CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
AUGUST 24, 2006
The
meeting was called to order by President Gore at 7:00 p.m.
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Ms. Sellers, Mr. Fogt, Mr.
Gore, Mr. Burke, Mr. Reams, Mr. Pleasant
Excused: Mr. Marshall
OTHERS
PRESENT: Mayor Kruse, Finance Director Morehart, Law Director Aslaner, Acting
Clerk Moder
REPORTERS
PRESENT: Ryan Horns – Journal Tribune
CITIZENS
PRESENT: Bob Widder, Ron Miller, Barb
Miller, Ken Kraus, Rick Coutts, Arlene Coutts, Rick Shortell, Sharon
Montgomery, Troy Groehl, Tyler Groehl, David Kent, Joshua Kent, Bill Kelley,
Chuck White, Daniel White, Andy Wood, Kevin Cowgill, Crista Miller, Jason
Isaacs, M. J. Richardson, Bob Rinehart, Nevin Taylor
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES: There being no additions or
corrections, the minutes for the meeting on August 10, 2006
were approved as written.
ADMINISTRATIVE
REPORT: Mayor Kruse reported there was a
conference call yesterday with Mr. Fogt, Mr. Burke, Mr. Roush, Mr. Aslaner and
himself with the Ohio Rail Development Authority with reference to the railroad
crossing in question. He felt there was
progress made. It was because of the Law
Director that this call took place.
Mr.
Aslaner was asked by Council and the Mayor to look into any legal issues that
may exist with respect to keeping the crossing closed or opening it up. He contacted PUCO looking for alternate
resolutions. Statewide, PUCO has
ultimate authority on whether a railroad crossing in the state should be closed
for safety reasons. In order to get PUCO
involved, either the railroad or the City files a petition
to close a particular crossing. The PUCO
referred him to the Ohio Rail Development Commission, which is governed by
ODOT. There is State grant money
available with PUCO. The Ohio Rail
Development Commission has Federal grant money.
He estimated the cost to be $180,000 to $200,000 to put up crossing
gates and lights. Prospects of getting a
fairly substantial amount of that paid for through grant monies appears very
good. At this point, the City is working
toward trying to open up that crossing with substantially improved warning
signals, particularly lights and crossing gates. The crossing does not have to be open in
order to apply. It was recommended by
Susan Kirkland of the ORDC that the crossing be kept closed in the interim
because of the increased traffic. She
will expedite the process. Hope to have
an answer within a few weeks. If City is
granted Federal aid, a meeting would be set up between ODOT, the City, CSX and
the PUCO to survey the railroad crossing.
At that time it would be determined by all those parties exactly what
kind of warning signals would be needed, as well as the cost for those
signals.
Mr.
Gore thanked Mr. Aslaner for picking up the ball and running with it. He stayed on top of it and was very
persistent in contacting all the appropriate people and came through for the
City and the residents of this community.
Mr. Aslaner did an outstanding job.
Mr.
Aslaner stated Ms. Kirkland said that the timetable for being able to install
permanent warning signals is next spring or early summer. Mr. Fogt said it’s important to note that it may be as early as
next spring or as late as next October before the signals are installed. City cannot force CSX to do the project on
the City’s schedule. They must follow
their own schedule. Ms. Kirkland will
expedite the process.
Mr.
Fogt thanked Mayor Kruse, Mr. Aslaner and Mr. Roush. He feels there has been a lot of good
progress made.
Mayor
Kruse reported on a related issue, the east/west traffic congestion. The traffic study indicated some ongoing
problems and indicated problems will clearly increase as time goes on as we add
more retail development. He pointed out
that part of this goes along with having big box stores. He feels we should move to the next step in
this whole process and authorize a second phase of study on trying to determine
some alternative routes on moving traffic east and west through this town. Administration is coming back to Council with
a recommendation and a request for appropriation to pursue that. City is looking for a consulting firm to look
at this and say we have three or four alternatives to remedy this problem. At that point, we ought to have public
meetings, present alternatives to the public for their input and take it all
into consideration and make a decision on which one we want to do, then find
the money to do it.
Mr.
