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          WE ARE PUSHING SOUND, MAYOR. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND 
          [1. CALL TO ORDER]
GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER. FIRST, I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND WITH COUNCIL AND RECITE OUR NATIONAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 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. CLERK. MASON. 
          THE ROLL, PLEASE. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES. JUST A MOMENT. THERE WE GO. 
          MAYOR SPALDING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FALLOWS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KIST HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT HERE. I HAVE SEVEN PRESENT FOR THE OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 REGULAR COUNCIL 
          [4. ACTION ON MINUTES]
MEETING. PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S MEETING, A COPY OF THE PROPOSED COUNCIL MINUTES WERE PREPARED BY THE CLERK AND DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 3RD MEETING? I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTES. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE NO 
          [5. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA]
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS. I WILL MOVE FOR THEIR ADOPTION BY CONSENSUS. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA. WOULD ANYONE FROM STAFF OR COUNCIL LIKE TO RECOMMEND ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA? I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTES. I WILL MAKE A NOTE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE AN AMENDED AGENDA. I MADE THAT CHANGE LATE YESTERDAY. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TITLES, ORDINANCE 32 THROUGH 37 WHICH WERE MISSING A PIECE OF THE TITLE. ONLY ALL THE SUBSTANCE REMAINS. THE SAME, BUT THEY WERE MISSING A SECTION OF THE TITLE. AND THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE AMENDED THE AGENDAS. OKAY WE'LL PROCEED WITH THE AGENDA AS PUBLISHED, HEARING AND VISITORS. 
          [6. HEARING OF VISITORS]
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS THIS EVENING, AND ALSO AN UPDATE FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE. WE'LL START WITH THE FIRST PROCLAMATION BEING A PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER 1ST TO OCTOBER 7TH AS STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T GET A RAIN FOR A WHILE. AND THEN OF COURSE, IT RAINS DURING OCTOBER FEST. BUT THE CITY HAS PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS INTO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE REALLY GOOD STORMWATER, PLANNING IN PLACE. IF YOU WERE HERE 30 OR 40 YEARS AGO, THERE WAS OFTENTIMES FLOODING IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND, THROUGH GOOD PLANNING, AND WE'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO CURTAIL THAT. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF IMPACTS WATER QUALITY IN THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. AND WHEREAS POPULATION GROWTH, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE RESULTING CHANGES TO THE LANDSCAPE ONLY INCREASE STORMWATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY CONCERNS THROUGHOUT OHIO AND OUR CITY. WHEREAS THESE IMPACTS CAN CANNOT BE ENTIRELY AVOIDED OR ELIMINATED, BUT THEY CAN BE MINIMIZED. AND WHEREAS IT IS CURRENTLY RECOGNIZED THAT CONTROL OF STORMWATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY IS MOST EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED WHEN PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS UNDERSTAND THE RELATED CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF POLLUTED STORMWATER RUNOFF AND FLOODING, AND THE ACTIONS THEY CAN TAKE TO CONTROL THESE. WHEREAS THE NEED ARISES NOT ONLY FROM THE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE EPA, GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND MUNICIPAL STORMWATER RULES, BUT ALSO FROM THE RECOGNITION THAT CITIZENS AND LOCAL DECISION MAKERS WILL BENEFIT FROM A GREATER AWARENESS OF HOW THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF DECISIONS AT HOME AT WORK AND LOCAL POLICIES AFFECT OUR WATER QUALITY, STREAM CORRIDORS AND FLOODING. AND WHEREAS THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE OUTCOME BASED STORMWATER EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS WILL MEET THE FEDERALLY, THE RELATED FEDERAL STORMWATER POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS AND THOSE OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE SO THAT NEW ALBANY, FRANKLIN COUNTY, AND LICKING COUNTY CAN CONTINUE TO BE GREAT PLACES TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. NOW THEREFORE, I. SLOANE SPALDING, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, COUNTIES OF FRANKLIN AND LICKING, STATE OF OHIO, JOIN THE FRANKLIN SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS AND OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS OHIO AND PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH THE SEVENTH AS STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK. DO WE HAVE ANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM. OH, THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN. GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR. THIS IS OUR SEVENTH STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK, AND THIS IS THE SEVENTH PROCLAMATION. YOU GUYS HAVE, OBSERVED. SO I, I CONGRATULATE YOU ON THAT BEING ONE OF OUR LONGEST STANDING COMMUNITIES THAT HAS, HAS OBSERVED, STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK. WE HAVE A BILL IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES RIGHT NOW FOR, STATEWIDE OBSERVATION OF STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK. SO IT PROBABLY WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION. BUT, NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE STATEWIDE OBSERVATION OF THAT STORMWATER WEEK. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. I DO HAVE A QUICK, STORMWATER UPDATE FOR YOU, I'VE BEEN WORKING. I ALONG WITH NRCS AND RICK AND COUNTY, HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE MICROSOFT DEVELOPMENT SITE ON THEIR STORMWATER AND GETTING SOME HYDROLOGY TO THE EXISTING 
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WETLANDS THAT ARE AROUND THERE. I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS. MY CONCERNS. BUT THOUGHTS ABOUT, THEY'RE TAKING THEIR STORMWATER AND PUTTING IT BACK INTO BLACKLICK CREEK. BUT THE WAY WE DO STORMWATER THESE DAYS, WE'RE USING DATA THAT'S 25 YEARS OUT OF DATE. ALL OF THE HYDRO CAD IS BASED ON NOAA ATLAS 14. IT'S GOING TO BE UPDATED IN 19 AND 2026. SO THE DATA WE'RE USING, LIKE I SAID, IS 25 YEARS OLD, AND WE'RE DESIGNING STORMWATER PONDS TO GO INTO THE FUTURE. SO TO ADD SOME OF THAT SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE TO OUR SYSTEMS, I'VE TALKED WITH THEM ABOUT LOOKING AT SOME BETTER NUMBERS FOR THEIR STORMWATER DESIGN. THEY TOOK THAT TO HEART, THEY DID SOME CALCULATIONS AND REDESIGNED A COUPLE PONDS. JUST FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE PONDS WAS 110% OVER CAPACITY, SO THEY HAD TO ENLARGE THAT POND TO ADD THAT EXTRA CAPACITY IN THAT STORMWATER. AND IT'LL PROVIDE SOME RESILIENCE IN BLACKLICK CREEK AND BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITIES. SO I APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORT ON THAT TOO. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT THAT SITE IS CERTAINLY NEAR SOME SENSITIVE AREAS THAT A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WANTED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO. SO I'M GLAD THAT YOU'VE ALREADY HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THE DESIGN BEFORE. IT'S BUILT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOU THIS PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU. YOU CAN ADD IT TO THE COLLECTION. GREAT TO SEE YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ALSO THIS EVENING WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROCLAIM AND DECLARE OCTOBER AS HINDU HERITAGE MONTH HERE IN THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. AND I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF GUESTS WITH US THIS EVENING THAT ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS PROCLAMATION AND GIVE THEM THE COUNCIL SOME UPDATES ON THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS NEW ALBANY IS A IS HOME TO A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE CULTURAL HISTORY, TRADITIONS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF HINDUS ARE RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED IN OHIO AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. WHEREAS HINDUISM IS THE THIRD LARGEST RELIGION IN THE WORLD WITH MORE THAN 1 BILLION FOLLOWERS WORLDWIDE AND 4 MILLION PRACTITIONERS IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEREAS HINDUS STRIVE TO ACHIEVE DHARMA, WHICH IS A CODE OF LIVING THAT EMPHASIZES GOOD CONDUCT AND MORALITY. WHEREAS HINDUS HAVE MADE PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS HERE IN NEW ALBANY, WHICH SPAN NUMEROUS INDUSTRIES INCLUDING RETAIL, HEALTHCARE, INSURANCE, ACADEMIA, TELECOM, TECHNOLOGY, LAW, FINANCE, ART AND MANY MORE. AND WHEREAS NEW ALBANY ATTRACTS HINDU AMERICANS FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND WORLD, AND THE COMMUNITY IS GROWING IN PART FROM CORPORATE INITIATIVES AND IN PART FROM HOW DIVERSE AND EMBRACING OUR COMMUNITY IS. WHEREAS THE AMERICAN HINDU COMMUNITY WILL CELEBRATE A COLLECTIVE, THEY WILL COLLECTIVELY CELEBRATE ITS HERITAGE AND CULTURE ALL THROUGH THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, BRINGING DIVERSE SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS ROOTED IN INDIA, INCLUDING NEVADAE AND DECORA. FESTIVITIES. FESTIVITIES. FESTIVITIES. EXCUSE ME. ON OCTOBER 3RD THROUGH THE 12TH DIWALI CELEBRATIONS KICK OFF ON OCTOBER 29TH HERE IN NEW ALBANY AND WRAPPING WRAPPING UP THE MONTH WITH OTHER CELEBRATIONS AT THE END OF DIWALI AS WELL. NOW THEREFORE, I SLOANE T SPAULDING, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, COUNTIES OF FRANKLIN AND LICKING, STATE OF OHIO, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AND OUR RESIDENTS OF THE CITY, DECLARE OCTOBER 2024 AS HINDU HERITAGE MONTH TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AND CELEBRATE HINDUISM, AND TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTION THAT THE HINDU COMMUNITY, AND TO SUPPORT OUR RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE GROUP THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD FIRST? I THINK WE HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKER CARDS FILLED OUT, BUT WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER. LET'S SEE. ROBERT. SONY. WELL, WE'LL GO WITH WE'LL GO IN ORDER. YOUR CARD HAS BEEN DRAWN. SO THANK YOU, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THE SECOND TIME THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING THIS AND, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALSO WHAT WAS DONE LAST YEAR WITH DIWALI. SO JUST TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, I'M ROB SONI AND MY WIFE RAJITHA IS HERE AND MY DAUGHTER DEVIKA IS HERE ALSO AS WELL. WE LIVE ON WHITE HOUSE LANE JUST DOWN THE ROAD. 
          WE HAVE ANOTHER DAUGHTER AND SO. BOTH ARE BUCKEYES, SO YEAH, ALL THREE KIDS BUCKEYES. O-H. I OH, YAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR SPAULDING. PRESIDENT PRO TEM SCHOLL AND THE REST OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR TAKING THE EFFORT TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE HINDU AMERICAN COMMUNITY TO NEW ALBANY AND THE COUNTRY, AND FOR DECLARING OCTOBER AS HINDU HERITAGE MONTH, WE ARE JOINED IN EXPRESSING OUR GRATITUDE BY A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE HINDU AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF GREATER COLUMBUS. WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT THEY THAT THAT THEY COULD ALSO MAKE TIME TO COME AND HEAR THE PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, BUT FOR ALSO FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT MAKE IT, VERY GRATEFUL, AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE, AND YOU MENTIONED BEFORE IN THE PROCLAMATION, INDIAN ORIGIN AND HINDUS ARE ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING GROUPS IN THE 
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USA, NEW ALBANY TODAY ALREADY EASILY EXCEEDS 10% OF ITS TOTAL POPULATION OF THOSE OF INDIAN AND HINDU ORIGIN, AND THOSE ORIGINATE, HOWEVER, NOT JUST FROM INDIA. THEY ORIGINATE FROM NEPAL, FROM BANGLADESH, FROM MALAYSIA, FROM INDONESIA, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, SRI LANKA, FIJI AND THE CARIBBEAN, AMONG MANY OTHER PLACES. OVERALL, PEOPLE WILL ASK, WHY DO WE DO THIS? WHY DO WE HAVE HINDU HERITAGE MONTH, AND WHY IN OCTOBER? OCTOBER IS AN IMPORTANT MONTH FOR HINDUS, IT STARTS WITH THE BIRTHDAY OF MAHATMA GANDHI, WHOSE INFLUENCE ON DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, NELSON MANDELA AND A NUMBER OF OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS WORLDWIDE WHO EMBRACED PEACEFUL, NONVIOLENT PROTEST, AROUND THE WORLD HAVE CELEBRATED OCTOBER IS ALSO WHEN WE CELEBRATE NAVRATRI. I'M SURE YOU SEE, IT'S NOW BECOME A THING ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO DESCRIBE, ROSS, WHICH IS CELEBRATED DURING NINE DAYS OF FESTIVALS, IT IS A FESTIVAL THAT HONORS GODDESS DURGA, WHO'S A FEMALE GODDESS, ALSO HONORING LAKSHMI AND SARASWATI AND HIS CELEBRATION OF WOMEN, AS WELL AS THE TRIUMPH OF GOOD OVER EVIL, WHICH IS ALSO WHAT WE TYPICALLY CELEBRATE WITH DIWALI AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL CEREMONY. I'M SORRY. 
          THE WONDERFUL CELEBRATION THAT WAS LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ONE THAT'S UPCOMING THIS YEAR. ON OCTOBER 26TH SIXTH. DIWALI IS IRONICALLY THIS YEAR ON, OCTOBER 31ST, WHICH IS HALLOWEEN. SO WE'LL HAVE A GREAT CELEBRATION, OVERALL FOR THE COMMUNITY, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE. WE APPRECIATE THAT, NEW ALBANY TOWN COUNCIL HAS DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE HINDU COMMUNITY, WE SEE A GREAT DEGREE OF COMPASSION, THAT IS ENCOURAGING EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF HUMAN CONNECTION, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US AS HINDU FAMILIES, BUT TO ALL FAMILIES, SO VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU AGAIN. SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TODAY. AND THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING OFFERING. NOW READING IN THIS PROCLAMATION SPECIFICALLY FOR HINDU HERITAGE MONTH. THANK YOU ROBERT. GOOD TO SEE YOU AND NOT TO NOT TO GO TOO FAR AFIELD HERE, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP FROM YOUR YOUR DAY JOB, IF YOU WILL, AT AT&T. 
          I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A STRONG PARTNER OF THE CITY, AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. 
          APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT TONIGHT TO SHARE THOSE COMMENTS WITH US. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER, ANNIE. GOSH, I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT. HELLO. NICE TO MEET YOU ALL. SO I'M A RESIDENT OF NEW ALBANY, AND SO BOTH MY KIDS ARE BUCKEYES, TOO. SO MY DAUGHTERS GRADUATED ALREADY, AND MY SON IS A SOPHOMORE AT OHIO STATE RIGHT NOW. SO I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF PRAYAS, WHICH IS A 501 THREE ORGANIZATION. IT'S A SOCIO CULTURAL ORGANIZATION, BUT WE ALSO DO A LOT OF VOLUNTEER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO TRY AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. SO WE ARE ACTUALLY KICKING OFF THE HINDU HERITAGE MONTH BY HOSTING THE DURGA PUJA FESTIVAL THIS YEAR. OVER THIS WEEKEND ON OCTOBER 4TH, FIFTH AND SIXTH. SO AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE NEW ALBANY PRIMARY SCHOOL, WHO IS HOSTING IT FOR US. SO WE ARE USING THE PREMISES AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE PRINCIPAL, TERESA SMITH, AND CATHERINE NEFF, OVER THERE, AND THEY HAVE BEEN SO HELPFUL. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL IF YOU WANT TO STOP BY ON SATURDAY AT THE NEW ALBANY PRIMARY SCHOOL AND COME AND VISIT OUR FESTIVITIES. SO THIS IS AGAIN, THE FESTIVAL OF LIKE FEMALE DIVINE POWER, WHICH TRIUMPHS OVER EVIL. OF COURSE. 
