[Ordinance C-04-24 Approve the Rezoning of 4371 Broadway from SD-4 (miscellaneous) to PUD-I (planned unit development - industrial) with zoning text. Second reading and public hearing. ]

INTO LANDS, MS BURROWS. THANK YOU. THE FIRST ITEM ON LANDS THIS EVENING IS ORDINANCE C 04 24. THIS IS TO APPROVE THE REZONING OF 4371 BROADWAY FROM SD FOUR MISCELLANEOUS TO A PDUI, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL WITH ZONING TEXT. A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY IS AN OLD SUBURBAN PROPANE PROPERTY LOCATED NEXT TO STATE AMERICA ON BROADWAY. UM THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS I MENTIONED AT CD. OR WHICH IS LIMITED IN IN PERMITTED USES IN THE GROVE CITY. 2050 FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, THE PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED AS TEX FLEX, WHICH RECOMMENDS A RANGE OF RESEARCH OFFICE, UM CLEAN MANUFACTURING LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES THE REZONING TO A PDU. I WILL PERMIT THE OPERATION OF THE APPLICANTS COMMERCIAL FLOORING BUSINESS, INCLUDING A RETAIL AND SHOWROOM SPACE. UM ON NOVEMBER 20TH OF 2023 CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, UM, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT A REZONING APPLICATION WOULD FOLLOW WITH A ZONING TEXT OUTLINING REQUIREMENT FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ON THE SITE, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. UM, THE CONCERNS AT THAT TIME INCLUDED, ENSURING THAT THE EXISTING PARKING LOT AND DRIVE AISLES WERE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CODE STANDARDS FOR SETBACKS, SCREENING AND PRELIM. UM PERIMETER PLANNING REQUIREMENTS. ALSO THE EXISTING GRAVEL STORAGE AREA AT THE REAR OF THE SITE, UM, IS PERMITTED TO REMAIN UNTIL ANY FUTURE

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BUILDINGS OR ADDITIONAL ADDITIONS ARE ARE PROPOSED, AT WHICH TIME WOULD REQUIRE PAVING AND MEET THE CITY GRADING AND STORM WATER STANDARDS. UM JANUARY, 2ND OF 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE REZONING TAX, UM OF THE PROPERTY 4 TO 0, WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY, AND THERE IS NOBODY SIGNED UP FROM THE OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY THIS EVENING TO SPEAK, OR DID THEY NOT SIGN UP ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS? NO OK. UM HOW ABOUT IS THERE ANYBODY FROM DEVELOPMENT THAT WANTS TO KNOW JUST HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, OK? ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AS FAR AS THE REZONING TEXT ON THIS PROPERTY. MR BARRY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT, UM I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THAT GRAVEL. WE REQUIRE EVERYBODY ELSE TO HAVE A GRAVEL OR HAVE IT PAVED AND, UM THEY SHOULD BE FOLLOWING THE SAME JUST WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

WE MAKE AN AMENDMENT. JUST PROVIDE A LITTLE CONTEXT. WE DID HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. BUT WHEN WE DID OTHER PROJECTS IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE CLASSIFICATION OF KIRK WILLIAMS AND, UH, SOME IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE I BELIEVE IT WAS CONCORD FABRICATORS. BOTH THOSE PROPERTIES INCLUDED GRAVEL AND RETAIN THIS GRAVEL AREAS. UH, SO THAT'S WHAT WE FELT THAT THIS AND WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THE PROPERTY OWNER TO EVENTUALLY GET TO A POINT WHERE IT'S ALL PAVED AND MANAGED IN STORM WATER. BUT UNTIL THAT POINT, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD, UH, NOT OVERBURDEN THE PROPER WITH, UH, UPFRONT COST. SO IDEALLY, YES, IT IS PAVED, AND, UH, HAS STORM WATER. BUT IN THE PAST, WE'VE HAD THE SAME KIND OF CONDITION BROUGHT UP WHERE WE'VE ALLOWED PROPERTY OWNERS TO RETAIN GRAVEL EITHER PERMANENTLY OR FOR INTERMITTENT PERIOD, A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR RAUSCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I KNOW WHEN I ATTEND, ATTENDED, UM, THE PRELIMINARY PLAN AND PLANNING COMMISSION. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY DID SAY THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS UNTIL THEY KIND OF WENT THROUGH ALL THIS PROCESS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY WERE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET TO THIS POINT. UM BUT I DO THINK THEY HAVE INTENTIONS OF. WELL, GOOD EVENING. ARE YOU HERE TO REPRESENT THE 43? C STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. ALEX 66. DYER ROADS CITY, OHIO 43123. THANK YOU. YOU WANT TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND AH, YEAH. SO UH, THIS UH, THIS PROJECT IS, UH IT USED TO BE BY SUBURBAN PROPANE HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR A FEW YEARS. SO THE OWNER IS GONNA BE A REDEVELOPING IT. HE HAS A FLOORING BUSINESS. AND SO THE CURRENT BUILDING THAT'S IN THE FRONT IS GONNA BE USED AS A SHOW ROOM AS AN OFFICE AND THE BUILDING US IN THE BACK IS GONNA BE USED TO STORE UM, FLOORING. AND HE HAS PLANS TO ONCE THE ZONING GOES THROUGH, UH, BECAUSE THE CURRENT ZONING IS A VERY LIMITED ZONING USED FOR GAS, TELECOMMUNICATION AND UTILITY UTILITY BUSINESS BASED SO FOR SUBURBAN PROPANE, UH AND SO ONCE THE ZONING GOES THROUGH, HE IS HE'S WORKING. HE STARTED TO WORK WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM TO, UH TO DO SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND, UH, TO PROPOSE ANOTHER BUILDING ON IT. ZONING ALLOWS THEM TO. HE WANTS TO MAKE IT HIS HOME BASE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS REZONING FOR LIMITED INDUSTRIAL USAGE TO ALLOW THEM TO USE KIND OF TWO PARTS. FIRST PART, THE TAX IS READY TO USE IT AS AN OFFICE AS A SHOWROOM FOR CUSTOMERS AND IN THE BACK WOULD BE FOR STORING OF HIS MATERIAL, HIS WORK FANS HE HAS. SO HE'S IN A RESIDENTIAL FOREIGN BUSINESS, AND HE HAS LIKE WORK VINS, AND THAT'S GONNA BE THEIR THEIR HOME BASE. YES. ONE OF THE ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THROUGH. THIS PROCESS IS THE GRAVEL FROM THE PROPERTY. CAN YOU GIVE US A TIMELINE ON WHEN THAT MIGHT BE? DEVELOPED OR IMPROVED. I SO RIGHT NOW WE GOT THE PRELIMINARY, UM, PLAN APPROVAL. IF THE ZONING GOES THROUGH, IT'S GONNA BE BEFORE THE FINAL SITE PLAN APPROVAL BECAUSE HE'S GONNA BE PROPOSING AT LEAST AS FAR AS I KNOW AT LEAST ONE MORE BUILDING AND HE'S PLANNING TO PAVE THE PAVE THE WHOLE BACK SO THE GRAVEL IS GONNA BE GOING AWAY. OK, THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL. SEEING NONE. I THIS AUDIENCE HAS HAD A SECOND REASON READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. ANDERSON YES, MR SS ELK. YES. NO. YOU? YES. O

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APPROVED. YOU FORGOT ME. OH I DID. BURROWS YES, I'M SORRY. I GOT YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU

[Ordinance C-07-24 Approve the Rezoning of 3262 Ventura and 4330 Dudley Ave., from PSO (professional services) and SD-3 (recreational) to CF (community facility). First reading. ]

VERY MUCH. UM, THE NEXT UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING IS ORDINANCE C 07 24 APPROVED THE REZONING OF 3262 VENTURA BOULEVARD AND 4330 DUDLEY AVENUE FROM PSO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO SD THREE, WHICH IS RECREATIONAL AND SD THREE RECORD RAT TO SEE IF COMMUNITY. UH FACILITY. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING. SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 1ST 2024. THE THIRD ITEM UNDER LANCE THIS EVENING IS RESOLUTION CR 05 24 APPROVE THE

[Resolution CR-05-24 Approve the Development Plan for the Gantz Park RecSchool Program Center located at 2255 Home Road. ]

DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE GANT PARK REC SCHOOL PROGRAM CENTER, LOCATED AT 2244 HOME ROAD. THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO BUILD A NEW 34 3417 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROVE CITY REC SCHOOL PROGRAM. AFTER THE PREVIOUS RED BARNET GANT FARM HAD BEEN HAD TO BE TORN DOWN DUE TO A BAD ISSUE, WHICH WE ALL ARE QUITE AWARE ON FEBRUARY, 6 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY 4 TO 0 WITH ONE STIPULATION. UM, THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING SHALL BE METAL ROOFING IN PLACE OF ASPHALT SHINGLES IN THE CITY IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT AS WELL. UM, KIM, YOU'RE ON. EVENING EVERYBODY, UM KIM CONRAD PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. UM I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND ON HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE GOT WITH THIS BUILDING. UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE OUR OTHER BUILDING WAS TORN DOWN. UM, LAST. IN 2022. WE'VE BEEN HAVING THE REX CO PROGRAM OVER AT THE KINGSTON CENTER. UM BUT OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY IS ANXIOUS TO GET BACK INTO THEIR OWN SPACES OURSELVES INCLUDED.

