SAFETY COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
REGULAR
MEETING
7:00
P.M.
1. ROLL CALL. Mr. Smith called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M., with roll call as follows: Mr. Smith, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Sabatino present. No members were absent. Others present were Jeff Fix, Lynda Yartin, Chief Mike Taylor, Paul Lane, Terry Sweany, Kelli Hungerman, and Andrea Kelly.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF November 3, 2008, Regular Meeting. Mr. Sabatino moved to approve; Mrs. Sanders seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 3-0.
3. COMMUNITY COMMENTS: There were no community comments.
4. COMMUNITY SAFETY CONCERNS: Mr. Smith ascertained there were no community safety concerns this evening.
5. DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
A. Parks and Recreation:
(1) Director’s Report. Mr. Smith stated Mr. Carr was not present and clarified work on the Victory Park project was continuing. Mr. Lane stated the artificial surface installation should begin tomorrow morning. Mr. Fix clarified the project should be complete in the next few days with the landscaping being done in the spring.
B. Code Enforcement:
(1) Code Enforcement Officer’s Report. Mr. Smith stated the Committee had received a written report and stated with regard to grass cutting, Mr. Mahaffey was assuming the City would pick that up and it would be charged to the property owner or liens placed on the property. Mr. Fix inquired if the grass cutting fees were reflected on the General Fee Schedule and Mrs. Yartin stated it was not, but she would check with Mr. Hansley to see if it should be included.
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 anyone might have. Mr. Sabatino clarified there has been one plan approval for the last month.
(2) Chief Building Official’s Report (Mr. Phillips) Mr. Lane stated he would be happy to answer any questions on Mr. Phillips’ report.
D. Service Department:
(1) Review and discussion regarding restricting right turns on red at S.R. 256 and S.R. 204. Mr. Smith stated this would remain on the agenda until information on this issue was received from ODOT.
6. POLICE:
A. Chief’s Report. Chief Taylor stated he had provided his report to the Committee and he would be happy to answer any questions. Mr. Smith ascertained there were no questions for the Chief.
7. CHAIRMAN:
A. Review and discussion regarding proposed amendments to Disturbing the Peace ordinance. Mr. Smith stated he was going to formally request the City Manager take this on as an action item. He stated the stakeholders in this item include the police department, our magistrate, our prosecutor, our Council, city staff, and the Mayor. He stated with this many departments involved he felt it was inappropriate for this Committee to draft this legislation and he would like to continue it on the agenda so the City Manager can bring a draft ordinance back to the Committee in January. He further stated there is a suggested draft from the legal department, but with so many departments involved even if this Council adopted the proposed draft he doubted anyone could be prosecuted under it. Mr. Sabatino clarified the idea was that the City Manager would coordinate with the other parties and our legal counsel and prepare a consensus draft ordinance. Mr. Smith moved to request the City Manager coordinate with our legal counsel to get comments from all the stakeholders and prepare a revised draft of the disturbing the peace ordinance for the January Safety Committee meeting; Mrs. Sanders seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Smith, Mr. Sabatino, and Mrs. Sanders voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 3-0.
8. OTHER BUSINESS. Mrs. Yartin reminded the Committee members that a January Safety Committee agenda would not be prepared until after the annual organizational meeting at the first Council meeting in January.
9. ADJOURNMENT. There being nothing further, Mr. Sabatino moved to adjourn; Mr. Smith seconded the motion. Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Smith, and Mrs. Sanders voted "Aye." Motion carried, 3-0. The Safety Committee adjourned at 7:15 P.M., December 1, 2008.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
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