Committee of the Whole
Regular MeetingGahanna, OH · July 11, 2016
Minutes
200 South Hamilton Road
City of Gahanna Gahanna, Ohio 43230
Meeting Minutes
Committee of the Whole
Brian D. Larick, Chair
Stephen A. Renner, Brian Metzbower
Nancy R. McGregor, Karen J. Angelou
Michael Schnetzer, Jamie Leeseberg
Kimberly Banning, CMC, Clerk of Council
Monday, July 11, 2016 7:00 PM Council Committee Rooms
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Larick called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ADDITIONAL ATTENDEES: Dottie Franey, Michael Blackford,
Jennifer Teal, Mayor Tom Kneeland, Shane Ewald, Anthony Jones,
Rob Priestas, Aaron Underhill, Residents, Police Chief Dennis
Murphy, Joann Bury, Nicole Bent, Kevin Zeppernick.
*Leeseberg left at 7:50 p.m.
Present 6 - Stephen A. Renner, Brian D. Larick, Nancy R. McGregor, Karen J.
Angelou, Michael Schnetzer, and Jamie Leeseberg
Absent 1 - Brian Metzbower
DISCUSSION ITEM
1. Performance Audit
ORD-0073-2016 TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH
THE STATE OF OHIO AUDITOR'S OFFICE FOR A PERFORMANCE
AUDIT; AND TO SUPPLEMENTALLY APPROPRIATE $100,000.
Nicole Bent, with the Ohio Auditor's office; to review the Performance
Audit; Larick said have been discussing this over the last couple
months; have discussed several programs; wanted a deeper
understanding of the program and how it could benefit the City; it is an
evaluation of performance of the City and whether there is an
opportunity for cost savings; invited Nicole tonight to give us all an
overview; the LEAP Audit program; and any steps needing to take if
we want to consider this; Bent said they are division within the state
Auditor's office; are analysts or consultants; began in 1995 and has
since evolved; primary line of business at the beginning was the
school districts; average audit cost is $72K; average financial impact is
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just over $1 million; this is any one-time savings plus annual savings;
for local governments, is $14.2 dollars returned for every $1 spent;
three big steps; want independence - results and conclusions; first
step is planning; take a deep look at all data and operations; find key
areas for improvement; meet with all department heads; then come up
with a scope; that scope document will outline the beginning and end
of the document; then moved to fieldwork; will be interviews with staff,
communicating with City; last piece is reporting; come up with
recommendations for operations and turn that into a report; this piece
is more internal; look at formal policies and procedures; laws and
regulations that apply to our operations; look at leading practices;
each person on their team specializes in different areas that our City
needs; recently did a facility assessment; still working on that report;
also have done capital reporting analysis; look at collective bargaining
agreements, etc., have a wide basket to offer; just recently had House
Bill 5 passed; gives our office the ability to do a piece for free; like a
shared service component; not the main performance audit; opened
the floor for questions; Larick asked to discuss the approach from a
LEAP fund approach; Bent said can contract us for services; then
there is LEAP fund; it is a loan; pay it back after 1 year of the report;
puts the onus on the state's office; essentially providing a guarantee;
we control the scope of the audit; analysis is independent, but this
allows us to chose the scope areas; Larick asked the demands on the
City's part; Bent said depends on how easy the data is; would not ask
data format to be changed; would do that; 1-2 hours per week per
scope area; at the most; one e-mail every other week on average;
Schnetzer asked the general timeline; Bent said 6-7 months, maybe 8;
depends on scope areas and how quickly the data gets to them and
how easy it is to put together; Schnetzer asked the type of work from
those department heads; is it just data; Bent said yes, and/or the
interview piece; Larick asked what is required to move forward; Bent
