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GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND 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. AND, MISS KELLY, IF I COULD HAVE YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. BURROWS. HERE. ANDERSON HERE. SIGRIST. HAWK. HERE. HOLT. BARRY. HERE. DUE HERE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. COUNCILMAN HOLT. I'M THE EXCUSE, COUNCILMAN HOLT, THIS EVENING. I'M JUMPING FORWARD TO THE MINUTES. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND? MISS BURROWS? YES, ANDERSON. YES YES. YES. BARRY. YES. YOU. YES. AND NOW I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO
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DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 3RD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AND THE SEPTEMBER 9TH FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, AND APPROVE THOSE TWO SETS OF MINUTES AS WRITTEN. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND? ANDERSON? YES, YES. OUCH! YES. BARRY. YES. YOU. YES. BURROWS.YES ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. ON THIS BEAUTIFUL EVENING WHERE I'M SURE MANY OF YOU WOULD RATHER BE OUTDOORS, BUT YOU'VE CHOSEN TO JOIN US. IT'S GOOD TO SEE SO MANY FACES TONIGHT IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND YOU CAN SEE AT THE TOP OF OUR MEETING THAT WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE WITH US. BETH KINNEY. AND I BELIEVE I'VE MET BETH BEFORE AT AN EVENT. SO,
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SO A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU JOINING US. BETH IS WITH THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE WITH AN UPDATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO, COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. AND THERE'S A FEW UPDATES WE WANTED TO SHARE SINCE THE LAST TIME I VISITED. SO NEXT.OKAY, SO SINCE THEN OUR OFFICE HAS HEARD OVER 4500 BOARD OF REVISION COMPLAINTS. AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO PROCESS THE BOARD OF REVISION FILINGS FROM THE 2023 TAX YEAR. APPLICATIONS FOR THE TAX YEAR 2024 BOARD OF REVISION WILL OPEN ON NOVEMBER 8TH. AND AS YOU KNOW, WE GO NEXT. PROPERTY TAXES ARE IMPACTED BY YOU. THE VOTERS. YOUR FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE WANTS TO ENSURE THAT YOU KNOW THE VALUE OF YOUR VOTE. YOU MAY HAVE MORE OR ONE OR MORE LEVIES ON YOUR BALLOT, WHICH MAY CHANGE YOUR PROPERTY TAXES AND HOW MUCH YOU PAY THE NOVEMBER LEVY INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE ON OUR LEVY ESTIMATOR ON OCTOBER 1ST, ON OUR WEBSITE AT FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR.COM/LEVY ESTIMATOR NEXT, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE WANTS TO SHARE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE ON LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PROVIDE TAX RELIEF TO CONSTITUENTS. THESE DECISIONS ARE MADE AT THE STATE HOUSE RIGHT NOW. THE OFFICE CURRENTLY SUPPORTS SENATE BILLS 244 AND 277. I'M SORRY. 271, TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES. AND WE'RE ALSO ADVOCATING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE STINZIANO SOLUTION, WHICH WOULD ALLOW ELIGIBLE HOMEOWNERS TO DEFER THEIR PROPERTY TAXES UNTIL THEY CAN PAY THEM NEXT. SO THESE ARE JUST THE IMPORTANT DATES. I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF THINGS ON YOUR AGENDA. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW OCTOBER 1ST. THE LEVY ESTIMATOR WILL BE ONLINE. THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESOURCE FAIR WILL BE OCTOBER 12TH AT WHITEHALL-YEARLING HIGH SCHOOL. NOVEMBER EIGHTH. THE BOARD OF REVISION WILL ACCEPT THOSE COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2024 TAX YEAR. SHRED HUNGER WILL BE NOVEMBER 16TH AT GEORGEVILLE ROAD AND THIS IS OUR ELECTRONIC WASTE AND SHREDDING DAY THAT IS FREE. AND THEN REMEMBER, IT IS A STATE LAW IN OHIO TO LICENSE YOUR DOG. DOG LICENSING SEASON BEGINS DECEMBER 1ST AND WILL END JANUARY 31ST. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AND I DO HAVE SOME FLIERS TO LEAVE WITH YOU TO DISTRIBUTE, AND YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL US AT FIVE, TWO, FIVE HOME OR EMAIL US WITH ANY QUESTIONS. AND IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A MORE DETAILED PRESENTATION ON ANY OF THESE TOPICS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ARRANGE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE GOING TO GIVE A READ THROUGH TO THE AGENDA TONIGHT UNDER LANDS WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 3524 RESOLUTION CR 2524 CR 3724 AND CR 3824 UNDER SERVICE. WE HAVE RESOLUTION CR 3924. UNDER FINANCE, WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 3324, C 3424, C 3624, AND C 3724, AS WELL AS RESOLUTION CR
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40, 24 AND 4124. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THIS AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT[Ordinance C-35-24 Approve a Special Use Permit for a Marijuana Dispensary for Shangri-La Dispensary located at 3586 Broadway. First Reading]
AND LOOKS LIKE THAT IS THE CASE. SO I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MISS BURROWS WITH LANDS. THANK YOU. THE FIRST ITEM UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING IS ORDINANCE C 3524. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A MARIJUANA DISPENSARY FOR SHANGRI-LA DISPENSARY LOCATED AT 3586 BROADWAY. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING. SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE TEN SEVEN, 24. THE NEXT ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS RESOLUTION CR 2524 TO[Resolution CR-25-24 Approve the Development Plan for the Harris Property located north of State Route 665 and west of Borror Rd]
APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE HARRIS PROPERTY, LOCATED NORTH OF STATE ROUTE 665 AND WEST OF BAW ROAD, ON JUNE 6TH, 2024. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE HARRIS PROPERTY WITH THE FOLLOWING DEVIATIONS. THE FIRST DEVIATION, A DEVIATION, SHALL BE GRANTED FROM SECTION 8D4A OF THE HARRIS FARM ZONING TEXT TO ALLOW THE 20 FOOT BUILDING SETBACK ALONG HAWTHORNE PARKWAY WITHIN SUBAREA D TO BE REDUCED BY 12FT FOR A TOTAL BUILDING SETBACK OF EIGHT FEET. THE SECOND DEVIATION WAS REQUESTED, WHICH SHALL BE GRANTED FROM SECTION SEVEN. A ONE OF THE HARRIS FARM ZONING TEXT TO REDUCE THE WIDTH OF HAWTHORNE PARKWAY FROM THE REQUIRED 28FT OF PUBLIC ROADWAYS TO 26FT. WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE SIGNED UP THIS EVENING TO SPEAK IN REGARDS TO THIS. THE FIRST PERSON IS GOING TO BE JAY THURN AND TYLER JACKSON. ARE YOU ARE YOU ARE YOU ARE YOU A RESIDENT? YES. OKAY. I'M SORRY IF I CAN ASK YOU ACTUALLY HAVE YOU SIT BACK DOWN. I'M GOING TO HEAR FROM THE DEVELOPERS FIRST. I JUST DIDN'T SEE YOU GUYS SIGNED UP. DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SPEAK TO THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN? JOE? SALMONELLA AND EPCON? YES, JOE. SALMONELLA 567. LASALLE ROAD, WESTERVILLE, OHIO, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK STAFF AND THE ADMINISTRATION PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.THIS HAS BEEN A PLAN IN THE WORKS FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW. ACCORDING TO DOCTOR HARRIS, HE'LL TELL YOU FOUR YEARS, BUT, WE ARE HAPPY TO PRESENT THE PLAN. A LOT OF EVOLVEMENT OF THE PLAN THROUGH LOWERING DENSITIES, RELOCATING HAWTHORNE PARKWAY TO MAKE IT MORE RESIDENTIAL IN NATURE, WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT ON THE TIF AGREEMENT THAT WE AS THE DEVELOPERS, EPCON AND OURSELVES, HAVE EXECUTED OUR END OF THAT AGREEMENT THAT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WITH COUNCIL AND THE COUNTY, WE WORK WITH NEIGHBORS LIKE MR. THRON, WHO YOU'LL HEAR FROM, HIS PROPERTIES, THE LAST ONE ON BOAR ROAD, WE'RE PUTTING THE BIKE PATH BEHIND HIS HOUSE TO HOOK UP TO QUAIL CREEK, AND HE HAS AN INTERESTING SITUATION THAT HE'S FOUND OUT THERE AS A RESERVE AREA UP THERE. HE WOULD LIKE THE BIKE PATH POSSIBLY MOVED A LITTLE FURTHER AWAY. THAT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T CONTROL. BUT HE MIGHT HAVE SOME GOOD IDEAS ON THAT. SO WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, IF THERE IS ANY COUNCIL. OKAY.
