City Council Agenda

Fairfield Municipal Building
5350 Pleasant Ave.
 Fairfield, OH 45014
 

Monday, December 10, 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)

• 2008 Operating Budget – Mary Hopton, Finance Director

3. Special Presentations and Citizen Comments

4. Mayor/Council Reports

5. Approval of Minutes

6. Old Business

(A) 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 – Third Reading
• Motion - Adoption

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

(1) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Ortman Construction, LLC for project management services for the Municipal Building Renovation Project.

• Ordinance – Second Reading

(2) Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to enter into a revised contract with Michael Schuster Associates (MSA) for architectural design services for the Municipal Building Renovation Project Design and declaring an emergency.

• Ordinance –  Second Reading

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

(1)  Appropriation Ordinance (Contractual Items) - $62,400 project management services/Municipal Building remodeling project; $96,500 revised contract for architectural services/Municipal Building Renovation Project Design.

• Ordinance – Second Reading

7. New Business

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

(1)  Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the City of Hamilton regarding the update of the delineation study of the wellfield areas serving the City of Hamilton to New Baltimore Groundwater Consortium and declaring an emergency.

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

(B) PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
     Steve Miller, Chairman; Marty Judd, Vice Chairman; Tim Abbott, Member

(1) Ordinance releasing the maintenance bond and accepting public improvements for the Woodridge Boulevard Extension Plat.

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

(C) COMMUNITY & PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
      Mike Oler, Chairman; Tim Abbott, Vice Chairman; Tim Meyers, Member

(1) Simple Motion:  Motion approving the Council Committee Assignments for 2008 and 2009.

(2) Simple Motion:  Motion appointing the following residents to the Environmental Resources and Community Forest Commission:  Andrew Glatfelter, term expiring 3/31/09; Tom Walsh, term expiring 3/31/09; Veronica Craig, term expiring 3/31/09; Ruth Wells, term expiring 3/31/10; Karen Fields, term expiring 3/31/10; Michael Lane, term expiring 3/31/10; Steve Welte, term expiring 3/31/11; Kris Roselle, term expiring 3/31/11; and Christine Hacker, term expiring 3/31/11.                         

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

(1) Ordinance to establish salaries and hourly rates for certain salaried and hourly employees of the City of Fairfield, Ohio and to authorize and limit the numbers and types of certain employees, to repeal Ordinance No. 75-07 and all amendments thereto and declaring an emergency.

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

(2) Appropriation Ordinance (Non-Contractual Items) - $22,000 completion of the Public Works storage facility; $10,100 purchase of miscellaneous furniture, fixtures and equipment for the Fairfield Greens South Trace Club House.

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

(3) Appropriation Ordinance (Year End Transfers).

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

(4) An Ordinance to make estimated appropriations for the expenses and other expenditures of the City of Fairfield, Ohio, during a period beginning January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2008. (2008 Operating Budget)

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

8. Meeting Notice

Sunday, December 30          Oath of Office Ceremony, 4:00 PM, Fairfield Municipal Building

Monday, January 14            Council-Manager Briefing, 5:30 PM at new Golf Club House; 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