Mar 04, 2025 City Council

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OKAY. WE ARE PUSHING SOUND. MAYOR, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

[4. ACTION ON MINUTES]

[5. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA]

LET ME LOOK AT THE PUBLISHED AGENDA. YEAH. WE NEED TO ADD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO INCLUDE THIS CHAIR. YES. OKAY. CAN I ADD IT? I'M SORRY. ADD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF PURCHASING PROPERTY. SO, PURSUANT TO OHIO REVISED CODE ONE 2120 2G2 TO CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES IF PREMATURE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION WOULD GIVE AN UNFAIR COMPETITIVE OR BARGAINING ADVANTAGE TO A PERSON WHOSE PERSONAL OR PRIVATE INTEREST IS ADVERSE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SECOND. THANKS. MAYOR. SPALDING.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. CASS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. RICE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. SIX YES. VOTES TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO USE TO ADD THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS MOVED BY MAYOR SPALDING. AND THAT TAKES

[6. HEARING OF VISITORS]

SO I WILL CALL THE NAME OF THE SPEAKER AND THEN SORT OF ALERT THE SORT OF ON DECK SPEAKER SO YOU CAN BE READY WHEN YOU'RE FELLOW RESIDENT IS COMPLETE. OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE JOEL TOPOLOSKY. JOEL, GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR. AND JENNIFER LEWIS IS ON DECK. TO BE SWORN IN AT THE LAST MEETING. OKAY, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO SPEAK TONIGHT. ALRIGHT. THE LAST SPEAKER WOULD LIKE THE REST OF OUR RESIDENTS KIDS SPEAK. WELL, THAT'S VERY GRACIOUS OF YOU, SIR. I WILL MOVE YOU TO THE TO THE END OF THE PILE. THAT TAKES US TO MARTY COMBS. AND NEXT IS NANCY WILLS.

MR. COMBS, GOOD EVENING, SIR. GOOD EVENING. MARTY COMBS. I LIVE AT 6288 CALLOWAY SQUARE WEST. WE'RE OBVIOUSLY HERE ABOUT THE BUS TERMINAL. AND, YOU KNOW, THE CONCERNS WE HAVE ABOUT THAT.

THERE'S WE KNOW THE CONSTRAINTS, THE PIPELINES AND THE DIFFERENT ISSUES. WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC FLOW. WE'RE THE ORIGINAL PLANS WE WERE PRESENTED. HAD THE ENTRANCES ON NEW ALBANY, YOU KNOW, NICE FOUR LANE ROAD WITH CENTER TURN LANE. AND THE LAST PLANS WE'VE SEEN WERE ENTRANCES AND EXITS ON THE ALBANY CONDIT ROAD, TWO LANE ROAD. SO WE HAVE VERY CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. WITHIN 800FT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE EXIT FROM NOTTINGHAM TRACE. PROPOSED THREE LANE ENTRANCE TO THE BUS TERMINAL AND AN EXIT FOR FIRE STATION. IT'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE TO BE SOME KIND OF LIGHT FOR THE FIRE STATION. THERE'S ALREADY A LIGHT AT THE CORNER, AND YOU MAY HAVE NEED FOR A LIGHT FOR ALL THE BUSSES TURNING IN AND OUT. SO WE HAVE REAL CONCERNS ABOUT THAT TRAFFIC. MY SPECIFIC CONCERN. YOU KNOW, IF NOTHING ELSE GOES OUR WAY, THE

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BUT I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT SCHLEPPI ROAD THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S GOING TO BE THE ENTRY POINT AND NOT THE EXIT FOR BOTH THE FIRE AND TRANSPORTATION. AND THEN THEY GO ON TO SAY, CAN WE GO BACK TO DISCUSS THAT AREA? I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT SCHLEPPI ROAD IS NOT THAT ACCESS ROAD TO THE CELL TOWER. SCHLEPPI ROAD DUMPS INTO NOTTINGHAM TRACE RIGHT AT THE CLUBHOUSE. IT ORIGINALLY WENT THROUGH HERE AND OUT AND IT WAS OUR ORIGINAL ENTRANCE AND EXIT. SO I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE CONFUSION TO BE CALLING THAT SCHLEPPI. THAT IS NOT AN ESTABLISHED ROAD. IT'S A PRIVATE ACCESS LANE. TO THE CELL TOWER. AND I THINK THAT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND I HOPE THAT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE AT THE CORNER THERE BESIDE NOTTINGHAM TRACY'S PROPERTY, WE HAVE THE VACANT COMMERCIAL LOT, AND I'M NOT SURE THAT IT'S PERMISSIBLE TO USE A PRIVATE LANE LIKE THAT FOR ACCESS TO THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING. SO I'M HOPING THAT SOMETHING YOU'LL CONSIDER AS YOU WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS. I HAD A JUST A COUPLE OF OTHER COMMENTS. ANOTHER THING I NOTICED IN THE MINUTES THEY TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE FEEDBACK FROM THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM WAS THAT THE MAIN COMPLAINT BY RESIDENTS OF

