PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

CITY HALL, 100 LOCKVILLE ROAD

 

REGULAR MEETING

7:30 P.M.

 

1.         ROLL CALL, INVOCATION, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. Council for the City of Pickerington met for a regular session Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 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, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Sanders, and Mayor O’Brien were present.  No members were absent.  Others present were: Tim Hansley, Lynda Yartin, Linda Fersch, Ed Drobina, Phil Hartmann, Chief Mike Taylor, Greg Bachman, Rachel Schofield, Suellen Goldsberry, Andrea Fejes, Carrie Woody, Toby Shamblin, Tory Kramer, David Bucy, Mike McKinley, David Jenkins, Carol Carter, Lee Gray, Harry Myer, Devin Reany, Gavin Blair, and others.  Pastor Jenkins of Pickerington Nazarene Church delivered the invocation.   

 

2.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2009, REGULAR MEETING.  Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders abstaining, and Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Smith, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Fix voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 6-0. 

 

3.         PRESENTATION BY CARRIE WOODY OF THE LANCASTER TRANSIT SYSTEM.  Ms Woody stated it has come to her attention that the City of Pickerington has no public transportation opportunities available.  Ms Woody stated she had spoken with Mr. Hansley, as well as MRDD, Violet Township, Meals on Wheels Senior Service Levy, and the Pickerington Senior Center.  She stated her proposal was that if, as partners, we could raise locally and collectively as partners, about $25,000 as a local match she could receive as a lead agency for public transportation in this community, federal and state dollars to match her proposal and the local funds to actually provide public transportation.  Ms Woody stated if she could get $10,000 from the City of Pickerington, $10,000 from Violet Township, some from Fairfield County MRDD, the Meals on Wheels of Fairfield County, and the Pickerington Senior Center, then she could match those funds with the federal money and state money and provide public transportation hopefully six days a week in the Pickerington and Violet Township area as an expansion on what the Lancaster Public Transit already offers.  Ms Woody stated her long term goal would be to provide public transit throughout the entire county, but she would take it one step at a time to grow gradually rather grow beyond what they can handle.  Ms Woody stated she has been working with the State and this past Friday she was notified that due to the State budget cuts; they cannot guarantee the State match.  She stated they are not saying she will not get the funds, but they are not guaranteeing it.  Ms Woody stated in order to receive the federal grant she would have to know by the end of October if everyone was willing as a collective group to go forward.  She stated further should she not receive the state match she would be limited to providing a 35-hour week of public transportation.  She stated this would be for anyone in the community; it could be a mother, a child, a senior citizen, disabled, or whoever would want to use it.  Mr. Fix clarified that in the past the City’s transportation provided about 100 rides per month.  Ms Woody stated, however, at that time the residents had to pay $7 per person, one-way.  She stated with public transportation through Lancaster Public Transit they were able to do $2 one-way, $1 for a child over the age of four, and under age four there would be no charge; and, $1 for elderly and disabled.  Ms Woody stated the City of Lancaster provides anywhere between 200 and 300 rides per day.  Mr. Hansley clarified that Ms Woody needed a commitment from the entities by the end of October in order to submit the grant applications in November.  Ms Woody stated she would be presenting to the Township Trustees at their next meeting.  Mr. Smith clarified that the transportation would provide transportation in the City of Pickerington and Violet Township area, but would not be able to provide transportation to other communities at this time.  Mr. Smith clarified that individuals would not be able to use this transportation for trips to Mt Carmel or Lancaster at this time without an added cost.  Mr. Sauer clarified that for safety purposes all drivers do have background checks and they do drug testing, and all of the vehicles have cameras.  Mayor O’Brien clarified Mr. Fix would like this issue referred to the next Finance Committee meeting.  

