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Mayor Robert Packard called the City of Union council meeting to order on July 12, 1999. Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mrs. Terry, Mr. Bruns, Mayor Packard, Mrs. Shields, Mr. O'Callaghan, and Mr. Beyer. Other city staff members present were John P. Applegate, City Manager, Denise Winemiller, Clerk of Council, Beth Lias, substituting for the Law Director, Dan Gessner, Police Chief, and Bud Bergman, Fire Chief. Mayor Packard said that Miss Gregg had called and would either be late or unable to attend the meeting due to work. The council decided to wait until later in the meeting before excusing her absence in case she was able to come. Mayor Packard called for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any corrections or additions on the minutes from the June 28, 1999 council meeting. There were none so Mayor Packard moved that the minutes be approved. Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. Mrs. Terry abstained, the other councilmembers voted for the motion and the minutes were accepted as prepared. 2. Mayor Packard asked if there were any citizens and visitors comments from the audience. Resident Jim
Hamilton asked if the city would be involved in the airport expansion.
Mr. Applegate said they have attended one of their presentations.
He said he had requested and they have agreed to his request,
to establish a committee of the engineers in surrounding cities
to take a look at the road way plan. This has been done through
the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission. Mrs. Julie
Johnson said she had a question on Ordinance 1164. She did not
understand if the city was buying or selling bonds. Mr. Applegate
said the city was selling one year notes, called bond anticipation
notes. He said the lowest bid will be accepted and that would
be the interest rate. Mrs. Winemiller said it will be approximately
four and one half percent interest. Regarding Resolution
99-05, Mrs. Johnson asked if the farmer doing the work would
be using any herbicides and pesticides. She was concerned about
that turning up in our water system. Mayor Packard
asked Mr. Applegate if Mr. Lochner, the farmer and agent, would
notify them if he uses pesticides or herbicides. Mr. Applegate
said the city would be aware and approve anything that goes on. 3. SECOND READING - ORDINANCE 1164 - AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $175,000 WATERLINE REPLACEMENT BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES BY THE CITY OF UNION, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPLACING AN EXISTING WATERLINE. (three readings) Mr. Beyer moved that they have the second reading of Ordinance 1164. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1164 was passed to the third reading. 4. ONE READING - RESOLUTION 99-05 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH DENNIS LOCHNER TO FARM AND OPERATE 146 ACRES OF LAND OWNED BY THE CITY OF UNION. Mr. Bruns moved to have the one and only reading and pass Resolution 99-05 (for 146 acres of land). Mr. Beyer seconded the motion. All concurred and Resolution 99-05 was passed on the first reading. 5. Open Agenda Mayor Packard said a neighbor on Old Mill Road called him to ask about large dump trucks traveling through the subdivision. Mr. Applegate said the trucks are from DP & L and they should be completing the job in the next couple of days so that should not be a problem any more. Mayor Packard said that police officers are watching Old Mill Road in the afternoon but a resident that contacted him believes that people are speeding in the morning so he asked if the police could check that out. Mayor Packard said he had attended a very special event where Matthew O'Callaghan received the Eagle Award through the Boy Scouts. Mayor Packard congratulated him for his achievement. He also congratulated Mr. and Mrs. O'Callaghan on their son's accomplishment. Mr. Beyer asked Chief Gessner if officers could enforce no parking on the curve on Woburn Farm. Mr. Beyer said people were starting to park there again. Mr. Beyer informed Fire Chief Bergman that one of his neighbors had a heart attack in June and dialed 911. They were very impressed with the speed in which the rescue squad responded. The neighbor said they did a fabulous job and Mr. Beyer wanted to pass along the compliment. Mr. O'Callaghan thanked everyone for their support in coming to his son's Boy Scout ceremony. Mr. O'Callaghan
asked about a time table for the State Route 48 project. Mr.
