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regular meeting of the Franklin Township Board of Trustees was called to
order by Chairman Tim Guyton at 6:30P.M. September 15, 2011 at 2193 Frank
Road. The Pledge of Allegiance was given. Chairman Guyton gave the welcome. ROLL
CALL: Tim Guyton, yes, Don Cook, yes, Paul Johnson, yes. MINUTES Chairman
Guyton moved to dispense with the reading of the meeting minutes. Trustee Johnson seconded the motion. Vote taken: Guyton, yes, Cook, no,
Johnson, yes. Chairman
Guyton moved to approve the Special Meeting Minutes for September 1, 2011, as
typed. Trustee Johnson seconded the motion. Vote taken: Guyton, yes, Cook, no,
Johnson, yes. Chairman
Guyton moved to approve the regular meeting minutes for September 1, 2011, as
typed. Trustee Johnson seconded the motion. Vote taken: Guyton, yes, Cook, no,
Johnson, yes. Chairman
Guyton announced that we have a new firefighter to swear in this evening,
along with a new police officer. Chief Howard had Richard Zimmerman repeat the words: “I, Richard Zimmerman, do solemnly swear that I will
support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the
State of Ohio and I will in all respects obey and comply with the rules,
regulations, and resolutions as set forth by the Franklin Township Board of
Trustees and will faithfully discharge the duties of my office of
employment”. The audience clapped as
everyone congratulated him. Chief
Howard introduced Richard to the Board.
Chairman Guyton said Richard started on September 14, 2011. Chief Timko had Todd Moore repeat the words: “I, Todd Moore, do solemnly swear that I will support
the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of
Ohio and I will in all respects obey and comply with the rules, regulations,
and resolutions as set forth by the Franklin Township Board of Trustees and
will faithfully discharge the duties of my office of employment”. The audience clapped and as everyone
congratulated him. Chief Timko
introduced Todd to the Board. Chairman
Guyton said Todd started on September 6, 2011. Chief Howard read a portion of the letter he had written
to the Board regarding Mark Kidd: September
8, 2011 Trustees
Guyton, Cook & Johnson and CC: Personnel File I
have been working on this letter since I returned from vacation on 07/19 and
every time I start, something else takes me away from completing this letter
and getting it to you. Enough said
about my tardiness, this letter is all about Captain Mark Kidd. I
would like to take this opportunity to compliment and to thank Mark for all
of the work he did as the Acting Fire Chief in my absence from
6/12-7/18. I would also like to thank
the Board for having confidence in allowing me to appoint Capt. Kidd as the
Acting Chief, to oversee and operate the Fire Department in my absence. Most of the success goes to Mark’s
continued interest in the overall Fire Department operations, added to this
less than a week of prep time before I left for vacation, Mark not only worked
to complete the day-to-day operations and basic needs required to keep the
Fire Department operating, he responded to all of the pop up situations that
required his immediate attention. By
no means am I being frivolous in my statement regarding pop up issues, all of
these issues would normally be seen over an entire year, not in just five
weeks. As part of this letter I feel
it is important to recap these issues and the actions taken not only to keep
the Fire Dept. operating but also included saving the Fire Department funds
entrusted to the Township by our Taxpayers. The
first of two items Mark inherited that required his attention was manpower
issues as the result of an officer breaking his hand before I left. Mark took care of required information BWC
needed to track his rehab schedule for his return to duty so he could manage
manpower and re-assign personnel to save on overtime. The second item was to take corrective
action with two Firefighters from the result of Fleet Safety issues. Then several work station computers
failed. His quick response and input
with and from the Board and our IT provider not only resolved the problem by
following the pathway I had set to upgrade our systems on an as need be basis,
but he kept the cost within the Fire Department’s Budget. When a major repair was required to one of
the Station vehicles, he explained to the Board replacing the vehicle may be
in the long term best interest of the Fire Department, but knowing this was a
budget consideration next year and with the uncertainty of pending State
Budget cuts, repairs were more appropriate at this time and the vehicle would
be available for service sooner. He
met with our vender that cleans and services the department’s turnout gear
and was able to get a reduction in the Fire Department’s annual contract
cost. Then a firefighter tendered his
resignation with one workdays notice to go to another Fire Department. Not only did Mark take care of closing the
books on that firefighter but because he knew the system for getting a
replacement using the Fire Department’s eligibility list for the next
candidate. He scheduled a pension
physical, walked the paperwork through the process, and met with the Fiscal
Officer to get the new hire into the Township’s system to be hired. This work not only got a new firefighter
on board sooner, but also saved the Fire Department many days of overtime
cost filling a vacant position. Mark
then had a Firefighter injured in a fire; he not only took care of the
firefighter but also had all of the BWC paper work completed for the Fiscal
Officer. He completed the Fire
Department’s biannual clothing inspection and completed all of the
replacement uniform orders. He was
informed by another firefighter that he would be requiring surgery causing
him to miss 2-3 months of work. The
surgery would take place in late August.
