PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007

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, February 6, 2007, 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 arrived at 7:35 P.M. No members were absent.  Others present were: Judy Gilleland, Lynda Yartin, Linda Fersch, Chief Michael Taylor, Ed Drobina, Brenda VanCleave, Tim Hansley, Harry Myer, Rex Myers, and others. 

 

2.         A.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 16, 2007, PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING CODE AMENDMENTS FOR SIDEWALKS.  Mr. Smith moved to approve; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Hackworth abstaining, and Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, and Mrs. Riggs voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 5-0. 

 

B.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 26, 2007, REGULAR MEETING.  Mr. Smith moved to approve; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Hackworth abstaining, and Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Hammond, and Mrs. Riggs voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 5-0. 

 

3.         APPROVAL OF AGENDA.  Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mr. Smith seconded the motion.  Mr. Smith moved to amend the agenda to add Ordinance 2007-07, “An Ordinance consenting to the execution of an assignment of rights under the previously executed guaranteed maximum amount construction contract for the extension of Stonecreek Drive in the City with Equity, Inc., pursuant to Ordinance 2006-76, and declaring an emergency; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Mr. Smith stated all of Council had received a copy of this ordinance.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski abstaining, and Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Fix, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, and Mrs. Riggs voting “Yea.”  Motion to amend passed, 6-0.  Roll call was taken on the agenda as amended with Mr. Wisniewski abstaining, and Mr. Hackworth, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Riggs, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 6-0.  Mayor Shaver stated this ordinance would be added to the agenda as Item 8.E. 

 

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.         COMMITTEE REPORTS:   

 

A.        FINANCE COMMITTEE.  Mr. Smith stated Finance Committee met on January 18th with a work session just prior to the regular meeting.  Mr. Smith stated, as a matter of course, Finance Committee will hold a work session one-half hour prior to the regular meeting.  He stated the purpose of the work session is to go through the agendas for the following month to coordinate with the Manager so they have the proper staff to support the next month’s business.  He stated he felt this went really well.  Mr. Smith stated Finance Committee addressed a draft revision of the City’s Fee Schedule, and will review it again at the next meeting.  He stated the minutes for both meetings have been distributed and he would answer any questions. 

 

B.         SERVICE COMMITTEE.  Mrs. Hammond stated Service Committee met on January 24th, beginning with a work session on the Diley Road project.  She stated all of Council had received a memorandum from the City Engineer that outlined all of the improvements to come as well as a budget summary.  She stated Service Committee had forwarded the contract with Neptune Equipment for meters that is on the agenda this evening.  Mrs. Hammond stated the minutes of the work session and the regular meeting have been distributed and she would be happy to answer any questions. 

 

7.         REPORTS:

 

A.        MAYOR.  Mayor Shaver stated the Monthly Mayor’s Court report has been distributed. 

 

B.         LAW DIRECTOR.  Mr. Hartmann was not present. 

 

C.        FINANCE DIRECTOR.  Mrs. Fersch stated with regard to the ordinance that was added to the agenda this evening regarding the extension of Stonecreek Drive, she has discussed this with Mr. Steve Grasbaugh and he has assured her this does nothing different from what was in the construction contract.  She stated the amounts we will be paying are those that are covered under the TIF.  Mr. Smith stated it was deemed this would be done by ordinance versus City Manager approval.  Mayor Shaver stated that was correct, the language in the agreement states “…by agreement of the City.”  He stated while he felt the City Manager would have that authority, it seemed appropriate to have it done by Council as an Ordinance.      Mrs. Fersch further stated the Referendum Petitions on the Master Economic Development Agreement have been filed in her office and will be forwarded to the Board of Elections for signature verification at the end of this week. 

 

D.        SERVICE MANAGER.  Mr. Drobina stated the contract with Neptune Equipment is a contract we do annually because we use Neptune radio meter reading equipment, so we purchase Neptune meters to keep everything compatible.  Mr. Drobina stated further the prospective buyer for 350 Diley Road has decided not to purchase the property so it is still for sale. 

