VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 14 , 2005
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA MET ON THE ABOVE DATE AT 5804 PIONEERS COURT. 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. SUE A. RANCK, MICHAEL THOMAN, MARY F. LANDRY, LISA A. AND JON L. ANKROM AND NICOLE L. WEIMANN-MAZZA WERE GUESTS OF COUNCIL. THE MAYOR CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M.
MINUTES
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 17, 2005, WERE NOT READ SINCE EACH MEMBER HAD RECEIVED A COPY. TETTENHORST MOVED AND SCHAER SECONDED A MOTION THAT THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING BE APPROVED AS SUBMITTED BY THE CLERK-TREASURER. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6;
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 REPORTS FOR OCTOBER 2005, 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 NO. 05-021
REPORTS OF OFFICIALS
THE MAYOR REPORTED NO ACTION BY THE DON SCOTT AIRPORT COMMITTEES AND THAT SHE REMAINS IN CONTACT WITH THE PUCO AND THE OHIO CONSUMER COUNCIL RELATIVE TO THE FREQUENT POWER OUTAGES.
THE SOLICITOR REPORTED THAT HE HAD PREPARED AN ICE AND SNOW ORDINANCE AND TWO POLICE CONTRACT ORDINANCES AND THAT SCHAER HAD FILED THE 2004 STORM WATER DISCHARGE REPORT WITH THE OHIO EPA.
THE BUILDING/ZONING COMMISSIONER HAD NO REPORT.
THE MARSHAL REPORTED THAT THE WORTHINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A MINIMUM OF ACTIVITY DURING OCTOBER; 5 INCIDENTS, 0 ARRESTS, 0 REPORTS FILED AND 331 PATROL CHECKS. ONE INCIDENT INVOLVED A BURGLARY, ANOTHER A PROWLER.
THE STREET COMMISSIONER REPORTED THAT CERTAIN CATCH BASINS, CURBS AND STREET SURFACES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND THAT THE ELECTRICAL UPGRADE OF THE LIFT STATION IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED. LEAF PICKUP AND STREET CLEANING WERE DISCUSSED. STREETS SHOULD BE SWEPT AFTER LEAVES HAVE FALLEN. THERE ARE NO PLANS TO PICK UP LEAVES.
THE NEWSLETTER EDITOR PLANS TO UPDATE THE DIRECTORY EARLY IN 2006. THE VILLAGE WEBMASTER HAD NO REPORT.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
THE HALLOWEEN EVENT WAS AGAIN A GREAT SUCCESS.
COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS
THE MAYOR INTERJECTED HER CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WERE RECENTLY ELECTED TO FOUR YEAR TERMS. SHE ALSO NOTED THAT THE REQUESTED TAX LEVY RECEIVED OVERWHELMING SUPPORT AT THE POLLS.
THE MAYOR NOTED RECEIVING AN E-MAIL SUPPORTING THE SHARON TOWNSHIP POLICE CONTRACT AND A CONVERSATION WITH TWO COUPLES IN SUPPORT OF A WORTHINGTON CONTRACT. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARBLE CLIFF AND GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS WAS NOTED. THE COMMENTS MADE AT THE JUNE 29, 2005, RIVERLEA TOWN MEETING WERE REVIEWED.
THE MAYOR PROPOSED AND COUNCIL DISCUSSED CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF RESIDENTS ON THE POLICE CONTRACT ISSUE. IT WAS DECIDED THAT COLWELL AND SCHAER WOULD OVERSEE A POST CARD SURVEY.
RESIDENTS SPOKE ON THE POLICE CONTRACT ISSUE. RESPONSE TIME, COST PER HOUSEHOLD, POLICE CONTACT WITH CHILDREN, OPPOSITION TO THE SURVEY AND A RELATIONSHIP WITH HOMELAND SECURITY WERE MENTIONED. A CONTRACT WITH WORTHINGTON WAS THE MOST POPULAR STATED OPINION. CONFIDENCE WAS EXPRESSED IN EITHER CHOICE.
OLD BUSINESS
A DRAFT OF THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE (VILLAGE) FOR 2006 WAS READ, BY TITLE, FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE INVESTMENT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE WILL MEET IN EARLY DECEMBER TO FINALIZE THE DRAFT.
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A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF ICE AND SNOW FROM THE STREETS OF THE VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA WAS READ, BY TITLE, FOR THE THIRD TIME. SCHAER MOVED TO ADOPT SAID RESOLUTION NO. 859 AND SHANNON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6; COLWELL, GORDON, SCHAER, SHANNON, TETTENHORST AND ZENISEK: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA, OHIO TO CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF WORTHINGTON, OHIO AND THE WORTHINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE POLICE SERVICES IN THE VILLAGE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WAS READ, BY TITLE, FOR THE SECOND TIME.
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA, OHIO TO CONTRACT WITH SHARON TOWNSHIP AND THE SHARON TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE POLICE SERVICES IN THE VILLAGE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WAS READ, BY TITLE, FOR THE SECOND TIME.
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE LEGAL COUNCIL FOR THE VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA WAS READ, BY TITLE, FOR THE SECOND TIME.
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THE SOLICITOR PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 860, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN CERTAIN CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC CASES. SCHAER MOVED TO SUSPEND THE THREE READINGS OF ORDINANCE NO. 860 AND ZENISEK SECONDED THE MOTION. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 6; COLWELL, GORDON, SCHAER, SHANNON, TETTENHORST AND ZENISEK: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0. SCHAER MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 860 AND TETTENHORST SECONDED THE MOTION. 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
NO NEW BUSINESS WAS OFFERED.
COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS WERE OFFERED.
NEXT MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT
THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2005, AT 7:30 P.M. AT 302 WEST RIVERGLEN DRIVE.
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THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ZENISEK 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 8:35 P.M.
MARY JO CUSACK, MAYOR
DAN E. OWENS, CLERK OF COUNCIL