City Council
City Hall, Council Chambers
Agenda — 57 items
- A. CALL TO ORDER: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call
- B. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA:
- C. PRESENTATIONS:
- 4 1. Swearing-in Ceremony - Division of Police Officers Kiersten Lyshe and Cordell Cardi
- D. HEARING OF VISITORS:
- 5 2. Resolution Presentation by City Council - Arts & Humanities Month Recipient: Gahanna Lincoln Instrumental Music Boosters
- E. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
- 7 Pursuant to Council Rules 9.10 and 9.11, the President of Council shall give a brief statement or explanation of the item under hearing. Prior to the opening of the public hearing, the administration may make a presentation of slides, videos, photos, staff comments, or combination thereof. Public comment will be opened with 3 minutes allowed per speaker. Speakers must complete a speaker slip and come to the podium when called and state their name and address for the record. Additional time, if needed, may be requested and permission is at the discretion of the President of Council.
- 8 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE “OUR GAHANNA” STRATEGIC PLAN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
- F. CONSENT AGENDA:
- 10 1. Minutes - To Approve:
- 11 Council Regular Minutes 10.6.2025
- 12 Committee of the Whole Minutes 10.13.2025
- 13 2. Motions:
- 14 A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF GAHANNA BIDDING FOR THE CLOTTS ROAD (SA-1105) AND SERRAN DRIVE (SA-1099) SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
- 15 A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF GAHANNA BIDDING FOR THE WHITE SWAN COURT & EMBASSY COURT STREET REBUILD AND WATERLINE REPLACEMENT (ST-1120)
- 16 3. Resolutions:
- 17 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE MID-OHIO REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (MORPC) FOR FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION (FTA) SECTION 5310 FUNDING UNDER THE ENHANCED MOBILITY FOR OLDER ADULTS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM
- 18 A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER AS NATIONAL ARTS & HUMANITIES MONTH
- 19 A RESOLUTION TO AMEND RES-0013-2025, THE 2026 SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AREA RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY, TO REVISE THE 2026 SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AREA FOR THE CITY OF GAHANNA
- 20 A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE SIDEWALKS IN THE 2026 URBAN PAVING SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AREA FOR THE CITY OF GAHANNA
- 21 A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE CITY’S APPLICATION FOR STATE CAPITAL GRANT FUNDING FOR THE CREEKSIDE PLAZA AND FLOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
- 22 4. Ordinances for Second Reading and Adoption:
- 23 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING CRESCENT CIRCLE (ST-1111) PUBLIC ROADWAY, STORM WATER, AND DOMESTIC WATER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
- 24 End of Consent Agenda
- G. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION / FIRST READING:
- 26 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC., TO PROVIDE NATURAL GAS SERVICE TO THE CELL TOWER LOCATED AT LOWER MCCORKLE PARK
- 27 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING AN ACCESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR 135 SERRAN DRIVE TO PROVIDE CITY ACCESS TO EXISTING SANITARY SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
- 28 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT A SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT ON PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 490 AND 495 CRESCENT CIRCLE, PARCEL IDS 025-014183 AND 025-014182
- 29 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE LOCATED ALONG CRESCENT CIRCLE (SA-1113)
- H. ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING / ADOPTION:
- 31 Recommended Postponement/Return to Committee of the Whole 10/27/2025:
- 32 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH CONNECT REALTY LLC, BENSON CAPITAL, LLC, AND THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF GAHANNA FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF VACANT AND BLIGHTED PROPERTIES IN THE CREEKSIDE DISTRICT
- 33 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2026-2030 CITY OF GAHANNA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, SUPERSEDING ALL PRIOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS, AND PROVIDING FOR FUTURE SUNSET
- I. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION, WAIVER & ADOPTION:
- 35 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS; AND WAIVING SECOND READING - General Fund Development Contract Services for the Gahanna Community Improvement Corporation
- J. RESOLUTIONS:
- 36 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS; AND WAIVING SECOND READING - General Fund Development Contract Services for the Gahanna Community Improvement Corporation
- 37 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE 2025 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF GAHANNA AND THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF GAHANNA
- 37 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS; AND WAIVING SECOND READING - General Fund Development Contract Services for the Gahanna Community Improvement Corporation
- K. CORRESPONDENCE AND ACTIONS:
- 39 1. Clerk - None.
- 40 2. Council - None.
- L. REPRESENTATIVES:
- 42 1. Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) - Renner, Padova
- 43 2. Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) - Weaver
- 44 Councilmember Weaver’s MORPC Report to City Council 10.13.2025
- 45 3. Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) - Padova
- 46 4. School Board (SB) - Jones
- M. OFFICIAL REPORTS:
- 48 1. Mayor
- 49 2. City Attorney
- N. COUNCIL COMMENT:
- 51 Councilmember Merisa K. Bowers' Constituent Report - August-September 2025
- O. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
- 53 A motion was made by Schnetzer, seconded by Renner, to go into Executive Session under authority of Section 5.40(b) of the Council Rules of Procedure to consider the purchase of property for public purposes, the sale of property at competitive bidding, or the sale or other disposition of unneeded, obsolete, or unfit- for-use property in accordance with section 505.10 of the Revised Code, if premature disclosure of information would give an unfair competitive or bargaining advantage to a person whose personal, private interest is adverse to the general public interest.
- P. ADJOURNMENT: