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GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MAY I HAVE YOU CALL THE ROLL? MISS KELLY BURROUGHS HERE, ANDERSON. HERE, WILSON. HERE. OUT HERE. HOLT. BERRY HERE. DO. HERE. THANK YOU.
AND I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO EXCUSE MR. HOLT THIS EVENING. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? BURROUGHS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. YES. YES, YES. RIGHT. AND I WILL ALSO MAKE A
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MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 15TH COUNCIL MEETING AND APPROVE THEM AS WRITTEN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES.HOUCK. YES. HOLT. SORRY. BERRY. YES. YES. YES. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ALL THOSE FORMALITIES OUT
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OF THE WAY. GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY THIS EVENING. AND HERE WE ARE IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. ANY MOMENT NOW, FALL LIKE WEATHER WILL ARRIVE. MY HUSBAND KEEPS TELLING ME TO STOP COMPLAINING, BUT I'M READY FOR SOME SWEATSHIRTS TONIGHT. UNDER LANDS, WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 3525 UNDER SERVICE. WE HAVE RESOLUTION CR 4325. AND UNDER FINANCE WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 3825. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THIS AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.[Ordinance C-35-25 Approve a Special Use Permit for Grove City Drive-Thru for a Drive-Thru Facility located at 3188 Southwest Blvd. Second reading and public hearing.]
SEEING NONE, I WILL PASS THE FLOOR TO MISS BURROUGHS WITH LANDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE ONE ITEM THAT WE ENTERED LANDS THIS EVENING IS ORDINANCE C 3525. AND THIS IS AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A DRIVE THROUGH FACILITY FOR GROVE CITY DRIVE THROUGH, LOCATED AT 3188 SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD. ON SEPTEMBER 2ND OF 2025, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GROVE CITY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AT THIS LOCATION WITH THE FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS. THE EXISTING PAVEMENT MARKINGS ON SITE SHALL BE REMOVED AND REPAINTED WITH MARKINGS THAT INDICATE THE CIRCULATION PATTERN IS SHOWN ON THE SITE. PLAN NUMBER TWO. THE SITE SHALL BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 1136 OF THE CITY CODE. PRIOR TO OPENING NUMBER THREE. THE PROPOSED DUMPSTER SHALL BE LOCATED IN AN ENCLOSED AND AN ENCLOSED OR PROBABLY THAT COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 1136 .08, INCLUDING SUPPLEMENT, LANDSCAPING, AND NUMBER FOUR. ALL NONCONFORMING SIGNS SHALL BE REMOVED. IS THE APPLICANT HERE THIS EVENING? CAN I GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? YES. ZEESHAN ASLAM, 43 DRIVE, PENNINGTON, OHIO 43147. WAS THERE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WANTED TO SHARE ON THE APPLICATION FOR THIS? NO. SO I SEE THE SIGNS. WE HAVE THOSE REPAINTED. WE CHANGED WHERE THE EXIT IS TO THE ENTRANCE AND WHERE THE ENTRANCE IS TO THE EXIT. BUT EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU KNOW WE NEED TO DO WILL COMPLY. AND WHATEVER IT IS THAT IS REQUIRED, WE CAN DO. THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE. SO EVEN WITH THE TREES AND STUFF IN THE BACK, WE'LL PLANT SOME MORE TREES AND THE SIGN WE'RE GOING TO PUT A NEW SIGN. SO I WANTED TO SEE IF THAT SIGN CAN STAY. AND IF WE CAN JUST, YOU KNOW, FIX IT UP.IF NOT, THAT'S FINE. WE CAN TAKE IT OFF. BUT WHATEVER YOU GUYS NEED US TO DO, BASICALLY WE CAN DO. OKAY. WE CAN HAVE OUR MISTER ROUSH TALKED ABOUT THAT AS FAR AS THE. BUT ARE YOU OKAY WITH THE STIPULATIONS THAT YEAH, THAT'S FINE. THAT'S NOT OKAY AT ALL. AWESOME. MISTER, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE SIGN OR CAN THEY. DO THEY HAVE TO REPLACE IT OR CAN THEY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO IT? OKAY. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. SO THEN YOU CAN WORK WITH THEM TO DETERMINE OKAY. NO THE UPDATES TO THAT FOR THAT SIGN. IS THERE ANY. YES. MR. BERRY, MADAM CHAIRMAN, CAN YOU CAN YOU TELL US THERE'S THAT GRASS AREA THAT'S LOCATED NEXT TO THE TO TO YOUR FACILITY? IT'S INCLUDED IN THE PARCEL. AT ONE POINT IN TIME, THERE WAS A BUILDING THERE THAT WAS TAKEN DOWN AND EVERYTHING. DO YOU HAVE ANY IMMEDIATE PLANS FOR THAT OR ARE YOU OKAY? ARE YOU GOING TO BE PLANNING TREES OVER THERE AS WELL, POTENTIALLY IN THE FUTURE IF YOU GUYS NEED US TO. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NO PLANS FOR THAT LAND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, I APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL? NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THIS
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ORDINANCE HAS HAD A SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED SECOND.WILSON. YES. HOUCK. YES. HARRY. YES. YES. BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES, MADAM PRESIDENT,
[Resolution CR-43-25 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into a contract and cooperate with the Director of Transportation for the Stomrwater Improvement along US 62. ]
THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNDER THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE SERVICE, MISTER. DO. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. RESOLUTION KR 40 325. AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT AND COOPERATE WITH DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE STORM WATER IMPROVEMENT ALONG US 62. ACCORDING TO THE ADMINISTRATOR. THIS IS OUT BY DEMONSTRATED. THERE'S ALREADY A SMALLER PIPE THERE AND THEY'RE JUST GOING TO DO A BIGGER PIPE.SO YES, THAT'S CORRECT. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR OHIO WILL BE UNDERTAKING A PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE ALONG 62, JUST IN THE AREA OF COMMERCE DRIVE. THEY'RE UPDATING AN 18 INCH SEWER THAT'S APPROXIMATELY OVER 100 YEARS OLD WITH THE NEW 24 INCH PIPE. AND THEY'LL BE USING SOME OF OUR FACILITIES IN TERMS OF THE BASIN ITSELF, WHERE THE DRAINAGE WILL DRAIN INTO, AS WELL AS WORKING IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY. THERE'S NO EXPENSE FOR THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS? THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVED THAT IT BE APPROVED SECOND. HOUCK. YES. GARY. YES. YES. BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES.
[Ordinance C-38-25 Amend Exhibit "A" of Ordinance C-09-25 creating the "Grove City CARES" Healthcare Grant Pilot Program. First reading ]
THANK YOU. MR. DO. AND STANDING IN FOR MR. HOLT THIS EVENING, MR. BARRY, WITH FINANCE, WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 3825 TO AMEND EXHIBIT A OF C09 25 GC CARES HEALTH CARE PILOT PROGRAM. JUST THE ONLY THING I WOULD MENTION IS WE'LL HAVE A FULL TEAM OF THE COMMITTEE HERE AT THE NEXT MEETING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND AND EVERYTHING. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL BE. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING. SECOND READING OF PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON THE 20TH. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. BARRY. AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE[Call for New Business ]
