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The City of Union council meeting was called to order by Mayor Packard on April 14, 2003, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Mayor Packard called for a moment of silence. He asked for an additional moment of silence for the men and women overseas that are serving the country. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any additions or corrections from the minutes of the March 24, 2003 meeting. There were none so Mr. Bruns moved that the council minutes be accepted as prepared. Mr. Hissong seconded the motion. All concurred and the council minutes were accepted as prepared. Mrs. Winemiller
said that Mr. Beyer had asked to be excused from the meeting.
Mayor Packard acknowledged that Mr. Beyer had called in so Mayor
Packard moved to excuse Mr. Beyer from the meeting. Mr. Beyer
had just been released from the hospital after having surgery
and was not able to attend the meeting. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded
the motion. All concurred and his absence was excused. 2. Mayor Packard
commented that two citizens had completed forms requesting to
speak at the council meeting.
3. Proclamation for the Community Development Block Grant Program proclaiming April 21 to April 27, 2003 as Community Development Week in the City of Union. Mr. Applegate
said that this was an annual proclamation that the council is
asked to pass for community development week. Mr. Applegate said
the staff recommended the passage of the proclamation. Mr. Bruns moved that the proclamation be passed by the council. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the proclamation for the Community Development Block Grant Program was passed. 4. Discussion
and motion on a renewal application for placement of farmland
in an agricultural district for Conrad M. Phillippi for property
located on Phillipsburg-Union Road. 5. Discussion and motion on renewal application for placement of farmland in an agricultural district for Dennis B. Swartz for property located on Phillipsburg-Union Road, east side of State Route 48, Old Springfield Road. Mayor Packard
moved that the renewal application for placement of farmland
in an agricultural district for Dennis Swartz for property located
on Phillipsburg-Union Road be passed. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded
the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mayor Packard said the Easter egg hunt at Union Elementary was held on April 12, 2003. The event was well attended and the children had a great time. He said he wished to thank Mrs. Terry for her assistance, promotion and financial contributions. He also thanked the La Sertoma club for their donation of cookies, Shirley and John Hissong for their help in getting set up, and the Union Fire Department for delivering the Easter bunny. Mayor Packard thanked all the volunteers, including his family, McDonald's restaurants for supplying the punch, and the City of Union Park Board for their support. Mr. O'Callaghan said he wanted to comment about how nice all the pear trees looked in Union. He also asked when the people were coming to complete the brick in the wall at State Route 48 and Phillipsburg-Union Road. Mr. Applegate said they were coming the following day. Mr. Hissong asked if trees will be planted along the north end of the State Route 48 project in the spring or fall. Mr. Applegate said they hoped to do it later this spring if they can still purchase the trees. Right now they are working on the electric wire for the street lights and tree lights. Mr. Hissong said it was looking great up there. Mr. Hissong said he wanted to thank Mayor Packard for all his hard work on the Easter egg hunt. He said everyone had done a tremendous job. Mr. Bruns thanked everyone for coming, including Arlene Setzer, State Representative, from the House of Representatives. Ms. Setzer spoke about local government funds that had been passed and that the bill was going on to the Senate. She spoke about various committees she was serving on and invited the council to contact her if they had any problems and she would see what she could do within the committees she was serving on, or in assisting the city in contacting the correct committee chairman. Mr. Applegate said that currently, the city managers are meeting every two months with Ms. Setzer and at the last meeting, Jeff Jacobson had also attended. He thanked Ms. Setzer for her support and commented that she was doing an excellent job. Mr. Applegate said they had received approval for the city's storm water N.P.D.E.S. permit and the process will begin very soon. There will be a public hearing at the next meeting concerning the adoption of the final draft of the City of Union Comprehensive Plan. The completed plan was distributed to the council. Mr. Applegate said he had recently attended a meeting concerning Montgomery County inclusion into the Presidential Disaster Declaration for Montgomery County . They could receive a reimbursement for a portion of the city funds that were spent during the President's Day weekend on snow removal. Mr. Applegate said the new well # 4 was in place and they are preparing information to receive the final approval from the Ohio E.P.A. On April 11, the city received Fairborn's annual city government cost survey and the city is the 24th, the lowest in the governmental costs for a community. In property taxes, the city is 9th out of 28th, and all the cities with higher property taxes than Union also have an income tax. Mr. Applegate said most residents in the community are already paying an income tax. The city has a 1% income tax on the ballot in November and even with that, they will be close to the bottom of the list on governmental revenues. Mr. Moore said