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AND I THINK THOSE ARE SIGNIFICANT. AND THE WIND DOES TRAVEL FROM NEW ALBANY ROAD EAST TOWARD US. SO THE FUMES AND ALL OF THAT ARE GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTED ONTO OUR COMMUNITY, AND SOMETHING THAT MAYBE NOBODY'S MENTIONED, BUT I THINK SHOULD BE A FACTOR. AND THAT IS WHAT THAT DOES TO OUR PROPERTY VALUES. BECAUSE IN ESSENCE, YOU ARE PUTTING AN INDUSTRIAL PARK BESIDE A LOVELY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THAT CERTAINLY IS NOT GOING TO INCREASE OUR PROPERTY VALUES. SO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS WALLACE. SHARON ROGERS AND THEN JOEL. MY NAME IS SHARON ROGERS. I LIVE AT SIX 3021 CALLOWAY SQUARE EAST. I WILL JUST REITERATE WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN TO YOU ABOUT. I WON'T GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN. THE MAJOR CONCERN FOR US IS THE UTILITY ROAD THAT THEY ARE PLANNING ON PUTTING A BUS ROUTE TO COME BACK INTO THE FACILITY. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT WAS CHANGED TO EVERYTHING COMING IN AND OUT OF NEW ALBANY EAST. HOWEVER, THAT PARTICULAR ZONE AREA IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE FIELD AND LITERALLY A SMALL FIELD FROM OUR RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERE WE WILL SIT LITERALLY AND WATCH 90 BUSSES IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON, PASS THROUGH THAT AREA, ALONG WITH WHATEVER MINI BUSSES AND WHATEVER EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT MAY BE OCCURRING. THAT'S JUST GOING TO BE A THOROUGHFARE BASICALLY ALL DAY. THAT THE AIR QUALITY, THE LIGHTING AT NIGHT, THE SOUND, THE TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE HORRENDOUS. WE SIT OUT RIGHT NOW ON OUR ON OUR FRONT AREA BECAUSE WE FACE SIX, 605 AND WE WATCH FROM AFTERNOON TRAFFIC AND THE MORNING TRAFFIC, AND IT IS WALL TO WALL. NOW, IF YOU DUMP BUSSES ON A STREET THAT'S ALREADY CONGESTED, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE BACKUPS. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW LONG, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S WE CAN WE CAN TIME HOW LONG THAT, THAT THAT DELAY IS GOING TO BE. SO AGAIN OUR OUR OUR THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS OF COURSE THE, THE AIR QUALITY AND THE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO MAYBE THE GROUNDWATER. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO HAVE ANY ISSUE OR NOT WITH THERE BEING A GAS FACILITY ON ON SITE. HOWEVER, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THIS. WE ARE GOING TO BE SHOWING UP AT THE MEETINGS, AND WE WILL HAVE WHATEVER PROFESSIONALS WE NEED TO HELP ASSERT OUR, OUR, OUR STANDING SO THAT YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE AND WE ARE CONCERNED. AS WAS STATED BEFORE, WE JUST WANT TO BE EQUALLY TREATED ON OUR SIDE OF THE STREET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JOEL. GOOD EVENING. I WANTED TO GO OVER BASICALLY THE TRAFFIC SITUATION AND SOME THINGS THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A TRAFFIC STUDY BEING DONE, AND I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THE THAT THE TRAFFIC STUDY HAS. INFORMATION CONCERNING WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN RATHER THAN THE WAY THINGS ARE NOW. THE HAMLET IS NOW JUST STARTED TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. I'M ASSUMING FROM WHAT I CAN SEE IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ITS OWN SMALL CITY. MAYBE NOT THAT SMALL, AND I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT 3 OR 4 YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION. I CAN'T, I THINK THAT'S MAYBE EVEN LONGER, WHICH MEANS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DIESEL CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TRUCKS COMING WITH ALL KINDS OF SUPPLIES AND LUMBER AND CEMENT, AND A LOT OF THOSE WE SEE NOW COMING SOUTH ON 605 FROM DISTRIBUTORS AND WAREHOUSES THAT ARE NORTH. NEXT SPRING, THEY'RE

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THEIR COMPOUND, WHICH MEANS THEY'LL PROBABLY BE TURNING BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT. SO THE QUESTION IS, ARE THEY GOING TO END UP WITH A TRAFFIC LIGHT THERE ON NEW ALBANY EAST? ARE WE GOING TO END UP WITH TWO ENTRANCES, AN ENTRANCE EXIT, WHICH IS EVERYBODY WAS CALLING SCHLEPPI ROAD, WHICH IS NOWHERE NEAR WHERE THINGS GO. I CAN TELL YOU WHERE IT WAS BECAUSE IT WENT THROUGH THE FRONT LAWN OF OUR HOUSE. BUT WE'VE ALWAYS CALLED IT THE TOWER DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT'S NOT A ROAD. AND IT'S ALSO PART OF AN L-SHAPED PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE'VE I'VE HEARD YOU MENTIONED THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE COMMERCIAL LOT THAT'S THAT FACES 605. INTERESTING.

THAT LOT IS SHOWN ON THE NEW ON THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR'S WEBSITE IS RESIDENTIAL. AND WHEN I QUESTIONED WITH WITH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE THAT IT WAS SHOWING ON THEIR MAP IS RESIDENTIAL. I ALSO MENTIONED TO THEM THAT IT'S LISTED AS LOT 58. THE LOTS IN NOTTINGHAM TRACE.

THE FIRST NUMBERS THROUGH 58 WERE PHASE ONE. THE REST OF THEM ARE ALL RESIDENTIAL LOTS. AND I QUESTIONED THE AUDITOR OF WHETHER OR NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE SHOWING AS RESIDENTIAL. I ASKED THEM WHETHER RESIDENTIAL TAXES WERE HIGHER THAN LOWER THAN COMMERCIAL, AND THEY SAID NO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WOULD BE TAXED AT A HIGHER RATE. I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING THAT IT STILL SHOWING ON THE AUDITOR'S MAP SINCE 2018, IS RESIDENTIAL. I MENTIONED SOMEBODY AND WE KNOW WHO SAVED SOME MONEY ON TAXES OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS. BUT THE BIG QUESTION IS IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAVING SIX. SIX, TEN, 15 BUSSES AT A TIME COMING AND GOING, THEY'RE GOING TO BE BLOCKING. IF THEY'RE COMING BACK INTO THE COMPOUND, THEY'RE GOING TO BE BLOCKING NOTTINGHAM BOULEVARD. SO I'M GOING TO ASK TODAY IF IN THEIR PLANS THEY PUT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT NOTTINGHAM BOULEVARD, WHICH WILL ALSO HELP THE CANINE COMPANION PEOPLE ACROSS THE STREET AND HAVE A TRAFFIC LIGHT PUT THERE SO THAT WE HAVE A WAY TO GET IN OUT. THE EMTS HAVE A WAY TO GET IN AND OUT. AND I ALSO QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LEFT TURN LANE GOING INTO THAT COMPOUND TO THE COMPOUND, AND WHETHER THAT MEANS THAT THE STREET'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE WIDENED AT LEAST TWO LANES IN EITHER DIRECTION. AND I ALSO WONDER IF WHEN THE BUSSES ARE COMING BACK, HEADED NORTH. AND THEY'RE BACKED UP TO TURN LEFT, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO TO THE LEFT LANE OF 605 THAT ARE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO ATTEMPT TO TURN WEST? SO ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A LEFT TURN LANE, A STAGING LANE, A STRAIGHT LANE AND A RIGHT TURN LANE AT THAT INTERSECTION? SO WE'VE GOT THE CLOSURE THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. WE'VE GOT THE ADDITIONAL DIESEL TRUCKS AND TRAILERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DRIVING PAST US. AND WE'VE NOTICED THAT WITH THE ROUNDABOUT, THOSE TRUCKS ARE GOING TO BE SLOWING DOWN. AND AS THEY COME AROUND THE ROUNDABOUT, ONLY THING THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS THAT LIGHTED NEW ALBANY EAST. AND I CAN TELL YOU WHEN THEY GO BY NOTTINGHAM BOULEVARD, THERE'S SOME MONEY TO BE MADE WITH THE RADAR GUN, BECAUSE SOMETIMES

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APPRECIATE IT. AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE YOU FOLKS COMING OUT THIS EVENING AND SHARING YOUR CONCERNS. THESE ARE CERTAINLY THINGS THAT EVERY MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF.