UM SO, UH, WE DECIDED TO, UM THE MAYOR AND CHUCK, UM, WERE ABLE TO FIND AN ARCHITECT FOR US. UM OUT. UH, I BELIEVE IT'S CD A N TIME? YEAH OUT OF, UM, CINCINNATI AND SO HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH US. WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, BRING THE STAFF INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL AS, UM, SOME SOME RESIDENTS, UM, WERE ABLE TO GIVE SOME INPUT INTO WHAT THE FACILITY WILL BE AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A VERY BEAUTIFUL FACILITY. THAT UM IS HOPEFULLY GONNA BE GOING IN, UM TO GANT PARK THIS YEAR, UM, THE FACILITY WILL HAVE THREE CLASSROOM SPACES . TWO OF THEM, WHICH WILL BE ACTIVELY HOLDING, UM, CLASSROOMS AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE, UM, SERVICE FROM ABOUT 136 UP TO ABOUT 150. THEN THE THIRD CLASSROOM WILL BE USED AS KIND OF A MULTI PURPOSE. UM INDOOR PLAY SPACE AS WELL AS BE ABLE TO HOLD TRAININGS. UM YOU KNOW OTHER OTHER SUCH TYPES OF THINGS, UM, IN THAT FACILITY, UM , LIKE I SAID, THE STAFF WERE, UM ALL INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, SO THEY WERE ABLE TO GIVE THEIR TWO CENTS ON. WE SHOULD DO THIS, YOU KNOW, PUT THE DOORWAY HERE. PUT STORAGE HERE. UM, THAT TYPE OF UM, THE FACILITY WILL ALSO HAVE A, UM. THE BALCONY, A DECK OFF THE BACK OF THE BUILDING THAT WILL KIND OF OVERSEE THE PARK THE BACK OF THE PARK AS WELL. SO IT SHOULD BE REALLY, REALLY NICE. SO UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS TO MAKE. IF I WILL BE GLAD THEY ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, THOUGH. THANK YOU. AND ANY QUESTIONS OF COUNSEL. THAT. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I DO HAVE A COMMENT. UM I JUST WANNA, UH APPLAUD PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE AGILITY IN WHICH YOU RESPONDED TO THE ISSUE AT THE GANS BARN. NOT SOMETHING ANY OF US WERE HAPPY TO SEE UNFOLD. UM BUT THE WAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, STILL PROVIDE SERVICE TO OUR PRESCHOOL FAMILIES IN THAT VOID, AND, UM, AND, OF COURSE, APPLAUSE TO ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR KEEPING THEIR FOOT ON THE GAS AND GETTING US AT THIS POINT, UM, WHERE WE CAN JUMP BACK INTO THE FULL BLOWN WORLD OF REC SCHOOL THAN NATURE BASED PROGRAM THAT IS SO WONDERFUL AT GANS PARK. UM JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE'RE AT THIS POINT TODAY AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO TELL ONE CAMERON. HOW AND ALLISON HOW THAT IT'S STILL A RED BARN. THERE YOU GO, I. I DO HAVE A

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QUESTION. YES MR BARRY, THE ONE THE AREA AND CAN. THIS MAY BE JUST BECAUSE WHOEVER DID THIS DRAWING IS WE'RE JUST FOCUSING ON THE AREA WITH THE YELLOW LINE BECAUSE G PARKS A LOT LARGER THAN THAT, LITTLE THAT THAT'S JUST THE FOOTPRINT OF WHERE THE SO THAT'S JUST A FOCAL FOR AAA.

YOU KNOW, HE WAS GONNA SAY, BECAUSE PART GOES ACTUALLY FROM HOOVER ROAD ALL THE WAY TO GUS ROAD. YEAH. HOW MANY ACRES TOTAL IS IT? 27 YEAH. YES, MR CHAIR. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT. HAVE KIM ELABORATE ON AND MISS OUT, UH, TOUCHED ON IT. THE NATURE BASE.

I MEAN, THE UNIQUENESS OF THIS PROGRAM IS VERY UNIQUE. WHY DON'T WHY DON'T YOU EXPLAIN WHAT WHAT THAT INVOLVES. SO IT IS A NATURE BASED PROGRAM. AND BASICALLY, THAT MEANS THAT THE CLASSES, YOU KNOW THEY THEY SCHEDULE ALL OF THEIR LEARNING AND THEIR PROGRAMMING AROUND NATURE. UM GETTING OUT INTO THE PARK GETTING OUT. UM IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT AT KINGSTON, QUITE FRANKLY, FOR THEM TO CONTINUE WITH THE NATURE. THEY THEY'VE HAD TO BE VERY, VERY CREATIVE, KIND OF BRING NATURE IN SO TO SPEAK. UM, BUT IT IT'S A IT'S A WAY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING. UM THE CHILDREN ARE STILL YOU KNOW, LEARNING THE SAME SKILLS THAT THEY WOULD LEARN IN OTHER TYPES OF PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS. BUT IT'S JUST USING NATURE AS KIND OF THE ELEMENT THAT BRINGS THEM ALL TOGETHER. RIGHT WELL, I DON'T HAVE CHILDREN MYSELF, BUT I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS PROJECT.

COME INTO FRUITION. UM I BELIEVE THAT YOU SAID THE START WAS PROBABLY GONNA BE WITHIN 30 TO 60. DAYS OF THE BIDDING PROCESS WILL START THERE. OK, SO WE'RE MOVING RIGHT FORWARD. SO THIS IS AWESOME. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? OK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KIM. WITH THAT THE WORDS HAD A SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MEAN, MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. MADAM CHAIR. YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FROM? OH, I'M SO SORRY. YES PLEASE. COME ON. YOU CAN STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. AND SET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MARIE S 2252 BIRCH BARK TRAIL. UM, I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU HAD THE ADDRESS. CORRECT BECAUSE WHEN YOU WERE READING THE RESOLUTION, YOU MENTIONED THE ADDRESS AS 2244 AND IT READS 2255 ANA. ITEM, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CORRECT. THANKS. YOU ARE CORRECT. I HAD IT WRONG IN MY NOTES. SO YES, IT IS. ADDRESS IS 2255 HOME ROAD. WITH THAT BEING SAID. CAN I HAVE MOVE AT THE YES, PLEASE. SECOND. MR SIGGERS? YES. YES, YES, YES. YES YES. ANDERSON. YES? ALL

[Resolution CR-06-24 Approve the Development Plan for the Grove City Maintenance Building located at 3262 Ventura Blvd]

RIGHT. THE FOURTH ITEM ON YOUR LANDS THIS EVENING IS RESOLUTION CR 06 24 TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE GROVE CITY MAINTENANCE BUILDING AT 3262 VENTURA BOULEVARD. THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO BUILD A NEW 14,972 SQUARE FOOT MAINTENANCE BUILDING ALONG THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE IN THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING, WHICH WILL BE DEMOLISHED. THE NEW BUILDING WILL OCCUPY OCCUPY A LARGER FOOTPRINT THAN THE DEMOLISHED BUILDING CROSSING INTO THE PROPERTY. OF WINDSOR PARK THAT WILL REMAIN WITHIN THE EXISTING LIMITS OF THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY. ON FEBRUARY 26 EXCUSE ME FEBRUARY, 6 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY 5 TO 0 WITH ONE STIPULATION, AND THAT STIPULATION IS THE PARTIAL CONTAINING MOST OF THE STRUCTURE OF P ID 040-00336. SHALL BE COMBINED WITH THE PARCEL TO THE NORTH, WHICH IS P ID 040001209, CINDY. GOING TO STEP UP AND TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT. AND FITZPATRICK, PUBLIC SERVICE DIRECTOR, UH, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL EXCITED TO BRING THIS PROJECT FORWARD. UM THIS BUILDING THAT'S GONNA BE REPLACED ON THE SERVICE COMPLEX SITE. IS THE OTIS BUILDING ON THE SITE, AND, UM, SUFFERS FROM SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, AND IT'S ALSO WE'VE OUTGROWN IT. SO UH, THIS WILL ALLOW US TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT FROM THE CURRENT IS AROUND 7000 SQUARE FEET TO, UH, ALMOST 15,000 SQUARE FEET. ADDS A WASH BAY THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THAT WILL

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ACCOMMODATE ALL OF OUR LARGER VEHICLES AND ENABLE US TO, UM MORE EFFICIENTLY OPERATE OUR, UH, SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE CITY SO VERY EXCITED FOR THIS TO COME TO FRUITION AS WELL. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS COUNCIL. EASY CROWD TONIGHT. MADAM CHAIR. YES MAYOR.

