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USE IT. IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A AGENDA. GROVE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MR. SMITH? YES, SIR. WE HAVE SOME MINUTES TO APPROVE, SIR. FIRST OF ALL, WE NEED TO TAKE ATTENDANCE. THAT'S RIGHT. WE HAVE TO TAKE ATTENDANCE. I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT WE ARE MISSING ONE. GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. I GOT TO GET THIS UP. AND. AND BY THE WAY, THE. WE HAVEN'T GOT THIS SET UP YET, SO I DO APOLOGIZE. WE'RE WORKING ON IT. MISTER OMAR PRESENT.
MISS ANDERSON HERE, MISTER HALINGA. YES, MISTER BERRY HERE, MISTER HOLT HERE, MISTER STURM HERE. MISS BOROS, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. WAIT, WAIT. NOT YET. WAIT. NO, NO. WE KEEP.
WE USUALLY GO THROUGH THE ROLL CALL AND THEN COME BACK AND DO IT. WELL, THAT WAS THE END OF THE ROLL CALL, SIR. I DIDN'T SAY YES. WOW. YES. OH, MR. BERRY, I'M HERE. OKAY. NOW, MISSY, GO AHEAD. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO. I PUT A CHECK MARK NEXT TO MISS BURROUGHS FROM THE MEETING TONIGHT. SECOND. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MISS ANDERSON? YES, MISTER. HALINGA.
YES. MR. BARRY. YES. MR. HOLT. YES. MR. STURM. YES, MISTER. OMAR. YES. THANK YOU. DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION FOR TAMMY TO EXCUSE TAMMY? YOU DO NOT. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW, SIR, THE
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MINUTES. THE MINUTES? YES. I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? MISTER HALINGA? YES. MR. BARRY. YES. MR. HOLT. YES. MR. STERN. YES. MR. OMAR. YES, MISS ANDERSON.YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS TODAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE MOVE STRAIGHT TO THE AGENDA. SO UNDER LANDS FOR THIS WILL BE THE FIRST READING THAT I'M THAT I'M LISTING HERE LANDS. ORDINANCE C 3326. SAFETY ORDINANCE C 3426. SERVICE ORDINANCE THREE C 3526 FINANCE ORDINANCE C 3226 PARKS ORDINANCE C 3626 AND FOR THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE ORDINANCE C 3726. THAT IS THE FIRST CALL OF THE THINGS. IF
[Ordinance C-33-26 Authorize the Annexation of 0.190+ acres of city-owned property located east of State Route 104 from Jackson Township to the City of Grove City. First reading. ]
THERE'S ANY CHANGES, THERE'S NOT. WE'LL GO UNDER LANDS. MR. HALINGA. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE ITEM UNDER LANDS THIS EVENING, IS ORDINANCE C 33. MICROPHONE, PLEASE. I'M SORRY.THERE WE GO. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. ORDINANCE C33-26, AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE ANNEXATION OF 0.19 ACRES OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED EAST OF ROUTE 104 FROM JACKSON TOWNSHIP TO THE CITY OF GROVE CITY. THIS IS HAVING ITS FIRST READING, SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD. 81726. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT. ALL
[Ordinance C-34-26 Amend various sections of Chapter 351 of the Codified Ordinances regarding Parking and the Parking of Recreational Vehicles. First reading. ]
RIGHT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE SAFETY COMMITTEE, MISS ANDERSON, THANK YOU. SO FOR SAFETY TONIGHT WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 3426. THIS IS TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 351 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES REGARDING PARKING AND THE PARKING OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. AND WHAT IT IS, IS, BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL, ITEMS INTO OUR SECTIONS TO EXPAND MORE INFORMATION FOR THIS. THIS IS THE FIRST READING, THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON 817. AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR SAFETY. OKAY. FOR THE SERVICE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE.[Ordinance C-35-26 Authorize the Dedication and Acceptance of 5.10+ acres to become a Street in the public right-of-way and Rename the Street “Tournament Way”. First reading. ]
MR. OMAR THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE ITEM UNDER SERVICE THIS EVENING IS ORDINANCE C 3526, AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE DEDICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF 5.10 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES TO BECOME A STREET IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND RENAME THE STREET TOURNAMENT WAY. THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING, SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON AUGUST 17TH. MR. PRESIDENT, THAT IS ALL FOR SERVICE THIS EVENING. FINANCE COMMITTEE. MR.[Ordinance C-32-26 Replace Exhibit “A” of the Town Center Commercial Revitalization Grant Program as approved by Ord. C-09-19. Second reading and public hearing. ]
STROM, WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M GOING TO FINANCE THIS EVENING AS ORDINANCE 3226 ORDINANCE TO REPLACE EXHIBIT A, SORRY, TO REPLACE EXHIBIT A OF THE TOWN CENTER COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION GRANT PROGRAM AS APPROVED BY ORDINANCE C 091919.[00:05:06]
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A AT LEAST ONE SPEAKER. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.GO DOWN THERE. GOT IT. HI. JENNIFER MARPLE, 3688 LARCHMERE DRIVE. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ORDINANCE. C 3226. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN DOING QUIET, STEADY WORK SINCE 2001, AND IN 2018, COUNCIL EXPANDED IT TO IMPROVE THE SOUTHERN GATEWAY INTO TOWN CENTER, EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY NORTH OF SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD IS THE NATURAL BOOKEND TO THAT DECISION. HERE'S WHY THIS PARTICULAR EXPANSION MATTERS. THE CORNERS OF BROADWAY AND SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD ARE THE FIRST THING THAT PEOPLE SEE COMING INTO TOWN CENTER FROM THE NORTH TODAY. THAT'S A GAS STATION, A STRIP MALL THAT COULD USE SOME LOVE AND A WIDE OPEN GREEN SPACE NEXT TO THE PARKING LOT. THAT AREA HOLDS SOME LONGTIME GROVE CITY NAMES JOLLY PIRATE DONUTS, MEMORIES, FOOD AND SPIRITS, AND NEWER FAVORITES LIKE THREE BROTHERS DINER, WHICH HAS EARNED A REAL FOLLOWING. SOME OF THESE ARE SINGLE LOCATION OWNERS, AND A 50% MATCH IS OFTEN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEFERRING AN EXTERIOR PROJECT FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS AND ACTUALLY GETTING IT DONE. DRAWING THE BOUNDARY TO INCLUDE THEM GIVES THESE BUSINESSES THE SAME SHOT AT REINVESTMENT THAT THEIR NEIGHBORS A FEW BLOCKS SOUTH HAVE HAD SINCE 2018. THERE'S ONE MORE REASON THAT CORNER DESERVES THE ATTENTION FOR OUR NEW NEIGHBORS AT BEULAH PARK. THIS STRETCH OF BROADWAY IS THE DRIVE HOME, AND WHEN THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY COME IN FROM THE NORTH TO VISIT THAT INTERSECTION IS THE WELCOME THEY GET RIGHT NOW. IT DOESN'T SHOW THEM WHAT'S WAITING. HALF A MILE DOWN BROADWAY. ONE THOUGHT FOR DOWN THE ROAD. AND IT'S ONLY A HOPE THAT OPEN GREEN SPACE BESIDE THE STRIP MALL COULD SOMEDAY ANCHOR A REAL GATEWAY OF THE NORTH. TO KIND OF BE THE DOOR OF TOWN CENTER THE WAY THE 2018 WORK TREATED THE SOUTH END. TONIGHT'S ORDINANCE PUTS THAT CORNER INSIDE THE LINES WHERE IDEAS LIKE THAT BECOME POSSIBLE. SO THANK YOU, MR. OMAR, FOR ORIGINATING THIS AND FINANCE CHAIR, MR. STERN, FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. I'D ASK FOR YOUR YES VOTE. MISS. HE'S GOT A STATEMENT. THAT'S ALL THAT'S ON THERE. ALL RIGHT. SO FOR COUNCIL COMMENTS, I DO HAVE A STATEMENT TO READ FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MISS BURROWS. AND SHE IS ABSENT TODAY FROM MISS BURROWS DIRECTLY. I AM PLEASED TO SUPPORT ORDINANCE C 3226, WHICH EXPANDS THE BOUNDARIES OF TOWN CENTER COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION GRANT PROGRAM NORTH OF SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD TO INCLUDE MORE OF THE BROADWAY CORRIDOR. THIS IS A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN ONE OF THE MANY. EXCUSE ME, IN ONE OF THE PRIMARY GATEWAYS INTO OUR TOWN CENTER. BY EXTENDING THE PROGRAM BOUNDARIES, WE CREATE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESSES TO ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE OF THEIR BUILDINGS, ENCOURAGE REINVESTMENT, AND STRENGTHEN THE OVERALL CHARACTER OF THIS IMPORTANT CORRIDOR. THIS ORDINANCE ALSO ALIGNS WELL WITH THE CITY'S ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH MORSY ON THE BROADWAY CORRIDOR STUDY. WHILE THAT STUDY EXPERIENCED DELAYS DUE TO STAFFING ISSUES, THIS ACTION DEMONSTRATES THAT GROVE CITY REMAINS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE CORRIDOR AND POSITIONING OURSELVES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL COME FROM THAT PLANNING EFFORT.
