[Resolution CR-27-26 Approve the Preliminary Development Plan for The Shoppes at North Meadows located on the northwest corner of London-Groveport Road and North Meadows Drive.]

THE FIRST READING LANDS RESOLUTION CR 2726 UNDER FINANCE ORDINANCE C 2926.

ORDINANCE C 3226 UNDER PARKS RESOLUTIONS 2826 UNDER ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE ORDINANCE C 3026. ORDINANCE C 3126. THE CHAIRS ARE OKAY WITH THE FIRST READING THERE. WE'LL GO INTO LANDS, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE. LET ME PUT THIS ON. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. UNDER LANDS RESOLUTION KR 27-26 APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SHOPPES AT NORTH MEADOWS, LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LONDON GRANT GROVE PORT ROAD AND NORTH MEADOWS DRIVE. ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, NO. DO WE WANT MR. RAUSCH TO. GOOD EVENING. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT WANT, BUT JUST TO SPEAK THROUGH IT PRETTY FAST. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS ABOUT 8600 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. MULTI-TENANT BUILDING. THE TENANTS ARE NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. THEY'RE ANTICIPATING 3 TO 4 TENANTS AT THIS LOCATION, THIS PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. SO THERE'S A MULTI-STEP PROCESS. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH. THIS BEING THE FIRST PROCESS.

THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO REZONE THE SITE. RIGHT NOW THE SITE IS ZONED PARTIALLY PUD AS WELL AS. C-2 RETAIL COMMERCIAL. SO THE APPLICANT WOULD BE REVIEWING THE ENTIRETY OF THE SITE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE SITE. THEY'LL BE DOING TWO CUTS, ONE ON NORTH MEADOWS AND ONE ON LONDON ROAD ON LONDON ROAD. IT'LL BE RIGHT IN AND RIGHT OUT, AND THEN ON NORTH MEADOWS DRIVE THERE'LL BE A FULL END AND A RIGHT OUT ON THE NORTH MEADOWS. THEY'RE SHOWING. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S ANOTHER. IS THERE ANOTHER SCREEN? OKAY, WELL, LET'S MAKE A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING. BUT ESSENTIALLY THEY HAVE A SITE PLAN THAT SHOWS THE ABILITY TO STACK NINE CARS. THAT'S WHAT THEIR INTENT IS. AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESSES TO ACTUALLY ENTITLE THOSE, THOSE USES. THE SITE'S BEEN DESIGNED RIGHT NOW FOR 57 PARKING SPACES, AS WELL AS CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE SERVICE DRIVE THAT WOULD GO FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST.

THIS HAS THIS SITE HAS GAINED ACCESS AGAIN, PRIMARILY LEFT NORTH MEADOWS DRIVE, BUT IN THE PAST WE'VE DONE OTHER FRONTAGE ESTABLISHMENTS WITH A SERVICE ROAD. BEHIND THOSE USES. WE HAVE A MEETING COMING UP IN THE COMING WEEKS TO TALK TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES. LEGAL

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REPRESENTATION ABOUT CONTINUING THAT SERVICE DRIVE TO THE EAST. BUT RIGHT NOW THAT THEY'RE THEY'VE DESIGNED THEIR SITE TO INCLUDE THAT ACCESS MOVING IN THE FUTURE. RIGHT NOW, IT'S SHOWN AS THREE CAR CAR PARKING SPACES, BUT THOSE SPACES WILL BE REMOVED IF OR WHEN THE TIME COMES TO EXTEND THAT ROAD. WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON THE SITE. YES. THANK YOU. SO LOOKING AT I KNOW I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS CORNER OF PROPERTY THERE AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH MEADOWS AND 665, THE GRASS AREA. AND THERE'S LIKE SOME WOODED AREA. IS THERE ANY OF THE OTHER EXISTING BUILDINGS? LIKE THERE'S A HOUSE OR RESIDENTIAL? IS THAT PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT? I CAN'T I CAN'T TELL BY THE DRAWINGS HOW FAR. THERE'S ONE HOUSE THAT WILL REMAIN BETWEEN THIS SITE AND THE WAFFLE HOUSE SITE. OKAY, THAT THAT PROPERTY OWNER WAS NOT WILLING TO SELL AT THIS TIME. SO THE APPLICANTS DID A GOOD JOB OF DESIGNING SITE TO INCORPORATE THAT LAND IN THE FUTURE IF OR WHEN THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE. PART OF THAT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE EXTENSION OF THE SERVICE DRIVE, BUT RIGHT NOW THAT SITE IS NOT INCLUDED. SO THE HOUSE THAT'S STILL THAT EXISTS NEXT TO WAFFLE HOUSE, IT WILL REMAIN. THERE WILL REMAIN. THIS ONE CLOSEST TO THE EMPTY LOT WILL BE PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PART OF THE SITE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. I'M I'M ACTUALLY PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I KNOW THAT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, MR. RAUSCH AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS PROPERTY AND KIND OF LIKE WHAT COULD GO THERE? WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE POSSIBILITY? OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS CONCERN WITH THE IN AND OUT THE CURB CUTS AND ACCESS BECAUSE IT CAN BACK UP IF YOU'RE TURNING OR YOU'RE GOING WEST ON 665 AND TURN NORTH ON NORTH MEADOWS, IT'S A VERY SHORT IN RIGHT INTO THAT. IT'S A TOUGH SITE, BUT WE FEEL THIS IS THIS IS A GOOD SITE, GOOD, GOOD DESIGN. SO WE'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT IN IT. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT THE DEVELOPER IS ALSO WILLING TO DEDICATE RIGHT OF WAY TO THE CITY FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENT, TO HELP ADD ADDITIONAL MOVEMENT TO NORTH MEADOWS FOR TO SEPARATE THE THROUGH AND LEFT TURN OR RIGHT TURN LANE. SO BY SEPARATING THE TRAFFIC COULD MAKE THE INTERSECTION MORE EFFICIENT AND ULTIMATELY MAKE THE SITE EASIER TO GAIN ACCESS TO. WELL, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE NEXT STEPS, WHAT THEY COME UP WITH. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN REGARD TO THIS FROM THE AUDIENCE. NO. OKAY. IF NOT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RESOLUTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SHOPPES AT NORTH MEADOWS, LOCATED AT THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF LONDON GROVEPORT ROAD AND NORTH MEADOWS DRIVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. HOLT? YES. MR. STURM YES. MR. BURROWS YES. MR. OMAR. YES. MR. YES.

