Jul 01, 2024 City Council

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GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, MAY I HAVE MISS KELLY CALL THE ROLL? AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S GOING TO. OH, THERE SHE IS. JUST LIKE US HERE, MISS ANDERSON. SEE, CHRIS? HERE, HERE, HERE, GARY HERE, YOU HERE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO EXCUSE MISS ANDERSON.

THIS EVENING. SECOND. MISS BURROWS? YES. SIGRIST. YES HOUCK. YES. YES. GARY. YES DUE.

YES. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE

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I'M DOCTOR PETER FELDKAMP. I'M A CHIROPRACTOR HERE IN TOWN, ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I WAS AT THE STORE COMING BACK TO MY HOUSE, AND I SAW THIS WOMAN ON MY RING CAMERA, AND IT LOOKED KIND OF, STRANGE. AND AS I GOT THERE IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER, SHE EXPLAINED THAT SHE, HER EIGHT YEAR OLD SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD WAS MISSING, AND HE LIVED ABOUT A QUARTER MILE AWAY FROM US. AND, AND WE LIVE OVER ON GROVE CITY AND HOLT ROAD, AND EVERYONE KNOWS HOW HOW FAST THOSE CARS DRIVE AND HOW HOW THERE'S SO MANY PONDS OVER THERE. SO, SOMEBODY SAID THEY SAW HIM UNDERNEATH OUR TREES IN, IN OUR YARD, SO WE LOOKED AROUND FOR HIM. SHE JUMPED IN A CAR AND DROVE AROUND AND WE SAW 2 OR 3 OTHER PEOPLE THAT WERE YELLING FOR THIS YOUNG CHILD WHO HAD DOWN'S SYNDROME, AND, YOU KNOW, COULDN'T COULDN'T FIND HIM. THE SHERIFFS WERE OUT, LOOKING FOR THIS CHILD. AND I AND EVERYONE KNOWS ANY ANYONE WHO'S A PARENT KNOWS THAT HOW TERRIFYING IT IS.

YOU LOOK DOWN AND YOUR CHILD'S THERE. YOU LOOK A BRIEF SECOND LATER. THEY'RE GONE. SO YOU KNOW THAT TERROR THAT WE HAVE AND SO, I DROVE OVER TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE STREET AND LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF I MAY BE ABLE TO FIND THIS YOUNG, YOUNG BOY, AS I WAS DOING THAT, I SAW MASON AND SHE WAS WALKING WITH THIS YOUNG BOY, AND I'M LIKE, THERE HE IS. SO WE STOPPED AND I ASKED, YOU KNOW, IF HE WAS LOST, HE WAS NOT VERBAL, SO HE DID NOT TALK, DID NOT SAY ANYTHING. BUT MASON WAS THERE, AND SHE WAS VERY MATURE. AND SHE WAS SHE WAS TEXTING HER MOTHER AND MAKING SURE THAT HE WAS SAFE. HE'S NOT AROUND THE PONDS OR IN THE STREET. AND SO LUCKILY WE WERE I WAS ABLE TO SCOOP HIM UP. WE CONTACTED THE DEPUTY SHERIFF DOWN AT THE END OF THE STREET AND GOT HIM BACK TO HIS PARENTS. WITHIN ABOUT AN HOUR OF WHEN HE WAS FIRST MISSING. SO, AND I WAS JUST VERY IMPRESSED WITH MASON, HER MATURITY AND, YOU KNOW, TAKING CARE OF THIS YOUNG CHILD.

THERE WERE SO MANY OTHER ADULTS AROUND AND OTHER KIDS, AND NOBODY WAS NOBODY EVEN PAID ANY ATTENTION TO HIM. BUT MASON DID SO, AND WE WERE VERY, VERY PLEASED. AND THAT'S WHY I

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THIS IS MY SISTER. AND THIS IS HER SISTER. OH, OKAY. VERY GOOD. AND WE GOT A GIFT HERE FOR YOU.

THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF GROVE CITY. THANK YOU. A WARM BLANKET, SO YOU MUST KNOW HER. SHE'S GOT LOTS OF BLANKETS. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START THE EVENING. AND, IT WILL MOVE ON TO THE BUSINESS AGENDA, BUT I KNOW THAT I SPEAK FOR ALL OF COUNCIL AND IN THANKING DOCTOR FELDKAMP FOR CALLING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.

AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY. MASON, WHO IS LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS.

THANKS SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, TONIGHT ON OUR BUSINESS AGENDA, WE HAVE, IF THERE ARE BASICALLY,

[Resolution CR-29-24 Waive the provisions of Section 529.07(b)3 of the Codified Ordinances for the Annual Homecoming Celebration on July 26, 2024 on the streets of Town Center. ]

IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS AT THIS TIME, THIS AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

AND THEN SEEING NONE, I WILL PASS THE FLOOR TO MR. DO WITH SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. UNDER SERVICE. WE HAVE RESOLUTION CR 29 DASH 24, WAIVE SECTION 529 POINT 07B3 OF THE CITY CODE OF FOR ANNUAL HOMECOMING CELEBRATION ON JULY 26TH. AND THIS IS IN IN REGARDS TO THE HOMECOMING SLASH ALUMNI BASEBALL TOURNAMENT. WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER AND IF THAT SPEAKER JOHN HELMICK WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. AS YOU KNOW, I'M JOHN EMERICH, SUPPOSED TO BE THE ADDRESS TO WRITE 50 266. MARIBEL LANE. I'M HERE REPRESENTING GROVE CITY PARKS AND REC. I MEAN, GROVE CITY KIDS ASSOCIATION. GOT TO GET THEM STRAIGHTENED OUT. SORRY. SORRY, JACK. THE BOARD PRESIDENT OF GK AND WE WOULD AGAIN LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SELL BEER IN DOWNTOWN FOR THE HOMECOMING CELEBRATION.

IT'S A IT DOES HELP US AS A NICE LITTLE FUNDRAISER FOR US TO CONTINUE DOING OUR PROGRAMS AT MURFIN. I DON'T HAVE MUCH OTHER TO SAY. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MR. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, TWO POINTS ABOUT THE HOMECOMING CELEBRATION. I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, ONE IS THE DOOR, MOST KNOW THAT THE DESIGNATED OUTDOOR REFRESHMENT AREA, DORA IS, IS PART OF OUR TOWN CENTER LANDSCAPE. THE MERCHANTS IN THE DORA SELL, BEVERAGES, AND PEOPLE ARE FREE TO MOVE ABOUT THE DESIGNATED AREA. THIS IS UNIQUE IN THAT WHEN A, ANOTHER ALCOHOL PERMIT IS REQUESTED AS THE GCA HAS DONE, THERE ARE A LITTLE BIT OF, NUANCE AND GEOGRAPHY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND ONE IS, THEY HAVE A LIQUOR PERMIT STANDALONE INSIDE THE DOOR, LIQUOR PERMIT ESTABLISHMENTS CANNOT CROSS INSIDE A DORA. SO THEY HAVE A

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SO IT IS A WAY FOR TWO PERMITS TO OPERATE. AT THE SAME TIME, AND GENERALLY THE SAME AREA. THE SECOND POINT IS A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT. GEOGRAPHY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE EVENT IN THE TOWN CENTER PARK SPACE. WE'LL UTILIZE OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW STAGE AS THE VENUE FOR THE CONCERT AND DO A FEW MORE AMENITIES TABLES, CHAIRS, UMBRELLAS, THAT TYPE OF THING IN THE AREA. BUT THE EVENT WILL BE ROUGHLY FROM BROADWAY ON PARK STREET TO ARBUTUS, FROM JACKSON ALLEY TO CIVIC PLACE. SO A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SPACE, WHICH WE HOPE TO IMPROVE EVERY YEAR AS WE BUILD THAT OUT AS OUR EVENT SPACE. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. VEDRA. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENTS, I WOULD. THIS RESOLUTION HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVED TO HAVE IT APPROVED. SECOND. MISS HOUK? YES. HOLT YES, GARY. YES, YOU. YES. BURROWS YES. YES THANK YOU, MR. DU. WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO FINANCE WITH MR. SIGRIST. I THANK YOU. SO TONIGHT, ORDINANCE

