Tallmadge City Council Regular Business Meeting (2013-2019)
Regular MeetingTallmadge, OH · January 8, 2015
Minutes
REGULAR MEETING
in Council Chambers @ 7:00 p.m. January 8, 15
1. CALL TO ORDER: President of Council Donovan called the Regular Council meeting of
Thursday, January 8, 2015 to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. PRAYER: Silent prayer.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
3. ROLL CALL: Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker, Ms.
Tricaso – present. Also present were Mayor Kline, Dir. of Pub. Service Esler, Dir. of Finance
Shanafelt, Dir. of Law Raber, Economic Developer Loughry, Clerk of Council Burton and
Deputy Clerk of Council Conti.
4. MINUTES: 12-11-14 Regular Council meeting minutes.
Mrs. Ray moved to adopt the 12-11-14 Regular Council meeting minutes. Seconded Mr.
Sisak. Voice vote 7-0. The 12-11-14 Regular Council meeting minutes were adopted by
a vote of 7-0.
FINANCIAL REPORTS:
Appropriation Report, Fund Report, Revenue Report, and Encumber Report for the
period ending 12-31-14 to Council on 1-5-15.
Tallmadge Recreation Center Profit and Loss Report for the period ending 12-31-14 to
Council on 1-6-15.
Income Tax Comparisons for the period ending 12-31-14 to Council on 1-6-15.
December Financial Reports to Council on 1-6-15.
Revenue Comparisons for the period ending 12-31-14 to Council on 1-6-15.
Mrs. Ray moved to approve the Financial Reports submitted by Dir. of Finance Shanafelt.
Seconded Mrs. Kilway. Voice vote 7-0. The Financial Reports submitted by Dir. of
Finance Shanafelt were approved by a vote of 7-0.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
6. COMMUNITY INPUT:
Pres. of Council: There is no one on the audience this evening.
6.A. ANNOUNCEMENTS: None.
7. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES: None.
8. AGENDA ADDITIONS: None.
9. REPORTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS: MAYOR, DIR. OF PUBLIC SERVICE,
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF LAW AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPER
Mayor: I will be very brief. As most of you have heard, the Mindale Farms fire was very
tragic for the Mindale Farm community and their family. I did speak with Trina Carter. She
was up there today. I was up there for a while with the family and so our hearts go out to
them. There was a tragic loss of the horses that were inside the barn.
We received the call at 11:28 a.m. and the response was really rapid. They immediately called
for mutual aid before they even got to the scene; just based on the amount of smoke that was
in the air.
Hats off to the Fire Department. They did a great job protecting the surroundings, but it was
fully involved by the time the Fire Department got there and so I’m sure we will learn more as
the days go on of really what happened. So that is still under investigation.
Planning & Zoning did meet on Tuesday night and thanks to the Council folks that were here
for that. The presentation was good. I think you should have an amendment on that on your
agenda tonight and Planning & Zoning will be very busy in the next several months coming up
with a lot of different projects that are coming forward. That is pretty exciting.
With that you do have a lot of housekeeping ordinances as we go along if you choose to
adopt them; fine and if not; that is fine also. End of report.
Dir. of Pub. Service: I guess another big thing on everybody’s mind is the cold. Salt doesn’t
work so well on the roads when it is this cold and so we are keeping everything plowed back
and we do use some of the liquid stuff after it is plowed. It doesn’t do much good on top of
snow really. There are five guys in there right now waiting for the snow to start about 8:00
p.m. and so we have been keeping crews pretty much around the clock right now.
Salt; we still have plenty of salt right now. It has been a little bit slow coming in. Today we
only have about 25 tons and we are hoping they will bring us about 125 tomorrow and we
have another 600 on order after that.
We had one water main break this week. You can imagine what it is like for those guys out
there working in the water in this cold and so my hats off to them.
Water meters; we are getting really close to wrapping those up. The new installations; we
have I think only 15 or so outside meters to do and just a little over 70 indoor meters to do and
we are going to put door tags out for those people. They are just not responding to all of the
letters, our calls or stopping by and so we are going to put door tags on their doors now and
put that as a final warning.
