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Minutes of the Meeting of the Rootstown Township Trustees,
August 22, 2006

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The regular meeting of the Rootstown Township Trustees opened at 5:30 p.m. on August 22, 2006. Those in attendance were Trustees Bonnie Howe, David Armentrout and Diane Dillon, JoAnn Townend, Fiscal Officer, Chief Palmer, Darrell Stephens, Van Black and Julie Carpenter.\par \par \b

Resolution No. 2006-149\b0 - Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Diane Dillon to accept the minutes of August 8, 2006. Upon roll call the vote was as follows: Bonnie Howe, yea; Diane Dillon, yea; David Armentrout, yea.\par \par \pard\keepn\s1\b

\ul ZONING INSPECTOR\rquote S REPORT\ulnone \ul\par \pard\ulnone\b0\par

There was 1 act of business.\par \par

Dave spoke with Mr. Matthews and Mr. Drennen is out of the country. September 26\super th\nosupersub has tentatively been scheduled to inspect the site.\par \par

Dave received a letter from Regional Planning Commission regarding combining lots to build two (2) duplexes in Ravenna Development.\par \par

Dave spoke to Bob Baumgarder from the Zoning Commission and he is concerned with the possibility of student housing in Marsh Creek. Jim sent several letters to residents. Dave is going to ask Jim to pull the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting minutes because he thought those condos were supposed to be stipulated for ages 55 or older. \par \par \pard\keepn\s1\b

\ul ROAD SUPERINTENDENT\rquote S REPORT\ulnone \ul\par \pard\ulnone\b0\par

We have not received the \ldblquote Request to Proceed\rdblquote letter from the State. JoAnn said it should be sent to Darrell.\par \par

Darrell will be meeting with the Shelly Company on Thursday at Ravenna Development. They will be starting to install the water line.\par \par

Landmark has installed the pumps. An extra long hose was installed for the Fire Departments trucks.\par \par

Darrell asked if we could get our salt usage numbers for 2005. We currently have been mixing grits with salt, but since there are so many new developments we cannot use grits because it plugs the storm sewer. We will need to have one truck used for salt only.\par JoAnn received a letter from the County Engineer regarding the Townships accepting several streets (Wintergreen Lane and Misty Glenn) in Wintergreen Point. The Board agreed to have Darrell and Al investigate the roads before accepting them.\par The cordless drills were purchased from Home Depot in an amount of $424.00.\par \par

Darrell received a quote to install fence at the cemetery from RF Fence.\par \par \par \par \par
4\rquote white vinyl$8,600.00
4\rquote white aluminum$7,700.00
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Darrell will get a couple more quotes.\par \par

Dave suggested the Township get recycle bins for the Town Hall. The Board agreed. Darrell will get bins from Solid Waste.\par \par

Bonnie received a letter from the Ohio Department of Transportation regarding our request for reducing the speed limit on State Route 44. The issue originated from Mr. Reece who lives on State Route 44. Due to his letter in mid July they invested crash data and current speed. The crash record for the last six (6) years indicated the average of one (1) accident. Radar was taken where the speed limit changes from 40 to 45 mph the majority of south bound traffic ranged from 40-48 mph while north bound traffic was 44-54 mph. According to these speeds it would not support any lowering of the speed limit. Dave said ODOT has spoken to Mr. Reece informing him of their findings.\par \par

Darrell said ODOT took the \ldblquote no break\rdblquote signs down that were posted on State Route 44 stating that we did not have permission to install them. Darrell said when they were installed we took the signs to ODOT and they installed them. He will contact ODOT.\par \par

Bonnie received a letter from Senator Zurz to inform us that she received the application Diane submitted for a storage building at the cemetery. The General Assembly will not be meeting until fall so we will not hear until late fall. \par \par \b

\ul\b0 Jason Matney \endash Burnham & Flowers\ulnone\b \b0\par \par

Mr. Matney presented the Board with a packet of different options for health care.\par \par \b

