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GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. QUICKLY SINCE WE'RE READY TO BEGIN, IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS COUNCIL AT ANY TIME DURING THIS EVENING'S MEETING, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND SIGN THE SPEAKERS LIST. NOW WE DO KEEP DECORUM. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES. WE ASK THAT YOU REMOVE ALL HATS AND BE RESPECTFUL AND MINDFUL OF EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU. I WANT.
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. MAY I HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL? MISS KELLY. MISS BURROUGHS HERE. ANDERSON.
HERE. SIEGRIST HERE. HAWK. HERE. HOLT. HERE. GARY HERE. YOU HERE. AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
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MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 5TH AND AUGUST 12TH. ONE IS THE REGULAR MEETING. AUGUST 12TH IS OUR WORK SESSION MINUTES. AND APPROVE THOSE BOTH AS WRITTEN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MISS BURROUGHS? YES. ANDERSON. YES SIGRIST. YES. YES.[Additional Item]
HOLT. YES. GARY. YES. YOU. YES ALRIGHT. AND IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN, WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH THE MAYOR AND SOME OATHS OF OFFICE. THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHY. THEY'RE ARRANGED EXACTLY LIKE THEY ARE. SO THE FIRST PERSON I HAVE A LINE IS ZACHARY WHITE. ZACHARY. HAVE FAMILY WITH THEM, THIS IS MY STEPDAD, MY MOM AND MY GIRLFRIEND. THEY CAN COME UP HERE TO ONE, TWO. I DIDN'T GET IT OUT, BUT I SAW IT. SO THIS PROCESS IS. I WILL IT'S GOT A BAD BATTERY TODAY, BUT I HAD A RUN IN THE OTHER THING, SO I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT. THANK YOU. WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A GROCERY POLICE OFFICER? I WANT TO, SIR. I WANT TO BE A POLICE OFFICER BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, I. NUMBERS HAVE BEEN SLIPPING.NOBODY WANTS TO DO IT. AND I FEEL LIKE I'M THAT GUY THAT CAN STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND, MAKE
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THE CITY OF GROVE CITY, YOU KNO, THE GOOD PLACE THAT IT IS. AND, REALLY HOLD IT TO A STANDARD THAT I SEE NO OTHER DEPARTMENT DOES. SO I'M HONORED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. VERY GOOD.VERY GOOD. I HEAR. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YES, SIR. YEAH SO WE HAVE MICHAEL AND YOU CAN ASK HIM ABOUT THAT. BUT I WANT YOU TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND. THEN OKAY. THANK YOU. SIR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I REPEAT YOUR NAME. I SOLEMNLY SWEAR SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT. I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF OHIO. STATE OF OHIO. AND OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. AND I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. I WILL AND ALWAYS RESPECT. OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER. THE CITY CHARTER, AND THE CITY'S ORDINANCES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE AND WILL THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER UPON THE IMPOSSIBLE. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. YOU CAN TAKE THAT OUT OF THE CAN AND HAVE IT SIGNED. OKAY. WE HAVE FOUR OF THEM FOR RECRUITS, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STAFF FOR BRINGING THEM FORWARD. AND DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB IN RECRUITING.
NEXT WE HAVE LUCAS HUFFMAN. HEY, LUCAS. DO YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WITH YOU? YES, SIR. OKAY, YOU. COME ON UP. TELL US WHO YOU HAVE. I HAVE MY OLDER BROTHER, TYLER. MY MOM, CINDY, AND THEN MY DAD, ROD. WONDERFUL SO GLAD YOU CAME HERE. SO WE CAN HAVE SOMEBODY HOLD THIS SO THAT YOU CAN PUT YOUR LEFT HAND ON IF YOU WANT. AND YOU HAVE TO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND TO TAKE THE OATH. OKAY.
OKAY YES, SIR. I REPEAT YOUR NAME. I, LUCAS HOFFMAN, SOLEMNLY SWEAR SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF OHIO, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF AND OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. AND THAT I WILL, AND I THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, IN ALL RESPECTS, OBSERVE THE PROVISION, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER OF THE CITY'S CHARTER, AND THE CITY'S ORDINANCES AND THE CITY'S ORDINANCE. AND THAT'S FINE. AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER UPON. VERY GOOD SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO. GROCERY POLICE OFFICER, I JUST WANT TO SERVE AND PROTECT PEOPLE. AND I FEEL THAT I HAVE THE CAPABILITY AND THE ABILITY TO DO SO. GOOD. WISH YOU LUCK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MIGHTY CONRAD. YES, MA'AM. AND WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? WE HAVE A MICROPHONE, MAN. HOW ABOUT OUR ELIJAH? MY MOM, AMANDA AND MY DAD. VERY GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. SO YOU'VE SEEN THE ROUTINE? I HAVE. DO YOU HAVE? SOMEBODY WANTS TO HOLD THE BIBLE. AND IF YOU WOULD PUT YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, AND THEN REPEAT AFTER ME. I REPEAT YOUR NAME. I SOLEMNLY SWEAR, SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT. THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF OHIO, THE STATE OF OHIO, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE. I'M SORRY AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND I WILL MAKE. AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. THOSE ARE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER. THE CITY'S CHARTER, THE CITY'S ORDINANCES AND THE CITY'S ORDINANCES. AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER UPON WHICH IS PERFECT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'D LIKE TO READ A. I
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WOULD LIKE TO BE A POLICE OFFICER BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY. AND THERE IS NONE BETTER THAN THE GROVE CITY, OHIO. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HANNAH FRANKLIN. SECOND TIME OF MEETING HIM. GOOD TO SEE YOU.NICE TO MEET YOU. DO WE HAVE HERE? SO THIS IS MY DAD, DANNY. MY MOM. KIM, I GUESS THEY DIDN'T COME UP, BUT LASTLY, I HAVE MY FRIENDS IN THE BACK. VERY GOOD. PERFECT. AND THEN YOU'VE SEEN THE ROUTINE. AND THE ROUTINE. BUT I'VE SEEN IT. YOU PLACE YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I REPEAT YOUR NAME. I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT. THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF OHIO, THE STATE OF OHIO, AND WILL AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND THAT I WILL RESPECT, AND I WILL RESPECT AND PROVISION. OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER, OF THE CITY CHARTER, AND THE CITY ORDINANCES, AND THE CITY ORDINANCES, AND DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE, THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICERS. BACK TO YOU.
THANK YOU SIR. YOU WANT TO READ? YEAH SO I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO BE A POLICE OFFICER, I WAS ORIGINALLY IN FOURTH CENTURY, SO I GOT BACK TO THE STATES, IT WAS SET IN MY MIND TO JUST, YOU KNOW, NO LONGER HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS. A LOT OF FAMILY THAT'S IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS GOING TO DO. AND NOW I'VE SERVED MY COMMUNITY AT THE CHURCH. I'VE SERVED MY COMMUNITY, ELSEWHERE. BUT THERE'S A SUBSET OF THE CITY. SO HERE WE GO. AND THEN.
TO THE COUNCIL AND TO. I'LL HAVE A WINDOW. THAT'S TIED DOWN. TO IS THIS GOOD? KAREN. THIS IS THIS IS SO WHEN YOU START THE ACADEMY. 2626, NEXT WEEK, ANY COMMENTS FROM LIEUTENANT? YEAH.
WELCOME ABOARD. WE'RE EXCITED. THE HIRING PROCESS IS A LONG PROCESS. AND THEY'VE HAD TO GET THROUGH A LOT OF STEPS TO GET HERE. AND NOW THE FUN JUST BEGINS. WELCOME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. HOW DO YOU START? IT'S. ALL THANK YOU. MAYOR. STAGE WHAT A PLEASURE IT IS TO WELCOME THESE FOUR NEW OFFICERS TO THE CITY OF GROVE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND WE ARE JUST INCREDIBLY PROUD TO SEE THEM HERE. AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT PROBABLY OUTSHINES THAT PRIDE EXCEPT FOR THEIR PARENTS AND LOVED ONES. SO THE LOOKS ON THOSE FACES, THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL TO HAVE THEM IN THE ROOM FOR COUNCIL TO BE PART OF THAT OATH OF OFFICE. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR, THIS EVENING FOR GETTING US STARTED ON THAT WONDERFUL FOOT. AND AT AT THAT POINT, WE WILL MOVE ON WITH OUR BUSINESS AGENDA, AND I WILL TAKE A READ THROUGH OF THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE SCHEDULED THIS EVENING UNDER LANDS. WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 2724, C 3024, C 3124 AND C 3224. RESOLUTION CR 2524. AND UNDER FINANCE WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 2924 AND RESOLUTION CR 3424. AND IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THIS AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. AND WE WILL KICK OFF THE EVENING WITH LANCE. MISS BURROUGHS. THANK YOU, MADAM
[Ordinance C-27-24 Amend the Zoning Text for 15.831 acre parcel located north of Hibbs Road, as approved by Ord. C-05-01. Second reading and public hearing. ]
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PRESIDENT. THE FIRST ITEM UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING IS ORDINANCE C 2724. TO AMEND THE ZONING TEXT FOR 15.38. EXCUSE ME, 15.831 ACRES LOCATED AT NORTH OF HIBBS ROAD. AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE C0501 ON JULY 2ND, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO SAID ZONING TEXT AS FOLLOWS ONE B ALLOWS FOR TWO RESIDENTS TO BE BUILT ON AREA B RATHER THAN ONE. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY? MR. RAUCH, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS OR IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? I CAN GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THIS WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BACK IN 2001, AND AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL ZONING TEXT, THERE WAS A SIX ACRE ESSENTIALLY RESERVE THAT WAS ALLOWED TO HAVE ONE HOUSE. BUILT ON IT. THE HOUSE HAS BEEN BUILT, SINCE THAT TIME, THE APPLICANT HAS ASKED TO HAVE THE LOT SPLIT, WHICH WAS SPLIT. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE DOTTED YELLOW LINE. AND SO THIS IS REALLY CLEAN UP TO ALLOW FOR ONE ADDITIONAL HOUSE. SO ESSENTIALLY YOU HAVE TWO HOUSES ON TOTAL SIX ACRES. SO THREE ACRE LOTS. SO THERE'S NO REAL IMPACT IN TERMS OF UTILITIES OR IMPACTS OF TRAFFIC. SO STAFF WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE APPLICATION. SO WAS PLANNING COMMISSION. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. MR. HOUSE, THERE IS NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL REGARDING THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. ANDERSON. YES, YES. YES. HOLT. YES. HARRY. YES YOU. YES. YES THE SECOND ITEM[Ordinance C-30-24 Accept the Plat of Farmstead, Phase 11. First reading. ]
UNDER LENS THIS EVENING IS ORDINANCE C 3224 TO ACCEPT PLAQUE OF FARMSTEAD PHASE 11.AGAIN, THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING. SECOND HEARING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL
[Ordinance C-31-24 Accept the Plat of Farmstead, Subarea H - Phase 4. First reading. ]
BE ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024. THE NEXT ITEM IS ORDINANCE C 3124. TO ACCEPT THE PLAQUE OF FORM SAID SUB AREA H. PHASE FOUR. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING, SECOND HEARING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024. TURN IT THE NEXT ITEM UNDER LANDS. THIS EVENING IS[Ordinance C-32-24 Amend Section 1135.09(b)12A of the Codified Ordinances to include a new section for Marijuana and declare an emergency]
RESOLUTION CR 3224 TO AMEND SECTION 1135. 09B 12 A TO INCLUDE NEW SECTION FOR MARIJUANA. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN OVER THIS AGENDA ITEM TO MR. SMITH. HI. THANK YOU. AS YOU KNOW, WHEN THE, THIS COUNCIL ORIGINALLY AMENDED OUR ORDINANCES TO ALLOW FOR BOTH MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA, AT THAT TIME, WE DID NOT KNOW. WE KNEW IT WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, CLEARLY. BUT WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE REGULATIONS OR WHEN THE STATE WOULD START ISSUING LICENSES. AND, SURPRISE, THEY STARTED DOING IT VERY QUICKLY. SO WE WERE PUT IN A POSITION WHERE WE DO ALLOW THESE USES. I BELIEVE OUR INTENT IS TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW THESE USES. HOWEVER WE WERE ASKED TO PUT TOGETHER SOME REQUIREMENTS TO, IN ESSENCE, MITIGATE THE IMPACT FOR THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS ON THIS SOMEWHAT UNKNOWN TYPE OF USE, AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I WAS TASKED WITH BY COUNCIL, WHAT I DID IS I DID A SURVEY OF MANY OF THE OTHER STATES THAT CURRENTLY ALLOW MARIJUANA TO FIND OUT WHAT TYPE OF REGULATIONS THEY HAD IN PLACE, AND THEN WE PUT TOGETHER THIS LIST FOR YOU TO CONSIDER TONIGHT IN TERMS OF REQUIRING A MARIJUANA DISPENSARY. THIS IS RETAIL SALES ONLY TO ABIDE BY THESE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.AND IF IT'S OKAY, I'D LIKE TO JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH THEM, AND WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE STATE LAW, SOME OF THESE ARE DUPLICATIVE OF STATE LAW. AND WE DID THAT ON PURPOSE BECAUSE THIS WAS PASSED BY AN INITIATIVE PETITION, WHICH MEANS THE STATE LEGISLATURE COULD AMEND THOSE REQUIREMENTS AT ANY TIME WHATSOEVER. SO IN CASE THE STATE EVER. I HATE TO USE THE WORD DUMBED DOWN, BUT IF THEY EVER RELAX THE RESTRICTIONS ON WHERE THESE CAN BE LOCATED, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE. SO GOING THROUGH THESE, A LOT OF THESE ARE WHAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER PRETTY BASIC. OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST ONE IS REQUIRE THEM TO OBTAIN ALL NECESSARY LICENSE AND PERMITS. WE HAVE TWO IS MY UNDERSTANDING WHO HAVE FILED APPLICATIONS WITH THE CITY WHO WILL BE MOVING FORWARD, AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE SPECIAL USE
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PERMIT, THESE WILL BE ABLE TO BE LOCATED IN AC1, C TWO, IND ONE, IND TWO, IND THREE, PUD, PD, THIS IS PRETTY STANDARD. OUR SPECIAL USE PERMITS ALLOW FOR ALL THOSE. THE ONLY SECTION THAT WE TOOK OUT WHERE YOU COULD NOT GET A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A MARIJUANA SALES IS IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, NO MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR NO. WHEN I SAY MEDICAL, ANY MARIJUANA SALES WITHIN 500FT OF OPIOID TREATMENT CENTERS, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, CHURCH, PUBLIC PROPERTY, PUBLIC PLAYGROUND, PARK OR SCHOOL, ALL OF THOSE ARE CURRENTLY IN STATE LAW. THE ONLY ONE THAT IS IN ADDITION THAT IS NEW IS WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, AND WHAT WE DID HERE IS WE DID SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, BECAUSE, ORIGINALLY WE LOOKED AT DOING ALL RESIDENTIAL, BUT WE THOUGHT THAT ONCE YOU START DRAWING THE 500FT CIRCLES AROUND ALL RESIDENTIAL, THE CIRCLE GETS VERY BROAD. SO THIS WOULD BE JUST SINGLE FAMILY, ALL THE ACTIVITIES MUST BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS IS DRIVE THROUGH, WALK UP WINDOWS, CURBSIDE DELIVERY, WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING TOOK PLACE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE BUILDING, NO OUTDOOR SALES OR STORAGE, AS YOU KNOW, THAT IS A FAIRLY COMMON REQUIREMENT IN ALMOST ALL OF OUR SPECIAL USE PERMITS, THIS WOULD PROHIBIT THE USE OF THE PRODUCTS ON THE PREMISES, NO FREE SAMPLES, WHICH I BELIEVE IS ALSO STATE LAW.ALSO CAN'T GIVE OUT FREE MARIJUANA AND OR FREE ALCOHOL IN OHIO. NO AMPLIFIED MUSIC THAT IS AUDIBLE OUTSIDE THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. I KNOW THAT THE STATE DID, DURING OPENING WEEKEND PROHIBITED ANY TYPE OF AMPLIFIED MUSIC SLASH PARTY SCENE, WE WOULD CONTINUE THAT, INDEFINITELY, EXTERIOR SIGNAGE SHALL BE LIMITED TO WORDS AND NO DESCRIPTIONS OF MARIJUANA OR ANY DERIVATIVE RELATED PRODUCTS. NO MULTI-LIGHT OR FLASHING SIGNS, MANY OF THE SIGNS WE LOOKED AT IN DOING THIS WERE I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE RIGHT WORD. WE'RE VERY CREATIVE IN TERMS OF THEIR GRAPHICS, AND THEY WERE, AT LEAST IN MY MIND, APPEALED TO WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER YOUNGER FOLKS, VERY CREATIVE IN TERMS OF MARKETING. WE WANTED TO LEAVE IT, YOU KNOW, PRETTY BLAND, NO COLORED OR FLASHING INTERIOR LIGHTS, LOADING AREAS, LOADING DOCKS LOCATED ON THE REAR OF THE LOT SHALL BE SCREENED BY SOLID DECORATIVE WALLS. ONCE AGAIN, REQUIREMENT WE HAVE IN MANY OTHER PLACES IN OUR ZONING CODE, ALL ENTRANCES THE PREMISE SHALL BE LOCKED AND CONTROLLED. ENTRY POINTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS. COMMERCIAL GRADE NON RESIDENTIAL DOOR AND WINDOW LOCKS, ONE OF THE UNIQUE FEATURES ABOUT THE MARIJUANA BUSINESS IS THAT IT IS A HIGH CASH BUSINESS. DUE TO THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS. SO WE ARE CONCERNED IN TERMS OF A PUBLIC SAFETY STANDPOINT, AS IN, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO GO. ROB WE ALREADY HAVE THAT ON STRINGTOWN ROAD WITH ALL OF OUR RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS HERE. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO, IMPOSE SOME MORE RESTRICTIVE MEANS IN WHICH TO HELP PREVENT THAT, NO LOITERING SIGNS POSTED. ONCE AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A HANGOUT PLACE AS WE SEE IN OTHER AREAS, FUNCTIONAL ALARM EXTERIOR SECURITY ALARMS INSTALLED ON ENTRY POINTS AND THAT GOES INTO THE NEXT ONE WITH CAMERA ACCESS. ONCE AGAIN, THIS DEALS WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY ASPECT OF THIS. JUST BECAUSE THESE COULD BE VERY LUCRATIVE TARGETS FOR THIEVES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SECURE AND PROTECTED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITH THE RECORDINGS. OBVIOUSLY, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE THEN IF THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF BREAK IN, WE COULD SUBPOENA THE RECORDS SO THAT WE COULD HELP IDENTIFY THE PERPETRATORS, FOR ANY OF THOSE THAT ARE ON GROVE CITY CONNECT, YOU SEE, WE POST PICTURES ALL THE TIME OF PEOPLE WHO COMMIT THEFTS. THIS WOULD BE A HELP US DURING THAT WAY, NO DRIVE IN, DRIVE THROUGH OR WALK UP SALES, NO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO PURCHASE.
