001I'm going to call to order the village council regular meeting Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 at 7 p.m. If we could please stand for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. Madam clerk, could you call the role, please? Cook >> here. >> Ross >> here. >> Nasia >> here. >> Knock here. >> Thank you. Is there a motion to approve the agenda? >> Second. >> Motion by Ross, seconded by Knack. All those in favor say I. >> I. Any nay? >> Motion carries. And presentations this evening we have none. Public hearings are none. So we'll move to call to public. So if anyone would like
002to speak under public comment, please feel free to approach the podium. And if you don't mind u providing your name and address, that would be wonderful. Good evening. Um I'm Pat W. I live at um 46 West Bernie Street for 27 years. Uh two or three years ago, the village council passed an ordinance allowing cable companies to install a 4ftx 4 foot box on the front lawn of any village home if the home frontage is 24 ft or more. It requires the box to be 10 ft away from any driveway. Two weeks ago, the village allowed AT&T to put a 4 foot by 4 foot box on my front lawn. Again, they did this 10 or 11 years ago. Same spot, same size, and the village made them take it out as it does not
003reflect the image to passers by that is very attractive for the village. Putting this box on my front lawn sets a precedent for every homeowner in the village for this new ordinance. This is not acceptable. Cable companies want to put these boxes in the least costly spot. Where a cable or utility box is placed is the cable company's problem, not the villages. There are acceptable spots more costly to the AT&T but more compatible with the village image as as the in the funeral home parking lot across the street from my house or the parking parking lot of the paran trail across the street from my house or the village offices a block down the street. So, a 4x4 foot box is on my front lawn, and it is an ugly distraction. There are 18 inch
004by 18 in not even close to 4 feet boxes in Oxford Lakes homes front lawns which people purchase their home with the 18 in by 18 in box already there which are easily concealed with landscaping. A 4x4 foot 4x4 foot box is huge. I have to look at this big box and people in cars passing by have to look at it also distracting from the beauty of the village. My house and my landscaping and as it ages gets it will get even uglier with algae and whatever fade and everything. And this could happen to you if you have a house in the village. Village council, please fix and and or amend this open door ordinance. We do not need more boxes like this on any more village front lawns. Please have the 4 foot by
0054 foot box on my front lawn removed as it was before to send a message to the cable companies. This door has been opened. Please close it. The village made them move it 10 years ago and you can make them move it again. Please fix or amend this ordinance. Please take care of all the village home owners. Remove mine and prevent others, please. Thank you for your comments. I'll work with the uh village manager and I'll get back to you. >> I can't hear. >> I'm sorry. I'll work with the village manager and I I'll follow up with you. >> Thank you. Of course. Yeah, Robin. >> Yeah. >> Hi, I'm Robin McLeo. I live at 48 West Verdict. I'm Pat's neighbor. I'm basically here in support of her um protest against this box. It
006is big. It is ugly. It does detract from her property which really if anyone is familiar with Oxford, she takes pristine care of her lawn. Um she is the showpiece her lawn and her landscaping is the showpiece of this village. And that box is really hideous, especially when I think there were many other options that AT&T could have chosen from. And I know from just my own personal observation that this feels like a betrayal on the to the extent that, you know, when someone goes out of their way to really beautify their home and really beef up the image of our town that this kind of thing could happen without our consideration, without a choice, without a discussion, um without other options to consider. And so I'm basically just lending my voice to that and
007that I'm in total agreement with Pat on this. >> Thank you so much for your comments. >> You're welcome. >> Is there anyone else who would like to speak under public comment? Okay, >> seeing no one moving to the podium, we'll close public um comment for now and there's another opportunity later on in the agenda. Um, so we'll move on to the consent agenda item A one and two. >> I'll make a motion to receive and file consent agenda items A one and two. >> Support. >> Okay. Motion by Ross, seconded by Nicole. All those in favor say I. >> I. Any nay. Motion carries. Then uh consent agenda item 8B. Motion to approve or to approve uh 8B in one, two, and three with bills in the amount of $467,5873. >> Second motion by
008Nicasia, seconded by Ross. Um, roll call vote, please. >> Cook, >> yes. >> Ross, >> yes. >> Nicia, >> yes. >> Motion carries. Those items are approved. Number nine is unfinished old business 9A Park Street project update. Mr. Mador. >> Um yes, and I briefly touched on this last month where we had presented the plan. Hadn't heard from them. We have since heard from Hutch Paving who was the general contractor. Uh just last week they communicated through Ro and myself via email. They're considering our plans and what we've presented to them what we would need to have it be acceptable to us. um they're taking it in consideration on their end through their principles and stuff and hopefully we'd hear something from them in the next week or so because time of the year we'd