[Ordinance C-26-24 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an Agreement with the City of Columbus for Viper 9-1-1 Services. Second reading and public hearing. ]

ORIGINATES FROM THE 911 FEE THAT IS PAID BY EVERY CELLULAR DEVICE CUSTOMER. SO THAT MONEY COMES IN TO THE COUNTY, TO THE CITY, AND NOW HOW? THAT'S HOW WE WILL PAY FOR THE UPGRADE OF THE VIPER 911, WHICH IS A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THANKS. THANKS. MR. VEDRA. SO THIS, ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR. HOLT? YES MR. BERRY. YES, YOU. YES, BURROWS? YES SIGRIST. YES HOUCK. YES MR. WE'LL FIX IT FOR THE NEXT MEETING. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, MOVING ON. THE NEXT, WE HAVE AN AGENDA IS RESOLUTION, CR CR

[Resolution CR-30-24 Appointing Members to the Beulah Park New Community Authority. ]

YES HOUCK. YES. HOLT. YES OKAY. THANK YOU. AND FINALLY, UNDER FINANCE TONIGHT, WE HAVE

[Resolution CR-31-24 Approve the Budget Estimates for the Fiscal Year of 2025. ]

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THERE'S OVER 200 PAGES IN THIS DOCUMENT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION. REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, CAPITAL, ASSETS, OUR DEBT, OUR INVESTMENTS. THE NOTES, I THINK, ARE PARTICULARLY HELPFUL BECAUSE THERE'S VERBIAGE AND EXPLAINS SOME OF OUR CITY POLICIES AND HOW WE HANDLE BUSINESS. THE AUDITOR STATE FROM THIS 200 PLUS PAGES GIVES US A REPORT, WHICH I ALSO HANDED OUT TO YOU TODAY, THE ONE IN THE PORTRAIT IS THE, MR. TURNER, CAN HOP IN. CAN WE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION FIRST? I'M SORRY. JUST TO. YES SIR. JUST TO KEEP THE MINUTES CLEAN FOR MISS KELLY. THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION IS HIGHEST READING AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND I MOVE IT TO BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR. DO YES, YES, YES. HOUCK. YES. HOLT. YES. MARY YES. THANK YOU.

AND YOUR SLIDES ARE READY WHEN YOU ARE. THANK YOU. OKAY SO THE AUDITOR STATE HAS IDENTIFIED 17, FINANCIAL HEALTH INDICATORS. SO THEY GET THIS INFORMATION FROM THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT. AND WHAT I'VE AND I'VE GIVEN YOU THE FULL REPORT, THE PORTRAIT DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE, BUT I'VE KIND OF I'VE SUMMARIZED IN THE LANDSCAPE DOCUMENT OUR GRADES SINCE 2015. SO FROM 2015 TO 2000, 23 WERE MOSTLY GREEN. WE HAVE HAD EITHER A CAUTIONARY OUTLOOK INDICATOR OR A CRITICAL OUTLOOK INDICATOR. IN EVERY YEAR, THE AUDITOR OF STATE SAYS THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF CITIES AND COUNTIES HAVE AT LEAST ONE INDICATOR OF CRITICAL CONDITION OR OR CAUTIONARY CONDITION EVERY YEAR. SO THAT'S REALLY NOTHING TO BE ALARMED WITH, THEY'VE SET UP THESE FINANCIAL INDICATORS, SO IT'S UP TO US. THEY'RE HELPING US TO POINT TO DIRECTIONS WHERE WE SHOULD LOOK FURTHER. SO IT'S UP TO US TO LOOK FURTHER. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU TONIGHT.

