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Return To Meeting Minutes Index Page The
regular meeting of the Franklin Township Board of Trustees was called to
order by Chairman Tim Guyton at 6:30P.M. September 29, 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 regular meeting minutes for September 15, 2011,
as typed. Trustee Johnson seconded the motion. Vote taken: Guyton, yes, Cook, no,
Johnson, yes. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTION
#11-155 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 $136,748.24 and bills in the amount of
$154,891.53 totaling $291,639.74 from check #26066 to check #26161. 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: Police Department: 11-94-P Minuteman Press – Generic
police officer cards $42.02, 11-95-P Tuffy Auto Service Centers Oil changes
for car #2 and car #3 $43.90, 11-96-P North Coast Polytechnic – First line
supervision course $400.00, 11-97-P Association for Psychotherapy, Inc. –
Pre-employment for Todd Moore $450.00.
Road Department: 11-122-R Advanced Auto Parts – Air filter, oil and
filter for scheduled maintenance on F350 $64.35, 11-125-R Capital City
Maintenance – Repair building drainage problem with snaking all of the drains
in the building. $360.00, 11-126-R W.D. Tire Warehouse – Replace front tires
on F550, 11-127-R Best Buy – Video Camera to be used in all departments
$500.96. Administrative / General
Office Use: 11-036-G L.J. Saunders – One box of timecards $50.47. RESOLUTION
#11-156 CENTER CITY
INTERNATIONAL 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 to contract with City Center International for turbo and alternator
replacement on International. The
cost is not to exceed $3,217.76. Trustee Johnson seconded the Resolution. The roll was called for its adoption and
the vote was as follows: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes, Johnson, yes. FIRE DEPARTMENT / CHIEF HOWARD Chief
Howard did not have anything to report this evening. ROAD DEPARTMENT / JIM STEVENS Jim
Stevens asked the Board for one Resolution for House Bill #50 for trash
removal. RESOLUTION
#11-157 HOUSE BILL #50 1716 Jackson 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 remove trash at 1716 Jackson Road, Parcel
#140-001028-00 and to assess the cost to the property taxes. 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 when Chief Timko was hired, he did not have his OPOTA
Certification. He said this is
because he had been out of state for a period of time and his license had
expired. Chairman Guyton said Chief’s
training had to be updated and because of this he was unable to work in a
police capacity. Chairman Guyton read
a letter from the office of Mike DeWine, the Ohio Attorney General’s office
stating “Enclosed is an Ohio Peace Officer basic training certificate for
Albert J. Timko, Jr. Please forward the
certificate to the officer.
Sincerely, Jill Gregory, Certification Officer.” Chairman
Guyton said on April 28, 2011, the Board had extended Chief Timko’s
probationary period to October 31, 2011 to make sure he would have time to
complete this training. Chairman Guyton made a motion to take Chief Timko off of
probation today, September 29, 2011. Vice-Chairman Cook seconded the motion. Vote taken: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes,
Johnson, yes. The audience applauded.
Chairman Guyton said that he
announced at the last meeting about the community meetings that are being
held by the Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District. He said these are educational
meetings. The first meeting was at
the Jackson Township Administrative Building 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. Chairman Guyton said there would be a meeting tonight at 7:00
P.M. at Madison Township and then another meeting on October 6, 2011 at
Washington Township with one last meeting on October 19, 2011 at Blendon
Township. There was further
discussion between the Board and residents in the audience about sewer
systems, aeration systems, and tapping into the sewer system. Chairman Guyton said a resident in the
County may not be able to tap into a City sewer line without annexation. The annexation requirement is different
from area to area. Bobbie Kean of 2889
El Paso Drive asked Jim Stevens when the sewer work would be completed and he
said he has been told in October 2011. RESOLUTION
#11-142 FRANK GATES
ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR 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 payment of $9,825.00 for Frank Gates Annual Renewal for
2012. 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 that Public Health’s website, MyFCPH.org has a list of streets in
the County that are high risk or low risk for the possibility of having
illicit discharge. He said they are
going to start at the highest risk of streets and work down through to the
lowest risk streets. Chairman Guyton
said the Mon-E-Bak area and the Brown Road East area were worked on first for
sewers due to a complaint list. He
said the new method for creating future sewer lists is based on scientific
data that is collected by Public Health.
This will assure that the worst areas are addressed the quickest while
the areas that are causing the least problems, are held for later
construction periods. Chairman Guyton
said they are forming lists of parcels that may be polluting the water, and
after being informed by Public Health, the property owner will be forced to
make the repair, replace the system, or tap into a sewer line, if one is in
the immediate area. QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE John
Spencer of 1616 Eastfield Drive asked the Board about three houses in his
area where trash is never picked up.
