[Call to Order: President Berry]
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GROW. CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? BUT YOU BELIEVE. REPUBLIC FOR WHICH ONE DAY. OTHERS. THIRD.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. WHEN YOU WANT ALL RIGHT. MR SHARKEY PRESIDENT, MR CEDRAS. HERE MR BARRY HERE, MR HOLT. MRS HELP HERE. I WOULD MOVE TO EXCUSE MR HOUSE. EXCUSE ME, MR HOLT. SORRY ABOUT CHRISTINE. OKAY IF HE WAS HERE SOME MOVIE. YOU HAVE A 2ND 2ND. MR SHARKEY? YES, MR SIEGRIST. YES, MR BARRY? YES? THIS IS HELP. YES. WE HAVE THE MINUTES TO APPROVE FROM THE
[Approval of Minutes]
PREVIOUS MEETING. FUNCTION TO APPROVED IN MINUTES. SECOND PROOF. MR SEACREST. YES, VERY.YES THIS IS HELP. YES, CHUCKY? YES? SO BEFORE WE READ THE AGENDA TONIGHT, I BELIEVE THE MAYOR'S GOT A COUPLE OF SWEARING INSTITUTE. WE HAVE SEVERAL. OKAY, WE'LL TRY TO GROUP. IT'S AMAZING. I CAN, YOU KNOW? YEAH. WHY DON'T WE GO WITH YOUR GROUP FIRST? KEEP DIVERSITY BEAUTIFUL.
MARK. ARE YOU STILL ON? UM I YEAH, I AM.
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THANKS. SO, UM YES, RANGER WRITING. I AND THEN REPEAT YOUR NAME. ALWAYS WEAR IT'LL SUPPORT CONSTITUTIONAL UNDERSTATES. AND UNDER STATE OF OHIO. FAITHFULLY. THE OLD B. THE LAWS ARE OF AND I WILL AND I'LL RESPECT OBSERVE THE PROVISION. OF THE CITY'S CHARTER. STATES ORDERS AND WILL FACE THE DISCHARGE. THE DUTIES OF KEEP GROSS A BEAUTIFUL. PAUL WAS ABOUT TO END. YES. YOU HAVE THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER HOURS. WELL. 700 AND THE TERMS OF TRASH.INCREDIBLE. BUT THIS GROUP IS ONE WAS OTHER THAN THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED. ABOUT ONE WE FORMED THE WHEN THE SIX CHARTER WAS DRAFTED. YOU ACTUALLY LIKE THE THIRD OLDEST ON WHICH IS ABOUT 30 YEARS OLD, SO THAT'S WORKED OUT VERY WELL AND MARK'S JUST BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO US. THAT WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY LONG. THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH.
WELL, SHE GOT THAT'S IT. OKAY, VERY GOOD. THAT MR PRESIDENT THAT. TAKES CARE OF THIS MORNING IS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN RIGHT? OKAY SOMEBODY COMES IN BY THE END OF THE
[Welcome & Reading of Agenda: Pres Berry]
MEETING. WE CAN TAKE THEM IN. BIG MAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA UNDER LANDS . WE HAVE ORDINANCE SEO WON 22 RESOLUTIONS CR 59 21 UNDER SERVICE ORDINANCE COATUE 22 UNDER FINANCE OR CONCEALED 3 22 OR DID SEO 4 22 AT ALL. BE CONSISTENT THAT FIRST READING OF THOSE ITEMS, AND IF THERE'S NO CHANGES WE WILL MOVE TO MR SHOCKEY UNDER LANDS. THANK YOU,[Ordinance C-01-22 Accept the Annexation of 0.523 acres located South of White Road and East of Hunting Creek in Jackson Township to the City of Grove City. Second reading and public hearing.]
MR PRESIDENT. ORDINANCE SEE 01 22 IN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION OF 0.5 TO THREE PLUS OR MINUS ACRES. LOCATED SELF WIDE ROAD EAST OF HUNTING CREEK IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP TO THE CITY OF GROWTH CITY. ANNEXATION WAS FILED ON OCTOBER 5TH 2021 WITH THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, AND IN OCTOBER 22ND BUT PROCEED THAT THEIR PROCEEDINGS APPROVED THE ANNEXATION. SECTION TWO SETS THE ZONING AS SF ONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CALL MY BOZO OR BUILDING AND ZONING DEVELOPMENT PERSON FOR QUESTIONS ON THIS LOT SIZES JUST SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR SF ONE. THIS IS A LOT RIGHT NEXT TO THE LUTHERAN CHURCH RIGHT ON WHITE ROAD. BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR NEXT TO THE WHITE ROAD. THANK YOU. SO AT THIS TIME, THE WAY WAS COMING NOW WOULD BE A NONCONFORMING USE AND DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE S F ONE ZONING. SO THE REASON WHY IT DOESN'T END THERE. MIKE IS BECAUSE MAINLY THE MAIN REASON IS A LOT WITH A LOT WITH IS SMALLER THAN WHAT S F ONE ZONING WOULD REQUIRE, AS IF ONE REQUIRES 120 FT. LIKE FOR A NICHE WHERE THIS LOT HAS LESS THAN THAT, BUT IT HAS MORE THAN 100 FT. OF LOT FRONTAGE WHICH WOULD MEET THE SF TWO ZONING.OKAY SO IF THIS WAS DUE TO BE APPROVED THIS EVENING UM, COULD HOUSE BE BUILT WITH THIS ZONING
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ON HERE? NOT WITHOUT GETTING A REZONING OR VARIANTS. OKAY AND THE VARIANCE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE EASIER THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. YES. OKAY? ALL RIGHT. UM. FATHER MISS WA, WHOSE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? AT ALL. NOT AT THE MOMENT, CURRENTE WOULD FORCE THESE FOLKS TO GO BACK THROUGH THE PROCESS TO GET IT REZONED FROM SF 12 SF TWO, WHICH WOULD MEET THE CORRECT SYMPHONY. THEY HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH PLANNING, CORRECT AND DO ALL THAT BEFORE WE CAN COME UP IN FRONT OF THE SPORT AGAIN. UM AND I JUST THINK THAT WE PUT A LOT OF I DON'T LIKE TO PUT PEOPLE THROUGH A LOT OF RINGERS AND PUT THEM THROUGH. MAKE THEM JUMP THROUGH A LOT OF HOOPS FOR JUST SOMETHING THAT COULD BE CHANGED IN MY MIND COULD BE CHANGED THIS EVENING ON THERE. SO I MOVED TO AMEND SECTION TWO FIRST SENTENCE FROM SF 12 SF TWO, AND IT'S DUE TO THE LOT SIZE ON THERE. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS. MHM. COURT. WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? YES. MRS HELP? YES MR SHOT KEY. YES. MR SECRETS? YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR ROSE ROSE NOW AND CONFORMING FOR SF. TWO ON THERE ON THAT. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL BEYOND THIS NOW THAT WE'VE CHANGED THE ZONING THIS TOO? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. SEE NONE SORT OF HAD SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING THE MOVEMENT BE APPROVED. THANKS. THIS IS HELP. YES SHOCKING. YES MR SECRETS. YES, YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.[Resolution CR-59-21 Approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of Rooftop Solar Panels to JP Morgan Chase located at 2161 Stringtown Rd.]
MOVING ON. RESOLUTION WE'VE HAD IN FRONT OF US FOR QUITE A FEW MONTHS ON HERE, RESOLUTION CR 59 21 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A ROOFTOP. SOLAR PANELS TO JPMORGAN CHASE, LOCATED AT 21 61 STRENGTH ON ROAD PART OF THE ISSUE HAS BEEN FOR THIS HAS BEEN THE STIPULATION SET FORWARD THAT WAS IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND WORKING WITH THE COMPANIES TO GET THAT STIPULATION APPROVED. AT THE REQUEST OF THE PETITIONER THEY WHISKED, THEN WE WISH TO HAVE THIS ORDINANCE FEEL WITHDRAWN FROM COUNCIL AND IT MOVES THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE WITHDRAWN. SESSION FOR A MINUTE. YES, VERY MR CHAIRMAN, ONE THING AND WE DISCUSSED THIS IN CAUCUS AND I KNOW THE MAYOR WANTS TO EVENTUALLY DO THIS, BUT JUST TO PUT IT OUT THERE THAT WE DO DEFINITELY NEED TO HAVE A POLICY ON SOLAR PANELS IN THE FUTURE.SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE SUSTAINABILITY AND THE COMMITTEE WANTS TO HAVE TAKE THAT ON OR REMEMBER IN THE ADMINISTRATION, BUT COULD MR CHAIRMAN. THERE THERE IS PRETTY STANDARD SOLAR PANEL. LANGUAGE AND NO MR BARROSO HAS LOOKED AT IT FOR OFTEN WANTED FOR A YEAR. AND SO WHAT? WHATEVER MAKES THE MOST SENSE. PRIMARY PROBABLY WATER PLANTS STUFF, BUT WELL, YOU KNOW. DID SOMETHING IN FRONT OF ANYBODY. NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE IT FOR COMMERCIAL AND ALSO RESIDENTIAL. TWO DIFFERENT TYPES. ANY OTHER. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THERE. I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE A SECOND. YES, SIR. TWO. SHOCKING YES, MR SIEGERIST? YES VERY. YES. THIS IS HELP. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR PRESIDENT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU UNDER SERVICE AND FINANCE MS HELD. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. BARRY I
[Ordinance C-02-22 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an Agreement with the City of Columbus for the Installation and Maintenance of a Monitoring Well. First reading.]
UNDERSTOOD THIS THIS EVENING. I HAVE ORDINANCE C TO 22 TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR. ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MONITORING WELL. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING. SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE FEBRUARY SEVEN. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNDER SERVICE AND THEN STANDING IN FOR MY COLLEAGUE, MR HOLT'S UNDERFINANCED THIS EVENING ORDINANCE 3 22 TO[Ordinance C-03-22 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into Agreements with Agile Networks. First reading.]
AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH AGILE NETWORK. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING, SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE FEBRUARY 7TH.[Ordinance C-04-22 Authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to enter into an Agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police, Capital City Lodge #9. First reading.]
MOVING ON ORDINANCE SEE 4 22 TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE. CAPITAL CITY LARGE NUMBER NINE IS THIS THE FIRST READING OF THAT ORDINANCE? THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE FEBRUARY SEVEN.AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING UNDER FINANCE PRESIDENT HERE. YES, THERE. WHAT WE DO
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HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM THEREFORE PIG, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY MIGHT WANT TO SEE SOMETHING THIS EVENING. THE SECOND READING WILL BE IN IN TWO WEEKS. BUT IF YOU'RE WILLING, I KNOW WE HAVE ON SUPPLY FROM HERE HAS BEEN THE LOCAL REP. IF YOU COME AND YES, PLEASE. YES SORRY.GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD TO START OFF. AS WORK ADDRESS. DID I SAVM A POLICE OFFICER HERE AND GROW CITY FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS AND I'M ALSO THE GRIEVANCE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE MEMBERSHIP. MY NAME IS BRIAN TOOTH AND THE HE LEAVES I'M THROUGH THE PATROL POLICE FOR GROWTH CITY ABOUT A POLICE OFFICER ALMOST 23 YEARS. ANY COMMENTS. THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS EVENING ON RELATED TO THEM. WE PUT YOU ON THE SPOT YOU WERE EXPECTED.
WE'LL GET THROUGH IT. RIGHT SO THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, PROBABLY ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, SHE WAS A LENGTHY PROCESS. BARGAINING FACT FINDING WE WERE TO BYPASS ALL AT THIS TIME AND THE ONLY REASON WHY ABLE TO BYPASS THOSE THINGS THAT'S WHEN YOU START. FEW COLLECTIVELY, BARGAINING SIT ACROSS THE TABLE FROM WOMAN. YOU JUST TALK ABOUT THINGS. CHRIS KIND OF BRIDGE THAT GAP THERE, AND WE MET A COUPLE TIMES WE'VE GOT IT WORKED OUT WITH HAVING TO INVOLVE A BUNCH OF ATTORNEYS AND WE ALL AGREED ON EVERYTHING. SO IT WAS A GREAT PROCESS THIS TIME. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CHIEF AND A CITY ADMINISTRATOR. EVERYONE THAT WAS INVOLVED, AND CHRIS. ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO IT WENT QUICKLY. PAINLESS. JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU. THAT'S. THANK YOU VERY MUCH . MR. QUESTION ON HERE. AS I READ THROUGH THE RED STRIKE OUT THE MAJORITY OF THE STRIKEOUT AND THE WHOLE THING WAS GOING FROM CONTRACT TO AGREEMENT. WHY DO WE HAVE THAT LANGUAGE FOR ALL THESE YEARS? WE HAD A CONTRACT AND MAYBE THAT'S MR STONE. YEAH ACTUALLY, THAT WOULD BE MR POST . SO ANYONE WHO'S EVER SENT ANYTHING TO MR BARROSO KNOWS THAT HE LIKES TO MARK THINGS UP WITH THE RED PEN AND THIS WAS ONE OF HIS PET PEEVES THAT HAS BOTHERED HIM FOR MANY YEARS. SO WE DECIDED WE WOULD FIX IT FOR HIM THIS YEAR, SIR, BUT WE'RE JUST THE SAME THING. THERE'S CONSISTENCY SINKS. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WE HAD, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL APPROVED THE AGREEMENT THAT WE CALL THE CONTRACT. MR POSTER LIKES CONSISTENCY. SO WE APPEASED HIM SINCE HE IS THE BOSS. IT WAS ONLY THE PROCESS WAS SO EFFICIENT. THAT ALLOWED US TO DO THAT CLEAN UP THIS YEAR. THAT'S FANTASTIC. EVERYBODY WINS THAT STRIKEOUT, AND I LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT PAGES AND THAT'S ALL OVER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. FLOOR BACK OVER TO YOU, PRESIDENT DAY. SO UNDER TONIGHT FOR TONIGHT UNDER
[Call for New Business: Chamber of Commerce]
NEW BUSINESS, I BELIEVE THE CHAMBERS HERE TO TALK TO US. SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME ON UP AND GIVE THE ADDRESS TO THE CHAMBER AND GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. IS THAT MICROPHONE ON JUST TO BE SURE. DOES THE GREEN LIGHT ON IT IS OKAY. EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US WE HAVE. THERE IS A PRESENTATION FOR YOU REGARDING THE ORDINANCE. SEE 65 21 REQUESTING PORK FUNDING FROM THE CITY AND AGAIN WE THANK YOU FOR HAVING US WHAT WE WANTED TO DO. BY THE WAY, THIS IS CHRIS MOSCATO. CHRIS'S ON OUR BOARD, AND HE'S WITH MID OHIO FOOD COLLECTIVE. UM I'M SEAN CONRAD.I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SHE DIDN'T KNOW. ANYWAY WE WANTED TO GO THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF OUR HISTORY AND TO REMIND YOU AND WHOEVER MAY BE WATCHING OR LISTENING. UM AS TO WHAT IT IS. THE CHAMBER DOES, UM, HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR 40.
WELL, WE'VE BEEN I'M NOT GONNA SAY THAT FOR A LONG TIME FOR 43 YEARS, AND DURING THAT TIME WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE MISSION TO MAKE. OUR COMMUNITY BE GREAT FOR BUSINESS AND IN TURN GREAT FOR OUR BUSINESSES. UM IF I CAN GO THROUGH THESE SLIDES A LITTLE BIT QUICKLY, BUT TO REMIND EVERYBODY ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF OUR STAFF MYSELF. MARYLAND WRITER WHO IS ER VINCE, MANAGER, AND HEATHER BROKE AGO'S ARE PART TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. ZIEGLER IS R. 22 BOARD PRESIDENT. ONE AND SHELLEY
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HOW? WHO ARE SHELLEY? HOW OH, WHAT'S WITH YOUR NAME TONIGHT? I DON'T KNOW PEOPLE FOR THAT IN THERE, DON'T THEY? DAVIS UH, IT'S OUR PRESIDENT ELECT, AND SHE'S HERE WITH US THIS EVENING.ALSO AND YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE TASTE AGRO CITY. WE WERE ABLE TO TRANSFORM FROM A LARGE SINGLE LOCATION TO MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ARE RESTAURANTS WERE THRILLED WITH THIS. WE BROUGHT MORE PEOPLE THROUGH ALL OF THOSE RESTAURANTS THAN WE WHO WOULD IN A SINGLE EVENING. AND SO WE ARE CONTINUING THE TASTE OF GROWTH CITY MONTH THIS YEAR WE'LL HAVE AGAIN BIRGER WIIK PIZZA WEEK I TASTE OF GROWTH, CITY WEEK AND A SWEET TREAT WEEK. UM, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE MM HIGHLIGHTS TO OUR CITY BECAUSE WE PROMOTED THIS EVENT BEYOND GROVE CITY THROUGH A MARKETING TEAM RESTAURANTS AND OUR BUSINESS, UH, THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE THERE FOR THE BUSINESS EXPO PORTION OF OUR TASTE EVENT, THEY WERE ABLE TO SPONSOR THE RESTAURANTS. AND SO IT WAS KIND OF A WIN WIN FOR EVERYBODY LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT AGAIN IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. WE ALSO ADD SOME IDEAS ON HOW TO EXPAND THAT AND GROW THAT EVEN FURTHER. WE LEADERS ARE WOMEN'S EMPOWERED, LEADING, EDUCATING AND DEVELOPING OUR WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. IT'S ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD. WE HAVE GROWN OUR FORUM EVERY YEAR TO AROUND 100. PEOPLE ARE SO WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND THAT. REGIONALLY AND TO INVITE. UM UM MORE REGIONALLY KNOWN SPEAKERS TO BE OUR KEYNOTE AND SOME OF OUR BREAKOUT SESSIONS. SPEAKERS AS WELL. WE LEAD ALSO HAS A BOOK CLUB, AND THEY DO MULTIPLE OTHER EVENTS AROUND THE CITY. AGAIN THOSE BRINGING WOMEN IN BUSINESS FROM BEYOND THE WALLS OF GROSS CITY. AND SO WE'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THE GROWTH OF THAT EVENT AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH THAT EVENT. THE NEXT ONE, OF COURSE, IS OUR FARMERS MARKET FOR WHICH WE ARE PRETTY WELL KNOWN. WE'RE VERY PROUD TO SAY NOT BOASTFULLY , BUT VERY PROUD TO SAY WE HAVE ONE ABOUT EVERY AWARD THERE. IS THIS. THE BUS THE BEST OF THE BUS, SOME SOME FARMERS AND MARKET. KIND OF INDUSTRY INDUSTRY DRIVEN AWARDS. WE SEE A BIG EXPANSION COMING. WE HAVE SOME EXCITING PLANS FOR THAT. WE TYPICALLY HAVE 50 TO 60 VENDORS THROUGHOUT OUR SUMMER SEASON. THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE FROM, UM NO FARMERS MARKETS, WHICH WE JUST DIDN'T SEEM POSSIBLE. WE JUST COULDN'T SEEM NOT HAVING ONE. SO WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE A VIRTUAL MARKET FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE POWERS THAT BE OPENED THAT UP FOR US, WE WENT INTO A BLENDED MARKET. AND THEN, OF COURSE, BACK INTO A FULLY ALERT LIVE MARKET. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN BETWEEN 750 1200 PEOPLE WEEK LAST SUMMER OR IN THE SUMMER OF 21. UM IN THE MIDST OF WHAT WAS STILL OUR PANDEMIC. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND AS I SAID, WE DO HAVE SOME VERY FUN AND EXCITING THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN MIND. SHOULD WE BE ABLE TO EXPAND THAT ARTS IN THE ALLEY? UM OF COURSE. EVERYBODY KNOWS ARTS IN THE ALLEY. AT LEAST ONE WOULD THINK IT IS KIND OF OUR HALLMARK PIECE OF OUR COMMUNITIES FABRIC. IT IMPACTS LARGE BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESS NONPROFITS, THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND EVERY YEAR IT GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER. WHERE IN OUR 43RD YEAR WE HAVE VENDORS COMING TO ARTS IN THE ALLEY VENDORS AND ARTISTS FROM MULTIPLE STATES. FROM AS FAR AWAY AS FLORIDA, MICHIGAN, TEXAS AND OTHER STATES . 30 TO 40,000 IS WHAT WE ARE USUALLY GIVEN AS ESTIMATES FOR ATTENDANCE FOR OUR OUR EVENT THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO GO FULLY LIVE. WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE TO A NEW LOCATION. WE MAY HAVE DONE SO KICKING AND STREAMING, BUT IT DID TURN OUT TO BE A PRETTY GOOD LOCATION, AND WE'RE GLAD FOR THAT. WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE FROM A VIRTUAL VENT AS I SAID TO ALIVE WITH ONLY SIX MONTHS NOTICE, AND WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH SOME OF OUR LOCAL, UM WHAT WILL BE OUR COALITION FRIENDS? I KNOW ANDY HAD HIS APPROACHES AND ASK IF HE COULD CONTINUE TO HAVE HIS FRIDAY NIGHT. FOOD TRUCK AND SHOP HOP DURING THE WEEKEND OF ARTS AND ALLEY AND WE TOOK THAT AND RAN WITH IT AND ADDED FRIDAY NIGHT AS PART OF THE EVENT, WHICH WAS A HUGE, HUGE SUCCESS.
FOOD VENDORS WERE SOLD OUT. ARTISTS WERE SOLD OUT. THE VOICE OF GROWTH CITY WAS BRILLIANTLY ATTENDED. IT WAS WONDERFUL EVENT , ONE OF THE FUN THINGS THAT WE HAVE. THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING DOING IS CREATING A SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR EMERGING ARTISTS, YOUNG EMERGING ARTISTS SO THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ATTEND EVENTS LIKE THIS AND BEGIN TO BECOME RECOGNIZED THE COMMUNITY. AND,
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OF COURSE, FROM MARKET IT TO A GREATER AND LARGER AUDIENCE. THE BOYS GROW CITY OUR NEWEST ADDITION TO OUR FAMILY OF EVENTS ONLY IN ITS SECOND YEAR SURPASSED, OF COURSE, IT'S ATTENDANCE. UM WITH IT IS ENHANCED ARTS IN THE ALLEY TREMENDOUSLY. IT IS. THE THING THAT WE HEAR TALKED ABOUT OFTEN IS, WILL WE BE DOING THE VOICE OF ROSE CITY AGAIN? WE HAVE ACTUALLY HAD PHONE CALLS ALREADY ASKING IF PEOPLE CAN PUT AN AUDITION TAPES, SO WE'RE EXPECTING ANOTHER GREAT FOR A YEAR FOR THAT. MUSIC BEING ONE OF THE ARTS. SO WE ARE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TO CONTINUE THAT PART OF IT ALONG WITH THE PARADE. OF COURSE. THIS YEAR, WE TOOK OVER BOO OFF BROADWAY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. AGAIN WITH A FAIRLY SHORT TIME FRAME. WE THINK WE MAY HAVE BROUGHT IN A BILLION PEOPLE, POSSIBLY AND IF YOU'RE WAITING IN LINE FOR A SNOW CONE OR A HOT DOG, YOU WILL CONFIRM THAT THAT IS TRUE. WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE OVER 45 BUSINESSES REPRESENTED. WE HAD. TRULY I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE ATTENDANCE WAS. BUT IT WAS IF YOU WERE. THERE ARE SOFT PIGS AS IT WAS HUGE. OUR BUSINESSES WERE VERY HAPPY. THEY RAN OUT OF CANDY. SO I SUSPECT THAT WALMARTS AND TARGETS AND THE LOCAL CANDY PURVEYORS OF THE WORLD. WE'RE PROBABLY PRETTY HAPPY TOO, BECAUSE EVERYBODY KEPT SENDING, SENDING THEIR TEAMS OUT TO GET REFILLS. WE WERE THRILLED AS WE DO WITH THE FARMERS MARKET AND ARTS IN THE ALLEY TO BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THE TOWN CENTER AND ITS MERCHANTS INTO EVERYTHING WE DO FOR BLEW UP BROADWAY. OUR LITTLE PARADE TURNED OUT TO BE A GIANT PARADE WITH OVER 150 KIDS AT IT, SO IT JUST TURNED OUT TO BE WONDERFUL, AND WE ARE TRULY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AGAIN.BEYOND THE EVENTS. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ALSO HAS PROGRAMS THAT WE GUIDE AND DIRECT AND LEAD CHAMBER ONE ON ONE FOR NEW NEW MEMBERS ARE SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH IS GOING ON. I BELIEVE IT'S 17TH CONTINUOUS YEAR. WHERE WE INCORPORATE EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND LEARNING ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY INTO LESSONS EVERY WEEK OVER THE COURSE OF NINE MONTHS DURING THAT TIME ARTICLE CLASS GETS TOGETHER AND THEY WORK ON THE COMMUNITY PROJECT. AND SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS BEING BACK IN ACTION THIS YEAR. STARTING THIS FALL ARE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IS AN EMERGENCY EMERGING PROGRAM. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT AND PUTTING THAT TOGETHER PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER. I GUESS I SHOULD SAY, AND THERE IS LOTS OF INTERESTED THAT SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. OF COURSE, OUR AMBASSADOR, OUR AND OUR POWER OUR WHERE WE BRING IN LOCAL BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES TO TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERTISE AND TEACHING LEAD. UM ON THE NEXT PAGE. WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PROMOTING THE DISCUSSED GROVE CITY COALITION. UM WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT WE HAVE HAD A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH I CAN SPEAK TO BOTH THE VISITORS BUREAU AND TO THE HEART OF GROSS CITY. WE MEET REGULARLY. WE SHARE INFORMATION BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY FOR ONE ANOTHER. MM AMANDA ALWAYS OPENS THE HER HER LOCATION DOWN HERE DURING FARMERS MARKETS AND WE BRING FOLKS IN THERE AND BACK AND FORTH. AS I MENTIONED, ANDY WAS ABLE TO UM, CONTINUE THE FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY DURING ARTS IN THE ALLEY, SO WE HAVE GONE OUT OF OUR WAY TO COLLABORATE AND I JUST WANT THAT TO BE RECOGNIZED THAT WE RESPECT AND APPRECIATE THIS IDEA. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT IS ALREADY AND HAS BEEN BEING DONE AT SOME LEVEL FOR A LONG TIME. SO WITH THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK. I THINK EVERYONE HERE IS PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH EITHER INFORMATION. CHRIS IS GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF OUR CURRENT AND POTENTIAL EXPANSION AND DOLLARSB I'VE BEEN A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE COLLECTIVE BUT ALSO BEFORE THAT FOR CHASE. SO I WAS THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO BRING THAT EXPERTISE TO THIS LINE SPECIFICALLY. SO I'VE LAID O&-PG TOGETHER. UM THIS THIS VISION THAT THE CHAMBER HAS SO FROM DOING A SWAT ANALYSIS TO REALLY FIGURING OUT THE BEST USE OF FUNDS TO REALLY WALK THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE THIS YEAR TO DO A MARKET ANALYSIS TO INVEST IN CURRENT EVENTS. AND THEN ALSO BY END OF YEAR TO REALLY, UH, DETERMINED THE BEST EXECUTION PLANE GOING FORWARD, SO YOU CAN SEE HOW WE WE'VE BROKEN UP THE QUARTERS. TO REALLY PLAYING FOR SUCCESS HERE. YOU KNOW WHAT. AND
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THEN THIS IS THE PROPOSED EXPENSES. SO THE LARGEST, UM WOULD BE TO GET TOWARDS, UM CURRENT EVENTS. CURRENT OFFERINGS THAT WE HAVE YOU CAN SEE UNDER CONSIDERATION SEVERAL IDEAS THAT THAT THE ACHIEVER HAS , UM WE, OF COURSE, WANT TO REALLY STRENGTHEN? EVENTS THAT THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE THEY ARE KIND OF THE BRENDAN BROTHER FOR THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW. SIX YEARS AGO WHEN MY WIFE AND I DECIDED TO MOVE BACK TO THE GROVE CITY, IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY EVENTS. WE WERE FREAKING. WE FREQUENTLY WORK. WE'RE COMING DOWN TO GROVE CITY FROM FROM THE WEST SIDE. UM AND IT WAS FOR THE EVENTS THAT THAT SEAN WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT SO LONG, SO I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. THESE PROPOSALS MARKET ANALYSIS . UM THAT'S AH, SOMETHING THAT THE COLLECTIVE DID FOR OUR FARM, WHICH I'M THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR SO THAT 15,000 IS REALLY A SOLID NUMBER. UM OF COURSE, YOU CAN SPEND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS , BUT TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT MARKET THE CURRENT OFFERINGS THROUGHOUT THE REGION UM I'M CONFIDENT THAT 15,000 WILL BE SUFFICIENT AND THEN ALSO TO HELP ACROSS PROMOTIONS. 5000 IS BEING PROPOSED. FOR SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT THE NORTH SO TO REALLY BRING THE PROMOTE GROWTH CITY COALITION, THE CROSS PROMOTIONS AND REALLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THAT PARTNERSHIP TOGETHER. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT SO FAR. YES. COULD THIS VERY. I GUESS THE REASON THIS IS TAKING THIS FORMAT IS IN THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE. I HAD INSERTED IN THE ORDINANCE THAT WE. START SHARING. THE MONEY THAT COMES INTO THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX IS AND, UM $100,000 AT. I SUGGESTED HE SET ASIDE FOR THE CHAMBER FOR THE FROM THE HOTEL HOTEL TAXES WAS BASICALLY THE SAME TYPE OF RATIONING. NOW THAT'S BEEN EXPLAINED TONIGHT. NOW THERE WAS ONE THING I DIDN'T SEE UP THERE WAS CONRAD WAS THE INTERFACE WITH THE CITY. I'M SORRY. THE INTERFACE WITH THE CITY HEY, TAKE A GIVE ME A GAS. AND HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU TALK TO THE PARENTS THE OR DON WALTER. COUNTLESS OKAY COUNCIL, SO THE GRAPHIC THAT WAS SHOWN WAS AMONG THE OTHER PARTNERS.NON PROFITS, BUT THE REAL. CORE THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AREA. AND IN THAT WE SHARE RESOURCES. SHARE TIMES SHARE IDEAS, BUILD PROGRAMS PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE. AND DO ALL THAT FOR ALL THOSE GROUPS, BUT IT WAS A DIRECTIVE. FROM ME AS FAR AS WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME MONEY. AND HAVING IT ALLOCATED FROM A POOL THAT IS SET UP FOR THE PROMOTION. OF THE CITIGROUP CITY. AND THAT HAVE A CARVED OUT OF THAT HOTEL MOTEL TAX, PARTICULARLY IN THE OTHER GROUP WAS GETTING MOST OF IT HAS $407,000. THIS GROUP OPERATES WITH ONE FULL TIME PERSON AND TWO PART TIME PEOPLE. AND THAT'S THE KIND OF PROGRAMS THAT TAKE IT TO OUR COMMUNITY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THE REST OF WHY WE'RE HERE. WHY? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS JERMAINE. AND IT WILL ALSO BE THE SAME DISCUSSION THAT WE MAKE WHEN WE MAKE THE APPROPRIATION ORDERS FOR 2022. FROM THE ADMINISTRATION STANDPOINT, WE WILL HAVE THE SAME DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHAMBER. TO SEE IF WE CAN THEN AND IT WILL BE REINSERTED IN THE APPROPRIATION ORDERS FUNDING FOR THE FOR THE CHAMBERS ON FASHION NOW. I'M ASSUMING GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS WE HAVE WITH ALL THESE OTHER PROGRAMS AND THEREFORE REALLY GONNA BE AN ISSUE BUT REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE YOU SPELL OUT. AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PUT IN THAT CIRCLE. THAT THE CORE OF THAT COMMUNICATION IS TAKING PLACE ALMOST DAILY THROUGH OUR BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. DEPARTMENT AND THE SUPPORT THAT THE CITY SHOWS US. WITHOUT TAKING A BREATH IS ALWAYS EXAMPLE RATE. YOU KNOW WHETHER WE ASK YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO PLACE AN AD IN SOMETHING OR SUPPORT US IN THAT WAY, THERE IS
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NEVER A BREATHTAKING IT'S ABSOLUTELY OF COURSE, WILL SUPPORT YOU. SO I WAS REMISS TO LEAVE THAT OFF. I'M SORRY, BUT THAT IS ABSOLUTELY THE CASE. THAT PARTNERSHIP IS ALWAYS HAS ALWAYS BEEN STRONG AND I CERTAINLY EXPECTED WILL CONTINUE TO BE SO. THANK THANK YOU. WE WERE JUST PUTTING TOGETHER OUR 20 YEARS LAST YEAR 2021 CHAMBER BY THE NUMBERS, AND THERE'S A COUPLE I JUST WANTED TO YOU. WOULD YOU MIND CHRIS HANDING THOSE OUT MODE FULLY BACK TO FULLY LIVE EVENTS? WE WELCOMED 86 NEW MEMBERS TO THE CHAMBER FAMILY LAST YEAR. UM NOT ONLY DID WE MAINTAIN BUSINESS AS USUAL, BUT WE GREW BY OVER 12% THROUGHOUT THE LAST TWO YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC. WE REPRESENT 11,794 INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT 725. AND ACTUALLY, AS OF THIS MORNING, 729 MEMBERS OF OUR CHAMBER SO WE ARE STRONG. WE ARE WELL RESPECTED WITH OTHER CHAMBERS. THEY LOOK UP TO US. CALL US AND ASK US FOR GUIDANCE. UM, ONE OTHER THING DOWN NEAR THE BOTTOM THAT I'M SUPER PROUD OF. WE HAVE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS TO SPEND OVER 4500 HOURS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEERING WHETHER THAT BE ON COMMITTEES OR FARMERS MARKET OR ARTS IN THE ALLEY OR ARTS IN THE ALLEY OR FARMERS MARKET ROCKS IN THE ALLEY.WHATEVER IT IS THOSE ADD UP AND WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THOSE AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST THE LAST THING I'LL MENTION HIS HOMETOWN DOLLARS AGAIN. THANK YOU TO MR BARRY INTO THE CITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THAT PROGRAM. WE HAVE SOME THINGS WE WANT TO TWEAK. BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT AGAIN WITH SOME A FEW DIFFERENT PARAMETERS THAT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL WAY TO CONNECT BUSINESSES AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE CHAMBER IN THE CITY ALTOGETHER AND RECOGNITION, SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY. I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO AND LIKE THE V. C B AND ANDY'S GROUP, YOU GUYS DOING OUTSTANDING JOBS. THE ONE THING THAT I WANT TO THROW OUT A CARROT TO MAYBE YOU'LL BUY IT ON IT. AND MAYBE THE MARROW BITE ON IT IS THE JULY 4TH FIREWORKS. SO MAYBE SINCE YOU GUYS ARE VERY, VERY GOOD AT PUTTING ON EVENTS, MAYBE THERE'S A SYNERGY SYNERGY THERE. THAT COULD HAPPEN. UM SO JUST THROWING IT OUT. ALL RIGHT. YOU GUYS MIGHT ON IT. IT'S UP TO YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. THANK YOU. ALSO UNDER NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE MR BOB RUTH. BOB WHEN YOU ARRIVE TO THE PODIUM THERE IF YOU GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS AND EVERYTHING FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS BOB RUTH. I LIVE AT 4744 COUNT FLEET DRIVING FIRST WARD. LAST MEETINGS FOR ONE VOTE TO EXPAND SIARHEI AGREEMENTS IS THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF THIS COUNCIL'S DEFERENCE. TO REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE COMMON GOOD. ONE OF THE MOST EGREGIOUS PARTS OF THIS TAX GIVEAWAY APPEARS IN THE FOURTH PARAGRAPH OF THE ORDINANCE. IT REASON PART WHERE IS THE CITY BELIEVES THAT DUE TO REAL AND PERCEIVED IMPACTS ON PROPERTIES LOCATED IN PROXIMITY OF THE LANDFILL. IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC INCENTIVES. THIS IS PATENTLY FALSE AS FAR AS THE BUCKEYE RANCH AND THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PROPERTIES ARE CONCERNED. EACH OF THESE PROPERTIES IS AT LEAST A MILE AWAY FROM THE DUMP. IN ADDITION , MANY EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS ACT AS BUFFERS BETWEEN THE LANDFILL AND THE TWO PROPERTIES IN THE CASE OF THE BUCKEYE RANCH PROPERTY, A SIX LANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ACTS AS AN ADDITIONAL BUFFER. I RECENTLY DROVE ALONG ROUTE 6 65 AND COUNTED THE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ACT AS BUFFERS. THERE ARE 54 OF THEM 54 ESTABLISHMENTS, INCLUDING TWO SPRAWLING APARTMENT COMPLEXES, MANY RESTAURANTS, KROGER SHOP AND KROGER SHOPPING CENTER. MORE BUFFERS ARE ALONG HAN ROAD. INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF FARMLAND. THE BUCKEYE RANSOM BAPTIST CHURCH PROPERTIES OR PRIME REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT. THERE WOULD OCCUR NATURALLY WITHOUT ANY OF THESE TAX GIVEAWAYS. IN AN EFFORT TO BOLSTER THEIR CASE. SUPPORTERS OF THE TAX GIVEAWAY THROUGH AND INTO THE MIX, A SCHEME THAT COULD EASILY DEVOLVED INTO THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE. BUT THE MEDICAL AND INNOVATION GATEWAY IS A CONVERSATION FOR ANOTHER DAY. THE VOTES. YOU FOUR GENTLEMEN. THE VOTES OF YOU FOUR GENTLEMEN MEAN THAT MUCH OF THE INCREASED TAX REVENUE FROM THESE TWO DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE LOST TO AGENCIES THAT SERVE OUR CHILDREN. ARE DISABLED. AND ARE ADDICTED OUR SOCIETY'S MOST VULNERABLE. A FRIEND OF MINE, A
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GOOD AND DECENT MAN WHO IS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL SAID NOT LONG AGO. THE RICHNESS OF A SOCIETY IS NOT MEASURED IN THE IN THE WEALTH OF THE WEALTHY , BUT IN HOW YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR MOST VULNERABLE GENTLEMEN, PLEASE REMEMBER THIS QUOTE THE NEXT TIME YOU WERE ASKED TO APPROVE TAX GIVEAWAY. HERE. THANK YOU, MR RUTH. AND YOU AND I HAVE HAD PROBABLY HOURS OF CONVERSATIONS ON IT. BUT I WILL SAY THIS THAT, UM. WHEN YOU SEE ANOTHER COMMUNITY HERE IN CENTRAL OHIO, LAYING ON THE TABLE 3000 ACRES 3000 ACRES OF DEVELOPING LAND. THAT IS SEVERAL READY. IT HAS TAXES CITIES ON IT. AND YOU HAVE TO OUR NORTH EAST. ANOTHER COMMUNITY THAT HAS 2000 ACRES. FULLY TAX EVADED, FULLY SERVICED PROPERTIES, AND WE'RE CRAWLING HERE TRYING TO GET 600 ACRES. AND YOU'RE ABOUT YOUR BUFFERS. I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING. THERE MIGHT BE A BUFFERS PHYSICALLY, BUT THEY'RE NOT BUFFERS AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF THE LIVER THAT'S CREATED THE AMOUNT OF SMELL THIS GENERATED AND THE FACT THAT YOU'VE GOT A NICE ORDER. WE'RE GOING LIVE WITH ANOTHER 50 YEARS, SO I AM THE ONE IN THE ADMINISTRATION. THE ONE TO PUT THIS FORWARD. I WOULD NOT RETREAT FROM THAT POSITION. IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. US AND I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING BY THE WAY. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. DAY ONE. WE DO NOT HAVE WHAT WE HAVE 11 PLACE.WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY USING THE SIERRA IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER RIGHT? THE REST OF THIS SITS THERE UNTIL WE HAVE A PROSPECT. AND THEN YOU USE THAT PART OF MARKETING. SO APPRECIATE TIME TO HAVE A COMMENT. MAYOR OR CHUCK, CAN YOU GUYS BECAUSE IT'S ONE MISNOMER THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE WITH CRS IS THAT THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE LOSING LIKE SCHOOLS THAT ARE LOSING TAXES IN THAT TYPE OF THING, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT ONE OF YOU OR. BUT CERTAINLY THEY ARE NOT GETTING REVENUE FROM THE INCREASED VALUE OF THE OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION. THEY RETAIN.
DETECTS THAT IS BEING GENERATED PRESENT TIME. SO THERE IS A DEFERRED AMOUNT. THE QUESTION IS THE MAYOR ALLUDED TO WHEN YOU'RE COMPETING WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE THAT AND QUITE FRANKLY , I DON'T KNOW ANOTHER COMMUNITY WITHIN CENTRAL OHIO AND PROBABLY THE STATE OF OUR HEAD. THAT DOESN'T HAVE IT IN SUNDAY'S FOR BUSINESS. IT'S TOUGH AND AS I ALWAYS SAY, A 15 YEAR ABATEMENT IS A SHORT PERIOD IN THE HISTORY OF A COMMUNITY AND YOU COULD LOOK AT THE NUMBERS WE PROVIDED OVER THE TIME IN TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENTS. THE WALMART TO TOAST DOES TIGER POLICIES WHAT THEY GENERATE TO THE SCHOOLS INTO THE COUNTY INTO THE TOWNSHIP? NOW I THINK IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT, AND I AGREE THAT THE MAYOR POINTED OUT, IT'S OUR POSITION AND I WOULD NOT CHANGE. ANYTHING IN TERMS OF THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS APPROVED BY THIS COUNCIL, AND I RESPECT COUNCIL'S DECISION. AND. I CERTAINLY WISH THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON TAX ABATEMENT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY UNTIL OHIO'S TAX STRUCTURE. INDIANA'S TAX STRUCTURE.
PENNSYLVANIA'S TAX STRUCTURE. MICHIGAN'S TAX STRUCTURE. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT TEXT STRUCTURE IS IN UNIFORM IS IN UNITY. THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COMPETITION AND COMPETITION FOR JOBS IS ESSENTIAL. THE CITY'S GROSS CITY INCOME TAX GENERATES 85 CENTS OUT OF EVERY DOLLAR WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND. JOBS ARE ESSENTIAL AND WITHOUT THAT LAND WITHOUT THAT INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS.
I'M AFRAID WE WOULDN'T BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE REMAINDER OF THE CITY'S TAXES WOULD GO UP JUST SAID AS AN EXAMPLE WHAT WE HAD THE FIRST READING OF A CONTRACT FOR THE F O P $1.6 MILLION FOR THREE YEAR CONTRACT. UNLESS WE HAVE IN EMPLOYMENT. OTHER PEOPLES ARE THE EXISTING PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PAY THAT INCREASED TAXES TO SUPPORT THAT SO AGAIN, I THINK I RESPECT COUNCIL'S DECISION. I SUPPORT IT AND. HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE. IF THERE'S MORE, WE CAN WEIGH THE PROS AND CONS OF THAT. BUT THANK YOU. YOU, MR BASEL. STILL UNDER NEW BUSINESS. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ONLINE? THAT'S ASKING ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER WOULD LIKE TO
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SPEAK OR ANYTHING. OKAY, WELL WITH THAT, MAYOR, WE WOULD GO ON TO YOU FOR YOUR REPORT, SIR. OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO NOT HAVE THE AMERICAN COURT REPORT BUT A COUPLE ITEMS I WANT TO MENTION OTHER CENTRAL HIGH OF MAYORS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION. RECENTLY SENT A LETTER TO ALL OVER[00:45:02]
NEWSPAPERS AND ALL THE OTHER MEDIA. PUTTING FORTH OUR SUPPORT OF ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WHO FIGHT THE CONTINUED PANDEMIC. YEAH INCLUDING THE MASK WEARING IN THE VACCINATION. NOW WHAT HAPPENED IS THE COUNTY HAD IT CALLED US NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT. YOU KNOW, WHY AREN'T YOU DOING MORE? AND IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY INNOCENT. WHY AREN'T YOU DOING MORE? BUT THE OHIO LEGISLATURE HAS STRIPPED MOST OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AUTHORITY AND IT'S CERTAINLY STRIP THE GOVERNOR OF HIS AUTHORITY. AND EVEN THE BOARD OF HEALTH. SO WE'RE ON A PR SITUATION. THEY'RE NOT MANDATORY, BUT WE ARE AS A GROUP OF CENTRAL HIGHER COMMUNITIES ADVOCATING FOR CONTINUE, UH, MASK AND VACCINATIONS. THIS FOR THE RECORD WERE PART OF IT, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF IT. WHAT? WHAT DID THEY WANT TO? WHAT DID THEY WANT US TO DO? MORE OF THAT ESSENCE MANDATE MASK. COMMERCE DOES THAT. BUT THERE'S IT'S YOU CAN ENFORCE IT. AH, AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH WOULD BE THE ONE TO ENFORCE IT. AND SENATE BILL 26. THEN JUST 26 TOOK THAT POWER AWAY. UM, SO IT'S FRUSTRATING. THE OTHER ITEM IS WE CAN DEVELOPMENT THE YOUNG LADY THAT WE HAD HIRED. BUT RECENTLY STEPHANIE VASCO. AS LEFT. SHE HAD ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AND WE WILL MISS HER BECAUSE SHE WAS JUST GETTING DUG INTO THE REAL PROCESS. AND SO WE'RE ON A SEARCH HERE. I WANT TO MENTION THAT WE GOT WITH US THIS EVENING. LISA ZIEGLER, WHO JUST LOST HER HUSBAND AND ARE SAID THAT THE TO YOU AND I WANT TO THANK THE PUBLIC COUNCIL AND THE MINISTRATIONS AND OUR STAFF WITH A SYMPATHY THAT'S BEEN EXTENDED TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND THE LOSS OF MY SISTER. AND I HAD A NOTE THE OTHER DAY FROM SOMEONE SAYING, WELL, I SURE AM GLAD YOU'RE NOT MAKING MASKS AND VACCINES MAN MANDATORY MAYOR. AND I REALLY MADE THIS SAYS YOU WERE TALKING TO THE WRONG PERSON. BECAUSE I HAVE LOST NINE PEOPLE SINCE THANKSGIVING. AND IT'S JUST A TRAGEDY. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH. I WOULD BE HAPPY THAT IT'S ALREADY QUESTIONED. THANK YOU. MR BOZO? NOTHING ADDITIONAL. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I JUST BEFORE WE MOVE ON THE CHECK. I WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN, STEPHEN, THIS KUDOS GOES OUT TO YOU, TOO.WITH THE BIKE PATH OVERVIEW OLA REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS AND KYLE FORGETTING THAT MOVED AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, SO I'M IT'S I MEAN, IT TOOK AN EFFORT AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE NOW. HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A BIKE PATH THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY DRIVEWAYS. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS AND THEN ON CINDY'S CINDY'S ONLINE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT AT THE NEXT MEETING, CORRECT WHEN RANDY'S HERE AS WELL. CORRECT.
CORRECT IS THAT THE THAT WERE SCHEDULED, OKAY. I MEAN, IF THAT WORKS OUT FOR YOU GUYS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE READY THEN OR OKAY? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR BOZO. AND STEPHEN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER, BUT TWO THINGS ONE JUST WANT TO FACT WE DID GET THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO MOVE THE BIKE PATH. WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY GOT THE APPROVAL YET, BUT WE FEEL COMFORTABLE, SO JUST DON'T GET TOO EXCITED THIS YEAR. YES SO WHAT HAPPENED IS WE PUT THE BIKE PATH ACROSS A BUNCH OF PROPERTIES. WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET A DEAL WITH THE DEVELOPER TO LEAVE IT THERE. THEY DECIDED THEY WANT HOUSES THERE, SO WE HAD TO MOVE. THE BIKE PATH, EITHER IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE IS, AS MR BARRY INDICATED WHERE EVERY DRIVEWAY WOULD BE A NICE OBSTACLE FOR THE BIKERS. OR WE COULD MOVE IT UP INTO THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT THAT WE GOT WHEN WE REDID THE WEST WATER RUNS STREAM RESTORATION. IN ORDER TO MOVE IT UP THERE. WE HAVE TO GET THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF PWC. PRIOR TO DOING THAT. WE HAD TO GET A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE N RACK, NATURAL RESOURCE SOMETHING OR OTHER COMMITTEE, WHICH THEY HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK THAT I ATTENDED VIRTUALLY AND MADE OUR CASE. WHAT THEY HAVE ASKED FOR IS, IN ESSENCE, THE LAND THAT WE'RE TAKING AWAY FROM THE EAST MEANT BECAUSE OF THE BIKE PATH.
WE ADD THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND WE PUT TOGETHER A DIAGRAM WE'VE ADDED TO THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. AND ARE ABLE TO RETAIN THE BIKE PATH. WHAT OTHER THING JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT THE MAYOR SAID ABOUT THE STATE LEGISLATURE. I WILL TELL YOU WHEN THEY TOOK THE POWER AWAY FROM THE GOVERNOR AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH. THEY ALSO REALLY HINDERED US IN TERMS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST CITIES AND DEALING WITH CERTAIN NUISANCE ACTIONS RELATING TO PROPERTIES BECAUSE WHEN THEY STRIPPED THE POWER AWAY WHEN A LITTLE OVERBOARD IT TOOK MORE POWER THAN I THINK WHAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE DOING SO I'VE HAD
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DIFFICULTY ENLISTING THE BOARD OF HEALTH. TO ASSIST ON SOME NUISANCE PROPERTIES BASED ON WHAT THEY DID AS IT RELATES TO THE PANDEMIC, SO FIGURE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. MISSKELLEY I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER RECEIVING. THANK YOU. ANY OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS WISH TO SAY ANYTHING OR DO YOU HAVE IT ON ONLINE OF YOU? THAT ARE GOING DOWN THROUGH THEIR LIST. IS ANYBODY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? IT DOESN'T APPEAR SELF. ALRIGHT WITH THAT WE WILL GO TO FINAL COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL AND WE'LL GO TO MR SHOCKEY. THANK YOU, MR BARRY. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT GROUP CITY IS MY ADOPTED HOME. THE BEST THING I EVER DID WAS TAKE A TEACHING JOB AT GROUP CITY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MID SEVENTIES. THIS IS A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY TO LIVE IN. AND I DO APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENT CONCEPTS THAT PEOPLE HAVE AND CONVERSATIONS. AND ONE THING THAT I'VE ALWAYS FIND INTERESTING IS THAT WE CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE, BUT WE'RE ALSO STILL VERY CORDIAL TO EACH OTHER, AND WE'RE ALSO VERY KIND TO EACH OTHER, AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY THANK YOU. Q UM, I WANTED TO MENTION THE LOSS OF ALICE WILLY. AND A COUNCIL MEETING, UM, HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING ALICE ON THE BOARD OF SOUTHWESTERN CITY SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. SHE WAS AN EDUCATOR AND OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS A VERY ACTIVE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER. SO HER LOSS WILL BE FELT DEEPLY BY MANY. I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY. UM I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION I HAD THE MY VERY FIRST MID OHIO REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION EXPOSURE WAS IN A MEETING THAT WAS SCHEDULED. IT WAS AN EXTRA MEETING. NOT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMISSION MEETING BUT RELATED TO MACRON'S IMPACT PACKED ON OUR REGIONAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM. AND SO I DID WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW IN AS WE'RE CLOSING THIS EVENING. THAT MEETING WAS COMMENTARY BY THE CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER AT ISSUE X OR MEDICAL CENTER, FRANKLIN COUNTY HEALTH COMMISSIONER AND THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH POLICY FOR COLUMBUS PUBLIC HEALTH. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S THE VERY OPENING OF THE MEETING REALLY RESONATED WITH ME IN TERMS OF BACK AT THE START OF 2021. WE WERE ALL IN TRAINING FOR WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE A SPRINT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. AND AS IT TURNS OUT, IT'S MORE LIKE A MARATHON AND WE'RE ALL TIRED AT THIS POINT WHERE WE WERE, WE WERE JUST WANTING TO BE AT THE OTHER SIDE. WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE'VE ALL GIVEN UP ON THE TERM NORMAL AT THIS POINT, BUT WE WANT TO BE AT THE OTHER SIDE. THERE WAS A REAL EMPHASIS IN THIS SESSION.AND SO I THINK IT BEARS REPEATING PUBLICLY. OF WEARING MASKS WHEN YOU ARE OUT WEARING THEM PROPERLY COVERING YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH. I'M SURE THAT THERE ARE MANY OUT THERE THAT THAT BEFORE NEVER GOING TO GET THERE, BUT IT'S WORTH REPEATING WHERE THEM WHENEVER YOU ARE IN INDOOR SPACES RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THIS OMICRON VARIANT, AS WE ALL KNOW, IS VERY, VERY CONTAGIOUS. A REMINDER THAT YOU'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF HELP FROM WEARING THE MASK PERSONALLY, BUT YOU'RE MOSTLY WEARING THE MASK TO KEEP YOUR GERMS TO YOURSELF. YOU MAY BE SHUTTING THE VIRUS AND NOT KNOW IT, AND IT'S A WAY OF PROTECTING OTHERS. TESTING. TESTING LOOK AT THE CITY'S WEBSITE. LOOK AT LOOK AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEBSITE LOOK AT THE STATE OF OHIO WEBSITE. AND TODAY IT'S SPECIAL TO USPS DOT COM SLASH TEST KITS. THE U. S POSTAL SERVICE YOU CAN SIGN UP EACH HOUSEHOLD FOR TEST GETS TO YOUR HOME TESTING IS HUGE KEY IN CUTTING OFF THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. GET VACCINATED AND BOOSTED WHEN YOU'RE ELIGIBLE, AND THEY KEPT TALKING ABOUT HOW THIS IS A TIME WHERE EVEN THOUGH WE'RE TIRED, AND WE REALLY JUST WANT TO THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND THAT WE NEED TO AGAIN. SLOW DOWN, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT ROLLING OUT NON ESSENTIAL INDOOR ACTIVITIES . THE GOAL IS KEEPING BUSINESSES OPEN. KEEPING CHILDREN IN CLASSROOMS AND KEEPING THE BURDEN OFF OUR REGIONAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE BEING IN THE SHOES OF THOSE WORKERS AT THIS POINT.
THERE WAS ALSO A VERY SERIOUS PUSH TO ENCOURAGE A 30 DAY MASKING IN PUBLIC SPACES ORDINANCE IN OUR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS. AND IF WE IF WE CAN'T DO THAT, BECAUSE OF ALL
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THE LIMITATIONS, I HAVE THOUGHT I WOULD AT LEAST MAKE THIS PLEA. IF YOU LEAVE THIS ROOM, PLEASE TELL PEOPLE WE'RE IN, YOU KNOW. THE FINISH LINE IS GETTING CLOSER. LET'S JUST SORT OF DOUBLE DOWN ON OUR EFFORTS AND PROTECT ONE ANOTHER. THANKS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU A COUPLE POINTS REFLECTION. FIRST OF ALL, MR RUTH. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT AND SHARING YOUR CONCERNS, AND I COMMIT TO PREPARING A DOCUMENT THE FUTURE THAT I CAN BETTER EXPLAIN, AND ONCE I GET MY HEAD AROUND THE SIERRA AND TO AFFORD THEM WORKING TOGETHER WITH MIKE TURNER, AND I'M HOPING TO JUST BE ABLE TO BETTER EXPLAIN IT, AND ALSO HAVE A TOOLS FOR OTHERS TO USE THE BASED ON ACTUAL CASE EXAMPLES. VETERAN PLACE. AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION YOU KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COVID, AND IT'S VERY LIKELY THE RUTH FAMILY EXPERIENCED THAT IN THEIR FAMILY EARLY IN 2020. BEFORE WE KNEW WHAT COVID WAS AND THE LOSS OF THEIR FAMILY, SO I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY. HOW YOU CARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY? HOW YOU'RE DEALING WITH YOUR GRIEF AND HOW YOU'RE YOU'RE TRYING TO HELP ALL OF US BE BETTER AND IT GOES WITHOUT NOTICE THERE SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND FINALLY ON A WAY DIFFERENT PLANE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE OUR CITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE AWESOME WORK THEY DID THIS PAST WEEKEND TO KEEP US SAFE AND BAIL US OUT OF OUR SNOW SITUATION. SO THAT'S ALL I AM. THANK YOU. BUT I JUST WANT TO ECHO. REALLY WHAT CHRISTINE MENTIONED HERE BECAUSE , YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ASK ME ALL THE TIME THEY SEE ME. THEY SEE ME WALKING ON. NO, CHRISTINE DOES THE SAME THING AND EVERYBODY ON THIS DISEASE, INCLUDING THE MAYOR, AND EVERYBODY DOESN'T BUT, YOU KNOW IN A GROCERY STORE. YOU'RE WEARING A MASK. AND YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE COME UP TO ME AND SAY, WHY ARE YOU WEARING A MASK? YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A MASK. I GO. I'M WEARING A MASK BECAUSE OF MY 88 YEAR OLD MOTHER. THAT'S WHY I'M WORKING MASK. I'M WEARING A MASK BECAUSE OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE IN HERE THAT HAVE THAT CAN'T FIGHT OFF THE DISEASE OR THE VIRUS. I'M SORRY, BUT THEY CAN'T FIGHT THAT THE VIRUS OFF. I MEAN, THE OTHER THING THAT'S STAGGERING, AND IT WAS YOU KNOW IT. PEOPLE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE PASSED IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS, FOUR WEEKS AS THE MAYOR IS MENTIONED, BUT WHEN YOU WHEN YOU TALK TO THEM K ABOT SCHEDULING THERE THEIR SERVICES THERE. TWO WEEKS OUT THERE THREE WEEKS OUT. THINK ABOUT THAT. I MEAN, IT'S REALLY IT'S REALLY IMPACTFUL WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT TAKES YOU THREE WEEKS TO BURY A LOVED ONE NOW BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING SO I DON'T. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THOSE THAT DON'T WANT TO HELP. DON'T WANT TO WEAR A MASK. I RESPECT YOUR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT I URGE YOU TO RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT CAN'T THAT YOU KNOW THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE VIRUS THAT CAN'T HANDLE GETTING IT. WITH THAT, MISS KELLY. OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS THE DATE IS FEBRUARY SEVEN. FEBRUARY 7TH. UM MR RUTH, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN THE CHAMBER. THANK YOU. THE V C B. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN, MR RUTH. IF YOU HAVE OTHER IDEAS OR THINGS GIVE US A CALL. I REALLY