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CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAY IN FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER? THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? THE PIGEONS, TOO. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PUBLIC STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD. INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR. CLARK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR SHARKEY. PRESIDENT MR SECRECY, MR. BARRY. MR HOLT. MRS HAWKE HERE. I'M ASKED FOR A MOTION TO
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APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING. IS THERE A SECOND? MR SHARKEY? YES YES, YES . YES, YES. RIGHT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. WE HAVE GET TO THAT PAGE. ORDINANCE C 01 23[Welcome & Reading of Agenda: Pres. Berry]
ORDINANCE CEO 3 23 AND RESOLUTION CITY ARE 1 23 UNDER SERVICE WITH MISS HOW WE HAVE RESOLUTION C R 02 23 RESOLUTION C R 03 23 AND RESOLUTION C. R 04 23 UNDER FINANCE. WE HAVE ORDINANCE CEO TO 23 RESOLUTION C R 05 23 THE CHAIRS ARE OKAY WITH THEIR AGENDA ITEMS. WE WILL GO STRAIGHT INTO LANDS AND WITH CHAIRMAN SHOCKING THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. WE HAVE JUST SEVERAL ITEMS THIS EVENING. NOT THAT MANY. FIRST ONE IS ORDINANCE. SEE 01 23, AN ORDINANCE TO[Ordinance C-01-23 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an Agreement granting a Permanent Easement to the Grant Run Estates Homeowner's Association. Second reading and public hearing.]
AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT GRAIN OR PERMANENT EASEMENT TO THE GRAND BROTHERS STATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. THIS IS JUST MORE OF HOUSEKEEPING AFTER WE DID THE ROUNDABOUT THERE FOR ROAD AND BOOK OUT PARKWAY. MR BOZO. DID YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT'S CORRECT WHEN WE DID THE BULL ROAD IMPROVEMENT. WE HAD TO DESTROY THEIR SUBDIVISION IDENTIFICATION SIGN. WE'VE LOCATED ANOTHER LOCATION WITHIN OUR RIGHT OF WAY THAT THEY CAN CONSTRUCT A NEW SIGN. AND, UH, THIS WAS AGAIN FOR THE GRANT RUN ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.SO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'D BE HAPPENING IS FROM THANK YOU. VERY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.
QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. ORDINANCE HAD A SECOND RAIN PUBLIC HERE IN A MOVE WOULD BE APPROVED. SECOND MR. SAY, CHRIS ? YES YES, YES. YES. THAT'S THE SHOT KEY. THANK YOU. OKAY SECOND
[Ordinance C-03-23 Rescind the B.M.R. Farms Plat located North of Holton Rd. and East of S.R. 104. First reading.]
ORDINANCE C 03 23 AN ORDINANCE TO RESCIND THE B M. R FARMS PLATT. UM THIS IS ORDINANCE HEADS. FIRST READING. SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON FEBRUARY 20TH. WAS THAT 21ST.TUESDAY, ARE WE? YES, SIR. 20TH. YES THANK YOU AND TAKE HER HEAD THE WRONG VICTOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ONE IS RESOLUTION CR 01 23 RESOLUTION APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SEASONS
[Resolution CR-01-23 Approve the Development Plan for Season's Grove located at 1050 Lamplighter Drive.]
GROVE LOCATED IT 10 50 LAMPLIGHTER DRIVE. WE POSTPONED THIS FROM THE LAST MEETING ON JANUARY, 3RD PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS TWO STIPULATIONS THERE BEFORE WE GET INTO THIS, WE HAVE REVISED DRAWING HERE. THE COUNCIL HAS SHEETS HERE, HIS EYES DRAWING. THERE AND IT'S LABELED C 1.1 AT THE BOTTOM. FOR ONE. LET'S SEE THE DATA IS 1 1923, SO WE NEED TO REPLACE THAT SHEET IN THE PACKET, SO I MOVED TO REPLACE PLAYING SHEET C 1.1 WITH THE REVISED DRAWING DATED 1 1923. MR BARRY? YES YES, YES. MR SHOT KEY. CHECK. THANK YOU. THAT'S JUST TO GET. THERE'S A REVISION HERE ON THE DRIVEWAY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IF YOU REMEMBER DISCUSSION LAST MEETING ON THERE ON, UM I LIKE TO CALL ON. I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE DEVELOPERS HERE ON HERE. THIS EVENING. IF YOU COME TO THE PODIUM THERE, GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ANDREW JORDAN NOLAN, ARCHITECT. I LOVE RICK CRAWL. ALSO PROJECT ARCHITECT WITH MOODY, NOLAN 300 EXPERIENCE STREET. COMES BUT RIGHT IN THE CLUBBERS. UM I SEE THAT BASED UPON OUR DISCUSSIONS LAST MEETING AND IN BETWEEN THE MEETINGS. YOU'VE ADDED THIS BACK[00:05:08]
PART ON HERE THAT COMES AROUND THIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING ON THERE, AND THEY'RE SO ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT WITH THE TWO STIPULATIONS NOW? YES YES. OKAY, SO THERE. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING. I KNOW WE DISCUSSED THIS A LOT. LAST MEETING ON THERE, AND THE BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLERED AND WAS TARGETED ON THIS WAS SHOWN TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.OKAY, GOOD. GOOD UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FOR THE DEVELOPERS? MR HOLD RUBY, SO I WASN'T PRESENT THE LAST MEETING. UM, WHAT TYPE OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CLIMATE CONTROL OF THESE, UM THERE'S EACH INDIVIDUAL HAVE ARE THESE? THE INDIVIDUAL WINDOW MOUNTED AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS ARE NOT WINDOW MOUNTED, SO THESE WOULD BE CONDENSING YEARS ON THE REF. IT GOES TO THE ROUGHING GOOD, INDIVIDUALLY CONTROLLED. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. SEE NONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. THE RESOLUTION, SAID THREE PUBLIC HERE AND THE MOVEMENT BE APPROVED AS AMENDED.
SECOND MR HOLT. YES. THIS IS HOW YES, SHARKY SECRETS. MR BARRY? YES? MR PRESIDENT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE IN UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING RECORD TIME. THANK YOU, MISS JALC SERIOUSLY, PRESSURES ON,
[Resolution CR-02-23 Intent to Appropriate Property and Easements for the Demorest Road Corridor Reconstruction and Related Improvements for the Public Purpose of Making or Repairing a Public Road to be open to the public at no charge.]
OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO START OFF THIS EVENING WITH RESOLUTIONS ARE 2 23 RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO APPROPRIATE PROPERTY AND EASEMENTS FOR THE GENEROUS ROAD CORRIDOR RECONSTRUCTION. AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF MAKING OR REPAIRING A PUBLIC ROAD TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE. MR SMITH? YES AND I APOLOGIZE, MISS HAWK ALL OF THAT HORRIBLE WRITING NEAR ST CODE, WHICH IS WHY SHE READ IT THAT WAY. IT WASN'T THAT'S JUST HOW IT HAS TO SAY, BASICALLY, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE DID SOME ROAD IMPROVEMENTS FROM DEMONSTRATE ABOUT HALFWAY UP, MAYBE A LITTLE MORE THAN HALFWAY UP TO SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD. WE DID CURB GUTTERING STREETLIGHTS BIKE PATH ON THE EAST SIDE. UM SIDEWALK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD, ALONG WITH SOME STORM SEWER, ANOTHER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE PROJECT UP TO SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD. UM AS YOU CAN SEE, IT REALLY ONLY IMPACTS ONE SIDE OF THE STREET BECAUSE WE HAVE PLENTY OF RIGHT AWAY ON THE OTHER STRAIGHTEST SIDE OF THE STREET TO DO THE WORK. SO WE WILL BE. UM IF THIS PASSES THIS STARTS THE PROCESS OF US CONTACTING THE HOMEOWNERS THERE. WE HAVE TO SEND OUT A LETTER UNDER THE LAW THAT SAYS, HERE'S WHAT WE NEED. HERE IS WHAT WE'RE WILLING TO PAY YOU WHEN WE'VE HAD THIS ALL APPRAISED, AND WE'LL OFFER THEM THEIR FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR IT, AND HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO GET THESE ALL RESOLVED WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO GO TO COURT. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR SMITH. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. ANYBODY I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SIGN UP SHEET OR ANYONE COMMENTING FROM THE PUBLIC. ALRIGHT IN THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVED IT BE APPROVED. SECOND MRS HAWKE. YES MR SHARKING. YES YES, MR HOLT? YES? NEXT WE HAVE RESOLUTIONS. C R. 03 23 A RESOLUTION TO FORM THE GROWTH CITY BICYCLE[Resolution CR-03-23 Form the Grove City Bicycle Transportation Task Force.]
TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE. AND ALTHOUGH THIS APPEARS UNDER SERVICE, I AM GOING TO PASS THE FOUR IMMEDIATELY TO MR BERRY, WHO WAS THE ORIGINATOR OF THIS LEGISLATION. THANK YOU, MRS HANNAH. THE LEGISLATION. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH YOUR ADMINISTRATION ON THIS FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. AND I KNOW MR SEACREST AS AN INTEREST IN BICYCLE SAFETY AS WELL. BUT ONE OF THE PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW, I'M AN AVID BICYCLE RIDER IN THE SUMMERS AND SPRING AND SOMETIMES IN THE FALL WHEN I SHOULDN'T BE BUT ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN GROCERIES. WE GOT GREAT PASS AND GREAT TRAILS WITHIN THE CITY AND WE CONTINUE WORKING ON ON MAKING THOSE BETTER. BUT THE ISSUE IS TRANSPORTATION WISE, IF YOU LOOK AT BICYCLE, BICYCLING AND GROW CITY WE HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING TO COLUMBUS AND WE HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING TO THE DARBY. WE HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING, UM, AND INTO SOME OTHER LOCATIONS AS FAR AS HOOKING UP INTO THE CAMP CHASE TRAIL SYSTEM AND WHATNOT, SO AND WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, I WE CAME UP WITH A BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE AND WHETHER OR NOT THIS, UM TASK FORCE GOES ON BEYOND ITS ITS SUNSET OR OR NOT, IS, OF COURSE, UP TO THE COMMITTEE AND EVERYTHING BUT THINK ITEMS THAT WOULD IT WOULD ADDRESS IS JUST THAT IDENTITY IDENTIFYING POINTS AND ROUTES AND THIS IS WORKING WITH THE[00:10:03]
ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING WITH MORRISSEY. IT'S WORKING WITH OTHER ENTITIES THAT THE ADMINISTRATION ALREADY HAS WORKING WITH. BUT IT ALSO BRINGS IN THE TALENTS OF LOCAL CITIZENRY AS FAR AS WHAT THEY FEEL IS THE SAFEST WAY WHAT THEY FEEL WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS SAFETY ON THESE TRANSIT ROUTES. I DON'T IDENTIFYING, UM, CONNECTION ROUTES WITH THE DARBY CAMP CHASE TRAIL DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE CONNECTION POINT TO DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS. THAT'S NEEDED SINCE, UM OUR CITY ACTUALLY EXPANDS QUITE FAR TO THE EAST, OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE RIVER AND, OF COURSE, 60 TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY , UM, WORK WITH OTHER COMMUNITY COMMUNITY AND ENTITIES TO INVOKE CONNECTIVITY THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH GOING TO BE THE ADMINISTRATION DOING THAT ONCE THE COMMITTEE ADVISES US GIVES THEIR ADVICE AND THAT TYPE OF THING FOCUS ON GIVEN SAFE ROUTES USING EXISTING ROADS AND RAILROADS, STREAM CORRIDORS THAT SEEMS TO BE THE TRENDS STATEWIDE TEST ALREADY USED THOSE ACCESS POINTS ACROSS THE STATE. UM THE GOVERNOR DEWINE ACTUALLY SENT THIS TO HIM, AND HE SENT ME A LITTLE BIT OF BACK AND SAID THAT SAID KEEP KEEP IT GOING, SO HE WAS VERY PROUD OF THE MAYOR AND FOR HEADING THIS UP AS WELL WORK WITH THE CITY ENGINEER TO PROVIDE COST ESTIMATES. NOW, THIS COMMITTEE IS NOT GOING TO PROVIDE COST ESTIMATES, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THEY WILL WORK WITH THE ENGINEERS TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS IMPORTANT. THIS IS IN THAT TYPE OF THING IDENTIFYING GRANTS. WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN HELPING US LOCATE GRANTS THAT COULD POSSIBLY, UM HELP FUND FUND DIFFERENT USES EXAMINING EXAMINE THE GOLF CARTS IN THE CITY. THAT'S ONE THING THAT THE MIRROR WAS VERY INTERESTED IN DOING AND I KNOW RANDY IS ALSO BETTER PROPONENT OF HOW DO WE UTILIZE GOLF CARTS WITHIN THE CITY? YOU GET SOME ADVICE FROM PEOPLE CITIZENRY ON ON THAT TYPE OF THING, AND THEN COORDINATE THE EFFORTS WITH THE BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA. WHICH MR SEACREST IS AWESOME, VERY INTERESTED IN. SO THIS LEGISLATION LINKS TO THE OTHER ONE THAT YOU'LL SEE NEXT AND THEN PROVIDE A REPORT TO COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 7TH AND WE WERE JUST TALKING AND CAUCUS. IT MAY TAKE LONGER TO DO THAT WE DON'T KNOW, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ALWAYS EXPAND OR OR MAYBE THEY'RE GOOD, AND I'M QUICKER, BUT THAT'S THE CRUX OF IT. UM AND THEN ANYBODY AS FAR AS APPOINTMENTS ANYBODY INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR IT AND CONTACT THERE. YOU KNOW ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL TO APPLY FOR EACH MEMBER OF COUNCIL GETS AN APPOINTEE TO BE IN THAT TO BE APPOINTED TO IT, AS WELL AS THE ADMINISTRATION HAS AN APPOINTEE AND MORE PC IS AWESOME. OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY APPOINTED TO IT AS WELL. BUT THAT IN THE CRUX IS THE LEGISLATION. AND OF COURSE, IT FLOWS NICELY INTO BE IN TO SEE HOW LONG BEFORE 23 AS WELL. AND WE HAVE SOMEBODY I BELIEVE THAT ONE IS JUST SPEAK. I THINK BASICALLY THEY WANTED TO SPEAK TO BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA. OKAY, UM. YEAH COUNSELOR.CONTINENTS IS FINE. OKAY I'M THE CHAIR CARE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE GIVEN YOU THE FLOOR JUST YEAH.
SO ABSOLUTELY. WHAT A GREAT IDEA . LET'S HAVE COUNSEL COMMENTS ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.
MAYOR. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE SOMETHING. NO I THINK I THINK I CAN SHARE SOME COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MR VERY, UM, IF IT'S OKAY. I THINK THERE'S SOME. HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT THE KIND OF COMMITTEE NEEDED FOR BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA AND THAT THE WORK THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE FOR THIS PARTICULAR KIND OF CONNECTIVITY TASK. UH, CAN BE COORDINATED AND COMPLEMENTED. SO UM. I'M GONNA JUST KIND OF GO ON THAT AND SAY THAT, I THINK THAT CAN HAPPEN. AND THAT GIVES ME COMFORT. I THINK SO. ALRIGHT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL AND NO ONE WILL SIGN UP TO SPEAK TO THIS ONE, MR PERRY. YOU CAN HAVE THE OKAY. THE NEXT ONE MOTHER'S SO. AGAIN I JUST WANT TO THROW OUT THERE BECAUSE WE HAD A LENGTHY DISCUSSION AND CAUCUS REALLY ABOUT KIND OF MAKING SURE THAT AS A DECISION MAKERS RELATED TO THIS LEGISLATION AND THE PEACE AFTER IT THAT WE ARE ALL WORKING FROM THE SAME SET OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CURRENT STATUS OF SO I GUESS TO THAT END DO SHOULD WE ALLOWED TIME TO HEAR FROM STAFF ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE IN TERMS OF WORKING THROUGH THESE DISCUSSIONS, UM AND AGAIN IN A REGIONAL SENSE, BECAUSE THIS IS VERY LARGELY TIED TO TRAIL CONNECTIVITY. OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF GROUP CITY. UM ONE
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NUMBER TWO HOW TO POTENTIALLY EFFECTIVELY USE A GROUP OF CITIZENS TO MEET BOTH GOALS.THOSE OUTLINED IN THIS LEGISLATION AND THE PEACE AFTER IT, UM AND POTENTIALLY TO REFINE THE PROCESS OF HOW WE WILL SEEK MEMBERS, AND THESE WERE JUST QUITE QUESTIONS THAT WERE VOLLEYED ABOUT IN CAUCUS. AND SO I'M I'M PUTTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THE CONCEPT OF UM . WAITING AND DOING A LITTLE BIT OF A CLEAN UP AND THEN HAVING A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION.
FOR THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION AS TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. UM AND AGAIN, THE ONLY THING THAT'S NAGGING AT ME IS OUR ABILITY TO CHARGE PEOPLE FOR TO FULFILL A AN OBLIGATION THAT IS CLEARLY DEFINED AS WE ARE ABLE TO GET IT. SO, UM PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. YEAH AS FAR AS THE STAFF DOES, AND WE'VE HAD HOURS OF WHEN I WAS A CONVERSATION ABOUT BLACK MOBILITY. I MEAN, IT'S IT IS NOT A NEW SUBJECT THAT'S BEEN GOING FOR MANY YEARS AND MOST RECENTLY WITH THE GREENWAY PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH WITH THE RAPID FIVE, SO I DON'T THINK STAFF IS THE ISSUE. I THINK THE QUESTION YOU'RE ASKING IS CAN WE FIND THE PEOPLE IN MY ANSWER IS IF WE PUT IT AND PUT IT OUT, AND WE DON'T FIND THE PEOPLE, THE WORST HAPPENED, YOU DON'T PUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND EVERY SENTENCE RESOLUTION. BUT IF WE DO NOTHING THERE WILL BE NO ATTEMPT TO FORM A COMMITTEE OR TO TRY AND MOVE FORWARD WOULD HAVE A MUCH BRIGHTER, WIDER SCOPE OF HOW TO LOOK AT. THAT WAS VERY COLD WITH THE TRANSPORTATION O WHAT I CALL TWO WHEELED VEHICLES, SO I SEE LITTLE RISK AND NOT PROCEEDING BECAUSE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? YOU DON'T HAVE ANY. WE SEND THE ORDERS OF THE RESOLUTION. THE OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. ALRIGHT THEN I WOULD MAKE ONE SUGGESTION THAT WE. STRIKE NUMBER SIX FROM THE CHARGE FOR THE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS EXAMINED THE USE OF GOLF CARTS IN THE CITY. REALLY JUST.
UNDER THE PREMISE THAT THAT THAT IS PROBABLY A DIFFERENT AUDIENCE THAN THE BICYCLE. TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE AMEND SECTION TWO. AND STRIKE. NUMBER SIX. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? PERRY A SECOND MOTION. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. I GUESS, MADAM CHAIRMAN, IF YOU IF I MAY THE REASON I'M PROPOSING, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS THE APPETITE FOR HAVING THAT DISCUSSION, BUT I WOULD GUESS IF YOU LINED UP GOLF CART USERS AND SUCH SHOULD YOU BE ABLE TO USE MULTI USE PAST THEY WOULD SAY YES. AND IF YOU LINED UP PEDESTRIAN USERS, WALKERS AND BICYCLISTS. THEY MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT ANSWER. SO IN ORDER TO FAIRLY ASSESS, UM THE USE OF LIKE GOLF CARTS ON THESE HATS. I'M NOT SURE THAT THIS IS THE TASK FORCE, RIGHT? THAT'S MY CONCERN. I'M SURE UM YES. EITHER. I BELIEVE I MIGHT HAVE TO. GET SUBSTANTIATION ON THIS FROM OUR SAFETY DIRECTOR. I BELIEVE WE HAVE ORDINANCES ON THE BOOKS THAT SAYS THAT THE GOLF CARTS CAN'T USE THE BIKE PATHS AND THEY MUST USE THIS THE STREET LEGAL AND USE THE STREET IS THAT THAT'S CORRECT. CORRECT CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT, SIR.
MOTORIZED VEHICLES ARE PROHIBITED FROM BEING ON THE OKAY. JUST WANT TO. YES I'M ACTUALLY OKAY WITH THAT. I MEAN , IT WAS NICE TO SEE IT IN HERE. IT'S A GOOD THOUGHT, BUT I THINK YOU KNOW THE RECOGNITION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOME GOLF CART FORETHOUGHT AND PLANNING FOR THE CITY IS MY BIGGEST ATTENDANT INTENT HERE, AND I'D BE WILLING TO MAKE A DIFFERENT TASK FORCE OR DIFFERENT LEGISLATION FOR THAT FORWARD. THANK YOU, MR PERRY. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT, IF RANDY AND THE MAYOR WENT TO WORK ON THAT, UM, AS FAR AS A SEPARATE GROUP THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT LOOKS AT THAT TYPE OF THING. IS THAT ALRIGHT? INFUSED WITH THIS VERY LITTLE RISK.
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HAVING PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT TALKING ABOUT OTHER TRANSPORTATION MODES, SO I DON'T CARE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. BUT RING INTO YOUR WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND DO THAT BE HAPPY TO DO THAT? THANK YOU, CLARK. WHEN YOU CAN YOU COVER QUESTION. MR SHARKEY? YES CRIST . VERY YES. YES, YES. AND NOW THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. OKAY? MR SIEGRIST? YES YES, YES . YES, MR SHARKEY? YES? GREAT[Resolution CR-04-23 Submit Accreditation paperwork to Bicycle Friendly America by February, 2024.]
GREAT. NEXT WE HAVE RESOLUTION C R 4 23 A RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT ACCREDITATION PAPERWORK. TWO BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA BY FEBRUARY, 2024. AS WITH THE LAST LEGISLATION, I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER PRELIMINARILY TO BE ORIGINATOR OF THE LEGISLATION. COUNCILMAN SICKEST I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS AND ASK THEM SOME CITIZENS TO SPEAK UP THAT SIGNED UP BUT JUST LEVEL SETTING HERE, THIS, UM THIS LEGISLATION IS BASICALLY DECIDED DEADLINE TO KIND OF PUT A MILESTONE IN PLACE FOR US TO JOIN BICYCLE FRIENDLY. AMERICA ACCREDITATION PROGRAM AND NATIONAL STRUCTURED PROGRAM WHERE WILL SUBMIT EVERY FOUR YEARS OUR CURRENT SITUATION COMPARING OUR BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS TO OTHER CITIES ACROSS AMERICA THAT ARE ALSO TRYING TO IMPROVE. UM BEING IN THIS PROGRAM WITH OTHER LIKE MINDED SUBURBS TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO LEARN. BEST PRACTICES HELP US PRIORITIZE OUR FUTURE BUSINESS PLAN ACTIVITY AND PRIORITIZED THINGS THAT WE WANT TO IMPROVE. AND FINALLY, FROM AN EQUITY VIEWPOINT. OUR PROGRAM WILL HELP THOSE MOST LIKELY TO WALK OR RIDE THEIR BIKE TO SCHOOL AND WORK AND LOWER INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND MINORITIES ARE PROPORTIONATE OUR BIGGEST ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION USERS, YOU PROBABLY SEE A LOT OF SERVICE WORKERS AND ON STRING COUNT ROAD AT NIGHT WHEN IT'S DARK, AND MAYBE NOT ALWAYS, UM EXERCISING BEST SAFETY PRACTICES WITH HELMETS AND REFLECTIVE HERE SO BY SIGHT, BICYCLING AND WALKING, INJURIES AND FATALITIES HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON THESE SEGMENTS OF OUR SOCIETY . SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON TO TRY TO GET OUR FOCUS AS UM AS FORWARD THINKING AS WE CAN. WITH THAT IT OR ANY COMMENTS FROM OTHER COUNCILORS. SHOULD I TURN IT OVER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS BACK TO THE PARENTS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN CIGARETTES. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AT THIS POINT, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, AND WE'LL START WITH JAMES DANIELS. MR DANIELS IF HE COULD START BY STATING YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS JAMES DANIELS LIVE AT 6174. SENECA COURT. GROVE CITY. UM. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GROVE CITY OFFICIALS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE BIKE FREE FRIENDLY AMERICA PROGRAM. I'VE LIVED IN GROUPS CITY SINCE 1989 AND IN SOUTHWEST COLUMBUS, SOUTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTY. MOST OF MY LIFE, MY WIFE AND I RAISED OUR TWO KIDS. HERE I ACT ON THE LITTLE THEATER OFF BROADWAY STAGE AND I COACHED AND REFEREED SOCCER FOR 23 YEARS OF MURPH INFIELD UNTIL I NEEDED TO NEW NEEDS IN 2003. I SPENT REFEREE EARNINGS TO BUY A BIKE. BEFORE LONG I HAD COMPLETED 2 100 MILE PALESTINIAN BIKE RIDES. HOW ON EARTH DID I DO THAT? WELL I STARTED OUT AT OHIO STATE AT EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. I PUSHED DOWN ON MY RIGHT PEDAL.THEN MY LEFT, AND I KEPT DOING THAT UNTIL I GOT TO OHIO UNIVERSITY AT FIVE PM UM. TO DO THAT. I STARTED WITH A 10 MILE AND AN 80 MILE RIDE AND A LOT OF 2030 AND 40 MILE RIDES IN BETWEEN MOST OF THEM ON PUBLIC STREETS AND ROADS. THE BIKE FRIENDLY AMERICAN PROGRAM IS A TOOL THAT HELPS COMMUNITIES PLAN TO BECOME BIKE, FRIENDLIER PLACES WHERE RESIDENTS SEE CYCLING IS TRUE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND EXERCISE. REMEMBER WHEN KIDS RODE THEIR BIKES TO SCHOOL SAFETY IS A KEY ELEMENT OF THE BFA KIT. EVERY CYCLIST HAS ACCIDENTS AND NEAR ACCIDENTS, STORIES THEY CAN TELL YOU A FRIEND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION. BROKEN RIBS, CUTS, SCRAPES, BRUISES WHEN AN INATTENTIVE DRIVER KNOCKED HIM OFF HIS BICYCLE INTO A DITCH ON JOHNSON ROAD. I PATIENTLY WAITED AT THE FOUR WAY STOP AT SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD AND RICHARD AVENUE. WHEN IT WAS MY TURN, THE PICKUP TRUCK DRIVER SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND SCREAMED THAT HE
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HADN'T SEEN ME. AND FULL DAYLIGHT I WAS WEARING ALL OF THIS KIND OF HARD TO MISS. I HAVE MY WHITE HEADLIGHT, MY RED TAIL LIGHT FLASHING. I WORKED IN COLUMBUS FOR 30 YEARS AND FELT SAFER CROSSING DOWNTOWN STREETS , UM, MORE SO SOMETIMES IN BROADWAY AND PARK RIGHT HERE.THE B F A PROGRAM OFFERS STRATEGIES FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN TO RIDE SAFER, AND IT ALSO OFFERS STRATEGIES FOR MOTORISTS TO LEARN HOW TO RIGHT DRIVE SAFELY AROUND BICYCLISTS.
THANKS. CITY'S POPULATION HAS DOUBLED SINCE 1989. THE CITY IS INSTALLED MANY BIKE PATHS, BUT WE NEED MORE TO LINK OLD NEW AND . FUTURE NEIGHBORHOODS AND TO LINK GROUP CITY. THE OTHER BIKE WEIGHS FRANKLIN COUNTY METRO PARKS, AS LIKE SEVERAL PARKS WITH BIKE PATHS HAVE WRITTEN THESE TRAILS FROM OPEC'S TO WESTERVILLE, BEXLEY TO PICKERING TONIGHT AND GERMAN VILLAGE TO WORTHINGTON. WE ALSO NEED ACCESS TO THE 325 MILE OHIO TO SERIE TRAIL THAT LINKS COLUMBUS, CLEVELAND AND CINCINNATI. THE FAA PLANNERS CAN HELP US TAKE THINGS FROM DRAWING BOARD TO PAVEMENT. I ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THIS LINK WITH BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR DANIELS. EVERY TIME I'VE EVER SEEN YOU OUT IN THE BOTTOM, LIKE I THINK I KNOW HIM. AND NOW THAT I'VE HEARD YOUR STORY, IT'S THE OFFICIATING THAT I KNOW YOU FROM. OKAY? YEAH, YEAH. SO THE SECOND SPEAKER THIS EVENING IS JOSHUA STAMPER. AND ALSO NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD BEFORE YOU GET STARTED. THANK YOU. BYE. MY NAME IS JOSHUA STAMPER 3 TO 06 PARK STREET. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. UH I KNOW MOST OF YOU, I THINK, UM, I TURNED THE BIKE SHOP. AND I'LL BE BRIEF WITH THIS, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT'S EXCITING TO SEE ALL THIS BICYCLE STUFF ON THE AGENDA. REALLY WARMS MY HEART TO SEE THAT COUNCIL IS MOVING FORWARD WITH A LOT OF THIS STUFF. UM I JUST WANT TO SAY THE BICYCLE FRIENDLY DESIGNATION IS A NO BRAINER TO ME. I FEEL LIKE UM, TO PUT A PRIORITY ON IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. UM I KNOW MARK AND I STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT. LAST SPRING. I BELIEVE IN UM IT SEEMED LIKE. IT JUST MAKES THE MOST SENSE TO GET A BASELINE OF WHERE THE CITY STANDS NOT JUST FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, BECAUSE I, UM LIKE THIS GENTLEMAN OVER HERE HAVE BEEN WRITING ALL OVER THE CITY AND ELSEWHERE, AND, UH , THE CITY DOES HAVE SOME ISSUES. IT'S PRETTY HARD TO GET AROUND BY A BICYCLE. UM SO, YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT HAS MY FULL SUPPORT. AND JUST WANT TO OFFER. YOU KNOW MY HELP IN ANY WAY I CAN. THAT'S IT'S PART OF BEING A TASK FORCE BECAUSE IF THAT COMES ABOUT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO HELP. YEAH, PROVIDE ANY KNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE THANKS. THANK YOU. THE OTHER ITEMS FROM COUNCIL. I SPEAK. MHM MAYOR STAGE SURE THAT WHEN THEY MIGHT ALSO THAT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MR MCDONALD HERE OR SOMETHING. OH, MY GOODNESS. JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE HISTORY ON BIKE TRAILS. AH! ANYBODY BEEN AROUND? GARCIA LIKE MR DANIELS HASN'T JOSHUA HAS ISN'T EVOLVING THING. HMM AND I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO WALK OUT OF THIS CHAMBER THINKING THAT WE HAVE NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION SAFETY ISSUES OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE THAT IS NOT THE CASE. I THINK WHAT THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION DOES IS AS HAS BEEN STARTS BY MR DANIELS . IT HAS MORE FRAMEWORK TO IT, AND WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. BUT I DON'T WANT ANYBODY WALKING OUT OF HERE GOING. OH, MY GOSH. YOU GUYS NEVER PAID ANY ATTENTION, NOT HAVING SAY THAT WE HAVE A MATTER OF FACT. WHEN ARE NOW IN THE LAST LEG OF THE ORDERS. ROAD PATH THAT GOES FROM PRIOR PART OVER THE HOOVER ROAD , AND YOU TALK ABOUT NON SAFE STRETCH OF TERRITORIES. THAT PARTICULAR AREA THAT IS CERTAINLY UNSAFE AND WE'RE IN OUR LAST LAST LEG OF THAT OF THE CHURCH IS HOPEFULLY GOING TO SIGN THE EASEMENT, BUT I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT OH, MY EARS OF BEING INVOLVED, AND I RAN A BICYCLE SHOP WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD. I KNOW THAT WORLD. HMM AND THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE WORKED ON GAME OF THE YEAR. WHAT? I DON'T UNDERSTAND. UH, WE HAD AN ISSUE DOWN AND SO THEY GROW. AND WE ASKED FOR
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PEOPLE TO HELP US OUT GETTING A BIKE PATH FROM DIMMERS DRIVE TOO FAR, PARK AND. WE DIDN'T GET ANY HELP. FACT THE HOMEOWNERS SCREAMED AT US THAT ALL THESE PEOPLE COMING IN WITH THEIR BIKES, THEY'RE GOING TO STEAL THINGS AND BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, SO WE HAVE FOUGHT THE WARS. AND WE KNOW WHAT HAS TO BE DONE. AND I APPLAUD THAT. BOTH OF THE COUNCIL PEOPLE HERE TO SAY OKAY , LET'S START CODIFYING SOME OTHER THINGS. SO JUST A PITCH THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN THE VACUUM HAS BEEN INVOLVED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, AND SAFETY HAS ALWAYS BEEN NUMBER ONE. HMM.THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THE OTHER YES, MR. SAY SOMETHING BRIEF, YOU KNOW, GOING ON WHAT THE MAYOR SAID, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL WHILE AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES IS JURISDICTION.
UM WHO HAS JURISDICTION OF WHAT LAND OR WHAT ROAD AND IN THE CITY. AND THAT ALWAYS IS THAT ALWAYS PLAYS INTO WHY YOU SEE BIKE PATHS WHERE THEY ARE, BECAUSE THE TOWNSHIP DOESN'T BUILD BYPASSED. THE CITY BUILDS BIKE PAST. UM MAYBE HOPEFULLY, THAT COULD CHANGE. YOU KNOW, IN THE IN THE NEAR FUTURE WHERE THEY'LL HELP US WITH EASEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ALONG THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES THAT WE CAN GET THAT WE CAN GET BIKE PASSED THROUGH AND THAT TYPE OF THING.
IT'S IT'S SOMETHING THAT FROM WHERE WE WERE MAYOR, YOU KNOW, 10 15 YEARS AGO AND WHERE WE ARE NOW WHERE I NEVER THOUGHT WE'D HAVE THE BIKE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE NOW DO. WE NEED IT TO BE BIGGER? YES, AND WE ALL AGREE TO THAT. BUT WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY. BUT IT'S A LOT OF PATHS THAT YOU SEE OUT THERE THAT DEAD END AND PLACES LIKE THAT. IT HAS TO DO WITH JURISDICTION. WHAT CITY WHAT VILLAGE WOULD YOU KNOW? HAS JURISDICTION OVER THAT AREA AND NOT EVERYBODY HAS BICYCLE SAFETY AT THE FOREFRONT OF THEIR OF THEIR AGENDAS LOOK LIKE WE DO SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. THANK YOU. ANYTHING YES , COUNSELOR JOCKEY. UM I THINK THE REAL ADVANTAGE THAT WHEN YOU SEE NEW DEVELOPMENTS COMING INTO GRIPS CITY THAT THEY ALWAYS HAVE PROVISIONS FOR BIKE PATHS NOW THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE CONNECTED AT THE TIME BECAUSE OF LAND IN BETWEEN. THAT IS NOT WITH HIS IN OUR JURISDICTION, BUT YOU'LL SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR EVERYONE OF THE UM THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS COMING IN. THERE'S ALWAYS BIKE PATHS THAT ARE INCLUDED, AND I APPLAUD THE ADMINISTRATION AND PARTICULARLY KYLE ROSSER DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THINGS THOSE BIKE PATHS ARE INCLUDED IN THOSE DRAWINGS AND THAT THEY WILL BE LINKED TO OTHER BIKE PATHS WHEN POSSIBLE, SO THAT WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT THAT WILL BE ABLE TO GO FROM FROM EAST AND WEST AND NORTH AND SOUTH IN THIS COMMUNITY. ANYTHING ELSE? THE COUNCIL. UM I WILL SAY BEFORE I MOVE ON TO THE FORMAL PARTS THAT I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN ALWAYS BEING ABLE TO MAKE THINGS BETTER . THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. AND THE FIRST STEP IS OFTEN A AND HONEST AND THOROUGH ASSESSMENT OF YOUR CURRENT STATUS. AND SO I LOVE THAT THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THIS IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND, UM AND REALLY START REFINING THE AREAS WHERE WE WANT TO PUT OUR ENERGIES. SO WITH THAT THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND BE APPROVED. SECOND . MR BARRY? YES THIS IS HOW YES , YES, YES. NOT JUST ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING, PRESIDENT BARRY.
[Ordinance C-02-23 Approve the Option Contract with Robert M. Stephenson and Beverly A. Stephenson and Appropriate $202,500.00 from the General Fund for said purchase. Second reading and public hearing.]
