M I N U T E S
The Village of Evendale
Regular Council Meeting
July 8, 2004
The Village of Evendale held a Public Discussion Session prior to the Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting. Lynn Watts discussed with council the Mayor’s idea to consider purchasing the private property on Inwood Drive with unbudgeted funds to create senior housing. Ms. Watts concern was that we are in a deficit spending pattern in the Village and are considering raising the tax rate and increasing Recreation fees across the board for every program in the Village. She asked where we are going to tighten our belts before putting more expenses on the tax payers. Mayor Apking stated that we received 8.5 million dollars in tax revenue and that we received only $341,000 from residents. General Electric and the industrial base contribute most of the tax revenue. Lynn Watts also asked for clarification on the Ordinance concerning competitive
bidding that is on the agenda. Mayor Apking stated that the Charter states that the Village has to go out to competitive bid if a project is over $10,000. It costs $2,000 - $3,000 for an engineer to write the specifications for the bid. Therefore, it costs $2,000 - $3,000 to spend $10,000. The state minimum is $25,000 and that is what we want to increase the bid limit to. We can save $15,000 - $20,000 on engineering costs alone. This is an ordinance to put it in front of the voters. Mr. Schaeffer stated that at the committee meeting the Mayor’s request was simply to talk about the Inwood property in an Executive Session and not to actually make the purchase of the property. Council has not decided to purchase anything. The Mayor had an idea and wanted to know if we could discuss it in Executive Session. Ms. Watts also requested that minutes to the Council Committee Meetings be posted on the website. Mr. Phil Schneider asked if the fish were placed in Griffin Pond.
The Mayor stated that there are fish in Griffin Pond. Mr. Schneider stated that he did not understand how Council could turn down a purchase of three pieces of business property in the beginning of the year in the south Reading Road and that was number one priority for everybody on council and running for council and say it was not right to buy that property because there was no plan and we had no money to purchase it, yet now we have a discussion on the table concerning residential property. Mr. Schneider expressed a concern that the Anchor Development decisions should be made by Council and not the voters, however, the issue of increased taxes should go before the voters. He also mentioned that there are some real estate signs that are being placed at the ends of streets indicating there is a house for sale down the street and that this is illegal.
The Village of Evendale held the Public Hearing for an appeal from the denial of a zoning variance for an accessory storage structure at 3729 Moorhill Drive, Evendale, Ohio 45241, filed by Elmer and Mary Siebel, the property owner. The Mayor asked if anyone wanted to address council on this issue. Mr. Siebel said that the is trying to do everything legal and right and it has taken a long time. Mr. Schaeffer stated that he asked the Planning Commission to set a public hearing for a zone change on the size of sheds because the Zoning Board of Appeals sent Planning Commission a letter stating that this is creating a lot of consternation. They will discuss the proper size of sheds and detached garages at the next Planning Commission Meeting, the third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm.
The Village of Evendale held the Public Hearing for the 2005 Tax Budget. The Mayor asked if anyone wanted to address council on this issue. There was no discussion. The Mayor stated that we may increase the inside and outside millage. Mayor Apking asked for a motion to close the public hearing. A motion to close the public hearing was made by Mrs. Hartman, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call.
The Village of Evendale held its Regular Council Meeting. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Don Apking. Upon roll call, the following council members were present: Mr. Bill Puthoff, Jr., Mr. Stiney Vonderhaar, Mr. Jeff Albrinck, Mr. Chris Schaefer and Mrs. Catherine Hartman. Mrs. Smiley-Robertson was absent and excused. Also present were: Village Chief Fiscal and Accounting Officer, George Snyder; Village Engineer, James Jeffers; Recreation Director, Dave Nichols; Police Chief, Gary Foust; Assistant to the Mayor, Jack Cameron; Village Solicitor, Tim Burke and Village Clerk, Michelle Ficke.
Mayor Apking presented the consent calendar. Mayor Apking asked for a motion to accept the consent calendar. A motion to accept the consent calendar was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call.