SPEEDY CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS AGENDA THIS EVENING. IF THERE IS ANY BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNCIL BY ANYONE PRESENT IN CHAMBERS AT THIS TIME, THIS IS THE TIME TO DO SO. AND I DO HAVE SIGNED UP THIS EVENING. MR. GLENN HOLMES, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO STEP FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. GLENN EDWARD HOLMES 3902 BROADWAY, GROVE CITY, OHIO. WELCOME. GO AHEAD. AND YOU HAVE COMMENTS TO MAKE. YEAH. IF THAT'S OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR STAGE. MR. KYLE ROUSH. CHARLES BOZO AND DISTINGUISHED COUNCIL MEMBERS RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER VIA EMAIL CONCERNING MY BUSINESS PROPERTY AT 3902 BROADWAY, NORTH OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH WAS FORMERLY NORRIS SHEDDING, NOW SLATED AND BEING REVIEWED FOR DEVELOPMENT BROADWAY LIVE. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT PRESENTLY NO DEVELOPMENT PLANS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL HERE IN GROVE CITY. MY LETTER EMAILED TO ALL OF YOU IDENTIFIES THAT MY BUSINESS, INTEREST HOMES MANAGEMENT, LLC, HAS BEEN AT THIS LOCATION FOR OVER 23 YEARS. MY DAUGHTERS, DANIELLE AND SARAH, AND TWO OTHER ADMINISTRATION PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED AT THIS LOCATION. MY LETTER IDENTIFIED THAT WE SERVE OVER 400 CLIENTS GEOGRAPHICALLY THROUGHOUT COLUMBUS AND THE SUBURB AND ITS SUBURBS. OUR CLIENTS COME TO THIS OFFICE LOCATION ON BROADWAY TO OBTAIN FINANCIAL CONSULTING AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT. IN A TYPICAL WEEK, WE HAVE 20 TO 30 PEOPLE VISIT OUR OFFICE, EACH OF THEM REQUIRING A PLACE TO PARK. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY AXIOM THAT THEY'RE GOING TO TEAR UP THE DRIVEWAY AND PUT A CEMENT RETAINING WALL APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5FT. TEARING UP THE DRIVEWAY WILL SEVERELY LIMIT ACCESS FOR MY EMPLOYEES AND CLIENTS. WITH REGARD TO PARKING, AS I MENTIONED IN MY LETTER, I MET WITH CHIEF FIRE COMMISSIONER RANDY LITTLE AND FIRE MARSHAL CHRIS HIGHT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY IDEA HOW EMERGENCY ACCESS WOULD BE AVAILABLE AT THAT PROPERTY AND BEHIND MY PROPERTY, WHICH IS CENTRAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT ACCESS COULD BE[00:10:04]
OBTAINED THROUGH COLUMBUS STREET, BUT AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE FROM COLUMBUS STREET TO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. CURRENTLY, A FENCE HAS BEEN ERECTED TO THE REAR OF MY DRIVEWAY SO THAT NO ONE CAN TURN AROUND OR EXIT OUR BUSINESS PROPERTY. I'M ASKING THAT YOU CONSIDER ASKING MR. EDEN TAMIKA TO TAKE THE BACK DOWN THE FENCE TO ALLOW FOR OUR CLIENTS AND EMPLOYEES TO ENTER AND EXIT OUR BUSINESS, AND TO HOLD OFF ON THE TERROR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY UNTIL A SITE PLAN HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY GROVE CITY, AND CONSIDERATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO HELP ACCOMMODATE OUR BUSINESS, WHICH NOT ONLY SERVES THIS AREA BUT BRINGS IN MANY PATRONS WHO SHOP AND EAT AT OUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS ONCE THEY ARE HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP THIS EVENING.[Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments]
MAYOR STAGE, ARE YOU READY? WELL, I NORMALLY NO, WE DO NOT HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKERS, BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN YOUR DEED ABOUT CROSS EASEMENTS. I'M SORRY. THERE'S NOTHING IN YOUR DEED ABOUT CROSS EASEMENTS IN THE. I'VE SEEN, I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT THE PROPERTY LINE IS FAIRLY ACCURATE, THAT THEY'VE CHOSEN. WE HAD A PRETTY, AS I MENTIONED IN A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH SHEDDING, AND I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WAS SUCH A CLOSE, CLOSE, A NARROW DRIVEWAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY, MADAM CHAIR. YES, BUT THE REST OF MY REPORT. YES.OKAY, HOLD. I HAVE TWO MONTHS WORTH OF MAYOR'S COURT REPORTS FOR AUGUST 50TH, $2,783.70 FOR SEPTEMBER, $50,603.17. AND THEN I ASK, SINCE WE HAVE BOTH ON THE APPROVED JOINTLY. I'M MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MAYOR'S REPORT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? MR. BERRY? YES.
