There was no further public comment; Chairperson Corkin closed this portion of the meeting.

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1 REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, :00 P.M. COMMISSIONERS ROOM 231, HENRY A. SKEWIS ANNEX, MARQUETTE, MI CALL TO ORDER SALUTE TO THE FLAG PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. - Call to Order by Chairperson Gerald O. Corkin at 6:00 p.m. Room 231 Henry A. Skewis Annex, Marquette. Salute to the Flag followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. - Present: Comm. DePetro, Comm. Derocha, Comm. Alholm and Chairperson Corkin. Absent and excused: Comm. Heikkila and Comm. Nordeen. 2. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Board Action: Comm. Derocha moved to approve the minutes from the Regular Meeting on September 1, Second by Comm. DePetro. Motion adopted. 3. PROCLAMATION, PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS: None 4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. Board Action: Comm. Derocha moved to accept the agenda with the following change: add a late addition 11a) Army Winter Testing Lease for Hangar 662. Second by Comm. DePetro. Motion adopted. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT: Chairperson Corkin opened the meeting for public comment. Liana Graves, Marquette County 4H Program Coordinator, 1307 Ryan Ave., Marquette, and Dale Trembley 103 Fury Street, Gwinn, updated the board on a grant that they have been working on. They were happy to report that the grant has been approved for $18,550 to put toward the improvements of the ballfield on Scorpion Street at KI Sawyer. There was no further public comment; Chairperson Corkin closed this portion of the meeting. 6. REVIEW OF CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS: Board Action: Comm. Derocha moved to approve total expenditures for the period; August 28, 2015 through September 10, 2015 which were $399,316.11; Biweekly Payroll for the period ending August 29, 2015 which was $786, Second by Comm. Alholm. Motion adopted. Board Action: Comm. DePetro moved to have Comm. Alholm abstain from voting on Check # as she is on the Alger-Delta Co-Op Electric Board. Second by Comm. Derocha. Motion adopted. Board Action: Comm. DePetro moved to approve the expenditure of Check #159732, dated September 11, 2015 for $1,581.87, payable to Alger-Delta Co-Op Electric. Second by Comm. Derocha. Motion adopted. 7. PUBLIC HEARING: None. 8. PRIVILEGED COMMENT: Amy Clicker, Chief Executive Office, Caralee Swanberg, Vice President of Economic Development, and Ashley Szczepanski, Marking & Events Coordinator, from the Lake Superior Community Partnership presented to the board nd Quarter figures as well as gave a brief presentation on 2014 Marquette County Economic Data Booklet. 9. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: a. Strategic Growth Initiative Grant Correspondence b. Department of Health & Human Services Youth Rehabilitation Services Act 1

2 Board Action: Comm. Derocha moved to accept Informational Items (a-b) as presented for filing. Second by Comm. Alholm. Motion adopted. 10. ACTION ITEMS: a. UPCAP Grant for Homemaker Services Chairperson Corkin, explained that UPCAP has approved the application for funding for Homemaker Services. The amount of funding to be provided is $90,562. Funds will be subcontracted to the four area senior centers. The funding year runs from October 1, 2015 to September 30, Senior Center Allocations: Forsyth Senior Center $16, Ishpeming Senior Center $24, Marquette Senior Center $38, Negaunee Senior Center $11, $90, Board Action: Comm. Alholm moved to approve the UPCAP allocations. Second by Comm. Derocha. Motion adopted. b. Board of Canvassers Appointments Chairperson Corkin, explained to the board that the term of Fran Baldasari (Democrat) Gwinn, and Joe Pietro (Republican) Gwinn, expire on from the Board of Canvassers. The Board of Canvassers consists of four members, two Democrats and two Republicans, nominated by their political parties and appointed by the County Board to 4-year terms. Both Fran and Joe have been nominated by their respective parties for reappointment to the Board of Canvassers. There were no other applicants. Both Fran and Joe have been excellent members on the Board of Canvassers. Board Action: Comm. DePetro moved to appoint Fran Baldasari and Joe Pietro to the Marquette County Board of Canvassers. Second by Comm. Alholm. Motion adopted. A roll call vote: Ayes: Comm. DePetro, Comm. Derocha, Comm. Alholm and Chairperson Corkin. Nays: none. Absent: Comm. Heikkila and Comm. Nordeen. Motion adopted. c. Board of Health Appointment Chairperson Corkin, explained that the Board of Health lost a long serving member, Karol L. Peterson. Kim D. Alanko has shown interest in serving to fill the unexpired term ending, December 31, Board Action: Comm. Alholm moved to appoint Kim D. Alanko to the Marquette County Board of Health. Second by Comm. DePetro. A roll call vote was taken: Ayes: Comm. Alholm, Comm. DePetro, Comm. Derocha and Chairperson Corkin. Nays: None. Absent: Comm. Heikkila and Comm. Nordeen. Motion adopted. 2