With this information, and a heads up about the possibility of another
firefighter leaving the Department, on my return I was able to find out the
status of this Firefighter. He was
waiting on confirmation to be hired and would let me know as soon as he did
to let me know the date he would leave.
This information permitted me to look at manning issues and to start
the hiring processes to cover the medical vacancy, then assign the new
firefighter to the vacant spot the first part of October. The information supplied by Mark will
again save the Fire Department many days of overtime. With everything going on, Captain
Kidd attended a Franklin County Fire Chief’s meeting, which gained him
additional contacts both he and I could use.
He hosted a meeting with Columbus Metro Mutual Assistance Association
(Oil Coop); the coop assists the Fire Department with equipment, supplies,
and training fund. Add all this to
his on continued work of integrating the Fire Department’s new communication
and computer systems for all of our vehicles and buildings into the Columbus
Fire Department’s new dispatching system, which also includes AT&T
upgrades between Franklin and Columbus Fire Departments. These projects include another part that
requires Mark to keep in contact with the County EMA, regarding radio
re-banding, this project will also involve the Franklin Township Police
Department radios. Mark’s involvement
and work has reduced equipment, labor and monthly charges, as well as
AT&T refunding service and monthly charges to the Township. These savings are not a one time cost
savings but are recurring expenses to the Fire Department. He also took the time to rework the
Township’s cell phone and air card contract for all the Township Departments,
saving additional Township funds. To
top all of this off he also worked on his application to the Masters program
at Ohio University in Business and has been accepted. Congratulations. While doing all of these things,
the most important thing he did was taking the time to organize and document
how everything was handled leaving no guesswork as to what I needed to know
or to follow up on for any of these projects. This was important because Mark left on vacation the day I
returned. I cannot say or praise Captain Kidd
enough on his outstanding performance as the Acting Chief. In all respects, Mark made the correct
call in following the long and short term plans and policies of the Fire
Department and when required, always involved the Township Trustees for their
support. The one benefit about taking
so long in getting this letter done, I continue to run into people who had
contact with Mark as the Acting Chief and they have shared with me his professional
attitude and ability in getting information, completing tasks and his
performance in the operation of the Franklin Township Fire Department. Chief
Richard Howard The audience clapped. Chairman Guyton made a motion to enter the letter into
the Minutes. Trustee Johnson seconded the motion. Vote taken: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes,
Johnson, yes. Chairman
Guyton said there were sealed bids given to the Police Chief for two police
jeep cruisers. These cruisers were
advertised to be sold via sealed bids, which were to be opened on September
15th at our regular meeting.