 

4.         COMMUNITY COMMENTS. 

 

A.        David Bucy.  Mr. Bucy stated he had first come before Council in the summer of 2007 to address a developer who had failed to comply with the ordinance regarding the Milnor Place bike trail.  He stated in the winter of 2008 contact was made with the developer and a statement was made that a bike path was required and work would start in the spring of 2008.  He stated no work was begun throughout 2008 and into 2009.  He stated in the spring of 2009 he again contacted the City and at that time questions were raised if the bike path was even required, and further that the plats provided for public viewing during ordinance votes were not necessarily the same maps provided within the ordinance package and passed by Council.  Mr. Bucy continued that recently he was informed that a modified bike path was required between Meadows Boulevard and the northern property line of Milnor Place.  He stated he was also advised that the original developer may have filed bankruptcy.  Mr. Bucy stated over the past 24 months the City has not enforced its own ordinances in relation to a developer who had asked to be allowed to develop property and asked for certain exemptions and/or modification for existing ordinances of the City of Pickerington.  He stated obviously there is need for better oversight of developers providing public improvements.  Mr. Bucy stated further he was also advised that if a bike path was to be completed, it was not to be completed until completion of the overall project.  He stated many times housing developments within the city take years, if not decades, to complete.  He questioned if this council actually expected the bike path would not be required for years after the completion of the majority of the development.  Mr. Bucy stated he hoped the city would redouble their efforts to enforce the original ordinance for Milnor Place and have the bike path completed within a reasonable amount of time. 

 

B.         Suellen Goldsberry.  Ms Goldsberry stated she is the Director of the Pickerington Public Library, and she was present this evening to address Council regarding the Operating Levy that the library has on the ballot this fall.  Ms Goldsberry stated the library was asking for a 10-year .75-mil operating levy, and is the first time the Board of Trustees has undertaken an operating levy.  She stated since 2001, State funding has decreased by 34 percent, and during that same time circulation of materials has increased by 37.8 percent, and library visitors have increased by more than 100 percent.  She stated State funding for the Pickerington Public library is expected to drop from $1.1 million in 2008 to $820,000 this year, a reduction of 25 percent.  She stated next year the estimated state revenue would be $775,000, which would equal a 30.5 percent decrease.  Ms Goldsberry stated the Board and administration have carefully considered the options, have implemented cost cutting strategies, utilized volunteers, and have reduced hours, staff, and materials budgets drastically.  She stated they made the difficult decision to place a levy request on the fall ballot to avoid further deterioration of important library services to this community.  She stated the levy would cost the homeowner in Pickerington Local School District $22.97 per $100,000 of home evaluation each year, and would generate an estimated $830,8000 annually for the library.  She stated these funds would be used to restore hours of operation, increase budgets for new materials, technology, and programming, and extend outreach services to retirement and extended care facilities, the schools, and day care centers.  Ms Goldsberry stated for every dollar they received in 2008, they returned $6.74 in materials and services to the community.  Ms Goldsberry stated for these reasons she encouraged everyone to vote in support of Issue 16 on November 3rd, and she respectfully requested Pickerington City Council to endorse this issue. 

 

5.         COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS.  None.

 

6.         APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA.  Mayor O’Brien stated there were no consent agenda items this evening. 

 

7.         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. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

8.         REPORTS:   

 

A.        MAYOR.  Mayor O’Brien stated he had attended the AMA open house and it was a very nice event, and he had attended the County Dispatchers Annual Awards and Kristen Edwards of our police department won Dispatcher of the Year.  Mayor O’Brien administered the Oath of Office to Mike McKinley for appointment to the Tree Commission. 

 

B.         LAW DIRECTOR.  Mr. Hartmann stated he had no report this evening, but he would answer any questions. 

 

C.        FINANCE DIRECTOR.  Mrs. Fersch stated she had no report this evening. 

 

            D.         SERVICE MANAGER.  Mr. Drobina stated the storm sewer project is going very well.  He stated the Diley Road project is continuing and the contractor plans on putting the final course of pavement down on September 22nd.  Mr. Drobina stated the wastewater treatment plant is also moving along on schedule. 

