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The January 10, 2000 City of Union council meeting was called to order by Mayor Robert Packard. Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mrs. Terry, Mr. Bruns, Mr. Hissong, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan, and Mr. Beyer. Other city staff member present were John P. Applegate, City Manager, Denise Winemiller, Clerk of Council, Joe Moore, Law Director, Dan Gessner, Police Chief, and Bud Bergman, Fire Chief. Mayor Packard moved that Mrs. Shields be excused from the council meeting due to illness. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and her absence was excused. Mayor Packard called for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any corrections or additions to the December 23, 1999 council meeting. There were none so Mayor Packard moved that the minutes be accepted as prepared. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the minutes were accepted as prepared. 2. Mayor Packard asked if there were any comments from the citizens and visitors in the audience. Mrs. Johnson, from West Martindale Road, said she had read an article in the Englewood Independent and she asked why a part time patrolman was promoted over four full time patrolmen for lieutenant. Chief Gessner said the officer chosen was the most qualified in experience and college education. Mrs. Johnson
asked about the college degrees of the lieutenant and other officers.
She also asked if the officer had taken a test. Chief Gessner
said there was no test. Mr. Applegate
said they did have procedures concerning police officers. Mr.
Applegate said if it was a certified position, tests were given,
by rule of five, and that is in the city's administrative book.
The positions of police chief and lieutenant are exempt positions.
It is a decision that is made by the police chief and city manager.
Mr. Charles
Arnett said the conversation aroused his curiosity. He said there
was some kind of standardized county-wide test and he asked if
Lieutenant Blackwell had pass a test before working at the sheriff's
department. Mr. Hissong seconded the motion. Mrs. Terry voted against the motion, the other councilmembers voted for Mayor Packard's motion and the motion was passed. Mr. Beyer will be the vice mayor. Mayor Packard then moved that Mrs. Winemiller be reappointed as Clerk of Council. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mrs. Winemiller was reappointed as Clerk of Council. Mayor Packard then moved to appoint the Mayor of council, Mr. O'Callaghan, and Mr. Hissong to the safety committee. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Then, Mayor Packard moved to appoint the Mayor, Mrs. Shields, and Mrs. Terry to the street committee. Mrs. Terry suggested that Mr. Hissong take her place on the street committee. Mayor Packard asked if Mr. Hissong could handle both committees and he agreed. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mayor Packard
moved to appoint the Mayor, Mr. Bruns, and Mr. Beyer to the budget
committee. Mrs. Terry asked if there were ever any changes made
on the budget committee. Mr. Beyer said yes, that they were changing
the committee this year. Mrs. Terry asked who was on the budget
committee before and was told that Mr. O'Callaghan was on the
budget committee last time. Mr. Hissong seconded the motion.
Mrs. Terry voted against the nomination for the committee, the
other councilmembers voted for the motion and the motion was
passed. 4. Representatives and alternates needed to be chosen for the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission. Mr. Applegate said that in previous years, it has been the Mayor serving as the representative on both committees and the City Manager serving as the alternate on both committees. Mr. Beyer moved that Mayor Packard and Mr. Applegate be appointed as representative and alternate to the committees. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mr. Beyer asked
about council's representative for the planning commission. The
mayor is on the commission and Mr. Beyer's position needs to
be reappointed or a new councilmember chosen during each organizational
meeting. The Mayor is to appoint the position. Mr. Beyer explained
that the planning commission has three citizen representatives,
the Mayor, a council representative and Mr. Applegate, as ex-officio,
and he is a non voting member. Mayor Packard
asked for nominations for the planning commission. Mr. Arnett
