City of Oakwood - Minutes

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The Council of the city of Oakwood, State of Ohio, met in a work session at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room of the city of Oakwood, 30 Park Avenue, Oakwood, Ohio, 45419. Council then met in a regular session at 7:30 p.m., in the council chambers of the city of Oakwood.

The Mayor, Mr. William Duncan, presided, and the Clerk of Council, Ms. Lori Stacel, recorded. Mayor Duncan opened the meeting by asking all present to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Upon call of the roll, the following members of Council responded to their names:

MR. WILLIAM D. DUNCAN PRESENT

MR. STEVEN BYINGTON PRESENT

MR. ROBERT P. STEPHENS PRESENT

MRS. ANNE S. HILTON PRESENT

MR. CHRISTOPHER B. EPLEY PRESENT

Officers of the city present were the following:

Mr. Norbert S. Klopsch, City Manager
Mr. Robert F. Jacques, City Attorney
Ms. Lori Stacel, Clerk of Council

The following visitors registered:

Jacqui Taylor, 998 Valley View Drive, Milford, OH 45150
Joe Fulford, 219 Orchard Drive, Oakwood, OH 45419
JC Stephens, 214 Forrer Boulevard, Oakwood, OH 45419
Patrick Toussaint, 820 Shafor Boulevard, Oakwood, OH 45419
Gregory Toussaint, 820 Shafor Boulevard, Oakwood, OH 45419
Stefanie Campbell, 271 Schenck Avenue, Oakwood, OH 45409

Mrs. Hilton advised Council she had read the meeting minutes of the March 4, 2019 regular session and work session. Mrs. Hilton reported she found the minutes correct and complete. Therefore, it was moved by Mrs. Hilton and seconded by Mr. Stephens that the minutes of the sessions of Council aforementioned be approved as written and the reading thereof at this session be dispensed with. Upon a viva voce vote on the question of the motion, same passed unanimously and it was so ordered.

STATUS REPORTS

Citizen Committee Appointments – Mayor Duncan shared that there are several remaining vacancies on the citizen committees. City Council and staff are in the process of identifying citizen volunteers for appointment at the May 6 council meeting.

Proclamations – Mayor Duncan read the following proclamations:

A proclamation recognizing April as “Fair Housing Month”;
A proclamation recognizing April as “Autism Awareness Month” and April 2 as “World Autism Day”;
A proclamation recognizing April 7 – April 13 as “National Library Week”;
A proclamation recognizing May as “Motorcycle Awareness Month”.

Mr. Joe Fulford, Ms. Jacqui Taylor, and Student Library Ambassador Raymond Pelligra accepted the proclamation on behalf of Wright Memorial Library. Mr. Fulford shared that Wright Memorial Library is helping to celebrate their 80^th Anniversary by offering a “Wright Library Reading Challenge”. The challenge is to read eight books, one for each decade of the Wright Memorial Library’s existence, by December 31, 2019. Individuals who complete the challenge will receive a Wright Memorial Library mug. Ms. Taylor shared that Raymond achieved the highest number of reading hours in 4^th grade, reading for over 200 hours last summer. City Council congratulated Raymond for his achievement.

Commendation – Mayor Duncan displayed and read a commendation that was sent to the city of Oakwood by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio under the sponsorship of Representative Jim Butler. The city of Oakwood was commended for being ranked first on the list of “Best Places to Live” by the Dayton Business Journal.

VISITORS – There were no visitors wishing to address Council, but Mayor Duncan recognized an Oakwood Boy Scout in attendance as part of a merit badge requirement.