APPRECIATE THE EMAILS, THE INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS. THIS THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE A BIT OF TIME. USUALLY, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS DO A GREAT JOB IN TAKING INPUT AND TRYING TO MAKE THE PROJECT AS BEST AS IT CAN BE. SOMETIMES AT THE END OF THE DAY, THINGS STILL GET BUILT AND PEOPLE AREN'T 100% HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT TURNED OUT. BUT I THINK WE ALL TRY TO WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS A LOT OF THESE CONCERNS. AND I KNOW THAT THE SCHOOL AND THE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE ALREADY HEARD SOME OF THESE CONCERNS AND ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO MODIFY THE PROJECT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS. CERTAINLY, TRAFFIC ISSUES ARE SOMETHING THE CITY HAS TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO. THAT'S THAT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY. AND WE CAN'T WE CAN'T START THAT OFF ON ANYONE ELSE. THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE HAVE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF. AND WHILE WE'RE WE'RE HAPPY THAT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY ENGINEER, THE TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY ARE ABLE TO GET TO WORK ON THAT ROUNDABOUT CONSTRUCTION NEXT YEAR, WHICH IS SUPER IMPORTANT FOR THE SAFETY OF THAT INTERSECTION OF WALTON AND 605. WE KNOW THAT CORRIDOR IS GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE TRAFFIC IN THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, 5 TO 10 YEARS. AND SO WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, TO JILL'S POINT, THINK LONG TERM. WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THIS AREA OVER TIME, NOT JUST IN THE SHORT TERM. SO AGAIN, WE THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING. WE DO VALUE YOUR INPUT. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. AND I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO ALSO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE NEW ALBANY PLAN LOCAL SCHOOLS SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO TALK TO THEIR TEAM ABOUT THE DESIGN, SOME OF THESE CONCERNS, AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR FRIENDS AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL. AND ALSO, I MEAN, I'M SURE EVERYBODY'S AWARE, LIKE SLOAN SAID, WE HEAR YOU. WE ARE INCORPORATING YOUR COMMENTS. I KNOW THE DISTRICT AND THE TOWNSHIP HEAR YOU AS WELL. THE DESIGN IS ONGOING. I KNOW THE ONE THAT WAS FLOATED OUT HERE IS STILL EVOLVING. SO JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING WAS OUT THERE, NOTHING HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY SUBMITTED YET. THEY'RE STILL REVIEWING OPTIONS. AND I KNOW YOU PROBABLY ARE ALL AWARE OF THE MEETING ON THE 10TH AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. I THINK IT'S 10 TO 1130.

AT THE CLUBHOUSE. MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS, IS THAT CLUBHOUSE GOING TO BE BIG ENOUGH FOR THAT MEETING? IT'S A LEGITIMATE CONCERN. YEAH. THAT'S BEEN. AND YEAH, BECAUSE I'M AFRAID, YOU KNOW, I WANT EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND. I KNOW THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO HAVE IT LINED UP AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE READY TO HEAR ALL COMMENTS. THEY'VE BEEN VERY RECEPTIVE. SO

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OKAY. SO I THINK WE'LL BE GOOD. OKAY. WE HAVE A PLAN. IF WE'RE NOT GOOD, THAT IF COUPLES COME, WE'RE GOING TO ASK IF ONE PERSON FROM THE COUPLES STAYS. SO WE'RE WAY AHEAD. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COUNCIL COMMENT? NOPE. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE STILL UNDER HEARING OF VISITORS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER VISITORS THAT WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS SOMETHING WITH COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER? NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. WELL, AND USUALLY AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING, WHEN I KNOW FOLKS HAVE COME FOR ONE ISSUE THAT THEY REALLY WERE PASSIONATE ABOUT, I SAY, HEY, IF YOU WANT TO GO HOME OR GO TO THE RUSTY BUCKET AND GET A BURGER, PLEASE. NO OFFENSE, IF YOU LEAVE NOW OR YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CIVIC PRESENTATION AND SPEND A COUPLE OF HOURS WITH US TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, FOLKS. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. ACTUALLY, MAYOR, CAN I JUST JUST REAL QUICK, I DO I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING TO ALL OF YOU AND SAY, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. AND PLEASE KNOW THAT WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE INPUT. WE DON'T SEE IT AS A NEGATIVE THING. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HEAR IT. IT'S PART OF THE PROCESS, AND THERE WILL BE A LOT OF DISCUSSION. AND SOMETIMES PROJECTS GET COMPLETELY CANCELED. SOMETIMES THEY GET CHANGED DRAMATICALLY. SOMETIMES THERE'S NOT A LOT WE END UP FEELING WE CAN CHANGE. IF WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE GREATER GOOD OF WHAT'S GOING TO WORK BEST FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF TALK AND A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND A LOT OF TROUBLESHOOTING ON THIS, BECAUSE WE HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF INPUT AND WE'RE LISTENING. SO WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THAT AND WE'RE AVAILABLE TO REACH OUT TO. AGAIN IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. IF SOMEBODY CAN'T MAKE THAT MEETING, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THERE WILL BE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SCHOOL AND THE TOWNSHIP THERE THAT WILL LEAVE CONTACT INFORMATION. IF THEY ARE WORKING THAT EVENING, THAT THEY CAN TALK TO THEM AFTER. AND ALL OF US ARE AVAILABLE AS WELL. SO JUST THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO BOARD AND COMMISSION

[7. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]

IT WAS A DARKER CHARCOAL COLOR THAT WAS SELECTED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. IT'S LIKE A I MEAN, IT'S ESSENTIALLY A BLACK BRICK. WE'LL FIND OUT IF IT WEATHERS, YOU KNOW, STAYS TRUE

