VILLAGE OF CARROLLTON CARROLLTON, OHIO

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1 VILLAGE OF CARROLLTON CARROLLTON, OHIO COUNCIL February 8, 2016 at 7:00 o clock P.M. Village council met in regular session on the above date and time in the council chambers of the Municipal Building with Mayor William Stoneman presiding over the meeting. MEDIA: Georgette Huff (Mr. Thrifty) and Leigh Ann Rutledge(Free Press). VISITORS: Janet McBride, Sharon Bellamy, Sharon McEntire, Cathy Mills, Chris and Brittany Tangler, Mary Ann Marshall, Shirley Kohler, Barbara Truman, Shelly Yoder, Rod Yoder, Mark Wells, Bill Wohlwend, Sewer Superintendent Roy Ford, Denny Roudebush, Acting Water Superintendent Derik Kaltenbaugh, Tom Indorf, Jason Rutledge, Storm Hill, Angie Johnson, Tom Konst, Terri Bedillion, and Kenneth Blanchard. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Stoneman called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. and those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: Mayor took the following roll call: Modranski, here; Locke, here; Gonda, here; Barto, here; Parker, here; and Lambert, here. Also present were Clerk-Treasurer Angela Gonda and Village Solicitor Clark Battista. MINUTES: Locke moved, seconded by Modranski to approve the minutes of the January 25, 2016 regular Council meeting as written and presented. Roll call: Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; and Locke, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. VISITORS: Tom Indorf presented Council with information in regards to a 5-mile hike on May 7, 2016 his foundation, 22 Kill Foundation, is hosting to bring awareness to the 22 veterans that commit suicide every day. The proposed route would go through Public Square. Mr. Indorf requested the assistance of the Police Department for traffic. Locke made a motion, seconded by Barto to allow the Police Department to be involved in traffic control for this event. Roll call: Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; and Locke, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. Mr. Indorf was instructed to contact Police Chief Ellington to discuss the details. Kenneth Blanchard informed Council that he purchased a location on Main Street and planned to put a restaurant there. Mr. Blanchard s architect has informed him that to comply with State regulations he will need to have a second exit on the East side of his property which exits onto a Village owned parking lot. The property does not have enough space and would likely need to use at least a parking space. Council asked that Mr. Blanchard have his architect draw up the proposed exit so that they could see exactly where they plan to place it. 1

2 Angie Johnson addressed Council in regards to a sewer issue at her home on 4 th Street SE. She has been dealing with sewer back up for over a year and it has gotten worse in the last month. Roto Rooter has been to her home 9 times in the last month. After hiring an excavation company to dig up her line it was found that the lateral for her property was not connected to the new sewer main that was installed in Mrs. Johnson stated that her children have experienced respiratory illnesses in the last month and she has damage to her home including warping of her wood floor. Clerk-Treasurer Gonda informed Council that she has spoken to Westfield, the Villages insurance company, and a claim has been opened. Westfield will be contacting Stillion Brothers, the contractor who installed the sewer main. Chris and Brittany Tangler addressed Council relating to another sewer back up at their home on Courtview Drive on February 4 th. They are once again displaced from their home and their property has received extensive damage. Numerous neighbors questioned Council on when this issue would be resolved and what they were going to do to help the Tanglers. Brittany stated that they have obtained legal counsel and that he would be contacting Battista. The Tanglers were told that action was being taken at the meeting this evening to enter a contract with Engineering Associates in order to begin the replacement of the sewer line on Courtview Drive. Clerk-Treasurer Gonda stated that Westfield has been updated on the most recent issue and that she will follow up with them. Barto made a motion, seconded by Gonda for the Personnel Committee to reconsider a moral claim for the Tanglers. Roll call: Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, yes; Gonda, yes; and Barto, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. Personnel Committee meeting was set for February 15, 2016 at 6:00 P.M. in Council Chambers. CLERK S REPORT: 1) LOCAL BOARD OF TAX REVIEW: Questioned if Council members had any nominations for the Local Board of Tax Review. Modranski nominated Terri Bedillion, Parker nominated Stan Bright, and Gonda nominated Ken Joseph. After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Barto and seconded by Modranski to appoint Terri Bedillion and Ken Joseph to the Local Board of Tax Review and appoint Stan Bright as an alternate. Roll call: Parker, yes, Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, yes; Gonda, yes; and Barto, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. 2) ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The 2015 Annual Financial Statement has been completed and submitted to the Auditor of State. A copy has been given to all members of Council for review. Legal notice was placed in the Free Press as required. 3) ANNUAL USDA BUDGET REPORT: Report has been completed and ready for pick-up during an audit scheduled for February 16, ) AUDIT: Received notice from Perry and Associates that the Audit period is open. Have compiled all requested information in preparation for the audit. 2