          AND WE START WITH DURGA, GODDESS DURGA CELEBRATIONS AND IT CULMINATES AT THE END OF THE MONTH IN DIWALI FESTIVAL. SO WE REALLY ENJOYED THE DIWALI FESTIVAL THAT WAS HOSTED BY THE NEW ALBANY LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ENJOYING IT AGAIN. THANK YOU. WHAT TIME IS THE EVENT ON SATURDAY? SO SATURDAY, IF YOU COME AROUND 11 A.M. OR SO, IF YOU WANT TO STOP BY, THAT'S A GOOD TIME TO VISIT. PERFECT. SO THE PRIMARY SCHOOL. LOOK FORWARD TO SEE YOU. YES. AT THE PRIMARY SCHOOL, AT THE ANNEX BUILDING. YOU KNOW WHERE THE CAFETERIA AND THE GYM IS. SO WE MOSTLY WILL BE HOSTING IT IN THE CAFETERIA AREA. GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. 
          APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER AND I APOLOGIZE IF I DON'T DO A GREAT JOB PRONOUNCING YOUR NAME. I, WITH A NAME LIKE SLOAN, YOU KNOW, I FEEL SOMETIMES FOR FOLKS WITH DIFFICULT NAMES, USHA MAHAJAN. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. I FORGOT MY GLASSES. NO PROBLEM. 
          THE FIELD. RESPECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FELLOW AMERICANS FRIENDS. MY NAME IS USHA MAHAJAN. AND I'M A RESIDENT OF NEW ALBANY, OHIO. ON BEHALF OF MORE THAN 4 MILLION 
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AMERICAN HINDUS REPRESENTING DIVERSE ETHNIC AND NATIONAL ORIGINS, I STAND HERE TODAY TO SHARE A VERY CONCERNING ISSUE HAPPENING IN THE COUNTRY OF BANGLADESH. BANGLADESH IS THE EIGHTH MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, AND IS ONE OF THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED NATIONS. 
          THIS IS THE NATION THAT PRODUCED GREAT SOULS LIKE THE NOBEL LAUREATE POET RABINDRANATH TAGORE WHEN IT WAS PART OF INDIA PRIOR TO ITS INDEPENDENCE AND PARTITION IN 1947, WHEN IT BECAME PART OF PAKISTAN. VIOLENCE AGAINST HINDUS IN BANGLADESH IS NOT NEW. IN 1971, 2.8 MILLION HINDUS WERE MURDERED BY ISLAMISTS AND PAKISTAN ARMY. AS THE NEW NATION OF BANGLADESH BECAME INDEPENDENT FROM PAKISTA. BUT THE TRAGEDY THAT THE HINDUS FACED THERE DIDN'T END IN 1971. 
          IN THE NEW NATION THAT WAS CREATED ON THE PROMISE OF FREEDOM AND SECULARISM FOR ALL THE ISLAMIST BACK POWER, WITHIN FIVE YEARS, THE PLIGHT OF HINDUS CONTINUED UNTIL 2007, WHEN SHEIKH HASINA, THE DAUGHTER OF THE FOUNDER OF BANGLADESH, CAME TO POWER. HOWEVER, SHEIKH HASIN, THE PRIME MINISTER OF BANGLADESH, WAS FORCED TO FLEE THE NATION DURING A MILITARY COUP IN EARLY AUGUST 2024. THE TARGETED MINORITIES, MOSTLY HINDUS, ARE NOW THE BIGGEST CASUALTY WITH THEIR PLACES OF WORSHIP, SHOPS AND HOMES BURNED DOWN. THEY ARE BEING HUNTED AND KILLED USING MEDIEVAL PRACTICES OF TORTURE BY THE RADICAL ISLAMISTS. THE SITUATION IS REMINISCENT OF NAZI GERMANY, WHERE JEWISH SCHOLARS AND EDUCATORS WERE HUMILIATED AND HOUNDED BY THE NAZI BROWNSHIRTS BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST BEGAN IN 1939. RADICAL ISLAMIST STUDENT MOBS UNDER THE NEW INTERIM GOVERNMENT OF MOHAMMAD YUNUS ARE HOUNDING HINDU EDUCATORS, HUMILIATING THEM IN PUBLIC AND RELIGIOUS SLURS, AND FORCING THEM TO RESIGN FROM THEIR JOBS. 
          EVEN AFTER TWO MONTHS, THE VIOLENCE CONTINUES UNABATED. HINDU MINOR YOUTH ARE LYNCHED IN FRONT OF ARMY HEADQUARTER WITH POLICE AS BYSTANDERS. MANY CASES OF BRUTAL RAPES IN FRONT OF THEIR FAMILIES BEFORE KILLING THE ENTIRE FAMILY HAS BECOME THE NORM. BANGLADESH HINDUS LIVE IN FEAR AND WAIT FOR THEIR TURN AS THE NEXT CANDIDATE FOR RAPE AND SLAUGHTER. THIS EMERGING SITUATION IS ESPECIALLY WORRISOME GIVEN THE HISTORY OF GENOCIDE AGAINST HINDUS JUST 50 YEARS AGO. VIDEOS IMAGES AND STORIES FROM IMPACTED VICTIMS COMING OUT OF BANGLADESH IN AUGUST SENT SHOCK WAVES AROUND THE WORLD. HOWEVER, SADLY, MAINSTREAM MEDIA STILL WISHES TO STAY SILENT AND KEEP THEIR LIPS SEALED. THE MASS VIOLENCE TARGETING HINDUS AND OTHER MINORITIES SPANS ACROSS 52 DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO BANGLADESH HINDU, BUDDHIST, CHRISTIAN UNITY COUNCIL. THE INTERIM GOVERNMENT OF MOHAMMAD YUNUS IS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM AND LARGE SCALE VIOLENCE. THE POPULATION OF BANGLADESHI HINDUS HAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED FROM 21% IN 1971 TO APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 8% IN 2024. ACCORDING TO HINDU, ACCORDING TO AMERICAN HINDU FOUNDATION, OVER 11 MILLION HINDUS FLED BANGLADESH BETWEEN 1964 AND 2013 DUE TO RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION AND FORCED CONVERSIONS. THE NAME OF THIS NEW GAME IS DESENSITIZED AND NORMALIZED. GENOCIDE THE QUESTION I POSE IS DO HINDU LIVES MATTER? I HUMBLY AND EARNESTLY URGE MY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO RECOGNIZE AND CONDEMN THE RELIGION BASED VIOLENCE HAPPENING IN BANGLADESH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO READ THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND AS A REMINDER TO ALL OF US ABOU, THE ATROCITIES THAT HAPPENED ACROSS THE WORLD. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON THE EVENING NEWS. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SEARCH A LITTLE DEEPER FOR YOUR SOURCE OF INFORMATION. SO I APPRECIATE YOU COMING FORWARD AND SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH US. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING TONIGHT. MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER, SO, ROB, ROB. YEAH. HOW HOW BAD DID I DO THAT? GOOD 
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EVENING. YOU'RE NOT A FAMOUS CRICKET PLAYER, ARE YOU? I COULD BE. HELLO, I'M SAURABH RAJPAL, AND I'M A CARDIOLOGIST AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, AS BOTH A PARENT AND A PROUD NEW ALBANY RESIDENT, I'M DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE CELEBRATION OF, THE HINDU PROCLAMATION FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. THIS PROCLAMATION IS NOT JUST A RECOGNITION OF OUR CULTURE. IT IS A VERY MEANINGFUL GIFT TO OUR CHILDREN AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME, ENSURING THAT THEY GROW UP IN A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY CULTURE IS VALUED AND EVERY STORY IS HONORED. THIS PROCLAMATION, CELEBRATES SOMETHING THAT US HINDUS HOLD VERY SACRED, WHICH IS UNIVERSAL ACCEPTANCE AND TOLERANCE. SO I THANK THE CITY, WITH A HEARTFELT THANKS TO THE CITY TO, PROCLAIM OCTOBER AS HINDU HERITAGE MONTH. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE WE HAVE A LITTLE PHOTO OP UP FRONT HERE? ALL RIGHT. JOSH AND JOE. ROB, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP FRONT HERE? THE PROCLAMATION. ARE EVERYBODY MORE THAN MERRY? YEAH. YEAH YEAH. 
          HE'S GOT A WIDE ANGLE LENS. COME ON UP. AFTER SHARING. 
          WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS SOON. THANK YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU. PLEASE COME. THANK YOU. 
          I HEARD THE AUDITOR IN THE DOOR. YEAH. AND I ALWAYS SAY TO FOLKS, IF THEY WERE HERE FOR MAYBE ONE PARTICULAR EVENT IN OUR COUNCIL MEETING, THEY'RE. THEY'RE WELCOME TO LEAVE WHENEVER YOU YOU'D LIKE. OR YOU CAN STICK WITH US THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT. BUT NO OFFENSE IF YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO. I'M SORRY. ALRIGHT. AND THEN OUR LAST ISSUE UNDER HEARING VISITORS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY OPEN IT UP TO ANY VISITORS, NOT ON THE AGENDA. LET ME GO AHEAD AND INVITE, MISS HODGE FROM THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE US WITH AN UPDATE ON THE VALUE OF YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORTING TAX RELIEF LEGISLATION. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. MY NAME IS SARDIA HODGE. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR OFFICE. MICHAEL STINZIANO WITH A FEW UPDATES FROM OUR OFFICE. OKAY. WE HAVE A LONGER POWERPOINT TONIGHT, SO A FEW UPDATES BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH THE POWERPOINT IS ELECTION DAY IS COMING UP. SO THIS IS TO INFORM EVERYONE TO UPDATE OUR REGISTER YOUR VOTING INFORMATION BY MONDAY, OCTOBER 7TH. THE EARLY ABSENTEE VOTING STARTS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH AND THE ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024. FOR DETAILS, YOU CAN VISIT. VOTE AT FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO.GOV. ADDITIONALLY, YOUR FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE WANTS TO ENSURE THAT YOU KNOW THE VALUE OF YOUR VOTE. YOU MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE LEVIES ON YOUR BALLOT, WHICH MAY CHANGE HOW MUCH YOU PAY IN PROPERTY TAXES. NOVEMBER LEVY INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE AS OF TODAY, SO NOW YOU CAN GO TO THE VERNON COUNTY AUDITOR WEBSITE, WHICH IS A VERY FUN, RESOURCEFUL WEBSITE. AND WE HAVE WHAT IS CALLED A TAX ESTIMATOR. SO YOU CAN TYPE IN YOUR PARCEL NUMBER OR YOUR ADDRESS AND SEARCH HOW MUCH, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT PROPERTY TAXES MAY ALTER DUE TO THINGS THAT ARE ON THE LEVY TO SEE THE ESTIMATED IMPACT. AGAIN, THAT IS, AT FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR.COM. YOU CAN ALSO PUT SLASH LEVY ESTIMATOR TO REVIEW YOUR CURRENT YEAR TAX RATES, TAX 
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DISTRIBUTION AND LEVY ESTIMATOR. VISIT THE ONLINE PROPERTY SEARCH PAGE AT FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR.COM/PROPERTY SEARCH. YOU CAN SEARCH A PROPERTY EITHER BY ADDRESS OR NAME, OR NAME OF OWNER, AS WELL AS IF YOU JUST, KNOW YOUR PARCEL ID THE OFFICE CONTINUES TO OFFER ALERTS TO PROTECT HOMEOWNERS FROM FRAUD. THIS IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, SO ANY CHANGE TO THE PROPERTY'S INFORMATION WITH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE RESULTS. IN AN IMMEDIATE EMAIL SENT DIRECTLY TO YOU. IF YOU SIGN UP FOR AN ALERT THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. AND NOW FOR THE POWERPOINT. SO IMPORTANT INFORMATION IS WE ARE STILL CURRENTLY CONTINUING TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS FOR TAX YEAR 2023 THAT HAVE BEEN FILED WITH OUR BOARD OF REVISION TEAM. SO FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CONTESTED OR YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE PHRASE FILE A COMPLAINT WITH OUR OFFICE, WE ARE STILL REVIEWING THE 2023 YEAR APPLICATIONS AND NOVEMBER EIGHTH IS WHEN THE UPCOMING BOARD OF REVISION APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE. SO AS OF NOVEMBER 8TH, YOU CAN EITHER GO TO OUR WEBSITE, COME TO OUR OFFICE, OR IN THE PAST YEAR, WE HOSTED OVER 30 CLINICS OFFERING OUTREACH FOR HELPING CONSTITUENTS FILE AND UNDERSTAND THE FORM. THAT IS ADDITIONALLY THE KNOW YOUR BALLOT. SO IF YOU NEED A QR CODE TO SEE THE IMPACT OF THE LEVIES FOR THE PROPERTY TAX ESTIMATOR THAT IS AVAILABLE, LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY. YOUR COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE TO OUR STATE LAWMAKERS AND LEGISLATION THAT WOULD MODERNIZE CURRENT LAWS AND ALSO PROVIDE IMPACTFUL PROPERTY TAX RELIEF. OUR OFFICE WITH MY SUPPORT. SENATE BILL 244, SENATE BILL 271. THE SENSIBLE SOLUTION AND MODERNIZING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. AS OF NOW, WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR THE ADOPTION OF. I'M SORRY. HI WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE SOLUTION, WHICH ALLOWS ELIGIBLE HOMEOWNERS TO DEFER THEIR PROPERTY TAXES UNTIL THEY CAN PAY THEM. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE VOCAL SUPPORTERS OF INCREASING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. IMPORTANT DATES FROM OUR OFFICE IS AGAIN TODAY. AS OF NOW, THE TAX ESTIMATOR IS LIVE ONLINE OCTOBER 12TH IN WHITEHALL, OHIO IS OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESOURCE FAIR. IT IS FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. AT WHITEHALL-YEARLING HIGH SCHOOL. ALL THE VENDORS THERE, THERE'S ABOUT 50 DIFFERENT RESOURCES, INCLUDING DIFFERENT INFORMATION ON BANKS, UTILITIES, COUNTY AGENCIES AND LOCAL RESOURCES. SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A RESIDENT OF WHITEHALL TO ATTEND. NOVEMBER 8TH IS WHEN, AGAIN, THAT BOARD OF REVISION WILL BEGIN ACCEPTING THE TAX YEAR 2024 COMPLAINTS. NOVEMBER 16TH IS SHRED HUNGER, WHICH IS FREE ELECTRONIC WASTE AND SHREDDING, SO CONSTITUENTS, ALL OF US HERE ARE ALLOWED TO JUST DRIVE UP IN YOUR CARS AND WE WILL UNPACK EVERYTHING FROM THE CAR FOR YOU, WHETHER IT IS ELECTRONICS OR IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS AND FILES THAT YOU NEED SHREDDED. AND THEN WE HAVE THE SHRED HUNGER TRUCKS ON SITE AT THAT TIME IT WILL BE AT 1550 GEORGESVILLE ROAD FROM 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AND THE MOST FUN THING IS DECEMBER 1ST. OUR DOG LICENSE DOG LICENSING SEASON OPENS. SO UNDER OHIO LAW, IT IS MANDATED THAT YOUR DOG IS LICENSED. LICENSING SEASON IS FROM DECEMBER 1ST TO JANUARY 31ST. 
