[Resolution CR-13-23 Waive certain provisions of Section 1101.07(b) of the Codified Ordinances for Autumn Grove Addition as adopted by Res. CR-24-22. ]

TWO MEMBERS OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PRESIDENT. UH TONIGHT'S FIRST READING IS RESOLUTION CR 13-23 WAVES CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SECTION 11 11 OH 1.7 B OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE FOR AUTUMN GROVE EDITION AS ADOPTED BY WAS IT RESOLUTION CR? 24-22 MR SHAMPOO.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE SPEAK TO THAT JUST KIND OF THE. WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THAT. THOSE POLICE OH, NO, I'M SORRY. MY BAD. WHICH PERSON? HI CRAIG MONCRIEF WITH PLAYING CLAW FIRM HERE ON BEHALF OF MIRANDA HOMES, ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION FOR THIS REALLY? DUE TO ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS JUST WITH THIS IS PART SIX OF THE AUTUMN GROWTH DEVELOPMENT, WHICH DOESN'T HAVE DIRECT ACCESS FROM FROM RANCH ROAD, SO THERE'S KIND OF FEEDS OFF THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS. THE OTHER PARTS OF AUTUMN GROBE SO THE PLATFORM PHASE FIVE WAS APPROVED. I BELIEVE THAT BEING DEVELOPED NOW , REALLY? THE ISSUE WAS JUST WITH INFLATION OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO JUST KIND OF SLOWED THE BUILDING OF THAT PHASE MORE THAN EXPECTED. SO THE IDEA WOULD BE AN EXTENSION TO ALLOW FOR THE FINISH OF THAT, AND THEN I KNOW ENGINEERING HIS CLOSE TO BEING DONE FOR THIS PHASE SIX. THIS WOULD JUST GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO GET THAT FINISHED. STILL SOME MORE PHASE FIVE LOTS AND THEN WROTE TO THE SPACE SIX. THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM. ANYONE FROM THE ISLANDS. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS? SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION IN COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL EXTENSIONS. SO I THIS IS HOW ITS FIRST READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT TO BE APPROVED. SECOND THIS IS HELP. YES. MR CIGARETTES? YES. VERY YES. OKAY MOVING ON TO

[Resolution CR-14-23 Set Forth, as required by Section 709.023 of the Ohio Revised Code the Municipal Services that can be furnished to 98.7+ acres located North and South of Rensch Road in Jackson Township upon its Annexation to the City of Grove City. ]

RESOLUTION CR DASH 14-23. SET FORTH AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 709 POINT. OH 23 OF THE HIGHER ADVICE CODING SERVICES THAT CAN BE FURNISHED. 98.7 PLUS REMINDERS ACRES LOCATED NORTH AND SOUTH OF WRENCH ROAD IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP. UPON ITS ANNEXATION IN THE CITY OF GROSS CITY. MR JESSE SHAM. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THIS IN TERMS OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE STIPULATIONS WE HAVE HERE? SURE YES, SIR. THIS IS A PROCEDURAL HURDLE REQUIRED BY THE REVISED CODE. IT REQUIRES THE CITY INTO WHICH LAND MAY BE ANNEXED TO PASS A RESOLUTION STATING WHAT SERVICES THEY WILL PROVIDE TO THAT AREA. AND WHAT THEY'RE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING, SO THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL ANNEXATION COUNCILS REQUIRED TO ACT ON THIS RESOLUTION THAT THEN GOES TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION AND THEN DOWN THE LINE POTENTIALLY AND SEVERAL MONTHS IT WOULD COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ACTUAL ANNEXATION. SO TONIGHT IT'S JUST THE SERVICES THE CITY WILL PROVIDE. BUT THAT SAID, UM. CAN

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WE ASK ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS? NOT TONIGHT? JUST AS A GENTLEMAN EXPLAINED. IT'S NOT ABOUT SO MUCH. THE ANNEXATION IS JUST A FORMALITY. WHAT WE DO IN THE EVENT. IT IS THE NEXT BUT IF YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT, AND YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS TOPIC, UM WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP. YOU CAN GO NEW BUSINESS OR NOW. WHICHEVER YOU FEEL IT'S MORE SUITABLE FIELD. SO IF WE HAVE THEN. YEAH. LIVE ON WRENCH ROAD AND HEARD ABOUT THING. ANNEXATION OF THE 98 ACRES OF YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. ADDRESS ADDRESS, 745. OKAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD, PLEASE . ANNEXATION THAT'S GOING INTO GHOST CITY AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S BEING BUILT BACK THERE. WE SAW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE COMMERCIAL. STUFF AND RESIDENTIAL AREA AND JUST CONCERNED YOU KNOW THE TRAFFICKING IN THE WATER AND ALL THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN BEHIND US. WE'D LIKE TO TRY TO GET THAT CHANGE TO RESIDENTIAL. HEY. ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL TONIGHT? WE'RE ONLY DEALING CHAIRMAN WITH WITH THIS SPECIFIC THING WITH UTILITIES. SO WE'RE NOT REALLY ADDRESSING ANNEXATION BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY . I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN. AT ARE YOU TRYING TO COME IN? AND I BELIEVE I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S COMMERCIAL. DAVID. I'M NOT SURE. DO YOU WANT TO? YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT? OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS IS A FELLOW BRUCE CITY HEIGHT. UM STUDENT CLASSMATE OF MINE HERE, CHRISTINE. IT'S ALREADY WENT TO GERMANY TOGETHER WITH INTEREST TO BE SO PROUD OF YOU, MARK. THANK YOU, CHRISTINE . WONDERFUL FAMILY. CAN YOU GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE? YES I'M CHRISTIE MCCLELLAN AND I LIVE AT 4641 WRENCH ROAD. GROUP CITY. SO . MR MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM MY HOME IS I KNOW THAT THIS IS VERY PRELIMINARY, BUT IT FEELS VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. FROM HOLT GROWTH. CITY WRENCH, BABY. ENOUGH RELATIVE, INCLUDING TONY BROOKE, IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER TONY BROTHERS, SO IT'S A BIG DEAL TO ALL OF US, UM MY HOME IS DIRECTLY BOUND TO THE WEST SIDE OF WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE TRAP FARM. IT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM FREEDOM FELLOWSHIP CHURCH AND THAT'S LOCATED AT 46 14 WRENCH. UM THAT HOUSE, THE CHURCH IS ACTUALLY ASKING TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF GROSS CITY. IT'S CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET FOR $1.8 MILLION. AND THE PROPERTY DOWN THE ROAD ON BRANCH IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE FOR WHICH I COULD TELL YOU ABOUT 100 ACRES FOR $1.999 MILLION. WE REALTORS ALWAYS LIKE TO PUT NINES ON STUFF SO THE PURPOSE OF MY SPEAKING THIS EVENING IS TO ADDRESS OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES, GRAVE CONCERNS REGARDING OUR FUTURES TO LIVE PEACEFULLY AND ENJOYMENT OF OUR HOMES WHERE RULE TOUGH WORD.

JACKSON TOWNSHIP DWELLERS AND SEVERAL LEVELS GREW UP HERE. OUR FAMILIES HERE WE CHOSE TO MOVE TO THE COUNTRY ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF GROWTH CITY, NOT REALLY SUBURBAN. WELL DWELLERS. I'M A REALTOR. I LOVE SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE RURAL AREAS, SO DON'T GET ME WRONG. THIS IS OUR CHOICES. YES THERE ARE OUR CHOICES. SO ON MARCH 9TH 2023 I AM THREE OTHER NEIGHBORS RECEIVED AN IN EXCESS AND ANNEXATION LETTER STATING THE CHURCH ON WRENCH AND THE TRAP FARM CONSISTING OF 98, PLUS OR MINUS ACRES WOULD LIKE TO BE ANNEXED FROM TOWNSHIP TO GROVE CITY. OUR CONCERNS ARE CLEAR AND CONCISE, ACCORDING TO THE GROVE CITY 2050 PLAN, THIS ANNEXATION WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THESE PROPERTIES TO REQUEST ZONING CHANGES FROM AGRICULTURE TO COMMERCIAL USAGE WITH FLEX ZONING, ACCOMMODATING WAREHOUSES . THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF PERSONS LIVING IN THE AREA. POTENTIALLY STRETCHING FROM HOLT TO GROW CITY TO WRENCH TO BABY TOO PLEASANT CORNERS 6, 65 AND 60 TO THE PROPOSED FLEX COMMERCIAL ZONING THAT WOULD BE REQUESTED AFTER INDEXATION WILL BE MATERIALLY DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE. AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR PRIVATE PROPERTIES. ADDITIONALLY NOISE LIKE POLLUTION TRUCKS, ROADS SHOULD BE TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION ALONG WITH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. AS THIS MOTION FOR ANNEXATION COMES FULL CIRCLE, ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION

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OF THIS COUNCIL TO REVIEW AND POSSIBLY PAUSE THIS REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION UNTIL THE TIME THAT YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE TO THOSE OF US THOSE OF US WITH SO MUCH TO LOSE MACY WHAT THE CITY PLANS FOR THE USE OF THIS LAND. THE ABILITY TO HAVE A SAY IN OUR INVESTMENTS OF OUR PROPERTIES AND OUR FAMILIES AND FREEDOM OF PEACE AND ENJOYMENT, AS DEMONSTRATED IN BOTH THE FIFTH AND 14TH AMENDMENTS. WE REQUEST ABSOLUTE CLARITY OF ZONING CONSIDERATION, DRAWING STUDIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS THAT MY THREE MINUTES UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YEAH THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHRISTIE. AND HOW CAN YOU SPEAK TO ANYTHING JUST AS WHAT'S KNOWN HERE. I THINK A LOT OF US BENEFIT FROM IT. THANK YOU, MR SIEGERIST. UM JUST GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CLARITY IN TERMS OF WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED ON THE SITE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER SLASH PROPAGANDA FOR FEW MONTHS. NOW WHAT THE PROPOSAL TO DO AS A DATA CENTER , NOT WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION DISTRIBUTION. SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A MAXIMUM FOOTPRINT OF 250,000 SQUARE FEET ON THIS 99 98 ACRE PROPERTY PARCEL. SO IF YOU ACTUALLY DREW OUT THE FOOTPRINT OF BUILDING.

