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GROSS. CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION. IF YOU PLEASE STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND

[Call to Order: President Berry]

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE. INDIVIDUAL AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR SHOCKEY. PRESIDENT CRIST. MR. BARRY PRESIDENT, MR HOLT. HERE HERE. MOVE TO EXCUSE MR. SECRETS FROM THE MEETING TONIGHT STILL MOVED. OKAY? MR SHOCKEY? YES, YES, YES, YES. WE

[Approval of Minutes]

HAVE A SET OF MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING. I WOULD APPROVE A COMMOTION. AND THE FINANCE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. I'M SORRY. MOVED. MR BERRY? YES MR HOLT? YES? YES, MR SHOT. AND

[Welcome & Reading of Agenda: Pres. Berry]

TONIGHT'S AGENDA UNDER LANDS. WE HAVE ORDINANCES C 63 RESOLUTIONS CR 49 CR 40 CR 56 CR 68 UNDER FINDINGS. WE HAVE ORDINANCE, SEE 74 C 75 CHAIRS ARE OKAY WITH THEIR AGENDA ITEMS WILL DIVE RIGHT INTO, UH, LANDS CHAIRMAN. YOU HAVE A FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. UM BEFORE WE START

[Ordinance C-63-22 Approve the Rezoning of 144.27+ acres located North of State 665 and East of State Route 104 from SF-1 to PUD-R with Zoning Text. Second reading and public hearing. ]

ONE, JUST MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF OVER A YEAR WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH, UH, THE AREA AROUND ONE OF FOUR AND 6 65, AND WE'VE LISTENED TO MANY, MANY OF YOUR COMMENTS AND LISTEN TO TAKE THEM TO HEART, ACTUALLY. AND TALKED ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE, AND PEOPLE WERE SAYING THAT THE PROFOUND RINSE OF TESTIMONY HAS BEEN ABOUT TRAFFIC. NOT ONLY ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC BUT THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC AND DIFFICULTY OF GETTING IN AND OUT OF DRIVEWAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND ALSO THEN THERE WAS ALSO COMMENTS ABOUT WHY DON'T WE DO INFRASTRUCTURE BEFORE ANY DEVELOPMENTS ARE DONE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT, UM YOU KNOW IF NOTHING IS DONE DOWN THERE AT THAT AREA OF 6 65 AND ONE OF FOUR, UM, TRAFFIC IS GOING TO INCREASE ANYWAY. AND I HOPE YOU ALL FOLKS KNOW THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE NECESSARILY JUST GROVE CITY TRAFFIC, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE TRAFFIC AND TRUCKS AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS BECAUSE OF DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF US, AND THE STATE IS TRYING TO WORK THROUGH TRYING TO DIVERT TRUCKS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. UNDER 23 BY REDOING THE INTERSECTION OF 23 WHAT TO 70? THE INTERSECTIONS OF 7, 62 AND 23 THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THE. THEM SEX . THE SECTION THAT'S REALLY CRITICAL FOR OUR AREA IS THAT INTERSECTION AT 104 AND 6, 65 AND ALL OF YOU TRAVEL THAT I TRAVEL THAT AND WE SEE THAT THE BACKUPS THAT OCCUR BECAUSE OF PEOPLE CANNOT TURN MAKE TURNS. UM PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING STRAIGHT HAVE TO WORK ON PEOPLE MAKING TURNS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. NOW ONE THING YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THAT'S NOT IN GROSS CITY'S JURISDICTION. I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT PART OF THE PROCESS CITY ITSELF ON THAT. BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE LEADERSHIP HERE THAT GROWTH CITY HAS TAKEN THE LEAD ON LOOKING AT, UM, THAT INTERSECTION OF 6 65 AND ONE OH, FOUR, BRINGING A GROUP TOGETHER ON THEIR FROM OH, DOT WE HAD AN ORIGINAL ORIGINAL MEETING ON THAT BACK IN DECEMBER ON THEIR LATE NOVEMBER, I SHOULD SAY THE LEADERSHIP HERE APPLIED THEM.

TREMENDOUSLY OF TAKING A LOOK AND BRINGING THE PEOPLE TOGETHER, BRINGING OH DOT BRINGING THE CITY OF GROWTH. CITY GREEN JACKSON TOWNSHIP AND LOOKING AT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE INTERSECTION AT 104. UM FOR THE CITIZENS IN THE AREA ON THERE. AND SO THEY'RE BRINGING THE GROUP TOGETHER. THEY'RE WORKING ON THIS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME SO CONSEQUENTLY THAT THE DEVELOPERS AND WE'RE BRINGING INDEPENDENT DEVELOPERS PART OF THIS BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT THE THAT'S THE $3 MILLION OF CHANGES TO 6 65 AND ONE OH, FOUR ARE PART OF A SAFETY PLAN THAT WILL HELP THOSE AREAS TOO. SO NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF ONE OH, FOUR AND 6 65, BRINGING ALL THOSE PARTIES TOGETHER UNDER THE CITY OF BROOK CITY, AND I THANK THE LEADERSHIP

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THERE. AND WE'RE DOING THAT. AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNEW ABOUT THIS. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IS GOING TO ACCOMPLISH YET. UM THERE'S ALSO TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S THE FUNDING BECAUSE YOU HAVE TWO PROBLEMS. YOU HAVE TO HAVE FUNDING IN ORDER TO HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE. SO ALL OF THAT IS BEING WORKED ON AND HAS BEEN WORKED ON THE LAST HEAVILY THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THE CITY AND THE IN THE STATE ON THERE, SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP TONIGHT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IN THE WORKS , AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THAT WE COLLECTIVELY UP HERE WE LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING. WE'RE LISTENING TO WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE. WE OBSERVED THOSE PROBLEMS OURSELVES, AND WE ALSO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE BEFORE I STARTED INTO AGENDA THIS EVENING THAT YOU WERE AWARE OF THAT. ON THERE. UM WE'RE NOT TAKING TESTIMONY TONIGHT ON, UM THE REZONING AND THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PLUM RUN COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THE PETITIONER HAS ASKED US TO POSTPONE THESE ITEMS UNTIL AT LEAST FEBRUARY 21ST. SO THEY HAD TIME TO START WORKING ON THEM, AND I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THERE IS A, UM, A POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT AFTER THAT, UM, SIMPLY TO WRAP UP, BUT BEFORE THESE ITEMS ARE ADDRESSED, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO SEE WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED AT 104 AND 6 65. TO FIX THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ON THERE. SO UH, SO THEY HAVE, UH, REQUESTED A POSTPONEMENT TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS WITH OH DOT CITIGROUP CITY JACKSON TOWNSHIP ON THERE, SO I HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE ORDINANCE C 63 22 IN ORDINANCE FOR THE REZONING OF 144.27 ACRES LOCATED NORTH OF STATE ROAD. 6 65 IN EAST OF ST ROUND 104 FROM S F 12 P U D R WITH ZONING TEXTS, AND I SAW MOVE THAT IT BE POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY, 21ST THANK 1023. MR HOLT. YES YES, MR SHEFKI, BARRY? YES, THANK YOU. RIGHT? NEXT ONE IS RESOLUTIONS CR 49 22. A RESOLUTION APPROVED THE

