This date has a meeting on what is being called the Stateline Development District and it is located in the area west of St. Rt. 320 and between I-70 and Rt. 40 in Jefferson Township.  The topic pertained to the”bonding” of the project. I recommend that everyone watch the video and listen to audio file 8 which took place moments after I shut down my video camera when the commissioners got up apparently ending the meeting. File 8 starts with Connie suggesting that since everyone is here it might be a good time for the commissioner to appoint their representative.  That discussion should also be noted and remembered. Some of you have already watched the video and asked about an exchange I had with Shawnda regarding input; I am not part of the committee, I was not asked to be on the committee and I recommend that in a situtation like this you refer to what is available on public record. As such I recommend:

Scroll over to the 11 minute 10 second mark and play this video of the May 13 evening meeting of the Jefferson Township Trustees.

Contrast that to the answer given to my question on the record at Monday's commission meeting:

Scroll over to the 43 minute 10 second mark of the May 13 day meeting of the commission video and develop your own opinion.

Preble County Commissioners

May 13, 2013

Three Commissioners in attendance

File 1

I. OPEN MEETING

II. CALL OF ROLL

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. PRAYER

V. PUBLIC COMMENTS

VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING THE JOURNALIZATION & NOTE RECEIPT OF THE CD RECORDATION BOTH AS THE OFFICIAL MINUTES FOR THE MAY 8, 2013 REGULAR SESSION MEETING

VII. APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS

NOTE RECEIPT & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING THE VOUCHERS AS SUBMITTED BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR

3.02 minutes – 711 KB

File 2

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #325-13-160

RE: MORAL OBLIGATION – GIS

CORRESPONDENCE & REPORTS

A. NOTE RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM SHERIFF SIMPSON

RE: EMPLOYEE PROMOTION OF MELINDA MOORE $18.47 per hour.

B. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING A LETTER TO GOVERNOR KASICH

RE: EPA REGULATIONS ON THE COAL INDUSTRY

C. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #326-13-160

RE: REDUCTION OF LOAD LIMITS ON CERTAIN BRIDGES

D. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #327-13-160

RE: REDUCTION OF LOAD LIMITS ON CERTAIN BRIDGES

E. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A LEGAL AD

RE: ZONING CASE #1340 TO BE HEARD ON JUNE 5, 2013

BID RECOMMENDATIONS & AWARDS

A. NOTE RECEIPT OF A BID RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COUNTY ENGINEER & FURTHER CONSIDER REJECTING THE BID AS RECOMMENDED

RE: 2013 – DESIGN BUILD – CONCORD-FAIRHAVEN RD BRIDGE PID #90962 – ENGINEER

B. NOTE RECEIPT OF A BID RECOMMENDATION FROM MOTE & ASSOCIATES &

FURTHER CONSIDER AWARDING THE BID AS RECOMMENDED

RE: NEW PARIS WASHINGTON ST, RECONSRUCTION, PHASE III & EAST MAIN ST, PHASE I – FY11 CDBG

TRAVEL

NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING TRAVEL REQUESTS:

A. RES. #328-13-160 – DAVID ANDERSON – EMA Cost not to exceed $327

8 Minute mark    Note receipt of an legal ad and bid form from the County Engineer. The Concord Fairhaven Rd. bridge

Connie – Transfer of funds – new antenna for the Gratis tower $1,601. Sheriff.

Moving Ohio Forward discussion

11.2 Minute mark   Connie – One highlighted on 320 that was never submitted.

Dave …mostly Jackson Township and volunteers.

Connie mentions several vacant ones in there. ….Mickey's Tavern.

14.25 minute mark on cd  

11.14 minutes – 2.57MB

File 3

MINDY ROBBINS – GENERAL FUND UPDATE

View Mindy's report posted below or even better listen to the audio file.

 

20.7 minute mark on cd  

6.35 minutes – 1.5 MB

File 4

Connie shows commissioners a press release from Shawnda Combs. David says that is real good and refers to RexArc. This appears to be the story that was at the top of the front page of the Register Herald.

Chris Day can be heard but again his speaker is either bad or he is too far from it to be heard clearly.

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24.5 Minute mark   Discussion on tire grant to pay for people turning in old tires.

