Oct 05, 2026 City Council

WELCOME EVERYBODY TONIGHT.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ONE SET OF MINUTES.

ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE UNDER LANDS, UM, RESOLUTION C- CR 4026 ORDIN - UNDER SAFETY ORDINANCE C5126 UNDER FINANCE ORDINANCE C4926 AND ORDINANCE C5026.

[Resolution CR-40-26 Approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Painting of the Building located at 4026 – 4030 Broadway located in the Historical Preservation Area.]

UM, AND MR. HOLINGISTED, UM, MISSY, UH, ANDERSON WILL BE TAKING THE CHAIR- CHAIRMANSHIP OF LANDS.

SO TONIGHT WE HAVE RESOLUTION CR4026.

THIS IS TO APPROVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE PAINTING OF THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 4026-4030 BROADWAY, LOCATED IN THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AREA.

SO THIS RESOLUTION IS IN FRONT OF US, UM, TO APPROVE THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS, UM, BECAUSE IT IS, UH, PAINTING THE EXTERIOR OF THE FACADE, AS YOU CAN SEE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, THROUGH THE PICTURES, UM, PAINTING THE BRICK.

AND, UM, WE DO HAVE STEVE BOWSER HERE TO SPEAK.

PLEASE.

HELLO.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK OR ARE YOU HERE JUST FOR QUESTIONS? STEVE, YOU, YOU GOTTA TURN THAT ON THERE.

THERE'S A BUTTON.

THANKS.

AGAIN, STEVE BOWSER, 4297 ORDERS ROAD, GROVE CITY, OHIO.

JUST TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? I THINK IT LOOKS VERY NICE.

MM-HMM.

WE WANTED IT TO LOOK NICE.

I AGREE.

UM, THANK YOU FOR WANTING TO MAKE SOME UPDATES WITHIN OUR TOWN CENTER.

THANK YOU FOR WANTING TO CONTINUES WITHIN OUR TOWN CENTER.

ANYONE ELSE? UH, MAYOR, PLEASE.

JUST ANOTHER POINT OF COMPLIMENT.

THE BACK OF THE BUILDING WITH, WITH WHAT YOU HAD TO WORK WITH, YOU'VE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THAT, BUT THAT WAS AN ABSOLUTE, UH, UH, WIRING MESH AND OTHER - WITH THE CITY'S HELP, I APPRECIATE IT.

MS. BURROUGHS, THE SAFETY COMMITTEE.

AND IT WAS A JOINT EFFORT.

SO THIS RESOLUTION HAS HAD ITS READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AND I MOVE IT BE APPROVED.

THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR LANDS.

[Ordinance C-51-26 Enact Section 525.16 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Grove City titled Unauthorized Use or Disclosure of Automated License-Plate-Reader System or Data. Second reading and public hearing.]

THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY OF GROVE CITY WITHIN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UM, UNDER SAFETY THIS EVENING, WE HAVE ORDINANCE C5126.

THIS IS AN ORDINANCE TO ENACT SECTION 52516 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GROVE CITY, OHIO, TITLED UNAUTHORIZED USE OF DISCLOSURE OF AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS OR DATA.

UM, THE CITY USES AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING THE SYSTEMS COMMONLY KNOWN AS FLOCK SAFETY, SOLELY TO SUPPORT LEGITIMATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIVITIES.

AND WHEREAS AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS INFORMATION MAY REVEAL THE LOCATION OF MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES AND THEREFORE REQUIRE SAFEGUARDS AGAINST PERSONAL, POLITICAL, COMMERCIAL, DISCRIMINATORY AND RELAG - RETALIATORY AND OTHER UNAUTHORIZED USE.

SO, UM, THE MAYOR HAD ASKED OUR DIRECTOR OF, OF LAW, STEVEN SMITH, TO WRITE THIS ORDINANCE UP AND WE PUT IT ON THE BALLOT OR THE BALLOT , THE AGENDA LAST, UH, MEETING.

AND WE ARE HERE TO HAVE A, JUST AN OPEN DISCUSSION TO BE FULL TRANSPARENCY THAT WE WANT TO, THIS ORDINANCE WOULD PUT PENALTIES IN PLACE FOR ANY TYPE OF MISUSE OF OUR FLOCK DATA SYSTEMS

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SO I KNOW THERE WERE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE FROM A FEW MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

WE HAD SOME OPEN DISCUSSION IN CAUCUS AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT.

I KNOW MR. OMAR, YOU HAD A FEW.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOUR ANSWERS WERE, OR YOUR QUESTIONS WERE FULLY ANSWERED.

YEAH, SO THANK YOU.

UH, MY QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED FOR THE MOST PART.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA COME UP MR. TIFFORD, BUT I WAS ABLE TO, UH, SEND OVER SOME QUESTIONS THAT I HAD TO OUR SAFETY DIRECTOR AS WELL AS OUR CHIEF OF POLICE WHO DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB AT ANSWERING THEM.

UH, DURING CAUCUS, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, THE AUDITING PORTION OF THE SYSTEM AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, UH, THAT THIS LEGISLATION SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS WOULD REQUIRE PERIODIC AUDITING, BUT THE LANGUAGE IN THE POLICY STATES QUARTERLY.

UM, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT'S CHANGING TO MONTHLY.

IF YOU JUST WANNA GO AHEAD AND TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

UH, YES, SIR.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA, UH, THANK OUR MAYOR FOR, UH, LEANING FORWARD AND CREATING THIS LEGISLATION THAT BOTH, UH, CHIEF SCOTT AND I FULLY SUPPORT.

UH, AND IS, UH, IF I, IF I COULD JUST READ A SHORT, UM, L- LETTER, CHAIR, FROM, FROM THE CHIEF.

UH, I, I SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE AND THE ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY IT PROVIDES FOR THE MISUSE OF FLOCK TECHNOLOGY.

