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WHEN IT'S THIS QUIET. GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AMEN. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. YOU ARE THE BEST BEHAVED CROWD WE HAVE EVER HAD IN HERE. SO CONGRATULATIONS HAS NEVER BEEN THAT QUIET. MAY I HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL TO GET US STARTED? MISS BURROWS. HERE. SANDERSON. HERE MISS. MISS HAWK. HERE. MR. HOLT. HERE. PERRY. HERE. DUE. HERE ALL RIGHT. AND THEN I WILL DISPENSE,
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AT THIS TIME, MAKE A MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND APPROVE THEM AS WRITTEN. THAT WAS OUR JUNE 3RD COUNCIL MEETING. SO SECOND.SECOND. MISS BURROWS? YES. ANDERSON. YES, YES. OWRK YES. HOLT. YES. YES. YES ALL RIGHT.
AND THEN BEFORE WE GET INTO THE BUSINESS OF THE EVENING, WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL EVENTS THIS
[Presentations: Building Dept. Coloring Contest Winners; Oath of Office for Jack Castle, Dir. of Parks & Rec.]
EVENING. FIRST, THE BUILDING DIVISION AND THEIR COLORING CONTEST WINNERS. I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH SAFETY DIRECTOR TIFFORD JOINING US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES RECOGNIZING SOME AMAZING ARTISTS THAT AMONGST US, WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT AND MESSAGING ON ON BUILDING SAFETY. AND SO MIKE BOSSO AND JEFF CAHILL DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB COMING UP WITH SOME PROGRAMS AND GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE YOUTH. I'M GOING TO LET MIKE EXPLAIN WHAT THIS PROCESS IS, AND MAYOR'S GOING TO HAVE THE HONOR OF PRESENTING SOME AWARDS TO SOME OF OUR LEADING ARTISTS. SO, YEAH . THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR TIFFORD, MY NAME IS JEFF CAHILL WITH THE BUILDING DIVISION, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE SOME OF THE SKILLS OF OUR STUDENTS HERE FOR THE 2024, BUILDING SAFETY MONTH. COLORING CONTEST, THE BUILDING DIVISION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, CONDUCTED AN EDUCATIONAL FUN PROGRAM FOR APPROXIMATELY 185 STUDENTS, WHICH FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING SAFETY ISSUES. EACH STUDENT RECEIVED A HARD HAT, A JUNIOR BUILDING CODE, OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE, AND AN EDUCATIONAL COLORING BOOK ALONG WITH PRE-SELECTED COLORING PAGE FOR THE CONTEST. THE GRADE CATEGORIES WERE K THROUGH ONE AND SECOND GRADE THROUGH FOURTH GRADE FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS. BUCKEYE WOODS, HIGHLAND, JAYCEE SUMMER MONTEREY, AND RICHARD AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. TONIGHT, WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE THE WINNERS OF THIS YEAR'S CONTEST, AND MAYOR STAGE WILL PRESENT THEM WITH A LEGO SET FOR THEIR EFFORTS. HEATHER SOUTHINGTON, THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR, IS HERE FROM PARKS AND REC TO INTRODUCE THE WINNERS OF THE CONTEST THIS YEAR. MAYOR STAGE HEATHER. I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW MANY OF YOU WENT TO SAFETY TOWN? ANYBODY GO TO? OKAY, GOOD. IF WE JUST CONCLUDE SAFETY TOWN, HEATHER. ALL RIGHT, WELL, ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SITE MANAGERS, OF OUR SITES, THEY ARE ACTUALLY BUSY AT SUMMER CAMP, SO THEY WERE VERY TIRED AFTER A LONG, HOT DAY, BUT WE DO WANT TO THANK ALL THE KIDS WHO PARTICIPATED, WE HAVE FROM BUCKEYE WOODS, JACK OSTREE. AND HE'S K THROUGH ONE, AND THEN LILY CARNEY AND SECOND THROUGH FOURTH.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FROM HIGHLAND IS ZANE LEON. AND WE HAVE SPENCER WOLF. AND
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JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, SPENCER ALSO IS A TRUE ARTIST THAT WANTS TO BE AN ARTIST WHEN HE GROWS UP. SO THIS IS HIS FIRST FAMOUS ARTWORK. OH OH, WOW. JAYCEE SUMMER, WE HAVE GRADY, AND IT'S MORBITZER. OKAY. I NEVER HAVE TO CALL THESE KIDS BY THEIR LAST NAMES, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.AND FROM MONTEREY WE HAVE SANTIAGO DIAZ. GARCIA THERE HE IS. OH.
AND WE HAVE BEN TAYLOR, ALSO FROM MONTEREY. AND LAST FROM RICHARD IS KENNEDY FERGUSON. HEY. AND WE HAVE JONAH CARPENTER. BUT HE COULD NOT BE HERE. SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE HE STILL GETS HIS LEGOS. HE'S GOT HIS. THANK YOU. STAND UP. I STAND UP.
GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB, GOOD WORK, GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL.
OKAY. TAKE CARE. GOOD JOB BUDDY. GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB. YEAH, YEAH YEAH. GOOD JOB GUYS. GOOD JOB.
GOOD WORK DUDE. GOOD WORK. GOOD WORK KENNEDY. GREAT JOB. YEAH JUST ADORABLE. YOU CAN'T GET SOME OF THIS STUFF, MAN. YEAH, YEAH. THE HIGHLIGHT. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IN THE SECOND PART THIS EVENING, MAYOR STAGE, WE HAVE AN OATH OF OFFICE. WE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC HAS VERY EXTENSIVE , EXPERIENCE IN PARKS AND REC. 20 PLUS YEARS AT THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, BUT ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS IS HE'S ONE OF US AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHEN I ASKED HIM IF HE'D COME DOWN HERE, I SAID, DO YOU WANT TO COME BACK HOME? HE SAID, I SURE WOULD, AND HE DID. SO IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU, JACK. SO THIS IS. DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE OR ASK FAMILY AND FRIENDS HERE? OKAY, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WANT TO BE INTERVIEWED TONIGHT. THEY'RE KIND OF SHY.
WELL, YOU'VE BEEN HERE A WEEK. WHY DON'T YOU TELL US SOME OBSERVATIONS? OH, BOY. OKAY WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO SPEAK, SO. YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M. YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY HONORED AND GRATEFUL TO BE STANDING BEFORE EVERYBODY HERE TODAY AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION WITH CITY OF GROVE CITY, I'M TRULY HUMBLED BY THAT. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, OTHER CITY LEADERS FOR, FOR SHOWING THAT TRUST IN ME AND TO COME HERE AND SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. AND, I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING IT. I DO WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS, THEY THEY KNOW THAT I TAKE ON SOME CRAZY
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CHALLENGES AND LIKE TO CONTINUE TO GROW. AND, THEY SHOW UNWAVERING SUPPORT, AND ALL THE THINGS I TRY TO DO, I ALSO THANK KELLY FOR BEING HERE. AND, HEATHER, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE, THE SUPPORT FROM CURRENT STAFF THAT ARE, THAT ARE HERE AS WELL. SO I'M, I'M HONORED AND HUMBLED AND READY TO ROLL UP MY SLEEVES AND GET TO WORK. YES GOOD. WALK TO WORK. YEAH, BUT PROBABLY WON'T. SO IF YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND JUST, REPEAT AFTER ME, I REPEAT YOUR NAME, I SOLEMNLY SWEAR SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND IN THE STATE OF OHIO, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER AND THE CITY'S ORDINANCES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF PARKS AND RECREATION.DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, WHICH I AM BEING APPOINTED, WHICH I'M BEING APPOINTED. YES, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. MAYOR.
STAGE AND, WHAT AN EXCITING WAY TO KICK OFF THE EVENING. AND I WILL ECHO THE MAYOR'S SENTIMENT.
THANK YOU TO HEATHER. AND THANK YOU TO MR. CAHILL. I THINK HE MIGHT HAVE GONE. AND MR. TEDFORD AND MR. BOZO, WHO HAS BEEN KEEPING US APPRIZED OF THIS CONTEST. SO EXCITING TO SEE THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ROOM TONIGHT. VERY EXCITING. I HOPE THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE THEY WERE ON THE BIG SCREEN UP OVER OUR HEADS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THEY APPRECIATED THAT AS THEY WERE IN THE ASSEMBLY LINE TO GET TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM. SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS, MR. CASTLE JOINED US ON HIS FIRST DAY OF WORK FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER CONVERSATION.