[Resolution CR-49-22 Approve the Development Plan for Beulah Park, Subarea C, permitting Lennar Homes Venture Collections. ]

DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BEAUTIFUL PARK. VARIOUS SEE PERMITTING, LET OUR HOMES VENTURE COLLECTIONS WITH PETITIONERS ALSO REQUESTED A POSTPONEMENT UNTIL FEBRUARY. 21ST 2023 I SO MOVE. SECOND. THIS IS HAWK. YES, MR SHOCKEY. VERY YES. YES. THANK YOU AND THE COMPANION RESOLUTION

[Resolution CR-56-22 Approve the Development Plan for Communities at Plum Run located North of S.R. 665 and East of S.R. 104. ]

TO THE ZONING TEXT ON PLUM RUN RESOLUTIONS HERE. 56 22 RESOLUTION APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF PLUM AROUND AND LOCATED NORTH OF STATE ROAD, 6 65 AND EAST OF STATE ROAD ONE. OH, FOUR. UM THE PETITIONERS HAVE REQUESTED POSTPONEMENT TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS AND WE SAID BEFORE I MOVED TO POSTPONE THIS ORDINANCE THIS RESOLUTION I SHOULD SAY UNTIL FEBRUARY 21ST 2023. MR SHARKEY? YES YES, YES, YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MOVE IT ON. MOVING ON. I WANT MORE, MR PRESIDENT. I KNEW YOU WERE JUST THANKING ME IN

[Resolution CR-68-22 Approve the Preliminary Development Plan for the Harris Property located North of S.R. 104 and West of Borror Road. ]

ADVANCE. OKAY RESOLUTION CR 68 22 OF RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE HARRIS PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF STATE ROAD, 6 65 AND WEST OF BOARD ROAD. ON DECEMBER 6TH. THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH ONE STIPULATION. AND DO WE HAVE THAT STIPULATION BY CHANCE FUNDS SCREENING YES, BUT SOMEWHERE IN THE PACKAGE, I CAN JUST EASILY READ IT THEN. OH, IT'S RIGHT THERE. AND ON THAT THE APPLICANTS WILL WORK WITH STAFF TO APPROPRIATE SCREENING. ON THERE. MR ROCHE IF HE'D COME FORWARD AND EXPLAIN THIS PRELIMINARY AND IT'S ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS A CONCEPTUAL PRELIMINARY PLAN. CAN YOU POP UP THE MAP? PLEASE. THANKS. THERE WE GO. THE COUNCIL RECALLS. THIS WAS A PLUMBER DEVELOPED PLAN THAT WAS WITHDRAWN FROM ONE OF CRUISE COUNCIL MEETINGS REALLY TO HAVE A RE EVALUATED BY PLANNING COMMISSION DUE TO THE NUMBER OF INTERMITTENT OR CHANGE THAT HAPPENED MIDSTREAM IN THE PROCESS. SO TODAY IS KIND OF BRING COUNTER SPEED ON WHAT HAS OCCURRED. ESSENTIALLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THE UNIT COUNT HAS DROPPED BY 15 UNITS FROM 338 TO 323 HOMES. UM. THE TOWN HOMES

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WERE ELIMINATED FROM THE PROPOSAL. THEY WERE ORIGINALLY LOCATED ALONG THE PARKWAY, SO THEY REALIZE THERE'S TWO SUB AREAS. ONE FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED RANCH AND THEN THE DETACHED RANCH SO THE DETENTION RANGE WILL BE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE COMMUNITY WITH THE TACH RANCH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HAWTHORN PARKWAY. BUNCH OF THE ROAD NETWORK REMAINS AS WELL AS WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. HAWTHORN PARKWAY IS DUE TO BE EXTENDED.

FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST AND TURNING TO THE SOUTH INTO STATE ROUTE 6 65. UM. STAFF HAS ENGAGED WITH SODA AND FRANKLY COUNTY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IMPROVEMENTS MIGHT BE NECESSARY WORD AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. UM THERE WILL BE A TRAFFIC STUDY THAT WILL COME INSIDE WITH THE REZONING EFFORT . UH SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE ALL ENTITIES ARE ON BOARD WITH WHAT'S BEING STUDYING HOW TO STUDY IT IN TERMS OF INTERSECTIONS AND WHAT WHAT THEY THINK MIGHT NEED TO BE STUDIED AT PLAYING COMMISSION. PLAN COMMISSION BODEN 3 TO 2 IN FAVOR OR SUPPORT OF THIS APPLICATION. MEMBERS TALKED ABOUT DENSITY LOT SIZE AGAIN TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS AND WARNS. THE MAIN AND ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WAS ABOUT DO WE CALL A SACK OR ROAD? IF WE DO WHAT WOULD BE THE RESULT OF THAT OF THAT? KIND OF ELIMINATION OF THAT THROUGH TRAFFIC. UM. JUST TO KIND OF SUMMARIZE STAFF REMAINS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROJECT. IT'S A LINE WITH 2050 THE DENSITIES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED. PROVIDE A GOOD TRANSITION. UH NORTHERN AND WESTERN SITE. THERE'S TWO CONDOS. THREE KINDS OF DEVELOPMENTS WILL CREAK THAT HAVE ORIGINATED ABOUT 5 TO 6 POINTS PER ACRE. WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED AS A DENSITY OF AROUND 1.6 TO 2.3 AND AS YOU GET TO THE SOUTHEAST, I'M SORRY. THE PROPOSED DENSITY FOR THIS PROJECT IS 3.35. AND THEN AS YOU GO TO THE SOUTH AND EAST CONTINUE SOUTH AND EAST, THE DENSITY FURTHER STEPS DOWN TO 1.6 TO 2.3 DWELLINGS PER ACRE.

SO IN STAFFS, PERSPECTIVE, 2050. WE'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH PROVIDES A GOOD TRANSITION FROM WEST TO THE EAST. WITHOUT AGAINST ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. QUESTIONS FOR MR. JUST IN MANILA. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORTH? THAT NAME AND RECORD YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, JOE SOMEONE L 0567 LASELL ROAD, WEST RURAL OHIO. OKAY, UM THEY UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THE STIPULATION ON THERE. YES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO THROUGH SOME INFORMATION ON YOUR PROJECT HERE? I JUST OVERALL UM. WE FEEL IT A GREAT USE OF PRESERVING ABOUT 47. OF THE NATURAL FEATURES AND OPEN SPACE AND WE BELIEVE HAWTHORNE PARKWAY ACTUALLY. WILL HELP WITH THE TRAFFIC ISSUE OF RESIDENTS FROM THE POINT WHERE HALPERN PARKWAY INTERSECT. 6 65 HERE ALL THE WAY TO HOMESTEAD. WILL BE ABLE TO USE HOPPER PARKWAY AND GET OFF THE 6 65. AND NOT COMPETE WITH TRUCKS. UM CITY HAS WITHIN THEIR POWER TO POTENTIALLY LIMIT ANY TRUCKS HAUL FROM PARKWAY.

