Minutes of Regular Council Meeting
June 5, 2001 at 7: 30 p.m.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Janis Meyer.

The Pledge of Allegiance was repeated by all present. Present were: Council members, Tom Haase, Ed Foster, Amy Haver, Max McDonald, and Ron Jones; Administrator, Hal Osmun; Solicitor, Stan Yoder; and Clerk/Treasurer, Diane Collins. Councilman Michael Pocratksy was absent. 

Foster moved to approve the May 21 minutes. Haase seconded. All voted yes. Jones moved to approve the May 24 minutes with the correction that the meeting began at 5 p.m. Haver seconded. Jones, Haver & McDonald voted yes. Foster & Haase abstained

Haase moved to approve the bills. Haver seconded. All voted yes. 

Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals: Nothing to report. 

Rick Weaver addressed the council concerning the bids received for the Downtown Revitalization Project. Bids were tabled at the May 21 meeting. Anderzak-Pitzen withdrew their bid shortly thereafter within the time constraints of the Ohio Revised Code. They have agreed to pay the cost to re-bid the project as required. A 9-12 month extension of the grant project has been requested and a verbal okay has been received from the State
according to Weaver via Maumee Valley Planning Organization. Poggemeyer Design Group recommends we advertise June 8th & 15th with a completion date of June 1, 2002. Weaver would like to come back to the July 2 council meeting with the new bid tabulations. He also feels the engineers estimates may not change. 

Foster moved to approve spending $8900 of RLF funds on the Downtown Revitalization project. Jones seconded.
All voted yes. These funds were stated in the "budget summary" of the grant application but Collins could not find where council's permission was previously given. 

Police/Fire Committee: No report was given.

Insurance Committee: Jones did not have a report.

Finance/Audit Committee: Jones and committee will meet on June 11 at 6:30 p.m. to go over the proposed 2002 departmental budgets. 

Street/Light/Property: Haase stated the committee met Saturday, May 26, 2001 at 8:30AM. to discuss the Smith Street property, 110 N. Main Street and skateboarding. 

Personnel Committee: Foster stated the committee met Saturday, May 26, 2001 at 9:00 AM. to do interviews.

Water & Sewer Committee: McDonald did not have a report. 

Ordinance Committee: Haver did not have anything to report. 

Cable TV Committee: Foster reported there will be a meeting Saturday, June 9 at 8 a.m. 

Cemetery Committee: Haase did not have a report.

Park Board: May minutes were in packets. 

Administrator's Report: Hal Osmun reported the following: 

Due to the massive amount of brush that has accumulated at the recycling lot, It has been determined that
contracting out the mulching process would be the most practical route to expedite the cleanliness & appearance of the lot. "Werlor" of Defiance has been hired for $1800.00 to grind & mulch an estimated 2000 cubic yards of brush and limbs. They are scheduled to arrive on June 6th, and will be at the lot throughout its completion!

Curbing on the 200 block of North Main St. is scheduled for replacement this Summer. Chuck Herman Construction turned in the lone estimate @ $19.00/lineal foot, for a total estimated cost of $8,800.00. Council okayed the project. 

Kenny Prowse has been contacted for estimates on "stucco" work at the Police station as well as the village garage at 110 N. Main Street. Estimates were presented for councils consideration. 

Many residents are blending their lawn clippings in with their garbage under the assumption that it will be picked up during the weekly route. This is not an acceptable practice, and therefore the refuse employees have begun "tagging" any questionable containers and leaving them at the curb for the owner to separate properly. Any and all
lawn clippings will only be accepted at the Elm St. recycle lot. Residents are also reminded that all "building materials" will be rejected from refuse pickup as well.

Requests for estimates of the demolition project at 114 E. Smith St. property were sent out to (3) local demolition crews. Two estimates have been received, with one quote at $10,540.00, and the other at $7,500.00., and with no interest shown by the third contractor.

A copy of the demolition specifications have been included in councils folder for review. Scheduling of this project should be expedited for completion to coincide with the schools summer vacation.

Osmun will be on vacation next week. 

Osmun presented council with cost estimates to fix up 110 N. Main Street. Haase would like to know the cost to replace the building on some of our property.

Miscellaneous: Yoder read Ordinance 2001-05 increasing the flat sewage rate per month to $13.00 was read for the second reading by caption only.

Haase moved to reject all downtown revitalization bids. Foster seconded. All voted yes. 

Police Report: Chief Szabo did not have anything to report.

EMS Report: One of our EMT’s won a $500 Lifestar gift certificate that was able to used toward the payment of our new chassis. 

McDonald moved to adjourn.

MAYOR CLERK