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GOOD AND WELCOME TO THE GROVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IF AT ANY TIME YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, PLEASE COME FORWARD NOW AND SIGN THE SPEAKER'S LIST IF YOU ARE HERE, REPRESENTING AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA PLEASE COME FORWARD AND SIGN THE SPEAKER'S LIST. HE WILL ALL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. UH, PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF THAT TIME LIMIT SO THAT WE CAN ALL HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. THANK YOU.
I YEAH. SO. ZERO. SIDE AND I DON'T KNOW. FANTASTIC. WHEN IT COMES UP, AND IT DOESN'T JUST SAY NEXT, OK? AND I'LL DO IT FOR YOU. JUST YOU JUST GO LIKE THIS WHEN IT'S.
THAT'S CALLED OK? I. TRUE TRUE. GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
BUT TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ON THE INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME MS. KELLY. MAY I HAVE YOU CALL THE ROLL? MS BURROWS YOU, ANDERSON. HERE. SEE, CHRIS? HOW HERE, HERE, HERE HERE. RIGHT AND
[Approval of Minutes ]
NOW I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF OUR APRIL 1ST COUNCIL MEETING AND APPROVE THEM AS WRITTEN. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND? MISS BURROWS? YES ANDERSON? YES. ASSAULT YES, YES, YES. RIGHT HAPPY TAX DAY, THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR. HAPPY[Welcome & Reading of Agenda]
TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE THIS EVENING. UM TONIGHT ON I'LL GO THROUGH OUR AGENDA UNDER LANDS.WE HAVE RESOLUTION. CR 1724 CR 1824 CR 1924 AND UNDER FINANCE. WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 1824 AND C 1924 IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THIS AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. ALL RIGHT,
[Resolution CR-17-24 Approve the Development Plan for Byers Chevy Grove City Parking Expansion located at 5841 North Meadows Drive. ]
AND WE WILL ROLL RIGHT FORWARD TO LANDS. WITH MS BURROUGHS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE FIRST ITEM UNDER LANCE. THIS EVENING'S RESOLUTION CR 1724 TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT FOR BUYER CHEVROLET GROVE CITY PARKING EXPANSION LOCATED AT 5841 NORTH MEADOWS DRIVE. ON APRIL 2ND 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING DEVIATION DEVIATION SHALL BE GRANTED. TO WAIVE THE PARKING LOT PERIMETER PLANNING REQUIREMENTS ALONG THE WEST AND EAST SIDES OF THE PARKING LOT.AND WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP MATT DE POLA, IF I MAY BEFORE HE SPEAKS, UM I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, MR BARRY, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WORKS FOR BUYERS. HOWEVER HE IS JUST AN EMPLOYEE.
HE DID CALL ME. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS MATTER WITH HIM AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE IS NO CONFLICT
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WITH HIM PARTICIPATING. SO I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD THAT LET YOU KNOW THAT HE DID REACH OUT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. UM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MATT STIPA, 5 500. NEW ALBANY ROAD. COLUMBUS, OHIO. IS THERE ANY ANY COMMENTS OR UM, NO, I'D SAY. I THINK IT'S JUST GONNA BE CONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT. UM KIND OF THE EXPANSION OF THAT GREEN SPACE AREA WAS PLANNED WITH THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION AND THE DESIGN OF THE STORM WATER DETENTION SYSTEM. UM WHICH IS THE POND THAT YOU SEE KIND TO THE SOUTH OF THE DEALERSHIP? UM SO AND WITH THE LANDSCAPING THAT'S ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE LANDSCAPING THAT'S CURRENTLY UM OUT THERE ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE AS WELL. THANK YOU. YEAH I UNDERS, UM, UNDERSTOOD WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY PROVED THAT SOME DEVIATIONS WERE GRANTED ORIGINALLY, AND THIS IS ONLY GOING TO BE USED FOR INVENTORY.CORRECT THAT IS CORRECT. THIS WILL BE AN INVENTORY LOT. OK, THANK YOU. MR R. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO. ANYONE FROM COUNCIL ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND ANDERSON. YES YES, YES. YES.
[Resolution CR-18-24 Approve the Development Plan for Hoover Road Medical Parking Expansion located at 5775 Hoover Road. ]
YES. FOR US, YES. THE SECOND UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING, ITS RESOLUTION CR 1824 TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT FOR HOOVER ROAD MEDICAL PARKING EXPANSION LOCATED AT 5775 HOOVER ROAD AGAIN ON APRIL 2ND 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING DEVIATION AND STIPULATION. THE DEVIATION IS TO SECTION V BC, FOUR OF THE APPROVED ZONING. TEXT SHALL BE APPROVED FOR TO ALLOW FOR A SECOND DOUBLE LOADED PARKING AISLE TO BE LOCATED BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND HOOVER ROAD. AND THEN A 90 DEGREE CURBING AT PARKING SPACES. 1 22 23 SHALL BE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE A SMALL RADIUS. IF THIS IS APPROVED, THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL 23 PARKING SPACES AND MATCH THE BUILT CHARACTER OF THE ADJACENT PARCELS AS WELL. I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP THIS EVENING TO SPEAK ON THIS, KYLE, DO YOU? OH, SORRY. GO AHEAD. COME ON IN, COME FORWARD NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.HI. MY NAME IS KURT LAPE 1520 PARKLAND DRIVE. LANCASTER, OHIO. YES UH SO I'M THE DEVELOPER OF THE PROPERTY. UH, YOU HAD ALREADY MENTIONED THAT THE, UM UH THE PARKING WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH AND THE NORTH, UH, WITH THE EAST EDGE OR THE EDGE CLOSEST TO HOOVER ROAD, NOT BEING IN A CURE TO THE ROAD, THEN THE PARCELS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH. UM I ALSO HAD HEARD THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. UH PROCESS AND, UH, SINCE THEN, THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME COMMENTS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REGARDING, UH 26 FT ACCESS AISLES. UM I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT CURRENTLY AS THE AS IT STANDS, THAT ACCESS DRIVE IS THERE LOCATED AND WE'RE PROPOSING IT TO GO FROM 24 FT THAT IT IS RIGHT NOW TO APPROXIMATELY 25 FT, UH, ONCE THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE DONE, THAT WOULD STILL ALLOW FOR 18 FT PARKING SPACES IS REQUIRED BY CODE SO IT IS ACTUALLY BETTERING THIS CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCE. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE, UM THE EXISTING PART, UH, DRIVE AISLE TO THE WEST OR THE I DRIVE AISLE CLOSEST TO THE BUILDING. IT'S 24 FT. AS APPROVED. AND PUT IN. SO THE DRIVE HOURS EQUAL TO OR BETTER THAN WHAT'S WHAT'S ALREADY THERE. SO HOPEFULLY THAT KIND OF ALLEVIATES THE CONCERN REGARDING THE WIDTH SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. UM SINCE YOU'RE HERE, DO YOU ALSO AGREE WITH THE DEVIATION IN THE STIPULATION? YEAH. YEAH THERE'S NO PROBLEM ON THOSE RADIUSES ON THE ON THE, UH, PARKING SPACES MENTIONED. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. MISTER RUSH WAS ANY COMMENTS FROM YOU, THEN? NO OK. ANY COMMENTS CONCERNS FROM COUNCIL NO. ALL RIGHT, MISS ANDERSON, UM, SINCE IT'S NOT LISTED AS AN EXACT STIPULATION ABOUT THE 25 FT, WHEN WILL IT COME BACK? THAT COUNCIL WILL BE AWARE OF THE FINAL OUTCOME. IT WILL NOT COME BACK TO COUNCIL ESSENTIALLY BY REMOVING THE EXISTING CURB THAT IT KIND OF LINES THE DRIVE DRIVE BY RIGHT NOW THAT DEFINES THE 24 FT BY RECONFIGURING THAT THE LAP OF THE PARKING SPACES YOU GAIN SIX INCHES EACH SIDE SO THAT RESULTS IN A 25 FT DOESN'T REALLY REQUIRE APPROVAL. IT'S JUST KIND OF IT JUST HAPPENS. OK, THANK YOU. SEE NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND MR SIGGERS.