Applegate said that Fishel workers were two months early for
the gas line. Dayton Power and Light will start staking location
of street lights on Friday and engineers will be marking where
everything will be going. Mr. Bruns moved that Miss Gregg be excused from the evening's meeting. Mrs. Shields seconded the motion. All concurred and the motion was passed. Mr. Applegate
said that the city has fulfilled their commitment to the residents
residing in the annexation area of Butler and Union Township
by completing the installation of a water line. They are flushing
the lines and getting samples and will be cleaning up the area.
They are now gearing up for their next project for work on State
Route 48. Respectfully
submitted, _________________________
The July 26,
1999 City of Union Council meeting was called to order by Mayor
Packard. A moment of silence was held. 1. Mayor Packard
asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes
of the July 12, 1999 council meeting. Mayor Packard moved that the minutes be approved. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. Miss Gregg abstained, the other councilmembers voted for the motion and the July 12, 1999 council minutes were accepted as prepared. Mr. O'Callaghan said that since Mr. Beyer could not attend the meeting due to demands of his business, he moved to excuse Mr. Beyer from the council meeting. Mrs. Shields seconded the motion. All concurred and his absence was excused. 2. Mayor Packard asked if there were any comments from the citizens and visitors in the audience. There were none. 3. THIRD READING - ORDINANCE 1164 - AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $175,000 WATERLINE REPLACEMENT BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES BY THE CITY OF UNION, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPLACING AN EXISTING WATERLINE. (three readings) Mr. O'Callaghan moved that they have the third and final reading and adopt Ordinance 1164. Mr. Bruns seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1164 was adopted. 4. FIRST READING - ORDINANCE 1165 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE LIST OF LIGHT ASSESSMENTS. (three readings) Mr. Applegate
said this is an annual ordinance to pay for the street lights
in the city. There is a breakdown for the different developments,
like walkway lights in Concord Farms North and West, and for
different lighting fixtures, like for Irongate Estates, Union
Ridge, and Lindeman Commons. It varies slightly each year. Mr. Bruns moved that the council have the first reading of Ordinance 1165. Miss Gregg seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1165 was passed to the second reading. 5. Open Agenda Mayor Packard
asked if Mr. Applegate knew how long the work would take on Main
Street. Mr. Applegate said the trencher showed up on Tuesday,
a day late. They are dealing with a gas line and solid rock,
and need a trench eight feet deep. Miss Gregg said she had been doing a lot of walking and riding through the city and she said that overall, she was really impressed - that the city really looks great. Mr. Applegate said that there was some damage to the trees on the east side of State Route 48. The work crew from Holland thought the trees would be removed later and had cut down some branches. Mr. Applegate said he contacted them and they came out and trimmed up the trees. Mr. Applegate said they apologized and if the trees do not survive, Holland will replace them. Mr. Applegate said the east side was not to be touched but it was an unfortunate accident. The area in front of some of the houses and businesses is all gravel now to make sure it gets compacted, level and will be a hard surface. Fire Chief
Bergman said they received a $2,500.00 grant from the Ohio Division
of the EMS to help purchase some EMS equipment. Respectfully submitted, _________________________
Mayor Packard called the August 9, 1999 City of Union council meeting to order. Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mrs. Terry, Mr. Bruns, Miss Gregg, Mayor Packard, Mrs. Shields, and Mr. O'Callaghan. Other city staff members present at the meeting 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 welcomed everyone to the meeting and called for a moment of silence. Mayor Packard said Mr. Beyer had been called out of town on business. He moved to excuse Mr. Beyer from the meeting. Mrs. Shields seconded the motion. All concurred and Mr. Beyer's absence was excused. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any comments or corrections on the minutes from the July 26, 1999 meeting. There were none so Mr. O'Callaghan moved that the minutes be approved. Miss Gregg seconded the motion. All concurred and the council minutes from the July 26 meeting were accepted as prepared. 2. Mayor Packard asked if there were any comments from the citizens and visitors at the meeting. There were no questions or comments. 3. SECOND READING - ORDINANCE 1165 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE LIST OF LIGHT ASSESSMENTS. (three readings) Mr. Bruns moved to have the second reading of Ordinance 1165. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the ordinance was passed to the third reading. 4. Open Agenda Mayor Packard said he felt for all the people working on North Main Street. Mr. Applegate said that they were working on gas lines, water lines, and sewer lines and that everything was being replaced. He said that Dayton Power and Light, General Telephone, and the cable company were all installing conduits for their services. Mr. Applegate said the goal was to get to Charles Place. Chief Gessner said that at the Northmont Safety School Committee meeting, they had requested that the police officers and cruisers stop by the school frequently to maintain friendly relations with the students. Chief Gessner said that officers were stopping by at recess. He wanted to inform the council so if they saw the patrol cars there, they would not think that there was trouble at the schools. Relations are going very well with the police and the students and they will respond to the school's request and send the cruisers out there more often. Fire Chief