that he and the city manager were at the Court of Appeals that
day on the city's 618 acre annexation in Miami County. The ruling
will come in the next 60 to 90 days. 7. Mayor Packard moved that the meeting be recessed so they could meet in an executive session to discuss the possible purchase of real estate. There was to be no decision made after the executive session. Mayor Packard asked that Mr. Applegate, Mrs. Winemiller, and Mr. Moore also attend the executive session. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and council moved to an executive session. Mr. Bruns moved that the council meeting be reconvened. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the meeting reconvened. 8. Mayor Packard moved that the council meeting be adjourned. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the council meeting was adjourned. Respectfully
submitted,
Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mr. Bruns, Mrs. Terry, Mr. Hissong, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan, and Mr. Beyer. Other city staff members present were John P. Applegate, City Manager, Denise Winemiller, Clerk of Council, Joe Moore, Law Director, and Mike Blackwell, Police Chief. Mayor Packard said that Mrs. Goudy had called and said she could not attend the meeting due to illness. He moved to excuse Mrs. Goudy from attending the meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. O'Callaghan. All concurred and Mrs. Goudy's absence was excused. Mayor Packard
called for a moment of silence. 2. Mayor Packard asked if there were any citizen and visitor comments for the council other than the subjects of the public hearings. Mrs. Collins asked to be recognized and contributed information about the Wright Brothers, presidents and buildings of historical significance concerning Ohio in celebration of Ohio's Bicentennial. 3. Public hearing on change of zoning application from Robert Martin for Randolph Street from Commercial - 2 (C-2) to Residential - 3 (R-3). Residents that
wished to speak were sworn in by Mayor Packard. The people
that wanted to speak at the public hearing on Union's Comprehensive
Plan were sworn in by Mayor Packard. 5. FIRST READING - ORDINANCE 1288 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNION AS ENACTED BY ORDINANCE 314 AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED. (three readings) Mr. Applegate
said that this was the matter discussed earlier to change the
zoning for Mr. Martin to build a single family home. He asked
that the council waive the three readings with regard to Ordinance
1288 so the resident can go forward with his building plans and
obtaining permits. Mr. Beyer moved to suspend the charter requirement of three separate readings on three separate days in regards to Ordinance 1288. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mr. Beyer then moved to have the one and only reading and adopt Ordinance 1288. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1288 was adopted. 6. RESOLUTION 03-01 - A RESOLUTION ADOPTING IN CONCEPT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF UNION. Mr. Beyer moved to adopt Resolution 03-01, the comprehensive plan. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and Resolution 03-01 was adopted. 7. Discussion and motion on renewal application for placement of farmland in an agricultural district for Richard Oaks and Mary Oaks for property located on Jackson Road. Mr. Applegate
said that this was similar to the applications granted by the
council at an earlier meeting. These renewal applications must
be done every five years. 8. Open Agenda Mayor Packard
complimented the entry into the city from the north. He said
the residents had done a great job with maintaining their properties,
particularly along Main Street. In regard to future plans for Union, Mr. Beyer said "everything begins with money, and that's really the bottom line." Mr. Beyer said
he had received a letter from a Concord Farm Road resident complaining
about the Union sign at Phillipsburg-Union Road and State Route
48. She said she lived north of that and thought the sign should
be located there. Mr. Beyer said he thought some time in the
future something else would be added around County Line Road
and that he knew that sign at Phillipsburg-Union Road was part
of the State Route 48 project. Mr. O'Callaghan
said that on State Route 48 coming south, there was an arrow
that said right turn only at the light at Phillipsburg-Union
and actually the lane could be used to go straight. Mr. Applegate
said he thought that was an oversight and they would get it taken
care of. Mrs. Terry also asked everyone to vote in the special election. Mrs. Terry said she had been out driving in Union and the town looked beautiful with all their landscaping. She also said she loved the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Bruns said
since people on council had indicated that they personally supported
the school levy, he suggested they could support it as a council.
