RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Mayor Evangelista called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm and invited all in attendance to join in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Council Members Mr. Britton, Mr. Burgard, Mr. Buck, Mr. Loparo, and Mr. Toward were present. Mr. Smith was absent. Also in attendance were Administrator Sample, Clerk-Treasurer Reed, Solicitor Murray, Chief Matty and Engineer Foley.
Mr. Burgard motioned to approve the minutes of the January 6, 2003 meeting. Mr. Buck seconded. All present were in favor except Mr. Loparo who abstained.
Clerk Treasurer Reed presented Pay Order #2037 totaling $75,504.29. Mr. Britton motioned for approval of Pay Order #2037. Mr. Toward seconded. All present were in favor.
Mr. Buzz Nicely of S. Lake Street wanted to address reporter Roger Doan, but Mr. Doan was not in attendance so he did not address him.
ORDINANCE #47-2003 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 33-1996, AS AMENDED, AND THE DISTRICT MAP AND DISTRICT MAP DESIGNATIONS WHICH FORM A PART OF THE ZONING CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF MADISON BY CHANGING THE LAND USE OF AND REZONING CERTAIN PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE SWEET BRIAR SUBDIVISION IN MADISON VILLAGE, FROM “M-1” LIMITED INDUSTRY TO “R-3” MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT. Tabled until February 3, 2003.
SNOW PLOWING Solicitor Murray has a draft of the snowplow permit. Mr. Charles Eisenhart of W. Main St. questioned plowing with non-commercial plates, for money, and an accident occurs. He feels the insurance company would deny the claim for false information. After discussion of requirements it was agreed that Solicitor Murray would add that proof of commercial vehicle registration would be required. This will be effective for the 2003-2004 snowplowing season.
ORDINANCE #2-2003 was read by Administrator Sample for the first time. AN ORDINANCE MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT EXPENSES AND OTHER EXPENDITURES OF THE VILLAGE OF MADISON, STATE OF OHIO, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2003. Administrator Sample explained the general fund revenue and expenditure is less than last year. The Village is spending approximately $150,000 less than the general fund. Some items have been decreased such as the sidewalk replacement, Christmas decorations; the tree-planting program has been cut in half. This will be a ‘tread water’ year. The drawings for the new Village Hall have been stopped until the end of the year. On a positive note, budgeting to reduce the debt of the water and sewer funds is underway.
Mayor Evangelista noted that two other important items are the water rate increase and the recycling program. The Village will absorb the cost for the first half of the year for both items. Administrator Sample stated that Lake County passed on a 28% water rate increase to the Village last year, which the Village raised its rate 10%, and the County is going to raise rates another 12% next month. The County is planning to increase rates every year for the next 4-5 years. The Village is going to try to only increase rates every other year for residents. Another item the Village will absorb will be the cost of the storm water management.
ORDINANCE # 3-2003 was read by Administrator Sample for the first time. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE HOURS OF WORK AND RATE OF PAY FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS DIRECTOR OF THE VILLAGE OF MADISON. Mr. Loparo motioned for suspension of the three reading rule. Mr. Britton seconded. All present were in favor except Mr. Burgard who abstained. Mr. Loparo motioned to approve Ordinance #3-2003. Mr. Buck seconded. All present were in favor except Mr. Burgard who abstained.
RESOLUTION #1-2003 was read by Administrator Sample for the first time. A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO TIMOTHY E. BEHM FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE AS INCOME TAX ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE VILLAGE OF MADISON. Mr. Burgard motioned for approval of Resolution #1-2003. Mr. Britton seconded. All present were in favor.
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD Mayor Evangelista stated that this is still open for discussion. Hopefully some professional people from the community and also some council members would be interested in this Board. He stated that he would be open for resumes of anyone interested in being on this Board.
HOLIDAY PAY Clerk-Treasurer Reed recommended to Council to consider the holiday pay as a per year period instead of a 6 month period for the safety forces. This would simplify matters for everyone involved. Clerk-Treasurer Reed also had a suggestion for all employees, that they be put on a yearly scheduled rotation for all vacations beginning in January. The only exceptions would be someone new starting a job, say in April, he would have to work one full year to earn his vacation time. Then beginning in January of the following year, he would be eligible for his vacation time.
Mr. Britton reported that the police and road departments did a fine job with snow removal. He also reported for Mr. Smith that the fire district meeting was held on January 15, 2003. He announced that Dustin Sample was hired and that makes nine full timers. The next regular fire district meeting will be February 19, 2003.
