to councilman Brian:
Brian,
I am disappointed, you let them manuever behind your back, obviously the Law Director had to research this before the meeting, at the request of either Fix or the Mayor... see transcript below...Please bring your appointment book next time to head them off at the pass.
From one who has seen so much in the past on city council...remember the councilmatic waiver days from the Bushman era...when annexations and rezonings did not even go to committee for any consideration...they went straight to full council, no debate, and emergency legislation passage, quite a few pre annexation agreements that you are saddled with today, rezonings and fee waivers for developers that have cost the city many millions of dollars,were handled this way from 1999 on, yes ...I said no debate, public hearing, nothing...I was looking for Shaver to resurect this, thankfully he did not but he did go down that road and it is the wrong road.
I cannot seee the rush here...somebody knows why.
I urge one of the four votes to reconsider, yes an agreement with the township is desired by all, but only a fair agreement, both sides will have to give up something.
I can also see other partners apparent if Pickerington does not forge a cooperative agreement, Canal, Lithopolis, Carrol! If I were you.... I would check commercial real estate listings, maybe somebody wants to sell some land, lots of land, and not be saddled by city design standards or impact fees and maybe they are pushing this agreement in its current form in order to maximize their return on the raw land.
exerpt below:
Mr. Hartmann: I have looked, and I can refer you to the section, it is Section 220.04(G), ?“Mandatory Referral.?” All it says is, ?“All ordinances and resolutions shall be referred to an appropriate committee for review and recommendation prior to final action by Council.?” When I read that, all it means is there is always going to be overlapping committees that could hear things. We?’ve had things that have been in two committees, and there is nothing that prohibits it from being moved from one committee to another. I?’ve read through the entire Administrative Code and talked with Lynda if there has ever been anything that came up in the past, and also the way I read this is, and how I believe it has worked in the past, is that we have had things before Council simultaneous with it being in committee. So, I mean that is also an option. I don?’t think it requires anybody but one council member wanting to put something on the agenda. That is one of your rights under your Charter, that you can propose legislation. I mean, if it would get voted down at council, then obviously in the committee it would be, I assume, dead, but it can be put before a vote without council manic action either, it just cannot pass finally without council manic action or
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Brian,
I am disappointed, you let them manuever behind your back, obviously the Law Director had to research this before the meeting, at the request of either Fix or the Mayor... see transcript below...Please bring your appointment book next time to head them off at the pass.
From one who has seen so much in the past on city council...remember the councilmatic waiver days from the Bushman era...when annexations and rezonings did not even go to committee for any consideration...they went straight to full council, no debate, and emergency legislation passage, quite a few pre annexation agreements that you are saddled with today, rezonings and fee waivers for developers that have cost the city many millions of dollars,were handled this way from 1999 on, yes ...I said no debate, public hearing, nothing...I was looking for Shaver to resurect this, thankfully he did not but he did go down that road and it is the wrong road.
I cannot seee the rush here...somebody knows why.
I urge one of the four votes to reconsider, yes an agreement with the township is desired by all, but only a fair agreement, both sides will have to give up something.
I can also see other partners apparent if Pickerington does not forge a cooperative agreement, Canal, Lithopolis, Carrol! If I were you.... I would check commercial real estate listings, maybe somebody wants to sell some land, lots of land, and not be saddled by city design standards or impact fees and maybe they are pushing this agreement in its current form in order to maximize their return on the raw land.
exerpt below:
Mr. Hartmann: I have looked, and I can refer you to the section, it is Section 220.04(G), ?“Mandatory Referral.?” All it says is, ?“All ordinances and resolutions shall be referred to an appropriate committee for review and recommendation prior to final action by Council.?” When I read that, all it means is there is always going to be overlapping committees that could hear things. We?’ve had things that have been in two committees, and there is nothing that prohibits it from being moved from one committee to another. I?’ve read through the entire Administrative Code and talked with Lynda if there has ever been anything that came up in the past, and also the way I read this is, and how I believe it has worked in the past, is that we have had things before Council simultaneous with it being in committee. So, I mean that is also an option. I don?’t think it requires anybody but one council member wanting to put something on the agenda. That is one of your rights under your Charter, that you can propose legislation. I mean, if it would get voted down at council, then obviously in the committee it would be, I assume, dead, but it can be put before a vote without council manic action either, it just cannot pass finally without council manic action or
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