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Chair Shaffer called for approval of the motion summary of the Aug. 19, 2025 finance committee meeting and the committee recorded the approval after an 'aye' vote was called. The meeting then heard a multi‑part capital projects presentation from Public Works Director Bill Ferino and City Engineer Jonathan Owen, who reviewed airport improvements, equipment purchases, sidewalks and major roadway projects across the CIP.

After member discussion and questions the committee did not take any final appropriation votes for CIP projects during the meeting. Members moved to adjourn late in the session; the chair recorded the motion and the meeting adjourned at 4:08 p.m.

Votes at a glance

• Approval of the motion summary (08/19/2025): motion recorded and approved by voice vote; numeric tally not specified in transcript.

• Motion to adjourn (08/28/2025): motion recorded and approved; mover/second and numeric tally not specified in transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Delaware - Finance Committee","oneSentenceSummary","The Delaware City Finance Committee approved the Aug. 19 motion summary, heard extended presentations on transportation and public works capital projects, and adjourned after member comments; no CIP appropriations were approved during the meeting.","taxTitle","Delaware City, Delaware County, Ohio","taxId",65933,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6480234,"Delaware City expands refuse fleet, buys grapple truck and flags need for larger fleet facility",844,861920,1706070,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5690022-1e7d9774e6a78a175947daa09d7d61ea&start=861&end=1706","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5690022-1e7d9774e6a78a175947daa09d7d61ea/thumbnail_861920.jpg","/articles/6480234/Ohio/Delaware-City-expands-refuse-fleet-buys-grapple-truck-and-flags-need-for-larger-fleet-facility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480234-3cfae2725087a592744c2830b4668ccb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770480413&Signature=Dig4b4HsDmPgrtUlKH~dA5IgHp~Dl~vmzicTdcRM7zmAOMiOfSaX4z2AFUiq-wNEiyvR5Amsiz4f2yyXKe2DjwaD4K0fm87t-0S0Z1a6p2xRIxJJVidekz~SHatSb~2bZnzfJPP2bpooigCd7OvY0HrhzAcK-nOYk4DTNtgUKCormXK2r21wT94QGLCtqdUdzvrAm3pKMfQdeWkvoIwC7cnMKNzO9DYNCrZ5mqlsOVta0xFeSWM4TwKf~6xv8ZQgLF1aNFxScmRVvfx98EVoSDSaVgpqsNWBZY-8XK6u6cpzUayuzJUtjm3LsT8~9wvyf7oKnKic8d9QjDyjpM0Eew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Public Works Director Bill Ferino told the Finance Committee that the department has put recent and planned equipment purchases into the capital plan to improve efficiency and safety, and that a facility expansion is a near‑term priority to service a growing fleet.

Ferino said the city received a grapple truck this year — “a $237,000 piece of equipment” — that can pick up heavy bulk items and was deployed immediately after a recent storm to clear road debris. He said the grapple greatly reduces manual lifting and increases collection capacity for bulky items such as appliances and furniture.

“We're full schedule,” Ferino said about the city’s bulk pickup program, estimating the crew handles “probably over a 100” pickups per month and that bulk collection has moved to a weekly schedule on Thursdays with some customers occasionally moved to two‑ or three‑week windows to accommodate demand.

Ferino described the conversion to automated side‑load refuse trucks across the fleet; staff expect the fleet to be automated after purchase of one more truck in 2026, leaving two older rear‑load trucks as backups. He noted the automated vehicles cost about $500,000 new, compared with historically lower prices for older truck types, and said the city expects a 10‑ to 12‑year useful life with proper maintenance.

The presentation listed several other equipment items planned for replacement or purchase: a mini excavator for sidewalk and curb ramp work, an emergency response vehicle designed to deploy signage and cones with a protected operator station, a front‑wheel loader used for winter operations, and a forklift replacement to replace a 1988 unit now at the end of its useful life.

Ferino said the public works complex has five service bays but services more than 400 pieces of equipment; he told the committee staff want to add three service bays to reduce out‑of‑service time for fire and emergency apparatus and to avoid leaving vehicles outdoors where corrosion and downtime rise. The fleet expansion is not yet detailed in the CIP and will be evaluated with finance and design staff, he said.

