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The City of
Union council meeting was called to order by Mayor Packard on
January 14, 2002, at 7:30 p.m., Monday evening. Mayor Packard welcomed Mrs. Goudy to her first meeting to serve as a councilmember. Mayor Packard asked for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes from the December 17, 2001 council meeting. There were none so Mayor Packard moved that the council 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. There were none. 3. Mayor Packard
moved to appoint Lawrence Beyer to serve as Vice-Mayor again.
Mr. Hissong seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion
was passed. Mayor Packard said he had talked to Mr. Shields who wanted to stay on the City of Union's Planning Commission. Mayor Packard said Mr. Shields had done a very good job so he moved to appoint Dale Shields to another term on the Planning Commission. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was approved. Mayor Packard moved to appoint Martha Robinson for another term on the Personnel Advisory and Appeals Board. Mayor Packard said he had talked to Mrs. Robinson and she would like to continue to serve. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mayor Packard moved to appoint Michael O'Callaghan for another term on the Park Board. Mayor Packard said Mr. O'Callaghan had worked very hard and helped out on the Toll Road Festival and contributed to other projects sponsored by the Park Board. Mr. Hissong seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mayor Packard moved to appoint Mrs. Goudy to the street committee to fill Mrs. Shield's place. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mayor Packard moved to appoint Mr. Beyer to be the council's representative to the planning commission. Mrs. Goudy seconded the motion. Mr. Beyer voted against the motion, the other councilmembers voted for the motion and the motion was passed. Mayor Packard moved to appoint the mayor, Mr. O'Callaghan, and Mr. Hissong to the Safety Committee. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mayor Packard
moved to have the mayor, Mrs. Goudy, and Mr. Hissong be on the
street committee. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. Mr. Bruns and
Mrs. Terry voted against the motion, the other councilmembers
voted for the motion. The motion was passed. Mayor Packard
moved that the mayor, Mr. Beyer, and Mr. Bruns serve on the budget
committee. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the
motion was passed. 5. ONE READING - ORDINANCE 1246 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNION, OHIO, APPROVING THE EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AS PARTS OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENT CODES OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF UNION AND TO AMEND OR ENACT SECTIONS OF THE TRAFFIC AND GENERAL OFFENSES CODES TO CONFORM TO ENACTMENTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Mr. Applegate said this was a yearly housekeeping matter to update the code books for the city. The passage of this ordinance updates the code book on the laws that have been passed at the state level and also all the ordinances that the city has passed. Mr. Beyer moved that Ordinance 1246 be declared an emergency for the reasons set forth in the Ordinance. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mr. Beyer moved to have the one and only reading and adopt emergency ordinance No. 1246. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and emergency ordinance 1246 was adopted. 6. ONE READING - ORDINANCE 1247 - AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A STATEMENT OF SERVICES TO BE FURNISHED TO A 618.4 ACRE TRACT OF GROUND PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF UNION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Mr. Applegate
said they had to ask for the agenda to be amended. They needed
to pass a service resolution before a scheduled annexation hearing
scheduled for Tuesday to be continued to February 21. This service
resolution would need to be in effect. Mr. Moore asked
that they have a motion to amend the agenda. Mr. Beyer then
moved to have the one and only reading and adopt emergency ordinance
No. 1247. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance
1247 was adopted. Mr. Moore said
they would generally have three readings on each ordinance and
then a thirty day waiting period before the ordinance would become
effective. However, when there is an emergency, the council would
have to react more quickly because there is usually some deadline
that has to be met. To declare something as an emergency, there
has to be at least a five to two vote. The ordinance can not
just be passed by a simple majority. If that passes, then the
actual ordinance can be passed by a four to three vote. In Union,
Mr. Moore said the emergency ordinance is not used a lot. Sometimes
there are deadlines and things need to be effective immediately.