The Board and the Fiscal Officer opened the bids. RESOLUTION
#11-152 AUTHORIZE
PURCHASE OF POLICE JEEP #3 TO CHRIS
PASCO Chairman Guyton moved for the adoption of the following
Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of
Trustees of Franklin Township of Franklin County, Ohio, that the Board
authorizes the purchase of Jeep #3 to Chris Pasco for an amount of
$1,527.00. Vice-Chairman Cook seconded the Resolution. The roll was called for its adoption and
the vote was as follows: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes, Johnson, yes. RESOLUTION
#11-153 AUTHORIZE
PURCHASE OF POLICE JEEP #5 TO CECIL MICKENS Chairman Guyton moved for the adoption of the following
Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of
Trustees of Franklin Township of Franklin County, Ohio, that the Board
authorizes the purchase of Jeep #5 to Cecil Mickens for an amount of
$2,500.00. Vice-Chairman Cook seconded the Resolution. The roll was called for its adoption and
the vote was as follows: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes, Johnson, yes. Chief Timko would contact Mr. Pasco and Mr. Mickens
about the police jeeps. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION
#11-148 BILLS &
PAYROLL Vice-Chairman Cook moved for the adoption of the following
Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of
Trustees of Franklin Township of Franklin County, Ohio, that the Board
approves payroll in the amount of $130,679.97 and bills in the amount of
$75,343.88 totaling $206,023.85 from check #25962 to check #26063. Trustee Johnson seconded the Resolution. The roll was called for its adoption and
the vote was as follows: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes, Johnson, yes. Vice-Chairman Cook read the purchase requests: Fire Department:
11-194 B & C Communications – Walkie repair $126.40, 11-195 United
Garage Door – Center door spring at 193 $250.00, 11-196 Kussmaul Electronics
– Auto eject repair $81.86, 11-197 Horton Company – Auto eject receptacle
$214.66, 11-198 W.W. Williams – Intermittent start diagnostic and repair for
E192 $210.00, 11-199 Walls-Carroll Electric Service – Door exhaust fan
interlock system wiring $171.00, 11-201 Swan Freedom – Shower doors at
station 192 $460.00, 11-202 Heritage – Blanket EMS Supplies $5,000.00, 11-203
Work Health / Ohio Health – Police and Fire pension physical for new
firefighter $668.00. Police
Department: 11-90-P Advance Auto Parts – One quart oil and engine cleaner
$9.28, 11-91-P University Reference Lab – Two drug screen tests $227.80, 11-92-P
Work Health – Pre employment health screening $640.00. Road Department: 11-118-R T&T Services
– Bar & chain for chain saw $49.75, 11-119-R Orbit Tech – Phone holders
$97.46, 11-120-R Ferguson – Replacement caps for broken clean outs on sanitary
lines at Station 193 $16.00, 11-121-R Columbus Coal & Lime – Six bags of
concrete mix for catch basin $53.70, 11-122-R Advanced Auto Parts – Air
filter, oil and filter for scheduled maintenance on F350 $64.35, 11-124-R
Franklin County Soil & Water – Workshop for NPDES annual training with Ohio
EPA $30.00. General Office /
Administration: 11-034-G Dell – Drum kits and toner cartridges $177.97,
11-035-G Staples – Ink, envelopes, CD’s, and laminated sheets $223.62. FIRE DEPARTMENT / CHIEF HOWARD Chief
Howard discussed his Fleet Safety Report with the Board and he said he would
like to give a verbal warning to his firefighter. He said there was about $1,600.00 in damages to the
vehicle. Chief Howard said the
insurance paid for everything but the $500 deductible. He said there was no Police report taken
since there was no damage to private property. Chairman Guyton moved for the Fire Chief to give Jason
Klaus a verbal reprimand for an incident that occurred on August 21, 2011. Vice-Chairman Cook seconded the motion. Vote taken: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes,
Johnson, yes. Chief
Howard said Franklin Township is part of the Columbus Metro Mutual Systems
Association. Chief said this is a
partnership between the Franklin Township Fire Department and the
Association. He said they help with
training and also help us when we apply for grants for the Township. Chief said they help keep the Fire
Department up on the latest technology.
