Village of Venedocia

Regular Council Meeting

April 30, 2018


The April council meeting was called to order by Mayor Sarah Kimmet with the following council members present: Doug Price, Paul Price, Margie Clement, Tom Emery, and Gloria Leiter.


The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

The bills were presented as follows:

Aero Printing

$98.83

Check #5251

Treasurer State of OH

$51.00

Check #5252

Purmort Brothers Insurance

$125.00

Check #5253

Postmaster

$20.00

Check #5254

Federal/Medicare

$28.26

Check #5255

Jennifer Pugh

$285.98

Check #5256

Auto-Owners Insurance

$1094.00

Check #5257

AEP

$236.47

Payment Voucher #11

Access Engineering

$24,500.00

Payment Voucher #12


Paul Price moved to pay all bills. Margie Clement seconded the motion. Motion carried.


Old Business

Mayor Kimmet read an email from Joanne Simmerman regarding the Land Bank progress. Acquisition timeframes of the following properties were given:

18980 Bebb St.-late May 2018,

15190 Main St.-early May 2018

15069 Evans St.-early May 2018


New Business

Pugh shared an email from Craig Knapke with Access Engineering regarding an additional $4000 commitment from the village to resurface Plum Street from St. Rt. 116 to the corporation limit. This project may be contingent upon receiving a $45,000 grant from the Van Wert County CDBG Allocation grant. The paving would likely take place in May/June of 2019 in conjunction with the St. Rt. 116 Project. Doug Price moved to authorized Access Engineering to apply for this grant. Tom Emery seconded the motion. A roll-call vote was taken with a unanimous ‘yes’ vote indicated. Motion passed.


Resolution 2018-9 authorizing the application to Van Wert County for the CDBG Community Development Allocation Program for funding the Plum Street Improvements Project was read. Gloria Leiter moved to accept the resolution. Doug Priced seconded the motion. A roll-call vote was taken with a unanimous ‘yes’ vote indicated. Motion passed.


Ordinance 2018-8 was also read regarding legislation for the St. Rt. 116 and St. Rt. 709 milling and paving projects to be done by Ohio Department of Transportation in the summer of 2019. Gloria Leiter moved to accept the ordinance as read. Margie Clement seconded the motion. A unanimous ‘yes’ vote was indicated. Motion passed.


At 7:16 p.m. Leiter moved for adjournment. Meeting adjourned.


The next meeting will be Monday, May 7, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.



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Jennifer Pugh, Fiscal Officer Sarah Kimmet, Mayor