SOME OF THE STRONGEST SUPPORTERS OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE PROFESSIONAL POLICE OFFICERS THEMSELVES.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT PUBLIC TRUST REQUIRES POWERFUL LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO BE USED APPROPRIATELY AND ONLY FOR LEGITIMATE PURPOSES.

WHEN USED PROPERLY THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP PREVENT CRIME, APPREHEND CRIMINALS, LOCATE MISSING AND ENDANGERED PEOPLE, AND POTENTIALLY SAVE LIVES.

AT THE SAME TIME, MISUSE SHOULD HAVE A MEANINGFUL CONSEQUENCE.

GROVE CITY PD ALREADY HOLDS ITS OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MISUSE OF EQUIPMENT OR UNAUTHORIZED, UN- UNAUTHORIZED, WHETHER THAT INVOLVES DRIVING A, A POLICE VEHICLE TOO FAST, IMPROPERLY USING A WEAPON, ASSESSING TECHNOLOGY FOR AN UNAUTHORIZED PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE ABUSING THE AUTHORITY ENTRUSTED IN US.

THIS ORDINANCE ADDS ANOTHER LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY BEYOND EMPLOYMENT SANCTIONS FOR ANYONE WHO INTENTIONALLY MISUSES THE TECHNOLOGY.

WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETAIN AN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SAFETY TOOL WHILE ALSO ADDRESSING OUR COMMUNITY'S LEGITIMATE CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC MISUSE.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND ACCOUN- ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NOT COMPETING GOALS.

WE CAN AND SHOULD EXPRESS, EXPECT BOTH, UH, RESPECTFULLY, UH, CHIEF SCOTT.

SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER OMAR, WE, WE, THE CURRENT POLICY SAYS THAT THEY WILL BE DONE QUARTERLY, UH, BEGINNING IN, UH, IN OCTOBER.

THEY WILL BE DONE MONTHLY.

MONTHLY AUDITS WILL BE CONDUCTED AND THESE AUDITS TAKE, UH, FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, PROCESS THEY HAPPEN, TAKES, CAN TAKE UP TO TWO OR THREE DAYS TO, UH, TRACK DOWN REPORTS TO MAKE SURE THINGS ARE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED.

AND SO, UH, WE DO APPRECIATE THE LANGUAGE THAT, UH, MR. SMITH PUT IN PLACE AND REQUIRE THAT.

UM, WE WERE ALREADY GONNA BE DOING THESE MONTHLY AUDITS, UH, ANYWAY, SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BEING PROACTIVE, RIGHT? AND I THINK THE MAYOR HOPEFULLY WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT W- WE'VE ALL SEEN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN NEARBY COMMUNITIES, UH, WITH THE MISUSE OF THIS TOOL, UH, AND THIS REALLY DOES TRY TO SEND A STRONG MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT THIS IS NOT US, RIGHT? WE, WE DON'T REPRESENT THAT.

UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORTS THAT YOU'VE MADE, OUR ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, UH, IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

DO ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS? UM, I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON A COUPLE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD THAT, UH, MR. TIFORD AND CHIEF SCOTT HAD GOT BACK TO.

UM, WE'VE HAD THE FLOC SYSTEM IN GROVE CITY FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS RIGHT NOW, AND THAT WAS FROM A GRANT PROGRAM.

IS THAT CORRECT? WE'RE, WE'RE IN OUR THIRD YEAR.

SO WE'RE IN OUR THIRD YEAR CURRENTLY.

UM, AND SO FAR THE PROGRAM HAS GONE WELL.

WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SOME CLERICAL ISSUES THAT YOU'VE FOUND HERE AND THERE, BUT THOSE HAVE BEEN RESOLVED.

UH, THAT'S, UH, UH, YES, UM, CHAIR, THOSE, UH, ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED.

THOSE ISSUES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THROUGH AUDITS HAVE BEEN CLERICAL IN NATURE, NOT A MISUSE OF THE SYSTEM.

OFFICER MAY HAVE FORGOT TO WRITE THE RIGHT REPORT NUMBER ON THE, THE REASON FOR THE SEARCH, BUT ONCE, UH, SUPERVISORS GO BACK AND CHECK THE, THE, UH, THE RECORDS, IT'S EXPLAINABLE.

SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE DEAL WITH FROM A TRAINING PERSPECTIVE, UH, EVERY TIME WE DO A, AN, AN AUDIT.

RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND I, AGAIN, UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND, AND GIVING CHIEF SCOTT'S TESTIMONY AS WELL.

I KNOW THAT HE PRESENTED A MONTH OR SO BACK, AND YOU AND I WORK AND TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE MONTHLY WHEN WE HAVE OUR SAFETY MEETING.

SO THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO BRING TRANSPARENCY TO THE, TRANSPARENCY TO THE FOREFRONT FOR OUR PUBLIC.

NO, THANK YOU.

JUST REITERATE FOR EVERYBODY, THE USAGE OF THE FLOCK CAMERAS AND, AND SPECIFICALLY WHAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IS, IS WHAT IT'S NOT BEING USED FOR.

NO, MR. STURM? JUST ONE.

AND, UH - MICROPHONE.

OH, IS IT ON? UM, JU- JUST COULD YOU, AGAIN,

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MM-HMM.

SO AGAIN, YOU GAVE THE PRESENTATION, UH, A MONTH OR SO AGO.

UM, COULD YOU JUST REITERATE AGAIN THE USE OF IT AND THE NOT BEING USED FOR? YEAH.

NO, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

THANK YOU, MR. STURM.

THE, THE, THE, UH, USE OF IT IS PRIMARILY THE SAME AS WE'VE BEEN USING FOR LITERALLY DECADES IN LICENSE PLATE READERS.

THE, THE CAMERAS CAPTURE A LICENSE PLATE, UH, THE STATE AND THE NUMBERS AND SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE.