from the audience expressed his interest. 5. Open Agenda Mayor Packard asked about the additional lines painted on State Route 48. Mr. Applegate said they were planning on moving the traffic over to that side later in the week. Mr. Hissong said that the city crews were doing a very good job of moving the traffic during the construction on State Route 48. Mrs. Terry asked if they were on schedule on State Route 48. Mr. Applegate said actually, they were ahead of schedule. Mrs. Terry said she would like to see information about Mr. Applegate's receiving his award in the Englewood Independent. Mr. O'Callaghan asked if Mr. Applegate would be commenting on the ordinances in the council packets on the storage and parking of tractor/trailers. Mr. Applegate said the public hearing for that was scheduled for the next council meeting. Mr. O'Callaghan
asked if anyone had any comments on the letter in the council
packets from Centerville on bike helmets. Mr. Beyer said the
letter was from a pediatrician that Centerville has passed a
law that all children eighteen years and under would be required
to wear a bicycle helmet. Mr. Beyer said the pediatrician had
offered to come and talk to any interested city. Mr. Beyer said
he thought parents should monitor that and asked how the city
could enforce a regulation like that. Mr. Beyer thought it was
important but that it would be one more law that they would be
mandating the police department to enforce. Mr. Beyer asked if the city had experienced any Y2K problems. Mr. Applegate said there were no problems with Y2K but they had a lightning problem on Monday night that took out some of the computers. Mr. Applegate
said their three year mowing contract was up and he said the
city would need to go out for bids. Mr. Applegate said he had also enclosed some information for the council on the Montgomery County port authority. Mr. Applegate said in the early 90's they were all opposed to it but they have made several changes. No action is required at this time. Chief Gessner said he had warned residents earlier to keep their car doors locked at night. He also said they should keep the doors to their homes locked at night also. He said they had just had an incident were an inebriated person walked in an unlocked back door of the wrong residence. Fire Chief
Bud Bergman said 1999 had been a very good year for the Union
fire department - with very few fire losses. Mayor Packard said he would have a recommendation for the planning commission by the next meeting. 6. Mr. Beyer moved that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the council meeting was adjourned. Respectfully
submitted, The January 24, 2000 City of Union council meeting was called to order by Mayor Robert Packard. Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mr. Bruns, Mrs. Terry, Mr. Hissong, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan, Mrs. Shields, and Mr. Beyer. Other city staff members present were John P. Applegate, City Manager, Denise Winemiller, Clerk of Council, Mark Henry, sitting in for Joe Moore, the Law Director, Dan Gessner, Police Chief, and Bud Bergman, Fire Chief. Mayor Packard called for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes of the January 10, 2000 City of Union council meeting. There were none so Mr. O'Callaghan moved that the council minutes be accepted as prepared. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. Mrs. Shields abstained, the other council member voted for the motion and the January 10 council minutes were accepted as prepared. 2. Mayor Packard asked Thomas Young to come forward. Mr. Young was sworn in as a volunteer firefighter for the City of Union by Mayor Packard. Mayor Packard introduced Mark Henry, sitting in for Joe Moore, the Law Director. 3. Mayor Packard asked if there were any comments from the citizens and visitors in the audience. Mayor Packard said these comments would be other than the ones to be made during the public hearing. Resident Carla
Edwards, asked Chief Gessner where he got the information that
Lt. Blackwell was a deputy at the Sheriff's Department. Mayor Packard
pointed out that he was a qualified peace officer. Mr. Applegate
asked her if Lt. Blackwell was a sworn officer of the county
and Ms. Edwards said that he was. Mr. Beyer said
Mrs. Johnson had brought up tests given at the last meeting in
other departments. He said some departments rely on tests, and
some use other criteria. Qualities considered like maturity,
judgement, etc. cannot be tested for and could be considered.
Mr. Beyer said that the Chief and City Manager know the officers
and deal with them on a daily basis and he said he would not
second guess them on their opinions. Mr. Arnett asked if the city had job descriptions and if they were available to citizens. Mr. Applegate said there was job descriptions and they were available to citizens. Mr. Arnett said he submitted an application for a planning commission and asked if he would be called for an interview. Mayor Packard said a decision would be made by the end of the meeting and he did not call for any interviews. Mrs. Terry
asked Chief Gessner if job applications were required for the
position of police officer and if the Chief checked out the information.