said with the LEAP application, is a 4-question page; would need to
submit that; there is a contract; have brought draft copies of that to
review if needed; would also need approval from the audit side but
that is not a big deal at this point; have done their preliminary
application; Angelou asked how many times have communities taken
this process in this area; is this popular thing to do among cities; Bent
said 2-3 a year; just depends; have a lot of different lines of business;
required to do this for some areas; have done 67 local governments in
the last 5 years; have done 3 in the past year; Larick said one of the
reasons he looked into this, have continued discussing fiscal
constraints and limited resources; if we can create resources without
any real impact, negatively, would be a significant win; something we
should be interested in taking advantage of; would like to see us move
forward as quickly as possible; Mayor Kneeland said it sounds like a
good program; am in; main concern is getting day-to-day operations
done; sounds like this is fairly low impact; always looking for ways to
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find areas we can control costs; said Jennifer Teal is full commitment;
questions we have now are LEAP versus just funding; Teal said LEAP
concept as explained is very interesting; as we have done our
homework and will be entering into a contract; yes, you can delay
payment but would still need to pull a PO and have supplemental
appropriations; have not planned that; those logistics exist; do we lay
those funds for 2017 with the new budget; remain protective of the
staff's time and their resources as we move forward; it is exciting; idea
of shaping and pushing our continuous improvements is exciting to
think about; hope they validate the work we have been doing is
meaningful; am in; Schnetzer asked if we have a ballpark what this
may cost; Bent said LEAP audit, can write the contract not to exceed;
would like to do $100K; Schnetzer confirmed funds would not be
discharged until a year after; Teal said it would be easier to just pay
them; Larick said seems like we hear a level of support; would need a
contract, appropriate funds, do a supplemental, and go through the
legislative process; Renner fully agrees and supports the idea of
rapidly getting this done; talking about increasing efficiency; Larick
asked if the draft is a formal draft and do we need to further add to the
application; Teal said will take a final look at application; McGregor
asked for a timeline play-out of the emergency and waiver versus
regular; asked Teal for their timeline and what is best for staff; Teal
said can give time for interviews, in depth would come later in the
year, after budget work; budget work just started; does not see too
much of an issue; Schnetzer supports early timeline; Angelou asked if
there would be time in the beginning that they are just gathering
information that would not impact staff; Bent said this is not a typical
audit and ask for multiple pieces of audit; this is our engagement; is
our job to push the engagement along and not drag out; if there is a
time that we need to sit on things for a month, that is fine; as we are
collecting data and finding answers, will share that with the team; want
the engagements to work; love repeat business; Angelou asked Teal if
she sees this fitting in with the strategic plan; Teal said absolutely;
would be a push if one of these lines link with our plan, we will push
those; we can achieve those better and quicker and more effectively;
Larick asked Ewald to look at this contract by Thursday.
RECOMMENDATION: Introduce, Waive Second Reading, Emergency, Regular
Agenda.
PENDING LEGISLATION
1. M/I Homes Pre-Annexation Agreement
ORD-0065-2016 TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A
PRE-ANNEXATION AGREEMENT WITH M/I HOMES OF CENTRAL
OHIO, LLC FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF A 62.3+/- ACRE
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PARCEL LOCATED ON DARLING ROAD SOUTH OF HANNAH
FARMS SUBDIVISION.