YES. HOW? YEAH. SALT YES, YES. YES. ROSE. YES. ANDERSON? YES. MADAM CHAIR. YES THATS ALONG.
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THE DOCTOR PAPP IS HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE HIM BEING IN THE CITY , AND I HOPE HE'S SHOWN THE RESULTS THAT HE HOPED FOR AT THE BEGINNING, BUT THE GOOD NEWS OF ALL THIS IS C CITY IS A GREAT PLACE TO DO BUSINESS. WE GOT THAT RECORDED, NOT IT RECORDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE THIRD[Resolution CR-19-24 Waive the provisions of Section 1135.14(a)5 of the Codified Ordinances for the Harris Property, as adopted by Ord. C-28-23.]
ITEM UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING IS RESOLUTION CR 1924 TO WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 101 135-14 , A FIVE OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE FOR THE HARRIS FARM PROPERTY AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE, C 2823. BASICALLY UM, THE DEVELOPER JUST ASKING FOR MORE TIME. TO FINALIZE THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND WORK WITH THE CITY ON THE TIFF THAT WILL GO ALONG WITH THIS PROJECT. UM, NORMALLY, THERE'S ONLY 12 MONTHS. KYLE, YOU WANNA COME UP? SPEAK, MR B. JUST SO COUNCILS AWARE, PROCEDURALLY BECAUSE OF THE TIFF. WE'RE REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY AND THAT REALLY, UH, KIND OF SLOWS DOWN THE PROCESS AND THAT WOULD PUSH THE DEVELOPER OVER THE TIME FRAME. SO TECHNICALLY SPEAKING IN ORDER TO GET THIS TIP IN PLACE, WE'LL NEED THE EXTRA TIME TO RUN IT THROUGH THE COUNTING PROCESS TO GET THE NECESSARY COMPENSATION AGREEMENT SECURED. SO, UM ORIGINALLY THIS WOULD BE EXPIRING ON MAY 21ST 2023. SO SINCE THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND THE TIP WILL NOT BE WORKED OUT BEFORE THEN. THAT'S WHY THE DEVELOPMENT IS ASKING US TO WAIVE AND EXTEND THIS FOR ONE MORE YEAR. MADAM CHAIR. I'M SORRY. DID I MAKE ANY GO AHEAD? CAN I MAKE AN ERROR ON THIS? IT SHOULD BE 2024 THAT IT EXPIRES.AND THEN AND THIS WILL EXPIRE. 25. THAT. IS THAT WHAT YOU HAVE? IS THAT WHAT I DID? OH, I'M SORRY. YES YOU'RE CORRECT. OK? YES, I'M OFF THE YEAR, RIGHT? YES, YOU'RE YOU'RE CORRECT. OK, THANK YOU. SO IT EXPIRES IN MAY 21ST OF 2024, AND WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND IT FOR TW TO 2025. YES, MA'AM, IF WE APPROVE IT, YES. YES. OK, THANK YOU. THAT MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION. SO THE TIFF PROCESS THAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED OF HAS IT GOES TO THE COUNTY EXPLAIN TIMELINE ME ON HOW? HOW THAT WORKS. A TIFF GOES TO THE COUNTY BEFORE WE LOOK AT IT AND DECIDE THAT IT'S A NO, WE KNOW IT'S GOING BUT WE HAVE TO THE COUNTY WILL HAVE TO OBJECT TO THE TIFF BY STATUTE, AND THAT KIND OF SETS OFF A CHAIN REACTION. SO WHAT? WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE TRYING TO DEFINE THE FINAL TERMS OF THE TIFF AGREEMENT WITH WITH THE DEVELOPER. ONCE WE REACH THAT WE'LL ENGAGE WITH THE COUNTY TO FILE FOR THE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT AND THE THEY'LL TAKE ACTION ON IT, AND IT COMES BACK TO THE CITY, SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT BACK AND FORTH IN THERE, BUT WE KNOW WHAT THE TERMS WILL BE WITH THE COUNTY BECAUSE WE'RE DOING THE STA. FOR REQUIREMENTS OF SPLITTING IT. 5050 FOR YEARS. UH ONE THROUGH 10. I BELIEVE OR FOR, UH 10 THROUGH 30, SO WE KNOW THE TERMS THAT ARE COMING BACK. IT'S ALL OUTLINED IN STATE STATUTE. BUT THE PROCESS IS REALLY THE PROCESS AND SO ONCE COUNCIL IS WEIGHING IN IT HAS ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE PRO THE THUMBS UP PROCESS WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY. THANK YOU. MHM. UM WHAT I UNDERST I AND ONE QUESTION JUST TO CLARIFY SO EVERYBODY IS ON THE SAME PAGE. THE REASON WE WANT TO DO THIS IS BECAUSE WE WANT TO BRING BOTH THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE TIP TOGETHER IN A TIME, I IDEALLY BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED WAS, UH, WE ALL REMEMBER THAT THE PLUMBER AND PROJECT WHERE WE HAVE AN IMPROVED FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT IMPROVED ZONING BUT NO TIFF AGREEMENT IN PLACE, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL LINED UP BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH POTENTIAL DEVELOPERS ON THE PLUMB RUN, SO FOR CONSISTENCY AND CLARITY.
