REGULAR
MEETING
June 5, 2000
Mayor Reed called the meeting to order at 7:05PM. Council Members Mr. Britton, Mr. Burgard, Mr. Evangelista, Mrs. Kopczak,
Mr. Loparo and Mr. Smith were present. Also in attendance were Clerk Treasurer Butler, Engineer Foley, Solicitor Collins, Administrator Sample and Police Chief Matty.
Mayor Reed asked Council and
citizens to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mr. Loparo motioned to
approve the minutes of the May 15th meeting.
Mr. Britton seconded. All
present were in favor, except Mr. Smith who abstained.
Clerk Treasurer Butler read the list of expenditures for Pay Order 1981 totaling $119,990.86. Mrs. Kopczak questioned Purchase Power and Sun Leaf Nursery charges. Administrator Sample responded that Purchase Power charges were for postage, which were elevated due to postage used for residential mailings in May. Sun Leaf Nursery charges were for pear trees purchased for the Tree Planting Program. Mr. Evangelista motioned for approval. Mr. Loparo seconded. All present were in favor except Mrs. Kopczak who voted against approval.
Don Heywood, Village
resident spoke briefly about fire prevention during the dry, summer months.
Mr. Heywood would like all residents to be aware of these hazards by
removing flammable debris from their property and also by notifying Village
officials of possible dangerous situations in the community.
Melodie Chabue, 247 River
Street, presented pictures to Council of a neighbor’s back yard.
The yard contained much debris and Mrs. Chabue was concerned that her
property value would decrease due to the yard’s unsightliness.
Mrs. Chabue requested Council’s assistance in resolving the matter.
Council will review the situation.
OLD
BUSINESS
None
ORDINANCE
NO. 29-2000 was read by Solicitor
Collins for the first time. AN
ORDINANCE CONFIRMING THE PROBATIONARY APPOINTMENT OF STEPHEN BRENNAN AS A
PART-TIME PATROLMAN FOR THE MADISON VILLAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY. Mr. Evangelista
motioned to suspend the three-rule reading.
Mr. Britton seconded. All
present were in favor. Mr.
Evangelista motioned for passage. Mr.
Smith seconded. All present were in
favor.
ORDINANCE
NO. 30-2000 was read by Solicitor
Collins for the first time. AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING THE PROBATIONARY APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL VERNON
AS A PART-TIME PATROLMAN FOR THE MADISON VILLAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY. Mr. Britton
motioned to suspend the three-rule reading.
Mr. Evangelista seconded. All
present were in favor. Mr. Britton
motioned for passage. Mr.
Evangelista seconded.
All present were in favor.
ORDINANCE
NO. 31-2000 was read by Solicitor
Collins for the first time. AN
ORDINANCE CONFIRMING THE PROBATIONARY APPOINTMENT OF JAMES ZUBER AS A PART-TIME
PATROLMAN FOR THE MADISON VILLAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Mr. Smith motioned to suspend the three-rule reading.
Mr. Evangelista seconded. All
present were in favor. Mr. Smith
motioned for passage. Mr.
Evangelista seconded. All present
were in favor.
ORDINANCE
NO. 32-2000 was read by Solicitor
Collins for the first time. AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING THE PROBATIONARY APPOINTMENT OF KEITH DOUGHTY AS
A PART-TIME PATROLMAN FOR THE MADISON VILLAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY. Mr.
Evangelista motioned to suspend the three-rule reading.
Mr. Smith seconded. All
present were in favor. Mr.
Evangelista motioned for passage. Mr.
Smith seconded. All present were in
favor.
Solicitor Collins then swore
in Patrolman Brennan, Patrolman Zuber and Patrolman Doughty as part-time
Patrolmen for the Madison Village Police Department. Michael Vernon was at his current position and was unable to
attend the swearing-in ceremony.
Solicitor Collins addressed
Mrs. Chabue’s earlier concern regarding her neighbor’s yard.