SO IF AN OFFICER, IF A, IF A VEHICLE COMES INTO GROVE CITY THAT'S ALREADY ON A, UH, STOLEN, MAYBE IT'S A STOLEN CAR, UH, AND THE, AND THE VE - THE, THE PLATE IS READ BY THE CAMERA, IT, UH, IT ALERTS THE OFFICERS IN THE DISPATCH CENTER IMMEDIATELY THAT A, UH, A STOLEN VEHICLE JUST DROVE BY A CAMERA, SO IT ALLOWS THE OFFICERS TO, UH, IMMEDIATELY RESPOND, UH, TO THOSE.

AND THEN WE CAN ALSO ENTER, UH, VEHICLES INTO THE DATABASE, UH, THAT PEOPLE WHO STOLE THINGS IN GROVE CITY.

AND SO IF THESE FOLKS ARE OTHER, OTHER PLACES COMMITTING SIMILAR CRIMES, THEN IT'S A, IT'S AN AWESOME TOOL.

WE ALSO HAD A STORY ABOUT, UH, AN ELDERLY MAN WHO GOT, GOT LOST.

WE COULDN'T, COULDN'T FIND HIM, FAMILY COULDN'T FIND HIM, AND WE WERE ABLE TO TRACK HIM DOWN IN ANOTHER CITY BASED ON A FLOCK, UH, HIT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW LAST WEEK, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE HAD A, A TROOPER SHOT AND KILLED IN BOWLING GREEN, AND THE SUSPECT WAS APPREHENDED AS A RESULT OF A FLOCK CAMERA HIT IN, IN LOUISVILLE.

UH, HUGE SUCCESS STORIES, UH, COM - WITH THIS, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE PUBLIC TRUST.

WE WANNA BE TRANSPARENT.

WE'VE CREATED A TRANSPARENCY PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE THAT TALKS ABOUT, UH, WHAT WE'RE DOING FROM A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT.

FLOCK HA - ALSO HAS A TRANSPARENCY PAGE THAT'S, THAT RECORDS THE NUMBER OF, UM, OF LICENSE PLATES THAT WERE READ OR THE NUMBER OF, UH, AUDITED, THE SEARCHES.

AND SO ALL THOSE THINGS ARE RECORDED, UH, AND, AND, AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

AND THAT TRANSPAR- TRANSPARENCY PAGE I'VE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT.

IT'S A LOT OF REALLY GOOD DETAILED INFORMATION.

APPRECIATE YOU POINTING THAT OUT.

YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

MR. OMAR.

I APOLOGIZE.

I'M GETTING TWO BITES AT THE APPLE HERE.

UM, ONE THING I'VE HEARD QUITE OFTEN IS THE PLACEMENT OF THESE FLOCK CAMERAS, RIGHT? UH, TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THAT, HOW, HOW YOU ALL DECIDE ON WHERE THESE FLOCK CAMERAS GO.

WILL THERE EVER BE AN INSTANCE WHERE IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE OF SOMEBODY'S HOUSE? YEAH, NO.

THEY'RE ALL ON PUBLIC, UH, PROPERTY.

THEY'RE ALL ON PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS.

GENERALLY, WE LIKE TO PUT THOSE IN POINTS OF ENTRY INTO THE CITY SO WE KNOW IF SOMEONE'S COMING INTO THE, IN THE GROVE CITY THAT'S, UM, MAYBE THERE'S A STOLEN CAR OR A WANTED PERSON, UH, WE WANNA PUT THOSE.

THEY'RE ALL ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, ALL PUBLIC FACING.

NONE, NONE OF THE CAMERAS ARE PRIVATELY FACING ON INDIVIDUAL HOMES OR BUSINESSES.

ANY OTHER FINAL, FINAL COMMENTS? UM, IF I COULD - MARY, OF COURSE.

WELL, THANKS EVERYBODY FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, ACKNOWLEDGING THIS, UH, VERY IMPORTANT STEP.

I THINK IT'S ALSO, UH, MR. OMAR'S QUESTION ABOUT WHERE DO YOU PLACE THEM? UH, I STILL THINK WE'RE THE ONLY SUBURB IN FRANKLIN COUNTY THAT HAS FOUR ENTRANCE AND EXITS TO INTERSTATES.

AND THOSE ARE VERY STRATEGIC.

SO, UH, WE COUNT THE ONE DOWN OF 62 AND 71 ALSO.

SO IT, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS PEOPLE ARE COMING IN AND GOING OUT THAT, UH, WE HAVE AT LEAST DONE OUR BEST IN, UH, U- USING THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S AVAILABLE.

SO THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, MR. TIEFER.

THIS ORDINANCE HAS HAD A SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING.

I MOVE IT BE APPROVED.

MR. PRESIDENT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING ON SAFETY.

[Ordinance C-49-26 Appropriate $44,150.00 from the General Fund for the Current Expense of assisting the Grove City Area Chamber of Commerce with Arts In The Alley Festival Expenses. Second reading and public hearing.]

UH, FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, MR. STURM.

YES, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

SO FIRST, WE HAVE ORDINANCE C4926, ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $44,150 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSE OF ASSISTING THE GROVE CITY AREA CHER - UH, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WITH ARTS IN THE ALLEY FESTIVAL EXPENSES.

AND I BELIEVE, UH, SEAN CONRAD.

SHE'S JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS.

UH, WERE YOU JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS OR DID YOU HAVE STATE - PARDON? DID YOU HAVE A STATEMENT OR JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS? UH, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

AND CAN WE GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS JUST FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? IT'S SEAN CONRAD, 5188, UH, WINTER CREEK DRIVE, GROVE CITY.

I NEED TO DO THAT.

BASHED US ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SO WE'RE PRETTY HAPPY.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M, UM, JUST REAL QUICK, SEAN, HOW'S IT, HOW'S IT LOOKING FOR THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL? UH, IT WAS A GOOD FESTIVAL.

UH, RAIN DIDN'T DO US ANY GOOD, SO WE HAD A FEW LESS PEOPLE, BUT IT WAS STILL GOOD.