I would ask that Ord. 18-2015, which is the change in fees for the cemetery, be adopted at 1st
Reading. End of report.
Dir. of Finance: Thank you Mr. President. We have completed and closed 2014 and as
the Mayor indicated at our last meeting, I too would like to recognize my department; the
department for their good work.
The General Fund collected what was estimated and ended the year with about $4.85 million
in the unencumbered balance.
Income Tax almost hit $10 million. We were about $50,000 away.
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The Rec Center showed improvement in the profit and loss statement toward the end of the
year.
We received 111% of the estimated Local Government Funds.
The departments did operate within budget and hats off to all of the departments as well
for operating well and operating within budget.
The Fire Fund balance is at $448,460.
The Street Maintenance Repair Fund is at a little over half a million at $528,057.
The Sewer balance is $1,329,435.
The Water Fund balance is a little over $1.9 million.
Storm Water collected $328,349.
I also would respectfully ask for the adoption of Res. 1-2015 and Res. 2-2015. These are
housekeeping ordinances directing both the Fiscal Officer of Summit County and the Auditor
of Portage County to distribute the property taxes that are collected back to the City. End of
report unless there are questions.
Mr. Rensel: Mr. Shanafelt; do we have an estimate of what that revenue will be?
Dir. of Finance: Somewhere in the neighborhood . . . I believe last year it was somewhere in
the neighborhood of about $630,000. Somewhere around in there. I can look . . . just a
second . . .
Mr. Rensel: That gets dispersed into the General Fund right?
Dir. of Finance: Yes, that is pooled in the General Fund.
Mr. Rensel: OK. Thank you.
Dir. of Finance: I apologize; last year it was $693,000.
Dir. of Law: Just as an FYI for all of you; I attended a seminar this afternoon along with Ass’t.
Finance Director, Molly Gilbride about new House Bill 5, which is a municipal income tax bill
and it does create or limit much of the home rule that cities have previously had with regard to
municipal income tax. There are some massive changes. It is a massive piece of legislation.
RITA actually presented their Chief Legal Counsel, Amy Arrighi, and they are still digesting
most of it, but they did present the major points and said that probably every municipality will
have to make changes to their municipal ordinances for income tax. So, that does not go into
effect until January of 2016, and so we have some time to get our arms around that and so
you can expect to see something about that towards the middle to end of next year.
Additionally you may have been reading in the newspaper about the issues with the Summit
County Jail and some of the space issues and some of the comments that have been made
about releasing some people and so on and so forth and so we will feel an impact as a
municipality as it relates to our criminal cases. We are trying to get our arms around that as
quickly as possible. We are in a better position than many municipalities because we do have
contracts with both Cuyahoga Falls and Macedonia. Some municipalities have contracts with
only one alternative jail and some with none. So, that is I guess the plus side for a very bad
situation. So we are trying to work through that and I will report on that more as we understand
more about the full impact. End of report.
Mr. Rensel: Ms. Raber; are we limited as a City in dealing with Summit County or may we go
to Portage County and say for example; go to Ravenna or go to Kent, Ohio?
Dir. of Law: If we enter into contracts, I think that we could expand that beyond the county
limits and in addition we do have that small portion of the City of Tallmadge that is in Portage
County and so those could be potential options. We would, however, have to look at
agreements and entering into a formal agreement and so we would have to explore those
possibilities and we will be exploring those in the coming days.
Economic Developer: The Mayor and I attended the ground breaking yesterday at
Heather Knoll which basically is the start of what we believe is going to be a crazy year. What
Council should expect to see in Planning & Zoning along with you; we expect Testa to make
application on both project probably simultaneously.
Tony Jaber is moving forward on the Big Boy site.
We have preliminary approval with Lemmon and Lemmon for 101 beds next to Rite Aid for
assisted living and independent living.
Taco Bell has already been approved.