IT'S NOT A QUESTION FOR MR FITZPATRICK, BUT, UH THE THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER THINGS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS. UH WE STARTED A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. WHAT? FOUR YEARS AGO AT LEAST. MAYBE EVEN FIVE? YEAH. SIX. AND SO THIS IS A WE. WE KNEW AT THE TIME WE WERE GONNA HAVE TO PHASE IT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GOT THAT ACCELERATED. A LITTLE BIT WAS A FIRE IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS. SO WE GOT A NEW BUILDING, ALMOST A NEW BUILDING BUILT AND THE OTHER THING THAT'S UH UH, THAT WE'RE INCORPORATING IN. THIS IS OUR, UH, IT'LL BE OUR FIRST SOLAR POWERED FACILITY, SO THAT WOULD BE PART OF THIS POINT. SORRY I DIDN'T MENTION THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MISTER. THANK YOU, CINDY. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD A SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVED THERE TO BE APPROVED SECOND. EXCUSE ME, MISS HOW? YES HOLT. YES, HARRY? YES YES, YES. ANDERSON. YES. SIGS? YES. MADAM CHAIR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING. WE ARE MOVING

[Ordinance C-08-24 Direct the City Administrator to cause the closing of Broadway for Arts-In-The-Alley and the Wine & Arts Festival. First reading. ]

ON NOW TO SERVICE MR DEW. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT UNDER SERVICE. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE C 08 24. IT'S TO DIRECT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO CAUSE THE CLOSING OF BROADWAY FOR ARTS IN THE ALLEY AND THE WINE AND ARTS FESTIVAL. THIS IS THE FIRST READING WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING. NEXT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH 2024 AT 6 P.M. RIGHT HERE IN CITY HALL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MR CHAIRMAN, JUST DO YOU WANNA SET THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING? SECOND READING. PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE, UH MARCH. 4TH. YES.

PERFECT. SO AS MR DE DESCRIBED WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL MEETING TO DISCUSS THE SUBJECT. UM, IN THE INTERIM, SO NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THAT MEETING. BUT THERE WILL BE, UH, DISCUSSION FROM STAKEHOLDERS INTERESTED PARTIES AS WELL AS UM CITY STAFF RELATED TO THIS CONVERSATION, UM, SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING MARCH THE FOURTH ALL RIGHT, AND THEN WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO SAFETY. CAN I ASK A QUESTION QUICK ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETING THAT'S HAPPENING ON TUESDAY, THE 27TH WILL THERE BE PUBLIC ABLE TO SPEAK AT THAT? OR IS THAT A CONVERSATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS? THE PUBLIC CAN LISTEN IN. I BELIEVE THE INTENTION WAS THAT ANYONE COULD COMMENT. MR. ANYONE CAN COME AND SPEAK. OK, THANK YOU. OK BUT WE WILL ADDITIONALLY HAVE THE ACTUAL SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING ON 34 FOR THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK AS WELL. OK, CORRECT. AND I WOULD CONSIDER THE PUBLIC TO BE STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL. YES, YES. THANK YOU. YEAH, THANKS FOR ARRANGING THAT EVERYONE. OK SO FOR SAFETY, WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE AND TWO

[Ordinance C-05-24 Amend various Sections of Chapter 521 and 903 of the Codified Ordinances to Prohibit Vaping in Public Buildings and Parks. Second reading and public hearing. ]

RESOLUTIONS TONIGHT. THE ORDINANCE IS A SECOND READING, SO OUR ORDINANCE IS ORDINANCE C 0524. IT'S AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES TO PROHIBIT VAPING IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PARKS. AND I DO WANT TO CLARIFY. WE DO ALREADY HAVE A CURRENT POLICY THAT HAS LANGUAGE AS UM, SMOKING, UH, IS PROHIBITED. IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PARKS. SO THIS IS AMENDING, UM, THIS ORDINANCE. FOR SECTION 521.20 TITLED VAPING PROHIBITED IS, UH, WOULD BE VAPING IS PROHIBITED. I ALSO JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE USE OF AN ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCT OR THE USE OF A VAPOR PRODUCT DISPENSED AND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PRESCRIPTION. UM IT ALSO DOES NOT APPLY TO THE USE OF A VAPOR PRODUCT THAT DOES NOT DELIVER NICOTINE OR THE USE OF AN ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCT AS APPROVED FOR SALE BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. UM SO UM. IF THIS IS AMENDED, IT WOULD JUST INCLUDE VAPING, AND IT WOULD SAY IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL TO VAPE SMOKE OR CARRY LIGHTED CIGARETTES, PIPES, CIGARS OR OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR SMOKING MATERIALS WITHIN ALL AREAS OF PUBLIC PARKS, LEASED OR OWNED BY THE CITY, WHICH HAVE BEEN WHOLLY DESIGNATED AS SMOKE

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FREE ZONES. I HOPE I WAS ABLE TO BRING ENOUGH INFORMATION FORWARD ABOUT THE ORDINANCE. UM WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION. SO, BRIAN PARKS, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. HI, BRIAN PARKS. UH, 4413 LIME. BARRY DRIVE. UM I. I SHOULD FIRST COMMENT THAT YOU KNOW, I THINK NICOTINE TOBACCO IS A SCOURGE ON SOCIETY. I THINK IT'S UNHEALTHY. THERE'S NO AMOUNT OF SAFE NICOTINE CONSUMPTION. UM I WOULD ASK UNDER CURRENT ORDINANCE IS THE USE OF SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR OTHER RECREATIONAL NICOTINE PRODUCTS PROHIBITED IF NOT, WHY ARE WE NOT TAKING THAT STEP IN THIS ORDINANCE AS WELL? UM IF WE'RE NOT WILLING JUST TO TAKE THAT NEXT STEP, THEN I WOULD COUNSEL'S OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TO THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF MR SMITH IF YOU WANT TO COMMENT TO THE OTHER PIECES THAT WERE NOTED ABOUT SMOKELESS TOBACCO. AND WHAT ELSE WAS IT? SORRY OK, THANK YOU. UM WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS OR WHEN I WAS FIRST ASKED TO LOOK AT THIS. IT WAS SPECIFICALLY DEAL WITH VAPING, OBVIOUSLY IN IN SMOKING UNDER PARK RULES, BUT THIS WOULD GIVE IT AN ORDINANCE TO ENFORCE.

WE WERE LOOKING AT THINGS THAT WOULD IMPACT. UM BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO WERE IN THE. AREA EVEN IF IT WAS AN OUTDOOR AREA SUCH AS A YOU KNOW A PUBLIC PARK, SO WE DID NOT SPECIFICALLY LOOK AT THE OTHER USES OF NICOTINE THAT MAY NOT IMPACT OTHERS. I GUESS I SHOULD SAY AT LEAST THAT WAS THE INITIAL INTENT WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS, SIR. OK THANK YOU. COUNSEL COMMENTS, MISS BURROWS, MADAM CHAIR, UM TO FOLLOW UP ON MR SMITH. ARE YOU REFERRING TO LIKE SECOND HAND SMOKE? IT. YES WE WERE LOOKING AT THINGS THAT WOULD IMPACT WHERE COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN IN THE PARKS AND OBVIOUSLY SECOND HAND SMOKE.

