Nov 18, 2024 City Council

[Call to Order]

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GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD. GOD INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. WELCOM. I WANT TO GET THE BALL ROLLING HERE THIS EVENING WITH ATTENDANCE. MISS KELLY, MISS BURROUGHS HERE. ANDERSON HERE.

SIGRIST HAWK HERE. HOLT. BERRY HERE. DUE HERE. WHAT? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO EXCUSE MR. HOLT THIS EVENING. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. BURROUGHS? YES. ANDERSON. YES. YES. HAWK. YES.

[Approval of Minutes]

SECOND. NO. ANDERSON. YES. SIGRIST. YES. HAWK. YES. GARY. YES. YOU. YES. BURROUGHS. YES.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE NO PRESENTATION AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA. WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP

[Welcome & Reading of Agenda]

UNDER PARKS, WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 5624. IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION BY ANYONE ON COUNCIL, THIS AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. AND SEEING NO OBJECTIONS, I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MISS BURROUGHS WITH LANDS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IS THERE A SIGN UP LIST THAT I CAN SEE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. ALRIGHT. THE FIRST ITEM THAT

[Ordinance C-54-24 Accept the Plat of Hickory Creek, Section 1 located on Orders Road. First reading ]

[Resolution CR-49-24 Approve the Development Plan for a warehouse located at 4371 Broadway. ]

IT'S A CHALLENGING SITE BECAUSE AS THE REDEVELOPMENT, THERE'S A LOT OF EXISTING CONDITIONS, A LOT OF HOOPS AND HURDLES. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF AMBIGUITY IN TERMS OF THE PROPERTY DISTANCE FROM THE IMPROVEMENTS DONE BY SKATE AMERICA VERSUS WHERE THIS PARCEL IS. SO IT WAS A REALLY CHALLENGING SITE FOR STAFF TO WORK WITH. WE THE DEVELOPER HAS BEEN THE OWNER HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH. THEY'RE BACK THERE IF THEY WANT TO CHIME IN, BUT ESSENTIALLY WE TRY TO ALLEVIATE AND ADD VALUE, ADD IMPROVEMENTS, ADD SOME SOME ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS WHERE WE COULD IN TERMS OF LANDSCAPING, IN TERMS OF PAVING THE ENTIRE SITE BEHIND THE FENCE. SO AS YOU GO TO THE WEST, ANYTHING BEHIND THE FENCE WILL BE PAVED. SO THE BUILDINGS WILL BE PAVED BACK IN THERE. SO EXCEPT FOR THE PORTION NEXT TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS. IT'S A CHALLENGING SITE, LIKE I SAID BEFORE. SO I GUESS I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE APPLICANT COME UP AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THEIR PERSPECTIVE IS IN TERMS OF THE STIPULATIONS. LIKE STAFF SAID, LIKE WE'RE SAYING, WE'RE IN FAVOR OF THE DIFFERENT STIPULATIONS NEEDED. IT'S A CHALLENGING SITE. HOW MANY TIMES I'VE SAID THAT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF EXISTING CONDITIONS. THE BUILDINGS ARE ON THE PARCEL LINES, AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT WE CANNOT PHYSICALLY MEET WITH THE TODAY'S ZONING CODE. SO THERE HAS TO BE SOME RELIEF PROVIDED IF WE WANT TO

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AS FOR THE FLAGPOLE, THE TREES, THE FENCE ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF THE OF THE PROPERTY. YEAH. I DON'T THINK WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THAT EASEMENT, SO. WELL, WE WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO THEN IS GET IF WE DON'T HAVE THE RECORDED EASEMENT, WE GOT TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE AN EASEMENT SPELLED OUT AS PART OF THIS DEAL. BUT MR. BERRY, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE CITY WHEN SUBURBAN WAS THERE ALLOWED US TO BE PLANT TREES. THE FLAGPOLE, PUT IN A FENCE AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MAIN OFFICE THERE. AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, THAT WAS RECORDED. AND IF IT ISN'T, THEN WE OUGHT TO WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET IT RECORDED. WE'LL GO BACK AND DOUBLE CHECK OUR RECORDS, BECAUSE I DIDN'T I DON'T RECALL MY PEOPLE SAYING THAT IT WAS RECORDED. SO I CAN GO CHECK, BUT CAN WE MAKE IT PART OF THE LANDSCAPE DEAL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT, THAT THAT QUADRANT THERE, THE CORNER WE CAN WE CAN HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE WITH THE APPLICANT. BUT YEAH, THE APPLICANT DID STATE THAT THE

