[Call to Order: President Houk] [00:00:07] NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ELECTIONS. WHAT. WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. IS KILLING ME. HAVE YOU CALLED THE ROLE. MR SHOCKING PRESIDENT, MR. SCHLEGEL HERE THIS IS HOW HERE, MR HOLE HERE, MR BARRY HERE. THANK YOU AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF [Approval of Minutes] THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 20TH COUNCIL MEETING AND APPROVED THEM IS WRITTEN SO MOVED. SECOND SECOND MR SHOT KEY? YES. MR SLAVE. OH, YES, THIS IS HOW YES, MR HOLT. YES, VERY YES. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME TO OUR OCTOBER 4TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S [Welcome & Reading of Agenda: Pres Houk] [Presentation: Oath of Office] ALREADY OCTOBER AND WE ARE KICKING OFF THE EVENING WITH AN OATH OF OFFICE WITH MAYOR STAGE. TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE'RE GOING TO DO WE HAVE THREE AND I'M GOING TO DO THEM ALL TOGETHER. UH SO IF WE COULD ALL ACCUMULATED GATHERED HERE AT THE PODIUM. GREAT SKIS. KERRY VON. TERRY MOORE. SO THE FIRST MIKE YOU WANT TO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOUR YOUR STAFF? I DIDN'T EXPECT OIL IN. SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO TERRY ON. TERRY HAN HAS BEEN A PLUMBING INSPECTOR, NOW FOR US. 20 YEARS HE WAS WITH COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH. AND WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET HIM HERE. HE'S BEEN A LONG TIME RESIDENT GROW CITIES WHOLE LIFE PRETTY MUCH. GREW UP HERE ANYWAYS, BUT THEN DECIDED TO MOVE AWAY. BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET HIM BACK AGAIN. UH HE LIKES LONG WALKS ON THE BEACH AND TATS. 30 PARSONS. THANK YOU PINNACLE OF US. UH I'M SORRY. ANYTHING GREAT. SINCE YOU HAVE YOUR HUSBAND HERE LAST TWO YEARS SUFFER PENALTY. WHAT DO THE TWO FOLKS FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF THE SAME SAME POSITIONS THEY. SO WHAT WE DO IS JUST, UM YOU HAVE TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. AND THEN REPEAT YOUR NAME AND BOTH OF YOU ARE BUILDING IT. WOMEN. TERRY'S ELOPEMENT PLANNER. SO YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT YOUR DEVELOPMENT PLANNER. OKAY IF YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND THEN REPEAT YOUR NAME. I. ALMOST WHERE. WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. IN THE UNITED STATES. IN THE STATE OF OHIO. AND WE'LL BE THE LAWS ARE ROB. AND THAT IT WILL ALL RESPECT. OBSERVE THE PROVISION. OBSERVE THE PROVISION. OTHER CITIES, CHARTER CITIES CHARTER AND THE CITY'S ORDINANCE. PAY FOR THIS CHARGED THE DUTIES OF. GOOD. THAT'S NICE TO BE ABLE. REMEMBER YOUR JOB. AND TERRY YEARS OF BUILDINGS, RIGHT? PERFORM ORIGINAL GOT TO ENTER. THAT IS PERFECT. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. NO. WHAT? YOU HAVE THEM SIGN UP THERE. COLLAR. YOU DIDN'T YOU DIDN'T INTRODUCE TERRY. I'M SORRY. JUST TAKE THE OTHERS TWO SETS TO HIM. ONCE INTRODUCED TERRY. THANKS MARY. UM TERRY BAR IS JOINING OUR DEPARTMENT AS THE DEVELOPED PLANNER. AS YOU ALL KNOW, NOW, UH, TERRY COMES FROM SOME TIME WITH THE COUNTY YOU SPENT LIKE, TWO YEARS. THREE YEARS THERE. THREE YEARS WITH THE COUNTY PRIOR TO THAT HE ACTUALLY SPENT TIME IN THE BUILDING DIVISION HERE IN GROVE CITY, SO HE KNOWS BOTH. COUNTY PROCESSES WILLS GROCERY PROCESSES THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO. HAPPENS WHEN OUR DEPARTMENT HE'S FROM. WE UNDERSTAND HE'S DOING EXCELLENT JOB REWRITING HIS OWN CODE WITH KEN SO LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK WITH ERIC. ANY QUESTION COUNSEL. OKAY? SO GRACE WILL DO THIS AND OF YOUR ROB. NOT THAT THE OTHER TWO [00:05:02] CANNOT BE TRUSTED THAT THEY COULDN'T HOLD A BIBLE. THEY SAID YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY HERE. WE DO WANT TO GIVE YOU THAT CONSIDERATION. BIBLE AND YOU CAN PUT YOUR LEFT HAND HERE. AND THEN RAISE YOUR RIGHT. AND THEN YOU HEARD WHAT THEY BOTH IS. OKAY? YEAH. GRACE KEYS. YOU ALWAYS WERE. DOLLARS SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. OF THE UNITED STATES. AND THE STATE OF OHIO. ALL THE LAWS ARE OF. AND THEN I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. OBSERVE THE PROVISION. OF THE CITY'S CHARTER. CITY'S ORDINANCES. AND I THINK THAT THE CHARGE THE DUTIES OF. ALONG WITH HIM ABOUT TO ENTER. PERFECT THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS. UH, GRACE COMES TO US FROM, UM, A COUPLE DIFFERENT PLACES. SHE SPENT SOME TIME IN COLORADO AND OIL AND GAS. AND NOW SHE'S AND THEN SHE SPENT SOME TIME HERE LOCALLY FOR A PRIVATE FIRM. BUT GRACE HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE THE 15TH AND, UH SHE'S MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE ALREADY, SO. WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE OUR OWN BOARD AND WE'RE HAPPY THAT SHE'S SHE CHOSE US TO BE PART OF OUR TEAM. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU AGAIN. OH, YOU DON'T OKAY? UM ONE OF THE THINGS GRACE WILL WORK HAND DAILY WITH WITH NICK NICK. SO IF YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE MM. EVERY YEAR, UM. WE GO TO THE OHIO GS CONFERENCE. IT'S HERE IN TOWN. SO IS IT. IT WAS HERE IN TOWN JUST AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH. UM NICK CAME TO ME BACK AND DID IN JUNE AND ASKED IF WE COULD, UH, SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR BEST PRACTICES AWARD AND IT'S UM. OH GROUP WAS OHIO GEOGRAPHICALLY REFERENCED INFORMATION PROGRAM. HAS STANDARDS ABOUT HOW WE DO JS WERE ENTERPRISE FOCUS. THERE'S A LOT OF THAT GOES INTO THAT CRITERIA. SO THIS YEAR. THERE WERE THREE AWARDS FOR BEST PRACTICES. IT WAS FRANKLIN COUNTY, CLINTON COUNTY AND GROUP CITY, SO MAKE US HERE. AND MAKE IF YOU WANT TO. UM YES. SO WE USE SUBMITTED AN EIGHT PAGE APPLICATION THIS YEAR, AND THAT'S GOD SAID IT GOES THROUGH A VARIETY OF CRITERIA. ENTERPRISE FOCUS, USING GIS AS A DECISION SUPPORT TOOL AND. AND LOTS OF OTHER THINGS, AND YOU KNOW FOR US, IT'S KIND OF LEGITIMIZES WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING EVER SINCE I STARTED IN GROUPS CITY AND IT TELLS US THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH MOVING FORWARD AS WE CONTINUE DEVELOP. VERY PROUD OF THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. AND I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD SAY THAT WE WERE ALL SMILING UNDER OUR MASKS. IF OUR EYES WEREN'T DOING A GOOD ENOUGH JOB FOR US, SO ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS EVENING'S AGENDA TONIGHT UNDER LANDS WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 51 21 C 50 TO 21. C 53 21 C 54 21 C 57 21 UNDER SERVANTS. WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 58 21 C 59 21. UNDER FINANCE. WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 55 21 C 56 21 C 60 21 C 61 21 IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS. THIS AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. GREAT AND I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MR SHOCKEY WITH LANDS. THANK YOU, MADAM. PRESIDENT REMOVED MY MESS SO YOU CAN HEAR ME A LITTLE BIT BETTER. IN THERE SO I CAN ENUNCIATE ON THEIR FIRST ONE IS ORDINANCE C [Ordinance C-51-21 Accept the Annexation of 0.551 acres located at 2277 White Road. Second reading and public hearing.] 