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GOOD AND WELCOME TO THE GROVE 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 COUNSEL UNDER NEW BUSINESS, WE ALSO NEED YOU TO COME FORWARD AND SIGN THE SPEAKER'S LIST. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. SORRY FOR THE DELAY AND RES. IN MY ANNOUNCEMENT WELCOME. WE'LL GET STARTED SOON.
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. ONE. AND YEAH. YEAH THAT WAS THE BEST PLEDGE WE HAVE HAD IN A VERY LONG TIME. EXCELLENT. WELCOME EVERYONE. UM I HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL TO GET THINGS TONIGHT. BURROWS YOU ANDERSON, YOUR IRIS HAWK HERE, HOLT. AND THEN I MAKE A MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES
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OF THE APRIL 15TH MEETING AND APPROVE THEM AS WRITTEN. SO A SECOND SECOND S. YES ANDERSON.YES IRIS. YES, YES, YES, YES. AND THEN BEFORE WE MOVE INTO THE BUSINESS OF THE EVENING, WE HAVE
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SOME SPECIAL EVENTS. MAYOR WE HAVE OATHS OF OFFICE AS WELL AS PROCLAMATIONS. I UNDERSTAND, UH, I LIKE TO LOOK AROUND THE ROOM AND THINK IT'S ALL ABOUT US. AND NO, IT ISN'T MAYOR STATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. WHERE CHRIS PFEIFFER YES, SIR. COME FORWARD, PLEASE. AND BRING YOUR FAMILY IF THEY'RE WILLING. UH, ALL THE WAY UP. YOU'RE NOT COMING UP. WELL WHAT? WHAT AN INCREDIBLE HONOR THAT SO YOU INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY FIRST? UH, YOU C. CERTAINLY THE ONE HOLDING DOWN THE FLOOR. MY WIFE OF 30 YEARS. MY SON, JACOB. MY DAUGHTER, MADISON. MY DAUGHTER BILL. THE ARTIST. YEAH, THAT'S THE FIRST TASK, MAKING SURE YOU REMEMBER THE NAMES. WELL, WHAT A[00:05:07]
WONDERFUL NIGHT AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMRADES HERE. SEE IT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. UH, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT'S DONE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.AND I MEAN THAT SINCERELY. IT'S A TOUGH JOB, AND WE HAVE A FINE YOUNG MAN WHO'S READY TO STEP FORWARD AND TAKE OVER A POSITION OF A SERGEANT. THAT'S EVEN MORE OF A I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO YOU LIKE TO HAVE JEN, HOLD THE BIBLE OR YOUR SON? OK, VERY GOOD. SO WHAT WE DO HERE IS, UH, PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND ON THE BIBLE. IT ENDS. RIGHT? LEFT HAND. THAT PUMPKIN. AND HOLD UP YOUR RIGHT HAND AND JUST REPEAT AFTER ME. I, CHRISTOPHER PFEIFFER. I FIRST IT'S ALMOST WHERE I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE OF OHIO STATE, AND WE OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF AND THE LAW THERE. AND I WILL AND I'LL RESPECT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER , THE CITY'S CHARTER, THE CITY'S ORDINANCES AND THE CITY ORDINANCES, AND WE'LL PAY FOR DISCHARGE AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE SERGEANT, WHICH I'M ABOUT TO BE APPOINTED TO WHICH I'M ABOUT TO BE A VERY GOOD AND I DIDN'T MEAN TO STAND IN FRONT OF YOU. BIG HAND. THANK YOU. CHIEF AND YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS. AND IF YOU WANT TO GO AND DO YOUR PENNY? OH, YES.
RIGHT? NO. CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS . UH FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVEN'T WORKED WITH HIM OR KNOWN CHRIS. HE IS A VERY HIGH CHARACTER PERSON. HE'S BEEN IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE AND AN INFORMAL ROLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AND LAST SUMMER, I GAVE HIM A CHIEFS AWARD FOR STEPPING UP AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR A SCENE WHERE AN OFFICER WAS INJURED, AND HE MADE SURE EVERYONE STAYED CALM.
SO NOW HE'S GONNA DO IT AND HE'S GONNA GIVE UP FIRST SHIFT WEEKENDS OFF IN ORDER TO DO IT, SO IT SHOWS HIS LEVEL OF COMMITMENT TO THE JOB. SO CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR COMING. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY. AND AGAIN JUST I LOOK OUT, SEE FAMILY FRIENDS. I KNOW I HAVE FAMILY WATCHING. AND I LOVE YOU ALL. AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED. THANKS AGAIN, CHRIS AND I NEED YOU TO SIGN THIS ONE. YEAH. THERE'S A PEN.
AND TO THE FAMILY, AND, UH, OUR FELLOW POLICE OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS. HEY, THANK YOU, BECAUSE THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. IT'S INCREDIBLE RESPONSIBILITY BEING A POLICE OFFICER THAN BEING IN RANKS, UH, THAT WE JUST NEED THE BEST PEOPLE AND WE THINK WE GOT THE BEST PEOPLE AND HERE'S AN EXAMPLE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. NOW. GOOD. WE GOT TWO PROCLAMATIONS FOR MONTHS. AND, UM AND ACTUALLY ONE. I DON'T HAVE I JUST READ IN THE PAPER LAST NIGHT. THERE'S A THING CALLED THE MILITARY MUD. APPRECIATION OF MILITARY, BUT I JUST MENTIONED THAT IT'S BUILDING SAFETY MONTH. AND THIS AGAIN, WE TAKE VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY. UH, IT'S UH, I THINK AN EXCELLENT REPORTING RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT ALL REPORT TO OUR SAFETY DIRECTOR. AND SO YOU GOT BOTH HANDS, UH, WORKING TOWARDS THE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS. AND UH, SO THIS IS A BUILDING SAFETY MONTH. UH I'M NOT GONNA READ ALL OF IT. I'M JUST GONNA MAKE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS HERE. WHEREAS OUR
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CONFIDENCE IN THE RESILIENCE OF BUILDINGS THAT MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE DEVOTION OF VIGILANT GUARDIANS. BUILDING SAFETY FIRE PREVENTION OFFICIALS, ARCHITECTS , ENGINEERS, BUILDERS, TRADESPEOPLE, DESIGN PEOPLE, LABORERS, PLUMBERS AND OTHERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHO WORK AROUND THE AROUND THE CLOCK AROUND THE AIR TO ENSURE THE SAFETY CONSTRUCTION OF OUR BUILDINGS, AND THAT'S PROBABLY THE KEYSTONE OF WHAT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT GETS INVOLVED IN MAKING SURE OUR BUILDINGS ARE SAFE. THEY'RE SUSTAINABLE AND, UH, THEY CAN OPERATE, SO I ALSO WANT OUR SAFETY DIRECTOR TO MAKE COMMENTS IF WE WOULD. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. UM, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO SARGE. UNITE FOR SAFETY. WE GET TO CONGRATULATION NEW, A NEW SERGEANT AND FOR HIS COMMITMENT FOR THE FAMILY AS WELL. BUT IN ADDITION TO, UM RECOGNIZING BUILDING SAFETY MONTHS, WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE, UH, THE INTRO THE LEADERSHIP OF THAT DIVISION ON MIKE BOZO, WHO BEGAN HIS CAREER HERE IN GROVE CITY. HIS HOMETOWN IS A BUILDING INSPECTOR AT THE AGE OF 25 HAVING BEEN HI. BILL WATTS BACK IN DECEMBER OF 1991, HE WAS APPOINTED CHIEF OF BUILDING AND ZONING OFFICIAL IN 1998 AND OVERSEES OUR BUILDING DIVISION. IN ADDITION TO THIS RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITY MIGHT ALSO CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHERE HE HOLDS THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY TREASURER.HE HOLDS VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN THIS PAST AWARDS INCLUDE BUILDING THE OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS AWARDED BY THE CENTRAL OHIO CODE OF OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION AND THE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD AWARDED BY THE OHIO BUILDING OFFICIALS. MY AND HIS WIFE, CASSIE HAD TWO CHILDREN, HOLLY AND ANTHONY, AND RESIDE HERE IN GROVE CITY. HIS COMMITMENT TO THE CITY IS ABSOLUTELY UNMATCHED. I'VE BEEN OUT WITH HIM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE HE VOLUNTEERS TO COME IN ON HIS OWN TIME TO, UH, TAKE CARE AND ACCOMMODATE THE CONTRACTORS AND THEIR RESIDENTS. AND UH, THERE IS NO BETTER PERSON TO LEAD OUR BUILDING DIVISION AND MIKE BOZO. I TELL PEOPLE HE HAS INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN FOR THE WORK THAT HE DOES, SO I'D ASK THAT YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN FORMAL RECORD OF A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT AND HIS OVER 32 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE. THANK YOU, MIKE. AND THE OTHER, UH WHICH WOULD BE THE THIRD MONTH THAT WE WANT TO, UH MAKE HER AWARE OF THE CITIZEN AWARE OF IT IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. AND WE'VE WORKED. I THINK VERY DILIGENTLY AS A COMMUNITY. AND TRYING TO FULFILL OUR OBLIGATION TO OUR FELLOW CITIZENS, AND WE'RE MORE THAN PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIAL TO THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF EVERYONE. AND WHEREAS, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS, ROUGHLY ONE IN FIVE US ADULTS EXPERIENCE SOME MENTAL ILLNESS DURING THEIR LIFE. WHEREAS NAME MAY ALSO REPORT SUICIDE IN THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG PEOPLES AGED 10 TO 14. ONE IN SIX US YOUTH AGED 6 TO 17 EXPERIENCE A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER EACH YEAR AND 50% OF ALL LIFETIME MENTAL ILLNESS BEGINS BY THE AGE OF 14. SO IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO UH, RECOGNIZE THIS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT MONTH AND TO CONTINUE ALL THE EFFORTS THAT WE HAVE PUT FORTH. I KNOW.
PRESIDENT HE'S BEEN VERY, VERY INVOLVED, AND, UM, IN THE SAFETY DIRECTOR HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED.
SO, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. AND, UH, WE'LL GET ON WITH THE MEETING. RIGHT? THANK YOU, I. I WAS GONNA GET THAT IN THERE. ALL RIGHT. I WILL GIVE EVERYBODY A SECOND HERE. CONGRATULATIONS SERGEANT PFEIFFER. AND IF WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT, UH, COMMITMENT OF THAT NEW LEADERSHIP ROLE MEANT A LOT HEARING, GIVING UP FIRST SHIFT, NO WEEKENDS. THAT REALLY DRIVES IT HOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
ALL RIGHT. GIVE THIS ONE SECOND COUNCIL I OK? ALL RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING LIKE A STANDARD COUNCIL MEETING. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BOSO
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FAMILY. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT. AND I BEFORE WE GET STARTED II. I HAVE PEOPLE ON MY SIDE SAYING AND MIKE BOSO SHOULD HAVE COME TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM WHEN HE WAS BEING ACKNOWLEDGED. AND SO LET ME JUST SAY THIS. YOU'RE STANDING IN THE BACK CORNER FOR THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SPEAKS TO YOUR HUMBLE CHARACTER. AND UH AND SO I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN A FOUNTAIN OF INFORMATION FOR ALL OF US. AND UH SO NO, NOT ONLY THE RECOGNITION OF LEADERS, BUT, UH UH, OF THE CITY STAFF. BUT ALSO THESE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL UM MR BOSO IS ALWAYS THERE WHEN YOU PICK UP THE PHONE AND HAVE A QUESTION FOR A RESIDENT. HE'S ALWAYS WILLING TO EDUCATE US TALK US THROUGH IT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH ALL RIGHT TONIGHT ON THE[Welcome & Reading of Agenda]
AGENDA UNDER LANDS WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 1424 C 2024 RESOLUTION. CR 1224 UNDER SAFETY. WE ORDINANCE C 2124 UNDER FINANCE. WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 1824 C 1924, C, 2224 AND RESOLUTION CR 2024 AND CR 2124 IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS. AT THIS TIME. THE AGENDA IS[Ordinance C-14-24 Approve the Rezoning of 0.61+ acres located at the southeast corner of Park and Elm Streets from IND-1 to PUD-R with zoning text. Second reading and public hearing.]
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, AND I WILL PASS THE FLOOR TO YOU, MS BURROWS WITH LANDS. GIVE PRESIDENT UM, THE FIRST ITEM UNDER LANCE THIS EVENING. ITS ORDINANCES 1424 TO APPROVE THE REZONING OF 0.61 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT SOUTHWEST SOUTHEAST CORNER OF PARK AND ELM STREET FROM UM IND ONE LIGHT INDUSTRY TO PPUDR, WHICH IS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL WITH THE ZONING TEXT. MARCH 5TH OF THIS YEAR PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE REZONING TEXT 3 TO 0. UM, THIS ZONING TEXT DOES MEET THE GROVE CITY 2050 COMMUNITY PLAN, WHICH DESIGNATES THIS PARCEL AS A TOWN CENTER CORE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH LISTS MULTIFAMILY, UH, RESIDENTIAL AS A PRIMARY USE. I DO HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP CARRY FERGUSON. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THE ZONING OR THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN OR BOTH? THE PARTNER ON THE PROJECT IF YOU COULD STEP UP TO THE PODIUM WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, I AM CARRY FERGUSON. UH, MY ADDRESS IS 1384 CASCADE. I UH I'M JUST HERE REPRESENTING MYSELF AND MY PARTNER ON THE PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO QUESTIONS. OK THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY FROM COUNCIL OR STAFF? ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? IT'S PRETTY PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD REZONING SO WITH NO QUESTIONS. UM THIS OR HAS HAD A SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED.SECOND MR ANDERSON? YES CIGARS? YEAH. SALT SHERRY? YES, YES, YES. UM, THE SECOND THING UNDER
[Ordinance C-20-24 Accept the Annexation of 0.897+ acres located at 2232 Edwards Road in Jackson Township to the City of Grove City, Ohio. First reading.]
