Village of Lyons Ohio

The regular meeting of the Lyons Village Council was called to order Monday, February 1, 2010 at 7:34 pm. Present: Mayor Mary Vroman, Council members Andrea Gleckler, John Arquette, John O’Neil, John Good, Julie Fenicle, Delbert Neill, Village Employee Bob Iffland, Village Administrator Vicki Smith and Fiscal Officer Luann O’Hara. Also present Dorothy Duke.

The meeting was opened by saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

A motion made and seconded to accept the minutes from the January 4, 2010 meeting. 6 yea, motion passed.

A motion was made and seconded to accept the Bills for January 2010. 6 yea, motion passed.

A motion was made and seconded to accept the Financial Report for January 2010. 6 yea,

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Bob Iffland reported that the water meters have been read for the month. Bob stated that one was not working but has been fixed.

Bob stated that he ordered 8 snowflake lights for downtown decorations at a cost of $2,788. Bob stated that a couple of lights were broken this year.

Bob informed Council that they would be flushing the fire hydrants on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 and that a notice would be posted for residents.

Bob informed Council that the Village needs to change the stop signs by September 2010 to the new high reflectivity type of signs. Bob stated that the Village has 27 signs that will need to be replaced. Bob stated that he priced signs and it would cost $4,545.45. Discussion on four way stops in Village, order through County. Council asked Vicki to contact Frank Onweller about ordering the signs through the County.

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Vicki informed Council that a Public Hearing needs to be held for the zoning request and it needs to be advertised for two weeks prior to the Hearing. Discussion on dates. Council decided to hold a Public Hearing on March 1, 2010 at 7:15 pm for the Zoning request. Council asked Vicki to notify the adjoining property owners and post advertisements of the Hearing.

Vicki informed Council that she received a letter from the Fulton County Commissioners stating they were available to attend a meeting if Council wanted. Vicki stated that per Dean Genter the new water line will be installed to Teleflex. Vicki stated the Commissioners will be taking back the waterline on St. Rt. 120 also.

Vicki informed Council that the Village currently receives a franchise fee from Time Warner Cable. Vicki stated that with the new video service provider laws the village would need to enact an Ordinance establishing a video service provider fee to continue to receive any fees from any video service provider. Discussion on Video Service Provider Fee. Ordinance 10-03. A motion was made and seconded to establish a Video Service Provider fee of 3% of gross revenues and declaring this an emergency. 6 yea, motion passed. A motion was made and seconded to establish a Video Service Provider Fee of 3% of gross revenues. 6 yea, motion passed.

Vicki stated that Adam Hoff had informed her that Stimulus Money is still available but the application needs submitted by March 15, 2010 to be pre-approved. Discussion on projects and financing. Council asked Vicki to fill out application for pre-approval and the project will be discussed at the next meeting.

Vicki stated that Rod and Bob have been discussing rerouting the Storm Tile Project. Vicki stated that running the tile through Deuschel, Bechstein and Seigneur properties instead of Figley could help their drainage problem. Vicki stated that the water line might not need lowering if the tile is run this way. Vicki stated that if the Village helps with the drainage problems they might get the easements for no charge. Discussion. It was decided that John Arquette will contact Mrs. Seigneur and Mr. Bechstein and then John O’Neil will contact Mr. Figley.

Delbert informed Council that water stands on his property also. Discussion. Julie Fenicle stated that the Village is not responsible. Bob suggested Delbert haul in some dirt.

Delbert informed Council that he’s noticed that trucks seem to be going through town exceeding the speed limit. Discussion. No decision reached on the speeding trucks but Council asked Vicki to contact ODOT about changing the stoplight to a flashing light at specific times.

Mayor Vroman informed Council that Park Board members were planning to attend an auction to purchase playground equipment for Green Park.

Mayor Vroman shared the Sheriff’s Report from January 2010 with Council.

Mayor Vroman asked about grants to replace the shelter house and concession stand. Vicki stated the Nature Works Grant is a good one to look into.

John O’Neil suggested a website for Lyons, Ohio. John stated that he contacted Wayne Rogers and that Mr. Rogers will set up and maintain a website for the Village for $100 per year. John stated the website will have links to local sites, have calendars and events posted. Discussion. Council asked John to invite Mr. Rogers to the next meeting to discuss a website for the Village.

A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting. 6 yea motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 8:51pm.