DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
News Release
Monday, February 4, 2002
OPENING:
The regular meeting of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, February 4, 2002, in the Conference Room of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners, 500 Court Street, Suite A, Defiance, Ohio 43512 by Chairman Otto L. Nicely.
PRESENT: ABSENT:
Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner
Darrell W. Miller, Commissioner
Thomas L. Kime, Commissioner
Becky Wagner, Administrator/Operations Manager
Alison Grimes, Clerk
D. Joan Brown, Deputy Clerk
The minutes of the January 31 meeting were unanimously accepted and approved.
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
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The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:
Transfer of Funds #9 – Job & Family Services Mandate
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
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Transfer of Funds #10 – Ditch Maintenance
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
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Transfer of Funds #11 – County Commissioners
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
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8:30 a.m. General Session
Jane Tadsen, County Recorder, submitted her January 2002 report. Among other records, her office handled 167 deed transfers, 459 mortgages and 518 releases. Total credited to the General Fund was $32,639.20.
Tim Hauenstein, representing the Ability Center, sat through the early morning portion while waiting for the 10:00 a.m. Formula 2002 public hearing.
9:00 a.m. Steve Flickinger, State Auditors office, and Ken Keller and John Hettwer, representing the County’s insurance program, Employee Plans, LLC., met briefly for an informational meeting concerning preparing for the County’s audit. As Employee Plans, LLC is new, the group reviewed necessary audit procedures for their benefit. Employee Plans, LLC. would have available any applicable paperwork the State Auditors may need.
9:30 a.m. – Gaylon Davis, County Engineer, met to open bids for Aggregate and Bituminous Materials. The following bids were received:
BITUMINOUS MATERIAL
Central Oil Asphalt
Columbus, Ohio
MWS 90 .54
picked-up .549
delivered
RS 2 .54 .549
RS 2P .75 .80
AEP Prime .75 .80
Bituminous Products
Toledo, Ohio
MWS 90 .618
picked-up .618
delivered
MC 30 .94 .94
RS 2 .618 .618
RS 2P .854 .854
HFRS2P .854 .854
Asphalt Material
Oregon, Ohio
MWS 90 .6038
picked-up .6038
delivered
MC 30 .9938 .9938
RS 2 .6038 .6038
RS 2P .8538 .8538
AEP Prime .7038 .7038
CM90 .9538 .9538
CM150 1.0538 1.0538
CM300 1.3038 1.3038
Accept Bituminous Materials bids as presented for future recommendation
Motion – Darrell Second – Tom
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AGGREGATE
ODOT
SPECIFICATIONS
|
HANSON
AGGREGATE
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STONECO
|
703 1
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5.10
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5.05
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703 2
|
5.10
|
5.04
|
703 4
|
5.00
|
5.05
|
703 6
|
5.65
|
5.50
|
703 57
|
5.65
|
5.50
|
703 67
|
5.70
|
5.50
|
703 8
|
6.30
|
5.50
|
703 MODIFIED 8A
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NO BID
|
6.10
|
703 89
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NO BID
|
5.25
|
703 9
|
5.20
|
4.85
|
703 MODIFIED 9A
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NO BID
|
6.15
|
703 89
|
NO BID
|
5.25
|
703 9
|
5.20
|
4.85
|
703 9A
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NO BID
|
6.15
|
703 10
|
5.20
|
4.10
|
304
|
4.80
|
4.10
|
410 A
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NO BID
|
4.10
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411
|
4.80
|
4.10
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601 A
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NO BID
|
7.90
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601 B
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NO BID
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7.90
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601 C
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NO BID
|
7.90
|
601 D
|
5.65
|
5.65
|
310.02 GRANULAR
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NO BID
|
4.10
|
601 EMBANKMENT
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NO BID
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NO BID
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Accept Aggregate bids as presented for future recommendation
Motion – Darrell Second – Tom
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After the bid opening, Mr. Davis informed the Commissioners that his office received a check from CSX Railroad in the amount of $100,000 for crossing repairs to Snyder, Wonderly and Rosedale Roads. He noted that he has an additional $50,000 set aside for such repairs.
