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[Call to Order]
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.
I THINK, MISS KELLY, CAN I HAVE YOU CALL THE ROLL? BURROWS. HERE. ANDERSON. HERE. WILSON. HERE. HAWK.
HERE. HOLT. BARRY. HERE. DUE HERE. AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO EXCUSE MR. HOLT THIS EVENING. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
MISS BURROWS? YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES.
[Approval of Minutes]
SPECIAL MEETING, MARCH 3RD REGULAR MEETING, AND THE MARCH 8TH COUNCIL RETREAT.AND APPROVE THOSE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. HAWK. YES.
BARRY. YES. YOU. YES. BURROWS. YES. ALL RIGHT.
[Welcome & Reading of Agenda]
WELCOME, EVERYONE. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT THERE'S SOME GREEN OUT THERE IN THE AUDIENCE.HAPPY SAINT PATTY'S TO ALL OF YOU. THIS IS A SPECIAL EVENING, AS THIS EVENING WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE SOUTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. AND WHO IS THE SPEAKER THIS EVENING? MR. JACKSON, YOU GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD. ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU.
AND I WILL LET YOU TAKE OVER AT THE MICROPHONE, INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THANK YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MY NAME IS STEVE JACKSON.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MAYOR STAGE, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, FELLOW CITIZENS.
GOOD EVENING. AS I SAID A MOMENT AGO, MY NAME IS STEVE JACKSON.
I'M PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
A JOB THAT I HAVE HAD FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS.
THE TOPIC THAT I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT, JUST BRIEFLY THIS EVENING IS OUR ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH I BELIEVE. IN FACT, I SEE A COPY OF IT RIGHT OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.
YOU HAVE COPIES OF AND I WANT TO THANK JIM HALE, WHO'S STANDING BACK THERE IN THE RED JACKET.
HE'S THE ONE WHO HEADED UP AND ALWAYS HEADS UP OUR ANNUAL REPORT PROJECT.
AND HE DID A VERY, VERY NICE JOB. SO I THANK JIM PUBLICLY FOR THAT.
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS MORE THAN A SOCIAL ORGANIZATION.
THAT'S WHAT IT WAS FOUNDED SORT OF AS 42 YEARS AGO.
AND BUT OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, WE HAVE ACQUIRED A FAIR AMOUNT OF REAL ESTATE.
WE HAVE THREE SITES, THREE GENERAL SITES IN GROVE CITY.
ONE IS THE CITY MUSEUM, WHICH IS THE BUILDING WITH THE RED AWNINGS RIGHT OVER THERE.
THAT USED TO BE THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GROVE CITY.
LONGER AGO THAN I WANT TO ADMIT. THE SECOND SITE IS THE GRANT HOUSE, WHICH IS AT THE VERY END OF PARK STREET DOWN HERE, AND THERE'S TWO OTHER BUILDINGS THERE, AND LAST OF ALL, CENTURY VILLAGE, WHICH IS DOWN ON ORDERS ROAD, AND THERE'S APPROXIMATELY TEN STRUCTURES THERE, DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU COUNT.
OUR 1934 FDR APPROVED TWO HOLE OUTHOUSE, WHICH IS BEHIND THE SCHOOL AND IS A GROSS CITY ARTIFACT. IT CAME FROM RIGHT OVER THERE ABOUT A MILE.
OKAY, SO THOSE ARE THE THREE AREAS THAT WE WORK WITH, AND I THOUGHT I'D MAKE JUST A FEW COMMENTS ON EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS AND THEN PROCEED TO THE LAST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT.
THE MUSEUM BUILDING OVER HERE, IF I SAY TO YOU, HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE MUSEUM? AND YOU SAY, YES, AND IF YOU SAY YES AND IT'S MORE THAN 30 DAYS, I'D SAY YOU NEED TO GET BACK OVER TO THE MUSEUM.
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AND FRANKLY, IT'S A MINIATURE SMITHSONIAN. IF YOU THINK I'M JUST TALKING, GO IN AND LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF THE DISPLAYS AND THE QUALITY OF THE SIGNAGE. AND YOU WOULD AGREE WITH ME, IT'S A VERY FIRST CLASS OPERATION.THAT MUSEUM HAS BEEN THERE NOW FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS.
AND I HOPE IT'S THERE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME TO COME.
THE SECOND SITE THAT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WORKS WITH THE CITY ON, AND I SHOULD MAKE CLEAR TO THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, THE WAY THIS WORKS IS THEY OWN ALL THE BUILDINGS.
WE OWN ALL THE CONTENTS. NEITHER ONE OF US CAN DO VERY WELL WITHOUT THE OTHER.
OKAY. AND IT'S WORKED OUT AS A VERY GOOD ARRANGEMENT OVER THE YEARS.
OKAY. AND IT'S ALLOWED US TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT OF THINGS WE MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
THE SECOND SITE, AS I SAID, DOWN AT THE END OF PARK STREET, IT'S THE GRANT SAWYER HOUSE.
OCCASIONALLY, YOU'LL SEE SOME DOCUMENTS FLOATING AROUND THE CITY THAT SAYS 1840.
BUT THOSE ARE BASED ON INFORMATION THAT WAS AVAILABLE SOME YEARS AGO.
THE ONLY BUILDING THAT GIVES IT A RUN FOR ITS MONEY IS THE HOUSE AT THE GARDENS AT GARDENS, WHICH IS ONE YEAR NEWER, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDS THAN WE ARE.
THAT HOUSE WAS RESTORED ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, A LITTLE LESS THAN TEN YEARS AGO, AND TODAY IT IS RESTORED TO THE TIME PERIOD OF 1830 TO 1880, WHICH WOULD BE FROM THE TIME THE HOUSE WAS FINISHED AND THE FIRST 50 YEARS OF THE GRANT FAMILY LIVING THERE.
TODAY THE HOUSE HAS BEEN RESTORED TO THAT TIME PERIOD, AND THE CONTENTS IN THE HOUSE ARE ALL FROM THAT TIME PERIOD, AND THEY COME FROM THREE PLACES. 30% OF THE ITEMS ARE GRANT FAMILY PIECES THAT WERE EITHER LEFT TO US, OR PIECES THAT WE BOUGHT AT THE AUCTION. WHEN THE HOUSE, THE LAST MEMBER OF THE GRANT FAMILY LIVED THERE AND THE HOUSE WAS CONTENTS WERE AUCTIONED OFF. THE NEXT 50% OF THE ITEMS ARE FROM GROVE CITY.
AND I ASSURE ANY OF YOU MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, IF YOU HAVE A NICE DROP LEAF TABLE THAT HAS A GROVE CITY PROVENANCE TO IT, I WILL RUSH RIGHT IN AND TRY TO INSIST THAT YOU GIVE IT TO US, AND THEN WE'LL SELL THE ONE THAT WE HAVE.
OKAY. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. BUILDING OUT BEHIND THE BUILDING IS ONE UP UNTIL ABOUT 30, 40 YEARS AGO, THERE WERE 12 BUILDINGS ON THAT SITE.
AND THE GRANTS OWNED ALL THE LAND FROM BROADWAY TO RICHARD AVENUE DOWN TO KINGSTON AVENUE.
ALL THAT WAS THEIR FARM. AS I SAID TODAY, THERE'S 2.2 ACRES LEFT.
SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, MANY OF THE BUILDINGS ARE DISAPPEARED.
THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT BUILDING IS A REALLY FIRST RATE COLLECTION OF TOOLS FROM THE 19TH CENTURY, THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT A TYPICAL HOUSEHOLD WOULD HAVE HAD.
AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THAT BUILDING IS IS THE BUILDINGS THAT WERE THAT ARE GONE.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE GRANT HOUSE ONCE HAD A SUMMER KITCHEN THAT NO LONGER STANDS.
SO WE HAVE PART OF THAT SPACE SET UP AS A SUMMER KITCHEN WOULD LOOK LIKE.
AND THEN WE HAVE A COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED IN DAILY LIFE THERE.
AND THEN THERE'S A SMALL MEETING SPACE AT THE FRONT FOR TOUR GROUPS, ETC.
TO MEET IN, WHICH IS THE SEATING IS PROVIDED BY THE CONCORD CHURCH PEWS.
AND WHEN YOU STAND UP THERE TALKING, YOU'RE USING THE PULPIT FROM CONCORD CHURCH, SO IT GIVES YOU A LITTLE CREDENCE, I GUESS. THE LAST BUILDING THAT'S THERE IS CURRENTLY JUST THE WAY WE INHERITED IT.
IT IS SCHEDULED SHORTLY TO BE RESTORED. WE RECEIVED A GRANT TO HELP PAY FOR THAT.
AND HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR WE'LL GET THAT UNDERWAY.
THE DOWNSTAIRS WE'RE CURRENTLY RESTORING. AND JOHN BACK HERE.
JOHN. WAVE PEOPLE. OKAY. WAVE, JOHN. WAVE. OKAY.
JOHN'S ONE OF THE FIVE VERY TALENTED GUYS THAT ARE RESTORING THE TWO BUGGIES THAT WE HAVE.
ONE OF THEM IS FINISHED. IT'S A STUDEBAKER, BY THE WAY.
OKAY. WHEN STUDEBAKER MADE BUGGIES, NOT CARS, YEARS AGO.
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WE HOPE TO HAVE THOSE ON DISPLAY IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE CARRIAGE HOUSE.UPSTAIRS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE FARM OFFICE, WHICH ACTUALLY WAS IN A BUILDING THAT'S GONE.
AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE UP THERE WHAT WAS CALLED A TRAVELER'S ROOM, WHICH WAS PLACES, REMEMBER, IN THE DAYS AND AGE BEFORE WE HAD MOTELS AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING? 100 YEARS AGO, IF YOU WERE TRAVELING AND GOT OFF THE TRAIN HERE AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE SOMEBODY THAT YOU COULD STAY WITH, THAT THERE WOULD BE PEOPLE THAT WOULD KEEP A ROOM FOR PEOPLE, AND YOU EITHER HAD IT ON A PART OF YOUR HOUSE THAT THEY COULDN'T GET INTO YOUR PART OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE WERE, OR OUT IN A BUILDING OUTSIDE, AND IT'S UPSTAIRS IN THE CARRIAGE HOUSE. THE LAST PLACE THAT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING CARE OF IS.
THE SENTRY VILLAGE AND SENTRY VILLAGE WAS WHERE WE STARTED OUT 25 YEARS AGO.
AND THE CITY GAVE US $100,000 TO RESTORE THE BUILDING.
AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY, MAYOR STAGE, THAT WHEN WE WERE FINISHED, WE GAVE COUNCIL $3,000 BACK.
WE DIDN'T SPEND ALL OF THE MONEY THAT HAD BEEN GIVEN TO US.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY I WAS THE FIRST STUDENT. NO, THE SECOND, ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE THE OTHER BUILDINGS DOWN. THERE ARE ALL BUILDINGS, EVERY BUILDING ON THE SITE EXCEPT ONE, WHICH ARE A BLACKSMITH SHOP.
THAT IS A BUILDING THAT WE JUST BUILT. IT LOOKS PERIOD, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE IT BIGGER.
SO IT'S A LITTLE BIGGER THAN YOUR TYPICAL BLACKSMITH SHOP PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN.
OKAY. AND SO WE NOW HAVE THE OLD RAILROAD STATION THAT USED TO STAND DOWN HERE, WHICH WAS THE RAILROAD WAS GOING TO DESTROY IF WE DIDN'T DO SOMETHING WITH IT. WE HAVE A BARN, SEVERAL BARNS, TWO LOG HOUSES, A 19TH CENTURY GARDEN.
THAT'S THE VILLAGE. AND THAT BARN WAS GIVEN TO US BY NONE OTHER THAN BOB EVANS.
OKAY. THE MAN WHO OWNED THE RESTAURANT CHAIN, IT WAS ON HIS FARM DOWN THERE.
HE DECIDED HE WAS KIND OF DOWNSIZING A LITTLE BIT.
THIS WAS JUST A FEW YEARS BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY, AND HE FOUND OUT WHAT WE WERE DOING, HAD HIS DRIVER BRING HIM UP, AND HE WALKED AROUND AND LOOKED AT IT AND THOUGHT WE WERE DOING A GRAND JOB AND SENT ME A LETTER SAYING, HEY, IF YOU WANT IT, IT'S YOURS. THEY PAID FOR THE COST OF TAKING THE BARN DOWN, BRINGING IT UP AND STORING IT.
THEY WERE STORED IN A BUILDING AROUND GROVE CITY HERE THAT HAD MICE IN IT.
BUT WE DID EVENTUALLY GET IT ALL PUT TOGETHER.
NOW, WHY I'M TELLING YOU, ALL OF THIS IS TWO THINGS.
ONE IS, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED.
MANY OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT THE ORIGINAL SAINT JOHN'S, BUILT IN 1851, STILL STANDS ON COLUMBUS STREET, AND WE HOPE TO EITHER MOVE OR DISASSEMBLE AND REBUILD, DEPENDING ON WHICH IS CHEAPER.
AND I THINK I KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. THAT BUILDING AS A MEETING HOUSE AND A PLACE TO HAVE MEETINGS AND TOUR GROUPS, ETC. AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET STARTED ON THAT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
AND SO I'M HERE SIMPLY TO SAY, AS YOU LOOK AT YOUR COPIES, OKAY, OF THIS, OKAY, WHICH IS THE OUR ANNUAL REPORT, THIS IS OUR MOST RECENT ONE.
WE DO ONE EVERY YEAR. AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT, I WANT TO THANK PEOPLE THAT MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
THE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ALL 135 OF THEM.
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BUT THEY'RE SHOCKED AT HOW MUCH MONEY OUR HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S PROJECTS HERE IN TOWN.AND SO I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS THE GROUP THAT WE PARTICULARLY WORK WITH AND LAST OF ALL, ONE PARTICULAR GROUP OF PEOPLE. ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO.
FOUR MONTHS AGO, IT WAS LATE FALL. I STOPPED AT THE GRAND.
I STOPPED AT THE CENTURY VILLAGE, AND I HAD SOMETHING I WANTED TO GET OUT OF ONE OF THE BUILDINGS BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO BE GOING TO DO A TALK SOMEPLACE, AND I WANTED TO TAKE IT WITH ME. AND THERE WAS A CAR.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. IT WAS FAIRLY LATE. IT WAS COOL EVENING, ACTUALLY.
IT WAS A PICKUP TRUCK. AND THERE WAS I SAW A GENTLEMAN OVER WORKING AND I WENT OVER AND LOOKED, AND I SAW THAT HE WAS SOMEBODY I KNEW. I DIDN'T KNOW HIS NAME, BUT I KNEW HE WAS A CITY WORKER.
OKAY. CITY WORKER, THIS IS ABOUT 6:00 IN THE EVENING.
HE EXPLAINED IT TO ME AND HE SAID, WELL, I'M ON MY WAY HOME.
FIX IT? NOBODY WOULD HAVE KNOWN IF HE FIXED IT OR NOT.
