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SUMMARY OF CAUCUS DISCUSSION AND MINUTES OF THE STRONGSVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING HELD ON, MONDAY MAY 21, 2018.

The Council of the City of Strongsville met in the Caucus Room at the Mike Kalinich Sr. City Council Chamber, 18688 Royalton Road, on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.

Present: Council Members: Matthew A. Schonhut, Annmarie P. Roff, Michael J. Daymut, Joseph C. DeMio, James E. Carbone, Kelly A. Kosek and Gordon C. Short. Also Present: Clerk of Council Aimee Pientka. Administration: Mayor Thomas P. Perciak, Law Director Neal M. Jamison, Finance Director Joseph K. Dubovec, Service Director Joe Walker, Economic Development Director Brent Painter, Communications and Technology Director David Sems, Human Resource Director Steve Kilo, Building Commissioner Tony Biondillo, City Engineer Ken Mikula, Recreation and Senior Services Director Bryan Bogre, Public Safety Director Charles Goss, Police Chief Mark Fender and Fire Chief Jack Draves.

Council President DeMio called the caucus to order at 7:30 p.m.

The following Council Committees met to review legislation on the agenda:

Planning, Zoning and Engineering Committee: Chairman Schonhut advised Ordinance Nos. 2018-062 and 2018-063 pertain to the rezoning of property located at Royalton Road and Webster Road. Ordinance No. 2018-062 is to change certain parts of PPNs 398-28-007, 398-28-009 and 398-28-010 from R1-75 (One Family 75) classification to either PF (Public Facilities) classification or MS (Motorist Service) classification. This ordinance will be a ballot issue. Ordinance No. 2018-063 is to change all of PPN 398-28-002 and parts of PPNs 398-28-007, 398-28-009 and 398-28-010 from either LB (Local Business) classification to PF (Public Facilities) classification, or LB (Local Business) classification to MS (Motorist Service) classification. Planning Commission gave both ordinances a favorable recommendation. Both will be placed on second reading and set for a public hearing on July 2, 2018. Resolution No. 2018-073 is a resolution declaring the necessity to improve a portion of Howe Road by constructing sanitary sewers, catch basins and manholes, installing sanitary sewer service connections where they do not now exist; and replacing, where necessary, pavement, driveway aprons, storm sewers and culverts. This is the next sanitary sewer assessment project for the city. Mr. Schonhut advised this is part of the sewer improvement plan adopted in 2008. The recommendation was to place this on first reading to allow for any residents to reach out if they have any questions. Mr. Jamison advised that back in 2003 the city was mandated by the Ohio EPA to develop and submit a storm sewer program. It was developed and submitted in 2004. The permits run every five years and the last renewal was in 2014. There are six controlled measures mandated by the EPA. One deals with illicit discharge detection and elimination. In our plans, it is mandated that we provide the EPA with a list of all home sewage treatment systems, i.e. septic systems, with a map showing the location of the homes. Secondly, the city had to develop and implement a plan that requires the connection of those properties to a central sanitary sewer system. In 2007, the city developed a sewer capital improvement plan. The first area was Webster Road and Blazey Trail. The assessment project over there started in 2009. The proposed project tonight is stage six of the program. The city has correspondence from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health approving this project in this location. Within the last 3-4 years, there have been numerous complaints from several residents of failed systems and the odor from this causing a disturbance in the neighborhood. Mr. Jamison also advised that any failure to follow and implement this capital plan, with the EPA permit we are under, could result in the city being found not in compliance. Ultimately, the EPA could take the city to court where we could face penalties and have to move forward with the plan anyway. There is a statutory framework set by the Ohio Revised Code to notify the residents who are being assessed. This process has to be followed by law, and cannot be bypassed in order for the city to proceed with this project. Mr. Jamison advised this is a strict framework. Once council passes the resolution, the process of notifying the residents will start. Any

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objections will go before an Assessment Equalization Board which consists of three residents appointed by the mayor. Mr. Jamison will provide more information on the floor of council.

Public Safety and Health Committee: Chairman Short advised Ordinance No. 2018-067 is a contract for the purchase of nine 2018 Ford utility interceptor vehicles and one 2018 Ford interceptor K9 vehicle for use by the police department. It was placed on first reading at the last meeting due to some questions about vehicle use. Mr. Short provided councilmembers a document from Chief Fender showing a breakdown of the vehicles being replaced as well as the miles and idle time on those vehicles. Mr. Short advised this order has to go in by May 25 th or they will lose the contract and not be able to get vehicles this year. Mr. Schonhut advised he had some questions and spoke to Chief Fender directly. Mr. Carbone advised he was not at the last meeting. Mr. Carbone spoke to Chief Fender and advised while he does agree with the police department needing safe vehicles for city use, he does not agree with them being used for take home as well. Mr. Carbone advised there is a cost associated with taking these vehicles home and requests that at a future finance meeting, if there is going to be any appropriations for vehicles, there be a separation for vehicles strictly being used during city time and those being used for both city use and take home. Mr. Dubovec advised these vehicles are paid out of a separate fund and must be spent on emergency vehicles. Ms. Roff stated it appeared we were going to go over the budgeted dollar amount set for the purchase of the vehicles. Mr. Dubovec advised there was $450,000.00 appropriated for vehicle purchases. This contract is well below that. Mr. Carbone asked if all the maintenance and fuel costs also come out of that fund. Mr. Dubovec advised just for the fire vehicles. Suspension and adoption was recommended for Ordinance No. 2018-074. This is to enter into an agreement to provide public safety dispatch services to the City of Brook Park. Mr. Schonhut asked if all the other contracts for dispatching services would have to be amended because of this. Mr. Jamison advised this is just to add another community and will not change the existing partners that we have in the dispatch center. As our center dispatches for more municipalities, those municipalities receive more of a cost savings. Mr. DeMio asked if the building currently being used can maintain more additional municipalities coming in. Mayor Perciak advised we are okay now. The building is expandable if in the future there is need. Mr. Short asked if additional staff would be needed. Mr. Jamison advised there will be 4 more people added to the center. Mr. Goss advised this is a 14 month agreement. Mr. Goss advised that the key to obtaining grant money for these services is to regionalize and receive portions of the 911 cell phone fee the State receives and distributes back to regionalized centers. Public Service and Conservation Committee: Chairwoman Roff recommended suspension and adoption for Ordinance No. 2018-075; an ordinance to purchase ready mix concrete during the first part of 2018. The contract is with Medina Supply, a division of The Shelly Company in an amount of $18,558.13. Ms. Kosek advised that she will be abstaining from voting on this tonight. This ordinance is without public bidding, but Mr. Jamison advised he has found case law where as long as the councilperson is present, it is okay to abstain from voting where all seven votes are needed to pass legislation. Suspension and adoption was also recommended for Ordinance No. 2018-076. This is an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2017-222 to increase the contract amount with Nerone & Sons, Inc. for additional work items needed to repair parts at the city’s wastewater treatment plant “C”. The increase in the contract amount is $76,903.66. This also is without public bidding. Ms. Kosek advised she would be abstaining from voting on this legislation as well. Mr. Jamison advised the case law he spoke of previously applies to this as well. Ordinance Nos. 2018-077, 2018-078 and 2018-079 all apply to either the disposal or sale of vehicles or property no longer needed by the service department. Suspension and adoption was recommended for all three ordinances.