MR. BARRY. YES. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT. ALL RIGHT. WE

[Ordinance C-29-26 Levying Special Assessments for the construction of various sidewalks in the City of Grove City, Ohio. Second reading and public hearing]

WILL MOVE INTO FINANCE, CHAIRMAN STERN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. FIRST WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 2926. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS SIDEWALKS AND CITY OF GROVE CITY. SIGNED UP. ANY DISCUSSION? YES. IF I MAY, JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW. AS YOU KNOW, WE DO THE SIDEWALK SIDEWALK PROGRAM EVERY YEAR. THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF LAST YEAR'S PROGRAM. THIS IS THE FINAL STEPS. WE FINALLY HAVE GOT ALL THE BILLS IN. WE KNOW WHAT IT COSTS. IN ESSENCE, WHAT THIS DOES IS DIVIDE UP THE COSTS BETWEEN THE HOMEOWNER AND THE CITY. CITY PAYS 50%. THE REST OF IT GOES ON THE HOMEOWNER'S TAX DUPLICATE FOR 20 YEARS TAX FREE. SO THIS IS THE FINAL ONE THAT IF IT IS ENACTED TONIGHT, WE WILL FORWARD TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND THEY WILL PLACE THEM ON THEIR TAX BILL. I DIDN'T DO THAT. AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THIS ORDINANCE IS SET AT SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED SECOND. MR. STERN YES, MISS BURROWS? YES. MR. OMAR.

YES. MR. HALINGA. YES. MR. BARRY. YES. MR. HOLT. YES. NEXT IS ORDINANCE C, 3226, AN

[Ordinance C-32-26 Replace Exhibit “A” of the Town Center Commercial Revitalization Grant Program as approved by Ord. C-09-19. First reading.]

ORDINANCE TO REPLACE EXHIBIT A OF THE TOWN CENTER COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION GRANT PROGRAM, AS APPROVED BY ORDINANCE C 0919. THIS IS A FIRST READING. ANY CONVERSATION ON THIS? NOBODY SIGNED UP. OKAY. SECOND READING WILL BE EIGHT 3RD AUGUST THIRD. MR. PRESIDENT, THAT'S ALL I

[Resolution CR-28-26 Move forward with the Multi-Generational City-Owned and Operated Community Center to be located at Pinnacle Park.]

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HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. UNDER PARKS WE HAVE RESOLUTION CR 2826 TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A MULTI GENERATIONAL, CITY OWNED AND OPERATED COMMUNITY CENTER TO BE LOCATED AT PINNACLE PARK.

MAYOR, THE MAYOR HAS DISTRIBUTED A. AN AMENDMENT. DO YOU WANT TO READ IT, MAYOR AND GO OVER IT WITH EVERYBODY OR. DO YOU HAVE A COPY THERE? JODY'S GOT A COPY. YES, MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU. THIS IS, AS WE ALL KNOW, EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION, IN MY OPINION, PUTS A STAKE IN THE GROUND THAT THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE'RE HEADED, THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT A MULTI-GENERATIONAL FACILITY AT PINNACLE PARK, WHETHER IT BE ON THE WEST SIDE OR ON THE THE WEST SIDE OF THE MAIN STREET THAT GOES BACK INTO PINNACLE OR TO THE EAST SIDE IS STILL YET TO BE DETERMINED. BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND AS A COMMUNITY THAT THIS IS ALSO GOING TO BE SOMEWHAT OF A PARTNERSHIP AND A COLLABORATION EFFORT WITH OTHER PARTNERS. AND SO I'LL I'LL READ IT. WHEREAS A MULTI-GENERATIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER WILL BE A COMMUNITY WIDE ASSET, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THAT IS SOUTHWEST CITY SCHOOLS, JACKSON TOWNSHIP. PLEASANT TOWNSHIP, VILLAGE OF URBANCREST, THE YMCA, AND OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, AND MORE. WHEREAS CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND HEALTH BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WELL-DESIGNED MULTI-USE COMMUNITY CENTER AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE POSITIVE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON ON OUR OVERALL COMMUNITY WELL-BEING BY BEING INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES, WHILE OFFERING DIVERSE PROGRAMS SUCH AS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, FITNESS PROGRAMS, ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES. SO THAT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION STANDPOINT, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THIS ENCOMPASSED WITHIN THE RESOLUTION. OKAY, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR THE RESOLUTION. IF SOMEBODY SECONDS IT, THEN WE CAN DISCUSS IT. SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION AS STATED AND WHAT WE HAVE. SO YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION TO ADD THE WHEREAS CLAUSES TO CR 2826 CORRECT. SECOND DISCUSSION. WHEREAS IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT. OKAY. THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT.

THEN I GUESS WE'LL. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING. YEAH. I GUESS JUST FOR CLARIFICATION STANDPOINT, AND MAYBE THIS MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL. MARY, CAN YOU TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT COLLABORATION COULD LOOK LIKE? IF I COULD, MR. CHAIR, WHEN WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE YMCA 20 SOME YEARS AGO, IT WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT WAS OUR AT THAT TIME, THE COMMUNITY CENTER OF GROVE CITY. AND AT THAT TIME, WE KNEW THAT WE. WE NEEDED THE COLLABORATION OF, PARTICULARLY THE TOWNSHIP AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MAKING SURE THAT WE COULD PULL THAT OFF. AND I SEE THIS COMMUNITY CENTER NO DIFFERENT THAN HAVING THE BUY IN TO SOME DEGREE AS BEST YOU CAN GET IT OF OUR OTHER PARTNERS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE ON THE AMENDMENT. THIS IS THE AMENDMENT TO ADD THE TWO.

WHEREAS CLAUSES READ BY THE MAYOR TO CR 2826 MISS BURROWS YES. MR. O'MARA YES. MR. YES.

MR. BARRY. YES. MR. HOLT. YES. MR. STURM. YES. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS, AS AMENDED. SO THIS I'LL CALL IT AGAIN. THIS IS RESOLUTION CR 2826, A RESOLUTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MULTI GENERATIONAL, CITY OWNED AND OPERATED COMMUNITY CENTER TO BE LOCATED AT PINNACLE PARK, AS AMENDED. SO DO I HAVE A SECOND? JUST TO CLARIFY, MR. BARRY, IN CAUCUS, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT COUNCIL BEING MORE SPECIFIC AS TO THE LOCATION OF THE SITE IN THE PINNACLE PARK, AND WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, IF I MAY, I THINK YOU SAID, STEVEN, FIGURE IT OUT. AND ACTUALLY CINDY FIGURED IT OUT BETTER THAN I DID. SECTION. THIS WOULD BE A MOTION TO AMEND SECTION ONE TO SAY THIS COUNCIL HEREBY SELECTS THE PINNACLE SITE ADJACENT TO I 71, IF FEASIBLE FOR FINAL FACILITY DESIGN,

