City Council Agenda

Fairfield Municipal Building
5350 Pleasant Ave.
 Fairfield, OH 45014
 

Monday, November 19, 2007, 7:00 p.m.

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1. Call to Order (includes Prayer/Pledge of Allegiance/Roll Call/Agenda Modifications/Executive Session Requests)

2. Public Hearing(s)

3. Special Presentations and Citizen Comments

4. Mayor/Council Reports

5. Approval of Minutes

• Regular Meeting of November 12, 2007

6. Old Business

(A) PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
     Mike Snyder, Chairman; Mike Oler, Vice Chairman; Marty Judd, Member

(1) Ordinance to amend various sections of the Traffic and General Offenses Codes of Ordinance No. 166-84, the Codified Ordinances of Fairfield, Ohio.

• Ordinance – Second Reading

7. New Business

(A) DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE
     Marty Judd, Chairman; Mike Snyder, Vice Chairman; Mitch Rhodus, Member

(1) Resolution approving an amendment to the existing enterprise zone agreement between the Butler County Commissioners and T.R. Gear Landscaping, Inc.

• Resolution – Read by Title Only (Optional)
• Motion – First Reading
• Motion – Suspending Second and Third Readings
• Motion – Adoption

(B) PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE
     Mitch Rhodus, Chairman; Tim Meyers, Vice Chairman; Steve Miller, Member

(1) Ordinance to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Duke Energy One, Inc. for installation of an auxiliary electrical generator at the Water Treatment Plant and declaring an emergency.

• Ordinance – Read by Title Only (Optional)
• Motion – First Reading
• Motion – Suspending Second and Third Readings
• Motion – Adoption

(C) PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
     Mike Snyder, Chairman; Mike Oler, Vice Chairman; Marty Judd, Member

(1) Ordinance to authorize the City Manager to execute a lease of the city-owned radio tower at Harbin Park to the Board of Butler County Commissioners for the county-wide radio system and declaring an emergency.

• Ordinance – Read by Title Only (Optional)
• Motion – First Reading
• Motion – Suspending Second and Third Readings
• Motion – Adoption

(D) FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE
     Tim Abbott, Chairman; Steve Miller, Vice Chairman; Michael Oler, Member

(1) Ordinance providing for the issuance of $2,000,000 Golf Course Improvement Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2006, First (2007) Renewal, by the City of Fairfield, Ohio, in anticipation of the issuance of bonds of the City and declaring an emergency.

• Ordinance – Read by Title Only (Optional)
• Motion – First Reading
• Motion – Suspending Second and Third Readings
• Motion – Adoption

(2) Appropriation Ordinance (Contractual Items) - $765,870 auxiliary electrical generator/Water Treatment Plant.

• Ordinance – Read by Title Only (Optional)
• Motion – First Reading
• Motion – Suspending Second and Third Readings
• Motion – Adoption

(3) Appropriation Ordinance (Non-Contractual Items) - $8,200 equipment and upgrades/Route 4 Water Booster Station; $2,900 furniture, fixtures & equipment/Golf Club House Project.

• Ordinance – Read by Title Only (Optional)
• Motion – First Reading
• Motion – Suspending Second and Third Readings
• Motion – Adoption

8. Meeting Notice

Monday, November 26       NO MEETINGS

*   Monday, December 3    Council-Manager Briefing, 5:30 PM; Regular Meeting, 7 PM

Saturday, December 8         Special Meeting of Council, 8:00 AM (Quarterly Discussion with City Manager)

*   Monday, December 10    Council-Manager Briefing, 5:30 PM; Regular Meeting & Public Hearing (2008 Budget),  7 PM

Monday, January 7             Special Meeting (Adoption of 2008 Operating Budget); 6 PM

* Council-Manager Briefing Topic:  Review of 2008 Operating Budget

Normal Meeting Schedule Resumes

Monday, January 14            Council-Manager Briefing, 6 PM; Regular Meeting, 7 PM

Monday, January 28            Council-Manager Briefing, 6 PM; Regular Meeting, 7 PM

9. Executive Session of Council (if needed)

10. Adjournment