Gore agreed with the Mayor. We can’t
wait much longer to improve the infrastructure and the traffic flow, and he
supports moving forward to the next phase.
Mr.
Fogt also supported moving forward to the next phase. He asked if TIF funds could be used to pay
for the study. Mr. Morehart stated
probably not for a while. He’s hoping
next year will be the first year that the City will realize TIF funds. Excess dollars that would be available for
some sort of infrastructure improvements would have to be capital in
nature.
Mayor
Kruse stated in TIF discussions, in later years it was felt that there would be
monies available to do things within the TIF area, and some of the things we
knew we were going to have to do is to upgrade some of the ramps, bypass and
work on the entire area around Delaware Avenue and US33.
REPORT
OF CLERK OF COUNCIL: No report.
REPORT
OF PLANNING COMMISSION: Mr. John
Cunningham reported on the August Planning Commission meeting. Two items were tabled. Due to the light agenda, the Commission took
the opportunity to have a discussion with a local realtor who is interested in
looking at zoning standards for old Marysville; older homes that are
established when there were no zoning codes, issues and concerns that
homeowners in those areas are confronted with such as setbacks and those types
of issues that might impact their ability to improve their homes. Discussion on this topic will be
ongoing.
In
the forthcoming meetings, Galbury Meadows Final Plat will be presented. Will also be looking at Woods at Mill Valley
North, Phase 1, Part 11. Will also review a zoning
request for 2.86 acres near Coleman’s Crossing from Township Zoning to TOC.
The
August Design Review Board meeting focused on the Design Standards. Significant progress was made and they are looking
at the potential to approve those standards at the next meeting. Those standards are critical to the operation
of Design Review.
Mr.
Reams asked about Woods at Mill Valley North, Phase 1, Part 11 and the
commitment from Dominion Homes to finish their section of the park with the
multi-use trail, etc. He would like for
them to set a completion date for that project. Mr. Cunningham will talk to Dominion about that
issue.
HEARING
OF CITIZENS: Ms. Sharon Montgomery of
Mr.
Gore stated he was the Council member who requested the clerk to do research on
this issue. No legislation was found to
exist banning the use of cell phones while driving in the city limits. Ms. Montgomery stated Brooklyn, suburb of
Ms.
Montgomery stated restrictions on the behavior itself are what we ultimately
need. However, that’s been ignored for
nine years. Feels this is an opportunity
to start somewhere. It’s similar to DUI
laws.
Mr.
Reams stated that it’s interesting to note contrary to what has been heard
through the media, that the risk of using a hands-free phone is pretty much the
same as using a hand-held phone. It’s
not what you’re holding, but the distraction.
Ms.
Montgomery distributed a packet of information to all Council Members. Mr. Gore referred the issue to Public Safety
Committee for further review and recommendation.
Ms.
Sellers asked what percentage of injury causing accidents is related to cell
phone use? Ms.
Montgomery stated they have no idea because it’s not in the crash report. The Governor’s Highway Safety Association has
written model criteria to add to the uniform crash report. She talked to the Department of Highway
Safety several times and they have no plans to add the language to the crash
report.
Mr.
Bob Widder of KFC addressed Council. He
thanked everyone for the good progress made on making the right decision
regarding the railroad crossing. Also
supports the decision towards doing the study to ease traffic congestion. He asked when the PUCO and ODOT meet and if
they should decide that the crossing does not need lights, will the City abide
by their decision? Mr. Gore commented
that our hopes are that they come back with support of our request for grant
money and if they can’t, we have to sit back down and decide what the next
steps are. Mr. Widder asked if meeting
participants could ask the PUCO or ODOT what’s
the possibility of opening the crossing and what they feel the safety impact
would be if it was opened while waiting through the six or eight month process. Mr. Gore stated as much as he wants to see
that open, he does have concerns about the safety. Every opportunity will be pursued to make
that available and reopen that crossing but not at the cost of safety. We’ll work very closely with the experts and
follow their direction.
RESOLUTIONS
ORDINANCES
The
ordinance “TO AMEND SECTION 1105.09, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FOR PRELIMINARY
PLATS, OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE” was presented for
third reading, public hearing. Mr. Fogt
moved to pass the legislation and the question put, stood:
Mr.
