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          SHANNON. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW UNDERWAY. I 
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CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. TAMMY, WILL YOU PLEASE DO THE ROLL? BURROWS. HERE. ANDERSON. 
          HERE. WILSON. HERE. HERE. HERE. HERE. HERE. THANK YOU. WELCOME, EVERYBODY THAT CAME TONIGHT. 
          WE'VE GOT A ABOUT AN HOUR'S WORTH OF BUDGET INFORMATION FOR THE GROVE CITY, OHIO BUDGET. 
          IT'S GOING TO BE BROKEN DOWN INTO A COUPLE DIFFERENT SECTIONS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE MAYOR DO KIND OF A SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN THE BUDGET, JUST FOR GENERAL UNDERSTANDING. THE BUDGET ISN'T OFFICIALLY DUE UNTIL NOVEMBER 15TH, BUT WE KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE BUDGET, AND I WANTED TO GIVE AS MUCH OPPORTUNITY AS WE COULD TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET BEFORE IT'S FINALIZED. THAT'S WHAT THIS MEETING IS, BECAUSE THE NEXT THREE TIMES WE TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET, WHICH WILL BE ON 1117, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, 12 ONE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, AND THEN 1215, WHICH IS THE LAST TIME WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PASS THE BUDGET FOR 2025. THIS GIVES THE PUBLIC FOUR DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ASK QUESTIONS, BECOME INFORMED ABOUT THE FINANCES OF GROVE CITY. SO TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE BY THE MAYOR. SHANNON'S GOING TO DO SOME OVERVIEW OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT'S MOSTLY COMPLETE AT THIS TIME. SO WE KNOW MOST OF THE NUMBERS AND PROJECTS IN THERE. I THINK JACK'S GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PARKS AND REC. WHAT'S IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THEN? COUNCIL HAS THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ABOUT THEIR REQUESTED ITEMS FOR 2026, IF IN FACT, THEY ASK FOR ANY ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE 2026 BUDGET. DURING THIS WHOLE TIME, WE'LL WE'LL HAVE YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ASK QUESTIONS. SMALL AUDIENCE. 
          SO WE'LL PROBABLY JUST DO A CALL AT SOME POINT IF ANYBODY WANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS OR MAKE ANY POINTS IN GENERAL, AND THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE A FEW MINUTES FOR A Q&A OF COUNCIL TO ANY DEPARTMENT OR ANY TOPIC RELATED TO FINANCE. I EXPECT THIS TO BE DONE BY 7:00. SO WITH THAT, WE 
          [Summary Overview of Annual Appropriation Ordinance]
CAN GET STARTED WITH THE MAYOR. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN HOLT, AND THANK COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THIS IS A A WORK IN PROGRESS AND THE HANDOUT THAT IS AT YOUR PLACE THERE, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER, THIS IS A DRAFT. BUT I THINK THE STANDPOINT OF UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE WHERE WE ARE, IT'S A GOOD FORMAT TO WORK FROM. I'M NOT GOING TO READ TO YOU THAT MUCH, BUT I AM GOING TO MAKE SOME SPECIAL POINTS. 
          THE OTHER THING ABOUT THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE, IT'S IT'S PRETTY UNIQUE TO OUR GOVERNMENT BECAUSE AS THE CHARTER SAYS, THE MAYOR PREPARES THE MAYOR AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE, BUT THE MAYOR IS TECHNICALLY THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING AN ORDINANCE. IT IS THE ONLY ORDINANCE THAT THE MAYOR COULD NOT VETO. SO EVEN IF THERE ARE CHANGES MADE ONCE THE MAYOR AND ADMINISTRATION SUBMITTED THE BUDGET, THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE, YOU CAN DO WHATEVER AND THERE IS NO VETO OF THOSE ITEMS. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE. AND ONE OF THE SUBJECTS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PROBABLY FOR ABOUT ACTUALLY FOR THE LAST BUDGET, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT AND THAT'S REVENUE. AND AND THE FIRST CHART IS JUST SHOWING CONCEPTUALLY AGAIN, WHAT OUR REVENUE IS AS FAR AS BOTH FEES AND INCOME TAX. THIS IS GENERALLY FLAT. AS YOU CAN SEE. IT'S INTERESTING WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF BUILDING GOING ON, LIKE IN 2023, THE IMPACT OF THESE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS AND INCOME TAXES WE COLLECT OFF OF CONTRACTORS AND AND SO FORTH. SO WE WE ARE PROJECTING A 2.4% INCREASE. AND MIKE'S BEEN FAIRLY RIGHT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. SO WE WE ASSUME THEY'LL BE RIGHT THIS YEAR. THE NEXT PAGE, ROMAN NUMERAL NUMBER TWO, IT GOES IN A LITTLE BIT 
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MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE FACT THAT 80% OF OUR GENERAL FUND IS FINANCED AS OUR INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS. THE OTHER SERVICES AND FEES THAT WE WE COLLECT, AS YOU CAN SEE, ARE PRETTY MINUSCULE. SO A COUPLE THINGS TO POINT OUT. THE AT THE BOTTOM OF ROMAN NUMERAL TWO IS WE'RE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE SOUTH-WESTERN CAREER ACADEMY AND ADULT WORKFORCE PROGRAM. WE INCLUDE $150,000 FOR THAT PROGRAM. AND THEN LAST YEAR WE ADOPTED SOME FUNDING FOR THE HELPING HANDS PROGRAM. AND WE THINK THAT'S BEEN VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL. AND I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH WE SPENT. MIKE, DO YOU KNOW. YEAH. THAT'S ABOUT SO THAT'S THOSE ARE TWO GREAT PROGRAMS AND ONES THAT CERTAINLY ARE GOOD TO PUT INTO OUR FUTURE BUDGETS. ON ROMAN NUMERAL NUMBER THREE, THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST TELLTALE OF HOW WE'RE SEEING EXPENSES. THE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION REQUEST. WE'RE LOOKING AT AT LEAST $60 MILLION. IT'S 1,000,007 LESS THAN 2025. BUT THAT'S DRIVEN BY CAPITAL PROJECTS MOSTLY. AND WHEN YOU THINK OF CAPITAL, AND I'M SURE SHANNON WILL ALSO MENTION THIS, THERE ARE THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE FUNDING. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS YOU CAN'T NOT BE CONSIDERING IS THE FACT THAT DEVELOPERS ARE ALSO FUNDING CAPITAL PROJECTS. AS A AS A AN EXAMPLE, HAWTHORNE PARKWAY IS NOW COMPLETED AT THE DEVELOPERS COST. AND IT'S BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER AND THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND PUT IN A ROAD. SO WE DO NOT COUNT THAT OF COURSE, IN OUR APPROPRIATION BECAUSE IT'S IT'S NOT NECESSARY, BUT IT IS A, IT'S A, IT'S A FUNDING SOURCE THAT WE HAVE THAT IS SIGNIFICANT, VERY SIGNIFICANT IN THE OVERALL CAPITAL. SO I DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO YOU'LL SEE THE WORDS INCLUDING APPROPRIATION REQUEST IS $45 MILLION FOR OPERATING EXPENSES. THIS IS $3.6 MILLION MORE THAN 2025. AND I'M SORRY I DID NOT CALCULATE THE PERCENTAGE, BUT SAY, WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED THERE? AS AN EXAMPLE, HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM INCREASES BY $742,000 A YEAR FOR 2026. THE POLICE PERSONNEL IS UP $400,000, SO IT'S ALMOST HALF OF WHAT'S IN THERE JUST FROM THOSE TWO ITEMS. THESE INCREASED 2 MILLION FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS, MILLION SEVEN FOR CONTRACTUAL CONTRACTUAL INCLUDES AS A FOR INSTANCE, THE THE THE OUTSOURCING OF THE MOWING THAT WE HAVE DONE NOW. 
          AND THAT'S BECOMING MORE SUBSTANTIAL AS WE GROW OUR PARKS. AND IT'S A QUESTION YOU NEED TO HAVE THE PARKS AND REC PEOPLE MOW IT OR THEY CONTRACT IT. AND WE WEIGH THAT TO SEE WHAT MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE. BUT THAT'S THAT'S HAD AN IMPACT ON US. THE CAPITAL PROJECTS TOTALING 10,000,009. THOSE ARE LESS THAN WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED IN 25. BUT WE FEEL THAT WE'VE GOT A VERY GOOD. DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE PROJECTS, AND WE'LL BE GOING OVER THAT AFTER WHEN WHEN SHANNON GOES OVER HIS ITEMS. SO I'LL TAKE A BREAK FROM THOSE TWO ITEMS. GOT THE MACRO LEVEL OF INCOME, MACRO LEVEL EXPENSES. IF YOU SEE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO QUESTION, I'D BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER THAT RIGHT NOW. TAMMY. THESE WE DON'T HAVE THESE ON THE OVERHEAD THEN. NO, SIR. 
          WHAT WE HAVE ARE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OKAY. QUESTIONS FOR THE MAYOR. OKAY. 
          ON. PAGE ROMAN NUMERAL FOR WE DO HAVE SOME BUMPERS IN OUR SYSTEM TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE STAYING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR INCOME AND EXPENSES. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO IS USE OUR INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS AS A BENCHMARK AS TO OUR OPERATING EXPENSES. WE DO NOT WANT TO EXCEED. WE HAVE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT WE DO NOT WANT TO EXCEED THE INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS THAT FUND THE ENGINE THAT WE HAVE ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, ONE OF THE THINGS 
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THAT WE FACTOR INTO THAT INCOME TAX, THOUGH, ARE THE COLLECTIONS THAT WE MAKE FOR OUTSIDE SOURCES LIKE THE IT FOR THE DIFFERENT TOWNSHIPS, THE LIBRARIAN, SOUTH-WESTERN CITY SCHOOLS. BUT FOR THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO BE AT 97.7%. AND IN 2025 WE WERE AT 89, ALMOST 90%. SO NOT NOT MUCH OF A DEVIATION. AND IT SHOWS A COMPARISON IN THE CHART. AND ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE. THE OTHER BENCHMARK THAT WE FOLLOW IS THAT WE WANT TO TRY TO KEEP AT LEAST THREE MONTHS IN RESERVE, AND THAT HAS WORKED OUT FAIRLY WELL. AND IN FACT, WE WE ARE STAYING WITHIN THE THREE MONTHS LIQUIDITY THAT WE KEEP ON HAND. AND THEN THE NEXT PAGE, ROMAN NUMERAL SIX. THEN THIS GETS A LITTLE TRICKY BECAUSE WE PROJECT WHAT THE ENDING BALANCE IS GOING TO BE IN OUR GENERAL FUND. AND THEN WHEN WE GET THE REAL NUMBER, THEN THAT BECOMES A REAL NUMBER THAT WE START WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT YEAR. AND THE BALANCE WAS $20 MILLION IN THE 2025, AND IT'S PROJECTED TO BE 18, ALMOST 19 MILLION BY THE END OF 26. OH, I'M SORRY, STARTED AT 2020 MILLION FOR BEGINNING OF 25. WE'RE GOING TO END THE YEAR AT ABOUT 19 MILLION. NOW. THE AMOUNT WE HAD BUDGETED WAS 14 MILLION SOMETHING. SO WE'RE $5 MILLION. WE HAD BUDGETED THE ESTIMATED 2026 REVENUE PROJECTIONS PROPOSED WILL BE WILL PRODUCE A YEAR END ESTIMATED UNENCUMBERED OF 11 MILLION FOR AGAIN, THAT'S PROJECTED. AND YOU COMPARE THAT TO THE 14.5 THAT WE HAD PROJECTED FOR 25. WE THINK WE WILL EXCEED THAT THAT NUMBER. BUT AGAIN, FOR PROJECTION PURPOSES, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE SEE. AND WE DO WE DO DO A TEN YEAR PROFORMA. AND THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS LETTER. BUT WE DO DO A TEN YEAR PROFORMA TO MAKE SURE OUR BENCHMARKS ARE IN LINE AND WHAT OUR PROJECTIONS ARE. 
          SO ROMAN NUMERAL NUMBER SEVEN. THESE ARE THE GOTCHAS THAT ARE OUT THERE. WE KNOW WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER WE GOT A RANGE IN THERE THAT IS GOING TO HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE. AND WE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE FINANCING AND SO FORTH. WE KNOW THAT THE INTERSTATE 71 MARK CARMEL BRIDGE IS GOING TO COST SOMETHING. AND AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY WORKING THAT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LEVERAGING GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES. THE FORMER SCHELLINGER SITE, REMEMBER, WE PASSED A RESOLUTION AND HAD 6.5 TO PAY FOR PARKING LOTS AND SO FORTH, BUT THEY CAN GO TO 9.5, AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE WE GOT THE 9.5. IN THE RECENT EMAIL THAT THE DEVELOPER SENT TO COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION, IN TERMS OF REFLECTING BACK ON THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED, COUNCIL PASSED THE RESOLUTION TO FUND OR PERHAPS PLEDGE UP TO $6.5 MILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, NOT ONLY FOR PARKING, BUT ALSO FOR BROADWAY AND CLEVELAND AVENUE. THAT ALSO INCLUDED THAT THE THE LAND THAT WE WOULD PURCHASE AND THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE THE PARKING LOT OF, I THINK, ABOUT 127 PARKING SPACES WITHIN THAT LAST EMAIL THAT THEY SENT. THEY ALSO NOW HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE CITY BOND $3 MILLION OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR CLEVELAND AVENUE. THEN THEY ASKED THAT THEY START PAYING THE DEBT SERVICE ON THAT IN THE FOURTH YEAR. SO THAT WAS IN ADDITION TO THE 6.5 MILLION. OKAY. AND THEN THE LAST ITEM OF THE TOWN CENTER PARK, THAT IS GOING TO BE A REALLY, REALLY NICE PARK. THE EARLY ESTIMATES 8 MILLION TO $15 MILLION. WE WILL DO WHAT'S CALLED VALUE ENGINEERING ON THAT PROJECT. 
          BUT THESE ARE THE THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT ARE OUT THERE. WHEN YOU ADD THEM ALL UP, IT'S 138 MILLION TO 166 MILLION. JUST TO GIVE YOU THE MAGNITUDE OF THAT, THOSE ARE HUGE NUMBERS. THE ONLY OTHER ITEM IS THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX. WE'RE PROJECTING SIX AND A HALF OR I'M SORRY, 
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$650,000. THAT'S ABOUT A 7 OR 8% INCREASE OVER 2025. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT CENTRAL OHIO HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING. I KNOW THAT THE COUNTY LEVEL, IT'S ABOUT 7%. SO THAT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH THE THE REST OF FRANKLIN COUNTY ON INCREASE IN HOTEL MOTEL TAX. AND WHAT WE WILL DO IS LEAVE THOSE BLANK IN THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE. AND COUNCIL CAN ALLOCATE THAT AS BEST THEY CAN IF YOU WANT US TO DO IT. AND THEN YOU TAKE A SHOT AT IT. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DECIDE TONIGHT. BUT RIGHT NOW THAT'S THAT'S THE WAY THAT I WOULD BE SUBMITTING THE THE ORDINANCE. SO THAT'S A VERY TOP MACRO VIEW OF WHAT WE SEE. AND FOR AN ACCURACY STANDPOINT, WE'RE AT LEAST 90%, I THINK, IN WHAT OUR PROJECTIONS ARE AND EXPENSE WISE AND INCOME WISE. 
          OKAY. THANKS, MAYOR. THANKS FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS OUT THERE THAT HELPED MAKE THAT WORK AND GETTING YOUR STUFF IN ON TIME. OFFICIALLY, THE BUDGET IS DUE ON NOVEMBER 15TH AND WE WILL HAVE IT IN FINAL FORM FOR COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 17TH MEETING. SO NOVEMBER 17TH WE'LL KNOW THE NUMBERS AS SUBMITTED. AND I HAD JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS. THE ITEMS LIKE LET'S JUST PICK ON ONE HERE. PICK AN EASY ONE. NO I CAN'T, WE'LL JUST PICK ON THREE SINCE WE KNOW WHAT THAT ONE IS WITH THE BROADWAY LIVE 6.5 TO 9.5. NOW, IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE 26 BUDGET FOR THE DEBT PAYMENTS ON THAT SIX, 5 OR 3 MILLION, OR? THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT'S HANGING OUT THERE THAT WE'LL HAVE TO APPROPRIATE AND FIGURE OUT IF IT HAPPENS, WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET FOR THE BROADWAY LIVE PROJECT IS THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY THAT WAS APPRAISED AT, I BELIEVE THAT'S ABOUT $1.3 MILLION. OKAY. AND I GUESS WE'LL JUST ASK THE SAME QUESTION FOR THE OTHER ITEMS. THE COMMUNITY CENTER. IS THERE ANY MONEY IN THERE FOR DEBT, RETIREMENT OR ENGINEERING OR SPECULATION THERE? WE DO HAVE $8 MILLION EARMARKED FROM THE PINNACLE TIF FOR DESIGN OF THE REC CENTER ITSELF. CAN I ASK A QUESTION ON THAT? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. AND AND THANK YOU, CHUCK. SO THAT 8 MILLION AGAIN THAT WAS WHAT PEZZUTTI PRESENTED, I THINK DURING THE FINANCE PORTION OF IT THAT JUST TO CONTINUE MOVING THINGS FORWARD, IT WAS IT WAS THAT AMOUNT FOR THOSE DESIGN PLANS. 
          RIGHT. I SEE THE DESIGN PLANS. THAT'S CORRECT. WHICH IS ABOUT 8% OF THE $100 MILLION. YES. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. AND THEN HOW ABOUT THE OVERPASS? WHAT'S BUDGETED THERE FOR OVERPASS? NOW MAYBE THIS COMES UP IN YOURS. RIGHT. AND I'M JUST YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO JUST PUT THERE'S A COUPLE MOVING PARTS HERE. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, ON ONE HAND, YES, THESE COULD BE BIG NUMBERS. ON THE OTHER HAND, MAYBE WE HAVE SOME OF IT ALREADY BUDGETED OR NOT. OR IF IT COMES UP, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND THE MONEY. OR DO YOU USE THE GENERAL FUND AT THAT POINT WITH YOUR BALANCE? RIGHT, RIGHT. I MEAN, THAT'S THE WAY THIS PLAYS OUT, RIGHT? I MEAN, IF ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HAD TO KICK IN 6.5 MILLION FOR BROADWAY LIVE, WE'D FIGURE OUT HOW TO FUND THAT AND WE'D HAVE DEBT PAYMENTS ON THAT, OR YOU'D GIVE THEM SIX AND A HALF OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. RIGHT. BUT IN OUR CASE, THERE'S NO DEBT PAYMENTS BUDGETED HERE. BUT WE DO HAVE THE OTHER MONEY IN THE GENERAL FUND IF NECESSARY, I GUESS, FOR LAND PURCHASE. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. YOU'RE OKAY. I'M JUST JUST I KNOW I'M TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. THERE'S GOT TO BE OTHER PEOPLE TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. 
