Regular Council Meeting

Thursday, November 2, 2006

Mayor Dave France called the meeting to order.

Roll Call:  Robert Cochrun present, Jason Mattern present, Robert Martin Sr. arrived late, Bob Gale present, Matt
Parise present, Thomas Bottorf present.

Officials:  Mayor Dave France present, Solicitor Christopher D. Becker present, Clerk Treasurer Mike Payne,
Administrator Walt Ziemba present.

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Reading of Minutes

Thomas Bottorf asked that his vote regarding the passing of Ordinance 2006-29 be changed from yea to nay in the
Minutes from the regular Council Meeting held October 19, 2006.

Motion by Thomas Bottorf, second by Bob Gale to approve the minutes, as corrected, for the regular Council meeting
held on October 19, 2006.

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf yea.

Motion passed 6-0.

Persons Appearing Before Council

Jarod Gibson, Spyglass Communications, explained to Council how his company might be able to save the Village money
on phone services.

Robert Martin arrived at the meeting.

Walt Ziemba said he would follow up with Mr. Gibson on his proposal.

Reading of Ordinances and Resolutions

Ordinance 2006-27: An Ordinance enacting 933.12 regarding water billing rates fro multiple users premises was read
for the second time.

Ordinance 2006-28: An Ordinance enacting 941.021 regarding sanitary sewer rates for multiple users premises was read
for the second time.

Resolution 2006-30: A Resolution authorizing the Administrator to apply for Issue one funding for Resurfacing of
Crawford Avenue and other streets was read for the first time.

Resolution 2006-31: A Resolution authorizing the Administrator to apply for Issue One funding for Water storage
repair and painting was read for the first time.

Resolution 2006-32: A Resolution authorizing the Administrator to apply for Issue One funding for Sanitary Sewer
pumps was read for the first time.

Resolution 2006-33: A Resolution authorizing the Administrator to apply for Issue One funding for Sanitary Sewer
Manholes was read for the first time.

Ordinance 2006-34: An Ordinance approving the ODOT Main Street paving project was read for the first time.

Motion by Matt Parise, second by Robert Martin Sr. to suspend the second and third readings for Resolution 2006-30
thru 2006-33 and Ordinance 2006-34.

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf yea.

Motion passed 6-0.

Resolution 2006-30: A Resolution authorizing the Administrator to apply for Issue one funding for Resurfacing of
Crawford Avenue and other streets was read for the second and third times.

Motion by Thomas Bottorf, second by Robert Martin Sr. to approve Resolution 2006-30.

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf yea.

Motion passed 6-0.

Resolution 2006-31: A Resolution authorizing the Administrator to apply for Issue One funding for Water storage
repair and painting was read for the second and third time.

Motion by Robert Martin Sr., second by Matt Parise to approve Resolution 2006-31

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf yea.

Motion passed 6-0.

Resolution 2006-32: A Resolution authorizing the Administrator to apply for Issue One funding for Sanitary Sewer
pumps was read for the second and third time.

Motion by Robert Cochrun, second by Bob Gale to approve Resolution 2006-32.

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf yea.

Motion passed 6-0.

Resolution 2006-33: A Resolution authorizing the Administrator to apply for Issue One funding for Sanitary Sewer
Manholes was read for the second and third time.

Motion by Robert Cochrun, second by Robert Martin Sr. to approve Resolution 2006-33.

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf yea.

Motion passed 6-0.

Ordinance 2006-34: An Ordinance approving the ODOT Main Street paving project was read for the second and third time.

Motion by Thomas Bottorf, second by Matt Parise to approve Ordinance 2006-34.

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf yea.

Motion passed 6-0.

Reports, Announcements and Communications

Mayor Dave France read the October 2006 Magistrate, Code Enforcement and Police Reports.

Mayor Dave France announced that Village offices would be closed November 10, 2006 in observance of Veterans Day
and that Sanitation pickup would be moved up one day that week.

Mayor Dave France said that a draft of criteria had been distributed to Council, to review, regarding nominations
for Wintersville Citizen of the Year.

Mayor Dave France reminded everyone that the Wintersville Christmas parade would be held Sunday November 26, 2006.

Administrator Report

Walt Ziemba asked for Council's approval to submit four, Issue One Grants, and the ODOT paving project.