          AFTER THAT, THERE IS ADDITIONAL FEES THAT GO INTO BEING LATE, LICENSING IS AVAILABLE FOR EITHER ONE YEAR, THREE YEARS, OR A LIFETIME. OKAY, GREAT. YOU CAN CONTACT MICHAEL STINZIANO DIRECTLY AT AUDITOR STINZIANO AT FRANKLIN COUNTY OHIO.GOV, OR ANY TIME AT 614525 HOME. SO AGAIN, THAT'S (614) 525-4663. ALL RIGHT. AND I BELIEVE THAT IS ALL. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU I KNOW IT'S CERTAINLY BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR COUNTY AUDITORS ACROSS THE STATE WITH ALL OF THE PROPERTY EVALUATIONS AND FOLKS BEING SURPRISED TO SOME DEGREE WITH THE GROWTH IN OUR STATE OVER THE LAST DECADE, SO I APPRECIATE THE OUTREACH. YOU KNOW, MICHAEL DOES A GREAT JOB OF SHARING THAT INFORMATION. YOUR WEBSITE REALLY IS SUPER INFORMATIVE. AND THE USE OF GIS TECHNOLOGY IS REALLY, REALLY AWESOME. SO IF YOU'RE AGAIN, IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WANTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TAX IMPLICATIONS OR TAX ABATEMENTS OR, YOU KNOW, HOW TO LICENSE YOUR DOG, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO GO AND VISIT. I JUST APPRECIATE THE OUTREACH, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, WELL, TELL THE AUDITOR WE SAID HI, AND, APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING OUT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE STILL UNDER HEARING AND VISITORS. IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER THAT IS ON TONIGHT'S ARE 
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NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? EXCUSE ME. ALL RIGHT, THEN, BOARD AND COMMISSION REPORTS. ANY UPDATE 
          [7. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]
FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION? THE PLANNING COMMISSION? YES. THANK YOU. WE HAD, A VERY LONG MEETING, IT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO TO, WE HAD A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A COVERED PORCH AND FIREPLACE TO ENCROACH EIGHT FEET INTO A 29 FOOT REAR YARD SETBACK. THIS WAS A, PATIO. 
          WANTED TO BASICALLY EXTEND INTO, A YARD TO MATCH THE NEIGHBORING PATIOS. THE VARIANCE WAS DENIED. 
          1 TO 3, THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO SPECIAL CONDITIONS. THERE WAS AN OPTION TO SHRINK THE PORCH, VARIANCE 6220, 24 WAS, 7550 PARKSIDE DRIVE. WANTED TO ALLOW A HOME TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT A FRONT PORCH. FRONT COVERED PORCH, WANTED TO, CHANGE THE LAYOUT OF THE HOME TO ALLOW A LARGER SUNROOM IF THEY DIDN'T PUT THE FRONT COVERED PORCH, THE FRONT PORCHES WERE. THIS WAS IN THE NOTTINGHAM CHASE SUBDIVISION, AND FRONT PORCHES WERE, PART OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN TO ESTABLISH ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY AND CHARACTER AMONG PRIMARY STREETS, THIS WAS VOTED DOWN UNANIMOUSLY BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THERE WAS A VARIANCE IN WOODHAVEN LOOP SOUTH TO ALLOW AN EXISTING DECK TO ENCROACH TWO FEET INTO A PLATTED UTILITY, AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT, THIS WAS ALSO VOTED DOWN UNANIMOUSLY ON THE BASIS THAT THE DECK WAS STILL USABLE WITHOUT THE VARIANCE, AND WOULD SET A PRECEDENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT, THEY DID NOT WANT TO SET, AND THEN FINALLY WE TALKED ABOUT THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE HAMLET, THE ARB HAD DONE AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW, WHICH I'M SURE WE'LL HEAR ABOUT, BUT THEY, REQUESTED, THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. LET ME BACK UP THE VARIANCE OR THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN INCLUDED FIVE WAIVERS. THE ARB, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF ALL OF THE WAIVERS, THEY ADDED TEN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. THESE WAIVERS, CONCERNED, MINOR CHANGES TO SOME INTERNAL SIDEWALKS, SOME ADDITIONAL PLACEMENTS OF A COUPLE HOMES, TO ALLOW TWO HOMES TO FRONT TO 605, TO ALLOW TOWNHOMES TO BE SLIGHTLY, TALLER, AND TO ALLOW, THE TO ELIMINATE THE DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT, REQUIRED THAT ENTRANCES BE TWO FEET ABOVE GRADE. THIS WAS IMPORTANT TO ALLOW FOR WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THE ACCESSIBILITY, ENHANCEMENTS THAT ALLOWING THAT CHANGE WOULD, WOULD MAKE, AND THEN THERE WAS A WAIVER TO ALLOW, TENANT SPACES TO BE LARGER THAN 10,000FT IN SIZE. THOSE WERE ALL APPROVED, BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WE HAD AN EXTENSIVE PRESENTATION. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THIS PRODUCT TO WATCH THE VIDEO. THEY HAD THE ARCHITECT THERE. THEY HAD HALEY DEETER FROM HALEY ART GALLERY EXPLAINING THE ART WALK THAT'S GOING TO, BE, PART OF THE PARKLAND SPACE AND THE PROJECT, THEY TALKED ABOUT THE OVER 500 TREES THAT ARE GOING TO BE ADDED AS PART OF THIS PRODUCT PROJECT, AND THE TREES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO, ATTEMPT TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE REALLY OLD GROWTH THAT'S IN THERE, THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND ALL THE VARIANCES WERE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UPDATE? IS THERE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS OR INTERACTIONS FROM ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC DURING THAT MEETING? THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AT THAT MEETING. THERE WAS, TRICIA WAS IN ATTENDANCE, AND I KNOW THAT THERE WERE FOLKS WHO WERE WATCHING ONLINE, BUT THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS. OKAY. 
          THANKS. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE PARKS AND TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD, NO MEETING. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD. WELL, ANDREA STOLE MOST OF MY THUNDER, SO ACTUALLY, THERE WAS ONE OTHER ITEM OTHER THAN THE HAMLET THAT EVENING, WHICH HAD BEEN AT THE LAST ARB MEETING. I KNOW I UPDATED EVERYBODY ON THAT ONE PREVIOUSLY, IT WAS FOR 986 JONESTOWN ROAD. IT'S A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, JUST ABOUT ACROSS THE STREET ON 62 FROM WHERE OXFORD IS. AND THE GENTLEMAN THAT OWNS THAT HOME WAS ASKING FOR A WAIVER TO DO A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY WHERE CONCRETE IS NOT ALLOWED OVER THERE, THERE ARE MANY DRIVEWAYS ALONG 62 THAT 
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ARE THOSE SINGLE FAMILY OLDER RESIDENCES THAT HAVE STILL GRAVEL DRIVEWAYS. THERE ARE A COUPLE THAT HAVE CONCRETE. I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE THAT HAVE ASPHALT. BUT THE KEY THING IN THIS ONE WAS THAT THIS HOUSE SITS DIRECTLY BESIDE ONE THAT ALREADY HAS A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY, AND THE INTENTION IS TO HAVE SORT OF A SHARED INGRESS, EGRESS, INGRESS TO THEIR TO THEIR FRONT OF THEIR GARAGES ALONG THIS CONCRETE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS A VERY MIXED REACTION AT THE FIRST TIME. I THINK IT WAS FAIRLY CLEAR TO THE PETITIONER THAT IT WASN'T GOING TO PASS. AND THERE WERE, I THINK, THREE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WEREN'T. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT NOT THERE. SO HE AGREED TO TABLE AND TRY IN FRONT OF EVERYONE, AND IT ENDED UP PASSING, I BELIEVE, 4 TO 2, BUT THERE WAS STILL SOME MISGIVINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, DO YOU PUT ASPHALT NEXT TO A CONCRETE? DO YOU PUT CONCRETE NEXT TO CONCRETE? NOW YOU'VE GOT THIS MASSIVE I DON'T THINK ANYBODY REALLY FELT GREAT ABOUT WHICH TO DO FOR THIS GENTLEMAN, BUT THEY ENDED UP PASSING. AND SO HE'S GOING TO HAVE A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY, THE REST WAS THE HAMLET, ANDREA JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT ALL THE WAIVERS IN THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THEY ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS AT THE FIRST MEETING. AND AGAIN AT THIS ONE. I THINK THERE WERE ABOUT TEN CONDITIONS ADDED, AS ANDREA SAID, AND THEY WERE ALL ESTHETICS, THINGS WHERE, YOU KNOW, ADD A LITTLE BIT OF, DESIGN FEATURE ON THE FRONTAGE THIS WAY OR THAT WAY, OR IT WAS ALMOST ALL, YOU KNOW, THAT SORT OF A THING. I AS ANDREA, I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO, TO LISTEN TO ONE OF THESE MEETINGS. IT'S ACTUALLY VERY EXCITING. AND IT WAS THEY REALLY TOOK IT DOWN TO THE VERY, YOU KNOW, BOTTOM LEVEL AND BUILT IT BACK UP AND IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION TO HEAR, SO AS FAR AS THE WAIVERS, YEAH, ANDREA SAID THE FOUR FOOT SIDEWALKS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IN SOME OF THE INTERNAL AREAS BECAUSE OF THE RESIDENCES ARE GOING TO BE CLOSER TO THE FRONT. AND THEY THEY DESCRIBE IT AS BEING SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO ELY. AND THAT PASSED, THAT WAIVER FOR US PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, THE SECOND WAIVER WAS THE WHAT? AND THIS WAS A LITTLE BIT YOU KNOW, THIS ONE DIDN'T GO SO UNANIMOUSLY FOR US, THE THERE ARE TWO HOMES THAT WILL BE FACING REYNOLDSBURG, NEW ALBANY, SORT OF ON EACH END OF THE TOWNHOMES. AND IT'S GOING AND THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE TOWNHOMES, BUT THEY WANT TO MAKE THE TWO ON EACH END SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, THEY FEEL THAT IT'S GOING TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A STRONG DESIGN FOCAL POINT FOR PEOPLE THAT VIEW IT FROM THE STREET. 
          AND THEY ALSO DIDN'T IT WASN'T FITTING TO GET IN ALL THE TOWNHOMES THAT THEY HAD INITIALLY WANTED. AS I UNDERSTOOD IT AND, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD WAS NOT IN LOVE WITH IT, BUT IT ENDED UP PASSING, LET'S SEE HERE. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT ENDED UP HAPPENIN, IT PASSED, THERE'S IT, THERE IT IS, IT PASSED, WITH TWO NO VOTES AND WITH THE CONDITION THAT THEY DO A LOT OF ADDITIONAL LANDSCAP. AND I THINK PEOPLE FELT THAT THOSE TWO HOMES WERE GOING TO GET A REALLY GREAT CHUNK OF THE PUBLIC PARK THAT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE. AND THEY DIDN'T REALLY LOVE THAT ASPECT OF IT, BUT IT DID PASS. OKAY, NEXT WAIVER WAS, AS ANDREA SAID AGAIN, THE I TALKED TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THIS LAST TIME, THREE AND A HALF STORIES VERSUS THREE STORIES, 44FT VERSUS 40FT. AND IT'S PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT HALF THE STORY WILL BE EFFECTIVELY BURIED IN THE GRADE AT SOME OF THESE HOMES. SO THAT'S WHERE THAT WAIVER WAS AGREED UPON, THE NEXT WAIVER WAS TO, AS ANDREA SAID, ELIMINATE THE TWO FOOT ABOVE GRADE FOR THE ENTRYWAY REQUIREMENT, PROVIDED THEY HAVE TWO STAIRS AND PROVIDED THE OTHER CONDITION THAT WE ADDED THERE WAS THAT IT HAVE, THE BUILDING SLOPE AWAY FROM THE NEAREST PUBLIC DRIVE AND THAT THERE STILL BE TWO STEPS, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE A FOOT TALL FOR EACH. 
          YEAH. THE CONCEPT WAS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING PROBABLY AT MORE SENIOR BUYERS FOR THIS, AND IT MAKES IT IT MAKES IT AN EASIER ACCESS FOR THEM, AND THEN LET'S SEE THE NEXT WAIVER WAS, THE COMMERCIAL SPACE ONE, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT HERE AS WELL. I KNOW THAT ONE PASSED 5 TO 2. THE TWO MEMBERS THAT DIDN'T PASS IT SAID THEY THOUGHT THAT WASN'T THEIR THEIR POSITION, THAT IT SHOULD BE COUNCIL MAKING THAT DECISION. AND WHAT THIS WAS IS THAT IT WAS REQUIRED THAT NO COMMERCIAL SPACE BE 10,000FT■!SR GREATER, OR MAYBE IT'S GREATER THAN 10,000FT■!S. AND THEY WANTD A WAIVER FOR THAT ONLY AS TO OFFICE SPACE, NOT AS TO RETAIL SPACE, BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT 
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THEY FELT THAT OUR INTENTION WAS THAT, THAT WE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GET LIKE BIG BOX RETAILERS, SO, YOU KNOW, NOBODY WAS REALLY SURE IF THAT WAS OUR INTENTION AND NOBODY WAS, YOU KNOW, SO THERE WAS A LOT OF DEBATE ON THAT ONE. BUT THE PROMISE WAS THAT WE WOULD HAVE 80%, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC RETAIL TYPE FACILITIES. SO WITH THAT CONDITION, THEN THEY AGREED TO THIS, THIS WAIVER. SO IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE HAD PUT THAT IN THERE VERY SPECIFICALLY. AND I THINK SOME OF THE ARAB WAS QUESTIONING WHY WERE WE WHY WERE THEY DOING A WAIVER? BUT IT DID PASS 5 TO 2. SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THEY TALKED ABOUT THE WAIVER. THEY SAID THEY WERE THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME SELLING OFFICE SPACE AT THAT 10,000 SQUARE FOOT. 