THAT MIRRORS STATE LAW, SPECIAL USE PERMITS ARE LIMITED TO TWO WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY, IRONICALLY, WE STARTED WITH TWO, AND THAT WAS THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAVE. SO IT WOULD BE LIMITED TO THE ASSUMING THE TWO APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAVE ARE APPROVED, IT WOULD BE LIMITED TO THOSE TWO. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A REQUIREMENT WHERE THEY'LL POST SOME TYPE OF, SAFETY NOTICES AND OR PAMPHLETS OR THINGS THAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU GO TO THE PHARMACY FOR, YOU KNOW, SEEKING SOME TYPE OF HELP AND MOST OF THESE ARE DEALING WITH OVERDOSE OVERDOSES, PREVENTING ILLICIT DRUG USE. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY KEEPING ANY TYPE OF MARIJUANA AWAY FROM MINORS,
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PERIOD, PERIOD. AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST OF THESE I THINK ARE ARE FAIRLY COMMON SENSE DRIVEN, AND THESE ARE KIND OF A COMPILATION OF THINGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF SCOUR THE UNITED STATES FOR AND. PICK AND CHOOSE, I'M NOT DOING THAT, AM I? NO, HOWEVER, WE CERTAINLY CAN DISCUSS ANY OF THESE. OR AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THE LIST THAT WE'VE PROPOSED TO YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH, BEFORE WE GO TO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON FROM THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. MRS. MOTT, IF YOU WANT TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YES, THANKS. MY NAME IS REBECCA MOTT WITH THE PLANK LAW FIRM WITH AN OFFICE ADDRESS OF 411 EAST TOWN STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43215. WE DO REPRESENT S L H CLEVELAND LLC, THE OWNER ENTITY FOR ONE OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS THAT THE CITY HAS, THAT HAS BEEN FILED. THE OPERATOR WOULD BE SHANGRI LA DISPENSARY. WE ONLY HAVE A FEW COMMENTS ON THE ORDINANCE THAT WOULD LIKELY BE PASSED, AND OUR CLIENT WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF GROVE CITY FOR ALL OF THE EFFORT AND HARD WORK TO PASS THIS LEGISLATION. BUT THERE WAS A MODIFICATION TO SEE IN THE LIST OF CONDITIONS THAT WE'D LIKE TO REQUEST. AND RESPECTFULLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THE CITY COUNCIL COULD CONSIDER STRIKING SECTION D AND STRIKING SECTION S, IF I COULD START WITH D AND S, THAT'S A LITTLE MORE SIMPLE.THE DRIVE THROUGH USES IS WHAT, D AND S GET TO. BUT THE CITY OF GROVE CITY HAS IN ITS ZONING CODE ALREADY PROTECTIONS REGARDING DRIVE THROUGH USES BECAUSE REGARDLESS OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY OR MARIJUANA DISPENSARY, A DRIVE THROUGH USE ALSO NECESSITATES A DRIVE OR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. SO THE CITY OF CITY OF GROVE CITY ZONING CODE HAS SAFEGUARDS, CONDITIONS AND PROTECTIONS AND CAN REVIEW VERY, EARNESTLY AND CAREFULLY ANY DRIVE THROUGH USE FOR ANY RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY FROM A RESTAURANT TO A PHARMACY. AND THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN A PHARMACY AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. THEREFORE BECAUSE THE CODE ALREADY HAS THE CONDITIONS AND SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO DRIVE THROUGH, THROUGH USES THAT YOU CAN REVIEW ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, WHICH IS WHAT THE CODE IS ABOUT REVIEWING IT ON AN APPLICANT CODE, CASE BY CASE BASIS, PROPERTY SPECIFIC BASIS. WE WOULDN'T LIKE TO SEE THAT COMPLETELY PROHIBITED IN ADDITION, UNDER SECTION C FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL THAT IS NEW FROM STATE LAW AND STATE RULES, WE FIND THAT NUMBER ONE, IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE LANGUAGE BEING USED. WE DON'T KNOW IF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WOULD PERTAIN TO THE USE OR THE ZONED PROPERTY. SO A PROPERTY COULD BE ZONED COMMERCIAL BUT USED FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND AS A LEGAL NONCONFORMING USE. OR, YOU KNOW, DOES THIS MEAN SINGLE FAMILY ZONED PROPERTY? AND WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINES, THAT MEANS NOT TO A BUILDING MEASURED, BUT PROPERTY LINE TO PROPERTY LINE, WHICH COULD BE VERY PROHIBITIVE IN TERMS OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BEING ADJACENT TO THIS TYPE OF USE. SO AGAIN, WE WOULD NOT WANT THE CITY OF GROVE CITY TO BE REALLY PROHIBITIVE AND, TREAT THE MARIJUANA DISPENSARY RETAILER MUCH DIFFERENTLY THAN ANY OTHER USER THAT, THAT YOU HAVE IN THE CITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE STATE REVISED CODE IN THE OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES DO NOT PROVIDE FOR THAT SINGLE FAMILY RESTRICTION, REGARDING THE DRIVE THROUGH, I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU OF YOUR CODE SECTIONS UNDER 1135 09B 12 A MAY I HAVE ONE MORE MINUTE, PLEASE? GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU. SO MUCH. 1135 .09 B 12 A L THROUGH THIS NEW T THOSE ARE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPECIAL PERMIT USES. THE CITY HAS. AND THERE'S A LOT DAYCARES ARE ONE DRIVE THROUGH, FOR EXAMPLE. AND THIS WOULD BE ONE. SO AGAIN WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THAT. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE THE CRITERIA TO MEET FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. THAT WILL BE FOR THE MARIJUANA DISPENSARY STANDALONE AND FOR A DRIVE THROUGH USE THOSE ARE UNDER 1135 09B, 12 B BUT YOU HAVE MORE SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS, THAT A CLIENT OR AN APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO ABIDE BY. THOSE ARE FOUND UNDER 1135 09B 12 E. THOSE ARE THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. AND OF COURSE, THOSE ARE ANY REASONABLE
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CONTROLLED MEASURES THAT CITY COUNCIL WOULD WANT TO ADOPT, PLUS THE ONES LISTED IN CODE AND LASTLY, YOU HAVE THE SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU PUT ON DRIVE THROUGH SPECIFICALLY. AND THOSE ARE VERY, VERY STRICT. SO THOSE ARE UNDER 1135 09B 12 G.AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT, THAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF PROTECTIONS AND SAFEGUARDS AND CONDITIONS ALREADY IN YOUR CODE FOR THESE USES. AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE COMING OUT WITH A BIG LIST FOR THE DISPENSARY, WHICH OUR CLIENT HAS NO ISSUE WITH OTHER THAN THE MODIFICATION OF THE C. AND HOPEFULLY A CONSIDERATION FOR A STRIKETHROUGH OF D AND S. BUT WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENT. BUT AGAIN, WE THANK THE CITY FOR WORKING HARD ON THIS LEGISLATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS MATT. YES, MR. SMITH, AND JUST TO FOLLOW UP FROM MISS MOTT'S PRESENTATION, FIRST AND FOREMOST, SHE IS CORRECT, EVEN IF THIS WERE NOT APPROVED TONIGHT BY COUNCIL, IF THEY WISH TO HAVE A DRIVE THROUGH, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME THROUGH A SEPARATE APPROVAL PROCESS THROUGH THIS COUNCIL. SO SHE IS CORRECT ON THAT ONE, SHE IS ALSO CORRECT IN THAT THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL IS SOMETHING THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN UNDER STATE LAW. STATE LAW HAS NO SUCH PROHIBITION, WE DID THE 500FT FROM THE BOUNDARIES JUST TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER MEASUREMENTS UNDER STATE LAW, FOR SCHOOLS, PARKS. ET CETERA. WE DID NOT DEFINE THAT. I BELIEVE OUR INTENT WOULD BE SINGLE PROPERTY, SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTIES BEING USED AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. BUT YOU ARE CORRECT THAT THAT IS NOT DEFINED. I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK IN THE ZONING CODE TO SEE IF THAT IS FURTHER DEFINED SOMEWHERE. BUT OUR INTENT WAS SINGLE FAMILY ZONING WITH SINGLE FAMILY USE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. SO THERE IS A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON THIS ORDINANCE. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO START WITH SOME COMMENTS? I THINK WE HAVE A FEW. WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO AFTER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND REVISE, WHETHER WE REVISE THIS, WHETHER WE ACCEPT IT FOR HOW IT'S PRESENTED THIS EVENING. OR IS IT NOT READY TO GO ANYWHERE. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO DISCUSS IT. MAY I, MAY I AGAIN JUST SUGGEST A LINE ITEM? SURE YES.
JUST TO PROCEED THROUGH THAT WAY. ANYONE? ANYONE QUESTION ON A ANY ONE QUESTION ON BE. THAT WAY WE CAN BE AS EFFICIENT AS AND I WILL AND I WILL AS YOU KNOW, WE ON THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE DO NOT LIKE PUTTING THINGS UP TO YOU AS AN EMERGENCY. WE DO OUR BEST NOT TO DO THAT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. THIS IS A REALLY UNIQUE SITUATION BECAUSE AS I SAID, WE DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE STATE WAS GOING TO START ISSUING LICENSES AND FRANKLY, WE DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IT UNTIL AFTER THE FACT. SO THE REASON THIS IS BEFORE YOU AS AN EMERGENCY IS WE WANT THIS IN PLACE BEFORE THE TWO CURRENT APPLICATIONS ARE HEARD. IF FOR SOME REASON THIS WERE TO BE DELAYED PAST THAT, IT COULD RAISE SOME INTERESTING ENFORCEMENT LEGAL ISSUES. SO I JUST WANT TO I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS BEING AN EMERGENCY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS THE FRANKLY THE TIME WE HAVE TO DO IT. IF YOU WISH TO DO IT. WITH THAT SAID, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO IT LINE ITEM BY LINE, AS SUGGESTED. SO UNDER THIS. SECTION 2113509B 12 G NINE. ITEM A ANY RETAILER OF MEDICAL AND OR RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA SHALL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN ALL NECESSARY PERMITS AND OR LICENSES FROM THE STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. ANY COMMENTS, OBJECTIONS, CONCERNS WITH ITEM A AND WAS THIS A STATE ONE? SO WE YEAH I MEAN THE STATE THE STATE ALREADY I MEAN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO RETAIL SALES OF MARIJUANA, YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY PERMITS FROM THE STATE OF OHIO. SO THIS JUST MIRRORS THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN. YES, PLEASE IDENTIFY EACH ONE WHEN YOU READ IT, WHETHER IT'S R WE'VE MODIFIED IT OR IF IT'S AS IS FROM STATE RECOMMENDATIONS. I CAN DO THAT, SIR. AND I WILL TELL YOU, I BELIEVE I WAS TOLD ABOUT THIS TODAY. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT A IS IMPORTANT, THOUGH, IS THAT THERE ARE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS NOW THAT ARE SELLING, MARIJUANA TYPE. I DON'T WANT TO CALL THEM CANDIES, BUT THINGS TO MARKET TO CHILDREN THAT DO NOT HAVE THIS LICENSE. IT'S A WHOLE NEW KIND OF GROWTH INDUSTRY THAT YOU DIRECTED ME TO. AND I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE TODAY. SO WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ONLY FOLKS WHO ARE DISPENSING THESE TYPES OF PRODUCTS ARE PROPERLY LICENSED. SO A IS A STATE LAW, BUT IT'S ONE WORTH REITERATING IN THIS CHAPTER. SIR ALL RIGHT. SO ITEM A WE'RE ALL GOOD. AND IT'S A
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STATE LAW. YEAH. AND IF I DO YOU MIND IF I JUST GO AHEAD. B B THIS IS THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD APPLY TO EVERY SPECIAL USE PERMIT. WE ONLY ALLOW SPECIAL USE PERMITS IN THESE JURISDICTIONS. IN THESE DISTRICTS, AS LISTED. THE ONLY MODIFICATION HERE IS THAT WE HAVE REMOVED THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT FROM BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR MARIJUANA. THE REST OF THIS MIRRORS THE LANGUAGE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS IN THE CODE FOR ANY SPECIAL USE PERMIT. SO CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT FOR US MEANS DOWNTOWN. YES, SIR.OKAY, SO THE BEE IS A CITY. CITY? YES. THE MY RECOMMENDATION ON THIS ONE WAS TO NOT TO USE AN ACRONYM CBD. ACTUALLY, I THINK SOMEONE ELSE SUGGESTED THAT TOO, AND I DID NOT MAKE THAT CHANGE.
I APOLOGIZE, I CAN SPELL IT OUT. YEAH. IN CBD IS A DEFINED TERM IN OUR CODE. SO IT WOULD THERE IS A DEFINITION IN THERE. SO BUT I SHOULD HAVE SPELLED THAT OUT I APOLOGIZE. IT'S ALSO THE REFERENCE TO THE MARIJUANA. OH YEAH. THAT'S NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT SIDE OF THINGS. YES SIR.
THAT WOULD BE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT NOT CANNABIS SOMETHING DERIVED. YES. YEAH OKAY. YEAH SORRY ABOUT THAT. IS THAT IS IT SOMETHING THAT IT'S NOT UP TO? SOUTHWEST. IT'S SHORT OF SOUTHWEST, I BELIEVE. AND IT HEADS DOWN. IT DOESN'T GET DOWN TO THE SKATING RINK, DOES IT? NO IT'S SHORT OF THAT. SO BASICALLY, WHAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER THE TRADITIONAL TOWN CENTER AREA, SIR. SO ANY OTHER MODIFICATIONS ON THAT PARTICULAR LINE ITEM B OKAY, SEE, AS MISS MOTT POINTED OUT, ALL OF THESE RESTRICTIONS, THE 500FT AND THE MEASUREMENT IS PER STATE LAW WITH REGARD TO THE OPIOID TREATMENT CENTERS, THE CHURCH, THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE PUBLIC PLAYGROUND, THE PUBLIC PARK OR SCHOOL, THE ONE ADDITION THAT IS NOT STATE LAW IS THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. SO FOR ITEM C, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS, I KNOW THAT IN CAUCUS WE TALKED ABOUT STANDALONE DAYCARES. IT WAS AN ITEM THAT WE MAY WANT TO ADD. YEAH. IN IN JUST BRIEFLY AS I WAS LOOKING AT THE CODE, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE FIRST I HAD SAW THAT I DO BELIEVE THAT IF THE SCHOOL HAD A DAYCARE THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THE PROHIBITION, HOWEVER, STANDALONE DAYCARES, AT LEAST IN MY LOOKING AT MY PHONE DURING CAUCUS, IF YOU DO NOT ADD THEM, THEY WOULD NOT BE WITHIN THE 500 OR THEY WOULD NOT BE A PROHIBITED PLACE UNDER THIS. ANY OBJECTIONS? GO AHEAD, MR. BERRY. YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO AMEND AND ADD THE WORD CHILD CARE CENTER, AFTER, BEFORE OR SCHOOL. SECOND, I'LL SECOND. SECOND. I HEARD A SECOND. MR. SIGRIST. HERE WE GO AGAIN. JUST TO PROVE THIS AMENDMENT. YES. THANK YOU. YES. YOU WANT IT IN? YES. OKAY MISS HAWK? YES. HOLT YES, BARRY? YES. YES BURROWS? YES. ANDERSON. YES ALL RIGHT, MR. ABBOTT. YES, I WAS MR. SIEGRIST ON ITEM C. YEAH. SO STEVEN OR MR. SMITH. YES, SIR. YOU OKAY WITH JUST THE LANGUAGE AS IT IS ON SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL OR JUST SAY ZONED SINGLE OR USE WE COULD I BELIEVE AS IT'S WRITTEN IT WOULD BE PROPERTY ZONED AND UTILIZED. HOWEVER WE COULD CERTAINLY CLARIFY THAT IN A DEFINITION SECTION IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT INTENT WAS, I SHOULD MAY I ADD ONE QUESTION ITEM ON THAT TOPIC, I JUST RAISED THE ISSUE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IF WE SAY ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES THAT THE 500FT, MAY BE PERCEIVED TO BE OVERLY EXCLUSIONARY. SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WORTH CONSIDERING. BUT I THINK I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION THAT IT SEEMS SOMEWHAT DISCRIMINATORY TO SAY THAT ONLY A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE PROPERTY WOULD NOT WANT A DISPENSARY TO BE THEIR NEIGHBOR. THEIR PROXIMATE NEIGHBOR. SO I JUST WANT TO RAISE THAT ISSUE OF THE BIAS THAT I THINK IS DISPLAYED BY CALLING OUT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ONLY. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN. GO AHEAD. NO, GO AHEA, MR. BERRY. YEAH. I MEAN, I'M GOING ALONG WITH WHAT, CHRISTINE MENTIONED THERE BECAUSE I MEAN, THERE'S I MEAN, IS THAT ANY OR OUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ANY MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAN OUR, PEOPLE THAT ARE RENTING, IN THAT TYPE OF THING? SO, I MEAN, I, I WOULDN'T SAY RESIDENTIAL
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PERIOD, BUT THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHT. MR. HOLT, THIS IS GOING TO BE A QUESTION FIRST. SO MR. SMITH, IF WE STRUCK SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL FROM THE WORDING, WE WOULD STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT AT A LATER TIME. YES, I WHAT YOU'RE. I BELIEVE WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS WHAT WAS CAME UP IN CAUCUS. THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS, IF ADOPTED, WOULD BECOME PART OF OUR CODIFIED ORDINANCES. COUNCIL MAKES THE LAWS IN THE CITY OF GROVE. CITY COUNCIL ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO VARY FROM THE LAWS IN CIRCUMSTANCES AND WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE. WE DO THAT FOR OPEN CONTAINER FOR VARIOUS EVENTS ALLOWING ALCOHOL AND PARKS AND EVENTS. SO YES, YOU WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO VARY FROM THEM.THE PROBLEM YOU WOULD HAVE, SIR, IS THAT IF YOU HAD AN APPLICANT WHO READ THIS, THEY WOULD THINK THAT IT'S PROHIBITED. IF IT WENT THROUGH OUR PROCESS, IT'S GOING TO BE RECOMMENDED AS DENIAL AT EVERY STEP, BECAUSE SPECIAL USE PERMIT WILL STILL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS UNTIL IT GETS TO YOU, AND THEN YOU WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO OVERRIDE WHAT YOU HAVE ENACTED AS A CODE SECTION.
