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SESSION. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AMEN. 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.
GREAT. MAY I HAVE YOU CALL THE ROLL, MISS KELLY? SPARROWS HERE. ANDERSON, HERE. WILSON. HERE.
HERE. HOLT. HERE. BERRY. HERE. DO HERE. ALL RIGHT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO
[Approval of Minutes]
DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 19TH, 2025 COUNCIL MEETING AND APPROVE THEM AS WRITTEN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. YES. YES YES,[Welcome & Reading of Agenda]
YES. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME, EVERYONE. ON ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL EVENING. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE A CROWD AND COUNCIL ON A BEAUTIFUL EVENING. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO SPECIAL[Additional Item 1]
PRESENTATIONS THAT APPEAR AT THE TOP OF THE LIST. AND I KNOW FROM IN MY OWN NOTES THAT WE HAVE SOME LEGO ENGINEERS IN THE ROOM. SO I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM SOMEBODY FROM OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT. MR. BOZO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ALL MONTH IN THE MONTH OF MAY WAS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, AND THE BUILDING DIVISION WAS ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THE PARKS AND REC AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM TO PUT ON. EDUCATION EVENTS TO BRING THE ATTENTION TO THE STUDENTS, TO THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING SAFETY. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED, BUT THEY REALLY UNDERSTOOD IT. SO ONE OF THE CONTESTS THAT WE HAD AFTER THE EDUCATION WAS TO BUILD A LEGO HOUSE, AND YOU CAN SEE THEM UP THERE ON THE SCREEN.WE'RE ABLE TO COME IN AND DO INSPECTIONS ON THEM. THE KIDS WALKED US THROUGH THEIR HOUSES AND THE STRUCTURES THEY BUILT. THERE WERE CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT HAD TO MEET, BUT ONE OF THE ONES THAT REALLY STUCK WITH ME THAT WAS SURPRISING WAS THE HOME SAFETY KIT, AND WE HAD A FEW OF THE HOUSES THAT WERE CONSTRUCTED THAT HAD AN ACTUAL HOME SAFETY KIT PUT IN IT. SO WE HAD GIVEN THEM A LIST OF ITEMS TO HAVE IN THAT KIT. AND WHEN THEY SAID THAT, IT YOU KNOW, IT GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS EVEN TALKING ABOUT IT NOW, BECAUSE IT IS AN IMPORTANT THING. IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT A LOT OF TIMES UNTIL YOU NEED IT, WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT, WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS. SO IT WAS NICE TO SEE THAT AND THEY UNDERSTOOD IT, BUT IT WAS REALLY FUN TO WATCH THEM EXPLAIN THEIR PROJECTS. YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY HAD IN THEM. YOU KNOW, FROM THE GARAGE TO THE HOUSE TO THE AROUND. THE HOUSE WAS CLEAN AND NEAT. THE WINDOWS FOR EGRESS, THE DOORS. SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE THE PLEASURE TO BRING THOSE WINNERS FORWARD. WE ALSO HAD A COLORING CONTEST. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TONIGHT. AND THEY'LL BE UP ON THE SCREEN AS WE GO THROUGH THOSE. THERE'S 200 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS FROM BUCKEYE WOODS HIGHLAND, JC SOMERS, MONTEREY AND RICHARD AVENUE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK HEATHER WITH OUR PARKS AND REC PROGRAM TO COME UP HERE AND HAVE THE HONOR TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS, WHILE MAYOR IKE STAGE GIVES THEM THEIR LEGO SET. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE WANT TO THANK THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AGAIN BECAUSE THE KIDS WERE SUPER EXCITED. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR, SO THEY'RE STARTING TO UNDERSTAND IT MORE. THE LEGOS WAS EXCELLENT. MY FAVORITE WAS THE SECURITY CAMERA BY FAR. I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY CLEVER. BUT WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR WINNERS. SO OUR FIRST ONE IS AMELIA FROM BUCKEYE WOODS. SHE'S A SECOND GRADER. AT. OUR NEXT ONE IS REAGAN WOODS. OVER HERE. THE FOURTH GRADE. IS. FROM HIGHLAND. WE HAVE JACKSON, WHO'S IN KINDERGARTEN. KINDERGARTEN? JACKSON. THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. IT IS PRETTY GOOD. WE HAVE ROWAN FROM THIRD GRADE FROM HIGHLAND. FROM JC SUMMERS. WE HAVE OUR KINDERGARTNER, AMELIA. AMEN. AND
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WE HAVE MADDY. BUT SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY. SO FROM MONTEREY WE HAVE WYATT WHO'S IN FIRST GRADE. WE HAVE PETER IN FOURTH GRADE. AND FROM RICHARD AVENUE WE HAVE WESTON, WHO'S IN FIRST GRADE. WESTON'S IS BEAUTIFUL THERE WITH THAT BLUE SKY. AND WE HAVE WYATT IN FOURTH GRADE. AND THE REASON IT'S A SUNNY DAY. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THEM WITH APPLAUSE.I. STILL SHY. OH. MUCH BETTER. OKAY, READY? ONE. TWO. THREE. VERY NICE Y'ALL. THANK YOU. HOLD ON. DON'T MISS. OKAY. GOOD JOB EVERYBODY. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. I HAD TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. OKAY.
MADAM CHAIR, I GOT THAT OTHER PROCLAMATION. NO. AND OUR NEXT PRESENTATION. MAYOR STAGE. YOU
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HAVE A PROCLAMATION? YES, A VERY SHORT ONE. IT IS GOLF CART SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK. AND THAT WILL CULMINATE SATURDAY WITH A GOLF CART RODEO AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. AND IT JUST SAYS.WHEREAS GOLF CARTS OFFER A CONVENIENT, ENJOYABLE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY, MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHEREAS SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE OPERATION GOLF CARTS IS CRUCIAL FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE RESIDENTS. WHEREAS GOLF CART ACCIDENTS RESULTS IN APPROXIMATELY 15,000 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS ANNUALLY ACROSS THE NATION. GROSSLY, WE SHOULD REMIND ALL RESIDENTS TO FOLLOW THE SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR BOTH THE CULTURE OF RESPONSIBLE GOLF CART USE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. AS THE CROWD IS MUCH MORE SPARSE, WE SEE WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT HERE THIS EVENING. THANKS FOR THANKS FOR STAYING, EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT, SO BEFORE WE MOVE ON, WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS EVENING'S AGENDA TONIGHT UNDER LANDS, WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 1625 C 1425 AND C 1525. UNDER FINANCE WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 1925 C 2025 AND C 2125. UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE AND RULES, WE HAVE RESOLUTION CR 2125. AND UNDER PARKS WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 2225. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS BY COUNCIL, THIS AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS
[Ordinance C-16-25 Amend the Zoning Text for Meadow Grove Estates North, Section 10, as adopted by Ord. C-119-05. Second reading and public hearing. ]
CONSENT. AND SEEING NONE, I WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO MISS BURROUGHS WITH LANDS. THANK YOU.THE FIRST ITEM UNDER ORDINANCE C 1625 TO AMEND THE ZONING TEXT FOR MEADOW GROVE ESTATES NORTH.