THE BROADWAY CORRIDOR SERVES AS A FIRST IMPRESSION FOR MANY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ENTERING OUR COMMUNITY. INVESTING IN ITS REVITALIZATION, SUPPORTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENCOURAGES PRIVATE INVESTMENT, ENHANCES COMMUNITY PRIDE, AND HELPS CREATE A MORE ATTRACTIVE AND WELCOMING NORTHERN GATEWAY INTO OUR TOWN CENTER. FOR THOSE REASONS, I AM HAPPY TO SUPPORT ORDINANCE C 3226 AND APPRECIATE THE ADMINISTRATION'S CONTINUED FOCUS ON LONG TERM PLANNING AND REVITALIZATION EFFORTS THAT BENEFIT BOTH OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, THAT STATEMENT IS FROM JODY BURROWS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ONE ONE COMMENT ON THIS.
THIS THIS IS A MATCHING PROGRAM AS I UNDERSTAND IT. THEY HAVE TO PUT UP THE MONEY UP TO $5,000. CORRECT? CORRECT. IN THE EXPANDED AREA, THE CORE AREA DOWNTOWN IS UP TO $10,000.
OKAY. AND, AND HOW MANY, NEW LOCATIONS WOULD THAT BE NEW? NINE. WAS IT 9 OR 10? I BELIEVE IT WAS, YES. SO JUST A COUPLE OF BUSINESSES, AS MISS MARPLE MENTIONED, THREE BROTHERS DINER, JOLLY PIRATE DONUTS, MEMORIES, FOOD AND SPIRIT TATTOO 62. SO A FEW SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE AREA THAT COULD REALLY BENEFIT AND MY UNDERSTANDING. SO LIKE ANY, I GUESS LARGE CHAIN COMPANIES COULDN'T PARTICIPATE IN THIS GRANT. THAT'S CORRECT. OR SEXUALLY ORIENTATED OR TATTOO PARLORS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. THANK YOU. BUT I GET TO CONTINUE. YEAH. PLEASE. I GUESS MOST OF THE POINTS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE TONIGHT HAVE BEEN TOUCHED UPON. BUT AS WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT, TOWN CENTER AND THE, THE NORTH SIDE REALLY BEING ALMOST A GATEWAY TO THIS AREA, I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON REVITALIZING WARD FIVE.
AND THAT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART FOR OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY REPRESENTING A WARD THAT SOMEWHAT FEELS FORGOTTEN ALMOST. RIGHT. SO THIS IS JUST A STEP IN THAT DIRECTION OF
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MAKING SURE THAT THAT AREA IS NOT BEING FORGOTTEN ABOUT. WHEN YOU'RE OVER BY JOLLY PIRATES AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE THRIFT STORE, IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT OUTDATED WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU'RE COMING DOWN DOWNTOWN GROVE CITY. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THE VOTE GOES TONIGHT AND MORE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND STAND BY OUR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM THIS ADDITIONAL GRANT MONEY. SO THAT IS ALL FOR ME. CHAIR. YES, MADAM MAYOR, A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND ON THIS. WE HAD A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT STUDY DONE BACK ALL TIMES, 8788 BY A GENTLEMAN NAMED FRANK GILMER. AND MR. ELMER HAD STIPULATED WHAT WE OUGHT TO CALL OUR CORE DOWNTOWN. AND WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH, WHAT DO WE DO TO ENHANCE IT? ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE SUGGESTED WAS, WELL, IF PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO INVEST IN THEIR FACADES AND DO SOME OTHER THINGS, THAT WOULD BE A LEVERAGE THEN TO TO MAKE THE TOWN CENTER LOOK MORE DESIRABLE. SO THAT HISTORY GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1987. AND WE EXPANDED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES. BUT THE PAYOFF HAS BEEN, WE ESTIMATE, AT LEAST THREE, $3 FOR EVERY $1 INVESTED, BECAUSE IT DOES REQUIRE THE OWNER OR THE PROPRIETOR TO PUT IN THEIR OWN MONEY. SO IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM, AND EXPANDING IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, AND WE'RE JUST GLAD TO BE A PART OF IT. SO A DEFINITE RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT? YES, SIR. OKAY. YES. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO AMEND, IF THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO INCREASE OUR VISIBILITY IN OUR GATEWAY ROAD THROUGH BROADWAY AND EVERYTHING, THE SOUTH END OF BROADWAY AND THE AND THE FURTHER NORTH SECTIONS OF BROADWAY NEED EQUAL ATTENTION. SO I WOULD MOVE THAT WE EXTEND THE BOUNDARY TO THE CITY LIMITS ON BOTH ENDS OF IT, TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE, IN THE PROPOSAL. I MEAN, IF WE'RE GOING TO, IF THE FOCUS IS SUPPOSED TO BE OUR GATEWAY, THEN LET'S MAKE IT OUR GATEWAY. SO I WOULD MOVE TO, AMEND THAT. CAN I CLARIFY YOUR MOTION, SIR? YES. UNDER SECTION ONE, EXHIBIT A OF ORDINANCE IS HEREBY REPEALED AS SHOWN AN EXHIBIT AN EXHIBIT A, WHICH IS WHAT YOU ARE ASKING. YOU ARE ASKING TO AMEND EXHIBIT A SO THAT THE RIGHT AREA GOES TO THE SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE OR THE SOUTHERN CORPORATION LINE OF THE CITY.RIGHT. AND TO THE AND TO THE NORTHERN CORPORATION LINE. CAN I ASK A POINT OF ORDER? I NEED A SECOND BEFORE WE CAN DISCUSS. CAN I ASK A POINT OF ORDER QUESTION BEFORE IT'S. SECONDED.
OKAY, I DON'T KNOW. YES, I CAN ASK A POINT OF CLARIFYING QUESTION, A CLARIFYING QUESTION.
IF WE NEED INFORMATION FOR US TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH FURTHER THAT GOES OR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, HOW CAN WE GET THAT BEFORE A SECOND? BECAUSE I KNOW DISCUSSION CAN HAPPEN AFTER A SECOND. SO THAT'S MY POINT OF ORDER. CLARIFYING QUESTION. I, I MEAN, YOU WOULD HAVE TO JUST ENVISION IT BASED ON THE MAP YOU HAVE. WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET YOU ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE WOULD HAVE JUST SIMPLE. THE CITY LIMITS TO THE NORTH AND CITY LIMITS TO THE SOUTH. I MEAN, IT'S ALL BROADWAY, THE OUTSIDE OF THIS MAP, OR IS THAT. YEAH, IT'S TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE NORTH. SO IT'S OFF THIS MAP, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. BERRY.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. MR. HELLINGA NOW THERE IS DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION? I'M CURIOUS, KIND OF THE THOUGHTS BEHIND THAT. I BESIDES JUST EXPANDING THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR AND WANTING TO UNDERSTAND THE ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES, I THINK THIS, I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT'S NOT A, OPPORTUNITY. I THINK THIS INITIALLY IS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN EXPANSION TO OUR TOWN CENTER AND JUST TRYING TO THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT AND THE ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES THAT COULD BE IMPACTED, THE FINANCIAL IMPACT AND ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES. I'VE BEEN UP AND DOWN BROADWAY FOR YEARS. I MEAN, I KNOW ALL THE BUSINESSES UP AND DOWN BROADWAY.
I MEAN, IT'S BASICALLY JUST ALLOWING THESE OTHER BUSINESSES TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT. AND IF OUR ISSUE IS THE GATEWAY, THE ENTIRE ROAD OF BROADWAY IS OUR GATEWAY. AND I WOULD ARGUE EVENTUALLY 62 COMING IN FROM THE SOUTH WILL BE MORE OF A GATEWAY THAN IT WILL BE COMING COMING FROM THE NORTH. AND THOSE BUSINESSES DOWN ON THE SOUTH SIDE IN WARD ONE NEED JUST JUST AS MUCH AS ATTENTION AS THE ONES THAT ARE TO THE NORTH. SO. AND CAN WE ALSO DISCUSS, I THINK IT WAS DISCUSSED DURING CAUCUS, KIND OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF IS IT WHICH AREA GETS HOW MUCH MONEY AND WHAT THIS THE THIS WAS WRITTEN FOR 5000 MATCH. MR. BOZO, CAN YOU GIVE THAT PERSPECTIVE. EXPANDED AREA. EXCUSE ME. THE EXPANDED AREA WOULD BE IN THE 5000 MATCH AREA. AND SOUTH IS ALSO ALREADY IDENTIFIED IN THE 5000 MATCH AREA. AGAIN, MAINLY THE DOWNTOWN, HISTORICAL DISTRICT IS A TEN 000 MATCH. SO AS WE AS
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WE GO BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH, THEY WOULD BE UNDER THE 5000. AND OF COURSE, WE APPROPRIATED $150,000 THIS YEAR. AS MORE BUSINESSES MAY TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE WE WE HAVE TO REFUSE PEOPLE OR APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING. WE'VE DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES. AND OF THE 150 THAT WERE APPROPRIATED FOR 2026. CORRECT. HOW MANY BUSINESSES HAVE WORKED TOWARDS THAT? IS THERE STILL FUNDS AVAILABLE? I MEAN, THE GENERAL, JUST SO THAT WE HAVE AN IDEA OF LIKE, WILL WE BE EXPANDING THIS VERY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT $88,000. OKAY. SO THAT MIGHT SOUND LIKE A LOT. WE START WITH 150 ZERO ZERO.THERE'S EBBS AND FLOWS. SOME OF THE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN ON THE DOCKET FOR A WHILE, SO THEY MIGHT FALL OFF. WE HAVE OTHER PROJECTS THAT MIGHT COME ON, SO WE NEVER REALLY KNOW UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR WHERE YOU REALLY STAND AT. OKAY, SO ON THE NORTH, IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH INTEREST WE RECEIVE. IF THERE'S PROJECTS READY TO GO THAT MIGHT DRAIN OUR, OUR, OUR KIND OF REMAINING FUNDS, WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE, SO IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE REGARDLESS. SO, JUST WANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND, AS COUNCIL TO, TO DO THE SAME.
