Minutes
October 10, 2000
PRESENT: Mayor Maxine Gilman; Council Members William Gordon, Vern Angerer, Jack Jensen, Linda Lotspaih, Donald Mounce and Jeff Sanner; City Manager G. Tracy Williams; Assistant City Manager David Watson; Law Director Patrick G. Carney; Chief of Police Richard Barnhart; Director of Planning and Economic Development David Humphreys and Assistant Clerk of Council Patricia L. Replogle.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Gilman. City Manager Tracy Williams gave the Invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call followed.
MINUTES
A motion was made by Mr. Gordon, seconded by Mr. Mounce, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of September 26, 2000. A roll call vote was taken, all members voted yes and the motion carried.
A motion was made by Mr. Jensen and seconded by Mrs. Lotspaih to approve the minutes of the Citizens Focus Group Meeting of September 27, 2000. A roll call vote was taken: Mrs. Lotspaih-abstained; Mr. Mounce-abstained; Mr. Sanner-abstained; Mayor Gilman-yes; Mr. Angerer-yes; Mr. Gordon-yes; Mr. Jensen-yes. The motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
There were no Public Hearings.
COMMUNICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
There were no Communications or Presentations.
COMMENTS BY THE AUDIENCE
There were no Comments by the Audience.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
There was no Unfinished Business.
NEW BUSINESS
AGREEMENT WITH MAD RIVER ENGINEERING
Mayor Gilman noted that a new agreement is necessary because the name of the company in the original agreement has changed.
Mr. Mounce made a motion, seconded by Mr. Sanner, to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Mad River Engineering for engineering review services. All members voted yes to a roll call vote and the motion carried.
AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI CONSERVANCY DISTRICT FOR ASSISTANCE
Mr. Williams noted that this is a similar agreement to the past ones, but this one is not as specific in personnel. Obviously we all hope that it would not be necessary to implement the agreement but it will be in place if needed. Mr. Carney said that he had reviewed the agreement but offered no comment as he has not seen this type of agreement before. Mr. Angerer asked if each city in the area will be part of this agreement. Mr. Williams noted that by signing this agreement, West Carrollton will assist wherever needed in the event of an emergency, as will the other cities involved. Mr. Gordon noted that this agreement is more than assisting in putting up high water signs. Mr. Jensen said that this agreement is mainly for mutual aid.
Mr. Sanner made a motion, seconded by Mr. Gordon, to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Miami Conservancy District, as noted. A unanimous roll call vote carried the motion.
REPORTS BY OFFICERS
There were no Reports by Officers.
UNSCHEDULED BUSINESS
COMMENTS BY THE AUDIENCE
There were no Comments by the Audience.
COMMENTS BY COUNCIL
Mrs. Lotspaih reminded everyone that Old-Fashioned Day is Saturday, October 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the parade starting at 1:00 p.m.
Mr. Sanner thanked Chief Barnhart for the July/August/September report.Mayor Gilman noted that Beggar's Night will be October 31st from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The nominations for the Mayor's Awards are due by October 13th. The Mayor thanked Ron Ziemkowski on cameras.
RECESS
Mayor Gilman made a motion, seconded by Mr. Gordon, to recess to a Work Session to discuss the items on the agenda and to an Executive Session to discuss a real estate matter. A unanimous roll call vote carried the motion.
Council recessed.
WORK SESSION
In addition to City Council, those present for the work session were David Humphreys, Planning and Economic Development Director; G. Tracy Williams, City Manager and David Watson, Assistant City Manager.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
City Council moved into an Executive Session to discuss a real estate matter.
At the conclusion of the Executive Session, Councilmember Vern Angerer left the meeting.
Council reconvened into the Work Session.
Gary Snyder, Architect, and Chuck Albert from Dayton Power & Light joined the meeting.
CIVIC CENTER/WEIDNER PARK SITE IMPROVEMENTS
Architect Gary Snyder made a presentation in which he reviewed several concepts for the Civic Center and Weidner Park. These included: new entrance points; new focal points; taking advantage of existing, older trees; possibility of developing a plaza at the rear of the building for future use by the community; and general improvement to the property. Design also could include the Walk of Fame as previously discussed by Council.
Following Mr. Snyder's presentation, Council discussed the concepts offered, agreeing on the final concept presented. Council feels that the concepts need to be more fully developed so that some more finite decisions can be made.
Gary Snyder left the meeting.Chuck Albert with the Dayton Power & Light Company joined the meeting. Councilmember Jack Jensen left the meeting.
ELECTRIC DE-REGULATION
Mr. Albert gave a presentation regarding the de-regulation of the electric industry as of January 1, 2001, noting that the de-regulation only applies to the generating of electricity and only that component is being de-regulated. Dayton Power & Light and all other electric distribution companies will continue to own the infrastructure, including distribution wires, cables, poles, transformers - those type of structures. Mr. Albert distributed a hand-out to Council which gave the highlights of DP&L's proposal for the way in which they will transition over the next three years in southwest Ohio. The focus of Mr. Albert's presentation was "Shopping Credits" as equal to the price to beat. Particular rates as quoted by marketers should be looked at carefully in comparison to "shopping credits". Mr. Albert discussed some of the other components of de-regulation including "switching rules" which have been established and could affect customers who switch between power generator companies. Other items covered were aggregration and opt-out aggregration as it applies to cities and other representative organizations such as Miami Valley Cable Council. Following some discussion with Council, Mr. Albert left the meeting.
David Humphreys left the meeting.
Mayor Gilman asked City Manager Williams for any other comments.
Mr. Williams noted that a schedule of work sessions to review the 2001 proposed budget needs to be set. After some discussion, Tuesday, October 24th and Tuesday, November 7th at 7:30 p.m. were the dates set for budget review.
Mr. Williams presented and distributed to Council a survey of Mayor/Council salaries. No discussion was held.
Mr. Williams presented for discussion rates for special trash pick-ups. Currently the charge for a special trash pick-up is $15.00 per pick-up. After some discussion, Council agreed to increase the fee to $20.00 per pick-up. This $5.00 increase will not cover the total cost of disposal at the landfill disposal sites, but will be closer to recovering the cost of disposal. Council feels that in order to encourage citizens to continue to dispose of large trash items, the rate will be increased only slightly.
Mayor Gilman presented items for discussion with Council. The Mayor asked Council for any comments regarding possible locations for tree planting this fall. After some discussion, Council agreed that Rick Bolton, Parks & Recreation Director, should be invited to the next meeting at which time tree planting can be discussed and decisions made. Mayor Gilman suggested that also at the next work session the second Council meeting date in December be discussed, since December 26th is the day after Christmas. Council agreed.Mayor Gilman asked Council Members for any comments.
Councilmember Don Mounce commented on two items. There is a continuing problem with skunks in the neighborhood surrounding his house; staff needs to investigate. Review of the examples of council rules from several cities included in the packets requires more time. Possibly some action can be taken before the end of the year.
Deputy Mayor Bill Gordon announced that the West Carrollton Paper Festival has been officially renamed the West Carrollton Hometown Festival.
Mayor Gilman noted that she had been approached by the Boy Scouts of America with an interest in purchasing the old Fire Station No. 1. No discussion or action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT
Deputy Mayor Gordon moved, and it was seconded by Councilmember Linda Lotspaih to adjourn the work session. All present voting in favor, the meeting was adjourned.
MAYOR CLERK OF COUNCIL
ADJOURNMENT