IT'S EASIER TO KIND OF TIME UP EVERYTHING AT ONCE, SO BY PUSHING THE DEVELOPER BACK IN TERMS OF THE TIME FRAME AND THE TERMINATION OF THEIR APPROVALS ALLOWS US MORE TIME JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE 100% CERTAIN ON WHAT WE'RE GETTING. SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL NO. RIGHT? THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND IS HE YES. MR HOLT? YES. VERY YES. YES, ROSE. YES, ANDERSON. YES, YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MS BURROWS. OH, THANK YOU. AND WE'LL, UH THEN MOVE ON TO
[Ordinance C-18-24 Appropriate $545,000.00 from the Brown’s Farm Tax Increment Equivalent Fund for the Current Expense of making payments in accordance with the TIF Agreement and other necessary expenditures. First reading. ]
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FINANCE MR ZIG. THANK YOU, MISS HA. UH, SO TONIGHT WE HAVE A COUPLE ORDINANCES. THE FIRST ONE BEING AN ORDINANCE C 18-24, BOTH OR IN SOME READING NIGHT OR FIRST READINGS, THE FIRST ONE IS TO APPROPRIATE 545,000. FROM THE BROWNS FARM TAX INCREMENT EQUIVALENT FUND FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSE OF MAKING PAYMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TIFF AGREEMENT AND OTHER NECESSARY EXPANSION EXPENDITURES. IS THIS THE FIRST READING IF I COULD ASK, UH, WESTLAND HIGH SCHOOL BLUE CHIPPER AND OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR MIKE TURNER TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THIS. THANKS MR SPEAKER. SO WE'VE RECEIVED OUR INITIAL PAYMENT FROM THE UH, BROWN'S FARM TIFF, WHICH IS LOCATED OFF BORDERS ROAD, AND WE ESTIMATE THAT WE NEED TO REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY MADE ACCORDING TO AN AGREEMENT THAT WE ENTERED INTO IN 2019 SO $285,000 OF THIS APPROPRIATION WILL GO TO THE DEVELOPER. WE NEED APPROXIMATELY $10,000 TO PAY FOR COLLECTION COSTS TO THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR. AND THEN THE REMAINDER WILL LEAVE US APPROXIMATELY $250,000 TO, UH, BEGIN ENGINEERING FOR THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE PLAN TO MAKE ON ORDERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SO THIS, UM ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING, AND THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON MAY 6TH. 2024 UH, NEXT. THE[Ordinance C-19-24 Approve the purchase contract with E & S Ferguson Properties, LLC and Appropriate $150,000.00 from the General Fund for the purchase of 3447 Grant Avenue. First reading. ]
ORDINANCE, C 1924 APPROVED THE PURCHASE CONTRACT WITH ENS. FERGUSON PROPERTIES LLC AND, UM APPROPRIATE. MAYBE UM 150,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF 3447 GRANT AVE. AND IF, UH, MR BOZO REY, THIS PARTICULAR UH, PROPERTY CAME TO OUR ATTENTION RECENTLY. IT HAD, UH, A FIRE WHICH DAMAGED THE STRUCTURE SIGNIFICANTLY. WE'VE HAD CONVERSATION WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. UH THEY'RE WILLING TO SELL THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY TO THE CITY. AND THEN, UH, THE APPRAISE PRICE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 AND 51,000. WE'VE UH UH, NEGOTIATED A PRICE TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY FOR 150,000. AND WHAT IT DOES IS GIVE. UH SINCE TERMINATION OF GRAND AVENUE AT THE RAILROAD TRACKS. THERE'S NO GOOD WAY FOR VEHICLES TO GET OUT OF THAT AREA WITHOUT BACKING UP. SO AT A MINIMUM, THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT A ROADWAY IN INTO THE ALLEY TO THE SOUTH, UH, WHERE A VEHICLE CAN GET OUT AND HOPEFULLY, UH, THE CITY WILL BE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL PROPERTY, UH, TO EXPAND, UH, PARKING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, SO THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST STEP, BUT IT'S A AT LEAST IT WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE INGRESS EGRESS FROM, UH, GRAND AVENUE AS THAT DEAD END, UH, WAS ESTABLISHED NOW SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR BOSO. SO THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING AND THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE MAY 6 2024 THAT ALL I HAVE MYSELF THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT . UM WE ARE GOING TO, UM, AS WE ARE AT THE END OF OUR REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA. WE ARE GOING TO[Presentation: COTA]
FIRST MOVE ON TO THE NEW BUSINESS OF A PRESENTATION. AND WE IT IS OUR GREAT PLEASURE TO HAVE CODA REPRESENTATIVES HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. IF YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION, CODA IS IN THE NEWS ON THE REGULAR RIGHT NOW. SO UM, WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SHARE WITH US.CHELSEA. BE SURE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF. JUST KICK THINGS OFF. GOOD EVENING. I'M ALSO SETTING MY TIMER. UM I USED TO WORK AT A COUNCIL FOR A LONG TIME AND KNOW THAT IT ALL COMES TOGETHER. BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES SOME TIME UH, I'M KELSEY ELLINGTON. I'M CODA'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR. REALLY EXCITED TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT? I HAVE SOME TEAM MEMBERS THAT SUNDERLAND WHO'S THE LINKS PROGRAM MANAGER AND ALSO GROVE CITY RESIDENT, AND THEN ALSO, UH, MY TEAMMATE AT MORSY WHO WILL BE MY COSER? UM, UH WHO, UM IS ELLIOTT LEWIS. AND THEN UH, ROBBIE, UH, FROM OUR TEAM. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, FOLKS. UM SO LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT. UH, I THINK I I'M GIVING YOU PROBABLY THE 10,000 FT VIEW OF THIS. I HAVE TIME AND ALL THE URGE TO MEET WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY TO GIVE YOU EXTENSIVE BRIEFINGS. BUT THIS SETTING IS JUST NOT THE TIME WHERE I HAVE THE TIME TO DO THAT , UM, SO JUST 11 ITEM THANKS TO THIS COUNCIL FOR APPROVING A CODE, A BOARD APPOINTEE RECENTLY , HEATHER WERE REALLY EXCITED THAT GROVE CITY IS ROTATING ONTO OUR BOARD. UM WE'VE HAD GREAT CONVERSATIONS AND COMMUNICATION PRIOR TO THAT. BUT FORMALIZING IT IN THAT WAY. THAT CAN ONLY DO BETTER THINGS FOR US. SO LET'S DIG RIGHT IN HERE. SO LINK US.
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IT IS OUR COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE FOR THE REGION, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A FEW KEY REASONS . THERE'S SOME MAIN CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE FACING AT THE REGION.FIRST IS GROWTH. WE'RE EXPECTING ALMOST A MILLION MORE PEOPLE BY 2050. BUT WE'RE NOT EXPECTING MUCH MORE ROADWAY. RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT THE SAME AS SOMEONE WHOSE PARENT WAS A SUPER COMMUTER, TRAVELING ABOUT THREE HOURS A DAY. AS A TEENAGER. WE DON'T WANT TO CONCEDE THAT FUTURE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. WE NEED TO STRATEGIZE. WE HAVE A STRATEGY CALLED LINK TO US.
SECONDLY UH, THE AFFORDABILITY OF OUR OF LIVING IN CENTRAL OHIO IS CHANGING. THE COST OF LIVING IS GOING UP 45% INCREASE IN THE COST OF HOUSING ALONE SINCE 2020 MANY FAMILIES ARE SPENDING JUST UNDER $13,000 A YEAR ON TRANSPORTATION. WE WANT OUR NEIGHBORS TODAY TO ARE NEIGHBORS . THEN WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE ARREST THE GROWTH IN THOSE COSTS. AND THEN FINALLY, OPPORTUNITY GAPS. WE WANT TO LIVE IN AN ECONOMICALLY THRIVING REGION, AND THAT MEANS THAT PEOPLE CAN'T BE BOXED OUT OF OPPORTUNITY, WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH ACCESSING SERVICES OR JOBS, SO LINK US AS A STRATEGY FOR THAT, AS WELL. HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THAT? GONNA KEEP COMING BACK TO THIS SLIDE. YOU CAN DISTILL DOWN THIS VERY EXPANSIVE INITIATIVE INTO THREE BUCKETS.