I'M GOING TO JUST LOOK AT IN 2023, THE THREE THAT THEY'RE POINTING OUT THAT WE MAY HAVE TROUBLE WITH. NUMBER TWO IS AN UNASSIGNED. IF YOU GO TO PAGE TWO, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE OF THE GENERAL FUND. SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR DURING OUR BUDGET PROCESS, WE ALWAYS LOOK AT HOW MUCH, CARRYOVER BALANCE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN THE GENERAL FUND EVERY YEAR. WE'RE OUR GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN THREE MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES. SO THE REASON THIS IS YELLOW IS IF IT IF IT DECREASES AT ALL, THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A YELLOW. SO IN 2023 OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE WENT FROM $16 MILLION TO $14 MILLION. SO IT GETS YELLOW SIMPLY BECAUSE IT DECREASED. AND MY POINT OF VIEW AT SOME POINT IN TIME IT'S GOING TO DECREASE.

$14 MILLION IS STILL A VERY ADEQUATE GENERAL FUND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE. AND ACTUALLY IT'S

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IT'S BEEN LOWER THAN THAT. THE SIX YEARS PRIOR. SO ONCE AGAIN, THERE'S CERTAIN INDICATORS THAT THAT THAT WILL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO LOOK AT, THAT IT'S UP TO THE CITY TO LOOK AT IT, TO DECIDE. OR IS THIS REALLY CRITICAL? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING? AND IT COULD BE THAT THIS IS REALLY A GOOD TOOL. IF WE LOOK GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, INDICATOR NUMBER 11 IS THE CONDITION OF CAPITAL ASSETS. WE'VE BEEN IN YELLOW ONE TWO, THREE, EIGHT OUT OF THE LAST NINE YEARS, BUT WE'RE BARELY IN YELLOW. THIS IS A PERCENTAGE SO THAT THEY'RE TAKING OUR DEPRECIABLE CAPITAL ASSETS AND DIVIDING THAT BY OUR ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION. SO BASICALLY, WE'RE A LITTLE OVER HALF WAY DEPRECIATED OUT NOW THIS IS A BIG NUMBER. OUR OUR CAPITAL ASSETS IS $400 MILLION IN MY OPINION. THIS ISN'T REALLY A CRITICAL EITHER. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD WATCH. BUT IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ACCOUNTANTS TO TELL YOU THE CONDITION OF OUR STREETS, OUR CURBS AND GUTTERS, OUR SEWERS AND, SIDEWALKS AND ALL OF OUR CONDITIONS. I MEAN, I THINK THAT ENGINEERS WOULD ACTUALLY DO A MUCH BETTER JOB OF THAT. BUT WE DO ATTEMPT WE DO ATTEMPT IT. AND PRIOR TO 2001, THE CITIES DIDN'T EVEN TRACK THIS KIND OF AN ASSET. IN 2001, GASB 34, WAS IMPLEMENTED AND THE CITY HAD TO COME UP RETROACTIVELY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS THE VALUE, WHAT WAS THE VALUE OF THEIR STREETS, SIDEWALKS, LAND, BUILDINGS, AND ALL OTHER ASSETS LIKE A BUSINESS WOULD DO. DIFFERENT CITIES DO IT DIFFERENT WAYS? WE ARE AS VERY PRECISE, IN MY OPINION, AND I'M NOT REALLY CONCERNED THAT WE'RE SLIGHTLY OVER 50. JUST ABOUT EVERY COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL OHIO IS BETWEEN 40 AND 55. AND THERE ARE OTHER QUALITY COMMUNITIES THAT ARE OVER 50. ALSO IF WE GO ON TO THE LAST ONE, I'LL BE DONE IN A MINUTE HERE, THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE'VE BEEN IN RED, WHICH IS A CRITICAL OUTLOOK, AND THIS INDICATOR IS SIMPLY OUR TOTAL GOVERNMENTAL REVENUES COMPARED TO OUR TOTAL DEBT SERVICE. AND THIS IS GOING TO GO TO GREEN NEXT YEAR. AND THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING ONCE AGAIN, YOU TRY TO GRADE EVERYBODY THE SAME.

THERE'S UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES IN MY OPINION. AND EVERY ONE OF THESE YEARS WE'VE HAD WE'VE HAD BOND ISSUANCES AND NOT BOND I'M SORRY. NOTE ISSUANCES. SO ALL OF THESE YEARS INCLUDE IN 2023 AND 22, WE HAD A $9 MILLION NOTE PAYMENT. BUT WE ALSO HAD A REVENUE SOURCE TO PAY FOR THOSE NOTES. SO IT'S REALLY A WASH. AND PROBABLY SHOULD BE ELIMINATED. NO PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE AUDITOR STATE IS BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. WE'RE LOOKING AT IT AND WE KNOW IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. IN REALITY, OUR DEBT SERVICE IS CLOSER TO 6 TO 8% EVERY YEAR. AND THOSE FIVE YEARS OF RED ARE REALLY A NON-FACTOR. IT'S GOING TO GO AWAY NEXT YEAR. SO, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM. AND AS ALWAYS, ONCE YOU READ THROUGH THIS STUFF, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. I APPRECIATE MIKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. TURNER, I HAVE ONE QUESTION. IF I CAN CHAIR QUESTION. SURE, ON PAGE TWO, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND 14, WHERE IT WENT FROM 16 TO 14 MILLION. SO WE'VE GOT A YELLOW. AND YOU SAID THAT NORMALLY IS THREE MONTHS OF OPERATING WHEN WE WHEN WE PASSED THE BUDGET, WHEN WE COME UP IN, NOVEMBER, YOU'LL SEE A BUDGET AND WE TRY TO PLAN ON HOW MUCH MONEY WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN IN THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR AND HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING TO SPEND. AND WE TRIED WE TRY TO KEEP THAT FUND BALANCE, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE THE AMOUNT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE IN YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT TO CARRY OVER TO, TO EQUAL AT LEAST THREE MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES. AND THAT'S NORMALLY AROUND, WE'RE USUALLY AROUND 4 TO 6 MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES. SO WE'RE WELL WITHIN THAT CRITERIA. THANK YOU. YEAH. YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR WANTED ME TO MENTION ONE OTHER THING, THROUGHOUT THE AUDIT THERE, THEY, THE AUDITOR OF STATE GOT GRADES FOR EACH CITY ON HOW THEY'RE DOING AS IN THE TRANSPARENCY WORLD. AND WE RECEIVED FOUR STARS ON THAT PART OF THE AUDIT, AND THAT'S A CREDIT TO OUR CITY AS A WHOLE AND HOW WE HANDLE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS, MEETING, NOTIFICATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S

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BEST WE CAN DO. THANK YOU. I THOUGHT IT WAS OUT OF TEN. IT'S LIKE A 4.0 GPA. YEAH THANK YOU MIKE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OH I USE MY KNEE JERK REACTION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF THIS EVENING'S BUSINESS AGENDA. IF THERE IS ANY NEW BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNCIL, NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SO. AND I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP. SO I WILL PASS

[Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments]

THANK YOU. COUNCIL THE, I'VE GOT SEVERAL ITEMS. I'M GOING TO PASS THEM VERY QUICKLY, A YOUNG MAN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THE FLAG ON THE MURAL BESIDE THE GAZEBO WAS NOT OF THE TRADITIONAL BACKGROUND AS A FLAG OF THE 1940S. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THAT THAT COME THROUGH, BUT NUMBER ONE, IT'S AN ARGUS, AN ARTIST'S PREROGATIVE TO PAINT WHATEVER HE OR SHE THINKS THEY OUGHT TO PAINT. AND ALSO IN THAT MURAL IS A DOG, BICYCLE AND SOME OTHER THINGS. I TALKED TO THE ARTIST'S WIFE BECAUSE HE HAS PASSED AWAY, AND I SAID, I THINK DAVID PUT THAT IN THERE BECAUSE THE FIRST MURAL WE DID WAS ACTUALLY DEDICATED ON THE WEEKEND FOLLOWING 9119 11. AND WE HAD HIM PAINT AN AMERICAN FLAG WITH 50 STARS ON IT TO COMMEMORATE THE FACT THAT WE DEDICATED THAT TIME. AND SHE FELT THAT WAS THE SAME THING THAT DAVID DID WITH THIS PARTICULAR MURAL. SO JUST AN FYI, I WILL GET BACK TO THAT YOUNG MAN AND LET HIM KNOW THAT THAT THERE'S SOME OTHER HISTORY TO IT. WE WERE RECENTLY NOTIFIED BY AND I'M NOT SURE, I THINK IT'S THE, OHIO ARTS COUNCIL THAT. THANKS TO, DON AND LITTLE THEATER OFF BROADWAY AND MH AND T THAT LITTLE THEATER OFF BROADWAY IS GOING TO GET FOR THE SECOND YEAR A GRANT, IT'S GOING TO BE UNDER $5,000. BUT BECAUSE THEY HAD A GRANT GIVEN TO THEM LAST YEAR, AND THIS YEAR THEY NOW CAN APPLY FOR LARGER DOLLAR GRANTS TO THE OHIO ARTS COUNCIL. SO IT'S A IT'S A REAL WIN WIN.