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SECTION TEN IS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE C 119 ZERO FIVE. THIS IS A SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP? NO. GO. NO. ALL RIGHT. OH, HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. OH, FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, JIM. ROCKFORD HOMES, 999 POLARIS PARKWAY, COLUMBUS, 43240. SO THIS IS VERY SIMPLY THIS IS OUR LAST PHASE OF MEADOW GROVE ESTATES. IT'S A LEGACY PROJECT FOR ROCKFORD IN 20 SOME YEARS. ANYWAY, THIS IS THE LARGE LOT ESTATE SECTION. AND SO THE ORIGINAL SETBACK WAS 40FT. WE'RE ASKING IT TO BE 30FT BECAUSE THE SIZE OF THE HOMES THAT WE'RE BUILDING ON HERE ARE WE'RE RUNNING INTO ISSUES ON THE DEPTH OF THE LOT, FITTING THE HOUSE AND THEN BEING ABLE TO PUT A DECK ON THE BACK OF IT. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR RELIEF ON A VARIANCE ON THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I TALKING WITH STAFF, IT'S CONSISTENT WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE IN THE AREA. THANK YOU. YES WE WERE REVIEWING THAT IN CAUCUS AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE UNDERSTANDING EXACTLY WHAT THE AMENDMENT WAS ALLOWING AS WELL. THAT'S IT. SO AND THAT'S THE ONLY VARIANCE WE'RE ASKING FOR.OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. ROUSE. WAS THERE ANYTHING COMMENTS THAT YOU WANTED TO MAKE ON THAT? OKAY.
FANTASTIC. AS THE APPLICANT SAID, THIS IS THE LAST SECTION IN THE MIDDLE GROVE NORTH. IT DOES APPLY FOR THE SF THREE SECTIONS, ALLOWING THE MINIMUM BUILDING SETBACK TO BE REDUCED TO 30FT VERSUS THE 40 AND THE DECK, PATIO, PERGOLAS, ETC. IN THE BACK SHALL BE PERMITTED TO ENCROACH INTO THE REAR YARD SETBACK BY TEN FEET, BUT SHALL MAINTAIN A MINIMUM OF 20FT FROM THE REAR PROPERTY LINE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OF COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. SEEING NONE.
THIS THIS IS THE SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED SECOND. ANDERSON. YES.
WILSON. YES. YES. NO. YES. YES. MISS. KELLY, ASK FOR MY NAME. I DIDN'T. BURROUGHS. YES. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS ORDINANCE C 1425 TO ACCEPT THE PLAT OF MEADOW GROVE ESTATE,
[Ordinance C-14-25 Accept the Plat of Meadow Grove Estates, Section 10. Second reading and public hearing.]
SECTION TEN. AGAIN, THIS IS A SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING BASED ON THE ORDINANCE THAT WE JUST. SO GO AHEAD. YES, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THE PLOT THAT WAS SUBMITTED INCORPORATES THE PREVIOUS ITEM ON THE AGENDA. CORRECT. THANK YOU. SINCE WE JUST APPROVED ORDINANCE C, 1625, I MOVE TO REPLACE THE PLAT WITH A VERSION DATED MAY 6TH OF 2025. SECOND. MR. WILSON. YES, YES YES YES YES YES. ANDERSON. YES. ALRIGHT. AND THEN LET'S GO AHEAD AND THANK YOU ALL. YEP.ABSOLUTELY. THIS, THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD A SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED WITH THE AS AMENDED SECOND, THIRD TALC. YES. YES YES YES YES. ANDERSON. YES.
WILSON. YES, MADAM CHAIR, BEFORE HE LEAVES. A MESSAGE BACK TO THE YOKUM FAMILY. PARDON? A MESSAGE BACK TO THE FAMILY. SURE. INCREDIBLE LONG TERM PARTNERSHIP. WE HOPE YOU'RE NOT DONE. NOT NOT NOT FOR A WHILE. WE'RE ACTIVELY STILL LOOKING FOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY.
RIGHT ANSWER, RIGHT ANSWER. THERE YOU GO. BUT WOULD YOU PASS ON OUR THANKS AND FOR THE COMMITMENT THEY MADE TO GROVE CITY AND ALL THE HOMES THEY BUILT AND A GREAT PARTNERSHIP, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL FIND SOME MORE LAND. GREAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO
[Ordinance C-15-25 Approve the Use of a Tattoo Shop for Ink Therapy located at 3999 Broadway, Suite A. Second reading and public hearing.]
MUCH. THE NEXT ITEM UNDER THIS EVENING IS ORDINANCE C 1525 TO APPROVE A USE OF A TATTOO SHOP FOR INK THERAPY LOCATED AT 3999 BROADWAY SUITE A. THIS IS THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP ON THIS? NOPE. I'M HERE. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, PLEASE. IF YOU COULD COME UP WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. BRITTANY HOLLOWELL, 4464 RUSSELL STREET, GROVE CITY. FANTASTIC. I THINK THERE JUST MAY BE SOME QUESTIONS, THAT'S WHY. YEAH. ANY COMMENTS FROM MISTER RAUSCH ON THIS? JUST A BRIEF SUMMARY. THIS IS A[00:15:06]
USE APPROVAL FOR THE FINE LINE TATTOO PART OF IT. THERE'S ALSO A PERMANENT MAKEUP ASPECT OF THIS PROPOSED USE OF THAT PERMANENT MAKEUP. PART OF IT IS ALREADY APPROVED BY CODE. IN REVIEWING THE APPLICATION, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR NOTHING AT THE APRIL 8TH MEETING. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE HOURS OF OPERATION WILL NOT EXCEED OR GO BEYOND 5:00 ON ANY NIGHT OF THE WEEK, AND ALL SERVICES WILL BE DONE BY SCHEDULE, WILL BE CONDUCTED AFTER SCHEDULING APPOINTMENT. SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT STAFF HAS IS NOT WITH THIS PROPOSED USE, BUT THE NEXT USE OF THE BUILDING AND THE UNDERLINING UNDERLYING POSSIBLE SCENARIOS. WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS A FINE LINE TATTOO DIRECTED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. BUT IN THE FUTURE, IF THIS THIS ESTABLISHMENT GOES AWAY, ANOTHER TATTOO PARLOR COMES FORWARD.IT'S THE PROPERTY AND THE APPROVAL RUNS WITH THE PROPERTY SHORTWAVE SAYING IT. SO WE DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH SOME FUTURE RISK FROM ALLOWING THIS TYPE OF USE IN THAT SPACE. SO WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS. I THINK I JUST WANT TO REITERATE MAKE A COMMENT ON PUBLIC RECORD. SO AGAIN THIS I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN CAUCUS. THIS LOCATION WILL BE INSIDE THE BUILDING KIND OF DOWN THE ALLEYWAY. SO THERE IS NOTHING FORWARD FACING ON THE MAIN ROADWAY IN TERMS OF FUTURE POTENTIAL USES THAT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS CORRECT. THIS TENANT SPACE FRONTS PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY. SO IT'S NOT FRONTING THE PUBLIC PARKING LOT BEHIND BROADWAY. IT'S NOT FRONTING BROADWAY IS PEDESTRIAN CORRIDOR. YES. THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS. NO. AND TO CLARIFY, MISS ANDERSON'S COMMENTS, THE REASON THAT THE APPLICANT HAD TO COME FORTH IS BECAUSE THIS IS THIS TYPE OF USE IS NOT IN OUR ZONING TEXT, CORRECT? CORRECT. WE ALLOW NO TATTOO PARLORS BY RIGHT, ANY IN ANY DISTRICT. AND PER THE CODE THAT REQUIRES A USE TO BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. SO IT'S NOT A SPECIAL USE BUT IT'S A USE. SO USE LOCATION THAT ADDRESS ONLY. CORRECT CASE BY CASE BASIS OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YES. WOULD SHE MIND DEFINING WHAT THE OPERATION REALLY IS? THE TATTOO IS A STRONG WORD. AND. YEAH, SO THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A TATTOO SHOP AS TRADITIONALLY THOUGHT OF, YOU KNOW, THAT HAS WALK INS AND A LOT OF REVOLVING ARTISTS. SO IN THE BUILDING ITSELF IS ONLY ME DOING TATTOOS. I DO FINE LINE TATTOOS, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY VERY CLEAN, STERILE. WE ALSO HAVE AN ESTHETICIAN IN THERE WHO DOES FACIALS AND WAXING AS WELL.