          RIGHT, POINT THEY WANTED MORE SPACE THAT THEY FELT THAT IT WAS TOO SMALL. TOO SMALL. CORRECT FOR OFFICE SPACE. SO WITH THE 80%, CONDITION, IT PASSED 5 TO 2. OKAY AND THAT THAT'S IT. 
          THAT'S ALL FOR A OR B. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON A OR B? ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS? NO MEETING. AND THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD, YES. WE HAD A MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 11TH. FIVE ITEMS OF BUSINESS, FIRST OF ALL, THE SEA SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABILITY IS COMING UP ON OCTOBER 29TH. IT'S 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M. AT THE HILTON DOWNTOWN. I KNOW THE CITY HAS. DO WE HAVE A WHOLE TABLE? SO I DON'T KNOW. LAST YEAR, I DON'T THINK WE HAD, A FULL TABLE. SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY FROM COUNCIL THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY SQUEEZE IT IN ON THE SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABILITY, WHAT'S THE DATE? THE 29TH, AND IT'S AN ALL DAY EARNS A LOVELY LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE HILTON, BUT IT'S 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M. THE INVASIVE SPECIES TRADING PROGRAM STARTS THIS WEEK. CORRECT STARTS THIS WEEK. SO YOU CAN IF YOU TRADE IN AN INVASIVE SPECIES THAT'S IN YOUR PROPERTY, YOU CAN EARN A $150 GIFT CARD FROM WITH FRANKLIN SOIL AND WATER TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER PLANT THAT IS NOT AN INVASIVE SPECIES, THEY HAVE A LIST OF PLANTS OR TREES OR SHRUBS THAT QUALIFY FOR THAT DEFINITION. YES. OKAY. THE AND I THINK DO WE HAVE A LINK ON OUR SITE NOW THAT, THAT DESCRIBES IT FAR BETTER THAN I CAN, THE ONES THAT FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY. YEAH, I'LL, WE'LL CHECK THE NEW WEBSITE AND MAKE SURE. BUT WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND THE LINK TO FRANKLIN COUNTY SOIL AND WATER. YEAH. AND FRANKLIN SOIL. THEY'VE GOT A WHOLE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT, WHAT YOU CAN, WHAT IS INVASIVE AND WHAT YOU CAN SWAP OUT WITH, IN THAT, DOES THAT RUN THROUGH THE REST OF THE MONTH? ADRIAN I'LL HAVE TO CHECK THAT DATE. IT'S A IT'S AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. YEAH. IT'S NOT JUST A WEEK LONG. I THINK IT'S A MONTH LONG PROGRAM WITH FRANKLIN SOIL AND WATER. AND THANKS AGAIN TO THEM FOR BEING A GREAT PARTNER. WITH THESE INITIATIVES, WE DISCUSSED THE COMPOST PROGRAM. WHERE DOES IT GO FROM HERE, AS YOU KNOW, WE ADDED OUR FOURTH LOCATION AT TAYLOR FARM, SO SOME OF THE, THE BOARD MEMBERS BROUGHT UP SOME OTHER OPTIONS AS FAR AS PURSUING POTENTIALLY CURBSIDE, WE'RE STILL POSSIBLY TALKING ABOUT DOING A TEST AREA, AND THEN GETTING A BID FROM SWACO, IN THEIR CONSORTIUM. AS AN OPTION TO PRESENT TO COUNCIL, MAYBE DOWN THE ROAD. ALSO, KIND OF A FUN OPTION WOULD BE WHAT'S KNOWN AS AN ON SITE DIGESTER, WE COULD PUT IT AT ONE OF OUR COMPOST DROP OFFS, AND IT ACTUALLY, THESE THINGS KIND OF ACCEPT AROUND 500 POUNDS OF COMPOSTING A WEEK. AND THEN, A COUPLE WEEKS, THEY CALL IT SOIL SOURCE. YOU CAN DRAIN IT OFF AND IT IS HIGH QUALITY FERTILIZER THAT YOU CAN USE ON SITE, ONE OF THE OPTIONS IS, THE DIGESTERS IS, ZEUS. AND THE OTHER OPTION IS EARTH FLOW, SO AND THE NAME ISN'T STUCK IN STONE. SO IT COULD BE THE MAYOR OR THE CHIEF JONES, LIKE WE CAN NAME. WE CAN HAVE A FUN CONTEST AND NAME THE DIGESTER. THE PYTHON, BUT, SO IT'D BE KIND OF COOL TO HAVE IT, YOU KNOW, IT COULD ALMOST REPLACE A DROP OFF SITE WHERE PEOPLE JUST PUT IT IN THERE, AND THEN THE COMMUNITY COULD ACTUALLY USE THE SOIL SOURCE THAT IS PRODUCED HERE ON SITE AND KIND OF A CLOSED LOOP SYSTE. SO AGAIN, THESE ARE KIND OF CONCEPTUAL THINGS THAT WE'RE 
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DOING SOME DUE DILIGENCE ON. AS FAR AS THE CURBSIDE AND THE DIGESTER OPTIONS, AND THEN WE DISCUSSED, THE NATIVE LANDSCAPING AND PLANTINGS TEST AREAS, PETE BARNES KIND OF COINED THE TERM POCKET PRAIRIES THAT WE COULD TEST AROUND TOWN, YOU KNOW, MAYBE PLANTERS GROVE. 
          JAMES RIVER, OBVIOUSLY. TAYLOR, WINDSOR, ASSUMPTION PARK, WHERE WE COULD HAVE SIGNAGE, EDUCATIONAL AREAS WHERE WE HAVE SOME NATIVE, KIND OF GREEN SPACE THAT WE COULD TEST AND SEE IF WE COULD, KIND OF EXTRAPOLATE THOSE TESTS TO LARGER AREAS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND OBVIOUSLY THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE A COORDINATION WITH PROGRAMS LIKE THAT AS WELL. SO WE ARE STILL DOING SOME DUE DILIGENCE ON THAT, AND THEN TO WRAP UP, BASICALLY WE WENT THROUGH A BUDGET REVIEW AND SOME PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE NEXT YEAR. AND POSSIBLY SOME NEW PROGRAMS, AND THAT WILL BE MORE TO COME ONCE WE GET CLOSER TO BUDGET TIME. BUT, THAT WAS THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UPDATE? I SHOULD PUT THAT DIGESTER ON IT. TAYLOR SINCE WE'VE GOT THE COMMUNITY FARM OUT THERE, IT, IT THAT IS THAT WOULD PROBABLY DEFINITELY BE THE MOST LOGICAL OPTION. NOW, WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO DRESS IT UP, YOU KNOW, THE, ZEUS. ZEUS IS A STORAGE CONTAINER, THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, RETROFITTED TO HAVE ALL THE INTERNAL, COMPOSTING MATERIALS INSIDE IT. SO NEITHER NONE OF THEM ARE VERY ATTRACTIVE AS THEY SIT, BUT WE COULD DEFINITELY, SCREEN THEM AND DRESS THEM UP A LITTLE BIT, GET THEM A COSTUME RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE IDEA IMPLEMENTATION PANEL? YES. WE HAD A MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF DISCUSSION REGARDING DIWALI, WHICH IS COMING UP HERE ON THE 26TH. OCTOBER, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE NEW ALBANY 101 PROGRAM THAT'S COMING JUST NEXT WEEK, OCTOBER 8TH, HINSON AMPHITHEATER TOUR. WE HAVE GOT AN UPDATE ON THE, COMMUNITY CONNECTORS PROGRAM, AS OF THAT DATE, WE HAD, 18 DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, WITH A LIVE, GOOD APPLICATION FOR A COMMUNITY CONNECTOR. AND I CAN ONLY ASSUME THERE'S BEEN MORE. IN THE INTERIM, IT WAS ADDRESSED, AND WE TALKED ABOUT KIND OF THE. OH, WE GOT A REALLY, COOL IDEA, DISCUSSED THIS CULTURE CITY. PROGRAM WHERE THE CITY STAFF, LEARNED ABOUT, SENSORY NEEDS FOR PEOPLE ATTENDING. PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AND FUNCTIONS. AND, THERE WAS A VERY, INEXPENSIVE KIT THAT THEY COULD PURCHASE AS A PART OF THAT TRAINING, THAT WOULD ALLOW, PEOPLE WHO MAYBE HAD SOME SENSORY SENSITIVITIES TO EXPERIENCE THE PERFORMANCE BETTER AS, LIKE A SENSORY INCLUSIVE CERTIFICATION. AND A KIT THAT CAME WITH THAT, WE TALKED ABOUT OUR GOALS FOR 2025. WE TALKED ABOUT, THE SUCCESS OF THE SUPER SUPPER PROGRAM AND THE BUSINESS PARK TOUR, NEW ALBANY 101, AND KIND OF WHAT WE WANT TO SEE FOR NEXT YEAR, OUTSIDE OF OUTSIDE OF EVENTS, IT WAS A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UPDATE? ANY CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD? NO MEETING. AND 
          [8. CORRESPONDENCE/COMMUNICATIONS]
WE HAD NO MEETING OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION, CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATION. HAS ANYONE FROM COUNCIL RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE OR COMMUNICATION? THEY'D LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON? ALL RIGHT. OVER THE LAST, PROBABLY WEEK AND A HALF, I'VE RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF EMAILS, FORM EMAILS, BASICALLY THE SAME MESSAGE, FROM FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WITH OCTOBER SEVENTH BEING NEXT WEEK, NOT SURPRISINGLY, THERE'S, A LOT OF, INTEREST IN HAVING COMMUNITY SHOW SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL DURING THIS TIME. AND ESSENTIALLY THE EMAIL WAS ASKING THAT THE CITY CONSIDER RAISING THE ISRAELI FLAG, IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL AND MEMBERS OF OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY, THE EMAIL ALSO REFERENCED, CONCERNS ABOUT WIDESPREAD PROTESTS AND RALLIES OVER THE LAST YEAR AGAINST ISRAEL AND MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, CONCERNED ABOUT GROWING ANTI-SEMITISM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AS YOU MAY RECALL, WE ADOPTED A POLICY, SEVERAL YEARS AGO REGARDING FLAG, BANNER AND SIGN, POSTAGE BY THE CITY ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND ESSENTIALLY THAT POLICY WORKING 
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AGAIN, CAREFULLY WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL AND THE CITY MANAGER WAS THAT FLAGPOLE IS OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, WILL NOT BE UTILIZED TO FLY ANY FLAG EXCEPT OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, A FLAG APPROVED BY THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, INCLUDING THE STATE OF OHIO FLAG. OUR NATIONAL FLAG OR OUR CITY FLAG. SO THOSE THREE FLAGS ARE LIMITED TO OUR USE HERE AT THE AT THE CITY. HAVING SAID THAT, I KNOW OVER THIS LAST YEAR WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CENTRAL OHIO MAYORS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION, JEWISH COLUMBUS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING AWARE OF THINGS HAPPENING IN AND AROUND OUR COMMUNITY, AGAIN, MY FOCUS HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S FOCUSED CLOSE TO HOME. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING A SAFE AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY WHERE ALL MEMBERS OF OUR OF OUR TOWN CAN WORSHIP AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN THE MANNER THEY SEE FIT. AND I THINK WE'LL WE'LL CONTINUE THAT FOCUS. BUT, YOU KNOW, EVEN WITH TODAY'S NEWS OF THE RISING CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IT'S, YOU KNOW, HIGHLY CONCERNING, AS I SAID, YOU KNOW, ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN THIS CONFLICT STARTED, THERE'S ONLY THERE'S ONLY LOSERS IN THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS, RIGHT? THERE'S THIS IS TRAGIC O, ON ON ALL SIDES. YOU JUST HAVE TO WATCH THE NEWS AND SEE IT. NO MATTER. WHERE WHERE THESE PEOPLE LIVE, THIS TYPE OF CONFLICT IS TRAGIC. AND I'M SURE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. BUT I THINK AS A AS A CITY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO STAY UNITED AS IT RELATES TO THIS REQUEST AND FOLLOW OUR POLICY. AND EACH ONE OF US INDIVIDUALLY CAN DO WHAT WE FEEL APPROPRIATE TO MAKE SURE THAT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY FEEL WELCOME AND SUPPORTED, BUT WITH THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS ANY FURTHER COMMENT THEY'D LIKE TO PROVIDE. I THINK THAT WAS WELL SAID. ALL RIGHT. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I THINK, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE OF YOUR STATEMENT. I AGREE THAT WE HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE FOR A REASON, IT BECOMES VERY COMPLICATED IF WE TRY TO PUT OURSELVES INTO A PLACE THAT ISN'T WHERE WE OUGHT TO BE PUTTING OURSELVES, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I THINK THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS CITY HAS DONE AND CONTINUES TO DO, AND I HOPE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO VERY STRONGLY AS AS YOU SAID, MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR CITIZENS FEEL WELCOME, FEEL COMFORTABLE, FEEL RESPECTED, AND FEEL LIKE THIS IS THEIR PLACE, THAT THEY CAN. I ALWAYS SAY IT WHEN I TALKED ABOUT IDEA, THE PLACE TO COME AND LIVE, WORK OR PLAY AND FEEL COMFORTABLE AND WELCOME HERE. AND I THINK WE'VE SET THAT TONE AND I JUST I KNOW WE WILL CONTINUE THAT. I THANK YOU FOR THAT, MAYOR. THANK ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE, ANY OTHER COMMUNICATION OR CORRESPONDENCE? I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN 
          [9. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING]
UPDATE ON. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE. OH 27 2024, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE 11.44 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 7800 WALTON PARKWAY FOR AN AREA KNOWN AS THE 7800 WALTON PARKWAY ZONING DISTRICT. FORMERLY KNOWN AS COMMERCIAL VEHICLE GROUP ZONING DISTRICT FROM ITS CURRENT ZONING OF LIMITED OFFICE CAMPUS DISTRICT, LLC TO LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT LGA, AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU. SO THIS REZONING IS FOR THE CBG SITE THAT'S SHOWN AND OUTLINED IN RED HERE. SO THIS WAS FIRST HEARD BY CITY COUNCIL AND TABLED BACK IN AUGUST. AND JUST TO RECAP, WHERE THIS STARTED. SO THIS REZONING IS REALLY TO ADD MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION USES TO THE SITE IN ORDER TO MAKE IT MORE COMPETITIVE IN TODAY'S MARKET. SO CURRENTLY, THE SITE DOES ALLOW FOR OFFICE RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION, RELIGIOUS USES, PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES AND DATA CENTERS. SO THOSE ARE ALL ALLOWED TODAY. WHAT THIS IS DOING IS ADDING MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION. AND SO WHEN THIS LAST WAS AT COUNCIL, WE WERE PROPOSING, WHAT WE WOULD WHAT WE WERE CALLING CLEAN AND NON-HAZARDOUS MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION. SO COUNCIL TABLED THIS IN ORDER TO ALLOW STAFF TO RESEARCH THIS AND TRY TO FIND EXAMPLES OF WHAT THAT MEANS. AND SO WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT IT'S HARD TO DEFINE. WE RESEARCHED MANY COMMUNITIES TO SEE WHAT THEY WERE DOING. IF THEY WERE DOING CLEAN MANUFACTURING. AND WE FOUND IT'S EVEN HARDER TO FIND GOOD EXAMPLES BECAUSE IT VARIES WIDELY. SO MANUFACTURING CAN EVEN INCLUDE THINGS LIKE ASSEMBLY OF PIECES, FOR EXAMPLE. SO SINCE IT VARIES WIDELY AND WE FOUND A VARIETY OF THINGS, WHAT 
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OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE DOING. SO COMMUNITIES ARE DOING EVERYTHING AND CALLING SIMILAR STUFF LIGHT MANUFACTURING, RESTRICTIVE MANUFACTURING THAT WE DID FIND SOME CLEAN MANUFACTURING, BUT WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABOUT HOW YOU DEFINE IT OR WHAT YOU CALL IT, BUT IT'S MORE IMPORTANT ABOUT HOW YOU REGULATE IT. AND SO REGARDLESS OF WHAT EACH CITY CALLS THIS MANUFACTURING USE, EVERYBODY WAS PUTTING PRETTY MUCH THE SAME REGULATIONS ON IT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE FOCUSED ON IN THIS PAST MONTH, IS COMPILING, ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS THAT WILL GO ON THE SITES, SINCE IT WILL ALLOW FOR PRODUCTION, MANUFACTURING USES. SO WHAT WE DID IS WE FOCUSED ON OFF SITE IMPACTS, MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, EXTERIOR STORAGE, EXTERIOR EQUIPMENT, AND THEN LOADING DOCKS AND SERVICE AREAS. SO SORRY, THIS TABLE IS NOT ABOUT SUCH THINGS AS NOISE POLLUTION. YES. SO WE RESEARCHED THAT AS WELL. AND SO WE CONSIDERED WE PUT THAT IN THE BUCKET OF OFF SITE IMPACTS. SO WE LOOKED AT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE PAST I DON'T KNOW LIKE 20 YEARS. AND SO WE'VE LEARNED A LOT. SO WE HAVE MANY LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS. SO THIS TABLE IS TO SHOW YOU IF YOU WERE JUST TO OPEN UP OUR BIG BOOK OF CODE AND LOOK TO SEE WHAT GENERAL EMPLOYMENT REQUIRES. THAT'S WHAT THIS DEFAULT IS, RIGHT HERE. AND THEN WE'VE DONE MANY, LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS HERE. SO FOR EXAMPLE, LICKING COUNTY, THE BUSINESS PARK HAS GROWN AND WE'VE CERTAINLY LEARNED A LOT OVER THE 20 YEARS ABOUT WHAT REGULATIONS HAVE WORK AND WHAT REGULATIONS DON'T WORK. 