AND THEN IF WE WERE TO GO TO THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE CITY, ESSENTIALLY THAT BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF BROADWAY GOING DOWN TO WRENCH ROAD. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE BLUE AREA ON THE BOTTOM OF THE EXHIBIT, THAT LAND WEST OF BROADWAY WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY BE INCLUDED, LAND ON THE EAST SIDE OF BROADWAY REALLY ARE ACCESS POINTS FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S THE EXTENT OF IT. BUT THE CRITICAL PART IS WE HAVE $88,000. I KNOW WE HAVE AT LEAST 8 OR 9 OPEN PROJECTS AS IS TODAY, AND SOME COULD BE $5,000 PROJECTS, SOME COULD BE $10,000 PROJECTS. OKAY. AND THOSE ARE THOSE ARE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, CORRECT. SOMEBODY CAN REQUEST THAT ON, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. RIGHT. SO SO IF WE LOOK AT THAT AND WE DEDUCT FOR WHAT CURRENTLY IS IN THE PIPELINE, WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT AN ADDITIONAL 50 PEOPLE THAT WOULD APPLY FOR IT AT 5000 BUCKS BECAUSE, RIGHT.
IF YOU EXPAND IT TO CITY LIMITS. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. BECAUSE IF WE'RE AT 88 NOW AND THERE'S EIGHT IN THERE, LET'S SAY ALL OF THEM ARE TEN, WE'VE GOT 80,000 LEFT. WE HAVE THAT'S 160 BUSINESSES. THAT'S NOT I MEAN, I HAVE I'M LOOKING AT MY SCREEN HERE. I HAVE FIVE PROJECTS RIGHT NOW, IN FOR ABOUT TEN 000 EACH. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF SUBSTANTIAL PROJECTS RIGHT NOW.
SO, SO THE $88,000 IS, IS GOING TO DWINDLE PRETTY FAST. THE 10,000, THOSE WOULD BE THE, IN THE CORE, IN THE CORE, THOSE ARE ALL $10,000 PROJECTS. SO IT'S DOWN TO 30, 38. THERE'S A SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE TIGHT. AND AGAIN, NOT ALL THESE PROJECTS MIGHT FINISH THIS YEAR.
YEAH. SO IF IF THESE GO INTO 27 THAT WE GET A FRESH $150,000. SO IT'S KIND OF A IT'S ALWAYS A WAITING GAME. RIGHT? GOT IT. OKAY. OKAY. I GUESS JUST TO ADD ON. SO I THINK YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT, MR. BERRY. MY ONLY CONCERN WOULD BE GETTING TO A POINT WHERE WE WOULD HAVE TO TURN PEOPLE AWAY, BUSINESSES AWAY, OR WAIT FOR IT TO COME BACK IN FRONT OF COUNCIL FOR COUNCIL TO REALLOCATE FUNDS OR APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO ADD TO THE GRANT. I THINK JUST LOOKING AT THE TIMELINE, SEEING THE GRADUAL, I GUESS, EXPANSION, 2013, 2018, 2019, I GUESS WOULD IT, WOULD IT MAKE THE MOST SENSE? FINANCIALLY AS A CITY? IS THAT THE RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO TO JUST JUMP RIGHT IN AND BE LIKE, LET'S JUST EXPAND IT ALL? OR SHOULD WE JUST CONTINUE KIND OF GROWING THAT MAYBE EVERY COUPLE YEARS OR YEAR BY YEAR? I MEAN, IF YOU'RE ASKING ME, ALL THE BUSINESSES ARE EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT ON BROADWAY. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT BUSINESSES TO THE SOUTH AND BUSINESSES TO THE NORTH THAT THAT NEED HELP. SO, I MEAN, I'M IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, LET'S DO IT. AND IF WE GET ENOUGH APPLICATIONS IN, WE CAN ADD MORE MONEY TO IT OR LET'S DO IT. AND IN RETROSPECT, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE MADE IT THE WHOLE PLACE ANYWAY. SO THIS IS I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO GO IN HERE AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME, RIGHT? LET'S JUST BE DONE WITH IT. AND TO FIND THE WHOLE THING. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A IF WE NEED MONEY, THEN WE HAVE WAYS TO FIGURE OUT MONEY AND PRIORITIZATION. IF THAT COMES UP, WE HAVE PROCESSES THAT WILL HANDLE THAT. OKAY. SO THERE'S AN AMENDMENT IN A SECOND. WE HAVE A A AMENDMENT ON THE FLOOR THAT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ARE YOU READY FOR THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT. MR. BERRY? YES, MR. HOLT, YES.
MR. STERN. YES. MR. OMAR. YES. MISS ANDERSON. YES, MISS. MR. HALINGA. YES. ALL RIGHT. MAKE A
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COMMENT. OKAY. THAT WAS THAT WAS FOR THE FOR THE AMENDMENT. AND THEN I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW THAT IT'S BEEN AMENDED, I WOULD ASK THAT THIS HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING, AND I WOULD ASK THAT WE NOW VOTE TO PASS IT AS AMENDED. IS THAT THE RIGHT WAY TO SAY THAT? SECOND. MR. HOLT? YES. MR. STERN YES. MR. OMAR. YES. MISS ANDERSON. YES. MR. YES. MR. BARRY. YES. THANK YOU. MAKE A COMMENT REAL QUICK. THANK YOU. MR. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THAT, BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY NEED WE DEFINITELY NEED TO INVEST IN BOTH ALL THE DIRECTIONS OF BROADWAY. AND WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB WITH THE FLOWERS. BUT IF WE CAN GET THE BUSINESSES SOME HELP UP AND DOWN BROADWAY, THAT WOULD BE[Ordinance C-36-26 Repeal Ordinance C-22-25, an ordinance to require no further investment of staff time or finance resources at the Brookpark Middle School location outside of required utility bills or contractual obligations without the approval of City Council and to require the City Administrator to engage in negotiations to terminate or renegotiate the Brookpark Lease Agreement with Southwestern City Schools to the mutual benefit of all parties. First reading. ]
GREAT TOO. SO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. OKAY, NOW FOR PARKS, WE HAVE ORDINANCE C 3626. IT IS TO REPEAL ORDINANCE C 2225, WHICH WAS AN ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRED NO FURTHER INVESTMENT OF STAFF TIME OR FINANCIAL RESOURCES AT THE BROOK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCATION OUTSIDE OF REQUIRED UTILITY BILLS OR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL, AND TO REQUIRE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENGAGE IN NEGOTIATIONS TO TERMINATE OR RENEGOTIATE THE BROOK PARK LEASE AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH-WESTERN CITY SCHOOLS TO THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF ALL PARTIES. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. NOW THAT THIS READING HAS HAD ITS FIRST READING. THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON 817,[Ordinance C-37-26 Provide for the submission to the electors of the City of Grove City, Ohio at the General Election to be held on November 03, 2026 the Initiative Amendments to the Grove City Charter to add a new Article titled Community Consent Amendment. First reading. ]
AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR PARKS. MR. HOLT, FINANCE OR ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ORDINANCE C 3726. AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF GROVE CITY, OHIO, AT THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026. THE INITIATIVE. AMENDMENTS TO THE GROVE CITY CHARTER TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE TITLED COMMUNITY CONSENT AMENDMENT. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. I'VE GOT ONE PERSON AND WE HAVE. 3726 JENNIFER BELT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JEN BELT AND I LIVE AT 5266 KINGLET COURT, ORIENT. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, I'VE BEEN. I'VE SEEN COMMENTS ONLINE ASKING WHY THE COMMUNITY CONSENT AMENDMENT OR THE CC DOESN'T MENTION DATA CENTERS BY NAME. IN FACT, MR. BOZO ASKED ME THAT VERY QUESTION DURING A RECENT COUNCIL MEETING FOR CLARIFICATION. THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE IT WAS INTENTIONAL. FOR MANY MONTHS, THE LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEERS OF PROTECT GROVE CITY HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS RESEARCHING WHAT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE TRIED WHEN FACED WITH STOPPING HYPERSCALE DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR BACKYARDS.WE WANTED TO LEARN FROM THEIR SUCCESSES AND FROM THEIR MISTAKES, AND ONE PATTERN KEEPS REPEATING ITSELF COMMUNITIES ADOPT A MORATORIUM, OR THEY PASS AN OUTRIGHT BAN, OR THEY REWRITE THEIR ZONING CODE SPECIFICALLY TO STOP DATA CENTERS, AND THEN THEY GET SUED FOR BEING EXCLUSIONARY OR DISCRIMINATORY AGAINST DATA CENTERS. JUST TODAY, I SEARCHED FOR THE LATEST EXAMPLES WHILE WRITING THIS SPEECH IN URBANA, OHIO. THE ISSUE HAS ESCALATED INTO A FEDERAL LAWSUIT, A CHARTER AMENDMENT BATTLE, A MAYORAL RECALL EFFORT AFTER THEY REVERSED KEY ZONING RULES IN EAGAN, MINNESOTA. THE CITY ADOPTED A MORATORIUM AND WAS MET WITH A LAWSUIT FROM A DEVELOPER IN NEW JERSEY. A TOWNSHIP IS DEFENDING ITSELF IN COURT AFTER PROHIBITING DATA CENTERS, AND WE CAN'T FORGET SALINE TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN AFTER LEGAL CHALLENGES OVER A PROPOSED AI DATA CENTER, THE TOWNSHIP ULTIMATELY REACHED A SETTLEMENT. AND TODAY, ORACLE IS MOVING FORWARD WITH A MASSIVE 250 ACRE, $16 BILLION DATA CENTER PROJECT CALLED THE BARN. THEN I STUMBLED ACROSS SOMETHING THAT GENUINELY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION THIS MORNING. HILL COUNTY, TEXAS, ALSO PASSED A DATA CENTER MORATORIUM. THEY WERE SUED, AND THEY ULTIMATELY RESCINDED THAT MORATORIUM. BUT INSTEAD OF SIMPLY GIVING UP, THEY REPLACED IT WITH A COMPREHENSIVE DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT REVIEW CHECKLIST, A DETAILED PROCESS REQUIRING DEVELOPERS TO ADDRESS ISSUES LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE, TRAFFIC, WATER DEMAND, EMERGENCY SERVICES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, AND PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY BEFORE PROJECTS CAN MOVE FORWARD. WHEN I OPEN THAT CHECKLIST AND READ IT TODAY, I COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE HOW SIMILAR MANY OF THOSE CONCEPTS ARE TO THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE COMMUNITY CONSENT AMENDMENT. I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT HILL COUNTY COPIED THE CC A THEY DIDN'T, BUT WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS WORKING INDEPENDENTLY REACHED A REMARKABLY SIMILAR CONCLUSION. BLANKET BANS INVITE LEGAL CHALLENGES, BUT THOUGHTFUL, LAYERED REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND PUBLIC
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INVOLVEMENT HAVE A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF PROTECTING A COMMUNITY. THAT'S EXACTLY WHY THE CC WASN'T WRITTEN TO TARGET ONE SPECIFIC INDUSTRY. IT WAS WRITTEN TO ESTABLISH LASTING STANDARDS FOR ANY HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE GROVE CITY, AND TO ENSURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE HAVE A SAY ABOUT WHAT IS BUILT IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WE'RE TALKING C 3726. THE FIRST READING WAS TONIGHT, SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON. 81726. ALL RIGHT, ALL I HAVE, MR.[Call for New Business ]
PRESIDENT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR NORMAL SCHEDULED BUSINESS. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR, NEW BUSINESS AND WE'VE GOT PATRICIA SPILLMAN AND, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. KNOW THE RULES. YOU WON'T HAVE TO GAVEL ME TONIGHT. ALRIGHT. PATRICIA SPILLMAN 4965 BEATTY ROAD. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR STAGE JULY 17TH 2023, SMART CITIZENS DATA, LLC. DURING THEIR SECOND READING BEFORE COUNCIL WAS UNANIMOUSLY, UNANIMOUSLY VOTED DOWN 5 TO 0. WHILE SOME FEEL THAT THEY WERE ONLY TESTING THE WATER, THIS WAS A FULL BLOWN DEVELOPMENT PRESENTED TO COUNCIL WITH AN END GOAL IN PLACE. I FEEL THAT WAS THE OPPORTUNE TIME. COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE STEPS TO BE PROACTIVE AND SET THE PLAN IN MOTION TO INSTALL SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE BEFORE THE NEXT, NEXT DATA CENTER DEVELOPER CAME CALLING. FAST FORWARD TO MAY 2025 AND HEADWATERS COMES TO TOWN. I WON'T BORE YOU WITH TOO MANY DETAILS AS MOST OF US KNOW WHERE WE ARE TODAY. HEADWATERS HAS SINCE WITHDRAWN THEIR ANNEXATION PETITION FOR THE 310 ACRE DEVELOPMENT SITE ON BEATTY AND RANCH ROADS, AND STREAM DATA HAS REMOVED US FROM THEIR WEBSITE AS A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE. HAVE THEY TUCKED TAIL AND RAN? MAYBE. MAYBE NOT. A GROUP CALLED GREEN DATA HUB LLC, WHO SPECIALIZES IN EDGE DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT, HAS ALREADY REACHED OUT TO MY FAMILY IN HOPES OF SECURING OUR FARM FOR THEIR NEW DIGITAL WAREHOUSE. EDGE DATA CENTERS ARE THE NEWEST WAVE OF TECHNOLOGY COMING. THEIR MODULAR DATA CENTERS. SOME ARE UP AND RUNNING IN AS LITTLE TIME AS A FEW WEEKS. THEY ARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF DATA CENTERS. THIS ONLY PROVES THE FACT THAT THE A IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. WHILE IT'S TRUE THAT THE DEVELOPERS ARE NEVER GOING TO STOP OR GO AWAY, MORE THAN EVER, THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY NEED A SAY IN WHAT IS HAPPENING DIRECTLY ON THE HEELS OF GREEN DATA HUB CONTACTING US, WE WERE ALSO CONTACTED BY GRID GROWTH VENTURES. THEY WILL BE WORKING IN THE AREA IN A JOINT VENTURE WITH AEP AND FIRST ENERGY TRANSMISSION TO STUDY, DEVELOP AND BUILD A NEW 765 AND 345 KILOVOLT INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS INDIANA, OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA. FROM WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GAIN FROM THEM, IT IS AN ESTIMATED $109 BILLION PROJECTS SPANNING ROUGHLY TEN YEARS UNTIL COMPLETION. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY KLS, OUR CONTRACT LAND SERVICE AGENT. WE ARE THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE DUE TO OUR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SUBSTATION. THIS PROJECT IS TO UPGRADE AN AGING POWER SYSTEM SO IT CAN HANDLE ALL THE DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED TO BE BROUGHT TO THE AREA, AND ENSURE NO ROLLING BLACKOUTS FOR CONSUMERS. AGAIN, ANOTHER REASON THE CCA IS SO CRITICAL AND BENEFICIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY, THAT IS OUR HOME.THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MISS ROSS, YOU'RE NEXT ON DECK. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AGAIN. LISA ROSS 2314 BLODWYN CIRCLE. I WANT TO AGAIN PUBLICLY STATE THAT I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT THAT THE PUBLIC HAS TO STATE THEIR ADDRESS, BUT COUNCIL DOES NOT. COMPANIES THAT COME UP HERE DON'T HAVE TO BECAUSE THAT CAN ONLY LEAD TO BULLYING. NEGATIVE COMMENTS. NONE OF YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR ADDRESS OUT THERE NOW. OURS IS OUT THERE PUBLICLY FOREVER. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MR. SMITH AFTER THE LAST MEETING. HE SAID IT DIDN'T USED TO BE THAT WAY. AND THAT COUNCIL CAN CHANGE THAT BECAUSE I'M LIKE, WE WRITE DOWN OUR ADDRESS ON THE PAPER TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK. THERE'S GOOGLE, YOU CAN FIND OUT WHERE WE LIVE IF YOU REALLY NEED TO QUESTION IT. SO I'M ASKING THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU LOOK INTO, OF WHY DO WE HAVE TO PUBLICLY STATE OUR ADDRESS? FOR THE RECORD, WHEN THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE PRESENTING AND TALKING DO NOT. A COUPLE POINTS OF CLARIFICATION BECAUSE LAST TIME I HAD TO TALK REALLY FAST AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT I WAS SAYING. AFTER I SPOKE, THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT BROUGHT UP THE $71,000 THAT I MENTIONED ABOUT THE PR FIRM. I DID NOT SAY THAT WAS ABOUT DATA CENTERS, AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT THAT CLEAR. I NEVER SAID IT WAS ABOUT DATA CENTERS. I SAID IT WAS STARTED DURING THE TIME OF THOSE
