+ City Council Meeting Agenda Monday, March 7, 2016 ~ 7:30 P.M. Louis J. R. Goorey Worthington Municipal Building John P. Coleman Council Chamber 6550 North High Street Worthington, Ohio 43085 Bonnie D. Michael, President Scott Myers, President Pro-Tem Rachael Dorothy Douglas C. Foust David M. Norstrom Douglas Smith Michael C. Troper Matthew H. Greeson, City Manager D. Kay Thress, Clerk of Council If you have questions regarding this agenda please contact the Clerk of Council at 614-786-7347. This agenda and amendments that may be made to it can be found at www.worthington.org City Council Meeting Agenda March 7, 2016 CALL TO ORDER Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance VISITOR COMMENTS SPECIAL PRESENTATION 1) Dr. Teresa Long, Columbus Public Health – Update on Zika Virus APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2) Committee of the Whole Meeting – January 11, 2016 3) Regular Meeting – January 19, 2016 4) Special Meeting – February 1, 2016 5) Regular Meeting – February 1, 2016 PUBLIC HEARINGS ON LEGISLATION 6) Ordinance No. 08-2016 Authorizing the Worthington Community Improvement Corporation to Execute a Lease Agreement Between the WCIC and Sew to Speak LLC for a Portion of the Kilbourne Building. Introduced February 16, 2016 P.H. March 7, 2016 7) Ordinance No. 09-2016 Amending Part Seventeen – Title Two of the Codified Ordinances of the City Regarding Municipal Income Tax. Introduced February 16, 2016 P.H. March 7, 2016 City of Worthington Page 2 of 3 Printed on March 4, 2016 City Council Meeting Agenda March 7, 2016 NEW LEGISLATION TO BE INTRODUCED 8) Resolution No. 10-2016 Approving an Agreement and Permit for between Level 3 Communications, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, to Operate and Maintain a Telecommunications System Within the City of Worthington Pursuant to and Subject to the Provisions of Chapter 949 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Worthington. 9) Resolution No. 11-2016 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement to Participate in the Franklin County Drug Task Force. 10) Resolution No. 12-2016 A Resolution Indicating What Services the City of Worthington Will Provide to the 0.10 ± Acres Located in Perry Township, Franklin County, Ohio, Upon Annexation to the City. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS Policy Item(s) 11) Gypsy Moth Treatment REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS OTHER EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT City of Worthington Page 3 of 3 Printed on March 4, 2016 City Manager Report to City Council for the Meeting of Monday, March 7, 2016 SPECIAL PRESENTATION 1) Zika Virus – Dr. Teresa Long, Columbus Public Health The Columbus Public Health Department provides public health services to Worthington. Dr. Teresa Long, Health Commissioner for Columbus Public Health, will provide information about the Zika Virus. A copy of her presentation is attached. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2) January 11, 2016 – Committee of the Whole Meeting 3) January 19, 2016 – Regular Meeting 4) February 1, 2016 – Special Meeting 5) February 1, 2016 – Regular Meeting 6) February 16, 2016 – Regular Meeting Recommendation: Approval of Minutes as Presented PUBLIC HEARINGS ON LEGISLATION 7) Ordinance No. 08-2016 – Lease Agreement – Sew to Speak This Ordinance authorizes the Worthington Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) to enter into a lease agreement with Sew to Speak for the Kilbourne Building at 752 High Street. Sew to Speak is interested in the main floor of the northern portion of the building. With this lease, the building’s main floor will be fully leased. Mike Simpson with NAI Ohio Equities advised the City and CIC on the leasing of the building. Additionally, the CIC Board evaluated the lease terms and talked with the owner of Sew to Speak to understand her operation and her interest in the space. Sew to Speak will complete the remaining work necessary to prepare the building for occupancy and renovate the space to be occupied. In recognition of this investment in the building, rent concessions are included in the lease. Office of the City Manager City Manager’s Report March 7, 2016 Additional information is included in the attached memorandum from the Law Director. The draft minutes from the CIC meeting where this item was discussed are also attached. Recommendation: Approval of Ordinance as Presented 8) Ordinance No. 09-2016 – Income Tax Code Amendments City Council passed Ordinance 42-2015 on October 19, 2015 to incorporate the required language changes to the City’s Income Tax Code in order to comply with the General Assembly’s enactment of House Bill 5. Since the passage of this ordinance, the Regional Income Tax Agency has provided some minor language revisions to be incorporated into our amended tax code. These revisions are considered to be clerical and not substantive. However, the proposed amendments are necessary for clarification purposes. Additionally, Ordinance No. 42-2015 requires the appointment by City Council