Recreation and Community Services Committee: Chairman Roff recommended suspension and adoption for Ordinance No. 2018-080. This is to purchase playground equipment for use by the recreation department at Surrarrer Park. Ms. Roff thanked Mr. Bogre for obtaining the grants for this. Suspension and adoption was also recommended for Ordinance No. 2018-081. This is to enter into a contract for emergency replacement of two water heaters for the recreation and senior center. The contract is with Schaefer Plumbing; DBA: CY Schaefer, Inc. in a contract amount not to exceed $100,975.00. This is without public bidding so all 7 votes of council are needed for this to pass. Mr. Schonhut asked why the city was not bidding this out. Mr. Bogre advised one the heaters is completely not working so this needs to be handled quickly. Resolution No. 2018-082 is to advertise for bids for the 2018 roof replacement project at the recreation and the senior center. This is to replace the remainder of the roof that was damaged due to last year’s storm. Suspension and adoption was recommended for this legislation. Mr. Short asked if this is covered by insurance. Mayor Perciak advised part of it is. The remainder will be covered from a NOPEC grant and money in the Capital Improvement Fund. Mr. Biondillo advised this will complete the all of the roof replacement. Finance Committee:

Motion made by Mr. Carbone, seconded by Mr. Schonhut, to approve the Finance Committee meeting minutes of May 1, 2018. All members present voted aye and the motion carried.

Mr. Carbone discussed his concern about the parking situation right outside the council chamber. Council voted against placing additional parking on the common grounds. He is requesting meeting with Chief Fender to look at the area and put up additional signage to direct where people are to park for mayor’s court. Mr. Schonhut asked either Safety Director Goss or Chief Fender check and make sure we have adequate lighting out there in the parking lot to keep pedestrians safe. Mr. Jamison advised mayor’s court is trying to stagger hearings so as to avoid an influx of parking at one time.

Mr. DeMio advised there will be a conditional objection to the Wine and Canvas liquor permit.

MINUTES OF THE STRONGSVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, May 21, 2018 IN THE MIKE KALINICH SR. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. CALL TO ORDER:

Council President DeMio called the meeting to order at 8:03 p.m. All joined in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

CERTIFICATION OF POSTING:

The Clerk of Council certified that the meeting had been posted in accordance with Ordinance No. 2004-273.

ROLL CALL:

Present: Council Members: Matthew A. Schonhut, Annmarie P. Roff, Michael J. Daymut, Joseph C. DeMio, Gordon C. Short, Kelly A. Kosek, and James E. Carbone. Also Present: Clerk of Council Aimee Pientka. Administration: Mayor Thomas P. Perciak, Law Director Neal M. Jamison, Finance Director Joseph K. Dubovec, Service Director Joe Walker, Economic Development Director Brent Painter, Communications and Technology Director David Sems, Human Resource Director Steve Kilo, Building Commissioner Tony Biondillo, City Engineer Ken Mikula, Recreation and Senior


Services Director Bryan Bogre, Safety Director Charles Goss, Police Chief Mark Fender and Fire Chief Jack Draves.

COMMENTS ON MINUTES:

The Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on May 7, 2018 were approved as submitted.

APPOINTMENTS, CONFIRMATIONS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:

(None)

REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES:

SCHOOL BOARD – Mr. Carbone: Yes, at the last school board meeting, the board had approved $530,000.00 in asphalt parking lots; they also approved PSI-the nursing and health services for the district from 2018 all the way through 2021. Then Cameron gave a recommendation, the superintendent, to the board; and that was about the district’s future financial situation. Cameron, before he gave the recommendation, talked about the impact of state and local funding and reductions. Those reductions in 2007 was the elimination of the tangible personal property tax; a reduction of $8.6 million annually. Also, from 2018 to present, the Cleveland Clinic was awarded tax exempt status on their building and land in our town. That was a reduction of $400,000.00 per year. Also, the district has to come up with $2,000,000.00 to pay back the Cleveland Clinic by September of 2018. Mr. Ryba talked about options to enhance the district’s financial future and things that they have done. There was a reduction of 199 positions. There was the elimination of six buildings and repurposing one building. They saved $4.6 million due to switching to a self-insured health care plan. The creation of the Strongsville Academy, which saved $200,000.00 annually. There were new investment strategies, increasing interest earnings by $100,000.00. Then, the implementation of student fee collection pretty much became a little bit more efficient with that. They reduced the outstanding balance by 40%. The options that Mr. Ryba gave were to reduce expenses by implementing additional cost-cutting measures-one thing that could happen is a negative impact on student opportunity; or increase revenue by going to the community and voters for a general operating levy. The operating levy, the last two, were in August, 2002. It was a five year limited which generated $7.9 million, which was 6 mills. In November of 2007, which was the last new money, it was continuing-it keeps going on. In the 2002 one we just did the renewal levy and the community passed that. In November of 2007, they did a continuing levy which generates $9.2 million annually which was 6.5 mills. Some of the questions, and Mr. Ryba suggested, that the board consider going for a levy this November. Some of the questions they answered were would this levy be limited or continuous? The suggestion was to be continuous. What millage? The recommendation was 7.9 mills which would generate $11.3 million, and they feel that the financial stability would be through 2026. The monthly cost to a homeowner, if they did more forward on the 7.9 mills, would be $23/month per $100,000.00. He also had the rational for the millage and the recommendation for that. Basically, when you look at the elimination of $8.6 million, and the reduction from the Cleveland Clinic, it’s almost the same as what we passed in 2007; so Mr. Ryba was saying they’re basically running the district on the monies from 2002. This is something that the board is going to look at. They’re going to have the first vote on this which will be June 7 th. Something to look out for, and the district was very confident that they’ve exhausted all their measures as far as cost savings for the residents to be able to operate the district. I know that was long-winded. I just wanted to share that, and I think each councilperson received an email or copy of that.

