June 2019
GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS MEETING MINUTES
June 11, 2019 6:30 pm
Chair Deluca opens meeting
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll call: Chair Deluca, M Ralston, L Tahija, B Beihoffer, Treasurer Rodgers, Clerk Drobac Vice Chair Skubic absent
Please turn off all cell phones and pagers. This meeting will be recorded for transcription and archival purposes
Motion: Ralston\Tahija to approve May minutes Passed 4/0
Motion: Beihoffer\Ralston to approve May 21 special meeting minutes Passed 4/0
Treasurer’s Report: Checking account – $127,046.01 Long Term investments – $251,877.96 Savings account – $230,732.53 Total – $690,656.50
Motion: Deluca\Tahija to approve treasurer’s report Passed 4/0
Claims presented
Motion: Beihoffer\Deluca to approve claims as presented Passed 4/0
OLD BUSINESS:
Motion: Ralston\Deluca to table quotes for Paving until July meeting Passed 4/0
Motion: Ralston\Deluca to approve Ralston calling Couri – question on accepting a paving quote that was received after the 3:00 pm deadline Passed 4/0
Broadband \ Blandin Grant discussion
Motion: Deluca\Beihoffer to not participate in the Blandin Grant monies Failed 2/2
Motion: Ralston\Tahija to go ahead with the Blandin Grant monies Failed 2/2
Talk of submitting a separate grant proposal to Blandin for $9345.00—-no motion
JoAnn Bassing (Chair of TEDA / Blandin Broadband steering committee) talked about a feasibility study donation
Motion: Ralston\Deluca to approve NESC to go ahead with another access point Passed 4/0
Quotes to hard wire to office – next month
Repairs to Birch Point RD potholes – Ralston reported SLC will be working on Birch Point Rd in the next two weeks
Yoga at the pavilion – Lisa Perkett will be giving Yoga lessons Tuesday \ Thursday am, through the summer. A $100.00 deposit will be required.
NEW BUSINESS:
Deluca reports Mike Couri did not receive all info for Beaudette \ Brandenburg road vacating
Motion: Deluca\Ralston to approve Training for clerk \ not deputy clerk on June 27 Passed 4/0
Motion: Deluca\Ralston to approve Weekly cleaning of Port a John Passed 4/0
Motion: Deluca\Beihoffer to approve having the hall door open during clerk’s hours for access to the restrooms Passed 4/0
Reports: Supervisors: Beihoffer asking who in the township has keys for the town hall. Deluca – Trouble again with garbage outside cannisters. He would like cameras at cannister location. A few 911 signs were made and #’s were ordered. Motion: Beihoffer\Ralston to get information from Kolstad Olson and Culligan for water problems Passed 4/0 Safety – 2 trainings, May 30th had pump operation training, and a business meeting Fire Chief – 6 fire, 10 EMS, 2 drill, 3 meetings. Looking at ordering videos about incident command and reimbursable items Motion: Ralston\Deluca to approve ordering videos – incident command and reimbursable items for $1835.00 Passed 4/0 Physicals offered in Breitung. FF I \ II in June in Grand Rapids. Bayview occupancy checked. Ed Borchardt retiring. Board members gave thank you’ s to him. The Safety Officer job has been posted. Clerk – use An Xtra Set of Hands to bring copier, etc to dump. Question on MATIT insurance being reinstated. New person to help. Mary Richard resigned as Deputy Clerk. New Deputy Clerk is John Bassing.
Public Comment: Noreen Butala – commented on organizing Bocce leagues, on Monday’s 4:00 to 7:00. Clean up trees by play area. Would like to plant a red maple tree. Motion: Ralston\Deluca to approve clean up by play area and to plant a red maple tree Passed 4/0 Looking at getting a bouncy toy for playground. Supervisors need more information. Ralston asked about spraying for hornets. John Bassing – Broadband-all small towns can do it. Advocating for Broadband. Meeting June 25th 1:00 – 3:30 pm. Post info on majority of supervisors at this meeting. Jet Galonski – Bouncy toy is a toy with a large spring on bottom. Had a suggestion box and would like to have a baseball backstop addition to playground. Gene Baland asked to postpone this item. Lee Peterson – he attended the Tower council meeting and the ambulance fund increase needs more looking into. Tower does not have a segregated fund for the ambulance monies.
Correspondence: letter from Portable John – information on new owners, MN Demographic center – April 1 – 2018 population estimate is 900, household estimate is 416
Motion: Tahija\Ralston to approve removing Deputy Clerk Mary Richard from banking authority at Frandsen Bank, Tower MN and adding Deputy Clerk John Bassing Passed 3/1 Beihoffer voted no
Junk mail available to view, then will be recycled
Motion: Beihoffer\Ralston to adjourn Passed 4/0 8:05 pm
Sue Drobac Carmen Deluca
Clerk Chair