The regular meeting of the Bruce Township Board was held on November 10, 2005 at the Bruce Township Hall with board members Sawyers, Avery, Marsh and LaJoie present. Absent Gallagher. Also in attendance were 8 township residents. Clerk Sawyers called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.

In the absence of the Supervisor and with the approval of the Board, Trustee Marsh was asked to act as Chairman.

Public Comments: There were no comments.

The minutes of the regular meeting held on October 13, 2005 were presented. Motion was made by LaJoie, seconded by Avery to approve the minutes as presented. All were in favor, motion carried.

Motion was made by Avery, seconded by LaJoie to pay the bills. Checks # 3537 through # 3584 were issued for a total of $35,527.70. All were in favor, motion carried.

County Commissioner Report: The City and County Commissioners are trying to pass a resolution to ban pit bull dogs.

The County is in the process of hiring an Administrator/Controller.

Special Meetings: James Avery and Alex Bazinau attended a meeting in Marquette on November 1, 2005 for the Fire Department.

Zoning Administrator: There have been 3 permits issued this month. There were 67 permits issued this year. The Zoning Board of Appeals will be hearing two permits for garages that need variances.

Planning Commission: Lou MacDonald attended a meeting at Kinross Township with the DNR. Discussion was held on forestland located in Bruce Township betweenM-129 and west 14 Mile Rd. They will not be doing anything in Bruce Township for 7 to 10 years.

Some adjustments have been done on variance provisions in the new zoning amendments.

A revised zoning ordinance fee schedule was presented. It will be acted on when the Board has had a chance to look at the fee schedule change.

A Public Hearing will be held on Zoning Ordinance Amendment #6 at the next Planning Commission meeting held on December 6, 2005.

The Master Plan draft (portion) has had some minor adjustments and will remain a draft until a public hearings is held, which will probably be next spring.

Treasurers Report: The audit for the fiscal year April 2004-March 2005 has been completed.

The money received from the Metro Act Fund needs to be transferred to the General Fund from Road Fund 2.

The balance of all funds is $365,595.42. Motion was made by Avery, seconded by Sawyers to accept the Treasurers report as presented. All were in favor, motion carried.

Clerks Report: The annual Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Drinking Water routine monitoring report has been done.

A letter was read from Attorney Steven Cannello to Attorney Leanne Deuman, Attorney for William Montgomery, asking her to please instruct her client not to engage in any sand or gravel operations on his property since the court ordered prerequisites had not been complied with by her client.

A letter was read from Attorney Leanne Deuman to Attorney Steven Cannello stating that there were no sand or gravel operations at the Montgomery property since the Court ordered prerequisites were entered.

Firemen’s Report: The Pig Roast attendance was about 300 people. Pierce Manufacturing Company sent us a picture of the new fire truck as it came from the factory. The Board was presented a Fire Service Mutual Aid Agreement and a Hazardous Materials Incident Cost Recovery Ordinance. The Board will read and discussed these agreements before acting on them. There were 2 fire calls this month. Motion was made by Avery, seconded by LaJoie to purchase meat for the firemen’s party. All were in favor, motion carried. The Fire Chief will get prices for a dinner for the Firemen and their wives.

Grounds and Park Report: There was no report.

Old Business: The Chippewa County Road Commission contract to put guardrails on the bridge on 12 Mile Rd. was tabled until December meeting.

The Township can legally fund the Bruce Township Historical Society. Since we do not know the amount of funding that is needed we will table any action until more information is available.

A new printer is installed in the office.

New Business: A snowplowing bid was presented from William Hillock for snow removal for the Bruce Township Hall and Fire Hall from November 15, 2005 – April 15, 2006 for $4,700.00. Motion was made by LaJoie, seconded by Avery to accept William Hillock’s snow plowing bid for $4,700.00. All were in favor, motion carried.

The mileage increase was tabled until January.

The Board of Review date for clerical errors is December 13, 2005.

Public Comments: Lou MacDonald commented that the DNR spoke on boat launches. From their perspective it would be very difficult to have a launch at 9 Mile Rd. because all the coastal wetlands are being protected.

Motion was made by Avery, seconded by LaJoie to adjourn the meeting. All were in favor, motion carried. Trustee Marsh adjourned the meeting at 8:25 p.m..

Wanda Sawyers, Clerk