          SO THEN THAT ONLY LEAVES THE TOWN CENTER PARK. WHAT'S IN THERE FOR TOWN CENTER PARK? ONE POINT. EXCUSE ME? $1.5 MILLION FOR THE DESIGN. AND CHAIR. CAN I ASK A QUESTION ON THAT? AGAIN, JUST FOR CLARITY, THAT WAS THE AMOUNT THAT I THINK WAS PRESENTED THAT NIGHT. IF WE 
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WANTED TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT YEAR, WHAT WAS NEEDED FOR THE DESIGN PIECE OR WHATEVER TO MOVE AT LEAST A STEP FORWARD? THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. SEE, AND THE VALUE OF SOME OF THIS, THOUGH, IS JUST FOR US TO KNOW THAT IT'S IN THE BUDGET AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND YOU DON'T YOU'RE NOT WAITING ON US. AND THAT WAY WE HAVE A FULL UNDERSTANDING. SO THIS IS GOOD COMMUNICATION. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE MAYOR'S PRESENTATION. AND I WOULD OPEN THIS TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OUT THERE FOR IN GENERAL FOR THE 2026 BUDGET BY ANY INDIVIDUAL. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE. OKAY. WELL, WE'LL MOVE ON TO CAPITAL 
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IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. AND SHANNON'S GOING TO DO THE MAJORITY OF THAT. AND HE SHARED WITH ME SOME NUMBERS A FEW MINUTES AGO. WHY DON'T YOU JUST START OUT AT THE MACRO LEVEL WITH WHAT THESE NUMBERS ARE? THE 40 MILLION, 15 MILLION, 10 MILLION. WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT TO MY ENDING, BUT THAT'S OKAY. OKAY. WELL, OKAY. YOU CAN DO IT AT THE END THEN. 
          ALRIGHT. WELL GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATION, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR JACK CASTLE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE 2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND THEN PRESENT THE PROPOSED 2026 CIP PROJECTS. WE HAVE SLIDES FOR THIS NOW. SHE'S GOING TO OKAY. SHE'S GOING TO ADVANCE THAT FOR ME. I'LL GET INTO HERE HOPEFULLY GET OUR HOW DO YOU GET THAT TO POP UP. 
          SWIPE UP. HERE WE GO. WHERE'S HERE. WHAT IS IT 4035 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL START OFF WITH THE 2025 COMPLETED PROJECTS OKAY. EVERYBODY HAVE THAT UP ON YOUR SCREENS. ALMOST ALMOST OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. AND THEN WHAT ARE YOU. WARRIORS IS PRESS THAT CENTER THING AT THE BOTTOM. YEAH. THERE WE GO. OKAY. SO WE SEE THE SAME THING THE PUBLIC SEES AT THE MOMENT. OKAY. 
          VERY GOOD. SO WE'LL WITH THE 20D PROJECTS. YOU'LL SEE THEM THERE ON THE ON THE SCREEN WITH A COUPLE PHOTOGRAPHS. WE'LL START WITH THE ROADWAY PROJECTS. THE 2025 STREET MAINTENANCE. 
          EVERYBODY HAVE THAT. MAYOR DO YOU HAVE THIS OKAY. GOOD. THE 4.2 MILLION INVESTED INTO OUR ROADWAY NETWORK, MOST NOTABLY THE PARK STREET CURB AND GUTTER AND REPAVING AND THE HOLTON BUCKEYE PARKWAY INTERSECTION, THE SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. THIS ANNUAL PROGRAM TOOK PLACE IN THE WEST GROVE AREA THIS YEAR. THE HOLTON ROAD RECONSTRUCTION. THIS NEARLY $10 MILLION PROJECT WAS MOSTLY COMPLETED IN 2024, WITH FINAL TOUCHES COMPLETED THIS YEAR. 
          THIS INCLUDED UPGRADING NEARLY A MILE LONG STRETCH OF THIS MAJOR EAST WEST CORRIDOR, ADDING CURB GUTTER, CENTER TURN LANE, UPGRADED PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES, STREET LIGHTING AND A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE US 62 AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL. IT WAS INSTALLED IN EARLY 2025, INCLUDED MINOR ROADWAY WIDENING TO ADD PROTECTED TURN LANES. HAWTHORNE PARKWAY, WHICH WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, ABOUT 1700 FEET OF ROADWAY WAS INSTALLED. THIS WAS A JOINT PROJECT WITH A DEVELOPER COMPLETING AN EAST WEST CORRIDOR THAT SPANS FROM STATE ROUTE 104 TO BOYER ROAD. 
          THE TRAILS PROGRAM'S TRAIL MAINTENANCE. 12 TRAILS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY WERE REPAIRED AND PAVED THIS YEAR. ON ROAD COMPLETED NEAR JCPS SUMMER SCHOOL. THE QUAIL CREEK SOUP. THIS PROJECT, EXCUSE ME, FILLED A 700 FOOT GAP IN OUR TRAIL NETWORK BY INSTALLING EIGHT FOOT WIDE CONCRETE IN FRONT OF HOMES TO MATCH THE EXISTING TRAIL SEGMENTS BETWEEN HOOVER AND BORER ROADS, WHICH WERE ALSO RESURFACED. THE BEULAH PARK SECTION TWO SHARED USE PATH COMPLETION OF ABOUT 800FT OF PATH ALONG THE CONSERVATION AREA. DANCE ROAD BRIDGE. OVER 270. WE PARTICIPATED WITH ODOT AND THE CITY OF COLUMBUS TO CREATE A SAFER PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CONNECTION INTO THE CITY OF COLUMBUS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 
          SHANNON, CAN I ASK YOU ONE QUESTION ON THE THE HAWTHORNE PARKWAY CONNECTION? I KNOW ORIGINALLY WE HAD THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAD $2 MILLION IN THE BUDGET TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT BECAUSE BUT THEN REBUILD THE DEVELOPER BECAUSE THAT WASN'T THE DEVELOPER ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR THAT. THE DEVELOPER DID PAY FOR THAT. AND THEN 
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WITHIN THAT, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL TO ALLOW THAT $2 MILLION TO BE SPENT ON THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR THE ROUNDABOUT ON NORTH MEADOWS DRIVE. OKAY. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE ON THE STATUS OF THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. CHUCK. CONTINUING ON WITH THE 2025 COMPLETED PROJECTS. SANITARY. THIS, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, WAS A MAJOR, MAJOR PROJECT. THE 4.3 MILLION INVESTED UPDATED THE SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE IN ONE OF THE OLDEST PARTS OF TOWN. THE UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOW COMPLETE. WITH THIS SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF THE ROADWAY SCHEDULED FOR MID NOVEMBER. SO THAT. SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I THINK YOU HAVE THE THE STREET ITSELF, WHICH INCLUDED THE STORM. 
          CORRECT. SO THE TWO TOGETHER TOGETHER IS ALMOST 10 MILLION. ABOUT 10 MILLION. YEAH OKAY. SO MID NOVEMBER THINGS WILL LOOK A LOT BETTER OVER THERE. THAT'S OUR HOPE FOR THE SCHEDULED COMPLETION OF THE ROADWAY. STORMWATER. WE DID POND STABILIZATION AT HOOVER PARK AND CONCORD LAKES. THE STABILIZED SHORELINES INCLUDED TREES AND LANDSCAPING INSTALLATION. THE BUCKEYE PARKWAY HEADWALL, REPLACEMENT OF DRAINAGE PIPE AND DRAINAGE AREA THERE. WE STILL HAVE SOME LANDSCAPING AND RESTORATION THAT STILL NEEDS TO COMPLETED THERE. WATER PROJECTS. ORDERS. ROAD. WATER MAIN EXTENSION. THIS WAS FROM FRIAR PARK TO HICKORY CREEK DEVELOPMENT. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE WAS EXTENDED BY EPCON. THE LONDON GROVEPORT 665 BOOSTER STATION. WE REPLACED ISOLATION VALVES IN ALL FOUR PUMPS INSIDE THE BOOSTER STATION, AND THIS WAS DONE IN COORDINATION WITH CITY OF COLUMBUS DEPARTMENT OF WATER. 
