CITY OF LAKESIDE PARK Minutes of 03/14/11 CALLED TO ORDER: A meeting of the Lakeside Park City Council was called to order by Mayor Jansing with a pledge to the flag and a prayer at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2011 in the City Building located at 9 Buttermilk Pike. Those in attendance were Mayor Jansing, Council Members Mr. Smith, Mrs. Pelletier, Mr. Wolfer, Mr. Markgraf, Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Disken. Also present City Attorney Mr. Voss and City Clerk/Treasurer Ms. Davis. AUDIENCE ADDRESSING COUNCIL: Jennifer Sudbrink, 43 Arcadia Avenue addressed Council about the removal of three trees on Arcadia and how it was handled in notifying the residents that this was occurring and the short timeframe that was given. She was also concerned about the removal of trees that are not dead. She has hired a certified arborist (John Butcher) who is coming out tomorrow (3/15/11) to determine status of these trees. The City will pay for the arborist s report ($150.00). Courtney Jung, 241 North Ashbrook Circle. She addressed Council about the City borrowing $1 Million for road projects, including Farmington and concerns that she had. Mr. Hellmann s overview of road projects addressed her concerns. Kathy Dixon, 8 Geisen Avenue, addressed Council about a situation in our City whereby a resident is being cared for by the State. She wants Council to have some kind of program which would assist other possible residents who may be elderly, who don t have any family nearby and need someone to check on them. A lengthy discussion followed. AGENDA: Council having received copies of the agenda were asked for any additions or corrections. Mr. Markgraf made the motion to accept the agenda as submitted. Mr. Rhodes seconded the motion. Voice vote taken 6 Ayes, 0 Nays. Motion carried. MINUTES: Council having received copies of the 02/14/11 Council Meeting were asked for any additions or corrections. Mr. Wolfer made the motion to accept the Council minutes as submitted. Mr. Disken seconded the motion. Voice vote taken 6 Ayes, 0 Nays. Motion carried. MAYOR S REPORT: Mayor Jansing reported that Jack Steiber is retiring on April 1 st and read a proclamation on his behalf and declared March 31 st as Jack Steiber Day in the City. Mayor Jansing introduced Mr. Dave Schrand as Jack s replacement. Mayor Jansing stated that the newsletter is out and thanked Susan Laws for her work in getting it together. Mayor Jansing reported that the codification of the ordinances is in progress and when we receive the final versions, they will be put on the web site. 1
Mayor Jansing reported that the ad for waste bids was published on March 4 th and the bids are due back and will be opened on April 7 th. Mayor Jansing reported that the Public Works office has been enclosed for more privacy. The next Mayor s Group meeting will be held on March 19 th in Erlanger. Mayor Jansing requested Council s approval to purchase golf type shirts with the City s logo for Mr. Schrand as well as some Council members who don t have one plus a couple for the recreation committee from Mr. Wolfer. Mr. Markgraf stated that Mr. Wolfer s prices need to be competitive with other suppliers. Mr. Wolfer must disclose this purchase on the annual Financial Interests Statement for the City. Mrs. Pelletier made the motion to approve this purchase from Mr. Wolfer. Mr. Disken seconded the motion. Voice vote taken 6 Ayes, 0 Nays. Motion carried. Mayor Jansing reported that Street Sweeping will be conducted in the City on April 19 th and 20 th. Mayor Jansing reported that there are several upcoming meetings that he will be participating in Dixie Fix Meeting, two different Dispatch meetings, and a meeting with Martin Scribner from NKAPC on model sign ordinance on March 17 th. Mayor Jansing asked about Council s availability to have a Budget Preparation meeting on Saturday, April 30 th at 9:00 A.M. Council members to confirm availability. LEGAL: Copy of Mr. Voss s follow-up letter is in the minute book. Mr. Voss read Municipal Order #2-2011 appointing Mr. Schrand as Public Works Director and Code Enforcement Officer. Mr. Disken made the motion to approve the municipal order as submitted. Mr. Markgraf seconded the motion. Voice vote taken 6 Ayes, 0 Nays. Motion carried. CITY CLERK/TREASURER S REPORT: Monthly reports in minute book. Ms. Davis reported that there are still 11 tax bills outstanding. The outstanding bills will now be turned over to the City Attorney to file liens against the properties. PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER: Minutes of the last Public Works meeting are in the minute book. Mrs. Pelletier reported that additional work that needs to be done on the Van Deren project will not disrupt anything that has already been done. Marty Hellmann from CDS gave an overview of the Spring/Summer road projects and what road projects could be completed by borrowing $1 Million. There was much discussion on this topic after his overview. Mr. John Nienaber from Park National gave an overview of loan borrowing scenario. Mayor Jansing requested that after we receive the additional quote from another bank, a special meeting will be held on March 17 th at 5:00 P.M. to review proposals and have a first reading of the proposed ordinance. The next Public Works meeting is scheduled for March 17th at 4:00 P.M. 2