Solicitor Collins stated there is an Ordinance regulating inoperable
motor vehicles in junk condition. Other items in the photographs appeared to be
lawn mowers, mower parts and other metal items.
The Village has no legal authority to legislate junk unless it is
determined to be a nuisance or threatens the health, safety or welfare of other
persons. Discussion followed.
Solicitor Collins recommended Administrator Sample investigate the
situation further.
ORDINANCE
NO. 28-2000 was read by Mr. Collins for the first time.
AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING THE FINAL APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL HUFFMAN AS A
PART-TIME PATROLMAN FOR THE MADISON VILLAGE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Mr. Evangelista motioned to suspend the
three-rule reading. Mr.
Loparo seconded. All present were
in favor. Mr. Evangelista motioned
for passage. Mr. Smith seconded. All
present were in favor.
Councilman Britton
reported that the Old Fashioned Days Committee will possibly donate a tree for
the Village Park. Tom Ross, future
member of the Old Fashioned Days Committee, has drawn up plans for a possible
fundraiser of selling memorial bricks to be placed around the flagpole.
Councilman Evangelista
thanked the Cemetery and Road Crews for an excellent job preparing for the
Memorial Weekend. He also thanked
Administrator Sample for completing the flag pole placement on Saturday morning.
He also thanked Chief Matty’s Department for traffic control and Mayor
Reed for his presentation at the bandstand.
Councilman Evangelista
announced that Jay Wilson Post 112 is having a flag retirement ceremony on June
13th. Anyone wanting to
retire a flag is invited to drop them off at Village Hall or the Post Hall on
Middle Ridge Road.
ENGINEER’S REPORT
Engineer Foley reported
that bids were opened on Friday, June 2nd for the Park Street
improvements. Five bids were
received and copies were provided to Council, along with Engineer Foley’s
recommendation. The bids consisted
of three facets; repaving the side walk and curb on Park Street, the 2”
waterline perimetering the park as a service to maintaining the park, as well as
providing more efficient water service during Old Fashioned Days, and a bid for
repaving the parking lot adjacent to the churches. The lowest bid for the base
price of $64,070 was provided by C.I.R. Engineer
Foley recommended Council secure the bid by awarding the contract to C.I.R.,
however, delay the church parking lot project until discussion is held with the
churches regarding financial participation.
The bid for the total package is $91,530.
C.I.R. in all cases remained the lowest for all the work.
ORDINANCE NO. 33-2000
was read by Solicitor Collins for the first time.
AN ORDINANCE AWARDING THE BID TO AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A
CONTRACT WITH C.I.R., INC. FOR THE BASE BID AND ALTERNATE
“A” OF THE PARK STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY. Mr.
Loparo motioned to suspend the three-rule reading.
Mrs. Kopczak seconded. All
present were in favor. Mr. Loparo
motioned for passage. Mrs. Kopczak
seconded. All present were in
favor.
Engineer Foley reported
that work is continuing on Eagle and Union Streets. Boring is yet to be completed.
Both streets will also be repaved. The River Street Sanitary Sewer under
Interstate 90 is being prepared for bid next week. The entire project is being assessed to the abutting property
owners. Another easement was worked
out with McDonald’s. Issue II
applications were delivered to the County Engineers last week for the
abandonment of Parkway Pump Station and also the intersection improvements at
River and West Main Streets. Copies
of those applications were provided to Council.
Huntington Woods will be
completing the paving on Phase I at the end of the week.
Clearing has taken place and pipe is scheduled to be placed on Mr.
Zelko’s Development in the near future. Final
plans for the Sidley Subdivision have been received and appear to be acceptable.
Final review will be made.
Additional work at Sweet
Briar started last week on the sanitary sewer.
Also on Middle Ridge Road, as part of the library expansion, a water line
is being extended past the library’s property.
SAFETY REPORT
Chief Matty reported
that a Bike Rodeo was held on May 26th and 27th.