3 MAYOR S REPORT: 5) ADA DOORS: Received notice from Stark Glass that doors are in and ready to be installed. Will take approximately three days. Stark Glass will work with Eick Electric to schedule install date. 6) OFFICE CLOSING: Office will be closed Monday February 15, 2016 in observance of President s Day. EXECUTIVE SESSION: At 7:50 P.M. Councilman Gonda made a motion to enter into executive session to discuss compensation of a public employee. Barto seconded the motion. Roll call: Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, yes, and Gonda, yes. RECONVENE: Lambert made a motion to reconvene at 8:15 P.M., seconded by Modranski. Roll call: Modranski, yes; Locke, yes; Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; Parker, yes; and Lambert, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. Mayor Stoneman reported that action would be taken later in the meeting. APPOINTMENT OF AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS: Upon recommendation from Police Chief Ellington, Mayor Stoneman requested that Council appoint Taylor Trisnar and Christopher Wright as Auxiliary Police Officers. Lambert made a motion, seconded by Gonda to accept the recommendation. Roll call: Modranski, yes; Locke, yes; Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; Parker, yes; and Lambert, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. ORDINANCE : An ordinance designating a no parking zone on Park Ave. NE between 2 nd Street NE and 3 rd Street NE was given a third reading by Mayor Stoneman. Locke made a motion, seconded by Barto to approve Ordinance as written. Roll call: Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; and Locke, yes, Vote being 6-0, motion carried. ORDINANCE : An ordinance approving the enrollment of all municipal eligible load centers in the Village of Carrollton electric aggregation program was given a third reading by the Mayor. Locke made a motion, seconded by Barto to approve Ordinance as written. Roll call: Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, recused herself, Modranski, yes; and Locke yes. Vote being 5-0, motion carried. ORDINANCE : An ordinance authorizing the entering of a contract with Engineering Associates, Inc. to design a sanitary sewer replacement in the Village of Carrollton, Ohio and declaring it an emergency. Gonda made a motion, seconded by Modranski to waive the three-reading as an emergency. Roll call: Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, yes; and Gonda, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. Ordinance was given a first and only reading as an emergency. Modranski made a motion, seconded by Barto to approve Ordinance as written. Roll call: Locke, yes; 3

4 Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; and Modranski, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. ORDINANCE : An ordinance approving the appointment of the Village of Carrollton Village Administrator and declaring it an emergency. Parker made a motion, seconded by Barto to waive the three-reading rule as an emergency. Roll call: Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, yes; Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; and Parker, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. Mayor Stoneman gave Ordinance a first and only reading as an emergency. Barto made a motion, seconded by Lambert to approve Ordinance as written. Roll call: Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, yes; Gonda, yes; and Barto, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. PAYMENT OF BILLS: Barto moved, seconded by Locke to pay the bills. Roll call: Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, yes; Gonda, yes; and Barto, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. PUBLIC: Ken Joseph addressed Council and voiced his concern over the removal of prayer before the meeting. Joseph stated that he had spoken with the Ministerial Association and they would be willing to attend each meeting to offer the prayer. Mayor Stoneman stated that he would take it under consideration. Sharon Bellamy thanked Council for taking quick action on the Courtview Drive sewer issue. COUNCIL: Lambert wanted to clarify a statement that a visitor had made about if any of the people that sat on Council had the issues that Tanglers had that the problem would already be taken care of. Lambert stated that she also had experienced issues with sewer back up at her home for a lengthy period and understood what the Tanglers were going through. Modranski wanted to remind everyone that the Regional Transportation Improvement Project (RTIP) that Commissioner Wirkner had presented to Council at a previous meeting was having their public meeting on February 22, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. Modranski wanted to know if anyone would be opposed to moving the regular Council meeting that is scheduled on the same day and time. Modranski made a motion to move the next Council meeting to February 23, Locke seconded this motion. After a discussion about schedules, Modranski made a motion to rescind his motion to move the Council meeting. Locke seconded the motion. Roll call: Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; and Locke, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. Parker questioned if Battista had any new information on the offer for the Village to purchase the lease of the property they use for Ann Green Park. Battista stated he had not had time to get to the map office but it is on his list. Parker also stated that he had gotten a call from Mr. Jones on Lincoln Ave. who had a concern regarding the road sinking where the Lincoln Ave. sewer project had been completed. Parker asked that Village Administrator Wells contact Engineering Associates to have this issue looked into. 4

5 PRESS: Georgette Huff asked what day Mark Wells would start as the Village Administrator. Mayor Stoneman stated his start date would be February 9 th. Huff asked for some clarification on the Courtview Drive sewer issues. ADJOURNMENT: No further business, Locke moved for adjournment at 8:45 o clock P.M., seconded by Barto. Roll call: Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; and Locke, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. /s/ Angela Gonda Angela Gonda, Clerk-Treasurer William J. Stoneman, Mayor Published on the Village of Carrollton website February 11, 2016 through December 31,