Mr. DeMio – In their packet, yes.

Mr. Carbone – And that concludes my report.


Mr. DeMio – Would you update us if you find out there’s an organizational meeting? That would be great.

REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES (cont’d):

SCHOOL BOARD – Mr. Carbone (cont’d):

Mr. Carbone - Yes, absolutely. They were talking about coming to our council meeting to update on the finances and moving forward, what that would look like.

Mr. Jamison – Mr. President, if I may, just to follow up on what Mr. Carbone brought up as it relates to the Cleveland Clinic building up there on Route 82. The City of Strongsville, the mayor and council through the law department, filed an appeal with the tax board of appeals last week as it relates to the $2 million tax reduction that had been granted to the Cleveland Clinic. We did file last week, on behalf of the city, objections to that. Those will preserve our rights and interests in that matter and we will pursue that with all due course. I just wanted to make council and the audience aware of that; that on behalf of the city, we are going to file; from my understanding, the school is going to do so as well. Just to make that clear that we are filing the appropriate objection to that reduction and the taxes for that Cleveland Clinic Building on Route 82, thank you.

SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM – Mr. Short: Thank you Mr. DeMio, there was no meeting since our last council meeting. The next meeting is this Wednesday, so I will have a full report at our next council meeting. Thank you, that concludes my report.

BUILDING AND UTILITIES – Mr. Daymut: Thank you Mr. DeMio, we have no ordinances or resolutions on this evening’s agenda. I would be happy to take any questions.

COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY – Ms. Kosek: We also have no ordinances or resolutions on tonight’s agenda. That completes my report. I do want to take a moment to thank the recreation center and Bryan for putting on a wonderful program for the mother and son fun night on, I think it was May 11th, it was the Friday before Mother’s Day. That kicked off a really fun evening. I had the opportunity to take my son and there were little boys everywhere. I know all the moms had a wonderful time. I think that’s the third time that you have done that and I wanted to just applaud you for a fabulous event. Thank you, that will close my report.

Mr. Carbone – Bryan, I had my tickets on time, this time, for my wife.

Mr. DeMio – Thank you, I’m jealous because my kids are older. I remember those days.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – Mr. Daymut: Thank you Mr. DeMio, we have no ordinances or resolutions on this evening’s agenda. I’d like to announce that our next meeting that was scheduled for Tuesday, May 29th at 7:00 p.m. will be cancelled. Our next meeting will be Monday, June 25 th at 7:00 p.m. at the senior center. That’s all I have this evening Mr. DeMio.

Mr. DeMio – Thank you so much Michael.

FINANCE – Mr. Carbone: Yes, no ordinances or resolutions this evening.



PLANNING, ZONING AND ENGINEERING – Mr. Schonhut: Thank you Mr. DeMio, a couple of ordinances, one resolution on the agenda tonight-none of which we will be voting on. Ordinance No. 2018-062 and Ordinance No. 2018-063 both deal with a rezoning of certain properties on Route 82 near Webster Road. Those are both going to be put on second reading tonight and a public hearing will be set for July 2nd please. Next, we have Resolution No. 2018-073; and I’m sure this is why some of our friends are here in the audience from Howe Road. This is to declare it necessary to improve Howe Road between certain termini by constructing sanitary sewers, catch basins, manholes, etc. I know many of you received a letter. I apologize that you received that letter because it was very misleading; much of the information on there was deceptive at best. I hope that you give us an opportunity to set the record straight with each and every one of you. Back in 2003/2004…I’m going to let Neal give you a little bit of background in regards to some of the Ohio EPA and how we’re mandated to do this. This is not…we’ve done many of these projects in town already. This is going to be the 6th or 7th one. The most recent one, which is still somewhat ongoing and visible to many people, is by Drake, Bowman and Fetzer Road right there. That is the one we’re wrapping up or working on wrapping up over there. All of this has been planned since 2008. It’s been on a plan since 2008 and we have five or so other areas in town that are still going to need addressed as well beyond this; and that information is and always has been public record to anybody. Again, that was put on the books back in 2004. I will let Neal talk a little bit more about the nitty-gritty of the legal terms if you would.

Ms. Roff – If I could just too…just so that everybody understands here that it’s not-it’s going on first reading so that comes out of your thought process. There’s not a vote for this tonight so that you can absorb everything that Neal is going to tell you. I can only imagine the stress that you’ve been under emotionally as far as given information that wasn’t correct. I again apologize, like Matt, for that too. I don’t think anybody, especially a resident, should be used as a pawn or their emotions should be toyed with something that’s so important and affects them with their everyday life along with their finances.

Mr. Schonhut – And Neal, if you could, explain the process that this goes through and why this resolution is in front of us tonight and this is not bidding the project or nothing is going to start being done tomorrow or anything…if you could explain that a little bit too please so everybody understands.

