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GOOD AND WELCOME TO THE GROUP CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IF YOU ARE HERE REPRESENTING AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND SIGN THE SPEAKER'S LIST. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL AT A CERTAIN POINT DURING THE MEETING, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND SIGN THE SPEAKER'S LIST. YOU WILL GET THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS COUNSEL. WE DO KEEP DECORUM. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING TO OUR TIME LIMIT SO THAT EVERYBODY IS TREATED FAIRLY . UH, REMOVE YOUR HATS AND WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OF WHICH ONE UM.
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GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. IT MAY HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE RO. MS KELLY BURS, YOUR ANDERSON. HERE CIGARS. HELP. HERE. HERE HERE HERE. AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO EXCUSE MAYOR STAGE THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS COUNCIL MEMBER SIGS. SECOND MISS BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON YES, YES, SALT? YES. DAIRY? YES, YES.
YOU'RE HERE, TOO. ALL RIGHT. UM, AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE
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READING OF THE MINUTES OF OUR LAST MEETING, WHICH WAS ON MARCH THE 18TH AND APPROVE THOSE AS WRITTEN. THANK YOU. AND ANDERSON. YES YES. SALT DAIRY? YES, YES, YES. RIGHT, AND WE HAVE A SURPRISE KICK OFF TO OUR MEETING. YOU DON'T SEE IT AT THE TOP OF YOUR AGENDA, BUT WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION THIS EVENING A PROCLAMATION MR T FORD IF HE WOULD COME FORWARD THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UM, STANDING HERE ON BEHALF OF MAYOR STAGE TO OFFER A PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH, THE MONTH OF APRIL. WE[00:05:03]
ALL KNOW THAT DISTRACTED DRIVING IS A PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH RISK. AND ALTHOUGH 93% OF DRIVERS IDENTIFY BOTH TEXTING AND EMAILING AND READING ON, UH, HANDHELD CELL PHONES ARE VERY OR EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THOSE DRIVERS REPORTING, HAVING SET A TEXT AND IN 37% SAY THAT THEY HAVE SENT TAX AND DRIVING. AND WHILE TAXI AND EMAILS WHILE DRIVING LAST YEAR OR SINCE THE TRACK TO DRIVING LAW BECAME A PRIMARY OFF TO PD HAS ISSUE 38 C FOR DIS DRIVING HERE IN THE CITY AND MANY MORE TRAFFIC STOPS AND WAR FOR ISSUED IN ADDITION, SO ON BEHALF OF MAYOR STAGE AT O OFFER YOU A PROCLAMATION, UH, RECOGNIZING DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH OF APRIL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND WE ALSO HAVE IN OUR PLACES, UM, INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL. UM, AND THEIR PLEDGE TO HASHTAG. JUST DRIVE.UH, A PLEDGE. WE SHOULD ALL MAKE I. I UH, OFTEN LEAVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE MORNING AND SEE ONLY THE TOPS OF PEOPLE'S HEADS GOING BY WHICH IS ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT DISCONCERTING. UM BUT IT IS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE AND TEXT IN THE STATE OF OHIO AND, UM I APPRECIATE YOU BEING THERE FOR THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN UM, A VERY IMPORTANT DISCUSSION, NOT ONLY HISTORICALLY, BUT IN RECENT HISTORY IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE, UM , ABOUT OUR CONVERSATION HERE ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS DISTRACTED, DRIVING AND GROVE CITY. AND UM,
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WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS EVENING'S AGENDA. UM UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING. WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 7 24 C 1324 C, 1524, C 1624 AND C 1724 AS WELL AS RESOLUTION CR 924 AND UNDER FINANCE. WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 1024 IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THIS AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MS[Ordinance C-07-24 Rezone 41.55 acres located at 3262 Ventura and 4330 Dudley from PSO (Pro. Services) and SD-3 (Recreational) to CF (Comm. Facility). Second reading and public hearing.]
BURROWS WITH LANCE. THANK YOU. FIRST ON THE EVENING UNDER LANDS IT ORDINANCE C 724 TO REZONE 41.55 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT EXCUSE ME, 3262 VENTURA AND 4330 DUDLEY FROM PSO , WHICH IS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND SD THREE RECREATIONAL TO CF COMMUNITY FACILITY. UM, THIS ORDINANCE BASICALLY IS JUST A CLEAN UP OF VARIOUS PARCELS IN THAT AREA. UM, SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO KIND OF PUT THEM ALL UNDER CF, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY FACILITY ON FEBRUARY 6TH OF THIS YEAR PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY. AND I DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FROM THE PUBLIC TO TALK ABOUT THIS DOES ANYBODY FROM THE CITY THAT WANTS TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? NO, SEEING NONE. ANYBODY FROM COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REZONING? OK? UM THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. M. HOW? YES HOLT. YES YES, YES, YES.ANDERSON. YES? ALL RIGHT. SECOND IS ORDINANCE C 1324 TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION OF 0.755 PLUS OR
[Ordinance C-13-24 Accept the Annexation of 0.755 acres located at the northeast corner of Demorest and Grove City Roads in Jackson Township to the City of Grove City. Second reading and public hearing.]
MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST OR EXCUSE ME, NORTHEAST CORNER OF DEMS AND GROVE CITY ROADS AND JACKSON TOWNSHIP TO THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AS APPLIED FOR IN THE PETITION OF ANGEL PEREZ BEING THE KNOWN OWNER OF THE TERRITORY, SOUGHT TO BE ANNEXED AND FILED WITH THE AND FILED WITH THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO, ON DECEMBER 4TH 2023. AND WHICH SAID PETITION WAS APPROVED FOR ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF GROVE CITY BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON JANUARY 9TH 2024. THE REZONING OF THIS ANNEXATION SHALL BE SINGLE F OR SF, ONE, WHICH IS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND SHALL BE PLACED AT WARD ONE. AND WE DO HAVE A CASEY WALL. HI CASEY. WALL 383 COLUMBUS STREET. I AM THE ATTORNEY FOR THE APPLICANT AND JUST HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HE WAS JUST REZONING OR, UM, ANNEXING FOR UTILITY SERVICES. AND EVERYTHING FROM THE CITY PLANNING. UM WAS EVERYTHING'S UP TO CODE ON THE PROPERTY. I STA STAFF DID DO A REINSPECTION TODAY, I BELIEVE AND EVERYTHING IS UP TO CODE THAT'S CORRECT. OK, THANK YOU ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? NO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS OR I SAID A SECOND READING IN PUBLIC[00:10:07]
HEARING. I KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE APPROVED. SECOND SO YES, YES, YES, YES. ANDERSON. YES? OH, YES. THE NEXT ONE IS ORDINANCE C 1524 TO APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR OUTDOOR SALES FOR[Ordinance C-15-24 Approve a Special Use Permit for outdoor sales for Broadway Fireplace and Decor located at 3827 Broadway. Second reading and public hearing.]
BROADWAY FIREPLACE AND DECOR. LOCATED AT 3827, BROADWAY, BROADWAY FIREPLACE AND DECOR, HAS, UM, SUBMITTED A REQUEST REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR OUTDOOR SALES AT THEIR CURRENT LOCATION ON MARCH, 5TH 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP. I BELIEVE THE OWNER IS ON VACATION. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOMEBODY I THINK MIGHT AS MIKE BOSO. SPEAK FOR IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL ON THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT. AND ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? HEY. THIS HAS HAD A SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING. I KNEW IT. WE APPROVED SECOND MR. BARRY YOU? YES, YES. ANDERSON YES, YES. SALT? YES. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ORDINANCE[Ordinance C-16-24 Approve a Special Use Permit for outdoor seating for Plates and Pints located at 4008 Broadway. Second reading and public hearing.]
C 1624 TO APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR OUTDOOR SEATING AT PLATES AND PINES, LOCATED AT 4008 BROADWAY. AND LET'S SEE HERE ON MARCH, 5TH 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT. WITH THE FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS. THE APPLICANT SHALL WORK WITH THE JACKSON TOWNSHIP FIRE IN GROVE CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN OUR DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF BOARDS TO BE INSTALLED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE NEW PATIO AREA. WE DO HAVE DAVID DELONG SIGNED UP. TO SPEAK ON THIS. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. DAVID DELONG, 723 PLATOON DRIVE. GALLOWAY OHIO 43119. JUST WANNA THANK THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT SO FAR, AND YOU KNOW, WE LOOK TO CONTINUE TO GROW WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY IN FRONT OF US. I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM THE ONLY QUESTION IS , DO YOU AGREE TO THE STIPULATION SET FORTH FROM PLANNING COMMISSION AND YOU'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT? YES I KNOW. THERE WAS ONLY A COUPLE CONCERNS WITH A COUPLE ON THE NORTH SIDE WHERE THE INGLE PARKING WAS. YEAH. YEAH, WE'RE PUTTING FOUR BALLERS THERE AND THEN THREE MORE DOWN THE SIDE OF IT. YEAH, OK, FANTASTIC. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. YES. THIS OR HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. SECOND MISTER DEW, ROSE. YES ANDERSON? YES YES. SALT? YES. DAIRY? YES. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ORDINANCE C 1724[Ordinance C-17-24 Approve a Special Use Permit for a Car Wash for Moo Moo Express Car Wash located at 3019 Turnberry Court. Second reading and public hearing.]