EVERYTHING IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. I'M BOOKING OUT IN NOVEMBER RIGHT NOW, SO DEFINITELY IT'S MORE OF A BODY ART BOUTIQUE VERSUS A TATTOO SHOP. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE A STIGMA AROUND TATTOOS OR WHAT EXACTLY THAT MEANS, RIGHT? YES, YES, IT IS DEFINITELY NOT THE STEREOTYPICAL SHOP THAT YOU THINK OF. YEAH.
WELL, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE HAD IN CAUCUS IS WHO INSPECTS OR GOVERNS LICENSES OR PERMITS.
YEAH, IT'S THE FRANKLIN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THEY'VE ALREADY CAME OUT AND GIVEN THEIR APPROVAL FOR THE YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS ORDINANCE HAD A SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED SECOND. MR. HOLT. NO. MR. YES. MR. DUE. YES. MR. ROSE. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. YES,
[Ordinance C-19-25 Amend Chapter 192.021 of the Codified Ordinances titled Imposition of Tax pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 5739.09. Second reading and public hearing. ]
MADAM CHAIR, THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING UNDER LANDS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE'RE MOVING ON TO FINANCE, MR. HOLT. THANK YOU. ORDINANCE C 1925. AMEND CHAPTER 192 .02. ONE OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES TITLED IMPOSITION OF TAX PURSUANT TO RC 5739.09. AND THIS IS BASICALLY APPLIES TO ANY VCP, VCP AND THEIR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM[00:20:07]
COUNCIL? ANYBODY SIGNED UP? NO. OKAY. THIS ORDINANCE HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED SECOND. HARRY YES, YES, YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES YES[Ordinance C-20-25 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an agreement with the Grove City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau dba Visit Grove City. Second reading and public hearing. ]
YES. ORDINANCE C 2025 AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE GROVE CITY AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU, DOING BUSINESS AS VISIT GROVE CITY. AND THIS IS CHUCK. YOU JUST WANT TO OVERVIEW THE CONTRACT. THE TERMS. SURE. THIS IS A 13 YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE BCB. WHAT IT DOES IS OUTLINE THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND NOT ONLY THE CONVENTION CENTER BUT THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. IT HAS A STATEMENTS IN IT IN TERMS OF THAT, THE ORGANIZATION WOULD DEVELOP SALES AND MARKETING PLAN AS WELL AS A BUSINESS PLAN. IT ALSO ALLOWS TWO MEMBERS OF THE CITY TO BE ON THE CONVENTION BUREAU'S BOARD, AND IT ALLOCATES FOR THIS PARTICULAR PERIOD THE 13 MONTHS THAT WE WOULD FORWARD THEM $486,000 OF THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX. AND IF IT DOESN'T REACH THAT, THAT MARK THAT WE'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO GIVE THAT MUCH. SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY. WELL, AMANDA, WOULD YOU COME UP, PLEASE? NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AMANDA DAVIS, 4060 BROADWAY. I HAVE AT LEAST ONE QUESTION IN THIS AGREEMENT. IT OUTLINES THAT THERE WILL BE TWO CITY. TWO CITY VOTE VOTING CITY REPRESENTATIVES, THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND A MEMBER OF GROVE CITY COUNCIL. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY MEMBERS ARE ON THE BOARD NOW? CURRENTLY WE HAVE TEN MEMBERS. OUR BYLAWS ALLOW FOR UP TO 11, BUT BOTH THE CITY COUNCIL LIAISON AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER POSITIONS WERE ADDED PREVIOUSLY AND HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES. SO THEY ARE PART OF THE 11 OR YOU STILL HAVE ONE OPEN. WE HAVE ONE OPEN CURRENTLY, YES. BUT THE BYLAWS ALLOW FOR UP TO 11. SO IT'S SEVEN TO UP TO 11. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. YEAH I HAVE A COUPLE. DID YOU ARE THEY ALL VOTING MEMBERS NOW. THEY ARE.OKAY I KNOW THAT HAS CHANGED OVER TIME. SO THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN I GUESS THAT WAS THE MAIN QUESTION I HAD. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. SO AND I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS IS THAT OKAY.
THE QUARTERLY MEETINGS THAT ARE REFERENCED IN SECTION TWO AND JUST WAS TALKING IN CAUCUS ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE ON THE DATE JUNE THE 2ND THIS EVENING. SO WANTED TO JUST OFFER AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR THE RECORD THAT WE WOULD, SINCE WE JUST HAD A REPORT THAT THEN WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT TWO MORE REPORTS THEN DURING THIS, THE BALANCE OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR. SO JUST SO WE CAN'T REPORT BACKWARDS, WE WON'T WE WON'T PUT ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS ON THE CALENDAR. BUT AS LONG AS THAT'S SUFFICIENT FOR EVERYBODY TO MORE QUARTERLY PRESENTATIONS IN CALENDAR YEAR 2025. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. HOLT, JUST A COMMENT. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION FOR MISS DAVIS, BUT JUST IN GENERAL, IS THE INTENT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THIS ONE IS FOR VISIT GROVE CITY. BUT THE INTENT IS THAT WE WILL HAVE AN AGREEMENT FOR ANY CVB CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU THAT UTILIZES THE BED TAX MONEY THAT WE COLLECT. WE'LL HAVE AN AGREEMENT, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. AND DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE ON WHEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT THOSE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WITH THE OTHER? WE ARE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH WITH THOSE OTHER THREE ORGANIZATIONS RIGHT NOW? OKAY. AND WE HAVE THE SAME REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF REPORTING. I WOULD SAY THEY WOULD, IF NOT THE SAME, VERY SIMILAR. THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT THAT THE CITY FUNDS GET A LITTLE LESS MONEY THAN ABOUT $70,000 A YEAR. THOSE THREE ARE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, AND THE LITTLE THEATER OFF-BROADWAY. SO THEIR THEIR FUNDING IS A LOT LESS THAN THAN THIS ONE, THAN THIS ORGANIZATION AT $486,000, BUT CERTAINLY JUST BEFORE THE VOTE. I'D CERTAINLY LIKE TO THANK AMANDA FOR HER INPUT AND PATIENCE. AND ALSO,
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PRESIDENT HALKIN, FORME MEMBER MARK SECHRIST, WHO HAD A LOT OF INPUT IN THIS BEFORE HE MOVED ON TO THE STATEHOUSE. SO THANK YOU, AMANDA. THANKS, MR. BOZO, IF I COULD, MADAM CHAIR, I DON'T THINK THE INTENT IS TO HAVE BOARD MEMBERS ON EACH ONE OF THOSE GROUPS. THAT'S NOT. NO.AND, MR. CASTLE, WERE YOU ON THE BOARD? I AM, SO WE ACTUALLY HAD THREE CITY REPS. WE DO. OKAY.