Mr. Jamison – If I may Mr. President, the City of Strongsville, and any city in Ohio, is not in the business doing these sanitary sewer assessments. This is really a mandate that was passed down from the federal level starting back in 1987 when Congress amended The Clean Water Act to require the United States EPA to establish phased-in regulations to eliminate pollutants from storm water discharges. In 1996, as part of that program, the United States EPA published its Phase II regulations creating requirements for discharges from municipal storm sewer systems, which is now called the “MS4 program”. Under this MS4 program, the Ohio EPA is responsible for implementing this program in Ohio. The purpose of these regulations are to preserve, protect and improve the nation’s water resources from polluted storm water run-off. Under an MS4 program, each city in Ohio and across the nation is required to develop a storm water management program that contains six minimum control measures that work together to result in the reduction of the discharge of pollutants into water systems. The one that relates to the sanitary sewers, the control measure, is the illicit discharge detection and elimination. In 2003, Strongsville had not, at that point yet, developed its program and they were informed by the Ohio EPA that they had to develop and submit


their MS4 storm sewer program. They did timely. They received their permit in 2004 and this permit lasts for a period of 5 years each time. The last time we renewed it was in 2014. I believe the current one will expire in September, 2019. One of the minimum control measures that are mandated by the EPA, again, concerns illicit discharge detection and elimination. Strongsville’s MS4 permit requires, in part, the following:


PLANNING, ZONING AND ENGINEERING – Mr. Schonhut (cont’d):

Mr. Jamison (cont’d) - Within 5 years, back in 2004, we had to submit a list to the EPA of all home sewage treatment systems, in other words all septic systems, showing where those homes were located. On top of that, we had to develop and implement a plan that required the connection of properties with these septic systems, home treatment systems, to a central, sanitary sewer system. Again, this is part of this permit through the EPA. As part of this program, we’re mandated to continue to try-not try, to connect all these home septic systems into a central sanitary system. We developed our Sanitary Sewer Capital Improvement Plan in 2008. It was presented to council in 2008 and was started at that time. The first project was started actually in 2009. That was the Webster Road/Blazey Trail program. That was Stage 1 of our program. The proposed program for Howe Road on the south end is Stage 6 of the program. In the last two years, last year, we did the Priem Road stage and two years ago we started the Bowman, Drake and Fetzer program-both Stages 4 and 5, are still being completed and they’re in their final stages. I will relate that in regards to this proposed project, we did receive correspondence from the County Board of Health dated April 10, 2018 where they support the project and they reference in there numerous complaints received from people living in the Howe Road area of sewage odors from several properties where the home septic systems failed. This has been taking place within the last3-4 years. As a result of that and through the engineering department analyzing it and because of the complaints received from residents down there on Howe Road, it was deemed important that this Stage, Stage 6 begin. I would point out that failure to follow and implement and go forward with our plan, as we established in 2008, could result in the EPA finding that we’re not in compliance. This could ultimately result in litigation where we would be faced to pay substantial fines and penalties and still be mandated to continue doing these projects. This is not something that we just do for the sport of the fun of it. These are done for health and safety reasons to go forward through our community and we are in Stage 6 of the program. There’s about 4-5 other stages that will take place as we go through. There is a process that is mandated by the Ohio Revised Code in doing this. So there’s a statutory framework that provides that the ordinance or the resolution before us tonight is the start of that. There is no deviation or bypassing that process. Essentially, it provides that when the appropriate properties are notified, that they can file an objection where then that would be heard by what’s called the Sewer Assessment Equalization Board, which is a board of three residents of the City of Strongsville, appointed by the mayor, approved by council, and they would hear whatever objections are filed and then would rule on those accordingly. So there is a process that we go through; it takes time. I mean it’s not going to start this year in terms of an actual shovel in the dirt but it’s something that we have to do and we’re mandated to do. Again, there’s a statutory framework under the Ohio Revised Code to go through this process. That being said, there was some information about percentages and other information about prices; it’s not as simple as was related. There is a procedure involved in terms of how those are done. I would suggest to anyone who has any questions, who thinks they might be in this project, as always-to contact the engineering department. As they’ve done in all the other stages, they will sit down individually with any individual who questions it and will walk them through whatever questions they might have. They’ve done this on the other five stages and it has worked very well. I would strongly suggest that if they have a question about the project to contact our city engineer or any member of his staff and they will sit down with those individuals and go through that process, thank you.


Mr. Schonhut – And I would just add on to that, I got calls from maybe 10 or so of either you or your neighbors last year when we did some of the initial site surveying out there-and walked some of your neighbors’…whoever reached out at that point through this because again, this is not something that we just picked out of thin air last week and decided we were going to do this. It’s been on the books since 2008 roughly; but we’re not going to vote on this tonight although this is not going out for bid or anything like that.


PLANNING, ZONING AND ENGINEERING – Mr. Schonhut (cont’d):

Mr. Schonhut (cont’d) - We’re going to put it on first reading to give each and every one of you a chance, as Neal alluded to, to reach out to the engineering department because they’re probably the smartest people, or call any of us council people up here and we’re certainly happy to help you as best we can and answer any questions to the best of our ability. Again, we don’t have all the answers, we don’t know down to the penny what it’s going to cost anybody right now. This is not at that stage. At some point, it will be as Neal alluded to because we are mandated to do so. We certainly realize that the numbers that were put out there were large and those are scary numbers to a lot of people and we’re sympathetic to that. Again, if anybody has any questions I’m sure all of us up here are available anytime, or Ken Mikula is a great person to talk to and our engineering department to, right Kenny? Perfect, with that, again, we’re going to put that on first reading tonight to give anybody an opportunity to ask any questions of where we’re at in this stage. That will close my committee unless anybody has any further comments.

Mr. Carbone – I just want to comment, we did the project on Priem Road; we concluded with that project. There were some concerns at the beginning…the mayor’s door, Ken, the engineering department’s door. We actually did meet with residents. We put them at ease and that turned out to be a really good project; so please take Neal up on what he’s said. If there’s any questions, just reach out.

Ms. Roff – I think it’s best too is if you have questions, to go ahead and put them…written questions, emails…even if you just do it to one of us then we could send that to Ken and to the rest of the council so that the answers…you have a whole team of people then and you get the correct answers and not information that’s not accurate. I know that Gordon just did his ward over there and I know that Ken and his department put a lot of time into getting grant money, looking at all other areas to receive funding from and it drastically reduced the cost. I know that they intend on doing that again. The mayor has already reassured me of that also. I will also…I’m not a grant writer, but I can be savvy on the computer and will help them any way that I can to defer any costs. The problem that…when it’s presented right now is that there’s not, like they said, there’s not a cost that is a for sure cost. The only way to figure out what the for sure cost is, is to read it, reach out to the residents, and go through the legal process to get those answers back. My phone will be open for sure. I think most of you probably have had encountered me at times a couple of years ago during the slip ramp thing. I think you know that anything that you’ll get from me is honesty; and if I don’t have the answer, I will try to direct you to the person that does. That I can promise you.