TO PROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A CAR WASH FOR MUMU EXPRESS CAR WASH. LOCATED AT 3019 TURNBERRY COURT. MU EXPRESS CAR WASH. HAS SUBMITTED A SPECIAL REQUEST FOR THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE CAR WASH. ON MARCH, 5TH 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT WITH THE FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS. NO SIGNAGE OR ADVERTISING SHALL BE PLACED ON THE KIOSK GATES. THE KIOSK CANOPY SHALL BE RAISED ON THE OUTSIDE LANE TO A MINIMUM OF 13 FT SIX INCHES TO ALLOW THE FIRE APPARATUS TO PASS FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS WITH THE BAR HANGING TO ALERT CARS AT THE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS FOR THE CAR WASH. WE ALSO HAVE FROM THE PUBLIC, ANDY SCHWALL. YEAH. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, ANDY SHAW, 7965 NORTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS. UM HAPPY TO HAVE STAFF SUPPORT, HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THE STAFF FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO, UH BRING THIS FORWARD TO Y'ALL, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO CALL THIS NUMBER THREE IN IN GROVE CITY, SO THANK YOU AGAIN, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE STIPULATIONS THAT WERE WE'RE FINE WITH THOSE PLANS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO SHOW BOTH OF THOSE CONDITIONS. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSON SIGNED UP AS WELL. A JOE BETSI ONLY IF THERE ARE OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOOD. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT. YES, MR HOLT. THAT'S JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY. IS THERE ANY OTHER CITIES AROUND HERE THAT HAVE THREE CAR WASHES? SEE, THIS IS[00:15:03]
WHY I SIGNED JOE UP. THREE MUMU, SPECIFICALLY, NOT THREE IN TOTAL. YEAH, I'M JUST KIDDING. I MEAN, DO WE WASH OUR CARS? A LOT HERE IN GROVE CITY. IS THAT THE NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. JOE BET 375 NATIONAL ROAD. UM YOU KNOW, WE DON'T LOOK AT THEM PER CITY. IT IS PER DEMOGRAPHIC AND THEN ALSO RETAIL TRADE AREAS AND TRAFFIC AREAS, SO IT DEPEND UPON THE SIZE OF THE CITY WOULD DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE INTERNALLY EVALUATE THE NUMBER WHETHER OR NOT A WASH WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL. UM TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. YES COLUMBUS SEEMS TO REALLY LIKE TO WASH THEIR CARS. WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE. I KNOW WE'RE LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED AND THAT WE'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE BY EVERY COMMUNITY WE GO INTO SO THERE ARE A LOT OF CAR WASHES THAT ARE BEING WASHED AND WE WOULDN'T GO HERE IF WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS NEEDED. GOOD. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A QUESTION TO YOU SAID THIS IS A LOCALLY OPERATED AND OWNED IS MUMU. THE OPERATOR OWNERS ARE IN CENTRAL OHIO. UH, YES. WELL AETNA, UH, RUNNELLS BEG, THAT'S OUR HEADQUARTERS. THERE ARE CEOS LIVES HERE AND WERE BASED OUT OF. SO THIS IS OUR HOME BASE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OH, I HAVE A COUPLE. UM I DID YOU DO A TRAFFIC STUDY AT ALL AT THAT INTERSECTION OF BROADWAY IN HOME ROAD AND HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT, UM, THE BACKING UP OF TRAFFIC INTO THAT.CUL DE SAC. SO BASED ON THE TWO CAR WASHES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN OPERATION IN GROVE CITY. UH, WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE STACK ON SITE WITHOUT ANY IMPACT TO THE CUL DE SAC. THERE ARE SPECIFIC SIGNAGE ON THE PLAN THAT IF, UH, THE QUEUE BACKS UP TO A POINT WHERE IT DOES BECOME AN OBSTRUCTION, THEN THE WASH LANE IS SHUT DOWN AND NO CARS. NO ADDITIONAL CARS ARE ALLOWED IN THE QUEUE UNTIL THE QUEUE CLEARS. OH, THAT'S A SIMILAR SITUATION THAT WE HAVE ON THE LONDON GROVE PORT. ROADS UH, FACILITY AND IT SEEMS TO OPERATE VERY WELL AND, UH, GIVEN THE CUL DE SAC AND THE JUST THE ON SITE STORAGE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO OBTAIN AND THE THROUGHPUT OF THE SYSTEM ITSELF. WE FEEL IT'S MORE THAN ADEQUATE. UM THE 6 66 65 LOCATION I BELIEVE, HAS A STACKING OF 84 CARS CORRECT AND THIS ONE IS 16 EACH LANE WITH TWO LANES OF 16 CARS, 30, SO HALF OF THE WELL NOT SURE, BUT THE TH THE THROUGHPUT IS WITH THE WITH THE OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS THAT MUMU HAS, UM, I DEFER TO JOE ON WHETHER LONDON GROVE PORTS EVER BEEN STACKED OUT. TO ITS MAXIMUM, BUT, UH, BASED ON OUR ANALYSIS OF, UH, THE TURNBERRY COURT, UH, WE DON'T FEEL THAT'S GONNA BE AN ISSUE HERE. SO WHEN YOU, UH IF YOU'RE STACKING DOES MEET ITS CAPACITY AND YOU PUT THE CONES OUT. AS IN YOUR DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THEY