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Geneva Township Regular meeting, June 8, 2011 Maple Ave. Paving Bid Opening At 8:45 Chairman Mills opened and publicly read the following bids: Frank Martuccio Asphalt and Paving in the amount of $104,073.19. No other bids were received. The regular meeting was called to order by Chairman Mills at 9:00 am. Those present were Trustees Mills, Pruden and Russell, Zoning Inspector Cerjan, Road Supervisor Schupska, Fire Chief Doug Starkey, Fiscal Officer Long was absent. Minutes from the May 11, 2011 meeting were approved on a motion by Mr. Pruden seconded by Mr. Russell, with all Trustees voting in favor of the motion. Bills in the amount of $75,874.37 covered by warrant numbers 14953 - 15008 were approved on a motion by Mr. Russell seconded by Mr. Pruden, all trustees voted in favor of the motion. Chief Starkey informed the trustees that work continues at the training center and construction will begin shortly on the MARC"S tower and should be continued later this fall. Chief Starkey also stated he has some concerns on the quality of hydrant maintenance being done by the county within the township. Recently the fire department broke a hydrant wrench while attempting to remove a cap from the hydrant. Chief Starkey will be meeting with water company officials in the near future to address his concerns. Chief Starkey indicated he attending the Citizens Advisory Committee for the landfill and he has discussions with Saybrook Fire Department about automatic mutual aid. A discussion was held on the operation of the Maplewood Fire Station, Chief Starkey indicated he would like to install a combination door lock at the station and perform some minor repairs and do some painting. Mr. Russell made a motion , seconded by Mr. Pruden to prepare a PO in the amount of $1,000.00 to facilitate Chief Starkey's request. Mr. Russell reported he attended a city safety committee recently, that discussed the purchase of a used pumper from Maple Heights or the purchase of a used pumper /tanker from Madison Fire District. Chief Starkey informed the trustees that he would like to get rid of the 1985 tanker and the 1978 pumper if either of these vehicles were purchased. Mr. Russell stated that he felt uncomfortable not having a tanker in the fleet due to the fact that a large area of the township still is not served by the county water system. After a short discussion Mr. Russell made a motion to allocate up to $60,000.00 to purchase the pumper/tanker from Madison contingent on the city and the township being able to negotiate a written agreement as to equity interest , repairs and maintenance of the vehicle, Mr. Mills seconded the motions and all trustees voted in favor of the motion. Mr. Cerjan reported he investigated a complaint on Spencer Circle concerning a neighbor dispute. He also received a call about dumping on the Carranci property on Meyers Rd. and determined the owner was dumping clean fill from the schools being torn down. Mr. Cerjan reported that few things have been hauled away from the Norman property on West Maple and progress is being made at the Iaplola property on South Myers Road. Mr. Cerjan advised the trustees that he has not received a response yet from the Prosecutor's Office concerning the Austin Rd sewer issue. Mr. Schupska reported that there was a big turnout for the spring cleanup day held at the landfill. He also indicated that roadside mowing has started and the ditching on West Maple has been completed. Mr. Russell made a motion to award the West Maple Ave. paving to the low bidder submitted by Frank Martuccio Paving in the amount of $104,073.91 contingent on the review and approval of the Ashtabula County Engineer's Office, motion was seconded by Mr. Mill with all trustees voting in favor. Mr. Russell informed the board on the status of the North Ave. Issue 1 project and that an application for Padanarum Road for the next round of Issue 1 funding has been submitted. Discussion was held on the 1.49 mil fire levy, Mr. Russell made a motion to approve the resolution as prepared by the prosecutor's office to place the 1.49 mil fire levy on the ballot on the November 8, 2011 election as a renewal, Mr. Mills seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken with Mr. Mills voting yes, Mr. Pruden voting yes and Mr. Russell voting yes , motion passed. Mr. Russell informed the trustees that NAD will be placing a 2 mil replacement levy on the November ballot. Mr. Pruden reported on what he had read about the State Route 531 erosion project . Mr. Russell stated that the NOPEC project is almost complete and he expects to submit the final report by the end of June. Being no further business Mr. Pruden made a motion to adjourn seconded by Mr. Russell , all trustees voting in favor. Meeting adjourned at 10:20 AM.
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