VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
May 19, 2003
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF RIVERLEA MET ON THE ABOVE DATE AT 5697 DOVER COURT. THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: PATRICIA A. ANDERSON, MAYOR; MARY JO CUSACK; EDWARD M. KOCHALSKI; JOHN A. SCHAER AND RENEE SHANNON. ALSO PRESENT WERE DANIEL A. McINTYRE, STREET COMMISSIONER; STEVEN W. MERSHON, SOLICITOR; NEIL R. MORTINE, MARSHAL; NEIL R. MORTINE, MARSHAL AND DAN E. OWENS, CLERK-TREASURER. GAYLE P. GOTTLIEB WAS A GUEST OF COUNCIL. THE MAYOR CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:44 P.M.
03-23
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 21, 2003, WERE NOT READ SINCE EACH MEMBER HAD RECEIVED A COPY. CUSACK MOVED AND SCHAER SECONDED A MOTION THAT THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED BY THE CLERK-TREASURER. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 4; CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, SCHAER AND SHANNON: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.
03-24
CUSACK MOVED AND SCHAER SECONDED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF BILLS AND TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR APRIL 2003, AS SUBMITTED BY THE CLERK-TREASURER. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 4; CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, SCHAER AND SHANNON: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. SEE BOARD REFERRAL FILE NO. 03-005.
THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE WILL MEET BEFORE THE JUNE COUNCIL MEETING TO PREPARE THE 2004 VILLAGE BUDGET.
03-25
AT THE MAYOR'S REQUEST, CUSACK MOVED AND SHANNON SECONDED A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF $3,000 FOR THE JULY FOURTH VILLAGE PICNIC. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 4; CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, SCHAER AND SHANNON: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. THE MAYOR AND PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE CHAIR WILL OVERSEE THE EVENT.
THE SOLICITOR INFORMED COUNCIL THAT THE JUNE MEETING WILL BE THE FINAL OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO ADJUST COMPENSATION OF VILLAGE OFFICIALS, FOR THE NEXT TERMS OF OFFICE. HE ALSO INFORMED COUNCIL THAT HE IS DRAFTING A STORM WATER DISCHARGE ORDINANCE FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION, AS EMERGENCY LEGISLATION, AT THE JUNE MEETING OF COUNCIL. WORK CONTINUES ON COMPILING THE VILLAGE'S ZONING AND BUILDING ORDINANCES.
THE MARSHAL REPORTED A MINIMUM OF POLICE ACTIVITY DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL. COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE LONG TERM PARKING OF CARS ON VILLAGE STREETS AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE CARS POSTED WITH FOR SALE SIGNS. ORDINANCE NO. 616, AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES WITHIN THE VILLAGE AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY WAS DEEMED SATISFACTORY TO CONTROL BOTH CONDITIONS.
THE BUILDING/ZONING COMMISSIONER HAD NO REPORT. THE COMMISSION HAD MET PREVIOUS TO THIS COUNCIL MEETING TO APPROVE TWO PROJECTS.
THE STREET COMMISSIONER REPORTED THE REPAIR OF TWO CATCH BASINS AND RECOVERING THE COST OF ONE FROM A MOVING COMPANY. HE NOTED THE DAMAGE TO THE BASE OF A NEW STREET NAME SIGN, APPARENTLY BY A MOWING MACHINE. A NEW PUMP IS TO BE PURCHASED FOR THE LIFT STATION. NEW STREET NAME SIGNS ON HIGH STREET WERE DISCUSSED; CUSACK IS TO SEEK THE OPINION OF THE CITY OF WORTHINGTON.
03-26
COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE SWEEPING OF VILLAGE STREETS. CUSACK MOVED AND KOCHALSKI SECONDED A MOTION TO HAVE THE STREETS SWEPT FOUR TIMES A YEAR; MAY, JUNE, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 4; CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, SCHAER AND SHANNON: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.
SHANNON AND MS GOTTLIEB REPORTED ON PLANS FOR THE JULY FIFTH FLOAT FOR WORTHINGTON'S BICENTENNIAL PARADE. OAKLAND NURSERY HAS AGREED TO BE A SPONSOR OF THE EVENT. COUNCIL WAS IMPRESSED AND SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT'S PROGRESS.
CUSACK IS DRAFTING A LETTER EXPRESSING THE VILLAGE'S POSITION ON THE DON SCOTT AIRPORT EXPANSION ISSUE.
KOCHALSKI ANNOUNCED THAT HE DOES NOT PLAN TO SEEK ELECTION TO ANOTHER TERM ON COUNCIL AT THE NOVEMBER 2003 ELECTION. TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, A MAYOR AND A CLERK-TREASURER ARE TO BE SELECTED BY THE VILLAGE VOTERS AT THAT ELECTION.
THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY JUNE 16, 2003, AT 7:30 P.M. AT 302 WEST RIVERGLEN DRIVE.
03-27
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, KOCHALSKI MOVED AND SCHAER SECONDED A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. THE FOLLOWING VOTE WAS RECORDED ON THE MOTION: YEA, 4; CUSACK, KOCHALSKI, SCHAER AND SHANNON: NAY, NONE. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0. THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:55 P.M.
PATRICIA A. ANDERSON, MAYOR
DAN E. OWENS, CLERK OF COUNCIL
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