Richfield Township Trustees Meeting
4410 W Streetsboro Road
Richfield, Ohio 44286
July 19, 2007
7:00 p.m.

Richfield Township Trustees
July 19, 2007

The Richfield Township Trustees met for their regular meeting on July 19, 2007. The meeting was called to order at 7:01 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
John Slagter, Legal Counsel

A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve the minutes of April 5, 19, May 10, 31, and June 7, 21, 2007. The motion passed with unanimous approval, with an abstention by Ms Cica-Mraz for the June 21 minutes.

The Fiscal report was provided by Ms. Pinney.

A motion to approve warrants # 6 & 13150-13215 was made by Ms. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Wyatt and received unanimous approval.

A motion to approve additional spending for legal matters in the amount of $10,000 for Briarwood and $500 for property acquisition, and to approve the use of Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, LLP for certain matters related to property acquisition was made by Ms. Gilmore, seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz and received unanimous approval.

Ms. Pinney provided the Zoning report, giving updates of Board of Zoning Appeals and Zoning Commission matters. The Trustees decided to cancel their regular August 2 meeting and replace it with a special meeting to be held jointly with the Zoning Commission meeting on August 9 at 6:30 p.m. The agenda will include the discussion of the comprehensive plan and Village of Richfield Mayor Mike Lyons will be invited to discuss the village’s progress in development of their plan’s updates. A motion to cancel the August 2 regular meeting and replace it with an August 9 special meeting was made by Ms. Gilmore, seconded by Mr. Wyatt and received unanimous approval.

The Parks report was provided by Mr. Wyatt, who reported that we are finally getting some needed rain. All facilities are ready for summer use.

The Roads report was given by Ms. Gilmore. The County of Summit Engineer has done some repaving on a portion of Brush Road. The Boston Mills repaving will be put on the agenda for next year, due to the need for soil restabilization. The project must be done by spring 2008 in order to utilize available issue 2 money. The most recent brush chipping was completed last week. Ms. Cica-Mraz had a question about maintenance on Oviatt Road. Ms. Gilmore said the department has done some patching, but will wait for completion of the adjacent subdivision to do a repaving, due to the heavy construction traffic on the road.

The Administration report was provided by Ms. Bowmer. Forms for the Homestead Exemption are available in the township office. The program is now open to all property owners over the age of 65 or disabled, with no income restrictions. The township typically provides the inflatable play structures for Community Day. A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve spending of $4170 to Party Animals for the rental and operators for Community Day. The motion passed with unanimous approval. The office photocopier, purchased in 2000 for a price of $7980, is nearing the end of its useful life. Ms. Bowmer has investigated replacement options. A color copier would cost about $10,000 and a black & white copier about $8000. Leasing options are also available.

In New Business, the renewal for township staff health coverage increased 16%. Options such as a health savings plan could be considered to reduce the health coverage expense. Mr. Wyatt and Ms. Bowmer will be meeting with Burnham & Flower on July 26 to discuss options.

Citizens’ Forum
Srs. Cabrini Ferritto and Miriam Erb of Regina/ Mt Augustine addressed the Trustees about the possibility of development on their Broadview Road property. They are interested in constructing a continuing care community and would like to know the best way to proceed. The Trustees advised that any development should be guided by the comprehensive plan and it may be a topic of discussion at future Zoning Commission meetings.

The meeting was recessed from 9:00 to 9:15 p.m. for a break before the scheduled executive session.

A motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to go into executive session at 9:15 to discuss litigation related to zoning matters. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

A motion to go out of executive session and adjourn at 9:55 was made by Ms. Gilmore, seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz and received unanimous approval.



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