POLICE AUTHORITY: Reports in minute book. Mr. Markgraf reported that the Police Authority met on February 22nd. Sergeant Degenhardt graduated from the Criminal Justice Executive Management class on March 11 th. Officer Comte gave a talk to a Park Hills Brownie Troop. A proposed budget was presented to the Police Authority. Pensions are up 9%, to $259,000. Health insurance costs are up $30,000, and payroll increases of 2.4%. Cuts will be made in other parts of the budget. It has not been determined how much surplus there will be. Rankin and Rankin has been retained to do the Police Authority audit. The Police Authority is getting rates on Worker s Comp. as well as Liability insurance costs. FIRE/SQUAD: Reports are in the minute book. Mayor Jansing encouraged everyone to review the newsletter about burning permits. One significant notice is that leaves cannot be burnt, whether wet or dry. Also, fire pits are permitted, however, no yard waste can be burned in them. NKAPC: Elections were held and Chris Moriconi has been elected President. The same commissioners were voted in. Mayor Jansing reported that the next meeting will be held at the Gardens of Park Hills on June 30 th. MGL OF NK: The meeting was held on February 17 th at the Ad District. There were two significant topics discussed the first being Health Care costs and the second being Retirement rates. Hazardous duty rates are presently 33.2%. In ten years the costs are anticipated to be 52.7%. The employee s costs are presently at 8%, and they are fixed. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, March 17 th at the Campbell County Court House. TBNK: Mr. Rhodes reported that attendance at these meetings is a waste of time. Ludlow represents the cluster with our City included. We have no vote or say. Mr. Rhodes questioned the benefit from broadcasting our council meetings live. The live broadcasts are not that great and wonders if it is worth the $1,000.00 we pay monthly. TBNK tweaks the live broadcasts to make them better. The bad feed is coming from Insight. 3
FINANCE: Mr. Wolfer reviewed the financial reports for eight months ending and stated that the expenses are all reasonable and that all the reports looked good. He distributed a report of just the financials for the month and stated he would be distributing this report monthly. RECREATION: Mr. Wolfer thanked Mrs. Neltner and stated she is doing an awesome job and has scheduled a variety of new events. The following events are coming up: March 27 th Smucker s Stars on Ice U.S. Bank Arena 4:00 P.M. Tickets - $10.00 each. April 2 nd 9:00 11:00 A.M. Pancake Breakfast Immanuel Methodist Church. Mr. Wolfer mentioned that residents can check out the web site for additional information and should call 426-7200 or lsp_rec@fuse.net to make reservations. Mr. Wolfer reported that the Adopt-a-Unit troops will be home sometime in April and a Ball will be held in their honor the first part of June. Many fundraising events will be held between now and then. Boxes have been set up in the different cities seeking monetary donations. Mr. Wolfer thanked Mr. Heil for placing a box at Barleycorn s. WEB SITE: Mr. Rhodes reported that the web site is up-to-date. The newsletter plus the 5K application are on the web site. If you have any comments and/or suggestions, please e-mail them to Mr. Rhodes. PUBLIC RELATIONS: Mrs. Pelletier commented that since Mayor Jansing hired Susan Laws, she didn t have to do anything with the newsletter. She also commented that comments this evening about the elderly needing assistance as well as the schedule of TBNK viewings of our meetings could be put in future newsletters. TREE BOARD: OLD BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL: Mr. Wolfer had a shout out to Libby Baker for all her hard work and efforts for the Adopt- A-Unit. He also commented that there is going to be a pizza night at Larosa s on March 24 th and proceeds from this event will go to the Adopt-A-Unit. 4
Mr. Smith stated that the Mayor s Group meeting will be held on Saturday, March 19 th. Mr. Rhodes commented that questions could be put on the web site from residents. Announcements would be okay, nothing that would require a quorum could be put on the web site. Mayor Jansing asked about changing the date for the next Council Meeting to April 4 th, since two members will be absent and the second reading of the proposed ordinance for borrowing $1 Million will be read. All on Council agreed, however, the City Attorney will be unable to attend due to previous commitment. The meeting will be held on April 4 th at 7:00 P.M. in Council chambers. CLOSED SESSION: There was no closed session. ADJOURNMENT: At 9:13 p.m. Mr. Markgraf made the motion to adjourn the meeting and Mrs. Pelletier seconded the motion. Voice vote taken 6 Ayes, 0 Nays. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 9:13 p.m. David Jansing, Mayor Diana Davis, City Clerk/Treasurer 5