Richfield Township Trustees Meeting
4410 W Streetsboro Road
Richfield, Ohio 44286
April 5, 2007
1:30 p.m.

The Richfield Township Board of Trustees met for their regular meeting on April 5, 2007 at 1:34 p.m. with the following in attendance:

Dave Wyatt, Trustee Chairperson
Laurie Peters Gilmore, Trustee Vice-Chairperson
Shano Cica-Mraz, Trustee
Linda Bowmer, Township Administrator
Laurie Pinney, Zoning Inspector
Jerry Schall, Richfield Township Road Foreman
Dale Canter, Richfield Police Chief
Joseph Stopak, Richfield Fire Chief
John Slagter, Legal Counsel

A motion to approve the minutes of February 15, March 15 and March 29, 2007 was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Ms. Gilmore. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

Mr. Canter provided the Police report. There were a total of 1692 calls in March, with 162 being within the township. The DARE graduation will be held on April 23 at Bath Elementary School. Safety Town will be held the weeks of June 18 and August 6. New radios and a new finger print scanner have been ordered, also will be ordering three new cars. The department received the state’s top rating on the annual jail inspection.

Mr. Stopak provided the Fire report. There were a total of 90 runs in March, with 17 township EMS, 4 township fire, 38 village EMS, 24 village fire and 7 mutual aid. The Sisters of Charity of Mt. Augustine had a 50th anniversary and presented the department with a donation check for $2000 to be used for equipment. The department has received six new air-breathing units and 2 AED’s. They are looking into the purchase of a thermal imaging camera, using federal grant funding.

Ms. Pinney provided the Zoning report. The Zoning Commission is scheduled to meet on April 12 and the Board of Zoning Appeals on April 16.

Mr. Wyatt provided the Parks report. The Rising Valley Park soccer fields are ready for use and several leagues have provided fees and applications.

The Road report was given by Mr. Schall, who provided a handout of cost figures for several proposed repaving projects and equipment purchases. The first scheduled brush chipping of the season will be the week of May 9.

Ms. Gilmore made a motion, which was seconded by Mr. Wyatt, to approve on-call bonuses to the Road department employees in the amount of $500 to Jerry Schall, Phil Hrusch and Jon Baker and $250 to part-time employee Don Rentz. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

Ms. Bowmer provided the Administration report. A notice was received from Walter & Haverfield that elimination of the cable franchise fee is under consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to approve Resolution 09-2007, opposing Senate Bill 117 and supporting the cable franchise program. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A soccer deposit for Rising Valley Park made in 2004 was never refunded by the former Board. A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to approve payment of $250 to the Wild Boys Soccer Club. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

Ms. Gilmore announced that there would be two items on the May 8 Special Election. One is a replacement of the existing Road & Bridge levy with a decrease from 1.5 mills to 1.3 mills. The other issue is a .5 mill bond levy for the town hall.

A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt to recess at 2:25 p.m. and to re-open the meeting for an executive session scheduled for 3:00 p.m. The motion was seconded by Ms. Gilmore and passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt at 3:25 to re-open the meeting and go into executive session to discuss pending litigation related to zoning issues for the Briarwood subdivision. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made at 5:15 p.m. by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to go out of executive session and adjourn. The motion passed with unanimous approval.


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