YOU SEE HOW FAR IT WOULD BE FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY LINES, JUST A COUPLE THAT ARE KIND OF POINTS. THE PLACEMENT OF THE BUILDING WOULD BE APPROVED FOR THE DEVELOPED PLAN. WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT HERE TO US JUST TO BE CLEAR. IT'S KIND OF SUMMATION OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE PROPOSED PROJECT PROPOSED DEVELOPER. NOTHING'S WRITTEN US DOWN. WE'RE FULLY AWARE THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE INNOVATION PROCESS. ZONING INVOLVE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS JUST SUMMARIZING OUR POINTS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH WITH THE WITH THE DEVELOPER. UM AS FAR AS SETBACKS. WE'VE TALKED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER ABOUT HAVING A 950 FT. SAT BACK FOR A WRENCH ROAD 100 FT. SETBACK FROM THE NEED POSSIBLE FUTURE EXTENSION OF HOLT ROAD COMING IN THE WESTERN PRIVATE PROPERTY LINE, SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS PRESERVE. THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA, BUT YET ALLOW FOR THE OWNER OF THE PARCEL TO USE HIS PROPER AS DESIRED. UM THEY'VE ALSO COMMITTED TO DOING A SIX FT PRIVACY FENCE, SUPPLEMENTED WITH LANDSCAPE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY, AND THE THERE'S SEVEN ACRES ESSENTIALLY ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF RANCH ROAD. THE DEVELOPERS ASKED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THOSE LOTS UP TO LOVE FOR FIVE HOUSES ON INDIVIDUAL LIGHTS ALONG THE FRONTAGE. SO WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROPERTY, NOT IMPACT ANYONE ELSE. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF OVERSIGHT IN PONDS TO TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THE LOCAL FLOODING CONCERNS IN THE AREA AS WELL. SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TO AGAIN BALANCE. THE RIGHTS OF BOTH THE PUBLIC AND THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND, UH, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE ANNEXATION. UH SPECIFICALLY THE SERVICES OF RESOLUTION ORDNANCE , BUT FULLY ANTICIPATE HAVING SOME TYPE OF REALIZATION AGREEMENT COME BACK BEFORE FOR COUNSEL TO FURTHER DISCUSS. THANK YOU. THIS IS A SINGLE ONE STRUCTURE. 150,000 SQUARE FOOT MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 35 FT. ON THE PARCEL. WITHIN THAT 90 ACRE SITE. I DID ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR GO AHEAD. MR ROUCH . ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR HIM. GO AHEAD. I MEAN, FEEL FREE TO COME UP WITH CHRISTIE. YEAH, PLEASE.

WHAT'S THAT ADDRESS? PLEASE? I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S REAL QUICK. MY NAME'S BRIAN WEAVER. FORMER I T FOR CITY OF GROVE CITY ADDRESS FOR I WISH TO PROVIDE IT FOR 3 50 BEACH GROWN. AS KYLE STATED THERE'S CONCERNS WHICH FLOODING AND THAT COST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT HAVE HE SAID HE'D JUST BEEN NOTIFIED A FEW MONTHS AGO. UM I'M WONDERING IF YOU HAD BEEN NOTIFIED BECAUSE AP SUBSTATION HE IDENTIFIED IT. DATA CENTERS COMING IN AND AP SUBSTATION ON THE ROAD IS CLOSE TO THAT AND I BELIEVE THAT'S WHY THEY REFLECTED THAT LOCATION BECAUSE OF THE, UM BECAUSE OF THE AP SUBSTATION THAT 80 SUBSTATION SUBSTANTIALLY UPGRADED IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO THE CITY KNOWING NOW ALLEGEDLY KNOWING THAT DATA CENTERS COMING IN AND ALSO THE CITY OF ALREADY PLANNED FOR A POSSIBLE MENTION OF HOLT, LOAD DOWN TO 6 55 DUE TO THE DATA WAREHOUSE, CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS CANNOT COME THROUGH 62 INCH ROAD OR COME THROUGH NORTON TO NET FURRED. SO I'M CURIOUS HOW LONG CITY OF GOODS HAVE KNOWN THIS DATA CENTER DEVELOPER AND THE

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QUESTION OF LAND. AND IF THERE'S ANY BLOOD IN ISSUES THAT YOU GUYS ARE WAY UP IN THAT AREA THAT MAY HAVE BACKED GOOD CITY RESIDENT OR POTENTIAL GROUP CITY OF ATHENS TO JACKSON CULTURAL RESONANCE. JUST TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF POINTS. WE HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH DEVELOPERS ON A REGULAR BASIS. MOST OF THE TIME. THOSE CONVERSATION DON'T COME TO FRUITION. SO IT'S THIS CASE, THE CONVERSATIONS HAVE RESULTED IN SOME POTENTIAL. ACTUALLY, WE'VE RECEIVED NO FORMAL APPLICATION TO A FORMAL REQUEST. UH WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT AREA'S FLAT, AND WHEN THERE IS FLAT, IT'S HARD TO GET WATER TO MOVE SO KNOWING THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GO INTO WITH OUR EYES OPEN, MAKING SURE WE UNDERSTAND. WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES WE WHEN WE DRIVE DOWN 60 TO HARRISBURG BIKE, YOU SEE LOCAL AREA FLOODING, SO THE KIND OF ASSUMPTION IS IT WAS THAT WAY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER TRACKS, THIS ONE SAYING ONE OF THE WORST SIDETRACKED SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE THIS PROVISION TO GET READY TO JUST KIND OF STUDY THOSE THOSE EFFORTS IN TERMS OF HALT ROAD THAT WAS APPROVED TO SAY, APPROVED AN ORDINANCE OR PROVE SOME APPROPRIATE FUNDS. TO SECURE THAT RIGHT AWAY. COMING DOWN FROITY ROAD. THAT WAS A FEW YEARS BACK. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THAT THEY'RE OF HER PLAN. THAT FUTURE REALLY EXTENSION HAS BEEN ON THE PLAN FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, BY NO MEANS ARE WE TRYING TO DO ANYTHING UNDER THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS? WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE, UNDERSTAND WHO WANTS TO COME IN HOW TO BEST ACCOMMODATE THEM IF WE SO CHOOSE TO DO SO. UM IN TERMS OF THE AP SUBSTATION. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO SUPPLY ENERGY TO DATA CENTERS NOW, WILL IT BE TO SOLAR? YOU CAN CALL THE TOWERS EITHER BY SOLAR AND AIR CONDITIONING. YOU CAN DO IT BY WATER. THERE'S MULTIPLE WAYS OF DOING IT. SO THE AS THE CONVERSATION CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING NOW. SO WHAT? WE'RE WHAT WE'RE THINKING RIGHT NOW. WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE APPLICANT IS DOING SOLAR UH, PANELS TO PROVIDE ENERGY FOR THE COOLING OF THE OF THE SERVERS. SO IT'S NOT A HEAVY WATER USE. IT'S ALLOWING THEM TO PUT PANELS ON THEIR PROPERTY. NO MORE THAN SIX FT. IN HEIGHT THAT WOULD BE KIND OF SCREENED FROM VIEW FROM THE AREA RESIDENTS IN THE AREA OF PROPERTIES SO THOSE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE BEEN HAVING UP TO THIS POINT. YEAH I'M SORRY . ANYBODY WHO NEEDS TO SPEAK HAS TO COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. OKAY? MCCURDY ROB MCCARTY 45 35 RANCH ROAD. I JUST WANT TO KNOW, UM IN THE SCOPE OF THINGS. WHY WOULD YOU PICK A DATA CENTER TO BE PUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE NEXT TO RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN YOU'VE ALREADY DEVELOPED. OFF OF 6 65 ECONOMIC. ENTICEMENT AREAS ACROSS FROM WACO. I THINK I'VE READ THAT YOU'VE TRIED TO DEVELOP THOSE AREAS AND ATTRACT BUSINESSES AND WAREHOUSES THERE. I'M JUST WONDERING, WHY IS THIS IS THIS A PRIMO PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR A DATA CENTER? I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CHARACTERIZE THE DATA CENTER AND WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. I'M ASSUMING THAT NEEDS TO BE NEXT TO THE SUBSTATION. BUT IF YOU COULD PUT IT ANYWHERE WHY DON'T YOU PUT IT DOWN ACROSS FROM THE DUMP? WHERE NOBODY IS GOING TO BE WORKING WHERE NOBODY'S GOING TO SMELL IT. I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES IN THE DATA CENTER. MAYBE YOU DO A COUPLE OF THEM, BUT MOSTLY IT'S SERVERS AND HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION. I THINK THE BEST PLACE TO PUT IT WOULD BE ACROSS FROM THE DUMP. JUST A QUESTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS WILL JUST CONTINUE TO HAVE , UH, A SECRET. UH, I'VE HEARD US A LOT. CONVERSATION CHATTER WITH MY WIFE SHOWED THEM WHAT'S ON THE GROCERY CONDUCT AND SO FORTH. I DON'T LOOK AT IT THAT FREQUENTLY, BUT THE CITY IS NOT DOING THIS. THE CITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH OTHER THAN THE ZONING OF PUTTING IN A DATA CENTER. MR DEVON TRAPS HAVE OWNED THAT LAND FOR MANY, MANY GENERATIONS. AND THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO SELL IT. AND THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE IT AND ACTS AND WHATEVER THE LAW ALLOWS TO BE ABLE TO BE DEVELOPED, SO JUST TO CLEAR THE AIR, THEIR CITY GROWTH CITY IS NOT DOING THIS. EVER THAT ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS ABOUT WHAT THE CITY IS DOING THIS AND DOING. BELIEVE ME, WE'RE NOT IN THAT BUSINESS AND THE VONN TRAPS AS I SAY THAT FOR MANY GENERATIONS, AND THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO SELL IT. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO ZONE IT AND THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE AN ANNEX, SO IT'S NOT US DOING IT. I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT

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THE CHAIR. SO SOUP. SO CAN'T YOU GUIDE THE BUSINESSES THAT COMING TO GROVE CITY? BASED BASED UPON YOUR ANNEXATION POLICIES. CAN'T YOU TELL PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING TO RELOCATE THEIR BUSINESSES TO GROVE CITY? WHERE TO GO? WHY TO GO THERE? ISN'T THAT THE REASON THAT YOU DEVELOP THESE AREAS OF GROUPS CITY TO ENCOURAGE THESE BUSINESSES TO COME IN? AGAIN WE'RE NOT THE ONES THAT FILED THE ANNEXATION UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT BUT JUST THE ANNEXATION. WE ARE AN ENTITY. THAT IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF STATE OF BEHIND CHARTER. IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO HAVE AN ANNEXATION OF GROCERY, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT. COUNCIL VOTES ON WHETHER THEY ACCEPT OR NOT, BUT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT. THAT'S THE WAY IT IS ONE ITEM. I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP KIND OF BACKING THIS UP A LITTLE BIT IS WHAT IS THE CURRENT ZONING IN THE TOWNSHIP? OF THIS PARCEL OF LAND. PROBABLY RURAL AGRICULTURE. RIGHT SO I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST PIECE OF THIS DISCUSSION IS THAT WE ARE NOT CONSIDERING AN ANNEXATION THIS EVENING. WE'RE AT THE FORMALITY PIECE, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION. THAT IF THIS WAS TO BE ANNEXED, THESE ARE THE CITY SERVICES THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THE PARCEL. BASED AT THE POINT OF TIME WHEN THE PARCEL WAS ANNEXED, UM BY HISTORY. UM OFTEN IT COMES IN AT THE SAME ZONING THAT IT HOLDS WITH THE TOWNSHIP UNLESS THERE WOULD BE PART OF THEIR APPLICATION, SAYING TO US AS THAT WE WANT TO BE ANNEXED AT THIS ZONING ON THE WAY IN, SO THERE ARE A LOT OF STEPS THAT HAVE TO OCCUR. AND I THINK THAT WHAT EVERYONE IS TRYING TO DESCRIBE IS AT THIS POINT IN TIME. WE ARE RESPONDING AS CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD DICTATE ANSWERING THEIR QUESTIONS. AND THIS IS WHAT IS PROPOSED SO THAT WE HAVE NOW A CLEAR PICTURE, BUT TONIGHT WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION, AND I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT ALTHOUGH THE LANDOWNER WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE TO SELL THEIR LAND, AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BE PARTY TO THE LAND CURRENTLY IS AGRICULTURAL, SO THERE ARE STEPS THAT HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE IT WOULD BE A DATA CENTER. SO JUST KIND OF WANT TO PULL EVERYBODY BACK TO THAT POINT. I'M JUST JUST TO CLARIFY RIGHT. WE WOULD WE, AS COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO VOTE TO CHANGE THAT ZONING FROM WHAT IT IS TODAY TO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. A SEPARATE STEP. SO BEFORE ANYBODY LEAVES THE ROOM. I DON'T WANT TO REITERATE WHAT THE THREE OF US ARE SAYING IS THAT ZONING WILL COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL. AT SOME POINT IN TIME, AND WE WILL GET TO DECIDE WHAT GOES INTO THAT INTO THAT LAND. THEY DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK FOR ZONING AS AS, UH, COUNCILMAN HOUSE SAID AT THE SAME, THEY CAN BRING IT IN HIS AGRICULTURE IF THEY WANTED TO, UM, IF AND THEN, OF COURSE, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE CHANGED IF THEY WANT TO PUT A DATA CENTER ON IT. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY THING WE'RE HEARING IS THE SERVICE SERVICE AGREEMENT, BUT EVENTUALLY WE WILL HAVE A ZONING ANNEXATION REQUESTS. COME IN, UM AND HOW WE BRING IT IN WILL BE WILL IS REALLY THE ISSUE. WILL BE AGRICULTURE OR WELL, THEY ASK FOR SOMETHING ELSE. ACCORDING TO THE JACKSON TOWNSHIP ZONING MOUTH ON THEIR WEBSITE. THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL. IT WILL COME INTO THE CITY AT THE MOST COMPARE ARABLE. ZONING CLASSIFICATION THAT THE CITY HAS AS REQUIRED BY CITY CODE. IF THERE AIN'T ANY MORE DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS, THIS RESOLUTION IS HAD HIS READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. AGAIN. MR CIGARETTES? YES. MR BERRY. THIS IS HELP. THE THIRD RESOLUTION, AND I IS TWO

[Resolution CR-15-23 Approve the Development Plan for Signage for Phantom Fireworks located at 1700 Buckeye Place. ]

RESOLUTIONS. CR 15 23 APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SIGNAGE FOR PHANTOM FIREWORKS LOCATED AT 1700 BUCKEYE PLACE. IS ANY, UM, ON. I WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT OR ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS. RESOLUTIONS HAD ITS READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVED IT TO BE APPROVED.

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COUNCILMAN CIGARETTES. I THINK THAT FOR THE RECORD WE NEED TO STATE THAT AFRICAN HAS REQUESTED THAT THIS ITEM BE WITHDRAWN. WE HAD A FORMAL CORRESPONDENCE FROM THEM. THANK YOU. WE. I SECOND THE MOTION ON THE BOARD. SO THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO APPROVE. THE RESOLUTION IS SUBMITTED. FURTHER QUESTIONS. YOU WANT YOUR EMOTIONS. BUT WE HAVEN'T DID YOU MAKE A SECOND? YES WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND I JUST CAN WE COMMENT BACK? COMMENT, UM THEY REQUESTED WITHDRAWAL AND OF THIS ITEM FROM OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING AND ALSO BASICALLY SAID THAT THEY WOULD GO THROUGH OUR TRADITIONAL SIGNAGE PERMITTING PROCESS RATHER THAN UM, THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WAS PUT FORTH AND UM, AND WAS DENIAL WAS RECOMMENDED BY PLANNING COMMISSIONER THAT MEETING. SO I THINK THAT ESSENTIALLY, THEY GOT THE MESSAGE FROM PLANNING COMMISSION AND DECIDED TO ADHERE TO OUR SIGN CODE. JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. I HATE WHEN SOMEONE HAS GONE THROUGH THE PROFESSIONAL PROCESS OF REQUESTING AND I DIDN T REMOVED THAT WE WOULD DISREGARD THAT. EMOTION THAT WE WITHDRAW. NO THERE'S ONLY EMOTION ON THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. WITHDRAW. DO YOU WANT? HMM. YOU CAN WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION SECOND MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IF YOU SO CHOOSE, AND THEN WE COME BACK UP. EITHER WAY, IT'S BEING REMOVED. ARE YOU READY FOR A VOTE ON THE MOTION? TO APPROVE. MORE CONFUSION.

WE'RE GONNA VOTE TO PROVE. THE WITHDRAWAL OR APPROVE THE. APPROVES HERE. 15 23, SIR.

WITHDRAWING YOUR MOTION. I WITHDRAW MY MOTION. UH HUH. YOU TELL HIM. ONCE THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, THERE CAN'T BE JUST AN INFORMAL WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION AUTHORITY BEEN SECONDED, SO I THINK AT THIS JUNCTURE VOTE ON THE ON THE STANDING MOTION. THEY KNOW WOULD IN CONSEQUENCE. DENY THE RESOLUTION. A YES VOTE WOULD PASS THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SIDING. ARE YOU READY FOR ME TO CALL IT OUT? MR BARRY. MRS HAWKE. MR SIEGRIST. MOVING ON

[Resolution CR-16-23 Approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for Exterior Modifications for Tobacco King located at 3586 Broadway in the Historical Preservation Area.]

