| The meeting
of November 21st, 2006 was called to order with the Pledge of
Allegiance by Mayor Robert C. Bickley
Roll call:-present- Dickman, Fox, Jenkins, Kovesdi, Maloney
and Martin.
Motion by Fox, seconded by Maloney to approve the Minutes
of November 7th. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.
Motion by Jenkins, seconded by Fox to approve the Council
Bills for November 21st, 2006 in the amount of $14,913.61.
Vote-all yeas, motion carried.
Motion by Fox, seconded by Dickman to approve the Utility
Bills for November 21st, 2006 in the amount of $116,463.75.
Vote-all yeas, motion carried.
The dedication of the flag plaque went well and made the
front page of the Norwalk Reflector. Congressman Gillmor sent
a note stating he would be unable to attend.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
OLD COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Streets, Sidewalks and Storm Sewers-Notice will be sent out
earlier next year to let residents know of yard waste pick
up.
There are a few more bills for Dean Frederick for engineering
the muni parking lot. The parking lot price came in around
$275,000.00
Safety-None
Finance-None
Regional Planning, Building Codes & Inspection-None
Utilities-None
Civic Contact and Historical Preservation -None
Parks and Trees-None
NEW COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Streets, Sidewalks, and Storm Sewers -Leaf pickup will continue
until December 4th . Christmas tree pickup will go until January
8th .
Safety-Milan Township has connected the fire siren to the
Erie County tornado warning system.
Motion by Fox, seconded by Maloney to authorize the purchase
and payment of the police car video system that has been on
loan from Digital Ally, along with extra mics and another
flash card for around $5000.00. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.
A monitor for Mayor's Court has been submitted for the wish
list for next year's appropriations.
Finance-A meeting will be held to review the appropriations.
Regional Planning, Building Codes & Inspection-The lot
on the corner of Edison and Elm Streets was not split correctly
and will be looked into.
Utilities-The PUCO website show gas prices for under a dollar.
Civic Contact and Historical Preservation-The Chamber of
Commerce sent a thank you note for the muni parking lot.
Parks and Trees-None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
There will be one Council meeting in December on the 12th
at 8:00 P.M..
Motion by Fox, seconded by Jenkins to authorize the Fiscal
Officer to release paychecks on Tuesday, December 12th, instead
of Wednesday, December 13th. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.
LEGISLATION
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE TRANSFER OF $20,000.00
FROM THE WATER FUND TO THE WATER REPLACEMENT FUND. Motion
by Jenkins, seconded by Fox to adopt by title only. Roll call:
Fox-yes, Jenkins-yes, Kovesdi-yes, Maloney-yes, Martin-yes,
Dickman-yes. Motion carried, Ordinance no. 427-11-06
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE TRANSFER OF $20,000.00
FROM THE SEWER FUND TO THE SEWER REPLACEMENT FUND. Motion
by Maloney, seconded by Fox to adopt by title only. Roll call:
Jenkins-yes, Kovesdi-yes, Maloney-yes, Martin-yes, Dickman-yes,
Fox-yes. Motion carried, Ordinance no. 428-11-06
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE TRANSFER OF $35,000.00
FROM THE ELECTRIC FUND TO THE ELECTRIC REPLACEMENT FUND. Motion
by Maloney, seconded by Fox to adopt by title only. Roll call:
Kovesdi-yes, Maloney-yes, Martin-yes, Dickman-yes, Fox-yes,
Jenkins-yes. Motion carried, Ordinance no. 429-11-06
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE TRANSFER OF AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $8000.00 FROM THE KWH TRANSFER OUT INTO
THE KWH TRANSFER IN AND APPROPRIATE UNAPPROPRIATED FUNDS IN
THE GENERAL FUND. Motion by Maloney, seconded by Fox to adopt
by title only. Roll call: Maloney-yes, Martin-yes, Dickman-yes,
Fox-yes, Jenkins-yes, Kovesdi-yes. Motion carried, Ordinance
no. 430-11-06
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE TRANSFER OF $23,629.56
FROM THE GENERAL FUND TRANSFER OUT INTO THE ELECTRIC DEBT
SERVICE FUND AND APPROPRIATE UNAPPROPRIATED FUNDS IN THE ELECTRIC
DEBT SERVICE FUND. Motion by Maloney, seconded by Jenkins
to adopt by title only. Roll call: Martin-yes, Dickman-yes,
Fox-yes, Jenkins-yes, Kovesdi-yes, Maloney-yes. Motion carried,
Ordinance no. 431-11-06
SECOND READING
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING ONE WAY TRAFFIC PATTERN WITHIN MUNICIPAL
PARKING LOT LOCATED BETWEEN CHURCH AND FRONT STREETS. Motion
by Maloney, seconded by Fox to bring this ordinance to its
second ordinance by title only. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PARKING OF VEHICLES WITH WEIGHT
IN EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND POUNDS IN THE MUNICIPAL PARKING
LOT LOCATED NORTH OF FRONT STREET. Motion by Fox, seconded
by Jenkins to bring this ordinance to its second reading as
amended by title only. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.
FIRST READING
AN ORDINANCE DEDICATING AND ACCEPTING AN ALLEY FOR PUBLIC
USE. This is the alley to be named after Clifford P. Sickinger.
Motion by Maloney, seconded by Fox to bring this ordinance
to its first reading by title only. Vote-all yeas, motion
carried.
Motion by Jenkins, seconded by Dickman to authorize the Solicitor
to draw up legislation to adopt a new fee schedule for building
codes. It will have to be done as an emergency since it will
go into effect January 1st , 2007. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.
Motion by Dickman, seconded by Martin to adjourn. Vote-all
yeas, motion carried.
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Mayor Robert C. Bickley Fiscal Officer Mary Bruno
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