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APPROPRIATE NEXT STEPS, BLAH BLAH BLAH. OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT. WE NEED A SECOND TO FOR DISCUSSION. SECOND, SECOND. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? NOW? YEAH, I'LL JUST WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE DUE TO ENVIRONMENT, FACILITIES, UTILITIES AND ALL THAT, BUT THE COUNCIL'S PREFERENCE IS IT ABUTS 71 AND IS VISIBLE FROM THE FREEWAY. NICE BIG GROVE CITY SIGN. AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT, THEN CINDY WILL COME BACK TO US AND TELL US WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE. OKAY, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NOT ON THIS. NOT OH WAIT. KR 28 YES, WE YES WE DO. WE HAVE ONE PERSON. IF FIRST OF ALL, WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND JUST NEED TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT AND THEN YOU CAN. YEAH. SO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS AMENDMENT FIRST. OKAY. CURRENTLY THE AMENDMENT BEING VOTED ON IS THE LOCATION INSIDE PINNACLE PARK. YES, SIR. THE MOTION THAT IS CURRENTLY THAT WAS PROPOSED BY MR. BERRY AND SECONDED BY MR. HOLT, WAS SECTION ONE WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ THIS COUNCIL HEREBY SELECTS THE PINNACLE SITE ADJACENT TO I 71, IF PRACTICABLE, FOR FINAL FACILITY DESIGN AND APPROPRIATE NEXT STEPS TOWARDS A MULTI GENERATION, CITY OWNED AND OPERATED COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT IS THE MOTION THAT IS BEFORE YOU. OKAY, SO CALL. YES. MR. OMAR. YES. MR. HALINGA YES. MR. BARRY. YES. MR. HOLT YES. MR. STERN YES. MISS BURROWS YES.

OKAY. AND BEFORE WE GET STARTED, WE DO HAVE BEFORE WE VOTE, WE DO HAVE MISS AN. IF AN IF YOU WOULD COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. SORRY. ONE SECOND. THANK YOU.

MY ADDRESS IS 3890 ORDERS ROAD. MY NAME IS ANN FOWBLE AND I'VE LIVED ON ORDERS. ROAD ACROSS THE STREET FROM FRIAR PARK FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS. THE FRIARS WERE OUR NEIGHBORS AND THEY LET OUR BOYS FLY THEIR KITES OVER THEIR FIELDS. AND I THINK THAT MAYBE THAT WAS PART OF THEIR INSPIRATION TO SEE THEIR LAND DEVELOPED AS A PARK FOR GROVE CITY. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE YMCA ALMOST SINCE IT OPENED IN 2023. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR VISION FOR EXPANDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY, A COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE Y IS THE VERY BEST WAY TO DO THAT. THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR DECISION THAT YOU NEED TO CONSIDER CAREFULLY. IF YOU WITHDRAW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE Y AND DECIDE TO DEVELOP A SEPARATE FACILITY, IT WILL SOW DIVISIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, THE Y AND THE CITY'S RECREATION CENTER WILL NEED TO COMPETE FOR MEMBERS AND STAFF. I FEAR THIS DECISION WILL MAKE A REDUCTION IN STAFFING AND PROGRAMS, NOT AN EXPANSION. THE Y WILL BE. THIS WILL BE FINISHED. THIS IS NOT WHAT GROVE CITY NEEDS. WE HAVE A VERY FINE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER IN THE GROVE CITY. FOR MANY YEARS. THEY HAVE BROUGHT OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGH MANY ACTIVITIES THEY ARE INVOLVED IN. THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT AND BUILD ON. JUST FOCUSING ON THE PHYSICAL FACILITIES IS MISSING THE BIGGER PICTURE THIS DECISION WILL HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE HAVE AND THIS IS I HAVE A FEW PEOPLE SIGNED UP THAT JUST SAY YMCA.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS OR IF THEY WANT TO BE UNDER NEW BUSINESS. SO.

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS RESOLUTION. ON THIS, OKAY, WELL, THEY HAVE TO SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. PLEASE. AND YOUR NAME PLEASE. OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO COME ON UP? AND WHEN YOU GET TO THE PODIUM, IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. SO MY NAME IS SARAH ANTOINE. I LIVE AT 1836 AMBER LIGHT WAY, GROVE CITY. I LIVE IN MEADOW GROVE'S, RIGHT CLOSE TO THE PINNACLE PARK WHERE YOU GUYS ARE WANTING TO BUILD. AND I'M A I GO TO THE YMCA. I'VE DONE IT FOR SIX MONTHS AND IT'S THE BEST PLACE I HAVE EVER BEEN. AND IT IS A NO BRAINER TO ME THAT YOU SHOULD COLLABORATE WITH THE YMCA TO EXPAND IT AT FRIAR PARK. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. WHY? WHY WASTE

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TAX DOLLARS, MONEY ON ON BUILDING YOUR OWN AND NOT COMING TOGETHER WITH THE WHY? IT'S I, I'VE LIVED ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AND EVERY CITY I'VE EVER LIVED IN. THEY'VE HAD A WHY THAT COLLABORATED WITH THEIR CITY AND IT WORKS GREAT. I JUST, I REALLY WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS BEFORE YOU GO OFF AND GET A SHINY BUILDING AND PINNACLE PARK AND HAVE YOUR GROVE CITY SIGNS, YOU SHOULD REALLY THINK ABOUT COLLABORATING WITH THE. WHY.

IT'S THE BEST DECISION. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE. LUANN BECKSTEAD. AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. WHEN YOU GET TO 1584 LINCOLN DRIVE, GROVE CITY. SO I EITHER SENT SOME OF YOU EMAILS.

I WROTE GEORGE A LETTER. I SPOKE TO TED BY PHONE. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, MY POSITION SPOKE TO JODI LAST WEEK AT PARK AND RECS MEETING. SO IT WAS GOOD. SO IT'S BEEN GREAT TO GET TO KNOW SOME OF YOU. I HAVEN'T GOT TO MEET ALL OF YOU PERSONALLY, BUT SINCE I DO LIVE IN THE AREA WHERE PINNACLE PARK IS, I DO HAVE A POSITION ON THIS. CURRENTLY, THE PINNACLE CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION HAS 1430 RESIDENTS. A LOT OF PEOPLE RIGHT THERE IN THE PINNACLE.