Only emergency legislation (generally) is effective immediately. Mr. Applegate said they have a format on the language of how an ordinance is passed by an emergency and Mr. Applegate said he would see that Mrs. Goudy received a copy of that. 7. Open Agenda Mayor Packard asked about Main Street, across from CVS. He said he noticed that water was coming up from the curb. Mr. Applegate said they would check on that. He said if people ever saw something like that, they should call city hall. Mayor Packard said it had been frozen and he thought it was water run off from the property. Mr. Applegate said it could also be water from the property owner's sump pump but they would check it out. Mayor Packard said during the Toll Road Festival, a banner was signed by the residents to be sent to the Pentagon concerning the September 11 attack. Mayor Packard said he had received a letter from the Pentagon thanking the citizens for the wonderful banner. The letter stated that the banner would be displayed over the holidays. Mr. Beyer said
that the Thursday before, in the Dayton Daily News, there was
an article about getting water to the Northmont High School that
quoted Mayor Ted Gudorf of Clayton as saying they were in furious
negotiations with Dayton, Englewood, and the City of Union concerning
providing sewer service to the city of Clayton. Mr. Beyer asked,
to get this out in the public record, if the city was in any
kind of negotiations with Clayton on sewer services. Mr. Applegate
said as of the date of the article, the city was not in negotiations
with Clayton. Mr. O'Callaghan
said he wanted to comment on how beautiful the new city sign
is, especially when lit in the evening. Mr. Hissong
asked if anyone had started with the sewer line with building
across the river. Mr. Applegate said they are getting ready to
start and he has looked at the plans for the lift station. Quotes
for the work are being taken by the developer. The city is ready
to issue the first permit for Stoney Crest Development. Mr. Bruns said,
as a person who pays no city income tax, he fully supports what
Mr. O'Callaghan says. He says he felt people like him should
be paying an income tax to the city. Mr. Applegate said he had sent along in the council packets, some information sent by the Randolph Township Historical Society, and added that the city will be paying their dues for the coming year. Chief Bergman
said their response times for the fire and rescue had dropped
further and the department had a very good year. They have not
received complaints or problems with the billing for ambulance
services and the additional funding is very beneficial. Manning
the station with more hours has also been helpful. Mr. Applegate
said they have made the commitment of being there within five
minutes and now it is down to four minutes and thirty seconds.
Having the people at the fire house instead of at their individual
homes has helped in lowering response times. Mr. Marsh said
he would like a comment to go into the record about the 9-11
incident and the large banner that was signed by the people around
the community. He said that was a very historic thing that happened
in the city and that maybe it would be more appropriate to have
retained the banner in the community. He suggested that in the
future, the city should consider this. Mr. Beyer said it was
done for the Pentagon and would probably go into the National
Archives. 8. Mr. Beyer
moved that the council meeting be adjourned. Mr. O'Callaghan
seconded the motion. All concurred and the council meeting was
adjourned. Respectfully
submitted,
The City of Union council meeting was called to order by Mayor Packard on January 28, 2002, at 7:30 p.m., Monday evening. Attendance
was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mr.
Bruns, Mrs. Terry, Mr. Hissong, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan,
Mrs. Goudy, and Mr. Beyer. Mayor Packard asked for a moment of silence. Mayor Packard welcomed Mr. Mark Henry to the meeting. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes from the January 14, 2002 council meeting. There were none so Mayor Packard moved that the council minutes be accepted as prepared. Mr. O'Callaghan 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. There were none. 3. FIRST READING - ORDINANCE 1248 -AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF MILEAGE TO CITY PERSONNEL AND CITY OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF UNION WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO USE A PRIVATE VEHICLE WHILE CONDUCTING CITY BUSINESS. (three readings) Mr. Applegate
said this is an ordinance that they have asked the council to
look at that would reimburse employees and elected officials
for gas mileage when their personal car was used. The previous
ordinance was passed in March, 1995 and set the rate at 30 cents
per mile. This ordinance would tie the rates to the Federal tax
guide issued each year which is currently 36.5 cents per mile. 4. FIRST READING - ORDINANCE 1249 - AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $144,000 STATE ROUTE 48 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (PHASE II) BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES BY THE CITY OF UNION, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE COST OF IMPROVEMENTS TO STATE ROUTE 48. (three readings) Mr. Applegate
said this would be the first issuance of notes for money for
the continuing improvement of State Route 48, Phase II, the city's
portion of the improvement. The money for this portion was included
in the budget for this year. The $144,000 is the city's ten percent
share of the Issue II grant. 5. Open Agenda Mayor Packard asked for Mrs. Shields to come forward and he presented her with a plaque for her dedicated service as councilmember. Mayor Packard
said he appreciated the attendance of the Police Chief Dan Gessner
and Fire Chief Bud Bergman to the council meetings but he was
not certain that they would need to be at every council meeting.
