Walnut Township Zoning Commission 11420 Millersport Road Millersport, Ohio 43046 (740) 467-2430   FAX (740) 467-3283 REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING January 18, 2011  7:00 PM ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING Attendance: Mike Wolfe, Clayton Lattimer, Sally Hempleman, Tim Morris, Roger Kilbarger. Others: Ralph Reeb, Zoning Inspector and Tonya Kahley, Secretary Mike Wolfe, Chairman, opened the meeting with the pledge of allegiance at 7:02 PM.  He turned the meeting over to the Zoning Secretary for the reorganization of the Board. Nominations for Chairman Mike Wolfe was nominated by Tim Morris and seconded by Clayton Lattimer for Chairman of the Zoning Commission. There were no other nominations. Roll call: Hempleman, yes; Morris, yes; Wolfe, yes; and Lattimer, yes. Motion passed unanimously. Nominations for Vice Chairman Lattimer moved and Morris seconded the motion to nominate Roger Kilbarger for Vice Chairman of the Zoning Commission.   There were no other nominations. Roll call: Hempleman, yes; Morris, yes; Wolfe, yes; and Lattimer, yes and Kilbarger, yes. Motion passed unanimously. Nominations for Secretary Hempleman moved and Kilbarger seconded the motion to nominate Lattimer for Secretary of the Zoning Commission.   There were no other nominations. Roll call: Hempleman, yes; Morris, yes; Wolfe, yes; and Lattimer, yes and Kilbarger, yes. Motion passed unanimously. Set meeting dates for the Walnut Township Zoning Commission The Zoning Commission discussed meeting times and dates for 2011.  They discussed holding meetings during the following months and times. April – October 8 PM and November – March 7 PM… third Tuesday of every other month and to hold special meetings as needed. Hempleman moved to hold the Zoning Commission meetings every other month on the third Tuesday as stated above. Kilbarger seconded the motion. Roll call: Hempleman, yes; Morris, yes; Wolfe, yes; and Lattimer, yes and Kilbarger, yes. Motion passed unanimously. Business Processes Wolfe moved and Lattimer seconded the motion to adopt Robert’s Rules of Order by the Zoning Commission for conducting meetings. Roll call: Hempleman, yes; Morris, yes; Wolfe, yes; and Lattimer, yes and Kilbarger, yes. Motion passed unanimously. Advertising of meetings and public hearings Lattimer moved and Hempleman seconded to advertise in the Buckeye Lake Beacon and Lancaster Eagle Gazette. Roll call: Hempleman, yes; Morris, yes; Wolfe, yes; and Lattimer, yes and Kilbarger, yes. Motion passed unanimously. The Zoning Secretary closed the reorganizational meeting and turned it over to 2011 Chairperson, Mike Wolfe. REGULAR MEETING 7:12 PM Attendance: Mike Wolfe, Clayton Lattimer, Sally Hempleman, Tim Morris, Roger Kilbarger. Others: Ralph Reeb, Zoning Inspector and Tonya Kahley, Secretary Mike Wolfe, Chairman, opened the meeting with the pledge of allegiance at 7:12 PM. MINUTES: Reading, Approval and Signing of the October 19, 2010, meeting minutes. Kilbarger moved and Lattimer seconded the motion to accept the meeting minutes as presented.  The...

Walnut Township Trustees Meeting May 6, 2014 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM. Trustees William Yates, Doug Leith and Terry Horn were present. Sergeant Hendershot, Community Services for the Fairfield County Sheriff’s department, was present to discuss Noise Issues in Walnut Township. He made suggestions to the trustees regarding the wording of the existing noise ordinance. A noise violation is a minor misdemeanor; every occurrence will be logged when the sheriff is called. At the third occurrence, at which point a ticket will be issued. Amy Anderson, Old Millersport Road, discussed the noise situation at her neighbor’s property with ATV and motorcycles. There was a discussion regarding the barking dogs at Feeder Creek Veterinary Hospital. Trustee Horn made a motion to make the suggested changes to the Noise Ordinance in Section B. Trustee Yates seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes. Jon Patrick Kochis, Director Fairfield County Emergency Management Association, presented an update on the installation of the Dam and Tornado siren. The Dam breach siren is fully operational as of May 9, 2014. In the case of a dam breach, an audible sound will be presented followed by a voice announcement. Their future plan is to have evacuation route signs posted around Buckeye Lake, which would be a first in Ohio. They will have a website with all the information, a twitter account to notify residents of any problems, a phone callback notification program, and a smart phone app. Trustee Leith made a motion to approve signing the contract for the siren and accept responsibility for maintenance of the siren. Trustee Horn seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes. The minutes for April 15th were presented for approval. Trustee Horn made a motion to approve the minutes with changes. Trustee Leith seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes. Trustee Leith made a motion to approve checks 24314 through 24332 and EFTS 259-2014 through 323-2014, after being certified that funds are available and appropriations have been made by Fiscal Officer Kraner. Trustee Leith seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes. Fiscal Office Kraner mentioned that the Trustees should be thinking about the budget for 2015. The budget must be prepared; a public hearing must be held and approved by the Trustees by July 15, 2014. Comments from the Floor Kelly Roberts asked what can be done about the junk cars and the cars parked in the roadway at 13520 Juniper.This not a zoning issue, however, if the cars are parked in the right-of-way, the sheriff should be called. Department Reports Chief Hite – Thurston Walnut Township Fire Department – Marshall Berry finished his training and his salary should be increased to $10.50/hour. Bench tests on airpacks have been completed. There was a question regarding...

Walnut Township Trustees Meeting April 15, 2014 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM. Trustees William Yates, Doug Leith and Terry Horn were present. Randy Cotner, Superintendent for Walnut Township Schools presented information regarding Issue 6, operating levy, which will be on the May 6th ballot. The current levies were voted established in 1993 and 1994 and continue to generate the same amount – $250K and $258K. The school district only receives 21% of the funds from the state due to the student to dollar ratio. A home valued at $100K would pay an additional #241/year in taxes. Bill Bradish, Palmer Energy presented information regarding the Electric Aggregation initiative that will be on the May 6th ballot. It is Issue 8 in Millersport, Issue 10 in Thurston and Issue 16 in Walnut Township. Historically, when a program such as this is put in place, the homeowner realized a savings of approximately $170/year. Electric bills are broken down into 2 areas – 50% +- distribution and Transportation – which is regulated by the PUCO and 50% +- Generation – which is the actual energy cost. The energy cost is where the savings will be seen. There are 35 counties in Ohio that are participating in this program. Residents have the option to opt-out within 30 days of the program beginning. Palmer Energy will send out an RFP and once a contract is approved, then the program begins, most likely at some point in the fall. Residents will receive a second chance letter after the program begins that will allow them to opt-out at that point. Residents can opt-in at any point and receive the same rate. This program is only available to customers using under 70,000 kilowatts/year. The minutes for March 4th were presented for approval. Trustee Leith made a motion to approve the minutes. Trustee Horn seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes. The minutes for March 18th were presented for approval. Trustee Leith made a motion to approve the minutes.Trustee Horn seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes The minutes for March 11th were presented for approval. Trustee Horn made a motion to approve the minutes.Trustee Leith seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes The minutes for April 1st were presented for approval. Trustee Horn made a motion to approve the minutes. Trustee Leith seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes The minutes for April 3rd were presented for approval. Trustee Horn made a motion to approve the minutes. Trustee Yates seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes Trustee Leith made a motion to approve checks 24292 through 24313 and EFTS 212-2014 through 258-2014, after being certified that funds are available and appropriations have been made by Fiscal Officer Kraner. Trustee Yates seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes. Comments from...

