Monthly Archives: March 2005

March 22, 2005

 The regular meeting of the Barry County Road Commission was called to order at 8:00 A.M. by Chairman Willcutt.

Members present:  Willcutt, Dykstra, Pashby and Managing Director Brad Lamberg.

The agenda for March 22, 2005 was approved.

The minutes of March 8, 2005 was approved as read by the Secretary.

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Dykstra to approve the payroll for payment.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

CHECK              NAME                                                                            AMOUNT

                            Barry County Road Commission                                       $80,088.64

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Dykstra to approve the bills for payment.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

   Check               Name                                                                         Amount                  

    17233                 CHRIS BEBEAU BCRC                                                     $184.51

    17234                 NAPA AUTO PARTS                                                       $169.48

    17235                 NORTH AMERICAN SALT CO                                          $5,693.18

    17238                 AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES                                               $1,129.15

    17239                 ALLTEL                                                                         $210.39

    17240                 ALLIED TRUCK EQUIP                                                    $41.79

    17241                 ALRO STEEL CORPORATION                                           $130.97

    17242                 ARCH WIRELESS                                                            $75.70

    17243                 BARRY COUNTY LUMBER                                               $99.80

    17244                 BARRY COUNTY TREASURER                                         $53.56

    17245                 BESCO WATER TREATMENT INC                                    $50.35

    17246                 BURKEY SALES & SERVICE                                             $21.41

    17247                 CALLENDER & DORNBOS                                               $679.84

    17248                 COGITATE INC                                                               $25.00

    17249                 DOALL GRAND RAPIDS                                                  $289.31

    17250                 EAGLE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INC                             $127.50

    17251                 ENGINEERING SUPPLY CORP                                           $83.20

    17252                 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS                                                $5,882.63

    17253                 FREEPORT NEWS/GEIGER PRINTERS                                $307.00

    17254                 HASTINGS ACE HARDWARE                                          $261.96

    17255                 HELP NET                                                                      $347.87

    17256                 HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT CO                                        $800.00

    17257                 HUBBARD SUPPLY COMPANY                                        $273.05

    17258                 INDEPENDENT FUELING NETWORK                                 $45.01

    17259                 JDE EQUIPMENT COMPANY                                            $527.43

    17260                 JERRYS TIRE SERVICE                                                     $2,239.14

    17261                 KENT OIL COMPANY, INC.                                              $15,178.35

    17262                 F.D. LAKE COMPANY                                                     $691.86

    17263                 LJ FLUID POWER INC                                                      $105.40

    17264                 LTAP/MTU                                                                    $370.00

    17265                 M&K QUALITY TRUCK CENTER                                      $405.00

    17266                 MANPOWER OF HASTINGS                                            $617.12

    17267                 REED BUSINESS INFORMATION                                      $81.80

    17268                 MICHIGAN CAT                                                             $2,569.89

    17269                 MICHIGAN CHLORIDE SALES                                          $1,552.32

    17270                 MICHIGAN TURBO                                                         $695.00

    17271                 MODEL COVERALL SERVICE                                           $36.00

    17272                 NAPA AUTO PARTS                                                       $339.28

    17273                 NEAL’S TRUCK PARTS                                                    $443.78

   Check               Name                                                                         Amount                  

    17274                 NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS                                          $288.40

    17275                 NORTH AMERICAN SALT CO                                          $6,066.12

    17276                 PROFESSIONAL BENEFITS SERVICES                                $5,103.00

    17277                 PURITY CYLINDER GASES INC                                         $438.35

    17278                 QUALITY STAFFING SOLUTION                                      $1,145.82

    17279                 QUILL CORPORATION                                                    $100.53

    17280                 ROAD EQUIPMENT PARTS                                              $934.59

    17281                 SCOTT BUSTANCE                                                         $158.89

    17282                 STATE WIRE & TERMINAL                                             $279.35

    17283                 TIRES 2000                                                                     $835.47

    17284                 TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY                                         $479.71

    17285                 VESCO OIL CORPORATION                                              $476.00

    17286                 WOODLAND INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS                          $131.85

    17287                 WYKSTRA OIL COMPANY                                              $32.05

                            Grand Total:                                                                           $59,305.16

William Kline, resident on Kane Road, Prairieville Township, expressed his feelings on keeping Kane Road open.