3 d. Michigan DNR Proposal to Purchase Access Site on Clear Lake & Bedspring Lake Chairperson Corkin, informed the board that a memo was received from George Madison, DNR Fisheries Manager, regarding proposed public access points to Clear Lake (Champion Township) and Bed Spring Lake (Republic Township). He continued on that Marquette County Planning Staff have reviewed the plan and recommend the board send a letter of support of the proposed sites. Board Action: Comm. Derocha moved to send a letter of support regarding the proposed public access points on Clear Lake and Bed Spring Lake. Second by Comm. DePetro. Motion adopted. e. GEI Amendment Steve Schenden, Director of Sawyer Operations, was present to explain the following: GEI Consultants are requesting approval of the attached AMENDMENT TO OWNER-ENGINEER AGREEMENT in the amount of $18, The additional compensation is for work associated with bid extension, bids exceeding funding, seeking additional grant funding, and revising application documents, updating customer information request from USDA, notification of ineligibility for additional grant funding, and finalizing project scope, as documented by GEI on the amendment. GEI had informed me that because of all of the changes in funding and negotiating with Gundlach- Champion, they were incurring additional costs for engineering, drafting, and administration. The main considerations were getting the project under contract and starting the work to avoid a major breakdown at the WWTP before renovations were usable. I have reviewed details of the charges and found them to be customary and reasonable for the additional work required to get this project under contract. Contingency funds in the Grant/Bond will be used to pay for the amendment. There is currently $267, in contingency funding for the project. Board Action: Comm. Alholm moved to approve the amendment with GEI to cover the additional costs incurred ($18,002.50). Second by Comm. DePetro. Motion adopted. f. Terminal Parking Lot Repair Steve Schenden, Director of Sawyer Operations, explained the following: On September 10, 2015, the Sawyer Water/Wastewater Department received bids for patching the rental car lot at the airport terminal and Hangars 662 and 663. The lot at the terminal was excavated to repair a water line that froze and broke over the winter. The parking lots at Hangars 662 and 663 were excavated to replace broken water shutoff valves. The project was advertised in the Mining Journal, on the County website, and at the Marquette Builders Exchange. One bid was received from Superior Paving for $19,200. The County received $20,000 from a Section 19 Grant from the State of Michigan to repair the lot at the terminal, which will cover the cost of the project. Board Action: Comm. DePetro moved to award the contract to Superior Paving of Marquette for $19,200. Second by Comm. Alholm. Motion adopted. 3

4 g. Comprehensive Plan Update Natural Features and Resources Chapter Lauren Luce, Marquette County Planning Staff, was present and explained the following: In accordance with the adoption requirements of Public Act 33 of 2008 (Michigan Planning Enabling Act), the Marquette County Planning Commission is submitting the proposed Natural Features & Resources Chapter of the County Comprehensive Plan to the County Board for review, comment, and approval for the distribution of the document. The Natural Features & Resources Chapter identifies natural resources, features and systems, such as geology, soils, surface and groundwater, slope, vegetation and wildlife. The Chapter further discusses proper use of natural resources and provides a basis for making sound decisions in relation to zoning and development. The Natural Features & Resources Chapter currently before you represents an update to an existing section of the Comprehensive Plan. The update of this Chapter is relatively minor, with revisions consisting mostly of updating data that has been made available since the last update. The draft update is available for review on the County Planning website. The Michigan Planning Enabling Act requires the legislative body approve the distribution of a proposed planning document. Subsequent to the approval of distribution, the process of adoption can proceed and the public review period can begin. The Act requires a minimum review period of 42 days followed by a public hearing to allow for further comment. After the public hearing, the Planning Commission can consider adoption of the Natural Features & Resources Chapter. Board Action: Comm. Derocha moved to release the Comprehensive Plan Natural Features & Resources Chapter to the local units for consideration. Second by Comm. DePetro. Motion adopted. 11. LATE ADDITIONS: a. Army Winter Testing Lease of Hangar 662 Steve Schenden, Director of Operations, explained the following to the board: The U.S. Army is in negotiations with Sawyer International Airport (SIA) to complete seven to eight months of winter icing testing on helicopters during the winter of The Army would lease Hangar 662, which is currently leased to Tactical Extractions. Tactical Extractions has not started to occupy Hangar 662 and have agreed to delay the start of the lease until June 1, Staff had originally planned to lease Hangar 663 to the Army this winter but International Jets, who currently occupy the space, have been unable to get a flight certificate or export permit for the Russian IL-78 occupying the hangar. The Army would like to rent the same office trailers from Midway Rental of Marquette as they did last winter and have requested a monthly itemized invoice from SIA for all services, including rental of the trailers. This action requires the Marquette County Board to waive the County Purchasing Policy and approve obtaining the trailers from Midway Rental without competition. The trailers rent for $1,740 each per month with a one-time delivery and pickup fee of $1,160. A 10% administrative markup will be applied to the trailer rental costs. Hangar rent for building 662 will be the standard daily rate of $250 per day ($3.18 psn). An escrow account will be established to cover actual utility costs. Utilities will remain in the Airport s name. The Airport will provide an electric range, three refrigerators, internet, additional portable restroom facilities, and telephone services and will include a 15% 4

