MINUTES
The Village of Evendale
Regular Council Meeting
September 9th, 2010
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 Engineer, James Jeffers; Village of Evendale Fire Chief Rick Cruse; Village Solicitor, Tim Burke; and Village Clerk, Barb Rohs.
Mayor Apking presented the consent calendar. Mr. Vonderhaar made the motion to accept the consent calendar, seconded by Mr. Lohmeier and unanimously approved
Committee Reports:
Police and Fire Council Committee:
Police and fire dept. participating in a critical incident drill at GE. The committee discussed replacing ladder truck for fire department. Fire code revision is in the works. Committee also discussed municipal consulting firms.
Finance, Administration, Recreation, Service, Engineering and GHF Committee:
The Village should receive the health insurance renewal on October 27th. On November 3rd, the council will meet as a “committee as a whole” to review policies and options. Cash balance for the year is $264,000.
Road projects are progressing.
Town meeting is November 7th and Mr. Vonderhaar will be the council representative.
Department heads must have their budget to Mr. Snyder by September 20th.
The CAC is having an open house on September 19th.
Presentation by CIC to Council:
Hugh W. McKinnon, President of CIC, addressed council to present proposed economic development plan. The economic development plan is also presented by Ordinance #10-48. This economic development plan is the action steps from the Master Plan. The CIC responsibilities are the development of an economic development strategy for Evendale, marketing and sale of properties that are land banked and the creation and implementation of an overall action tracking system for the master plan. Evendale holds 17parcels of land that can be sold for development or re-development and are important for revenue to the Village. Because of recent economic recessions, activity is slow. The CIC is taking the time to get the Village “Ready for Business”. Representatives from Front Gate Analytics and Kinzelmann
Kline Gossman and Resurgence Group LLC also were present and spoke regarding the plan. After presentation, questions and comments were taken from council and attendees.
Presentation of Ordinances
The Mayor presented Ord. #10-46 AN ORDINANCE CONSENTING TO THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO AND GOLD MEDAL PRODUCTS CO. PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF A PROJECT WHICH WILL EXPAND A BUSINESS IN THE VILLAGE OF EVENDALE AND CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN AN ENTERPRISE ZONE OF HAMILTON COUNTY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Discussion: Representatives from Hamilton County and. Gold Medal is expanding the flavor department with an additional 13,000 square feet. A motion to read Ord. #10-46 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. #10-46 was made by Mr. Lohmeier, seconded by Ms. Smiley-Robertson and unanimously approved
on roll call. A motion to adopt Ord. #10-46 as an emergency was made by Mr. Vonderhaar, seconded by Mr. Puthoff and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared Ord. #10-46 adopted as an emergency.
The Mayor presented Ord. #10-47 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH INTEGRYS ENERGY SERVICES, INC. TO PROVIDE NATURAL GAS AGGREGATION PREPARATORY SERVICES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. A motion to read Ord. #10-47 by title only was made by Mr. Lohmeier, seconded by Mr. Puthoff and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to suspend the second and third readings of Ord. #10-47 was made by Mr. Lohmeier, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt Ord. #10-47 as an emergency was made by Mr. Ranz, seconded by Mr. Lohmeier and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared Ord. #10-47 adopted as an emergency.
The Mayor presented Ord. #10-48 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 258.076, TUITION REFUND, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE OF EVENDALE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. A motion to read Ord. #10-48 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 Ord. #10-48 was made by Ms. Smiley-Robertson, seconded by Mr. Lohmeier and unanimously approved on roll call. A motion to adopt Ord. #10-48 as an emergency was made by Mr. Schaefer, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. Mayor Apking declared Ord. #10-48 adopted as an emergency.
The Mayor presented Ord. #10-49 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING, AS A GUIDE FOR FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS, THE VILLAGE OF EVENDALE BUSINESS READY EVENDALE STRATEGY. A motion to read Ord. #10-49 by title only was made by Mr. Schaefer, seconded by Mr. Vonderhaar and unanimously approved on roll call. This is the first reading.
Other Business:
A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Vonderhaar and seconded by Mr. Lohmeier and unanimously approved on roll call. Meeting was adjourned at 8:15.
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Mayor
Attest:
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Village Clerk
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