Burke YES Mr. Reams
YES Mr. Pleasant YES
Ms. Sellers YES Mr. Fogt
YES Mr. Gore YES
Ordinance
66-06 passed.
The
ordinance “TO AMEND SECTION 1109.18, TREES, OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE PLANNING
AND ZONING CODE” was presented for third reading, public hearing. Mr. Fogt explained that a Design Review Board
was created and this and the next few zoning ordinances are cleaning up
language relating to that change. Mr.
Fogt moved to pass the legislation and the question put, stood;
Mr.
Reams YES Mr. Pleasant
YES Ms. Sellers YES
Mr. Fogt YES Mr. Gore
YES Mr. Burke YES
Ordinance
67-06 passed.
The
ordinance “TO AMEND SECTION 139.23, SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC USES
AND PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITIES, OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING
CODE” was presented for third reading, public hearing. Mr. Burke moved to pass the legislation and the
question put, stood:
Mr.
Pleasant YES Ms. Sellers
YES Mr. Fogt YES
Mr. Gore YES Mr. Burke
YES Mr. Reams YES
Ordinance
68-06 passed.
The
ordinance “TO AMEND SECTION 1142.04, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE PLANNING AND
ZONING CODE” was presented for third reading, public hearing. Mr. Reams moved to pass the legislation and
the question put, stood:
Ms.
Sellers YES Mr. Fogt
YES Mr. Gore YES
Mr. Burke YES Mr. Reams
YES Mr. Pleasant YES
Ordinance
69-06 passed.
The
ordinance “TO AMEND SECTION 1143.15, VARIANCES, OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE
PLANNING AND ZONING CODE” was presented for third reading, public hearing. Mr. Fogt moved to pass the legislation and
the question put, stood:
Mr.
Fogt YES
Mr. Gore YES Mr. Burke
YES Mr. Reams YES
Mr. Pleasant YES Ms. Sellers
YES
Ordinance
70-06 passed.
The
ordinance “TO AMEND SECTION 1137.25, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (B-3), OF THE
CITY OF MARYSVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE” was presented for third reading,
public hearing. Mr. Fogt moved to pass
the legislation and the question put, stood:
Mr.
Gore YES
Mr. Burke YES Mr. Reams
YES Mr. Pleasant YES
Ms. Sellers YES Mr. Fogt YES
Ordinance
71-06 passed.
The
ordinance “TO AMEND THE CHAPTER 1123, DEFINITIONS, CROSS REFERENCES, OF THE
CITY OF MARYSVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE” was presented for third reading,
public hearing. Mr. Pleasant moved to
pass the legislation and the question put, stood:
Mr.
Burke YES Mr. Reams
YES Mr. Pleasant YES
Ms. Sellers YES Mr. Fogt
YES Mr. Gore YES
Ordinance
72-06 passed.
The
ordinance “TO AMEND SECTION 1143.17, SIGNS IN A-R, B-R, O-R AND HMD ZONING
DISTRICTS, OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE” was presented
for third reading, public hearing. Mr.
Burke moved to pass the legislation and the question put, stood:
Mr.
Reams YES Mr. Pleasant
YES Ms. Sellers YES
Mr. Fogt YES Mr. Gore
YES Mr. Burke YES
Ordinance
73-06 passed.
The
ordinance “TO AMEND SECTION 1143.20, SIGNS IN M-1 AND M-2 ZONING DISTRICTS, OF
THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE” was presented for third
reading, public hearing. Mr. Fogt moved
to pass the legislation and the question put, stood:
Mr.
Pleasant YES Ms. Sellers
YES Mr. Fogt YES
Mr. Gore YES Mr. Burke
YES Mr. Reams YES
Ordinance
74-06 passed.
The
ordinance “TO AMEND SECTION 1143.19, SIGNS IN B-3 ZONING DISTRICT, OF THE CITY
OF MARYSVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE” was presented for third reading, public
hearing. Mr. Fogt moved to pass the
legislation and the question put, stood:
Ms.
