PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY,
JANUARY 20, 2004
CITY HALL, 100 LOCKVILLE ROAD
REGULAR
MEETING AGENDA
7:30
P.M.
1. ROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND INVOCATION. Council for the City of Pickerington met for a regular session Tuesday, January 20, 2004, at City Hall. Mayor Shaver called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Roll call was taken as follows: Mr. Wright, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sabatino, Mrs. Riggs, and Mayor Shaver were present. No members were absent. Others present were: Frank Wiseman, Lynda Yartin, Linda Fersch, Chief Mike Taylor, Bob Mapes, Jeff Kraus, Pastor Manson, Mike Maurer, Patti Wiggington, Sharon Buccilla, Tony Dill, Katie Panian, Morgan Hendrickson, Karissa Nelson, Kay Hendrickson, Gary Hendrickson, Tony Barletta, Harry Myers, Dennis Boruszewski, Jeanette Boruszewski, Jeff Fix, Tim Bryant, Mitch O’Brien, and others. Pastor Manson of the Pickerington Church of the Nazarene delivered the invocation.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 6, 2004, REGULAR MEETING. Mr. Parker moved to approve; Mr. Hackworth seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Wright, Mr. Hackworth, and Mrs. Riggs voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Mr. Parker moved to approve; Mrs. Riggs seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Wright, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Parker, Mrs. Riggs, and Mr. Wisniewski voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
4. COMMUNITY COMMENTS:
A. Mayor Shaver stated Karissa Nelson, Katie Panian, and Morgan Hendrickson had presented a letter to Mrs. Riggs along with some ideas they felt would meet the needs of teenagers in the area. Mayor Shaver read their letter into the record and it is Attachment 1 to these minutes.
5. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Shaver stated there were no consent agenda items.
6. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. RULES COMMITTEE. Mrs. Riggs stated Rules Committee met January 12th, and the minutes have been distributed. Mrs. Riggs stated they had established dates for interviewing applicants for the Council vacancy and they would begin on January 21st. Mrs. Riggs further stated Rules Committee had three various pieces of legislation dealing with ethics issues and the Committee had requested the law director merge those three items into one ethics ordinance that could be brought forward.
B. SAFETY COMMITTEE. Mr. Wisniewski stated Safety Committee had also met on January 12th, however, due to the length of the meeting the minutes have not been distributed as yet. Mr. Wisniewski stated the Committee had discussed potentially acquiring new park land for the City and also safety around detention/retention ponds.
C. SERVICE COMMITTEE. Mr. Hackworth stated the Service Committee met on January 15th, and the minutes have not been distributed as yet. Mr. Hackworth stated a number of residents from the Long Road area attended to discuss the recent flooding problems, and Mr. Doyle Hartman gave a presentation about the stormwater study he had just completed on the eastern end of that area. Mr. Hackworth stated the City received six proposals for the Comprehensive Land Use Plan update and they are determining how these proposals will be screened. Mr. Hackworth further stated two items on tonight’s agenda came out of that meeting. The first was the awarding of the contract to McDaniels Construction for the S.R. 256/Diley Road widening, and the second was a contract with Stilson Consulting Group, LLC, regarding the wastewater treatment plant operation and maintenance. Mr. Hackworth stated this contract was a requirement of the EPA loan that is currently in process, however, as we are reviewing that project this may be put on hold. Mr. Sabatino stated the Manager’s report stated the City was considering a revised proposal from ODOT regarding the signals at S.R. 256 and S.R. 204. Mr. Hackworth stated the Committee did not review that as the revised proposal had not been received by the Committee. Mr. Sabatino inquired if we have a meeting scheduled with ODOT as yet on the Diley Road widening project. Mr. Wiseman stated that meeting is currently tentatively set for February, however, he does not have the actual date as yet. Mr. Wiseman stated he would notify Council when he is informed of the date.
