[Call to Order] [00:00:09] WHAT'S IN THERE. 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. MAY I HAVE THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL? MISS KELLY [Approval of Minutes ] BURROUGHS. HERE. ANDERSON. HERE. WILSON. HERE. HERE. HERE. HERE. HERE. THANK YOU. AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 3RD MEETING AND APPROVE THOSE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. SECOND. BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. [Welcome & Reading of Agenda] WILSON. YES. YES. YES. MARY. YES. YES. ALL RIGHT. AND WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING, SO I WILL GO RIGHT INTO READING THROUGH OUR AGENDA. WELCOME, EVERYONE. PLEASURE TO SEE SOME PEOPLE OUT HERE WITH US ON THIS COLD EVENING. BE CAREFUL GOING IN AND OUT. I HAVE VISIONS OF BUYING IT OUT THERE. SO WARNING, ALL OF YOU. TONIGHT ON OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE UNDER LANDS ORDINANCE C 420 5C5 25. UNDER SAFETY WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 625. UNDER FINANCE WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 725. AND UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE AND RULES WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 325. AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADD RESOLUTION NUMBER C, R 625 TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA AS WELL. IS THERE A SECOND. SECOND UNDER LANDS PLEASE. MRS. ANDERSON? YES. WILSON. YES. YES. YES. BARRY. [Ordinance C-04-25 Accept the Plat of Autumn Grove, Section 6, Phase 1. First reading. ] YES. DO. YES. BURROWS. YES. ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU, MISS BURROWS. THANK YOU. THE FIRST ITEM UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING IS TO IS ORDINANCE C04 25 TO ACCEPT THE PLAT OF AUTUMN GROVE. SECTION SIX, PHASE ONE. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST [Ordinance C-05-25 Approve a Special Use Permit for Outdoor Seating for Grossman Restaurant located at 3909 – 3911 Broadway. First reading. ] READING AND SECOND HEARING AND PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE MARCH 3RD 25. NEXT ITEM IS ORDINANCE C05 25, A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR GROSSMAN RESTAURANT FOR OUTDOOR SEATING LOCATED AT 3909 3911 BROADWAY. I DO HAVE DOUG GROSSMAN SIGNED UP UNDER LANDS IS RIGHT. THIS IS A FIRST READING, SO WE DON'T REALLY GO INTO PUBLIC SPEAKING, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU WANT TO SAY. [Additional Item] OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK. ALRIGHT. THIS ORDINANCE IS HAD ITS FIRST READING. SECOND HEARING, READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE MARCH 3RD, 2025. AND THEN OUR NEW ADDITION UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING IS RESOLUTION CR ZERO 625. THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO. EXCUSE ME. GO AHEAD. NO. KEEP GOING. OKAY. A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A MURAL TITLED THE GRANT SAWYER HOME, LOCATED AT 3990 BROADWAY IN THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION AREA. AND JUST TWO POINTS OF CLARIFICATION ON THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. MISS BURROWS, IF ANYONE KNOWS THE ADDRESS, ACTUALLY OWNS THE BUILDING. HOWEVER, SHE IS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS. WE ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACT IN PLACE THAT ALLOWS US TO PUT THE MURAL UP. SO HER VOTING ON THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION DOES NOT CONFER ANY BENEFIT TO HER. SO SHE IS NOT BREAKING ANY ETHICAL RULES IN DOING SO. THE OTHER PART ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION IS WHAT THIS WILL DO, IF APPROVED, WILL IN ESSENCE TAKE THE PLACE OF THE EXISTING PROCESS IN THE CODE, WHERE THIS NORMALLY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH SEVERAL OTHER STEPS AND BOUNCE BACK TO COUNCIL TO BE APPROVED. SO THE INTENT WITH THIS WOULD BE HAVE WON APPROVAL HERE TONIGHT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER NEED FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS OR FOR THE FURTHER PROCEDURE THROUGH THE CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. MAYOR, WOULD YOU WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION THIS EVENING? WELL, FIRST, A GREAT DEAL OF GRATITUDE TO COUNCIL GOING AHEAD AND ADDING THIS TONIGHT. WE'VE HAD THREE MURALS OVER THE PAST 20 SOME YEARS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON BUILDINGS IN THE TOWN CENTER. THEY MOST OF THEM ARE OBVIOUS. THE MURAL THAT WAS AT THE CORNER OF JACKSON ALLEY AND BROADWAY ON [00:05:05] WHAT IS FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE PARKER TAVERN, WAS OUR FIRST. AND THAT PARTICULAR MURAL NEEDED SOME EXTENSIVE REPAIR BACK IN THE LATE SUMMER EARLY FALL. WE HAD A PERSON WHO WE LOCATED WHO COULD REPAIR THAT MURAL, AND IN REPAIRING THAT MURAL, PLUS DOING SOME OTHER MAINTENANCE WORK ON OUR OTHER TWO MURALS, WE DISCUSSED WHAT ABOUT THE WALL OF THE BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PARKER BUILDING? WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT A MURAL OVER THERE? AND THE LADY SAYS, THAT WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE AN INCREDIBLE SHOWING BECAUSE OF ITS LINE OF SIGHT AND SO FORTH. SO HER AND I DISCUSSED WHAT COULD YOU PUT ON THAT MURAL? AND THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MIND WAS THIS PIECE OF ARTWORK, WHICH WAS DONE FOR THE GRANT SAWYER HOME, AND SHE WENT BACK AND DID SOME STUDYING AND SOME RESEARCH. MATTER OF FACT, SHE WANTS TO EVEN GO INTO THE HOUSE AND GET THE SPIRIT OF THE HOUSE AND WALK AROUND THE GROUNDS