Mr. DeMio – Are we good Mr. Law Director?

Mr. Jamison – Yes sir.

Mr. DeMio – Okay.



PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH – Mr. Short: Thank you Mr. DeMio, we have two ordinances tonight for public safety. The first is Ordinance No. 2018-067 which we place on first reading last council meeting, which is for the approval for the police department to purchase 9 new Ford utility interceptor vehicles and also 1 Ford utility K-9 vehicle to replace vehicles in the fleet that we do every year. I believe council has received all information necessary from questions at the last meeting. The recommendation there is to suspend and adopt tonight. Then, Ordinance No. 2018-074, which is an ordinance that allows the city to enter into an agreement to provide the safety dispatch services to the City of Brook Park, being part of the Southwest Regional Dispatch Center. The recommendation there is to suspend and adopt so that we can enter into that agreement with the City of Brook Park. That concludes my committee but I’m happy to take any questions.

Mr. DeMio – I just want to add mayor, I want to thank you, thank the chief, for taking the extra time, and Gordon, taking extra time to allow that reading to fill in some gaps of questions. It was much appreciated. I just want to note that because the folks that did reach out to you called me and said they got all the answers that they needed to hear. Mayor, thank you again for allowing that to happen too.

PUBLIC SERVICE AND CONSERVATION – Ms. Roff: This is Ordinance No. 2018-075 and this is to approve a purchase already made by the city for concrete. The purchase was necessary to for the service department to have available for prompt repair in areas after the terrible winter. The recommendation for that is suspend and adopt. This is Ordinance No. 2018-076; council approved monies back in December, 2017 with Ordinance No. 2017-222 for repairs to the wastewater treatment plant. The amount that they approved…there was extensive work done and there was additional parts that needed to be replaced, a piece of the sewer, and they are asking to amend that amount to $205,303.00 and some change. The recommendation there is to suspend and adopt. Ordinance No. 2018-077, this is for disposal of obsolete service vehicles. There are 3 vehicles that are no longer of any value. They will go to a salvage company. Those funds will go to the…any funds that are received from that, which will obviously be minimal since it’s a salvage company, but that will go towards street construction and repair and the sanitary sewer fund. Ordinance No. 2018-078, this is authorization for the city to sell vehicles at public auction that have value. There are 6 vehicles. Any money that is accrued from that or acquired from that sale will go into the street construction, maintenance and repair and sanitary and sewer fund, which are good things. The next ordinance is along the same lines, Ordinance No. 2018-079. This is to sell 4 vehicles and 7 pieces of equipment that is obsolete, on the internet. Again, those funds that are…or those earnings…we want…the money earned from those sales will go into the same sewer and street fund.

RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES – Ms. Roff: Ordinance No. 2018-080, this is an ordinance to have money that has already been put aside to allow the recreation department to buy equipment for Surrarrer Park. This park, as stated at the last council meeting, is a park that…a park that is designed for people with disabilities, ramps, wheelchair access, and then also Bryan over at the rec center is waiting for grant…putting in a grant for additional equipment there. The recommendation for that is suspend and adopt. The next ordinance is Ordinance No. 2018-081. This is an ordinance for the mayor to go without public bidding to have 2 water heaters replaced over at the rec center. One is failing now and the other is right behind it. They’re asking that we suspend


and adopt that ordinance. The next is Resolution No. 2018-082, and this is a resolution for the mayor and the city to go out for bidding for roof replacement over at the rec center. The roof did have some damage from storms last year. A large section of that was repaired. This next section will be the last section of the roof over at the rec center and then all of the roofing will be within a 4 year…most of it within a 1 year period as far as replacement. The recommendation for that is suspend and adopt. That’s all that I have, that was it.


COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE – Mr. DeMio: We have nothing.

REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR, DIRECTORS OF DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER OFFICERS:

MAYOR PERCIAK: Just a quick reminder, on Monday, May 28th we will be observing Memorial Day here in Strongsville with a parade starting at St. Joseph’s Church at 11:00a.m., and coming up Pearl Road to the Freedom Trail where we will hold our Memorial Day observance. Please, everybody is invited to attend. Just as a follow-up to what you’ve read in The Strongsville Post, I think we need to take some time, those of you who know Mrs. Dolly Thomas, the principal of St. Joseph & John School, after 31 years of service to St. Joseph & John and the Diocese of Cleveland, Dolly will be retiring. Of those 31 years, 23 years were…she was the principal during those last 23 years. If you see Mrs. Thomas, extend to her a big thank you for helping educate our children, for being a leader in our community, and for helping our children move on. I publicly thanked her today for her many years of service at St. Joseph & John, for educating my youngest son and my grandchildren. I appreciate everything she’s done. By the way Mr. Schonhut, she also mentioned that you were one of her students there too. She said to make sure that I say hello to you. Maybe you should give her a call.

Mr. Schonhut – I can do that.

Mayor Perciak – Okay, really, if you see her, thank her for her many years of service because she gave up so much to teach our kids.

Mr. DeMio – Mayor, my understanding is Mr. Schonhut still owes some cleaning of some chalkboards from back in the day.

Mayor Perciak – I’m not sure if it’s just chalkboards Joe. I think the list goes on from there if I recall the conversation.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT – Mr. Dubovec: Thank you Mr. President, funds are be made available for all ordinances and resolutions on this evening’s agenda requiring certification of funding and that concludes my report, thank you.

LAW DEPARTMENT – Mr. Jamison: All ordinances and resolutions are in proper legal form, thank you.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:

Mr. DeMio – Okay, it is time for audience participation. We have one person on the sign-in sheet, Mr. Benjamin Stankewicz. If you could spell your first and last name and your address that would be awesome.


Ben Stankewicz, 12676 Ionia Court, Strongsville, OH: B-E-N, last name, S-T-A-N-K-E-W-I-C-Z, and I’m currently residing at 12676 Ionia Court in Strongsville. What I wanted to chat about very briefly is the proposal for the report study for the Howe Road/Shurmer Road roundabout project. I’d like to compliment the administration, the engineering department and some of the councilmen up there that are looking ahead. That’s been a problem area, going up and down that road, for a long time. I’m very familiar with roundabouts. The place I vacation at during the winter, one stretch of road is 15-16 miles long, has about a dozen roundabouts. From a practical standpoint, a lot of the vehicles that travel that, people going to work, vacationing, whatever, they save just under 2 miles per gallon on that. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (cont’d):

Mr. Stankewicz (cont’d) - I know that’s not going to happen putting one circle on Howe Road; however, I’ve also had some experience in the North Ridgeville/Avon project. I was involved with the mayor in North Ridgeville when they first started doing the study to look at doing a roundabout. There was a lot of controversy about it in the beginning. When that project got done, and the folks figured out how to use it, it’s been phenomenal…

Mr. DeMio – Where’s that?