IT'S THESE RIGHT HERE FIRST IS FASTER, MORE RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, OBVIOUSLY M CODE . I LOVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT PIECE. BUT PEOPLE ALSO NEED THE SECOND BUCKET, WHICH IS INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS THEM TO CONNECT TO TRANSIT SIDEWALKS. BIKE WAYS TRAILS. AND THEN THIRDLY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE AS WALK WALKABLE AS POSSIBLE. SO IT DOESN'T NECESSITATE THAT YOU GET ON A CAR, GET A MILLION MORE PEOPLE GETTING IN A CAR TO GO DOWN THE STREET. UM TO A COFFEE SHOP. HOW DO WE MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES? UM MORE ACCESSIBLE, NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF MODE YOU'RE CHOOSING. LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LINS, THIS IS AN INITIATIVE THAT AFFECTS OUR SERVICE TERRITORY. THAT'S THE IMAGE YOU SEE. IT'S ALMOST A MIRROR IMAGE OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, BUT IT HAS SOME SLIVER OF NON FRANKLIN COUNTY TERRITORIES THAT ARE CHARTER SIGNATORIES HAVE IT IN THEIR JURISDICTION. I THINK DUBLIN REYNOLDSBURG AND, UH WESTERVILLE, FOR EXAMPLE. IF WE'RE GONNA IMPLEMENT LIKE US, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE HISTORIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS. UH TODAY, KODA IS FUNDED BY A HALF PERCENT SALES TAX LOCALLY, AND IF WE WANT TO ROLL OUT THIS PREMIUM RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT MEANS WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT GETTING TO A LEVEL OF, UM, SALES TAX THAT ARE, UH, FRIENDS IN CUYAHOGA IN CINCINNATI HAVE WHICH IS 1% THAT BECOMES VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRAW DOWN MORE THAN HONESTLY. MORE THAN $650 MILLION THAT YOU SEE HERE. FEDERAL GRANTS TO BUILD OUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED FOR PREMIUM BUS, RAPID TRANSIT. UM ALL IN ALL, THIS IS A $8 BILLION REVENUE PLAN BY 2050. VERY SIGNIFICANT. SO LET'S SEE IF MY ANIMATION WILL WORK HERE. POSSIBLY NOPE. TRY IT AGAIN. I DON'T THINK WE'RE IN SLIDES HERE . OH AND I'VE OPENED UP A BROWSER THIS YEAR. I GOT SERIOUS ABOUT MY TAXES. CLERK, KELLY. OUR PLAN WAS FOILED HERE. ALL RIGHT. DEJA VU. YEAH ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL SKIP IT. UNFORTUNATELY SO IF YOU IF THIS WERE TO HAVE WORKED, WHICH II I DON'T HAVE NO IDEA WHAT KIND OF A THAT IS SO I'M NOT GOING TO PLAY IT FOR THE PUBLIC GIVING THEIR TIME. NOR YOU. UM BUT PLEASE DO WATCH IT ON YOUR OWN TIME. WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN IS, UM IS A THE NEW RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE, WHICH APPEARS A LOT LIKE LIGHT RAIL. IT ROLLS UP TO A LEVEL BOARDING PLATFORM. SO NO BUS NEEDING TO KNEEL OR DEPLOY A RAMP, WHETHER YOU'VE GOT A STROLLER OR A SUITCASE OR A BIKE, FOR EXAMPLE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE DOORS OFF BOARD FARE COLLECTION. UM DEDICATED RIGHT OF WAY. SO THE BUSES THAT AGAIN ARE GONNA MOVE LOTS OF PEOPLE ALONG OUR LIMITED ROADWAY SPACE CAN STAY ON TIME. ALL OF THIS COMES TOGETHER TO MAKE A FASTER, MORE RELIABLE SERVICE, WHICH WILL HAVE MUCH MORE, UH, FREQUENCY WHILE WE'RE AT IT, AND THAT MAKES IT A SERVICE THAT PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO USE. THAT'S HOW ALL OF THIS COMES TOGETHER. I'LL SKIP THAT AND AGAIN. I'VE NOW PROVIDED ONE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT . IF I'M ENTITLED TO THAT, PLEASE FIND THAT ANIMATION AND WATCH IT. I SWEAR IT'LL REALLY ILLUSTRATE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. BY THE NUMBERS. WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? WHEN WE'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO ROLL OUT THE SERVICE WITH LINK US, WE'RE GONNA DO IT IN FIVE PLACES. WE CALL THOSE CORRIDORS. THE THREE YOU SEE IN BLUE ON THAT MAP ARE THE ONES WE ALREADY KNOW. WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WEST BROAD STREET, EAST MAIN AND A NORTHWEST A NORTHWESTER ONE. THE GREEN LINES ARE NOT ALL ENCOMPASSING OF THE OPTIONS WE'RE LOOKING AT, BUT WE KNOW WE'RE GONNA CHOOSE THE REMAINING TWO BY SUMMER. IN ADDITION TO THOSE FIVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THOSE FIVE CORRIDORS WERE ACTUALLY MAKING A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMS OF THE LEVEL OF SERVICE. ALMOST 50%
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MORE SERVICE THAT INCLUDES ONE SERVICING THESE FIVE NEW RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDORS, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES THE UNDERLYING FIXED ROUTE NETWORK. SO COME WHAT MAY, FOR EXAMPLE, YOUR LINE THREE. A VERY IMPORTANT LINE TO GROVE CITY IS MOVING FROM 45 MINUTES TO 30. HOPEFULLY IN SEPTEMBER, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET COVERAGE YOUR LATE NIGHT SERVICE THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO. THIS IS A GLIMPSE OF THE KINDS OF SERVICES THE KIND OF SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS YOU WOULD FIND, UM ACROSS OUR FIXED ROUTE NETWORK WITH, UH, WITH LINK US, UM AND THEN, FINALLY YOU KNOW, CODA. PLUS UM AND SO, UH, CODA PLUS IS, UM, A SERVICE THAT WE KNOW YOU LOVE. WE LOVE THAT GROVE CITY BROUGHT THIS CONCEPT TO LIFE WITH US WAS OUR PILOT PARTNER ORIGINALLY AND BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN YOUR FEEDBACK AND SOME OTHER FEEDBACK FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES, WE KNOW WE WANT TO ROLL IT OUT IN MORE PLACES. SO WITH THAT, UM, IN ADDITION TO BRINGING IT TO NEW PLACES, WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S A FISCALLY SUSTAINABLE OPTION. I KNOW THAT GROVE CITY PAYS EVERY YEAR TO DO THAT. I'VE HEARD YOU THINK I WITH ME AND ILLUSTRATING THAT MORE CAREFULLY AND IN DETAIL, AND SO WE'RE TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT AS WE AS WE ROLL THE SERVICE LINK US PROVIDES THE REVENUE TO OVER A HAUL THE FINANCIAL MODEL WE'VE BEEN USING. AND SO I THINK I'M PROBABLY GOING TO SKIP THIS, BUT I'VE LEFT THIS FOR YOU. UM WEST BROAD STREET IS THE ONE THAT'S IN, UH, THE GREATEST LEVEL OF DESIGN 60% RIGHT NOW, AND YOU CAN SEE ABOUT WHERE IT STARTS AND ENDS DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS TO, UH, PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP. JUST OUT PAST THE CASINO. UM THIS IS ONE THAT IS PRETTY CLOSE TO A GROVE CITY. WE DON'T KNOW THAT IT WILL BE THE CLOSEST ULTIMATELY BECAUSE AGAIN, WE HAVE TO CHOOSE FOUR AND FIVE BY THE BY THE SUMMER. UM, BUT THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE STICKER ON THIS ONE IS $140 MILLION. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HANDLE AS AN ORGANIZATION AND ON TODAY'S FUNDING, UH, CAPACITY, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HAVING THE CONVERSATION THAT WE ARE. AND HERE'S JUST A STREET VIEW OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AGAIN. I KNOW WE'RE NOT ON WEST BROAD, BUT THIS STREET IS IN LOTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. IF YOU KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY, YOU PROBABLY WOULD AVOID BEING A PEDESTRIAN ALONG IT IF WE MAKE THESE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND MAKE IT MORE TRANSIT FRIENDLY. IT'S ALSO ABOUT MAKING IT MORE WALKABLE. YOU PROBABLY WOULD WANT TO SPEND MORE MONEY AT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, ACTIVATE THE LOCAL STREETS AND IMPROVES THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF COMMUNITIES WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, UH, OUR ROADWAYS AS PLACES FOR HUBS OF ACTIVITY, RATHER THAN JUST PLACES TO PASS THROUGH IN YOUR VEHICLE. AND JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING YOU WOULD FIND ALONG THE CORRIDOR IS A MOBILITY HUB BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ONE LEG OF EVERYONE'S JOURNEY, BUT WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE OFTEN IN TWO OR MORE, UH AND IF THAT'S A BIKE OR A SCOOTER, OR WHATEVER ELSE THE KIDS COME UP WITH, UM WE HAVE A PLACE FOR IT HERE. SO I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE ELLIOT AT, UH, MORSY. AND JUST THE BACKGROUND IS THAT KO A HAS SIGNED AN MOU WITH MORSY TO LAUNCH A PROCESS WHERE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE REVENUE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE FUTURE LEVY WOULD GO TOWARDS, UM, LISTENING TO COMMUNITIES LIKE GROVE CITY AND FIGURING OUT WHAT KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE WE CALL THAT TRANSIT SUPPORT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, THOSE BIKE WAYS, SIDEWALKS AND TRAILS WOULD ACTUALLY BE USEFUL TO YOU TO CHAIR RESIDENTS ON THE MOBILITY SPECTRUM, RIGHT? HOW DO WE GET THEM CLOSER TO USING TRANSIT? UM OR JUST WALKING INSTEAD OF DRIVING, SO HE'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU , KELSEY. AND THANK YOU, UH, FOR THE ABILITY TO PRESENT TODAY, UH , MY NAME IS ELLIOT LEWIS. I'M A SENIOR PLANNER WITH MID HIGH RE OR MIDDLE HIGH REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION. MORP C. UH AND I ALSO SERVE AS THE TRANS SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE. UH, PROGRAM MANAGER AT MORSE IS KELSEY ALLUDED TO SO IT'S A YOU KNOW, CONVOLUTED TERM, BUT WHEN YOU SEE TRANSIT SUPPORT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, T SI JUST THINK THOSE SIDEWALKS THOSE BIKE WAYS THOSE TRAILS THAT ACTUALLY FORM THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE BETWEEN OUR YOU KNOW. MOBILITY SPACE. SO WHEN WE THINK OF LINK US, THOSE TOP LINE THINGS THAT'S HELPFUL AND ALSO JUST A LITTLE INTIMIDATING. SORRY UH, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT LINUS, YOU KNOW THE TOP LINE THINGS ARE THOSE CORRIDORS OF BUS, RAPID TRANSIT.AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, BUS IMPROVEMENTS AND YOU KNOW THAT IS THE MEAT AND VERY IMPORTANT, BUT IT'S ALSO A MOBILITY INITIATIVE WITH NOT JUST THINKING ABOUT TRANSIT. BUT HOW YOU GET TO TRANSIT. I CAN'T OPEN MY DOOR AT MY HOUSE AND WALK ONTO THE BUS. I HAVE TO WALK.
FEW BLOCKS ON A SIDEWALK. THANKFULLY IT'S A GOOD SIDEWALK, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS OR IT'S CRUMBLING OR BROKEN. AND WHEN WE GET THERE, THAT'S NOT A REALLY GOOD PLACE TO STAND AND WAIT FOR THE BUS. SO THE T SI PROGRAM SERVES TO YOU KNOW REALLY HELP TO BRIDGE THAT GAP THERE, YOU KNOW, EVERY DAY ISSUES THAT PEOPLE DO FACE IN OUR MOBILITY LANDSCAPE IN GROVE CITY, BUT ALL ACROSS THE REGION, ESPECIALLY UM OH, SORRY. DIDN'T ASSIST YOU HERE. YEAH,
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THERE WE GO, OK? UM AND SO THE T SI PORTION OF LINC US IS JUST ABOUT OVER A QUARTER OF THE YOU KNOW THE ANTICIPATED NEW ADDITIONAL SALES TAX WOULD GO TOWARDS JUST THIS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PIECE. SO THAT'S ABOUT $60 MILLION ANNUALLY. UH, FOR BEING HONEST, THAT'S ABOUT A AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE. OR TWO ABOVE WHAT RESOURCES WE HAVE IN OUR REGION TO DEDICATE TO THIS TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. UH AND ESPECIALLY THIS TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. UH THE PROJECTS THAT AREN'T YOU KNOW, ON THE END OF YOU KNOW, CAN BE INCLUDED IN LOCAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS BUT ALSO AREN'T REALLY RIGHT FOR BIG FEDERAL PROGRAMS AS WELL. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT YOU KNOW THEY HAVEN'T HAD REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITIES TO GET FUNDED . AND SO THESE THIS REPRESENTS AN INVESTMENT RIGHT BACK INTO, UH EVERY LOCAL JURISDICTION, UH, TO HELP CONNECT PEOPLE TO TRANSIT TO CONNECT TO OTHER. UM UH, REGIONAL, UH, TRAIL SYSTEMS. SO WHEN WE ARE, UH, INITIALLY LOOKED AT THE, YOU KNOW. WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL OF THIS PROGRAM TO DELIVER? UH, A RAPIDLY UH, YOU KNOW, CHANGING AND, UH, TRANSFORMATIVE MOBILITY LANDSCAPE AND IDENTIFIED OVER 500 MILES, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL SIDEWALKS, BIKE WAYS AND TRAILS AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FROM THAT IS WORKING WITH EVERY SINGLE LOCAL JURISDICTION WITHIN CODA SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING GROVE CITY. I DO HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO CINDY AND GROVE CITY THAT NOT JUST AN ACT OF PARTICIPANT IN SHAPING THE PROGRAM AND IDENTIFYING PROJECTS BUT ACTUAL LEADER AND, UH YOU KNOW, CRAFTING SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR GROVE CITY, BUT ALSO THE REGIONS. I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. BUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS, UH, WORKING WITH EVERYONE TO IDENTIFY. WHAT WERE THOSE FIRST FRUITS OF THIS PROGRAM BE AND SO OVER 100 AND 30. DIFFERENT PROJECTS COULD BE DELIVERED THROUGH THE INITIAL FIVE YEARS OF THIS PROGRAM. WE'RE WORKING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS TO KIND OF HONE THAT IN AND, UH CONSTRAIN THAT WITH THE RESOURCES THAT $60 MILLION THAT WE PROJECT TO HAVE AVAILABLE. UH, BUT THERE IS SUCH AN APPETITE AND SUCH A NEED, UH, TO BRIDGE THOSE GAPS, WHETHER IT'S BIG TRAILS OR SMALL SIDEWALKS, GROVE CITY, UH, I ALWAYS LOVE COMING DOWN HERE. BLESSED WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT, UH, SHARED USE PATHS AND CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE CITY. UM THERE'S STILL SOME GAPS AND WAYS TO CONNECT WITH, UH UM YOU KNOW, CITIES AND JURISDICTIONS NEXT TO GROVE CITY AS WELL SO WHETHER IT'S CONNECTING TO THE SIDE OF A TRAIL WITH CAMP CHASE TRAIL, OR EVEN JUST MORE SIDEWALKS UP ON LAKE MACOMB, OR, UH, ADDITIONAL FACILITIES ON HOOVER ROAD ON MCDOWELL ON DEMURS THINGS LIKE THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE DELIVERED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. I'M VERY HAPPY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT. BUT WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT MOBILITY, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S ONLY AS GOOD AS THE PLACES THAT WE'RE GOING FROM AND GOING TO RIGHT. AND SO, UH, ALSO, I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE LAND USE AND SO YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF THE TERM TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. IT'S THE IDEA THAT