Jones said want to identify items that have changed since we last met;
the staff has met with the developer; have meet with representatives
from Hannah Farms and County Engineer; want to address those;
roadway section that came from last session; request to evaluate if
Darling Road can remain open; County Engineer is willing to explore
this option; concerned with it being closed and the flow of traffic;
needs more analysis; will continue to meet with him, Rob and the
developer; his determination will be made during the final plat; final
plat lays out where the road will go; will be known impacts to Darling
Road prior to this; emergency access will always be required;
paramount for us; section 4 identified that the overlay text would
require color renderings and floor plans; something that provides the
City with confidence in what the end product will look like; section 5
was modified, changed the unobstructed use to passive use;
concerned there would be activity that would impact Hannah Farms;
Hannah Farms Home Owners Association (HOA) requested stub road
be removed; Mayor agreed; was our goal to minimize Reynoldsburg
New-Albany Road (RNA) access points; this project will no longer
have a stub road per discussion with HOA; several questions about
essential housing developments that have occurred in Jefferson
Township; there have been 23 subdivisions, equates to about 2700
homes that have been allowed to be added based on plats; total
acreage is 1355; equates to 1.99 acres per unit per acre in density;
this is since 1994; Hannah Farms is 1.47; said Larick asked about
pricing, pricing is very hard to get; went to Kitzmiller Crossing and
identified $370K, Village at Hannah Farms $447K, Woods at Havens
Run $443K; Larick asked if that is current valuation; Jones said
believes that is from auditor’s website; in regards to the impact to
school district; meeting with the superintendent and members of the
school district on Wednesday to discuss the project in more detail;
also reached out to Ohio Department of Taxation; specifically the
division that is the head of real estate taxes; they provided a summary
of property taxes being collected for Gahanna-Jefferson School
District, as well as City of Gahanna and Jefferson Township; provided
a memo that explains the three types of levies, bond types, millages,
dating back to 1976 and what that equates to; in regards to new
construction, does add to tax collections; inside millage and fixed rate;
does not add tax rate for the fixed sum; if a City issues bonds in a
certain amount, they cannot collect more on an annual basis to pay
back those bonds; as more are approved, rates get lower; referred to
as a fixed sum levy; Larick asked like getting a bond that built the
building, you get more money with the netted costs; Jones confirmed;
said those are the three levy types provided explanation to Council;
said also a question about Planned Unit Districts (PUD) versus overlay
text; PUD is a unique zoning classification; no baseline limitations;
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whatever the site requires; an overlay has a baseline that makes those
existing standards more strict; our PUDs are different and precluded
from our code from being created; total amount of property taxes per
home; per our tax rate a $450K home should bring in $12,397 in
property taxes; schools get 53% of that, City gets a lot less, around 2
cents on the dollars; 7 mill charge will bring in 11 million dollars per
home; on top of the property taxes; total taxation is $13,891; includes
total base taxes and the New Community Authority (NCA); the NCA is
an additional tax that is requested by the property owner; they petition
to have this tax added; last question is the process; spoke with Shane
and the legal counsel for the developer; reviewed the process; first,
Council will review and vote on the pre-annexation agreement; next is
the petition to Franklin County by MI Homes; then Franklin County will
review annexation petition; timeline depends on if the township
objects; 4th step is Council approving a service resolution for the
property; next the developer, staff and Franklin County Engineer will
work on solutions for roadway improvements, green infrastructure,
storm water management and zoning overlay text; this process would
occur after annexation petition for Franklin County; then MI would
submit a zoning application to be reviewed by our Planning
Commission; would be for zoning change and final plat; must agree at
this point on infrastructure items; if approved, it goes to Council; there
are public hearings required; believes would have more than one
public hearing; meanwhile, staff would prepare a New Community
Authority (NCA) document; then Council will approve an annexation
petition, zoning with overlay text, final plat and petition for NCA; this
summarizes the process; a lot of timelines in between there; this is an
overview; developer is here with their attorney.