009like to get some progress. >> Great answer question. >> Yes. Yes. >> Um if you get something back in the next week or so, is there any action or do you anticipate any action that council will need to make? >> Um I don't think so. Now, part of the plan, and we've incorporated this into the Moyer Street project, where we have catch basins that are off to the side of the street, we did have concrete spillways going to them. And so, we're like, if they're going to come back and redo these and reset some of those, we're going to add concrete spillways to them to make keep less dirt and debris out of them. Um, so there's a little bit of cost for them because now we're adding that in. Hey, if you're coming back,
010let's do this like we have designed into the Moyer Street, but it's a small amount. you know, it's 10,000, not tiny, but um that's kind of our plan is to incorporate that work. That would be for us asking them to add this into it. It's better to design, better for the uh restoration of the soils and stuff as well. >> I just wouldn't want to delay a whole another month if you get something that you think is acceptable. I mean, we're getting close with weather, >> right? So >> the one item which is across to drain tile uh just west of hubby on on park had a belly in it and so there's a dip right there that the contract is already coming out the excavator to handle that soon. That's not part of the
011paving company's responsibility. That's his um of course he's worked under them and that'll be repaved as well but that's part of the repaving. There's a there's a significant portion of repaving that we're having them, you know, what we're asking them to do for us. >> I was going to say that that happened within the last couple weeks where that it feels like that didn't happen. >> Uh it no, Rudy noticed it early this year, right? Just out there walking and looking at it. He could tell >> it's getting worse. Yeah. >> But and then we had it came um with a video through there and we have another one lined up to do two other cross ones uh to have it video to be sure that the other two are installed properly. There's three crossings
012I believe total. Okay. >> So, to your point, Ashley, um, >> don't know what they're going to come back with. I think they'll probably come back and say, "Yeah, okay. We get it. We understand what you're saying. The engineers have spelled it out. They've done their after um construction survey and got the points and the data down to show where it's not in compliance with the design. And so, we're just asking them to repave it and get it in compliance. So, there shouldn't be any negotiating at that point. should be just we want them to do that and if they do that we're happy. >> Sure. >> Any other comments or questions from council? >> Okay. Thank you. >> Um 9B is the design proposal for the accessible bathroom rena. >> Uh yes and I
013tried to put a lot of in in the uh memo there as well. Last month, I received the proposal from design house just prior to our meeting, and he didn't have um he had an estimated cost of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering portion of the architectural drawings. I think he said 4 to 5,000. So, he's at 4,500 now. He's got a number in there. >> Bringing the total to 8,000. Um and again, as we talked early this year in our budget uh discussions about, you know, the option came up for us and we considered it briefly about a relocation. Um, we're very happy where we're at. Chief's happy where we're at. Our parking lot is beautiful. Everything's functioning well. We've got our ADA doors on the other side and this side upgraded. One of the
014final things for us to do is to get our bathrooms over there compliant because they are far from it. >> Um, there's space there. Um, >> when Joe from the design house was here, he's got a pretty good idea in his mind how it could be laid out. This would fall under the removal of architectural barriers under the CDBG program and that's changing and and um Vicki can speak to that a little bit more. Uh the county is kind of going rather than allocating a certain amount based on population and formula each to each community in the county. Now they're saying we're just going to keep the money and raise your hand and we'll look at your project in the future. >> So we're going to do bids. >> So we'll have to compete with
015everyone else in open county for money in the future on CDB stuff. I'm not sure about public service. That's probably >> the service is saying they want want to get the about the same amount as they were getting before that. So that's that's a HUD thing that's um the allocations they they make those allocations, not the county, >> but it's a big process. They want high impact projects, high impact from the community. So our bathrooms don't necessarily fall in there, right? >> We do have about 20,000 still >> of that money and then December or January we were getting the rest of our money. So we'll have about 27 $28,000 to put towards this project. So we won't lose yet. >> Yeah. Okay. >> So, and we don't know the cost of renovating those those
016two bathrooms. There's because that portion of the building is a slab >> there. There's infrastructure there already, drainage and stuff. So, but there will be some saw cutting of the floor and stuff to re to re-engineer and relay out some of the drains perhaps. Um, but the the break room is there, the bathroom is there, the furnace room is right behind it. So most everything is all still right in that area, but it still could be a $50,000 project pretty easily. But if we're going to spend 50,000, it'd be nice to use 27 of the CWG funds. >> Mhm. >> Versus passing on those funds and then a year or so down the road or two, >> maybe getting >> maybe not get any or saying talk to us in three years and now we're