Mayor Apking presented Resolution #04-17, “Resolution of Appreciation to Martha Carmody”.
A motion to read Resolution 04-17 by title only was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mrs. Hartman and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to suspend the second and their readings of Resolution 04-17 was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt Resolution 04-17 was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mrs. Hartman and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared Resolution 04-17 adopted as an emergency measure.
Mayor Apking presented Resolution #04-18, “Resolution of Appreciation to Pat Haslit”.
A motion to read Resolution 04-18 by title only was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to suspend the second and their readings of Resolution 04-18 was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt Resolution 04-18 was made by Mrs. Hartman, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared Resolution 04-18 adopted as an emergency measure.
Mayor Apking presented Ordinance 04-45, “Ordinance Approving the 2005 Tax Budget of the Village of Evendale and Declaring an Emergency.” A motion to read Ordinance 04-45 by title only was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to suspend the second and their readings of Ordinance 04-45 was made by Mr. Albrinck, seconded by Mrs. Hartman and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt Ordinance 04-45 was made by Mrs. Hartman, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared Ordinance 04-45 adopted as an emergency measure.
Mayor Apking presented Resolution #04-19A, “Resolution upholding the Appeal of Elmer and Mary Siebel and Granting a Variance for the Installation of a Shed at 3729 Moorhill Drive Larger Than Permitted by the Zoning Code and Declaring an Emergency.” A motion to read Resolution 04-19A by title only was made by Mrs. Hartman, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. Mr. Schaeffer stated that the Planning Commission is considering changing the zoning code to allow the shed size to be a percentage of the rear yard which is how it is done by surrounding communities. It has come to our attention and Planning Commission is trying to address it. A motion to suspend the second and third readings of Resolution 04-19A was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to
adopt Resolution 04-19A was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Puthoff and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared Resolution 04-19A adopted as an emergency.
Mayor Apking presented Resolution #04-19B, “Resolution Upholding the Appeal of Elmer and Mary Siebel and Denying a Variance for the Installation of a Shed at 3729 Moorhill Drive Larger than Permitted by the Zoning Code, and Declaring an Emergency.” A motion to Table Resolution 04-19B was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mrs. Hartman and unanimously approved on roll call. Resolution 04-19B was tabled.
Mayor Apking presented Ordinance #04-46, “Ordinance Adopting Section 258.133 Regulating Bereavement Leave and Amending Subsection 258.12(j) of the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Evendale Relating to Death Benefits Provided Therein and Declaring an Emergency.”
Mr. Vonderhaar stated that the people that abuse the use of sick time will be the ones who benefit from this.
A motion to table Ordinance 04-46 was made by Mr. Schaeffer, seconded by Mrs. Hartman and unanimously approved on roll call. Ordinance 04-46 was tabled. Mr. Albrinck stated that George Snyder brought it to the Committee’s attention and part of the discussion was how competitive it is to keep good employees and that this would be a perk since we can’t give them financial raises each year. It is a way of supporting the employees in a difficult time and not have them take up all of their sick and vacation time.
Mayor Apking presented Ordinance #04-47, “Ordinance Amending Section 258.123(A) Civil Leave Regulating Jury and Witness Pay.”
Mr. Schaeffer stated that maybe we should discuss these things when we get to our overall compensation package and wrap them all up into one package and deal with them in November or December instead of looking at them individually. Mr. Albrinck agreed. Mr. Schaeffer made a motion to table Ordinance 04-47, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved. Ordinance 04-47 was tabled.
Mayor Apking presented Ordinance #04-48, “Ordinance Amending Section 260.08, Medical Examinations, of the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Evendale and Declaring an Emergency.”
Mr. Albrinck stated that this ordinance makes it specific to seasonal and part-time employees as well as full-time employees. A motion to read Ordinance 04-48 by title only was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to suspend the second and third readings of Ordinance 04-48 was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt Ordinance #04-48 was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mrs. Hartman and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared Ordinance
#04-48 adopted as an emergency.