Mr. Stankewicz – Route 83 between Avon and North Ridgeville. It has been an overwhelming success. Like I said, people at first were a little…they’re not used to that. There’s more and more of them being put all over the United States, dramatically down in Florida and other states; and it’s something folks looking ahead at future roads are putting it in places-down to Columbus. For example, there’s a number of new roads and areas that are going in new home developments, business parks, they’re putting in traffic circles and they’re phenomenal, they really do well. What I would like to do is encourage the administration, the engineering department and you guys on the council to go ahead, have somebody start looking into this-designing, what it is going to do for the traffic flow because I think the issue and the help that the folks need on Howe Road-when this thing, if it would get done and get put in, it’s phenomenal…how it keeps the traffic flowing, it’s very safe. If I could Mr. DeMio, I would like to give you a brochure.

*A copy of this is attached to the back of the minutes.*

Mr. DeMio – For the record, we’ll make a copy for all council. We’ll probably give a copy to our engineer, unless he already has one.

Mr. Stankewicz – I’d like to encourage you guys to go ahead and look into this. I think the people on Howe Road and all the other residents of Strongsville would appreciate you stepping forward and looking into this because I think it could be a real solution. Thank you again.

Mr. DeMio – Thank you so much for coming. Is there anybody else that would like to come up to the podium?

Erin Lally, 16187 Drake Road, Strongsville, OH: Erin Lally, 16187 Drake Road.

Mr. DeMio – I know you already know this, it’s five minutes or less. I know you’re aware of that.

Ms. Lally – Yes, I just have a couple of questions about Resolution No. 2018-073. I did want to say that I don’t think anybody disputes the need for the sewers. In fact, the residents that I spoke with are actually looking forward to the sewer project and (unintelligible). I did have two questions. One is about the assessment and how it is determined. I don’t know if there’s a state mandated process to determine the assessment, if there’s a formula, or if each homeowner wants to know how the assessment is going to work for them…if they need to be with kind of the engineering department.


Mr. DeMio – What we’ll do is when we have a meeting and once we have the resolution passed…

Mr. Jamison – Actually, there is a formula that’s involved. Actually, our bond council, Squires, Patton and Boggs, are the ones that help prepare this. I would say that it’s not as simple as just dividing the number of homes into the net amount. There’s a total cost to the project; the city is going to pick up the lion share of this project; so the total proposed budget right now is $1.4 million. The city is going to pay approximately, based on the estimates now, $916,000.00. That leaves a balance of $536,000.00. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (cont’d):

Mr. Jamison (cont’d) - Based on that, it’s not just simply dividing the number of homes into that. It’s based on the actual assessed properties and also deferred assessment properties, which then is where the formula gets complicated and then that’s where the number is developed as they get it out. It’s not just a simple matter of dividing 31 into that balance. The deferred assessments change that formula. What deferred assessments are, are basically areas that are undeveloped at this time; so if you have a big lot or a lot of land, and you might want to split that or develop that land, they will do the deferred assessments so that if you ever do that improvement, the assessment would kick in at that time. What they’re doing is they’re locking in that assessment at the beginning of the project. That goes into the formula that they come up with to then get the number that is given to each property. It’s not just a simple black and white; it’s a formula that they go through to come up with that.

Ms. Lally – So any idea what the formula would consist of? Is it frontage? Is it water usage? So if you read the resolution it says, “The cost shall be assessed in proportion to the benefits that may result from the improvement.” What does that mean?

Mr. Jamison – You have to understand that in crafting the ordinance that there are certain statutory requirements that the language has to contain, basically following the Ohio Revised Code. There are two different options in any kind of assessment. One is you can do it on square footage, how much land you have on the road; or just in terms of the actual per unit or per improvement. We do the later because we have found over the course of time that is a fair way to do it for the residents. It’s not based on water usage, it’s based on the number of tie-ins that go through. Again, it gets a little complicated when you talk about these deferred assessments and as you factor those into the final number that comes out that will get sent to everybody. The process works this way, at the end of the day, once this ordinance or resolution…I keep saying ordinance, once this resolution gets passed, then the appropriate notice will be sent out to the property owners in the potential project area. They then are notified of the project going forward and then they are given the opportunity once they receive that notice to either reach out to engineering to get questions answered or, if they so desire afterwards, to file, to file objections to that.

Ms. Lally – Will the notice have a cost associated with it?

Mr. Jamison – Pardon me?

Ms. Lally – Will that notice have a cost associated with it?

Mr. Jamison – I don’t know the answer to that; so I don’t want to misrepresent. I don’t know.

Ms. Lally – All right, so my second question regarding the resolution is with Section 5. It reads, “The cost of the improvement includes the amount of damage resulting from the improvement and any interests thereon.” My question is just about how that…are any and all damages from the improvement assessed to the homeowners? Are homeowners responsible for damages?


Mr. DeMio – Can you do me a favor and define damages here? What I think has happened here is people see the word damages, like they damaged our home, we have to pay for the damage of the home? Now, we’re running out of time here, so once you have your follow-up…

Mr. Jamison – Okay, so essentially, what that means-again, it’s following the statutory language; but what that really provides is that if there are change orders that develop during the project. As an example, we ran into that recently on the Bowman/Fetzer project where there were issues with the road over on Bowman and they needed to go in and change some of that.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (cont’d):

Mr. Jamison (cont’d) - That wasn’t part…that was not assessed to the property owners because that was for the street that the city was paying the 100% cost for. But what it’s really providing is that if they get into a project, because for any construction project you never know what you’re going to find once you start opening up or doing the project. What I know that is relating to is that if there are any things that develop. This is not for if the crew screws up and destroys something that the property owners have to pay for it. These are for unforeseen things that develop during the construction process whatever that might be. There’s a myriad of reasons that could be; but essentially what the damages mean is that if anything arises during that construction, that would be included in the project. I think it’s put in there to cover all the bases so that again it follows the statutory language that’s in the Ohio Revised Code.

