Perry Township Government, Lake County, Ohio

Perry Township Board of Trustees

Minutes of Meetings - October, 2007

REGULAR MEETING - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2007

The Perry Township Board of Trustees held a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 7:00 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 Trustee Steele seconded to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting held Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to approve the minutes of the Public Hearing held Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. POLL OF BOARD: 2 Ayes. MOTION PASSED.

Fiscal Officer Page informed the Board that Legal Counsel had prepared a public records policy for Perry Township and asked the Board to adopt said policy. Following discussion, Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to adopt the policy as submitted by Legal Counsel. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS. (See policy attached to these minutes.)

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to schedule a Public Hearing for October 30, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. to consider creation of a new zoning district: CCOD-Section 318, Continuing Care Overlay District and amendment of Sections 316 and 310 of the Zoning Resolution. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Administrator Siegel advised regarding the following:

1. Vice Chrm. Amos moved and Chrm. Haskell seconded to pay $3488.13 to Custom Building Solutions for the purchase of limestone for the drives in the new section of the cemetery. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

RESOLUTION 2007- 29

Chairman Haskell presented the following resolution and moved its adoption:

A RESOLUTION DETERM1NING THE VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDER
FEE TO BE PAID BY ANY PERSON OFFERING VIDEO SERVICE
IN THE TOWNSHIP PURSUANT TO A STATE-ISSUED VIDEO SERVICE
AUTHORIZATION; AUTHORIZING THE TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR TO GIVE
NOTICE OF THE FEE TO THE VIDEO SERVICE PROVIDER

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

2. Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to approve a proposed district change from B-Commercial to MDPUD-Moderate Density Planned Unit Development for Permanent Parcel Nos. 03-A-052-0-00-019-0 and 03-A-052-0-00-024-0 as submitted by the Zoning Commission on August 28, 2007. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS. (The district change will be effective November 1, 2007.)

3. Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to advertise for bids for construction of sanitary sewer at Perry Township Park; bid opening to be held on October 30, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

Chrm. Haskell advised regarding:

1. Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to authorize purchase of 200 tons of road salt from Morton Salt at a cost of $36.55/ton, not to exceed $7,310.00. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

2. Chrm. Haskell moved and Trustee Steele seconded to authorize payment to Tim LeBail for winterization and routine maintenance of Road Department vehicles, at a cost not to exceed $3500.00. POLL OF BOARD: 3 Ayes. MOTION UNANIMOUS.

3. Discussion took place regarding cleanup of recyclables in the Abitibi bins. People are dropping off their paper for recycling, but not removing it from the cardboard boxes. Since the cardboard can not be recycled, it has fallen to Township personnel to sort out the refuse.

4. Invitation received for Congressman LaTourette's clambake fundraiser on October 20, 2007 at Cappelli's in Mentor.

Vice Chrm. Amos advised regarding:

1. Vice Chrm. Amos will be out of town from October 11th - 15th. Trustee Steele will be out of town from October 15th - 26th. As a result, the Board agreed that no work session will be held prior to the Regular Meeting on October 16th at 10:00 a.m.

2. The new section of the Cemetery is now ready for designation of graves. Kathy Leasure, Cemetery Sexton, will be making appointments with those who purchased graves in the new section so they can choose the particular sites they'd like.

3. Zoning Commission meeting will be held October 16, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.

4. Two of the surplus items that were approved for sale have already been purchased. The tar kettle and a mower were sold this past week.

5. Fiscal Officer Page and Chrm. Haskell will chair the LCTA Holiday Social which is scheduled for December 12, 2007.

Jim Anderson of Narrows Road suggested that a sidewalk on Lane and Narrows Roads would be a good safety precaution as so many people walk, run and ride their bikes on those roads.

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 Oct. 16, 2007)

REGULAR MEETING - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2007

The Perry Township Board of Trustees held a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Present were Chairman Haskell, Vice Chairman Amos, Fiscal Officer Page, Administrator Siegel and those whose names appear on the attached attendance sheet. Trustee Steele was not present.

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 2, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. POLL OF BOARD: 2 Ayes. MOTION PASSED.

Fiscal Officer Page reported financial information as follows: September, 2007 receipts: $115,306.95; disbursements: $192,103.28; YTD 2007 receipts: $7,159,817.71; YTD 2007 disbursements: $6,551,083.83; reconciled cash on hand at 9/30/07: $3,438,407.58.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to contract with Parking Lot Maintenance Systems to stripe the Community Center parking lot, cost not to exceed $1151.50. POLL OF BOARD: 2 Ayes. MOTION PASSED.

Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to purchase a used chipper from Vermeer Sales & Service, at a cost of $20,500.00. POLL OF BOARD: 2 Ayes. MOTION PASSED.

Administrator Siegel advised the Lane Road ditch project has been successful thus far. Water flow in the creek has improved and the ditch has been cleaned out and is dry.

Chief McDonald of the Perry Joint Fire District reported to the Trustees on the Fire Department's recent activities and upcoming levy efforts. Discussion also took place regarding grants that the Fire Department is pursuing.

Captain Sparkman of the Sheriff's Department was on hand to give September's CAD Report. He thanked the Trustees for the additional work over the summer and also congratulated Chief McDonald on the Fire Department's performance during the derailment in Painesville.

Discussion took place regarding the eventual changeover from analog to digital televisions. Jack Federau inquired whether the township might recycle the old televisions. Chrm. Haskell reminded that the Township does a spring and fall cleanup each year and those would be perfect opportunities to dispose of the old sets, if necessary.

Chrm. Haskell stated he will attend an ethics course on October 18th at Lakeland Community College. Mandatory public records courses will soon be offered and Chrm. Haskell stated he will be signing up to attend one soon. Vice Chrm. Amos informed that he was already registered to attend one of the sessions. Chief McDonald stated that it was his understanding that each office needed to have a designated representative to attend the training and be responsible for passing along the information on maintaining the public records.

Vice Chrm. Amos thanked both Chief McDonald and Capt. Sparkman and commented on the excellent job that both the Fire Department and Sheriff's Department do in protecting our community.

There being no further business before the Board, Chrm. Haskell moved and Vice Chrm. Amos seconded to adjourn the meeting. POLL OF BOARD: 2 Ayes. MOTION PASSED.

MEETING ADJOURNED.

(Minutes Adopted Nov. 6, 2007)

PUBLIC HEARING - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2007

The Perry Township Board of Trustees held a Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the following proposed amendments to the Zoning Resolution: addition of Section 318 (Continuing Care Overlay; amendment to Section 316.01, I-2 Heavy Industry District; amendment to Section 316.13, Transition Buffer; and amendment to Section 310.042, Health Care Facilities as submitted by the Zoning Commission. Present were Chairman Haskell, Vice Chairman Amos, Trustee Steele, Fiscal Officer Page and those whose names appear on the attached attendance sheet.

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

Following discussion of the proposed amendments, Chrm. Haskell suggested that the Trustees defer their decision until their next Regular Meeting scheduled for November 6, 2007.

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

MEETING ADJOURNED.

(Minutes Adopted Nov. 6, 2007)

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