          ALRIGHT, SO SO ROUNDING OUT THE COMPLETED PROJECTS FACILITIES, THE JOINT SAFETY SERVICE PARKING LOT WE JUST COMPLETED, ADDING SEVERAL SPACES AND RESURFACING THERE, AND THE EVANS CENTER ROOF. THE ENTIRE ROOF WAS REPLACED THIS SUMMER. NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JACK FOR SOME PARKS COMMENTS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. COUNCIL. SO START WITH GANTZ PARK PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS. THE PROJECT IS IMPROVED VISITOR SAFETY, ACCESS AND CIRCULATION. WE RENOVATED THE ENTIRE LOT, ADDING LIGHTING AND RECONFIGURED SPACES TO NOT ONLY BETTER SERVE THOSE THAT ARE VISITING THE PARK, BUT ALSO THOSE THAT ATTEND THE REC SCHOOL AND AND VISIT OUR GARDENS. THIS CREATED A MORE FUNCTIONAL AND WELCOMING ENTRY TO A HIGH USE PARK AREA. THE FRIAR PARK BALL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS, SPECIFICALLY THE WEST POD, FOCUSED ON LONGEVITY, SAFETY AND PLAYABILITY ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMPLEX. WE INSTALLED NEW FENCING AND DUGOUTS ON ALL EIGHT FIELDS, ADDED CONCRETE CURBS AROUND EACH INFIELD, AND THEN THE BIG PART OF THE PROJECT WAS INSTALLING SYNTHETIC TURF INFIELDS ON THE FOUR WEST POD FIELDS, AND WE ALSO REPAVED THE WEST POD. THE END RESULT IS IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY, SAFETY AND A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS. AND THEN ON OUR 2025 COMPLETED PROJECTS, LAST IS THE BIG SPLASH RENOVATIONS. THIS OPENED THIS SEASON AFTER SOME TARGETED RENOVATIONS TO EXTEND WITH THE INTENT OF EXTENDING THE FACILITY'S LIFE AND IMPROVING THE GUEST EXPERIENCE, WE COMPLETED A FULL MECHANICAL AND FILTRATION RENOVATION, INSTALLING A NEW GUTTER SYSTEM SURROUNDING THE POOL AND A NEW LINER INSIDE THE BASIN. THESE UPGRADES IMPROVED THE WATER QUALITY, SAFETY, AND EFFICIENCY. 
          IT ACTUALLY ALSO REDUCED MAINTENANCE TIME AND EXTENDING, AND WE FEEL IT WILL EXTEND THE FACILITY'S LIFE. SORRY, JACK. YES, MISTER CHAIR, I WANT TO GO BACK TO THAT LAST SLIDE, BECAUSE THAT LITTLE REPLACEMENT BARN, WHAT WAS THAT? A MILLION, 2 MILLION, $2 MILLION. SO IN THAT GAS PARK THING, HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE UPGRADES AND THAT WAS A MAJOR. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IS IN THAT BUILDING? SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE WE WENT FROM HAVING ONE ROOM TO HAVING THREE ROOMS. WE'RE RUNNING TWO FULL CLASSES RIGHT NOW THAT TAKE UP. 
          HOW MANY STUDENTS IS THAT? IT DOUBLES THE STUDENTS. SO I THINK THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT 120 
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IS WHAT I WANT TO 150. WOW. I DIDN'T WANT TO I DIDN'T WANT TO MISS OUT. I DIDN'T KNOW THE NUMBER EITHER. BUT THANK YOU. AND I THINK WE'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO SHANNON. THANKS, JEFF. 
          THESE ARE THESE ARE ACTIVE. WE DID WE DID COMPLETED FIRST. SO THESE ARE STILL UNDERWAY CORRECT? YES. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO ACTIVE PROJECTS. SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ARE ONGOING AND WE'LL HAVE COMPLETION IN 2026 OR LATER. DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY HAVE ALL THE FUNDS THEY NEED OR IN THEIR ENCUMBERED OR HOW'S THAT WORK? MANY OF THESE HAVE FUNDING IN PLACE, AT LEAST PARTIALLY. THERE WILL HAVE TO BE SOME FUNDING, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THAT LATER AS WE GO TO 2026. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THAT? YEAH. 
          OKAY. I MEAN SOME OF IT IS FUNDED, SOME FROM 2025. THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT HERE THAT GET THE PROJECTS ROLLING, AND THEN THERE WILL BE FUNDING. 
          ADDITIONALLY FOR 2026. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'LL START WITH THE NORTH MEADOWS DRIVE REALIGNMENT. 
          ANOTHER $10 MILLION INVESTMENT INTO OUR ROADWAY AND UTILITY NETWORKS, WHICH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR THE NEW I-71 OVERPASS. DESIGN IS COMPLETE AND PROJECT WAS BID LAST MONTH. LAND ACQUISITION IS STILL BEING FINALIZED AND WE ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN BY THE END OF THE YEAR. SO THIS $10 MILLION PROJECT, ABOUT 2.6 MILLION OF IT WAS FROM 2025, CIP, 4 MILLION WAS FROM OHIO PUBLIC WORKS AND THEN 3 MILLION FROM THE TIF. SO THAT PROJECTS PRETTY WELL FUNDED MOVING FORWARD. THE COLUMBUS STREET IMPROVEMENTS. WE MENTIONED THE UTILITY WORK EARLIER AND TOGETHER THAT THAT TOTAL PROJECT IS ABOUT 10 MILLION. 
          AGAIN, THE ROADWAY WILL BE COMPLETE AND SCHEDULED FOR MID NOVEMBER COMPLETION. 
          SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEDICAL AND INNOVATION GATEWAY. THE CITY WAS AWARDED 4 MILLION FOR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, WHICH HAPPENED THIS YEAR. CONCEPTUAL PLANNING FOR THE BRIDGE AND ROADWAY WEST OF I 71, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PHASE ONE WORK IS COMPLETE ALSO, AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH MORSI TO ESTABLISH TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS MOVING FORWARD INTO 2026. THE MCDOWELL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. STRINGTOWN TO WHITE. IT IS IN DESIGN. THIS IS FOR NARROWING THE ROAD AND ADDING A SHARED USE PATH. WE WILL BID THIS IN EARLY 2026 WITH SUMMER START. THE HAWTHORN. HAWTHORN PARKWAY EXTENSION BOARD 665. WE'RE COORDINATING WITH THE DEVELOPER, WHICH WILL BEGIN THEIR DESIGN WORK LATER THIS WINTER. AND MOVING FORWARD, THE DESIGN REALLY IS COMPLETE AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING BIDDING. THE PROJECT OVER THE WINTER FOR LATE SPRING CONSTRUCTION, WITH COMPLETION IN THE FALL OF 2026. TRAILS. THE GOOD NEWS HERE WITH THE TRAILS IS THAT THE FUNDING FROM TRANS, THE TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE TSC, WHICH IS THE CODA BALLOT INITIATIVE, THE HOOVER ROAD BRIDGE SCP OVER 71 BIDDING IN JANUARY, CONSTRUCTION DURING SUMMER OF 26, THIS RECEIVED $2.2 MILLION IN FUNDING. CAMP CHASE TRAIL, WHICH CONNECTS NORTHWEST GROVE CITY UP HOLT ROAD TO GEORGESVILLE ROAD INTO THE WEST INTO COLUMBUS, DESIGNED IN 2026 AND CONSTRUCTION PLANNED FOR 2027 OR THEREAFTER, THE STATE ROUTE 104, THE ALIGNMENT STUDY IS COMPLETED. THIS IS BETWEEN FARMSTEAD AND CEDAR GROVE. CEDAR GROVE METRO PARK 2026 FUNDING WILL ADVANCE THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING IN THE TRAFFIC AREA. STATE ROUTE 104, HAWTHORNE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND CP. 
          DUE TO LAND ACQUISITION. HERE, WE ARE SPLITTING THIS PROJECT INTO TWO. THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL WILL BE BID AND CONSTRUCTED IN 2026, WITH THE SP CONNECTION LAGGING TO WHENEVER THE EASEMENT IS ACQUIRED. I WANT TO MENTION ALSO CONNECTIVITY. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ARCADIA CELL TOWER TO COORDINATE INSTALLATION OF A TOWER BEHIND WALMART ON BUCKEYE PLACE. TODD IS HERE AND HE CAN SPEAK MORE TO THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE LATER FOR FACILITIES. I THINK THAT. I THINK I MOVED. OKAY, THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. THE THE BIG ONE HERE IS THE FIRE PARK MAINTENANCE BUILDING SITE SELECTION ANALYSIS. JACK WILL DISCUSS THAT HERE IN A LITTLE BIT AS WELL. THE WATER AREA PROJECTS THE MANNHEIM 104 WATER FLUSHING STATION IS GETTING 
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READY TO BE INSTALLED. THAT'S AN AUTOMATIC FLUSHING DEVICE THAT WILL IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY IN THE AREA, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR HOSPITAL OUT THERE. THAT WILL BEGIN NOVEMBER 3RD, AND THAT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT THREE WEEKS TO COMPLETE. QUESTION ON THAT ONE. I THOUGHT I SAW A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD DO AWAY WITH THAT, AM I? THE PROBLEM IS WITH THAT LINE THAT DEAD ENDS IN REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF USE AT THAT END TERMINATION POINT. SO UNLESS WE GET A LOOP SOMEWHERE AND IT COULD BE ALONG THRAILKILL ROAD IS MAYBE THE ONE. YEAH, I SAW SOME PLAN WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO BUY SOME PROPERTY OVER THERE. 
          CORRECT. SOMEBODY MADE THE COMMENT, WE WON'T NEED THAT STATION ANYMORE. THAT'S CORRECT. 
          IF WE CAN GET THAT LOOP IN ENOUGH USAGE ON THAT WATER LINE, IT WOULD ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THAT FLUSHING STATION. SO WE'RE GOING TO UPGRADE IT ANYWAY, OR WE HAVE TO ANYWAY EVEN. SORRY. 
          YEAH. WE NEED TO DO IT NOW FOR MULTIPLE REASONS. ONE, THE HOSPITAL HAS DETECTED IN THEIR TESTING THAT IT'S NEEDED. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY OUT THERE MANUALLY FLUSHING IT EVERY DAY. 