Mayor Apking presented Ordinance #04-49, “Ordinance Approving Additional Appropriations in Various Funds and Declaring an Emergency.”
A motion to read Ordinance 04-49 by title only was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to suspend the second and third readings of Ordinance 04-49 was made by Mrs. Hartman, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt Ordinance #04-49 was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared Ordinance #04-49 adopted as an emergency.
Mayor Apking presented Resolution #04-20, “Resolution Agreeing to Join in the Establishment of the First Suburbs Consortium of Southwest Ohio and Authorizing the Village of Evendale to Become a Member.”
A motion to read Resolution 04-20 by title only was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. Jack Cameron stated that this is modeled after Columbus and Cleveland’s Consortium that already in existence. It benefits those suburbs that were built out first in the area and are landlocked and have limited abilities to do things. The consortium helps affect legislation and push things at that level. Evendale may not benefit directly from this but it will help our neighboring communities. We would be good neighbors. A motion to suspend the second and third readings or Resolution 04-20 was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt Resolution 04-20 was made by Mrs. Hartman, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on
roll call. Mayor Apking declared Resolution 04-20 adopted as an emergency.
Mayor Apking presented Ordinance #04-50, “Ordinance Amending Section 434.01 and Adopting Section 434.011, Relating to Driving While Intoxicated and Declaring an Emergency.”
Chief Foust stated that this is new legislation. We’ve discussed within the Police Department that our DUI arrests have soared significantly over the last few years and we are looking at ways to cut costs and bring new revenues into the Village. We discussed in committee about hearing in Mayor’s court first time DUI offenders which would be any first time DUI offender under .17 DAC. As a result the Village would get the funds from the fines rather than the county getting that. Currently they go to Hamilton County. The Police officer can come here to court instead of going downtown to Hamilton County Courts and that saves on hours and money as well. A motion to read Ordinance #04-50 by title only was made by Mr. Albrinck, seconded by Mrs. Hartman and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to suspend the second and third
readings or Ordinance 04-50 was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt Ordinance 04-50 was made by Mrs. Hartman, seconded by Mr. Puthoff and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared Ordinance 04-50 adopted as an emergency.
Mayor Apking presented Ordinance #04-51, “Ordinance Providing for the Submission of an Amendment to the Evendale Village Charter Regarding Compliance with State Competitive Bidding Requirements to the Electors of the Village of Evendale at the November 2, 2004 General Election and Declaring an Emergency.”
Mayor Apking stated that this would put before the voters in November raising the bid limit from $10,000 to the state level which is currently $25,000. We are trying to save money in Engineering costs of preparing specifications for bids. We currently spend $3,000 - $5,000 in engineering costs just to prepare the specifications for the bids in order to spend $10,000 on projects. Mr. Puthoff stated that this is a good idea and it will save the Village money. Mr. Schaeffer stated he was concerned about the language that refers to the bid amount and the other regulations that go along with it. We are subject to what is set out by the State of Ohio. Tim Burke said the current language leaves a good deal unclear about what procedures need to be followed. The language does not have to be presented to the Board of Elections until 60 days prior to
the election. He recommended a First Reading and then revise the language in August. James Jeffers explained that the additional expenses come when you exceed the bid limit. You must do a public competitive bidding process which includes advertising for bids, preparing specifications with description of the work, plans. Then the contractors interested in bidding the job come and pick up the specifications and provide public sealed bids that are presented to the CFO and publicly opened. Then you need to read through all of the bids and there is a lot of paperwork behind the scenes required and references to check. If the job is below the bid limit you can go out and get three estimates for the job and go ahead with hiring someone to do the work without going through the whole bid process. The cost for most projects is $3,000 - $5,000 depending on what is involved. The specifications can be just as complex whether it is a $10,000 job or a $100,000 job. Mr. Schaeffer stated that when
we put a new roof on the Civic Center we had a roofer willing to do the work for $11,500. We had the $10,000 bid limit so we got the specs together and put it out to bid and the same roofer was the low bidder at $17,000. The price difference is because of all of the work that goes into submitting a bid. We lost $7,000 plus engineering costs to develop the specs for the job because we had to go out to competitive bid. In 1983 the bid limit was $3,500 and in 1986 or 1987 the bid limit was raised to $10,000. Mrs. Hartman stated that costs have changed since 1987 and it is reasonable that the bid limit number should change. This was a First Reading of the Ordinance #04-51 so that the language can be amended.