SO, NO BETTER TESTAMENT ON YOUR VERY FIRST DAY OF WORK WHEN YOU HAVE TO WORK LATE. SO THANK YOU
[Welcome & Reading of Agenda]
FOR BEING THERE. AND WELCOME. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR BUSINESS AGENDA. AND TONIGHT, UNDER LANDS, WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 2024 C 2424 C 2524. AND RESOLUTION CR 2424 AND CR 2524 UNDER SERVICE. WE HAVE RESOLUTION C, R 2624, C, R 2724. AND UNDER FINANCE WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 2624 AND RESOLUTION C, R 2824. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THIS AGENDA IS[Ordinance C-20-24 Accept the annexation on 0.897+ acres located at 2232 Edwards Rd. in Jackson Township to the City of Grove City, Ohio. Second reading and public hearing. Postponement requested to 08/05/24.]
APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. AND WITH THAT I TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU, MISS BURROWS. THANK YOU. THIS EVENING, UNDER LANDS THE FIRST ORDINANCE C 2224 IS TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION OF .897 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT 2232 EDWARDS ROAD IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP TO THE CITY OF GROVE CITY, OHIO. THIS IS A SECOND READING, BUT OUR LAND OWNER PROPERTY OWNER HAS EMAILED ASKING US FOR MORE TIME TO RESOLVE ISSUES WITH THIS PROPERTY. I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK THIS EVENING IN REGARDS TO THIS ORDINANCE. HOWEVER, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU COME BACK ON AS LONG AS IT'S APPROVED. THE POSTPONES APPROVED ON AUGUST 5TH BECAUSE WE ARE POSTPONING. IT'S BEEN REQUESTED TO BE POSTPONED. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE POSTPONEMENT REQUEST. FOR FIRST POINTING OUT ANY COMMENTS? HOW CAN WE POSTPONE IT? WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR MONTHS, THREE YEARS, TWO YEARS. YES. THEY CAN REQUEST TO POSTPONE THIS UP. THAT'S CORRECT. I'M A NEW BUSINESS. YEAH. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAY AND SPEAK UNDER NEW BUSINESS. OKAY. SO NOTED. AT THE REQUEST OF THE PETITIONER, I MOVE THIS ORDINANCE C 2024 2024 BE POSTPONED TO AUGUST 5TH, 2024. SECOND. YES. MR. SIEGRIST. YES.YES. HOLT. YES. MARY YES. YOU. YES. BURROWS. YES A NEXT UNDER LANDS ORDINANCE C 2424 TO AMEND
[Ordinance C-24-24 Amend Section 1135.09(b)12A3 of the Codified Ordinances of Grove City titled "Special Use Permits" for any radio and/or television antennas or antenna towers. Second reading and public hearing. ]
SECTION 1135 DASH OR EXCUSE ME. DOT 09B12A3 TITLED SPECIAL USE PERMITS FOR ANY RADIO AND OR TELEVISION ANTENNAS OR ANTENNA TOWERS. THIS ORDINANCE WAS ORIGINATED BY MISTER HOLT AND[00:15:01]
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER HIM TO HIM RIGHT NOW FOR SOME DETAILS AND DISCUSSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FIRST, BEFORE WE GET INTO LEGISLATION, I'M JUST GOING TO OVERVIEW WHERE WE ARE WITH CELL PHONE COVERAGE, IMPROVEMENT IN THE AREAS THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS HAS BAD COVERAGE IN GROVE CITY, SO IN OCTOBER OF 23, WE HIRED AN OUTSIDE FIRM TO HELP US SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, THIS IS NOT A GROVE CITY PROBLEM AS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OR THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS AN AT&T, VERIZON, T-MOBILE PROBLEM THAT THEY DON'T HAVE COVERAGE ALONG WHITE ROAD, MCDOWELL ROAD, TEXAS ROADHOUSE, OKAY. PLACES I MIGHT GO EVERY NOW AND THEN, SO WE ENLISTED THE HELP OF ARCADIA, WHICH IS A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN HELPING CITIES MARKET THEMSELVES TO THE DIFFERENT CARRIERS AND FINDING LOCATIONS, AND THEN ULTIMATELY BUILDING A TOWER AND LEASING THOSE TOWERS TO AT&T, VERIZON AND T-MOBILE. SO WE STARTED IN OCTOBER OF 23, JUST RECENTLY THEY'VE SUBMITTED US FIVE POTENTIAL SITES. SO THESE ARE PLACES WHERE, YOU KNOW, THEY DID A BIG STUDY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE COVERAGE IS BAD. OF COURSE, WE ALREADY KNEW THAT, BUT THEY HAVE TO DO THE STUDY TO FIND THAT. SO SURPRISE, IT'S THE SAME PLACE AS WE KNOW IT'S BAD, BUT THEN THEY LOOK AT WHAT POTENTIAL SITES MIGHT SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. SO IT'S NOT SOMEWHERE THAT'S LOW, SOMEWHERE THAT'S HIGH, THAT'S HAS TO BE ZONED PROPERLY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT HERE IN A MINUTE. AND IT HAS TO HAVE ALL THOSE ATTRIBUTES AND SOLVE THEIR COVERAGE PROBLEM . SO THEY'VE GIVEN US FIVE POTENTIAL SITES FOR THESE ANTENNAS THAT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE ABOUT READY TO GO INTO THE LAND ACQUISITION PHASE ONCE THEY PICK THEIR SITE. AND ONCE THEY HAVE LAND ACQUISITION, THEY ACTUALLY LEASE THE LAND AND CONSTRUCT A TOWER AND SELL THE TOWER SPACE TO AT&T. VERIZON AND SO THEY HAVE TO BE WORKING WITH AT&T AND VERIZON, MAKING A BUSINESS CASE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, LOOK FOR X NUMBER OF THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH. YOU CAN PUT YOUR ANTENNA UP HERE AND YOU CAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IN GROVE CITY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PAYING THEM FOR TO HELP CONVINCE THEM THAT THEY HAVE BAD COVERAGE AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THIS WEEK WE SENT A LETTER TO ALL THE DIFFERENT CARRIERS, AT&T, VERIZON AND T-MOBILE, IT'S AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IF YOU WANT, BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, FROM THE CITY AND THE MAYOR SAYING THIS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE REALLY BAD COVERAGE HERE. IT AFFECTS NOT ONLY CONSUMERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IT POTENTIALLY COULD AFFECT EMERGENCY THINGS. AND, YOU KNOW, ALL KINDS OF, YOU KNOW, LIFE HAS EVOLVED TO WHERE YOU HAVE TO HAVE CELL PHONE COVERAGE NOW. AND IT'S REALLY BAD IN A COUPLE AREAS IN GROVE CITY. AND WE'RE REALLY TRYING WE'RE DOING OUR PART WITH AT&T AND VERIZON TO TRY TO PUSH THEM ALONG AND CONTINUE IN THIS PROCESS. SO ONCE WE GET THROUGH THE LAND ACQUISITION PHASE AND THEN WE'LL BUILD A TOWER AND, RIGHT NOW, WE COULD HAVE A TOWER AND, AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM IN 25, AS LONG AS WE DON'T HAVE ANY MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCKS ALONG THE WAY. SO WE'RE IN JULY. SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IN SIX, EIGHT, TEN MONTHS, WE COULD HAVE SOME PROGRESS IN THAT. NOW, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR A WHILE. AND ONE OF THE ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT OFTEN COMES UP WITH CELL PHONE TOWERS AND ANTENNAS IN GENERAL IS THEIR PLACEMENT, LEGISLATION WAS WRITTEN 50 YEARS AGO BECAUSE ANTENNAS WERE, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE TV ANTENNAS BACK THEN, BUT NOWADAYS PEOPLE HAVE KIND OF UNDERSTAND IF YOU WANT TO HAVE CELL PHONE COVERAGE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CELL PHONE ANTENNA SOMEWHERE NEARBY. AND THERE ARE LOTS OF OPTIONS IN OUR CITY WHERE WE CAN PUT THESE ANTENNAS, BUT ONE OF THE PROCESSES IS ZONING OF THE, YOU KNOW, HAS TO BE ZONED PROPERLY. SO WITH THIS LEGISLATION, ORDINANCE C 2424, IT STREAMLINES THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS SO THAT A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS NECESSARY FROM COUNCIL TO PUT AN ANTENNA THERE. WE WON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND REZONE AND, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD TAKE ANOTHER SIX MONTHS POTENTIALLY ONCE EVERYBODY'S READY TO GO. SO IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE THAT, I INTRODUCED THIS LEGISLATION C 2424. AND I'LL JUST READ THE TITLE TO YOU, AN ORDINANCE TO[00:20:07]
AMEND SECTION 1135 .09 B 1283. THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE OF GROVE CITY, TITLED SPECIAL USE SPECIAL USE PERMITS FOR ANY RADIO OR TELEVISION ANTENNAS OR ANTENNA TOWERS, SO TODAY THAT SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLIES, IF THIS PAS, IT WILL APPLY TO ALL ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS. SO IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO HAVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. AND THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL WILL DO ONCE WE GET A LOCATION AND WE CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AND MOVING FORWARD. AND THAT WILL BE MY OVERVIEW. YOU NOW, AS IT STANDS, RIGHT NOW, I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS LEGISLATION FROM AS IT WAS PUBLISHED. AND TAMMY, UNDER SECTION ONE, PARAGRAPH THREE, SUCH ANTENNA OR ANTENNA TOWER MAY BE LOCATED IN ANY ZONING DISTRICT WITH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. THAT THAT'S YOUR MOTION, SIR? YES. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND? THIRD? MISTER SIGRIST? YES. SO. YES HOLT. YES.BARRY. YES. JEW. YES. BURROWS YES. ANDERSON. YES AMOS. BURROWS. WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THE REST OF IT, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO? SURE, I CAN DO THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. HOLT.
APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. IT WAS VERY GOOD PRESENT OUR OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE, WHICH IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO PUBLIC SAFETY, TO PERSONAL SAFETY, WE'RE DEFINITELY MOVED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND HOPEFULLY THE TIMELINE IS QUICK, QUICKER. YES.
OKAY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE, THIS ORDINANCE AS AMENDED, HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. IS THAT SECOND OKAY. THANK YOU. MISS HOUCK? YES. HOLT. YES, JERRY? YES. YOU. YES. YES. ANDERSON. YES SIGRIST. YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THIRD
[Ordinance C-25-24 Approve the rezoning of 0.1893+ acres located north of Rose Ave. and west of Broadway from R-2 to PUD-R with Zoning Text. First reading.]
ITEM UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING IS ORDINANCE C 2524 TO APPROVE THE REZONING OF .1983 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED AT, LOCATED NORTH OF ROSE AVENUE AND WEST OF BROADWAY, FROM R2 TO P U D R WITH ZONING TEXT. I DO HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE SIGNED UP AGAIN ON TO TALK ABOUT. WE HAVE TWO THINGS UNDER THIS PARTICULAR UNDER ROSE CASTRO. SO, THE ZONING TEXT THIS IS ITS FIRST READING. THIS ORDINANCE HAD ITS FIRST READING, AND THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE AUGUST 5TH, 2024. SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK REGARDING ZONING, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU COME BACK ON AUGUST 5TH. OR YOU CAN ALSO SPEAK AT NEW UNDER NEW BUSINESS THIS EVENING. NEXT ITEM[Resolution CR-24-24 Approve the Development Plan for Rose Castro Duplex with detached garage located north of Rose Avenue and west of Broadway. Postpone to 08/05/24.]
UNDER LANDS IS RESOLUTIONS CR 2424 TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE ROSE CASTRO DUPLEX WITH DETACHED GARAGE LOCATED NORTH OF ROSE AVENUE AND WEST OF BROADWAY. THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND I MOVE THAT IT BE POSTPONED AGAIN TO AUGUST 5TH, 2024. THIS IS A REQUEST, FROM THE PETITIONER, ALSO THE PROPERTY OWNER, TO IN LINE WITH THE ZONING TEXT. SECOND. MISTER HOLT. YES, MISTER BARRY. YES. DUE YES. BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. SIEGRIST YES. HOUCK. YES[Resolution CR-25-24 Approve the Development plan for the Harris Property located north of S.R. 665 and west of Borror Road]
ALL RIGHT. THE FINAL UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING IS RESOLUTION CR 2524 TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE HARRIS PROPERTY, LOCATED NORTH OF STATE ROUTE SIX, 65 AND WEST OF BALL ROAD.THIS THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT IS A VERY LARGE DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BEEN, COMING THROUGH THE PROCESS. THE PRELIMINARY PLAN WAS APPROVED ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2022. IT'S ONE OF THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS YEAR, ALONG WITH A COUPLE OTHER OF MY MEMBERS, WE ARE STILL LEARNING A
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LOT ABOUT DEVELOPMENT AND WE FEEL OR I SHOULD I FEEL AND RECOMMEND, THAT IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE IN REVIEWING ANY MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. AND WITH THIS, I'M RECOMMENDING THAT WE ALSO POSTPONE THE THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN UNTIL JULY 15TH OF 2024, WITH PLANS TO USE OUR NEXT, SPECIAL WORK SESSION ON JULY 8TH AT 530, WHERE WE CAN HAVE A OPEN SESSION. IT'S A PUBLIC MEETING TO REVIEW NOT ONLY THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THIS HARRIS PROPERTY, BUT ALSO THE TIFF THAT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PLAN. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS RECOMMENDATION GIVEN, WE ALSO HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE DEVELOPER AND HE IS ALSO IN, AGREEMENT BECAUSE HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE TIFF CONCURRENTLY COME BEFORE COUNCIL IF POSSIBLE AS WELL, TO MAKE SURE WE DO GET THIS RIGHT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO, MAKE THIS RESOLUTION HAS AT READING AND MOVE THE PROPOSED POTENTIAL.JULY 15TH, 2024 SECOND. MR. PERRY? YES. YOU. YES. BURROWS YES. ANDERSON. YES. SIEGRIST.
YES. HOUCK. YES HOLT. YES, MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT IS ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING UNDER LANDS. GOOD.
[Resolution CR-26-24 Authorizing the City Administrator to apply for a loan, accept and enter into a water pollution control fund agreement for the planning, design, and/or construction of wastewater facilities for the Columbus Street 18-inch relief sewer and designate a dedicated repayment source for the loan.]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO SERVICE WITH MR. DO. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.THE FIRST RESOLUTION IS CR 2624 AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO APPLY FOR A LOAN, ACCEPT AND ENTERTAIN, ENTER INTO A WATER POLLUTION CONTROL LOAN FUND AGREEMENT FOR THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND OR CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER FACILITY FOR COLUMBUS STREET 18 INCH RELIEF SEWER AND DESIGNATE A DEDICATED REPAYMENT SOURCE FOR THE LOAN. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. BOZO, WHO HAS SOME FURTHER INFORMATION. YES, THANK YOU, WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS LEGISLATION, IT WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO APPLY FOR A LOAN THROUGH THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL LOAN FUND. IT'S A STATE FUND, THE PROJECT, THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT FOR COLUMBUS STREET HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE OHIO EPA. IT IS ON THEIR APPROVED LIST, WHAT WE WOULD BE REQUESTING WITH THIS PARTICULAR LOAN IS APPROXIMATELY $4.4 MILLION. WE'RE FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL RECEIVE THAT THROUGH OUR CONVERSATION WITH THE EPA AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE ON THEIR APPROVED LIST, THE REPAYMENT WOULD BE OVER A 20 YEAR PERIOD AT AN INTEREST RATE OF 2.73. IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT THAT AWARD WILL COME TO US SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER, AT WHICH TIME WE'D BE AWARDING THE CONTRACT. AND JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE PARTICULAR, PROJECT ITSELF. IT'S ESTIMATED THAT COST OF THAT PROJECT WILL, IS $11,089,000, WITH THIS PARTICULAR, APPROVAL OF THIS LOAN, WE WOULD THEN BE ASSURED THAT WE HAVE ABOUT $12.3 MILLION. THE OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING WERE FOR THE, FROM THE OHIO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION.
