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GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. TWO. OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR OKAY? RIGHT AND I HAVE THE CLERK CALLED LIBERAL MISS KELLY. MISS ANDERSON. VERY. HERE HERE, HERE HERE. HERE HERE.
ALL RIGHT. WELCOME TO THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEAR, 2024. IT IS MY DISTINCT PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING ON OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR 2024 OUR FIRST MEETING WITH OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS WELCOME. YEAH AND OUR FIRST MEETING AS A SEVEN MEMBER BODY, WHICH IS PRETTY DARN EXCITING. AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE GENTLEMAN HERE AT THE DAIS, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING WHERE WE HAVE TIPPED THE SCALES PAST 40% COMPOSITION OF WOMEN UP HERE AT THE DAY. SO UH AND IF WE ADD THE CLERK WERE REALLY KILLING IT, SO I COULDN'T LET THAT GO UNRECOGNIZED THIS EVENING BEFORE WE GET THE BALL ROLLING. UM WE HAVE NO SPECIAL
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PRESENTATIONS ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING AND APPROVED THEM AS WRITTEN. SECOND DO I HAVE A MOTION? SURE. OKAY, ANDERSON. YES VERY YES. YES, YOU YES, YES, YES. CIGARETTES? YES.[Welcome & Reading of Agenda]
ALRIGHT AND ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA UNDER LANDS WE HAVE ORDINANCE SEE 4823 ORDINANCE, SEE 4923 AND ORDINANCE SEE 01 24 UNDER SAFETY. WE HAVE RESOLUTION CR 124 AND UNDER FINANCE. WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 5223. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS. THIS AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. AND I HEAR NO OBJECTIONS. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE EXCUSE THE MAYOR FROM THIS EVENING'S MEETING. DO I HAVE A 2ND 2ND? MISS KELLY. MR BARRY? YES HEROES ? YES YES, YES, YES, CIGARETTES. ANDERSON? YES. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW THAT WE'VE DONE ALL OF THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS TO GET THE MEETING OFF TO START, I'M GOING TO PASS THE GAVEL DOWN TO MISS BOROUGH WITH LANDS. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT FALCO. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME. SO YOU GUYS GOT THE[Ordinance C-48-23 Approve a Special Use Permit for auto repair services for Auto Doctor, LLC located at 3515 Grove City Road. Second reading and public hearing.]
BEAR WITH ME HERE? THE FIRST AUDIENCE THIS EVENING UNDER LANDS IS C 4823 TO PROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AUTO REPAIR SERVICES FOR, UM AUTO DOCTOR LLC AT 3515 GROWTH CITY ROAD. UH IS THERE ANYBODY HERE TO REPRESENT? YES. YES. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, GREG TURNOVERS 3283, HARRISBURG GEORGE'S VILLE ROAD. GO AHEAD, GET IT. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? OKAY THANK YOU. MR ROUSE'S ERNIE. YOU WOULD DO A QUICK OVERVIEW. SURE THANK YOU, MISS BURROWS. THIS REQUEST IS FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AS WELL AS GOLF CART REPAIR. UH PEREZ. ONLY TEXAS, CERTAIN PERMITTED USES CERTAIN USES ARE CONDITIONAL SPECIAL. UH THIS IS ESPECIALLY USED PERMIT BECAUSE IT IS A CAR REPAIR AND GOLF SHOPS. THERE'S EXTRA CRITERIA WE EVALUATE WHEN REVIEWING HIS APPLICATIONS. THE SITE IS KIND OF MIDPOINT ACCESS.OF ALL OF ALLEY IN ANOTHER ALLEY. UM PRIMARILY THE USEFUL OPERATE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE STRUCTURE BY APPOINTMENT. ONLY THEY WILL HAVE HOURS OPERATIONS FROM 8 TO 5 MONEY THROUGH FRIDAY. AND THEN ALSO 9 TO 12. ON SATURDAY. AH APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 10 VEHICLES PER DAY WILL BE KIND OF SERVICE THROUGH THIS THROUGH THE SITE, AND THEY HAVE THREE FULL TIME,