Mr. Bruns said
he would miss the Steiglers. Mr. Applegate said the report that Mr. Beyer had asked for concerning total expenses on snow removal from November, 2002 to spring, 2003 was $36,904.87 including overtime, salt, sand, etc. The city still has two hundred tons of salt left. They have also filed for reimbursement for overtime since Montgomery County was included in the presidential declaration for emergency disaster relief for snow removal. They hope to received funding back from that. Mr. Applegate attended a Chamber breakfast meeting and the representatives of the city discussed the activities and accomplishments for their towns within the last year. One of the items discussed was the school district. Mr. Applegate said the school has a positive effect on their housing starts and increases property values. The school is trying to pass an operating levy. Mr. Applegate announced that the 618 acre annexation has been granted to the city by the court of appeals. Mr. Moore said
this decision was from the Second District Court of Appeals after
initially going through the Miami County Commissioners and Miami
County Common Pleas Court. 9. Mayor Packard moved to recess for an executive session on the status of the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (OPBA) collective bargaining agreement. There will be action taken after the executive session. Mayor Packard asked that Mr. Applegate, Mrs. Winemiller, Mr. Moore, attorney Janet Cooper, and Police Chief Blackwell attend the executive session. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and the meeting adjourned into the executive session. After the executive session, Mr. Bruns moved that the council meeting be reconvened. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the council meeting was reconvened. Mr. Beyer moved that due to the financial constraints of the City of Union, the City of Union rejects the fact finders report regarding the negotiations between the City of Union and the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association on a new collective bargaining agreement for the police department of the City of Union. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. Mrs. Terry voted against the motion, the other councilmembers voted in favor of the motion and the motion was passed. 10. 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,
Mayor Packard called the council meeting to order on May 12, 2003, 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. Other city staff members present were John Applegate, City Manager, Denise Winemiller, Clerk of Council, Joe Moore, Law Director, and Police Chief Michael Blackwell. Mayor Packard called for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes of the April 28, 2003 council meeting. There were none so Mr. Bruns moved that the council minutes be approved. Mr. Hissong seconded the motion. Mrs. Goudy abstained, the other councilmembers voted for the motion and the minutes were accepted as prepared. 2. Mayor Packard said two citizens, Mrs. Judy Collins and Mr. Glynn Marsh, had indicated that they wished to speak at the meeting. Mrs. Collins
said for her "Ohio Bicentennial Moment", she wanted
to focus on early education in Ohio. In 1773, the first school
was held near an Indian village laid out by a missionary, near
Newcomerstown in Ohio. Mr. Marsh said
it has been five years since the beginning of the Randolph Township
Historical Society and the society had grown to a membership
of over 150 people. Mr. Applegate said the passage of this ordinance would allow the city to enter into a contract so the city can apply slurry seal to the streets. Mr. Beyer said he wanted to make it a matter of public record that Terry Construction Inc. had no affiliation with Mrs. Betty Terry on the council. Mr. Beyer moved to waive the charter requirements of three separate readings on three separate days in regard to Ordinance 1289. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mr. Beyer then moved to have the one and only reading and adopt Ordinance 1289. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1289 was adopted. 4. Open Agenda Mayor Packard asked that residents watch out for the children playing when driving through town. Mr. Beyer commented that the Ohio Public Broadcasting station had shown a two hour program on the history of the State of Ohio and would be repeating it throughout the year if anyone was interested.