Chief Gessner said if they are interested in hiring the applicant,
they would check the information. Mr. Joe Plashek
said Mr. Applegate specified certain things in court, such as
that he had seen his tractor/trailer parked at his residence. There was a discussion over an incorrect agenda that Mr. Arnett had, showing the public hearing was item # 3 instead of # 4. Mr. Applegate said that the agenda had been changed with the addition of the swearing in of Mr. Young. Mr. Arnett had a copy of an earlier agenda before the addition had been made. Mayor Packard opened the public hearing for amending the zoning code. Mr. Applegate
said the public hearing was advertised as required by law. Before
taking comments from residents, Mr. Applegate explained what
the changes were in the amended ordinances. Commercial
district has been added under Section 1, number 3. The purpose
is to prevent someone from parking a tractor/ trailer in a vacant
business lot. To enforce this in the past, the city has contacted
the owners who do not want the vehicles parked there. Now, this
type of parking is prohibited in the code. Ordinance 1170,
a definition of "storage" has been added which was
not in the code. Mr. Applegate
said people were concerned with some information they had received
in the mail, including information sent from Mr. Arnett. Mr. Applegate
said that was correct - they were concerned with tractor/trailers
parking in residential neighborhoods. Mr. Applegate said people
have used large step vans as their personal vehicles and they
have only cited those trucks when they have a complaint. Mr.
Applegate said the weights of vehicles have increased dramatically
over the years since the ordinance was written in 1973. Resident, Jack Anderson said even though the regulations on weight limits has not been enforced, it could be enforced. He was concerned about the commercial vehicle aspect - many people he knows drive company vehicles. He said if his neighbor complains about him, they could use the ordinance to come after him. He suggested the council write a new ordinance. Michael McFann
asked about a hypothetical situation where a neighbor pulling
out from his driveway couldn't see because of a parked commercial
vehicle and hits something. He asked if the person having the
commercial vehicle could then be cited. Mr. McFann
said if he asked the police to enforce the regulations on the
books, if he would have to be cited. Mr. Applegate
said unless someone calls or complains, they do not go after
service vehicles. Another resident
said her neighbor had been bothering her over parking a commercial
vehicle on the street. Roger Hansel
said he was a contractor and drove a truck. He thought that they
should give semi truck drivers the benefit of the doubt and let
them park at their house and get a good night's sleep before
making him move the vehicle. A resident
said they were allowing bucket trucks but his semi did not weigh
much more than a bucket truck so why would they ban his vehicle.
He said his truck weighs between 11,000 and 17,000 pounds. Mr. Arnett
talked about a Supreme Court ruling that statutes or ordinances
must be understandable to be valid, that if an ordinance is vague,
it can become void. He said what the city wants is to stop the
18 wheelers from parking in town. He suggested they say tractor/trailer
or items of comparable size. Mr. Arnett said the council should
come up with a size, not weight. He said he didn't want a fully
loaded or empty trailer on his street, blocking his view because
that interferes with his safety. He said he did not mind if the
vehicles would be parked in the property owner's driveway. Mr. Applegate
said people move into a community and they do not call to see
what the zoning is. He said people don't check to discover if
they can park their tractor/trailers. Mr. Applegate
said there are three tractor/trailers in the area that are abusing
the code and neighbors are calling. Mr. Applegate said they dismissed
Mr. Plashek case and one other's. Mr. Applegate said 14 people
were cited in 1998 and fifteen were cited in 1999 so the number
of tractor/trailers coming into the community is increasing.
