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Vermilion City Council Meeting
PLEASE NOTE DAY AND TIME CHANGE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2008 - 5:30 p.m.
A G E N D A
1. Call to Order - Fred Ostrander
2. Pledge of Allegiance (Moment of Reflection/Silent Prayer) - All
3. Roll Call - Gwen Fisher
4. Approval of Minutes of February 4, 2008 - Fred Ostrander
5. Correspondence - Gwen Fisher
All letters to be read into the record by the public must be submitted to the Clerk of Council by noon on Friday prior to the meeting. The President of Council reserves the right to edit or not read correspondence that is derogatory in nature.
6. President of Council’s Report - Fred Ostrander
7. Committee Reports
Zoning Board of Appeals; Community Improvement; Personnel Committee - Barb Brady
Utilities; Parks & Recreation; Greater Erie Marketing - Heidi Strickler
Streets, Buildings & Grounds; Historic Design & Review, Municipal Court - Dan Roth
Port Authority - Fred Ostrander
Finance; Licensing Board of Contractors; Storm Water Committee - Steve Holovacs
Legislative; Planning Commission; Main Street Vermilion - John Gabriel
Health & Safety; Cable Advisory; Senior Citizens Committee - Madio Rossini
8. Mayor’s Business Report - Jean Anderson
9. Safety Director’s Report - Carl Schmidt
10. Service Director’s Report - Dan Squires
11. Finance Director’s Report - Wayne Hamilton
12. City Engineer’s Report - Chris Howard
13. Law Director’s Report - Don Zaleski
14. Response to the Audience - Fred Ostrander/Or Designee
15. Open to the Audience - Public Participation
Must sign in prior to the meeting. Please limit your discussion to five minutes. Discussion may be halted if it does not relate to city business.
16. Old Business - Council/Administration
17. New Business - Council/Administration
- Motion to adjourn into Executive Session to discuss pending and imminent litigation.- Motion to authorize the fire department to purchase 12 Motorola portable radios & spk/mic in the amount of $6,052.68.- Motion to authorize Bramhall Engineering to prepare assessment calculations for Edson Street based on lineal feet.- Motion to authorize Bramhall Engineering to prepare assessment calculations for the Elberta/Liberty Storm Project.- Motion to amend Ordinance 2008-7 as recommended by the Legislative Committee of February 11, 2008.18. Reading of Ordinances - Attorney Don Zaleski
Third Reading - Ordinance 2008-7: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1260.06(1) OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF VERMILION ENTITLED “DEFINITIONS; ACCESSORY USE OR BUILDING”.
Third Reading – Ordinance 2008-8: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF VERMILION, OHIO TO MAKE PAYMENT OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) TO MAIN STREET VERMILION FOR THE 2008 PROMOTIONAL BROCHURES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Second Reading – Ordinance 2008-9: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CLEMANS AND NELSON ASSOCIATES, INC. TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF VERMILION IN THE MATTER OF LABOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE LOCAL 860, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
First Reading – Ordinance 2008-12: AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE CURRENT REPLACEMENT PAGES TO THE VERMILION CODIFIED ORDINANCES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
First Reading – Ordinance 2008-13: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING GROUP HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES, UNLESS SPECIFIED DIFFERENTLY PER UNION CONTRACTS, AND PREEMPTING ORDINANCE 2003-17 AND ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES AS THEY REFER TO HEALTH CARE INSURANCE, VISION INSURANCE, AND DENTAL INSURANCE BENEFITS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
First Reading – Ordinance 2008-14: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2007-30 ADOPTED MAY 14, 2007 BY ADOPTING CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO WHICH IS AMENDATORY TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WITH SHOOK INC. OF BRECKSVILLE, OHIO FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT PHASE II PROJECT IN THE CITY OF VERMILION; AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO MAKE PAYMENT TO SAID AWARDEE IN THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR DOLLARS ($4,764.00), ALL OF THE SAME HAS BEEN FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY ENGINEER AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