THANK YOU. THANKS. APPRECIATE THAT. IS ANYBODY FROM EPCON WANT TO BE OKAY? OKAY. AWESOME MR. ROUSH, IF I COULD HAVE YOU COME UP REAL QUICK. IF YOU COULD JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO KIND OF REVIEW IT FROM ADMINISTRATIVE CITY DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO THE DEVIATIONS, SURE. THANK YOU, MISS BURROUGHS, THE STAFF'S BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW ON THIS PROJECT, ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 266 HOMES, ON THE ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY AND MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SUB AREAS. JUST TO KIND OF TOUCH ON THE DEVIATIONS, THOSE ARE BOTH WERE INITIATED BY STAFF, THE FIRST DEVIATION WAS TO ALLOW FOR REDUCED SETBACK. AND THAT WAS, BECAUSE WE WANTED TO HAVE NO PARKING OR FRONT TO. SO TO REMOVE THE PARKING FROM THE FRONT SIDE OF THE PROPERTY TO THE BACK SIDE, WE REDUCED THE SETBACK, PUSHING THE BUILDINGS
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FORWARD AND ALLOW FOR PARKING IN THE REAR, THOUGHT WAS ALSO TO BRING THE STRUCTURES CLOSER TO THE TO THE ROAD TO HELP CALM TRAFFIC AND SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC. AND THEN THE SECOND, DEVIATION, REQUESTING GO FROM 28 TO 26FT. AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE ROAD. WITH NO REAL CURB CUTS OTHER THAN INTERSECTING ROADS. SO HAVING A 14 FOOT FOOT WIDE LANE WOULD SEEM A LITTLE EXCESSIVE, SO, AGAIN, TO HELP MINIMIZE AND REDUCE AND ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONCERNS WITH SPEEDING, WE FELT THAT 26 WAS MORE APPROPRIATE. AND THAT'S ALSO WHAT IS FOUND THROUGHOUT HAWTHORNE PARKWAY. AS YOU GO TO THE EAST TOWARDS 104, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. NOW SO WE I DO HAVE, MR. THURN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS. APOLOGIZE FOR CALLING YOU UP TOO EARLY. BEFORE, IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. JAY THRUN LIVE AT 5961 BOAR ROAD. AS MR. SIMON STATED, I HAVE THE PROPERTY AT THE VERY END OF BOAR ROAD BEFORE THE CORNER OF QUAIL CREEK AND BOAR ROAD, AND IN THE PLAN AS SUBMITTED RIGHT NOW, THE SEWER LINE AND THE BIKE PATH WILL GO THROUGH THE WOODED TRIANGLE THAT'S AT THE END OF THE PROPERTY AND BASICALLY THE ONLY REASON TO CUT DOWN ALL THE TREES THROUGH THERE IS TO PUT A BIKE PATH. WHERE. SO THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN IS HAVING THE BIKE PATH RIGHT BEHIND MY PROPERTY WHERE THERE'S BEEN NOTHING THERE FOR 60 YEARS, AND IT'D BE NICE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY, SO WE'D LIKE TO LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS OF EITHER HAVING IT GO OUT, THE EMERGENCY ROAD TO CONNECT TO BOAR ROAD THAT'S ALREADY HAS SIDEWALK, OR EVEN IF IT WENT OUT THE OTHER WAY AND COULD DO SOMETHING WITH THE CHURCH TO CONNECT. BASICALLY UNDER THE POWER LINES SOMEWHERE ALONG THERE, I KNOW THOSE ARE ALL GOING OUT THE EMERGENCY ROAD IS THE EASIEST WAY GOING ACROSS THE CREEK TOWARDS THE CHURCH IS COSTLY TO BUILD ANOTHER BRIDGE, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE A BRIDGE BUILT NO MATTER WHAT. AND AS JOE ALLUDED, I DIDN'T REALLY REALIZE IT, BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY A RESERVE PROPERTY AT THE END OF THE HOUSES ON QUAIL CREEK. I BELIEVE IT'S QUAIL RUN. THERE'S LIKE SEVEN HOUSES THAT ARE ON THAT SIDE OF THE ROAD. AND AT THE VERY END OF THAT IS A PROPERTY THAT'S LISTED AS A RESERVE, WHICH I DIDN'T REALIZE. AND SO I'D LIKE TO, I GUESS, EXPLORE HOW THAT COULD BE USED TO HAVE THE BIKE PATH GO THROUGH THAT AREA. IT'D BE A MORE DIRECT ROUTE TO THE BIKE PATH THAT'S ALREADY THERE. AND I DID CONTACT THE OWNER, THEY STATED THEY KIND OF FORGOT ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR 20 YEARS. I PERSONALLY ACTUALLY HAVE MOWED IT FOR THE LAST 17 YEARS, ALONG WITH THE CITY PROPERTY ALONG QUAIL CREEK. SO THAT'S MY INVOLVEMENT WITH IT AND KNOWING WHERE IT'S AT, BECAUSE THERE'S THE CREEK THAT RUNS ALONG THAT AREA HAS A VERY SEVERE DROP OFF FROM THE ROAD SIDE DOWN INTO THE WOOD SIDE. SO I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT I'D LIKE TO, YOU KNO, HAVE SOME OTHER OPTIONS PURSUED OTHER THAN HAVING THE BIKE PATH DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PROPERTY, AND, BASICALLY LOOK AT THE SAFETY OF CROSSING THE CREEK IN THAT AREA AND CUTTING DOWN ALL THE TREES AND HAVING A WOODED PATH. YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING ELSE AROUND THERE THROUGH THAT LANE OF TREES. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE A BIKE PATH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS, WHICH I DON'T SEE AS SAFE OR DESIRABLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JAY CAN WE GET A POINTER ON THIS SO WE CAN VERIFY WHAT AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? I'VE NOT I'VE NOT DONE THIS BEFORE. HOLD ON A MINUTE.IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TELL ON THIS RIGHT HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SLIDES OF THE PLAN, BUT THE GENERAL AREA IS SHOWN. I CAN HIGHLIGHT THAT IF YOU IF YOU HAVE A POINTER. YEAH.
