MONDAY, JULY 21, 2008

 

 

The regular meeting of the Bowling Green City Council, held in the Council Chamber, 304 North Church Street, Bowling Green, Ohio was called to order at 8:00 p.m. by Council President Newlove.  The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

On roll call, Council Members Dunn, Frost, Heminger, McOmber, Newlove, and Zanfardino responded.  Council Member Sorrells was not present.  Also present were Mayor John Quinn, Municipal Administrator John Fawcett, City Attorney Michael Marsh, Public Works Director Brian Craft, Utilities Director Kevin Maynard, and Planning Director Rick Ketzenbarger.  Parks and Recreation Director Michelle Grigore was not present.

 

Council President Newlove declared the minutes of the meeting held July 7, 2008 approved as distributed.

 

 

CORRESPONDENCE

 

                Clerk noted that a listing of budget transfers for the month of July was received from Finance Director Brian Bushong and distributed to Council prior to the meeting for approval.  Council Member Heminger moved, Dunn seconded, to approve the transfers as presented.  On unanimous voice vote, Council President Newlove declared motion carried.  A copy of the transfers is attached and made a part of these minutes.

 

            Clerk noted for the record that copies of the Budget Summary Report for the month of June, 2008 was distributed to Council prior to this evening’s meeting.

 

 

OFFICIAL REPORTS

 

            Mayor John Quinn introduced Mike Przysiecki from the Parks and Recreation Department.  Przysiecki accepted $1,300 worth of phone cards from Police Patrolman Jeremy Lauer donated by the BG Police Patrolman’s Association in support of Operation Phone Card.  Przysiecki explained that their goal is to provide 300 prepaid phone cards by October 1 to members of the National Guard based in Bowling Green who are on active duty.

 

            Mayor Quinn announced that Doug Isaacson has been promoted to Captain of the Fire Division and Victor Schnipke was promoted to Fire Lieutenant.  Quinn noted that interviews will now begin for entry-level firefighter to fill the vacant position.

 

            Mayor Quinn noted that the 2007 Mayor’s Report was distributed prior to the meeting and thanked Clerk of Council Kay Scherreik and Assistant Municipal Administrator Lori Tretter for their work on the report.

 

            Mayor Quinn asked for volunteers to help out with the door-to-door BGSU student welcome event planned for Saturday, September 13.  After the bags are handed out door-to-door, a neighborhood picnic will be held.  The Mayor also noted that volunteers will be needed on Friday, September 12, to stuff the bags that will be handed out on Saturday.  City Prosecutor Matt Reger is heading up the event.

 

            Mayor Quinn presented Certificates of Appreciation to Cliff Boutelle and Bob McOmber for their service on the Cable Television Commission.

 

            Municipal Administrator John Fawcett had no report.

 

            Planning Director Rick Ketzenbarger had no report.

 

            Parks and Recreation Director Michelle Grigore was not present.

 

            City Attorney Michael Marsh had no report.

 

            Utilities Director Kevin Maynard had no report.

            

Public Works Director Brian Craft had no report.

 

 

NEW LEGISLATION

 

            The following new legislation was recommended by the Administration and presented to Council for introduction:

 

            Council Member Zanfardino, for the Community Improvement Committee, introduced a resolution adopting and authorizing an amended B.G. Transit Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy.

 

            Council Member McOmber, for the Public Utilities Committee, introduced an ordinance authorizing the Utilities Director to enter into a contract or contracts with Corrpro Companies for the installation of additional sacrificial anodes on the 36-inch water transmission main.

 

            Council Member McOmber, for the Public Utilities Committee, introduced an ordinance accepting easements from Bowling Green Senior Community, LLC, for utility and right-of-way purposes.

 

            Council Member McOmber, for the Public Utilities Committee, introduced an ordinance authorizing the Utilities Director to advertise for bids and enter into a contract or contracts for the supplying of annual inventory requirements, vehicle fuel, underground sewer lines and overhead insurance, and the sale of scrap materials for calendar year 2009 for the Municipal Utilities Department.

 

            Council Member McOmber, for the Public Utilities Committee, introduced an ordinance authorizing the Utilities Director to advertise for bids and enter into a contract or contracts for the 2008 Conneaut Avenue sewer replacement project.

 

            Council Member McOmber, for the Public Utilities Committee, introduced an ordinance authorizing the purchase of the real estate generally known as 17552 West River Road in Middleton Township, and declaring an emergency.