Mayor Apking presented Ordinance #04-52, “Ordinance to Rezone Certain Property Owned by Jennie B. Heine and the JEB Investment Company, Inc. From Office Research (OR) to Heavy Commercial (HC) and Declaring and Emergency.”
A motion to read Ordinance #04-52 by title only was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. Mr. Schaefer stated that the Planning Commission voted 4 to 1 in favor of the rezoning and 4 to 1 in favor of the Planned Business Development. One concern he has on the zoning change is the additional traffic coming into Evendale. There is a potential of increased traffic on Cooper Road and Glendale-Milford Road. Also there is no entrance to Cross County Highway from Interstate 75 which would create more traffic on Reading Road. Mr. Albrinck was interested in learning the impact on the traffic light cycles and how the additional traffic would affect the number of light cycles you would have to wait on to get through the intersections. The Mayor suggested that we have our own traffic study conducted for
$4,000 - $5,000 to assure accuracy of the developer’s traffic study. There will be a public presentation on August 5 at 5:00 pm at the Recreation Center on the Anchor Planned Business Development and Rezoning issues. A Public Hearing on the Anchor Planned Business Development and Rezoning will take place at the Recreation Center on August 12, 2004 at 5:00 pm prior to the Council Meeting. Council members will get questions and concerns for Anchor Properties to Jack Cameron so he can submit the list of questions to Matt Grever from Anchor as soon as possible so that they can respond to them at the public presentation on August 5th or before. Mr. Schaefer stated that the PBD code did not include a schematic of the buildings requirements, grading plans or landscape plans because Anchor does not know who their tenants will be yet. Matt Grever from Anchor properties stated that the final decisions rest with Planning Commission. The overlay contains specific requirements for
building materials that we’ve agreed to in specific areas of the properties so we have higher grade materials on Glendale-Milford and Reading Roads and we’ve worked very hard with Planning Commission to agree to those. Landscaping we are following to a tee what Poggemeyer proposed for the Reading Road Corridor plans. Before we build a building Planning Commission has to look at it and approve it. This was a first reading of
Ordinance #04-52.
Mayor Apking presented Ordinance #04-53, “Ordinance approving a Planned Business Development Overlay District on Property in the General Vicinity of 2929 and 2324 Glendale-Milford Road being Further Identified in the Records of the Hamilton County Recorder as Book 611, Page 20, Parcels 4 through 11, 13 and 72 and Declaring and Emergency.” A motion to read Ordinance #04-53 by title only was made by Mr. Schaefer, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. This was a First Reading of Ordinance #04-53.
Resolution 04-21, “Resolution Declaring July Parks and Recreation Month Recognizing the Benefits of Parks and Recreation.” A motion to read Resolution 04-21 by title only was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mrs. Hartman and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to suspend the second and third readings or Resolution 04-21 was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt Resolution 04-21 was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mrs. Hartman and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared Resolution 04-21 adopted as an emergency.
Dan Hackett gave the Gorman Heritage Farm Foundation Report. July 14th is the Evendale Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing and all proceeds benefit Gorman Heritage Farm. Community Service Days are scheduled to be the third Saturday of every month beginning July 17th and is also Evendale Employee Appreciation Day. All employees and families will receive free admission and a gift certificate for produce from the farm. The Sunflower Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 9th. We will also have a fund raiser gala Friday, October 8th. The farm looks good, the fields look good, the gardens look good. We thank Sandra Murphy for her hard work. She kept all of the volunteers moving in the right direction. We are in the final stages of hiring an Executive Director. We are in the final stages of negotiation. There were 35 people at the pot luck last
night at the farm.