ALRIGHT WE'RE GOING INTO FINANCE NOW. UNDETERMINED WHOLE. THANK YOU, MR BERRY. FIRST ITEM C 0 TO 23. AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE OPTION CONTRACT WITH ROBERT M. STEPHENSON AND BEVERLY A.STEVENSON AND APPROPRIATE $202,500 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR SAID PURCHASE. IF I MAY, MR HOPE? YES. THANK YOU, SIR. WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS GIVES THE CITY THE OPTION TO BUY THE PIECE OF PROPERTY OVER AT COLUMBUS STREET IN FIRST STREET. MOST PEOPLE LOOK AT IT AND THINK IT'S A LOG HOME. IT'S THE HAIR SALON OR HAIR SHOP. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT. BASICALLY WHAT THIS DOES IS THE CITY WOULD PUT DOWN A DEPOSIT OF $200,000. AND THEN THAT WOULD GIVE US THE ABILITY TO THEN CLOSE ON THIS PROPERTY ANYTIME IN THE NEXT, I THINK, DECEMBER 31ST 2025. SO WE'D HAVE TWO YEARS TO KIND OF WORK IT INTO THE PLANS THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OVER THERE AND HELP MAY BE USEFUL. BUT THIS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE
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$260,000 AND BE ANOTHER 60. ONCE WE DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE IF WE DECIDED PRESUMABLY WITH PAYING SUCH A LARGE BEGINNING PAYMENT. WE WILL. IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF TIMING AND WORKING OUT HOW IT FITS INTO OUR PLANS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. YOU MAY YOU, MR SMITH. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL COMMENTS. I WOULD HAVE ONE COMMENT. THIS DEFINITELY STILL KIND OF DRIVES THE I KNOW WE'VE COMMITTED TO HAVING A GENERAL PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA, AND I WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ANOTHER REASON WHY WE NEED TO SEE THAT PLAN AND HAVE THAT MEETING AND HAVE THOSE OPTIONS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL IN THE CITY. THE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO OVER THERE? WHAT'S THE FINAL PRODUCT? SO THAT'S JUST A JAB. MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT. PLAN. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MAY I JUST SO THE OPTION PAYMENT OF OBVIOUSLY A SIGNIFICANT DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT IS NONREFUNDABLE. UM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. UM SO IT JUST KIND OF WANTING TO HAVE A SENSE OF WHERE WE ARE. THE ONE SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES IS IT FIRE DOES NOT RELEASE THE PROPERTY INSPECTION CONTINGENCY. UH, THAT WE'RE REALLY BEYOND THAT NOW. YES ACCORDING TO THE NARRATIVE PROPERTY INSPECTION. END OF THE YEAR. READING THAT AS WE SPEAK. YES THAT WAS DECEMBER 31ST. WELL IT'LL BE DECEMBER 31ST. SO WE'RE NOT OUTSIDE OF THAT YET. HOWEVER IT IS LIMITED. YOU ARE CORRECT IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT MOVE FORWARD. BE ABLE TO RECOVER THE OPTION. PURCHASE PRICE. IT IS LIMITED. YOU ARE CORRECT. BUT WE ARE OF A HIGH LEVEL OF CERTAINTY OF THIS REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION IN THE FUTURE. I WOULD SAY WITH AN OPTION BY COMMITTING MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF THE MONEY FOR THE PROPERTY. THE ANSWER IS YES, MA'AM. WE FULLY INTEND TO EXERCISE THIS OPTION. I THINK WHAT IT DOES. IT'S FROM A TIMING PERSPECTIVE. IT KIND OF GIVES US SOME TIME. AND THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EXERCISED UNTIL POTENTIALLY DECEMBER 31ST 2025. AND I WOULD JUST THOUGHT IT MADE SENSE TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT THAT. AND GIVEN THAT YOU DON'T SEE A LOT OF OPTION CONTRACTS FOR 200,000 YOU DO NOT , AND I WILL TELL YOU IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FROM THE SELLER'S PERSPECTIVE, THEIR ATTORNEY, MS WAS PRESENT IN THE AUDIENCE AND ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL COMMENTS. MR RUGBY . I JUST WISH WE HAD A SLIDE FOR THE SHOW. THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHERE THIS PROPERTY IS HOW LONG THERE? WE DON'T HAVE ONE WITH US. WE DID NOT. IT'S LIKE IT'S AT THE CORNER. IT'S BEHIND THE MEMORIAL AT THE CORNER, THE FIRST STREET THAT RUNS THERE THEN AND THIS IS THE BROWN LOOKING LOG HOME. UM, THAT FACES COLUMBUS STRUCTURE. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. EXCUSE ME, SOUTH SIDE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNEW WHERE THAT WAS. THAT WAS STRAIGHT. UM MR STAGE? YEAH GOOD POINT. MR SHOCK. IT SHOULD HAVE HAD THAT BUT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE KEY PIECE OF REAL ESTATE OVER BUYING AND WE'RE NOT BUYING THE COUSINS LOG CABIN IS BECAUSE OF THE DIRT. AND WE OWN THE BUILDING BEHIND IT, WHICH IS THE OLD BARBERSHOP WERE IN THE PARKING LOT AT HIS BY THE GOLD STAR MEMORIAL PARK.AND, UH, WE? WE'VE LAID OUT DIFFERENT SCENARIOS FOR PARKING AND SO FORTH. BUT YOUR POINT ABOUT WHAT'S THE PLAN MOST THAT'S GONNA BE DRIVEN BY BROADWAY ALIVE, QUITE FRANKLY, AND THERE WAS ANOTHER OFFER ON HIS PROPERTY. AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN SOLD TO ANOTHER PARTY, WHICH THEN WILL BE NEGOTIATE. NEGOTIATING WITH THREE YEARS FROM NOW OR FOUR YEARS FROM NOW, BUT WE DID NOT WANT TO OWN THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW. THAT'S ONE REASON THIS AND LOBBYISTS IT'S GOING TO BE OPERATED AS A BUSINESS AND WE'RE NOT IN THAT IN THAT LINE OF DUTY, SO. COULD BE AN INCOME OF THE CITY. OKAY ERIC CUTS HAVE ONE SPEAKER SIGNED UP HERE. CASEY WALL. UM PLEASE. YOUR NAME AND ANDREW'S FIRST CASEY WALL, 30 83 COLUMBUS STREET GROUP CITY. UM I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF SELLER MOSTLY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I THINK KIND OF TO REITERATE IT IS
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A TIMING ISSUE TO FIRST SELL OR SELLER DID NOT WANT TO NECESSARILY BE OUT OF THE BUSINESS AND THE CITY DID NOT NECESSARILY WANT TO BE A LANDLORD TO A BUSINESS. SO THAT'S KIND OF SORRY. SERIOUS THINKING. I'M TALKING TO HIM, SO THAT'S KIND OF REASON FOR TIMING. I THINK PARTIALLY OKAY? ANY QUESTIONS FOR CASEY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.OKAY ORDINANCE. SEE 0 23 IS AT ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND. LOOK FORWARD FOR APPROVAL. HMM. MR HOLT. YES. YES. MR SHOT KEY? YES, YES. SECOND ITEM UNDER FINANCE
[Resolution CR-05-23 Approve Admission of Hilliard and Gahanna to the Central Ohio Risk Management Association Self-Insurance Pool.]
RESOLUTION CR 0523. APPROVED ADMISSION OF HILLIARD AND JOHANNA TO THE CENTRAL OHIO RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS SELF INSURANCE POOL. AND I WOULD ASSUME MR BOZO COULD GIVE US UPDATES. THANK YOU. THE CITY GROWTH CITY IS PRESENTLY, UH, IN ASSOCIATION WITH EIGHT OTHER COMMUNITIES ABI THEIR INSURANCE . AND WHEN I SAY INSURANCE, I DON'T MEAN MEDICAL OR LIFE INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES IS FOR A PROPERTY AUTO EQUIPMENT. GENERAL LIABILITY LAW ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, EMPLOYEE PRACTICES AND CYBERCRIME. SO IT'S A MATTER OF ECONOMY OF SCALE. SO THE PRESIDENT MEMBERS OF THAT GROUP OR WESTERVILLE, UPPER ARLINGTON, PICK CLINTON DUBLIN CITY OF GROWTH CITY, POWELL GROWTH BOARD, CANAL WINCHESTER AND BRAND NEW HEIGHTS. YES UH, LEGISLATION WILL ALLOW TO MORE COMMUNITIES AND WHICH ARE FAILURE AND, UH.WHEN YOU GET HANNAH AND AGAIN WE HAVE A GREATER PULL AND HOPEFULLY GET BETTER PRICING, SO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS. ALRIGHT THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVED AND BE APPROVED. SECOND. I THINK IT SHOULD BE MRS HOUSE.