017just prolonging the time frame where we're not in plants. >> I'd strongly consider using your money now. So the the uh the upfront cost for design and engineering uh and the drawings to would use to to the bid for the formal bid for the CDBG project. >> If we had money left over, if we had enough money left over at the end of the project, we could reimburse ourselves for this upfront cost. But as I stated, the monies we have is only probably enough to cover about half the cost. >> So there won't be so this upfront cost would all be ours. And then as we bid the project out after the first of the year or somewhere in that time frame, get the project done maybe in the spring, we're still looking at covering
018about half of that cost. >> But again, as we talked back last spring, uh um we know there's some roof stuff on this older building, but we've tackled a lot of the things. Uh we've had uh just since I think in my memo there, just since the July one year, we've had a roof repair and an AC unit go out that was not planned for. But again, it's a it's a 50-y old plus building. Uh we're going to have those, but getting our bathrooms in uh compliance, I think, is good. It's an investment we'll make. And once we're over that hump, >> yeah, it'll be good. >> Wonderful. >> I will make a motion to approve the village manager to accept and sign the proposal of design house architecture as presented for the bathroom ADA
019compliance renovation and the budget amendments as needed to properly allocate funding. Second. >> Okay. Motion by Ross, seconded by Knock. Any discussion from councel hearing? None. A roll call vote, please. Nia, >> yes. >> Ross, >> yes. Mac, >> yes. Cook, >> yes. Motion carries. Thank you. >> Number 10, new business. First is our liquor control tasting room permit application from Gravelcap Brewery. >> Yep. And the application um was shared with me by Mr. Mrs. Roel who are here tonight who could speak and answer any questions you might have. I know I spoke to uh Kimberly about this as well. It's in the DDA district. She's uh in support of the plan and they could perhaps answer some of the questions better than I. I'd have to kind of go by memory. Um but it
020does need approval from us before they can get this permit. >> Okay. >> They already obviously operate the brewery there, but they're looking to expand into the spirits end of things. So, >> right. Oh question. >> Did they bring any samples or >> that's in the post meeting over at Grab Cap, >> right? >> Yeah. Sounds wonderful. Um since you did take the time to um attend tonight, if if there's anything you'd like to share, please feel free to step up to the podium. Otherwise, Sure. >> Yeah. might as well take the opportunity. So, Tom Roble uh with Bre Capital. Uh we've been there six years doing the beer and the wine and cider. >> We do have a lot of people that ask for liquor and we're trying to add that to the repertoire
021of what we're doing. >> So, be great to change it up a little bit, add some new things to the menu. >> Yes. >> Wouldn't wouldn't change anything we're doing as far as operations go. >> So, Sounds wonderful. Any questions from council? >> Not temporary indefinite. Correct. It it for for as long I guess you're looking to for this to be a longterm long. >> Yep. >> How how does it tasting room compared to normal operations? What is >> Well, we're a manufacturer. Okay. >> And what we do there is manufacture our product. We're we're an alcohol adventure. >> Okay. >> Um the tasting room part comes in where we are open to the public on that side. >> Yes. Okay. >> And that allows the public to come in and taste our stuff, you
022know, buy spirits. >> Okay. >> Drink there. Yes. >> I will make a motion to approve um on premises tasting room permit for Gravelcap Brewery. >> Support. >> Okay. Motion by Ross, seconded by Nicoia. Any further discussion question? >> Well, thank you for attending tonight. We appreciate it. Look forward to the success of your additional operations. So, >> thank you everybody. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> A roll call vote, please. >> Make a >> yes. >> Ross, >> yes. Cook, >> yes. >> Mac, >> yes. >> Motion carries. That is approved. Um, next is 10B, the special event application for our scarecrow festival. >> Um, yes. So, the application is in hand. Um, Chief Soald and Rudy Reyes, our new deputy superintendent are well versed. The fire department uh is well, they've seen the
023application that um fire marshall PJ said he has no issues with it. It's kind of, as you know, it's a repeat event. Um, they've changed it up, I think, starting last year with the closure uh east and west verdict. >> Mhm. Um, but I know Miss uh chief's already started putting those applications into MDOT to ensure those are in place, those closures, those permits. >> Yeah, there was a lot of back and forth on my emails. They had both in, then they rejected them both out, then they'd go back in the permits. There was something going on weird end today. >> Now, we didn't get a damage cleaning deposit on the DVDA, but I think we'll probably wait that >> you know where to find. >> We'll give you a bagus thick. >> Yeah. Is
024there anything you want to add, Kimberly? >> No, just that there's not going to be much of a change from what we did last year. We're taking this opportunity to really assess the process, the revenue that if any that we get from it, and then we'll talk about making any changes for next year. >> Great. Thank you. >> I will make a motion to approve special event application 2512 for the DB spiritual festival. >> Second. >> Okay, Ross and Knock. Any further discussion or questions? Okay, seeing none, all those in favor say I. >> I. Any nay? Motion carries. That is approved. >> Thank you. Next is the 2026 America 250 Oxford 150 discussion and I think um council member wanted to lead this discussion perhaps. >> Uh yes. So, um I I've been uh
025you know been able to attend quite a few uh events with a lot of local uh local organizations. And one of the thing um one of the things that was suggested that was brought up was talking a lot about um Oxford's 150th uh um anniversary next year along with uh America's 250th. Um and after doing a little bit of research, uh the America 250 uh organization, which has been tasked through the federal government with uh kind of coordinating and organizing some of these events, um each state has their own committee and through their own committee, there is the America 250 Michigan organization. um uh after reviewing their information and getting in contact with them, um one of the ways that they find for us to get a little bit more organized, uh be able to
026apply for funding, uh get a little bit more visibility would be for the village to pass a uh America 250 resolution. Uh that being said, I would really I I think it would be a good idea to kind of uh update it a little bit with uh adding Oxford and our anniversary to the mix. Uh and I'm I just I think this would be it's kind of a it's literally a once in a-lifetime opportunity for us to uh really celebrate uh Oxford's heritage along with America next year. Um, I uh I'm aware that the DDA is currently already has a committee that has, you know, begun working on what some of those projects look like, but I think with uh us get passing this resolution, it gives us a lot more visibility to other members
027of the community that I would really like to get involved in this because I think this can be something that would be really big and really beneficial to uh to the village and the township in in general. >> Do you know um can is the purpose of the resolution to be able to apply for funding? Is that required? >> Uh it's it's it's suggested. >> Okay. >> Um yeah, I I think you know the other part of this is also you know giving some legitimacy and uh kind of building some of that excitement, >> right? >> Uh which I think would be very helpful to get get it on everyone's radar. >> Yeah. It's not required, but if you go to apply for a grant and at the bare minimum, >> yeah, >> it doesn't
028show that your council is supporting you. So, it's >> having support. >> Yeah. >> How do you see um actually like this fitting in with what the DVA is doing? >> I think it's great. We had a conversation offline last week just to get up to speed for both of us. And so, I think this is a great addition. I think there's lots of organizations around town that are doing stuff or talking about stuff, doing history stuff. Um, through the DDA, we were able to formalize it with the village and use those funds. And so to be able to participate and piggyback on some of the regular events that we do next year, like the time capsule opening, I see that being a part of something that we're already doing. So, a way to formalize
029it. I have not had the opportunity to explore funding because we hadn't finalized a lot of our stuff outside of the Lone Ranger funds. So, this will make life, I think, easier when we get into those next steps if we want to apply for funding. Um, I also think many hands make life work instead of, you know, replicating, you know, >> the more sharing that's what this is all about. So, but sounds like lots of people are interested that Regina has spoken with and so we can kind of have a direct more formal way to go about it and to advertise you know all the things that we're doing and celebrating. Do you both think it's important to have the America 250 in addition like I obviously obvious you know the Oxford 150 but is
030it important to have them both or >> America if you don't it's America 250 funding >> that's the funding source >> right that's why >> so we can throw in our cool stuff >> putting in the 150 though might hamper your 250 funding if they think you're using the money for something >> that's yeah that's a good >> so just be careful how word it. >> Yeah. And I I'd be more than happy to uh actually contact because they they do require that they do have a a liaison on >> um and I would be more than happy to get in contact with them just to verify that this would be acceptable to add our additional line item. But >> um definitely one of the things that makes this nice is that because you know
031a lot of the themes that the America 250 uh group uh wants, you know, wants their organizations and wants all of their affiliates to be involved in. I think correlates directly to exactly what Oxburg is all about. So great. >> I think we'll be all right. But thank you for Thank you for >> Yeah. Just just maybe look at your wording a little bit. Just you can use words like happens to coincide with >> Yes. Yes. >> Oxford's 150, >> right? >> I'll send it to you for approval. >> No, no, just review. >> Just review. >> Um, do we know like what's the date? I mean, is it like a year-long thing? You kind of do what you want when you want or >> it's it's it's limited. They even say, you know, for
032it to be a kind of a um limited uh duration organization. Yeah. So, >> well, there's a lot happening on July 4th itself next year, >> right? Yeah. It seems like that's the time capsule date, right? >> That's something I would love to discuss, too. We haven't had a home in history meeting since then. It says open July 4th. >> Yeah. >> I don't think that's necessarily a bad idea, but I also would really like it to be attended, >> right? >> Yeah. >> I don't know, knowing our community and, you know, what everyone's doing >> on the lake. Yeah. So I think many folks are too or at their vacation properties. So I don't know if that's >> cuz it's going to be the Saturday next year, isn't it? >> Probably. Was it Friday
