April 16, 2024, Minutes

Kalamazoo Lake Harbor Authority Douglas & Saugatuck, Michigan

Kalamazoo Lake Harbor Authority Regular Meeting Minutes Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. Saugatuck Township Hall, 3461 Blue Star HWY, Saugatuck, MI Meeting held in person and zoom Call to Order: Vice Chair Waskin called the meeting to order at 5:32 PM Roll Call: Present: Engel, Waskin, Donovan, White, Krungle Absent: Naumann Also Present: DeFranco, Nocerini, Cummins

1. Approval of Agenda: a. April 16, 2024, Meeting Agenda A Motion by Klungle to approve the April 16, 2024 meeting agenda as amended. Support by Engel. Discussion: Waskin added “Follow-up on January Meeting” under Old Business Voice Vote: 5-0 Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. 2. Approval of Minutes a. January 23, 2024, Minutes Motion by Donovan to approve the January 23, 2024 minutes as amended. Support by Engel. Discussion: Donvan requested that “Krungle” and “Engel” be struck from the Roll Call as “present,” as both were absent. Voice Vote: 5-0 Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. 3. Approval of Invoices: No Invoices 4. Public Communications: a. None 5. New Business a. Community Update Waskins welcomed White to the Authority Board 6. Unfinished Business a. Update on January Meeting Waskins noted the productivity of the January meeting and asked how it could continue. DeFranco said that the Authority needed a budget to support a potential project and could

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Kalamazoo Lake Harbor Authority Douglas & Saugatuck, Michigan

request funding from the constituent municipalities. Waskins asked if Greg Weykemp of Edgewater Engineering could be engaged to provide a budget for Harbor Authority support. Motion by White to authorize Manager Nocerini to request a budget from Weykemp and report back to the Harbor Authority. Support by Engel. Discussion: None Voice Vote: 5-0 Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. 7. Reports: a. Committee Reports i. Harbor Safety Sub-CommitteeCommittee disbanded, project taken over by CVB ii. Douglas Harbor AuthorityDonovan reported the Authority met earlier that evening and discussed possible need to demolish existing structure at Douglas Marina, Election of new Officials, installation of finger piers, need to address deer and goose feces, and final year of milfoil treatment. iii. No-Wake Zone CommitteeNo longer operational. Engel will forward information on how to establish “No-Wake Zones” to municipal managers. b. Manager Reports i. NoceriniReiterated activities of Douglas Harbor Authority reported by Donovan. ii. CumminsSaugatuck City planning on another round of milfoil treatment. Cummins and DeFranco will inquire about start of channel dredging with USACE iii. DeFrancoWill look into start of dredging for channel and will coordinate placement of Township No Wake buoys. 8.

Public Comments (Limit of three (3) minutes) None

9. Authority Member Comments: White: Introduced himself to the Authority Donovan: Nice to meet new Authority members. Waskin: Next Harbor meeting is July 9th, would need to approve proposal with Weykamp prior to the municipalities adopting their budgets.

10. Adjournment: Motion by Klungke to adjourn the meeting at 6:00pm. Support by Engel. Discussion: None Voice Vote: 5-0 Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.

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Motions

1. A Motion by Klungle to approve the April 16, 2024 meeting agenda as amended. Support by Engel. Discussion: Waskin added “Follow-up on January Meeting” under Old Business Voice Vote: 5-0 Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. 2. Motion by Donovan to approve the January 23, 2024 minutes as amended. Support by Engel. Discussion: Donvan requested that “Krungle” and “Engel” be struck from the Roll Call as “present,” as both were absent. Voice Vote: 5-0 Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. 3. Motion by White to authorize Manager Nocerini to request a budget from Weykamp and report back to the Harbor Authority. Support by Engel. Discussion: None Voice Vote: 5-0 Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. 4. Motion by Klungle to adjourn the meeting at 6:00pm. Support by Engel. Discussion: None Voice Vote: 5-0 Motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Respectfully,

Daniel DeFranco Saugatuck Township Manager

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CLIENT’S INITIALS ___________________

Gregory J. Weykamp

Principal and President of Edgewater Resources

Greg Weykamp, ASLA, LEED AP, BD+C has more than twenty-five years of experience in the planning and design of the public realm, with an emphasis on implementation of sustainable built landscapes and urban waterfront environments. He is a CLARB and LEED Certified landscape architect, and his project experience spans waterfront parks, marinas, master planned communities, urban revitalization, streetscapes, parks, and recreation facilities. With extensive experience leading and facilitating the public community outreach process, and years of working with municipal agencies in the design of the public realm, his sensitivity to issues of social equity keep communities engaged and projects on track. Greg was Principal of the Chicago office of EDAW AECOM, one of the most prominent planning and landscape architecture firms in the world. He has worked on internationally significant projects, including Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, the Olympic Village for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Gateway and 31st Street Harbors in Chicago, and the redevelopment of Denver’s Stapleton Airport into an award-winning urban infill residential community incorporating traditional neighborhood design strategies.