Catawba Island Township Board of Township Trustees
Meeting Minutes
July 8, 2025
The regular business meeting of the Catawba Island Board of Township Trustees was called to order by Chairman William Rofkar on Tuesday, July 8th, at 9:00 a.m. in the conference room of the administration building.
In attendance were: Diane Belden, William Rofkar, Matt Montowski, Shelly Garcia, Kevin Johnson, Lisa Murphy, Mary Jane Porozynski, John Gangway, Bryan Baugh, Jack Madison, William Baker, Dorthy Baker, Matthew Hollis, Nancy Oreskovich, Scott Hines and Ann T. Rumpf.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all.
Matt Montowski made a motion to approve the June 24, 2025 Board of Trustees regular meeting minutes as presented. Diane Belden seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Diane Belden made a motion to approve and pay the bills, including payroll, in the amount of $105,028.77. Matt Montowski seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Correspondence
The 2024 Annual Report was received from Ohio 811 Before You Dig. This will be held in the Fiscal Officers office if anyone wishes to review it.
Fiscal
Fiscal Officer Shelly Garcia provided the June 2025 financial reports and bank reconciliations. There were no questions or concerns.
Maintenance
Supervisor Kevin Johnson stated that they will start paving Colony Club this week or next.
Kevin also stated that he will be getting bids together for the compost area grinding project and will present to the trustees once they come in.
The Maintenance Dept. will have another tractor going out for repair this week. They just received the other one back today as that was also out for repair.
Matt Montowski stated that he and Kevin had a discussion regarding mulching the play ground areas at Heigel Park and behind the Fire Station. Trustees agreed to proceed with this and have Kevin look into see what is available (wood chips or rubber) and advise the trustees which he feels would be best.
Police
Matt Montwoski stated that he and Chief Gangway had a discussion regarding the Flock Safety Cameras and if it would be something the township could benefit from. Chief Gangway stated that they are offering a 60 day trial period for free and we could try this out and see if it would be worth moving forward. All of the trustees agreed to the 60 day trial period before making a final decision.
Chief Gangway stated that he received the bid back for the re-wiring of the township building and there are a few other minor things needed for the final bid. He stated that he will gather the needed information and put together a final bid and present to the trustees.
Matt Montowski brought up the issue of commercial businesses dumping in the compost and recycling areas. This has become an issue lately with businesses dumping in these areas. The township already has signs stating that it is for residential use only. Chief Gangway stated that if people are dumping illegally, there could be a way to ticket them as these areas are monitored with cameras.
It was also brought up that the compost area has a surplus of product and as a reminder the mulch and soil are free to residents. The Maintenance Department will even load up your truck if you want them to any time M-F from 9-3.
Fire
Diane Belden gave the June Fire Department run totals. There were a total of 26 runs (14 were Fire and 12 EMS).
New Business
Diane Belden gave the second quarter EMS run report (April-June). There were a total of 125 EMS runs. This was a 16% decrease from 2024. April had 34 calls, May had 43 calls and June had 48 calls. The average response time was 9 minutes and 44 seconds.
Matt Montowski gave the June Zoning Report. There were 12 permits and 4 variances for a total of $2,485.24. There were 8 new home builds, bringing the total for the year to 27.
Matt Hollis from the Rockledge HOA had a few questions for the trustees regarding options to make the area in front of Rockledge on Sand Road a bit safer. He is working with the County Engineers Office to see what can be done and wanted to bring his ideas to the trustees. They thought about signs, speed monitor, or a mirror for the new driveway that was installed to see around the blind spots created. He stated that the Rockledge HOA will be taking care of the cost of anything they decide or are approved to do. The trustees all agreed that his first step is to go to the Co. Engineers Office to see what they will allow. Matt agreed and stated that he will come back to the trustees with the final plan once they figure it out.
Matt Hollis also stated that he would like to create a way for people in the Rockledge community to get across Sand Road safely as they will have water access to that area. He stated that he has been denied a cross walk, but it was suggested that maybe he could put a bridge over Sand Road. He stated that he will be working with ODNR and the Co. Engineers Office to see what requirements would be needed for this. The trustees stated that they were not in favor of a bridge going over Sand Road. But if he would like to pursue this and see if it is even possible, then he could come back to the trustees if he gets approval from ODNR and the Co. Engineers then the trustees would discuss the issue at that time.
Matt Montowski made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Diane Belden seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:03 a.m.
The next meeting will be Tuesday July 22, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
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Willaim Rofkar, Chairman Shelly Garcia, Fiscal Officer