DEVELOPMENT UH, IS BUILT, YOU KNOW, GENTLE DENSITY, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE, UH, CLOSER HOMES TOGETHER. BUSINESSES CLOSE TOGETHER THAT WAY. YOU KNOW YOU CAN WALK TO YOUR DOCTOR'S OFFICE. YOU CAN WALK TO YOUR JOB FROM THE BUS. UH BUT WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES THAT PUSHES PEOPLE AWAY THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE, UH, YOU KNOW, CAUSE UH, DIFFERENT PRESSURES ECONOMICALLY, SO WE'RE FOCUSED NOT JUST ON TOD BUT EQUITABLE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. SO UH, A CASE STUDY IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO HAS AN ETOD POLICY PLAN THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE ARE LOOKING AT AND WE'RE CREATING A, UH A ETOD EQUITABLE TRANS ORIENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY HERE FOR CENTRAL OHIO TO MAKE SURE THAT WITH ALL THIS GROWTH THAT'S HAPPENING WITH ALL THIS INVESTMENT THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO DO WITHIN OUR MOBILITY. UH, NETWORKS THAT WE PRESERVE THE HOUSING OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'RE NOT FORCING FAMILIES OUT OF PLACES THAT THAT LIVED THERE FOR GENERATIONS THAT WE CAN THAT AS WE'RE BUILDING THESE THINGS THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UH ALL PEOPLE. UH AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT CHICAGO EITHER.EVEN CLOSER TO HOME UP IN CLEVELAND. THEY HAVE VERY SIMILAR BUS RAPID TRANSIT ROUTE CALLED THE HEALTH LINE GOES FROM DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND OUT TO THE UNIVERSITY AREA. THE HOSPITALS, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF NUMBERS UP THERE, BUT THE BIG ONE IS ALMOST $10 BILLION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT HAPPENED SINCE THAT HAD OPENED UP. THAT'S ABOUT ALMOST $200. A $1 INVESTED IN THE PUBLIC TRANSIT NETWORK, SO WE KNOW THIS IS A BIG FORCE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS BIG FORCE DOESN'T FORCE OUT PEOPLE AND THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE. AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS THAT THIS IS, UH NOT JUST BECAUSE WE WANT MORE BUSES. WE WANT MORE BIKE LANES, BUT WE THINK ABOUT THE GOAL WE THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE. WE THINK ABOUT WHAT OUTCOMES ARE ACTUALLY GONNA PROPEL GROUP CITY AND OUR REGION FOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OP OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE, UH,
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EVERYTHING THAT WE TALK ABOUT, SO I'LL HAND IT OVER TO KELSEY OR ZACH TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT OUR NEXT STEPS. YEAH SO, UM, WHEN KELSEY SAYS SHE WAS COMING TO GROVE CITY, I WAS EXCITED BECAUSE, UH, I'M A GROVE CITY RESIDENT. AND UH, SO I HAVE A FOUR MONTH YEAR OLD AT HOME OR FOUR MONTHS GIRL AT HOME . UM AND, UH, WE MOVED FROM COLUMBUS ABOUT A YEAR AGO, UH, TO GET MORE SPACE, AND, UH, ONE OF THE, UM AMENITIES THAT WE LOOKED AT. WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT OUR HOUSES WAS CONNECTIONS TO PARKS. SO WE BOUGHT A HOUSE ON 104 THAT HAS A NEW TRAIL. UH, CONNECTING TO SIDE GROVE PARK. WHICH WE USE ALMOST DAILY, AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A T SI PROJECT THAT COULD REALLY HAVE IMPACTS ON PEOPLE'S LIVES. AND UH, I'M REALLY ADVOCATING WITH, UH, CINDY TO GET THE, UH, THE TRAIL. UH, EXTENSION FROM, UH, CIDER GROVE TO EVENTUALLY GREAT SOUTHERN TO CONNECT TO COLUMBUS AND, UM, EVENTUALLY I'LL BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, RIDE MY BIKE TO WORK AGAIN. UH, AND, UH, POTENTIALLY HAVE MY, UH, MY BABY GIRL TAG ALONG ON HER BIKE TOO SAFELY, SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW THIS CAN IMPACT PEOPLE'S LIVE. AND REALLY , UM, CREATE SAFE COMMUNITIES AND GET AROUND EASIER WITHOUT HAVING TO RELY ON A CAR. BUT THANK YOU. I'M NOT GONNA READ THIS SLIDE TO YOU BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE OVER TIME. AND I'M NOT GONNA READ THIS ONE EITHER. BUT I AM GOING TO PUT IT UP. UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THEM. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. UM, I WANT TO JUST COMMENT BRIEFLY THAT, UM , YOU KNOW, UH, MY MIND IS RACING AND I HAVE TO GIVE A NOD TO ADMINISTRATION AND THE MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM, UM, WHO ARE WORKING IN THIS SPACE EVERY DAY? AND I THINK WE HAVE BEEN VERY MINDFUL OF, UM, THE NEED FOR THAT, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THAT, UM, THAT IS IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. UM AND JUST TODAY, KNOWING I IT WASN'T TOTALLY ACCIDENTAL BECAUSE I DID MENTION THAT YOU WERE HERE, BUT I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE ABOUT WITNESSING SOMEONE TAKING THEIR BICYCLE ONTO A KOTA BUS. AND UH AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS LIKE BOTH OF US SAYING, OH, MY GOSH, LIKE I CAN'T BELIEVE PEOPLE ACTUALLY DO THAT. BUT UM, THAT IS THE IDEAL RIGHT AS AS YOU'RE DESCRIBING, AND SO YOU'RE RECOGNITION. UM M FITZPATRICK, UM, HER HER WORK IN THE SPACE. UM I. I KNOW THAT KIM SHIELDS IS ALSO A NEWLY ENLISTED IN OHIO GREENWAYS, AND SO WE REALLY ARE, UM PASSIONATE SUPPORTERS OF, UH, THIS WORK AND SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND UM, AND WITH THAT ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. THIS REMINDS ME OF ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I WAS IN PORTLAND, OREGON, AND THEY HAVE A VERY SIMILAR SET UP AND YOU MENTIONED THAT WE'RE NOT GOING. YOU'RE NOT GONNA BUILD NEW ROADWAYS AND YOU BE USING AN EXISTING ROADWAYS. FOR MOST OF THIS. THAT'S CORRECT. AND I ACTUALLY WAS PULLING AAA. I GUESS. A, UH, A QUOTE IF YOU WILL FROM OUR, UH, CITY OR EXCUSE ME, OUR COUNTY ENGINEER WHO SET A STRIKING COMMENT TO ME, WHICH IS WE'RE NOT REALLY BUILDING NEW ROADS, SO WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE CAPACITY WE HAVE. AND I ASK OURSELVES HOW ARE WE GONNA MOVE SO MANY MORE PEOPLE ALONG THEM, BUT YES. THIS THIS USES EXISTING ROADWAY.YEAH, I. I CHOSE TO IMMERSE MYSELF WHEN I FLEW INTO PORTLAND. UM, AND TAKE THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT FROM THE DOWN TO THE HOTEL AND THEN EXPLORE. THE CITY WHY I WAS THERE FOR THREE OR FOUR DAYS AND IT WAS FASCINATING, YOU KNOW, JUST TO KIND OF IMMERSE YOURSELF AND SEE A LOT OF THINGS. SO THIS IS IT, MR. UM, MISS HAUCK SAID, UM IT JUST GETS YOUR MIND RACING ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR THAT FEEDBACK COUNCIL MEMBER. AND UM, I THINK WE JUST NEED TO PART OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN TERMS OF GROWTH IS NOT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE. IT'S THAT WE DO THIS THING WHERE WE GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND WE'RE READY TO USE TRANSIT THERE. WE HAVE TRANSIT HERE, AND WE JUST HAVE TO BE READY TO USE IT AND EMBRACE THE GROWTH IN OURSELVES TO MOVE DIFFERENTLY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT UM OUR CHANGING REGION IS GOING TO CALL US TO DO. SO. I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT.
