PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
CITY HALL, 100 LOCKVILLE ROAD
REGULAR MEETING
7:30 P.M.
1. ROLL CALL, PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE, AND INVOCATION. Council for the City of Pickerington met for a
regular session Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at City Hall. Mayor O’Brien called the meeting to order at
7:30 P.M. Roll call was taken as
follows: Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mrs.
Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Sanders, and Mayor O’Brien were
present. Mr. Smith was absent as he was
out of town on business. Others present
were: Tim Hansley, Lynda Yartin, Linda Fersch, Chief Mike Taylor, Ed Drobina,
Phil Hartmann, Miriam Segaloff, Nick LaTorre, Gary Weltlich, Pastor Cuenin,
Jack Reynolds, and others. Pastor Cuenin
delivered the invocation.
2. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 29, 2008,
BUDGET WORK SESSION. Mr. Sabatino
moved to approve; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski
abstaining, and Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Fix, and Mrs.
Sanders voting “Yea.” Motion passed,
5-0.
B. APPROVAL
OF MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 4, 2008, BOARD OF HEALTH PRESENTATION AND REGULAR
MEETING. Mr. Fix moved to approve;
Mrs. Hammond seconded the motion.
Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Hammond,
Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yea.”
Motion passed, 6-0.
3. APPROVAL OF
AGENDA. Mr. Fix moved to approve;
Mrs. Hammond seconded the motion.
Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Hammond, Mr.
Fix, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
4. COMMUNITY
COMMENTS: NONE.
5. APPROVAL OF
CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor O’Brien stated
there were three consent agenda items.
Resolution 2008-14R, “A resolution appointing Christine Adams to the
Parks and Recreation Board,” Resolution 2008-15R, “A resolution re-appointing
Mark Nicholas to the Planning and Zoning Commission,” and Resolution 2008-16R,
“A resolution re-appointing Paula Evans to the Planning and Zoning Commission.” Mr. Fix moved to approve the Consent
Agenda; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr.
Sauer, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mrs. Sanders voting
“Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
6. COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
A. RULES
COMMITTEE. Mr. Fix stated Rules
Committee met on November 5th and forwarded the appointments that
were just approved by Council. He stated
Rules had also spent a good bit of time reviewing the Administrative Code that
is on tonight’s agenda. Mr. Fix stated
Rules will continue the second stage of the Charter review at their next
meeting on December 3rd and stated all were welcome to attend that
meeting.
B. FINANCE
COMMITTEE. Mrs. Hammond stated Finance
Committee met for a Special Meeting on November 12th, and three
items from that meeting are on tonight’s agenda. She stated they had worked on making cuts to
the budget and they will continue that at the next Finance meeting. She stated she would like to remind everyone
that the starting time of the Finance meeting was moved to 8:00 P.M. to allow
council members to attend the DARE graduation that was going on that
night.
C. SERVICE
COMMITTEE. Mr. Wisniewski stated Service
Committee met on November 13th, and while they had not forwarded any
legislation for tonight’s agenda they had discussed moving an item in the CIP
regarding the TDS solution that is being proposed by staff. He stated Service Committee is waiting for a
final recommendation from staff before moving forward with funding possibilities. He stated there might be a few items in the
CIP moved around depending on the availability of funds.
7. REPORTS:
A. MAYOR. Mayor O’Brien stated the month to date
receipts for income tax collections was $9,451.79, in Mayor’s Court. He stated had nothing further, but Mrs. Hammond
had a few comments she would like to make.
Mrs. Hammond stated the Pickerington Food Pantry has recently undergone
many changes and now has it’s own Board of Directors and a new Managing
Director, all of whom are unpaid volunteers.
Mrs. Hammond stated a few months ago the Food Pantry was helping an
average of 35 families per month, and that amount is now 80 families or 350
people being helped every month. She
stated despite the generous donations of area residents, churches, and other
organizations of canned goods and other items, the Food Pantry needs money to
provide for the ever-increasing amount of people it helps, and they serve only
those who reside in the Pickerington Local School District. Mrs. Hammond stated she is the Honorary Chair
Person for the Plaza of Lights Holiday Fund Drive and she would like to
encourage everyone to purchase a light bulb for $5.00 and the bulbs will be
used to light the line of evergreen trees that line the plaza. She stated the goal is to have all of the
trees blazing with lights. Mrs. Hammond
stated she would encourage everyone to give a little, light a light, and change
a life.
