MADISON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 11th, 2011
The meeting was
called to order by Chairman Bill Brotzman with the following people present: Mr.
Anderson, Mr. Wayman, Mr. Advey, Chief Del Calzo, and Township Solicitor, Ron
Graham. Mrs. Gerred-Ditchcreek was
not in attendance.
Mr. Brotzman led the
audience in reciting the “Pledge of Allegiance.”
The Board and
audience observed a “Moment of Silence.” Mr.
Brotzman wished to remember Reverend Bernie Smith, his son Ron Smith served on
the Fire Board and he worked in many of the area churches. Mrs. Whipple, 84; and
Joe Patterson a former Township Administrator.
Mr. Anderson
presented a motion to approve the minutes of the September 27th, 2011
Regular Meeting. Mr. Brotzman stated that Evelyn Biehl’s name was misspelled,
other than that it was okay. Mr. Wayman seconded. Roll Call: All Ayes
Mr. Wayman presented
a motion to approve:
Bill Lists in the amounts of:
$42,588.04 DATE: October 11, 2011
(attached and made part of the minutes);
Mr. Anderson seconded. Roll Call: All Ayes
Mr. Anderson
presented a motion to approve:
Payroll in the amounts of:
$82,453.83 Actual amount from October 7th, 2011;
$79,920.00 Estimated amount for October 21st, 2011;
Mr. Wayman seconded. Roll Call: All Ayes
Mr. Brotzman wished
to welcome the audience as well as Ken Takacs from Madison Village Council and
Vice Chairman of the Fire Board.
CITIZENS COMMENTS:
Max Sorensen, stated that he is in attendance with a few of the other business
owners from the area around Township Park. He stated that he is asking the Board
to do something about condition of Township Park. He stated that he understands
that the rain has been horrible this year and that the grass had grown to the
bottom rail of the split rail fence. He commented on issues of the amount of
beach debris; the lighting issues; the boat ramp needing repairs; and a large
pothole in the driveway; as well as the amount of drug dealing and drug use by
young people. He stated that the businesses thrive on the people that come to
that park and asked the Board to provide strict enforcement from the police. He
added that the businesses are planning some events to get people back down in
the area when the road is completed. Mr. Advey stated that he will be addressing
these issues with Paul and he stated that we are in a record rainfall this year
so far and noted that Madison Township Park isn’t the only park we have to take
care of. He stated that the rain has really made it difficult to maintain the
parks, cemeteries, and the administration grounds. He stated that the lights
that are out can be reported again, noting that they are reported online and CEI
is usually very good at getting them repaired. Mr. Sorensen stated he spoke to
the Chief about putting someone on foot down there. Chief Del Calzo stated that
he understands that there is a problem down there. He stated that he did assign
an officer during the peak hours to work down there but noted that the problem
is that there are only so many police officers. He then gave an example to show
how difficult it is to put an officer on one specific issue such as this or
speeders. He explained that we have the same number of police officers now that
we did before Walmart was built. He stated that there were over eight hundred
incidents that they responded to at Walmart in 2010. If you take the average
number of total complaints per year handled by the police and divide it by the
number of full time officers it comes out to eight hundred complaints per
officer. He stated that basically, we’ve lost an officer to Walmart. He stated
that if he is being asked to put an officer at Township Park specifically, it’s
just not going to happen. He stated that next year he will be losing tangible
personal property tax out of his budget. He stated that every empty home is a
tax delinquency. Mr. Sorensen stated that since school started and since the big
drug bust, he has noticed a decrease. Mr. Sorensen feels that the lighting issue
will help alleviate the problem as well. Mr. Advey stated that there will be two
major improvements down there, one being the pavilion renovations and the other
the beach enhancement. Mr. Sorensen asked if there will be lights put in on the
pavilion and Mr. Advey stated there will not be.
Greg Anderson, 1697
Bathgate, wished to thank the Trustees for approving the stormwater project and
asked if there was a tentative date on when it will begin. Mr. Advey stated that
there is a pre-construction meeting on Friday and some dates will be set up
then.
Roy Blalock stated
that he has a question and noted that he has asked many politicians but no one
has been able to answer for him. He asked if the municipalities and school
boards that are facing the cuts from governor, approaching the governor and
demanding to get the money back. He stated that if he can give out $240 million
to special interest, then he, as a taxpayer, wants the money to come back to the
communities. He asked if there is anything the Board or any municipality group
can do to approach the governor and make some changes. He stated that he doesn’t
see anyone standing up for their communities and he noted that he has contacted
Congressman Latourette’s office and Senator Brown’s office but their answer is
to go to his local government. Mr. Brotzman stated that as an individual he will
put a sign in his yard to vote no on Issue 2 and noted that “you get what you
vote for”. Mr. Blalock asked Mr. Advey if there is any pressure that can be put
on with the meetings that he attends. Mr. Advey stated that the Ohio Township
Association has lobbyists that work on our behalf and that we receive
correspondence that the Board replies to in support of or against certain issues
that come up in the State house. Mr. Blalock asked if cameras could be put up in
the Township Park, working or not, as the youth won’t know if they are working
or not. Mr. Advey stated that they would be able to tell if it was real or not.