I HAVE LEARNED THOUGH THAT NEXT YEAR TO BE PREPARED, WE'RE GONNA DO DUCK RACES DOWN PARK STREET.

OTHER THAN THE RAIN, IT WAS A GREAT FESTIVAL.

WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT, GOOD RESPONSE.

NOBODY

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THIS, UH, ORDINANCE HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING, AND I MOVE THAT BE APPROVED.

[Ordinance C-50-26 Appropriate $13,750.00 from the General Fund of the Current Expense of assisting Little Theater Off Broadway with 2026 Season Expenses. Second reading and public hearing.]

AND NEXT, WE HAVE ORDINANCE C5026, ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $13,750 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE CURRENT EXPENSE OF ASSISTING LITTLE THEATER OFF BROADWAY WITH 2026 SEASON EXPENSES.

AND I BELIEVE WE HAD ONE SPEAKER FOR THAT AS WELL.

LISA? YEAH.

NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE, UH, FOR THE RECORD.

UH, LISA NAPIER GARCIA, FOUR S - 4788 TAYPORT AVENUE, GROVE CITY, OHIO.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU ON BEHALF OF LITTLE THEATER OFF BROADWAY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE LITTLE THEATER OFF BROADWAY.

FOR MORE THAN SIX DECADES, LITTLE THEATER OFF BROADWAY HAS BEEN A CULTURAL ANCHOR IN THE HEART OF GROVE CITY.

WE PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, LIVE THEATER, BUT WE ALSO PROVIDE SOMETHING BIGGER, OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES TO PARTICIPATE, CREATE, VOLUNTEER, AND COME TOGETHER THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS.

EACH YEAR, LTOB PRESENTS A FULL SEASON OF PRODUCTIONS WHILE ALSO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN CO- COMMUNITY EVENTS, OFFERING YOUTH PROGRAMMING, BUILDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL ACTORS, DIRECTORS, TECHNICIANS, AND VOLUNTEERS TO BRING THEATER TO LIFE.

THAT IS WHAT COMMUNITY THEATER MEANS TO US.

IT ISN'T SIMPLY THEATER HAPPENING IN GROVE CITY.

IT IS THE THEATER CREATED BY GROVE CITY FOR GROVE CITY.

LTOB ALSO PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE VITALITY OF THE TOWN CENTER.

WE WELCOME APPROXIMATELY 7,000 PATRONS EACH YEAR, REPRESENTING MORE THAN 150 ZIP CODES.

THOSE VISITORS DON'T JUST COME TO SEE A SHOW.

THEY COME DOWNTOWN.

THEY DINE AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS, SHOP AT LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND SPEND TIME IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND BASED ON ESTIMATES OF SP - PATRONS SPENDING AS MUCH AS $40 BEYOND THE COST OF THEIR THEATER TICKET, LTOB AUDIENCES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE APPROXIMATELY $280,000 IN ADDITIONAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY EACH YEAR.

AND THE CITY'S OPERATING SUPPORT HELPS MAKE ALL OF THIS POSSIBLE.

THAT SUPPORT HELPS US TO KEEP TICKET PRICES AFFORDABLE, $20 FOR ADULTS, $15 FOR STUDENTS AND SENIORS, AND OUR THRIFTY THURSDAY PERFORMANCES.

IT HELPS US PRODUCE QUAL- QUALITY PROGRAMMING, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND CONTINUE BRINGING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO GROVE CITY EACH YEAR.

WHEN YOU SUPPORT LITTLE THEATER OFF BROADWAY, YOU AREN'T SIMPLY SUPPORTING THEATER, YOU ARE SUPPORTING THE ARTS, YOU ARE SUPPORTING OUR TOWN CENTER, YOU ARE SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND YOU ARE SUPPORTING VOLUNTEERS, PERFORMERS, TECHNICIANS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND AUDIENCES.

AND YOU ARE SUPPORTING A GROVE CITY INSTITUTION THAT HAS BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR GENERATIONS.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY'S LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP AND FOR THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE PROVIDED LTOB AND TO THE ARTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR CON - YOUR CONS - FOR CONSIDERING CONTINUED OPERATING SUPPORT FOR LITTLE THEATER OFF BROADWAY, AND THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKES GROVE CITY SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE TO BE.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS.

I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.

I'LL STATE, UM, I HAVE FOUR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, AS YOU KNOW, LISA, AND THREE, UM, CONTINUE TO, UH, GET INVOLVED WITH LITTLE THEATER.

SO I AM INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT, UH, EVERYBODY DOES THERE, MOSTLY BEING VOLUNTEERS, GIVING THEIR, THEIR TIME AND TALENT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

LISA, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

UM, I HAD THE HONOR OF SPENDING A COUPLE HOURS, WELL, TWO OR THREE HOURS WITH YOU SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND GET A COMPLETE TOUR OF YOUR BUILDING FROM THE BASEMENT ALL THE WAY TO THE RAFTERS IN THE ATTIC.

IT WAS FASCINATING AND WE'RE REALLY BLESSED TO HAVE YOU AND THE ORGANIZATION IN OUR TOWN CENTER.

AND I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT NEW RENOVATIONS THAT'S COMING FORWARD.

I THINK PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE TRULY IMPRESSED WITH THE PLANS.

I GOT A SNEAK PEEK, SO, UM, WE'RE GONNA BE HERE TO...

I KNOW MAYOR MENTIONED IN CAUCUS ABOUT A GRANT COMING FORWARD TO HELP YOU KICK OFF THAT, UM, CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING.

SO THANK YOU.

YEAH, IF I COULD, UH, MR. CHAIR.

UH, YES.

I, AND I THINK, UH, FOR PURPOSE OF THE TRANSPARENCY, UH, KYLE, THE, THE TOWN CENTER GRANT, CAN YOU GIVE ME A STATUS REPORT ON THAT S - THAT, UH, STEPS? PARDON ME? ON THE APPLICATION?

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WE HAVE THE APPLICATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN PREPARED FOR COUNCIL QUITE YET.

