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GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 21ST. I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND AND RECITE OUR NATIONAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CLERK. MASON.
THE ROLL, PLEASE. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES. MAYOR. SPALDING. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KITS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. HERE. I HAVE SEVEN, YES, I HAVE SEVEN. PRESENT FOR THE JANUARY 21ST, 2025 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
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ACTION ON THE MINUTES. WE HAVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES FOR APPROVAL. THE FIRST BEING THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING ON JANUARY 7TH. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING? MINUTES? I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CHANGES. ALL RIGHT. THEN I WOULD MOVE THEIR ADOPTION BY CONSENSUS. SAME FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 7TH. ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THOSE PROPOSED MINUTES? I'VE GOT A COUPLE TYPO CORRECTIONS, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE GOOD. AND I MOVE THEIR ADOPTION BY CONSENSUS. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA? WOULD ANYONE FROM STAFF OR COUNCIL LIKE TO RECOMMEND ANY ADDITIONS[6. HEARING OF VISITORS]
OR CORRECTIONS TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA? HEARING NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS, WE'LL MOVE TO HEARING OF VISITORS. REGRETTABLY, DUE TO THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOL AND SOME STUDENTS THAT WERE TRAVELING AND ALSO ILLNESS, WE'RE GOING TO RESCHEDULE THE PROCLAMATION FOR OUR STATE CHAMPION BOYS SOCCER TEAM. SO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM AND THEIR COACHES AND FAMILIES AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE DATE FOR THAT. ALSO UNDER HEARING OF VISITORS, IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? GOOD EVENING. OH YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD. WE'RE JUST WE'RE UNDER THE HEARING VISITORS PART OF THE MEETING. SO IF THERE'S ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA, NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'RE MOVING ON[7. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]
TO BOARD AND COMMISSION REPORTS. ANY UPDATE FROM PLANNING COMMISSION? NO MEETING ARE NORMALLY SCHEDULED. A MEETING IS FOR TOMORROW DUE TO THE HOLIDAY YESTERDAY. ALL RIGHT. PARKS AND TRAILS. NO MEETING. ARAB BIG MEETING. SO WE HAD A COUPLE OF MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WERE REVIEWED AT. THE FIRST ONE WAS AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL. MEMBERS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD AND FROM SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION CAME TO DO A VERY PRELIMINARY OVERVIEW OF THE PLANS FOR WHAT IS GOING TO BE CHANGING OVER ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS. AND TO SHOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SUBSTATION FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT WILL BE SHARED AS A SERVICE GARAGE FOR THE SCHOOL BUSSES. AND THEY SPOKE ABOUT THE SOFTBALL FIELDS AS WELL. IT WAS A SHORT, VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW. AND SO WHAT I DID WAS I WENT AHEAD AND PRINTED IT OUT, AND I WILL PASS IT AROUND SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE IT. IS THERE SOMETHING, JENNIFER YOU WANTED TO ADD? YEAH.SUPERINTENDENT AND THE TEAM ARE SCHEDULING A TIME TO COME IN TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO COUNCIL PERSONALLY ABOUT THIS AND GIVE THE SAME PRESENTATION AS WELL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE WE'RE CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR THAT PRESENTATION ON FEBRUARY 21ST. SO THE SECOND MEETING IN FEBRUARY. OKAY. SO THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BACK AND FORTH WITH THE ARB ON THIS ONE BECAUSE AGAIN, IT WAS SO VERY PRELIMINARY AND HIGH LEVEL. THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SUBSTATION SLASH SERVICE STATION IN TERMS OF FRONTAGE AND ABILITY TO GET FIRE TRUCKS IN AND AROUND AND THE PLANS THAT THEY HAD. AND THERE WERE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, BUT AGAIN, IT WAS TOO PRELIMINARY TO BE GET INTO SPECIFICS AT THIS POINT. IT WAS JUST THINGS THAT THEY ASKED THEM TO THINK ABOUT AND TALK ABOUT. SO I'LL PASS THIS AROUND. I GUESS IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE HEARING IT ANYWAY, BUT THERE'S THAT. THE NEXT ONE WAS ALSO A BIG PROJECT. IT WAS SORT OF HIGH LEVEL, BUT IT WAS A VERY LONG DISCUSSION, AND I BROUGHT ALONG THIS LOVELY PACKET OF THAT AS WELL, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH TO IT. BUT IT WAS PRESENTED BY MARKET DEVELOPMENT, AND IT'S A PROJECT THAT I KNOW WE'VE IT'S BEEN BEFORE THE ARB BEFORE, BUT THAT WAS LIKE A YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS AGO IN A VERY DIFFERENT VERSION, I WOULD
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SAY. IT'S A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO DO. JUST AT HIGH STREET, JUST NORTH OF EAGLE'S VILLA, AND HEADING NORTH THAT WAY FOR ABOUT A BLOCK UNTIL YOU HIT WHAT I BELIEVE IS RIGHT WHERE THOSE BUSINESS CONDOS ARE. AND HEADING THEN EAST FOR A COUPLE OF BLOCKS THAT DIRECTION. AND IT'S THE INTENTION IS FOR THE FIRST BUILDING DIRECTLY ON HIGH STREET TO BE RETAIL AND OR RESTAURANT USE ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND PROBABLY RENTALS, RESIDENTIAL RENTALS ABOVE THAT. AND THEN BEHIND THAT, SOME RENTAL TOWNHOMES, AND BEHIND THAT, SOME RENTAL FLATS. AND ALL OF IT BE PART OF THE SAME PROJECT. THE TOWNHOMES THAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. THEY THEY CALL IT A TUCK UNDER TOWNHOME, WHICH I DON'T WANT TO SOUND FACETIOUS, BUT I THINK THE SIMPLEST WAY TO SAY IT IS IT'S A IT'S A MORE UPGRADED VERSION OF A CARPORT UNDERNEATH THE TOWNHOME. SO IT'S AN OPEN SPACE FOR PARKING WITH NO GARAGE DOOR.THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS. A LOT OF, I WOULD SAY, SOME PUSHBACK. NOT NOT THAT THE DEVELOPMENT, YOU KNOW, NOT THAT THE ARAB FELT THE DEVELOPMENT WASN'T DOABLE, BUT A LOT OF THINGS THAT THEY ASKED THEM TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND RETHINK. SOME OF IT WAS HEIGHT, SOME OF IT WAS TOPOGRAPHY. A LOT OF IT WAS AROUND THOSE, THOSE THOSE PARKING UNDERNEATH, WHICH IS WHY I SPECIFY THAT PEOPLE HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT THAT WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE ESTHETICALLY. ONE OF THE ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT THEY WENT BACK WITH WAS TO POSSIBLY GATE OFF THE ALLEY THAT TAKES YOU TO THOSE SO THAT IT CAN'T BE SEEN FROM THE PUBLIC STREET, AND YOU WOULD HAVE A KEY FOB AND BE ABLE TO OPEN UP THE GATE TO GO IN JUST TO THAT AREA. SO THERE'S A LOT THAT WENT BACK. IT WAS A HUGE AMOUNT OF BACK AND FORTH. LIKE I SAID, THERE WAS SOME ESTHETICS ABOUT HAVING A BALCONY. THEY HAD BALCONIES, OUTDOOR BALCONIES AT THE CORNER.
