A G E N D A
LORAIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WEDNESDAY
MARCH 23, 2011
9:30 A. M.
“Early Is On Time, On Time Is Late”
Ted Kalo, President Lori Kokoski, Vice-President Tom Williams, Member
NOTICE: The Board of Commissioners complies with ADA. If anyone needs interpretative services while attending a Commissioners meeting, please notify this office 24 hours in advance!
A. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
9:45 a.m. Shroeder Ditch, Carlisle & New Russia Township to be placed on permanent county
maintenance in accordance with ORC 6131.63
B RESOLUTIONS:
#1. Job and Family Services Bills
#2. Investments
#3. Appropriations
#4. Transfers
#5. Advances/Repayments
#6. Requisitions
#7. Travel Expenses
#8. Bills
Commissioners:
#9. 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)
#10. Approve & waive the reading of the same for the Lorain County Board of Commissioners meeting minutes of March 16, 2011
#11. Support for Western Reserve Land Conservancy’s application to Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program for purpose of an agriculture easement that will preserve approximately 213 acres of the Babitt Investment Co., LLC, farmland in Rochester Township (located on north side of SR162)
#12. Approve & enter into a service agreement with Minute Men HR Risk Management Services, Inc., Cleveland in the amount of $18,500, paid monthly at rate of $1,541.66 for claims administrator, effective retroactive to January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2014 for workers compensation; Authorize County Administrator to execute all necessary documents
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Engineer:
#13. Accept and journalize the 2010 report on bridges in the county. There are 230 bridges ranging in span from 10 feet to 305 feet.
Last year the following projects were completed:
- Quarry Road Bridge #0820 – Replaced existing structure with concrete - abutments and pre-stressed concrete box beam deck.
- Baird Road Bridge #0369 – Replaced existing structure with concrete abutments and pre-cast concrete box beam deck.
Funded 2011 Projects:
- Parsons Road Bridge #0435 – ½ mile west of SR 303, Carlisle/LaGrange Township
· Complete structure replacement
- Green Road Bridge #0135 – ½ south of Ward Road, Henrietta Township (Joint Project with
Erie County)
· Complete structure replacement
- New London Eastern Road Culvert #0108 – ½ mile east of Gore Orphanage Rd, Rochester Twp
· Complete structure replacement
- Quarry Road Culvert #0565 – 500’ south of Jones Road, Wellington Township
· Complete structure replacement
#14. Advertise for bids for Parsons Rd Bridge #0345 replacement in LaGrange & Carlisle Township. Notice to be in Morning Journal on March 25 and April 1 and be opened at 2:30 pm on April 12
#15. Advertise for bids for guardrail replacement project, phase 4. Notice to be in Chronicle on March 25 and April 1 & 8, 2011 and be opened at 2 pm on April 19
Sheriff:
#16. Approve the amendment to the LCADA Counseling Services Agreement. Said amendment is LCADA has provided 25 hours not 20 hours/week of counseling services, effective retroactive to January 1, 2008
C. Mr. James R. Cordes, County Administrator:
D. Mr. Jerry Innes, Assistant County Prosecutor:
E. Commissioner’s Report:
F. Clerk’s Report:
G Board Correspondence:
#1. Board correspondence: “Governing”; “Pulse magazine”; “Consumers’ Corner”; “Common Ground – cultivate potential of your workforce”; “Natural Trust for Historic Preservation-March”; “County news”; “CIDS #11”; “CCAO statehouse reports”
#2. Lorain County Engineer issued highway use permits:
1) #11-007 – Columbia Gas of Ohio, Lorain to lay a gas main of 4385’+- of 4”, 1825’ of 6” and 300’+- of 8” plastic pipe on east side of Elyria Rd from Lake Ave to south of O’Neil Blvd. Main shall be w/in 5’ of east right of way w/in road right of way. Stub connections of 25’ of 4” main on north side of Elfeda St. 25’ of 4” main on north side of School St., 80’ of 6” main on north side of Lincoln Blvd and 50’ of 4” main on south side of Dunton Rd. All stub mains will tie into existing mains and possible, be 5’ w/in road right of way, Sheffield Township
2) #11-008, Columbia Gas of Ohio, Lorain to install 425’+- of 4” gas main on south side of Wilbur Street from Elyria Rd east and teeing into existing main, Sheffield Township
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3) #11-016, HLG Consulting, Dublin to lay cable on west side of Hawley Rd starting at 4,500’ north of SR162 and go south to county line, cable will run in and out of road right of way line and same care will be followed going down the road, Huntington Township
4) #11-108, Columbia Gas of Ohio, Lorain to replace an existing steel gas main w/a 4” plastic main on south side of N. Ridge Rd starting at 300’+- west of Broadway Ave to corp line, Sheffield Township