RIGHT.

SO READY FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.

YEAH, BECAUSE, UH, THE OTHER PART THAT WE'VE TRIED TO PARTICIPATE IN IS, UH, THEY GOT, UH, HAVE A STATE GRANT, 400, 500,000, $500,000.

AND WE WENT UP TO MEET WITH, UH, SENATOR, UH, REYNOLDS AND, UH, UH, REPRESENTING SECREST AND WE'RE ABLE TO PULL THAT OFF.

AND THAT'S ALL PART OF THE GRAND PLAN, WHICH IS 1.2? 2.2.

2.2, JUST A MILLION.

$2.2 MILLION PROJECT.

SO TH- THIS IS REALLY COMMUNITY TOGETHERNESS AND ACTION, SO THANK YOU.

YEAH, DEFINITELY AN INSTITUTION.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HOW, HOW LONG HAS LTOB BEEN AROUND? UH, WE HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE 1957 OR 58.

I CAN'T REMEMBER.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THIS HAS HAD ITS SECOND READING AND, UH, PUBLIC HEARING, AND I MOVE THAT IT BE APPROVED.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

ONE, UM, UPDATE FROM THE, UM, HIGH DENSITY COMPUTING TASK FORCE.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR NORMAL LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.

WE HAVE

[High-Density Computing Task Force Report]

UM, IF YOU WANNA COME...

UH, OF COURSE, WE'RE ALL ON IT, BUT YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND, AND GIVE A GENERAL UPDATE.

UH, CYNTHIA SEGALLA, 2431 MILLIGAN GROVE, UH, MAYOR, COUNCIL PRESIDENT BERRY, COUNCIL.

UH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE C2226 THAT CREATED THE HIGH DENSITY COMPUTING FACILITY REVIEW TASK FORCE, UM, WHICH, UH, GOING FORWARD, I'LL JUST REFER TO AS THE DATA CENTER TASK FORCE.

UH, WE DID SUBMIT OUR INITIAL REPORT ON SEPTEMBER 28TH.

AND AS YOU'RE AWARE, THIS IS A PRETTY IMMENSE TOPIC.

UH, NOT ONLY ARE THERE MANY DISCUSSION POINTS, ALMOST ALL OF WHICH HAVE MANY AREAS OF CONCERN, UH, IT, IT'S A MOVING TARGET.

UH, THERE'S DISCUSSION, POTENTIAL REGULATIONS AT LOCAL LEVELS, AS WELL AS THE STATE AND NATIONAL.

AND IT ALSO SEEMS, UH, WITH SOME OF THE, THE THINGS THAT WE'VE REVIEWED, THAT DATA CENTERS, THE TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY'RE, UH, USING AND THE GENERAL OPERATIONS SEEM TO BE CHANGING A LITTLE BIT AS WELL.

SO NOTHING IS REALLY STATIC WITH WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.

UM, BUT SO FAR, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS REALLY TRY TO EDUCATE OURSELVES, UH, AS BEST WE CAN.

UH, WE'VE HAD A PRESENTATION SO FAR FROM THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT CENTER, UH, GIVING US AN OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S ZONING AND BUILDING PROCESSES.

WE ALSO HAD A PRESENTATION FROM EMH&T REGARDING THE CITY'S WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES.

UM, AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, ON OUR OWN TIME, UH, THE MEMBERS, WE'VE BEEN REVIEWING TESTIMONY THAT WAS GIVEN AT THE COLUMBUS COUNCIL, UH, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE OHIO SELECT COMMITTEE ON DATA CENTERS.

UH, THEY HEARD ABOUT FIVE DAYS OF TESTIMONY OVER THE SUMMER.

AND, UH, SO KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT NOW, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE ON THAT PATH OF EDUCATION.

UM, AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE REALLY STRIVING FOR IS THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING IN THE CODE THAT PERMITS OPERATION OF DATA CENTERS AS IT EXISTS, AS YOU ALL KNOW.

UM, SO WHAT WE REALLY PLAN TO DO IS CONTINUE OUR REVIEW, DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, STANDARDS.

SHOULD THEY BE DEVELOPED? IF SO, WHERE WOULD THESE STANDARDS LIVE? IS IT GONNA BE CODE, UH, ZONING TEXT, THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, SO THAT'S THE PATH WE CONTINUE TO, UH, CONTINUE ON, AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY.

AND IF I CAN'T ANSWER, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OTHER TASK FORCE MEMBERS HERE THAT I'M SURE WOULD HELP.

JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK, AND I'M, WE'RE ALL THERE TO SEE IT, SO...

UH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, CHAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING WITH OUR TASK FORCE, AS WELL AS OUR VICE CHAIR, MICHELLE BENJAMIN, WHO I SEE HERE TONIGHT.

UM, I WILL SAY JUST TO KINDA ADD FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AS SOMEBODY WHO'S ON THE TASK FORCE, THIS HAS BEEN ONE BIG LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF US, I WOULD ASSUME.

NO SPEAKING FOR EVERYBODY, I HOPE EVERYBODY'S BEEN LEARNING, BUT JUST TO HAVE OUR DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, UH, EMH&C, AND, AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK, UH, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY MOVING PIECES TO THIS TOPIC, UH, THAT WE WANNA UNDERSTAND.

NOW, I, I HAVE BEEN HEARING IN THE COMMUNITY AND BEEN SEEING ONLINE PEOPLE SAYING, UH, "IS 12 MONTHS ENOUGH? DO WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME?" I, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY, SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, THAT I DON'T THINK THERE'S A RUSH, RIGHT? WE HAVE TIME AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT RESEARCH AS LONG AS IT TAKES US, UM, BUT JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU, OUR CHAIR, AND OUR VICE CHAIR, UH, FOR CONTINUING THAT WORK, SO, AND, AND LEADING US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THANKS FOR COMING IN.

OKAY, WE ARE NOW UNDER NEW BUSINESS.

