PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 4, 2003
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, February 4, 2003, at City Hall. Mayor Postage called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Roll call was taken as follows: Mr. Maxey, Mr. Wright, Mr. Fox, Mr. Shaver, Mr. Parker, and Mayor Postage were present. No members were absent. Others present were: Joyce Bushman, Lynda Yartin, Bob Mapes, Linda Fersch, Jerry Dailey, Chief Mike Taylor, Susan Crotty, Susan Sheikh, Steve Carr, Frank Wiseman, Mike Maurer, Jennifer Wray, Rick Palsgrove, Kathy Lucas, Jack Bowman, Dave Houston, Betty Lynch, Wes Monhollen, Ted Hackworth, Rhonda Angel, Chris Angel, Debbie Fridley, Charles Ramsey, Ed Laramee, Bob Harding, Gary Burkholder, Lisa Reade, Jessie Oliver, Stacy Lare, and others. Mayor Postage asked for a moment of silence.
2. A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 21, 2003, PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE PICKERINGTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES RELATIVE TO ROADWAY STANDARDS IN MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS AND OTHER PERTINENT REVISIONS. Mr. Fox moved to approve; Mr. Wright seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Parker and Mr. Shaver abstaining, and Mr. Maxey, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Fox voting “Yea.” Motion failed, 3-0.
B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 21,
2003, REGULAR MEETING. Mr. Wright
moved to approve; Mr. Fox seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wright, Mr.
Shaver, Mr. Fox, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Maxey voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
Mr. Fox moved to approve; Mr. Wright seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Maxey, Mr. Fox,
Mr. Parker, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Shaver voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
4. COMMUNITY COMMENTS:
A. Deborah Fridley, 8158 Allen Road. Ms. Fridley stated she was present this evening to address council regarding community issues. She stated she is just another concerned citizen addressing council and the mayor hoping to get through. She stated what was different tonight was there would be no foreign language for the junior high, no gifted programs, no extra curricular activities, no band, no orchestra, no choir, no sports, no transportation for high school students or K through 8, a large cut in teachers, and more. Ms. Fridley stated she was pleading for council to take action on a growth plan, and it appeared council has left the school board with nowhere to go. Ms. Fridley stated in May we will face yet another levy for school operating money and it will not be a permanent fix, only temporary, as it will not even fix the current school financial situation. Ms. Fridley stated council has the ability and authority to make a difference, to be crusaders. Ms. Fridley stated she did not believe it is growth the residents were protesting, but the lack of an effective growth plan or action showing the city government is concerned with the schools catching up with growth. She stated she urged council to immediately use their emergency powers to enact a building moratorium, whether from housing permits, restricting sewer taps, or both. Ms. Fridley asked council to have a temporary growth plan for residential property as in Hudson, Ohio, who limits residential growth to one and one-half percent. Ms. Fridley stated to use emergency powers, council needed the support of the Mayor to fill one of the vacant council seats tonight, and he will need to choose someone with high qualifications that can devote the much needed time to research the important issues at hand. Ms. Fridley stated she believed Ted Hackworth met or exceeded all the needed qualifications and would begin working on the growth issues immediately. Ms. Fridley asked council to act on a building moratorium tonight as not only would it begin to control growth, but would send an effective message to the voters. She asked this be done now so it will give the school levy a chance of passing in May. Ms. Fridley stated she urged the Mayor and council to contact the attorney who helped set up New Albany and Granville’s community authorities that allow them to collect impact fees. She stated she asked city council to set an example for Violet Township and she hoped they would all work together in the same direction.
B. Lisa Reade, 10416 Wright Road. Ms. Reade read a statement into the record that is Attachment 1 to these minutes. Ms. Reade also referenced letters sent to Mr. Mapes from Mr. Christopher Hogan requesting an impartial or special council be appointed to review the request for a taxpayer suit. She stated Mr. Mapes has not responded and she was looking forward to his answer.
Mayor Postage stated approximately three weeks ago he had held a meeting with all the builders that build in our area. He stated we are on the right path, and all of these issues have been discussed. Mayor Postage stated he is working on a draft letter for the builders to sign to become a part of this community growth committee. Mayor Postage stated the builders have also recommended fees be included to upgrade the infrastructure. Mr. Shaver stated he did not feel impact fees alone will solve our problems, but only put a band aid on them. Mr. Shaver stated he has moratorium legislation in Service Committee that is waiting discussion between various members. Mr. Shaver stated he felt sure there would be a piece of legislation coming out of Service Committee, and their next meeting is February 13, 2003.
5. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Postage stated there was one consent agenda item this evening, Resolution 2003-01R, “A Resolution to support continued participation by the Pickerington Police Department in the Fairfield-Hocking Major Crimes Unit Drug Enforcement Task Force.” Mr. Parker moved to approve; Mr. Fox seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Shaver, Mr. Wright, Mr. Parker, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Maxey voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
Mr. Maxey stated he would like to clarify that Service Committee will meet on February 20, 2003, not on February 13th. Mr. Maxey moved to reconsider Item 2.A., approval of minutes of January 21, 2003, public hearing regarding amendments to the Pickerington Codified Ordinances relative to roadway standards in multi-family developments and other pertinent revisions; Mr. Shaver seconded the motion. Roll call was taken on the motion to reconsider with Mr. Shaver, Mr. Fox, Mr. Wright, Mr. Maxey, and Mr. Parker voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0. Mr. Wright moved to approve the January 21, 2003, public hearing minutes; Mr. Fox seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Parker, Mr. Fox, Mr. Wright, Mr. Shaver, and Mr. Maxey voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
6. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. SERVICE. Mr. Parker stated the minutes of the Service Committee meeting have been distributed and he would answer any questions. Mr. Parker further stated Mr. Shaver was correct, Service Committee does have draft moratorium legislation on their agenda, and they have been proceeding cautiously for several reasons. Mr. Parker stated a moratorium sounds good up front, but other factors need to be considered, and to ensure that development is just not pushed to our borders. Mr. Parker stated if we institute a moratorium, it will only be in the 8.3 square miles of the Pickerington boundaries. He stated there would still be approximately 34 square miles in this school district that would be able to build. Mr. Parker stated he has discussed this with Mr. Shaver and he has been doing some extensive research on the issue. Mr. Parker stated he hoped something could be brought forward in February, but if he was not prepared at that time, he would ask for another 30 days as he wanted to make sure whatever came out of Service was right. Mr. Parker stated the City is not responsible for the whole school district. He stated there are 4,400 children from Violet Township in the Pickerington School District, 2,500 from the City of Columbus, and 1,600 from the City of Pickerington. Mr. Parker stated the City provides a tremendous amount of the commercial tax dollars that are in the school district and he will continue to try to do the right thing.
Mr. Parker stated he would also like to clarify that there has not been a rate increase in our water charges. He stated we will be doing monthly readings for water usage as we now have the radio frequency meters and the water readings can be done in an 8 to 12 hour period. Mr. Parker stated in the past, everyone has been paying in arrears. Mr. Parker stated on the January water bills the residents are being billed for water used in January and for one-fourth of what they used from September to December of 2002. Mr. Parker stated this will continue for four billings and in May everyone will be billed for the previous month only. He stated this will be a benefit for the residents because if they have a leak it can be detected right away. Mr. Parker stated the utility department has been receiving a lot of calls from residents and he just wanted to make it clear that there has been no rate increase, it is just a new type of billing system.
Mr. Shaver stated he would like to comment that he agreed with Mr. Parker that the City of Pickerington alone is not the problem with growth, and hopefully the Township will act aggressively. He stated that the city has been experiencing a tremendous growth rate and according to information provided to him by the city in 1997 we issued 66 new residential housing permits; in 1998 we issued 90; in 1999 we issued 176; in 2001 we issued 254; and, in 2002 we issued 357. He stated if you consider about a student per household, 357 students is almost an elementary school per year. Mr. Shaver stated we are not the only source of the growth issue, but we are a part of it and we need to act unilaterally, we cannot wait for the Township, as our schools are about to go under. Mr. Shaver stated if we do not do something we are going to lose the most precious asset this community has and that is why he is pushing aggressively, and will continue to push aggressively, for a moratorium. Mr. Parker stated with regard to the numbers Mr. Shaver just read, they could be misleading. Mr. Parker stated he was not trying to dispute that there was growth in this community, but the fact is when the Park Place development was taking place, and it was building out in the City of Columbus under City of Columbus zoning, there were housing permits issued there where people were moving into our school district. He stated now that the section of Park Place in Columbus has built out, that development has now shifted over to Pickerington. He stated that when Columbus numbers were escalating ours were low, and now Columbus numbers are low and ours seem to be escalating. Mr. Parker continued although they are accurate numbers they may not be an accurate reflection of what is actually happening and what the schools can and cannot handle.