WE'RE OVERACHIEVERS. THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD. I WOULD JUST COMMENT THAT IT'S COME A LONG WAY WITH GROUP CITY REPRESENTATION IN BCB OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. I THINK WE'RE MUCH BETTER CONNECTED NOW, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THINGS FORWARD. THANK YOU, MR. HOLT.
THIS THIS ORDINANCE HAS ADDED SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED SECOND. DU. YES. BARROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. YES YES, YES.
[Ordinance C-21-25 Approve a Loan for 3995 Broadway, LLC under the Town Center Loan Program and Appropriate $75,000.00 for same. First reading. ]
ORDINANCE C 2125 APPROVED THE LOAN FOR 3995 BROADWAY LLC UNDER THE TOWN CENTER LOAN PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATE $75,000 FOR THE SAME. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE 616, I BELIEVE. WITH THAT MISS ELK, I AM COMPLETE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,[Resolution CR-21-25 Declaring Council's intent to meet as a whole to work on a complete draft of Charter Amendments for consideration of the electorate. ]
MR. HOLT. AND THAT BRINGS US TO ADMINISTRATIVE AND RULES, MR. WILSON. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE RESOLUTION KR DASH 2125 TO DECLARE COUNCIL'S INTENT TO MEET AS A WHOLE. TO WORK ON A COMPLETE DRAFT OF CHARTER AMENDMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE ELECTORATE.ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? SEEING THAT THERE'S NONE. THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. ANDERSON. I'M SORRY.
MISS BURROUGHS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES, YES YES YES, YES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MADAM
[Ordinance C-22-25 Require no further investment of staff time or financial resources at the Brookpark Middle School location outside of required utility bills or contractural obligations without the approval of City Council and to require the City Administrator to engage in negotiations to terminate or renegotiate the Brookpark Lease Agreement with Southwestern City Schools to the mutual benefit of all parties. First reading]
PRESIDENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THAT BRINGS US TO MR. BERRY. YEAH. UNDER PARKS, WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 2225 TO REQUIRE NO FURTHER INVESTMENT IN THE BROOK PARK IN BROOK PARK AND REQUIRE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO LOOK AT THE NEGOTIATION. I DON'T KNOW, TO SEE A TO TERM NEGOTIATION. I'M BAFFLED AT THIS ONE. C TO TERMINATE OH NEGOTIATIONS. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TERM WAS. SO ANYHOW, THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ORDINANCE, AND OUR NEXT HEARING WILL BE SIX. I WOULD ASSUME SIX, SIX, 16. IT'S NOT THERE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. BERRY. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE REACHED THE CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS[Call for New Business]
AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. IF THERE IS ANY NEW BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT TO COUNCIL'S ATTENTION, NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SO. AND WE HAVE ONE GENTLEMAN SIGNED UP THIS EVENING AND THAT IS MAYOR STAGE. MR. STAGE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YES, I WANT TO REFERENCE BACK TO ORDINANCE C 2025, AND I THINK WE DID HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT THE CHARTER THING, AND I GUESS THEY CAN ADDRESS THIS IN AT THE IN THIS TIME AS WELL. BUT I JUST I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE, AS I SAID ON THE, THE NEXT MEETING. AND I WANT TO PASS ALONG SOME THOUGHTS. FIRST, I THINK THE ORDINANCE ITSELF SHOULD INCLUDED TWO ADDITIONAL WAREHOUSES, BECAUSE THERE WAS A COST JUSTIFICATION EMAIL THAT WAS SENT OUT ON JANUARY THE 22ND OF 2019 THAT WENT OVER ALL THE COMPONENTS OF RATIONALIZING WHY WE WANT TO TRADE SITES WITH THE SCHOOLS. AND I THINK THE OTHER ONE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN MY OPINION, WAS ORDINANCE C, 5119, AND THAT PARTICULAR ORDINANCE WAS VERY CLEAR AS WELL. IT SAID THAT WHEREAS THE CITY WOULD THEN USE THE PROPERTY, MEANING BEULAH PARK, AS IN ESSENCE CONSIDERATION FOR THE POSITION OF BEULAH PARK FOR THE USE OF THE CURRENT BROOK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE, WHICH IS 16 ACRES FOR THE OPERATIONS, PUBLIC RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND FOR THE USE OF THE THEATER FACILITY[00:30:06]
OF THE PREMISES, WOULD BE OF A MAJOR BENEFIT. PROMOTION OF THE ARTS BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL LOCATION FOR HOSTING PERFORMANCES AND SHOWS FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO THE ISSUE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT MANY TIMES IS WHAT ARE YOU USING BEULAH PARK FOR? WELL, IN THE ORIGINAL INTENT, IT WAS VERY CLEAR, CONTINUES TO BE CLEAR. AND THIS ORDINANCE, I THINK, IS PROBABLY STEPS BEYOND WHAT WE OUGHT TO BE TALKING ABOUT. I THINK THE ORDINANCE IS ILL TIMED. WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH SOUTH-WESTERN CITY SCHOOLS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, MATTER OF FACT, PROBABLY 2 OR 3 MONTHS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE AND INCLUDING, AGAIN, TALKING ABOUT A PARTNERSHIP RELATIONSHIP, WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH KINGSTON AVENUE AND OUR FIRST, FIRST OBSERVATION FIRST IS IF THE COMMUNITY CENTER COMES ABOUT, PROVED AND IS BEING BUILT AND PART OF THE GUIDELINES OF THAT COMMUNITY CENTER INCLUDES THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, THEN IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, WE'D MOVE THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AND WE'D HAVE AVAILABLE KINGSTON AVENUE. WE DON'T KNOW THAT. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO NEGOTIATE A LEASE THAT INCORPORATES THE FLEXIBILITY TO HAVE KINGSTON AVENUE STILL AVAILABLE. SO THAT IS A NEGOTIATION AS WELL AS BROOK PARK FOR THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD IN OCTOBER THAT BASICALLY SAID, IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT ANY MONEY IN BROOK PARK, WE WANT IT TO HAVE A LONGER TERM. AND THOSE ARE THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE MADE. SO THE ORDINANCE REITERATES THAT I'M NOT SURE WE NEED TO REITERATE WE'RE DOING IT. I THINK IT'S SHORT SIGHTED. WE HAVE SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS LEFT ON THAT PARTICULAR SITE FOR THE USE OF THE COMMUNITY. IT ALSO CAN BECOME AT LEAST AN INTERIM STOP, STOPPING OFF POINT FOR OTHER PROGRAMED ACTIVITIES. UNTIL WE HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER. SO TAKING 16 ACRES OUT OF OUR PORTFOLIO OF ASSETS TO ME IS NOT A GOOD DECISION. WE ALSO HAVE A CONCEPT OF PUTTING A SOFTBALL. DIAMONDS KIDS ASSOCIATION HAS ELIMINATED OUR SOFTBALL DIAMONDS WERE SHORT. WE'RE GOING TO PIGGYBACK WITH SOME ACTIVITY OUT OF FRIAR, BUT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE SOME DESIGN ON HOW WE COULD DO SOME BALLPARKS AT THE AT THE EXISTING COMMUNITY CENTER OR EXISTING BROOK PARK. IT ENCOURAGING TO MY OPINION AGAIN, A DAMAGING AND A RELATIONSHIP THAT'S BEEN VERY STRONG AND HAVE BEEN VERY PROFITABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. KINGSTON AVENUE, THE THINGS WE HAVE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE SHARING THAT WE DO OF OTHER REAL ESTATE, INCLUDING OUT OF BUCKEYE WOODS, WE'VE NEVER REALLY USED IT, BUT WE HAVE A BASEBALL DIAMOND AVAILABLE TO US. WE FORFEIT THE AVAILABILITY OF ABOUT $300,000 OF MONEY THAT COULD BE MADE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BROOK PARK SCHOOL. WE GIVE UP 16 ACRES OF A SITE THAT IS CONTIGUOUS WITH THE BIG SPLASH, AND THE CITY STAFF. JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. THE CITY STAFF CANCELED THE CONTRACT FOR PUTTING IN THE PICKLEBALL COURTS IN BROOK PARK. RUMOR HAD IT THAT WE WENT AHEAD AND DID IT ANYWAY.THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FALSE. AND THAT CONTRACT INCLUDED DOING SOME SANDING ON THE FLOOR AND SOME OTHER THINGS. WE DID NOT. WE CANCELED THAT CONTRACT. WE PUT THE PICKLEBALL COURTS IN ON OUR TIME WITH OUR STAFF AND VERY, VERY MINIMAL EXPENSIVE INNING. SO JUST TO POINT THAT CLARIFICATION, WE HAVE NOT MADE INPUT AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE BASEMENT WITH THIS IS OUR FIRST CONVERSATION UP IN AN OPEN DIALOG, AND I THINK IT'S AN IMPERATIVE ON US TO IF WE HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE, HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING OR WHATEVER, BUT IT GIVES THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE SOME INPUT AS TO WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT BROOK PARK. THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE DOES NOT ENCOURAGE THAT AT ALL. FINALLY, WE ALL COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION HAVE TO BE ABSOLUTELY ON THE SAME PAGE LOCKSTEP ON HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER. IF WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE VOTERS, WE ALL HAVE TO BE DOING THE SAME THING. I THINK THIS KIND OF MOVE DOES NOTHING BUT FRUSTRATE THAT KIND OF AN ATTITUDE THAT WE GOT TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE. WE HAVE 16 ACRES. IT'S AVAILABLE. MR. CASTLE WANTS TO DO SOME PROGRAMING OVER THERE. WE WANT TO DO SOME PROGRAMING. BUT YOU'RE HANDCUFFING US. SO THAT'S MY OBSERVATION. AND I WON'T BE HERE TO VOTE, SO. OR. AND THESE PICTURES, THE REASON I HAVE THEM UP THERE IS AT KINGSTON AVENUE. THIS IS A CUBBY HOLE WHERE THEY HAVE PUT BASKETBALLS. AND IF YOU
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LOOK VERY CLOSE YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE BASKETBALLS HAS AIR OUT OF THEM SO THEY CAN FIT IN THAT CUPBOARD. NOW WE GOT AN 84,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY SITTING OVER HERE, AND WE'RE USING A CUBBY HOLE OVER IT AT KINGSTON AVENUE. THE OTHER PICTURE IS AT THE SENIOR CENTER. THEY HAVE A PLAY THIS WEEK. AND THIS WAS WHEN ONE OF THE PLAYS. SO THAT'S THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THE SENIORS HAVE FOR PRESENTING PERFORMANCES. WHEN YOU GOT AN EMPTY SPACE SITTING ON THE OTHER AT BROOK PARK, PLUSH SEATING LIGHTS AND SO FORTH. SO THAT'S MY $0.02. YOU CAN DEFER IT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, BUT I WANT TO SHARE IT WHILE I WAS STILL HERE. THANK YOU MAYOR, I WOULD WANT TO POINT OUT THAT YOUR INTERPRETATION OF A REQUEST TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, THE SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING, WHERE WE REALLY ARE BRINGING UP THE THAT CONVERSATION OF WE BELIEVE THAT THE CURRENT AGREEMENT NEEDS TO BE REVISITED. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE AIR THIS NOW SO THAT IT WOULD FACILITATE YOUR MOVING FORWARD IN, IN AND AGAIN, I THINK THE LANGUAGE IS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL. SO I DON'T THINK ANYTHING, ANY OF THE THINGS YOU'RE DESCRIBING IS BEING OFF THE TABLE WILL BE WOULD BE OFF THE TABLE. THIS IS REALLY JUST ABOUT LET'S HAVE THE DISCUSSION.SO I, I SEE THIS IN A GLASS HALF FULL WAY. I APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. AND I REGRET THAT YOU WON'T BE WITH US WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER ON THE 16TH. AND ARE THERE ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS ITEMS? I, I'M WONDERING IF I'M HAVE LOST A SIGN UP SHEET. IS THIS THE ONLY SIGN UP SHEET, MISS KELLY? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. REFER TO THE POTENTIAL OTHER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD? ABSOLUTELY. MR. LINDA, YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, I APOLOGIZE, I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THE SHEET, I FAILED. MY NAME IS MIKE LINDER, 5300 MEADOW GROVE DRIVE, GROVE CITY.