LANDS THIS EVENING IS ORDINANCE C 2024 TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION OF 0.897 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT 2232 EDWARDS ROAD IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP TO THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. THIS OR HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING. SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 17TH 2024. AND THE THIRD[Resolution CR-12-24 Approve the Development Plan for Park & Elm Duplex & Triplex located at the southwest corner of Park and Elm Streets.]
ITEM UNDER LAND THIS EVENING IS RESOLUTION CR 1224 TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE PARK AND ELM DUPLEX AND TRIPLEX, LOCATED AT SOUTHEAST CORNER OF PARK AND ELM STREETS. UM A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS AGAIN ON MARCH 5TH OF THIS YEAR PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 3 TO 0. UM, CITY COUNCIL. WE APPROVE THIS. THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN JANUARY WITH TWO STIPULATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN THIS FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN BEFORE US TONIGHT, AND THAT WAS A ROOF PITCH AND THEN THE ADDITION OF SOME CUPOLA ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING OR AROUND ON THE BUILDING. UH, MR FERGUSON, DID YOU WANT TO COME UP? ON RECORD AGAIN. I I'M JUST HERE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT DESIGN, SO OK, THANK YOU. IS ANYTHING FROM KYLE? I GOT A QUESTION. I'M JUST I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER THERE ISN'T ANY CHAIN LINK FENCE IN THAT PROPERTY IS THERE IT'S NOT ON MY PROPERTY, BUT ON THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORS PROPERTY, THEY MOST DEFINITELY IS. OK, WELL, THIS IS YOURS, SO OK. OK I MEAN, IT'S YOUR YOURS SO WE DON'T HAVE NO PROBLEM. YOU'RE GOOD. NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY CHAIN LINKS. ABSOLUTELY NOT. NO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR HOLT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? NO. THANK YOU, MR FERGUSON. THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND MISTER SIGUR? YES. HELP YES, YES, YES. YES.[00:20:05]
ROSE. YES. ANDERSON? YES? MADAM PRESIDENT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH,[Ordinance C-21-24 Amend various Sections of the Codified Ordinances to Increase the Penalties for Distracted Driving and Violations in a Crosswalk that result in harm to pedestrians. First reading.]
AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO SAFETY WITH MS ANDERSON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 2124. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR DISTRACTED DRIVING IN VIOLATIONS IN A CROSSWALK THAT RESULT IN HARM TO PEDESTRIANS. THIS IS THE FIRST READING, UM, JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL COME AT, UM THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. NEXT MEETING. SO THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING. THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE 5 2024. AND THAT IS ALL[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. Second reading and public hearing.]
I HAVE RIGHT NOW. PRESIDENT HU THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND NOW FINALLY, FINANCE WITH MR SIGS. THANK YOU. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE SEVERAL SEVERAL ORDINANCES. A COUPLE RESOLUTIONS TO THE FIRST ORDINANCE IS C 18 TO 24 APPROPRIATE 545,000 FROM THE BROWNS FARM TIFF OR THE CE OF MAKING PAYMENTS. UM DOES ANYONE? UM TONIGHT IS THIS IS THE, UM SORRY. THIS IS THE, UM SECOND READING TONIGHT. IS THERE ANY, UH, COUNSEL REVENUE? COMES. IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS, THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT TO BE APPROVED. SECOND MRS HA. YES MR HOLT? YES, YES, YES. YES, ANDERSON. YES, YES. ENGINEER SO THANK YOU. MOVING ON[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. Second reading and public hearing.]
TO ORDINANCE C 19-24 TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE CONTRACT WITH ENS FERGUSON PROPERTIES LLC AND APPROPRIATE 100 AND $50,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF 3447 GRANT AVENUE.TONIGHT IS THE SECOND READING IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? OR FROM THE PUBLIC. MAY I JUST BECAUSE WE'RE ON THE ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARING, WE ASKED MR BOSO TO AGAIN REVIEW. YES THANK YOU. THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION DOES APPROPRIATE $150,000 TO PURCHASE A PROPERTY ON GRANT AVENUE. AND AS WE ALL KNOW, WHEN, UH, WE CLOSE GRAND AVENUE. IT BECAME A DEAD END. UH AND, UH, TRAFFIC, UH, CANNOT GET, UH, SOUTH, UH, WHEN THROUGH THAT DEAD END, SO THIS WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE AN ACCESS ROAD BACK TO THE PARKING LOT TO THE SOUTH AND HOPEFULLY WITH ADDITIONAL PURCHASES, IT MAY ENABLE US TO ADD PARKING TO THE TOWN CENTER. SO THANK YOU. GREAT. GREAT. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO MORE COMMENT, UM I'M I MOVED THAT, OR THIS IS HOW IT SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. OK? MR HOLT. YES YES, YES, YES. ANDERSON. YES? YES, YES. HEY SO MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE C DASH
[Ordinance C-22-24 Appropriate $250,000.00 from the General Fund for the Current Expense of Gantz Park Recschool Center Construction. First reading.]
22-24 TO APPROPRIATE 250,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSE OF GANT PARK REC SCHOOL CENTER CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS A FIRST READING. IF NO ONE HAS ANY COMMENTS, UM IT.READINGS HAD ITS FIRST READING AND THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE MAY 20TH 2024.
[Resolution CR-20-24 Waive the provisions of Section 153.12 of the Ohio Revised Code and Accept the Bids for the Gantz Park Recschool Center.]
MOVING ON TO RESOLUTION CR 2024 WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 153.12 OF THE HIGHER REVISED CODE AND ACCEPT THE BIDS FOR THE G PARK REX. SCHOOL CENTER. MR BOSO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO US JUST UNDER STATE STATUTE WHEN WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT IS MORE THAN 10% OVER THE ESTIMATED COST OF EITHER THE ENGINEER OR THE ARCHITECT? UH, WE CAN'T LEGALLY. UH UH, AWARD THAT CONTRACT WITH THIS WAIVER. THIS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO THE CONTRACT. WE DID HAVE FOUR BIDS ON THIS PROJECT THAT RANGED FROM APPROXIMATELY $1.9 MILLION TO $2.1 MILLION, SO THIS WILL GIVE US THE ABILITY TO AWARD THAT CONTRACT. THANK YOU. MR BOSO, UM I ASK YOU TO DO SOME ANALYSIS AND FIND OUT WHY THE BIDS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE ARCHITECT. UH, DID YOU GET ANY INFORMATION ON THAT? I DID SPEAK TO THE ARCHITECT AND HE IS, UH, HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE, UH, THE AT LEAST THE LOW BIDDER IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, AND I HAVE NOT GOT A RESPONSE BACK IN TERMS OF THE, UH, THE REASON WHY THE HIGH BID BUT AGAIN WHEN WE HAD FOUR BIDS WITHIN 2 $200,000 IT IT I'M I'M I'M GOOD WITH THE PROCESS. I JUST WONDER WHY THE ARCHITECT IS SO FAR OFF AS WELL. I'M AFTER.OK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. AND I HAVE 11 COMMENT. SO WHEN WE HAVE FOUR
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BIDS BECAUSE IF WE'D ALWAYS BID OR APPROVE IT OR GIVE IT TO THE LOWEST BID IS THAT CORRECT? THIS PROCESS WORKS. IT'S ACTUALLY THE LOWEST AND BEST AND THIS IS THE LOWEST BID HERE IS WOULD BE THE ONE WE WOULD CHOOSE. YES, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I MIGHT I JUST MAY MENTION THAT CONTRACTORS ALSO THE CONTRACTOR THAT REMODELED COUNCIL CHAMBERS. IF YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, YOU'LL BE HAPPY WITH THIS PROJECT. WELL UH, THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND, UM, PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT TO BE APPROVED. SECOND MR BARRY. DO ROSE. YES ANDERSON.YES YES, YES, YES. OK. ONE MORE RESOLUTION FROM THE IC R 2124 AUTHORIZED PARTICIPATION IN THE
[Resolution CR-21-24 Authorize participation in the Ohio Department of Transportation Contract for Road Salt.]
O DOT CONTRACT FOR ROAD SALT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT ENTERING INTO THIS CONTRACT FOR AT THE UPCOMING WINTER. I'M ASSUMING OK IF WE HAVE ONE. YEAH. LOW SODIUM. OK SO ANYWAY, THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I WOULD BE APPROVED. SECOND YOU? YES YES. ANDERSON YES, YES, YES. SALT? YES, YES. MADAM PRESIDENT, SO RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND EVEN THOUGH WE ARE COMMITTING TO USING O DOT'S BUYING POWER FOR SALT, WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY PUBLICLY WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO USE IT AT THE SAME PACE THAT WE DID THIS PAST WINTER, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. OK? SO THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR BUSINESS AGENDA. IF THERE IS ANY NEW[Call for New Business]
BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNSEL AT THIS TIME, NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SO.AND I HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. UM AND, UH I'LL ASK YOU, MR REINHART FIRST BECAUSE YOU'RE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST. YOU WERE UNDER AN ITEM, BUT IT WAS FIRST READING ONLY THIS EVENING. DID YOU NEED TO ADDRESS COUNCIL THIS EVENING? UM OK, OK. THANK YOU. I JUST DIDN'T WANNA SKIP YOU IF YOU HAD SOMETHING TO SAY, ALL RIGHT, AND THEN I THAT BRINGS ME TO SANDRA.
UNTIL IT TURNS GREEN. YOU MEAN YOU RIGHT? OK. THANK YOU. WITH THESE THIS THESE, UH ALRIGHT, MISS, JUST YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE RECORDED IT BEFORE NAME IS ANDREW. UH 2971, WOOD GROVE DRIVE GROVE CITY. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH Y'ALL TO, UH, CHANGE AND THE, UM INCREASE THE PENALTIES. AND I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE FINALLY GOT TO A POINT THAT WE CAN SEE SOMETHING GOING ON. AND BY US DOING THIS IS HAVE OTHER CITIES. BECAUSE IF PEOPLE BEEN CALLING ME AND, UM, ASKING ME ABOUT YOU KNOW WHAT WE DOING? AND I WAS IN THE GROCERY STORE AND A LADY WAS, YOU KNOW? OH, AREN'T YOU THE LADY THE YOU KNOW, SO THANK YOU, MAYOR. THAT I THANK YOU, CHRISTINE, RANDY MARK AND ALL THE COUNCIL THIS IS ONE ISSUE. THAT WE NEED TO STAY ON. I HOPE THAT IN SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, THEN WE CAN COME BACK.
AND REVIEW. AND SEE YOU HAVE THIS, UH, WORK. AS I, UM. YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME I GO SEE MY SON. AND I SEE IT COULD TYPE OF RY BUT I ALSO WANTED THIS TO COME TO KNOW. THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT WHY CAN'T WE PUT IF SOMEONE GET PARALYZED. UH OH. TO CRACK THE DRIVER. WHY CAN'T WE ADD THAT TO THE DEPTH UM, UH, AFFINITY. BECAUSE THAT WHEN A PERSON IS PARALYZED THAT'S NO COMING BACK. TO BE LIKE THEY USED TO BE. SO IT'S JUST LIKE THAT. IT'S A LONG, UH UH,