          BUT THE CITY OF COLUMBUS AS OUR WATER PURVEYOR IS NOT OKAY WITH THAT METHOD LONG TERM, AND HAS DEMANDED THAT WE PUT IN A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION, WHICH IS THIS WATER FLUSHING STATION. WE HAVE MODELED THAT TO TRY TO SEE IF LOOPING EITHER DOWN TO WHITE ROAD OR UP TO THRAILKILL WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED. AND EVEN WITH DEVELOPMENT, IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A USER THAT USES ENOUGH WATER TO TURN THAT OVER TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY. SO EVEN IF WE GET DEVELOPMENT, IT'S NOT GUARANTEED THAT THAT WILL GO AWAY. AND SO WE DO NEED TO MAKE THE IMPROVEMENT TO ENSURE THE WATER QUALITY FOR THE HOSPITAL AND THE SURROUNDING USERS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S WHY IT'S GOOD TO HAVE AN ENGINEER IN THAT POSITION. WELL, AND TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S PROBABLY A 60 TO $80,000 EXPENSE. AND IT'S NOT MEGABUCKS. CORRECT. 
          BUT THAT WILL BE DONE. IT'S JUST I WAS JUST CONNECTING A COUPLE DOTS I HAD, AND OUR GUYS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT BEING COMPLETED. SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT THERE EVERY DAY TO FLUSH THAT. AND JUST THEN WE'LL JUST FINISH HERE WITH THE SANITARY. ONE OF THE BIG ITEMS IS THE HARRIS DEVELOPMENT SEWER OVERSIZING. AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PUBLIC PRIVATE PROJECTS WITH THE DEVELOPER THAT WILL INCREASE THAT LINE SIZE FROM 12 TO 18IN. I'M GOING TO HAVE JACK COME BACK UP AND TALK ABOUT ACTIVE PARKS PROJECTS. OKAY. WE'LL START WITH THE SENSORY GARDEN AT THE AT GARDENS PARK. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE. WE'RE NEARING COMPLETION. 
          IT'S STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND IT'S GOING TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE, MULTI-SENSORY EXPERIENCE FOR ALL AGES AND ALL ABILITIES. FEATURES IN THIS INCLUDE WALKING PATHS, RAISED BEDS, TACTILE ELEMENTS, AND A WATER FEATURE WITH LIGHTING, SO MOST OF THE HARDSCAPE IS IS COMPLETE NOW. SO WE'RE WE'RE MOVING ON TO FOUNTAIN FEATURES AND PLANTINGS. NEXT, THE TOWN CENTER PARK CONCEPT. THIS YEAR WE COMPLETED THE SURVEY AND GEOTECH DESIGN WORK TO VALIDATE THE SITE CONDITIONS AND SUPPORT THE FINAL PROGRAM. WITH THOSE STUDIES COMPLETE, WE ARE PREPARED TO MOVE INTO DETAIL DESIGN FOR NEXT YEAR AND DELIVER A FLEXIBLE SPACE THAT WORKS BOTH AS AN EVERYDAY PARK AND AS A SPECTACULAR VENUE FOR EVENTS. PINNACLE QUARRY PARK IMPROVEMENTS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION UPGRADES WILL ARE UNDERWAY. IT'S GOING TO CREATE AN ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND, TWO LIGHTED PICKLEBALL COURTS, A LIGHTED BASKETBALL COURT, A THREE SEASON SHELTER WITH RESTROOMS, APPROXIMATELY TEN PARKING SPACES, AND A LOOPED WALKING PATH AROUND THE PARK. SITE CLEARING AND GRADING ARE UNDERWAY OR ALMOST COMPLETE, AND UTILITIES AND COURT GRADING ARE TAKING PLACE. NOW. JACK, DO YOU KNOW THE NUMBERS ON THAT 3 MILLION? I DO NOT KNOW THE NUMBERS THAT. YEAH. NOW THAT'S ONE THAT WE USE THE PINNACLE TEST TO DO. BUT THAT IS A MAJOR PROJECT, $3.6 MILLION. SO MEADOWS PARK UPGRADES. WE'RE SERVING AS OUR OWN GENERAL CONTRACTOR WITH THIS PROJECT AND REALLY SPRUCING THAT PARK UP. WE'RE INSTALLING A SMALL WALKING PATH AROUND THERE, EXTENDING SOME SOME CONCRETE AREAS, GOING TO PLACE SOME PICNIC BENCHES AND AND SOME SHADE STRUCTURES, SPRUCE UP THE PLAYGROUND A LITTLE BIT. AND THEN THERE IS A SMALL BASKETBALL COURT THERE. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THAT ASPHALT A REFRESH AND AND A NEW OUTDOOR RIM AND POSSIBLY A NEW WATER FOUNTAIN AND, AND REALLY MAKE THAT PARK HAVE A HOMEY FEEL TO IT. I THINK THE FRIAR PARK 
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MAINTENANCE FACILITY THIS YEAR, WE COMPLETED A FACILITY DESIGN THAT PROVIDES PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED STORAGE SPACE. AND SO NEXT YEAR WE'LL GO WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT THAT DESIGN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT IS IT'S BUILT. WE'RE GOING TO BUILD IT FOR FUTURE EXPANSION AS WELL. SO AS NEEDS GROW THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO EXPAND THAT STORAGE AS NEEDED. THANK YOU. 
          CHAIR I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR JACK. TOWN CENTER PARK CONCEPT IN SCHEMATIC DESIGN. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING SOME MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. LET'S SEE WHAT IT WAS AT 1.5 FOR DESIGN. WHAT'S THE BEST SCENARIO WHEN YOU WANT TO START ACTUALLY BUILDING THAT OUT? ONCE THE DESIGN I MEAN TIMELINE. WELL SO SO WE WILL BE FOCUSED NEXT YEAR ON THE DESIGN AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A, A REALLY GOOD IDEA ON THE, YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD THE MAYOR SAY IT WAS ANYWHERE FROM 8 MILLION. I THINK HE SAID 15 MILLION. SO THERE'S A WIDE RANGE. SO AS WE DESIGN, WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT WE CAN PROJECT. WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND REQUEST THOSE FUNDS. IN THE MEANTIME, IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE BUDGET ABOUT PUTTING RESTROOMS AT THE TOWN CENTER PARK FOR ALL THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE? PERMANENT RESTROOMS ARE PART OF THE THE OVERALL PROJECT. THERE'S NOTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT PROJECT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE. OKAY. AND THEN ON THE PINNACLE QUARRY PARK YOU TALKED ABOUT RESTROOMS THERE. 
          WILL THOSE BE YEAR ROUND WINTERIZED? THOSE WILL BE WINTERIZED OR NOT YEAR ROUND. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN, JACK. NOW WE'LL MOVE INTO THE 2026 PROJECT. PROPOSED ANNUAL CIP PROJECTS. WE'LL START OFF WITH SOME OF THE ANNUAL PROJECTS. WE YOU CAN SEE HERE THE TYPICAL ANNUAL MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS THAT ARE NECESSARY WITH THE 2025 BUDGETED AMOUNTS AND THE 2026 REQUESTED AMOUNTS VERY SIMILAR IN SCOPE AND WHAT WE DO EACH YEAR. NEXT. THE 2026 ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS. MARLENE DRIVE DESIGN THIS 350,000 IN 2026 IS FOR THE DESIGN OF THE IMPROVEMENTS TO MARLENE DRIVE FROM STRINGTOWN ROAD TO BRIGHAM, A 2027 CONSTRUCTION WOULD INCLUDE CURB AND GUTTER PAVING, ADA RAMPS AND SHARED USE PATH. 
          ALSO RESURFACING ON STRINGTOWN FROM THE EXIT RAMP TO GANTZ WOULD INCLUDE A MEDIAN TO LIMIT LEFT TURNS. WE MADE A PRESENTATION TO PUBLIC WORKS INTEGRATED COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 17TH FOR GRANTS TOTALING 3.7 MILLION OF THE 4 MILLION OR SO PROJECT COST. THE QUAIL CREEK BOULEVARD EXTENSION DESIGN AND RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION $800,000. THIS DESIGN IS FOR NEW ROADWAY EXTENSION FROM HOOVER ROAD UP TO BUCKEYE RANCH, AS PART OF THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEDICAL AND INNOVATION GATEWAY, WITH CONSTRUCTION AND FUTURE YEAR DEPENDING ON FUNDING AVAILABILITY. THE MCDOWELL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, THE $5 MILLION IMPROVEMENTS TO MCDOWELL ROAD THAT INCLUDE A SHARED USE PATH AND NEW CURB AND GUTTER, ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE SUMMER OF 2026. MORE THAN 4 MILLION OF THE COST IS FROM OPWC FUNDING, MORE THAN 1 MILLION FROM THE TRANS TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT AS WELL, AND A SMALL PORTION, 265,000 FROM THE 2025 CIP FUNDS. THIS IS MCDOWELL ROAD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF STRINGTOWN, SOUTHSIDE ON THE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, SOUTH SIDE, WHITE TO STRINGTOWN. 
          PRIMARILY. WE WILL BE DOING SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON THE NORTH SIDE. GOING GOING NORTH. OKAY. 
