PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2010

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, January 5, 2010, at City Hall.  Mayor O’Brien called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M.  Roll call was taken as follows:  Mr. Barletta, Mr. Blair, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mayor O’Brien were present.  No members were absent.  Others present were: Chief Mike Taylor, Lynda Yartin, Phil Hartmann, Chris Schornack, Ed Drobina, Greg Bachman, Gary Taylor, Nate Ellis, Carol Carter, Rachel Schofeld, Ed Laramee, Linda Shelts, Aaron Dean, Kelly O’Brien, Matt Delp, Commander Annetts, Chief Ralph Portier, Mary Beth Lane, Susan Brogan, Linda Fersch, and others. 

 

2.         ADMINISTER OATHS OF OFFICE TO NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS.  Mayor O’Brien administered the oath of office to Councilman Barletta and Councilman Blair. 

 

 Mayor O’Brien also administered the oath of office to Commander Matt Delp of the Police Department, Aaron Dean as a member of the Parks and Recreation Board, and Linda Shelts as a member of the Tree Commission. 

 

3.         ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.  Mrs. Sanders moved for an Executive Session under Section 121.22(G)(1), Matters involving an elected official’s appointment; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Barletta, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Blair, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Fix, and Mrs. Sanders voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

Council adjourned into Executive Session at 7:44 P.M. and reconvened in open session at 7:50 P.M.

 

A.        MOTION TO APPOINT PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF COUNCIL.  Mr. Fix moved to appoint Tricia Sanders as President Pro Tempore and Brian Sauer as Vice President Pro Tempore of Council; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Barletta, Mr. Blair, Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

B.         MOTION TO APPOINT COMMITTEE MEMBERS.  Mr. Fix moved to appoint Cristie Hammond as Chairman of Safety Committee, Gavin Blair as Vice Chairman, and Tony Barletta as Secretary, with Tony Barletta as Council Representative to the Parks and Recreation Board and Gavin Blair as the Nuisance Abatement Board member, and the Committee meeting the day after the second Council meeting of the month immediately following Service Committee; to appoint Brian Wisniewski as Chairman of Service Committee, Jeff Fix as Vice Chairman, Brian Sauer as Secretary, Brian Sauer as Council’s Representative to the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Committee meeting the day after the second Council meeting of the month at 6:30 P.M.; to appoint Jeff Fix as Chairman of Rules Committee, Brian Wisniewski as Vice Chairman, Gavin Blair as Secretary, and the Committee meeting the day after the first Council meeting of the month immediately following Finance Committee; and to appoint Tricia Sanders as Chairman of Finance Committee, Brian Wisniewski as Vice Chairman, Cristie Hammond as Secretary, and Jeff Fix, Brian Sauer, Gavin Blair, and Tony Barletta as members, with the Committee meeting the day after the first Council meeting of the month at 7:00 P.M.; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Blair, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Barletta voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

4.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 15, 2009, REGULAR MEETING.  Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mrs. Sanders seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Barletta, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mrs. Sanders voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

5.         COMMUNITY COMMENTS.  There were no comments. 

 

6.         COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS.  There were no comments.

 

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

 

8.         APPROVAL OF AGENDA.  Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mrs. Sanders seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

9.         REPORTS:   

 

A.        MAYOR.  Mayor O’Brien stated the Monthly Mayor’s Court Report had been distributed.  Mayor O’Brien stated he had attended the opening of the new Pizza Cottage and it had taken 91 days from putting a shovel in the ground until opening the doors. 

 

B.         LAW DIRECTOR.  Mr. Hartmann stated he was looking forward to working with the new council members and all of council in 2010.  He stated if any council members had any questions or concerns feel free to call him or send him an e-mail. 

 

C.        FINANCE DIRECTOR.  Mr. Schornack stated the City was awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for our 2008 CAFR.   

 

            D.         SERVICE MANAGER.  Mr. Drobina stated he had no report this evening, but would answer any questions. 

 

E.         CITY ENGINEER.  Mr. Bachman stated he would provide a report on the water tower when that item came up on the agenda.  He further stated the Planning and Zoning Department would be moving to the Building Department building at 51 East Columbus Street and Parks and Recreation would be moving to City Hall.  He stated the physical move was planned for Friday if weather permitted. 

 

F.         CITY MANAGER.  Chief Taylor stated he had provided a written report and he would try to answer any questions.  Chief Taylor stated as most everyone knows, we had a bank robbery last week and today we have a suspect in custody.  Mr. Fix stated Council had received the goals for the Engineer in their packet and he inquired if the goals for the other departments could be forwarded to them as well.  Chief Taylor stated he would provide that information to Council. 

