PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 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, April 6, 2010, at City Hall.  Mayor O’Brien called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M.  Roll call was taken as follows:  Mr. Blair, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, and Mayor O’Brien were present.  Mr. Barletta and Mrs. Sanders were absent due to vacation and Mr. Wisniewski was absent due to work commitments.   Others present were: Lynda Yartin, Phil Hartmann, Chris Schornack, Ed Drobina, Greg Bachman, Chet Hopper, Nate Ellis, Rachel Schofeld, Alexa Liebert, Pastor Dinnell, Gary Weltlich, and others.  Pastor Dinnell of Trinity Family Life United Methodist Church delivered the invocation. 

 

2.         A.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 16, REGULAR MEETING.  Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mr. Blair seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Blair, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Fix voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 4-0. 

 

B.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 29, 2010, SPECIAL MEETING.  Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mr. Blair seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Blair, Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 4-0.  

 

3.         COMMUNITY COMMENTS.  None.

 

4.         COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS.  Mr. Sauer stated he would like to mention that the Finance Committee meeting has been moved from April 7, 2010 to April 14, 2010 at 7:00 P.M.   

 

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

 

6.         APPROVAL OF AGENDA.  Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mr. Blair seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Blair, and Mr. Fix voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 4-0. 

 

7.         REPORTS:   

 

A.        MAYOR.  Mayor O’Brien stated the Monthly Mayor’s Court Report had been distributed.  He further stated he had attended the State of Pickerington luncheon and had met with a representative from the Township regarding their fiber optics plan and he had written a letter of support for their application.     

 

B.         LAW DIRECTOR.  Mr. Hartmann stated he had no report this evening.     

 

C.        FINANCE DIRECTOR.  Mr. Schornack stated our income tax receipts through March are down 3.6 percent and he would have a report for Finance Committee.  Mayor O’Brien stated he would like to add that we will aggressively pursue outstanding tax cases through Mayor’s Court.     

 

            D.         SERVICE MANAGER.  Mr. Drobina stated the new wastewater treatment plant should be operational by June 1st.  

 

E.         CITY ENGINEER.  Mr. Bachman stated he had attended an ODOT conference focusing on sidewalks, bike paths, and bike lanes.  He stated he had also attended the Parks and Recreation Board to talk about bike paths and he would be meeting with them again in the future.  Mr. Bachman stated he would also speak at the Chamber’s luncheon this month to speak about the concept for the SR. 256 improvement project. 

 

F.         CITY MANAGER.  Mr. Drobina stated Chief Taylor had provided a written report and he would try to answer any questions.  Mr. Drobina stated Mr. Steve Carr, our Parks and Recreation Director, has accepted a position as Parks and Recreation director in  Whitehall and his last day will be Friday. 

 

            G.        SERVICE COMMITTEE.  Mr. Sauer stated Service Committee met on March 17th, and two major topics of discussion were the rezoning of a lot at the entrance to the Willow Pond subdivision and the rezoning of the Ebright property for the indoor soccer facility.  He stated public hearings for both of these rezonings are scheduled for April 20, 2010, at 7:00 P.M. and 7:10 P.M. respectively.  He stated further they had requested the City Engineer conduct a study on the school speed zones in the City. 

 

            H.        SAFETY COMMITTEE.  Mrs. Hammond stated Safety Committee also met on March 17th, and they had continued discussion on the texting while driving issue and our ordinances pertaining to riding bicycles in the City.  She stated our Building Department has also compiled a guide for the public on deck construction that explains the process, etc.  She stated other guides to help the residents on other projects will be coming in the future.    Mayor O’Brien clarified this guide is available at the Building Department and on-line. 

 

8.         PROCEDURAL READINGS:  None. 

 

9.         LEGISLATIVE READINGS: 

 

            A.        ORDINANCE 2010-16, “AN ORDINANCE TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT ON DILEY ROAD,” Third Reading, Safety Committee.  Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Sauer, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Fix voting “Yea.”  Motion passed, 4-0. 

 

10.       DISCUSSION.  Mr. Fix stated he would like to stated that since the Safety Committee meeting the House of Representatives has passed a piece of legislation with regard to texting while driving, and the City of Columbus also passed legislation on this issue yesterday.  Mr. Fix stated it did not appear the Senate would be taking any action on this issue this year so he would encourage Safety Committee to continue to pursue this.    

 

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

 

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

 

13.       MOTIONS:  There were no motions. 

 

14.       ADJOURNMENT.  There being nothing further, Mr. Fix moved to adjourn; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion.  Mr. Sauer, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, and Mrs. Hammond voted “Aye.”  Motion carried, 4-0.  The meeting adjourned at 7:50 P.M., April 6, 2010. 

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: 

 

 

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Lynda D. Yartin, Municipal Clerk

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

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Mitch O’Brien, Mayor