51 21 ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION OF 0.551 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES. LOCATED AT 22 77 WHITE ROAD IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP TO THE CITY OF GROUPS CITY. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, FRANKLIN COUNTY AND RECEIVED A PETITION FROM ANSI GEIGER ON JUNE 29 2021. THEY CERTIFIED [00:10:05] THE PETITION ON JULY 22ND 2021. THE PANIC, SANTIC ANNEXATION. THE ACRES SHALL BE, UH, SD ONE AND PLACED IN WARD TWO. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM CONSOLE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? SEE NONE. THIS ORDINANCE HAD A SECOND, MR MS WISE ON JUST SO SHE IS ON ONLINE REAL QUICK. ALL RIGHT, MISS WA. SO WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. SORRY, CASEY. WE TURN THE TV DOWN ON THERE. THERE SO. OKAY. HANG ON, CASEY. DROPPED OFF. HELLO. YES, THAT WE CAN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT? ANYTHING ON THIS ONE? THINK DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS SO THANK YOU FOR BEING PRESENT. SURGEONS HAD ITS SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING TO MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. YES. THIS IS HOW YES, MR HOLT? YES MR BARRY? YES, MR SHOT? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON COORDINATES E 15 TO 21 AN [Ordinance C-52-21 Accept the Annexation of 0.460 acres located at 2155 White Road. Second reading and public hearing.] ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION OF 0.460 CUSTOMIZED ACRES LOCATED AT 21 55 WHITE ROAD IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP TO THE CITY OF GROWTH CITY. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR FRANKLIN CARDY RECEIVED A PETITION FROM JOSEPH AND EMILY BUT CLUNG ON JUNE 29TH 2021. THEY CERTIFIED THE PETITION ON JULY 22ND 2021. PANICS, PANICS ATION. THE ACREAGE SHALL BE IN. ZONE TWO SD ONE AND PLACED IN WAR, TOO. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL YEAH. I THINK SOMEBODY LIKES THIS ONE. MR HOLT IS STATIC BEING HIS WARD HAS GROWN THE SMALLEST YOU'RE JUST GAINED TWO PROPERTIES. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? SATAN NONE SORT OF, SAID A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. IT MOVES IT'LL BE APPROVED. SECOND. THIS IS HELP. YES, MR HOLT. YES, VERY YES. THE SHOCKING YES, MR SCHLEGEL? YES. ALL RIGHT. ORDINANCE C 53 21 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE [Ordinance C-53-21 Accept the Plat of Pinnacle Quarry, Section 1. Second reading and public hearing.] PLANT. PINNACLE CORY, UH SECTION ONE SUBDIVISION CONTAINING LOTS 93 THROUGH 1 15 1 22 THROUGH 1 41. 1 54 THROUGH 71 75 INCLUSIVE AND RESERVES F H I J K INCLUSIVE ON THERE. I KNOW WE HAVE, UM, MR REEVES HERE TONIGHT. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS FROM COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS JUST THE LEGAL PLANTING OF THE PROPERTIES. FOR THE MAYOR IS JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I DON'T HAVE WE NAILED DOWN. THE BIKE TRAIL. YEAH. YES, MARY. WE HAVE. IT'LL BE ON A NUMBER OF SECTIONS, BUT RIGHT NOW THERE IS A LOOK AT THE ACTUAL PLAYING SHEETS THERE. THEY DIDN'T KNOW EASEMENT FOR THE PAST. SO THAT THAT EASEMENT WILL GO OUT TO THE TO THE WEST TOWARDS WHITE ROAD. GOOD CULTURE. YEAH. AND FUTURE PLAICE. THAT PATH WILL CONTINUE TO THE LAST. AND THEN ALSO CONTINUE TO THE SOUTH. ONCE THERE WAS MONTHS, THOSE AREAS ARE PLOTTED AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. SEEN ON THE SWORD AND SAID ITS SECOND READING PUBLIC HERE AND I MOVED TO BE APPROVED. SECOND. THE WHOLE. YES MR BARRY? YES MR SHOT KEY. YES LEVEL? YES THIS IS HELP. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ORDINANCE C 54 21 AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT [Ordinance C-54-21 Approve a Special Use Permit for a Drive-thru for Pizza Cottage located at 4065 Marlane Drive. Second reading and public hearing.] [00:15:08] FOR A DRIVER WINDOW FOR PIZZA COTTAGE. LOCATED AT 40 65. MARLENE DRIVE. ON SEPTEMBER, 10TH PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR PIZZA COTTAGE WITH ONE STIPULATION. AND DO WE HAVE THAT STIPULATION ON THE SCREEN I REMEMBER WAS TO WORK WITH. PUBLIC WITH OF URBAN FORESTER. WE HAVE AN ON SCREEN CERTAINLY READ IT JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE IT HERE. APPLICATION THE APPLICANT WILL WORK WITH THE URBAN FORESTER TO SELECT THE PROPER APPROPRIATE PLANNING FOR THE LANDSCAPE MEDIA. THAT'S THAT. DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE ON THERE? YOU STEP FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MY NAME IS DONALD KYLIE WITH KANE, A ARCHITECTURE AT 1 35 WEST DOROTHY LANE KETTERING, OHIO 4542. ALL RIGHT. DOES PETITIONER DO THEY ACCEPT THE STIPULATION? YES WE DO. WE HAVE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE'S SOME TREES AND SHRUBBERY THAT MAYBE. DISAPPEARED OVER THE YEARS AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE CITY TO PUT THEM BACK. RESPECTFUL PLACE. VERY GOOD. AND MR HOLT YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE THE DRIVE THRU IS. YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE ON THE DIAGRAM. ALL RIGHT? YES AND IT'S NOT REALLY IT'S A PICKUP WINDOW. IT'S NOT A DRAFT. THERE'S NO SPEAKER ORDERING SYSTEM TO CALL IT IN. PICK IT UP. GOOD. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL ONE. MR MAYOR, ONE COMMENT. THIS THIS, UH UNUSUAL LOT. MM. THE CITY OWNS. PROBABLY ABOUT 1/4 OF THE PARKING IF I REMEMBER RIGHT? YEAH, THERE'S A, UH. BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE IS WE'RE LOOKING AT IT, RIGHT. RIGHT JUST A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS. THIS WAS A OMEGA SERVICE STATION. AT ONE TIME, AND THERE WAS A HOMICIDE. AND BP, UH, DIVEST THEMSELVES OF THAT PROPERTY, AND WE PICKED IT UP. REMOVE THE TANK, SO I THINK THEY REMEMBER THE TANKS, BUT. UH THERE AREN'T MANY PLACES WHERE THE CITY OWNS PART OF THE PARKING LOT AT THIS CASE. AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT WITH. RUBY TUESDAYS AND OTHERS WE HAVE MAINTAINED. WELL, I THINK THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT. THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN. BUT PART OF IT IS OUR LOT. JUST ENOUGH. I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS A PERKINS PANCAKE HOUSE. WHO'S THAT? AFTER THE. YEAH THERE WAS A PERKINS BEFORE RUBY TUESDAY'S ENTITIES UNDER REMEMBER. ANYMORE, OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR FOR QUESTIONS. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU. SEEING NONE DISORDERS, HAD A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING TO MOVE AT THE APPROVED SECOND. YES MR SHARKEY? YES MR SLAVE. OH, YES. THIS IS HELP. YES, MR HOLT? YES? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME THE GROVE CITY. RIGHT? BLAST BUT AT LEAST ON LAYING THREE OF ORDINANCE C 57 21. ORDINANCE [Ordinance C-57-21 Authorizing the Appropriation of Property and Easements from Multiple Properties for the Public Purpose of Making, Repairing, and Improving a Public Road, specifically, the Demorest Road Corridor Improvement Project. First reading.] AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF PROPERTY AND EASEMENTS FROM MULTIPLE PROPERTIES. FOR THE PUBLIC PERSON PURPOSE OF MAKING, REPAIRING AND IMPROVING PUBLIC ROAD SPECIFICALLY, THE DEMONSTRATE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. DISORDERS HAS FIRST READING. SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON OCTOBER 18TH. AND MADAM CHAIRMAN. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MR SHOCKING. MR BARRY WITH SERVICE. TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO [Ordinance C-58-21 Authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a Franchise Agreement with Local Waste Services, LLC for Solid Waste, Recycling and Yard Waste Collection, Transportation and Disposal. First reading.] YOU. WE HAVE TWO TONIGHT C 58 21 AUTHORIZING THE SERVICE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH LOCAL WASTE FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICES. UM, THIS IS THE FIRST READING. ON THIS, AND THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING NOW AT SECOND READING IN SECOND READING OF [Ordinance C-59-21 Authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into an Agreement with Rumpke of Ohio, Inc. for Acceptance and Processing of Recyclable Materials. First reading. FINANCE: Mr. Holt] PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE 10 18. OUR SECOND ONE IS C 59 21 AUTHORIZING THE SERVICE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH WRONKI. THE RECYCLING PROCESS. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING SECOND HEARING OF PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE 10 18, AND THAT'S IT WITH THE EXTENSIVE LIST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GONE TO MR HOLT WITH FINANCE. THANK YOU LOOK, SICKNESS HEALTH ORDINANCES. C 55 21. AN ORDINANCE TO [Ordinance C-55-21 Appropriate $2,576,471.50 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the Current Expense of Mulberry Run Sanitary Sewer Extension Improvements. Second reading and public hearing.] APPROPRIATE 2,576,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSE OF MULBERRY RUNS, SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION. IMPROVEMENTS. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ANYWHERE. ORDINANCES [00:20:07] HEADED SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I'M MOVING TO BE APPROVED. THANK YOU. MR SHOT KEY? YES. TO SHRUG OFF. YES HIS HEALTH. YES, MR HOLT. YES, YES. NEXT ORDINANCE C 56 [Ordinance C-56-21 Appropriate $5,590,349.00 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the Current Expense of Phase 1 Demorest Road Improvements. Second reading and public hearing.] 21 AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE 5,590,003. FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSIVE PHASE ONE DE MARIST ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. THERE IS NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE AND BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR SCHWEBEL. YES THIS IS HELP. YES MR HOLT. YES MR BARRY? YES, MR SHOT KEY? YES. THE ANOTHER DE MERCED ROAD ORDINANCES C 60 21. BEAR WITH ME. I NEED TO READ THE LARGE [Ordinance C-60-21 Authorizing the City Administrator to enter into a Loan Agreement with Franklin County, Ohio in the maximum principal amount of $1,015,000.00 for the purpose of paying the costs of Improving the City’s Public Roadway System by constructing, reconstructing, extending, opening, widening, grading and paving, installing electric, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water utility improvements, lighting and conduit, curbs and gutters, ADA compliant handicapped ramps, sidewalks, multi-use trails, signage and signalization, traffic pavement markings and landscaping, and Acquiring any necessary Real Estate and Interests therein and providing for related site preparation, together with all necessary and related appurtenances thereto, and Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of any additional documents related thereto and declaring an emergency.] TITLE HERE. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO, PROVIDING FOR A LOAN TO THE CITY AND THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE MY OWN OF $1,015,000. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAIN, THE COST OF IMPROVING THE CITY'S PUBLIC ROADWAY SYSTEM BY CONSTRUCTING RECONSTRUCTING EXTENDING OPENING, WIDENING, GRADING AND PAVING, INSTALLING ELECTRIC SANITARY, SEWER, STORM, SOLAR AND WATER UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS. LIGHTING AND CONDUCT CURBS AND GUNNERS 88 COMPLIANT HANDICAP RAMPS, SIDEWALKS, MULTI USE TRAILS, SIGNING AND SIGNALS ATION. TRAFFIC PAYMENT. MARKINGS AND LANDSCAPING, THE END ACQUIRING ANY NECESSARY REAL ESTATE AND INTEREST THEREIN AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED SITE PREPARATION TOGETHER WITH ALL THE NECESSARY AND RELATED APPURTENANCES THERE, TOO. AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS RELATED THERE, TOO. AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. SO WITH ALL THAT MR TURNER WERE BOILED THIS DOWN FOR US TO WHAT THIS IS. YES, UH. SO THIS IS THE LAST PIECE OF THE FUNDING FOR THE DEMONSTRATE PROJECT. DEMOREST ROAD PROJECT IS A IF YOU RECALL THE TWO ORDINANCES, YOU JUST PASS A ROADWAY PROJECT AND THE SANITARY SEWER PROJECT WITH A TOTAL COST OF NEARLY $9 MILLION. THIS WAS A GAP IN THE FUNDING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GO OUT AND GET THE $1 MILLION LOAN FROM THE FRANKLIN COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK. SO. WHERE THIS IS ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT TO BE PASSED. AND, UH, I KNOW THAT. YOU HAVE REQUESTED, YOU KNOW EMERGENCIES BE LIMITED IN THE PAST. I KIND OF WANTED TO EXPLAIN WHY WE'RE REQUESTING THIS TO BE ONE READING AND PASSED AS AN EMERGENCY. WE HAD A SCHEDULE PLANNED OUT AND I BELIEVE IN ONE OF PRIOR MEETING I MENTIONED TO YOU THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS RED TWICE. BUT WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR THE EMERGENCY AND. ANYWAY OUR TIMELINE DURING ONE OF OUR BRIEFINGS WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY. THEY REQUESTED THAT WE CHANGE. SO UH, THAT'S WHERE WE WERE. WHAT WASN'T AN OVERSIGHT