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EMPLOYEES SAID BEFORE EVERYTHING WILL OPERATE WITHIN THE STRUCTURE, AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROPOSED A NUMBER OF SITE IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING REPAVING THAT THIS SITE AT IN LIGHT AND STRIPING AND ALEX MOSTLY ESCAPING, SO THE APPLICANT IS DOING GOOD DOING A GOOD JOB OF ENHANCING THAT THERE'S THE SAME PROPERTY AND JUST FROM A ZONING PERSPECTIVE, THE SITE IS OWNED BY INTO 92, WHICH IS THE MOST HEAVY INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. WHICH ALSO ALLOWS FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT TO BE APPLIED FOR WHICH IS THE AVENUE OF THE APPLICANT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING RIGHT NOW FOR CONSIDERATION BY COUNCIL . I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT STAFF DID REVIEW THE APPLICATION , RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. PLAYING COMMISSION AND PLAYING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL WITH STUDENT TWO STIPULATIONS. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE ON YOUR SCREEN OR NOT. BUT I'M ANSWERING QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE THEY ARE NOT DO HAVE THE INFORMATION HERE, THOUGH, ON THOSE MR. READY TO BONNETS. DO YOU AGREE WITH THE TWO STIPULATIONS THAT WERE PROVIDED? OPEN DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL. NO DISCUSSION HERE. WE KNOW, UM. COMMENTS I WILL MOVE THAT THAT'S ORDINANCES HAD A SECOND READING IN PUBLIC. HEARING AND I MOVED IT TO BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR. DO YES. YES. HEALTH. YES THE GRIST. YES. ANDERSON. YES? YES YES, THANK YOU. MHM. WERE WOUNDED. EIGHT THE SECOND ORDINANCE C 29 49 23. THIS EVENING TO PROVE A SPECIAL[Ordinance C-49-23 Approve a Special Use Permit for Temporary Outdoor Storage located at 3400 Southwest Blvd. Second reading and public hearing.]
USE PERMIT FOR A TEMPORARY OUTDOOR STORAGE LOCATED AT 3400, SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD. THIS IS THE SECOND HERE READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. YEAH KYLE, WOULD YOU MR ROW SHOULD COME UP AGAIN. THANK YOU, MR BRUCE. THIS IS A TEMPORARY SPECIALIST FROM IT. SO THIS IS TIME LIMITED APPLICANTS REQUESTING A TWO YEAR PERIOD FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR LAY DOWN YARD TO ALLOW THEM TIME TO WORK WITH THE VILLAGE OF URBAN CREST ON A PERMANENT SIGHTING OF THE LATER ON YARD. AS I KNEW DURING CAUCUS, THIS IS A UNIQUE SITUATION BECAUSE THE PROPERTY, OWNS PARCELS AND GROW CITY AS WELL AS IN THE VILLAGE OF URBAN URBAN CREST. SO AS THEY GO FORWARD WITH THEIR LONG TERM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE, THEY ASKED FOR THE SPECIALIST PERMIT TO ACCOMMODATE A TEMPORARY TWO YEAR PERIOD TO ALLOW THEM TO HAVE THE CRANES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT ON SITE RIGHT NOW, LIKE THAT, COUNSEL, BE AWARE AS WE KNEW IN THE CAUCUS, THE VEHICLES ARE ON SITE, THE EQUIPMENT ON SITE ALREADY AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS NOW, REALLY, BECAUSE THE SITE WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BACK IN 1988 AND AGAIN , ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT APPROVED BACK IN 99, SO WE WERE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND LEGALLY AS WELL AS PROCEDURALLY. HOW TO BEST ACCOMMODATE THIS REQUEST BECAUSE IS IT A NONCONFORMING USER SPANNING OR IS IT SHOULD BE, ESPECIALLY FROM IT? JUST WE DID SOME DEEP DIVE IN OUR IN OUR RECORDS THAT KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BEST PAST PATH WAS. WAS IT SITTING THE APPLICANTS RIGHT TO VARIANCES, OR WOULD IT BE MORE CLEAN TO DO A SPECIAL USE PERMIT? WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MORE MORE WORTHWHILE TO DO A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED. WHAT IS THIS THING? WHAT'S PLAYING WITH THE FUTURE USE OF THE PROPERTY WILL BE AFTER TWO YEARS AS ALSO AS WE NOTED IN THE CAUCUS IF WE APPROVE VARIANCES THAT'S RUNS WITH THE PROPERTY, WHEREAS BY DOING ESPECIALLY FROM ALLOWS FOR HER RISE IN OF THE OF THE USE OF THE PROPERTY WITHOUT MY AGAIN ANSWERING QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU.REPRESENTATION FROM THE PROPERTY. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING . MY NAME IS REBECCA MOTT WITH THE PLANK LAW FIRM WITH AN OFFICE ADDRESS OF 411, EAST TOWNE STREET. COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43215 AND DON PLANK AS WELL FROM OUR OFFICE. WE ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER APPLICANT, MR MARTIN AS WELL AS MARCO CINDER ARCHITECT CONSULTANT. SO WE HAVE AN APPLICATION AND A STAFF REPORT ALREADY ON RECORD, SO I DID NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL THE PRONGS OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TONIGHT SINCE IT'S PART OF THE RECORD, BUT I DID WANT TO NOTE SOME SUPPORTING FACTS AND TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO THOSE SPECIAL PERMIT CRITERIA TO LET YOU KNOW WE DO MEET THE CONDITIONS OF A SPECIAL USE
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PERMIT IN THE CODE AS WELL AS THE SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS OF THE CODE AS WELL. THE ZONING ON THIS PROPERTY IS OWNED I N D TO THE PERSONALS TO THE EAST AND WEST IN GROUP CITY'S JURISDICTION ARE ALSO ZONED IN D TWO, WHICH IS THE HEAVIEST INDUSTRIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATION WITHIN THE CITY OF GROWTH CITY. THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH IS OWNED I ONE WHICH IS AN INDUSTRIAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, BUT IT'S IN THE VILLAGE OF URBAN CREST. IT IS ALSO OWNED BY OUR APPLICANT. OUR CLIENT. FOR INDUSTRIAL USES. SO ALL OF THE USES IN THIS CORRIDOR HAVE BEEN INDUSTRIAL IN NATURE AND HAVE BEEN ZONED INDUSTRIAL SINCE BEFORE 1988 AND BEFORE LOUIS DUNAWAY WAS EVER BUILT. AND WITH THAT, UM, I DO WANT TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE OLD HISTORIC PLANS, AND I DID PROVIDE A SUMMARY OUTLINE OR A TIMELINE AT YOUR DESK AS WELL AS A LETTER FROM A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNER. BUT FIRST JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ABOUT THE USE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING. OUR CLIENT HAS A TENANT CALLED MAXIM CRANE WORKS. THEY ARE A SPECIALIZED CRANE AND LIFTING EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY, AND THEY ALSO PROVIDE FOR ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT. HEAVY HAULING AND MAINTENANCE, UM, SERVICES FOR MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY IN JOB LAYOUT AND PRODUCTIVITY. MAXIM CRANE WORKS WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE A PORTION OF THIS PROPERTY THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW ON YOUR SCREEN. IT'S ONLY A LESS THAN FOUR ACRE TRACT OF THIS 10 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN TOTAL THAT THEY WOULD BE USING FOR AN OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA. YOU CAN SEE THAT EVEN THIS PICTURE DOESN'T DO IT. JUSTICE ON THE LEFT. IT DOESN'T LOOK QUITE LIKE THAT. TODAY WE HAVE A 4 FT EVER, OR 4 FT. MOUND ALONG LEWIS CENTER, WAY ALREADY WITH TWO ROWS OF STAGGERED EVERGREEN TREES, 6 FT HEIGHT, 20 FT ON CENTER THAT ARE ALREADY 20 FT. STEP BACK FROM LEWIS CENTER, WAY TO SHIELD AND SCREEN THE VIEW OF THE OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA FROM LEWIS CENTER WAY WE ALSO HAVE MOUNTING IN LANDSCAPING ALONG SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD. AND WE'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL LANDSCAPING AROUND THAT MOUND AND AROUND THE WRAPPING AROUND OF THE PROPERTY LINE THAT GOES TO THE EAST AND SOUTH. WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF BUILDINGS ON THE SITE THAT ARE OFFICE BUILDINGS, WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS, ETCETERA THAT ALSO SCREENED THE VIEW OF THE OUTSIDE STORAGE FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS. SO THIS MISS MY INTERRUPT YOU? UM YES. I'M JUST TRYING TO LIMIT TO EVERYBODY TO THE THREE MINUTES SPEAKING. COULD I PLEASE ASK TO BE PERMITTED