Richfield Township Trustees Meeting
4410 W Streetsboro Road
Richfield, Ohio 44286
January 18, 2007
7:00 p.m.
The Richfield Township Board of Trustees met for their regular meeting on January 18, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. with the following in attendance:

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

A motion was made Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to approve the minutes of December 21, 2006. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to approve the minutes of January 4, 2007. The motion passed with majority approval, with an abstention from Mr. Wyatt.

A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to approve voucher warrant 1 & warrants 12756 - 12787. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

The Fiscal report was provided by Ms. Pinney, who gave a summary of financial activities for 2006.

The Zoning report was provided by Ms. Pinney. The BZA met on January 15 and resolved one case and continued a second. They are scheduled to meet next on February 19. The Zoning Commission met on January 11 and made a recommendation for a definition for “enclosed”, following a lengthy discussion. They will meet next on February 8.

The Park report was provided by Mr. Wyatt. There is very little activity at Rising Valley Park during the winter months. Chris Eastwood has cleared some trees in preparation for a soccer field expansion. Since there has been little snowfall this season, Mr. Wyatt recommends that the Snowbird festival not be scheduled. A new fee schedule will be proposed for use of the sports fields, with non-profit groups able to have use at no charge.

The Road report was provided by Ms. Gilmore. There has only been one snowfall so far this season and the township is saving on salt, fuel and overtime expenses. In New Business, the Trustees will be discussing the replacement for the Road & Bridge levy that expired at the end of 2006.

The Administration report was provided by Ms. Bowmer. Mayor Lyons of the Village of Richfield reported this afternoon that the Fire and Police contracts have had their first readings before council with no objections and Mr. Lyons anticipates they will come back for township approval with no changes. The Healthy Communities/Healthy Youth organization has set up a new membership fee schedule, with a $150 yearly membership for businesses. A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to approve payment of $150 for the township to continue membership at the business member level. The motion passed with unanimous approval. The Richfield Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting on March 7 with Mr. Wyatt presenting the State of the Township address. The State of the Village address will be given at the Chamber meeting on February 7.

In New Business, the replacement for the Road and Bridge levy and another attempt at passing the Town Hall bond levy, with the possibility of putting one or both issues on the May ballot, were discussed. Further discussion of these issues will be put on the agenda for the February 1 meeting.

A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to recess at 6:52 p.m. and re-open the meeting at 7:00 p.m. with the scheduled public hearing. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

The continued public hearing to discuss amendment to the zoning regulations for the C-2 and LI-O districts was opened at 7:05 p.m. Tom Boutall, representing KF Farms, presented photos of a garden center the company has in operation in Valley View, pointing out that there is little buffering and enclosed storage of materials and that there are several retail and commercial uses existing nearby. The trustees are planning on discussing the proposed language with legal counsel and will continue the public hearing until February 15, 7:00 p.m. The regular trustees meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. on the 15th and a meeting with an executive session to discuss the proposed zoning amendments with legal council will be held on February 13 at 1:00 p.m.

A motion by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to continue the public hearing to February 15, 7:00 p.m. and to adjourn was made at 7:40 p.m. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

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