He said we just received a check for $1,695.00 from the Association
for one of the firefighters that went to Texas for training. Chief said the association keeps the fire
department stocked in absorbent for oil spills and he said we just received
twenty-five forty-pound bags of floor-dry through the Association. Chief Howard
said that there will be nine of his Firefighters / Paramedics who will be
taking the CPR training over the next few months. He said this would allow us to be able to give CPR training to
the residents or employees here in-house.
A discussion was held between the Board and Chief Howard about the
materials used and if the Red Cross or Doctors West Hospital might help to
provide some of this. Chief would
check on this in the spring. Chief
announced that he completed his paperwork and he has been approved and
certified with all Firefighter and Paramedic licenses for another three
years. POLICE DEPARTMENT / CHIEF TIMKO Chief
Timko reported that Officer Ratliff was backing up the police car on
Industrial Mile and hit a trash dumpster.
He marked up the bumper on car #5.
Chief said the officer was at fault and he agrees with the Fleet
Safety report. He said it was minor damage, but this may end up costing about
$400 for the repair. Chief said he
wanted to give Dave Ratliff an oral reprimand. Chairman Guyton introduced a motion to authorize the
Police Chief to give Dave Ratliff an oral reprimand, but written down so that
it is documented, for an accident on August 20, 2011 when he backed into a
dumpster. Vice-Chairman Cook seconded the motion. Vote taken: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes,
Johnson, yes. Chief
Timko said Todd Moore is the new officer that fills the open Officer #9, but
Chief would like the Board to consider hiring an Officer #10 to give Chief a
little more flexibility with the schedule. Chairman Guyton said he would like
to review the financial status and would like to table Chief’s request. Chief
Timko said there was a request from John Fleshman of 3471 Lowell Drive about
cameras and Chief said he is looking into this. He said the technology has changed. Chief said he is looking into the cost factor, the record
keeping, disposal of the records, and the operational concerns of the Police
Department with policies and procedures, and the maintenance of these
cameras. Chief Timko and John Fleshman
had further discussion because Chief had to look at the necessity and the
efficiency of having the cameras. Chief
Timko said the speed device has been out on Richmond Road and then most
recently on El Paso Drive. He is
reviewing and working on creating and printing a report from the data. He said from September 9, 2011 to
September 14, 2011 that there were a total of six hundred and fourteen cars
on El Paso Drive. He said there were
three hundred and thirty-six cars that went from Lowell Drive around to
Furlong Drive with a ten percent difference between the cars going one way or
the other. Chief said this device
gives a total of the direction of the traffic flow and the time of day. Chief said we do not have a speeding
problem on El Paso Drive. He said the
speed limit on El Paso Drive is twenty-five miles an hour and the customary
law enforcement standard is six miles over.