Mayor Apking gave the Mayor’s Report. Mayor Apking stated that he wanted to look into purchasing the Inwood residential property and asked for a motion to allow him to enter into negotiations with the owners of the property. Mr. Albrinck stated that he sat here six months ago and the prior council had addressed purchasing other property. The two reasons for not purchasing it was there was not a completed plan for that corner and we did not have the money. Every month since then we have expressed concern at council meetings over our finances. We are running at approximately a two million dollar deficit when you count capital expenditures. We are now evaluating whether or not to purchase a residential property with the sole use as potential senior housing. I am for senior housing. On the top of a steep hill is not the best location
for senior housing. Purchasing it for senior housing before we have even discussed senior housing even though there is a lot of support for it is extremely premature under the current fiscal constraints that we currently face. The reasons for not purchasing PG Graves properties was there was no plan and no money. What has changed since that point? We cannot speculate on property without a defined use. It is hypocritical to say we can’t spend the money on things that will directly impact our fiscal position and then later say we are going to spend the money of something much more speculative, does not have a direct fiscal impact on the Village and there is no plan at this time on how the property will be used. Mayor Apking stated that we bought 6.5 million dollars worth of property without a plan. The Inwood property is adjacent to properties that we own now. Mr. Albrinck stated that the purchase of a lot of the property on Reading Road was they were eye soars and we wanted to
control the potential development for retail use. Neither of those exist for the Inwood property. I endorse evaluation of senior housing but not this property at this time. There is other property we can explore. Mr. Schaefer agrees this is not the best property for senior housing. He is not opposed to a group deal for the properties on PG Graves. Buying them one at a time causes prices to go up with each purchase of property. The Inwood property would enhance the salability of the Colonial Inn property. There would be more room for greenbelt space between the Colonial property and the residential properties on Inwood. Mr. Vonderhaar supports the greenbelt idea. Mr. Puthoff stated that the Inwood property is the wrong location for senior housing on top of the hill. Mrs. Hartman said that the advantage of buying the Inwood property is that it is contiguous to the other properties we already own and location is critical and we should look into it. Mr. Albrinck stated that evaluating
opportunities is good but he cannot justify discussing tax increases in good faith if we don’t tighten our belt first. We need a plan to justify expenses. There was discussion on tax rates. The Mayor stated that the tax rate is currently .9%. Council can go to 1% without going to the voters. We are running at a 1.8 million dollar deficit. We must decide by the August 12 council meeting whether we want to put on the ballot raising earnings tax from 1% to 1.2% or start reducing our surplus. In the Village of Evendale, the 8.5 million dollar that we get in earnings tax $341,000 is paid by residents. That is the only money the Village gets from residents. If we put on the inside millage it would cost the owner of a $400,000 approximately $500 a year. However, our income has not gone up but our expenses have and we need to do something to balance the budget. In 1999 we took off the inside and outside tax millage to 0% because we had a big surplus. Mr. Puthoff stated
that we also reduced our earnings tax to .9% intentionally because we saw our surplus growing at a rate that was irresponsible in his opinion. Council did a responsible thing in reducing our income at that time. Mr. Puthoff stated that it is not irresponsible to ask for that money back when we do need it. Mayor Apking stated that is we put the inside and outside millage on the Village would get $850,000 to $900,000. Mr. Puthoff stated that we made a choice to reduce our surplus at that time and did use some of the surplus for prudent land investments. We have to find the right combination of increasing our income and reducing our expenses. Mr. Albrinck agreed and stated that we must reduce expenses first before raising taxes. Mr. Puthoff stated that we should have a recommendation from the Finance Committee next month. Mrs. Hartman stated that we did tighten our belts and reduce the budget and have been very careful about what is spent by the departments and looking at each
individual capital expense and we don’t have a lot of fat in the budget. Mr. Schaefer stated that in the past the Mayor would secure an option from the individuals if they are willing to do that. I do not have a problem with you getting an option and then allowing council to look at it. It costs $1,000 to get an option on the property.
