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City of Centerville <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />September 26, 2012 <br />racks and seating area; paving of the driveway and parking area; provide identification <br />signage; granting a permanent easement to the City for a welcome sign; sweeping of the <br />Regional Parks trails through LaMotte Park and along CSAH14; maintain grass along <br />Centerville Lake and CSAH14 trail along with a one-time payment of 1.8 times the <br />City’s portion of the property taxes for one year (Appox. $1,400). <br /> <br />Mr. Leibel stated that he felt that this was an opportunity to sell his property to the <br />County who would ensure protection of the Indian Burial Mounds and esthetic <br />improvements to the parcel being an entrance property to the City. <br /> <br />Concerns were expressed by Council members that the property would go tax exempt. <br /> <br />Council Member Fehrenbacher stated that while the $1,400 tax loss appears small, if <br />calculated as a ratio to the City budget and then using that same percentage against the <br />county budget, it would be equivalent to a loss of about $225,000, to the County. He <br />suggested that the net present value of the loss of this income to the City would be about <br />$50,000. <br /> <br />Consensus of Council was that the things being offered by the County to offset the City <br />losses was insufficient. It was agreed to continue discussions to find additional items of <br />consideration for the sale of the property due to the loss of tax base. <br /> <br />2. Deb Barnes, Managing Editor, Citizen Newspaper <br /> <br />Ms. Barnes stated that Press Publications would be offering space in its newspaper to <br />select communities called The Lowdown. The Citizen will be offering a new section <br />within the paper providing news and viewpoints for Centerville. Ms. Barnes stated that <br />additional information about this offering and its cost would be forthcoming. <br /> <br />Ms. Barnes stated that currently, the City does not communicate with the public through <br />this media except for publications of legal notices and that it is an offering that the City <br />may desire to consider. <br /> <br />Mayor Wilharber stated that he had received information regarding the new offerings and <br />would provide it to Staff for possible use in the future. <br /> <br />Ms. Barnes stated that this may be a great avenue for the City to let residents know about <br />road construction, plowing priorities, etc. <br /> <br />VII. OLD BUSINESS <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />Page 3 of 6 <br /> <br />