He said he would like to present this for discussion and see
if they could be excused from the meetings unless they were needed. Mr. Bruns asked
who the police and fire chiefs report to. The answer is the city
manager. Mr. Bruns said it would be up to the city manager, not
the council as to whether the police and fire chief would be
present. Mr. Applegate said their attendance was a carry over
from when the city was still a village and every department head
was present. The council at that time wanted all department heads
to be present. Mr. Applegate said if the council is not interested
in having the chiefs present at every meeting, he could look
at the situation again. Mr. O'Callaghan
said they had a list for the Christmas light winners and they
had sixteen winners. Mr. Bruns asked that the names be read into
the record. Mrs. Terry said she needed someone to help out with the Easter Egg hunt because she had a family commitment that day. She would do much of the preliminary work in advance but would need someone else to do the actual event. The mayor indicated he would contact Mrs. Terry concerning this matter. Mr. Applegate
said they had some meetings that would occur on holidays. He
asked that the meetings be postponed to the following day, on
Tuesday. May 27 meeting moved to Tuesday, May 28, 2002 October 14 meeting be moved to Tuesday, October 15, 2002 November 11 meeting be moved to Tuesday, November 12, 2002. Mayor Packard seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mr. Applegate
said he had included a memo and some information from Englewood
on presale exterior home inspections. The city has also requested
information from Huber Heights and Oakwood. This topic has been
discussed recently at the Manager's meeting. Mr. Applegate said
in talking with other managers, they have reported that the system
has worked very well for their cities. Mr. Applegate asked if
the council would be interested in pursuing this. Mr. Beyer asked
how much time this would entail. Mr. Applegate said he was unsure
of that at this point. He said the positive side of the program
was that when someone would move out of a property, they could
help set a standard in the community and improve the over-all
exterior of the property. Mr. Applegate said that he has heard
that real estate agents are also in favor of this. Mr. Henry said
that pre-trial home inspections have caused some law suits on
where a resident has purchased a home and said for example, that
the city missed a leak in the roof and that the city would be
liable. The Supreme Court has said that those ordinances are
there for the benefit of the city, not to replace inspections
that buyers have to do for themselves so the city is not held
liable if they missed something. Respectfully
submitted,
The City of Union council meeting was called to order on February 11, 2002, on Monday evening, at 7:30 p.m. Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mr. Bruns, Mrs. Terry, Mr. Hissong, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan, Mrs. Goudy, and Mr. Beyer. Other city staff members present were John P. Applegate, City Manager, Denise Winemiller, Clerk of Council, Joe Moore, Law Director, and Dan Gessner, Police Chief. Mayor Packard called for a moment of silence. Mayor Packard moved to amend the agenda to add Ordinance 1252. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the agenda was amended to include Ordinance 1252. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any additions or corrections on the minutes from the January 28, 2002 council meeting. There were none so Mayor Packard moved that the minutes be accepted as prepared. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the minutes were accepted as prepared. 2. Mayor Packard asked if there were any comments or questions from the audience. There were none. 3. SECOND READING - ORDINANCE 1248 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF MILEAGE TO CITY PERSONNEL AND CITY OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF UNION WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO USE A PRIVATE VEHICLE WHILE CONDUCTING CITY BUSINESS. (three readings) Mr. Bruns moved that they have the second reading of Ordinance 1248. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1248 was passed to the third reading. 4. SECOND READING - ORDINANCE 1249 - AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $144,000 STATE ROUTE 48 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (PHASE II) BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES BY THE CITY OF UNION, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE COST OF IMPROVEMENTS TO STATE ROUTE 48. (three readings) Mr. Bruns moved to have the second reading of Ordinance 1249. Mayor Packard seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1249 was passed to the third reading. 5. FIRST READING - ORDINANCE 1250 -AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF UNION, OHIO, SECTION 921.20, SERVICE CONNECTION FEES AND STANDARDS, AND 931.02, SEWER TAP INS AND CHARGES IN THE CITY OF UNION, OHIO. (three readings) Mr. Applegate said this ordinance deals with the charges for tap in fees for new homes. The last time the fees were increased was in 1995. The city is installing a new meter reading system in the city and these tap in fees will help off set the cost of the new system. The last time the meters were replaced, Concord Farms North and West were not done. These meters should be replaced and this new style will also be installed in all newly built homes. Mr. Bruns said if they went with the three readings, this would not be in effect until April. Mr. Applegate said he would like it in effect as soon as possible. Mr. Bruns said with the waiving of three readings, the ordinance would be in effect by March 11. Mayor Packard
moved to amend the agenda to waive three readings on Ordinance
1250. Mr. Hissong seconded the motion. All concurred and the
agenda was amended. Mr. Bruns then moved to have the one and only reading and adopt Ordinance 1250. Mr. Hissong seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1250 was adopted on the first reading. 6. ONE READING - ORDINANCE 1251 - AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A REVOLVING ACCOUNT WITH IRONGATE DEVELOPMENT LTD. FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 1,500 FEET OF WATER AND SEWER LINES ALONG PHILLIPSBURG-UNION ROAD. (waive three readings) Mr. Applegate said this ordinance deals with working with the new developer of Irongate Estates, Sections 5 though 9. The city requires that the water and sewer line be extended fifteen hundred feet along Phillipsburg-Union Road. This ordinance will set up a revolving account that will allow the developer to recoup that expense for the water and sewer lines across the 150 lots within the development. Mr. Applegate said Bruce Anderson from Irongate Estates was present. There are other improvements that will be done. The section of property that the water and sewer lines cross is not within the city. The developer will put these lines in and recoup the funds when they sell the lots. Mrs. Terry
asked for an explanation of "revolving account". Mr.
