From:              Matt H. Greeson, City Manager

 

 

 

This Ordinance would amend Section 151.02 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Worthington to revise the Composition of the Municipal Records Commission. The current City Records Commission is comprised of the Mayor, President of Council, City Manager, Director of Law and the City Clerk.

 

The Ohio Law has been amended to change the composition of the Records Commission to Include the Chief Executive, or his representative, as chairperson, the Chief Fiscal Officer, the Chief Legal Officer, and a citizen appointed by the Chief Executive. The Records Commission must also appoint a Secretary, who may or may not be a member of the Commission and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission.

 

Recommendation:     Approval of the ordinance as presented.

 

 

 

 

This Ordinance would appropriate funds from the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund and the County Permissive Tax Fund to provide for the Linworth/Snouffer resurfacing project. Attached is a memorandum from the City Engineer addressing this request.

 

Recommendation:   Introduce the Ordinance for public hearing on July 7^th.

  

 

 

This Ordinance would appropriate funds from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund in the amount of $6,080.00 to be used for training.

 

                 Recommendation:   Introduce the Ordinance for public hearing on July 7^th.

 

 

4.      RESOLUTION – Agreement between Worthington and the Franklin County Board of Commissioners – Community Development Block Grant and HOME Program.

 

                         This Resolution would reauthorize an agreement between the City and the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for a period of three years (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2012). The agreement allows the Commissioners to exercise certain powers and perform certain functions or render services on behalf of the City of Worthington in order to cooperate and participate in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and a Housing and Urban Development Program (HOME).

 

                         Recommendation:                   Approve as presented.

 

 

This Resolution would urge the National Credit Union Administration, the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of Thrift Supervision to adopt the reforms proposed for the Federal Trade Commission Act, Truth in Savings Act, and Truth in Lending Act to protect consumers from unfair and abusive practices by the credit card industry.

 

The National Credit Union Administration, the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of Thrift Supervision will help consumers in our community avoid excess fees and unfair charges that put their financial stability in jeopardy. The proposed regulations will put an end to business practices that only serve to increase the amount of interest and fees that are owed and trap more consumers in a cycle of debt.

 

               Recommendation:                   Approve as presented.

 

 

        Policy Items:

                   This liquor permit transfer from 900 N. High Street to 926 N. High Street, filed by Revco Discount Drug Centers, Inc. dba CVS Pharmacy #3407, would allow the sale of C1—Beer only in original sealed container for carry out only; C2—Wine and certain prepackaged mixed drinks in sealed containers for carry out; D6—Sale of intoxicating liquor on Sunday between the hours of 1:00 P.M. and midnight. A copy of the transfer application is attached. Staff has no reason to object. A motion directing staff to not request a hearing would be appropriate.

 

 

 

 

Attached are the following items from the City Engineer discussing the project:

a.       Memorandum

b.      Administrative Schedule

c.       Drawings

d.      Engineer’s Estimate

 

With Council’s authorization to proceed with bid advertisements on Monday evening, staff would plan to proceed with an anticipated project completion in November 2008.

 

Recommendation:             Authorize staff to proceed with bids.

 

 

 

Attached is the 2009 Tax Budget which serves as a planning tool to establish available resources to guide the preparation of the subsequent operating budget. Attached is a memorandum from the Finance Director outlining this process.

 

 

Information Item: 

 

a.       Presentation by Phil Miller, Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission “Vision 2020: The Future of Parks and Recreation for the City of Worthington”

 

This presentation will include the current status of the Commission’s planning efforts. Included with the presentation will be the estimated timeline and associated planning tasks. Specifically, they will be asking Council’s approval to move ahead with the effort and consider funding a portion of the plan.

 

 

 

 

Earlier this year, the City Council adopted the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP), but requested staff to modify the CIP document so that it more clearly delineated the different type of projects contemplated during the 5 year CIP period. The goal of this revision was to provide a more useful policy making document for the City Council. It includes a re-categorization of the projects and updated estimates where appropriate. The revised document is attached and staff will provide a presentation of the new format and any changes to projects. 

Also, earlier this year, City staff presented a multi-year financial forecast for both the capital budget and also the general fund operating budget. One of the issues identified was the need to build fund balance. This is a recurring issue and efforts have been made in recent years to increase Worthington’s fund balance carryover percentage. Fund balance and reserves help provide a fiscal cushion for government agencies which sometimes experience unexpected expenditures as a result of economic changes, catastrophic events, and other unforeseen circumstances. Following the City Council’s discussion, the Finance staff surveyed approximately 40 local governments in Ohio, reviewed best practices promoted by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), and discussed such policies with City auditors. The attached memorandum from the Finance Director overviews this effort and proposes a draft policy for discussion with the City Council. Staff wants to have this discussion in the context of an updated multi-year forecast. This update will reveal a significant gap between current fund balance carryover and the 15 percent recommended in the draft policy. The draft is being presented for discussion purposes only at this time. Adoption of such a policy will require significant discussion, additional research, and the development of a disciplined multi-year strategy to set aside money for such purposes.

 

 

                  c.   Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center - LEED-NC Viability Assessment

                        Submitted by Design Group and Heapy Engineering, LLC

                         Discuss the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center - LEED-NC Viability Assessment
                         Report members received at the last Council meeting.

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION:            I would request a brief Executive Session to discuss board and

                                                          commission appointments.