033this year? July 4th. I assume it's a Saturday. >> I don't think it's a leap year. >> I my recommendation would be to do it at concerts in the park that week. So that's kind of what we've slowly kicked around. I just think >> and maybe it's not even that week because that's a Thursday, so people are going to be gone. >> Yeah, we we didn't do it this year. We have in the past off and on. We just don't attend that. >> Maybe the week after. I don't I don't know. But I just I think that's the date that's on there. And >> it's it's hard to kind of go against what, you know, people really want us to do. >> It is written in stone. >> But, you know, I I look at
034it as, you know, how do we make a lot of this part of a bigger, you know, it's bigger than just the opening. So I I think that you know it's going to take a lot of coordination, a lot of hands, but um you know I I think it would be >> Regina is joining home history committee. >> That's great. That works out wonderfully. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So are we thinking then next council meeting we can have a proposed resolution? Is that like the timing you're looking for? >> That's what I I would like to do. Sooner rather than later. projects. The home and history committee will meet the 22nd of this month. Um, and so I assume we'll have a draft at that point and then be able to kick something back for
035a resolution for our next meeting here. >> Right. Great. >> So, you want it on the put it on the agenda? >> Yes, please. >> Okay. >> And and she had given me a draft of one from the America 250 resolution. >> It needs a little work. >> I didn't want it on there because I didn't want to presume that you were there to approve it tonight, but by all means, I have a copy of it right here even, but I could share it with you. >> It needs some work. >> Yeah. Okay. Wonderful. Anything else or further? All sounds great. >> It's a great idea. >> Thank you. >> Wonderful. Well, thank you so much. >> Um, next 11 is items removed from the consent agenda, which we have none. 12 is the second
036opportunity for public comment. So, if anyone would like to speak under public comment, please approach the podium. Okay, seeing none, we'll move to committee reports. Um, not finally. >> Yes. Um, okay. So, our last meeting, we are expecting an updated intergovernmental agreement. I haven't >> I got it today. >> You got it. Okay. >> Yep. >> I got it today. >> Yep. >> Cool. >> No, I mean I just got it today. >> I literally just got it. >> Okay. >> Sometime this afternoon he came over and they're going to discuss it this meeting and the following month. >> I didn't get it. Well, I haven't seen it, but I'm glad you two have it because that's where it needs to be. So, um, that is forthcoming. I know they are really aiming to have
037an approval by the next >> Yeah. >> not meeting. So, it's kind of a big push right now. Um, we've presented comments already and had discussion for months. So, I'm hoping this is pretty straightforward. Um, >> do you get the red line version? >> Lots of discussion on the trolley. DDA is taking that up at their next meeting. And outside of that, I think it's pretty status quo. Things are moving forward well. >> Thank you. Planning Commission. Was that your first planning commission meeting? >> Yes, it was. Um, long story short, we approved the special use sign application. So, the sign's already up. >> Big B for Big B. Yes. Uh, was it 151? So, that's all that we have. >> Great. Thank you. Um, cable commission and that's um >> Yeah, I apologize for
038not getting into your um thing because I even texted Mo that Wednesday morning and she got it to me that day. >> Yep. >> And then I just left it in my email. >> Yep. No worries. So, yep. We have a written report from Morin Helmouth on that. Looks like um business as usual for the most part. >> Yep. Um the DDA uh Jacob. >> Um so have some projects going on obviously. Um there some of the evening I think was approved last month on on the sidewalk so that was added. Um projects are moving along but um I don't know if you have any additional updates. Right now we're um we're also discussing the renovations uh to the gazebo as well too. Yeah, sure. if you'd like to. >> And I feel like Joe
039could probably speak to this, but since I'm here, um, so we have a tenative start date of October 6th for the sidewalk project. Um, that's based on making sure that all of the paperwork is in order and submitted in a timely fashion with a projected end date middle of November. Um the gazebo they are working to try and redesign the um railings because the cost came in so high with the current materials. So they are working they should be getting that within the next couple days and then they will have a uh final quote for our DA meeting next week and then they should be able to move forward with that shortly thereafter. >> There's been a lot of discussion on on the trolley as well too. I think that's been a big topic. Obviously,
040we have conversations going on between uh both Lake War as well as us and the value of that. So, we're rethinking things. Um trying to think what else there was. >> I think that's it. >> We came in second place in >> Congratulations. >> I know. That was awesome. I mean, I think most of the council is there. >> Yeah, >> I wasn't. So, I was glad to hear it. >> You were invited. >> We're talking about next year, so we all need to be there. It was fun. It was a lot of fun. I can't wait for next year. >> Great. That's awesome. >> Um, I have one thing to add. >> So, the Oxford Meadows, the 32 unit condos on the south side behind the car wash, um, remember that was approved that