Due to the threatening weather, the turn out was thin.
Chief Matty filed the
COPS Fast Grant Application with the U.S. Justice Department last week.
Acknowledgment or denial will be received in the mail.
The May Safe Driver
Award was awarded to Tiffany Florentine of River Road, Madison.
As a reminder, the Bates
Road Bridge over I90 will be closed effective June 5th.
The bridge will be closed for sixty days.
The International Police
Chief’s Conference is scheduled to be held in San Diego, California this
summer. Chief Matty requested
Council’s approval to attend the conference and also for reimbursement of the
conference fee and hotel accommodations. Chief
Matty has offered to pay his own air fare and car rental expenses.
Mrs. Kopczak motioned for acceptance of Chief Matty’s attendance at the
conference. Mr. Britton seconded.
All present were in favor.
ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
Administrator Sample
reported on the status of the removal of various trees in the Village Park.
Due to recommendations of the arborist and the safety concerns, these
trees were removed. New trees have
been planted as replacements.
The Water Department
will be flushing fire hydrants, as required by the EPA from June 12th
through June 23rd. There
are approximately 250 hydrants throughout the Village.
Administrator Sample
thanked C.I.R. for donating the crane and labor to install flagpoles at the
Senior Center and the Village Park
As required, a Public
Hearing has been scheduled for June 19th at 6:45PM regarding the proposed 2001
budget.
Mr. Sample also thanked
the Village Crews for the outstanding job preparing the Village for Memorial Day
ceremonies.
Work will begin next
week by C.I.R. on the South side of Main Street.
Sidewalk replacement, regrading, reseeding and installation of street
lamps will commence within the next few weeks.
Catch basin drains will be installed on the West Side of Hyder Drive.
Joint cracks on the concrete slabs will also be cleaned and sealed.
Notices to residences
who have not properly mowed and/or maintained their lawns were mailed this week.
Mr. Sample met with Scott Marshall, representative of Cracker Barrel Restaurants of Northern Ohio, with regard to location of a restaurant and store along Interstate 90. Cracker Barrel is interested in the area between Cleveland and Erie, Pa.
MAYOR’S REPORT
Mayor Reed thanked the
Madison Garden Club for the planting of flowers on the North Side of Main
Street.
The President of the
Lake County Mayor’s Association has requested a Resolution in honor and
recognition of Jim Collins, Editor of the News Herald, upon the occasion of his
retirement and dedication to 50 years of journalism.
Mr. Evangelista motioned for passage of the Resolution.
Mr. Britton seconded. All
present were in favor except Mrs. Kopczak and Mr. Loparo who voted against
passage.
Mayor Reed reported that
Clerk Treasurer Butler is looking into long distance telephone carriers and the
possibility of cost saving
availabilities for the
Village.
Mayor Reed discussed
aggregation opportunities for electricity and will provide additional
information at the next Council meeting.
According to Solicitor
Collins, the Attorney General is to make a ruling on the issues at hand by July
1st.
Administrator Sample was
asked to explain the recent variance requests received by the Board of Zoning
Appeals. Mr. Sample stated that two
requests were made. A swimming pool
variance was requested by residents at 640 Park Oval to place a pool closer to
the property line than current zoning code permits. The variance was denied.
The second request was submitted by OSSCO, Inc. to construct a building
at the southeast corner of Lake and Main Streets, closer to the property line
than current zoning code permits. That variance was approved.
Rae Jean Burgard, Senior
Center Director, received a letter from the United Way allocation chairman,
Robert Dawson stating that the Senior Center will be receiving $6,000 in funding
for the year 2001. This funding is
to be used for Laketran transportation.
Administrator Sample
added that bids were opened on June 2nd for the three-year contract
of residential garbage collection. Legislation
will be provided at the next meeting.
Mr. Evangelista motioned
to adjourn the meeting at 8:25PM. Mr.
Smith seconded. All present were in
favor.