Council Member· 2026-01-12 - 2029-12-01 (sworn in Jan 12 2026 per Organizational Meeting minutes of that date; month-level end: December 2029 per 4-year term from the Nov 2025 election, newly elected per the same minutes)
Kathy Parker-Jones
Hilliard
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 21
- Total speaking time
- 37:44
- Avg per meeting
- 1:48
- Segments
- 405
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Top issues during term (20)
Road, culvert, and intersection projects
$150,000 this year plus $150,000 planned for next year from the capital improvement budget.
Cancelling the Purdy Bull CRA tax incentive agreement
Ends the city's tax incentive obligations under the agreement.
Pedestrian/bicycle mobility and safety program
The city pays about $206,000 in design costs, with $150,000 authorized for 2026; construction is largely ODOT-funded.
Flex Employment Development on Anson Drive
The applicant has significant money invested and faces a closing deadline on the land this week, but no public dollar impact was identified.
Flock camera / ALPR program pause
Not stated.
2027 operating budget
The whole city budget for 2027 — funded largely by income tax revenue, with a 52/20/20/8 split across general, parks, capital and street funds.
Employee Compensation Study Implementation
Pay range maximums rise 5%, which affects future personnel costs across city departments.
Circle K gas station at Roberts and Alton Darby
A gas station at a busy corner captures sales tax in Hilliard instead of Columbus, though the exact revenue isn't yet known.
Hampton Reserve Ditch Maintenance
Up to $101,833 including contingency.
Cemetery Road corridor growth
Federally funded project; appraisal-based compensation to owners.
City Hall and Public Service Building renovation
Could involve significant debt financing for facility replacements — the cost of construction may in some cases exceed the cost of borrowing.
Hilliard Housing Study
No direct cost yet — but implementing the strategies (like home repair grants and pre-approved plans) will carry future price tags.
Hill Farm II West Final Plats
Five mills per residential unit assessed through the community authority.
Heritage Trail Extension land acquisition
Could offset a large share of the ~$600,000 construction cost if awarded.
68-acre Hayden Run Road annexation moves forward
Not stated; annexation would bring the property onto city water and sewer service.
Old Chase Bank Site Redevelopment (4056 Main Street)
CRA incentives reduce the developer's taxes in exchange for investment; specific figures weren't detailed.
Street sweeper replacement
$115,000 for the track loader after a $26,500 trade-in, plus $89,000 for the chipper.
Senior Van Program Eligibility
$35,000 in city grant funds, down $20,000 from the prior year.
2027 Community Grants Program distribution
$166,000 of a $200,000 city grant fund was committed for 2027.
Residential deck and porch variances in older Hilliard neighborhoods
Local taxpayers are on the hook to fund the city's legal defense in what could turn into an expensive court battle.
Decisions during term (255)
Recorded while Parker-Jones was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Hilliard Historical Society grant — $47,500
Hilliard Arts Council grant — $55,000
Home and Hilliard grant — $35,000 with scholarship condition
Hilliard Food Pantry Plus grant — $26,000
Patches of Light grant — $2,500
Approval of October 12, 2026 Committee of the Whole Minutes
Adjournment
Consent agenda (R-101 Elliott Road dedication; R-102 BZA appointment)
Ordinance 26-23 — 2027 operating budget appropriations
Ordinance 26-24 — personnel/pay grade ordinance
Ordinance 26-25 — cancel Purdy Bull LLC CRA agreement
Ordinance 26-26 — stop-loss insurance
Ordinance 26-28 — tax levies (passed via suspension of rules)
Resolution 26-R-85A — Alton Place / gas station parcel
Resolution 26-R-103 — Cemetery Road mixed-use PUD change
Resolution 26-R-104 — Harvest Pizzeria conditional use
Resolution 26-R-105 — place of worship at 4015 Wayne Street
Resolution 26-R-106 — Burgess & Niple water line agreement
Resolution 26-R-107 — police canine vehicle replacement
BZA-26-23 — Bes residence, 5349 Taylor Lane Avenue deck variance
Voting record (179)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Resolution 26-R-85A — Alton Place / gas station parcel
Opposes placing the gas station adjacent to apartments and townhomes rather than in the original commercial corner; concerned about traffic near the coming Anderson Meadows development.