WHEN IT COMES TO VAPING, THERE IS WATER VAPOR, WHICH IN A LOT OF THOSE VAPES. I MEAN, FRANKLY, I'M NOT SURE EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT'S IN THOSE THINGS THAT COULD BE EMITTED AND INHALED BY FOLKS THAT WOULD BE AROUND THEM. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DIRECT IMPACT POTENTIALLY ON OTHERS AND CHILDREN IN THE AREA. THANK YOU. IT'S THE ONLY COMMENT I HAD. THANK YOU. MR BARRY. SO. WE ALWAYS WE HAVE. WE HAVE AN EVENT EVERY YEAR AND IN. UM MR HOLT BROUGHT THIS UP IN CAUCUS THAT WE HAVE AN EVENT, A WINES FESTIVAL EVENT EVERY YEAR, AND THEY SELL CIGARS AND PEOPLE ARE SMOKING IN THE PARK AT THAT POINT IN TIME AND EVERYTHING I'M JUST WHEN I. I AGREE WITH MR PARKS WHEN IT COMES TO WHEN IT COMES TO SMOKING IN A BUILDING, I I'M NOT A SMOKER. YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE SMOKING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT IN A PUBLIC BUILDING, I GET IT IT IT BUT IT BECOMES A PROBLEM. I THINK. IN PARKLAND. WHEN YOU HAVE EVENTS, WE HAVE THE ALUMNI FESTIVAL.

I'VE SEEN PEOPLE SMOKING AT THE ALUMNI FESTIVAL AT THE PARK AND THAT TYPE OF THING. I MEAN, I YOU KNOW, AND THEN I SEE PEOPLE SPITTING TOBACCO JUICE. TO ME. IT'S MORE DISGUSTING THAN THEN.

I JUST I JUST DON'T KNOW. IF WE'RE GONNA I, I AGREE, IF WE IF WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, MAYBE WE SHOULD LOOK AT THOSE OTHER FORMS. OR MAYBE WE JUST REALIZE IT'S NOT ENFORCEABLE IN IN A PUBLIC PARK. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS. I JUST FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS. I AGREE IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS ABSOLUTELY. AND EVERYTHING. BUT IN A IN A PARK. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE WE I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU DRAW THE LINE. UM IF I MAY. MISTER BARRY. UM OBVIOUSLY, I THINK THE LAW ON THE BOOKS TODAY WITH THE SMOKING BAN, OHIO IS PRETTY CLEAR THAT IT WOULD APPLY TO BOTH SMOKING AND I THINK ARGUABLY, IT APPLIES TO VAPES ALREADY IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS WHEN IT COMES TO OUR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IF YOU HAVE A EVENT THAT IS TAILORED TO ADULTS AND NOT CHILDREN, SUCH AS THE BOURBON AND CIGAR THING. I MEAN, THIS COULD BE NO DIFFERENT THAN I MEAN, FRANKLY, LATER ON THIS AGENDA, WE'RE WAIVING THE OPEN CONTAINER. FOR A SPECIAL EVENT. YOU COULD ALSO WAIVE THIS ORDINANCE FOR A SPECIAL EVENT THAT IS GEARED TOWARDS ADULTS. I THINK ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS THAT WAS RAISED WHEN I WAS ASKED TO DRAFT THIS WAS REALLY THE IMPACT IT HAS ON ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN IN THE PUBLIC PARKS. UM IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, COMPLETELY ADULT DRIVEN, YOU KNOW, BOURBON CIGARS, THEN.

I MEAN, IF THIS WERE TO BE ENACTED TONIGHT, YOU COULD DO A WAIVER JUST LIKE YOU DO FOR THE ALCOHOL FOR THOSE TYPES OF SIR. MADAM CHAIRMAN. YES MR SMITH. THE OTHER ISSUE, THOUGH, IS WAS BROUGHT UP. WHAT ABOUT CHEWING TOBACCO? WHAT ABOUT YOU KNOW PEOPLE ARE CARRYING AROUND

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CONTAINERS, YOU KNOW, SPITTING IN IT. THEY'RE YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST III. I MEAN, ONE OF THE THINGS AND AT LEAST LIKE I SAID, THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS OF THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION WAS TO ADDRESS THE USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS THAT WOULD DIRECTLY OR AFFECT MINORS IN SUCH IN THE PARK AREAS SUCH AS THE SECOND AND SMOKE THE SECOND HAND, VAPE. UM YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT. SOME OF THOSE OTHER THINGS ARE JUST AS GROSS. HOWEVER EVEN IF YOU PROBE AT THOSE PEOPLE STILL SPIT ON THE GROUND, IT'S SOFTBALL AND ALL THAT DID IT FOR YEARS, BUT, UM, I. I MEAN, WE WERE TRYING TO MITIGATE WHAT WE SAW AS POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS ON OTHERS AND CHILDREN WAS OUR WAS OUR MAIN GOAL WITH THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION, SIR MADAM CHAIRMAN, ONE LAST QUESTION. IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ADULT EVENTS, THEN IF THAT'S THE TENOR, WHICH I DON'T DISAGREE WITH, IF THAT'S THE IF THAT'S THE THOUGHT PROCESS HERE, THEN WHEN WE DO HAVE ADULT FUNCTIONS. DOES THAT MEAN THAT CHILDREN UNDER A CERTAIN AGE ARE NOT INVITED TO BE THERE? IF OUR GOAL IS TO NOT HAVE THEM EXPOSED OR OR HAVE THEM? DEALING WITH WITH WITH VAPOR AND CIGARETTES AND CIGARS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WELL, I MEAN, I THINK THAT THE EXAMPLE I WAS USING IS NO. I MEAN, FIRST OF ALL, MOST OF THE EVENTS AREN'T OURS TO BEGIN WITH. BUT EVEN IF EVEN IF THEY WERE, I MEAN, WHEN YOU HAVE AN EVENT TAILORED TO ALCOHOL THAT SOMEONE'S IT DOESN'T GUARANTEE WHO THE AUDIENCE IS GOING TO BE THAT ATTENDS THAT EVENT, BUT YOU'RE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE CHILDREN THAN IT. YOU KNOW, W BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL GAMES ON THE WEEKENDS. SO ONCE AGAIN WE WERE WE WERE TRYING TO DEAL WITH POTENTIAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR ESPECIALLY MINORS IN THIS AND OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU HAVE EVENTS THAT ARE AT NIGHT THAT ARE TAILORED TO AN OLDER CROWD, SUCH AS YOU KNOW, ALCOHOL BEING SERVED. YEAH, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THERE WILL NOT BE CHILDREN THERE, BUT I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE LIMITED. AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT FRIAR PARK OR WINDSOR PARK, FOR EXAMPLE. AND OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. THANK YOU, KEN. THANK YOU. RARE THAT I'M UP HERE TWICE, BUT UM, I. I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT, UM WE FIRST ENACTED, UM, SMOKE FREE PARK ZONES, UH BACK AND I BELIEVE IT WAS 2016. I WORKED WITH MR SMITH. UM THE GOAL OF THAT WAS NUMBER ONE. WE DID RECEIVE COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE THAT, UM YOU KNOW THAT THEY WERE SITTING AT A BALL GAME AND PEOPLE WERE SITTING THERE SMOKING AND THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY FORCED TO BREATHE THAT SMOKE. EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T AN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT IT WAS. IT WAS VERY UN. FOR THEM. UM THE FACT THAT THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, ARE YOUNG CHILDREN THAT ARE PLAYING THERE. THEY'RE EXERTING THEMSELVES. THEY'RE DOING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, WHETHER IT BE AT A BALL GAME OR WHETHER IT BE ON A PLAYGROUND. WHATEVER THE CASE IS, AND SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY WE INITIALLY, UM, PUT THE SMOKE FREE, UM, ZONE ORDINANCE INTO EFFECT THAT THAT STILL REMAINS. TODAY THE VAPING IS JUST TO CLARIFY THAT THAT YOU DO GET SECOND HAND SMOKE FROM VAPING, I I'VE BEEN SITTING ON, UH, THE FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH. UM VAPING COMMITTEE. UM IT'S BASICALLY GEARED TOWARDS, UM STOPPING YOUTH FROM STARTING A BAD HABIT WITH THE NICOTINE.

UM AND WELL, I FULLY ADMIT THAT IT'S A LITTLE BEYOND MY PERSONAL EXPERTISE. UM IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW YOU CAN GET THE NICOTINE IN THE SECOND HAND SMOKE FROM THE VAPING AS WELL.

AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S WHY THIS WAS ADDED INTO THIS, UH, PARTICULAR ORDINANCE. WE DO NOT, UM, ENFORCE THIS IN A CRIMINAL WAY IN ANY, UM, WE DON'T GO AROUND AND GIVE TICKETS TO PEOPLE OR CALL THE POLICE THAT YOU KNOW SOMEBODY. SMOKING WHEN THEY'RE SMOKING IN A PARK. WE USE IT AS AN EDUCATION. UM UM, OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EDUCATE PEOPLE THAT YOU KNOW THAT WE WOULD PREFER THAT THEY DIDN'T SMOKE. UM BECAUSE OF THE SECOND HAND SMOKE AND BECAUSE OF THE DANGERS THAT IT COULD DO FOR THE CHILDREN THERE. UM HOWEVER, YOU KNOW VERY RARELY HAS THERE BEEN, UM, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I CAN'T THINK OF ANY, UM, INCIDENT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD THAT WE'VE HAD ANY KIND OF, UM, FIGHT OR ANYTHING. HAPPENED FROM THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW, WE TAKE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE. WE DO HAVE SIGNAGE UP AT OUR PLAYGROUNDS AT DECLARED A NO SMOKE ZONE. UM OR SMOKE FREE ZONE AND ALSO AROUND THE BALL FIELD. SO AS FAR AS, UM SMOKELESS TOBACCO. UM I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. UM YOU KNOW, WE'VE NECESSARILY TAKEN THAT NEXT STEP BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TRYING TO ENFORCE THIS. HERE WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE. UM, THAT'S WHAT THE WHOLE WHOLE PREMISE OF THIS IS. HOPEFULLY THAT KIND OF EXPLAINED A LITTLE

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BIT ABOUT WHERE THIS CAME FROM. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR, YOU KNOW, I THINK REMAIN THIS REALLY DIFFICULT. AT THE BOURBON AND CIGAR SMOKING FEAST FEST. YOU'RE THERE VOLUNTARILY AND YOU KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. WHEN YOU'RE AT A BALLPARK, AND YOU GOT KIDS. FROM SIX YEARS OLD UP TO 1415 AND PEOPLE ARE THERE TO ENJOY A GAME AND BE PART OF THE ACTION. YOU'RE A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE. AND BY HAVING PERIPHERAL SMOKERS AND PERIPHERAL VAPING IS WAY DIFFERENT THAN CAN I GO TO THE PARK WHEN THEY'RE HAVING BOURBON SCARS? SO I? I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST DISTINCTION AND THEY'RE NOT COMPARABLE. THEY VOLUNTARILY VERSUS CASES WHERE YOU'RE THERE BECAUSE SOMEBODY'S ENJOYING AN ACTIVITY. AND I DO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THIS THIS ISN'T AROUND THE ENTIRE CITY OF GROVES CITY. THIS IS IN OR LAND OPERATED, LEASED OR FOR USE BY THE CITY OF GROVE CITY AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS BY THE CITY OF GROVE CITY STAR PARKS. I KNOW IN CAUCUS, IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT UP IS THE TOWN CENTER. ALL OF THESE BUILDINGS IN THE STREET? IS THAT CONSIDERED THAT SPACE? THAT IS NOT THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC. UM THE WALKWAYS. THE SIDEWALKS ARE NOT, UM PUBLIC PARKS. SO HOW DO WE WANT TO ADDRESS? I DO SEE YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP, MS SHEFF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW YOU AND SIGN UP FOR SPEAKING. AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO, MR PRESIDENT, HOW DO WE WANT TO ADDRESS PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME UP THAT HAVEN'T SPOKEN OR SIGNED UP FOR THIS, BUT THIS IS, UM, A PUBLIC HEARING OPPORTUNITY, AND I I'M DOING THIS TO FOLLOW OUR RULES OF COUNSEL. SO YOU HAVE TO SHE APPROACH TO SIGN UP AND YES, YES, IT APPROACHED ME. SHE WAS. SHE JUST CAME IN AFTERWARDS STARTED THE MEETING. JUST LATE ARRIVALS. THANK YOU. I THINK WE SHOULD HONOR THAT. THANKS FOR CLARIFYING. PLEASE COME UP. AND YOU DID IT ALREADY. BUT JUST AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAURICE SCHIFF, 2252 BIRCH BARK TRAIL. UM, I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU'RE CONSIDERING VAPING IN THE LEGISLATION. I DO WANT YOU TO CONSIDER, UM, WHEN YOU TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT VAPING, YOU KNOW, SOME SORT OF FLAVOR OR SOME SORT OF NICOTINE PRODUCT. THIS INCLUDES VAPING MARIJUANA. IT INCLUDES VAPING FENTANYL THAT IS IN V PENS. I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN SMOKING. SMOKING TOBACCO PRODUCTS IS DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW? YES, THERE'S HAND SMOKE. WE ARE AWARE OF THAT. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO VAPING A LOT OF TIMES THERE ARE PHC PRODUCTS IN THE VEEP VAPING DEVICES, AND THAT'S GONNA AFFECT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SURROUNDING THEM, MUCH MORE SO THAN TOBACCO WELL, AND SO I ASK THAT YOU FACTOR THAT INTO YOUR DECISION MAKING WHEN YOU ARE, UM, CONSIDERING PROHIBITING THE VAPING PRODUCTS. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING UP. MADAM CHAIR. I'VE GOT A QUESTION. MAYBE YOU CAN ADDRESS IT THROUGH SOMEONE. UM WILL THERE BE SIGNS PUT UP THAT SAY NO TOBACCO AND NO VAPING IN THE PARKS. I THINK KIM ADDRESSED THAT. I THINK THERE WOULD BE A REVERSION OF THE SIGNS THAT ARE THERE WAS THAT ADDRESSED. DOES ANYONE ELSE REMEMBER? YEAH AND IN FURTHERANCE, ARE WE ARE WE ALSO GOING TO BE, UM, ADDING THAT TO THE SPECIAL USE PERMITS IN THE FUTURE THAT THAT WE WAIVED THAT PROVISION THAT WE WAIVE WHATEVER. BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER HAD IN THE PAST AND 17 YEARS. WE'VE NEVER DONE THAT. WELL I WILL SAY WE'RE NOT.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON WITH THIS ORDINANCE, BUT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IF THAT IS SOMETHING A COUNCIL MEMBER WANTED TO BRING FORWARD. THEY CERTAINLY COULD. I THINK BASED ON A REQUEST EVENT. IT'S IT GOES BACK TO OUR EVENT. THE EVENT. OK, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, UM, AN AMENDMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE. BASED ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC THAT IF THEY'RE A LOT OF TIMES, PEOPLE HAVE PRESCRIPTIONS. MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS FOR VAPE PRODUCTS. UM NICOTINE THC AND THOSE WOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THAT. CORRECT HOW YOU ENFORCE THAT? I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE WOULD PRESENT A PRESCRIPTION IF THEY WERE APPROACHED, BUT I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT AND STILL BE ALLOWED IN UNDER THIS. AND MR SMITH, IF YOU WOULD JUST KEEP ME HONEST IN WHAT I'M READING HERE, THE NON APPLICABILITY. THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE USE OF AN ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCT. UH, DISPENSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PRESCRIPTION? YES WHEN I WHEN I SAT DOWN TO WRITE THIS AT THE ADMINISTRATION'S REQUEST AND WAS RESEARCHING IT, I DID FIND CASES WHERE PEOPLE WERE CLAIMING SOME TYPES OF DISABILITIES, AND THEY WERE USING THAT TO IN ESSENCE RATE, THESE TYPES OF EXCEPTIONS

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INTO THE LAW AND THE COURTS WERE RECOGNIZING THEM. SO I PUT THIS IN TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT, AND, FRANKLY, NOT SUBJECT US TO SOME TYPE OF CHALLENGE IF SOMEONE DID DO THAT. SO THAT WAS THE RATIONALE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? WELL, THANK YOU. EVERYBODY WHO HAS SPOKEN ON THIS? I DO APPRECIATE ALL OF THE FEEDBACK. IF I MAY? YES YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT. UM REALLY, UM , ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF VAPING , UM, YOU KNOW, AND I'LL AGAIN BACKPEDAL TO OUR, UM, COMMITTEE THAT WORKED ON AN ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS UM, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND MENTAL HEALTH. UM WE LEARNED AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT VAPING. UM DR. SCHIFF WHO SPOKE, UM, EARLIER HAS BEEN A WEALTH OF INFORMATION. UM WANTING TO WORK ON THE YOUTH COMPONENT OF THAT DISCUSSION. UM AND I. I WILL SAY THAT IN VERY RECENT HISTORY, UM, WHERE WE HAVE REALLY STARTED TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT, UM PEOPLE MADE DECISIONS ABOUT E CIGARETTES AND VAPING OFTEN, UM, NOT CONSIDERING THAT THERE WAS A COST, UM, LOOKING AT IT AS BETTER THAN A SMOKED TOBACCO PRODUCT. AND THAT WE ARE JUST NOW ADDRESSING, UM, THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF, UM, THE USE OF VAPING PRODUCTS AND E CIGARETTES . UM AND OF COURSE, ONE OF THE PRIMARY CONCERNS AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH. UM IN CONVERSATIONS, UM, WITH PARKS AND RECREATION, UM, BUT ALSO REALLY COUNTLESS GOVERNMENT ENTITIES RIGHT NOW. HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS. NONPROFITS ARE WORKING IN THIS SPACE. UM, WHERE WE'RE REALIZING THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, UM, ARE BEING EXPOSED.