I SAW HIM ON EITHER. OKAY. SO W. OKAY SO ARE YOU. YOU SIT UP HERE IN THIS ANGLE. UP HERE. YES. UP HERE. YEAH AND YOU'RE ONE OF THE HOUSES ON THE VERY LAST ONE ON THE, YOU KNOW, THIS ONE RIGHT UP
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HERE. YOU CAN SEE THAT LIKE BLUE DOT. THAT'S THE POOL. OKAY OUR BACKYARD. SO MR. SO WE SO WHO'S ACTUALLY DOING THE BIKE PATH OR THE SIDEWALK? IS THAT ON THE CITY'S, OR IS THAT ON THE DEVELOPER SIDE? DEVELOPER OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS OKAY.THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YES. I WONDER IF WE CAN HAVE MR. ROUSE TO COME BACK UP BECAUSE WE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THE BIKE TRAIL AND THE EMERGENCY, TRAIL AND SO FORTH. I MEAN, THIS IS THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED NUMEROUS TIMES. WE'VE LOOKED AT A NUMBER OF TIMES LIKE THE MAYOR SAID ABOUT, REALLY CONNECTING THIS PROPERTY, THIS 100 ACRE PROPERTY TO THE REGIONAL TRAIL NETWORK, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT POSSIBLY GOING UP THROUGH THE CHURCH PROPERTY. WE'VE WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THAT RESERVE AREA ON THE ON THE CORNER OF QUAIL CREEK BOULEVARD AND BOAR ROAD, AND ALSO USING THE EMERGENCY ACCESS COMING OUT TO BOAR ROAD, REALLY WHAT'S SIGNIFICANT RIGHT NOW, I THINK, IS TO SHOW THE INTENT TO CONNECT THAT NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SITE TO QUAIL CREEK IN SOME MANNER. AND WE CAN WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER ONCE WE GET INTO THE DETAIL ENGINEERING TO UNDERSTAND TOPOGRAPHY AND OTHER KIND OF CHARACTERISTICS, CHALLENGES THAT THAT KIND OF, ARISE. AND THEN FROM THERE, WE CAN MAKE A GOOD DECISION IN TERMS OF HOW BEST TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION. BUT THE IMPORTANT THING, AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IS UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO HAVE THAT CONNECTION TO QUAIL CREEK DOWN THROUGH THIS PROPERTY, ULTIMATELY DOWN TO 665, AND HOPEFULLY TOWARDS THE TO THE WEST, TOWARDS 65 AND HOOVER ROA.
OKAY. THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAVE A TYLER JACKSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK WITH THE DEVELOPMENT. OKAY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT ONE MORE TIME. GO AHEAD, MR. MAYOR, I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE LOGIC OF HOW THIS PIECE CAME TOGETHER AS FAR AS OUR GRAND PLAN. AND THAT IS TO HAVE HAWTHORNE PARKWAY ALL THE WAY FROM ROUTE 104 TO 665.
SO FROM A GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, THAT WAS A PRETTY IMPORTANT PIECE TO GET TO HAVE THAT INTERFACE, PARTICULARLY WITH ROUTE 665. THE OTHER PART IS, WE IF WE CAN GET EVERYBODY TO AGREE, MEANING THE TOWNSHIP AND THE COUNTY, WE HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF WIDENING BORE ROAD NORTH UP TO QUAIL CREEK. SO THERE'S SOME OTHER DYNAMICS COMING INTO PLAY. I DON'T THINK THAT BIKE TRAIL HAS TO BE BUILT IMMEDIATELY. AND I GUESS THE OTHER QUESTION I'D ASK MR. THURMAN, IS IT IS IF WE NEED AN EASEMENT, ARE YOU WILLING TO WORK WITH US ON GETTING AN EASEMENT OR ANYTHING WHERE, I DON'T KNOW, I THAT'S MY QUESTION. ARE YOU WILLING TO WORK WITH US FOR A BIKE PATH DOWN? YES COULD BE YES. OBVIOUSLY. I WOULD LOVE TO ACTUALLY HAVE A REAL SIDEWALK OR BIKE PATH ON BOARD ROAD VERSUS. THAT'S THE INTENT, BEING CONNECTED TO THE SIDEWALK. THAT'S INTENT. I HATE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WE GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO PUT A TRAIL THERE. BUT GUESS WHAT? NOT ON MY PROPERTY. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE, AT LEAST SOME UNDERSTANDING THAT WE MAY HAVE TO GO THROUGH YOUR PROPERTY. THANK YOU. OKAY. I KNOW THERE'S A THIS IS A BIG DEVELOPMENT, AND I KUDOS TO ALL OF THE CITY AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND MR. SIMMONS AND EVERYONE FOR WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD TO GET TO THIS.