They are all going to be good things in the end, but it can be a mess traffic-wise and so we
are excited, but we are hoping for patience as well. It is just going to be fun from my
perspective.
We received word yesterday that another company is moving into our JEDD from Aurora that
will create initially about 15 jobs, but should be 30 by the end of the year. So the Mayor will
give more information in the State of the City speech, but our job count is probably about 400
increase when you combine the JEDD and Tallmadge and so everything is good in economic
development. I will take questions.
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REGULAR MEETING
in Council Chambers @ 7:00 p.m. January 8, 15
10. Ordinance 89-2014 At 2nd Reading.
COMMUNITY ISSUES/SAFETY Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an
agreement with the Tallmadge Firefighters
Association consisting of Tallmadge Part-
time Firefighters and providing for imme-
diate enactment.
Ms. Tricaso moved for the adoption of Ord. 89-2014. Seconded Mr. Rensel.
Mrs. Kilway: I would like to remove myself from any discussion or any votes on this matter since it
relates to my husband’s employment.
Pres. of Council: OK. Anything else. No one responded.
Roll Call: Mrs. Ray – yes, Mr. Rensel – yes, Mr. Sisak – yes, Mr. Stalnaker – yes, Ms. Tricaso – yes,
Mr. Donovan – yes.
Pres. of Council: Ord. 89-2014 is adopted by a vote of 6-0 with one abstention.
Dir. of Law: I’m sorry Mr. Chairman, just for purposes of the record, if you want to call her so she
can officially abstain on the record?
Clerk of Council: Carol Kilway – abstain.
Pres. of Council: Again; Ord. 89-2014 is adopted by a vote of 6-0-1.
11. Ordinance 90-2014 At 2nd Reading.
PLANNING & ZONING Approving and granting a conditional
P&Z REC. APPROVAL 5-0 zoning certificate for special nonresidential
WITH CONDITIONS development to applicant Lemmon &
Lemmon Inc. on behalf of owner WXZ
Retail Group Tallmadge LLC for an adult
senior living facility at 25 East Avenue,
Parcel 6009989 and ingress/egress
easement.
Mr. Sisak moved to amend Ord. 90-2014. Seconded Mrs. Ray. Roll Call: Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr.
Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray – unanimous. Ord. 90-2014 is amended
by a vote of 7-0 and will remain at 2nd Reading.
12. Ordinance 1-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service
to advertise for bids and the Mayor to enter
into a contract for the purchase of cold
planing of asphaltic concrete and providing
for immediate enactment.
Mr. Stalnaker moved for the adoption of Ord. 1-2015. Seconded Mr. Rensel. Roll Call: Mr. Sisak, Mr.
Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel – unanimous. Ord. 1-2015
is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
13. Ordinance 2-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service
to advertise for bids and the Mayor to enter
into a contract for the purchase of hot mix
asphalt in place and providing for imme-
diate enactment.
Mr. Stalnaker moved for the adoption of Ord. 2-2015. Seconded Mrs. Kilway. Roll Call: Mr. Stalnaker,
Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak – unanimous. Ord. 2-2015
is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
14. Ordinance 3-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service
to advertise for bids and the Mayor to enter
into a contract for sealing cracks and joints
in paved streets and providing for imme-
diate enactment.
Mr. Stalnaker moved for the adoption of Ord. 3-2015. Seconded Mrs. Kilway.
Mr. Sisak: This question is for Mr. Esler; was this previously an internal operation in the past or has
this always been outsourced?
Dir. of Pub. Service: It has been probably 20 years since we have done it internally. We don’t really
have the equipment. We used to have pour pods and a kettle that you pretty much melted the stuff in
and now they have big machines that you can just walk behind with a wand.
Mr. Sisak: I thought for some reason that we did that within our department.
Dir. of Pub. Service: No.
Mayor: We do have that Duropatcher and we do some of the crack sealing with that.
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Mr. Sisak: OK.
Mayor: On the big projects; we contract out. They will do the whole road.
