Meeting called to order by President Belanger at 7:02 PM

Roll Call: Baltazar, Belanger, Cantrell, Pat Elliott, Kilgus, Pallin, Rank, Superintendent Moore, Treasurer Olney, Clerk Spencer, ZA Kinzel

Excused: Cantrell

Guests: 13

Pledge of Allegiance voiced by all.

No additions to the agenda.

No conflict of interest voiced by any council members.

Call to approve the agenda: Motion by Rank, support by Baltazar - All Ayes - MOTION CARRIED

Approval of Meeting Minutes - August 9, 2007: Motion by Kilgus, support by Baltazar - All Ayes - MOTION CARRIED

Approval of Special Meeting Minutes - August 29, 2007: Motion by Baltazar, support by Rank - Elliott not present at August 29th meeting, a phone vote of yes had been obtained for withdrawal of Public Improvement funds - approval of minutes - All Ayes - MOTION CARRIED

Approval of August/September bills: Motion by Rank, support by Kilgus - Roll Call: AYES: Baltazar, Belanger, Elliott, Kilgus, Pallin, Rank - NAYES - NONE - MOTION CARRIED

No public comment on agenda items.

Belanger thanked Rank for covering while he was on vacation and thanks to Pat Elliott for joining council.
Thank you to Diane Elliott for all her work on the council.

Mr. Amenson from Crystal Lake Resort - had a broken water line, the water leaked into the crawl space and not the sewer system asked for leniency on sewer portion of the bill - Motion by Rank, support by Kilgus to relieve sewer portion - Roll Call: AYES: Elliott, Pallin, Rank, Kilgus, Baltazar, Belanger - NAYES - NONE - MOTION CARRIED

Joan Duggan - Beulah Boosters conducted a survey at the art fair in July - there was a good response, information was provided to council. Ms. Duggan will complete the business portion in a few weeks. Council thanked her for a nice job on the survey.

Vicki Carpenter presented a draft of the newsletter - she would also like to take picture of council members. The newsletter will be printed in black and white and will be distributed with the quarterly water bills with no increase in postage rates. Copies of the newsletter will be left in Village office, Trailhead building, and placed on the web site. Dick Belanger will be the point person. Any corrections or additions needs to be given to Vicki. Phil and Vicki will check with businesses to make sure they receive a copy of the newsletter. Thanks and congratulations was extended to Vicki.

Kilgus stated that the difficulties with the glass recycle bin has been corrected. Recycling information for businesses will be placed in the newsletter.

Treasurer Olney: Tax collection is going well. Past due notices have been sent out for water bills. Certified letters will be sent out on Saturday, September 8th. Partial payments will be returned with certified letters. Shut off date will be scheduled for September 17th. Delinquent water report passed out to council members. Treasurers report received by council.

ZA Kinzel: No delinquent violations in town. Construction permits have been obtained and construction is starting on some projects. Hearing is set for September 24th with the Pine Knot for rental of mopeds, bikes, and boats in a residential area. Hearing took place for A-Z lawsuit against the Village - possible allowance of seven duplex units, environmental factors may prove to be the difficulty. The lawyers to send the information to the council for their consideration.

Water/Sewer - Chairman Rank: At the special meeting, council approved the funds for the sewer project and the North St. water main - loan resolution to be signed by President Belanger for the $469,000.00 loan and the $260,000.00 grant. This project will cover sewer needs for the long term. Rank questioned the hours for the Trailhead building and how long it will remain open. Determination made; Trailhead will be open daily from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM till October 1st. After October 1st the building will be open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Elliott suggests we set a definitive schedule so this issue does not have to be addressed every year.

Law/Finance - Chairman Elliott: Will be working with Kinzel to make modifications to sign ordinance. Elliott will be looking into manpower totals to see what the cost differential would be in keeping a third person on staff. Discussion ensued about workload and a third staff person. Rank’s concern about a third full time person - the fringe benefits are 37% greater than the actual wage. Believes we should keep third person on a part time basis at this time. Belanger stated that safety is an issue when workload is increased. Other avenues, such as contracted labor, could be used in extreme times instead of a full time employee.

Building/Grounds - Chairman Kilgus: Dumpster issue with L’Chayim there had been unauthorized dumping of garbage which Kilgus investigated - an agreement has been reached and the issue seems to be resolved. The bathhouse has been re-roofed, trim replaced, and painted. The fish house has been re-roofed, new screens installed and is presently working on a new door. A new door has also been placed on the pump house. Also looking for new doors for the bathhouse, doors are odd sizes. New sign is being made for the Village office and also a sign for the Cold Creek. Signs should be in place next week. New more efficient air conditioners have been installed in the offices and heat ducts placed in the shop area. Some type of closure between the office rooms for cooling efficiency is being looked into.

Equipment - Chairman Pallin: No equipment issues at the present time.

Streets/Sidewalks - Chairman Baltazar: An ad has been placed in the paper for bids on sidewalk repair - this will come from Act 51 monies. The Crystal Lake Water Shed Association wants to plant flowers around the Trailhead building. They are planning a 4’ x 12’ area in front of the building - plants to be provided and maintained by the Association. Faucets are available for watering purposes. Determined to obtain a sketch for the council in order to make a decision. Belanger suggested to consider irrigation for the park and the Trailhead building in next years budget.

Superintendent Moore: Completed a tour of the pump plant, including designs and plans, for the lift stations - this is included in the new sewer project. We will need to order sand soon. Maintenance crew are working on mowing, sweeping, and checking on sidewalks for replacement. Reading of water meters will begin again soon.

Parks/Rec report tabled until next month - Cantrell not present at this meeting . Looking into a possible change in rules and rates - it was noted a public meeting would be required. Belanger suggests council to think about restricting park to travel trailers - size restriction to be considered.

New Business: The Post Office has signed a five year lease so they will be remaining in the Village.
Public Input:

Phil Downs suggested that Council check into grant money to put toward a contract to be used in upgrading the cityscape in town. Kinzel stated that the MML has a list of grants that are available. Maxine Hansen stated that there was a file for DDA (Downtown Development Association) in the office. Frankfort and Mesick could be a resource potential. It was noted that business owners have discussed this matter.

Al Brown suggests Council to check with the Economical Development Group in Traverse City - they are a resource to cover county development, they meet every two months. Also, Brown invited the board to Group of Concerned Citizens meeting being held at the Best Western on September 27th from 7:00 - 8:30 PM. Meeting is to discuss joint water project.

The owner of the Cold Creek Inn would like to paint the bridge over the creek - the council agrees as long it is a reasonable color.

Meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Laura Spencer
Clerk
Reviewed by President Belanger
Subject to approval at the October 4, 2007 meeting