File 5  covers a discussion on the topic of Broadband that had occurred at the previous nights Preble County Development Partnership meeting. I found this one a bit frustrating as it was mentioned that Com Net representatives were at the meeting about a recently awarded grant to install fiber optic cable as a “middle mile” option in the county. Apparently CenturyLink also had representatives at the meeting and there was evidently some surprise when they announced that they already had that capability in Preble County. There should have been no surprise as from day one of the Connect Ohio meetings in this county I have brought up the topic multiple times at numerous meetings. A number of years ago Sprint had work crews laying fiber optic cable throughout the county.  The first Connect Ohio meeting was in May of 2009 and it is totally incomprehensible to me that this issue was not brought to the Commissioners attention long ago. I brought it up at meetings before and after the group made pitches for county involvement in building another fiber optic loop. The main Sprint contractor was Henkle & McCoy and they had opened up an office in Greenville at the time. A good bit of the actual work was subcontracted and done by a company called Mastek out of Miami, Florida; they had crews burying fiber optic cable throughout Preble County.  Sprint eventually became CenturyLink. I had many crews stay at my motel over the course of at least a year. The Preble County / Connect Ohio effort seemed to always go back to wanting the county to have its own fiber loop and it just made no sense knowing there was already fiber optic cable there that covered more of the county and could be operated by a company with far more resources than Preble County.

Aaron French, who lives in Preble County, has a business in THE COUNTY and attended the first Connect Ohio meeting offers a solution for the last mile in rural areas BluSky Wireless.

 

Preble County, Ohio

County Commissioners

September 1,  2010

Meeting audio and review

All 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 & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING THE JOURNALIZATION AND NOTE RECEIPT OF THE CD RECORDATION BOTH AS THE OFFICIAL MINUTES FOR THE AUGUST 30TH REGULAR SESSION MEETING

2.75   minute mark   VII. APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS

NOTE RECEIPT & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING THE VOUCHERS ON SEPTEMBER 3RD AS SUBMITTED BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR ON SEPTEMBER 3RD

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File 2

VII. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #458-10-146

RE: TRANSFER OF FUNDS – VARIOUS DEPTS.

B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RES. #460-10-146

RE: AUTH. EXPEND. – $12,500.00 FOR OPERATING LICENSE – LANDFILL

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File 3

VIII. CORRESPONDENCE & REPORTS

A. NOTE RECEIPT OF A LETTER FROM THE COUNTY ENGINEER

RE: RESIGNATION OF SUMMER HELP – THOMAS RICHTER

7  minute mark   IX. AGREEMENTS & CONTRACT

A. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING A CHANGE ORDER

RE: CHANGE ORDER #1 TO HOME REPAIR ASSISTANCE GRANT BETWEEN ERIC & JAN KAYE & SOWERS CONSTRUCTION – $1,500.00 – FY09 CDBG CHIP

B. NOTE RECEIPT OF & CONSIDER APPROVAL BY SIGNING A PARTICIPATION ADDENDUM

RE: PARTICIPATION ADDENDUM TO MASTER AGREEMENT W/ AT&T MOBILITY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS LLC – ENGINEER ($3,500.00) & DITCH MAINT. ($492.18)

9  minute mark   X. TRAVEL REQUESTS

NOTE RECEIPT & CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING TRAVEL REQUESTS:

A. RES. #459-10-146 – AMI McDIVITT – JFS  Cost not exceed $10

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File 4

Commissioner Stonecash – Ok Connie you .. you're clear huh

10  minute mark   Connie – other than did you get any more questions?

Commissoner Wesler – Did you get the one I sent to you?

 Connie – I got that.. Any questions for the let me elaborate. Any questions for our upcoming interviews.

Commissioner Stonecash – Mr. Daily has his ready and they will becoming today I presume. I reminded Mike Snell again.

Connie – Ok

Commissioner Stonecash – I am not going to remind them again. If they don't get them in at this point then we will use whatever we have.  

Commissioner Wesler – chuckling

Commissioner Stonecash – I'll write mine today and Mr. Day will submit his shortly.

Commissioner Day – Actually, I was going to go over JoAnn's and try not to duplicate anything.