THAT'S ANOTHER LOAN OF $878,000. WE ALSO RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE OHIO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $2.6 MILLION, WE'RE EARMARKING, APPROXIMATELY $3.9 MILLION FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, AND WE ALREADY APPROPRIATED, $500,000 FROM OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM. SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE SECURED, LIKE I SAY, $12.3 MILLION. AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BOZO. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION. SECOND. MR. DO YES. BURROWS YES. ANDERSON. YES. YES. HOUCK. YES HOLT. YES. GARY. YES THE SECOND RESOLUTION IS CR 2724. WAIVE THE PROVISIONS FOR SECTION 903.5 05B
[Resolution CR-27-24 Waive the provisions of Section 903.05b of the Codified Ordinances for the Annual Alumni Softball Tournament on July 27 & 28, 2024 at Fryer Park. ]
OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE FOR THE ANNUAL ALUMNI SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT, JULY 27TH AND 28TH OF 2024 AT FRIAR PARK. THEY HAVE A RAIN DATE OF AUGUST 3RD AND FOURTH. SPEAKER I HAVE A[00:30:03]
SPEAKER, BRENDAN BRENDA NEWMAN. WILL YOU STATE YOUR COME TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR US, PLEASE? MY NAME IS BRENDA NEWMAN. MY ADDRESS IS 4669. HEATHER BLEND COURT HERE IN GROVE CITY. I COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF GROVE CITY ROTARY, THE ALUMNI TOURNAMENT, AND OUR SUBSEQUENT BEER SALES AT THAT TOURNAMENT IS ONE OF OUR MAJOR FUNDRAISERS OR THE MAJOR FUNDRAISER. WE HAVE EACH YEAR, WE TAKE YOU CAN SEE THE AREA THAT, THE TOURNAMENT IS HELD AND WHERE THE BEER TRAIL, THE TWO BEER TRAILERS WILL BE SITUATED. WE TAKE GREAT POINT IN MAKING SURE THAT NO BEER OR OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE BROUGHT ONTO THE INTO THE TOURNAMENT. WE HAVE SECURITY STATIONED AT BOTH. BOTH OF THE PUBLIC ENTRANCES AND IT'S MET.THOSE ARE MANNED THE FULL TIME OF THE CONCERT. NOT CONCERT TOURNAMENT, WELL, MAYBE WE'LL SING A LITTLE ALONG. YEAH, BUT BUT BASICALLY THE TOURNAMENT, I COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ASKING YOU TO WAIVE THAT RESTRICTION FOR THE BEER SALES DURING THE TWO DAYS OF THE TOURNAMENT OR THE BACKUP TWO DATES IF WE SHOULD HAVE A RAIN OUT, BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISTER. DO, IF I COULD. SURE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND RHODA'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PARTNER, MATTER OF FACT, I'VE SUGGESTED TO HIM ANOTHER PROJECT, BESIDES ALL THE ONES THEY'VE, ALREADY FUNDED, PARTICULARLY OUT OF FRIAR PARK.
BUT JUST AS A I'LL MAKE MY OBSERVATIONS I'VE DONE EVERY YEAR THAT WE BROUGHT THIS UP. IN OUR OPINION, THE ADMINISTRATION, WE'RE NOT ENCOURAGED HAVING OPEN DRINKING AT OUR PARKS IN GENERAL . AND WHEN THIS TOURNAMENT STARTED, WE DID NOT ALLOW DRINKING. AND WHEN WE FOUND VERY , BABY CARRIAGES, WITH BEER IN THEM AND COOLERS THAT WERE, FAIRLY WELL, DISGUISED, WE RECONSIDERED THE NEXT YEAR HOW CAN WE HANDLE THIS? SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE SANE. SO THE, ROTARY HAS DONE THIS NOW, HOW MANY YEARS AT FRIAR? I'M NOT SURE. SIX. SEVEN. EIGHT.
PROBABLY SERTOMA HAD IT, I THINK. FIRST AND THEN, THEN. YES. YEAH. SO IT'S BEEN 6 OR 7 YEARS. SO JUST A MATTER OF OBSERVATION THAT, THIS IS NOT A CHANGE OF OUR BASIC PHILOSOPHY ABOUT ALCOHOL BEING IN THE PARKS, BUT WE'VE MADE THIS EXCEPTION FOR A LOT OF REASONS.
ONE I JUST EXPLAINED TO YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOLKS.
THANK YOU MA'AM. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO REREAD THE RESOLUTION. RESOLUTION CR 2724, WAIVE THE PROVISION OF SECTION 903.05 B OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE OF FOR THE ALUMNI, ANNUAL ALUMNI SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT, JULY 27TH AND 28TH, 2024 AT FRIAR PARK. A RAIN DATE OF AUGUST 3RD AND FOURTH. AND I SUGGEST THAT WE, APPROVE IT. SECOND. BURROWS YES. ANDERSON.
YES. SIGRIST. YES HOUCK. YES. YES. BERRY. YES. YOU YES. WITH THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT'S
[Ordinance C-26-24 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an agreement with the City of Columbus for Viper 9-1-1 Services. First reading. ]
ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. DEW. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE LAST MOVING ON TO FINANCE WITH MR. SIGRIST.THANKS SO MUCH. SO, ORDINANCE C 2624 TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS FOR VIPER 911 SERVICES. TONIGHT'S FIRST READING. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT OR ANYTHING? SO THIS IF NO DISCUSSION, THIS RESOLUTION IS HAD ITS FIRST READING. THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON JULY 1ST,
[Resolution CR-28-24 Accept the Donation of $10,000 for the First Phase of the Nature Preserve in Beulah Park and thank the Berry Family for their generous gifts. ]
2024. AND THE SECOND IS A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE DONATION OF $10,000 FOR PLANTINGS IN THE BEULAH PARK CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND THANK THE BERRY FAMILY FOR THEIR GENEROUS GIFT. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A DONATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO VOTE TO VOTE ON THE ACCEPTANCE OR NOT. AND BERRY IS THE TED TED BERRY FAMILY. SO, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOW COUNCIL MEMBER BERRY NOT TO VOTE. THANK YOU. SECOND. IS ANDERSON. YES. SIGRIST YES. YES.YES. BERRY. YES DU. YES. BURROWS. YES. SO NOW WE VOTE. SO NOW I'D LIKE TO, AS AMENDED, TO,
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THIS RESOLUTION AS AMENDED, HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. NO. OH, SORRY. SORRY THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT TO BE APPROVED. SECOND.MR. SIEGRIST. YES. HOUCK. YES. HOLT YES. BERRY ABSTAIN. DUE. YES BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES THANK YOU FOR THIS GIFT, MR. ABSENT. MR. YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU SAY THAT YOU ABSTAIN SAY I HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SIEGRIST. OKAY THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS AGENDA THIS EVENING. AND, THAT BRINGS US TO NEW BUSINESS. SO AT
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THIS TIME, IF THERE IS ANY ITEM TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNCIL, WAS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE SIGNED UP? SORRY. FOR NEW BUSINESS, THERE'S NO ONE OFFICIALLY SIGNED UP, BUT ANYONE IN THE ROOM UNDER NEW BUSINESS. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT WE. I WANT TO GET THROUGH THAT I. BUT AND I THINK THAT BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THIS OFFICIAL PART, WHENEVER THERE ARE BOY SCOUTS IN THE ROOM, WE LIKE TO HEAR FROM SOME REPRESENTATIVES OF WHY YOU'RE HERE. YOU'RE GOING TO BECOME NEW BUSINESS. YOU'RE ABOVE THE AGE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE COME UP. DO I HAVE A VOLUNTEER? IT'S ME. TELL US YOUR NAME, YOUR TROOP NUMBER, AND WHY YOU ARE IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF TROOP 36, I AM JOSH SAVAGE.SPELL AS ALONG AS SENIOR PATROL LEADER OF TROOP 136. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME UP HERE. AND THE REASON WE ARE HIT HERE. SORRY. FIRST COUNCIL MEETING IN A WHILE. YOU'RE YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. YEAH, AND TAKE YOUR TIME. WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. VERY. WE ARE HERE BECAUSE ONE OF OUR REQUIREMENTS IS ON ON TAKING A REPORT OF THE DEBATES THAT HAPPENED AT THE STUDENT COUNCIL AND, AND FOR OUR CITIZENSHIP IN COMMUNITY MERIT BADGE, SINCE WE NEED IT FOR OUR EAGLE. SO WE ARE HERE TO JUST LISTEN UP, TAKE A REPORT AND JUST LISTEN AND LISTEN TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY AND MAKE A REPORT ABOUT IT. SO WILL REPORT BE VERBAL OR WILL IT BE SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT IN WRITING? IT'S LIKE IT'S MOSTLY LIKE WRITING OR OR ON TECHNOLOGY, LIKE A JUST A REPORT ABOUT WHAT YOU THIS DEBATE LIKE LIKE LATER TONIGHT YOU SAID THE DEBATES OF VERIZON AND AT AND T ABOUT ABOUT THE ABOUT THE NETWORK TOWERS AND EVERYTHING. SOMEHOW I PREDICTED THAT CELLULAR SERVICE WAS GOING TO BE THE, THE GOOD STORY. SO YOU'RE WELCOME. WE GAVE YOU A GOOD STORY TO WRITE ABOUT. AND WE THANK MR. HOLT TONIGHT FOR BRINGING THIS LEGISLATION FORWARD. WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. AND THANK YOU FOR. ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD, WELL, THEN WE'LL LET YOU OFF THE HOOK. OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I COULD JUST ADD SOMETHING REAL QUICK. ABSOLUTELY. MY SON WAS ONCE A PART OF TROOP 136. THANK YOU.