SO BY BY LEAVING IT IN THERE WITH THE INTENT OF DOING IT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, YOU DO CREATE KIND OF AN UNCERTAINTY. AND FROM THE DEVELOPER STANDPOINT, AND FRANKLY, FROM THE PROCESS STANDPOINT, IT WOULD KIND OF BE DIFFICULT, SIR. YEAH. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE FINITE MEASUREMENT. I MEAN, IN FRONT OF US, WE HAVE A COUPLE THAT 485FT. OKAY, THAT SOUNDS CLOSE ENOUGH, 72FT. BUT YOU KNOW, AND, SIR, THERE'S THE 500FT. WE LUMPED IT IN HERE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER MEASUREMENTS. BUT FRANKLY, THAT MEASUREMENT CAN BE WHATEVER THIS COUNCIL DESIRES. SIR. OKAY. TAKE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. MR. SIEGRIST? YES SO WOULD WOULD EVERYONE BE OKAY IF WE JUST STRUCK SINGLE FAMILY FROM IT AND JUST LEFT IT AT RESIDENTIAL? YES. FORM THAT IN AN AMENDMENT PROCESS AND WE'LL TELL YOU I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE MAKE AN AMENDMENT HERE TO JUST STRIKE SINGLE FAMILY AND LEAVE IT. SECOND, RESIDENTIAL. AND THEY DID IT AND LEAVE IT. WHAT WHAT WAS IT? JUST LEAVE IT. THE WORD RESIDENTIAL IN THERE. BUT STRIKE THE WORD SINGLE DASHED SINGLE FAMILY. IT THE ONLY OTHER SUGGESTION AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE ALREADY DONE A MOTION A SECOND WHICH YOU COULD AMEND. AND SECOND IS, IF YOU WISH TO DO THAT, YOU WOULD SAY RESIDENTIAL USE. THEREFORE, ANY PROPERTY THAT IS LEGALLY BEING USED AS A RESIDENTIAL USE WOULD QUALIFY. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I WILL MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT TO MODIFY IT, TO MAKE IT RESIDENTIAL USE. SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON. CAN I CLARIFY AGAIN? SO THE AMENDMENT IS OUT THERE TO CHANGE THE WORDING TO SINGLE FAMILY FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO RESIDENTIAL USE. SO THAT'S ONE WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON. BUT TWO SAY IN THE INSTANCE THAT PASSES. AND THAT'S THEN HOW C READS. IS IT MY UNDERSTANDING AGAIN THAT A SPECIAL USE PERMIT THAT COULD STILL CHANGE, THAT WHAT COULD HAPPEN THEORETICALLY UNDER MR. HOLTZ HIGH OR HYPOTHETICAL IS THAT SOMEONE COULD GO THROUGH THE PROCESS KNOWING THAT THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST THEM, BUT THEN GET IN FRONT OF COUNCIL TO PLEAD THEIR CASE AS TO WHY THAT REQUIREMENT SHOULD BE WAIVED. AND COUNCIL WOULD ALWAYS HAVE THE ABILITY TO WAIVE A REQUIREMENT. SO WE'RE ON THE QUESTION, MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO SAY RESIDENTIAL USE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MOTION ON THE FLOOR? I SEE FOR A VOTE? OKAY MISS HAWK, YES, MR. HOLT? NO MARY. YES, YOU. YES. ROSE? NO.
HENDERSON YES. YES OKAY. THE MAIN MOTION NOW WILL READ THAT IN SECTION C, SINGLE FAMILY IS
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TO BE STRICKEN. AND IT WILL NOW READ RESIDENTIAL USE IN CHILD DAYCARE. AND THE CHILD DAYCARE.WE TOOK CARE OF THAT. YEAH, I KNOW, THAT'S A WHOLE. SO DO WE UNDERSTAND? SO DO WE UNDERSTAND NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH C? WE'RE NOT DONE YET. WE'RE STILL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OTHER POTENTIAL CHANGES. WE GOT TO HANDLE THIS. YOU HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR JUST THIS. IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. UNLESS YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT RESIDENTIAL USE.
OKAY I DON'T KNOW ANY OTHER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING RESIDENTIAL USE? MY ONLY COMMENT IS I THINK THAT 500FT IS TOO MUCH AND I NEED MORE. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN A COMMUNITY THAT'S ALREADY DEVELOPED AND WE ALREADY HAVE EXISTING BUSINESSES AND NEIGHBORHOODS, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH JUST PROTECTING THE CHURCH, PUBLIC LIBRARY, PLAYGROUNDS, CHILDCARE AND THEN DECIDING ON THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT PROCESS, WHETHER I THINK THAT'S AN APPROPRIATE PLACE OR NOT. WITHOUT FINITE RESTRICTIONS OF FOOTAGE. OKAY BUT THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW, YES. SIMPLY TO CHANGE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO RESIDENTIAL USE.
YES. THE LAST MOTION WAS TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT. NOW YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.
LET ME JUST WE VOTED TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT. SO NOW WE'RE VOTING TO APPROVE THE AMENDED AMENDED AMENDMENT. AND THEN WE CAN GO BACK TO THE NEXT ONE. OKAY. YES. WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE, MR. HOLT. NO. MR. BERRY. YES, YOU. YES, BURROWS. NO ANDERSON. YES SIGRIST. YES. OUT.
YES SO NOW SEE, SAYS NO. MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA RETAILERS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN 500FT, MEASURED FROM THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PARCEL OF AN OPIOID TREATMENT CENTER.
RESIDENTIAL USE CHURCH, PUBLIC LIBRARY, PUBLIC PLAYGROUND, PUBLIC PARK OR SCHOOL OR CHILD CARE FACILITY. AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FURTHER AMENDMENT. PROBABLY WON'T GO VERY FAR. I'D LIKE TO AMEND AND STRIKE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE. WE JUST VOTED ON THAT. NO, WE CHANGED THE WORDING OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENT TO RESIDENTIAL USE. I'M AMENDING THAT TO JUST STRIKE RESIDENTIAL USE. PERIOD. SECOND. DISCUSSION DISCUSSION. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, I THINK IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE CLARITY, I WOULD BE FAR MORE COMFORTABLE WITH OUR ESTABLISHING A DIFFERENT BOUNDARY. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO BE MORE ACCOMMODATING IN TERMS OF THE AREAS OF AVAILABILITY, I STILL THINK THAT IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE IN THIS PROCESS FOR US TO GIVE PEOPLE SOME OVERARCHING CLARITY ABOUT, WE DON'T WANT TO, HAVE RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNERS PUT IN A POSITION WHERE THEY ARE, JUST A LITTLE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT TO A MARIJUANA DISPENSARY. AND SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE THAT IN MY IN MY MIND, THE WORK SHOULD BE ON WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD BOUNDARY TO HAVE FOR THAT IF WE WANT TO SEPARATE OUT, SINGLE FAMILY, I MEAN, RESIDENTIAL USE. SORRY, RESIDENTIAL USE. MR. HOLT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONSIDER. NO I'M ACKNOWLEDGING THAT'S A GOOD COMMENT. OKAY, THERE'S ABOUT, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO AMEND C TO STRIKE THE WORD RESIDENTIAL USE AND A SECOND, SO THE COMMENTS HAVE TO BE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO STRIKE THOSE WORDS. CAN I MAKE A YES COMMENT QUESTION KIND OF TO YOUR POINT, PRESIDENT HAWK. RANDY, YOU HAD ASKED FOR THE RESIDENTIAL USE TO BE STRUCK. IS IT A THOUGHT THAT THAT, 500FT, DO WE. OKAY FOR THE STATE, DO WE HAVE TO KEEP 500FT BECAUSE OF CHURCHES, PUBLIC LIBRARIES, ANY OF THAT? NO. YOU CAN MAKE IT WHATEVER YOU DESIRE. OKAY OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT
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WAS MY QUESTION. THANK YOU. MR. HOLT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED WITH A VOTE? YES. OKAY MISS KELLY, MR. BARRY. NO, MR. DUKE, NO. MR. BURROWS, NO. MS. ANDERSON, NO. MR. SIGRIST, NO.MR. MRS. HAWK. NO. MR. HOLT, I HAVE TO VOTE. YES I'D LIKE TO MAKE ANOTHER AMENDMENT, RESIDENTIAL USE REMAINS, BUT CHANGE THE BOUNDARY. TO TWO 52ND. DISCUSSION MR. BARRY.
OKAY, HERE'S WHERE I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH CHANGING THE BOUNDARIES AND CHANGING THESE PERIMETER PERIMETERS. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ALREADY LIVE IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. CORRECT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO PASS TONIGHT AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE. AND WE'RE TELLING PEOPLE AND PUT YOURSELVES IN THIS SITUATION THAT YOU COULD BE LIVING NEXT TO ONE OF THESE FACILITIES. SO IF EACH OF YOU ARE OKAY WITH LIVING NEXT TO ONE OF THESE FACILITIES, THEN I SAY, GO AHEAD AND SHRINK IT TO 250. BUT IF YOU'RE NOT, I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE PARAMETERS OF 500. THAT WAY THEY CAN ASK FOR THEY CAN ASK FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. THEY CAN ASK COUNCIL TO COME BACK AND CHANGE IT. I'D RATHER HAVE MORE STRICTER RULES THAT THEY CAN COME BACK AND ASK US TO CHANGE SOMETHING. THEN TELL RESIDENTS THAT, HEY, YOU'RE NOW GOING TO LIVE WITHIN 250FT OF A USE THAT WAS NEVER INTENDED IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE FIRST PLACE. THAT'S MY ONLY POINT. AND IF I MAY, JUST TO PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, THAT ON THAT, SIR, IS THE VOTERS OF OHIO OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED THIS WITH NO RESTRICTIONS ON RESIDENTIAL. SO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S A DIFFICULT QUESTION, MADAM CHAIRMAN. AT THE SAME POINT IN TIME, WE ALL KNOW THAT WHEN, INITIATIVES ARE DRAFTED, THEY DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS IN THEM, OBVIOUSLY, OR ELSE WE WOULDN'T BE DEALING WITH THIS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MR. COMMENT, AS IT RELATES TO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL HOMES, I'VE MOVED 14 TIMES IN MY CAREER, AND EACH TIME WHEN I MOVE, I DO MY DILIGENCE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT SURROUNDS ME ON MY PROPERTY LINES. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WAKE UP AND ALL OF A SUDDEN DECIDE THAT A FARM FIELD ZONED RESIDENTIAL IS A PROBLEM. BUT IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR 10 OR 12 YEARS. THESE PEOPLE ALREADY EXIST. THIS CLOSE TO COMMERCIAL AND THOSE KIND OF ACTIVITIES. SO I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE WE HAVE A LIMIT, BUT I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE A RESTRAINING LIMIT THAT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT A BUSINESS THERE. SO I HAVE A COMMENT, QUESTION AND A COMMENT. YOU'RE SUGGESTING, MR. HOLT, TO CHANGE TWO 5500 TO 255 FROM 500FT TO 200FT FOR ALL OF THESE PARTICULAR. NO, NO RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY FOR RESIDENTIAL. SO IT WOULD SAY RESIDENTIAL USE WITHIN A BAND, WITHIN 250FT OF RESIDENTIAL. YOU DID SAY RESIDENTIAL USE? I THINK I DID, BUT THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. OKAY I WASN'T SURE IF I HEARD THAT.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THE MAYOR. YES, MA'AM. MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU, TO COUNTER WHAT MR. HOLT HAS EXPLAINED, ANALOGOUS TO A LIQUOR PERMIT, IF YOU CHANGE A LIQUOR PERMIT, YOU GET TO VOTE ON IT WITHIN YOUR PRECINCT. THIS. IT JUST GETS SLAMMED DOWN. AND HERE'S A MARIJUANA SHOP. SO IT'S NOT THE TYPICAL I MEAN, WE'VE WE'VE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE VOTERS THE ABILITY TO APPROVE, AS THEY WOULD WITH A LIQUOR PERMIT, THE INABILITY TO DO THE SAME THING WITH A MARIJUANA. SO IT TO ME IT YOU KEEP IT 500FT. IT'S CONSISTENT. IT'S THE WAY IT IS AND KEEP IT THAT WAY. CAN YOU CAN MR. MAYOR, CAN YOU EXPLAIN, A VOTE FOR LIQUOR PERMIT? I DON'T I THINK IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE A KIND OF LICENSE THAT YOU HAVE, IF YOU WANT TO OPEN UP ON SUNDAY, THE PRECINCT IN WHICH YOU'RE DOMICILED HAS TO VOTE ON THAT, PARTICULAR ITEM. YEAH, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT YOU HAVE THE VOTE IF YOU JUST WANT A LIQUOR PROMOTE LIQUOR PERMIT FOR YOUR ESTABLISHMENT. LIQUOR PERMIT? IT'S WHEN YOU CHANGE THE USE. AND I THINK SUNDAYS HAS ALSO CHANGED. I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE TO GO GET SIGNATURES AND PETITIONS FOR SUNDAY LICENSE EVERYWHERE ANYMORE. I DON'T KNOW THAT. ALL I'M SAYING IS WE HAVE SHIFTED FROM WHAT WAS A PRETTY DISCIPLINED SYSTEM OF LIQUOR PERMITS TO, ALLOWING ALMOST CARTE BLANCHE EXCEPT FOR THE 500 FOOT RESTRICTION. SO THE VOTERS
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OF GROVE CITY, AND WHETHER THEY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE MARIJUANA, HAVE DONE IT ON A VERY CARTE BLANCHE FOR THE STATE OF OHIO. BUT THEY HAVEN'T VOTED FOR THE CITY OF GROVE CITY, AND NOT YOU CAN'T REQUIRE THEM. NOW THAT'S THE HORSE IS OUT OF THE BARN. SO I'M TRYING TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS THERE THAT IN SOME CASES THEY MIGHT HAVE SOME OTHER SAFEGUARDS WHICH GO AWAY, WITH THE MARIJUANA. YEAH, I, I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD FACTUAL INFORMATION WHEN IT COMES TO LIQUOR VERSUS MARIJUANA, MR. SIEGRIST. YEAH, I'M JUST CONFIRMING THE EARLIER DISCUSSION, WE MENTIONED 500FT AND ONLY FOR THE RESIDENTIAL, BUT THE WAY THIS IS WRITTEN, IT'S FOR ALL THESE. YES, BUT WE THE MOTION IS JUST FOR THE RESIDENTIAL USE. WE CANNOT GO BELOW THE RESTRICTIONS ON. WE COULD NOT DO LESS THAN 500FT ON ANY OF THE OTHER USES, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE IN THAT WOULD BE IN CONFLICT WITH STATE LAW. SO WOULD IT BE A NEW SENTENCE OR. YES. SO YOU WOULD BE CREATING C1. YES. IN ESSENCE, SOMEWHERE SENTENCE SOMEWHERE NEW. YES, YES. SO 500 BACK TO 500 STAYS FOR ALL THESE OTHER ONES. AND WE'RE SPEAKING JUST TO RESIDENTIAL. THEN YES, SIR. THAT'S A MOTION YOU'RE CONSIDERING, MADAM CHAIRMAN. YES. I WOULD ALSO REMIND YOU THAT A NOTICE GOES OUT FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. SO LET'S SAY THAT A DISPENSARY DID WANT TO COME INTO INTO THE CITY AND THEY WANTED SOMETHING WAIVED. THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO NOTIFY THAT THOSE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA. AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME IN. THEY WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW, IF WE SHRINK THIS TO 250, WE JUST SHRINK THAT AND 250, 250 YARDS IS NOT 250. WHATEVER IT IS NOT A LOT OF DISTANCE. SO I'M JUST AGAIN, PUTTING YOU IN THE SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE NOT GIVEN PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.THEY 99.9% OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY DON'T KNOW. WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS RIGHT NOW. AND I'M JUST SAYING THAT WE NEED TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT IT. IF THERE IS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUIRED OR ASKED FOR. SO 500FT MAKES TOTAL SENSE, AND THEN THEY CAN DEBATE IT, OR AT LEAST BE NOTIFIED. NOBODY IS NOTIFIED OF THIS. RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE DOING THIS, WE'RE GOING TO PASS THIS AS AN EMERGENCY TONIGHT. I'M OU. WELL, THEY'VE KNOWN THEY'VE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS THIS LEGISLATION, BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT 99.9% OF THE COMMUNITY IS GOING ABOUT THEIR EVENING TONIGHT, NOT KNOWING THAT A DISPENSARY COULD BE LOCATED IN THEIR BACKYARD. WELL, THEY CAN GET NOTIFIED FOR 500FT. WOULDN'T THEY? BUT IF WE DON'T PASS THIS AS PRE AMENDMENT PEOPLE ABUTTING THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT GET NOTIFIED. NOPE, NOT ON SPECIAL USE. OKAY NO, THEY DON'T GET ANY SPECIAL NOTIFICATIONS LIKE THEY DO FOR A REZONING IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE. YEAH, I'M COMPARING IT TO REZONING. SORRY. SO MAY I. YES. TAKE A STAB AT THE AMENDMENT, MR. HOLT, DID YOU REQUEST THAT SECTION C BE AMENDED TO READ THE MEDICAL AND OR RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA RETAILERS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN 500FT, MEASURED FROM THE BOUNDARY OF THE PARCEL OF AN OPIOID TREATMENT CENTER, CHURCH, PUBLIC LIBRARY, PUBLIC PLAYGROUND, PUBLIC PARK, SCHOOL, CHILD CARE FACILITY, OR WITHIN 250FT OF A RESIDENTIAL USE.