Bud Bergman said this was a very dry time of year and they are
answering calls for mulch fires. He advised everyone to be careful
and not to have any camp fires this time of year. Respectfully submitted, _________________________
The August
23, 1999 City of Union council meeting was called to order at
7:30 p.m. by Mayor Robert Packard. Attendance was taken and the
following council members were present: Mrs. Terry, Mr. Bruns,
Miss Gregg, Mayor Packard, Mrs. Shields, Mr. O'Callaghan, and
Mr. Beyer. Mayor Packard called for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any questions or comments on the last council meeting. There were none so Mayor Packard moved that the minutes be approved. Mrs. Shields seconded the motion. Mr. Beyer abstained, the other councilmembers voted for the motion and the minutes were accepted as prepared. 2. Mayor Packard asked if there were any comments from the visitors and citizens in the audience. There were no comments. 3. THIRD READING - ORDINANCE 1165 - AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE LIST OF LIGHT ASSESSMENTS. (three readings) Mr. Bruns moved that the council have the third reading and adopt Ordinance 1165. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and Ordinance 1165 was adopted. 4. Open Agenda Mr. O'Callaghan
reminded the council that the Toll Road Festival was coming up
on September 17 and 18. He said the city always needs volunteers
for the festival so he hoped anyone interested would contact
the city. Mrs. Shields reminded everyone that school starts on Tuesday, August 24 and asked everyone to watch out for the school children. Miss Gregg commented that she was also going to remind people that kids were starting back to school. Mrs. Terry
had a question about cemetery lots. She said she was asking because
Connie Lash and others have said that the grass needs to be mowed.
Mr. Applegate said that the city has not had any complaint calls
and that the cemetery is on a regular schedule to be mowed. He
offered to take a look at it. Mrs. Terry said she had lunched at the new restaurant, Trish's Cafe, and the food and service were excellent. Mr. O'Callahan said that the senior band was having a car wash so he invited everyone to come to the Kindred-Barnes funeral home on Saturday. Mr. Applegate
said they had installed the main water line on State Route 48
and will start additional work on Wednesday, replacing the laterals
and taking the line down Old Mill Road, and crossing State Route
48 at Sweet Potato Ridge Road. Mr. Applegate said that the businesses
have been very cooperative and are appreciative of the new water
line. Mrs. Terry said the traffic has not been as bad as expected and the city has done well with that. Mr. Applegate said that it has gone well. Mr. Moore said that he had received a call from the Board of Elections. Mrs. Lash had three people that had signed her petition that were registered voters but they were not registered voters for the address where they currently live. He said the Board of Elections asked him for a legal opinion. He said that the case law is not clear but since they are registered voters living within the city, he ruled that the signatures would be allowed. Fire Chief
Bud Bergman said they have acquired five sets of blood testing
kits for monitoring glucose in diabetic residents. The current
orders are to give them sugar which would be bad if that is not
what was needed. Now they can determine what would be the best
treatment. Respectfully
submitted,
The September
13, 1999 City of Union council meeting was called to order at
7:30 p.m. Attendance was taken and the following councilmembers
were present: Mr. Bruns, Miss Gregg, Mayor Packard, Mrs. Shields,
Mr. O'Callaghan, and Mr. Beyer. Mayor Packard said that Mrs. Terry had called and said she possibly would not be able to attend. He moved that Mrs. Terry be excused from the council meeting. Mrs. Shields seconded the motion. All concurred and her absence was excused. Mayor Packard asked for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any additions or corrections to the August 23, 1999 City of Union council meeting. There were none so Mayor Packard moved that the minutes be approved. 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 visitors and citizens
in the audience. 3. Open Agenda Mayor Packard said that the new section of Rinehart road was beautiful but he asked Chief Gessner about speeding. The Chief asked him if he had noticed it at a particular time during the day and Mayor Packard said people had said it was occurring mostly in the evenings. Mayor Packard invited everyone to come to the festival and to volunteer to help. Mr. Beyer asked what police force would be assisting at the festival. Chief Gessner said that the Englewood Police Department would be helping out at the festival. Mr. O'Callaghan
invited everyone to attend the festival and asked for volunteers.