Sellers YES Mr. Fogt
YES Mr. Gore YES
Mr. Burke YES Mr. Reams
YES Mr. Pleasant YES
Ordinance
75-06 passed.
The
ordinance “TO REZONE 6.4 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, OF PARCEL NUMBER 290030113001
LOCATED ON STATE ROUTE 4 FROM OFFICE RESIDENTIAL (O-R) DISTRICT TO SUBURBAN
RESIDENTIAL (S-R) DISTRICT” was presented for third reading, public hearing. Mr. Jason Isaacs, Isaacs Enterprises and
developer of this project, addressed Council.
This piece of property was annexed and zoned into the City not too long
ago. It was zoned Office
Residential. B-R was initially
proposed. Planning Commission encouraged
the developer to zone it O-R. Developer
agreed and it was zoned O-R. The
Planning Commission has now decided to change the zoning without discussing it with
Mr. Isaacs or Dr. Cowgill, property owner.
Mr. Isaacs was informed by a call from the City that he needed to show
up at the next meeting; they are rezoning his property. He feels this whole process seems
inappropriate, procedure wise. It’s not
beneficial to the process. He feels the
zoning, O-R, is appropriate as is.
Nothing has changed to cause this to be rezoned to S-R. O-R is a transitional zoning from residential
to business or commercial. The Scott
Farms Subdivision all around it is R-3, which is high density, single family
and the Ohio Grain Property is zoned B-1.
Feels O-R is a reasonable zoning for this new property. Nothing has changed from the initial
plans. Potential plans are not
considered when rezoning property. This
whole process is disappointing and unnecessary.
He asked Council to vote no on this rezoning.
Mr.
Rick Coutts, 17780 St. Rt. 4, addressed Council. His property is just west of the 6.4
acres. When Isaacs Enterprises first
approached him and proposed developing the land just south of him and behind
him, he was initially told there was going to be one office building south of
his property and they were going to build condos behind him. Shortly after that he received a phone call
from Derek Isaacs who stated they were thinking about building upscale homes
behind Mr. Coutts’s property. He never
mentioned that they changed their mind about building one office building south
of him. Mr. Coutts had decided he was
not going to contest it, so he didn’t show up at the Planning Commission
meetings, thus there are four office buildings going in south of his
property. Since they have started
construction, they’ve used a compactor roller that has vibrated his house and
cracked the drywall. He urged Council to
keep the Suburban Residential District in tact.
Dr.
Kevin Cowgill addressed Council. He owns the 6.4 acres in question. When he bought the land from the Isaacs, he
thought it was a good investment for him.
At this time, he has showed his house twice. His game plan is to move out to this
property, so there won’t be apartments out there, as is rumored. He will live out there and will build his
office out there. Some houses are
scheduled to be built. Nothing is
scheduled to be built that anyone here would be ashamed of living in. The condominium association (homeowners
association) will be formed so that he can govern how tall the grass is and he
can govern if there are buildings around the lot. He wants to make sure it’s a good looking
community and an upstanding community and will take care of it. Mr. Cowgill noted the four office buildings
proposed are for a different piece of property, not these 6.4 acres. He would prefer the zoning stay O-R. There will be nothing disrespectful in this
area. He noted in the area surrounding
his property are abandoned pick-up trucks and vans. There is a dump truck and bulldozer just
north of his property. The problem is he
is in the City limits. The other side of
that line is the County. Mr. Coutts
lives in the County; he does not live in the City limits. Dr. Cowgill feels
like the City is catering to Mr.Coutts. Mr. Cowgill is bringing businesses into
Marysville, jobs into Marysville and money into Marysville.
Mr.
Reams asked Mr. Isaacs if the plans initially proposed would not be achievable
with this proposed zoning? Mr. Isaacs stated as far as he knew, it
should be okay, even if it is rezoned to S-R.
Mr. Rinehart,
Ms.
Arlene Coutts addressed Council. She
does not think Council is doing them any favors. She wants some kind of guarantee that what’s
supposed to go on there, stays there; that they can’t
come later and build a factory or something.
She wants houses. They were told
originally that the developer was going to put condos, then changed to houses,
now it’s medical buildings. She asked Council to make the right
decision.