CORRECT. THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THAT RECOMMENDED AMENDMENT? NO SEEING NONE. CAN WE CALL FOR A VOTE, MR. DU? YES MISS BURROUGHS. YES MISS ANDERSON. YES MR. SIGRIST, NO. MISS HOUK, NO. MR. HOLT. YES MR. BARRY? NO MOTION PASSES. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE, IS ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON C. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER D, ALL RETAIL DISPENSING OF MARIJUANA SHALL BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. AND THIS IS A LOCAL ADDITION NOT UNDER STATE LAW. SIR IS THAT CONTIGUOUS WITH DRIVE THROUGH OR CURBSIDE OR BECAUSE THERE'S ANOTHER ONE DOWN HERE FOR DRIVE IN WALK UP AND ALL THAT, IS THAT THE SAME OR IS THIS WHAT WHAT THIS WAS INTENDED TO ADDRESS, SIR, IS THE DRIVE THROUGH WALK UP ARE A DIFFERENT ANIMAL. THIS
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IS THE CURBSIDE DELIVERY TYPE. TRANSACTIONS SO JUST LET ME INTERPRET THAT A MINUTE. SO FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA, YOU COULDN'T ORDER AND AHEAD OF TIME AND HAVE CURBSIDE DELIVERY OR HAVE SOMEBODY RUN YOUR MATERIAL OUT TO YOUR CAR LIKE WE DO WITH GROCERY STORES AND PLACES LIKE THAT. UNDER THIS PROPOSAL, THE LANGUAGE IS IN HERE. YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO INTO THE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT TO CONDUCT THE TRANSACTION. MR. DO MADAM CHAIR, ON THE, PART C, I, I WAS KIND OF CONFUSED AND I'D LIKE TO CHANGE MY VOTE TO NOW. DO A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION, WOULDN'T WE? YOU CAN EITHER DO A MOTION TO RECONSIDER OR YOU CAN MAKE A NEW MOTION TO AMEND C AGAIN. DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE IT OR DO YOU WANT TO MAKE IT? GO AHEAD, I MAKE A MOTION TO CHANGE THE PREVIOUS BACK TO 500FT INSTEAD OF 250 FOR RESIDENTIAL. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND? ANY DISCUSSIO? SO THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO CHANGE THE LAST SENTENCE TO SAY OR WITHIN. TO STRIKE OR WITHIN 250FT OF RESIDENTIAL USE AND PUT RESIDENTIAL USE BACK IN. SO RESIDENTIAL USE WOULD GO BACK INTO THE 500FT MEASUREMENT. ARE WE READY? YES. GO CALL FOR A VOTE. YEAH. I'M SORRY, I JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO I'M SUPPOSED TO START WITH. SORRY, MISS BURROWS? NO, MISS ANDERSON.OKAY, TELL ME AGAIN. THIS IS CHANGING IT TO GO BACK TO 500, CORRECT? YES, IT WOULD GO BACK TO 500. YES. KEEP IT AT 250. WHAT KEEPS IT AT 250? NO NO. MR. SIGRIST. YES HOUCK. YES MR. HOLT? NO. MR. BARRY. YES. MR. DUERR. YES MOTION PASSES. OKAY. DO WE WANT TO MOVE ON TO D. I HAVE A SUGGESTION, MR. HOLT, IF THIS LEGISLATION PASSES AS WE JUST AMENDED, IT, BOTH OF THE DISPENSARIES IN CONSIDERATION WOULD BE DECLINED RIGHT NOW. SO WITH THAT IN THOUGHT, I THOUGHT MAYBE IT MIGHT BE A GOOD SUGGESTION JUST TO DO THIS WORK SOME OTHER TIME, SINCE THERE'S NO EMERGENCY ANYMORE. MADAM CHAIRMAN. YES? I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE BECAUSE NOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR WILL PROBABLY VOTE THEM NO. AND THEN THEY CAN ALSO APPEAL IT TO US AND BRING THEIR CONVERSATION TO, TO THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS IT IN AN OPEN PUBLIC MEETING WHERE WE DEFINITELY LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW, THAT THERE'S A DISPENSARY HERE, AND THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE ASKING US TO GIVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT ON. AND IF I MAY, MR. BARRY, JUST TO CLARIFY, ONE POINT IS PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD NOT DENY IT. THEY WOULD JUST RECOMMEND. NO, THEY'RE JUST RECOMMENDING. NO, BUT IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THEM TO COME FORTH WITH THEIR WITH THEIR WITH WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. THEY COULD ALSO RECOMMEND THAT IT BE DEFERRED OR KEEP GOING. IT'S JUST A IT WAS JUST A TIME SUGGESTION FOR ME AND TAKES THE EMERGENCY OUT OF THE SITUATION, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
SO IT SEEMS LIKE AN ITEM. C ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUE WE'RE HEARING WITH ALL THESE DIFFERENT MOTIONS AND AMENDMENTS IS THE 500FT. WHEN IT RELATES TO RESIDENTIAL USE. WE'VE HEARD 250. WE HEARD 500. ARE WE ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENT RECORD? OKAY RECOMMENDATION. ARE WE GOING TO JUST STICK WITH THI. OKAY SO ITEM D ALL RETAIL DISPENSING OF MARIJUANA SHALL BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. OR THAT IS A CITY ITEM. IT WOULD PROHIBIT ANY CURBSIDE. I WOULD MAKE AN AMENDMENT, A MOTION TO AMEND THAT TO ALLOW CURBSIDE FOR THOSE
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WHO CAN ORDER ONLINE WITH A MEDICAL RECOMMENDATION. RIGHT. IS THAT NOT A PRESCRIPTION? BUT IT IS NOT A PRESCRIPTION. IT'S NOT A PRESCRIPTION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DISABILITIES OR AN ABILITY TO GO INTO THE STORE. I'LL SECOND THAT ON THE ON THE ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT'S, IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN KROGER TAKING YOU KNOW, HELPING, HELPING PEOPLE, LESS FORTUNATE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T MAKE IT OUT OF THEIR CAR. SO THIS IS ABOUT SO ARE WE AMENDING IT? I'M SORRY. YES MADAM CHAIR. YES, I'M AMENDING D TO SAY WHAT IT DOESN'T IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. SO DO YOU WANT TO REMOVE D COMPLETELY? HOLD ON. DO YOU WANT TO AMEND IT. IT WOULD BE EASIER TO REMOVE D INSTEAD OF TRYING TO PARSE IT, ON RECOMMENDATION TO REMOVE D.MADAM CHAIRMAN, CAN I ASK FOR A CLARIFICATION, SO NOT I THINK ABOUT THIS. DOES THIS MEAN IF WE REMOVE D, DOES THIS MEAN THAT SOMEBODY COULD GO OUT IN THE LOT AND SELL STUFF IN THE LOT, OR WHAT. I MEAN, WHAT ARE WE DOING BY DOING THIS? YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT WE'RE NOT RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE A VENDOR GOING OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, GOING AROUND FROM CAR TO CAR, SELLING SOMETHING. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT. YEAH, I THINK WE WANTED TO GIVE THE ABILITY FOR CURBSIDE PICKUP. BUT HOW DO WE DO THAT AND CLARIFY A SPECIFIC UTILIZATION VERSUS REMOVING SOMETHING AND ALLOWING ANYTHING FOR HANDICAP ONLY? I DON'T. I THINK WE'RE STRUGGLING BECAUSE IT'S SO LOOSE. WHAT IT WHAT IT MEANS RIGHT NOW, WHAT IT MEANS, RIGHT NOW. YEAH. I MEAN, THE INTENT WHEN WE DRAFTED THIS WAS EVERYBODY WALKS IN THE STORE TO CONDUCT A TRANSACTION PERIOD.
THAT WAS THE INTENT HANDICAP. I MEAN, DO SOME OF THESE FACILITIES THOUGH, IN YOUR RESEARCH THAT YOU FOUND HAVE THE ABILITY TO SOMEBODY CAN PURCHASE IT ONLINE FOR A PICKUP? WE TRIED I BELIEVE, THE ONE USE OR THE ONE VENDOR WE MET WITH WITH TAMMY AND I, THEY DID HAVE CURBSIDE PICKUP SPOTS. I THOUGHT SHE SHOWED THAT ON ONE OF THE DIAGRAMS. YES, MOST MOST OF THEM DO. I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THE MECHANICS OF HOW THE CURBSIDE I. MADAM CHAIRMAN, IN THIS REGARD. YES, MR. BARRY. JUST A THOUGHT. MAYBE WE SHOULD WAIT ON THAT ONE UNTIL WE FIGURE IT OUT. WE CAN LEAVE IT IN THERE AS NO. AND THEN IF THEY COME TO US WITH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT SAYING, HEY, CAN WE DO THIS AND THIS IS THE PARAMETERS, THEN WE CAN APPROVE THAT, THAT SPECIAL THING. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO CHANGE IT WITHOUT KNOWING HOW THE BUSINESS WORKS. ARE YOU WITHDRAWING YOUR SECOND? I'M WITHDRAWING MY SECOND. MR. BURROWS, ARE YOU WITHDRAWING YOUR MOTION? YES. I'LL WITHDRAW THE MOTION. IT'S. IT'S ALMOST COVERED IN S. WE CAN BETTER.
OKAY NEXT ITEM. IF I MAY. NOW THAT I'M LOOKING AT THIS, IT. IF YOU REMOVE D I THINK E WOULD STILL KEEP PEOPLE FROM SELLING MARIJUANA IN THE PARKING LOT, JUST. THAT'S A COMMENT. MR. MISS HAWK? YEAH, I JUST I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHERE YOU WERE GOING WITH THIS IS THAT WE'RE WE'RE THE TRANSACTION CANNOT OCCUR IN THE PARKING LOT, RIGHT? IT ISN'T ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR ONE IS TRANSACTIONAL VERSUS, HE IS DELIVERY. YES. D STANDS FOR DELIVERY. RIGHT. THE TRANSACTIONS ALREADY HAPPENED. IT'S JUST THE DELIVERY. THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE STORE. I DON'T KNOW, I THINK WE'RE SPLITTING HAIRS. OKAY. SO ON ITEM D THE MOST I WOULD STILL LET'S GO BACK AND I WOULD STILL MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE THAT BECAUSE I THINK WE CAN. AS YOU SAID, MR. SMITH IS COVERING. HE WOULD COVER THE OUTDOOR SALES. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY IS THERE A SECOND TO THIS MOTION? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENTS ON D. CALL FOR A VOTE AGAIN, MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS TO REMOVE D ALL RETAIL DISPENSARY DISPENSING OF MARIJUANA SHALL BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. AS ANDERSON. YES. MR. SIGRIST. YES SAOC. YES MR. HOLT. YES. MR. BARRY YES. MR. DU. YES
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MISS. BURROUGHS. YES. OKAY. E THERE SHALL BE NO OUTDOOR SALES OR STORAGE OF ANY KIND ASSOCIATED WITH THE MARIJUANA BUSINESS. THIS IS A PROVISION THAT IS FAIRLY STANDARD IN OUR SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN TERMS OF OUTDOOR TENT SALES. ET CETERA. STORAGE OF OUTDOOR MATERIALS. SO THIS IS FAIRLY CONSISTENT. IT'S A LOCAL EDITION, BUT CONSISTENT WITH MANY OF OUR ZONING DISTRICTS. AND THIS IS A CITY ITEM. YES COMMENTS. SEEING NONE F THE USE OF MARIJUANA PRODUCTS SHALL BE PROHIBITED ON THE PREMISE. MR. SMITH, IS THAT A STATE OR CITY? THAT IS CITY THAT WOULD WOULD KEEP PEOPLE FROM LOITERING IN THE PARKING LOTS AND USING THE ITEMS THEY PURCHASE WHILE STILL ON THE PREMISES. COMMENTS. ARE YOU ALLOWED TO DRINK ALCOHOL IN THE PARKING LOT OF A CARRYOUT? NO SIR, THAT'D BE OUTDOOR. SO THAT WAS A RHETORICAL QUESTION. I'M SORRY I MEAN, I'M JUST SAYING THAT THAT MAKES SENSE. THEN MAKES SENSE. OKAY G, NO FREE SAMPLES MAY BE GIVEN OUT BY THE RETAILER. MR. SMITH, I AM 99% SURE. UNDER STATE LAW, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE ANY MARIJUANA AWAY. SO I DON'T THINK THIS WOULD BE ANY DIFFERENT.YEAH, LIQUOR LAWS DON'T ALLOW FOR A FREE BEER, BUT THEY DO ALLOW FOR DISCOUNTED BEER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL. ALL RIGHT H A MEDICAL AND OR RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA RETAILER SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO USE AMPLIFIED MUSIC THAT IS AUDIBLE OUTSIDE OF THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. I THINK THIS STARTED AS HE SAID BEFORE, IT STARTED WITH THE STATE AND HE'S JUST CONTINUING IT ON. SO THIS IS IN THE STATE CODE, OR IT JUST WAS IN THE OPENINGS OF THE. THIS WAS THE STATE HAD MANDATED THIS FOR THE OPENINGS OF ALL OF THE MARIJUANA FACILITIES. THEY DID NOT WANT TO HAVE A PARTY ATMOSPHERE. AND THEY PROHIBITED OUTDOOR MUSIC AND WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER BUSINESSES IN TOWN IN TERMS OF WHERE AMPLIFIED MUSIC CAN BE PLAYED. SO THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT, MAYBE A BIT MORE RESTRICTIVE BUT CONSISTENT.
COMMENTS ALL RIGHT I FOOD TRUCKS ARE PROHIBITED ON THE PREMISES. THIS WAS A LOCAL EDITION TO NOT HAVE SOME TYPE OF FOOD TRUCK EVENT SLASH PARTY IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE MARIJUANA DISPENSARY.
ARE THEY ALLOWED IN ALCOHOL ESTABLISHMENTS AND BARS? YES SIR. THEY ARE. YOU HAVE TO GET A PERMIT. YOU HAVE TO GET A PERMIT. BUT YES, THEY ARE. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THIS SOUNDS DISCRIMINATORY TO ME. AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE STRIKE THIS ONE. I'LL SECOND. COMMENTS.
YES COMMENT. MISS HENDERSON, SAY WE KEEP IT IN HERE. COULD A VENDOR COME FORWARD AND ASK FOR A PERMIT? NO THEY CAN'T EVEN ASK FOR A PERMIT NOW BECAUSE FOOD TRUCK PERMITS ARE ARE APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY AND THE ADMINISTRATION'S HANDS WOULD BE TIED TO SAY NO. OKAY ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. YEP THANKS, MADAM CHAIR. YES MAYOR, AGAIN, JUST TO REMIND ALL OF US, WE'RE IN A KIND OF A SCRAMBLING MODE, AND THESE THINGS CAN BE CHANGED LATER. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE NOT PUTTING IN THIS IS A DEFINITION OF THE LOGISTICS WITHIN THE PARKING LOT AND OVERFLOW PARKING OVERFLOW CUSTOMERS OR SOME OF THE THINGS WE KNOW WILL HAPPEN. AND SO TRYING TO EVEN THINK ABOUT HAVING A FOOD TRUCK OR ANYTHING ELSE ON THE PREMISE, I THINK IS NOT THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT. JUST LEAVE IT ALONE AND GET ON WITH IT, BECAUSE THERE THERE ARE SOME LOGISTICAL ITEMS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE MARIJUANA SALES. MOTION ON THE FLOOR HAS BEEN SECOND CALL FOR A VOTE. MR. SIEGRIST NO. MISS HOUCK. YES MR. HOLT? YES, MR. BARRY? NO. MR.
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DUE. NO MISS BURROWS, NO. MS. ANDERSON. NO OKAY. ALL RIGHT, I REMAINS OKAY. J NO MERCHANDISE OR PICTURES OF PRODUCTS SHALL BE VISIBLE THROUGH GLASS WINDOWS OR DOORS BY A PERSON OF NORMAL VISUAL ACUITY STANDING AT THE OUTSIDE PERIMETER OF THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. THIS IS A LOCAL EDITION. AND THERE'S TWO PARTS TO THIS. FIRST IS THE NO PICTURES OF PRODUCTS THAT WOULD BE SIGNAGE AND ADVERTISING. SO PROBABLY NOT A PERMITTED ALREADY, THE OTHER INTENT WAS FOR THE MERCHANDISE BEING SOLD AND THIS IS MORE OF A SECURITY THING. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAD TO GO IN THE STORE AND NOT JUST WALK BY TO SEE WHAT'S THERE TO BREAK IN LATER. SO WE DID LOOK AT THIS FROM A SECURITY PERSPECTIVE THAT YOU COULD NOT SEE THE MERCHANDISE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE STORE. ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. EXTERIOR SIGNAGE SHALL BE LIMITED TO WORDS ONLY AND NO DESCRIPTIVE DESCRIPTIONS OF MARIJUANA OR ANY OF ITS DERIVATIVE RELATIVE PRODUCTS. MULTI-LIGHT OR FLASHING SIGNS ARE ALSO PROHIBITED AND THIS IS LOCAL. ALSO WE SAW SOME UNBELIEVABLY CREATIVE SIGNS USING POT LEAVES AND OTHER CARICATURE SLASH COMICAL NATURE AND SIGNS, AND WE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS USE. WE WOULD LEAVE IT TO WORDS ONLY. THAT WAS THE INTENT. ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, NEXT ONE. NO COLORED OR FLASHING INTERIOR LIGHTS, THIS ONE WAS BECAUSE OF WE WANTED THE. AND APPARENTLY YOU'VE ALREADY GONE BY IT. THE NOT SEEING MERCHANDISE. WE DIDN'T WANT A STROBE LIGHT INSIDE ATTRACTING PEOPLE. ET CETERA. WE WANTED THIS TO BE FAIRLY LOW KEY IN TERMS OF COMMERCIAL USES. THIS IS LOCAL. THIS IS NOT A STATE REQUIREMENT.COMMENTS M LOADING AREAS AND LOADING DOCKS SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE SIDE OR REAR OF THE LOT AND SHALL BE SCREENED BY SOLID DECORATIVE WALLS. LOCAL RESTRICTION BUT CONSISTENT WITH MOST OF OUR BUSINESS DISTRICTS IN TERMS OF SCREENING OF MECHANICALS AND LOADING, ETC.