HOW ALSO THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. UM WE ALSO HAVE SIGNED UP UNDER
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NEW BUSINESS THIS EVENING. SANDRA.AND WE GET THE MICROPHONE OVER TO HER. YEAH. THANK YOU. THAT WE CAN BEND IT OVER TO YOU. OK, GOOD GIRL. OK? HI. AND I'M HERE FOR MY SECOND POINT OF VIEW. BECAUSE I'M I'M GETTING READY TO
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GO OUT TO EDUCATE AND TO GET I'LL SAY IT PUBLICIZED ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING, MM MAY I HAVE YOU JUST TELL YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD JUST TO GET STARTED. THANK YOU. UM MY NAME IS SANDRA. I LIVE AT 2029 71 WOOD GROVE DRIVE. THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN HERE EIGHT YEARS AND LOVE IT, BUDDY. I'M HERE FOR SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF OUR PEDESTRIANS AND PEOPLE WHO WHO ARE YOU KNOW, WALKING AND RIDING THEIR BIKES AND WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH UM UH UH UM, A DOING THAT . THEY WALK IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE ALL UP AND DOWN, AND I'D BE LIKE, OK, I WANT TO GO OUT THERE TOO. BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE THAT COMES OUT. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT.BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE DISTRACTED DRIVING. WE GOT A PROBLEM. PEOPLE DOING THINGS WITHIN THEIR CAR. AND WE NEED TO PUT THAT OUT IN THE NEWS. THAT WE WANT TO, UM GROW CITY A SAFE CITY AND CALL IT A PEDESTRIAN CITY. WE WANT TO. I WANT TO SO I'M HOPING THAT I WANNA SAY WE BECAUSE I'M OPEN THAT Y'ALL INVOLVED IN. UM I UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. SEE, I WANNA SAY GROVE CITY WILL BE A SAFE PLACE WHEN WE BECOME PEOPLE PEDESTRIAN CITY, MEANING THE DRIVER MUST ALWAYS GIVE THE P THE RIGHT OF WAY. MY PLAN WOULD BE TO CHANGE THE CULTURE AND THE OF DISTRACTIVE DRIVING AND DRIVING BEHAVIOR AND THE ATTITUDE. IT'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE CAR IN THE CAR WHILE THEY DRIVING, EATING MESSING WITH THE RADIO, AND THEN THEY MAKE IT.
THEY CALL THE ACCIDENT. THEN HE'D BE LOOKED LIKE THEY SURPRISED THAT THEY DID THAT.
YOU DID THAT? BECAUSE YOU, YOU YOU YOU THINK IT WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION? SO I WANNA GO INTO THE SCHOOLS TO THE CHURCHES AND OR ANYONE WHO'S WILLING TO HEAR ME TO MAKE A AWARENESS OF THIS.
WE'VE BEEN SITTING ON OUR HANDS AND I THANK YOU FOR THE OTHER ONES, MAYOR. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. BUT I WANT I WANT US TO BE EDUCATED. I WANT US TO HAVE A AAA SOMETHING INTO MAKING. UH UH BUT ROSE CITY A MODEL CITY. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR LOVED ONES AND THE OUR PEDESTRIANS BECAUSE WE WANT TO WALK. IT'S GETTING READY. GET SUMMER TIME.
AND YOU KNOW HOW WE WALK. WE WALKED IN GROVE CITY. SO WHAT I WANNA CUT DOWN ON THE, UH, BEHAVIOR BEHIND THE WHEEL. SO THAT'S WHAT I WANNA DO. AND THAT'S ONE OF MY PLANS ARE TO GO AND EDUCATE AND PUT US INTO THE NEWS, AND I ALREADY STARTED WITH SOME. SO UM THEY'LL COME TO Y'ALL CITY COUNCILMAN. AND I WANT TO SUPPORT ME. UH SO I AM PUSHING IT. I ALSO HAVE. ON STAGE. UH, I HAVE SUPPOSED TO SEE, UM DAVE, THE BOY ON THE 23RD 11 O'CLOCK. FOR THE WHAT THE STATE CAN DO. SO I'M NOT PLAYING. I'M SERIOUS THAT WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO. I WANT THEM. I WANT TO STOP SLOW IT DOWN OR DO SOMETHING AND MAKE THE DRIVER AWARE THAT YOU'RE USING YOUR CAR AS A WEAPON. AND THAT THAT'S AN THAT'S A NO, NO. SO I WANT TO, UH, Y'ALL TO, UH UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE A STAND, AND WE HAVE TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND JUST SO THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, WE'VE HAD AN UPDATE IN COUNCIL ABOUT YOUR MEETING. AND UM AND ALSO YOUR VISION FOR NOT ONLY ONCE WE DO THIS LEGISLATIVE WORK, BUT ALSO AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN IN THE COMMUNITY, SO I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT. WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER THIS EVENING. SO WE ARE HEARING YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION FOR THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AND I'M GONNA BE THERE. RIGHT.
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WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE UNDER NEW BUSINESS. SO MAYOR STAGE, MADAM CHAIR. UM HAD THE, UH TRAFFIC COURT MAYOR'S COURT REPORT FROM THE, UH MARCH. $51,410 AND, UH, ASKED THE COUNCIL. PRUITT AS[00:45:08]
PRESENTED SO MOVED YOUR 2ND 2ND. MR HOLT. YES. YES YES, YES. ANDERSON. YES? YES, YES. CARRY ON THERE. OK THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. A FEW OTHER THINGS. THIS WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE A VERY BUSY WEEKEND IN GROVE CITY. UH, THEY KEEP GROVE CITY BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN UP AND THE ECO FEST. WE WILL BE GOING ON SATURDAY. VERY ACTIVE OPERATION. MEDICINE DROP IS APRIL 27. IT'S A FIREHOUSE, JACKSON TOWNSHIP FIREHOUSE NUMBER 202 AND A LOT OF OTHER ITEMS. UH WE ALSO WILL BE HAVING THE MAYOR'S GOLF OUTING. I THINK WE GOT LIKE THREE SLOTS LEFT. WE WILL BE ABLE TO PUT 37 FOURSOMES ON THE ON THE COURSE. SO LET'S GOING QUITE WELL, UH, COUPLE OTHER THINGS. UH KIM CONRAD RETIRED OFFICIALLY TODAY AND, UH, WE SHOULD WE SHARE WELL, SHE'S BEEN INCREDIBLE ASSET AND MAKING SURE THAT WE SURVIVE AS THE PERFECT PLACE TO HAVE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. UH, WE DID DECLARE THIS WEEK, A NATIONAL DISPATCHERS. WE SHOW AN APPRECIATION TO OUR EMS FIRE POLICE DISPATCHERS AND I PRESENTED THAT AT UH UH, LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IT'S ALSO NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK AND I GAVE THEM A PROCLAMATION ALSO ON A SIDE NOTE. UH, TED MACKEY.PASSED AWAY. UH, 10 AND I WORKED TOGETHER WITH THE, UH SOUTH WEST. EDUCATION FOUNDATION ALSO WORKED WITH HIM WHEN HIS PRINCIPAL AT HIGH SCHOOL AND, UH, IT'S A SAD DAY AND, UH, WE WISH HIM AND HIS FAMILY THE BEST. AND A QUESTION TO COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
RIGHT, MR BOSO. JUST ONE COMMENT IN TERMS OF THE CODE OF PRESENTATION OF THE CITY HAS MANY PARTNERS AND I. I THINK WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF THE SERVICE THAT THAT KO A PROVIDES OUR RESIDENTS, AND THAT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT COUNSEL'S APPROPRIATION OF THOSE FUNDS. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I'M SURE THE RESIDENTS OF GROVE CITY THANK YOU. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU, MR BOSSO. MISS KELLY. JUST WANT TO ASK YOU TO LOOK AT THE ARTWORK. THIS IS A MEMORIAL.