MRS. HELP? YES. MR SHARKEY? YES YES. VERY YES. YES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THAT CONCLUDES THE REGULAR
[Call for New Business]
BUSINESS COUNCIL. WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE THAT ARE SIGNED UP THAT WANT TO BRING SOME NEW BUSINESS BEFORE COUNSEL, MS EMMERICH. AND CHRISTIAN. YOU WANT TO COMFORT? OH, SURE. YEAH I'M JUST SORRY THAT CHRIS CHRIS IS A LONGSTANDING MEMBERS. OKAY I DIDN'T WANT HER MAD AT ME. GO AHEAD, CAROL AS A FIVE FREE UNIVERSITY, SO I WROTE A LITTLE SOMETHING BECAUSE I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ONE OF THESE BEFORE, AND SIX AND SEVEN YEAR OLDS ARE USUALLY MY AUDIENCE. UM, I ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO COME TO THIS MEETING FOR A DIFFERENT PURPOSE THAN I HEARD SOME GOOD NEWS ON FRIDAY AND DECIDED TO STILL COMFORT WITH A DIFFERENT PURPOSE. I ACTUALLY CAME HERE TO THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GET CHOKED UP. ON BEHALF OF GRANDPARENTS, PARENTS AND CHILDREN. I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR WORKING TOWARDS RESTORING WHEN I CALL THEM JENNIFER GRIFF CITY. THE BIG RED BARN PRESCHOOL. AND TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT IT TRULY MEANS TO US. ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE DIRECT SCHOOL FAMILY BE A VERY SIGNIFICANT PART OF THEIR LIVES. I COULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED. I AGREE WITH ANOTHER PARENT WHEN THEY SAID THAT NOT ONLY DID MY CHILDREN NEEDED I NEEDED IT AS WELL. NOT ONLY DID MY CHILDREN LEARN A LOT ABOUT LIFE THAT BIG RED BARN BUT I DID AS WELL ABOUT PARENTING, WATCHING ALL TEACHERS INTERACT WITH THE CHILDREN. IS THAT RIGHT ? THEY SAY THAT PEOPLE HAVE FIVE BASIC NEEDS. LOVE, FREEDOM, SIGNIFICANCE, RECREATION AND PEACE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT ALL OF THESE NEEDS WERE MET FOR MY CHILDREN DURING THEIR TIME WITH THE BIG RED BONE FAMILY, ALL OF THEM. LIFE IS MESSY. I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT A LOT LATELY BECAUSE THE SITUATION WITH THE BAR IT'S DEVASTATING. WE CAN'T CONTROL THINGS LIKE BATS IN THE ATTIC OF THE BARN, BUT WE CAN CONTROL OUR CHOICES. LIFE IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT SERVING, OTHERS CHERISHING WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN RELATIONSHIPS. THE BIG RED BARN IS ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS CHOICE FOR OUR CHILDREN. NOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH A BIG RED BARN. I ONCE READ WHERE SUSPECTED A SUCCESSFUL FAMOUS PERSON SAID THAT HE LEARNED EVERYTHING HE NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT LIFE AND KINDERGARTEN ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS, KINDNESS. ETCETERA FOR MY CHILDREN AND MANY CHILDREN TODAY THAT IS THIS[00:45:03]
PRESCHOOL. WE NEED THE BIG RED BARN. DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHICH CHALLENGED ALL OF OUR BASIC NEEDS. I KEPT SEEING THE SLOGAN WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. LIFE IS MESSY, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IF WE COME TOGETHER TO MEET EVERYONE'S NEEDS AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS. THIS IS MY LAST CHILD GOING THROUGH REX WILL BUT OUR EXPERIENCES HAVE BEEN SO GOOD THAT I GUESS I ASSUMED MY GRANDCHILDREN GONNA TO SORRY I KNEW WHEN I GOT THIS LETTER THIS LAST SUMMER, THE SPECIAL TEACHERS OF THE BIG RED BARN WOULD NOT GIVE UP ON MY CHILD AND I HELD OUT THEY CAME THROUGH IN A BIG WAY. ISN'T THAT THE LESSON? WE ALL WANT OUR CHILDREN TO LEARN. NEVER GIVE UP. AGAIN MY LAST TRY WAS GOING THROUGH, BUT I FULLY SUPPORT THE TEACHERS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE AND HOPES THAT THEY GET TO TOUCH THE LIVES OF MANY MORE CHILDREN AS THEY DID OURS. IT SAYS EVERYTHING THAT CHILDREN THEMSELVES YEARS AND YEARS LATER REMEMBER THEIR SPECIAL DAYS OF THE BIG RED BARN. THANK YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR WORKING TOWARDS MAKING THIS HAPPEN.SORRY I HAD TO CUT THAT THE THREE MINUTES AND I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE I DID JUSTICE TO THE TEACHERS OR THE PROGRAM, SO I PRINTED OUT THE ORIGINAL THREE PAGE NOT PREGNANT. YEAH. THANK YOU. MAYOR. DID YOU WIN ANYTHING?HI MR VIDRO IS GOING TO BRING US UP TO DATE ON. BUT WE'LL WAIT UNTIL THE COMMENTS ARE DONE. DO YOU WANT TO? I'M SORRY, MR BRICK. I UM I'M CHRIS AMERICA. I LIVE AT 5 TO 66. MARY BOLEYN. UM SO. THERE'S A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GETTING TOGETHER AND TALKING ABOUT REX SCHOOL CONTINUING AND SO I WAS ASKED TO DIS CON AND OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK OR SO WE LEARNED THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A WRECK SCHOOL CLASSROOM AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WANTED. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAM CONTINUES. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE BIG RED BARN AND YOU KNOW, IT HAS TO BE SOMEWHERE. UM THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK. AND, UM SO I DON'T YOU KNOW, MY KID WENT THERE AND YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR 37 YEARS. WE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO SEE IT GO AWAY. UM THE MAYOR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT GRACIOUS AND HELP, YOU KNOW, MAKE US FEEL LIKE WE CAN CONTINUE. COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE HAVE COME IN. ENCOURAGE US. WE RIGHT NOW HAVE FOUR SUB COMMUNITIES OF PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT TO SUPPORT PRESCHOOL AND GRAB CITY AND THAT'S A GREAT THING. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, AND WE JUST WE'RE GLAD THAT WE'RE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. MR DIEDRICH, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? AND SINCE WE'RE ON THIS TOPIC AND GIVE ONE. GIVE YOUR WONDERFUL UPDATE.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AGAIN IS THE MERE SAID WE'RE FULLY ENGAGED AND COMMITTED. TO PROVIDING DEDICATED PRESCHOOL FACILITIES AT THE KINGSTON CENTER. BUILDING MODIFICATIONS ARE UNDERWAY AND EXPANDING AS WE SPEAK. TO FIND THE BEST POSSIBLE SPACE WITHIN THAT BUILDING. WE ARE AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PRE K PROGRAMMING LONG TERM. SPECIFICS. I KNOW, UM. THE GROUPS AND INTERESTED PARTIES WANT TO KNOW MORE, BUT WE'RE STILL A LITTLE BIT EARLY IN DEFINING HOW BIG THAT SPACE WILL BE. AND CLASS SIZE. ALL THOSE QUESTIONS ARE STILL BEING YOUR ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS ARE BEING DEVELOPED. MR DEIDRE, AT LEAST WE'LL HAVE CLASSES WITHOUT BATS. NO. BUT MAYOR I DID WANT TO. YOU KNOW, WE HAD SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT REACHED OUT AND MR DEIDRE AND CHUCK WERE VERY QUICK TO, UM, RESPONSE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I KNOW YOU KNOW YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. WHEN THERE'S A WAITING LIST FOR OUR PROGRAM, THAT'S THAT'S TELLS EVERYTHING THAT THERE'S A WAITING LIST FOR OUR PROGRAM.
AND THERE'S OTHER, UM DAYCARES THAT THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A WAITING LIST. MATTER OF FACT, THEY HAVE OPEN SPOTS, SO IT'S A CREDIT TO YOU GUYS FOR THAT. RIGHT, UH, THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP ON THE LIST. WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO THE MAYOR'S REPORT. NO, I'M SORRY. OH I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO DO IT NOW OR AT THE END. I THINK RIGHT NOW YOU DON'T MIND? SURE. ALRIGHT. FOLKS WE TAKE OUT THE HANDOUT THEY GAVE YOU LIKE TO GIVE AN UPDATE THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY REC CENTER PROJECT. UM, I'M HERE. UM BASICALLY, I'M NOT GOING TO COVER EVERY LITTLE DETAIL ON HERE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GO OVER SOME THINGS. UM AND 2013 14 FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER DONE , AND IT WAS PRESENTED TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND IN THE PARK
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BOARD IN 2014, AND I REMEMBER THE, UM, BEING ON THE PARK BOARD. I REMEMBER THE FULL PRESENTATION OF IT, AND IT WAS QUITE AN EXTENSIVE REPORT. REPORT. AND IT WAS SOME KIND OF A LITTLE BIT TO BE HONEST, BUT ON THE SHELF FOR A WHILE, BECAUSE PRESIDENT FEASIBILITY OF PAYING FOR IT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM AND THEN IT RESEARCHED ITSELF IN THE FINANCIAL. THE FINAL REPORT OF THE CITIZEN 2019 CITIZENS REVIEW TASK FORCE ON PAGE SIX NUMBER TO SEE UNDER COMMUNITY REC CENTER FACILITIES THEY RECOMMENDED TO FURTHER EXPLORE COMMUNITY REC CENTER FACILITY. SO I TOOK AN INTEREST IN THIS AND IN JANUARY 11TH BY, UH, MEETING WITH. PARK DIRECTOR KIM CONRAD TALKED ABOUT DOING A PARTNERSHIP ON HERE. AND WITH THE PARK BOARD, AND I PRESENTED A COMMUNITY CENTER CONCEPT TO COUNSEL A SPECIAL MEETING THERE IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR. AND MOVING ON, WORKED WITH THE PARK BOARD TO LOOK AT A PARTNERSHIP TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIGURE THIS OUT ON HERE. THEY APPROVED THE PROJECT, IN FACT, VOTED DUANE COOMBS, WHO'S IN THE MEETING THIS EVENING ON HERE IS A PROJECT. UM IN MAY WE PASSED THE RESOLUTION CR 28 22 TO UPDATE 2014 M S CONSULTANTS BAYLOR KING STUDY ON THERE. UM WHAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, THOUGH? IS THAT THE PARTNERSHIP HERE? ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, UH, ON MAY 17TH TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT, DRAFTED A LETTER UM, AND THE DATE OF AUGUST 17TH FOR THE FIRST MEETING. THE LETTERS WERE SENT OUT BY WAYNE AND OTHER MEMBERS. WE MET TOGETHER IN AUGUST 17TH STAKEHOLDER MEETING THAT BARBARIAN BEEN PRESENTED TO STUDY AND ACTUALLY PRESENTED A PROPOSAL ON WHAT A COMMUNITY REC CENTER COULD POSSIBLY BE WITH SOME WITH FINANCING AND TAKING A LOOK AT POSSIBILITIES THERE. AND THEY SPLIT INTO THREE WORKING GROUPS BECAUSE, UH, REALLY, I THINK, GIVE CREDIT TO TWO PARTS DIRECTOR KIM CONRAD, SHE SAID. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE THAN THIS. WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PARK PARK ACQUISITION PART PROGRAMMING, UH, AND WRECKED PROGRAMMING, AND SO WE SPLIT INTO THREE GROUPS. AND WE'VE BEEN HOLDING MONTHLY MEETINGS SINCE SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER ON THERE AND OUR GROUP, WHICH WAS THE COMMUNITY REC CENTER GROUP. UM I HAD MET WITH DON WALTERS ARE, UH, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS HERE AND ASK HIM ABOUT SURVEYING. AS WE FELT PART OF THE BIG THING WITH THE, UM ORIGINAL COMMUNITY 2014 STUDY WAS A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND THAT COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTED IN A COMMUNITY CENTER AND REC CENTER, PARCHING OF IT ON THERE. AND SO I MET WITH THEM AND WE TOOK THAT BACK TO OUR WORKING TEAM. AND UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY SUGGESTED WAS THAT OF THE PERSON WHO DOES THE SURVEYS FOR THE CITY OF GROWTH CITY. DR SAN CHRISTINE. UM HE ASKED IF DR SANDERSON WOULD BE IF WE COULD HAVE THEM AT THE MEETING BECAUSE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, OUR FORTE WE FOUND OUT WAS NOT WRITING QUESTIONS.BECAUSE WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DO IS JUST HAVE A SAMPLE OF PEOPLE THAT WERE INTERESTED IN THINGS LIKE THAT WHAT THEY WERE INTERESTED IN AND THAT, BUT THEN, AFTER TALKING TO HIM, WE REALLY DECIDED THAT MORE PROFESSIONAL TYPE OF SURVEY WAS NEEDED ON THERE BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE STATISTICALLY VALID. SOME OF THE POINTS HE BROUGHT UP WAS YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES PEOPLE WOULD VOTE ON THERE? IF YOU WANTED TO PARTICULAR THING LIKE LIKE MR SEACREST WANTED PICKLEBALL COURTS INDOORS, AND HE VOTED 500 TIMES ON THAT, AND WE WOULDN'T KNOW THAT ON THERE.