Schnetzer asked about item 4; asked if this moves parallel or
contingent; Ewald said once petition is filed, need service resolution
within 20 days; Aaron Underhill said the township has authority to
approve or disapprove which dictates timeline for County
Commissioners; the 20 days comes in and requires the City to act
within 20 days; will disclose which services will be provided if annexed;
after that passage you have the right to approve or disapprove the
annexation; certain thing governed by the statute; requires those
waiting periods; Ewald said will not be a problem for response to the
City; Schnetzer asked if need a thumbs up on 3 before 4; Ewald said
that is one of the checkboxes, if they don't have it; Angelou said have
been through a number of annexations; this is a different process; this
is expedited so everything is done at the same time; asked when this
came about; Underhill said law changed in early 2000s; various types
of annexation petitions; would not want to annex the property unless it
is rezoned; Renner said on item 3, the roadway access in the
agreement; the process to determine if the road should be
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determined; who determines and how is that done; Jones said the
Franklin County Engineer; his staff would work with engineers for MI
homes on traffic studies and impact studies; would determine what
needs to be done on and off-site; have been working with them to
ensure that they have all information needed; Renner asked for
elaboration on partial access; Jones said discussed one-way in and
one-way out; just discussion items; no analysis done; discussion was
very broad; Renner confirmed Franklin County would look at that;
Jones said yes; Renner said further on in section 3; will find and share
with him and Shane; Schnetzer said will go back to the idea of overlay
text; this will be the third meeting have brought this up; item 4 of the
redline; additional text discussing the materials to be used, submitting
floorplans; want some comfort that this is restrictive; have received
countless emails, calls and have met with residents; part of the
concerns are impacts to traffic and schools; in regard to schools, if we
are consistent with what we are expecting to receive, theoretically
there should be no students by definition; practically no impact to the
schools; in regards to traffic, the one unit per acre density limit, guess
if it is developed in that manner, you will have larger homes with more
cars and possibly a 3 car garage; that will likely have an impact on
schools as well as vehicles; 93 homes times 2 cars is 186 vehicles; 63
homes times 3 cars is 186 vehicles; net-net; no material difference at
all; getting back to this comfort level and asked how we become
assured we are talking empty-nester product even if the economy
shifts; want to make sure we get what is being proposed; Jones said
language in the contract states that the overlay text shall provide
adequate specifications to provide the City the means to ensure and
enforce the quality of architecture in the development; shall is
definitive obligation; at the time the text comes to Council, have that
discretion to see if the language is satisfactory; open to any
suggestions; there is wiggle room for the City; Schnetzer said the
teeth will come in the overlay text; Underhill said this is a roadmap;
sets expectations for us; no ability in the legal sense to contract
around the code; the City has a process and we intend to follow that
and the code; this document and at this time, does not address that;
Zeppernick said our intention is to come out of the gate with the empty
nester product; designed for people to age in place; will be consistent
with a two car garage; in the process now of putting two models of this
in the Parkwood community in Jefferson Township; our intentions are
to make that product work here; want to make sure we can make
minor tweaks if approved; want to reserve the right to pivot; if for some
reason, this just does not hit, do not want to jeopardize the project; we
need to be in the $450K range; should something fall through, would
pivot to the single family product style; in analysis initially, if we get to
the product we want, impacts to the school will be minimal; believes
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after discussions, numbers would pay for any student attending the
school; same would occur if we had to go to the other side; not our
intention; want to make sure we have that option; would attach those
floor plans; Schnetzer added for color on that product looks like from
the square footage perspective; Zeppernick said would be larger;
3000+ square feet; 3 bedroom home; 2 car garage but an option for a
third; would be a smaller width; empty-nester is a wide product;
typically see the 3 car snap on option; having a lot of success in a
community called Sanctuary of the Lakes; off Africa Road in Delaware
County; happy to share those; Schnetzer asked if the market switches
and requires them to go that route; asked if they would replace and do
denser lots per the study; Zeppernick said probably not; the