THAT'S THE AREAS WHERE THE TIFF, THE PINNACLE TIFFS, HAVE BEEN EXTENDED AND AMENDED. THESE RESIDENTS PAY A MONTHLY FEE TO ENJOY PINNACLE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND IT'S AN EXCELLENT CENTRAL LOCATION WITH FIRST CLASS AMENITIES. I THINK I CAN LOOK TO GEORGE AND THANK HIM FOR THAT. AND YOU CAN SEE THE COMMUNITY CENTER FROM BUCKEYE PARKWAY. SO IT'S RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER, ONE MILE FROM PINNACLE COMMUNITY CENTER BY WAY OF THE STREET TOURNAMENT WAY. YOU'VE NOW ARRIVED AT PINNACLE PARK. IT IS THAT CLOSE TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THE OTHER ACCESS TO PINNACLE PARK IS HOLTON ROAD. SO LOOKING AT CONCERNS ABOUT THAT LOCATION, I STILL QUESTION, IS PINNACLE PARK AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR ELK GROVE CITY RESIDENTS? I HEARD MOHAMMED SAY I'D LIKE TO HAVE IT AT BROOK PARK. I HEARD TED SAY, I'D LIKE TO HAVE IT AT BROOK PARK, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I HEARD YOU TWO SAY FRIAR PARK AND YOU TWO SAY PINNACLE PARK, AND THAT'S WHAT YOUR OPEN DISCUSSION WAS. BUT AT THE END YOU HAD TO DO THE STRAW VOTE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT WENT CITY OWNED, OPERATED PINNACLE PARK. SO I STILL QUESTION BASED UPON YOUR EVALUATION AND DECISION ANALYSIS, IS THIS THE BEST? IS THIS THE BEST FOR ALL GROVE CITY RESIDENTS? I GUESS IS MY QUESTION. SO ALSO I WENT AND DID SOME STUDY FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TRAFFIC STUDY THAT WAS DONE ON HOLTON ROAD. SO IT SHOWS THE THROUGHPUT RIGHT NOW ON A WINTER DAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, WHEN THERE'S NO SCHOOL IN SESSION. SO IT SHOWS YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT TRAFFIC COULD BE LIKE ON HOLTON ROAD. IT ONLY SHOWS ONE THIRD OF THE PIECE. SO AGAIN, IF EVERYBODY COMES IN ON HOLTON ROAD OR THEY USE TOURNAMENT WAY, THAT'S THE ONLY TWO WAYS TO GET TO PINNACLE PARK. SO I HEARD SOME OF YOU TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC CONCERNS RELATED TO THE PINNACLE PARK LOCATION. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND JUST TAKE A SNIPPET OF THAT INFORMATION. SO ANYWAY, I WOULD ATTEST AS HER, I HAVE THIS GREAT FACILITY AND I ALSO HAVE THE WHY USE THE SILVER SNEAKERS? AND THEY'RE BOTH REALLY NICE FACILITIES. AND I APPRECIATE THAT THEY'RE HERE IN GROVE CITY FOR THE RESIDENTS. HAVE A GREAT EVENING. THANK YOU. CAN I ASK A QUESTION, PLEASE? DIRECTLY TO HER? YES. CAN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE COME BACK UP. SORRY, I'M GOING TO YMCA. I GUESS JUST TWO QUESTIONS AND MAYBE THE FIRST ONE. I'M STILL TRYING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PINNACLE COMMUNITY CENTER CLUB.

YES. YOU MENTIONED A FEE. IS THAT FEE MANDATORY THAT ALL RESIDENTS MUST PAY? IT'S FREE.

I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. AS PRESIDENT OF THE PINNACLE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, IT IS FREE TO ALL THE MEMBERS WHO LIVE IN THE THE PINNACLE CENTER, THERE'S ACTUALLY 100. THERE'S 1560 RESIDENTS THERE. AND SO THE THE WEIGHT ROOM, THE POOL, ALL THE AMENITIES ARE FREE. IF YOU WANT TO RENT ANY OF THE MEETING ROOMS FOR A PARTY OR THE PARTY ROOM, THEN THERE'S A, THERE IS A CHARGE FOR THAT, BUT IT'S A FREE FACILITY. ALL MEMBERS WHO HAVE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA. YEAH. SO, GEORGE, THE $66 THAT I PAY EVERY MONTH FOR THE PINNACLE CLUB, WHAT DOES THAT GO TO THAT GOES TO MAINTAINING ALL OF THE ENTRY AREAS, ALL OF THE PUBLIC AREAS.

IT GOES TO MAINTAINING THE FACILITY ITSELF. SO SO THERE'S RESIDENTS THAT I REFER TO HE REFERRED TO WE'RE PAYING MONEY MONTHLY. YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO TO YOUR POINT. YEAH, THAT'S 66 DUES. BUT IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE CENTER, IT'S FOR MOWING PUBLIC

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AREAS, MOWING ALONG BUCKEYE PARK. YEAH, A MONTH, ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS. SO MONTHLY COST.

YES. AND MY SECOND QUESTION, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT TO THE BOTH OF YOU IS IN REGARDS TO THAT STUDY, IS THAT THAT'S A TRAFFIC STUDY THAT YOU BROUGHT WITH YOU TODAY. CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT? WHEN WAS THAT DONE? WERE THERE WAS THERE SCHOOL ON THAT LAST WEEK FROM TAMMY AFTER YOU GUYS HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT HOLTON ROAD AND YOU GUYS BROUGHT UP SOME ISSUES ABOUT TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, GOING INTO PINNACLE PARK, AND IT WAS DONE BY FOR THE COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN HOUSING FOR THAT ADDITION THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT AT THE CORNER OF HOOVER ROAD AND HOLTON. AND IT WOULD BE SOME RESIDENTIAL SOME COMMERCIAL STOREFRONTS IN ADDITION TO RESIDENTIAL. SO IS THERE LIKE A DATE ON, ON WHEN THAT WAS CONDUCTED? AS I SAID, MY MY EVALUATION OF IT, IT WAS DONE ON FEBRUARY 5TH, 2026. AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY STUDY TRAFFIC PATTERNS, EVERY VEHICLE THAT GOES THROUGH THE INTERSECTION FOR A 24 HOUR PERIOD, AND THEN THEY BREAK IT DOWN FOR PEAK PERIODS AND DIFFERENT DESIGNATIONS. BUT I TOOK THE HOLISTIC APPROACH AND LOOKED AT THE FULL 24 HOURS.

BUT AS AN EXAMPLE, TURNING INTO HOLTON ROAD, THERE WERE 2956 VEHICLES COMING OUT WAS 2674.

