MIDDLETOWN CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

TUESDAY, February 7, 2017

CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING – 5:30 pm – COUNCIL CHAMBERS – LOWER LEVEL

1. MOMENT OF MEDITATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

2. ROLL CALL

3. CITIZEN COMMENTS, GUESTS, ORGANIZATIONS’ REPORTS

4. CITY MANAGER REPORTS

6. CONSENT AGENDA. . .

Matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote of consent. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed and considered separately.

(a) Approve City Council Minutes: January 17, 2017

(b) Receive and File Board and Commission Minutes: Cemetery Board- November 16, 2016 Board of Health- December 13, 2016 Library Board- December 13, 2016

(c) Receive and File Oaths of Office: Sara Bontrager, Stephen Crank

(d) Receive and File Oaths of Office for Special Police Officers: Mark Armstrong, Marcus Callahan, Kevin Hall, John Rickart Jr. (e) Confirm Personnel Appointment: Elayna Sleesman, Dispatcher, Department of Public Safety, Division of Police

(f) Receive and File a $25,000 Irrevocable Letter of Credit for AJB Realty, LLC guaranteeing public improvements constructed as part of the Hendrickson Rd. extension and New England Heights replat

(g) Announce 2017 Council Representatives and Liaisons for Boards and Commissions as listed: Airport Commission – T. Moon Architectural Review Board- S. Bohannon Board of Health – L. Mulligan Board of Library Trustees – D. Picard Citizen Advisory Board – D. Bronston Planning Commission – L. Mulligan (Alternate: S. Bohannon) Convention and Visitors Bureau – L. Mulligan Emergency Management Advisory Council – City Manager Adkins Keep Middletown Beautiful – L. Mulligan Master Plan Implementation Committee – L. Mulligan Middletown Cemetery Board – S. Bohannon Middletown Moving Forward – L. Mulligan, D. Bronston (Alternate: T. Moon) Park Board – S. Bohannon SELF Board – D. Picard Tax Incentive Review Committee – D. Bronston Warren County Municipal League- T. Moon OKI Regional Council of Governments – L. Mulligan (Alternate D. Bronston)

(h) Approve the purchase of a Ford 4-door Explorer for the Middletown Municipal Court from Lebanon Ford, of Lebanon, Ohio, in the amount of $26,739. This vehicle is available through the State ODAS Cooperative Purchasing Program

(i) Approve the purchase of in-line valve insertion equipment for Water Maintenance from Advanced Valve Technologies, Inc., the only bidder, in the amount of $43,178.07. This price includes a trade-in of $10,000 for a Hydra Stop machine

(j) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with John Hovell for Tax Process Server services

MOTION AGENDA

{a}To authorize the sale of a vacant lot at 317 Charles Street to Graphic Packaging for $500 COUNCIL

COMMENTS

LEGISLATION

1. Ordinance No. O2017-02, an ordinance authorizing an amendment to the Community Reinvestment Area Agreement between City of Middletown, Historic Goetz Tower, LLC and Grassroots Ohio, LLC. (Second Reading)

2. Ordinance No. O2017-03, an ordinance authorizing a collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council (Dispatchers) for the years January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019, and declaring an emergency.

3. Ordinance No. O2017-04, an ordinance establishing a procedure for and authorizing a professional services contract with The Center for Family Solutions to provide victim advocate services, and declaring an emergency.

4. Ordinance No. O2017-05, an ordinance establishing a procedure for and authorizing the purchase of two power load systems from Stryker, and declaring an emergency.

5. Ordinance No. O2017-06, an ordinance establishing a procedure for and authorizing contracts for grounds maintenance for 2017 and 2018, and declaring an emergency. (No action requested until February 21, 2017)

6. Ordinance No. O2017-07, an ordinance prohibiting medical marijuana cultivators, processors and retail dispensary establishments licensed under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3796 within municipal limits of the City of Middletown, and declaring an emergency. (No action requested until February 21, 2017)

7. Ordinance No. O2017-08, an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with the Ohio Department of Transportation for the extension of the Great Miami River Trail. (First Reading)

8. Ordinance No. O2017-09, an ordinance changing the zoning classification for Parcel Number Q6542085000016 located at 2717 Yankee Road to I-2 (General Industrial District). (First Reading)

9. Resolution No. R2017-04, a resolution to make adjustments to appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures of the City of Middletown, Counties of Butler and Warren, State of Ohio, for the period ending December 31, 2017. (General Fund) (First Reading)

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Under the authority of O.R.C. 121.22 (G) (8) To consider confidential information related to the marketing plans, specific business strategy, production techniques, trade secrets, or personal financial statements of an applicant for economic development assistance, or to negotiations with other political subdivisions respecting requests for economic development assistance, provided that both of the following conditions apply:

(1) The information is directly related to a request for economic development assistance that is to be provided or administered under any provision of Chapter 715., 725., 1724., or 1728. or sections 701.07, 3735.67 to 3735.70, 5709.40 to 5709.43, 5709.61 to 5709.69, 5709.73 to 5709.75, or 5709.77 to 5709.81 of the Revised Code, or that involves public infrastructure improvements or the extension of utility services that are directly related to an economic development project.

(2) A unanimous quorum of the public body determines, by a roll call vote, that the executive session is necessary to protect the interests of the applicant or the possible investment or expenditure of public funds to be made in connection with the economic development project.