CURRENT SPEED LIMITS 35 MILES AN HOUR. IT COULD BE LOWERED EVEN IF DESIRE AND IT WOULD GIVE US SAFE. TRAVEL. TO ALL THE RESIDENTS FROM HERE. TO 104. OKAY? QUESTIONS FOR MR SALMONELLA. FEW PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS. IS IT? UH MICHAEL NELL, IS IT ON HERE? DID I SAY THAT THE LAST NAME? I COULDN'T QUITE READ IT. NO OKAY, DUDE. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MICHAEL NEW 64 TO 8 BORDER ROAD. I WANTED TO, UM. I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC STUDY FOR THAT PART OF 6 65. THAT INTERSECTION OF BORDER ROAD THERE. THERE WAS ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON SATURDAY ABOUT MIDNIGHT. UM I HOPE THAT'S ALSO BEING CONSIDERED. AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE CODE IS SACK. HOW THAT HELPS AT ALL. I THINK OF LIGHT WOULD HELP BUT I LIKED THE ROAD BEING OPEN BECAUSE STRAIGHT THROUGH BECAUSE THAT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO GET OUT. FROM WHERE I LIVE. I LIVE SOUTH OF THERE. JUST TRYING TO PULL OUT AND EITHER GONNA WEST OR EAST. IT'S HARD. SO THAT IF I GET AROUND, YOU KNOW I'LL GO SOUTH

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TO GO THIS WAY OR THAT WAY. AND YOU GO DOWN, ZUBER. YOU CAN'T TURN BACK LEFT TO GO TO KROGER.

SO I LIKE IT. JUST BEING THERE, SIGNING GET STRAIGHT ACROSS. UMO ADD, IS, IF IT IS GOING TO ACTUALLY BE CLOSED IS THEIR SIDEWALK OR SOMETHING THAT WILL BE CONNECTED THERE SO WE CAN WALK ACROSS. TO GET TO THE PATHS IN THE SIDEWALKS ACROSS ON THE NORTH SIDE. EVERYONE SINCE THIS IS A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLANT. NOT ALL THOSE DETAILS HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT ON FUN WHERE THE PATHS WILL BE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT THERE WOULD BE A CROSSING RIGHT THERE, EITHER. TO GET ONTO THE PAST. I DON'T KNOW YET. I KNOW MR ROSS. IS THAT A FAIR STATEMENT? IT'S A PRELIMINARY, SO WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS WORKED OUT.

YEAH, JUST FOR MYSELF AND MY KIDS WILL TAKE OUR WALKER BITES UP ACROSS 6 65 TO GET ON ALL THE PATHS AND DOWN BOARDER AND UP, BUT THAT PARKWAY AND ALSO SEE OTHER CYCLISTS ON BORDER ROAD.

EVERY DAY. AND THEY'RE NOT COMING OFF 6 65, SO THEY'RE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE. BUT, UM THAN THE OTHER. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION WAS WE HAVE QUITE A WATER PROBLEM ON THE SOUTH SIDE. SO ALL OF THIS LAND THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED AND PAVED AND HOMES BEING BUILT ON IT.

WHERE IS ALL THAT WATER GOING INTO THOSE BASINS? YES. STAY THERE. I'M GOING TO TURN THAT OVER TO MR RUSH TO ANSWER ON THERE BECAUSE HE'S THE DEVELOPMENT EXPERT ON THERE, BUT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THAT WATER MITIGATION ON THE LAND. CORRECT MR. SHOCKEY UM, WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY'LL DO STORM OUR CALCULATIONS IN THIS FORMER CALCULATIONS WILL SET THE PRE DEVELOPMENT RATE AND WHAT DEVELOPMENT GOES IN THERE HAS TO MEET AND SATISFY NOT TO RELEASE MORE THAN WHAT THE REDEVELOPMENT RATE WAS SO IT SHOULD BE HELD HARMLESS IF YOU WILL. MR NEW JUST REMEMBERED RIGHT NOW. I DON'T DOCTOR HARRIS COULD PROBABLY TELL US. BUT THERE AREN'T INSANE NUMBER OF PONDS TO ON THAT FARM LAND, SO I KNOW YOU'RE A LITTLE LOWER DOWN THERE , AND PROBABLY WATER STRAINED FROM THE NORTH OF THE FARMLAND AND GOING SOUTH ON THERE TOO. SO YES, SO IF EFFORTS SAME, MAYBE THEY CAN MAKE IT BETTER. I WOULD HOPE SO BECAUSE JACKSON TOWNSHIP COMES OUT EVERY TIME THERE'S A HARD RAIN AND THEY PUT THEIR LITTLE SIGNS OUT THERE. HIGH WATER DOWN HERE. RUNS ACROSS RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY DRIVEWAY. INTO MY DRIVEWAY. BE A GOOD THING TO DO AND TALK TO YOUR JACKSON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES, SEE IF THEY COULD DO ANYTHING WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT THERE DOWN THERE, BUT I DID WANT TO MENTION ONE THING I USED TO LIVE OUT THERE AND HAWTHORN WOODS AND I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO GET OUT THERE AND BORE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE STAGGER, PARTICULARLY ON THERE WITH PEOPLE COME FROM THE SOUTH AND THAT AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE IF THE CALL TO SACK IS THE BEST SITUATION ON THERE, BUT I DO THINK THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT THERE, TOO. BUT BECAUSE IT'S A DIFFICULT PLACE TO GET OUT. BECAUSE I THINK IT'S JUST OBVIOUSLY, I'M NOT A TRAFFIC PERSON OR EXPERT IN ANY FASHION, BUT BY MOVING DOWN THAT WAY. YOU'RE JUST MOVING. ISSUE YOU STILL HAVE THE ISSUE HERE. AND YOU'RE MOVING THIS ONE, AND NOW WE HAVE THE ISSUE TRYING TO GO THIS WAY OR THAT WAY, AND IT'S REALLY HARD, ESPECIALLY NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHEN THAT DITCHES BUILT UP OR OVERGROWN WITH WEEDS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH QUESTION. I'M CONFUSED WHERE YOU ARE, MR NEWMAN. ARE YOU NORTH OF 6? 55 WITH IT OUT THERE, SOUTH.

OKAY SO TRYING TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS. THAT INTERSECTION THAT COMES DOWN FROM THE NORTH.

MORE ROAD OF 65. I MEAN, I THINK WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT COLA, SACKING THAT IN NOT THE END THAT YOU'RE COMING UP ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT I'M SAYING WHEN WE COME NORTH ON 6 65 TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. IT'S HARD. ESPECIALLY WHEN THOSE CARS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GOING 55 RIGHT? WELL, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO MANAGE SOME OF THAT. BUT THAT'S THAT'S A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION THAT I'VE THAT ODD ANGLE AS YOU'RE COMING IN FROM THE NORTH STAR. THANK YOU, SIR. QUESTION FOR MR ROSH. YES, MR PERRY. KYLE, WHERE EXPLAIN HOWOW WERE THE BIKE'S PATH CONNECTIVITY IS GOING TO BE HERE, AND I MEAN, I KNOW WE JUST DON'T WANT ANY DEAD END BIKE PATHS AND HOW ARE WE

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GETTING? HOW HOW ARE WE GETTING FROM BOARD ROAD IN INTO THE CITY. THERE WILL BE A PATH THROUGH THE SITE AND GOES UP NORTH AND CHECKED INTO QUILL CREEK BOULEVARD. IS THAT WHAT'S GOING NORTH? UM. CORRECT YOU CAN SEE IT'S A VERY THIN LINE. YES IT'S THAT THIN LINE THROUGH THAT HAZE DEGREE AREA, SO WE'RE THE UTILITY LINES ARE. RIGHT THERE. WHERE WHERE IS IT? YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW YOU GO MORE NORTH IF YOU CAN. DON'T NORTH. PULL THE SCREEN DOWN.

THERE IT IS. THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE. WELL AGAIN. I SEE IT THERE. IS IT DEAD ENDING THERE RIGHT AT WHERE THE HIGH OR THE LITERARY A IS OR WHAT'S GOING ON. IT STOPS AT THE PROPERTY LINE. OKAY. THE PARCEL TO THE NORTH IS OWNED BY THE CITY. SO IT WOULD BE, UH, THAT WOULD GET US 9/10 OF THE WAY THERE. OKAY, SO WE STILL NEED TO FUND THAT CONNECTION AND TO QUILL CREEK ON THE QUAIL CREEK CORRECT. YEAH. AND. I JUST DON'T LIKE BIKE PATHS LEADING TO NOWHERE ALREADY. OKAY IF YOU MOVE THE SCREEN SOUTH, THERE WILL BE AN EASTERN CONNECTION AS WELL.

WHERE EASTERN COAST. BUT THE CONNECTION HERSELF FURTHER SOUTH. IT GOES ALONGSIDE. THERE WAS A PSYCHOPATH ON THE ROAD. THANK GOD WE'RE GETTING AN UPDATED SYSTEM. ALL RIGHT, SO WE NEED TO. WE NEED MONEY. MERIT TO CONNECT THAT BIKE PATH. YEAH, AGREED. OKAY? THANK YOU. MR BURROUGHS, JUDY BURNS. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS . UM JODY BURROWS, 6042 WINNEBAGO STREET. UM, FOR THE LAST 27 YEARS. UM, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THIS, UM , HERE'S PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT.

PRELIMINARY DELLA BELLA PAYMENT PLAN. MY ONGOING CONCERNS AGAIN. UM THE MAIN ISSUE IS JUST THE DENSITY OF THE PROJECT. UM OTHER ISSUES. I THINK WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON IT, 6 65 AND I CONTINUE TO LEARN AND RESEARCH A LOT ABOUT THE PLANNING PROCESS, WHICH IS VERY INTERESTING, AND I'M ENJOYING THAT PART OF IT. UM SO IN MY RESEARCH THROUGH, UM, PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I'VE ALSO RESEARCH A LOT OF THE DOM. THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT SURROUND THIS PARTICULAR, UM, PROPERTY, WHETHER IT'S MIDDLE GROVE, HAWTHORNE PARKWAYS INDIAN TRAILS . UM BUT QUILL. I DON'T I THINK THE ONE OFF OF BUCKEYE PARKWAY AS YOU GO UP NORTH THROUGH TOWARDS PENTACLE, AND I FOUND THAT MOST OF THOSE RESIDENTIAL LOT SIZES AVERAGE MORE TO 70 TO 80 FT. WIDE VERSUS THE MINIMUM IN THIS PLAN IS 50. HER 52. YES 50, AND I JUST BARELY WOULD LIKE YOU GUYS, UM TO CONSIDER. RECOMMENDING THAT THE LOT SIZES BE A WIDER TO AGAIN HELP THAT DENSITY ISSUE THAT I HAVE A CONCERN WITH. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT MR SOLOMON SELLING YELLOW WILL DEVELOP A GREAT PRODUCT HERE ON THIS PROPERTY. I JUST REALLY LIKE TO SEE IT BE LESS DENSE AS IT'S CONNECTED TO MATURE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND AGAIN.

I'VE LIVED THERE FOR 27 YEARS, SO NOT A LOT OF CHANGES HAPPEN THERE. BUT YOU KNOW, CHANGES INEDIBLE, AND I THINK WE DO NEED HOUSING, MORE HOUSING AND GROUPS THAT YOU AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WELL. UM, I JUST DON'T UM. MY PREFERENCE IS NOT JUST A C LOWER DENSITY IN THIS AREA. AND AGAIN.

I JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. VERY I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR MR SOMEONE L O SONS , LOT SIZES DIRECTLY IN RELATION TO COST. SO I JOE, HOW MUCH ARE THE HOW MUCH ARE THESE GOING TO GO FOR IN THE AREA? I MEAN, THE HOUSE. WHAT? WHAT'S THE PRICING GOING TO BE LIKE? YEAH, I ALWAYS HESITATE TO SAY, BUT I WOULD SAY THEY WOULD BE STARTING, UH, HIDE 300 PIPE. AVERAGE FOUR OR 500.

OKAY SO THEY WOULD BE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE LOWER THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY ARE

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GETTING AND GROSS CITY BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE PUSHING THE ON AVERAGE. WE'RE PUSHING FOR 50 AND 506 £100. AND SO IT'S GOOD THAT WE THIS IS NEVER THIS IS GEARED TOWARDS THAT GREAT BUT GEARED TOWARDS EMPTY NESTERS WHEN WE HAVE A DESIGN NOW, SO RANCH. WE'RE GUESSING, UM. THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE IN THE FOUR HUNDREDS. YEAH SEVEN. ELLEN IS THIS UM, IS THE DEVELOP THOSE STUDIES FREESTANDING CONDOS. THERE IS THAT GOING TO BE AN AFCON COMMUNITY, POSSIBLY OR F CON, LIKE LIKE, IS THE PLAN NOW EMPTY NESTERS AS WELL AS THE RANGE STYLE, SO THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD IS GEARED TOWARDS EMPTY NESTERS. AND WHEN YOU HAVE A RANCH STYLE WHEN YOU HAVE THAT PATIO HOME STYLE, AND THAT THEY TEND TO HAVE SMALLER LIVES AND MORE DENSITY. THERE AS YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER F CON ED, YOU LOOK AT COMMON PROPERTIES AROUND PEOPLE PARK. PINNACLE OTHER PLACES LIKE THAT. I CAN'T THINK OF SIMILAR LOT SILENCES, THE PINNACLE AND EVERY OTHER UPCOMING DEVELOPMENT. OKAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH QUESTION. QUESTION. THANK YOU, MR BURROUGHS. WE DO QUESTION WELL, IT'S AN INTERESTING POINT INJUNCTION OUR HISTORY JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. CHRISTINA VILLA. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THOSE CONDOS? YOU KNOW? THIS CHAMBER WAS PACKED. WE DON'T WANT TO HIGH DENSITY BEHIND OUR HOUSES.

PERIOD. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT WE GOT TODAY? SO WE WENT FROM A TRANSITION OF 87 80 FT LAUNCH.

WHAT WAS CROSSING TO THE CHRISTINA VILLA. AND I'M WORRIED. READ ON GLENN. AWFUL HAN ROAD. SAME KIND OF SAME KIND OF REACTION. WE DON'T WANT A 50 FT LOT AROUND OLIVER RESIDENT PROPERTY AND WHAT WE'VE FOUND. LET ME TELL YOU, WE STOOD ABOUT ALL OF THIS BACK WHEN THAT TRANSITION IS GOING ON, BECAUSE WE WERE CONVINCED THE NATIVE FOOT LOTS WERE THE LOTS BUT WHEN YOU WENT DOWN AND YOU SAW WHAT WAS GOING IN FLORIDA CAROLINA'S PEOPLE WANTED TO HAVE AN EMPTY NESTER HOMES. AND WHEN THEY HAVE THE CONVENIENCE I'VE EVER NICE SIDE HOUSE WILL NOT HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE ART. WE BOUGHT INTO AND I THINK WE'VE BEEN WINNERS IN EVERY CASE. I MEAN, MR DILLON ON GLENN AND IN THE AREAS AROUND BUCKEYE PARK OR OVERRODE IT. 62 5. SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY THAT WE HAD THE SAME ANXIETIES. BUT IT WORKED. JUST ONE COMMENT. I WOULD MAKE ON THAT AGAIN. IT GOES BACK TO 6 65. YEAH AGAIN. WE IT'S THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS IN THIS AREA ARE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN HOOVER ROAD AND ON ROAD. UM I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE OUT OF OUR CONTROL RIGHT NOW, AND THEY'RE BEING WORKED ON A DISCUSSED, UM BUT I JUST CAN'T TAKE THEIR I THINK IT'S NOT APPLES TO APPLES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR HOW LONG DID MAYBE I SHOULD ASK THIS TO GO? CHAMBER MASK? YES HOW LONG? I MEAN, WHEN YOU START ON THIS FRONT NOW, GRANTED, YOU'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS. I MEAN, YOU'RE IN A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. YOU'VE GOT TO COME BACK TO US AND EVERYTHING. FROM THE POINT IN TIME TODAY, THERE'S NO HICCUPS. HOW MANY YEARS DOES IT TAKE TO PUT A SHOVEL IN THE GROUND ON THIS? AH! ON TIME, PROBABLY SPRING OF 24 THE EARLIEST AND THEN THAT'S PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR YEAR.

BUILD OUT. WE WERE UNDER ONE OTHER PERSON, MR NICE LONGER. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. NICE 1 16 50 RECORD INDIAN TRAILS TO HAVE LIVED THERE FOR A LONG TIME. MY DAUGHTER IS 40, AND SHE WAS LIKE TWO WHEN WE MOVED THERE, SO IT'S 38 YEARS. AND YES, CHANGE IS INEVITABLE. I ALSO DON'T BELIEVE THAT CHRISTINA VILLA OR HOME, GLEN HAVE THAT MANY UNITS. ARE THEY CLOSE TO THAT BIG YEAH, HUNG GLAND IS PROBABLY ABOUT 70% OF IT. I DON'T KNOW THAT I'LL TALK, BUT THAT'S MY GUESS. UM AND EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE GOING TO BE GEARED TOWARDS SENIORS ARE EMPTY NESTERS. THE TRAFFIC IS STILL THE ISSUE. UM, I ALSO AGREE WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER. I HAVE HAD TO PICK MY GRANDSON UP AND PICKAWAY COUNTY AND DRIVE HIM TO BASEBALL, AND IT WAS SAFER TO GO STRAIGHT ACROSS 6 65 TO GET INTO GROSS CITY THAN TO TURN EITHER WAY. BECAUSE YOU GOT A BETTER WINDOW TO SEE EVERYBODY AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT SO THAT THAT SHOULD KEEP WOULD BE NICE TO BE OPEN AND AS I WAS DRIVING ON 6 65 COMING BACK FROM COVER THE OTHER DAY. I STOPPED

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SLOW DOWN TO LOOK LIKE WHERE I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT , LIKE BEING ON HAWTHORNE PARKWAY AND I DO NOT SEE HOW THAT SLOWS DOWN TRAFFIC ON THE REST OF 6 65. WHAT MAKES THAT EASIER THAN IT'S JUST NOT. I MEAN, I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE MY HOUSE. GO DOWN HOFLAND PARKWAY AND GO DOWN THERE AND THEN TRY TO MAKE A LEFT AND RIGHT TURN I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT CONVENIENCE IT'S HAVE YOU TALKED ABOUT IT. IT'S CALLED A SACKED. THEY CALLED THE SACK OR WHERE THAT HAWTHORNE PARKWAY COMES OUT ON 6 65. SORRY. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. COMMENTS ONE I WANT TO THANK MR SALMONELLA BECAUSE MY OVERALL VIBE ON WHAT HAS GONE ON SO FAR IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND NEW YORK TWO TRIPS TO PLANNING COMMISSION HAS BEEN YOUR RESPONSIVENESS TO THE CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS, WHICH I THINK THAT, UM ULTIMATELY DRIVES A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT BEING OPEN TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN INVESTED HERE FOR A LONG TIME THAT HAVE CONCERNS AND IT JUST HEARING THAT I WOULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED PERSONALLY THAT GUNNING IT ACROSS 6 65 WAS THE MOST CONVENIENT WAY TO GET AROUND. BUT BUT HEARING THE CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE MAKING THAT TRIP MAKES A DIFFERENCE AND ULTIMATELY MAY SHAPE THE ULTIMATE DECISION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS THERE. UM FOR ME. I THINK THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE AT PLAY HERE AND YOU'VE HEARD PLENTY OF THIS EVENING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC CONVERSATION ON 6 65 AND 6 65 1 OF FOUR CORRIDOR. UM, I THINK IT DESERVES A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TENSION AND WE ARE GOING TO IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A WHILE TO GET WHERE WE NEED TO BE. UM SO WHAT I STRUGGLE WITH AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME IS, UM, GREEN LIGHTING PROJECTS OF A DENSITY THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH WHAT IS IT? NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES ARE THAT'S DEFINITELY PART OF WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT, AND I THINK WE ALL HAVE TO ENRICH OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT BUILDING NEIGHBORHOODS ANYMORE. WITH 80 FT LOT WITH AND BUT I GUESS WHERE I AM IS I'D LIKE TO SEE US, UM, BRING THE GROWTH CITY COMMUNITY ALONG WITH US. THERE'S AN EDUCATION PROCESS THAT HAS TO OCCUR THERE. WE ALL HAVE TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO DEVELOP AS A SUBURB TO THE CITY OF COLUMBUS. UM, THAT HAS TO OCCUR. THESE THESE GLOBAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE 6 65 1 AND FOUR CORRIDOR AND SAFETY ON THOSE ROADWAYS AND HOW THEY WILL CONTINUE TO ACCOMMODATE THE INCREASED VOLUME OF TRAFFIC. RESIDENTS WANT TO HAVE THOSE ANSWERS. AND, UM AND SO FOR ME AT THIS TIME, UH, THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE QUESTIONS AND THE DENSITY OF THESE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW, UM, I FEEL A RESPONSIBILITY TO SAY WE NEED TO GET ANSWERS. WE NEED TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY. UM AND I THINK THERE ARE A MILLION EXAMPLES IN CENTRAL OHIO, WHERE THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT MADE PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE. AND WHEN THEY GOT AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEM AND FELT LIKE ALL OF THEIR QUESTIONS, HAD BEEN ADDRESSED AND TALKED ABOUT THEN YOU CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT MOVING FORWARD. AND I GUESS AT THIS POINT IN TIME FOR ME, UM I'M LOOKING TO GET THE ANSWERS TO SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THIS MANY HOUSING UNITS AGAIN IN A QUARTER THAT IS CHALLENGED. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY RESOLUTION SAID IT'S READING PUBLIC HEARING THE MOVEMENT. THE APPROVED AND THIS IS A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLANE. YES, IT IS. DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS TO THE PEOPLE? SECOND. IT'S JUST SIMPLY CONCEPTUAL ABOUT WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA. UM, MR ROUSH. AND PROBABLY CAN EXPLAIN IT BETTER THAN I CAN. BUT IT'S BASICALLY SAYING, HERE'S THE CONCEPT OF WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT PUTTING IN. WE HAVE TO WORK OUT ALL THE DETAILS FOR THE ALL THE ROADS, THE WATER MITIGATION ALL OF THE PARTS OF IT ON THERE. OTHER IN DETAIL, AND THIS IS JUST A CONCEPTUAL VIEW OF WHAT BECAUSE THEY ALLOW US TO BUILDER DEVELOPER TO GO AHEAD AND START WORKING ON THOSE NEXT SET OF DRAWINGS ON THERE, AND THAT NEXT LEVEL AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. DIDN'T DEATH COBRA. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR PERRY? YES NO, MR SHARKEY. MR PRESIDENT. THAT'S THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MR HOLT. YOU