THIS IS RELATED TO THE CHARTER COMMITTEE. I'M A CHARTER COMMITTEE MEMBER, AS YOU GUYS ALL KNOW. AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY THE RESOLUTION WAS REQUIRED, MR. WILSON. THE RESOLUTION WAS REQUIRED BECAUSE. WELL, LET ME START OVER. SORRY. YOU CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD WITH THE QUESTION TO ME. BASICALLY, WE WERE DISCUSSING HOW WE WANTED TO MEET AS AS A COUNCIL TO DETERMINE WHICH WAY TO MOVE FORWARD. AND SO THERE WERE SOME OPTIONS THAT WERE GIVEN TO US. WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD DO IT AS A WHOLE. THAT WAY WE COULD DO IT IN OPEN MEETING FORUM SO WE COULD HAVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. PUBLIC COULD LISTEN IN AND OFFER INSIGHT. SO THAT'S WHY IT WE DECIDED TO MAKE IT A RESOLUTION. OKAY, MADAM PRESIDENT, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD. YEAH I CAN, I CAN JUST ADD THAT IN OUR LAST GATHERING ON THIS SUBJECT WHERE WE WERE REALLY TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT PATH WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN, WE LEFT THE MEETING SORT OF EXPRESSING THE SENTIMENT OF, WE WANT TO GO THROUGH THE WORK OF REALLY LOOKING AT THE CHARTER IN DETAIL AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE THINK WOULD BE THE CHANGES IN FORM OF GOVERNMENT THAT WE WOULD WANT TO PUT IN FRONT OF THE VOTERS. AS YOU KNOW, MAYOR STAGE AND MR. BOSSO HAVE BEEN VERY MUCH ADVOCATES FOR THE ALTERNATIVE, WHICH IS TO MAKE SOME CHANGES THAT ALLOW FOR A LITTLE BIT OF A BALANCE OF POWER AND ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES. AND SO MAYOR STAGE SAID HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FORMALIZED OUR SENTIMENT DURING THAT SESSION, WHICH IS THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION JUST SORT OF FORMALIZING OUR INTENTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT DISCUSSION. BUT I ALSO SAID THAT EVENING AND I SAID, WHILE WE WERE IN CAUCUS, THAT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO BOTH. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ADDRESS THINGS. THE MAYOR SUGGESTED ORDINANCE TO KIND OF PUT PUT IN PLACE SOME OF THE BALANCE OF POWER THAT I THINK COUNCIL IS EAGER TO SEE. AND BECAUSE WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS EXERCISE IS GOING TO GO, ONE OF THE PIECES OF THIS, IN ADDITION TO THE LANGUAGE ITSELF, IS TO DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL TIMELINE, AS WAS MENTIONED AT LARGE IN THE MEETING, THAT THIS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE AN ISSUE LIKE THIS TO THE VOTERS, ANY CHARTER CHANGE THAT YOU WOULD TAKE TO THE VOTERS, YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO NOT UNDERSTAND THE WHY. AND SO I THINK WE BELIEVE THAT A TON OF RUNWAYS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THIS EXERCISE. BUT WE'VE WE'VE KIND OF ALL COMMITTED TO LET'S DO IT WITH ALL SEVEN MEMBERS PRESENT IN MEETINGS WHERE THERE WILL BE MINUTES. WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY TAG THOSE ON TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING NIGHTS, WHETHER THERE BE BEFORE OR AFTER IN 60 MINUTE BLOCKS.
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WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE CHARTER FROM BEGINNING TO END. AND, AND, AND JUST IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY AND DIALOG WITH THE PUBLIC, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE LANDED AND REALLY FORMALIZING THAT AT THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR TO NOT MOVE FORWARD UNTIL WE DID PUT IT IN WRITING, AND EVERYONE VOTED ON IT FORMALLY. THANK YOU, MISS KELLY. CAN I STILL CAN I ASK ANOTHER QUESTION? OKAY. THE LIGHT WAS BLINKING AT ME. ARE THERE GOING TO BE OTHER CHANGES THAT WE DID NOT RECOMMEND OR OVERLOOKED TO THE CHARTER? DO YOU FEEL LIKE? I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYTHING? HAS ANYTHING ELSE COME UP? THERE'S A LOT OF HE VERSUS DAY. BUT THAT WAS IN YOUR REPORT, THE KIND OF JUST CLEANUP THINGS COULD OCCUR. I KNOW ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED TO ME OVER THE COURSE OF HISTORY IS THAT WE HAVE A SEPARATE FORM IS THAT OUTLINED IN OUR CHARTER.THE PETITION FORMAT. I THINK THAT GROVE CITY AND WORTHINGTON ARE THE ONLY ONES REMAINING THAT USE A DIFFERENT FORM. SO IF THAT OPPORTUNITY WOULD PRESENT ITSELF TO KIND OF CLEAN THAT UP AND USE THE SAME PETITION FORM THAT IS BEING WIDELY USED IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING, BUT I DON'T. NOTHING ELSE HAS COME UP AT THIS POINT IN TIME, AND WE ARE GOING TO JUST TAKE IT IN PAPER FORMAT. AND LIKE I SAID, GO TOP DOWN SO THAT WATCH FOR MINUTES, BECAUSE WE'LL DEFINITELY BE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT THAT MAY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. AND I MAY HAVE A COUPLE LEGAL THINGS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH FORM OF GOVERNMENT THAT I MAY ASK COUNCIL TO TAKE A LOOK AT, SUCH AS THE OPEN MEETINGS, PROVISIONS, ETC. SO, BUT THOSE WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ISSUES YOU DISCUSSED IN YOUR MEETING, MR. LINDER. OKAY. AND I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE, LIKE I DID THE LAST TIME, I THINK EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, YOU YOU HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT IT UP. IT'S GOING TO BE SO IMPORTANT. EVERYBODY THAT I TALK TO ALL MY NEIGHBORS, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IS, WHETHER IT'S STRONG MAYOR, STRONG COUNCIL OR HYBRID. SO HOPEFULLY ALL OF YOU CAN GET TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND HELP EDUCATE THEM. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT I BELIEVE BRINGS US TO
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THE CONCLUSION OF ANY NEW BUSINESS. AND THAT BRINGS YOU BACK TO YOU, MAYOR STAGE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I DO HAVE A MAYOR'S COURT REPORT THIS EVENING. COLLECTIONS WERE $45,033, AND THAT WAS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. I'D LIKE TO ASK THE COUNCIL APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED. MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ANDERSON? YES. WILSON. YES. YES YES YES YES YES. COUPLE OTHER COMMENTS. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WENT VERY WELL. IT STARTED OFF ON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE COMMUNITY WINDS. EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE, UGLY WEATHER, CLOUDS ROLLED IN, CLOUDS ROLLED OUT, WIND ROLLED IN. BUT AT THAT EVENT, MR. SWEARENGEN WAS ACKNOWLEDGED FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY WINS AND TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN ON THE WEDNESDAY OF LAST WEEK, HE WAS FURTHER AWARDED A AWARD BY THE GOVERNOR FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE ARTS. SO WE HAVE QUITE A STAR AMONG US. REPRESENTATIVE SECRETS SET UP A NATURALIZATION CEREMONY AT GROVE CITY. I THINK THE FIRST ONE WE'VE HAD, AND THAT WAS EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE. THAT WAS ON A FRIDAY, SATURDAY MORNING. THE FARMER'S MARKET WAS VERY ROBUST, TO SAY THE LEAST. VERY, VERY FEW PARKING SPACES. AND WE TALKED THIS MORNING ABOUT OPENING UP SOME OF THE GREEN AREAS WE HAVE OVER BY THE POLICE STATION AND THE BIG LOT THERE AND BEHIND THE STAGE, AND ALSO A COUPLE OTHER PLACES THAT WE CAN MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TO, TO PARK AROUND THE FARMER'S MARKET. BUT IT WAS, TO SAY THE LEAST, A VERY ROBUST AREA. THIS FRIDAY, THE CONSPIRACY BAND WILL BE PLAYING, AND I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR OUR SUMMER SIZZLES FOR OVER 30 YEARS, SO WE'LL DO A LITTLE RECOGNITION ON FRIDAY NIGHT TO THE CONSPIRACY BAND. THE INCOME TAX REPORT THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED BY MIKE. WE'RE STILL FLAT, WHICH I'M GLAD WE BUDGETED FLAT BECAUSE IT IS STILL FLAT. LAST THING IS OVER THE WITH THE GARDEN CAFE WAS WE HAVE THE FOUNTAIN. THANKS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RUNNING AGAIN AND IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN REDESIGNED. AND THERE ARE TWO FOUNTAINS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO OBSERVE[00:45:01]
