A. CALL TO ORDER
00:02B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
00:12C. ROLL CALL
00:33D. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
00:47Agenda additions or deletions require a majority vote of Board Members present.
E. BOARD / PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
01:02Board Members and/or individuals in the audience may make a statement containing information about a recent or upcoming event.
F. PUBLIC COMMENT
05:22After being recognized by the Chair, individuals in the audience may address the Township Board. Speaker must go to the podium, and identify herself or himself, limiting their comments to not more than five (5) minutes regarding items that do not appear on the agenda.
H. PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
12:49H1. Presentation: Planning Commission Annual Report
12:54(Bill Scarborough, Planning Commission Chairman)
J. CONSENT AGENDA
15:591. Request to Approve the Board of Trustees Regular Meeting Minutes of April 1, 2025 (Cari J. Neubeck, Clerk) 2. Request to Approve the April 8, 2025 Check Run Including ACH ($2,869,947.83) Ratify the March 28, 2025 Payroll ($358,443.40) and the January 2025 EFT/ACH/Wire Activity ($635,771.82) (Cari J. Neubeck, Clerk)
L. REGULAR BUSINESS
17:04After being recognized by the Chair, members of the public shall have the opportunity to address the Township Board on items listed on the agenda. Speaker must go to the podium and identify herself or himself and limit their comments to not more than five (5) minutes. There shall be no further comment received from the public once the item has been brought back to the Board for discussion and a vote. However, in limited situations, further comment may be permitted.
L1. Request to Approve Introduction and First Reading of Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to Section 3.09
17:31(Brian Oppmann, Planning & Zoning Director)
L2. Request to Adopt Resolution No. 2025-015: Independence Township Master Plan – Opportunities 2035 Master Plan
22:49(Brian Oppmann, Planning & Zoning Director)
L3. Request to Approve Brady Lodge Rental with Alcohol: Thursday, May 8, 2025
39:18(Lisa Christensen, PRS Director)
L4. Request to Approve 2025 Budget Amendment #5: Pull Unspent 2024 Funds into 2025 for Various Approved Capital Projects and ARPA
41:51(Rick Yaeger, Budget & Operations Analyst)
L5. Request to Approve 2025 Budget Amendment #6: Trustee Wages, Life, ST and LT Disability and Walters Lake
01:10:44(Rick Yaeger, Budget & Operations Analyst)
L6. Request to Approve 2025 Budget Amendment #7: Additional Money for Gravel Roads
01:14:56L7. Request to Accept Quote and Waive Procurement Policy: 2025 Road Chloride Program
01:39:59(Chuck Phyle, Supervisor)
M. CLOSED SESSION / BUDGET SESSION / STUDY SESSION
01:44:00M1. Closed Session: Discuss Legal Opinion Regarding Law Enforcement Services Agreement Pursuant to MCL 15.268(h) and MCL 15.243(g)
01:44:02(Chuck Phyle, Supervisor)
N. COMMUNICATIONS / FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / REPORTS
01:45:021. Report: Fiscal 2025 Actual to Budget Comments – Period Ending March 31, 2025 2. Report: Fire Department Monthly Report – January 2025 3. Report: Building Department Activity Report – March 2025 4. Minutes: Walters Lake Improvement Board – September 18, 2024 5. Report: State of Michigan Adult Foster Care Facility
O. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
01:45:29P. ADJOURNMENT
01:45:56