PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2006
CITY HALL, 100 LOCKVILLE ROAD
REGULAR
MEETING AGENDA
7:30
P.M.
1. ROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND INVOCATION. Council for the City of Pickerington met for a regular session Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at City Hall. Mayor Shaver called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Roll call was taken as follows: Mr. Fix, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Riggs, and Mayor Shaver were present. Mr. Wisniewski was absent. Mayor Shaver stated Mr. Wisniewski was out of town. Others present were: Judy Gilleland, Lynda Yartin, Phil Hartmann, Ed Drobina, Linda Fersch, Chief Taylor, Steve Carr, John Edsall, Patti Wigington, Sean Casey, David Owens, Dave Rossman, and others.
2. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 21, 2006, REGULAR MEETING. Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mr. Smith seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Smith, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Fix, and Mrs. Riggs voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 27, 2006, WORK SESSION. Mr. Hackworth moved to approve; Mr. Smith seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mr. Hackworth, Mrs. Hammond, and Mrs. Riggs voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Mr. Hackworth moved to approve; Mrs. Riggs seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Hackworth, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Riggs, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
4. COMMUNITY COMMENTS: There were no community comments.
5. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Shaver stated there were no consent agenda items this evening.
6. MOTION FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER SECTION 121.22(G)(3), CONFERENCE WITH LAW DIRECTOR REGARDING PENDING OR IMMINENT COURT ACTION. Mr. Hackworth moved for Executive Session under Section 121.22(G)(3); Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Fix, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, and Mrs. Riggs voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
Council went into Executive Session at 7:35 P.M., and reconvened in open session at 8:05 P.M.
7. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. FINANCE COMMITTEE. Mr. Hackworth stated Finance Committee met on February 16th, and the minutes have been distributed. He stated he would be happy to answer any questions.
Mr. Smith stated although Safety Committee does not have an official report, he would like to state that at their meeting last evening they scheduled a public hearing to be held before City Council for an amendment to our Code regarding Home Occupations, for April 4, 2006, at 7:15 P.M.
8. REPORTS:
A. MAYOR. Mayor Shaver stated the Monthly Mayor’s Court report had been distributed.
B. LAW DIRECTOR. Mr. Hartmann stated Ordinance 2006-20 on the agenda is the settlement for one of the Diley Road acquisitions. He stated there were three that were pending and this will be the second one to settle. He stated we settled it for just a little less than what the new developer paid for it, and it is within range of one of our appraisals.
C. FINANCE DIRECTOR. Mrs. Fersch stated she had nothing to report, but would be happy to answer any questions.
D. MANAGER. Ms Gilleland stated her report had been distributed, and she would be happy to answer any questions.
E. SERVICE MANAGER. Mr. Drobina stated he had nothing to report this evening.
F. PARKS & RECREATION. Mr. Carr stated Mr. John Edsall of Edsall & Associates would provide a short briefing to Council on the Parks Master Plan. Mr. Edsall stated Council had received preliminary concept plans for each of the seven parks being studied and he briefly reviewed those concept plans. He stated he would answer any questions.
9. PROCEDURAL READINGS:
A. ORDINANCE 2006-16, “AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AS PARTS OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENT CODES OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF NEW MATTER IN THE UPDATED AND REVISED CODIFIED ORDINANCES; TO REPEAL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH,” Second Reading, Fix. Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mrs. Riggs seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Hackworth voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
B. ORDINANCE 2006-17, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH W. E. STILSON CONSULTING GROUP FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES REGARDING CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF WELL NO. 7 AT THE DILEY ROAD WELL FIELD,” Second Reading, Hackworth. Mr. Hackworth moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Mr. Hackworth stated this will be an additional well at the Diley Road Well Field. Roll call was taken with Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Riggs, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Hackworth voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
C. ORDINANCE 2006-18, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH FLOYD BROWNE GROUP FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES REGARDING THE WATER TREATMENT CLEARWELL AND SOFTENER ADDITION PROJECT,” Second Reading, Hackworth. Mr. Hackworth moved to adopt; Mrs. Hammond seconded the motion. Mr. Hackworth stated this is part of the clearwell and softener and will help process some of the water pumped by the new well. Mr. Hackworth stated further the contract is for a not-to-exceed amount, however, if our building department inspector is qualified he will make those inspections and that will reduce the cost by approximately $25,000. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Smith, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
D. ORDINANCE 2006-19, “AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SIGNAL PLANNING REPORT FOR THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, PREPARED BY W. E. STILSON CONSULTING GROUP,” Second Reading, Hammond. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Hackworth seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Hackworth voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
E. ORDINANCE 2006-20, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE SETTLEMENT ARISING FROM FAIRFIELD COUNTY COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2005 CV 354,” Second Reading, Fix. Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mrs. Riggs seconded the motion. Mr. Fix stated this is the settlement Mr. Hartmann had referred to in his report. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino voting “Nay,” and Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Riggs, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Hackworth voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-1.
