Perry Township Board of Trustees

Minutes of Meetings - November, 2007

REGULAR MEETING - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007

The Perry Township Board of Trustees held a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. Present were Chairman Haskell, Vice Chairman Amos, Trustee Steele, Fiscal Officer Page, Administrator Siegel and those whose names appear on the attached attendance sheet.

The News Herald was advised of this meeting according to law.

Chairman Haskell called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Chrm. Haskell seconded to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. POLL OF BOARD: 2 Ayes. MOTION PASSED. Trustee Steele abstained as she was absent from the meeting.

Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Trustee Steele seconded to approve the minutes of the Public Hearing held Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

There being no input from the audience, Chrm. Haskell recognized Fiscal Officer Page who reviewed the results of the bid opening held October 30, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Ms. Page also reminded the Board that action should be taken on the Zoning Amendments which were reviewed at their Public Hearing held October 30, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to adopt the Continuing Care Overlay District amendments to the Zoning Resolution; said amendments to take effect December 6, 2007.

Administrator Siegel advised regarding the following:

1. Relay for Life has asked to use the meeting room in the Administration Office for several Thursday evenings during 2008. Administrator Siegel will open and close the building on those particular days.

2. Update on property tax exemption for the Community Center - no new information at this point other than it may take a full year to get the money back that the Township has paid thus far.

3. Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Trustee Steele seconded to name Lake County Commissioner Dan Troy as proxy for NOPEC issues. POLL OF BOARD: 2 Ayes. MOTION PASSED. (Chrm. Haskell abstained from the vote.)

4. Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Chrm. Haskell seconded to allow Linda McGonnell to lease the Cemetery rental house, effective December 1, 2007. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

5. The Board scheduled a Public Hearing on December 6, 2007 for Phase 2 of the Maple Street Sanitary Sewer project.

6. Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Trustees Steele seconded to award the contract for installation of the Perry Township Park sewer to Easton Leasing at a cost of $89,359.00. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS. Administrator Siegel is pursuing grant money from the State for the project.

Chairman Haskell presented the following resolution and moved its adoption:

RESOLUTION 2007- 31

A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF RESOURCES
FROM THE AUDITOR OF LAKE COUNTY, AMEND APPROPRIATIONS
AND TRANSFER $5,580.00 FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO PARK FUND (FUND 12).

Vice Chrm. Amos seconded. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. RESOLUTION ADOPTED. (Complete Resolution on file.)

Chrm. Haskell advised regarding:

1. Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to amend P.O. 70200/ Various Vendors-Maine Avenue Drainage to a total of $26,549.00 to allow for additional expenses. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

2. Chrm. Haskell noted that he had reviewed the congratulatory letter to Dan & Ruth Frazier on the occasion of their 50th anniversary and was happy with the content.

3. Chrm. Haskell advised that he plans to return Kathy Smith's call of last week to make sure that she is happy with the resolution of her problem.

4. Discussion took place regarding the preliminary sketch of a cremains garden which was submitted by Grever & Ward for the Trustees' review. At this point, the Board is not prepared to move forward.

Vice Chrm. Amos advised regarding:

1. Vice Chrm. Amos informed that trees had been received from Lake County Nursery and plans were being made to place them in the cemetery.

2. Vice Chrm. Amos will attend an OTARMA insurance presentation on November 15th. It concerns a health plan which would concern Ohio employers.

Trustee Steele commented on the new booklet of Cemetery Rules and Regulations saying how nicely it was put together. Trustee Steele also mentioned that the Zoning Commission would meet on November 20, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.

Chrm. Haskell asked for input from the audience. Jack Federau stated that when he drove to the Trustees' Office for the meeting, Route 20 was closed possibly due to an accident.

There being no further business before the Board, Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to adjourn the meeting. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

MEETING ADJOURNED.

(Minutes Adopted Nov. 20, 2007)

REGULAR MEETING - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2007

The Perry Township Board of Trustees held a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Present were Chairman Haskell, Vice Chairman Amos, Trustee Steele, Fiscal Officer Page, Administrator Siegel and those whose names appear on the attached attendance sheet.

The News Herald was advised of this meeting according to law.

