| November 6, 2006 MINUTES OF COUNCIL A regular session of Troy City Council was held Monday, November 6, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. Members Present: Baker, Clark, Harrah, Kendall and Mercer. Upon motion of Mrs. Baker, seconded by Mr. Harrah, Mrs. Saxton was excused from this meeting by unanimous roll call vote. Upon motion of Mr. Clark seconded by Mr. Kendall, Mr. Douglas was excused from this meeting by unanimous roll call vote. Presiding Officer: Ted S, Mercer, President of Council Pro Tem Others Present: Michael L. Beamish, Mayor Arthur D. Haddad, Interim Director of Public Service and Safety W. McGregor Dixon, Jr., Director or Law Richard L. Cultice, City Auditor INVOCATION: An invocation was given by Council Member Clark. PUBLIC HEARING: At 7:05 p.m., Mr. Mercer declared open a public hearing on amending Section 1000.10684 of the Codified Ordinances regarding setback requirements for the R-3-B zoning district. There were no comments in this regard. At 7:06 p.m., Mr. Mercer declared the public hearing closed. MINUTES: The Clerk gave a summary of the October 16, 2006, meeting of Council. There were no corrections or additions to these minutes. Upon motion of Mr. Harrah, seconded by Mr. Clark, the minutes were approved by unanimous roll call vote. COMMITTEE REPORTS: FINANCE COMMITTEE. Mr. Mercer, Chairman, reported that Committee recommends legislation be prepared providing for adjustments to various cemetery fees effective Jan. 3. 2007. Report signed by Kendall and Mercer. UTILITIES COMMITTEE. Mrs. Baker, Chairman, reported that Committee had discussed if a utility rate study should be performed by an outside consultant with the study used as the basis of future rate adjustments. The first step would be for the City to issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to consultants for information (i.e., benefits of a study and sample studies). There would be no cost involved for an RFQ. The information received would be reviewed by staff and committee. Committee did not object to the RFQ process, but made no commitment to a rate study. Committee noted that legislative action is not required. Report signed by Harrah, Mercer and Baker. Audience Comments on Committee Reports and Agenda – none RESOLUTION NO R-51-06 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF TROY, OHIO TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH F.O.P., OHIO LABOR COUNCIL, INC.L – CAPTAINS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY This Resolution was given first title reading. ORDINANCE NO. O-39-06 ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 935.07 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF TROY, OHIO RELATING TO CEMETERY FEES. This Ordinance was given first title reading. ORDINANCE NO. O-40-06 ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1000.10684 OF THE ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF TROY REGARDING SETBACK REQUIREMENT FOR ZONING DISTRICT R-3-B SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT This Ordinance was given first title reading. November 6, 2006 Page two COMMUNICATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS. It was noted that a liquor application for a D5I permit had been received for 1420 W, Main Street. COMMENTS OF MAYOR. The Mayor commented that: 1) The Christmas Tree, donated by Dave and Dorothy Carter, has been placed on the public square. 2) The Home for the Holidays concert, which is free to the public, will be held Saturday, Nov. 25 at the Hobart Arena. 3) On November 11 there will be the annual Veterans Day Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial and at 1:30 p.m. the historic plaque will be dedicated recognizing the members of the Troy Junior Girls Canteen COMMENTS OF INTERIM DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND SAFETY. Mr. Haddad commented: 1) The Peters Road/Ridge Avenue improvement was awarded to the low bidder. 2) Council received a summary report regarding the meeting held by EPA regarding the soil gas contamination in the East end of the City. 3) Some cosmetic treatment has been applied to the Shanesy Building. 4) The City recently established a policy for new engraved paver bricks to be added to the Veterans Memorial. Citizens have expressed interest in obtaining those bricks. COMMENTS OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM Mr. Mercer asked staff to look into a cross walk for a pre-school that is in the former Stouder Hospital location, and information about issues of angle parking/longer vehicles parking one block out of the Square. COMMENTS OF COUNCIL: - Mr. Harrah thanked the Public Works Department for working with ODOT in effecting movement of lanes on South Market Street, stated he appreciate the changes to the Shanesy Building, stated he appreciates that the term Christmas Tree is being used for the tree on the Square, and recently rode with the Police Dept. and experienced the type of activities the officers must address. - Mr. Kendall commented that he has heard a lot of good comments on leaf pickup. - Mr. Clark noted that the Fire Department has received about $7,000 in donations and will use those funds to purchase equipment to serve the public. AUDIENCE COMMENTS: - Deborah Stichter, 467 W. Staunton Road, encouraged televising of meetings, including the Planning Commission. It was noted that a meeting has been set for further discussions on this issue. - Lester Conard, 1210 S. Clay, stated he supports televising of meetings. EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Mrs. Baker, seconded by Mr. Clark, to recess into executive session to discuss negotiations with our public employees concerning their terms and conditions of employment. Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. At 7:36 p.m. Council recessed into executive session. At 8:00 p.m. Council returned from executive session, made no further comments, and adjourned. ______________/s/______________________ __________________/s/______________________ President of Council Clerk of Council |