Richfield Township Trustees
September 28, 2006

The Richfield Township Board of Trustees met for a special meeting on September 28, 2006 at 7:12 p.m. with the following in attendance:

Shano Cica-Mraz, Trustee Chairperson
Laurie Peters Gilmore, Trustee
Dave Wyatt, Trustee
Linda Bowmer, Township Administrator
Laurie Pinney, Zoning Inspector
John Slagter, legal counsel

Two attendees

A motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve the minutes of August 17, 2006. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve warrants #12389 through 12418. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

Ms. Pinney provided the Fiscal Officer’s report. The funding for expenses related to the operation of Rising Park come from General funds, so no specific approval is required for routine expenses. However, the Trustees had specified spending of up to $10,000 at the January 19 meeting and Ms. Pinney wanted to provide an update on anticipated expenses for 2006. After discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to approve up to $22,000 in operating expenditures for the park for 2006. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

Continuing with the discussion of Rising Valley Park, the topic of drainage improvements on the park soccer fields was discussed. A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to approve spending of up to $3000 from the capital improvement fund for the drainage project. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

The Road report was provided by Ms. Gilmore. No reasonable offers for the purchase of a surplus truck have been received to date and Ms. Gilmore is proposing that the township keep the truck for the time being.

Ms. Bowmer provided the Administration report and gave updates on notices from the Summit County Board of Health regarding the West Nile virus, upcoming meetings for the Summit County Environmental Planning and HCHY and a request for comments for the deer management program in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

In New Business, at a previous meeting, the Trustees had been requested to make a contribution to the hiring of a staffer for the Youth Commission. The township has an established practice of not making contributions to private groups and has chosen not to participate in this request.

A motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to go into executive session at 8:25 p.m. to discuss pending litigation related to zoning matters. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to go out of executive session and adjourn at 10:30 p.m. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

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