TO, UM. RESOLUTION 16 THAT'S CR 16 23 TO APPROVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS FOR TOBACCO KING LOCATED AT 35 86 BROADWAY. AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AREA. WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THAT. BUCK YOU. JUST AS A MATTER OF RECORD. MR SECRET. I'D SUGGEST WE HAVE OR SAFETY DIRECTOR KEVIN TIEFER GET A LITTLE BIT BACKGROUND ABOUT THE TOBACCO WORLD. AND SOMETHING. WE'RE PROBABLY NOT. PROBABLY WE WILL BE BRINGING A COUNCIL REGARDING AND SAILORS BACK UP. IF THAT'S POSSIBLE SERVICE, MR MR CHIEF FOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL IS THE MARRY INDICATED BEFORE WE DO THINK THAT OBVIOUSLY VAPING AND THE IMPROPER USE OF THAT KIND OF TOBACCO IS A SAFETY AND HEALTH CONCERN FOR THE CITY AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DRAFTING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD DO AMONGST OTHER THINGS REQUIRE PERMIT IN THE CITY SO WE CAN GAUGE THE DEPTH OF THE SALES OF SUCH STUFF. ON THIS KIND OF LEGISLATION HAS BEEN PASSING OTHER CITIES IN CENTRAL OHIO, AND ALTHOUGH IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL THIS OVERALL SUCCESS, WE DO THINK IT'S HAVING A POSITIVE EFFECT. I JUST I MUST SECRETS. I

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JUST WANTED THAT AS A COURTESY TO, UH DO THE. PENDING PURCHASE THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE POLITICS. ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION GUARDING TOBACCO PRODUCT. YEAH. MR CIGARETTES IF I COULD JUST KIND OF WALK THROUGH A COUPLE OF DETAILS ON THIS PROJECT, THIS APPLICATION WAS HER FIRST TRIP.

INAPPROPRIATENESS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS LOOKING AT THE IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED BY THE YOU KNOW, THE APPLICANT OR THE PROPERTY OR IN THIS CASE IS THE APPLICANT. AH THE USE OF THIS PROPERTY IS E TWO, WHICH IS RETAIL. SO THE USE OF THIS SITE FOR COMMERCIAL SALES IN TERMS OF TOBACCO WAS PERMITTED. AH! THE APPLICATION WAS ORIGINATED BY THE ABILITY OF VISION BECAUSE THE APPLICANT SOUGHT TO GET THE MINISTRY OF APPROVAL THROUGH THIS MINUTE OR START TO GET A MINISTRY APPROVAL THROUGH THE BUILDING DIVISION BUILDING DIVISION THOUGHT THE CHANGES WERE SO SIGNIFICANT THAT PLANE CONDITIONS SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW AND COMMENT. UM AS PART OF A REVIEW ON MAKE SURE COUNCIL IS AWARE THAT THE PARKING LOT WILL BE BROUGHT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE A 10 FT PARKING SETBACK WILL BE PARKING LOT SCREENING AND THEY'LL BE FIVE PERMANENT TREES ASSOCIATE WITH THIS PARKING LOT. SO AGAIN , THE APPLICATION WAS MORE FOR THE PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITE AND NOT NECESSARILY USE PLAYING COMMISSION VOTED 50 AND SUPPORT OF IT. COUPLE OF MEMBERS HAD COMMENTS ABOUT THE DUMP THREE ENCLOSURES AND YOU KIND OF YOU SEE THAT? THERE'S COMMENTS INCORPORATED STIPULATIONS ON THIS APPLICATION, BUT I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

SO WE DO HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENT. MR BRIAN WEAVER. I'M SORRY. THAT'S ONE QUESTION. I JUST CURIOUS AS TO THE CURB CUT UNDER BROADWAY, RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT. ACCESS. UM WHAT? WHAT? WHAT IS IT AS IT STANDS AT THAT PARTICULAR SITE, AND I ONLY REALLY ASKED BECAUSE THAT RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT, IS THEORETICALLY A GOOD ANSWER FOR IN TERMS OF SAFETY, BUT IN TERMS OF HUMAN NATURE AND THEIR ADVENTUROUS CAPACITY, UM TO BEHAVE CONTRARY TO THAT, HOW EFFECTIVE IS THAT? THAT WOULD DIFFER, EITHER. KEVIN T. THIRD SAFETY DIRECTOR, OR CINDY, THE SERVICE DIRECTOR. I'M NOT AN ENGINEER. ESPECIALLY TRAFFIC ENGINEER. ANY TAKERS. YEAH. THANKS. SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT FOR QUICK. NO, THAT'S OKAY. UM I CAN SHARE IT WITH YOU THAT CURRENTLY IT IS A FULL ACCESS. CURB. CUT. UM OBVIOUSLY, IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR A LITTLE WHILE. AND BEFORE THAT IT WAS AUTOMOTIVE. UM SERVICES IN THERE, SO I DON'T RECALL LAST TIME. IT MAY HAVE BEEN RETAIL, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT TRAFFIC PATTERN. UM FROM WHAT IS THERE CURRENTLY SO IT'S NOT EXACTLY COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES. I THINK THAT IT IS A GOOD CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU'RE THAT, UM, A PROXIMITY TO A BUSY INTERSECTION. TO KEEP THAT TRAFFIC MOVING AND TO NOT HOLD UP IN THE STACK. TRYING TO CROSS WAS THAT FIVE LANES THERE TO TURN LEFT, UM, CAN HAVE ADDED SAFETY BENEFITS, BUT. I WOULD JUST ADD THAT I THINK THAT CURB CUT SHOULD BE DELETED THERE BECAUSE I THE WAY THAT TRAFFIC STACKS THAT IT CREATES A NIGHTMARE, BUT THAT'S MY OPINION. YOU SHOULD ONLY HAVE ONE CURB CUTTING THAT'S ON SOUTHWEST. YEAH. JUST A COMMENT.

ITEMS BEFORE THE PUBLIC SPEAKS. UM, MR BRIAN, WE'VE FOR YOU. PLEASE. YOUR NAME AGAIN? YOU'RE ADDRESS, PLEASE. MY NAME'S BRIAN WEAVER TO ADDRESS THAT WAS PROVIDED AS 43 50 BEECH GROVE.

I'M A FORMER I T FOR CITY OF DIVERSITY. UM IT'S GONNA BE BAY BRIEF ON THAT, BUT I'LL EXPLAIN THE REST IN NEW BUSINESS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE ON THE LEFT HEARD UM, THAT YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF STATE OF OHIO DOCKET H DASH 20 TO 2003. 478, WHICH IS A BUT YOU GOT LEGAL HEARING HELD AT THE HARD TRAINING GENERAL'S OFFICE AT THE HEART TRANS GENERAL BUILDING ON FEBRUARY 21ST THAT YOU ACHIEVE, UM BAMBOO AND THE WINNER LOVE AND IT'S ALSO THE GARDEN CYBERSECURITY AND CYBER BUILDING DEPARTMENT OF ACTORS THAT WERE DELETED. UH, DURING THE RANSOMWARE TRACK THAT

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ELECTED, DISCUSS MORE NEW BUSINESS AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT AFFECTING THE BUILDING APPLICATION ON THIS. THANK YOU. OKAY IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE, JUST.

RESOLUTIONS HAD HIS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVED THE APPROVED SECOND. MRS HELP. YES MR CIGARETTES, MR BARRY. OKAY I'VE KIND OF BUTCHERED THE LANDSCAPE, SO I MOVED THIS ONTO BECKINGHAM PRESIDENT MISHAL FOR FINANCE. FROM THE PRESIDENT. VERY. RIGHT UM, TONIGHT UNDER

[Ordinance C-08-23 Make amendments to Section 161.10 of the Codified Ordinances titled Employee Status, Number of Employees per Department, Pay Grades. Second reading and public hearing. ]

FINANCE HAVE ORDINANCE OH, 8 23. I'M SORRY MYSELF. ONE SECOND, OKAY? THAT LAUGH RESOLUTION.

WITH A 21 VOTE. WE NEED THREE POSITIVE. BOTH HAVE A PASS. OR EVEN THOUGH I HAD TO POSITIVE VOTES. IT'S TURNED DOWN. RIGHT? THE COUNSELOR. YES, OUR REQUIREMENTS. STATE THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE. A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS. NOT A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS PRESENT. TO APPROVE AN ITEM. SO FOR THE PUBLIC THAT THAT MOTION EVEN GOT A 2 TO 1 IS TURNED DOWN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MA'AM. UM WE HAVE ORDINANCE CEO 8 23 AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1 61.10 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE IS TITLED EMPLOYEE STATUS NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES PER DEPARTMENT PAY GRADES. AND MR BARROSO OFFENDING . THANK YOU. PERIODICALLY WE GO THROUGH THE CODE AND LOOK AT OUR EMPLOYMENT STATUS. THE STRENGTH OF, UH, EMPLOYEES IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE INCREASES THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND CERTAIN CLASSIFICATION. FOR EXAMPLE, SERVICE TECHNICIANS GO FROM 23 TO 24. WE HAVE NEW DISPATCHER FROM 13 TO 14 POLICE OFFICERS FROM. 54 56. THAT'S THE AUTHORIZATION STRENGTH. SOME OF THE, UH EMPLOYEE POSITIONS ARE NEW CLASSIFICATIONS. SOME ARE JUST CHANGE OF THEIR TITLES IN PAY GRADE AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON THIS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THOUGH, THAT EACH OF THESE ALL THESE CHANGES ARE FOR CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES, EXCEPT FOR ONE POSITION IN THAT POSITION, IS THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE. SO ANY QUESTIONS? BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.