Mr. O'Callaghan moved that they have the first reading of Ordinance 1169. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. Mrs. Terry and Mayor Packard voted against the motion and Mr. Bruns, Mr. Hissong, Mr. O'Callaghan, Mrs. Shields, and Mr. Beyer voted for the motion. The motion passed to the second reading. 6. FIRST READING - ORDINANCE 1170 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1165.02 OF THE CITY OF UNION CODE, RELATING TO DEFINING THE TERM "STORAGE." (three readings) Mr. Beyer moved
that they have the first reading of Ordinance 1170. Mr. O'Callaghan
seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1170 was passed
to the second reading. Mr. O'Callaghan said most of the questions asked did not have anything to do with the changes on the proposed ordinances. 7. Open Agenda Mayor Packard
thanked the crews that did the snow plowing. Mr. Applegate said
there were 28 miles of streets that were Mayor Packard moved that Mrs. Thomas-Roth be reappointed to the planning commission. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion passed. Mrs. Shields also said they had done a great job with the snow plowing. Mr. O'Callaghan said he was concerned about State Route 48. Mr. Applegate said they keep checking and patching any pot holes but the freezing and thawing is making it hard to keep the streets patched. Mr. Hissong asked how they were doing on the lateral water lines. Mr. Applegate said they had five more to do. Mrs. Terry said she was really pleased with how the streets were taken care of during the heavy snow. Mr. Applegate
said they have spent 5,600 dollars in overtime for the snow plowing,
and had used 100 tons of salt. He said the Union crews had done
a good job. He personally was out for 27 ½ hours. He said
they cleaned curb to curb, and had done every ally and every
cul-de-sac. Chief Gessner thanked the residents for moving their cars off the streets. He said they gave out 31 tickets which is less than it has been in the past. Fire Chief Bergman recommended that the house numbers should still be visible to emergency vehicles since the curb numbers are covered up with snow. Mayor Packard
thanked everyone for coming. He said he was against tractor/trailers
and he wanted to work on the ordinance until it was correct.
He said he voted no on the one ordinance because he wanted to
get it correct. Respectfully
submitted,
Mayor Packard called the February 14, 2000 City of Union council meeting to order. Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mrs. Terry, Mr. Hissong, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan, Mrs. Shields, and Mr. Beyer. Other city staff members present were Mr. Applegate, City Manager, Mrs. Winemiller, Clerk of Council, Joe Moore, Law Director, Dan Gessner, Police Chief, and Bud Bergman, Fire Chief. Mayor Packard moved to excuse Mr. Bruns who had informed the council at the last meeting that he would be out of town. Mrs. Shields seconded the motion. All concurred and his absence was excused. Mayor Packard called for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard
asked if there were any comments or corrections on the minutes
from the January 24, 2000 council meeting. Charles Arnett
said he was confused from the last meeting. He had asked about
1153.06 (D) (2) outdoor storage and other definitions, if storage
meant any item or if like Mr. Beyer said at the last meeting,
storage was defined only as applied to trucks. Mayor Packard said the planning commission had discussed the weight limit at the last planning commission meeting on February 8, 2000. He said they would be coming up with a recommendation for the council. Mayor Packard said he had done some calling around and was amazed at the weights of some of the vehicles in the town. He said he felt they were moving in the right direction with amending the ordinance and they would eventually have a public hearing on the weight issue which he felt would settle some of the concerns expressed at the last council meeting. Mayor Packard moved to have the second reading of Ordinance 1169. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. Mrs. Terry voted against the motion, the other councilmembers voted for the motion and Ordinance 1169 was passed to the third reading. 4. SECOND READING - ORDINANCE 1170 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1165.02 OF THE CITY OF UNION CODE, RELATING TO DEFINING THE TERM "STORAGE." (three readings) Mrs. Shields moved to have the second reading of Ordinance 1170. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance was passed to the third reading. 5. ONE READING - ORDINANCE 1176 - AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $164,700 PHILLIPSBURG-UNION ROAD UTILITY EXTENSION BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES BY THE CITY OF UNION, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING COSTS OF THE PHILLIPSBURG-UNION ROAD UTILITY EXTENSION PROJECT, TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY APPURTENANCES. (Sixth Renewal) (waive three readings) Mr. Applegate said this was the sixth renewal and they needed to have the three readings waived so they could get the notes advertised and sold. In response to Mr. Beyer's question, Mr. Applegate thought they would have two more renewals for this note. Mr. Beyer moved to suspend the charter requirement of three separate readings on three separate days in regard to Ordinance 1176. Mrs. Shields seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mr. Beyer then moved to have the one and only reading and adopt Ordinance 1176. Mayor Packard seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1176 was passed on the first reading. 6. Open Agenda Mayor Packard thanked everyone for their comments at the last council meeting. Mr. O'Callaghan
asked Mr. Applegate about the State Route 48 road reconstruction
project and if there were any plans to smooth out the temporary
traffic lanes. Mr. Applegate said they keep working on it but
the patching material keeps coming out. Mr. Applegate said they
were doing the best they could. 7. Mr. Beyer
moved that the council meeting be adjourned. Mr. O'Callaghan
seconded the motion. All concurred and the council meeting was
adjourned.