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ACTUALLY. THERE'LL BE AN ENTIRE DIESEL TRUCK SECTION AND A PASSENGER SECTION, COMMERCIAL COMMUTER CAR SECTION AND SIGNAGE TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM. THAT WAS ONE OF THE TIMES. SO, YOU KNOW, IT WENT FOUR IN FAVOR AND ONE AGAINST FOR THE CHARCOAL BRICK. AND WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT ABOUT BRICK COLORS. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE SPEEDWAY BEFORE WE. OKAY. SO WE ALSO OR THEY ALSO VOTED ON THE GANTON PARKWAY SOUTH REZONING. SO THIS IS 195 ACRES LOCATED EAST OF BABBITT ROAD. WE JUST EAST WEST OF BEACH ROAD AND SOUTH OF WORTHINGTON ROAD. THIS WAS A THIS IS THE GANTON PARKWAY SOUTH ZONING DISTRICT TO CHANGE FROM LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT OR TO LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT FROM AGRICULTURE AND LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT. THIS WILL BE AN EXPANSION OF THE NEW ALBANY BUSINESS PARK. THERE WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT THE TRAFFIC DOWN ON BABBITT ROAD AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT. WE HAD SOME RESIDENTS COME OUT AND SPEAK. A LOT OF THEIR CONCERNS DEALT WITH LIGHTING THAT WAS GOING TO BE PRESENT AND ABOUT FUTURE PLACEMENT ON THE ROAD AND TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. THE ZONING CHANGE WAS APPROVED WITH SEVERAL CONDITIONS. ONE IS THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON BABBITT BE NOTIFIED PRIOR TO PLATTING THE ROAD, SO THEY CAN COME AND HAVE INPUT AT A MEETING. THEY THERE'S INSTRUCTIONS NOT TO POINT ANY EXHAUST AT THE NEIGHBORS FROM THE PROPERTY. NO LANDSCAPE, NO LANDSCAPE. UPDATING AND LIGHTING IS SUBJECT TO STAFF APPROVAL.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO REVISIT THE SCREENING REQUIREMENTS AT THE ROAD PLOT. SO IT WAS, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS, I'M SURE, ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE THIS ROAD AND ALSO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF THESE PEOPLE'S BEAUTIFUL HOUSES AND WHERE THE ROAD SHOULD GO. SO I HAVE A COPY OF THAT HERE FOR YOU. THE SITE PLAN I HAVE THE LIMITATION TEXT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? FANTASTIC. SO GOING BACK TO THE PREVIOUS MEETING, WE TALKED WITH AEP FOR THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR AEP SUBSTATION. SO IT IS AN I'D SOMEONE REFERRED TO IPAD YESTERDAY AS IPAD. AND I THINK I MIGHT USE IPAD FROM NOW ON BECAUSE IT SOUNDS GOOD. IT WAS AN IPAD. BUT IT HAS TO COME BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. BUT BASICALLY IT IS CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE WHICH IS PERMITTED IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS BECAUSE IF IT IS, YOU KNOW, ELECTRIC ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION. SO IT'S A PUBLIC UTILITY. SO THE APPLICANT HAS BROADER FLEXIBILITY AND DOESN'T NEED TO SEEK A VARIANCES. IF ZONING DOESN'T NEED TO SEEK AS MANY ANY VARIANCES. BUT. THE MEETING THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVES AT THE MEETING WERE NOT QUITE PREPARED TO DISCUSS SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT LANDSCAPING AND THE HEIGHT OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS GOING TO BE IN THE BUILDING. AND THEY THERE WERE SOME RESIDENTS PRESENT WHO WERE ARTICULATING CONCERNS ABOUT LIGHTING AND THE HEIGHT. SO EVEN WITH THE LIMITED AMOUNT OF REVIEW, WE ASKED THEM TO COME BACK TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS. WE ARE TABLING IT UNTIL NEXT MONTH'S MEETING, I BELIEVE. YES. APRIL 21ST. APRIL 21ST. APRIL 21ST WOULD BE THE NEXT. WHERE'S THE SUBSTATION GOING TO GO? IT'S GOING TO BE SEVEN, THREE, THREE, FIVE SOUDER ROAD. SOUDER ROAD. SO. HOW IS IT GOING TO BE? I DON'T KNOW THE SITE ACREAGE OFF THE TOP OF MY

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SO THERE WAS SOME OTHER BUSINESS, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S TO COME LATER TONIGHT. SO I DON'T WANT TO STEAL ANYBODY'S THUNDER. I KNOW IT'S EXCITING FLOODPLAIN STUFF.

I ACTUALLY ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT TOO. SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM PLANNING COMMISSION? THAT WAS GOOD. THANKS. OKAY. THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL SHE'S GOT. ALL THE IPADS FOR THE DAY.

NOTHING TO REPORT. I BEAT YOU TO IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE ARB? NO. NO MEETING. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. MATT'S NOT HERE. ANY UPDATE FROM STAFF? I ACTUALLY, I PINCH HIT FOR MATT AT ARB OR. I'M SORRY. BZA. THERE WAS ONE CASE PRETTY QUICK. ONE. IT WAS A DEEP FLY TO CENTER.

YEAH. VARIANCE TWO. BUSINESS AND COMMERCE. ZONING. TEXT. BASICALLY, THAT CALLS FOR ON IN THAT ZONING TEXT. IT CALLS FOR LANDSCAPING TO BE INSTALLED FIRST FOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS.

THE APPLICANT REQUESTED TO DELAY INSTALLATION OF THE LANDSCAPING UNTIL THE END OF THE PROJECT. IT BASICALLY A BUT TECHNICALLY A RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT ISN'T VERY RESIDENTIAL. SO. THE THERE ARE FENCES UP THAT SCREEN THE PROJECT AND THEY HAVE COMMITTED TO INSTALLING THE LANDSCAPING WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION ENDS. SO IT PASSED 4 TO 0 WITH NOT MANY COMMENTS. THAT WAS THE ONLY CASE. ALL RIGHT. CAN I CAN'T FORGET JOEL WAS THERE AS WELL. HE SHARED HIS KNOWLEDGE WITH US.

