WINDSOR CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
MAY 23, 2023 – 7:00 PM
APPROVED
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Supervisor Slucter with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Slucter, Rumsey, Fritts, Myers, Piper, Pray and Pisano
Absent: None
Piper moved and Pray seconded
to amend the agenda, removing Zoning Ordinance Update – Work Session from
Unfinished business and approve the agenda as amended. Motion carried
unanimously.
Rumsey moved and Fritts
seconded to approve the minutes of the previous meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Reports:
Sheriff’s Report: None
Planning Commission: 1) Recommended to the board several Marijuana Facility Special Use Permit Renewals be approved. 2) Conducted reviews and approved two final site plans. 3) Set a public hearing for a Special Use Permit on an in home Day Care facility request.
Sewer Board: Meeting cancelled
Emergency Service Department: Chief Miller reported: 1) An overview of a three-car accident at the
intersection of Dimondale Highway and Michigan Road was provided. 2) Assisted Delta Fire in locating a missing
child off Jolly Road during a heavy rain. Child was found after an hour of
searching, a little wet but uninjured.
3) A car hauler, at Jack Cooper,
caught fire and caused haulers on either side of it to catch fire. The fire was extinguished quickly. 4) The sale of the old Ambulance has been
completed.
Assessor/Preston Community Services: 1) Preparing the data base for Treasurer to process summer taxes. 2) Working on properties that have been omitted to be included in the July Board of Review. 3) Only have one tax tribunal in process.
Library: Linda Reznick, Library Board President, the Library is receiving applications for interim and permanent director positions as well as library assistants, until June 6th. The Library will remain open during the transition.
Supervisor’s Report: Update was given on Harvest Park Road dedication.
Public Officials: County Commissioner Jacob Toomey reported meting the new Eaton County 911 facility dog, Hutch.
Village Manager Denis Prisk announced Washington street construction is wrapping up this week, Danford Park broke ground on the restroom facility and plan to be finished sometime in August.
Other Reports & Announcements: Clerk Rumsey gave an update on proposal 2 from the 2022 November election. The state is still working on the details, but additional voting equipment for early voting will be limited to a few per county, so jurisdictions will be teaming up together. Delta Township has graciously invited Windsor Township to join them for early voting. This would mean Windsor Township voters would be given a designated polling place in Delta Township just for the nine days of early voting. Will keep everyone updated as details are being worked out.
Hear Public Present for Agenda Items: None
New Business:
Roll
Call:
Ayes: Myers, Piper, Rumsey, Slucter, Fritts, Pray
and Pisano
Nays: None
Absent: None
Motion
Carried
Based on the materials reviewed and
information discussed by the Board, Myers moved and Piper seconded, pursuant to
the Windsor Township Zoning Ordinance to approve the annual renewal of Marley
Crops’ Special Use Permit, under the following conditions: 1) All original and currently applicable
conditions. 2) The Licensee maintaining
their SUP renewal for the property with any and all conditions provided within
their SUP renewal.
Roll Call:
Ayes:
Myers, Piper, Rumsey, Slucter, Fritts, Pray and Pisano
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion Carried
Slucter moved and Fritts seconded,
based on the materials reviewed and the lack of completing and resolving the
road dedication issues whereby allowing public access for all lots in Harvest
Park as required by the relevant Township ordinances and approvals, including
the land division approval establishing Harvest Park and the Zoning Ordinance,
that the following SUP renewals are tabled for a period of three (3) months,
allowing operations to continue during this period, at which time the Board
intends to revisit and review each renewal for each of the respective SUPs:
Transcend
DVentures SUP Renewal (Harvest Park Lot 4)
SPTP
Ventures SUP Renewal (Harvest Park Lot 5, Suites B, C & D)
NRF
Enterprises SUP Renewal (Harvest Park Lot 7)
The
tabling is contingent upon, and for the purpose of, completing and resolving
the road dedication issue which affects all of the properties in the area known
as Harvest Park. The Township Supervisor, Clerk, and Township counsel have
expended time, at the expense of the Township, to assist in completing one of
the parts of obtaining the public dedication of the road, and are waiting on a
signed easement consistent with the Drain Commissioner’s review from the owner
of Harvest Park Lot 1. The entire executed 433 agreement and executed easements
of the lot owners will be then submitted to the drain commissioner for review.
The other lot owners have coordinated in signing the relevant 433 Agreement
that establishes the drainage district, as well as any applicable easement
agreements. These efforts to act in good faith to comply are a significant
basis for the Township’s desire to table the current SUP renewals for time to
allow for the issue to be resolved. The Township also remains unaware of
whether the original developer, Alimac, will be
coordinating with the Drain Commissioner to pay the current balance owed for
review and establishment of the consented drainage district within Harvest Park.
That issue currently remains and also become an issue.
Roll Call:
Ayes:
Myers, Piper, Rumsey, Slucter, Fritts, Pray and Pisano
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion Carried
Pisano moved and Slucter seconded to
amend the amended agenda, deleting Premier Meds, Fresh Coast Cannabis and
Rooted and Zooted Cannabis Processing Licensing
Permit Renewals from New Business as they were approved at last meeting and
approved the newly amended agenda. Motion
carried unanimously.