COULD. THE CAR STILL COULD WAIT FOR THOSE CONES TO BE MOVED INTO THAT CUL DE SAC AREA AFFECTING THE OTHER PROPERTY AND BUSINESSES. CORRECT SO THERE IS SIGNAGE THAT INDICATES NO STACKING BEYOND THERE, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE OPERATIONAL ASPECTS WHERE THE FACILITY IS STAFFED WITH FULL TIME FOLKS TO MANAGE THAT CUE THAT IF IT BECOMES AN ISSUE STAFF WILL WILL TAKE ACTION. I, I I'LL JUST BE HONEST, I JUST HAVE CONCERNS WITH THAT WHOLE INTERSECTION. UM COMING SOUTH ON BROADWAY, TURNING LEFT ONTO HOME ROAD AND THEN RIGHT INTO THE TO TURNBERRY. UM THOSE TWO LIGHTS THERE COMING OFF AT THE INTERCHANGE AND THEN HOME ROAD. WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF BOTH OF THOSE. SO IT'S VERY, UM CUMBERSOME. THE TRAFFIC GETS BACKED UP THERE A LOT EVEN IN ON TO HOME ROAD, AND I WOULD SAY THE JUST ANECDOTALLY, BASED ON HOW WE'VE SEEN THE PUBLIC INTERACT WITH THESE CAR WASHES. THEY'RE NOT NEW TRIPS IN THE CORRIDOR, THEIR EXISTING TRIPS THAT PEOPLE TAKE TIME TO STOP OUT. THEY'RE EITHER RUNNING AHEAD OR HAVE TIME AND WASH THE CAR. SO IN THE SENSE OF ARE WE ADDING NEW TRIPS TO THE CORRIDOR ? NO PRIMARILY THE TRIPS THAT ARE COMING TO THE CAR, WASH OUR LOCAL FOLK. THERE'S ENOUGH OF A PRESENCE OF AND JOE MENTIONED IT , UM, WITH THE WITH THE MU MU CAR WASH BRAND THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH SPREAD OUT CENTRAL OHIO THAT, UM, IF FOLKS DO INDEED WANT TO GO TO A MU MU, THEY'RE GONNA GO. AS AS CLOSE TO THEIR
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HOME AS THEY CAN AND NOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT DESTINATION, RETAIL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EXISTING TRIPS IN THE CORRIDOR. OK, THANK YOU. IN FACT, MR BARRY , UM, HOW MANY? WHAT IS THE STACKING ON STRING TO HOW FOR HOW MANY CARS DO YOU HAVE THERE? UH, 60 60 30 EACH LANE SO THREE DIFFERENT TIMES LAST YEAR, AND I'M A CUSTOMER BY THE WAY THREE DIFFERENT TIMES LAST YEAR, THE POLICE HAD TO BE CALLED REGARDING PEOPLE LINED OUT ON THE ROAD. WHICH THE EMPLOYEES I DON'T KNOW THEY'RE BUSY. OBVIOUSLY UM, DIDN'T PUT UP ANY CONES, BUT THE TRAFFIC WAS LITERALLY LYING DOWN THE LINE DOWN STRING TOWN ROAD, AND THE POLICE HAD TO BE CALLED TO REMOVE THEM TO I MEAN, I ON ONE OCCASION I CALLED MYSELF BECAUSE IT WAS 99 CARS DOWN ON STRING TOWN ROAD BLOCKING ALL THE TRAFFIC. SO HERE HERE'S MY ISSUE AND I, I THINK, UM, THE COUNCIL MEMBER KIND OF ALLUDED TO THIS THAT HAS A STACKING OF 60 CARS.THIS ONE HAS A STACKING OF 36 CARS. SO I MEAN, THE MATH DOESN'T REALLY WORK AS FAR AS ENOUGH ENOUGH AREA TO STACK AS YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF CARS I WOULD SAY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO USE THE CUL DE SAC IS MY POINT. IF IT COMES TO THAT. THERE'S SIGNAGE THAT DIRECTS FOLKS TO NOT STACK, SIR, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT THAT DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE STRING TOWN ROAD IS PROVEN THAT, UM, THIS IS THIS IS ALSO A NEW FACILITY SO IT WOULD BE A THIRD TO DISSIPATE THE TRAFFIC IN THE COMMUNITY HERE, SO THE FOLKS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE GOING TO STRING TOWN WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME THIS DIRECTION. THE OTHER ASPECT OF IT IS WITH THE WITH THE MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP AND THE LIKE THE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO ACTIVATE THE ARMS IN IN THE MEMBER'S LANE IS GREATLY REDUCED . WILL IT STACK AT SOME POINTS IN TIME? THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE SIGNAGE. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE CONES IF THERE'S AN OPERATIONAL ISSUE WITH STRING TOWN ROAD, WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH JOE AND HIS TEAM TO ADDRESS THAT YOU'RE ALL SATISFACTION. UH, BUT WE FEEL LIKE FOR THE TURN. COURT FACILITY. WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF STACKING FOR THE FOR THE USE. ANY OTHER FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. ON, UH TURNBERRY. IF YOU'RE COMING WEST ON HOME ROAD, YOU DON'T MAKE A RIGHT HAND. TURN BEHIND, UH MARCOS PIZZA. WAS IT FITNESS CENTER AND JIMMY JOHN'S AND YOU'RE AT THE END OF THEIR PROPERTY. HOW MANY CARS WILL IT TAKE TO BLOCK UP? SO THEIR PROPERTY AND YOU'LL HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND LEFT HAND TURN ON ON TO YOU'RE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ADJACENT USE ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE CUL DE SAC BOMB. SO THERE'S SEVERAL 100 FT. SO THAT WOULD BE THERE'S 50 60 FT IN INSIDE THE PROPERTY, AND THEN SEVERAL 100 FT, OUT. UM SO THE MATH WOULD SAY. ANOTHER 1516 CARS. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, TOO. BUT CARL NO. MY OTHER QUESTION IS SO OF ALL VOCATIONS AROUND THE CITY.