          THEN THE US 62 URBAN PAVING PROGRAM. THIS IS THE CITY'S PREP WORK IN 2026, IN ADVANCE OF ODOT RESURFACING PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN EITHER 2027 OR 2028. THIS WILL BE FROM THE I-270 62 INTERCHANGE ALL THE WAY SOUTH TO THE GROVE CITY LIMITS. PAST VENTURA, ODOT WILL CONTINUE DOWN 62, WELL PAST GROVE CITY WHEN THEY INITIATE THEIR PROJECT FOR THAT. NEXT. 
          THE SHARED USE PATH IMPROVEMENTS. ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE FUNDED BY THE TSC 
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GRANT, WHICH IS AGAIN THE TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT THROUGH THE CODA, AND THESE WILL ADVANCE THE PREVIOUS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED PROJECTS INTO THE NEXT PHASES TO MOVE FORWARD. UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS. THE KENNEDY HYDRANT REPLACEMENT. 
          THIS IS KIND OF AN UNUSUAL PROJECT. THIS IS FOR REPLACING HYDRANTS THAT ARE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED, AND THIS WILL BE DONE OVER A THREE YEAR TIME FRAME. PARTS FROM THE ONES REMOVED WILL BE USED FOR MAINTENANCE UNTIL ALL THE KENNEDY HYDRANTS ARE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. THE TWO SANITARY SEWER DESIGN PROJECTS LISTED HERE EXPAND OUR SANITARY SEWER NETWORK INTO THE SOUTHWEST INNOVATION GATEWAY AND SET THIS AREA UP FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT THROUGH DEVELOPMENT. THEY INCLUDE THE ORDERS WALLACE SEWER EXTENSION, THE DESIGN EXTENSION OF THE SUB TRUNK FROM ITS CURRENT TERMINUS AT THE GROVE CITY MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL TO THE WEST SIDE OF 71. AS I SAID, TO SUPPORT THE GATEWAY, THE CONSTRUCTION IS TO BE DETERMINED PERHAPS IN 2027. ALSO, THE SEWER EXTENSION. THIS IS FROM SWECO TO THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST. THIS $150,000 DESIGN IS FOR CONSTRUCTION AGAIN TO BE DETERMINED, PERHAPS IN 2027, AGAIN, TO SUPPORT THE INNOVATION GATEWAY, WE HAVE THREE STORM WATER PROJECTS BRECK PARK, POND DITCH REHABILITATION, HOLTON ROAD AND BUCKEYE PARKWAY, BASIN REHAB AND THE 665 AND HOOVER UNDERGROUND REPAIR SYSTEM SYSTEM REPAIR. THESE PROJECTS WERE IDENTIFIED IN OUR ANNUAL INSPECTION PROGRAM, AND THEY SERVE TO ENSURE OUR REGULATORY COMPLIANCE THROUGH THE OHIO EPA AND OUR MS4 PERMIT. FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2026. WE TALKED ABOUT THE 8 MILLION FROM THE PINNACLE TIF FOR COMMUNITY CENTER DESIGN AND 1.3 MILLION FROM THE CIP BUDGET FOR LAND ACQUISITION FOR BROADWAY LIVE. IN ANTICIPATION OF THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD, WE ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING 900,000 FOR A PARKING LOT EXPANSION AT BEULAH PLAZA TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE EXISTING PARKING LOT OVER THERE. WE BELIEVE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET ABOUT 40 ADDITIONAL SPACES IN THAT EXPANSION, AND THE WINDOW REPLACEMENT OF CITY HALL SAFETY COMPLEX AND EVANS CENTER. NOT A REAL SEXY PROGRAM, BUT ONE THAT'S MUCH NEEDED AT A COST OF 310,000. NOW, I'LL LET JACK SPEAK TO THE PRIOR PARK MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND THE NEXT SLIDE FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS. THANK YOU. SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT THE FRIAR PARK MAINTENANCE FACILITY, THIS IS GOING TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED STORAGE SPACE RIGHT NOW IMMEDIATELY. BUT IT'S ALSO PURPOSE BUILT FOR FUTURE EXPANSION AS THE AS THE DEPARTMENT AND OUR NEEDS GROW. FRIAR PARK'S FUNCTIONS AS BOTH A DESTINATION PARK AND A SPORTS HUB. THE NEW FACILITY WILL PROTECT EQUIPMENT FROM WEATHER, ENABLE ON SITE MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVE RESPONSE TIME AND EFFICIENCY FOR BOTH DAILY OPERATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS AND TOURNAMENTS. MOVING ON TO 2026. PARK IMPROVEMENTS WINDSOR PARK TURF REPLACEMENTS ON FIELDS TWO THROUGH FIVE. THIS IS TO REPLACE THE SYNTHETIC TURF ON THE FIELDS, RENOVATE DUGOUTS AND ADD CURBING AND IMPROVE THE FENCING. THE EXISTING TURF IS REACHING ITS END OF LIFE, SO THIS UPGRADE WILL MAINTAIN SAFETY, PERFORMANCE AND TOURNAMENT READINESS FOR OUR MOST UTILIZED SPORTS COMPLEX. PICKLEBALL COURTS AT WINDSOR PARK. REPAIR AND RESURFACE COURTS AND INSTALL A SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE TO ADDRESS WATER DENSE CONDITIONS THAT HAVE CAUSED POST HEAVING. THE WORK PROTECTS THE ASSETS STABILITY, STABILIZES PLAY SURFACES, AND IMPROVES SAFETY AND PLAYABILITY FOR HEAVY COMMUNITY USE AT THAT PARK. ARE THESE THE NEWER ONES? THESE ARE. THIS IS THE WINDSOR PARK ONES, SO WE WOULD RENOVATE IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THOSE. THE POST OR HEAVING UP OUT OF THE GROUND. YEAH, I'M THINKING OF THE COURTS THAT ARE NEAR THE WATER TOWER THAT HAVE THE THE SPONGY SURFACE. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THOSE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER ONES OVER THERE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE HARDCOURT SURFACE ON NOTHING PLANNED FOR THE OTHER OLD TENNIS COURTS. NOT AT THIS TIME. OKAY. MOVING ON TO TALK ABOUT THE CARRIAGE HOUSE AT GRANT SAWYER. THE HOPE HERE IS TO PRESERVE AND MODERNIZE A HISTORIC ASSET, REPLACE THE EXTERIOR METAL STAIRWAY, 
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INSTALL A STANDING SEAM METAL ROOF AT ELECTRIC SERVICE, COMPLETE WITH INTERIOR WIRING. 
          UPGRADE THE HVAC SYSTEM. RESTORE AND REPLACE PERIOD CORRECT WINDOWS AND SERVICE DOORS. THIS ALSO WILL ADD INSULATION AND FINISH A SECOND FLOOR CEILING AND REMOVE TWO TREES THAT THAT ACTUALLY THREATEN THE STRUCTURE RIGHT NOW. TOWN CENTER PARK. DESIGNED. 
          SO AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, WE COMPLETED A SURVEY AND GEOTECH WORK IN 2025. SO NOW WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE INTO DETAILED DESIGN IN 26. THIS PLAN WILL REFINE THE CONCEPT INTO BUILDABLE, BUILDABLE DOCUMENTS THAT BALANCE GREEN SPACE WITH PAVED AREAS, CREATING A SIGNATURE DOWNTOWN PARK THAT FUNCTIONS BOTH FOR EVERYDAY USE AND FOR OUR MANY CITY EVENTS. AND THEN THE BIG SPLASH SLIDE TOWER PAINTING AND RESURFACING. SO THIS WILL GIVE A MAJOR FACELIFT TO A MARQUEE ATTRACTION. REMOVE RUST, REPAIR TOWER STEPS, REPAINT THE STRUCTURE AND RESURFACE ALL SLIDES, IMPROVING APPEARANCE, SAFETY, DURABILITY TO KEEP THE BIG SPLASH A BELOVED SUMMER DESTINATION. WHAT? WHAT DO YOU. YOU SAID SOMETHING IN YOUR PREVIOUS PRESENTATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED LIFE OF BIG SPLASH. WHAT? WHAT IS THE EXPECTED LIFE OF BIG SPLASH NOW? SO AS WE MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T PUT A PROJECTION OF YEARS ON IT. BUT AS WE MAINTAIN AND AND CONTINUE TO UPGRADE, AS LONG AS THE SPACE MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, WE CAN CONTINUE THAT ON FOR MANY YEARS. OKAY, I HAVE A QUESTION. QUESTION, JACK, JUST REAL QUICK. YOU MENTIONED TURF REPLACEMENT. I THINK IT WAS WINDSOR PARK FOR 950,000. 
          AND YOU MENTIONED IN THE LIFE, HAS THERE BEEN AN ASSESSMENT LIKE FORMALLY TO SEE IF THEY ACTUALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED OR IS IT JUST. YEAH. SO THERE'S TWO OF THOSE FIELDS THAT HAVE THAT ARE AT THEIR LIFE. WE USE A METER TO, TO MEASURE THE HARDNESS AND, AND HOW THE BALL WILL REACT ON THOSE. AND SO WE'RE RIGHT AT THE LIMITS. WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN GET ONE MORE YEAR OUT OF TWO OF THOSE FIELDS. THE OTHER TWO FIELDS I THINK HAVE TWO MORE YEARS LEFT. SO DOING THIS PROJECT AT ALL WILL ADVANCES ALLOW US TO TAKE A STEP FORWARD FOR MANY YEARS TO COME? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION ALSO THAT THE CARRIAGE HOUSE, THE FACILITY MAINTENANCE CREWS WILL BE DOING A LOT OF WORK THERE. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET A REALLY GOOD BANG FOR OUR BUCK ON THOSE EXPENDITURES. SO WE'LL BE DOING SOME OF THE WORK IN HOUSE. SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. AND I JUST WANTED TO MENTION MR. HOLT HAD TALKED ABOUT THE, THE PROJECTS ON IN HERE FOR 2026 TOTAL ABOUT 40.5 MILLION. 