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PROCESS WITH THE FAMILY. AND TO THE PERSON SO, BUT I WONDER THAT, YOU KNOW. THAT IF I HAVE NOT SAID I AM SO GLAD YOU FINALLY LISTENED TO ME AND THAT YOU KNOW THAT THIS GONNA WORK AND I KNOW IT IS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT LATER ON WE ADD OTHER PENALTIES. ALONG WITH IT, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IT REALLY GONNA GET 90 DAYS OR OR S? UH, I WANTED TO MAKE SEE IF THE BECAUSE IT RIGHT NOW. THEY DON'T HAVE YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHARGE WHEN, UH, WHEN A PERSON I MEAN, UH, YOU DETERMINE THE TYPE OF PHYSICAL WITHIN THE SECOND DEGREE. BECAUSE IS THAT WITH THE TIME FOR THE TOES, AND THAT'S UH UH AND THIS THAT THE SECOND DEGREE IS ARE THE. YOU TO GO BACK AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CONSIDER PHYSICAL HARM. BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THAT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF PHYSICAL HARM THAT PERSON UNTIL THEY DO IT. SO I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU AND YOU KNOW TO IMPROVE THIS. BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG STAR BECAUSE OTHER CITIES ARE LOOKING AT US. WE ARE, UM AND WE'RE GONNA TRY TO MAKE IT RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. M AND I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU AND WE WILL OBVIOUSLY BE HAVING A SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ORDINANCE ITSELF . BUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONNECT WITH THE CLERK, MS KELLY AND, UM AND ALSO, UH, SHE CAN CONNECT YOU WITH OUR LAW DIRECTOR, IF YOU NEED, UM TO ENRICH YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT QUALIFIES AS WHAT? I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION. YES, THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR? YES MAY MAKE A COMMENT YES, MAYOR A COUPLE OBSERVATION. I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT ABOUT AFTER CITATIONS BEEN ISSUED AND BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE MENTION OF THIS. WE'RE TAKING A VERY PROACTIVE ROLE IN TRYING TO PREVENT ANYBODY FROM HITTING ANYBODY IN A CROSSWALK AS AN EXAMPLE, YOU'LL SEE RIGHT UP ON THIS INTERSECTION HERE. THERE'S A SIGN THAT SAYS, BEWARE . CROSSWALK YIELD TO THE, UH TO THE PEDESTRIAN. THE OTHER THING THAT WE WANT TO ENFORCE THOSE WHO JUST RUN LIKE A GOING THROUGH A RED. UH, NO TURN ON RED. SO WE HAVE AN ENFORCEMENT PART OF THIS. IT'S NOT JUST AFTER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. WE WENT TO BE PROACTIVE ON TRYING TO PREVENT THE INCIDENT. SO THAT'S ANOTHER PIECE OF THIS THAT WE'RE DOING. NO. UH, RIGHT? THAT IN CHARGE FOR I AGREE. UH, IN THAT CASE. EIGHT. DO SOMETHING WRONG. PERSON TO BE CHARGED FOR YES, I UNDERSTAND.I'M I'M JUST SAYING THAT OUR POSITION HAS AS WELL IS PREVENTION. WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET HIT. WHETHER THEY GET SIGNED OR NOT. WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO HIT. SO WE'RE BEING PROACTIVE. WE'VE GOT A TRANSPORTATION STUDY THAT WE DO ON THE SAFETY SIDE. AND WE'RE WE'RE REBOOTING THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CATCH ALL THE INTERSECTIONS THAT ARE HIGH RISK INTERSECTIONS. SO THAT'S THE OTHER PIECE OF IT, OK? THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND I ALSO HAVE SHARON MONTGOMERY ON THE SHEET. KAREN IT SO, YES. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. MONTGOMERY 572 BONINGTON WAY IN GHANA. I'M A VICTIM OF A FATAL DISTRACTED DRIVING CRASH IN 2000. I'D BEEN WORKING FOR OVER TWO DECADES TO GET AN EFFECTIVE LAW RESTRICTING THE DANGEROUS AND ALMOST ALWAYS UNNECESSARY BEHAVIOR OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ELECTRONICS. WHILE THE STATE CONTINUES TO ENACT ONLY MARGINALLY EFFECTIVE LAWS FOR THAT, I'M ALSO WORKING FOR MORE ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR THE VICTIMS OF ALL SOBER DRIVERS WHO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND DEATH. BUT THE DEFINITION IN STATE LAW. WE'RE NOT EVEN CRIME VICTIMS, SO WE DON'T GET ANY OF THE RIGHTS SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE THAT THE VICTIMS OF DRUNK AND DRUG DRIVERS GET, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS WHY I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT MRS
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. REQUEST FOR STRONGER PENALTIES FOR THE KIND OF CRASH THAT LEFT HER SON AND THUS HER FAMILY IN SUCH A TERRIBLE SITUATION LAST FALL. A FINE OF $150 IS AN INSULT TO THEM, NOT EVEN BEING COVERED BY THE STATE'S VICTIMS. RIGHTS LAW IS A GRIEVOUS INJUSTICE. THE IMMEDIATE AND STRONG SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN THE IS TO BE COMMENDED. TOO OFTEN, CITIZENS FEEL THEIR GOVERNMENT IS NOT LISTENING TO THEM AND DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS. YOU LISTENED.YOU SHOWED YOU CARED AND YOU ACTED. THANK YOU. THIS ORDINANCE CAN PREVENT PEOPLE USING THE ROADS AND GROSS CITY FROM SUFFERING THE WAY THE VICTIMS THAT THEY HAVE. I'M SORRY THE WAY THE HAVE. IT MIGHT ALSO HAVE A BROADER BENEFIT. GHANA HAS ALREADY INCREASED ITS PENALTIES FOR CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. WHEN DISTRACTED. THE MED, OHIO REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION HAS ADDED GHANA'S ORDINANCE TO THEIR SET OF MODEL ORDINANCES. I WILL BE GOING TO OTHER CITY COUNCILS, ASKING THEM TO FOLLOW SUIT. IF WE'RE LUCKY, WE'LL GET A NUMBER OF LOCAL ORDINANCES WITH STRONGER PENALTIES FOR AT LEAST SOME TRAFFIC OFFENSES THAT CAUSE HARM . IF WE WORK HARD, AND WE'RE REALLY LUCKY WE'LL GET THE STATE TO FINALLY DO THE RIGHT THING ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ONE REQUEST ON YOUR ORDINANCE, THOUGH IN EACH SECTION FOR THE PHYSICAL HARM PORTION. WOULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER CHANGING PEDESTRIAN TO PERSON SO THAT THE M TWO APPLIES ALSO TO ROAD USERS LIKE JAMES AND HIS WHEELCHAIR AND MRS AND HER MOTORIZED SCOOTER? YOUR REFERENCE IN THE CROSSWALK RIGHT AWAY LAW TO THE STATE DEFINITION OF PEDESTRIANS LIMITS IT TO PERSONS A FOOT. I'M PRETTY SURE YOU DON'T WANT IT TO BE THAT LIMITED. I WANT TO THANK MRS AND ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS THAT CREATED THIS ORDINANCE AND FOR ALLOWING ME TO HAVE A SMALL ROLE IN THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AND I REALLY DO HOPE THAT THIS EFFORT WHICH WE'VE SEEN IN GHANA, AND NOW IN GROVE CITY, DOES BECOME, UH WHAT A GOOD THING TO BE CONTAGIOUS AND, UH, PEER PRESSURE FOR A POSITIVE PURPOSE. SO LET'S KEEP THIS CONVERSATION GOING. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE THIS EVENING. ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS FOR COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, MAYOR STAGE. OH, WE DO, MR BOSA. THANK YOU SO MUCH. FIRST LET ME THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION.
BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. UH, WE DO IT TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY SAFER IN THE BUILDING DIVISION, AND WE CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT THAT WE GET FROM COUNCIL, THE MAYOR AND SOMETIMES THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR. UH BUT I, I DO HAVE TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR BEING HERE. UH, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS, MY WIFE, MY SON, MY DAUGHTER, MOTHER IN LAW, AUNT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S WHAT THEIR SUPPORT THAT I'M ABLE TO DO WHAT I DO AND THEY'VE HELPED ME SO MUCH THROUGHOUT MY CAREER. AND I AND STILL ENJOY IT TODAY. AND LIKE I SAID, I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. AND JUST FOR BUILDING SAFETY MONTH. UH, WE STARTED WITH THE ECO FAST WITH GETTING THE WORD OUT. UH WE WILL BE AT THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS THIS WEEK, UH, TO DO MORE PUBLIC AWARENESS IN THE SCHOOLS. WE'LL ALSO BE DOING A COLORING CONTEST WITH A LEGO GIVEAWAY AT THE END, UH, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED HERE AT COUNCIL. SO IT'LL BE A LEGO BUILDING SET, UH, THAT WILL GIVE AWAY SO WE'LL BE BACK IN JUNE TO DO THAT. AND THERE WILL BE OTHER EVENTS THAT WE DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. I DID GET TO SPEAK WITH SOME OF THE CENTRAL OHIO. UM CONTRACTORS, UH, WITH THE CENTRAL OHIO COURT OFFICIALS GROUP. UH, SO MORE AND MORE OF THAT, AND LIKE I SAY, WE HAVE A MONTH, SO WE'LL YOU'LL SEE MORE AND MORE OF US AND SEE MORE OF US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND AGAIN.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR STATE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU FOR A GOOD EVENING NIGHT OF GOOD, GOOD DISCUSSION. UH AND JUST, UH ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO GO BACK ON IS ON ORDINANCE C 1824, THE $545,000 OUT OF THE BROWN TIP, I. I JUST WANNA REITERATE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT, AND I KNOW IT'S IN THE BODY, BUT WHAT THAT ALLOWS US TO DO NOW IS TO START ON OUR THIRD OR FOURTH PHASE OF IMPROVING ORDERS ROAD AND EVEN THOUGH THAT AGAIN IS NOT OUR ROAD WE'RE TAKING THE LEADERSHIP AND TRYING TO GET AS MUCH DONE AS WE CAN IN THIS ACTUALLY TAKES IT FROM, UH THE IMPROVEMENT, I THINK AS TO WHY OR THE AT THE Y MC ENTERS FIRE PARK. PAST CENTURY VILLAGE. RIGHT UH, WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION, IT ACTUALLY WENT THE OTHER WAY FROM THE ROUNDABOUT EAST TO THE BAPTIST CHURCH, BUT JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS, THIS PARTICULAR TIFF LEGISLATION, WHICH WAS ENACTED IN 2019 BRINGS IN APPROXIMATELY $600,000 A YEAR . SO OVER THE COURSE OF THE, UH, THE TIFF DISTRICT. WE ESTIMATE[00:40:01]
THE REVENUE FROM THAT SOURCE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $18 MILLION TO HAVE IMPROVEMENTS TO ORDERS, ROAD AND OTHER ROADS AROUND THAT AREA, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO MY ATTENTION BECAUSE IN ESSENCE, WHAT WE'RE DOING AT BOTH SIDES OF IT NOW, BECAUSE LATER ON WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME LEGISLATION TO TAKE IT FROM WHAT I DESCRIBED MISTAKEN THAT FROM THE ROUNDABOUT TOWARDS, UH, OLD HA ROAD PAST THE CHURCH, SO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS HAS BEEN A PRIORITY, NOT OUR ROAD. WE'RE STILL DOING IT. UH, THE OTHER PART I. I DO HAVE A, UH, A MAYOR'S COURT REPORT COLLECTIONS OF 53,005 6970. I'D ASK THAT, UH, THE COUNCIL PROVE IT PRESENTED MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THEM. MAY YOUR REPORT 2ND 2ND. MS BURROWS. YES ANDERSON. YES, I YEAH. YES. YES, YES. AS MR BOZO. THE OTHER MR BOZO MENTIONED ABOUT THE ECO FASTS THAT WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. UH, YOU KNOW, WASN'T STILL THE BEST DAY, BUT WE REALLY HAD A LOT OF VISITORS A LOT OF VENDORS. I THINK THEY'RE LIKE 20 VENDORS THERE. UH WHICH AS A, FOR INSTANCE, UH, TIGER POLLY WAS THERE, UH, TO SHOW WHAT THEY DO, AND RECYCLING OF PLASTIC AND SO FORTH. BUT THE OTHER PIECE THAT WE ALSO, UH PUT TOGETHER WAS THE, UH, THE PILL DROP OFF. AND THE MEDICINE DROP. AND WE HAD £397. OF MEDICATION DROPPED OFF BY 302 CARS. UM SO JUST THERE. SHRED IT SATURDAY. WE HAD OVER 500 CARS, AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT ABOUT A POUNDAGE YET, THAT WOULD THAT WAS FRED. BUT IT'S INCREDIBLE AND AGAIN, MOST OF THAT IS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR KEEP GRO CITY BEAUTIFUL THAN THE ROSIE AND HER GROUP. UH AND YOU KNOW, WE REALLY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB, PARTICULARLY IN THOSE TWO EFFORTS AND THE ECO FASTS, SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE UP A SHOUT OUT TO THEM. UH FRIDAY NIGHT WAS THE OPENING DAY OF, UH, LITTLE LAKE.UH, WE PROBABLY HAD ABOUT 1000 1100 PARTICIPANTS FRIDAY NIGHT. UM READ VERY WELL. THEN WE HAD THE, UH, WALL OF FAME. ADDED THREE PEOPLE TO THE WALL OF FAME ON SATURDAY AND THAT WAS PROBABLY ANOTHER 1000. PEOPLE BELIEVE IT OR NOT, SO GREAT DAY. UH OVER AT WINDSOR PARK TODAY WAS THE MAYOR'S CAP. 144 GOLFERS. THAT'S A LOT AND WHEN IT'S CALLED THE MAYOR'S CUP AND STARTS RAINING YOU GET REAL NERVOUS. BUT WE MADE IT THROUGH AND, UH, FOR A CHANGE. STEVEN'S TEAM DID NOT WIN. UH YEAH. BUT THE GREAT GREAT DAY. UH WE HAVE OUR BIKE MAP COMPLETED. THANKS TO DON AND CINDY AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S EFFORT. NOW I KNOW THE FIRST THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. SOMEBODY'S GONNA OPEN THIS AND THEY'RE GONNA SAY WELL, THAT ROUTE ISN'T ON THERE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MAKING THAT MAP? IT'S WORK IN PROGRESS, NO MATTER HOW NICE IT IS. IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS IS TAKING A LOT OF EFFORT. AND UH NICE THING ABOUT IT FITS BACK IN YOUR BACK POCKET . THOSE WHO US ARE MALES HAVE BACK POCKETS. SO THAT HAS BEEN ANOTHER JOB THAT'S WELL DONE.