Roll Call: Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker –
unanimous. Ord. 3-2015 is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
15. Ordinance 4-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service
to advertise for bids and the Mayor to enter
into a contract for pavement marking and
providing for immediate enactment.
Mr. Stalnaker moved for the adoption of Ord. 4-2015. Seconded Mr. Rensel. Roll Call: Mr. Donovan,
Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso – unanimous. Ord. 4-2015
is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
16. Ordinance 5-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service
to advertise and solicit bids and the Mayor
to enter into a contract for concrete projects
on public property and providing for imme-
diate enactment.
Mr. Stalnaker moved for the adoption of Ord. 5-2015. Seconded Mrs. Kilway. Roll Call: Mrs. Kilway,
Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan – unanimous. Ord. 5-2015
is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
17. Ordinance 6-2015 At 1st Reading.
PERSONNEL Authorizing the Director of Public Service to
advertise for bids and the Mayor to award a
contract for temporary labor and providing
for immediate enactment.
Mrs. Kilway moved for the adoption of Ord. 6-2015. Seconded Mr. Sisak. Roll Call: Mrs. Ray, Mr.
Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway – unanimous. Ord. 6-2015
is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
18. Ordinance 7-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Mayor to contract with
Arcadis U.S., Inc. for engineering and
consulting services relating to water and
sewer system improvement and other
general engineering services and providing
for immediate enactment.
Mr. Stalnaker moved for the adoption of Ord. 7-2015. Seconded Mr. Rensel. Roll Call: Mr. Rensel,
Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray – unanimous. Ord. 7-2015
is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
19. Ordinance 8-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a con-
tract with URS Corporation-Ohio for general
traffic engineering services for various
streets and projects and other general
engineering services and providing for
. immediate enactment.
Mr. Stalnaker moved for the adoption of Ord. 8-2015. Seconded Mrs. Kilway. Roll Call: Mr. Sisak,
Mr. Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel – unanimous. Ord. 8-
2015 is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
20. Ordinance 9-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Mayor to contract with
Burgess and Niple, Inc. for engineering and
consulting services relating to water system
development and other general engineering
services and providing for immediate enact-
ment.
Mr. Stalnaker moved for the adoption of Ord. 9-2015. Seconded Mr. Rensel. Roll Call: Mr. Stalnaker,
Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak – unanimous. Ord. 9-2015
is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
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21. Ordinance 10-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service to
advertise for bids and the Mayor to enter
into a contract for the purchase of asphalt
picked up and providing for immediate
enactment.
Mr. Stalnaker moved for the adoption of Ord. 10-2015. Seconded Mrs. Kilway. Roll Call: Ms. Tricaso,
Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker – unanimous. Ord. 10-
2015 is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
22. Ordinance 11-2015 At 1st Reading.
FINANCE Expressing intent to sell unneeded, obso-
lete, or unfit municipal personal property by
internet auction in calendar year 2015 and
providing for immediate enactment.
Mrs. Ray moved for the adoption of Ord. 11-2015. Seconded Mr. Sisak. Roll Call: Mr. Donovan, Mrs.
Kilway, Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso – unanimous. Ord. 11-2015 is
adopted by a vote of 7-0.
23. Ordinance 12-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service
to negotiate and the Mayor to contract for
various policies of insurance for the City
and providing for immediate enactment.
Mr. Stalnaker moved for the adoption of Ord. 12-2015. Seconded Mr. Rensel. Roll Call: Mrs. Kilway,
Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan – unanimous. Ord. 12-
2015 is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
24. Ordinance 13-2015 At 1st Reading.
PERSONNEL Authorizing the Director of Public Service
to advertise for proposals and the Mayor
to enter into one or more contracts for
major medical, dental, eye, and group life
insurance for various officials and
employees of the City and providing for
immediate enactment.
Mrs. Kilway moved for the adoption of Ord. 13-2015. Seconded Mr. Sisak. Roll Call: Mrs. Ray, Mr.
Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway – unanimous. Ord. 13-2015
is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
25. Ordinance 14-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Mayor to contract with
GPD Group for engineering and consulting
services relating to storm water improve-
ments and other general engineering ser-
vices and providing for immediate enact-
ment.
Mr. Stalnaker moved for the adoption of Ord. 14-2015. Seconded Mrs. Kilway. Roll Call: Mr. Rensel,
Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray – unanimous. Ord. 14-
2015 is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
26. Ordinance 15-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Ohio Director of Transpor-
tation to complete the mowing of IR76
within the City limits and providing for
immediate enactment.
Mrs. Ray moved for the adoption of Ord. 15-2015. Seconded Mr. Rensel. Roll Call: Mr. Sisak, Mr.
Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel – unanimous. Ord. 15-2015
is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
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27. Ordinance 16-2015 At 1st Reading.
FINANCE Authorizing the Director of Law to enter
into an agreement with the Summit County
Public Defender’s Commission, authorizing
payment therefore, and providing for imme-
diate enactment.
Mrs. Ray moved for the adoption of Ord. 16-2015. Seconded Mr. Sisak. Roll Call: Mr. Stalnaker, Ms.
Tricaso, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak – unanimous. Ord. 16-2015 is
adopted by a vote of 7-0.
28. Ordinance 17-2015 At 1st Reading.
COMMUNITY ISSUES/SAFETY Authorizing the Director of Law to negotiate
and to enter into a contract with Oriana
House, Inc. to provide for a misdemeanant
work release program, halfway house, and
home incarceration for misdemeanant
offenders and providing for immediate
enactment.
Ms. Tricaso moved for the adoption of Ord. 17-2015. Seconded Mr. Rensel. Roll Call: Ms. Tricaso,
Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker – unanimous. Ord. 17-
2015 is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
29. Ordinance 18-2015 At 1st Reading.
FINANCE Establishing rates, charges, and fees for
Tallmadge cemetery services and providing
for immediate enactment.
Mrs. Ray moved for the adoption of Ord. 18-2015. Seconded Mr. Sisak.
Dir. of Pub. Service: Yes, the last time these were reviewed and changed was back in 2009. We did
review several municipal cemeteries around and compared rates. Some of these were still under what
other ones are plus we had to add rates for the new columbarium. Any questions; I would be happy
to answer them.
Mrs. Kilway: I do have a quick question; where can I find where the rates are?
Clerk of Council: Where it says, “1st Reading” is the link to the attachment.
Pres. of Council: The other changes are just for the columbarium?
Dir. of Pub. Service: No, there are some . . .
Dir. of Law: I was just going to say that the 2009 rates are above in the black and then the 2015 are
below in the red.
Dir. of Pub. Service: Grave sites have gone up basically $200.
Mayor: From $800 to $1,000.
Dir. of Pub. Service: For non-residents; it went from $2,000 to $2,200. Grave openings went from
$500 to $525. That is both for resident and non-resident. I can go over the columbarium rates if you
want. The columbarium has two opposing sides that are double. They are 24” deep and so you can
put two urns in them. The other two sides are singles. Singles for a resident are $1,000 and non-
residents are $2,200. Double niches are $1,500 for the resident and $3,000 for non-residents. The
purchase of those also includes actual inurnment so there is not a separate fee for opening and closing.
Pres. of Council: How about the engraving?
Dir. of Pub. Service: The engraving will be done by North Hill Marble. They actually have extra
plates and so families will go there and they have our rules as to what can be done and what is allowed
and what type of lettering is to be used. We will place that one on and remove the blank one and give
that back to the memorial company.
Pres. of Council: The engraving is additional?
Dir. of Pub. Service: The engraving is additional.
Roll Call: Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway, Mrs. Ray, Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso –
unanimous. Ord. 18-2015 is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
30. Resolution 1-2015 At 1st Reading.
FINANCE Authorizing the Summit County Fiscal
Officer to advance payment of local taxes
collected for the 2014 tax year, payable in
2015 and providing for immediate enact-
ment.
