OSCEOLA BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

301 West Upton Avenue

Reed City, MI 49677

231-832-7397

Fax 231-832-3381

1. Call to Order

A meeting of the Osceola County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board (Board) took place at the County Courthouse on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 10:15 a.m. The following individuals were in attendance:

a. Gary Bailey, Board Member

b. Jim Belcher, Board Member

c. Jill Halladay, Board Member

d. Rich Jacobs, Board Member

e. Bob Godbold, Board Member

f. Dan Massy, Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Director and Recording Secretary

g. Lori Mitchell, Board Member

h. Shannon Schmidt, Board Member

i. Stephanie Smith, AKT Peerless Environmental Services

The following materials were provided prior to, or at the meeting:

a. Meeting Agenda (prior to and available at meeting)

b. January 20, 2010 Meeting Minutes (prior to and available at meeting)

c. Annual Conflict of Interest Recertification form (at meeting)

d. Page 3 of the Osceola County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Bylaws (provided at previous meeting and at meeting)

e. Petroleum Substance Assessment Grant, Quarterly Report No. 8 Financial Report (at meeting)

f. Hazardous Substance Assessment Grant, Quarterly Report No. 8 Financial Report (at meeting)

2. Approval of the Agenda:

Dan stated that EPA Quarterly Report #7 noted in paragraph 5a(2) should actually be Quarterly Report #8. He also asked that properties in Hersey and Marion be added as new business.

(10-01) A motion was made by Rich Jacobs, supported by Bob Godbold, to approve the agenda with the one change and two additions noted. Motion carried unanimously.

3. Public Comments: No members of the public were present.

4. Approval of the Minutes of January 20, 2010

The minutes from January 20, 2010 were reviewed. No corrections were needed.

(10-02) A motion was made by Bob Godbold, supported by Lori Mitchell, to approve the minutes from January 20, 2010 as written. Motion carried unanimously.

5. Unfinished Business & Reports

a. Financial Reports

(1) Financial Report: Board members were given a copy of Quarterly Financial Report #8 for both the Hazardous Substance and the Petroleum grants. Both reports show that expenditures lag far behind the proposed timeline. We will continue to work hard in order to find projects.

(2) Budget Detail: None

(3) Bills in Excess of $250: None

b. Review of Bylaws

(1) Article III, Section 2 of the Osceola County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Bylaws were reviewed. Board members had received prior notification (via agenda and January minutes) that this section would be reviewed for possible amendment at the meeting.

(10-03) A motion was made by Bob Godbold, supported by Gary Bailey, to remove the sentence, “Candidates shall be nominated by a nominating committee composed of three members appointed by the Chairperson.” from Article II, Section 2 of the Osceola County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Bylaws. Motion carried unanimously.

(2) The election of officers will be placed on the agenda of the next meeting.

(3) Board members that were not at the January meeting were given their Annual Conflict of Interest Recertification form.

c. Site Assessments

(1) Hersey Party Store: Stephanie informed the Board that AKT is almost ready to begin Phase I work.

(2) Tiel Oil Company: Dan and Stephanie informed the Board they have information ready to send to Mr. Tiel, but have not been able to get a phone number for him. Dan stated he would like to contact Mr. Tiel via phone prior to sending him information in the mail; however, it looks as if he will just have to mail the information to the old business address and see what happens. Gary stated he will try to find out who the listing agent is and get back to Dan.

(3) Farmers Gas & Oil #18: Dan informed the Board about his efforts to contact the owner. Contact was made with an administrative assistant at the owner’s company. She stated she would accept written material on the owner’s behalf and will ensure the owner is informed about the program.

(4) Former Evart Filing Station: Dan informed the Board about his unsuccessful efforts to contact the owners of this property. The real estate office that was selling the property no longer had the listing. Dan stated he had both a work and home phone number; however, the work phone was no longer current and calls to the home phone would not go through. Shannon stated there is a new for sale sign on the building and she will provide Dan the number.

6. New Business & Communications

a. Property in Hersey

Dan informed the Board about a discussion he had concerning a property in Hersey. It was listed in our database and we thought it was potentially available for development; however, someone is living at the address and the property is not for sale. The address will be verified to ensure that a potential property isn’t overlooked because of a mix up with addresses.

b. Retail Properties in Marion

Dan noticed that there were several retail properties for sale in the Village of Marion. He asked if we should be sending a letter to the selling agents for retail properties in any of our communities. After discussion it was decided to do so. Gary will send Dan the Internet addresses he needs to do so.

8. Additional Public Comments: None

9. Other Business

Jim noticed a property on 20 Mile Road in Tustin that might bear further investigation. Dan will look into it.

10. Adjournment

(10-04) A motion was made by Lori Mitchell, supported by Gary Bailey, to adjourn at 11:35 a.m. Motion carried unanimously.

The next meeting of the Osceola County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority is March 17, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the County Courthouse.

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Dan Massy, Director Date

Recording Secretary