HELLO, MR. NEWCOMB, THANK YOU TO ALL THE LEADERS WHO LEAD THESE. THESE YOUNG COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND GIVE THEM THIS EXPERIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY TO SEE THESE STEPS IN, OUR GOVERNMENT PROCESS. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO COME BACK FOR THE PUBLIC SPEAKING ELEMENT, YOU ONLY GOT ONE THAT'S CHECKING THAT OFF TONIGHT. SO COME BACK
[Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments]
TO ANOTHER MEETING. ALL RIGHT MAYOR STAGE, ARE YOU READY, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YES.LAST MONTH, I, OR THE LAST MEETING, I DID NOT HAVE THE MAYOR'S COURT REPORT OUT. I AM, I HAVE IT, AND I'D LIKE TO SUBMIT THE, WHAT IS, IN ESSENCE, A MAY REPORT, WITH $51,946.24 THAT FLOWED THROUGH THE MAYOR'S COURT FOR MAY. AND I'D ASK THAT THE BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE MAYOR'S REPORT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MISS HOUK? YES, HOLT. YES, JERRY. YES. DO. YES. BURROWS. YES ANDERSON. YES. SIGRIST. YES. AND CARRYING ON WITH THE, BOY SCOUT, PRESENT VERSION. WE JUST HEARD WE HAD OUR BOY SCOUT BREAKFAST
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THURSDAY, WEDNESDAY. AND I THINK WE RAISED PRETTY CLOSE TO $10,000, THANKS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE STEPPING UP. AND, SOME OF THESE YOUNG MEN WERE THERE, DID YOU PRESENT THE COLORS? I CAN'T REMEMBER OUR TROOP DID NOT. WE HAD ONE SCOUT THAT WAS THERE. OKAY. AND THE OTHER SIGNIFICANCE IS THAT 136 IS ONE OF THE OLDEST TROOPS, IF NOT THE OLDEST TROOP IN GROVE CITY. NOW, REMEMBER? RIGHT. SO THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU, FOR BEING HERE. WE WILL SEND OUT FRIDAY OR BEFORE FRIDAY. THE COMMUNITY CENTER GRID THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT OUR WORK SESSION LAST MONDAY, I HAVE THE ONE THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY PRO AND MR. CASTLE AND, MISS FITZGERALD FITZPATRICK ARE GOING TO BE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THE HOW THE MECHANICS WORK AND FILLING OUT THE GRID, BUT WE WILL HAVE TWO PEOPLE PRESENT TO YOU THAT GRID THAT THAT PRO TALKED ABOUT, THAT, LAST MONDAY NIGHT AND IT IT'S A SET OF CRITERIA. I DON'T KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY, WHAT ABOUT EIGHT POINTS OF REMEMBER. RIGHT.AND THEN THEY PICK OFF DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY. DO THEY APPLY OR DON'T. SO SITE SELECTION RELATED. I GOT YOU. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WINE AND ARTS FESTIVAL, AS FAR AS I KNOW, WENT VERY, VERY WELL. WE HAD NO, NO PROBLEMS. AND, A COUPLE OF VENDORS DID SAY, THEY WERE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN THE CROWD, BUT, GOSH, WE WERE COMPETING AGAINST, THE AIR SHOW AT, RICKENBACKER, GAHANNA JAZZ SHOW. THE PRIDE FESTIVAL. AND THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS IN COMPETITION, BUT I THINK OVERALL VERY, VERY SATISFIED. IT WAS HELD AT THE, THE, TOWN CENTER PARK. AND SPEAKING OF THE TOWN CENTER PARK, WE HAVE A, PLACE SETTER OF OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO DO THERE BY GETTING A GRANT THAT'S WITHIN THE CAPITAL BUDGET OF $400,000 TO, DO SOMETHING AT THE TOWN CENTER PARK IS SPECIFIC TO THE TOWN CENTER PARK. AND THE LABEL WE PUT ON IT WAS PLAYGROUND. AND AGAIN, IT'S A PLAY CENTER, SO THAT WHEN WE GET DOWN TO SOME DETAILS, WHAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO BE WHERE AND WHAT ELSE WE WANT TO USE IT FOR. WE WILL HAVE $400,000 OF THE SEED MONEY, WHICH IS VERY NICE, SENATOR MICHELLE REYNOLDS IS THE ONE THAT THAT SPEARHEADED THAT, SERVICE DIRECTOR, HAS ACCEPTED OUR OFFER, UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT RELEASE A PERSON'S NAME UNTIL NOON TOMORROW, BUT I. IF I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT, I WILL LET YOU FOLKS KNOW, BUT, HE HAS ACCEPTED IT, AND, MR. FITZPATRICK HAS TALKED TO HIM SEVERAL TIMES. OF COURSE, CHUCK HAS AS WELL, BUT, START DATE WILL NOT BE UNTIL JULY THE 8TH, BUT THE PERSON HAS AT LEAST ACCEPTED THE OFFER, MR. TURNER IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE TAX BUDGET AND TEN YEAR FORECAST, THANKS. COUNCIL FOR THE FOR THE WORK SESSION THE OTHER NIGHT.
AND, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE HELPFUL. AND, WE'RE THERE TO LISTEN AND BE ABLE TO BE OF SOME ASSISTANCE AS, AS NEEDED. AND ANY QUESTIONS? THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU ALL. OH, ONE ONE OTHER POINT, ON THE, HARRIS PROPERTY, IS IT A PUBLIC MEETING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TESTIMONY? WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY ACTIONS OF COUNCIL, RIGHT? IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, IS THERE ANY. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THAT. I'M JUST. I JUST WANTED TO PUT SOME CLARITY IN IT AS TO WHETHER IT'S A PUBLIC MEETING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DISCUSSION WITH THE PUBLIC, OR WHETHER THE PUBLIC MEETING ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING IT RECORDED AND SO FORTH. IT'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE. DON'T NEED TO KNOW TONIGHT. JUST OKAY. I NOTICED THAT PUBLIC WAS USED AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU THEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MR. BOZO, JUST ONE ITEM. JUST LIKE TO THANK, MR. BARRY AND HIS FAMILY FOR THEIR, DONATION. VERY GENEROUS, AND WHAT A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE IT WAS WORKING WITH YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO A COUPLE MORE OF THOSE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MR. BOZO. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT BE MISSING THERE. ALL RIGHT, MISS KELLY, MISS KELLY. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER. THIS EVENING.
WE WENT OVER THE NEW ART SHOW. YES SO THANK YOU. NOTHING ELSE. WE DID THAT LAST. YEAH. YES. AND
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YOU KNOW, I WAS. I'M GOING TO NEED YOUR LAST NAME. OKAY CHAMP. BE WITH YOU ALL. I HAVEN'T MET YOU BEFORE. I FILL IN FOR STEVEN ON OCCASION. SO NO FORMAL REPORT , BUT HAPPY TO BE HERE. THANKS.FEELING COMPLETELY LIKE CALLING YOU YOUR FIRST NAME, WHICH WOULD BE COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. AND I KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO TALK TO DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO KICK OFF WITH FINANCE, MR. TURNER, BECAUSE HE HAS DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION TO COUNCIL THIS EVENING. AND MAYOR GAVE US THE INITIAL COMMENTS. BUT MR. TURNER HAS THIS MEAT OF THE PRESENTATION AND I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH IT OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRESIDENT HAWK, I DID GIVE YOU A TWO EXHIBITS. THE FIRST ONE IS THE TAX BUDGET, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TO REALLY TALK ABOUT. IT'S, BEGINS WITH A LETTER FROM THE MAYOR. SO IT'S THE OFFICIAL LETTER FROM THE MAYOR EXPLAINING THE TAX BUDGET. AND IT'S A FORM, THAT EVERY MUNICIPALITY IN THE STATE USES TO PRESENT THEIR, ESTIMATES, THE REVENUE ESTIMATES TO THE FRANKLIN, TO THEIR COUNTY. THE REASON I'M HERE IS MR. CYRUS REQUESTED ME TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS TAX BUDGET MEANS. AND HOW WE CAME UP WITH THE NUMBERS IN THE TAX BUDGET. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE IT BRIEF AND KEEP IT AT A HIGH LEVEL. BUT I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST TO JUST HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING. BEFORE WE GET THERE, ONE OTHER THING THE MAYOR DID, MENTION THAT WE INCLUDE A TEN YEAR FORECAST AT THE END OF YOUR TAX BUDGET. NOW, THAT'S NOT REQUIRED BY ANYBODY, BUT WE DID THAT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO JUST TO TRY TO SEE. DON'T DON'T GET ME WRONG, I THINK THAT WE THAT WE CAN ESTIMATE TEN YEARS OUT, THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN BUT WE CAN WE DO KNOW CERTAIN ITEMS LIKE OUR DEBT SERVICE. AND SOME OF THOSE ITEMS ARE FIXED. AND THIS KIND OF PREVENTS US FROM AN MOMENT WHERE, YOU KNOW, 8 OR 9 YEARS, MAYBE SOME OF THAT DEBT IS COMING ON WHERE OR HIGHER THAN WE ANTICIPATED. SO I THINK I THINK IT'S A GOOD EXERCISE, BUT DON'T GET THE IMPRESSION THAT I'M TRYING TO PREDICT TEN YEARS OUT. WE'RE NOT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER HANDOUT I GAVE YOU, I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE IT ON THE SCREEN, BUT EXHIBIT A IS REALLY JUST A, A TABLE OF CONTENTS OF WHAT WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE TAX BUDGET. AND THAT IS THE GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES AND ESTIMATED BALANCES OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO, HOW WE'RE GOING TO END UP THE REST OF 2024. AND WHAT, 2020 5TH MAY LOOK LIKE. WE ALSO PRESENT THE POLICE PENSION FUND AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND IN A LITTLE BIT LESS DETAIL THAN THE GENERAL FUND, BUT SOME RECEIPT, WE LABEL WHAT THE RECEIPTS ARE AND HOW MANY, WHAT THE EXPENDITURES ARE GOING TO BE, AND THEN ALL OF THE OTHER FUNDS. IT'S REALLY JUST AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT WE THINK THE END OF YEAR BALANCE WILL BE AND WHAT THE LEVEL OF RECEIPTS WILL BE IN 2025. THE REASON WE DO THIS IS ON PAGE TWO, WHEN WE SEND THE TAX BUDGET IN TO THE COUNTY, FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL SEND US A CERTIFICATE OF ESTIMATED RESOURCES. SO THEY UPDATE THIS.