 

E.         CITY ENGINEER.  Mr. Bachman the next application deadline for the Ohio Public Works Commission grant is October 2, 2009, and that had come up a little sooner than he had anticipated.  Mr. Bachman stated he would like approval to submit an application for a project to install a 36-inch sanitary sewer from the wastewater treatment plant up to Stonebridge Boulevard.  He stated this project has been on the CIP for a number of years and it will replace an existing sanitary sewer that is undersized, is older, and has a lot of I&I infiltration into it.  Mr. Bachman stated this project looked to be the one we should submit at this time, it is approximately a $1 million project and we would be submitting for a 50 percent grant and 25 percent loan.  He stated he apologized for the late notice, but the deadline came up quickly.  Mr. Hansley stated what he would be looking for tonight is a motion to authorize the application and the legislation to accept if we were awarded the grant would be brought forward.  Mr. Fix clarified that submitting the application did not commit the City to the project, and Mr. Hansley stated, however, because this would be from the utility funds we would have matching funds available. 

 

F.         CITY MANAGER.  Mr. Hansley stated he had provided a written report and he would answer any questions. 

 

            G.        FINANCE COMMITTEE.  Mr. Fix stated Finance met on September 2nd and several items from that meeting are on tonight’s agenda.  He stated the Resolution of Support for the Pickerington High School Central’s marching band to help them in their bid to go to the Rose Bowl in conjunction with Violet Township has been added to the agenda. 

 

            H.        RULES COMMITTEE.  Mr. Smith stated Rules Committee also met on September 2nd, and considered the evaluation of Council employees.  He stated he felt a good process was provided by the City Manager that would be a shared evaluation of Council employees and would be very workable.  He stated the recommendations for membership to the Charter Review Board that is on tonight’s agenda also came out of that meeting. 

 

9.         PROCEDURAL READINGS:

 

            A.        ORDINANCE 2009-58, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2009 APPROPRIATION, ORDINANCE 2008-92,” First Reading, Finance Committee.  Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mrs. Hammond seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Fix, Mr. Smith, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            B.         ORDINANCE 2009-59, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1067 OF THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING STORWATER UTILITY CHARGES,” First Reading, Service Committee.  Mr. Sabatino stated his understanding of this is to help keep the expenses we incur to keep up with the CIP projects for this particular utility somewhat aligned with what the needs are, and be less of a drain on the general fund.  Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Smith, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Fix voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0.  Mr. Hansley stated he would like to point out that this would not go into effect until January 2010, and the fee has never been increased since the utility was established in 2001. 

 