27 Minute mark    Discussion on recycling and 100,000 population requirement in proposed House Bill 592. Denise Robertson mentions need to change the Preble County Flow Control.

30 minute mark on cd  

9.14 minutes – 2.11MB

File 5

KYLE CROSS, PREBLE CO. ENGINEER – MONTHLY UPDATE

31 Minute mark    Meeting begins with Kyle giving his report.

37 Minute mark    Kyle brings up Fairgrounds and hopes to take care of any issues well before Fair instead of the week before.

Commissioners plan to make visit to Fairgrounds to meet with Duane Grimme and Dean Petry.

Discussion on evening meeting.

41 minute mark on cd  

11 minutes – 2.51 MB

File 6

Pre meeting greetings, discussions and background noise.

42 Minute mark    Chris Day saying something but the audio is poor.

59 minute mark on cd  

18.03 minutes – 4.13 MB

File 7

ABBOTT THAYER & ANDREW BROSSART – PROJECT FINANCING

Video is also available for this audio file.

 

1 hr. 47.5 minute mark on cd  

48.32 minutes – 11.1 MB

File 8

This audio file occurred just after I shut off the video and took down my tripod. I recommend listening to the audio and developing you own opinion.

Connie – We have everyone here; would you like to talk about who our representative is going to be?

1 hr. 48.75 Minute mark     Bill Sweet – Jefferson Township Trustee recommends David Wesler.

1 hr. 50.25 Minute mark     Rick Van Winkle – Mayor of New Paris recommends David Wesler.

1 hr. 51 Minute mark    Denise Robertson ask if meetings will be open to the public.

Shawnda Combs replies that if it is about spending money that yes they would be open. She then qualifies who can attend by saying that if it is about brainstorming or components not attached to spending money.  Her comments here will be a red flag.

1 hr. 52 Minute mark    Shawnda then says that "we are past that point of the brainstorming meeting, so that needs to be understood really quick".   …"There are not going to be anymore brainstorming meetings and things like we have had in the past." This is a contradiction of comments that she just made.  

Denise Robertson – So they will be public meetings then?

Shawnda Combs – Yes – if they are meetings that are talking about the JEDD TIFs and things like that. Now if it was a committee meeting to talk about something that we haven't discussed that we came up with, that maybe we all want to bounce off of and eliminate it from the beginning or say we want to take it public, then yes maybe but no from this point on it is happening on record and in public.   Listen to the audio.

Denise Robertson – Well ultimately if you're expecting the county to take the full load of this debt – the whole entire county would be taxed. I mean that would come out of our General Fund. So it would not just be I mean that not that I encourage rumors at all but if we were to be the one, the entity to take on the full brunt of this risk, everyone in the county would be taking a risk.

1 hr. 54.5 Minute mark    David Wesler –  Ok,well I would probably seek the advice of our Assistant Prosecutor (Katie Worthington) just to make sure if there is any conflicts that they perceive.

Chris Day recommends David Wesler.

Shawnda Combs asks to have a Commissioner appointed quickly.

2 hr.  .5 Minute mark   EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT OF TWO COUNTY EMPLOYEES

Exit no action taken.

RECESS UNTIL EVENING MEETING – at Eaton High School

2 hr. 1.6 minute mark on cd  

14.11 minutes – 3.24 MB

File 9

CDBG – Community Development Block Grant discussion.

This audio file came as a separate file on the cd.

14 Minute mark of this audio file  Connie asks if David would like to update us on your meeting.

EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT OF A COUNTY EMPLOYEE

Exit no action taken.

David says he will keep in contact with them.

15. 16 minutes – 3.49 MB

File 10

David saw Jane Lightner at the Wall on the last day. She has asked Senator Beagle to put an amendment in the budget to asking for an additional $50,000 right now. David asks for a resolution supporting that. Needs to be done by Wednesday.

Chris Day on the initial $350,000 being matched by another $350,000. Originally funded under the Ted Strickland administration.

15.25 Minute mark of this audio file  Connie brings up the CVB request for space and an employee or man hours.

David asks how they are going to fund it.

It sounds like the Partnership may be a possibiy funding it.

David will touch base with Jim Simon.

5.05 minutes – 1.16 MB