THAT IS THE KIND OF PEOPLE WE HAVE WORKING FOR THIS CITY GOVERNMENT.
AND I KNOW FROM MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT YOU CAN BE VERY PROUD OF THE WORKERS IN THIS TOWN AND WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY HELP. THEY DON'T SLOUGH OFF AT ANYTHING, AT LEAST IN MY EXPERIENCE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE REPORT.
THE OLD TRISTANO'S. IT'S BEEN LOST. YES, IT'S BEEN EVERYTHING AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.
ARE YOU WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS WHO BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY? THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPERS HAVE TOLD US THAT IT WILL NOT BE DESTROYED.
IT WILL BE TAKEN DOWN. NOW, HOW MUCH OF IT WE CAN USE? MOVING A BUILDING THAT SIZE IS EXCEEDINGLY EXPENSIVE, BECAUSE WE MOVED THE RAILROAD STATION INTACT, AND IT WAS PRETTY PRICEY. WE MAY HAVE TO SIMPLY SAVE ALL THE KEY PIECES AND RECONSTRUCT.
AND THE REASON WHY THERE WERE THREE CHURCHES ON THAT STREET ALONE, SAINT JOHN'S, WHICH IS STILL JUST A COUPLE DOORS DOWN, SO TO SPEAK, AND THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH AND THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES WERE ALL IN A ROW THERE.
THOSE TWO CHURCHES ARE GONE. AND THIS IS SUPPOSEDLY THAT BUILDING IS SUPPOSEDLY THE OLDEST SURVIVING BUILDING IN TOWN, EXCEPT FOR THE GRANT HOUSE. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH, I WANT TO. I WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO MR. HALE. HE'S HE'S AWESOME WHEN IT COMES TO PUTTING PICTURES IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
AND I WAS JUST ASKING THE MAYOR THIS PICTURE THAT'S IN THIS DOCUMENT WITH THE MAYOR SITTING AND A PERSON REPRESENTING MR. BRECK. YES. ISN'T IT? I WILL SAY ONE THING THAT MR. STAGE LEARNED FROM MR. BRECK TO NOT STAND IN SOMETHING THAT HAS A HORSE.
NOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, MR. BRECK WAS KILLED FROM FALLING FROM A HORSE.
YEAH. SO KUDOS TO YOU, MAYOR. THAT'S. THAT'S WHY IKE IS STILL WITH US IN IN GOOD SHAPE.
YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND AND THE BIGGEST THING, I THINK ALWAYS TO HIGHLIGHT IS AND I SEE IN YOUR IN YOUR REPORT HERE 3909 VOLUNTEER HOURS BECAUSE OF YOUR WORK, WHICH IS SO VALUED IN THIS COMMUNITY AND COMMENTED ON ALWAYS BY RESIDENTS, IS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS ALL ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES AND DOING THAT WORK.
AND I WILL TAKE YOUR CHALLENGE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT MY LAST TOUR OF THE MUSEUM WAS WITH MR.
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HALE. AND EVEN THOUGH NO ONE BRINGS HISTORY TO LIFE QUITE LIKE MR. HALE, I HAVE. I'M REMISS. I'VE. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN THERE.THIS IS LEANNE WATKINS OVER HERE. WHERE? WHERE ARE THE TWO DOSES FOR THAT BUILDING? I'LL BE COMING TO SEE YOU. OKAY. FABULOUS. THANK YOU.
AND TONIGHT UNDER LANDS WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 825.
SEE. 1025. RESOLUTION. SEE. 925 AND 1025. UNDER SERVICE, WE HAVE ORDINANCE.
SEE? 1125 UNDER FINANCE, WE HAVE ORDINANCE. SEE? 925 AND UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE AND RULES, WE HAVE RESOLUTION.
SEE OUR. 1125 IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THIS AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
ALL RIGHT. AND I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MISS BURROUGHS WITH LANDS.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HAUPT. THE FIRST ITEM UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING IS ORDINANCE C08 25.
[Ordinance C-08-25 Amend Section 1135.09(b)(12)G9t of the Codified Ordinances titled Retail Dispensing of Medical and Recreational Marijuana. Second reading and public hearing. ]
THIS IS TO AMEND SECTION 113509B 12 G 90 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE TITLED RETAIL DISPENSING OF MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA. THIS IS THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING.THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE IS TO BETTER DEFINE THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PROCESS TO REVIEW THIS SECTION. SO IF THERE'S ANY VIOLATIONS, KIND OF LIKE A LIQUOR PERMIT THAT A BAR OR A RESTAURANT WOULD HAVE IN GROVE CITY, IF THERE'S ANY VIOLATIONS, TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THOSE BEFORE THEY WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO OPERATE IN GROVE CITY.
THERE IS ONE PERSON WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK UNDER THIS THIS EVENING, AND THAT IS KELLY THOMAS, AND ACTUALLY GO AHEAD AND CHANGE THAT. THIS SHOULD BE THE C10 25.
OKAY. AND THAT'LL BE UNDER NEW BUSINESS THEN.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WAS THERE ANY COMMENT OR ANYBODY FROM THE CITY WHO WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE? ALL RIGHT. THE OTHER ITEM THAT WE DO WANT TO AMEND IN THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE IS UNDER SECTION T IT SAYS THE ANNUAL REVIEW BY CITY STAFF. AND WE WANTED TO BETTER DEFINE THAT, TO BE THE SAFETY DIRECTOR OF THE CITY FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW.
DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND? I WILL, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND T IN THE TWO REFERENCES IN T, WHERE WE USE THE WORDS CITY STAFF AND STAFF TO THE CITY SAFETY DIRECTOR.
THANK YOU. SECOND. MR. WILSON. YES. HAWK. YES.
GARY. YES. YOU. YES. BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS ORDINANCE WITH THE AMENDMENT? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. THIS IS ORDINANCE HAS HAD A SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING.
I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. HAWK. YES.
GARY? YES, YOU. YES. BURROWS? YES. ANDERSON. YES.
[Ordinance C-10-25 Approve a Special Use Permit for a Marijuana Dispensary for Ohio Cannabis Company located at 1947 Stringtown Road. First reading. ]
COMPANY, LOCATED AT 1947 STRINGTOWN ROAD. THIS IS A FIRST READING.SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 7TH.
THANK YOU. I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK WE FORGOT ANYBODY.
[Resolution CR-09-25 Approve the Preliminary Development Plan for Forestar Plum Run located at the Northeast corner of State Route 104 and State Route 665.]
LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF STATE ROUTE 104 AND STATE ROUTE 665.SO THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT PLAN, CONCEPTUAL PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR IT USED TO BE THE FIRST TIME IT CAME UP IT UNDER LANDS IS IT WAS THE COMMUNITIES AT PLUM RUN SO THAT PLAN EXPIRED.
AND SO THIS IS WHY WE'RE GOING BACK THROUGH THIS PROCESS AGAIN. AND WE HAVE MICHAEL HUBER.
YEAH. OKAY. SIGNED UP AS THE APPLICANT. YES. YES.
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. YES.
MIKE HUBER, 255 EAST FIFTH STREET, CINCINNATI, OHIO, SUITE 1900.
I'M EXTERNAL COUNSEL FOR FOUR STAR DEVELOPMENT WITH THE LAW FIRM OF DENSBORN SCHOLL.
WITH ME HERE, I HAVE MARK CONNOR FROM FOUR STAR AND JOHN BUCHANAN FROM CSO ENGINEERS.
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AGAIN, THIS IS A SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO WHAT YOU ALL SAW WHEN PULTE WAS GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.FOUR STAR NOW HAS THE PROPERTY UNDER CONTRACT.
