PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
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, September 6, 2003, at City Hall. Mayor Postage called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Roll call was taken as follows: Mr. Wright, Mr. Parker, Mr. Shaver, Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Riggs, and Mayor Postage were present. Mr. Fox and Mr. Maxey were absent. Others present were: Joyce Bushman, Lynda Yartin, Linda Fersch, Chief Mike Taylor, Bob Mapes, Jeff Kraus, Mike Maurer, Jennifer Wray, Patti Wigington, Sharon Buccilla, Gail Oakes, Jeanette Boruszewski, Dennis Boruszewski, Stephanie Brobst, Jack Bowman, Susie Bowman, Tony Barletta, Rex Myer, Jessica Wentz, Crystal Santos, Kevin Yurasek, Gary Foley, and others.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 2, 2003, REGULAR MEETING. Mr. Sabatino moved to approve; Mr. Parker seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wright abstaining, and Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Parker, Mr. Shaver, and Mrs. Riggs voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 4-0.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Mr. Wright moved to approve; Mr. Parker seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Wright, Mr. Shaver, Mr. Parker, and Mrs. Riggs voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
4. COMMUNITY COMMENTS:
A. Rex Myer, 261 Pearl Lane. Mr. Myer stated residents got the truth on Hickory Lakes on the petitions, they did not lie. Mr. Myer stated the residents wanted to know what the city would do with the Hickory Lakes property.
B. Mr. Dennis Boruszewski, 542 Warwick Lane. Mr. Boruszewski stated he has been to Hickory Lakes several times and it is a beautiful place. He stated he had carried the referendum petition on the purchase and he had no one speak badly of the property or the owners, they had problems with the city administration. Mr. Boruszewski stated the residents did not trust the city administration. Mr. Boruszewski stated without an appraisal who knew if the purchase was a good idea and, further, he did not see how the money to purchase this property was free. Mr. Broruszewski stated he would like to know who we would be building the water and sewer plants for, and who would be left holding the bag to pay for them when the developers can’t sell 300 homes a year. He stated he understood we needed to sell that many homes just to break even. Mr. Boruszewski stated he did not feel there was an honest flow of information coming from the city officials.
C. Mr. Gary Foley, 914 Dunvegan Circle. Mr. Foley stated he has resided in Pickerington for 28 years, and he is concerned about the legitimacy of statements made to various citizens during the recent petition drive. He stated he has had enough conversations to know that the information provided to people was, at best, skewed. He stated further he felt it had everything to do with one particular aspect of the petition and little to do with the Hickory Lakes aspect. Mr. Foley stated in his opinion it is incomprehensible to look at this purchase as anything but good for the present and future generations that will reside in the Pickerington area, and he could not understand the rationale for not wanting to take advantage of a limited time offer on the EPA funds. He stated these funds become null and void on December 31st, and moving this to the November 2004 ballot means the community will lose this opportunity to purchase this park land with, as previously referred to, free money.
D. Mrs. Yartin stated he had received a statement from Dorothy Steiger who had requested it be read into the record. Mrs. Steiger stated she did believe in the Hickory Lakes project. Projects preserving open land and the environment is the most important thing we can do to improve the quality of life. We need to have family recreation in the future and also to protect the wildlife and water environment.
5. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA: Mr. Postage stated there were no consent agenda items.
6. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. SAFETY COMMITTEE. Mr. Sabatino stated Safety met on September 8th and the minutes have been distributed. He stated he would be glad to answer any questions.
7. REPORTS:
A. MAYOR. Mr. Postage stated he had participated in the Police Department’s DARE motorcycle ride and it was a job well done. He stated the 6th annual employee recognition picnic was held last week and he would like to say all of our employees do a tremendous job. Mayor Postage stated further the Monthly Mayors Court Report had been distributed.
B. LAW DIRECTOR. Mr. Mapes stated he had nothing to report but would answer any questions.
C. FINANCE DIRECTOR. Mrs. Fersch stated she had nothing to report and would be sending the referendum petitions to the Board of Elections this week.
D. MANAGER. Mrs. Bushman stated the Manager’s Report had been distributed and she would like to note we had the opportunity to meet with the State of Ohio and they gave a presentation to the U.S. 33 Growth Alliance in regards to the interchange issues along Rt. 33. She stated at this time a decision has not been made as to the Pickeirngton Road or Allen Road alternatives. Mrs. Bushman further stated Mrs. Yartin has started processing passport applications.
8. PROCEDURAL READINGS:
A. ORDINANCE 2003-79, “AN ORDINANCE TO ENACT SECTION 1478.11 OF THE PICKERINGTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NOTABLE STRUCTURES WITHIN THE CITY,” First Reading, Fox. (TABLE)
B. ORDINANCE 2003-80, “AN ORDINANCE TO
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCDPT THE BID OF PICKENS TREE FAREMS FOR THE
CITY’S 2003 FALL STREET TREE PLANTING PROJECT,” First Reading,
Sabatino. Mr. Sabatino moved to
adopt; Mr. Wright seconded the motion.
Mr. Sabatino stated Safety Committee had reviewed the bids, and this was
the low bid on the project. Roll call
was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Shaver, Mr. Wright, Mr. Parker, and Mrs. Riggs
voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
C. ORDINANCE 2003-81, “AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A JOINT APPLICATION WITH FAIRFIELD COUNTY AND VIOLET TOWNSHIP FOR ISSUE II (SCIP) FUNDS FOR RENOVATING AND UPGRADING THE CITY’S WATER LINES AND THE COUNTY’S SANITARY SEWER LINES SERVING THE MINGO ESTATES SUBDIVISION AND THE DECLARATION OF IMMEDIATE NECESSITY AND EMERGENCY IN ORDER TO MEET THE OCTOBER, 2003, GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE,” First Reading, Parker. Mr. Parker moved to adopt; Mr. Wright seconded the motion. Mr. Parker stated this had come up relatively quickly. Mr. Parker stated the City provides water service to that township subdivision. Mr. Parker stated he would ask for the final two readings at the next meeting in order to meet that grant application deadline. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Parker, Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Shaver voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
D. ORDINANCE 2003-77, “AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 99-27 TO EXTEND THE LIGHTING CURFEW FOR PYAA BASEBALL FIELD NO. 7 UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS,” Second Reading, Sabatino. Mr. Sabatino moved to adopt; Mrs. Riggs seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Wright, Mr. Shaver, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
E. ORDINANCE 2003-78, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2003 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 2002-142,” Second Reading, Fox. Mr. Wright moved to adopt; Mr. Parker seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wright, Mr. Shaver, Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
9. LEGISLATIVE READINGS: NONE
10. MOTIONS: There were no motions.
11. OTHER BUSINESS: No other business was brought forward.
12. ADJOURNMENT. There being nothing further, Mr. Wright moved to adjourn; Mr. Sabatino seconded the motion. Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Shaver, Mr. Wright, Mr. Parker, and Mrs. Riggs voted “Aye.” Motion carried, 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:50 P.M., September 16, 2003.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
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ATTEST:
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