Geneva Township regular meeting, June 14^th, 2006.

 he meeting was called to order by Chairman Mills at 9:00 a.m. Those present were Mr. Mills, Mr. Pruden, Mr. Russell and Mr. Long. Minutes from the previous meeting were approved as presented with one addition, the inclusion of Barnum Rd. as our Issue 1 project. This was done a motion by Mr. Russell, seconded by Mr. Pruden and unanimously approved. Bills in the amount of $53,223.84 covered by warrant number 11073-11122 were approved on a motion by Mr. Russell and a second by Mr. Pruden.

Mr. Schupska gave the road dept. report. He indicated we are progressing on Wheeler Creek Rd., however we are held up waiting on stone. We have recently received 53 additional loads of grindings, which we are also using on Wheeler Creek Rd.  Township crew has been cutting grass along the roadsides, which is pretty much caught up to date, he also indicated we have received numerous calls about trash being dumped on Wheeler Creek Rd., the crew has gone out and picked it up. We have had a drainage problem on New London Rd. that had been looked into. The road signs that needed to be erected on Padanarum Rd. have been completed.

Mr. Pruden reported that township signs on Route 84 were removed by the State who are now trying to find them. He also indicated there was a light at E. Maple and N. Myers Rd. that was out, that has been fixed.

Mr. Cerjan gave the zoning dept. report. He indicated 2 permits were recently issued, also an application to the Board of Appeals for variance in respect to signs erected by Mr. Schultz on Route 534, the original permit was denied by Mr. Cerjan of the Zoning rule 1212 so the variance will have to be heard by the Township Zoning Board of Appeals.

Mr. Pruden inquired about the swimming pools, Mr. Cerjan indicated that the rules in respect to ponds and swimming pools and those in the zoning were reviewed.

Mr. Khirwan asked about the tire recycling on Myers Rd., Mr. Starkey indicated that on his recent inspection the property has been improved, they have not yet been issued a permit however.

Mr. Starkey gave the fire dept. report. He indicated he had applied for a Forestry grant, they had not yet heard back in respect to approval of that grant. The Safer Grant is waiting for approval by City Council and then will be submitted. Mr. Starkey indicated that he had attended an Pandemic Flu exercise 2 weeks ago. He indicated they are working on the city operation plan and once that is complete, they would then develop one for the township.

We recently had 2 registrations, Mr. Crawford and Mr. Jones, both individuals spent a considerable amount of time as members of the Fire Dept. Mr. Starkey also indicated training of the trustees and the fiscal officer ICS 100 and 700 training, looks like ICS 300 and 400 training will be required for 2007.

Fiscal Officer Long presented the proposed 2007 budget, which was approved on a motion by Mr. Pruden, a second by Mr. Russell.

A discussion took place in respect to the fire contract. There was one sentence that trustees were not in agreement with. Modifications to that sentence will be submitted to Mr. Long, who will take it back to the City Manager and the Fire Chief. Mr. Russell also requested a copy be sent to the County Prosecutor for review. Mr. Long will do so.

Mr. Russell indicated that Addison Rd. project is still undergoing the environmental study. A member of the audience pointed out a problem on New London Rd, flooding his property. He indicated many of the driveway culverts are plugged and help to create the flooding problem. There is a natural waterway through his property, the road dept. has done some work in helping to relieve the situation, we will not know if it is successful until we have a heavy rain. It was indicated that the property owner should talk to Soil and Water in respect to the status of the ditch, whether it is in fact a natural waterway or not.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:42 a.m.

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