Mrs. Goudy asked what the status was on the flag pole. Mr. Applegate said they would be starting the concrete work by the next day. Mr. O'Callaghan asked if the council could consider nominating Union residents for the Spirit of Union award for beautifying their landscaping and improving their properties. Mr. Hissong
thanked everyone for working on State Route 48 at the corner
of Phillipsburg-Union Road and for planting new trees. Mr. Applegate
said the street lights on the northern section of State Route
48 were installed and would be turned on later in the week and
half of the trees were planted. Mr. Marsh said Ohio was celebrating their bicentennial in 2003 and Randolph Township was celebrating their bicentennial in 2004. Mr. Marsh said on Thursday night at 7:30, the Randolph Township Historical Society was having an antique's appraisal night at Mill Ridge Village. 5. Mr. Beyer moved that the council meeting be adjourned. Mayor Packard 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. The meeting was held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2003, instead of Monday, May 26, due to the observance of Memorial Day. Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mr. Hissong, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan, and Mrs. Goudy. Other city staff members present were John P. Applegate, City Manager, Denise Winemiller, Clerk of Council, and Joe Moore, Law Director. Mayor Packard said that Mr. Bruns was on vacation, Mr. Beyer was out of town for medical treatment, and Mrs. Terry had called and said she had sinus problems. Mayor Packard moved to excuse Mr. Brun's absence from the meeting since he was on vacation. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mayor Packard moved to excuse Mr. Beyer from attending the council meeting due to medical reasons. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and Mr. Beyer's absence was excused. Mayor Packard moved to excuse Mrs. Terry's absence from the meeting due to sinus problems. There was no second to the motion so Mrs. Terry's absence was not excused. Mayor Packard called for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes from the May 12, 2003 council meeting. There were none so Mayor Packard moved that the minutes be accepted as prepared. Mrs. Goudy 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
at the meeting. Mrs. Collins
said that the church has a date stone with the date of 1854 which
is located on the north gable end of the building. 3. Open Agenda Mayor Packard asked if anyone had noticed the city's new flag pole and commented that the flags looked very nice. Mrs. Goudy
said that she had heard the tornado sirens last week. She asked
if the city could consider a secondary siren since it hard to
hear the alarm in her area. She also thought additional literature
could be distributed to inform people about the purpose of the
alarm. Mr. O'Callaghan asked if the newsletter was coming out soon. He suggested that they add the information on the tornado siren to the newsletter. Mr. O'Callaghan asked for nominations for the Spirt of Union award. Mrs. Winemiller said that was going to be mentioned in the city newsletter. Mayor Packard said Mill Ridge Village will have a pancake breakfast and lunch on June 7 along with a car show and the proceeds will go towards the Union parks. Mr. Applegate
asked for a motion from the council to extend the contract with
RB Services for mowing for the next year, at the current rates. Mr. Applegate said the city had nine more trees to plant out of one hundred fifteen and then the city would be doing some trimming. 4. Mayor Packard moved that the council meeting be adjourned. Mr. Hissong seconded the motion. All concurred and the council meeting was adjourned. Respectfully
submitted,
Mayor Packard called the June 9, 2003 City of Union Council meeting to order. The meeting took place 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, and Mrs. Goudy. Other city staff members present were Denise Winemiller, Clerk of Council, and Joe Moore, Law Director. Mayor Packard moved that Mr. Beyer be excused due to his medical condition after surgery. Mr. Bruns 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 additions or corrections to the minutes of the May 27, 2003 meeting. There were no comments so Mr. O'Callaghan moved that the minutes be accepted as prepared. Mr. Hissong seconded the motion. Mr. Bruns and Mrs. Terry abstained, the other councilmembers voted for the motion and the council minutes were accepted as prepared. 