MINUTES OF A MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF COUNCIL OF THE
Mayor Mary H. Brown called the meeting of council to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 7, 2011. Don Martin called the roll and the following Councilmembers were present: Jim Doepker, Jill Steller, Roger Peterman and Tom Lampe. Absent: Lisa Kelly and Eric Haas. Staff members in attendance included: City Administrator Don Martin, Fire Chief Mark Bailey, Police Chief Mike Daly, Finance Director Fred Ewald and City Attorney Jann Seidenfaden.
Mayor Brown led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
Minutes
The minutes of the February 22, 2011 meeting were presented to council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Peterman and seconded by Mrs. Steller to approve the minutes as written. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.
Visitors and Communications
Charles Schroer of 22 Chalfonte Place was present and addressed council. Mr. Schroer wanted to express as a resident his support for the purchase and restoration of the homes on Alexander Circle. This would be a huge asset to the city. He is the president of the Cincinnati Preservation Association and noted that he is available for any inquiries the city may have and looks forward to the project getting underway.
Reports of Officers
Report from City Administrator: Don Martin presented a report to council. The report included the following:
Deer Census: Due to weather conditions, Vision Air Research has had to put us off until they are able to get their runway clear of snow. The main base for Vision Air Research is located in Boise, Idaho. They are hoping for good weather sometime this week when they will perform the census.
Vernon Lane Overflow Project: The city met with representatives of Sanitation District No. 1 last week to discuss this project. Sanitation is happy with the way the project is moving forward and most of the designs to remove the storm water from the sanitary system are fairly simple plans. They also said that this project is turning out to be a national model for reducing storm water going into sanitary systems due to the unique approach they are taking.
Mr. Peterman asked the status of the park projects. Don Martin noted that the projects are all on schedule and are coming along nicely.
Finance Committee Report on Disbursements: The Finance Committee presented its Report of Disbursements and recommended the payment of warrants numbered 61928 through 61996 for the period of February 23 – March 7, 2011. A motion was made by Mrs. Steller and seconded by Mr. Lampe to concur in the recommendation of the Finance Committee. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted “aye” – Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Steller, Mr. Peterman and Mr. Lampe. Voting "no" - none. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.
Ordinances, Resolutions, and Orders
Ordinance O-04-2011: An ordinance for property located at 2221 Memorial Parkway changing the zoning from Residential Three (R-3) to General Commercial (GC) was presented to council for a first reading. A motion was made by Mr. Lampe and seconded by Mrs. Steller to approve Ordinance O-04-2011. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted “aye” – Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Steller, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no” – none. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.
Ordinance O-05-2011: An ordinance approving the city to enter into an agreement with the Kentucky League of Cities for funding for the park projects was presented to council for a first reading. This ordinance will be laid over to the next regular meeting of council for consideration.
With no further business to come before council, the meeting was adjourned.
APPROVED:
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Mary H. Brown, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Melissa K. Kelly, City Clerk