Fairfax council adopts auxiliary police ordinance, approves paving change order and extends CRA agreement for FCA Realty

The Village of Fairfax council on Sept. 21 adopted three emergency ordinances and an annual tax-levy resolution during a regularly scheduled meeting.

The council voted to adopt Ordinance number 20 20 20, which amends prior rules to establish an auxiliary police unit for the Village of Fairfax and was declared an emergency so the measures could take effect immediately. The motion to suspend the three readings and adopt the ordinance passed on a roll-call vote; members present voted “aye.”

The council also approved a change order for the 2020 residential street-repaving project. The administrator described removal of an old roll curb on Arrow Pointe Way that damaged adjacent sidewalk and said the contractor agreed to replace the sidewalk at $8 per square foot instead of the original $14 per square foot. “So the total amount of the change order is $14,400, for 1,800 square foot of concrete,” the administrator said. The council suspended readings and adopted Ordinance number 21 20 20 to authorize the administrator to execute the change order.

Separately, the council adopted Ordinance number 22 20 20 to authorize the village administrator to execute a second amended and restated community reinvestment area (CRA) agreement with FCA Realty LLC for a real-property tax exemption under the village’s previously established CRA. According to the administrator and staff, FCA requested an extension because COVID-related delays prevented it from completing the approvals in the original period. Staff said the amended agreement extends the approval period to Jan. 5, 2021 and clarifies the timing of the developer’s annual fee; council member Mister Abbas said the ordinance “would ratify that consent and also approve the amended and restated agreement, which provides until January 5.” The council adopted the ordinance after suspending the three readings.

The council also adopted Resolution R 9 20 20 to accept the amounts and rates determined by the budget commission and to authorize necessary tax levies for certification to the county auditor.

Votes at the meeting were taken by roll call. For the adoption of Ordinance number 20 20 20 the roll call recorded affirmative votes from Miss Camarissi, Mister Ernst, Mister Kessel, Miss Resnick, Miss Lally and Mister Riffle. Ordinance number 21 20 20, the paving project change order, was adopted by an affirmative roll call including Miss Camarissi, Mister Ernst, Mister Kessel, Miss Resnick, Miss Lally and Mister Bridal. Ordinance number 22 20 20, the FCA Realty CRA amendment, and Resolution R 9 20 20 were adopted by similar roll-call votes with the same council members recorded as voting in the affirmative.

What happens next: staff said FCA Realty must submit final plans to the Hamilton County building department to obtain permits; the change-order work for Arrow Pointe Way was reported complete and curb work on High Street was scheduled to begin the week following the meeting.

Authorities cited at the meeting included the ordinances and the CRA agreement as described; no court cases or state statutes were cited during the discussion.