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YES. YEAH. SO ULTIMATELY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE, THE ROAD SIDE, WE'LL JUST SAY THERE WILL BE THE EXISTING BUILDING THAT REMAINS AND THEN THERE'LL BE A NEW ONE THAT'S KIND OF LIKE ANCHORED ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE, THE SKATING RINK ALONG THAT WHOLE FRONTAGE THERE WILL BE A WOODEN DON'T HAVE A IT'LL BE ESSENTIALLY A WOOD OPAQUE DECORATIVE TYPE WOOD WITH BLACK KIND OF RAIL FENCE ALONG THE WHOLE FRONTAGE. THE GATES WILL OPEN OBVIOUSLY, AS THEY NEED TO FOR CIRCULATION AND FOR CUSTOMERS AND FOR WHATEVER. AND THEN THAT WILL BE ALL ALONG THE FRONTAGE AND THEN ALSO ALONG THE IN FRONT OF THAT EXISTING BUILDING, THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF TALL ARBORVITAE TYPE SHRUBS TO SORT OF SCREEN THAT BUILDING. GIVEN THAT IT'S A LITTLE OUTDATED AND A LITTLE DATED. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THIS RESOLUTION HAS SAID ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR. SAID YES. YES. HEARING NO TWO. YES. ROSE. YES.

HENDERSON. YES, MADAM CHAIR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. SIEGRIST WITH

[Ordinance C-49-24 Declaring the improvement of certain real property located in the City to be a public purpose, exempting 100%of the value of such improvement from real property taxation for 30 years; creating the Harris Farm TIF Incentive District; declaring the improvements to real property within the Incentive District to be a public purpose; exempting 100% of the value of such improvements within the Incentive District from real property tax for 30 years; describing the public infrastructure improvements made or to be made to directly benefit or serve the parcels for which improvements are declared to be a public purpose; requiring the owners of parcels for which improvements are declared to be a public purpose to make annual service payments in lieu of taxes during the periods of exemption; establishing a Municipal Public Improvement Tax Increment Equivalent Fund for the deposit of such service payments; and approving related matters. Second reading and public hearing. ]

[Ordinance C-50-24 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an Agreement for Voice Services. Second reading and public hearing. ]

BARRY. YES. YOU? YES. BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. YES. HAWK. YES. OKAY, GREAT. SO THEN

[Ordinance C-51-24 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an Agreement for Public Internet Services. Second reading and public hearing.]

[Ordinance C-52-24 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an Agreement for Data Center Services. Second reading and public hearing.]

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ANDERSON. YES, YES, YES. GARY. YES, YOU. YES. ON NO LONGER FEAR THERE. MR. CHAIRMAN. WHAT? THERE'S NO LONGER FEAR THAT HE WILL STAND UP AND SAY ANYTHING. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. WE HAVE A SHOT

[Ordinance C-53-24 Appropriate $23,750.00 from the Senior Nutrition Fund for Current Expenses. Second reading and public hearing. ]

MID-OHIO FOOD BANK LIFE CARE ALLIANCE. GREAT, GREAT. WELL, THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THIS ORDINANCE HAD A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. ANDERSON. YES.

