A G E N D A
LORAIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY
JANUARY 9, 2017
9:30 A. M.
“Early Is On Time, On Time Is Late”
O R G A N I Z A T I O N A L M E E T I N G
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A. RESOLUTIONS:
#1. Elect the President of the Board for the year 2017
#2. Elect the Vice-President of the Board for the year 2017
#3. Adopt Roberts Rules as Parliamentary Procedures to be followed at all Board meetings during 2017
#4. Provide each Wednesday of each month at 9:30 AM as regular Board meeting days for 2017
#5. Provide the 1st or 3rd Tuesday of each month at 9:30 as a regular board meeting days for 2017 for public hearings
#6. Appoint Commissioner Kokoski as 9-1-1 Review Board Chairman and various members for 2017
#7. Appoint the President to various boards; Lorain County Data Processing Board, Audit Review Board, Records Commission, Solid Waste Management Policy Committee, Board of Health, Board of Revisions (or alternate), Lorain County Children & Families Council, Safety Committee
Regular Board Business:
#8. Investments
#9. Appropriations
#10. Transfers
#11. Requisitions
#12. Travel
#13. Bills
#14. Authorize various personnel actions as indicated on the summary sheet for employees within the jurisdiction of the Lorain County Board of Commissioners (at the conclusion of today’s Board meeting, the Commissioners may recess into an Executive Session to discuss: personnel/new hires)
#15. Enter into an agreement with City of Vermilion with Brite Computers as “Track Star Upgrade project” cost sharing agreement to receive 911 services and will reimburse county 25% of equipment and recurring maintenance costs for 3 years within a 90 day cancellation clause
#16. Approving payment from Victims of Domestic Violence Fund to Lorain County Safe Harbor, Inc., (DBA Genesis House) for the amount of $28,867.39 as collected by Lorain County, for the period July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 pursuant to ORC 2303.201 & 3113.34
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#17 Establish compensation for Law Directors Prosecuting violations of State Law in Municipal Courts;
O.R.C. 1901.34 (C) for the year 2017
Lorain, Elyria, Oberlin $ 7,500.00 each
North Ridgeville, Amherst $ 5,625.00 each
Avon Lake, Avon, Sheffield Village, Sheffield Lake $ 3,750.00 each
South Amherst, Wellington $ 1,500.00 each
Kipton, Rochester, Grafton, Vermilion, LaGrange $ 750.00 each
#18. Adjust salaries of various Municipal Courts, effective January 1, 2017 reflecting County’s 2/5 share
1) Lorain - Linda A. Webber, Magistrate bi-weekly rate $1,144.53
2) Oberlin – William Jindra, Bailiff, bi-weekly rate $675.41
3) Oberlin – Sandra Kohart, Clerk of Courts, bi-weekly rate $1,023.38
Community Development:
#19 Continue methods for controlling the introduction of pollutants in the MS4 in order to comply with requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge elimination system permit process as required by OHEPA
#20 Rescind Res#16-805, adopted December 14, 2016 and replace with Providing for creation of a Tax Increment Financing Area encompassing certain parcels of real property, declaring improvements to such parcels to be a public purpose, exempting such improvements from taxation for 10 years at 75% requiring the owners of such parcels to make service payment in lieu of taxes, establishing a redevelopment tax equivalent fund, describing the public infrastructure improvements made, to be made or in the process of being made by the county that directly benefit, those parcels and providing and authorizing related action pursuant to ORC 5709.77-5709.81
Solid Waste:
#21 Approve MOU with OSU office for year 2017 for Compost Education in the amount of $17,400 to be paid from Acct#solid waste allocation
#22 Extend contract with American Paint Recyclers of Middle Point, Oh for discarded latex paint recycling services for FY17 to be paid from Acct#HHW processing services
#23 Extend contract with Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC, Minerva, Oh for operation of Scrap tire collection program to be paid from Acct#scrap tire
#24 Extend contract with Green Wave Computer Recycling, LLC, Indianapolis, IN for EScrap collection and recycling series of FY17
Transit:
#25 Approve & enter into agreement with City of Oberlin to provide transportation service effective January 3 – December 28, 2017 for 2 days/week service for 9 hours of service. Oberlin will provide the county with local funds in amount of $22.94/hour, plus $50 monthly fee to cover expenses. No county general fund monies will be used for service
Engineer:
#26 Post 25% load limit reduction on various county roads for the thaw/moisture period, effective February 1, 2017 – May 1, 2017
#27 Proceed with force account for normal and general maintenance and repair during 2017 on county road for safety of the traveling public
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#28 Post 25% freeze-thaw load limit on various township roads in Carlisle Township in accordance with ORC 5577.07, effective February 1, 2017 – May 1, 2017
#29 Approve & enter into LPA agreement with ODOT for Gore Orphanage Rd Bridge #1535 replacement; Authorize Engineer to execute on behalf of the Board with Prosecutors approval as to form.
#30 Approve & enter into LPA agreement with ODOT for Baumhart Road resurfacing and safety improvement project; Authorize Engineer to execute on behalf of the Board with Prosecutors approval as to form.
#31 Approve & enter into LPA agreement with ODOT for Safe Routes to Schools Infrastructure Project, Elyria Township; Authorize Engineer to execute on behalf of the Board with Prosecutors approval as to form.