ARE THEY ALL BUILT IS THE FACILITY ITSELF. THE SAME SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE THREE THAT WILL BE IN GROVE CITY. DO YOU BUILD THEM AT ALL DIFFERENTLY, OR IN? DO YOU CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE LAND AND THE PARCEL THAT IT'S GONNA STACK MORE CARS? BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE THE TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, OR HAVE TRAFFIC INFORMATION AND, YOU KNOW, , YOU KNOW, 6 66 65 HAS TRAFFIC VERSUS THIS AREA OR VERSUS OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY, OR ARE THEY ALL STANDARD SQUARE FOOTAGE? AND THERE'S JUST LIMITED. I GUESS PARKING LOT SPACE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL, AND THAT'S WHAT, UM, CREATES THAT NUMBER OF CARS AND THE STACKING VERSUS WHAT YOU TRULY ANTICIPATE WOULD COME IN THIS AREA OF THE COMMUNITY. OR SOLID JEW ADDRESS THE BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE. UH BUT THE ONLY THING THAT GO THROUGH THE BUILDING OR THE CARS UM SO IT. TYPICALLY ALL THE MUMU BUILDINGS ARE THE SAME SIZE SQUARE FOOTAGE. IF THERE WAS A RETROFIT OF SOME SORT OF A BUILDING THAT WOULD CHANGE IT. BUT TYPICALLY WITHIN, I WOULD SAY 10 FT JUST DEPENDS UPON SITE CONSTRAINTS. IT WOULD BE SIMILAR SQUARE FOOTAGE. UH, BUILDING WISE, UM AND THEN THE LAND
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AVAILABILITY AROUND IT DICTATES, UM, USUALLY PARKING AND OR STACKING. AND I. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT UM AND YOU MIGHT HAVE CONFUSED LONDON GROVE PORT WITH STRING TOWN SHRINK TOWN HAS I KNOW WE'RE ON THE RECORD, BUT APPROXIMATELY 28. I CAN LOOK IT UP WHILE WE'RE TALKING. BUT IT IS NOT HALF 60 CAR, UH, STACKING. YEAH, NO, NO WORRIES. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, BUT I PLEASE DON'T HOLD ME ON THE RECORD FOR 28. BUT IT'S UH, PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT. AND SO THIS WOULD HAVE MORE STACKING THAN THAT. SO THIS ONE HAS MORE THAN AT LEAST STRING TONE, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS LE AND GROVE PORK BUT AGAIN, SO JUST TO SO TO ANSWER THE QUESTION I HAD ASKED, IT'S REALLY THE LAND AVAILABILITY THAT DICTATES THE PARKING LOT CAPACITY AND THE STACKING ABILITY VERSUS DONE TRAFFIC INFORMATION. AND YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW MANY CARS OR CUSTOMERS MIGHT, UM, GO TO THAT LOCATION VERSUS ANOTHER LOCATION. SO OUR OUR TUNNEL THROUGHPUT IS ABOUT 100 AND 20 CARS PER HOUR. IS WHAT WE CAN PUT THROUGH. AND SO THE STACKING AVAILABLE THERE BEING 36. UM TYPICALLY, CUSTOMERS WILL SHOW UP OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. AND SO IF YOU HAVE 60 PER HOUR, UM WE'RE WE'RE FITTING MORE THAN 50. THAT'S IF EVERYONE SHOWED UP. IN THE FIRST MINUTE, RIGHT? UH SO IT'S AMPLE STATIC STACKING . WE BELIEVE FOR THIS OPERATION.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUST WANNA CHIME IN WITH A COUPLE OF POINTS HERE, UH, BEFORE THE MEETING, UH, IN PREPARATION OF THE MEETING I. I LOOKED AT, UH, STRING TOWN ROAD I. I ESTIMATE AROUND 20 STACKING SPOTS FOR THE OPERATION. UH 65 HAS 46 STACKING , UH, WITHIN THAT SITE AND THEN 35 FOR HOME ROAD. UH, THAT'S ON THE SITE. UH THEN 665 DOES HAVE A LONGER TUNNEL IF YOU WILL, ON THE SAME SITE TO ACCOMMODATE AN ADDITIONAL 23. SO IN ALL ABOUT 69 CARS CAN STACK BEFORE IT STARTS IMPACTING. UH, 06 65. STEAMTOWN ROAD DOESN'T HAVE THAT LUXURY. A 28 CARS CAN FIT INTO THAT QUEUE ONCE THAT QUEUE IS FILLED UP. CERTAIN IMPACT. IT STARTS IMPACTING STREAM TOWN ROAD. UH, HOME ROAD HAS THE 35 STACKING ABILITY. UH THEN IF THEY START STACKING OFF SITE IMPACT TURNBERRY COURT, A CUL DE SAC. THEY CALL AN ADDITIONAL 19 BEFORE TRULY IMPACTS. UH HOME ROAD. BUT AGAIN, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. WHICH DEALS MORE ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE SITE, MORE SO THAN THE LAND USE. THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS GRANTED BY COUNSEL, BUT IT'S ALSO MONITORED BY THE CHIEF BILLING OFFICIAL. IF THERE'S INFRACTIONS OR COMPLAINTS, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO THROUGH AND REMOVE THAT ESPECIALLY USE PERMIT FROM THE OPERATION OF THE FACILITY. SO EVEN THOUGH IF COUNCIL VOTES YES, UH, THEY'RE STILL UNDER THE GUISE OF MEETING COMPLYING WITH THE RULES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE OPERATION. THANK YOU, MR ANY FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THIS AUDIENCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. MS BURROWS? NO. MS ANDERSON? YES. TALK? YES. HOLT? YES. BE SHOULD YOU? YES. SOMEBODY. THANK YOU, UM, THE