THEY'LL THEY'LL DO AN ESTIMATE IN AUGUST. BUT IN JANUARY, WHEN WE KNOW WHAT OUR TRUE ENDING BALANCES ARE, THEY'LL PREPARE THIS CERTIFICATE OF OUR ENDING BALANCES. PLUS THE REVENUE ESTIMATES THAT WE GAVE THEM IN THIS TAX BUDGET. AND THE TOTAL OF THE TWO REPRESENT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU, AS A COUNCIL, CAN APPROPRIATE. SO THIS THIS WHOLE PROCESS, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND MORE THAN WE HAVE, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ENTITIES IN THE STATE. SMALL ORGANIZATIONS. THIS IS REALLY A GOOD IF YOU FOLLOW THIS BUDGETARY LAW, YOU CAN'T SPEND MORE THAN YOU HAVE. AND IT, YOU KNOW, PREVENTS SOMEBODY FROM GETTING GOING INTO A DEFICIT BALANCE. ON PAGE THREE, I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU WE HAVE 32 DIFFERENT FUNDS AND MOST OF THOSE FUNDS TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. THERE'S VERY LIMITED REVENUE SOURCE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE STREET FUND GETS MONEY FROM GASOLINE TAXES AND MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSES, AND WE CAN ESTIMATE THOSE VERY CLOSELY OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET. SO THEN THE, THE BUDGET THAT YOU'LL SEE AT THE END OF THE YEAR REFLECTS THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE IN THE, IN THE COFFERS, PLUS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET SO THAT WE CAN DO A USEFUL BUDGET OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS. THE GENERAL FUND IS MORE DIFFICULT. SO BETWEEN THE GENERAL FUND AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, THAT'S 75% OF OUR RECEIPTS. SO THAT'S OBVIOUSLY WHAT GETS THE FOCUS.
IT'S ALWAYS THE GENERAL FUND. ON PAGE FOUR. YOU CAN SEE THAT OUT OF ALL OUR REVENUE SOURCES, 80%
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OF THIS IS MADE FROM INCOME TAXES, THE OTHER ONES OBVIOUSLY ADD UP TO A LOT OF MONEY AND INVESTMENT EARNINGS IS ONE THAT WE'VE HAD SEEN A REAL UPTICK IN, IN THE PAST YEAR. AND WE EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE FOR NEXT YEAR. BUT BUT 80% OF OUR RECEIPTS ARE INCOME TAXES. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON. HOW HOW I CAME UP WITH THE INCOME TAX ESTIMATES THAT ARE CONTAINED IN THE TAX BUDGET. SO THROUGH FIVE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, OUR NET WITHHOLDINGS ARE 1 OR 7% GREATER THAN LAST YEAR. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO I'M JUST GOING TO CONTINUE THAT TREND FOR 2024 WITHHOLDING AT A 7% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR, PROFITS ONLY AT 77% OF LAST YEAR IN INDIVIDUAL TAXES AT 96% OF THE PRIOR YEAR. WITH THOSE ASSUMPTIONS, YOU'LL SEE ON PAGE SIX AND SEVEN, ESPECIALLY PAGE SIX, THE TOTAL ESTIMATED LAST YEAR, 2023, WE RECEIVED $45 MILLION IN INCOME TAXES. I EXPECT THAT TO BE VERY CLOSE. THIS YEAR IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS, AS HAS BARED THAT OUT. AND THAT'S AND WE'RE GOING TO MEET OUR PROJECTION FOR THIS YEAR PRETTY CLOSE, I BELIEVE AS FAR AS 2025 GOES, WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING, ANY INDICATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LARGE INCREASE. SO WE ARE GOING TO ESTIMATE MODEST INCREASES IN THE WITHHOLDING AND THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES, WHICH I'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU IN A SECOND HERE. AND FOR NET PROFITS, WE'RE GOING TO ESTIMATE THE SAME AS THIS YEAR. NET PROFITS ARE TAXES THAT WE RECEIVE FROM CORPORATIONS AS EVERY EVERY BUSINESS FILES A TAX RETURN AND MAKES A PROFIT. HOPEFULLY ON THAT PROFIT, THEY HAVE TO PAY 2% OF THAT PROFIT TO THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. SO THAT IN SOME OF THESE CORPORATIONS, IT TURNS OUT TO BE A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. THEY MIGHT HAVE JUST ONE OFFICE IN GROVE CITY, BUT THEY COULD BE A WORLDWIDE CORPORATION THAT HAS HUGE PROFITS. AND WE GET A SLICE OF THAT PIE AND IT CAN ADD UP TO A LOT OF MONEY. JUST BECAUSE YOU PAY PROFITS IN PRIOR YEARS IS NO INDICATION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PAY THOSE TYPE OF TAXES IN FUTURE YEARS. COMPANIES CAN CAN HAVE YEARS WHERE THEY HAVE LOSSES, AND MR. SIEGRIST TODAY WANTED ME TO POINT OUT, AND HE'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, THAT THE WITHHOLDING DOLLARS OUT OF ALL OF OUR INCOME TAXES, OUT OF THAT $45 MILLION WITHHOLDING TAXES, REPRESENT 70 TO 80% OF THAT WITHHOLDING TAXES COME FROM EVERY BUSINESS THAT DOES THAT OPERATES IN THE CITY. THEY PAY 2% OF THEIR WAGES TO THE CITY OF GROVE. GROVE CITY. SO TAKE, I DON'T KNOW, WENDY'S, FOR EXAMPLE, ALL EVERY DOLLAR THEY PAY FOR WAGES FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES, THEY WITHHOLD 2% AND THEY PAY IT DIRECTLY TO US. SO THE WITHHOLDING THE JOBS IN THE CITY ARE WHAT WE RELY ON. WITHOUT JOBS, WE WOULD I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE WOULD BE MAYOR STAGE. AND I THOUGHT, I, I DON'T HAVE VERY MANY INTERESTING THINGS TO TALK ABOUT, BUT I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE INTERESTING TO SEE, TO TALK ABOUT THE TOP TEN EMPLOYERS IN THE CITY. AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY IDEA OF WHO THEY ARE, I COULD JUST NAME THEM. UNLESS YOU WANT TO GUESS. YOU WANT A LEG UP, RIGHT? OKAY, OKAY. I'LL JUST NAME THEM IF I CAN FIND IT. I CAN'T FIND IT. IT IS. I JUST HAVE TO DO IT OFF MEMORY. IT'S OKAY. SO WE'VE GOT, MOUNT CARMEL, WE'VE GOT FEDEX, WE'VE GOT, WALMART. WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE CORE GROUP, WHICH IS HORTON AMBULANCE. WE'VE GOT, TORSO TIGER, POORLY. SOUTHWESTERN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND A COUPLE MORE. I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST GOOFED THAT UP. BUT ANYWAY, THE POINT IS, BUSINESSES THAT KYLE BRINGS IN THROUGH HIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ARE WHAT MAKE THE CITY GO, THERE WERE A COUPLE OTHER SHEETS THAT I. THAT I GAVE TO YOU, THAT MIGHT BE SOMEWHAT INTERESTING. PROPERTY TAXES INCREASED IN THIS YEAR. SO EVERY SIX YEARS, FRANKLIN COUNTY DOES A VALUATION OF EVERY PROPERTY IN THE IN THE COUNTY. AND GROVE CITY'S VALUATION INCREASED BY 35. WE LEVY 3.5 MILLS. SO OUR INCREASE IN TAXES RECEIVED IS A DIRECT CORRELATION TO THAT INCREASE IN ASSESSED VALUATION OF 35. NOW, I KNOW AS MR. SEGARS AND I TALKED TODAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT GROVE CITY TAXES ARE HIGH, TALKING ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES AND IN REALITY, IN COMPARISON TO OTHER COMMUNITIES, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY ARE. AND I THOUGHT, I MEAN,[00:55:03]