FOUNTAINS RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN DOWNTOWN. WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. MR. BOZO, I HAVE NOTHING. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MISS KELLY. YOU HAVE A NEW ART SHOW IS. EVERYONE CAN SEE IT'S FROM OUR VERY OWN DAVID LANE. AND BE HERE FOR THE NEXT 4 TO 6 WEEKS. SO COME BY AND ENJOY. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THE ROOM. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. I JUST WANTED TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON A FEW THINGS. MANY OF YOU KNOW OUR FORMER PARK MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, JOE HIGBY, RECENTLY MOVED TO MINNESOTA AFTER AN INTERVIEW PROCESS. I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE PROMOTED FROM WITHIN. LONGTIME EMPLOYEE JEFF GEDDES WILL BE OUR NEW PART TIME OR PARK MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR AND OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATOR, AND EVEN A BETTER HUMAN BEING.SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT HIM BEING ON BOARD AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM. AND HE IS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE ON ANY SUBJECT IN GROVE CITY. SO THAT AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE I ALWAYS LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS, BUT OUR NEWEST PARK BOARD MEMBER IS HERE TONIGHT, SO I'D ASK THAT HE JUST GIVE A QUICK STAND AND WAVE. BUT MANY, MANY OF YOU, LIKE ME, HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR A LONG TIME. BUT JEFF RICH IS HERE IN THE BACK. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ON JUNE 11TH, I WANTED TO INVITE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS OUT TO VISIT AND CHAT WITH OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE BIG SPLASH FROM 530 TO 7 WILL BE PASSING OUT SOME FREE TREATS, POSSIBLY SNOW CONES AND OR ICE CREAM. SO WE'LL WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT IN YOUR PRESENCE. VERY GOOD. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? MR. HAMMOND'S GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I TOO WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE HAD A RECENT PROMOTION. JOE WEBER HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO DEPUTY SERVICE DIRECTOR. HE HAD BEEN IN A POSITION OF SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGER, AND HE HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS. HE STARTED WORKING WITH US WHEN HE WAS 19 YEARS OLD. IF ANY OF YOU KNOW JOE, WHICH I IMAGINE YOU, MANY OF YOU DO, HE IS A HIGH QUALITY PERSON AND I THINK HE'S GOING TO ACHIEVE QUITE A LOT IN THIS POSITION. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT HE STARTED HIS JOB TODAY. SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE JOE ON BOARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S EXCITING. MONASTERY. PARDON ME, COLUMBUS STREET. I WANT YOU TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CLOSING THE STREETS AND CLOSING THE STREET. YEAH. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO COLUMBUS. OH, YEAH. OKAY. SO WE HAVE HAD SOME SERIOUS ISSUES ON COLUMBUS STREET FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSE IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY FROM, EXCUSE ME, 7 A.M. TO 6 P.M. DAILY. THE A LOT OF THE WORK IS CENTERED AROUND MILLER PIPELINE, WHICH IS DOING WORK FOR COLUMBIA GAS. COLUMBIA GAS HAS FALLEN BEHIND UNFORTUNATELY. SO TO EXPEDITE THIS WORK, WE ARE CLOSING THE STREET IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
DURING THE DAYTIME. IT SHOULD BE OPEN IN THE EVENING AND ON SUNDAYS. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MILLER PIPELINE THIS SATURDAY WILL BE WORKING AS WELL, AND POTENTIALLY SOME SATURDAYS IN THE FUTURE TO CATCH UP. SO IT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE THE CLOSURE SO THAT THE WORKERS CAN WORK UNINTERRUPTED AND GET THAT WORK DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. SO WE HAD HEARD THAT THEY WERE CLOSED, SOMEONE HAD REPORTED THAT THEY WERE CLOSED IN THE EVENING AND ALSO ON SUNDAY THEY SHOULD BE OPEN ON THE WEEKENDS AND ON SUNDAYS. THEY DID WORK THIS PAST SUNDAY DURING THE DAY, WHICH WAS UNEXPECTED. WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO THAT, BUT THEY TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO GO AHEAD AND WORK ON SUNDAY AS WELL. WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT IN THE FUTURE, BUT WE MAY HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE SATURDAY AND PERHAPS SEVERAL MORE, DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY THEY CAN CONTINUE TO WORK. SO MY THOUGHTS ALWAYS GO TO BUSINESSES IN THE CORRIDOR. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND WHAT DOES THAT LINE OF COMMUNICATION LOOK LIKE WITH THEM? WELL, WE WILL HAVE A PERSON ON THE EAST SIDE AT RICHARD AVENUE AND THEN ALSO ON THE WEST WE'LL HAVE FLAGGERS AND LETTING PEOPLE GO TO THE BUSINESSES AND TO THEIR HOMES.
BUT THAT'S THAT'S ALL THE TRAFFIC THAT WE WILL PERMIT UP AND DOWN THE ROAD. SO THANK YOU.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR REMINDING ME, MAYOR. APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS WITH SOMETHING TO REPORT. AND THAT BRINGS US TO CLOSING COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. WE'LL
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START WITH YOU, MR. DU. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY TO MARS, THE END OF SCHOOL, BIG SPLASH WILL BE OPEN. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE KIDS RUNNING WILD. JUST BE SAFE ON THE HIGHWAYS. WE DON'T NEED THIN THE HERD, SO TO SPEAK. THANK YOU, MR. DU. MR. BARRY, THE ONLY THING. AND I'VE TALKED TO THE MAYOR ABOUT THIS KIND OF AT THE NEXT MEETING, AN UPDATE ON ON THE TOWN CENTER PARK THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON SOME SOME DRAFTS ON THAT ALSO WHERE WE ARE WITH THE AMPHITHEATER. AND THEN I THINK THE CONNECTING PATH AT WEST GROVE TO THE TOWN CENTER, AND ALSO THE INFAMOUS BATHROOM INSTALLATION WHERE WE ARE ON THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. BARRY. MR. HOLT, JUST CONTINUING ON WITH THE SAFETY THEME FROM MR. DO AND THEN THE GOLF CART EVENT THIS SATURDAY SHOULD BE A PRETTY INTERESTING. I'M SURPRISED KEVIN DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, BUT HE'S SET UP AN OBSTACLE COURSE. WE'LL HAVE GOLF CARTS THERE FOR YOU TO DRIVE.SHOULD BE KIND OF A BIG DEAL RIGHT IN THE FRONT OF GROVE CITY HIGH SCHOOL. SO THAT'S SATURDAY MORNING, 10:00. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HOLT. MISS BURROUGHS, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.