economics are still showing a price range that somewhat match;
margins do not change a lot with lot size;changes with this product
versus that product; planning on doing a lot of empty nester products;
did a cost-benefit analysis for these; Angelou asked because this will
be an older clientele, should be a good product, there is the
homestead exemption; asked the number on lowering the amount;
Zeppernick said very familiar; Underhill said we can run an analysis;
Teal said we receive a rollback; state makes effort to make tax
recipients whole; not a loss for us; Larick asked Jones if we have a
statement from the schools; and do we have data in regard to student
populations in the last 10 years and current population; Jones said do
not but can ask that later this week when they meet; McGregor asked
Scott Schmidt if he wanted to comment; Schmidt said we have not
had a chance to sit down and talk with the Mayor and his team;
concerned a little that some information does not take into account all
variables; our .6 students that we average per house, does not
depend on type of housing, depends on housing available; if a family
that currently lives in Rose Run, moves to the new product, the new
family moves into Rose Run; will see an increase of 50 students; may
not be from this neighborhood; each year when we do enrollment
predictions, call the City and look at number of building permits issued;
use .6 as the school standard; Larick asked the occupancy of the
schools; Schmidt said those numbers need revised and updated
because of today's programs being delivered; those take up additional
square footage; have 8 modular classrooms at Blacklick; doing some
reading in storage areas; 50 students will not require a new building;
not making a statement at this point; just because we are talking about
the empty-nester, does not mean we will not get an increase in
number of students; McGregor asked about the NCA; in our Charter it
says taxes cannot be increased without a vote; does that apply; Jones
said not taxes, are considered charges; are assessed under the
authority of what an NCA is; McGregor asked about road vacation
process; talked with County Engineer last week, said it was not a short
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process; Jones said if a vacation, understands County Commissioners
would need to approve that; correct, there is a longer timeline and
process; will need identified as that process moves forward; part of
that process; cannot speak to the County's timeline but they would
have to approve; McGregor asked if believes they will object based on
letter received; Jones said cannot say but knows they are not in favor
of the project; Renner said understands if the Township objects it has
to be on one item of the petition and not the annexation generally;
Underhill confirmed; Renner said it has to be on one of the checklist
items of the petition; said nothing in this agreement has changed the 7
members of Council that we can vote no on the annexation; Ewald
confirmed; Renner asked if Jefferson Township has a restrictive
overlay text, a proposed one, or that in the process, for the
development; Jones said not sure if they have the means to do so or if
they have that as part of their process; Underhill said with planned
districts you can vary from the code and get less stringent; not sure if
they have overlay; in our process can only can have a variance or get
more restrictive; Renner confirmed we are putting more on this
development than the Township with all the requirements; asked if
that is fair to say; Underhill said absolutely; McGregor said Leeseberg
sent list of densities and developments spreadsheet of Jefferson
Township; Jones said 1.23 is the density; McGregor said thinking at
first that it is not very different than 1.5; actually, they would have to
lose 18 houses to get it equal to Kitzmiller Crossing; would have to
drop quite a bit to get there; asked what Hannah Farms is; Jones said
1.47; McGregor said it is about the same.
RECOMMENDATION: Regular Agenda.
2. Tree Code
ORD-0066-2016 TO ENACT CODE CHAPTER 914, TREE PRESERVATION,
PLANTING AND REPLACEMENT, OF PART NINE, STREETS AND
PUBLIC SERVICES CODE, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF GAHANNA.
Blackford said three weeks ago Council heard feedback reference to
the proposed tree code; have discussed the feedback; have provided
comments in the Council report; the larger the lot, the more trees that
will need to be planted; larger lots typically have larger buildings and
larger parking areas; based on intensity of the development; looks at
small and large lots the same; typically large lots have more trees on
them; is an opportunity for large lots to have more tree preservation;
would decrease onsite planting requirements; looked at a project
under review right now and how the cost would impact their
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development; is a 2.5 acre lot; is the typical lot size for development in
the City; based on amount of trees, if subject to this new code; about
63 tree inches; have the capital investment dollars; actual cost would