AND, I KNOW THERE STILL ARE DEFINITELY SOME CONCERNS AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEED TO GO ALONG SIMULTANEOUSLY. AND I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON THE HAWTHORNE PARKWAY CONNECTION, TO HOPEFULLY TAKE SOME TRAFFIC PAINS OFF OF THE INTERSECTION AT BOW ROAD. AND 665 BUT BEFORE I KEEP RAMBLING, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS ON THIS FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. NO, NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MY FINAL COMMENTS THEN ON THIS IS I ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED FOR MORE HOUSING, NOT ONLY IN GROVE CITY BUT CENTRAL OHIO. MY CONCERNS STILL ARE WITH THE TRAFFIC THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT. AND AS WE
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ALSO TALKED ABOUT IN CAUCUS, I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR TOWNSHIP AND ODOT TO ADDRESS THIS CORRIDOR AS WE CONTINUE TO ADD MORE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THIS. I KNOW THE TRAFFIC STUDY THAT WAS DONE IN OCTOBER OF 2022 TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE PLUM ROOM DEVELOPMENT AT 665 AND 104. OBVIOUSLY, THAT DEVELOPMENT IS, BEEN STALLED AND NOT HAPPENING AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, SO I'M JUST I'M GOING TO BE OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER AND CONTINUE WORKING ON IMPROVING. 665 YES.MR. SEAGRASS, I WILL ADD ONE COMMENT. THANKS. THANK YOU, MISS BRUCE. SO I HOPE THE FUTURE, THE NEXT PLUM RUN DEVELOPMENT THAT WE START AT A MINIMUM WITH THOSE VERY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE SUGGESTED FOR THAT LAST DEVELOPMENT. AND THAT'S THE LEAST EXPECTATION WE HAVE FOR THOSE VERY IMPROVEMENTS. THAT'S THAT TRAFFIC STUDY WAS WAS KIND OF BASED ON FOR THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU. YES. YEAH. IF I MAY, I REALLY DO. I THINK WE CAN'T, EMPHASIZE ENOUGH TIMES, HOW MUCH CONVERSATION WE HAVE HAD ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE SURROUNDING THIS AREA. SO TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, CONTINUING THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CONNECTIVITY THAT HAWTHORNE PARKWAY OFFERS, WE HAVE, IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THE ROOM WITH US EARLIER THIS YEAR, YOU'VE ALSO HEARD US TALK MORE THAN A FEW TIMES ABOUT THE EXTENSION OF HAWTHORNE PARKWAY IN THE FARMSTEAD COMMUNITY AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL FEEL THAT THAT IS TO THE SAFETY OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT REALLY SITS IN ISOLATION RIGHT NOW WITH ONLY AN ACCESS POINT OFF OF 104. WE HAVE BIG, BIG INFRASTRUCTURE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE, AS IT RELATES TO THIS REGION. I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF BOTH MR. SIMONELLI AND OUR FRIENDS WITH EPCON, WHO HAVE REALLY PERSEVERED TO TRY TO GET THIS AS GOOD AS IT COULD POSSIBLY BE, IN ORDER TO BALANCE THAT NEED FOR HOUSING AND OUR ATTENTION, OUR ATTENTION TO INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE REGION AND AS YOU WILL SEE, AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD, THE CONVERSATION OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AS IT RELATES TO THIS DISTRICT, WILL REALLY BE A POTENTIAL REVENUE STREAM AS WE MOVE FORWARD, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE KEY THINGS, THE HAWTHORNE PARKWAY CONNECTIVITY AND AS THE MAYOR SAID, VERY HOPEFULLY ENGAGING IN A PROJECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS IT RELATES TO BORDER ROAD, WHICH WE CONSIDER TO BE AN URGENT PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN SUPPORT OF THIS AREA. SO JUST WANTED TO POINT THOSE THINGS OUT TO YOU AND, AND AGAIN, REALLY SAY THAT WE HAVE REALLY BEEN HAVING ALL THE RIGHT CONVERSATIONS AND THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE, BUT THIS IS A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. SO THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. WITH NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. MR. SIEGRIST OH, I SHOULD ASK. YES, YES. SORRY. I MEAN I MEAN I NEED A SECOND. WE NEED A SECOND FIRST. OKAY HE WAS VOLUNTOLD TO SECOND IT. I WAS A LITTLE QUICK ON THE GUN. SORRY.
SECOND MR. SIEGRIST. YES, MISS HOUK? YES, BARRY. YES JEW? YES. BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON YES. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING IS TO APPROVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
[Resolution CR-37-24 Approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of a Sign for Butterfly Boutique located at 4038 Broadway in the Historical Preservation Area. ]
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SIGN FOR BUTTERFLY BOUTIQUE, LOCATED AT 4038 BROADWAY IN THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION AREA. AND I HAVE MISS ANDRE. OR MISS FLEMING. NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECOR, IT'S KATIE FLEMING, 6101. WILLOO ASTER. GLENN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THE RECORD THIS COA? SO WE JUST HAVE A TEMPORARY SIGN WE'RE LOOKING TO GET VINYL LETTERS PRETTY MUCH EXACTLY WHAT'S ALREADY UP THERE. AND WE JUST APPRECIATE EVERYONE HELPING OUT AND WELCOMING THEM, WELCOMING US, INTO THE TOWN CENTER. ALL RIGHT. NOW, THIS RESOLUTION ACTUALLY HAS TWO STIPULATIONS AND DEVIATIONS. OKAY ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT WITH BOTH OF THESE? YES. ALL GOOD.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY ANYBODY ELSE FOR THIS PARTICULAR ONE? NO. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE
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PUBLIC? I HAVE SOMETHING YES. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING YOUR BUSINESS INTO THE COMMUNITY. I'VE. I'VE BEEN IN YOUR BUSINESS BEFORE, AND IT'S I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO TAKE A RISK AND, AND CREATE A BUSINESS THAT BRINGS PEOPLE DOWN INTO OUR TOWN CENTER. SO THANK YOU. YEP I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. TWO OTHER COMMENTS I HAVE ONE, I, I'M SORT OF THE RESIDENT STICKLER FOR HAVING A SIGN CODE THAT SAYS WHAT IT MEANS AND MEANS WHAT IT SAYS, WHICH WE CAN'T REALLY SEEM TO GET TO, BUT I WILL SAY THAT IN THIS PARTICULAR SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES, IT MAKES ALL THE SENSE IN THE WORLD. I'VE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO WINDOW SHOP AND, AND THE TWO BUSINESS NAMES, I THINK ARE A GREAT FRAMEWORK FOR THAT. SO, IT DEFINITELY MAKES SENSE IN THIS LOCATION. THANK YOU. WE ALSO, FOUND OUT SOME NEWS, BUT THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE A CHANCE SUMMER HOUSE IS LEAVING SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, SO IT MIGHT NOT EVEN BE A PROBLEM IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO YEAH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? WELL, I UNDERSTAND THE, THE DILEMMA WHEN YOU HAVE TWO BUSINESSES IN ONE BUILDING AND YOU'RE TRYING TO DO MARKETING. SO AND I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO ALSO TO HAVE YOU DOWN HERE, YOUR FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS PAST WEEKEND'S EVENT WERE BEAUTIFUL AS WELL. SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL, THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. HOUCK YES.GARY. YES. YES BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. YES ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. RESOLUTION
[Resolution CR-38-24 Approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the installation of a Sign for The Chandler located at 4048 Broadway in the Historical Preservation Area. ]
CR 3824 TO APPROVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AND TO INSTALL A SIGN FOR THE CHANDLER AT 4048 BROADWAY. I HAVE ADAM HENRY SIGNED UP. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. HELLO.MY NAME IS ADAM HENRY, AND I LIVE AT TWO 4247 COLLINS AVENUE. ALL RIGHT, THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION ALSO HAS A DEVIATION ATTACHED TO IT. ARE YOU EVERYTHING OKAY WITH THAT? ABSOLUTELY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS YOU WANT TO HAVE ON THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION? NO MORE COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR. BARRY. YES. YOU. YES. BURROWS. YES ANDERSON. YES. YES HOUCK. YES. ALL RIGHT, MISS HOUCK, THIS IS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MISS BURROWS. AND THAT BRINGS US TO
[Resolution CR-39-24 Waive the Hours of Operation as provided in Section 6 of the DORA Application, as approved by Ord. C-17-19, for the Annual 5K9 Walk/Run on October 06, 2024, in the Town Center.]