Chairman Haskell called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Board also held an advertised Work Session prior to their Regular Meeting where various topics were discussed.

Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Trustee Steele seconded to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Fiscal Officer Page reported financial information as follows: October, 2007 receipts: $322,253.28; disbursements: $245,323.09; YTD 2007 receipts: $7,482,070.99; YTD 2007 disbursements: $6,796,406.92; reconciled cash on hand at 10/31/07: $3,515,337.77.

Chrm. Haskell asked for input from the audience. There being none, Administrator Siegel advised regarding proposed changes to the Zoning Fee Schedule. Discussion took place on several specific changes to the schedule. Following review, Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to adopt the Zoning Fee Schedule, as proposed, with new rates going into effect January 1, 2008. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS. (Copy of revised Zoning Fee Schedule is attached to these minutes.)

Chrm. Haskell recognized Capt. Lonnie Sparkman of the Lake County Sheriff's Department who reviewed the CAD Summary for the month of October with the Trustees. Chrm. Haskell asked for more in depth information in future reports on high risk areas in Perry including North Ridge, Lane, South Ridge and Townline Roads.

Chrm. Haskell moved to adopt the following Resolutions honoring Perry High School athletes. Corresponding seconds are listed. All resolutions were adopted unanimously with a vote of 3 Ayes. (Complete Resolutions are on file.)

2007-32 Rachel Grdina / soccer (Trustee Steele)
2007-33 Maddie Dugan / soccer (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-34 Brooke Walker / soccer (Trustee Steele)
2007-35 Jaclynn Garry / volleyball (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-36 Nicole Kline / volleyball (Trustee Steele)
2007-37 Dan Jackisch / cross country (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-38 Dean Light / cross country (Trustee Steele)
2007-39 Adam Rosenbaum / cross country (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-40 Brendan Campana / cross country (Trustee Steele)
2007-41 Abbie Clifford / cross country (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-42 Meredith Schuette / cross country (Trustee Steele)
2007-43 Marissa Baranauskas / cross country (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-44 Stephanie Stark / cross country (Trustee Steele)
2007-45 John Sill / football (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-46 Derek Dawson / football (Trustee Steele)
2007-47 Vinnie Hokavar / football (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-48 J.T. Schratz / football (Trustee Steele)
2007-49 Bobby Schlueter / football (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-50 Josh Mullins / football (Trustee Steele)
2007-51 Aloysius Rosipko / football (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-52 Robert Law / football (Trustee Steele)
2007-53 Kevin Siegel / football (Vice Chrm. Amos)
2007-54 John Phelps / football (Trustee Steele)
2007-55 Coach Rosati & Staff / football (Vice Chrm. Amos)

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to pay $2222.50 to Oxbow Engineering for Invoice 0704302. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Chrm. Haskell seconded to pay $500.00 to Richard D. Newman for reconveyance of Grave 3 West in Lot 21, Div. 13 and Grave 8 East in Lot 21, Div. 14 of Center Road Cemetery. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Vice Chrm. Amos reminded that he would be attending the Ohio Insurance Seminar to gather information on commercial packages and start up on health insurance packages. Information will be reviewed with the Board when he returns.

Trustee Steele advised that the Zoning Commission would hold a meeting that evening at 6:30 p.m.

Discussion regarding the Natural Disaster Meeting held on November 15, 2007 took place; additionally, Capt. Sparkman reported on the drills that the Sheriff's Department participates in at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. Specific attention is paid to deadly force issues and the most recent report from the NRC states they are thrilled with the coordinated efforts on trespassing issues as well.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to adjourn to an Executive Session to discuss personnel compensation. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS. (The Board adjourned to Executive Session.)

Following discussion, Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to reconvene the Regular Meeting. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS. (The Regular Meeting was reconvened.)

Additional discussion took place regarding Lake County Nursery's upcoming property auction, the status meeting to be scheduled by ODOT and the Lake County Engineer's office and the need for a traffic light at Perry Park Road and Route 20.

There being no further business before the Board, Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to adjourn the meeting. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

MEETING ADJOURNED.

(Minutes Adopted Dec. 4, 2007)

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