VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 15, 2003

THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA MET ON THE ABOVE DATE AT 5872 OLENTANGY BOULEVARD. THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: PATRICIA A. ANDERSON, MAYOR; DEBORAH ANN BARMAN; MARY JO CUSACK, PRESIDENT PRO TEM OF COUNCIL; AND JOHN A. SCHAER. ALSO PRESENT WERE GARY A. BRUCK, BUILDING/ZONING COMMISSIONER; JODY CROLEY JONES, VILLAGE WEBMASTER; DANIEL A. MCINTYRE, STREET COMMISSIONER; STEVEN W. MERSHON, SOLICITOR; NEIL R. MORTINE, MARSHAL; DAN E. OWENS, CLERK-TREASURER AND LOIS YOAKAM, NEWSLETTER EDITOR. ERIC FISHER AND RODNEY T. TETTENHORST WERE GUESTS OF COUNCIL. THE MAYOR CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M.

REPORTS OF OFFICIALS

THE MAYOR THANKED ALL WHO WORKED ON THE WORTHINGTON BICENTENNIAL FLOAT FOR HAVING DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB. SHE APPOINTED LOIS YOAKAM VILLAGE NEWSLETTER EDITOR. INTRODUCTIONS OF ALL PRESENT AT THE MEETING WERE MADE. THE MAYOR NOTED THE PASSING OF LONG TIME RESIDENT, MARIAN BURRER. SHE REQUESTED THAT RESIDENTS BE REMINDED THAT TRASH CANS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE BERM AND NOT IN THE STREET AND FOR NO LONGER THAN THE EVENING BEFORE TO THE EVENING OF TRASH PICKUP. TREES AND PLANTINGS ARE TO BE PLACED IN THE PARK AND AT THE ENTRY MARKERS BY OAKLAND NURSERY.

THE MARSHAL NOTED ONE ARREST AND FIVE REPORTS MADE BY THE WORTHINGTON POLICE SINCE THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. NONE OF THE EVENTS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN RELATED. WORTHINGTON CONTINUES TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR COMPUTER.

COUNCIL MEMBERS EDWARD M. KOCHALSKI AND DAVID G. MOORE JOINED THE MEETING AT 7:55 P.M.

MINUTES

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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 16, 2003, WERE NOT READ SINCE EACH MEMBER HAD RECEIVED A COPY. CUSACK MOVED AND SCHAER SECONDED A MOTION THAT THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED BY THE CLERK-TREASURER. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 5; BARMAN, CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, MOORE AND SCHAER: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.

CLERK-TREASURER REPORT

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MOORE MOVED AND KOCHALSKI SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF BILLS AND TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST 2003, AS SUBMITTED BY THE CLERK-TREASURER. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 5; BARMAN, CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, MOORE AND SCHAER: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. SEE BOARD REFERRAL FILE NO. 03-007, -008 AND -009.

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THE CLERK-TREASURER PRESENTED , RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE AMOUNTS AND RATES AS DETERMINED BY THE BUDGET COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZING THE NECESSARY TAX LEVIES AND CERTIFYING THEM TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR. CUSACK MOVED AND MOORE SECONDED A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE THREE READINGS OF RESOLUTION 818. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 5; BARMAN, CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, MOORE AND SCHAER: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. KOCHALSKI MOVED AND MOORE SECONDED A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 818. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 5; BARMAN, CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, MOORE AND SCHAER: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.

THE CLERK-TREASURER MENTIONED THE 2004 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE, TO BE READ FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE OCTOBER MEETING, AND THE GOLF TYPE SHIRTS, WITH RIVERLEA LOGOS, BEING MARKETED FOR THE VILLAGE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHANNON.

REPORTS OF OFFICIALS (CONTINUED)

THE SOLICITOR REPORTED NO PROGRESS IN SELECTING AN AVIATION CONSULTANT TO AID THE VILLAGE WITH THE DON SCOTT AIRPORT EXPANSION PROBLEM. HE WILL DRAFT AN ORDINANCE AND CONTRACT FOR THE NEW NEWSLETTER EDITOR.