AND I THINK I EMAILED THIS TO A COUPLE OF YOU, MAYBE YOU, RANDY, AND MAYBE YOU. I DID GET IT. IT WAS JUST THE ONE SINGLE PAGE, BUT IT'S ABOUT IT'S ABOUT THAT THICK. WE KILLED A LOT OF TREES BY PRINTING IT OFF. BUT YEAH, NO, I, I DID LOOK AT IT. I JUST WANTED THE PUBLIC TO ALSO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THAT STUDY, BECAUSE I DID FIND IT VERY INTERESTING. AND THE ONLY THING THAT I FOUND PERPLEXING IS THE STUDY WAS DONE ON A DAY THAT SOUTHWEST CITY SCHOOLS DID NOT HAVE SCHOOL. SO THEN YOUR BUS TRAFFIC, YOUR KIDS BEING TAKEN TO SCHOOL WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. SO CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT. BUT IT WAS DONE BY CARPENTER MARTI TRANSPORTATION COMPANY THERE OUT OF COLUMBUS. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL FOR ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. YES. WANT ME TO DO THE YMCA AGAIN? JUST. WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSON, AND THE ONLY THING I CAN MAKE OUT IS THE LAST NAME. JOYCE. JOYCE? JOYCE. SIR, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS WHEN YOU GET TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS BRIAN JOYCE, 3904 CHICKASAW DRIVE, GROVE CITY, OHIO. PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. THIS IS A PRETTY EMOTIONAL STORY FOR ME. LABOR DAY OF 2024, I CAME DOWN WITH A SERIOUS CASE OF SPINAL STENOSIS. I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL IN A HIGH HEALTH REHAB FOR A MONTH. I WAS PARALYZED ON MY RIGHT SIDE. I GOT RELEASED FROM OHIOHEALTH REHAB CENTER AND OUT INTO OUTPATIENT REHAB FOR A NUMBER OF WEEKS UNTIL THERE WERE SOME.

THE INSURANCE JUST WASN'T GOING TO KEEP PAYING FOR THE REHABILITATION. SO I WENT TO THE AND JOINED THE GROVE CITY YMCA AND STARTED GOING IN THERE AND AND JUST STARTED EXERCISING AND LIFTING WEIGHTSTS AND TRYING TO GET SOME AGILITY. MY BALANCE WAS I HAD MY VERTEBRAE TO VERTEBRAE OPERATED ON WHEN I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. AND THE VERTEBRAE THAT WERE AFFECTED WERE THE ONES THAT AFFECT MY BALANCE. SO IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO EVEN WALK FROM MACHINE TO MACHINE. BUT THE FOLKS AT THE Y, THE, THE STAFF AND THE PATRONS HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL TO ME THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR OR SO. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WALK AROUND THE. THE YMCA HAS A, A TRACK THAT GOES AROUND THE EXERCISE AREA, AND IT HAS A WALL AND A RAILING. SO AS LONG AS I STAY CLOSE TO THE WALL AND THE RAILING, I WAS CONFIDENT THAT I COULD WALK AND I HAVE WALKED. I WALKED THAT THING WITHOUT EVEN HOLDING THE RAILING SOMETIMES,

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BUT AT LEAST IT GIVES ME THE SECURITY THAT I CAN CATCH IT, YOU KNOW? AND AND INSTEAD OF FALLING OUT, I ADMIT THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF TIMES I'VE FALLEN, BUT THE, THE FOLKS AT THE Y. I MEAN, EVERYONE HAS JUST BEEN TREMENDOUS IN HELPING ME. I JUST CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW MUCH THE THE Y HAS MEANT TO ME. THEY ALSO HAVE, I, I DID SOME PERSONALIZED TRAINING SESSIONS WITH ONE OF THE TRAINERS AT THE Y, AND THAT IT REALLY I MEAN, HE WAS A GODSEND. I MEAN, IT GOT ME TO THE POINT WHERE IT REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN MY GAIT AND WALKING AND REALLY ABLE TO, TO, TO MAKE SOME HEADWAY BECAUSE MY PROGNOSIS FROM THE MEDICAL PEOPLE HAS NOT BEEN POSITIVE. I MEAN, OF COURSE, I UNDERSTAND A DOCTOR'S POSITION. THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU TWO, THEY DON'T WANT TO EXTEND FALSE HOPE, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE PRETTY SURE THAT ME WALKING IS GOING TO BE PRETTY MUCH OF A OF A SHOT IN THE DARK. BUT SIR, I KNOW YOU'RE AT YOUR THREE MINUTES. SO CAN YOU SUMMARIZE REAL QUICK? I'LL SUMMARIZE.

WELL, IT HASN'T BEEPED YET, BUT IT WILL. SO I JUST WOULD WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THE Y THE PATIENCE OF STAFF AND THE, THE, THE FACILITY, IT HAS JUST MADE A, A I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'D BE WITHOUT THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. I'M SORRY I WENT OVER. OH YOU'RE FINE, YOU'RE FINE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL BEFORE WE GO TO THE VOTE HERE? IT'S YOU'RE NOT ON THE LIST. YOU CAN SPEAK UNDER NEW BUSINESS. OKAY. MR. BERRY? YES, MAYOR? MAY I MAKE A COMMENT? YEAH. IN OUR MEETINGS WITH THE YMCA, MATTER OF FACT, WITHIN THE LAST THREE WEEKS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION STANDPOINT, AND I THINK TRUE WITH MOST COUNCIL PEOPLE, WE DON'T WANT ANY LOSERS. AND THERE IS AN OPERATION TODAY THAT'S OVER IN HAYWARD THAT HAS A COMMUNITY CENTER AS WELL AS A YMCA. WE'RE WATCHING THAT CLOSELY, BUT OUR POSITION ON THE ADMINISTRATION STANDPOINT IS WE DON'T WANT ANY LOSERS. NOW, AS THE PROGRAMS ARE BEING OUTLINED AS TO WHAT CAN GO INTO THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO IS ARE THERE OTHER THINGS WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO DOWN AT FRIAR PARK IN CONJUNCTION WITH WITH THE YMCA? BUT AT THIS POINT, AS THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING THE MEETING HEARD, THE MEETING LAST TWO WEEKS AGO, THE STRAW VOTE WAS TAKEN AND PINNACLE PARK WAS THE DECISION. AND WE ARE PURSUING THAT. BUT I DON'T WANT ANY LOSERS. RIGHT, TONY? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE RESOLUTION CR2826A RESOLUTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. PLEASE GO AHEAD. SO I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. AND IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETIMES WE START TALKING ABOUT ONE THING SPECIFICALLY WITHOUT CONNECTING SOME OF THE OVERALL DOTS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT AND LOOKING AT IS FROM THE, FROM A, FROM THE FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE ESPECIALLY IS, YOU KNOW, WE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT GROVE CITY'S POPULATION GREW BY ALMOST 10% IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. HOWEVER, OUR INCOME TAX REVENUE HAS REMAINED LARGELY FLAT DURING THAT SAME SAME TIME FRAME. OBVIOUSLY, IN MY OPINION, AND I THINK MATHEMATICS SHOWS IT THAT THAT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE AND THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL TO THREATEN OUR ABILITY EVEN TO FUND THE GOVERNMENT'S FIRST RESPONSIBILITIES PUBLIC SAFETY, ESSENTIAL SERVICES, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, LET ALONE LARGE PROJECTS. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I, I'M CONTINUING TO STRUGGLE TO RECONCILE WHY WE WOULD CHOOSE THE MOST EXPENSIVE COMMUNITY CENTER OPTION THAT WE'RE BEING GIVEN. SO THE THE CITY ONLY MODEL AT PINNACLE IS PROJECTED TO COST. AND THIS IS BASED ON, ON THE PRESENTATION WE SAW LAST WEEK, THE STUDY THAT WAS JUST DONE, THE SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON, THE CITY ON THE MODEL PINNACLE WOULD IS PROJECTED TO COST APPROXIMATELY 15 TO $20 MILLION MORE UPFRONT IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS, AND WOULD RELY HEAVILY ON TIF FINANCING THAT DIRECTLY OR I'M SORRY, THAT REDIRECTS REVENUE LITERALLY AWAY FROM PUBLIC SAFETY. IT'S PROJECTED TO