SIGRIST. YES. YES. GARY. YES. SUE. YES. BURROWS. YES. OKAY, GREAT. SO ON TO ORDINANCE C 55,

[Ordinance C-55-24 Appropriate $1,081,320.00 from the General Fund for the Current Expense of processing an Income Tax Refund. First reading]

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. THIS ORDINANCE IS DUE TO A REFUND THAT WE NEED TO ISSUE DURING THE COURSE OF A TAX YEAR. BUSINESSES NORMALLY PAY LIKE MAYBE A QUARTERLY INSTALLMENT OF THE TAXES THAT THEY ANTICIPATE INCURRING FOR THAT TAX YEAR. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY MAY OWE MORE OR LESS. IN THIS CASE, THE COMPANY HAS PAID US $1 MILLION MORE THAN THEY ACTUALLY OWE. SOMETIMES THEY LET IT RIDE ON TO FURTHER TAX YEARS. SOMETIMES THEY WANT TO REFUND IN THIS CASE, THEY WANT A REFUND IF THIS WAS A RITA ADMINISTERS THE MAJORITY OF OUR BUSINESS ACCOUNTS. IF THIS ACCOUNT WAS ADMINISTERED BY RITA, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE BECAUSE RITA HAS A FLOW OF INCOME TAX REVENUE FROM WITHHOLDINGS AND INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER BUSINESSES WHERE THEY WOULD NET THEIR SOURCE OF FUNDS AND GIVE US GIVE THE GROSS A THE NET. SO WE WOULDN'T NEED THIS APPROPRIATIO. THIS PARTICULAR ACCOUNT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE OF OHIO. BUSINESSES HAVE THE OPTION TO HAVE THE STATE OF OHIO ADMINISTER THEIR ACCOUNTS INSTEAD OF RITA. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE. STATE OF OHIO DOESN'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF HAVING ALL OUR OTHER ACCOUNTS. MONEY FLOWING THROUGH. THEREFORE, THEY DON'T HAVE $1 MILLION TO PAY FOR THIS CUSTOMER'S REFUND. AND THEY'LL BE SENDING AN INVOICE TO THE CITY OF GROVE CITY.

THEREFORE, WE NEED AN APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY HAS ANY. MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR CLARITY, WHEN WE GET THE DECEMBER YEAR END WITHHOLDING UNTIL THE TAX IS COLLECTED, THERE WILL BE A MINUS MILLION DOLLARS OFF OF NET PROFIT TAX DEPENDS ON WHEN WE WE'RE RIGHT AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THAT'S VERY POSSIBLE. AND IT COULD BE IT COULD FLOW INTO JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR. I'M NOT REALLY SURE THE TIMING OF IT ALL SINCE WE'RE SO CLOSE TO THE END OF THE YEAR. YEAH, BUT THIS IS I MEAN, FROM TIME TO TIME I'VE MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF ACCOUNTS OUT THERE WHERE THIS IS A POSSIBILITY, AND THIS IS ONE THAT HAS COME TO FRUITION, AND THEY WANT THEIR MONEY THAT WE'VE BEEN CARRYING FOR SOME AMOUNT OF TIME. SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. THANKS. THANK YOU. SO THIS IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ORDINANCE AT ITS FIRST READING AND THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE DECEMBER 2ND, 2024, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MADAM. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SUGARS. NEXT, MR. BERRY WITH PARKS.

[Ordinance C-56-24 Amend Section 903.05 of the Codified Ordinances titled Intoxication to permit alcohol at certain pavilions with authorization from the Director of Parks & Recreation. First reading. ]

[Call for New Business]

