Richfield Township
Trustees Meeting
4410 W Streetsboro Road
Richfield, Ohio 44286
March 15, 2007
7:00 p.m.
Richfield Township Trustees
March 15, 2007
The Richfield Township Board of Trustees met for their regular
meeting on March 15, 2007 at 1:30 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
Jeff Shupe, Fire Prevention Officer
A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to
accept the minutes of February 13, 2007. The motion passed with
unanimous approval.
A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to
approve warrants 2 and 12843 through 12900. The motion passed with
unanimous approval.
The Fiscal report was provided by Ms. Pinney. The corrected
certificate of estimated resources has been received fro the Summit
County Fiscal Office and recommendations for permanent
appropriations are as follows for each fund: General (01)
$741,705.40, Motor Vehicle License Tax (02) $3683.78, Gasoline Tax
(03) $109,625.31, Road & Bridge (04) $194,454.04, Police District
(09) $462,000, Fire District (10) $336,000.00, Zoning (13)
$11,767.02, General Note Retirement (15) $674.90, Permissive Motor
Vehicle License Tax (23) $7938.66, Permanent Improvement, Service
Area (26) $33695.48 and Rising Valley Park Bequest (27) $95,671.57.
A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to
eliminate funds that have a zero balance and no future revenue
stream, including 14 A, B, C, & D and 21A & B. The motion passed
with unanimous approval.
A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to accept
the permanent appropriations as recommended. The motion passed with
unanimous approval.
The Zoning report was provided by Ms. Pinney. The NPDES Phase II
report has been submitted to the County of Summit Engineer for
inclusion in the county-wide consortium report to be made to the
EPA. The Board of Zoning Appeals is scheduled for March 19 at 7:00
p.m. with two new cases. One case is for a conditional use approval
for a temple in an R-1 district and has generated some opposition by
neighboring property owners. The second is a variance request to
allow up to two horses to be housed in an existing structure on an
R-1 property on Streetsboro Road. The Summit County Planning
Commission is scheduled to meet on March 22 at 4:30 p.m. and the
continued review of the Richfield Industrial Park (LI-O district)
preliminary plan is on the agenda.
Ms. Cica-Mraz provided an update on the progress being made on a
memorandum of agreement between the Village of Richfield and the
Department of Environmental Services for this property. The Summit
County Planning Commission staff has recommended that the Trustees
provide a letter of recommendation regarding the proposed emergency
access road for this property and Ms. Cica-Mraz presented a letter
she had drafted.
A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to
approve the letter of recommendation regarding the proposed
emergency access road in the LI-O district. The motion passed with
unanimous approval.
The Parks report was provided by Mr. Wyatt. A Fee Schedule and
application for field usage has been drafted and is being reviewed
by legal counsel. A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms.
Gilmore to accept the fee schedule and application form, pending
legal recommendation. The motion passed with unanimous approval.
A comprehensive Road report will be provided by Jerry Schall, Road &
Service Foreman at the next regular meeting.
The Administration report was provided by Ms. Bowmer. A thank-you
note from the Baraona family was received. The Police and Fire
contracts have been approved by the Village of Richfield and are
before the Trustees for approval.
A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to
accept Resolution 07-2007 for a contract for police services in the
amount of $462,000 for 2007, with scheduled increases for 2008 &
2009. The motion passed with unanimous approval.
A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to
accept Resolution 08-2007 for a contract for fire & ems services in
the amount of $336,000 for 2007, with scheduled increases for 2008 &
2009. The motion passed with unanimous approval.
Mr. Shupe provided an update on his duties as the township fire
prevention officer.
Citizen’s Forum – none
A motion to adjourn was made at 2:40 p.m. by Ms. Gilmore,
seconded by Mr. Wyatt and received unanimous approval.