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DISCUSSIONS. IT WAS A WIDER. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE I DID CLARIFY WITH THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS I SPOKE TO. I ALSO SPOKE ABOUT CHECKS AND BALANCES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. I SAT IN CAUCUS AND I WAS LISTENING TO SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS, AND I JUST FEEL EVEN MORE IT'S ABOUT CHECKS AND BALANCES, LIKE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BROOK PARK CONVERSATION. MAYOR SAGE, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH HIM AFTER THE MEETING AND HE WAS OF COURSE NOT HAPPY WITH SOME OF MY COMMENTS. BUT THEN WE HAD A SECOND CONVERSATION AFTER I SPOKE WITH MR. SMITH. I HAD IT WITH BOTH OF THEM, AND IT WAS A VERY GOOD DISCUSSION. THERE WERE SOME POINTS THAT I BROUGHT UP THAT THEY SAID, OH, I DIDN'T.I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT. OH, THAT'S WHERE YOU STAND. AND SO IT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING CONVERSATION WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS. WE HAD A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION WITH JODY BURROWS AND MOHAMMAD OMAR. IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION. THERE WAS LOTS OF INFORMATION THAT WAS PASSED TO US. WE GOT TO ASK QUESTIONS. IT WAS WONDERFUL. UNTIL PLANCK LAW FIRM JOINED IN THE CONVERSATION WHY THEY WERE THERE, WE DON'T KNOW. THERE WAS NOT A DEVELOPMENT CONVERSATION. THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH. BUT THERE WAS. REBECCA MOTT, WHO LIVES IN ARLINGTON, WAS AT OUR INDIVIDUAL MEETING AND CAUSED CHAOS. SO THERE AGAIN, JUST POINTS OF CLARIFICATION OF IF IT'S A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION, WE SHOULD HAVE IT. AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I HAVE STARTED, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A PART TIME JOB NOW COMING TO ALL THESE MEETINGS. I'M GOING TO PLANNING COMMISSION TOMORROW, TO GET INFORMATION. I WENT TO THE MEETING THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME. THE GUY RIGHT THERE IN THE BLUE SHIRT, SPOKE ABOUT THE MCDOWELL PROJECT. I DON'T LIVE ON MCDOWELL. I DIDN'T GET ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT. I JUST HAPPENED TO SEE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO I CAME TO THE MEETING. A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD, BECAUSE I DRIVE UP AND DOWN THAT ROAD ALL MOST DAYS OF THE WEEK, I GOT INFORMATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING THAT AND EXPLAINING ALL OF THE DETAILS. IT WAS VERY CLARIFYING. LOTS OF PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA TALK AND HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO SAY. THEY SAY, I KNOW MR. BARRIE HAS TURNED OFF THE COMMENTING ON SOME OF HIS POSTS BECAUSE OF BULLYING, AND IT'S JUST IT'S HARD TO HAVE DIALOG BECAUSE I'M GIVING I'M GIVING THREE MINUTES TO SAY SOMETHING, BUT THEN REBUTTALS HAPPEN. BUT I CAN'T COME BACK AND SAY,, IN A COURT OF LAW, YOU GET REDIRECTED. WE DON'T HAVE THAT OPTION HERE. SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO OPEN UP THE DIALOG WITH THE RESIDENTS SO WE CAN HAVE OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
MOST OF THE TIME, THINGS WILL BE CALMED DOWN BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT JUST GUESSING AND ASSUMING AND BASING IT OFF OF SOCIAL MEDIA. LAST POINT OF QUESTION, MR. BERRY, I KNOW YOU HAVE PUBLICLY SAID THAT YOU DON'T SUPPORT THE CC, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU SIGNED THE, THE AMENDMENT TO PUT IT. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. CAN YOU CLARIFY? THANK YOU. I THINK
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THAT'S IT FOR A LIST, MAYOR. YOUR REPORT SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BERRY. THIS FRIDAY, AS AN FYI, I. WELL, FIRST, I DO NOT HAVE A MAYOR'S COURT REPORT TO PRESENT, SO NOTHING HAS TO HAVE ANY ACTION. THIS FRIDAY, WE'RE, AS WE'VE DONE NOW FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, SPONSORING A PURPLE HEART DAY AT THE PARK, THE PURPLE HEART MEMORIAL WALK. AND, THAT STARTS AT 10:00. WE, WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE, WERE DESIGNATED PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS THERE FOR THAT. THE ALUMNI WEEKEND, I THINK OVERALL WENT VERY, VERY WELL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME DID WE FINALLY GET OUT OF THERE SUNDAY NIGHT, JACK. ENDED ABOUT 930. YEAH. SO IT WAS A LONG WEEKEND BECAUSE IT STARTED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BUT, GREAT WEEKEND. I THINK ALL THE HOTEL MOTEL ROOMS WERE BOOKED AND, IT TURNED OUT VERY, VERY WELL. THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO WORKED HARD ON THAT. THE LAST THING IS WE HAVE THE BOURBON FESTIVAL NEXT WEEKEND, THE EIGHTH, AND I KNOW THEY'RE MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR THAT, WHICH IS REALLY THIS WEEKEND. SORRY. MAKING PREPARATION FOR THAT AND, THAT WE, WE SURE WILL PROBABLY GO, VERY, VERY WELL AS WELL. ANY QUESTION? THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. MR. I JUST WANT ITEM TODAY, THE FRANKLIN COUNTY CONVENTION FACILITIES AUTHORITY PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE AND STATED THAT MAYOR STAGE WAS APPOINTED TO HIS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE FOUR YEAR TERM WITH THE BOARD. HE WAS APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. AND FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW WHAT THIS PARTICULAR AUTHORITY DOES, DOES THEY OVERSEE AND OWN THE GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER, THE HILTON COLUMBUS DOWNTOWN, NATIONWIDE ARENA AND SIX PARKING FACILITIES. THEY ALSO OVERSEE AND STEWARDS OF $1.1 BILLION IN PUBLIC OBLIGATIONS. SO IT'S CERTAINLY AN HONOR AND A RESPONSIBILITY. SO CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR.THANK YOU. AND RUSTY, ANYTHING ELSE? CHAD? DEPARTMENT HEADS. MR. TIFFORD. AS MR. TELFER'S WALKING FORWARD, I DID GIVE HIM A HEADS UP ON WHAT I WANTED HIM TO ADDRESS. THERE'S SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL OF US ON COUNCIL REGARDING, MOTORIZED VEHICLES, BICYCLES ON BIKE PATHS AND SIDEWALKS. I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS, FROM PEOPLE
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THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY MUCH ALMOST KNOCKED DOWN, BECAUSE OF THE MOTORIZED BIKES AND EVERYTHING. SO I ASKED YOU TODAY TO COME FORTH AND, AND TALK ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS OR WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS WERE. SURE. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE SAFETY OF ON THE WE WE DO LITERALLY WEEKLY GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT SCOOTERS OR BICYCLES THROUGH OUR NEW COMPLAINT, TRAFFIC SAFETY COMPLAINT COMPLAINT LINE.AND SO WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT SOME POSSIBLE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD RESTRICT SOME OF THOSE. RIGHT NOW, E BIKES, ALL CLASSES ARE ALLOWED ON A MULTI USE PATH EXCEPT FOR THERE'S A LIMITED, EXPOSURE TO, TO THE CLASS THREE BIKES. AND IT HAS TO BE ON IF THERE'S A, A SHARED USE PATH THAT'S PARALLEL TO A STREET, THEN THEY CAN BE ON THERE. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THE BICYCLES ARE ALLOWED ON. E-BIKES ARE ALLOWED ON THEIR E-BIKES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE THEIR ENGINE ENGAGED ON THE SIDEWALK, BUT THEY CAN HAVE THEIR ENGINE ENGAGED ON THE SHARED USE PATHS. THE LAW SPECIFICALLY SAYS THE STATE LAW SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODIES CAN EVEN PROVIDE MORE RESTRICTIONS IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO THAT. WE WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF SITTING DOWN WITH YOU AND, AND TALKING ABOUT THAT, WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE. WE HAVE DONE A LOT FROM AN EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT TO TRY TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT WITH OUR, RIGHT BY THE RULES, CAMPAIGN THIS, THIS LAST SPRING AND SUMMER. SO WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING ON IT. ENFORCEMENT IS, IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, 12, EIGHT, 8 TO 12 YEAR OLD KIDS ARE OUT RIDING BICYCLES AND, AND SO ENFORCEMENTS DIFFICULT, IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE THE BICYCLES ON THE SHARED USE PATH BECAUSE HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE JUST COASTING OR THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE ENGINES ARE ENGAGED. SO ALL OF THOSE ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE SHOULDN'T TAKE SOME LEGISLATIVE ACTION, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU DEEM NECESSARY TO TRY TO MAKE THIS A LITTLE SAFER. ALL RIGHT. SO JUST TO RECAP ON THE SHARED USE PATHS. NOW YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE THE ENGINE ENGAGED. NO.
