June 13, 2006

 The 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 June 13, 2006 was approved.

The minutes of May 16, 2006 were 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

5/30/06                Barry County Road Commission                                       $84,891.72

6/13/06                Barry County Road Commission                                       $87,537.41

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      

    19425                 BLUE CARE NETWORK                                                   $16,970.46

    19426                 CHRIS BEBEAU BCRC                                                     $175.81

    19427                 NAPA AUTO PARTS                                                       $644.66

    19428                 PROFESSIONAL BENEFITS SERVICES                                $2,346.00

    19429                 WYOMING ASPHALT PAVING CO                                    $4,945.15

    19430                 ADVANCE NEWSPAPERS                                                $186.90

    19431                 AIS CONST EQUIP CORP                                                 $772.88

    19432                 ALRO STEEL CORPORATION                                           $222.28

    19433                 ARISTOCHEM, INC                                                         $654.92

    19434                 BARRY COUNTY LUMBER                                               $428.22

    19435                 BEAVER RESEARCH COMPANY                                       $2,177.50

    19436                 BEN’S TECH SUPPLY                                                       $153.79

    19437                 BRANDY CASEY                                                            $453.00

    19438                 BRIAN HEATH                                                               $115.72

    19439                 BURKEY SALES & SERVICE                                             $193.78

    19440                 CHOICE ONE COMMUNICATIONS                                    $234.50

    19441                 CONSUMERS ENERGY                                                     $2,400.09

    19442                 CRAIG HAMILTON                                                         $95.40

    19443                 CULLIGAN WATER CONDITIONING                                 $185.64

    19444                 DANIEL PRICE                                                               $25.50

    19445                 DORNBOS SIGN & SAFETY INC                                        $218.73

    19446                 EAGLE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INC                             $300.00

    19447                 EYE & ENT SPECIALISTS                                                 $75.35

    19448                 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS                                                $5,797.68

    19449                 FOX FORD                                                                     $65.51

    19450                 CHRIS BEBEAU BCRC                                                     $380.04

    19451                 GUARDIAN ALARM COMPANY                                      $23.92

    19452                 HASTINGS ACE HARDWARE                                          $326.86

    19453                 JAS NETWORKS INC                                                      $128.30

    19454                 JDE EQUIPMENT COMPANY                                            $524.70

    19455                 JENSEN BRIDGE AND SUPPLY                                          $1,954.26

    19456                 JERRY HALL’S SEPTIC SERVICE LLC                                  $240.00

    19457                 JERRYS TIRE SERVICE                                                     $2,545.76

    19458                 KENT OIL COMPANY, INC.                                              $22,362.25

    19459                 LAKELAND ASPHALT CORP                                           $1,443.60

    19460                 LIQUID DUSTLAYER INC.                                                $9,973.48

    19461                 M&K QUALITY TRUCK CENTER                                      $17.80

    19462                 MEEKHOF LAKESIDE DOCK INC                                      $24,552.27

   Check               Name                                                                         Amount      