WE NEED TO MAKE THIS A HABIT, JOEL. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD? NO. MEETING IDEA. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. WE DID NOT HAVE A MEETING, BUT. BUT WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE, WHICH I SHARED WITH. I KNOW MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS DOCUMENTARY MOVIE THAT'S GOING TO BE PREMIERING HERE IN THE FALL. IT'S GOING TO PREMIERE AT THE OHIO THEATER ON SEPTEMBER 14TH. DOCUMENTARY ABOUT A TRAIN OF THE PASSENGERS ON A ON A CATTLE CAR FROM ONE OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS FROM THE HOLOCAUST THAT WAS RESCUED BY AMERICAN YOUNG VETERANS. AND IT'LL BE PREMIERED WITH THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY. AND ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, SATURDAY, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EVENT AT THE VETERANS MUSEUM. AND WE'VE BEEN INVITED TO KICK OFF THE WEEKEND BY DOING OUR PREVIOUSLY PLANNED PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE MOVIE, ALONG WITH, HOPEFULLY, SOME SURVIVORS OR FAMILIES, SOME OF THE LIBERATORS OR FAMILY, THE AUTHOR AND A FEW OTHER DIGNITARIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT. THURSDAY NIGHT AT THE MCCOY. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IDEA HAS HAS WANTED TO DO THIS AND SUPPORT THIS. AND IT'LL BE A BIG CITY EVENT FOR US. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND OH, AND NEXT MONDAY NIGHT IS OUR ACCESSIBILITY EVENT THAT YOU CAN COME. WE'VE INVITED FAMILIES AND I THINK WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FAMILIES FROM FROM OUR CITY THAT WILL BE COMING TO TALK TO US ABOUT ISSUES THAT THEY FACE WITH ACCESSIBILITY THAT COULD MAKE IT. CAN WE MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE ACCESSIBILITY FRIENDLY AT EVENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION? SO WHEN AND WHERE IS THIS EVENT? THAT'S NEXT MONDAY NIGHT AT 630. AND I'M NOT SURE OF THE LOCATION. YOU KNOW, ANGELA, I CAN SEND IT OUT, BUT IF YOU CAN. YEAH. I JUST LIKE TO GET IT ON MY CALENDAR. YEAH. IT IS. YEAH. I DON'T HAVE THE LOCATION ON MY CALENDAR, BUT IT'S NEXT MONDAY NIGHT AT 630, SO I. I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHERE.

THANK YOU. LOCATION. I THINK THE MOVIE IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PORTION OF WE HAVE HERE AT MCCOY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU MENTIONED THE DATE. IT'S GOING TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 11TH. OKAY. AND OUR HOPE IS WE'RE GOING TO ALSO TALK TO THE

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THERE'S A COUPLE OF HUNDRED OF THEM THAT ARE KEPT AT THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM, AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TAKING CARE OF THE MOVIE ARE TAKING CARE OF THE SECURITY AND SPONSORING TO HAVE THEM HERE. SO THERE'S YOU CAN TOUCH THEM AND MAYBE EVEN PLAY THEM ON FRIDAY. AND SO THERE'LL BE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WILL HAVE THERE MAY BE SOME. WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE SOME ARTIFACTS FROM THE TRAIN. AND THERE WAS AN ARTIST THAT DID HAND SKETCHES AT THE LIBERATION, MAYBE DO OR DON'T KNOW WHERE THESE VIOLINS IN THE CONCERT. SOME OF THEM WERE EVERY EVERY ONE OF THESE VIOLINS AND THE MAYOR AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A FEW OF THEM LAST NIGHT, BECAUSE THEY BROUGHT THEM IN FOR THE RECORDING OF THE SOUNDTRACK, AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS ITS OWN STORY. IT COMES WITH A TAG THAT EXPLAINS EXACTLY HOW IT'S CONNECTED. MANY OF THEM WERE PLAY. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HEARD THE STORIES, BUT PEOPLE WERE FORCED TO PLAY ORCHESTRA RIGHT? IN THE CAMPS, THE PRISONERS, SO MANY OF THEM WERE USED FOR THAT, AND THEY WERE COMPLETELY WORN DOWN FROM WHEN WE LOOKED AT LAST NIGHT, HE SAID. HAD NO VARNISH LEFT. IT HAD BEEN CLEARLY PLAYED OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND THEY HAD IT ALL REFINISHED AND ACTUALLY THE SHOW WAS HAD A VERY GOOD WHAT'S JOSHUA'S LAST THANK JOSHUA BELL PLAYED HERE AT THE MCCOY LAST FALL. AND HE'S GOING TO BE THE ONE THAT'S PLAYING IN THE SOUNDTRACK AS WELL. HE WAS IN YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND HE'LL BE ATTENDING THE EVENTS. AND HE WAS TELLING A STORY ABOUT HIS VIOLIN, HOW THERE HAD BEEN A GERMAN JEW WHO IN 1936 KNEW THAT THINGS WERE GETTING ROUGH, AND HE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A SMALL ORCHESTRA WITH HIM TO ISRAEL. AND SO HE HAD TO AUDITION AND CHOOSE WHO HE TOOK AND WHOEVER WON THE AUDITION, THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES GOT OUT. YEAH, BUT IT LEFT HIM WITH THAT VIOLIN THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM AUDITIONED WITH THAT VIOLIN. IT WAS A REASON THEY DIDN'T GET OUT. AND, YOU KNOW, SO THERE'S THOSE KINDS OF STORIES WITH EVERY EVERYBODY GOT OUT. YEAH. NO, IT COULDN'T GET EVERYBODY RIGHT. SO, SO IT'S A VERY I MEAN, THE WHOLE MAYOR AND I WERE LAST NIGHT AFTER A VERY IT WAS REALLY QUITE OBVIOUSLY FOR ME IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF GROWN MEN CRYING IN THE ROOM LAST NIGHT. WOULD YOU AGREE? WELL, THERE'LL BE A LOT OF GROWN MEN CRY LAST NIGHT AT DINNER. IT'S A VETERANS THERE THAT HELPED. YES, YES. AND THE VETERANS. YES.

