[Call to Order] [00:00:06] COUNCIL IS OFFICIALLY RECONVENING. WE STARTED OUR EVENING THIS EVENING AT 530, SO WE ARE BACK IN SESSION. IF YOU WOULD 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. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ALREADY CALLED THE ROLL THIS EVENING, [Approval of Minutes] AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 3RD COUNCIL MEETING AND APPROVE THEM AS WRITTEN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. HOUCK. YES. YES. YES. DO. YES. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME, EVERYONE. [Additional Item] THIS IS ONE OF THOSE EVENINGS WHERE WE LOOK OUT AND KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT ALL HERE FOR US. YOU'RE HERE FOR SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL. AND AND I WELCOME EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. I WANT TO ESPECIALLY WELCOME, OF COURSE, CONGRATULATE COUNCILMAN BARRY, WHO IS NEWLY ELECTED TO HIS SIXTH TERM IN OFFICE, AS WELL AS I BELIEVE I'VE SEEN ALL OF THE OTHER NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECT IN THE ROOM. GEORGE, WHO WILL BE SERVING IN THE AT LARGE SEAT, ALAN STURM, WARD THREE, AND MUHAMMAD OMAR, WARD FIVE. SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. AND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY, MAYOR STAGE, I BELIEVE YOU ARE READY TO KICK OFF THE EVENING WITH THE WHY, THE REASON ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE IN THE ROOM. OH MY, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE WHAT AN INCREDIBLE NIGHT. WE HAVE NINE OFFICERS, CORRECT? YES, SIR. THOSE GRADUATING FROM THE COLUMBUS POLICE ACADEMY. AND WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO HAVE A CITY TO BE ABLE TO WELCOME NINE NEW OFFICERS. INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU. WELL, WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO TRAFFIC NOW. SO THE FIRST ONE UP I HAVE IS USE THAT MICROPHONE, PLEASE. JAMES GREEN, THE THIRD. JAMES, DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY THAT YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE WITH YOU HERE? PERFECT. THERE'S ANOTHER PERSON THAT'S OUT THERE. PRESENTING WHO WOULD LIKE TO HOLD THE BIBLE. OKAY. YOU CAN EITHER CALL HIM. AND WHAT WE ASK IS THAT YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. WELL, PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND ON THE. LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE. RIGHT HAND. THERE WE GO. AND JUST REPEAT AFTER ME. I, JAMES BEING THE THIRD, SOLEMNLY SWEAR THE THIRD, SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF OHIO. STATE OF OHIO, OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. OBEY THE LAWS OF, OF, AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER. CHARTER THE CITY'S ORDINANCES. OF DISCHARGE. DISCHARGE. THE DUTIES OF 911 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER. DUTIES OF THE 911 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER, UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER, UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. PERFECT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GASTON. YES, MY WIFE. OKAY, PERFECT. YOU JUST SAW THE ROUTINE BIBLE. LEFT HAND RAISE. RIGHT HAND. ALRIGHT. NONE. GUSTER. YES, SIR. SOLEMNLY SWEAR. I SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT. I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF OHIO, STATE OF OHIO, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, [00:05:04] AND I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS. OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER, OF THE CITY'S CHARTER, THE CITY'S ORDINANCES, AND THE CITY'S ORDINANCES, AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE DUTIES OF 911 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER OR DISPATCHER. 911 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER PERFECT UPON WHICH UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. PERFECT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CALEB COX. CALEB, YOU GOT SOMEONE YOU HAVE TO BRING UP? PERFECT. AND CALEB, YOU ARE FROM RIGHT ANSWER. PRETTY IMPORTANT. NICE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN OFFICER HERE FROM GROVE CITY. SO YOU KNOW THE ROUTINE. YES, SIR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IF YOU WOULD. I, CALEB COX, I SOLEMNLY SWEAR I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF OHIO, STATE OF OHIO, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECT, OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER, CITY'S CHARTER, AND THE CITY'S ORDINANCES, ORDINANCES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER. IT IS A POLICE OFFICER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER, UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. CONGRATULATIONS. ARE. WE ARE. PRONOUNCE IT FOR ME, PLEASE. BEAUTIFUL. YOU HAVE SOMEONE HERE? THAT. EXCUSE ME. YES, SIR. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY. SO YOU'LL. YOU'VE HEARD THE OTHER TWO. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IF YOU WOULD. I ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME? I, HASSAN, SOLEMNLY SWEAR. SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT. I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF OHIO. STATE OF OHIO. AND OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. I OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, AND I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS OF THE PROVISION SERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER CITIES, CHARTER CITIES, ORDINANCES, ORDINANCES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE. THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER IS A POLICE OFFICER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER, UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. PERFECT. JACOB HURLEY. THAT WAS HOME. JACOB GALLOWAY HI SIR. IT STARTS WITH A G. PERFECT. IT'S A SUBURB OF GROZNY. DO YOU HAVE A BROTHER THERE? YOU? AND YOUR FAMILY IS YOUR MOM AND DAD AND SISTER? MOM? DAD. GIRLFRIEND? FRIEND. GOOD. OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO IF YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, JUST REPEAT AFTER ME. I JACOB HURLEY, I, JACOB HURLEY, SOLEMNLY SWEAR. SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF OHIO, STATE OF OHIO, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS. OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER, CITY'S CHARTER, THE CITY'S ORDINANCES, ORDINANCES. AND I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER, UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. PERFECT. THANK YOU. WESTERN. HOW TALL ARE YOU? WESTERN? SIX. EIGHT. REALLY? YEAH. SOMEBODY HERE THAT YOU WANT TO BRING UP? IS MY WIFE. OKAY? PERFECT. OKAY. LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE AND YOUR [00:10:06] RIGHT HAND UP. IF YOU WOULD REPEAT AFTER ME. I WESTERN LORENZ II WESTERN LORENZ. SOLEMNLY SWEAR. SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF OHIO AND THE STATE OF OHIO, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS. OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER, THE CITY'S CHARTER, THE CITY'S ORDINANCES, ORDINANCES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE. THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER IS A POLICE OFFICER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER, UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. PERFECT. THANK YOU. QUESTION. WHERE'S MAYOR'S HOME? MILFORD CENTER, OHIO, SIR. OKAY, THAT'S ALMOST DRIVING DISTANCE. GOOD MORNING. MACE, AM I PRONOUNCING THAT CLOSE? CLOSE? CLOSE, SIR. CAMERON. SIR. CAMERON. OKAY. YES, SIR. OKAY. MY GIRLFRIEND AND MY AUNT. EXCELLENT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. YOU NOW KNOW THE ROUTINE. HI, CAMERON. MACE. REVEREND MACE, SOLEMNLY SWEAR. SOLEMNLY SWEAR. I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF OHIO. STATE OF OHIO. AND OBEY. OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF AND OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS THE PROVISIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER, CITY'S CHARTER, THE CITY'S ORDINANCES, CITY ORDINANCE, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER. DUTIES OF A POLICE OFFICER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER, UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. OKAY. ANDREW, NOT SIR. HOW'S MY PRONUNCIATION? WHAT'S GOOD? ANDREW. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE? YES, SIR. YES. PERFECT. AND WHERE'S HOME? ORIGINALLY FROM FINDLAY, OHIO, SIR. OKAY. MOVING TO GROCERY. OKAY. I AM THE NORTH. I, ANDREW NORTH SOLEMNLY SWEAR. SOLEMNLY SWEAR I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF OHIO. STATE OF OHIO. AND OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER, THE CITY CHARTER, THE CITY'S ORDINANCES, ORDINANCES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER. DUTIES OF THE POLICE OFFICER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER, WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. PERFECT. THANK YOU. EMILY. YES, SIR. SIR. I NEVER LEARNED HOW TO SPELL IT. DID I PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME CORRECTLY? PATROLLING. OKAY. THANK YOU. I EMILY PATROLLING. HI. EMILY. PATROLLING. SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF OHIO. STATE OF OHIO. OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. THE PROVISIONS OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER. CITY'S CHARTER, ORDINANCES. THESE ORDINANCES AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE. DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER. DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER, UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. PERFECT. CONGRATULATIONS. MICHELLE. ROCKY. YES, SIR. DO YOU HAVE ANY MONEY? COME ON. OKAY. THAT'S FINE. COLONEL, WOULD YOU HOLD HER BIBLE FOR US? NO, NO. THE KEY QUESTION. WHAT ARE YOU, INDIANA? WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE. OKAY. I'M MICHELLE. RICK, I'M MICHELLE ROCKY SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE OF OHIO, THE STATE OF OHIO, AND [00:15:05] WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. THE PROVISIONS OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER, OF THE CITY'S CHARTER, THE CITY'S ORDINANCES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER, UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO DO. CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. TO HAVE THIS MANY POLICE OFFICERS IS INCREDIBLE. ALEXA. SCHWAB. SCHWAB. OKAY, OKAY. PERFECT. AND YOU HAVE HERE YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER. PERFECT. AND YOU ARE LIVING OR ORDERED TO MOVE FROM OR FROM PASTOR SASHA. PRETTY GOOD. OKAY. I PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME. ALEXA SCHWAB. SOLEMNLY SWEAR I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF OHIO, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS. I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER. CITY'S CHARTER, THE CITY'S ORDINANCES, ORDINANCES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER, A POLICE OFFICER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER, UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. JESSICA. SCOTT. YES. YOUR HUSBAND. OKAY. VERY GOOD. I JUST SCOTT, I, JESSICA SCOTT, SOLEMNLY SWEAR I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF OHIO. OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, AND I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS, AND THAT I WILL IN ALL RESPECTS OBSERVE THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY'S CHARTER AND THE CITY'S CHARTER. THE ORDINANCES AND ORDINANCES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF 911 DISPATCHER. THE DUTIES OF 911 DISPATCHER UPON WHICH I ABOUT TO ENTER, WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER. PERFECT. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL. CAN YOU RISE? AND WE'LL GET A GOOD PICTURE HERE. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL SUPREMELY IMPORTANT. I THINK, IN A COUPLE OF PAGES OF MY HISTORY OF BEING MAYOR, WE HAVE HAD TO REMIND SOME OF THE WAYS THAT IT DID TAKE AN OATH. AND THAT IT MEANS EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS. ALL OF YOU FOLKS, AND BEING ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE OATH AND TO BE PRESENT TODAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THIS IS A RECORD. FAMILY OR OTHER OFFICERS, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR CITY SERVICES. MAYOR, JUST REAL QUICKLY, IF YOU'RE A FAMILY MEMBER, ONE OF THE OFFICERS OR DISPATCHERS, PLEASE GO TO THE SAFETY COMPLEX. THERE'S REFRESHMENTS OVER THERE AWAITING YOU. NOT AS QUITE AS EXCITING AS A COUNCIL MEETING, BUT YOU CAN. THAT'S ME. THANK YOU. THAT'S ME. I GOT TWO, OKAY. HEAVILY. THANK YOU. JIMMY, KEEP THIS ONE. JOMANA. IS THAT RIGHT? [00:20:08] JOMANA. KEEP THAT ONE. YES. THANK YOU. CAN I SQUEEZE DOWN HERE? DO YOU MIND? SORRY. NO, NO, NO. YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. GOOD. YOU CAN SQUEEZE. [Welcome & Reading of Agenda] ALL RIGHT. SO FROM THE SEAT OF AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT WE JUST SAW. SO I KNOW THAT THE REST OF THE EVENING WILL PALE BY COMPARISON. BUT THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU THAT ARE HERE WITH US. CERTAINLY IS EXCITING. I THINK I SPEAK FOR ALL OF US TO SEE NINE NEW OFFICERS AND FOUR DISPATCHERS AND THEIR PROUD FAMILIES, ONLY SECOND TO THOSE FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE THE MEMBERS UP HERE. SO PROUD TO SEE THEM JOIN THE DIVISION OF POLICE AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM. AND I WILL SAY THIS. IT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE, I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. THEY ARE JOINING TEAMS THAT ARE SECOND TO NONE. I WILL PUT THAT OUT THERE EVERY CHANCE I GET. SO EXCITING TO SEE THEM JOIN THOSE RANKS THIS EVENING. NOW WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON TO OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING, AND I WILL GIVE IT A READ THROUGH HERE. UNDER LANDS WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 3725 C 3925, C 4525 AND C 4625, AS WELL AS RESOLUTION C, R 4825, CR 4925 AND CR 5025 UNDER SERVICE. WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 4025, C 4125 AND C 4225. UNDER FINANCE, WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 4325, C 4425 AND C 4725. UNDER PARKS WE HAVE RESOLUTION CR 5125. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, THIS AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. [Ordinance C-37-25 Rezone 3472 Grant Avenue from R-2 (single family residential) to D-1 (Double/Twin Singles). Second reading and public hearing.] AND SEEING NONE, I WILL PASS THE GAVEL TO YOU, MISS BURROWS WITH LANCE. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HOUCK. THE FIRST ORDINANCE UNDER LANCE THIS EVENING IS IS ORDINANCE C 3725. THIS IS TO REZONE 3472 GRANT AVENUE FROM R TWO, WHICH IS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO D ONE DOUBLE SLASH TWIN SINGLES. AND AT THIS TIME, IF I MAY, I HAVE SPOKE WITH PRESIDENT HOUCK AND I HAVE ADVISED HER, DUE TO A POTENTIAL BUSINESS CONFLICT, THAT SHE SHOULD RECUSE HERSELF. SO WE WILL ASK HER TO LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE THIS IS BEING HEARD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THE PETITIONER HERE FOR THIS ORDINANCE? NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, MISSUS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS REBECCA MOTTE, WITH AN OFFICE ADDRESS OF 411 EAST TOWN STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43215. THIS REQUEST IS TO REZONE THE PARCEL FROM R-2 TO D ONE TO CONSTRUCT A TWO FAMILY DWELLING. THE GROVE CITY 2050 PLAN RECOGNIZES THIS SITE AS A TOWN CENTER CORE NEIGHBORHOOD. PRIMARY USES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ARE A MIX OF HOUSING TYPES WITH PROXIMITY TO THE TOWN CENTER. THIS REQUEST IS SUPPORTED BY MARKET DEMAND FOR HIGH QUALITY HOUSING TYPES. EXTENSIVE NEARBY D ONE ZONING. COMPATIBILITY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD STANDARDS, AND THE OWNER'S OWN LONG TERM INVESTMENT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THE OWNER ALSO OWNS ADJACENT RESIDENCE AT 3466 GRAND AVENUE AND A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ON THE SAME PARCEL. HE'S MADE OVER $60,000 WORTH OF INVESTED IMPROVEMENTS IN 3472 GRANT AVENUE TO ELEVATE THE PROPERTY'S APPEARANCE AND ENHANCE THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD IS MADE UP OF D1 PARCELS. I'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE ADDRESSES. 3477 CLEVELAND AVENUE IS ZONED D ONE 3542 GRANT AVENUE IS ZONED D ONE 3543 GRANT AVENUE IS ZONED [00:25:04] D ONE 3547 GRANT AVENUE IS ZONED D ONE 3489 GRANT AVENUE IS ZONED D ONE AND THAT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM 3490 GRANT AVENUE. ADDITIONAL NEARBY NEAR NEARBY PARCELS HAVE A PATTERN OF BEING D ONE ZONING OR PDC TO SUPPORT MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED USES IN THIS AREA. ADDRESSES LIKE 39, 27, 39, 31, 39, 35, 39, 37 ARE ZONED PDC 3963 TO 3965 FRONT STREET ARE ZONED D ONE 3590. FRONT TO MIDLAND AVENUE IS D ONE 3600 TO 3619 MIDLAND AVENUE IS D ONE AND 4016 3612 AND 3610 LINCOLN AVENUE D ONE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE WIDESPREAD LAND USE PATTERNS IN THE EXISTING D ONE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS CONFIRMS THAT DUPLEX OR HIGHER DENSITY MULTIFAMILY USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY'S OWN PLANNING OBJECTIVES. TO GET TO DEMAND, THIS CORRIDOR HAS DEMONSTRATED LONG STANDING DEMAND FOR MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL HOUSING AND IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE SUCCESSFUL BEULAH PARK AND BEULAH CROSSING MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S STRONG MARKET SUPPORT HOMES IN BEULAH PARK REGULARLY SELL 450,000 AND 700,000, WITH MODERN 2 TO 3 BEDROOM DUPLEXES AND APARTMENTS RENTING FROM 2200 TO 2800 PER MONTH, WITH SOME THREE BEDROOM UNITS REACHING 4000 PER MONTH. THIS REFLECTS ROBUST MARKET DEMAND FOR A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES. THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY BY CONSTRUCTING A DUPLEX AT 3472 GRANT AVENUE WOULD MATCH THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL SCALE, AS WELL AS DENSITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IMPROVE THE PROPERTY VALUE THAT WILL BENEFIT MANY OLDER HOMES IN THE TOWN CENTER. IN CONCLUSION, I HAVE A COPY OF A LETTER IN COMPLETE SUPPORT FROM WAYNE AND VICTORIA MORRIS, WHO RESIDE AT 3484 GRANT AVENUE, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY TO 3472 GRANT AVENUE. THANK YOU. AND NOW I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MISS MAPP AT THIS TIME? NO. OKAY. JUST GO AHEAD AND HAVE A SEAT. AND THEN I'M GOING TO SEE IF THEIR DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAS ANY COMMENTS ON THIS MR. ROUSH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BURROWS. THERE'S NOTHING REALLY TO REITERATE OTHER THAN THE STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. THE PLANNING COMMISSION. PLANNING COMMISSION DID NOT CARRY FORWARD THAT RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL VOTING IT DOWN 1 TO 2. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT IT DOES COMPLY WITH OUR WITH OUR EXPERIENCE AND REVIEW OF THE TOWN CENTER CORE NEIGHBORHOOD FEATURE MODIFICATION OR DESIGNATION. AND AGAIN, WE ALSO DID SOME SIMILAR ANALYSIS AND FOUND THAT MULTIPLE NUMBER OF D1 PROPERTIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, FORM ALONG GRANT AVENUE ONE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET. SO WE CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION. WE'RE SUPPORTIVE IN OUR LONG RANGE PLANNING EFFORTS. AS WELL AS LOOKING AT THIS CASE, WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL. BUT AGAIN, PLANNING COMMISSION DID NOT MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. ROBERTSON. WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE SIGNED UP ON THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE. FIRST WE HAVE WAYNE MORRIS. WHEN YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, JUST YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. HELLO. WAYNE MORRIS, 3484 GRANT AVENUE. ACTUALLY, THE LOT DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE THE SPLIT LOT. IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN I PLEASE SEE THAT THAT LETTER. YEAH. OKAY. SO THIS IS A SEPARATE. I'M SURE YOU KNOW THIS. I THINK THERE'S BEEN THREE DIFFERENT PROCEEDINGS WITH THIS PROPERTY. I THINK ORIGINALLY HE WANTED TO BE SEE, BEFORE THAT IT WAS A A LARGE GARAGE, A STORAGE GARAGE FOR HIS BUSINESS. IT WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A LARGER GARAGE. HE WAS GOING TO TEAR DOWN AN OLD ONE. AND THEN THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE A NEWER STRUCTURE IN THE BACK, AN OLD LIKE 1900S GARAGE WOULD GO AWAY AND WE'D GET A NEW, BETTER SIGHT LINE. OKAY, THAT'S WHAT THIS WAS ABOUT. THIS IS DATED SEVEN 323. OKAY. THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THIS IS A FEW A COUPLE YEARS AGO. THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MATTER. THIS IS A THIS IS A DUPLEX ON A [00:30:06] 48 FOOT WIDE LOT. SO BASICALLY MY CONCERN AND, YOU KNOW, LIVING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 11 PLUS YEARS NOW, THINGS ARE TIGHT. IT'S PARKING IS AN ISSUE. THIS IS BASED OFF OF THE 1872 PLAT. I BELIEVE THE MODEL T DIDN'T DROP TILL 1908. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT, PARKING ON THE STREETS AND ISSUE. BASICALLY JUST DENSITY IS THE THING. SO RIGHT NOW, TO BE HONEST, 3472 THE ACTUAL HOUSE IS BEING OPERATED AS AN AIRBNB. I DON'T PERSONALLY LIKE TO LIVE NEXT TO AN AIRBNB. I FOUND THAT OUT. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME. SO MY ISSUE WITH IT IS THIS DUPLEX. I COULD SEE THIS BEING SHORT TERM TRANSIENT RENTING LIKE THAT. WE HAVE NOW ONLY TIMES THREE AND THAT REALLY IT'S IT'S NOT SOMETHING I CAN'T LIVE WITH, BUT IT'S NOT WHAT I BOUGHT INTO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I BOUGHT INTO WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER A ROCKWELL, LIKE A BEAUTIFUL, PEACEFUL NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M RAISING MY SON THERE. I JUST DON'T WANT I DON'T WANT THE CAR TO FALL, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BECAUSE, LIKE, I COULD SEE IF IF THIS IS AIRBNB, AIRBNB, AIRBNB, AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT TO COME HERE, WE'RE BUILDING THIS BROADWAY LIVE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A REALLY AWESOME TOWN CENTER. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT TO STAY HERE. IT'S GOING TO GET MORE BUSY. AND I MEAN, I'M NOT COMPLETELY ON BUSINESS SAVVY. LIKE, I COULD SEE MYSELF HAVING AN RV OR AN AIRBNB, AND THAT LEAVES MY POOR NEIGHBORS NEXT DOWN THE LINE. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? SO THERE ARE THINGS THAT MAKE ME REALIZE LIKE, THIS IS REALLY, TRULY WHY THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL THAT PASSED IN IN JUNE SETS OUT PROVISIONS FOR AIRBNB, 100% BONUS DEPRECIATION. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO WRITE THINGS OFF HOT TUBS, MATTRESSES, WHATEVER YOU WANT. IT'S IT'S REALLY IT'S IT'S A GOOD BUSINESS MOVE. I UNDERSTAND IT, BUT I FEEL LIKE THE PRODUCT HE'S SELLING IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING, SO. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISTER MORRIS. APPRECIATE IT. WE ALSO HAVE NANCY PARNELL. THANK YOU. HELLO. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, MISS PARNELL. NANCY PARNELL, 3490 GRANT AVENUE. I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN TO PLEAD FOR THE PRESERVATION OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I LIVE NEXT TO WAYNE. IT USED TO BE A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAD TREES. IT'S STILL NOT BAD, BUT SO FAR THEY'VE TAKEN EVERY STREET. ALL FOUR OF THEM THAT SURROUND OUR BLOCK. THEY'VE TAKEN THE TREES, THE PIECE. AND WHAT'S COMING ISN'T GOING TO BE PRETTY FOR PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT IN THERE HOPING TO LIVE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD INSTEAD OF A HIGH DENSITY COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S NOT. YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE THE CHARACTER OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S NOT COMING BACK. PEOPLE ARE. PEOPLE ARE LEAVING. AND ON TOP OF THAT, IT FLOODS, WHICH NO ONE HAS ADDRESSED. BUT I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE, HOWEVER, PLEASE. IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S NOT A HIGH DENSITY, SHORT TERM RENTAL. NOISY. CROWDED. PLEASE. ONE HOUSE IS ENOUGH. ONE HOUSE ON THAT PROPERTY IS ENOUGH. THERE'S TOO MUCH. YOU'RE JUST GIVING IT AWAY. EITHER BY LARGE CHUNKS OR LITTLE CHUNKS. BUT YOU'RE GIVING IT ALL AWAY. AND EVERYTHING YOU GIVE TO A DEVELOPER IS TAKEN AWAY FROM US. THE ONES WHO LIVE THERE. MAYBE YOU DON'T CARE THAT SOMEONE WOULD DO THAT TO YOUR FAMILY, BUT I CARE THAT SOMEONE'S DOING IT TO MINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS PARNELL. ALL RIGHT, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS MOTT ON THIS? ORDINANCE? I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. JUST A COMMENT, PLEASE. MR. BERRY. YEAH, THE. I CAN TELL YOU THIS, I'VE BEEN CONTACTED FOUR TIMES BY NEIGHBORS OVER THERE ABOUT THE AIRBNB, AND IT'S THE PROPERTY OWNER NEEDS TO DO A BETTER JOB, YOU KNOW, TAKING CARE OF THE PROPERTY AND AND ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO TRASH AND THAT TYPE OF THING [00:35:04] AND AND NOISE AS WELL. SO THE AIRBNB ISSUE IS A IS A PROBLEM CITYWIDE. IT REALLY IS. I MEAN WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED, WHAT THE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF OUR CITY AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, HOW LOUD THEY CAN BE, YOU KNOW, NOT SET UP AN OUTDOOR BAND AND EVERYTHING. SO THOSE THOSE CONCERNS ARE LEGITIMATE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? MISS, MISS, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR MISS MOTT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SO THE LETTER AGAIN AND SEEING THAT IT'S DATED FROM 2023, DO THE NEIGHBORS WHO WROTE THAT LETTER, ARE THEY AWARE THAT IT IS BEING PRESENTED TONIGHT WITH THIS PARTICULAR READING? I THOUGHT THEY DID BECAUSE MY CLIENT PROVIDED IT FOR ME. YEAH. OKAY. SO I THOUGHT SO, YES. BUT I APPARENTLY WE NEED TO RETRACT FROM THAT. YEAH. NO, I MEAN THAT LETTER IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS. WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS, BUT I'M APPARENTLY WRONG. THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYONE ELSE? NOPE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. NO, MADAM CHAIRMAN, IS THIS ONE OF THESE? WE HAVE A POINT OF ORDER, SIR. I NEED A GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. SECOND. I'LL SECOND IT NOW. QUESTION. MISTER. MISTER SMITH, IS THIS ONE OF THESE ORDINANCES WHERE IT'S THE REVERSE OF THE. BECAUSE. BECAUSE THEY DENIED IT? NO. WHAT HAPPENED? THE RECOMMENDATION YOU GOT FROM PLANNING COMMISSION IS YOU'RE NOT CONSIDERING THAT YOU WERE VOTING BASED ON THE ISSUE AT HOME, WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE THE REZONING. OKAY. SO A YES IS A YES, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. YES. A SECOND. READY? ANDERSON? NO. WILSON. NO. HOUCK. OH. HOLT. YES, MARY. NO! DO. OH! BURROUGHS. NO. THANK YOU. KEEP [Ordinance C-39-25 Approve a Special Use Permit for a Marijuana Dispensary for ACT Investments located at 3989 Jackpot Road. Second reading and public hearing.] GOING. ALL RIGHT. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE'S OKAY. THE NEXT ORDINANCE UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING IS ORDINANCE C 3925. THIS IS TO APPROVE APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A MARIJUANA DISPENSARY FOR ACT INVESTMENTS LOCATED AT 3989 JACKPOT ROAD. DO WE? YES. IF YOU CAN APPROACH A PODIUM WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS BEFORE YOU START SPEAKING ON OCTOBER 7TH, PLANNING COMMISSION OF GROVE CITY DID RECOMMEND A DENIAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT AT THIS LOCATION WITH THE FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS. ALL OUTSTANDING PROPERTY MAINTENANCE VIOLATIONS SHALL BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO THE DISPENSARY OPEN OPENING. THE SITE SHALL BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN CHAPTER ONE, 136 OF THE CITY CODE AND THE EXISTING NONCONFORMING SIGN AT THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE PROPERTY SHALL BE REMOVED. IF THIS WAS TO BE PASSED, YOU WOULD NEED TO AGREE TO ALL OF THESE. OKAY. WITH THAT, PLEASE NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SURE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHRIS WELSH. MY ADDRESS IS 3560 DOLSON COURT, CARROLL, OHIO 43112. I AM WORKING WITH ACT INVESTMENTS TO OPEN THIS DISPENSARY HERE ON JACK JACKPOT ROAD. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE, THE BUILDING SITS BEHIND RED ROOF INN THERE. THE BUILDING WAS A FORMER MEDICAL OFFICE AND THE SITE HAS BEEN VACANT FOR A FEW YEARS AND HAS FALLEN INTO CONSIDERABLE DISREPAIR. SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE ABSOLUTELY AGREE TO THE REQUESTED PROVISIONS OF C 3925. THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE VIOLATIONS WILL BE RESOLVED. THE LANDSCAPING WILL BE CLEANED UP, CLEARED UP, KEPT IN AN ORDERLY CONDITION. ANY SIGNAGE WILL GO THROUGH THE TRADITIONAL GROVE CITY APPROVAL PROCESS. THE BUILDING WILL BE REPAIRED TO ITS FORMER CONDITION AND THE SITE WILL BE AGAIN MAINTAINED. WE DO NOT CURRENTLY OWN THE PROPERTY. THE OUR PURCHASE IS CONTINGENT ON APPROVAL OF THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE DISPENSARY WILL LOOK LIKE ONCE IT'S RETURNED TO ITS FORMER CONDITION. THE BUILDING WILL LOOK LIKE IT DID WHEN IT WAS AN OPERATING MEDICAL OFFICE. THE DECOR WILL REMAIN THE SAME, AND SIMILAR NEUTRAL TONES WILL BE USED. THE DISPENSARY IS NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE A SMOKE SHOP. [00:40:05] NO FLASHING LIGHTS, ANYTHING CRAZY. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE POT LEAF SIGNS ALL OVER THE PLACE. SIMPLY PUT, IT WILL LOOK LIKE A NEW VERSION OF THE CURRENT BUILDING. OKAY, THE DISPENSARY WILL NOT BE A NUISANCE TO THE AREA. THE GROVE CITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REVIEW FOUND THAT THE ANTICIPATED TRAFFIC FALLS IN LINE WITH ANY SIMILARLY ZONED BUSINESS FOR THAT LOCATION. THE THE EXTERIOR. THERE WILL BE COMPLIANT EXTERIOR LIGHTING LIGHTING THAT WILL BRIGHTEN UP THE PARKING LOT. CAMERAS WILL BE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, AND STATE OFFICIALS HAVE 24 HOUR ACCESS TO LIVE FEEDS AND HISTORICAL VIDEO. LOITERING IS NOT ALLOWED INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE DISPENSARY. CONSUMPTION ON PREMISE IS PROHIBITED, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL HAVE THE CAMERA FOOTAGE TO ENFORCE THIS. DISPENSARIES ARE ROUTINELY INSPECTED BY STATE OFFICIALS, BOTH SCHEDULED AND UNSCHEDULED. FOR THESE REASONS, DATA ACTUALLY SHOWS THAT AREAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO DISPENSARIES HAVE EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN CRIME RATES. YOU HAVE LIGHTING, YOU HAVE CAMERAS, AND YOU HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT ARE WILLING TO LOOK AT THAT AND HAVE ACCESS TO IT. GROVE CITY DOES GET SIGNIFICANT TAX REVENUE FROM SALES AT THE DISPENSARY. ALL ADULT USE SALES ARE TAXED AT 10%. AND OF THAT GROVE CITY IS DISTRIBUTED 36%. SO EFFECTIVELY IT'S 3.6%. COMING BACK TO GROVE CITY, THE OWNERSHIP GROUP IS NOT FROM OUT OF TOWN. THIS IS NOT A BIG MULTI-STATE OPERATING MARIJUANA COMPANY. THEY ARE LOCAL. THEY LIVE IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY HERE. AND WE'VE BEEN LICENSED SINCE 2018. AND WE HAVE A VERY GOOD COMPLIANCE RECORD. AND WITH THAT, I DID HAVE SOME PICTURES. I APOLOGIZE, I PUT IT ON A THUMB DRIVE SO I CAN'T SHARE IT. MY APOLOGIES, BUT WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WE'RE GOOD AT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OF COUNSEL FOR MR. WELSH RIGHT NOW, MR. WELCH, MOST OF THOSE THINGS YOU RATTLED OFF THERE ARE STATE REGULATIONS, CORRECT? YES. AND WHAT WOULD BE THE OPERATING HOURS? WELL, THE OPERATING HOURS THAT WE INTEND WOULD BE TEN TILL EIGHT AND A SUNDAYS. WE WOULD PROBABLY CLOSE EARLIER 5 OR 6:00, BUT SIMILAR. AND DRIVE THRU. NO DRIVE THROUGH. AND THIS IS ADULT RECREATIONAL USE AND MEDICAL USE DISPENSARY. IT IS MEDICAL USE AND ADULT USE. YES. MR. HALL, IS THAT ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE FROM COUNCIL RIGHT NOW? JUST PLEASE GO AHEAD. MR. BERRY. THE YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE THEY ARE THEY COVERED UNDER THE UNDER UNION WAGES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. NO THEY'RE NOT. OKAY. AND THEN THE MR. HALL ALREADY ANSWERED 10 TO 8. AND ARE YOU AWARE THAT THE PROPERTIES ABATED, TAX ABATED? NO, IT IS. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL FOR RIGHT NOW. I'LL HAVE MORE AS WE WOULD LIKE TO RESOLVE ANY, ANY ABATED ISSUES, MISS ANDERSON? YES, YES. THANK YOU. DID YOU SAY THAT YOU DO HAVE. YES, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. DID YOU SAY THAT YOU DO HAVE OTHER LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE OF OHIO? WE CURRENTLY HAVE. WE OPERATE A CULTIVATION FACILITY IN DAYTON, OHIO, AND THAT IS WHAT WE WERE FIRST LICENSED FOR IN 2018. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE RIGHT NOW, MADAM CHAIR? YES, MAYOR. STEVE. YEAH. THANKS, MR. WELSH. AND I WISH THIS WAS JUST A MATTER OF IMPROVING A BUILDING AND NOT THE SUBJECT MATTER BEING MARIJUANA. AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE VETOED TWO OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE COME BEFORE US. AND THE FACT THAT THE THE TAX SITUATION. I MEAN, HERE'S THE LATEST, NEWEST REVISION FROM THE OHIO LEGISLATURE ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH MARIJUANA. WE HAVE A DYNAMIC SITUATION. IT IS NOT NAILED DOWN. RIGHT. WELL, THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTITUTING THEY THEY DO HAVE THE OLD RULES ARE IN EFFECT [00:45:02] CURRENTLY, AND THEY ARE ROLLING OUT NEW RULES INCREMENTALLY. DON, WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT? WELL, THAT'S MY POINT. IT IS NOT NAILED DOWN. MATTER OF FACT, WEDNESDAY THIS THESE HUNDRED OR 900 PAGES, 20 OR 30 PAGES IS GOING TO GO TO A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AND THEY'RE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT OTHER ADD ONS AND CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO BE MAKING TO SENATE BILL 56. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC THAT THIS THIS IS NOT A DONE DEAL. THERE ARE THERE ARE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING MADE AS WE SPEAK. YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO MY NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? YES OF COURSE. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS TOM HERRON. I'M A PARTNER WITH THE LAW FIRM OF FRANCE WARD. I REPRESENT ACT INVESTMENTS. OUR BUSINESS ADDRESS IS 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3000, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44 114. AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT SENATE BILL 56, YOU ARE CORRECT. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO BILLS PASSED BY CHAMBER IN THE OHIO LEGISLATURE. THE SENATE VERSION OF SENATE BILL 56 DID ADJUST THE TAX REVENUE AND WOULD REDUCE THE TAX REVENUE, I BELIEVE, TO 25% OF THE 10%. THE VERSION OF SENATE BILL 56 THAT WAS JUST PASSED BY THE OHIO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MAINTAINS THE EXISTING 36% OF THAT TAX REVENUE TO GO TO LOCAL HOST COMMUNITIES. BUT YOU ARE CORRECT, MR. MAYOR. THERE IS DEBATE OVER CHANGES IN THE LEGISLATURE. AND PARDON ME, I'M NOT TRYING TO ATTACK YOU. IT'S JUST OF COURSE, WHAT YOU'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO DO IS TO VOTE ON A NEW ENTERPRISE, A NEW BUSINESS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT ALL THE RULES HAVE NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED. AGAIN, MAYOR, IF I MAY ADDRESS THE QUESTION, THE CHANGES WITHIN SENATE BILL 56, TO THE EXTENT THEY MAKE CHANGES TO THE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OR REGULATIONS OF MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE STATE OF OHIO, THEY TEND TO BE MORE HEAVY HANDED ON THE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF CHANGES THAT YOU FIND IN THE IN THE LEGISLATION. THEY CODIFY SOME EXISTING REGULATORY ADVERTISING RESTRICTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT ARE IN ADMINISTRATIVE RULE AS OPPOSED TO BEING CODIFIED IN LEGISLATION, AS IT PROBABLY WOULD SURPRISE NOBODY TO HEAR. THE OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS NOT BEEN ENTIRELY FAVORABLE TO THE MARIJUANA INDUSTRY, AND I WOULD NOT EXPECT THEM TO ENACT ANY RULES THAT REDUCE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING MARIJUANA BUSINESSES. IF I COULD, MADAM CHAIR. YES, MAYOR. I'M SORRY, MR. SMITH. NO. AND I AND I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, WHEN IT COMES TO THE MONEY, I KEEP HEARING THE ARGUMENT. YOU KNOW, THE HOST COMMUNITY IS GOING TO GET MONEY, HOST COMMUNITY IS GOING TO GET MONEY. I THINK WHEN I LOOKED UP THIS STAT LAST AND I GOT ON THE INTERNET. SO IF IT'S NOT RIGHT, THE INTERNET'S WRONG. BUT I THINK THE STATE HAD COLLECTED $122 MILLION OF MARIJUANA TAX. 36, OR 35% OF THAT SHOULD HAVE GONE TO THE HOST COMMUNITIES. THE STATE HAS NOT DISTRIBUTED ONE PENNY OF THAT YET, BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL DEBATING WHAT TO DO WITH THAT MONEY. NOW, YOU'RE RIGHT. ONE VERSION OF THE BILL WOULD GIVE THE HOST COMMUNITIES THE MONEY. BUT IT'S BEEN A YEAR PLUS AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN A NO COMMUNITY HAS SEEN A DIME. SO IT IT'S A HARD SELL TO SAY. I MEAN I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE COUNCIL'S CLEAR THAT EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT. AND I READ ON THE INTERNET THE HOST COMMUNITIES ARE GOING TO GET MONEY. IT JUST THERE HASN'T BEEN A PENNY DISTRIBUTED YET. THERE'S SHARED FRUSTRATION AMONG THE INDUSTRY, THE ADVOCATES AND ANY NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. YEAH, I MEAN, 35% OF A AND THAT WAS 122 MILLION, I THINK, AS OF AUGUST. AND I THINK IT'S ABOUT $10 MILLION A MONTH. THEY'RE COLLECTING. SO A LOT OF MONEY. SORRY. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YES, MAYOR. GOING TO CONTINUE ON? YES, PLEASE. WE HAVE BEEN VERY FRIENDLY TO. EVEN THOUGH SOME PEOPLE SAY WE'RE NOT TO BEING ABLE TO EMBRACE THE MARIJUANA DISPENSARY. WE DID NOT PASS A MORATORIUM. IT GOT TURNED DOWN. WE HAD TWO CASES WHERE BECAUSE THEY WERE WITHIN THE 500FT, I VETOED THEM. WE CHANGED THE 500FT. WE HAVE MADE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS. WE DID AWAY WITH THE ONE YEAR AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, AND MADE IT SO THAT IT'S CONTINGENT UPON WHATEVER MAY BE VIOLATIONS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT. YOU GOT 30 DAYS TO APPEAL IT AND ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS. SO ON THE SURFACE, WE HAVE BEEN FRIENDLY TO THIS ENTERPRISE. I WOULD ALSO SAY THIS, THAT YOU'RE BUILDING THE REASON THE QUESTION WAS ASKED ABOUT THE TAX ABATEMENT. AS THE MAYOR, I CANNOT SUPPORT RETAINING THAT TAX ABATEMENT FOR THIS ENTERPRISE. SO THAT'S ALL THE POINTS THAT I WANT TO MAKE. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THE SURVEY WHERE THE MAYOR MENTIONED THE DISTANCE THAT [00:50:02] CITY LINES WITH THE STATE OF OHIO, THE LESS, NO MORE, NO LESS THAN 500FT FROM RESIDENTIAL FROM TREATMENT CENTERS. THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION IS, IF YOU CAN CONFIRM, THE DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE OPIATE CENTER THAT IS IN THAT AREA. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS MORE THAN 500FT AWAY FROM ANY AND ALL PROHIBITED FACILITIES, BOTH UNDER STATE LAW AND LOCAL CODE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CONFIRMING THAT. OF COURSE. THANK YOU. YES. MR. ROUSH, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT ON THIS PARTICULAR SPECIAL USE? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, WE MADE THE APPLICANT HIRE A PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR TO DETERMINE THAT DISTANCE. THAT WAS 508.9FT. SO IT DOES COMPLY. BASED OFF THE SURVEY WE RECEIVED OF THAT DISTANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CONFIRMING THAT, MADAM CHAIR. ONE OTHER THING, AS PART OF OUR DUE DILIGENCE, IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT TO GIVE A REPORT ON THIS AS WELL. OKAY. MR. TIFFORD. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. CHAIR BURROWS, I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS. I WOULD, FIRST OF ALL, LIKE TO THANK AND THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT YOU PAID. WHEN WE BEGAN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE DISPENSARY AND ESTABLISHING SAFETY RULES. AND WE APPRECIATE THE CONDITIONS AND THE ELEMENTS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN CR 32, 24 AND SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION, AS WELL AS THE STATE LAW. SO THANK YOU FOR ESTABLISHING THIS. I WILL I WOULD ASK THAT YOU AT LEAST CONSIDER A COUPLE OTHER CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE. FIRST OF ALL, THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS, WE KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IN THAT GENERAL AREA ALONG STRINGTOWN ROAD AND THE INTERSTATE IS A HIGH CRASH AREA. SO ANY, ANY DEVIATION FROM FROM TRAFFIC MIGHT, MIGHT BE A PROBLEM IN THAT AREA. WE DO KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THAT'S DONE ILLEGALLY AT THE INTERSECTION OF JACKPOT ROAD. SO THERE'S CONCERNS THAT AT LEAST YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE CALLS FOR SERVICE IS ELEVATED IN THAT AREA FOR THE POLICE DIVISION. AND AND SO IN THAT HOTEL MOTEL AREAS THERE THAT'S INCREASED A LITTLE BIT. AND THEN WE HAVE IN THE LAST FALL, EARLIER IN THE FALL AND THE SUMMER, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH SOME PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ISSUES WITH THE PROPERTY. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THOSE ARE HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, BUT THAT'S DYNAMIC AS WELL. AND WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST TO YOU THAT WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LIGHTING. I KNOW THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE LIGHTING THAT WAS IN PLACE. WE APPLAUD THAT. WE THINK THAT THERE IS A DETERRENT BETWEEN BRIGHT LIGHTS AND THE CAMERAS THAT WOULD DETER CRIME IN THAT AREA. AND SO WE WE WILL WORK WITH THE APPLICANT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE LIGHTING IS MAINTAINS TO THE STANDARDS. SO BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR. MR. TIFFORD. NO THANK YOU THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, WHEN YOU GET UP TO THE PODIUM NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND ALSO THIS IS ABOUT A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. SO PLEASE STAY ON TOPIC. IT'S NOT ABOUT A DISPENSARY IN GROVE CITY, BUT THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION. AND THE FIRST PERSON WE HAVE SIGNED UP IS MR. JIM HARRINGTON. AND I'M SORRY, JIM. I KNOW YOU SPOKE MANY TIMES BEFORE, I APOLOGIZE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JIM HENNINGER, 2755 WOODS CRESCENT. YOU SAID THAT THIS IS JUST ABOUT THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN THAT LOCATION. OKAY. CAN I ASK SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING TO. WHAT REASON THE COUNCIL WOULD APPROVE THIS? WHEN? WHEN GROVE CITY HAS NEVER BEEN PULLED, WHETHER THEY WANTED IT OR NOT IN THE CITY. YEAH. I MEAN, WE DON'T WE DON'T DO POLLS. IT WAS PASSED IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY BY THE ELECTORATE AS PART OF THE BALLOT INITIATIVE A COUPLE YEARS AGO. COUNCIL HAS TAKEN STEPS TO ALLOW THIS WITH CONDITIONS, HENCE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. SO WE HAVE A PROCESS, BUT WE DON'T DO POLLS OF RESIDENTS ASK WHAT WHAT WHAT PASSED TWO YEARS AGO WITH THE MARIJUANA ISSUE. WHAT WHEN THE WHEN THE INITIATIVE PETITION TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA IN THE STATE OF OHIO, IT WAS IN GROVE CITY. IT WAS MORE YESES THAN NOS. OKAY, WE HAVE LEGALIZED MARIJUANA, BUT WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE RESIDENTS WHETHER THEY WANT A DISPENSARY HERE OR NOT. WELL, AND IF I MAY, [00:55:06] I MEAN, WHAT THE WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE RESIDENTS THROUGH THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, WHICH ARE THESE SEVEN PEOPLE UP HERE? AND THEY HAVE MADE THE DETERMINATION, THIS COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY THAT THEORETICALLY IT CAN HAPPEN IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY IF IT MEETS INCREASED REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE IMPOSED WITH THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. OUR REQUIREMENTS GO ARE EVEN MORE STRINGENT THAN WHAT THE STATE HAS CURRENTLY. OKAY. CAN I ASK WHETHER WE WE HAVE 21 DISPENSARIES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY RIGHT NOW? WHAT? WHY DO WE WANT ONE ANOTHER ONE HERE IN GROVE CITY? WHAT? WHY WOULD YOU PASS ANOTHER ONE? YOU HAVE 21 ALREADY. FIRST OF ALL, YOU DON'T LOOK AT ME, I DON'T PASS ANYTHING. I'M JUST A COUNCIL QUESTION. WELL, WHAT? WHAT? WELL, MY LAST COMMENT IS THE RESTRICTIONS SAY THAT IT CAN'T BE WITHIN 500FT OF HOUSING, SCHOOLS AND THAT KIND OF THING. THE OHIO ADDICTION RECOVERY BUILDING IS 508FT AWAY. CORRECT? EIGHT FEET DIFFERENCE. AND THERE'S CARS DRIVING RIGHT PAST 508FT FROM AN OHIO ADDICTION RECOVERY. DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT'S RIGHT TO PUT IT THERE? AND JUST TO PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, SIR, THE 500FT IS THE STATE LAW. WE MIRRORED THE STATE LAW TO THE T, SO WE ARE JUST FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES THAT WERE SET FORTH BY THE STATE. OKAY. BUT THIS CITY DOES NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW STATE GUIDELINES. THEY CAN SET MORE RESTRICTIVE GUIDELINES IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO. AND WE'VE DONE SO IN OTHER AREAS REGARDING MARIJUANA. YOU COULD DO IT IN THIS CASE TOO, IF YOU CHOSE TO DO SO. BUT THE 500FT AS IT'S WRITTEN IN THE CODE RIGHT NOW, THIS APPLICATION COMPLIES WITH THAT WITH THE STATE, WITH OUR CURRENT LOCAL ORDINANCE TO CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. NEXT WE HAVE JOHN MATTERA. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SIR. JOHN MATTERA 6469 PORTAGE PATH COURT, GROVE CITY, OHIO. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON WHAT I CAN TALK ABOUT, JUST THIS LOCATION, NOT MARIJUANA POTENCY OR EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA. CORRECT. THAT TAKES OUT A BUNCH OF IT. ALL RIGHT. SO AS JIM MENTIONED, IN DOING SOME RESEARCH, THERE'S AT LEAST FOUR DISPENSARIES WITHIN A 15 MINUTE DRIVE OF GROVE CITY AND 21 IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. THERE'S ALSO 50, AT LEAST 55. SOME RESEARCH HAS A HIGHER NUMBER THAN THAT. COMMUNITIES IN OHIO THAT HAVE BANNED OR PUT A MORATORIUM ON ALLOWING A DISPENSARY IN THEIR AREAS. AND AS MR. SMITH MENTIONED, AND THIS WAS FROM JULY OF 2025. AND THE PLAIN DEALER, LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE ALLOWED MARIJUANA SALES HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THE MONEY THAT THE STATE HAS COLLECTED. SO FROM THAT STANDPOINT, I DON'T SEE ANY BENEFIT TO GROVE CITY FOR THIS FACILITY. THERE'S NO TRAFFIC STUDY WAS DONE BEFORE BRINGING THIS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND I WONDER ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE 60 CARS AN HOUR, ONE CAR A MINUTE, ACCORDING TO THEIR PROPOSAL, GOING THROUGH THIS AREA. THAT'S A LOT. AND THAT'S A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. AND THEY'RE HIGH ORDERS. HIGH BUSINESS HOURS ARE 3 TO 6 P.M. ACCORDING TO THEIR FILING. SO 60 AN HOUR, THEY'RE GOING TO BE FULLY STAFFED AT SEVEN CLERKS, FIVE PEOPLE PER HOUR PER CLERK. THAT'S 35 PEOPLE AN HOUR. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE OTHER 25 PEOPLE? WHERE DO THEY GO? I KNOW THEY SAID THERE'S GOING TO BE NO LOITERING, BUT I GOT TO IMAGINE THOSE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE HANGING AROUND THE PARKING LOT. CARS ARE GOING TO BE HANGING AROUND THE PARKING LOT, MAYBE EVEN ON THE ROADWAY DRIVING IN THERE. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT AT LEAST THE TRAFFIC STUDY BE DONE AND SOME RESPONSE TO WHAT HAPPENS TO THE OVERFLOW OF BUSINESS THAT THEY HAVE. LET'S SEE, JIM COVERED SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF. SO OH, THERE'S BEEN NO THERE'S BEEN COMMENTS ON HOW SAFE AND SECURE THE FACILITY WILL BE. HOWEVER, ALSO DURING THE PLANNING MEETING, THEY STATED THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHAT HAPPENS, EVEN RIGHT OUTSIDE IN THEIR OWN PARKING LOT. YES, THERE'S CAMERAS, THERE'S LIGHTS, BUT THE FACILITY HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. SO WITH THAT, I DON'T SEE A BENEFIT TO GROVE CITY TO APPROVE THIS, AND I'M HOPING THE COUNCIL WILL DENY THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE TOM HANNING. OH, THAT WAS YOU. OKAY. FANTASTIC. ALRIGHT. RON MCCLURE. GOOD EVENING. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. YES, I WILL BE GLAD TO. MY NAME IS RON [01:00:05] MCCLURE. I LIVE AT FIVE, FOUR, FOUR SIX HORN ROAD. I'M A CITIZEN OF GROVE CITY AND CURRENTLY A JACKSON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HERE IN GROVE CITY, AND I'M JUST KIND OF CONCERNED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING, THAT'S ALL. YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD THAT THE DISPENSARIES, HOW CLOSE THEY ARE THAT THAT THAT ARE OFFERED NOT OUTSIDE OF GROVE CITY. AND AGAIN, I, I GUESS I'M ASKING YOU AS, AS A COUNCIL, WHAT IS THE BENEFIT AND HAVING THAT HERE. AND I KNOW THAT THE FIRST THING I SEE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO RECOVER. AND YET WE'RE GOING TO BE SELLING MARIJUANA 500FT AWAY. DON'T YOU THINK THERE'D BE A BETTER PLACE? IF WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN, THEN RIGHT THERE. TO ME, THERE'S A REAL CONFLICT THERE. AND THE OTHER THING IS, HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS THAT ARE CLOSE BY THERE, AND HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THEM AND HOW THAT MAY AFFECT THEIR BUSINESSES TO HAVE YOU, HAVE YOU TALKED TO ANY OF THEM? DO WE CARE WHAT THEY SAY, HOW THEY FEEL AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD AFFECT IT? WILL HAVE I JUST I SEE A REAL CONFLICT AND YES, THAT'S A A A JACKSON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEE. WE TOOK ACTION AND WE DID VOTE TO, TO PROHIBIT ALL THOSE THINGS. AND WE STILL BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONFLICT THERE. AND I WOULD I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO COMMUNICATE TO OUR PEOPLE AND FIND OUT, REALLY, IS THIS IS THIS WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF GROVE CITY TO DO THAT AND PUT IT THERE? AND THE OTHER THINGS I WAS GOING TO SHARE HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU COULD SHARE, WHY THIS IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA TO DO AND AND WHAT THE BENEFIT REALLY IS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I JUST THINK SOMETIMES WE'D BE BETTER OFF FINDING SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHAT KIND OF IMAGE ARE WE? ARE WE WANTING TO LEAVE AND WHAT KIND OF IMAGE ARE WE DOING TO THE FOLKS OVER THERE? OUR BUSINESS FOLKS, IF IF THEY'RE NOT, NOT FOR THIS AS WELL. SO IS IT APPROPRIATE TO SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU SHARE WITH US WHY YOU THINK IT'S A GREAT THING TO DO? AND, AND, AND TO HAVE THIS PUT IN, IS THAT APPROPRIATE TO ASK THAT? AND CAN YOU GIVE US SOME ANSWERS? WELL, I THINK THAT PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS AND I THINK THEY'RE I THINK THE VOTE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY EACH MEMBER FEELS IT'S APPROPRIATE. OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY PERSONAL FEELINGS THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE, THEN I THINK THEY'LL PROBABLY HAVE SOME COMMENTS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. THE FINAL FOR ON THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE IS VIREN PATEL. THIS YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. THANK THANK YOU. MY NAME IS VIREN PATEL. I'M MY CURRENT ADDRESS IS 3962 JACKPOT ROAD. I'M REPRESENTING EIGHT HOTELS, ALL ON THE JACKPOT ROAD CORRIDOR. I'M ACTUALLY PART OF FIVE OF THEM. 3928 JACKPOT. 3996. JACKPOT. 39. 51, 3962 AND 3928. WE'RE NOT THIS. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS SITE IS A HALF BLOCK AWAY FROM THE REHAB CENTER. THE EIGHT HOTELS ON JACKPOT ROAD. WE GET ABOUT 5000 VISITORS IN A WEEK. SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY IS MOSTLY CORPORATE TRAVEL. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IS A LOT OF YOUTH SPORTS GROUPS, FAMILY, LEISURE, TRAVEL. AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THEIR FIRST IMPRESSIONS WHEN THEY COME INTO THE TOWN TO THE HOTELS. ALSO, MANY GUESTS USE GOOGLE AND CHECK LOCATIONS OF THE HOTELS PRIOR TO BOOKING, AND BEING NEXT TO THE DISPENSARY MIGHT TURN THEM OFF AND IT COULD HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR BUSINESS. THESE THESE EIGHT HOTELS JUST IN THAT, ON THAT STREET OR IN THAT CORRIDOR, EMPLOY ABOUT 150 EMPLOYEES, PROVIDE SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO THE CITY. THE BED TAX COLLECTED FROM THESE HOTELS IS A BIG PIECE OF THE TAX REVENUE FOR THE CITY. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT TRAFFIC WILL INCREASE ON OUR ALREADY CONGESTED STRINGTOWN AND JACKPOT ROAD, WHICH IS THE NO OUTLET STREET, AND PARKING IS GOING TO BE LIMITED TO. ALSO, THEY HAVE MENTIONED IT'S BEHIND THE RED ROOF, BUT IF YOU'RE DRIVING ON JACKPOT, IT'S ACTUALLY BEHIND ANOTHER BUILDING. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE IN THE BACK. WE BELIEVE A BUSINESS LIKE THAT SHOULD BE LIKE ON A PRIMARY LOCATION OR A PRIMARY STREET, NOT IN THE ALLEY BEHIND, BEHIND ANOTHER BUILDING. ANOTHER ISSUE. WE ALREADY HAVE ISSUES WITH THE POLICE IN THE AREA, SOMETIMES WITH HOMELESS CRIME. THEFT HAPPENS. RIGHT NOW IS A GOOD TIME FOR BECAUSE THE DARKNESS, WINTER, CHRISTMAS WE GET A LOT OF NOT A LOT, BUT WE GET BREAK-INS CARS. SO WE I DON'T THINK THAT WE DON'T WANT TO [01:05:01] HAVE A FURTHER STRAIN IN THE AREA WITH THE POLICE IN THAT AREA, LIKE THE SAFETY DIRECTOR PREVIOUSLY SAID. THAT IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. MR. WILSON, I HAVE ONE QUESTION. MAYBE FOR KEVIN OR KYLE. WHAT'S THE BUILDING THAT'S TO THE EAST OF THE PROPOSED DISPENSARY. WHAT BUSINESS IS THAT? DO WE KNOW? IT'S A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDING RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S MORE OF A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING. OKAY, WHERE'S WHERE'S THE THE PEDDLER'S BAR OR WHATEVER THAT USED TO BE. WHERE IS THAT AT COMPARED TO THE ONE TO THE NORTH? IS THAT THE ONE DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH? YES. OKAY. AND THEN THE MEDICAL BUILDING IS THE ONE THAT'S TO THE TO THE EAST. TO THE EAST. OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S WHERE I WAS GETTING CONFUSED AT WITH THAT TO THE EAST. THE RECOVERY FACILITY IS ANNOTATED ON THE MAP IS A VERY NORTHERN BUILDING, BUT THERE'S A BAR RIGHT THERE. THERE'S A BAR TO THE MARIJUANA DISPENSARY WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. RIGHT. OKAY. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO KNOW. OTHER COMMENTS, MR. BERRY, JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. PATEL. SO ALL THE HOTELS IN THAT AREA, CAN SOMEBODY COME TO THE MICROPHONE? I'M SORRY. NOBODY WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU UNLESS YOU DO SO. ALL RIGHT. DOES ARE EVERYBODY THAT SIGNED THIS? ARE THOSE ALL THE HOTELS THERE. SO I THINK WE HAVE 17. BUT I KNOW I WAS JUST REPRESENTING THE JACKPOT ROAD WHICH IS EIGHT PROPERTIES. BUT I THINK THERE ARE A FEW OTHER ONES I KNOW SIX ARE HERE. A FEW ARE WORKING WORKING TONIGHT SO THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO COME. OKAY. SO YOU HAVE THE THE QUALITY INN WHICH IS NOT LABELED. IT'S RIGHT THERE. THE FIRST ONE ACROSS WHITE CASTLE, THERE'S THAT BEST WESTERN. THERE'S A CANDLEWOOD, THERE'S THE LA QUINTA HILTON, THERE'S FIVE ON THAT SIDE. THERE'S THE HAMPTON AND RED ROOF, AND THEN THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS. SO THAT'S EIGHT THAT'S EIGHT TOTAL IN THERE. AND IF YOU KEEP GOING ON THAT STREET AFTER THAT ADDICTION CENTER, THERE'S THIS APARTMENTS AND THEN THERE'S NOTHING, YOU HAVE TO COME BACK THIS WAY. AND WE ALREADY KNOW THAT STRINGTOWN AND JACKPOT. IT'S A BIG TRAFFIC, VERY CONGESTED AREA TO TAKE THAT LEFT TURN. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. HOLT. FOR FOR ME, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OR A REASON FOR GOVERNMENT OVERREACH. I MEAN, STATE ISSUE TWO VOTED. THIS IS LEGAL, AND IT HAD LOTS OF RULES AND REGULATIONS. GROVE CITY SPECIFICALLY VOTED IT 6040 APPROVAL. COUNCIL THEN PASSED THE APPROVAL FOR TWO DISPENSARIES IN GROVE CITY AND ADDED MANY REGULATIONS. SO YOU HAVE A LEGAL BUSINESS THAT'S MEETING ALL THE REGULATIONS, AND WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON WHETHER WE THINK THAT BUSINESS CAN OPERATE. NOW, THE ARGUMENT FOR 22 DISPENSARIES WITHIN 30 MINUTES, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FREE MARKET. IF THEY THINK THEY CAN PUT ANOTHER ONE HERE AND MAKE MONEY, THAT'S UP TO THEM. I'LL REMIND YOU, WE HAVE THREE MOOMOO CAR WASHES IN GROVE CITY, RIGHT? NOBODY WORRIED ABOUT HAVING THREE MOOMOO CAR WASHES. IF THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD DO BUSINESS, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE PUT A THIRD ONE HERE. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT COUNCIL'S JOB TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE BUSINESS IS VIABLE AND COUNCIL IS NOT. AT LEAST I'M NOT DEPENDENT ON THE INCOME FROM THAT. THAT WOULD BE A POSITIVE IF AND IF IN FACT IT HAPPENS. AND IF IN FACT IT HAPPENS, I WILL STEER THAT MONEY BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY FOR INVESTMENT OF SOME SORT. YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE TALKING A ROUNDING ERROR AND INCOME. WE DON'T DO THIS FOR INCOME. I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE VERY SELDOM DO I HAVE A VOTE ON AN ISSUE THAT PEOPLE WANT. USUALLY IT'S HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP NEGATIVE. HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP POSITIVE. AND WITH ANY ISSUE, ONLY THE NEGATIVE FOLKS USUALLY SHOW UP. AS YOU HERE TODAY WITH GRANT, WITH THE MARIJUANA, WITH ANYTHING ELSE IN THE 60% THAT VOTED FOR IT AREN'T HERE. SO FOR ME, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHETHER WE SHOULD CONTROL WHETHER A LEGAL BUSINESS THAT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS CAN HAVE ESTABLISHMENT HERE IN GROVE CITY. AND I'VE GIVEN THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE [01:10:05] RULES, PRESENT THEIR CASE AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. I THINK THE ONLY THING WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN THIS CASE IS USUALLY WE HAVE SOME HISTORY, HISTORICAL DISPENSARY, DATA OF POLICE CALLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I CAN TELL YOU IF YOU'VE EVER VISITED DISPENSARY, IT'S PERFECTLY CLEAN. THERE'S NO LOITERING. ALL THOSE THINGS ARE COVERED IN ALL THE RULES. YOU CANNOT LOITER IN THE PARKING LOT. YOU CANNOT SMOKE IN THE PARKING LOT. YES, THERE'S GOING TO BE TRAFFIC. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAFFIC HERE. NO MATTER WHAT BUSINESS WE PUT IN. SO YOU JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW MUCH WE WANT TO CONTROL WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS GOES WHERE IN GROVE CITY, I NO NO NO NO NO. YEAH. CAN WE SORRY, MR. QUORUM. YEAH, PLEASE. MR. HOLT, IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS YOU HAVE? THAT'S MY CASE. I GUESS THAT'S JUST MY POINT IS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY BELIEF, I UNDERSTAND, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL, MISS? MRS. HOWE? YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THIS IS ALWAYS MY MOTHER IN LAW TO ME, BUT, OKAY, I, I WILL GET STARTED. I, I WANT TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE, ARE ISSUES FOR ME. I'D LIKE TO KEEP A MAJORITY OF MY COMMENTS TIED TO THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT PROCESS IN THE CITY, BUT I DO WANT TO TOUCH ON BEFOREHAND THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS VERY CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC. ORDINANCE C 3125, WHICH CHANGED OUR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM TO ALIGN WITH THE STATE OF OHIO, WAS ACTUALLY WRITTEN AND BROUGHT FORWARD WHEN WE KNEW THAT THIS WAS A PROJECT IN THE PIPELINE. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE CLEAR THAT GIVEN THE STANDARD THAT WE HAD WRITTEN, WHICH WAS FROM PARCEL LINE TO PARCEL LINE, THIS SITE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLIANT AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. THE OHIO ADDICTION RECOVERY CENTER PARCEL LINE TO PARCEL LINE WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO CLOSE. AND SO THIS BODY DECIDED TO MAKE THE DECISION TO ALIGN OUR ORDINANCE WITH THE STATE REGULATION. AND THAT MAKES THIS PARCEL COMPLIANT FOR ME. THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE GOVERNMENT INTERVENING, BASICALLY MAKING DECISIONS TO ASSIST A SINGLE BUSINESS RELATED TO A SINGLE SITE. AND AND IT'S JUST FOR ME, FROM THE THE FIRST TIME I SAW THE LEGISLATION, THAT TO ME WAS A PROBLEM REWRITING OUR REGULATION IN ORDER TO ASSIST A SINGLE BUSINESS TO FIT AT A SINGLE SITE. THE GOVERNMENT IN MY MIND, SHOULD NOT BE CHOOSING WINNERS OR LOSERS AND GOOD SITES AND BAD SITES. THAT SAID, WE HAVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT PROCESS IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT PROCESS. IT HAS BEEN VERY INTERESTING TO ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER BUSINESSES THAT HAVE SPECIAL USE PERMITS REJECTED, AND THE DISPATCH DOESN'T DO AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE OUTRAGE THAT THEY HAD. THEIR SPECIAL USE PERMIT REJECTED. THIS DISCUSSION HAS TO BE. THAT'S RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. THIS DISCUSSION HAS TO BE ABOUT THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. ALL OF THE DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OUTLINED BY THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL LEADING US TO THIS, THESE SPECIAL USE PERMIT DISCUSSIONS, THEY'VE ALREADY OCCURRED. WE UNDERSTAND THE RULES THAT WE HAVE AT WORK HERE IN GROVE CITY, AND A MARIJUANA DISPENSARY IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. WE HAVE WE ARE APPLYING BOTH THE STANDARDS OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, AS TRADITIONALLY CODIFIED IN OUR ORDINANCES, AS WELL AS THE ONES THAT WE WROTE FOR RETAIL DISPENSING OF MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA. AGAIN, I WILL READ TO YOU AND YOU'VE HEARD THIS FROM ME BEFORE, SO BEAR WITH ME. THE STANDARDS FOR JUST OUR SPECIAL USE PERMIT, THE PROPOSED USE SHALL BE IN HARMONY WITH THE EXISTING OR INTENDED CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT IN NEARBY AFFECTED DISTRICTS, AND SHALL NOT CHANGE THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED USE SHALL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE USE OF ADJACENT PROPERTY. THE PROPOSED USE SHALL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS OR WELFARE OF PERSONS RESIDING OR WORKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROPOSED USE SHALL BE SERVED ADEQUATELY BY PUBLIC FACILITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ROADS, POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION, [01:15:04] STORMWATER FACILITIES, WATER, SANITARY SEWER AND SCHOOLS. YOU SHALL NOT IMPOSE A TRAFFIC IMPACT UPON THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THAT ANTICIPATED FROM PERMITTED USES OF THE DISTRICT. AND SO I WILL SAY, THE LETTER THAT WE HAVE THAT HAS BEEN REFERENCED, THERE WERE THERE WAS LETTERS SUBMITTED TO PLANNING COMMISSION. COUNCIL, ALL HAD A LETTER IN OUR PACKET. AND AND YOU HEARD THE LIST OF HOTELS THAT SIGNED OFF ON THAT LETTER. THEY ARE THE NEIGHBORS TO THIS PROPERTY. THEY ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS USE. THEY ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS SPECIAL USE PERMIT BEING ISSUED. AND I WOULD SAY THAT THE TRAFFIC CONCERN IS CERTAINLY A VALID ONE. I PARTICIPATED IN A MORSI WALK AUDIT IN THE AREA. IT IS VERY EASY TO SEE WHEN YOU'RE ON THE GROUND AND YOU'RE WATCHING TRAFFIC MOVING IN THAT AREA. AS SAFETY DIRECTOR, TIFFORD SAID THAT THERE ARE ACCIDENTS AT THAT SITE REGULARLY. THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF PEDESTRIANS THAT CROSS AT THAT SITE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, TERRIFYINGLY, BUT THEY'RE MOVING BETWEEN HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS AND THEY WANT TO LEAVE THEIR CAR WHERE IT IS. FOR ME, THE NAGGING QUESTION IS STILL THAT WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A SHORT TERM TRANSACTION. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE BUSINESSES THAT SURROUND THIS, INCLUDING THE BAR, NONE OF THEM HAVE THE TRANSACTION TIME OF A MARIJUANA DISPENSARY. MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES ARE DESIGNED SO THAT YOU'RE IN, YOU'RE OUT, YOU'RE IN, YOU'RE OUT. IT'S A STEADY FLOW OF TRAFFIC ALL DAY LONG, WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THESE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES AND THEIR CURRENT USAGE OF THIS SITE. SO FOR ME, GOING BACK TO THIS NARRATIVE OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT, AND AGAIN, THERE ARE MANY OTHER BUSINESSES THAT HAVE TO APPLY AND RECEIVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE LOCATION. THIS IS NOT A SPECIAL USE PERMIT THAT I COULD GET BEHIND FOR THE REASONS STATED. AND AND MOST OF ALL, THE NEIGHBORS. IN MY MIND, THE NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES SHOULD HAVE THE STRONGEST VOICE IN OUR ANALYSIS OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HOUCK. I DID NOT CALL YOU MRS. HOUCK. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YES. MR. BARRY, WELL, SOMEBODY MENTIONED A SURVEY, AND MOST OF YOU THAT LIVE IN THE FIRST WARD KNOW THAT I DO SURVEYS. SO WE I DID DO A SURVEY ON THIS ISSUE AS PART OF MY PART OF MY ANNUAL SURVEY. AND YES, THE VOTERS DID VOTE TO LEGALIZE THE LEGALIZE MARIJUANA. THEY DID NOT VOTE. WE DID NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC VOTE TO ACTUALLY PUT DISPENSARIES IN THE CITY. SO THERE IS THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. NO, NO, PLEASE. BUT SO OUR, OUR MY WARD PASSED THAT MEASURE BY A LITTLE BIT OVER 58%. HOWEVER, 56%, WHEN I ASKED THEM ABOUT DISPENSARIES, SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT A DISPENSARY IN GROVE CITY. SO THERE'S THERE'S A DIFFERENCE. I MEAN, PEOPLE DON'T MIND THE USE OF MARIJUANA AND THAT TYPE OF THING. I VOTED, I VOTED FOR THE USE OF MARIJUANA. I THINK IT, YOU KNOW, THE THE CREAMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT HAVE HELPED A LOT OF OLDER PEOPLE AND THINGS. AND I FEEL THAT IF PEOPLE WANT TO USE IT, THEY SHOULD THEY CAN USE IT. IT'S A FREE WILL AND EVERYTHING. SO BUT GOING OFF OF WHAT MR. HOUCK SAID AND SHE WAS SHE'S SPOT ON ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND ALSO ON THE TRAFFIC AND THE SAFETY ISSUE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO GRADE THIS ON. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT MARIJUANA. IT'S THE ISSUE OF DOES IT FIT THE DOES THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN THAT AREA WORK. SO THAT'S MY STATEMENT. THANK YOU.YO AND ONE COMMENT I HAD FOLLOW UP ON MRS. PRESIDENT HOUCK WAS BACK TO THE ORDINANCE TO UPDATE THE HOW THE DISTANCE WAS CALCULATED. I WAS ALWAYS UNDER THE IMPRESSION WHEN WE DID THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT REGULATIONS THAT WE WERE IN LINE WITH THE STATE. SO I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED THAT WE HAD NOT MIRRORED THAT. SO WHEN WE DID HAVE THAT ORDINANCE COME FORWARD, I THOUGHT THAT WAS A CORRECTION. THAT WAS NICE TO LINE UP WITH THE STATE OF OHIO. SO I THINK I DON'T I DON'T THINK WE WERE MISLED. I JUST THINK THAT WAS WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO US. AND I DIDN'T PERSONALLY KNOW ANY DIFFERENCE WHAT THAT WAS AS FAR AS THE MEASUREMENT. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. THE MISTER WELCH, WAS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT YOU WANTED TO MAKE? AS FAR AS I CAN'T LET HIM COME BACK UP. ANYBODY ELSE? I THOUGHT MAYBE HE WANTED TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THE NO, I'M SORRY. I'M SO SORRY QUORUM HERE, I SORRY. OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I IT'S CAN BE CONFUSING SOMETIMES. SO YES. ALRIGHT. WITH NO OTHER MISTER DO DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR NO COMMENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED SECOND. MR. WILSON. NO. TALK. NO. HOLT. [01:20:20] YES, GARY. NO. DO. NO. BURROWS. NO. ANDERSON. YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ORDINANCE [Ordinance C-45-25 Approve the Use of a Tattoo Shop for 3558 Broadway Studio located at 3558 Broadway. First reading.] UNDER LANCE'S EVENING IS ORDINANCE C 4525 TO APPROVE A SPECIAL USE. EXCUSE ME? APPROVE THE USE OF A TATTOO SHOP AT 3558 BROADWAY STUDIO LOCATED AT 3558 BROADWAY. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON JANUARY 5TH, 2026. [Ordinance C-46-25 Accept the Plat of Courtyards at Harris Farms, Phase 1. First reading.] ORDINANCE C 4625 TO ACCEPT THE PLAT OF THE COURTYARDS AT HARRIS FARM. PHASE ONE. AGAIN, THIS IS A FIRST READING. THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON DECEMBER 1ST, [Resolution CR-48-25 Approve the Development Plan for Columbus Powersports Storage Building located at 2815 Home Road.] 2025. NEXT WE HAVE A RESOLUTION CR 2048 25. AND WITH THIS, YEAH, IF I MAY, WE HAVE A LOT OF THIS TODAY. BUT IT'S GOOD THAT WE KNOW ABOUT THIS. I'VE TALKED TO MR. HOLT TODAY REGARDING THIS. HE IS AN EMPLOYEE THERE, AND I HAVE ADVISED HIM TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM PARTICIPATING IN THIS DISCUSSION. SO I WOULD ASK THAT HE LEAVE THE ROOM NOW, PLEASE. AS HE'S LEAVING, THIS IS TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE COLUMBUS POWER SPORTS STORAGE BUILDING LOCATED AT 2815 HOME ROAD. AND YOU MUST BE MATT. I AM MATT SPRADLING, OFFICE ADDRESS, 2815 HOME ROAD. THANK YOU. 43123 I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE. DO YOU WANT TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OR. NO. THIS IS JUST PRETTY MUCH A EXTRA SPACE FOR WE HAVE EXTRA GOLF CARTS WHERE WE NOW RENT A PLACE OUT FOR GROCERY ROAD. THIS WOULD BE JUST FOR GOLF CARTS. IT WOULD BE NO OCCUPATION, NO OCCUPANTS, NO WATER, NO HEAT. IT'LL MATCH THE SAME AS OUR OTHER BUILDING. WE'LL PUT PROPER LANDSCAPING, MAKE IT LOOK NICE AND OKAY. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A 300, 300 BY 130FT BY 100FT, 100 METAL BUILDING. YES, YES. AND ONLY UTILITIES. IS ELECTRICITY GOING TO THAT? AND NO OCCUPANTS? YES. IT WILL BE ELECTRIC TO IT. AND NO WATER, NO HEAT. OKAY. SO JUST PLAIN STORAGE. JUST PLAIN STORAGE. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. RAUCH. ANY COMMENTS? NO. ALRIGHT. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. NO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVED SECOND. MISS HOUCK. YES, BARRY. YES. DO. YES. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT TO THE RESOLUTION, CR 4925 TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR RANGE [Resolution CR-49-25 Approve the Development Plan for Rain for Rent Office Building located at 3400 Southwest Blvd.] FOR RENT OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED AT 3400 SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD. AND YOU MUST BE JIM YOUNG YEAGER. YEAGER. OKAY, I HAVE TERRIBLE HANDWRITING. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, JIM YEAGER, OFFICE ADDRESS, 3400 SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD, GROVE CITY, 43123. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. YEAH. THIS IS THE. WE WANT TO BUILD A NEW OFFICE WAREHOUSE BUILDING FOR A COMPANY CALLED RAIN FOR RENT. THEY DO LARGE SCALE IRRIGATION AND DEWATERING. AND THIS WILL BE THEIR OFFICE FACILITY AND STORAGE FACILITY. AND WE'VE DESIGNED A REALLY NICE LOOKING BUILDING HERE THAT COMPLIES WITH THE ZONING CODE AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND WE'RE ASKING YOUR APPROVAL. I WILL SAY THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID HAVE DID APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH ONE STIPULATION THAT WE ADD A THREE FOOT WATER TABLE BRICK WATER TABLE TO THE WEST FACADE OF THE BUILDING. WE ACTUALLY HAVE ADDRESSED THAT STIPULATION AND HAVE PLANS TO ADD A THREE FOOT WATER TABLE. THE RENDERING THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN DOES REFLECT THAT REVISED PLAN. THANK YOU. YEAH, I KNOW THAT THEY THEY RECOMMENDED WITH THAT STIPULATION. SO I APPRECIATE YOU SUPPORTING THAT. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. QUESTIONS. YES I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. ORIGINALLY THERE WERE SOME ISSUES THAT WE GAVE YOU A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TEMPORARY FOR TEMPORARY FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE ON THIS [01:25:01] PROPERTY UP UNTIL YOU COULD START THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. AND THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS WITH THE GRAVEL LOT STORAGE OF THE CRANES. CAN YOU ADDRESS HOW THAT WILL BE HANDLED IN THIS PROCESS? SO THE THE GRAVEL LOT WILL IT'LL STILL BE A GRAVEL LOT. WE TREAT IT NOW WITH A ENVIRO SHIELD DUST DETERRENT. IT REALLY HELPS KEEP THE DUST DOWN. BELIEVE ME I PARK MY CAR THERE EVERY DAY. I DON'T WANT DUST ALL OVER IT. SO WE WE TREAT THAT QUARTERLY. AND THE CRANE CRANE EQUIPMENT WILL ACTUALLY MOVE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS. IT WILL MOVE OFF THE SITE TO AND ONTO THE SITE TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE BIGGER BUILDING. AND SO YEAH, THERE WON'T BE ANY CRANE EQUIPMENT ON THIS SITE ONCE RAIN FOR RENT IS OCCUPYING. SO THE EQUIPMENT THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO WILL BE IN THE URBAN CREST PROPERTY. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. JUST NORTH OF THE SITE. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. I ASKED THIS QUESTION IN CAUCUS ABOUT THE GRAVEL. IS THAT A YES? MR. RAUCH, IF YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT. YEAH. FOLLOWING THE CAUCUS, I WENT BACK AND DID SOME RESEARCH. THEY RECEIVED A VARIANCE FROM THE BZA TO ALLOW THEM TO RETAIN THAT GRAVEL STORAGE AREA. SO AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WE DID NOT REVIEW THAT BECAUSE BY RIGHT, THEY WERE GRANTED THAT VARIANCE FOR GRAVEL. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL A COUPLE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. HELLO. SO PENDING THIS LEGISLATION AND THE APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF IT, IF APPROVED, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE FOR THIS TO BE BUILT? WHEN DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE OPERATIONAL? WE ANTICIPATE BREAKING GROUND IN THE SPRING, APRIL, AND WE ANTICIPATE A 6 TO 8 MONTH BUILD TIME, DEPENDING ON WEATHER SO OCCUPIED BY LATE THIRD QUARTER NEXT YEAR, EARLY FOURTH QUARTER. OKAY. AND THEN HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE WORKING THERE? HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES RAIN FOR RENT EMPLOY? MY NAME IS JOHN MEHAN, 3400 SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD, GROVE CITY. CURRENTLY, RAIN FOR RENT EMPLOYS ROUGHLY 20 PEOPLE ON THE SITE. ONCE THEIR NEW FACILITY IS BUILT, THEY BELIEVE IDEALLY THEY WOULD LIKE TO DOUBLE THAT. AND THESE ARE ALL VERY, VERY GOOD SKILLED AND OFFICE JOBS AND IN OFFICE, NOT NECESSARILY HYBRID OR THINKING ABOUT THE TAX THINGS. WITH HYBRID, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY'RE IN OFFICE COMPANY. YEAH. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. NO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS PUBLIC READING AND MAY BE APPROVED. SECOND. HOLT. YES, BARRY. YES. YES. BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. YES. [Resolution CR-50-25 Approve the Development Plan for Beulah Park Subarea G – Beulah Villas located at the northeast corner of Park Street and Ginn Drive.] AND FINALLY, WE HAVE RESOLUTION CR 5025 TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BEULAH PARK SUBAREA G, BEULAH VILLAS, LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF PARK STREET AND GUINN DRIVE. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK ON? YES. OKAY. THIS NEXT. CAN EVERYONE SEE THESE BOARDS AND CAN YOU. A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR PROJECT CAME BEFORE YOU IN CITY COUNCIL HAD SOME QUESTIONS AS WELL AS A CONCERNED NEIGHBOR IN THE PAST. SO FIRST WE WANTED TO SAY THIS IS A FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATION, NOT A REZONING. AND THE STANDARD OF REVIEW IS SO LONG AS THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN COMPLIES WITH THE ZONING, IT SHALL BE APPROVED. SO THIS SITE WAS ZONED AS PART OF SUBAREA G IN 2018. I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU THE PARCEL. SO IT'S PART OF THAT LIGHT TAN COLOR. AGAIN IT WAS SUBAREA G. MULTIFAMILY IS THE ZONING FOR THIS PROPERTY. OUR DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATION FULLY COMPLIES WITH THE ZONING TEXT. THE DENSITY ALLOWABLE IS 15 UNITS TO THE ACRE, AND WE'RE [01:30:05] ABOUT 9.17 UNITS PER ACRE. WE ARE SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW THE DENSITY REQUIREMENT. AND WE MADE SOME REVISIONS TO DEAL WITH THE CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBOR TO OUR EAST. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT ON THIS PLAN, BUT WE ADDED A SIX FOOT VINYL FENCE ON THE EAST PROPERTY LINE. WE ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING ON THAT SIDE, AND THEN PUSHED ALL OF THE BUILDING OVER TO THE WEST HORN. HERE'S WHERE THE BUILDING USED TO BE. THIS FOOTPRINT THAT'S DASHED. SO WE MOVED IT BACK OVER HERE, AWAY FROM THAT NEIGHBOR. WE ALSO ENHANCED THE PARK STREET ELEVATION AND ADDED AT LEAST 30% STONE TO CONFORM TO THE ZONING TEXT. THE PRICE POINT IS 2600 TO 2800 PER MONTH, AND WE'VE EXCEEDED THE STANDARDS FOR THIS SUBAREA FROM THE ZONING STANDARDS. THIS IS A CONDO QUALITY PRODUCT, NOT AN APARTMENT GRADE. SO WE'RE JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. YES. MR. BARRY? YEAH. REBECCA. THEN WHEN IT. I'M TRYING TO SEE. SO HOW MANY FEET DID YOU MOVE THE THE BUILDING OVER TO THE WEST? IT'S NOT DIMENSIONED, BUT FROM MY EYE, IT LOOKS LIKE 6 TO 7FT. 6 TO 7FT. AND THEN THE WILL, THE WILL THE FENCE BE ON A BUILT UP AREA OR A LEVEL PLANE? CAN IT BE BUILT UP ON A MOUND TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT A LITTLE BIT? WE COULD CONSIDER A MOUND IN THAT AREA. OKAY. AND THEN AND THEN AS FAR AS, AS FAR AS THE TREES ARE CONCERNED IN THE BACK, ARE THOSE TREES ON THE, ON THE SIDE OF THE, THE PATIOS THAT ARE BACK THERE? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? ARE THEY IF SOMEBODY'S LOOKING OUT THEIR BACK WINDOW ARE THE ARE THE SHRUB. IS THE SHRUBBERY HELPING AS A BUFFER. YES. EACH UNIT FEATURES FOUNDATION PLANTINGS ALONG THE DRIVE FACADE WITH THE MIX OF WOODY SHRUBS, PERENNIALS AND ORNAMENTAL TREE. FOR YEAR ROUND INTEREST. AND THE REAR PATIOS ARE SCREENED FROM THE NEIGHBORING UNITS PATIO WITH AN ARBOR VITAE HEDGE AND A CONDENSER. UNITS ARE SCREENED WITH LOW EVERGREEN HEDGE. OKAY, MADAM CHAIRMAN, THE THE LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CAN THESE BE SHORT TERM RENTALS? AS WE WERE TALKING TO THIS OTHER SITUATION WHERE WE WERE GETTING PEOPLE DOING AIRBNB, I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT RESTRICTED TO NOT HAVE AN AIRBNB UNIT, BUT THESE ARE FOR RENT FOR THE LONGER TERM TENANT WITH A LEASE. OKAY. HAVE HAVE YOU DONE AIRBNB WITH THOSE UNITS WITH THE SUBAREA G UNITS. IF SARAH SARAH'S HERE TO ANSWER THAT. AND IF I MAY, MR. BARRY, WE DO NOT HAVE A PROHIBITION IN THIS. I KNOW I'M JUST ASKING REGARDING THIS. SO. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. I, SARAH BERKOWITZ, WITH AN OFFICE ADDRESS OF 250 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43215. I'LL FIRST ADDRESS THE QUESTION ABOUT THE AIRBNB, AND MAYBE KYLE COULD BACK ME UP. I KNOW WITHIN SUBAREA C, SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE NOT ALLOWED. I WANT TO ALMOST SAY THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED ANYWHERE WITHIN BEULAH PARK. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I COULD CONFIRM. BUT THERE ARE NO SHORT TERM RENTALS. AND THESE ARE PART OF SUB AREA G. AND THEY WERE PHASED OVER FOR PHASES PURPOSELY TO TEST IN THE MARKET AND TO BRING A TOWNHOME PRODUCT. BUT THEY ARE HAVE BEEN THIS YEAR PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO WHICH IS A TOTAL OF 66 UNITS. THEY'VE ANYWHERE FROM 95% OCCUPIED TO 100% OCCUPIED. AND IN FACT, THE LAST TWO BUILDINGS, WHICH IS PHASE THREE, BUILDINGS FOUR AND FIVE ALONG ELM STREET BUILDING, I WANT TO SAY IT WAS BUILDING FOUR WAS JUST TURNED OVER A MONTH AGO. THAT'S EIGHT UNITS. THERE ARE 100% LEASE WITHIN ONE MONTH. AND THIS IS TYPICALLY NOT A TIME OF YEAR WHERE YOU WOULD WANT TO TURN OVER AND START LEASING APARTMENTS AND TOWNHOMES, BECAUSE THIS IS TYPICALLY A SLOWER MARKET. JUST LAST WEEK THEY RENTED FIVE OF THEM. I CAN TELL YOU FOUR OF THOSE WERE ALL PEOPLE COMING FOR CORPORATE JOBS NEARBY. SO THAT'S 100% LEASED. AND THERE ARE NO PLANS TO DO ANY AIRBNB. OAKWOOD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT MANAGE THESE JUST LIKE THEY DO THE BEULAH PLACE APARTMENTS. MADAM [01:35:01] CHAIRMAN, ONE LAST QUESTION. DID YOU REACH OUT TO THE NEIGHBORING TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNER? WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DO SO. THANK YOU. I WE WERE HOPING TO GET HER PHONE NUMBER, BUT I TRIED TO STOP BY THERE AS WELL. ARE YOU REFERRING TO MISS WARD? YES, YES, I TRIED TO STOP BY TOO. AND NOBODY WAS HOME. SO YEAH. WHAT IS THE SETBACK FROM AGAIN NOW THAT YOU'VE MOVED THE BUILDINGS CLOSER OR FARTHER TO THE WEST? 18 AND 18FT AND SIX INCHES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU. ONE MORE COMMENT ABOUT THESE MINUTES. AM I ALLOWED TO MAKE SURE? ONE OTHER IMPORTANT PIECE OF INFORMATION TO NOTE IS THAT WITHIN SUBAREA G, THE TOWNHOMES, THIS IS THE FIRST PRODUCT THAT'S GOING TO OFFER FIRST FLOOR OWNER'S SUITE. SO TO DATE THERE'S 82 UNITS. THEY DO NOT OFFER FIRST FLOOR OWNER'S SUITE. BUT WE HAVE FOUND WITHIN ALL OF BEULAH PARK THERE'S A HUGE DEMAND. AND CURRENTLY THE ONLY THE ONLY OTHER PRODUCT WHERE SOMEBODY CAN LEASE A A HOME WHERE THERE'S AN ATTACHED GARAGE AND A FIRST FLOOR OWNER'S SUITE IS THE VILLAS AT GROVE SENIOR SENIOR LIVING. AND THOSE ARE CURRENTLY 100% OCCUPIED WITH A WAITLIST. SO THIS REALLY, REALLY WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT MEETING THIS DEMAND. THANK YOU. SARAH. THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. BARRY. YES. DO. YES. ROSE. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. YES, YES. ALL RIGHT, MADAM PRESIDENT, [Ordinance C-40-25 Authorizing the Appropriation of Property and Easements for the public purpose of making, repairing and improving Jackson Pike to Install a Shared Use Path and related improvements. Second reading and public hearing.] THAT IS ALL I HAVE ON OUR LANDS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE SERVICE WITH MISTER DO. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FIRST WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 4025 AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF PROPERTY AND EASEMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF MAKING, REPAIRING AND IMPROVING JACKSON PIKE TO INSTALL A SHARED USE PATH AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO HAVE OUR LAW DIRECTOR, MR. SMITH, MAKE A COMMENT, PLEASE. YES, SIR. THIS IS THE SECOND PIECE OF LEGISLATION WE'VE SEEN ON THIS. OBVIOUSLY, IN THE PAST, COUNCIL HAS DETERMINED THIS PROJECT TO BE A PROJECT THEY WISH TO SEE ACCOMPLISHED, WHICH GAVE US THE RIGHT TO START IT. NOW, WHAT THIS ORDINANCE WOULD DO IS THIS WOULD GIVE US THE RIGHT, IF WE WERE UNABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS, TO THEN GO THROUGH THE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCESS IN COURT. HOWEVER, JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS. OUR GOAL IS TO REACH AN AMICABLE SETTLEMENT WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO COURT. EVEN THE FOLKS WHO WERE HERE LAST TIME WHO SPOKE AGAINST IT. I TALKED TO THEIR LAWYER THE NEXT DAY, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BRING BACK SOME SUGGESTIONS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS. SO WE ARE WORKING WITH EVERYONE TO GET THIS RESOLVED AMICABLY. BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT WE CAN'T DO THAT, THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COURT ACTION SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? I THINK I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE ONE COMMENT, YOU KNOW, AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THERE'S SOME CONVERSATIONS WORKING TOWARDS AN AMICABLE PATH. I KNOW ONE OF THEIR CONCERNS WAS THE THOUGHT ABOUT GARBAGE AND STUFF HAPPENING TO BE ALONG THIS WALKWAY. AND AND I THINK THE IDEA OF A WALKWAY THROUGH AN AREA THAT WOULD STILL BE A NATURE PRESERVE IS WHAT PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY AND WOULD BENEFIT FROM. AND I THINK WE, YOU KNOW, ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE GROUPS IN OUR COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH OBVIOUSLY, KEEP GROVE CITY BEAUTIFUL. BUT OUR OUR SCOUTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO WOULD VOLUNTEER TO WALK ALONG CERTAIN AREAS AND WANT TO TAKE TURNS AND HELP, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE AREAS STAY BEAUTIFIED. SO AND IF I MAY, THE DISCUSSION I HAD WITH COUNCIL FOR APPALACHIA, OHIO, WAS WE WOULD TRY TO MAYBE REDUCE THE WIDTH WE NEEDED AND THEN THEY WERE GOING TO COME UP WITH MAYBE THERE'S A WAY WITH SOME MOUNDING WITH US INSTALLING MORE PLANTINGS TO BASICALLY PROTECT THE PARTS OF THE PROPERTY THAT NEEDED PROTECTED IN A BETTER IN A WAY THAT MAKES THEM MORE COMFORTABLE. SO WE WE'RE NOT GIVING UP HOPE THAT WE CAN GET THIS RESOLVED WITHOUT GOING TO COURT. BUT IF WE CAN'T, THEN [01:40:02] UNFORTUNATELY WE DO NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROCESS. ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I ASKED THAT IT BE APPROVED SECOND. MR. DO. YES. BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. YES. YES. CARRY. YES. MY SECOND [Ordinance C-41-25 Authorizing the Appropriation of Property and easements for the public purpose of making, repairing and improving Jackson Pike/Hawthorne Parkway Intersection and related improvements. Second reading and public hearing.] ORDINANCE IS C 4125, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF PROPERTY AND EASEMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF MAKING, REPAIRING AND IMPROVING JACKPOT JACKSON PIKE AND HAWTHORN PARKWAY INTERSECTION AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR. SMITH. YES, MR. DUKE, THIS IS THE EXACT SAME AS BEFORE. THIS IS. IT SEEMS WEIRD THAT WE HAD TO SEPARATE ■THIS INTO TWO&-PDIFFE. BUT HOW WE CAN BUILD A PATH UNDER OHIO LAW VERSUS HOW WE CAN INSTALL A LIGHT ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. SO THE LAST PIECE OF LEGISLATION WAS FOR THE PATH. THIS IS JUST FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT HAWTHORN PARKWAY. SO IT HAD TO BE DONE SEPARATELY. HOWEVER, SAME THING WE'RE GOING TO NEGOTIATE WITH APPALACHIA, OHIO TO SEE THAT WE CAN REACH SOME TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION WITH THEM IF WE ARE UNABLE TO. THIS IS PART OF A ROADWAY PROJECT. ONCE WE FILE, IF WE HAVE TO GO TO COURT, WE CAN BEGIN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT IMMEDIATELY TO GET THAT SIGNAL IN FOR THE RESIDENTS. SO IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT PROCESS. BUT BUT SAME THING. WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THEM UNTIL WE CAN'T. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I ASK IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. ROSE. YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES, YES YES YES, YES. [Ordinance C-42-25 Authorizing the Appropriation of Property and Easements from multiple properties for the public purpose of making, repairing and improving North Meadows Drive and the Southwest Area Overpass Project. Second reading and public hearing.] MY LAST ORDINANCE IS C 4225 AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF PROPERTY AND EASEMENTS FOR MODEL FROM MULTIPLE PROPERTIES FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSES OF MAKING, REPAIRING AND IMPROVING NORTH MEADOWS DRIVE IN THE SOUTHWEST AREA OVERPASS PROJECT. AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MR. SMITH, PLEASE. YES, SIR. THIS IS A PROJECT WHERE WE ARE ACQUIRING LAND FROM THREE PROPERTY OWNERS IN WHICH THE ROUNDABOUTS GOING TO GO SO THAT WE CAN ULTIMATELY DO THE BRIDGE OVER I-71. WE HAVE SETTLED ALREADY WITH ONE OF THE THREE PROPERTY OWNERS. IN FACT, I LITERALLY TRADED EMAILS WITH THEM JUST A MINUTE AGO. I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH ANOTHER. THE THIRD ONE'S A LITTLE BIT WEIRD. SOMEONE ELSE IS WORKING ON THAT. HOWEVER, I THIS ONE ONCE AGAIN WE'VE SENT THEM THE LETTERS. THE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THIS PROJECT. IN THEORY, THIS IS OUR AUTHORIZATION. IF WE WERE UNABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO DO IT THROUGH THE COURT PROCESS, I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH ALL THREE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS. I MEAN, WE'RE REALLY FIGHTING OVER MONEY AT THIS POINT IN TIME, AND WE USUALLY CAN COME TO SOME TYPE OF AGREEMENT THERE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I ASK IT BE APPROVED. SECOND, REPRESENT YOU. SECOND. OKAY. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES, YES YES YES YES YES. THAT'S ALL I [Ordinance C-43-25 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an Addendum with the South Western City School District for the Kingston site. Second reading and public hearing.] HAVE, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. MR. DO, WE'RE MOVING ON TO FINANCE WITH MR. HOLT. THANK YOU. ORDINANCE C 4325, AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO AN ADDENDUM WITH THE SOUTH-WESTERN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE KINGSTON SITE. SINCE AN UPDATE TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH A COUPLE TERMS. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED SECOND. WILSON. YES. YES. HOLT. YES. HARRY. YES. YOU. [Ordinance C-44-25 Authorize the City Administrator to enter into an Addendum with the South Western City School District for the Brookpark site. Second reading and public hearing.] YES. YES. ANDERSON. YES. SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS ORDINANCE C 4425, AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO AN ADDENDUM WITH THE SOUTH-WESTERN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE BROOK PARK SITE. CHAIR. MAY I MAKE A COMMENT? THANK YOU. FOR THE OPPOSITION OF THE KINGSTON SCHOOL. NOW THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BROOK PARK SITE, I BELIEVE THIS CONTINUES TO BE A DISTRACTION TO THE BIGGER PICTURE OF THE OVERALL COMMUNITY CENTER THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ASKING FOR, AND THAT OUR PARK BOARD HAS [01:45:03] BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY FOR. WE'VE HAD MANY WORK SESSIONS ABOUT BROOK PARK. WE ASKED FOR IF AN ADDENDUM WERE TO COME, THAT IT WOULD BE A MUCH LONGER TERM USE OF A LEASE, SO THAT WE WOULD FEEL MUCH BETTER ABOUT CONTINUING TO SPEND MONEY THERE. SO AGAIN, I BELIEVE THIS IS A DISTRACTION TO THE BIGGER PICTURE OF A LARGE COMMUNITY CENTER THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? I JUST MAY MENTION THAT IN TERMS OF THE THIS LEGISLATION THAT COUNCIL PASSED, IF YOU RECALL, YOU ALLOWED THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT TO OPERATE IN THAT FACILITY. THERE IS EXISTING LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRES THE ADMINISTRATION TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL. IF THERE'S AN OBLIGATION ABOVE $10,000. SO THOSE ARE IN PLACE IN TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT ITSELF, THIS IS AN AGREEMENT TO TERMINATE. IT WOULD TAKE THE SOUTH-WESTERN CITY SCHOOLS TO AGREE TO THAT. THEY HAVE NOT AGREED TO THAT. SO THIS PARTICULAR LEASE GOES TO 2032. AND AGAIN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE REASON THAT THE CITY ACQUIRED BROOK PARK FOR USE, NOT FOR OWNERSHIP AT THIS POINT, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A PROVISION FOR OWNERSHIP, WE COULD BUY IT FOR $10 UNDER CERTAIN RULES OF OHIO REVISED CODE. THAT IN ORDER TO KEEP THE BROOK PARK SCHOOL, WHICH IS NOW IN BEULAH, WE WANTED TO KEEP THAT IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY FOR THE INCOME TAX PURPOSES. WE ESTIMATE THAT THE REVENUE FROM THAT FACILITY THAT SCHOOL BRINGS IN APPROXIMATELY 90 $100,000 A YEAR. WHEN YOU HAVE A SCHOOL THAT'S IN EXISTENCE FOR 40 TO 50 YEARS, THAT IS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SO THE AGREEMENT WAS THAT WE WOULD PURCHASE PROPERTY FOR THEM TO STAY IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO PERHAPS STILL ACQUIRE THIS PROPERTY. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE STILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RETAIN THAT RIGHT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. NOBODY SIGNED UP, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. THIS ORDINANCE IS AT ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED SECOND. MISS HOUCK. YES, HOLT. NO. BARRY. YES. DO. YES. BURROWS. YES. ANDERSON. NO. WILSON. YES. ORDINANCE C 4725. AN ORDINANCE [Ordinance C-47-25 Appropriate $25,000.00 from the Senior Nutrition Fund for Current Expenses. First reading.] TO APPROPRIATE 25,000 FROM THE SENIOR NUTRITION FUND FOR CURRENT EXPENSES. AND MR. STAGE, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THESE PROCEEDS? NO, THANK YOU, MR. HOLT. WE EMBELLISH THE ORDINANCE THAT SPELLS OUT THESE MONIES ARE A RESULT OF HAVING THE MAYOR'S PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT AND THE GOLF TOURNAMENT, AND THIS WILL BE A NEW RECORD AS TO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GIVE TO THE LIFE CARE ALLIANCE. SO THIS IS A MATTER OF TAKING MONEY THAT WE'VE COLLECTED IN EARMARKED AND TURNING IT OVER TO LIFE CARE ALLIANCE. ALL RIGHT. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING AND SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE 12 ONE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MISS HOUCK. THANK YOU, MR. HOLT. AND THAT BRINGS US TO PARKS [Resolution CR-51-25 Supporting the Town Center Park Concept Plan.] WITH MR. BERRY. THE BEST FOR LAST RESOLUTION. CR 5125, SUPPORT THE TOWN CENTER PARK CONCEPT PLAN. MISS ANDERSON, PLEASE. YES. THANK YOU. SO I BROUGHT FORTH THIS RESOLUTION SIMILAR TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS WAS A PRESENTATION THAT WAS BROUGHT FORTH BY THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. AND THE IDEA IS TO CONTINUE TO AT LEAST EXPLORING THIS OPTION. AND AGAIN, THIS SHOULD NOT BE A DISTRACTION TO THE OVERALL COMMUNITY CENTER, AS I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL HEARD ME SPEAK AD NAUSEAM TO. BUT THIS IS IN SUPPORT OF AND IN DEVELOPMENT OF AN OVERALL PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN AND LONG TERM CONCEPTS FOR OUR OVERALL PARKS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF MR. CASSELL, OUR DIRECTOR, WOULD WANT TO COME UP AND JUST SPEAK FOR A MINUTE ABOUT THIS. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. SO THIS TOWN CENTER CONCEPT PLAN IS JUST A BIG [01:50:06] PICTURE VIEW OF WHAT OUR TOWN CENTER COULD LOOK LIKE. WE THEY WE WENT INTO THIS WITH THE HOPES OF, YOU KNOW, HAVING A CONCEPT THAT COULD BE AN EVENT SPACE FOR OUR MAJOR EVENTS THAT ARE HELD AT TOWN CENTER, AS WELL AS JUST BEING A PARK WHEN THERE ARE NO EVENTS THERE, A WELCOMING PARK. AND SO WE KNOW THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO. BUT THE FIRST THING THAT WE DID WAS WE WERE VERY INCLUSIVE WITH THIS, WITH THIS CONCEPT, WE INCLUDED OUR OUR SPECIAL EVENT PARTNERS AND THE HEART OF GROVE CITY AND CHAMBER. AND AND THEY WERE VERY IN FAVOR OF THIS CONCEPT AND, AND OUR DIRECTION THAT WE WERE GOING. BUT I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS NOT A DESIGN. THAT'S WHERE THAT WOULD BE. THE NEXT STEP IS TO ACTUALLY DO THE HARD WORK AND GET INTO DETAILS AND THE DESIGNS OF WHAT THIS ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS JUST A BIG PICTURE VIEW. THANK YOU. AND SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF IT INCLUDE THE PERMANENT RESTROOMS, A PLAYGROUND, SOME GREEN SPACE, AND A PAVILION AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND CHAIR, IF I MAY, JUST EXACTLY WHAT MR. CASTLE SAID. THANK YOU. I MEAN, IT'S A RESOLUTION, AS MADAM PRESIDENT LOVES TO SAY, RESOLUTION IS A WISH. THIS IS A WISH THAT WE WOULD YOU WOULD CONTINUE DOING THAT HARD WORK OF JUST IDENTIFYING THE OPPORTUNITIES AND FURTHERING OUT THE PLANS. AND OF COURSE, THAT WILL ALSO BE DEPENDENT ON WHAT THE BUDGET IS VOTED ON IN THE NEXT MONTH. BUT THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS ANDERSON, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THE I YOU CAN'T END BETTER WITH A PARK AND TREES AND AND PARK PARKLAND. SO WITH THAT RESOLUTION, CR 51 HAS HAD ITS READING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED SECOND. MR. HOLT, YES, YES YES, YES. ANDERSON. YES. WILSON. YES. HOUCK. YES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. BERRY. AND THAT [Call for New Business] BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR BUSINESS AGENDA. AND IF THERE IS ANY NEW BUSINESS TO BE BROUGHT TO COUNCIL'S ATTENTION, NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SO. AND WE DO HAVE A FEW FOLKS SIGNED IN THIS EVENING. AND SO WE WILL MOVE THROUGH THAT LIST, STARTING WITH BONNIE DOWELL. BONNIE, YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS BONNIE DOWELL. I'M THE GRANDMOTHER OF CARTER DALE, AND I LIVE AT 4113 CYPRESS AVENUE AND GROVE CITY FOR ALMOST 42 YEARS. AND WITH ALL THIS IMPORTANT STUFF YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT, I DON'T THINK I'M READY TO, LIKE, FALL ON MY SWORD OVER WHAT I'M BRINGING FORWARD. I DON'T THINK IT'S QUITE THAT BIG A DEAL, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE DECENT SEATING AT WEST GROVE PARK. I'M A GRANDMA, AND WHEN I GO OVER THERE AND I SIT ON THAT HARD WOODEN BENCH WITH NO ARMS AND NO BACK, I DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN THERE. AND I WON'T LET MY GRANDDAUGHTER GO DOWN WITHOUT ME. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE. I CALLED ONCE AND KIND OF TALKED TO SOMEBODY AT THE CITY AND THAT REALLY DIDN'T FLY. SO HERE I AM ASKING FOR SOME BETTER BENCHES AT WEST GROVE PARK. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU GOT IT. I WAS GOING TO LEAD WITH OF CARTER DOW FAME. BUT NOW NOW WE KNOW WHERE HE GETS IT. ALRIGHT, NEXT ON OUR LIST THIS EVENING WE HAVE TERRY JONES. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE TERRY. TERRY JONES, 4051 SEQUOIA AVENUE HERE IN GROVE CITY. AND I WANT I DID HAVE SOMETHING ELSE I WAS GOING TO SPEAK ON TONIGHT, BUT I THINK I'M GOING TO SAVE THAT AND ONLY TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE NO VOTES THAT MARIJUANA DISPENSARY BUSINESS HERE IN GROVE CITY. WE DON'T NEED THAT. AND MAYOR STAGES VETOES ON THE PREVIOUS TWO ATTEMPTS. SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A RESPONSIBLE SMOKER, AND THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A RESPONSIBLE DRINKER. I'VE BEEN THERE, I KNOW THAT. SO THANKS TO THE BOARD OR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO DID GIVE US THAT VOTE, NOTE THAT NO VOTE. THANK YOU, MR. JONES. AND NEXT WE HAVE JENNIFER MARPLE. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. HI. JENNIFER MARPLE, 3688 LARCHMERE DRIVE. AT A RECENT COUNCIL MEETING. THE LAST ONE, I BELIEVE A SPEAKER USED PUBLIC COMMENT TIME TO READ GOSPEL VERSES ABOUT WHO IS OR ISN'T SAVED WHILE INDIVIDUALS ARE FREE AND WELCOME TO EXPRESS PERSONAL BELIEFS DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ALSO DO NEED TO CONSIDER HOW THAT KIND OF RELIGIOUS MESSAGING LANDS IN A PUBLIC GOVERNMENT SETTING. [01:55:05] GROVE CITY IS HOME TO RESIDENTS FROM MANY FAITHS AND BACKGROUNDS CHRISTIAN, JEWISH, MUSLIM, NON-RELIGIOUS AND OTHER BELIEF SYSTEMS. WHEN SOMEONE USES THEIR SPEAKING TIME TO DECLARE WHO IS ACCEPTABLE TO GOD, IT CREATES AN ATMOSPHERE THAT FEELS EXCLUSIONARY, ESPECIALLY FOR NEIGHBORS WHO ALREADY DON'T FEEL FULLY REPRESENTED IN CIVIC SPACES. IF FAITH IS GOING TO BE INVOKED IN THIS ROOM, I HOPE WE DRAW ON THE SHARED VALUES THAT APPEAR ACROSS MULTIPLE TRADITIONS FROM JUDAISM. TALMUD SHABBAT 31 A WHAT IS HATEFUL TO YOU? DO NOT DO UNTO YOUR NEIGHBOR FROM ISLAM. HADITH LOVE FOR YOUR BROTHER WHAT YOU LOVE FOR YOURSELF AND FROM CHRISTIANITY. JOHN 1334 A NEW COMMANDMENT I GIVE YOU, THAT YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER. THAT'S KIND OF A PERIOD. STOP RIGHT THERE. THIS SUMMARIZES THE CORE OF JESUS'S TEACHINGS A CALL TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF, WITH AN INCLUSIVE GENEROSITY THAT DOESN'T NARROW ITSELF TO ONLY THOSE WHO LOOK LIKE US, WORSHIP LIKE US, OR MEET A PARTICULAR IDEA OF WORTHINESS. THESE PRINCIPLES ENCOURAGE COMPASSION, HUMILITY, AND RESPECT QUALITIES THAT ALIGN WITH CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE. AND IN CHALLENGING TIMES, WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY THOSE WHOM ONE FAITH, TRADITION, OR ANOTHER DEEMS WORTHY OF SALVATION. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT MY CONCERN IS ABOUT THE TONE OF OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, NOT THE ACTIONS OF COUNCIL. TONIGHT, WE WATCH 12 NEW PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS TAKE THEIR OATHS. PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACES, BACKGROUNDS AND STORIES. THAT DIVERSITY IS THE REAL GROWTH CITY. IT'S THE COMMUNITY SITTING IN THIS ROOM, WHETHER THEY'RE STILL HERE, WHETHER THEY WERE HERE EARLIER, BEHIND ME AND AROUND ME. AND IT'S A REMINDER THAT THIS CITY IS NOT ONE FAITH, ONE RACE OR ONE WORLDVIEW. CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTS EVERY RESIDENT EQUALLY, AND THE TONE IN THIS CHAMBER SHOULD REFLECT THAT IN A WAY THAT WELCOMES ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO CALL THIS CITY HOME. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR LIST OF [Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments] PEOPLE SIGNED UP UNDER NEW BUSINESS. ANY OTHER ITEMS? AND WITH THAT, I TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU, MAYOR STAGE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I HAVE NO MAYOR'S COURT REPORT THIS EVENING. A COUPLE OF SHOUT OUTS. E WARD COMPANY WAS JUST RECOGNIZED BY THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AS A RECIPIENT FOR THEIR ETHICS AND INTEGRITY AWARD. IS THE OLDEST CONTINUALLY OPERATING MINORITY BUSINESS. I THINK IN. I KNOW IN OHIO. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER EVEN IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT THEY ARE THEY CALL GROCERY HOME, WHICH IS QUITE A COMPLIMENT TO US. THROUGH THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT, WE'RE GOING TO BE LAUNCHING WHAT IS CALLED KEEP IT COOL, RIDE THE RULES, WHICH IS A PROGRAM TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT CAN WHAT CAN BE OPERATED ON, WHAT MEANS BIKE TRAILS, SIDEWALKS, AND SO FORTH. AND I THINK THERE WERE CHILDREN FROM CENTRAL CROSSING AND GROCERY CHRISTIAN WHO HELPED US MAKE A VIDEO. IT'S ON OUR ON OUR WEBSITE NOW. WE'LL GET THEM TUNED UP FOR THE SPRING ANYWAY. A GREAT VETERANS DAY. WE WE'RE ACTUALLY HOSTED BY TWO OTHER CARE FACILITIES OTHER THAN OUR EVENT AT THE STAGE, AND I'LL HAVE TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO TRADITIONS THEY HAD. I KNOW AT LEAST 50 VETERANS WHO WERE THERE, AND ONE LADY WAS ON CHANNEL SIX SEVERAL TIMES. 90, I THINK SHE'S 96, 97 YEARS OLD THAT SERVED ACTUALLY IN WORLD WAR TWO AT THE END OF WORLD WAR TWO. SO WE HAD A GREAT VETERANS DAY, COLUMBUS STREET. I'M GOING TO STEAL SOMEBODY'S SON THERE. BUT MAN, THAT THING IS LOOKING GOOD. I KNOW ONE THING. WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE A POLICE OFFICER SITTING DOWN THERE AT COLUMBUS. AND THIRD, BEING ABLE TO GET THE PEOPLE GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR. NOW THAT THING'S OPEN. BUT BOY, IT'S NOT FULLY OPEN YET. BUT WE'RE CLOSE, SHANNON. WHEN 1 OR 2 WAY TRAFFIC BEFORE OR ON THE 26TH. 26TH. WOO HOO! LET HIM PERMANENTLY EMBEDDED IN OUR MINUTES OF OUR MEETING. ANOTHER NEAT LITTLE THING ON THE OUR HOLIDAY PARADE AND OUR CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING ON DECEMBER THE 5TH AND SIXTH THROUGH MISTER WALTERS EFFORT, WE WE'RE CREATING WHAT'S CALLED THE NUTCRACKER LANE, WHICH WILL BE DOWN BY OUR MURALS ON BROADWAY. BUT THE NEAT THING ABOUT IT IS THE BALLETMET IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE HERE TO BE [02:00:05] PART OF OUR EVENT THAT NIGHT, AND THEY'LL BE BRINGING THEIR THEIR MASCOT. AND SO THE MASCOT WILL BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THE LIGHTING OF THE TREE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE OTHER COMMENT ABOUT DISTRACTIONS WE ARE BRINGING FORTH NEXT MEETING A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD NOT ONLY HELP FUND THE COMMUNITY CENTER, BUT GIVEN TO THE NEXT 15 YEARS, AN INCREDIBLE CASH FLOW AND THE WORK THAT MR. BOZO HAS PUT IN AND MR. SMITH'S BEEN PUT IN AND THE CONSULTING FIRM ON TRYING TO LOCATION CANNOT BE IGNORED. AND THE DISTRACTION ABOUT BROOK PARK, ONCE WE GET THAT UP AND OPERATING, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE COUNCIL COME BACK OVER AND SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE CHILDREN HAVE AVAILABLE SPACE THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME WE HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE VERY MOVING AND THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK. SOUTHWEST HAS, OUR CREW HAS, AND I THINK THAT WHOLE AREA IS GOING TO BE VERY COMPLIMENTARY TO THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER. SO I DON'T THINK WE'VE BEEN DISTRACTED. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE LAW THAT SAYS WE CAN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT BROOK PARK MAKES IT PRETTY CLEAR THAT WE'RE NOT UP TO BEING DISTRACTED. THANK YOU MADAM. THANK YOU MAYOR. MR. BOWSER CERTAINLY LIKE TO WELCOME THE NEW DISPATCHERS AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. JUST AN UPDATE TO WHERE WE'RE AT WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE CITY IS PERMITTED UNDER OUR CODE TO HIRE 71 SWORN POLICE OFFICERS. WITH THE HIRING OF THE NINE OFFICERS. THAT BRINGS UP THE 69 OFFICERS. AND WE'RE WORKING WITH CIVIL SERVICE AND THE HR DEPARTMENT TO GET THOSE OTHER TWO ON. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BOWSER. MISS KELLY. THERE IS A NEW ART SHOW HANGING IN THIS ROOM. ALL THE ITEMS ARE FOR SALE. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK ON YOUR WAY OUT. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THE ROOM. EVERYONE HAD SOMETHING, BUT NOW THEY'RE LIKE, MAYBE NEXT MEETING, I, I HEAR YOU, I'M FOLLOWING YOU. ALL RIGHT, THAT BRINGS US TO COUNCIL'S CLOSING COMMENTS. MR. DO. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND FOOD FILLED THANKSGIVING. YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. BERRY. I THINK, MR. DOUCETTE, IT THAT'S ALL. HE COVERED IT. THANK YOU, MR. HOLT. YES. JUST FROM THE FINANCE VIEWPOINT, THE GROVE CITY BUDGET WAS SUBMITTED LAST WEEK. ALL COUNCIL IS IN RECEIPT OF THAT. AND I WOULD ASK THE PUBLIC IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, GET A COPY OF THAT AND SEE IT AND BRING YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS SO THAT YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO HAVE INPUT INTO THE BUDGET. NEXT MEETING ON DECEMBER 1ST, THE MAYOR WILL OVERVIEW THE BUDGET, AND WE MAY HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS DURING THAT MEETING ON WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET, CHANGES IN THE BUDGET, ETC. AND JUST BY ACCIDENT TONIGHT, ONE OF MY BUDGET QUESTIONS WAS ANSWERED. I ALWAYS FOLLOW THE NUMBER OF SWORN OFFICERS WORKING VERSUS HOW MANY ARE APPROVED AND BUDGETED FOR. AND LIKE MR. BOZZO SAID TONIGHT WHEN I SAW NINE NEW ONES COME IN, THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTION. WE'RE JUST ABOUT UP TO SPEED. SO I JUST REMIND YOU THAT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE BUDGET, STAY TUNED. AND THE NEXT MEETING, WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO HEAR SOME ITEMS AND ASK QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HOLT. MISS BURROWS. YES. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY. YEP. REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE ALADDIN SHRINE HERE IN GROVE CITY STARTS OUR FESTIVAL OF TREES THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND. CHILDREN UNDER 12 ARE FREE. THERE ARE GOING TO BE 47 LIT TREES WITH LOTS OF DECORATIONS AND GIFTS UNDER THEM THAT YOU CAN BUY RAFFLE TICKETS FOR AND GET A CHANCE TO WIN FOR 50 CENT TICKET. IT'S AMAZING THE GRINCH IS GOING TO BE THERE, SANTA'S GOING TO BE THERE AND THIS ALL BENEFITS THE CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT AND SHRINE HOSPITALS. SO PLEASE TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY THIS HOLIDAY. IT RUNS FOR THE 22ND THROUGH THE 29TH. THANK YOU, MISS ANDERSON. I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS AGAIN. SEEING 12 SAFETY PERSONNEL SWORN IN. I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLE AND JUST A NOD TO THE WORK THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DOING AND INCREDIBLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND I, I DO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE ALL OF THE GREAT WORK CONTINUE FORTH WITH THE [02:05:01] COMMUNITY CENTER, EXCITED ABOUT SOME OF THE LEGISLATION THAT'S COMING IN DECEMBER. AND I WILL I WILL HAPPILY EAT MY WORDS OF DISTRACTION AS WE SEE THAT CONTINUE TO PLAY OUT IN 2026. THANK YOU, MR. WILSON. YOU READY? WRITE IT DOWN. RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. YOU'RE READY. SO FIRST, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE EVERYONE WHO PUT THEIR NAME ON THE BALLOT LAST WEEK. IT TAKES COURAGE TO STEP INTO THIS ARENA, ESPECIALLY AT SUCH A TIME AS THIS. SO WHEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN EVERY DECISION FEELS HEAVIER AND EVERY WORD SEEMS TO CARRY A LITTLE FURTHER THAN IT USED TO. SO TO THOSE WHO WON, I SEE ALLEN. I SEE GEORGE LEFT. CONGRATULATIONS. THE WORK AHEAD IS REAL AND OUR RESIDENTS ARE COUNTING ON YOU TO MEET THE MOMENT WITH STEADY HANDS AND CLEAR PURPOSE TO THOSE WHO CAME UP SHORT. I GUESS I CAN THANK MYSELF. JULIANNE. OUR COMMUNITY IS STRONGER BECAUSE YOU WERE WILLING TO OFFER YOUR IDEAS, YOUR TIME, AND YOUR HEART. DEMOCRACY DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT PEOPLE WILLING TO STAND UP AND BE COUNTED. AND TO EVERY RESIDENT WHO VOTED, THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING YOUR VOICE MATTERS. BECAUSE IT DOES. EVERY ELECTION REMINDS US THAT THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY ISN'T WRITTEN BY CHANCE. IT'S WRITTEN BY PARTICIPATION. SO LET'S HONOR THAT TRUST BY WORKING TOGETHER WITH RESPECT, HUMILITY, AND A COMMITMENT TO MAKING GROVE CITY BETTER FOR EVERYONE. STANDING STRONG TOGETHER IS AN OLD IDEA, BUT IT'S STILL THE BEST WAY FORWARD. THAT IS ALL I HAVE, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. VERY WELL SAID. FANTASTIC. SO YOU STOLE MY THUNDER, MR. WILSON. SO. BUT BUT I, I HAVE TO REALLY STRESS THAT. OBVIOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BEGIN SERVING THIS COMMUNITY IN JANUARY. BUT EVERY PERSON THAT THROWS THEIR HAT IN THE RING DESERVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, BECAUSE YOU DO SACRIFICE A LOT OUT THERE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU TALK WITH AS MANY RESIDENTS AND EXPRESS A VISION FOR WHERE YOU'D LIKE TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY BE IN THE FUTURE. AND I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE, THE WINNERS AND THOSE THAT DID NOT COME OUT VICTORIOUS IN THIS PARTICULAR ELECTION CYCLE. I'LL REMIND YOU, THERE ARE FUTURE ELECTIONS TO BE HAD, BUT IT'S ABOUT BUILDING COMMUNITY. SO THE TIME THAT YOU SPENT GOING DOOR TO DOOR, YOU MET PEOPLE THAT YOU HAD NEVER MET BEFORE. YOU GOT TO HEAR THE THINGS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO THEM. YOU PROBABLY WILL HAVE FORGED FRIENDSHIPS THAT CARRY FORWARD THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE. IT IS THE THING THAT I HAVE ENJOYED MOST ABOUT THIS JOB IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. IT'S THE PEOPLE I LOVE GROVE CITY BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE, AND A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR EVERYONE WHO THREW THEIR HAT IN THE RING. AND LET'S LET'S DO IT RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT? AND I'M GLAD TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE ROOM TONIGHT. AND I EXPECT THAT THESE NEXT TWO MEETINGS, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE ACTION PACKED MEETINGS, WE'VE GOT BUDGET, WE'VE GOT LOTS OF THINGS WE WANT TO GET ACCOMPLISHED BETWEEN NOW AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AND IT WILL BE PRETTY BLEAK TO ME. IF ONLY MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES MAKES PEOPLE FILL THIS ROOM. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. I'LL BE CALLING YOU IF I DON'T SEE YOU, BUT OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON DECEMBER THE 1ST. WE'RE AT REGULAR TIME, SO CAUCUS BEGINS AT 630, MEETING AT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.