 

            Council Member Frost, for the Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee, introduced an ordinance accepting an easement from Jean L. West and William H. Oswald and Leslie B. Oswald for municipal purposes.

 

 

COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

            There were no Council committee reports.

 

 

LOBBY VISITATIONS

 

            There were no lobby visitations.

 

 

READING OF LEGISLATION

 

            Clerk read Resolution #3367 adopting and authorizing an amended B.G. Transit Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy, for first reading.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7806 authorizing the Utilities Director to enter into a contract or contracts with Corrpro Companies for the installation of additional sacrificial anodes on the 36-inch water transmission main, for first reading.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7807 accepting easements from Bowling Green Senior Community, LLC, for utility and right-of-way purposes, for first reading.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7808 authorizing the Utilities Director to advertise for bids and enter into a contract or contracts for the supplying of annual inventory requirements, vehicle fuel, underground sewer lines and overhead insurance, and the sale of scrap materials for calendar year 2009 for the Municipal Utilities Department, for first reading.

  

            Clerk read Ordinance #7809 authorizing the Utilities Director to advertise for bids and enter into a contract or contracts for the 2008 Conneaut Avenue sewer replacement project, for first reading.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7810 authorizing the purchase of the real estate generally known as 17552 West River Road in Middleton Township, and declaring an emergency, for first reading.

 

            Council Member McOmber moved, Zanfardino seconded, to suspend the rules and give Ordinance #7810 its second and third reading.  On roll call vote, Council Members  Frost, Heminger, McOmber, Newlove, Zanfardino, and Dunn voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and rules suspended.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7810 for second and third reading by number and title only.

 

            Council Member McOmber moved, Dunn seconded, to adopt the emergency clause for Ordinance #7810.  On roll call vote, Council Members Heminger, McOmber, Newlove, Zanfardino, Dunn, and Frost voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and the emergency clause adopted.

 

            Council Member McOmber moved, Frost seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7810.  On roll call vote, Council Members McOmber, Newlove, Zanfardino, Dunn, Frost, and Heminger voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7810 adopted.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7811 accepting an easement from Jean L. West and William H. Oswald and Leslie B. Oswald for municipal purposes, for first reading.

 

            Clerk read Resolution #3366  authorizing the filing of (a) proposal(s) and/or (an) application(s) with the Ohio Department of Transportation for grants through the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA), as authorized under Federal Transit Laws, as codified, 49 USC Section 5311 financial assistance for other than urbanized areas and funds available from the Ohio Public Transportation Grant Program, executing a contract/grant for the FY 2009 Ohio Elderly and Disabled Transit Fare Assistance Program, and executing a contract with the Ohio Department of Transportation upon grant proposal and/or application approval, for second reading.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7801 for cleaning of streets by special assessment, for second reading.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7803 amending and adopting Section 33.03(A) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Bowling Green, Ohio, relating to pay for school police, interns, and civil infractions hearing officer, for second reading.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7804 amending the Zoning District Map of the City of Bowling Green, Ohio, for approximately 26.3135 acres of land on East Wooster Street, east of the Meijer Store, from A-1 Agricultural to B-2 General Commercial zoning, for second reading.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7805 amending and adopting Section 94.02(A) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Bowling Green, Ohio, concerning collection of refuse by city, for second reading.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7786 authorizing the Municipal Administrator and the Utilities Director to advertise for bids and enter into a contract or contracts for the supplying and cleaning of uniforms for the Public Works Department and the Utilities Department, for third reading.

 

            Council Member Newlove moved, Frost seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7786.  On roll call vote, Council Members Newlove, Zanfardino, Dunn, Frost, Heminger, and McOmber voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7786 adopted.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7787 amending and adopting Section 76.30 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Bowling Green, Ohio, relating to parking and the payment of fines, as amended for third reading.

 

 

 

            Council Member Newlove moved, Heminger seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7787 as amended.  On roll call vote, Council Members Zanfardino, Dunn, Frost, Heminger, McOmber, and Newlove voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7787 adopted as amended.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7788  amending and adopting Section 76.23(C)(3) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Bowling Green, Ohio, relating to parking permits, for third reading.

 

            Council Member Newlove moved, Zanfardino seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7788.  On roll call vote, Council Members Dunn, Frost, Heminger, McOmber, Newlove, and Zanfardino voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7788 adopted.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7789  authorizing the Municipal Administrator and the Utilities Director to seek proposals and enter into a contract or contracts for banking services, for third reading.