Sheriff:
#32. Receive and file annual report in accordance with ORC 325.31 on the fees due and unpaid for more than 1 year prior to January 1, 2017 in the amount of $2,956,825.52
B Mr. James R. Cordes, County Administrator:
C. Mr. Jerry Innes, Assistant County Prosecutor:
D. Commissioner’s Report:
E. Clerk’s Report:
#1. TID will meet at 11 am today
#2. January 18 at 9:30 am, Commissioner next meeting
#3. January 19 at 10 am – Landbank meeting
#4. January 26 at 11 am – Investment Advisory
F. Board Correspondence:
#1. OHEPA notice of 401 application for Perpetual Development, intersection of Jaycox & Detroit Rd, Avon. More info at http://www.epa.ohio.gov/dsw/401/permitting.aspx
#2. OCEAN status and final reporting functions release update (cc: LCCDD)
#3. Ohio Division of Liquor transfer license from Sabah Gas Inc., dba Broadway Gas & drive up window, 4820 Broadway Ave., Sheff. Twp to Lorain Petroleum LLC dba Lorain Petroleum
#4. Lorain Veterans Council for civic improvement minutes of November 17, 2016
#5. Nord Center opportunity to support the agency 365 days per year, more info at www.nordcenter.rog
#6. January 10, 2017 at 2 pm, Treasurer conference room, Audit committee meeting for FY16
#7. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nexus gas transmission & teal project disks
#8. January 19, Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy, Richfield – The Northeast Ohio Storm water Training council workshop on construction site erosion and sediment control refresher course. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/construction-site-runoff-control-workshop-tickets-30220300733
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#9. February 1 at 8:30 am – 2pm, Castaway Bay, Sandusky – 2017 Asphalt pavement preservation lunch and learn seminar. RSVP at or 937-657-9527
#10. Commissioner Lundy & Kalo executed; request of payment and status of funds B-F-15-1BQ-1
& Commissioner Lundy executed certification of determination of projects B-F-16-1BQ-1; (org: LCCDD)
#11. Publications: “Futures – boys & girls club”; “JVS update”; “Contractor”: “Dimensions, Lorain Public Library”; “This is Avon Lake”; “American City & County”; “Pulse”; “County News”; “Center for health affairs”; “One Way Farms”; “OSU extension newsletters”; “
#12. State reimbursement rate for indigent defense costs will remain at 50% for capital cases, but beginning January 2017, reimbursing expense counties paid or processed in November 2016 reimbursement for non capital cases will be 44%
#13. Linda Webber resigned from Lorain County Children Services board, effective December 31, 2016. She has accepted position of Magistrate with Lorain Municipal Court, effective 1/1/17
#14. January 10 from 5-7 pm, Foundry Kitchen & Bar, Elyria – After Hours, register at www.loraincountychamber.com
#15. January 12 at 9 am, Parma Snow Library – Western Reserve Resource Conservation & Development Council will meet
#16. Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services Board of Lorain County will meet January 18 at 5:30 pm
#17. Sustain our Great Lakes, 2017 funding opportunity, RFP. Info at www.sustainourgreatlakes.org. 1/10/17 will be webinar and applications are due 2/21/17
#18. Dr. Stephen B. Evans, Coroner will maintain full-time status as Coroner for new 2017-2020 term
#19. Clerk of Courts Orlando looking into installing pay kiosks for payment of court costs in Justice Center, Elyria and possibly in City of Lorain
#20. Chris Cook resigned as City of Lorain Magistrate on 12/23/16 and will become County Common Pleas Judge
#21. The National Park Service removed the George Bryant House (NR#79002727), formerly located at 333 Third Street, Elyria from National Register oF Historic Places on May 12, 2016, property has been documented as having been demolished.
#22. Lorain County Community Action Agency – 2016 annual report – 50th anniversary edition
#23. January 9 - 1:30 pm, Board of Revision 2017 organizational will meet in Auditor/Treasurer Conf Room
#24. January 9 - 10 am, Data Board 2017 organizational meeting will meet in Auditor/Treasurer Conf Room
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#25. Dennis May, Grafton Reintegration Center concerns with getting into a “Thinking for a change” program and others being denied and how ODRC needs to rehabilitate inmate population before releasing them back into society
#26. Project specific release of environmental conditions for grant B-F-16-1BQ-1 (org: LCCDD)
#27. State Community Development will not move forward with making a cdbg economic development program application nor approve use of RLF funds for Camaco, Lorain (cc; LCCDD)
#28. Debbie Coon – say no to the petition, give Lorain County families hope and ask for support in the sales tax increase. Road patrol will be lost and the backup of the Sheriff’s office. Enough is enough, move forward not backwards
#29. January 17 from 4-7 pm, Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau, 4H Center, Columbus – Dr. Gwen Wolford retirement celebration.
#30. January 25 at 11 am, Emerald Event Center, Avon – County Chamber annual meeting. Rsvp at www.loraincountychamber.com
#31. Commissioner Lundy executed request for release of funds for B-F_15-1BQ-1 (org: LCCDD)
G. Public Comment: (Please limit comments to 3 minutes Thank-you)
Please note that the Commissioners’ meetings are open to the public. The scheduled air times for the meetings will be shown on Sat. at Noon & Mon. at 11 p.m. and subject to change at the discretion of the Lorain County Community College. The meetings might be also broadcasted in additional time periods as scheduling permits. If anyone wants to purchase a copy of the Commissioners Meeting Tapes, please call Lorain County Records Center at (440) 326-4868
COUNTY OFFICES CLOSED - MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2017
TO OBSERVE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
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