Mrs. Ray moved for the adoption of Res. 1-2015. Seconded Mr. Sisak. Roll Call: Mrs. Kilway, Mrs.
Ray, Mr. Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan – unanimous. Res. 1-2015 is
adopted by a vote of 7-0.
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31. Resolution 2-2015 At 1st Reading.
FINANCE Authorizing the Portage County Auditor to
advance payment of local taxes collected
for the 2014 tax year, payable in 2015 and
providing for immediate enactment.
Mrs. Ray moved for the adoption of Res. 2-2015. Seconded Mr. Sisak. Roll Call: Mrs. Ray, Mr.
Rensel, Mr. Sisak, Mr. Stalnaker, Ms. Tricaso, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Kilway – unanimous. Res. 2-2015
is adopted by a vote of 7-0.
32. ADDITIONAL ITEMS:
Mr. Rensel: I would like to ask the Mayor; with the precipitous drop in price per barrel of oil;
is that affecting natural gas?
Mayor: Well, for those folks who were on the . . . our City rate is $4.61, but the ones who are
on the SCO; the Standard Choice Option are higher than we are right now. The folks here in
our office who elected to stay with SCO are at $4.71 and so our contract, which if you get
phone calls, the December bill . . . the January bill is reflective of December and it shows $4.64
and not $4.61. We are working out that detail. It is supposed to be 3¢ lower. We are trying
to figure that out today.
Mr. Rensel: We decided and I think it was prudent to go with a two-year.
Mayor: Yes.
Mr. Rensel: Now with the price of oil dropping . . . of course you don’t know and no one
knows, but . . .
Mayor: It is back up today so . . .
Mr. Rensel: The price is going to drop significantly on natural gas.
Mayor: The nice thing about our program is that it is an option. At least you are locked in at
this and if it drops down to $3, I’m baling and I am going to go to the lower rate. So it is an
option.
Mr. Stalnaker: Again, I would like to thank the City for going paperless. The wastebaskets
would be filled with these 31 items!! Thank you again.
Mayor: We saved a lot of trees.
33. ADJOURNMENT: Mrs. Ray moved to adjourn. Seconded Mr. Sisak. Voice vote 7-0. The
Regular Council meeting of 1-8-15 adjourned at 7:37 p.m.
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Approved:
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Susan E. Burton James M. Donovan
Clerk of Council President of Council
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Agenda
TALLMADGE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2015 @ 7:00 P.M.
IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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1. CALL TO ORDER.
2. PRAYER: Silent prayer.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
3. ROLL CALL:
4. MINUTES: 12-11-14 Regular Council meeting minutes.
FINANCIAL REPORTS:
Appropriation Report, Fund Report, Revenue Report, and Encumber Report for the period
ending 12-31-14 to Council on 1-5-15.
Tallmadge Recreation Center Profit and Loss Report for the period ending 12-31-14 to Council
on 1-6-15.
Income Tax Comparisons for the period ending 12-31-14 to Council on 1-6-15.
December Financial Reports to Council on 1-6-15.
Revenue Comparisons for the period ending 12-31-14 to Council on 1-6-15.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
6. COMMUNITY INPUT:
6.A. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
7. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES:
8. AGENDA ADDITIONS:
9. REPORTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS: MAYOR, DIR. OF PUBLIC SERVICE, DIRECTOR
OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF LAW AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPER
10. Ordinance 89-2014 At 2nd Reading.
COMMUNITY ISSUES/SAFETY Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agree-
ADOPT 3-0 ment with the Tallmadge Firefighters Associa-
tion consisting of Tallmadge Part-time Fire-
fighters and providing for immediate enactment.
11. Ordinance 90-2014 At 2nd Reading.
PLANNING & ZONING Approving and granting a conditional zoning
AMEND/POLL 3-0 certificate for special nonresidential develop-
ment to applicant Lemmon & Lemmon Inc. on
behalf of owner WXZ Retail Group Tallmadge
LLC for an adult senior living facility at 25 East
Avenue, Parcel 6009989 and ingress/egress
easement.