SO WE'RE SORT OF STEPPING INTO THE SHOES AS PULTE.
THE PROJECT WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR WITH A FEW DIFFERENT VARIATIONS.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE MAY HAVE.
WE DID HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WITH SOME NEIGHBORS GOING ON MAYBE ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
I THINK IT WAS THE WEEK BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
AND WE'RE ABLE TO IDENTIFY SOME PRIOR CONVERSATIONS THAT PULTE HAD WITH SOME OF THESE ADJACENT NEIGHBORS AND MADE SURE TO PUT THEIR INPUTS INTO THE PROJECT, INCLUDING, IF YOU SEE THE LITTLE PENINSULA THERE, THAT'S THE RESULT OF THIS, RIGHT? DEAD IN THE MIDDLE. THAT'S A NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY THERE.
SO GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH HIM. AND HE WAS VERY KIND IN LETTING US KNOW ABOUT THAT, AND WE WENT AHEAD AND MADE SURE THE MOUNTAINS AND THE TREES ARE GOING TO STAY THERE, GOING THROUGH THAT AREA THERE.
SO OTHERWISE WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
VERY EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH GROVE CITY. I WILL ECHO WHAT MR. JACKSON SAID EARLIER. YOU HAVE WONDERFUL STAFF.
YOUR ZONING AND PLANNING STAFF ARE REALLY WONDERFUL.
YOU KNOW, THEY MADE THINGS VERY EASY FOR US TO WORK THROUGH, BUT NOT TOO EASY IN THAT THEY MADE US KNOW THAT THEY ARE GOING TO APPLY THE STANDARDS OF GROVE CITY TO THIS DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT WE NEED TO COME READY WITH A HIGH CLASS DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY.
AND WE WERE EXCITED TO DO SO, SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
THANK YOU. WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE YOU HAVE A SEAT.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR TEAM FROM THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT COME UP.
THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN THANK YOU, MR. ROUSH.
THANK YOU, MISS BURROWS. NOTHING REALLY FURTHER TO ADD OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF POINTS.
SOME OF THE HOUSE SIZES ARE SMALLER THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED WITH PULTE.
THE RANCHES WERE 1500 SQUARE FEET AND THE TWO STORIES WERE TWO 2000FT².
WHEREAS PULTE HAD 1600 SQUARE FEET AND 2200FT², RESPECTIVELY.
THEY HAVE TO DO THE REZONING FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.
THEY WILL BE DOING A TRAFFIC STUDY AS WELL. AS I STATED IN CAUCUS, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING TO THE DEVELOPER, WE CONVEYED THE SAME EXPECTATIONS TO THEM AS WE DID WITH PULTE.
SO WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. ROUSH AT THIS TIME? NO.
OKAY. THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON FROM THE PUBLIC.
DAVID ORT SIGNED UP ORT ORT. AGAIN, YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MY NAME IS DAVID OTT.
I LIVE AT 791 LONDON GROVE PORT ROAD, AND I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DENSITY OF THIS PROJECT AND THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING OUT ONTO 665 THERE.
NOT ONLY THAT, PULTE HAD MOUNDING AROUND THAT 90 DEGREE CURVE ON BOTH SIDES AND TREES. WHEN THE SEMIS COME THROUGH THERE, YOU CAN'T SEE THEM.
CAN'T SEE THE SEMIS WHEN THE CORN IS HIGH. IF THEY PUT MOUNTAIN TREES IN THE HOUSES ALONG THOSE AREAS, BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH AND EAST AND WEST, AROUND THAT CURVE, NO ONE'S GOING TO SEE THEM.
THERE'S GOING TO BE ACCIDENTS, BAD ONES. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES, EVEN BEFORE THE GUARDRAIL WAS PUT UP, WHEN A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF MAX ACRES OWNED THE FARM THERE.
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I'LL BET IT WAS MAYBE TWICE A WEEK. THERE WAS SOMEBODY IN HIS FRONT LAWN RUNNING THROUGH THAT CURVE.NOW YOU GOT SEMIS COMING FROM RICKENBACKER COMING THROUGH THERE.
SOMEBODY'S GOING TO GET HURT BAD. AND I'D LIKE FOR CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BEFORE THEY PLAN OR BEFORE THEY APPROVE ANY PLAN IN THAT AREA. PLUS THE TRAFFIC SITUATION.
I'D LIKE TO SEE BOTH A LEFT HAND AND A ON BOTH THE EAST AND WEST THERE AT 104 AND 665 TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THE TRAFFIC. ALL I GOT TO SAY.
ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT WILL HAVE TO MAKE THIS SUCCESSFUL.
LANDSCAPING PLAN. THERE'S AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO STILL BE WORKED THROUGH.
UTILITIES. THE LIST GOES ON. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL HAVE COMMENTS ON THIS.
SO WITH THAT, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. YES, MR. BARRY. SO MISS HOUCHIN, I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS, AND I KNOW JODIE, YOU WERE LISTENING TO THOSE MEETINGS FOR A LONG TIME TOO, SO THE SAME ISSUES COME UP AGAIN. DENSITY OF THE OF THE OF THE PARCEL.
HOW MANY HOUSES YOU'RE PUTTING ON THIS. THE SIZE OF THE LOTS.
SO YOU GOT YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU AS FAR AS HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THE TRAFFIC ON 665, BECAUSE IT'S HORRIBLE RIGHT NOW. I JUST I JUST HAD A COMMENT AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND KYLE, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION.
I THINK AGAIN, THIS IS AT THE VERY BEGINNING.
WE UNDERSTAND IT'S IT'S A CONCEPT. AT THIS POINT, I THINK THE ONLY ONE THING I WILL ECHO IS THE TRAFFIC AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE AT STATE 104 AND 665. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION BACK AND FORTH THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WAS ABLE TO DISCUSS WITH PULTE, AND THEY CAME FORWARD WITH AN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN.
AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THIS MOVING FORWARD.
THERE'S A NUMBER A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORHOODS OVER THERE, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING THE FARMSTEAD.
AND, AND WE WANT TO SEE CHANGES WITH THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU.
MISS OUT? YES, I'LL BE NEXT. I KIND OF WENT DOWN MEMORY LANE ON THIS SUBJECT TODAY.
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A NEW DISCUSSION BEFORE US WITH THIS PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN WENT BACK TO REWATCH JUNE 7TH OF 2021. AND AND THAT WAS THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN DECISION LOOKING AT IT IN CONCEPT AND, AND AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT I AM GRAPPLING WITH THE SAME PIECES OF THIS DISCUSSION THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED. I WAS GRAPPLING WITH THEM. THEN I MADE SEVERAL VISITS OUT TO STAND IN PEOPLE'S DRIVEWAYS ON 665 TO SEE THE ROADWAY IN ACTION. FEBRUARY OF 2022. I WENT OUT WITH THEN SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND SAFETY DIRECTOR TEDFORD, I THINK, WAS OUT THERE WITH US WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
REALLY LOOKING AT ALL THE CHALLENGES OUT THERE AND AND AS WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD IN TIME AND NOW WE ARE, YOU KNOW, HERE IN THE YEAR 2025, WE ARE AGAIN LOOKING AT, YES, A LESS DENSE PROJECT SLIGHTLY THAN THE ONE THAT WAS BEFORE US WITH THE PULTE PROJECT. BUT WE ARE STILL AT A SITE WITH SOME SERIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES, AND I REALLY NEED TO SEE US HAVE SOME SOLUTIONS OUT THERE.