COMMENTS. AND HOURS OF OPERATION SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE HOURS BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 9 P.M, THIS MIRROR STATE LAW. IS THAT MAX? AS FAR AS THE EARLIEST THEY CAN STAY, THAT IS OPEN AND THE STATE LAW IS 7 TO 9, RIGHT NOW. IT COULD BE SHORTER, THOUGH, RIGHT? IT COULD BE SHORTER. THAT IS CORRECT. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL ON THAT ONE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ONE. OH ALL ENTRANCES TO THE PREMISES SHALL BE LOCKED AT ALL TIMES WITH ENTRY CONTROLLED BY THE PREMISES, MANAGERS AND STAFF. ALL POINTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO A TO A PREMISES SHALL ENSURE THE USE OF COMMERCIAL GRADE NON RESIDENTIAL DOOR AND OR WINDOW LOCKS. THIS IS LOCAL AND THIS IS IN LIGHT OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE FROM PUBLIC SAFETY OF BEING AN ALL CASH BUSINESS TO ENSURE AN EXTRA LEVEL OF SECURITY THAT FRANKLY, OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS JUST DON'T NEED. MR. SIEGRIST. YES. CAN I ASK FOR CLARIFICATION? SO DO YOU MEAN LITERALLY LOCKED LIKE, YES, THEY HAVE TO, BUT SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO LET YOU IN. A LOT OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS, AT LEAST THE ONES I READ ABOUT ONLINE, HAVE THE WHERE THEY CALL THEM THE MAN TRAP, WHERE YOU CAN GET IN ONE SET OF DOORS. SOMEONE HAS TO BUZZ YOU IN TO GET INTO THE SECOND SET OF DOORS BEFORE YOU CAN ENTER THE FACILITY. SO SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, OR HAVE THE FRONT DOOR LOCKED AND SOMEONE HAS TO BUZZ YOU TO LET YOU IN TO CONTROL ACCESS. MADAM CHAIRMAN. YES, MR. BERRY, JUST TO HELP MR. SECRET, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO MEYERS JEWELERS, I'M. YOU KNOW, YOUR WIFE MAY WANT YOU TO GO THERE SOMETIME, BUT IT'S THE SAME WAY I WAS GOING TO MENTION MINE, SO THANKS FOR THAT CLARIFICATION, MR. BERRY. SO TO SO TO CLARIFY, AND I HAVE BEEN TO MEYERS JEWELRY SO YOU CAN GET INTO THE MAIN LIKE THE MAIN LITTLE ENTRANCEWAY AND THEN TO GET INTO THE MAIN BUILDING, THAT'S, THAT'S THE DOOR THAT'S LOCKED. RIGHT. OR THE AND IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING THAT THIS IS. OH. OR IT COULD BE EITHER WAY THEY COULD EITHER HAVE A CONTROLLED ACCESS ON THE EXTERIOR DOOR IF THEY DO NOT HAVE A LOBBY LIKE THE JEWELRY DOES, OR THEY COULD HAVE A CONTROLLED ACCESS POINT FOLLOWING A LOBBY WHERE SOMEONE COULD GO IN AND GET OUT OF THE RAIN. BECAUSE THIS RIGHT HERE
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SAYS ALL ENTRANCES TO PREMISES. YEAH, BUT IF THEY DID THE SECURITY LOCK WITH THE MAN TRAP THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, I THINK THAT WE DID CONTEMPLATE THAT IN HERE. SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED. MR. SIEGRIST I APOLOGIZE. THIS IS A DUMB QUESTION, BUT. CLEARLY THIS ENTITY, THESE COUPLE ENTITIES THAT ARE APPLYING, ARE THEY GOING TO SELL MEDICAL MARIJUANA? YES. AND SOMEONE'S GOING TO PURCHASE IT. AND SOME SENIOR IS GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS. IS THIS COMMON WHEN PEOPLE BUY MEDICAL MARIJUANA. IS THIS THIS THIS IS A SOLD AT WEST SIDE I HEARD IT, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY GO THROUGH THESE DOUBLE GATED THINGS TO GO BUY MEDICAL OR OR IT'S A RESTRICTED ACCESS ONLINE. RESEARCHING THIS SIR, I LEARNED MORE ABOUT THESE ESTABLISHMENTS THAN I EVER CARED TO. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS TYPE OF RESTRICTION IS OUT OF THE ORDINARY IN THIS BUSINESS AT ALL. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I WOULD AGREE WITH MR. SMITH. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON IT AS WELL AND THAT'S COMMON AND PART OF IT.MR. SIEGRIST IS THIS IS JUST SUCH A UNIQUE BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THE CASH NATURE OF IT, BECAUSE IT'S STILL PROHIBITED UNDER FEDERAL LAW THAT ALL CASH BUSINESSES, THEY HAVE A MUCH HIGHER SECURITY FOOTPRINT THAN WHAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER A NORMAL COMMERCIAL STORE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU CAN TELL I'M A VERY INEXPERIENCED HERE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WAS OH. AND EVERYBODY IS OKAY WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT OKAY P NO LOTTERY. LOTTERY. NO LOTTERY LOITERING LOITERING SIGNS SHALL BE POSTED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE PREMISES, THIS IS LOCAL. THIS WAS TO STOP, IN ESSENCE, PEOPLE JUST HANGING OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, ONE OF PART OF THE RESEARCH I DID. AND TAMMY, WE MET WITH, WHAT WAS IT, 1 OR 2? COUPLE. COUPLE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT MARIJUANA THAT I DIDN'T KNOW IS THEY ARE A FAIRLY HIGH TRAFFIC AREA IN TERMS OF PARKING. THEY'RE VERY PARKING INTENSIVE. SO WE ARE TRYING TO LEAVE THE PARKING FOR THE CUSTOMERS AND TO NOT HAVE PEOPLE JUST HANGING OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, THE ONES THAT WE SAW FROM THE SLIDES IN MICHIGAN, THOSE STORES HAD TO BUY ADDITIONAL PARKING LOTS TO ACCOMMODATE JUST THE CUSTOMERS. SO WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM JUST HANGING OUT AT THE DISPENSARY AND LEAVE IT FOR THE CUSTOMER PARKING. MADAM CHAIR. YES, MR. HOLT, JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS, THOUGH, IF YOU CAN ONLY LET ONE PERSON IN AT A TIME THROUGH THE LOCKED DOORS WITH FIVE CONCURRENT, WE DO NOT HAVE. WE SAID THE DOORS HAVE TO BE LOCKED AND CONTROLLED. WE DO NOT HAVE A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT CAN GO IN, SIR. OKAY. BUT WITH A MAN TRAP. WELL, YES, THERE WILL BE THREE PEOPLE STANDING OUTSIDE WAITING TO GO IN. THE MAN TRAP. IF SOMEONE IS WAITING TO GO IN AND PATRONIZE THE FACILITY, WE WOULD NOT CONSIDER THAT LOITERING. WE WOULD CONSIDER THAT WAITING IN LINE. BUT THERE IS NO LIMIT AS FAR AS I KNOW, UNDER STATE LAW, IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WHO CAN BE PRESENT IN THE STORE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SO THIS IS JUST, LIKE I SAID, TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM JUST RANDOMLY HANGING OUT THE PROPERTY WHERE YOU SEE THE KIDS PULL UP TO THE PARKING LOTS AND DO THEIR CAR THING OR WHATEVER, JUST SUGGESTING THAT THAT I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A LINE IS ALL I'M SAYING HERE. SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T CONSIDER A LINE BAD IF THEY ONLY, NOT THAT I'VE EVER BEEN TO ANY OF THESE STORE, BUT THEY ONLY LET 1 OR 2 PEOPLE IN AT A TIME BECAUSE YOU DEAL PERSONALLY WITH A PHARMACIST TYPE PERSON, THEY DON'T LET 20 PEOPLE IN AND THEN WAIT ON THE NEXT PERSON. THEY BRING YOU IN THE DOOR, THEY WAIT ON YOU, YOU LEAVE. THEY BRING ANOTHER PERSON IN THE DOOR. THEY WAIT ON THEM.
THEY LEAVE. MADAM CHAIRMAN. YES, MR. BAIRD, THE ONE THING THAT I THINK THIS DOES HELP WITH, RANDY, IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THEY USED TO HAVE AT GUN SHOWS IS THEY WOULD HAVE PEOPLE LOITERING IN THE PARKING LOTS, BUYING WEAPONS FROM THE PEOPLE THAT WERE JUST THERE. AND THEY'D STAND THERE AND BADGER THEM AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE THIS. YEAH, I'M OKAY WITH NO LOITERING. I JUST SAY, WE HAVE TO FIGURE WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHAT IN MR. YOU SEE, TEN PEOPLE STANDING OUTSIDE THE DOOR MIGHT THEY MIGHT NOT BE LOITERING. YEAH. AND IF YOU HAVE CUSTOMERS WHO ARE WAITING TO ACCESS THE FACILITY, WE WOULD NOT CONSIDER THAT LOITERING UNDER OUR CODE. OKAY ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. Q THE PREMISES SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A FUNCTIONAL AUDIBLE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLED ON ALL
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PERIMETER, PERIMETER, ENTRY POINTS AND PERIMETER WINDOWS. AND I WILL TELL YOU IF I IF I MAY COMBINE Q AND R PURELY OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, DUE TO THE AS I SAID, CASH NATURE OF THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES. FIRST OF ALL, WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THEY'RE ALREADY UNBELIEVABLY SECURITY CONSCIOUS IN TERMS OF PROTECTING THEIR FACILITIES, THIS IS JUST TO HELP OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH THE FIRST WITH THE ALARM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HEAR IT. AND IT'S CLEAR, AND TO UNDER R FOR THE, THE CAMERAS JUST SO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE GOOD VIDEO QUALITY IN THE EVENT THAT WE DID HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION RESULTING FROM SOME TYPE OF INCIDENT, THAT WE WOULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF VIDEO. MOST STORES HAVE THIS ANYWAY. I MEAN, LIKE I SAID, GO ON GROCERY CONNECT. YOU CAN SEE SOMEONE POSTED ABOUT EVERY DAY STEALING FROM SOMEWHERE. SO WE BELIEVE THIS IS JUST CONSISTENT WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS. SO THIS IS A CITY LOCAL. THIS IS CITY.OKAY. ANY COMMENTS ON THAT ONE. ALL RIGHT. OUR 24 HOUR FIXED CAMERA VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SHALL BE REQUIRED AT ALL COMMERCIAL MARIJUANA FACILITIES AND DIGITAL STORAGE IN THE CLOUD OR OTHER OFFSITE METHOD OF RECORDING SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR 30 DAYS AFTER RECORDING. FURTHER, THAT RECORDING IS OF A SIGNIFICANT QUALITY TO PROVIDE IDENTIFICATION OF ANY INDIVIDUAL BEING RECORDED, AND THAT THE SURVEILLANCE COVERS EVERY INTERIOR AREA, EXCLUDING RESTROOMS AND OTHER AREAS. WITH THE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY AND ROOM AND ADJACENT PERIMETER AREAS WITHIN A MINIMUM OF FIVE 50FT, AND ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS NOT TO INFRINGE UPON ANY ANYONE'S PRIVACY RIGHTS. BUYING A LEGAL SUBSTANCE IN OHIO. THIS IS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.
IT WOULD REQUIRE US TO GET A WARRANT OR A SUBPOENA TO ACCESS THESE RECORDS IF NEED BE. IN WHICH CASE WE WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR DOING SO, I.E. SOME TYPE OF CRIME COMMITTED THERE. AND THAT IS A CITY. THAT IS CITY. YES AND NO ONE ELSE COULD ACCESS THOSE VIDEOS. OBVIOUSLY, IT WOULD JUST BE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY THAT WOULD HAVE. I'D NEVER BET ON THE HACKERS THAT ARE OUT THERE, BUT LEGALLY NO ONE ELSE. WE'RE NOT. OUR INTENT IS NOT TO MAKE THESE FREELY ACCESSIBLE. IT'S JUST WE WANT TO HAVE THEM IN CASE LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS THEM AT A LATER DATE. THANKS. COMMENTS ALL RIGHT. NEXT ONE. ONE. WHAT IS THAT? S DRIVE IN, DRIVE THROUGH OR WALK UP WINDOWS WHERE RETAIL SALES OF MARIJUANA OR MARIJUANA PRODUCTS ARE SOLD TO PERSONS OR PERSONS WITH WITHIN OR ABOUT A MOTOR VEHICLE ARE PROHIBITED. THIS IS. I'M SORRY. I WAS JUST, LIKE, LOOKING AROUND, WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO TALK, AND I REALIZED THAT'S ME, THIS IS A LOCAL RESTRICTION THAT WE HAVE THAT WE ADDED. THIS IS NOT IN STATE LAW. AND AS MISS MOTT DID INDICATE EARLIER, SHE IS CORRECT THAT IF THIS PROVISION DID NOT EXIST HERE, THERE WOULD BE A SEPARATE SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SOMEONE SEEKING A DRIVE THROUGH WITH ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. AND EVEN WITH THIS PROVISION, YOU CANNOT GET A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE THROUGH. THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU. CAN YOU BUY LIQUOR IN A DRIVE THROUGH? YES, SIR. WELL, YOU CAN BUY BEER. YOU CAN BUY BEER, RIGHT? BUY BEER. YOU CAN'T BUY HARD LIQUOR, BUT NOT HARD LIQUOR. BUT NOT LIQUOR. BEER. WINE. NOT SPIRITS. COMMENTS SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT AN AMENDMENT FOR AN AMENDMENT SINCE IT'S COVERED IN OTHER EXISTING DRIVING PROVISIONS, I THINK WE SHOULD. WE COULD STRIKE THIS ITEM FROM HERE FOR THE DRIVE IN. LET ME JUST THINK IT ALSO HAS WALK UP RETAIL SALES. AND I WILL TELL YOU, I DON'T KNOW IF THE MARIJUANA BUSINESS IS DIFFERENT. SIR BUT MOST PLACES THAT HAVE DRIVE THRUS FOR EMPLOYEE SAFETY WILL PROHIBIT WALK UP USERS FROM UTILIZING THOSE DRIVE THRUS. SO YOU CAN'T EVEN DO THAT AT MCDONALD'S. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S FOR THE SAFETY OF THE EMPLOYEES AND FOR THE PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH DRIVE THRUS WHERE CARS ARE. YOUR RESEARCH, DID YOU SEE ESTABLISHMENTS WITH DRIVE INS, DRIVE THRUS, WALK UP WINDOWS? YES. AVAILABLE? YES AND THE WALK UP WINDOWS GENERALLY WERE SEPARATE FROM THE DRIVE THROUGH THEY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE PEDESTRIAN CAR CLASH. BUT YEAH I SAW FACILITIES THAT HAD BOTH. THANKS MADAM CHAIRMAN. YES MR. BARRETT, HE HAS DID. DID YOU MAKE A MOTION, I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID ANYTHING. I'LL RESCIND IT
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FOR NOW. I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOME OF THESE RIGHT AT THE MOMENT. SO SCRATCH THAT FOR NOW. WITHDRAWN. MR. SIEGRIST, CAN I JUST UNDERSTAND WHAT'S WHAT'S THE REASONING HERE? WHAT'S THE THINKING HERE? WHY WE ADDED THIS, BECAUSE WE WANTED TO THE INTENT WAS FOR THE SALES AND ALL TRANSACTIONS TO TAKE PLACE IN AN ENCLOSED SAFE ENVIRONMENT, DRIVE THRUS, ADD JUST A NATURE OF UNKNOWN IN TERMS OF SECURITY, SECURITY, PEOPLE APPROACHING CARS, PEOPLE WALKING UP TO WINDOWS. AND WE I MEAN, OUR INTENT IN DOING SO WAS TO ENSURE THAT THE TRANSACTIONS TOOK PLACE IN A SECURE, ENCLOSED ENVIRONMENT. FURTHER CLARIFICATION. SO BACK ON YOUR RESEARCH, ARE MOST OF THESE SALES, IF AGAIN, I KEEP GOING TO THE MEDICAL SIDE, JUST IF IT ARE IF THEY'RE ORDERED OR FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION OR WHATEVER, ARE THEY IS THE SALE ALREADY CONSUMMATED ONLINE OR SOMETHING. YOU KNOW, TO PICK IT UP OR WHAT THE PLACES, THE PLACES THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND I, I DID MY BEST. I DON'T I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN THIS, BUT MOST OF THE PLACES, MOST OF THE PLACES I SAW, YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO INSIDE TO PAY.HOWEVER, I DID. WHERE DID I SEE ONE WHERE YOU COULD PAY ONLINE? IT COULD BE DELIVERED TO YOUR CAR. I DID SEE THAT SOMEWHERE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S IN OHIO OR NOT. I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S NOT IN OHIO BECAUSE. SO TO ME, THAT'S THE AWKWARDNESS. IF THE DEAL IS ALREADY DONE AND YOU'RE JUST PICKING IT UP, I'D HATE TO SAY YOU CAN'T PICK UP. YOU KNOW, I GET IT ON A SALE, BUT IF THE SALE HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE PRIOR TO YOU SHOWING. I'M SORRY TO YOU. I THINK WE'VE ALLOWED THE ABILITY FOR, LIKE, A CURBSIDE PICKUP. I THINK HAVING A DRIVE THROUGH PICKUP. RIGHT. LIKE THEN HOW THEY'D HAVE TO REALLY BE CLEAR THAT NOT EVERYBODY COULD GO THROUGH THE DRIVE THROUGH, THAT IT'S ONLY FOR PICKUP. BUT I THINK WE'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT SOMEBODY COULD DO A BUY ONLINE PICKUP, CURBSIDE. RIGHT I DID YEAH. WE REMOVED D AND WE REMOVED D SO THEY CAN THEY CAN ASK FOR IT AS FAR BECAUSE I THINK AS FAR AS THE TRANSACTIONAL ASPECT, THE CASH I AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG IS DEBIT CONSIDERED A CASH TRANSACTION. AND THAT'S WHY THE PEOPLE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IT ONLINE. SO I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. NO. OKAY. MADAM CHAIR, YEAH, IT WOULD STILL GO THROUGH THE BANKING SYSTEM AS A TRANSACTION, AS IF IT WAS A CREDIT CARD. SO NO, NO CRYPTOCURRENCY, BITCOIN AND SOME OF THOSE THAT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT VENMO PAYPAL. RIGHT CASH APP, ALL KINDS OF OTHER WAYS TO I MEAN THEY'RE CONNECTED TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AT SOME POINT. WE'RE LEARNING AS WE GO. AND ACTUALLY, THE INTERNET HAS TOLD ME THAT YOU CANNOT USE DEBIT CARDS AT DISPENSARIES IF THE INTERNET IS CORRECT. SO, STEVEN, ARE YOU EXPLAINING CASH ONLY? YEAH MOST OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE, SIR, BECAUSE MARIJUANA IS STILL A SCHEDULE ONE DRUG UNDER FEDERAL LAW. AND ONCE YOU START USING THE BANKING SYSTEM, YOU COULD BE VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE. I HAVE ATMS ON SITE. YEAH ALL RIGHT. SO THAT IS S ANY OTHER COMMENTS? CAN WE MOVE OFF OF THAT ONE? ALL RIGHT. T NO PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 21 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO PURCHASE MARIJUANA RELATED PRODUCTS. THIS IS STATE LAW I CLARIFY SOMETHING. MADAM CHAIR, IS SOMEONE UNDER 21 ALLOWED TO GO INTO THESE PREMISES? I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. AND THAT WAS BROUGHT UP WITH THE WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE. AND I WAS TRYING TO FIND THAT ON MY PHONE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND AN ANSWER FOR THAT. MADAM CHAIRMAN. YES, JUST JUST AS A SAFEGUARD, THOUGH, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. I DO THINK IT'S WISE THAT WE BASICALLY SAY THAT ANYONE 21 YEARS OF AGE CANNOT VOLUNTEER OR WORK IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, JUST SO IT'S OUT THERE. ARE YOU MAKING I'M MAKING A MOTION. SECOND. SO WE'RE MAKING A MOTION TO AMEND T TO SAY NO PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 21 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO PURCHASE MARIJUANA RELATED PRODUCTS. WORK IN THIS WORK, WORK OR VOLUNTEER IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND THE ESTABLISHMENT IN, AT OR AT AT. FOR AND WE HAD A SECOND. THAT WAS ME, MISS HAWK. SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. CALL FOR A VOTE. MISS. HELP! YES MR. HOLT? YES, BERRY? YES. YOU YES.
