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Council approves multiple zoning, fiscal and settlement measures; several items set for later reading
Summary
Delaware City Council on Sept. 22 approved a series of ordinances and resolutions including two opioid-settlement participation agreements, supplemental appropriations, and multiple development approvals. One large rezoning request was continued to a third reading for more public input.
Delaware City Council voted on a package of ordinances and resolutions during its Sept. 22 meeting, approving development plans, supplemental appropriations and participation agreements tied to national opioid settlements while sending one major rezoning request to a third reading for additional public comment.
The council approved ordinances and resolutions whose text and roll-call votes are recorded in the meeting minutes. Actions included approving a cooperative payment agreement supporting the Winterbrook Place public infrastructure project (Ordinance 25-50), rezoning and development approvals for downtown and commercial parcels (Ordinance 25-52 and Resolution 25-69), emergency participation forms for two national opioid settlements (Ordinance 25-54 and Ordinance 25-56 as amended), and a supplemental 2025 appropriations ordinance that included ordering a fire medic vehicle and funding adjustments for airport work (Ordinance 25-55). The council also renewed an MOU with the Delaware Morrow Mental Health and Recovery Services Board (Resolution 25-73), approved service commitments for a 109-acre annexation (Resolution 25-74), and classified a residential project for community reinvestment area purposes (Resolution 25-75).
Among items on the consent agenda, council authorized the city manager to apply for a 2025 Preservation Parks of Delaware County community park and trail grant (Resolution 25-71) and to support acceptance of the 13th amended joint Chapter 11 plan of reorganization for Purdue Pharma LP (Resolution 25-72); both consent items were adopted by roll call.
Not all proposals advanced to final action. A request by Berlin Station Road, Ltd. to rezone 66.75 acres from agricultural to residential plan unit development (Ordinance 25-53) remained under consideration and was tabled for a third reading on Oct. 13 after council members asked for more public notice and staff follow-up.
Council approved emergency suspension of rules and passage for three time-sensitive ordinances tied to settlements and budget needs because each carried statutory deadlines or reimbursement timelines.
Votes at a glance (selected items): - Ordinance 25-50 (Winterbrook Place cooperative & payment agreement) — approved. Motion to waive three readings (mover: Ms. Fraser; second: Mr. Hoffman) passed; final approval (mover: Ms. Fraser; second: Mr. Hoffman) passed by roll call. - Ordinance 25-52 (rezoning at 11 N. Franklin / Helpline property to MXPUD) — approved after public hearing; motion to waive readings (mover: Ms. Fraser; second: Mr. Schaefer) and final approval (mover: Ms. Fraser; second: Mr. Schaefer) passed by roll call. - Ordinance 25-53 (Berlin Station Road rezoning, 66.75 acres to RPUD) — public hearing held; council moved the item to a third reading on Oct. 13 for additional public comment and review. - Resolution 25-69 (Kemba Credit Union development plan at 900 Sunbury Road) — approved after public hearing (mover: Mr. Schaefer; second: Ms. Fraser). - Ordinance 25-54 (Purdue-related subdivision participation form for direct settlement) — emergency clause and ordinance approved to meet a September 30 deadline (mover: Mr. Schaefer; second: Mr. Ryder). - Ordinance 25-55 (2025 supplemental appropriations, including ordering a medic vehicle) — emergency clause and ordinance approved (mover: Mr. Schaefer; second: Ms. Fraser). - Ordinance 25-56 (subdivision participation form for secondary opioid manufacturers) — council amended emergency clause language to reference the secondary manufacturers and the subdivision participation form, then approved the emergency clause and the ordinance as amended (mover to amend: Mr. Schaefer; second: Ms. Fraser; final motion: Mr. Schaefer; second: Ms. Fraser). - Resolution 25-73 (renew MOU with Delaware Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board for a full-time police social worker) — approved (mover: Ms. Fraser; second: Mr. Schaefer). - Resolutions 25-74 and 25-75 (service commitments for Pine Meadows annexation; CRA classification for Northborn residential project) — both approved.
Many motions recorded roll-call votes by name; where roll calls are recorded in the transcript the motion and individual yes/no votes are entered in the official minutes of the city. For items forwarded to another reading or continued, the council explicitly set the next hearing or reading date in the meeting.
