Geneva Township regular meeting, Jan. 10^th, 2007.

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Mills at 7:30 p.m. Those present were Mr. Mills, Mr. Pruden, Mr. Russell and Mr. Long. Minutes from Dec. 13^th, 2006 meeting were approved on a motion by Mr. Pruden, seconded by Mr. Russell. Mr. Pruden made the motion, Mr. Russell seconded to approve the minutes from the Organizational Meeting of Dec. 26^th, 2006.

On a motion by Mr. Pruden, a second by Mr. Russell, payment of bills in the amount of $46,716.64 covered by warrant numbers 11507-11576 were unanimously approved.

Mr. Schupska gave the road dept. report. He indicated that several crossovers had to be cleaned out because of debris in them. He also indicated that maintenance on our trucks had been completed. The salt bin being constructed by the Vo-ed students has been completed. 112 tons of salt has been delivered in the new bin. They have been doing some ditching and preparation work on Addison Rd. in anticipation of the CDBG Grant paving to be done probably in June. A pizza party was held for the students of the Vo-ed School upon completion of the salt bin. Mr. Pruden indicated an article should be sent to both the Star Beacon and Gazette in relation to the construction of the salt bin.

 In addition the road crew has been cold patching particular areas, assisting with the construction of the salt bin, cleanup around the township, especially at the New London Rd. turnaround on the Saybrook Township border.

T-Mobile’s construction is progressing on the tower behind the salt bins, it presently is being held up by First Energy in supplying power for that project. T-Mobile has approached us to run power from our service in the interim.

Discussion of purchase of a truck from the State of Indiana who over bought a number of trucks, we can obtain it at a cost of $55,509.,which is under the State bid price of $63,000. Mr. Pruden made a motion, Mr. Russell seconded that we proceed with the purchase of the truck chassis.

Mr. Mills did have a quote from Concord Equipment in respect to the box and accessories, this quote will be reviewed to determine which accessories are needed.

Mr. Russell pointed out that the Addison Rd. paving bids will probably be let in February. He indicated that with our extension the paving of Addison Rd. should be completed by June 30^th 2007. The estimate is at over 30,000 feet of pipe will be needed to move the ditches and put in drainage along that road. He also indicated he had talked with the County Engineer in respect to specs on 3 of the small roads in the township near Addison Rd. that we may pave at the same time.

Mr. Russell reported on the Barnum Rd. progress, he indicated we are still in the mix, he had explored the possibility of doing North Ave. as a joint project with the City of Geneva, the City of Geneva has indicated they have some other priorities so that it does not look like a viable project.

The County Engineer, Tim Martin, had been asked to provide some plans to alleviate the Lake Rd. drainage problem, those have been submitted to us from the County Engineer, it is estimated that it will take approximately $10,000 in material to resolve the problem, however it is the feeling that by resolving it through the right of way with 12, 15 and 18 inch drain tile is better than going through the properties out to the lake.

Mr. Cerjan gave the zoning dept. report. He indicated he had issued 3 new permits, 2 for new houses and one for a remodeling permit for an ambulance service that is coming into the township. He indicated he had investigated a complaint on Countyline Rd. where a number of cars are on the property, he has not been able to contact the owner. There is a trailer on N. Myers Rd. that has to also be investigated.

Fiscal Officer Long presented the 2007 Budget, Mr. Russell made the motion, Mr. Mills seconded the budget was unanimously approved. Mr. Long introduced Resolution 2007-01, a resolution to approve the township’s annual appropriations, Mr. Mills made the motion, Mr. Russell seconded to approve the annual appropriations in the amount of $1,100,250.00.  Mr. Long introduced Resolution 2007-02, a resolution covering administrative guidelines for township owned cell phone use, Mr. Pruden made the motion, Mr. Russell seconded approval of this resolution.

Township Fiscal Officer Long will attend the OTA Conference on Jan. 31st, Feb. 1^st and 2^nd, he will be obtaining the Investment Certification at that conference. Mr. Long presented a proposal for new carpet at a price of $2,834.50 for the township hall, Mr. Pruden made the motion, Mr. Russell seconded and it was unanimously approved to go ahead with that project.

Mr. Mills presented a quote from Three T Electric in respect to a transfer switch to cover power outages at $875.00, this will allow us to have the automatic doors to go up and etc. Mr. Russell made the motion, Mr. Pruden seconded and it was unanimously approved.

A couple of township doors and casings have rusted out and it appears that they need replacement, Mr. Long will pursue getting bids for this project. Mr. Russell has arranged a training by Skill Chain Saw Co. for chain saw safety. We are expecting 40 to 50 people, it is to be held at the Township Hall on the 27^th of Feb.

Mr. Russell reported on the NAD Board, he indicated that full time and part time employees received an increase of 39 cents per hour, budget $1,100.000. was approved and he also indicated that Trumbull Township is now a full member of NAD as of Jan. 1^st, 2007. Mr. Russell also pointed out that on Jan. 18^th, 2007 that the NAD will have a meeting in respect to the installation of the Opticon System in Geneva.

Mr. Russell had attended the County Water Board Meeting. He indicated the Countyline Project is moving very slowly, there are some EPA issues that have to be resolved. In respect to the Waterline at W. Maple Ave., the county has requested our road crew to do the restoration work after the waterline connection is made. It was agreed that our road crew could do the restoration work and that it would benefit the citizens of the township by completing that waterline, especially in respect to water pressure when fighting a fire.

Mr. Russell suggested that Mr. Mills and Mr. Long be on a committee with the city and Geneva on the Lake in respect to the possibility of a sewer line down Route 534. That will be pursued with the City Manager.

It was indicated that at some point we should have a public meeting on the Landfill to update the Trustees and cover any future plans that they are thinking of. Waste Management will contact us with a number of possible dates.

Chief Starkey gave the fire dept. report indicating that presently they are working with Lake County on a grant to install computers in the vehicles within the fire dept. This will be a big boost in respect to available information to our fire fighters.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:26 p.m.

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