YOU CAN HAVE ON SHARE. YOU CAN HAVE YOU CAN YOU CANNOT HAVE THEM ON, YOU CANNOT HAVE THEM ENGAGED ON A SIDEWALK. BUT SHARED USE PATHS ARE YOU CAN FORMIDABLE. YES. SO YEAH, WE NEED TO WORK ON THIS FOR SURE. YES. MR. A SPEED LIMIT ON THOSE ON E-BIKES, THERE ARE SPEEDS THAT THEY'RE GOVERNED BY THE BIKE MANUFACTURER. I'VE HEARD, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THIS TO BE CERTAIN, BUT I'VE HEARD THAT YOU CAN ALTER THOSE GOVERNORS ON THOSE BIKES AND THEY CAN GO ACTUALLY FASTER. BUT THE THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY E-BIKES ARE GOVERNED AT CERTAIN SPEEDS BY THE MANUFACTURER TO, MAKE FOR SAFETY. AND SO YES, THERE IS SPEED FOR THE MAXIMUM THEY CAN GO. MR. OMAR YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO FIRST THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS. I'VE ALSO RECEIVED, AS MR. BERRY MENTIONED, A COUPLE CALLS FROM RESIDENTS WITH CONCERNS ABOUT YOUNG CHILDREN. AND A LOT OF TIMES KIDS AREN'T THINKING ABOUT SAFETY UNTIL SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENS. SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE TAKING THIS SERIOUS MATTER, SIR.
TAKING THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY. I GUESS MY MY MIND IS GOING TO A DIFFERENT PLACE, BUT TIED TO SAFETY. I'VE, I'VE BEEN NOTICING AN INCREASE OF FLOCK CAMERAS THROUGHOUT GROVE CITY, AND I WANT TO TIE THAT TO THIS MATTER. SO COULD THOSE BENEFIT, RIGHT. I GUESS MONITORING THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHEN IT COMES TO THESE YOUNG CHILDREN ON THESE SCOOTERS OR E-BIKES AND MY ALLERGIES. YEAH, THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THE FLOCK CAMERAS WERE NOT INTENDED TO, TO MONITOR KIDS ON BIKES OR TO, TO FIND HELP IDENTIFY CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR AND, AND, FIND MISSING PERSONS. SO THAT WOULD, THAT'S THE RESTRICTIONS WE WOULD, I THINK WE WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT, WE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE USING FLOCK CAMERAS FOR OTHER PURPOSES FOR THEY WERE INTENDED TO DO. WE THINK THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE COULD DO. SO MORE TO TRY TO SOLVE THAT SAFETY CRISIS A LITTLE BIT BEFORE WE EVEN GO ANYWHERE NEAR THE CAMERAS. BUT WE CERTAINLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT. AND I THINK OUR CHIEF IS ALSO COMMITTED TO NOT ONLY INCREASING OUR POLICE PRESENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHEN THINGS HAPPEN, BUT JUST IN GENERAL, WHICH THEY THEY DO ALL THE TIME. BUT IT'S JUST LIKE THOSE HOURS. AND I KNOW WITH SCHOOL ABOUT TO START SOON, WE'RE GOING TO START TO SEE KIDS OUT IN THE AFTERNOON A LOT MORE, GOING FROM PARK TO PARK OR WHATEVER. RIGHT. SO, BACK TO THE FLOCK CAMERAS. AS I'M, I'M NOTICING AN INCREASE IN THESE CAMERAS THROUGHOUT GROVE CITY. WAS THAT SOMETHING THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL? IT WAS. AND WE'VE HAD FLOCK CAMERAS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. WE STARTED OUT IN WITH A TWO YEAR CONTRACT THAT WAS ACTUALLY A TWO YEAR GRANT, THAT WAS PROVIDED THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THROUGH THE STATE. AND WE WERE, WE PAID FOR THAT, WITH THE, WITH THE GRANT FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS, THE LAST TWO YEARS WE'VE BEEN UTILIZING THE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THAT IN THE, IN THE CITY'S BUDGET. OKAY. AND I GUESS BECAUSE COUNCIL APPROVED
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IT, THE CITY CAN JUST CONTINUE TO ADD CAMERAS THROUGHOUT GROVE CITY. OR DOES IT COME TO. WE I THINK WE'VE ADDED ONE ADDITIONAL CAMERA SINCE WE INSTITUTED IT. OKAY. YEAH. NO, NO NEW CAMERAS. OKAY. WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU FOR CLARIFYING. I'VE BEEN GETTING QUESTIONS THAT I HAVEN'T HAD THE ANSWER. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO THANK YOU. SO I'M BACK TO THE THE SPEED LIMIT. SO MY BAD. NO NO NO NO THAT'S FINE. GOOD QUESTIONS. THE SO THE MANUFACTURERS HAVE SOME SORT OF GOVERNOR ON IT. I'VE SEEN THESE THINGS FLYING PAST ME WHEN I'M DRIVING 30 MILES AN HOUR, YOU KNOW, WITH SOMEBODY HAVE A THEY HAVE A PHONE IN ONE HAND AND A STARBUCKS IN THE OTHER, WHETHER IT BE THE BIKES OR THE OR THE DOING A WHEELIE AND THEY'RE DOING A WHEELIE. YEAH. IS THERE, IS THERE A SPEED LIMIT THAT LIKE, COULD SOMEBODY CLOCK THEM SOMEBODY ON A, AN E-BIKE OR, OR SCOOTER AND COULD THEY GET A TICKET? IS THAT A, IS THAT EVEN A THING? YEAH. THE SPEED, THE SPEED THAT THE E-BIKES ARE GOVERNED AT FOR CLASS ONE AND CLASS TWO ARE 20 MILE AN HOUR. SO AT 20 MILE AN HOUR, THE MOTOR IS SUPPOSED TO DISENGAGE.SO YOU'RE REQUIRED TO PEDAL THAT AND 28 MILE AN HOUR FOR A CLASS THREE E-BIKE. SO IF THEY'RE GOING OVER 28, THEY WOULD REQUIRE TO PEDAL. THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO MEASURE THE SPEED UNLESS YOU'RE STANDING THERE WITH A LASER GUN AND POINTING IT. NOW THAT'S NOT A HEALTH HAZARD, BUT THAT IS A, YOU'D HAVE TO SIT THERE WITH A LASER AND LOOK AT KIDS OR ADULTS, DRIVING HOW FAST ON THE, ON THE, ON THE SHARED USE PATH, WHICH MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT. THAT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE. YEAH.
IT'S JUST I'M LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. I'M JUST AFRAID SOMEBODY'S GOING TO REALLY GET HURT BAD, YOU KNOW? I'M WAITING FOR THE LAST E-BIKE TO PASS ME A 20 BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT DOING 20. YES. YEAH. YEAH. I ACTUALLY THINK I READ, I SAW A STATISTICS. THERE'S MORE E-BIKES ON THE STREET NOW WITH KIDS THAN ARE REGULAR BICYCLES. SO IT'S WELL, AS I WAS TELLING KEVIN TODAY, I MEAN, BACK WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP, I MEAN, MY FATHER, IF HE WOULD HAVE SAID BECAUSE THE MOPED CRAZE WAS HAPPENING. OH, YEAH. YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME AND EVERYTHING. AND MY DAD'S, REPLY WAS BICYCLES HAVE PEDALS FOR A REASON. SO I DIDN'T GET, I NEVER GOT A MOPED.