Mr.
Cunningham explained that the initial request did come in to be B-R. Planning Commission looked at that and the
overall request and made a determination at that point in time. The Planning Commission looked at this issue
and thought it was a good use of the land and a lot of that was predicated upon
the proposal before the Commission. He
said to bear in mind that Planning Commission is seven citizens appointed to a
panel. They make decisions with the
information before them to the best of their ability. There is going to be an occasion as humans
that mistakes do happen. They realized
as they looked at what was being developed and what was beginning to happen
that they made a mistake. Planning
Commission was counting on the housing and the breakdown of the land. It was a good use. Hindsight told them to tighten things
up. He clarified that Planning
Commission is a public body. They operate
with advertising in the newspaper, communicate openly with the community and
just as this meeting, the doors are wide open.
They offer to a certain extent due process and input from all sides of
an issue. They did that, and this is
merely a recommendation at this point in time that they believe that what is
before Council today is the best use for that land. Planning Commission looked at something they
thought was in error; it was in place.
They could have turned a blind eye and not be standing before Council
admitting they had made an error, but they wanted to be proactive and take the
action they thought was in the best interest of this community.
Ms.
Sellers asked Mr. Cunningham why they thought it was an error. Mr. Cunningham responded to the north of that
property and to the east of that property is single-family houses and O-R does
readily allow for that, but it also offers opportunities for other pieces of
development that Planning Commission felt would put it at too great a risk for
the best interest of the citizens.
Traffic is a concern in that area on Rt. 4.
Mr.
Cunningham stated they are confident that this development, the way it is, is
going to occur and believes the only con that’s been presented this evening has
been the process. The Planning
Commission dotted their i’s and crossed their t’s within the process, it was
allowable; they accepted community input; Mr. Isaacs and Dr. Cowgill were present; it was an open opportunity for input; no rules were broken in the process. Feels that’s been the only criticism of this
proposal this evening.
Mr.
Fogt stated maybe the process wasn’t what it should have been, but he attended
the Planning Commission meetings when it was discussed. He agreed with the proposed change. Twenty or thirty years down the road it still
protects that land from being used for another purpose. He feels this is the right way to go.
Mr.
Cunningham pointed out that Planning Commission is just not responding to the
individuals who are in the room this evening in either direction. They did hear input from other citizens
throughout the community. Three full
meetings were held before it was moved forward to City Council, so there was
ample opportunity for input.
Mr.
Gore stated he doesn’t always agree with Planning Commission recommendations,
but he feels Planning Commission always makes what they feel is the best
decision with the information they have.
He applauded Planning Commission for admitting they made a mistake, but
also apologized to the developer/owner on behalf of the City for being
inconvenienced by this process.
Mr.
Fogt moved to pass the legislation and the question put, stood:
Mr.
Fogt YES
Mr. Gore YES Mr. Burke
YES Mr. Reams YES
Mr. Pleasant YES Ms. Sellers
YES
Ordinance
76-06 passed.
The
ordinance “AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION TRANSFER TO STREETS EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
AND MODIFYING THE ANNUAL BUDGET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATION TRANSFER”
was presented for second reading, public hearing. Motion was made to waive reading in full;
affirmative voice vote was unanimous.
The
ordinance “TO APPROPRIATE $7,945 FROM UNAPPROPRIATED GENERAL FUNDS FOR THE
PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF AN UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY (UPS) FOR THE POLICE
DISPATCH, AND MODIFY THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AS A RESULT OF THIS
EXPENDITURE” was presented for second reading, public hearing. Motion was made to waive reading in full;
affirmative voice vote was unanimous.