I'M. YES. AND IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YES,

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DURING THIS TIME, AT LEAST ONE OF THE GROVE CITY POLICE OFFICERS YELLED TO THOSE OF US FORMING THE COUNTER-PROTEST WALL THAT WE SHOULD JUST IGNORE THEM AND THEY WILL GO AWAY. THEY JUST WANT ATTENTION. THE HATE CHANTING WENT ON FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES UNTIL THE NAZIS TURNED AND MARCHED OFF DOWN TO GROVE CITY RESIDENTIAL STREET. AT THIS POINT, ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER SAID TO US, SAID TO THOSE OF US WHO FORMED THE COUNTER-PROTEST WALL, I KNOW THEY YOU OFF. THEY ME OFF TOO. BUT THE BEST STRATEGY IS JUST IGNORE THEM AND THEY WILL GO AWAY. I DISAGREED WITH THE OFFICER AND SAID THAT JUST IGNORING HATRED ISN'T HASN'T WORKED IN THE PAST. IT DOESN'T WORK NOW. AFTER THIS EVENT, I WROTE A LETTER TO THE GROVE CITY COUNCIL. THIS THIS BODY DESCRIBING THE INCIDENT AND NOTING MY DISAGREEMENT WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT THE BEST STRATEGY WAS TO JUST IGNORE THEM AND THEY WILL GO AWAY. I NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE OR AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT MY LETTER HAD BEEN RECEIVED OR READ. THE ONLY RESPONSE I'M AWARE OF WAS THE SEPTEMBER 29TH POSTING FROM THE GROVE CITY MAYOR, AND THIS BODY ON THE GROVE CITY FACEBOOK PAGE, WHICH CONDEMNED THE DISPLAY OF HATE ON SEPTEMBER 28TH AND EXPRESSED COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS CAN EXPRESS THEMSELVES WITHOUT FEAR OR HARASSMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO COMPARE THE EVENTS IN GROVE CITY TO WHAT OCCURRED IN THE CITY OF COLUMBUS TWO DAYS AGO, WHEN A SIMILAR GROUP VISITED COLUMBUS NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE SHORT NORTH ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, A GROUP OF ABOUT 12 INDIVIDUALS MARCHED ON COLUMBUS SIDEWALKS WEARING BLACK CLOTHING AND RED MASKS TO COVER THEIR FACES. SOME CARRIED SIDEARMS AND FLAGS WITH NAZI SWASTIKAS. THEY CHANTED HATEFUL PHRASES SUCH AS WHITE POWER AND BOW DOWN N-WORD.

COLUMBUS POLICE WERE CALLED AND IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED, ACCORDING TO THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH, OFFICERS STOPPED THE GROUP AS THEY LEFT. THE VAN LEFT IN A VAN TO INVESTIGATE A POTENTIAL ASSAULT THAT MAY HAVE TAKEN PLACE. MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS INSIDE THE VAN WERE DETAINED.

HOWEVER, IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT AN ASSAULT DID NOT TAKE PLACE, AND SO ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WERE RELEASED WITHIN HOURS. COLUMBUS CITY OFFICIALS AND OHIO'S GOVERNOR RESPONDED VIA NUMEROUS MEDIA OUTLETS, AND THESE ARE SOURCED FROM THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH. MISS HOLLER YES, MA'AM. MAY I ASK YOU, BECAUSE WE HAVE YOUR WRITTEN STATEMENT TO JUST SUMMARIZE THE CONCLUSION AND WE DO HAVE I WILL JUST GO OVER BRIEFLY FOR EVERYONE. THE TEXT OF THE STATEMENTS FROM COLUMBUS CITY ATTORNEY ZACH KLEIN, COLUMBUS MAYOR ANDREW GINTHER, OHIO GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE, STATEMENT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AND PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND OTHER STATEMENTS FROM CENTRAL OHIO COMMUNITY LEADERS ATTACHED IN AN APPENDIX TO THE DOCUMENT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT THAT IS INCLUDED. BUT BECAUSE YOU'RE AT THE END OF YOUR THREE MINUTES, CAN YOU JUST GIVE US THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF I COULD JUST FINALIZE, THEN THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I COME HERE THIS EVENING TO ASK THIS BODY THAT IF YOU AGREE WITH THE PERSPECTIVES OFFERED BY COLUMBUS ELECTED OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, GOVERNOR DEWINE AND PRESIDENT BIDEN, PLEASE TAKE HEED THAT THESE TYPES OF PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF

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IGNORING HATRED GIVES IT SILENT APPROVAL AND FUELS ITS FIRE. THIS IS A LESSON WELL LEARNED IN HISTORY. LET US NOT REPEAT IT. AND I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING, AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAPPY TO RESPOND. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND I SEEING THAT THAT WE HAVE NO ONE NOW SIGNED

[Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments]

I HAVE A FEW OPENING OR COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE FIRST, BEFORE WE GO OVER THE BUDGET, IF I COULD. ONE. WE HAVE AN OPENING ON THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION TO LET THE COUNCIL KNOW ABOUT THAT.

