MINUTES
The Village of Evendale
Regular Council Meeting
January 21st, 2014
The Village of Evendale Regular Council Meeting was called to order by Mayor Don Apking at 7:00pm.
Roll call- The following council members were present: Mayor Don Apking, Mr. Bill Puthoff, Mr. John Ranz, Jr., Mr. Jeff Albrinck, Mr. Richard Finan, Ms. Catherine Hartman and Mr. Chris Schaefer. Also present: Police Chief Niel Korte; Fire Chief, Mike Hauck; Village Solicitor, Tim Burke, Assistant to the Mayor, Jack Cameron, and CFO Cynthia Caracci.
Mayor Apking presented the consent calendar. The motion to accept the amended consent calendar was made by Mr. Finan, seconded by Ms. Hartman and unanimously approved.
Committee Reports:
Police, Fire, Recreation Council Committee:
Mr. Albrinck reported the bicycle master plan will be presented to the Planning Committee. Chief Hauck will be presenting proposals for the new ambulance in the next few months.
Finance, Administration, Service, Engineering and GHF Committee:
The committee recommends several ordinances on the agenda for the meeting.
For 2013, income tax collections were $13,168,757.51. That is $420,693.03 more than 2012. 2013 revenue exceeds expenses by $1,138,240.99.
Presentation of Ordinances and Resolutions:
The Mayor ORD. #13-66 ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE #13-31 WHICH PROVIDED FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR MEMBERS OF EVENDALE VILLAGE COUNCIL COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1, 2014 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. This is the second reading. A motion to read ORD #13-66 by title only was made by Mr. Albrinck, seconded by Ms. Hartman and unanimously approved on roll call.
The Mayor presented ORD. #13-67 ORDINANCE REQUESTING THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO PLACE A REFERENDUM ON THE NOVEMBER 2014 BALLOT TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT ORDINANCE 2013-31 SHALL BE REPEALED. This is the second reading. A motion to read ORD #13-66 by title only was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mr. Finan and unanimously approved on roll call.
The Mayor presented ORD. #14-01 ORDINANCE APPROVING TRANSFERRING GENERAL FUNDS TO VARIOUS OTHER FUNDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. A motion to read ORD #14-01 by title only was made by Mr. Finan, seconded by Ms. Hartman and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to suspend the second and third readings of ORD #14-01 was made by Mr. Finan, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to agree to the emergency section is made by Mr. Schaefer, seconded by Ms. Hartman, and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt ORD #14-01 was made by Mr. Finan, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared #14-01 adopted as an emergency.
The Mayor presented ORD. #14-02 ORDINANCE APPROVING A TRANSFER IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT EXPENSES IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FUND AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. A motion to read ORD #14-02 by title only was made by Ms. Hartman, seconded by Mr. Finan and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to suspend the second and third readings of ORD #14-02 was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mr. Ranz and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to agree to the emergency section is made by Mr. Finan, seconded by Ms. Hartman, and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt ORD #14-02 was made by Mr. Albrinck, seconded by Mr. Puthoff and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared ORD #13-68 adopted as an emergency.
The Mayor presented ORD. # 14-03 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 745 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCS OF THE VILLAGE OF EVENDALE TO INCLUDE THE REGULATION OF DEAD AND DANGEROUS TREES. Discussion: Mr. Schaefer stated this allows the Building Commissioner to be able to have a tree or trees taken down that threaten the public right away. The assessment would be added to the owner’s property taxes. The Village has a lot of property that may have some trees threatening private property. This is not meant to regulate dead trees on people’s property that is not infringing on other people’s property. The Mayor stated that a house on Margate has a dead tree on a neighboring property that is at risk to the house. The neighboring property, St. Joe’s, is located in Sharonville.
Mr. Finan offered to make the call to St. Joe’s to ask them to remove the tree. A motion to read ORD #14-03 by title only was made by Mr. Schaefer, seconded by Ms. Hartman and unanimously approved on roll call. This is the first reading.
The Mayor presented ORD. #14-04 ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 258.076. Discussion: All departments are satisfied with the way this ordinance is proposed. A motion to read ORD #14-04 by title only was made by Mr. Schaefer, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call.
The Mayor presented ORD. #14-05 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH THE LOWEST AND BEST BIDDER FOR THE READING ROAD LANDSCAPE IMPROVMENTS AND TRAFFIC ISLAND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE PROJECT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Discussion: This is the first reading. The Mayor pointed out that since the village has started to use perennials instead of annuals, the cost has dropped dramatically. A motion to read ORD #14-05 by title only was made by Ms. Hartman, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call.
A motion to adjourn into executive session to discuss possible legislation on property acquisition was made by Ms. Hartman and seconded by Mr. Finan and unanimously approved on roll call.
A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Albrinck, seconded by Ms. Hartman and unanimously approved.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:35 pm.
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Mayor
Attest:
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Village Clerk
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