Mr. O'Callaghan said that Darla and Scott Harper on Shaw Road had received the Spirit of Union award. He said they always keep their house immaculate and it is beautifully landscaped. Mr. O'Callaghan said he appreciated the work that they do. Mrs. Shields asked about speed limit signs for Rinehart. Mr. Applegate said that they would not do much good on that street and would possibly make people drive faster. Mrs. Shields asked that the minutes reflect that Mrs. Terry was ill. Miss Gregg said that State Route 48 road project had caused very little inconvenience so far and that things seemed to be progressing well. Mr. Bruns said he agreed with Mr. O'Callaghan on the recent newsletter. He said he thought it was very good and he liked the picture on the front. Mr. Bruns asked how long street light assessments had been charged to the residents. Mr. Applegate said for as long as he could remember. Mr. Bruns said that is what he had thought. He said he was referring to a "Speak-Up" column in the newspaper from September 2. He said the street light assessment had been passed every year and that some people didn't get their facts before shooting their mouth off. Mr. Bruns said he agreed with Miss Corbin's assessment on the traffic on State Route 48. He asked Mr. Applegate if he had any idea of what would be going on the next few months. Mr. Applegate
said that the project was testing his resolve. He said that they
would hold off for several weeks until after the Toll Road festival
and then start on the service lines. Dayton Power and Light would
start moving poles and would be putting in a temporary lane.
Part of the street project includes installing a storm sewer
which is one of the biggest parts of the job, especially if they
hit a lot of hard rock. Mayor Packard asked Chief Gessner to thank the Dayton Bomb Squad for their recent assistance. Fire Chief Bergman said that they would have a Fire Safety House at the Toll Road Festival for both adults and children to walk through. He said it was unique and interesting. 4. Mr. Beyer moved that the council meeting be adjourned. Mr. O'Callaghan seconded the motion. All concurred and the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, _________________________
Mayor Packard called the September 27, 1999 City of Union council meeting to order. Attendance
was taken and the following councilmembers were present: Mrs.
Terry, Mr. Bruns, Miss Gregg, Mayor Packard, Mrs. Shields, Mr.
