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March 18, 2002
MINUTES OF COUNCIL


A regular session of Troy City Council was held Monday, March 18, 2002, at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers.

Members Present: Baker, Beamish, Bretland, Cultice, Mercer, Saxton and Wise.

Presiding Officer: William F. Lohrer, President of Council

Others Present: Peter E. Jenkins , Mayor
Sue G. Knight, Acting Director of Public Service & Safety
W. McGregor Dixon, Jr., Director of Law

INVOCATION: Rev. Douglas Oaks, pastor of Mid County Church of Christ, gave an invocation.

MINUTES: The Clerk gave a summary of March 4, 2002 meeting of Council. There were no corrections or additions to the minutes, and upon motion of Mrs. Saxton, seconded by Mr. Beamish, these minutes were approved by unanimous roll call vote.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:
FINANCE. Mr. Beamish, Chairman, reported that Committee recommends legislation be prepared authorizing the Director of Public Service & Safety to advertise for bids and enter into contracts for a replacement paint striping vehicle for the Street Division at a cost not to exceed $125,000 and an additional dump truck for the Street Division at a cost not to exceed $40,000.
Report signed by Cultice, Mercer and Beamish.

LAW & ORDINANCE: Mrs. Saxton, Chairman, reported as follows: 1) Committee recommends that legislation be prepared formally changing the name of Williamsburg Court (that appears on the plat for Heritage Hills 10) to the name of Stephenson Drive, which is the commonly used name approved in other plats. 2) Committee recommends that legislation be prepared approving the replat of Inlots 8527 & 8528 into one lot and vacating the utility easement adjacent to the lot lines. 3) Committee recommends Ordinance No. O-5-02, Yates Annexation, be approved, noting that a majority of the property owners have petitioned the annexation, as the property is developed it can be serviced with utilities but there is no requirement of the City to extend the utilities earlier, there were no objections voiced at the County public hearing, and annexation extends some measure of control to the City as there would be any improvements to the adjacent roadways. Discussion - Mr. Bretland commented that he had sent correspondence to owners of property included in this annexation (as well as other pending annexations), both those who signed the petition and those who did not, and has received four responses to date. He further commented he'd like to see O-5-02 receive a fourth reading. 4) Committee recommends that legislation be prepared accepting the recommendation of the Enterprise Zone Tax Incentive Review Council (EZTIRC) regarding enterprise zone agreements that are in compliance and should be continued (Premiere Labels #1, Motoman #2, Stillwater Technologies #15, F&P America #4 & #22, AMEC #6, #12 & #17, Gilardi Foods dba International Pizza Co. #11, 3-Sigma LLC #13, Peak Foods #18, Sun Machine & Tool #19 and Goodrich #21) the agreements that are not in compliance and should be continued (Stillwater Technologies #3, Premier Labels #14, Ametek Prestolite Power #10 [shared with Thermal Arc]), and those agreements that are not in compliance and should be suspended (abatement benefits suspended for one year) (Spinnaker Coating #9, Thermal Arc #10 [shared with Prestolite Power]). Committee further recommended that the legislation be presented as an emergency measure due to the 3-31 filing deadline with the State of Ohio.
Reports signed by Beamish, Mercer and Saxton.
ORAL REPORT. Mrs. Saxton commented that notice of liquor license had been received for new C1 and C2 permits for Jeffery J. Fiessinger for a location on SR 55, 200' north of the NE corner of S Dorset and SR 55.

PERSONNEL: Mr. Wise, Chairman, reported that Committee recommends legislation be prepared extending military benefits for an additional six months only for current employees who may be called to active duty as a result only of the events of 9-11-01.

RECREATION & PARKS: Mr. Bretland, Chairman, reported that Committee recommends legislation be prepared authorizing the Director of Public Service & Safety to enter into an agreement with Choice One Engineering to design part of a bridge connection from the Treasure Island area to First Island to Duke Park at a cost not to exceed $58,500. Committee further recommends that the legislation be presented as an emergency measure so that the field inspections can take place before there is further growth.
Report signed by Saxton, Wise and Bretland.



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RESOLUTION NO. R-26-02
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF TROY, OHIO, TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR VARIOUS VEHICLES FOR THE CITY OF TROY

This Resolution was given first title reading.

Mr. Beamish moved for suspension of rules requiring three readings. Motion seconded by Mr. Mercer.
Yes: Baker, Cultice, Beamish, Mercer, Bretland, Saxton and Wise.
No: None.
Mr. Beamish moved for adoption. Motion seconded by Mr. Wise.
Yes: Cultice, Beamish, Mercer, Bretland, Saxton, Wise and Baker.
No: None. RESOLUTION ADOPTED

RESOLUTION NO. R-27-02
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ENTERPRISE ZONE TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

This Resolution was given first title reading.

