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November 9, 2016
The Board of Commissioners of Lorain County, Ohio met this day in a regular meeting, in the J. Grant Keys Administration Building,
226 Middle Avenue, Elyria, Ohio, at 9:35 a.m. with the following members present: Commissioner Matt Lundy, President, Commissioner Ted
Kalo, Vice-President and Commissioner Lori Kokoski, Member and Janice Mokosh, Secretary, Clerk Theresa L. Upton, absent.
JOURNAL ENTRY
Commissioners said the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner Lundy gave an inspirational word from the book of Matthew.
Commissioner Kokoski presented a 4 year old male Beichon mix that is available for adoption on Saturday, or choose from other dogs available at the Dog Kennel.
The following business was transacted ______
a. PRESENTATION
9:35 a.m. American Recycles Day – Brandi Schnell, LCSWMD
Commissioners presented a proclamation proclaiming November 15 as American Recycles Day.
Mrs. Schnell stated the following events will take place for American Recycles Day
Carlisle Visitors Center, 12882 Diagonal Road, LaGrange, OH 44050:
2017 LCSWMD Calendar Contest Artwork Display
· Enlarged posters of the winning 2016 LCSWMD Calendar Contest is on display November 4th – 20th, 2016 in the main hallway at Carlisle Visitors Center.
Rain Barrel Contest
· Lorain County residents over age 13 are eligible to enter the contest for a Rain Barrel taking place at the CVC between 11/4/16 – 11/20/16
Pledge Cards & ARD Giveaways
· Pencils, notepads & calendars will be available for attendees
· Literature on District programs and other information will be available
· Pledge cards collected in box to be counted by LCSWMD when event is wrapped up on 11/21/16.
Lorain County Administration Building, 226 Middle Avenue, Elyria, OH 44035:
Lorain County Website Pledge Card 11/4 – 11/30/2016
· An interactive pledge card will be placed on the county website for people to fill out online. Their pledge will be directly emailed to Brandi Schnell to be counted.
· Once the pledge card ‘goes live’ - Information directing the public to the online pledge card will be included on the Lorain County Commissioner’s and Lorain County Solid Waste Facebook pages and Twitter feeds.
County Office Pledge Cards
· Employees will be directed to the website pledge card to fill out
Proclamation by Commissioners 11/9/16
· America Recycles Day 2016 is on the Commissioner’s Meeting Agenda for November 9, 2016. At this meeting a list of events taking place for ARD 2016 will be read, and the Commissioner’s will proclaim November 15, 2016 as America Recycles Day in Lorain County.
Lorain County Community College, 1005 Abbe Road, Elyria, OH 44035:
America Recycles Day Table in Student Center on 11/15/16
· There will be a table with pledge cards and giveaways set up in the Student Center on the LCCC campus and run by student volunteers. Pledge cards will be returned to LCSWMD to be counted.
Lorain County Schools:
Pledge Sheets & “Pizza Party” Contest 10/27/16 - 11/11/16
· Every school in Lorain County will be given an America Recycles Day pledge sheet for each class in their school. The teacher will have their students read and sign the pledge sheet and the teacher will make a copy for the class to display to remind the students of the importance of recycling. The pledge sheet (or copy) will be sent back to us and each teacher who returns their pledge sheet will be entered into a drawing to win a classroom pizza party.
· The pizza party drawing will occur at the November 16, 2016 Lorain County Board of Commissioner’s meeting. Then the winning teacher will be notified.
· We will be pulling TWO winning classes this year!
Fairs/Festivals:
Pledge Drive at Lorain County Festivals/Fairs
· Pat McCaslin will be at the Lorain County Community College Health and Safety Expo at the Spitzer Conference Center on 11/2/16 and collecting ARD pledge cards.
· Lorain County Beautiful Advisory Board Members have stated they will take pledge cards to their local community festivals or other events to obtain ‘pledges’ for America Recycles Day.