Several letters expressing the writer’s feelings on Kane Road was read.

Motion by Commissioner Willcutt seconded by Commissioner Dykstra to pursue a passing lane be constructed on Cressey Road for the West bound traffic at the intersection of Kane Road.  Some right of way will be needed for the project to be possible.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Meeting adjourned at 9:40 A.M.

_________________________________                   __________________________________

Chairman                                                                      Secretary

 

March 8, 2005

 The regular meeting of the Barry County Road Commission was called to order at 8:00 A.M. by Chairman Willcutt.

Members present:  Willcutt, Dykstra, Pashby and Managing Director Brad Lamberg.

The agenda for March 8, 2005 was approved.

The minutes of February 22, 2005 was approved as read by the Secretary.

Motion by Commissioner Dykstra seconded by Commissioner Pashby to approve the payroll for payment.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

CHECK              NAME                                                                            AMOUNT

                            Barry County Road Commission                                       $79,158.08

Motion by Commissioner Dykstra seconded by Commissioner Pashby to approve the bills for payment.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

   Check               Name                                                                         Amount                  

    17141                 ELAN FINANCIAL SERVICES                                           $1,718.15

    17142                 HUBBARD SUPPLY COMPANY                                        $55.48

    17143                 NAPA AUTO PARTS                                                       $665.73

    17144                 AFLAC                                                                          $132.00

    17145                 ALEXANDER WALDEN                                                   $286.54

    17146                 ALFRED MARTZ                                                            $143.28

    17147                 ALLIED TRUCK EQUIP                                                    $162.07

    17148                 ALRO STEEL CORPORATION                                           $997.88

    17149                 APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES                            $576.33

    17150                 BARRY CO CHAMBER OF COMM                                     $103.00

    17151                 BARRY COUNTY TREASURER                                         $65.04

    17152                 BEN’S TECH SUPPLY                                                       $226.32

    17153                 BERT KEELER                                                                $380.00

    17154                 BESCO WATER TREATMENT INC                                    $25.85

    17155                 BETTY MOORE                                                              $98.28

    17156                 BILL SEIF CHEVROLET-BUICK INC                                    $213.05

    17157                 BRAD LAMBERG                                                            $373.52

    17158                 CALLENDER & DORNBOS                                               $224.80

    17159                 CHARLES BENEDICT                                                      $286.54

    17160                 CHOICE ONE COMMUNICATIONS                                    $222.27

    17161                 CITY OF HASTINGS                                                        $618.22

    17162                 CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS                                       $55.00

    17163                 CONSUMERS ENERGY                                                     $7,637.65

    17164                 COUNTY ROAD ASSOCIATION                                        $500.00

    17165                 DARWIN MCINTYRE                                                      $35.00

    17166                 DAVID PERKINS                                                             $20.00

    17167                 DEANIO ALLEN DELAPHIANO                                        $500.00

    17168                 DIC CRAVEN                                                                  $286.54

    17169                 DUTHLER TRUCK CENTER                                              $66.12

    17170                 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS                                                $6,133.36

    17171                 GAYLORD PENNINGTON                                                 $196.54

    17172                 GERALD CISLER                                                             $419.54

    17173                 GOLDSWORTHY’S MARATHON                                       $109.30

    17174                 GUARDIAN ALARM COMPANY                                      $23.92

    17175                 HASTINGS ACE HARDWARE                                          $130.91

    17176                 HOWARD HOSTETLER                                                   $286.54

    17177                 HUGH MCPHERSON                                                        $143.28

    17178                 IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS                                               $380.78

