VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 18, 2003

THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA MET ON THE ABOVE DATE AT 5754 OLENTANGY BOULEVARD. THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: PATRICIA A. ANDERSON, MAYOR; DEBORAH ANN BARMAN; MARY JO CUSACK; EDWARD M. KOCHALSKI; DAVID G. MOORE, JOHN A. SCHAER AND RENEE SHANNON. ALSO PRESENT WERE DANIEL A. MCINTYRE, STREET COMMISSIONER; STEVEN W. MERSHON, SOLICITOR AND DAN E. OWENS, CLERK-TREASURER. JACKIE KOCHALSKI WAS THE HOSTESS/GUEST OF COUNCIL. THE MAYOR CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:35 P.M

MINUTES

03-07

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 21, 2003, WERE NOT READ SINCE EACH MEMBER HAD RECEIVED A COPY. SCHAER MOVED AND MOORE 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, 6; BARMAN, CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, MOORE, SCHAER AND SHANNON: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

CLERK-TREASURER REPORT

03-08

KOCHALSKI MOVED AND MOORE SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF BILLS AND TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR JANUARY 2003, AS SUBMITTED BY THE CLERK-TREASURER. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6; BARMAN, CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, MOORE, SCHAER AND SHANNON: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. SEE BOARD REFERRAL FILE NO. 03-002.

THE CLERK-TREASURER COMMENTED ON RECEIVING TWO APPLICATIONS FOR WEBMASTER, A REPORT FROM LOCAL WASTE SERVICES LLC AND A LETTER FROM THE ACORDIA INSURANCE AGENCY.

REPORTS OF OFFICIALS

THE MAYOR COMMENTED ON SNOW REMOVAL, TRASH PICKUP AND CATCH BASIN DAMAGE. SHE APPOINTED JOHN A. SCHAER TO THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE AND NOTED THE RESIGNATION OF MICHAEL MANTOR AS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE CHAIR; A REPLACEMENT IS BEING SOUGHT.

THE SOLICITOR REPORTED ON THE VILLAGE’S INSURANCE PROGRAM WITH THE DAWSON COMPANIES. THE COST OF INCREASED COVERAGE WAS DISCUSSED.

03-09

KOCHALSKI MOVED AND MOORE SECONDED A MOTION TO LEAVE OUR LIABILITY COVERAGE AT ONE MILLION DOLLARS AND INCREASE THE CRIME SHIELD POLICY FROM TEN THOUSAND TO ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6; BARMAN, CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, MOORE, SCHAER AND SHANNON: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

THE SOLICITOR WILL CONTACT DAWSON AND THE CLERK-TREASURER WILL CONTACT ACORDIA TO OBTAIN QUOTES BY THE MARCH MEETING OF COUNCIL.

THE SOLICITOR REPORTED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS ABOUT OBTAINING RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THE GRAVITY FLOW SEWER LINE. COLUMBUS WOULD PREFER TO DELAY ANY COMMITMENT UNTIL LITIGATION WITH WORTHINGTON IS COMPLETED. THE RIVERLEA COUNCIL EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN PROCEEDING WITHOUT A PROJECTED DELAY OF A YEAR AND A HALF.

THE MAYOR GAVE THE MARSHAL’S REPORT OF 223 PATROLS, ZERO ARRESTS AND ONE SUSPICIOUS PERSON AND VEHICLE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. RESIDENTS HAVE COMPLAINED OF A BARKING DOG IN WORTHINGTON.

THE BUILDING/ZONING COMMISSIONER HAD NO REPORT. THE COMMISSION WILL MEET FEBRUARY 24, 2003.

THE STREET COMMISSIONER REPORTED ON HAVING OBTAINED A SEWER MAP OF THE PROPOSED GRAVITY FLOW LINE AND FILED SAME WITH THE CLERK-TREASURER. HE COMMENTED ON CATCH BASIN AND STREET AND CURB DAMAGE.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

NO REPORTS WERE GIVEN.

OLD BUSINESS

CUSACK COMMENTED ON A WORTHINGTON/DON SCOTT AIRPORT MEETING SHE ATTENDED AND A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT SHE HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO SIGN BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS. SHE EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO HOLD OFF SIGNING UNTIL WORTHINGTON’S POSITION BECOMES CLEAR. SHE WILL CONTINUE TO ATTEND MEETINGS AS THEY ARE SCHEDULED.

03-10

CUSACK MOVED AND KOCHALSKI SECONDED A MOTION TO WITHHOLD SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF THE NORTH RUNWAY UNTIL THE CITY OF WORTHINGTON ESTABLISHES ITS POSITION. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6; BARMAN, CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, MOORE, SCHAER AND SHANNON: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0.

JACKIE KOCHALSKI SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF A WEBMASTER POSITION FOR THE VILLAGE, BUT QUESTIONED THE NEED FOR A WEB SITE AND NEWSLETTER.

SHANNON SOUGHT GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE BICENTENNIAL PROJECT.

NEW BUSINESS

MOORE ANNOUNCED A OML PROGRAM TO BE HELD MARCH 29, 2003.

THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY MARCH 17, 2003, AT 7:30 PM AT 113 WEST RIVERGLEN DRIVE.

02-11

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, KOCHALSKI MOVED AND CUSACK SECONDED A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6; BARMAN, CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, MOORE, SCHAER AND SHANNON: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9:17 P.M.

PATRICIA A. ANDERSON, MAYOR

DAN E. OWENS, CLERK OF COUNCIL