    19463                 MICHIGAN CAT                                                             $97.63

    19464                 MICHIGAN CHLORIDE SALES LLC                                    $20,686.03

    19465                 MODEL COVERALL SERVICE                                           $39.08

    19466                 NAPA AUTO PARTS                                                       $118.88

    19467                 NEAL’S TRUCK PARTS                                                    $1,165.39

    19468                 QUALITY STAFFING SOLUTION                                      $1,738.18

    19469                 QUILL CORPORATION                                                    $581.44

    19470                 RIETH RILEY CONSTRUCTION CO                                    $3,357.00

    19471                 ROAD EQUIPMENT PARTS                                              $855.30

    19472                 S A E INDUSTRIES, INC                                                   $286.99

    19473                 VERNS REPAIR & SPORT                                                 $25.10

    19474                 THE WOLVERINE COMPANIES                                        $570.35

    19475                 WONCH BATTERY COMPANY                                         $424.10

    19476                 WYOMING ASPHALT PAVING CO                                    $8,481.04

    19477                 JENSEN BRIDGE AND SUPPLY                                          $10,608.84

    19478                 MICHIGAN CHLORIDE SALES LLC                                    $16,961.15

    19479                 NAPA AUTO PARTS                                                       $348.34

    19480                 WYOMING ASPHALT PAVING CO                                    $6,163.69

    19481                 ADVANCE NEWSPAPERS                                                $133.50

    19482                 AFLAC                                                                          $132.00

    19483                 AIS CONST EQUIP CORP                                                 $37.39

    19484                 ALEXANDER HAMILTON INSTITUTE INC                         $38.25

    19485                 ALEXANDER WALDEN                                                   $552.54

    19486                 ALFRED MARTZ                                                            $138.28

    19487                 ALRO STEEL CORPORATION                                           $598.26

    19488                 BARRY COUNTY LUMBER                                               $18.87

    19489                 BERT KEELER                                                                $380.00

    19490                 BESCO WATER TREATMENT INC                                    $69.25

    19491                 BETTY MOORE                                                              $138.28

    19492                 BILL SEIF CHEVROLET-BUICK INC                                    $35.88

    19493                 BRAD LAMBERG                                                            $665.28

    19494                 CARPENTER GRAVEL INC                                               $194.70

    19495                 CHARLES BENEDICT                                                      $276.54

    19496                 CITY OF HASTINGS                                                        $373.24

    19497                 COLWELL EQUIPMENT CO.INC.                                       $85.75

    19498                 CONSUMERS ENERGY                                                     $18.17

    19499                 CULLIGAN WATER CONDITIONING                                 $7.69

    19500                 DIC CRAVEN                                                                  $276.54

    19501                 DORNBOS SIGN & SAFETY INC                                        $632.40

    19502                 DUANE WINDES                                                            $14.49

    19503                 DUTHLER TRUCK CENTER                                              $124.48

    19504                 FERRELLGAS                                                                 $116.58

    19505                 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS                                                $7,024.67

    19506                 GAYLORD PENNINGTON                                                 $276.54

    19507                 GERALD CISLER                                                             $552.54

    19508                 HASTINGS ACE HARDWARE                                          $99.94

    19509                 HASTINGS BANNER                                                       $86.62

    19510                 HASTINGS REMINDER                                                    $79.38

    19511                 HELP NET                                                                      $347.87

    19512                 HOWARD HOSTETLER                                                   $828.54

    19513                 HUGH MCPHERSON                                                        $138.28

    19514                 IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS                                               $430.84

    19515                 JACK KINEMAN                                                            $552.54

    19516                 JDE EQUIPMENT COMPANY                                            $342.65

    19517                 JERRY HALL’S SEPTIC SERVICE LLC                                  $160.00

    19518                 KENNETH HURLESS                                                       $552.54

    19519                 KENNETH PRANSHKA                                                    $552.54

    19520                 KENT OIL COMPANY, INC.                                              $22,233.60

    19521                 KENDALL PRANSHKA                                                    $138.28

    19522                 KETCHUM MACHINE CO                                                $350.00

    19523                 LAKELAND ASPHALT CORP                                           $5,434.20

    19524                 MARK WEEKS                                                               $28.63

    19525                 MAXI MUFFLER PLUS                                                    $218.90

    19526                 MCRCSIP                                                                       $50.00

    19527                 MEEKHOF LAKESIDE DOCK INC                                      $14,580.45

    19528                 MICHIGAN CAT                                                             $353.03

    19529                 MICHIGAN CHAMBER SERVICES                                     $167.50

    19530                 MICHIGAN CHLORIDE SALES LLC                                    $8,575.86

    19531                 MICHIGAN CONTRACTOR & BUILDER                             $169.00

    19532                 MICHIGAN COMPANY INC                                              $164.36

   Check               Name                                                                         Amount      