No budget appropriation for the facility expansion was approved at the Aug. 28 meeting. Ferino said staff will continue to plan and return with cost estimates and potential procurement strategies, including design‑build options.","Public works described a new $237,000 grapple truck now in service, a full conversion to automated refuse trucks over the CIP, equipment replacements and a planned fleet facility expansion to add service bays to support the city’s 400+ vehicles.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6480238,"Delaware City engineers highlight $6M‑plus corridor needs, pursue grants for resurfacing, safety and neighborhood projects",1717,2152730,3869820,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5690022-1e7d9774e6a78a175947daa09d7d61ea&start=2152&end=3869","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5690022-1e7d9774e6a78a175947daa09d7d61ea/thumbnail_2152730.jpg","/articles/6480238/Ohio/Delaware-City-engineers-highlight-6Mplus-corridor-needs-pursue-grants-for-resurfacing-safety-and-neighborhood-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480238-da81cb2e0fb57e96fd45f398362dd4a9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770480413&Signature=LtdET0a-x9gikU3wGgnZYWEHkgdrgxBwOboglHno~LwnTegjLB~NYF-25sC2x3WE1CU-hE6WrHQ9DvO6hKGz~rcJ5kyC3je9CAWX~~jteoz9tlfyYa7CeAPw0R7gHn6lNjshWgqx55NPVJntVyS~QlC0ZwDBhi~TrJUijAC3LH0YQl3JaHxGsK20uyWwKbONqqqqAm7F5k0ocd52JxXcm9rgG6ahUIoqYS~4b--rgro3avnDY51WKrESsNeGvgOsB2gx9CORajgLpssjY5rZXpDvwPU1qxWws8tSMPhaoHdbkJ4KHTfhMxU9ZHKgDpdDjw56e0LpKsLvG~AeDVN0iw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Engineer Jonathan Owen told the Finance Committee on Aug. 28 that the city’s 5‑year capital improvement program includes several large transportation projects, some funded and some unfunded, and that many will rely on competitive state and federal grants.

“I call that our top priority project on the existing roadway network,” Owen said, describing an east‑side corridor project that staff estimated at just over $6,000,000 and flagged because the corridor logged more than 100 crashes in the prior five years and 23 crashes with injuries.

Owen outlined both funded resurfacing work and a set of higher‑cost projects staff want to advance. The annual resurfacing program in the CIP relies heavily on outside grants and local matches — the five‑year totals range from about $700,000 to $2.1 million per year in the plan — and the Ohio Department of Transportation District 6 has shifted its urban resurfacing program to a competitive application process while maintaining an 80% typical contribution, Owen said.

Among funded or largely funded items, Owen said the city won a safety‑program grant (ODOT pedestrian/systemic program) that can provide more than $2,000,000 — roughly 90% grant funding — to fill gaps in shared use paths and sidewalks on corridors including West William Street, South Sandusky Street, London Road, East William Street and Lake Street; staff expect construction in 2027.

The city will also pursue a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application for a Columbus Avenue neighborhood revitalization package that would combine water main replacements, drainage work, a restroom building replacement at Blue Limestone Park and shared‑path connectivity; the CDBG program can award up to $750,000, staff said.

Owen described an actively planned Glen Parkway railroad overpass design funded from a TIF fund balance the city has been accumulating; staff said the fund balance is sizeable and could be used to start design and right‑of‑way acquisition while the city pursues state and federal grants targeted at removing at‑grade rail crossings.

The meeting also revisited the longstanding West Central (State Route 37) CSX bridge clearance problem — the locally nicknamed “can opener” project. Owen said recently completed preliminary engineering shows the road can be lowered to reach required clearance without replacing the railroad bridge, and he estimated a total project cost of about $6,000,000. He said the project has repeatedly failed to qualify for the large state programs that would fully fund it, leaving options that include locally funding the lowering or pursuing interim safety improvements.

Owen said the Merrick Boulevard extension is on track — the extension from Cambridge to Troy Road is slated for construction next year with an estimated construction cost of about $8.3 million; a later phase including a railroad overpass and connection to Addison Farms is estimated at about $15.7 million and would be supported by debt service paid from TIF revenues and development‑related funds.

The East Central Avenue reconstruction from the point project to the east is under design with a public meeting planned; Owen said MORPC (Mid‑Ohio Regional Planning Commission) funding covers approximately 35% of the project and staff plan to pursue OPWC and other grants to fill the remainder. Construction timing would be 2028 if the city moves forward on the current schedule.

Owen closed with a brief list of additional CIP projects, from bridge/river path work with ODOT to developer‑driven intersection work near 30 Sixth and Section Line Road, and noted that some projects will only advance with accompanying development or successful grant competitions.