AND IT IS NOT JUST WHAT IS HAPPENING IN GROVE CITY, IT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE CORRIDOR THAT THAT RUNS FROM 665 OUT TO RICKENBACKER. IT IS WHAT THE ROAD ON 104 TO OUR PARTNERS TO THE SOUTH IN PICKAWAY COUNTY, THE THE SIZE,
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THE MAGNITUDE OF THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED AND THE CORRESPONDING TRAFFIC THAT GOES WITH THEM ARE JUST IN MY MIND, NOT IN ALIGNMENT. WE'RE NOT KEEPING UP WITH HOW OUR RESIDENTS CAN MOVE ABOUT SAFELY IN THAT CORRIDOR.SO. SO WHERE IT GETS TOUGH FOR ME RIGHT NOW. AND I THINK IF YOU GO BACK THROUGH THE THE PROGRESS, WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS PROJECT WITH PULTE, I WAS THE THE LATE ADOPTER TO OKAY, WE'RE GETTING TO A GOOD SPOT WITH THIS.
YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT WE CAN FIX WITH THIS PROJECT.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT IT'S AN IMPERATIVE AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME.
AND SO I'M LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS BEFORE WE WOULD APPROVE THIS MANY HOUSING UNITS AT THAT SITE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? YES.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR ALL THE COMMENTS.
I DO WANT TO MENTION SOMETHING THAT I DID NOT GET TO MENTION BEFORE.
WE ARE AWARE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE PROMISED THERE BY PULTE PRIOR, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT SIMILAR IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE TO ADDRESS THOSE TRAFFIC CONCERNS. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THOSE, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING THROUGH THAT. WITH A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AS PART OF THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND REZONING PROCESS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE HOUSING CRISIS RIGHT NOW.
SO WE DO NEED MORE HOUSING, BUT WE ALSO NEED THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT AS IT'S BEING DEVELOPED, NOT AFTER, LIKE MISS ANDERSON SAID WITH FARMSTEAD.
SO THOSE ARE CRUCIAL, ESPECIALLY IN THE NEXT STEPS IF THIS WAS TO MOVE FORWARD.
SEEING NO MORE COMMENTS, THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD IT'S PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. BARRY? NO. MR. DU. YES. MR. BURROWS? YES. MR. ANDERSON. YES.
WILSON. YES. HOUCK. NO. ALL RIGHT. RESOLUTION CR
[Resolution CR-10-25 Set Forth as required by Section 709.023 of the Ohio Revised Code the Municipal Services that can be Furnished to 0.831+ acres located at 2136 Sonara Drive in Jackson Township upon its annexation to the City of Grove City. ]
1025. SET FORTH, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 709023 OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE OF THE MUNICIPALITY.SERVICES THAT CAN BE FURNISHED TO 0.831 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES.
LOCATED AT 2136 SONORA DRIVE IN JACKSON TOWNSHIP UPON ITS ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF GROVE CITY.
MR. SMITH? YEAH. IF I MAY. THIS IS JUST A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN WE LIKE THE ANNEXATION. DON'T LIKE THE ANNEXATION? THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS WHERE WE SAY WHAT UTILITIES ARE AVAILABLE.
ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS RESOLUTION? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. THIS RESOLUTION HAS ITS PUBLIC HEARING.
I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. THANK YOU. YES.
BURROWS? YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. YES.
GARY. YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING.
LANCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. DO WITH SERVICE.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. ORDINANCE C 1125, VACATE A SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT.
[Ordinance C-11-25 Vacate a Sanitary Sewer Easement. First reading. ]
THIS IS THE FIRST READING. SECOND READING WILL BE APRIL THE 7TH.THIS IS A DEVELOP A PLAN THAT WAS PASSED IN 1988 AND NEVER COMPLETED, AND IT'S BEEN ASKED THAT WE TAKE IT AWAY.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? AND WE'LL HAVE SECOND READING AND VOTE ON APRIL 7TH.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. DU. AND STANDING IN FOR MR. HOLT WITH FINANCE THIS EVENING IS MR. BARRY. MR. BARRY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ORDINANCE CODE 925 TO CREATE THE THE GROWTH CITY CARES HEALTH CARE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATES $75,000.
[Ordinance C-09-25 Create the Grove City CARES Healthcare Pilot Program and Appropriate $75,000.00 from the General Fund for same. Second reading and public hearing. ]
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AND THE COMMITTEE'S GOT TO MEET TO DO THAT. SO JUST TO I WOULD ASK COUNCIL TO AGREE WITH ME TO AMEND THAT, TO REMOVE THE APPROPRIATION. AND EVERYBODY'S ALREADY RECEIVED A GREEN OUT.COPY. GREEN FOR FOR THE DAY. SO DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. BURROWS? YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON.
THIS THIS EFFORT STARTED PROBABLY. GOOD LORD.
NINE, TEN MONTHS AGO WHEN I STARTED TALKING TO THE MAYOR ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND EVERYTHING, AND, AND THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH THE, WITH, WITH A LOT OF HELP FROM THE ADMINISTRATION AND MR. TURNER BACK THERE AND, AND OTHER PEOPLE HELPING US THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF, OF JUST HOW DO WE HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH THIS.
SO I'M GOING TO READ I'M GOING TO READ SOME OF THE WHEREASES TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE IDEA OF IT, TELLS YOU WHERE THIS PROGRAM CAME FROM A LITTLE BIT AND AND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
GROVE. WHEREAS GROVE CITY IS A COMMUNITY THAT CARES ABOUT THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF ITS CITIZENS.
AND WHEREAS A PORTION OF THE POPULATION EARNS UNDER 30,000 AND THE PORTION IN THAT PROPORTION IS WORSENED WITH INFLATION, HIGHER FOOD PRICES, INCREASED MEDICAL COSTS, MAKING HEALTH CARE, AND OFTEN AN UNAFFORDABLE LUXURY TO THOSE PEOPLE.
WHEREAS WHEREAS AFFORDABLE MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, AND MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL CITIZENS AND IT'S MOST IMPACTFUL SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC. AND WHEREAS ASSISTING LOW INCOME LEVEL RESIDENTS WITH HEALTH CARE COSTS SERVES IN KEEPING THE COMMUNITY PHYSICALLY HEALTHY AND FINANCIALLY SECURE, AND WHEREAS NOT HAVING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FORCES RESIDENTS INTO EMERGENCY ROOMS AND PUTTING RESIDENTS INTO FURTHER DEBT.
THE CARES GRANT COMMITTEE WILL THEN MEET AND WORK THROUGH SOME OF THE ISSUES AS FAR AS WHAT THE INCOME LEVEL IS GOING TO BE, HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO PUT, HOW MUCH DO THEY SUGGEST PUTTING INTO THE PROGRAM? AND THEN THAT COMMITTEE WILL THEN COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL WITH A PROGRAM AND THE APPROPRIATE FUNDING LEVEL.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT NOW. THE REASON WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT NOW, I THINK WE ALL KNOW WE'VE GOT SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT CAN'T AFFORD, CAN'T AFFORD MEDICATION, THEY CAN'T AFFORD YOU KNOW, GENERALIZED HEALTH CARE.
SO THOSE PEOPLE ARE, ARE LITERALLY LEFT ALONE TO FEND WITH THEIR PART TIME JOBS OF SOMETIMES.
SHE CAN AFFORD HEALTH CARE FOR HER CHILD, BUT SHE CAN'T AFFORD HEALTH CARE FOR HERSELF.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCES THAT NEED TO BE WORKED OUT.
SO WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOME PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO TALK.
OH, I'M SORRY, MR. FLEMING. I DIDN'T SEE YOU SAW YOUR LOVELY WIFE.