B. LAW
DIRECTOR. Mr. Hartmann stated he had
distributed a copy of the recent decision from the Fairfield County Appellate
District on the Thornton/Snyder annexation matter. He stated they ruled against us so Canal
Winchester has the right to now annex the property. Mr. Hartmann stated he has not had a chance
to speak with our special counsel as yet, however, he will report back at the
next meeting where she sees this going.
He stated he would be happy to answer any questions anyone might
have.
C. FINANCE
DIRECTOR. Mrs. Fersch stated she had no
report.
D. SERVICE
MANAGER. Mr. Drobina stated he had no
report this evening.
E. CITY
MANAGER. Mr. Hansley stated he had
provided a written report and he would answer any questions. Mr. Hansley stated the demolition of the
Exxon Station should have started today.
He stated further, at the last Finance meeting it was decided to restore
funding to the Dog Warden, and the Humane Society called and stated they would
like to address Council to request funding as well. Mr. Wisniewski stated he would like
verification that the City of Pickerington and the City of Lancaster are the
only ones who donate additional funds to the dog warden. Mr. Hansley stated that was correct, however,
the County does give the dog warden all the funds collected for fines and
licenses for the animals. Mayor O’Brien
stated he would like to note that all of the work on Victory Park playground
looks really good and Mr. Hansley stated everything is done except for the
installation of the artificial surface and we are waiting for the installer to
be able to get that done. Mr. Hansley
stated we have also been working on lighting the path that goes from the park
to the school and hopefully that will be done soon. Mayor O’Brien stated he would like to request
Safety Committee coordinate with the Chief of Police about getting a light
fixture installed in the park because the Chief feels that having that lit
would help the police spot any vandals in the park.
8. PROCEDURAL READINGS:
A. ORDINANCE 2008-84, “AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT AN EMPLOYEE PAY PLAN AND AUTHORIZED STRENGTH FOR 2009 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY,” First Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0. Mrs. Hammond moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of three readings; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Fix, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.” Suspension of rules passed, 6-0. Second Reading. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Mr. Wisniewski stated he would prefer to do only two readings this evening as he would like to have more time to review the document. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
B. ORDINANCE 2008-85, “AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN (CIP) FOR 2009-2013,” First Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Mr. Wisniewski stated as he had mentioned earlier, Service Committee had discussed switching the water tower and TDS projects. Mr. Fix stated currently the water tower is scheduled for next year and the TDS for 2010, and Mr. Wisniewski stated that was correct and any changes to the CIP would be known prior to the final reading so it could be amended before that time. Mr. Sabatino clarified that we are close to being ordered to do both of these projects, however, we have more leeway on the water tower than the TDS where we have had three monthly violations in 2008 if the limits were being enforced. Mr. Wisniewski stated it appears the EPA will give us a one-year extension before those limits go into effect, however, it will take us a year to give us the actual remediation of the TDS. Mr. Sabatino inquired if Service Committee had looked at options other than the reverse osmosis and Mr. Wisniewski stated they had looked at a number of other options and none of them are very good. He stated the reverse osmosis appeared to be the only option that made sense. Mr. Wisniewski stated if we had not accepted the limits that were being set forth by the EPA we may have the opportunity to contest them in Court, however, those limits were accepted and the time period for contesting those has expired. Mr. Sabatino clarified that in order to receive the permit for the sewer plant we had to accept the limits. Mr. Wisniewski stated if we contested the limits, they could not have given us the permit for the sewer plant. Mr. Sabatino clarified the County’s approach to contesting it was they were not building a sewer plant so they didn’t have it tied to a project. Mr. Wisniewski stated that was correct, the limits the County was receiving was not tied to anything and ours was tied to our sewer plant. Mr. Sabatino stated then the EPA had additional leverage on the City by tying this issue in with the issuance of the permit for our sewer plant expansion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
C. ORDINANCE 2008-86, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE TO ASSIST THE CITY IN PREPARING GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT (CAFR),” First Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Fix voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