Commissioner Wesler – Ahhm and I don't think I sent mine to you guys to so ahhm Connie do you want forward my comments to these guys and then what Chris said is you know..

Commissioner Day – I am just going to try not to duplicate

Connie – I mean are we going to select

Commissioner Wesler – Oh yeah we are going to go through then and get

Connie –  On the 8th on the 8th next Wednesday we are going to go down through them and select which ones

Commissioner Wesler – Correct.

Connie –  That is what I thought.

Commissioner Wesler – Ask the pertinent questions and go around the table and have everybody ask a question or two.

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File 5

Commissioner Stonecash – Ok ahh I am going to ask this question pertaining to Broadband.

Commissioner Day – chuckling

Commissioner Stonecash – Everybody is talking about this all I ever you hear constantly about Broadband. Last evening at the Preble County Development Partnership meeting a fellow from Com Net.

Discussion on bringing fiber optic cable through the area.  Century Link claims to already have a loop and the ability to do this.  

Discussion on both Com Net and Century Link both providing middle mile and who will cover the last mile.

16  minute mark   Commissioner Wesler – mentions that previously people had been in chambers and said the cost would be around $40 a month and that his wife has them set up with the phone company (CenturyLink) for around $55.

Commissioner Stonecash – We found out last night that Reid finds it too expensive to find the services they need to com to Preble County.

17  minute mark    Commissioner Day – The two gentlemen from Century Link that were there last night said it was the first they had heard about it. Well guys check with the person you refer to as a Chamber employee because I brought up Sprint/CenturyLink having a fiber loop multiple times.  He should have been paying attention. I even asked multiple times what happens if someone else gets money to do this and CenturyLink brings up the fact they already have the ability.  I remember others refering to it as "Dark fiber" and at least one person saying that he had not seen any fiber on poles.  The stuff was buried, I remember they had tto redo something like a thousand feet of it on Rt. 35 because of issues with another contractor and I remember seeing them buring it on 732 on trips to Oxford. Someone should have been paying attention.  Aaron French who lives in Preble County, has a business in THE COUNTY and attended the first Connect Ohio meeting offers a solution for residents on the last mile BluSky Wireless.   Here is a map of his coverage area:

18.75  minute mark    Commissioner Wesler –  Wasn't Matt (Matt Appenzeller, previously referred to as a Chamber employee) in here at one time and we said go ahead and pursue it?  

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Commissioner Stonecash – Do we as responsible Commissioners try and pull all of this together?

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File 6

 9:30 A.M. – PUBLIC HEARING – ZONING CASE #1278 – JESSE & LAUREL GARBER

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File 7

Commissioner Day – Last night Bob and I attended the Preble County Developmental Partnership. The bylaws were adopted.

Chair will be Jesse  ??

Vice Chair – Mike Snell  – Silfex

Secretary – Becky Sorrell – JFS

Treasurer – Craig Kinyon – Reid Hospital

37.75  minute mark    Develop a budget for the rest of this year and start working on one for next year. They have another meeting in two weeks.

Commissioner Stonecash – There is a meeting the 14th with Business First (City of Eaton belongs). Pretty important meeting. Eric Collins. Everybody under the same umbrella.

39.25  minute mark    Commissioner Stonecash – from the City of Eaton – Bob Brower, from the Chamber of Commerce is JoAnn Beinke, Brad Neavins and Jim Simon. Mayor association is Randy Kemper. Preble County Township Association Rod Creech. Preble County JFS Becky Sorrell. Sinclair Community College Rebecca Butler. Preble County Education is Dr. Clint Moore. The private investor seats are Silfex Corporation, Henny Penny Corporation, Kettering Medical and Grandview, Eaton National Bank, Reid Hospital, Dayton Power and Light, Vectren Energy, CornerStone Manufactoring. Public Investor seats – City of Eaton their second seat which is Dave Daily, Village of Lewisburg Jeff Seibert, Village of West Alexandria is currently open.

Special Trustee is Preble County Economic Development Director and the Preble County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director nonvoting seats

Special Trustee appointed last night Karen Pike from Chase Bank.

41.75  minute mark    Commissioner Wesler – Going back to what you said about Broadband. Why don't you do the research that is needed and what you think give us direction on what you think we need to do and maybe have a meeting in here if you feel it appropriate. But I would work with Matt and a get additional information there.