I DIDN'T SEE YOU. YES, EVERYBODY SEES HER NOW.
THAT WORKS. ED FLEMING, 3826 BROADWAY, GROVE CITY.
MR. MAYOR, I KNOW I CALLED YOU EARLIER ABOUT THIS SUBJECT.
I SPOKE TO A COUPLE OF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO TACKLE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN AMERICA FOR A LONG, LONG TIME NOW. THE PROBLEM IS WE WANT TO FOCUS ON INSURANCE, RIGHT? THAT'S THE EASY THING.
IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT NUMBER YOU HAVE HERE, THERE'S REALLY GOING TO BE ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN DO $50 A MONTH, $75 A MONTH, EVEN IF IT'S $300 A MONTH WITH SOMEBODY WITH A CHRONIC ILLNESS, IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO GO VERY FAR.
THE PROBLEM WE HAVE IS ACCESS TO CARE. AND DEPENDING ON WHERE YOUR INCOME LEVEL IS, WHERE YOU'RE ACTUALLY GETTING YOUR HEALTH CARE INSURANCE FROM, THAT'S A DIFFERENT PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE.
YOU COULD ACTUALLY CREATE WHAT'S KNOWN AS A GROUP CAPTIVE.
HERE FOR GROVE CITY, IT COULD BE LIKE THE INTEGRATED GROVE CITY HEALTH PLAN.
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THAT GROUP CAPTIVE COULD INSURE THINGS LIKE THE CITY EMPLOYEES WHO ALREADY PURCHASED HEALTH INSURANCE. IT COULD INSURE THINGS LIKE THE TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEES WHO ALREADY PURCHASE INSURANCE. SOUTH-WESTERN CITY SCHOOLS, WACO EVERY EMPLOYER HERE BUYS INSURANCE.THAT IT'S THEIR NUMBER ONE COST. PASS THEIR PEOPLE, PASS THEIR LABOR.
YOU TAKE THE PROFIT FROM THAT BECAUSE EVERY INSURANCE CARRIER IN THE WORLD MAKES MONEY, RIGHT? WE DON'T KNOW ANY OF THAT. THEY'RE LOSING MONEY INSTEAD OF TAKING THAT PROFIT AND PUTTING IT INTO STOCKHOLDERS POCKETS OR INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS, WE INVEST INTO OUR COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT OUR EMPLOYERS ARE DOING IN THIS STATE RIGHT NOW FOR THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES.
SO WE JUST PULL PIECES OF THESE THINGS ALREADY BEING DONE AND PUT IT ON A BIGGER SCALE.
THE JEFFERSON HEALTH PLAN OUT OF STEUBENVILLE IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.
IT'S BEEN AROUND SINCE 1985. THEY HANDLE ABOUT 22,000 COVERED HEADS.
I'M SORRY, 22,000 EMPLOYEES. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY HOW MANY BELLY BUTTONS THEY HAVE.
THEY HAVE ABOUT 300 MILLION A YEAR IN REVENUE, AND THEY CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT $160 MILLION INVESTED IN ASSETS THAT HAVE BEEN SURPLUS OVER THE YEARS, SINCE 1985. PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE FOR WHAT WE HAVE HERE AS OUR CITY BUDGET IN A YEAR, IF WE HAD JUST A SMALL FRACTION OF THAT, THINK OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER THAT WE COULD BUILD, THAT WOULD HAVE DIRECT PROVIDER ACCESS FOR FOLKS WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE THE DAY OFF FOR FOLKS WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THEIR COPAY.
MOUNT CARMEL IS FORWARD THINKING WITH THESE TYPE OF CONCEPTS.
WE ALREADY PARTNERED WITH THEM ON DIRECT CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIPS.
MY GRAY HAIR SHOWS IT AND UNBELIEVABLY, BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN THESE CONCEPTS.
WE ADMINISTER THESE CONCEPTS. THE PARTNERS ARE HERE IN THE STATE.
THEY'RE NOT VERY FAR AWAY. AND THERE'S PROOF OF LIFE TO EVERY ONE OF THESE CONCEPTS.
THEY'RE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. IF MAYOR STAGE HAD SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN HIS POCKET TO GO AND TALK TO AN EMPLOYER AND SAY, HEY, BY THE WAY, IF YOU COME DOWN TO GROVE CITY, WE HAVE THIS HEALTH PLAN THAT YOU CAN BUY INTO, AND WHEN YOU BUY INTO IT, YOUR CLAIMS COST, WHICH IS WHAT REALLY DRIVES ALL OF THIS FOR FOR EVERYBODY, ARE GOING TO BE BOUGHT AT 15 AND 20% LESS THAN WHAT YOUR AETNA, YOUR ANTHEM, UNITEDHEALTHCARE AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
WE CAN ACTUALLY MOVE THAT TREND DOWN FOR THEM.
AND AS WE BRING THAT PROFIT IN, WE'RE GOING TO INVEST THAT BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
SO YOUR LOWER WAGE EARNERS, THEY HAVE A SAFETY NET ALREADY BUILT INTO IT.
IF YOU HAD A HEALTH SYSTEM THERE THAT ACTUALLY PROVIDED FRONT LINE SERVICE FRONTLINE SERVICES, THAT TAKES THE WEIGHT OFF OF THE AIR SYSTEMS HERE IN GROVE CITY, THAT ALLOWS US TO ACTUALLY CHANNEL PEOPLE TO THE RIGHT PLACES.
YOU COULD HAVE A SOCIAL WORK CONCEPT AS PART OF ALL OF THIS.
BUT IT'S NOT HEALTH INSURANCE. IT'S NOT AFFORDING THINGS.
IT'S THE ACTUAL ACCESS AND PROVIDING OF CARE THAT IS THE PROBLEM.
AND THAT IS A PROBLEM THAT WE CAN SOLVE BY TURNING THIS INTO A ZERO LINE ITEM ISSUE FOR THE CITY.
SO I WOULD TELL YOU TO CHANGE THE SCOPE OF THAT COMMITTEE AND LOOK AT SOMETHING BIGGER.
WE CAN DO SOMETHING BIGGER. IT'S ALREADY BEING DONE.
I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE START TACKLING THAT.
WELL THANK YOU EDITOR. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND THE ANSWER IS YES.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS. SO I MEAN I'D INVITE YOU TO COME TO THE MEETINGS AND MAYBE MAYBE WHEN THEY GET UP AND RUNNING GIVE A PRESENTATION WITH YOUR IDEAS. I THINK THAT'S PERFECT, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MISSY. MISSY. YEAH. YES. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, EDITOR FLEMING, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU CAME OUT AND GAVE A VERY INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE OF ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK AT THIS, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
CHAIR BERRY, I DO ALSO APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE TAKEN OUT THE APPROPRIATION.
SO YOU KNOW, AS THE COMMITTEE TASK FORCE IS MOVING FORWARD LOOKING AT THIS, I WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, ARE THERE OTHER COMMUNITIES DOING THIS AND IF SO, AND NOT EVEN IN CENTRAL OHIO, YOU KNOW, WHEREVER THAT IS HAPPENING, WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES COMING FROM THESE COMMUNITIES? AND IF THEY'RE NOT DOING IT, WHY NOT? RIGHT. LIKE, WHAT HAVE THE BARRIERS BEEN AND HOW DO WE LOOK AT ALL OF THE OPTIONS, INCLUDING WHAT MR. FLEMING BROUGHT FORWARD AS AS A THOUGHT PROCESS? I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE RESEARCH. WHO WHO TRULY IS THIS REALLY HELPING? I AM CONCERNED THAT, YOU KNOW, A $50 OR $100 STIPEND HERE ISN'T EVEN GOING TO MOVE THE NEEDLE.