THANK YOU, MR ROSEN. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. RIGHT I THINK WE HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, MR WEAVER. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, MR WEBER, AND PLEASE STAY ON TOPIC. ARE YOU SCARED OF? UM MY NAME'S RYAN WEAVER ADDRESSES FOR 3 50 BEACH CLUB BEFORE YOU MAKING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1 61, WHICH IS, UH, UM, CURRENT PART ORANGE FOR EMPLOYEES. I THINK YOU SHOULD LOOK AT YOUR LISTING 1 61 CODES LIKE THIS SPECIFICALLY REFERENCE TO WHERE I T PERSON HAD REFINED AFTER AN INCIDENT HAPPENED, YEAH. MR WEAVER. I'M WARNING YOU ONE TIME ONLY. IF YOU DO NOT STAND TOPIC, WHICH IS THE CHANGES THAT ARE IN THIS ORDINANCE. 21 61. THAT'S ALL THAT I WANT YOU TO TALK ABOUT. YOU'LL HAVE TO RETURN TO YOUR SEAT. I'M READING THE 1 61 RIGHT HERE. YOU NEVER GAVE ME A CHANCE TO READ IT. CAN I EAT IT TO SPEAK TO THE CHANGES THAT ARE IN 1 61 SPECIFIC TO THIS OR MENTS? SO I CAN'T READ YOUR TEXT OF THE ORDINANCE CORRECT. HAVING WHAT? YOU HAVE THE TEXT OF THE ORDINANCE. YES, RIGHT HERE. YOU OKAY. 61 CODE. STAY ON TOPIC, PLEASE. OKAY. ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT BLAMES HE OR SHE HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO UNLAWFUL HALF MEN SHOULD FILE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE FACT THAT THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR INDIVIDUALS SHE PROVIDES HER. I MEAN, THAT'S TRUE. YOU INDICATED STEPHEN SMITH ON SEPT. CENT SAID THEY HAVE NO PUBLIC RECORD OF A WRITTEN COMPLAINT IN AN OIL MR WEAVER. THIS HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CHANGES THAT ARE IN THIS ORDINANCE TO 1 61. 0.10 OH, HE JUST SAID 1 61.

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I WAS JUST READING 1 61 OKAY, FACE AND I ACTUALLY BELIEVE WE'VE HEARD FROM YOU ON THIS TOPIC MULTIPLE TIMES. GOT A RESPONSE FROM, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN RESPONDED TO KNOW YOU JUST ESCORTED ME OUT TO YOUR SEAT, MR WEAVER. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? THREE THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED IT. MR SIEGRIST? YES BARRY? YES, YES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT

[Ordinance C-09-23 Appropriate $8,450,000.00 from the Pinnacle Tax Increment Financing Fund for the Current Expense of Improvements to Holton Road. Second reading and public hearing. ]

WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 9, 23 AND ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE 8.45 MILLION FROM THE PINNACLE TAX INCREMENTS FINANCING FUND FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSE OF IMPROVEMENTS TO HOULTON ROAD.

OKAY UM AND I DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE THE FINANCE CHAIR OF THIS EVENING. BUT THIS LET ME PUT ON MY HAT OF THE AUTHOR OF THE ORDINANCE ITSELF, WHICH AT THE TOP, YOU SAY, IT SAYS ORIGINATED BY PLANNING COMMISSION AND THAT WOULD BE INCORRECT. UM BUT, UM, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT I PUT THIS FORTH. THIS IS FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON HALTON ROAD FROM HOOVER ROAD TO THE BUCKEYE PARKWAY. UM THIS ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE MAYOR'S BUDGET DURING OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING ON DECEMBER 8TH LATE LAST YEAR. AND REALLY THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS THAT EVENING. UM REALLY CONCERNS AS TO WAS THIS NECESSARY AND A PRIORITY OF THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, AND, UM, AND THEN IT WAS ALSO QUESTIONS WHETHER WE HAD TAKEN FULL ADVANTAGE OF PWC FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, SO THOSE TWO ISSUES WERE RAISED AND THE ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE BUDGET AT THAT TIME, AND, UM, I WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, PUT THIS BACK IN FRONT OF US, BECAUSE AS IT SITS, THIS PROJECT IS UNFUNDED. AND UM , AS MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. WE HAVE KIND OF SEEN THIS PROJECT MOVES THROUGH THE PIPELINE. THE FIRST BUDGETARY ALLOCATION WAS IN THE YEAR 2019. IT HAS BEEN A FRONT PAGE ITEM OF THE C I P LITERALLY ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE DOCUMENT THAT WE GET, WHICH IS OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND THEIR PROGRESS. UM WE, UM, ANTICIPATED THAT DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR THAT THE FUNDING MECHANISM THAT WAS GOING TO BE TRIGGERED WAS THE BUDGET FOR 2023 THE PINNACLE TIFF AND SO MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY UNFUNDED.

THIS IS MY WARD. THIS IS A REGION OF ROAD THAT SERVICES. UM BUT I WOULD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND ALSO WILL SERVICE THE NEW PINNACLE PARK. WE HAVE A DRUG PINNACLE PARK DRIVE THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN THERE. THE PARK IS NOT FULLY DEVELOPED AT THIS TIME, BUT IT ULTIMATELY WILL SERVICE THAT PARK ENTRANCE. UM THERE ARE THERE IS THE COLOR MOVEMENT SAFETY FEATURES TURN LANE IN THE CENTER AND THEN ALSO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WITH CURBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, MULTI USE PATH. IT'S AN IMPORTANT PROJECT TO THE AREA , AND I REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GAVE THE PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE PROJECT AND CONSIDERED PUTTING THIS ITEM BACK IN THE BUDGET. IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT WE WON'T START SPENDING THESE DOLLARS UNTIL LATE IN THE YEAR, POTENTIALLY, BUT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO REALLY GET MOVING WITH EFFICIENCY WHEN WE HAVE NOT FUNDED A PROJECT, SO THAT'S WHY IT'S BEFORE US THIS EVENING. UM I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, BEFORE WE TAKE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ASKED MR PATRICK TO PLEASE COME AND JUST KIND OF GIVE US THE OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT. AND UM WHAT THE SCOPE OF WORK DOES IN THAT IN THAT AREA. THAT EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL UM AS YOU'LL SEE ON THE SCREEN NOW, HERE IS A TIP A CROSS SECTION OF WHAT THE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG HOLTEN ROAD WOULD INCLUDE. IT WOULD BE A SHARED USE PATH ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SIDEWALK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE RED ON THIS IMAGE INDICATES THE CURRENT BLAINE WIDTH OF THE ROADWAY. IT'S A RURAL TWO LANE ON CURVED BROADWAY, AND THIS PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT WOULD WIDEN IT TO A SINGLE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION WITH THE CENTER TURN LINE WOULD ADD CURB AND GUTTER AND A STORM SEWER SYSTEM. IT WOULD HAVE STREET LIGHTING ALONG THIS CORRIDOR, AND THEN THE PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES THAT YOU SEE THERE. I THINK THERE'S TWO OTHER IF WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE. THIS IS KIND OF A GLIMPSE OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN FRONT OF BUCKEYE

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PARKWAY. YOU CAN SEE CURRENTLY THE NARROW ROADWAY PAVEMENT. UM IT DOES HAVE A SHARED USE PATH ON ONE SIDE, BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THIS IS WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. THEY'RE THE PROJECT ALSO CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE. TAMMY PLEASE INCLUDE THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF PINNACLE PARK DRIVE AND METAL GROWTH ACROSS THE WAY. THIS IS WHERE THE POINT ALONG THE CORRIDOR WITH THE SHARED USE PATHS, SWITCHES SIDES OF THE ROAD. SO FROM HOOVER. TO THIS POINT, IT'S ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

AND THEN FROM THIS POINT TO BUCKEYE PARKWAY, IT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE AND SO HAVING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL PROVIDES FOR A SAFE MOVEMENT OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC, UTILIZING THOSE PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR. THANK YOU. UM YES. GO AHEAD. CINDY WILL BE. THE UTILITY LINES WILL BE BURIED ALONG THAT ROUTE OR NOT. YES SIR . ALL OF THE UTILITY RELOCATION REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN 2022. SO THERE WERE SOME PULL ALIGNMENT SHIFTS BY THE UTILITIES, BUT THEY ARE NOT VERY BURYING THEIR FACILITIES, THE ONES THAT ARE CROSS AND MEDITATION. THE ONES THAT ARE CROSSING. UM THE ONES THAT ARE CROSSING THE ROAD. I KNOW. ON STRING TIME ROAD, WE MADE AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S VERY FEW CROSSINGS OF UTILITY LINES FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES. SO WELL, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE CAN VARY? THE ONES THAT ARE GOING ACROSS THE ROAD IS THAT IS THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE FOR ENOUGH MONEY. UM I DON'T KNOW THAT IN THIS CORRIDOR, WE NECESSARILY PURSUED IT. STREAM TOWN ROAD BEING A VERY COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR . THERE IS MUCH LARGER BUNDLES OF AERIAL CROSSINGS ALONG THIS CORRIDOR. IT'S VERY, UH, JUST SINGLE LINE SERVICES OVER TWO RESIDENTIAL HOMES. SO THERE'S NOT. YES THERE'S ONE IN THIS PARTICULAR PHOTO, BUT THERE'S NOT A TON OF CROSSINGS ACROSS THE ROADWAY UTILITY WISE. RIGHT.

WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, AND I WILL START WITH JOHN EMMERICH. YOU COULD COME FORWARD AND YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. NO RUSH . I AM TRYING TO EMMERICH LIVE IN 50 TO 66 MARY VAL LANE, WHICH IS A CORNER OF HALTON. AND MARY BELL. UM SO THIS PROJECT WOULD DIRECTLY IMPACT MY YARD. LET'S SAY SO I WAS JUST SAY IT FIRST WHEN THIS WAS ALL IN THE PLANNING AND THE DISCUSSION AND THEY'RE STARTING TO WORK ON THE UTILITIES. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY I WAS PARTICULARLY PLEASED BECAUSE IT'S COULD IMPACT MY ACTUALLY YARD. BUT THIS ISN'T ABOUT JUST ME. THIS IS ABOUT UM THESE INFRASTRUCTURE OF GROWTH CITY AND I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO'S THERE. SO I KNOW FROM LIVING THERE AND HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THAT CORNER FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. UM THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH THE SCHOOLS, BUT MORE SO ALSO WITH THE HOSTEL. SO WE WILL HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, UM EMERGENCY VEHICLES GOING TOWARDS THE HOSPITAL DOWN HOLTEN AND IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC THERE'S NOWHERE FOR THEM TO GO IN LESS PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE ITALY OFF THE ROAD. WITH THE SMOKE SCHOOLS BEING THERE. WE'VE GOT UM, YES, THE BIKE PATH ON THE ONE SIDE, BUT THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS ON THE OTHER AND I EVEN TO THE POINT WHERE ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS WHO LIVES ACROSS THE STREET. I CONSTANTLY HAD TO BE BUSSED TO JACKSON. AND THEY LITERALLY LIVED WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE. SO THINGS LIKE THIS, THIS KIND OF IMPROVEMENT. ARE BETTER FOR IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT FOR EVERYBODY. NOT JUST LIKE THAT MY LITTLE DETRIMENT OF LOSING. MAYBE A SLICE OF LAND IS ONE THING. UM I'D RATHER HAVE EASIER TRAFFIC TO GET IN AND OUT OF MY YARD. MY STREET. THEN, AND THIS WOULD DEFINITELY A SYSTEM THAT SO THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE I I'M GLAD IT'S BACK IN THE BUDGET.

YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE MONEY SO IT ACTUALLY GETS DONE. I DON'T NEED TO WAIT THREE YEARS FOR SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S UP. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NEXT JAMES DANIELS. DANIELS, IF YOU COULD GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS JAMES DANIELS, 61 74 SENECA COURT INDIAN TRAILS I'M GONNA BE BRIEF BECAUSE ENGINEERING TOOK CARE OF A LOT OF MY CONCERNS HERE, BUT I SPOKE TO THIS BODY A FEW WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE BIKE FREE AMERICA PROGRAM. AND AFTERWARDS I SPOKE INFORMALLY TO MAYOR STAGE AND I THANKED HIM FOR THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO DATE TO EXPAND BIKE PATHS AND EXPAND BIKE ACCESSIBILITY. I ALSO TOLD THE MAYOR THAT AS A CYCLIST, IT IS MY PERSONAL CHOICE, BUT I CHOOSE

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TO RIDE ON PUBLIC STREETS AND PUBLIC ROADS. UM, THAT'S JUST ME. UM I SEE NO REASON FOR ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. WHEN I RIDE I RIDE AS DEFENSIVELY AND AS ATTENTIVELY AND AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS I POSSIBLY CAN. SO I DON'T SEE WHY THERE'S ANY REASON WHY YOU SHOULD NOT DO THAT, SAYING THAT THERE ARE SOME STREETS AND GROUPS CITY THAT I AVOID THIS STRETCH OF HOULTON. FROM UH, HOOVER TO BUCKEYE PARKWAY IS ONE OF THOSE STREETS UM I OFTEN FIND IT. IT'S OBVIOUSLY TALKED ABOUT THIS. IT'S NARROW. IT HAS FEW CURBS. UM MOTORISTS FREQUENTLY SPEED UP AND DOWN THAT PIECE OF ROAD. AND IT IS OFTEN CONGESTED . IT DOES HAVE ACCESS. IN ADDITION, WHAT MR EMMERICH SAID THE HOSPITAL TO TWO SCHOOLS DOWN THERE. UM AND WHEN YOU RIDE DOWN THE BIKE PATH THAT EXISTS, YOU HAVE TO CROSS THE ROAD AT SOME POINT TO CONTINUE ON ON THE BIKE PATH. SO AS A CYCLIST. I APPRECIATE ANY EFFORTS THE CITY IS MAKING TO INCREASE BICYCLE SAFETY IN TOWN. UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND NEXT I HAVE DEAN. HAITI. DID I BUTCHERB THAT. PERFECT CAN YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD IS JEAN HAY FEVER? MY ADDRESS IS 56 83 PAUL THOMAS CIRCLE. AND I LIVE OVER IN THE HENNIGAN'S GROVE AREA. I WOULD LOVE TO GET ACCESS TO GROWTH CITY FROM THERE SOMEDAY, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER ANOTHER TOPIC. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR ALL ALL YOU'RE DOING AND ALL YOU'VE DONE TO MAKE THE CITY OF SAFE CYCLING COMMUNITY. I ALSO LIKE THIS GENTLEMAN RIDE. BIKES UM, REGULARLY AND ACTUALLY WROTE ON HOLDING ROAD TWICE TODAY. UM. AND IT'S NOT. IT'S THE LEAST SAFE. RODE. I RODE ON UM, IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC TODAY WASN'T TOO BAD, BUT THERE'S SOME DAYS WHERE IT'S REAL BAD. UH IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR A CAR TO GO AROUND US AND LEAVE THREE FT OF THEIR COURSE COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION. IT'S AND SOME DAYS I JUST CAN'T AVOID HOLDING ROAD. ON THE ROUTE, SO I'M ON.

BUT. I DO. I PREFER RIDING IN THE STREET. I THINK FOR ME, IT'S SAFER AT THE SPEEDS I RIDE AND WITH THE GROUP'S I'M WITH AND ALL THAT. SO, UM. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING SOMETHING WITH THAT STRETCH OF ROAD. SOME AND THAT'S ALL I REALLY I CAN'T ADD TOO MUCH MORE. THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND FINALLY, WE HAVE RITCHIE COHEN SMITH. FATHER OF SKYLAR. EVENING AM RICHIE COHEN SMITH. I LIVE AT 13 93 FAIRWAY DRIVE, AND I WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE GROSS CITY BICYCLE. TUNIS DEPORTATION TASK FORCE. BUT I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO ACT TO GIVE A CYCLIST PERSPECTIVE ON ORDINANCE C. 9 23, WHICH IS FOR HOLTEN ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. I VERY FREQUENTLY WILL TRAVEL ON NORTH MEADOWS BOULEVARD AND I'LL TAKE NORTH MEADOWS SOUTH TO STATE ROUTE 6 65. AT 6 65. THERE'S A TRAFFIC LIGHT SO I CAN SAFELY CROSS THERE AND THREE MILES LATER, I'M IN PICKAWAY COUNTY. BUT WHERE I LIVE EAST OF 71. THE EASIEST WAY TO ACCESS NORTH MEADOWS IS HOLDING RED AND I DO IT AT MY OWN PERIL. NOW HOLD ON ROAD AS IT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID HOLDING ROAD HAS NO SHORTER AND IT'S JUST WIDE ENOUGH FOR TRAFFIC TO CARS TO BE PASSING EACH OTHER SIMULTANEOUSLY. THERE IS NOT ROOM FOR TWO CARS AND A CYCLIST AND YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT THE THREE FT OF CLEARANCE THAT A MOTORIST IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO GIVE A CYCLIST, UM UNFORTUNATELY , I'VE HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE MOTORS HAVE TRIED TO FORCE THE ISSUE AND I'VE HAD TWO BICYCLE OFF THE ROAD JUST TO ESCAPE FROM BEING HIT. NOW. 50 TO BE HONEST, 50 PLUS YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS RUNNING CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK FOR GROWTH CITY HIGH SCHOOL AND LATER OHIO UNIVERSITY , YOU KNOW, THERE WERE DAYS WHEN I COULD RUN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF HOLDING ROAD FROM JACKSON PIKE