B. FINANCE. Mr. Wright stated Finance Committee met on January 30th and tonight’s agenda has some appropriations that came out of that meeting. Mr. Wright stated Finance Committee is now putting appropriations on separate pieces of legislation by the originating committee. He stated tonight we have an appropriation that is the result of things voted out of Safety Committee, one from Service Committee, and a house cleaning appropriation out of Finance. Mr. Wright stated he would be happy to answer any questions.
7. REPORTS:
A. MAYOR. Mayor Postage stated he had attended the American Legion Awards banquet and it was a very nice event. He stated he had also met with County Commissioner Mike Keiger and they had discussed the community growth committee as the commissioners have to vote on it. Mayor Postage further stated he had met with Mr. Tom Hart of the BIA on this matter as well. Mayor Postage stated he had also attended a meeting at ODOT today on the Diley Road project, which is moving forward. Mayor Postage stated he had also attended the first anniversary of the Dairy Queen and presented them a memento of the City. Mayor Postage stated he had also met with Sheriff Dave Phalen on the drug enforcement task force and it is a very good thing for our community to participate in. Mayor Postage stated he was going to send a letter to the Township Trustees to see if they would participate as well. He stated we provide an officer, and although they do not have a police department, they can participate through funds, and that is what he would be asking them to do. Mayor Postage also stated the 2002 Annual Report is out if anyone would like to review it, and the staff did a very good job.
B. LAW DIRECTOR. Mr. Mapes stated he would like to point out that Item 8.A. is something the building department has worked very hard on. He stated this will update our building codes, and this will hold down the insurance rates for homeowners. Mr. Mapes stated the benefit is that we will automatically pick up the updates on the building code manuals.
C. FINANCE DIRECTOR. Mrs. Fersch stated she had nothing to report this evening. Mr. Shaver clarified the income tax report is a comparison from month to month and also last year at this same time. Mrs. Fersch stated council receives this report monthly.
D. MANAGER. Mrs. Bushman stated she would like to note on Mr. Mapes’ report, that because we do have a certified building department and with this ordinance the homeowner’s insurance rates are typically $100 to $200 less per household in the corporate boundaries. Mrs. Bushman stated she had also attended the ODOT meeting with Mayor Postage, and we are in the process of completing the environmental phase of that project. Mrs. Bushman stated we have also been working on a Business Retention and Expansion program and the results of that study will answer a lot of the questions the Chamber presented at the last council meeting. Mrs. Bushman stated there are about six major commercial development projects in process. Mrs. Bushman stated the City had sent a letter out to residents in December regarding the change in the meter reading program, and a reminder was also sent this month. She stated in the past we were on a quarterly reading cycle and we are now going to a monthly reading cycle, and the changeover will be completed in April. Mrs. Bushman stated she would be happy to answer any questions.
E. ENGINEER. Mr. Dailey stated he had also attended the ODOT meeting with the Mayor and City Manager. Mr. Dailey stated he would be happy to answer any questions. Mr. Parker stated he would like to note that he has been in and out of the post office a few times and the new signal does seem to make that entrance a lot easier.