10. LEGISLATIVE READINGS:
A. ORDINANCE 2005-50, “AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE WELLINGTON PARK SUBDIVISION – SECTION 1 (VIRGINIA HOMES),” Third Reading, Hackworth (TABLED, 07/05/05)
B. ORDINANCE 2005-102, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A 0.4403 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, FEE SIMPLE INTEREST FROM DAVID S. DONLEY, LOCATED AT 150 BORLAND STREET, CITY OF PICKERINGTON, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, STATE OF OHIO, AND RECORD DEDICATION PLAT,” Third Reading, Hackworth. Mr. Hackworth moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Mr. Hackworth stated this was a donation to the City in exchange for some rezoning dating back to 2003. Mr. Sabatino stated he has not supported this legislation in the past, however, he is now confident that the City is going to deal with the concerns he expressed and he would, therefore, support the ordinance this evening. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Fix, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Hackworth, and Mrs. Riggs voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
C. ORDINANCE 2006-07, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2006 APPROPRIATION, ORDINANCE 2005-98,” Third Reading, Fix. Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Smith seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Hackworth, Mrs. Riggs, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Smith voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
D. ORDINANCE 2006-08, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT AND RECEIVE A 20 FOOT WIDE SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT, DONATED BY PICKERINGTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH, LOCATED AT 575 DILEY ROAD, CITY OF PICKERINGTON, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, STATE OF OHIO,” Third Reading, Riggs. Mrs. Riggs moved to adopt; Mr. Smith seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino abstaining, and Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Riggs, and Mr. Fix voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
E. ORDINANCE 2006-09, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A 20 FOOT WIDE SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT FROM THE PRAYER AND PRAISE OF ECCLESIAS, LOCATED ON DILEY ROAD, CITY OF PICKERINGTON, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, STATE OF OHIO,” Third Reading, Riggs. Mrs. Riggs moved to adopt; Mr. Smith seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino abstaining, and Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Fix, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Hackworth voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
F. ORDINANCE 2006-10, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A 20 FOOT WIDE SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT FROM STUART S. SCHLOTTERBECK AND ROBIN M. HARRIS, LOCATED AT 512 DILEY ROAD, CITY OF PICKERINGTON, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, STATE OF OHIO,” Third Reading, Riggs. Mrs. Riggs moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino abstaining, and Mr. Fix, Mr. Hackworth, Mrs. Riggs, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Smith voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
G. ORDINANCE 2006-11, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A 20 FOOT WIDE SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT FROM MICHAEL L. KIDWELL AND DANIELLE E. KIDWELL, LOCATED AT 572 COLONY PARK DRIVE, CITY OF PICKERINGTON, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, STATE OF OHIO,” Third Reading, Riggs. Mrs. Riggs moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino abstaining, and Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Fix, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Hackworth voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
H. ORDINANCE 2006-12, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A 20 FOOT WIDE SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT AND AN ADJACENT 30 FOOT WIDE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT, FROM DOUGLAS R. FITCHETT AND DEBORAH M. FITCHETT, LOCATED AT 560 COLONY PARK DRIVE, CITY OF PICKERINGTON, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, STATE OF OHIO,” Third Reading, Riggs. Mrs. Riggs moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino abstaining, and Mr. Fix, Mr. Hackworth, Mrs. Riggs, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Smith voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
I. ORDINANCE 2006-13, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A 20 FOOT WIDE SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT FROM DAVID WOJNAR AND MARY WOJNAR, LOCATED AT 548 COLONY PARK DRIVE, CITY OF PICKERINGTON, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, STATE OF OHIO,” Third Reading, Riggs. Mrs. Riggs moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino abstaining, and Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Fix, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Hackworth voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
J. ORDINANCE 2006-14, “AN ORDINANCE RE-NAMING THE “MUNICIPAL BUILDING FUND” TO THE “MUNICIPAL FACILITIES FUND,” AND AMENDING THE 2006 APPROPRIATION, ORDINANCE 2005-98,” Third Reading, Wisniewski. Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Hackworth seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Smith, Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Riggs, and Mr. Fix voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
K. ORDINANCE 2006-15, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH SCHOTTENSTEIN, ZOX & DUNN CO., L.P.A. FOR LEGAL SERVICES,” Third Reading, Wisniewski. Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Hackworth seconded the motion. Mr. Sabatino stated he knew they were an excellent firm; he just had concerns of the cost of doing business with them. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino voting “Nay,” and Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Fix, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Hackworth voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-1.
10. OTHER BUSINESS: No other business was brought forward.
11. MOTIONS: There were no motions.
12. ADJOURNMENT. There being nothing further, Mr. Smith moved to adjourn; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Fix, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Hackworth, and Mr. Sabatino voted “Aye.” Motion carried, 6-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:35 P.M., March 7, 2006.
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