CITY OF CRESTVIEW HILLS

MINUTES - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

JULY 9, 1998

CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM by Mayor Harold A. Ries with the Pledge of Allegiance and a silent prayer.

ROLL CALL - Present were Messrs. Paul Meier , John Drummey, Frank Sommerkamp and Joe Maloney and Mrs. Beverly Draud. Mr. Ralph Laird was absent.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Mr. Celarek stated that the traffic engineering consultant mentioned under NEW BUSINESS would not be present, however, he would give a brief statement.

Approved as submitted

Motion: Mr. Sommerkamp ??Second: Mr. Meier

APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes from the regular meeting of June 11th were approved as submitted.

Motion: Mr. Meier ???Second: Mr. Maloney

CITIZENS AND GUESTS

?No special guests or citizens were present.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

Mr. Celarek reported on the following:

  1. HB 651 takes effect as law on July 15th. The section dealing with storm water is considered enabling language. Sanitation District No. 1 ‘s intentions are to spend the next year developing a regional storm water management plan. Currently, storm water issues and liabilities will continue to be the responsibility of the City. According to the Federal Clean Water Act, a storm water management plan must be submitted in approximately a year.
  2. There will be a Board of Adjustment meeting on July 15th at 7PM to discuss a sign variance.
  3. Building permits for Summer Lane and Mansion Place phase II condominiums have been issued and work will begin soon.
  4. Two new assisted living projects have turned in their applications and plans. They are Grand Court Lifestyles by Ashley Development and Capital Senior Living by Hemmer Co.
  5. The NKADD annual meeting will be held August 24th at 6PM at the Drawbridge Inn. All council members should get their reservations in as soon as possible.
  6. MGLNK will be having their annual picnic at Gen. Ormsby Park in Ft. Mitchell on July 16th at 6PM. All council persons interested need to RSVP by July 10th.
  7. A thank you note from Mrs. Bob Edwards was read referencing flowers sent by the City.

OLD BUSINESS

A. Law Ordinance 1998-3-1

Mr. Meier reviewed the steps taken thus far to get to the second reading to delete congregate living as a conditional use from the RP-1 zone. In December, the Economic Development committee submitted and application to the NKAPC for the deletion of this item. On January 8th, NKAPC had a public hearing in which the staff recommended the deletion of congregate living in the RP-1 zone, commenting that it did not fit in with the rest of the developments. The NKAPC board was not in favor of the deletion stating that the developers had the right to choose what projects could go into the area under the current code. In March, City Council had first reading of this ordinance, then postponed second reading until July to see what the market would do. Since then two more have applied, bringing the number of assisted and independent living projects to five in the Research Park zone. Mr. Meier emphatically stated that he would like to have second reading tonight. He made the motion to pass Ordinance 1998-3-1 as written, seconded by Mr. Maloney.

VOTE CALL:

Mr. Drummey - Yes, Mr. Maloney - Yes, Mr. Sommerkamp - Yes, Mr. Meier - Yes, Mrs. Draud - Yes

5 - Yes?0 - No 1 - Absent
  1. Economic Development

Marriott NGH assisted living project is postponed until the August meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

  1. Traffic Studies

Mr. Celarek recalled a memo that was sent to the Board of Adjustments and the residents of Summit Lakes referencing the traffic study completed by Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Ohio. The study was undertaken for the intersection of Thomas More Parkway and Legends Way for the Marriott assisted living facility that has been proposed. There will be a second traffic study done for Thomas More Parkway between Chancellor Blvd. and Turkeyfoot Rd. that will look at future curb cuts, traffic flow, the impact of a traffic signal, etc. Mr. Celarek explained what the traffic study will entail and remarked that there would be a more full report after the Board of Adjustments meeting of July 15th. The written traffic study for Legends Way and Thomas More Parkway was given to council to review. The recommendations will be reviewed when the Marriott NGH project comes before council.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Public Works - Mrs. Draud questioned the status of the Dixie Hwy. sidewalk project. It was reported that easements are still being looked into and plans are being drawn. The light shades along I-275 are still in progress. Some have been installed but a difference has not been noticed. Talks with the KDOT are ongoing. There was discussion about what areas are affected and the brightness of the lights.

Mr. Sommerkamp expressed pleasure for the plantings at Thomas More Parkway and Turkeyfoot Rd. Mrs. Draud liked the trees at Woodspoint and Winding Way.

Police Authority - Mr. Meier reported that the long range study committee will have another meeting July 22nd at 4PM to begin answering questions that were proposed at last month’s meeting. At the Police Authority meeting of June, Col. Anderson thanked neighboring departments, Kenton County detectives and City of Covington for their assistance in the murder investigation.

Development and Zoning - It was briefly mentioned by Mr. Celarek that there were two new assisted living applications submitted recently, one by Ashley Development and one by Hemmer Co. The Erpenbeck development of Grandview Summit has not been sold as of yet, however there is another prospective buyer.

Recreation - Mr. Meier reported that residents can still sign up for scuba, snorkeling, cooking and putt putt is three dollars for 36 holes.

Mr. Sommerkamp brought up some suggestions for neighborhood watch groups and a long discussion ensued as to what citizens could do and how they could participate in the program. Mr. Celarek stated that there would be a safety survey in the next newsletter.

After general conversation, motion to adjourn made by Mrs .Draud, seconded by Mr. Sommerkamp at 8:14 PM.