DO. YES. YES. ANDERSON. YES. YES, YES. THANK YOU. YES. AS FALL CARRIES ON, IT'S BEEN A BUSY PAST WEEK. IT'S GOING TO BE BUSY ALL THE WAY THROUGH, THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR, I'M SURE. BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THE MID-OHIO FOOD COLLECTION.
GOT AN INCREDIBLE GIFT FROM POPEYE FOUNDATION, WHICH OWNS THE POPEYE CHICKEN PLACES THEY HAD. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY VOLUNTEERS THERE THE OTHER MORNING, AND SOME OF THEM HAVE COME AS FAR AS CLEVELAND TO TAKE PART IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD, WHICH IS ALSO PART OF WHAT WAS CALLED FEED THE CHILDREN. AND IT CONTINUES JUST TO SHED LIGHT ON WHAT IS HAPPENING WITHIN SOCIETY. AND THOSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY REACTIVE, AND THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE VOLUNTEERS TO BE ABLE TO PULL IT OFF. AND IT WAS A GOOD MORNING. FROM THE FIFTH, WHICH WAS YESTERDAY TO THE 11TH, IS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. I THINK IT SHOULD BE FIRE PREVENTION EVERY WEEK, BUT THAT ONE IS BEING HIGHLIGHTED. JUST AN FYI, THERE WAS A WINGS EVENT OVER AT AMERICAN NITRILE SATURDAY. A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOW UP. THEY HAVE A CONTEST. I DO NOT STICK AROUND TO SEE WHO WINS. THE BEST WINGS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DO.
BUT THE THANKS TO AMERICAN NITRILE FOR SPONSORING THAT COMING THE NEXT YEAR. ACTUALLY, WE'RE STARTING WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE RECOGNITION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATION, AND THERE WILL BE AN EVENT PLANNED EVERY MONTH IN THE CITY. PARKS AND REC WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF MOST OF THAT. BUT THE THERE IS A COMMITTEE AT 250TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE. AND AS I SAY, THEY'VE GOT AN EVENT PLAN FOR EVERY MONTH IN JULY.
THERE'LL PROBABLY BE SEVERAL EVENTS. WE HAVE FORWARDED BACK TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON BROOK PARK, AND WE FORWARDED BACK TO THEM A SUGGESTED RENEWAL LEASE FOR KINGSTON AVENUE. WE'RE AWAITING THEIR FINAL INPUT AND HAVE THEM SIGN THAT THE MOU CAN ACTUALLY BE EXECUTED BY MR. BOZZO. THE KINGSTON AVENUE WILL BE ONE THAT WILL REQUIRE COUNCIL ACTION AND KINGSTON AVENUE. NOTHING CHANGES. IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING. AN FYI, WE'VE GOT NUMBERS FROM THE MID-OHIO REGIONAL PLANNING
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COMMISSION AS TO THE POPULATION AND FOR FOR THE RECORD, BECAUSE IT GETS POSTED DIFFERENT PLACES, DIFFERENT NUMBERS. THE OFFICIAL NUMBER IS 43,874. WE ARE STILL THE LARGEST SUBURB WITHIN FRANKLIN COUNTY. DUBLIN IS STILL THE LARGEST SUBURB IN GREATER COLUMBUS IN DELAWARE IS REALLY BUMPING RIGHT UP AGAINST DUBLIN. WESTERVILLE HAD A LITTLE GROWTH. PICKERINGTON HAD PRETTY GOOD GROWTH. BUT WHERE WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE AND AGAIN, AS I REMIND PEOPLE, IT'S NOT OUR PURPOSE FOR BEING TO FILL UP EVERY ACRE OF GROUND AND HAVE HOUSES AND APARTMENTS ON IT. BUT IT JUST SHOWS HOW PEOPLE DO APPRECIATE LIVING IN A ONE OF THE FINEST SUBURBS IN STATE OF OHIO, NOT JUST FRANKLIN COUNTY. STATE OF THE CITY IS OCTOBER, THE 16TH WEEK FROM THIS THURSDAY. AND