First Reading – Ordinance 2008-15: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A REvENUE BOND TO BE ISSUED BY THE VERMILION PORT AUTHORITY IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $995,538 TO REFUND, REDEEM AND RETIRE A PORT AUTHORITY REVENUE NOTE HELD IN THE CITY TREASURY AND ISSUED BY THE PORT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE INTERIM FINANCING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE LAND AND BUILDINGS LOCATED AT 5150 LIBERTY AVENUE FOR AUTHORIZED PURPOSES OF THE PORT AUTHORITY; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A COOPERATIVE PUBLIC WATERFRONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AND ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE PORT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS OF AND SECURITY FOR, AND THE PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF, THAT PORT AUTHORITY REVENUE BOND, THE REFUNDING OF THE OUTSTANDING NOTE AND RELATED MATTERS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
First Reading – Resolution 2008-2: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT AS PROPOSED BY THE LEADERSHIP LORAIN COUNTY CLASS OF 2008 TO BE INCLUDED IN A JOINT APPLICATION FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES COLLABORATION GRANT THROUGH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING A FEASIBILITY STUDY CONDUCTED BY LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT ADDRESSES WHETHER AND IN WHAT MANNER MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, INCLUDING CITIES, VILLAGES, TOWNSHIPS AND/OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS WITHIN LORAIN COUNTY MAP COMBINE THEIR RESPECTIVE PROVISION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND THE DECLARING OF AN EMERGENCY.
Tabled Ordinances:
Third Reading – Ordinance 2007-63: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2007-10, ADOPTED MARCH 26, 2007 TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT EXPENSES AND OTHER EXPENDITURES FOR THE CITY OF VERMILION, OHIO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ($400.59 – moral claim).
Third Reading – Ordinance 2007-76: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2001-31 ADOPTED JULY 16, 2001 TO ACCEPT THE MAJOR CHANGE TO THE FINAL PLANS KNOWN AS VERMILION SHORES DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY REZONED TO A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
Third Reading – Ordinance 2007-100: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH JOHNSON CONTROLS OF CLEVELAND, OHIO TO PROVIDE HOUSE BILL 300 PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING SERVICES TO THE CITY OF VERMILION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Third Reading – Ordinance 2007-102: AN ORDINANCE ENACTING CHAPTER 1048 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF VERMILION ENTITLED “CONSTRUCTION SITE SOIL EROSION, SEDIMENT, STORM WATER RUNOFF AND STORM WATER QUALITY CONTROLS AND REGULATIONS” AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Third Reading – Ordinance 2008-3: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF VERMILION, OHIO TO APPROVE THE CONTINUATION OF THE CONTRACT PASSED ON DECEMBER 21, 1998, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 98-89 TO RECEIVE A SUBSIDY FROM BROWNHELM TOWNSHIP, LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO FOR SUBSCRIPTION AMBULANCE SERVICE THROUGH THE CITY OF VERMILION’S CONTRACT WITH NORTH CENTRAL EMS OF MILAN, OHIO FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Third Reading – Ordinance 2008-4: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF VERMILION, OHIO TO RECEIVE A SUBSIDY FROM VERMILION TOWNSHIP, ERIE COUNTY, OHIO FOR SUBSCRIPTION AMBULANCE SERVICE THROUGH THE CITY OF VERMILION’S CONTRACT WITH NORTH CENTRAL EMS OF MILAN, OHIO FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
19. Announcement of Meeting Dates - Fred Ostrander
- Monday, February 25, 2008 – Utilities & Streets, Buildings & Grounds Committee Meetings – 7:00 p.m.- Monday, March 3, 2008 – Vermilion Shores PUD Public Hearing – 6:00 p.m. - Vermilion City Council Meeting – 7:00 p.m.- Monday, March 10, 2008 – Finance, Legislative, and Health & Safety Committee Meetings – 7:00 p.m.- Monday, March 17, 2008 – Vermilion City Council Meeting – 7:00 p.m.- Monday, March 24, 2008 - Streets, Bldgs. & Grounds; Utilities Committee Meetings – 7:00 p.m.20. Adjournment - Fred Ostrander
SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
(Immediately following Council meeting)
Chairman, S. Holovacs
1. 2008 Budget - Committee as a Whole
2/15/08
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