OSU extension Office Event, 42110 Russia Road, Elyria, OH 44035:
Fall Community Event: November 14, 2016; 4:30pm – 7:00pm
· Families and members of the community are welcome to participate in a fall themed event that focuses on recycling and composting education to help our environment! There will be fun crafts and hands-on sessions. Please pre-register for this FREE event by calling the Lorain County OSU extension office no later than Friday, November 11th at 440-326-5851 or emailing
If you have any questions about any of these America Recycles Day events please contact, Brandi Schnell, Community Outreach Coordinator for Lorain County Solid Waste Management District by email at or phone at 440-328-2249.
______(discussion was held on the above)
OSU Extension Update November 9, 2016
9:45 a.m. John Schoenhals, Ag and Natural Resources Education OSU Extension along with Elizabeth Share- 4-H Educator,
Sally Hennessy- 4-H STEM Program Assistant and Julie Mackey- 4-H Tech Wizards Program Assistant
4-H/Positive Youth Development
• 2,031 youth participants participate in 4-H/youth programs, with 355 volunteers
• More than 2,500 projects exhibited at Lorain County Jr. Fair, with 52 volunteers
• 835 teaching contacts related to Volunteer Management and Development
• 1,782 teaching contacts related to Animal Science
Impacts in 2016: Team Building with Teen Counselors
• Understand importance of teamwork
• Build trust in fellow teens
• Broadened cooperation skills
• Improved verbal and non-verbal communication
100% of participants reported improving leadership and teamwork skills as a result
Stem Pathways - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Enrichment
• After-school and in-school programs, summer day camps, and sponsored community events
• Westwood Middle School, Save Our Children, and others
• Attitude shift seen in students’ curiosity and willingness to participate
• More interest in STEM related careers
Tech Wizards Mentoring
• Over 200 youth participants in Elyria and Clearview Schools
• Student to Adult Mentor ratio 4:1
• Youth participants face challenging family issues, academic difficulty, or other pressures
• Mentors take time to build positive relationships with youth
• Students demonstrate increased self-confidence
• Students develop improved attitudes and gain an excitement for learning
Agriculture & Natural Resources
• Farmers, greenhouses, nurseries, and landscapers of all sizes
• Fertilizer Applicator Certification
• Pesticide License Recertification
• Insect, disease, and weeds management
• Farm business management
• On-farm research
• Homeowners
• Insect, disease, and weeds identification
• Soil test interpretation
• Answers to general questions
• Schools and Organizations
• Community Gardens
4 H Carteens
• Vehicle Safety initiative
• In conjunction with juvenile probation court and Ohio Highway Patrol
• Supplemental Nutrition Aid Program Education
• Help families and individuals receiving SNAP benefits make healthy decisions
• Expanded Food and Nutrition Program
• Program led by a bilingual (Spanish/English) program assistant
• Allow underserved population in Lorain County to learn about diet quality, food safety, and more
They thanked the following for support; Lorain County Commissioners, Lorain County Solid Waste District, Judge James T. Walther, Nordson Corporation Foundation, Community Foundation of Lorain County, Friends of the Lorain County Jr. Fair, OJJDP & Ohio 4-H Foundation
And Thanked the following partners; Save Our Children (SOC), Elyria Teens Achieving Success (ETAS), Elyria City School District, Clearview School District, Lorain City School District, Keystone School District, Horizon After School Program, Lorain County Community Action Head Start, Lorain County Job and Family Services, North Ridgeville Community Care, Young’s First Step, Grafton-Midview Public Library, Salvation Army, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Lorain County Juvenile Court & Lorain County Agricultural Society ______(discussion was held on the above)
Special Veterans Tribute
Commissioner Kokoski attended the Veterans program at the Lorain Palace Theatre and this U-Tube video was shown “Five Finger Death Punch – Wrong Side of Heaven ______(discussion was held on the above)
b.1 RESOLUTION NO. 16-698
In the matter of confirming Investments as procured by the )
Lorain County Treasurer ) November 9 2016
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Lorain County Board of Commissioners that we hereby confirm Investments as procured by the Lorain
County Treasurer.