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to recess to Executive Session for matter pertaining to the appointment of and compensation of public personnel Charter Section 2.1
Resolution 26-R-99 — Bridge and Culvert Asset Management Program (Burgess & Niple)
Resolution 26-R-100 — Equipment purchases for Public Service
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BURGESS & NIPLE, INC. FOR THE BRIDGE AND CULVERT ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (CIP T-174) AND AUTHORIZING AN EXPENDITURE.
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH OHIO CAT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A COMPACT TRACK LOADER AND WITH BOBCAT ENTERPRISES FOR THE PURCHASE OF A TOWABLE CHIPPER FOR THE PUBLI
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Ordinance 26-20 — leave with pay language (second reading)
Ordinance 26-21 — water and sewer regulations (second reading)
Ordinance 26-22 — Big Darby parcels to Metro Parks / Homestead expansion
Resolution 26-R-91 — 2026 TIRC recommendations (CRA/TIF compliance)
Resolution 26-R-92 — CRA agreement with Anson Drive Partners LLC
Resolution 26-R-93 — Main Street/Hilliard-Rome Road safety study contract
Resolution 26-R-94 — ODOT Cemetery Road shared-use path contract
Resolution 26-R-95 — United General Contractors fee amendment
Resolution 26-R-96 — conditional use for retail at 4002 Columbia Street
Resolution 26-R-97 — add Hill Farm II property to Hilliard Community Authority
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN CITY-OWNED PARCELS IN THE BIG DARBY WATERSHED REGION TO THE COLUMBUS AND FRANKLIN COUNTY METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT FOR THE EXPANSION OF H
APPROVING THE 2026 RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL ("TIRC") FOR THE REVIEW OF COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AND TAX INCREMENT
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH UNITED GENERAL CONTRACTORS FOR THE CITY HALL AND PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT RENOVATION AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.
APPROVING THE APPLICATION TO ADD PROPERTY TO THE HILLIARD COMMUNITY AUTHORITY.
AMENDING SECTION 161.49 OF THE CITY'S CODIFIED ORDINANCES TO REFLECT LEAVE WITH PAY LANGUAGE CHANGES.
AMENDING CHAPTER 945 AND CHAPTER 949 OF THE CITY CODIFIED ORDINANCES REGARDING WATER REGULATIONS AND SEWER REGULATIONS.
AUTHORIZING THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL AT 4002 COLUMBIA STREET KNOWN AS THE HAPPY CLOSET BOUTIQUE & BIRCH TREE HOME WITHINTHE OH-RD, OLD HILLIARDMIXEDUSE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT WITH ANSON DRIVE PARTNERS LLC.
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CARPENTER MARTYTRANSPORTATION, INC. FOR THE MAIN STREET/HILLIARD ROME ROAD CORRIDOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS (CIP T-147) AN
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FRA-CEMETERY ROAD SUP PROJECT (HILLIARD CIP T-162/ODOT PID NUMBER 120103) AND
approve the Consent Agenda by Voice Vote
ACCEPTING THE APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION OF 64.8± ACRES LOCATED IN BROWN TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO, AND ASSIGNING A ZONING CLASSIFICATION TO THE PROPERTY.
refer RES 26-R-85 back to the P&Z since they have not had the opportunity to review all of the changes.
AUTHORIZING THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR A HEALTH AND FITNESS FACILITY AT 4402 WEAVER COURT NORTH KNOWN AS THE TRAINING COLLECTIVE WITHIN THE M-1, LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
RECEIVING THE “2026 HILLIARD HOUSING STUDY” FOR THE CITY OF HILLIARD, OHIO.
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN STRUCTUREPOINT, INC. FOR THE CITY’S PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE MOBILITY AND SAFETY PROGRAM (CIP T-133) AND AUTHORIZIN
adjourn the meeting by Voice Vote.
direct the City Manager to pause the City's Flock camera program while we continue to listen and seek to better understand the nuances of this technology and continue to engage in regional conversatio
recess to Executive Session for matters pertaining to conferences with an attorney for Council concerning disputes involving Council that are subject to pending or imminent court action (Charter Secti
end the Executive Session.
ORD 26-19 — Annexation of 64.8 acres in Brown Township
RES 26-R-85 — Alton Place HCD subarea C7 modification referred back to P&Z
RES 26-R-86 — Conditional use for The Training Collective, 4402 Weaver Court North
RES 26-R-87 — Receive the 2026 Hilliard Housing Study
RES 26-R-88 — Pedestrian/bicycle program consultant agreement
Pause of Flock camera / ALPR program
Concern lies with the vendor Flock, not the camera technology or HPD's use of it.