THE STREET COMMISSIONER WILL DISTRIBUTE LEAF BAGS OCTOBER 11 AND 18 FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 10:30 A.M. AT THE EAST END OF THE RAVINE ON WEST RIVERGLEN DRIVE. FABRICATION OF THE NEW FLOOR FOR THE LIFT STATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. FOGGING FOR MOSQUITOES WAS ACCOMPLISHED, BUT ANOTHER APPLICATION SHOULD BE REQUESTED. A LOG JAM NEAR THE LIFT STATION HAS BEEN REPORTED. A GENERATOR FOR THE LIFT STATION WAS SUGGESTED TO COVER PERIODS OF POWER OUTAGES. MR. FISHER MENTIONED PROBLEMS IN THE CLEVELAND AREA. THE SOLICITOR WILL OBTAIN A COPY OF COST FIGURES AS THEY APPLY TO SIMILAR SITUATIONS IN GRANVILLE, OHIO.

THE BUILDING/ZONING COMMISSIONER REPORTED THAT THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE ENCLOSURE OF A PORCH AND ERECTION OF A FENCE SINCE THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. THE OWNER OF 71 WEST RIVERGLEN DRIVE HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TOWARD A FENCE VARIANCE. THE SOLICITOR WILL ADDRESS A LETTER TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.

THE WEBMASTER PRESENTED HER WORK TO DATE WHICH WAS WELL RECEIVED BY COUNCIL. SHE OUTLINED HER PLANS FOR THE SITE AND COUNCIL MADE SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

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CUSACK MOVED AND SCHAER SECONDED A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF NO MORE THAN $300 FOR A HALLOWEEN EVENT ON WEST RIVERGLEN DRIVE. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 5; BARMAN, CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, MOORE AND SCHAER: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.

OLD BUSINESS

CUSACK CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE DON SCOTT AIRPORT EXPANSION PROJECT. A PETITION IS BEING CIRCULATED AND WILL BE PUBLICIZED IN THE NEWSLETTER. THE PROJECT CONTINUES TO DRAW COMMENTS IN THE LOCAL PRESS. CUSACK WAS GIVEN A LEAD TO CONTACT FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE WITH HER WORK.

THE JANUARY 2003 MOTION, 03-05, TO PROCEED WITH THE STUDY OF REPLACING THE SEWERAGE LIFT STATION WITH A GRAVITY FLOW SEWER LINE WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH. ADDITIONAL WORK IS BEING DELAYED UNTIL THE OUTCOME OF THE CEMETERY-PARK COURT CASE IS SETTLED.

THE SOLICITOR, STREET COMMISSIONER AND MOORE ARE DRAFTING THE VILLAGE’S STORM WATER PLAN.

NEW BUSINESS

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MOORE MOVED AND KOCHALSKI SECONDED A MOTION TO PERMIT EACH CANDIDATE FOR VILLAGE OFFICE IN THE NOVEMBER 4, 2003, ELECTION TO SUBMIT 250 WORDS OF COPY FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OCTOBER VILLAGE NEWSLETTER. SAID COPY IS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE EDITOR BY OCTOBER 1, 2003. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 4; BARMAN, KOCHALSKI, MOORE AND SCHAER: NAY, 1; CUSACK. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-1.

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KOCHALSKI MOVED AND MOORE SECONDED A MOTION TO PROVIDE A SET OF MAILING LABELS, AT NO COST, TO EACH CANDIDATE FOR VILLAGE OFFICE IN THE NOVEMBER 4, 2003, ELECTION WHO REQUESTS SAID LABELS. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 5; BARMAN, CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, MOORE AND SCHAER: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.

DOOR TO DOOR SOLICITATION WITHIN THE VILLAGE WAS DISCUSSED. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY COUNCIL.

THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY OCTOBER 20, 2003, AT 7:30 P.M. AT 229 WEST SOUTHINGTON AVENUE.

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THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, KOCHALSKI MOVED AND MOORE SECONDED A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 5; BARMAN, CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, MOORE AND SCHAER: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9:56 P.M.

PATRICIA A. ANDERSON, MAYOR

DAN E. OWENS, CLERK OF COUNCIL