March 9, 2010

Record of Proceedings

Millersport Village Council met in regular session on Tuesday March 9, 2010 at 7:00 PM in the Municipal Building. In attendance were President Pro Tem David Levacy, Gary Matheny, Charles Mesko, Donna Thogmartin, James Wright, Assistant Fiscal Officer Vincent B. Popo and Fiscal Officer Susan Ramsey. Also present were John Peckscamp, Amanda McKee, JohnBurke, Shane Rumpke, Christopher Tennant, Sandra Lines, Edward Grubb, Charles Prince, Fire Chief William Yates, Street Commissioner Gilbert Arnold, Matthew Bergum and Michelle Bergum.  Councilman Shane Wise was absent

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was said and roll call was taken.

James Wright was sworn in as Councilman for the Village of Millersport.

Minutes of Tuesday February 23, 2010 were read.  A motion to accept the minutes was made by Councilman Charles Mesko and seconded by Councilman Gary Matheny. All voted yes and the motion carried 5-0.

Committee Reports

Councilman David Levacy reported that the boat and car show scheduled for June 19, 2010 is still in the works.  There is a website dedicated to the event and the Lions Club is taking care of the car show and American Legion is allowing the village to use their parking lot.  It will run from Friday evening through Saturday evening.

The Service Committee meeting has been postponed.

Old Business

Mayor Dean Severance passed out a letter that thanked Fire Chief William Yates for his outstanding work in the community as the Fire Chief.  Fire Chief William Yates reported that the public forum between all of the villages and the township went very well.  Billy Phillips was the moderator and the fact-finding meeting was very well attended.  The consensus was that the public meetings needed to continue. 

Police Chief Randall Lewis is working on a list of potential violations to the village maintenance code and is expecting to send them out in the foreseeable future.

The Service Committee will meet to discuss the pool.  The sponsors need their signs posted and the village needs to be ready when Jeff Watson hosts the summer kickoff in May.  The goal is to be opened by May 15, 2010.  Councilman David Levacy reported that Christopher Tennant would like to be a part of pool program.  Mayor Dean Severance requested that Pool Manager Danny Hall be included with the Safety Committee. Vincent B. Popo reported that an independent insurance auditor recommended that the high dive at the pool be removed.  He felt that the high board was a safety hazard.  It will be up to our insurance agent if the board is removed.

Christopher Tennant reported on the waterline and the issue with Law Contractor not paying their subcontractors.  GGC Engineers and the village solicitors are monitoring the situation.  There is no issue about the Village of Millersport paying their bills.  Christopher Tennant also reported that steps have been taken to insure that people will not be climbing the water towers.  He also reported that the village of Buckeye Lake will be billed for water that is being used to fill the lines and the tower.  The ads will be placed in the papers soliciting bids for wastewater project.

Vincent B. Popo reported that there is no progress to report on the Lancaster Street annexation. There was a hearing for the name change from Blacklick Eastern Road to Refugee Street by the Fairfield County Commissioners on Tuesday (today) March 9, 2010.  Richard Keller went to the hearing with Vincent B. Popo and had a letter from 2006 from the county engineers saying Mr. Keller’s address needed to be Refugee Street. Walnut Township is not opposed to the name change as long as the change stops at the village corporation limit.  A final decision will be made at a later date.

Councilwoman Donna Thogmartin reported that an accident occurred when Laker Middle School Baseball was soliciting funds in the center of town.  The bank complained that the players were loud and blocked the entrance to the bank. Guidelines and regulations need to be in place limiting the number of people in the streets and they need to clean up after themselves.  These regulations will be sent to all groups that do fundraising.

AT&T is moving along quite well and the county has issued a street number for the building and the village will receive monthly payments.

New Business

Mayor Dean Severance opened the bids from Falcon Refuse, Big O Refuse, Rumpke, Republic Refuse and Waste Management.  The mayor read all of the bid specs and will send them to the solicitor for review.  A special meeting on Tuesday March 16, 2010 is set to award the contract.

Ordinance 719 is an ordinance authorizing adjustments to the water and sewer rates.  A motion to pass the resolution was made by Councilwoman David Levacy and seconded by Councilman Charles Mesko.   All voted yes and the motion carried 5-0

Resolution 1099 is a resolution establishing dock fees for 2010. A motion to suspend the three reading was made by Councilman Gary Matheny and seconded by Councilman Charles Mesko.  All voted yes and the motion carried 5-0. A motion to pass the resolution was made by Councilman Charles Mesko and seconded by Councilman Gary Matheny.   All voted yes and the motion carried 5-0.

Resolution 1100 is a resolution to advertise the bid for the Wastewater Project. A motion to suspend the three reading was made by Councilman Charles Mesko and seconded by Councilman Gary Matheny.  All voted yes and the motion carried 5-0. A motion to pass the resolution was made by Councilman Charles Mesko and seconded by Councilman Donna Thogmartin.   All voted yes and the motion carried 5-0

Bills were presented for payment as attached. A motion to pay the bills was made by Councilman Gary Matheny and seconded by Councilman Charles Mesko. All voted yes and the motion carried 5-0.

A motion to go into Executive Session at 8:30 pm for personnel was made by Councilman Gary Matheny and seconded by Councilman David Levacy.  All voted yes and the motion carried 5-0. Executive session began at 8:05 pm.

A motion to reconvene was made by Councilman David Levacy and seconded by Councilman Gary Matheny.  All voted yes and the motion carried 5-0. Regular session reconvened at 8:55 pm.