BUT YOU KNOW, WHATEVER, I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO BE SAFE. I MEAN, I, I'VE SEEN THE MOTOR AROUND AND I'VE SEEN THEM PASS SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH BABIES AND CARRIAGES AND, AND, AND STUFF LIKE THAT. WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE, IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON THE MULTI USE PASS THAT THE ENGINES OFF AND THEY PEDAL, YOU KNOW, ARE WE AWARE OF ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED THINGS? THAT WAS IT DON'T YOU. THERE ARE SOME, SOME OTHER CITIES THAT ARE DOING SOME THINGS. I'VE NOT SEEN ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT OTHER THAN JUST THE PR STUFF THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORKING ON. SOME CITIES HAVE ACTUALLY, ALLOWED POLICE OFFICERS TO ENFORCE THE LAW AGAINST THE PARENTS FOR LETTING THEIR KIDS, RIDE RECKLESSLY. SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER IN, IN LEGISLATION TO HOLD PARENTS ACCOUNTABLE. WE'RE DOING A REALLY A LOT WITH EDUCATION. THAT'S THE FIRST STEP. WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE A EIGHT YEAR OLDS TICKETS FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, BUT WE'RE DOING A LOT WITH EDUCATION. BUT WE COULD, WE COULD DO SOME OTHER THINGS WITH RESTRICTING TO HELP KEEP THOSE USERS OF THE SHARED USE PATH SAFE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMPROMPTU RESPONSES, AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO, TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS. CAN I JUST ADD ONE LAST IDEA? I JUST HAD AN IDEA COME TO MIND, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME SORT OF PARTNERSHIP DIRECTLY WITH COUNCIL, MAYBE EACH INDIVIDUAL BOARD AND THE AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVES. LIKE WE CAN'T, I GUESS SOMETIMES WHEN WE HOST EVENTS AND WE HAVE LOW TURNOUTS, WE CAN'T KEEP TRYING THE SAME APPROACH, RIGHT? SO LET'S GO MEET WITH THE KIDS WHERE THEY'RE AT. SO I WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOU ALL, AND MAYBE GO TO A PARK IN WARD FIVE AND TRY TO FIND SOME YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING SAFE AND KIND OF TAKING THAT IDEA TO EACH WARD. SO JUST AN IDEA. NO, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. IN FACT, THERE'S ENOUGH LAWS ON THE BOOKS NOW TO ENFORCE. SO WE WOULD JUST BE ABLE TO SAY, HEY, LOOK, THESE ARE THE THINGS. IF THEY JUST FOLLOWED THE TRAFFIC LAW, CAN I HAND THEM A PAMPHLET ABOUT THIS THICK? YEAH, THERE YOU GO. BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SIT OUT WITH. IT'S A GREAT IDEA. YEAH. THANKS, KEVIN. KEVIN. I'M SORRY, MR. TIFFORD, ISN'T TOMORROW NIGHT THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. IT IS TOMORROW NIGHT. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. RIGHT OVER HERE IN THE PARK. IT'S ALWAYS A HUGE HIT. WE'VE HAD IT IN DIFFERENT PLACES ACROSS THE CITY, BUT ON THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, WE'VE HAD IT IN THE PARK. IT'S BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS. THERE'S THE KIDS LOVE IT. SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO COME OUT AND SEE THE POLICE OFFICERS SUPPORT WHAT WE'RE DOING OVER THERE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. ALL RIGHT. SINCE TAMMY IS NOT HERE, STEPHEN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO CLOSE THIS OUT WITH OR JUST TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS KELLY FOR BECOMING A GRANDMA? THAT'S RIGHT. THE FOURTH TIME. FOURTH TIME. WHICH
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IS WHY SHE IS NOT PRESENT TODAY, AND WHY I WAS INCAPABLE OF GETTING THE PRESENTATION WHEN SHE CALLED TODAY. ALL I HEARD IS KIDS SCREAMING IN THE BACKGROUND AND I SAID, IS EVERYTHING IN CONTROL? SHE GOES, ABSOLUTELY, YEAH, I HEARD THAT TOO. AND AND THEN ALONG WITH THE DON'T SCREW IT UP. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. CLOSING COMMENTS. WE WILL GO TO MR. OMAR. NOTHING WRONG TONIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO SHOUT OUT A COMMUNITY EVENT THAT ISN'T NECESSARILY TAKING PLACE RIGHT IN GROVE CITY, BUT RIGHT OUTSIDE OF GROVE CITY. SO AS WE PREPARE FOR KIDS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, THERE IS THE FOURTH ANNUAL WELCOMING EVERY STUDENT TOGETHER BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE, HOSTED BY BRITTANY CONNOR, SOPHIA AND THE BURRIS AND SPARK TEAM AT UNION CAPITAL.IT'LL BE THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH, AND I HAVE THE TIME AND LOCATION ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA.
THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO RESHARE. AND THEN I'LL ALSO SEND IT OVER TO TAMMY TO INCLUDE IN THE MINUTES. BUT IF YOU KNOW ANY FAMILIES OR YOU HAVE CHILDREN THAT ARE RETURNING BACK TO SCHOOL AND WANT SOME FREE STUFF, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO STOP BY. BUT AGAIN, AS I ALWAYS SAY, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND FOR PARTICIPATING IN YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, RIGHT? EVERY TIME YOU SHOW UP, JUST BEING HERE AND LISTENING, IT MATTERS. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CONTINUE TO REACH OUT, I WANT TO CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO, TO TALK TO US BECAUSE WE CARE. WE MIGHT NOT AGREE ON EVERYTHING. WE MIGHT FIND EACH OTHER IN THE COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH IS OKAY, RIGHT? BECAUSE, WE, WE TEND TO ALL BE ON THERE NOWADAYS, BUT IT'S OKAY TO DISAGREE. IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT ISSUES, BUT WE ALL CARE ABOUT THIS PLACE. WE ALL WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR GROVE CITY. AND THE APPROACH MIGHT BE DIFFERENT ON HOW WE GET THERE, BUT I WANT US TO ALL TRUST AND BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER AND IN THE PROCESS AND TRUST THE PROCESS. SO, I WANT THAT TO BE THE MESSAGE THAT LEAVES WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT. WHETHER WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT DATA CENTERS FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF, OR WE TALK ABOUT ANOTHER ISSUE THAT POPS UP IN THE NEXT MONTH, EACH OF US ARE COMING FROM A PLACE OF, OF, I HOPE, LOVE AND CARING FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND SPEAKING OF DATA CENTERS, WE DID HAVE OUR TASK FORCE MEETING, THIS PAST MONDAY. YEP. MY BAD WEDNESDAY. WE, I FELT IT WAS A PRETTY PRODUCTIVE MEETING. IT WAS OUR FIRST ONE. IT WAS, IT WAS NICE TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION WITH, OUR FELLOW MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. I SEE OUR VICE CHAIR, MICHELLE BENJAMIN, HERE TONIGHT WITH US. BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO STAY UP TO DATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON. I DO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF FRUSTRATION ABOUT THE RECORDING AND THE MEETING NOT BEING LIVE STREAMED, BUT I DID SPEAK TO TAMMY TODAY AND THAT THE MEETINGS WILL BE RECORDED MOVING FORWARD. THE MINUTES WILL BE POSTED. SO WE'RE DOING OUR PART. JOIN US IN THE MEETINGS AND, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS TOGETHER AND HOPEFULLY END UP WHERE WE WANT TO END UP. SO THANK YOU ALL, MISS ANDERSON. IF IF I MAY, JUST, MR. OMAR'S POINT, THEY ARE GOING TO BE MEETING ON THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, BUT NOT THIS WEEK.
SO JUST FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, FIRST AND THIRD OF EVERY MONTH, MISS ANDERSON. THANK YOU. SO THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH AT THE CHUCK BOZO PAVILION AT BEULAH PARK FROM 10 A.M. TO 12 NOON WILL BE ONE OF THE LAST SESSIONS FROM THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT ON THEIR MASTER PLAN FOR PARKS PLANNING. SO IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN COMING OUT AND HEARING CONVERSATIONS THERE AND BEING PART OF THE DIALOG AND ASKING QUESTIONS, THEY'VE HAD, THIS WILL BE THE THIRD, OF THREE SESSIONS TOTAL. THERE IS ALSO A SURVEY THAT WAS PUT OUT.
IS THAT SURVEY STILL LIVE AND ACTIVE? YES. WE HAVE ANOTHER WEEK LEFT WITH IT. THANK YOU.
