Minutes of Committee Meeting
Police Department, Village Engineer, Service Department
Gorman Farm
February 1, 2005
The meeting of the Evendale Council Committee for Police Department, Village Engineer,
Service Department, and Gorman Farm was called to order at 7:00 pm. Councilmembers Hartman Puthoff and Schaefer were present. Also present were Chief Foust, Gary Goosman, and Joe Wiehe during portions of the meeting.
Gorman Farm
Gary Goosman showed copies of the brochure for the summer camp program. Kate Labare, the educational director, is in charge of leading these programs. Three age levels will be available; 4 to 6, 6 to 9, and 9 to 12. The First Saturdays program will continue in February . April 2 and 3 will be “Founders Day” with sheep shearing, spinning, weaving, story telling, hayrides, food music and crafts. Monica Mazzone is the events coordinator.
Finally Jeff Ficke suggested that the Foundation would like to discuss shared parking and other facilities with Cincinnati State and the UAW. In the planning, the use of a portion of the Imperial Lodge lot may be used. The committee had no objection to the planning process, but noted that until the Anchor Project is begun, Evendale will make no commitments concerning use of the Imperial Lodge lot.
Police Department
Chief Foust had several issues for the committee. The Specialist positions have changed slightly with Officer Lantry replacing Officer Holloway and the Special Operations Specialist becoming a Crime Preventing Specialist. The department has an internal presentation justifying each position and the Crime Prevention Specialist position was judged to be more valuable than Special Operations in the upcoming year.
The Quality Assurance program started again and will run for two months. This time any Village resident fitting one of the five categories will receive a questionnaire. So far there have been twenty-six questionnaires sent out. Five, all positive, were returned.
Finally Chief Foust reminded the committee that he did not believe that the amount budgeted would cover overtime costs. The committee assured Chief Foust that the committee would again look at that line item when the time comes.
Service Department
Joe Wiehe did not attend the meeting but had reported to councilmember Schaefer that the only item on the agenda concerning his department was the Specialist positions which will remain unchanged from previous years.
Village Engineer and Other Items
James Jeffers reported that the contract for the Reading Road planting and maintenance was up for renewal. This is the third option year. After reviewing the original bids, the Committee believes that the best price will be received by exercising the right to continue for the third year of the contract with Adleta.
James also reported that a Water Management and sedimentation control permit is being considered for Neyra’s property that is accessible by way of an easement next to Watkins Manufacturing. Because of the recent report of the Army Corps on the Mill Creek channelization project and concerns about the grading by adjoining property owners, the matter should be set for a public hearing before council. This will occur at the February Council meeting.
Finally Mayor Apking discussed additional information concerning the difficulties Princeton is having with their building projects. Mayor Apking reported that if funds become available, Heritage Hill School would be rebuilt. Evendale School is slated for rehabilitation.
The meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm.
Approved:
Councilmember Puthoff
Councilmember Schaefer
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