[Call to Order: President Berry] [00:00:08] FOUND SESSION. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR SHOCKEY. PRESIDENT MR CIGARETTES , MR. BARRY HERE, MR. HOLT. HERE [Approval of Minutes] HERE. MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING. SO MOVE. SECOND SECOND. MR SHARKEY? YES YES, YES. YES, YES. BEFORE WE MOVE INTO THE AGENDA. UM WE DO HAVE THE HISTORICAL [Presentation: Historical Society - Steve Jackson] SOCIETY HERE TONIGHT. JACKSON IF YOU'D GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER AND WHO YOU ARE, OKAY? STEVE JACKSON. I LIVE AT 2016. AUTUMN WIND DRIVING GROW CITY. AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING HISTORICAL SOCIETY , PARTICULARLY THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT YOU HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED. READY FOR ME TO START. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR SAGE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THE GOVERNMENT. MEMBERS OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. QUITE A NUMBER OF YOU BACK THERE. AND FELLOW RESIDENTS. AS I SAID EARLIER. MY NAME IS STEVE JACKSON. I'M PRESIDENT OF SOUTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. AND THE SOUTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY SERVICE GROWTH CITY. AND THE FOUR SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS, JACKSON AND PLEASANT AND FRANKLIN. AND PRAIRIE. UM WE HAVE 150 MEMBERS. AND WHEN YOU OPERATE THE TOWN MUSEUM, WHICH IS RIGHT OVER DIAGONAL FROM US HERE. AND WE OPERATE CENTURY VILLAGE DOWN ORDERS ROAD, WHERE THERE'S EIGHT BUILDINGS AND FOUR OTHER STRUCTURES. AND WE OPERATE THE GRANT SAWYER HOMESTEAD. WHICH IS THE MAIN HOUSE AND THE RELIEF GRANT BARN AND THE CARRIAGE CHANCE, WHICH IS THIS POINT IS STILL AWAITING RESTORATION. YOU RECEIVE SOME DAYS AGO, A OUR ANNUAL REPORT. WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. JIM HALE OF OUR SOCIETY IS THE ONE WHO PULLS OUT ALL TOGETHER EACH YEAR AND HE HAS MY HEARTY THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S A BIG UNDERTAKING. AND I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO READ IT. HOWEVER AT THE END, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. WHAT I THOUGHT I WOULD DO THIS EVENING FOR JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES. IS TO KIND OF TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT OUR CURRENT PLANS ARE FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. A LOT OF HISTORICAL SOCIETIES ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE LAST TWO YEARS HAS BEEN REALLY TOUGH. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY AND THE HARD WORK OF OUR MEMBERS. WE CAME THROUGH RELATIVELY UNSCATHED. OUR MEMBERSHIP IS STILL HOLDING FIRM. IN FACT, IT'S ACTUALLY GROWING A LITTLE BIT. AND UM, FINANCIALLY, WE'RE IN REASONABLY GOOD SHAPE FOR OUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY. SO THOSE ARE ALL GOOD THINGS. UM. THE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE ALSO BEEN VERY PRODUCTIVE. AS FAR AS GETTING THINGS DONE. WE WORK ABLE TO A LOT OF COOPERATION ON THE PART OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO GET IN FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN THE COVID CONDITIONS WERE IMPROVED, SO THAT WE COULD WORK ON PROJECTS THAT WE ARE DOING, AND HERE'S WHERE WE CURRENTLY STAND RIGHT NOW ON THE FIVE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US. NUMBER ONE. WE HAVE FINISHED THE DEPOT DOWN AT CENTURY VILLAGE THAT USED TO STAND RIGHT OVER HERE. IT'S ALREADY BEEN A BIG HIT WITH VISITORS TO CENTURY VILLAGE. AND THIS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE LAST TWO EVENTS THAT WE HAD DOWN THERE. THERE'S STILL A FEW LITTLE FINE POINTS AND ODDS AND ENDS THAT STILL NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. BY AND LARGE THAT PROJECT WE HAVE CHECKED OFF. SECONDLY WE ARE FINISHING UP. WE'RE ABOUT 90% DONE BEHIND THE GRAND HOUSES. WHAT WAS ONCE [00:05:06] THE HORSE FARM? THERE WERE 12 STRUCTURES WHERE THE GRAND HOUSES NOW. NINE OF THEM ARE GONE. THREE ARE STILL STANDING IN. ONE OF THEM IS THE HORSE FARM. IT WAS ABOUT 100. 20 YEARS OLD IS ABOUT 120 YEARS OLD AND IT WAS USED TO HOUSE ORIGINALLY . HORSES FIELD HORSES, WORKHORSES, NOT NECESSARILY RIDING HORSES. TODAY WERE THE LAST STAGES OF CONVERTING THAT INTO A VILLAGE LIFE MUSEUM. I'M DOWN AT CENTURY VILLAGE AT THE BACK OF THE OVENS BARN. WE HAVE THE FARM MUSEUM, WHICH HAS ALL OF OUR COLLECTION OF IMPLEMENTS AND OTHER TYPES OF EQUIPMENT USED IN THE 19TH CENTURY AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY FARMING. THIS WILL TALK ABOUT, UM, THE THINGS THAT MEN AND THEIR WIVES AND MOTHERS AND SO ON USED ON A DAILY BASIS IN TOWN HERE. TWO. TO MAKE ENDS MEET. OKAY, TAKE CARE OF THE LAUNDRY AND CANNING AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING. THINGS THAT WHEN WE HAVE STUDENT GROUPS THROUGH, IT'S LIKE TALKING TO THEM ABOUT MARS. THAT'S THE WORLD SO FAR REMOVED FROM THEM. IT REALLY HELP WILL HELP OUT A LOT. WE'RE ALSO CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF SOME UPGRADES. UM. AS I SAID, WE JUST FINISHED THE FARM MUSEUM DOWN IN THE OVENS BARN. AND WE STILL HAVE TO. IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT BUILDING, IT'S WHAT'S CALLED DOUBLE PEN BARN THERE, SAY SQUARE HERE SQUARE HERE AND EMPTY SPACE IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN WALK BECAUSE ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE TOP UM, AND THEN BEHIND IT IS THE FARM MUSEUM. UH WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REDOING THE TWO PINS. ONE IS GOING TO BE A WORKSHOP BUT CAN ALSO BE USED AS DISPLAY SPACE ON A MAJOR EVENT. AND THE OTHER ONE WILL BE MOSTLY FOR STORAGE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME STORAGE NEEDS DOWN THERE. UM WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SOON HOPEFULLY REACHING KING OF THE CAKE HOUSE. THAT HOUSE IS OPEN, BUT IT'S MUCH REDUCED BECAUSE WE HAD TO TAKE QUITE A NUMBER OF THINGS OUT OF THERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT YOU KNOW, TOTALLY AIRTIGHT ANYMORE. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT TAKEN CARE OF. AH AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'M SURE THE CITY MUSEUM IS IN THE PROBABLY ALMOST THIRD YEAR OF A MAJOR OVERHAUL. WE STARTED A MAJOR OVERHAUL JUST BEFORE COVID HIT REPAINTING. THIS IS THIS SOCIETY NOW REPAINTING ALL THE ROOMS, REEDUS PLAYING THINGS NEW SIGNING NEW LOT OF THINGS UP FOR GAS TO SEE. AND THEN THAT'S WHEN WE BEGAN TO DEVELOP ROOF PROBLEMS. AND OF COURSE, ONE THING LED TO THE OTHER. AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A MAJOR HALL OVERHAULED ONTO THAT 63 YEAR OLD BUILDING WAS, OF COURSE, BUILT ORIGINALLY AS THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GROWTH CITY. THAT WILL INCLUDE A NEW ROOF INCLUDES CONSIDERABLE UPGRADES TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ADMIRAL INCLUDE NEW CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT AND WILL INCLUDE. WHEN WE'RE ALL FINISHED WITH THOSE THINGS, NEW WINDOWS ON THE OUTSIDE SO THAT OUR CURRENT WINDOWS AGAIN OR 63 YEARS OLD, AND THEY'RE BEGINNING TO SHOW THEIR AGE A LITTLE BIT. UM, ALSE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SAY QUITE CONFIDENTLY THAT THAT WILL BE THE FINEST LOCAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND ALL OF CENTRAL OHIO. IT'S WASN'T A STRIKING BUILDING WHEN IT WAS BUILT. I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF MID CENTURY MODERN MY IDEA OF MID CENTURY MODERN AS 18 60, BUT BUT MID CENTURY MODERN, OF COURSE, IS VERY POPULAR RIGHT NOW IN ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL CIRCLES, AND THAT BUILDING WAS VERY WELL DESIGNED WHEN IT WAS BUILT, AND I THINK THE STRONGEST QUALITIES OF THAT BUILDING WILL BE EMPHASIZED WHEN WE'RE FINISHED WITH THAT PROJECT. AND THEN WE'RE GETTING READY TO PARTNER WITH THE LIBRARY TO START ONCE AGAIN. OUR ORAL HISTORY PROJECT. WE CURRENTLY HAVE FILES FOR MORE THAN 45. RESIDENTS OF GROWTH CITY WHO HAVE TOLD THEIR STORIES AND THE REMINISCENCES ABOUT GROWTH CITY AND WHERE WE HAVE ABOUT NINE PEOPLE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO BE INTERVIEWED. WE HOPE TO BE STARTING THAT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. SO THAT'S KIND OF CURRENTLY WHERE WE'RE AT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THANK MAYOR STAGE FOR HIS CONSISTENT SUPPORT OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OVER THE YEARS COUNCIL. YOU HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL. YOU AND PAST MEMBERS. AND MANY PEOPLE IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HELPFUL WITH US. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICULARLY. FOCUS ON A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT SOMETIMES GET OVERLOOKED, AND THAT'S THE STAFF. THAT YOU PEOPLE HAVE WORKING, DOING ALL THE JOBS FROM MOWING GRASS AND TAKING CARE OF THINGS. THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL GROUP OF PEOPLE AND WE'RE SO BLESSED TO HAVE THEM [00:10:07] BECAUSE THEY REALLY TAKE THEIR JOBS SERIOUSLY INTO A VERY NICE JOB, MAINTAINING ALL OF OUR SITES AND YOU NEVER IF I GO TO ONE OF THEM AND ASKED THEM, I SAID, YOU KNOW, I NEED THE NEXT ONE. I SEE. MR JACKSON WILL HAVE THAT HERE NEXT WEEK FOR YOU SO I REALLY, REALLY DO APPRECIATE AND, OF COURSE, WOULD BE VERY REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION KEN CONRAD AND KELLY SUTHERLAND, WHO ARE PRINCIPAL CONTACT PEOPLE WITH THE CITY AND THEY DO A LOVELY JOB SO AS I CLOSE. I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THIS YEAR IS A REAL JUBILEE YEAR FOR US. THIS YEAR IS THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE GRAND HOUSE. 10TH ANNIVERSARY. THIS IS SLIGHTLY A FUN BECAUSE WE WERE GETTING READY TO HAVE THE 10TH CELEBRATION WHEN COVID HAD, BUT NOW WE'RE CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MUSEUM HERE IN TOWN CENTER. THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CENTURY VILLAGE, THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND ITS MAYOR STAGE AND I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FROM TIME TO TIME THE 170TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF GROWTH CITY, SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU. YES SIR. ON PAGE SIX. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MONUMENT. THAT'S PLAN. YES SO AND I'VE BEEN ASKED THIS SEVERAL TIMES. AND THIS PREDATES ME. I DID YOU GO TO THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL. WELL, I'M SORRY. THE SECOND ONE ON THE PAGE. I'M SORRY. I MEAN, EXACTLY WHERE WAS IT? THE GENERAL SESQUICENTENNIAL PARK IS DOWN THERE AND PARK. IT'S SITTING ROUGHLY ON THE SIDE OF THE FIRST DEDICATED BUILDING TO BE A HIGH SCHOOL NOW THE FIRST FROM 18 96 TO 19 TENS THAT BE 14 YEARS. THE HIGH SCHOOL WAS THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE OLD SCHOOL BUILDING THAT STOOD DOWN HERE ON THE SQUARE JUST BEYOND. PEARL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THAT'S WHERE THERE USED TO BE CALLED SCHOOL SQUARE. AND I LOOK BACK WHEN I WAS A KID CITY OF GROSS CITY CAME THIS CLOSE FROM TO BUYING THAT BUILDING AND THEY DIDN'T AND THEY COURSE IMMEDIATELY TORE IT DOWN. AND TO ME, THAT'S ONE OF THE SAD BECAUSE IT WAS PROBABLY THE SINGLE BEST PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE OF THIS TOWN HAD BUT IT'S GONE. WE DO HAVE THE BELL TOWER AND WE DO HAVE THE WINDOW FROM THE SECOND FLOOR LANDING IN THE MUSEUM. SO WE DO HAVE SOME THANKS FROM THAT, BUT THAT WAS THE FIRST FEELING FOR 14 YEARS, THEN IN 1910, THE CITY OF GROWTH CITY BUILT A NEW HIGH SCHOOL THAT STOOD RIGHT THERE WERE SESQUICENTENNIAL PARK IS AND THEY USED IT FOR 18 YEARS. EDUCATION WAS CHANGING VERY RAPIDLY IN THAT TIME PERIOD, AND THEN THAT 18 YEARS ISN'T THAT LONG A TIME. BUT IT WAS ALREADY CONSIDERED OBSOLETE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE A CHEMISTRY LAB AND VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS. SO IN 1928. THEY BUILT THE BUILDING, WHICH