ACTUALLY. WE DIDN'T REALLY AGREE THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS, BUT FOR THE GOOD OF ALL. YOU KNOW WHAT I THOUGHT THAT WE COULD ASK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. SO TONIGHT ONE READING AND EMERGENCY IF YOU CHOOSE. I'M GONNA TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. BUT MR OR IF I COULD, UM, MR STAGE. THIS IS ANOTHER MASSIVE PROJECT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND GROCERY. I MEAN, WE JUST DID THE COMMON STREET EXTENSION BUT IN THE MARSH RUN PROJECT. BUT THIS IS MASSIVELY WHAT WE GOT. $9 MILLION, MAYBE, YOU KNOW. LANGLEY IN DOLLARS AND THIS IS PHASE ONE. UM SO JUST AS A MATTER OF DISCUSSION. THIS IS HUGE. AND. HOW MANY? WHAT'S THE LIMIT? WHAT? WHAT'S OUR TIME FRAME? YOUR WOOD CONTRACT. MARK ROB ROY. SO THAT'S THAT'S A SENSE OF URGENCY ON THAT. ANDERSON AND IT'S TIME. COURSE TO TRY TO COINCIDE WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW BROOK PARK SCHOOL. ALSO NO, JUST JUST ENOUGH. I THE WHOLE THEY'RE SHOCKING JUST TO. IT ONTO WITH THE MAYOR, SAYING, IF YOU LOOK [00:25:04] AT THE ROADS THAT WE'VE BEEN IMPROVING THAT HAVE BEEN NEEDED, SUCH AS BORE ROAD. HOLD ROAD WITH CROSSING THAT'S GOING THERE WITH THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE MASSIVE CHANGES OVER ON HOME ROAD WITH THE REEDUS. WE'D AGREE. I GUESS REDIRECTING THE CREEK THAT WAS ERODING THE ROAD MAKING ALL THOSE THINGS BETTER WE HAVE. THIS IS JUST AN ADDITIONAL PART OF MAKING SOME OF OUR. NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS AND ALL THE ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURES AROUND GROUPS THAT. THANK YOU. MR SHARKEY. MR TURNER. WHAT IS THE TERM OF THIS LONG? I'M GLAD YOU ASKED 1% FOR 10 YEARS. THESE ARE VERY FAVORABLE TERMS. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY, MIKE DID THAT GO UNDER OUR BORROWING CAPACITY? ALSO NOT. NO SIR. WE'RE WHAT WE'RE PLEDGING AN INCOME TAX RECEIPTS IN THIS PARTICULAR ONE, NOT THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF THE CITY, RIGHT? OKAY I MOVE. THIS ORDINANCE BE IMPROVED AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE. OH DO I HAVE TO VOTE ON IT FIRST AND THEN APPROVE IT AS EMERGENCY EMERGENCY NOW, MR MR CHAIRMAN, ARE YOU MOVING WITH THE RULES OF COUNCIL BE WAIVED IN THE WAITING PERIOD. SUSPENDED. YES. SECOND. MRS HAWKE. YEAH, YEAH. MR WHOLE. YES, MR BARRY? YES? MR SHOCKEY? YES, MR SCHWEBEL? YES. I GOT TO NEW RESIDENTS TONIGHT SO USE THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GET ANOTHER CHANCE. BUT THIS. OKAY. ORDINANCE C 61 21 16. NOW YOU HAVE TO MOVE TO A VOTE ON THE WHOLE YES, SIR. OKAY, SO THE EMERGENCY HAS BEEN PASSED. NOW WE'LL MOVE THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE APPROVED AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE. THANK YOU. BUT MR HOLT. YES YEAH. YES, IT'S TRUE. SHOCKING? YES. MR SHAPE. OH, YES, THIS IS HOW YES. OKAY COORDINATES C. 61 21 AN ORDINANCE TO ENACT A VOLUNTARY VACCINATION INCENTIVE [Ordinance C-61-21 Enact a Voluntary Vaccination Incentive Program for City Employees and Appropriate $300,000.00 from the Local Fiscal Recovery Fund for the Current Expense of the Program and declare an emergency.] PROGRAM FOR CITY EMPLOYEES AND APPROPRIATE $300,000 FROM THE LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND. FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSE OF THE PROGRAM AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. MR MR HOLD IF I MAY JUST A FEW PRELIMINARY LEGAL THINGS ON THIS FIRST. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT. THIS PROGRAM IS IN FRONT OF COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION, HOWEVER, COUNCIL IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM AS THEY ARE NOT EMPLOYEES. OF THE CITY OF GROWTH CITY, THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS. UM SECONDLY, HUH? INSANE FOR THE MAYOR. THAT IS CORRECT. AND SECONDLY, UM. THIS WOULD BE A TAXABLE BENEFIT FOR ANY EMPLOYEE WHO DOES. PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM JUST LIKE. ANY TIME WE GIVE MONEY TO EMPLOYEES, IT'S A TAXABLE BENEFIT. UM SO FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE THAT I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, AND MR BARROSO HAS, UM. OTHER INFORMATION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, MR BOZO. THANK YOU. CHAIR, HOLT. UH, AS WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THE SUBJECT OF VACCINATION TO GET ONE OR NOT. CERTAINLY. GENERATES A LOT OF EMOTION FOR THE PAST, ALMOST COMING UP ON TWO YEARS. MANY CITIES HAVE, UH, INITIATED PROGRAMS IN TERMS OF ADDITIONAL SICK LEAVE. GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES INCENTIVE PROGRAMS AND NOW THE THIRD STEP THAT. JURISDICTIONS ARE CONSIDERING HIS MANDATORY VACCINATIONS AT PRESENT, UH THROUGH THE WORK OF THE. HR DEPARTMENT, WE ESTIMATE LESS THAN 50% OF OUR ASSOCIATES ARE VACCINATED. H I SENT AN EMAIL TO, UH, CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 24TH. WHICH WAS WHEN WE STARTED. UH LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF THE INCIDENTS OF. COVID RELATED AT LEAST, UH, INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE CUT THAT, UH, COVID AND THOSE. ASSOCIATES THAT WERE AROUND PEOPLE WITH IT, AND THAT AMOUNTED TO 127 INDIVIDUALS. UH, I HAVE, UH, AT LEAST COME IN CONTACT OR HAD THE COVID. I ASKED TODAY IN TERMS OF THE HR DEPARTMENT JUST IN TERMS OF SEPTEMBER. WHAT WHAT EFFECT THIS HAS ON OUR WORKFORCE. AND JUST IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, [00:30:04] WE'VE HAD 126 DAYS OF ABSENTEE DUE TO COVID. 119 OF THOSE DAYS ARE FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE UNVACCINATED. SEVEN DAYS ARE VACCINE PEOPLE THAT WERE VACCINATED. CERTAINLY OUR ONE OF OUR. NOT ONE OF OUR MAIN GOAL AND OBJECTIVE. AND EXISTENCE IN THE CITY OF GROWTH CITY AS A HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S CERTAINLY RELATES TO OUR SAFETY DEPARTMENT. THE PLACE IN THIS PATCHES. IN TERMS OF SEPTEMBER. THE DISPATCHERS AND POLICE HAVE 84 DAYS OFF. GOOD COVID SERVICE DEPARTMENT 25 87 BUILDING APARTMENT 10. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THOSE TIMES ALL OF HELP. RESULTED IN OVERTIME. FOR OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND PUT A STRESS ON OUR WORKFORCE. WHICH CALLS US TO TEAGUE AND. AND WE BELIEVE THAT, UH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS, WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY INITIATIVE IN TERMS OF OUR EMPLOYEES. AND WE BELIEVE THAT CERTAINLY THIS. YOU CAN ARGUE FOR OR AGAINST THIS THIS INITIATIVE, BUT I CAN GUARANTEE IF WE DON'T DO NOTHING, THESE NUMBERS WILL GET WORSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND YOU KNOW. COMMENTS ANYBODY ELSE? UM LET'S GO TO ERIN FIRST. I THINK I'M GONNA ANSWER MR SLAVE BALLS QUESTION. JUST PASSING HUNTING, MR SMITH. YES, SIR. UM ONE OF THE QUESTIONS MR SLABAUGH ASKED BETWEEN CAUCUS AND NOW WAS, UM, HE HAD A QUESTION AS TO WHETHER ANYTHING THIS ORDINANCE COULD COULD BE CONSTRUED AS. HAVING AN IMPACT ON FOLKS WHO HAD A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION, ETCETERA. UM WHEN WE FIRST LOOKED AT THIS ORDINANCE, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS AND I HAD THE SAME THOUGHT AS MR SLAVE ALWAYS. WE TALKED TO OUR LABOR FOLKS WORK THROUGH THIS AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE FOLKS WHO CANNOT GET A VACCINE FOR VARIOUS REASONS WHETHER DOCTOR'S ORDERS RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS, ETCETERA. HOWEVER WE DO FEEL THAT THIS ORDINANCE HAS DRAFTED DOES NOT PUT THE CITY IN ANY POSITION TO BE CHALLENGED FROM THOSE INDIVIDUALS. IT'S A IT'S A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM AND THE FACT THAT SOMEONE CHOOSES NOT TO PARTICIPATE BASED ON EITHER MEDICAL RECOMMENDATIONS OR PERSONAL BELIEFS. THERE'S NOT SUBJECT THE CITY TO ANY POTENTIAL LIABILITY. JUST TO CLARIFY THANK YOU. OKAY, MR BARRY. MR SMITH. YOU KNOW, ONE OR ONE CONCERN IS ALWAYS THAT PEOPLE AREN'T SHAMED INTO DOING SOMETHING. SO UM, I'M SURE DO WE HAVE SOMETHING SET UP WHERE. THAT YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS NO PUBLIC LIST OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE GOTTEN OR NOT GOTTEN IT AND SO OTHER EMPLOYEES WILL NOT KNOW IF SOMEBODY ELSE HAS GOT. WE'RE NOT GOTTEN. BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE AREN'T CHANGED BY OTHER EMPLOYEES BECAUSE OF THEIR DECISION IN IN WHAT AND HOW THIS ORDINANCE SETS UP. THAT, SIR, IS THE FOLKS WHO WISH TO OBTAIN THE INCENTIVE UNDER THIS PROGRAM FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO HR PROOF OF VACCINATION HR, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE IN NATURE FILE ARE CONFIDENTIAL. WE ARE NOT SHARING THOSE, UM, SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT. SHOWING UP ON ANY PUBLIC LISTS, OR IT WOULD BE PART OF THEIR PERSONNEL FILE. THANK YOU, SIR. MR SHOCKING. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR MISSILE. OKAY THE $100 TO EACH OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS ON THERE. THAT A 10 99 TAXABLE TYPE SITUATION THERE. YOU KNOW, WILL THAT WORK? THAT WILL BE INCLUDED AS COMPENSATION TO THE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE. AND THEN, UM. SECONDLY I'M HERE IS THAT THIS? IT'S NOT IN THIS HERE, BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD EXTEND. THIS TYPE OF NOT NECESSARILY THIS AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION BECAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THE COST OF OVERTIME HAS BEEN. PROBABLY PRETTY HIGH WITH ALL THOSE FIGURES THAT PROVIDED THAT I WAS HOPING THAT WE COULD DO SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. LIKE THEY DO WITH COLUMBUS PUBLIC HEALTH. THEY HAVE DONE THAT WITH INCENTIVES, INCENTIVES WITH. THEY'RE USING THE VISA CARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT IN THIS PART RIGHT HERE. BUT I WAS HOPING IN THE FUTURE WE COULD DO SOMETHING FOR OUR CITIZENS. THERE TO INCENTIVIZE THE, UH TO GET BACK. AND IF I MAY, MR SHOCKEY. WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING OR WHAT YOU'RE MENTIONING THERE AND THIS PROGRAM. THE ONE THING I DID NEGLECT TO MENTION I APOLOGIZE IS THAT. WE HAVE LOOKED AT THIS AND WE DO BELIEVE THIS IS A PROPER EXPENDITURE OF THE RELIEF FUNDS THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SO I SHOULD HAVE LED WITH THAT. I APOLOGIZE, BUT. UM I MEAN, A LOT OF FOLKS ARE DOING THIS AND WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE THAT [00:35:05] THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURE SITE. SORRY FOR FORGETTING TO MENTION THAT. A UH I WOULD I'M HAPPY AND. PLEASED THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM VERSUS A MANDATORY PROGRAMS, SO I COMPLIMENT. ADMINISTRATION FOR THAT DIRECTION. CHRISTINE. MISSILE THANK YOU. UM I JUST WANTED TO HAVE A PRESIDENT THAT REACHED OUT TO ME AND I PROMISED THAT I WOULD BASICALLY VOCALIZED THE CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD EXPRESSED. UM RELATED TO, UH, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT SEEMS LIKE A SAID IT SEEMS LIKE A HIGH DOLLAR AMOUNT. UM TALKING ABOUT THE. PACKAGING OF THIS IN TERMS OF NO MATTER WHAT WE CALL IT IT'S A GOVERNMENT HANDOUT OF TAX DOLLARS. UM. AND YOU KNOW WE HAD WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION BACK AND FORTH AND. YET I SAID, I'LL RAISE THESE CONCERNS AND I TOLD HIM I SAID, I, UH, I HONESTLY. SHARE SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED AND I THINK THAT I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT. FOR ME. THIS KIND OF GOES BACK TO MARCH OF 2020 AND MY, UH, YOU KNOW, AND ALL OF OUR FRONT ROW SEAT WATCHING CITY STAFF. START TO, UM, DEAL WITH AN ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY HAD HAVE NEVER DEALT WITH BEFORE UH, MAKE DECISIONS IN A AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE IS A CONSTANT STREAM OF NEW INFORMATION. NEW SETS OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND KEY TO ALL OF THOSE EARLY DISCUSSIONS HAS BEEN PROTECTION OF OUR WORKFORCE, AND I'M JUST GOING TO FAST FORWARD TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND. AND I KNOW THAT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF THOUGHT HAS BEEN PUT INTO. THIS PROGRAM, WEIGHING IT AGAINST THINGS LIKE MANDATORY, UH, PROGRAMS, THINGS THAT ARE BASICALLY PUTTING PEOPLE IN A DIFFICULT POSITION OR PITTING EMPLOYEE VERSUS EMPLOYEE. UM VERY THOUGHTFULLY, UH, PUT INTO MOTION. HOW CAN WE PUT OURSELVES IN A BETTER POSITION? WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN. WE DON'T KNOW HOW IMPACTFUL THIS PROGRAM WILL BE. BUT I WILL. YOU KNOW, GO GO BACK TO THE THING THAT I HAVE BEEN ASSERTING ALL ALONG, WHICH IS THIS IS KNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC HEALTH. I BELIEVE THAT, UH, NOT ONLY DO I HAVE A COMFORT LEVEL WITH SAYING THANK YOU TO THE EMPLOYEES THAT. THE TAKE THIS ACTION BUT ALSO, I THINK STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, SAYING THAT AS THE CITY OF GROVE CITY WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO PUSH THIS COMMUNITY IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. I THINK THAT WE ARE IN A POSITION TO BE A ROLE MODEL, AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE CAPITALIZING ON THAT. SO THAT IS ALL LIKE. PENCE THANK YOU, MR HOLD. IF I MAY I NO. MR I KNOW, MR BARROSO EXPLAINED THIS IN CAUCUS WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN IT. WE ARE ASKING THIS FOR TO BE CONSIDERED AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE, WHICH. TIP WHICH WE KNOW THAT OBVIOUSLY IS NOT COUNCILS PREFERENCE. HOWEVER WE HAVE PUT IT FAIRLY TIGHT TIMELINE ON THIS IN TERMS OF ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT YET GOTTEN VACCINATED, TOO. TO BECOME FULLY VACCINATED, SO WE ARE ASKING THIS TO GO INTO IMMEDIATE EFFECT. SO THAT YOU KNOW THAT WILL ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET IT DONE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE IN THIS PROGRAM DOES END IN THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER, SO THERE'S ALREADY KIND OF A SHORT WINDOW THERE, SIR. YOU, MR SLIMEBALL. I'M JUST TAKING FIRM FOR MY OWN SAY THIS DOES NOT SAY SPECIFICALLY JUST ONE LIKE DESPERATE LIKE THE PFIZER VACCINE AND ALSO THE OTHER TWO MODERNA AND JOHNSON AND JOHNSON ARE STILL CONSIDERED EXPERIMENTAL THING. YES SIR. ANY OF THE APPROVED VACCINES RIGHT NOW, WHETHER IT BE THE TWO DOSE MODERNA OR FIGHTER OR THE ONE DOSE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON? YES, SIR. BUY ONLY CONCERNED WITH THIS ORDER WITH THIS ORDINANCE IS THAT WHILE IT IS. NICE TO SHOW SOLIDARITY AND WORK WITH THOSE WHO HAPPEN BACK STATED WITH MORE THAN 50% OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES NOT HAVING GOT THE VACCINE WITH IT BEING SO REALLY AVAILABLE. TO ME THAT SAYS THERE MAY BE OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. THEY MAY HAVE THAT THE INCENTIVE WON'T ALLEVIATE AND THEN IT MAY JUST BE A WAY OF. CONGRATULATE THOSE WHO GOT THE VACCINE WILL NOT INCENTIVIZING. THOSE WHO HAVE NOT. THANK YOU. YOU ANY OTHER COMMENTS. RIGHT THIS ORDINANCE SUCH AS ITS FIRST READING, AND I MOVE THAT THE RULES OF [00:40:03] COUNCIL BE SUSPENDED AND THE WAITING PERIOD WAIVED. SECOND. MR BARRY? YES. MR SHARKEY? YES, ASHLEIGH BALL? YES. THIS IS HELP. YES, MR HOLD? YES. NOW I MOVE THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE APPROVED AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE. MR SHARKEY? YES, MR SLAVE. OH, YES. MRS HAWKE. YES MR HOLT? YES, MR BARRY? YES? THANK YOU MISS OUT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MR HOLE. [Call for New Business] RIGHT LET'S BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR FORMAL AGENDA THIS EVENING AT THIS TIME, IF THERE IS ANY NEW BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION THAT COUNCIL. DID YOU SELL AND LET ME TAKE A LOOK HERE? LOVE. SPENT. WE HAVE A HAND UP MY BELIEF. AND WE CAN MEET THE PERSON WHO HAS THEIR HANDS. JENNIFER QUOTE, CHECK. YES, WE CAN GO AHEAD. WELL, CERTAINLY ASK YOUR ASK YOUR QUESTIONS. YES. JENNIFER. I SEEMED TO BE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. CAN YOU HEAR US, JENNIFER? NOW MUTED. BROOKE TRUCK HERE. WAIT. MAYBE SHE'S TYPE SOMETHING IN. THIS IS NOT OPEN TO PUBLIC COMMENT. HOW DOES THE NUMBER OF DAYS OFF QUOTED COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS? WHY IS THIS BEING DECLARED AN EMERGENCY MEASURE? SO. AND I WILL SAY THIS. MY APOLOGIES AS I'M SURE WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT THERE WERE THERE WAS ANYONE WITH THEIR HAND UP. DURING UH, THE TESTIMONY RELATED TO THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. UM, BUT I WILL SAY THAT. ONE THE FIRST QUESTION. HOW DO THE NUMBER OF DAYS QUOTED COMPARED TO PRIOR YEARS? THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT WERE QUOTED WERE ONLY FOR COVID. SO THIS EXCLUDES ANY OTHER ABSENCES OR, UH, ANY OTHER DAYS OFF. THE RECAP THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS JUST TIED TO COVID. ME TOO. AND THEN THE EMERGENCY MEASURE. I BELIEVE WE COVERED BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINE IN ORDER TO BE VACCINATED THERE'S A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEES TO BE VACCINATED. AND IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THAT TIMELINE, WE NEEDED TO GET THIS PASSED THIS EVENING. ANY OTHER ITEMS STAFF WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS RELATED TO THOSE COMMENTS. I GOT THOSE? YEAH. OH, YES, SHE COULDN'T GET THROUGH THROUGH MISERABLE TRUCK. YES CAN YOU HEAR YOU? YES GO AHEAD. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER WOMEN. HOPEFULLY YOU COULD HEAR ME TRYING TO ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE IN THE WINDOW AND AGAIN. MY APOLOGIES. UM BUT PLEASE GO AHEAD IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. OKAY SO A NUMBER OF MY BURNS WERE RAISED BY SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE, BUT MY QUESTION IS TO THE DAYS OFF. I JUST DON'T SEE HOW THIS IS ANY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER COLD OR FLU SEASON. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE [00:45:04] DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEN THIS MIGHT BE TYPICAL OF YEARS PAST AND THIS COULD BE THE ONE WHO WITH A BAD FLU SEASON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE NOT ASKING THAT QUESTION. OKAY. HOLD ON ONE SEC. DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO US RIGHT NOW OR SHOULD BE CONNECTED. YOU WITH. I DON'T HAVE THE DATA IN TERMS OF THE QUESTION THAT, UH, BE QUITE HONEST IN TERMS OF THE DAYS OFF IN COMPARISON TO SEPTEMBER OF 2020. BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY GET THAT WOULD BE MY GUESS THAT IN TERMS OF. I GUESS AT THAT TIME IN SEPTEMBER, THE MAJOR. TIME OFF WOULD PERHAPS BE THE FLU AND MAYBE IT'S CODE. BUT AGAIN, WE DIDN'T START TAKING. THE READINGS IN TERMS OF PEOPLE OFF FOR WHAT REASON? WE CAN CERTAINLY. YET WITH HR TOMORROW AND GET BACK WITH THE COLLAR. OKAY IF I MAKE PRESIDENT HOPE THE OTHER THING IS COVID IS UNIQUE IN THAT WITH THE FLU SEASON, YOU DON'T HAVE MANDATORY DAYS OFF AND OUR QUARANTINE AND OR EXPOSURES THAT WE ARE ALSO FORCED TO FOLLOW, BOTH AS FROM THE CDC AND THE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH, SO I MEAN NORMAL FLU SEASON. SOMEONE MAY NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS THAT COME TO WORK. THEY MAY HAVE THE FLU, BUT WITH COVID ONCE YOU'VE TESTED POSITIVE WE HAVE. RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE IN PLACE SO THAT WILL INCREASE THE DAYS OFF FROM A NORMAL FLU SEASON. THAT MAKES SENSE. I CAN APPRECIATE THAT STANDPOINT. I JUST I WORRY THAT THIS IS GOING TO LEAD TOWARDS A COERCION THAT THIS IS GOING TO FORCE PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO GET THE VACCINE OR CANNOT GET THE VACCINE AND THAT WAS SOMEWHAT BROUGHT UP IN ADDRESSED, BUT YOU'RE ALSO REWARDING THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY MADE THAT DECISION. THIS REALLY FEELS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE SETTING UP A TWO TIERED SOCIETY. AND I DON'T LIKE THAT. I DON'T LIKE THAT. YOU'RE USING TAX DOLLARS TO DO THAT I UNDERSTAND THE HEART BEHIND THIS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO MAKE THIS VOLUNTARY THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO GOOD THINGS HERE. BUT AS A TAXPAYER, I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT MY TAX DOLLARS BEING PAID TO COERCE PEOPLE INTO DOING SOMETHING THEY MIGHT NOT WANT TO DO. SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME MOUNTAIN. YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND LET ME JUST SAY NUMBER ONE IF