The
ordinance “TO APPROPRIATE $37,000 FROM UNAPPROPRIATED PARKLAND DEVELOPMENT
FUNDS FOR SANDBLASTING AND PAINTING OF THE MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL, AND MODIFY
THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AS A RESULT OF THIS ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR
THE PAYMENT OF THESE EXPENDITURES” was presented for second reading, public
hearing. Motion was made to waive
reading in full; affirmative voice vote was unanimous. Mr. Fogt asked at the previous meeting about
the appropriateness of paying for maintenance out of the Parkland Development
Fund. Mr. Aslaner said it is appropriate
to take the money out of the Parkland Development Fund. He cited Section 1107.16 of the Codified
Ordinances, subsection C2, which basically says, “the deposits shall be placed
in the Parkland Development Fund and used only for purchase, development and
improvement of parks, recreation facilities and public open space.” He noted sandblasting of the pool is not done
every year, in fact, it hasn’t been done in six
years. He feels this is an improvement,
not upkeep and maintenance.
Mr.
Fogt asked if taking this $37,000 out of Parkland Development Fund would short
any proposed projects?
Response was no.
Mr.
Reams stated the legal decision was made that it is appropriate to use Parkland
Development funds for this project. He
stated Council needs to make the decision whether it’s the right thing to
do. He stated there are parks in
neighborhoods that have not been finished, where people have lived there for 10
or 15 years. Every time a house is built,
monies go into the Parkland Development Fund to build the parks in these new
neighborhoods. He disagrees that this is
the right thing to do, whether or not it’s the legal thing to do. He feels we need to take this from the
General Fund and use the Parkland Development Fund as it was intended, and
that’s to develop new parks.
Mr.
Gore said the pool has been operating at a loss and feels the question needs to
be asked if we’re going to continue to operate at a loss, do we even want to
consider to continue to operate a pool if it’s
something we can’t support through
Ms.
Sellers said she had heard the reason for this maintenance was clarity of the
water and asked for confirmation of this.
Mr. Morehart could not respond to that.
He relies on what he was told by Steve Conley and Tracie Davies.
Mayor
Kruse noted that since he became Mayor, he has reviewed projects and found that
over the previous eight years, maintenance has been virtually nothing. If you don’t paint the bottom of the pool,
the concrete falls off and you end up with a situation where you’re going to
have to replace the concrete bottom in that pool. It’s very important that we look at our
capital items, particularly this and our streets, etc. Unless we want to replace them periodically
them, we’ve got to do the appropriate maintenance on a regular basis. Preventative maintenance is important.
Mr.
Gore said that Mr. Reams is not opposing maintenance to the pool as much as how
to pay for it.
Mr.
Reams moved that we amend this ordinance and replace Parkland Development Funds
with the words General Funds, amend the appropriate account number and change
the amount to $55,000, because there is already $18,000 in Parkland Funds in
the budget that was passed to address this issue and the question put, stood:
Mr.
Gore NO Mr. Burke
NO Mr. Reams YES
Mr. Pleasant NO Ms. Sellers
NO Mr. Fogt NO
Motion
failed.
“AN
ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING A 1.463+ ACRE PERMANENT UTILITY EASEMENT AND A
4.284+ ACRE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT IN PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE
CITY OF MARYSVILLE, UNION COUNTY, OHIO FOR THE TRUNK INTERCEPTOR PROJECT FROM
EXISTING WWTF TO MWRF AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY” was presented for second
reading, public hearing. Motion was made
to waive reading in full; affirmative voice vote was unanimous. Mr. Aslaner said this is the last of the
easements for the WWTF. Mr. Pleasant
moved to waive third reading, title only and the question put, stood:
Mr.
Burke YES Mr. Reams
YES Mr. Pleasant YES Ms. Sellers
YES Mr. Fogt YES
Mr. Gore YES
Motion
passed.
Mr.
Reams moved to pass the legislation and the question put, stood:
Mr.
Reams YES Mr. Pleasant
YES Ms. Sellers YES
Mr. Fogt YES Mr. Gore
YES Mr. Burke YES
Ordinance
77-06 passed.
The
ordinance “TO APPROPRIATE $220,000 FROM UNAPPROPRIATED COLEMAN CROSSING TIF
PROJECT FUNDS FOR TRANSFERRING INTO THE COLEMAN’S CROSSING TIF FUND FOR PAYDOWN
ON THE TIF DEBT, AND MODIFY THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AS A RESULT OF THIS
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF THIS EXPENDITURE” was presented for
second reading, public hearing. Motion
was made to waive reading in full; affirmative voice vote was unanimous. Ms. Sellers moved to waive third reading,
title only and the question put, stood:
Mr.