MR. BOZOS LOOKS AT THIS ALL THE TIME, AND I THOUGHT HE MIGHT JUST MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ON THAT, THANKS, MIKE. YEAH, WE LOOKED AT THE 18 COMMUNITIES WITHIN CENTRAL OHIO AND, GROVE CITY RANKS NUMBER FOUR, EXCUSE ME, NUMBER FIVE, IN TERMS OF, MILLAGE, THE LOWEST MILLAGE RATE IN THE COUNTY IS ACTUALLY MARBLE CLIFF AT 46 MILLS. THEN COMES, URBAN CREST AT 47 MILLS, WHITEHALL AT 48 MILLS. CITY OF COLUMBUS AT 49 MILLS IN GROVE CITY IS AT 50 POINT TWO MILLS NOW, THE REST OF THE 13 RANGE FROM 52 MILLS CLEAR UP TO 70 MILLS, WHICH THE TOP ONE IS, CITY OF DUBLIN AT 70.96 MILLS. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, A $350,000 HOME IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY, THE CITY ITSELF, THROUGH THOSE 3.5 MILLS, RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 428,000. THE TOTAL BILL ON THAT $350,000 HOUSE IS $6,200. SO IT'S AN I THINK WE ALL KNOW THE MAJORITY OF THAT THAT FUNDING GOES TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH IS 50. THE COUNTY GETS 22, TOWNSHIP 18, AND WE'RE JUST UNDER 7% OF YOUR TAX BILL. SO IF YOU SAY YOU WANT TO MOVE SOMEWHERE THAT, TAXES ARE CHEAPER IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, YOU'VE GOT FOUR CHOICES.COLUMBUS WHITEHALL, URBANCREST OR MARBLE CLIFF. SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR ELABORATE FURTHER IF YOU'D LIKE. THANK YOU. I'M AT HOME THEN. SO ONLY 7% OF THAT TAX BILL THE CITY DERIVES. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S 6.9. I'M ALMOST DONE, THE THREE COMPANIES THAT I'VE LEFT OUT WAS NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, OHIO HEALTH AND FORD'S BIOLOGICS BOARD. I THINK IT'S, OUR INVESTMENT INCOME. SO WITH OUR EXTRA MONEY, WE WITH ALL OF OUR MONEY, WE HAVE TO KEEP A CERTAIN AMOUNT LIQUID. AND THE REST WE BUY. WE HAVE AN INVESTMENT POLICY THAT ALLOWS US TO BUY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. SO WE'RE MOSTLY BUYING BONDS. THEY'RE THEY'RE VERY SAFE. AND THEY OFFER A DECENT YIELD. SO OUR INTEREST INCOME IS OVER $3 MILLION. AND THAT AMOUNT HAS WENT UP IN 2022. WE WERE ONLY RECEIVING, $619,000 OF INTEREST INCOME. THAT AMOUNTS $3.3 MILLION THIS YEAR. AND IT'S GOING TO GO UP NEXT YEAR. I HAVE ESTIMATED 3.4. IT'S PURELY A FUNCTION OF HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE TO INVEST TIMES THE, THE INTEREST RATE THAT WE CAN EARN ON OUR INVESTMENTS. AND BECAUSE THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS, HAS MOVED THE THEIR LOW, THEIR SHORT TERM INTEREST RATE FROM 0.25 UP TO 5, WE HAVE, BEEN THE BENEFICIARY OF THAT. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF WE WANTED TO BORROW MONEY, WE WOULD PAY MORE INTEREST. SO IT GOES BOTH WAYS.
BOTH WAYS. YEAH. AND THE LAST SHEET IS JUST A I GAVE YOU A FUND BALANCE EVERY MONTH. BUT THIS IS WHAT THE FUND BALANCE WOULD LOOK LIKE BASED ON OUR, OUR PROJECTIONS AND ESTIMATES FOR THE FOR THE REST OF 2024 AND FOR 2025. SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE LOOK AT ALL THE TIME, JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE AREN'T ANY FUNDS THAT ARE IN DISTRESS OR WE'RE BUDGETING TOO MUCH OR WE'RE LOSING A REVENUE SOURCE, BASICALLY EVERYTHING IS GOING ALONG AT KIND OF AS WE'VE PROJECTED. AND WE DO LOOK AT THIS EVERY YEAR DURING OUR BUDGET PROCESS. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR EVER WANT TO SPEND ANY TIME TO GO DEEPER INTO THIS, I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. TURNER . AND I, I REALLY WANT TO STRESS HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU COMING. AND PARTICULARLY WE HAVE THREE NEW MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. AND THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WE WILL SEE IN THE MONTH OF JULY IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR. AND AS YOU SAID, IT SETS THE FRAMEWORK FOR SPENDING AS AS WE GET LATER IN THE YEAR. SO I APPRECIATE THE TIME. AND I THINK THAT THE MAYOR WILL PROBABLY BE THINK WE'RE REMISS IF WE DO NOT BRING UP THE 36 CONSECUTIVE YEAR WITH NO INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX RATES LEVIED BY THE CITY OF GROVE CITY DURING THAT 36 YEAR PERIOD, PROPERTY TAXES WERE ACTUALLY REDUCED 13 TIMES. THANK YOU.
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THAT IN. AND, LEST WE LOSE THE BOY SCOUTS WHO PROBABLY AREN'T GOING TO PUT THE FINANCE REPORT ON THEIR LIST OF HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE EVENING, I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? AND I WOULD SAY THAT AS WELL, MR. TURNER. AND, YOU KNOW, MR. SIEGRIST IS THE FINANCE CHAIR, MR. TURNER IS HERE AS A RESOURCE FOR ALL OF US. SO
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EVERYONE IN THE ROOM SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GETTING THIS PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, THE HIS PHONE IS ALWAYS, AVAILABLE FOR US TO TAKE A CALL AND WALK THROUGH OUR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE COME BACK TOGETHER, IN JULY TO, TO TALK ABOUT THIS TAX BUDGET. SO ANY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW? YES, I HAVE ONE QUESTION, UNDER THE GENERAL, THE GENERAL FUND, YOU TALKED ABOUT, THE MAJORITY IS INCOME TAX. YES. CORPORATION ARE WITHHOLDING, THE REAL ESTATE TAX, WHICH IS NOT AS HIGH AS A LOT OF OTHER PLACES. AND THEN THE FOR THIS YEAR, THE CURRENT ESTIMATED 1.75 MILLION. IS THAT THE BED TAX. YEAH THE BED TAX THAT WE COLLECT FROM HOTELS I BELIEVE. SO THE BED TAX IS ONE OF THE OTHER LARGE ITEMS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IN WHICH. IT'S VERY COMPARABLE TO THE PROPERTY TAX, WHICH IS KIND OF NICE. OH YEAH. ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE TAX BUDGET? YES. OTHER LOCAL TAXES. IS THE HOTEL TAX. YES. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT WE COLLECT 6% TAX FROM HOTELS HERE IN THE CITY EVERY EVERYBODY WHO STAYS IN GROVE CITY PAYS A 6% TAX. AND 3% OF THAT GOES TO THE GENERAL FUND.AND, A QUARTER OF IT GOES TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND, WHERE WE PAY FOR PARADES AND FIREWORKS OF COMMUNITY EVENTS. AND THEN 25% OF IT GOES TO THE VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAUS, WHICH ARE THE FOUR GROUPS WE PAY THE CHAMBER, THE BCB, THE TOWN CENTER GROUP, LITTLE THEATER, LITTLE THEATER, OFF BROADWAY. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. TURNER. THANK YOU, MR. TURNER. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS DID YOU HAVE? NO. ALL RIGHT, THAT BRINGS US TO CLOSING COMMENTS BY COUNCIL. MR. DO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE SUMMER HEAT HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND I'D LIKE TO, ASK EVERYONE TO, USE COMMON SENSE, STAY HYDRATED. IF YOU HAVE TOU WORK OUTSIDE, GETN THE SHADE AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN, WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE, LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. AND ALSO WITH ALONG WITH HYDRATING EAT SOME SOLID FOODS BECAUSE IF YOU HYDRATE TOO MUCH, IT'S GOING TO COME OUT OF YOUR BODY AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE WEAK. AND, PROBLEMS COULD ARISE. SO THANK YOU, MR. DEW.
