RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
June 2, 2005
7:00 p.m.
Richfield Township Trustees
June 2, 2005
The Richfield Township Board of Trustees met for a regular meeting on
June 2, 2005 with the following in attendance:
Laurie Peters Gilmore, Trustee Chairperson
David Wyatt, Trustee Vice Chairperson
Shano Cica-Mraz, Trustee
Laurie Pinney, Zoning Inspector
Linda Bowmer, Township Administrator
Joe Stopak, Richfield Fire
Dale Canter, Richfield Police
A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve the
minutes of the May 19, 2005 Trustees meeting. The motion passed with
unanimous approval.
Mr. Canter provided the police report. A Mercedes that had been
confiscated was sold. Nine officers were recently recertified in operation
of the breathalyzer equipment. The department has received an expert team
award in a recent competition. The transmission went out on car #9 and it
was taken out of service. The department is waiting for delivery of two
new cars. Ten portable radios have been purchased, using funds gifted from
the estate of Mrs. Mihalick. In May, there were 1188 total calls and 108
township calls.
Mr. Stopak provided the fire report. The May call reports will be
forwarded when completed. The department is ahead of calls from the same
time last year by 126 calls. New radios have been purchased, with the
federal government providing $88,000 of the cost and the Village of
Richfield 10% matching provided by the Mihalick estate gift. Hydrants are
being flushed and residents are notified, since there can be rust or
sediment in the system after flushing. The fire safety house was at
Hillcrest School and between 800-900 students went through the safety
program.
Ms. Pinney provided the zoning report. The Zoning Commission meeting will
be rescheduled to June 23 or 30 to avoid a conflict with the JEDD hearing
scheduled for June 9. A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by
Mr. Wyatt to allow the zoning inspector to attend two upcoming seminars –
one on brownfields and one on zoning issue updates. The motion passed
with unanimous approval.
Ms. Gilmore provided the road report. Residents in the Woods area of
Glencairn Forest are concerned about truck use on Wheatley Road. The
police have been asked to monitor speed and the County Engineer’s office
has repaired monuments to reduce road noise. The Summit County Sheriff
will set up a temporary weigh station and report that generally after they
issue a few citations, word gets out and the situation improves. The EPA
has granted a tentative approval for the Boston Mills service yard. The
township is in the process of getting bids on septic engineering.
The administration report was provided by Ms. Bowmer, who gave an update
on the proposed purchase of Adephia by Time Warner. A presentation was
provided by Thomas Sisley and Allan Mavrides of DLZ regarding engineering
services their organization could provide the township.
Citizens Forum – Ken Bennett had questions about the upcoming JEDD public
hearing.
Legal Counsel John Slagter had joined the meeting and a motion was made by
Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to go into executive session to
discuss pending legal action. The motion passed with unanimous approval.
A motion to go out of executive session and adjourn was made by Ms.
Gilmore at 10:40 p.m., seconded by Mr. Wyatt and received unanimous
approval.
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