AND AGAIN, SOME PEOPLE PICKED THIS OUT AND WE DID THE WORK ON IT WITH THE MHC. AND THEY WERE AWARDED THAT GRANT, THIS FRIDAY IS THE, CONCERT ON THE LIBRARY LOT. AND, THE CENTRAL OHIO BRASS BAND, WHO IS VERY, VERY GOOD, WILL BE PLAYING THAT NIGHT. AND I HAVEN'T TOLD HIM THIS YET, BUT, LOU ARDITH, WHO'S 104 YEARS OLD, HIS BIRTHDAY IS ON JULY THE 5TH, SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET IN THERE AND HAVE THE BAND PLAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIM. DON'T TELL LOU, BECAUSE HE'LL TELL YOU I DRINK NOTHING BUT TOP SHELF. YEAH THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AND THE MANNING CHART WAS ALL DISTRIBUTED BY BILL. AND, THAT NOW IS TOTALLY UP TO DATE. IT'S GOT SHANNON'S NAME IN IT. OUR NEW, SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND, THE HEAD COUNT IS ALL IN PLACE SO THAT YOU NOW, AS WE'VE DONE ABOUT EVERY MONTH FOR HOW MANY, FOUR MONTHS. SO THAT'S ALL IN PLACE. THE, FIREWORKS THURSDAY NIGHT. HOPE NO RAIN. WE HAVE, ON ONE OCCASION, HAD RAINED THE NIGHT OF FIREWORKS, AND WE ACTUALLY SET THEM OFF 15 MINUTES EARLY. AND THAT'S THE ONLY RECOURSE THAT WE REALLY HAVE TRYING TO CALL THEM OFF AND NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC AS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. NOW, MR. CASTLE IS HERE, AND I, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC AND PART OF HIS JOB, WHICH HE KNEW WHEN HE STARTED HERE, WAS MAKING SURE IT DOESN'T RAIN ON THE 4TH OF JULY. AND WE'RE HAVING THAT THE, KIDS IN COOPERATION, THE KIDS ASSOCIATION, AND MURPH AND FIELD , RECENTLY, THE, CITY SCENE

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MELISSA, DO YOU KNOW OF ANYTHING ELSE THAT THE CHAMBER GOT? OKAY THE LAST THING IS, I MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING, WE DID GET. WE WERE NOTIFIED EARLIER ABOUT GETTING A. I'LL CALL IT AN EARMARK. THEY DON'T LIKE THAT NAME, FOR $400,000 FROM THE STATE AND THAT'S DESIGNATED FOR OUR TOWN CENTER LIBRARY PARK. AND IT'S DESIGNATED FOR, PLAYGROUND. BUT WE HAVE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FLEXIBILITY. WE KNOW WE NEED RESTROOMS AND SOME OTHER THINGS.

