January 16, 2001
MINUTES OF COUNCIL
A regular session of Troy City Council was held Tuesday, January 16, 2001, at 7:30 p.m. in the basement level meeting room of City Hall (temporary meeting place).
Members Present: Baker, Beamish, Bretland, Douglas, Howe, Mercer and Saxton.
Presiding Officer: William F. Lohrer, President of Council
Others Present: Peter E. Jenkins
N. Lawrence Wolke, Director of Public Service and Safety
W. McGregor Dixon, Jr., Director of Law
R. Craig Helmer, Auditor
The Clerk gave a summary of the January 2, 2001, minutes of Council. There were no corrections or additions to these minutes. Upon motion of Mr. Beamish, seconded by Mr. Howe, these minutes were approved by unanimous roll call vote.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
LAW & ORDINANCE: Mr. Douglas, Chairman, reported that Committee recommends legislation be prepared providing for the replat of Inlot 8740 and Inlots 8856 through 8862, vacating right of way and easements and dedicating right of way for a 17.2 acre site west of Meijer's. (At the Council meeting it was announced that this will be a retail site for Lowes.)
Report signed by Mercer, Saxton and Douglas.
PERSONNEL: Mrs. Saxton, Chairman, reported regarding appointments and reappointments requested by the Mayor.
Upon motion of Mrs. Saxton, seconded by Mrs. Baker, by unanimous roll call vote, Council approved the appointment of Charles Cochran to the Revolving Loan Fund Committee for term ending 12-31-04.
Upon motion of Mrs. Saxton, seconded by Mr. Howe, by unanimous roll call vote, Council approved the reappointment of Shirley Snyder to the Revolving Loan Fund Committee for term ending 12-31-04.
Upon motion of Mrs. Saxton, seconded by Mr. Beamish, by unanimous roll call vote, Council approved the reappointment of Roy Carlson to the Enterprise Zone Tax Incentive Review Council for term ending 12-31-02.
RESOLUTION NO. R-1-01
RESOLUTION ADOPTING A PREMIUM ONLY PLAN FOR ALL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF TROY, OHIO, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
This Resolution was given first title reading.
Mr. Douglas moved for suspension of three readings. Motion seconded by Mrs. Baker.
Yes: Beamish, Baker, Saxton, Mercer, Howe, Douglas and Bretland.
No: None.
Mrs. Saxton moved for adoption. Motion seconded by Mr. Douglas.
Yes: Baker, Saxton, Mercer, Howe, Douglas, Bretland and Beamish.
No: None. RESOLUTION ADOPTED
ORDINANCE NO. O-1-01
ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A REPLAT OF INLOT 8740 AND INLOTS 8856 THROUGH 8862, VACATING CERTAIN RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENTS, ACCEPTING NEW EASEMENTS AND DEDICATING RIGHT OF WAY
This Ordinance was given first title reading.
Mrs. Saxton moved for suspension of three readings. Motion seconded by Mr. Mercer.
Yes: Saxton, Mercer, Howe, Douglas, Beamish and Baker.
No: Bretland.
Mr. Douglas moved for adoption. Motion seconded by Mr. Mercer.
Yes: Mercer, Howe, Douglas, Beamish, Baker and Saxton.
No: Bretland. ORDINANCE ADOPTED
1-16-01 p.2
COMMENTS OF COUNCIL:
. Mr. Mercer asked about the newly installed siren system as some citizens have commented they can't hear the sirens in homes with the new system. It was commented that the system is an outdoor warning system, that we now have 8 rather than 5 sirens, the spread may be some different than previous due to the growth of the City, and the tests so far indicate the system meets and exceeds the federal standards and the requirements of the specs. Mr. Mercer was advised that the system can accommodate more sirens if there was a need to do so.
. Mr. Bretland stated he voted no on Ordinance No. O-1-01 as the name of the company was not disclosed sufficiently ahead of the meeting, he felt there was not time to review the impact of the business, he felt there may have been a "back room" deal on the business coming to Troy, and Council's authority was subverted.
The Mayor said that he felt most persons had heard that Lowe's was looking at the land next to the Meijer store.
At the request of Mr. Lohrer, Assistant Development Director James Dando commented:
-Lowe's has been looking at Troy for more than two years, most recently through an intermediary with Lowe's name, as the client, not released to staff, and that Lowe's had even paid for options on various parcels of land and had allowed the options to lapse.
-It is not uncommon for businesses looking into a community to require confidentiality.
-Lowe's will bring in a number of jobs, provide purchase opportunities, employees will pay income tax and real estate taxes will be paid to benefit the community and schools.
-Mr. Beamish commented that he supported O-1-01 as the name of the potential user had been released prior to Council taking action.
-Mrs. Baker commented that she felt it important to have as much information as possible about potential businesses, without violating confidentiality agreements.
-Mr. Douglas stated he objects to the words "back room deal" and "subverting" as that indicates something illegal or inappropriate went on, which was not the case, and also stated that the issue is the use of the land, that Council is not voting on the next owner, and that while it is nice to know who the potential purchaser is, it is not necessary to have that information to legislate the issue.
. Mr. Howe and Mr. Douglas thanked the Police Dept. for the prompt and professional response to recent separate incidents.
. Mr. Howe stated he would not be seeking re-election.
PRESENTATION - TROY MAIN STREET.
Carri Walters provided Council with an update, including development of Board members and committees, success of recent holiday events, communications, budget, increased City funding requested for Main Street to add personnel, partnering with the Troy Development Council, future events, etc.
There being no further comments, Council adjourned at 8:39 p.m.
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