SHOW OF NEIL LAURENT'S WORK. THESE ARE PHOTOS AND COMPILATIONS THAT HIS WIFE PUT TOGETHER FOR US. IT WILL BE HERE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE A RECEPTION FOR THE PUBLIC. MAY 2ND RIGHT HERE IN THE CHAMBER, SO YOU CAN SPEAK TO HER AND KNOW THE STORIES BEHIND SOME OF THESE GOOD WORKS. THANK YOU. MR SMITH. I HAVE NOTHING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THE ROOM WITH THE REPORT. RIGHT? AND THAT BRINGS US TO CLOSING COMMENTS.
MR DEW. NOTHING AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. TAMMY TOOK MY STEAM OUT OF THE PICTURES, BUT I DID WANNA, UM, I GOT A CALL TODAY FROM, UM, SOME PEOPLE THAT UM, WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ORIGINAL PET LAND ISSUE WITH I MEAN, NONE OF YOU WERE ON COUNCIL AT THAT POINT IN TIME, BUT, UM, WE BAN PUPPY MILL DOGS AT ONE POINT IN TIME IN THE STATE OF OHIO, THE LEGISLATURE OVERTURNED THAT IN THEIR ULTIMATE WISDOM, BUT, UH, THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS THAT, UH, THERE ARE THERE IS A REPUBLICAN AND A DEMOCRAT. UM RIGHT NOW, WITH HOUSE BILL 443, WHICH WILL REPEAL THE PREEMPTION OF, UH OF THE STATE'S SUPERVISION OVER DOG AND SALES TO ALLOW LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO GOVERN THAT. SO UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY THAT PASSING THANK YOU. MY GOOGLE ALERTS ARE FULL OF THOSE STORIES RIGHT NOW. YEAH, THANK YOU. MR UH, NOTHING FURTHER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BURROWS. ENJOY THE SUNSHINE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.
THAT'S A GOOD UPDATE. MS ANDERSON. I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR SIGS. UH, VERY EXCITED TO REPORT MAY 14TH WE WILL BE OUR BIKE BUS DAY WITH JC SUMMER IF ANYONE WANTS TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP SUPPORT THE USHERING OF CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL ON MAY 14TH AT JC SUMMER LOOKING UP FOR DES THANK YOU. BE ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO, UM, JUST SAY THAT
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MAYOR STAGE OMITTED BIKE WITH MAYOR IKE. I ONE OF OUR MOST FUN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES ANNUAL TRADITION NINE O'CLOCK SATURDAY LIKE WITH MAYOR I DO YOU NOT WANT TO ADMIT, OMIT THAT ABSOLUTELY. WEAR YOUR HELMET. BE READY TO GO. UM I ALSO WANT TO MENTION UM, THIS WEEKEND. YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SHOP AT A CHAMBER FARMERS MARKET PREVIEW . THERE ARE SPECIAL DISCOUNTS AT OUR TOWN CENTER BUSINESSES. YOU CAN DISPOSE OF THE ECLIPSE GLASSES THAT YOU JUST USED UM, AND BECAUSE THEY WILL BE SENT TO LATIN AMERICA FOR THE OCTOBER 2024 ECLIPSE, SO BRING THOSE DON'T THROW THOSE IN THE TRASH. UM YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DROP OFF CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WHICH WILL BE DONATED TO VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA AND YOU CAN BRING FOOD ITEMS FOR THE MASHED FOOD PANTRY. SO SPREAD THE WORD ON THAT LOTS GOING ON. THERE'LL BE LOT LOTS OF, UH, VENDORS HERE, BUT ALSO THOSE A FUND PARTICIPATION TYPE ACTIVITY, SO I WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. UM, I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION PERSONALLY, UM , COUNCIL SORT OF DROPPED THE BALL WHEN WE WERE LAST TOGETHER, AND WE DON'T HAVE M CONRAD IN THE ROOM TO HEAR OUR COMMENTS.UH FOR IT, WE GOT TO SAY THEM TO HER PERSONALLY, UM, OVER RECENT DAYS BEFORE HER RETIREMENT TODAY . I DON'T KNOW WHY I. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT ON THE LAST DAY OF WORK, YOU WOULDN'T COME TO A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I MEAN, WHAT WAS I THINKING? BUT BUT I WANTED TO SAY, UM, PERSONALLY, I WISH THE VERY BEST. SHE HAS DONE SUCH A TREASURE, AND, UM, THE WORK THAT SHE HAS DONE OVER THE COURSE OF HER CAREER WILL BE ENJOYED BY GENERATIONS OF GROVE CITY RESIDENTS. THERE IS REALLY NO BETTER LEGACY THAN THAT. UM, BUT I WANT TO SAY, UM, IN MY PERSONAL INTERACTION WITH HER HOW I'VE ALWAYS BEEN STRUCK AND I WAS STRUCK TODAY WHEN THERE WAS A RECEPTION FOR HER BY THE PEOPLE FROM HER PROFESSIONAL HISTORY THAT ARE STILL CONNECTED TO HER. UM, I THINK IT SPEAKS VOL. ABOUT WHO SHE IS AND WHAT SHE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE. SHE WAS THE CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL IN DEALING WITH CITY STAFF AND HER TEAM BUT ALSO WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS. UH UH MANY, MANY OF THEM OVER THE COURSE OF HER CAREER. UM SHE HAS NEVER BEEN ANYTHING BUT THE CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL AND DEMONSTRATED A CLEAR PASSION FOR PARKS AND RECREATION, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY, SO HOPEFULLY SHE'S OUT THERE. UM, YOU KNOW, WITH WITH A GLASS OF WINE IN HER HAND WATCHING THIS COUNCIL MEETING. UM BUT THANK YOU, KIM, FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, AND I THINK YOU REALLY ARE THE EMBODIMENT OF THAT FAMOUS QUOTE THAT, UM PEOPLE MAY FORGET WHAT YOU SAY THEY MAY FORGET WHAT YOU DID, BUT THEY WILL NEVER FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL, AND I THINK EVERYONE WHO CAME IN CONTACT WITH HER FELT VALUED AND I THANK HER FOR THAT, AND OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE MAY 6TH AT 7 P.M. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO A WORK SESSION IN THE MONTH OF MAY. SO LOOK FOR THAT ANNOUNCEMENT COUNCIL IS TRYING TO MEET IN THE MIDDLE MONDAY, THE SECOND MONDAY OF EACH MONTH WITH A TOPIC WHEN WE'VE GOT ONE, SO MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THAT AS WELL. AND WITH THAT HAPPY TAX DAY AGAIN, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.