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 Mrs. Peggy Sensel, Mrs. Beverly Draud, Messrs. John Drummey, Ralph Laird, Joe Maloney, and Paul Meier.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Approved as submitted.

Motion: Mr. Drummey Second: Mrs. Draud

APPROVAL OF MINUTES - The minutes from the special meeting held November 12, 1996 were approved with a motion from Mr. Meier, seconded by Mr. Laird. The minutes from the regular meeting of November 14^th were approved on a motion from Mrs. Sensel with a second from Mr. Meier. After the approval of the motion, Mr. Maloney suggested some wording be changed. On page 2 under ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT three sentences from the end of the page, change the words "be offended" to "not mind", on page 4 under PUBLIC WORKS, number 1, the drain is believed to be on Shinkle Rd. Under number three, Mr. Maloney said he believed the camera work was performed a few years ago, as opposed to last year.

Mr. Meier wanted to clarify his no vote on last month’s consolidation litigation issue. It was believed that the financial portion for each city involved could reach $6,000 and some members of council felt that might be too much for Crestview Hills to pay. Mr. Maloney and Mr. Laird agreed that is why they also voted no. The council agreed they are against a consolidation effort that would cause Crestview Hills to lose its identity and uniqueness.

CITIZENS AND GUESTS

Mr. Mike Hargis representing Hemmer Company was present.

AUDIT REPORT - Karen Jansen, Dionne Couch and Mike Farris from Mackey McNeill Mohr’s office were present to report findings on the audit of FY96 financial transactions. Ms. Jansen briefly discussed each page of the audit and concluded by saying the City is in very good financial shape and the addition of the new computer system and financial software should prove to increase accuracy and reporting. A motion was made by Mr. Laird to accept the audit as presented with a second from Mr. Drummey.

Motion Approved

Yes - 6 No - 0 Absent - 0

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

Mr. Celarek reported on the following:

• St. Elizabeth Advanced Medical and Life Support mistakenly sent coverage letters to residents of Crestview Hills. It was explained that the City has purchased this coverage already for residents, businesses and visitors. Also if a resident is in another area that is covered by the Advanced Medical and becomes ill or injured, the resident will be covered as long as it is mentioned they are a resident of this City. If a resident mistakenly sent in a payment, a refund will be given. Mr. Laird suggested having St. Elizabeth’s send out another letter to our residents saying a mistake was made in sending the coverage letter to Crestview Hills’ residents.
• Christmas tree recycling will take place on January 3^rd and January 10^th. The tree should be set out with regular garbage. The trees will be delivered to the City Building to be chipped on January 13^th by Kenton County Public Works Dept. and used in parks throughout the county.
• A note that beginning January 1^st, Kenton County Fiscal Court will begin to collect business taxes for the City.
• For informational purposes, David Garner from Mackey Mohr’s office was in Kansas City recently to speak with Mr. Sherman Dreiseszun about Crestview Hills Mall development. The two spoke for approximately an hour with Mr. Dreiseszun saying that positive things will soon be happening at the mall.
• The telecommunications study report will be coming out around the first of January as opposed to the middle of November. It is important to get the results of the study to council before they hit the press.
• The City Building will be open every day during the holiday season with the exceptions of Christmas and New Year’s Day.

OLD BUSINESS

A. Engineering - Thomas More Parkway

Mr. Berling stated that basically the road is completed. The sidewalks, curbing, gutters, striping and blacktopping are done. The project has stayed very close to budget with a possible 2-3% overrun. That is even with some portions of the project that were originally not included. It was originally thought a curb and gutter would be enough protection if someone were to drive over the median. Once the project was underway, it was determined approximately 3,000 feet of guardrail should be installed. Mr. Berling had hoped that the State would do the striping, but a contractor was hired to do the job. The striping looks light now because there is a second coat of striping that needs to be done.

There are some cold joints, bad joints and bad workmanship on the final surface coat. Broome Paving has said they will work until the job is completed Mr. Berling and the City’s satisfaction. Presently the cold is prohibiting further accomplishments but when weather permits, more sealing, etc. will be done. The road is structurally sound. Originally it was built with an eight inch depth; it now has an eleven inch depth. Money will be held from the final payment, although at this time an amount has not been determined, until the road meets with City approval. After project is completed, a report will be mailed to all contributors.

B. Valley View Ridge Condominiums

In phase I there were to be 19 buildings, each with 12 units. In phase II there were to be 14 buildings, each with 12 units. Presently there are permits for 8 buildings [96 units] and 1 clubhouse. Mr. Celarek explained that tapes from previous meetings in which Mr. Erpenbeck spoke about the development were combined onto one tape and transcribed. The transcription was sent to Mr. Wehrman for review. Elevators and garages were mentioned at the March, 1995 meeting. An elevator would be installed if a building had 36 units. However, all the buildings in Valley View and Summit Lakes have 12 units each and therefore no elevators will be built in any of the buildings. Also, at the March, 1995 meeting it was stated there would be a total of 271 garages, 212 of which were to be attached. However, on the final plans, there is no evidence of a through from the buildings to the garages.

At present, water is on in only one fire hydrant. A portion of a letter from Mr. Erpenbeck was read. Mr. Meier stated that even if Mr. Erpenbeck sold the units to another company, the units could still be rented. It is their right as a business to conduct business as they see fit. The building permits stated the units to be built were condominiums and Mr. Erpenbeck is building condominiums. The City really doesn’t want to get into a fight it can’t win. Mr. Wehrman agreed with Mr. Meier but stated that he was not prepared to give a legal opinion at this meeting. The City does not have an ordinance preventing rental units within the city limits. He would know more when he has the opportunity to review the transcripts. Mr. Laird wanted a specific date for another meeting before the end of the year and asked Mr. Wehrman to set it so he would have ample time to review the transcripts. Friday, December 27^th at 4PM was decided upon.

NEW BUSINESS A. Finance The presentation was given earlier in the meeting.

Committee Reports

Public Works

Mrs. Draud thanked Mrs. Sensel for helping her and the committee in her current tenure as councilmember. The Mayor presented Mrs. Sensel with a plaque of appreciation and Mr. Celarek snapped pictures.

Police Authority

Mr. Meier said that the speed limit on Thomas More Parkway is still 45MPH with no problems as of yet. This is an issue that needs to be decided upon quickly as the completion of Thomas More Parkway project is very near. There was discussion as to what the speed limit should be [from 35MPH to 40MPH], what changing the speed limit would mean in the area [traffic flow, people not noticing] and whether a traffic signal should go in at the intersection of Centreview Blvd. and Thomas More Parkway. Mr. Celarek stated that he, the NKAPC staff and Mr. Berling agreed the speed limit should be reduced to 35 MPH. No decisions were made.

Motion to adjourn made by Mrs. Sensel, seconded by Mrs. Draud at 8:37 PM.

________________________	___________________________
Harold A. Ries, Mayor	C.R. Monhollen Clerk/Treas.