            C.        RESOLUTION 2009-16R, “A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2009-2010 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON,” First Reading, Finance Committee.  Mr. Sauer stated he was unable to attend the Finance meeting, but having gone through the resolution, reading the minutes, and discussion with other members, his concern was the clause that was added that essentially says Council will adopt the results of the planning session of July 10-11th as the City’s 2009-2010 Strategic Plan subject to available funding.  He stated he thought everyone could see we would be unable to go through with something if we do not have the funding for it, and he would like to amend that language to read “subject to final council review” instead of “subject to available funding.”  He stated he thought that indicated that this particular strategic plan began with Council and would end with Council.  He stated he felt that putting in the available funding language would restrict them, and he would prefer to see final council review so they would know that it was something they would review on a continuing basis.  Mr. Sabatino stated he felt that Council spent the better part of two days putting this together and a short amount of time discussing it in Finance Committee.  He stated he felt they needed to work through this systematically to figure out how to make them all work even though some may never become a reality.  He stated he felt they needed the ability to work through it and reconcile all of the elements that are involved in it, and perhaps it could remain a standing agenda item for Finance Committee so they could work through it and prioritize things.  Mr. Smith stated he felt the wording “subject to available funding” was synonymous with what Mr. Sauer was stating since Council is in complete control of the budget and appropriation process.  He stated he did not know what changing the language would add.  Mr. Sauer stated he felt without changing the wording it was not giving the impression that it was continually be looked at and referred to as we continue to move forward and look at projects that need to be done for the City.  Mr. Smith stated the ordinance also requires this to be reviewed by Council every two years and updated as well.  Mrs. Sanders stated she felt this was a plan and a plan is always going through revisions and is a work in progress.  Mr. Wisniewski clarified Mr. Sabatino’s concern was that it not be inferred this was a finished document but that Council would continue to work on it and try to make as much happen out of it as they possibly can.  Mr. Sauer moved to amend the ordinance in Section 1 to replace the wording “subject to available funding” to read “subject to final Council review;” Mr. Sabatino seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken on the motion to amend with Mr. Smith, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Nay,” and Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.”  Motion to amend failed, 4-3.  Mr. Sabatino stated he felt that proceeding in this fashion it implied that this is something it may not end up being.  He stated he hoped his fellow council members would see it did not end up that way.  Mr. Hansley stated from staff’s point of view, staff will accept it as goals and will try to build into the coming year’s budget anything that we can afford to do.  He stated if we cannot afford a project, it will not be put in the budget, but it will be made an issue for budget discussions so Council can review it and perhaps reallocate funds as they deem necessary.  Mr. Fix stated Council would continue to review the progress on each of these individual initiatives in Finance Committee, as it has never been the intention just to put it on the shelf.  Mrs. Hammond stated this is a strategic plan and a strategic plan is where you lay out what you would like to do.  She stated from that point you go into the tactical plan of how you are going to enforce it, and by doing what Mr. Sabatino suggests by including it on the Finance agenda and reviewing it, Council would be doing the tactical part of it.  She stated the strategic part, in and of itself, is fine and it is just what Council does from that point.  Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Smith seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Smith voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            D.        RESOLUTION 2009-17R, “A RESOLUTION APPOINTING INDIVIDUALS TO FILL POSITIONS ON THE CHARTER REVIEW BOARD,” First Reading, Rules Committee.  Mrs. Hammond stated Rules Committee had interviewed over 18 individuals for these positions and she felt it was wonderful to have that many residents who were interested in taking part and volunteering their time to the City.  She stated all of the applicants were enthusiastic and would have been great volunteers, however, they could only recommend seven.  She stated one of the criteria they had used in making their decision was availability, because considering the process required they wanted to make sure the members would be available to attend whatever meetings the Board decides to have.  She stated further they wanted a cross section of citizens from residents who had lived here a long time and some that were new to the City.  Mrs. Hammond stated the individuals recommended represented those criteria.  Mr. Wisniewski stated as Mrs. Hammond had stated there were several individuals interested in participating on this Board.  He stated he felt the recommended individuals provided a good cross section of knowledge on the Charter as well.  Mr. Fix stated he appreciated the citizens for applying for these positions.  He stated he had advocated, and was disappointed, that Councilman Smith, who is passionate about this project and has participated in it for the past couple of years was not one of the individuals recommended.  He stated the people being recommended that he knew were passionate about the City and that is great, but he had hoped that Mr. Smith’s passion for the City would be recognized also.  Mr. Wisniewski moved to adopt; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Smith abstaining, and Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 6-0. 

 

            E.         RESOLUTION 2009-18R, “A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE PICKERINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CENTRAL MARCHING BAND’S PARTICIPATION IN THE 2010 ROSE PARADE,” First Reading, Finance Committee.  Mayor O’Brien stated he had been contacted by Township Trustee Dunlap who explained that they were finalizing plans for the marching band’s trip to the Rose Bowl this year.  He stated through all the fundraising efforts and everything else they tried they were only able to raise a portion of the funds necessary to allow all of the band members to participate.  Mr. Dunlap had stated if the City would pay half of the funds needed, the Township would pay the other half, in order to allow the members whose families were unable to cover their costs to participate.   Mr. Fix stated he recognized that the band represents the City and when they go to things like the Macy’s parade and the Rose Parade that is a very positive reflection on the City.  He stated it is very important when some of the students are having a hard time getting the opportunity to have the experience of a lifetime that we can step forward and do a little bit to help them and he appreciated the Township acting in a similar manner.  Mrs. Sanders stated as a parent and as a teacher she felt this was a great experience for all of the kids no matter what their situation because they all deserved the chance to participate.  She stated she felt it was great that we were able to come together and help them with this.  Mr. Hansley stated he would add that the funding for this is appropriated out of the hotel/motel tax and the purpose of that tax is to enhance the community identification to a national audience and this would be in keeping with that goal.  Mr. Smith stated he agreed that this does portray our city in a very positive light.  Mayor O’Brien stated he would be attending the Township Trustees meeting tomorrow evening and they would be reading their resolution on this issue at that meeting.  Mr. Sabatino stated he felt it was a very minimal amount of money involved and was an inexpensive way to show support for our community as a whole.  Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mrs. Sanders seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Smith, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Fix voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

