Cottrellville Township, Michigan

PLANNING COMMISSION

Regular Meeting

MINUTES

DRAFT


Date: February 25, 2009

CALL TO ORDER

By: Bill Jenuwine Time: 7:45 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Present: Debbie Hayes, George Kunnath, Georgia Phelan, Bernie Pelc, Bill Drake, Bill Jenuwine

Excused Absence: Chris Marko, Mary Agnes Simons, Isla Boskee

Absent:

Others Present


MINUTES APPROVAL

Minutes of January 26, 2009

Corrections: None

Motion to approve: Bill Drake

Second: George Kunnath

Minutes approved

AGENDA CHANGES

None

COMMUNICATIONS

  1. Feedback re: St. Clair County Metro Planning Winter Workshop; no reports

  2. Wind Energy Workshop via Citizen Planner/MSU scheduled for March 30th, 6:00-9:30 p.m. Will ask Township to pay tuition for:

Bernie Pelc, George Kunnath, Debbie Hayes

  1. Have received Chris Marko’s letter of resignation.

OLD BUSINESS

  1. Ordinance Enforcement Ordinances. What is our decision re: change to “civil infraction” or maintain current “misdemeanor”

Motion by Bernie Pelc to maintain “misdemeanor”

Second: Bill Jenuwine

Motion passed. George Kunnath abstained.

  1. Review of new Ordinance Book: not required; firm which compiled it did so already.

Bill will have Mary Agnes check to see if we have any thing else to do (public hearing?)

Motion by Georgia Phelan to table until next meeting.

Second: Bill Drake

Motion passed.

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Weed Ordinance

Motion by Bill J. to table

Second: George K

Motion passed.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

None

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Debbie Hayes: Video airing in Port Huron early April re: water resources. She will get more info to us in prior to the event.

Discussion re: Sports Dome in Fort Gratiot/noise issues

“Welcome to Marine City” sign on M-29 obscures vision from driveways; general signage

ADJOURNMENT

Time: 8:30 p.m.

Prepared by:

Georgia Phelan, Secretary