PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011
CITY HALL,
REGULAR MEETING
7:30 P.M.
1. ROLL
CALL, INVOCATION, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
2. APPROVAL OF
MINUTES OF OCTOBER 18, 2011, REGULAR MEETING.
Mr. Blair moved to approve; Mr.
Fix seconded the motion. Roll call
was taken with Mr. Barletta, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Blair, Mr.
Sauer, Mr. Fix, and Mrs. Sanders voting “Yes.”
Motion passed, 7-0.
3. COMMUNITY
COMMENTS. There were no comments.
4. COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS. There were no
comments.
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. Barletta, Mr.
Blair, Mr. Fix, Mr. Sauer, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Wisniewski
voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 7-0.
7. REPORTS:
A. MAYOR. Mayor O’Brien stated the Haunted Village
event was outstanding and he would like to thank all of staff and the
businesses that helped make this event such a success. He stated also the Trick or Treat for Tots
was held at City Hall yesterday and it seemed there were more little ones than
in any other year. Mayor O’Brien
administered the oath of office to a new auxiliary police officer, Ryan
Meeks.
B. LAW
DIRECTOR. Mr. Hartmann stated he would
like to point out that Item 8.C. relates to feral cats. He stated we did have a section that previously
covered this, this would just add a little more strength to our ordinance and
was done in conjunction with working with the Fairfield County Prosecutor’s
office and Pickerington’s current prosecutor as well as looking at various
ordinances throughout the state. Mayor
O’Brien clarified this does define the difference between a feral cat and an
outdoor house cat.
C. FINANCE
DIRECTOR. Mr. Schornack stated he would
like to report that we did end October with our income tax revenues up 5.2
percent.
D. SERVICE
MANAGER. Mr. Drobina
stated the leaf pick-up is going strong and he did move the tree into the
plaza.
E. CITY
ENGINEER. Mr. Bachman stated he would
report that we were successful in our ODOT safety grant application for the SR
256 corridor and we will be getting $5 million, which is the maximum safety
grant, and the maximum match which is 90 percent from ODOT, so the City’s share
will be 10 percent.
F. CITY
MANAGER. Mr. Vance stated he had
submitted a written report and he would be happy to answer any questions.
G. SAFETY COMMITTEE. Mrs. Hammond stated the Committee is continuing to work on rental policies for the park facilities. She stated she would like to stress that we now offer on-line registration for our parks and recreation programs as well. Mrs. Hammond stated the feral cat issue that Mr. Hartmann just spoke about came out of that Committee meeting.
H. PLANNING, PROJECTS & SERVICES COMMITTEE. Mr. Fix stated the Committee had two items from their meeting on tonight’s agenda and he would answer questions when they are addressed.
8. PROCEDURAL
A. ORDINANCE 2011-38, “AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE REZONING AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE APPROXIMATE 5.82 ACRE GILLILAN PROPERTY FROM C-3 (COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT) TO PC-3 (PLANNED COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT) LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE REFUGEE ROAD AND MILNOR ROAD INTERSECTION,” First Reading, Planning, Projects & Services Committee. (TABLED, 07/19/11)
B. ORDINANCE 2011-58, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 1286.34(b) OF THE PICKERINGTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES ENTITLED “OUTDOOR SERVICE FACILITY REGULATIONS,” First Reading, Planning, Projects & Services Committee. Mr. Fix stated this was the subject of the public hearing earlier this evening. Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Blair seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Barletta, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 7-0.
C. ORDINANCE 2011-59, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 618 OF THE PICKERINGTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES ENTITLED, “ANIMALS” ADDING A NEW SECTION 618.19 ENTITLED “FERAL CATS,” First Reading, Public Safety & Communications Committee. Mrs. Hammond moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Blair voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 7-0.
D. ORDINANCE 2011-60, “AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL CHAPTER 1466, FLOOD DAMAGE CONTROL, TO ESTABLISH CHAPTER 1466, FLOOD DAMAGE CONTROL, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES IN THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO,” First Reading, Planning, Projects & Services Committee. Mr. Fix stated this basically updates the flood plain map for the City and allows people to better deal with insurance issues. Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Blair, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Fix voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 7-0.
E. ORDINANCE 2011-53, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE TO ASSIST THE CITY IN PREPARING GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEEMNTS AND THE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT (CAFR),” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mr. Sauer moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Blair, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 7-0.
F. ORDINANCE 2011-54, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH VERIZON WIRELESS FOR A WIRELESS TOWER ON THE REFUGEE ROAD WATER TOWER,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mr. Sauer moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Blair, and Mrs. Hammond voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 7-0.
G. ORDINANCE 2011-55, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A HEALTH SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH FOR 2012,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mr. Sauer moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Blair, and Mr. Sauer voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 7-0.
H. ORDINANCE 2011-56, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH ICE MILLER LLP (FKA SCHOTTENSTEIN, ZOX & DUNN CO., L.P.A.) FOR LEGAL SERVICES,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mr. Sauer moved to adopt; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Blair, Mr. Fix, Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Barletta voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 7-0.
I. ORDINANCE 2011-57, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1067 OF THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING STORMWATER UTILITY CHARGES,” Second Reading, Finance Committee. Mr. Sauer moved to adopt; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Hammond and Mr. Blair voting ‘No,” and Mr. Fix, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Sauer, and Mrs. Sanders voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 5-2.
9. LEGISLATIVE READINGS:
A. ORDINANCE 2011-51, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PARKING/ACCESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL CITY PARKING FACILITIES,” Third Reading, Planning, Projects & Services Committee. Mr. Fix moved to adopt; Mr. Blair seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mrs. Sanders, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, and Mr. Barletta voting “Yes.” Motion passed, 7-0.
10. DISCUSSION. There was no discussion.
11. REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE. Mayor O’Brien stated he had no items to refer to Committee.
12. OTHER BUSINESS. No other business was brought forward.
13. MOTIONS: Mr. Sauer moved for Executive Session under Section 121.22(G)(3), Matters involving pending or imminent court action; Mr. Fix seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Barletta, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Fix, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mrs. Sanders voting “Yes.” Motion passed 7-0.
Council adjourned into Executive Session at 7:50 P.M., and reconvened in open session at 8:07 P.M.
14. ADJOURNMENT. There
being nothing further, Mr. Fix moved to adjourn; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the
motion. Mrs. Sanders, Mr.
Fix, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hammond, Mr. Sauer, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Wisniewski voted “Aye.”
Motion carried, 7-0. The
meeting adjourned at 8:09 P.M., November 1, 2011.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
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Lynda D. Yartin, City Clerk
ATTEST:
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Mitch O’Brien, Mayor