PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011

CITY HALL, 100 LOCKVILLE ROAD

REGULAR MEETING

7:30 P.M.

1. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. Council for the City of Pickerington met for a regular session Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 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, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mayor O’Brien were present. Mrs. Sanders was absent. Others present were: Bill Vance, Lynda Yartin, Chris Schornack, Chief Taylor, Asim Haque, Ed Drobina, Greg Bachman, Susan Crotty, Pastor Jeff Myers, Carol Carter, Janet Thiede, and others. Pastor Myers of the Prince of Peace Presbyterian Church delivered the invocation.

2. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 1, 2011, PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING FINAL PLAT FOR PICKERINGTON POINTE. Mr. Blair moved to approve; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski and Mr. Fix abstaining, and Mr. Barletta, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Blair, and Mr. Fix voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 4-0.

B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 1, 2011, REGULAR MEETING. Mr. Blair moved to approve; Mr. Sauer seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix and Mr. Wisniewski abstaining, and Mr. Barletta, Mr. Blair, Mr. Sauer, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 4-0.

3. COMMUNITY COMMENTS. There were no comments.

4. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS. There were no communication items.

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

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

7. REPORTS:

A. MAYOR. Mayor O’Brien stated the Monthly Mayor’s Court Report had been distributed. He stated he and Mr. Vance had attended the annual membership meeting of the Lion’s Club and they also had met with the Olde Pickerington Village Business Association to talk about upcoming events in the year.

B. LAW DIRECTOR. Mr. Haque stated he was filling in for Mr. Hartmann and he would report that on March 17^th he would submit the Community Reinvestment Area expansion documentation to the Ohio Department of Development.

C. FINANCE DIRECTOR. Mr. Schornack stated the governor’s proposed budget was released today and with the anticipated cut in local government funding, he anticipates an approximate $40,000 reduction in revenues in 2011.

D. SERVICE MANAGER. Mr. Drobina stated the contractor has begun the tree trimming in the Melrose subdivision. He also reported there was a water leak on Columbus Street and they hoped to get that fixed tomorrow if it does not rain. Mr. Drobina further stated hydrant flushing would begin the first week of April and continue through the second week of May.

E. CITY ENGINEER. Mr. Bachman stated MORPC staff will be coming to the City this coming Friday to look at the roadway projects they are helping us with funding on and also ones we would like to get funded.

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

G. CITY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE (Mr. Wisniewski). Mr. Wisniewski stated he was unable to attend the last meeting and would defer to Mrs. Hammond. Mrs. Hammond stated it was a fairly brief meeting and she would be happy to answer any questions.

H. FINANCE COMMITTEE (Mr. Sauer). Mr. Sauer stated he would request three readings on the appropriation ordinance and the amendment to the State Infrastructure Bank loan that are on tonight’s agenda. He stated both of these issues were discussed and forwarded to Council at the last Finance meeting. Mr. Sauer stated there was also initial discussion about a potential grant program for old downtown Pickerington that would be reviewed at the next Finance meeting.

8. PROCEDURAL READINGS:

A. ORDINANCE 2011-15, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2011 APPROPRIATION, ORDINANCE 2010-91,” First Reading, Finance Committee. Mr. Sauer moved to waive the requirement in Charter Section 2.05(C) that the ordinance be read on three separate meeting days; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Fix, and Mr. Blair voting “Yes.” Suspension of Rules passed, 6-0. Final Reading. Mr. Sauer moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Barletta, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 6-0.

B. ORDINANCE 2011-16, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ISSUE A REPLACEMENT NOTE AND AMEND A LOAN TO THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON NOT TO EXCEED $7,737,113.00 FROM THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK, TO FINANCE THE CITY OF PICKERINTON’S COST SHARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DILEY ROAD WIDENING AND REALIGNMENT PROJECT,” First Reading, Finance Committee. Mr. Sauer moved to waive the requirement in Charter Section 2.05(C) that the ordinance be read on three separate meeting days; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Blair, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Fix, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yes.” Suspension of Rules passed, 6-0. Final Reading. Mr. Sauer moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Blair voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 6-0.