D. ORDINANCE 2008-87, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PART TWO OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF PICKERINGTON, THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE: TITLE TWO (CHAPTERS 202-208), TITLE FOUR (CHAPTERS 220-222), TITLE SIX (CHAPTERS 230-250), AND TITLE EIGHT (CHAPTERS 268-280),” First Reading, Rules Committee. Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mrs. Sanders seconded the motion. Mr. Fix stated the changes being presented this evening are in two categories. He stated there were some that were agreed upon by Council last year but did not make the final reading of that legislation, and others came about as the result of conversations regarding the Charter review. He stated none of the changes being proposed this evening significantly impact the way we do business and primarily clean up the Code. Mr. Hansley stated he and Mr. Hartmann were instructed by Rules Committee to look at the Personnel Appeals Board section of the Code, Chapter 276. He stated they have not completed that revision, but it would be complete between now and the final reading. Mr. Wisniewski stated with regard to Mandatory Referral he clarified when legislation is sent to a specific committee, that committee could then refer it to another committee for review and it would come back to the original committee before being forwarded to Council. Mr. Wisniewski further clarified an item could not be referred to more than one committee by the Mayor. Mr. Wisniewski further stated he had questions regarding the enforcement of restrictions upon candidates for office with regard to how they can solicit money or anything. Mr. Hartmann stated the way the ethics standard currently stands, the arbiter of that would be the Ethics Commission and they could come up with their own remedy or refer it to a criminal prosecution. He stated under this the City is actually expanding it so you have stricter requirements than the actual state requirements. He stated that would be enforced under Section 250.99 that details the penalty. Mr. Hartmann stated there is also a catchall provision in the Code that anything that is not outlined with an actual penalty shall be found to be a minor misdemeanor so it would be the Mayor’s Court prosecutor who would be enforcing that if charges were brought forward. Mr. Wisniewski stated then, if someone were running for a political office in the City, seeks to get a donation from someone doing business with the City currently, whether they are aware of that relationship or not, can receive a civil penalty. Mr. Hartmann stated that was correct, and he was not sure that was not a violation currently under Ohio law, because if someone were running against an incumbent they would have an advantage because they could raise funds from people that contract with the City when the incumbent couldn’t. He stated this was trying to even the playing field and he was not sure the Ethics Commission did not have the same opinion. Mr. Wisniewski stated he would like to see that opinion before going forward with this. Mr. Hartmann stated his concern was the enforcement mechanism because this would make it stricter than the actual State law, so you need a local enforcement mechanism, and the only way this is enforced now is under the catchall provision of penalties. Mr. Sauer questioned if this already falls under the domain of the Ethics Commission, if a complaint were lodged in regards to this it would go to the Ethics Commission anyway, and Mr. Hartmann stated if it fell under the State provisions, yes. Mr. Sauer clarified this is different from the State provisions because there is a catch-all provision that states if there is a conflict between the State and our current Code, the stricter of the two applies. Mr. Sauer stated all candidates must file a financial disclosure form that lists all that information. Mr. Wisniewski stated it was one thing to disclose it and another to enforce it beyond what the State standards are. Mr. Fix stated it appeared Council did not have a copy of the entire ordinance and he would like to table it this evening. Mr. Fix moved to Table; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion. Mr. Fix stated further it might be a good idea to schedule a brief work session before the next Council meeting to go over this once more. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Fix, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0. (TABLED)
*E. RESOLUTION
2008-14R, “A RESOLUTION APPOINTING CHRISTINE ADAMS TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION
BOARD,” First Reading, Rules Committee.
Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino,
Mr. Sauer, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mrs. Sanders voting
“Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0. (CONSENT AGENDA ITEM)
*F. RESOLUTION
2008-15R, “A RESOLUTON RE-APPOINTING MARK NICHOLAS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION,” First Reading, Rules Committee. Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mr. Sauer seconded
the motion. Roll call was taken with
Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mrs.
Sanders voting “Yea.” Motion passed,
6-0. (CONSENT AGENDA ITEM)
*G. RESOLUTION
2008-16R, “A RESOLUTION RE-APPOINTING PAULA EVANS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION,” First Reading, Rules Committee. Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mr. Sauer seconded
the motion. Roll call was taken with
Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mrs.