Mr. Toward had a question for Mr. Buck. He questioned whether he has seen a resolution drafted by the Township regarding the improperly allocated school board money. Mr. Buck has not seen one, but will call the Township Trustees concerning this matter. Mr. Toward stated that February 3 is the Groveport School Board Meeting.
Mr. Loparo announced he wouldn’t be at the next meeting because he will be having hip surgery. We all wish him the best.
Mr. Buck reported that the January 13, 2003 Planning Commission Meeting was a reorganization meeting. All appointments remained the same with Don Bartlett remaining as Chairperson. There was one item on the agenda. Cocoa Development Ltd. of Boardman, Ohio is asking for a conditional use permit to build a Dollar General Store on the lot immediately south of the Madison Post Office on Lake Street. This is presently zoned M-1. A public hearing is set for February 10, 2003 at 7:00 pm., the Planning Commission’s next meeting.
Engineer Foley gave a brief report of the storm water management timeline. The Village’s plan is due to the EPA on March 10, 2003 and before that there is some action that needs to be done locally. He suggests that the February 17, 2003 meeting to be one that would allow public comment. March 3, 2003 would be when the plan might be approved for submittal to the EPA. He is hoping that around the week of February 10, Council would have a draft plan in hand to review.
The River Street booster pump station is a capital improvement that is moving forward.
Madison Village should be pretty busy this year. The development next to the YMCA should be getting underway very shortly. Middle Ridge Condo’s will have realignment of some of their facilities and Phase II of Huntington Woods should be going in this spring.
Chief Matty expressed his gratitude to the road department for being ‘Johnny on the spot’ when needed.
Since his last meeting with Lake County Telecom, they put in operation the Madison tower, he has noticed a great improvement in reception on both mobile and portable radios. The Sheriff’s department is having a 3-day demo with a police department management records company called Tibron. Sergeant Shannon will be attending that Windows based program in place of Chief Matty. Chief Matty will be attending the quarterly Central Communications Meetings.
Administrator Sample stated that he is continuing to work on and finalize the budget; so hopefully at the next meeting Council can adopt the budget.
Administrator Sample suggested Council set up the summer schedule for Council Meetings. The summer schedule will be as follows: June 9, 2003, July 14, 2003, August 11, 2003, and September 15, 2003. All meetings will be held after the Planning Commission Meeting at 7:00 pm. Mr. Britton motioned to accept these dates for the summer schedule. Mr. Loparo seconded. All present were in favor.
Clerk-Treasurer Reed wanted to apprise Council on an issue pertaining the budget and the Senior Center. Administrator Sample, Mayor Evangelista and Clerk-Treasurer Reed have been discussing this issue. What has been happening is that the Village invoices the Township after the Village incurs the expenses. Essentially, the Village is fronting the money for the operation of the Senior Center. What has been suggested is that he prepares an invoice in advance for expenses that the Center will be incurring. This would provide the money for the expenditures at the time they are due.
Mayor Evangelista commended the road crews for a superb job.
On January 8, 2003, Mayor Evangelista attended a meeting with the Lake County Health Department. There were three main topics of concern and importance. The first is the dispersion of K-1 or potassium iodide tablets to every household. It is going well and should be done by later this month.
The second topic was West Nile Virus. The Lake County Health Department has traps across the county for surveillance. Last year, seven Lake County humans were found to have the West Nile Virus and five needed hospitalization.
The third topic was smallpox. It is believed that it could possibly be used in bioterrorism attacks in the future. It was once felt that smallpox was totally removed from the population, but several samples had been frozen and kept for studying purposes. Your original vaccination will not protect you from smallpox today. Health officials are the first phase to get new inoculations. The second phase will be the police, firefighters and emergency medical service crews. The third is to inoculate the general public. This will take place incase of an outbreak. Mayor Evangelista will notify the Lake County Health Department that the Madison Senior Center can be used to inoculate the general public in the case of an outbreak. A representative from the Health Department is available to come in and talk about these three subjects if Council is interested. Mayor Evangelista will make the call.
Some upcoming dates: January 21, 2003 will be Senior Center Board Meeting at 7:30 pm. Mayor Evangelista will present the idea of the advance payment on averages. January 23, 2003 is Mayor’s Court at 6:00 pm, February 3, 2003 is the next regular Council Meeting and February 10, 2003 is the next Planning Commission Meeting.
Mr. Britton motioned for adjournment at 8:25 pm. Mr. Toward seconded. All present were in favor.
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