[Call for New Business]

WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP, LISA ROSS.

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LISA ROSS, 2314 BLADWIN CIRCLE.

YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT HAVING TO STATE OUR ADDRESSES, AND THAT IS MR. OMAR IN AU - IN, ON AUGUST 17TH.

HE SAID YOU WOULD BRING THAT UP WITH COUNSEL ABOUT, UM, LOOKING INTO CHANGING OUR REGULATIONS WITH THAT AND IS IT NECESSARY? SO I'M STILL WAITING ON YOUR ANSWER IF YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT IT AND WHAT THE FINDINGS ARE FROM THAT.

UM, MR. BERRY, I WOULD ALSO LIKE, UM, IN JULY, WE TALKED ABOUT GETTING TOGETHER TO HEAR ABOUT THE CHECKS AND BALANCES, UM, WITHIN THE CITY, AND I'M STILL INTERESTED IN HAVING THAT CONVERSATION.

UM, TODAY I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE 2050 PLAN.

THAT IS ON EVERYONE'S...

WHEN CLEAN DATA CENTERS, EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT THE 2050 PLAN BECAUSE THE 2050 PLAN IS WHAT IS DRIVING THE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN OUR CITY.

AND I HAVE HEARD FROM MULTIPLE PEOPLE, "WELL, THAT'S PART OF THE 2050 PLAN." WHEN DEVELOPERS HAVE COME, I'VE COME TO THE MEETINGS, LISTENED TO THEIR PRESENTATION, THEY SAID, "WELL, IT'S PART OF YOUR 2050 PLAN.

IT'S PART OF YOUR 2050 PLAN.

EVERYTHING IS ABOUT THE 2050 PLAN, AND THAT IS GUIDING THE DECISIONS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY." AND WITHIN THAT THOUGH, I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT THE PLAN IS UNDER REVIEW.

SO I LOOKED INTO THAT TO SEE, LIKE, WHERE IS THAT? WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT? AND ACCORDING TO THE CITY WEBSITE, IT SAYS THAT THERE'S A STEERING COMMITTEE, THERE'S DIFFERENT PHASES, THERE'S BEEN ONE PUBLIC INPUT, I THINK IT'S CALLED, OR, UM, WHERE THE PUBLIC...

AND THAT WAS LAST, IT WAS IN 2025.

THE LA - ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE, IT SAYS THAT DECEMBER 4TH OF 2025 WAS THE LAST STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING, AND THEY WERE GONNA BE MEETING IN JANUARY, THE END OF JANUARY 2026.

NOTHING HAS BEEN UPDATED, AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANY OF YOU CAN SPEAK TO THAT PROCESS, WHERE IT'S AT, IS IT STILL UNDER REVIEW, WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THAT? THANK YOU.

KYLE, IF YOU COULD GET WITH HER AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO INTO, UM...

O- ONE THING THAT WE ARE GONNA DO DURING THIS MEETING, WE HAVE A SHORT, VERY SHORT EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT WE'RE GONNA FINISH OUT WHAT WE NORMALLY DO HERE, AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION IS WHEN WE'LL ACTUALLY ADJOURN.

THERE WON'T BE ANY TALKING, IT'LL JUST BE A VOTE TO ADJOURN.

[Call for Dept. Reports & Closing Comments]

SO, MAYOR, YOUR REPORT, SIR.

THANK YOU, MR. BERRY.

I DO HAVE A MAYOR'S COURT REPORT, UH, THIS EVENING FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, UH, $57,527, UM, AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT APPROVED IF POSSIBLE.

UH, A FEW OTHER ITEMS. UH, TOMORROW, I'LL BE ATTENDING THE, UH, JACKSON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE MEETING AGAIN.

UH, THEY ARE GONNA BE VOTING ON THE TIF AGREEMENT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

IT'S STILL VERY CONFUSING AS TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING, TO BE QUITE HONEST.

AND I'VE, UH, SHARED THAT WITH THEM.

UM, IT ENCOMPASSES A, A NUMBER OF ACRES ON GROSSIE ROAD THAT, UH, WE HAD TURNED DOWN FOR HOUSING AND SOME OTHER AREAS THAT, UH, ARE IN THAT GENERAL AREA, UH, BUT IT'S STILL, UH, VERY UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT THE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE IS IN HAVING A TIF BY WAY OF THE TOWNSHIP, JUST AN FYI.

UM, BEEN BUSY WITH INTERVIEWS ABOUT DATA CENTERS, SPOKE WITH A GENTLEMAN TODAY FROM GERMANY, BERLIN, TO TALK ABOUT DATA CENTERS, AND HE WAS PARTICULARLY EDUCATED ON THE, UH, CONSENT AMENDMENT AND ASKED, UH, A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AMENDMENT.

AND I WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SO FAR, AND THAT WAS, WE HAD REALLY NOT HAD A PRESENTATION THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR COUNCIL OF A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR QUOTE A DATA CENTER.

WE HAD A LOT OF CON- CONVERSATION.

WE HAD THE, UH, UH, HEADWATERS PEOPLE IN TO EXPLAIN THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, BUT AS FAR AS THE TECHNICAL PROTOCOL, THAT HAS NOT FULLY TAKEN PLACE.

I MADE THAT VERY CLEAR.

UH, I ALSO MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO HIM THAT THE 50 ACRES THAT ARE PART OF THE DEFINITION OF WHAT A, UH, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IS, UH, ENCOMPASSES A LOT MORE THAN DATA CENTERS AND ENCOMPASSES OTHER PIECES OF PROPERTY, VERY, AGAIN, VERY STRATEGIC, UH, ONE OF THEM BEING THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE, AND I SHARED WITH HIM TODAY THE OPINION THAT THE, UH, CITY ATTORNEY RENDERED TODAY, UH, TO, UH, ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT, IN FACT, THE HIGH SCHOOL WILL COME UNDER TWO VOTES, UH, ONE BEING THE VOTE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE BOND, AND THE SECOND ONE BEING DEPENDING ON HOW THEY, UH, PROCEED WITH...

