MINUTES
The Village of Evendale
Regular Council Meeting
June 13th, 2010
A Public Hearing was held for the proposed zone change from Heavy Commercial (HC) to General Industrial (GI) for property located between 1543 Glendale-Milford Road and 10310 Spartan Drive. No comments were made.
The Village of Evendale Regular Council Meeting was called to order by Mayor Apking at 7:00pm.
Roll call- The following Council members were present: Ms. Carolyn Smiley-Robertson, Mr. Stiney Vonderhaar, Mr. John Ranz, Jr., Mr. Bill Puthoff, Mr. Chris Schaefer, and Mr. Doug Lohmeier. Also present: Village of Evendale Fire Chief, Rick Cruse; Recreation Manager, Dave Nichols, Village Solicitor, Tim Burke; and Village Clerk, Barb Rohs.
A proclamation honoring Dick Shaffer was presented to him for the past forty years of volunteer work on various committees for the Village of Evendale.
Brian Babb, GHF Board member, presented GHF’s plan for moving forward to be placed on the National Registry of Historical Places. Mr. Babb went through the designation process and benefits for applying for this designation. GHF is requesting approval for moving forward to have the following structures placed on the National Registry: farm residence, spring house, and two barns. These structures meet the eligibility requirements for the National Registry. This process can take about 1 year. Mr. Babb explained the effects of National Registry designation. Mr. Babb answered questions from council members and the public.
Mayor Apking presented the consent calendar. Mr. Puthoff made the motion to accept the consent calendar, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved.
Report of Mayor and Council Committees:
A moment of silence was taken for the passing of Johnnie Lee Rabb, Mayor of the Village of Woodlawn, who passed away on June 6th, 2010.
Police-Finance-Administration Council Committee-
Written test and interviews will be taken in June for Police Sergeant.
Fire-Recreation-Service-Engineering and GHF Council Committee-
Receipts are down 6% over last year. The YTD surplus is $491,000
Mr. Vonderhaar went over the 4th of July festivities. Congressman Driehaus will be at the Recreation Center at 4:00 on July 8th to discuss senior health care.
Mr. Schaefer made a motion for the discussion of property maintenance code revision to be tabled until July. Mr. Vonderhaar seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved.
Presentation of Ordinances and Resolutions:
Mayor Apking presented Ord. # 10- 26- APPROVING TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUNDAND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. This is the second reading. Discussion: Mr. Apking and the Recreation Department do not feel the staff of the Recreation Department is able to manage the Cultural Arts Center. Discussion took place to possibility change the line item. Mr. Snyder stated that since the purpose of the program is recreation, then the annual final report to the state will place it under recreation. Ms. Smiley-Robertson stated that since the director reports to the Mayor then she feels it should be under the administration’s budget line. A motion to amend #10-26 was made by Mr. Schaefer and seconded by Mr. Lohmeier to read “Administration instead of Recreation under Section 1, line 1” and “remove 230-239 Contracted Services”. This motion was withdrawn. Another motion was made to amend #10-26 to change under Section 1 “Recreation-Operations- to $500 and remove line Recreations
230-239 Contracted Services $9,000 was made my Mr. Lohmeier and seconded to Ms. Smiley-Robertson and unanimously approved. A motion to suspend the third readings, as amended, of Ord. #10-26 was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Schaefer and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt, as amended, Ord #10-26 as an emergency was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Lohmeier and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared Ord. #10-26, as amended, adopted as an emergency.
Mayor Apking presented Ord. #10-30 ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A FORM OF GOVERNMENT STUDY COMMITTEE AS REQUIRED BY VILLAGE CHARTER AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. A motion to read #10-30 by title only was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Schaefer and unanimously approved on roll call. Discussion: The two business appointees are both from GE. Mr. Ranz asked how the council representative was picked. Mayor Apking stated that since council did not come forward with any appointments, then he picked someone. A motion to suspend the second and third readings of #10-30 was made by Mr. Lohmeier, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt #10-30 as an emergency was made by Mr. Schaefer, seconded by Mr. Lohmeier and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared
#10-30 adopted as an emergency.
The Mayor presented Ord. #10-31 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO HIRE ANGIE SNYDER AS A PART-TIME EMPLOYEE IN THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Mr. Pufhoff recused himself from the vote. A motion to read #10-31 by title only was made by Mr. Lohmeier, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. . A motion to suspend the second and third readings of #10-31 was made by Ms. Smiley-Robertson, seconded by Mr. Lohmeier and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt #10-31 as an emergency was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Ms. Smiley-Robertson and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared #10-31 adopted as an emergency.
The Mayor presented Ord #10-32 ORDINANCE CLARIFYING EVENDALE POLICE TRUST FUNDS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. A motion to read #10-32 by title only was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Puthoff and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to suspend the second and third readings of #10-32 was made by Mr. Lohmeier, seconded by Mr. Puthoff and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt#10-32 as an emergency was made by Mr. Lohmeier, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared #10-32 adopted as an emergency.
The Mayor presented Ord # 10-33APPROVING TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Discussion: Because of the safety issue, Mr. Schaefer’s committee recommends approval. Mr. Puthoff stated that it should have been put in the 2010 budget because it being a safety issue. If the money comes out of the contingency fund there is $87,000 left. A motion to read # 10-33 by title only was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Schaefer and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to suspend the second and third readings of # 10-33 was made by Mr. Lohmeier, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt # 10-33 as an emergency was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking
declared # 10-33 adopted as an emergency.
The Mayor presented Ord #10-34A ORDINANCE APPROVING A ZONE CHANGE FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL (HC) TO GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (GI) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1717 GLENDALE-MILFORD ROAD BETWEEN 1542 GLENDALE-MILFORD ROAD AND 10310 SPARTAN DRIVE. Discussion: The next step is the transfer of the sale of the property. This is for a 25 foot strip of land that So-Low will be using to expand their business. A price of the land needs to be negotiated. A motion to read Ord #10-34A by title only was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Puthoff and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to suspend the second and third readings of Ord #10-34A was made by Mr. Puthoff, seconded by Ms. Smiley-Robertson and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt Ord #10-34A was made by Ms. Smiley-Robertson,
seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared Ord #10-34A.
A motion to table #10-34B was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Lohmeier and unanimously approved.
The Mayor presented Res. #10-03 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CONCERNS OF THE VILLAGE OF EVENDALE REGARDING THE INTERSTATE 75 THROUGH THE VALLEY HIGHWAY WIDENING PROJECT. A motion to read Res. #10-03 by title only was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Ms. Smiley-Robertson and unanimously approved on roll call. Discussion: This is the Village concerns regarding the Through the Valley project for I-75. The responses to the resolutions will be formally addressed in the environmental study. The I-75 corridor that is being discussed is Glendale Milord Rd to just below Sheppard Lane. Mr. Jay Hamilton, ODOT District 8 Traffic Planning Engineer, went through the highlights of the resolution and discussion took place regarding the items.
Other Business: None
A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Vonderhaar and seconded by Mr. Ranz and unanimously approved on roll call. Meeting was adjourned at 8:10.
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Mayor
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Village Clerk
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