of two members to a newly-constituted Board of Tax Review with a third member to be appointed by the City Manager. Language is included with this proposed Ordinance to satisfy the appointments to the Board of Tax Review. Staff recommends that City Council appoint Jerry A. Katz and Scott G. Heitkamp to serve on the City’s Board of Tax Review, and appoints Robert A. Oakley as an alternate to serve on the Board in the event one of the other Board members is unable to serve. These three individuals have been serving on the City’s Income Tax Board of Appeals. A third member will be appointed by the City Manager. A copy of the new Code reflecting the changes that are proposed is attached to the Ordinance. A red-lined copy of the changes being proposed is attached to the City Manager’s report. Recommendation: Approval of Ordinance as Presented NEW LEGISLATION TO BE INTRODUCED 9) Resolution No. 10-2016 – Right of Way Permit – Level 3 Communications Section 949 of the City’s Codified Ordinances requires that persons desiring to utilize the City’s Rights of Way to provide public utility and/or telecommunications services, other than cable television service, obtain a Telecommunication and Utility Permit. The City has received an application from Level 3 Communications for renewal of its permit. A separate permit was held by tw telecom, which was acquired by Level 3 Communications and is being consolidated under this permit. This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to sign the Telecommunications and Utility Permit for the use of the Rights of Way in Worthington. The permit is for three years. Recommendation: Approval of Resolution as Presented ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Worthington Page 2 of 4 Printed on March 4, 2016 Office of the City Manager City Manager’s Report March 7, 2016 10) Resolution No. 11-2016 – Drug Task Force Participation This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute the Drug Task Force Agreement for participation in the Franklin County Drug Task Force. Worthington’s Division of Police has participated in this multi-jurisdictional task force for a number of years, which offers a collaborative effort to combat drug problems in the region and Worthington. Additional information is provided in the attached memorandum from the Chief of Police. Recommendation: Approval of Resolution as Presented 11) Resolution No. 12-2016 – Linworth Road Right of Way Annexation In connection with the redevelopment of the UDF site at the corner of Linworth Road and State Route 161 and the resulting addition of a dedicated left turn lane on Linworth Road, the City has been asked to annex an approximate 80 foot strip of the roadway adjacent to the UDF parcel and the Keiser parcel to the north. The entire portion of the road lies within Perry Township and should have been annexed to either Columbus when property to the west was annexed, or to Worthington when the lots to the east were annexed. Accepting this portion of the roadway helps to minimize confusion between the various jurisdictions as to maintenance responsibilities. According to the City Engineer, including this within our system will not increase the burden on Worthington to any substantial degree. The Ohio Revised Code requires the annexing municipality to pass a resolution of services that will be provided to the land upon annexation and to deliver that resolution to the County within 20 days of the filing of the annexation petition, which was on February 29th. The full range of services is not included in the resolution as this is only a portion of a roadway. The annexation petition will be heard by the County and thereafter the City will be required to consider an ordinance to accept the annexation. Recommendation: Approval of Resolution as Presented REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS Policy Item(s) 12) Gypsy Moth Treatment The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has notified the City of the upcoming aerial treatment planned for a portion of Worthington to control the Gypsy Moth population and is seeking a letter acknowledging the information and stating approval for it. The Gypsy Moth causes damage to trees by defoliating the tree during its caterpillar life stage. It is considered one of the most destructive insect pests in Ohio. The ODA analyzes moth populations and egg counts and, based on this analysis, a portion of Worthington has been identified for treatment. The treatment consists of the single aerial application of a mating disruption product which is applied in early to mid-June at the beginning of mating season. The treatment, a pheromone, disrupts the communication between the male and female moths, preventing them from mating. It does not kill the Gypsy Moth. The portion of Worthington ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Worthington Page 3 of 4 Printed on March 4, 2016 Office of the City Manager City Manager’s Report March 7, 2016 identified for treatment is along Linworth Road in the area of the Potter’s Creek neighborhood and Castlecrest Drive.