RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
June 16, 2005
7:00 p.m.

TRUSTEE MEETING
JUNE 16, 2005

The Richfield Township Board of Trustees opened their regular meeting at 7.15 pm on June 16, 2005 with the following in attendance:

Laurie Peters Gilmore, Trustee Chairperson
David Wyatt, Trustee Vice Chairperson
Shano Cica-Mraz, Trustee
Linda Bowmer, Township Administrator

In the absence of the Clerk, Ms. Bowmer took the minutes.

A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve the minutes of June 7, 2005 taken at the Rising Valley Park Board meeting, as amended. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

Ms. Gilmore made a motion to appropriate $500 from 01 to 14 for Healthwatch expenses, up to $500 to legal counsel spending for the Pavlovic zoning appeals case and up to $500 to legal counsel spending for JJJ/Allega Properties , seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz; motion carried unanimously.

Ms. Gilmore gave the road report. The County will be applying for Issue 2 money for the repair of Boston Mills Road from Black Road to Riverview. If successful in securing the funds, the work will be done next year. After investigating our complaint about truck traffic on Wheatley Road, the Engineer’s office have said that there are very stringent conditions for restricting truck traffic on county roads and they did not feel the conditions were met in this case. We are still awaiting the Sheriff’s results on use of truck scales on Wheatley to monitor overweight trucks and local police reports for cases of speeding. A new fence has been installed around the Smith cemetery on Columbia Road and we plan to put up a commemorative sign.

Ms. Bowmer reported receiving a package from Time Warner Cable who is acquiring Adelphia Cable in this area. The packet includes Form FCC394 and a sample resolution for the transfer consent. Ms. Bowmer will attend a seminar at Walter & Haverfield on June 23, 2005 to better understand the compliance issues and other cable related matters. Following a resident complaint, Ms. Bowmer will ask the county to conduct a study of traffic at the Medina Line/Everett intersection. It has been suggested that a ‘cross traffic does not stop’ sign be erected on Medina Line or make the intersection a 4-way stop.

Mr. Wyatt reported that the trustees had met with the Rising Valley Park Board on June 7, 2005 to start work on policies and procedures for the park.

Ms. Gilmore made a motion to approve Resolution #07-2005, allowing Richfield Township to apply for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Healthwatch, seconded by Ms. Mraz; resolution received unanimously approval.

A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to approve the hiring of J.T. Wesig Tree Service at a cost of $1,300 to remove two dead trees in Smith cemetery that would damage headstones if allowed to fall. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to authorize payment of $960 to the Cuyahoga Valley Communities Council as the Township’s annual contribution towards their activities. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to hire DLZ on an hourly basis not to exceed $5,300 to provide design, bidding and construction phases of the septic system for the Township service garage located on Boston Mills Road. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve Resolution #08-2005 authorizing Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs to retain a consulting expert to assist special counsel and the trustees in reviewing legal issues relating to the proposed Briarwood development. The resolution received unanimously approval.

A motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve Resolution #09-2005 authorizing the execution of an agreement with the Village of Richfield and BCAM regarding the annexation of 2.153 acres of land. The resolution received unanimously approval, subject to having the Village adopting and accepting the Agreement as Exhibit A to Resolution #09-2005.

Citizens Forum: none

Ms. Gilmore made a motion to enter into executive session at 8.10 pm to discuss purchase of property, seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz; motion carried unanimously.

Ms. Gilmore made a motion to end the executive session at 8.38 pm, seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz; motion carried unanimously.

Ms. Gilmore made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8.40 pm, seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz; motion carried unanimously.

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