O'Callaghan, and Mr. Beyer. The mayor called for a moment of silence. 1. Mayor Packard asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes of the September 13, 1999 council meeting. There were no comments so Mayor Packard moved that the minutes be accepted as prepared. Miss Gregg seconded the motion. Mrs. Terry abstained, the other councilmembers voted for the motion and the minutes were approved. 2. Mayor Packard
asked if there were any questions or comments from the citizens
in the audience. 3. ONE READING - RESOLUTION 99-06 - A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE AMOUNTS AND RATES AS DETERMINED BY THE BUDGET COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZING THE NECESSARY TAX LEVIES AND CERTIFYING THEM TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR. Mr. Applegate
said this was an annual housekeeping item that they did every
year. The funds come from Montgomery County Budget Commission
to the City of Union. The resolution deals with the amount of
the inside millage that is non voted by the citizens and also
the outside millage which is voted for by our committee. This
is money received for the year 2000 budget. 3. Open Agenda Mayor Packard said that the Toll Road Festival was very enjoyable and he had heard a lot of positive comments. He thanked the neighbors and citizens for attending and enjoying themselves. He thanked Mr. Applegate and Mrs. Winemiller and all of the volunteers. Mayor Packard
moved to change the date for the next City of Union council meeting
from October 11 to October 12, since the City will be closed
on Monday to observe Columbus Day. Mr. Applegate suggested that they moved the Planning Commission from October 12 to October 13. After a brief discussion, they decided to hold the next planning commission meeting one week later than usual, on October 19. Mayor Packard announced that Beggar's night would be Saturday, October 30, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Mr. Beyer,
to follow on Mr. Applegate's comments on the budget, he said
he had been on the budget committee for council for the last
fourteen years. A public hearing is held every year in June.
It is always advertised. Then the council passes the budget.
Mr. O'Callaghan
said the park board sponsors the Toll Road Festival so as president
of the park board, he wanted to thank Mrs. Winemiller and the
council members. He said that letters to the editor will be published
in the local newspaper to officially thank everyone. Mr. O'Callaghan warned people not to burn leaves since everything was so dry. In response
to a question, Mr. Applegate said that despite all the watering
and the drought conditions, the City of Union had no water problems.
He suggested that the council tour the new building and see what
the city has been able to do. He said they were able to make
several improvements all without a water rate increase. The building,
the Frederick water line extension, and other improvements were
all made and paid for by water tap in fees from the new homes
being built in Union. Miss Gregg wanted to go on record and express her disappointment that a citizen of Union went to the Montgomery Budget Commission and express those thoughts allegedly and even more so, she was disappointed at the commission itself for the way they handled the situation - in not letting the accused a chance to rebut. She congratulated everyone, especially Denise Winemiller for her work on the Toll Road Festival. It was a lot of fun and great weather and she said she could see all the hard work that it involved. Miss Gregg informed the council that she was recently at the Dayton Fire Department Training facility and is now more aware of what goes on and how hard the men and women work in the fire department. She said she had learned that our improved response times, now that Union has their own fire department, it is making the job even more dangerous since most of the heat danger would not have passed before firemen arrive. Since they are arriving sooner, firefighters need to have additional training to learn how to handle the spontaneous combustion. Mr. Bruns thanked
Mrs. Winemiller for the opportunity to work at the Toll Road
Festival. Mrs. Terry said she was glad people enjoyed the Toll Road Festival. She said she was at a loss at the situation about the millage but that she didn't know why any citizen would deny our city any money that was coming to us that could be used. She said she wanted that to be a matter of public record and that she was not in agreement with that. Mr. O'Callaghan said they made around 11,000 dollars at the Toll Road festival which is approximately what the city made last year. Mr. O'Callaghan stated that when council specifies that what they say is for the public record, that actually anything that is said at the meeting is part of the public record. Mr. Applegate read his closing statement that was read at the county budget hearing. He said the bottom line is the city's concern for public safety. Mr. Applegate said the fire department crew went over to Clayton to assist their department to get their rating for the rural part of town. Engine 81 was sent over at Clayton's request. On State Route 48, they still have services to run and two major connections but held off until after the Toll Road Festival. Chief Gessner
thanked the Englewood Police for helping out at the Toll Road
Festival. Mayor Packard said he thought the police department was doing a very good job. Chief Bergman
said it was dryer than most people realize. He cautioned everyone
against even parking over leaves. He added that Huber Heights
recently lost a police cruiser in that situation. The catalytic converter
is much hotter than what it would take to set leaves on fire.
Respectfully submitted, _________________________ |