AND BILL, WHERE ARE YOU? BILL VETER WOULD. WOULD YOU MAINTAIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND TALK ABOUT THE SIX DAYS OF TRAINING? THAT YOU PUT TOGETHER. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, UH, HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE IN THE IN THE TRAINING ALTOGETHER. UH, GOOD EVENING MEMBERS. COUNCIL YES, THANK YOU. MAYOR. WE HAD A CLASS OF 30. 25 OF WHICH WERE ALL CITY STAFF AND FIVE SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE, UH, SOUTHWESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF FROM DID YOU HEAR THAT FIVE. OF THE SOUTH WESTERN CITY SCHOOLS, WHICH ONE FROM JACKSON TOWNSHIP. YES JACKSON. UH, WE DID THIS TRAINING ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. OF WHAT? UH THEN, UM, SENIOR MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF, WHICH INCLUDE MOST OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS OUR GOAL, THIS TIME WAS TO PUSH THAT TRAINING DOWN, AND IT IS SIX DAYS OF A VERY HIGH LEVEL INCIDENT COMMAND TRAINING OF WHICH YOU START OUT, UH, WITH AN INCIDENT, LOW MAGNITUDE OF A WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IN OVER SIX DAYS, YOU LEARN MORE SKILLS. MORE UM UH, OF THE THEORY AND THE, UH, THE REASONING BEHIND INCIDENT COMMAND AND YOU BUILD IN THE INCIDENT, UH, TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE CREATING A INCIDENT ACTION PLAN. SO, UM HARD TO DESCRIBE SIX DAYS OF TRAINING AND 30 SECONDS, BUT THAT'S UH I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR STAFF. THE INSTRUCTORS SAID IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST ENGAGED GROUP OF, UH, STUDENTS THAT THEY'VE EVER HAD.
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AND THESE TWO GENTLEMEN HAVE BEEN AROUND THE WORLD AND DONE THIS, SO IT WAS QUITE A COMPLIMENT TO OUR STAFF FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT, DEDICATION TO THE PROCESS AND THAT WHILE WE HOPE A BAD DAY NEVER HAPPENS, WE BELIEVE WE'RE IN A BETTER POSITION TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND GET US ALL. THROUGH THAT. THANK YOU, BILL. VERY MUCH. THE QUESTION, MR MAYOR. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON KEEP ROW CITY BEAUTIFUL OR DID? UH IT WAS PART OF THE ECO FEST STUFF. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD THE DATE OR RESULTS OF THAT. NO, I'M SORRY. I DON'T OF THE CLEANUP DAY. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AND BY THE WAY THEY THE SIREN THAT WENT OFF. WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS SATURDAY NIGHT. SUNDAY MORNING WAS NOT OUR SIRE, UH AND IT WAS IT WAS A MALFUNCTION. SO ANYBODY WHO SAID WHAT'S THE CITY DOING AND NOT OURS OUT HERE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. UM ANY WELL, I'M GONNA MOVE THROUGH, MR BOSO. JUST A PERSONAL NOTE HOW WONDERFUL IT IS TO, UH, SHARE TIME WITH MY FAMILY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THEM ALL. SERIOUSLY NONE OF US NONE OF US HAVE SUCCESS IN LIFE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT AND LOVE OF THEIR FAMILY AND GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MS. KELLY. THANK YOU. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MR SMITH. I'M GLAD I'M SITTING OVER HERE. SO IF LIGHTNING HITS HIM, IT'S OVER THERE. UM I WOULD LIKE TO ADD. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT, MISS MONTGOMERY. THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT BY ME. WE WILL HAVE THAT CLEANED UP BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.ALL RIGHT, AND THE DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THE ROOM THAT HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL THIS EVENING, MR RAUCH. JUST BRIEFLY WANT TO KIND OF REITERATE WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN CAUCUS. UM A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, KIM SHIELDS IN MY DEPARTMENT. UH, SHE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM O DOT FOR AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ACTUAL TRANSPORTATION, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MODES OF TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION THAT ARE ACTIVE. SO ANYTHING BUT DRIVING A CAR.
REALLY UH, THE GRANT RECEIVED COVERS THE COST OF THIS PLAN THAT WE WE'RE PLANNING TO KICK OFF. UH, THAT WE RECENTLY KICKED UP WITH TOUR DESIGN AND REALLY, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLANNING EFFORT. TO FORMALIZE A LOT OF OUR MANY EFFORTS THAT DEAL WITH PEOPLE CROSSWALKS, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, UH AND HOW THEY INTERACT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO THIS WILL HELP US WITH OUR WORK WITH MS IN REGARD TO TRAIL PLANNING, UH, WITH THE BICYCLE TASK FORCE WITH THE BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES, UH, THIS EFFORT WILL BE RAMPING UP PRETTY FAST. UH, WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO THE PUBLIC. THE PUBLIC REACH WILL BE IN THE MONTH OF JUNE AND SEPTEMBER, UH IN THE PLAN SHOULD BE FORMALIZED SOMETIME LATER THIS YEAR. UH THE PUBLIC SURVEY WILL BE IN THE FORM OF ONLINE AS WELL AS AT THE VERY CITY EVENTS. UH THE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF KIND OF FORMULATING A ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND A TASK FORCE. UH WE HAVE. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SET IN STONES AND STONE IN TERMS OF THE COMPOSITION THAT GROUP. UH BUT ESSENTIALLY, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TO ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC. AND UH, WHERE AND HOW PEOPLE TRAVEL. WHERE AND HOW THEY WANT TO TRAVEL, THEN ALSO IDENTIFY THE BEARS AND CHALLENGES THAT PREVENT PEOPLE FROM DOING THOSE DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO THAT. THE HOW AND THE WHY, WITH THIS PLAN AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING WRAPPED UP BY THE END OF THE YEAR TO SHARE. IT WON'T BE A WHOLE LOT OF ANSWERS, BUT IT IT IS KIND OF THE NEXT STEP IN GATHERING THE INFORMATION TO BECOME A BETTER COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU, MR ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD. AND I DO, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD FOR BOTH OF OUR GUESTS. UM, MS AND MS MONTGOMERY THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A CONVERSATION IN CAUCUS. ABOUT HOW WHAT YOU JUST HEARD, WHICH IS FROM OUR DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS ALSO GOING TO WORK KIND OF HAND IN HAND WITH WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC SAFETY, UM TO AGAIN AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, NOT JUST ADDRESS THIS CONVERSATION LEGALLY, UM, BUT ALSO TO BE PROACTIVE AND ENGAGE IN EDUCATION AND PREVENTION IN THE COMMUNITY, UM, REALLY MAKING THE COMMUNITY AWARE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO SET AN EXPECTATION, UM , THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE PURSUING ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION METHODS, WHETHER THEY'RE THEIR OWN TWO LEGS OR A BICYCLE OR A SCOOTER, UM, THAT THEY WOULD ALL BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND SAFELY IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND UM, I THINK THAT THAT BRINGS US. OH, I SHOULD SAY ONE THING WHILE WE'RE TALKING TO DEPARTMENT HEADS AND A DEPARTMENT HAD AN I'M LOOKING OUT AT HIS NOW I RECEIVED MY EMAIL BULLET. IN THE DEPUTY CITY ADMINISTRATOR, MS FITZPATRICK. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU. I KNOW ALL THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATION. SO A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR NEW SESSION. VERY EXCITING IN MAYOR