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BURROWS. YES, ANDERSON. YES. SIGRIST. YES ALL RIGHT. YOU SPECIAL USE PERMITS FOR RETAIL MARIJUANA SALES. SHALL BE LIMITED TO TWO WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY, THIS IS A LOCAL RESTRICTION, STATE LAW DOES THERE IS A PROVISION IN STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS US TO LIMIT THE NUMBER, BUT IT DOES NOT GIVE US A NUMBER. WE PUT TWO IN THERE.COMMENTS. MR. MADAM CHAIR, JUST AS A POINT OF REFERENCE, OUR IDEAL NUMBER WAS ONE AND IN FAIRNESS TO THE 2 IN 2 COMPANIES THAT APPLIED FOR THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT, WE STAYED WITH THE TWO.
BUT OUR INITIAL WAS ONE PERMIT WITHIN THE CITY. MAYOR, WAS THAT BASED ON ANY TYPE OF LIKE POPULATION OR DONUT SHOP LOCATION, DONUT SHOP, SHOPS? NO, IT WAS JUST THAT WE ALL AGREED WHEN THE, MORATORIUM WAS TAKEN OFF THAT WE WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT AND GIVE US TIME TO WORK ON IT, BUT WE'RE STRETCHED AND SO THE NUMBER WAS STRICTLY ONE. WE PULLED OUT ALL THE WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS BEST JUDGMENT. THAT ONE. AND THEN WHEN THE TWO CAME IN, WE SAID TWO. OKAY.
THANK YOU. NO SCIENTIFIC DATA. OKAY ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENTS? I WOULD JUST ADD THAT SO FAR THIS EVENING, WE HAVE PLENTY OF EVIDENCE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF LEARNING TO DO AS IT RELATES TO THIS INDUSTRY. AND THIS TWO LIMIT SEEMS LIKE A VERY, VERY GOOD IDEA UNTIL WE BRING OURSELVES UP TO SPEED. YES. THANK YOU. AGREE. MR. SIEGRIST, I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST SOME AMENDMENTS TO. TO YOU. TO YOU? YES TO YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE. THE LETTER. YOU YOU, I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST AMENDMENT THAT THESE BUSINESS PERMITS ARE VALID FOR ONLY ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE, AND THEY MAY BE RENEWED, BUT THERE'S AN EXPIRATION DATE, A RENEWAL DATE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND DISCUSSION? I WOULD SAY, MADAM CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY, WE'VE DONE THIS FOR A LOT OF BUSINESSES AND IT'S WE DID IT FOR A DOG BUSINESS JUST TO SEE IF IT WAS GOING TO, IF IT WAS GOING TO BOTHER THE NEIGHBORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND, AND SEVERAL OTHER COMPANIES, SEVERAL OTHER BUSINESSES. BUT ALL THIS MEANS IS IT COMES TO US AND WE APPROVE IT AGAIN. AND THEN WE CAN ALWAYS MAKE IT INDEFINITE, IF WE'D LIKE, AT A LATER TIME. WOULD THAT NOT BE OUR PREROGATIVE, WITHOUT THAT PROVISION, MAY I ASK THAT QUESTION AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, WE'VE ADDED A STIPULATION THAT THEY IF THEY GET IT FOR A YEAR AND THEY MUST COME BACK, WE HAVE ADDED THAT STIPULATION IN SPECIAL USE PERMITS THAT COUNCIL HAS GRANTED IN THE PAST. YES, IT IS NOT. IT IS NOT WRITTEN. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT IS WRITTEN IN ANY OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMITS THAT HAVE A EXPIRATION BY TIME IN THEM. IT'S SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL HAS DONE LATER.
CORRECT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE HAD A SECOND CALL FOR A VOTE. WE'RE ADDING TO YOU AT THE END OF THAT SENTENCE THAT THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT SHALL BE VALID FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE, BUT MAY BE RENEWED, MAY BE RENEWED AND RENEWED. THAT MAY BE RENEWED, OKAY, AND BE RENEWED AND MAY BE RENEWED. GOT IT. MR. HOLT? NO MR. BARRY. YES, MR. DU? YES, MISS BURROUGHS? NO SANDERSON. YES MR. SIGRIST. YES, MISS HOUCK. YES. ALL RIGHT. THE RETAILERS SHALL POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE A MARIJUANA SAFE USE SAFETY NOTICE TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING. HOW TO REPORT AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION TIPS ON ILLICIT DRUG USE. KEEPING MARIJUANA AND OTHER DRUGS AWAY FROM MINORS, THIS IS LOCAL. THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT FROM PUBLIC SAFETY. AND YOU SEE THESE TYPES OF PAMPHLETS SLASH FLIERS AT, DRUGSTORES. ET CETERA.
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DOCTOR'S OFFICES ET CETERA. ANY COMMENTS? I WAS GLAD TO SEE THIS IN THIS. AND I BELIEVE EVEN THE PAMPHLET MATERIALS ARE ALL FOUND AT THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE. IS THAT WHERE YOU PULLED IT FROM? YES. YEAH. AND I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THAT. YOU KNOW, MR. TYPEKIT AND I KIND OF WENT THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AS IT RELATED TO, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND, SOME OF THE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE PRESENT, REALLY STRESSED THAT THESE SORT OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. AND SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR PART TO, FOR AWARENESS, BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY NOT SOMETHING IN THE TRANSACTION THAT, THAT, THAT THE PARTY MIGHT BE AWARE OF. SO GOOD, GOOD INFORMATION. YEAH. I WAS JUST ASKING WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE ALREADY AVAILABLE OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE TO CREATE. SO YOU ANSWERED THAT QUESTION. YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY THAT IS ALL THE LINE ITEMS. YES. MR. BARRY, WE HAD A CONSTITUENT THAT BROUGHT UP, THAT. NO, THAT NO RETAILER SHALL SELL EDIBLE MARIJUANA INFUSED CANDY IN SHAPES OR PACKAGES THAT ARE ATTRACTIVE TO CHILDREN OR THAT ARE EASY TO BE CONFUSED WITH COMMERCIALLY SOLD CANDY, AND I WILL TELL YOU, MR. BARRY, I BELIEVE WITH A THE PRODUCTS NOT BEING ABLE TO BE SEEN FROM OUTSIDE THE STORE AND NO MINORS BEING ABLE TO GO IN THE STORE THAT MAY ADDRESS THAT POINT. SHE RAISED. MADAM CHAIRMAN, THE ONLY THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN THINK OF IS, OF COURSE, IF THIS IF THESE PRODUCTS ARE ARE FOUND IN THE HOME AND THEN IT'S YOU KNOW, A KID TAKE A YOUNG KID TAKES THEM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND IT CREATES A MEDICAL ISSUE AND, AND IT LOOKS LIKE CANDY. SO THEREFORE IT'S NOT IN A PACKAGE THAT SAYS MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO I MEAN, I'D BE INTERESTED TO WHAT COUNCIL THINKS OF THAT BEFORE I, BEFORE I THROW OUT A MOTION.JUST YOUR THOUGHTS. WELL AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DISPENSARY RETAIL LOCATIONS IN GROVE CITY. IT DOESN'T MEAN IF THEY HAD THOSE AT HOME THAT THEY DIDN'T GET THEM FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. TRUE. BUT I MEAN, MADAM CHAIRMAN, I, I KIND OF LOOK AT IT AS WE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES DO, BUT WE CAN WE CAN REQUIRE THEM TO PUT IT IN PROPERLY MARKED BAGS SO IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE CANDY, BECAUSE I CAN SEE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE KIDS WILL TRY ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS. LITTLE KIDS WOULD COULD PICK IT UP. SO I THAT BOTHERS ME A BIT. I THINK THAT'S VERY FAIR AND VALID. I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE MARKETING AND WHAT THE MARKETING PACKAGES LOOK LIKE. HOWEVER, TO THAT I STRUGGLE WITH THIS PIECE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THEN WE'RE SAYING YOU CAN HAVE A BUSINESS HERE, BUT NOW I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION OR KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT ALL THE PACKAGES LOOK LIKE ANYWAYS. SO HOW MUCH ARE WE LIMITING? I THINK THERE'S REALLY PRETTY PACKAGING OF LIQUORS AND SPIRITS THAT HAVE CANDY CANES AND OTHER THINGS ON IT AS WELL TOO. SO THAT'S MY ONLY CAUTION AS I WOULD. THAT SEEMS LIKE AN INDUSTRY PROBLEM TO ME. THEY SHOULD BE POLICING THAT FROM IF THERE IS SUCH AN INDUSTRY, YOU KNOW THEY SHOULDN'T MAKE THE PACKAGE AN ATTRACTABLE ATTRACTIVE TO CHILDREN THAT MIGHT ALREADY BE OUT THERE. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I JUST DON'T WANT TO I WANT TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE I DON'T WANT SOMETHING TO HAPPEN IN THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE SOME CHILD. YOU KNOW, END UP WITH SOMETHING AND IT BE FATAL. THAT'S ALL. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MADAM CHAIR? CAN I DEFER A QUESTION FROM OUR SAFETY DIRECTOR ON MY BEHALF? YES THANK YOU. MAYOR. MADAM CHAIR, JUST SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER. WE HAVE NOT INCLUDED THE POSSESSION OF FIREARMS IN A PREMISES, AND THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THERE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES PEOPLE HAVE IN THE IN THE PREMISES, BUT I THINK MR. SMITH MAYBE CAN SHED LIGHT ON WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S A VIOLATION OF OTHER ISSUES. YEAH. IF YOU ARE, YOU KNOW, IT PROBABLY IS NOT A VIOLATION BECAUSE EVERY BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT IN THE STATE OF OHIO HAS THE ABILITY TO EITHER PROHIBIT OR ALLOW WEAPONS TO VISIT THEIR FACILITY. THAT'S THE STATE HAS GIVEN EACH BUSINESS THE RIGHT TO DO THAT. IN THIS INSTANCE, IF WE SAID NO OR PROHIBITED FIREARMS. THE ONLY
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CONCERN I HAVE IS UNDER 9.68. ANY REGULATION WE HAVE REGARDING FIREARMS COULD SUBJECT US TO LIABILITY, NOW I KNOW THAT WITH THE FIREARM AND MARIJUANA, THERE'S SOME UNIQUE THINGS UNDER THE LAW BECAUSE IF YOU ARE A USER OF MARIJUANA, YOU ARE PROHIBITED THEORETICALLY FROM PURCHASING A FIREARM. IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU CAN PURCHASE A FIREARM. NOW, RECREATIONAL IS A DIFFERENT BALLGAME, SO. I, WE, I THINK WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MANDATE IT. HOWEVER, I WOULD SAY THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT I SHOULD I SHOULD NOT WE, 9.68 IS THE IS THE IS THE SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY CODE THAT GIVES ME SOME PAUSE JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BECAUSE ANY REGULATION THAT A CITY OR VILLAGE ENACTS WITH REGARD TO FIREARMS SUGGEST US TO SUBJECTS US TO POTENTIAL LIABILITY. I WOULD HAVE TO JUST SEE WHETHER THAT CAN MESH WITH A RESTRICTION SUCH AS THIS, MADAM CHAIRMAN. YES. MR. THE FIRST FOR MR. SMITH. CAN YOU TAKE A WEAPON INTO A LIQUOR STORE? IF IT'S POST, IF IT'S NOT POSTED, NO WEAPONS. THAT'S UP TO EACH INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. UNLESS YOU'RE INTOXICATED, THEN YOU COULD NOT. THEN YOU COULD NOT HAVE A WEAPON. YEAH I WOULD, I WOULD SUGGEST ON ON THE WEAPON ONE. I UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE AND FRANKLY I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA. BUT I ALSO THINK A LOT OF THE RESTRICTIONS THAT MY CITIES ACROSS OHIO HAVE TRIED TO IMPOSE WITH REGARD TO FIREARMS WERE GOOD IDEAS, AND MOST OF THEM GOT KILLED, THE RESTRICTIONS, NOT YOU KNOW, SO I SORRY, THAT WAS A BAD CHOICE OF WORDS. EXCUSE ME. I WOULD SUGGEST GIVING ME TIME TO RESEARCH THAT ONE, BECAUSE I DO HAVE A FEAR OF SOME POTENTIAL LIABILITY ON THE CITY FOR THAT.NOW THAT THE ESTABLISHMENTS CAN, ON THEIR OWN, MAKE THE CHOICE. NO WEAPONS PERMITTED. THAT'S EVERY. EVERY BUILDING CAN DO THAT IN OHIO EXCEPT, WELL, I WON'T GET INTO MY RANT. THANK YOU, MR. CHIEF, AND I DID JUST COME ACROSS SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE PROBLEMATIC, I DID NOT KNOW IN OHIO, MEDICAL MARIJUANA PEOPLE CAN BE 18. THE STATE LAW OVERRIDES THAT. SO IT'S OKAY. WE CAN LEAVE IT IN THERE. WHAT'S MR. BERRY, WHAT STATE LAW ARE YOU REFERRING TO? I MEAN, IF STATE LAW SAYS THAT, DOES IT SAY THEY CAN GO INTO A DISPENSARY IF THERE'S ANY LIMITATION, IF THE IF THEY'RE 18, THEY ARE ABLE TO GET A MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD IN OHIO, YOU'RE REFERRING TO ITEM T. NO PERSON SHALL BE PERMITTED TO PURCHASE. AND WE ADDED TO GO OR WORK OR VOLUNTEER. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT YOU COULD LIMIT IF YOU LIMITED THAT TO RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA. THAT'S GOOD, HOWEVER, I DO BELIEVE WE MIGHT HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR AN 18 YEAR OLD WHO HAS A VALID MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY A DOCTOR. I MISS ANDERSON, NO. AND I WILL TELL YOU, THE STUDIES THAT STUDIES THE RESEARCH I DID, IN STATES THAT HAD BOTH MEDICAL AND RECREATION, THE MEDICAL USE DWINDLED TO DARN NEAR NOTHING. BECAUSE ONCE YOU GET A MEDICAL CARD, THERE'S SOME ISSUES, THEORETICALLY WITH FIREARMS, WITH ATF. SO IF YOU CAN GET IT RECREATIONALLY, AT LEAST WHAT I READ ONLINE IS THE MEDICAL STUF. BASICALLY, IT DOESN'T GO AWAY.
IT'S STILL A PRESENT COMPONENT, BUT IT DWINDLES SIGNIFICANTLY. MADAM CHAIRMAN, MISS KELLY, HOW CAN WE WORD THAT TO ALLOW FOR UNLESS SOMEBODY WITH A SOMEONE UNDER THE AGE, UNLESS SOMEBODY 18 HAS A MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD, YOU COULD LIMIT THAT PROVISION TO THE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA AND SAY THAT 18 YEAR OLDS WITH A MEDICAL WITH A VALID MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD ARE PERMITTED.
OKAY I WOULD MOVE TO AMEND AS, AS STATED. SORRY, I JUST I JUST FOUND THAT ONLINE. I'M SURE WE WILL FIND ADDITIONAL ITEMS AS WE LEARN. YES, BUT I'LL I'LL MOVE TO MAKE THAT CHANGE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY I DON'T BASICALLY I'M MR. BERRY WANTS TO ON T NO PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF
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21 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO PURCHASE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA AND MARIJUANA PRODUCT RELATED PRODUCTS. YEAH, AND IT'S LONGER THAN THAT. NOW YES, YES. FOR WORK OR VOLUNTEER, IT LOOKS LIKE HOW MICHIGAN HAS ADDRESSED THIS. IF YOU ARE BETWEEN 18 AND 21, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE A DRIVER'S LICENSE, STATE ID CARD, AND A MEDICAL, A MICHIGAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD TO ENTER THE FACILITY. OKAY, MAKE IT OHIO AND MAKE IT OHIO AND FLIP IT. SO WE CAN LEAVE. WE CAN LEAVE THAT INTACT AND JUST ADD A PROVISION THAT SAYS IF INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN 18 AND 21 ARE PERMITTED WITH A DRIVER'S LICENSE, A STATE ISSUED DRIVER'S LICENSE, ID, AND A OHIO MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD. SO YOUR MOTION IS TO ADD W TO THE YES AND JUST ADD W, MAKE IT CLEAN AND THEN WRITE THAT OUT FOR ME, PLEASE. YES AND I APOLOGIZE. WHO SECONDED THAT MOTION? I DO, THANK YOU. MR. DO ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, MR. PERRY YES. MR. DU YES. MR. BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES SIEGRIST. YES. YES. HOLT YE.ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT TAKES US TO THE END OF THAT LIST. AND SO NOW, MR. CHAIRMAN, MAY I HAVE A FEW MORE MINUTES TO DISCUSS LETTER S IN TERMS OF A RECONSIDERATION? THERE'S FACTS THAT ARE VERY CRITICAL TO THAT ITEM THAT CAN BE BETTER ADDRESSED IN A SPECIAL PERMIT, A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, WHICH THAT SECTION WOULD ALLOW IF WE REMOVE THAT AND STRIKE IT FROM. YES, I JUST HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. FIRST I HAVE A AN OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE RULE THAT I'D LIKE TO HAND OUT. I DID HIGHLIGHT IT. SO IT'LL BE QUICK.
ALL LEARNING ON THE SECOND PAGE I KNOW. WELL THERE'S FOUR PAGES THERE BACK BEHIND EACH OTHER.