8. PROCEDURAL READINGS:
A. ORDINANCE 2003-04, “AN ORDINANCE TO UPDATE THE CITY’S BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTERS 1420 TO 1430 OF THE PICKERINGTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES,” First Reading, Parker. Mr. Parker moved to adopt; Mr. Maxey seconded the motion. Mr. Parker stated Mr. Mapes had briefed this in his report, and he would try to answer any questions anyone might have. Roll call was taken with Mr. Shaver, Mr. Wright, Mr. Fox, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Maxey voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
B. ORDINANCE 2003-05, “AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO REVISIONS IN STANDARDS FOR MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS,” First Reading, Maxey. Mr. Maxey moved to adopt; Mr. Wright seconded the motion. Mr. Maxey stated this ordinance cleans up some language in our Code in regards to standards of streets and so forth in multi-family developments. Mr. Maxey stated this ordinance also provides the city the authority to determine whether streets and driveways into commercial developments shall be accepted by the city and dictates the standards of those. Roll call was taken with Mr. Maxey, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wright, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Shaver voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
C. ORDINANCE 2003-06, “AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH NEPTUNE EQUIPMENT COMPANY,” First Reading, Parker. Mr. Parker moved to adopt; Mr. Wright seconded the motion. Mr. Parker stated this is the annual contract to purchase meters. Roll call was taken with Mr. Parker, Mr. Shaver, Mr. Maxey, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Wright voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
D. ORDINANCE 2003-07, “AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH McDANIEL’S CONSTRUCTION FOR THE COLUMBUS STREET AND CENTER STREET STREETSCAPE PROJECT,” First Reading, Parker. Mr. Parker moved to adopt; Mr. Maxey seconded the motion. Mr. Parker stated this was out of Service Committee and is the contract for the construction of the streetscape project. Mr. Parker stated this will complete the streetscape project that has been on-going for years. Mr. Shaver stated he would vote against this contract because he did not agree with the expenditure. He stated his support had nothing to do with the contract, he just did not agree with the project. Roll call was taken with Mr. Shaver voting “Nay,” and Mr. Wright, Mr. Fox, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Maxey voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 4-1.
E. ORDINANCE 2003-08, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2003 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 2002-142,” First Reading, Parker. Mr. Parker moved to adopt; Mr. Wright seconded the motion. Mr. Parker stated these appropriations were for items that came out of Service Committee. Mr. Shaver stated he would vote for this ordinance even though he did not support the streetscape project but this is simply a bookkeeping function. Roll call was taken with Mr. Maxey, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wright, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Shaver voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
F. ORDINANCE 2003-09, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2003 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 2002-142,” First Reading, Wright. Mr. Wright moved to adopt; Mr. Fox seconded the motion. Mr. Wright stated these appropriations were recommended to Finance by the Safety Committee and dealt with the drug enforcement task force. Roll call was taken with Mr. Parker, Mr. Shaver, Mr. Maxey, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Wright voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
G. ORDINANCE 2003-10, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2003 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 2002-142,” First Reading, Wright. Mr. Wright moved to adopt; Mr. Parker seconded the motion. Mr. Wright stated these are appropriations from the Finance Committee and are mainly book keeping items. Roll call was taken with Mr. Maxey, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wright, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Shaver voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
H. ORDINANCE 2003-11, “AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT OF THE CITY’S EMPLOYEE RELATIONS MANUAL RELATIVE TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL D. TAYLOR AS THE CHIEF OF POLICE,” First Reading, Wright. Mr. Wright moved to adopt; Mr. Fox seconded the motion. Mr. Wright stated when the residency requirement was first initiated it was to prevent having a police chief living in Westerville or something. He stated Chief Taylor does live within a couple of miles of the City’s borders and could respond to an emergency situation in a timely manner. Roll call was taken with Mr. Parker, Mr. Shaver, Mr. Maxey, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Wright voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
I. ORDINANCE 2003-12, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2002-143 (EMPLOYEE PAY PLAN AND AUTHORIZED STRENGTH),” First Reading, Parker. Mr. Parker moved to adopt; Mr. Wright seconded the motion. Mr. Parker stated this was simply adding a position to the pay plan that was included in the budget and left off the pay plan. Roll call was taken with Mr. Maxey, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wright, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Shaver voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
J. ORDINANCE 2003-13, “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO UTILIZE THE AUDITOR OF STATE TO AUDIT THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2002 TO DECEMBER 31, 2002,” First Reading, Parker. Mr. Parker moved to adopt; Mr. Fox seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Shaver, Mr. Wright, Mr. Fox, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Maxey voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
K. ORDINANCE 2003-14, “AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH COGENT SYSTEMS FOR THE LIVESCAN FINGERPRINT SYSTEM,” First Reading, Wright. Mr. Wright moved to adopt; Mr. Fox seconded the motion. Mr. Wright stated this is a system we have been looking at for the police department for quite some time and was included in the budget. Mr. Wright stated this system does not allow a bad print to be taken. Roll call was taken with Mr. Maxey, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wright, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Shaver voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
L. RESOLUTION 2003-01R, “A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT CONTINUED PARTICIPATION BY THE PICKERINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE FAIRFIELD-HOCKING MAJOR CRIMES UNIT DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE,” First Reading, Postage/Fox/Wright. Mr. Parker moved to approve; Mr. Fox seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Shaver, Mr. Wright, Mr. Parker, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Maxey voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0. (CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.)