UM, VAPE PENS CAN LOOK LIKE, UM, A USB DRIVE. UM A HIGHLIGHTER. UM IT IT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY IN MY MIND FOR AS A CITY FOR US TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, TO SAY THAT IN OUR PARKS AND IN OUR CITY BUILDINGS, UM WE EXPECT PEOPLE TO HAVE AN EXPECTATION THAT WE SET A TONE OF HEALTH AND WELL BEING. UM THIS IS A PIECE OF THAT IF WE WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING ELSE DOWN THE ROAD. I KNOW THINGS HAVE BEEN FLOATED. UM, DURING THE COURSE OF THE EVENING, WE COULD ADDRESS THAT.

BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS, UM VERY CLEARLY AN AREA WHERE PEOPLE'S DECISIONS IMPACT THOSE AROUND THEM, UM, IN THAT IN THOSE SPACES AND UM AND AS I SAID, THIS IS SORT OF A SMALL WAY OF OUR LINKING ARMS WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING IN THIS SPACE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ANYBODY ELSE? OK, THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE TO BE APPROVED. SECOND MR HOLT? NO. MR BARRY. YES. YES, MS BURROWS? YES ANDERSON? YES, IRIS? YES.

TURNING MY MICROPHONE OFF, BUT I'M NOT DONE YET. OK YEAH, JUST GETTING STARTED. SO THE NEXT

[Resolution CR-07-24 Waive the provisions of Section 529.07(b)3 of the Codified Ordinances for The Taco's and Tequila Festival on July 13, 2024 in the Town Center. ]

THING WE HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS, SO RESOLUTIONS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT. WHERE UNLIKE AN ORDINANCE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE, UM, MULTIPLE READINGS IN A PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR IT. SO OUR FIRST RESOLUTION IS, UH CR 0724. IT IS TO WAIVE SECTION 5 29.07 B THREE FOR THE TACOS AND TEQUILA FESTIVAL ON 7 1324 IN THE TOWN CENTER. SO WHAT THIS IS DOING BY WAIVING THAT PROVISION. UM IT'S WAIVING THE PROVISION OF OPEN CONTAINER IN THE SPECIFIC SPACE THAT IS IDENTIFIED HERE FROM THE FESTIVAL HOLDER. BASICALLY OPENING UP DORA FOR A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME FOR ON JULY 13TH FROM 11 TO 10 P.M. 11 TO 9:30 P.M. MADAM CHAIRMAN. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION OR THE CITY ATTORNEY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE VERY SUBJECT. WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT. SO UH, I WOULD EXPECT THAT THERE WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING. THIS IS THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT, OK? OH, OH, THAT'S RIGHT. A RESOLUTION. I'M SORRY. IT'S NOT AN ORDINANCE, SO WE'LL VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT. SO THEN WE SHOULD. WE SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE A DISCUSSION WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW VAPING PRODUCTS AND TOBACCO. AT THIS EVENT. DOES SOMEBODY WANT TO MAKE THAT

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MOTION? I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN JUST UNILATERALLY MAKE A DECISION BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE A CURRENT APPLICATION THAT IS ASKING FOR US TO SUSPEND A SPECIFIC SECTION OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES SO IF THEY WOULD WISH TO COME BACK WITH A CHANGE TO THAT, I WOULD BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE THE COURSE OF ACTION. NOT TONIGHT. WELL FIRST, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THIS IS NOT A CITY EVENT, SO IT REALLY BE UP TO THE ORGANIZER IF THEY WISH TO MAKE THAT FURTHER REQUEST FOR COUNSEL TO CONSIDER SO MADAM CHAIRMAN, A POINT OF CLARIFICATION THEN. SO MR SMITH, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT THE ORGANIZER WILL HAVE TO COME TO US TO SAY HEY, WE WOULD LIKE TO USE TOBACCO PRODUCTS AT THIS EVENT. THAT IS CORRECT, SIR. IT WOULD BE UP TO WHOEVER IS HOSTING THE EVENT. IF THAT'S A PART OF THEIR EVENT, OR THEY WISH IT TO BE A PART OF THEIR EVENT. THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME ASK FOR A WAIVER, WHICH IS NO DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THE PROVISIONS WE'RE DOING HERE WITH THE OPEN CONTAINER. OK? AND THAT WOULD ALSO JUST TO BE CLEAR, ALSO BE DONE BY RESOLUTION SO IT COULD BE DONE AT A SINGLE SETTING. SO IT DOESN'T UM REQUIRE TWO READINGS IN A 30 DAY WAITING PERIOD. TO MY RECOMMENDATION AS THE CHAIR RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RESOLUTIONS AS THEY'VE BEEN PRESENTED TO US FROM THE EVENT ORGANIZERS DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS? FIRST ONE FOR TACOS AND TEQUILA FESTIVAL ON JULY 13. OK? THIS RESOLUTION HAD ITS READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED SECOND. BARRY YES, YES, YES. ANDERSON YES, YES, YES, YES. THANK YOU. SO THEN, UM, OUR

[Resolution CR-08-24 Waive the provisions of Section 529.07(b)3 of the Codified Ordinances for the Bourbon & Spirits Festival on August 10, 2024 in the Town Center. ]

LAST ONE VERY SIMILAR. IT IS RESOLUTION CR 0824. IT IS NOW TO WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 29 07 B THREE FOR THE BOURBON AND SPIRITS FESTIVAL ON AUGUST 10TH 2024 IN THE TOWN CENTER.

AND I DO WANNA. CLARIFY IT'S BOURBON AND SPIRITS FESTIVAL. I THINK WE'VE CALLED IT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE A BOURBON AND CIGAR FESTIVAL. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT IT IS THE BOURBON AND SPIRITS FESTIVAL. SO SAME WITH THIS. IF THE EVENT ORGANIZER WANTS TO MAKE A CHANGE, I'D RECOMMEND THEY COME FORWARD IN A FUTURE LEGISLATION. BUT, UM, I WOULD, UH ASK THAT WE REVIEW THIS AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS RESOLUTION TONIGHT. AS PRESENTED QUESTION, ANDY FURS GROUP. IS THAT WHO THIS IS RIGHT ? YES SIR. AND THE PREVIOUS ONE AS WELL. YES, SIR. OK. AND JUST TO CLARIFY THAT FOR EVERYONE THAT IS THE HEART OF GROVE CITY. YES. OK? ANY OTHER CONVERSATION ON THIS ONE. OK? THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I KNEW THAT BE APPROVED. SECOND YOU. YES YES. ANDERSON YES, THE ELK? YES. SALT? YES. OK, THAT IS IT FOR ME

[Ordinance C-06-24 Amend various Sections of Chapter 161 of the Codified Ordinances titled Employment Provisions for City Employees. Second reading and public hearing.]