BUT ON SECTION Q, ONE YOU CAN SEE FROM OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. THERE CAN BE OUTDOOR TRANSACTIONS FOR EXAMPLE, THE PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS, INCLUDING ALL MONETARY TRANSACTIONS, SHALL TAKE PLACE ON THE PROPERTY. THE DISPENSARY PROPERTY THAT COULD INCLUDE A PARKING LOT, SIDEWALK, ANYWHERE ON THE PROPERTY. ALSO, IF YOU LOOK AT NUMBER SIX, SECURITY HAS TO BE PRESENT FOR ANY OUTDOOR TRANSACTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA. SO YOU'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED LETTER D BEING STRICKEN? IF SO, NOW THERE CAN BE A CURBSIDE PICKUP. THERE WILL NEED TO BE SECURITY IN THAT INSTANCE. AND THERE'S SO MUCH EVIDENCE AND FACTS WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH CITY COUNCIL IN GROVE CITY. DURING THE PROCESS OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION OF HOW A DRIVE THROUGH WORKS IN THESE CASES FOR THESE FACILITIES, THE GLASS IS SPECIAL. THE WAY THE TRAY COMES OUT AND DISPENSES MATERIAL AND PRODUCT AND TAKES MONEY IN THAT EXCHANGE IS VERY SECURE. THE TRAFFIC IN THE ROUTE, THE ROUTING OF THE CARS THROUGH THE DRIVE THROUGH ARE EXPEDIENT AND GET THE TRAFFIC MOVING IN AND OUT QUICKLY. IT'S ALSO A CUSTOMER SERVICE AFFORDED OBVIOUSLY TO THE CUSTOMERS. WE SHOULD BE TREATED NO DIFFERENTLY THAN A PHARMACY. SO THIS ACTUALLY THIS PROHIBITION IN THE LEGISLATION IS AN OVERBURDENSOME DISCRIMINATORY ITEM THAT ADDRESSES AN ISSUE THAT'S A VERY CRITICAL ANCILLARY ASPECT OF THIS BUSINESS AND TREATS THIS BUSINESS DIFFERENTLY. SO THAT'S DISCRIMINATION. SO WE'RE REALLY REQUESTING AGAIN THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT PROCESS BE ADHERED TO FOR A DRIVE THROUGH USE. AND IF WE STRIKE THIS WE STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THEN WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU ALL OF THAT MATERIAL, ALL OF THAT EVIDENCE, ALL OF THOSE FACTS, ALL OF THE GOOD INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW. AND THE PUBLIC COULD KNOW IN A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS, RECALL A SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUIRES TWO READINGS FIRST READING, SECOND READING WITH, I THINK, A 30 DAY WINDOW IN BETWEEN. PLENTY OF TIME FOR NOTICE FOR THE PUBLIC. THE PUBLIC CAN COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS. THE DRIVE THROUGH IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT FOR THESE USES, AND I'M JUST ASKING THAT WE DON'T PROHIBIT THEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR. YES, MAYOR. I, I APPRECIATE WHAT SHE'S SAYING, BUT WE HAVE A KEY WORD THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN A PHARMACY. AND IT'S CALLED
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RECREATIONAL. THIS IS AN EXPERIMENT TO SOME DEGREE. AND PUTTING ON NOTICE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO DO BUSINESS WITH A CIGARETTE. IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY, WE ARE PROHIBITING DRIVE THRUS. JUST THAT SIMPLE. AND I APPRECIATE WE HAVE ALL THE MECHANICS RIGHT NOW. WE'RE AN EXPERIMENTAL SITUATION FROM THE STANDPOINT OF UNDERSTANDING HOW TRAFFIC IS GOING TO FLOW, WHAT ALL THE OTHER POTENTIAL ISSUES ARE GOING TO BE IN OPENING UP A RECREATIONAL, NOT A PHARMACY. TO SOME DEGREE, I UNDERSTAND THE MEDICAL SIDE, BUT THIS IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY RECREATIONA.THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE ONES THAT EXIST WITHOUT A DRIVE THROUGH. I THINK WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE WORKING THROUGH THIS AS COUNSEL AND HAVE GONE THROUGH THE LINES LINE BY LINE.
I'M PERSONALLY SATISFIED WITH THIS, AS IS. THANK YOU, MISS ANDERSON. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT HAS BEEN AMENDED AND AMENDED AND AMENDED. ARE THERE ANY MORE OPEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE FINAL PRODUCT? OKAY. WITH THAT WE CAN MAKE A MOTION, A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. MR. DU. YES, MISS BURROUGHS? YES MS. ANDERSON? YES MR. GROSS? YES.
MISS HOUK. YES, MISS. HOLT. MR. HOLT. SORRY MR. HOLT. YES, MR. BARRY YES. I APOLOGIZE, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. BUT YOU NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE. DECLARE AN EMERGENCY? YES OH, OKAY. SO, IF YOU WOULD GOT AHEAD OF OURSELVES. YES, WE DID. ALL RIGHT. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING. I MOVE THAT THE RULES OF COUNCIL BE SUSPENDED AND THE WAITING PERIOD WAIVED. SECOND. I PRETEND WE DIDN'T TAKE THE FIRST VOTE, MISS SMITH, MISS BURROUGHS, MISS KELLY. ACTUALLY, I THINK YOU NEED TO RESCIND THIS APPROVAL AS AMENDED, SO THAT YOU CAN VOTE ON IT. EMERGENCY MEASURE. AND I DON'T THINK THE ORIGINAL MOTION ACTUALLY HAD THE WORDS IN IT AS AMENDED. SO IF YOU START ALL OVER AGAIN, THAT'S GOOD. LET'S START OVER. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO YEAH, MAKE A MOTION RESEND. SECOND. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO THIS MOTION RESCINDS YOUR ORIGINAL APPROVAL OF C 3224. BECAUSE WE DIDN'T DO IT IN THE RIGHT ORDER. RIGHT. WE ALL SET. WE WERE VOTING ON THIS. NOW, AS IT TURNS OUT, MISS BURROUGHS. YES ANDERSON. YES, YES YES YES YES. DO. YES ALL RIGHT. NOW, THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING. I MOVE THAT THE RULES OF COUNCIL BE SUSPENDED IN THE WAITING PERIOD. WAIVED. SECOND. OKAY, MISS ANDERSON. YES. CIGARETTES? YES, YES. HOLT. YES. BERRY? YES. YOU. YES BURROUGHS. YES I MOVE THIS ORDINANCE BE APPROVED AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE, AS AMENDED AS AMENDED? YES. SECOND. SECOND.
MR. SIGRIST. YES, YES, YES. BERRY YES. YOU. YES. BURROUGHS. YES ANDERSON. YES THANK YOU. I STILL HAVE A COUPLE MORE ITEMS. RESOLUTION CR 2524, APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE HARRIS
[Resolution CR-25-24 Approve the Development Plan for the Harris Property located north of State Route 665 and west of Borror Road. ]
PROPERTY, LOCATED NORTH OF STATE ROUTE 665 AND WEST OF BOW ROAD. WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL ON AUGUST 15TH FROM MR. SIMON AIELLO REQUESTING THAT WE POSTPONE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH WOULD BE SEPTEMBER 3RD. THIS IS, DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO TRY TO BRING THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE TIF LEGISLATION TOGETHER. AT THE SAME TIME, BUT IT MAY HAPPEN THEN. IT MAY NOT. BUT I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD A HEARING AND[02:00:06]
WE POSTPONE IT TILL SEPTEMBER 3RD, SECOND. MISS HAWK? YES, HOLT. YES, YES. YES. BURROWS? YES. ANDERSON. YES YES. ALL RIGHT. I ALSO NEED TO MOVE TO ADD A RESOLUTION. CR 3624 TO THE AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION TO ADD THE ITEM? YES. SECOND. IS IT 36 CR 3624. OKAY, I HAVE IT WRITTEN CR 3524. YEAH. OH, THAT'S WHAT YOU MISS KELLY WROTE ON THE OKAY. YEAH, THAT WAS IT. MY APOLOGIES. EARLIER TODAY. SO THE AR 3524 TO ADD TO THE AGENDA. MR. HOLT YES. MR.[Additional Item 2]
BARRY YES. MR. DU YES. BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES YES. HOUCK. YES ALL RIGHT. RESOLUTION CR 3524 IS A RESOLUTION TO PERMIT THE INSTALLATION OF A TEMPORARY MURAL LOCATED AT 3500 SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD IN CELEBRATION OF AMERICA 250 OHIO. AND WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS. ALEX. MARZIA. MELISSA STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, ALEXANDER ALLISON, 3500 SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD. ALL RIGHT. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THIS? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I'M VERY SORRY ABOUT THE NICE PICTURE WE HAVE UP THERE. WE HAVE SOME BETTER RENDERINGS. YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER. YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE BIT ROUGH HERE. HOW ARE YOU DOING, MAN? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ALEX. I'M HERE WITH TRACY PAPPAS. I'M THE ENGINEERING MANAGER OF AMERICAN NITRILE. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING MOST OF YOU GUYS A FEW TIMES BEFORE. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN, TRACY PAPPAS, OUR HR MANAGER. WE'VE BOTH BEEN WITH AMERICAN NITRILE FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW. CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 250 EMPLOYEES. FOR ANYBODY THAT HASN'T BEEN OVER THERE RECENTLY. WE ARE WE ARE BUZZING.WE ARE HAVING A BLAST OVER THERE. WE'RE MAKING ABOUT TWO ABOUT 2 BILLION GLOVES ANNUALLY, ONE REALLY COOL FACT THAT I WANTED TO MENTION TONIGHT, 30% OF OUR EMPLOYEES LIVE AND WORK IN GROVE CITY, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS JUST KIND OF FASCINATING TO GO THROUGH. OUR CUSTOMER BASE IS GROWING 30% OF ITS INDUSTRIAL. SO THINK GOING TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALIST OR SOMEONE THAT CHANGES YOUR OIL, 20% ACUTE MEDICAL NURSES, DOCTORS, DENTISTS, ORTHODONTISTS, AND THE LAST 50% IS GOING TO THE GOVERNMENT. PRETTY MUCH ANY THREE LETTER ACRONYM THAT EXISTS INSIDE THE GOVERNMENT. WE'RE SELLING GLOVES TO DHS, TSA, DOD, TSA, VA, AND THE ARMED SERVICES.
THE REASON WE'RE STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU HERE TODAY IS REALLY TO TALK ABOUT THIS MURAL THAT WE WANT TO PUT ON THE SIDE OF OUR BUILDING. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IS THE UNVEILING OF IT ON SEPTEMBER 14TH. AMERICAN NITRILE WILL BE HOLDING OUR SECOND ANNUAL WING FEST THIS YEAR. WE'RE HOPING TO DONATE OVER $100,000 TO GHOST OF WAR AMERICA AND THE S AND S WCA PROGRAMS. THE GHOST OF WAR BRIDGES THE GAPS AT THE VA SYSTEM, LEAVES OPEN FOR VETERANS THAT ARE RETURNING ON ACTIVE DUTY. THIS MURAL THAT WE HOPE TO UNVEIL ON SEPTEMBER 14TH IS SPONSORED BY TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS ONE US AMERICAN NITRILE, WHICH IS ON THE FAR LEFT HAND SIDE, AND A MAYOR AND AMERICAN AMERICA 250, WHICH IS A SEAL THAT'S ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
AMERICA IS TURNING 250 YEARS OLD IN 2026, AND THIS IS OHIO'S WAY OF GETTING THEIR WORD OUT, WE ARE THE ONLY MANUFACTURING SITE THAT HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. I THINK THEY'RE ONLY SELECTING ABOUT 25 TO 30 SITES ACROSS OHIO. AND IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PAINTING THE BARNS FOR THE BICENTENNIAL OF OHIO HERE AROUND THE STATE, SAME ARTIST THAT DID THAT WORK WILL BE DOING THAT HERE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IS IN THE MIDDLE. PROUD TO SERVE THOSE THAT SERVE, I MENTIONED ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE THAT WE ARE SERVING AS OUR CUSTOMERS. 50% OF OUR CUSTOMER BASE IS PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING FOR THE US GOVERNMENT. BUT TO BRING IT HOME FOR US, MISS TRACY IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW THOSE PEOPLE, ARE REALLY AFFECTING US HERE AT AMERICAN NITRO. I'M TRACY PABST, I'M VERY PROUD AND HONORED TO BE HERE. THIS IS MY FIRST EVER COUNCIL MEETING, SO THIS IS VERY EXCITING TO ME, I LIVE IN GROVE CITY. I LOVE LIVING HERE. I AM A SMALL TOWN GIRL AND GROVE CITY IS JUST HUGE TO ME. I ACTUALLY
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COME FROM BLOOMINGBURG NEAR WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE AND I'M VERY PROUD THAT I COME FROM A FAMILY OF RETIRED ARMY VETERANS, SO THIS MEANS A LOT TO ME. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE IN GROVE CITY TO BE THE VERY FIRST MUNICIPALITY MUNICIPALITY IN OHIO TO MARK THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR GREAT NATION WITH A VIBRANT, MEANINGFUL TRIBUTE. I LOVE THE PROUD TO SERVE THOSE THAT SERVE BECAUSE I DEFINITELY STAND FOR THAT IN MY LIFE. THIS MURAL IS MORE THAN JUST ART. IT'S A TESTAMENT TO GROVE CITY'S DEDICATION TO HONORING OUR VETERANS AND SHOWCASES AMERICAN NITRILES ROLE IN SUPPORTING THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED. IT WILL BE A STANDOUT FEATURE TO THE AMERICA 250 OHIO CELEBRATION, HIGHLY HIGHLIGHTING OUR COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT TO BOTH OUR SERVICEMEN AND SERVICEWOMEN AND THE STRENGTH OF THE US BASED INDUSTRIES. THIS MURAL HE MENTIONED ABOUT THE GENTLEMAN WHO'S DOING THIS, THAT IS SCOTT HAGEN, WHO IS RENOWNED FOR HIS OHIO BICENTENNIAL. ALL THE BARNS HE'S PAINTED THROUGHOUT OHIO. SO PEOPLE WILL COME HERE TO GROVE CITY, TO SEE THIS MURAL. BY SUPPORTING THIS MURAL, WE'RE NOT JUST ADDING A PIECE OF ART. WE'RE MAKING A STATEMENT ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE STAND FOR. LET'S PUT GROVE CITY ON THE MAP AGAIN IN A WAY THAT'S BOTH HONORABLE AND INSPIRING. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR CONSIDERING THIS. HE LAUGHED WHEN I SAID THIS, BUT I DO HAVE, WINK FEST TICKETS, SO IF ANYBODY OUT HERE WANTED TO TICKETS TO COME TO THAT, WE'RE VERY PROUD TO DO THAT. AND VETERANS GET IN FREE AND WE'LL DO THIS HONOR HERE. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TELLING US ALL THE HISTORY. AND IT IS PRETTY EXCITING. THIS IS A BIG EVENT FOR THE STATE OF OHIO AS WELL. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL, A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC. WE ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE. SO THE BIG PIECE THAT IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE IS THE HANDS IN THE MIDDLE. SO THAT'S ABOUT 400FT■!S. THE WAY THAT THE MURAL SIGNAGE LAWS ARE WRITTEN NOW, ANYTHING ABOVE 200, ANYTHING ABOVE 200FT■!S DOES REQUIRE REQUIRE AN APPROVAL. YES. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE STRUGGLE WITH. I I GUESS, YOU KNOW, I'M I'M GETTING I'M GETTING NUDGED. SO I'M GOING TO ASK THE QUESTION THAT I ASKED IN CAUCUS. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU COULD CHANGE THAT TO WHO? GRAMMATICALLY, IT'S JUST NOT TO SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. YES. YES, MA'AM. WE CAN DO THAT. YOU MIGHT BE TOO FAR GONE, BUT I JUST HAD TO PUT IT OUT THERE. THE INNER NERD IN ME IS LIKE, CAN YOU PLEASE. IT'S GOOD, IT'S GOOD. IT'S SO GOOD. IT'S SO RIGHTEOUS. AND I AND I WOULD JUST SAY, AS YOU'RE, HAVE OUTLINED THAT, THAT IT'S THIS 400FT■!S THAT IS IN THE CENTER, THAT REALLY MIGHT BE PERCEIVED AS MARKETING AND SIGNAGE FOR THE BUSINESS VERSUS, GOING TO THE SPIRIT OF THIS EVENT. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING US THE HISTORY OF HOW WE GOT HERE. AND I WILL SAY, IN FULL DISCLOSURE, I'M SORT OF THE SIGN I'VE HAD A BUSINESS HERE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. SO THE SIGN WORLD FOR ME IS ONE OF LIKE, I WANT US TO HAVE A SIGN CODE THAT WE ENFORCE UNIFORMLY. AND SO THAT WOULD HAVE MADE THIS VERY, VERY TRICKY FOR ME. ON THE AVERAGE DAY, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY, AS YOU SAID. THE OHIO BARNS WERE A FAVORITE FOR ME, YOU KNOW, AND ANY ROAD TRIP GETTING TO SEE IT, WAS A VERY SPECIAL PART OF THAT EXPERIENCE. AND SO, IN THE WORLD OF THIS SEMI SESQUICENTENNIAL, SAY THAT THREE TIMES DID NOT TRY TO PUT THAT IN THERE. VERY SPECIAL TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY IN GROVE CITY. YES. I AGREE, VERY WELL SAID ON WHATEVER THE 250 IS THE LONG VERSION OF IT, MADAM CHAIRMAN. YES. MR. PERRY, THE ONLY I MEAN, I'M, I'M WITH THE PRESIDENT ON THIS ONE. IT JUST IT IT'S YOU SET A PRECEDENCE WHEN YOU MOVE WHEN YOU DO THIS TYPE OF STUFF. AND I REALIZE THIS IS A ONCE IN 250 YEAR THING, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT IS CONSIDERED MARKETING. THE ONLY SUGGESTION I WOULD HAVE IS IN IS IN, WHEREAS ONE IS WHERE IT SAYS IN FIVE YEARS, IN FIVE YEARS, 2021, AN APPLICANT MUST REQUEST A RENEWAL THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL AND NOT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION THAT IT COMES TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND NOT TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR A RENEWAL. MR. PERRY, WILL YOU LOOK AT SECTION ONE OF YOUR.YEAH, IT SAYS IN FIVE YEARS, IN 2029, THE APPLICANT MUST REQUEST NO SECOND SECTION ONE, THE COUNCIL HEREBY PERMITS THE TEMPORARY MURAL REQUEST TO BE LOCATED, CONTINGENT UPON THE STIPULATION THAT THE MURAL MUST BE REMOVED OR HAVE RECEIVED A RENEWAL THROUGH THE BUILDING