 

            Council Member Newlove moved, Dunn seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7789.  On roll call vote, Council Members  Frost, Heminger, McOmber, Newlove, Zanfardino, and Dunn voted yes. Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7789 adopted.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7791 accepting a utility easement from the Board of Education of the Bowling Green City School District for property located along Fairview Avenue, for third reading.

 

            Council Member McOmber moved, Frost seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7791.  On roll call vote, Council Members Heminger, McOmber, Newlove, Zanfardino, Dunn, and Frost voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7791 adopted.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7792 authorizing the Utilities Director to execute an agreement(s) for the purchase of the AquaDisk Filtration System from Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc., for third reading.

 

            Council Member McOmber moved, Zanfardino seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7792.  On roll call vote, Council Members McOmber, Newlove, Zanfardino, Dunn, Frost, and Heminger voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7792 adopted.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7793 authorizing the Utilities Director to advertise for bids and enter into a contract or contracts for the demolition of sand filters and installation of tertiary filter improvements at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, for third reading.

 

            Council Member McOmber moved, Frost seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7793.  On roll call vote, Council Members Newlove, Zanfardino, Dunn, Frost, Heminger, and McOmber voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7793 adopted.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7794 authorizing the Utilities Director to apply for a loan and execute an agreement with the Ohio EPA Water Supply Revolving Loan Account and/or the Ohio Water Development Authority for the design, purchase and construction of tertiary filter improvements at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, for third reading.

 

            Council Member McOmber moved, Zanfardino seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7794.  On roll call vote, Council Members Zanfardino, Dunn, Frost, Heminger, McOmber, and Newlove voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7794 adopted.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7795 authorizing the Utilities Director to execute an agreement with Poggemeyer Design Group for engineering design services for the Water Pollution Control facility’s 30 MGD ultraviolet disinfection and Parshall Flume improvements to be integrated with the tertiary filter design in an amount not to exceed $75,000, for third reading.

 

 

 

            Council Member McOmber moved, Heminger seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7795.  On roll call vote, Council Members Dunn, Frost, Heminger, McOmber, Newlove, and Zanfardino voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7795 adopted.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7796 amending the Zoning District Map of the City of Bowling Green, Ohio, for approximately 15.45 acres of land located generally on East Newton Road from M-3 to B-2 Commercial zoning, for third reading.

 

            Council Member Frost moved, McOmber seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7796.  On roll call vote, Council Members  Frost, Heminger, McOmber, Newlove, Zanfardino, and Dunn voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7796 adopted.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7797 approving the S-District Site Plan for the building addition and the parking addition at Heritage Corners on Klotz Road, for third reading.

 

            Council Member Frost moved, Heminger seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7797.  On roll call vote, Council Members Heminger, McOmber, Newlove, Zanfardino, Dunn, and Frost voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7797 adopted.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7798 amending and adopting Section 150.41(K) and (L) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Bowling Green, Ohio, concerning determination of significant trees in Planned Overlay Development Districts, for third reading.

 

            Council Member Frost moved, Zanfardino seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7798.  On roll call vote, Council Members McOmber, Newlove, Zanfardino, Dunn, Frost, and Heminger voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7798 adopted.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7799 amending and adopting Sections 151.37 and 151.45 and 151.46 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Bowling Green, Ohio, concerning easements, for third reading.

 

            Council Member Frost moved, McOmber seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7799.  On roll call vote, Council Members Newlove, Zanfardino, Dunn, Frost, Heminger, and McOmber voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7799 adopted.

 

            Clerk read Ordinance #7800 authorizing the grant of easement for an existing driveway to Melvin Baker and Gladys Baker for their lifetime, for third reading.

 

            Council Member Frost moved, Zanfardino seconded, to adopt Ordinance #7800.  On roll call vote, Council Members Zanfardino, Dunn, Frost, Heminger, McOmber, and Newlove voted yes.  Council President Newlove declared motion carried, and Ordinance #7800 adopted.

 

            Council Member Dunn moved, Frost seconded, to excuse Council Member Sorrells from this evening’s meeting.  On unanimous voice vote, Council President Newlove declared motion carried.

 

Council Member Frost moved, Dunn seconded, to adjourn.  On unanimous voice vote, Council President Newlove adjourned the July 21, 2008 regular meeting of the City Council at 8:30 p.m., subject to call.