City Council

City Hall, Council Chambers

Agenda — 53 items

1. A. CALL TO ORDER: Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call
2. B. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA:
3. C. PRESENTATIONS:
4. 4 1. Division of Police - Promotion Ceremony for Sgt. Michael Shippitka
5. 5 2. Division of Police Update
6. 6 3. Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) Melanie Hill, Director of Data Analysis, United Way of Central Ohio Troy Rindler, Senior Data Analyst, United Way of Central Ohio
7. 6 Division of Police - Presentation and Updates to Council 4.7.2025 2025-0080 Received and Filed
8. 7 Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) Presentation to City Council 4.7.2025 2025-0078 Received and Filed
9. D. HEARING OF VISITORS:
10. E. CONSENT AGENDA:
11. 10 1. Minutes - To Approve:
12. 11 Council Regular Minutes 3.17.2025 2025-0070 Approved
13. 12 Committee of the Whole Minutes 3.24.2025 2025-0071 Approved
14. 13 Finance Committee Minutes 3.24.2025 2025-0072 Approved
15. 14 2. Resolutions:
16. 15 A RESOLUTION TO AMEND RESOLUTION 0009-2024 TO REVISE THE 2025 SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AREA RES-0012-2025 Adopted
17. 16 A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE SIDEWALKS IN THE 2026 SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AREA FOR THE CITY OF GAHANNA RES-0013-2025 Adopted
18. 17 A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE SIDEWALKS IN THE 2026 SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE LOOKBACK PROGRAM AREA FOR THE CITY OF GAHANNA RES-0014-2025 Adopted
19. 18 A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE CITY OF GAHANNA’S REPRESENTATIVE AND ALTERNATE TO THE REGIONAL INCOME TAX AGENCY (RITA) REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (RCOG) RES-0016-2025 Adopted
20. 19 A RESOLUTION CELEBRATING APRIL 2025 AS EARTH MONTH AND MAY 5-9, 2025 AS AIR QUALITY AWARENESS WEEK AND COMMITTING TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE GAHANNA RES-0017-2025 Adopted
21. 20 3. Ordinances for Second Reading and Emergency Adoption:
22. 21 AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AND REPLACE THE CITY OF GAHANNA CODIFIED ORDINANCES CHAPTER 903 - SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND RENEWAL; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ORD-0008-2025 Adopted as an Emergency
23. 22 4. Ordinances for Second Reading and Adoption:
24. 23 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA CHAPTER 147 - BOARD OF ZONING AND BUILDING APPEALS, CHAPTER 770 - PROPERTY APPEALS BOARD, AND CHAPTER SECTION 1117.09 - APPEALS ORD-0009-2025 Adopted
25. 24 End of Consent Agenda Pass the Consent Agenda Pass
26. F. RESOLUTIONS:
27. 26 A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CITY OF GAHANNA'S INTENT TO PARTICIPATE FINANCIALLY IN THE WYNNE RIDGE COURT BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT (ODOT PROJECT NO. 116417) AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A PARTICIPATORY AGREEMENT WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RES-0015-2025 Postponed to Date Certain Pass
28. G. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION / FIRST READING:
29. 28 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC ORD-0010-2025 Introduced
30. 29 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT WITH COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC ORD-0011-2025 Introduced
31. 30 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN ACCESS AND GENERAL UTILITY EASEMENT WITH COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC ORD-0012-2025 Introduced
32. 31 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE DEDICATION OF 0.057 ACRES OF RIGHT-OF-WAY EXTENSION FROM PARCEL NO. 025-012951 LOCATED OFF OF CLIFFVIEW DRIVE FOR THE PURPOSE OF FACILITATING A FUTURE LOT SPLIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REGULATOR STATION BY COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO, INC ORD-0013-2025 Introduced
33. 32 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE DEDICATION OF 0.071 ACRES OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FROM PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4720 SHULL ROAD TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY'S 2019 THOROUGHFARE PLAN ORD-0014-2025 Introduced
34. 33 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO AWARD AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH DECKER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE 2025 STREET AND SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM (ST-1114) ORD-0015-2025 Introduced
35. 34 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS - Clerk of Court Computer Fund (2290) for Capital Equipment ORD-0016-2025 Introduced
36. H. CORRESPONDENCE AND ACTIONS:
37. 36 1. Clerk - None.
38. 37 2. Council
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40. 39 Your City Council at Work Newsletter - January-February 2025 2025-0075 Received and Filed
41. I. REPRESENTATIVES:
42. 41 1. Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) - Renner, Padova
43. 42 2. Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) - Weaver
44. 43 Councilmember Weaver’s MORPC Report to City Council 4.7.2025 2025-0079 Received and Filed
45. 44 3. Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) - Padova
46. 45 4. School Board (SB) - Jones
47. J. OFFICIAL REPORTS:
48. 47 1. Mayor
49. 48 2. City Attorney
50. K. COUNCIL COMMENT:
51. 50 Councilmember Merisa K. Bowers' Constituent Report - February-March 2025 2025-0073 Received and Filed
52. 51 Councilmember Jamille Jones' Constituent Report - March 2025 2025-0074 Received and Filed
53. L. ADJOURNMENT: