[00:00:01] GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER [Call to Order: President Berry] AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? BUT THE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOU PLEASE READ THE ROLE, MR SCHOTTKY PRESIDENT MR SIEGRIST HERE, MR BERRY HERE, MR HOLT HERE, MISS HOUK HERE. [Additional Item] TONIGHT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT YOU TOLD ME ABOUT. YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN. YOU'RE READY. YEAH, WE HAVE WITH US A SENIOR NAMED CLARA RUSSELL RUSSELL, RIGHT? THE RSL CLASS WITH THE SOUTHWEST SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WITH THE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. CORRECT? AND WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR MANY YEARS. THEY'VE BEEN SO ELABORATE. THEY BRING DR. SEUSS CHARACTERS IN THE PAST. WE'RE STILL WAITING, CLAIRE. IT'S JUST ME TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY. CAN YOU MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONES ON RIGHT THERE? OH, BUT MAKE SURE YOURS IS ON AS WELL. SO WE GOT IT. PERFECT. PERFECT. GREAT. SO WE HAVE DONE IT IN THE PAST, YEAH, AND REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK IN THE EFFORT THAT GOES INTO THE THE REACHOUT PROGRAM AND WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN HOW IT ALL WORKS AND THE BENEFITS AND SO FORTH? YEAH. SO THIS IS OUR TWENTY FOURTH YEAR OF THE PROGRAM IN SOUTHWESTERN CITY SCHOOLS ARE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL IT OFF LAST YEAR IN A VERY DIFFICULT YEAR, TOO. WE'VE RAISED OVER NINE THOUSAND BOOKS LAST YEAR AND WE JUST STARTED THE DRIVE LAST WEEK. AND I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE COLLECTED CLOSE TO TWO THOUSAND BOOKS ALREADY FOR YOUTH AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. SO THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE'VE DONE, LIKE I SAID FOR THE LAST TWENTY FOUR YEARS. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO CONTINUE IT AND HOPEFULLY HAVE EVEN MORE SUCCESS THIS YEAR. WELL, THANK YOU. WE'RE WE'RE PROCLAIMING THE LAST TWO WEEKS AS WE REACH OUT AND IT COVERS ALL THE SCHOOLS OF SOUTHWEST, NOT JUST GROVE CITY, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. AND WE THANK YOU AND THE ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATION. SO IF YOU WOULD PASS THAT ON TO THEM? THANK YOU. APPRECIATE VERY MUCH. KEEP IT GOING. YES, THANK. IF PEOPLE WANT TO DONATE BOOKS, WHO AND WHERE DO THEY TAKE THEM? [Hilliard Rec. Center - Ed Merritt] WELL, IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT WE HAVE ONE OF OUR PARKS, PEOPLE BACK HERE IN TOWN THAT ACTUALLY LEFT THE NEST, AND HE'S LEADING THE HILLIARD PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND ED, WOULD YOU COME FORWARD HERE? AND WE'VE ASKED ED TO COME BECAUSE WE'RE THE COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION IS RESEARCHING DIFFERENT IDEAS WHEN AS IT RELATES TO A REC CENTER. SO PART OF OUR DUE DILIGENCE IS IS WE'RE ASKING OTHER COMMUNITIES TO INFORM US OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE, WHAT THEY COULD HAVE DONE, WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE AND WHAT WORKS. AND SO WE'RE SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE BACK HERE IN YOUR HOME. DON'T FORGET THAT. AND YOU KNOW, THE FLOOR IS YOURS, AND WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. AND OBVIOUSLY IN HILLIARD, THE HILLIARD RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT OUR OPPORTUNITY MOVING FORWARD. RECENTLY AND NOVEMBER 2ND, WE PASSED A HALF PERCENT INCOME TAX INCREASE THAT'S DEDICATED TO THE RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BUILD AND DEVELOP A COMMUNITY CENTER ALONG WITH THE WELLNESS COMPONENT AND BUILD OUT A PARK THAT'S ON THE PROPERTY CALLED THE GERMAN PROPERTY. CITY ADMINISTRATOR BUZZARD HAD ASKED ME TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT AND WHERE WE'RE AT. I DID BRING ALONG SOME HANDOUTS FROM THE CAMPAIGN ISSUE 22 CAMPAIGN THAT YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO LOOK AT, AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS DOWN THE LINE, PLEASE DON'T DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT. BUT THIS ALL STARTED. WE HAD SWITCHED OUR FORM OF GOVERNMENT FROM A STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT TO A CITY MANAGER FROM FORMER GOVERNMENT AND WITH ONE OF THE FIRST COUNCIL RETREATS IN 2020. THAT WAS A TOPIC THAT CAME UP, SO WE RESEARCHED IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE DOING A FEASIBILITY STUDY. ACTUALLY HERE IN GROVE CITY, YEARS BEFORE WE REACHED OUT TO AN ORGANIZATION CALLED BALLARD KING AND ASSOCIATES THAT WALKED US THROUGH A LOT OF RESEARCH AND DID THAT [00:05:06] FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR US, THAT WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2020. AND WITH THAT CAME A MARKET ANALYSIS. THEY DID AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING FACILITIES IN PARKS. THEY DID A COMPETITIVE MARKET ANALYSIS OF THE CITY OF HILLIARD AND THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT SURROUNDED US. THEY ASSISTED WITH CURRENT AND FUTURE PROGRAM NEEDS. OBVIOUSLY, CITIZEN INPUT WAS A HUGE PART OF THE PROCESS. AN OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS OF EXISTING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAD TO TO TO GROW. AND THEN A COST AND REVENUE IMPACT OF ACTUALLY ADDING A FACILITY TO OUR TO OUR EXISTING FACILITY. WE HAVE A SMALL FACILITY THAT WAS BUILT IN THE MID 70S AND THEN RECOMMENDATIONS. SO WE WORKED WITH THEM. WE ALSO WORKED WITH ETSY INSTITUTE THAT DID A STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY OF THE COMMUNITY TO SEE WHAT THEIR NEEDS WERE AND THEN SORT OF IN PARALLEL. WE BROUGHT BACK OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE. SO OURS IS CALLED THE PAC, THE RECREATION AND PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THEY REVIEWED AND HELPED US WITH A LOT OF THESE. THIS FACT INFORMATION GATHERING WITH THE COMMUNITY, A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH GOING AND DOING THE FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS WITH OUR SPORTS CLUBS. BUSINESSES ARE NOT FOR PROFITS, OUR CHURCH, OUR SCHOOLS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO WHEN WE GOT THE INFORMATION BACK FROM BALLARD KING AND ASSOCIATES, WE WERE ABLE TO DOVE INTO THAT. AND FROM THAT, THEY MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH LOOKING AT ISSUE 22. AND THAT WAS IN JUNE OF 2021. SO COUNCIL REVIEWED THE INFORMATION. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WERE A BIG PART OF OF A LOT OF THIS ALSO, AND WE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ACTUALLY GOING TO THE VOTERS AND THEN SPENT SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER REALLY GOING OUT TO ALL THE SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES, ALL THE DIFFERENT GROUPS TRYING TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANT. THE THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS IT WASN'T A PROPERTY TAX, IT WAS INCOME TAX. AND A LITTLE OVER 70 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY WORK IN HILLIARD DON'T LIVE IN HILLIARD. SO A LOT OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE ALREADY PAYING TWO AND A HALF PERCENT OTHER PLACES. SO AS LONG AS WE WERE ABLE TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANT, OBVIOUSLY SENIORS THAT ARE RETIRED WEREN'T GOING TO PAY ON THAT. SO JUST GETTING THE WORD OUT THERE, EDUCATING THEM AND THEN ALLOWING THEM TO MAKE THAT DECISION. OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS A LOT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO IT. OUR CITY MANAGER, MYSELF AND A LOT OF OUR STAFF AND THEN THE ARPAD GROUP JUST ABOUT HIT EVERY MEETING. YOU COULD THINK OF HELD PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS. WE HAVE A VERY GOOD PATIO DEPARTMENT THAT MADE VIDEOS. THAT REALLY WENT A LONG WAY TO SUPPORT THE INFORMATION AND GET THAT WORD OUT. AND ON NOVEMBER 2ND, WE PASSED THE HALF PERCENT INCOME TAX OF A MARGIN OF SIXTY TWO PERCENT. SIXTY TWO PERCENT. SO CURRENTLY WE'VE GOT A OWNERS REP ON BOARD. WE WENT WITH MCCARTHY AND ASSOCIATES MCCARTHY CONSULTING. EXCUSE ME, WE PUT OUT AN RFP FOR OUR ARCHITECTURAL FIRM. AND THEN WE PUT OUT AN RFP FOR A WELLNESS WELLNESS PARTNER. WE'VE GOT THE WE DID OUR INTERVIEWS FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS WHERE YOU SHORTLISTED FOUR DIFFERENT FIRMS BROUGHT THEM IN LAST WEEK. SO WE'RE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE RIGHT NOW. RFP CAME BACK FOR WELLNESS PARTNERS. WE'RE REVIEWING THOSE RIGHT NOW. AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE PURCHASED A PIECE OF PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT TO OUR EXISTING MUNICIPAL PARK THAT WAS JUST UNDER 125 ACRES. IT'S CALLED THE GERMAN PROPERTY, AND WE'LL END UP PUTTING THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON THE FRONT PORTION OF THAT. WE HAVE OUR EXISTING HOSTS A PARK THAT IS ON THE FRONT CORNER OF THAT. IT'LL END UP RELOCATING TO THE SOUTH END OF THAT PROPERTY. THAT DEVELOPMENT WILL BE BETWEEN PROBABLY 14 AND $15 MILLION. WE'RE HOPING TO DO FOUR TURF FIELDS WITH LIGHTS AND THEN UP TO 23 ADDITIONAL GRASS FIELDS OF DIFFERENT SIZES. THEY'LL ACTUALLY BE THE CONNECTOR ROAD THAT'LL GO THROUGH THE THE PARK. THE COSGRIFF EXTENSION IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE CALLED, AND HOPEFULLY THAT'LL HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE TRAFFIC ISSUES WE'RE HAVING ON THE WEST END OF OF HILLIARD. THERE'LL BE THREE ROUNDABOUTS AND THE ROAD THROUGH THE PROPERTY. WE ESTIMATE THAT'LL BE PROBABLY AROUND 20 $20 MILLION TO COMPLETE THAT AND ALL THE UTILITIES THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT. [00:10:01] AND THEN THE COMMUNITY CENTER AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE THE PIECE THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HOPEFULLY BE RIGHT AROUND ONE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT AND THEN DEPENDING ON WHAT THE WELLNESS PARTNER WOULD LIKE TO SEE, COULD COULD BE UP TO 25 30 000 SQUARE FOOT. ALL IN TOTAL DEVELOPMENT, HOPEFULLY WILL BE RIGHT AROUND, HOPEFULLY UNDER 100, 100 MILLION. WE'LL SEE HOW TO HOW THAT'S GOING RIGHT NOW. WE'RE LOOKING WITH WE'RE WORKING WITH BOND COUNCIL ON INCOME BOND. THERE'S A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT BONDS AND THIS ISN'T MY AREA OF EXPERTIZE. SO BUT WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL NEXT WEEK WITH THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO ALLOW US TO LOOK AT UP TO 95 MILLION DOLLARS IN BONDS WE'LL HOPEFULLY HAVE. WE'LL TAKE LESS THAN THAT, BUT IT GIVES US A LITTLE LEEWAY, DEPENDING ON HOW SOME OF THIS SORT OF PLAYS OUT. SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH. WE WENT WITH THE INCOME BOND OFF THE INCOME TAX ISSUE, OBVIOUSLY WITH TODAY'S VALUATION THAT HALF PERCENT WILL BRING IN ABOUT SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. AND WE'RE HOPING EVENTUALLY TO THAT'LL SUSTAIN BOTH SHIP AND OPERATING FOR OUR RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT. FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE COMMUNITY CENTERS OPEN. IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE, BUT WE'LL WORK THROUGH THAT RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF IT DEPENDS ON SOME OF THE BOND PERCENTAGES THAT WE GET BACK, HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY A YEAR AND THEN HOW LONG WE TAKE OUT THE BONDS FOR. I. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. YEAH. AND HOW MANY ACRES IS WILL THE ACTUAL COMMUNITY CENTER BEYOND THEN YOU JUST. WE OWN ALL THE PROPERTY, THE THE FRONT HALF OF IT RIGHT NOW UNTIL THERE'S A COUPLE OUT PARCELS THAT, DEPENDING ON THE WELLNESS PARTNER THAT WE CHOOSE, MAY HAVE THE ABILITY TO BUILD THERE TOO. BUT IT'LL PROBABLY BE AROUND 40 50 ACRES UP IN THAT FRONT CORNER. AND YOU WILL IN THE CITY WILL OPERATE THE COMMUNITY CENTER, STILL WORKING THROUGH A LOT OF THOSE. WE'VE GOT SOME, SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE US TO EXPLORE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, BUT THAT'S OUR INTENTION. YES. WOULD IT BE FREE TO RESIDENTS OR WILL THERE BE A FEE OR DO YOU KNOW THAT FAR AHEAD? THERE'LL BE A FEE. THERE'LL BE A FEE. THERE'LL BE A COST RECOVERY SET, YOU KNOW, SET UP AND THERE'LL BE RESIDENT NON RESIDENT RATES. I'LL TELL YOU, I WAS LOOKING THROUGH YOUR. THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THIS, WHO PAYS AND WHO DOESN'T THAT THAT'S GENIUS HOW THEY DID THAT. ONE OF THE COOL THINGS THAT WE HAD ON OUR WEBSITE WAS A PERCENTAGE CALCULATOR, SO YOU COULD ENTER IN YOUR ADDRESS. AND I'LL TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MUCH IT COSTS. YOU COST YOU BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WOULDN'T SEE AN INCREASE DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY WORKED. ED, WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, YOU WERE HERE WHEN WE DID THE STUDY BACK IN 14, WAS THAT. AND ARE YOU MAKING YOUR REC CENTER MULTIGENERATIONAL? IT'S LIKE GOING TO HAVE A IS GOING TO HAVE THE SENIOR CENTER INCORPORATED INTO IT. IT WILL. AND I THINK ANYTIME YOU DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS, YOU DO HAVE TO INCLUDE THE SENIORS. WE HAVE AN EXISTING SENIOR CENTER IN OUR COMMUNITY CENTER NOW AND IT'LL BE END UP BEING MOVED OVER THERE. NOW THE BEAUTY OF THIS, AND I THINK EVERYBODY THAT'S LOOKING AT DOING THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE, THE WELLNESS PIECE WILL COVER EVERYTHING SO YOU COULD GO TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, YOU GO TO REHAB, AS WELL AS THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT WE OFFER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE SENIOR CENTER. IS THAT A DIFFERENT BUILDING THAT'LL ALL BE UNDER ONE ROOF? THERE MAY BE OUT PARCELS THAT THE WELLNESS PARTNER DECIDES TO DEVELOP, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO TO SEE. AND THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE WAS WHAT? WHAT WAS THE ESTIMATE FROM YOUR SURVEY OF THE YEARLY OPERATING COST? SO WORKING THROUGH THAT, A LOT OF THAT HAS DEPENDS ON SPECIFICALLY WHAT'S IN THE BUILDING, WHAT'S UNDER ROOF. AND WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA FROM THE STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY, BUT THERE'S STILL SOME PIECES WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT WE NEED TO TO LOOK INTO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE A 25 METER POOL, 50 METER POOL, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, WHAT SPECIFICALLY THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THEN THAT WILL SORT OF IMPACT HOW THE EMPLOYEE NEEDS. THIS IS A CITY OF HILLIARD AND HILLIARD. IS THIS IS I DON'T KNOW YOUR IS HILLIARD PART OF THE TOWNSHIP ALSO THERE? OR IS IT SEPARATE LIKE GROVE CITY AS PART OF JACKSON? YEAH, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE JACKSON TOWNSHIP, OK? THEY OFFER THE FIRE SERVICES AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. [00:15:03] SO WILL YOU BE CHARGING YOUR TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU WILL YOUR CITY RESIDENTS SINCE THE CITY RESIDENTS WILL BE PAYING THE INCOME TAX? THAT'LL BE A VERY GOOD QUESTION FOR COUNCIL. OK, WE'LL WORK THROUGH THAT. YOU NOTICE THAT I HOW TRAINED HE IS. THAT'LL BE AN ANSWER FOR COUNCIL. YES, YES. I LEARNED. WELL, HERE, COME ON. THANKS. I HAVE ONE QUESTION. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, YOU DON'T. YOU DO NOT HAVE AN OPERATING WHY? AND WE DO. YOU DO. IT WAS ONE OF THE SISTER WIVES THAT WAS BUILT AT THE SAME TIME. OH, WAS IT OK? IT'S ACTUALLY RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. OK. SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH MIRRORS OUR SITUATION IDENTICAL IN OK. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. RANDY, I'LL TELL YOU THAT THESE ARE RANDY AND THESE ARE REALLY NICE. SO WHAT FIRM DID THIS OR DID YOUR IN-HOUSE PEOPLE DO THIS? OUR DIRECTOR OR DIRECTOR DID IT. VERY, VERY WELL DONE WORKS IN A RESTAURANT. NO PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. OH, YEAH, OK. SO, KIM, GET READY. DID YOU HIRE? DID YOU HIRE A FIRM AS FAR AS GETTING YOU THROUGH PROCESS, THE PROCESS OR HOW DID YOU FROM START TO FINISH? WAS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT WAS GUIDING YOU AS FAR AS A CONSULTING FIRM OR ANY? WE WE ACTUALLY DID CONSULT WITH IT. THERE WAS SOME TIMES WHERE WE THOUGHT ABOUT MICRO-TARGETING. AND AGAIN, SOME OF THIS STUFF'S OUTSIDE MY, MY REALM OF EXPERTIZE. BUT WE WERE WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE. OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION DIRECTOR HAS WORKED BOTH MUNICIPALLY AND WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND HAS EXPERIENCE WITH DOING SOME OF THIS. SO HE HE WORKED WITH US ALONG WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, LAYING OUT THE SCHEDULE AND WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO AND ALL THE DIFFERENT GROUPS. SO WE WERE WE WERE PRETTY FORTUNATE IN THAT BECAUSE IT SAVED US A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY. SO WHEN ONE LAST QUESTION HERE ON IT SAYS, CHECK OUT THE POSSIBILITIES AND THEN YOU GUYS LAID OUT ATHLETIC FIELD AND THEN TRAIL ACQUISITION, PARKLAND ACQUISITION AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IS IT WAS THE THOUGHT PROCESS OF BEYOND THE THE ACTUAL REC CENTER TO SAY, OK, IF WE WANT TO BE LINKED TO SOME OF THE MAJOR BIKE PATHS THAT THIS IS A FUNDING MECHANISM FOR US. SO IF YOU'VE BEEN TO HILLIARD, WE HAVE THE HERITAGE TRAIL. YES, AND IT'S AWESOME. THERE'S STILL ONE OF OUR LOWEST HANGING FRUIT IS THE SECOND PHASE OF THE HERITAGE TRAIL THAT WOULD TIE US IN TO THE KOREAN METRO PARK. AND IF WE GET TIED INTO QUARRY METRO PARK, THEN THAT'S THE REST OF COLUMBUS, AND IT REALLY PUTS YOU GUYS IN COLUMBUS AND GET YOU OUT TO THE CHASE TRAIL AND THE THAT. SO WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY NEGOTIATING AND TRYING TO ACQUIRE THAT, THAT LAND SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BUILD THAT. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE WENT AFTER INCOME. BONDS INSTEAD OF GENERAL OBLIGATION IS SO WE STILL HAVE SOME ROOM. IF PROJECTS LIKE THAT COME UP, WE'VE GOT OUR HILLIARD FAMILY AQUATIC CENTER THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO NEED SOME WORK DOWN THE LINE AND BEING ABLE TO TACKLE SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS. AND AT THE BEGINNING, YOU MENTIONED YOU CHANGE THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT. IS THAT HOW IS THAT CONNECTED TO THIS PROJECT OR WAS THAT JUST TELLING US HOW YOU ORGANIZED? IT'S IT WAS MORE OR LESS THE CHANGE SORT OF THE IMPETUS OF WHAT HILLIARD WENT THROUGH. WE HAD AN EXISTING MAYOR THAT HAD BEEN THERE 16 16 YEARS, SO WHEN WHEN HE LEFT. THE NEW CITY MANAGER CAME IN THERE WAS A LOT OF TENSION BETWEEN COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AT THAT POINT IN TIME, AND IT WAS SORT OF LIKE EVERYBODY WAS FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS WORKING TOGETHER. AND THAT'S WHEN A LOT OF THESE IDEAS CAME OUT AND WE WERE ABLE TO ACTIVELY GO AFTER THEM AND LOOK INTO THAT STUFF. SO OBVIOUSLY ONE, WASN'T IT? YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THEM BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN, BUT IT WAS JUST SORT OF HOW IT ALL WORKED OUT FOR US. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON THE HEAVY LIFTING, THE DATE AND THE SAME TIME. I'M REALLY ENVIOUS OF OVER YOUR AT, SO IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE FUN. THE IDEA IS THAT THE FACILITY ITSELF WILL OPEN UP IN TWENTY TWENTY FIVE IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT, A LOT OF MOVING PIECES WE HAVE BASICALLY FOR PROJECTS GOING ON AT ONCE. THE FIRST ONE WILL START THIS YEAR. WE'RE DOING THE SECOND PHASE OF THE STREAM RESTORATION RIGHT NEXT TO THAT PARK AND THEN WE'LL START THE ROAD PROJECT, THE RECTANGULAR FIELD SPACE PROJECT AT THE SAME TIME AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACTUAL FACILITY ITSELF. SO. WHEN I SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, CAN I COME OVER AND VISIT YOU? SURE. THANK YOU. YEAH. [00:20:02] HEY, THANKS, ED.. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. TAKE CARE. THANKS, SIR. WELL, TONIGHT'S AGENDA, EXCUSE ME. [Welcome & Reading of Agenda] ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WE HAVE ORDINANCE UNDER LANDS. WE HAVE ORDINANCE CODE NINE 20 TO SEE 10 20 TO SEE 12 TWENTY TWO RESOLUTIONS CIARA 08 09 AND C.R. 10 UNDER SAFETY ORDINANCE. SEE 17 UNDER FINANCE ORDINANCE. SEE 14, C 15 AND 16. THE CHAIR'S OK WITH THE AGENDA ITEMS. WE WILL TURN THE GAVEL OVER TO MR. SHARKEY FOR ME TO DO. WE WANT TO APPROVE MINUTES BEFORE. NO, NO, NO. WE'RE GOING TO HOLD OFF ON THE MINUTES. OK. ALL RIGHTY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. UNDER LANDS, I HAVE ORDINANCE C 09 22. [Ordinance C-09-22 Authorize the City Administrator to take any and all necessary actions to Convey certain Real Property to Chris A. Wiand as part of a Real Estate Exchange. Second reading and public hearing.] AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO TAKE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO CONVEY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO CHRIS, A VIOLIN AS PART OF A REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE ON THERE. AND SINCE THIS IS A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED ON THERE, I'D LIKE MR. SMITH, IF YOU WOULD. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. YEAH. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE EMBARKING ON OUR DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENTS. AND AS PART OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, WE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRING PROPERTY FROM EVERYONE ALONG THE ROAD. MR. WAYAN HAS SOME PROPERTY THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE OUR PROJECT, AND HE HAS THAT NICE YELLOW CORNER ON THE BACK OF HIS PROPERTY THAT HE HAS BEEN MAINTAINING FOREVER BECAUSE FRANKLY, HE ALREADY THOUGHT IT WAS HIS BECAUSE IT KIND OF LINED UP WITH THE NEIGHBORS. SO WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH HIM AND HE IS WILLING TO SWAP US THE LAND WE NEED ON THE FRONT OF HIS PROPERTY FOR THE LAND. WE DO NOT NEED ON THE BACK OF THIS PROPERTY. I DID TALK TO MR. BOZO AND WE WE DID DETERMINE THAT THAT YELLOW SQUARE THAT WE WOULD BE GIVING UP REALLY WOULD NOT HINDER ANY FUTURE OPERATIONS OF THE PARK, ET CETERA. AND THE WE ARE GIVING JUST A TOUCH MORE LAND THAN WE ARE GETTING. HOWEVER, FRANKLY, THE FRONTAGE IS MORE VALUABLE THAN ON THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. SO THAT IS WHY WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THIS LAND SWAP SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DEMONSTRATED IMPROVEMENTS WITH THIS PROPERTY OWNER. AND THERE WASN'T ANY COST TO US AT ALL IN THIS SWAP. NO, WE WERE. AND THAT'S WHAT THE PROPERTY IS. THE ONE WHO'S WE ARE ACTUALLY OFFERED TO BUY THE LAND OUT FRONT FOR OUR APPRAISED VALUE. AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS THE ONE WHO ACTUALLY PROPOSED THE SWAP BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, HE'S BEEN MAINTAINING THIS LAND FOR AS LONG AS HE'S LIVED THERE BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS HIS SINCE IT KIND OF LINED UP, AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY THERE. SO HE JUST ASSUMED IT WAS HIS TO BEGIN WITH. OK. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. OK. SEE, NONE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. SORENSEN SAID A SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING, I MOVED TO BE APPROVED, I CAN. YES, YES, YES, YES, YES. THANK YOU. AUDIENCE SEE 10 20 TO AN AUDIENCE TO ACCEPT THE PLIGHT OF PINNACLE QUARRY. [Ordinance C-10-22 Accept the Plat of Pinnacle Quarry, Section 3 located at the Southwest Corner of White Road and State Route 104. Second reading and public hearing.] SECTION THREE SECTION THREE CONTAINS LOTS SIXTY FIVE THROUGH NINETY ONE 40 TWO THREE ONE FIFTY THREE RESERVES, E.G. L.M. AND NW AND AND IT'S INCLUSIVE. IT'S JUST OUR NORMAL PLANT OF THE ROADS AND AND THE UM. THE LOTS IN THOSE AND RESERVES AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS FROM CONSOLE. QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. SEE, NONE, THE SUPPORTERS SAID A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING A MOVE WOULD BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR BERRY, YES, MR HAWKE, MR HOLT. SORRY. YES, SIR. MALCOLM. YES, MR SHARKEY. YES, MR CIGARETS, YES. HEY, THANK YOU. FOR THE WHOLE HOG FAMILY AND EITHER THE HOUSE OR THE HOLTS AT ALL TIMES, NO MATTER WHAT [Ordinance C-12-22 Approve a Special Use Permit for an Auto Related Repair Shop for Columbus Powersports located at 2713 Home Rd. Second reading and public hearing.] ORDINANCE, SEE 12 20 TO AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AN AUTO RELATED REPAIR SHOP FOR COLUMBUS POWER SCORE POWER SPORTS, LOCATED AT TWENTY SEVEN 13 HOME ROAD ON FEBRUARY 8TH. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT AT THIS LOCATION. I'M GOING TO CALL ON THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MICHELS. IF YOU WOULD JUST EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, THEN I'LL CALL ON OUR APPLICANT. THANK YOU, MR. SHARKEY. JUST A QUICK SUMMARY OF THIS APPLICATION, IT IS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT YOU'LL BE REVIEWING LATER ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT. THE PROPOSED USE WOULD BE TO SELL AND SERVICE NEW GOLF CARTS, SCOOTERS AND ZERO TURN MOWERS. DURING A REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT INDICATED THAT ALL THEIR SERVICE WORK WOULD TAKE PLACE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND THAT REALLY THE THE SERVICE WOULD NOT REALLY [00:25:02] GENERATE ANY NOISE. THEY'RE NOT USING NOISY TOOLS OR PROCESSES. FURTHER, THEY SAID THAT THEY TYPICALLY ONLY WORK ON ONE TO TWO ITEMS IN TERMS OF THE SERVICE ON THAT SITE. AS PART OF THAT USE AND THAT AT NO POINTS, THEY WOULD STORE CARTS OR MOWERS OUTSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. AS OUR APPLICANT HERE THIS EVENING, IF YOU COME TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND AN ADDRESS FOR THE FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. HEY, DON. PATRICK MELTON SIXTEEN, 16 53, HARTIG DRIVE IN GROVE CITY, OHIO. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MELTON ON HERE ABOUT THE POWER SPORTS ON THE IDEA OF, OK? MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT PIECE OF LAND. IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR MANY YEARS. I UNDERSTAND. PART OF OUR RIGHT OF WAY. WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME RIGHT AWAY, IS THAT CORRECT? I BELIEVE SO, YES. SO AS AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, JUST A I GUESS PUTS YOU ON NOTICE. WE HAVE THAT FAIR AMOUNT OF LANDSCAPING AND HEART SHAPING THERE AT THE CORNER, RIGHT? WE PROBABLY WANT TO EXTEND SOME OF THAT INTO THAT AREA SO THAT WE HAVE A, I GUESS, A BETTER LOOKING GENERAL PRESENTATION WHEN YOU'RE GOING SOUTH ON BROADWAY. SO JUST A NOTE TO YOU. YEAH, WE'RE DEFINITELY OPEN TO WORKING WITH THE CITY TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT LOOK GREAT. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL ABOUT ANYTHING? OK. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. SEE, NONE. SORT OF SET A SECOND RING PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE IT, BE APPROVED A SECOND. MR HOLT. YES. MISS HOUCK, YES, MR SCHOTTKY, YES, MR SIEGRIST, YES, MR BERRY. YES. OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DON'T LEAVE. I'M SURE THERE WILL BE QUESTIONS ON THE OTHER ONE. ALL RIGHTY. NEXT IS RESOLUTION. [Resolution CR-08-22 Set forth, as required by section 709.031 of the Ohio Revised Code the municipal services that can be furnished to 6.024+_ acres located at 1189 White Road in Jackson Township upon its annexation to the City of Grove City, Ohio.] ZERO EIGHT TWENTY TWO. THE RESOLUTION TO SET FORTH AS REQUIRED BY SECTION SEVEN ZERO NINE POINT ZERO THREE ONE OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE. THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES THAT CAN BE FURNISHED TO SIX POINT ZERO HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT ELEVEN EIGHTY NINE WHITE ROAD IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP UPON ITS ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. THIS IS JUST A STANDARD REQUIREMENT. PETITION WAS FILED BY JOSEPH A. SIMONELLI WITH THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY TO ANNEX AND TO GROVE CITY THE REQUIRED STATEMENT THAT INDICATES WHAT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THIS ANNEXATION AS IS REQUIRED. CITY OF GROVE CITY WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPAL SERVICES POLICE, WATER, SANITARY SEWER, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND ZONING. JACKSON TOWNSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FIRE SERVICES ON THERE. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE RESOLUTIONS HEAD OF READING PUBLIC HEARING A MOVE. IT BE APPROVED. A SECOND MISS HOUCK. YES, MR. SHARKEY. YES, MR. SEGERS. YES, MR. BERRY. YES, MR. HOLT. YES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT RESOLUTION CR 09 22 THE SAME TYPE OF RESOLUTION REQUIRED BY SECTION SEVEN [Resolution CR-09-22 Set forth, as required by section 709.031 of the Ohio Revised Code the municipal services that can be furnished to 96.69+ acres located at 2088 and 2134 London Groveport Road in Jackson Township upon its annexation to the City of Grove City, Ohio.] ZERO NINE NINE POINT ZERO THREE ONE, THE HOUSE REVISED CODE MUNICIPAL SERVICES. IT CAN BE FURNISHED TO NINETY SIX POINT SIXTY NINE PLUS OR MINUS ACRES, LOCATED AT TWENTY EIGHTY EIGHT AND TWENTY ONE POINT THIRTY FOUR LEMON GROVE GROVE PORT ROAD IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP. ITS ANNEXATION INTO GROVE CITY AND I APOLOGIZE, WHICH THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT SLIDE AS I HAVE THE RIGHT MAP ON OK, AND I APOLOGIZE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, FOR YOU, FOLKS, IF YOU CAN ENVISION THIS WHERE AT THE CORNER OF BAUGH ROAD AND 665, THE DR. HARRIS PROPERTY THAT HAS THE NICE HOME SITTING IN THE BACK AND THAT WHOLE LAND THAT GOES BACK THROUGH THERE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NORTH SIDE OF SIX SIXTY FIVE. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ON. THE PETITION WAS FILED BY PAUL HARRIS JR. WITH THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY REQUIRED STATEMENT AS IT SAID FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND THE SAME MUNICIPAL SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED BY GROVE CITY UPON ITS ANNEXATION. POLICE, WATER, SANITARY SEWER, SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND ZONING. JACKSON TOWNSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO DO FIRE. THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. ANYONE FROM YORK, FROM THE AUDIENCE. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU. YEAH, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. PROPERTY DEVELOPER DID NOT GET TO GET IT TO THE POINT WHERE THERE WAS AN ANNEXATION. MR. SEMINAL WAS TAKING IT OVER. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE HOPING TO ACHIEVE IS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE HAWTHORNE PARKWAY AND [00:30:02] EXTEND IT WESTBOUND AND THEN SOUTH TO HELP. HELP DO AWAY WITH THE INTERSECTION OF MOORE AND 06:55. SO THIS HAS GOT SOME REALLY SOME LONG TERM BENEFIT, AS WELL AS JUST HAVING AN ANNEXATION FOR A PERSON WHO LIVED OUT IN THAT AREA. EVERY TIME WE HAVE COME OUT ON BOAR ROAD AND YOU GO DOWN AND THE ROADS ARE STAGGERED. THE OTHER PART OF BOAR ON THE OTHER SIDE AND GOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC WHIZZING BY, THAT'S THAT'S A DEFINITE HAZARD. THEY'RE SURPRISED THERE HASN'T BEEN MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IN THAT THAT AREA ON THE ROAD. YES, NO QUESTION I'VE GOT ON THIS IS DO WE HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THIS? NO, NO. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. JUST BY VOTING FOR UTILITIES TONIGHT DOESN'T TRAP US INTO APPROVING ANY DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS JUST MR. BERRY. JUST IF WE IF THEY SINCE THEY HAVE TO HAVE THIS STATEMENT FOR PART OF THE ANNEXATION FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THIS JUST SAYS THIS IS WHAT WE'LL DO IF THEY GO AHEAD AND FINISH WITH THE ANNEXATION. AND WE ALSO HAVE TO VOTE ON THE ANNEXATION, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. YES, SIR. AND IF I MAY JUST CLARIFY PRESIDENT BARRIE, WE ARE NOT VOTING TO GIVE THEM UTILITIES. WE ARE JUST SAYING WHAT IS POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE UPON ANNEXATION IF IT'S APPROVED BY THE COUNTY AND IF THIS COUNCIL ACCEPTS IT WHEN IT COMES BACK. SIR, MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. SMITH, THE ONLY REASON I ASKED THAT I KNEW THE ANSWER TO IT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THERE IS NO DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT I'VE SEEN THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS PIECE. OK. ANYTHING ELSE FROM COUNCIL? ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? THE RESOLUTION SAID IT'S READING PUBLIC HEARING, I MOVE IT, BE APPROVED, I CAN MR. CIGARETS. YES, MR. BARRY. YES, MR. HOLT. YES. MS. HOUK. YES, MR. SCHOTTKY. YES, THANK YOU. [Resolution CR-10-22 Approve the development plan for Columbus Powersports located at 2713 Home Road.] AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, RESOLUTION C.R. 10 20 TO A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR COLUMBUS MOTOR SPORTS. LOCATED AT SOUTH OF HOME ROAD AND EAST OF BROADWAY, FEBRUARY 20, SECOND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, A DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH FOUR STIPULATIONS. WE DO NOT HAVE A SLIDE OF THE STIPULATIONS THIS EVENING. MICHIEL, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS AND WANT TO GO THROUGH THE STIPULATIONS? JUST MAKE SURE EVERYONE ON COUNCIL KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE. THANK YOU, MR. SHARKEY. SO AS AS MR. SHARKEY NOTED, THIS IS TO REVIEW THE SITE IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRUCTURE THAT WOULD HOUSE THE USE THAT YOU REVIEWED PREVIOUSLY. IT WAS ORIGINALLY REVIEWED BY PLANNING COMMISSION AT THE FEBRUARY 8TH MEETING. THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT VARIOUS ASPECTS, PRIMARILY THE BUILDING ARCHITECTURE PLANNING COMMISSION POSTPONED IT TO A SPECIAL MEETING WHICH GAVE STAFF AND THE APPLICANT TIME TO DISCUSS ARCHITECTURE. THEY DID REVISE THEIR PLANS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM PLANNING COMMISSION, WHICH IS WHAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY FOR APPROVAL. THE GENERALLY THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE, THE AMOUNT OF MASONRY WAS INCREASED ON THE THE HOME ROAD FRONTAGE, PRIMARILY AS THAT IS REALLY WHAT WILL BE VISIBLE FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THAT WAS REALLY OUR EXPECTATIONS THAT NOTING THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. THIS IS THE NORTHERN GATEWAY TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE FAIRLY HIGH ESTHETIC EXPECTATIONS AND THE APPLICANT WAS WILLING TO WORK WITH US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT A HIGH QUALITY BUILDING FOR THAT SITE. OTHER STIPULATIONS WILL ALL RUN THROUGH THEM REALLY QUICKLY. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED FOR STIPULATIONS WITH THIS PROJECT, ONE BEING THAT A THIRTY SIX INCH EVERGREEN HEDGEROW SHALL BE INSTALLED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT TO SCREEN POTENTIAL HEADLIGHT GLARE ONTO THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL AREA TO WAS THAT PARKING LOT LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL BE DECORATIVE MATCHING THE FIXTURES UTILIZE ON THE TURNBERRY RETAIL CENTER TO THE NORTH. THREE WAS THE APPLICANT SHALL WORK WITH THE CITY TO DEDICATE RIGHT OF WAY ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE SITE'S HOME ROAD FRONTAGE TO ENSURE THAT ALL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FALL WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. AND THE FINAL ONE WAS THAT THE TWO PARCELS THAT CURRENTLY CREATE THE SITE SHALL BE COMBINED INTO ONE. THE SECOND TWO STIPULATIONS REALLY JUST ARE CLARIFICATIONS. THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN AGREEABLE TO THOSE, AND THEN THE OTHER TWO REALLY ARE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SITE CREATES A COHESIVE AREA, NOTING THAT IT IS AT THE NORTHERN GATEWAY. SO MAKING SURE THAT THE LIGHTING FIXTURES MATCH AND THEN ALL ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE REDUCING ANY POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO THAT RESIDENTIAL AREA TO THE EAST. THE APPLICANT HAS SAID THAT THEY WILL BE PRESERVING THE VAST MAJORITY, IF NOT ALL, OF THE EXISTING VEGETATION THAT'S BETWEEN THE SITE AND THE RESIDENTIAL SITES TO THE EAST. BUT IN REVIEWING WHAT THAT VEGETATION IS MADE UP OF, THERE WAS CONCERN THAT POTENTIALLY IN THE WINTER THAT MIGHT NOT QUITE BE ADEQUATE TO SCREEN THE HEADLIGHT GLARE. SO THAT'S WHY THAT STIPULATION WAS INCLUDED. HEY. AND IF YOU NOTICE COUNCIL, THE ENTRANCE AND ALL THE ACTIVITY PART OF THIS IS IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING, IS THAT CORRECT? [00:35:01] CORRECT. OK, GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MRS. SHIELDS BEFORE I CALL THE APPLICANT BACK UP? OK. MR. MELDON, WHEN WE'LL COME BACK UP, SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE YOU ON RECORD, WE DON'T NEED TO DO IT AGAIN ON HERE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, FIRST OF ALL, DO YOU ACCEPT ALL THE FOUR STIPULATIONS? YES, WE DO. OK. AND DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE? NO, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD AND GROW CITY AND MY HOMETOWN, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO MOVE OUR BUSINESS OVER HERE. WE ARE TO. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL FOR MR.. I WAS JUST CURIOUS, WERE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BUDDING NEIGHBORS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? WAS THERE ANY FEEDBACK FROM THEM OR FROM AROUND THE AREA THAT WE'RE BUILDING DURING THE PROCESS? I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY. NO, SIR. NO. THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS NOT HEARD ANY AT ALL. OK, GOOD. I'M EXCITED WE COULD GET THOSE KIND OF TRICKED OUT GOLF CARTS LIKE YOU SEE DOWN IN FLORIDA. YEAH. OH YEAH. MR. BARRY. SO AM I CORRECT IN SAYING THAT NONE OF THE THE REAR DISPLAY AREA WILL BE VIEWABLE FROM HOME ROAD? YEAH, YOU'RE CORRECT. OK. SO I MEAN, EVEN EVEN THIS END OF THE BUILDING, THE LINE OF SIGHT WON'T GO BACK. YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE DUE TO VEGETATION OR, WELL, I DON'T THINK IT'S DUE TO VEGETATION. I THINK IT'S THE ANGLE OF THE ROAD COMING DOWN THE STREET. WHEN YOU'RE COMING DOWN THE ROAD, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE REAR OF THE BUILDING WHATSOEVER. YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE A PORTION OF THE LIKE ON THE THE RENDERING UP THERE. ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BUILDING, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE A PORTION OF THAT BUILDING AS YOU'RE COMING DOWN HOME ROAD, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE BACK AT ALL. OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. OK. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? OK, SO RESOLUTIONS HAD ITS IN PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE IT, BE APPROVED. THANK. HMM. MR. SHARKEY. YES, MR. SEACREST. YES, MR. BARRY. YES, MR. HOLT. YES. MISS HOUCK, YES. WELCOME TO JERSEY. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. APPRECIATE IT. SURE. MR. PRESIDENT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, SIR. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE SAFETY COMMITTEE'S CHAIRMAN, SEACREST, THANK YOU. [Ordinance C-17-22 Amend section 194.18 of the Codified Ordinances of Grove City titled Interest and Penalties. First reading.] I HAVE ONE AUDIENCE FROM READ THE FIRST READING TONIGHT, AND IT'S AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION ONE NINE FOUR POINT ONE EIGHT OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE OF BRUCE CITY TITLED INTEREST AND PENALTIES. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER C 17 DASH TWENTY TWO AND WE'RE AS CURRENTLY DRAFTED. HOUSE BILL NINE 15 FIVE 19 WOULD PREVENT MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITIES WHO REQUIRE MANDATORY FILING FOR NEW MUNICIPAL TAX PURPOSES FROM APPLYING LATE FEES ON THOSE TAXPAYERS WHO FAIL TO FILE WHEN NO MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX IS DUE AND WITHOUT READING THE REST. BASICALLY, OUR CITY IS CONCERNED THAT THAT LEGISLATION WILL SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKEN OUR ABILITY TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH TAX FILING, AND WE WOULD HAVE A SECOND READING IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO STIPULATE THAT WE WOULD HAVE SOME PENALTIES FOR NOT FILING, BUT WE WOULD KIND OF RUN THE NORMAL PLAY THAT WE RUN WHERE WE GIVE LENIENCY ON THE FIRST TIME WHERE SOMEONE MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT THEY NEED TO FILE WITHOUT ANY TAXES DUE OR WITH TAXES DUE. BUT FROM THAT POINT ON, WE'D HAVE SOME CONTROL MEASURES OR CONTROLLED LIMITS ON WHAT WE MIGHT PENALIZE OR HAVE A PENALTY IN PLACE FOR THOSE WHO WHO CONTINUE THAT PRACTICE. SO WITH THAT, THIS IS AGAIN A FIRST READING OR IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AMONG COUNCIL? FINANCE DIRECTOR, DID I DID ADEQUATELY COVER THAT? PERFECT. OK. OK, SO WITH THAT, I WOULD JUST BE DONE WITH THEIR RIGHTS. OK, PRETTY GOOD. OK, THANK YOU. OH, SORRY. THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE MARCH 20. THANK YOU. FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN HOLT, THANK YOU. [Ordinance C-14-22 Appropriate $700,000.00 from the Pinnacle Tax Increment Financing Fund for the Current Expense of Improvements to Buckeye Parkway. Second reading and public hearing.] C14 TWENTY TWO AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND FROM THE PINNACLE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FUND FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO BUCKEYE PARKWAY. AND I'LL NOTE THIS IS BORE TO HOLTON ON BUCKEYE PARKWAY AND IN THE ABSENCE OF MR. BOZO. MR. SMITH WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. YES, SIR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE PINNACLE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FUND TO PAY FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS ON THE STRETCH OF ROAD THAT YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT UNDER THE LAW. YOU ARE PERMITTED TO COUNSEL AS PER YOUR EXCUSE ME. COUNSEL IS PERMITTED TO USE FUNDS IN THE PINNACLE TIFF FOR PROJECTS THAT WILL BENEFIT THE TIFF AREA, WHICH THIS PROJECT CLEARLY DOES, AND USING THIS FUND WOULD BE IN LIEU OF USING [00:40:06] GENERAL FUNDS. SO THIS IS A SPECIFIC PURPOSE FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, SIR. NEW QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL, I DO HAVE A MR. BOB RUTH SIGNED UP FOR INPUT. MR. RUTH, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BOB RUTH, I LIVE AT FOUR SEVEN, FOUR FOUR COUNT FLEET DRIVE IN THE 1ST WARD BY APPROVING C14 AND A COMPANION ORDINANCE TWO WEEKS AGO, THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE CITY COUNCIL ARE SAYING IN EFFECT, WE DON'T HAVE THE THREE POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN THE CITY TREASURY TO PAY FOR THIS STUFF. SO WE'RE GOING TO SIPHON OFF MONEY FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, THE AGENCIES THAT CARE FOR ORPHANED AND ABUSED CHILDREN, THE MENTALLY ILL AND THE MENTALLY AND THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED. AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE REHABILITATION FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTS AND ASSIST OUR SENIOR CITIZENS. AGENCIES THAT OPERATE OUR WORLD CLASS ZOO AND OUR BEAUTIFUL METRO PARKS. YOU'RE SAYING IN EFFECT, YES, WE UNDERSTAND THAT VOTERS APPROVED PROPERTY LEVIES TO USE THIS THREE POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO ASSIST THESE AGENCIES AND THESE AGENCIES ONLY NOT, I REPEAT, NOT TO BUILD ROADS AND WIDEN INTERSECTIONS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS TO BENEFIT REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS. BUT WHAT DO THE HARDWORKING, TAXPAYING, TAXPAYING VOTERS KNOW? WE, THE ADMINISTRATION AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS KNOW BETTER. INSTEAD, WHY NOT LEVEL WITH VOTERS TELL THEM YOU BELIEVE IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE TO TAKE MONEY FROM CASH STRAPPED SOCIAL SERVICES TO PAY FOR PROJECTS THAT SHOULD BE FINANCED BY THE CITY? THIS TYPE OF HONESTY WILL REQUIRE YOU TO CHOOSE ONE OF THREE DIFFICULT OPTIONS. EITHER BRAND NEW TAX INCENTIVES FOR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT OR RAISE CITY TAXES OR CUT CITY SERVICES BY LAYING OFF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES. ANY ONE OF THESE OPTIONS WILL TAKE POLITICAL COURAGE. THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU UP TO IT? I AM CONFIDENT YOU ARE BECAUSE I KNOW MOST OF YOU PERSONALLY, YOU'RE GOOD AND DECENT PEOPLE. MORAL, GOD FEARING PEOPLE WHO MUST BE UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT TAKING MONEY FROM ABUSED AND ORPHANED CHILDREN, THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED, THE ADDICTED AND THE MENTALLY ILL. PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR BETTER ANGELS AND DO THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU. I REALIZE THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE FUND IS THERE AND SO FORTH. AND SO BY THE WAY, WHILE WE'RE ON TIFFS, MR. SCHOTTKY, I REALLY LIKE YOUR SUGGESTION ABOUT ABOUT THE REC CENTER. IF YOU USE TIFF MONEY TO BUILD IT. I WOULD SUGGEST YOU CONSIDER CONSIDER MAKING NONRESIDENTS WHO ARE MENTALLY ILL, DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED, CHILDREN'S SERVICES, CLIENTS AND SO FORTH. MAKE IT FREE TO THEM TOO, BECAUSE YOU WILL BE USING MONEY THAT NORMALLY WOULD GO TO THOSE AGENCIES. JUST A THOUGHT. OK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. RUTH. ANY OTHER INPUT? MR. STAGE, I APPRECIATE MR RUDD'S COMMENTS TO A POINT. WE TOOK AN INCREDIBLE RISK. CREDIBLE RISK FOR THIS COMMUNITY BACK STARTING IN TWO THOUSAND TWO THOUSAND ONE TO, IN ESSENCE, WORK WITH A DEVELOPER, I WON'T CALL IT A PARTNERSHIP TO GIVE A WHOLE BRAND NEW CITY LOOK ON THE EAST SIDE OF SEVENTY ONE. THAT RISK INCLUDED LEVERAGING SOME OF THE CITY'S TAXING AUTHORITY. IT INCLUDED THEM ACTUALLY PLEDGING A LETTER OF CREDIT, A WHOLE BUNCH OF SERIES OF FINANCIAL. IN THAT CASE, PARTNERSHIP THE PINNACLE TIFF WAS ESTABLISHED TO BE ABLE TO DO WORK, AND IT HAS TO BE CAPITAL WORK. WE CANNOT PAY FOR LAWN MOWING, FIXING A FENCE AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS IT'S GOT TO BE. EXPENSES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE WHOLE AREA OF PINNACLE. THIS MONEY WAS STARTED TO BE SET ASIDE, I THINK, IN 2000 FOR. FIVE, 16 YEARS AGO, 16 YEARS AGO, WE MADE THAT COMMITMENT TO THAT SIDE AND THAT COMMUNITY [00:45:07] THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN IT. IT WAS IT WAS DONE THROUGH A TIFF. WE HAVE $8 MILLION IN THAT FUND TODAY AND IT'S NOT TODAY. YOU'RE AT THE TIME IT WAS IMPLEMENTED, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TAKING THE MONEY AWAY, BUT THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION IS NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTING WHAT IS BEING PAID TODAY BY THOSE BY THOSE RESIDENTS. SO. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A TAX ABATEMENT. THE OTHER COMMENTS, COUNCIL. OK, THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING, AND I MOVE IT, BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR BERRY, YES, MR HOLT. YES. MISS HOUCK, YES, MR SCHOTTKY, YES, MR SIEGRIST, YES. [Ordinance C-15-22 Appropriate $80,000.00 from the General Fund for the current expense of roof repairs to the Grove City Welcome Center and Museum. First reading.] ORDINANCE C 15, 20 TO AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $80000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSE OF ROOF REPAIRS TO THE GROVE CITY WELCOME CENTER AND MUSEUM. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING, SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE THREE TWENTY ONE. WELL, I GOT A QUESTION, MR. MAYOR, IS THAT THE ONLY THING THAT WE NEED TO DO FOR BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THAT BUILDING'S BEEN IS THE ROOF REPAIR THE ONLY THING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THAT ONE OR, WELL, WE'RE DOING THE ROOF BECAUSE WE HAVE A PROBLEM, RIGHT? THERE ARE SOME OTHER ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE WANT TO DO, BUT RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO GET THE ISSUES WITH THE ROOF DONE. YEAH. OK, WE'LL BE ON ORDINANCE C 16 TWENTY TWO, AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE [Ordinance C-16- 22 Appropriate $5,000.00 from the General Fund for the current expense of joining Broadband Access Ohio as a sponsoring member. First reading.] $5000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSE OF JOINING BROADBAND ACCESS OHIO AS A SPONSORING MEMBER. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING, SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE 321. MR. BARRY, THAT'S IT FOR ME. TONIGHT WAS A QUICK ONE. SO, MAYOR, WELL, WE'LL ASK FOR A NEW BUSINESS ANYONE PRESENT IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL CAN DO SO AT THIS TIME. AND DON'T THINK, GUYS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT. YOU'RE GOING TO ESCAPE OVER THERE. WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE FIRST FOR SCHOOL, CORRECT? OK. I'D LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE MAYOR'S REPORT HERE REAL QUICK. AND I JUST KIND OF WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE HERE FOR. AND IF YOU FIGURE OUT WHO A SPOKESMAN CAN BE FROM THE GROUP THERE WHILE THE MAYOR'S TALKING. GO AHEAD, MAYOR. [Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments] THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. THE MARCH QUARTER REPORT IS BEING PASSED DOWN TO YOU AND I ASK THAT YOU APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED MOVE TO ACCEPT THE MAYOR'S REPORT. SECOND. OK. MISS HOUK. MR SCHOTTKY, YES, MR SEGERS, YES. MR BERRY, YES, MR HOLT. YES. SO IF I COULD, MR. BERRY TO GO ALONG WITH THE $80000, WHICH IS WHICH WAS THE FIRST READING TONIGHT, WE WILL BE CLOSING THE MUSEUM WHEN THIS HITS ALL SET AND WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE AT LEAST FIVE DAYS AND MAYBE A LITTLE LONGER THAN THAT. SO JUST JUSTIN, IF I TOMORROW, KYLE AND I ARE ATTENDING THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING AND THEY'RE THEY'RE HAVING THE REVIEW OF THE ANNEXATION ON 6:55 IN THAT AREA. I DID GET A CALL FROM A COMMISSIONER AND WE DISCUSSED ALSO THE BIGGER PICTURE IN DEALING WITH SWEET CO.. AND SO WE WANT TO GO DOWN AND IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WILL BE PRESENT TO TO FIELD THOSE QUESTIONS. AND OF COURSE, IN CLOSING, ALL OF US CERTAINLY ARE FEELING FOR THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE AND ALL THE OTHER PERIPHERAL SOVEREIGN NATIONS. YOU KNOW, MARK'S GOT INCREDIBLE UKRAINIAN FLAG, AND IT'S JUST IT'S JUST HARD TO HARD TO THINK OF WHAT THOSE PEOPLE MUST BE GOING THROUGH. IT'S NOT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THE HUNGARIAN REVOLT AND WHAT THE RUSSIAN DID AT THAT POINT. BUT OUR HEARTS ARE CERTAINLY WITH THEM. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTION? ACTUALLY, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. YOU HAD MENTIONED BEFORE ABOUT TRYING TO WORK WITH SINCE YOU'RE GOING DOWN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A COUNTY PROBLEM OR A STATE PROBLEM YOU'D MENTIONED BEFORE ABOUT THE TRASH ALONG SEVENTY ONE. [00:50:02] AND I STARTED NOTICING IT THE OTHER DAY AND I DON'T KNOW WHY, BECAUSE MAYBE BECAUSE IT SNOWS MELTED. BUT THAT SECTION FROM FRANK ROAD ALL THE WAY DOWN AS WE GO TO THE NEW GETTING ON FOR FOUR STRING TOWN ROAD AND GOING WEST ON 270 ALONG THERE, THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF TRASH DOWN THROUGH THERE. AND I KNOW IT'S NOT GROVE CITY PROPER, BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD MENTION THAT AGAIN, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF YOUR THINGS YOU KEEP MENTIONING TO THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, STATE OF OHIO AND FRANKLIN COUNTY PEOPLE. BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN I JUST STARTED NOTICING AND THEN I LOOKED, I KEPT LOOKING AT IT AND I LOOKED AT THE TRASH AS I TURNED LEFT ON TO STRING TOWN ROAD AND I THOUGHT, GEE, THIS IS PRETTY CLEAN. AND I WONDER WHY. IT'S BECAUSE WE YOU HAVE OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT PEOPLE AND I SEE OUR PEOPLE DOWN HERE IN THE MORNING COMING OUT, CLEANING UP AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. AND I WANTED TO COMMEND YOU ON THAT. SO WELL, IF I COULD, MR. BERRY, WE'RE MEETING WITH ODOT. I THINK IT'S MARCH TWENTY THIRD BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE SEEING NOW IS PROBABLY ABOUT 60 PERCENT OF THE PROBLEM. BUT IF YOU GO AROUND THE THE FULL INTERCHANGE OF 270 AND YOU SEE THE TRASH THAT'S IN THE PERIPHERAL AS YOU GO AROUND THAT, I MEAN, IT IS EMBARRASSING AND THEY KNOW THAT AND THEY'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT AND CLEAN IT UP BECAUSE IT ALSO INCLUDES SOME COSMETIC THINGS WITH WITH THE SHRUB OR THE BUSHES AND THE SCRUB BRUSH AND SO FORTH. BUT QUITE FRANKLY, I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE COUNTY AND YES, I WILL BE MENTIONING IT TOMORROW. BUT THE OTHER ONE, OF COURSE, IS THE COLUMBUS. BECAUSE OF MY BERLINGUER. THAT'S ALL COLUMBUS. BUT THERE'S OTHER THINGS THE COUNTY CAN HELP US WITH THAT JUNKYARD. THEY ALLOW TO OPERATE THERE AT FRANK AND AND 161 OR 171 AND ON THE NORTH EAST CORNER. NO PLACE ELSE TO DO, EXCEPT IN THE COUNTY. BUT YEAH, POINT WELL TAKEN IS FRUSTRATING. IT'S A THREE YEAR PROJECT. BUT MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY, HOW DO ADJACENT CITIES HANDLE THIS PROBLEM? I MEAN, IF YOU GO TO DUBLIN AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THEIR INTERSECTIONS ARE SPOTLESS. WELL, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? NOW I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TRASH TRUCKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT SOME OF IT IS JUST ROAD DEBRIS FROM JUST GENERAL, YOU KNOW, OLD TIRES AND STUFF LIKE THAT THAT EVERYBODY HAS. BUT I DON'T SEE THEM WHEN I GO HANG AROUND DUBLIN IN PLACES. WHAT'S DIFFERENT? WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS NOT TO MENTION IN DUBLIN, PARTICULARLY THEY ACTUALLY PAY THE CITY OF DUBLIN ACTUALLY PAYS FOR A CLEANUP. THEY PAY A HUGE PRICE, SO THEY HAVE A CONTRACT THAT ACTUALLY GOES OUT TO POLICE THOSE AREAS. OTHER AREAS AROUND THE OUTER BELT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. GIHANNA, WE GET BLASTED BECAUSE OF THE THE LANDFILL, BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS AND THAT WILL BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION WITH ODOT IS, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS A PREMIUM WE CAN PAY TO HELP GET THAT CLEANED UP. WE'LL WANT TO ENTERTAIN IT. BUT THE OTHER PART, A MATTER OF FACT. KEVIN T-4 WILL BE PROBABLY THE FIRST OF APRIL TO TALK ABOUT SOME ENFORCEMENT ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS WEEK, HOW WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF DOING STOPS OF TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT OF THERE. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR LOADS THAT ARE OVER OVERWEIGHT AND ALSO UNSECURED, SO THAT THAT IS ALSO BEING ATTACKED FROM THE STANDPOINT OF, YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT'S CAUSING SOME OF THIS? I, YEAH, I'D BE, YEAH, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN IF IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN PREVENT, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THOSE VARIOUS METHODS. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, AMIR. YOU GOT TO GET HIM COMING IN. ILLEGAL DUMPING IN THE HOLE BET. MIKE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR US TONIGHT? THANKS, PRESIDENT BARRY. I DON'T UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. MR. SMITH, I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD, SIR. THANK YOU. ANYTHING COME IN THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT? NO, SIR. OK. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WANT TO BRING UP OR ADDRESS OR ANYTHING IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE. YES, SIR. YOU SHOULD HAVE SAT IN THIS. YES. CINDY, YES, OH, OK. SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT 31 WORKING TEAM MEMBERS ARE A LITTLE CLOSE TO THE UNIVERSITY ROAD AND PEOPLE DON'T CRY. SO TWO WEEKS LATER? RIGHT. AND THANKS, CINDY, I'M SORRY. [00:55:04] I'M GLAD YOU SPOKE UP. DID ANYONE ELSE HERE HAVE QUESTIONS? OK, WE'RE BACK TO YOU, FOLKS, COME ON UP AND TELL US WHAT YOU GUYS ARE, WHAT YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS. JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHAT YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IF YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESSES. I'M ISAAC CARTER, UH, FORTY NINE, FORTY EIGHT, WELL, LUKE. UH, KENNETH ASCENDER. 13, 82. PELE DRIVE. UH, NATHAN HAMILTON, 29, 19, IN A BOW COURT. BEN, SURE, 10, 20 TO 75 SIGNS CIRCLE NORTH. EMILY HOLT, 1890, TO OAK ISLAND, CAUGHT. EIGHTEEN WHO TWENTY TWO, TWENTY FOUR HOUR DRIVE, NICE, SO WHAT'S THE ASSIGNMENT TONIGHT? SO THE ASSIGNMENT IS REALLY JUST IT'S THIS WHOLE SEMESTER, AND WE'RE BE HERE UNTIL ABOUT MAY AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND IT'S JUST IT'S FOR AP GOVERNMENT CLASS AND WE'RE TO SEE HOW THE GOVERNMENT WORKS OR COUNCIL MEETINGS BECAUSE WE, WE HEAR CHOSE TO SEE HOW THE CITY COUNCIL WORKS. BUT SOME OF OUR CLASSMATES ARE GOING TO OUR DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS OR THEY CAN GO TO OTHER CITY MEETINGS. OK, NICE. WELL, THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, IF YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS, WE'RE ALL AVAILABLE AFTERWARDS, YOU KNOW, TO TO, YOU KNOW, ASK QUESTIONS. IF YOU'VE GOT SOME IDEAS AFTER YOU'RE LISTENING TO THE COUNCIL MEETINGS, WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN TO THOSE AS WELL. THERE'S SOME INTERESTING TOPICS TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, THE REC CENTER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. DEMAREST ROAD WAS JUST MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT AGO, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW THAT'S CONNECTING TO VILLA PARK, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY THE LARGEST CENTRAL PARK IN THE IN THE CENTRAL OHIO THAT'S GOING TO BE OPENED UP. SO YEAH, AS YOU GO, DON'T HESITATE TO ASK QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING, BUT THANKS FOR COMING IN. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HEY, THANKS, GUYS. APPRECIATE YOU. WE'RE GOING TO DO CLOSING COMMENTS AND THEN THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO WE'LL GO TO MR. SHAWKY FIRST. OH, WELL, THANK YOU, MR. BARRY. YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT TIME FOR ALL OF US AND ESPECIALLY IF ANY OF US HAVE RELATIVES OR FRIENDS OR AND THAT I REMEMBER WE HAD A DELEGATION FROM UKRAINE THAT CAME AND VISITED OUR ROTARY CLUB AND THEY WERE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. AND THAT WAS MAYBE WHAT, FOUR YEARS AGO I WOULD THINK ON THERE. BUT THE THING IS, NOW THOSE PEOPLE ARE IN THOSE HOSPITALS, THEY'RE IN THOSE SHELTERS, THEY'RE IN THE TUNNELS AND THEY'RE HELPING AND SAVING LIVES. AND AT THE TIME WHEN I WHEN I MET THEM, I NEVER REALIZED THAT I WOULD BE SO MOVED KNOWING THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE UNDER UNDER SUCH A DIRE STRAITS, BASICALLY, AND THAT IN MY HEART GOES OUT TO THEM AND AND I, I HOPE WE CAN. WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET THIS ALL RESOLVED WITHOUT WITHOUT DESTROYING THE COUNTRY OF UKRAINE. OH, HE WAS VERY I WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY, IF YOU ALL DO ME THE KINDNESS TO ADDRESS THE LAST MEETING, WHICH I MISSED DUE TO AN UNFORTUNATELY TIMED FAMILY EMERGENCY. SO I WANTED TO, FIRST OF ALL, THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY DIVERSITY ADVISORY TASK FORCE. I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THAT GOES. BUT WHILE I HAVE MY MOMENT IN CLOSING COMMENTS, I JUST WANTED TO. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE SHORT VERSION OF THE BACKGROUND OF THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION. THERE WAS A THREAD OF CONVERSATION THAT RAN THROUGH THE YEAR TWENTY TWENTY FOR ME, REALLY ON ALL TYPES OF TOPICS WITH RESIDENTS THAT KIND OF GOT MY WHEELS TURNING AND I STARTED LOOKING AT OTHER COMMUNITIES AND SIMILAR TYPE OF UNDERTAKINGS AS THIS COMMUNITY DIVERSITY TASK FORCE. AND AND IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH EVERYONE ABOUT AGAIN, TOPICS KIND OF UNDER EVERYWHERE, UNDER THE SUN, I STARTED THINKING THAT THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT THE TERM DIVERSITY, MEANING THE COMPLETE RANGE OF HUMAN DIFFERENCE, AND I TRIED TO ADDRESS THAT IN THIS LEGISLATION, MEANING INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY STATUS AS A VETERAN OR SPECIAL DISABLED VETERAN SEXUAL SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR GENDER EXPRESSION AGAIN, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO. AND REALLY, THE FACT THAT EACH OF US IS SHAPED BY NOT ONLY WHO WE ARE, BUT WHERE WE COME FROM AND EACH AND EVERY INTERACTION AND EXPERIENCE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR LIVES AND HOW [01:00:02] THAT GIVES US A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE NONE OF US IS THE SAME. SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS TASK FORCE. I WANT TO GIVE THIS PLUG BECAUSE THE THE AD FOR THAT FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING SHOULD BE GOING LIVE VERY SHORTLY. AND SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM TO TALK WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND AND SEE IF THEY MAY HAVE AN INTEREST. I'M HOPING THAT THIS WILL START A DIALOG IN OUR COMMUNITY AND EXPLORATION OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER, LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER AND AND RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE THINGS THAT MAKE US ONE, AS WELL AS THE THINGS THAT MAKE US UNIQUE. AND AND I THINK THAT THAT'S KIND OF A PART OF OUR MOVING FORWARD. THE THE 2020 CENSUS HAS GROVE CITY AT FORTY ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO PEOPLE. I IMAGINE THERE ARE EVEN MORE THAN THAT RIGHT NOW, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHERE THAT GOES AND THANK YOU ALL FOR CARRYING THE THE BALL DOWN THE FIELD FOR ME. THAT'S ALL. OH. HE'S THE FINANCE GUY, I WOULD JUST MENTION THAT THE FEBRUARY FINANCE REPORTS ARE IN AND THINGS CONTINUE TO LOOK GOOD FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE ON INCOME AND ALL THAT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OH, REALLY, WHAT MISS HAWK SAID AND MR ROBIE SAID, I ECHO ALL THOSE THOUGHTS AND NOT MUCH MORE FOR ME TONIGHT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE PRESENT HERE, AND MANY OF YOU GUYS AND THOSE OF US THAT ARE OLDER IN THE ROOM HAVE SEEN HAVE SEEN SOME PRETTY BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN THE WORLD, YOU KNOW, FROM, YOU KNOW, THE VIETNAM ERA AND AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU GUYS REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN AFFECTED BY BY SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'RE SEEING ON TV NOW THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE UKRAINE AND EVERYTHING. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS I'VE BEEN TO THE UKRAINE. I WAS THERE FOR A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT'S THOSE CITIES ARE JUST AS BEAUTIFUL, IF NOT MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THAN COLUMBUS, OHIO, AND ANY MAJOR CITY THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN THE WORLD. I MEAN, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CITY. KIEV WAS, YOU KNOW, A VERY ARTS DRIVEN AREA AND JUST WONDERFUL LARGE, LARGE, LARGE POPULATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND EVERYTHING. BUT WHAT WHAT REALLY HITS HOME WHEN YOU WHEN, WHEN YOU SEE WHAT'S HAPPENED IS THAT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. AND KNOWING THAT AND I'VE HAD SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AND IT'S BEEN HEARTWARMING, SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE COME UP AND SAID, YOU KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE CHANGE THIS AND EVERYTHING? BUT IT'S KIND OF AN EYE OPENER. I THINK YOU GUYS WILL AGREE. I MEAN, WHOEVER THOUGHT IN 2022 THAT WE WOULD SEE A COUNTRY INVADING ANOTHER COUNTRY LIKE HAPPENED DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, I MEAN, IT'S IT'S IT'S JUST UNFATHOMABLE, BUT IT HAPPENS. AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN IN RUSSIA, AND OF COURSE, THEY DON'T GET THE SAME NEWS. WE DO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT WATCHING CNN AND FOX. THEY'RE NOT THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPEN NEWS SERVICES THAT WE DO. AND THEY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU PROTEST, GUESS WHAT THEY DO, THEY THEY SHUT IT DOWN AND THEY PUT YOU IN JAIL FOR IT. SO FREEDOM IS VERY IMPORTANT. I THINK YOU GUYS CAN YOU SEE THAT ON TV AND IT'S UP TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US TO SUPPORT THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE AND SUPPORT FREEDOM AND FREE PRESS AND AND WHATNOT IN THE UNITED STATES. SO IT'S A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF US, BUT IF ANYTHING, IT'S JUST KIND OF MISS, HOUK SAID. IT BRINGS US TOGETHER AS AMERICANS. IT REALLY, YOU KNOW, SHOULD SEND A CHILL DOWN YOUR SPINE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE BY GOD'S GRACE OF BIRTH THAT WE LIVE IN THIS COUNTRY. BUT WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT THAT ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING. THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE ON MARCH 21ST AT THE SAME TIME. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO THAT COUNCIL MEETING, OUR OUR OUR ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS THAT COUNCIL IS HAVING REGARDING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING ISSUES AND SOME THEY'RE NOT REALLY ISSUES. THEY'RE JUST THEY'RE JUST TOPICS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO BRING UP WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO BRING UP WITH COUNCIL WILL HAPPEN STARTING AT FIVE O'CLOCK AT THAT MEETING, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE STEPHEN THAT WE DO. THE MAYOR MENTIONED SOMETHING AT THE LAST MEETING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES ARE INVITED. IF YOU'D PASS THAT ALONG AND ALSO THE SCHOOLS CORRECT, THEY'RE HAVING THEM INVITED TO THAT MEETING AS WELL IF THEY'D LIKE TO ATTEND. SO AT THIS POINT, I HAVE TO READ THIS. [Executive Session for Employment] I MOVE. WE GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION ONE TWENTY ONE POINT TWENTY TWO TO DISCUSS THE INVESTIGATION OR CHARGES OR COMPLAINTS AGAINST A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE TO HAVE A SECOND SECOND. MR HOLT. YES. YES. MR. SCHOTTKY. YES, MR. SEGERS, YES, MR. BARRY. YES, SO WE ARE ADJOURNED. [01:05:03] WELL, MR. PRESIDENT, WILL WE BE DOING ANY BUSINESS AFTER WE RECONVENED? YES, WE WILL HAVE A SHORT, SHORT VOTE AFTER WE. OK. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE AUDIENCE KNEW THAT. OK, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MR. BERRY, IF I MAY, I WOULD SUGGEST THIS POINT IN TIME THAT WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE THE MEETING, SIR. HAVE A SECOND THREE SECOND. ACTUALLY, I. ARE YOU MAKING THE MOTION? I DON'T GET TO MAKE THE MOTION. I'M JUST THROWING THAT MOVED AND A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SECOND, JUST GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL. MR. PRESIDENT, MR. PRESIDENT, MR. PRESIDENT, HERE NOW. YES. WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH YES. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TERMINATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE OF ABSENCE EFFECTIVE MARCH 9TH. OF A SECOND A.M. EIGHT A.M. SECOND. CIGARETS. YES, YES, YES, YES, YES. AND I WOULD MOVE TO ADJOURN. I AGREE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.