    19533                 MIDDLEVILLE-CALEDONIA SUN & NEWS                         $104.60

    19534                 MODEL COVERALL SERVICE                                           $39.08

    19535                 MUNICIPAL WORKS                                                      $190.00

    19536                 NAPA AUTO PARTS                                                       $444.52

    19537                 NORMAN JACK LENZ                                                     $690.54

    19538                 PATRICIA WOLF                                                            $328.44

    19539                 PAUL PRANSHKA                                                          $552.54

    19540                 PENNOCK HOSPITAL                                                      $599.00

    19541                 PHIL BENDER                                                                 $170.00

    19542                 POSTMASTER                                                               $132.00

    19543                 QUALITY STAFFING SOLUTION                                      $1,486.66

    19544                 QUILL CORPORATION                                                    $270.69

    19545                 RICHARD RAYMOND                                                     $276.54

    19546                 ROAD EQUIPMENT PARTS                                              $78.45

    19547                 ROBERT BAINES                                                            $276.54

    19548                 ROBERT NAGEL                                                             $604.71

    19549                 ROBERT RUSSELL                                                          $276.54

    19550                 ROBERT SLOCUM                                                          $689.72

    19551                 STANDARD INSURANCE CO.                                          $457.86

    19552                 STATE WIRE & TERMINAL                                             $134.09

    19553                 SUE HUEBNER                                                               $40.00

    19554                 THERMO KING MICHIGAN INC                                        $122.20

    19555                 TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY                                         $80.64

    19556                 TRUCK & TRAILER SPECIALTIES                                     $164.87

    19557                 USPS-HASLER                                                                $150.00

    19558                 VALLEY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, INC                             $414.14

    19559                 VESCO OIL CORPORATION                                              $3,350.82

    19560                 WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MI                                        $130.74

    19561                 WAYNE ROUSH                                                             $552.54

    19562                 WILCOX PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC                           $1,413.00

    19563                 THE WOLVERINE COMPANIES                                        $112.59

    19564                 WYOMING ASPHALT PAVING CO                                    $3,707.25

                            Grand Total:                                                                                                                                                                  $264,410.21

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Dykstra to accept the Resolutions from Thornapple, Hope, Maple Grove, and Rutland Townships.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Thornapple Township Resolution

Patterson Road 1.98 Mile         108th Street to                          Mill & Fill         $22,700

                                    30′ Wide          144th Avenue                            & Slag Seal     

Patterson Road 1.51 Mile         144th Avenue to                        Mill & Fill         $17,500

                                    30′ Wide          141st Avenue                            & Slag Seal

Green Lake Road         1.99 Mile         Cherry Valley Road to  Slag Seal          $16,915

                                                            To Patterson

Dust Control                 Using 26% Solution

                                    23.82 Miles two applications at same time         Not to exceed $16,000

Road Gravel                                                                                         Not to exceed  $12,000

                                                                                                            Total                $85,115

Hope Township Resolution

At the May 8, 2006 regular meeting of the Hope Township Board of Trustees made the following additional decisions concerning Hope Township Gravel and Paved Roads.

  1. 300′ Ashby Road at M-43 Highway; Grading, Prime and Triple Seal at a cost of $5,500.
  2. 500′ Anders Road at M-43 Highway; Grading, Prime and Triple Seal for at a cost of $8,000.
  3. Brogan Road from Cedar Creek Road East to Town Line; 1.5″ Overlay & Slag Seal.  Conditional on Baltimore Township doing their Township portion.  At a cost of $29,665.
  4. Cloverdale Road from M-43 to Cedar Creek Road.  Only if Baltimore Township does not do their section of Brogan.  Slag Seal at a cost of $28,900.
  5. Orchard Road from Eddy Road to Kingsbury Road; Crack Seal at a cost of $1,360.
  6. Otis Lake Road from Keller Road to Mullen Road; Slag Seal at a cost of $9,350.
  7. Gravel Road requests totaling $25,960.

All costs with just Brogan:  $79,835.

All costs with just Cloverdale:  $79,070

Maple Grove Township Resolution

After discussion at May 3, 2006 board meeting with five board members present, Motion by Doug Westendorp supported by Susie Butler to

1.  Allow road gravel to be spread as per road report for a total of                    $16,500

2.  Lawrence Road slag seal – Assyria Road to town line, 2.82 miles     $23,970

                                                                                                Total                $40,470

Motion carried with all ayes.