Mrs. Saxton moved for suspension of rules requiring three readings. Motion seconded by Mr. Mercer.
Yes: Cultice, Beamish, Mercer, Bretland, Saxton, Wise and Baker.
No: None.
Mrs. Saxton moved for adoption. Motion seconded by Mrs. Baker.
Yes: Beamish, Mercer, Bretland, Saxton, Wise, Baker and Cultice.
No: None. RESOLUTION ADOPTED

RESOLUTION NO. R-28-02
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF TROY, OHIO, TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CHOICE ONE ENGINEERING FOR THE DESIGN OF A BRIDGE CONNECTION FROM TREASURE ISLAND TO DUKE PARK AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

This Resolution was given first title reading.

Mr. Wise moved for suspension of rules requiring three readings. Motion seconded by Mrs. Saxton.
Yes: Mercer, Bretland, Saxton, Wise, Baker, Cultice and Beamish.
No: None.
Mrs. Baker moved for adoption. Motion seconded by Mr. Beamish.
Yes: Bretland, Saxton, Wise, Baker, Cultice, Beamish and Mercer.
No: None. RESOLUTION ADOPTED

ORDINANCE NO. O-5-02
ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE APPLICATION FOR THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONTAINING 32.661 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, IN CONCORD TOWNSHIP TO THE CITY OF TROY, OHIO

This Ordinance was given first title reading on 2-19-02.
Given second title reading on 3-4-02.
Given third title reading.

Mrs. Saxton moved for adoption. Motion seconded by Mr. Mercer.
Yes: Saxton, Wise, Baker, Cultice, Beamish, Mercer and Bretland.
No: None. ORDINANCE ADOPTED

ORDINANCE NO. O-8-02
ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A REPLAT OF INLOTS 8527 AND 8528 AND VACATING AN EASEMENT IN THE CITY OF TROY, OHIO

This Ordinance was given first title reading.

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Mrs. Saxton moved for suspension of rules requiring three readings. Motion seconded by Mr. Cultice.
Yes: Wise, Baker, Cultice, Beamish, Mercer, Bretland and Saxton.
No: None.
Mrs. Baker moved for adoption. Motion seconded by Mr. Wise.
Yes: Baker, Cultice, Beamish, Mercer, Bretland, Saxton and Wise.
No: None. ORDINANCE ADOPTED

ORDINANCE NO. O-9-02
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE NAME CHANGE OF WILLIAMSBURG COURT TO STEPHENSON DRIVE
This Ordinance was given first title reading.

Mrs. Saxton moved for suspension of rules requiring three readings. Motion seconded by Mr. Beamish.
Yes: Cultice, Beamish, Mercer, Bretland, Saxton, Wise and Baker.
No: None.
Mrs. Saxton moved for adoption. Motion seconded by Mr. Mercer.
Yes: Beamish, Mercer, Bretland, Saxon, Wise, Baker and Cultice.
No: None. ORDINANCE ADOPTED

ORDINANCE NO. O-10-02
ORDINANCE EXTENDING BENEFITS TO CITY EMPLOYEES WHO ARE CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY
This Ordinance was given first title reading.

Mrs. Baker moved for suspension of rules requiring three readings. Motion seconded by Mr. Wise.
Yes: Mercer, Bretland, Saxton, Wise, Baker, Cultice and Beamish.
No: None.
Mr. Beamish moved for adoption. Motion seconded by Mrs. Baker
Yes: Bretland, Saxon, Wise, Baker, Cultice, Beamish and Mercer.
No: None. ORDINANCE ADOPTED

COMMENTS OF MAYOR: Mayor Jenkins commented that he will be attending the opening of the Greater's ice cream store in Oakwood, and still is hopeful that a store is opened in Troy. The Mayor future commented that he attended the opening of the new Lowe's store and that the Miami Shores golf course is open and ready to welcome golfers.

COMMENTS OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Mr. Lohrer commented that the City host the morning session of the Leadership Troy program on 3-20 as the Leadership Troy class devotes a day to further understanding local government.

COUNCIL COMMENTS:
. Mrs. Saxton thanked the DARE officers for the early announcement of graduation dates.
. Mr. Beamish expressed thanks for the reports of Items of Interest and Project Update, provided to Council by the administration to keep them aware of various items within the City. He also commented that he appreciated the Recreation & Parks Committee moving so quickly on the bridge design (R-28-02).
. Mrs. Baker asked for an update regarding the I-75 project and the sidewalks to be installed on the interstate overpass on SR 41.
. Mr. Mercer asked for an update regarding the W. Main project, commenting that he hoped the lane reduction would not last very long with the increased traffic with the opening of the Lowe's store.

STAFF COMMENTS: James Dando, Development Director, introduced newly hired Assistant Development Director Greg Harris.


There being no further comments, Council adjourned at 7:52 p.m.



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