 

            G.        SERVICE COMMITTEE.  Mr. Wisniewski stated Service Committee met on December 16th, and the Committee is still reviewing the TDS options.  He stated we did have more violations in 2009 than we had hoped for, however, our law firm is working on resolving that with the EPA after a study of what we were discharging in the stream.  He stated further the Committee had approved the rezoning of the Violet Township maintenance facility allowing for the dog park that has been touted in the community recently. 

 

            H.        SAFETY COMMITTEE.  Mr. Sauer stated Safety Committee also met on December 16th, and the main issue before them was with regard to the Jazz and Rib Fest at Victory Park.  He stated as indicated on tonight’s agenda that came out of Committee not recommended by a 3-0 vote.  Mr. Sauer stated a motion would be made tonight to approve that and he would request council members to let that die for the lack of a second.  Mr. Sauer stated the other issue discussed was with regard to Doolin’s Pub and it turns out that Doolin’s Pub has installed a vestibule at the front of their establishment so it would guarantee that one of the doors would be shut at all times, hopefully reducing the amount of noise that is bothering the neighbors.  Mr. Sauer stated he would answer any questions.  Mr. Hartmann stated he would be contacting the Violet Township attorney to see if all the information that had been provided was enough or if they needed anything further.  He stated the goal would be to get something to Council by the beginning of March. 

 

10.       PROCEDURAL READINGS:

 

            A.        ORDINANCE 2010-01, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REFUGEE ROAD ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANK,” First Reading, Council.  Mr. Bachman stated we had received very competitive bids for the elevated tank.  He stated we had received bids for three styles of tanks and Service Committee would be reviewing this and making a recommendation to Council.  Mr. Bachman stated the legislation was being introduced this evening in order to get the process moving.  Mayor O’Brien clarified there would be one reading on the ordinance tonight and then prior to the third reading Service Committee would make a recommendation as to the style, etc., and the ordinance would be amended by substitution at the third reading.  Mr. Wisniewski stated this was done to get the process started and to avoid doing three readings at one meeting.  Mr. Wisniewski further stated this legislation contains the maximum amount that would be considered.  Mr. Wisniewski moved to adopt; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Barletta, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0.  

 

            B.         RESOLUTION 2010-01R, “A RESOLUTION WAIVING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 612.07(b)(3) AND 1082.01(s) OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES FOR THE 2010 JAZZ AND BLUES RIB FESTIVAL ON AUGUST 6TH AND 7TH, 2010,” First Reading, Safety Committee, Not Recommended.  Mr. Sauer moved to adopt.  Motion died for lack of a second.

 

            C.        RESOLUTION 2009-27R, “ANNUAL RESOLUTION TO REQUEST ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION OF TAX MONIES OF 2.3 MILL GENERAL OPERATING LEVY FROM THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY AUDITOR PURSUANT TO SECTION 321.34, OHIO REVISED CODE,” Second Reading, Finance Committee.  Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Blair, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            D.        RESOLUTION 2009-28R, “ANNUAL RESOLUTION TO RQUEST ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION OF TAX MONIES OF 5.5 MILL POLICE OPERATING LEVY FROM THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY AUDITOR PURSUANT TO SECTION 321.34, OHIO REVISED CODE,” Second Reading, Finance Committee.  Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Blair, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Hammond and Mr. Barletta voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

11        .LEGISLATIVE READINGS:  NONE.

 

12.       DISCUSSION.  There was no discussion. 

 

13.       REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE.  Mayor O’Brien stated there were no committee referral items. 

 

14.       OTHER BUSINESS.  Mayor O’Brien stated we will have two additional committees this year with the Charter Review Board and Technical Assessment Review Committee.  Mr. Wisniewski clarified the Tech Review Committee will be setting a meeting schedule in the near future.  Mr. Fix clarified that the first meeting of the Charter Review Board would be scheduled now that Council has reorganized and set the schedule for the Committee meetings.   

 

15.       MOTIONS: 

 

            A.        Mr. Fix moved to schedule the January Regular Finance Committee meeting for January 20, 2010, at 6:00 P.M.; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Blair, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Barletta, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

            B.         Mrs. Sanders moved for Executive Session under Section 121.22(G)(4), Matters involving collective bargaining with public employees; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Fix, Mr. Barletta, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Blair voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 7-0. 

 

Council adjourned into Executive Session at 8:15 P.M., and reconvened in open session at 8:48 P.M.

 

16.       ADJOURNMENT.  There being nothing further, Mr. Fix moved to adjourn; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion.  Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Wisniewski voted “Aye.”  Motion carried, 7-0.  The meeting adjourned at 8:50 P.M., January 5, 2010. 

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: 

 

 

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Lynda D. Yartin, Municipal Clerk

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

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Mitch O’Brien, Mayor