SERVICE WITH MR. DUE. THANK YOU. RESOLUTION CR 3924, WAIVE THE HOURS OF OPERATION AS PROVIDED IN SECTION SIX OF THE DORA APPLICATION. AS APPROVED BY ORDINANCE C, NINE SEVEN 1719 FOR THE ANNUAL 5K9 WALK RUN ON OCTOBER SIXTH, 2024, IN THE TOWN CENTER. THIS IS ALSO GOING TO BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPEAK FOR THE UNSPOKEN EVENT. ON THAT SAME DAY, THEY WANT TO CHANGE THE HOURS TO 10 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT. IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO SPEAK. BUT ANYBODY ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? DID YOU GET THE SIGN AND WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY TO SPEAK. CHELSEA DEPOSE AND I HOPE I DIDN'T MISPRONOUNCE IT TOO BADLY. NO WORRIES AT ALL, WELL GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHELSEA DEROSA AND I'M THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR SPEAK FOR THE UNSPOKEN. WE'RE A LOCAL NONPROFIT DEDICATED TOWARDS RESCUING AND ADVOCATING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS DOGS. SO TODAY I'M HERE TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF THE DORA HOURS. AS MENTIONED ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6TH OF 2024 TO BEGIN EARLIER AT 10 A.M. FOR OUR EIGHTH ANNUAL TED BERRY FIVE CANINE EVENT. SO THIS EVENT BENEFITS OUR NONPROFIT, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY ANTICIPATING UP TO 600 PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SO THIS YEAR, WE'VE ACTUALLY ADDED A VERY SPECIAL ROUTE TO THE EVENT THAT WILL TAKE PARTICIPANTS THROUGH DOWNTOWN GROVE CITY. SO THE GOAL IS TO REALLY DRIVE FOOT TRAFFIC TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO ENJOY THE COMMUNITY STOPPING AT ESTABLISHMENTS ALL ALONG THE WAY. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THE DORA EXTENSION TO REALLY ALLOW PATRONS TO ENJOY DRINKS RESPONSIBLY WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT, WHILE SUPPORTING BOTH SPEAK AND OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. SO IN THE LONG TERM, WE HOPE TO REALLY CONTINUE HOSTING THIS EVENT ANNUALLY.[00:30:04]
INCREASING COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND INVITING ADDITIONAL DOGS AND CRAFT VENDORS TO PARTICIPATE. SO OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A REALLY SIGNATURE EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY. ONE THAT NOT ONLY RAISES FUNDS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS DOGS, BUT BRINGS IN MORE PEOPLE TO REALLY EXPERIENCE THE CHARM OF DOWNTOWN, WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT THIS EXTENSION WILL CREATE A FUN, INCLUSIVE, AND VIBRANT ATMOSPHERE THROUGHOUT OUR DOWNTOWN, BOOSTING THE LOCAL ECONOMY ON WHICH WOULD TYPICALLY BE A QUIETER SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING THIS, AND I'M HERE IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS FOR THE EVENT. MR. SMITH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT OBVIOUSLY SHE MENTIONED THAT MR. BERRY IS PART OF THIS EVENT. I DID TALK TO MR. BERRY, AND THERE IS NO CONFLICT WITH HIM VOTING. HE IS PERMITTED TO DO SO HERE. SO I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR. DU. YES, MISS BURROWS? YES ANDERSON. YES. SIGRIST. YES YES. BERRY. YES THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. DO. AND THAT BRINGS US TO FINANCE, COUNCILMAN SIGRIST.[Ordinance C-33-24 Appropriate $10,712,737.88 from various funds for the Current Expense of the Columbus Street Improvement Project. Second reading and public hearing. ]
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO FIRST WE START WITH ORDINANCE C 3324. APPROPRIATE. $10.7 MILLION FROM VARIOUS FUNDS FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSES OF THE COLUMBUS STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. TONIGHT IS THE SECOND READING IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. I I DON'T SEE OR ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS. SO, DOES ANYONE FROM COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS? MA'AM YES, MR. CANINE CINDY, IF YOU WOULD. I KNOW SOMEDAY IT MAY RAIN AGAI. SOMEDAY, JUST TO GIVE EVERYBODY A SYNOPSIS OF HOW MUCH IMPROVEMENT THIS WILL ALLOW US IN THE EVENT THAT WE IT DOES EVER RAIN SOMEDAY. IT WILL RAIN AGAIN. AND, WITH THOSE RAINS, IT'S LIKELY WE'LL EXPERIENCE LARGE RAIN EVENTS. THIS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WILL HELP BOTH HELP BOTH OUR SANITARY AND OUR STORM SEWER SYSTEMS. SO WE WILL RUN A RELIEF SANITARY SEWER. SO THOSE FOLKS IN THE NEIGHBORING, NEIGHBORHOODS THAT EXPERIENCE WATER AND BASEMENT OCCURRENCES, THOSE WILL GO WAY DOWN, AND ROADWAY FLOODING FROM OUR STORM SEWER SYSTEMS. BEING OVERWHELMED WILL ALSO BE REDUCED BECAUSE WE'LL BE UPSIZING THE STORM SEWERS THROUGH THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR. INSTALLING THESE PIPES WILL THEN IMPACT OUR ROADWAY AND OUR CURBS AND SIDEWALKS. SO THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR WILL GET NEW CURBS, SIDEWALKS, AND PAVEMENT AS WELL. SO MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENT TO HELP FOR THAT NEXT RAINY DAY. SOMEDAY YES. MR. SIGRIST IN SHORT, THIS IS A VERY, VERY EXCITING PROJECT. AND NO MATTER HOW BAD THE TRAFFIC GETS, I WANT YOU TO REPEAT THAT OVER AND OVER TO YOURSELF. THANK YOU. BECAUSE SOMEDAY IT WILL RAIN. AND THE OTHER THING I THINK IS IMPORTANT TOO, IS WE'RE LEVERAGING SOME ARP, ARP. I GET THAT RIGHT. EIGHT ARPA MONIES AS WELL AS SOME ODAWA MONIES I THINK. RIGHT. SO WE HAVE $3 MILLION IN LOAN IN THIS. SO THE REST IS LEVERAGING SOME OUTSIDE SOURCES. SO I THINK, IT'S JUST THE RIGHT TIME. AND THE RIGHT THING TO DO. AND WE'RE REALLY FORTUNATE. SO I ECHO MISS HAWK'S COMMENTS ABOUT HOW BAD THE TRAFFIC MAY GET. I AM IN CAUCUS.I THINK WE SAID MAYBE DECEMBER IS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT STARTING THIS PROJECT AND THE DURATION. YES MA'AM, WITH ALL OF OUR FUNDING SOURCES COMING INTO PLAY, WE LOOK TO AWARD THE CONTRACT IN OCTOBER. THE CONTRACTOR WILL NEED A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO SECURE ALL THE MATERIALS THEY NEED TO BUILD IT. AND SO THEY LOOK TO MOBILIZE IN THE DECEMBER TIME FRAME, IT IS A 365 DAY DURATION CONTRACT. SO BY NEXT OCTOBER 2025, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE IN PLACE. AND NOT TO STEAL SHANNON'S THUNDER. BUT SINCE WE'RE ALREADY TALKING SCHEDULE, I'LL SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE HOSTING ANOTHER PUBLIC MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, ONE AT 1 P.M.