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I AGREE THAT ACCESS IS DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE, AND I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THIS.SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? I'LL JUST COMMENT.
I THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT AND AND ALSO YOUR OPENNESS TO TAKING THE APPROPRIATION OUT OF THE EQUATION BEFORE UNTIL WE FULLY DISCUSS THIS TOPIC. REALLY, AS YOU KNOW, FROM MY SEAT AND WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING, A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AREA OF EXPERTISE THAN MR. FLEMING, BUT THAT'S THE THAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME.
GET THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING IT AND HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE TO REALLY MAYBE SHAPE A PROGRAM AND, AND TO ME, AS YOU SAID, REALLY THE COMMITTEE UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE.
BUT AS IT RELATES TO INTENTION, AND I WILL SAY, AS COUNCIL GATHERED AT OUR RETREAT ON SATURDAY THIS, THIS SUBJECT AND, AND OTHER SUBJECTS COME UP THAT THAT WE AREN'T NECESSARILY TALKING ABOUT.
MAYOR STAGE RIGHT, TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE AGING IN PLACE AND MAY HAVE CODE COMPLIANCE ISSUES AND AND NOT THE PHYSICAL ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROPERTY ANYMORE.
SO WE'VE GOT AN ACTIVE GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE GOING OUT THERE, BUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE COST OF REAL ESTATE TAXES NOW FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING ON FIXED INCOMES. THE MR. HOLT BROUGHT EARLY CHILDHOOD READING, AND SO THERE ARE A LOT OF, OF CONVERSATIONS THAT I THINK THAT HAVE VALUE. BUT BUT ALWAYS GOING INTO THAT WORLD OF UNDERSTANDING WHO IN OUR COMMUNITY WE ARE TRYING TO HELP AND WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE.
AND SO, LIKE I SAID, I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PULL THIS BACK TO FORM THE COMMITTEE.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE SOME ALREADY PEOPLE RAISING THEIR HAND FOR INVOLVEMENT, WHICH IS GREAT.
SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, I MEAN, EVERYBODY AND CHRISTINE IS RIGHT.
WE'VE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS IN OUR AMONGST OURSELVES AND ALSO IN OUR IN OUR GROUPS AND EVERYTHING.
WHEN WE TALK THAT WE REALIZE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE SUFFERING IN THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY SENIORS, THAT, YOU KNOW, CAN'T AFFORD THAT, THAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO, BETWEEN GETTING THE FEDERAL FEDERAL HELP AND ALSO WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD THEMSELVES.
YOU ASK THEM HOW, HOW ARE YOU GETTING HEALTH CARE? AND THEY JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT. AND IN THEIR CASE, THEY WOULD SAY IT'S NOT AN ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE.
IT'S THEY JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT. AND THEY'RE MAKING OTHER DECISIONS FOR THAT.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE WE'VE HEARD THIS RHETORIC FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND THE STATE LEVEL FOR, FOR GOOD LORD, PROBABLY 10 OR 12 YEARS NOW OF HOW THEY'RE GOING TO HELP, HOW THEY'RE GOING TO HELP.
AND THE OTHER THING THAT IT ALSO, WE LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF THIS.
AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT SMALL BUSINESSES IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT SURVIVE ON PART TIME HELP.
AND IF WE CAN HAVE IF WE CAN HAVE A A, IF WE CAN HAVE A PROGRAM THAT HELPS THOSE PEOPLE OUT AND HELPS THOSE PEOPLE MAINTAIN THEIR JOBS AND THINGS. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN ATTRACT OTHER, OTHER PART TIME EMPLOYEES DOWN HERE FOR OUR FOR OUR IN OUR SERVICE INDUSTRY.
THAT'S ALSO A GOAL. SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
AND I JUST APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND MOVING THIS FORWARD.
SO THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED.
SECOND. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. BARRY. YES.
YOU. YES. BURROWS. YES. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND, MADAM PRESIDENT, THANKS BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BARRY. AND FINALLY, MR. WILSON. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I HAVE A RESOLUTION. CR DASH 11, DASH TWO FIVE TO AMEND THE RULES OF COUNCIL.
[Resolution CR-11-25 Amend the Rules of Council. ]
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED.
SECOND. MR. WILSON. YES. HAWK. YES. BARRY. YES.
YES. BURROUGHS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. ALL RIGHT.
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THANK YOU, MR. WILSON. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS AGENDA.AND I'M TRYING TO INTERPRET PEOPLE ON THIS LIST WHO HAVE BEEN RELABELED AS NEW BUSINESS.
[Call for New Business ]
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ONE WOULD BE. I BELIEVE I PUT NEW BIZ BY BRIAN.BRIAN PARKS. I HAD INTENDED TO SPEAK ON PAGE 25.
THAT'S OUR. OKAY. WHAT WAS THE OH 825? OH, YES.
ZERO 825. AND KELLY THOMAS, ALSO ON ZERO 825.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR NEW BUSINESS. OH 825 OR 1025 I THINK.
1025 OKAY. 1025 ALL RIGHT. YEAH. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THAT'S OKAY. I'M FOLLOWING. I'M FOLLOWING NOW.
GO AHEAD. YEAH. THIS IS KIND OF AN ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
OH, YES. MY NAME IS KELLY THOMAS. I LIVE AT 1555 CREEK COURT.
I APPRECIATE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS TIME. AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE SERVICE, I CAME HERE TO OHIO, AND I. BECAUSE I'M ORIGINALLY FROM INDIANA, AND I'VE BEEN IN GROVE CITY FOR 20 YEARS NOW, AND I LOVE THIS TOWN.
I HAVE TWO BOYS. MY CONCERN NOW IS I KNOW WE'RE GROWING, WHICH IS FINE FOR GROVE CITY, BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT OF THE MORALS IN THIS TOWN.
WE'VE WE'VE ALLOWED GOD TO BE TAKEN OUT OF EVERYTHING, AND IT'S GOTTEN US NOWHERE.
AND NOW WE'RE ASKING TO BRING DRUGS, A RECREATIONAL DRUG, INTO THIS CITY WHEN THERE'S 54 OTHER CITIES THAT ARE BANNING IT. AND THE ONLY REASON I'M BRINGING THIS UP IS BECAUSE I'VE LIVED THE LIFE WITH AN OLDER BROTHER WHO WAS ADDICTED TO MARIJUANA WHEN IT WAS ILLEGAL. IT MIGHT NOT BE THE MOST POTENT DRUG, BUT IT IS ONE OF THE IT BRINGS DECLINE IN THE COGNITIVE SKILLS AND THE MOTIVATION, AND HE STARTED WITH THAT.
AND THEN HE WENT ON TO HARDER DRUGS. AND THAT'S HOW A LOT OF THEM START IS BY HAVING MARIJUANA.
AND I KNOW THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS THEIR HANDS FULL AS IT IS.
AND IF THIS MARIJUANA COMES IN HERE, IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN WORSE.
I'M ASKING YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE KIDS. I'M ASKING YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE FAMILIES.
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SEE MY BOYS ON IT. I LOST A BROTHER TO DRUGS. SO I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO REALLY THINK HARD BEFORE YOU ALLOW THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE UNDER NEW BUSINESS THIS EVENING? ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, STAGE MAYOR'S REPORT.
THERE'S NOBODY ELSE. OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
FIRST, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE MCCLURE FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU. SIR. NOT A LOT THAT I HAVE ON MY AGENDA, EXCEPT I DID GET A LETTER FROM A SONS OF THE UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE AWARE THAT THIS WAS 160TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR.
