March 19, 2008 Agenda
6:30 Call to Order, Welcome, Roll Call
1. Approval of Minutes - Doreen Uhas -Sauer Vote
2. Treasurer’s Report - Seth Golding Information
Reports
1. Columbus Police Report – Officer Carl Johnson Information
2. City of Columbus Code Enforcement – Deborah VanDyke Information
3. City of Columbus Neighborhood Liaison - Steve Soble Information
4. Campus Partners - Steve Sterrett Information
Public Comments & Announcements (3 minutes allowed per speaker)
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Presentations
1. Columbus Housing Partnership, Inc. Victorian Heritage Vote
- Letter of Support request
Committee Highlight Reports
1. Zoning Committee – Ron Hupman, Chair Vote
2. Planning Committee (Green Plan Update) – Elan Daniel Information
3. Community Relations Committee - Richard Allen, Chair Vote
4. Code & Environment Committee - Tom Wildman, Chair Vote
5. Governance Committee Report - David Hegley, Chair Vote
Special Report
1. Mayor Coleman’s State of the City Information
Adjournment - Next Meeting – April 16, 2008: 2231 N. High St Rm 100
On agenda items marked “Information” ask questions or reserve comments for
clarification only. Further discussion should be held outside of the Commission
meeting.
Zoning Committee Motion Details
Kroger Site Redevelopment – Considered CPD for the site with a new Kroger store and other retail. Committee desires increased frontage on High St. and more appropriate location for loading dock so that truck traffic does not impact Courtland Ave. Tabled until April
Zettler Site, 253-267 E. 12 th Ave . – Apartment/Retail development - considered a revised CPD that takes into account last month’s discussions. Applicant to revise site plan and CPD text based on this evenings discussions and distribute to zoning
committee by March 15. Zoning committee’s recommendation will be presented at the commission meeting.
Former J.R. Miggs location, Neil & 10 t h – Applicant: Mike Salcone – Parking variance from 32 spaces to 2 to permit construction of bagel restaurant/bakery. Recommendation: approval of the requested parking variance and approval of demolition of the existing building.
1254 Courtland Ave. – Stickman Properties/Dave Perry – Council variance to permit specified additional uses in C3 and other specified uses in R4 district. Most of the property is zoned C3 but a portion is R4 and current use is not permitted in C3 or R4…Recommendation: Approval of the council variance as requested.
Demolition
2204-2206 N. 4th St.- Brick 2-car garage - Applicant: Jeffrey Rupnow
Recommendation: No recommendation will be made on this request; allow the 45 days to run.
Community Relations Committee Vote Details
To enter into Good Neighbor Agreement with Sloopy’s Bar and Grill (Good Neighbor Agreement follows)
Code and Environment Vote Details
Write letter of appreciation for Officer Carl Johnson’s service to the University Area as Community Liaison Officer
Governance Committee Final Reading and Vote Details
Proposed Language for bylaw changes voted on by the Committee:
Article I Section 7
Any election required in these By Laws shall be conducted by written ballot, which shall be tallied immediately and the Recording Secretary shall read each commissioner’s name and how they voted aloud into the meetings minutes. who will announce the results to the Commission. A voice vote may be held if an election is uncontested.
Article II, Section 4 Paragraph A
If a vacancy occurs in a district seat on the Commission because of resignation, death, disqualification, or other means, the Corresponding Secretary shall give public notice of the vacancy at least thirty (30) days before the date on which the Commission will vote to recommend a candidate to fill the vacancy. After providing an opportunity for persons interested in filling the vacancy to indicate their interest to the Commission, the Commission shall vote according to article I section 7 by individual, private ballots to select a candidate to fill the vacancy until the next Annual Meeting.
Article IV, Section 2 Paragraph E
The election of officers shall be conducted by written ballot, which shall be tallied immediately by two commissioners not running for an officer position. The two commissioners will be chosen by random chance at the start of the meeting. One of the vote counters will read aloud each commissioner’s name and how they voted an official tally of votes into the official record kept by the Recording Secretary. Official tally of votes will include name of Commissioner and the number of votes they received. A voice vote may be held if there are no contested offices.
Result: The first 3 articles were related to bring the Commission voting requirements into compliance with City of Columbus interpretation of the Ohio Sunshine laws. Therefore all three were voted on as a single block.
Article VI, Section 8
There shall be a Board of Elections, consisting of five persons appointed by the President AT THE DECEMBER MEETING PRIOR TO 180 days before the NEXT election with the approval of the Commission, none of whom shall be connected in any way with acandidate for the Commission. The Board shall perform all duties set forth in the Election Rules.
Article II Section 2 Paragraph B & C
b. A term of office for an organization commissioner shall be one two years.
c. A term of office for a group commissioner shall be one two years.
Key: Bold text is new, crossed out text will be removed.