AND ONE AT 6 P.M, FOLKS IN THE CORRIDOR WILL BE GETTING A LETTER SHARING THOSE DETAILS AROUND THE MEETING. BUT THIS WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS AND THE PHASING OF THE PROJECT, AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONSTRUCTION STARTING. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL
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I HAVE. MR. SEGERS. MR. SPEAKERS, THANK YOU FOR, POINTING THAT OUT OF THE INNOVATIVE FINANCING WE'VE DONE ON THIS, IT'S A $10 MILLION PROJECT, AND THE CITY OF GROVE CITY IS PUTTING IN A MILLION, MILLION ONE. AND I WANT TO I SEE RYAN ANDREWS HERE TONIGHT, FROM AT&T. THEY REALLY WORK THE TURF ON MAKING SURE THAT WE GET OUR APPLICATIONS TO THE RIGHT PLACE, BECAUSE THIS IS ACTUALLY EVEN INCLUDES THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL CONTROL LOAN FUND, WHICH IS I DON'T THINK I DON'T KNOW OF ANY TIME IN THE PAST WE'VE USED THAT. BUT, SO IT'S A VERY INNOVATIVE. I KNOW MORE DISCUSSION. OKAY. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR. BURROWS? YES ANDERSON. YES, YES, YES.HARRY. YES YOU. YES. OKAY ON TO THE NEXT ONE. ORDINANCE C 3424. AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
[Ordinance C-34-24 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an Agreement with OARnet - VMware ELA for Operating the City's Virtual Environment. Second reading and public hearing.]
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH HORNET, VMWARE LR FOR OPERATING THE CITY'S VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT.TONIGHT'S THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. TODD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO WHAT'S THIS GOING TO DO TO STRENGTHEN OUR CITY, YES. I'LL BE MUCH MORE BRIEF THAN I WAS LAST TIME. I PROMISE, SHE TURNED THE LIGHT ON ME, SO I GOT THREE MINUTES. YOU'RE SEVEN MINUTES TO, YOU KNOW, AS, AS WE'VE ENCOUNTERED WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE, WE SYSTEMS WE HAVE AND OWN AND OPERATE, WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASED COST IN OPERATING THOSE. AND THIS ONE HERE IS TO SECURE A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S COMING TO YOU FOLKS FOR YOUR APPROVAL FOR IT'S WITH THE OHIO ACADEMIC RESEARCH NETWORK. THAT'S WHAT'S ORNETTE IS, WE PURCHASE THROUGH THEM TO GET A DISCOUNTED RATE, AND WE DO GET A DISCOUNTED RATE.
SO EVEN THOUGH THE PRICES OR THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU SEEM EXPENSIVE, THAT IS DISCOUNTED FROM WHAT WHAT WHAT WE WOULD GET IT IN THROUGH AN AVERAGE RETAILER. SO FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT, THAT ALLOWS US, THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO SIGN THAT AGREEMENT AND ALLOWS US TO, YOU KNOW, SECURE THAT PRICING FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THIS YEAR IS COVERED FOR IN CURRENT BUDGET. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THESE NUMBERS GOING FORWARD AS A PART OF THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE. AND THAT'S THE BORING STUFF. SO THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ANY COMMENTS OKAY. SO THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT TO BE APPROVED. SECOND. ANDERSON YES, YES, YES. GARY YES, YOU. YES. BURROWS. YES OKAY, GREAT. SO NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS TO
[Ordinance C-36-24 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an Agreement with Axon for upgraded Police Equipment. First reading. ]
AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AXON FOR UPGRADED POLICE EQUIPMENT. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. SECOND, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR ANYONE TO SPEAK TO IT? OKAY. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING, AND THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC[Ordinance C-37-24 Authorizing the execution and delivery of Tax Increment Financing Agreements with Epcon Harris, LLC and Ciminello Lands Co., LLC in connection with the development of 92+- acres within the City. First reading.]
HEARING WILL BE OCTOBER 7TH. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE 37 DASH 24, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF TIF, TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AGREEMENTS WITH EPCON HARRIS, LLC AND SEMINOLE LANDS COMPANY, LLC IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF 92 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES WITHIN THE CITY. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? OKAY, GREAT. SO THIS ORDINANCE HAD ITS FIRST READING, AND THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE OCTOBER[Resolution CR-40-24 Appoint Tim Harris to the Audit Committee. ]
SEVENTH. FINALLY, THE OR NOT. SORRY. ONE MORE SO CR 2040 DASH 24 APPOINT TIM HARRIS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THIS IS A RESOLUTION. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? THIS RESOLUTION HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT TO BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR. SIGRIST. YES. TALK.YES. GARY. YES XU. YES. YES. ANDERSON. YES FINALLY. RESOLUTION C R 41 DASH 24
[Resolution CR-41-24 Accepting the Amounts and Rates as determined by the Budget Commission and Authorizing the necessary Tax Levies and certifying them to the County Auditor.]