I THINK MOST OF YOU HAVE REGISTERED, IF YOU DIDN'T NOTICE, OUR INCOME TAX IS STILL FLAT. I THINK. WHAT ARE WE LIKE? IT'S LIKE 3/10 OF A PERCENT DIFFERENCE OR SOMETHING BETWEEN WHAT WE HAD PROJECTED AND OVER WHAT WAS 2024. SO WE'RE STILL IN A RACE THAT WE'RE NOT WINNING. THE CHAMBER SPONSORED WHAT WAS CALLED MANUFACTURING DAY LAST FRIDAY, AND THANKS TO THE CHAMBER AND BRITTANY, WITH THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND KYLE, I THINK THERE WERE 100 STUDENTS WHO CAME AND TOURED TOSO HORTON FORGE, AMERICAN NITRILE, AND THEY WERE HOSTED AT THE SHRINERS ALADDIN SHRINE. BUT A GREAT DAY. THE WE MET WITH TOSO LAST WEEK AGAIN AN FYI THEY ARE IMPACTED BY THE TARIFFS AND IT IS HURTING THEIR BOTTOM LINE.WE HAVE WE'VE DONE AN OUTREACH TO PRIMARILY THE SENATE LEVEL. MARINO AND HOUSTON. AND SENATOR HOUSTON'S OFFICE HAS RESPONDED. SENATOR MARINO HAS NOT RESPONDED YET. BUT THAT'S THAT'S AN FYI. SO I'LL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. AND THEN I'D LIKE TO BRING FORWARD MR. SAFETY DIRECTOR KEVIN T FOR TO TALK ABOUT E-SCOOTERS, SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT HERE IN CITY HALL C. AND KEVIN, IT'S ALL YOUR. THANK YOU, MAYOR, VERY MUCH LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, MANY OF YOU HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT EVOLVE AROUND E-SCOOTERS. SO I WANT TO TAKE JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE LAW SAYS, AND THEN TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT MAYOR HAS ASKED US TO PUT FORWARD TO TRY TO TARGET YOUTH DRIVER, YOUTH RIDERS AND PARENTS. SO THE LAW, THE OHIO REVISED CODE REGULATES LOW SPEED MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES, WHICH IS WHAT A SCOOTER IS DEFINED AT IN THE IN THE CODE, AND PERMITS THESE DEVICES TO BE OPERATED ON ON PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, SIDEWALKS, AND SHARED USE PATHS. THEY'RE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW ALL THE TRAFFIC SIGNS AS BICYCLES ARE, AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS OPERATORS ARE REQUIRED TO TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO PEDESTRIANS IF THEY'RE PASSING ON A SIDEWALK OR A MULTI-USE PATH, AND GIVE AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL BEFORE PASSING, AND THEN WEAR A RED REFLECTOR OR A LIGHT AT NIGHT FOR VISIBILITY. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL THE LAW DOES REQUIRE FOR MICROMOBILITY. THE ONLY ORDINANCE WE HAVE IS DEFINE WHAT A MICROMOBILITY DEVICE IS. AND SO WE, OUR OFFICERS, RELY ON THE THE OHIO REVISED CODE FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO HANDLE THESE. THE LAW DOES ALLOW LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO EITHER RESTRICT OR PROHIBIT THE USE OF MICROMOBILITY DEVICES. AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IF YOU WOULD DESIRE TO DO, MR. SMITH COULD FOSTER THAT DISCUSSION NOW, CRASHES WITH THESE VULNERABLE ROAD USERS OBVIOUSLY CAN BE SEVERE, SIMPLE HABITS LIKE WEARING HELMETS, RIDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY OR MULTI-USE PATH, NOT RIDING DISTRACTED AND WEARING BRIGHT COLORED LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT. PREVENT INJURIES AND KEEP OUR STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PATHS WELCOMING TO EVERYONE. OUR NEW CAMPAIGN. AND YOU SHOULD ALREADY YOU SHOULD HAVE A SLOGAN THERE A FLIER. IT'S CALLED KEEP IT COOL, RIDE BY THE RULES, A CAMPAIGN THAT WILL AUGMENT OUR ROAD SAFETY STARTS WITH US INITIATIVE, AND TO ENSURE THAT WE MAXIMIZE OUR REACH TO THE TARGET AUDIENCE, WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH SOUTHWEST CITY SCHOOLS AND GROVE CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING MESSAGING THROUGH THE OUR OWN PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
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THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AND LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE AS WE ROLL THIS OUT LATER. THANK YOU, MR. TIFFORD. ANYTHING? ONE QUESTION. YES. THANK YOU. YOU TALKED ABOUT CRASHES AND INTERVENTIONS. HAVE WE HAVE ANY REPORTS OF ANY CRASHES ALREADY WITHIN THE CITY, AND HOW OFTEN OR HOW MANY HAVE WE HAD? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, MISS BURROWS.WE'VE HAD FIVE CRASHES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS INVOLVING SCOOTERS. FORTUNATELY, NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES. BUT THERE HAS BEEN INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THOSE CRASHES. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISTER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU MAYOR AGAIN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MR. BOZO. NOTHING ADDITIONAL. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, MISS KELLY. I HAVE NOTHING ADDITIONAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. I JUST LEARNED THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A HELMET WHEN RIDING A BIKE IN OHIO, WHICH I DID NOT KNOW, BUT LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ARE ALLOWED TO CHANGE THAT. BUT I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER. ALL THE YOUNGSTERS THAT COULD BE UP LATE LISTENING TO THIS. YOU DEFINITELY DO NEED TO. YEAH.
THANK YOU. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THE ROOM? MR. TIFFORD? JUST QUICKLY. I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THIS A RECORD DOUBLEHEADER. SO BACK IN FEBRUARY. AND THANK MR. WILSON FOR REMINDING ME BACK IN FEBRUARY, THERE WAS A CITIZEN STOP BY TO SEEK SOME SUPPORT ON HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITIES. AND WE ACTUALLY DID A STUDY ON PARKING LOTS THAT ARE CITY OWNED. AND WE FOUND THAT WE WERE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE WITH WHERE WE WERE, BUT THERE WERE FOUR LOCATIONS THAT WE NEEDED TO ADD HANDICAP PARKING SPOTS. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DIRECTOR, HAMMOND AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO GET THOSE TAKEN CARE OF, AND MOST OF THEM HAVE ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED. BUT THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL, WE NEEDED TO ADD ONE THERE, ONE AT BIG SPLASH, ONE AT INDIAN TRAILS PARK ON BUCKEYE PARKWAY. IT JUST SO HAPPENS WE WERE DOING SOME REPAVING AND STRIPING, SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT DONE REALLY QUICK. AND THEN ONE AT FRIAR PARK, AND THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH ALL THAT WE NEEDED TO DO. SO THANK YOU, MR. WILSON, FOR