No formal appropriations were approved at the meeting; staff asked the committee to consider the funding gaps and said they will return with more concrete appropriation requests if and when grant awards are received or funding strategies are finalized.","City engineering staff outlined major transportation projects in the five‑year CIP — an unfunded high‑priority east‑side corridor needing about $6 million, a competitive ODOT resurfacing regime, planned sidewalks/shared‑path grants, and targeted neighborhood revitalization grant applications.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6480242,"Delaware City seeks state, FAA grants to fund airport fuel tank, paving and lighting upgrades",542,75305,617530,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5690022-1e7d9774e6a78a175947daa09d7d61ea&start=75&end=617","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5690022-1e7d9774e6a78a175947daa09d7d61ea/thumbnail_75305.jpg","/articles/6480242/Ohio/Delaware-City-seeks-state-FAA-grants-to-fund-airport-fuel-tank-paving-and-lighting-upgrades","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480242-10581c32f992bfb1c2ed5ac6ea9e02ff/orig.mp4?Expires=1770480413&Signature=ew8GiIC~CwlSabtFRxBy237mLbDnJa0O7QbWmhoTcjoPgn6FRCDQJhMLwCR~9SLNttLYhOS0lh5sYqUu4GoV9sB~HEYYm3npgaeHAB1jQsDTG5NrXkwMaqEoKc5yoyZHpRT9gWe8nchLKf0fHZ2uGVSHh55qZPEWHAoCu~xvHTKCrJ2sPMdkyi~1fSBCs8WEHiy3O1ds6h0N1w~5DWoD-vOrMySEveCMlKOtNcnm1C7NPLwToWnisMM~-DRcYOUhed~4GQRF6NtgURS6rARZHqlsCVyY-Rs8mrRqEUhNIGWvfvGvUdG~ZtmX1e6MULu-o7zD9F9DoNd1max8WW1s2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Public Works Director Bill Ferino told the Delaware City Finance Committee on Aug. 28 that the city will seek state and federal grants to fund a group of airport capital projects, including an application in October for a 20,000‑gallon above‑ground Jet A tank.

“we are going to put an application in October” Ferino said, describing plans to request up to $750,000 in state funding for a 100%‑funded grant to construct an above‑ground Jet A fuel tank and associated containment and security. He said the state recently notified the city of roughly $12,000,000 in potential grant dollars for airport projects, and that the fuel farm item became eligible under that program.

The fuel tank application would be separate from paving already under way at the airport: Ferino said taxi lanes around Hangars D, E and F are under construction this year and that hangar C1/C2 paving appears in next year’s CIP but is “pending funding, through the state.” He added that a maintenance hangar shown in the CIP for 2029 currently carries a $1,300,000 general‑fund line that staff expect could change if outside funding cannot be found.

City officials also described equipment and safety work planned at the field. Ferino highlighted the city’s work to replace an aging runway broom and said a new broom can cost more than $1,000,000 but that staff expect to be able to buy a used unit for about $250,000. He called runway lighting “as critical to the airport as the pavement condition,” listing a $2,600,000 estimated cost to replace runway marker lighting and saying the local share is currently estimated at about $190,000–$193,000.

Much of the presentation emphasized funding uncertainty. Ferino said the city still has some discretionary airport funds but that “projects from really this point forward after this year’s project are largely dependent on successful state and FAA applications.” He said FAA and state programs do not always fund the same items — historically the FAA and state have not paid to relocate existing fuel farms — but that the state’s recent notice opened an opportunity to apply for 100% funding for an above‑ground Jet A installation.

Committee members asked operational questions about tank siting, and Ferino pointed to a large open area at the airport entrance where the above‑ground tank would be sited. City Manager Paul Brake (first name referenced in the meeting) and Ferino also said the city will work with the city’s consultant to prepare plans and be prepared for a rapid construction schedule if the award is received.

Ferino and the committee also discussed a longer‑term governance question for the airport. The committee asked about a possible joint venture with the county, and staff said preliminary conversations have occurred about forming a new airport authority similar to arrangements used by other jurisdictions; staff warned any transfer would require FAA approvals and a multi‑step process.

Ferino said the airport projects are “a high priority” because fuel sales are a primary revenue source for the field, and that staff will pursue any grant or discretionary funding available to avoid using general fund dollars where possible.

Officials did not present a final appropriation or vote on any airport construction in the meeting; projects remain in the CIP or unfunded pending grant awards and further committee action.","City staff outlined planned airport projects including 20,000‑gallon above‑ground Jet A tank grant application, hangar/taxi lane paving, runway lighting replacement and equipment purchases; officials said most work depends on state and federal grants and FAA approvals.","actionData","errors"]

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