Chief said there were only about seven cars that were actually
speeding. He said there was one car that approached the speed of forty, but
no one went over forty and he said it was nighttime when the speeding was
going on. Chief showed the device to the Board and the residents in the
audience so they would be familiar with what it looks like. He said it has Franklin Township Police
Department marked on the device so a resident shouldn’t call in a bomb scare. The Board
and the residents in the audience discussed the range for the device to
detect the speeders. Chairman Guyton
reminded the residents in the audience to keep their eyes and ears open for
issues in their area and report descriptions of vehicles, or license plate
numbers to the Chief because even though we just hired Officer #9 and we have
this speed device, there may still be things that our Chief or our officers
may not be aware of. Chief
Timko had a discussion with the Board about the mileage and the maintenance
on the current vehicles. Chief told
the Board he might want to replace two of his high mileage cars next year. Chairman Guyton asked the Fiscal Officer
to provide the financial numbers she has to the Department Heads so they
could start preparing their budgets for 2012. ROAD DEPARTMENT / JIM STEVENS Jim
Stevens asked the Board for Resolutions for House Bill #50. RESOLUTION
#11-149 HOUSE BILL #50 1703 LITTLE
AVENUE Chairman Guyton moved for the adoption of the following
Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of
Trustees of Franklin Township of Franklin County, Ohio, that the Board
approves the Road Supervisor to cut 1703 Little Avenue, Parcel #140-002291-00
and to assess the cost to the property taxes. Vice-Chairman Cook seconded the Resolution. The roll was called for its adoption and
the vote was as follows: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes, Johnson, yes. RESOLUTION
#11-150 HOUSE BILL #50 1929 LITTLE
AVENUE Chairman Guyton moved for the adoption of the following
Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of
Trustees of Franklin Township of Franklin County, Ohio, that the Board
approves the Road Supervisor to cut 1929 Little Avenue, Parcel #140-003256-00
and to assess the cost to the property taxes. Vice-Chairman Cook seconded the Resolution. The roll was called for its adoption and the vote was as follows: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes, Johnson, yes. RESOLUTION
#11-151 HOUSE BILL #50 3284 DOVER ROAD Chairman Guyton moved for the adoption of the following
Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of
Trustees of Franklin Township of Franklin County, Ohio, that the Board
approves the Road Supervisor to cut 3284 Dover Road, Parcel #140-001956-00
and to assess the cost to the property taxes. Vice-Chairman Cook seconded the Resolution. The roll was called for its adoption and
the vote was as follows: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes, Johnson, yes. Jim
Stevens reported to the Board that from August 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011 the
Road Department took away fifty one thousand pounds of brush from the
Township, which is a total of fifty-four loads. Chairman Guyton said he asked Jim to provide this information
to the Board regularly because at the end of the year, Local Waste has to
provide statistics back to SWACO.
Chairman Guyton said SWACO has a recycling rate minimum of twenty-five
percent and yard waste will cause the figure to go up extremely high for
Franklin Township because yard waste is considered recyclable. He said this would look good for the
Township. Jim
Stevens said they are doing night work for the Mon-E-Bak project, and he was
told before the meeting that the night work will continue the rest of this
week and on into next week. He said
the County was the ones that said the work would have to done at night
because Hague Avenue could not be shut down during the day. They will work from 6:00 P.M. until 6:00
A.M. in the morning. Jim said they
would be starting night work on Fisher Road and Hague Avenue with the same
hours. He said Lowell Drive, east of
Hague Avenue, is finished with the laterals and they would be testing that
next week. He said they would be
doing final paving on Lowell Drive, El Paso Drive, and Furlong Drive within
the next three weeks. Jim said they
would head up to Mon-E-Bak where they have it torn up but they will be doing
the final paving in that area too.
Jim said they keep bringing in crews and he has been told that they
are on schedule. Jim said they have
started on Richter Road and he said if they hit the hard rock, that might
slow the work down, but he said so far he’s been told they’re on
schedule. He said on Little Avenue,
east of Brown Road, they would shut the road down for two-hour increments to
get the work done. Jim told them
today that they would need to get a word out through a message board to the
residents to expect delays for up to two hours. Jim said he has stressed to them that if there is any type of
emergency on Little Avenue, the crew would need to put down the steel plates
to let Emergency vehicles through.