AS AN APPLICANT THAT HAS TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE AND FACTS TO SUPPORT THE CRITERIA TO HAVE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES SINCE AS AN APPLICANT, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF PROOF FOR OUR CASE AND COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. CAN WE TRY TO GET SOME OF THAT DISCUSSION? ABSOLUTELY. I'LL QUICK. I'LL HURRY IT UP. UM SO IN YOUR TIMELINE, I'D LIKE TO HIT ON THREE POINTS. THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE NUMBER TWO ON YOUR TIMELINE. WE HAVE A 1988 SITE PLAN. THAT GOES THROUGH THAT THERE WAS A GRAVEL STORAGE AREA DEPICTED ON OUR PROPERTY. IT IS HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN PINK, THE CROSSHATCH IN PINK. WE ALSO HAVE THE DATE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW ON THIS PLANET'S INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKETS THE DATE SINCE 1988 . SO THE GRAVEL STORAGE AREA WITH A 6 FT FENCE WITH ACTUALLY BARBED WIRE ON THAT FENCE WAS APPROVED BACK IN 1988 FOR THIS SITE. SO THESE USES WERE ASKING FOR ARE ALREADY ENTITLED. FOR LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED ON THE PROPERTY SINCE THEN. AND IF WE FLIP THE BOARD TO THE NEXT PAGE THIS IS IN YOUR 1999 HANDOUT. THIS IS NUMBER SIX. CR 7599 INCLUDED THIS SITE PLAN FOR FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR AN OFFICE BUILDING ON THE SITE. IT ALSO INCLUDES AGAIN THE GRAVELED STORY, JERRY AS EXISTING, SO NOT ONLY COULD WE ARGUE, WERE LEGAL NONCONFORMING. WE ACTUALLY HAVE LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS FOR THIS USE FOR AN OUTSIDE STORAGE AREA. SO WITH THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, AND I'M TRYING TO HURRY. WE'RE TRYING TO COOPERATE WITH THE CITY. WE WANT TO CLEAN UP THE RECORDS. WE WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE TO APPLY FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND VARIANCES, WHICH WE'RE HAPPY TO DO, BUT LEGALLY, WE ARE ENTITLED TO THESE USES THAT WE'RE SEEKING AND WE AGREE WITH ALL OF THE STIPULATIONS. WE ALSO AGREE WITH ALL THE VARIANCES THAT HAVE BEEN LISTED IN YOUR STIPULATION LIST. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANTS AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU WELCOME ANY DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL CHAIRMAN? YES PLEASE, MR SMITH, ARE THEY LEGALLY ENTITLED . THERE ARE. UNDER THE LAW. IF YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING, AND THEN, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LAW CHANGES OR TIME CHANGES THEY CAN HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A PRE EXISTING NON CONFORMING USE.WHICH IS WHAT THEY HAVE NOW, AND THEY'RE HERE TO TRY TO CLEAN THAT UP. PRE EXISTING NON
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CONFORMING USES GENERALLY CAN GO UNTIL THEY ARE EITHER TERMINATED OR ABANDONED, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE IN THIS CASE HAS HAPPENED. HOWEVER THE ONE THING YOU GENERALLY CANNOT DO WITH THE PRE EXISTING NON CONFORMING USE WITHOUT APPROVAL IS EXPANDED. SO UM, THE ANSWER IS, IF THEY HAVE THE PRE APPROVED PLANS, THEY DO HAVE SOME RIGHTS. HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE ALSO ASKING TO EXPAND THOSE RIGHTS. WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION OR NOT, MR BARRY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. HEARING NONE. THIS ORDINANCE HAD ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. BACK IN. MR HOLT? MM I'M GONNA VOTE IN THE POSITIVE BECAUSE THERE'S A TWO YEAR LIMIT ON THIS SPECIAL USE PERMITS. SO THAT'S WHAT GETS ME TOO. YES. HELP? YES. JUST CIGARETTES. ANDERSON. YES. MR BARRY BURROWS, MRS BEARERS. YES MR. DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I GUESS I HAVE ONE. LET'S SEE HERE . ORDINANCE SEE 01-24 EXCEPT THE ANNEXATION OF 0.505 PLUS OR[Ordinance C-01-24 Accept the annexation of 0.505+^ acres located at 2304 White Road. First reading.]
MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT 23 +04 WHITE ROAD. THIS IS A FIRST READING. THE NEXT SECOND HERE, READING AND HEARING WILL BE ON. JANUARY 16 MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING.THANK YOU, MR BURROUGHS. AND THAT BRINGS US ALONG TO SAFETY WITH MS ANDERSON. AND YOU'VE ALREADY PASSED THE GAVEL. SOL, HAVE YOU TAKE IT AWAY? WE ARE HEARING RESOLUTION CR 0124, IT
[Resolution CR-01-24 Amend Resolution CR-06-22 to form the Grove City Community Diversity Advisory Task Force.]
IS TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION OF CR 06 22 TO FORM THE GROWTH CITY COMMUNITY DIVERSITY ADVISORY TASK FORCE. THIS TASK FORCE WAS FORMED IN FEBRUARY OF 2022. AND TONIGHT THE AMENDMENT IS TO CHANGE SOME OF THE COMPOSITION OF HOW THE TASK FORCE HAS BEEN FORMED, AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MADAM CHAIR. MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UM SO FOLLOWING IT BACK IS WHERE WE ARE, UM MISS KELLY DID A LOT OF THE WORK WITH THE TASK FORCE. UM THE COMMUNITY DIVERSITY ADVISORYK FORCE HAD GIVEN A REPORT TO US AS OF THEIR 12 MONTHS OF WORK, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION, I THINK THE CONSENSUS WAS THERE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE DUTIES THAT AS DESCRIBED HERE, AND, UM AND REALLY, WE'RE TRYING TO NAVIGATE, REPLACING SOME MEMBERS THAT HAD DROPPED OFF ONE. AND THEN SOME OF THE STRUGGLE THAT WAS TIED TO APPOINTED MEMBERS WHO WEREN'T NECESSARILY ABLE TO FULFILL A COMMITMENT. UM SO THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE GUIDANCE THAT GIVES THEM THE ABILITY TO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT, UM ONE AND TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO IF ANYONE ELSE DROPS OFF TO SEEK A REPLACEMENT FOR THOSE PARTIES. IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE DUTIES OUTLINED IN THE INITIAL RESOLUTION. AND THIS THIS LEGISLATION NOT ONLY GIVES THEM THE MECHANISM TO ADD TO THEIR COMMITTEE WHERE THEY NEED TO HAVE REPLACEMENTS ALSO TO REPLACE ANY NEW PEOPLE THAT MAY DROP OFF AND GIVES THEM ANOTHER 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THEIR PROJECTS. SO UM I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER THAT SITS IN WITH THE DIVERSITY TASK FORCE. THAT'S THE REASON I'M GIVING YOU THIS NARRATIVE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO FEEL ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL MAY HAVE, AND I'LL GIVE YOU BACK THE FLOOR, MISS ANDERSON. THERE WASN'T ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS TONIGHT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY QUESTIONS AMONG COUNCIL? OKAY? I'M A FORMER MEMBER MYSELF. UM THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. HOW YES, YES, ANDERSON, YES, YES. YES, YES.[Ordinance C-52-23 Amend various Sections of the Codified Ordinances for an additional Deputy City Administrator position. Second reading and public hearing.]