Pleasant YES Ms. Sellers
YES Mr. Fogt YES
Mr. Gore YES Mr. Burke
YES Mr. Reams YES
Mr.
Pleasant moved to pass the legislation and the question put, stood:
Ms.
Sellers YES Mr. Fogt YES
Mr. Gore YES Mr. Burke
YES Mr. Reams YES
Mr. Pleasant YES
Ordinance
78-06 passed.
The
ordinance “TO APPROPRIATE $12,400 FROM UNAPPROPRIATED GENERAL FUNDS FOR THE
PURCHASE OF BATWING MOWER FROM FUNDS
PROVIDED BY PARIS TOWNSHIP, AND MODIFY THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AS A RESULT
OF THIS ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF THIS EXPENDITURE” was
presented for first reading, title only.
Mr. Morehart said the City received $12,400 from
Mr.
Gore YES
Mr. Burke YES Mr. Reams
YES Mr. Pleasant YES
Ms. Sellers YES Mr. Fogt
YES
Motion
passed.
Mr.
Pleasant moved to waive reading in full; affirmative voice vote was unanimous.
Mr.
Fogt moved to waive third reading, title only and the question put, stood:
Mr.
Burke YES Mr. Reams
YES Mr. Pleasant YES
Ms. Sellers YES Mr. Fogt
YES Mr. Gore YES
Motion
passed.
Mr.
Fogt moved to pass the legislation and the question put, stood:
Mr.
Reams YES Mr. Pleasant
YES Ms. Sellers YES
Mr. Fogt YES Mr. Gore
YES Mr. Burke YES
Ordinance
79-06 passed.
The
ordinance “TO APPROPRIATE $133,385 FROM UNAPPROPRIATED GENERAL FUNDS FOR THE
PURCHASE OF PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER SECURITY FENCING AND ELECTRICITY, SKID STEER
LOADER, TRUCK WASH STATION/WATER LINE (MATERIALS ONLY), FIRE STAFF VEHICLE REPLACEMENT,
4-WHEEL DRIVE POLICE VEHICLE AND OFFICE FURNITURE FOR POLICE INVESTIGATORS AND MODIFY
THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AS A RESULT OF THESE EXPENDITURES” was presented
for first reading, title only. These
items have been identified as the remaining items as needed but not included in
the 2006 Operating Budget. These items
have been reviewed by the Finance Committee, sponsored only by Mr. Fogt and Mr.
Burke.
COMMENTS
OF COUNCIL PERSONS AND GENERAL DISCUSSION
1.
Parks & Recreation Representative
Mr.
Fogt stated that 3rd Friday last week was nice. The band was great. It’s unfortunate that it was the same night
as the Balloon Rally because that hurt the attendance downtown. The attendance at the Balloon Rally was great
on Friday night.
Mr.
Fogt commended the Mayor, Mr. Aslaner, Mr. Roush and Mr. Burke for their
efforts on the railroad crossing issue.
A lot of progress was made.
Everyone present is committed to getting it done as soon as possible and
as safely as possible.
Mr.
Reams attended a Rt. 33 Corridor small group meeting this week. The draft Memorandum of Understanding was
reviewed in the development of an Accord.
This will be discussed at the Large Group meeting in a week or two. There was a lot of interest and discussion on
the meeting that was held between Marysville and
Mr.
Burke attended an Uptown Renewal Team meeting last night. The 3rd Friday event has really
taken off. This year was the first year
it actually made a profit in excess of $10,000, which will not only fund future
projects related to entertainment venues, but also development of the downtown
area. He commended Mrs. House for her
outstanding effort and the people who have helped her make that a real
community event that raises money to help downtown.
Mr.
Gore announced that he received an email from Chris Schmenk of Scotts. They are having a car wash as a fundraiser
for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the
Scotts parking lot. He encouraged
everyone to go out, get their car washed and make a donation.
Mr.
Gore thanked the Boy Scouts for attending and encouraged them to come back to
future meetings.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come
before Council, the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.