TONIGHT. THANK YOU. NOW. MR. THANK YOU, MICHEL. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 06-24 AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 161 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE TITLED EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES. UH, TONIGHT IS OUR SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING . AND I'D LIKE TO ASK MR VIED TO COME UP AND EXPLAIN KIND OF THE SYNOPSIS OF WHAT WE HAVE HERE. MR CHAIR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, UH, QUICKLY. I'LL TALK ABOUT THE HOW THE WHY, AND THE WHAT THE HOW IS WHY WE'RE HERE? UM IN CHAPTER. 159 DIRECTS THE ADMINISTRATION TO YEARLY LOOK AT THE COMPENSATION RATES THE WHY IS THAT, TYPICALLY OR HISTORICALLY, IN THREE OR FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CHANGES AND A, UH UH, A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT SALARIES TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE. SO WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS OUR, UM, BASED ON CHAPTER 161 IS OUR CONVERSATION PLAN, WHICH HAS NINE NON-EXECUTIVE PAY GRADES TO EXECUTIVE PAY GRADES. THE NINE NON-EXECUTIVE HAVE 20 STEPS, SO IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THAT SALARY STRUCTURE, AND IT'S BASED ON A COUPLE OF THINGS. A, UH, THE MORSI SALARY SURVEY AND, UH, A SURVEY OF SIMILAR POSITIONS ACROSS, UH, OTHER COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL OHIO SO THAT WE REMAIN IN THIS JOB MARKET. UH AND IN ADDITION TO THAT IN, UH, THE BUDGET, UH, A NUMBER OF POSITIONS WERE ADDED OR REQUESTED AND FUNDED. UM AND, UH, THOSE SPECIFICALLY ARE OUR SECOND DEPUTY CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND HR DIVISION CHIEF. AND A

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FACILITY MAINTENANCE TE TECHNICIAN. UH THE REASONS AND I TALKED A LITTLE ABOUT THIS IN CAUCUSES THAT IN MY TENURE HERE THE WORKFORCE HAS GROWN FROM ABOUT 100 AND 40 FULL TIME TO NOW, CLOSING IN ON 200. WE RECOGNIZE THAT IN ORDER TO GROW THE LEADERSHIP AND MENTOR AND DEVELOP SENIOR LEADERS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, A SECOND DEPUTY CITY ADMINISTRATOR WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO US AS AN ORGANIZATION. SO I KNOW THERE WAS LEGISLATION PREVIOUSLY TO ADD THAT POSITION, BUT NOW WE'VE TAKING A HOLISTIC AND COMPREHENSIVE, UH, REVIEW AND, UM, REVISION TO CHAPTER 161 SO THAT POSITION ALONG WITH THE OTHERS ARE IN THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE. UM, I'M BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. THE ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY. YES THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM IN ADDITION, UH WELL, TWO ADDITIONS ONE THE, UH, JUNETEENTH FEDERAL HOLIDAY. RECENT ADDITION TO THE FEDERAL HOLIDAY LIST HAS BEEN ADDED TO OUR RECOGNIZED HOLIDAYS AND ALSO WE RAN INTO, UH, IT'S UM, COINCIDENTAL THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SPECIAL EVENTS. BUT NONE OF THOSE HAPPEN WITHOUT A DEDICATED WORKFORCE AND, UH, A NUMBER OF THE BARGAINING UNITS, WHICH MAKES UP A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR ASSOCIATES HAS PROVISIONS TO BE PAID DOUBLE AND TRIPLE TIME IN SOME CASES FOR EVENTS TO SUPPORT THOSE FOR THE COMMUNITY. UH IN THE PAST THE NON OR THE, UH, CLASSIFIED ASSOCIATES COULD NOT TAKE. WE COULD NOT AVAIL THAT SPECIAL CONDITION TO THOSE ASSOCIATES. THIS GIVES THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR THE ABILITY TO MATCH THAT SAME PIECE STRUCTURE ON THOSE SPECIFIC DAYS IN ORDER TO COMPENSATE EVERYONE THAT'S WORKING TO SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, A GREAT AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY. OK IS THERE ANY, UM, DISCUSSION FROM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS OR ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR VEDRA? TO COMMENT. SERIOUS OK, THE WHAT IS THE LOWEST PAID SECTION AND THAT WE HAVE ON ON THE, UM IN HERE.

JUST UH THANK YOU. UM MR BARRY, WE ARE OF OUR NINE STEP PAY GRADES. THAT'S 1ST 3123 ARE FOR ARE IDENTIFIED FOR A PART TIME ASSOCIATES, UH, IN THE PAST THAT STARTING RANGE WAS IN THE $12 RANGE WE RECOGNIZE IN THIS MARKET THAT'S NOT, UH, COMPETITIVE. NOR IS IT, UM, RECRUIT THE APPLICANT THAT WE WOULD LIKE AND SO THAT MINIMUM, UH, SALARY NOW IS $15 AN HOUR SO STARTING FOR A PART TIME ASSOCIATE MR. CHAIRMAN, CAN I ASK A FOLLOW UP? SO IF THAT'S $15, OF COURSE, MCDONALD'S IS PAYING ALMOST THAT, IF NOT MORE, UM, JUST AS A POINT. THE SECOND POINT IS, IS WHAT HAPPENS ON A HOLIDAY, A PAID HOLIDAY WITH A PART TIME EMPLOYEES. UM. THEY DO NOT. THEY ARE NOT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TIME AND A HALF SINCE THEY'RE NOT A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE. UM TRYING TO THINK IS THERE AN EVENT WHERE A PART TIME ASSOCIATE WOULD BE? BE WORKING AND I'M. POS POOL. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS PROVISION FOR A TIME AND A HALF FOR A PART TIME EMPLOYEE. AND OF COURSE, MR CHAIRMAN, WE DON'T WE DON'T OFFER HEALTH CARE TO, UM PART TIME EMPLOYEES. CORRECT CORRECT. MR CHAIR. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU, MR SO, YEAH. I JUST HAVE COMMENTS FOR, UM SO I DO WANNA SAY I THINK GREAT WORK AND GETTING ALL OF THIS, UM, WORKED THROUGH. I WANNA COMMEND YOU ON ADDING JUNETEENTH JUNE 19TH AS A RECOGNIZED HOLIDAY. UM YOU KNOW, I AM I HAVE NOTICED THE SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE COUNTS THAT WE HAVE LISTED. UM EVEN BEFORE I SAT IN THE SEAT ATTENDING DECEMBER MEETINGS.

CERTAINLY PRESENTATIONS FROM THE MAYOR IN TERMS OF THE STRATEGIC PROJECTS THAT NEED SUPPORT. I THINK, JUST WITH A NEW DEPUTY CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND ESPECIALLY A HUMAN RESOURCE DIVISION, CHIEF. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE COME INTO MY MIND WITH RECENT RESEARCH AND CONVERSATIONS IS HAVING THIS HUMAN RESOURCE DIVISION CHIEF AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE THERE'S A FOCUS ON DE I WE HAVE A CURRENT DE I TASK FORCE. WE KNOW WE'RE ADDING A MEMBER. UM I DON'T YOU KNOW, I WAS PART OF THE TASK FORCE WHEN THEY CAME FORTH AND GAVE A PRESENTATION. I DON'T THINK THEY'VE PRESENTED ANY NATIONS, BUT THAT'S DEFINITELY A THOUGHT IN MY MIND.

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UM AND THEN YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE ONGOING PERFORMANCE CONVERSATIONS AND REVIEWS EVALUATION YEARLY GOAL, SETTING RECRUITMENT TO HELP FILL THE GAPS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION WHERE IT'S NEEDED. AND I THINK THAT A COUPLE OF BIG THINGS THAT THAT KEEP POPPING IN MY HEAD WHEN YOU KNOW AGAIN, MAYOR YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT STRATEGIC PROJECTS NEEDING SUPPORT WITH THIS THIS DEPUTY ROLE. UM THE IDEA OF A COMMUNITY CENTER WHAT THAT IS AND BROADWAY. UM, I'VE HAD COMMUNITY MEMBERS REACH OUT TO ME AND ASK ABOUT BROADWAY LIVE AS A DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT CAME THROUGH AND WAS APPROVED, BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN MORE AND I. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANYTHING IN THE BUDGET FOR 2024 OR A PROJECT PLAN SO AND I KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN MEETING, UM, THAT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND FOR THE COMMUNITY REC CENTER AND A SURVEY THAT WAS COMING BACK FROM OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND THERE'S A LOT OF CHATTER WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THAT AS WELL, TOO. SO I WOULD HOPE THAT UM THESE ROLES WOULD BE ABLE TO REALLY BE FOCUSED ON A COUPLE OF THOSE. I THINK BIG CARROTS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN HEARING ABOUT SO THANK YOU. ORANGE.

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC EITHER. NO ONE SIGNED UP. YES I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON UM HOW MUCH I APPRECIATED THIS SORT OF COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW. UM WHAT UNDERLIES THIS 161 SECTION IS OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AND, UM AND I REALLY FEEL LIKE THERE WAS A LOT OF EFFORT PUT IN TO MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE REALLY PUSHING OURSELVES IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. UM WANT TO KIND OF MAKE SURE BECAUSE WE EACH OF US HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY ENRICH OUR UNDERSTANDING. THAT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD DURING THE YEAR, KEEP US POSTED ON UM THOSE NEW POSITIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE A BATCH OF NEW THINGS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH AND THEN I. I ALWAYS JUST WANT TO. IN ADDITION TO KEEPING COUNCIL POSTED, KEEP US POSTED ON WHEN THE PEOPLE COME WHO THEY ARE, UM, BECAUSE I THINK THE RELATIONSHIPS ARE SO VALUABLE SO THAT NOT JUST KNOWING THE NAMES AND PEOPLE AND THE ROLES THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE IN WHEN NEW PEOPLE ARRIVE, I THINK REALLY HELPS US ALL TO BUILD CONNECTIONS, SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.

