Township Board: Tuesday, February 13, 2024 @ 5:30pm Leelanau Township Board (MEETING PACKET)

**Executive Summary**

This document comprises several items for Leelanau Township, including meeting minutes, financial records, and proposals. Key topics include the township board’s endorsement of a facilities study, discussion of the Woolsey Airport Terminal building, a proposed lot division, and several resolutions, including a Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan adoption and an Intergovernmental Agreement for a communication tower project. There is also correspondence regarding Zoom versus YouTube for public meetings and a fire department update.

**Specific Items & Decisions**

The document provides a letter from Barbara Weber, the user of Zoom, urging the board to continue using Zoom for public meetings over YouTube due to its simplicity. The financial records comprise a check register and a custom payable invoice report. The board approved a resolution regarding a lot division and consolidation, and the proposed transfer of parcels. Additional content includes the minutes from the Leelanau Township Board meeting on January 10, 2024, and details the Leelanau Township Board’s approval of the 2023 Leelanau County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, and an Intergovernmental Agreement for a communication tower project. There is an interoffice email regarding an updated Pierce Pumper, and also the recommendations for improvements to the Rehmann report.

**Key Proposals & Recommendations**

The documents contains a report from Leelanau Township Zoning Administrator and the Leelanau Township Assessor recommending the approval of the proposed lot division as shown on the Certificate of Survey, provided certain conditions are met. The facilities study for government-owned facilities is also proposed, which includes the endorsement of Leelanau Township Board’s participation, with specified conditions. Furthermore, there is a recommendation for improving the accounting system, software, purchasing practices, accounts payable, credit card transactions, payroll, revenue, bank deposits, and year-end procedures.

**Upcoming Actions**

The Leelanau Township Board meeting on February 13, 2024, included action on several items. These included the lot division, the 2023 Leelanau County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, Intergovernmental Agreement for the communication tower project, and a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Leelanau Township Group Pension Plan which resolved to amend the 401(a) Plan contributions effective April 1, 2024. The Leelanau Township Board is also scheduled to review and approve the final RFP before solicitation of potential vendors for the proposed facilities study.