Geneva Township regular meeting, July 8^th, 2009.

Bid opening took place for the Barnum Rd. paving at 9:00 am. The bids were as follows:

Shelley Construction - $160,617.50

Koski Construction - $143,863.75

Burton Scott - $159,964.25

Barbicas Construction - $169,997.5

Ronyak  Paving - $171,855.00

The meeting was then called to order by Chairman Mills at 9:05 am. Those present were Mr. Mills, Mr. Pruden, Mr. Russell and Fiscal Officer Long. Mr. Pruden made the motion to accept the minutes as presented, seconded by Mr. Russell and unanimously approved. Bills in the amount of $41,118.51 covered by warrant numbers13543 – 13587 were approved on a motion by Mr. Russell, seconded by Mr. Pruden.

The road dept. report was covered. The bid opening for Barnum Rd. preceded this meeting. Guard rails were being installed today. Also the road grader which had broken down is being fixed as we meet. We have received the approval for Wheeler Creek Issue 1 from the State of Ohio, the work will begin soon. Mr. Russell made the motion that we award the Paving Bid for Barnum Rd. to Koski Construction, subject to the County Engineers and the State Grant approval. Mr. Pruden seconded the motion. Roll call: Mr. Mills – yes, Mr. Pruden – yes, Mr. Russell – yes.

A question from the audience in respect to road inspection, it was determined that the road inspection will be conducted by the County Engineer. Mr. Pruden questioned why the road closing wasn’t in the Newspaper, it was indicated that the County does notify the Newspaper.

There was some flooding on Addison Rd. The indication was that there is a need for an additional catch basin. The catch basin covers on Lake Rd. have been taken care of. The question on the Ansel Rd. water problem, Mr. Russell answered that the City Manager, Jim Pearson was to contact the County and then we will move forward.

Mr. Pruden brought up Tuttle Rd. indicating that the bad spots are getting worse. Mr. Mills indicated a patching will be done to correct those bad spots. He will get in touch with Rocky Road Paving to see that it gets done. It was indicated the road must be maintained until it is vacated at some point.

Jerry Ross from Waste Management indicated that the landfills tonnage is down by 20 to 25%, mostly as a result of the reduction of Industrial Waste.

The drainage on the south end of Wheeler Creek Rd. will have to be addressed before moving forward with that Issue 1 Project.

The Fire Dept. report was given by Mr. Russell. He indicated that the Committee had met on July 7^th, 2009. Presently they still have no firm commitment on the land. On a motion by Mr. Russell, it was decided that we should move forward and present the Fire Levy of 1 mil to the electors in the November Election. Mr. Long will present the Resolution and paperwork to the Board of Elections. Mr. Pruden seconded the motion. Roll call: Mr. Mills – yes, Mr. Pruden – yes, Mr. Russell – yes.

Mr. Cerjan gave the Zoning report. He indicated the Mason house area has not been cleaned up. The owners indicated he had inherited the house and does not have any money. It was indicated that maybe we should start some legal action to get the property cleaned up. The other is the Iapola Property, we cannot contact the owner. They did construct a fence and are trying to clean up the property. He is making process in the clean up, he has also obtained a building permit in respect to the building on the property.

The Norman property on W. Maple is being cleaned up. The Myers Rd. property, the trailer is gone, also there were campers on the property and they have been informed it does not meet our Zoning Code.

Mr. Pruden reported on a stone monument at the corner of Myers and Rt. 20. The County moved the monument and built a base during the construction of Myers Rd. The owner of the property said we could put up a sign if it did not interfere with their business.

A letter opposing the water rate increase was issued by the County Commissioners. Mr. Pruden indicated we should write a letter in that respect supporting their opposition. He also indicated we should probably write a letter to the Cleveland Museum who recently bought properties in the Township for donation in respect to loss of property tax by their purchase.

There is a tower on Padanarum and Maple Ave., Time Warner is the owner. It has been mowed after Mr. Pruden made a phone call to the owner. He also questioned the work done at the Township area and asked if it would be edged and weeded, the answer was yes. He also asked about the cleaning, it had been scheduled for once a month.

Mr. Pruden indicated that some of our meeting information is not getting in the paper even though we have given appropriate notification. Mr. Russell pointed out the June 24 edition of the Gazette, about supplementing the Sheriff’s Dept. and next year getting money from the Townships.

Ohio American Water wants to raise rates by 30 to 50%, it was indicated we should write a letter to the PUCO in opposition.

Mr. Russell reported that the NAD’s clerk position has been filled. Mr. Russell also indicated that if the Fire Levy would pass, we may hire a Grant writer to write a grant for the Fire Station. There is a Grant Writer in the area who has done a very good job in this respect, however in most cases matching funds is required for most grants and at this point we don’t have them until the levy is passed.

Mr. Mills reported on the new Cemetery office building. It is moving along, hopefully it should be completed by the end of July.

Mr. Pruden inquired about the Driftwood property, he presently does not have a permit. Mr. Cerjan indicated he has not been able to contact Mr. Osborne. It was indicated we should ask Charlie Bowman, our Zoning Consultant about regulating shooting within the Township. One citizen indicated that shooting took place on July 4^th to the extent that they were not even able to carry on a conversation.

There was also a question brought up by a citizen in respect to restrictions on signs, Mr. Mills indicated that it has been addressed in the Zoning Code.

Mr. Mills then made the motion, Mr. Pruden seconded and unanimously approved the return to Executive Session to discuss litigation.

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