THE MAYOR, YOU TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT THE NATURALIZATION CEREMONY THAT WE HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO ATTEND ON THURSDAY MORNING. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU HAVE NOT ATTENDED ONE OF THOSE SESSIONS, PLEASE DO ADD IT TO YOUR BUCKET LIST. BECAUSE IT WAS SO MOVING AND SO INSPIRING. THERE ARE 60 RESIDENTS OR 60 CITIZENS THAT WERE SWORN IN FROM 33 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. IT WAS TRULY AN AMAZING. I CRIED THE WHOLE TIME. IT WAS. IT WAS REALLY INSPIRING.
SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT AND HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK ONE OF THOSE OUT. THANK YOU, MISS ANDERSON. THANK YOU. FIRST, I DO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN OUR COMMUNITY THIS YEAR. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. IT IS JUNE. SO I ALSO WANT TO SAY HAPPY PRIDE MONTH AND WISH A HAPPY PRIDE TO EVERYONE. YOU KNOW, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME FORWARD TO SPEAK ABOUT ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. I KNOW SOME HAVE COME HERE AND TALKED ABOUT LEGISLATION FOR PROTECTIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY, OR JUST BRINGING ABOUT AWARENESS AND MORE INCLUSION, SO IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS FALLEN SHORT ON ME, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT AMONGST OUR OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU KNOW, I THINK JUST TO REFLECT AGAIN ON THE PRIDE FESTIVAL THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR AND SOME OF THE UNFORTUNATE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED WITH WITH PEOPLE COMING. I THINK THE BIGGEST THING WE SAW IN OUR COMMUNITY FROM GROVE CITY IS THAT HATE DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE HERE, AND I THINK THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT AND REALLY NEEDED IN A TIME LIKE NOW. AND A QUOTE THAT I LIKE TO SAY IS THAT YOU YOU CAN'T HATE SOMEBODY UP CLOSE. AND THAT IS NOT MY QUOTE. THAT IS FROM BRENE BROWN, BUT IT IS A QUOTE I WILL CONTINUE TO BRING FORWARD. THE CITY ADMINISTRATION DID MAKE A POST LAST YEAR ON THEIR SOCIALS, SO I HOPE TO SEE SOMETHING ABOUT THAT AGAIN. AND I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY PRIDE MONTH FOR JUNE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WILSON. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JODY. MISSY. WELL SAID. I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE NATURALIZATION CEREMONY, BUT I'LL JUST SAY THIS GROVE CITY'S BASEBALL TEAM IS IN THE REGIONAL SEMIFINALS. THEY PLAY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 2:00. SO WE WANT TO WISH THEM THE BEST. AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BRING HOME ANOTHER TROPHY. SO WITH THAT, I AM COMPLETE. YES. IT'S IN LANCASTER. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE I HAD THE FIRST OUTREACH FROM A RESIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND ABOUT FIREWORKS. AND I KNOW MR. BERRY RAISED THE ISSUE OF FIREWORKS ALREADY, AND I KNOW OUR TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO PUT TOGETHER EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN FIRST INFORMATION. YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. BUT I DID NOTICE A VERY COMPREHENSIVE FIREWORKS NOTICE IN THIS WEEK'S E-NEWS BLAST, AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION ABOUT THIS AND WHAT'S ALLOWED AND WHAT'S NOT ALLOWED. AND, AND, AND OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE GONE OUT OF OUR WAY TO SAY THAT GROVE CITY
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HAS NOT EMBRACED THE STATE LAW AS IT RELATES TO FIREWORKS. AND SO IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY, IT IS NOT PERMITTED. IT IS ILLEGAL TO USE FIRECRACKERS OR POSSESS FIRECRACKERS, ROMAN CANDLES, MORTARS AND SHELLS, FOUNTAINS AND BOTTLE ROCKETS. AND WHAT IS PERMITTED ARE REALLY ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN BUY AT TARGET AND WALMART THAT ARE THAT ARE KIND OF INNOCUOUS. WHY ARE SPARKLERS, BOOBY TRAPS, CIGARETTE LOADS, PARTY POPPERS, SNAPPERS, SNAKES OR GLOW WORMS? SMOKE DEVICES AND TRICK MATCHES? SO JUST IN THE INTEREST OF EVERYONE IN HERE BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR SAFETY, THAT'S THE POSITION THAT WE HAVE TAKEN. WE REALLY ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, TO SPREAD THE WORD, THAT WE HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF RULES THAN THEY MIGHT BE SEEING IN OTHER COMMUNITIES. OBVIOUSLY, IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY, WE ALSO GO IN AND OUT OF JACKSON TOWNSHIP ON VARIOUS ROADS. THAT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHERE THE WHERE THE FIREWORK WAS ORIGINATING. AND SO ANYONE THAT CAN STAY UP TO DATE ON THAT AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THAT EFFECT TO THEIR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, IT'S HELPFUL. THAT SAID, STILL HAVE FUN DURING THESE MONTHS. CAN WE ASK MR. TIFFORD TO COME FORWARD? WHAT IS THE I MEAN, CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT ENFORCING THIS AND WHAT IS THE PENALTY AND GIVE US SOME INFORMATION. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS AWARENESS. IT HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE 4TH OF JULY. THE POLICE DIVISION RESPONDS TO ALL ALL SERVICE CALLS THAT ARE VIOLATIONS. THEY THEY DO GET TO THE RESIDENTS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S DIFFICULT UNLESS YOU CAN IDENTIFY WHAT PERSON IS ACTUALLY DOING COMMITTING THE VIOLATION. IT IS A VIOLATION OF OUR CODE. SO IT'S A IT'S A I BELIEVE IT'S A MINOR MISDEMEANOR. I WOULD DEFER TO MR. SMITH ON THE PENALTIES FOR THAT. BUT WE DO INVESTIGATE EVERY EVERY CASE. I DON'T THINK WE MAKE THAT MANY ARRESTS. WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SERVICE CALLS THAT COME IN. AND IT'S REPORTED THE PD REPORTS THAT TO ME, EVERY STARTING NEXT WEEK THROUGH THE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE SUMMER. SO I'LL BE ABLE TO UPDATE YOU ON THOSE. ALL RIGHT. AFTER MY CLOSING COMMENTS HAVE BEEN, MR. BERRY, I'M GOING TO HIJACK THEM BACK. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, I REALLY JUST GO TO THIS WORLD OF BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE SMALL CHILDREN, ELDERLY VETERANS WITH PTSD, PEOPLE WITH PETS THAT MIGHT NOT APPRECIATE IT GOING ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON. AND I THINK THAT WAS THE CONCERN EXPRESSED BY A RESIDENT TO ME OVER THE WEEKEND IS THAT IT SEEMS TOO SOON. BUT BUT APPARENTLY IT'S NOT. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE EVERYBODY STOP FOR A MINUTE AND THINK ABOUT AT, AT THE VERY LEAST, BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND THINKING ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORS. SO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS ON JUNE THE 16TH. AS YOU HAVE HEARD, WE WILL BE HERE FOR CAUCUS AT 630. MEETING BEGINS AT 7:57 P.M. NOT WITH DON'T KNOW WHERE THE 15 CAME FROM. IF YOU COME AT 715, YOU'LL BE LATE. AND IF THERE ARE NO