Request to delete agenda item “D” and add agenda item “N” AUTHORIZE CLERK AND SUPERVISOR TO SIGN REPLACEMENT DEED FOR CONTAINERS SPECIALTY PROPERTY. There were no objections.

REPORTS:

Genesee County Road Commission is in process of filling pot-holes
Welcomed Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton and State Representative Lee Gonzales

MOTION BY S. WRIGHT, SECOND BY D. CARLTON, to honor the warrants and pay the bills.

ROLL CALL VOTE: MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Police Department Open House was very nice and well received by the public
Suggested moving “Audience Participation” to the top of the agenda
Trustees to continue to receive monthly reports on employee overtime
Building Activity Report
Fire Activity Report

ACTION ITEMS:

A) PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ISSUANCE OF AN INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE TO HOUGEN MANUFACTURING

1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 03-21-05 AUTHORIZING IFT

Public Hearing opened at 7:23 p.m.

Ronald Hodge, 3234 Ridgecliffe was against the issuance of the IFT.

Shirley Jamison, 6306 Lennon Rd was for the issuance of the IFT.

Greg Phillips, Vice President Hougen Mfg addressed the Board.

Malcolm McLean, CEO Hougen Mfg addressed the Board.

Public Hearing closed at 7:27 p.m.

MOTION BY D. CARLTON, SECOND BY J. MACGILLIVRAY,

WHEREAS, Hougen Manufacturing, has filed an application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate covering the Industrial Development District established by the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Flint on November 6, 1995; and

WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the Board of the Charter Township of Flint pursuant to the provisions of Act 198 of the Public Acts of 1974, as amended, on March 21, 2005; and

WHEREAS, the applicant, the Township Assessor and a representative of the affected taxing units were each given notice as required by said Act and were each given an opportunity for a hearing; and

WHEREAS, the Board of the Charter Township of Flint finds the matters presented at the public hearing that;

1. The granting of the Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate, when considered together with the aggregate amount of Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificates previously granted and currently in force, shall not have the effect of substantially impeding the operation of the Charter Township of Flint or the Charter Township of Flint or impairing the financial soundness of any taxing unit which levies an ad valorem property tax in the Charter Township of Flint.

2. The commencement of the construction of the facility occurred not earlier than six months before the filing of the application for the Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate.

3. The application relates to a construction program which, when completed, constitutes a new facility within the meaning of said Act 198 and which shall be situated within a Plant Rehabilitation District of Industrial Development District duly established by the Charter Township of Flint, which is eligible under said Act 198 to establish the district and which was established upon a request filed before the commencement of the rehabilitation of the facility.

4. Completion of the facility is calculated to, and will at the time of issuance of the certificate, have the reasonable likelihood to create employment in the community in which the facility is situated.

5. Completion of the facility shall not have the effect of transfer of employment from one or more local government units of the state to the Charter Township of Flint.

6. The aggregate State Equalized Valuation of the property proposed to be exempt under the application, considered together with the aggregate state equalized valuation of property exempt under certificates previously granted and currently in force will not exceed 5% of the state equalized valuation of the Charter Township of Flint.

7. Completion of the facility does not constitute merely the additional machinery and equipment for the purpose of increasing productive capacity but rather is primarily for the purpose and will primarily have the effect of restoration of obsolete industrial property.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Flint that:

1. The Township Board determines that the granting of the Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate considered together with the aggregate amount of certificates previously granted and currently in force under Act No. 198 of the Public Acts of 1974 shall not have the effect of substantially impeding the operation of the Charter Township of Flint or impairing the financial soundness of a taxing unit which levies ad valorem property taxes in the Charter Township of Flint.

2. The application of Hougen Manufacturing for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate with respect to a new addition of the facility described parcel of real property situated within the Industrial Development District, to-wit:

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be and the same is hereby approved.

3. The Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate when issued shall be and remain in force and effect for a period of twelve (12) years.