RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
April 7, 2005
7:00 p.m.

Richfield Township Trustees
April 7, 2005

The Richfield Township Board of Trustees opened their regular meeting at 7:35 p.m. on April 7, 2005 with the following in attendance:

Laurie Peters Gilmore, Trustee Chairperson
David Wyatt, Trustee Vice Chairperson
Laurie Pinney, Clerk
Linda Bowmer, Township Administrator
Jerry Schall, Road Foreman
Dale Canter, Richfield Police
Joe Stopak, Richfield Fire
Three residents

A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve the minutes of March 3, 2005. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

The Police report was provided by Mr. Canter. There will be a ham sandwich lunch at the Senior Center on April 8 at noon. The Color Guard will be at the NBA playoffs, provided the Cavs make it to the playoff level. The police department used spikes to stop a speeding car on April 6. There were 88 calls in the township (7%) and 1249 in the village in March. The department bought three new defibrillators; there will now be one in each car on the road, one in the jail and one in dispatch.

The Fire report was provided by Mr. Stopak. In March, there were 96 total calls, with 43 being village ems, 14 being village fire, 28 township ems and 6 township fire. There were 5 mutual aid calls, 1 new construction inspections and 6 regular inspections. The department will use funds bequeathed by the Mihalick estate to purchase hydraulic extrication equipment. The Hobbits Preschool will be visiting the Fire Department in April. The department currently has three life-pack monitors and is considering purchase of another for use in the pumper truck.

The Zoning report was provided by Ms. Pinney. A letter confirming the availability of sanitary sewers and dated April 6, has been provided by Melanie Tibbs, Service Director of the Village of Richfield. A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to approve the letter from Ms. Tibbs as a substitute for the required sanitary sewer permit to allow the issuance of a zoning certificate for the use. The Motion passed with unanimous approval of those in attendance.

The Administration report was provided by Ms. Bowmer. The Trustees have been sent an estoppel agreement, allowing a new owner to take over the Sprint lease agreement for the wireless tower on the Boston Mills Road property. Ms. Bowmer, Ms. Pinney and Mr. Wyatt attended the TASC dinner and presentation on public records and public meetings on April 5. The Ohio Township Administrators Network is holding a spring meeting on May 13, which Ms. Bowmer plans on attending, at a cost of $30. An extension phone has been ordered for the Boston Mills service building and will be installed next week. Thanks in part to the media publication of the recent senior septic replacement grant, we have had some response from potential applicants. Ms. Gilmore asked the media representatives in attendance if they could include the income level requirements in future published references to the program. The brush chipping program will run three times this season, with the first week being May 9. Project Pride is scheduled for Saturday, April 23, 9:00 to 12:00.

The Road report was provided by Mr. Schall. The township used 700 tons of salt this season, which is 100 tons less than last year, partly due to the use of the Hydro melt product, which reduces salt usage. The department spent what free time they had over the winter working on the Boston Mills building and have been doing cold-patching in the past week.

Ms. Gilmore continued with road issues. The Trustees have been looking into the purchase of a new snowplow truck. A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve the purchase of a new 3-ton truck in the amount of $50,867 and snowplow equipment in the amount of $47,989, both to be purchased under the state contract. The motion passed with unanimous approval of those in attendance. Several road maintenance projects have been under consideration. A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve Lytle Construction to do a chip & seal on Newton Road in the amount of $4343. The motion passed with unanimous approval of those in attendance. A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve Lytle Construction to do a motor pave on Riding Run Road in the amount of $13615. The motion passed with unanimous approval of those in attendance. Jon Baker, the new road department employee, was hired midway through snowplow season. A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to provide Mr. Baker with a pro-rated on-call bonus of $250. The motion passed with unanimous approval of those in attendance. Because the township was short-staffed for several weeks after one of the employees left, Mr. Schall and Phil Hrusch took on the burden on covering the snowplow schedule. A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to provide an additional 16 hours personal holiday to Mr. Schall and Mr. Hrusch. The motion passed with unanimous approval of those in attendance.

Ms. Gilmore reported that Ms. Cica-Mraz had asked that the Trustees set a date for the Public Hearing for the JEDD. The meeting will be held on May 19 at 7:00 p.m. and will be advertised 30 days in advance. The Village of Richfield has offered a 10-month fire contract in the amount of $252,818.50, which is 7% over the 2004 rate. A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to adopt Resolution 5-2005, approving the Fire Protection Agreement between the Village of Richfield and Richfield Township. The motion passed with unanimous approval of those in attendance.

All three trustees attended the project pride kickoff, held in Kinross Lakes. Information discussed at the work session on April1 included the proposal by Urban Design Group for assistance with Briarwood, the modular building addition at the Boston Mills Garage and the decision of the Department of the Interior regarding Rising Valley Park.

Announcements: none

Citizen’s Forum: none

Motion made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to adjourn at 8:30 p.m. Motion passed with unanimous approval of those in attendance.

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