The February 28, 2000, City of Union council meeting was called to order by Mayor Packard. Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers were attending the meeting: Mr. Bruns, Mr. Hissong, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan, Mrs. Shields, and Mr. Beyer. Other city staff members attending were John P. Applegate, City Manager, Denise Winemiller, Clerk of Council, Joe Moore, Law Director, Dan Gessner, Police Chief, and Bud Bergman, Fire Chief. Mrs. Terry's absence was excused due to illness. Mayor Packard
called for a moment of silence. 2. Mayor Packard asked for George McDonald to step forward. He was then sworn in as a full time police officer for Union. Mrs. Winemiller said that Mrs. Terry had called in and was unable to attend the meeting due to illness. Mayor Packard moved that her absence be excused. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and her absence was excused. 3. Presentation by Paul M. Gresham, M.D., from Ohio Pediatrics, Inc. and Beth Woolpert, Community Relations Manager from Children's Medical Center, on legislation requiring children to wear protective bicycle helmets. 4. Since Dr. Gresham had not arrived, Mayor Packard moved on to the next item on the agenda and asked if there were any comments from visitors and citizens in the audience. Mr. Arnett said he was still not really clear on the definition of the term "storage". He asked the council to reconsider the ordinance since he considered it vague. 5. THIRD READING - ORDINANCE 1169 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1153.01 (C) OF THE CITY OF UNION CODE, RELATING TO OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS. (three readings) Mr. O'Callahan moved to have the third and final reading and adopt Ordinance 1169. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1169 was passed. 6. THIRD READING - ORDINANCE 1170 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1165.02 OF THE CITY OF UNION CODE, RELATING TO DEFINING THE TERM "STORAGE." (three readings) Mr. Bruns moved
to have the third and final reading and adopt Ordinance 1170.
Mr. O'Callaghan then seconded the motion. All the councilmembers
concurred and Ordinance 1170 was passed. Mr. Applegate
said this deals with the mowing contract of publicly owned land
within the City of Union. The current three year contract is
up on May 1, 2000. Mr. Applegate said three people picked up
the bid specifications but only one bid was received from R.B.
Services. Mr. Applegate said it was staff's recommendation that
the bid be accepted and another three year contract be awarded
to R. B. Services. Mr. Bruns asked if this was a decrease or increase in mowing costs. Mr. Applegate said that in a memo to council, he had explained that there was a reduced total amount of $31.28. The decrease is $21.28 for roadway mowing and $5.00 each for locations 12 and 13. Mr. Bruns pointed out that the city was actually obtaining the contract for a lower price. Mr. Bruns moved
that the council have the first reading of Ordinance 1177. Mr.