C. ORDINANCE 2011-17, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A COUNCIL VARIANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 1272.10(C) OF THE PICKERINGTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES TO DAVID A. AND JAMES GOOD FOR A TEMPORARY GARDEN CENTER,” First Reading, Council. Mr. Wisniewski inquired if any traffic studies have been done on this property with regard to what is going in there, and Mr. Bachman stated no traffic study has been done. Mr. Bachman stated it would be driveway type traffic and he would not recommend a traffic study. Mr. Wisniewski stated he knew what the traffic was like at the garden center on U.S. 33 and that was more than just driveway traffic. Mr. Vance stated staff has met with the applicant and they were looking for flexibility in order to open this business in 2011 as the routine procedure associated with allowing them to do so would take six months and they recognized, with staff’s assistance, that there is flexibility within the current code to request a Council variance. He further stated the applicant had met with the Engineering Department, the City Manager, the Development Department, and the Building Inspector and we did not have any significant concerns with their development proposal. Mr. Vance stated Council could request any additional information, studies, etc., but that would mean that they would not be able to operate in 2011. Mr. Vance stated if Council is comfortable with going forward in providing approval of this variance they could open for business in 2011. Mr. Wisniewski stated he understood that, but he was trying to understand what would be going in. He stated he wasn’t sure how many buildings or temporary structures were going up, what they were looking to sell, etc. Mr. Vance stated this is basically a small scale nursery and Doris Marcus of Keller Farms is present this evening to answer any questions. Ms Marcus stated Council had been provided with photos of the type of structure they would put on the property and this would not be a wholesale greenhouse, it would not be a full scale garden center, it would basically be a small satellite of Keller Farms to get their name out to the local public and afford the opportunity to purchase plants instead of driving all the way to their location on U.S. 33. Mr. Wisniewski stated then it would be a single structure and he questioned if this was something they wanted to do every year. Ms Marcus stated if this was successful for both Keller Farms and the City they would hope to do this annually. Ms Marcus stated as far as the traffic issue, they looked at the safety issue and they did not see any problem with entering and exiting the property. Mr. Vance stated the City has negotiated some specifics associated with the proposal and there would be one point of ingress and egress, there would be a paved driveway that would go back approximately 12 feet, there would be something to control the traffic in and out, and with the temporary approval in 2011 the applicant would have the ability to come back and pursue a rezoning of the property from M to M-1 for 2012 and beyond. Mr. Bachman stated the paved driveway would be an apron type driveway. Mr. Blair stated this was discussed at the Planning and Zoning Commission to see if there were any major objections and there were no objections as long as it is not something that is done over and over again, the Commission felt there was a process to be followed, but they did not have a problem since this is a time sensitive issue. Mr. Barletta inquired if there would be any signage and Mr. Vance stated he would assume there would be some kind of signage and they would negotiate the specifics of that throughout the building permit process. Ms Marcus stated they were thinking of having a sign on the structure, but no signage that would create a problem with obstructing traffic. Mr. Sauer moved to approve; Mr. Blair seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Blair, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Fix voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 6-0.

D. ORDINANCE 2011-12, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 1292.04(b) OF THE PICKERINGTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES ENTITLED “TEMPORARY SIGNS FOR WHICH A CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED,” Second Reading, City Planning, Projects & Services Committee. Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Blair seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Barletta, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Blair, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 6-0.

E. ORDINANCE 2011-13, “AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH NEPTUNE EQUIPMENT COMPANY,” Second Reading, City Planning, Projects & Services Committee. Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mrs. Hammond seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Blair, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 6-0.

9. LEGISLATIVE READINGS:

A. ORDINANCE 2011-09, “AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND PART TWO OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF PICKERINGTON ENTITLED, “ADMINISTRATIVE CODE,” TITLE EIGHT OF PART TWELVE ENTITLED “ZONING,” AND TITLE TWO OF PART FOURTEEN ENTITLED, “BUILDING STANDARDS,” Third Reading, City Administration Committee. Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Blair voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 6-0.

B. ORDINANCE 2011-11, “AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A GENERAL FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON,” Third Reading, Finance Committee. Mr. Sauer moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Barletta voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 6-0.

10. DISCUSSION. There were no discussion items.

11. REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE. Mayor O’Brien stated he had nothing to be referred to Committee.

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; Mrs. Hammond seconded the motion. Mr. Barletta, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Wisniewski voted “Aye.” Motion carried, 6-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:55 P.M., March 15, 2011.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

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Lynda D. Yartin, City Clerk

ATTEST:

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Mitch O’Brien, Mayor