AND ARB REPRESENTATIVES DIDN'T FEEL THAT THAT WAS ESTHETICALLY APPROPRIATE. A LOT OF IT, AGAIN, IS ABOUT HEIGHT AND DIMENSIONS AND A LOT. THEY NEVER GOT TO THE DETAILED LEVEL OF BUILDING MATERIALS OR ANY OF THAT YET, SO THEY TOOK IT BACK. IT WAS A VERY CORDIAL CONVERSATION, AND I THINK A VERY PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION. AND THEY'LL BE BACK, I BELIEVE, IN FEBRUARY WITH I THINK THAT WAS THEIR GOAL, TO COME BACK WITH SOME OTHER THINGS. I WILL PASS THIS AROUND AS WELL. IT IS, AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT. SO BUT IT GIVES YOU A CONCEPT OF WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO IN THE AREA. SO. HEY, MARLENE. YES. PROBABLY NOT SO MUCH ARB AS IT MIGHT BE PLANNING COMMISSION AS THIS GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT I HAD A BUSINESS OWNER REACH OUT TO ME AND ASK AS THAT DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES, IF IT WAS A POSSIBILITY, CONSIDER TWO HOUR PARKING ON THAT STREET. OH, I BROUGHT THAT UP. ACTUALLY, AT THE MEETING I ASKED OUR STAFF. I SAID IF THERE BECAUSE AS ALWAYS, WHEN WE HAVE THESE THESE DENSITIES LIKE THIS FOR RESIDENTIAL, I MADE SURE THAT I SAID WE HAD THIS CAUTIONARY TALE THAT WE HAD AT MARKET AND MAIN STREET AND THAT WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE I TOLD THEM THAT THEY ENCOURAGE, AS PART OF THEIR PLAN, THEIR RESIDENTS TO PARK NOT ON THE STREET, BUT THERE IS A THE WAY IT'S CURRENTLY SET UP. THEY GET, I BELIEVE IT'S A HALF A CREDIT FOR PARKING FOR EVERY PARKING SPOT THAT'S WITHIN A CERTAIN AREA OF THE STREET SURROUNDING IT, SO THEY STILL ARE REQUIRED TO DO SIGNIFICANT PARKING ON SITE FOR THE RESIDENTS SPECIFICALLY, BUT THEY GET A LITTLE BIT OF A CREDIT FOR SOME OF THE PARKING ON THE STREET. SO I MADE SURE THAT I ASKED OUR STAFF IN FRONT OF THE DEVELOPER. I SAID I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOES NOT CUT AWAY OUR ABILITY TO THEN PUT TWO HOUR PARKING THERE, BECAUSE WE DO NOT NEED ALL THE RESIDENCES THAT DECIDING TO DO THAT AGAIN. SO AND ALSO, JUST IF YOU RECALL SOME OF THE EARLY STUDIES THAT WE'VE DONE IN RECENT YEARS ON VILLAGE CENTER PARKING, THERE'S A CERTAIN CRITICAL MASS THAT'S GOING TO TRIGGER US TO REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT PUBLIC PARKING IN CERTAIN AREAS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO CREATE THAT URBAN FORM, AND WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THESE SEE A SEA OF PARKING LOTS EVERYWHERE. SO THAT SECOND AND THIRD STREET INVESTMENT AND, AND REALLY BUILDING OUT THAT STREET NETWORK AND THAT GRID NETWORK WE ENVISIONED, IF YOU RECALL, IN THE VILLAGE CENTER PARKING STRATEGY, THAT THE HISTORIC VILLAGE CENTER WOULD HAVE SMALL POCKETS OF PUBLIC PARKING, SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE IN A DOWNTOWN WORTHINGTON. THERE'S SOME EXAMPLES, GREAT EXAMPLES OF IT IN WESTERVILLE AS WELL. SO A LOT OF THIS INVESTMENT WILL TRIGGER THAT PORTION OF THE PLAN FOR US TO BRING BACK TO COUNCIL TO DISCUSS, WHICH WILL ALLEVIATE OVERALL SOME OF THE PARKING CONCERNS IN THAT AREA. I SHOULD ALSO SAY THAT THEY ASKED FOR AND WERE GRANTED PERMISSION TO TAKE
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DOWN THE RESIDENCE THAT IS DIRECTLY NORTH OF. AM I SAYING THAT CORRECTLY? DIRECTLY NORTH OF EAGLE'S VILLA ON HIGH STREET. THERE'S A RESIDENCE THERE THAT WILL BE PART OF IT, AND THEY GOT THE PERMISSION TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THAT DOWN NOW, AM I AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT? AM I WRONG? IS IT THE WRONG? ARE THEY TAKING DOWN THE WRONG HOUSE? I THINK IT'S THE BLUE HOUSE THAT I'M HOPING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. YES, IT'S THAT ONE. I THINK. I THINK IT'S THE TWO DOWN. OKAY, IT'S TWO DOWN. AND IT'S BEEN AN EYESORE FOR TWO YEARS. YEAH. 28 NORTH HIGH STREET. LIKE FIVE YEARS. SO. OKAY. GREAT. SO THAT'S GOING TO COME DOWN AS PART OF THIS. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS I THINK THAT'S. AGAIN A LOT A LONG WAY TO GO. STILL I THINK ON THE PROJECT. BUT IT I SHOULD SAY I'VE SAID A LOT OF SORT OF NEGATIVE BUT BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS EXCITING. I THINK IT'S WHAT WE NEED IN THAT AREA. I THINK IT'S ANOTHER THING THAT WILL ACTIVATE THE, YOU KNOW, THE AREA. AND I THINK, I THINK THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH ONCE AGAIN, I THINK WE'RE FORTUNATE TO BE DEALING WITH PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST IN OUR COMMUNITY BEING A QUALITY PLACE. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT GIVES US SOME OPTIMISM THAT THIS ISN'T JUST SOME DEVELOPER SHOWING UP OUT OF NOWHERE TO THROW SOMETHING TOGETHER AND MAKE A PROFIT AND LEAVE. THEIR INTENTION IS TO KEEP CONTINUE TO OWN IT. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK TAKE PRIDE IN IT AND BE A PART OF IT. SO DO YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BREAK GROUND? IS THERE EVEN CAN THAT BE ANTICIPATED? I'M NOT SURE. AFTER THIS MEETING WHETHER JENNIFER YOU. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY TOO, I THINK WE AS STAFF APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THE IRB DOES. I MEAN, THE VILLAGE CENTER, AS WE KNOW, IS THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACES HERE WITHIN NEW ALBANY. WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT DEVELOPMENTS. BUT THE VILLAGE CENTER IS SO SPECIAL. AND SO I THINK ANY DEVELOPER THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN LIKE THIS IS REALLY A PROCESS. AND THE TIME THAT THE ARB TOOK TO GO THROUGH THE DETAILS OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS, KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU PUT SOMETHING IN THE GROUND, IT'S, IT'S PERMANENT AND, AND IT'S GOING TO BE IN OUR VILLAGE CENTER. AND SO THE ARB DID A REALLY, REALLY GOOD JOB OF WORKING THROUGH A LOT OF THOSE DETAILS FROM A TIMING. THEY'RE GOING TO GET STARTED ON IT. I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE UNCLEAR RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, I THINK THEY WOULD LIKE TO START IN 2025. YEAH. IT'S SO THERE'S A FEW THINGS. SO IN DECEMBER, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE THAT AGREEMENT, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AND SO THAT COMMITS THE PROPERTY OWNER TO DEDICATE ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND ACTUALLY THAT PLAT IS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR FIRST READING. AND THEN IN EXCHANGE FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY, THE CITY COMMITS TO CONSTRUCT ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE AS PART OF THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. IT HAS THAT THE DEVELOPER GOES TO THE A OR B IN THIS FIRST QUARTER, AND THEN CITY COUNCIL HAS TO COME BACK TO OUR CITY STAFF HAS TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH A BID FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE, TO CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THAT. ALL THAT WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN AROUND APRIL, AND WE COULD SEE CONSTRUCTION STARTING ON THE ON THE STREETS AND THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS AROUND APRIL OR MAY OF THIS YEAR. NOW, I WILL ADD TO WHAT JENNIFER SAID, WHICH IS OUR OUR ARB IS REALLY TREMENDOUS. THEY'RE A TREMENDOUS GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY, VERY CONSCIENTIOUS. THEY DO A LOT OF HOMEWORK. THEY'RE VERY, AGAIN, RESPECTFUL BUT VERY THOROUGH WITH EVERYBODY THAT COMES IN. I'M LEARNING SO MUCH FROM FROM ATTENDING THOSE MEETINGS, AND I THINK THIS WAS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT. THEY'RE VERY PROTECTIVE OF OUR CITY CENTER, BUT ALSO VERY, YOU KNOW, REASONABLE AGAIN AND PROFESSIONAL ABOUT IT. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY CAN WALK AWAY, YOU KNOW, ANGRY. IT MAY BE A LITTLE FRUSTRATED AND BUMMED, BUT BUT I THINK IT'S VERY, VERY WELL DONE. SO I THINK THEY GAVE THEM A LOT TO THINK ABOUT. SO. ALL RIGHT.ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THOSE UPDATES? ALL RIGHT. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. NO MEETING.
SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. NO MEETING IDEA IMPLEMENTATION PANEL. BUT WE DID HAVE A MEETING. WE DID. THAT'S RIGHT, I WAS I'M SORRY. WE HAD A MEETING. WE HAD I DIDN'T BRING THOSE NOTES BECAUSE IT WAS OKAY. WE HAD OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. CONNOR BERRY IS NOW THE CHAIR OF THE PANEL. AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHO I THINK. DOCTOR SEGAL IS THE VICE CHAIR. CORRECT? CORRECT.
AND SECRETARY KERRY IS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. BECAUSE SHE WASN'T THERE. SO SHE GOT. OH, YOU WERE THERE. SO. THAT'S RIGHT. NO SHE WASN'T SHE WASN'T THERE. SO SHE JUST HAD A BABY. SO WE MADE HER SECRETARY. BUT WE HAD A WE HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE AND WONDERFUL MEETING TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF THE GOALS FOR THE YEAR. AS, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE ADVISED THEM THAT
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THAT THAT JUNETEENTH WILL NOT BE AN IDEA SPONSORED PROJECT, BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. DIWALI WILL CONTINUE AGAIN THIS YEAR. WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS YEAR BEING FOR LACK OF, YOU KNOW, JUST SORT OF A PHRASE. I'LL SAY THE YEAR OF ACCESSIBILITY, TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE COULD DO TO BRING ATTENTION TO HOW WE CAN BE AN ACCESSIBLE CITY AND ARE THERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH FAMILIES THAT HAVE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY THAT HAVE ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES, AND WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU FACE AND HOW, YOU KNOW, DO YOU FEEL, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT, DO YOU FEEL WELCOME AT OUR EVENTS? DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT YOU WHEN WE DO THINGS? ARE THERE WAYS WE COULD DO THAT BETTER? SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROJECT THAT I KNOW I'VE COMMUNICATED TO EACH OF YOU ABOUT, ABOUT THIS FILM THAT IS GOING TO BE DEBUTED THIS YEAR. IT'S THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS FROM NAZI GERMANY. AND THERE IS A LOCAL GENTLEMAN WHO'S WON AWARDS FOR DOCUMENTARIES, WHO IS PRODUCING A FILM ABOUT THE STORY OF A CATTLE CAR TRAIN THAT WAS ABANDONED BY THE NAZIS WHEN IT WASN'T FUNCTIONING, AND THEY JUST LEFT IT ALL LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. AND IT TURNED OUT THERE WERE 2500 PRISONERS OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS INSIDE THE TRAINS THAT WERE STARVING AND DYING INSIDE, AND A GROUP OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS WHO WERE FIGHTING THE WAR HAPPENED TO GO BY AND DISCOVER THIS, AND RESCUED THESE PEOPLE AND STAYED WITH THEM AND NURSED THEM TO HEALTH. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY SAY THAT'S SOMETHING LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IS THE RESULT.THAT'S ABOUT THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT SCHINDLER'S LIST, YOU KNOW, WAS RESCUED. AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAME FROM THAT. AND SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ABBY AND ADRIAN AND THE IDEA PANEL WANTS TO HELP SPONSOR AN EVENT. WE HAVE A DATE NOW AT THE MCCOY AUGUST 28TH TO DO A SORT OF HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT THE MOVIE AND TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THAT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT ALSO TALK ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO TO TRIUMPH OVER BAD THINGS AND WHAT OUR AMERICAN VETERANS HAVE DONE TO DO THAT. SO THAT'S ANOTHER PROJECT WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON FOR THE YEAR, WHICH IS A VERY AMAZING, PATRIOTIC, YOU KNOW, EXPERIENCE. I THINK IT'LL BE A REALLY A REALLY GREAT. SO I HOPE WE'LL FILL THE MCCOY. YEAH. AND WE AND I KNOW ABBY PLANS TO TALK TO SOME OF THE TO MICHAEL SAWYERS AND SOME OF THE SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES TO SEE IF WE CAN TIE IT IN WITH THE SCHOOL THE WAY THEY DO WITH THE SPEAKER SERIES AND THAT SORT OF THING AS WELL. SO I THINK THAT SUMS UP OUR MEETING. IT WAS A GOOD MEETING. IT WAS A LONG MEETING, BUT WE GOT A LOT OF THINGS DONE. SO I DO KNOW WE HAVE COMMUNITY CONNECTOR TRAINING THAT'S GOING TO GET STARTED UP HERE IN FEBRUARY. AND I THINK WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO BUILD OUR SWAG BOX FOR THE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS AND LOOKING FOR CANDLES.