AND SO FORTH. SHE GAVE US A PROPOSAL, AND THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES THE MURAL BEING ACTUALLY PAINTED IN HER BARN ON FOUR BY EIGHT PIECES OF MARINE MATERIAL, AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS THE MURAL AT PARKER'S. THE HISTORICAL AND ARTS COMMISSION WAS GIVEN A PACKAGE THURSDAY MORNING, AND THE PACKAGE INCLUDED THIS. THIS PARTICULAR SUGGESTION, AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RECOMMENDING IT TO COUNCIL. SO IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE IT, I'VE ASKED COUNCIL TO ADD IT, WHICH YOU'VE BEEN GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO DO, AND ASKING THAT YOU GO AHEAD AND LET US PROCEED WITH AT LEAST GETTING THE PERSON WORKING ON THIS, BECAUSE THE TIME THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT DONE IS FOR ARTS AND THE ALLEY FOR THIS YEAR. SO BE HAPPY TO. ANY ANSWER, ANY QUESTIONS. YEAH. QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL ON THIS RESOLUTION. I KNOW A COUPLE QUESTIONS. OR IN THE CAUCUS WAS IS IT ALREADY IN THE BUDGET. YES IT IS. SO MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED. YES. FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD A PUBLIC HEARING, AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR. WILSON. MR. WILSON. YES. HOUK. YES. YES. GARY. YES. YOU. YES. [Ordinance C-06-25 Amend Various Sections of Part 3 of the Codified Ordinances to Increase the Penalties for Distracted Driving and Violations in a Crosswalk that Result in Serious Physical Harm, including Paralysis, to a Person. First reading. ] BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNDER LANDS. THANK YOU. AND THAT BRINGS US TO SAFETY, MISS ANDERSON. THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE HAVE ORDINANCE 0625. AND THIS IS TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF PART THREE OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR DISTRACTED DRIVING AND VIOLATIONS IN A CROSSWALK THAT RESULT IN SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM, INCLUDING INCLUDING PARALYSIS TO A PERSON. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. MISS HOOKER, I DO SEE YOU SIGNED UP HERE. I'LL KEEP YOU HERE UNDER NEW BUSINESS. SO THIS IS THE FIRST READING THE ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST [Ordinance C-07-25 Levying Special Assessments for the Construction of Various Sidewalks in the City of Grove City. First reading. ] READING. THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON THREE, THREE, 20, 25. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THAT BRINGS US TO FINANCE, MR. HOLT. THANK YOU. ORDINANCE C0725 LEVY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY. ATTACHED IS A LIST OF ALL THE PROPERTIES. THERE ARE 108, I BELIEVE. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. AND THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE THREE, THREE, 24, 25. 525. IT SAYS 24 ON MY LIST HERE. [Ordinance C-03-25 Amend Section 161.10 of the Codified Ordinances titled Employee Status, Number of Employees per Department, Pay Grades. Second reading and public hearing. ] YOU SEE? YES. YOU CANNOT BE BLAMED. YOU'RE RIGHT. HE HAS EVIDENCE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, MISTER HOLT. AND THAT BRINGS US TO ADMINISTRATIVE AND RULES, MR. WILSON. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. ORDINANCE C, DASH 03-25 TO AMEND SECTION 161.10 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES TITLED EMPLOYEE STATUS, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES PER DEPARTMENT PAY GRADES. THIS IS THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR MISTER BOZO TO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION ON THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. AS WAS STATED, THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE CODE AUTHORIZES HOW MANY ASSOCIATES CAN BE HIRED IN THE CITY AND THEIR PAY RANGES. WHAT THIS DOES IS ADD 11 NEW [00:10:06] POSITIONS AND DELETES THREE POSITIONS. THE NEW POSITIONS ARE A NEW POSITION IN THE IT DEPARTMENT FOR CYBER SECURITY. THERE ARE FOUR POSITIONS IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AS A SPECIALIST. TWO PEOPLE ARE ADDED IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS A SERVICE TECHNICIANS AND TWO PEOPLE ADDED IN FACILITIES HOUSEKEEPING. THERE'S ALSO TWO ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS. THAT BRINGS THE POLICE OFFICERS TOTAL FORCE IN TERMS OF NON MANAGEMENT PEOPLE TO 59. AND THAT IS IN ADDITION TO EIGHT SERGEANTS AND THREE LIEUTENANTS IN THE CHIEFS. OUR TOTAL POLICE DIVISION TOTALS 71. 71 TOTAL OFFICERS. IT DOES CHANGE SOME PAY RANGES OF INDIVIDUALS. THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR, THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND PART TIME POSITIONS. AND THE POSITIONS THAT ARE DELETED ARE THE FLEET MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, THE BUILDING MASTER PLANS EXAMINER, AND THE BUILDING ACCOUNT CLERK. THOSE WERE CHANGED ACTUALLY IN THE LAST ROUND. AND THOSE HAVE BEEN THEIR DUTIES HAVE BEEN TAKEN ON BY OTHER POSITIONS. SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. JUST ONE QUESTION THAT THAT IT'S A NET GAIN OF EIGHT. ARE THOSE FULL TIME EQUIVALENT OR IS THAT A COMBINATION OF FULL TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. MISS HOUK. YES. HOLT. YES. PERRY. YES. YES. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS AGENDA FOR THIS [Call for New Business] EVENING. I VERY GOOD. I KNOW THERE'S A LIST. ALL RIGHT. SO IF ANYONE HAS BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT TO COUNCIL'S ATTENTION, NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SO. AND WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE SIGNED UP THIS EVENING. AND I WILL BEGIN WITH GRAHAM WEBB. GRAHAM. MR. WEBB, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD TO GET STARTED. GRAHAM WEBB, 3851 MYSTIC WAY, GROVE CITY, OHIO. MOST PEOPLE HAVE INTENTIONS OF DOING GOOD, SOMETIMES GOOD. GOOD INTENTIONS FAIL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS. OWN IT AND FIX IT. THE RESIDENTS OF THOSE AND THOSE THAT USE THE PARK THAT YOU LOVE TO EXERCISE, RECREATION. SOCIALIZE HAVE AN ISSUE. WITH THE TEMPORARY TOILET THAT HAS APPARENTLY FOUND A PERMANENT HOME AT THE PARK. WHEN THE TEMPORARY TOILET WAS MOVED FROM A LOCATION DEEPER IN THE PARK TO THE FRONT, MAKING IT HIGHLY VISIBLE TO THE STREET AND RESIDENTS. I THOUGHT THIS MOVE WAS TO JUST MAKE IT EASY FOR REMOVAL. I WAS MISTAKEN ON WARM DAYS, THE TOILET SMELLS CRAPPY ON WINDY DAYS. THE TOILET BLOWS OVER, SPILLING ITS CONTENTS AND CREATING ITS OWN SPECIAL HAZARD. EVERY DAY. THIS BRIGHT BLUE PLASTIC TOILET BOX SPOILS THE VIEW OF THOSE THAT WALK BY OR VIEW IT FROM THEIR FRONT PORCH. AND WANTS TO BE 100FT FROM MY FRONT PORCH. THE BEST FIX FOR THE TOILET ISSUE IS TO REMOVE IT AND OPEN THE LATRINES IN THE SHELTER AND PAVILION. OTHER CITY PARKS HAVE YEAR ROUND TOILET FACILITIES, AND THEY ARE NOT AS RESIDENTIAL AS THE PARK AT BEULAH. OTHER PARKS THAT USE TEMPORARY TOILETS AS PERMANENT OR SEASONAL REMEDY FOR TOILETING HAVE THE TEMPORARY TOILETS PLACED AWAY FROM THE FRONT OF THE RESIDENCES, AND HAVE THEM MOSTLY SURROUNDED BY THREE SIDED STRUCTURES TO CONCEAL IT. MANY OF THESE TOILET BOXES ARE ALSO MORE SUBDUED IN COLOR, NOT A FLUORESCENT BLUE. THIS WAS FIRST QUOTED. THIS PARK AND NEIGHBORHOOD AS SPECIAL, ONE OF A KIND. LET'S NOT CHEAPEN IT WITH AN OUTHOUSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? I THINK MR. BARRY WOULD JUST LIKE TO [00:15:08] COMMENT. YEAH. MR. WEBB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. MR. WEBB'S BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ME, AND SO ARE ABOUT SEVEN OTHER RESIDENTS. JACK. SO, YOU KNOW, I MENTIONED TO YOU, I SAID WE SPENT $300,000 ON A BUILDING. WE NEED TO HEAT THE PIPES IN ORDER TO HAVE YEAR ROUND TOILET INSTEAD OF HAVING AN OUTHOUSE. SO WHERE ARE WE WITH THIS? THANK YOU, MR. WEBB. GOOD EVENING. SO WE ARE LOOKING INTO IT. WE'RE WAITING ON A QUOTE. THE BUILDING WAS BUILT. NOT IN PREPARATION TO WINTERIZE IT AND HAVE IT CAPABLE TO BE RUNNING WATER. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT ENTAILS AS WE SIT HERE TODAY, BUT WE ARE PURSUING IT. WE ALSO HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE PARK. AND A MAINTENANCE SESSION IS OFTEN TO DO A LOT OF THE WORK IN-HOUSE TO INSTALL. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD KIND OF WHEN WE FIND IT AT A SUITABLE LOCATION, ALONG WITH THE LINE BUILT THAT, THAT MERGES INTO THE PARK TO MAKE THEM STAND OUT. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT USING SOLUTIONS. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN MOVED ALREADY. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS BEEN, BUT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN MOVED ALREADY TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. CHRISTINE. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, MY POINT ON THIS WHOLE THING IS, IS IT'S WINTER. IT'S NEGATIVE TWO. WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE IT THERE RIGHT NOW? I MEAN, I THINK ANYBODY THAT'S PLAYING PICKLEBALL IN THE WINTER, YOU KNOW, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S AN ISSUE TOO. BUT THAT'S THEY CAN GO HOME TO GO TO THE BATHROOM UNTIL WE HAVE OUR BATHROOMS OPENED. I THINK, I MEAN, IT LOOKS HORRIBLE. I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU MOVE IT TO. WE SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON THAT PARK, AND WE JUST. IT NEEDS TO GO. I THINK THAT'S A VALID POINT. WHEN DO WE LEAVE IT OUT OR WHEN DO WE INSTALL IT? YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW IT'S VERY COLD WEATHER AND THERE'S PROBABLY NOT BEING AS USED AS, AS IT MIGHT BE. BUT THEN WHEN WE HAVE UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER, PEOPLE ARE OUT IN OUR PARKS ENJOYING THE PARKS AND THEY NEED TO ACCESS. SO THERE'S A FINE BALANCE THERE. BUT I THINK SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO NOW COULD RESOLVE THIS HERE SO THAT WE DON'T FACE THIS AS AN ONGOING. I JUST DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE SPENDING MONEY ON CONCRETE PADS AND THINGS. LET'S SPEND THE MONEY TO WINTERIZE THE BATHROOM AND BE DONE WITH IT. WE'RE CERTAINLY LOOKING INTO THAT. AND WE'LL BRING THAT WHEN WE HAVE THAT QUOTE, WE'LL BRING THAT. SO WHAT'S THE TIMELINE? I'M GOING TO SAY WITHIN 2 TO 3 WEEKS WE'LL HAVE A QUOTE. AND THEN THEN IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THAT EXTENSIVE WORK LOOKS LIKE. OKAY. BUT WHAT'S WHAT'S THE TIMELINE ON MOVING THE TOILET THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MOVED TODAY OR PREVIOUSLY. AND I DID NOT FOLLOW UP COMING IN HERE TODAY TO SEE IF IT HAD BEEN MOVED, BUT IT SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN MOVED. THANKS, JACK. YEP. THANK YOU, MR. CASTLE. I APPRECIATE THE FOLLOW UP. ALL RIGHT. WE ALSO HAVE BRANT BAILEY. MR. BAILEY, CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? SURE. CAN I TURN THIS ON? YES. KEEP THAT ON. OKAY. OH, THERE. OH, THERE WE GO. I'M BRANT BAILEY, 3590 PARK STREET. LIFELONG RESIDENT HERE IN GROVE CITY, CLASS OF 77. AND I'M ALSO HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PARK AT BEULAH WONDERFUL PARK. I JUST LIVE MAYBE THREE MINUTE WALKING DISTANCE FROM IT. SO I WALK MY DOG THERE EVERY, EVERY DAY. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SLEDDING HILL OR LACK OF THE SLEDDING HILL. I WENT TO ALL THE PUBLIC MEETINGS BEFORE BEULAH PARK PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED, AND THEY PROMISED US A SLEDDING HILL. WELL, WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD START TO A SLEDDING HILL. IT'S JUST NOT STEEP ENOUGH TO SLED ON IT. AND WITH ALL THE SNOW THAT WE'VE HAD, YOU THINK SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE AT LEAST TRIED? WELL YOU CAN'T. SO I THOUGHT IF YOU JUST PUT MAYBE 6 OR 7 TRUCKLOADS OF DIRT ON THE TOP OF THAT HILL TO INCREASE THE ELEVATION SO YOU CAN GET SOME SPEED UP ON THE NORTH WEST SIDE OF THE HILL. AND THAT WOULD BE THE PRIME LOCATION, BECAUSE THE SUN WOULDN'T BE HITTING IT DIRECTLY. AND RIGHT NOW THERE'S NO TREES OR ANYTHING IN THE WAY. SO IF WE JUST ADDED A LITTLE BIT OF DIRT TO THE TOP PART OF THAT HILL, WE COULD HAVE A VERY NICE SLEDDING HILL. WE HAVE A SLEDDING HILL AT GANT'S PARK. WE HAVE A SLEDDING HILL AT CENTURY VILLAGE AND LIKE I SAID, WE WERE PROMISED ONE HERE AT BEULAH PARK AND IT'D BE SO EASY AND SO CHEAP. REALLY, IT MIGHT NOT EVEN COST ANYTHING BECAUSE OF ALL THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S BEING DONE THERE. THEY PROBABLY HAVE TO PAY PEOPLE TO HAUL THE DIRT AWAY. WELL, WHY NOT JUST PUT IT UP THERE, LEVEL IT OUT, PUT SOME GRASS SEED DOWN. THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE COULD ALL BE SLEDDING. SO THAT'S [00:20:02] ALL I WANTED. MR. BARRY, CAN I GIVE YOU THIS? YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. I'VE TALKED. I THINK I'VE TALKED TO YOU BEFORE ABOUT IT AND TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IT, SO THANK YOU. I USED TO RUN AND SLED YOU. WHAT? YOU RUN DOWN THE HILL AND JUMP ON THE SLED? YEAH I DO. I HAVE A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE FLEX FLIER SLEDS. THE OLD RAIL. WOW. YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S. I'M. IT'S RIGHT IN MY BACKYARD. SO I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING. THANK YOU. IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD IF IT WENT INTO THE CATEGORY OF, LIKE, I BOUGHT MY SON A SNOW BLOWER FOR CHRISTMAS, BUT IT'S , YOU KNOW THAT. HOW THAT WORKS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND FINALLY, I HAVE SANDRA HOOKER. GOOD TO SEE YOU THIS EVENING. OKAY. AND I'LL HAVE YOU START OUT WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. I'M. MY NAME IS SANDRA HOOKER. YOU KNOW, I'M AN ADVOCATE AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DRIVING AND CROSS ROAD CRASHES. NOW, YOU CAN SAY I'M AGAINST ALL THINGS THAT CAUSE BODILY HARM TO ANY HUMAN BEING. YOU KNOW, I'M FOR SAFETY FOR OUR PEDESTRIANS AND OUR DOMESTIC BIKERS AND THOSE WHO TRAVEL BY WALKING THROUGHOUT THE CITY STREETS AND CITIES. AS YOU KNOW, OUR CITY IS IN OHIO, ARE GROWING IN SIZE, GETTING BIGGER, MEANING THAT MORE CARS, MORE PEOPLE, AND USING AND USING OUR STREETS. THAT'S ALSO MEAN MORE DANGER IN FOR OUR IMPOVERISHED, IMPOVERISHED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAS TO USE OUR STREETS TO TRAVEL THROUGH THROUGHOUT OUR CITIES TO CATCH THE BUS FOR WORK AND OTHER NECESSITIES THAT EVERYONE HAS TO DO DAILY WITHOUT OUR WITHOUT OWNERSHIP OF A CAR. IT'S OUR DUTY TO WATCH OVER OUR CONCERNED CITIZENS IN OUR CITIES FOR SAFETY AND PROTECTION AND FROM HARM, DANGER AND DAMAGES. THIS RISK AND INJURIES IS STILL HIGH IN PROVIDE AND PREVENTING CRASHES BECAUSE THE DRIVER HAS HAS A NEED TO DRIVE FASTER. BUT I'M BUT THE REALITY OF THIS IS THEY DON'T. THEY NEED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THEY WANT TO DRIVE FASTER AND GIVE THE PEDESTRIAN THE RIGHT OF WAY. I HEARD LAST WEEK, Y'ALL, I MEAN, THE LAST SESSION Y'ALL GOT AWARDED. AND I'M HERE TO CONGRATULATE YOU AS WELL. AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. AND CHANGING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN ASKING YOU TO DO TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES, BECAUSE $150 IS NOT ENOUGH, A SLAP ON THE WRIST. IT REALLY DON'T, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU, WHEN YOU GO AND YOUR LOVED ONE GET HURT AND DAMAGE $150, THEY'RE TELLING YOU $150. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT THAT PERSON IS GOING TO BE CHARGED WITH. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE THE LAST TIME, BUT I HAD TO RUSH MY SON TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE. AND THE REASON WHY I'M SO HARD ON PARALLELIZATION? BECAUSE THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED A LOT OF PARALLELIZATION WITHIN HIS BODY, AND HE CAN'T DO THE THINGS HE USED TO DO. EVEN THOUGH HE WAS A PARAPLEGIC BEFORE HE MADE THEM MORE PARAPLEGIC BECAUSE HE CAN'T GET UP AND HE USED TO HAVE A, A MANUAL WHEELCHAIR AND NOW HE HAS I'M TRYING TO GET HIM A ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR. WHEN INJURY COME TO A HUMAN BEING LIKE THAT. AND I'M TALKING ABOUT CATASTROPHIC INJURIES. I'M TALKING ABOUT PARALLELIZATION AND I'M TALKING ABOUT DEATH. THAT'S SERIOUS. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT MILDLY INJURIES. I'M TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT CAN PUT YOU DOWN AND OR CAUSE YOU A LONG RECOVERY. I'M HERE, I'M ADVOCATING, AND I WILL TALK TO ANYBODY. THEY SAID HE TOLD ME ONE DAY, SOMEBODY SAY, OH, YOU YOU YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO CROSS THE AISLE? I WILL CROSS THE STREET, THE AISLE AND SPEAK TO ANYONE CONCERNING THE WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR STREETS, BECAUSE IT'S WRONG. WE NEED TO GIVE PUT WE NEED TO GIVE THE PEDESTRIAN MORE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. I'M GOING [00:25:03] STATEWIDE NOW. I CAN'T TELL YOU MUCH, BUT I'M WORKING TOWARDS STATE TO RAISE THE STATE LEVEL AND ALL CITIES AND IN OHIO AT THE SAME AS WE ARE DOING HERE IN GROVE CITY, $750 SECOND DEGREE MISDEMEANOR, $1,000 FOR FIRST DEGREE MISDEMEANOR. I MEAN IT, I AM DETERMINED. SO, MISS HOOKER, ARE YOU COMING? ARE YOU COMING BACK FOR THE SECOND READING? ARE YOU GOING TO BE HERE FOR THE SECOND READING ON THE THIRD DAY? OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE, AND MY SON IS. WELL, I'LL BE HERE. WE WILL BE KEEPING. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE WILL BE KEEPING OUR EYE OUT FOR YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY, I AM VERY HAPPY THAT YOU RECEIVED THE BRONZE AWARD FOR BIKE FRIENDLY AMERICA. AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE WAYS TO MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER, SAVE LIVES FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T USE CARS. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO KNOW YOU RECEIVED THIS AWARD, AND YOU WILL USE IT TO HELP OTHERS IN SAFETY EFFECTS OF THIS CITY. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND IF FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T HAD THE BENEFIT OF THE EXPERIENCE OF MEETING MISS HOOKER YET, SHE WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CHAT WITH YOU ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. BUT WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HER. AS A RESIDENT OF GROVE CITY AND THE WAY THAT SHE HAS CHAMPIONED ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, AND YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HEARD IN CAUCUS. MR. HOLT, THIS IS THIS IS SANDRA HOOKER'S ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WHEN WE COME TOGETHER ON THE THIRD, THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING, AND YOUR NAME IS ALL OVER IT TO ALL OF US. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PERSISTENCE. THAT GETS US TO TAKE AN EXTRA STEP IN THIS ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MR. HOLT, AND HE BEEN NOTIFIED ME. VERY GOOD. WHEN? SO I'M. I'M AWARE OF EVERYTHING. [Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments] VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT TO COUNCIL'S ATTENTION? AND IT LOOKS LIKE I CAN NOW TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MAYOR. STAGE MAYOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I'M SORRY THAT PICTURE HAS BEEN UP THERE SO LONG. BUT I DO HAVE ONE ITEM THAT NEEDS COUNCIL APPROVAL. IT'S MAYOR'S COURT REPORT 46,744 50. AND ASKED THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THAT AS PRESENTED. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MAYOR'S REPORT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MR. HOLT? YES, GARY. YES. TWO. YES. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. YES. AND THE REASON THE PICTURES UP THERE. I ATTENDED A CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, DC. SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY LAST WEEK. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE GOT AN AUDIENCE WITH SENATOR MARINO. AND IT WAS AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION. I'VE BEEN GOING OVER THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL COUNCILS, AND WE'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A SENATOR IN THE SAME ROOM EVEN. SO IT WAS VERY KIND TO HIM TO DO THAT. AND THE REASON I WANT TO BRING IT UP AS A POINT IN THE DISCUSSION, OF COURSE, THERE'S A LOT OF DEPRESSION FROM THE STANDPOINT OF LAYING OFF FEDERAL WORKERS AND FREEZING SOME GRANTS AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. BUT HE CONCENTRATED PRIMARILY ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE HAS TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY EXPERIENCED IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ASSIGNED TO CENTRAL OHIO TO BE HIS EYES AND HIS EARS. AND ONE OF THEM IS ALEX FISCHER. AND WE WILL TRY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIM TO COME DOWN TO GROVE CITY, REMIND HIM ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON. BUT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE OVERALL CONFERENCE, AS I SAY, IT WAS PRETTY DISCOURAGING WITH SOME THINGS, BUT A VERY ENCOURAGING TO BE ABLE TO MEET WITH THE WITH THE SENATOR AND TO DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, THE CENTRAL OHIO. AND OF COURSE, OUR BIG PROJECT IS THE I-71 BRIDGE, AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO BRING THAT UP AT THE TIME BECAUSE IT WAS JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME. AND RELATIVITY WAS NOT IN THE DISCUSSION. BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT. OTHER ITEMS, THE AWNING PROGRAM THAT WE PUT TOGETHER, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST IN THAT. I THINK WE HAVE 2 OR 3, TWO THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO EITHER REPLACE OR PUT UP NEW AWNINGS ALTOGETHER. THE BAND GRIZZLY HIGH SCHOOL BAND IS GOING TO BE HAS BEEN INVITED TO PEARL HARBOR. THE MIDDLE OF MARCH. I THINK IT'S LIKE MARCH 20TH AND WE ARE AS WE DID WHEN THEY WENT OUT THERE. ONE OF THE OTHER TRIPS, I THINK, WAS CALIFORNIA. WE'RE GETTING WE'RE HELPING TO PAY FOR THE JACKETS, WHICH WILL HAVE OUR EMBLEM ON THEM. AND IT KIND OF [00:30:03] AN ADDED BONUS. THERE'S A YOUNG LADY NAMED RAY KELLY HAMILTON, WHO WAS A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, ALSO A GRADUATE OF THE US NAVAL ACADEMY, AND SHE IS AT PEARL HARBOR. AND I'VE CONTACTED HER TO SEE IF SHE CAN HELP THEM OUT AND GIVE THEM A TOUR OF THE OF PEARL HARBOR AND SO FORTH. SO WE GOT AN ADDITIONAL BONUS OF SOMEBODY FROM GROVE CITY WHO'S WHO'S THERE, AND AN INCREDIBLE PERSON GOING TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY. THE. BRAND LAUNCH IS TAKING PLACE IS EVOLVING. I THINK YOU ALL HAVE SEEN SOME PIECES OF THAT. I LIKE THE GRAPHICS, BUT I LIKE MORE THE VISION STATEMENT OR THE I CAN'T REMEMBER. IT'S VISION IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD, BUT IT WAS A STATEMENT ABOUT WHY WE WANT TO BRAND THE WAY WE'RE BRANDING. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THAT, YOU SHOULD, BECAUSE IT'S INPUT THAT WE RECEIVE FROM CITIZENS AND SOME OF OUR OWN EMPLOYEES ABOUT WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL, AND THE BRAND WILL HELP REBOOT, YOU KNOW, OUR ENERGY A LITTLE BIT. IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, WE HAVE A QR CODED AUDIO TOUR AT PLANKS. IT'S A SIGN ABOUT LIKE THIS. HAS ANYBODY NOTICED THAT, JODY, YOU NOTICED THAT? WHO AND WHAT YOU DO IS YOU ACTIVATE THE QR CODE AND THEN STEVE JACKSON GIVES A DESCRIPTION ABOUT PLANKS AND THERE'S ACTUAL PHOTOS AND THEY COME UP ON YOUR PHONE. THEY EXPLAIN SOME OF THE HISTORY OF PLANKS. LONG TERM, WE'RE HOPING TO PUT IN PLACE AS MANY AS 20 OF THESE TYPE OF QR CODE DESIGNATED HISTORICAL SITES. SO THIS IS A TEST. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY FEEDBACK, YOU CAN TELL DON DON WALTERS. BUT IT'S BEEN OPERATING NOW FOR I THINK TWO WEEKS. THE A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF TORSO. AND THEY REMINDED ME THAT IT'S VERY INDUSTRIES THE 50 YEARS. IT'S NOT THE WHOLE COMPANY, BUT THEY'RE THE ONES THAT, YOU KNOW, BOUGHT VARYING INDUSTRIES AND BECAME TORSO. BUT IT IS OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY, WHICH IS QUITE SIGNIFICANT. THE LAST THING IS THE CENTRAL HIGH MAYORS ALLIANCE IS HAVING A MEETING WITH STATE LEGISLATORS AND BEING ON COUNCIL. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS AS WELL. IT'S ON MARCH ON JUNE THE 6TH, AND IT'LL ACTUALLY BE HELD AT THE NEW COMMUNITY CENTER OF UPPER ARLINGTON. SO I'LL MAKE SURE TAMMY GETS THIS AND GETS GETS THE WORD OUT. BUT THAT'S THE FINAL POINT. I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE MURALS LEGISLATION. YES. YES, MAYOR. IS THE INTENTION OF THE QR CODE FOR THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS IS TO CREATE LIKE A WALKING TOUR? YES. YES. OKAY. YES, EXACTLY. FANTASTIC. GREAT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MISTER BOZO. I JUST ONE ITEM. WE'RE BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF OUR ELECTRIC AGGREGATION PROGRAM. IT PRESENTLY EXPIRES IN JULY. WE HAVE SOME REQUIREMENTS TO DO BEFORE THE PUCO. SO WE'LL BE BIDDING THAT PROBABLY SOMEWHERE IN APRIL MAY AREA. THEN THAT LEGISLATION WILL BE COMING TO YOU IN TERMS OF SIGNING THAT CONTRACT WITH THE LOWEST PROVIDER OF RENEWABLE ENERGY. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISTER BOZO. MISS KELLY. I HAVE NOTHING. MISTER SMITH. I HAVE NOTHING, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THE ROOM. MISTER HAMMONDS. GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO INFORM YOU ALL. I BELIEVE YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS ALREADY, BUT I WANTED THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW AS WELL THAT THE CITY OF COLUMBUS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES LAUNCHED ITS ENHANCED METER PROJECT, ALSO KNOWN AS EMP, IN 2023, AND IS UPGRADING OR REPLACING MOST OF THE WATER METERS IN GROVE CITY. RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. IF YOUR HOME WAS BUILT IN LATE 2023 OR LATER, THE NEW WATER METER IS ALREADY IN YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. THERE'S A COMPANY CALLED V E P O METERING THAT HAS SENT OUT POSTCARDS TO ALL THE RESIDENTS, OR HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE. YOU'VE GOT ONE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. SO THAT TELLS YOU HOW TO CONTACT THEM TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW WATER METER. THIS WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE [00:35:06] YEAR BY AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY AND PARTICIPATE. PARTICIPATION IS MANDATORY ACCORDING TO COLUMBUS CITY CODE. THE PROCEDURE TAKES ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE WATER WILL BE SHUT OFF TEMPORARILY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS TO THE HOMEOWNER, AND EACH TECHNICIAN CARRIES A CITY OF COLUMBUS IDENTIFICATION AND PERFORMS THE WORK PER CITY PER CITY OF COLUMBUS STANDARDS, AT NO COST TO THE HOMEOWNER. IF YOU DO NOT GET A POSTCARD, YOU CAN CONTACT THEM TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT COLUMBUS EMP.ORG. AGAIN, THAT'S COLUMBUS EMP.ORG OR CALL (614) 526-0917. THE CALL CENTER IS OPEN FROM 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, AND THEY DO RANGE EVENING AND WEEKEND APPOINTMENTS FOR THE INSTALLATION. SO WE HAVE THIS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA WITH A LINK DIRECTLY TO THE EPPO. SO IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE, YOU CAN ALSO GET THERE FROM OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. SO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PROGRAM. OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU ALSO THAT THE FULL CIP REPORT IS LINKED TO THE SHORTER NEWSLETTER THAT WAS SENT OUT FRIDAY. SO IF YOU GO TO THE BOTTOM AND LINK ON THERE, YOU CAN SEE THE ALL THE ACTIVITY THAT'S GOING ON NOW AND PLAN FOR THE NEAR FUTURE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PLEASE CONTACT ME AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IF I COULD, MADAM