| February 19, 2002 The Council of the City of Milford met in Regular Session in Council Chambers at 745 Center Street at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19, 2002. Mayor Antell opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence. Roll Call: Present – Mayor Antell, Vice-Mayor Bishop, Ms. Hinners, Mr. Metz, Ms. McBeath, Mr. Gradolf; Absent - Mr. Kolb Motion by Ms. McBeath and second by Mr. Bishop to excuse Mr. Kolb’s absence. All voted yes. Reading of Minutes: Motion by Ms. Hinners and second by Mr. Gradolf to waive the reading and to approve the minutes of the February 5, 2002 Regular Meeting. Mr. Antell, Mr. Gradolf, Ms. Hinners and Mr. Metz voted yes. Mr. Bishop and Ms. McBeath abstained. Motion by Mr. Gradolf and second by Mr. Metz to adjourn to an executive session. All voted yes. Motion by Mr. Bishop and second by Ms. Hinners to return from executive session. All voted yes. Speaker: Mr. Dan Shaw from the Greater Milford Area Historical Society advised the public of pavers that the Historical Society are selling in order to raise money for Promont. Public Hearing: Mr. Jeff Wright, assistant City Manager, requested that the Milford City Council vote to initiate a text amendment to the Milford Zoning Ordinance that would eliminate the Design Review Board and incorporate the powers of that board into the existing powers of the Planning Commission. Motion by Mr. Gradolf and second by Mr. Bishop to draft an ordinance for the zoning text amendment. All voted yes. Correspondence: Clerk Barrons-Sweeney advised Council they received the following January financial statements: Schedule of Investment and Interest, Summary of Balances, and Allocation of Collections. Clerk Barrons-Sweeney reminded Council of their invite to the Salute to Leaders 2001 Annual meeting. Standing Committee Reports Public Services: Mr. Gradolf reported the Public Services Committee met February 13, from 7:20 p.m. to 9:40 p.m. Mr. Gradolf reported Roger Littlejohn, owner of apartment buildings 541 and 547 Garfield, requested a sewer credit back to November 1998. The request is regarding a water leak at the apartment building he owns at 547 Garfield. Mr. Littlejohn was granted a credit back to February 2000. This issue is now closed. Mr. Gradolf advised Council that Mr. Tom Stitt has submitted his preliminary findings regarding stormwater utility. Council agreed to proceed with Phase-B of the stormwater proposal at the next Public Services meeting. Mr. Gradolf reported the Committee discussed the traffic flow on S.R. 28. City Manager, Ms. Rokey is making arrangements for a study to determine if signal warrants are met at this location. Safety Services: Mr. Metz reported the Safety Services Committee met February 12, from 5:37 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. Motion by Mr. Metz and second by Mr. Bishop to draft an Ordinance authorizing a contract for 2002 with Brown County Board of Commissioners for housing prisoners as needed. All voted yes. Motion by Mr. Metz and second by Ms. McBeath to recommend that staff restrict parking on both sides of the street on Powhatton from Cemetery Road to Winnebago. All voted yes. Mr. Metz reported the County wide mutual assistance agreement for the Clermont County Chief’s Association members is being reviewed Countywide. Mr. Metz reported new police cruisers might not be delivered until March. Mr. Metz advised that the police department is working with Target’s security team to prepare for increased activity in the areas of credit fraud, bad checks, and theft. |
Community Development: Mr. Bishop reported the Community Development Committee met February 11, from 6:07 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Motion by Mr. Bishop and second by Ms. Hinners to draft an ordinance for a purchase order and agreement with Balestra and Company in the amount of $20,190 for financial and compliance auditing for 2000-2001. All voted yes. Motion by Mr. Bishop and second by Ms. Hinners to appoint Tracey Meade to the Planning Commission and Howard Kuhnell to the Board of Zoning Appeals. All voted yes. Mr. Gradolf reported Ms. Rokey is going to submit more information at a later date regarding the City’s Comprehensive Plan. City Manager: Ms. Rokey reported the Water Department replaced two hydrants since the last meeting. Ms. Rokey advised Council that the rescheduling of Councils’ pictures is March 5 at 5:45 p.m. Committee Meetings to be scheduled: Public Services Monday, February 25 7:00 p.m. Community Development Tuesday, February 26 4:30 p.m. Safety Committee Tuesday, February 26 5:30 p.m. Several reminders were reported; please see City Managers report dated February 19, for details. Police Department: No report. Fire Department and EMS: Mr. Flanigan submitted February 2002 Fire Department Report. Comments: Ms. Sarah Gramse, Milford resident, asked why didn’t the top candidate of the last election get any chairperson positions. Also, Ms. Gramse asked, when was the last update for the Charter and who does the updating? Mayor Antell requested Ms. Hinners to look into reviewing the Charter. The last revision was November 1999. Old Business: None. New Business: 02-176 An Ordinance authorizing an agreement with the Brown County Board of Commissioners for the Housing of Prisoners. Motion by Ms. Hinners and second by Mr. Bishop to suspend the rules and read by title only. All voted yes. Motion by Mr. Bishop and second by Ms. Hinners to adopt. All voted yes. 02-177 An Ordinance authorizing an agreement with Balestra and Company for financial and compliance auditing for the City of Milford. Motion by Mr. Bishop and second by Ms. McBeath to suspend the rules and read by title only. All voted yes. Motion by Ms. Hinners and second by Mr. Bishop to adopt. All voted yes. Final Comments: There being no further business to come before Council, the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m. Joan Barrons-Sweeney, Clerk James J. Antell, Mayor |