DISTRIBUTORS. SO ANYBODY ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UPDATE? I LOVE THE IDEA OF THE YEAR OF THE ACCESSIBILITY. THINGS ARE REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE WITH THE ADAPTIVE SPORTS FACILITY. IT KIND OF DOVETAILS RIGHT INTO THAT INITIATIVE HERE. SO I THINK IT'S PRETTY PRESCIENT TIMING. IT SURE IS. THAT'S TRUE. NICE JOB. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AS ALWAYS. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FROM THE CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD? NO MEETING. AND THERE WAS NO MEETING OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION. AND THAT TAKES US TO CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS. AND ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE OR COMMUNICATIONS
[9. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING]
SINCE THE LAST MEETING THEY'D LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE 001 2025. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 1169.16 THE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY CODIFIED ORDINANCES AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU. SO THIS IS A CODE UPDATE TO A SMALL PORTION OF THE CITY SIGN CODE, SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO WALL SIGNS FOR COMMERCIAL AND WAREHOUSING USES. SO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ASKED CITY STAFF TO RESEARCH T CODE UPDATES DUE TO A LARGE AMOUNT OF VARIANCES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS TO WALL SIGNS. SO CURRENTLY CITY CODE ALLOWS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 75FTā !S FOR ALL COMMERCIAL AND WAREHOUSING BUILDINGS. SO THAT'S EVERYTHING[00:20:04]
FROM OUR SMALL BUSINESSES TO OUR OFFICES TO OUR DATA CENTERS. AND SO THE SIGN CODE WAS ACTUALLY UPDATED LAST IN 2010, BEFORE WE SAW THE LARGE EXPANSION OF THE BUSINESS PARK IN LICKING COUNTY.SO IT REALLY NEVER CONTEMPLATED, YOU KNOW, THE MILLION PLUS SQUARE FOOT BUILDINGS THAT WE SEE TODAY OUT THERE. SO STAFF HAS DONE RESEARCH, AND WE'VE WORKSHOPPED THIS WITH THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND SO THE PROPOSAL WILL CHANGE THE NUMBER OF SIGNS. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING JUST ONE SIGN FOR BUILDING FRONTAGE, IT ALLOWS ONE PER BUILDING ENTRANCE. BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING MORE MULTI-TENANT BUILDINGS OUT THERE. IT ALSO CHANGES FROM A MAXIMUM OF 75FTā S TO 200FTā !S. AND THIS IS MATCHI. AND IT'S MORE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING. THE DESIRE FROM THE BUSINESSES OUT IN THE LICKING COUNTY PORTION OF THE BUSINESS PARK. WE KNOW THAT THIS PROBABLY WON'T SOLVE ALL OF THE VARIANCES NEEDS, BUT WE DO THINK THIS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VARIANCES WE SEE OUT THERE.
AND THEN THERE'S JUST ONE SMALL AREA THAT WE FOUND THAT WE'RE CLEANING UP HERE AS WELL. AND STAFF IS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CODE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE OH ONE 2025? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE OH ONE 2025. SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KITS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. VELEZ. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES. VOTES TO ADOPT.
ORDINANCE 001 2025. ORDINANCE OH TWO 2025. AN ORDINANCE TO DETERMINE THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND ADDITIONAL SALARY FOR THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, PRO TEM OR DESIGNATED COUNCIL MEMBER PRESIDING OVER MAYOR'S COURT CLERK. MASON. JUST TO SHORTEN THE PRIOR PRESENTATION, THE CITY'S CHARTER AUTHORIZES COUNCIL TO ANNUALLY DETERMINES ITS COMPENSATION. THE LAST TIME WE DID IT WAS LAST JANUARY WITH ORDINANCE 003 2024.
IN 2025, CITY STAFF RECEIVED A 3.5% COST OF LIVING INCREASE. THIS ORDINANCE WOULD INCREASE COUNCIL SALARY BY THE SAME PERCENTAGE. THE ORDINANCE ALSO MAKES HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABLE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE ADJUSTED SALARY WILL BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE? OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE 002 2025? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE? MOVE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE OH TWO 2025 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. FALLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KIST. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELL. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. SPALDING. YES. SEVEN. YES. VOTES STOOD UP. ORDINANCE OH TWO 2025.
[10. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES ORDINANCE OH THREE 2025. AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT AND ACCEPT RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION FOR SECOND STREET, THIRD STREET, HAWTHORNE ALLEY AND FOUNDERS AVENUE AND VACATE AN UNNAMED PUBLIC ALLEY AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. MISTER MAYOR, THANK YOU. SO THIS IS THE PLAT RELATED TO THE PROJECT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BRISK MENTIONED AS PART OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATES. SO SORRY, THIS IS GETTING A LITTLE LOST IN HERE. SO THIS PLAT DEDICATES A NEW EAST WEST ROAD THAT WE'RE CALLING FOUNDERS AVENUE THAT CONNECTS HIGH STREET TO US 62. IT ALSO DEDICATES SECOND STREET. IT EXTENDS IT FROM WHERE IT TERMINATES TODAY. SO EAGLES PIZZA IS JUST OFF THE PAGE HERE. HIGH STREET. MAIN STREET IS JUST DOWN HERE. AND THEN IT KIND OF BLURS OFF HERE. BUT HERE IS A NEW SECTION OF THIRD STREET. THIS ALSO DEDICATES A NEW PUBLIC ALLEY THAT CONNECTS TO THE NEW ALBANY EXCHANGE TO THE EAST. THAT'S CALLED HAWTHORNE ALLEY. AND SO HAWTHORNE ALLEY IS CONSISTENT.ALL OF THE ALLEY NAMES IN THE VILLAGE CENTER ARE NAMED AFTER NATIVE OHIO TREES AND THE CITY STAFF. WE WERE TRYING TO FIND A GOOD NAME FOR THIS NEW STREET. WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A GOOD FOUNDER'S NAME, SO WE DECIDED TO CALL IT FOUNDERS AVENUE TO CELEBRATE EVERY FOUNDER OF HISTORIC VILLAGE CENTER. SO THIS PLAT MATCHES THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVED IN DECEMBER. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AGAIN COMMITS THE PROPERTY OWNER TO DEDICATE ALL OF THE RIGHT OF WAY AS PART OF THAT PROJECT. AGAIN, THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BRISK MENTIONED, WHICH EQUATES TO 40% OF THE TOTAL PROPERTY, WHICH IS BASICALLY THIS SQUARE HERE. IN EXCHANGE, THE CITY WILL CONSTRUCT ALL THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS NEEDED
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FOR THIS PROJECT. SO THE TOTAL DEDICATION IS 0.933 ACRES. AND THE PUBLIC STREET PATTERN FOLLOWS THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE ENGAGE NEW ALBANY STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE VILLAGE CENTER URBAN CENTER CODE AS WELL. THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS FINAL PLAT DURING THEIR DECEMBER MEETING, AND STAFF IS HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THE ON THE ORDINANCE, I GUESS, STEVE, THE ONLY THING I HAVE I KNOW WE HAVE A PROJECT ON THE TABLE THAT WE'RE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WORKING OFF OF. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS GRID SYSTEM WOULD BE WHAT WE WOULD LET'S SAY THAT PROJECT GOES AWAY. WOULD THIS BE WHAT WE WOULD BUILD IN THE CITY CENTER, REGARDLESS OF THAT INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT? YES IT IS. AND SO WHILE THE PROJECT HAS BEEN THE CATALYST FOR THIS, THIS WILL CERTAINLY SERVE MANY OTHER PROJECTS. AND THERE'S NEW ALBANY COMPANY HOLDINGS TO THE SOUTH THAT ALSO SETS IT UP FOR ADDITIONAL EXPANSION TO THE NORTH. SO SOMEDAY IT COULD CONNECT TO MILLER AVENUE ON THE NORTH. SO THIS DOES MATCH THE DESIRED STREET GRID PATTERN THAT'S BEEN ENVISIONED BY THE NEW ALBANY STRATEGIC PLAN. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? WE'LL SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MEETING ON FEBRUARY 4TH. ORDINANCE ZERO FOUR, 2025 AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT MODIFICATIONS FOR LOT 19IN THE HAWKSMOOR SUBDIVISION, AS REQUESTED BY TREVOR ARNOLD, MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU. SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HAWKSMOOR SUBDIVISION AT THE VERY END OF HAWKSMOOR DRIVE, OUTLINED IN RED HERE. SO THIS NEXT SLIDE IS A LITTLE BUSY. BUT JUST TO BE CLEAR. SO THE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES ARE NOT CHANGING. THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED IN THIS VICINITY. WHAT I WOULD LIKE COUNCIL TO TAKE AWAY IS, IS TO KNOW THAT THE ENTIRE PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY A TREE PRESERVATION ZONE, NO BUILD ZONE AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT. THEY'RE ALL SORT OF LAYERED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AND ILLUSTRATED BY THIS BLUE LINE HERE, WHAT THE PROPERTY OWNER AND APPLICANT IS REQUESTING IS TO RELOCATE JUST A SMALL PORTION OF THE TREE PRESERVATION ZONE THAT EXISTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE HERE. SO THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS DONE A SURVEY OF THE EXISTING AND THE PROPOSED TREE PRESERVATION ZONE. EXCUSE ME. SO THE EXISTING TREE PRESERVATION ZONE IS OUTLINED HERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. THIS IS THE PROPERTY LINE HERE. SO IN ORDER TO EXTEND A NEW DRAINAGE EASEMENT THEY THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH THIS TREE PRESERVATION ZONE. BUT COUNCIL IS REALLY REVIEWING TONIGHT IS THIS NEW TREE PRESERVATION ZONE AND NO BUILD ZONE LOCATED HERE. SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE EXACT SAME SIZE. IT'S GOING FROM 0.94 ACRES TO ONE ACRE ON THE SOUTH SIDE. HERE. THE TREE SURVEY WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, REVEALS THAT THERE'S ACTUALLY MORE AND BETTER HEALTH TREES ON THE SOUTH SIDE HERE. AND REALLY, THIS IS MORE OF A CLEANUP ITEM. THE PROPERTY LINE WAS ACTUALLY MOVED IN 2018. SO THIS TREE PRESERVATION ZONE USED TO BE A BUFFER BETWEEN THE TWO PROPERTIES. SO REALLY BY MOVING THIS IT'S REALLY MEETING THE ORIGINAL SPIRIT AND INTENT AND MATCHES WHAT'S BEING DONE AT OTHER LOTS WITHIN THE HAWKSMOOR SUBDIVISION. SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS PLAT MODIFICATION BACK IN NOVEMBER, AND STAFF IS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YEAH, JUST I JUST HAVE ONE THE NEIGHBOR WOULD IT BE TO THE SOUTH EAST WHERE THE PRESERVATION IS BEING MOVED TO? I'M ASSUMING THEY WERE FINE WITH THAT AND NOTIFIED AND EVERYTHING. SO THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED. PLAT MODIFICATIONS AND PLATS DO NOT REQUIRE NEIGHBOR NOTIFICATIONS, BUT EVERYTHING, ALL THE CHANGES THAT ARE OCCURRING ARE ON ONE ARE ON THE PROPERTY OWNERS PARCEL. SO THERE'S NO IMPACT TO THE NEIGHBORING PARCEL. ALL RIGHT.THANK THEY MIGHT BE. YEAH. WELL THEN OKAY I HOPE THEY DO. THEY GET ALONG. NO KIDDING. OKAY. THEY DID BEFORE THEY LIVED NEXT TO EACH OTHER. ANYMORE. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE. AND WE'LL SET THAT FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND SECOND
[11. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]
READING OUR MEETING ON FEBRUARY 4TH. RESOLUTION TO PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION RO3 2025, A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT WITH JERSEY TOWNSHIP TO FACILITATE THE ANNEXATION OF PARCEL NUMBERS 035107136. DASH 00.000035. DASH 108378. DASH 00.000. 035. DASH 106770. DASH 01.000035. DASH 106566. DASH 00.000035. DASH[00:30:15]
106566. DASH 00.004 AND 035. DASH 106566. DASH 01.004 WHICH COMPROMISE APPROXIMATELY 29 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES. THANK YOU MAYOR. YOU'RE WELCOME. SO THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY OWNS THESE PARCELS, WHICH ARE LOCATED IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF STATE ROUTE 161, IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF WORTHINGTON ROAD, EAST OF MINKS. OR, I'M SORRY, BEACH ROAD AND WEST OF HARRISON ROAD. THE JUST TO HELP. HELP DETERMINE THE LOCATION THERE. THE STORAGE THE STORAGE UNITS THAT ARE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 161 AROUND BEACH ARE LOCATED JUST TO THE WEST OF THIS PARCEL. THERE IT'S AS SHOWN ON THE MAP. IT'S NOT THE OLD FRUIT FARM. YEAH, RIGHT. SO THE REQUEST BY THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY IS TO ANNEX THOSE PARCELS TO THE CITY. THEY ARE CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY. THEY ARE WITHIN THE AREA THAT'S BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE PART OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. AND AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST, THE PROPOSAL IS TO ANNEX THESE THROUGH THE EXPEDITED TYPE ONE ANNEXATION PROCESS, WHICH REQUIRES AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWNSHIP. THAT ANNEXATION AGREEMENT IN THIS TYPE OF ANNEXATION THAT WE DO PROVIDES WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS IN TERMS OF THE TRADITIONAL ANNEXATION PROCESS, THAT TRADITIONAL ANNEXATION PROCESS GIVES THE MUNICIPALITY THE ABILITY TO CONFORM BOUNDARIES AT A AT ITS DESIRE, BUT IT ALSO STIPULATES THE WAY THAT IF THERE WAS A CONFORMANCE OF BOUNDARIES, HOW THAT WOULD BE COMPENSATED, THAT ACTUALLY EXISTS IN THE OHIO REVISED CODE FOR A TRADITIONAL ANNEXATION PROCESS. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT THAT TRADITIONAL PROCESS AND THIS IS THAT THIS IS A FASTER PROCESS. IT ALSO, AGAIN, GIVES US THE ABILITY TO STIPULATE THE COMPENSATION THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE TO THE TOWNSHIP FOR THINGS LIKE FIRE AND EMS. SO WE'VE BUILT THAT INTO THE AGREEMENT. THE AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE PROPOSED TO THE TOWNSHIP IS IDENTICAL TO THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE'VE USED FOR THE LAST 10 OR 15 YEARS. SO IF COUNCIL APPROVES THIS TONIGHT, THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS WOULD BE FOR THE TOWNSHIP TO CONSIDER IT. IF IT'S APPROVED BY THE TOWNSHIP AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD FILE AN ANNEXATION PETITION WITH THE COUNTY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? ALL RIGHT, THEN I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION THREE 2025? HEARING? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION THREE 2025. SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES.COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHOLL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO ADOPT.
RESOLUTION R03 2025. RESOLUTION OH FOUR 2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY SUPPORTING THE OHIO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE'S CHALLENGE OF AT&T TARIFF APPLICATION AT THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO. SO, AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, ON DECEMBER 18TH, AT&T FILED A PROPOSED TARIFF REVISION WITH THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF OHIO TO REQUEST A CHANGE IN THE TARIFF THAT WOULD REQUIRE MUNICIPALITIES TO COMPENSATE THE TELEPHONE COMPANY, AT&T, FOR THE COST OF RELOCATING LINES. SO IN THE CASE OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, SUCH AS SOMETHING THAT WE MAY WANT TO DO IN THE VILLAGE CENTER, IF THIS WOULD HAVE IF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROVED, THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO COMPENSATE AT&T FOR THE COST OF MOVING THE LINES, WHETHER IT WOULD BE TO RELOCATE THOSE WITHIN THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY, OR TO BURY THE LINES UNDER THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENTS, THE UTILITY IS OCCUPYING THE RIGHT OF WAY AT NO COST TO THEM. SO IF WE REQUEST THAT THEY MOVE THE LINES IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE AN INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE, IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THAT COST OF RELOCATING THE LINE. SINCE THIS THIS
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LEGISLATION WAS CREATED, AT&T PULLED ITS ITS TARIFF REVISION REQUEST AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD THEY WOULD PREFER TO WORK WITH THE WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. APPARENTLY THERE WERE QUITE A FEW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT WERE THAT EXPRESSED THEIR OPPOSITION TO THIS. WE WERE WHEN WE LEARNED ABOUT THIS, WE WERE GOING TO SUGGEST THAT THIS LEGISLATION COULD BE TABLED INDEFINITELY.HOWEVER, I HEARD FROM CHRIS MILLER, WHO IS WITH THE TAFT LAW FIRM. HE'S REPRESENTING THE OML.
HE'S WORKED WITH THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY AND A NUMBER OF A NUMBER OF PROJECTS RELATED TO TELECOM, WIRELESS AND WIRE TELECOM. HE SUGGESTED THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER ADOPTING THIS LEGISLATION THIS EVENING SO THAT WE COULD, AS WE SIT DOWN AND POTENTIALLY NEGOTIATE WITH AT&T AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODIES AND POTENTIALLY AT THE STATE, THAT WE COULD SHOW THE LEVEL OF OPPOSITION TO THIS, THIS APPROACH. SO IF COUNCIL WOULD BE WILLING TO ADOPT THIS THIS EVENING, WE WOULD PASS THIS ON TO CHRIS MILLER AND THE OML. AND THEN THEY WOULD THEY WOULD MANAGE IT AS, AS WE ATTEMPT TO NEGOTIATE WITH AT&T. THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR RECOMMENDATION. YES.