ACCEPTING THE AMOUNTS AND RATES AS DETERMINED BY THE BUDGET COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZING THE NECESSARY TAX LEVIES AND CERTIFYING THEM TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR. MR. BOZO, DO YOU WANT[00:40:05]
TO COMMENT ON THIS? YES THANK YOU, CHAIR. CHRIS, THIS WILL BE THE, 36TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT THE CITY OF GROVE CITY HAS NOT HAD AN INCREASE IN ITS PROPERTY TAX RATE. AND DURING THAT 36 YEAR PERIOD, WE'VE REDUCED TAXES 13 TIMES. AND THIS WILL BE THE 18TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR WITH THE 3.5 MILL RATE. NOW, YOU MAY ASK WHAT THE FIVE, 3.5 MILLS, CALCULATES TO ON A $300,000 HOUSE, THE CITY OF GROVE CITY WILL RECEIVE $321. SO IT'S NOT A LARGE PART OF YOUR PROPERTY TAX RATE. OUR RATE, BASICALLY IS ONLY ABOUT 7% OF THE TOTAL PROPERTY TAX RATE THAT YOU PAY, IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IT'S A GREAT PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO, THIS THIS, RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND I MOVE IT TO BE APPROVED. SECOND. IS HELPED. YES. BARRY. YES, YES. BURROWS YES. ANDERSON. YES. YES ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. SEGRIST. AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS AGENDA THIS EVENING. AT THIS TIME, IF THERE IS ANY NEW BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNCIL, NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SO. DO WE HAVE ANYONE[Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comment]
SIGNED UP UNDER NEW BUSINESS? NO AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE MAYOR'S REPORT. MAYOR STAGE.THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, FOLKS, FOR BEING HERE BECAUSE IT'S A PRETTY IMPORTANT EVENING, I HAVE NO MAYOR'S COURT REPORT. I DO HAVE A COUPLE THINGS TO TALK ABOUT. FIRST, WE HAD OUR MAYOR'S PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT, AND THIS IS A TROPHY, AND IT'S, ORGANIZED IN THE LEVEL OF PLAY THAT THE PARTICIPANTS HAVE. AND WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT. WE WERE ACTUALLY COMPETING WITH A COUPLE OTHER TOURNAMENTS, ONE IN GROVEPORT, AND I DID NOT KNOW THIS, BUT GROVEPORT HAS HAD A PICKLEBALL CLUB FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, AND THEY PICKED THIS DAY.
AND I SAID, WHY IN THE WORLD IS EVERYBODY PICKING THIS PARTICULAR DAY? WELL, IT WAS THE OFF DAY FOR OHIO STATE. AND THERE'S LIKE SIX EVENTS BETWEEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT, THAT PARTICULAR WEEK, THIS PAST WEEKEND. BUT, WE HAD A GREAT TIME. AND THANKS TO JACK CASTLE AND HIS STAFF, BECAUSE IT WAS HARD WORK, A LOT OF WORK AND HO, IN ADDITION TO THIS WEEKEND, THE, AMERICAN NITRO HAD THE UNVEILING OF THEIR, AMERICA 250, MURAL. THERE WERE FOLKS HERE FROM AMERICA. AMERICA. 250 SLASH OHIO. AND, THE EVENT WAS VERY, VERY WELL ATTENDED. NOT JUST THE UNVEILING, BUT THE, THE FESTIVAL OF WINGS THAT THEY HAD INCREDIBLE NUMBER OF PEOPLE. SO OUR THANKS TO, TO AMERICAN NITR. THE WORK SESSION THAT WE HAD, ON ON THE BUDGET. VERY HEALTHY, I, MR. SEAQUIST SHARED THE NOTES ABOUT THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE NEED FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON, ONE THAT I'D LIKE TO GET A CONSENSUS IF WE COULD, IS TO BRING THE FOLKS FROM BROADWAY ALIVE INTO OUR COUNCIL AND TO GO OVER, WHAT? WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, RATHER THAN HAVING US DO IT.
BECAUSE I THINK THE THING THAT IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IS UNDERSTANDING FINANCES. AND, ARE JUST RIGHT NOW IS TRYING TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE 2025 BUDGET IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT, BUT WE'D RATHER HAVE, COUNCIL AT LEAST HEAR THAT PRESENTATION AND SEE, GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PEEL AWAY. BUT IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE PROJECT AND IT NEEDS TO BE, WELL EXPLAINED BY THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO MAKE THE ASK. SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT WHAT MEETING WE CAN HAVE THEM COME TO, BUT PLEASE PUT THAT, IN YOUR AGENDA AS WELL. THE I HAD A MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LAST WEEK. VERY KIND OF THEM TO INVITE US TO THE TABLE, WE ARE NOT REPRESENTED EVEN THOUGH WE FEEL WE'RE THE HOST COMMUNITY FOR SWACO. BUT, THE CLOSEST WE HAVE IS, RON GROSSMAN, WHO REPRESENTS THE TOWNSHIP ASSOCIATION. BUT WE'VE HAD AN INCREDIBLE, OUTSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH SWACO. AND AS I SAY, THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO INVITE ME, THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT, OF COURSE, IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES ON THE WEST SIDE OF 71, TO THE NORTH OF THEIR PROPERTY. AND INCLUDING THEIR PROPERTY. SO THERE WERE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, THE KEY ONE WAS, WHEN ARE YOU FOLKS GOING TO START DOING THIS? AND OF COURSE, THERE'S A LOT OF PIECES TO COME TOGETHER WITH THAT. BUT IT WAS A VERY EXCELLENT MEETING WITH SWACO BOARD, AS FAR AS I KNOW. I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE. I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY THE SECOND OR MAYBE THE THIRD TIME THAT WE'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO OSWEGO BOARD MEETING. SO VER, VERY KIND OF THEM. THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN HAS BEEN UPDATED AND WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT OF TWEAKING YET, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE IT AVAILABLE, BE ON THE AGENDA NEXT, NEXT MEETING. THE NEXT MEETING. IT IS AN ORDINANCE, SO IT WILL TAKE TWO READINGS, BUT, IT WILL BE ONE THAT WILL WANT TO DISCUSS BY QUADRANTS AS TO WHAT, IF, IF MUCH HAS CHANGED AND TO LET YOU KNOW AND KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN THE ARSENAL. OF COURSE. THIS IS, THE BIG WEEKEND, I THINK THE 45TH YEAR, 45TH, YOU KNOW, IT IS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ADDING, IS A BIG ARCH THAT WILL GO OVER HERE AT PARK AND BROADWAY, A WELCOMING ARCH, FOR ARCH AND THE ALLEY SO THAT THAT'LL BE KIND OF NEAT HAVING IT RIGHT HERE AT OUR MAIN INTERSECTION OF THE CITY. AND, IT'S A BLOW UP. AND THIS ARCH IS, PORTABLE, AND YOU CAN MOVE IT AROUND AND HAVE OTHER EVENTS THAT YOU CAN SPONSOR ON THIS ARCH. THE OTHER THING WE DID THIS WEEKEND WAS UNVEIL A STAGE, A MOBILE STAGE THAT WE HAVE. AND THAT WILL ALSO BE USED IN ARCHERY ALLEY FOR THE PARADE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP EVERYTHING PROPPED UP AS BEST WE CAN. AND IN PROMOTING OUR COMMUNITY, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENT.THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU MAYOR, MR. BOZO NOTHING ADDITIONAL, MADAM PRESIDENT, I THANK THE MAYOR. DOES A VERY GOOD JOB, EXPLAINING EVERYTHING. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TO THE END OF THE YEAR IS RAISES, COMING UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS KELLY. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH, I HAVE NOTHING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THE ROOM, MR. CASTLE? THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO EXPAND ON THE COMMENTS MAYOR MADE ABOUT THE PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT THIS PAST WEEKEND. SO, ON BEHALF OF PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, WE WANT TO THANK ALL THE PLAYERS, THE THOSE THAT DONATED MONEY, THOSE THAT SPONSORED THE EVENT AND ALL THOSE IN THE CITY AND ON THE PARKS AND REC STAFF THAT WORK BEHIND THE SCENES, TO PUT THIS EVENT ON TOGETHER. IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT. AND IT WAS IT WAS DUE IN PART TO THAT DEDICATION AND THAT TEAM COLLABORATION. WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE OVER $12,000 FOR LIFE CARE ALLIANCE, WHICH IS GOING TO GO TO MEALS ON WHEELS IN CENTRAL OHIO. SO THAT IS OUTSTANDING, ABSOLUTELY, SO I DO WANT TO SAY THIS. I DON'T LIKE NAMING PEOPLE BECAUSE ONCE I START DOING IT, I FORGET OTHERS. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO JASON BARNES, OUR OUR SPORTS SUPERVISOR, AND HIS AND HIS STAFF OF SITE COORDINATORS, FOR TWO YEARS OF THIS EVENT, HE WAS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR OR LEAD THE EVENT, BUT DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES BOTH YEARS HE WAS ABLE TO STEP IN AND TAKE OVER AND LEAD. AND IT WAS THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP WITH HIS TEAM THAT WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP EVERYTHING ON TRACK AND ORGANIZED THROUGHOUT A VERY LONG DAY, AND THEN I WOULD ALSO BE REMISS IF I DID NOT MENTION VOLUNTEERS, OUR VOLUNTEERS, WE RELY ON THEM THROUGHOUT ALL OF PARKS AND RECREATION. AS YOU KNOW, MANY OF OUR EVENTS ARE ONLY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS AND A LOT OF ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND THIS EVENT WAS NO DIFFERENT, I DO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO TWO VOLUNTEERS WHO WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND AS VOLUNTEERS THEMSELVES. THE WEEK OF THE EVENT, WE HAD A MEETING AND WE WERE WONDERING HOW WE WERE GOING TO GET EVERYTHING COVERED AND WE WERE TRYING TO FILL THAT IN WITH SOME STAFF AND SOME ASSIGNMENTS. BUT STEVE BURRIS TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO MAKE A LOT OF PHONE CALLS, PERSONAL PHONE CALLS, AND DURING THE LAST WEEK OF PREPARATION WAS ABLE TO INCREASE OUR VOLUNTEERS BY 18, THAT WAS A BIG DEAL. AND THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL AND SUCCESSFUL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ALSO OVER ABOUT A SHORT 2 TO 3 WEEK PERIOD, ANOTHER VOLUNTEER, JULIANNE BURROWS, WAS ABLE TO HELP SECURE MANY BANNER SPONSORS AND HELP US INCREASE THAT BOTTOM LINE DOLLAR THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DONATE THIS YEAR. SO THANK YOU
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AND ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. THANK YOU. FANTASTIC ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS? OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO CLOSING COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MR. DO I HAVE NOTHING AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU, MR. BARRY. I HAVE NOTHING AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, MISS BURROWS. I'M OKAY. GO.OKAY THANK YOU, MISS ANDERSON. I TRY TO ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING, BUT I DO NOT TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU, MR. SEGERS. I GET EVERYONE'S TIME. YES, YES, HERE WE GO. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO BE AS APPRECIATIVE OF THE BUZZ I HEARD IN THE. IN THE CHATTER I HEARD FOR THAT PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT THIS PAST WEEK. IT'S IT WAS IT WAS LIVE. IT WAS PALPABLE, SOMEONE THAT TRULY APPRECIATES THIS GAME, I HAVE SEEN THE EVOLUTION OF THE INTEREST IN THIS GAME. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WHEN I STARTED IT, IT WAS FOR OLD PEOPLE THAT COULDN'T PLAY TENNIS ANYMORE. AND THEN THIS PAST SUMMER, IT WAS WAVES OF ADOLESCENTS AND TEENAGERS PLAYING THAT YOU COULDN'T EVEN GET A COURT AT NIGHT, AND WHICH IS REALLY POSITIVE. MORE RECENTLY, UKRAINIANS, PEOPLE FROM THE PHILIPPINES, PEOPLE FROM INDIA, ONE OF OUR WINNERS OF THE BRACKET IS A LICENSED CONTRACTOR AT THE HONDA PLANT IN JEFFERSONVILLE, LIVES IN GROVE CITY AND HE IS. HIS NAME IS LUCAS LUCAS, A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE. HE TEAMED UP DUE TO AN INJURY OF RJ'S, RJ AND LUCAS RJ BURNS. RJ WAS THE GENTLEMAN WITH THE PREGNANT WIFE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THAT WAS KIND OF THE FIRST CANARY IN THE WELL SAYING WE GOT. WE GOT A BIG CELL PHONE ISSUE OUT HERE AT PINNACLE QUARRY, AND THEY TEAMED UP AND WON THE 3.5 TO 4 BRACKET. AND I SAW THE PICTURE WITH THE MAYOR, AND THERE WAS ALL THESE PEOPLE INVESTED IN OUR CITY, WHETHER THEY'RE RESIDENTS OR NOT. AND IT JUST JUST WARMS MY HEART. SO I HOPE ONE DAY I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE. I HOPE ONE DAY GROVE CITY CAN BE THE PICKLEBALL CAPITAL OF OHIO. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND IT'S HARD TO FOLLOW THAT. PICKLEBALL CAPITAL OF OHIO. THAT'S THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD GOAL, I KEPT MY PHONE ON THE ENTIRE TIME AND NEVER GOT CALLED BY ANYONE. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WRON. SO I THINK THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ADD TO THIS EVENING'S COMMENTS IS THAT WE ARE UNDER A BURN BAN, AND I WANT EVERYONE TO BE AWARE OF THAT AND SPREAD THAT WORD AMONG YOUR NEIGHBORS AND IN YOUR COMMUNITIES, VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE AWARE. I KNOW THAT IN THE PARKS WE'VE COVERED THINGS UP SO THAT GRILLS AREN'T AVAILABLE FOR USE, BUT, NO BURNING OF ANY KIND, RIGHT NOW. IT IS VERY DRY, AND I WOULD SAY WE WOULD DO A RAIN DANCE, BUT THAT CAN ALSO COME BACK TO HAUNT US. SO I WILL JUST SAY THAT WE'D LIKE A GENTLE RAIN THAT LASTS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THAT WOULD BE VERY, VERY NICE. RIGHT? ABOUT NOW, AND IN THE MEANTIME, TAKE GOOD CARE. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE OCTOBER THE 7TH, 7 P.M.
CAUCUS BEGINS AT 630. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK
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