          AND SO WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD EXAMPLE AND SORT OF BOILERPLATE, TO, TO KNOW, LIKE WHAT IS WORKING WHERE THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, OTHER RESIDENTS IN, IN THE TOWNSHIP WHERE THIS LICKING COUNTY BUSINESS PARK HAS EXPANDED AND THEN PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT SO THIS IS THIS COLUMN HERE IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THIS CVG LIMITATION, GENERAL STANDARDS. 
          AND THEN THIS LAST COLUMN IS WHAT'S EXISTING TODAY. SO THIS IS IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED OCD WITH SOME LIMITATIONS. SO FOR OFF SITE IMPACTS THE CODE DOES ALLOW FOR SOME THINGS LIKE VIBRATIONS SMELLS DUST, ODORS TO EXTEND FROM THE SITE AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T CREATE A NUISANCE. AND SO THAT'S TRUE FOR THE DEFAULT STANDARDS. IT'S TRUE FOR OUR LIMITATION DISTRICTS. AND THEN CURRENTLY IN THE CDD STANDARDS WHERE CVG IS THERE HAS NO STANDARDS AT ALL. SO IT'S JUST SILENCE AND SO WHAT STAFF IS PROPOSING IS THAT WE ARE PROHIBITING ANY EMISSION OF VIBRATIONS, DUST, SMOKE, GAS, ODORS OR OTHER FUMES TO OCCUR OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. SO EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS INSIDE THE BUILDING HAS TO STAY INSIDE THE BUILDING. NOTHING CAN GO OUTSIDE. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO ADDED SOMETHING ON HERE. THIS IS ACTUALLY COMING WITH THE GENERAL EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS. SO THIS IS THE CODE DEFAULT. IT DOES SAY THAT NOISE CANNOT EXCEED THAT OF NORMAL TRAFFIC BACKGROUND NOISE. SO IT CAN'T BE ANY LOUDER THAN A TYPICAL DAY OF TRAFFIC DRIVING ON THE STREETS. AND THEN FOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AGAIN WE HAVE NO STANDARDS IN CODE, WHAT WE HAVE PUT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LICKING COUNTY BUSINESS PARK IS WE'VE REQUIRED THE FOUR SIDED ROOFTOP SCREENING FOR THAT EQUIPMENT FOR SIGHT AND SOUND. I'M SURE THAT'S FAMILIAR. SO CURRENTLY THE CVG SITE DOES REQUIRE SCREENING. SO FOR VISIBLE, FOR VISIBILITY, FOR ROOFTOP AND GROUND EQUIPMENT, WHAT WE'VE ADDED HERE IS THE SOUND. SO WE'VE RETAINED THAT VISIBILITY SCREENING FOR ROOFTOP AND GROUND EQUIPMENT. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO ADDED OUR, OF SAY TYPICAL SCREENING FOR TO ATTENUATE NOISE AS WELL FOR EXTERIOR STORAGE. SO THIS IS IF YOU WANTED, IF THE USER WANTED TO PUT LIKE A PALLET OF GOODS OR OTHER THINGS LIKE OUTSIDE THE SITE. THERE'S CURRENTLY NO STANDARDS IN THE LOC LOC DISTRICT. SO THE WAY IT'S ZONED TODAY. SO RIGHT NOW IN WHAT CODE SAYS IS THE DEFAULT, IS THAT YOU CAN'T DO ANY OUTSIDE STORAGE UNLESS YOU GO TO OUR PLANNING COMMISSION AND YOU GET A SCREENING PLAN APPROVED TO MAKE SURE THAT NEIGHBORS CAN SEE THAT. SO THEY CAN'T DO ANY OF THAT WITHOUT, PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION FOR EXTERIOR EQUIPMENT. SO THIS IS THINGS LIKE TANKS, METER BOXES, THINGS LIKE THAT. RIGHT NOW, THE CVG SITE JUST HAS SOME REGULATIONS FROM OUR CODE, THE DEFAULT THAT SAYS IT REALLY ADDRESSES LIKE METER BOXES. AND SO IT SAYS IT HAS TO BE SCREENED FROM PUBLIC STREETS AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES. BUT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED THIS STANDARD THROUGHOUT THE LICKING COUNTY PORTION IS THAT IT GOES WELL BEYOND JUST METER BOXES. AND IT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE OUTSIDE TANKS, METER BOXES, UTILITY CONDUITS AND SIMILAR EQUIPMENT. 
          SO THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE INTERIOR OPERATIONS OF THE BUILDING. AND SO IT SAYS THAT THOSE HAVE TO BE LOCATED OR SCREENED TO MINIMIZE THEIR VISIBILITY. AND THERE'S 
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ALSO THINGS IN THERE THAT SAYS IT HAS TO BE THE SAME COLOR. RIGHT. SO THE GOAL WHEN WE UPDATED THIS LIMITATION TEST IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CAMOUFLAGED IN. SO YOU DON'T HAVE SOME TANK THAT'S KIND OF STICKING OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB. SO IT'S BLENDING INTO THE BUILDING AND THE OVERALL AREA. AND THEN THE LAST PIECE IS THE SERVICE AREAS. AND LOADING DOCKS. SO CURRENTLY THE CVG SITE REQUIRES THAT A WALL OR LANDSCAPING THAT ACHIEVES 75% SCREENING, IS REQUIRED. SO THE CODE ALSO AND THAT'S REALLY JUST THE DEFAULT IS JUST SAYING WALL OR LANDSCAPING. BUT STAFF IS PROPOSING IS REALLY KEEPING WHAT'S OUT THERE TODAY. SO SAYING YOU HAVE TO DO A WALL AND THEN YOU HAVE TO DO THAT 75% LANDSCAPING AS WELL. WE'RE ALSO SAYING THAT THIS FENCE WALL HAS TO BE AT LEAST SIX FEET HEIGHT, BUT NO MORE THAN 12FT, BECAUSE THAT'S TYPICAL FOR WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, SINCE THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABUTTING. 
          SO AGAIN, WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO COUNCIL JUST FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION. I KNOW THAT WAS KIND OF A LOT, BUT THIS IS SORT OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP, UP TO OVER THE LAST MONTH AND JUST CURIOUS, YOU KNOW, WELCOMING ANY FEEDBACK YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THIS. I APPRECIATE THE DETAIL LEVEL BECAUSE I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT DOES CLEAN MANUFACTURING MEAN. SO THIS HELPS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STILL CONCERNS ME IS THE SOUND ISSUE. YOU TALK ABOUT TYPICAL TRAFFIC, IS THIS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN OPERATE 24 HOURS A DAY AND IS TYPICAL TRAFFIC GOING TO BE WHAT WE HEAR DURING THE DAY? BUT NOW, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE'VE HAD ISSUES NOW WITH GENERATORS AT DIFFERENT PLACES, CREATING VERY DISRUPTIVE SOUND. AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY CLOSE TO SOME DENSE RESIDENTIAL AREAS. AND THAT I KNOW SOUND IS, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GO DO THE DECIBEL THING, BUT IT IS HARDER TO MEASURE. AND WHAT TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I'VE HAD NEIGHBORS TELL ME OVER IN WINDSOR THAT THEY'VE HAD TO TAKE SCONCES OFF THEIR WALLS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY VIBRATE SO MUCH FROM ALL OF WHAT'S GOING ON. ON 161. AND YOU KNOW, THOSE KINDS OF ISSUES CONCERN ME ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS. AGAIN, THE GENERATOR THING IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO ALLOW TO OPERATE 24 HOURS A DAY? AND WHAT WHAT DOES TRAFFIC SOUND MEAN? YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT LEAVES ME WITH A BIG QUESTION. YEAH. YEAH THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I THINK WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, IF IT'S DURING NORMAL OPERATING HOURS, WE WOULD SEND OUT OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO I, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE DO HAVE DEVICES ON OUR PHONES. WE CAN DO THOSE READINGS. I THINK SOMETIMES IT'S JUST VERY EVIDEN. RIGHT. IF IT'S LOUDER THAN BACKGROUND TRAFFIC NOISE, IF IT OCCURS OUTSIDE OF NORMAL OPERATING HOURS, THEN IT BECOMES A POLICE ISSUE. AND THEN AN OFFICER AT THAT TIME WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. SO THAT'S HOW IT'S HANDLED CURRENTLY. IF WE GET COMPLAINTS EITHER DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS OR OUTSIDE, AND I THINK IT IS BASED ON WHATEVER THAT TYPICAL NOISE GENERATION IS AT THAT TIME. IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE CODE THAT LIMITS OPERATING HOURS OF THE FACILITY? SO I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY OPERATIONAL HOURS OR LIMITATIONS. NO SO THERE ARE, LIMITATIONS ON CONSTRUCTION HOURS. SO THOSE ARE OUR TYPICAL LIKE 730 TO 7 OR 7 TO 7, BUT AS FAR AS, LIKE OPERATIONS OF THE BUILDINGS GO, NO, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY LIMITATIONS. I APPRECIATE THE NOXIOUS ODORS. AND CETERA. ET CETERA. ARE THERE ANY LIMITATIONS ON ELEVATION CHANGES TO THE BUILDING TO HANDLE PRODUCTION? AND ALSO, IN TERMS OF LIGHTING, IF IT'S GOING TO BE A FACILITY THAT RUNS LATE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HOW THAT MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, IMPACT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND OTHER THINGS GOING ON. YES, THAT'S A GREAT I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A HIGHLY ELEVATED BUILDING FOR PRODUCTION, ADDING, YOU KNOW, TOWERS OR LEVELS. SO THE ZONING WE ARE RETAINING, THE CURRENT HEIGHT RESTRICTION TODAY, WHICH IS A MAXIMUM OF 55FT IN HEIGHT AND THEN I BELIEVE WE ARE ALSO RETAINING THE CURRENT LIGHTING RESTRICTIONS. SO AGAIN, THERE ARE SOME LIMITATIONS TODAY. AND I BELIEVE LET ME FIND THAT. I CAN CHECK THAT. BUT I BELIEVE WE PUT IN OUR DEFAULT LANGUAGE WHERE IT DOES REQUIRE LIKE DOWNCAST LIGHTING. CERTAINLY IT'S OUR POLICY TO REQUIRE THAT IT BE ZERO CANDLELIGHT FOOT LEVELS WHERE IT MEETS AND IS ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AS WELL. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT ADDING SOMETHING ABOUT OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, HOURS? I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT SO I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD, IF COUNCIL WANTS UPON, WE CERTAINLY COULD. I THINK IT WOULD JUST BECOME AN ENFORCEMENT 
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ITEM FROM THERE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, BESIDES CARS COMING OR GOING, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN SHIFTS, WE DON'T SEE THIS GENERATING MORE TRAFFIC THAN WHAT IT DOES TODAY, I ALSO KNOW FROM A PRACTICAL SENSE, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHILE THERE IS SOME PARKING IN THE BACK HERE, MOST OF THE PARKING I BELIEVE WILL HAVE TO OCCUR, LIKE IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING WHERE IT'S CLOSEST TO THE ACCESS POINTS ALONG WALTON PARKWAY. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE COULD BE SOME GOING. THE CODE ALSO DOES REQUIRE THAT WALL AND THEN LANDSCAPING. SO THERE SHOULD BE HEADLIGHTS SCREENING HAPPENING BETWEEN ANY FUTURE RESIDENTS AND THIS BUILDING AS WELL. I THINK, COUNCILWOMAN BRESKE MADE A REALLY GOOD POINT ABOUT THE, TRAFFIC NOISE CALCULATOR, BASICALLY. AND I THINK HAVING HOURS OF LIMITATION OR LIMITATION OF HOURS RATHER TIED TO THE TRAFFIC THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, SORT OF DEADEN THE NOISE FROM THE OPERATIONS. I THINK WOULD WOULD PROBABLY GO A LONG WAY BECAUSE WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE A LOOK INTO THAT. COME BACK WITH YOU GUYS WITH MORE INFORMATION. AND, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION IN THE NEXT MEETING. YEAH, I THINK THE DIFFICULTY THAT MAYBE SOME OF US ARE HAVING, I'M HAVING IS WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A PARTICULAR TYPE OF MANUFACTURING THAT IN MANY CASES WE HAVE ZONING AND OTHER REQUESTS THAT COME ALONG BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING FOR THE BEAUTY MILE, OR IT'S PACKAGING, IT'S THIS OR IT'S THAT, THIS IS KIND OF A UNKNOWN. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF MANUFACTURING WE'RE SAYING YES TO OR WHAT WE'RE OPENING IT UP TO. THAT'S THE DIFFICULTY I THINK I'M STRUGGLING WITH. AND MAYBE SOME OF THE OTHERS ARE AS WELL. AND I APPRECIATE WHEN WE DO ZONING, IT'S NOT ALWAYS THAT SPECIFIC, BUT AND WE HAVE A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS AND THINGS YOU'VE HAD IN HERE. IT'S JUST STRUGGLING WITH WHAT MIGHT IT BE BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES, IT MIGHT NOT BE WHAT WE LIKE. YEAH, IT MIGHT HAVE TO SAY AND MIGHT NOT MAKE THE SAME DECISION. AND IS THIS BEING DRIVEN BY CBG WANTING TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS OR JUST TO MAKE THE SITE POTENTIALLY MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR A DIFFERENT TENANT IN THE FUTURE? IT'S THE LATTER TO MAKE IT MORE COMPETITIVE. WE LOOKED AT THE WHAT'S THE RESEARCH AND INFORMATION DISTRICT FURTHER TO THE NORTH, CLOSER TO NEW ALBANY ROAD EAST. SOME OF THOSE PARCELS ALSO ALLOW FOR MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION USES, SO WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD MAKE IT MORE COMPETITIVE. AND IT'S WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH CBG. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE BACK AND TAKE BACK THIS FEEDBACK. THIS IS REALLY GOOD. SO I HEARD LIGHTING DEFINING USES TRAFFIC TO AND SHIFT LENGTHS AS WELL. YEAH I GUESS MY SOUND AND SOUND. YEAH. MY HESITANCY IS WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING THIS MARQUEE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THIS ONE, SO I'M NOT SURE. IT KIND OF SENDS A MIXED MESSAGE THAT, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO CREATE THIS, YOU KNOW, FANTASTIC. HAMLET CONCEPT, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE GOING TO UP ZONING TO INCLUDE INDUSTRIAL, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH IT'S CLEAN MANUFACTURING, YOU KNOW, DIRECTLY NEXT DOOR. SO I WANT TO CURTAIL IF WE GO THROUGH WITH THIS, IT'S GOING TO BE CURTAILED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WHERE I MEAN, I DON'T WANT IT TO IMPACT THAT THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT AT ALL. YEAH. UNDERSTOOD THAT'S EXACTLY. THANK YOU. THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE I'M COMING FROM ON THIS. AND THAT'S WHY I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT THAT THERE'S SOUND COMING FROM THOSE 24 HOURS A DAY. I WANT IT TO BE AS QUIET AS AN OFFICE BUILDING. AND I'M CURIOUS ABOUT AN OFFICE BUILDING. IS IT FEASIBLE FOR THEM TO TRY TO MARKET THE PROPERTY FOR MANUFACTURING AND THEN COME TO US WITH, YOU KNOW, A TENANT AND THE TYPE OF MANUFACTURING AND THEN ASK FOR THESE KIND OF CHANGES OR VARIATIONS TO THE ZONING. I THINK IT'S MUCH EASIER TO ADDRESS IT THAT WAY AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE GETTING INTO. YEAH, THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. I DON'T AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE'S NO END USER AND, YOU KNOW, IN THIS CASE, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY PASS ALONG THAT MESSAGE TO THEM. YEAH STEVE I WANT TO TAKE IT A DIFFERENT ROUTE HERE, ALTHOUGH I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING EVERYONE SAID ON SOUND AND THE CONCERN WITH FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, I HAD A QUESTION ON EXTERIOR STORAGE. AND SO I GET IN THE CHART THAT YOU HAD UP THERE THAT EVERYTHING IS SUBJECT TO SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STORAGE FACILITY THAT'S EXTERIOR AND APPROVED BY PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT IT ALSO LISTED IN THERE, STORAGE OF RAW OR FINISHED GOODS, INCLUDING GASES, CHEMICALS, ETC. OTHER MATERIAL, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT SCREENING WOULD HELP IF THERE'S MATERIAL THAT IS STORED EXTERIOR THAT MAY HAVE SMELLS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AND I'M NOT SURE DOES THIS ADDRESS SOMETHING LIKE THAT 
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BECAUSE I KNOW THE SCREENING WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HELP THAT SPECIFIC. AND AGAIN, THIS GETS TO CASEY'S POINT WHERE WE WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME SINGLE FAMILY HOMES POTENTIALLY RIGHT THERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT WALL. DO WE HAVE ANY GUARDS AROUND THAT. YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THE PROHIBITION FOR ANY OFF SITE IMPACTS, REGARDLESS OF EVEN IF IT WAS STORED AND IT WAS ALLOWED, IF IT'S PRODUCING SOME SORT OF LIKE SMELL OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S EMANATING TO OFF SITE, WE WOULD SAY THAT'S PROHIBITED, BECAUSE OF AN ADDITIONAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARD THAT'S IN THERE. SO THAT COULD THAT COULD ALSO APPLY TO EXTERIOR STORAGE. 
          I THINK IT DOES. BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY GO BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT'S CLARIFIED. I THINK WE CAN DROP THAT SAME LANGUAGE DOWN OR SIMILAR LANGUAGE. I JUST THE EXTERIOR EQUIPMENT. I JUST THINK SO MANY THINGS LIKE SOUND AND SMELL, YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE FINE UNTIL THEY'RE NOT AND NOW THEY'RE THERE AND NOW WHAT DO YOU DO, AND I JUST IT MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS AS AGAIN AS, AS CASEY SAID, THE, THE LOCATION AT THIS MOMENT MAKES ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. OKAY. WELL, I APPRECIATE STAFF'S WORK ON THIS. AND CERTAINLY WE WANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN AS A CITY TO SUPPORT BUSINESSES, EVEN, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE TRANSITIONING, YOU KNOW, CBG HAS HAD A ROUGH GO OF IT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND TRYING TO MAKE, BRINGING IN A NEW TENANT FOR THAT BUILDING WOULD BE GREAT. BUT I THINK I THINK YOU'RE HEARING FROM COUNCIL THAT OUR PREFERENCE WOULD PROBABLY BE TO WAIT UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT THE END USER IS BEFORE WE PROCEED. I APPRECIATE THAT IT ALSO SLOWS DOWN THE PROCESS. BUT WITH ALL THE DEVELOPMENT GOING ON AROUND THERE, IT'S SORT OF LIKE CHRISTMAS. EVERYONE LOVES THE BOX, BUT YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE. SO, LET'S WAIT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GETTING FOR CHRISTMAS BEFORE WE'RE EXCITED, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE ORDINANCE OH SEVEN OR EXCUSE ME, ORDINANCE OH 27 2024 INDEFINITELY. SECOND. ON THE MOTION TO TABLE. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          BRUCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KIST. 
          YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES. VOTES TO TABLE. ORDINANCE OH 2724 2024 INDEFINITELY. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES. WE 
          [10. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]
HAVE ORDINANCES OH 31 THROUGH OH 37. AND BEFORE WE GET TO THE READING OF THE ORDINANCES, THE CLERK HAS SUGGESTED THAT WE WAIVE OUR COUNCIL RULES, SPECIFICALLY RULE FIVE G. SO I'M GOING TO READ A PROPOSED MOTION AND SEE IF COUNCIL AGREES THAT WE CAN PROCEED IN THAT MANNER. 
          YES I MOVE THAT. WE WAIVE COUNCIL RULES, SPECIFICALLY RULE FIVE G FOR ORDINANCES OH 31 THROUGH OH 37 2024, SUCH THAT THE TITLE OF EACH ORDINANCE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE READ FULLY INTO THE RECORD. I WILL READ THE FIRST FULL ORDINANCE TITLE, THEN THE CLERK WILL READ OUT THE ORDINANCE NUMBER, OWNER ADDRESS, AND PARCEL NUMBERS FOR EACH ORDINANCE IN THE GROUP. UNLESS COUNCIL INDICATES OTHERWISE, COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THESE ORDINANCES AS A GROUP WITH A SINGLE VOTE. AT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. SECOND, AND THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, CORRECT. FOR THESE TYPES OF, EASEMENTS AND DEDICATIONS. OKAY. AND THE SECOND WAS COUNCIL MEMBER MCDONALD'S. IS THAT. YES YEAH. OKAY. AND ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES, MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRYCE. YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT YES. THAT'S SEVEN YES. VOTES TO WAIVE. COUNCIL RULES REGARDING THE MEETING. THE READING OF THE TITLE PER MAYOR SPALDING'S MOTION. ALL RIGHT. ORDINANCE OH 31 2024 AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE PROPERTY AND EASEMENTS FROM THE OWNER, LARRY A ARNOLD, THE SECOND OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4186 MINK ROAD NORTHWEST IN LINCOLN COUNTY, OHIO, FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, MAKING AND REPAIRING ROADS IN THE MINK STREET PROJECT, WHICH SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT CHARGE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. OKAY FOR THE ADDITIONAL ORDINANCES. I'VE ALSO PUT THEM HERE SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG. ORDINANCE OH 32 2024 OWNERS DEBORAH TRIPP AND SHARON SMART, CO-TRUSTEES OF THE CROSS KEYSTONE INHERITANCE TRUST. THE ADDRESS IS 4500 BEACH ROAD AND THE PARCEL NUMBER IS 037-111954. 
          DASH 00.000, AND ALSO FOR THE RECORD, SINCE THE PARCEL NUMBER WAS NOT IN OH 31 2024, I'LL ADD THAT THAT PARCEL NUMBER UNDER THE OWNER, LARRY A ARNOLD AT 4186 MINK STREET IS OH 37-11189400.003. SO WE'RE COMPLETE THERE. MOVING ALONG TO ORDINANCE OH 33 2024, OWNERS 
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JOHN E TRIPP AND DEBORAH H. TRIPP. ADDRESS 13635 GREEN CHAPEL ROAD, PARCEL. NUMBER 037-111954-00.004. ORDINANCE OH 34 2024 OWNER HEATHER M HALL, NOW KNOWN AS HEATHER MAZANKOWSKI. ADDRESS 13601 GREEN CHAPEL ROAD. PARCEL NUMBER 037-111954-00.003 ORDINANCE OH 35 DASH 2024. OWNER BETH A PARSONS SUCCESSOR, TRUSTEE OF THE PARSONS TRUST. THAT'S GREEN CHAPEL ROAD, NO STREET ADDRESS ASSOCIATED PARCEL NUMBER 037-111954. DASH 00.002. 
          ORDINANCE OH 36 DASH 2024 OWNER BETH A PARSONS SUCCESSOR, TRUSTEE OF THE PARSONS TRUST ADDRESS 13453 GREEN CHAPEL ROAD, PARCEL NUMBER 037-111762-00.001. AND THE LAST ONE IS ORDINANCE OH 37 2024. OWNERS BEVERLY JEAN BUSH SHARON LYNN HAUSER, FORMERLY KNOWN AS SHARON LYNN BUSH, LORI ELLEN BUSH, AND CHERYL ANN BUSH INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HER CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF THE. IT WENT TO THE NEXT PAGE, BUSH KEYSTONE INHERITANCE TRUST. THE ADDRESS ON THAT PARCEL OR THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY IS ONE, TWO, 685 GREEN CHAPEL ROAD, AND THE PARCEL NUMBER IS 09511148000.000. AND IF YOU WOULD COUNSEL AND STAFF WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED. ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. CLERK. MASON, AGAIN, THESE ORDINANCES WILL BE SET FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. OH, NO. WE ACTUALLY WE MOVED TO WAIVE. WE'RE GOING TO WE'LL STILL DO A SECOND READING, BUT THEN WE'RE GOING TO WAIVE THE 30 DAY REFERENDUM PERIOD. GOT IT. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF ATTENTION AT THIS POINT, ANY STAFF PRESENTATION. NO, NO. THERE'S A SMALL BLURB VERY SUSTAINED. WELL LET ME LET ME JUST SAY BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA TO YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE EACH OF THESE LANDOWNERS PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROCESS, YOU KNOW, THIS DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE MINK ROAD CORRIDOR. WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS PERHAPS PREDICTABLE. A SOMEDAY IN THE FUTURE. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE DEVELOPMENT, LITERALLY LAND AT YOUR DOORSTEP THAT YOU DIDN'T PLAN FOR. I JUST APPRECIATE THESE FOLKS WORKING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, TO TRY TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT, BUT WITH THAT, WE WILL SET THIS SET OF ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING AT OUR MEETING ON OCTOBER 15TH. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'RE 
          [11. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]
MOVING ON TO RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION R 43 2024, A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE FOR OFFICE SPACE AT 7815 WALTON PARKWAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE OUT OF SPACE IN THIS BUILDING. AND YOU DON'T SAY OUR DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS GROWN. ACTUALLY, AS ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE GROWN, IT'S BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO GET THE WORK DONE. SO OUR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND OUR LAW DIRECTOR HAVE SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED AN AGREEMENT WITH, THE FOLKS AT DAIMLER, THIS WOULD BE FOR A, FOR THE LEASE OF THE SPACE LOCATED AT 7815 WALTON PARKWAY, WHICH IS THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE RED ROOF INN. BUILDING, THE LEASE TERM WOULD BE FOR SEVEN YEARS, WITH A FIVE YEAR LEASE TERMINATION. WE ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RENEWALS. IF WE WOULD CHOOSE, THE BASE RENT WOULD BE 1475 A SQUARE FOOT WITH 2% ANNUAL RATES OF INCREASE, THE LANDLORD HAS PROPOSED TO, PROVIDE $75,000 IN TENANT FINISHES AND, AGAIN, WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR OUT PROVISION, BUT THAT WOULD REQUIRE US TO FORFEIT APPROXIMATELY $50,000 IN THOSE, TENANT FINISHES, THE SPACE IS LARGE ENOUGH TO GIVE OUR DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ADEQUATE ROOM FOR EXPANSION. IF THAT BECOMES NECESSARY, IT WILL ALSO ACCOMMODATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHICH MAY BE A WE MAY FIND THAT THAT'S A BENEFICIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS THEY CONTINUE TO GROW THEIR, THEIR OPERATIONS. SO IT GIVES US A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY BOTH IN THAT SPACE AND WHAT WITH WHAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH IN THIS SPACE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I KNOW OUR FRIENDS AT RED ROOF, THEIR NEW CEO, ZACH, OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT TO BE IN THE HOSPITALITY BUSINESS, BUT THEY'RE CERTAINLY EAGER TO PLAY HOST TO SOME OF OUR STAFF UP IN THAT BUILDING. SO I KNOW THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT OPPORTUNITY, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? AND I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
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ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 43 2024? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 43. SECOND. ICE-T DOWN THERE WAS A RACE. YEAH YES. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES GOING THIS WAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BRISK. YES COUNCIL MEMBER. FALLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. 
          YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER. WELCH. YES SEVEN. YES. VOTES TO ADOPT. RESOLUTION R 43 2024. DRUM ROLL, RESOLUTION R 44 2024. A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT AND A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MICROSOFT CORPORATION AND MAKING RELATED AUTHORIZATIONS. SIR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MICROSOFT CORPORATION. THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES 100% REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR 15 YEARS. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, HEADQUARTERED IN REDMOND, WASHINGTON, IS A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY THAT OFFERS AN ARRAY OF SERVICES, INCLUDING CLOUD BASED SOLUTIONS THAT PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH SOFTWARE, SERVICES, PLATFORMS AND CONTENT, AND PROVIDE SOLUTION SUPPORT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES. THE PROJECT SITE INCLUDES PLUS OR -197 ACRES ON BEACH ROAD. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH A DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT. PHASE ONE WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 245,000 SQUARE FOOT DATA CENTER. THE COMPANY APPROXIMATES THE COST OF PHASE ONE TO BE $420 MILLION. PHASE ONE WILL CREATE 30 NEW FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WITH AN AGGREGATE ANNUAL PAYROLL OF 1.5 MILLION. CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE WILL BEGIN IN APRIL 2026, AND BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 2027. THE TIMING OF FUTURE DATA CENTER BUILDINGS IS DEPENDENT ON CUSTOMER DEMAND AND OPERATING EXPENDITURES. COMPARED TO OTHER DATA CENTERS ELSEWHERE, THE BENCHMARKS FOR COMPLIANCE WILL BE MEASURED ACCORDING TO THE REVENUE GENERATION PER SQUARE FOOT FORMULA AS ESTABLISHED FOR THE SPECIFIC BUILDING TYPE AND PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT, REPRESENTING MICROSOFT, WE HAVE MATTHEW DESTEFANO, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND TYLER RIEGEL, SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER OF LAND DEVELOPMENT. MR. DESTEFANO, WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A COUPLE COMMENTS WITH COUNCIL TONIGHT. THE RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. YES COME ON UP. THANKS, GUYS. I'M GLAD YOU GUYS GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A CIVICS LESSON TONIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A BOY SCOUT BADGE, YOU KNOW, BUT YOU MADE IT. I'D LIKE TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU TO MAYOR SLOAN SPALDING AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU AND THE COMMUNITY HERE TONIGHT. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE JENNIFER CHRYSLER, SARAH ZIEGLER, JACKIE RUSSELL AND THE TEAM IN THE NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE FOR THEIR COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT TO BRING US TO THIS MOMENT. I'M MATTHEW DESTEFANO, JOINED HERE BY TYLER RIEGEL AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND LAND DEVELOPMENT TEAMS FOR MICROSOFT DATA CENTER ORGANIZATION. WE'RE PROUD TO REPRESENT MICROSOFT AND OUR GLOBAL DATA CENTER TEAM ON THIS IMPORTANT OCCASION. DATA CENTERS PROVIDE THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE TECHNOLOGY. WE DEPEND ON AT WORK AND IN OUR PERSONAL LIVES. 
          WHENEVER YOU OPEN UP AN APP ON YOUR PHONE, JOIN A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM OR MEETING, SNAP OR SAVE A PHOTO OR PLAY A GAME ONLINE WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOU ARE USING A DATA CENTER. LOCAL BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENTS, HOSPITALS, AND SCHOOLS RELY ON DATA CENTERS EVERY DAY TO DELIVER GOODS AND SERVICES TO YOU. AS CUSTOMER DEMAND GROWS FOR CLOUD SERVICES, MICROSOFT IS EXPANDING OUR DATA CENTER FOOTPRINT, DRIVING THE NEED FOR NEW DATA CENTERS LIKE WE WILL BUILD HERE IN NEW ALBANY. MICROSOFT IS EXCITED TO EXPAND OUR CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE INTO OHIO IN THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. DATA CENTERS. DATA CENTERS REPRESENT A CAPITAL INTENSIVE INVESTMENT IN LONG TERM COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS PROJECT WILL BE A SUCCESSFUL ONE THANKS TO THE SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND LEADERS SUCH AS YOURSELVES. WE'RE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE JOINED THE COMMUNITY IN 2023 AND WORKED TO PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITY, PROSPERITY AND WELL-BEING. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, STREAM AND WETLANDS FOUNDATION OF OHIO, AND THE DALLAS ARBORETUM TO RESTORE 1.3 ACRES OF THE SCHWARTZ PRAIRIE TO WETLAND, REESTABLISHING NATIVE VEGETATION AND NATURAL HYDROLOG. ADDITIONALLY, THE LICKING COUNTIES FOUNDATION LIVABLE LICKING COUNTY FUND WILL PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DIGITAL INCLUSION, WHICH, WHILE OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH CENTRAL OHIO TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND LOCAL CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CENTERS WILL PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH MICROSOFT'S DATA CENTER ACADEMY PROGRAMING TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY, THE LICKING COUNTY UNITED WAY WILL ENHANCE ITS DOCUMENTATION AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AND COLLABORATE WITH GENERATOR TO PROVIDE AN ONLINE CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKFORCE PARTICIPANTS, ENSURING A 
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BRIGHTER, MORE PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR ALL. WE ARE ALSO PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE NEW ALBANY LECTURE SERIES, THE NEW ALBANY SYMPHONY AND PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO NEW ALBANY PLAINS LOCAL SCHOOL STUDENTS. SITE PREPARATION AND GRADING IS STARTING THIS MONTH. CONSTRUCTION CREWS ARE MOBILIZING EQUIPMENT AS WE SPEAK. WHILE THAT WORK IS IN PROGRESS, MICROSOFT WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS OF DESIGNING THIS FIRST DATA CENTER BUILDING AND WORKING WITH NEW ALBANY STAFF TO OBTAIN ALL THE PROPER PERMITS AND APPROVALS FOR THE STRUCTURE AS EARLY AS 2026. AT MICROSOFT, WE ARE COMMITTED TO LISTENING, LEARNING AND ADAPTING TO THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, BOTH IN THE WAY WE DESIGN AND BUILD OUR DATA CENTERS, AND ALSO IN THE WAY THAT WE ENGAGE WITH AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. TODAY IS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN THE LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MICROSOFT AND THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO WORK AND GROW TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU. AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE MICROSOFT HITTING THE GROUND LITERALLY RUNNING, YOU KNOW, YOU HEARD TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY AROUND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY. 
          AND THIS PARCEL, WHILE IT'S CERTAINLY PRIMED FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR A DATA CENTER, IT ALSO HAS SOME VERY UNIQUE FEATURES THAT OUR COMMUNITY WOULD LOVE TO SEE SUPPORTED. AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN EFFORTS TO DO THAT. AND THEN JUST, YOU KNOW, TAKING THE EXTRA MILE, YOU'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO THE LINCOLN COUNTY FOUNDATION, YOU KNOW, UNITED WAY, UNITED WAY OF LICKING COUNTY, CENTRAL OHIO TECHNICAL COLLEGE. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE MAKING INROADS, IMPORTANT INROADS IN OUR COMMUNITY. LITERALLY, BEFORE YOU HAVE A SHOVEL ON THE GROUND THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION AND THE COMPANY YOU REPRESENT, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. WELL, GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS RESOLUTION? 44? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION? MOVE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION, 44 2024 SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER SCHULTZ. YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. THAT'S SEVEN YES. VOTES ON RESOLUTION R 44 2024. WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. WELL CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY. AND IF YOU LEAVE QUICKLY, YOU CAN STILL MAKE IT TO ELLIOT'S PIZZA BEFORE THEY CLOSE. YES ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO OUR LAST RESOLUTION FOR THIS EVENING. RESOLUTION R 45 2024, A RESOLUTION DECLARING INTENT TO APPROPRIATE PROPERTY AND EASEMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF MAKING, REPAIRING, IMPROVING, OR CONSTRUCTING GREEN CHAPEL ROAD NORTHWEST PHASE TWO AS EXTENDED TO JOIN WITH AND OR BE ADJACENT TO INTERSECTING ROADS, INCLUDING US 62, WHICH ARE AND SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT CHARGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS RESOLUTION DECLARES THE INTENT TO APPROPRIATE THE FEE, SIMPLE INTERESTS AND EASEMENTS TO THE PROPERTIES LOCATED ALONG GREEN CHAPEL ROAD. THIS SEGMENT OF GREEN CHAPEL ROAD IS A LOW, UNIMPROVED ROADWAY THAT RUNS EAST TO WEST, GENERALLY BETWEEN CLOVER VALLEY ROAD AND US 62 OR JOHNSTOWN ROAD. AN ADJACENT PORTION OF GREEN CHAPEL ROAD WAS PREVIOUSLY IMPROVED, WITH THE GREEN CHAPEL PHASE ONE PROJECT. THIS RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION IS NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE REMAINDER OF GREEN CHAPEL ROAD, WITH A CONSISTENT ROADWAY DESIGN. THE PLANNED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS WILL ACCOMMODATE AND IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION. I KNOW THIS DOESN'T HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH THIS RESOLUTION, BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR CITY ENGINEER AND HIS TEAM, THE AMOUNT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS JUST BREATHTAKING, AND THE QUALITY OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE IS REALLY OUTSTANDING. I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER KISS AND I GET TO RIDE OUR BIKES AROUND TOWN FREQUENTLY, AND THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE RIDING ON A FRESH PAVED ROAD. AND, ALL THE STUFF IN LICKING COUNTY IS AMAZING, BUT, CLOSE TO HOME. SO HATS OFF TO YOUR TEAM, I'M, I'M SURE YOU COULD HIRE 3 OR 4 MORE PEOPLE WITH ALL THE WORK WE HAVE. SO, YOU KNOW, NO PRESSURE, JOE, BUT YOUR TEAM'S DOING A GREAT JOB AND JUST DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED. APPRECIATE THAT ALL RIGHT, LET ME OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION, 45 2024 HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION? I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 45 2024 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER CASS. 
          YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLERS. YES SEVEN. YES. 
          VOTES TO ADOPT. RESOLUTION R 45 2024. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS FOR TONIGH? 
          [13. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]
ALL RIGHT. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES. JOE, ANY UPDATE FROM MORPC? NO MEETING. ALL 
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RIGHT, JOINT PARKS, NO REPORT, I THINK WE DO HAVE A DO WE HAVE A DATE SET YET FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING? YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY SAY THAT, BUT I WANTED TO KNOW, I APOLOGIZE, I THINK IT WAS ONE. THERE IS I, I WANT TO OCTOBER 25TH OR 26TH, BUT I WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT FIRST. YEAH, I APOLOGIZE CORRECT. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE 26TH. I THINK IT'S THE 26TH. 
