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200 South Hamilton Road City of Gahanna Gahanna, Ohio 43230 Meeting Minutes City Council Brian D. Larick, President Jamie Leeseberg, Vice President Karen J. Angelou Nancy R. McGregor Brian Metzbower Stephen A. Renner Michael Schnetzer Kimberly Banning, Clerk of Council Council may caucus at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 3, 2017 7:00 PM City Hall A. CALL TO ORDER - Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call Gahanna City Council met in Regular Session on Monday, April 3, 2017, in Council Chambers of City Hall, 200 South Hamilton Road, Gahanna, Ohio. President of Council, Brian D. Larick, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Vice President of Council, Jamie Leeseberg, delivered an Invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Agenda for this meeting was published on March 31, 2017. Present 7 - Karen J. Angelou, Jamie Leeseberg, Stephen A. Renner, Michael Schnetzer, Brian D. Larick, Brian Metzbower, and Nancy R. McGregor B. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA - None. C. HEARING OF VISITORS - None. D. EXECUTIVE SESSION Schnetzer asked if we could move Executive Session to the end of the meeting to keep people from waiting; Larick stated the reason it is at the beginning is due to paying legal counsel to attend. A motion was made by Renner, seconded by Leeseberg, to go into Executive Session under authority of Section 5.40(a) of the Council Rules of Procedure to consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee or official, or the City of Gahanna Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes April 3, 2017 investigation of charges or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual, unless the public employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual requests a public hearing, under authority of Section 5.40(b) of the Council Rules of Procedure to consider the purchase of property for public purposes, the sale of property at competitive bidding, or the sale or other disposition of unneeded, obsolete, or unfit- for-use property in accordance with section 505.10 of the Revised Code, if premature disclosure of information would give an unfair competitive or bargaining advantage to a person whose personal, private interest is adverse to the general public interest, under authority of Section 5.40(c) of the Council Rules of Procedure to confer with the City Attorney for the public body concerning disputes involving the public body that are the subject of pending or imminent court action and to go into Executive Session under authority of Section 5.40(d) of the Council Rules of Procedure to prepare for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation or other terms and conditions of their employment. President Larick requested Abby Cochran, Jennifer Teal, Shane Ewald, Mayor Kneeland & Mike Underwood, Esq., attend the Executive Session in the Committee room. Council rose to Executive Session at 7:03 p.m. Council rose to report from Executive Session at 8:31 p.m. with no action taken. Yes: 7- Angelou, Leeseberg, Renner, Schnetzer, Larick, Metzbower and McGregor E. INTRODUCTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE: None. F. CONSENT AGENDA: Minutes - To Approve: 2017-0072 Council Meeting Minutes from Monday, March 20, 2017. These Minutes were Approved and Filed on the Consent Agenda. Ordinances on Second Reading: ORD-0019-2017 TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH ROZZI INC. DBA ROZZIS' FAMOUS FIREWORKS, TO FURNISH AND LAUNCH THE JULY, 2017 FIREWORKS DISPLAY. This Ordinance was Adopted on the Consent Agenda. ORD-0020-2017 TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH INSIGHT PIPE CONTRACTING, LLC FOR THE 2017 CCTV & SANITARY SEWER CLEANING PROJECT. City of Gahanna Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes April 3, 2017 This Ordinance was Adopted on the Consent Agenda. ORD-0021-2017 TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH STRAWSER PAVING COMPANY, INC., FOR ASPHALT RESURFACING, CRACK SEALING AND DETROIT STREET REBUILDS, FOR THE 2017 STREET PROGRAM, IMPROVEMENT NO. ST-1044; AND TO SUPPLEMENTALLY APPROPRIATE $219,000. This Ordinance was Adopted on the Consent Agenda. ORD-0022-2017 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION - Bond Capital Improvement Streets for Detroit Street Rebuilds. This Ordinance was Adopted on the Consent Agenda. Approval of the Consent Agenda A motion was made by Leeseberg, seconded by Schnetzer, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7- Angelou, Leeseberg, Renner, Schnetzer, Larick, Metzbower and McGregor End of the Consent Agenda G. PUBLIC HEARING: ` ORD-0017-2017 TO AMEND PART ELEVEN, PLANNING AND ZONING CODE, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA. President Larick read the rules and opened the Public Hearing at 8:33 p.m. Called for proponents: none. Called for opponents: none. Public Hearing was closed at 8:34 p.m. H. COMMITTEE UPDATES I. CORRESPONDENCE AND ACTIONS: Clerk City of Gahanna Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes April 3, 2017 Council J. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES: ORD-0017-2017 TO AMEND PART ELEVEN, PLANNING AND ZONING CODE, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA. A motion was made by Renner, seconded by Metzbower, that the Ordinance be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7- Angelou, Leeseberg, Renner, Schnetzer, Larick, Metzbower and McGregor K. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES: None. L. RESOLUTIONS/MOTION RESOLUTIONS: None. M. REPRESENTATIVES: Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) - Leeseberg Leeseberg said George will give an annual update at the next Council meeting; CIC meets on Tuesday, April 18. Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) - Angelou Angelou said Executive Committee meets Thursday, April 6; preparation for the Hyperloop presentation is almost wrapped up; a lot of support for the project from across the corridor; Showcase event on Thursday; Alex Fisher will be co-presenter; Hyperloop will be coming right here. Gahanna-Jefferson Board of Education - Metzbower No update. Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) - Renner Renner reported that on March 22, Visit Gahanna held a complimentary workshop at LaNavona offered to Gahanna businesses; the workshop, entitled “Community Events: What’s in them for you?” featured a panel of experts that included representatives from the City of Dublin and the Dublin Irish Festival, an owner and operator of an established business in German Village, and the President and owner of one of the most highly respected City of Gahanna Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes April 3, 2017 Public Relations firms in Columbus; the panelists shared insights and suggestions on ways that local businesses can and should take advantage of community events that are held in our downtown area in order to tap into event attendees and market and promote their own businesses; more than 30 people registered for the event, and the workshop was well-received by all of those in attendance; the Herbal Cocktail Trail is continuing to attract attention and grow in interest; the launch of the Cocktail Trail, Visit Gahanna printed 1,000 passports; those have all been distributed to visitors, and the CVB is in the process of printing a second run of passports; the number of passports to be printed will increase by 100%, to 2,000; Bureau is seeking a steady stream of people come into their office who have completed the Trail and want to redeem their passports for their branded cocktail glasses; many people are commenting that because of their participation on the Trail, they had discovered restaurants that they had never visited before; now are looking forward to frequenting again; in an effort to highlight our City’s special designation as the Herb Capital of Ohio, and to expand upon the Parks Department annual Herb Day celebration, Visit Gahanna will launch a first ever “Herb ‘n Restaurant” week during the week of May 7-13 (leading up to Herb Day); the CVB is partnering with Gahanna eateries to come up with special herbal-infused dishes that will only be available on their menus during this special “restaurant week”; more information will be coming soon on visitgahanna.com; links for volunteer signups for the 2017 Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival are now live and available; more than 800 volunteers will be needed to help present Gahanna’s signature event; for anyone interested in volunteering, they can go to www.creeksidebluesandjazz.com and click on “Get Involved”; there still are opportunities for businesses to get involved as sponsors for the event, where they can reach an audience of more than 35,000 during the event weekend; for information on becoming a sponsor, contact Visit Gahanna at info@visitgahanna.com or call our office at 614-418-9114. N. OFFICIAL REPORTS: Mayor Mayor Kneeland reported they continue to meet with businesses to increase job growth; a lot of new projects coming down the pike; ebbs and flows, but hope to continue with progress; Area Commissions are ready and will start meeting soon; he and Anthony Jones will be giving presentation from their China trip to Chinese exchange students on April 26; he converted the presentation to Chinese. City Attorney City of Gahanna Page 5 City Council Meeting Minutes April 3, 2017 No comment. O. COUNCIL COMMENT Renner: would like to thank students for attending and staying through the lengthy meeting to see government work. Leeseberg: thanked Franklin County Soil & Water for grant money to expand the herb garden. P. ADJOURNMENT by Metzbower at 8:43 p.m. City of Gahanna Page 6