DATE / DESCRIPTION / AMOUNT / INTEREST EARNED / ON / cusip# / INV WITH / ACCT #1 / 10/28/2016 / INT PAYMENT / $6,000.00 / Federal Home Loan Mortgage, PO#15-0055 / 3134G7S51 / US BANK / 001050976260
2 / 10/28/2016 / INT PAYMENT / $6,500.00 / Federal National Mortgage Assn, PO315-0057 / 3135GOG23 / US BANK / 001050976260
3 / 10/28/2016 / INT PAYMENT / $3,187.50 / Federal Home Loan Mortgage, PO#16-0016 / 3134G8ZU6 / US BANK / 001050976260
4 / 10/28/2016 / INT PAYMENT / $3,250.00 / Federal Home Loan Mortgage, PO#16-0019 / 3134G9DZ7 / US BANK / 001050976260
5 / 10/28/2016 / INT PAYMENT / $3,000.00 / Federal National Mortgage Assn, PO#16-0036 / 3136G3ZMo / US BANK / 001050976260
6 / 10/31/2016 / INT PAYMENT / $1,287.50 / Federal National Mortgage Assn, PO313-0006 / 3135GOTV5 / US BANK / 001050976260
7 / 10/31/2016 / INT PAYMENT / $5,000.00 / Federal National Mortgage Assn, PO#13-0013 / 3136G1KD0 / US BANK / 001050976260
8 / 10/31/2016 / INT PAYMENT / $5,300.00 / Federal National Mortgage Assn, PO#14-0033 / 3136GOY47 / US BANK / 001050976260
9 / 10/31/2016 / INT PAYMENT / $5,750.00 / Federal National Mortgage Assn, PO#14-0039 / 3136G1KL2 / US BANK / 001050976260
10 / 10/31/2016 / INT PAYMENT / $3,281.25 / US Treasury Notes, PO#15-0064 / 912828UZ1 / US BANK / 001050976260
11 / 11/3/2016 / INT PAYMENT / $3,758.33 / Federal Farm Credit Bank, P#16-0022 / 3133EF5X1 / US BANK / 001050976260
Motion by Lundy, seconded by Kalo to adopt Resolution. Upon roll call the vote taken thereon, resulted as: Ayes: All
Motion carried. ______
b.2 RESOLUTION NO. 16-699
In the matter of authorizing various appropriations)
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Lorain County Board of Commissioners that we hereby authorize various appropriations.
$ 28,899.79 to be appropriated to: salary from lc port authority for legal work done by office and po in charges for serv/pros gf
$ 16,000.00 to 1000-0000-220-000-01-5000-5001
$ 12,899.79 to 1000-0000-220-000-01-5040-0000
$ 200,000.00 to be appropriated to: temp gf adv to bond retirement payment obligation due 12/1/16 be paid w/1st half 2017 prop
$ 200,000.00 to 1000-0000-999-000-01-9900-9901 tax settlement/comm gf
$ 3,800.00 to be appropriated to: additions/reduction for year end/eng mvgt
$ (65,000.00) / From / 2580 / 0000 / 300 / 000 / 04 / 5000 / 5001$ 80,000.00 / To / 2580 / 0000 / 300 / 300 / 04 / 5000 / 5001
$ 3,000.00 / To / 2580 / 0000 / 300 / 300 / 04 / 5000 / 5005
$ (36,200.00) / From / 2580 / 0000 / 999 / 000 / 04 / 9900 / 9900
$ (10,000.00) / From / 2580 / 0000 / 300 / 000 / 04 / 5040 / 0000
$ (20,000.00) / From / 2580 / 0000 / 300 / 300 / 04 / 5040 / 0000
$ 15,000.00 / To / 2580 / 0000 / 300 / 300 / 04 / 6380 / 0000
$ 45,000.00 / To / 2580 / 0000 / 300 / 300 / 04 / 6000 / 0000
$ (7,000.00) / From / 2580 / 0000 / 300 / 300 / 04 / 5060 / 0000
$ 10,000.00 / To / 2580 / 0000 / 300 / 300 / 04 / 6050 / 6050