YEAH. AND THAT'S I SAID THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE AN EVENT AT THE VETERANS MUSEUM ON SATURDAY THAT WE'LL ALL BE INVITED TO IF WE WANT. YEAH, IT'S GOING TO HAVE ALL THOSE DIFFERENT ASPECTS, GREAT STORIES. AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE FOLKS ARE ALL GETTING OLDER. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THEM AROUND MUCH LONGER TO TELL THEIR STORY. YEAH. SO IF THEY CAN'T MAKE IT WHICH BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER WE MAY NOT HAVE EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, THEN THERE CHILDREN THAT DESIGNATED CHILDREN HAVE AGREED TO COME. THERE WILL BE ATTENDEES. SO HOPEFULLY THE SCHOOL SCHOOLS WILL BE OPEN TO THEY'LL HAVE AVAILABILITY TO HAVE STUDENTS COME IN AND LEARN ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST AND WHAT OUR VETERANS DID TO LIBERATE THOSE FOLKS. YEAH, I THINK IT'LL BE A REALLY IMPORTANT MOMENT. SO ABSOLUTELY, A LOT OF CENTRAL CENTRAL OHIO CONNECTIONS TO THIS EFFORT.

WHICH WAS IMPRESSIVE TO SEE WITH EVERYONE ASSEMBLED LAST NIGHT. BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE TIMES WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON HISTORY, KIND OF REMIND US ABOUT OUR HUMANITY, AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, BRING A COMMUNITY TOGETHER BROADER THAN JUST NEW ALBANY. OF COURSE, TO REMEMBER THESE IMPORTANT STORIES. YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE ABILITY OF FILM AND A BEAUTIFUL SOUNDTRACK TO RESONATE WITH PEOPLE. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT WHOLE WEEK OF ACTIVITY AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE MARLENE'S FOCUS AND DEDICATION TO THIS PROJECT. AND, YOU KNOW, FROM THE VERY BEGINNING YOU LEARNED ABOUT THIS. I KNOW YOU THREW YOURSELF INTO IT 100% AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. THANK YOU. IT'LL BE AN HONOR FOR ALL OF US TO BE A PART OF, I THINK SO VERY EXCITED, VERY HONORED.

ALL RIGHT. CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD. ANY UPDATE? THE CRAB MET AND MADE PROGRESS ON THE HISTORICAL MARKER APPLICATION. THE BOARD WAS FINDING NEW AND HAS FOUND SOME NEW AND MISPLACED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. AND ALSO. OH, WILL YOU GO FORWARD ONE SLIDE I DIDN'T GET JUST. THERE WE GO. OH THAT ONE. THERE HE IS. WE GOT A REPORT AND SOME MORE BACKGROUND ON MR. JOSHUA MONTGOMERY, WHO IS ONE OF THE DUDES BURIED BACK THERE AND ALSO A CO-FOUNDER OF OTTERBEIN. AND I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT APPRECIATE HIS AUSTERE FACE. AND THAT'S IT FOR THE CRAB. DID THEY HAVE ANY FURTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FENCING AROUND WAGNER? NOT AT THE

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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND THERE WAS NO MEETING OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION

[8. CORRESPONDENCE/COMMUNICATIONS]

[9. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING]

SO WORTHINGTON ROAD WILL DEAD END INTO CANTON PARKWAY AGAIN. YEP. GOT IT. JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO NAME THAT STRETCH RIGHT THERE. YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENT REGARDING THE ORDINANCE? NO. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE OH SEVEN 2025? NO HEARING, NO PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ON THE ORDINANCE? I MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE OH SEVEN 2025 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. CASS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

DEREK I VOTE NO. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE KITZMILLER REDIRECTION, BUT THE PROGRAM WILL PASS. BUT I WANT TO BE ON RECORD AS NOT BEING IN FAVOR OF REALIGNING KITZMILLER ROAD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. DAWKINS. CERTAINLY AT OUR AT THE FIRST READING MADE THOSE OBSERVATIONS VERY CLEAR. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. FOR THE RECORD, THAT'S FIVE YES VOTES AND ONE NO VOTE.

[10. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]

CHAPTER 1155 ENTITLED FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION AND AMEND. CHAPTER 1171 ENTITLED PRESERVATION OF NATURAL FEATURES OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY.

CODIFIED ORDINANCES AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. TONIGHT WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD AN UPDATE TO CITY CODE, SPECIFICALLY WITHIN CHAPTERS 1155 AND 1171, WHICH GOVERN THE FLOODPLAIN AND REGULATE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE RIPARIAN CORRIDORS OF OUR STREAMS. DURING OUR REVIEW, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT SOME AREAS OF THE CODE CONTAINED AMBIGUITY THAT NEEDED TO BE RESOLVED. ADDITIONALLY, WITH FEMA'S RECENT RELEASE OF NEW FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS FOR LICKING COUNTY AND THE UPCOMING MAPS FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY, WE

