DEFIANCE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
News Release
Monday, February 11, 2002
OPENING:
The regular meeting of the Board of Defiance County Commissioners was called to order at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, February 11, 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 February 4 meeting were unanimously accepted and approved.
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-02-064
The following Resolutions were submitted for consideration and approved:
Payment of Vouchers
Motion – Darrell Second – Tom
Ø
JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION
#02-02-065
Fuel Price Change #10 - increase
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
Ø
JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION
#02-02-066
Fuel Price Change #11 - decrease
Motion – Darrell Second – Tom
Ø
JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION
#02-02-067
No Purchase Order Request – Various Departments
Motion – Darrell Second – Tom
Ø
JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION #02-02-068
In Support of Restoring Religious Freedom
Motion – Tom Second – Darrell
Ø JOURNAL #129, RESOLUTION
#02-02-069
Commissioners received a check from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Real Estate and Land Management in the amount of $38,083.05 that represents Ohio’s participation and contribution for the NatureWorks Project entity “Ney Park”. The funds will be used for lighting.
Last Thursday, Commissioners attended a seminar in Toledo hosted by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. By attending this meeting, Counties would receive a 25% discount on Workers’ Comp fees. Upon completion of the meeting and conference, Commissioners were informed that they would receive approximately $39,000 from BWC for attending the 4-hour training session.
On Friday, Commissioners attended a meeting in Columbus at the Ohio Water Development Authority office. Agencies present at the meeting were: the Ohio Water Development Authority, the Ohio EPA – Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, Drinking Water and Surface Water divisions, USDA Rural Development, Fifth Third Securities, Ohio Rural Development Co-op, Ohio Department of Development and the Governor’s Regional Representative. Commissioners from Paulding and Defiance Counties made a presentation to the various agencies requesting assistance and direction as to where additional grant funding might be obtained for the Auglaize Sewer Project. As a result of Friday’s meeting, total grant funds received will be an additional $1,000,000 and an additional $1,200,000 in low-interest loans for the project.
Funding Defiance
County Paulding
County
Rural Development $2,200,000 Loan $2,800,000 Loan
$1,300,000 Grant $1,700,000 Grant
OWDA $3,000,000 @1 ½% $3,000,000 @ 1%
Issue II $ 250,000 Grant pending $ 250,000 Grant pending
Issue I $ 500,000 Grant pending $ 500,000 Grant pending
USACE $ 250,000 Grant pending $ 250,000 Grant pending
8:00 a.m. Russ Herman, County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, met with the Commissioners to review various documents pending opinions and/or approval. John Ferland, representing the Airport Authority Board, was in attendance to go over the Airport
Rules and Regulations document that Mr. Herman had reviewed. John will make the requested corrections and resubmit the document for a final review.
8:30 a.m. General Session
9:00 a.m. Bob Arend, County Computer Consultant, met with the Commissioners in EXECUTIVE SESSION regarding Personnel and Pending Litigation.
Motion to enter Executive Session - Tom Second – Darrell
EXECUTIVE SESSION ended at 9:30
a.m.
Bob was authorized to work with Senior Services Center regarding their computers. He will also continue working with the TDC Group regarding the County’s GIS software.
9:30 a.m. – Gaylon Davis, County Engineer, met to open bids for the Cicero Road Bridge Project. The following bids were received:
Herr Excavating $159,939.00
Archbold, Ohio
R. G. Zachrich Construction $138,854.30
Defiance, Ohio
Fort Defiance Construction $143,205.50
Defiance, Ohio
Eagle Bridge $146,073.40
Sydney, Ohio
AKIL $142,325.10
Sandusky, Ohio
E. J. Meyer and Sons $153,435.00
Ottawa, Ohio
Ziakam Construction $138,925.10
Van Wert, Ohio
Engineer’s estimate is $148,596.80
Accept Cicero Road Bridge Project bids as presented for future recommendation
Motion – Darrell Second – Tom
Ø JOURNAL #12, RESOLUTION
#02-02-070
Gaylon also submitted his recommendations for bids received for Crushed Aggregate and Bituminous Materials. The aggregate bids will be awarded to each bidder with the
understanding that the Engineer will acquire material determined to be most appropriate on a project-by-project basis.
