Richfield Township Trustees Meeting
4410 W Streetsboro Road
Richfield, Ohio 44286
Aug 23, 2007
7:00 p.m.

Richfield Township Trustees
August 23, 2007

The Richfield Township Trustees met for their regular meeting on August 23, 2007. The meeting was called to order at 7:07 p.m. with the following in attendance:

David Wyatt, Trustee Chairman
Laurie Peters Gilmore, Trustee
Shano Cica-Mraz, Trustee
Linda Bowmer, Township Administrator
Laurie Pinney, Zoning Inspector

A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to approve the minutes of July 19 and August 9, 2007. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to approve warrants 13241 – 13283. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

Ms. Pinney provided the Fiscal report. An additional amount for legal spending for the Briarwood matter must be approved. A motion was made By Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve additional spending in the amount of up to $5000 for the Briarwood matter. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

The Zoning report was provided by Ms. Pinney, who gave an update on Board of Zoning Appeals and Zoning Commission proceedings. The BZA had requested a legal opinion on procedural matters and a request has been forwarded to the Summit County Prosecutor’s office.

Mr. Wyatt had no matters to report on regarding the parks.

Ms. Gilmore provided the Road report. Road Foreman Jerry Schall had provided a written report of more than twenty separate projects that had been completed over the summer.

Ms. Bowmer provided the Administration report. The Chamber lunch is scheduled for September 5 and Village of Richfield Mayor Mike Lyons will be the featured speaker. The TASC (Township Association of Summit County) meeting will be held on September 11. Elected officials or their designees will soon be required to attend public record training. The Trustees requested Ms. Bowmer to attend an October meeting on behalf of the township to receive the training. Mr. Wyatt may attend as well. A letter was received from Time Warner regarding Senate Bill 117. Attorney Todd Hunt is preparing documents to represent area communities in attempt to preserve existing franchise agreements with Time Warner. Ms. Bowmer attended a meeting to discuss grant application to do a study for the Safe Routes to School program. Bath Township is writing the grant, which will be submitted by the Village of Richfield on behalf of Revere School District communities. A demo model photocopier has been left in the township office for a few days. The township will be making a decision on purchase or lease of a new photocopier in the near future. The Senior Snowplow applications are ready in the township office. The application fee is $75 and seniors who meet the income limits can apply now through October 15. The Medical Alert program continues to be offered free to income-qualified seniors and at cost to other seniors. A motion to approve the 2007/2008 Senior Snowplow program at a rate of $75 per applicant was made by Mr. Wyatt, seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz and received unanimous approval.

In Announcements, Ms. Cica-Mraz reported that she had looked into complaints related to increased noise levels on the Ohio Turnpike. Brecksville Mayor Jerry Hruby and Ms. Cica-Mraz are planning to meet with the OTC Director to try to resolve the problem.

A motion to adjourn was made by Ms. Gilmore at 7:50 p.m. Mr. Wyatt seconded the motion, which passed with unanimous approval.

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