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THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. AS I MENTIONED, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS HERE TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE, TO HOW TO REVISE CHAPTERS ONE 1155 AND 1171 OF THE CODE. WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO THE BOX ON THE RIGHT TALKS THROUGH THE GOALS OF THE UPDATE FOR THIS EFFORT. AND AS RYAN MENTIONED, WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS AN AMBIGUITY AND CLARITY NEEDED BETWEEN THESE TWO CODES. THERE WAS SOME CROSSTALK BETWEEN THE CODES AS THEY CURRENTLY EXIST, AND ALSO NEED TO CLARIFY EXPECTATIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS. SO SOME OF THE SECTIONS IN THE CODE WERE OPEN TO SOME BROAD INTERPRETATION. SO WE WANTED TO DEFINE WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE IN THE CODE. SO IT'S VERY CLEAR FOR THE APPLICANTS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE STATE OF OHIO, THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE CITY AND FEMA FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS. AND THE STATE OF OHIO ADOPTED A NEW STATE MODEL CODE FOR THESE REGULATIONS IN 2019. THE CITY'S CODE DATES BACK TO 2016, SO WE WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AS WELL TO CATCH UP WITH ANY CHANGES THAT THE STATE MADE WITH THE MODEL CODE. AND AS I MENTIONED, WITH THE NEW FEMA MAPS THAT CAME OUT FOR LICKING COUNTY LAST SUMMER, I THINK EVERYONE'S AWARE OF THOSE. THIS WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CODE AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS, AND SEE WHAT IMPROVEMENTS WERE WARRANTED AT THIS TIME. NOW THAT WE HAVE THOSE MAPS IN PLACE, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WILL BE UPDATES FOR THE FRANKLIN COUNTY PORTION HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. NEXT SLIDE. SO SPEAKING FIRST ON CHAPTER 1155, AND THIS CHAPTER FOCUSES SPECIFICALLY ON THE FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS. THIS CHAPTER HAS TWO PURPOSES. THE FIRST PURPOSE IS IT IMPLEMENTS THE FEDERAL MINIMUM STANDARDS THAT THE CITY HAS AGREED TO ADMINISTER IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN A NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. AND THERE'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO ADD ADDITIONAL, HIGHER STANDARDS SHOULD YOU DEEM APPROPRIATE FOR REGULATING DEVELOPMENT IN YOUR COMMUNITY. AND YOU HAVE DONE SO, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THOSE IN SOME OF THOSE EMPLOYEES. NEXT SLIDE. SO SPECIFIC TO CHAPTER 1155. BEFORE I SPEAK TO WHAT'S CHANGED, I WANT TO SPEAK TO WHAT IS NOT CHANGING. JORDAN STRUCTURE IS GENERALLY FOLLOWING AGAIN, THE STATE OF OHIO'S MODEL FLOOD CODE. WE ARE ABSOLUTELY MEETING THE CITY'S OBLIGATION TO INCLUDE THE FEDERAL MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO MAINTAIN A PARTICIPATION WITH THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO HEAR ALL VARIANCES AND APPEALS. THE REQUIREMENT FOR FLOODPLAIN COMPENSATORY STORAGE VOLUME WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT TECHNICAL ASPECT. IN SHORT, THAT JUST REQUIRES THAT A DEVELOPER EXCAVATE THE SAME AT LEAST 105% OF PROPOSED BUILD VOLUME WITHIN A FLOODPLAIN. SO THAT WAY YOU HAVE NO LOSS OF STORAGE VOLUME WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN. AND THEN THE LOWEST FLOOR ELEVATION FOR ANY NEW BUILDING WILL STILL NEED TO BE AT LEAST TWO FEET ABOVE THE 100 YEAR FLOOD ELEVATION. SO WITH THAT, TWO ITEMS THAT WE ARE CHANGING WITH THIS UPDATE FOR CHAPTER 1155, THE FIRST SECTION DEALS WITH THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CODE AND A DEFINITION OF THIS TERM SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA THAT THAT TERM HAS MEANING FOR FEMA. THAT IS WHERE THE FLOOD CODE IS SUPPOSED TO GOVERN FOR A COMMUNITY, AND IT'S HISTORICALLY BEEN TIED TO FEMA'S MAPPED FLOODPLAIN AREAS. THOSE BLUE 100 YEAR FLOOD PLAINS ON THE FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS AS ZONE A OR AS ZONE A WITH THE CURRENT CODE. THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN, IT SPEAKS TO AREAS BEYOND JUST WHAT FEMA HAS IDENTIFIED AS A FLOODPLAIN. IT REALLY GOES TO ANY STUDY OR ANY AREA THAT THE CITY COULD ASK AN APPLICANT TO PERFORM FOR AN OPEN WATER BODY, A DITCH OR SWALE, OR WHAT HAVE YOU. SO IT EXTENDED THE SCOPE WELL BEYOND WHAT IS HISTORICALLY INTENDED FOR USE WITH THIS CODE SECTION. THOSE SMALLER STREAMS, SMALLER AREAS

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IF THERE WOULD NEED TO BE AN APPROVAL THROUGH THE RIPARIAN CODE. THE RIPARIAN CODE IS CHAPTER 1171. WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT WITH THE FLOOD CODE. IF THE IF THE AREA IS SUBJECT TO THE FLOOD CODE, THEN AGAIN YOU WOULD HAVE TO SHOW THAT THE PROJECT PROVIDES THAT COMPENSATORY STORAGE VOLUME. A PIPE IS GOING TO NATURALLY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN A WIDE FLOODPLAIN. THERE IS AN ENGINEERING WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THAT FEAT. YOU'D HAVE TO BASICALLY BUILD A STORAGE POND AND PROVIDE CALCULATIONS, OR SHOW THAT THAT'S CONNECTED TO THE PIPE. AND THE NET EFFECT IS SIMILAR TO THE EXISTING OPEN WATER COURSE. SO THERE'S A WAY TO DO IT. BUT THERE IS A NUMBER OF REGULATORY HOOPS THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED, I WOULD IMAGINE.

THEN THE GOAL IS TO KEEP AS MUCH NATURAL FEATURE AS POSSIBLE. THE GOAL IS THAT FLOODPLAIN AND STREAM CORRIDOR. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A BALANCE WHERE YOU'RE PROVIDING THAT NATURAL CORRIDOR FOR THE FLOODPLAIN, MAINTAINING THE FLOOD PROTECTION, BUT ALSO NOT CREATING A PROGRAM THAT IS SO RIGID THAT YOU HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF VARIANCE. APPLICATIONS FOR PROJECTS THAT

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IT'S MUCH MORE SCIENTIFIC THAN JUST A 50 ACRE VALUE. AND APPLYING THAT ACROSS THE BOARD, WHEN WE MET WITH PLANNING COMMISSION, WE HAD A SLIDE WHERE WE SHOWED FOR VARIOUS STREAMS WHERE THE 50 ACRE THRESHOLD WOULD BE, AND THEN WHERE THE PERENNIAL OR INTERMITTENT THRESHOLD WOULD BE TO SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS, THE CHANGE FROM THAT HIGH LEVEL VIEW, AND AGAIN, FROM A HIGH LEVEL, NOT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE IN WHERE THE REGULATION OR THE ORDINANCE WOULD START OR STOP, BUT THIS IS MORE OF A SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND APPROACH. THE SECOND PART OF THE CODE CHANGE IS DEFINING WHAT ARE SOME COMMON PERMISSIBLE USES WITHIN RIPARIAN AREA. THE WAY THE CODE IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, IT JUST SAYS THE RIPARIAN AREA SHALL BE PRESERVED. AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ITEMS WHICH ARE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN HERE OF VERY REASONABLE ACTIVITIES THAT SHOULD BE PERMISSIBLE WITHIN THAT PROTECTION AREA. SO WE WANTED TO CODIFY THESE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CODE. SO THERE IS NO AMBIGUITY OR QUESTION AS TO IF A CERTAIN ACTIVITY WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE OR NOT, OR IF A VARIANCE WOULD BE REQUIRED OR NOT FOR THIS ACTIVITY TO MOVE FORWARD. WITH THAT. THAT'S IT'S A VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW. IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OF THESE TWO CODE CHAPTERS AND THE CHANGES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED, I'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS. I WOULD SAY THAT WE DID RUN THE CODE CHANGES THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON BOTH MEETINGS. I THINK YOU HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF THAT. WE ALSO RAN THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE FLOOD CODE THROUGH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND OBTAIN THEIR FEEDBACK. THAT FEEDBACK HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE PROPOSED CODE REVISION.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE VERY THOROUGH UPDATE. ONE QUESTION I HAD IS WOULD THIS HAVE ANY IMPACT THE CHANGE IN CITY ORDINANCES RELATED TO THE THIS TYPE OF INSURANCE ON EXISTING INSURANCE POLICIES? SO THE CODE IS HOW YOU WOULD ADMINISTER, HOW YOU WOULD ADMINISTER PERMITTING FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. FLOOD INSURANCE IS HANDLED SEPARATELY. THAT'S BETWEEN FEMA LENDING INSTITUTION, INSURANCE PROVIDER AND THE HOMEOWNER, JUST BASED ON THE MAP. AND WHAT WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN ONE OF THOSE 100 YEAR FLOOD PLAIN AREAS OR NOT. AND THEN ELEVATION, ARE THEY ABOVE THE FLOODPLAIN, BELOW THE FLOODPLAIN? AND BY HOW MUCH? RIGHT. I JUST DON'T WANT FOLKS TO BE CONFUSED WHEN WE MAKE A CHANGE IN THE CITY ORDINANCES