Assyria Road project is still being discussed with options.

Rutland Township Resolution

WHEREAS, the Township Board is authorized to determine road projects to be completed within the township, and

WHEREAS, the Township Board has determined the following paved road projects for fiscal year 2006:

No paved road projects for 2006.

            Total Paved Road Expenditures                                                       $0.00

WHEREAS, the Township Board has determined that the State of Michigan pays no property taxes on State Land in the Yankee Springs Recreation Area:

WHEREAS, the Township Board has decided that no Township Funds will be expended on the maintenance of any gravel roads that run through the Yankee Springs Recreation Area unless they are inhabited by our residents.

WHEREAS, the Township Board has determined the gravel road projects for fiscal year 2006:

            3,636 Cubic Yards crushed gravel @ $5.50/ yard                                 $19,998.00

Rutland Township Resolution Cont.

Distributed on roads listed in the gravel road recommendation with the exception of the following roads:

Any and all roads in the Yankee Springs Recreation Area not inhabited by township residents.

            Total Gravel Expenditures                                                                $19,998.00

WHEREAS, The Township Board has determined the chloride application project to be at a cost of $22,926.00:

1st application @ 26% to be applied after the Barry County Road Commission has graded the roads smooth and asked not to pull shoulders prior to this application.

            1st application total                                                                                $11,463.00

2nd application @ 26% to be applied after the Barry County Road Commission has graded the roads smooth and asked not to pull the shoulders prior to this application.

            2nd application                                                                          $11,463.00

Distributed on the roads listed on the chloride recommendation with the exception of the following roads:

Any and all roads in the Yankee Springs Recreation Area not inhabited by township residents.

            Total Chloride Application Project                                                    $22,926.00

WHEREAS, the Township Board has determined the following roads have the centerline and edge lines painted:

            Cook Road                  CL Paint                       $264.00

            Iroquois Trail                CL & EL Paint $1,577.00

            Tanner Lake Road        CD & EL Paint $2,240.00

            Total Painting Projects                                                                      $4,081.00

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Rutland Charter Township Board does hereby authorize the road projects as listed.

            Total Road Expenditures                                                                  $47,005.00

Motion by Commissioner Dykstra seconded by Commissioner Pashby to change the existing Yield Sign to a Stop Sign at the following location:

Road Name                            Intersection                Plat Name                               Township

West Bound Ottawa Trail         at Jeanne Drive Al-Gon-Quin Estates                Rutland

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Willcutt to approve the installation of a new Stop Sign at the following location:

Road Name                                        Intersection    Plat Name                        Township

North Bound Springview Court at M-37 Hwy   Glass Creek Estates #2    Yankee Springs

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Abstain, Dykstra

                               Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Dykstra to accept the Scodeller Construction Crack Sealing proposal extension from June 10, 2002.  Price of $1.125 per lb minimum of 14,000 lbs.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Willcutt seconded by Commissioner Pashby that if a contractor or private individual grades a gravel road to the Road Commission’s specifications the Road Commission would prime and triple seal the road.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Abstain,  Dykstra

                               Motion Carried

Motion by Commissioner Dykstra seconded by Commissioner Pashby to request reimbursement in the amount of $10,000.00 for payments made during the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 to a licensed professional engineer employed by this commission in accordance with Section 12(2) of Act 51, as amended.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Willcutt, Dykstra, & Pashby

                               Nays, None

                               Motion Carried

Emily Strow talked with the Board concerning damage to her vehicle done on Yeckley Road that was denied by the insurance pool.

Motion by Commissioner Willcutt to pay ½ of a $583.58 estimate from L & S Service for damage to Emily Strow’s vehicle.  There was lack of support, motion denied.

Motion by Commissioner Pashby seconded by Commissioner Dykstra to pay the $583.58 estimate from L & S Service for damage done to Emily Strow’s vehicle.

     ROLL CALL:  Yeas, Pashby & Dykstra

                               Nays, Willcutt

                               Motion Carried

Meeting adjourned at 9:45 A.M.

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Chairman                                                                      Secretary

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