041the conditional zoning, >> we talked about it here briefly. They presented to us about the the Brownfield TIFF plan, >> right? >> They've I I got up and spoke and and gave a heads up to the DDA last month that for them to expect something at the September meeting, which is next week. Their attorney sent over some drafts of the resolutions and things they needed to do. Um so hopefully he's going to continue to get that stuff to Kimberly this week for their agenda next week for them to have it consideration. It sounds pretty straightforward that they can kind of basically step aside if they approve it to let this go forward and and take the capture on for that 15 years and then when it goes away they'll be back in >> doing the
042capture. Um I'm going to be out of state and gone next week. I won't be at the meeting but I think their attorney Jared or perhaps a couple others might be here at that meeting. I suggested that they would be should be. >> The lawyer said he was going. >> Yeah. So um hopefully that gets through next week and if it does then it will come to us at the October meeting. >> Okay. >> For one other aspect for us to handle. >> Great. Thank you. >> And so I think the thought is there is that the tax capture currently isn't much. So >> right wouldn't hurt us to >> well the developmental increase it and it'll be good for good for everybody. It's a pretty extensive plan that he shared with us and I
043did share that with Kimberly and um the chair Pete Scholes um a week a day or two after the meeting last month and they had laid out what the capture proposed capture what the revenues and stuff would be. So >> does it have dates? >> Yeah, I think it had some dates in it. Um, and then he gave us a newer updated version that came last week, I think. And I I think I kind of copied you and shared that on you and he's going to get you that and more information. But it's somewhere along the lines of they might be capturing say a,000 or 2,000 a year now. So 15 years somewhere between 15 and 30 grand and then the year one when they come back they'll be capturing like 100 grand something like
044that. So >> you know >> it's going to raise the capture ultimately for >> for the DDA. DDA makes sense >> with the development. It's >> a lot. Yeah, it's a lot >> by magnitudes. >> Great. >> 15 years isn't that long. >> Not anymore. >> Any other updates on the DBA? Great. Thanks. Um, Polyant Trail I think is Allison, but sometimes you went down to Orient last week and and I was a little late because for some reason I was thinking the meeting was here, so my commute to Oran Township was a little longer than I had planned. Um but uh couple things that they went over. They're looking at a committee has some projects they're doing. Uh kind of a subcommittee, but they also um approved someone can apply for and get like
045an ADA permit to drive like a golf cart if they've had surgery or things like that. And they did approve a couple folks with that last month. And it's it's kind of a double-edged sword because, you know, the concerns from the trail manager is now this person gets approved to use their golf cart on the trail and next thing you know they're and their grandkids and everybody else is out there riding on it. And then of course the ebike thing came up. >> They did approve that uh to some degree like a class A or class B, whatever it was, the ones you must pedal as well. Um, so it it's a touchy subject, but their policy right now for those who apply for the ADA permit with whether it's MIGO or something like that,
046but this this particular permit included a I'm not sure if it's electric or gas golf cart over um it was a couple man and woman, husband and wife, I think both that had had surgery, knee surgeries and stuff and applied for it. >> But it's kind of open-ended once they get it, they get it. >> And it's not like I had knee surgery, I need it for six months. >> Sure is. >> So Okay. So, watch out for golf carts when we're walking. This is what I'm hearing. >> And and I think I think these were way out by Leonard right near the village of Leonard the folks. So, of course now they can be over here in a hurry and go get ice cream. >> Yeah. >> Now, would it just be would it
047just stay is it just Leonard or does it? >> No. The polyan trail. No, >> the polyan trail wherever it goes that they are permitted now with their approval >> to use their approved device. >> Interesting. >> Anything else on that one? >> No. >> Okay. Um, ZBA, there was no meeting to move the manager, staff, and attorney reports. Mr. Mador. >> Um, yes. And I I think I jotted something down last week. I left the day early last week, went out of town, and I think I left my brain somewhere else. Um, we heard public comment earlier about uh infrastructure and uh cable TV and things like that. Um, the metro act was something that the state of Michigan approved years ago for utilities, communication utilities to use the right ofways and the poles
048and the rightways and stuff like that. And we have recently received another metro act application u for someone to run, you know, fiber or something along the things. And Oakland County, I remember a couple years ago reading Oakland County has really opened it up and allowed the road commission >> to u utilize these poles and almost like wherever you want to put it, you can put it on their polls. So >> the permission and the rightaways are there and they're there to be used and and again um there's a benefit for those who are using those infrastructures. Um, we have a AT&T has applied for a permit to cover almost all of Oxford Lake to run fiber through the entire underground through Oxford Lakes. Um, and when I mentioned it, I was so worried about