M. ORDINANCE 2002-140 (AS AMENDED), “AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 1050.03 OF THE PICKERINGTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES RELATIVE TO PAYMENT OF UTILITY BILLS,” Second Reading, Wright. Mr. Wright moved to adopt; Mr. Parker seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Parker, Mr. Fox, Mr. Wright, Mr. Shaver, and Mr. Maxey voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
N. ORDINANCE 2003-02, “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $196,000 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTING IMPROVEMENTS TO DILEY ROAD IN THE CITY,” Second Reading, Wright. Mr. Wright moved to adopt; Mr. Fox seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wright, Mr. Shaver, Mr. Fox, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Maxey voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
O. ORDINANCE 2003-03, “AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT A SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT FROM BARBARA SNYDER,” Second Reading, Maxey. Mr. Maxey moved to adopt; Mr. Wright seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wright, Mr. Shaver, Mr. Maxey, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Fox voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
9. LEGISLATIVE READINGS:
A. ORDINANCE 2002-148 (AS AMENDED), “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $322,500 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTING STREET AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE STATE ROUTE 256/STONECREEK DRIVE AREA OF THE CITY,” Third Reading, Wright. (TABLED, 01-21-03) Mr. Wright moved to remove from the Table; Mr. Maxey seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Parker, Mr. Fox, Mr. Wright, Mr. Shaver, and Mr. Maxey voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0. Mr. Wright moved to adopt; Mr. Fox seconded the motion. Mr. Shaver clarified this was covered by the Cover/Ebright TIF. Mr. Shaver stated he was concerned about whether this was an appropriate use of the TIF Fund. Mrs. Bushman stated this project was submitted with the TIF before it’s approval by the State and the County Auditor’s offices. Mrs. Bushman stated it must be certified through the County Auditor’s office that it is an acceptable project and meets the requirements of the TIF. Mr. Wright stated this ordinance was voted out of Service Committee. Roll call was taken with Mr. Shaver voting “Nay,” and Mr. Parker, Mr. Maxey, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Wright voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 4-1.
B. ORDINANCE 2002-149 (AS AMENDED), “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $1,800,000 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COSTS OF ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTING STREET IMPROVMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF THE CITY,” Third Reading, Parker. (TABLED, 01-21-03) Mr. Parker moved to remove from the Table; Mr. Wright seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Wright, Mr. Fox, Mr. Shaver, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Maxey voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0. Mr. Parker moved to adopt; Mr. Wright seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Shaver voting “Nay,” and Mr. Parker, Mr. Maxey, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Wright voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 4-1.
C. ORDINANCE 2003-01, “AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $110,000 OF NOTES BY THE CITY OF PICKERINGTON, OHIO, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PART OF THE COST OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS KNOWN AS THE COURTRIGHT ROAD REALIGNMENT, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTING STREETS, SIDEWALKS, CURBS, AND GUTTERS,” Third Reading, Wright. Mr. Wright moved to adopt; Mr. Fox seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fox, Mr. Maxey, Mr. Wright, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Shaver voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-0.
10. MOTIONS: There were no motions.
11. OTHER BUSINESS: Mr. Parker stated he would request the Mayor consider at some point in time to set a “John Fuller Day” or do something to recognize him for years to come. Mayor Postage stated he was sending a letter to thank everyone involved in Chief Fuller’s funeral, such as the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department, Violet Township Fire Department, Columbus Police Department, and many other police departments in the area. Mayor Postage stated it was a wonderful example of showing how everyone works together, and the City will miss Chief Fuller.
12. ADJOURNMENT. There being nothing further, Mr. Wright moved to adjourn; Mr. Parker seconded the motion. Mr. Maxey, Mr. Fox, Mr. Wright, Mr. Shaver, and Mr. Parker voted “Aye.” Motion carried, 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:40 P.M., February 4, 2003.
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