Governance Committee – Oct. 2, 2013 – Meeting Notes

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University Area Commission | Governance Committee Report

Meeting Details: Wednesday October 2, 2013, Northwood and High Building, Started 6:10 PM and Ended 7:04 PM

 

Attendance: (P: Present, A: Absent, E: Excused, G: Guest, R: Resigned) Sharon Young (P), Bill Graver (E), Lucas Dixon (P), Jim Bach (P), Zacery Kenitzer (R), Doreen Uhas-Sauer (E), Terra Goodnight (P), Colin Oden (P) and David Hegley (P)

 

  1. Discussed if elections committee needed any support
    • First Day of voting is Wednesday October 30, 2013
    • Second and final day is Saturday November 2, 2013
    • No support was requested from governance, but volunteers are needed to work the polls.

2.  Discuss plan for annual Commissioner training

  • It was decided we should do training at the December Governance meeting ad see if the other Committees meeting that night would consider giving up their meeting time for a super Committee meeting.
  • Ideas discussed for training:
    • Cover the basic city structure of the offices and services provided by the City of Columbus
    • Ohio Sunshine laws and how they apply to Area Commissions
    • City code enforcement – Focus on rooming houses
    • Zoning items:
      • Have the city explain what is their enforcement mechanism when people violate a permit
      • Explanation on how the City works and where people  need to go to get services or their problems solved.
      • Ask the City to explain the role of the Area Commissions in City government – specifically as it applies to the UAC.
      • Discuss quality of life issues in the University District
        • Police issues
        • How to non emergency calls to the police
        • Code enforcement procedures
        • Consider having a presentation from Columbus 311
          • Develop a series of questions ahead of the presentation so they can prepare
            • Request all Commissioners think about things they would like answers to on all the areas covered by 311
            • Examples of questions:
              • If 311 is not taking care of a problem, as Commissioners is there someone we can call directly to facilitate getting the issue resolved?
              • What happens when multiple people call 311 about the same problem.  Do the priority on the problem change?
              • What is the process used by 311 to resolve a problem?
              • What basic functions are covered by 311?
              • What makes an effective complaint to 311 that will be acted on promptly?
        • Consider having someone from Code Enforcement come to speak
          • Explanation on how they function
          • What triggers them to take action
        • Explanation on the purview and purpose of the Environmental court
        • Consider having City Attorney Rick Pfeiffer come in to speak to many of the topics listed above.
        • Matthew Hanson of UDO offered to help the Commission line up people to speak from the city.

Next Meeting November 6, 2013 Northwood & High Building Room 100 @ 6:00 PM

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