[Resolution CR-09-24 Approve the Development Plan for Moo Moo Express Car Wash located at 3019 Turnberry Court. ]
NEXT ITEM ON THE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS RESOLUTION CR 924 TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR MIU CAR EXPRESS CAR WAS LOCATED AT 3019 TO TURNBERRY COURT ON MARCH, 5TH 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR MUMU EXPRESS CAR WASH WITH A FALLING STIPULATIONS. OH, YOU DO IT. THANK YOU. ALL SIGHT. LIGHTING FIXTURES SHALL BE BELL SHAPED WITH A BLACK FINISH LIKE THOSE USED IN THE TURNBERRY RETAIL CENTER TO THE SOUTH. THE PHOTOMETRIC PLAN SHALL BE UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL FIXTURES TO MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENT OF 0.5 FT CANDLES FOR ALL VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIAN AREAS. YOU GUYS WANT TO COME BACK UP? AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO RESTATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BACK AGAIN. UM SO WE'RE WE'RE FINE WITH THE STIPULATIONS AS PROPOSED, AND THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL ON THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN,[00:30:03]
AS SUBMITTED. OK, SO EASY CROWD TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT THIS OR HAS HAD A SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. ANDERSON YES, YES, YES. NO. DO YES. FOR US? YES.[Ordinance C-10-24 Levying Special Assessments for the construction of various Sidewalks in the City of Grove City, Ohio. Second reading and public hearing. ]
MADAM PRESIDENT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. UM THEN WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO FINANCE AND, UH, COUNCILMAN HOLT WAS KIND ENOUGH TO STAND IN FOR MR SIGRI THIS EVENING. SO TAKE IT AWAY. MR. HOLT ORDINANCE. C 1024, AN ORDINANCE LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY, OHIO. I. I DON'T KNOW THE SIGN UP SHEET. IS THERE ANYBODY ON THERE FOR HIM? OK THANK YOU. UM THESE WERE SIDEWALKS THAT WERE INSTALLED, UH, LAST YEAR FOR THE PUBLIC. UH ANGELA DRIVE RIVER AVENUE.HARLAND DRIVE. IN THAT AREA. AND THOSE ARE PART OF THE CITY SIDEWALK PROGRAM WHERE THE CITY SHARES THE COST WITH THE RESIDENT BECAUSE IT IS THE RESIDENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE SIDEWALK, BUT THE CITY HAS A PROGRAM WHERE WE'LL WE'LL SHARE THAT COST WITH THE RESIDENT AND WE'LL PAY 50. AND THEN WE GIVE THE RESIDENT AN OPTION TO PUT THE OTHER 50% ON THEIR TAX BILL FOR 20 YEARS. 0% INTEREST SO BASICALLY, YOU CAN FINANCE YOUR SIDEWALK REPAIR.
YOUR TAX BILL FOR 0% FOR 20 YEARS. MOST OF THESE SIDEWALKS COST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $13,000 10,000 IF YOU WERE ON A CORNER LOT SO IF YOU TAKE THE $5000 AVERAGE OR SO, UH, THE RESIDENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR 2500 AND THAT TIP SOME PEOPLE COME IN AND PAY THE 2500 CASH. OTHERWISE IT GOES ON THEIR TAX BILL, AND IT'S PAYABLE OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. SO THIS IS THE LEGAL PAPERWORK TO MAKE THOSE ASSESSMENTS AND PUT THOSE CHARGES ON THE RESIDENT TAX BILLS. UH, ANY QUESTIONS WITH COUNSEL. AMY, DO YOU HAVE A MAP THAT SHOWS THE STREETS? SOME PEOPLE CAN SEE THOSE. NO, SIR. THAT ALL AFFECTED OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED MANY TIMES. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. OK THEN, UH, NO PUBLIC INPUT. THIS ORDINANCE HAD ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND HA! YES YES, YES! YES, YES. ANDERSON. YES? IT OUT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MR HOLT. ALL RIGHT, AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS AGENDA AT THIS TIME, IF THERE IS ANY NEW BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNCIL MAY DO SO AT THIS TIME, UM IT APPEARS THAT WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED IN UNDER NEW BUSINESS