    17179                 JACK KINEMAN                                                            $286.54

   Check               Name                                                                         Amount                  

    17180                 JAS NETWORKS INC                                                      $126.30

    17181                 JENSEN BRIDGE AND SUPPLY                                          $1,665.00

    17182                 JENNIFER HELCOMB                                                      $20.00

    17183                 JERRYS TIRE SERVICE                                                     $1,431.54

    17184                 KENNETH HURLESS                                                       $286.54

    17185                 KENNETH PRANSHKA                                                    $196.54

    17186                 KENT OIL COMPANY, INC.                                              $14,782.37

    17187                 KENDALL PRANSHKA                                                    $143.28

    17188                 LARRY MAUPIN                                                            $114.40

    17189                 LAWRENCE BARRY                                                        $22.23

    17190                 LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC                                               $589.74

    17191                 M&K QUALITY TRUCK CENTER                                      $217.67

    17192                 MANPOWER OF HASTINGS                                            $723.52

    17193                 MICHIGAN DEPT OF AGRICULT                                       $145.00

    17194                 MICHIGAN CAT                                                             $216.32

    17195                 MICHIGAN COMPANY INC                                              $420.29

    17196                 MODEL COVERALL SERVICE                                           $36.00

    17197                 NAPA AUTO PARTS                                                       $171.31

    17198                 NBT SCREEN PRINTING                                                   $39.00

    17199                 NEAL’S TRUCK PARTS                                                    $2,122.34

    17200                 NORMAN JACK LENZ                                                     $374.54

    17201                 PATRICIA WOLF                                                            $328.44

    17202                 PAUL PRANSHKA                                                          $286.54

    17203                 PENNOCK HOSPITAL                                                      $123.00

    17204                 PURITY CYLINDER GASES INC                                         $60.52

    17205                 QUALITY STAFFING SOLUTION                                      $882.01

    17206                 QUILL CORPORATION                                                    $324.25

    17207                 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS INC.                                     $1,603.64

    17208                 RICHARD RAYMOND                                                     $286.54

    17209                 ROAD EQUIPMENT PARTS                                              $107.96

    17210                 ROBERT BAINES                                                            $286.54

    17211                 ROBERT NAGEL                                                             $604.71

    17212                 ROBERT RUSSELL                                                          $286.54

    17213                 ROBERT SLOCUM                                                          $114.40

    17214                 ROTTMAN SALES INC                                                    $581.58

    17215                 S A E INDUSTRIES, INC                                                   $603.13

    17216                 SCOTT CIVIL ENGINEERING COMPANY                            $1,009.13

    17217                 SMITH HAUGHEY RICE & ROEGGE                                   $272.00

    17218                 STANDARD INSURANCE CO.                                          $1,172.12

    17219                 STATE WIRE & TERMINAL                                             $216.85

    17220                 TRUCK & TRAILER SPECIALTIES                                     $2,742.04

    17221                 USPS-HASLER                                                                $300.00

    17222                 VALLEY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INC                             $68.73

    17223                 VERMEER OF MICHIGAN INC                                          $248.45

    17224                 VESCO OIL CORPORATION                                              $505.95

    17225                 WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MI                                        $124.21

    17226                 WAYNE ROUSH                                                             $286.54

    17227                 WEINGARTZ CUSTOM BUILDER                                      $4,116.37

    17228                 WELLER AUTO/TRUCK                                                   $1,200.00

    17229                 WINTER EQUIMPENT COMPANY                                     $3,158.93

    17230                 WONCH BATTERY COMPANY                                         $293.14

    17231                 WOODLAND INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS                          $183.33

    17232                 WOODLAND SALES & SERVICE                                       $620.99

                            Grand Total:                                                                             $71,627.88

Rob Richardson discussed equipment needs for 2005.