AND WE WILL BE PUTTING THAT ON THE WEBSITE. ALSO, ROB STOOP PASTOR ROB STOOP HAS TAKEN ON ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND AS WOULD NOT BE ASKING FOR A RENEWAL OF HIS OF HIS MEMBERSHIP VETERAN'S DAY EVENT WENT VERY WELL. THE STATE HOUSE IS IN THE LAME DUCK PHASE OF GOVERNING, AND WE ARE QUICKLY TRYING TO RESPOND TO TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION. ONE IS CALLED HOUSE BILL 333. IT SETS PARAMETERS ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND SOME OF THEM GO WAY BEYOND WHAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED. WHEN THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION ORIGINALLY INTRODUCED. THE OTHER ONE IS HOUSE BILL 296. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT'S A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN THE PENSION PAYMENT PLAN. AND IN OUR CASE, I THINK THE ESTIMATE WAS THE IMPACT WOULD BE OVER SIX YEARS OF ABOUT A MILLION, $800,000 OF INCREMENTAL ADDITIONAL PENSION PAYMENTS. SO WE'RE WATCHING THOSE VERY CAREFULLY. SMALL BUSINESS DAY IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER THE 30TH. WE'VE BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT WELCOMING THAT THAT EVENT WITH THE SBA TO DISCUSS THAT ARE NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEART. JIM MCDONALD, WHO WAS A OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR FOR SEVERAL YEARS, LOCAL BARBER, HIS WIFE PASSED AWAY, BETTY AND THEN QUINN WELL, WHO'S ALSO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY. CURRENTLY IT'S HER MOTHER. SO BETTY WAS JUST AN OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL AND WE WILL MISS HER. THE OTHER ONE, WE JUST LEARNED ABOUT, AND I KNOW MISS BURROWS IS AWARE OF IT, IS JIM LAWS. MR. LAWS IS THE FATHER OF GREG LAWS. HE LIVES ON COLUMBUS STREET AT FIRST, AND THAT WAS A SUDDEN, VERY SUDDEN DEATH THAT WE'RE VERY SADDENED. SO THAT'S MY GENERAL COMMENTS. AND CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAD ASKED IF I WOULD GO OVER THE BUDGET. THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT WE WORK FROM THE CITY CHARTER STIPULATES THAT THE MAYOR SHALL PREPARE A APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE, WHICH IS ONLY TWO PAGES, IF NOT ALL OF THIS. THIS IS A DOCUMENTATION THAT SUBSTANTIATES THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE. THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IS THE ONLY ORDINANCE THAT THE MAYOR CANNOT VETO. ONCE THE ORDINANCE IS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, AND IN AN ORDINANCE FORM, IT CAN BE ALTERED, REDUCED, WHATEVER. BUT THE MAYOR CANNOT GET A SECOND BITE, OR THE ADMINISTRATION CANNOT GET A SECOND BITE OF THE BUDGET. WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE OVER THE YEARS, CONTINUE TO BE. AND FOLLOWING UP ON THE INCIDENT WITH THE TAX REFUND, WE'RE MAINTAINING THE CURRENT LEVEL OF INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS THAT WE NOW HAD FOR THE THIRD YEAR. AND NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE ENGINE OF OUR FINANCES IS STALLED RIGHT

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MR. BOWSER, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER WAS THAT THEY DID A HALF PERCENT BETWEEN 11 AND $12 MILLION A YEAR, 11 TO $12 MILLION A YEAR. SO IN WORKING THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, WE AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW THIS, WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND WHAT'S THE IMPACT ON THE BIG PICTURE AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO FUND SOME OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS. SO WE'VE OUTLINED THAT JUST A MATTER OF CONVERSATION AND NOTHING OFFICIALLY IN THE DOCUMENT. THE LAST ITEM IS ON PAGE FIVE IS IT'S A PRO FORMA THAT WE'VE DONE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS THAT SHOWS WHAT OUR CARRYOVER IS. INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS, EXPENSES AND SO FORTH, AND WHAT WE THINK WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CARRY OVER AT THE END OF 2025. AND THESE ARE THIS IS A FORECAST WE KEEP A TEN YEAR ROLLING FORECAST. AND RIGHT NOW, GIVEN THE BUDGET WE HAVE TODAY AND WHAT WE ANTICIPATE FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS, A LOT OF THE MEGA PROJECTS WE ARE WELL IN TUNE WITH, WITH WHAT WE THINK HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST.

