PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 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, April 19, 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, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mayor O’Brien were present.  Mr. Sauer was absent.  Others present were: Bill Vance, Lynda Yartin, Karen Risher, Chris Schornack, Chief Taylor, Phil Hartmann, Ed Drobina, Greg Bachman, Joe Henderson, Janet Thiede, Nate Ellis, Dick Huntwork, Mark Huntwork, Craig Vandervoort, Kolman Fuzy, Dean Brown, Jim Gallagher, Commander Matt Delp, Commander Steve Annetts, Dan Heitmeier, Kellie O’Brien, Peggy Portier, Gregg Marx, and others. 

 

2.         A.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 5, 2011, PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING HUNTWORK GARDENS.  Mr. Blair moved to approve; Mrs. Sanders seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix abstaining, and Mr. Barletta, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Blair, and Mrs. Sanders voting “Yes.”  Motion passed, 5-0. 

 

            B.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 5, 2011, PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ZANE PROPERTY.  Mr. Blair moved to approve; Mrs. Hammond seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix abstaining and Mr. Barletta, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yes.”  Motion passed, 5-0.  

 

            C.        APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 5, 2011, REGULAR MEETING.  Mr. Blair moved to approve; Mrs. Sanders seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix abstaining, and Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Barletta voting “Yes.”  Motion passed, 5-0. 

 

3.         COMMUNITY COMMENTS. 

 

            A.        Gregg Marx.  Mr. Marx stated he is the First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in the Fairfield County Prosecutor’s Office.  Mr. Marx stated he is running for the position of appointed prosecutor and next year there will be an election for prosecutor.  Mr. Marx stated he was present this evening to answer any questions that residents might have. 

 

            B.         Craig Vandervoort.  Mr. Vandervoort stated he was present this evening on behalf of the Huntwork family.  He stated at the Public Hearing held on April 5th regarding Huntwork Gardens, Mr. Aaron Dean had indicated he had spoken with the new owners as well as the Huntworks and they were in favor of a barrier or traffic control device to block traffic where East Street ends because it was not designed for an entrance or exit.  He stated the Huntworks had asked him to request the record reflect that they did not indicate to Mr. Dean that they were in favor of a closure.  He stated they wished the record to reflect that they rely on the access and do not consent to its closure or the erection of a barrier. 

 

            C.        Peggy Portier.  Ms Portier stated as a member of the Historical Society and a worker at the museum she would like to thank the City for painting the restroom at the museum.  She stated also the banners in the old village look great.  Ms Portier stated also there are about 80 Chocolate Hop tickets still available. 

 

4.         COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS.  Mr. Barletta moved to amend the agenda to add Resolution 2011-07R, “A Resolution acknowledging the Ohio Department of Development’s receipt and City’s extension of its Community Reinvestment Area Number One,” to the Consent Agenda and to waive committee action on this resolution; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yes.”  Motion to amend passed, 6-0.  

 

5.         APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA.  Mayor O’Brien stated there were now three items on the consent agenda, Ordinance 2011-21, “An Ordinance amending Chapter 1060 of the City of Pickerington Codified Ordinances establishing sewer rates,” Resolution 2011-06R, “A Resolution re-appointing Mitzi Dunn to the Personnel Appeals Board,” and Resolution 2011-07R, “a Resolution acknowledging the Ohio Department of Development’s receipt and City’s extension of its Community Reinvestment Area Number One.”  Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mr. Blair seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Barletta, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yes.”  Motion passed, 6-0. 

 

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

 

7.         REPORTS:   

 

A.        MAYOR.  Mayor O’Brien stated the Monthly Mayor’s Court Report has been distributed.  Mayor O’Brien stated he had attended the Lion’s Club open house and membership meeting.  He further stated the City held the Arbor Day celebration on Saturday and nearly 50 people attended.  He stated he had also attended the Big Brothers/Big Sisters annual Bowl for Kids and that was a well attended event.  Mayor O’Brien presented a proclamation to Mr. Kolman Fuzy, Region 9 Director of the American Biker Team Sports Education for the State of Ohio, recognizing May as Motorcycle Awareness Month in the State of Ohio.  Mayor O’Brien also presented certificates of recognition to Officer Dean Brown and Officer Jim Gallagher for their heroic actions on March 17, 2011, to save the life of a member of our community.  Chief Michael Taylor also presented each officer with the Pickerington Police Department Citation of Merit. 

 

B.         LAW DIRECTOR.  Mr. Hartmann stated Resolution 2011-07R just adopted on the Consent Agenda was merely ceremonial in nature and the State of Ohio had requested we do that.  Mr. Hartmann stated further we are still in negotiations regarding the solar panel project at the well field and he will continue to provide Council with updates. 

 

C.        FINANCE DIRECTOR.  Mr. Schornack stated our financial audit field work has been completed and we expect to receive the report within the next month or so. 

 

            D.         SERVICE MANAGER.  Mr. Drobina stated he also felt Arbor Day went very well this year.  He stated he and Ms Medinger will be attending the Tree City USA Awards on Thursday, and on Friday there will be an Open House at the Wastewater Treatment Plant from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. 