7. REPORTS:
A. MAYOR. Mayor Shaver stated the Diley Road project is the most significant project facing us right now and we are working to move that forward. Mayor Shaver stated further Mr. Wiseman has signed the loan paperwork for the wastewater treatment plant expansion. He stated the loan is for a certain amount of money that is, in essence, a draw, so we do not have to take the entire amount of money they provide us. Mayor Shaver stated we are also exploring ways to save costs on any sewer plant expansion that we go forward with. He stated going forward with the loan process only commits us to being able to receive amounts of money, not to a particular amount. He stated further it was his understanding that funding was no longer available for Hickory Lakes. Mayor Shaver stated the way he understood it, the withdrawal of funds was for no reason other than their administrative procedures. Mayor Shaver stated a letter had been received from the EPA that stated Hickory Lakes fell outside the funding range for 2004 and it would be placed on the contingency list where it could move within the fundable range if higher ranking projects failed to proceed prior to our WPCLF loan award. Mayor Shaver stated to remain on the priority list we must provide EPA with a resolution of support for the nomination prior to February 13th. Mr. Parker stated he would ask that we do put that Resolution on the agenda for the next meeting, and Mr. Mapes stated he could write the resolution but our contract with Mr. and Mrs. Buccilla expired on December 31st. He stated having the resolution would be moot if the property is not available, and it is a question of bringing all of those people together again. Mr. Parker stated he would like to see if we can pursue that and Mayor Shaver requested Mr. Mapes prepare the resolution for the next meeting. Mayor Shaver stated he had also performed his first wedding.
B. LAW DIRECTOR. Mr. Mapes stated he would prepare the Resolution of Support and it could be put on the consent agenda at the next meeting. Mr. Parker stated as Mr. Mapes had just stated we need to first get together with the Buccilla family to see if the property is still available and the project is workable. He stated once we get those answers he felt we should see if we can get this project back on track and get it done by February 13th. Mayor Shaver stated he agreed with Mr. Parker, however, he did not want to raise anyone’s expectations as his impression from EPA is that the possibility of this being approved for 2004 is very slight.
C. FINANCE DIRECTOR. Mrs. Fersch stated she had nothing to report.
D. MANAGER. Mr. Wiseman stated his report had been distributed and copies were available if anyone would like to pick one up. Mr. Wiseman stated also we had received a letter from Fairfield County Jobs and Family Services in appreciation for the city’s contribution to the 2003 Christmas Adopt-a-Family project. Mr. Wiseman stated the employees of City Hall had sponsored two families and the Police Department had sponsored one. Mr. Sabatino inquired if Mr. Wiseman had the information he had requested at the last meeting regarding occupancy permits and time span left on any building permits that were issued prior to the moratorium. Mr. Wiseman stated he did not have that as yet, but he would provide it as soon as possible.
8. PROCEDURAL READINGS:
A. ORDINANCE 2003-102, “AN ORDINANCE TO
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH STILSON CONSULTING
GROUP, LLC, FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR COURTRIGHT ROAD, PHASE III,” First
Reading, Parker. (TABLED)
B. ORDINANCE 2004-01, “AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH STILSON CONSULTING GROUP, LLC, FOR
ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR STARTUP, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR THE
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION PROJECT,” First Reading,
Parker. Mr. Parker moved to adopt;
Mr. Hackworth seconded the motion.
Mr. Parker stated this is a contract that may not come to fruition, but
it is a requirement for the loan application process. Mr. Parker stated this covered startup
services after the plant is constructed.
Mayor Shaver clarified that this did not obligate the City if the plant
was not built. Mr. Hackworth stated he
would support this on the first reading, but he hoped to get some clarification
on the requirements for the contract before the next meeting. Mrs. Riggs clarified this contract was based
on the plant as it is currently designed, however, it is an hourly contract and
if they do not use all the hours the cost would be less. Roll call was taken with Mr. Parker, Mrs.
Riggs, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Hackworth, and Mr. Wright voting
“Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
C. ORDINANCE 2004-02, “AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH McDANIELS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DILEY ROAD/S.R. 256 INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, PHASE II,” First Reading, Parker. Mr. Parker moved to adopt; Mr. Hackworth seconded the motion. Mr. Parker stated this is the widening of Diley Road from where the acute angle of Diley Road comes in to meet S.R. 256 up to the bridge south of the Drug Mart. He stated the east side of that road has not been completely designed as yet, but this project needs to stay on track with the State funding. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Wright, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Parker, Mrs. Riggs, and Mr. Hackworth voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
9. LEGISLATIVE READINGS: NONE.
10. MOTIONS: Mr. Wright moved for an Executive Session under Section 121.22(G)(3), Conference with the law director regarding pending or imminent court actions; Mr. Sabatino seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Wright, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mrs. Riggs voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 6-0.
Council entered Executive Session at 8:30 P.M., and reconvened in open session at 9:47 P.M.
11. OTHER BUSINESS: No other business was brought forward.
12. ADJOURNMENT. There being nothing further, Mr. Parker moved to adjourn; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion. Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Wright, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Sabatino, and Mr. Wisniewski voted “Aye.” Motion carried, 6-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:50 P.M., January 20, 2004.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
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ATTEST:
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