CITY OF
PICKERINGTON
FINANCE COMMITTEE OF
COUNCIL
CITY HALL, 100 LOCKVILLE ROAD
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
27, 2003
REGULAR
MEETING
7:30
P.M.
1. ROLL CALL. Mr. Wright called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M., with roll call as follows: Mr. Wright, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Parker were present. No members were absent. Others present were: Joyce Bushman, Lynda Yartin, Ann Ellis, Susan Crotty, Sam Haist, and others.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF January 30, 2003, Regular Meeting. Mr. Fox moved to approve; Mr. Parker seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Parker, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Fox voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 3-0.
3. FINANCE DIRECTOR:
A. Review and request for motion to approve draft ordinances amending appropriation ordinance 2002-142. Mrs. Ellis stated the Committee had received a draft appropriation ordinance requesting an increase of $72,000 for additional road salt and overtime due to the harsh winter, and $11,000 for the relocation of utility lines on the Cycle Way project. Mr. Wright clarified these appropriations were out of Service Committee. Mr. Parker moved to approve the general appropriation ordinance; Mr. Fox seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fox, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Wright voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 3-0.
Mrs. Ellis stated a second draft appropriation ordinance had been provided requesting an increase in the General Fund, Lands and Buildings, of $13,400 for real estate tax bills for the police land, 50 Church Street, and the Columbus Street lot; Public Information an appropriation of $13,170 for health benefits, $6,408 for PERS, and $522 for Medicare as these benefits were not budgeted for previously; and an increase in Finance of $12,000 for an update from CMI. Mrs. Ellis continued there was a requested increase in TIF Old Town Construction of $25,097 to appropriate interest to pay on the principal, and in the TIF 204/256 Construction a requested increase of $21,650.12 to be applied to debt payment. Mr. Fox moved to approve and forward to council; Mr. Parker seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Fox, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Parker voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 3-0.
4. PERSONNEL: No Report.
5. DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT:
A. Reports
(1) Chamber of Commerce Report. Ms. Crotty stated she had reported on city activities at the Chamber’s last board meeting and Mr. Yeaple of the Township had reported a Refugee Road widening project that will be starting this summer. She stated David Zack, the Fairfield County Development Director, had also attended and she had met with him earlier this month. She stated he has been very interested in helping the City attract new businesses and he will act as the contact for the State of Ohio inquiries, and he has been very helpful. She stated she will represent the City on the Chamber’s Economic Development Committee, and this year they are talking about combining their Community Showcase with the Taste of Pickerington in the fall.
(2) Rt. 33 S.E. Growth Alliance Report. Ms. Crotty stated the Transportation Committee has been very active as ODOT is looking at locating interchanges for the upgrade of Rt. 33. She stated they had met with the ODOT representative and their consultant and she felt positive about the meeting and that ODOT was listening to what the communities want. She stated further ODOT is planning on having a public meeting in the spring and they are actually getting ready to choose locations for the interchanges. She continued the Alliance has supported the Allen Road choice but there were some engineering reasons why ODOT thought Pickerington Road might be more feasible.
(3) Fairfield County Visitor’s and Convention Bureau Report. Ms. Crotty stated their big project has been the Glass Museum as their focus has been creating more product for Fairfield County to market. She stated the building located at 124 West Main Street was purchased, however, they have to do some renovations. She continued they are in the process of choosing an architect and a store has been opened on one side of the building to help generate income for the renovation of the building. Mr. Fox clarified the Visitor’s and Convention Bureau is funding the Glass Museum project, however, there is an independent board that has been set up for the museum and it has been expressed to them that they should initiate a capital campaign that will help offset the costs. Mr. Wright clarified the next Convention Bureau meeting will be on March 19, 2003.
B. Project Updates
(1) Business Retention and Expansion Study. Ms. Crotty stated she has a draft report although she has not received the revised one as yet. She stated she would include the revised report in the packets for the next meeting. Ms. Crotty stated so far she has received back approximately 70 responses and she will be putting it on line. She stated the responses have been pretty positive so far, and most of the negative comments were about traffic congestion.
5. CHAIRMAN:
A. Monthly review of law director services. Mr. Wright ascertained there were no questions on the law director’s report.
6. OTHER BUSINESS: Mr. Wright stated there was one item of other business, a draft ordinance to approve a contract for the purchase of land to expand the city’s wastewater treatment facility. Mrs. Bushman stated the Committee had a copy of the contract and the appropriation was approved by Council. She stated the property owner was hoping for a faster closing, but it has been explained that it will take two and one-half months to go through the process and since it is an expenditure of funds it needs to go through Finance Committee. Mr. Parker moved to approve and forward to Council; Mr. Fox seconded the motion. Roll call was taken with Mr. Parker, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Wright voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 3-0.
7. MOTIONS: No motions were made.
8. ADJOURNMENT. There being nothing further, Mr. Fox moved to adjourn; Mr. Parker seconded the motion. Mr. Parker, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Wright voted "Aye." Motion carried, 3-0. The Finance Committee adjourned at 7:55 P.M., February 27, 2003.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
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