SO WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. MR. BOWSER, ANSWER QUESTIONS OR MR. TURNER QUESTION THE COUNCIL. IF I UNDERSTAND RIGHT, MR. SEACREST, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND THE MORE REFINED REVIEW OF THE BUDGET AT OUR NEXT MEETING. CORRECT. ANY QUESTIONS. GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANKS TO OUR STAFF FOR GETTING US THIS FAR. IT'S A LOT OF MAN HOURS AND A LOT OF DETAIL THAT GETS MASSAGED AND RE MASSAGED. SO THANKS TO OUR STAFF. THANK YOU MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE MAYOR STAGE OR READY TO MOVE ON. READY TO MOVE ON. VERY GOOD. MR. BOSSO. DO YOU HAVE ANY. NOTHING THIS EVENING? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS KELLY. NOTHING FURTHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH, I HAVE NOTHING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THE ROOM WAS SOMETHING. MISS FITZPATRICK. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. UNFORTUNATELY, SHANNON IS UNDER THE WEATHER TONIGHT, SO I DO WANT TO BRING YOU TO IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATES. WE'VE SENT OUT A LOT OF NOTIFICATIONS, SO EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE, BUT THE ONE WAY WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON COLUMBUS STREET WILL BE IMPLEMENTED STARTING TOMORROW. SO ONE WAY WESTBOUND THIS INITIAL PHASE IS BETWEEN HOOVER AND SECURITY. SO EAST OF OR WEST OF THERE I APOLOGIZE. WILL STILL BE TWO WAY. BUT THAT STRETCH FOR THIS FIRST PIECE OF THE PROJECT WILL BE ONE WAY WESTBOUND. AND THEN IN REALLY GOOD NEWS, THE HOLTON ROAD PROJECT IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. AND YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IN YOUR CIP UPDATE LAST WEEK THAT IT WILL OPEN TO TWO WAY TRAFFIC NEXT WEEK, JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THE CORRIDOR WITH JUST SOME MINOR LANE SHIFTS TO DO SOME OF THE RESTORATION WORK, AND DRIVEWAY REPLACEMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE ROADWAY. BUT THE ROADWAY WILL GET STRIPED THIS WEEK AND OPEN TO TWO WAY TRAFFIC NEXT WEEK. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. VERY GOOD SOMETHING TO DEFINITELY BE THANKFUL FOR. MR. VEDRA, GOOD EVENING. JUST AN INVITATION. A REMINDER THAT WEDNESDAY IS OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER TRAINING ORIENTATION. SO WELCOME AND WANT TO INVITE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO PARTICIPATE. SEE, THE SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM IS THE EXECUTIVE LEADERS ROOM. AND IF YOU'RE ABLE TO ATTEND, THAT IS WHERE YOU WOULD REPORT. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH A NEW ALERT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. SO WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOUT NINE, YOU MAY RECEIVE A TEST ALERT. AND THAT IS JUST A REMINDER OF THE TRAINING FROM TEN TO NOON APPROXIMATELY ON WEDNESDAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MR. VEDRA. I'LL BE THERE. THIS IS PEER PRESSURE. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD, MR. RAUSCH. JUST TWO QUICK PIECES OF INFORMATION. WE ARE ALL READY TO KICK OFF THE UPDATE FOR GROCERY 2050. IT WAS LAST APPROVED IN