THEIR DEVELOPMENT

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PLAN.

IT WILL COME UNDER ANOTHER VOTE PAID FOR BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE USE OF LAND.

AND THEN OUR PROCESS KICKS IN.

SO I EXPLAINED THAT TO THE REPORTER TODAY FROM BERLIN, CREDIBLE.

TOMORROW I HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH A LADY FROM TIME MAGAZINE, AND IT'S THE SAME DIRECTION OF WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT DATA CENTERS? AND I JUST WANNA SHARE THAT WITH COUNCIL THAT I AM EXPLAINING AS BEST I CAN THE STILL THE THINGS THAT WE HAD UP UNTIL THE POINT WE PUT THE MORATORIUM ON.

AND I'VE ALSO EXPLAINED ABOUT THE MORATORIUM.

WE ARE GETTING READY TO MAKE OUR, UH, SECOND MAILING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, AND THAT SHOULD BE IN THE MAIL PROBABLY, UH, BY THURSDAY OR FRIDAY THIS WEEK.

I THINK EACH OF YOU, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY SEEN A COPY, YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY, UH, IN YOUR, IN YOUR EMAILS.

THE, UH, OTHER GREAT THINGS GOING ON, UH, WE HAD OUR REPORT FROM, UH, FINANCE ON OUR, UM, INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE GOTTEN A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON IS DID WE HAVE A SHOT AT THE BAYER, B-A-Y-E-R, UH, FACILITY THAT'S GOING INTO NEW ALBANY? AND I SAID, AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE DID NOT.

BUT IT WAS INTERESTING WHEN I HEARD THE PRESIDENT OF BAYER EXPLAIN THAT THE REASON THEY WENT TO NEW ALBANY WAS IT'S BUSINESS FRIENDLY.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE, THE MOTTO THAT WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE TO PUT OUT FRONT THAT WE ARE BUSINESS FRIENDLY.

AND TO MAKE THAT PAY OFF, THE INCOME TAX WITHHOLDINGS ARE CLOSE TO A MILLION DOLLARS OVER BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.

AND THOSE DON'T HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY.

THAT IS A LOT OF WORK OVER A LOT OF YEARS TO HAVE THE, THE WHEREWITHAL TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE EMPLOYMENT BASE TO GENERATE THE, UH, THE, UH, INCOME TAX THAT, THAT WE'RE RECEIVING.

BUT WE'RE ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS, UM, OVER BUDGET ON WITHHOLDINGS.

SO ON SATURDAY, I, UH, WAS PART OF A, A, UH, DEAL AT THE HOOVER GRAVE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS.

IT'S OVER ON, UH, GANTZ ROAD.

UH, HE'S THE ONLY BURIED REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN, UH, HERE IN GROVE CITY.

UH, AND THE DAR, UH, PLACED A PLAQUE, UM, THERE AT, AT THE, UH, AT THE GRAVE SITE.

WITH THAT, BECAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THE, UH, ARSENAL AT THE LAST, UH, MEETING, AND WE STILL GET VERY, VERY POSITIVE COMMENTS ON THAT.

AND WE'RE GLAD TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? THANK YOU.

I HAVE NOTHING.

ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT MEDS? HE'S ALREADY HAD HIS BITE AT THE APPLE.

YEAH, JUST QUICKLY.

UM, JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE, UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT ALREADY ON OUR WEBSITE, MAYOR STAGE AND I WILL BE JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, OMAR AND BURROUGHS FOR A KEEP IT COOL RIDE BY THE RULES E-SCOOTER TO E - UH, BIKE SAFETY STOPS, UH, AT, ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER THE 14TH OF PARLIN AND RICHARD IN THE EVENING AND IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.

AND THEN ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, WE'LL BE AT COLUMBUS STREET AND SECURITY DRIVE IN FRONT OF THE NAS, HANDING OUT, UH, SAFETY MATERIAL FOR, UH, YOUTH, UH, FOR E-BIKE AND E-SCOOTER SAFETY.

MS. KELLY, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO, I HAVE NOTHING.

CLOSING COMMENTS, MS. BURROWS.

MR. SMITH, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? UH, JUST ONE CLARIFICATION ON THE MAYOR.

I DON'T DO LEGAL OPINIONS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

I WAS JUST ANSWERING A QUESTION THAT HAD COME INTO MR. BERRY THAT HE HAD REFERRED TO ME TO ANSWER.

SO IN CASE ANYONE WANTS TO START ASKING ME FOR LEGAL OPINIONS, IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

YEAH, I HAVE A COUPLE.

THANK YOU, MR. BERRY.

UM, JUST A REMINDER, OUR NEXT DATA CENTER MEETING, TASK FORCE MEETING IS THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH AT 6:00 PM HERE AT CITY HALL.

AND TO FOLLOW UP ON MR. TEFORD'S E-BIKE AND E-SCOOTER SAFETY STOPS NEXT, UM, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, BEFORE I CAME HERE THIS EVENING, I WAS WATCHING THE EVENING NEWS AND WHICH IS JUST, WAS COINCIDENTAL THAT THERE HAS BEEN A QUADRUPLE INCREASE IN INJURIES ON E-BIKES AND E-SCOOTERS OVER SINCE 2020 TO 2025.

SO I THINK THIS JUST GOES TO TELL YOU HOW CRITICAL SAFETY IS ON THESE DEVICES IN OUR CITY.

SO, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING THOSE AND HOPEFULLY SPREADING THE WORD MORE ABOUT HOW WE CAN TEACH THESE YOUNG FOLKS TO BE MORE SAFE ON THESE DEVICES.

AND SOME, ON SOME SAD NEWS, UM, MR. BOZO AND MAYOR, YOU PROBABLY KNOW, AND LISA AS WELL FROM LITTLE THEATER, CHRIS FULTON, FORMER CITY, UM,

[00:35:01]

CITY SAFETY DIRECTOR AND ALSO TWO TERMS AND AT LARGE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PASSED AWAY A WEEK OR SO AGO.