[Ordinance C-74-22 Appropriate $1,900,000.00 from the Deposit Trust Fund and Reduce Appropriation Amounts for Various Funds. Second reading and public hearing. ]

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HAVE SOME MONEY TO SPEND OR ALLOCATED. THIS IS, UH, THIS WOULD BE THE BIG NIGHT FOR MONEY BY THE WAY. UM ORDINANCE SEE 74 22 IN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $1.9 MILLION FROM THE DEPOSIT TRUST FUND AND REDUCE APPROPRIATION AMOUNTS FOR VARIOUS FUNDS. SECTION TWO IDENTIFIES THOSE FUNDS. QUESTIONS. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIE ANYBODY SIGNED UP. HERE IT IS.

EXCUSE ME. WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY, OKAY? THIS ORDINANCE IS HEADED SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I'M MOVING BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR HOLT? YES YES, MR SHARKEY. VERY YES. GROUP

[Ordinance C-75-22 Make Appropriations for Current Expenses and Other Expenditures for which the City of Grove City must provide during the twelve months ending December 31, 2023. Reading and public hearing. ]

CITY BUDGET ORDINANCE. SEE 75 22 NO ORDINANCE TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT EXPENSES AND OTHER EXPENDITURES FOR WHICH THE CITY OF GROUP CITY MUST PROVIDE DURING THE 12 MONTHS ENDING DECEMBER 31ST 202S A SINGLE READING. UM WE HAD FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE BUDGET WITH COUNSEL. I NEED A COUPLE OF ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS ARE IN HERE. CORRECT, MR TURNER. THANK YOU. UH AND AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MISTER MR MAYOR, MR. HOLT? UH, ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID NOT ELABORATE ON IN OUR LAST MEETING, AND I JUST WANT TO RESTATED. I THINK I'M MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED CASE I DID. THERE IS NO INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF WHAT WE CONSIDERED PROJECTED INCOME TAX REVENUES. AND IT'S A VERY SIMPLE REASON FOR THAT. I LEGISLATURE COMES INTO STATION ABOUT ANOTHER 60 DAYS, AND WE'RE UNSURE AS TO WHAT THEY MAY DO TO MINISTER INCOME TAX NUMBER ONE SECONDLY, UM, WE KNOW THAT 2022 WAS A BANNER YEAR FOR TAXES, AND WE WANT TO PLAY ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE AND MAINTAIN A STATUS QUO ON GROWTH. BUT I THINK THE OTHER IMPORTANT PIECE AND I WANT TO MENTION IS THIS. CARRY OVER BUDGET CARRY OVER. APPROPRIATED FUNDS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL. THAT WE'VE HAD THAT MIKE OR CHUCK. ANY OF US EVER REMEMBER? SO WE HAVE A VERY, VERY VERY HEALTHY BATTLE CHEAT. AND AGAIN WE'RE PLAYING ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE OF THE ECONOMIC SWING. AND UH, WE SURE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S INDULGENCE AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS AND THE STAFF AND THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS EXERCISE IS AN INTERESTING FORM OF GOVERNMENT. THE MAYOR PRESENTS A BUDGET. IT'S AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE ONE READING. NOT BE VETOED BY THE MAYOR. AND AMENDMENTS ARE MADE AND THEN LOAD IT ON THE COUNCIL, AND THAT BECOMES A PROGRAM OF WORK FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR OF 2023 , SO I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO JUST MAY BE SUMMARIZED THE FOR THE PUBLIC, SINCE WE HAVE A LARGER AUDIENCE, MAYBE JUST TOUCH ON A COUPLE THREE BENCHMARKS THAT WE ALWAYS PUT IN THE BUDGET AND HOW HEALTHY THOSE BENCHMARKS ARE RIGHT NOW. ONE OF THE BAROMETER'S WAS FIRST LOOK AT, OF COURSE, IS INCOME TAX COLLECTION. AND THAT'S THE ENGINE THAT DRIVES OUR WHOLE CITY. WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS TO HAVE GENERAL EXPENSES EXCEED WHAT ARE ANTICIPATED INCOME TAX REVENUES ARE NOW WE ADD TO THIS INCOME TAX REVENUES , UH, SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE FOR THE TOWNSHIP AND A COUPLE OF TOWNSHIPS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS NOW THAT, BUT BASICALLY WE STAY WITH THEM OUR INCOME TAX PROJECTED REVENUE COLLECTIONS.

PLUS, THERE'S OTHER FEES THAT WE COLLECT. AND I THINK THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN LIKE 100 AND 1% OF THOSE WITH NOTHING VERY DRAMATIC. THIS YEAR. WE'RE AT 89% SO OUR EXPENSES ONLY 89% OF THE PROJECT HIM ON HIS REVENUE. SO THAT'S OUR THAT'S OUR BIG THE OTHER ONE IS WE ALWAYS WANT TO STAY LIQUID. AND WE USED TO HAVE A SIX MONTHS BENCHMARK HAS NOR LIQUIDITY BEING HOW MUCH CASH DO WE HAVE TO PAY OPERATING EXPENSES? WE LOWERED THAT TO THREE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER PLACE WE COULD FIND THAT HAD SUCH A HARSH REQUIREMENT ON RESERVES, SO WE LOWERED THE THREE AND THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING GROUP SAYS THAT'S A THAT'S A

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GOOD BENCHMARK. AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE A 55.5 MONTHS SO AGAIN. WE WE FEEL EXTREMELY GOOD ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WHAT NUMBERS WERE PUTTING FORTH. BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO BIG ONES THAT DRIVE OUR THINKING PROCESS. BUT I KNOW I MIGHT SAY THAT ONE IS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, OUR LARGEST CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE EVER HAD SO OKAY? YEAH. THANK YOU. FOR THOSE. UM THAT ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MR CHUCKY? I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UM THAT BALANCE PROJECTION IS 2.5 MONTHS GREATER THAN LAST YEAR. AND THAT MEANS THAT WHEN WITH THE MAYOR SAYS THAT WE WANT TO HAVE A 33 MONTHS RESERVE, THAT MEANS IF YOU HAVE NO MORE MONEY COMING IN WE STILL HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. TO OPERATE AT THE SAME LEVEL WE'RE DOING FOR THREE MONTHS. WELL, NOW WE'RE UP TO 5.5 MONTHS, SO THERE WERE CITIES DURING THE PANDEMIC. THAT RAN OUT OF MONEY.