be .3% increase in this case; minimal cost compared to overall
construction of the site; comment was made that it is unclear how this
would impact heavily treed lots; said old code was based on
development conditions; heavily treed lots had to plant more
regardless; this code looks at all lots the same whether heavily treed
or cleared; planting requirement is based off post development
conditions and amount impervious; heavily treed lots could be
considered favorable because you have more opportunity for tree
preservation; would reduce onsite tree planting; Larick asked if it is
one-to-one; Blackford said depends on the size of the tree, diameter;
20" diameter tree being preserved, onsite planting requirement is
reduced by 20"; basically one-for-one; believes this is a fair code;
takes circumference divided by pi; another comment about the code
being bad for business and bad for citizens; we believe it is fair and
balances things for citizens while recognizing needs to development;
will add to aesthetics; the Central Park, primary area of concerns; they
are subject to an overlay; they have additional onsite planting
requirements that are fairly similar to the proposed code; the City has
been without a tree code for three years now; looked at surrounding
communities; we are one of very few that does not have tree planting
code requirements; there is definitely a need for this language to be
approved; Larick asked if it would be advantageous to provide a
higher value to keeping older growth trees as opposed to the
one-to-one; equal to 110%; Jones said that is an incentive; right now
that is an additional cost savings; did not go down that path, thought it
was fine, open to considering that; Blackford said at one point it was a
half credit for onsite preservation; could be increased; would fully
agree that the intent is to further incentivize the preservation, upping it
from one to one and a half; nothing that would prevent us from doing
that; would have an increased incentive to preserve trees; Larick said
if we have a 10" tree or walnut in a rough spot but could be worked
around; if it were more valued than a one-to-one; Jones said right now
there is a protected tree; larger trees would get a greater credit;
depending on type and size of tree; willing to explore that; becomes
subjective, want objective; McGregor asked if you could say trees
greater than 8" would have a greater incentive; Jones said not sure if
landscape plan goes into more than just the actual caliber; Blackford
said it can, most identify species type and size; would discuss with
City arborist; if there was a certain type of tree we want to incentivize;
certain tree sizes have a higher aesthetic quality; would be easier to
say on size versus a list of species; can be done but will be more
cumbersome; easy to identify a size; Schnetzer asked how we
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mitigate the value of cottonwoods in the agreement; McGregor said
there are hard woods and soft woods; Jones asked for time to come
up with a recommendation per the request; McGregor said maybe
under 8" or something along those lines; would probably not be
difficult at that point to identify species; Jones said fine with bringing
this back to Committee again; Larick asked the risk without the code
right now; Jones said nothing that he is aware of.
RECOMMENDATION: Consent Agenda; postpone two weeks; bring back to
Committee.
3. Cell Tower Proposed Code
ORD-0068-2016 TO AMEND CHAPTER 1181, PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICE
FACILITIES, OF PART ELEVEN, PLANNING AND ZONING CODE,
OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA.
Ewald asked if there were any questions; set for public hearing on the
18th.
RECOMMENDATION: Introduce, Public Hearing; back to Committee.
3. Mutual Release
ORD-0062-2016 TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MUTUAL
RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS; TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS
THEREFOR.
Ewald said have no update on this.
RECOMMENDATION: Hold in Committee.
ITEMS FROM THE CLERK OF COUNCIL
1. Casa Hacienda Liquor Permit
MR-0034-2016 MOTION RESOLUTION THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS NO OBJECTION
TO THE TREX D1, D2, AND D3 LIQUOR PERMIT FOR CASA
HACIENDA II INC DBA CASA HACIENDA GRILL, 1356 N HAMILTON
ROAD, GAHANNA, OHIO 43230.
Holbrook said this is for a liquor permit at Casa Hacienda; located
near Raising Canes at Morse and Hamilton; related to a recently
approved TREX application; the Police Department had no objections.
RECOMMENDATION: Consent Agenda.
2. Paceline MOD Pizza Liquor Permit
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MR-0035-2016 MOTION RESOLUTION THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS NO OBJECTION
TO THE TREX D1 LIQUOR PERMIT FOR PACELINE PARTERS LLC
DBA MOD PIZZA, 333 SOUTH HAMILTON ROAD, GAHANNA, OHIO
43230.
Holbrook said this is for a D1 liquor permit at MOD Pizza located in the
Shops at Rocky Fork; from a recently approved TREX application; the
Police Department had no objections.
RECOMMENDATION: Consent Agenda.