Chairman Guyton said he was at the houses today dropping off
literature. Mr. Spencer was concerned
if a resident would ever want to sell his house he couldn’t with the trash
sitting in front of the houses in the area and with a smell of a city
dump. Chairman Guyton said the
addresses have been turned over to Public Health as nuisance properties. Trustee Johnson said the Board is aware of
the properties. Chairman Guyton said
he has a meeting with the lawyers about charging the nuisance to the owner’s
property taxes. The Board and the
residents in the audience continued the discussion about Local Waste and the
nuisance properties and the residents who continue to not pay for the trash
service. John Fleshman of 3471 Lowell
Drive told the Board he was under the impression that Local Waste would pick
up trash at a residence even if the property owner did not pay the bill. Trustee Johnson said there is no use
having further discussion on trash since Chairman Guyton will be having a
meeting tomorrow and he said the Board is going to continue to try to address
the issue with one on one with the residents. The Board and the residents in the audience had further
discussion about Township residents putting trash bags out early in the week
and that the Township residents do not know what day the trash is picked up. Robyn Watkins of 3347 Dover Road suggested
we put something on the website so the people would know when trash day is in
Franklin Township. There were two
concerns on Longwood Avenue that Chairman Guyton and Jim Stevens would
address. Chairman Guyton reminded
that trash containers have to have handles and not weigh over fifty pounds or
Local Waste would not pick them up.
He said Local Waste should leave a note why a container was not picked
up. Connie
Price of 3719 Harding Drive talked to the Board about the homeless people in
her area and how they share the drugs with each other. Chairman Guyton said Chris Haydocy would
be attending our meeting to talk to the Board about a bike hub off of Wilson
Road behind Harding Drive. Connie
also asked the Board how much money the Township would be receiving from the
Casino because of an article she read in the paper. Chairman Guyton said the
article said how much money the County and City might receive from the
Casino, but we still do not know how much the Township will receive. Connie said she didn’t think anyone would
go outside of the Casino because they would fear they would be mugged when
they see homeless and crime in the area.
Chairman Guyton said there was a company from out of state that did a
market study of what businesses and uses make the most sense around the
Casino. Chairman Guyton said Westland
Mall is going to be redeveloped. He
said he heard there was a demolition permit coming and he said there is a
major retailer that is going to relocate to the Hobby Lobby Store. Chairman Guyton said to keep in mind that
Georgesville Road and Broad Street would eventually have streetlights, street
trees, sidewalks, and bike lanes and he said it is going to be a nice
area. Chairman Guyton said he would
be attending another meeting with the City pertaining to negotiating a
settlement on the Casino annexation and was hoping that the meetings with the
City would be coming to an end.
Ralph Horn of 1610 Eastfield Drive North asked the Board if the
Township would still be receiving a sum of money once a year for the next
fifty years. Chairman Guyton said the
negotiations keep changing and that the City of Columbus may not be as
generous as they were when negotiations were first started. Ralph Horn
asked the Board about the provisions in the Local Waste contract. Chairman Guyton said the only two points
that are basically in the contract is how much the service is going to cost,
the services that will be provided, and the day of the week that trash would
be picked up in the Township.
Chairman Guyton said he has a meeting with the attorneys tomorrow
about some of the issues.
Vice-Chairman Cook said the contract says Local Waste would provide
weekly pick up. Trustee Johnson said
the contract does not say what would happen if a resident stops paying for
the service. Bobbie Kean of 2889 El
Paso Drive thought there might be a problem of Local Waste not accepting
electronic checks. Chairman Guyton
said he would check with Local Waste on this. Chairman Guyton said to the residents in the audience that
Local Waste service is no different than any other service you receive. He said services such as your gas,
electric, phone, or water would not be provided if payment had not been
received. John Fleshman said he has
been hearing some negative comments about the trash service and Trustee
Johnson asked John to call one of the Board members or have the resident call
to let the Board know what the issues are that a resident may have. RESOLUTION #11-158 EXECUIVE SESSION
FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS IN THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT 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 goes
into Executive Session for personnel matters in the Police Department. The Board went into Executive Session at
7:37 P.M. 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 moved to come
out of Executive Session at 8:54 P.M. with no further business to discuss and
no decisions having been made. Vote
taken: Guyton, yes, Cook, yes, Johnson, yes.
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 8:55 P.M. ________________________ Timothy Guyton, Chairman ________________________ Don Cook, Vice-Chairman ________________________ Paul Johnson, Trustee ________________________ Lisa Morris, Fiscal Officer |