Ms. Lally – Thank you for the clarifications.

Mr. Jamison – No problem.

Mr. DeMio – Okay, is there anyone else who would like to come up and speak?

Ms. Roff – Just to touch base because I did…

Mr. DeMio – Let me first, because I’m going to close it and then if you want to, we can do that. Is there anyone else…?

Mr. Jamison – Do it at the end of miscellaneous business, if she wants to talk at the end.

Mr. DeMio – That was exactly what I was going to do. Mike is going to do something as well. I’m going to close audience participation. I know Mike has some business he wants to talk about under miscellaneous business and then Ann, if you could do that at that time too to make the record clear.

Ms. Roff – I would just like Neal to clarify to some people that were under the impression that they were only going to have 20 months to pay for whatever cost there is.

Mr. DeMio – Up to you whether you want to add that now or under miscellaneous business.

Mr. Jamison – The law provides that the payments are made in 20 annual installments. You can accelerate that and pay it in one, you can pay it in two, five, etc., and you can structure those payments over a 20 year period.

Mr. DeMio – 20 years, not 20 months.

Mr. Jamison – It goes onto your tax bill.


Mr. DeMio – Not 20 months, that was a question I had yesterday. It was not 20 months.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:

Ordinance No. 2018-062 by Mr. Schonhut. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF STRONGSVILLE ADOPTED BY SECTION 1250.03 OF TITLE SIX, PART TWELVE OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF STRONGSVILLE TO CHANGE THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT ROYALTON ROAD AND WEBSTER ROAD, IN THE CITY OF STRONGSVILLE, FROM R1-75 (ONE FAMILY 75) CLASSIFICATION TO PF (PUBLIC FACILITIES) CLASSIFICATION (PARTS OF PPNs 398-28-007; 398-28-009 & 398-28-010); AND FROM R1-75 (ONE FAMILY 75) CLASSIFICATION TO MS (MOTORIST SERVICE) CLASSIFICATION (PART OF PPN 398-28-007), AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

Placed on second reading and set for a public hearing on July 2, 2018.

Ordinance No. 2018-063 by Mr. Schonhut. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF STRONGSVILLE ADOPTED BY SECTION 1250.03 OF TITLE SIX, PART TWELVE OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF STRONGSVILLE TO CHANGE THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT ROYALTON ROAD AND WEBSTER ROAD, IN THE CITY OF STRONGSVILLE FROM LB (LOCAL BUSINESS) CLASSIFICATION TO PF (PUBLIC FACILITIES) CLASSIFICATION (ALL OF PPN 398-28-002; AND PARTS OF PPNs 398-28-007; 398-28-009 & 398-28-010); AND FROM LB (LOCAL BUSINESS) CLASSIFICATION TO MS (MOTORIST SERVICE) CLASSIFICATION (PART OF PPN 398-28-007), AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

Placed on second reading and set for a public hearing on July 2, 2018.

Ordinance No. 2018-067 by Mayor Perciak and Mr. Short. AN ORDINANCE REQUESTING PARTICIPATION IN OHIO DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF NINE (9) 2018 FORD UTILITY INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES AND ONE (1) 2018 FORD UTILITY INTERCEPTOR K9 VEHICLE, FOR USE BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

Motion by Mr. Carbone to suspend the rules requiring every ordinance or resolution to be read on three different days, second by Mr. Schonhut. All members present voted aye and the motion carried.

Motion to adopt by Mr. Carbone, second by Mr. Schonhut.

Roll Call: All ayes. Motion carries. Ordinance No. 2018-067 ADOPTED.


Resolution No. 2018-073 by Mayor Perciak and All Members of Council. A RESOLUTION DECLARING IT NECESSARY TO IMPROVE HOWE ROAD BETWEEN CERTAIN TERMINI BY CONSTRUCTING SANITARY SEWERS, CATCH BASINS AND MANHOLES, INSTALLING SANITARY SEWER SERVICE CONNECTIONS WHERE THEY DO NOT NOW EXIST, AND REPLACING, WHERE NECESSARY, PAVEMENT, DRIVEWAY APRONS, STORM SEWERS AND CULVERTS, ALL TOGETHER WITH THE NECESSARY APPURTENANCES THERETO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

Placed on first reading and referred back to the committee.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (cont’d):

Ordinance No. 2018-074 by Mayor Perciak and All Members of Council. AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCH SERVICES TO THE CITY OF BROOK PARK, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.




Ordinance No. 2018-075 by Mayor Perciak and Ms. Roff. AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND RATIFYING THE PURCHASE OF READY MIX CONCRETE DURING THE FIRST PART OF 2018, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO MAKE PAYMENT FOR SUCH CONCRETE MATERIALS, WITHOUT PUBLIC BIDDING, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

Motion by Mr. Carbone to suspend the rules requiring every ordinance or resolution to be read on three different days, second by Mr. Schonhut. Ms. Kosek abstained. All other members present voted aye and the motion carried.

Motion to adopt by Mr. Schonhut, second by Mr. Daymut.

Roll Call: Ayes: Carbone, Schonhut, Roff, Daymut, DeMio, Short Abstain: Kosek

Motion carries. Ordinance No. 2018-075 ADOPTED.

Ordinance No. 2018-076 by Ms. Roff. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2 OF ORDINANCE NO. 2017-222 TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATED CONTRACT NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT WITH NERONE & SONS, INC. FOR ADDITIONAL WORK AND ITEMS REQUIRED TO REPAIR CERTAIN INTEGRAL PARTS AND APPURTENANCES AT THE CITY’S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT “C”, WITHOUT PUBLIC BIDDING, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

Motion by Mr. Carbone to suspend the rules requiring every ordinance or resolution to be read on three different days, second by Mr. Schonhut. Ms. Kosek abstained. All other members present voted aye and the motion carried.



Roll Call: Ayes: Carbone, Schonhut, Roff, Daymut, DeMio, Short Abstain: Kosek

Motion carries. Ordinance No. 2018-075 ADOPTED.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (cont’d):

Ordinance No. 2018-077 by Ms. Roff. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE AND SURPLUS SERVICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES NO LONGER NEEDED FOR ANY MUNICIPAL PURPOSE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.