           

            F.         ORDINANCE 2009-55, “AN ORDINANCE VACATING 0.341 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF OLD DILEY ROAD, LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF S.R. 256 AND 0.685 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF OLD DILEY ROAD, LOCATED SOUTH OF WINDMILLER DRIVE, CITY OF PICKERINGTON, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, STATE OF OHIO,” Second Reading, Service Committee.  Mr. Wisniewski moved to adopt; Mrs. Hammond seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            G.        ORDINANCE 2009-56, “AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PICKERINGTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES CHAPTER 1444 ENTITLED, “REGISTRATION OF CONTRACTORS,” Second Reading, Safety Committee.  Mr. Sabatino moved to adopt; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Smith, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            H.        ORDINANCE 2009-57, “AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT A DONATION FROM THE MILK-BONE CANINE HEROES PROGRAM TO BE USED TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A NEW POLICE DOG,” Second Reading, Safety Committee.  Mr. Sabatino stated this was the first step in reinstating our police dog program and hopefully we will be able to complete the project before long.  Mayor O’Brien stated the presentation ceremony is scheduled for September 22nd, at 10:00 A.M., at the Kroger Store on Hill Road.  Mr. Sabatino moved to adopt; Mrs. Sanders seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            I.          RESOLUTION 2009-15R, “A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR THE 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION (DARE) LAW ENFORCMENT GRANTS PROGRAM,” Second Reading, Safety Committee.  Mr. Sabatino moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Smith, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

10.       LEGISLATIVE READINGS:

 

            A.        ORDINANCE 2009-49, “AN ORDINANCE DECLARING OFFICIAL INTENT WITH RESPECT TO REIMBURSEMENT OF TEMPORARY ADVANCES MADE FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES TO BE MADE FROM SUBSEQUENT BORROWINGS,” Third Reading, Finance Committee.  Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mrs. Hammond seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Sauer, Mr. Smith, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Fix voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            B.         ORDINANCE 2009-51, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AMEND THE INVESTMENT AND DEPOSITORY POLICY FOR THE CITY,” Third Reading, Finance Committee.  Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mrs. Hammond seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Smith voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            C.        ORDINANCE 2009-53, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE GENERAL FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON,” Third Reading, Finance Committee.  Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mrs. Hammond seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Fix, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            D.        ORDINANCE 2009-54, “AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AS PARTS OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENT CODES OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF NEW MATTER IN THE UPDATED AND REVISED CODIFIED ORDINANCES; TO REPEAL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THEREWITH,” Third Reading, Rules Committee.  Mr. Smith moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Smith voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

11.       DISCUSSION.  Mayor O’Brien stated he would like to add to his report that the Monthly Mayor’s Court Report had been distributed.   

 

12.       REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE.  Mayor O’Brien stated he would like to refer the public transit proposal to the Finance Committee, the legislation regarding the Sycamore Creek Relief Line, Phase II project to the Service Committee, and the band donation resolution to the Finance Committee. 

 

13.       OTHER BUSINESS.  No other business was brought forward. 

 

14.       MOTIONS: 

 

            A.        Mrs. Hammond moved that Pickerington City Council endorse the Pickerington Public Library’s Operating Levy; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Smith, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0.

 

            B.         Mr. Wisniewski moved to authorize the application for the OPWC grant funds for the 36-inch sanitary sewer replacement project; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Smith, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sabatino, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            C.        Mr. Fix moved for Executive Session under Section 121.22(G)(1)(b), Matters involving an employee or public official’s employment; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mrs. Sanders voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

Council adjourned into Executive Session at 8:50 P.M., and reconvened in open session at 11:21 P.M.

 

15.       ADJOURNMENT.  There being nothing further, Mr. Fix moved to adjourn; Mr. Smith seconded the motion.  Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Smith, Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Wisniewski voted “Aye.”  Motion carried, 7-0.  The meeting adjourned at 11:22 P.M., September 15, 2009. 

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: 

 

 

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Lynda D. Yartin, Municipal Clerk

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

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Mitch O’Brien, Mayor