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ALL THE WAY TO HOOVER ROAD AND PERHAPS NOT BE PASSED BY A SINGLE CAR. WELL. 50 YEARS LATER, FIVE DECADES LATER, AND GROW CITY HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY. AND SO IS THE TRAFFIC AND THEN WITH JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL IN BUCKEYE WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY INCREASED SCHOOL BUS TRAFFIC AS WELL. AND YET HOLD AND ROAD TODAY IS NOT ONE INCH WIDER THAN IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO. SO FOR THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE, PEDESTRIANS THAT WANT TO CROSS THE ROAD TO ACCESS THE NEW PINNACLE PARK OR FOR THE SAFETY OF SCHOOL KIDS THAT HAVE TO GO ACROSS HOLDEN ROAD TWICE A DAY EVERY DAY TO GET TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND FOR THE SAFETY OF CYCLISTS, AND FOR THE SAME SAFETY OF MURDEROUS. I MEAN, THIS IS YOU KNOW, THIS ORDINANCE HAS GOT TO BE PASSED AND HOUGHTON ROAD NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT INTO A 21ST CENTURY GROWTH CITY. SO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR PASSING THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM YOU KNOW, I CAN HONESTLY SAY OF THE REASON THAT I FELT THIS URGENCY. NONE OF IT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH BICYCLING. SO THIS HAS BEEN VERY EYE OPENING FOR ME TO HEAR FROM BICYCLISTS. I DON'T RIDE MY BICYCLE. I'M GUILTY ON THAT FRONT, SO IT'S VERY INTERESTING TO HEAR THE BICYCLIST PERSPECTIVE. UM I, UM I CAN TELL YOU THAT I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH RESIDENTS. I KNOW THE CITY HAS RECEIVED EMAILS FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN AND THE SCHOOLS AND THEY WANT THEM TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO WALK TO SCHOOL AND RIDE THEIR BICYCLES TO SCHOOL.

AND OF COURSE, THAT APPEALS TO THE MOM AND ME. UM I LOOK AT THAT INTERSECTION WITH HOOVER ROAD. UM AS A KEY INTERSECTION WHERE YOU'RE ENTERING NORTH MEADOWS AND THE CAMPUS OF MOUNT CARMEL AND THE CONNECTIVITY THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO GAIN WITH IMPROVEMENTS LIKE THIS. UM IT'S COMMERCIAL OVER THERE. UM IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ROAD WITH A MEDIAN AND TREES. I WANT THE SAME THING FOR THIS KEY AREA. UM IT THAT IS MOST IMPORTANTLY TO ME, UM, THESE PINNACLE TIFF DOLLARS THAT THE MAYOR INCLUDED IN HIS BUDGET WERE VERY APPROPRIATE BECAUSE I THINK THAT THIS PIECE OF ROAD IS VERY MUCH IN SERVICE OF THE PENTACLE TIFF. DISTRICT SO, UM, I THINK WHAT BETTER USE FOR THE FUNDS THAN FOR THIS TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT? UM, I ALSO WANTED THE OTHER ITEM. I JUST WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO THE O PWC FUNDING. UM YOU KNOW, OUR OUR STAFF IS REMARKABLE AT KEEPING THEIR EYES AND EARS OPEN FOR ALL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. BUT JUST IN THE TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF COUNCIL, UM I'VE SEEN PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO OF DAMARIS ROAD. UM BORA ROAD, SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD, AND, UM, AND THEN, MOST RECENTLY, OUR IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO UNDERTAKE A COLUMBUS STREET, WHICH ARE VERY MUCH TIED TO THE STORMWATER CONVERSATION. WE DID A MODELING STUDY AND THIS WAS A KEY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT THAT WE'RE GONNA BE TACKLING ON COLUMBUS STREET, AND WE GOT A PWC FUNDS TO HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO UM, I'M HOPING THAT I HAVE ADDRESSED IN IN THIS CONVERSATION THIS EVENING. UM SOME OF THE APPREHENSION THAT WAS OUT THERE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR LINE ITEM AND THE SOURCE OF THE FUNDS FROM THE PINNACLE TIFF. I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANY, UM MORE APPROPRIATE CONNECTION THAN THAN WHAT THE MAYOR HAD PUT FORTH IN HIS BUDGET. LAST YEAR. SO THAT IS WHY WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL BEFORE WE MOVE ON HERE? MADAM CHAIR. UH I REALLY PLEASED THAT WE ARE KEEPING THIS AS A LIVE PROJECT. WE WOULDN'T HAVE PUT IT IN THE APPROPRIATION BUDGET START WITH, BUT AND RESPECT TO THIS WAS VOTED DOWN.

THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED AGAINST RETAINING IT IN THE IN THE BUDGET. AND OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE LEAST THREE AH! I'VE DISCUSSED WITH TWO OF THEM THAT WE SPLIT THIS INTO TWO PIECES.

ONE OF THEM. WE PAY CASH FOR HALF OF IT, THE OTHER WE GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT OUT OF THE TIP. SO MY SUGGESTION IS THAT WE WITHDRAW THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE. COME BACK WITH A SECOND ORDINANCE THAT SAYS HERE'S THE 8,000,004 GET THE PROJECT STARTED PASSING AS EMERGENCY THE NEXT MEETING, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A FIVE OF VOTE. SO THE PROJECT IS ONE. WE

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WOULDN'T HAVE PUT IT IN THE BUDGET. IF IT WASN'T AN IMPORTANT PIECE. IT'S A MATTER OF WE DID HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT FOR ON COUNCIL AND I THINK IT JUST HAS TO BE REVISITED AND LOWER, DIFFERENT STRUCTURE. AND SPLITTING. THE DIFFERENCE IS TO ME AND THE TWO PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T VOTE FOR PULLING IT ARE BOTH IN AGREEMENT THAT THEY WOULD BE OKAY WITH MAKING IT A SPLIT FUNDING. SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO WITHDRAW THE EMOTION ALTHOUGH THE ORDINANCE AND HAVE A NEW ORDINANCE DRAFTED AS AN EMERGENCY UM, TO APPEAR ON THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. I DON'T WANT TO ADD TO THAT. UM, FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S NO ONE. I DON'T THINK ON COUNCIL THAT'S AGAINST DOING THIS. NO, I DON'T THINK I MEAN THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE DURING THE BUDGET MEETING HAD TO DO WITH WHERE THE FUNDS WERE SOURCED, WHETHER THEY WERE SOURCED FROM PINNACLE OR WHETHER THEY WERE SOURCED FROM THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND. AND UM, AT LEAST, UM, MR SHOCKEY AND MR HOLT HAVE WORKED VERY, VERY HARD ON A REC CENTER. AND THEY WANTED TO SECURE THE PINNACLE TIFF FUNDS FOR SOLELY TO BE USED FOR THE REC CENTER THAT WOULD BE LOCATED AT THAT AT THAT LOCATION AND THEN USE OTHER DOLLARS GENERAL REVENUE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THIS PROJECT AND EVERYTHING. SO THAT'S THE REASON IT WAS TURNED DOWN. NOBODY'S AGAINST THIS PROJECT AT ALL. UM, IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE THAT THAT IT'S AN ISSUE OF SOURCE OF FUNDING. UM AND HOW THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE UTILIZED AND EVERYTHING SO AND YOU KNOW, MR SHOCKING. MR HOLM AREN'T HERE. BUT MR HOLDER'S DIVIDED FINANCE CHAIRMAN LOOKED AT IT AS IF WE CAN GET IF WE CAN GET $567 MILLION OF GRF MONEY THAT JUST PUTS MORE MONEY INTO THAT AREA. BECAUSE YOU WOULD BE SECURING YOU WOULDN'T BE SPENDING THE TIP MONEY OUT OF OUT OF THAT PART. SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING MORE MONEY INTO INTO THAT AREA INSTEAD OF, UH UM , JUST USING THE TIP FUND, SO WE KNOW JUST SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT DIRECT CENTER ON THAT LOCATION WOULD BE CLOSE TO 60 70 MILLION. SOME PEOPLE AS MR BARROSO WOULD SAY, WOULD BE HIGHER THAN THAT. UM BUT SO WERE YOU KNOW, MR SHOCKEY AND MR HOLT. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SECURE FUNDS AND MAKE SURE WE HAD ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR A REC CENTER. BUT AGAIN, NOBODY IS AGAINST THIS PROJECT. UM MATTER OF FACT, I WAS AROUND THE FIRST TIME AROUND. WE SUBMITTED THIS, BUT, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO WAIT IF WE COULD, MADAM CHAIRMAN UNTIL THOSE TWO MEMBERS GET HERE AND COME WITH COME UP WITH A CONSENSUS. IT'S ONLY TWO WEEKS. AND IF WE COULD YOU WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND CO SPONSORS SOMETHING WITH WITH THEM, AND WE CAN GET ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE SAME PAGE AND STILL GET THE PROJECT DONE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THERE YES, MR EMMERICH. SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE. WE WERE REALLY BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE INTO THESE MAJOR PROJECTS HAVING SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING PROVIDER WILL REIMBURSE YOU FOR THE COST OF THE LAND AND SO FORTH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