12. Ordinance 1-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service to
advertise for bids and the Mayor to enter into
a contract for the purchase of cold planing of
asphaltic concrete and providing for immediate
enactment.
13. Ordinance 2-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service to
advertise for bids and the Mayor to enter into
a contract for the purchase of hot mix asphalt
in place and providing for immediate enactment.
14. Ordinance 3-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service to
advertise for bids and the Mayor to enter into
a contract for sealing cracks and joints in paved
streets and providing for immediate enactment.
15. Ordinance 4-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service to
advertise for bids and the Mayor to enter into
a contract for pavement marking and providing
for immediate enactment.
TALLMADGE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2015 @ 7:00 P.M.
16. Ordinance 5-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service to
advertise and solicit bids and the Mayor to
enter into a contract for concrete projects on
public property and providing for immediate
enactment.
17. Ordinance 6-2015 At 1st Reading.
PERSONNEL Authorizing the Director of Public Service to
advertise for bids and the Mayor to award a
contract for temporary labor and providing
for immediate enactment.
18. Ordinance 7-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Mayor to contract with Arcadis
U.S., Inc. for engineering and consulting ser-
vices relating to water and sewer system
improvement and other general engineering
services and providing for immediate enactment.
19. Ordinance 8-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract
with URS Corporation-Ohio for general traffic
engineering services for various streets and
projects and other general engineering services
and providing for immediate enactment.
20. Ordinance 9-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Mayor to contract with Burgess
and Niple, Inc. for engineering and consulting
services relating to water system development
and other general engineering services and
providing for immediate enactment.
21. Ordinance 10-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service to
advertise for bids and the Mayor to enter into a
contract for the purchase of asphalt picked up
and providing for immediate enactment.
22. Ordinance 11-2015 At 1st Reading.
FINANCE Expressing intent to sell unneeded, obsolete, or
unfit municipal personal property by internet
auction in calendar year 2015 and providing for
immediate enactment.
23. Ordinance 12-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Director of Public Service to
negotiate and the Mayor to contract for various
policies of insurance for the City and providing
for immediate enactment.
24. Ordinance 13-2015 At 1st Reading.
PERSONNEL Authorizing the Director of Public Service to
advertise for proposals and the Mayor to enter
into one or more contracts for major medical,
dental, eye, and group life insurance for various
officials and employees of the City and providing
for immediate enactment.
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TALLMADGE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2015 @ 7:00 P.M.
25. Ordinance 14-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Mayor to contract with GPD
Group for engineering and consulting services
relating to storm water improvements and other
general engineering services and providing for
immediate enactment.
26. Ordinance 15-2015 At 1st Reading.
PUBLIC SERVICE Authorizing the Ohio Director of Transportation
to complete the mowing of IR76 within the City
limits and providing for immediate enactment.
27. Ordinance 16-2015 At 1st Reading.
FINANCE Authorizing the Director of Law to enter into an
agreement with the Summit County Public
Defender’s Commission, authorizing payment
therefore, and providing for immediate enact-
ment.
28. Ordinance 17-2015 At 1st Reading.
COMMUNITY ISSUES/SAFETY Authorizing the Director of Law to negotiate and
to enter into a contract with Oriana House, Inc.
to provide for a misdemeanant work release
program, halfway house, and home incarcera-
tion for misdemeanant offenders and providing
for immediate enactment.
29. Ordinance 18-2015 At 1st Reading.
FINANCE Establishing rates, charges, and fees for Tall-
madge cemetery services and providing for
immediate enactment.
30. Resolution 1-2015 At 1st Reading.
FINANCE Authorizing the Summit County Fiscal Officer to
advance payment of local taxes collected for the
2014 tax year, payable in 2015 and providing for
immediate enactment.
31. Resolution 2-2015 At 1st Reading.
FINANCE Authorizing the Portage County Auditor to
advance payment of local taxes collected for
the 2014 tax year, payable in 2015 and pro-
viding for immediate enactment.
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