Minutes

West Carrollton City Council Meeting

July 13, 1999

PRESENT: Mayor Maxine Gilman; Council Members William Gordon, Bill Ennis, Linda Lotspaih, and Jeff Sanner; City Manager G. Tracy Williams; Assistant City Manager David Watson; Law Director Patrick Carney: Service Director Don Hill; Director of Planning and Economic Development David Humphreys Finance Director Tom Reilly; Fire Chief Jack Keister and Assistant Clerk of Council Patricia Replogle.

EXCUSED: Jack Jensen and Donald Mounce.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Gilman. Rev. Richard S. Hinger of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church gave the invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call followed.

MINUTES

A motion was made by Mr. Gordon to approve the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of June 22, 1999. Mr. Sanner seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken, all members present voted yes and the motion carried.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

There were no Public Hearings.

There were no Communications or Presentations

There were no Comments by the Audience.

ORDINANCE NO. 3137: REZONING CITY LOTS 4521,4522 & 4523 TO M-1/SPI-5

Ordinance No. 3137: An ordinance amending the Zoning map attached to Ordinance No. 1880 and subsequently codified into Chapter 154 of the Code of Ordinances of West Carrollton, and rezoning City Lots Nos. 4521, 4522 and 4523 from M-1, Industrial Park District to M-1/SPI-5, Industrial Park District/Special Interest District.

A motion was made by Mr. Sanner, seconded by Mrs. Lotspaih, to adopt Ordinance No. 3137. A unanimous roll call vote carried the motion.

Mr. Reilly informed Council that this is basically a housekeeping measure. Mayor Gilman noted that it is a requirement. Mr. Reilly also stated that no one had appeared at the Public Hearing.

A motion was made by Mr. Gordon, seconded by Mr. Ennis, to approve the Year 2000 Tax Budget. A roll call vote was taken, all members present voted yes and the motion carried.

Mr. Gordon introduced and made a motion to approve Resolution No. 16-99. Mr. Ennis seconded the motion. A unanimous roll call vote carried the motion.

There were no Reports by Officers.

There were no Comments by the Audience.

Mrs. Lotspaih, Mr. Sanner and Mr. Ennis said that the fireworks were very good and they had received many compliments from residents.

Mr. Gordon echoed the comments and added that the additional shells were great and he would like to see bigger ones next year.

Mayor Gilman thanked Ron Ziemkowski on cameras. She also expressed her appreciation for the articles written by Julie Ziemkowski and Scott Hawkins regarding the Paper Festival. The Mayor also thanked Mr. Gordon for filling in for her as Deputy Mayor at the last Council meeting while she was away on City business.

RECESS

Mayor Gilman made a motion, seconded by Mr. Gordon, to recess to a Work Session to discuss the items on the agenda. A unanimous roll call vote carried the motion.

Council recessed.

Those present for the Work Session, in addition to those City Council members present for the regular meeting, including Daryl Garrison, Gary Snyder, Don Hill, Chief Keister, David Watson and G. Tracy Williams.

FIRE STATION IMPROVEMENTS

City Manager Williams reviewed the information previously provided to City Council regarding fire station improvements, and provided Council with a new sheet showing the proposed costs for improvements and an expansion at Fire Station No. 2, and also the construction of a new Fire Station No. 1, including land acquisition and associated cost. Williams noted that these were budget figures based on the architect's best estimates. After reviewing the information provided, the City Council indicated that consideration should be given to completing the dormitory space at Fire Station No. 1 at an additional cost of $35,000, and also that consideration should be given to adding in $100,000 for the training center facilities at Station No. 1. It was suggested that possibly these improvements could be included as bid alternates, and that the decision as to whether or not to proceed with these improvements could be determined after bids were opened.

After further discussion on this matter with architect Gary Snyder and Daryl Garrison, the City Council directed the City Manager to proceed with the plans for construction of both of these projects. Also, authorization was given for the City Manager to proceed with negotiations to acquire the needed additional property for Fire Station No. 1.

Architect Gary Snyder indicated that his firm could begin immediately to prepare the plans and specifications for the construction of a new Fire Station No. 1, and also the expansion and renovation of Fire Station No. 2. He anticipated that the city would be in a position to take bids in February and March, and that construction could begin next spring.

City Manager Williams noted that the city had received a request from a resident who lives adjacent to the Primrose bridge, asking that he be refunded, or that his assessment be waived, for improvements which were made in conjunction with the 1997 curb and sidewalk replacement program. City Council indicated that they would take this matter under consideration and discuss it at the next Council work session.

COMMENTS by COUNCIL

Mayor Gilman advised Council that she had been contacted by an individual concerning the possible establishment of a factory outlet mall at the former Woody's Market. City Council indicated that they would be interested in pursuing that idea, and requested that staff contact the people involved and provide them with any additional information they need to evaluate this possibility. The Mayor also noted that she had received a request from South Metro Chamber of Commerce regarding nominating three businesses for the 1999 Business of the Year Awards.

Deputy Mayor Bill Gordon suggested that the city should consider establishing improved electrical service and additional water supply for the Paper Festival in conjunction with the expansion of the library. City Manager Williams noted that he would pursue this matter with the architect for the library expansion, and would provide additional information to the City Council. Also, Deputy Mayor Gordon indicated that he thought the 4^th of July fireworks were excellent, and suggested that the City Council should consider contributing additional funding to put on an even greater fireworks display in the year 2000.


City Council indicated that they would like to hold informal meetings with individual department directors over the next few months, and that they would prefer to hold those meetings on weekday evenings as opposed to on Saturday mornings. City Manager Williams said that he would draft a tentative schedule and provide that for Council's review.

ADJOURNMENT

It was moved by Councilmember Linda Lotspaih, seconded by Councilmember Jeff Sanner that the meeting be adjourned. All present voting in favor, the meeting was adjourned.

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