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THANK YOU. I ECHO THAT. THANK YOU, MARY, FOR COMING AND GIVING YOUR YOUR TESTIMONY AND ALL OF THAT INFORMATION FOR US. I APPRECIATE THAT ALSO. IT IS AS WE NEAR THANKSGIVING AND THEN APPROACH THE HOLIDAYS, THERE IS A CRAM THE CRUISER EVENT GOING ON. WE'LL OBVIOUSLY BE TOGETHER BEFORE THIS HAPPENS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION IT EARLY ENOUGH. AS YOU ALL PLAN TO POTENTIALLY MAKE DONATIONS, THERE ARE THESE FLIERS OUT IN THE LOBBY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AND WANT TO GRAB ONE, IT WILL HAPPEN ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8TH FROM 1 TO 4 AT THE GROVE CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, AND IT IS A HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE AND AGAIN, IT IS CRAMMING THE CRUISER SO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND MR. SEGRIST, THANK YOU. SO MARY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. THANKS FOR CARING. FOR SURE. AND JIM LAWS, IF PEOPLE KNEW JIM LAWS, WHAT A SPECIAL MAN. WHAT A SPECIAL MAN THAT'S LEFT TOO SOON. WHAT A GREAT GUY. ONE INTERESTING THING IN THE SPIRIT OF JUST NEW THINGS, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT, BUT THE BEST WORD I HAVE IS A HOVERBOARD. BUT THESE YOUNG TEENAGERS THAT GO AROUND TOWN ON THESE WHAT LOOKS LIKE WHAT WAS BACK TO THE FUTURE YEARS AGO ON THESE SKATEBOARDS THAT CAN GO ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR IS KIND OF AMAZING. SO WE INVITED ONE OF THESE YOUNGSTERS THAT GOES TO JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIS PARENTS HAVE AGREED HE'LL BE THE GRAND MARSHAL OF THE THANKSGIVING DAY. WADDLE GOING DOWN BUCKEYE PARKWAY. SO A LOT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE TO LOOK OUT FOR ON THE ROADS. THESE KIDS ON SCOOTERS, THOSE WHETHER THEY'RE UPRIGHT WITH THE HANDLES OR THESE SKATEBOARD LOOKING THINGS THAT LOOK LIKE HOVERBOARD, THEY THEY'RE JUST ONE MORE THING TO SHARE THE ROADS WITH. AND ANYWAY, JUST KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS. MISS HOUCK, IF I MAY. YES, MARK FAILED TO MENTION THAT ON FRIDAY THERE WILL BE A SEAGRIST ON WHEEL OF FORTUNE. SO THANK YOU. TUNE IN FOR THAT.

YEAH, YEAH. MY SON, MY SON ADAM WILL BE ON WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND IT'S JUST FUNNY PEOPLE OUT OF THE WOODWORK OR YOU'RE JUST. I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MANY PEOPLE WATCHED WHEEL OF FORTUNE, SO.

730 THIS. WE'LL HAVE A GROVE CITY PERSON ON WHEEL, AND HE'S SWORN TO SECRECY. HE'S NOT TOLD US WHAT HE WON OR DIDN'T WIN. SO WE'RE KIND OF EXCITED. THANK YO, GROVE CITY CONNECTION. WE'LL ALL BE WATCHING. I WANTED TO TOUCH ON JIM LAWS AS WELL. I TONIGHT IS ACTUALLY MY SON'S 33RD BIRTHDAY AND THERE WAS A TIME IN HIS TODDLER YEARS THAT HE WAS DOWN IN OUR DOWNSTAIRS AND DECIDED HE NEEDED TO GET A VHS TAPE IN THAT DAY THAT HE OF A MOVIE HE WANTED TO WATCH, AND STOOD ON AN ELECTRICAL PLUG AND SEVERED IT CLEAR OFF OF THE WALL. SO MY CALL FOR AN EMERGENCY WAS THE DAY THAT I MET JIM LAWS TO HELP GET THE SEVERED PLUG OUT OF THE OUTLET AND TOLD THAT STORY. SO I'LL HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT I SHARE HIS LOSS WITH MY SON BECAUSE WE REMEMBER HIM VERY WELL. HE SAT RIGHT DOWN AND GABBED WITH US AND TOLD MY SON, NEVER AGAIN DO YOU DO YOU STAND ON AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET TO GET A VIDEO AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF YOU. NEXT WEEK, AS WE GO

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