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THIS EVENING. AND UM, THAT BRINGS US TO A REPORT FROM THE MAYOR WHO'S NOT WITH US. BUT MR BOSO THAT PUTS YOU RIGHT ON THE HOT SEAT. I HAVE NOTHING ADDITIONAL TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, THEN MOVING ON TO MISS KELLY. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR SMITH. I HAVE NOTHING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THE ROOM? YES, MR TIE FORD. MADAM PRESIDENT COUNCIL. THANK YOU. I'LL BE QUICK. UM, JUST IN DECEMBER DURING THE BUDGET, UH, HEARINGS YOU ASKED FOR PERIODIC REVIEWS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR POLICE. STAFFING AT YOUR DESK IS A DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF SWORN OFFICERS. I JUST WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. WE JUST HAD A SWEARING IN CEREMONY LAST WEEK WHERE WE SWORE IN 10. NEW POLICE OFFICERS , FIVE JUST COMPLETED TRAINING AT COLUMBUS POLICE ACADEMY. FIVE MORE WILL START THEIR TRAINING. UH, IN, UH, ON THE 15TH OF THIS MONTH. IF I COULD JUST BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO, UM TO THE DOCUMENT THAT I PROVIDED AT YOUR DESK. UM 10% OF OUR 10.6% OF OUR OFFICER OF OUR OFFICERS ARE WOMEN. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS ABOUT 12, ALTHOUGH WE GOT SOME ROOM TO GROW THERE. WE ARE MAKING HEADWAY. WE JUST, UH, HIRED, UH, AND SWORE IN TO, UH, FEMALE OFFICERS. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO BRING TO NOTE IS THE SWORN OFFICER BY TENURE. IF YOU LOOK AT ABOUT 55% OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS HAVE LESS THAN 10 YEARS ON, WHICH IS AN EXTREMELY YOUNG[00:35:05]
DEPARTMENT. ON THE OTHER HAND, WE'VE GOT TWO OFFICERS THAT COULD RETIRE. UH, NOW IN ANOTHER 12 WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE. OUR CURRENT MANPOWER. UH, THANKS TO, UM THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET. UH, WE ARE ACTUALLY DOWN TWO OFFICERS IN ONE SERGEANT, WHICH WILL BE FILLING THAT SOMETIME THIS MONTH. AND THE GOOD NEWS IS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY, MANY YEARS. WE ARE A FULL STAFFING AT OUR COMMUNICATION CENTER. WE'VE GOT A FULL FULL ALLOTMENT OF DISPATCHERS. AS FAR AS RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. WE'RE PLANNING. UH, WE'RE IN THE PLANNING STAGE TO CREATE A RECRUITMENT VIDEO THAT WE THINK WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. LAST YEAR WE HAD TO RECRUITERS ATTENDED 11 EVENTS AND THIS YEAR UH, WE'VE ATTENDED ONE, INCLUDING THE UH, ARNOLD CLASSIC AT THE FAIRGROUNDS AND THREE SCHEDULED IN MAY. WE UPDATE OUR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PLAN, UH, WITH, UH, TARGET SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND THEN JUST TO LET YOU KNOW FOR AS FAR AS FUTURE RECRUITMENT, WE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE HIRING APPLICATION PROCESS NOW FOR AN ADDITIONAL, UH I HAVE CERTIFICATION LIST. THAT APPLICATION PERIOD WILL END ON APRIL, THE 14TH AND WE WILL BEGIN HIRING THE NEW OFFICERS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE REACH OUR CEILING. UH, LATE JUNE WITH BASIC TRAINING STARTING IN AUGUST AROUND AUGUST, THE 19TH AND SO THO, THOSE OFFICERS WILL BE READY TO GO BY THE END OF THE YEAR OR EARLY IN 2025 BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU ANYTHING. GO AHEAD, MISS. ROLL, MR TIE II. I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME. BUT UH WHAT WAS THE FEELING OR THE TARGET FOR 2024 SWORN OFFICERS? YEAH, WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 66 SWORN OFFICERS. ACTUALLY 57 IS OUR BUDGETED AND CEILING FOR POLICE OFFICERS MINUS THE SERGEANTS LIEUTENANTS. WE'RE AT 55. SO WE'RE DOWN TWO AND AGAIN, MOST OF THOSE ARE ARE ASSIGNED TO OUR FIELD SERVICE. THIS. SO THOSE TWO ARE IN THE RECRUITING CLASS. NOW THAT IS CORRECT. AND THEN, UH, THREE OPEN POSITIONS OR THAT THEY'RE IN THE RECRUITING CLASS. NOW ON THOSE TWO OPEN POSITIONS NOW AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE ONE. ONCE WE PROMOTE AN OFFICER, WE WILL BE AT THREE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE HIRED IN JUNE AS WE HOPE TO BE HIRED IN JUNE FROM THE CURRENT RECRUITMENT LIST. OK, SO AND THEN. IN THE FALL, YOU'LL BE UP TO FULLY STAFFED LEVELS. THAT'S OUR SONG AS NOTHING CHANGES. YES, SIR. OK, GOOD. THANK YOU.YES. ANYTHING ELSE? AND MR MR MR BOZO, WEREN'T WE? I THOUGHT IN THE BUDGET WE PROPOSED MORE THAN 59. I WAS THINKING THE TOTAL NUMBER IN IN TERMS OF THE TWO OR 67. YES SIR. 60 WE'RE AT 60. YES SIR. 6069 IS OUR TOTAL FROM THE CHIEF ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE TO THE NEW OFFICERS AND WE ASKED.
WE WERE 56. OFFICERS AND WE BUDGETED WE ASKED FOR ONE MORE AND YOU APPROVE THAT. RIGHT.