049it. I'm like, these people are going to come and they're going to go be boing through all these yards through everything but Oxford stick for Lakes Edge Drive, not East End, >> everything else, the whole side. >> And the rightway area actually is quite a bit beyond the sidewalk into these folks front yards. It's like 8 ft beyond the sidewalk that this cables could be ran and I but I was communicating with the uh one of the board members from the Oxford Lake Association about the painting project and stuff and I mentioned this and he's like, "Oh, good. We're excited. We know that's coming. We're excited." I'm like, "That's good. >> It's not going to be a big shock to them." Um because again, >> the rightways are there and they're permitted for utilities. So
050that's that's not sure if that's going to happen yet this fall or not, but perhaps um some of the things and Rudy uh gave us a report. I know for a while that we didn't do a reports and these are some of the things that the DPW does. Uh there's a lot more of course that doesn't hit that but when Rudy took over in the spring here um administratively we're trying to bring some things up to date. uh what used to be called MSDS sheets, now they're SDS sheets. And a while back, I don't know, may have been a former employee from NOTA um turned them into OSHA and they had a visit and SDS sheets was one of the items that they dinged them with. And the SDS program now is you have to
051update your STS sheets like every 30 days. And if you have a blue spray paint and you have a red one, you must have a different SDS for everyone. If you have a an aerosol can that's roast and this one's violet, you have to have SCS for each one and >> safety data sheet, right? >> Yes. And it's it's just getting ridiculous. So, we've we've he did a lot of research. We looked at a few different programs like an online program or we if our DPW workers get a something at at uh Ace Hardware, you can ask for a printed one there, but keeping printed binders all around is difficult. So, this program we're doing on I think it's like 1,900 a year, >> relatively >> um cheap on that thing. You just hit this
052QR code. >> What's the company name? >> Because I just would looked for the exact same thing. >> I have four of them. I have four of them. It's on my desk. Uh four of them are on my desk and they vary and they'll update it every 30 days. You just scan, you know, you get a red kryon paint, then you get a blue kryon paint. You scan the QR code. There's a company called DHS. >> This is SDS sheets holdings or something like that. We have four of them that >> he and did some research on. We have pricing on anywhere from 1,900 to 5,000 a year. >> Um, but they will update them every 30 days. So, and that's just one aspect of >> the silliness that's going on out in the world
053that we're having to deal with. Um, >> yeah. >> Uh, the water plant security and things like that. Our water plant isn't online any of the operations, but of course, our security and our um we don't have cameras, we have alarms. And so we're looking at revamping everything there to include cameras in the wellouses in the water plant on the outside of the buildings pointing towards the water plant to include the access doors of the tower. >> And you know like anything else you can buy a TV for4 you know $149. You can buy one for $8.49. You get what you pay for sometimes. And we're looking into this and um we're trying to make sure look at some of these systems like the jail houses or or or courouses and schools. they have a
054higher level of security and Jacob, I'm sure you're very familiar with this stuff. Um, like NDA, National Defense Authorization Act, certain products out there are in compliance with that as far as not being able to be hacked into and things like that. Um, so we're looking into that and RE's done a lot of lake work on that. We were going over that this morning. We'll probably be bringing something, you know, uh, to council in the next couple months to try to and and we're going to have some upfront costs, you know, $15,000 perhaps to get cameras on because right now if an alarm goes off, a call goes out, Ry gets a phone call in the middle of the night, doesn't even know where it's going off. >> It could be the Wellhouse 5, could
055be the uh the tower, could be the plant. We we'll have it set up where it'll know exactly which one's going off and there'll be a camera. he can look and say, you know, there's a a squirrel gets inside somehow through the vent and is in the wall house running around. Not a big deal. So, we're trying to get that updated. >> Let me know when you do. >> Okay. >> So, um and then our our DTE tree grant, I think I shared with you folks, um those went in, it went pretty well. Uh we had to get in by the end of the year or end of August, I mean. So, uh we squeaked it in the last week of August. Um the crew went out, did them, and they're continuing to go on
056water them three times a week right now, too. >> Great. So, um, some happy folks to get some trees back in their yards. >> Great. >> Drop in the bucket. But >> it was 2,000 from DTE and if she figured up all of our labor and cost, we were about almost 8,000 into it ourselves by the time you do the trucks and the trucking and the loaders and the crew and installing the trees. >> Mhm. >> But they're in and they're going to look great next spring when they bloom. >> Yeah. So, >> um, are you going to talk about ebikes or is that Chief Salt? >> I don't know anything about them. >> Okay. Chief Sold, did you want to talk to us tonight about the ebikes we have? >> Sure. >> Flying around