FOR AS WE MOVE FORWARD. OK UH, MR, UH, IF I MAY JUST TO FOLLOW UP TO MR BARRY'S QUESTION IN TERMS OF THE, UH, PART-TIME PERSONNEL. UM, REMEMBER THAT I THINK IT WAS THIS YEAR THAT COUNCIL ENACTED TUITION REIMBURSEMENT FOR PART TIME PEOPLE, AND THAT'S CERTAINLY BEEN USED A LOT AND ESPECIALLY IN THE PARKS DIVISION. THEY CAN GET UP TO $5000 A YEAR, SO THAT IS ANOTHER ADDED BENEFIT FOR THOSE PART TIME INDIVIDUALS. THANK YOU. MR CHAIRMAN. I JUST COMMENT. I KNOW THAT AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST THINK YOU KNOW WHEN, WHEN WE HAVE PAID HOLIDAYS. THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T BENEFIT FROM IT ARE THE PART TIME PEOPLE. UM AND OF COURSE, I CONTINUE TO WANT TO TALK ABOUT TRYING TO OFFER AT LEAST SOME TYPE OF PARTIAL HEALTH CARE TO PART-TIME PEOPLE AS A FUTURE CONVERSATION. AND IS YOUR COMING IN IN TERMS OF THEM NOT GETTING PAID FOR WITH THEIR OFF THAT DAY, OK, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MONEY THAT DAY. RIGHT? OK? ALL RIGHT, SO THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT TO BE APPROVED. SECOND. GROSS YES, ANDERSON. YES YES, YES, YES, YES, YES. OK,

[Ordinance C-09-24 Authorize the City Administrator to convey Excess Personal Property to the South-Western City School District for use in Educational Training Programs. First reading. ]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OK NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS, UH, ORDINANCE C 09-24 AN ORDINANCE TO CONVEY EXCESS, UM, PERSONAL PROPERTY TO SOUTHWESTER CITY SCHOOLS FOR EDUCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. THIS INVOLVES THE CITY AND, UH, DONATING, UH, VEHICLES FOR VEHICLES TO SOUTHWESTER CITY SCHOOLS FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES OF THE STUDENTS. UM AND BASICALLY AT THE END. END OF THEIR LIFE. AND UM, HERE ARE USEFULNESS IF YOU WILL, AND SO, UM IT HELPS DEVELOP SKILLS FOR OUR STUDENTS. IS THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENTS OR ANY COUNCIL. YEP. YEAH. OR THIS MIGHT BE FOR TAMMY. UH THE SECOND, WHEREAS I'M NOT REALLY A GRAMMAR EXPERT. BUT THERE'S SOME WORDS THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED IN THAT BEFORE THE SECOND READING. I'LL LOOK INTO IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HE WANTS. OK, THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING. SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE

[Ordinance C-10-24 Levying Special Assessments for the construction of various Sidewalks in the City of Grove City. First reading. ]

MARCH 4TH OF 2024. IN THE LAST ONE FOR FINANCE IS WE'RE GOING TO SEE DASH 10-24 LEVY A SPECIAL

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ASSESSMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING AND THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE MARCH 4TH 2024. ADAM. THANK YOU, MR SECREST. ALL RIGHT, AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS AGENDA. IF THERE IS ANY NEW BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNCIL BY ANYONE PRESENT IN CHAMBERS, PLEASE DO SO AT THIS TIME, DID WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP AND NEW, ALL RIGHT? OK? ALL

[Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments]

RIGHT, MAYOR S. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UH A FEW THINGS. UH WHEN YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE, UH EMPLOYEES AND HOW WE'RE GONNA HANDLE THAT, I WE HAVE OFFICIALLY POSTED, UH, OUR PIO POSITIONED ON WATERS POSITION. IT'S OUT IN THE NETWORK, AND, UH, WE CERTAINLY WILL HAVE THAT PERSON IN FRONT. HOPEFULLY. HAVE THEM HARD, VERY QUICKLY BECAUSE THAT TRANSITION IS GOING TO BE PRETTY LENGTHY. HE'S INVOLVED IN SO MUCH AND I. I MENTIONED THAT TO THE CHAMBER THIS MORNING.

ALSO UH, BUT THAT'S THAT'S GOT TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAM, MAKING SURE YOU KNOW WHO'S IN CHARGE OF WHAT, AND BE ABLE TO. ASK SOME QUESTIONS AND SO FORTH. THE, UM WE ARE. JUST STARTING TO GET INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MARIJUANA TRANSITION. UM THE SAFETY DIRECTOR AND I ARE GOING INTO A, UH, MEETING TOMORROW. UM TALKING ABOUT THE TAXING AND SO FORTH.

WE HAVE SAMPLE LEGISLATION FROM MICHIGAN, MAINE, SEVERAL STATES THAT SOME OF THE GROUPS HAVE PUT TOGETHER BUT THE ULTIMATE DECISIONS CAN BE MADE BY THE HIGH LEGISLATURE. BUT WE WANT TO STAY AS CLOSE AS BEING ON TOP OF IT, AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. WE ARE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO START WORK ON THE TOWN CENTER PARK. UH, WE WERE PLANNING ON, UH, PUTTING IN ARTIFICIAL TURF. SO THAT IT MAKES IT MORE HANDICAPABLE HANDICAP. UH, FRIENDLY. NOT MORE. IT WILL MAKE IT HANDICAP FRIENDLY. AND UH, THE THING WITH THE ARCH ARCH ALLEY IS ALSO, UH, IMPACTING THAT AS WHEN WE GET STARTED AND SO FORTH. THE UH, WORK ON WINDSOR PARK. UH, WE'RE STARTING TO QUEUE THAT UP. UM.

MR SECRET MENTIONED THE COMMUNITY CENTER SURVEY. THE Y MC. A SURVEY? UH, WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR ARMS AROUND. UH, ALL THE INPUT THAT WE HAVE ON EMBELLISHING OUR OFFERINGS. I'M GONNA PUT THAT BIG UMBRELLA OUT THERE, EMBELLISHING OUR OFFERINGS OF, UH UH, COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE BOTH THE Y AND THE COMMUNITY, UH, CENTER GROUPS TO MAKE SURE THAT AND WHEN YOU READ DOWN THROUGH THE OBJECTIVES, THEY'RE ALMOST MATCH TO MATCH SWIMMING. UM. EXERCISE ROOMS. UM SENIOR ACTIVITIES AND SO FORTH. SO UH, WE'LL WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AS WELL. UM WE DID, UH, AS I THINK SOME OF YOU KNOW, UH, A COMMUNITY SURVEY AS WE HAVE DONE SINCE 1992. IT'S DONE EVERY TWO YEARS. UM, THE RESULTS OF THAT SHOULD BE IN OUR HANDS EITHER TOMORROW OR NO LATER THAN FRIDAY. AS TO, UH, THE TABULATIONS AND SOME OF THE RESULTS. UH, WE HAVE HAD SOME CALLS FROM MARTY SAPERSTEIN AND, UH SOME OF THE THINGS HAVE GONE DOWN. OTHERS ARE GOING UP, BUT THE THING HE WANTED TO CONVEY. WAS THAT GETTING PEOPLE TO ANSWER SURVEYS, PARTICULARLY OVER THE PHONE IS BECOMING AN INCREDIBLE, UH, LABORIOUS SITUATION. HE'S NOW AT 77 I IN THE CHAMBER THIS MORNING IT WAS 100, BUT HE'S UP THE 77 PEOPLE TO GET ONE SURVEY. AND SO WHAT MAKES THIS SURVEY DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST IS WE ALSO OPENED IT UP ONLINE. AND SO WE'RE NOT SURE HOW WHAT EFFECT THAT'S HAD, UH, ON THE RESULTS, BUT WE WILL HAVE THAT SURVEY AND ALL THE, UH, PERTINENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE, UH, BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND AGAIN APPRECIATE, UH, BILL AND THE OTHER PEOPLE WORKING ON 161. THAT IS VERY LABORIOUS, TOO. AND, UM I THINK WE GOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO LAST FOR, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS. QUESTION.