Resolution No. 2006-150\b0 \endash Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Diane Dillon to enter into an agreement with Super Med Plus-Medical Mutual for health care services effective September 1, 2006 through August 31, 2007. Upon roll call the vote was as follows: Bonnie Howe, yea; Diane Dillon, yea; David Armentrout, yea.\par \par \pard\keepn\s1\b

\ul FIRE DEPARTMENT\ulnone \ul\par \pard\ulnone\b0\par

During the month of July $2,956.12 was collected for non-resident ambulance transports billing and $4,900.00 billed. To date we have billed $31,008.00 and collected $14,749.82.\par \par

Chief Palmer gave the Board a copy of his mid year 2006 budget. These expenditures are through July 10, 2006.\par \b

Resolution No. 2006-151\b0 \endash Motion was made by Diane Dillon and seconded by David Armentrout to replace six (6) 4\rdblquote sections of hose that connects to the hydrants from Warren Fire in an amount not to exceed $2,800.00. Upon roll call the vote as follows: Bonnie Howe, yea; Diane Dillon, yea; David Armentrout, yea.\par \par

Diane received a letter from Mayor Kevin Poland about a Fire District. She asked Chief Palmer if he had any thoughts or interest in being part of a fire district. Chuck would like to attend meetings to get more information. He will send a letter requesting a list of meeting dates.\par \par \b

\ul NEW BUSINESS\ulnone \ul\par \par \ulnone

Resolution No. 2006-152\b0 \endash Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Diane Dillon to accept, with regret the oral resignation of Don Reckner from the Zoning Board of Appeals and appoint Patricia Saillant who is currently an alternate to Mr. Reckner\rquote s unexpired term of December 31, 2008. Upon roll call the vote was as follows: Bonnie Howe, yea; Diane Dillon, yea; David Armentrout, yea.\par \par

Dave suggested contacting Chris Meduri to see if he will represent the Township with the Portage Salt & Supply lawsuit.\par \par

Dave said Linda who is a member of the Chamber of Commerce was asking if the Township was interested in joining the Rotary.\par \par

Diane presented a draft letter to the Board from Elaine of the Park Committee-this letter will be sent to the community asking for donations for the park.\par \par

Diane said at this time there has been a lack of interest in a skateboard park. The Board agreed to table this project for now.\par \par

At the next Park Committee meeting they will be discussing where to install trails and playground equipment.\par \ul\b\par \ulnone

\ul FISCAL OFFICER\ulnone \b0\par \b\par \b0

Joann received a letter from the Budget Commission stating there is too much money in the general fund. The Board agreed that the Township will be spending money on reconstructing the park and repaving roads. JoAnn will send a letter.\par \par

JoAnn gave the Board copies of the employee\rquote s current wages.\par \b\par

Resolution No. 2006-153\b0 - Motion was made by David Armentrout and seconded by Diane Dillon to pay bills on file with the Fiscal Officer. Upon roll call all yeas and no nays.\par \par

Dave received a letter from Regional Planning Commission regarding the 1% transfer tax voters approved in 2003. It was supposed to be split 50/50 to the park district and 50% to RPC and ever since it was approved the County Commissioners\rquote the full amount has not been given to them. Dave spoke to Water Resources and the Health Department and with all the new developments within the County they could use that money. Dave said Commissioner Smeiles said they couldn\rquote t guarantee when the voters passed the 1% tax the money would be available. Chris Craycroft, Portage Park and Lynne Erickson, Regional Planning Commission said they would not have been in favor of the tax if they had known they wouldn\rquote t totally benefit from it. Dave will be sending a letter to the Commissioners\rquote .\par \par \b

Resolution No. 2006-154\b0 - Motion was made by Bonnie Howe to adjourn at 7:25 PM. \par \par \par \par

Respectfully Submitted,\par \par \par \par

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Bonnie Howe\par
Chairperson\par \par \par \par

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JoAnn Townend\par
Fiscal Officer\par \par \par \par \par \par }