057the village. >> Literally. >> Have you read the new the state law on that though? >> Um, no. >> The category of ebikes cheap. >> Just like bicycle. >> Yeah. Probably knows >> they treat just like a bicycle. So, they have the same uh roles as a bicycle. So, they can be on a sidewalk. They have to yield to pedestrians. Um, they have to abide by the traffic laws if they're on the side of the roadway. Um, right now, uh, Joe and I have been talking about this as far as, uh, you know, everybody gets confused with the, um, electric versus a motor engine. Well, it's an engine. So, it's something that's not self-propelled. So, that's a confusion as far as being able to >> kick that on and be able to zoom down a
058sidewalk, which is, I think, is everybody's concern. So, um, but right now, uh, the rule is that they're allowed to be, um, but not in a fashion like some of those things that I've been hearing as far as, >> uh, going down the roadway, um, doing wheelies and things like that. That's reckless. So, that's that's a no-brainer. That's something that if we obviously were to get, uh, uh, any information on, then we would, uh, site or, um, take the vehicle. Um, I've just recently spoke with my officers and our approach is going to be to try to find the source of where and it's not just the ebikes, it's mini bikes, too. I see them in my subdivision too over here in First Street >> and I know exactly where they're coming from. We've already
059identified like three or four different houses and I've sent my guys over. I said, "Hey, without saying go over there and tell them we're going to take their toys. Stop that." Uh, and they just say, "Oh, it's just kids having fun." No, no, no, no, no. It's not kids. kids are all it takes is somebody back out of their driveway and they're going to, you know, kill somebody. So, we don't want that to happen. So, >> we're going to educate, talk to the kids, talk to the parents, we're going to write the information down if they don't comply, and that's where citations come in. And then after that, it's going to be impounding the uh the vessels. Um, fortunately, for juveniles, we can't write citations for them because an ordinance is a misdemeanor and you
060can't write a juvenile misdemeanor. We have to petition to circuit court for uh for that type of violation. We really don't want to get into that if we don't have to. So, we're hoping that we can educate. So, I think Jo and I talked about putting something on social media. Um maybe the actual leader guy over there talk about something and just re-educate everybody on these things cuz I think what we're trying to do is I think everybody wants to just make sure that we're staying safe and uh you know, I know kids are out there trying to have fun, but there's you know, there's fun, but there's also safety. We got to make sure these guys are careful and and I know some of the parents are are thinking innocently as far as oh
061well it's just you know they're out there having fun. Well they're out there having fun but it can be dangerous and we got to make sure that we keep it under control. So >> great. Thank you so much for the update. >> Thank you. >> Um let's see. >> Um taxes were due August 31st. Um we're late. We probably collected 95% of everybody's taxes. So, they don't go into the county till March. So, you can still pay at the village offices and that. Um, other than that, I'm just working on audit and that's going to be at the end of October. >> Wonderful. Thank you, >> Mr. Davis. >> Ebike ordinances are on the rise. Um, a lot of communities are uh looking at ebike ordinances and playing off of the state law. Second issue
062is the Metro Act permit application will have to be on our next agenda because we have to act on that within 45 days or face a penalty. So we will >> we just got it what yesterday? >> Yeah. >> So you might as well >> Yeah. >> gauge it to the next meeting. >> Y >> but there is a strict there is a stiff penalty for not not acting on it within the 45 days. >> And if you guys aren't familiar with Metro Act, I can look that public act up and send it to you. >> That would be great. I can send you the new uh I can send you the state law on ebikes as well. >> That would be great too. Yeah. And then whether you think we should >> look into
063a local ordinance >> just to make sure that >> the e the ebike issue is is affecting small communities like yours um where you have a concentrated downtown and you know I I was in a small town and I I was jaywalking. Sorry, Chief. No, I wasn't here. But I almost got this kid came out of nowhere doing a wheelie on an ebike and I I almost I almost I almost had the tire in my head, >> but uh I understand the issue. >> Yeah. Great. Thank you. >> All right. Um, council comments. We'll start um at the end. >> No, I'm just I'm really I'm honestly very excited and >> kind of confident that to see what I can do to get the ball rolling on all of our festivities for next year. I
064spent a lot of time looking at what was done in 76 and we're we're really behind the eightball. We're not going to have a baby race though, so we won't be doing that. There's a there's a it's it's very exciting for us. It'll be fun. >> Wonderful. Thank you, Ashley. >> No comment. Not for that. >> I'm really excited that we came in second place. I think that's a big >> Our pep talk was you're not going to win. >> We were told that we were going to come close to winning and we almost won the whole thing. So, >> it made the news. It was on It was on channel 7, I think. I watched it. >> Okay. It was on channel two. >> Yeah, they covered them. >> Huh. >> So, we want
065to repeat and >> and we want to beat uh the threetime defending champ next year if at all possible and we need some >> get competitive get competitive. >> We need a call for volunteers. >> We're winning next year. >> Awesome. >> All right. With that, I will move to adjourn at 7:49. Is there support? >> Okay. All those in favor? I I