          HOWEVER, ABOUT 15 MILLION OF THOSE ARE FROM GRANT REIMBURSABLE MONIES. AND THEN ANOTHER ALMOST 10 MILLION IS TIF FUNDED. SO THE THAT ONLY LEAVES ACTUALLY ABOUT 11.5 MILLION OF NEW APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CIP FOR 2026 BECAUSE THERE IS SOME MONEY FROM 2025 ALSO CARRYING OVER. SO FOR 2026, IT'S ABOUT 11.5 NEW APPROPRIATIONS THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. WHAT DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT THE NEW APPROPRIATION WAS FOR 2025 BUDGET. WAS THAT IN YOUR STUFF, MAYOR? 15 SO WAS 15, 14 SOMETHING. FIVE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A FEEL FOR IS IT MORE OR LESS? IT'S LESS. YEAH. IT'S LESS. IT WAS ACCORDING TO MY 16, 7 IN 25, 15, 17, SEVEN, 11. 
          YEAH. 17, 11, 17 TO 11. OKAY. SO IT'S LESS I RACIALIZED. WE RATIONALIZE THAT THAT EVEN THAT'S GOING DOWN WHEN YOU FACTOR IN ALL THE OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING FUNDED OUTSIDE, YOU REALLY GOT TO COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES TO WHAT THOSE KIND OF WHAT OTHER PROJECTS WERE AND WHAT THOSE FUNDINGS WERE BEING WOULD HAVE BEEN. IT WAS INTERESTING, ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT'S IN THERE, AND I REALLY QUESTION IT WHEN IT SHOWED UP AT THE AT THE INTERSECTION OF BUCKEYE PARKWAY AND HOLTON, THERE'S A LITTLE AREA ON THE NORTH WEST SIDE, AND IT'S GOT STUFF GROWING IN IT, AND IT WAS PUT IN AS A FROM AN EPA REQUIREMENT, IF I 
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REMEMBER. RIGHT. SO YOU SEE AN ITEM IN THERE LIKE $500,000 TO REHAB THAT TO BRING IT BACK UP TO THE EPA REQUIREMENTS. AND THAT'S THE COST OF BEING A CITY THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WILL NOTICE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE IT WILL LOOK NICER. BUT ALL OF IT, MOST OF IT'S UNDERGROUND AND PART OF THAT CORNER. OKAY. THANKS, SHANNON. CINDY, JACK, ALL FOR THAT. THAT WAS A GOOD OVERVIEW OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND STATUS. I'M SURE THE PUBLIC APPRECIATES THAT. 
          THEY PROBABLY HAVE NO CLUE HOW MANY THINGS WE'RE BUILDING AND FIXING AND PUTTING IN PLACE. 
          AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE JUST TO CALL JUST REMIND THE PUBLIC ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC COUNCIL'S KIND OF HAD THEIR CHANCE TO ASK THEIR QUESTIONS DURING. SO THANK YOU. HERE'S A QUESTION WHERE OH THERE WE GO. OKAY. I THINK YOU STILL HAVE TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. CARTER DOW, 4113 CYPRESS AVENUE. JUST IS ALL THIS INFORMATION GOING TO BE ON THE CITY WEBSITE? LIKE SOMEWHERE WHERE WE COULD FIND IT OR THE COVER LETTER AND THIS SLIDE SHOW PRESENTATION WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE MINUTES? OKAY. SO ONCE THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED, IT'LL SHOW UP ON THE WEBSITE WITH THE MINUTE PACKET. BUT IF YOU NEEDED A COPY YOU CAN CERTAINLY COME AND SEE ME. THANK YOU. THANKS, CARTER. OKAY, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT KIND OF 
          [Review of Council requested items for 2026]
THING I HAD PENCILED IN HERE WAS ANYTHING FROM COUNCIL JUST KIND OF GENERAL QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS, IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THEM MENTIONED, OR IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE IN THERE FOR 2026, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET A STATUS ON WHERE THOSE ARE FOR 2026. TED, I'M SURE YOU WANT TO ASK ABOUT SOME TREES OR SOMETHING. I CAN TALK TO THEM AFTER THE MEETING BECAUSE WE'RE SINCE WE'RE ALREADY AT SEVEN, I CAN TALK TO THEM AFTER. BUT YES, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY TREES. 
          OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? I THINK WE COVERED A COUPLE OF THEM. ENGINEERING COSTS AND SOME 
          [Detail of any money movement between funds prior to end of 2025]
THINGS LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT. ON THE AGENDA, I HAD AN ITEM ON HERE FOR MONEY. MOVEMENT BETWEEN FUNDS WILL DEFER THAT TILL LATER IN THE YEAR. AND ONCE AGAIN, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL OR FROM THE PUBLIC? I MEAN, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS THE BEST FORECAST FOR THE BUDGET, FOR WHAT WE THINK IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL DURING THOSE TIMES. WE WILL GO THROUGH THE BUDGET AT A LITTLE MORE DETAILED LEVEL. 
          WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE EACH DEPARTMENT COME UP AND SAY, MY BUDGET IS THIS MUCH OVER BECAUSE OF THIS OR THIS MUCH DOWN BECAUSE OF THAT. JUST SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE THE EMPLOYEES ARE GROWING OR SHRINKING IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, AND WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING FOR MAJOR MATERIAL CHANGES IN THE BUDGET, NOT A 3 OR 4% CHANGE. BUT, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY'S GOING UP FROM 25 EMPLOYEES TO 30, YOU OUGHT TO TELL US WHY WE'RE DOING THAT. IT OUGHT TO BE OBVIOUS PROBABLY BY THE TIME WE'VE SEEN THE PROJECTS AND THE PLANS, BUT THAT WOULD BE GOOD. THE PUBLIC WILL BE INVITED TO THOSE. THOSE WILL BE IN THE NEXT FEW COUNCIL MEETINGS. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. I MADE A COUPLE NOTES HERE. WHAT ABOUT WE'VE HAD SOME SPECULATION THAT WE MAY HAVE A AN ELECTION, PUT SOMETHING ON THE BALLOT MID-YEAR NEXT YEAR. DO WE HAVE MONEY BUDGETED FOR THE EXPENSE OF THAT? WE DO NOT HAVE AN EARMARK FOR THAT. NO, BUT I'M NOT SURE THE WHAT THE EXPENSE OF THAT WOULD BE. I THINK IT COULD BE ABSORBED IN THE BUDGET THAT WE WE PROBABLY APPROVE. 
          IT'S NOT A BIG, BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY OR ANYTHING. AND THAT WOULD THE NUMBERS GET LARGER? ONLY IF YOU HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION. SO IF YOU HAVE IT DURING A GENERAL ELECTION THAT THE COST ISN'T THAT GREAT. SO BUT WE'LL GET YOU THAT FIGURE. WHAT WE'D ESTIMATE THE COST WOULD BE. WELL, I WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST TRYING TO PLAN OUT NEXT YEAR IF WE IF WE DO CHANGE THE CITY INCOME TAX, WILL THAT HAPPEN DURING A SPECIAL ELECTION OR REGULAR ELECTION? AND IF WE THINK IT'S SPECIAL ELECTION, THEN WE SHOULD PROBABLY INCLUDE THOSE MONIES 
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HERE. I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE DURING A GENERAL ELECTION. OKAY, GOOD. AND MR. MAYOR, YOU MADE MENTION OF. I'LL WAIT TILL HE'S. GO AHEAD. AS ALWAYS, I STAND CORRECTED. WE DID EARMARK 100,000 IN THERE. AND IT MAYBE IS NOT JUST FOR THE ELECTION FOR THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS COSTS, BUT FOR EDUCATION OF OF THE SUBJECT MATTER. NOW, AS A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PROMOTE IT. WE CAN GIVE FACTS ABOUT IT. SO WE DO. SO OKAY. WELL THAT'S GOOD ALSO. 
          THANK YOU. IT'S AN ONGOING TEST. WILL THE MAYOR CATCH IT? HE'S STILL PRETTY SHARP. CHAIR, I HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. GO AHEAD. JUST CLARITY. IF A SPECIAL ELECTION DOES NOT CONSIDER THE PRIMARY RIGHT, A SPECIAL ELECTION IS IF WE DECIDE A WHOLE DIFFERENT DATE AT SOME POINT IN 2026. BUT IF IT'S A PRIMARY OR THE GENERAL ELECTION, MAYBE I NEED TO LOOK OVER HERE. 