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REQUIRE AN TO OPERATE AT A LOSS, NEED AN AN ONGOING TAXPAYER SUBSIDY OF ROUGHLY $1.5 MILLION EVERY YEAR, WHICH WOULD POTENTIALLY BE PAID FOR BY A PROPOSED INCOME TAX INCREASE.

IT ALSO WOULD LIKELY INCREASE TRAFFIC THROUGH PINNACLE AND CREEKSIDE NEIGHBORHOODS, AS WELL AS THE INTERSECTION AT HOOVER. AND EVEN THE TAXPAYERS THAT HELP BUILD AND BUILD AND PAY FOR IT UP FRONT AND OPERATE. IT WOULD THEN STILL BE REQUIRED TO STILL BUY A MEMBERSHIP ON TOP OF THAT, TO USE IT. I SUPPORT BUILDING A COMMUNITY CENTER, A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER, A BIGGER COMMUNITY CENTER, BIGGER AND BETTER. BUT I ALSO BELIEVE IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TO DELIVER IT IN THE MOST FISCALLY SUSTAINABLE WAY POSSIBLE. SO BEFORE COMMITTING TAXPAYER MONEY TO ANY 30 TO 50 YEAR PROJECT, WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED TO EXPAND OUR TAX BASE AND GENERATE THE REVENUE REQUIRED FOR PROJECTS OF THIS SCALE. OUR GOAL SHOULD BE TO PROVIDE THE SAME COMMUNITY BENEFIT WITH LESS OF A FINANCIAL RISK, AND NOT PLACE AN EVEN GREATER BURDEN ON THE TAXPAYERS WHO ARE ALREADY FOOTING THE BILL. ALL OF THAT, PLUS THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF MY CONSTITUENTS IN WARD THREE THAT HAVE REACHED OUT AND I'VE TALKED TO AT KROGER OR WHEREVER IT HAPPENS TO BE, ARE IN FAVOR OF A COLLABORATION WITH THE Y. SO AT THIS TIME, I STILL BELIEVE THAT A CITY OWNED FACILITY OPERATED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE Y AT FRIAR PARK IS STILL THE WISER OPTION. SO THAT'S WHERE I STAND. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO SAY NO, NO NO NO NO NO. GO AHEAD. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING. ALSO, IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE POPULAR, BUT I'M A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE AND. I LOOK AT THE THE COST OF DOING A FACILITY IN GROVE CITY AND, AND MR. STURM AND I DID NOT. CONFER ON WHAT WE WERE GOING TO SAY, BUT HE SAID A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I CAN AFFORD. OKAY. AND EVEN IF I COULD AFFORD, IF THERE IS SOME RISK INVOLVED, THEN I WOULDN'T TAKE THAT RISK. I HAVE TO WEIGH THAT THAT RISK. IF WE HAD UNLIMITED RESOURCES OR A SUGAR DADDY THAT PAID FOR A FACILITY, I'D BE STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF IT. ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE, AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE Y AS WELL AS A HOMEOWNER IN THE IN THE PINNACLE. SO I USED THE PINNACLE FACILITY VERY RARELY, BUT I USE THE Y FOR EXERCISE, ETC. BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE PEOPLE THERE TO HELP ME WITH MY REGIMEN. SO THAT'S WHY I GO THERE. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED SOME MAJOR FINANCIAL ISSUES WITH PARTNERSHIPS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS JUST FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, I CAME UP WITH A LITTLE DIFFERENT NUMBER. I GET REAL EXACT. I THINK THAT BUILDING A FREESTANDING, A COMPANY OR A SORRY, I DON'T KNOW, A BUNCH OF COMPANIES, A CITY OWNED, CITY OPERATED WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY JUST INITIALLY 18.1 MILLION, WHICH IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. HOWEVER, IF WE HAD A TON OF MONEY, I WOULD GO FOR THE CITY OWNED, CITY OPERATED.

BUT AS I SEE IT RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, ETC. AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD BE IN A BETTER POSITION FINANCIALLY. EVERYONE'S SUFFERING FROM INFLATION THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS, AND I FIND THAT IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE TOUGH TO GET A TAX INCREASE THROUGH, EVEN THOUGH THE BULK OF IT WILL NOT BE FOR THE NOT BE FOR THE REC CENTER, BUT IT'S JUST THE TAX INCREASE. AND WE'RE ALL BEING STRETCHED. SO I WILL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR MOTION. I DIDN'T VOTE FOR IT INITIALLY, AND I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN IN GOOD CONSCIENCE WHY I COULDN'T DO IT. I TAKE ALL THESE DECISIONS VERY SERIOUSLY, AND I PRAY ABOUT THEM. I THINK

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ABOUT IT. I TALK TO A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA AND THEY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU IF I DON'T WANT TO GO ON AND ON, BUT IF YOU SEND OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE AND SAY, WOULD YOU LIKE A BRAND NEW CITY OWNED, CITY OPERATED OR COLLABORATORY COLLABORATED FACILITY WITH THE Y? EVERYBODY'S GOING TO SAY YES THEN. BUT IF YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT THROUGH ADDITIONAL TAXES, ETCETERA. THEY MAY NOT SAY YES. AND I KNOW A LOT OF THE PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY OF THE PINNACLE, ALL 1500 OF THEM, CONTINUE TO ASK ME, WHY ARE WE STILL PAYING THE TIF? IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OVER IN 13, 30 YEARS. NOW WE'VE GOT ANOTHER 15 YEARS TO THE TAIL END OF IT. AND I HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT IF WE DIDN'T DO IT, STILL GO TO THE COUNTY OR SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT IT'S, IT'S IT WAS A TOUGH DECISION ON MY ON MY PART, BUT IT'S A HEARTFELT DECISION USING MY HEAD ALSO AND BEING A, A FINANCIAL FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, I CAN'T VOTE FOR IT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I WILL SAY ONE THING.

THE AS FAR AS OUR ABILITY FOR WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE AND THE ADMINISTRATION'S ALREADY LAID OUT, REGARDLESS IF WE DO ANYTHING WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WE'RE BECAUSE OF BECAUSE OF POLICE, BECAUSE OF INFRASTRUCTURE, BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING ELSE, WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE HAVE TO GO TO 2.5 REGARDLESS OF ANYTHING. WHAT THIS DOES SIMPLY IS CHOOSES A LOCATION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO DO SOME PLANNING AND FOR THEM TO PUT TOGETHER A PACKAGE TO BRING BACK TO THE VOTERS THAT NOT ONLY ENCOMPASSES THIS, BUT ALSO ENCOMPASSES WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FOR OTHER PARKS, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FOR JOBS. SO IRREGARDLESS OF WHAT WE DO HERE TONIGHT, THIS IS SIMPLY ON LOCATION. AND I AM GLAD THAT THE MAYOR DID ADD, YOU KNOW, THE THE WHEREASES AS FAR AS WORKING WITH WITH THE WITH THE Y AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. SO THIS BASICALLY MOVES US FORWARD IN THE SENSE THAT, OKAY, WE HAVE THIS IS WHERE WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE.

BUT AT THE SAME POINT IN TIME, IF WE DO NOTHING, WE STILL HAVE THE 4 TO 5 YEAR WINDOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. IT'S SO IT, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE, YES, WE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE SOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN, IN THE CITY WHERE WE'VE GOT WHAT I CALL OUR FIELD OF DREAMS OF 500 ACRES OUT THERE THAT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WITH, YOU KNOW, GETTING BIOMED AND PEOPLE LIKE THAT INTERESTED IN IT. BUT WE NEED ROADS AND BRIDGES TO IT TO CREATE THE JOBS AND EVERYTHING. SO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO KEEP THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE THAT THIS IS NOT THE, YOU KNOW, THIS THIS ISSUE OF, OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS ONLY A VERY, VERY SMALL PORTION OF WHAT THE OVERALL DYNAMIC IS FOR THE BUDGET IN THE FUTURE. YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING WHERE, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE EVERY OTHER COMMUNITY IN FRANKLIN COUNTY IS AT 2.5. AND, AND WE'RE AT TWO AND WE'RE AT 2% AND IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO INCREASE IT AT SOME POINT IN TIME IF WE'RE JUST TO KEEP UP WITH OUR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE AND EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE TEMPORARY. MAYBE IT COULD. IT COULD NOT. BUT I MEAN, I'M IN FAVOR OF, OF LOOKING AT, I, WE, WE VOTED ON THE WHEREAS WE'RE AS FAR AS WORKING WITH THE Y AND, AND EVERYTHING, THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. BUT THE ISSUE IS WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS OVER AND OVER, EVEN AT THE MEETING WHERE IF WE BUILD THAT FACILITY OVER THERE, THERE'S REALLY NO NET SUM GAIN. SO WE DEFINITELY, IN ORDER TO HAVE OTHER AMENITIES, OTHER THINGS ADDED TO OUR COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO NOT ONLY WORK WITH THE Y, BUT WE NEED TO BUILD THIS. SO I MEAN, IF WE'RE GOING TO IF WE'RE GOING TO BE A CITY OF FIVE, 000 PEOPLE, WHICH WE'RE GOING TOWARDS RIGHT NOW, THAT BUILDING WILL NOT SUFFICE. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL DIRECTIONS AND ALL AND EVERYTHING IN ORDER TO DO IT. SO ANY OTHER ANYBODY ELSE I MEAN I TO AGREE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'VE GOT OUR IT'S IT'S THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG. ALLEN YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT BEFORE, YOU KNOW, BUT IN, IN ANY OF THESE SCENARIOS, THAT 2.5% HAS TO HAPPEN OR ELSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ROADS AND BRIDGES AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A TAX POLICY DISCUSSION TONIGHT. WE CAN DO THAT IF WE WANT. NO, BUT I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED IT. I'M JUST SAYING THAT THAT IS NOT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS NOT THE THE, THE, THE FLIP ON THIS WHOLE THING. IT'S ACTUALLY A MUCH BIGGER PICTURE. THIS IS ON LOCATION TONIGHT. SO WITH THAT, WE'VE GOT AN ORDINANCE, A RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US RESOLUTION CR 2826, A RESOLUTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MULTI GENERATIONAL CITY OWNED AND OPERATED COMMUNITY CENTER TO BE LOCATED AT PINNACLE PARK. AND I MOVE IT, AS AMENDED. SECOND. MR. VELLINGA NO, SORRY. MR. NO. MR. BARRY? YES. MR. HOLT YES. MR. STERN NO. MISS BURROWS. YES.

[Ordinance C-30-26 Authorizing the City Administrator to execute all documents necessary to accept ownership of the Borror Road Bridge, located between Quail Creek Blvd. and Buckeye Parkway, from Franklin County. Second reading and public hearing.]

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MR. OMAR. YES. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THE LAST OH, THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE.

YOU'VE GOT TWO ITEMS, MR. HOLT. THANK YOU, MR. BARRY. FIRST IS ORDINANCE C 3026, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACCEPT OWNERSHIP OF THE BORE READ BORE ROAD BRIDGE, LOCATED BETWEEN QUAIL CREEK BOULEVARD AND BUCKEYE PARKWAY FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE BRIDGE FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY. YES. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO JUST SAY ANYTHING WHY WE DO THAT, STEPHEN, OR. YES. SO ANYTIME WE DO A PROJECT THAT INVOLVES, IN THIS INSTANCE, A TOWNSHIP ROAD AND A TOWNSHIP BRIDGE, ONCE WE TOUCH IT AND AN EXIT TO THE CITY, THE COUNTY THEN GIVES US THE ROAD AND THE BRIDGE. THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN US THIS BRIDGE IN 2015, BUT IT KIND OF GOT FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS AND THEY KEPT IT. WE WILL TAKE OWNERSHIP, AS MISS FITZPATRICK INDICATED IN CAUCUS, THIS WAS A BRIDGE THAT WAS RECONSTRUCTED IN 2015. SO IT'S IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. IT'S NOT AS IF WE'RE TAKING A DISASTER ON OUR HANDS, BUT THE COUNTY IS MAKING US ACTUALLY ACCEPT THE BRIDGE, WHICH, FRANKLY, WE SHOULD HAVE DONE 11 YEARS AGO. SO, OKAY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE BRIDGE? IF I COULD, MR. HOLT? MR. JUST A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND ON THAT BRIDGE. YOU KNOW, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE TESTS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS AND SO FORTH. BORE ROAD. WHEN WE IMPROVED, IT WAS A TOWNSHIP ROAD, AND WE'RE THE ONES THAT IMPROVED IT TO ITS CURRENT STATE. AND PART OF THAT, AS WE'VE SAID, IS A BRIDGE. BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE REAL HISTORY OF IT. THAT WAS A TOWNSHIP ROAD, AND WE'VE TAKEN IT OVER AND ENHANCED IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NOBODY SIGNED UP FOR THIS, I DON'T SUPPOSE. OKAY. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND. MR. BARRY? YES. MR. HOLT. YES. MR. STURM. YES. MISS.