HE WAS A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE AND, UM, JUST WANTED TO GIVE HIM A SHOUT OUT.

HE'D JUST BEEN AT A PLATE PRACTICE.

TRAVELING THE WORLD.

AND I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS AND I WAS VERY SAD TO HEAR THAT BECAUSE HE LIVED LIFE EVERY DAY TO HIS FULLEST.

SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT NEWS WITH EVERYBODY.

SO THANK YOU.

MR. STURM? UH, YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK, AS WE CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE AMERICA 250, SO WE ARE IN OCTOBER NOW.

IN OCTOBER, THE THEME FOR OHIO IS OHIO GROWS FOOD AND FARMS MONTH, STATEWIDE CELEBRATION SHOWCASING, UH, THE VITAL ROLE AGRICULTURE HAS PLAYED IN SHAPING OHIO'S HISTORY, ECONOMY AND COMMUNITIES WHILE INSPIRING APPRECIATION FOR OHIO'S PRESENT AND FUTURE IN, UH, AGRICULTURAL, UH, AS AN AGRICULTURAL LEADER.

AND THERE IS ON THE WEBSITE, IF YOU GO TO AMERICA250-OHIO.ORG, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A OHIO AGVENTURE GUIDE.

AND IT HAS, UH, JUST TONS, DOZENS AND DOZENS AND DOZENS OF, OF ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO AROUND THE STATE, UM, RELATED TO AGRICULTURE.

SO, UH, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, UH, DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO CHECK OUT.

WELL, YES, I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT VERY BRIEF.

UH, BUT JUST TO ECHO WITH THE E-BIKES AND, UH, E-SCOOTERS, WE WERE ABLE TO MEET AND SIT DOWN AND TALK.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS NOT WAITING FOR THE KIDS TO COME TO US OR NOT WAITING FOR SOMETHING BAD TO HAPPEN, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL REACT TO INCIDENTS, BUT WE'RE GONNA MEET THEM WHERE THEY'RE AT, WHICH IS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY ON THEIR E-BIKES, ON THEIR E-SCOOTERS, AND, AND TRY TO SEND OUT THE, THE IMPORTANT MESSAGING THAT WAY.

UM, TODAY WAS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE.

UH, SO IF YOU DID, GREAT.

IF YOU ARE REGISTERED, GREAT.

UM, BUT AS I WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE, PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH, GO ONLINE, READ, REACH OUT TO PEOPLE, ASK QUESTIONS, UM, AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL INFORMED VOTERS WALKING INTO THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER.

THAT IS ALL FOR ME TONIGHT.

MS. ANDERSON.

UM, I WANT TO THANK BOTH THE GROVE CITY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE LITTLE THEATER FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, FOR TALKING ABOUT ALL THAT YOU BRING INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS GRANT PROGRAM AND MAKING SURE THAT FUNDS FROM THE CITY CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT, UM, YOUR ORGANIZATION.

SO THANK YOU.

UM, SPEAKING OF AGRICULTURE, IT IS EXCITING TO SEE THAT WE STILL HAVE OUR FALL MARKET GOING ON.

SO EVEN THOUGH OUR, UM, FARMER'S MARKET, IF YOU WILL, IS SOMEWHAT OVER FROM THE, UH, SPRING AND SUMMER SESSION, IT REALLY ISN'T OVER.

IT IS STILL A FALL MARKET THAT CONTINUES.

THERE, UM, ARE STILL VENDORS OUT ON SATURDAY MORNINGS, AND IT IS FUN TO SEE, UM, NOW THE FALL THINGS COME INTO PLAY.

UM, AND SPEAKING OF, I BELIEVE IT'S, IS IT ARMINIANS THAT ARE, ARE COMING OUT AND ABOUT? I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE, ARE THEY ALREADY OUT THERE, UM, FOR THE FAMILIES AND KIDS TO GO AROUND, UM, THE TOWN CENTER AND, AND FIND AND SEE.

SO THANK YOU TO OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY FOR CONTINUING TO, UM, KEEP THESE MOMENTS AND MEMORIES ALIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT'S ALL.

RANDY.

UM, THE OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, SO THAT'S WHY I GOT MY PINK TIE ON HERE.

AND, UH, JUST A FACT, UH, ONE IN EIGHT WOMEN WILL, UH, THAT WILL IMPACT THEIR LIFE.

SO IT'S HIGHLY LIKELY YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT THAT'S IMPACTED AND, UH, YOU KNOW, LET'S, UH, CAN, YOU CAN SUPPORT THAT BY CON- CONTRIBUTING OR WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO TO SUPPORT BREAST CANCER MONTH.

UH, THE LIGHTS ARE ON AT MY HOUSE ON, AND THEY'RE PINK.

I HAVE THE WHOLE OUTSIDE DECORATED IN PINK.

SO, UM, I'VE GOT THOSE LED LIGHTS ALL THE WAY AROUND THE HOUSE.

ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

STEVEN, CAN YOU READ US A SECTION OF THE CODE THAT'LL PUT US INTO EXECUTIVE SE - A BRIEF EXECUTIVE SESSION? UH, YES, SIR.

[Executive Session]

HOLD ON.

LET ME...

I JUST HAD IT PULLED UP AND YOU ASKED TOO QUICK.

UH, I BELIEVE WE, YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 12122G6 TO DISCUSS DETAILS RELATIVE TO SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS AND E- EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROTOCOLS FOR A PUBLIC BODY OR A PUBLIC OFFICE.

I WOULD, UH, MAKE THAT A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

AGAIN, JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL JUST BE ADJOURNING.

UM, SO, UH, WE'LL SEE YOU ON, AT THE NEXT MEETING.

NO.

WE ARE GONNA RECONVENE THE MEETING.

YOU NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO DO SO.

AND THEY NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO DO SO.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

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YOU'RE COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AND WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.