TIMELY ADVICE, MR. BURY, A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE IS I WANTED TO MENTION TO CHUCK THAT OF COURSE, THE PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE PACKED IN THE EVENINGS AND EVERYTHING IS THERE ANY WAY, AT LEAST ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAY NIGHTS, WE COULD KEEP THEM OPEN ANOTHER HOUR BECAUSE IT'S SO HOT. SOMETHING FOR YOU TO CONSIDER. THE LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON, MR. CARSON.
I'LL ASK THE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR IF THAT'S PROPER. ALL RIGHT, 24 SEVEN. I'M LIKE, LET'S DO IT, MAN. YEAH, I MEAN, ON SUNDAY, I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME HOUSES THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE PICKLEBALL COURTS, BUT ON A FRIDAY NIGHT OR A SATURDAY NIGHT, I'D RATHER SEE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE PLAYING PICKLEBALL THAN, THAN DOING OTHER THINGS. SO IF WE COULD DO IF WE COULD DO THAT AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS SOMEBODY ASKED ME WHEN THE RESTROOMS IN THE PAVILION OVER THERE WOULD BE OPEN, OR HOW ARE YOU MANAGING THAT, THE PAVILION BUILDING ITSELF. YEAH WE'RE ANTICIPATING, THE FURNITURE TO BE DELIVERED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 TO 60 DAYS. AND AT THAT TIME, IT WOULD OPEN.
SO WOULD THE RESTROOMS BE OPEN AT THAT TIME, YOU KNOW, FOR PUBLIC USE, OR ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE. IT WILL BE OPEN. THEY WILL BE OPEN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HOLT. NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BURROWS. I'M GOOD AS WELL. THANK YOU, MISS ANDERSON. GOOD AS WELL. THANK YOU, MR. DU, FOR THAT HEAT ADVISORY CONVERSATION. JUST STAY SAFE, EVERYONE. THANK YOU. MR. SIEGRIST. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO, COUNCIL MEMBER HOLT AND, MIKE HURLEY.
MR. HURLEY. TODD, I REALLY I'M JUST SO EXCITED. WE'VE WE HAVE OUR EYE ON THE BALL. WE'RE TRYING TO DO. I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME 20, 25, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DO OUR BEST, AND, IT'S JUST A VITAL PART OF OUR CITY'S STRENGTH AND OUR CELL SERVICE COVERAGE. AND I JUST APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO HELP US MOVE IT ALONG. SO THANK YOU. AND ANY, ANY YOUR TEAMMATES THAT AREN'T HERE TONIGHT. SO THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. SIEGRIST. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A LIST AND I'M OFFICIALLY CROSSING OFF. THANK MR. HOLT AND MR. HURLEY. THAT'S IT. SINCE COUNCILMAN SIEGRIST HAS THAT COVERED. BUT REALLY, SUCH AN
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IMPORTANT CONVERSATION AND, MR. HOLT KIND OF TAKING THE BULL BY THE HORNS AND TRYING TO, LEGISLATIVELY TAKE BARRIERS OUT OF THE WAY IN THIS CONVERSATION, WE TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC SAFETY. WE TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AS IT RELATES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING FROM HOME, SMALL BUSINESSES WHO RELY ON THAT CELLULAR NUMBER, THE LANDLINE DAYS OF CONDUCTING BUSINESS ARE OVER, I WAS THINKING TODAY, I WONDER IF PEOPLE HAD, YOU KNOW, BIG ANGRY MEETINGS ABOUT TELEPHONE POLES. THEY DIDN'T WANT THEM NEAR THEIR HOUSE OR IN THEIR YARD, BECAUSE WE NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE EACH OTHER OUR PHONE CALL IF WE IF WE HAD DONE THAT. SO, GOOD TO SEE THAT PROGRESS BEING MADE, AS YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD THIS EVENING, WE ARE GOING TO BE MEETING ON JULY THE 8TH, THAT IS A SPECIAL LANDS MEETING TO DISCUSS THE HARRIS PROPERTY PROJECT. THAT MEETING WILL BE SET FOR 5:30 P.M. I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION TO THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL IF THIS IS AGREEABLE TO YOU, OUR WORK GROUP THAT IS TALKING ABOUT OUR CHARTER BELIEVES THAT WE WILL HAVE A REPORT READY FOR THAT EVENING. SO IF YOU WOULD, ENTERTAIN THE NOTION OF, AGAIN, TAKING A BRIEF BREAK AT THE END AND HEARING THAT REPORT FROM US, I WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE THAT TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT EVENING OF JULY THE 8TH, YOU WILL SEE THAT OUR COMMITMENT WAS TO HAVE IT FOR CAUCUS OF THE MEETING ON THE 15TH. AND WE WERE THINKING THIS WOULD ALLOW US A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME AND ELBOW ROOM TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSS. SO I WILL PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IF ANYONE HAS ANY OBJECTION TO THAT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. OTHERWISE, I AGAIN WANT TO THANK THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE ROOM. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING AT THE BOY SCOUT BREAKFAST, AND THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN WHO I, WHEN I FIRST WAS A MEMBER OF COUNCIL, TALKED WITH RECEIVING HIS COMMUNITY BADGE, AND HE IS JUST ABOUT TO BE AN EAGLE SCOUT. SO ON SEPTEMBER THE 8TH, I BELIEVE IS THAT EVENT. AND I WAS JUST IN AWE. I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE HIM AND HE WAS THERE AND, QUITE THE TRANSFORMATION FROM THE YOUNG MAN THAT I TALKED TO ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. AND, EXCITING TO SEE THAT LEADERSHIP. AND IT WAS A GREAT GROUP THERE. MAYOR I ALSO WANT TO, MY LAST THING, AND I PROMISE I WILL STOP TALKING IS I WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT FIREWORKS SAFETY. WE'VE HAD AN INQUIRY FROM RESIDENTS ALREADY, AND I KNOW WE ARE JUST ONE PARTY THAT PEOPLE MAY REACH OUT TO, BUT I'M BORROWING THIS LANGUAGE FROM THE CITY'S WEBSITE. AS WE APPROACH INDEPENDENCE DAY, THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, STATE FIRE MARSHAL AND THE OHIO FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION ARE URGING PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE SAFELY AND AVOID ILLEGAL FIREWORKS PRACTICES. THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS MANY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND POLICE DIVISIONS LIKE THEY ARE RIGHT HERE IN GROVE CITY, HAVE ALREADY SEEN A SURGE IN COMPLAINTS REGARDING UNLICENSED FIREWORKS DISPLAYS. IS, A REMINDER TO YOU LIVING IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY ONLY NOVELTY FIREWORKS ARE PERMITTED IN GROVE CITY, SETTING OFF AERIAL FIREWORKS INCLUDING SHELLS, ROCKETS AND FOUNTAINS WITHOUT AN EXHIBITOR'S LICENSE IS ILLEGAL IN GROVE CITY. I OFTEN SAY MANY, MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS APPARENTLY HAVE EXHIBITOR'S LICENSE, SO I DIGRESS. BUT AND CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, FIREWORKS CONFISCATION , FINES, AND ARREST. THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THE MAKINGS OF A VERY GOOD 4TH OF JULY, SO BY ALL MEANS, PLAN OVER THE NEXT WEEKS TO BE VERY PATRIOTIC AND HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, BUT ALSO BE SAFE AND BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. KEEP IN MIND THE SENIORS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE ONES THAT HAVE SMALL CHILDREN THAT GO TO BED EARLY, PEOPLE THAT ARE VETERANS AND MAY HAVE, ISSUES WITH PTSD, BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND THINK ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORS WHEN YOU'RE MAKING THOSE DECISIONS. PETS. THAT'S RIGHT, CERTAINLY WE ALL HAVE ANIMALS IN OUR HOUSE THAT ARE NEVER TOO HAPPY TO HEAR, THAT THE ONE DAY WHICH IS NOW STRETCHED ON TO BE MORE LIKE A MONTH OR TWO, BUT THE GROVE CITY'S THE FUN PART OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. OFFICIAL INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS WITH THE LICENSED EXHIBITOR, WILL BE JULY THE 4TH ON ACTUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY AT 9:45 P.M. WHEN IT GETS DARK. SO WHILE WE'RE BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND BEING SAFE, WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THAT JULY 4TH EVENT, THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING ON OUR CALENDAR IS JULY THE FIRST. I WILL SEE YOU THEN.WITH
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