Applegate said when they issue a permit for a new home, the additional
cost per lot will be added to the permit. Then the city will
write a check to the developer for the amount that the city collects
over the regular building permit and tap in fees. He said that
the staff recommends the passage of this. The developer will
do the work, then the city will collect the funds from the builders
and reimburse the developer. Mr. Bruns move to suspend the charter requirement of three separate readings on three separate days in regard to Ordinance 1251. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mr. Bruns then moved to have the one and only reading and adopt ordinance 1251. Mayor Packard seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1251 was adopted on the first reading. 7. ONE READING - ORDINANCE 1252 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH R. E. HOLLAND EXCAVATING INC. TO COMPLETE THE RECONSTRUCTION OF STATE ROUTE 48, PHASE II, BASED ON THE CONTRACTOR'S ORIGINAL BID PRICES AWARDED FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE STATE ROUTE 48 RECONSTRUCTION. (waive three readings) Mr. Applegate said this deals with something that the council was also aware of - that the city had received additional money to complete State Route 48. R. E. Holland was willing to extend the costs that the city received in the original bid documents. The city asked that they have only one reading because the city wants to be sure to get their portion of the revenue before this ordinance would go into effect which would be within thirty days. Mr. Bruns moved to suspend the charger requirement of three separate readings on three separate days in regard to Ordinance 1252. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mr. Bruns moved to have the one and only reading and adopt ordinance 1252. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. 8. Open Agenda Mayor Packard talked about how fast changes were occurring in Irongate Estates. Mr. Anderson said Mr. Applegate had been very helpful. Mr. Anderson said they had put in a 37 lot section of the street within ninety days, which was a record for them. Mr. O'Callaghan
said the park board met last week and they discussed what to
do with the pool. The YMCA will not be running the city pool
this year and the new YMCA will have an indoor pool. Mayor Packard
said "The Grove", formerly Miller's Grove Pool, is
now within the city and there will be the new pool at the YMCA
so there will still be public pools in the area. Mr. Applegate
said included in the packet was additional information from Huber
Heights and Oakwood on presale inspections. Mayor Packard asked if Englewood was getting any complaints about their presale inspection regulations. Mr. Applegate said he had provided an article in the Englewood Independent in the council packets. Mr. Moore said there was a supreme court case on presale inspections so when the city was ready to consider the legislation, they would have to make it clear to the residents that the inspections are for the benefit of the city, to correct zoning and housing violations. Mr. Beyer asked Mr. Moore to express their condolences to Mark Henry, from Mr. Moore's office, on the death of his father. 9. Mr. Beyer moved that the council meeting be adjourned. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the council meeting was adjourned. Respectfully
submitted,
The City of Union council meeting was called to order by Mayor Packard on February 25, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. Monday evening at the Mill Ridge Village Community Center. Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mr. Bruns, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan, Mrs. Goudy, and Mr. Beyer. Other city staff members present were Denise Winemiller, Assistant City Manager and Clerk of Council, Joe Moore, Law Director, Dan Gessner, Police Chief, and Bud Bergman, Fire Chief. Mayor Packard said that Mrs. Terry had called and due to an emergency out of town, she was unable to attend the meeting. He added that Mr. Hissong had a commitment at work and asked to be excused so Mayor Packard moved to excuse Mrs. Terry and Mr. Hissong from the meeting. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the absences were excused. Mayor Packard asked for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard
asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes
from the February 11, 2002 council meeting. Mr. Bruns said that
there was a correction to be made. On page 4, in the second paragraph,
the word "emergency" needed to be deleted regarding
