VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
DECEMBER 18, 2006

THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA MET ON THE ABOVE DATE AT 229 WEST SOUTHINGTON AVENUE. THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: MARY JO CUSACK, MAYOR; PAMELA M. COLWELL; SCOTT K. GORDON; JOHN A. SCHAER; RENEE SHANNON, RODNEY TETTENHORST AND PAUL J. ZENISEK. ALSO PRESENT WERE GARY A. BRUCK, BUILDING/ZONING COMMISSIONER; DANIEL A. MCINTYRE, STREET COMMISSIONER; STEVEN W. MERSHON, SOLICITOR; NEIL R. MORTINE, MARSHAL; DAN E. OWENS, CLERK-TREASURER AND LOIS YOAKAM, NEWSLETTER EDITOR. THE MAYOR CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:33 P.M.

MINUTES

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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 20, 2006, WERE NOT READ SINCE EACH MEMBER HAD RECEIVED A COPY. SCHAER MOVED AND ZENISEK SECONDED A MOTION THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED BY THE CLERK-TREASURER. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6; COLWELL, GORDON, SCHAER, SHANNON, TETTENHORST AND ZENISEK: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

CLERK-TREASURER REPORT

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SCHAER MOVED AND TETTENHORST SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF BILLS AND TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR NOVEMBER OF 2006, AS SUBMITTED BY THE CLERK-TREASURER. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6; COLWELL, GORDON, SCHAER, SHANNON, TETTENHORST AND ZENISEK: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. SEE BOARD REFERRAL FILE NUMBER 06-018.

THE CLERK-TREASURER REPORTED THAT THE INVESTMENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE MET ON DECEMBER 13, 2006. THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE (VILLAGE) WAS DRAFTED, NO CHANGES WERE RECOMMENDED FOR THE VILLAGE’S INVESTMENT POLICY AND THE VILLAGE’S 2004-2005 AUDIT WAS DISCUSSED. THE FINAL AUDIT REPORT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE AUDITOR OF STATE, BUT PRELIMINARY FINDINGS QUESTIONED THE FILING OF 1099 FORMS INSTEAD OF W-2 FORMS, ENTERING THE STREET BOND DEPOSITS AND TREE PAYMENTS IN THE GENERAL FUND, SIGNING OFF ON INVOICES AND THE MEMBERSHIP AND MEETINGS OF THE INVESTMENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.

REPORTS OF OFFICIALS

THE MAYOR REPORTED THAT A MOVE IS UNDER WAY TO BAN ALL STAGE TWO JETS NATION WIDE, NOT ONLY AT DON SCOTT. SHE DISCUSSED FINANCING OF THE STREET AND CURB PROJECT AND THAT UNIFORM CURBS WOULD SOLVE THE PARKING PROBLEM.

THE SOLICITOR REPORTED THAT DON SCOTT AIRPORT’S AIRSCENE SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL. HE HAS CONTACTED TWO UNDERWRITERS ABOUT STRUCTURING THE BONDING FOR THE STREET PROJECT. THE FRANKLIN COUNTY ENGINEER’S OFFICE WILL CONSIDER COMBINING OUR PROJECT WITH OTHER SIMILAR PROJECTS. THE SOLICITOR SPOKE WITH TWO ENGINEERING FIRMS ABOUT GATHERING INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE VILLAGE’S SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM.

THE BUILDING/ZONING COMMISSIONER REPORTED THAT THE COMMISSION HAD NOT MET SINCE THE LAST MEETING OF COUNCIL. HE MENTIONED ONE PROJECT THAT DID NOT REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.

THE MARSHAL REPORTED 254 PATROL CHECKS, 6 COMPLAINTS, 1 REPORT FILED AND NO ARRESTS DURING NOVEMBER.

THE STREET COMMISSIONER REPORTED 10 TREES HAD BEEN PLANTED, SEWER CLEANING MAY BE DELAYED UNTIL SPRING, AND THAT STREETS COULD BE SWEPT ONCE LEAVES ARE REMOVED FROM THE GUTTERS. HE EXPRESSED A NEED TO CONTROL THE INSTALLATION OF STANDARD DRIVE APRONS AND APPROACHES, ESPECIALLY ONCE THE STREET AND CURB PROJECT IS COMPLETED; THE SOLICITOR WAS REQUESTED TO DRAFT NECESSARY LEGISLATION.

THE NEWSLETTER EDITOR REQUESTED COPY FOR THE NEXT PUBLICATION BY JANUARY 7, 2007.

THE WEBMASTER HAD NO REPORT.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE CHAIR HAD NO REPORT.

COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS

NO COMMENTS WERE OFFERED.

OLD BUSINESS

COLWELL DISTRIBUTED A DRAFT OF A GOOD NEIGHBOR PAMPHLET FOR COUNCIL TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON IN JANUARY.

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SHANNON DISCUSSED INSTALLING “BRITE SIDE” STRIPS ON AT LEAST TWO STOP SIGNS WITHIN THE VILLAGE. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, SCHAER MOVED AND TETTENHORST SECONDED A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF $80.00 TO INSTALL FOUR SUCH STRIPS ON THE STOP SIGNS MIDWAY ON WEST SOUTHINGTON AVENUE AND WEST RIVERGLEN DRIVE. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6; COLWELL, GORDON, SCHAER, SHANNON, TETTENHORST AND ZENISEK: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

07-06

ORDINANCE NO. 07-06, ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE (VILLAGE) FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2007, AS PREPARED BY THE INVESTMENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, WAS READ, BY TITLE, FOR THE THIRD TIME. COUNCIL REVIEWED THE ORDINANCE. COLWELL MOVED AND SHANNON SECONDED A MOTION TO ENACT ORDINANCE NO. 07-06. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6; COLWELL, GORDON, SCHAER, SHANNON, TETTENHORST AND ZENISEK: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

2006-09

RESOLUTION NO. 2006-09, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN CERTAIN CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC CASES WAS READ, BY TITLE, FOR THE THIRD TIME. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, TETTENHORST MOVED AND SCHAER SECONDED A MOTION TO ENACT RESOLUTION NO. 2006-09. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6; COLWELL, GORDON, SCHAER, SHANNON, TETTENHORST AND ZENISEK: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

08-06

ORDINANCE NO. 08-06, AN ORDINANCE ENACTING AND ADOPTING A SUPPLEMENT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA, OHIO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WAS READ, BY TITLE, FOR THE THIRD TIME. AFTER A MINIMUM OF DISCUSSION, TETTENHORST MOVED AND SCHAER SECONDED A MOTION TO ENACT ORDINANCE NO. 08-06. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6; COLWELL, GORDON, SCHAER, SHANNON, TETTENHORST AND ZENISEK: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

NEW BUSINESS

COUNCIL NOTED CORRECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO THE VILLAGE WEB SITE. THERE WAS A DESIRE TO INCLUDE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE DIRECTORY. THE MAYOR WILL CONSULT WITH THE WEBMASTER.

COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

NO COMMENTS WERE OFFERED.

NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT

THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY JANUARY 16, 2007, AT 7:30 P.M. AT 5814 WESTCHESTER COURT.

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THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, SCHAER MOVED AND TETTENHORST SECONDED A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6; COLWELL, GORDON, SCHAER, SHANNON, TETTENHORST AND ZENISEK: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:45 P.M.

MARY JO CUSACK, MAYOR

DAN E. OWENS, CLERK OF COUNCIL