DISCUSSION ITEM
1. 4301.80-Community Entertainment District(Licenses); 4303.181(J) of ORC
D5-J-Licenses; 4301.82-Designated Outdoor Refreshment Areas(Open
Container)
Larick said at the moment, is an evaluation from City Attorney; can
City qualify for an entertainment district; items to the D5-J license; said
community entertainment district requires a community greater than
20,000 and a certain value of development; asked is any of that
investment able to be retroactive; like Creekside, this is the Olde
Gahanna District; that is really the research; entertainment district
strictly has to do with licensing; first, do we fall in the category that
would allow this; second is outdoor refreshment area; open container
law passed a little over a year ago; is a defined area that you are
allowed to carry openly without carrying into another facility; potentially
something that is helpful to an entertainment district area; code or
legislature as it sits today would allow us to create that in April 2017;
question is what are those steps and when can or should we begin
that process if interested in pursuing that; Ewald said will find out;
Larick said Community Entertainment District (CED), if you meet the
requirements you can petition the state to give additional licenses that
are then available at the state costs versus private market costs,
which is considerably higher; kept within that district and cannot be
transferred out; rules are convoluted and built for certain specifics; the
designated outdoor refreshment area is just really waiting on the clock
and determining if anything is in the legislature driving any impacts,
and the steps to make that happen; will then determine if we want that
to happen.
DISCUSSION ITEM FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR & DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE
1. Capital Needs Assessments
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Larick said started some questions earlier today, sent to Joann;
looking for an understanding on where can place level of comfort on
where to spend; based on volume of projects in CNA; is pretty
restrictive; will get those questions out this week; any questions,
should be brought forward; earlier we can get that line drawn is
beneficial to all; Teal said we draw the line all the time; but brought
this early because it feels when this is discussed in November, is a
short amount of time to answer a lot of questions; would love to be
able to get through some of that discovery with Council; those with
linkages with the Strategic Plan; would like to have as much
opportunity to discuss those.
REPORTS: for information, no action requested
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Angelou made a comment to Chief Murphy and thanked the Police
Department and said how much we appreciate what they do; and how
much our community appreciates them.
Meeting continued under "Public Service & Safety Committee"
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Agenda
200 South Hamilton Road
City of Gahanna Gahanna, Ohio 43230
Meeting Agenda
Committee of the Whole
Brian D. Larick, Chair
Stephen A. Renner, Brian Metzbower
Nancy R. McGregor, Karen J. Angelou
Michael Schnetzer, Jamie Leeseberg
Kimberly Banning, CMC, Clerk of Council
Monday, July 11, 2016 7:00 PM Council Committee Rooms
DISCUSSION ITEM
1. Performance Audit
PENDING LEGISLATION
1. M/I Homes Pre-Annexation Agreement
ORD-0065-2016 TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A PRE-ANNEXATION
AGREEMENT WITH M/I HOMES OF CENTRAL OHIO, LLC FOR THE
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF A 62.3+/- ACRE PARCEL LOCATED ON
DARLING ROAD SOUTH OF HANNAH FARMS SUBDIVISION.
This Ordinance has been Introduced.
2. Tree Code
ORD-0066-2016 TO ENACT CODE CHAPTER 914, TREE PRESERVATION,
PLANTING AND REPLACEMENT, OF PART NINE, STREETS AND
PUBLIC SERVICES CODE, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF GAHANNA.
This Ordinance has been Introduced.
3. Cell Tower Proposed Code
ORD-0068-2016 TO AMEND CHAPTER 1181, PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICE
FACILITIES, OF PART ELEVEN, PLANNING AND ZONING CODE, OF
THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA.
Introduction & Public Hearing Date: July 18, 2016
3. Mutual Release
ORD-0062-2016 TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MUTUAL RELEASE
OF ALL CLAIMS; TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS THEREFOR.
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ITEMS FROM THE CLERK OF COUNCIL
1. Casa Hacienda Liquor Permit
MR-0034-2016
2. Paceline MOD Pizza Liquor Permit
MR-0035-2016
DISCUSSION ITEM
1. 4301.80-Community Entertainment District(Licenses); 4303.181(J) of ORC
D5-J-Licenses; 4301.82-Designated Outdoor Refreshment Areas(Open
Container)
DISCUSSION ITEM FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR & DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
1. Capital Needs Assessments
2016-0214
REPORTS: for information, no action requested
2016-0235
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