Minutes of the Meeting of the Rootstown Township Trustees,
July 11, 2006The regular meeting of the Rootstown Township Trustees opened at 5:30 p.m. on July 11, 2006. Those in attendance were Trustees Bonnie Howe, David Armentrout and Diane Dillon, JoAnn Townend, Fiscal Officer, Chief Palmer, Darrell Stephens, Jim Mahood, Van Black and Julie Carpenter.
Resolution No. 2006-122 - Motion was made by Diane Dillon and seconded by Bonnie Howe to accept the minutes of June 27, 2006. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Bonnie Howe, yea; Diane Dillon, yea; David Armentrout, absent.
5:30 PM - Proposed FY 2007 Tax Budget Public Hearing
Resolution No. 2006-123 – Motion was made by Diane Dillon and seconded by Bonnie Howe to adopt the Rootstown Township tax budget for year 2007 as presented by the Fiscal Officer. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Bonnie Howe, yea; David Armentrout, absent; Diane Dillon, yea.
ZONING INSPECTOR’S REPORT
There were 9 acts of business.
Jim signed the lawsuit papers that were prepared by Chris Meduri regarding the resident on Jay Street (Nedra Shekerko).
Jim ordered updated tax maps from the Portage County Tax Map Office.
Jim spoke to Dale Zickefoose and he is still unsure if he is going to use the trailer for storage.
ROAD SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
The bids will be opened for the Issue 2 on June 25th.
The streets signs have been received and some have been installed.
Darrell asked the exact location in Queen Development that the grate was removed. Dave said at 3152 Clearview Drive the grate needs replaced.
Resolution No. 2006-124 – Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Diane Dillon to enter into an agreement with Cuyahoga Landmark to install/service the gas pumps at the Township Garage effective as soon as possible. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Bonnie Howe, yea; David Armentrout, yea; Diane Dillon, yea.
We are currently paying $2.638 for unleaded gasoline and $2.674 for #2.
Resolution No. 2006-125 – Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Diane Dillon to authorize the Road Superintendent to place 25 mph speed limits signs on developments within Rootstown Township. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Bonnie Howe, yea; David Armentrout, yea; Diane Dillon, yea.
They are having fuel problems with the new truck – it will be taken to Valley Ford to be repaired.
There were no funerals since the last meeting.
The temporary sign has been placed at Gracie Field Park.
The Road Crew will be mowing at the park and cleaning up the scrap along the wood line.
Al Mellott has been viewing Heron Creek Development.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Chief Palmer gave the Trustees a copy of NEOUCOM’s letter regarding their emergency response plan.
The #2513 pumper that is being refurbished is more than half done. We should have it back toward the end of August.
For the month of May we billed $5,502.00 for non-resident ambulance transports and received $1,751.00 for a yearly total of $8,414.96.
Fire Department has identified and contacted the residents with long driveways in Rootstown and would like to purchase color coded stakes to place at the end of each driveway for safety measures (length of hose needed).
Resolution No. 2006-126 – Motion was made by Diane Dillon and seconded by David Armentrout to purchase color coded stakes in the amount of $600.00. These stakes will identify long driveways within Rootstown Township so firefighters know they need to use longer hoses in case of a fire. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Bonnie Howe, yea; David Armentrout, yea; Diane Dillon, yea.
RESIDENTS COMMENTS
Mark Donnelly was present to ask if the Trustees will rent a port-o-pottie for the soccer season to be placed at the south end of the park.
Resolution No. 2006-127 – Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Diane Dillon to provide a port-o-pottie from Miller and Company Sanitation Services for the soccer season beginning August 1st through October 31st for use at Gracie Field Park in an amount of $88.50 per month. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Bonnie Howe, yea; David Armentrout, yea; Diane Dillon, yea.
David Reis who is lives on State Route 44 was present to express his concerns of the speed limit on State Route 44. He presented the Board with a traffic study from 2004 and believes the speed limit should be reduced to 25 mph. He spoke to the Ohio Department of Transportation, Highway Patrol and the Portage County Sheriff’s Department and they said it is the Boards discretion to reduce the speed limit. The speed limit is currently 40 mph. He asks the Trustees to send a letter to ODOT-District 4 requesting a traffic study.
Resolution No. 2006-128 – Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Diane Dillon to send a letter to the Ohio Department of Transportation requesting a traffic study on State Route 44 within the Township border because of extreme high traffic area from Giant Eagle and Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Bonnie Howe, yea; David Armentrout, yea; Diane Dillon, yea.
NEW BUSINESS
Diane informed the Trustees that the property adjacent to the property we just purchased (Swinehart) is for sale. She suggested asking the new owner to expand Case Avenue. The Board agreed.
Dave informed the Trustees he received a voice mail from Perry Priest stating he has other obligations and is resigning from the Zoning Commission Board.
Resolution No. 2006-129 – Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Diane Dillon agreed to accept, with regret the resignation of Perry Priest from the Zoning Commission Board and appoint Rob Swauger who is currently an alternate to Mr. Priest’s unexpired term ending December 31, 2008. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Bonnie Howe, yea; David Armentrout, yea; Diane Dillon, yea.
Dave will be attending the Regional Planning Commission Meeting tomorrow where they will be discussing the recommendation of approval for Heron Creek and Settlers’ Pond Developments.
Dave gave the Board information from the Ohio Drainage Laws.
Resolution No. 2006-130 – Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Diane Dillon to enter into an agreement with AllStar Windows to complete two (2) existing basement windows, replace two (2) existing doors and two (2) steel entry doors including two (2) storm doors, exterior aluminum capping in an amount not to exceed $21,050.00. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Bonnie Howe, yea; David Armentrout, yea; Diane Dillon, yea.
Dave will contact AllStar Windows.
The Bird Flu Informational Meeting will be held Monday, July 24th at 7:00 PM at the Rootstown Town Hall.
FISCAL OFFICER
Resolution No. 2006-131 - Motion was made by Diane Dillon and seconded by David Armentrout to pay bills on file with the clerk. Upon roll call all yeas and no nays.
Resolution No. 2006-132 - Motion was made by Bonnie Howe to adjourn at 6:45 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Bonnie Howe
Chairperson__________________________________
JoAnn Townend
Fiscal Officer