AND SO, UM, AND SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WELL, ALL OF A SUDDEN WE REALIZED HEY, WE WEREN'T REALLY GOOD AT WRITING QUESTIONS. SO WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? SO THE PARTNERSHIP TEAM AND JANUARY 4TH DISCUSSED THE DIFFICULTY OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND JUST AND DISCUSSED HIRING A CONSULTANT TO HELP US GO THROUGH THAT AND TO PRESENT THIS TO THE COMMUNITY GETTING THE STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY DETERMINING THAT WHAT THE COMMUNITIES SAW THAT WOULD BE NEEDED SOME AND THEN GOING INTO LATER ON. DEVELOPING COSTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IF YOU'LL SEE KIM CONRAD NINE. JANUARY 25TH. WE HAD A WEBEX MEETING WITH THE M S CONSULTANT, CHAIRMAN FERGUSON WOULD DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL UPDATED THIS STUDY ON THAT. YEAH AND ONE OF THE THINGS
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WE FOUND OUT WAS THAT DR SAPPERSTEIN HAS WORKED WITH THEM BEFORE, AND SO IT WAS A NATURAL FIT BECAUSE DR SAPPERSTEIN HAS DONE THE COMMUNITY SURVEY FOR 20 SO YEARS FOR YEARS, 24 YEARS COMING UP HERE, AND SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE REGISTERED RECEIVED THE SURVEY FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THAT WAS DONE BY HIS GROUP ON THERE. AND SO WE FOUND OUT THAT HE HAD WORKED WITH THIS FIRM SO WE WOULD THOUGHT WE ASKED THEM TODAY WORK WITH DOCTORS OUT CHRISTINE, AND THEY SAID THEY COULD SO TONIGHT . I'M GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON HERE AFTER ONE YEAR, WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED MUCH BECAUSE WE NOW HAVE A COMMUNITY GROUP THAT'S WORKING TOGETHER. WE NOW HAVE FOCUSED ON WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE HAVE COMMUNITY INPUT. SO WHAT THE NEXT STEPS THAT YOU SEE HERE ENGAGED A CONSULTANT AND COMMUNITY SERVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF FOCUS GROUPS. UM WE NEED TO UPDATE THE COLUMN REC CENTERS RECOMMENDATION FOR HIS FACILITY BASED UPON OUTCOME FROM SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS. ONE THING THAT PEOPLE ARE EMAILING TO US THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE WAS THE NEED FOR INDOOR PICKLEBALL COURTS. AND WE HADN'T REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. YOU KNOW, BACK IN 14. YOU KNOW IT WAS A GYM THAT THEY WERE INTERESTED IN. BUT NOW PEOPLE WANT TO SEE A FIELDHOUSE BECAUSE IT'S MUCH MORE YOU COULD PUT JIM YOU CAN PUT BASKETBALL IN THERE. HE WAS SOCCER IN THERE YOU GO LACROSSE IN THERE. WOULD BATTING CAGES IN THERE. YOU CAN DO ALL SORTS OF THINGS WITH THE TRACK ON THE OUTSIDE, SO THERE ARE NO THE GYMS HAVE LIMITED THE USEFULNESS . AND NOW THE CONCEPT IS WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? IN A BIGGER THING, LIKE LIKE A FIELDHOUSE AND THEN SO WE NEEDED TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF REVENUE, AND WE NEED TO CONDUCT SOME COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO GATHER INPUT ONCE WE HAVE KIND OF AN OUTLINE OF WHAT THIS PROJECT WOULD LOOK LIKE ON THERE . SO THAT'S WHERE YOU ARE, AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK TO YOU. NO THANKS. LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING AT THIS BEHIND THE SCENES. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND THE REST OF THE TEAM. THANK WAYNE FOR LEADING IT ALL TO AND TAKE HIM CONRAD FOR LEADING THIS BECAUSE THEY DO A GREAT JOB. APPRECIATE IT. VERY YOUR REPORT . SIR IF YOU HAVE ONE, HAVE TWO MONTHS OF MARRIAGE COURT AH! DOCUMENTATION AND THAT A CITY COUNCIL PROVE US PRESENTED TO ACCEPT SECOND MR SHARPLY? YES VERY YES. YES, YES. AND BEFORE I GET MORE INTO MY REPORT, I'M INTERESTED IN OUR STUDENTS. AH WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? WHAT WAS TODAY? WHY? WHAT ARE THE STUDENTS HERE? NAMES. OH, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET AWAY WITH TALKING FROM THE BACK ROW, SO YOU IF YOU COULD COME UP TO THE PODIUM YEAH , IT SOUNDS LIKE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT YOU SPOKE FIRST. SO YOU GET TO COME UP. WE JUST HEARD FROM A FRIEND OF FUTURE MAYOR RIGHT THERE. THEY'RE LAUGHING.THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR NEXT. GO AHEAD. I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW I GOT IN THIS SITUATION. WE HAVE A CIVIL ENGAGEMENT PROJECT FOR THE GOVERNMENT CLASS AGRO CITY HIGH SCHOOL. SO UM, WE HAVE TO GO TO WE COULD. WE COULD HAVE CHOOSE TO DO FIELD OBSERVATION, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS OR FIELD RESEARCH, OR WE COULD HAVE INSTITUTED SOME SORT OF PROGRAM AND SCHOOL. UM PEOPLE IN THE BACK HERE CHOSE FIELD OBSERVATION FOR THE GROUP CITIES. THAT HE COUNCIL THEN.
YEAH WE HAVE TO GO TO ONE MEETING EVERY MONTH UNTIL APRIL , AND THEN WE WILL MAKE OUR PRESENTATIONS IN MAY. GET THEM GRADED. WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR PRESENTATION. GREAT GREAT. I THINK WE NOT ONLY HAVE A FUTURE MAYOR, WE HAVE A NEW ANNOUNCER FOR THE FOOTBALL GAME.