YES. SO JUST A QUESTION. YOU SAID NEGOTIATE WITH THEM, BUT THEN YOU ALSO TALKED ABOUT OPPOSITION TO THEM. SO I THINK YOU NEED TO CLARIFY THAT A LITTLE BIT. SO I MEAN, IF WE'RE IF WE'RE GOING TO NEGOTIATE, ALL THESE CITIES ARE GOING TO NEGOTIATE. JUST SO I UNDERSTAND THAT IF ALL THESE COMMUNITIES ARE GOING TO NEGOTIATE INDEPENDENTLY, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO GET ANYWHERE WITH AT&T? RIGHT. AND THEN IF THERE'S A COMMUNITY WIDE OR MULTIPLE MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES WHO WANT TO STOP THIS, THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN SITTING DOWN INDEPENDENTLY AND NEGOTIATING WITH THEM. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. WHAT WE'RE REALLY APPROVING HERE. THE INTENT IS TO UTILIZE OML TO DO THE NEGOTIATING. SO AS A GROUP OF MUNICIPALITIES, WE WOULD WORK WITH OR WORK THROUGH OML WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, LIKELY. CHRIS. SO WE WILL WORK AS A GROUP OF COMMUNITIES, NOT INDEPENDENTLY. YES. OKAY. THROUGH OML. RIGHT. OKAY. BUT I GUESS THE POINT IS THAT THIS MAKES A STATEMENT OF WHERE WE STAND ON THIS WHEN THEY GO TO NEGOTIATE, RIGHT, THE AMOUNT OF OPPOSITION THEY'RE FACING. SO THEY'LL KNOW THE NAMES OF THE COMMUNITIES, THEY'LL KNOW THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES. SO, YOU KNOW, CHRIS FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WERE OPPOSED TO THIS ISSUE TO SPEAK UP AND MAKE SURE THAT. WHETHER IT'S AT&T OR PERHAPS MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT PATH AT&T IS GOING TO TAKE IN ORDER TO TRY TO BRING THIS TO A RESOLUTION. IT MAY THROUGH THE PUCO, IT MAY BE THROUGH ANOTHER MECHANISM. SO BY HAVING THIS, THIS. SUPPORT FOR OUR POSITION ON THE RECORD, OKAY. HE THINKS THAT THAT'LL THAT'LL STRENGTHEN OUR POSITION.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE JOINED OR POTENTIALLY JOINED? I BELIEVE THERE'S A LOT I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT COUNT, AND THERE ARE SOME COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CONSIDERING THE LEGISLATION THIS WEEK. OKAY, SO THE TOTAL COUNT ISN'T AVAILABLE YET. OKAY. SO CAN WE JUST SHOW LIKE A UNIFIED FRONT OF OPPOSITION? RIGHT. JUST JUST DOING THAT. SEND A MESSAGE BASICALLY. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO OBVIOUSLY AT&T IS NOT THE ONLY UTILITY OR TELECOM PROVIDER IN THE STATE. AND THEY'RE CERTAINLY NOT THE FIRST TO REQUEST THAT THE PUCO RATIFIED THEIR REQUESTED TARIFF, WHICH IF THE TARIFF IS FILED, THE COMMUNITIES HAVE LITERALLY NO SAY IN THE MATTER. BUT THE TARIFF CONTROLS THE ENTIRE RELATIONSHIP. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE VERY CAREFUL AS WE'RE LOOKING IN YEARS TO COME WITH ADDITIONAL TELECOM AND UTILITY PROVIDERS COMING TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE MONITORING THESE TARIFF FILINGS. THIS HAPPENED TWO WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THERE'S A VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME TO RESPOND. AT&T OBVIOUSLY GOT SOME PRESSURE FROM THEIR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND DECIDED TO WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION. MAYBE THE NEXT TELECOM WOULDN'T TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND WOULD MOVE FORWARD. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CAREFUL AS A STAFF AND AS A CITY THAT WE'RE PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THOSE FILINGS, AND THEY'RE ALL ALREADY ARE SEVERAL THAT ALREADY HAVE
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THAT LEGAL RIGHT. WITH THEIR TARIFFS HAVING BEEN FILED. SO IT'S NOT LIKE IT WAS THE FIRST ONE OUT THERE TO TRY THIS. THERE'S OTHERS THAT ALREADY HAVE. THEY JUST HAPPEN TO BE ONE OF THE LARGER ONES. AND WOULD THEY IMPACT STATEWIDE WOULD BE RATHER PRONOUNCED. ALL RIGHT.ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION OH FOUR 2025? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANY MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION I MOVE FOR ADOPTION OF OH FOUR 2025? SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAH. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
KITS. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION OH FOUR 2025. COUNCIL COMMITTEE
[13. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]
REPORTS. ARE THERE ANY SEPARATE SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS? REPORTS? REPRESENTATIVES. JOHNNY. UPDATE FOR MORPHINE. NO MEETING, JOHN PARKS. NO MEETING PLANNED. LOCAL SCHOOLS, NO MEETING. AND PLAIN TOWNSHIP. THERE WAS A MEETING. JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. KERRY MILLARD WAS REELECTED AND WILL CONTINUE AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD FOR THE NEXT UPCOMING YEAR. THEY ARE RETAINING BAKER TILLY TO ASSIST THEM IN AS THEIR TOWNSHIP ADVISORS TO INITIALLY LOOK AT THE SOURCING THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE NEW FIRE STATION. SO IT'S AN EXTERNAL RESOURCE. THEY'RE GOING TO USE. THE OTHER IS THAT CROSSROADS COMMUNITY PLANNING IS A LAND USE, A GROUP THAT THEY ARE RETAINING TO WORK ON A LAND USE PLAN AND ZONING PLAN FOR THE TOWNSHIP. THE LAST TIME THEY DID SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS IN 2008 AND GIVING A LOT, GIVEN A LOT OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON AND DEVELOPMENT THAT COULD BE HAPPENING NORTH ON 62, THEY REALLY WANT TO DEVELOP A PLAN, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING CROSSROADS COMMUNITY PLANNING TO ASSIST THEM IN DEVELOPING THAT.AND THEY DID ASK THAT WITH MIKE GONE THAT THEY WANT TO CONTINUE, WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DISCUSS WITH THEM A POTENTIAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR TOWNSHIP VEHICLES, OKAY, THAT
[14. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]
WAS IT. THANK YOU. SIR. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS. I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE US CONFERENCE OF MAYORS LAST WEEK IN. DC. LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION CAME OUT. I WOULD I'M GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH JOE ON A COUPLE OF MATTERS, BUT OBVIOUSLY WITH THE CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATION IN WASHINGTON, DC, WITH THE NEW PRESIDENT, A LOT OF THE MAYORS AND THEIR STAFF HAD CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT THOSE CHANGES WOULD BE, AND WE'LL TRY TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT INFORMATION AS IT AS IT COMES OUT AND EVALUATE ITS IMPACT ON NEW ALBANY. BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY GOING TO BE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AROUND ENERGY, ENERGY PROVISION, ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION. THAT WAS CERTAINLY A LOT OF TOPICS AT THE AT THE MEETING. IMMIGRATION OBVIOUSLY WAS IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF THE CITIES THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE THAT HAD DECLARED THEMSELVES SANCTUARY CITIES, AND WHAT THAT IMPACT WOULD BE ON THEIR CITIZENS THERE, AND COOPERATION WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT. AND THAT WAS ABOUT IT. CLERK OF COUNCIL, ANY UPDATE? NO REPORT. FINANCE DIRECTOR. I ACTUALLY HAVE A REPORT. SO I PASSED OUT DECEMBER 2024. MONTHLY REPORT. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW THE YEAR ENDED, THE VERY FIRST PAGE IS YOUR COUNCIL SUMMARY. THE REVENUES MADE IT 104% OF BUDGET. THE EXPENSES. ALTHOUGH WE'VE COMPLETED THE ENTIRE YEAR, WE'VE ONLY SPENT 76% OF OUR APPROPRIATIONS. AND AS YOU COULD TELL, THAT'S THERE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, SOME CHANGE WITH INCOME TAX. I DID SEND THAT EMAIL CONCERNING CONSTRUCTION WITHHOLDING, AND THAT WOULD BE THE MAIN IMPACT AS FAR AS THE INCREASE IS CONCERNED. RELATED TO THAT. I'M GOING TO MOVE TO PAGE TWO. UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTOOD. SO THE APPROPRIATIONS THAT WE DIDN'T SPEND WAS THERE LIKE SOME SIGNIFICANT. LINE ITEMS THAT WERE APPROPRIATED FOR. YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE INCOME TAX AFFECTED THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT, NO, THE INCOME TAX WAS MAINLY RELATED TO THE REVENUES COLLECTING MORE THAN WE ANTICIPATED. OKAY. SORRY I MESSED THAT TOGETHER. THAT'S OKAY. BUT THE APPROPRIATIONS, YOU KNOW, I'LL HAVE TO DIG INTO[00:45:06]
IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, BUT WE WERE JUST REALLY IT IS GENERALLY WE SPEND ABOUT 85%, 87%. SO IT IS DOWN. BUT I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THINGS HAVE BEEN PRETTY CONSERVATIVE. THERE MIGHT BE SOME PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT WE DIDN'T END UP DOING. SO I'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO. PROJECTS WERE PUSHED INTO THIS YEAR FROM LAST, NOT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD THAT I CAN PINPOINT. THAT WOULD OKAY.THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE LEGAL IS DOWN. SO THAT'S GOOD. SO I GUESS IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS AS WELL, AND I GUESS MY ORIGINAL 87%, 85% INCLUDED LARGER EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT OPERATING. AND SO IF YOU DO LOOK AT LAST YEAR AT PERCENT OF BUDGET, WE DID ONLY SPEND 78%.
SO IT'S NOT QUITE DIFFERENT THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THANK YOU. THE SECOND PAGE DETAILS THE ACTIVITY OF THE INVESTMENTS THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH. WE ENDED UP MOVING A LEVEL OF LIQUIDITY OVER TO OUR US BANK SECURITIES FROM STAR OHIO IN ORDER TO MANAGE THE INVESTMENTS A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND MAXIMIZE THE EARNINGS POTENTIAL THERE. AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR CASH VEST, AN INVESTMENT MANAGER. THE THIRD PAGE IS THE SUMMARY OF THE INVESTMENTS FOR OUR US BANK CUSTODY ACCOUNTS. WE DID MEET WITH THEM. I DON'T WANT TO STEAL. WELL, I GUESS YOU DIDN'T REALLY PUT. OH YEAH, WE DID MEET WITH THEM TODAY AND I WENT OVER THE FOURTH QUARTER AND, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF A, YOU KNOW, A LOOK INTO THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD IN ORDER TO GET OUR MATURITIES UP TO LONGER THAN TWO YEARS AND HOLD THE RATES THAT WE HAVE. SO I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING ON A GOOD RUN, A GOOD TRAJECTORY FOR THAT. SO OUR MAIN ACCOUNT THAT WE HAVE MOST OF OUR GENERAL MONIES IN THE AVERAGE YIELD IS 4.08%. AND THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE TO MATURITY IS 2.67 YEARS, WHICH IS A PRETTY GOOD THING TO ACHIEVE, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE $25 MILLION IN CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS, AND THEY CAN ONLY BE $250,000 EACH. SO THEY'VE BEEN WORKING HARD THIS YEAR. THE FINAL PAGE IS THE SUMMARY OF THE FUND BALANCES FOR THE YEAR, AND AFTER I PRINTED IT, I REALIZED HOW TINY IT WAS.
SO I REPRINTED IT ON TWO PAGES. SO IT'S FRONT AND BACK IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. BUT THIS DETAILS OUR BALANCES, THE CASH BALANCES, WHAT IT BEGAN WITH IN 24, WHAT WE ENDED UP WITH AND THE AMOUNT THAT IS EARMARKED STILL TO BE SPENT OUT OF THAT CASH INTO 25.
