200 South Hamilton Road  
Gahanna, Ohio 43230  
City of Gahanna  
Meeting Minutes  
City Council - Special  
Merisa K. Bowers, President  
Trenton I. Weaver, Vice President  
Jamille Jones  
Nancy R. McGregor  
Kaylee Padova  
Stephen A. Renner  
Michael Schnetzer  
Jeremy A. VanMeter, Clerk of Council  
Monday, June 23, 2025  
6:00 PM  
City Hall, Council Chambers  
A.  
CALL TO ORDER: Roll Call  
Gahanna City Council met in Special Session on Monday, June 23, 2025, in  
Council Chambers. President of Council Merisa K. Bowers called the meeting  
to order at 6:01 p.m. The agenda was published on June 20, 2025.  
6 -  
Present  
Absent  
Stephen A. Renner, Michael Schnetzer, Trenton I. Weaver, Jamille Jones,  
Nancy R. McGregor, and Merisa K. Bowers  
1 - Kaylee Padova  
B.  
EXECUTIVE SESSION:  
A motion was made by Weaver, seconded by Renner, to go into Executive  
Session under authority of Section 5.40(g) of the Council Rules of Procedure  
to consider confidential information related to the marketing plans, specific  
business strategy, production techniques, trade secrets, or personal financial  
statements of an applicant for economic development assistance, or to  
negotiations with other political subdivisions respecting requests for  
economic development assistance, provided that both of the following  
conditions apply:  
(1) The information is directly related to a request for economic development  
assistance that is to be provided or administered under any provision of  
Chapter 715, 725, 1724 or 1728 or sections 701.07, 3735.67 to 3735.70, 5709.40  
to 5709.43, 5709.61 to 5709.69, 5709.73 to 5709.75, or 5709.77 to 5709.81 of  
the Revised Code.  
(2) A unanimous quorum of the public body determines, by a roll call vote,  
that the executive session is necessary to protect the interests of the  
applicant or the possible investment or expenditure of public funds to be  
made in connection with the economic development project.  
President Bowers asked for the administration to provide comment on the  
conditions having been met for the underlying motion's criteria. Mayor Jadwin  
provided an explanation regarding the need to discuss economic development  
assistance and attested to the need for confidentiality.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Renner, Schnetzer, Weaver, Jones, McGregor and Bowers  
1 - Padova  
Yes:  
Absent:  
President Bowers announced that Council would meet in Executive  
Session in the Committee Room. Council was joined by Mayor Jadwin,  
City Attorney Tamilarasan, Director of Planning Michael Blackford,  
Senior Director of Operations Kevin Schultz, Nate Green of the Montrose  
Group, Jodelle Carder of the Gahanna Community Improvement  
Corporation, and representatives of the potential developer. President  
Bowers noted that Councilmember Kaylee Padova would participate in  
the Executive Session via phone.  
Council rose to report to Executive Session at 6:03 p.m.  
Council rose to report from Executive Session at 6:59 p.m. with no further  
action.  
C.  
ADJOURNMENT:  
With no further business before the Council, President Bowers adjourned the  
meeting at 6:59 p.m.