The Bituminous Materials bids went to the following:
Asphalt Materials CM90, CM150 and CM300
Oregon, Ohio
Bituminous Products MC30, HFRS2 and HFRS2P
Toledo, Ohio
Central Oil Asphalt MWS90, RS2 and RS2P
Weston, Ohio
Award Bituminous Materials and Aggregate Bids as Recommended
Motion – Darrell Second – Tom
Ø JOURNAL #12, RESOLUTION
#02-02-071
Mr. Davis also noted that the Flickinger Road Bridge Project is progressing very well, due to the good weather. Also, his office began negotiations on their union contract last week.
10:00 a.m. – Otto Gerdeman and Ken Maag, Poggemeyer Design Group, met with the Commissioners for a bid opening for the Express Sewer Project. Bids were received from the following:
Kirk Brothers $ 837,000.00
Findlay, Ohio
Anderzack-Pitzen $1,069,068.00
Metamora, Ohio
Gleason Construction $ 807,165.05
Holland, Ohio
Fort Defiance Construction $ 883,227.00
Defiance, Ohio
Underground Utilities $ 841,447.00
Monroeville, Ohio
Crestline Paving $ 764,143.50
Toledo, Ohio
Vernon Nagel, Inc. $ 815,201.05
Napoleon, Ohio
Hanks Plumbing & Heating $ 883,729.00
Toledo, Ohio
Accept Express Sewer Project bids as presented for future recommendation
Motion – Darrell Second – Tom
Ø JOURNAL #12, RESOLUTION
#02-02-072
Engineering estimate is $1,000,000.00
After the bid opening was completed, Mr. Gerdeman reviewed information regarding the Auglaize River Sewer Project and the Sanitary Engineering contract.
11:00 a.m. Jerry Hayes, Defiance County Economic Development Director, had scheduled this time to meet with the Commissioners to get their approval for two Enterprise Zone Agreements. The first was for Agri-Lube, Inc. and the second for Defiance Precision Products. However, Mr. Hayes had not yet received all completed paperwork so the approval and signing of these documents will be postponed to a later date.
At 11:30 a.m.,
Commissioners went into EXECUTIVE SESSION regarding the Purchase and/or Sale of
Property
Motion to enter
EXECUTIVE SESSION – Darrell Second -Tom
1:25 p.m. Russ Herman, Defiance County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, met again with the Commissioners, first to review the upcoming Masterson Annexation continuation (he was not with the County at the time of the initial public hearing) and to review the County’s
Personnel Manual. Also during this time, Merlin Butler, Poggemeyer Design Group, stopped in and requested EXECUTIVE SESSION for the Purchase and/or Sale of Property.
Motion to enter EXECUTIVE SESSION – Tom Second – Otto Darrell entered the meeting at 1:28 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION ended at 1:50 p.m.
Mr. Herman noted that Tim Hutchinson, Prosecuting Attorney’s office, will be handling the annexation process and he will schedule a meeting to review any issues with the Commissioners before the annexation continuation date of February 25th.
Mr. Herman has reviewed the Personnel Manual and will submit his recommendations shortly.
At 1:55 p.m., Commissioners entered EXECUTIVE SESSION regarding Pending Litigation.
Motion – Darrell Second – Tom
Jeff Strausbaugh, Prosecuting Attorney, joined the EXECUTIVE SESSION at 2:01 p.m.
Kim Moss, Health Department Commissioner, entered EXECUTIVE SESSION at 2:44 p.m.
Commissioner Miller left the session at 2:55 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION ended at 3:15 p.m.
Meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m.
Approved for News Release: ______________________________
Otto L. Nicely, Commissioner