Orange Village Council

ORANGE VILLAGE COUNCIL
COUNCILL MEETING
MARCH 10, 2010
8:00 PM

AMENDED MINUTES

1. Dan Brown, Council President, called the Regular Meeting to order at 8:00 p.m.

2 Pledge of Allegiance

3 Roll call
Members present: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Members absent: None
Others present: Kathy Mulcahy – Mayor
Stephen Byron – Law Director
Chris Kostura – Chief of Police
Bruce White – Fire Chief/Service Director
Mary Kampman – Clerk of Council

4. Motion to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 10, 2010 made by Perry; seconded by Parks
Ayes: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Nays: None

5. Motion to approve the minutes of the Work Session/Special Meeting of March 3, 2010 made by Perry; seconded
by Kluter.
Ayes: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Nays: None

6. Motion to approve the Final Treasurer’s Report of December 31, 2009 made by Perry; seconded by Parks
Ayes: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Nays: None

7. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report of January 31, 2010 made by Perry; seconded by Parks
Ayes: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Nays: None

8. Motion to approve the Tax Administrator’s Report of February 28, 2010 made by Perry; seconded by Parks.
Ayes: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Nays: None

9. Motion to approve the Bills to be Paid for March in the amount of $99,031.78 and additional expenses of
$179,436.83 made by Perry; seconded by Parks.
Ayes: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Nays: None

10. Audience comments relating to agenda items only. (1 minute per speaker)
Marc Silberman – 29549 North Hilltop – Ordinance 2010-3
Phil Soroky – 28650 Orange Meadow Lane – Ordinance 2010-3
Carmen Centanni – 3939 Pine Crest – Mistakes in Tax Administrator’s report and Ordinance 2010-3

11. Old Business: Discussion and consideration of Pending Legislation

A. ORDINANCE 2010-3
An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland for
the purchase of St. Margaret of Hungary Parish property located at 4680 Lander Road. 3rd Reading

Motion to publicly discuss the appraisal of the St. Margaret of Hungary Parish property made by Bram;
seconded by Kluter

Ayes: Bram
Nays: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Parks, Brown

Motion to adjourn to Executive Session at 8:45 p.m. to discuss land acquisition made by Braverman;
seconded by Brown

Ayes: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Nays: None

Reconvene regular meeting at 9:20 p.m.

Motion to adopt Ordinance 2010-3 made by Perry; seconded by Parks

The Finance Chairman stated that the funds were available for this purchase

Ayes: Perry, Braverman, Parks, Brown
Nays: Bonk, Kluter, Bram

B. Motion to accept the Proposal for Professional Services for the Orange Village Sewer Rate Review
Study from Stearns & Wheler made by Parks; seconded by Perry.

Ayes: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Nays: None

12. New Business: Discussion of New Legislation and Motions

A. ORDINANCE 2010-5
An Ordinance amending Chapter 125 of the Codified Ordinances to authorize the Treasurer to make declarations
of official intent under U.S. treasury regulation with respect to reimbursements from proceeds of bonds, notes
or other obligations of temporary advances made for payments prior to issuance, and related matters. 1st Reading

B. ORDINANCE 2010-6
An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to convey Orange Village’s interest in the Mount Hope Cemetery to
the City of Solon. 1st Reading

C. RESOLUTION 2010-2
A Resolution enacted by the Village of Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio hereinafter referred to as the
Local Public Agency (LPA), in the matter of the stated described project to upgrade the traffic signals at
the Chagrin Boulevard and Orange Place intersection located in the Village of Orange and Woodmere.

A motion to suspend the rules made by Braverman; seconded by Perry.
Ayes: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Nays: None

A motion to adopt Resolution 2010-2 made by Perry; seconded by Kluter.
Ayes: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Nays: None

D. A motion to authorize the Mayor to engage HzW Consultants, LLC, to perform environmental
consulting work on behalf of the Village on the St. Margaret of Hungary Church property made by
Perry; seconded by Kluter
Ayes: Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Nays: Bonk

13. Committee Reports by Council Members
Bram – No report
Bonk – No report
Braverman – No report
Kluter – Winter Accidents – Texting while driving
Parks – 2008 Audit Complete
Perry – No report
Brown – Wind Turbines

14. Audience Comments Relating to Matters, which advance the good of the Village. (2 minutes per speaker)
Carmen Centanni – 3939 Pine Crest – Errors on Tax Administrator’s Report of February 28, 2010

Motion to reconsider the vote on the Tax Administrator’s Report of February 28, 2010 until a corrected
version is received and a new motion made by Council made by Kluter; seconded by Perry.
Ayes: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Nays: None

15. Comments by Council Members
Bram – Concern about Beech Brook residents
- Residents feeding deer
Bonk – No comments
Braverman – No comments
Kluter – Kudos for Service Department Report
Brevity of council minutes
Council behavior
Parks – No comments
Perry – No comments

16. Comments by the Mayor
– Article about Shaun Parsons
- Council behavior
- Public Records Requests

17. Comments by the Council President
– Service Department Brochure was excellent

18. Motion to adjourn Regular Meeting at 10:06 p.m. made by Braverman; seconded by Parks.
Ayes: Bonk, Perry, Braverman, Kluter, Bram, Parks, Brown
Nays: None

_______________________________ ____________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council

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