Description

Minutes of Meeting

Date

2/25/2008

Location

Commissioners Session Room

 

Time

Speaker

Note

9:00:21 AM

Call Meeting to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Opening Prayer

Roll Call Attendance - Commissioners Short and Genter present. Commissioner Barnaby is expected to join the meeting late.

 

9:01:14 AM

Resolution 2008-162 Approve Minutes of February 21, 2008

Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

9:02:18 AM

Resolution 2008-163 Approve Agenda As Presented or
Amended

Commissioner Genter made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

9:03:05 AM

Review Correspondence from Swancreek Township Regarding Ditch 2098/1377

Frank Onweller, County Engineer, was present for the discussion. He stated that work on the project was held up due to the need to acquire easements from the State and from Mr. Strayer. The easements have now been acquired and the project is expected to be bid out at the end of March or early April.

9:05:05 AM

New Business:
· Resolution 2008-164 Advertise For Bids for 2008 Pavement Markings for County Engineer

Commissioner Genter made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

9:06:15 AM

· Resolution 2008-165 Accept Resignation of Senior Center Advisory Board Member

Commissioner Short made the motion to accept the resignation of Katie Sanders from the Senior Center Advisory Board and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

9:06:54 AM

· Resolution 2008-166 Approve Establishment of Petty Cash Account for GIS

Commissioner Genter made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

9:08:14 AM

· Resolution 2008-167 Transfer Funds for Department of Job and Family Services

Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

9:08:47 AM

· Resolution 2008-168 Enter Into Contracts 2008-35 through 2008-41 on Behalf of County Engineer for Aggregate Materials

To complete the contracts for the 2008 Aggregate Bids previously awarded, the Board will enter into contracts with The Custar Stone Company; Gerken Materials, Inc.; Tim Rice Trucking LLC; Viking Trucking, Inc; Hanson Aggregates; The Shelley Co/Stoneco Inc; and the Kuhlman Corporation. Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

9:09:15 AM

· Resolution 2008-169 Enter Into Contract 2008-42 on Behalf of County Engineer for Concrete Pipe

Pursuant to the award of the bid for 2008 Concrete Pipe, the Board entered into contract with Independent Concrete Pipe Co. Commissioner Genter made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

9:09:55 AM

· Resolution 2008-170 Enter Into Contract 2008-43 With Downes Hurst & Fishel for Legal Services

Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

9:11:11 AM

· Resolution 2008-171 Enter Into Contract 2008-44 With Maumee Valley Planning Organization for Technical Assistance

Said contract is associated with the completion of theFY06 Formula Wauseon Waterline Project.  Commissioner Short made the motion and Commissioner Genter seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Commissioner Barnaby joined the meeting.

9:11:59 AM

· Resolution 2008-172 Approve Amendment No. 3 to Contract 2006-85 on Behalf of Department of Job and Family Services

Commissioner Genter made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously

9:12:46 AM

· Resolution 2008-173 Approve Purchase Order and Travel Requests

Commissioner Genter made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

9:14:27 AM

Recess

 

9:29:54 AM

Ken Caldwell, Director of Job and Family Services Quarterly/Annual Presentation

Ken Caldwell, Director of Job and Family Services, presented the Commissioners with a 4th Quarter 2007 report as follows:

 

 

Mr. Caldwell indicated that cash assistance, Medicaid and food stamps were up for the quarter and children services and kids in custody were down. He further noted that over $7 million was collected in child support for the year, which is a record. He further noted that for the year, there was a total increase of $1.3 million in services to the residents of Fulton County.

 

He further presented the Board with:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Budget concerns were also discussed due to the changes and reductions in the state budget that are expected in the amount of $17 million this year and $50 million next year.

9:40:25 AM

Recess

 

10:30:33 AM

Steve Brown, Regional Planning Director- CDBG and Regional Planning Update

 

 

Steve Brown, Director of Regional Planning, was present to update the Board of various matters. 

 

He stated that for the 2007 CDBG projects, Chesterfield is preparing the specs for their project and Lyons has submitted their specs for the water tower.  There is an issue however with Fayette due to the grant only being good until December 31, 2008. 

 

Some other points included: 

 

-Maumee Valley is currently taking care of the Fair Housing. 

-The 2010 census is done. 

-He is currently working with Wood County regarding a wind energy zoning model.  

-The Planning Commission is working on the Pettisville Sidewalk Grant in association with the Safe Routes to School Program.  He plans to survey the students and key personnel.  Once that is completed he anticipates that ODOT will come in and do a feasibility study.

-Everyone is on board with the Fulton County Water System except Swancreek at this point, however there is a meeting coming up with them in Mach for further discussion.

-He plans to conduct board training for the planning commission for zoning appeals.

-He is currently working out arrangements with the University of  Toledo for an intern.

 

He stated that for the 2007 CDBG projects, Chesterfield is preparing the specs for their project and Lyons has submitted their specs for the water tower.  There is an issue however with Fayette due to the grant only being good until December 31, 2008. 

 

Mr. Brown then presented the Commissioners with a report that was handed out at the last planning commission meeting:

10:46:47 AM

Adjourn

 

 

A signed copy of the minutes or a recording of the meeting in it’s entirety can be obtained in the office of the Clerk of the Board at 152 S. Fulton St, Ste 270, Wauseon, Ohio  43567.

 

 

Paul Barnaby

 

 

Joseph Short

 

 

Dean Genter

 

Attest:

 

Jennifer L. Connors, Clerk