          YEAH. YEAH, THE PRIMARY WOULD STILL BE WOULD BE A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A SPECIAL ELECTION. IT WOULD BE. IT WOULD STILL BE MORE THAN THE GENERAL ELECTION, JUST BECAUSE IT'S DIVVIED UP BASED ON WHO HAS STUFF ON THE BALLOT. SO BUT YEAH, THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ARE GOING TO BE THE TWO CYCLES WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO HIT. AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S THESE ARE VERY SPECIFIC IN TERMS OF WHEN YOU HAVE TO DO THINGS. SO WE JUST HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT LOOKING FORWARD OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. AND AGAIN YOU SAID THERE'S $100,000 WE WILL SEE IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          AND MR. MAYOR, YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE HOTEL TAX. IF WE WANTED TO DISCUSS HOW TO ALLOCATE THAT THE 650 OR WHATEVER, IS THAT SOMETHING COUNCIL WANTS TO TALK ABOUT NOW OR THINK ABOUT THAT AND BRING IT UP LATER? I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE WE CAN TAKE A SHOT AT IT AND THEN YOU CAN DISCUSS IT OR WE WON'T TAKE A SHOT AT IT. SO THAT'S THE QUESTION. I MEAN, THIS IS WHERE WE LIKE OKAY, TWO YEARS AGO THEY GOT THIS MUCH, THEN THEY GOT THIS MUCH AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET THIS MUCH. RIGHT. THAT'S THAT DISCUSSION WE NEED TO HAVE. WHO'S THE RODNEY? YOU'RE THE LIAISON RIGHT. WITH THE VISITOR BUREAU OR. YES. 
          WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY TO GET US SOME DISCUSSION ON THAT. MAYBE NEXT CAUCUS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HELP FIGURE THAT OUT? SURE. JUST A REMINDER IN TERMS OF LAST YEAR'S DISCUSSION, IN TERMS OF THAT, THAT SUBJECT MATTER, THE PROJECTION FOR THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX REVENUE FOR THIS YEAR WAS $585,000. DURING THE BUDGET MEETING, COUNCIL APPROPRIATED ABOUT 46,800 TRANSFERRED INTO THAT TO GIVE MORE MONEY FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE FUNDS TO THE FOUR ENTITIES THAT RECEIVED REVENUE. SO AGAIN, WE'RE PROJECTING THIS YEAR $650,000 FOR TOTAL REVENUE. 
          AND THAT IS THEN SPLIT BETWEEN THE FOUR IT SPLIT. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SPLIT BETWEEN ANY. 
          YEAH. THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR FOR FUNDING THOSE FOUR ENTITIES. OKAY. SOUNDS LIKE WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN CAUCUS. MAYBE IN ANOTHER MEETING OR OTHER SUGGESTIONS. SURE. I JUST WANTED TO SUGGEST ONE THAT WE DID HAVE AN AGREEMENT THIS YEAR WITH VISIT GROVE CITY. AND I THINK THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT VEHICLE IS STILL IN PLACE SO THAT BOTH PARTIES ARE AGREEING TO THE TERMS FOR A NEW CALENDAR YEAR. AND AS WELL, I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE US BE MAKING THESE DECISIONS. FORMULAICALLY VERSUS JUST HASHING IT OUT AT THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. BECAUSE TO ME, AGAIN, IT JUST GOES BACK TO LOOKING LIKE SPECIAL PROMISES OR FAVORS VERSUS A A WELL THOUGHT OUT PRESCRIBED FORMULA FOR ALLOCATING THE FUNDS. SO IF WE COULD GET TO THAT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND AND OBVIOUSLY FOR ME ALSO DOVETAIL ON THAT CONVERSATION, THE LONG RUNNING, I THINK THAT THE AMBITION IS THERE, BUT WE'VE NOT GOTTEN THERE. BUT I REALLY WOULD LOVE TO SEE US HAVE A GRANT PROGRAM WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT DOLLARS THAT COULD GO OUT TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AGAIN, SO THAT WE CAN BE ESTABLISHING CRITERIA AND APPLICATION PROCESS AND AWARD PROCESS, AND ALSO HOW THE 
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ENTITIES WILL REPORT INTO THE CITY ABOUT THE USE OF FUNDS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THEIR REIMBURSEMENT. AND I KNOW THAT HERE WE ARE AGAIN AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AND THAT'S A BIG PROJECT. BUT AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO THROW IT OUT BECAUSE I THINK THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT USE OF HOTEL TAX DOLLARS IN THEIR TOTALITY BLEEDS INTO BOTH OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS. SO JUST WANTED TO SET THOSE. OKAY. FINAL QUESTION, MR. MAYOR. CHUCK, WHOEVER WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET FOR BROOK PARK IN 2026? MAYBE THAT'S A QUESTION. MAYBE IT'S NOT COMPLETE YET, BUT I'D LIKE TO. I'M INTERESTED IN THAT. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S THERE'S ANY FUNDING. EXCUSE US. WHAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THERE? AND AGAIN, WE'RE GOING THROUGH A NEW AGREEMENT, AS YOU KNOW, WITH SOUTH-WESTERN CITY SCHOOLS, AND I BELIEVE IT'LL BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA. IS THAT RIGHT, STEVEN? YES, SIR. AND JUST TO BRIEFLY ON THAT, WE, YOU KNOW, THE OLD AGREEMENT AND I THINK COUNCIL RAISED SOME OF THE OBVIOUS THINGS THAT WEREN'T ADDRESSED OR THIS WAS REALLY A FINE TUNING OF IT, WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON PAGE ON THE SAME PAGE AS TO WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT. BUT IN THE END, IT'S I THINK THE CHANGES ARE GOOD FOR US, AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ALREADY APPROVED IT. SO YOU WILL BE SEEING THAT AT YOUR NEXT MEETING. AS YOU MAY RECALL, IN THAT AGREEMENT, THE CITY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE UTILITIES WITHIN THIS PROPOSED AGREEMENT. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, MY MEMORY. I THINK WE PAY A MAXIMUM OF $50,000 A YEAR. YES. YEAH. SO I WOULD EXPECT THAT STUFF TO BE IN THE BUDGET ONGOING. I WAS JUST WONDERED IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER LINE ITEMS FOR BROOK PARK OUTSIDE OF ONGOING EXPENSES? NO. AND JACK, YOU WERE ABLE TO STAFF THE BROOK PARK WITH WITH THE EXISTING STAFF THIS YEAR, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR BROOK PARK NEXT YEAR. ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL? NO SIR. WE DON'T. WE PLAN TO START BEING IN IN THERE AS SOON AS NOVEMBER FOR THE GYM, USE OF PICKLEBALL AND SOME ACTIVITIES LIKE THAT. AND THEN WE'LL START IN JANUARY 10TH. I BELIEVE IT IS WITH CLASSES AND IN SEVERAL ROOMS IN THERE. OKAY, GOOD. I THINK I'VE EXHAUSTED MOST OF MY QUESTIONS. ANYBODY? THERE WE GO. WE GOT ONE MORE, ONE MORE. 
          WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET FOR CODA PLUS. AND IS THAT INCLUDE ANY SATURDAY SERVICES FOR RIGHT NOW WE THE BUDGET OUR OUR AGREEMENT WITH CODA EXPIRES MAY MAY 30TH 1ST OR APRIL 1ST. THAT AGREEMENT FOR THIS YEAR OUR PORTION WAS $584,000. WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE CODA PERSONNEL THAT WITH THE LINK UP PROGRAM AND THAT MONEY COMING FROM THE SALES TAX, THEY'RE ESTIMATING OUR PAYMENT FOR NEXT YEAR. APPROXIMATELY 300,000. WE DO HAVE A AMOUNT IN THERE, MIKE. DO WE STILL HAVE ABOUT 5 OR 600,000 434 35 SO DURING THAT DISCUSSION, LIKE I SAY, WE JUST RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THAT WE WERE GOING TO LEAVE THAT MONEY IN AND TRY TO NEGOTIATE AT LEAST WEEKEND RATES I WEEKEND SERVICE, SO FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. SURE. 
          UNFORTUNATELY, IF I COULD UNFORTUNATELY THE DEFINITION OF WEEKENDS IS MUSH. ARE YOU GOING TO RUN FROM 6 A.M. TILL WHATEVER WE DO TODAY, WHAT TIME ON SUNDAYS. SO THERE'S OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE SOME KIND OF SERVICE, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME AS THE DAILY SERVICE. CAN I PIGGYBACK ON THAT QUESTION? I KNOW JODY HAS MORE QUESTIONS. IS THAT OKAY, CHAIR? THANK YOU. 
          ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANY OF THE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT ARE DOING THE CODA LIKE US? ARE THEY DOING WEEKENDS, OR WOULD WE BE THE FIRST COMMUNITY TO WANT TO TAKE THAT PROGRAM TO THE WEEKENDS? YOU KNOW, IF WESTERVILLE DOES MANAGE TO DO NOT NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S CERTAINLY A GOAL OF THE CITY IN TERMS OF THAT SERVICE. AND AGAIN, THAT CONTRACT DOES EXPIRE APRIL 30TH, AND THE TOTAL COST OF THAT PROGRAM WAS $779,000, OF WHICH CODA PICKED UP 194,000. SO AGAIN, THERE WOULD BE A. AN AMOUNT THAT IS LESS THAN WHAT WE PAID THIS YEAR. BUT AGAIN, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET MORE SERVICE AND LEAVE THAT APPROPRIATION THE SAME. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE? LAST CHANCE FOR 
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THE PUBLIC. AGAIN, I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO SAY THE PUBLIC DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET. I'M MAKING IT CLEAR. OKAY. WITH THAT. I THANK EVERYBODY FOR ATTENDING PUBLIC COUNCIL, MAYOR EVERYBODY. AND WITH THAT,
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