Gaylon reminded the Commissioners of the Township Trustees and Clerks meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 7. He also noted that, due to the cooperation of the weather, the Flickinger Road Bridge project was progressing well.
Commissioners asked that a section of the parking lot at the EMA facility be added to the Engineer’s paving projects. The section of parking lot to be paved is located at the southeast corner of the building and will add approximately five spaces.
At 9:50 a.m., Jim Harris, Soil and Water Conservation District, stopped in to obtain Commissioners’ signatures on the plans for Dwight Ditch. A bid date for this project is scheduled for Monday, February 25 at 1:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – Lisa Karcher, Planner for Maumee Valley Planning, met to hold the first public hearing for Maumee Valley Planning’s Formula 2002 Program. Also in attendance were Tim Hauenstein, The Ability Center, Chuck Brenner, Mayor of Ney, Rick Hall, Tiffin Township Trustee, Clayton Miller, Mayor of Sherwood, Kent Miller, Hicksville Village Administrator and Eldon Hesterman, Adams Township Trustee. Ms. Karcher reviewed the available 2002 CDBG Formula programs. Some of the programs available include the following:
Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) – this program provides funding for a flexible, community-wide approach to the improvement and provision of affordable housing
for low to moderate-income persons, and to help develop local administrative capacity. The grant ceiling is $500,000.
Emergency Shelter Grant Program – this program provides funding to eligible nonprofit organizations and units of local government to renovate, rehabilitate, maintain, operate and staff emergency shelter facilities for the homeless and to provide essential services to the homeless. The grant ceiling is $80,000.
Water and Sewer Sanitary Program – the goal of this program is to create a safe and sanitary living environment for Ohio citizens through the provision of safe and reliable drinking water and proper disposal of sanitary waste. The grant ceiling for this program is $500,000.
Downtown Revitalization Competitive Program – funds from this program will be used to aid in the revitalization of central Business Districts; to aid in the elimination of slums and blight; and to create and retain permanent, private-sector job opportunities, principally for persons from low to moderate income households. It is a two-tiered grant ceiling. Tier 1 (Downtown Revitalization Planning) has a ceiling of $25,000. Tier 2 (Building and Streetscape Revitalization) has a ceiling of $320,000.
CDBG Formula Program – to be eligible for funding, every activity must meet at least one of three National objectives: it must benefit low and moderate income persons; aid in the prevention or elimination of slum and blight; and/or meet community development needs having a particular uniqueness and urgency. Some of the eligible activities include curbs and
sidewalks, private rehabilitation, centers for handicapped, public parking facilities, street improvements, senior centers, neighborhood facilities and water and sewer facilities. Project applications for this project are due to Maumee Valley Planning by May 3, 2002.
For more information on these and other programs, contact either Lisa Karcher or Matt Cordonnier at Maumee Valley Planning at 419-784-3882.
10:30 a.m. Jerry Hayes, Defiance County Economic Development Director, met with the Commissioners to get their approval for two amendments to the Defiance Metal Products Enterprise Zone Agreements. The first Enterprise Zone Agreement, amended from the original date of January 20, 2000, adds a request to lease from The Vaughn Group, in addition to the current leases with PNC Leasing and National City Leasing Corporation. It
also decreases new construction costs from $1,100,000 to $300,000. Commissioners approved this amendment pending the review and approval of the County Prosecutor’s office.
Accept Defiance Metal Products Enterprise Zone Amendment
Motion – Darrell Second – Tom
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The second Defiance Metal Products amendment, amended from the original date of December 10,1998, also requests to lease from an additional leasing company – PNC Leasing. The agreement also finds it advantageous to move the location of a portion of the project from Tiffin Township to the City of Defiance. This Enterprise Zone Agreement amendment was also approved pending review and approval from the County Prosecutor.
Accept Defiance Metal Products Enterprise Zone Amendment - Schools
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
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At 1:30 p.m., the Commissioners attended an informational meeting at the Four County ADAMHs Board, Archbold, along with the Henry, Fulton and Williams County Commissioners and John Kaylor and John Williams of the Educational Service Center regarding space requirements for this entity.
Meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.
Approved for News Release: ______________________________
Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner