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NOW IN SESSION. WILL YOU PLEASE RISE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE? AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. AMEN. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. FOR ALL. ROLL CALL FOR THIS EVENING'S MEETING, MR. OMAR, PRESIDENT ANDERSON HERE. BARRY HOLT HERE. STURM HERE. BURROWS HERE. AT THIS TIME, I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY CHAIR FOR THIS EVENING'S MEETING. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT MR. HOLT AS TEMPORARY CHAIR FOR THIS EVENING. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OMAR? YES. ANDERSON. YES. HOLT. YES. STURM. YES. BURROWS. YES. MR. HOLT. OKAY. THANK YOU. BEAR WITH ME AS I DON'T DO THIS EVERY WEEK. SO I STAND TO BE CORRECTED AT ANY MOMENT BY TAMMY AND STEVEN IF I STEP OUT OF LINE. OKAY. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE LAST COUNCIL MINUTE MEETINGS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING THAT WAS CONDUCTED. THAT'S SECOND. ANDERSON. YES.
HOLT. YES. STURM. YES. BURROWS. YES. OMAR. YES. I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO EXCUSE. MR. HELLINGA. MR. TED BARRY AND MR. IKE STAGE FROM TONIGHT'S MEETING. SECOND. HOLT. YES. MR. YES. YES. OMAR. YES. ANDERSON. YES. NOW, I'LL READ THE AGENDA. AND IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS BY COUNCIL, THE AGENDA IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. AND THERE IT IS UNDER LANDS.
THIS IS JUST THE AGENDA UNDER LANDS ORDINANCE C 1126, EXCEPT THE PLAT FOR FARMSTEAD. PHASE EIGHT, FIRST READING ORDINANCE C 1226 APPROVED THE REZONING OF 26.9 ACRES AT 4910 HOOVER ROAD.
THAT'LL BE THE FIRST READING UNDER FINANCE APPROPRIATE 75,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSE OF THE CARES HEALTH CARE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. RESOLUTION CR8 26 SUPPORT ISSUE 2A1 MIL PROPERTY TAX LEVY ASSISTING THE SOUTHWEST PUBLIC LIBRARY'S PRESENTATION. AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. JUST ONE SECOND. LET'S GET THE AGENDA. GOOD. WE GOOD WITH THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. AGENDA IS APPROVED. AND THEN THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS TONIGHT WILL BE A PRESENTATION FROM STEVE JACKSON. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS STEVE JACKSON. AND IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. AND IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT ORGANIZATION OR YOU PEOPLE OUT THERE AS WELL, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTAINING THE HISTORY OF THE FOUR TOWNSHIPS THAT ARE HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. WE ARE IN OUR 40TH YEAR IN EXISTENCE, AND WE ARE THE THIRD HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN THE HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY, WHICH GOES BACK TO SHORTLY AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. FOR THE FIRST FORMATION. EACH YEAR, I LIKE TO COME IN AND JUST BRING YOU UP TO DATE. AND OF COURSE, I'M SURE IN THE FILES HERE SOME PLACE IN CITY HALL. MY HOME PHONE NUMBER IS (614) 871-0081. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO CALL ME. BUT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FURNISHING AND
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HAVING TOURS AND TAKING CARE OF THE DAY TO DAY HOUSEKEEPING CHORES FOR THE GRANT HOUSE, WHICH STANDS HERE AT THE END OF PARK STREET. I NEVER GO AROUND THE CURVE IN PARK STREET AND LOOK DOWN AND THINK, THAT'S NOT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HOUSE IN THE WORLD. I'M SURE I'M BIASED. WE ALSO DO THE VILLAGE DOWN ON ORDERS ROAD AND THEN THE MUSEUM, WHICH IS OVER HERE IN THE OLD FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GROVE CITY AND BUILDING. MOST OF OUR POSITIONS ARE STAFFED BY MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. LEE ANN WATKINS AND HER ASSISTANT ARE RECEIVE A SUM FOR THE FACT THAT THEY KEEP THE MUSEUM OPEN FIVE DAYS A WEEK, OKAY, OR FOUR DAYS, DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF THE YEAR AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN TOWN. WE ARE AS A HISTORICAL SOCIETY, I SAID IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEW POST. BIG BICENTENNIAL PLUS 50. IN THE YEARS AHEAD. AND I JUST LIKE TO TALK WITH YOU FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES SO THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT THE AREAS ARE THAT WE EMPHASIZE AS A SOCIETY. THE FIRST THING I'VE ALREADY TOUCHED ON A BIT IS ASSISTING THE CITY. WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING GUESTS OF THE CITY THROUGH THE VARIOUS SITES. I'VE MET SOME VERY INTERESTING PEOPLE THAT WAY OVER THE YEARS.WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALSO HOSTING PARTICULAR PARTS OF PUBLIC EVENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE BIG 250TH CELEBRATION THIS SUMMER. PARTS OF THAT WILL BE CELEBRATED DOWN ON THE 2.22.2 ACRES THAT MAKE UP THE GRAND HOUSE SITE. SECONDLY, IS THE GRANT HOUSE ITSELF. THE GRANT HOUSE IS THE OLDEST SURVIVING BUILDING IN TOWN. WHEN GROVE CITY WAS LAID OUT, IT WAS ALREADY MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY OLD. IT IS AN UNUSUAL HOUSE FOR AROUND HERE, IN THAT ALL WALLS IN THE HOUSE, ALL MAJOR WALLS IN THE HOUSE, ARE BRICK. INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 100,000 BRICKS ARE IN THE STRUCTURE, AND THEY WERE ALL HANDMADE ON THE PROPERTY. THAT'S WHY IT TOOK EIGHT YEARS TO BUILD THE HOUSE AND THE THE CLAY FOR THOSE BRICKS CAME OFF OF THAT LITTLE STREAM THAT PARALLELS COLUMBUS STREET OVER HERE. SO THE NEXT TIME YOU GO BY THERE, LOOK DOWN AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHERE OUR BRICKS CAME FROM. WE ALSO OPERATE CENTURY VILLAGE. WE HAVE MORE THAN A DOZEN STRUCTURES DOWN THERE, ONLY ONE OF WHICH IS SITTING ON ITS ORIGINAL SITE. THAT'S THE ORDERS. ROAD SCHOOL, WHICH WAS BUILT IN OFFICIALLY 1878, BUT ACTUALLY WE BELIEVE IT WAS BUILT IN 1855 AND OPERATED BY THE ORDERS FAMILY. THEY TOOK CARE OF ALL THE COSTS OF THAT BUILDING. AND FINALLY, WHEN THE THE OWNERS, THE ORDERS WERE GETTING OLDER, THEY TURNED IT OVER TO THE TOWNSHIP. AND THE TOWNSHIP HAS RAN IT FROM 1878 TO 1928. AND THEN IT WAS USED FOR A VARIETY OF THINGS AND CAME THIS CLOSE TO BEING BULLDOZED. AND FORTUNATELY, WISER MINDS STEPPED IN. AND THAT WAS THE FIRST BUILDING WE RESTORED. ALL THE OTHER BUILDINGS THAT ARE DOWN AT CENTURY VILLAGE. THERE'S ABOUT, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU COUNT AS A BUILDING, THERE'S ABOUT 14 OF THEM IN ALL. ALL THOSE BUILDINGS ARE BUILDINGS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PERILS OF PAULINE. THEY WERE AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER ALL PLANNED TO BE BURNED, BULLDOZED OR OTHERWISE DESTROYED. AND WE RACED IN LIKE THE SEVENTH CAVALRY, SAVED THEM AND BROUGHT THEM DOWN TO THE VILLAGE AND WITH THE HELP OF THE CITY, MAINTAIN THEM. ANOTHER AREA THAT WE'RE INVOLVED IN IS THE HISTORY RECORDING, THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN. JIM HALE, WHO IS RIGHT BACK THERE IN THE CORNER, IS WRITING FOR THE SOCIETY, AND I THINK IT'S PRETTY WELL FINISHED.
A NEW HISTORY OF THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. AND FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN OF IT SO FAR, IT'S ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. AND IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT A CERTAIN POINT, SO FEEL FREE TO BUY ONE, BUT WE THANK HIM FOR THAT. ALSO. JANET SHAYLOR, WHERE IS JANET? RIGHT THERE. JANET IS OUR NEWSPAPER EDITOR AND SHE AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE OPERATE OUR QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER, WHICH WE GENERALLY GOES TO MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. BUT I IMAGINE IF YOU ASK HER, SHE WOULD SEND YOU ONE. SO THAT RECORDS WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THE LOCAL BASIS. THE LAST THING I WANT TO TOUCH ON IS WE HAVE BESIDES DOING. OH MY HEAVENS, LOOK OUTSIDE. I FIGURED I MIGHT AS WELL TELL YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE YOU'LL DISCOVER ONE AT A TIME
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IF I DON'T. THE LAST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE DRESS PROJECT. NOW, THAT MAY SOUND A BIT STRANGE TO YOU. BESIDES ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO CELEBRATE THE 250TH IS THAT WE ARE RESTORING A DRESS. WHEN WE ACQUIRED THE GRANT HOUSE IN 2015 ISH, WE INHERITED ABOUT 30% OF THE FURNITURE THAT'S IN THE HOUSE NOW. OUR FAMILY PIECES. THE REST, LIKE ALL PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN GOTTEN RID OF, YOU KNOW, BEING OUT OF DATE, ETCETERA, OVER THE THE MANY, MANY YEARS THAT THE GRANT FAMILY LIVED THERE, SIX GENERATIONS. BUT WE DISCOVERED IN ONE OF THE UPSTAIRS CLOSETS, I DO WANT YOU TO HEAR THAT WORD CLOSETS. THIS IS A HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT IN 18, EARLY 1820S. CLOSETS DID NOT NORMALLY EXIST. AND WE HAVE TO. OKAY. UPSTAIRS IN THE MASTER BEDROOM CLOSET, WE DISCOVERED A DRESS. IT TURNS OUT IT WAS OWNED BY ONE OF THE GRANT LADIES THAT WERE MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE OVER THE YEARS. IT WAS ACTUALLY THE SECOND ONE, AND IT WAS IT'S WHAT IS CALLED A A DAY DRESS. IT'S WHAT A WOMAN WOULD HAVE WORN OUT ON A SOCIAL OCCASION. IT'S NOT SOMETHING SHE WORE AROUND THE HOUSE, BUT IT'S NOT AN EVENING DRESS. OKAY? AND IT'S IN REMARKABLE SHAPE CONSIDERING IT'S DATED TO ABOUT 1840 TO 1850. BUT WE DECIDED THAT IT WAS NOT USABLE FOR TWO REASONS. ONE, IT'S AGE. AND TWO, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO GET HATE STARES FROM THE LADIES AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. MOST MODERN WOMEN WON'T FIT IN IT. OKAY. SHE WAS A VERY PETITE LADY AND SO WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING CUSTOM MADE EVEN CUSTOM WOVEN MATERIAL. OKAY, THAT MATCHES EXACTLY WHAT THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL WAS. AND WE'RE HAVING IT HANDMADE AND WE'RE HAVING ONE COPY THAT WILL BE ON A DISPLAY IN THE GRANT HOUSE, AND THEN A COPY FOR THE LADIES TO WEAR. AND IT'S GOING TO BE DESIGNED SO THAT WE CAN ADJUST IT FOR THE DIFFERENT SIZES OF OUR MEMBER LADIES. AND ALSO THAT DRESS, THE ORIGINAL, AS I SAID, HAS BEEN STORED AWAY. SO THAT 100 YEARS FROM NOW, IT'LL STILL BE IN EXISTENCE. SO THAT ADDRESS MAY NOT SOUND TO YOU LIKE A VERY BIG BICENTENNIAL PROJECT, BUT UNTIL YOU CUSTOM WEAVE FABRIC AND HAVE DRESSES CUSTOM MADE BY PROFESSIONALS, I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WOMEN'S CLOTHING I NEVER KNEW BEFORE. OKAY, SO WE HAVE YOU PRETTY WELL UP TO DATE ON WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM.OTHERWISE I'M FINISHED FOR THE. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, MR. JACKSON? I DO, YES.
FIRST OF ALL, FIRST, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SENDING THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS TO US AND KEEPING US INFORMED OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. I YOU ARE MOST WELCOME. THE ONE QUESTION I HAD IS HOW IS YOUR NEW WEBSITE FUNDRAISING PROJECT GOING? REASONABLY WELL. OKAY.
REASONABLY WELL. WE REALIZE THAT IN THIS DAY AND AGE, PEOPLE GOING TO A MEETING AND MY GRANDMOTHER'S AGE, THEY ALL LOVED GOING TO MEETINGS IN THE EVENING BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING PARTICULARLY TO DO AT HOME, NO TELEVISION, NO OTHER DISTRACTIONS. AND THEY HAD BEEN IN THE HOUSE ALL DAY. THEY WANTED TO GO SOMEPLACE. WELL, WE HAVE A VERY GOOD TURNOUT FOR OUR MEETINGS, BUT NOT EVERYBODY CAN COME. SO WE HAVE A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER THAT'S EDITED BY JIM HALE, AND WE SEND THAT OUT. AND WE ALSO HAVE AN ONLINE PRESENCE THAT WE REPEAT SOME THINGS, ADD SOME OTHER THINGS SO THAT PEOPLE THAT EITHER BELONG TO THE SOCIETY BUT CAN'T GET THERE OR MAY NOT BELONG TO SOCIETY, BUT ARE STILL INTERESTED, IF THEY CAN ACCESS THAT, THEN THEY CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. AWESOME. WELL, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION. THANK YOU, MR. JACKSON. WELL, ACTUALLY. IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE SOCIETY, HOW DO THEY DO THAT? SHOW UP AT ONE OF OUR MEETINGS OR STOP OVER TO THE MUSEUM, WHICH IS OPEN FOUR DAYS A WEEK FROM TEN IN THE MORNING TO FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON. AND SO I WANT TO HELP OUT WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND YOU'LL BE THE ONE WHO'LL. THANK YOU. AND OUR MEETINGS ARE HELD ONCE
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A MONTH, FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 7 P.M. AT SAINT JOHN'S CHURCH IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ANYBODY. SO FEEL FREE TO COME. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE MOVE ON TO LANDS AND TYPICALLY MR. LAND LANDS IS DONE BY MR. HELLINGA. BUT I WILL APPOINT JODY TO COVER LANDS FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT. MR. HOLT, TEMPORARY CHAIR. UNDER LANCE THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ORDINANCE C 1126 IS ACCEPT THE PLAT FOR FARMSTEAD PHASE EIGHT. THIS IS A FIRST READING. THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON APRIL 6TH. THE SECOND ORDINANCE IS C 1226.THIS IS TO APPROVE THE REZONING OF 26.904 ACRES LOCATED AT 4910 HOOVER ROAD FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL FS1FF1 TO SD ONE EDUCATIONAL. THIS AGAIN IS A FIRST READING. SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON FOR 2026. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE UNDER LANDS TONIGHT, MR. HOLT. THANK YOU. AND I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR EITHER ONE OF THOSE. SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO FINANCE, MR. STURM. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE FIRST ONE IS ORDINANCE C 1026, APPROPRIATING $75,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSE OF THE CARES HEALTH CARE REIMBURSEMENT PILOT PROGRAM. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND AT THE REQUEST OF THE SPONSOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS TO THE. THE 20TH OF APRIL. SECOND.
MR. STURM. YES. BURROWS. YES. OMAR. YES. ANDERSON. YES. HOLT. YES. OKAY. AND THE LAST ITEM IS RESOLUTION CR08 26. THIS IS SUPPORTING ISSUE TWO, A ONE MIL PROPERTY TAX LEVY ASSISTING THE SOUTHWEST PUBLIC LIBRARY'S. AND I BELIEVE THERE'S A SPEAKER. IS IT? MR. YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YEAH. MY NAME IS MISTY CLARK AND I LIVE AT 1583 PIPER COURT, GROVE CITY, OHIO. 43123. GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND CITY ADMINISTRATORS.
MY NAME IS MISTY CLARK AND I'M A GROVE CITY RESIDENT. AS WE JUST ESTABLISHEDST. I'M ALSO SERVING AS THE SPEAKER'S BUREAU AND ENFORCEMENT COORDINATOR FOR THE COMMITTEE SUPPORTING THE SOUTHWEST PUBLIC LIBRARY LEVY. THIS IS ACTUALLY MY FIRST TIME SPEAKING AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING, BUT I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO COME TONIGHT BECAUSE THE LIBRARY HAS PLAYED SUCH AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN MY OWN FAMILY'S LIFE. A FEW MONTHS AGO, MY DAUGHTERS WERE THRILLED TO DISCOVER THAT THE LIBRARY ALLOWS FAMILIES TO CHECK OUT AMERICAN GIRL DOLLS. THEY CHOSE ADDY WALKER AND SAMANTHA PARKINGTON. WHAT STARTED AS EXCITEMENT ABOUT BRINGING THE DOLLS HOME QUICKLY TURNED INTO A CONVERSATION ABOUT HISTORY, THE TIME PERIODS THAT THOSE CHARACTERS LIVED IN AND THE STORIES BEHIND THEM. IT WAS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE I REALIZED THE LIBRARY IS DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL. IT'S NOT JUST LENDING BOOKS, IT'S HELPING SPARK CURIOSITY AND LEARNING IN WAYS THAT STAY WITH KIDS LONG AFTER THE ITEMS ARE RETURNED. I'M ALSO A MEMBER AND ON THE BOARD OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, I VISIT BOTH THE GROVE CITY AND WESTLAND LIBRARY AND SEE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. OUR BOARD MEETS AT A LOCAL CHURCH BECAUSE THE GROVE CITY LIBRARY'S MEETING SPACE IS IN SUCH HIGH DEMAND. DID YOU KNOW MORE THAN 500 COMMUNITY GROUPS USE THE COVETED SPACE? DID YOU KNOW THAT? AND OUR COMMUNITY CLEARLY VALUES THESE OPPORTUNITIES. NEARLY 1000 PEOPLE VISIT THE GROVE CITY AND WESTLAND AREA LIBRARIES EVERY DAY THAT THEY ARE OPEN, AND THE LIBRARY SYSTEM CIRCULATES MORE THAN A MILLION MATERIALS EACH YEAR. LIBRARIES TODAY ARE FAR MORE THAN SHELVES OF BOOKS. THEY PROVIDE FREE WI-FI, PUBLIC COMPUTERS, AND SERVICES LIKE NOTARIZING, PRINTING, COPYING AND FAXING THAT HELP RESIDENTS SEARCH FOR JOBS, ACCESS IMPORTANT INFORMATION, AND COMPLETE SCHOOL WORK. BUT DESPITE THIS STRONG COMMUNITY USE, THE LIBRARY HAS GONE 15 YEARS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL LOCAL FUNDING, AND STATE FUNDING FOR OHIO LIBRARIES HAS REMAINED ROUGHLY AT THE SAME LEVEL IT WAS 25 YEARS AGO, DESPITE RISING COSTS AND GROWING COMMUNITY DEMAND. AS A RESULT, THE COMMUNITY HAS ALREADY SEEN REDUCTION IN HOURS, FEWER PROGRAMS AND FEWER STAFF AVAILABLE TO HELP PATRONS.
ISSUE TWO ON THE MAY BALLOT WILL HELP RESTORE THOSE SERVICES AND ENSURE THE
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SOUTHWEST PUBLIC LIBRARIES CAN CONTINUE SERVING RESIDENTS ACROSS GROVE CITY AND THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. LIBRARIES ARE ONE OF THE FEW PLACES WHERE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT EDUCATION, OPPORTUNITY, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONSIDERING THIS RESOLUTION AND YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR LIBRARY'S. YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MISTY, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS ON THE MAY BALLOT FOR GROVE CITY RESIDENTS. IT IS MAY 5TH AND IT'LL BE PRESENTED ON THE BALLOT AS A A WHAT DO WE CALL IT EXACTLY? LEVY A LEVY. RIGHT. IT'LL BE A LEVY ON THE BALLOT.YES. I'M JUST CLEARING THAT UP SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S COMING. YES, YES. AND WE ARE ASKING ONE MIL ONE MIL. AND THE CURRENT FUNDING IS I BELIEVE IT IS 0.28. BUT I WOULD LOOK AT OUR DIRECTOR OF OUR LIBRARIES TO CONFIRM LOCAL FUNDING OR A TOTAL FUNDING. I'M MY MY QUESTION IS FOR KURT LEVY, THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER. YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH MORE AM I GOING TO PAY OR HOW MUCH AM I PAYING NOW? DO YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF REFERENCE NUMBERS FOR THAT? I DO, PLEASE.
YES. MY NAME IS MEREDITH WICKHAM AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF SOUTHWEST PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, I'M HERE TO ANSWER FACTUAL QUESTIONS ONLY AND NOT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ANY POLITICAL ISSUE. BUT I CAN ANSWER FACTUAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LIBRARY.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU ASKED WHAT THE THE LANGUAGE WILL READ, SO IT WILL READ AN ADDITIONAL TAX FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOUTHWEST PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CURRENT EXPENSES.
OF COURSE, MY PHONE GOES DEAD THAT THE COUNTY AUDITOR ESTIMATES, AND THEN IT GIVES THE COLLECTION AMOUNT, AND IT SAYS THAT IT WILL BE $35 FOR EACH $100,000 OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S MARKET VALUE FOR TEN YEARS, COMMENCING IN 2026, BUT FIRST DUE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2027.
SO THAT WORKS OUT TO A LITTLE LESS THAN $3 A MONTH PER $100,000 OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S MARKET VALUE FOR A PROPERTY. AND THAT WOULD BE THE ASSESSED VALUE. WHEN THEY SAY MARKET VALUE, I BELIEVE THAT ASSESSED AND MARKET VALUE NOW ARE USED AS INTERCHANGEABLE TERMS. YES, BUT THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE TAXABLE VALUE AS MY UNDERSTANDING.
CORRECT. I HAVE A QUESTION. WELL, FIRST, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR SHARING INFORMATION. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT DEFINITELY THERE'S BEEN AN IMPACT RECENTLY WITH REDUCTION OF HOURS. AND YOU MENTIONED REDUCTION OF STAFF AS WELL. WELL, THIS CERTAINLY BE THE PIECE THAT HELPS. AND AND OUR COMMUNITY CAN SEE HOURS COME BACK TO POTENTIALLY WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE, OR AT LEAST MORE HOURS AND YES, MORE AVAILABILITY. I CAN ACTUALLY TELL YOU THAT THE PLAN, IF THIS LEVY LEVY PASSES RESTORING MORNING, EVENING AND WEEKEND WEEKEND HOURS AT BOTH LOCATIONS. BRING BACK OUTREACH FOR THOSE RESIDENTS WHO STRUGGLE TO GET TO THE LIBRARY. ADD BACK DISCONTINUED PROGRAMS AND CLASSES FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND SENIORS. UPGRADE AND OFFER MORE E-RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY THAT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS NEED VERY, VERY MUCH. BUY BOOKS AT PREVIOUS LEVELS SO PATRONS DON'T HAVE TO WAIT AS LONG FOR THE TITLES THAT THEY WANT TO READ. THANK YOU. AND THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION TOO. I'M SURE THERE WAS AN IMPACT ON PROGRAMING. SO YOU JUST STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROGRAMS THAT HAVE HAD TO CEASE. ABSOLUTELY. DUE TO THE LIMITED FUNDING, LIMITED FUNDING AND, WELL, LIMITED STAFF. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. ONE QUESTION. THANK YOU. AS MISS ANDERSON ALSO STATED. SO ALL THESE ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BRING BACK ONCE IT, LET'S SAY NOT IF BUT WHEN IT PASSES, WILL THOSE BE STARTING IMMEDIATELY OR WILL YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 2027 WHEN THE FUNDING KICKS IN? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE HAVE TO HAVE THE FUNDING. YES, WE DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE FUNDING. SO IT WOULD PROBABLY BE NEXT YEAR WHEN I'M JUST WONDERING WHEN IT WOULD START, BUT WE COULD SAY SO OUR FISCAL OFFICER IS NOT HERE, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT GENERALLY THE MONEY STARTS FLOWING WITH THE FIRST MAJOR PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT, WHICH FOR US IS USUALLY END OF MARCH OR EARLY APRIL. SO I WOULD EXPECT US TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO GEAR AS SOON AS THAT STARTS COMING IN.
OKAY. YEAH, BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE VERY EXCITED WHEN THIS PASSES. NO, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP, THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE ARE SO UNDERFUNDED RIGHT NOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. CAN I ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS? I GUESS THE LAST THING YOU ALREADY SAID THAT WE'RE
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OPERATING NOW OR YOU'RE OPERATING NOW AT THE RATE BASICALLY 25 YEARS AGO, THAT WAS DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY CHANGES AT THE STATE LEVEL. THAT IS CORRECT. THERE WAS A FUND THAT WAS ELIMINATED, AND THEN THERE WAS CUTS THAT WERE ALSO THEN MADE. AND SO WE'RE LITERALLY 25 YEARS IN THE PAST. YES, WE HAVE GONE BACKWARDS. YEAH. AND EVERY YEAR IT CONTINUALLY REDUCES.AND WE'VE BEEN WARNED THAT WE SHOULD EXPECT MORE CUTS FROM THE STATE. OH, WOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED SECOND. BURROWS. YES. OMAR. YES. ANDERSON. YES. HOLT.
YES. STURM. YES. BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU. SO THAT BASICALLY MEANS THE GROVE CITY COUNCIL HAS ENDORSED THE LIBRARY'S REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC. THAT DOESN'T APPROVE IT HERE. IT'LL STILL BE ON THE BALLOT. BUT MEREDITH AND MISTY HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR LEVY REQUEST. OKAY. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT'S FOR NEW BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT IN FRONT OF COUNCIL. AND I HAVE THE SIGN UP SHEET HERE. WE HAVE FOUR PEOPLE, AND I'LL START WITH LET'S SEE, WE HAVE COMMUNITIES. WE'LL DO COMMUNITY CENTER FIRST. SAM CLARK. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. YES. GOOD EVENING. SAM CLARK, 5382 FOREST GLEN DRIVE, GROVE CITY, OHIO, 43123. I WROTE A SPEECH TONIGHT BECAUSE I CAN SPEAK FOR MORE THAN THREE MINUTES, SO I'M GOING TO KEEP IT UNDER THREE MINUTES. BUT GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME TONIGHT. MY NAME IS SAM CLARK. I AM A CITY RESIDENT, A HUSBAND AND A FATHER TO AN EIGHT YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO IS GROWING UP IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND LIKE A LOT OF PARENTS, MY WIFE AND I SPEND A LOT OF TIME LOOKING FOR PLACES WHERE OUR DAUGHTER CAN RUN, PLAY, SWIM, LEARN NEW THINGS, AND HOPEFULLY BURN OFF AT LEAST SOME OF THE UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF ENERGY THAT EIGHT YEAR OLDS SEEM TO WAKE UP WITH EVERY MORNING. IF YOU'RE A PARENT, YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN. BUT WHAT WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT ISN'T JUST A BUILDING. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PLACE WHERE GROSS CITY RESIDENTS CAN COME TOGETHER, KIDS LEARNING TO SWIM, SENIORS STAYING ACTIVE, FAMILIES SPENDING TIME TOGETHER, NEIGHBORS MEETING NEIGHBORS. A CITY OWNED COMMUNITY CENTER WOULD SIMPLY BE ANOTHER PLACE WHERE THOSE THINGS CAN HAPPEN. IT WOULD BE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, JUST LIKE OUR PARKS, OUR LIBRARY, AS WELL AS OUR BALL FIELDS AND EVENTS THAT BRING THE CITY TOGETHER YEAR AFTER YEAR. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT. THE YMCA IS ALREADY ALREADY SERVES FAMILIES IN GROVE CITY, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THAT ARE PART OF WHAT MAKES THIS COMMUNITY STRONG. THE GROVE CITY IS A GROWING CITY. WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS, AND MANY OF THEM AREN'T YMCA MEMBERS. MANY FAMILIES WOULD BENEFIT FROM A PUBLIC SPACE THAT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE CITY OF GROVE CITY, A PLACE THAT BELONGS TO EVERYONE. SO WHEN I HEAR THE CONVERSATION START TO SOUND LIKE WE HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER, I KEEP COMING BACK TO A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION WHY CAN'T BOTH EXIST? WHY CAN'T A STRONG YMCA CONTINUE DOING GREAT WORK? WHILE GROVE CITY ALSO INVESTS IN A COMMUNITY CENTER THAT BELONGS TO EVERY RESIDENT? THOSE TWO THINGS AREN'T A CON, AREN'T IN CONFLICT. IF ANYTHING, THEY SHOW SOMETHING GREAT ABOUT OUR CITY THAT GROVE CITY BELIEVES IN CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS RESIDENTS, NOT FEWER. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS ISN'T ABOUT CHOOSING SIDES. IT'S ABOUT DECIDING WHAT KIND OF COMMUNITY WE WANT TO CONTINUE BUILDING HERE. A CITY OWNED COMMUNITY CENTER WOULD BE SOMETHING EVERY RESIDENT COULD POINT TO AND SAY, THAT BELONGS TO US. AND I BELIEVE GROVE CITY DESERVES THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CLARK. THE NEXT THREE ARE AROUND. THE TOPIC IS DATA CENTERS. SO THIS LOOKS LIKE A TRAIN. NORRIS. I MIGHT HAVE THAT WRONG. IS IT LORRAINE? LORRAINE. OKAY, WELCOME. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. I LIVE AT 1563 ZUBER
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ROAD, GROVE CITY, OHIO. 43123. LORRAINE, I WAS JUST TALKING. WILL YOU PULL YOURS? THANK YOU.KEEP GOING. WANT ME TO SAY MORE? THERE YOU GO. OKAY. I'M HOPING TO JUST GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE PROPOSED DATA CENTERS. FIRST ON MY MIND WAS, WHAT ARE THE EXACT PROPOSED LOCATIONS FOR THE GROVE CITY AREA? CAN ANYBODY ANSWER THAT OR IS IT STILL SO? LORRAINE, THIS IS THIS IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE A QUESTION AND ANSWER FOR COUNCIL. THIS IS TO VOICE YOUR OPINION. WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE. OFFICIALLY THERE ISN'T ANYTHING SUBMITTED TO GROVE CITY RIGHT AT THE MOMENT. YOU KNOW, THE THE ADMINISTRATION IS TALKING TO A COMPANY, BUT THERE'S NOTHING FOR COUNCIL TO ACT ON OR DO ANYTHING WITH AT THE MOMENT. SO ALL THIS WOULD BE SOMEWHAT SPECULATION, BUT WE CERTAINLY HAVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. AND I CAN AND YOU CAN CALL KYLE IN THE BACK. BACK THERE. KYLE ROUSE, I SPELL YOUR LAST NAME.
KYLE R A U C H, AND HE CAN GIVE YOU WHAT IS BEING CONTEMPLATED AND THAT GENERAL AREA AND THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY. JUST WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ANDREW. LAST NAME STARTS WITH AN O. SO WE'LL GO WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS ANDREW OLESZCZUK. I LIVE AT 2001 CANDLENUT CIRCLE GROVE CITY, OHIO 43123. I CAME HERE BECAUSE I HAD HEARD THAT THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF PUTTING A DATA CENTER EITHER IN OR NEAR GROVE CITY. AS A FATHER AND SOMEONE WHO HAS RESEARCHED THE IMPACTS THAT DATA CENTERS HAVE ON NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE PAST YEAR. THIS WORRIES ME DEEPLY, AND I COME TO CONDEMN THE IDEA OF A DATA CENTER SO NEAR US, NOT THE PEOPLE CONSIDERING THE RESOLUTION. I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR FIRST OFF. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THAT DATA CENTERS GET RECOMMENDED IS OR PUT FORWARD BY COUNCILS IS BECAUSE THEY BRING JOBS AND THEY BOOST THE ECONOMY IN THE AREA, OVERWHELMINGLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE PUT IN THESE DATA CENTERS. THIS HAS PROVEN NOT TO BE TRUE. THE COMPANIES THAT OWN THESE DATA CENTERS TEND TO FLOW MOST OF THE PROFIT THAT IS GENERATED BY THEM RIGHT BACK INTO THEIR POCKETS AND INVEST AS LITTLE AS THEY CAN IN THE CITY. THESE ARE COMPANIES THAT OPT FOR TAX BREAKS WHERE THEY CAN DODGING THEM WHERE THEY CAN'T. ADDITIONALLY, THEY ALSO DO NOT SELECT FROM LOCAL LABOR POOLS. THEY SELECT ALMOST INVARIABLY FROM PRE-SELECTED POOLS OF CANDIDATES BECAUSE IT'S CHEAPER TO HAVE SOMEONE THAT YOU KNOW IS TRAINED IN ADVANCE THAN TO GET THE DATA CENTER APPROVED AND THEN START TRAINING PEOPLE FROM THE LOCAL MARKETS. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO SECURITY PERSONNEL WHO ARE USED TO STAFF THE SITES. THEY HAVE VERY LOW STAFFING REQUIREMENTS.
DESPITE THE LARGE AREA THAT THESE FACILITIES TAKE UP. DATA CENTERS CAN HAVE ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 50 CREW AND THAT INCLUDES THE SECURITY STAFF. APART FROM THIS, THERE ARE ALSO THE RISKS TO WATER SUPPLY IN THE LOCAL AREA. WATER SUPPLY. IT TENDS TO BE THE MOST HEAVY IMPACT. FOR CONTEXT, A LOCAL OHIO CORN FARM USES ABOUT 3 TO 5000 GALLONS OF FRESH WATER A DAY IN IRRIGATION AND OTHER APPLICATIONS. A LOCAL DATA CENTER USES 5 MILLION PER DAY. IT IS ALWAYS FRESH WATER, DESPITE THE FACT THEY CAN USE OTHER WATER SUPPLIES BECAUSE IT'S SIMPLY CHEAPER TO USE THAT WATER SUPPLY THAN IT IS TO SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY ON MAINTENANCE. FURTHERMORE, THEY PASS OFF THE COST OF THEIR ELECTRICITY USAGE, WHICH SKYROCKETS BEYOND WHAT ANY TOWN COULD HOPE TO USE ON ITS OWN AND THEN PASSES OFF THE COST OF THAT INCREASED POWER USAGE ONTO THE CITIZENS, IN SOME CASES DOUBLING OR TRIPLING THEIR POWER BILLS LOCALLY. I AM NOT SAYING THIS TO SCARE. I AM SAYING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN NEIGHBORHOODS CLOSE TO DATA CENTERS WHO HAVE AGREED TO HAVE THESE DATA CENTERS PUT IN OVER THE PAST YEAR. AND WHAT I FOUND FRIGHTENS ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
AND FINALLY, BARBARA SIMS. MY NAME IS BARBARA SIMS. I'M LIVE AT 5532 LONDON GROVE PORT ROAD.
THAT'S ORIENT, BUT THIS IS ABOUT THE DATA CENTER POSSIBLY BEING IN MY BACKYARD. I GREW UP IN GROVE CITY. WHEN YOU COULD RIDE A BIKE FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. I'VE WATCHED IT GROW. MY
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GRANDPARENTS, PEARL AND MYRTLE STAGE, WERE DEEP SEATED AND DEEP ROOTED IN THIS COMMUNITY, AS WAS MY MOTHER, BERNICE. I'VE WATCHED GROVE CITY BECOME A GREAT CITY TO LIVE, BUT I BELIEVE WITH THE. SHOULD I SAY, INTRODUCTION OF THESE DATA CENTERS, I BELIEVE A LINE HAS BEEN CROSSED AND PEOPLE MOVE HERE TO GET AWAY FROM PLACES LIKE NEW ALBANY. GROVE CITY IS A SOMEWHAT PEACEFUL TOWN, AND IT STILL HAS THAT OLD WORLD CHARM. IF WE PUT THESE DATA CENTERS IN HERE, ONE IS PROPOSED ON RANCH ROAD. ANOTHER ONE I HEARD IS ON 104. AND I MEAN, IT WOULD JUST BE AN ABOMINATION TO GROVE CITY ITSELF. AND I KNOW I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE RIGHT HERE THAT AGREE WITH ME, BUT I JUST WANTED MY VOICE TO BE HEARD, EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT A CITIZEN OF GROVE CITY. THIS IS BACKING UP TO MY BACKYARD AND I AM VERY CONCERNED. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. BARBARA. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S EVERYBODY WHO SIGNED UP FOR NEW BUSINESS. TYPICALLY, AT THIS POINT, I WOULD ASK FOR THE MAYOR'S REPORT. I'LL JUST ASK CHUCK IF THERE'S ANYTHING OF NOTE. JUST THE FACT THAT THE MAYOR WANTED ME TO EXPRESS HIS THANKS TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. AND YOU, MR. JACKSON, FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. IT'S REALLY APPRECIATING THE COMMUNITY. AND WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR NEW PROJECTS.AND ALSO THAT HE WANTED TO URGE THE CITIZENS OF GROVE CITY, CERTAINLY TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY LEVY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. AT THIS POINT, CITY OFFICIALS, DEPARTMENT HEADS, ANYBODY WITH A PRESENTATION OR UPDATE ON ANY ACTIVITIES WORTH NOTING. KYLE, SHANNON, CINDY KYLE IS APPROACHING THE BENCH. JUST REAL FAST. FOLLOWING UP ON THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE DATA CENTER THIS AFTERNOON, I RECEIVED WORD OF A COUPLE OF NOT PUBLIC MEETINGS, BUT COMMUNITY MEETINGS ARRANGED BY THE DATA CENTER GROUP. SO IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED, MARCH 24TH AND 25TH FROM 5 TO 7 AT THE MID-OHIO FOOD COLLECTIVE, THE DEVELOPER HAS SECURED THAT SPACE, APPARENTLY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS AN OPEN HOUSE. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A CITY MEETING. CITY STAFF WILL NOT BE THERE, BUT THE DEVELOPER WANT TO MAKE IT KNOWN THAT THEY WILL BE HERE IN TOWN TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. KYLE, HOW DO WE GET THAT INFORMATION TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED? IF IT'S NOT A CITY FUNCTION, DO THEY NEED TO ADVERTISE IT OR HOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON THOUGH, FOR DEVELOPERS. NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF PROJECT IT IS, DEVELOPERS REACH OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEY HAVE A HOLD A MEETING. SO AGAIN, IT'S ON THE DEVELOPER. I'M ASSUMING THEY'LL SEND FLIERS OUT TO AREA PROPERTY OWNERS, AND FROM THERE THE WORD OF MOUTH WILL SPREAD IT. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A CITY CITY MEETING. SO THIS IS TRULY LED BY THE DEVELOPER.
MARCH 24TH AND FIFTH. YEP 5 TO 7. AT THE MID-OHIO FOOD BANK OR COLLECTIVE OR WHATEVER. FOOD COLLECTIVE. YES. IS THAT THE SAME PLACE AS THE MID-OHIO FOOD? YES IT IS. I JUST CALL IT REBRANDING. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CARL. MR. TURNER, NOTHING. OKAY. AT THIS POINT, WE'LL ASK FOR COUNCIL COMMENTS IN GENERAL. AND IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, SINCE I DON'T REMEMBER HOW TED DID THAT. IN ORDER. WE'LL START. WITH MR. MUHAMMAD. I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. EVEN WITH THE SHORT AGENDA. I JUST LOVE TO SEE THE ROOM FULL. I THINK A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RAMADAN AND HOW IT WAS GOING TO BE A VERY LONG MONTH. THE MONTH IS PRACTICALLY OVER. I THINK WE'RE ON DAY 28 NOW. SO I JUST WANTED TO WISH THOSE THAT CELEBRATE EID A HAPPY EID MUBARAK AND ENJOY YOUR TIME WITH YOUR FAMILIES AND YOUR LOVED ONES. I THINK WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THESE PRESSING
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ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'M ALWAYS SO AMAZED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY COME OUT AND ENGAGE IN THESE CONVERSATIONS AND STAY UP TO DATE. SO WHETHER IT'S ABOUT A DATA CENTER, WHETHER IT'S ABOUT A COMMUNITY CENTER OR A POTHOLE SOMEWHERE, PLEASE SHOW UP. IT MATTERS. AND IT ALWAYS MAKES ME HAPPY TO SEE NEW FACES IN THE ROOM. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THAT'S ALL FOR ME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THIS MEETING WAS ALMOST AS FAST AS THAT SNOWSTORM TONIGHT. SO I DO KNOW OF A CITY ORGANIZED MEETING THAT IS ALSO ON 324. SO THE NEXT COMMUNITY CENTER WORK SESSION WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT, AS WE WERE TRYING TO KEEP WORK SESSIONS AT THE SAME TIME AS COUNCIL MEETINGS.HOWEVER, WITH SOME SCHEDULING, WE DID NEED TO MOVE THAT WORK SESSION DISCUSSION OUT. SO ON TUESDAY 324 AT 530 HERE WE WILL BE HERE AS COUNCIL AND WE WILL HOLD A WORK SESSION. THERE WILL NOT BE A CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN BETWEEN. SO IT WILL BE A WORK SESSION STARTING AT 530, AND WE CAN HAVE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS COMMUNITY CENTER. AND I ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A WEBSITE THAT THE CITY HAS PUT OUT THAT IS BRINGING TOGETHER A COLLECTION, KIND OF THE HISTORY OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER. I KNOW THAT'S A LOT THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, ESPECIALLY IN THESE LAST COUPLE OF COMMUNITY CENTER MEETINGS, WANTING TO UNDERSTAND THE SURVEY AND SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PRESENTED. SO THERE IS A SPACE ON OUR GROVE CITY WEBSITE THAT THAT HAS A LOT OF THE HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND THE WALK OF KIND OF SOME OF THE STUFF THAT COUNCIL, THE ADMINISTRATION, AND THE PARK BOARD HAS BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE LAST SO MANY YEARS. IF YOU GOOGLE GROVE CITY COMMUNITY CENTER ACTUALLY COMES UP PRETTY QUICKLY. I DON'T KNOW IF WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE LINK IS OUTSIDE OF THAT. MISS FITZPATRICK. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I'M NOT GOING TO SPOUT OFF A WEB ADDRESS, BUT IF YOU GO TO GROVE CITY'S HOME PAGE. SO JUST GROVE CITY, OHIO.GOV, IT'S RIGHT ON THE FRONT SLASH AS A LINK AND IT'LL TAKE YOU TO THAT INFORMATION PAGE. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING PEOPLE AT THAT NEXT WORK SESSION. BUT THANK YOU, MR. CLARK. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO. I'M JUST CALLING THAT OUT. THAT'S THE KIND OF MEETING WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AT. SO YEAH, I'LL BE THERE. OKAY. JODY. YES. THANK YOU. JUST A REMINDER THAT THIS IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK AND FLOOD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK, AS WE SEE THE WEATHER AROUND HERE KEEPS CHANGING FROM HOUR TO HOUR. THERE IS A STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL THIS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH AT 950. SO PLEASE PRACTICE WHETHER IT'S YOUR HOUSE OR A SCHOOL OR A CHURCH OR WHEREVER YOU MAY BE. AND FINALLY, TOMORROW IS SAINT PATRICK'S DAY.
BE SAFE, BE BEHAVED, AND WATCH OUT FOR THE PERSON THAT'S BEHIND THE ONE IN FRONT OF YOU.
THAT'S YOURSELF WHILE YOU'RE OUT THERE DRIVING. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING ON SAFETY. THANK YOU. ELLEN. YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING WITH SAINT PATRICK'S DAY TOMORROW IN THIS DROP IN TEMPERATURE THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE OVERNIGHT AND ALL DAY TOMORROW. SO PLEASE, PLEASE BE CAREFUL IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT AND, AND CELEBRATING, BUT DO HAVE FUN. THAT'S ALL. BOY SCOUTS IN THE BACK. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE WANT TO TALK ABOUT. YOU'RE JUST ATTENDING? THEY'RE SUPPORTING THE LIBRARY. GOOD. OKAY. THANKS FOR COMING, GUYS. I'M JUST HAPPY TO HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THE MEETING ACTUALLY, WITHOUT ANY DISASTERS OR THINGS. SO I'M PROUD TO DO THAT AND PROUD TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP AND GETTING CONCERNED WITH ISSUES AND BEING ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS. OUR NEXT MEETING IS APRIL 6TH. AND JUST A REMINDER, TUESDAY, MARCH 24TH IS THE COMMUNITY CENTER MEETING.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND, SECOND. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.