Sanders voting “Yea.” Motion passed,
6-0. (CONSENT AGENDA ITEM)
H. ORDINANCE 2008-70, “AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH DELTA DENTAL OF OHIO FOR DENTAL INSURANCE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
I. ORDINANCE 2008-71, “AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO FOR HEALTH INSURANCE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0. Mr. Wisniewski moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of a third reading; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yea.” Suspension of Rules passed, 6-0. Third Reading. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
J. ORDINANCE 2008-72, “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $175,000 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, TO RENEW NOTES PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COSTS OF ACQUIRING REAL PROPERTY FOR USE AS PARK LAND,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Sabatino, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
K. ORDINANCE 2008-73, “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $180,000 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENEWING NOTES PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING AND ACQUIRING IMPROVEMENTS AND RENOVATIONS TO THE CITY HALL AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT BUILDING,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mrs. Sanders seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
L. ORDINANCE 2008-74, “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, TO RENEW NOTES PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COSTS OF ACQUIRING AND CONSTRUCTING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT SYSTEM OF THE CITY, INCLUDING PHASES 2-C, 3 AND 4 OF THE D-LINE SEWER,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
M. ORDINANCE 2008-75, “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $2,000,000 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, TO RENEW NOTES PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTING STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS TO DILEY ROAD, STREET IMPROVEMENTS KNOWN AS THE COURTRIGHT ROAD REALIGNMENT, AND STREETS, SIDEWALKS, CURBS AND GUTTERS, AND OTHER STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Sabatino, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
N. ORDINANCE 2008-76, “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $2,200,000 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, TO RENEW NOTES PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COSTS OF ACQUIRING AND CONSTRUCTING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WATER SUPPLY AND WATERWORKS SYSTEM OF THE CITY, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
O. ORDINANCE 2008-77, “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $240,000 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, TO RENEW NOTES PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COSTS OF ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, EQUIPPING AND FURNISHING A POLICE BUILDING,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
P. ORDINANCE 2008-78, “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $235,000 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, TO RENEW NOTES PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COSTS OF ACQUIRING AND INSTALLING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND RELATED STREET IMPROVEMENTS,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mrs. Sanders seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Sabatino, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
Q. ORDINANCE 2008-79, “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $375,000 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, TO RENEW NOTES PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COSTS OF ACQUIRING REAL PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES OF THE CITY,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
R. ORDINANCE 2008-80, “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $625,000 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, TO RENEW NOTES PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COSTS OF OBTAINING ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS MUNICIPALITY’S SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
S. ORDINANCE 2008-81, “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $270,000 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, TO RENEW NOTES PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTING IMPROVEMENTS TO DILEY ROAD,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Sabatino, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
T. ORDINANCE 2008-82, “AN ORDINANCE CONSOLIDATING UP TO TEN BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE ISSUES OF THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, INTO A CONSOLIDATED NOTE ISSUE, AND ESTABLISHING THE TERMS OF SUCH CONSOLIDATED NOTE ISSUE,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
U. ORDINANCE 2008-83, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF LANCASTER, VILLAGE OF CANAL WINCHESTER, AND VIOLET TOWNSHIP,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Mr. Wisniewski stated he would like to clarify this is not a JEDD but simply a template for a possible future JEDD, and this does not bind us to anything or even to enter into a JEDD in the future. Mayor O’Brien stated for clarification a joint public hearing with Canal Winchester is scheduled for December 16th at 6:30 P.M. here in Council Chambers. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
9. LEGISLATIVE READINGS:
A. ORDINANCE 2008-67, “AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR ANCHOR SR 204 BUSINESS PARK, AN APPROXIMATE 8.55 ACRE PARCEL, LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SR 204 BETWEEN FREEDOM WAY AND HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS,” Third Reading, Service Committee. Mr. Wisniewski moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sauer, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Fix voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
B. ORDINANCE 2008-69, “AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2000-139, WHICH PROVIDED FOR A REIMBURSEMENT TO VIOLET TOWNSHIP FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE LEVY REVENUES LOST UPON LAND BEING ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON,” Third Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mrs. Sanders seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
C. RESOLUTION 2008-13R, “A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEGING THE ANNEXATION OF 67.298 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, IN VIOLET TOWNSHIP, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, TO THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON,” Third Reading, Finance Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sauer, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Fix voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
10. OTHER BUSINESS. No other business was brought forward.
11. MOTIONS:
A. Mr. Fix moved to schedule a Council Work Session on December 2, 2008, at 6:30 P.M. for the purpose of reviewing changes to the Administrative Code; Mr. Sabatino seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yea.” Motion passed 6-0.
12. ADJOURNMENT. There
being nothing further, Mr. Fix moved to adjourn; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion. Mrs.
Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sabatino, and Mrs. Hammond
voted “Aye.” Motion carried, 6-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:34 P.M., November
18, 2008.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
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Lynda D. Yartin, Municipal Clerk
ATTEST:
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Mitch O’Brien, Mayor