 

E.         MANAGER.  Ms Gilleland stated her report had been distributed and she would answer any questions. 

 

8.         PROCEDURAL READINGS:

 

            A.        ORDINANCE 2006-73, “AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT AN ANNEXATION OF 316 ACRES IN VIOLET TOWNSHIP, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, TO THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, STATE OF OHIO,” First Reading, Hackworth.  (TABLED, 08/01/06)

 

            B.         ORDINANCE 2007-06, “AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH NEPTUNE EQUIPMENT COMPANY,” First Reading, Hammond.  Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Mrs. Hammond stated this is the contract Mr. Drobina had just briefed on and she would be happy to answer any questions.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Fix, Mr. Smith, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Riggs, and Mr. Hackworth voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            C.        ORDINANCE 2007-03, “AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF 0.344 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, GROSS FEE SIMPLE INTEREST; 0.052 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, STORM SEWER EASEMENT; AND A COMBINED 0.197 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT, LOCATED WEST OF DILEY ROAD, CITY OF PICKERINGTON, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, STATE OF OHIO, FROM RICHARD D. McDOWELL AND JUDITH E. McDOWELL,” Second Reading, Hammond.  Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Hackworth seconded the motion.  Mrs. Hammond stated this is for the Diley Road project, and the property owners have agreed to the settlement amount.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Smith, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            D.        ORDINANCE 2007-04, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 1024.01, 1024.02, AND 1258.13 PERTAINING TO SIDEWALK AND BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PATH STANDARDS,” Second Reading, Hammond.  Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Hackworth seconded the motion.  Mrs. Hammond stated this deals with changes to sidewalk and bicycle path standards. She stated she would like to clarify that Service Committee had included language that would allow staff to require six-foot wide sidewalks in locations where they might connect with a bicycle path, otherwise, all the sidewalks will be four-foot wide.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Hackworth voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            E.         ORDINANCE 2007-07, “AN ORDINANCE CONSENTING TO THE EXECUTION OF AN ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS UNDER THE PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED GUARANTEED MAXIMUM AMOUNT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE EXTENTION OF STONECREEK DRIVE IN THE CITY WITH EQUITY, INC., PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 2006-76, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, First Reading, Smith.  Mr. Smith moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Mr. Smith stated Mrs. Fersch discussed this earlier and he would be requesting three readings this evening.  Mr. Smith stated this is somewhat of an administrative matter.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Hackworth, and Mr. Smith voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0.  Mr. Smith moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of three readings; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Fix, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yea.”  Suspension of Rules passed, 7-0.  Second Reading.  Mr. Smith moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Hackworth voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0.  Third Reading, with emergency.  Mr. Smith moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, and Mrs. Riggs voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, with emergency, 7-0. 

 

9.         LEGISLATIVE READINGS:  NONE.

 

10.       OTHER BUSINESS:  No other business was brought forward. 

 

11.       MOTIONS: 

 

            A.        MOTION TO APPOINT CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE TO VIOLET TOWNSHIP BI-CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE.  Mr. Smith moved to appoint Council member Cristie Hammond to be the City Council representative on the Violet Township Bi-centennial Committee; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Mr. Smith stated Violet Township Trustee Weltlich had asked if we would be interested in having a representative on this Committee.  He stated as the Committee is moving into a more detailed planning phase, and some activities will be done in conjunction with our City staff, he felt it would be prudent that we have a representative to ensure things proceed in an equitable and shared manner.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Fix, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0.  

 

            B.         MOTION FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER SECTION 121.22(G)(2), PURCHASE OR SALE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.  Mr. Smith moved for Executive Session under Section 121.22(G)(2); Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Fix, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Smith, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sabatino, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

Council adjourned into Executive Session at 8:00 P.M., and reconvened in open session at 8:10 P.M.

 

12.       ADJOURNMENT.  There being nothing further, Mr. Fix moved to adjourn; Mr. Smith seconded the motion.  Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mrs. Riggs voted “Aye.”  Motion carried, 7-0.  The meeting adjourned at 8:11 P.M., February 6, 2007. 

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: 

 

 

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Lynda D. Yartin, Municipal Clerk

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

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David Shaver, Mayor