MADAM PRESIDENT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING. THANK THANK YOU, AND WE MOVED TO THE FINAL[00:20:04]
COMMITTEE FINANCE MR CIGARETTES. THANK YOU TONIGHT ON THE AGENDA IS THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE C 5223. IT'S TO AMEND THE VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE FOR AN ADDITIONAL DEPUTY CITY ADMINISTRATOR POSITION TONIGHT IS THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TO IT. WHAT WOULD THERE BE ANY? UM WOULD YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, MR BOZO AGAIN? I THINK I BELIEVE THE AUDIENCE HEARD WHAT THE DISCUSSION THAT WAS IN CAUCUSES. IS THAT CORRECT? IN TERMS OF THIS POSITION. EXCUSE ME WAS THE P A ON NO, YOU DIDN'T GET YOU DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING UP. DID YOU WANT TO THIS PARTICULAR POSITION WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL CITY DEPUTY CITY ADMINISTRATOR. AH THE COUNCIL HAS THE PROPOSED ORGANIZATIONAL CHART. THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS DURING THE BUDGET HEARING IN THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE IN TERMS OF, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THIS POSITION BE FILLED INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY, UH, WE WERE IN CAUCUS. UH IT WAS TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT IT WOULD BE AN INTERNAL APPOINTMENT, UH, IF THE POSITION WAS APPROVED, WE BELIEVE WE HAVE A GOOD CANDIDATE HERE, AND I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ANY ORGANIZATION NOT ONLY TO ATTRACT A GOOD TALENT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TO RETAIN THEM. SO THE MAYOR HAD SOME SLIDES DURING HIS HIS PRESENTATION AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT AN ORGANIZATION, YOU TALK ABOUT SUCCESSION AND AS UPPER MANAGEMENT GETS OLDER, YOU START LOOKING AT WHO IS GOING TO TAKE THEIR PLACE? UM, AS I EXPLAINED TO COUNCIL, PROBABLY THE MOST, UH, IMPORTANT ONE IN THERE WAS MY TENURE HERE WITH THE CITY OF GROWTH CITY. I'VE BEEN HERE 46 YEARS AND PRETTY SOON I'M GONNA TURNED 72 YEARS OLD. SO OBVIOUSLY I TOLD THE MAYOR THAT I WOULDN'T PROBABLY IN ALL LIKELIHOOD BE NOT STAYING WITH HIM FOR THE WHOLE TERM, SO IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOKED FOR SUCCESSION PLANNING. WE BELIEVE WE HAVE THAT IN PLACE.UH THERE ARE SOME OTHER TOP MANAGEMENT PEOPLE WITHIN THE CITY OF GROWTH CITY THAT WOULD BE RETIRING THIS YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, THE BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER DON WALTERS WILL BE LEAVING IN JULY, SO THAT'S UH, WILL BE ANOTHER VOID SO, BUT IN TERMS OF THE COMMENTS THAT THAT WERE GIVEN IN THE CAUCUS, UH, I BELIEVE THERE WAS. THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS THAT THAT PERHAPS NEED ADDITIONAL INPUT. IN TERMS OF I THINK ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS WAS HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. I WOULD JUST ASK IN TERMS OF IN ORDER TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
PERHAPS I THINK THE PRESIDENT COUNCIL AH UH, I WAS GOING TO SCHEDULE RETREAT THIS YEAR. AT SOME POINT, THIS COULD BE A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION. AND YOU KNOW THAT THE CLERK OF COUNCILS ASKED FOR A NEW POSITION ALSO FULL TIME POSITION IN HER DEPARTMENT SO THAT THEY COULD BE WE COULD DISCUSS THIS FURTHER. PERHAPS POSTPONE THIS TILL THE FIRST MEETING IN MARCH. POSTPONE ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS ARE POSTPONING THE BOOK YOU ASK, JUST MAKE SURE POSTPONED THAT THE LEGISLATION. I MEAN, THAT'S A THAT'S COMPLETELY UP TO COUNSEL. COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THAT? HMM. MADAM PRESIDENT. ACTUALLY MR SECRETS. SORRY I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA FOR US TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. I'LL MOVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS UNTIL MARCH.