ordinance 1251. 2. Mayor Packard asked Chris Hoover to step forward and be sworn in as a City of Union volunteer firefighter/EMS. Mr. Hoover was sworn in and congratulated by the council. 3. Mayor Packard asked if there were any comments from the citizens and visitors in the office. Brian Butterbaugh from 131 Marrett Farm Road said they were concerned about their property values. He said he was concerned about two empty homes in his area and the house next to him. The house next to him, 133 Marrett Farm, seems to have no one living there but there are three dogs, barking, and trash scattered around. He also complained about another house with trash on the back deck, at 118 Marrett Farm. He was also concerned about a black mold problem on Lexington Farm Road and also 133 Marrett Farm. He said sometimes the dogs are checked on and shut up in the garage. Another person complained about 118 Marrett Farm and said he lived behind the property. He complained about teenagers and parties and noise. He was particularly worried about the trash at that property. Mrs. Winemiller said the city had another complaint on the dogs and they had sent a police officer out to check. Mrs. Winemiller said she had also gone to check. The police department contacted the animal shelter and they sent someone out there. Mr. Butterbaugh said they saw and talked to the representative from the Montgomery County Animal Shelter and they left a warning at the property. Mrs. Winemiller said she talked to the animal shelter and since there are locks on the gate, they can not go onto the property because the animals are considered personal property and the animals did not appear malnourished. Mrs. Winemiller said the animal shelter would continue to work with the city. Mr. Butterbaugh
asked if the city could pursue the black mold problem and Mrs.
Winemiller said the city could contact the health department.
Mr. Butterbaugh said they had problems the year before and the city was very helpful and the neighbors formed a neighborhood watch program and everything had been fine. Mr. Beyer asked
that they give Mrs. Winemiller and the staff a chance to contact
the correct authorities and report back at the next council meeting. Mr. Butterbaugh asked if the city knew the status on the house on Boxford Road. Mrs. Winemiller offered to follow up on that situation. 4. THIRD READING - ORDINANCE 1248 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF MILEAGE TO CITY PERSONNEL AND CITY OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF UNION WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO USE A PRIVATE VEHICLE WHILE CONDUCTING CITY BUSINESS. (three readings) Mr. Beyer moved
that the council have the third reading and adopt Ordinance 1248.
Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance
1248 was adopted. Mr. Beyer moved
that they have the third reading and adopt Ordinance 1249. Mr.
Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1249 was
adopted. Mr. Beyer asked if they needed a lowered speed limit when work started on State Route 48. Mrs. Winemiller said they would get with their traffic engineer and look into that. The work at the city building is progressing. Mrs. Winemiller said a map was passed out to the council for a request for a zoning change for the Comb's property on Montgomery Street. She asked that the public hearing date be set for April 8. Mr. Beyer said the matter had been forwarded from the planning commission and the planning commission had no objections to the rezoning. Mr. Beyer moved to set a public hearing date for a change in a zoning district for Larry Combs for 104 Montgomery Road on April 8, 2002. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Chief Bergman congratulated Mr. Hoover for joining the fire department. In response to a question from Mayor Packard, Chief Bergman said he would like to take over the responsibility of certain properties in Miami county, like the Water Wheel Farm for fire and rescue services if the annexation of that area would be approved. He said he felt the City of Union could respond more quickly and that they would want to give the city's residents the best possible service. The hydrants
in the various areas have been tested and they had a good supply
of water. Respectfully
submitted,
Mayor Packard called the March 11, 2002 council meeting to order, 7:30 p.m., Monday evening at the Mill Ridge Community Center. Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mr. Bruns, Mrs. Terry, Mr. Hissong, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan, Mrs. Goudy, and Mr. Beyer. Other city staff members present were John P. Applegate, City Manager, Denise Winemiller, Clerk of Council, and Joe Moore, Law Director. Mayor Packard asked for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes from the February 25, 2002 meeting. There were none so Mayor Packard moved that the minutes be accepted as prepared. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. Mrs. Terry and Mr. Hissong abstained, the other council members voted in favor of the motion so the minutes were accepted. 2. Mayor Packard
asked if there were any comments from the visitors and citizens