Commissioner Stonecash – You know I think that a surely there is an answer out here. I don't know where it is or what. Or is eventually just going to take care of itself. I'll do some research.

42.30  minute mark    Connie – Tish Plaugher called me and Kelli Keehner last day of employment with the county is going to be this Friday.

Commissioner Stonecash – Is that right. The first question that pops to my mine is do we have to fill that seat. I know EPA has some regulations.

Commissioner Wesler – It would be good to talk to the consultants. I had the same thoughts years ago but still we hired that person in at 30 hours a week and a few years ago it went to 40 hours. Because of the EPA suggestions.

Commissioner Stonecash –  You used the word suggestion.

Commissioner Wesler – Strong suggestion.

43.75  minute mark    Commissioner Stonecash – At this time we are going to the Fairgrounds and what do hope to accomplish?

Commissioner Wesler –  This goes back years ago when the PorkFestival walked the grounds and said this window needs fixed, this is unacceptable it is to dirty for us. Basically, Bob when you rent the Fairgrounds you expect for those buildings to be you know with everything you need. Further explanation….

46.25  minute mark    10:00 A.M. – RECESS FOR TOUR OF FAIRGROUNDS

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File 8

11:00 A.M. – BID OPENINGS

A. GRATIS – SOUTH STREET WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS – FY09 CDBG

B. GRATIS – EAST STREET NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS – FY09

NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION

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File 9

Discussion on Fairground visit. A few issues nu a whole lot better than last year at this time.

58.75 minute mark  Commissioner Stonecash – I'll read the letter here and then we will go from there. Notice of Public Hearing.

 Notice is hereby given by the Board of Preble County Commissioners on the first day of September 2007..September 2010 that Connie L Crowell. Do you want to read this at this time?

Connie – Well that is what I want to know? That's my 60 days notice and my 30 days

Commissioner Stonecash – garbled discuss it.

Commissioner Chris Day – At this point in time I would make a motion to into EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE DISCUSSION OF A COUNTY EMPLOYEE

Connie – Employment

Commissioner Chris Day –  Employment of a County Employee.

1hr.  minute mark    Commissioner Chris Day – Exit where we discussing employment of a county employee with no action taken.

Commissioner Stonecash – Connie will you see that the Notice of a Public Hearing gets in the proper advertising. At this time we should note receipt of.

Notice of a Public Hearing

Notice is hereby given by the Board of Preble County Commissioners on this first day of September 2010 that Connie L Crowell is seeking to retire plans to draw a pension and is requesting to return to work in her same position as Commission Clerk and Assistant County Administrator to the Board of Preble County Commissioners. In accordance with the Ohio Public Employees retirement system a public hearing has been scheduled for November 1, 2010 to begining at 9:00 a.m. in the Chambers of the Board of Preble County Commissioners. To consider a request to discuss the issue of re-employing Connie L. Crowell into her current position as Commission Clerk/Assistant County Administrator to the Board of Preble County Commissioners.

Signed Kimberly Keller-Deputy Clerk of the Preble County Commissioners

1 hr. 2.3 minute mark on cd  

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File 10

Commissioner Stonecash – Ok, I have a letter here from the Preble County Court of Common Pleas- Juvenile Division, from Wilfred G. Dues the Judge.

Billie Moreland will be working 16 hours a week.

1hr.  5 minute mark    EMA

1hr.  7.5 minute mark    TRAVEL REQUEST

Resolution 462-10-146 Authorizing travel and related expenses for Penny McQuire, Chrystal Wheeler and Rhonda Haines Cost not to exceed $375

1hr.  8.25 minute mark   463-10-146  payment of various bills

464-10-146  Authorizing travel and related expenses for Captain Joe Renner Cost not to exceed $966

1 hr. 10 minute mark on cd  

7.39 minutes – 1.75MB

File 11

U.S. Preble Project

1hr.  11.75 minute mark   Commissioner Stonecash – on being appreciative of Connie Crowell service and looking forward to many more years.

1hr.  13.6 minute mark    EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS EMPLOYMENT OF TWO EMPLOYEES AT JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES

No action was taken

Becky Sorrell to be scheduled in.

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