SO THERE IS STILL A SURVEY THAT HAS ANOTHER WEEK LEFT, THAT YOU CAN FIND THROUGH OUR GROVE CITY WEBSITE THAT YOU CAN GO OUT AND, PROVIDE INPUT, FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE OVERALL MASTER PLAN FOR PARKS PLANNING. VISIT GROVE CITY THERE, THERE IS A LIAISON, I BELIEVE HERE TO VISIT GROVE CITY. OKAY, SO THERE IS AN ANNUAL AWARDS COMING UP. IT IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH. AND IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, PLEASE REFER TO OUR LIAISON FOR THE GROVE CITY. AND THEN, SOMETHING I'M GOING TO REACH OUT TO THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT MR. BOZO AND HOPING TO GET AN UPDATE FROM, TODD HARLEY WOULD LOVE TO JUST HEAR AT A FUTURE MEETING, KIND OF AN UPDATE ON CELL PHONE SERVICE AND TOWERS. WE KNOW THAT ONE OF THE MOST RECENT TOWERS THAT COUNCIL HAD VOTED ON IS IN PROGRESS, MAYBE ALMOST FINISHED AT THE CORNER OF, IS IT BUCKEYE PARK PLACE AND BEHIND KIND OF THE, TJ MAXX AND ULTA SHOPPING CENTER. SO WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN UPDATE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE FUTURE IN, IN THE FUTURE AND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS ON KIND OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND, YES, THANK YOU TO MR. OMAR FOR SPEAKING OUT THE DATA CENTER TASK FORCE THAT IS THE FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY, EXCUSE ME, WEDNESDAYS STARTING, NOT THIS WEEK, BUT THE THIRD WEDNESDAY
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OF THIS MONTH AT 6 P.M. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL NOW LIKELY BE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS SO THAT THE MEETINGS CAN BE RECORDED. SO IT'S STILL WILL BE DONE. OKAY. IT WILL STILL BE DOWNSTAIRS. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, EVERYONE. THANK YOU. GEORGE. YEP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE THAT SPOKE THIS EVENING. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEING RESPECTFUL. ONCE AGAIN, AS PART OF THE DATA CENTER TASK FORCE, EVERYONE ON THE COMMITTEE APPEARED TO BE VERY OBJECTIVE AND ADDRESSING THE VARIOUS ISSUES THAT EVERYONE IS CONCERNED ABOUT. THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION, A LOT OF BAD INFORMATION OUT THERE. AND WE'RE ALL TRYING TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. I'M ATTENDING, THE MORNING MEETING, LATER THIS WEEK. THAT IS THE SECOND ONE RELATED TO DATA CENTERS. SO I GET A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION THERE AND WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THE STATE. THE OTHER THING. MY HAND. MY CONGRATULATIONS GO OUT TO THE SAFETY DEPARTMENT, AND I RODE WITH ONE OF OUR PATROLMEN THIS PAST FRIDAY EVENING AND IT WAS.IT WAS A GREAT. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY, THEIR ABILITY TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE WAS, A PICNIC GROUP OF 300 YOUNG ADULTS THAT, WERE OVERSTAYING THEIR TIME AT WINDSOR PARK. AND, THE POLICE OFFICERS ALL USED GREAT RESTRAINT. THEY WERE VERY, VERY, UNDERSTANDING. AND THEY'RE VERY, JUST UNBELIEVABLY NICE TO ALL THE, ALL THE KIDS. AND WHEN THEY WERE GONE, THEY WERE STILL TRASH AROUND. AND THE OFFICERS THAT WERE THERE HELPED PICK UP THE TRASH AND PUT IT AWAY, WHICH I DON'T THINK IS IN THEIR JOB DESCRIPTION AS GARBAGE MEN. BUT ANYWAY, THAT WAS GREAT. THE OTHER THING THAT I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH WAS THE, AND I DIDN'T KNOW, EVEN KNOW IT EXISTED WAS THE, OF THE FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM. AND WHILE TRAVELING WITH, ONE OF THE OFFICERS, THE ALARM WENT OFF AND IT FOUND COMING DOWN 62 A LICENSE PLATE ON A STOLEN TRAILER FROM LICKING COUNTY. AND, IT WAS, INTERCEPTED BY ANOTHER, POLICE CRUISER, AND THEY USED PROPER PROTOCOL AND NOTHING HAPPENED UNTIL ANOTHER CRUISER SHOWED UP AND A THIRD CRUISER SHOWED UP. SO THERE WERE MANY WITNESSES. THE OTHER THING THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE I SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY, BUT EVERY ONE OF OUR OFFICERS, UNLIKE MANY COMMUNITIES IN THE IN THE IN THE COUNTRY, ARE EQUIPPED WITH CAMERAS, WITH BODY CAMERAS. SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTION OF WHAT HAPPENED OR WHATEVER, IT'S, IT'S THERE AND IT'S RECORDED. SO I WAS VERY, VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE SERVICE, THAT THEY PROVIDED TO OUR COMMUNITY. THEY EVEN ADDRESSED A COUPLE OF YOUNG, PEOPLE ON E-BIKES ON THEIR SPEED AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND DID IT RESPECTFULLY.
AND I THINK THEY PUT A LITTLE BIT OF FEAR INTO THEM ABOUT, YOU KNOW, NOT NOT GOING CRAZY ON THEM. SO, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. ALAN. YEAH. THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE THINGS. AGAIN ON THE DATA CENTER TASK FORCE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT FIRST MEETING. I FELT THAT EVERYBODY CAME IN, HUMBLE AND WILLING TO LEARN AND, YOU KNOW, WANTING TO OBVIOUSLY DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE, FOR THE COMMUNITY. JUST, JUST IN GENERAL, I WAS VERY ENCOURAGED, WITH THAT, WITH THAT FIRST MEETING. SO AGAIN, FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAYS, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO EITHER LISTEN IN OR IF YOU, IF YOU LIKE TO ATTEND, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME AS WELL. THE, WE DID HAVE ALUMNI LAST WEEKEND. UNFORTUNATELY, MY TEAM DID NOT PREVAIL. SO WE'LL GET THEM NEXT YEAR. OH, TWO AN HOUR. YEAH. WE DIDN'T NEED TO GO THERE. BUT, AS WE, ONE THING I DID WANT TO MENTION IS AS WE CONTINUE ON THE AMERICA, 250 CELEBRATION.
SO WE'RE IN AUGUST NOW. SO THE THEME FOR AUGUST IS OHIO GOES TO THE FAIR. SO THE OHIO STATE FAIR. COUNTY FAIRS AND FESTIVALS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE PLANNING ON DOING AT THE FAIR IS THEY WERE GOING TO OPEN UP THE BICENTENNIAL TIME CAPSULE FROM 1776 OR I'M SORRY, FROM 1976. THAT WAS BURIED THERE ON THE, ON THE OHIO STATE FAIRGROUNDS GROUNDS. IT HAS, TENNIS SHOES, CHORDOPHONES COINS, T SHIRTS, OHIO SPORTS GEAR, BUT THEY CAN'T FIND IT. THE MARKER. I JUST READ THIS OVER THE WEEKEND. YOU GUYS PROBABLY DID TOO, BUT
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THE MARKER WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE, IT'S NOT THERE. AND IT'S A COFFIN SIZED BOX. IT SAID LIKE THIS HUGE THING. AND IT'S SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE, THEY'RE THINKING MAYBE JUST DURING CONSTRUCTION, THEY GOT JUST RIPPED. THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP LOOKING FOR IT. BUT WHETHER THEY FIND IT OR NOT, THEY'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER ONE. SO 50 YEARS FROM NOW THEY'LL TRY TO OPEN ONE AGAIN. BUT I GUESS THE, YOU KNOW, ANYWAY, IN SHORT, JUST GET OUT THERE AND, YOU KNOW, ENJOY THE FAIRS AND THE FESTIVALS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'VE GOT THE NIGHT OUT TOMORROW, WE'VE GOT FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY, THIS COMING FRIDAY AND THE AND THE BOURBON FESTIVAL THIS, THIS SATURDAY. SO ENJOY. THANK YOU. RANDY. LONG FAIRS. YES. I WENT TO THE FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR. I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN MAYBE 20 YEARS. LAST WEEKEND I HAVE A GRANDDAUGHTER THAT DID A HORSE SHOWING AND GOT INVOLVED IN ALL THAT. THAT'S A WHOLE THING I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED. SHE STAYS THERE IN A TRAILER FOR THE WHOLE WEEK, SHOWS THE HORSE AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS. IT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING, REALLY. AND, SO THEN WE'LL HAVE THE OHIO STATE FAIR THIS WEEK, SO I'LL GO CHECK THAT OUT. AND, THIS IS A SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS SINCE JODY IS OUT OF TOWN, I COULD USE ANOTHER SET OF EYES TO LOOK AT THE BOURBON FESTIVAL REQUEST. SOMETIME IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO VOLUNTEER FOR THAT WITH ME. AND WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I GOT. TED. THANK YOU. JUST ON THE FAIR. TOOK MOM TO THE FAIR ON SATURDAY, WHICH THIS IS MY FIFTH FAIR. I'M A I'M A FAIR GO. I GO TO ALL THE A LOT OF COUNTY FAIRS, BUT, I WILL I GOTTA HATS OFF TO, TO THE GOVERNOR AND ALL THE STATE AGENCIES BECAUSE THOSE NEW BUILDINGS ARE GORGEOUS. THE NEW BUILDING, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE, THE NEW BUILDINGS, THE AGRICULTURAL CENTERS, I MEAN, FOR ONE, YOU GO INTO THE DAIRY BARN AND YOU ACTUALLY HAVE BATHROOMS WITH THAT ARE CLEAN AND EVERYTHING. I MEAN, THEY'RE UNBELIEVABLE. I MEAN, WHAT WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS IS I THINK WE'RE GOING TO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DRAW SOME MAJOR, MAYBE CONFERENCES AND THINGS BECAUSE THAT, THAT MAIN BUILDING IS UNBELIEVABLE. AND THEY'VE, THE GROUNDS ARE BEAUTIFUL. AND IF YOU GET OVER TO THE ODNR SECTION, YOU KNOW, THE KIDS CAN FISH, THEY CAN, THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, TOUCH THE TOUCH ALL THE ANIMALS AND EVERYTHING. IT'S, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE WHAT THEY'VE DONE. SO HATS OFF TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE STATE FOR THAT. ALSO WANT TO, GIVE ANOTHER SHOUT OUT TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM YOU GUYS ARE DOING, YOU GUYS ARE HITTING IT OUT OF THE BALLPARK. THE STUFF THAT YOU'RE YOUR TEAM'S DOING A GREAT JOB. I MEAN, I, I, I'M REALLY, I THINK WE RIVAL ANYBODY NOW WITH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AS FAR AS LETTING PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT THE EVENTS ARE, WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE PARKS, DOING THE VIDEOS WITH THE PARKS.GREAT JOB. I MEAN, I, IT'S, IT'S FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT'S ACTUALLY, WE ACTUALLY AS A CITY ACTUALLY MATTER AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD. SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR TEAM AND WHO, WHOEVER'S HELPING YOU OUT AND EVERYTHING. SO YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. GREAT WORK. I THINK EVERYTHING'S BEEN SAID OUR NEXT MEETING. I CAN'T LOOK UP THERE. IT'S AUGUST 7TH.
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