Description

Minutes of Meeting

Date

7/28/2008

Location

Commissioners Session Room

 

Time

Speaker

Note

8:59:43 AM

Call Meeting to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Opening Prayer

Roll Call Attendance - All Present

 

9:00:53 AM

Resolution 2008-688 Approve Minutes of July 24, 2008

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

9:01:37 AM

Resolution 2008-689 Approve Agenda As Presented or Amended

The agenda was amended to include Resolution 2008-696 to Authorize Job Requisition for Head Cook/Kitchen Manager for Senior Center and Authorize Advertisement of the Same.  Commissioner Genter made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

9:02:49 AM

· Resolution 2008-690 Accept Ottokee Lane Waterline Extension

Ziad Musallam, County Sanitary Engineer, was present for the discussion.  He stated that this will wrap up the waterline construction as petitioned for by Ben Rupp Builders, Inc. in September for a water supply improvement to serve a proposed 4-lot rural subdivision along County Road J, in Dover Township.  Pursuant to the contract previously entered into by the Board with Ben Rupp Builders, upon completion of the Project, the improvement shall become the property of the Board of Commissioners, subject to the terms of that contract.  Mr. Musallam stated that the improvement has been completed in accordance with the current Fulton County Water and Sewer District Construction and Material Specifications and the City of Wauseon’s requirements and therefore recommended acceptance by the Board. Commissioner Genter made the motion and Commissioner Short seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.

9:06:26 AM

· Resolution 2008-691 Approve FY08 FAA Reimbursement Request #2

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

9:09:53 AM

· Resolution 2008-692 Transfer Funds for Supplies by Department

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

9:10:38 AM

· Resolution 2008-693 Transfer Appropriations for EMA

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

9:11:26 AM

· Resolution 2008-694 Declaring improvement to certain real property to be a public purpose; declaring such improvements to be exempt from real property taxation; describing the public infrastructure improvements made, to be made, or in the process of being made that directly benefit the real property; requiring the owner thereof to make service payments in lieu of taxes; creating a redevelopment tax equivalent fund for the deposit of service payments; authorizing the execution of a service payment agreement between Fulton County and Zinc and Iron Recycling of Ohio, Inc.; Authorizing the execution of a compensation agreement between Fulton County and Pike-Delta-York local school district; and authorizing the execution of the Fulton County-Ziro community reinvestment area agreement between Fulton County and Zinc and Iron Recycling of Ohio, Inc.  

Lisa Arend, Economic Development Director was present for the discussion. She stated that they are proposing at 100% tax abatement under Project TIFF for Zinc and Iron Recycling of Ohio, Inc.  She explained that under project TIFF, the County Commissioners have the right to develop industrial projects that will benefit the county and its residents by creating economic and employment opportunities.  She explained the agreements presented and that this covers a real property exemption on the increase value on the land alone and the Community Reinvestment Area Agreement presented will abate taxes on building improvements.  The Compensation Agreement states that those dollars will be sent to pay off the service payment and public infrastructure improvements in the amount of $499,356.30, which is for water improvements and sanitary sewer charges.  This also includes hooking into the county water tower if needed.

 

She stated that this will create 50 new jobs with an annual payroll of $35,000 each for a total of $1.75 million.  It is expected that they will break ground by the end of the week. 

 

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

9:26:28 AM

· Resolution 2008-695 Approve Purchase Orders

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

9:26:59 AM

· Resolution 2008-696 Authorize Job Requisition for Head Cook/Kitchen Manager for Senior Center and Authorize Advertisement of the same

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

9:27:59 AM

Adjourn

 

 

Approved:

 

 

Paul Barnaby

 

 

Joseph Short

 

 

Dean Genter

 

Attest:

 

Jennifer L. Connors, Clerk

 

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