2. Mayor Packard asked if there were any comments or questions from the citizens and visitors in the audience. Mayor Packard recognized Judy Collins. Mrs. Collins said that recently Mr. Bruns had mentioned the exhibit of sculptures in Troy, Ohio. Mrs. Collins distributed pictures showing some of the twenty sculptures displayed . Mrs. Collins said the area businessmen had commented that the exhibit had brought many people to their town. The display will be in Troy until the middle of July. Mrs. Collins also reminded everyone that June 14 was Flag Day. 3. ONE READING - RESOLUTION 03-02 - A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE NECESSITY OF A REPLACEMENT POLICE LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE TEN MILL LIMITATION AND REQUESTING THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO CERTIFY THE TOTAL CURRENT TAX VALUATION OF THE CITY OF UNION AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT WOULD BE GENERATED BY A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF MILLS. Mrs. Winemiller said that this resolution would authorize the council to direct the finance director to submit a request to the Montgomery County Auditor's office on how much additional revenue would be received if the city would place a police levy on the ballot in November. This is a procedural step that would need to done before the council goes any further. Mr. O'Callaghan asked Mrs. Winemiller to explain the difference between a replacement levy and a renewal. Mrs. Winemiller said the last time the levy was passed was in 1996 and in that seven years, the 8.33 mill levy has been reduced approximately 3 mills.. The passage of this levy would take the amount back to the 8.33 mills. The city has expanded the police department with additional officers and replaced police cruisers and purchase new equipment now, due to the expansion of the city and the department, they need additional funds. Mr. Bruns moved to have the one and only reading and adopt Resolution 03-02. Mayor Packard seconded the motion. All concurred and Resolution 03-02 was passed on the first reading. 4. Open Agenda Mayor Packard thanked Mrs. Collins for sharing information about Ohio during the council meetings. Mayor Packard said he had attended the pancake breakfast sponsored by Mill Ridge Village with the proceeds going to Union for the city parks. Mayor Packard said Lieutenant Goudy from the Union Police department was there also, showing the residents a city police cruiser. Mrs. Goudy said she wanted to comment on the continual improvement along Main Street with the trees, and treatment of the falls, sidewalks etc. She said she was quite proud of the city and the improvements were quite striking. Mr. O'Callaghan asked if they had figures yet about the proceeds from the pancake breakfast but Mrs. Winemiller said she had not heard from Mrs. Kreuzer from Mill Ridge Village yet. Mr. O'Callaghan said that everyone had enjoyed the breakfast. Mr. O'Callaghan said they had approximately twelve Spirit of Union nominees that had come in and he would be checking out those properties. He also said he thought the recent city newsletter was very informative. Mrs. Terry
said she also thought the city was looking very good and that
the newsletter was very well done. Mr. Moore said regarding the 618 acre annexation, Union Township filed a motion for a stay, which implies they will try to get the case before the supreme court. Mr. Moore added
that the city was enforcing the zoning ordinances and they are
working on several cases through the Vandalia court. Mayor Packard moved that the council meeting be reconvened. Mrs. Goudy seconded the motion. All concurred and the council meeting was reconvened. Mr. Bruns moved
that the law director and city staff prepare legislation to purchase
the property at 201 West Martindale Road, the legislation incorporate
the conditions set forth in the draft contract. Mrs. Winemiller added that part of the contract stipulates that the purchase is contingent on the residents passing the one percent income tax which will be on the November ballot. 6. Mayor Packard moved that the council meeting be adjourned. Mrs. Goudy seconded the motion. All concurred and the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
On Monday, June 23, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. the City of Union council meeting was called to order by Mayor Robert Packard. Attendance
was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mr.
Bruns, Mr. Hissong, Mayor Packard, Mr. O'Callaghan, and Mrs.