Mr. Blalock then asked why Walmart doesn’t have security. Chief Del Calzo stated
that they do have their own security but there are calls generated by Walmart
that are not necessarily directly related to Walmart. Mr. Blalock stated that
they do hire off-duty officers at other locations, such as Cleveland. Chief Del
Calzo stated that they do contract with the police department on special
shopping days but they can’t be forced to contract with their local police.
RESOLUTIONS:
Mr. Wayman presented a motion to approve Resolution
#11-081 a Resolution authorizing Larry Advey, Township Administrator, to
prepare and submit an application to participate in the OPWC State Capital
Improvements and/or Local Transportation Improvement Programs and to execute
contracts as required. Mr. Anderson seconded. Roll Call:
All Ayes
ADMINISTRATION
POLICE DEPARTMENT:
Chief Del Calzo requested a motion to approve the purchase of radios for the
police department. He stated that these are the radios that are needed to be
used on the new County-wide system in January at an amount not to exceed
$71,000.00. Mr. Anderson presented a motion to approve the purchase of new
radios for the police department not to exceed $71,000.00. Mr. Wayman seconded.
Roll Call: All Ayes
Chief Del Calzo requested a motion to approve the resignation of Jeannie McPeek,
a part time dispatcher. Mr. Wayman presented a motion to accept the resignation
of Jeannie McPeek. Mr. Anderson seconded. Roll Call: All Ayes
Chief Del Calzo stated that on Thursday September 29th, had the
preliminary hearings for the fifty-eight people they arrested on the meth round
up. He stated that having that many hearings in one day is a pretty monumental
task. He stated that our prosecutor, Ed Powers would have been completely
overwhelmed without the assistance of Ron Graham and he wanted to commend him
for that. Chief Del Calzo also wished to thank him for donating his time to that
project as well. Mr. Brotzman thanked Mr. Graham.
LEGAL:
None
FISCAL OFFICER:
None
ADMINISTRATOR:
ZONING:
None
SERVICE/PUBLIC
WORKS:
None
BUILDINGS/GROUNDS:
Mr. Anderson presented a motion to approve Larry Advey, Township Administrator
to sign the Department of the Army Permit number 1986-47735 accepting the terms
and conditions for the Madison Township Park Beach Enhancement Project. He
stated this is the last key component to get this project moving forward. Mr.
Wayman seconded. Roll Call: All Ayes
CEMETERY:
Mr. Advey discussed the September Cemetery report, seven lots sold at Arcola and
one in North Madison for a total of $2,600.00; seven footers sold for a total of
$625.00; and eleven burials were performed for a total of $2,750.00. The monthly
revenue for September is $5,975.00 and the total Year to Date is at $31,273.00.
Mr. Wayman presented
a motion to buy back graves (Q29-3&4) at Madison Memorial Cemetery from Willis
Messenger at a price of $600.00. Mr. Anderson seconded. Roll Call: All Ayes
Mr. Anderson
presented a motion to purchase cemetery software and data conversion from Legacy
Mark at a cost of $14,873.27, which will come from cemetery funds. Mr. Wayman
seconded. Roll Call: All Ayes
OTHER:
Mr. Wayman presented a motion to schedule Trick-or-Treat night in Madison
Township for October 31st, 2011 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Mr. Anderson
seconded. Roll Call: All Ayes
Mr. Anderson presented a
motion to move the November meeting date to November 15, 2011 at 6:00pm for the
workshop and 7:00pm for the regular trustee meeting and canceling the other two
originally scheduled meetings. Mr. Wayman seconded. Roll Call: All Ayes
BOARD/STANDING
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Health Board:
None
Recreation Board
None
Lake County Township
Association:
None
Community
Improvement Corporation:
None
Other:
None
Citizen Comments:
Max Sorensen asked Mr. Advey what will take place after the Governor signs the
permit for the Township Park Beach Enhancement project. Mr. Advey stated that if
they can, even before the signature, they will start bringing the armor stone
in. He spoke with Matrix Engineering who feels very hopeful to get it
constructed this year. He stated that if it doesn’t get started, it will be
begin on July 1st of next year because of the EPA restrictions on
spawning, polliwogs, etc. Mr. Sorensen asked if that is just to get the
breakwaters in and Mr. Advey confirmed it is. Mr. Sorensen then asked if the
boat ramp portion of the project can be done in the spring. Mr. Advey stated
that they will wait to see how much of the funds are there and if they can
afford to do it. He stated that he hopes there will be enough funds to complete
it. Mr. Sorensen asked if it has to wait until July to begin it if they can do
it and Mr. Advey stated that they do not have to wait until July and thinks it
could be done with this part of the project.
Mr. Brotzman wished
to comment that the occupying of Wall Street movement that has been sweeping the
nation may be a good thing. He feels that maybe it could usher in a new concern
for the common good and not just the profits of a few.
With no further
business to come before the Board, Mr. Wayman presented a motion to adjourn the
Regular Meeting at 7:33 p.m. Mr. Anderson seconded.
William A Brotzman, Chairman Terry Gerred-Ditchcreek, Fiscal Officer