Motion by Matt Parise, second by Thomas Bottorf to return to the Ordinance/Resolution section of the meeting to
vote on the Resolutions for Issue One funding and the ODOT paving project Ordinance.

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf yea.

Motion passed 6-0.

Walt Ziemba told Council that the Village had received an invoice from Dennis O'Toole for his filing with the Ohio
Supreme Court regarding the Steubenville lawsuit.

Walt Ziemba said that Burbach Aquatics had visited sites for a potential pool for the Village.

Walt Ziemba said that the next RITA subpoena program would be November 28, 2006 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Walt Ziemba told Council that he had received a proposal for Odor Treatment of Sunset Gardens from Zemba Incorporated,
out of Zanesville, for $2500.

Walt Ziemba told Council that the Terrace Ave. project would be about $10,000 short of the Issue One funds of $31,050
the Village would be receiving.  He said that this was due to work on curbs and other unexpected work order changes.
He said that he would contact the State to see if there were any additional Issue One Funds for the project.

Unfinished Business

Walt Ziemba said that Council would be meeting with Jack Gilmore at 6:00 PM before the start of the next Council
meeting to discuss several water issues.

Council discussed briefly the status of the smoke testing in Sunset Gardens with Perry Pool.

Chris Becker confirmed with Council that there was no Ordinance dealing with nominating a "Citizen of the Year".

New Business

Chris Becker said the County was holding up the annexation of the 3 homes on Fernwood Road.  He said he had faxed
a copy of the statutes on this topic to the County and would follow up by contacting the County on this matter.

Robert Martin Sr. said that the Halloween party was a success and the turn out was higher than expected.

Robert Cochrun also agreed that the Halloween party had been a huge success.

Bob Gale thanked the Herald star reporter, Summer Wallace, for her recent articles.

Motion by Bob Gale, second by Robert Cochrun to increase the base pay for the part time regular labor positions of
the Village to $7.00 per hour effective with the start of the next pay period.

Discussion on the Motion:

Thomas Bottorf said that this situation had been discussed and agreed on at a Finance Committee meeting.  He said
that the increase had been agreed to be effective in January 2007.

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf nay.

Motion passed 5-1.

Matt Parise said that he also agreed that the Halloween Party had been extremely successful.

Jason Mattern said that the public needed to show care near the King's Restaurant intersection because of the road
work being done out there.

Jason Mattern said that he would like to congratulate the Indian Creek Football coach and athletic director for
arranging to take the football team to an Akron University football game.

Motion by Matt Parise, second by Robert Martin Sr. to transfer $60.00 to the Halloween budget line item to purchase
pumpkins for next year, that were used to hold candy that were currently on sale for half price.

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf yea.

Motion passed 6-0.

Thomas Bottorf said that the representative from Allied Specialty, that he had suggested to visit the Village would
be able to save the Village at least 75% on the cost of the original quote for the Wastewater System.

Matt Parise said that he was still working on setting up a meeting for Council to visit the Toronto Plant to view
the Hypo System they were using.

Chris Becker said that the Ohio Attorney General had ruled that one specific type of slot machine had been ruled not
to be a game of skill, but that this type of machine was not being used by the business in Wintersville.

Transfers

Motion by Robert Martin Sr. second by Thomas Bottorf to approve the transfers and increases to appropriations
presented by the Clerk Treasurer.

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf yea.

Motion passed 6-0.

Motion by Thomas Bottorf, second by Bob Gale to include in the transfers $10,000 from contingency to the Street
Contractual budget line item.

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf yea.

Motion passed 6-0.

Motion by Robert Martin Sr., second by Bob Gale to pay bills as funds become available.

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf yea.

Motion passed 6-0.

For the Good of the Village

Chris France told Council that the correct name for the committee working on several beautification projects was
the Wintersville Betterment Committee.

Motion by Thomas Bottorf, second by Robert Martin Sr. to adjourn.

Vote: Robert Cochrun yea, Jason Mattern yea, Robert Martin Sr. yea, Bob Gale yea, Matt Parise yea, Thomas Bottorf yea.

Motion passed 6-0.


Next regularly scheduled meeting is December 7, 2006 at 7:00 PM.


Disclaimer:  These are a draft of the minutes and not deemed official until approved by Council.

Mike Payne, Clerk Treasurer
Dave France, Mayor