REMEMBERING TO TO REMIND EVERYBODY. LAST MONTH I SUBMITTED NOTICE TO COUNCIL TO CHANGE THE TRAFFIC CONTROL AT TWO LOCATIONS, ONE AT SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD AND MCDOWELL. WE ADDED STOP SIGNS AND MADE A THREE WAY STOP AT THAT INTERSECTION TO TRY TO HELP PEOPLE COMING. GOING NORTHBOUND ON MCDOWELL TO GET OUT DURING RUSH HOUR. THAT SEEMS TO BE WORKING PRETTY GOOD. IF YOU REMEMBER, THE ENGINEERS HAVE TOLD US THAT THAT INTERSECTION KIND OF CAME JUST SHORT OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEING REQUIRED. SO WE'RE MONITORING THAT CLOSELY TO SEE IF THE IF THE STOP SIGN WILL REMEDY THE ISSUE. IF NOT, WE'LL NEED TO LOOK AT SPENDING MORE MONEY. AT DEMARS DRIVE AND WINDCREST LANE. MR. BERRY ASKED US TO LOOK AT THAT INTERSECTION AS WELL, AT LEAST AS PART OF A TRAFFIC OR A TRAFFIC CALMING EFFECT ON DENVER DRIVE. AND WE'VE INSTALLED A THREE WAY INTERSECTION, WHICH INCLUDES TWO STOPS, BOTH DIRECTIONS ON DENVER DRIVE. THAT'S JUST BEEN COMPLETED THIS WEEK. SO WE'RE WAITING TO SEE HOW IF THAT WILL AFFECT THE SPEED ON DENVER DRIVE. BOTH PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. WE HAVE TWO RECRUIT OFFICERS GRADUATING FROM THE WESTERVILLE PD ACADEMY ON THIS FRIDAY, AND THEN WE HAVE SEVEN MORE AT THE COLUMBUS POLICE ACADEMY THAT WILL GRADUATE NEXT MONTH. THE LARGEST CLASS ON HISTORY OF THE POLICE DIVISION. TWO MORE OFFICERS JUST WERE ENROLLED IN DELAWARE COUNTY'S POLICE ACADEMY AND ONE IN THE HIGHWAY PATROL ACADEMY THAT WILL GRADUATE NEXT YEAR. AND THEN WE'RE RECRUITING FOR FOUR MORE POSITIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR ADDING OFFICERS. WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN TO GET THEM TRAINED UP AND RETAINED AND AND READY FOR SERVICE. SO BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. BERRY. YES CONGRATULATIONS.
THIS IS GREAT. SO THAT'S NINE COMING IN THIS YEAR. YES SIR. THAT'S IT NINE NINE THEN FOR NEXT YEAR. SO IS IT DONE. YOU'RE KIND OF HAVE IT DIVIDED. IS IT DIVIDED IN HALF THE YEAR KIND OF ON THE TRAINING CYCLE. IS THAT RIGHT. SO YOU'D HAVE FOR NEXT YEAR YOU'VE GOT THREE ALREADY IN. AND THEN AND THEN YOU'RE TRYING TO FILL SLOTS FOR THE LAST HALF OF THE YEAR. YEAH WE TYPICALLY WOULD DO THAT WITH COLUMBUS PD HAS THE ACADEMY TWICE A YEAR. BUT BECAUSE WE'RE LIMITED IN HOW MANY SPOTS THAT WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE FOR TO GET SEVEN PEOPLE INTO COLUMBUS.
SO WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH. THE THE HIGHWAY PATROL ACADEMY IN DELAWARE ARE STAGGERING TIMES,
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SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET THEM IN THIS FALL. AND BUT AGAIN, IT TAKES ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO TRAIN SOMEONE. AND THEN THROUGH THE FIELD TRAINING OFFICER PROGRAM, IT'S ALMOST A YEAR BEFORE WE REALIZE THE BENEFIT. MADAM PRESIDENT, ONE MORE QUESTION. YES. SO WITH WE GOT SEVEN, EIGHT NINE, TEN, 11. SO YOU GOT 13, 12 TO 13 COMING IN DEPENDING ON WHAT THIS OTHER PERSON DOES. YES, SIR. SO WHERE ARE WE WITH WITH BEING, YOU KNOW, FULLY STAFFED. THAT WOULD PUT US FULLY STAFFED. OKAY. SO THE LAST HALF OF THE YEAR WILL THEN BE FORTIREMENTS. THAT'S RI.GOOD. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS? ALL RIGHT.