IS RIGHT WHERE THE INTERMEDIATE BUILDING IS NOW AND THAT GRADUATING CLASSES FROM, UI FORGET WHICH ONE IT WAS, AND THEN IT WAS USED FOR OTHER THINGS FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN TORN DOWN AND REPLACED BY THE INTERMEDIATE BUILDINGS. IT'S KIND OF I FIND. I STILL REFER TO THE BUILDING ON, HOOVER WROTE AS THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL. BUT I HAVEN'T FORGET THAT THAT BUILDING IS NOW OLDER THAN ANY OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WERE REPLACED IN THE PAST. IT'S JUST COMING UP ON 50 YEARS OLD, SO IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE. PRESSING. YEAH PRESIDENT BARRY, JUST A LITTLE KNOWN FACT THERE AT THE SCHOOL BUILDING THAT'S PICTURED THERE. THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE WAS AT THE TOP THERE, AND THAT WAS ALSO MAYOR STAGES OFFICE WHILE THEY WERE CONSTRUCTING. THIS BUILDING HERE AND THERE, AND I'M ASSUMING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE. I THIS CORNER HERE. NO, NO. THIS ONE RIGHT HERE. THE OLDEST, THE OLDEST ONE, RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS. YOU HAD TO GO UP A SECOND SET OF STAIRS, AND THAT'S WHERE MAYOR STAGES OFFICE WAS WHILE THEY WERE BUILDING THIS BUILDING, SO HE DID OCCUPY THAT BUILDING AND SOME WAY. YEAH. I'M NOT TOUCHING THAT. ACH AH! SO THESE MONUMENTS HOW TALL WILL THEY BE JUST ABOUT 56 INCHES TALL BE ABOUT THIS NICE WILL BE ABLE TO BE SEEN. YES AND THEY'LL HAVE ON THE SIDE THAT FACES THE STREET AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN BLACK GRANITE BECAUSE WE WERE RECOMMENDED THAT THAT WAS THE BEST COLOR IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO AN ETCHING ON IT ALL UP MUCH BETTER. ON THIS SIDE WILL HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE 1928 BUILDING THE WAY IT LOOKED WHEN IT OPENED IN 1928, AND ON THE BACK SIDE WILL BE THE 1910 HIGH SCHOOL THE WAY THAT IT WORKS. AND WE'LL WE'LL HAVE YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE TOP GROWTH CITY HIGH SCHOOL. THE SECOND PHASE OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH WE HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED ON YET. THIS IS SEVERAL YEARS OUT THAT ONCE WE GET THIS PAID FOR, WILL BE TO ADD A STONE BENCH THAT WILL HAVE ACROSS THE [00:15:01] BACK OF IT. THE FIRST LINE OF THE HOME A MODERN HELD TO THE OUR ALMA MATER. AND, UM IT WILL BE THERE AS WELL. AND THEN WE EVENTUALLY HOPE TO HAVE SOME SIGNAGE THERE THAT WILL TELL THE HISTORY OF EACH BUILDING, BUT THAT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE DOWN THE LINE. VERY NICE. I'VE HEARD ABOUT IT. I JUST NEVER JANET SHALER JEN. SHE'S HEADING THAT UP AND DOING HER USUAL WONDERFUL JOB. HE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE [Additional Item] YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MARY, YOU HAVE SOME PRESENTATIONS. APPRECIATE IT, PRESIDENT OR WE WE'VE GOT SOME INCIDENTS THAT WE FOLLOWED VERY APPROPRIATE TO HIGHLIGHT LIFESAVING INCIDENTS. AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE LIEUTENANT STERN. EXPLAIN THAT THE TWO INCIDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS WILL BRING THEM UP. YES, SIR. RIGHT THERE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LIEUTENANT JASON STERN. AND BEFORE I STARTED THE TWO STORIES THAT I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH I'VE LIVED IN GROVE CITY, MY ENTIRE LIFE AND I HAVE WORKED FOR THE CITY OF GROWTH CITY IN SOME CAPACITY OR ANOTHER SINCE I WAS 16 YEARS OLD, SO I FEEL LIKE I'M SORT OF A UNIQUE EXPERT POSITION TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE NEXT STATEMENT. GROWTH CITY IS THE BEST. COMMUNITY. IN THE WHOLE WORLD, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST COMMUNITY TO SERVE I SAY THAT ALL THE TIME TO PEOPLE NEW OFFICERS THAT START BUT TONIGHT I GET TO PROVE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY ON MARCH 5TH. JUST A MONTH AGO, THERE WAS A VEHICLE DRIVING ON BROADWAY NORTH OF TOWN NEAR SOUTHWEST BY THE JOLLY PART AREA. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THREE CARS BEFORE LEAVING THE ROADWAY. FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN. AND COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP. CHAD HARRISON, WHO'S HERE WITH US TODAY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE ON SCENE. THE DRIVER WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED BY THE SEATBELT. UP THE SEAT BELT LOOSE, PULL THE DRIVER OUT OF THE CAR. AND BEGAN PERFORMING CHEST COMPRESSIONS. JACKSON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDICS TOOK OVER CARE OF THE DRIVER. AFTER THAT, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THAT DRIVER DID LIVE. THE SECOND STORY I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU. SURPRISINGLY, THE SAME DAY. COMPLETELY DIFFERENT INCIDENT COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SIDE OF TOWN. UM THERE WAS A VEHICLE. ONE VEHICLE CRASH RAN RIGHT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A POND WHEN I SAY IT WENT INTO A POND. I DIDN'T HAVE A PICTURE TO BRING BECAUSE THE BODY CAM FOOTAGE WOULDN'T ZERO IN ON SOMETHING THAT WAS CLEAR ENOUGH TO SHOW BUT IT WAS ABOUT THIS MUCH SHOWING THE VERY TOP OF THE CAR SO IT IS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED. MICHAEL GLAZE AND HIS SON, JACOB GLAZE, ALONG WITH THEIR WIFE, JANET, WERE DRIVING BY THEY SAW THE VEHICLE IN THE WATER. AND THEY WENT IN TO ATTEMPT TO RESCUE THE DRIVER. AS THEY'RE IN THE WATER. THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN INITIALLY, SO HE HELD THE DRIVER UP SO THAT THE DRIVER CAN BREATHE IN THE TINY LITTLE POCKET OF AIR THAT WAS AT THE TOP OF THE CAR. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE SOME OFFICERS AND SOME FIRE FIREFIGHTERS HERE TODAY WHO ARE ALSO PART OF THAT WATER RESCUE. AMERICA. ALL YOURS, SIR. SO THAT YOU HAVE FIRST GROUP WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE ONES WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE TRAFFIC CRASHES ON BROADWAY. WE HAVE CHAD AND HARRISON. CHAD. OKAY UM, I LIVE AT 3654 WILLIAMS, NOOK, GROVE CITY AND ACTUALLY THERE WITH THE LUCKIEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD. MY WIFE? NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. SHE WOULD SAY OTHER UM, MY DAD, DAN, MY MOM, STEPHANIE AND MY KIDS. JADEN HE'S IN. UM HE'S A FIREFIGHTER, ACTUALLY IN GEORGIA, SO HE WASN'T WITH US. BUT MY ORDERS SON CHASE, RYLAND AND KENLEY. WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO A ROCK PARK AND DAD DECIDED HE NEEDED RED BULL AND GAS. AND I WAS AT THE SPEEDWAY, AND THAT'S WHEN, UM THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. AND AFTER THAT, WE JUST BECAME, YOU KNOW, THE CITIZENS WE KNOW OF GROSS CITY AND JUST SPRUNG INTO ACTION AND JUST NOTHING PERSONAL FOR US. IT'S JUST THAT YOU KNOW YOU GUYS WOULD ALL DO THAT FOR MY FAMILY, SO I'LL DO IT FOR YEARS AND JUST KNOW THAT SO WE APPRECIATE YOU. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S A GROUNDING ONE. THE RUSSIAN DRIVING, OKAY? SO THIS WAS MARCH. 5TH ALSO AND WHEN YOU READ THE REPORT ON THAT VEHICLE TURNING UPSIDE DOWN. OF COURSE, WE ALSO THINK THAT THE DRIVER HAD SOME OTHER ISSUES. BUT WHAT IT COULD HAVE DONE, UH, YOU KNOW TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS EITHER WALKING OR RIDING OR BEING IN AUTOMOBILES. JUST INCREDIBLE. [00:20:04] BUT YOU DID THE RIGHT THING, AND THANK YOU. TO THE SECOND INCIDENT. THAT LIEUTENANT STERN EXPLAINED WAS THEY'RE DROWNING. AND FIRST AWESOME I HAVE HERE IS A FROM THE FOREIGN DEPARTMENT, NICHOLAS CENTERS. NECKLACE WHEN SHE COME OUT AND TELL ME WHAT YOU I'M NOT GONNA HAVE EVERYBODY DO THIS, BUT SINCE HE'S A PERSON NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, I ASKED YOU I WANT TO KNOW IT. SO MY NAME IS NICK ENNIS SOMEWHERE. JACKSON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT. UM I WAS ON ONE OF THE INITIAL MEDICS TO RESPOND TO THE INCIDENT. MY COUNTERPARTS BACK THERE WERE ON THE INITIAL EDGING CREW. AH WHEN WE GOT THERE, THERE WERE OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE WATER OFFICERS, PEDESTRIANS. I MEAN ANYBODY THAT WAS AVAILABLE. UH, SO INITIALLY. IN IT. BOB SNYDER AND CORBYN BASLER FOR THE TWO PRIMARY WANTS TO GO INTO THE WATER INITIALLY FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AH LIEUTENANT SCHNEIDER REQUESTED SOME TOOLS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE VEHICLE. I GRABBED ONE OF THE TOOLS TOOK OFF INTO THE WATER TO JOIN THE CREW. UM AT THAT POINT, BOBBY AND I WERE AT THE VEHICLE. WE WERE ABLE TO TOUCH ON THE GROUND AND STILL BE ABOVE WATER AND SAVE OURSELVES. UH BOBBY BROKE THE WINDOW. CUT SWEET BELT GOT THE DOOR PRIED OPEN TO POINT THAT I COULD GET BETWEEN THE DOOR AND VEHICLE. WE HELD HER UP ABOVE THE WATER. CRY, BITTER AND SWAYING BACK TO SHORE WITH HER. AND THEN WE GOT HER TO THE MEDIC AND TRANSPORTED HER TO THE HOSPITAL. GREAT. THANK YOU. NEXT CORBYN BASILAR. VISOR FAMILY. THANK YOU, CORBYN. VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS GREAT JOB . AND THEN WE HAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S INVOLVEMENT. AH! OFFICER DARREN NELSON. I THINK, WERE YOU THE FIRST ON THE SCENE THERE? OKAY, WELL, YOU CAN TELL YOUR STORY THEN. WATER AND NELSON. I LIVE IN GROVE CITY. UM ARE CANON OFFICERS? IF YOU SEE THE DOG, THAT'S ME. UM WE GOT DISPATCHED. I WAS ACTUALLY AT WALMART WHEN THIS CAME OUT, SO IT'S FAIRLY CLOSE. LUCKILY, I WAS FREE THAT TIME. GETTING ON SCENE. OFFICER MEYER OFFICER RAGLAND WERE SITTING AT A ROPE SO WE CAN AT LEAST TRY TO ATTACH OURSELVES TO SOMETHING. IF THE WATER WAS THE OBVIOUSLY HE'S A THE CAR WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY SUBMERGED. SO WE JUMPED IN THE WATER. UM, SUPER COLD. THIS GENTLEMAN IN THIS THIS OTHER GENTLEMAN HERE. WE'RE OUT THERE , KEEPING HER ABOVE WATER, ESSENTIALLY SO THEY CONTINUE TO DO THAT, AND WE JUST TRIED TO ASSIST UNTIL. I'M SORRY. I GOT ONE OTHER FIREFIGHTER THAT SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT UP LIEUTENANT ROBERT SCHNEIDER. YOU WERE THE ONE BY ONE OF YOUR COHORTS, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT JOBS, SIR. KEEP IT GOING. THE OFFICER KYLE COFFEE. YOU HAVE SOME OF YOUR FAMILY HERE I SAY. DON'T BLAME YOU. YEAH. THE OFFICER NELSON WAS SAYING I WAS THIRD ON SCENE. OR MEYER, AN OFFICER RAGLAN WHERE THEY'RE PUTTING THE ROPE OFF. SO WE HAVE THE WATER WAS DEEPLY AND SOMETHING TO KEEP OURSELVES AFLOAT. OFFICER NELSON AND I WENT IN THE WATER. AND JUST TRIED TO DO AS MUCH AS WE COULD UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE, SO WE KEEP THE DOOR. THREE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THEN, UH, OFFICER CHRISTINA MEYER. TO ROME. WHY WAS THE FIRST ON THE SCENE? I JUST TIED UP THE ROPE. FIRST ON THE SAME SCARY SITUATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THEN WE HAD TO CIVILIANS. MICHAEL GLAZE AND JACOB JACOB PLAYS. WERE YOU THE FIRST ONES [00:25:09] ON THE SCENE? OKAY? IT WAS MY WIFE THAT SPOTTED THE VEHICLE IN THE PAWN THERE. WE WERE JUST PICKING UP JACOB FROM WORK TURNED THE CORNER AND SHE LOOKED OVER AND SAW SOME HEADLIGHTS STICKING OUT OF THE POND FRONT OF IT WAS ALREADY SUBMERGED. WE JUMPED OUT, RAN OVER THERE AND WAS HOLLERING. SHE HAD HER WINDOW JUST HALFWAY DOWN. WASN'T RESPONDING EVERYTHING AND THEN THE VEHICLES STARTED. GO UNDER SO NO. FIRST TIME THAT PROUD THAT JACOB IGNORED HIS MOTHER'S SCREAMING AND WE BOTH JUMPED IN. WENT IN THERE. WE COULDN'T GET THE DOORS OPEN. UH, ITEMS WERE FLOATING OVER. WE COULDN'T GET THE SEATBELT ON DONE OR ANYTHING . JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH IN THERE IN THE LADY WASN'T RESPONSIVE TO ANYTHING SO THAT I THINK WE COULD DO IS IT WAS STILL SINKING. I WAS ABLE TO GET ONE UP ARM UNDERNEATH HER AND GET HER UP INTO THE AIR POCKET. AH THAT WAS AT THE TOP THERE AND SHE HAD TAKEN ON WATER ONCE. SO JACOB GOT HIS ARM AROUND AND UNDERNEATH YOUR CHIN, GOT HER HEAD ABOVE WATER THERE AND HELD IT. AND WE JUST KEPT THEIR HANDS GETTING TO NAM AND STUFF AS WE'VE BEEN IN THE WATER. AND WE JUST STAY THERE UNTIL THE FIRST RESPONDERS GOT THERE. AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB HAD TO TELL JACOB TO GET OUT OF THE WATER NOW THAT THEY COULD TAKE OVER AND STUFF. HE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE HER, BECAUSE, UH, WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF THERE UP TO THEN. BUT THEY GOT IT. THEY GOT THE DOOR POPPED OPEN AND EVERYTHING. IT WAS MOMENTS LATER AND EVERYTHING WENT UNDER. PRETTY PRETTY COOL. RIGHT? DO WE KNOW WHO MADE THE 911 CALL? YOU DID. GREAT I MEAN, YOU KNOW THAT SOMETIMES GETS MISSED IN TRYING TO GET RESPOND. THIS KIND OF AN INCIDENT. YOU GOTTA CALL SOMEBODY AND WE ALL WANT TO GO OUT AND TRY TO HELP RIGHT AWAY. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE CALL. THE OTHER THING THAT'S BRINGS TOGETHER IS THE FACT THAT THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR SAFETY FORCES AND UNDERSTANDING YOU KNOW WHEN WE HAVE THE OFFICE, FIRST ARRIVING FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT HAPPENS A LOT OF TIMES. AND THEN THE BACK UP AND THEY WANT GUYS, REALLY THE EXPERTS AND IN THE IN SAVING LIVES COMING IN, UH, IT L WORKED NOW TWICE AND WE THANK EVERYBODY WAS INVOLVED IN THE FAMILY. WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILY. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE START WITH THE AGENDA THAT I KNOW IS EXTREMELY EXCITING TO MOST OF YOU, UM WELL , THERE'S ONE EXCITING ONE ON THE AGENDA. BUT IF THE IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO AND I'LL I'LL WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE WE STARTED. CREATE ON THE GAME. YEAH I MEAN , WE GOT THE ONLY THING WE HAVE IS, IS CHRISTINE'S AND YES CONTRACT DECEMBER. YEAH. IT'S THE SOUL CONTRACT THAT'S KEEPING THEM ALL HERE. [Welcome & Reading of Agenda: Pres. Berry] ALL RIGHT. WE'LL START WITH THE READING OF THE AGENDA ORGAN C 18 C 19 OR UNDER LANDS UNDER SAFETY . WE HAVE C 20 C 21 UNDER SAFETY. SERVICE WE HAVE RESOLUTION CR 22 UNDER FINANCE. WE HAVE ORIGIN. C 22 C 23 C 24. THAT'LL BE CONSIST OF THE FIRST READING OF THOSE ITEMS, AND WE [Ordinance C-18-22 Accept the Plat of Meadow Grove Estates, Section 9, located east of Buckeye Parkway and North of Silver lawn Dr. Second reading and public hearing] WILL GO DIRECTLY INTO CHAIRMAN SHOCKEY'S COMMITTEE OF LANDS. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. WE JUST HAVE TO TWO ORDINANCES THIS EVENING. NORMALLY WE HAVE QUITE A FEW MORE. FIRST ONE IS ORDINANCE C 18 22 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE PLAN OF METAL GROWTH. THE STATE SECTION NINE LOCATED EAST OF BUCKEYE PARKWAY IN NORTH OF SILVER LAWN DRIVE. SECTION NINE CONTAINS LOTS OF 14 [00:30:01] THROUGH 1 14 THROUGH 1 21. 1 34 THROUGH 1 41 43 THROUGH 1 49. 1 54 THROUGH 1 59 1 64 THROUGH 1 77 AND THE RESERVE K INCLUSIVE. THERE ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL YOU SEE THEM ON THE ON THE PLANT THERE. ON THE ON THE IPADS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM FROM THE PUBLIC. ALREADY NEED TO SAY ANYTHING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? THEY JUST GAVE THE NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. COREY KHARKOV. WITH ROCKFORD HOMES 999 PLAYERS PARKWAY, COLUMBUSCO, OHO FOR 3 TO 40. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. THIS IS OUR SECTION NINE OF THE MEDICAL OF ESTATES NORTH. COMMUNITY WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 77 LOTS REMAINING IN THE PROJECT. THIS IS 42 OF THE 77. UM AND JUST A BRIEF HISTORY . MY THIRD GENERATION HOMEBUILDER. THE YOAKUM FAMILY, AND THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING AND GROSS CITIES SINCE THE MID EIGHTIES. AND THIS IS OUR SECOND TO LAST SECTION IN THE OVERALL COMMUNITY, SO IT HAS BEEN A PHENOMENAL COMMUNITY FOR OUR COMPANY. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND STAFF ADMINISTRATION. ANY QUESTIONS? TALKING YES, THIS IS A PLAN. THIS IS NOT A DEVELOPMENT PLAN. I JUST WANTED TO RESTATE THE PLANT, WHICH IS, UH WHICH IS THE LOTS ON THE, UH , LOTS TO MENTIONS IN THAT LOCATION ON THE STREETS. AND THE RESERVE K THERE. MR MAYOR, CORY OUT PASS ALONG OUR THANKS. WE'VE HAD AN EXTRA RELATIONSHIP WITH ROCKFORD TO THE POINT WHERE WE WERE WONDERING WHY HE DIDN'T MOVE. THE WORLD HEADQUARTERS HERE SHOULD HAVE PLAYERS. I'VE BEEN THROUGH THAT WITH JOHN WICK AND THE LOCAL FAMILY, BUT IT HAS BEEN IN THE EIGHTIES AND CHECK AND I WERE HAVE LIVED WITH THAT HAVE GROWN UP WITH JUST LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE AND WE APPRECIATE IT. YOU'VE GOT TO CALL YOU PRODUCT AND I THINK YOU GOT A QUALITY CITY HERE AND YOU KNOW THAT. THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. SERGEANTS HAD ITS SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARINGS WOULD BE APPROVED. MR SIEGERIST? YES YES , YES. SHORTLY. ORDINANCE C 1922 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE PLAN [Ordinance C-19-22 Accept the Plat of Farmstead, Subarea H, Phase 3, located west of S.R. 104. Second reading and public reading.] OF FARMSTEADS SUBSECTION H PHASE THREE LOCATED WEST OF STATE ROUTE 1104. SUBJECT SUBJECT AREA. H PHASE THREE CONTAINS LOTS 24 THROUGH 46 RESERVES H D AND H E ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. ONCE AGAIN. IT'S JUST A PLANT WHICH STATES WHICH SITUATES WHERE THE LIGHTS ARE WITHIN THE STREETS AND THEIR RESERVES. IT'S FISHER HOMES. BUT ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. OR NEWS HAD A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING A MOVEMENT BE APPROVED. SECOND MR BARRY? YES YES. THE SHOT KEY. MR CIGARETTES? YES. PRESIDENT PERRY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS [Ordinance C-20-22 Amend Section 161.15 of the Codified Ordinances titled Discrimination and Harassment Prohibited. Second reading and public hearing.] EVENING, RIGHT UNDER SAFETY CHAIRMAN. SEE CRIST. THANK YOU, MR BERRY. UM SO TONIGHT WE HAVE THE ORDINANCE C $20.20 TO AMEND SECTION 161.15 TITLE DISCRIMINATION AND ACROSS MINT PROHIBITED IS THERE AND THIS IS THE SECOND READING. AND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AMONG COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THIS? IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. MIKE MILLER. 