[Ordinance C-31-26 Amend Various Section of Chapter 161 titled Employment Provisions for City Employees. Second reading and public hearing.]

BURROWS. YES. MR. OMAR. YES. MR. HALINGA. YES. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE C, 3126, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 161, TITLED EMPLOYMENT PROVISIONS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES.

AND. OKAY, MR. VEDRA. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, CHAPTER 159 SPEAKS TO THE REQUIREMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR TO LOOK AT SALARIES AND OR COMPENSATION PLAN YEARLY. AND WE DO THAT TWO WAYS. ONE, WE REVIEW THE SALARY STUDY. AND WE ALSO GET ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE BY JOB POSTINGS WHERE A NUMBER OF APPLICANTS REFUSED TO TAKE THE POSITION BECAUSE THE SALARY DOESN'T MEET THEIR WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY MAKING. AND WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF THOSE, AND WE BELIEVE WE'RE ADDRESSING THEM IN THIS LEGISLATION AND A HIGHER LEVEL. WE BELIEVE IN CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE WORKFORCE, WHETHER IT'S COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TO KEEP EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND LIKE BENEFITS ACROSS THE BOARD.

CHAPTER 161 SPEAKS TO THE COMPENSATION PLAN, WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN CODE AS A NINE STEP, NON EXECUTIVE LEVEL PAY GRADES CONSISTING OF A PROBATIONARY STEP AND THEN 20 ADDITIONAL STEPS WHICH STRETCH OUT OVER THE MAJORITY OF A CAREER. TYPICALLY, EVEN THE CODE SPEAKS TO THAT. THE FRONT END OF THAT SHOULD BE LOADED A LITTLE HEAVIER ON PERCENTAGES, SO THAT AS A PERSON'S GETTING LEARNING NEW SKILLS AND LEARNING THE JOB, AND THEN THAT PERCENTAGE DECREASES OVER THE LIFE OF THAT APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS. AND THERE ARE TWO EXECUTIVE LEVEL PAY RANGES. SO THAT'S 32ND VIEW OF OUR COMPENSATION PLAN. SO A NUMBER OF OF THOSE FACTORS ARE REPRESENTED IN THE LEGISLATION. SOME POSITIONS THAT WE FOUND NEEDED TO MOVE UP A PAY GRADE BASED ON EVIDENCE OF THIS PAST YEAR AND A NUMBER OF POSITIONS AFTER THE BUDGET CYCLE, WE CAN MAKE SOME CHANGES. SO THIS IS TYPICALLY A YEARLY EXERCISE OF BRINGING AN UPDATED SECTION OF CHAPTER 161 AND OF COUNCIL'S INTEREST, ESPECIALLY AS A NEW POSITION. ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY TO SUPPORT THE CLERK OF COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MR. THE ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED, SO THAT

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THAT IS A POSITION THAT IS APPOINTED BY COUNCIL, CORRECT? THAT'S UNCLASSIFIED, WHICH MEANS IT DOESN'T FOLLOW THE CLASSIFIED, THE CIVIL SERVICE PROCESS. SO THAT'S APPOINTED BY THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND A AND A MANNER IN WHICH YOU ALL AGREE UPON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. NOBODY SIGNED UP FOR THAT. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING, AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED. SECOND.

MR. BARRY? YES. MR. HOLT. YES. MR. STERN YES, MISS BURROWS. YES. MR. OMAR. YES. MR. YES, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MR. PRESIDENT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR NORMAL BUSINESS FOR TODAY FOR THE ON THE AGENDA. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP, LISA ROSS, IF YOU WOULD, WHEN YOU GET TO THE PODIUM, IF YOU'D GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, DO I HAVE TO GIVE MY ADDRESS? YES. OKAY. BUT OKAY. I CAN'T JUST SAY WHAT WARD I LIVE IN. OKAY. YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOUR ADDRESS. OKAY. CAN YOU RESTART MY TIME? IT'S 2314 BALDWIN CIRCLE. I DO NOT FEEL PUBLICLY. I DON'T FEEL CORRECT TO PUBLICLY STATE MY ADDRESS. I DO NOT FEEL IT'S NECESSARY INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AT THIS MEETING. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS PRIVATELY IF REQUESTED. I ALSO FIND IT ODD THAT WE, THE PUBLIC ARE ASKED TO. STATE STATED, BUT COUNCIL AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS, SUCH AS THOSE FROM LAW FIRM DO NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE THEIR PERSONAL ADDRESSES. I KNOW TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED THEIR LIFE. AFTER PUBLICLY SPEAKING AT COUNCIL MEETINGS, I'VE ALSO BEEN WARNED OF OTHERS TO BE CAREFUL. I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING I AM HERE AS A CONCERNED GROVE CITY RESIDENT. I DO NOT AFFILIATE WITH ANY POLITICAL PARTY, ORGANIZATION OR GROUP. I HAVE NO AGENDA OTHER THAN TO MY PART TO MAKE GROVE CITY BETTER. MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO ATTENTION IS THE LACK OF THE LACK OF CHECKS AND BALANCES WITH THE CURRENT LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE. I'M NOT SAYING WE NEED TO CHANGE THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT. I FEEL I NEED TO DO MORE RESEARCH ON THAT TOPIC TO HAVE AN EDUCATED POINT OF VIEW BEFORE DECIDING. WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE MAJORITY OF ALL DECISIONS FALLING UNDER ONE PERSON, THE MAYOR. THERE ARE NO CHECKS AND BALANCES. THE MAYOR HIRES AN OVERSEES CITY ADMINISTRATOR, MAYOR'S COURT, AND ALL BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR HIRES AND OVERSEES ALL OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES. DO YOU THINK THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR WILL GO AGAINST HIS BOSS? OF COURSE NOT.