SO, THAT'S BEEN, A GREAT THING TO HAVE IN OUR POCKET. ALSO BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ANYTHING ELSE? JOE ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MR. BOWSER, JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, DIRECTOR TURNER AND HIS STAFF FOR A WONDERFUL ANNUAL REPORT. IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME, AND, IT'S VERY WELL APPRECIATED BY NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT THE ENTIRE STAFF. SO. THANKS, MIKE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. TURNER. MISS KELLY, I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAMP, WHOSE NAME I WILL NEVER FORGET AGAIN. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT, NOTHING TO REPORT. HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU ALL RIGHT. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THE ROOM ? I HATE TO PUT HIM ON THE SPOT, BUT I THINK MR. CASTLE CAN GIVE US A TWO WEEK UPDATE, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH THE CHAIR. MR. CASTLE, YES, PLEASE. TWO WEEKS. IT'S ACTUALLY. THIS IS THE START OF WEEK FOUR FOR ME. SO IT'S FLYING BY, THE STAFF HAS BEEN WONDERFUL, IN FACT, WE START, TRAINING TOMORROW ON SOME NEW THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER ON AND, AND TRY TO IMPROVE FOR THE FUTURE, I'M PRACTICING MY RAIN DANCE, RIGHT NOW FOR, 4TH OF JULY FOR THE FIREWORKS, IN PREPARATION, I THINK IT WAS LAST I LOOKED, IT WAS AT, LIKE, 76% CHANCE. SO, I'VE GOT MY WORK CUT OUT FOR ME THERE, SO, CINDY, ANYTHING YOU CAN HELP ME WITH, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. YEAH, IT'S BEEN GREAT, I THINK, ONE OF THE BIG, AUDACIOUS GOALS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SET AS A DEPARTMENT IS TO, WALK ACROSS STAGE AT THE NCPA NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION IN SEPTEMBER OF NEXT YEAR, AND BE ACCREDITED, AS THE BEST OF THE BEST, THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 240, PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT ARE ACCREDITED. WE USED TO BE, WE ARE WE HAVE NOT BEEN SINCE 21. SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK TO RECERTIFY. THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO CLOSING COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MR. DO THURSDAY IS JULY 4TH, AND I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SAFE. 4TH OF JULY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BARRY. I, I WOULD, MIMIC MR. DOUCETTE ALSO IS I WANT TO CONGRATULATE AGAIN THE FLOWERS IN THE ON THE STREETS AND IN OUR PARKS AND EVERYTHING. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S IN CHARGE OF PLANTING THEM. I KNOW, BUT THEY LOOK AWESOME. AND I'VE GOTTEN SO MANY COMMENTS. I JUST SENT OUT A BLAST EMAIL. I WANT TO SAY LAST WEEK TO, I DON'T KNOW, 4 OR 5000 PEOPLE IN GROVE CITY AND I MUST HAVE GOT 30 OR 40 PEOPLE BACK. THAT SAYS THE FLOWERS LOOK AWESOME, SO CONGRATS AND THANK YOU FOR DOING IT. THANK YOU, MR. HOLT. I'M GOOD, THANK YOU. NO FURTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT, MISS BURROUGHS, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL THE FOLKS FROM OUR COMMUNITY THAT SHOW UP TO THESE MEETINGS TO HEAR US LEARN, IT MEANS A LOT THAT YOU'RE INVESTED IN. WANT TO CONTINUE TO LEARN ABOUT GOVERNANCE HERE IN GROVE CITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK

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OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS JULY 15TH AT 7 P.M. AS NORMAL. OUR WORK SESSIONS AS YOU ALL HAVE OBSERVED, ARE AT 530. SO THERE ARE AN EARLIER EVENING AND USUALLY TRY TO GET A LOT ACCOMPLISHED IN THEM. SO THEY THEY PROBABLY END CLOSE TO THE SAME TIME AS, AS A COUNCIL MEETING THAT STARTS AT 7 P.M. SO, PUT THOSE ON YOUR CALENDAR AND, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE, ESPECIALLY ON A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL EVENING SUCH AS THIS. SO I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET. THANK YOU, MR. TURNER, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK, AND YOUR GUIDANCE AND EDUCATION THAT YOU PROVIDED BOTH THIS EVENING AND THE LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER. AND WHEN I FLIPPED MY CALENDAR OVER. I'M A WEIRD KITCHEN CALENDAR GEEK, IT SAID MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE. AND THE WHOLE CALENDAR WAS RED, WHITE AND BLUE. SO HAVE A GREAT TIME ON THURSDAY, WEAR YOUR RED, WHITE AND BLUE PROUDLY AND, HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOU

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