Due to COVID-19, Ohio law now permits virtual public meetings (Sub. H.B. 197); this Council meeting was live-streamed on the City website via YouTube).]
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Amorose Groomes, Vice Mayor De Rosa, Ms. Alutto, Ms. Fox, Mr. Keeler, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Reiner.
CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION CARRIED 7-0 TO APPROVE THE ACTION FOR THE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA:
- Minutes of the April 27, 2020 Regular Council Meeting
FIRST READING/PUBLIC HEARING – ORDINANCES
Ordinance 13-20
Authorizing the City Manager to Execute and Accept Necessary Conveyance Documents and Contracts to Accept a 0.068-acre, More or Less, Sanitary Sewer Easement from Darshan Shah for Property Owned and Located at 8700 Hyland-Croy Road, Union County Parcel Number 1700240390000.
SECOND READING/PUBLIC HEARING AT THE TUESDAY, MAY 26 COUNCIL MTG.
INTRODUCTION/PUBLIC HEARING – RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 25-20
A Resolution Adopting the 2020-2021 City Council Goals.
APPROVED 7-0
OTHER
MOTION CARRIED 7-0 TO APPROVE AND CONSENT TO THE CITY MANAGER’S APPOINTMENT OF MATTHEW STIFFLER AS THE CITY OF DUBLIN DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Administrative Committee
- Motion carried 7-0 to adopt Committee’s recommendation regarding:
- Health benefits – pause on the analysis at this time as we navigate the pandemic crisis and resume further discussions in 2021.
- Human Resources Campaign Municipal Equality Index – to have staff implement mandatory education on LGBTQ issues/discrimination and for staff to appoint liaisons between the LGBTQ community and both the City Manager’s Office and the Police Department.
Finance Committee
Motion carried 6-0 with one abstention to approve the Finance Committee recommendations:
DUBLIN CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU – RESTART PLAN
The committee recommends providing $300,000 in funding subject to the following:
- Utilize unearned economic development incentives in the General Fund;
- Structure the financial support to maximize the likelihood of reimbursement under the CARES Act including a new appropriation and professional services agreement between the DCVB and City.
DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL – FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OPERATING EXPENDITURES
The committee recommends providing $360,000 in funding subject to the following:
- Utilize the Hotel/Motel Fund;
- Forgive lease payments on the Dublin Arts Center through December 2020;
- Defer $475,000 Dublin Arts Center capital project — currently allocated in 2021 in the 2020-2024 CIP — to 2022 and determine the path forward at that time depending on the level of support required by the DAC and the fund balance of the Hotel/Motel Fund over 2020 and 2021;
- Structure the financial support to maximize the likelihood of reimbursement under the CARES Act including a new appropriation and professional services agreement between the DAC and City.
2020 BED TAX GRANT AWARDS
The committee recommends taking the following policy position on 2020 Bed Tax grants:
- For events cancelled due to COVID-19, events will be eligible to receive reimbursements for expenditures as specified in the grant application;
- Funds appropriated for events held in 2020 will not be permitted to be rolled over to future years.
BEAUTIFY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS 2020
The committee recommends postponing the decision to award these grants until August.
SMALL COMMERCIAL LEASES IN CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS
The committee recommends taking the following policy position on the City’s small commercial leases:
- For Subway, forgive all lease payments while the Dublin Recreation Center remains closed to the public;
- For the Dublin Village Tavern and the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, forgive the lease payments for 3 months;
- Reevaluate this loan forgiveness prior to the end of the 3-month period for additional consideration;
- Authorize the City Manager to take the actions necessary to modify the lease agreements as necessary to execute the lease forgiveness.
Public Services Committee
- Motion carried 7-0 to approve the Committee’s recommendation to extend the contract with SHARE (the current provider of the Senior and Workforce shuttles) through the end of 2020, subject to a review of the funding plan for the remainder of 2020.
ADJOURNMENT – 8:09 p.m.