Hissong seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1177
was passed to the second reading. Mr. Applegate said the street levy is coming due at the end of the year (the end of a five year period). Mr. Applegate said there is a new step in the process now that council must pass a resolution authorizing the city to get the necessary information from the Montgomery County Auditor's office. The city is asking for a replacement levy from the existing 2.2 mills back to the original 3 mills. Mr. Applegate said that they had waited from the initial levy, passed in 1976, to five years ago before asking for a replacement levy. Mr. Applegate said they would come back to council again, to have the levy put on the ballot. This replacement levy would be on the November, 2000 ballot, for the 2001 taxes which will be collected in 2002. Mr. Bruns moved to have the one and only reading and adopt Resolution 00-01. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and Resolution 00-01 was passed on the first reading. 9. ONE READING - RESOLUTION 00-02 - A RESOLUTION TO INFORM STATE LEGISLATORS AND THE STATE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP OF THIS MUNICIPALITY'S OPPOSITION TO PASSAGE OF PROPOSED "ANNEXATION REFORM". Mr. Applegate said they had received a request from the Ohio Coalition for Equitable Annexation in the State of Ohio. Several other communities have already adopted this proposed resolution. Mr. Applegate recommended that they approve the resolution. In response to Mr. Beyer's questions, Mr. Applegate said this was in committee and that the legislation is not ready to be passed yet. In December, the city received the information, asking the City of Union for support. Mr. Beyer moved to have the one and only reading and adopt Resolution 00-02. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and Resolution 00-02 was passed on the first reading. Mayor Packard
recognized Dr. Gresham. Dr. Gresham said he was a pediatrician,
affiliated with the Children's Medical Center. He is trying to
promote ordinances or laws to require children to wear bicycle
helmets. He has encouraged his patients to wear helmets and educating
people that helmets can save almost 80 percent of children's
lives that are injured in bicycle accidents. He said he lives
in Centerville and started there. Mayor Packard asked about kids riding bicycles from city to city, like from Englewood to Union. Dr. Gresham said when they are in Union, they would have to follow Union's laws. Mayor Packard said bike paths were being developed to link cities together so he thought it could be a problem. Dr. Gresham said eventually, he hoped that the state would adopt the law. Mr. Bruns asked
for the price range of helmets that meet the safety standards.
Dr. Gresham said they could be purchased for as little as $10.00.
He said that Children's Hospital always has helmets that would
be available for people that couldn't afford them. Dr. Gresham
thought both of those programs were very good. Mr. Siegler asked if their plan was eventually to include skate boards, etc. and how many additional injuries would be eliminated if you added knee pads and wrist braces. Dr. Gresham said they did not have those kind of statistics. Ms. Woolpert said it was not an exact science yet but to even save one child from injury was important. Dr. Gresham thanked the council for checking into the subject. 10. Open Agenda Mr. Applegate informed the council that work crews have started the conduits on the east side of State Route 48 for the street lights and trees. After that, they will switch sides. They will hold up completing the west side until the traffic is moved back to the east side since there is not much room to work in. Chief Gessner said by swearing in Officer McDonald, they were back to their full staff. He has been working part time for the city since October, 1998. Bud Bergman said over the years, working for the rescue squad, he had seen many injuries that could have been avoided if kids had been wearing helmets. He said he and the rescue squad would support an ordinance requiring bike helmets. He said that children have their whole lives ahead of them and maybe just need a little direction. He said by offering free helmets, the requirement would not be a hardship on anyone. 11. Mr. Beyer
moved that the council meeting be adjourned. Mr. O'Callaghan
seconded the motion. The councilmembers all voted for the motion
and the February 28, 2000 council meeting was adjourned. Mayor Packard called the March 13, 2000 City of Union council meeting to order. Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mr. Bruns, Mr. Hissong, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan, Mrs. Shields, and Mr. Beyer. Other city staff members present were: John P. Applegate, City Manager, Denise Winemiller, Clerk of Council, Joe Moore, Law Director, Dan Gessner, Police Chief, and Bud Bergman, Fire Chief. Mayor Packard