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Dykstra authorizing the Equipment Superintendent to prepare equipment bids for one blade truck, broom, and dozer to be bid this year at a later date.  Also prepare advertisement for sale of used equipment to be bid at a later date.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Dykstra to purchase a 2005 Ford F-250 Extended Cab V-8 4 X 4 Pickup for $20,067 through the Michigan Department of Management & Budget Purchasing Program.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Dykstra authorizing Donald Willcutt and Roger Pashby to sign Michigan Department of Transportation contract number 05-5026, control section SLG08999, Job Number 76613 for County Wide Markings.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Dykstra seconded by Commissioner Pashby to accept the resolution from Carlton Township.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

At our regular Board Meeting February 14, 2005, the Board voted to do the following roads:

1.  Kaiser & Fighter Roads                   Slag & Crack Seal                                $15,300.00

2.  Coats Grove Road                          Slag Seal                                              $  6,035.00

       (Curve at Barber, West to Hastings Township Line)

3.  Gaskill Road                                    Crack & Slag Seal                                $  5,291.00

4.  Usborne & Vedder Roads               Slag & Crack Seal                                $18,695.00

       (Brown Road North to Nash)

5.  Vedder Road (East of Nash Rd)      Overlay & Slag Seal                             $12,636.00

6.  Barnum                                           Centerline                                             $     300.00

7.  2 Applications                                 26%                                                     $27,148.00

8.  Spring Approval                              Gravel                                                  $18,000.00

                                                                                                                        $103,405.00

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Willcutt whereas the subdivision of Starr View Estates in Section 4 of Yankee Springs Township, T3N, R10W, has been approved and 0.62miles of Starr View Lane and 0.12 miles of Sun Ridge Court in this subdivision have been constructed to our specifications.

Now therefore be it resolved that the above road as amended be accepted into the Barry County Road system and the Board to assume maintenance of said roads and add these roads to our annual Mileage Certification sent to the Michigan Department of Transportation on March 1, 2005.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Dykstra; to authorize Chairman Willcutt to sign the annual Act 51 Certification Maps to be sent to the Michigan Department of Transportation, and to approve the following changes to the 2005 County Wide Certification:

Remove 0.09 Mile of Cogswell Road in Castleton Township, Section 19; Map #5, from Center Road to the end of maintenance.  To correct error.

Remove 0.76 Mile of Shaw Trail in Hope Township, Section 6; Map #7, from Shaw Road north to the end of maintenance.  To correct error.

Add 0.16 Mile of Daisy Lane in Irving Township, Section 33; Map #8-30, from West State Road north to the cul-de-sac.  See attached Resolution (February 10, 2004 minutes).

Add 0.09 Mile of Shaw Road in Orangeville Township, Sections 1 and 2; Map #11, from the township line to the dead end.  To correct error.

Add 0.40 Mile of Pineridge, Pinebluff, and Big Pine Drive in Rutland Township, Section 6; Map #13-6, north from M-37 in the plat of Pine Haven Estates.  See attached Resolution (see March 9, 2004 minutes).

Remove 0.20 Mile of Shaw Trail in Rutland Township, Section 31; Map #13 and Map #13 (Urban), Gun Lake Road south to the end of maintenance.  To correct error.

Add 0.74 Mile of Starr View Lane and Sun Ridge Court in Yankee Springs Township, Section 4; Map #16-4, north from Shaw Lake Road to Norris Road in the plat of Starr View Estates. See attached Resolution.

Remove 0.05 Mile of Trail off M-179 in Yankee Springs Township, Section 21; Map #16, from M-179 to the dead end.  To correct error.

Add 0.49 Mile of Crystal Way Court in Yankee Springs Township, Section 1; Map #16-1, south from M-37 in the plat of Glass Creek Estates.  See attached Resolution (see September 14, 2004 minutes).

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Willcutt seconded by Commissioner Dykstra to sign a corrected Managing Director’s contract.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Mike Boles discussed his feelings about Assyria Township contributions.

Meeting adjourned at 10:15 A.M.

_________________________________                   __________________________________

Chairman                                                                      Secretary