5 Administrative fee for those items. The Army will also pay the Airport for janitorial services, night-time fire watch, snow plowing and trash disposal. Approximately $2,000 in upgrades to the hangar electrical and phone will be required to meet the Army s requirements. Since these upgrades increase the value of the hangar and can be used by future tenants, the Airport would pay these costs. These costs will be recovered by the approximately $50,000 in lease revenue SIA will receive. Tactical Extractions allowed the Airport to use Hangar 662 for Discover Sawyer Days so the Airport was going to pay the utilities for the month of July as Hangar 662 was vacant the rest of July. Staff started the discussion with Tactical Extractions in early August about delaying the start of the lease so under the amendment to delay the start of the lease, the County would pay utilities until June 1, The utilities from October 1, 2015, through May 31, 2016, would be charged to the Army. Also, since Telkite negotiated the Tactical Extraction lease, they would still receive their revenue sharing on Hangar 662. The Army currently has three groups coming in for winter testing and may have 60 or more personnel here at a time staying in motels, eating in restaurants, renting cars, and hiring taxis in Marquette County. Additionally, the airport will receive revenue from fuel sales, landing fees, car rentals, and passenger facility charges from this operation. Board Action: Comm. Derocha moved to waive the Purchasing Policy for the Midway Rental trailers, approve spending approximately $2,000 in electrical and phone system upgrades to Hangar 662, and change the start date for Tactical Extractions lease on Hanger 662 to June 1, Second by Comm. Alholm. Motion adopted. 12. PUBLIC COMMENT: Chairperson Corkin opened the meeting for public comment. There being no public comment to come before the Board, Chairperson Corkin closed this portion of the meeting. 13. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS, STAFF COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chairperson Corkin: o Gave the board an update on the Dark Store issue. Chairperson Corkin indicated that it should be introduced shortly. There has been a lot of lobbying getting into the cities and township as well as counties. There is a MAC Board meeting in Traverse City on Sunday night, Monday and Tuesday. This will give an opportunity to talk to Counties all over the State. The issue is starting to get traction because of all the education that has taken place in the past year. Comm. DePetro: o There have been many community events in Marquette County over the last couple of week s involving thousands of participant s between fund raisers and running event s which have brought many visitors to the area, filling motel s/hotel s and eatery s. One of the big events included the Blues Fest. The Blues Fest attracted hundreds of music lovers. o Also, last Saturday, September 12, 2015, Mattson Lower Harbor Park hosted the seventh annual Beer Fest, with over 5,000 people in attendance. With warm weather and sunny skies, fun was had by all. 5

6 o Also, this coming weekend is North Michigan University s Homecoming. Friday night kicks off with the Homecoming parade that goes on North Third Street from Fair Ave. to Hewitt Street over to North Front Street back to the Superior Dome. There will be many more events for the student s and public. Please check the NMU calendar of events for times, date and locations. 14. CLOSED SESSION: The Board will move to adjourn to closed session for a strategy and negotiation session connected with the negotiation of several collective bargaining agreements, pursuant to MCL (c). Board Action: Comm. Alholm moved to go into closed session pursuant to MCL (c) Second by Comm. Derocha. A roll call vote: Ayes: Comm. Alholm, Comm. DePetro, Comm. Derocha, and Chairperson Corkin. Nays: None. Absent: Comm. Heikkila and Comm. Nordeen. Motion adopted. ******* 3 Minute Recess to Clear Chambers********** 15. ADJOURMENT. There being no further business to come before the County Board, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:17 p.m. Cheryl J. Hubbard Deputy County Clerk Gerald O. Corkin, Chairperson Marquette County Board of Commissioners 6