said he had been contacted by Mrs. Terry who was not able to
come to the meeting because of an illness in the family. Mayor Packard called for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard
asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes
of the February 28, 2000 City of Union council meeting. There
were no proposed changes so Mayor Packard moved that the minutes
be accepted as prepared. Mrs. Shields seconded the motion. All
concurred and the minutes were accepted. Mayor Packard moved to reappoint Steve Coker for an additional term for the park board. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. 3. Mayor Packard asked if there were any citizens and visitors comments from the audience. Resident and Park Board member Julie Johnson said they would be having an Easter egg hunt for Union children, ages toddlers through age 10. She said they would be putting out flyers to the school about the event. She also asked
about the census form that came to her address with a mailing
address as Englewood, Ohio instead of Union, Ohio. Mayor Packard
said he had also brought that to Mr. Applegate's attention. Ron Van Horn
said he had seen Clayton's Mayor Gudorf on the news about supplying
water for the high school. Mr. Applegate said the city has offered
Clayton water for the school. Mr. Beyer said they have offered
water both before and after the Clayton merger. Mr. Van Horn
asked if the television news station knew that. Mr. Beyer said
the meetings were public. They had offered to trade some land
for providing Clayton water. Mrs. Shields moved to have the second reading of Ordinance 1177. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. 5. Open Agenda Mayor Packard thanked everyone for their comments, especially about the water situation to the high school. Mr. Beyer said he thought the newsletter was excellent. Mrs. Shields agreed. Mr. O'Callaghan said the Easter egg hunt would be on April 15 and he invited the council. He said last year the council donated $400.00 to the Union Ladies' League for the Easter egg hunt. Mr. O'Callaghan moved to donate $400.00 again to the Ladies League for this year's event. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mr. Bruns said he was looking at the newsletter, where it shows where the property tax money goes to. More money from the property tax goes to the county (22.4%) rather than the city (21.8%). Mr. Applegate
said that Union had received the new survey from Englewood on
water and sewer rates. In the combined water and sewer rates,
Union is seventeen lowest out of sixty-three communities. Last
year, they were nineteen so they have moved up two positions.
Mr. Applegate said that the city had received referendum petitions on Ordinance 1169 and 1170 from Ronald and Jennifer Kidwell. Once the city has reviewed the petitions, they will be submitted to the Board of Elections. 6. Mr. Beyer moved that the council meeting be adjourned. Mrs. Shields seconded the motion. All concurred and the council meeting was adjourned. Respectfully
submitted,
Mayor Packard called the March 27, 2000 City of Union council meeting to order. Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mr. Bruns, Mrs. Terry, Mr. Hissong, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan, Mrs. Shields, and Mr. Beyer. Other city staff members present were John P. Applegate, City Manager, Denise Winemiller, Clerk of Council, Joe Moore, Law Director, Dan Gessner, Police Chief, and Bud Bergman, Fire Chief. Mayor Packard asked for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any additions or corrections for the minutes from the March 13, 2000 meeting. There were none so Mr. O'Callaghan moved that the minutes be approved. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. Mrs. Terry abstained, the other councilmembers voted for the motion and the March 13 council minutes were accepted as prepared. 2. Mayor Packard asked if there were any comments from the citizens and visitors in the audience. Mrs. Johnson
from Martindale Road, asked about two gravel driveways, one on
East Martindale Road and Leona Jackson's old property on Main
Street. Mr. Applegate said the one at Leona Jackson's would be
completed after State Route 48 was completed. Larry Combs
from 105 North Main Street asked about the storm sewer. He said
that he had heard that the storm sewer would be between his property
and Mr. Jackson's. Mr. Combs said gravel has been placed there
and he asked if the storm sewer would be going down the alley.