AND THEY HAD TO START LAYING OFF PEOPLE AND THEY HAD TO START CHANGING THINGS. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GETTING MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT THEY STILL HAD TO DO THOSE THINGS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THIS CONSERVATIVE WAY, AND I APPLAUD THE MAYOR AND HIS TEAM FOR LOOKING AT THIS FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, SEE, IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE CITIZENS OF GROWTH CITY. WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE THE SERVICES EVEN IN LEAN TIMES. ALRIGHT AS I'M MAKE A COMMENT. YEP. LOOK AT YOU. SORRY I'M SORRY. MAYOR WENT OUT AGAIN. THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO NEW POLICE OFFICERS BEING FUNDED IN THIS IN THIS BUDGET, WHICH IS AWESOME. AND UM, AS LONG AS HE KEEPS HIS PROMISE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT, AND HOPEFULLY WE GET TWO MORE THE NEXT YEAR.

AND I'M THROWING THAT OUT THERE AGAIN. BUT UM, WE'VE GOT. TWO NEW OFFICERS COMING ON, AND THERE'S ALSO SOME. I THINK THE ONLY OTHER CHANGES WE MADE THE COUNCIL MADE WAS THERE. WE ALSO ADDED SOME MONEY FOR A. FOR SOME PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR VILLA PARK AND ALSO FOR THE TOWN CENTER PARK. THE COMMUNITY WILL BE INVITED TO THOSE TO THOSE EVENTS AS WELL. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS STANDING BY PUTTING SAFETY FIRST. AND WE IMPRINT WE PUT SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS. ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE'VE DONE PREVIOUSLY. ALRIGHT THIS ORDINANCE HAD ITS READING PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVED TO BE APPROVED SECOND. MRS HELP? YES MR SHARKEY? YES, YES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. BARRY. YOU KNOW, HAVE YOUR BUDGET FOR 2024. GREAT WORK. GREAT 3 23 AND CAN BE FOR 24 24. YEAH THIS IS THE POINT IN TIME IN THE MEETING WHERE ANYBODY THAT HAS ANY BUSINESS FOR THE COUNCIL CAN ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. IF YOU IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO COME FORWARD. I'LL KEEP GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS HERE. IF ANYBODY DOES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, RAISE YOUR HAND. IF

[Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments]

YOU THINK OF THEM WHILE WE'RE GOING THROUGH THROUGH OUR CLOSING COMMENTS HERE, MAYOR YOUR REPORT, SIR. THANK YOU, MR BARRY. AND THANK YOU AGAIN COUNCIL AND OUR STAFF MIGHT, UHN ORDINANCE IS A REALLY BIG DEAL. AND WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER AND DOING THIS TO TRY TO PROGRAM THINGS OUT. ONE OF THE THINGS MR BERRY MENTIONED ABOUT THE SAFETY. UH, WE HAVE NOW TO THE TOP LAW ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE IN STATE OF OHIO WORKING FOR US, THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT PATROL AND THEN THE CURL OF THE HIGH PATROL. AND IT'S INTERESTING AS THEY APPROACH HOW WE DO OUR SAFETY MEASURE AND SO FORTH. ONE OF THE THINGS THEY LOOK AT IS ARE WHAT I CALL THE BOOTS ON THE STREET. AND IN 2018. WE HAD 38. BUT I'LL CALL BOOTS ON THE STREETS. AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE WILL HAVE 48. IF YOU DIVIDE WHAT THE POPULATION WAS IN 2018 BY 38, ABOUT ONE OFFICER FOR 1000, SO PEOPLE AND IF YOU TAKE EVEN THE DEVELOPMENTS WE HAVE IN THE QUEUE RIGHT NOW. FOR THE OFFICERS THAT WE WILL HAVE BY THE END OF 23. IT WILL BE DOWN TO ONE OFF FOR 800 SOME PEOPLE. FOR THE OFFICER. SO WE REALLY MOVED THE METER AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR EXPERTISE. UM.

OTHER THINGS. UM I WAS TELLING THE COUNCIL EARLIER THAT WE WERE WE WERE REALLY HONORED TO HAVE

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31 GOVERNOR AND TWO PAST GOVERNORS AND GROWTH CITY IN THE LAST SIX TODAY. GOVERNOR DEWINE WAS HERE ON ELECTION DAY AND THEN I GOT A CASE YOU CAME IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. AND THEN YESTERDAY I HAD A CEREMONY FOR LEGAL SCALP, AND TED STRICKLAND WAS HERE. GOVERNOR TED STRICKLAND. SO WE KIND OF MADE THE MAD OF HAVING GOVERNORS CITY AND INCREDIBLE. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE COMPLIMENT. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE CENTURIONS THIS WEEK. LAURA HARPER FROM THE LIBRARY IN TERMS OF 100. I WAS AT THE BANK SATURDAY AND I SAW THIS LOVELY YOUNG LADY. UH, AS A TELLER WINDOW AND SHE TURNED AROUND LAUREL HARPER. I SAID, HOW YOU DOING? FINE GOES OUT AND GETS IN THE CAR AND TAKES OFF 100. GO AT IT, LADY AND THEN THE OTHER LADY IS DOROTHY REYNOLDS. WHO HAD TO BE ONE OF THE INITIAL SECRETARIES FOR THE MIDDLE HIGH REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION. SHE TURNED 200 ON CHRISTMAS DAY. YEAH, PRETTY AMAZING. NOW SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CAR. AH! TWO LETTERS THAT WERE SENT OUT THIS WEEK OF INTEREST. OUR ACTUALLY LAST WEEK. UH AS A GROUP, WE HAVE THE CENTRAL HIGH AND MIRRORS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATE ALLIANCE. AND THAT'S 19 MAYORS OF CENTRAL OHIO. WE SENT A LETTER TO AGAIN APPEALED TO THE JUVENILE COURT JUDGES THAT YOU GOT TO DO BETTER AND TRYING TO KEEP SOME OF THE TEENAGERS FROM CREATING CRIMES. UH I WAS WITH THE MAYOR OF CLEVELAND THURSDAY THEY HAD 864 KIDS STOLEN IN THE LAST 60 DAYS. LAST 60 DAYS. AND WE'VE HAD OUR RETURNS IS WITH THOSE AS WELL AND A LOT OF THEM ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS, AND MOST OF THEM ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 19. SO WE HAVE FORMALLY LET THE THERE'S NOT ONLY ASKED AMERICAN LINES WAS ALSO THE CHIEF OF POLICE. HE ALSO WENT ON NOTICE WITH THE COMMISSIONERS THAT HEY , YOU GOT TO DO MORE AND TRYING TO FUND QUINCY SITUATION SO AS A GROUP MUCH STRONGER AND. WE WE PUT THAT PUT THAT IN WRITING. THERE WAS A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DR LESTER LES BOSTIC. FRIDAY. PRETTY MOVING. GENTLEMAN IS THE ONE THAT STARTED BUCKEYE BOYS RANCH. AND THEN WE HAD A PASSING OVER FORMER EMPLOYEE AND A FATHER. TWO OF OUR REALLY GREAT EMPLOYEES. UH, WATER. WEBER. WE ALWAYS KNOW THAT RED SO WE PASSED ON OR SOMETHING TO THE FAMILIES, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY BLESSED AS A COMMUNITY. WE CONTINUE TO BE BLESSED AND WE WISH YOU ALL A GREAT MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS 23.