 

E.         CITY ENGINEER.  Mr. Bachman stated as he will not be at the Safety or Service meetings tomorrow night, he would give an update this evening.  He stated Service Committee had requested he look into restricting parking on Windmiller Drive around Rule 3, and staff’s recommendation is going to be to restrict parking on the north side of Windmiller between Gray Drive and Old Diley Road.  He further stated he had a request from a resident who has a partially deaf and blind one-year old for a sign warning of that.  Mr. Bachman stated there is no sign for that and research has shown that these feel good type of signs such as “Slow Children” when people see them one or two times they don’t change their behavior.  Mr. Bachman stated his recommendation would be that we not put up these types of signs.  Mr. Bachman further stated discussion regarding a crosswalk will be put in near the Violet Elementary School in the Melrose subdivision with the Safe Routes to School project.  He stated that project is slated for construction next summer.  Mr. Bachman stated for the Service Committee he would like to report that he got word from ODOT today that they will again help us put the 256 Safety Project by doing the crash analysis, collision diagrams, and some of the benefit cost analysis and that is quite a savings to the City in both money and time.  Mr. Bachman stated for the ACS light signal project that ODOT is doing on the intersections on 256 on either side of I-70 a kick-off meeting was held yesterday.  Mr. Bachman stated the bid opening for the installation of the reverse-osmosis equipment will be opened on April 28th and we are on schedule to meet the date of installation that is in our Findings and Orders from the EPA.  He stated they have been painting the inside of the elevated water storage tank and weather permitting they will begin painting the outside before long.  Mr. Bachman stated the repairs on the storm sewer along 256 have been completed and staff is getting bids on TVing the entire 2400 feet of line to see what other problems we might have and determine possible solutions.  Mr. Wisniewski inquired if the restricted parking near Rule 3 should be extended to restrict parking on Windmiller Drive all the way down. Mr. Bachman stated he would look at that suggestion.  

 

F.         CITY MANAGER.  Mr. Vance stated he had provided a written report and he would answer any questions.  Mr. Vance stated with regard to the solar panel project the city has made a lot of progress in working with the power companies and is working with the law director’s office to confirm we do not have any Ohio Code conflicts that would discontinue our pursuit of this project.  He stated he would keep council informed of the progress as we go forward. 

 

            G.        CITY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE (Mr. Wisniewski).  Mr. Wisniewski stated he had no report this evening. 

 

            H.        FINANCE COMMITTEE (Mr. Sauer).  Mr. Barletta stated the appropriation ordinance on tonight’s agenda came out of the last Finance meeting and he would be glad to answer any questions. 

 

8.         PROCEDURAL READINGS: 

 

            *A.      ORDINANCE 2011-21, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1060 OF THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING SEWER RATES,” First Reading, Finance Committee.  Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mr. Blair seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Barletta, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yes.”  Motion passed, 6-0.  (CONSENT AGENDA ITEM)

 

            B.         ORDINANCE 2011-22, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2011 APPROPRIATION, ORDINANCE 2010-91,” First Reading, Finance Committee.  Mr. Barletta moved to waive the requirement in Charter Section 2.05(C) that the ordinance be read on three separate meeting dates; Mr. Blair seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Fix, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yes.”  Suspension of Rules passed, 6-0.  Final Reading.  Mr. Barletta moved to adopt; Mr. Blair seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Blair voting “Yes.”  Motion passed, 6-0. 

 

            *C.      RESOLUTION 2011-06R, “A RESOLUTION RE-APPOINTING MITZI DUNN TO THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD,” First Reading, City Administration Committee.  Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mr. Blair seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Barletta, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yes.”  Motion passed, 6-0.  (CONSENT AGENDA ITEM)

 

            *D.      RESOLUTION 2011-07R, “A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEGING THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT’S RECEIPT AND CITY’S EXTENSION OF ITS COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA NUMBER ONE,” First Reading, Council.  Mr. Fix moved to approve; Mr. Blair seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Barletta, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yes.”  Motion passed, 6-0.  (CONSENT AGENDA ITEM)

 

            E.         ORDINANCE 2011-18, “AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE FINAL PLAT FOR HUNTWORK GARDENS,” Second Reading, City Planning, Projects & Services Committee.  Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Blair seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Blair voting “Yes.”  Motion passed, 6-0. 

 

            F.         ORDINANCE 2011-19, “AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE ZANE PROPERTY,” Second Reading, City Planning, Projects & Services Committee.  Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Blair seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Blair, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, and Mr. Barletta voting “Yes.”  Motion passed, 6-0. 

 

            G.        ORDINANCE 2011-20, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PRE-ANNEXATION AGREEMENT WITH DEBORAH L. BASHORE,”   Second Reading, City Planning, Projects & Services Committee.  Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Blair seconded the motion.  Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Blair, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yes.”  Motion passed, 6-0. 

 

9.         LEGISLATIVE READINGS:  NONE.

 

10.       DISCUSSION.  Mayor O’Brien stated a motion will be made shortly regarding the City of Pickerington Olde Downtown Community Revitalization Program.  He stated when Volunteer Energy made a community reinvestment donation back to the City he and the City Manager had discussed ways we could use that money and it was felt that for starters it would be good to try to use it for matching funds for some revitalization for exterior work in the old village area.  He stated depending on the success of this program and how the funding lasts, we will see what we can do in the future as far as having some sort of on-going feature like this in the community.  Mayor O’Brien stated he felt this would be of great benefit to everyone in the community. 

 

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: 

 

            A.        Mr. Barletta moved to approve the Olde Downtown Community Revitalization Program in an amount designated at $12,000; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.   Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yes.”  Motion passed, 6-0.    

 

14.       ADJOURNMENT.  There being nothing further, Mr. Wisniewski moved to adjourn; Mr. Fix seconded the motion.  Mr. Barletta, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Blair, Mr. Fix, and Mrs. Sanders voted “Aye.”  Motion carried, 6-0.  The meeting adjourned at 8:05 P.M., April 19, 2011. 

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: 

 

 

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Lynda D. Yartin, City Clerk

 

ATTEST:

 

 

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Mitch O’Brien, Mayor