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DIVISION. RIGHT. I'M SAYING I WANT IT APPROVED AND APPROVED AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T READ IT FAR ENOUGH. OKAY. I'M SORRY. A LOT OF WORDS. WE'RE GOOD. I DIDN'T READ IT FAR ENOUGH. I'M SORRY. I'M TIRED. SO? SO AGAIN, I THINK EVERYBODY LOVES THE SPIRIT OF THIS. I. I ALSO FEEL THAT THERE'S PART OF. IT'S A MURAL, PART OF. IT'S A SIGNAGE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT CAN BE CHANGED AFTER YOUR EVENT. I MEAN, I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE'S IT'S WE'RE UNDER A TIME CRUNCH FOR THIS AND I KNOW AND WE ARE RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE IT TO LOOK MORE LIKE A MURAL.LIKE THE NOT JUST THE THREE SECTIONS, THE LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE SIDE WOULD BE MORE IT WOULD BE MORE LIKE ARTWORK, RIGHT? LIKE A TRUE MURAL, BUT MAYBE IT COULD BE SOME THINGS COULD BE ADDED TO IT TO MAKE IT APPEAR MORE LIKE A PIECE OF ART. THOSE ARE JUST MY IT DOES SCREAM MARKETING. IT DOES. AND I'M A BUSINESS OWNER, SO I UNDERSTAND THE VARIANCES THAT I'VE HAD TO GET AND HAVE GOTTEN OVER THE YEARS FOR SIGNAGE AS WELL. AND IT'S A STRUGGLE. WE DO NEED TO WORK ON THAT AS, AS A, AS A CITY. I'M NOT SAYING IT'S NOT. THE MESSAGE ISN'T GREAT. I JUST I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT LOOK MORE LIKE A TRUE MURAL. ABSOLUTELY. AND I THINK WITH THE DUE DATE OF 2026, WITH THE BIAS AND THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY, WE'LL CALL IT WITH THAT COMING UP AND THEN BEING DONE ONLY IN TWO SHORT YEARS. AT THIS POINT, I THINK THERE WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER INCORPORATE MORE OF THE HANDS AND ADD ADDITIONAL FEATURES, WHETHER IT'S MORE CUSTOMER BASE, MORE GROVE CITY THINGS. I'D LOVE TO SEE A GROVE CITY SEAL UP THERE. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT, BUT WHATEVER. WE COULD REPLACE THAT WITH, I THINK WE'D WE'D BE OPEN TO HAVING THAT CONVERSATION. MADAM CHAIRMAN. YES. YOU MENTIONED A GOOD THING WOULD OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THE BUSINESS IS THERE. WOULD IT BE FEASIBLE TO INSTEAD OF PUTTING AMERICAN NITRATE THERE TO PUT THE GROVE CITY SEAL THERE? I THINK SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS EVENT, BETWEEN THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM FOR THIS EVENT OF WING FEST AND THE LAUNCHING OF THE SEAL, THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT'S BEING PAINTED IN THE STATE. I THINK THAT DOING IT BETWEEN THE TWO OF US RIGHT NOW IS WHAT WE NEED TO PROCEED WITH, BUT AT A LATER DATE, IF WE WANTED TO GO BACK TO CHANGING THAT TO GROVE CITY OR PUTTING ANOTHER GROVE CITY BELOW THE HANDS, FOR EXAMPLE. TO STATE THE PRECEDENTS THAT WE SET BY DOING CERTAIN THINGS. YEAH, IT'S TRICKY FOR SURE. ALEX ALEX, CAN YOU PUT A DRIVE THROUGH IN. YEAH. ONLY IF THERE'S TINTED GLASS. OKAY I JUST SAY, I MEAN AND MY FINAL COMMENT WAS I THINK IT COULD BE MORE OF A MURAL WITH A COLLAGE LIKE YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT. IT COULD BE GROVE CITY. IT COULD BE. SEE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. AND I JUST IT COULD EVEN BE BETTER. AND I'M, I'M HEARING YOU SAY THAT YOU'RE NOT AGAINST THAT. I JUST KNOW THAT THERE IS A TIME FRAME RIGHT NOW. YEAH. SO, I MEAN, YOU HAVE THE TIME FRAME OF GETTING THIS DONE BY THE 14TH, BUT THEN, AND I, OF COURSE, WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE SEAL UP THERE UNTIL AFTER THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY HAS GONE AND PASSED. AND THEN WE COULD EVEN ADD THINGS BEFORE THAT TIME, THOUGH, TOO. THANK YOU. COUPLE COMMENTS. MISS ANDERSON, THE AMERICAN NITRILE HAVING YOUR LOGO AT THAT 65 SQUARE FOOT SIZE, DO YOU YOU HAVE SIGNAGE IN ADDITION TO THAT? IS THERE SIGNAGE THAT DEPICTS THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS ANYWHERE ELSE? WE HAVE ONE SMALL SIGN IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. IT IS ONLY 16FT■!S. 16FT■!S. IS THAT PROBAY WHAT WAS PERMITTED AT THE TIME OF THE BUILD, OR WHAT OUR CODE? NO, THAT WAS WHAT WAS PERMITTED. THAT WAS WHAT WAS PERMITTED. SO THIS IS IN ESSENCE, KIND OF GIVING YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY OUTSIDE OF WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PERMITTED TO KIND OF ADD A MUCH LARGER NAME PRESENCE, AND I DID A QUICK SEARCH OF LOOKING UP THIS 250 AND UNLESS I'M READING THIS INCORRECTLY, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE BARNES AS WELL PAINTED WITH THE 250 LOGO. AND JUST FROM AN IMAGE THAT I'M QUICKLY SEEING, IT IS VERY MUCH A MURAL THAT COVERS THE ENTIRE BARN WITH GRASS AND A ROAD, AND THE 250 SEAL SO I CAN SEE WHERE OTHERS ARE STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT. THAT THIS IS THEN ALMOST SETTING A PRECEDENCE OF A OF A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A MARKETING FOCUS, MORE THAN AN ARTWORK MURAL. SO I, MADAM CHAIRMAN, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I, I'M TRYING TO STRETCH HOW I CAN SUPPORT IT. I REALLY AM, BUT I MEAN I'M AGREEING WITH I IT LOOKS TOO MARKETING ISH. YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING MORE WITH IT TO MAKE IT ART. I MEAN. I THINK EVEN IF THE BACKGROUND WAS NOT JUST WHITE, RIGHT? MAYBE
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THAT DOES IT. I DON'T KNOW, MADAM CHAIR. YES. MR. SIEGRIST? YEAH. IS THERE TIME? I MEAN, WERE YOU GOING TO PAINT THAT WHITE ANYWAY? SO WE'VE ALREADY REPAINTED THE BUILDING. TO DO A DIFFERENT COLOR WOULD ACTUALLY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL APPROVALS FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. SO WE REPAINTED THE SAME COLOR, SO WE'VE TREATED THE WALL AND NOW IT'S READY FOR THIS APPLICATION.IT'S READY FOR ANY COLOR, IF YOU WILL. CORRECT. SO I MEAN I THAT'S HOW I KIND OF FEEL. IT'S LIKE IF SOMETHING SOFTER OR JUST SOME, SOME FRAMED OR SOME, YOU KNOW, SUN SETTING THING OR SOMETHING WITH, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING JUST SOFT THAT WOULD NOT CONFLICT WITH THIS BUT ALLOW TO BE ALMOST A VIEW OF IN MY HEAD. I'M JUST SAYING THIS LIKE A FARM OR A FARM FIELD OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW? BUT JUST SOMETHING THAT WOULDN'T COMPETE WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING BUT WOULD BE A COLOR, AN AUTUMN COLOR OR SOMETHING. WOULD IT APPEASE THE COUNCIL IF FOR TODAY WE APPROVED THIS AS IT STANDS NOW, AND THEN I CAN WORK WITH YOU ALL OVER THE NEXT 60 DAYS TO COME UP WITH A FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ON THIS THAT WE COULD PAINT DURING THE WINTERTIME AND THEN HAVE THAT PUT UP WITH YOU GUYS. I WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF THAT. I WOULD, I WOULD, YEAH, WE CAN MAKE SOME MORE RENDERINGS AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE, EVEN OPEN IT UP TO OUR EMPLOYEES. HAVE THEM DEVELOP SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO DO TO. SO EFFECTIVELY CHANGING THE RENEWAL REQUEST DATE. WAS THAT WHAT WE COULD DO? OH YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
ACTUALLY, THAT'S A VERY GOOD WAY TO DO THAT. MAYBE 90 DAYS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE CAN DO THAT. SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE IT WORK FOR YOUR EVENT AND YOUR. AND THEN WE CAN RECONVENE.
ABSOLUTELY YEAH. BECAUSE I WAS EVEN GOING TO COMMENT THAT WE HAVE THIS BEING AN INSTALLATION OF A TEMPORARY MURAL. SO WHAT ARE WE REALLY IDENTIFYING AS TEMPORARY IF WE'RE GIVING IT FIVE YEARS. RIGHT. IS THAT TRULY TEMPORARY. SO I WOULD MOVE TO AMEND IT TO 90 DAYS AS IT IS.
AND THEN YOU CAN COME BACK, MAYBE GIVE US SOMETHING REALLY COOL FOR YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING WHATEVER WE DO WITH YOU GUYS, IS THIS PRECEDENCE FOR THE CITY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EVERYBODY ASKING US TO DO THE SAME THING. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE PICKLE WE'RE IN. I JUST WANT TO MAYBE POTENTIALLY SAY, NOT TO SAY THAT THE PACE OF GOVERNMENT ISN'T MUCH MORE RAPID, BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE REALISTIC, LIKE SIX MONTHS, SIX MONTHS. OKAY. 90 DAYS. GOT IT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. ARE YOU MAKING THE MOTION, MADAM PRESIDENT? YES, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CHANGE THE TIME FRAME IN THE SECTION. ONE THAT, THEY WILL RECEIVE A RENEWAL TO THE DIVISION OF BUILDING APPROVED BY COUNCIL ON OR BEFORE TWO 1925, TWO 1920, 25. THERE YOU GO. YES. SECOND. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? BEAR WITH M. OKAY. MOTION IS TO AMEND SECTION ONE TO ADJUST THE RENEWAL DATE TO FEBRUARY 19TH, 2025. YES. YES MR. BARRY. YES MR. DU YES.
BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. SIGRIST YES. YES. HOLT. YES. THAT'S IT. THE AMENDMENT. SO WE GOT TO PASS THE RESOLUTION RIGHT THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING. I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED AS AMENDED, AS AMENDED. SECOND. MR. DU. YES BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES, YES. HOUCK.
YES. YES. HARRY. YES NO. YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THIS EVENING. IS THAT ALL? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BURROWS. AND WE WILL THEN MOVE ON TO
[Ordinance C-29-24 Authorize the City Administrator to convey excess personal property that is no longer needed for City business. Second reading and public hearing. ]
FINANCE WITH MR. SIEGRIST. THANK YOU. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO, ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. ORDINANCE C 2924 TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO CONVEY EXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY. THAT IS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR CITY BUSINESS. THIS IS OUR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. WERE THERE ANY.LOOKS LIKE NO ONE WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT IT. AND YOU MOVE TO BE APPROVED? I AM THIS ORDINANCE HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR. BURROUGHS? YES, ANDERSON. YES, SIR. HOUK. YES. YES. GARY YES, YOU. YES THE SECOND ITEM TONIGHT, THANK YOU.
[Resolution CR-34-24 Authorizing the City Administrator to seek financial assistance from the State Capital Improvement Program/Local Transportation Improvement Program for the funding of the McDowell Road Improvement project. ]
IS, IS RESOLUTION CR 3424 AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, LOCAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT[02:20:05]
PROGRAM FOR FUNDING OF THE MCDOWELL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. ANY DISCUSSION AMONG COUNCIL OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. MADAM CHAIR, MR. CHAIRMAN, SORRY, MR. THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT AND I YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD WE GOT IT ON THE DOCKET. IT'S GOING TO CREATE SOME GREAT CONNECTIVITY. THANK YOU. OKAY WILL THIS RESOLUTION HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND ANDERSON. YES YES YES YES. MARY YES YOU. YES YES OKAY.THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. SECREST. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS OF OUR BUSINESS AGENDA. AND THIS TIME, IF THERE IS ANY NEW BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNCIL, WE HAVEN'T LOST YOU YET. I SEE NO ONE RAISING THEIR
[Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments ]
HAND. AND SO I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MAYOR. STAGE. MAYOR THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.FIRST, I DO NOT HAVE A MAYOR'S COURT REPORT, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR PASSING THE MARIJUANA, LEGISLATION, WE DID LEAVE SOME THINGS ON THE TABLE. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, WE'VE GOT AT LEAST SOMETHING NOW THAT WE CAN WORK WITH FROM THE STANDPOINT OF BEING ABLE TO REGULATE, PARTICULARLY THE TWO PENDING SPECIAL USE PERMITS. SO I DO SINCERELY WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU. THIS WEEKEND, VERY, VERY BUSY, WE HAD A GREAT BAND FRIDAY NIGHT, AND THE PERSON WHO WAS THE LEAD SINGER IN THE BAND COULD NOT BELIEVE, NUMBER ONE, THE ACOUSTICS AND THE RECEPTION THAT PEOPLE GAVE THEM. AND HE ESTIMATED THERE WAS OVER 500 PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE FRIDAY NIGHT, WHICH, YOU KNOW, FOR GOOD OLD DOWNTOWN GROVE CITY, NOT TOO BAD. AND THEN ON SATURDAY, PARKS AND REC PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM FOR RETURNING TO SCHOOL, AND THAT WENT EXTREMELY WELL. SO WE'VE BEEN VERY BLESSED. YESTERDAY, THE ALADDIN SHRINE HAD A BIG CAR SHOW OUT THERE WAY, SO WE JUST KEEP IT GOING WITH THINGS, THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE BIG DIFFERENCES. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MAYOR. MR. BOWSER NOTHING. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, MISS KELLY, THIS FRIDAY, FROM 5 TO 7, THE ARTIST THAT IS ON DISPLAY WILL BE HERE TO MEET AND GREET. AND WE WILL HAVE A LITTLE RECEPTION. SO I HOPE YOU CAN ALL COME OUT. AND I DON'T WANT TO STEAL YOUR THUNDER, BUT I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THE NEXT MEETING IS ON TUESDAY BECAUSE OF LABOR DAY. YES. THANK YOU. WE FORGOT TO PUT THAT UP THERE. AND WE LOST MR. SMITH. OH, HE HAS NOTHING MORE ANY ANY DEPARTMENT REPORTS OUT THERE? THANK YOU. ONE HAPPY WE DIDN'T SCARE YOU OFF. I LIKE THAT. NO, I'M STILL HERE. JACK HAD TO STEP AWAY. AND SO HE WAS GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE EVENTS WE HAVE COMING UP FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND. SO JUST WANTED TO RUN THROUGH QUICKLY, THAT AGENDA, WE WILL HAVE OUR FRIDAY NIGHT FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL AND SHOP HOP AND A CONCERT THAT WEEKEND, AND THEN ON SATURDAY, WE'LL HAVE THE FARMER'S MARKET AS USUAL. THE MUSEUM IS GOING TO BE OPEN WITH A BACK TO SCHOOL ITEMS ON AND PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN BUTTONS FROM THE PAST ON DISPLAY, AND THEN EXPLORE GROVE CITY IS ENCOURAGING THE COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE OUR VARIOUS PLAYGROUNDS. AND THEN ON SATURDAY IN BEULAH PARK OR THE PARK AT BEULAH, I APOLOGIZE, FROM NOON TO SIX, IT WILL BE PART OF THAT EXPLORE THE GROVE CITY PLAYGROUNDS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT IN THE PARK AT BEULAH, FIELD OF DREAMS IS GOING TO BE SHOWN AT 7 P.M. AND THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE MOVIE, WE WILL HAVE A LABOR DAY DRONE SHOW AT THE PARK OF BEULAH. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SHARE. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THAT. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL MOVE TO CLOSING COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MR. DO I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT SCHOOL STARTS THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF LITTLE KIDS OUT, BUSSES RUNNING. WE'VE GOT TO DRIVE SAFELY OR WE'RE GOING TO BE SAD. THANK YOU MR. DEAR MR. BERRY, I HAVE NOTHING. THANK YOU, MR. HOLT. NOTHING FURTHER. THANKS. THANK YOU, MISS BURROUGHS. NO MORE WORDS FROM ME, MISS ANDERSON. WELL, I WAS GOING TO SAY IT TOO, SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT. YES. SCHOOL IS IN
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SESSION THIS WEEK. I WANT TO THANK THE PARKS AND REC ALSO FOR PUTTING ON THAT EVENT ON SATURDAY. I ATTENDED IT WITH MY KIDS. IT WAS GREAT. SO GOOD LUCK TO EVERYBODY WHO THIS MEANS SOMETHING FOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SIGRIST, YES. JUST A REMINDER TO MY COLLEAGUES.PLEASE TURN IN YOUR INFORMATION. I REQUESTED AN INPUT ON 2025 AND, PROJECTS. AND IF. MIKE, IF I DIDN'T SEND THAT TO YOU, I APOLOGIZE. I'LL FORWARD THAT TO YOU. IT'S JUST A REQUEST I HAD FOR JUST TRYING TO GET EVERYONE'S THOUGHTS ON THINGS THEY WANT MORE DISCUSSION ON OR, OR LEARN MORE ABOUT OTHER IDEAS AND I DO THINK WE LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, HAVING A TOUR OF THE BROOK PARK SITE. I THINK WE WANT TO DO THAT. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING I DO WANT TO VERY BRIEFLY SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR PERSEVERING.
THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE IN THE ROOM, AND PARTICULARLY TO MY COLLEAGUES, WE HAD THE JOB THAT WE NEEDED TO GET DONE TONIGHT, AND IT PROBABLY WASN'T THE PRETTIEST. WORK WE'VE EVER DONE.
BUT WE MADE IT HAPPEN. AND I'M VERY PROUD TO SIT WITH THESE PEOPLE. THAT HAD THIS DISCUSSION AND, AND CAME TO A FRAMEWORK THAT WE CAN START OFF WITH. AND WE HAVE A LOT TO LEARN. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE HAVE A REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING, AS MISS KELLY MENTIONED ON THE TUESDAY AFTER LABOR DAY. SO YOU SEE THAT THE NEXT MEETING, SEPTEMBER 3RD AND THEN, A JUST A QUICK REMINDER THAT WE HAVE A COUNCIL WORK SESSION THAT WILL BE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER THE NINTH AT 530. AND, WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER NEXT TIME. BUT JUST TO PUT A PLACE MARKER ON YOUR CALENDAR, I THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU THE HEADS UP. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND PERSEVERING WITH US, AND ESPECIALLY ON SUCH A BEAUTIFUL
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.