Village of West Lafayette

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Minutes of West Lafayette Village Council Regular Meeting on April 23, 2001

West Lafayette Village Council met in regular session at 7:00 P.M., in the municipal building with Mayor Jack Patterson presiding.

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call: Steve Bordenkircher, Kelly Gossett, Ron Lusk, Dave Rogers, Roger Warne and Jan Shannon

(6 members present)

Motion to approve minutes of meeting held on April 9, 2001.

Made and seconded by: Bordenkircher \ Lusk (R.C. 6 yes 0 no)

Correspondence:

Buckeye Terminex – Letter reminding the village that the mosquito-spraying season was approaching and the 2000 rates for spraying would hold for 2001. A brief discussion followed and it was decided this was necessary for the village. Bordenkircher \ Lusk made and seconded a motion to authorized the Village Administrator to contract with Buckeye Terminex for 1 spraying visit per month for 4 consecutive months being May through August. (R.C. 6 yes 0 no)

Mr. William Randles, Time Warner, was present to answer any questions that council might have about the ordinance to grant a cable franchise to Time Warner. He also announced that the FX channel was going to be added to the line in the next week or two. There was general discussion about insurance and franchise fee that had been corrected in the ordinance.

Coshocton County Commissioner Grant Daugherty was present for the meeting as was Boy Scout Troop 419. The Mayor gave an overview of how the council meeting worked and the function of the each of the officials present.

Ordinances:

Ord. 10-2001 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE TO TIME WARNER COMMUNICATIONS ENTERTAINMENT L.P. DBA TIME WARNER COMMUNICATIONS TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A CABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM IN THE VILLAGE; SETTING FORTH CONDITIONS ACCOMPANYING THE GRANT OF THE FRANCHISE; AND PROVIDING FOR REGULATION AND USE OF THE SYSTEM. Ordinance 10-2001 was given a first reading.

Ord. 8-2001 An ordinance providing for charges for vehicle fires and other runs, and declaring an emergency. Bordenkircher \ Lusk made and seconded a motion to suspend the rules and give Ord. 8-2001 a second reading. (R.C. 6yes 0 no) Ord. 8-2001 was given a second reading. Lusk \ Gossett made and seconded a motion to suspend the rules and give Ord. 8-2001 a third reading. (R.C. 6 yes 0 no) Ord. 8-2001 was given a third reading. Lusk \ Warne made and seconded a motion to adopt ordinance 8-2001. (R.C. 6 yes 0 no) Ordinance 8-2001 was adopted.

Ord. 9-2001 An ordinance declaring it to be a misdemeanor for the maintenance of any dilapidated structure or unsanitary premises or noxious real estate within the Village of West Lafayette, Ohio, defining dilapidated structure or unsanitary premises, providing a penalty for the violation thereof, and declaring an emergency. Bordenkircher \ Shannon made and seconded a motion to suspend the rules and give Ord. 9-2001 a second reading. (R.C. 6yes 0 no) Ord. 9-2001 was given a second reading. Rogers\ Lusk made and seconded a motion to suspend the rules and give Ord. 9-2001 a third reading. (R.C. 6 yes 0 no) Ord. 9-2001 was given a third reading. Warne \ Gossett made and seconded a motion to adopt ordinance 9-2001. (R.C. 6 yes 0 no) Ordinance 9-2001 was adopted.

Reports:

Village Administrator – The street crew had put down 16 tons of hot mix to patch potholes around the village. Dale Gress had requested a 15-minute parking limit in front of his business on Main Street. After a brief discussion, it was agreed that the VA should draft the ordinance and bring it to council. Council member Lusk ask the VA to see if a stop sign could be placed at the Garden Subdivision exit onto Johnson Road. Council member ask about the hydrant replacing project and paving of East Russell Ave. VA explained that the hydrant project would start the first week of May and the paving would be the middle of May.

Police (Chief) – The only business related to police concerned personnel and that needed to be in executive session at the end of the normal meeting.

Annexation (Lusk) – Announced the survey on the North end had surpassed the required 51% to date and included the Brown on Kirk Street. Jim Ronshausen had been in contact with attorney Owens to get the ball rolling on the petitions for the Johnson Road section. It was again agreed that the village would pay for the expenses required to have this legal work completed.

Fire – The new 4x4 truck was available for inspection prior to the council meeting.

Pool (Rogers) – Council member Rogers presented council with comparisons of the 2000 pool rates and the proposed 2001 rates. Daily admission would stay the same but the membership passes would be increased slightly. He then presented a comparison of 2000 wages and proposed 2001 wages for pool employees. Again there was a slight increase but Rogers felt the increase in membership fees would cover the additional expense. The hours of operation for 2001 were then presented. Bordenkircher \ Lusk made and seconded a motion to adopt the admission rates, wage rates, and hours of operation for the 2001 pool season as recommended by council member Rogers. (R.C. 6 yes 0 no) 2001 admission, wage and hours schedules are attached to and made part of these minutes. Rogers said he had received a verbal commitment from the Coshocton Foundation for grant money to replace some concession equipment and make some repair to the concession area. The Red Cross had requested use of the pool from June 9 through June 20 for swimming lessons. The hours would be from 9-11 A.M. so as not to conflict with the normal hours of operation. Rogers then requested councils approved the hiring Carol Weirs as pool manager and Tiffany Layton, Sarah Valentine, Whitney Arnold, Billy Carter and Tammy Jones as lifeguards. Bordenkircher \ Lusk made and seconded a motion to approve the hiring of these individuals as recommended by Council member Rogers. (R.C. 6 yes 0 no) Commissioner Daugherty also offered a verbal committed on the funds the county was donating for the pool operation in 2001. He said he would try to expedite the issuing of the check.

Clerk’s report – The State Auditor’s office had contact us to inform us that the audit for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 would start some time the week of May 17, 2001. The clerk will be in Dayton May 5, 2001 for the final CMI software training, network administration of P3 database.

Bordenkircher \ Lusk made and seconded a motion to approve the payments of bills as presented by the Clerk. (R.C. 6 yes 0 no)

At 8:30 P.M. Bordenkircher \ Shannon made and seconded a motion to go into executive session to discuss personnel matters. (R.C. 6 yes 0 no) At 8:52 P.M. Bordenkircher \ Lusk made and seconded a motion to return to the regular meeting. (R.C. 6 yes 0 no) Bordenkircher \ Lusk made and seconded a motion to accept the resignation of Sergeant Chris Walters from the Village of West Lafayette police force. (R C. 6 yes 0 no) Bordenkircher \ Lusk made and seconded a motion to hire part time officer Larry Dusenberry as a full time Patrolman of the Village of West Lafayette police force.

Bordenkircher \ Lusk made and seconded a motion to adjourn until the next regularly scheduled meeting on May 14, 2001 at 7:00 P.M. in the council chambers. (R.C. 6 yes 0 no)

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Mayor Jack L. Patterson

Attest:

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Clerk / Treasurer

Village of West Lafayette