2886 TOP PLACE SETTING. I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT BILL FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY IN THE STATE OF WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. UM, I THINK THAT ESPECIALLY FOR EMPLOYMENT AND THE SAKE OF PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH. BIGGEST IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW AT THIS TIME THAT WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER AS A NATION. AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S TREATED TREATED EQUALLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MIKE. IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DISCORDANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. MR WHOLE YES. HULK YES, MR SHARKEY? YES YES, YES. THIS IS THE SECOND ORDINANCE HERE IS 21 [Ordinance C-21-22 Amend Chapter 339 titled Commercial and Heavy Vehicles to Impose Fines for Overweight Loads carried without the required Local Permit. First reading.] [00:35:11] 22 AMEND CHAPTER 3 39 TITLED COMMERCIAL AND HEAVY VEHICLES TO IMPOSE FINES FOR OVERWEIGHT LOADS CARRIED WITHOUT THE REQUIRED LOCAL PERMIT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AMONG COUNCIL MEMBERS? ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. FRUSTRATING. OKAY. SORRY. WE'RE JUST TESTING YOU. UM SO THIS SORT OF STATUS FIRST READING. IN THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 18TH 2022. DIFFERENT SAFETY. MISS HOW YOU HAVE THE MOST IMPORTANT SOLD THE CONTRACT [Resolution CR-22-22 Authorize Participation in the ODOT Contract for Road Salt.] HERE. NOBODY HERE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT SOUL. ALL RIGHT. OKAY SO WE'RE GONNA BEAT THIS TOPIC OF THE SALT TO DEATH TONIGHT. THAT'S FOR SURE. UM I HAVE THIS EVENING RESOLUTIONS CR 20 TO 22 RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE PARTICIPATION. IN THE OH DOT CONTRACT FOR ROAD SALT. IT'S PRETTY MUCH SELF EXPLANATORY. ANYONE WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THIS CONVERSATION? ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. WHEN WHENEVER YOU CAN BUY IN BULK, THIS IS LIKE GOING TO COSTCO. IF I'M RIGHT, YES, AND SO SEEMS LIKE A NO BRAINER. ANY ANY COMMENTS FROM THE ALRIGHT. THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. OKAY? THIS IS HELP . YES, YES, YES, YES. YES. I STILL THINK WE SHOULD BUY PEPPERING. ALRIGHT THAT WAS ALL [Ordinance C-22-22 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an Agreement for Dispatching and Communication Services with Pleasant Township. First reading] I HAVE. THIS EVENING, MR PERRY. CHAIRMAN HOPE FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR TED. ORDINANCE SEE 20 TO 22 AUTHORIZED CITY ADMINISTRATOR TRYING TO RUN THE AGREEMENT WITH DISPATCHING AND COMMUNICATION WITH PLEASANT TOWNSHIP. SO THIS IS A RENEWAL OF THE AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH BOTH. PRAIRIE AND PLEASANT TOWNSHIP. THAT WILL BE THE NEXT ONE. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING. SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON FOR 18 22. ORDINANCE [Ordinance C-23-22 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an Agreement for Dispatching and Communication Services with Prairie Township. First reading.] C 23 22 AUTHORIZED ADMINISTRATORS OR ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH DISPATCHING AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP. SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ORDINANCE. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING. SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON 4 [Ordinance C-24-22 Providing for the Issuance and Sale of Notes in the maximum principal amount of $9,000,000.00 in anticipation of the issuance of Bonds for the purpose of paying the costs of improving the City's Parks and Recreational Facilities by constructing the Beulah Community Park to include, among other improvements, an Amphitheater, various utility, roadway and pedestrian related improvements, fitness areas together with related equipment, a splash pad, various structures, landscaping, street lighting, signage and parking, together with all other necessary appurtenances thereto. First reading.] 18 22. ORDINANCE SEE 24 20 TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOTES AND THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $9 MILLION IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE BILL APART. WOULDN'T CALL IT PARK PARK PARK PARK PARK PARK. SO THIS IS, UH. SOMETHING THAT GETS REDONE AS TO READ THE WHOLE TIME. OKAY? PROVIDING ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOTES AND THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $9 MILLION.09 MILLION DOLLARS IN ANTICIPATION THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAIN, THE COST OF IMPROVING THE CITY'S PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES BY CONSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF COMMUNITY PARK TO INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AND AMPHITHEATER, VARIOUS UTILITY RODEWAY INN PEDESTRIAN RELATED IMPROVEMENTS FITNESS AREAS TOGETHER WITH RELATED EQUIPMENT. SPLASH PAD, VARIOUS STRUCTURES, LANDSCAPING, STREET LIGHTING, SIGNAGE AND PARKING TOGETHER WITH ALL THE NECESSARY PERTINENCE IS THERE TOO. THAT'S THE FIRST READING. SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON 4 18 22. IS ALL I HAVE, MR. I JUST I JUST LOVE THAT LAST WORD THERE. IT'S APPURTENANCES. THIS IS THE POINT [Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments] IN TIME, THE COUNCIL MEETING ANYONE PRESENT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. UM CAN DO SO AT THIS TIME. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON THE AGENDA THERE, MARK? WELL, THOSE THAT ARE HERE CAN THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO SAY WHILE THE MARRIAGES, HIS REPORT THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MURRAY. I DO HAVE A MARRIAGE SCORE REPORT THIS EVENING AND I'M SURE THAT THAT'S THE COUNCIL PROVE IT HAS PRESENTED TO ACCEPT SECOND. MR SHARKEY CIGARETTES? YES YES, YES, YES. AND I COUPLE OF THE THINGS THAT WE COULD, MR BERRY. PLEASE. ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING. FOR A SECOND [00:40:05] READING IS A SECTION CALLED COMMERCIAL AND HEAVY VEHICLE. FINES FOR OVERWEIGHT LOADS IS RELATED TO OUR EFFORT TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN, UH, TRYING TO FIND A ROOT CAUSE OF LITERATURE AND THE COLLECTION LETTER. IT HAS TO DO WITH WEIGHING, UH, AND USING SCALES AND SOME OTHER THINGS, BUT SPEAKING OF LITTER. AH I DON'T READ SOCIAL MEDIA THAT MUCH. MY WIFE EVERY ONCE WHILE, POINT SOMETHING OUT TO ME OR EVEN SOMEBODY ON COUNCIL WILL SAY, DID YOU SEE WHAT SO AND SO POSTED AND IT'S BEEN PROBABLY LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD. DID YOU SEE AND IT WAS ALMOST ALWAYS PERTAINING TO LITTER AROUND GROSS CITY. WHICH IS NOT UNIQUE TO JUST GROW CITY. IT'S ALL AROUND. IT'S EVERYWHERE . BUT ANYWAY, WE'VE BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE AND PICKING UP LITTER WE MET WITH OH DOT ON MARCH. THE 22ND. TO PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM TO HAVE THEM BE A MAJOR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE OUR AREA WE WANT TO TRY TO CONTROL WAS FROM 6 65 ALL THE WAY INTO GREENLAND AVENUE. THEY WERE OUT LAST WEEK ON 2 70. AND I THINK 71 WAS PRETTY DAGGONE CLEAN, AT LEAST FROM 2 70 SOUTH DOWN THE 6 55. THEN ON APRIL, THE 23RD IS EARTH DAY HERE. AND WE WILL BE PUTTING TOGETHER VOLUNTEERS TO, UH. TO GO AND POLICE THEIR AREAS THAT THEY'RE ASSIGNED TO ORGANIZATIONS. BUT ALSO VOLUNTEERS IN GENERAL TO POLICE. OUR CITY. SO THAT WILL COLLECT MORE TRASH. BUT WE WERE TRYING TO KEEP PRESSURE ON WACO BE QUITE HONEST. AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO CONTAIN THE TRASH AND WHEN WE HAVE THE READING NEXT NEXT MEETING, ONE OF THE OFFICERS BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT WILL EXPLAIN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT TIPS THE ENFORCEMENT SIGNED OFF ON THIS LOAD IS GONNA LOSE SOME PART OF THEIR LOAD, OR THEY'RE OVERWEIGHT OR SOME OTHER INCIDENTS. HE'S GOT SOME GREAT STORIES. SO THE LONG SHORT IS, WE'RE VERY AGGRESSIVELY PICKING UP LITTER AND ANYBODY WHO COMPLAINS ABOUT IT. PLEASE STOP AND PICK UP LITTER AS YOUR PUTTING IT ON YOUR IPHONE TO TELL US ABOUT IT. JUST DON'T STOP ON THE HIGHWAY OR NOT RIGHT? AH! NEXT WEEK IS DISPATCHER WEEK. THAT'S PUT TOGETHER BY. THE PUBLIC SAFETY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS PEOPLE, SO WE'LL BE RECOGNIZED IN OUR DISPATCHERS WITH THE PROCLAMATION. THE HIGH ASSOCIATION CHIEFS OF POLICE. NAMED BRUCE CITY AS THE AGENCY OF THE MONTH. UM OHIO'S BEST PROGRAMS AND WHAT THE RECOGNITION WAS. DO THE PROGRAM WE HAVE WITH THE GOLF CART. AND BEING ON THE GROUND GOING INTO DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, SO WE GOT NICE RECOGNITION FROM THEM. MY LAST POINT IS OUR FINANCIAL REMAIN ROBUST. AND WE CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN THAT MOMENTUM AND A QUESTION TO THE MAYOR. DON'T KNOW, MAYOR. WE GOT A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN TOWN. SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGN. YES, THAT'S CORRECT. BY IN SUCH WE'VE GOT A MINUTE I'LL GIVE YOU A QUICK STORY ABOUT IT, GENTLEMEN THAT I MET THIS MORNING. WHO WAS INVOLVED IN A SEARCH. EITHER THREE YEARS OR FOUR YEARS AGO. THAT THE SEARCH WAS PRIMARILY THE GROCERY AREA AND WE DIDN'T MEET THE NEEDS. THEY WENT TO ANOTHER COMMUNITY. HE WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH WHAT HE SAW. AND GROSS CITY DURING THAT TIME THAT HE MOVED HERE. EVEN THOUGH THE COMPANY WENT SOMEPLACE ELSE. AND HE RELATED SOME EXCELLENT REASONS WHY ONE OF THEM WERE VERY CLEAN SAFE AND HE FELT GOOD ABOUT IT. SO YOU WILL JUST COMPANY. IN ANOTHER COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL OHIO. BUT HE'S MOVED HERE, WHICH THAT'S A WIN WIN. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MAYOR. TURBOS OH, I JUST ONE ITEM. AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF GROWTH CITY ADVERTISED FOR THE OPT OUT ELECTRIC AGGREGATION PROGRAM THAT REQUESTS WERE DUE BY WEDNESDAY. AT FOUR O'CLOCK. THE CITY DID RECEIVE FOUR PROPOSALS. WILL BE EVALUATING THAT AND GET A REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL. VERY NICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MICHAEL. DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TONIGHT, MR BARRY HANDS ARE QUESTIONS ON THAT SAME QUESTION. I ASKED YOU IN CAUCUS. SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THE VIEW APARTMENT HOW TO BUILD A [00:45:02] PARK BONDS WORK BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY ADDRESS THAT AGAIN. PROBABLY IN SIX MONTHS. SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS? WE JUST PASSED AND WHY WE WILL SEE IT AGAIN. YES SO LAST JULY, WE ISSUED NOTES FOR $9 MILLION. THE NOTES ARE WE'RE DOING ONE YEAR. SO THIS JULY THEY ARE DO WE HAVE TO PAY OFF? THE NOTES WERE SIMPLY ISSUING ANOTHER SET OF NOTES FOR ONE YEAR TERM. AND NEXT JULY, THOSE WILL BECOME DUE AND WE'LL NEED. HOPEFULLY AT THAT POINT, THE PARK WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED. WE HAVE CONTRACTS IN PLACE AND NO ALONG THE CAST ARE AND WILL BE ABLE TO ISSUE LONG TERM DEBT AT THAT TIME. BASICALLY FOR THOSE WATCHING. WE CAN'T WE CAN'T DO LONG TERM DEBT UNTIL THE PARK IS BUILT. BASICALLY WE HAVE TO HAVE CONTRACTS. WE HAVE TO HAVE COMMITMENTS RIGHT NOW FOR THAT PROJECT. WE DID PHASE ONE, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY $5 MILLION TO MOVE DIRT AND GET SOME UTILITIES DONE. PHASE TWO WILL BE MORE BUILDING OF THE STRUCTURES THEMSELVES. SO IF WE ISSUE LONG TERM DOUBT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY WE WOULD MAYBE NOT SPEND IT AND THEIR TAX EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, AND THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM. GOTCHA. THANKS, MIKE. MR SMITH. I HAVE NO REPORTS ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IT'S KELLY. I HAVE NOTHING FOR YOU TONIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS PRESIDENT? HAVE ANYTHING TO GO OVER. I KNOW I'VE GOTTEN SOME COMMENTS, UM AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT THE CAME. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S YOUR TEAM OR KAREN, WHO DID IT. BUT WHEN IT COMES ABOUT BRECHT PARK AND TRYING TO GET IN AND OUT OF IT, WE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SOME SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION WENT OUT ABOUT . YOU KNOW, THE PARK IS NOT CLOSED. YOU GOT TO GO TO THE OTHER SIDE. BECAUSE OF THE BECAUSE OF THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WE GOT SOME LOYAL SOME LOYAL PARK PEOPLE THAT WERE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM ANYTHING FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE WE DO. ALRIGHT THOSE THAT ARE HERE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL. UM ARE YOU YOU'RE IT'S A GOVERNMENT CLASS CORRECT? IF YOU COULD COME UP AND TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU'RE WHAT YOU'RE DELIGHTS JOURNEY. I THINK YOU GUYS COME ON OUT. 40 WILL LOSE. THEY DON'T REALIZE THEY DON'T GET CREDIT UNLESS THEY COME TO THE MIC. YEAH VINCE BENEDETTO, ALSO A STUDENT AT GROVE CITY HIGH SCHOOL. WELCOME. THAT'S JUST YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND WHAT YOU'RE IN SCHOOL. YOU'RE IN THAT RIGHT? WELL, NOT YOUR ADDRESS. JUST YOUR NAME. I'M J. DAVIS UM YEAH, I'M A JUNIOR. RACHEL JONES. I'M A JUNIOR. HOLLY COLLINS. I'M ALSO A JUNIOR. SO YOU GUYS ARE ALL PART OF THE OF THE GOVERNMENT CLASS CORRECT? AND THAT WILL YOU HAVE TO WRITE A PAPER ON THIS? OR DO YOU JUST PRESENTATION? OH OKAY. THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN. I'M ZOE ADAMS. I'M A JUNIOR. OKAY THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN. WELL, IF WE CAN, IF ANY OF US CAN HELP YOU CALL US ARE HIT US UP AFTER AFTER THE MEETING HERE, BUT HAPPY TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION OR WHATEVER YOU NEED TO BUT GET A GOOD GRADE. YEAH. THANKS, GUYS FOR COMING IN. YEAH CLOSING COMMENTS. MR SEEKERS. IN THE SPIRIT OF DIVERSITY INCLUSION. I HAVE A SMALL ENCOURAGING MESSAGE. COKE, KODA. MEANS. CHILDREN. UH, ADULTS. OR YEARS AGO. MY NIECE. OREGON. MARRIED DEATH. ME. JULIA. THEY WILL HAVE TWINS. IN ME. THE TWINS WILL BECOME COACH. IN TWO WEEKS AGO. OF COURSE. THE MOVIE CODE. INSPIRED ME. TO LEARN. SIGN. THESE SEE. THE MOVIE QUOTE. IT WILL CHANGE. YOUR LIFE. COME UP. TWO WEEKS. IT IS A GREAT MOVIE. [00:50:02] I MEAN, REMOVAL APPLE TEA MR MOON. I WOULD JUST SAY I HAD A NICE MEETING TODAY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MR BOZO FOR AN UPDATE ON POLICE COVERAGE AND POLICE ISSUES. MILES SO MET WITH AMERICAN NIGHT TRIAL THIS WEEK. AND UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR BUILD OUT OF THEIR $160 MILLION BUSINESS. A NICE PEOPLE AND. I THINK THERE WILL BE A NICE ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY. SAW IT HAPPEN. I CAN'T. I CAN'T REALLY ADD ANYTHING TO THIS TONIGHT. I'M JUST HOPING I'M JUST HOPING SPRING GETS HERE SOMETIMES. MHM. UM I JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT A GREAT KICK OFF TO THIS EVENING RECOGNIZING BOTH OUR HEROES AND UNIFORM, AND, UH, HEROES FROM AMONG US AND IN THE COMMUNITY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN WITH THE MOM SCREAMING. I COULD THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY RESONATED WITH ME. DON'T GO IN. WE GO. HELP UH, REALLY INSPIRING. WHAT? WHAT A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF THE EVENING AND THEN THE CLOSER MR CIGARETTES. WHERE DO YOU GO AFTER THAT, BUT I WILL SAY. THAT YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR FROM ME ABOUT THIS EVERY YEAR AT OUR NEXT MEETING. IT WILL BE THE TAX FILING DEADLINE. I WILL BE LIGHTER AND HAPPIER. IT'S THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR. BUT REMEMBER TO FILE YOUR TAXES BY APRIL. THE 18TH, INCLUDING TWO MR REGIONAL INCOME TAX, ABC, THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE CITY OF GARDEZ CITY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AND EVERYBODY. OUR EXHIBIT AND ALWAYS MENTIONED THIS. THE EXHIBIT THAT WE HAVE UP TAMMY, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS A LITTLE BIT? I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO READ ABOUT IT. YEAH, OVER THERE. THE WEIGHTS. ACTUALLY I'M GONNA LET SHANA RALPH R ASSISTANT BECAUSE SHE WAS HERE WITH THE ARTIST IS OUR I DO KNOW THAT THEY ARE ALL PRINCE OF HIS ORIGINAL WORKS, OKAY? YEAH SO OUR CURATOR LUCILLA WINNIK BROUGHT IN TODD YERINGTON. THIS IS HIS WORK. HE DOES DUET PRINTS, SO HE PUTS TWO PICTURES SIDE BY SIDE. NO TITLE JUST GIVES YOU THE LOCATION OF THE PICTURES AND YOU GET TO MAKE A STORY OF IT IN YOUR HEAD, WHICH I REALLY LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO SEE WHERE THOSE PICTURES TAKE YOU. SO DEFINITELY MAKES THE ART INTERACTIVE THOUGH BECAUSE IT YEAH. VERY UNIQUE AND IT DOES THE PLAQUE IN THE BACK. TALK ABOUT THAT. THE YES. GOOD YES. SO WE'D INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME IN AND THE BUILDINGS OPEN DURING THE DAY. WE GET SOME GREAT EXHIBITS IN HERE AND THIS. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S FUN, SO THESE ARE ALL FOR SALE. AND IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO SEE THEM AFTER HOURS OR ON THE WEEKEND, YOU CAN CALL THE COUNCIL OFFICE TO MAKE THOSE ARRANGEMENTS. WONDERFUL. WELL, THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK WITH IT. SO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS APRIL 18TH OF , UH, OF THIS MONTH AT SEVEN. P.M. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPECIAL MEETINGS SCHEDULED UP UNTIL THA * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.