He said Little Avenue is a dead end street and there is only one-way
to get to the residents. Chairman
Guyton asked Jim about any closings or lane shifting on Fisher Road and Hague
Avenue, but Jim did not know what the traffic control would be as of
today. Jim would bring the
information to the Board when he receives word. Chairman
Guyton announced the community meeting hosted by Franklin Soil and Water
Conservation District to be held at the Jackson Township Administrative
Building at 3756 Hoover Road with topics such as current problems in storm
water quality, an overview of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System storm water permits and requirements, and future requirements of
homeowners with aeration systems. He
said there are four meetings. He said
these meetings are being held in part because of a threatened lawsuit that
has been suggested due to the fact that those who are not on central sewers,
might be contributing to the contamination of the water. Chairman
Guyton announced two programs from the Treasurers Office. The one program is called SaveNOW. This program provides a 3% bonus interest
on savings accounts for Ohio Citizens. There are limitations to this program,
so he said to please visit their website at www.SaveNOW.ohio.gov. The second program is called GrowNOW. This program offers small business owners
an opportunity to receive a 3% interest rate reduction on new or existing
small business loans. Again, there are limitations so he said to please visit
their website at www.GrowNOW.ohio.gov. Trustee Johnson said it is worth looking
into if you have plans to expand a small business. Chairman Guyton said this information can be found in our
Newsletter and on our website. Chairman
Guyton asked the other two Board members if they had a chance to review the
Newsletter. Vice-Chairman Cook
thought the front page would be outdated by the time the residents received
the Newsletter. Trustee Johnson
thought the Newsletter looked fine.
Chairman Guyton said he would send the Newsletter to Local Waste
because they would be sending it out with the trash bill. Chairman
Guyton said Steve Renner talked to him a few weeks ago about Franklin
Township using the fire hydrants at Westland Mall. Chief Howard will call Steve Renner and discuss this with him. RESOLUTION
#11-105 APPROVE BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 Chairman Guyton moved for the adoption of the following
Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of
Trustees of Franklin Township of Franklin County, Ohio, that the Board approves
the budget for fiscal year 2012, as submitted. Trustee Johnson seconded the Resolution. The roll was called for its adoption and
the vote was as follows: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes, Johnson, yes. Chairman
Guyton said a Purchase Requisition was pulled to order a new computer for the
Secretary because he thought since her computer works, we should wait. Chairman Guyton would send files to her in
a way she can open them. There was a
discussion between the Board and Chief Timko about buying new computers
because he said all of us have issues with our current computers. Chief Timko said the first of the year the
Board would need to review buying new computers when they review the budget. QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE There was a discussion about El
Paso Drive and putting an inch and one-quarter cap on the street. Jim Stevens said the process they are
getting ready to do on El Paso Drive is to use a machine that would shoot the
asphalt as they are grinding the asphalt.
He said they would be grinding the whole surface that would go down
six inches deep. Jim said when adding
a concrete mix to it, it comes out like a powder and then rollers will pack
that down and the next day they can pave right over top of it. Jim said this process is cheaper for Deer Creek
to do it this way and he said other Townships have used the process. Ralph Horn of 1610 Eastfield Drive North
asked Jim about the condition of Little Avenue East. Jim said sewer work is still being done on
Little Avenue. He is working to have
the same asphalt process done on Little Avenue as they are doing on El Paso
Drive. He said when the sewer work is
completed it will not matter how thick the cap is because it won’t last
unless the base is fixed first. The
Board, Jim Stevens, and the residents in the audience continued their
discussion about sewer work on Dover Road and Hart Road. Jim said they
are still working on Dover Road and a portion of Hart Road that is tied
into the Richter Road sewer project, so there are no issues that can be addressed
at this time. Barbara
Luckhaupt of 1288 Hart Road discussed the traffic coming from Brown Road to
Hart Road with the speeding. Jim
Stevens said part of the problem is that there are no lines on the road and
he will address this issue with the County. Chief
Timko talked to the Board about a dump truck that was parked at a residence
on El Paso Drive. He said the
resident called him. Chief said the
landlord did not want them parking the truck on the driveway because they
thought it would damage it so they parked it in front of the house. There has been vandalism in the area where
they would normally have parked the truck.
