THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2007

FINANCE COMMITTEE WORK SESSION

7:00 P.M.

1. CALL TO ORDER. Mr. Smith opened the Finance Committee Work Session at 7:00 P.M., with the following members present: Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Fix. No members were absent. Others present were: Lynda Yartin, and others.

2. SCHEDULED MATTERS:

A. Coordination of Council and Committee agendas:

Mr. Fix stated the Rules Committee has completed their review of the Administrative Code and has requested a Council Work Session be scheduled for July 17, 2007, at 6:00 P.M. for all of Council to review the proposed revisions. Mr. Smith clarified that all Mrs. Yartin would provide all Council members with a copy of the proposed changes to the Code in their packets and also send an electronic version to all of Council. Mr. Fix stated Rules Committee has also asked the Law Director, City Manager, and Development Director to work together to put together some legislation on impact fees and conditions for waivers, and the Committee will still look at the other priorities the Committee established at the beginning of the year that includes building some strength in our board and commission applicants, the strategic plan, and the overall revisions to the Charter.

Mr. Sabatino stated Safety Committee has no new items, and continues to work on their routine issues. He stated he had received a complaint from a resident on Waste Management because they had not picked up his garbage. He continued that it appeared the individual had not paid his bill and he claimed he did not pay because he does not like paying in advance. Mr. Sabatino stated Susan Lentz at Waste Management had called him and said they would work out a way this resident could pay monthly if that is what he desired. Mr. Smith inquired if Safety Committee was working on the left turn problem at Cross Creeks, and Mr. Sabatino stated he wasn’t sure exactly what was happening with this. Mr. Fix stated he thought that would be a Service issue and Mr. Smith stated he thought it was one of those issues that could be in two committees. Mrs. Hammond stated this item started in Service and she was not sure how it got to Safety Committee. Mr. Sabatino stated he was contacted by some individuals because they felt it was a safety concern. Mr. Smith stated he thought that process was sound and if Safety Committee made recommendations to Service it could be synched up with the Access Management Plan, Traffic Flow Studies, and everything that Service maintains. Mrs. Hammond stated so far none of the studies we have shows that it is actually a safety hazard. She stated it can be an inconvenience, because some people sit through two or three lights. She stated the loop is supposed to be three cars back, and for some reason the loop at Cross Creeks is five cars back. Mr. Smith stated he understood there was a mechanical problem with the loop as well. Mrs. Hammond stated Service Committee is currently involved with the ACS system and we will have only enough money in the budget to implement part of it this year, and hopefully the remainder next year. She stated when that is going they will be looking at each individual signal. Mr. Sabatino clarified the ACS system will have all of our signals connected and they will be able to talk to each other and change the signal timing based on traffic. Mrs. Hammond stated that was her understanding, and the impression she had was that this system would not be extremely expensive. Mr. Sabatino stated with regard to garbage collection, we will be bidding the refuse collection contract as our current contract expires in 2008. He stated we will probably start working on that sometime in the first quarter of next year.

Mrs. Hammond stated Service Committee is continuing to work on the wastewater treatment plant expansion project and the Diley Road widening project. She stated Service Committee had also scheduled a public hearing before City Council on August 7^th for open discussion on a proposed change to our Code dealing with outdoor patios.

Mr. Smith stated the Township Trustees stated the Violet Township/Canal Winchester portion of Diley Road will be officially accepted on June 22^nd, at 12:00 noon. Mr. Smith stated further the DARE Golf outing is also scheduled for June 22^nd. Mr. Smith stated budget season will start for Finance Committee in September and several work sessions will be scheduled to get the budget ready. He stated he would work with the City Manager to set up a schedule of the work sessions.

B. Coordination of Committee activities. Mr. Smith stated he had nothing further to bring forward.

3. ADJOURNMENT. There being nothing further, Mr. Smith closed the work session at 7:20 P.M., June 21, 2007.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

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Lynda D. Yartin, Municipal Clerk