VILLAGE OF ELLSWORTH COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
BANKS TOWNSHIP HALL
APRIL 13, 2015
Present: Boss, Sowers, Stewart, Spearing, and Potter.
Absent: Campbell, Kammerer, M.B. Drenth
Others: Jerry Rasmussen, Tina Sundelius, Sheriff Dan Bean
Meeting called to order by Boss at 7:10 PM
1. Motion by Spearing/Stewart to accept the March 9, 2015 minutes as presented. CARRIED. 4-0
PUBLIC INPUT:
Sheriff Dan Bean advised us of a Drug Take Back Day for Antrim County to be held Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM in the parking lot of the Antrim County Courthouse.
DEPARMENTAL REPORTS:
Police: N/A
DPWStreets: Bids not out yet. Also, hope to remove run water advisory later this week.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Planning Commission: N/A
DISCUSSION:
A. Wooden Shoe Campground to open May 15
B. Breezeway Garage Sale to be May 22 and 23
C. Township clean-up day to be May 9
D. Auditors to be here May 18, 19, 20
E. Water rate increase – Letters have gone out explaining increase and effective date of April 1, 2015
F. Cell tower lease extension with American Tower – Council given copies of email showing what
American Tower is proposing
G. Sale of old waterworks property – Will be discussed at May meeting. Hope to have interested
parties present
ACTION ITEMS:
2. No budget amendments
3. Motion by Spearing/Stewart to renew domain name (villageofellsworth.com) with Network Solutions CARRIED 4/0
4. Motion by Spearing/Sowers to renew contract with Consumers Energy – Ordinance 4155 for 30 years. CARRIED 4/0
5. Motion by Stewart/Spearing for the Village of Ellsworth to apply for a Crowd Funding MEDC Public Spaces Community Places to finance Phase 1 of the Community Square Project. CARRIED 4/0
6. Motion by Sowers/Stewart to pay bills. CARRIED 4/0
7. Motion by Sowers/Spearing to adjourn at 7:25PM. CARRIED 4/0
Marlene Drenth, Village Clerk