Goudy. Other city staff members present were John P. Applegate,
City Manager, Denise Winemiller, Clerk of Council, and Joe Moore,
Law Director. Mayor Packard
moved to excuse Mr. Beyer's attendance from the meeting due to
illness. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and
the motion was passed. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes of the June 9, 2003 meeting. There were none so Mr. Bruns 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 from the citizens and visitors in the audience. Judy Collins from 409 West Martindale Road had some information concerning Ohio as part of the Ohio Bicentennial celebration. Mrs. Collins talked about the 88 counties in Ohio and how the land was divided originally into counties during the settlement of the Northwest Territory. She relayed interesting facts about some of Ohio's counties. 3. ONE READING - ORDINANCE 1290 - AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING A REPLACEMENT LEVY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICE LEVY FUND AND CERTIFYING THE QUESTION TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS. (waive three readings) Mr. Applegate
said the ordinance was self-explanatory. It was an ordinance
for replacing the existing police levy that funds the police
department. It was originally passed in 1995 and went into effect
in 1996. The passage of this ordinance would bring the levy back
up to its current value and would generate approximately 230,000
additional dollars to the police department for their operations.
When the last police levy was passed, it allowed for the first
major expansion of the police department. Mr. Bruns then moved to have the one and only reading and adopt Ordinance 1290. Mr. Hissong seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1290 was adopted. 4. FIRST READING - ORDINANCE 1291 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE LIST OF LIGHT ASSESSMENTS. (three readings) Mr. Applegate said that this was an annual housekeeping ordinance authorizing and approving the street light assessments. Mayor Packard talked about a recent repair to street lights to Lexington Farm where the electric company did a temporary repair with an overhead line instead of an underground line. Mr. Applegate said they probably wanted to get the lights on as quickly as possible. Mr. Bruns moved to have the first reading of Ordinance 1291. Mayor Packard seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1291 was passed to the second reading. 5. ONE READING - ORDINANCE 1292 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT 201 WEST MARTINDALE ROAD, FROM THE UNION METHODIST CHURCH. (waive three readings) Mayor Packard
asked Mr. Applegate to explain why they were requesting one reading
of this ordinance. Mr. Applegate said that this ordinance was
council's authorization for the city to purchase the church if
the income tax would pass. He said that over the years residents
have requested that the city provide a community center for activities
for the children in the city. He said besides the purchase of
the building, funds would be needed to operate the new programs
along with the rehabilitation of the building. Mr. Bruns moved to have the one and only reading and adopt Ordinance 1292. Mayor Packard seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1292 was adopted on the first reading. 6. ONE READING - RESOLUTION 03-03 - A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A PROPOSED POLICE REPLACEMENT LEVY FOR THE CITY OF UNION. Mr. Applegate said this resolution indicates city council's support for the proposed police levy and authorizes the city manager to expend the funds to give the public information concerning the police replacement levy for the November ballot. Mayor Packard moved to have the one and only reading and adopt Resolution 03-03. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and Resolution 03-03 was adopted. 7. ONE READING - RESOLUTION 03-04 - A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A CITY INCOME TAX. Mr. Applegate
said this was the same type of resolution as for the police levy.
