Mayor Policastro called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. The following Council members answered present to roll call: Mr. Adams, Mr. Bevis, Mr. Ebelhar, and Ms. Sullivan.

Mr. Adams moved, seconded by Ms. Sullivan to excuse the absences of Mrs. Schmit and Mr. Thomas. On roll call; four ayes, no nays.

Mr. Ebelhar moved, seconded by Mr. Bevis that the minutes of December 11, 2006, be accepted as written. On roll call; four ayes, no nays.

A lane by a different name
Village Council unanimously agreed to rename Lanes E and F which surround Patriots Park to "Patriots Lane." The Health and Recreation Committee requests that the village solicitor prepare the necessary legislation. There was some question if emergency services would be able to differentiate between the two lanes, but after discussion it was agreed that emergency personnel would be able to respond to the actual street address.

Mayor Policastro called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. The following Council members answered present to roll call: Mr. Adams, Mr. Bevis, Mr. Ebelhar, Mrs. Schmit, Ms. Sullivan and Mr. Thomas.

Ms. Sullivan moved, seconded by Mrs. Schmit that the minutes of September 25, 2006 be accepted as written. On roll call; six ayes, no nays.

Mayor Policastro called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. The following Council members answered present to roll call: Mr. Adams, Mr. Bevis, Mr. Ebelhar, Mrs. Schmit, Ms. Sullivan and Mr. Thomas.

Mr. Adams moved, seconded by Mr. Ebelhar that the minutes of September 11, 2006 be accepted as written. On roll call: Four ayes, (Mrs. Schmit and Mr. Thomas abstained).

Mayor Policastro called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. The following Council members answered present to roll call: Mr. Adams, Mr. Bevis, Mr. Ebelhar, and Ms. Sullivan.

Mr. Ebelhar moved, seconded by Ms. Sullivan to excuse the absences of Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Schmit. On roll call; four ayes, no nays.

9-11 remembered
Mayor Policastro said this evening is the 5th anniversary of the terrorist’s attacks, where many brave people died.
Bevis said 5 years ago today 2,779 people died at the World Trade Center in New York, 189 at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and 40 in Shanksville, Pa.

Mayor Policastro called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. The following Council members answered present to roll call: Mr. Adams, Mr. Bevis, Mr. Ebelhar, Mrs. Schmit, Ms. Sullivan and Mr. Thomas.

Over budget?
Councilman Adams asked about the paramedic budget and was informed the annual budget is $300,000 for paramedics but if that pace continues there will be an over expenditure of $57,000 in salaries.

Mayor Dan Policastro called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. The following Council members answered present to roll call: Mr. Adams, Mr. Bevis, Mr. Ebelhar, Mrs. Schmit, Ms. Sullivan and Mr. Thomas.

Mayor Policastro called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. The following Council members answered present to roll call: Mr. Ebelhar, Ms. Schmit and Ms. Sullivan.

Mayor Policastro said four Council members need to be present to hold a meeting. Since there were only three members, the meeting was adjourned at 7:36 p.m.

Per the details recorded by village council: “Mr. Ebelhar moved, seconded by Ms. Sullivan to accept the recommendation of the Committee of the Whole. The Committee met on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 to discuss revisions of traffic patterns in and around West Street to increase the safety of children and pedestrians in this congested area. With the addition of a new parking lot behind the Strand accessed off the southern end of West Street near Wooster Pike, the Village enlisted the services of a traffic consultant, Mr. John Niehaus, to investigate and recommend optimal safety configurations. Mr. Niehaus was asked and did meet with representatives of those most impacted by this congested area: Mariemont School Board, Spinnenweber Builders, Village of Mariemont Council, Village Engineer, Police Chief and Fire Chief and residents who provided input during two Committee of the Whole meetings held previously.

A small spill and no one hurt
From Fire Chief Phifer: March 2006 Monthly Report. Councilmember Bill Ebelhar asked Fire Chief Jack Phifer about the details of what happened at Kellogg. According to Phifer, a Kellogg’s maintenance worker was cleaning a pipe and knocked off a valve and 100 pounds of anhydrous ammonia they use for refrigeration spilled on the floor.

“It evaporates very fast so it did not create a very large problem,” Phifer said.

Ballot issue slated for November
As was mentioned in the March 12 council briefs, there is an issue that everyone in the village may want to vote on, whether they like to vote or not. The issue is call the Tax Expenditure and Limitation Ballot, or TEL. The purpose is to amend the state constitution that will limit the ability of the legislature to increase state spending.

Pat Stern, Executive Director of the Intercommunity Cable Regulatory Commission (ICRC), addressed Council and explained that the role of ICRC is to address the complaints of cable customers, help communities regulate the cost of the basic tier of cable service and the cost of equipment and installation, to attend school and community events, and to monitor legislation regarding cable service on the state and federal level.

Bike trail update
As has been recently reported, representatives from OKI have requested that the village participate in the construction of a bike trail through the Village in order to assist in a proposed bike trail loop that would run through several eastern Hamilton County communities, more notably referred to as the “Red Bank-Fairfax-Mariemont-Columbia Trail Loop.”