Mrs. Hartman gave the Police Department Report. Chief Foust suggested that we hear the first offense DUI cases in our own Mayor’s Court to save court and we already discussed that tonight.
Mr. Vonderhaar gave the Fire Department Report. The Village Clerk read a letter from Chief John Vail which stated that on July 4th a 66 year old participant in the Village 10K Walk and Run collapsed and was in cardiac arrest, with no pulse and not breathing. Three people, Jane Schappacher, Ann Nartker and Judy McAuliffe immediately initiated CPR. Chief Vail thanked these three women as well as firefighters/medics Rob Haynes and Chip Rielage who were following the participants of the run and were on the scene in less than one minutes. They were able to get a regular heartbeat after shocking the victim. The victim was conscious and speaking by the time they left the scene for the hospital. Chief Vail also commended the engine company lieutenant/medic Harper, firefighter/medic Dan Graham and firefighter Randy Daugherty who assisted and the
Recreation Center Personnel and Police Department for quickly gathering patient information and he thanked the Village leaders for providing the tools and training to do things which are amazing. Mr. Vonderhaar thanked firefighter/medic Rob Haynes for coordinating the Chili Lunch, as well as members of the fire department and Evendale Chamber of Commerce for making the chili lunch a success. Congratulations to Fire Department Combat Challenge team consisting of Dave Stark, Chip Rielage, Rob Haynes, Ross Mosher, Craig Kennedy and Mike Roa for finishing second at a time of 1.27 minutes at Rockford, Illinois. The Fire Department received $1,075 from the state for firefighter class 1 and 2 instructor training.
Mr. Albrinck gave the Recreation Department Report. Mr. Albrinck stated we had a record crowd on July 4th. The amphitheatre programs have started beginning in July and encouraged everyone to attend. The Recreation Commission has developed a new Camera Phone Policy for the locker rooms and bathrooms. Violation of this policy will result in permanent expulsion from the Recreation Facilities of the Village of Evendale and criminal prosecution. The rules are posted at the Recreation Center.
Mr. Puthoff gave the Service Department Report. Mr. Schafer stated that Joe Wiehe’s sister died so he did not come to the committee meeting.
Mr. Albrinck gave the Financial Department Report. Last months expenses were $1.1 million dollars and receipts of $700,000 so we are down about $400,000. George Snyder initiated the evaluation of our investment policy and we now have $10 million dollars that has been withdrawn from Star Ohio and placed with Fifth Third Bank and their investment advisors and we have increased our rate by approximately 2.45% which represents on an annual basis of almost $250,000. The funds are just as secure as they were, however, we are now making $250,000 more just by letting the money sit in the bank.
There was no CIC report.
There was no Gorman Heritage Farm Council Committee Report.
James Jeffers gave the Village Engineer’s report. The Giverny curb work will start next week. There is a sink hole on Fawn Run Drive and work will begin on that. The Griffin Pond pump was received. The electric will be run this week for the pump. They will begin cleaning the field on Griffin Pond so wild flowers can be planted in the fall. There is a Griffin Farm volunteer day on Saturday, July 31 from 8:00 am to12:00 to help spread mulch on the main trail.
Other Items included:
Mr. Vonderhaar said it has been brought to his attention that there is not enough handicap parking by the Recreation Center. There are four spots by the Recreation Center. It was discussed that temporary handicap parking signs could be posted for larger events that happen every so often. It was suggested that two handicap parking spots be made near Founders Pavilion as well.
Mr. Vonderhaar stated that loud music on Sharondale has been brought to his attention. Chief Foust stated that one of the problems is determining what decibels are loud. Mayor Apking asked Chief Foust to talk to Tim about this.
Mr. Puthoff reminded everyone of St. Rita’s Festival this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 9th, 10th and 11th.
Mayor Apking asked for a motion to adjourn. Mr. Puthoff made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded Mr. Albrinck and unanimously approved on roll call. The meeting adjourned 9:05 pm.
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