YOU WOULD REACH OUT TO US. WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS IN THIS PUBLIC FORUM. BUT PRIVATELY, YOU CAN CONTACT THE QUIRK OF COUNSEL WITH YOUR EMAIL, AND THAT WAY WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE YOU SOME MORE STATISTICAL INFORMATION RELATED TO EMPLOYEE ABSENCES IN IN OVER THE PRIOR HISTORY, BUT I DID WANT TO TOUCH ON THE COERCION BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS VERY CONFIDENTIAL. AND REALLY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NO ONE WILL KNOW ABOUT. EXCEPT FOR THE EMPLOYEE AND OUR HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF MEMBER, UM, NUMBER ONE, AND I THINK THAT WAS VERY INTENTIONAL. I THINK WE REALLY WERE TRYING TO STAY OUT OF THAT, UM, ARENA OF AGAIN AS MR BARROSO ADDRESSED. UM THIS IS THIS IS PEOPLE ARE VERY DIVIDED ON THIS TOPIC, AND EACH SIDE OF THIS CONVERSATION IS ADDRESSED WITH PEOPLE THAT FEEL VERY STRONGLY, SO IT'S NOT ABOUT ARE TAKING THE POSITION OF. RIGHT IS RIGHT AND WRONG IS WRONG. THIS IS THIS IS ABOUT SAYING THAT WE NEED TO MOVE THIS THIS IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION AND I WILL SAY AS IT RELATES TO THE TAX DOLLARS BEING SPENT. THE THING THAT I'LL ALSO THINK THAT WE DIDN'T PROBABLY TOUCH ON SIGNIFICANTLY ENOUGH IS THAT THERE ARE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PEOPLE HAVING TO WORK OVERTIME TO COVER FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ILL, AND THERE ARE COSTS ASSOCIATED. WITH HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE WHO ARE. POTENTIALLY HOSPITALIZED DUE TO COVID. SO I THINK THAT EFFECTIVELY IN A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS. I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE ON THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE IN A POSITIVE SITUATION, NOT A NEGATIVE SITUATION HAS RELEASED A TAXPAYER DOLLARS. UP. MR SLIPPER. AND ALSO, MA'AM. BELLMAN'S REACH OUT TO ME WITH YOUR CONCERNS AS WELL, BUT THEY'RE NOT MISTAKEN. THE MONEY IS USED FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROGRAM IS NOT LOCAL TRACKS ON THIS IS FROM THE COVID RELIEF FEDERAL MONEY. WHICH IF NOT SPEND, IS SENT BACK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. CORRECT THAT'S CORRECT. SO THIS IS NOT, UH, CITY TAXES, NOT YOUR LOCAL INCOME TAX. THIS IS A FEDERAL BENEFIT THAT. UNLESS USED FOR COVID RELATED PURPOSES, AS DEFINED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IS THAT BACK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? SO EVERYTHING YOU CONCERNS. BELIEVE ME, I WORKED VERY HARD TO PROTECT TAX DOLLARS, BUT THIS WAS JUST. FEDERAL MONEY THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD SPEND IF WE DIDN'T SO MIGHT AS WELL USE IT ON OUR COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE FROM STAN? AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING ON AND I AGAIN APOLOGIZE [00:50:05] THAT WE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT YOU HAD CONCERNS DURING OUR DISCUSSION OF THE LEGISLATION, BUT I HOPE YOU WON'T HESITATE TO CONNECT WITH US IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. YOU THINK I APPRECIATE IT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER NEW [Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments] BUSINESS ITEMS AND I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MAYOR STAGE. THANK YOU MUCH, AARON. FIRST THANK YOU, COUNSEL. FOR THE VOTE. BELIEVE ME, WE HAVE SPENT HOURS UPON HOURS TALKING ABOUT THIS SUBJECT AND HOW TO HOW TO TRY TO DEAL WITH HER UNEMPLOYED BECAUSE. A GOOD PRESIDENT. CORRECT THAT EARLY ON. OUR OBJECTIVE WAS TO PROTECT OUR STAFF BECAUSE OUR JOB AS A CITY IS HEALTH WELFARE AND SAFETY IF WE DON'T HAVE STAFF TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE. IT'S GOING TO BE, UH, MAJOR NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE WHOLE CITY, SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL PROVEN THAT UM I DO HAVE A MARRIAGE COURT REPORT. FOR THE. MOUTH FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WAS $37,435. AND I'VE ASKED COUNCIL TO APPROVE IT HAS SUBMITTED. MOTION TO APPROVE THEM. THERE'S A COURT REPORT SECOND. YES. THIS IS HOW. YES MR HOLT? YES VERY YES. SHOT? YES. I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD, MADAM CHAIR. YEAH COMING OFF THE ARSENE ALLEY AND ALL THE OTHER ACTIVE WE HAD FOR THE LAST TWO OR THREE WEEKS. WE HAD A REAL BUSY WEEK LAST WEEK. AND WE OPENED THE BALANCE OF COLUMBUS STREET. NOW WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING A GENTLEMAN 101 YEARS OLD. I'VE GONE AWAY ACROSS THE TRACKS, AND ALL HE HAS DONE IS. TAKE ME THANK ME. THANK ME BECAUSE HE HAD THAT HONOR. UM, BUT THAT WAS THAT WAS HISTORIC EVENT. THE ACTIVITIES OVER THE WEEKEND. WE HAD THE, UH PET, ATTACH OR PUT THE. FARM ANIMALS DOWN AT THE GRAND HOMESTEAD. VERY GREAT, SUCCESSFUL. THE ACTIVITIES OF FAR APART WITH THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW, UH, TRAIN STATION. UH WE HAD THE LIGHTS TURNED ON OFFICIALLY AT THE BODY BALL. MM DIAMOND. AND THEN. LESS THAN THE ROSINE AND PEOPLE CITY BEAUTIFUL. SATURDAY MORNING. THEY JUST HAD ANOTHER INCREDIBLE. UM HAZARDS, WASTE AND SHREDDING DAY. WE DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS. AT LEAST I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER, BUT. IT WAS NOT QUITE AS HEAVY AS SOME OF THE PAST, BUT WE HAD ANOTHER INCREDIBLE WEEKEND BY A HUGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS. UM I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO THE FLYOVER VIDEO THAT I PROMISED YOU THE LAST MEETING ABOUT MARSH RUN. AND ONE OF THE REASONS IS THAT. IT GIVES THE MAIN ATTITUDE OF SOME OF THE PROJECTS WILL GET INTO BECAUSE IF YOU JUST DRIVE BY, UM. ON GAS ROAD AND LOOK OVER TO THINK. WELL, WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE? IT'S HUGE. AND WHEN I MENTIONED ABOUT DIFFERENCE ROAD, IT'S GOING TO HAVE THE SAME KIND OF SCALE. SO I THINK TODD WAS ABLE TO GET THAT DONE AND. MOMENTARY WILL HAVE A FLYOVER. YEAH. SO YOU THREW AWAY. TO THINK. MAGIC. CITIZENS OUT THERE HAVE BEEN VERY PATIENT. [00:55:05] ARE WE GOING DOWN AGAINST PARK NOW? RIGHT? YEAH. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF MARSH RUNS THERE ON THE RIGHT. VEGETATION WILL BE REPLACED. IN THOSE AREAS. AS YOU CAN SEE THE MOVE THAT MARSH ROTTEN. THEY'RE AWAY FROM HOME ROAD. GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. UH ON A SAD NOTE, WE LOST A, UH RETIRED POLICE OFFICER GEOFF TOWNSEND. I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MANY YEARS HE'S BEEN RETIREMENT, HE HAS PASSED AWAY. AND OUR. EXCEPT THAT THE TO THE FAMILY AND, UH, GUY, GREAT FAMILY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL. THANK YOU. CHAIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MR BARROSO? NOTHING TO GET AN ADDITIONAL. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. TRYING TO HAVE NOTHING TO ADD. THANK YOU. MR SMITH. I HAVE NOTHING THAT THANK YOU. IS KELLY. NOTHING FURTHER. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. NOTHING ALONG HERE. STAFF AND MR RUSH. THE PEOPLE ARE IN THE ROOM. ALL THE HEADS ARE SAYING NO. ALL RIGHT, MR BESTER IN THE BACK. ALL RIGHT, I THINK ONLINE, MISS CONRAD. I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND MR T. FOR THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR JUST ON THE LIGHTER NOTE, AND I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ALL SOLVED THAT THE GROVE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. KARA PHOTO ACTUALLY WON FIRST PLACE IN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD. FOR THE LIGHT. OHIO BLUE SPONSORED COMPETITION, ALL SOCIAL MEDIA THE, UH, PROCEEDS REALLY GO TO THE 9 11 LIVES THAT WERE PRESSED RESPONDERS WHO LOST HER LIVES HONORING THEM. SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR A GOOD CAUSE AND A GREAT GREAT PHOTO BY ARCHITECT R A P R PEOPLE, THAT'S ALL. SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH, THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. AND I ALWAYS SAY THAT NO ONE EVER OUT OUT BOATS GROUP CITY. WE REALLY TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY. AND I'M GUILTY AS CHARGED BECAUSE I WAS EVERY DAY ON EVERY DEVICE. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. MR VYDRA. FEATURE YOU OUT THERE. AND I THINK THAT BRINGS ME TO THE END OF STAFF OR COURTS KEEPING MUSIC. THIS IS SHE UP TO NO. AND I JUST I THOUGHT SHE WAS GONNA BE ON MANAGER. COULD I JUST. YES GO RIGHT AHEAD. WE TOOK BIDS. UH AS, UH YOU DON'T WANT FRIDAY FOR THE PINNACLE. SO THAT THE PINNACLE DRIVE GOING THROUGH THE PARK. THE ENGINEER ESTIMATE WAS $1,560,000. THE LOW BID WAS STRAWSER PAVING AT 1,314,000. SO WE'LL ALSO BE AWARDING THAT [01:00:09] CONTRACT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW KIM. ARE YOU STILL ON? YES, SIR. YOU MIGHT MENTION IN TERMS OF THE. THE PENNY OUR EXCUSE ME THAT YOU LOVE PARK PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING WE HAD AND WHEN CONSTRUCTION IS TO BEGIN, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. SURE WE HAVE PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING FOR BILL PARK ON LAST WEDNESDAY. UM THEY ARE GOING TO BE, UM, STARTING THAT PROJECT THIS MONTH. PROBABLY NEXT WEEK IS WHEN THEY'LL START MOBILIZING. UM THE PROJECT IS, I BELIEVE, UM. BROKE THROUGH THE WINTER AND IT'S THEY'RE LOOKING TO COMPLETE THE PHASE ONE BY JULY EARLY JULY OF NEXT YEAR, UM IN THE MEANTIME, WE'LL BE WORKING ON PHASE TWO GETTING THAT BIT OUT, SO HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE KIND OF A SEAM. SEAMLESS. UM UH, ROUTE TO, YOU KNOW, MOVING MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PARK. SO ONCE THEY'RE FINISHING UP PHASE ONE WILL BE ABLE TO START MOVING INTO PLACE, TOO. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO MENTION UM AND CAN I THINK COUNCIL PROBABLY WAS THE RECIPIENT AND ADMINISTRATION MAY HAVE VENEZUELA'S SEVERAL PEOPLE MENTION TO ME, UH, QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAD RELATED TO THAT. PINNACLE PARK DRIVE, UH, WOULD GUESS BECAUSE THERE WERE BIG BASED ON PEOPLE ON THE SITE, AND THAT IS WHAT STARTED THE CONVERSATION. PEOPLE WALKING AROUND. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO OUTREACH WITH THEIR QUESTIONS. AND SO I KNOW COUNCIL WILL HAVE WAS RECIPIENT. SOME EMAILS AND PERHAPS STAFF WAS AS WELL JUST KIND OF PUTTING OUT THERE AS MUCH INFORMATION. I GAVE THEM EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE AS PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD, BUT. IT WILL PULL SOME OF THE FEARS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF WHAT IF WE CAN SHARE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION. AND THAT BRINGS US TO CLOSING COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL, MR BARRY. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A NEW ART EXHIBIT IN THE CHAMBER. SO I HAVE TO READ UP ON THIS ONE. UM TAMMY IS WHO IS THE ARTIST ON THIS ONE. UH, ACTUALLY. YES THIS IS BRANDON. WE JUST GOT IT UP THURSDAY. WE'RE FINALIZING SOME THINGS. THE ARTIST THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. BACKED OUT. SO OUR CURATOR. LUCILLA LINEKAR FILLED IN AND THIS IS ALL BRAND NEW WORKS FROM HER. WITH A FEW OLDER ONES. FILTERED IN THAT HAVE NOT EVER BEEN SEEN OR EXHIBITED ANYWHERE ELSE BEFORE SO VERY NICE. WE'LL HAVE HER UNTIL, UM, MIDDLE OF DECEMBER. THANK YOU AND HATS OFF TO THE. TO THE CITY FOR THIS WEEKEND, A LOT OF GREAT EVENTS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE. UM THE PETTING ZOO WAS I LIKE THE PETTING ZOO. IT'S TOO BAD WHEN YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE THEM THERE PERMANENTLY. UM IT WOULD BE NICE TO GO BY AND SEE LAND LAND AND THE GOATS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ON THAT PROPERTY. UM BUT I DID WANT TO MENTION THE YESTERDAY WE HAD THE FIVE K NINE AND. WITH IT WAS AN EARLY DAY WE STARTED AT 5 30 PUTTING OUT THE MARKERS AND EVERYTHING, AND WE DO HAVE SOME DIEHARD RUNNERS IN THIS TOWN. THEY SHOWED UP WHEN IT WAS POURING DOWN, RAIN IT EARLY EARLY AND TOOK OFF. BUT. WE'RE I'LL GET SOME EXACT NUMBERS, BUT WE'RE WELL OVER 500 PEOPLE, PARTICIPANTS AND I'LL HAVE MORE STILL COUNTING THE DONATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THIS ALL REPORT THAT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, BUT. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD DAY FOR RUNNING AND WALKING JUST BECAUSE IT HAD A NICE LITTLE MIST AND WHICH ALL THE RUNNERS AND EVEN THE DOGS LOVE. SO UM, IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. SO THANK YOU ALL. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. IS THERE, HOPE NOTHING FURTHER FOR ME. THANK YOU. MR SHARKEY? NOTHING FOR ME. IT'S YOUR SLEEP OFF. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE NOTHING THAT. GREAT I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY WHAT A GREAT EFFORT HONESTLY, THE AUTUMN ADVENTURES CALENDAR FOR THE WEEKEND. UM IT WAS GREAT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS FANTASTIC. HOW THERE WAS SO MUCH ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF. OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND, UM AND SO MUCH GOING ON. IT WAS QUITE AN EFFORT, AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT GLAD TO SEE THAT WE GOT THOSE CONCERTS RESCHEDULED. WE GOT. WE GOT A LOT INTO THE CALENDAR THIS PAST WEEKEND. UM AND OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. I DON'T HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN AND ALL I CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN. OKAY. OCTOBER, THE 18TH. IT'S THE NEXT MEETING. YOU THINK AN ACCOUNTANT COULD ADD 14 BEFORE, RIGHT? OH PARALYZED, SO WE WILL [01:05:04] SEE YOU THEN AT 6 30 FOR CAUCUS SEVEN O'CLOCK MEETING. AND FOR THIS EVENING WE ARE DURING * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.