THE FULL REPORT IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THAT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. ANY QUESTIONS? MATT. ARE YOU GOOD? I'M GOOD. THE CITY MANAGER CAN YOU UPDATE. SO I'D LIKE TO ASK ADRIAN AND ABBY IF THEY WOULD DO A QUICK PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL ABOUT THE 4TH OF JULY. AND. OKTOBERFEST EVENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AT OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP LAST FALL, I BELIEVE MAYOR AND COUNCIL DIRECTED CLERK MASON TO SCHEDULE THIS TYPE OF DISCUSSION FOR EARLY IN 2025. SINCE THAT TIME, CITY STAFF HAS MET WITH HANZEL AND ABE JACOBS, WHO HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH BOTH OKTOBERFEST AND THE JULY 4TH PARADE AND FESTIVAL FOR MANY YEARS. AND SO AS WE LOOK AT THIS TRANSITION FOR THIS INITIAL YEAR AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS FROM THE CHAMBER PRODUCING THESE EVENTS TO THE CITY, WE HAD A REALLY INFORMATIVE DISCUSSION WITH BOTH OF THEM ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN WORKING WELL, WHERE THEY SEE IF THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND THEN JUST SOME FUN BRAINSTORMING ABOUT POTENTIAL IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE. WE'VE SUMMARIZED THAT INFORMATION IN A MEMO THAT WAS IN THE CITY MANAGER'S EMAIL TO YOU ON FRIDAY. AND WE REALLY JUST HOPE THIS MEMO KIND OF INFORMS THE
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COUNCIL'S DISCUSSION ON THESE TOPICS. AND WE'VE OUTLINED A FEW OPTIONS ON WHAT WE COULD DO THIS YEAR FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, AND THEN WHAT WE MIGHT WANT TO DO IN 2026 BECAUSE IT IS THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. AND SO WE HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DO TO MAKE THAT EVEN A BIGGER CELEBRATION. I THINK YOU PROBABLY SAW IN THE MEMO, IN GENERAL, WHEN IT COMES TO JULY 4TH, I THINK ABE AND HANS BOTH, YOU KNOW, THOUGHT ABOUT MAYBE THE CITY NEEDS TO FOCUS IN ON WHAT OUR INTENT IS WITH THOSE EVENTS. AND DO WE WANT THEM TO BE MORE COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUSED, OR DO WE WANT TO PUT ON AND PRODUCE AN EVENT THAT MAYBE IS GOING TO DRAW MORE VISITORS AND TOURISM INTO THE CITY? AND THEN IN TERMS OF OKTOBERFEST, WE'VE TALKED WE TALKED ABOUT OKTOBERFEST VERSUS A FALL FEST WHERE WE REALLY, YOU KNOW, DOING THE THINGS THAT WOULD BRAND SOMETHING IN OKTOBERFEST OR NOT. AND, AND IN GENERAL, I THINK THERE WAS A DESIRE TO REALLY LEAN INTO THE OKTOBERFEST AND MAKE THIS EVENT MORE OF A, YOU KNOW, TRADITIONAL OR WHAT YOU WOULD THINK OF AN OKTOBERFEST BEING. AND SO ABBY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB LOOKING AT MODERN DAY POLKA BANDS AND GERMAN COMPETITIONS THAT WE COULD LAYER INTO THIS EVENT TO MAYBE GET A MORE A MORE AUTHENTIC FEEL. AND THOSE ARE OUTLINED ON THE SECOND PAGE OF THE MEMO, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.WE ALSO HAVE THE VISITOR DATA THAT WE HAD SHARED WITH YOU BACK AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP AS WELL, AND WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. SO I KNOW COUNCIL WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THEY TALK ABOUT THESE EVENTS IN MORE DETAIL. SO THAT'S WHY WE THOUGHT WE WOULD PRESENT THIS INFORMATION IN ADVANCE OF THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. YEAH I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO READ THAT MEMO YET. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TIME TO DO IT. I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF COMMENT, BUT I WILL MAKE SURE I READ IT. I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE. I HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS. I LIKE THE IDEA ABOUT THE 2025 INDEPENDENCE DAY THEME BEING MORE SMALL TOWN. THAT KIND OF APPEALS TO ME. I LIKE THAT THOUGHT. I ESPECIALLY GIVEN 2026, WILL PROBABLY BE A MUCH LARGER EVENT AS PROPOSED IN IN THIS. SO I'D SAY, YOU KNOW, GO AHEAD AND TRY IT AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR THIS YEAR. AND THEN OF COURSE FOR NEXT YEAR BEING AS BIG AS IT'S GOING TO BE, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THAT'LL BE A MUCH, MUCH BIGGER EVENT TO GO. SO I THINK THAT SOUNDS GREAT. I LIKE THE IDEA OF TRYING TO GET NEIGHBORHOODS MORE INVOLVED. I KNOW THAT'S A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT, BUT THAT SOUNDS GOOD. THEN AS FAR AS OKTOBERFEST, I REALLY, REALLY LIKED ALL THE HOMEWORK YOU DID ON OKTOBERFEST. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM RESIDENTS ALL THE TIME. IS MAKING IT MORE OKTOBERFEST LIKE WITH THINGS. SO I REALLY LIKED YOUR THOUGHTS AROUND EVERYTHING THAT YOU PUT IN HERE AS FAR AS THAT. SO I JUST AN N OF ONE, BUT I LIKE THE SMALL TOWN FEEL FOR THIS YEAR AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE OKTOBERFEST AUTHENTIC AND THEN REALLY GOING AFTER IT NEXT YEAR WHEN WE'RE CELEBRATING QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS. GREAT. THANK YOU. YEAH, YEAH. I GUESS TO TOUCH ON YOUR POINT, ADRIAN, ABOUT WHICH DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO WITH THE 4TH OF JULY, I GUESS MY HEAD'S AT. EVERY COMMUNITY HAS A 4TH OF JULY SOMETHING. SO I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF FOCUSING ON NEW ALBANY AND SMALL TOWN AND MAKING IT AS GOOD AS WE CAN, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THEIR OWN COMMUNITY FOR 4TH OF JULY.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ATTRACT FOLKS FROM WESTERVILLE OR GAHANNA. SO I LIKE THAT. THE HOMETOWN, THE KIT FOR POTENTIALLY FOR THE NEXT YEAR, I THINK COULD DRUM UP A LOT OF CONVERSATION AND INTEREST AND WE COULD HAVE A LOT OF FUN PLAYING WITH THAT. SO I THINK GREAT OPTIONS. YEAH. YEAH, GREAT. THANK YOU. I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS POTENTIALLY HAVING THE ABILITY TO HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD FLOATS TO MAKE THE FESTIVAL THE PARADE. MORE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN NEW ALBANY.
I AM ALSO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OCTOBER GERMAN AUTHENTIC. ELEMENTS THAT WERE PROPOSED. AND MY NEIGHBOR IS A FORMER MISS OKTOBERFEST FROM COLUMBUS, WHO I'M SURE WOULD LOVE TO GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE ON ON HOW THAT WORKED. SO SHE'D PROBABLY WEAR HER LITTLE OUTFIT. ARE WE GOING TO START DOING THAT? DO WE NEED A MISS OKTOBERFEST? I THINK WE NEED A MISTER OKTOBERFEST THIS 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY, BUT ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THE FESTIVAL FEEL MORE HOMEY,
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FEEL MORE, YOU KNOW, SMALLER, I THINK WOULD BE WOULD BE GOOD. ESPECIALLY FOR THIS YEAR. I MEAN, THE WE WORK. THE OPTION PRESENTED IN THE MEMO WAS TO REALLY BREAK AWAY FROM THE IDEA OF THE FESTIVAL ITSELF AND DO A SERIES OF SMALLER SCALE, WHETHER IT'S THE KITS OR, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGING THE PARADE INVOLVEMENT AND REALLY NOT NOT WHAT WE'VE DONE THESE PAST FEW YEARS. AND THE BREAKDOWN OF ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN ABOUT 70, 30. I THINK ATTENDANCE OF. NON 43054 PEOPLE VERSUS 45343054 ATTENDEES. AND SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE DIRECTION COUNCIL WANTS TO GO. WE'LL LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE IDEAS. BUT IT WOULDN'T BE THE FESTIVAL AS, AS IT'S BEEN THE LAST FEW YEARS. SO WE DO THE PARADE AND THEN THERE'D BE A BREAK IN THE DAY AND THEN WE WOULD DO FIREWORKS. YEAH, MAYBE A BIKE PARADE TOO IN THERE. JUST THAT. THAT'D BE MORE LOCAL. YEAH. WE COULD NEIGHBORHOODS TO DO IT. MAYBE NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD HAVE PARADE ENTRIES THAT THEY WOULD DECORATE THEIR BIKES. THERE'S A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, I THINK FUN WAYS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION. HANS AND ABE DEFINITELY FELT THAT THE PARADE HAD BECOME TOO COMMERCIAL AND NOT NOT LOCAL ENOUGH. AND SO THOSE MOST OF THE IDEAS IN HERE ARE, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO ENCOURAGE HORSES OR BANDS OR OTHER TYPE OF PARADE ENTRIES AND DIFFERENTIATE IT FROM FOUNDER'S DAY? LIKE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW FOUNDER'S DAY HAS A THE TRACTORS ARE HEAVY ON THE TRACTOR, BUT I FEEL LIKE PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ELSE IS KIND OF THE SAME. FOLKS THAT WERE IN ONE ARE GOING TO BE IN THE OTHER. YEAH. SO IF WE CAN ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, ACTUAL FLOATS AND LIKE MORE, I KNOW THAT HIGH SCHOOL DOES LIKE A HOMECOMING, A BRIEF HOMECOMING PARADE. BUT IF WE COULD ENGAGE THE SCHOOL AND THEY COULD DO, YOU KNOW, FLOATS AS WELL AND GET SOME OF THE KIDS INVOLVED, I THINK IT'D BE PRETTY, PRETTY FUN. YEAH, I THINK THAT THE 4TH OF JULY, I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE TREND AS WE GET BIGGER AND BIGGER, AND IT'S BEEN MORE AND MORE PEOPLE NOT LIVING IN NEW ALBANY SHOWING UP ON THOSE STATS. AND I THINK THAT I WANT TO SEE US FOCUS ON OUR RESIDENTS AND, AND ENJOYABLE, FAMILY CENTRIC THING FOR THEM.SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO TEST THAT OUT AND DO THAT. AND I ALSO DO THINK THAT THE TIMING WITH US TRYING TO GET THESE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS TOGETHER, IT COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY, BECAUSE I DO THINK YOU GOT TO GET YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT GETTING FLOATS IN THE PARADE FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CITY, AND IT'S A HERCULEAN TASK TO GET THAT DONE. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'LL BE EASY THIS TIME, BUT MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME SORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, SPONSORSHIP. MAYBE WE HELP THEM THROUGH THE CONNECTORS. MAYBE THAT WOULD BE A WAY TO GET SOMETHING STARTED. I THINK THAT COULD BE INTERESTING. YEAH. AND IF WE COULD START SMALL WITH DECORATING BIKES OR WAGONS, MAYBE THAT WOULD THAT CAN BUILD OVER THE YEARS. AND THE NEXT STEP WOULD OF NEIGHBORHOOD WANTS TO TRY TO BUILD A FLOAT. AND MAYBE NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE THEIR KIDS ON THEIR BIKES BY NEIGHBORHOOD COMING THROUGH. YOU KNOW, THAT'S SORT OF A THING. I THINK THAT COULD BE REALLY GOOD. SO YEAH, YEAH, I AGREE. GOING BACK TO LOCAL AND NEW ALBANY CENTRIC, I THINK WE'VE ALWAYS DONE 4TH OF JULY FOR THE COMMUNITY. I DON'T THINK WE EVER PUT 4TH OF JULY ON AS A MEANS TO BRING PEOPLE TO THE COMMUNITY AND SHOW OFF THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THE QUALITY OF IT BROUGHT PEOPLE TO US, BUT I THINK ULTIMATELY IT'S FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEW ALBANY, AND TO FEEL LIKE THAT SMALL HOMETOWN AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT 4TH OF JULY SHOULD BE. YEAH. AND THE DUNK TANK FOR THE MAYOR AND THE. MAYOR. I WAS READY TO SAY PIE THROWING CONTEST. THERE'S LIKE EATING CONTESTS. THERE'S A PIE EATING CONTEST, AND IT'S A LOW DOLLAR BUDGET ITEM. SO THAT ONE'S IN FOR SURE. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'LL TRAIN UP FOR THAT. ARE YOU READY? WITH US TAKING SOME OF THESE EVENTS BACK OVER FROM THE CHAMBER? AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS TO HELP US PUT ON THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS. YOU KNOW, I THINK COUNCILS TRY TO PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF FEEDBACK REGARDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO CORPORATE SPONSORS, NOT ONLY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT OUTSIDE. FOR THESE EVENTS. YOU KNOW, NOW THAT IT'S IN-HOUSE, I THINK THAT EXPECTATION IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT EVEN HIGHER. SO LET'S, YOU KNOW, ANY HELP THAT WE CAN GIVE TO THAT EFFORT, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO, YOU KNOW, TURN THE MIRROR BACK ON US AND MAKE US GET OUT THERE AND FIND SOME OF THIS THAT WE'D BE HAPPY TO HELP. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND LIKE A BREWERY OR SOMEBODY TO HELP SPONSOR
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OKTOBERFEST. YOU WOULD THINK THERE'S A BREWERY CLOSE BY HERE. YEAH. THERE IS, I THINK. I'D THROW IN A LITTLE AND THEN FOR THE FOR THE 250TH CELEBRATION, THE STATE OF OHIO HAS A COMMISSION THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS ALLOCATED FUNDS TO. THERE WILL BE SOME GRANT MAKING OPPORTUNITIES. SO IF YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, JUST KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. IF WE CREATE A CELEBRATION THAT NOT ONLY NOT ONLY HONORS OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THE CELEBRATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY, WE MAY BE ABLE TO GET SOME FUNDING DRAWN DOWN FROM THAT. OBVIOUSLY, ONE OF THE COMPLICATIONS OF USING THE AMPHITHEATER FOR ANY EVENT IS IT HAS LIMITED SEATING AND CAPACITY. PROBABLY MAKES SENSE TO HAVE A TICKETED EVENT. I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES RUBS PEOPLE THE WRONG WAY, BUT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL HOW MANY PEOPLE ATTEND, ESPECIALLY FOR A DRONE SHOW IT NEEDS, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SIGHT LINE TO SEE THE DRONES EFFECTIVELY, ESPECIALLY DURING A PERFORMANCE. SO WE'LL HAVE TO WORK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE LOGISTICS OUT A LITTLE BIT. I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT HAS TO BE A BIG REVENUE GENERATOR FROM THE AMPHITHEATER, BUT WE DO NEED TO PROBABLY HAVE TICKET SALES AND TO HELP DEFER SOME OF THE COSTS THAT THE CITY WILL INCUR FROM UTILIZING THAT FACILITY FOR THAT TYPE OF EVENT. BUT IT'S EXCITING. CERTAINLY APPRECIATE STAFF'S EAGERNESS TO TAKE ON THESE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING PUT ON SOME GREAT EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK AND AS WE MAKE PROGRESS IN SOLIDIFYING THE PLANS, WE'LL BRING THAT INFORMATION BACK TO YOU, OKAY. SOUNDS LIKE A SUBCOMMITTEE GETS FORMED HERE. PROBABLY. PROBABLY. RIGHT. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT NEXT MEETING. ANY OTHER REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER? CITY ATTORNEY? NOTHING TO ADD. CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING SOMETHING WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT. ALL RIGHT. PULL FOR COUNCIL COMMENT AND ADDITIONAL[17. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
COUNCIL COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT WE HAVE A REQUEST FROM STAFF TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE NEW ALBANY CHARTER, SECTION 4.03 E FOR DISCUSSION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. LET'S DO IT SECOND. THAT MOTION WAS MAYOR KELLY. YES, YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:33 P.M. FOR ANYONE WATCHING THE STREAM. WE WILL LEAVE THE CAMERAS ON, BUT WE WILL TURN OFF SOUND. WE WILL BE RETURNING AND RESTARTING THE REGULAR MEETING ONCE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS'RE READY. O THERE. I'LL LET THE MAYOR DO MY TALK. I MOVE THAT WE RETURN TO THE PUBLIC MEETING FOLLOWING OUR EXIT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND. SECOND. I HEARD A QUIET SECOND, MORE AUTHORITATIVE SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. I DID HEAR IT, MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES.COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. CHRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHULTZ MIGHT ABSTAIN. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES. COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RESUME THE REGULAR SESSION AT 8:36 P.M. AND THAT
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TAKES US TO OTHER BUSINESS. THERE'S A NOTE HERE FOR DISCUSSION ABOUT CITY SPONSORED EVENTS. YES. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO THE PICKLEBALL DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK WHERE WE HAD REQUESTS FOR USE OF THE PICKLEBALL COURTS. I JUST NEED A LITTLE DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL ON WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO. WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING IS WE HAVE ONE TOURNAMENT THERE A YEAR. WE MIGHT GO TO TWO, BUT WE SPONSOR ONE. WELL, WHEN I SAY WE PARKS AND RECS, BUT WE HAVE ONE TOURNAMENT OUT THERE, CLASSES AND CLINICS, LESSONS, AND THEY'RE TRIED OUT LAST YEAR, BUT THEY DIDN'T REALLY I DON'T WE DIDN'T REALLY GET A LOT OF CATCH WITH THAT. SO WE STILL WANT TO DO THAT. SO THAT'S THE FOUR THINGS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING OUT THERE.I'M GOING TO MAKE THIS EASY FOR THREE BUCKETS TO CONSIDER. THE FIRST BUCKET IS WE'VE HAD REQUESTS FOR OTHER COMPANIES TO COME IN AND RUN A TOURNAMENT SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO. THEY WOULD JUST LIKE TO USE OUR FACILITY TO CONDUCT A TOURNAMENT. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE FINANCIALS WILL LOOK LIKE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. JUST KNOW THAT FROM OUR FACILITY, IT WOULD BE A THIRD PARTY AND WE'D SHUT DOWN THE FACILITY PROBABLY FOR A WEEKEND, SO THERE'D BE NO PUBLIC ACCESS, THIRD PARTY FOR PROFIT.