in the audience. 3. Open Agenda Mr. Beyer complimented the designer of the current newsletter. Mrs. Goudy said she had heard favorable comments on the newsletter also. Mr. O'Callaghan asked if anyone had complained about trash blowing from construction areas. Mr. Applegate said he had received two calls that day and that the city had contacted the builder and he will get it cleaned up. Mr. O'Callaghan
reminded everyone of the Easter Egg hunt on March 23 at Union
Mr. Hissong asked about the south trunk sewer line. Mr. Applegate said they were at manhole number 9 with four more to go. They had one more ravine to cross on the south side. They hoped to be done by Friday except for some clean up work. Mr. Hissong said the crew had moved very quickly on the project. Mr. Applegate said they had to obtain easements within the last year. The original planning was done in the 1970's. Now some people residing on Sweet Potato Ridge that had city water, would be able to have the city sewer also. Mrs. Terry thanked Mayor Packard, his family, and some others that had contributed to the Easter Egg hunt. She also thanked the fire department for their help. Mr. Applegate said things were moving along at the city building. The drywall was installed on the first floor. They are expecting the painting to be done next week. They have had a delay waiting for Dayton Power and Light to install a transformer. Mr. O'Callaghan said there was something called the First Response Appreciation Breakfast for firefighters, EMT, and policemen and their families. He was involved with the local scout troop in showing their appreciation with a free breakfast. It will be Saturday, March 16, from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. 4. Mr. Beyer moved that the council meeting be adjourned. Mayor Packard seconded the motion. All concurred and the council meeting was adjourned. Respectfully
submitted,
Mayor Packard called the March 25, 2002 City of Union council meeting to order on Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Mill Ridge Community Center building. Attendance
was taken and the following councilmembers were at the meeting:
Mr. Bruns, Mrs. Terry, Mr. Hissong, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan,
Mrs. Goudy, and Mr. Beyer. Mayor Packard called for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any additions or corrections from the minutes of the March 11, 2002 council meeting. There were none so Mayor Packard moved that the council minutes be approved. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and the minutes were accepted as prepared. Mayor Packard said the agenda would need to be amended to add Resolution 02-01. Mr. Bruns moved that the agenda be amended to include Resolution 02-01. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed and the agenda was amended. 2. Mayor Packard asked if there were any questions or comments from the citizens and visitors in the audience. There were none. 3. Open Agenda Mayor Packard said he had attended the Easter egg hunt at Union Elementary on Saturday, March 23. He added that Mrs. Terry had worked very hard on the event and he also thanked Mr. Jerry Hissong, his wife Shirley Hissong, and Mr. O'Callaghan for his help in the drawing. Mayor Packard asked Mr. Applegate to pass on his thanks to the Union fire and police departments for their participation. Mrs. Goudy said she had been approached by a couple of businessmen about the vacant pool area. They were interested in this for a play area for the children. She said they were interested in checking liability and they wanted to meet with Mr. Moore. Mr. Beyer suggested that they also meet with the park board. The next meeting would be on April 3, 2002 so they will try schedule a park board meeting and invite the interested parties to attend. Mrs. Goudy also said she had received a few phone complaints about heavy equipment and trucks at a location on Sheets Street. Mrs. Goudy was asked to bring it up to the council because someone else had been cited for the same thing. Mr. Applegate said that portion of the street was located in a commercial district and the trucks were allowed. The person that was cited lives in a residential area. Mr. O'Callaghan thanked Mayor Packard for all his work on the Easter egg hunt and also thanked Mrs. Terry. Mr. Hissong thanked the employees for getting the city back in shape after the unexpected snow fall. Mrs. Terry
thanked Mayor Packard and Mr. O'Callaghan for taking care of
the Easter egg hunt in her absence. Mr. Beyer moved to reconvene the council meeting. Mayor Packard seconded the motion. All concurred and the council meeting was reconvened. 5. Resolution 02-01 - A Resolution of Intent to Appropriate Real Estate. Mr. Bruns
moved to adopt Resolution 02-01. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the
motion. Mrs. Terry voted against, the other councilmembers voted
for the motion and Resolution 02-01 was passed. |