Ordinance No. 2018-078 by Ms. Roff. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE AND SURPLUS VEHICLES NO LONGER NEEDED FOR ANY MUNICIPAL PURPOSE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.




Ordinance No. 2018-079 by Ms. Roff. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE BY INTERNET AUCTION, OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE PROPERTY NO LONGER NEEDED FOR ANY MUNICIPAL PURPOSE BY THE CITY’S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.




Ordinance No. 2018-080 by Mayor Perciak and Ms. Roff. AN ORDINANCE REQUESTING PARTICIPATION IN OHIO DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND APPURTENANCES FOR USE BY THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY AT SURRARRER PARK;


AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.



Roll Call: All ayes. Motion carries. Ordinance No. 2018-080 ADOPTED.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (cont’d):

Ordinance No. 2018-081 by Mayor Perciak and Ms. Roff. AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR EMERGENCY REPLACEMENT OF TWO WATER HEATERS WITH VARIOUS APPURTENANCES AT THE WALTER F. EHRNFELT RECREATION & SENIOR CENTER, IN THE CITY OF STRONGSVILLE, WITHOUT PUBLIC BIDDING, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.




Resolution No. 2018-082 by Mayor Perciak and Ms. Roff. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE 2018 ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT THE CITY OF STRONGSVILLE WALTER F. EHRNFELT RECREATION & SENIOR CENTER.



Roll Call: All ayes. Motion carries. Resolution No. 2018-082 ADOPTED.

COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONS AND CLAIMS:

Application for Permit: TRFO-D1-D2-D3: To: SMK Rex Inc. DBA: Wine and Canvas; 14773 Pearl Road, Strongsville, Ohio 44136 (Responses must be postmarked no later than 5/29/2018).

** Motion by Mr. Carbone, seconded by Mr. Schonhut for a conditional objection to the application for permit based upon the applicant’s lack of compliance with the City’s Building, Health and/or Safety Codes; provided that when and if compliance is confirmed by the Building Department, the Clerk will withdraw the objection in Columbus. All members present voted aye and the motion carried. **

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:


Mr. DeMio – We do have some miscellaneous business, but I do want to note that ever since the Pittsburgh Penguins have lost, Mr. Short has been saying yes and no much louder at the microphone lately. I noticed that today, so touché.

Mr. Short – They got back to back cups, I can’t complain.

Mr. DeMio – I understand, I’m with you. Michael, I know you have some stuff.

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS (cont’d):

Mr. Daymut – Thank you Mr. DeMio, they are all for the same area. I have received a multitude of calls over the last few weeks concerning the Whitney Road and Pearl Road area. I will briefly go over them. One has to do with the house that is at the southwest corner of the bridge, I-71 overpass. I know that property has been notified with the Board of Zoning Appeals. It has also gone through the Planning Commission. It is mandated that it be cleaned up. Unfortunately, it’s worse now than it probably was before because they’ve torn down some of the shrubbery. We need to follow up on that, if we can, to see when this is going to be completed for the residents there. Second thing, the Whitney Road Bridge over I-71. If you have the opportunity to drive down there, I’ve had so many calls on the integrity of the bridge. They tell me the integrity of the bridge is fine, so I would like to get some documentation for that so when the residents call me I can provide that to them; but at the same time aesthetically, it lacks to say the least. Concrete is missing, the fence is completely rusted out, etc. I’ve been told for years now it is going to be taken care of; it is my understanding it’s going to be rolled into something that is not on the ODOT site for next year. If we could follow up on that and find out when it is going to be taken care of. We spend a lot of time trying to improve that area and we need take care of that as soon as we can. Mad Cactus briefly, we know the problems with it. There is some interest in it…boarded up windows and cars parking in the lot do not help it. As a matter of fact, I just got a call on Metrick’s over there in Jim’s ward for grass cutting. Finally, it has to do with the landscaping along Whitney Road between Lowes and Sheets. I’ve asked at the last meeting that we take a look at repealing Section 1242.07, “Conditional Use Permits,” for a project that we were promised that would take place on that property. As a matter of fact, that was passed in July of 2015. For three years now, I’ve been going through this with constant complaints on that area. They are not cutting the grass and they’re not maintaining the property. If we’re not going to get a project down there, let’s first change it; and the second thing, let’s get some enforcement down there. I get constant complaints and we all do on lawns next to people being taken care of. We have a mechanism to do that. It’s something that I have thousands of people drive by and complain about it. We can’t do anything? It was brought up at the last meeting, am I correct? That’s all I have Mr. DeMio.

Mr. Biondillo – Councilman Daymut, if I may, we did have that complaint. We do receive multiple complaints on that property as well. As you know, we have a non-responsive owner of that property. We have in the past, on multiple occasions, cut that property along the entire tree lawn and along that entire vacant parcel in front of Lowes. That is being assessed and has been assessed onto that property owner. That’s been turned over to our service department. As everybody knows, our service department now does all of our nuisance abatements. They’re in the que to be done. This is our busy time of year as far as nuisance abatements with down trees and grass. They know it has a high importance and it will be getting done. It is in the que.

Mr. Daymut – I look forward to that. And if somebody would finally, after four years, remove the tree that has been dead and dying on the side. I would appreciate it. We can assess, but at the same time, please, I want the law department…


Mayor Perciak – Mike, we’re going to get it done. Joseph, make sure it happens.

Mr. Walker – I’ll make sure it gets done this week.

Mr. Daymut – I want the law department to work on this, Section 1242.07; I’ve asked for that. If we’re not going to get a project in here and we’re being…well, I won’t get into it. Thank you, sorry.

Mr. DeMio – No, no Mike, you and I talked in the back. I’m with you. I drove past there Friday and then yesterday; so I’m 100% on your page as is probably all of council. I know the mayor wants to get going, but Ann Roff here has some words here; g ahead Ann.

Ms. Roff – If anyone has any questions or needs more information, I will try to direct them to the appropriate people. I already said that, but I don’t want anybody to feel like they are not getting their answers or the information that they need to make themselves feel comfortable.

ADJOURNMENT:

There being no further business to come before this Council, President DeMio adjourned the meeting at 9:05 p.m.

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