Chief told the resident that they cannot park a commercial vehicle in
front of their house and the resident stated they would move it. RESOLUTION
#11-154 PAYMENT TO
LOVELAND & BROSIUS LLC Chairman Guyton moved for the adoption of the following
Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of
Trustees of Franklin Township of Franklin County, Ohio, that the Board
approves payment to Loveland & Brosius LLC for an amount of $4,974.00 for
attorney fees. Trustee Johnson seconded the Resolution. The roll was called for its adoption and
the vote was as follows: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes, Johnson, yes. There was
a discussion between the Board and the Mayor of the Village of Valleyview
about the Valleyview Fire Contract with Franklin Township. Chairman Guyton said the Valleyview
financial status has been considered and there would be a meeting held next
week to discuss. Barbara
Luckhaupt stated there was a trashcan at 1300 Hart Road that was not picked
up by Local Waste. Trustee Johnson
said Local Waste, per the contract, would not pick up anything over fifty
pounds. Trustee Johnson saw the
trashcan full of metal and thought this is why it didn’t get picked up. The Board and Ms. Luckhaupt had a
discussion about putting up a fence.
Chairman Guyton said she would need to check with Franklin County
Zoning to see if they have permit records of the fence. Chairman Guyton would call Public Health
on the trashcan in front of the business. Bobbie
Kean of 2889El Paso Drive said Chairman Guyton had made a statement at the
last meeting about Bobbie calling the Franklin County Engineers Office and
she said she has called them four times in the last two years. She said she had called that office about
El Paso Drive, Finland Avenue, and Little Avenue about traffic studies. Bobbie Kean said she couldn’t get an issue
resolved with the school so Bobbie told Mr. Warner from Southwestern City
Schools to attend the Township Meeting because she was going to ask the Board
for a Resolution for “No Parking” signs on El Paso Drive. She said Chairman Guyton said that the
custodian of the school would walk down El Paso Drive after school lets out
to pick up trash from the cars parked at the side of the road, but she told
the Board that this is not being done.
Bobbie Kean expressed her displeasure that Chairman Guyton said at the
last meeting, that Bobbie sits and smokes on her porch but then she complains
about the exhaust fumes from the cars sitting and running on the side of the
road. Chairman Guyton apologized for
making the comment. Bobbie felt she
is being treated differently because she smokes, but Chairman Guyton said she
is not being differently than anyone else, and again apologized saying it was
unprofessional that he made any comment at all. Bobbie Kean asked the Board about the children in the area that
are breathing these fumes or the people that do not smoke and breathe the
fumes from the cars. Chairman Guyton
said he received a call from a resident in Bobbie’s area and this resident
said she has been following what we do here at the meetings. She stated that her expectations, and
others in the neighborhood, is the Board does not put up “No Parking”
signs. This resident further stated
that Bobbie Kean does not represent the neighborhood, even when she says that
she does. Chairman Guyton said he
told Bobbie Kean many times that if she was speaking for someone in the
neighborhood to have that neighbor call one of the Board members, but Bobbie
said the neighbors will not contact the Board because of the comments by a
Board member made when someone is not in the meeting room. Bobbie Kean said the residents get tired
of talking and no one listening and they just give up. Chairman Guyton said in his twenty years
there have not been at any time that “No Parking” signs are put up because a
resident requests this. He said they
are put up because of safety issues.
The discussion continued between Chairman Guyton and Bobbie Kean about
“No Parking” signs. Chairman Guyton
said the Police Chief has been to the area and no one is blocking driveways
or doing anything wrong. Chairman
Guyton said he would follow up with the Principal of North Franklin
Elementary School about the idling cars on the street. The Board
and Ralph Horn had a discussion about Finland Avenue with a split residency
on that street between City residents and Township residents, and enforcing
rules that the school sets up.
Bobbie Kean had descriptions of cars that are speeding on Lowell Drive
and El Paso Drive and gave those to the Board. Chairman Guyton moved with no further
business to discuss to adjourn the meeting.
Trustee Johnson seconded the motion.
Vote taken: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes, Johnson, yes. Meeting adjourned at 8:37 P.M. ________________________ Timothy Guyton, Chairman ________________________ Don Cook, Vice-Chairman ________________________ Paul Johnson, Trustee ________________________ Lisa Morris, Fiscal Officer |