It would authorize the city manager to expend funds to give the
public information concerning the city income tax. 8. Adoption by motion of the F/Y 2004 asking budget. Mr. Bruns said the budget committee did review the asking budget and recommended that the council pass the budget. Mr. Bruns commented that the budget was very tight and the city had held a public hearing on the proposed budget and no one from the public attended. Mr. Bruns moved to adopt the F/Y 2004 asking budget. Mr. Hissong seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was adopted. 9. Open Agenda Mayor Packard complimented Mrs. Winemiller on handling matters while Mr. Applegate was on vacation. Mr. O'Callaghan said the pancake breakfast sponsored by Mill Ridge Village raised $350.00 for the City of Union for playground equipment. Mill Ridge Village is planning on holding a pancake breakfast again next year. Mr. O'Callaghan
suggested that since there was a new business now on State Route
48, in the northern part of the community, and since there had
been additional development, he suggested that they look at lowering
the speed limit. Mr. Applegate said they could look at it but
he thought it would still not warrant a reduction in the speed
limit. He said he was in discussions with a new business and
hoped to have an announcement to make in the future. If that
would happen, they would look at the situation again. Speed limits
are more determined by entrances into the street and there are
not enough cuts in the road to alter the existing speed limit. Mr. Hissong asked if the city was thinking about spring conditions, with the mosquitos and the West Nile Virus and the possibility of the city spraying. Mr. Applegate said they had looked at it in the past and it would be an additional expense and some people are against putting more chemicals in the air. He said the topic had always been controversial. Mr. Hissong said he was thinking about the River Road pond. Mr. Applegate said they would keep an eye on the situation. Mr. Bruns asked if Mrs. Terry had called Mayor Packard about not attending the meeting. Mayor Packard said she had not called so Mr. Bruns asked that it be shown in the minutes that her absence from the meeting be shown as an unexcused absence. Mr. Bruns said he personally found it interesting that some councilmembers could appear on television but not appear at a council meeting. Mayor Packard
asked about the problem with storm water this spring. Mr. Applegate
said that the storm water system has been in effect for a long
time and the city regularly cleaned and maintained their catch
basins. The drainage systems in the plats have been there since
the developments were built. Mr. Applegate said that it is a
perpetual problem that people fill in their yards with gardens,
play areas, etc. and those things prevent water from moving away.
Mr. Applegate said the city has never taken the position that
it is a city problem. The city helps where they can and he had
met with Mr. Bramlage a year ago and the city did a few things
that they had said they would but it was a neighborhood problem
and a topic for civil courts between the residents. Homeowners
have put in storage sheds, pools, etc., without obtaining permits
and are blocking storm drainage easements. Anything that the
city would do with the situation, like take people to court,
would take additional funds. Mayor Packard said he wanted to
get it on the record that this is not a problem that the city
has created and that the city is not ignoring the problem, and
is checking into complaints. Mr. Applegate said they do the best
they can and always make sure that the city's system is working.
Originally, the design of the development worked well but over
the years the residents have disrupted the natural flow of the
water which can cause major problems. Mr. Moore added that it
was not a simple question. Mr. Applegate said that ever since
the city did the storm water utility, they had replaced all the
storm water systems on State Route 48 and are working at replacing
lines in the developments, putting in larger lines. Mr. Applegate
said he has a creek by his house on Martindale Road and he cleans
the plants out of the creek four times a year and maintains the
creek so that everyone up stream from him does not have problems.
Mr. Applegate said that the city has no flooded streets anymore
because of their storm water system. The city's system is working
and many cities are starting their own system that Union has
had in place since the 1980's. Mr. Applegate said since two councilmembers were absent, he asked that a councilmember bring up the support of the request for levies when the entire council was present, and make sure that everyone was supporting the levies for November 4. Mr. Applegate said that street resurfacing was scheduled to be done the first of August. Mr. Moore said the 618 acre annexation was in appeal and the Court of Appeals granted a stay of any further action until the Supreme Court decided whether or not they were going to take the case. The City of Union did not oppose that and the city will file their brief if the court decides to hear the case. Mrs. Winemiller said she wanted to talk about the storm water situation. She said she read a detailed, lengthy message to Mr. Howard Nathan from "Turn to 2" which was cut for editing purposes. She did point out that the situation was a private property owner's matter. She said this point is reiterated by the fact that developers today include protective covenants on their plats. A standard protective covenant is a storm sewer easements, and the fact property owners are not to build within the easements or modify them and it places the responsibility on the property owner, making it a civil matter. 10. Mayor Packard moved to have an executive session to discuss pending legal matters. He asked that Mr. Applegate, Mrs. Winemiller, and Mr. Moore attend the meeting. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mayor Packard said there would be no action taken. Mr. Bruns moved that the council meeting be reconvened. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the council meeting reconvened. 11. Mr. O'Callaghan moved that the council meeting be adjourned. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and the June 23, 2003 council meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, _______________________ |