MARCH, 4TH SIR. FOURTH I'LL SECOND THAT DISCUSSION. IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, UM CAN WE TAKE A VOTE ON POSTPONING THIS TO MARCH? WARNING. THIS ORDINANCE. UM THAT'S CORRECT MERCH. YOU'RE ASKING ME? NO NO, I'M JUST SAYING YES, YOU MAY YES . ARE YOU READY TO CALL THE VOTE FOR THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO POSTPONED TO MARCH? 4TH THERE'S EMOTION ON THE FLORIDA POSTPONE THIS VOTE UNTIL MARCH, 4TH. READY? YEAH. CIGARETTES. YES ANDERSON. YES YES, YES, YOU. NO.
YES. OKAY? ALRIGHT THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING . IF THERE IS ANY NEW BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNCIL BY ANYONE PRESENT IN
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COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THESE DO SO AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP ON OUR SHEEP? NEW[Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments]
BUSINESS. NEW BUSINESS. NO. NO NEW BUSINESS ITEMS AND, UM, WITH THE MAYOR IS NOT WITH US THIS EVENING TO WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE A REPORT? JUST ONE ITEM ON? UH DECEMBER 22ND. WE DID TAKE BIDS FOR TWO MAJOR PROJECTS HERE IN GROWTH CITY. ONE WAS A BIRCH BARK TRAIL EXTENSION THAT CAME IN APPROXIMATELY $843,000. THAT'S WITHIN BUDGET, SO WE'LL BE AWARDING THAT CONTRACT AND ALSO ONE THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS IS THE U. S. 62 DEMOREST DRIVE INTERSECTION AND IT WILL BE A TRAFFIC LIGHT STALLED. THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT CAME IN ABOUT $1.4 MILLION. THAT'S ALSO WITHIN BUDGET AND WILL BE AWARDING THOSE CONTRACTS. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM I DON'T HAVE MY CHEAT. CHEAT WITH ME THIS EVENING TO GO THROUGH EVERYONE. UM MISS KELLY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? WELCOME EVERYBODY. NICE JOB THIS EVENING. I HAVE NO OTHER BUSINESS FOR THE COUNCIL TONIGHT . THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR SMITH . I HAVE NOTHING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE SOME DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THE ROOM AND WE'LL START WITH MR T FURRED WHO IS ITCHING TO COME TO THE PODIUM, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. AND FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME FOR NEW MEMBERS, SPECIFICALLY OUR SAFETY CHAIR AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE BEST WARD IN THE CITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, LOOKING FOR MAYOR STAGE ASKED ME TO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH A LIST OF CRIME STATS. I HAVE MS KELLY WILL PASS THAT OUT TO YOU. THE THING THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY A NOTE OF THESE CRIME STATS. THE BOTTOM OF THE OF THE PAID IN THE SECOND PAGE IS A LIST OF YEAR TO DATE. POLICE ACTIVITY. THE TOP FOUR THE TWO ON EACH COLUMN IS CONSIDERED VIOLENT CRIMES BY THE FBI. AND THAT'S HOW CITIES ARE MEASURED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CITY. AND WHEN WE LOOK AT THE VIOLENT CRIMES FOR OUR CITY, IT'S STANDS VERY, VERY GOOD.CONSIDERING UM, COMPARISON THE STATE OF OHIO AS A WHOLE AND SPECIFICALLY THE CITY OF COLUMBUS. SO VIOLENT CRIMES IN IN OUR CITY IS AS LOW AS 0.98 PER 1000 MEMBERS. COMPARED TO OHIO IS 3.09 PER 1000 MEMBERS IN COLUMBUS CITY. 5.96 PER 1000 RESIDENTS. AND SO I WANTED TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE A VERY SAFE CITY. THERE ARE SOME STATISTICS THAT ARE A LITTLE CONCERNING TO US, AND WE'RE MONITORING THAT SIMPLE ASSAULTS ARE UP. 30% DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARE UP 11% OVERDOSES. I KNOW YOU'LL BE GLAD TO HEAR IT DOWN 52. THIS YEAR. DRUG CASES IN GENERAL ARE DOWN 18% ILLEGAL WEAPONS ARE DOWN EIGHT OR 48% AND STOLEN VEHICLES ARE UNFORTUNATELY UP 49% AND, UM , I WILL PROVIDE THIS. THIS RECAP ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO CHAIR ANDERSON. AS WE CONTINUE OUR MEETINGS TOGETHER, BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? RIGHT THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO SAY, THOUGH, THAT YOU LIVED IN THE BEST WARD LAST YEAR, AND THE BOUNDARY CHANGED AND SUDDENLY I'M OUT. YES, YES, YES. MAYBE ON THE WRONG FOOT. MR YES, MA'AM. THEY THANK YOU FOR NOTING ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HAS THIS, FITZPATRICK. THAT EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU ALL AND THE PUBLIC THAT HOUGHTON ROAD HAD OPENED A TWO WAY TRAFFIC OVER THE HOLIDAYS. BUT COME MONDAY, JANUARY 8TH THAT WILL BE CLOSING BACK DOWN TO ONE WAY TRAFFIC HEADING WEST THEM. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. RIGHT? ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE? HEADS NODDING SHAKING. MR BARROSO. MR. HURLEY, MR TURNER. MISS CONRAD? NOPE. WE'RE ALL GOOD. MR PETER. ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE CLOSING COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND WE'RE GOING TO START OUT AT THE END WITH MR DO I AM NOT ON THE SPOT. YEAH WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, GO WITH THAT. THAT'S A GOOD ONE. YEAH, THANK YOU. AND MR BARRY. I HAVE NOTHING. JUST WELCOME ABOARD EVERYONE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE YEAR. MR HOLT. WELCOME, EVERYBODY HAPPY NEW YEAR. MS BURROWS. UM I'M JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE REPRESENTING OLIVE GROVE CITY IN THE NEW AT LARGE SEAT. PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO EVER REACH OUT TO ME. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING. I CAN HELP YOU WITH SOMETHING IN IN YOUR AREA. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
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EVERYONE AS WELL AS A VERY EXCITING MOMENT TO BE HERE ARE SWEARING IN CEREMONY WAS EARLIER GREATLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT. UM, THANK YOU FOR THE TRUST AND EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN THIS ROLE. HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, MR SEGRIST. NO COMMENTS. THAT'S VERY RARE. ALRIGHT VERY GOOD. UM I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE ON THIS FIRST COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEAR. IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO BE SITTING IN THIS SEAT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. UM, I APPRECIATE THE TRUST THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE PLACED IN ME AND, UM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FIRST BIG PROJECT IS CHARTING A COURSE AS A SEVEN MEMBER BODY. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE COMPARING CALENDARS AND COMING UP WITH THE RETREATS THAT MR BARROSO MENTIONED EARLIER SO THAT WE CAN START NAVIGATING SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS. I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ALSO THANK MR BARROSO FOR SUGGESTING THE POSTPONEMENT SO THAT WE CAN GET A LITTLE BIT MORE CONVERSATION UNDER OUR BELT, PARTICULARLY WHEN WE HAVE NEW MEMBERS. UM THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THAT DISCUSSION AND INFORMATIONAL PROCESS, SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. AND WITH THAT HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON THE 1ST AND 3RD MONDAYS OF EVERY MONTH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NEXT TIME WE'RE TOGETHER, WHICH WILL BE TUESDAY AGAIN, AND IT ALWAYS MOVES TO THE TUESDAY IF WE HAVE A HOLIDAY , THAT NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS JANUARY 16TH AT 7 P.M. UM AS WE WILL BE CLOSED THE DAY BEFORE FROM MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, AND WITH THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER ITEMS. WE ARE ADJOURNED. INTERESTING COMPLETELY WERE WONDERING. PLAY.