YEAH HE HAS A RADIO VOICE. THANK YOU. SORRY TO SORRY TO DRAG YOU OUT OF THE CROWD, BUT COULDN'T RESIST MAYOR. WHAT? WHEN? WHEN IS YOUR PROJECT DUE? OKAY SO YOU'RE COMING TO US AND LET US KNOW SO WE CAN HEAR YOUR PRESENTATION. THERE YOU GO FORWARD TO HEARING IT, MAYOR.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LAST FRIDAY , WE HAD, UH, CELEBRATION A PROCLAMATION FOR WHERE RED FOR THE HEART. PROGRAM PARTICULARLY HIGHLIGHTING WITH WOMEN. WE HAD A NICE PICTURE TAKEN OF STAFF AND OTHER PEOPLE IN THE IN THE RED. AH! THE OTHER THING WE'VE HAD WAS THE OPENING OF THE POLICE AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT. BUILDING. THERE WE GO TO RIVER COUNTY AND GOOD TURNOUT, EVEN AT A HIGH PATROL IN THEIR POLICE OFFICER. FROM TWINSBURG. CAME DOWN BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN UP TO SEE HIM. BUT IT IS QUITE A FACILITY AND IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH IT YOU SHOULD BECAUSE IT'S UH IT REALLY IS A MARK IMPROVEMENT FROM WHAT THEY HAD. PLUS, IT'S CONVENIENT. SO[01:00:03]
APPRECIATE THAT STANLEY IT WORKED. SPEAKING OF POLICE CHIEF, YEAH. WELL, I THOUGHT THEY HAD HANDCUFFS ON YEAH, UH, WE, UH SHE HAD THE MONUMENT INSTALLED KENNEDY. YOU KNOW THAT I SCHOOL MONUMENT DOWN AT, UH CENTENNIAL PARK. I THINK. YEAH JUST JUST NOTICED THAT TODAY AND THE MUSEUM IS PRETTY MUCH BACK TO 100. I'LL CALL IT 100 AND 50% YOU KNOW, WE HAD SEALING PROBLEMS WE GET INTO EATING PROBLEM AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM WINDOWS PROBLEM AND, UH, REALLY , REALLY LOOKS NICE HOUSE, SO STOP BY THE MUSEUM. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS WEDNESDAY. 7 30. SOLD OUT. SOLD OUT SO. DON'T TRY TO GO. UH THE LAST ITEM, UH, AUGUST OF SECOND THROUGH THE FIFTH. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW MARRIAGE CUP. PROGRAM AND IT'S GOING TO BE A PICKLE BALL. MARRIAGE CUP TOURNAMENT. WE'LL USE THE SEVEN COURTS OVERVIEW APART AND THE SIX QUARTS OF WINDSOR WHERE YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE OF, UH WE THINK SOME VERY GOOD SPONSORS AND SOME FOLKS WHO ALREADY STEPPED UP AND, UH, WOULD HELP COORDINATED BUT THAT WILL BE A KICKOFF ANNUAL DEBT OF THE AMERICA'S CUP PICKLE BALL TOURNAMENT. MARY WILL YOU BE HAVING AGED BRACKETS AND THIS? THERE WILL BE EIGHT BRACKETS, SKILLED, SKILLED BRACKETS. AND UH, I'M CERTAINLY A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS THAT WILL WILL FALL INTO PLACE. BUT I THINK THAT THAT IS ALL I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL GREAT. GLAD TO SEE WHAT WE GOT ANOTHER WAY TO HELP OUT OUR OUR NONPROFIT. YEAH, THAT ONE. THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO LIFE. CAROLINE'S THANK YOU.THANK YOU, SIR. CHUCK ANYTHING ADDITIONAL? THANK YOU, MR TURNER . NOTHING UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. AND MR SMITH. I KNOW WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO CONTINUE THROUGH WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS. UM TAMMY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, SIR. NOT OKAY. ANY OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE AN UPDATE OR WISH TO SAY ANYTHING. PRESIDENT VERY MR KEMP SUB COUNCIL. THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE ONE THING I WANT TO PUT ON YOUR RADAR. WE HAVE A GROWING CONCERN ABOUT THE ILLEGAL SALE USE IN CONVEYING OF CIGARETTES AND VAPING PRODUCTS IN OUR COMMUNITY , AND WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN IN THE DISCUSSION ABOUT SOLUTIONS ON HOW WE REDUCE THOSE NUMBERS AND SOLVE THAT PROBLEM, AT LEAST MAKE AN IMPACT. SO WE'RE WE MAY BE COMING TO YOU SOON WITH SOME POSSIBLE LEGISLATION. WE WANT TO MEET WITH SOME KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY. WHAT THIS MIGHT LOOK LIKE. JUST WANT TO PUT DOWN YOUR RADAR. VERY NICE. THANK YOU. ASK YOUR QUESTION FOR HIM, PLEASE. THE OTHER DAY, I ALMOST GOT RUN OVER BY A SHOPLIFTER AT WALMART. THEY ALMOST RAN THE CART DIRECTLY OVER ME GOING OUT TO THE PARKING LOT. I KNOW. WE WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH THE MERCHANTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SHOPPING AREA THERE ON THAT. HAVE WE HAD AN INCREASE OF ONLY ONLY REALLY EVEN NOTICED IT BECAUSE OF MY LIFE WAS IN PERIL WITH THIS PUSHING THAT OUT OF THERE, BUT IT WAS ALL BUT IT'S FUNNY THING WAS. IT WASN'T TVS IT WAS CLEANING SUPPLIES. AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES AND THE REASON MY WIFE NOTICED IT OTHER THAN GETTING ME OUT OF THE WAY WAS THAT NONE OF IT WAS BAGGED UP. YEAH AND IT WAS JUST ALL ON THERE AND THEN PEOPLE GOING UP. WE HAD AN INCREASE BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS. I KNOW WE WERE DIRECTLY WITH LOST. UM WHENEVER THE LOSS PREVENTION YES, SIR. WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING. WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND STARTED TRICK UP A LITTLE BIT. BUT WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE DID SOME HOLIDAY PATROLS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS AND WE ACTUALLY REDUCED THAT TO NEAR NOTHING. IT'S THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.
WE'VE SEEN IT A SERIOUS DECLINE AND THE NUMBER OF SHOPS. I THINK HE'S AN AREA. IT MAY BE THE VERY FIRST TIME SOMEONE ALMOST GOT RUN OVER BY A CART. THAT MAY BE A RECORD SURVEY. BUT I FELT REALLY BAD FOR THE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT SHOPLIFTING ITEMS TO SELL TO BUY , YOU KNOW TO BUY SOMETHING ELSE. THEY WERE THEY WERE. IT WAS STRICTLY HOUSEHOLD THINGS. I MEAN, CLINGING SUPPLIES, PAPER TOWNS. TOILET PAPER. I FELT REALLY BAD FOR HIM ON. YEAH BUT OKAY, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS. HEY, KIM. MY PLAN WAS TO GIVE YOU AN
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UPDATE ON THE REX SCHOOL PROGRAM TONIGHT. UM AND MR PIEDRA COVERED THE MAJORITY OF THAT, BUT I DID WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING RIGHT NOW I'M STAFF ARE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES WERE HOPING TO GET, UM, THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS GOING, HOPEFULLY BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK, IF NOT IT WILL BE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. WE JUST HAVE WE HAVE A NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING CORRECTLY WITH THAT. AND IN ADDITION TO OFFERING THE WRECK SCHOOL PROGRAM OVER THE KINGSTON SELLER, WE ALSO PLAN TO CONTINUE TO OFFER OTHER LIKE, UM ONE OFF TYPE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SOME EVENING CLASSES FOR PRESCHOOLERS . UM WHICH IS WHICH IS SOMETHING NEW? UM SO I JUST WANT TO UPDATE YOU LET YOU KNOW, LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING ON IT. AND WE SHOULD BE HOPEFULLY FULLY OPERATIONAL BY FOR. THANKS, KIM.THANK YOU. GREAT NEWS. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH CLOSING COMMENTS WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID WE WILL START WITH, UH, MR HOLT. CLOSING COMMENTS, SIR. NO FURTHER COMMENT. THANK YOU. COMMENTS. MR SECRETS I JUST WANTED TO SAY I DIDN'T LIVE HERE BETWEEN 1983 AND 2017, AND I MISSED THE. PRECIOUS JIM OF SOMETHING CALLED REX SCHOOL. AND I RECENTLY HAVE COME TO LEARN ABOUT IT. AND I JUST I'M JUST SO ENAMORED AND TOUCHED AT HOW SPECIAL THIS WAS FOR SO MANY PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, GUARDIANS , AND IT'S JUST REALLY KEEP YOUR PASSION AND IT'S JUST THERE CAN'T BE ANYTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD. SO THANK YOU. NO. SO I WAS THERE FOR THAT REX WILL PERIOD SO I WANTED TO JUST COMMENT BRIEFLY ON THAT. THANK YOU TO THE SUPPORTERS OF REX SCHOOL THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING. AND FOR THE GROUP THAT YOU HAVE ENGAGED, UM, I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN THE VALUE OF THAT PARTICIPATION. UM AND I HAVE A TWO WRECKS COOLERS THAT ARE 31 28. AND THEY TRULY LOVED EVERY MOMENT OF THEIR DAYS IN THE BIG RED BARN, AND I WENT ON A. YOU KNOW, A PHOTO DIG IN MY BASEMENT TO GET ALL THOSE PICTURES OUT. BUT THE NEATEST THING ABOUT THIS FOR ME HAS BEEN THAT IT ISN'T JUST OUTREACH FROM PRESCHOOL PARENTS ITS OUTREACH FROM PARENTS OF TEENAGERS. PARENTS OF YOUNG ADULTS GRANDPARENTS, WHO HAD ONE SET OF GRANDCHILDREN GO THROUGH WHO ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEP GOING THROUGH, UM, A PROGRAM THAT HAS TRULY HAD AN IMPACT. IN SO MANY WAYS TO FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO SPEAK TO THAT. TALKING. HE HASN'T RETIRED EDUCATOR. I LOVE TO SEE STUDENTS COME TO CITY COUNCIL. AND IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT OUR FUTURE LEADERS IN THEIR FUTURE.
UM CITIZENS COMING TO CITY COUNCIL LEARNING ABOUT THE PROCESS. UM I LOVE IT WHEN YOU GUYS COME. I LOVE IT. WHEN THE BOY SCOUTS COME, AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THEIR THEIR MERIT BADGES ON THE COMMUNITY AND THAT SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. UM GOOD LUCK ON THERE WITH ANYTHING AND ANY ONE OF US, YOU COULD CONTACT ANYONE OF US UP UNDER STATUS UP HERE. WHEN YOU NEED ANY INFORMATION FOR YOUR PROJECT OR ANY FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU WOULD NEED FOR, UH, FOR ABOUT GROWTH CITY ON THERE AND THAT SO, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. EXCEPT FOR TAKING TESTS. YEAH, YEAH. THEY GOT THAT THEN OR THEY WOULDN'T BE IN AN AP CLASS. SO ON THAT NOTE, IF YOU GUYS WOULDN'T LET US KNOW WHEN YOU CAN WILL TAKE YOU UNDER NEW BUSINESS AND HOPEFULLY HAVE EACH OF YOU SAY SOMETHING AS PART OF A PART OF THAT WE WOULD
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APPRECIATE IT. ALSO TONIGHT WE ARE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION . MR SMITH, WOULD YOU GIVE US A MOTION, PLEASE? WELL I WILL RECOMMEND LANGUAGE THAT ONE OF YOU MAY PROPOSE FOR EMOTION RIGHT AHEAD, SIR. IT WOULD BE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER SECTION 1 21 22. G THREE OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE FOR CONFERENCES WITH YOUR ATTORNEY. UM INVOLVING DISPUTES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO PENDING OR IMMINENT COURT ACTION. I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MR SEGERS? YES YES. YES MR SHARPLY, EXECUTIVE SESSION. FOR[01:10:02]
THOSE OF YOU THAT WANT TO WAIT. THE ONLY THING THAT HAPPENS WHEN WE COME BACK AS WE ADJOURN.THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING DEVOTION TO COMBAT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RECONVENE WHEN YOU'RE BACK. I WOULD MOVE. WE COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. MR PERRY? YES. MR HOLT, THIS IS HOW YES SHOT KEY. YES YES, JOURNEY.
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