The promotion of Craig Hall of the Division of Fire will be recognized Monday evening. Fire Inspector/Prevention Officer Craig Hall has been promoted to the position of Fire Prevention Lieutenant. Lieutenant Hall will be present and will be administered the Oath of Office for his new position. 

 

 

           

 

a.            Regular Meeting – July 7, 2008

 

Recommendation:      Approval of Minutes as presented.

 

 

 

 

This Ordinance is the annual legislation that accepts the tax rates and amounts as determined by the Franklin County Budget Commission based on the tax budget submitted by the City in July each year. Attached is a memorandum from the Finance Director addressing this request.

Recommendation:            Approve the Ordinance as presented.

 

 

 

Attached is a memo from the Service Director explaining this legislation in detail. The memo outlines the fact that the City did not initially receive a salt bid and anticipates higher costs for salt in the upcoming year. This emergency ordinance is an attempt to buy salt under our existing contract if supplies are available and Geo-Melt to make the salt application more effective. 

 

The emergency appropriation is for $40,000. Because there are not sufficient funds in the Street Maintenance and Repair or the State Highway Improvement Fund to cover this expense, these funds are requested from the General Fund.

            Recommendation:            Approval of the Ordinance as presented.

 

 

This Ordinance would accept two separate Deeds of Easement from the School District that are necessary to complete the Arts Center construction. One Deed of Easement provides for a waterline. The second includes a right of entry for construction activity on school property, a no-build area on the driveway behind the Arts Center building, and grants an easement for an exit stairway from the building that will be on School property. The School Board is scheduled to approve these easements on September 22, 2008.

 

      Recommendation:            Introduce the Ordinance for Public Hearing on October 6, 2008.

 

This Resolution would endorse the incorporation of the Arts Center pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations attached to the Resolution. These documents have been developed collaboratively between the partners (Arts Council, Schools, and City government) and are recommended by the Core Planning Committee. 

 

                        Recommendation:             Approval as presented.

 

 

 

The developer of the Michaela Subdivision, The Bigler Company, has requested a time extension for the Letter of Credit required by the Subdivider’s Agreement with the City of Worthington. As background, the plat and Subdivider’s Agreement for the Michaela Subdivision was approved by Ordinance 36-2007, passed July 16, 2007. The agreement required a performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit to guarantee completion of the public improvements (sanitary sewer, city water, storm drainage, streets sidewalk, recreation path) within one year of the date of approval or “such extension of time as may be granted by Council”. To date only the rough grading for the street has been completed. The attached memo from the City Engineer outlines this request and the recommendation. Should the Council grant the extension, it would be subject to receipt, review and approval of the extended Letter of Credit by the City Manager, City Engineer, Law Director and Finance Director. 

 

Recommendation:      Approval of the Resolution as presented.

 

 

A Starbucks sign was approved and installed on the front of Kroger. In addition, a small Starbucks logo sign was installed on the east side of the building that was not approved. With this attached application, approval is sought for the 2’ diameter internally illuminated sign on the east face. Variances are required for exceeding the allowable number of wall signs and total sign area. 

 

Recommendation:            The Municipal Planning Commission will meet on Thursday, September 11^th to review this request and make a recommendation.

 

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION:          None requested.