ANYTHING ELSE? GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS OUT THERE. WE ALL RECEIVED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS TODAY, MR TURNER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND , UH, THAT WILL BRING US TO CLOSING COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. WE'LL START WITH YOU, MR DEW. NOTHING AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, MR BARRY. THE ONLY THING I WOULD, UM KIM, IS IT POSSIBLE WE CAN TURN ON THE WATER AT THE DOG PARK? HEY, WHAT? WHAT'S THAT? OK, WELL, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF DOGS THAT ARE THIRSTY RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU THAT TIME. THANK YOU, MR HOLT. UM NOTHING FROM ME . SPECIFICALLY I WOULD JUST PUT A PLUG IN FOR THE PUBLIC MEETING NEXT. TUESDAY FOR COLUMBUS ROAD, UH, SEWER IMPROVEMENTS. SO YOU CAN FIND OUT SEWER IMPROVEMENTS RIGHT DOWN COLUMBUS STREET. THERE HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 1958 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, CHUCK. UM SO WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA SOLVE THAT PROBLEM IN SOME FLOODING IN HOUSES AROUND COLUMBUS STREET, SO YOU CAN GET A VIEW OF WHAT THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE AND HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE AND YOU'LL BE REROUTED FOR TRAFFIC. AND SO I HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. HOLT, MS BURROWS. NOTHING THIS EVENING. MS ANDERSON. I JUST HAVE A QUICK NOTE. SO AT THE LAST MEETING IN MARCH, MR TIE FOR OUR SAFETY DIRECTOR SHARED A GREAT PRESENTATION ABOUT PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INITIATIVES
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AND THE IMPORTANCE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. AND SO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE AGAIN. YOU KNOW, AS THE WEATHER IS GETTING NICE, AND WE'RE ALL GETTING BACK OUTDOORS AGAIN, AND WE'RE INSPECTING OUR OUR LANDSCAPING AND OUR PROPERTY . YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE NOT EVEN IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE IN A HO A OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC SET OF CRITERIA THAT YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MEET. BUT EVEN WITHOUT AN HO, A OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WE DO INSPECTIONS, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS , AND THEY'RE TRULY, UM, OUR SAFETY ISSUES THAT CAN RESULT IN A LACK OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE.SO IF YOU'RE CURIOUS WHAT PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ITEMS COULD BE IN VIOLATION? UM THE CITY IS DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB WITH THE PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM. THERE'S STUFF THAT WILL BE COMING OUT ON SOCIALS, UM, JUST TURNING TUNING TO THE WEBSITE TO FIND THAT INFORMATION, AND THERE'S ALSO A LEND A HELPING HAND PROGRAM WHERE YOU CAN VOLUNTEER AND HELP UM AND CONNECTED WITH QUALIFYING RESIDENTS WHO MIGHT NEED HELP, UM, UPDATING OR MAINTAINING THEIR THEIR PROPERTY STANDARDS. SO AGAIN, JUST AS WEATHER IS GETTING NICE. I JUST WANNA TALK ABOUT WHY IT IS IMPORTANT AND WHY WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAINTAINING OUR OUR PROPERTIES HERE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR T FORD FOR THAT LAST LAST MONTH. GOOD. THANK YOU. UM AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT TELL YOU ALL THAT IT IS APRIL THE FIRST AND THIS IS YOUR TWO WEEK WARNING. YOUR TAXES ARE GOING TO BE DUE ON APRIL 15TH. I KNOW EVERYONE'S CHUCKLING BECAUSE THEY THEY WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IF I DIDN'T BRING THIS UP TO YOU TODAY, SO IT'S APRIL. YOU HAVE UNTIL THE 15TH REGIONAL INCOME TAX AGENCY IS THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR THAT PROCESSES YOUR GROVE CITY TAX RETURN. WE ARE MANDATORY. SO IF YOU LIVE IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF GROVE CITY, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILE A READ A TAX RETURN. UM IT'S 2% IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. THE TAX RATE YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE IS THAT BY THE PEOPLE BY REFERENDUM, YOU VOTE ON YOUR TAX RATE. UM WHAT COUNCIL HAS THE ABILITY TO CHANGE IS THE CREDIT. I'M NOT BRINGING THAT UP BECAUSE WE ARE CHANGING THE CREDIT. BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU THAT NOT ALL JURISDICTIONS GIVE YOU IT FOR WITHHOLDING TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. YOU GET 100% CREDIT FOR DOLLARS THAT ARE WITHHELD, UM, FROM YOUR PAYROLL THAT ARE FOR WORKING IN ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY. UM, I THINK SOME PEOPLE HAVE ENVISIONED THAT THERE'S A GIANT SWAPPING OF CHECKS THAT HA THAT OCCURS. THAT DOES NOT OCCUR. WE JUST GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR THAT. WITHHOLDING THOSE DOLLARS DON'T COME TO THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. SO UM, IT'S IMPORTANT MARK YOUR CALENDARS. AND YOU WILL FIND THAT IF YOU THINK THAT I'M GIDDY THAT IT'S APRIL RIGHT NOW, WAIT TILL YOU SEE HOW GIDDY I AM. WHEN WE'RE BACK TOGETHER ON APRIL THE 15TH. IT'S TAX DAY, AND WE WILL SEE YOU THEN 7 P.M. CAUCUS BEGINS AT 630. THANKS FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. EVERYONE TAKE CARE. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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