YES. THIRD PARTY FOR PROFIT. CORRECT. THE SECOND BUCKET. BUCKET. I'M GOING TO PUT FUNDRAISING EVENTS. OKAY. SO IT COULD BE NONPROFIT. IT COULD BE PROFIT, BUT IT WOULD BE
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FUNDRAISING EVENTS THAT THEY LIKE TO HOLD OUT THERE. WHO'S THEY. WELL, WE LAST YEAR AS AN EXAMPLE, WE HAD A HIGH SCHOOL CLUB THAT WANTED TO RUN OUT AND USE THE FACILITY FOR A FUNDRAISING EVENT. OKAY. AND THEN THE FINAL ONE WOULD BE JUST YOUR THOUGHTS ON HAVING RESERVATIONS FOR THE COURT, JUST IN GENERAL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SET A COURT TIME THAT PEOPLE COULD RESERVE IT IF THEY WANTED TO? BY THE WAY, WE TRIED THAT LAST YEAR AND NOT ONE PERSON RESERVED THEM, SO YEAH. OR THEY RESERVED THEM. THEY DON'T SHOW UP AND JUST NOBODY EVER DID THEM BECAUSE THERE WAS PLENTY OF COURTS TO PLAY AND NO ONE REALLY EVER. WE ONLY OFFERED THAT AT CERTAIN TIMES THAT WERE LOW UTILIZATION FOR MAYBE A FAMILY THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT, I WANT TO HAVE A COURT. WE ONLY TOOK FOUR OF THEM THAT WE OFFERED THAT FOR. SO IF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE COME UP AND CHALLENGE YOU BECAUSE IT ALL CHALLENGED COURTS, IT'S ALL OPEN. WE HAD A RENTAL POLICY IN PLACE, BUT IT DIDN'T GET USED. SO. SO WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON FOR PROFIT? MORE THAN LIKELY HOLDING TOURNAMENTS. FUN. I DON'T LIKE IT. OKAY. FUNDRAISER EVENTS THAT COULD BE CORPORATE SPONSORED OR THEY COULD BE THROUGH THE SCHOOL. IT COULD BE WHATEVER. AND THEN I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY CONTINUE THE RESERVATION THING, BUT IT'LL JUST BE AT A SMALL FOR FAMILIES, NOT FOR CORPORATE OR ANY OF THAT. JUST MAINLY I'M OPEN TO CONSIDERING SOME FUNDRAISERS ONLY FOR NON-PROFITS AND ONLY A VERY LIMITED AMOUNT, AND I THINK WE'D HAVE TO GET INTO THE DETAIL OF WHICH ONES WE'D WANT TO APPROVE. THAT'S PERSONALLY ANYTHING THAT'S FOR PROFIT. I'M ABSOLUTELY NOT INTO. AND WHAT'S THE ISSUE FOR PROFIT? IF IT'S TOURNAMENTS AND WE'RE GETTING MONEY FROM IT? I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF IT OR AGAINST IT, BUT I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF ANYTHING FOR PROFIT OUTSIDE COMPANIES COMING IN AND MAKING REVENUE. GRANTED, WE'D GET SOME INCOME FROM IT, BUT WE DON'T NEED IT. AND IT TAKES COURTS AWAY FROM OUR RESIDENTS. SO I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF ANYTHING FROM THAT STANDPOINT. A FUNDRAISER ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT MARLENE SAID. I THINK FOR NONPROFIT, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AS TO HOW MUCH AND HOW OFTEN, BECAUSE WHEN WE DO IT, WE ARE TAKING COURTS AWAY FROM RESIDENTS, THEORETICALLY FROM RESIDENTS OR WHOEVER'S PLAYING OUT THERE. SO I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF DAYS THAT WE PERMIT. BUT I WOULD ONLY LIKE IT FOR NONPROFITS, A CORPORATION DOING IT FOR FUNDRAISING. I'M NOT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND MY THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE, I THINK WHAT WE HAD JUST TO GET MORE CLARITY TO IT. WE HAD A COMPANY, LOCAL COMPANY THAT SAID, HEY, WE'D LIKE TO MAYBE HAVE SIX COURTS KIND OF A TEAM EVENT WHERE THEY THEY'RE NOT REALLY RAISING ANY MONEY.THEY'RE JUST WE'D LIKE TO TAKE SIX COURTS, BRING OUR PEOPLE OUT, MAYBE HAVE SOME FOOD, LET THEM PLAY AROUND. YEAH. MORE OF A IT'S MORE LIKE CORPORATE BOWLING LEAGUE MORE THAN ANYTHING. AND I WOULDN'T GO DOWN THAT PATH. YEAH. THAT'S MORE LIKE THE RESERVATION YOU ALREADY HAVE WHICH THEY COULD DO. SO THAT WOULD BE MY THOUGHTS. YEAH I THINK THAT THESE ARE AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY AMENITY, AND WE NEED TO HAVE THEM BE AVAILABLE TO THE CITIZENS. THOSE TAX DOLLARS PAY FOR THEM. I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING A NONPROFIT OR NOT HAVING A CORPORATION OR A FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION RUN TOURNAMENTS OR RESERVE COURTS OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL EXISTING RESERVATION SYSTEMS. I DO, I LIKE, COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS SAID. I LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING SOME NONPROFIT, BUT LIKE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, OR MAYBE WE REVIEW IT AND I WOULD PERSONALLY PREFER THAT AT ALL TIMES. WE HAVE SOME COURTS AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO PLAY THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE OF THE TOURNAMENT. YEAH. I THINK THAT BREAKING THE COURTS IN HALF, BASICALLY KEEPING HALF OPEN FOR PUBLIC. AND IF THERE IS AN EVENT. YEAH, KEEPING THE RIGHT AND I STILL THINK WE NEED TO KEEP THAT VERY, VERY LIMITED AT, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S A NONPROFIT FUNDRAISER, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO HAVE THAT TAKE A LOT OF OUR TIME AT THE. YEAH, ESPECIALLY ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK TIMES, YOU KNOW, IF A GROUP WANTS TO COME OUT DURING A, YOU KNOW, A WEEKDAY MORNING OR, YOU KNOW, I THINK, BUT WEEKENDS AND EVENINGS WHEN THE COURTS ARE VERY USED, I THINK WE NEED TO STEER CLEAR OF THOSE TIMES. I THINK, TOO, THAT IF IT BECOMES A BIG PROFIT MAKER FOR SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE AND MORE REQUESTS. SO HAVING A LIMITATION ON TIME AVAILABILITY OR, OR DAYS OR ETC, HOW MANY OF THOSE EVENTS WE ALLOW WILL BE IMPORTANT? BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY SMELLS A MONEYMAKING OPPORTUNITY AS A NONPROFIT, LOGICALLY THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO JUMP ON IT AND DO IT AS WELL.
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AND YOU GET SO MANY REQUESTS. ALL RIGHT. SO IF I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY, NO, ON THE TOURNAMENT'S FUNDRAISER EVENT, YES, BUT ONLY BY CASE BY CASE BASIS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PREFERABLY LOCAL. I, I WAS I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. YEAH.WITH A CONNECTION TO THIS COMMUNITY. YEAH. YEAH. LOCAL. LOCAL BENEFIT LOCAL. GOT IT. OR SOME SORT OF LOCAL CONNECTION. RIGHT. CORPORATE SPONSORED EVENTS. NO. IF WE HAVE THE RENTAL RESERVATION POLICY, THEY CAN JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT. ALL RIGHT. THEN THE ONLY THING THIS IS GREAT. THANK YOU. THE ONLY THING I MIGHT RECOMMEND IS WE SHOULD PROBABLY FORM A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THREE PEOPLE SO THAT WHEN THESE THINGS COME IN, THAT SUBCOMMITTEE COULD LOOK AT IT, SEE IF IT MEETS SOME OF THE CRITERIA, AND THEN MAKE A RESERVATION OVER TO JOINT PARKS.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE, BUT JUST A THOUGHT, BECAUSE OTHERWISE, BECAUSE I HEARD A LOT OF VARIABLES THERE THAT I WOULD RATHER WE MAKE THAT DECISION AND NOT HAVE THEM. THEY CAN JUST MANAGE IT AND RUN IT AND OVERSEE IT AND THE WHOLE THING. BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD GIVE THAT DIRECTION, I THINK. NO, THAT'S OKAY. I AGREE WITH THAT. SO HOWEVER WE DO THIS, I'VE GOT ENOUGH TO TALK TO HIM ON THURSDAY ABOUT. THIS IS WHAT WE CAME UP WITH. BUT IF WE'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING A SUBCOMMITTEE, THEN I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND I KNOW, I KNOW, DAVE WOULD PROBABLY LOVE THAT IDEA BECAUSE HE JUST WANTS TO IMPLEMENT. NO, IT SHOULD BE, I AGREE, BECAUSE ALL THOSE IN THINGS I SAID THE TOURNAMENT IN JULY, CLASSES, CLINICS, LESSONS AND LEAGUES, THEY'RE KIND OF TAKING, WHICH IS EASY. THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. THEY I MEAN, THEY DO LEAGUES, THEY JUST DO ALL THAT STUFF. SO THAT'S IN THERE. THEIR EXPERTISE, THIS STUFF IS OUTSIDE I THINK SO. AND I MEAN THAT'S A LOT OF PROGRAMING ALREADY THAT THE COURTS ARE, YOU KNOW, TIED UP. SO I WANT TO LIMIT ADDITIONAL USE. YEAH. AT MOST ONLY TWO COURTS, POSSIBLY THREE. GET TIED UP FOR AN HOUR IN ONE DAY A WEEK BASED ON WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR. NOW THAT WAS THE FIRST YEAR. SO IF THESE THINGS GROW BUT THEN THEN WE HAVE LEAGUES NOW RIGHT. WELL DIDN'T WORK, DIDN'T WORK. SO OKAY. THEY WANTED TO BUT OUR GOAL WAS ONLY IN LEAGUES. IF THEY WOULD HAVE WORKED IT WOULD HAVE ONLY BEEN SIX COURTS. OKAY. SO IT DIDN'T WORK OUT. I DON'T IT JUST WASN'T ADVERTISED. IT WAS TOO LATE. WE GOT IT A LOT OF LEARNING. YEAH. LAST YEAR. YEAH.
SO MAYOR I DON'T KNOW IF WE PUT THIS ON SOME DISCUSSION FOR A SUBCOMMITTEE. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS, BUT I CAN MAKE A MOTION TO CREATE ONE. THE PICKLE POLICE WHO MADE THE PICKLE? PICKLE POLICE. HEY, WE GOT OUR NAME. SEE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE. YEAH, AND I DON'T HAVE TO, BY THE WAY, SO I CAN KEEP YOU ON THAT ONE. OH, YOU DID ALRIGHT, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE FORM A NEW SUBCOMMITTEE FOR PICKLEBALL ACTIVITY AT OUR PICKLEBALL COMPLEX. SECOND. THAT'S ALL. AND THAT LOOKS. AND SHARE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. SEVEN YES. VOTES TO CREATE THE PICKLEBALL SUBCOMMITTEE. ACTIVITY COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW, IT'LL BE A SECTION OF YOUR STAFF TO BE ASSIGNED TO IT. IS THAT THE NEXT MOTION OR ARE WE WAITING ON THAT? I THINK WE CAN WAIT. HAVE YOUR DISCUSSION AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT. YEAH. SEE WHAT YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT IT. AND WE CAN WE CAN NOMINATE MAYBE NEXT MEETING. YEP. OKAY. WE STILL HAVE TO ALSO NOMINATE FOR WHATEVER WE'RE CALLING THE COMMUNITY EVENTS. YES. SUBCOMMITTEE AS WELL. YEP YEP.
SO THINK ABOUT THAT TOO RIGHT. WE'LL DO THAT NEXT WEEK. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM ONE SUBCOMMITTEE TO 15. NOW WE PROBABLY NEED ONE TOO FOR THE THERE WAS ONE EXECUTIVE TRANSITION. OH YEAH. OH YEAH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE THOSE THREE. WELL THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE FOR ANOTHER TEN YEARS RIGHT. I'LL JUST GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES. LET'S JOE CUTS HIS LEG OFF FROM THE CHAIR. HE'S GOING TO BE HANDCUFFED TO HIS DESK UPSTAIRS. SUBCOMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, FOOD AND WATER. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL BUSINESS? NO, SIR. I MOVE, WE ADJOURN.
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