AND MR SMITH. I WRITE DOWN TO BORE ROADS. BECAUSE I LIKE THAT TRAIL LOT BETTER THAN I GO TO NORTH MY HOUSE SO I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT I PASS HIM EVERY MORNING PUTS ME TO SHAME. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS COULD TALK ALL DAY ABOUT THIS TOPIC MAYBE ALL WEEK. UM THERE IS A LONG TERM PARK STUDY THAT'S GOING ON BY THE PARK BOARD TO TAKE A SURVEY OF THE FUTURE NEEDS OF OUR CITY PARKS AND RECREATION NEEDS AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL COMMUNITY CENTER. IT'S BEING DONE WONDERFULLY BY A VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY. COMMITTEE. IT'S TAKING TIME. IT'S A VERY COMPLEX TOPIC. THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY ARE PROBABLY FAR MORE THAN JUST A COMMUNITY CENTER. IT'S CERTAINLY NOT TO TRY TO SAY EVEN AT THIS POINT. WHETHER IT'S A GO OR NO GO AND HIS COMMUNITY CENTER OR WHERE CERTAINLY WHERE IT HAS TO GO. SO THESE MONIES I WAS SHOCKED. IT WAS MY FIRST BUDGET MEETING IN THE FORM AND THEN IN DECEMBER, I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT WE WERE JUST TAKEN OUT 8.5 MILLION DEDICATED TO CONTINUE A FOUR YEAR PROJECT THREE YEARS ARE ALREADY IN THE BOOKS FROM THE SAME TIFFANY OR TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE OF THIS DESIRE AND MAYBE BELIEVE THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO POTENTIALLY FUND A COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

THERE IS NOT ONE WAY TO FIND A COMMUNITY CENTER AND MAYBE ONE DAY WE WILL BUILD ONE AND IT STUDY. IT NEEDS TO GO ON AND TAKE PLACE. SO THAT NIGHT WE CUT OUT 8.5 MILLION AND NO ONE TRY TO RESURRECTED AND COME UP WITH A WAY TO CONTINUE THIS PROJECT ON FOR HOLDING THE ROAD. THESE HOUSES HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE 19 FORTIES. I MEAN, WE WERE 2000 PEOPLE THAT WERE 43,000 PEOPLE NOW. 2020 TIMES THE POPULATION LATER, THESE TOWNSHIP ROADS WERE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT CATCHING UP INFRASTRUCTURE WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT. THIS WAS A ENGINEER . THIS IS AN ENGINEERING.

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BRIDGET UH, READY PROJECT. AND I FEEL IF WE TRULY TOOK A PULSE OF THE OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITIZEN, THAT AREA WE NEVER WOULD HAVE DONE THAT THAT NIGHT. SO I THINK THAT WE'RE JUST MESSING AROUND WITH WHETHER WE TAKE YOU KNOW, GENERAL FUND MONIES OR WE TAKE TIFF MONIES OR WHATEVER WE CAN DO THAT A YEAR FROM NOW, TWO YEARS FROM NOW OR WHATEVER. WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING OUT HOW HOW WILL PAY FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER AS WELL AS A LOT OF LAND THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FOR A LOT OF G. C K EXPANSION AND OTHER THINGS. A CITY OF 43,000 IS NOW OUTGROWN AVAILABLE LAND, SO I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A SHELL GAME. I THINK I DON'T I DON'T SUPPORT DELAYING ANY FURTHER. I THINK WE THAT YOU KNOW THE HARD WORK OF OUR ENGINEERING TEAM IN THE CITY, SO PROPOSED IT TO BE IN THE BUDGET. AND I THINK IT'S JUST LIKE IT ERODES THEIR TRUST AND BUST THEIR MORALE TO SAY, UH, WE'RE GOING TO FIND ANOTHER WAY AND WE DIDN'T REALLY TRY. AND SO HERE WE ARE TONIGHT TO TRY AND I HAVE SOMETHING WE SHOULD DELAY IT.

BUT NOT THAT I HAVE STRONG FEELINGS. ALRIGHT LISTEN, UM YOU KNOW I COULD BE GOOD SPORT AND SAY, LET'S TOTALLY ACCEPTABLE THAT WE SHOULD PUT UP. PUT THIS OFF UNTIL WE CAN ALL SAY KUMBAYA. UM BUT THE REALITIES ARE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT LET'S TAKE DOLLARS FROM HERE AND DOLLARS FROM THERE WAS PUT FORTH AND CAUCUS THIS EVENING. UM I WILL SAY WHAT I SAID IN CAUCUS, WHICH IS MY PHONE NUMBER IS ON THE WEBSITE. THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE TROUBLE TRACKING YOU DOWN. BUT MY COLLEAGUES DECIDED THAT THIS EVENING THEY WERE GOING TO PROPOSE THAT THE DOLLARS BE SPLIT AND COME FROM TWO DIFFERENT SOURCES. UM, IT'S SEMANTICS. THIS THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT FUNDING COMMUNITY CENTER OUT OF THE PENTACLE TIFF IS CHOOSING TO LEAVE DOLLARS SIT IN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT. UM AS IF WE'RE GOING TO USE THEM TO PAY CASH FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH IS COMPLETELY HYPOTHETICAL AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME. INSTEAD OF PUTTING THOSE DOLLARS TO WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT IS LITERALLY CLAMORING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. SO FOR ME THIS IS HERE TONIGHT IF WE WANT TO COME BACK WITH SOMETHING ELSE COME BACK WITH SOMETHING ELSE. IT WON'T BE BY ME. UM THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING. YES. FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO SAY I 100% AGREE ON WHAT THIS PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD. THE ONLY THING I'M ASKING IS THAT WE WAIT TWO WEEKS AND HAVE THE OTHER MEMBERS COUNCIL AND YOU CAN WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION SO WE CAN GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE. MOVING FORWARD AND CONSENSUS IS IMPORTANT TO ME. THAT'S THAT'S MY POINT. BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT, I UNDERSTAND, MR BARRY. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM EITHER OF THOSE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ABOUT THE SAME TOPIC AND AGAIN THAT PRETENDING THAT AS OF TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO PLAY THIS, UH, IN TERMS OF CONSENSUS. THIS BUILDING. WE'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TIME TO BUILD CONSENSUS. I ASKED AS YOU RECALL AT OUR LAST MEETING IN CAUCUS, I WANTED EVERYONE'S QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. I WANTED THEM TO BE AIRED TONIGHT BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE MOVE FORWARD ON WHAT I BELIEVE IS A KEY PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS COMMUNITY. NO ONE TOOK TOOK ME UP ON THAT. NOT ONE PERSON TOOK ME UP ON THAT. AND AGAIN THAT THAT'S FINE. THOSE ARE THE CHOICES THAT YOU'VE MADE, BUT THE PUBLIC DESERVES BETTER AND AGAIN. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. A SECOND. NO. MRS HOWARD? YES, MR SECRETS? YES. RIGHT NEXT WE HAVE ORDINANCE SEE

[Ordinance C-10-23 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an Agreement with Adopt-A-Highway Litter Removal Service of America, Inc. First reading. ]

10 23 TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A DOCTOR HIGHWAY LITTLE REMOVAL SERVICE OF AMERICA INC. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ARE SCHEDULED FOR APRIL. THE THIRD SO WE WILL REVISIT THAT AT THAT TIME. THEN

[Resolution CR-17-23 Waive the provisions of Section 139.05 of the Codified Ordinances for the construction of the Town Center Amphitheater. ]

THIS EVENING, WE HAVE RESOLUTION . C R. 17 23 TO WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1 39 05 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TOWN CENTER AMPHITHEATER AND MR BOZO, CAN YOU GIVE ME THE OVERVIEW THAT SITUATION, PLEASE? YES THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS SITUATION IS THAT LAST YEAR, WE GOT A GRANT FROM THE STATE OF OHIO TO PURCHASE AN AMPHITHEATER. WE DID THAT WITH STATE FUNDS. THAT STAGE WILL BE DELIVERED HERE WITHIN THE NEXT, PROBABLY THE NEXT 60 DAYS. IN TALKING TO THE CONTRACTORS IN THE AREA, AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE BIDDING CLIMATE IS LIKE. TODAY. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FIRST OF ALL GET BIDS FOR MANY PROJECTS. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE TOOK BIDS FOR THE AH STRUCTURES IN THE BUELL OF PARK, WE GOT ONE BID FOR A

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PROJECT WAS $3 MILLION. WHAT WE DID WAS SEEK. INPUT FROM THREE CONTRACTORS THAT WE DO WORK WITH. HERE IN THE CITY. WE RECEIVED QUOTES FROM THEM FOR THE PROJECT, AND ALL THIS DOES IS JUST WAVE THAT FORMAL REQUIREMENT. TO BE ADVERTISED, SO WE DID GET THREE PROPOSED BIDS THAT RANGE ANYWHERE FROM APPROXIMATELY $300,000 TO $700,000. SO WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT NOT ONLY THE, UH, THE CONTRACTOR TO BE SELECTED FOR THIS AND DO THE JOB IN A TIMELY MANNER. SO ANY QUESTIONS I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO STICK TO THE ASYLUM. SO THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS HEARING. HIS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. REVERSE ORDER, AND I MOVED IN TO BE APPROVED. I HAVE A 2ND 2ND. MRS HAWKE? YES, MR CIGARETTES? YES, MR BARRY? YES? ALL RIGHT. THAT IS ALL I

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