THAT BRINGS US TO CLOSING COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MR. DO THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
JUST TWO QUICK THINGS. NEXT MONDAY IS THE 250TH BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY. SO IF YOU KNOW ANY NAVY PEOPLE, WISH THEM HAPPY BIRTHDAY. AND SECONDLY, WE'RE ABOUT THREE AND A HALF, FOUR WEEKS AWAY FROM TRICK OR TREAT. ALREADY PEOPLE ARE DECORATING THEIR YARDS AND PEOPLE ARE DRIVING SLOWER THAN NORMAL. SO BE CAREFUL AS KIDS RUN AROUND, LOOK AT THE DECORATIONS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. BERRY. JUST WANTED TO REPORT WE HAD OUR NINTH ANNUAL FIVE CANINE THIS WEEKEND, CLOSE TO 500 PEOPLE, AND WE RAISED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. SO I WAS VERY, VERY HAPPY. AND THANKS, JODY. YOUR BUSINESS AS WELL. BUT IT WAS OUTSTANDING. I THINK I COUNTED 316 DOGS. SO IT WAS IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT. VERY GOOD. THAT'S GOOD NEWS, MISS BURROWS. JUST A GENTLE REMINDER THAT THIS IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE FOR THIS ELECTION CYCLE. SO MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION IF YOU'RE STILL NEED TO VOTE OR REGISTER TO VOTE. THANK YOU, MISS ANDERSON. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WILSON. YES, I'D LIKE TO. MAYOR. I WENT TO THE WING FEST ON SATURDAY AND I DON'T KNOW WHO WON EITHER, BUT I WILL SAY IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO MEET PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU MEET SOMEONE FROM TAMPA, FLORIDA. RIGHT. CINCINNATI. DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE STATE THAT CAME TO GROVE CITY FOR WING FEST. SO IF YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO OUT NEXT YEAR, PLEASE DO. IT'S A GOOD TIME.
AND ALSO MET A MOTORCYCLE CLUB THAT DOES THINGS FOR VETERANS, WHICH WAS PRETTY COOL, AND I WAS TRYING TO JOIN, BUT THEY WOULDN'T LET ME JOIN UP BECAUSE THEY SAID WHAT THEY DO ON FRIDAY IS HELP OUT VETERANS, BUT WHAT THEY DO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WE DON'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT. SO THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY WAS JUST TO DIRECTOR KEEFER, THANK YOU FOR FOR SHARING THAT INFORMATION. FROM A RECRUITMENT STANDPOINT, IT'S REALLY HARD TO RECRUIT POLICE OFFICERS NOWADAYS. SO TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE GETTING THEM RECRUITED INTO THE ACADEMY IS IS A WIN FOR THE CITY. SO SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. AND ALSO I JUST ASK THAT CAN YOU SEND ME THE GRADUATION DATES BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE EVENING. I WANT TO REMIND YOU, YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING ON OCTOBER THE 20TH. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BEGIN EARLY THAT EVENING AND HAVE A 30 MINUTE DISCUSSION AS IT RELATES TO A TOUCH BASE ON THE CHARTER CONVERSATION, OUR FORM OF GOVERNMENT CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING SINCE EARLY IN 2024, AND THEN 30 MINUTES DEVOTED TO A FINANCE DISCUSSION, REALLY LOOKING BACK AT THE REPORT THAT WE HEARD FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT FUNCTIONED IN UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF OUR LONG STANDING DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO JUST TO TOUCH BASE ON BOTH OF THOSE SUBJECTS, WE WILL BEGIN AT 530. CAUCUS WILL BE AT 630, AND THE REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE WILL BEGIN AT 7 P.M. I KNOW YOU WILL ALL BE COUNTING DOWN UNTIL THAT TIME, AND IN THE
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