WE HAVE A AND I THINK MOST OF YOU HAVE SEEN THIS AN EMAIL FROM A LORRAINE ARNOLD REGARDING A RESCUE EFFORT OF A GENTLEMAN AT THE CROSS PRACTICE THE OTHER NIGHT.
AND AN INCREDIBLE STORY. AND WE ALL WANT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE OF YOU, THOSE YOUNG MEN.
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AND THE DEFIBRILLATOR. WE WERE REQUIRED BY LAW, BUT WE WE REALLY ARE MUCH.I KNOW WINDSOR PARK HAS DEFIBRILLATORS AVAILABLE.
YOU GOT A COPY OF THIS, DIDN'T YOU, JACK? YES.
AND WHAT'S WHAT'S YOUR EARLY REACTION TO THIS, MISTER CASTLE OR PARKS AND REC? I'M SORRY. WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING FOR THIS SITUATION? SO LAST YEAR, A LAW WAS PASSED FOR A STATE OF OHIO THAT ANYWHERE THAT WE HAVE A PARKS AND REC PROGRAM GOING ATHLETIC PROGRAM, WHETHER IN A FIELD OR INSIDE, WHETHER THAT'S A GYMNASIUM OR ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE AN AED AT.
SO WE HAVE A PORTABLE AEDS. WE DO MEET THE STANDARD RIGHT NOW FOR EVERY PROGRAM AND ACTIVITY THAT WE ARE PROGRAMING, WHETHER IT'S ON A FIELD OR IN A BUILDING, WE HAVE ALSO ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ORDERING EIGHT MORE, EIGHT ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL ONES BECAUSE WE ANTICIPATE, YOU KNOW, THIS MEANS THAT IF WE IF WE HAVE A PROGRAM AND WE SIGN UP TO GO BOWLING, THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE A PORTABLE AED ON SITE AS WELL.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE THE SQUAD TOOK OVER AFTER THAT.
BUT I WOULD THINK, MR. MCCLURE, SINCE YOU'RE HERE, I WOULD THINK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF GRANT AVAILABLE ON DEFIBRILLATORS. THERE WAS A TALK ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS, AND I THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD WORKED SOMETHING OUT WITH THE DEFIBRILLATORS.
BECAUSE WE'RE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING HERE IN THE CITY.
THANK YOU. I HATE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT IT'S A TIMELY SUBJECT.
THE OTHER THING, JUST FOR THE RECORD, THIS WAS NOT A PARKS AND REC SANCTIONED ACTIVITY.
IT WAS AN INDEPENDENT PROGRAM. NOT TO TAKE ANY BLAME, BUT IT WAS ONE OF THOSE CASES WHERE THE FIELD WAS BEING USED BY AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION, WHICH WE CERTAINLY AGREE WITH WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
ANOTHER THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS FROM THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, BECAUSE YOU DID A NICE JOB OF COMPLIMENTING THE CITY, BUT IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE GUIDANCE, YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE OTHER MINDS THAT COLLABORATE AND DOING SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, THEY WOULDN'T GET DONE. SO OUR AGAIN, THANKS TO EVERYBODY IN THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR.
MR. BOZZO. NOTHING THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS KELLY.
I HAVE NOTHING. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NATIONAL SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK. AND AS MR. ALWAYS REMIND US, PREPAREDNESS IS THE KEY. SO FOR YOU AND FOR MEMBERS OF OUR PUBLIC WHO HAVE NOT PREPARED.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE SIGNED UP FOR THE GROVE CITY ALERT AND BE ACTIVELY AWARE OF WEATHER CHANGES.
AND THEN JUST WANTED TO MENTION LAST WEEK OUR MAYOR'S COURT HOSTED NEW MAYOR'S COURT CLERK TRAINING.
IT WAS WELL ATTENDED BY CLERKS ACROSS THE STATE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MISTER TELFORD.
ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO CLOSING COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.
[Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments]
MISTER, DO I HAVE NOTHING AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU, MR. BARRY. JUST WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT.THANK YOU, MISS BURROUGHS. YES. I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THAT I AM ACTUALLY ENROLLED IN THE GROVE CITY CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY THIS YEAR. IT IS EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT FROM 6 TO 9 P.M.
FOR TEN WEEKS. IT'S GREAT COMMITMENT. I THINK I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE ALL OF THEM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WHO HAS NOT GONE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM THAT IT IS REALLY QUITE INSIGHTFUL ABOUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY FOCUS ON.
THIS WEEK WE'RE WORKING ON SPECIAL OPS AND K-9.
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KIM, YOU'RE ALSO IN THE CLASS WITH ME AS WELL.I THINK WE'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME. YEAH, I PLAY WITH ROCCA AND BOW.
WE'VE GOT TO SEE THE HOLDING CELL CELLS AND THE LAB.
THE CRIME LAB? THE MINI CRIME LAB. FINGERPRINTING.
SO ANYWAYS, I JUST REALLY THINK, THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AND HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THE NEXT TIME IT COMES AROUND TO PLEASE CHECK IT OUT IF YOU HAVE THE TIME COMMITMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BURROWS.
WAS IT JUST THIS PAST? WELL, A WEEK AGO SATURDAY WHEN WE HAD OUR MINI COUNCIL RETREAT.
IF YOU RECALL, LAST YEAR WITH THE COUNCIL BECOMING A SEVEN MEMBER BODY, WE HAD A RETREAT.
AND NOW THIS YEAR, HAVING A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER, WE HAD AN ADDITION TO THAT.
AND IT WAS AN OPEN PUBLIC MEETING. AND WE JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT OUR GOALS AND, AND WHERE WE HAVE PUT EFFORTS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND WHERE WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO MOVE SOME OF THOSE EFFORTS OR IF ANYTHING NEEDED TO CHANGE GOING FORWARD.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY. I FELT THAT IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME OF OF PROGRESS FOR US.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND MR. WILSON.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I TOLD JACK I WAS GOING TO STEAL HIS THUNDER.
SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AN IMPORTANT EVENT COMING UP.
KEEP GROVE CITY BEAUTIFUL. CLEAN UP DAY IS SATURDAY, MARCH 22ND FROM 8 A.M.
TO NOON. SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR SURROUNDINGS.
I SIGNED UP, GOT MY ASSIGNMENT ALREADY SO I'M READY TO GO ON SATURDAY MORNING.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S A GREAT EVENT. LOTS OF FUN. SO GOOD. GOOD, GOOD EVENT TO PLUG FOR SURE.
ALL RIGHT. I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TOO MUCH TO ADD THIS EVENING.
ALWAYS GOOD TO BE AROUND A TABLE TOGETHER ESPECIALLY.
WANT TO THANK MAYOR STAGE AND MR. BOSSO FOR JOINING US AND PARTICIPATING IN THE EXERCISE.
SO WE ARE PLANNING TO DO THAT AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE YEAR 2025.
THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, YOU SEE, IS APRIL 7TH, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET TO DO IT IN CAUCUS.
SO AVAILABILITY ON MONDAY, MARCH 24TH, 31ST OR APRIL 14TH.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT DATE NAILED DOWN ON OUR CALENDAR. BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU, WHAT WE KNOW TODAY IS WE'LL BE BACK HERE ON APRIL THE 7TH.
GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE THIS EVENING. GET HOME SAFELY.
IF YOU'RE STOPPING AT ANY OF OUR LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS FOR A LITTLE SAINT PATRICK'S DAY FUN, I HOPE YOU HAVE A DESIGNATED DRIVER. AND HAVE FUN AND ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR EVENING.
WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE SEVENTH. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.