          OKAY SO IT IS 26. ALL RIGHT. 26. THAT IS HOPEFULLY IN THE MORNIN. I'LL LET YOU KNOW. YEAH I APOLOGIZE I THOUGHT I HAD THAT DAY DOWN TOO. I YEAH. DO WE HAVE TIME? I'LL GET IT FOR YOU BEFORE WE LEAVE. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL CATCH UP IN A MOMENT, BUT, YEAH, THAT THEY ARE HAVING A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE NEW FIELD HOUSE, THEY SENT A COMMUNICATION OUT TO THE MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF, THE PROGRESS BEING MADE. AND WE'RE JUST THANKFUL THAT WE'RE ABLE TO WRAP UP SOME OF THE LOOSE ENDS TO GET THIS, THIS PROJECT UNDERWAY. AS, AS, YOU KNOW, AS EARLY AS THIS FALL. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM NEW ALBANY-PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS, YES. THERE WAS A MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 16TH. PRETTY BRIEF ONE, THE DISTRICT DID OFFICIALLY RELEASE THE SCORECARD, OR THE REPORT CARD, I THINK I LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT DID RECEIVE A FIVE STAR RATING ACROSS THE BOARD IN ALL CATEGORIES, WHICH INCLUDES THE PROGRESS CATEGORY, WHICH IS FOR A FIVE STAR DISTRICT. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO MAINTAIN FIVE STARS IN THAT ONE BECAUSE, THEY'RE ALREADY ACHIEVING AT A PRETTY HIGH LEVEL, AND JUST TO PUT IT IN CONTEXT, THEY, THEY HAVE FIVE STARS, BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO AN INDEX, THAT KIND OF SCORES ALL THE DISTRICTS, LOCAL SCHOOLS WERE SECOND IN CENTRAL OHIO IN THAT INDEX, THE ONLY DISTRICT WAS GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS THAT HAD A HIGHER, INDEX THAT IN OUR OUR INDEX PUTS US IN THE TOP 5% OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IN THE STATE, WE ARE ONE OF ONLY 18 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE WITH FIVE STARS. AND WE WERE ONE OF ONLY SIX THAT HAS RECEIVED FIVE STARS EVERY YEAR IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, AND THE OTHER, SOLON, AURORA, MADEIRA, UPPER ARLINGTON, US AND CHAGRIN FALLS ARE THE OTHER. SO PRETTY HEADY COMPANY. AND, JOB WELL DONE TO THE DISTRICT. SO THEY WENT IN DETAIL WITH ALL THE, INDICES, DURING THE PRESENTATIO, YOU WANT TO GET MORE DETAILED ON EACH OF THE CATEGORIES YOU CAN WATCH IN THE MEETING, THEY ALSO TOUCHED ON, YOU KNOW, BRIEFLY, THEIR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN, AND THE SEVERAL BENCHMARKS THAT THEY'VE LAID OUT TO, KIND OF QUALIFY THE PROGRESS OF THE DISTRICT IS MAKING, SO, LIKE I SAID, PRETTY BRIEF SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I DID ATTEND, ONE OF THEIR KIND OF OPEN HOUSES AT, THE UPPER FENWAY PARK LAST NIGH, MICHAEL SAWYER'S, BECKY JENKINS AND, PAUL NEWMAN PUT ON THE EVENT THAT, WAS OPEN TO EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, SET A TENT UP, AND, HAD A PRETTY GOOD ATTENDANCE. AND THEIR PLAN IS TO HAVE OPEN HOUSES, I THINK EVERY, I BELIEVE EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT GOING FORWARD, AT THE DISTRICT. SO THEY'RE DOING AS MUCH AS THEY CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT AND HAVE PEOPLE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEVY, YOU KNOW, ASK THEM NOW, THAT KIND OF THE KEY. TAKEAWAY IS YOU CAN CALCULATE THE IMPACT THAT THE LEVY, THE BOND IS GOING TO HAVE ON YOU SPECIFICALLY. AND IT IS DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHAT PROPERTY. IF YOU GO TO THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE NOW, THE CALCULATOR, THERE'S A LINK FOR IT RIGHT THERE. YOU JUST PLUG IN YOUR NAME, POP UP YOUR PARCEL NUMBER, AND IT WILL GIVE YOU AN EXACT CALCULATION OF WHAT, WHAT YOUR PROPERTY. YOU KNOW, IF YOU KNOW, APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE DISTRICT WAS UNDER AN ASSESSMENT THAT IS ROLLING OFF 20% OF THE DISTRICT WAS NOT SO THEY'RE GOING TO SEE A GREATER IMPACT THAN THE OTHER 80%, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, I PLUGGED IN MY, MY HOUSE AND, IT'S A NET -$5. SO I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO SAVE FIVE BUCKS IF IT PASSES, SO, HOW ARE YOU VOTING FOR IT? I KNOW I'M ON THE FENCE, NO. IN ALL HONESTY, THOUGH, IT IS, WHAT THE DISTRICT'S DONE WITH THEIR FINANCES, OVER THE YEARS, AND I GET TO SEE IT FIRSTHAND. I DON'T THINK A LOT OF FOLKS, REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, THE LAST LEVY THAT WAS PASSED WAS IN 2012. THE LAST TIME THEY WENT ON THE BALLOT WAS 2014. AND THAT FAILED, AND KIND OF, YOU KNOW, A BLESSING IN DISGUISE. IT MADE THE DISTRICT KIND OF REEVALUATE THEIR 
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FINANCES AND THE WAY THEY SPENT MONEY. AND THEY'VE DONE AN ABSOLUTE FANTASTIC JOB IN THE TEN YEARS SINCE THEN, BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY TIME FOR THIS DISTRICT, TO NOT ONLY EXPAND, BUT AS WE TOUCHED ON, I GET TO TRAVEL AROUND AND SEE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN OUR, YOU KNOW, KIND OF OUR PEER SCHOOLS AND THE OLENTANGY AND I KNOW, ADRIAN'S PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH UPPER ARLINGTON, WHAT THEY'VE JUST DONE. SO IF YOU VISIT SOME OF THESE OTHER CAMPUSES, NOT ONLY, YOU KNOW, DO WE NEED TO GROW, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO UPDATE OUR CAMPUS. TO, TO REFLECT HOW WELL WE'RE DOING AND, HAVE A GREAT PLACE THAT OUR KIDS WANT TO ATTEND, IN THE FUTURE. SO I THINK IT'S TIME TO REINVEST IN THE SCHOOL. AND, MICHAEL SAWYER AND BECKY JENKINS CAN'T SAY IT, BUT I WILL SAY I'M FULLY SUPPORTING, VOTING FOR ISSUE 40, SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ON THAT, GOING FORWARD, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I DID CHECK OCTOBER 28TH, SO IT APPEARS ON MONDAY AT 2:00 IS THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE FIELD HOUSE, ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE. MONDAY, OCTOBER 28TH AT 2 P.M. 28TH 20 PARTY. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM PLAIN TOWNSHIP, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. ACTUALLY, THE MEETING ON SEPTEMBER FOURTH, THEY APPROVED, CONTINUING WITH SWIMSAFE WITH A THREE YEAR CONTRACT. THEY'VE HAD A RECORD YEAR, AT THE SWIMMING POOL. AND THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THAT MANAGEMENT, THEY ALSO ANNOUNCED THREE PROMOTIONS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DUE TO CHIEF SPONAUGLE MOVING INTO FIRE. 
          INSPECTOR. OUT OF FIRE SERVICE. THERE WAS, BRIAN CANTRELL TO LIEUTENANT BOWSER TO CAPTAIN AND BRIAN RIESNER TO BATTALION CHIE. ALL INTERNAL PROMOTIONS, I WAS TRAVELING AND NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE LAST MEETING, BUT NO MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. THEN I'LL PASS ALONG INFORMATION THAT THEY DISTRIBUTED IN TERMS OF THEIR ANNUAL REPORT AND STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY SHARED AT THAT PARTICULAR MEETING. THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR MEETINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE LEVY AND HAVE HAD POSITIVE RESPONSES TO IT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, ACCORDING TO EVERYTHING THE, OPEN HOUSE ON SUNDAY FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS REASONABLY WELL ATTENDED CONSIDERING THE WEATHER, AND THEY DID GET THE FOAM MACHINE RUNNING FOR THE KIDS IN SPITE OF ALL THIS. SO THAT WAS WELL ATTENDED. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MIKE, REPORTS OF CITY 
          [14. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]
OFFICIALS, I DID MAKE IT OUT TO OKTOBERFEST ON FRIDAY. AND THE FIVE PEOPLE THERE HAD A GREAT TIME, ALL JOKING ASIDE, THOUGH, ONCE THE WEATHER CLEARED UP, SOME, YOU KNOW, THE PARTY DID START OFF FAIRLY WELL, I FLEW OUT SATURDAY, SO I DID GET TO GO SATURDAY, BUT I HEARD THAT IT WAS FAIRLY WELL ATTENDED. IT WAS A GOOD TIME. DESPITE MOTHER NATURE'S CONTEST TO, YOU KNOW, DRIVE US OUT, WE ALSO ATTENDED, DOG. YES. WE WENT TO CANINE COMPANIONS FOR THEIR DOG FEST, WHICH WAS, HEAVILY ATTENDED. IT WAS RIDICULOUSLY HOT THAT DAY TOO. SO THE CHANGE IN WEATHER IS PRETTY DRAMATIC, AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY NEEDED SOME RAIN AND WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT. WE ALSO HAD A COUPLE OF, RIBBON CUTTINGS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND NEW ALBANY ISH AREAS. SO, THE TEXAS ROADHOUSE IS NOW OPEN OFF OF HAMILTON ROAD AND THEN I GOT A CALL FROM, COLUMBUS GOODWILL, AND THEY'RE GOING TO OPEN A SECOND, THRIFT STORE OVER BY GIANT EAGLE, MAINLY DRIVEN TOWARDS NEW ALBANY RESIDENTS, MAKING CLOTHES AND, LIGHTLY USED HOUSEHOLD GOODS CONTRIBUTIONS. 
          SO IT'S MORE OF A DROP OFF CENTER THAN THAN A THRIFT STORE. BUT THEY WILL HAVE A THRIFT ELEMENT. I'M GOING TO LOAD THEM UP. YEAH, I MEAN, I DON'T KIDS THESE DAYS, THEY LOVE TO GO THRIFT SHOPPING, RIGHT? I MEAN THEY IT'S LIKE A WEEKEND ACTIVITY, THAT'S ALL FROM THE MAYOR. ANYTHING FROM THE CLERK, TWO ITEMS, THE CODE CHANGE THAT YOU PASSED REGARDING BOARD AND COMMISSION ATTENDANCE. THAT WAS, CREATED GROUNDS FOR REMOVING SOMEONE MISSING THREE CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS OR FOUR MEETINGS IN A 12 MONTH PERIOD THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, DEPUTY CLERK MAJOR GUERRA CREATED SLIDES TO SHOW AT UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS SO EVERYONE WILL BE UP TO SPEED, WE WILL REACH OUT TO YOU IF WE RECEIVE ANY QUESTIONS. AND, JUST KIND OF WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THAT'S GOING TO START HITTING YOUR BOARD MEETINGS AND ALSO A GROUP PHOTO AND INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS, THE MAYOR REACHED OUT INITIALLY, AND, MR. POLAND THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD SET UP A NEW GROUP SHOT. AND WE WERE WONDERING. IT LOOKS LIKE 
          [01:40:03]
ATTENDANCE. WE'VE GOT EVERYONE FOR THE NOVEMBER 12 BUDGET MEETING. WE'RE STARTING THAT AT ONE. DID WE WANT TO TRY AND DO THAT AHEAD? JOSH, DID THAT WORK FOR YOUR TEAM OR DO WE WANT TO LOOK? YOU THINK SO? IT'S DURING THE DAY THAT'S NICE, AND WILL SAM BE TAKING THAT SHOTS? ARE WE GOING TO BRING IN SOMEBODY, IT'S TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH. IT'S THE OFF COUNCIL TUESDAY. OKAY. DOES THAT WOULD THAT WORK FOR EVERYONE? AND JOSH YOUR STUDIO IS LIKE HERE. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A BIG PRODUCTION TO SET STUFF UP. PROBABLY DO A GROUP SHOT IN HERE AND HEAD SHOTS UPSTAIRS OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET HERE BEFORE NOON THAT DAY. THAT'S OKAY. AS LONG AS IT'S A HALF HOUR TOTAL FOR EVERYBODY WOULD PROBABLY DO IT. SO IF WE INTEND TO START THE MEETING AT ONE 1230. OKAY. AND THERE'LL BE SNACKS OUT HERE TOO. SO, OKAY, WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH MORE DETAIL AND, WHATEVER UNIFORM WE WANT EVERYONE TO WEAR OR STYLE WE'RE GOING TO ATTEMPT, I DON'T KNOW, WE'LL SEE MORE TO COME. AND THAT'S IT FROM THE CLERK. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR? I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT TONIGHT, ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER. I GOT A CHANCE TO ATTEND THE, OHIO GFOA CONFERENCE IN CINCINNATI, WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR. IT WAS A PACKED AUDIENCE. THE ATTENDANCE WAS GREAT. AND THE AGENDA WAS PRETTY AGGRESSIVE. SO HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS ALSO HAD SOME FUN WHEN YOU WERE THERE AS WELL. IT WAS A GREAT TIME FOR ALL ASPECTS. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FROM THE CITY MANAGER? JUST ONE QUICK ITEM, JUST A REMINDER THAT WE WILL HAVE A JOINT, MEETING WITH THE JERSEY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES AT OUR OCTOBER 15TH COUNCIL MEETING, AND THAT WILL BE TO DISCUSS THE CTA, WHICH IS THE COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, SO WE'LL HAVE LEGISLATION ON OUR AGENDA. THEY WOULD POTENTIALLY BE ADOPTING SIMILAR LEGISLATION BY THEIR BOARD, SO THEY'LL BE THEY'LL BE JOINING US ON THE 15TH AT 630 HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WORK THE SEQUENCE, THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETINGS. SO I, WE HAD A MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK. I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SHARE THAT WITH THAT INFORMATION WITH JENNIFER YET, BUT WE HAVE, A POTENTIAL, ITINERARY LAID OUT. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY UPDATE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY? NOTHING TO ADD HERE. I FEEL LIKE I'VE SEEN YOU ONCE TODAY, FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT, PULL FOR COUNCIL COMMENT. ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENT? ALL RIGHT, THEN 
          [17. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING. I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO OHIO REVISED CODE ONE 2120 2G1 FOR DISCUSSION REGARDING APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, DISMISSAL OR COMPENSATION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OR OFFICIALS. AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS, CORRECT. AND POSSIBLY ALSO DISCUSSING CITY MANAGER SEARCHES. NO, NO. OKAY. SO JUST SPORTING COMMISSIONS TO THOSE. ALL RIGHT. WE DO ANTICIPATE ACTION AFTER. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THE THREE PART MOTION. THEIR SECOND ON ALL OF THAT OKAY. SECOND ON ALL THAT, MAYOR SPALDING. YES COUNCIL MEMBER SCHOLL. YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES COUNCIL MEMBER. FALLOWS. YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES COUNCIL MEMBER. FRISK. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:13 P.M, WE WILL TURN OFF THE AUDIO TO THE MEETING, BUT WE WILL LEAVE THE VIDEO RUNNING, AND THEN WE WILL BE RESUMING THE REGULAR SESSION TO TAKEHING SOUND. 
          I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. YOU MEAN RESUME OR ADJOURN? EXECUTIVE SESSION? RESUME RESUME. REGULAR SESSION. I'LL SECOND THAT RESUME. AND THAT IS ONE AND TWO. 
          AND WE ARE GOING THIS WAY. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELL. YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLERS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. 
          MAYOR. SPALDING YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. SEVEN. YES. VOTES TO RESUME. EXIT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. RESUME THE REGULAR SESSION AT 8:43 P.M. EXACTLY 30 MINUTES, AS AS PER 
          [18. OTHER BUSINESS]
USUAL, WE HAVE, AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES WHEN IT COMES TO THE TALENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE, AFTER CONTEMPLATING, SOME OPEN POSITIONS ON OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE, SHOULD I MAKE A MOTION FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL OR EACH BOARD? OKAY, EACH ONE. EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY. I WOULD MOVE TO APPOINT JEFFREY GASTINEAU TO THE CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD TO COMPLETE THE TERM ENDING. 1231 2024. SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER KISS. YES. 
          [01:45:01]
COUNCIL MEMBER. BRYCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHOLL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTSHIRE. YES. 
          MAYOR. SPALDING YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES SEVEN YES. 
          VOTES TO APPOINT MR. GASTINEAU TO THE CEMETERY. RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE TERM SPECIFIED. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO APPOINT ALEX BILCHIK TO THE IDEA IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION PANEL TO THE TERM STARTING NOW AND ENDING 630 2026. SECOND. TO COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          KISSED. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          DETRICK. YES COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHOR. YES. 
          SEVEN. YES. VOTES TO APPOINT MR. BELICHICK TO THE IDEA IMPLEMENTATION PANEL FOR THE TERM SPECIFIED. I MOVE TO APPOINT COURTNEY NIXON TO THE IDEA IMPLEMENTATION PANEL TO THE TERM STARTING NOW. ENDING 630 2027. SECOND. TO COUNCIL MEMBER KIST. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAH YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. 
          YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES, I HAVE SEVEN. YES VOTES TO APPOINT MISS NIXON TO THE IDEA PANEL FOR THIS TERM SPECIFIED. AND FINALLY, I MOVE TO APPOINT ANTONIO PESTANA TO THE IDEA IMPLEMENTATION PANEL TO THE TERM STARTING NOW AND ENDING 630 2027. SECOND. TWO COUNCIL MEMBER KIST. YES COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRYCE. YES. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAH. YES, I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO APPOINT MR. PESSANHA TO THE IDEA IMPLEMENTATION PANEL FOR THE TERM SPECIFIED. HOW ARE WE DOING DOWN THERE? IS THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS? ANY OTHER BUSINESS? BUELLER GOOD. Q THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS. I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. SECOND ONE AND TWO AND ADJOURNING AT 8:46 P.M. GOOD NIGHT
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