VILLAGE OF NORTH BEND

21 TAYLOR AVENUE, NORTH BEND, OHIO 45052

August 21, 2017


Meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Mayor Sammons.

Members Present:

Mayor: Mr. Sammons

Law Director: Mr. Sollmann

Fiscal Officer: Ms. Fryman

Councilpersons: Mr. Hartoin, Mrs. Romweber, Mr. Nunnery,

Mr. Moorman, Ms. Smith, Mr. Boll

MAYOR’S OPENING STATEMENT

Mayor Sammons commented on actions that a certain group of people have taken recently in our country. He’s asking everyone to take time to read our Constitution, reflect on our country and what we stand for.

MINUTES

Ron Nunnery moved that the July 31, 2017 minutes be accepted. Shirley Smith seconded the motion. Motion carried 100%.

TREASURER’S REPORT

The Treasurer’s Report is available at the Village office. Marty reported that we received $144,000 from real estate taxes. Of that, $112,000 will go into the general fund and $32,000 will be allocated to Fire and EMS. The Sub House Bill 49 will award $7,000 to villages under 1,000 residents.

PAY THE BILLS

Fran Romweber made motion to pay the bills. Ron Nunnery seconded the motion. Motion carried 100%.

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR’S REPORT

The Maintenance Supervisor’s Report is available at the Village office.

DEPUTY CLERK’S REPORT

The Deputy Clerk’s Report is available at the Village office.


Minutes, August 21, 2017


POLICE REPORT

Sgt. Raker reported there were 51 calls of service for the month of July. Two cases were assigned to investigators and one case was closed. There was a robbery of a purse at a home party, a theft of items from a car and a domestic abuse report.

GUESTS

No Report

FIRE REPORT

No Report

THREE RIVERS’ SCHOOL

No Report

COMMITTEES:

Finance - Mr. Moorman

Dave Moorman contacted Hamilton County Auditor’s Office to inquire about special assessments on resident’s real estate tax bill regarding waste removal. Our contract with Miami Township expires December, 2018. We have a couple of potential options. We could continue our participation with Miami Township. We could add the waste removal fees to residents’ Cleves water bill; however, it was noted that some residents on Three Rivers Parkway use Addyston water. We could have each resident pay for their own waste removal. We could contract with a company independently for North Bend residents. Dave Moorman will contact Rumpke, Bavarian and other companies to obtain pricing. Mayor Sammons prefers to keep the charges on the real estate tax bill or utility bill as residents are accustomed to this arrangement. He would like our residents to provide the Village with their feedback on which option they’d prefer. We may send out emails or mail flyers to residents to receive their feedback. The Auditor said we would need to pass a resolution by September, 2018 for the waste removal issue to be placed on the property tax bill. The Auditor’s office would charge a 3% fee.

Light, Water and Sewer - Ms. Smith

No Report

Maintenance - Mr. Hartoin

No Report

Police & Fire – Mr. Boll

No Report

Planning & Zoning - Mrs. Romweber

Fran Romweber reported she sent a letter to Mr. James Pessler, the BIERmarkt owner, regarding a portion of his property zoned residential while using the property for business. No response has been received to date.

Law & Ordinance - Mr. Nunnery

No Report

Minutes, August 21, 2017

Beautification – Fran Romweber

No Report

COUNCIL’S OLD BUSINESS

No Report

LAW DIRECTOR’S OLD BUSINESS

No Report

MAYOR’S OLD BUSINESS

No Report

COUNCIL’S NEW BUSINESS

No Report

LAW DIRECTOR NEW BUSINESS

No Report

MAYOR’S NEW BUSINESS/ REPORT

No Report

OPEN TO THE FLOOR

No Report

MAYOR AND COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMENTS

Our next council meeting is Monday, September 25 at 7:00pm.

MAYOR’S FINAL COMMENTS

No Report

ADJOURNMENT:

Tim Boll made motion to adjourn the meeting. Ron Hartoin seconded the motion. Motion carried 100%. Meeting was adjourned at 7:40p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

_____________________________ _______________________________

Fiscal Officer Mayor

Minutes, August 21, 2017

TREASURER’S REPORT

August 21, 2017



To Council Members for Your Information and Review



We received the requested advance on our 2nd half real estate tax revenue of $144,000 ($112,000 for GF and $32,000 for Fire/EMS Levy). I will forward the EMS funds to Miami Township when we receive the total revenue for the year.

The OML sent us a report that we may receive an estimated additional $7k revenue from the State Local Government Fund due to recent approved legislation, Am. Sub HB 49, which provided an additional $24 million over 2 years to all Ohio townships and villages with a population under 1000.

We issued no purchase orders this month.

Distributed to council members this month are the following reports:

· Monthly Cash Flow Analysis:

Showing money in/money out and the check book balance

· Payment and charge Register Report:

Includes all checks & automatic payments taken directly from our checkbook since last Council Meeting

· Receipts Register Report:

Includes all sources of revenue taken in by the Village since last Council Meeting

· Revenue Status Report:

Shows the year-to-date status of each revenue account as of date of this Council Meeting

· Fund Status Report: Shows amount left in each fund as of date of this Council

Meeting and the current checking account balance

· Year to Date Beautification Accounting Report

· Mayor’s Discretionary Fund Report – no expenses to report this month

Copies of all the above reports are available for public viewing at the Village Office.

Respectfully submitted, Marta Fryman, Fiscal Officer


MAINTENANCE REPORT August 21, 2017 Rick Schultz



Finished installation of window catch basins at the end of St. Annes. Added soil to grade and seeded and strawed. I believe this will solve the runoff of storm water into the resident’s yards.

Installed brick walkway from sidewalk to gazebo.

Continued repairs and update lights on Christmas decorations.


DEPUTY CLERK’S REPORT August 21, 2017 Marilyn Kramer


I have an updated copy of our Revised Code of Ordinances for each council member.


Fran and I (with the help of Clete Benken of MKSK) submitted a proposal to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers on August 9th. This proposal, if approved, will award North Bend a feasibility study for our Riverfront Project property.


I attended two meetings on August 1 at Hamilton County Planning and Development. One meeting was a workshop for the HC CDBG Community and Economic Development Assistance Program. I submitted a pre-application and our Riverfront Project is eligible for this program grant. The full application is due September 30. The second meeting was mandatory for all participating communities regarding CDBG grants. (Please see the attached agenda of that meeting).

We will have two additional estimates given for trimming trees on President Harrison’s burial site. We’ll then have a meeting with the Ohio History Connection (State of Ohio) for approval.


The next INEOS meeting is Thursday, August 31 at 5:00pm at the Addyston Municipal Building.