$ (20,000.00) / From / 2580 / 0000 / 300 / 300 / 04 / 5080 / 5080
$ (1,000.00) / From / 2580 / 0000 / 300 / 300 / 04 / 5080 / 5081
$ 10,000.00 / To / 2580 / 0000 / 300 / 300 / 04 / 6380 / 6380
$ 29,125.00 to be appropriated to: cover pers exp for courts voca prog/dr youth serv subsidy
$ 20,000.00 to 2680-0000-400-428-06-5000-5001
$ 2,800.00 to 2680-0000-400-428-06-5040-0000
$ 300.00 to 2680-0000-400-428-06-5060-0000
$ 6,000.00 to 2680-0000-400-428-06-5080-5080
$ 25.00 to 2680-0000-400-428-06-5080-5081
$ 996,977.82 to be appropriated to: exp obligation for bond payment due 12/1/16 – comm bond retirement
$ 1,000,000.00 to 6000-0000-100-000-08-7050-7050
$( 2,942.83) from 6000-0000-100-000-08-7070-7094
$( 79.35) from 6000-0000-100-000-08-7070-7096
$( 631.01) to be appropriated to: deappropriation in order to transfer cash into fy17/comm cffc admin
$( 0.05) from 8100-fy16-100-000-14-5000-5001
$( 138.33) from 8100-fy16-100-000-14-5040-0000
$( 17.63) from 8100-fy16-100-000-14-5060-0000
$( 0.40) from 8100-fy16-100-000-14-5080-5080
$( 54.00) from 8100-fy16-100-000-14-5080-5081
$( 8.18) from 8100-fy16-100-000-14-6000-0000
$( 100.00) from 8100-fy16-100-000-14-6200-0000
$( 17.44) from 8100-fy16-100-000-14-7000-7013
$( 300.00) from 8100-fy16-100-000-14-7200-0000
$ 11,934.49 to be appropriated to: deappropriation in order to transfer cash into fy17/comm cffc
$( 100.00) from 8100-fy16-100-000-14-7200-7200
$( 1,130.00) from 8100-fy16-100-000-14-7220-0000
$ 13,164.49 to 8100-fy16-999-000-14-9900-9900
$ 187,500.00 to be appropriated to: cover personnel thru end 2016/cbcf
$ 175,00.00 to 8300-0000-660-000-14-5000-5001
$ 12,000.00 to 8300-0000-660-000-14-5040-0000
$ 500.00 to 8300-0000-660-000-14-5060-0000
Motion by Lundy, seconded by Kalo to adopt Resolution. Upon roll call the vote taken thereon, resulted as: Ayes: All
Motion carried. ______
b.3 RESOLUTION NO. 16-700
In the matter of authorizing various account & fund transfers)
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Lorain County Board of Commissioners that we hereby authorize various account & fund transfers.
$ 50,000.00 from 1000-0000-100-136-01-5080-5082 indigent atty fees for common pleas and dr court/comm gf
To 1000-0000-361-000-02-7000-7005
$ 35,000.00 from 1000-0000-100-136-01-5080-5082
To 1000-0000-401-000-02-7000-7005
$ 100.00 from 2060-dt15-100-116-07-7070-0000 newly created fees acct/comm dev gf
To 2060-dt15-100-116-07-7000-0000
$ 250,000.00 from 3200-0000-580-000-06-5000-5001 end yr exp/lccs
To 3200-0000-580-000-06-6200-6217
$ 5,000.00 from 3412-3413-100-116-07-6200-6218 glri contract to support contractual serv/comm dv gf
To 3412-3413-100-116-07-6200-0000
$ 29,895.00 from 5000-5002-100-000-10-6380-6381 city Elyria plan approval and permit approval for court house
To 5000-5002-100-000-10-6200-0000 renovation/comm q-construction
$ 70,000.00 from 7100-7118-300-304-11-6200-0000 re allocate meet exp obligation for ke McCartney charges for serv