#3. Grand Jury Report – Judge Rothgery
#4. March 24 at 4:30 pm - Mental Health Board will meet at Gathering Hope House, 1173 N. Ridge Rd, E, Suite 102, Lorain
#5. CCAO meeting minutes of January 21, 2011
#6. March 29-31, Columbus – Ohio Safety Congress & Expo, more info at ohiobwc.com
#7. May 10 from 8:30 am-12 pm – ADA Americas with Disabilities Act 2011 spring conference at LCCC
#8. April 7 from 9-11 am – LCCC – Senator Brown announces a seminar for small business. Rsvp by 216-522-7272 or
#9. Ohio Department of Development receipt of loan review report form for Buderer Drug Company, revolving loan fun in the amount of $100,000
#10. Ohio Department of Development FY11 comprehensive downtown revitalization program notice of funding availability and application submission deadlines; Tier one application submitted anytime between June 10, 2011-June 8, 2012 and Tier two; applicants must complete and submit FY11 comprehensive downtown revitalization on or before May 20, 201 by 5 pm. More info at http://development.ohio.gov/Community/ohcp/documents/DraftFY2011OhioConsolidatedPlan.pdf
#11. The Orlean Company, Beachwood – manager member of existing residential rental development located in or within one half mile radius of the political jurisdiction and plans to utilize multifamily funding programs of the Ohio Housing Finance Agency for 1940 West 27th Street, Lorain. New Marshall Plaza, 89 units rehabilitation will be approximately $2.3 million or $26,000/unit and replace all building systems that have reached or are near end of their expected useful life. Additional upgrades will include improved security measures such as CCTV cameras and fencing.
#12. Susanne Haag, Franklin Elementary School, Elyria thanked Brandi Schnell, LCSWMD for giving a recycling presentation to three 5th grade classes and it made an impression on the 60 students
#13. ODNR National Flood Insurance Program and it’s the county’s responsibility to ensure that recently damaged structures, in federally identified special food hazard areas meet minimum federal and county flood damage prevention standards (cc: LCCDD & EMA)
#14. Local Government Fund Coalition – proposed reductions will harm Ohio communities pose immediate safety services concerns with the proposed state budget for the 2012-2013 biennium and reduce state revenue sharing through local government funds by nearly 50%, shrinking the fund from $665 million in 2011 to $339 in SFY13 and reduced by more than 20% in 2012 to $526 million. More info at www.everyohioan.com
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#15. Sheffield Sheffield Lake City School 2011-2012 school calendar
#16. February 15, 2011 TB Clinic minutes
#17. April 12 at 5 pm, Massotherapy Arts Center, Elyria (business after hours); April 27 at 4:30 pm, Elected officials reception. More info and RSVP at www.loraincountychamber.com
#18. April 16 – 16th annual Hispanic Leadership Conference, LCCC. More info at www.chiplorain.org
#19. US Army Corp of Engineers public notice to reissue 48 of its existing nationwide permits and issue 2 new. More info at www.regulations.gov or call 3304-364-6177
#20. March 24 – Planning Commission has been cancelled due to lack of agenda items.
#21. Fulton County Commissioners letter to Legislators in their opposition in the sale or lease of the Ohio Turnpike. They believe this will only provide a one-time, short-term relief to Ohio’s struggling economic condition, long-term impact is a risk that has the potential to be completely devastating to Ohio’s already stressed economy.
#22. Sheriff in compliance with ORC 301.27 estimates that gas expense for the month of January, February and March to be $600
#23. March 25 at 8 pm, Homeless Overnight Sleepover and April 16 – NHA’s 5k run and 1 mile family fun walk at 7 am and June 14 baseball out – all events to be held at Lake Erie Crushers, Avon more info or www.Walk2011.com
#24. March 25 from 11 am – 2pm, Open House at Lorain Work/Activity Center, 4360 Oberlin Ave., Lorain. Tour facility, observe consumer activities, listen to Murray Ridge Bell Choir, one of nine choral groups to win WJW Fox 8 News Cleveland Glee Competition, meet and cheer on Lady Raiders basketball team as they prepare to compete in Special Olympics Ohio State Basketball tournament later that evening. More info at 440-282-2131
#25. April 1 at 3 pm – Alliance will host Annual Transportation Day at Transportation Center, Elyria more info at www.lccommunityalliance.com
H. 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 Saturday at 12:00 Noon and Monday at 11:00 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.
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