Walnut Township Special Trustees Meeting April 10, 2014 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM. Trustees William Yates, Doug Leith and Terry Horn were present. Also present was John Albers, Attorney for the Township The sole purpose of this meeting is to meet with John Albers to discuss economic development options. Mr. Albers suggested that a comparative analysis be completed comparing JEDDs, JEDZs, CEDAs and AAs. He provided handouts that contained this information as well as a summary of JEDDs. There is legislation in Ohio that potentially could eliminate a JEDZ by the end of 2014. The creation of JEDDs creates a partnership between a township and a municipal partner that is no more than one governing body away. There are several items that are generally discussed during the creation – income tax, water & sewer, and police & fire. Generally the tax revenue is divided between the JEDD Board, the township and the other municipality. JEDDs contain non-residential property or those properties are carved out. In the negotiations, the township can ask for a no annexation clause for 3 years or the term of the agreement – which can be up to 99 years. A JEDD avoids the requirement of a township vote if – the resolution is unanimous, approved by the majority of the owners and is zoned appropriately. The property in the JEDD does not need to be contiguous, can include only one parcel, can have an expansion area already determined, can be the entire township and works best in areas not yet developed. A negotiated agreement is reached with the municipal partner prior to asking property owner to sign petition. The Bricker and Eckler court case will be forwarded to John Albers. The next step would be to start to meet and work through issues; create a strategy. The typical cost to create a JEDD is between $15,000 and $25,000. At 8:00 PM, Trustee Horn moves to go into executive session for the purposes of discussing negotiations with other political subdivisions for economic development assistance under the provisions of R.C. 121.22 (G) (8) and determines it is necessary to protect the possible investment or the expenditure of public funds. Trustee Leith seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes. At 9:06 pm the trustees came out of executive session. 9:07 PM, Trustee Leith made a motion to adjourn. Trustee Yates seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes.  Lynn Kraner, Fiscal Officer William Yates, Chairman Terry Horn Doug...

Walnut Township Trustees Meeting April 1, 2014 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM. Trustees William Yates, Doug Leith and Terry Horn were present. The pledge was led by Boy Scout Michael Hiles and Allen Pilkington. At the March 25th Special Meeting, Detria Hiles was appointed the Zoning Inspector. She will be paid every two weeks. Trustee Horn made a motion to approve the minutes for the March 25th Special Meeting, submitted by Trustee Leith. Trustee Yates seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes. Fiscal Officer Kraner will email the employee packet to hiles@columbus.rr.com. Kraner will contact the insurance carrier regarding bonding Zoning Inspector Hiles. The minutes for January 2, 2014 need to have the Zoning Inspector’s salary updated to $15,600/year. Trustee Horn made a motion to approve changing the minutes for January 2nd. Trustee Yates seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes. Fiscal Officer Kraner asked the trustees if they had an interest in adding insurance premium reimbursement to paychecks. Mike had asked if it could be done. Kraner will check with UAN to see if it can be done without any taxes being taken out. Trustee Leith made a motion to approve checks 24271 through 24290 and EFTS 144-2014 through 211-2014, after being certified that funds are available and appropriations have been made by Fiscal Officer Kraner. Trustee Yates seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes. Comments from the Floor There were no comments from the floor. Department Reports The Darley fire pump for the fire department boat is no longer repairable. Replacement cost for a 500 gallon/minute pump is $28,000. The department does have a 250 gallon/minute pump. Trustee Yates made a motion, the equipment has no value, to turn the Darley Fire Pump and the Genesis Rescue System and all miscellaneous equipment over to the Millersport Fire Department for them to dispose of as they see fit. Trustee Horn seconded the motion. The motion passed with 3 yes votes. The equipment will be removed from the township inventory. The EMS payments for the quarter will be available at the next meeting. On May 2nd, there will be a mock crash at the Millersport High School around noon. Thurston Walnut Township Fire Department – Chief Hite – Chief Hite presented two part-time firefighters that he would like to add to the squad – Jeffrey (Jarod) Poling and Matthew Kimbleton. The paperwork for Matthew is still pending. There was discussion regarding the ems coverage for Pleasantville. The top half of Pleasantville is covered by Thurston Walnut Township fire department – which is approximately 5 – 6, runs a month. Pleasantville wants to have the entire village covered by one service. Chief Hite asked how the annexation of Walnut Township land into the Village of Baltimore would affect the fire department...