CHAIR. YES. AND I WAS NEGLIGENT IN NOT SAYING THIS EARLIER, BUT THE SNOW CLEANING JOB THAT YOUR FOLKS DID THESE LAST TWO DAYS HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. AND I KNOW THERE'S STILL A LOT OF SNOW, BUT IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY COLD. BUT THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. AND JOE WEBER, ONE OF OUR SUPERVISORS MOTHERS, PASSED AWAY DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. SO KUDOS TO EVERYBODY. SHANNON. APPRECIATE IT. YES, IS THERE IS AN OUT BECAUSE I'M ALREADY READY TO RECEIVE IT OKAY. BUT IS THAT THE KIND THAT Y'ALL JUST DRIVE UP AND WANT THE THING. AND YES, IT'LL BE AUTOMATIC SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO COME INTO YOUR HOME, RIGHT. OKAY, GREAT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CASTLE. BACK AGAIN. I WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE. I KNOW IT'S COLD, AND THERE'S STILL SOME SNOW ON THE GROUND, BUT OUR SPRING REGISTRATION FOR BASEBALL IS GOING, AND IT'S AS STRONG AS EVER. GROVE CITY LOVES ITS BASEBALL. BUT WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS IS WE'RE OFFERING, FOR THE FIRST TIME AND EVER, FROM A PARKS AND REC PERSPECTIVE, YOUTH SOFTBALL. AND WHEN WE SET OUT ABOUT DOING THIS, WE THOUGHT MAYBE A REALISTIC GOAL WAS TO HAVE 125 TO 140 YOUTH PARTICIPATING IN THIS. ALREADY. WE HAVE REGISTRATIONS OF 100, JUST OVER 100. SO AT THIS PACE, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO READJUST THAT TO ABOUT 175 TO HOPEFULLY 200. SO WE'RE REALLY GOING TO PUSH THIS OUT THERE. BUT THIS IS A NEEDED ACTIVITY. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO BE OFFERING THAT AT THIS TIME ALSO. SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMING AND IS YOU KNOW SUMMER AND YOUTH GO HAND IN HAND. WHEN I ARRIVED HERE ON THE SCENE LAST YEAR, JUNE 10TH, I QUICKLY FOUND OUT THAT WE HAD A VERY POPULAR PARK PROGRAM, PARK SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM. AND IT WAS IT'S WELL KNOWN. IT HAS REPUTATION FOR FILLING FAST AND HAS LONG WAITING LISTS. IN FACT, WE HAD ALMOST 100 PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST AND I WAS SHOCKED BY THAT. AND SO WE'VE MADE SOME TWEAKS, SOME ADDITIONAL PROGRAMING. WE'RE GOING TO OFFER SIX NEW WEEKLONG CAMPS THIS SUMMER, SOME SPECIALTY CAMPS AND SOME ADVENTURE CAMPS. IF ALL GOES WELL, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET AT LEAST 150 KIDS IN ADDITION PARTICIPATING TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE'RE EVEN FOCUSED ON TEENS AND HOW WE CAN ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY TEAMS. WE HAVE SOME ESPORTS PROGRAMS PLANNED ALONG WITH SOME SPORTS CAMPS AS WELL, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD. ALL THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE COMING OUT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, SO BE LOOKING FOR THAT. BUT I WANTED TO GIVE EVERYBODY A HEADS UP. THANK YOU. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. MR. ROUSH. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO DO A QUICK UPDATE ON GROWTH. SEE 2050. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANT, PLANNING NEXT TO GO THROUGH THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THAT PLAN. TOMORROW IS THE FIRST OFFICIAL KICKOFF MEETING FOR THE STEERING COMMITTEE. THAT'LL BE 630 AT THE PARK PAVILION. AND IF YOU RECALL, THE GROSS 2050 DOCUMENT IS A GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR THE FOR THE CITY TO LEAD US WITH DISCUSSIONS WITH REGARD TO LAND USE, TRANSPORTATION, [00:40:07] ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO AGAIN, THE MEETING WILL BE TOMORROW AT VILLA PARK PAVILION AND THE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT THAT WE'RE USING IS PRIMARILY COMPOSED OF THOSE MEMBERS THAT WERE PART OF THE INITIAL PROCESS. IF YOU RECALL THAT PROCESS, WE SOLICITED APPLICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC WITH THE HOPES OF GENERATING A COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE JUST NUMBER OF PEOPLE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PEOPLE WERE REPRESENTATION OF THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY, AND WE FELT IT WAS BEST TO RUN IT BACK WITH THAT, WITH THAT, WITH THAT GROUP. SO IN THE INTERIM, WE'LL BE UPDATING THE WEBSITE, ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ON THE PUBLIC INPUT, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO TO KIND OF SEE WHERE WE GO FROM THERE. SO GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S GOOD TO HEAR. MR. VYDRA. GOOD EVENING. I'LL BE BRIEF. MR. BOWSER STARTED DOWN A FLIER TO EACH ONE OF YOU, AND YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL TODAY FOR AN INVITATION TO THIS COURSE. BUT I PERSONALLY WANTED TO INVITE YOU. APRIL 10TH. WE'RE BRINGING IN A INSTRUCTOR THAT WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH, BUT HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD TEACHING AND PARTICIPATING IN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. BUT THIS IS A FEMA LEVEL COURSE, WHICH IS A VERY DEEP BUT SHALLOW POOL INTO THE WORLD OF DISASTERS. SO IT'S A THREE HOUR COURSE. AND WE'RE HOPING THAT YOU AND MANY OF THE AREA LEADERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN. AND SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A REGISTRATION PROCESS. SO THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE EMAIL TODAY. AND THE SECOND, I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DIRECTOR HURLEY, OUR CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL, MIKE, BOZO AND NICK SOLTIS AND OUR GIS, THOSE THAT WERE AT OUR LAST