Based
upon the materials reviewed and information discussed by the Board, Rumsey
moved and Slucter seconded, pursuant to Windsor Township’s Medical/Adult-use
Marihuana Ordinance to table the annual renewal of Green Peak’s
Adult-Use/Medical Licensing Permits for a period of three (3) month and extend
their existing Medical and Adult-Use Facility Licensing Permits for same period,
because the Township Clerk has sent out a list of deficiencies for the
applicant to address as part of their renewal, as well as Assistant Chief Fabijancic’s requirement to provide electronic copies of
SDS sheets. That information has not yet been received
from the applicant. When it is received and with sufficient time for review by
the Township, the Township shall present it for review and action by the
Township Board.
Roll Call:
Ayes:
Myers, Piper, Rumsey, Slucter, Fritts, Pray and Pisano
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion Carried
Based upon the materials reviewed and information discussed by
the Board, Slucter moved and Fritts seconded, pursuant to Windsor Township’s
Medical/Adult-use Marihuana Ordinance to approve the annual renewal of Lake
Life Farms’ three (3) Adult-Use class C Grower Licensing Permits, under the
following conditions: 1) All original and currently applicable conditions. 2) The Licensee maintaining their SUP renewal for the property
with any and all conditions provided within their SUP renewal, noting that they
are allowed to continue to operate under their current SUP, which is tabled
currently, and will have to comply with any conditions of that renewed SUP at
the time Harvest Park lots comply with the Township’s ordinances or as
otherwise determined by the Board at a future date as additional information
becomes available.
Roll Call:
Ayes:
Myers, Piper, Rumsey, Slucter, Fritts, Pray and Pisano
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion Carried
Based upon the materials reviewed and information discussed by
the Board, Slucter moved and Fritts seconded, pursuant to Windsor Township’s
Medical/Adult-use Marihuana Ordinance to approve the annual renewal of Transcend
DVentures’ two (2) Adult-Use Class C Grower and an
Adult-Use Processor Licensing Permits, contingent upon receipt of payment, under
the following conditions: 1) All original and currently applicable conditions. 2) The License Permittee maintaining their SUP renewal for the
property with any and all conditions provided within their SUP renewal, noting
that they are allowed to continue to operate under their current SUP, which is
tabled currently, and will have to comply with any conditions of that renewed
SUP at the time Harvest Park lots comply with the Township’s ordinances or as
otherwise determined by the Board at a future date as additional information
becomes available.
Roll Call:
Ayes:
Myers, Piper, Rumsey, Slucter, Fritts, Pray and Pisano
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion Carried
Based upon the materials reviewed and information discussed by
the Board, Piper moved and Rumsey seconded, pursuant to Windsor Township’s
Medical/Adult-use Marihuana Ordinance to approve the annual renewal of Stillwater
Brands of Michigan’s Adult Use Processor Licensing Permit, under the following
conditions: 1) All
original and currently applicable conditions. 2) The License Permittee maintaining their SUP renewal for the
property with any and all conditions provided within their SUP renewal, noting
that they are allowed to continue to operate under their current SUP, which is
tabled currently, and will have to comply with any conditions of that renewed
SUP at the time Harvest Park lots comply with the Township’s ordinances or as
otherwise determined by the Board at a future date as additional information
becomes available.
Roll Call:
Ayes:
Myers, Piper, Rumsey, Slucter, Fritts, Pray and Pisano
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion Carried
Unfinished Business:
Pray moved and Piper seconded, based on
the materials reviewed and the lack of completing and resolving the road
dedication issues whereby allowing public access for all lots in Harvest Park
as required by the relevant Township ordinances and approvals, including the
land division approval establishing Harvest Park and the Zoning Ordinance, that
the following SUP renewals are tabled for a period of three (3) months,
allowing operations to continue during this period, at which time the Board
intends to revisit and review each renewal for each of the respective SUPs:
Green
Peak Industries SUP Renewal (Harvest Park Lot 1)
Mason
Terra SUP Renewal (Harvest Park Lot 2)
Lake
Life Farms SUP Renewal (Harvest Park Lot 3)
Creyts
Road Exchange SUP Renewal (Harvest Park Lot 5)
Stillwater
Brands Michigan SUP Renewal (Harvest Park Lot 5, Suite A)
Therapeutic
Health Choice SUP Renewal (Harvest Park Lot 6)
The
tabling is contingent upon, and for the purpose of, completing and resolving
the road dedication issue which affects all of the properties in the area known
as Harvest Park. The Township Supervisor, Clerk, and Township counsel have
expended time, at the expense of the Township, to assist in completing one of
the parts of obtaining the public dedication of the road, and are waiting on a
signed easement consistent with the Drain Commissioner’s review from the owner
of Harvest Park Lot 1. The entire executed 433 agreement and executed easements
of the lot owners will be then submitted to the drain commissioner for review.
The other lot owners have coordinated in signing the relevant 433 Agreement
that establishes the drainage district, as well as any applicable easement
agreements. These efforts to act in good faith to comply are a significant
basis for the Township’s desire to table the current SUP renewals for time to
allow for the issue to be resolved. The Township also remains unaware of
whether the original developer, Alimac, will be
coordinating with the Drain Commissioner to pay the current balance owed for
review and establishment of the consented drainage district within Harvest
Park. That issue currently remains and also become an issue.
Roll Call:
Ayes:
Myers, Piper, Rumsey, Slucter, Fritts, Pray and Pisano
Nays:
None
Absent:
None
Motion Carried
Hear Public Present on any subject: None
With no further business Supervisor Slucter adjourned the meeting at 7:55 pm.
Lisa A. Rumsey
Windsor Charter Township Clerk