Mr. Applegate said it would not. Mr. Combs then asked if the
gravel would be remaining there. Mr. Applegate said the alley
with the gravel is owned by the city and it has been used by
Mr. Combs but it does not go all the way through. Mr. Applegate
said they have not cited anyone on Main Street for parking in
the yard because of the construction. He said that it was not
the city's decision but the federal government's that lent the
money for the road project, that State Route 48 would be a no
parking zone. Mr. Applegate said the alley was there before the
ordinance was in effect. He said he thought that the city would
pave the alley. He said that if Mr. Combs wanted to leave a parking
area in the back of his yard to use as a parking area, it would
eventually have to be paved. Another resident
asked if all the gravel driveways on Main Street will need to
be paved once that State Route 48 is completed. Mr. Applegate
said anything new would have to be paved but there were some
properties that had the requirements waived by the Board of Zoning
Appeals because the properties were there before the ordinance
was in effect. Mr. Applegate
said this was for the approval of the placement of farmland in
an agricultural district for another five years. He said Mr.
Marsh was present if there were any questions and Mr. Applegate
said the staff recommended approval. Mrs. Terry asked why it had to be brought up every five years. Both Mr. Marsh and Mr. Applegate said it was a requirement of the county. Mr. Beyer moved
to approve the application for placement of farmland in an agricultural
district for Mr. Marsh and Ms. Cummings. 4. THIRD READING - ORDINANCE 1177 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR THE MOWING OF PUBLICLY OWNED PARKS, FACILITIES AND ROADWAYS WITHIN THE CITY OF UNION. (three readings) Mr. Beyer moved to have the third and final reading and adopt Ordinance 1177. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1177 was adopted. 5. Open Agenda Mayor Packard said that he has seen people really working on their yards and gardens and he appreciated all the effort from the Union residents. Mr. O'Callaghan reminded everyone that there would be an Easter Egg Hunt on April 15, at 11:00 at Union Elementary. Mrs. Johnson said it was for toddlers through ten years old. Mrs. Terry encouraged everyone to come to the Easter Egg Hunt and she thanked the council and park board for their donation every year. She said the event was a lot of fun and was growing bigger each year. Mrs. Terry said her husband had been very ill and she had to call the emergency squad. She said with their fast reaction, he was saved from being on a respirator. She said she was grateful and she would be writing a thank you letter to the rescue squad and she wanted to have it posted at the fire house. Mr. Applegate said there were several memorandums in the council packets. He said the first one was for a change of zoning from A-R to R-3 for a property at 501 North Main Street owned by Mike and Teri Mangen. The planning commission has recommended that the city council set a date for the pubic hearing. Mr. Applegate suggested May 8, 2000 for the public hearing. The Mangen's are proposing building a new home, subdividing their lot, and selling their old home. The area would still be zoned single family. Mr. Beyer moved
to have a public hearing on May 8, 2000 for the zoning change
for Mr. Mangen. Mr. Applegate said council had another memo concerning an amendment to the Vehicles and Other Vehicles section. He said just before the meeting, Mr. Moore, the law director, asked if the proposed amendments could be tabled. Mr. Moore said he asked for a little additional time to check a few more things. He thought he could be ready by the next meeting. Mr. Beyer said the topic was not on the agenda so they did not need to table anything. Mr. Moore asked that they just postpone the discussion until the next meeting. Mrs. Terry asked if Te-Co had a storage lot. Mr. Applegate said they did. Mrs. Terry commented that someone said that they couldn't store their passenger vehicle there when went up and removed a truck stored there. Mr. Applegate said it was his understanding that the passenger vehicle could be stored there until the truck was returned. Mr. Applegate said that he had been in touch with the Census Bureau and they have assured Mr. Applegate that the census forms from Union residents will be credited to the City of Union even though they were addressed to Englewood. Chief Bergman cautioned people to watch our for mulch fires. He suggested that they keep the mulch away from the house. Mr. Applegate showed the council a copy of an ad by Houser Concrete claiming that the city was marking curbs, etc. Mr. Applegate said he had called Houser Concrete and is sending them a letter cautioning them about the ad. They told Mr. Applegate that it was an error. 6. Mr. Beyer
moved that the council meeting be adjourned. Mr. O'Callaghan
seconded the motion. All concurred and the council meeting was
adjourned. |