Tuesday, April 24, 2007

CALL TO ORDER:

Chairperson Shimmin called the meeting to order at 12:35 p.m.

Downtown Development Authority Present:

E. Wynn Berry, DDA Director
Robert Shimmin, Chairperson
Daniel Lublin, Member
Thomas Zoner, Member
Randall Thomas, Member
Paul Kirkwood
Herb Feinstein, Member
Frank Marotta, Member
James Gotts, Vice-Chairperson

Quorum of DDA Members determined Absent:

Sandra Motz, Member
Doug Lanni, Member

Also Present:

Susan Gross, DDA Treasurer
Phillip Adkison, Township Attorney
Deb Kirkwood, DDA Administrative Assistant
Patricia Paruch, DDA Attorney
Thomas Rauch, DDA Attorney
Sandra Abrams, DDA Secretary

Approval of the Minutes:

March 20, 2007, Minutes as presented.

MOTION by Thomas, second by Lublin, to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2007, Regular Meeting as presented.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Item 1: Public Comments

Mark Stacy

Item 2: Consent Agenda

Treasurer’s Report for March 2007

Warrants

MOTION by Gotts, second by Kirkwood, to approve the Consent Agenda, which includes the Treasurer’s Report for March, 2007 and the Warrants with add-ons.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Item 3: Director’s Report

Director Berry reported the following:

Update on Bat Survey and Mist Netting - Director Berry stated Asti Environmental will be overseeing the Bat Survey and Mist Netting some time in May or June.

Discussion on Painting Fire Hydrants – Bids have been submitted and reviewed and it was recommended by Director Berry that the project be awarded to Oakland County to do the painting.

MOTION by Thomas, second by Gotts to award the Fire Hydrant painting project to Oakland County at a cost of $134 per hydrant.

MOTION CARRIED

Director Berry also provided information on the Pontiac Trail Widening Project. Stating the Township Engineers’ recommendation was to award the contract to the low bidder, South Hill Construction Co., at a cost of $1,095,052.22.

MOTION by Zoner, second by Gotts to award the Pontiac Trail Widening Project to South Hill Construction Co., in an amount not to exceed $1,095,052.22., and authorize the appropriate signatures.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Item 4:  Engineers Update

Loren Crandell of Giffels Webster stated that their main focus at this time is on Martin Road.  They have met with the Road Commission for Oakland County who approved the alignment aside from small issues to be worked out.

Item 5:  Attorney Update:

Kingstown Manor Condominiums – utilization of some of the HCMA property that was purchased by the DDA and is directly behind their property.  A License Agreement between the Commerce Township DDA and Kingstowne Manor would need to be executed.

MOTION by Lublin, second by Zoner to approve the License Agreement between Commerce Township DDA and Kingstown Manor and authorize the appropriate signatures.

Item 6:  Planning Director's Update

The Planning Director reported that a meeting between the Township and the Road Commission for Oakland County had taken place and was very informative, there is one new tenant in the DDA area whose plan is currently under review, and the PC approved and recommended to the Township Board the rezoning of the Beaumont Property.

Item 7:  Tentative Executive Session

MOTION by Gotts, second by Thomas to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of discussion of the acquisition of property.

ROLL CALL VOTE
Ayes: Kirkwood, Thomas, Marotta, Feinstein, Zoner, Lublin, Shimmin, Gotts
Nays: None
Absent: Lanni, Motz

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Entered into Executive Session at 1:05 p.m.

Returned from Executive Session at 3:00 p.m.

Item 8: Other Matters

As there were no other matters, Motion by Zoner, second by Lublin to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 3:05 p.m.

Sandra S. Abrams, CMC
DDA Secretary
Clerk, Charter Township of Commerce