THANK YOU DO I WANTED TO MENTION WE HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION ABOUT EXPANDING CODA SERVICES ON SATURDAYS AND ALSO, UM, POTENTIALLY MAKING IT FREE TO SENIORS? UM PERMANENTLY. CAN YOU TOUCH ON THAT? JUST FOR A SECOND? YES THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. WE FOR A LONG TIME. I WANT TO TRY TO GET BACK TO HAVING BASICALLY A FREE RIDE FOR SENIORS. THEY ALWAYS DID. I THINK HE A DOLLAR OR SOMETHING, BUT RIGHT NOW. THERE'S A THERE IS A CHARGE AND WE'RE WORKING WITH CODA TO GIVE US A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD BASICALLY ALLOW THAT BECAUSE OF SERVICE COULD HAVE PLUS OF WHAT WE CALL IT, WHICH IS AN ON DEMAND SERVICE. UM AND WE DO THIS, BY THE WAY, NOT ONLY FOR GROSS CITY, BUT MOST OF JACKSON TOWNSHIP. SO THAT'S A POINT OF NOTE. ANDREW CRASHED.

SO IT'S NOT JUST WHAT WE DO HERE , BUT WE PARTICIPATED THAT WELL, SO THE OTHER PART OF IT IS WOULD YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE ASKING FOR SATURDAY? SUNDAY SERVICE AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE FORMULA IS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AS WELL AS FOR NO CHARGE FOR SENIORS. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. 700,023 $723,000 THAT WE'RE PAYING THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE SERVICE, AND IT HELPS. HER EMPLOYERS ARE SENIORS AND DOESN'T SAY THE JACKSON TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS. WELL, THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE LEAD ON IT. TRUCK ANY COMMENTS JUST LIKE TO THINK COUNCIL FOR THEIR SUPPORT THIS YEAR. I THINK GREAT HERE, A LOT OF GREAT PROJECTS FORWARD NEXT YEAR WITH CHARLOTTE, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. MR TURNER. NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU. WELL. NO COMMENTS. YOU JUST YOU JUST GOTTA MAN, MR BARRY, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND ARE ARE SITTING FOR MR SMITH. YES JUST THE SHERIFF.

GOOD TO BE WITH YOU ALL AGAINST BARRY. THANKS FOR HAVING ME NOTHING TO REPORT AND STEPHEN IS VERY SAD TO MISS IT WHEN YOU NEED TO PASS ALONG WITH YOU. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. THIS COLONY. OTHER BUSINESS FOR THE COUNCIL FOR THE END OF THE YEAR. NOT THIS

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EVENING. THANK YOU. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL. LET'S SEE JANUARY YES. DEPARTMENT HEADS ANYBODY HAVING ANY UPDATES ON ANYTHING. KIM I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU, THE DOG PARK.

WHEN WILL THEY? WHEN ARE YOU WHEN WILL THAT BE FULLY OPENED AGAIN? OR ARE YOU GOING TO CONTINUE TO ROTATE? THE OPENING PENS. YEAH. I'M SORRY, BRECK PART NOT BEING THE PARK. I'M SORRY. NOT TILL SPRING. OKAY? I HAD A FEW PEOPLE ASKING ME THAT WE'RE WALKING OVER IN THAT DIRECTION AND WE DO APPRECIATE THE NEW TURF AND EVERYTHING THAT HELPS OUT A LOT. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY. RIGHT? WITH THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYBODY'S DODGING UP TO SPEAK TO US. SO WE WILL GO TO CLOSING COMMENTS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE A MISSILE. THANK YOU, MR RAY. UM THANK YOU. EVERYONE UP HERE. MY COLLEAGUES ON COUNCIL FOR THEIR WORK THIS YEAR. MEMBERS OF ADMINISTRATION. AND UM, I WOULD BE COMPLETELY MISSING THE MARK. IF I DID NOT SAY EVERY MEMBER OF THE STAFF AH , THE DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT ARE WITH US THIS EVENING AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT HERE AND THEN THE TEAM THAT IS WORKING TO MAKE THIS ALL HAPPEN. EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK. OUR DIVISION OF POLICE AND WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN WITH US THIS YEAR, PRETTY MUCH AT EVERY MEETING. WE APPRECIATE THAT PRESENCE AND WANTED TO GIVE A THANK YOU FOR THAT. HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS SAFE TRAVELS. IF YOU'RE TRAVELING, HAPPY HANUKKAH WERE ALREADY IN HANUKKAH AND HAPPY NEW YEAR WE'LL SEE EVERYBODY IN 2023. BRO I'M GOING WITH THE STANDARD MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAVE A GOOD NEW YEAR . THAT'S IT FOR ME. MR JOCKEY.

WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE AND I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT YOU KNOW, GROVE CITY IS SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE WE HAVE GROUPS LIKE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. UM, THE TOWN CENTER INC. UM, THE. CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. UM MANY, MANY OTHER GROUPS THAT, UH, YOUTH AND SPORTS AND ADULTS AND THIS AND THAT THAT'S WHAT MAKES GROSS CITY SUCCESSFUL IS BECAUSE THEY INVOLVED PEOPLE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY DO GOOD WORK. THEY DO CHARITABLE WORK, AND I JUST WANT TO WISH NOT ONLY MY COLLEAGUES AND TO THE STAFF. I'M HERE, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO PUSH ALL OF YOU HAPPY HOLIDAYS, AND I HOPE THAT 2023 WILL BE BETTER. FOR ALL OF US IN EVERY WAY AND EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR AGAIN FOR BEING HERE. I GOTTA TELL YOU ONE FUNNY NOTE BEFORE BETWEEN THIS MEETING, AND R AND R AND BETWEEN THIS MEETING AND OUR FINANCE MEETING. MY MOTHER NEVER TALKS ON FACEBOOK AT ALL. SHE READS FACEBOOK. SO SHE SHE CRIES AT THE AT THE DOG THINGS AND YOU'LL SEE HER CRYING AND EVERYTHING, BUT IT MADE HER VERY ANGRY. SHE SOMEBODY COMMENTED IN THE NEGATIVE TO EXPANDING CODA TO SENIORS ON SUNDAYS AND SHE TOOK SHE TOOK ISSUE WITH THAT. MEAN DINNER HERE IS DONE ON SATURDAYS, BUT SHE WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR LOOKING OUT FOR OUR SENIORS AND EVERYTHING. SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING TONIGHT. IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR AND JUST LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS IN THE SPRING. WELL YOU KNOW, I GUESS WE DO HAVE TWO MONTHS TO GO IN THE WINTER JANUARY. I DID WANT TO MENTION YEAH, WELL, ALWAYS DOESN'T BREAK. I WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE SOME SPECIAL MEETINGS IN JANUARY FEBRUARY REGARDING THE PARKS ALONG WITH THE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, SO THOSE WILL BE, UM, WELL PUBLICLY DO SOME PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH THOSE SO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL NEXT YEAR. MERRY CHRISTMAS. WE ARE ADJOURNED.

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