DISASTER EXERCISE SAW THE DEMONSTRATION OF OUR MAPPING AND IN DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT WE THEY BUILT IN-HOUSE. AND IT WE USED IT IN A SMALL EXTENT DURING THE TORNADO, BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY REFINED OVER THE YEARS. WELL, WE DEMOED THAT FOR THE COUNTY AND NO ONE ELSE HAS ANY CAPABILITY SIMILAR TO THAT. SO WE'RE HOSTING IN TWO WEEKS A DEMO AND MAYBE A PILOT THAT WE WOULD ADOPT THAT COUNTY WIDE AND SHARE THAT APPLICATION THAT WE BUILT AND CREATE A USERS GROUP AND CONTINUE TO REFINE IT. SO IT IS A COMPLIMENT TO THE STAFF HERE WHO MADE THAT TOOL. AND WE THINK IT PUTS US IN AS A LEADERSHIP POSITION IN THE COUNTY IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT. SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. VIDRA. MR. BOZO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S REALLY LOOKS GOOD TO HAVE A FULL BENCH UP HERE. THAT'S WHAT THE ROOM WAS MEANT FOR. SO IT'S GREAT. REAL QUICK. JUST A COUPLE THINGS TO EXPRESS. CAR WASH UP ON TURNBERRY SHOULD BE OPENING MAYBE EVEN TOMORROW. SO THAT'S ALL DONE. WE DID OUR FINALS. LOGAN STEAKHOUSE ON STRINGTOWN ROAD IS ANOTHER ONE WE'RE DOING OUR FINALS ON. I'M NOT SURE OF AN OPENING DATE, BUT WE'LL BE DONE THERE. SO THEY'LL BE IN THERE TRAINING AND OPENING SOON. AND ALSO BALANCE FAMILY ACADEMY TOO, WHICH I THINK IS A BIG COMPLIMENT TO GROVE CITY THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE PROVIDE SO MUCH HERE IN THE FACT THAT THEY OPENED UP ONE, CAME RIGHT BACK AGAIN IN A SHORT TIME AND OPENED UP A SECOND ONE SAYS, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE WORKS AND JUST CAN'T THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DID I CATCH EVERYONE LIKE TURNER HADN'T TALKED? THEY ALWAYS PICK ON THE FINANCIAL PERSON DON'T THEY? YEAH. ALRIGHT. SO THAT BRINGS US TO CLOSING COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. WE'LL START WITH YOU. MR. DO I HAVE NOTHING AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BERRY. CAN'T WAIT FOR SPRING TO START. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. AGREE? NOTHING ADDITIONAL, NOTHING ADDITIONAL. ALL RIGHT, MISS BURROWS, JUST AS I MENTIONED, COMING OUT OF CAUCUS, I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE MR. CASTLE AND THE WHOLE PARKS AND RECS DEPARTMENT FOR PULLING OFF THE FIRST WINTER FARMERS MARKET THIS PAST SATURDAY, DESPITE THE WEATHER. I GUESS IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT. I HAD BEST INTENTIONS OF ATTENDING AS WELL, BUT I WAS A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE WEATHER. BUT I SAID THE DEMAND HAS BEEN GREAT SO KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK ON THAT. OUR COMMUNITY LOVES THOSE TYPE OF EVENTS. YES. VERY GOOD, MISS ANDERSON. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DON WALTERS AND EVERYONE ON HIS TEAM AND EVERYONE THAT WAS ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SITTING ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE AS WELL FOR THE NEW BRAND FOR GROVE CITY, AND THERE'S SO MUCH WORK THAT WENT IN TO ALL OF THAT, AND I KNOW THEY DID SO MUCH MORE EVEN [00:45:02] BEHIND THE SCENES. SO I THINK IT IS GREAT. I AGREE, THE STATEMENT THAT HAS COME OUT IS REALLY SPECIAL. SO GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WILSON. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AT THIS TIME. GREAT. OKAY. THANKS SO MUCH. THAT BRINGS US TO THE VERY CONCLUSION HERE. AND I HAVE REALLY NOTHING BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO COMMENT ON THE WINTER FARMERS MARKET, WHICH THIS COMING SATURDAY WILL BE A WEEK OFF, BUT THEN EVERY OTHER SATURDAY UNTIL APRIL THE 12TH, I WAS THERE, GOT SOME GREAT THINGS, AND THE ENERGY ABOUT HAVING THAT NEW EVENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND TRULY, AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, WE ARE JUST WANTING TO GET OUT AND INTERACT WITH PEOPLE AND DO THINGS. SO DESPITE THE WEATHER, THERE WAS QUITE A LOT OF TRAFFIC, PEOPLE GOING IN AND OUT. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO SEE NEW ACTIVITIES COME TO THE COMMUNITY. EXCITING TO HEAR ABOUT SUMMER ACTIVITIES AND IT PROBABLY EVERY PARENT THAT'S HEARD THE WORDS I'M BORED WILL BE EXCITED TO SEE THOSE THINGS ON THE SUMMER CALENDAR AS WELL. I DID BRING MY CARD AND SO THANK YOU, MR. HAMMONDS, FOR GOING OVER THIS. THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT GET LOST VERY EASILY IN THE MAIL. I DID TALK TO THE PERSON WHEN I WAS SCHEDULING MY APPOINTMENT TO PICK THEIR BRAIN A LITTLE BIT. SO THERE'S A QR CODE ON HERE. YOU CAN USE THE PHONE NUMBER, THE WEBSITE. IT IS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION YOU CAN GET AN UPDATE ON THAT THERE. AND THEY ARE ALSO CALLING YOU. SO IF THEY HAVE YOUR PHONE CONTACT INFORMATION, THEY WILL CALL YOU IF THEY DON'T HEAR FROM YOU. SO YOU HAVE A WINDOW OF TIME TO GET THIS SCHEDULED. BUT I ALWAYS SEE THINGS LIKE THIS AND WONDER IF THEY'RE LEGIT, WHICH IS WHY I BROUGHT IT WITH ME TO KIND OF POINT OUT TO YOU THAT IF THIS IS IN YOUR KITCHEN BASKET, DIG IT OUT AND MAKE THE CALL. SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS EVENING WE HAVE A SPECIAL PARKS COMMITTEE MEETING. MR. BERRY WILL BE THE CHAIR THAT EVENING ON FEBRUARY THE 24TH. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR PARKS SPECIFICALLY, WE'VE HAD AN ONGOING CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF A COMMUNITY CENTER. SO THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD PART OF OUR DISCUSSION THAT EVENING. OUR NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING IS ON MARCH THE 3 * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.