CITY HALL, 100 LOCKVILLE ROAD

MONDAY, MAY 1, 2006

7:30 P.M.

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

1. ROLL CALL. Mr. Sabatino called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. with Mr. Wisniewski, and Mr. Sabatino present. Mr. Smith was absent. Others present were: Judy Gilleland, Cristie Hammond, Lynda Yartin, Commander Mike Taylor, Steve Carr, Ed Drobina, Paul Lane, Mike Stacy, Brenda VanCleave, and others.

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 3, 2006, Regular Meeting. Mr. Wisniewski moved to approve; Mr. Sabatino seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 2-0.

3. DEPARTMENT REPORTS:

A. Parks and Recreation.

(1) Director’s Report. Mr. Carr stated he had provided a written report and he would be happy to answer any questions.

a. Parks Master Plan. Mr. Carr stated the town meeting on the Master Plan was held on April 24, 2006, and it was well attended. Mr. Wisniewski clarified the revised plan shows no ball fields, just open play area, on the park land by Stonebridge and Preston Trails. He stated a note was included, however, that in the future that area could be developed with amenities or facilities that are typical of a community park. He stated we have no plans at this time, and will continue to seek the resident’s input.

1. Joint Parks District – Update. Ms Gilleland stated the Township had put these discussions on hold pending formation of a subcommittee. She further stated we might want to hold off on doing anything more due to the fact that Mr. Yaple and Mr. Weltlich of the Township attended the meeting last week regarding a recreation center, so there is activity in this area. Mr. Wisniewski stated if we get going on a park of any sort we need to make sure the vested interests of the City are taken into account because we have so much more parkland than the Township has.

b. NatureWorks Grant Project. Mr. Carr stated he will be coordinating the disc golf course project with the contract for the new water tower because we will have a service road and parking lot going in and a second water tower may be going in near the first one.

c. Sycamore Park Tennis Court Repair Project – Update. Mr. Carr stated this project should get started in June.

d. Review and request for motion to designate revenue from beverage machines in the parks to be deposited into the Parks and Recreation Fund. Mr. Carr stated we received three proposals for beverage contracts and staff has determined the contract with 7-Up was the most beneficial to the City. Mr. Sabatino clarified this did not require legislation; a motion designating the funds to be deposited into the Parks and Recreation Fund was all that was necessary. Mr. Wisniewski clarified that 7-Up carries Dr. Pepper, A&W root beer, Sunkist Orange, and they have number one product in every product line except for cola. Mr. Carr stated we have also asked them to include healthy drinks, so the proposal includes two machines at each location with one being soft drinks and one being Gatorade, vitamin water, and water. Mr. Sabatino moved to designate revenue from the beverage machines in the parks to be deposited into the Parks and Recreation Fund; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 2-0.

B. Building Regulations Department:

(1) Chief Building Official’s Report. Mr. Stacy stated he had provided a report to the Committee and he would be happy to answer any questions. Mr. Stacy stated we may want to tell the Board of Building Standards we would like to have the certification of the building department begin on January 1, 2007, so we can start the year out with a clean slate. He stated the one percent fee goes to the State of Ohio Board of Building Standards, and it just seems logical to make the adjustments on the building department fees at the first of the year.

Mr. Lane stated with regard to residential permits, on May 1, 2005, we had a total of 58 residential permits being issues, and so far this year we have 112. Mr. Sabatino inquired if there was something driving the increase in permits, such as trying to avoid the Residential Design Standards, and Mr. Stacy stated one builder, Maronda, has submitted a fairly large number of plans, and they say they are all sold. Ms Gilleland stated she had spoken to the builder and they said that was the end of their permits. Mr. Lane stated so far this year we have collected $354,495 in impact fees. Mr. Sabatino clarified that was for both residential and commercial. Mr. Sabatino stated if possible he would like to have that information included in the report each month, and Ms Gilleland stated that would not be a problem.

(2) Review and discussion regarding Maintenance Bonds. Ms Gilleland stated staff has been working on this and agree the fair thing to do is to lower the maintenance bond. She stated we are considering lowering it to ten percent and one year although we may come back with a recommendation of ten percent and two years. She stated we are getting a little more information from other communities before we make our final recommendation to the Committee.

C. Service Department:

(1) Traffic Engineer. Ms Gilleland stated there was no report this evening.

D. Code Enforcement: Ms Gilleland stated we have had very few problems with political signs and we are trying to keep on top of weeds right now.

4. POLICE:

A. Chief’s Report. Chief Taylor stated his report had been distributed and he would be happy to answer any questions.

B. Review and request for motion to approve draft resolution authorizing the police department to apply for the 2006-2007 DARE Grant. Chief Taylor stated this resolution would authorize the application for the DARE Grant that would pay up to 50 percent of the DARE officer’s base salary. Chief Taylor stated the application deadline is in June so he would like to submit it as soon as possible. Mr. Sabatino moved to approve the resolution and forward it to Council; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 2-0.

5. CHAIRMAN. Mr. Sabatino stated he had nothing to bring forward this evening

6. OTHER BUSINESS. Mr. Sabatino stated this Committee discussed placing “No Right Turn on Red” signs southbound at S.R. 256/204 and ODOT was dealing with this and questioned if we knew the status of this issue. Ms Gilleland stated she did not have anything on this but she would get with Ms Frommer and get an update for the Committee. Mr. Sabatino stated this Committee had also discussed allowing parking on Courtright, behind the post office, temporarily until that road goes through, and questioned the status of this issue. Mr. Drobina stated the no parking signs have been removed in front of the houses.

7. ADJOURNMENT. There being nothing further, Mr. Sabatino moved to adjourn; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion. Mr. Sabatino and Mr. Wisniewski voted “Aye.” Motion carried, 2-0. The Safety Committee meeting adjourned at 8:00 P.M., May 1, 2006.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

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Lynda D. Yartin, Municipal Clerk