City of Gahanna Legistar System

A RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS AS PERMITTED

IN SECTIONS 3735.65 TO 3735.70 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE IN EFFECT

PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1994, ESTABLISHING MODIFYING, AMENDING AND

DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES OF A "COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA

#2," (GROTE CO.), DESIGNATING A HOUSING OFFICER TO ADMINISTER THE

PROGRAM, CREATING A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA HOUSING

COUNCIL; REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 7-91; AND DECLARING AN

EMERGENCY

ISSUES - From Director of Development:

Franklin County CDBG Funds:

White stated we need to make application for grant; asking for resolution authorizing us

to do so; this is one of our identified sources of funds; asking for $250,000 to assist in

funding a streetscape improvement project associated with Creekside; application has

to be in by the end of the month; in looking for funds to offset potential costs, it was

indicated we could be eligible for some funding; this resolution authorizes me to submit

the application; should we receive those funds will need to do acceptance in

accordance with terms of the application; in the event that Creekside proposal goes this

would also follow; funds probably would not be available until April next year. In

response to question from Angelou, White stated we have to show we've started the

process; can send the resolution once it's passed; how long will it be till we hear. In

response to question from Thom, White stated we should know by the end of February if

we receive this.

RECOMMENDATION: Resolution, Consent Agenda.

Christian Meeting Rooms:

White stated that McAlister had called and asked about this issue; they applied for a

conditional use application; we looked at their request; now that we have established

the Restricted Institutional District this property should be rezoned to that district; we

have taken conditional uses for churches out of residential districts; we recommended

that they get property rezoned; have started that process; a couple are done or in the

process; there is a cost associated with that; one expense is for signage for the

rezoning; we will be purchasing some of those signs; have to rezone our properties as

well; notified all of the churches twice; now speeding that up and attempting to get

those rezoned; all churches, schools, and governmental institutions; they did have a

conditional use that expired; is appropriate to have zoning application now; did pay a

fee for that conditional use application and they are asking for a refund.

RECOMMENDATION: Motion resolution, consent agenda.

Annexation - 4328 N. Hamilton Road, Cuppy:

Clerk noted that an annexation petition was filed for this property; need to do a services

ordinance; in order to get it timely to the County need a waiver and emergency on the

legislation.

RECOMMENDATION: 1st reading with waiver of second reading, as emergency.