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STAGE. YEAH, I KNOW. YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING AS WELL. WELL I DO BECAUSE I WAS REMISS AND NOT MENTION THAT MYSELF. BUT WE WERE ACTUALLY GONNA SWEAR CINDY IN TONIGHT. AND THEN SHE ADVISED US THAT HER FAMILY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE HERE. SO WE'RE GONNA BE SWEARING HER IN AT THE NEXT MEETING SO THAT THE HOOPLA WILL BE ALSO NEXT MEETING. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER ENERGETIC PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT, CLOSING COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL, MR DEW. I JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY SUNDAY IS MOTHER'S DAY, AND I'D LIKE TO WISH ALL MOTHERS, UH, VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY. THANK YOU. MR BARRY. THANK YOU. MINE WON'T LET ME FORGET IT IF I DID, UM, IKE, I WANTED TO REMIND YOU, YOU YOU YOU MISSED, UM, BIKE WITH IKE. OH, YEAH. YEAH WE HAD A VERY GOOD TURNOUT AS WE DO EVERY YEAR, EVEN THOUGH MR TIEFER SHOWED UP ON ELECTRIC BIKE, BUT WE WON'T GO THERE. UM BUT, UH, IT WAS WE DID HAVE A GREAT EVENT IN AND IT WAS A LITTLE COLD AT FIRST, BUT IT WA IT WARMED UP. BUT THE, UH, ALSO HATS OFF TO THE ECO FAST, SO THEY, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS DID A VERY, VERY GOOD JOB ON THAT. AND I ALWAYS TELL THE STORY BECAUSE I JUST BUILT A HOUSE LAST YEAR, AND YOU WANNA KNOW HOW GOOD OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS, IS WHEN THE BUILDING, UH, WHEN THERE ARE TRUCKS BY THE BUILDERS LIVE IN FEAR. SO SO THAT'S A CREDIT TO, UH, MR BOZO, I I'LL I'LL NEVER FORGET THE, UH UH, THE RESPONSE. THE LIST THAT YOU KNOW THE PUNCH LIST MY BUILDER HAD AND HE GOES. OH, WE HAVE TO GET IT DONE NEXT WEEK. WE HAVE TO GET IT DONE NEXT WEEK OR ELSE OR ELSE THEY'RE GONNA COME AFTER US. SO I MEAN, I, I RESPECT THAT. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR KEEPING AN EYE ON ON ON EVERYBODY'S, UM NEW BUILDS THAT ARE IN OUR CURRENT CONSTRUCTION AS WELL. UH, YOUR DEPARTMENT DOES AN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME JOB. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. YOU, MR HOLT. UH JUST A PICKLE BALL UPDATE. SINCE I SOMETIMES TALK ABOUT PICK A BALL. UM I'VE RECENTLY VISITED WINDSOR AND BEULAH DURING THE WEEK. LIKE AT NINE. IN THE MORNING TILL NOON. AND I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THOSE PLACES ARE PACKED. THEY ARE FULL OF PEOPLE. IT'S A GOOD SIGN TO SEE EVERYBODY OUT, EXERCISING PLAYING PICKLEBALL. AND, UH, I JUST THINK IT'S A GOOD THING AND YOU KNOW, WE RESPONDED BY BUILDING SOME COURTS, AND WE MIGHT HAVE TO BUILD SOME MORE. BUT, UH IT'S CATCHING ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR HALL. MS BURROUGHS. OTHERS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM WE HAVE OUR FIRST FARMERS MARKET THIS SATURDAY MORNING. SO AGAIN, EVERYBODY'S GOT A LOT OF OTHER EVENTS COMING UP SO AGAIN BACK TO PEDESTRIANS AND PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME. DRIVING IF YOU'RE WALKING, WATCH THE OTHER ONES AROUND YOU AS WELL. AND UM, BECAUSE THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A VERY BUSY SPRING AND SUMMER AND FALL AS OUR FESTIVALS AND EVENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY HAPPEN SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MS. ANDERSON SO MANY WONDERFUL. GOOD COMMENTS TONIGHT. UM, CINDY, I'LL CONGRATULATE YOU TONIGHT. I'LL CONGRATULATE YOU AGAIN NEXT WEEK. BUT CONGRATULATIONS. UM CONGRATULATIONS AS WELL TO OUR NEW SERGEANT WHO TOOK HIS OATH TODAY AND JUST AGAIN THANKING OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO WORK SO HARD TO KEEP OUR CITY SAFE AND AGAIN THE THEME WITH ALL THE OUTDOOR AND OUTSIDE ACTIVITY, JODY MENTIONED THE FARMERS MARKET. THERE'S A LOT OF EVENTS THAT ARE STARTING TO HAPPEN IN OUR TOWN CENTER IN OUR TOWN PARK, AND IT'S JUST VERY EXCITING TO SEE PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT AND THE ECO FEST WAS WAS A GREAT FUN EVENT, SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE PEOPLE COMING TO OUR TOWN CENTER AND ENJOYING THEMSELVES. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. MR SIGURD. THANK YOU. IN THE SPIRIT OF ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ON MAY 14TH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BIKE BUS. I KNOW MR TIE, FORD AND THE MAYOR HAVE SIGNED UP TO SUPPORT THE, UH JC SUMMERS. SO UH BE, UH, CAREFUL OF OUR, UH, OUR STUDENTS AND OUR VOLUNTEERS ON THE STREETS, UH, INTO THE COURT OR COURT USING THE QUARTERS TO JC SUMMER IN THE MORNING TO GET THERE AND GOING BACK TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND GUIDED BY AWESOME IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR PARENTS, HUGE PARENT INVOLVEMENT FROM JC SUMMER SO MAY 14TH THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
UM AND THEN I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD, UM ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU'RE HEARING ABOUT STAY CONNECTED TO ALL OF THE CITY CHANNELS, WHETHER YOU RECEIVE THE EMAILS TO YOUR INBOX, WHETHER YOU SUBSCRIBE TO VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. IF YOU STAY CONNECTED TO THOSE CITY OUTLETS IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, SO, UM, THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHERE THE CALENDAR IS PACKED. THERE'S SOMETHING TO DO EVERY WEEKEND. UH, I KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THAT DETAILED LIST AND YOU KNOW WHAT FUN IS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY EVERY WEEK, SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE CONNECTED USING THOSE OUTLETS. UM I ALSO
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WANT TO ADD. YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS MAY THE 20TH THAT WILL IS OUR ACTUAL COUNCIL MEETING. OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING COUNCIL IS ALSO HAVING A WORK SESSION AT 530 ON MAY THE 13 UM, THE DISCUSSION THAT EVENING WILL BE ON FORMS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. IT'S LARGELY AN EDUCATIONAL DISCUSSION. UM BUT COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS WE ARE TRYING TO WORK INTO THIS CALENDAR YEAR IN THE MIDDLE MONDAY EVENING, SO 530 ON THE 13TH AND THEN WE WILL BE BACK FOR OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY THE 20TH AT 7 P.M. AND WITH THAT WE ARE ADJOURNED.