CITY OF PICKERINGTON
SAFETY COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
CITY HALL, 100 LOCKVILLE ROAD
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2007
7:30 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING
1. ROLL CALL. Mr. Sabatino called the meeting to order at 7:31P.M. with Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mrs. Hammond present. There were no members absent. Others present were: Judy Gilleland, Chief Taylor, Steve Carr, Paul Lane, Mike Stacy, Stacey Bashore, Andrew Bushman, and others.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF October 1, 2007, Regular Meeting. Mrs. Riggs moved to approve; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Riggs and Mr. Sabatino voting "Yea." Motion passed, 4-0.
3. COMMUNITY COMMENTS. Mr. Sabatino stated the Eagle Scouts were present at the meeting to discuss a project that they were working on through the Tree Commission. Mr. Bushman stated he was asking permission to plant 13 crab apple trees along Lockville Road near Victory Park. He stated the trees were removed about four years ago when the sidewalks were put in. Mr. Bushman stated he worked with Mr. Fleming of Keller Farms to help plan the project and the trees would be donated by Keller Farms. He stated the holes would be hand dug and they would work with the City to make sure no utilities would be disturbed. Mr. Sabatino clarified that the placement of the trees would be coordinated through the City. Mrs. Hammond asked if the trees would interfere with the updating of Victory Park and Mr. Carr stated he would review the plan, but we should be able to accommodate the project and we will work with our arborist on it. Mr. Carr stated that we will work with them in a timely fashion. Ms Gilleland stated we will need a little more time to look at this, but at first glance it will add to the beauty of our parks.
4. COMMUNITY SAFETY CONCERNS: There were none.
5. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
A. Parks and Recreation:
(1) Director's Report- Mr. Carr stated he had submitted a written report and would be happy to answer any questions.
(a) Simsbury Park Parking Lot Project-Update Mr. Carr stated that the contractor had substantially finished the project and there were a few minor punch list items that need to be taken care of. He stated that the construction inspector had a good handle on that. Mr. Carr stated city crews will be adding some parking blocks to the southern slope of the parking lot and there is a small portion left to be seeded for grass. Mr. Sabatino recommended that this item be removed from the agenda and if anything comes up it would be reported. Mr. Wisniewski asked when the Frisbee golf course would be finished and Mr. Carr stated we are estimating the opening date to be mid-spring.
B. Code Enforcement: No report.
C. Building Regulations Department:
(1) Building Department Report (Mr. Lane) Mr. Lane stated he had provided a written report and he would be happy to answer any questions. Mr. Sabatino asked what our projections were for impact fees on Commercial and Residential and Ms Gilleland stated we projected around $1,000,000 and we are approximately $400,000 short of that. Mr. Sabatino asked how much it was under for commercial vs residential and Ms Gilleland stated we would have those figures for the budget.
(2) Chief Building Official's Report (Mr. Stacy) Mr. Stacy stated he had provided a written report and would be happy to answer any questions. He highlighted the fact that there were 101 certificates of occupancy issued for new houses. Mr. Sabatino clarified that the Luse property issues were resolved. Mr. Stacy reported that due to time constraints he would be becoming a back up CBO and plans examiner to the City. Ms Gilleland stated we will be working to find a primary person.
(a) Review and discussion regarding Radon concerns- Mr. Stacy stated that a Passive Radon system is something that should be done by the builders because it makes sense. He stated there were no additional inspections for the systems. Mr. Wisniewski moved to enforce the passive radon resistance zoning requirements; Mr. Sabatino seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Sabatino and Mr. Wisniewski voting "Yea." Motion passed, 4-0. Mr. Stacy stated that we would send notices to the builders to let them know we will begin enforcement around January 1st.
6. POLICE:
A. Chief's Report- Chief Taylor stated he had provided a written report and as a follow up to the Local Homeland Security grant we were told that we may also be able to secure additional funds to purchase a generator for the disaster vehicle. Mr. Sabatino asked about the safety of people standing in the right of way waving signs to get the attention of drivers. Chief Taylor stated that the Ohio Revised Code does not dictate whether someone can stand in the right of way and so we cannot enforce anything. Mr. Sabatino asked if there would be a liability to the City if someone was hit and Chief Taylor stated he couldn't answer that, but that we could not enforce anything. Ms Gilleland stated that unless they are blocking sight distance she didn't believe there was anything that could be done.
Chief Taylor stated there was a homicide that occurred this weekend where the victim ended up on the threshold of someone's home. He stated that during the entire incident the front door of their home was left open for around eight hours and the temperature was around 30 degrees. He stated that he felt the homeowners should be reimbursed for some portion of their heating bill. Ms Gilleland stated there was not a specific account to pay this from and she would like to give it more thought and look into whether it requires an ordinance. Mr. Sabatino stated he concurred that it was the City's responsibility and we should come up with a way to deal with it. Ms Gilleland stated that we may need action from council because this is not something we do routinely and she will talk with the City attorney.
7. CHAIRMAN: No report.
8. OTHER BUSINESS: No other business was discussed.
9. ADJOURNMENT. There being nothing further, Mr. Wisniewski moved to adjourn; Mrs. Hammond seconded the motion. Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Riggs and Mrs. Hammond voted "Aye." Motion carried 4-0. The Safety Committee adjourned at 8:03 P.M on November 5, 2007.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
Stacey L. Bashore, Deputy Municipal Clerk