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THAT WAS ACCEPTED IN 2015. AND THEN THE TWO PLANNED CROSSINGS ARE IDENTIFIED AS WELL, THE FIRST BEING THE GATTON PARKWAY EXTENSION TO THE NORTH AND THEN A FUTURE MILLER AVENUE EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH. AND SO THE GATTON PARKWAY EXTENSION IS IN DESIGN TODAY, AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING IT TO GO INTO CONSTRUCTION EARLY THIS SUMMER. AND THEN THE MILLER AVENUE EXTENSION, THOUGH NOT IN DESIGN, IS A PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT SOMEDAY IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. WE ARE REQUESTING EMERGENCY APPROVAL FOR THIS LEGISLATION DUE TO FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROTECTING THE INDIANA BAT, SPECIFICALLY, OUR ENVIRONMENTAL NATIONWIDE PERMIT FOR GATTON PARKWAY REQUIRES THAT TREE CLEARING MUST BE DONE DURING RESTRICTED TIMES, SPECIFICALLY BEFORE APRIL 1ST. AND SO THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF SMALL TREES RIGHT IN THIS AREA THAT WE NEED. WE NEED TO CLEAR BEFORE APRIL 1ST. AND SO TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, WE'RE REQUESTING THE EMERGENCY PROTOCOL HERE. WITH THAT STAFF IS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. KIND OF A SPECIAL CONSIDERATION WHEN WE'RE BUILDING A BRIDGE OVER A WATERWAY TO MAINTAIN THAT NATURAL BALANCE OF THE WATERWAY, NOT ONLY DURING CONSTRUCTION BUT POST-CONSTRUCTION WHEN THE ROADS IN USE IN TERMS OF THE AREA IMPACTED BY THE BRIDGE. SURE. SO WE I MEAN WE TRY OUR BEST TO KEEP IMPACTS TO A MINIMUM AND THEN WE'RE SIZING THE BRIDGE AND CULVERTS ACCORDINGLY AS WELL. SO THAT WAY WE'RE NOT WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT THE 100 YEAR FLOOD AND EVEN 200 YEAR FLOOD COULD PASS THROUGH THIS WITHOUT CREATING ANY MAJOR DISTURBANCES.

A CULVERT THERE. SO THE WATER WILL RUN THROUGH A CULVERT MORE OR LESS. YEAH. AND LIKE AN OVERSIZE CULVERT THAT'LL LOOK AND FEEL LIKE A BRIDGE. YEAH. SO THERE ARE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS THAT WE COULD HAVE CHOSEN. ONE IS A BOX CULVERT, THE OTHER IS A THREE SIDED CULVERT. AND THE THIRD WAS A BRIDGE. AND I THINK IN THIS CASE WITH GATTON PARKWAY, WE'VE CHOSEN THE BRIDGE SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF DISTURBANCE OF THE DITCH. NOW THIS IS THE HEADWATERS. SO THERE'S VERY LITTLE WATER THAT'S IN THERE. IN FACT, JUST A MATTER OF TEN YEARS AGO, IT WAS BASICALLY A FARM DITCH. YEAH.

WITH NO VIRTUALLY NO, IT'S NOT AN ACTIVE STREAM OR ANYTHING. RIGHT. YEAH. BUT SO WE'RE, WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO RESTORE THAT AND TURN THAT INTO MORE OF A NATURAL FEATURE. THAT'D BE GOOD. THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT. HOW'S IT GOING TO BE JUST CONCRETE PAVE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF RESTORE IT SO IT AS WE. YEAH. SO IN TERMS OF IMPACT ON THE STREAMS, I DON'T KNOW THAT ARCHITECTURALLY IT WILL BE THE SAME. BUT THINK ABOUT RAINS CROSSING OR THE BRIDGE. YEAH.

THE MARKET STREET. YEAH. COULD BE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT. I PREFER THAT OVER CULVERTS. RIGHT. BECAUSE YOU STILL HAVE NATURAL FLOW AND. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS NOW WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE

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SECOND. SORRY. THE SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER FELLOWS. THANK YOU. AND TO MAYOR SPALDING. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. I HAVE SIX YES. VOTES TO TREAT.

ORDINANCE OH NINE 2025 AS AN EMERGENCY TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING AND THE 30 DAY REFERENDUM PERIOD. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE OH NINE 2025.

SECOND. THANKS, MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. I HAVE SIX YES. VOTES TO ADOPT. ORDINANCE OH NINE 2025 AS AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC

[11. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]

WE WILL EVALUATE IN COMING YEARS WHETHER OR NOT I WILL CONTINUE TO REQUEST THAT FUNDING. THE THIRD IS PAYMENT FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, SUPPORT FOR REVLON AND MID-OHIO, MID-OHIO DEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN THERE IS A SECTION FOR MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL COSTS THAT WE UTILIZE. THE FUND FOR.

THIS COULD BE LEGAL FEES. MISCELLANEOUS PLANS, OR INSPECTION OR ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO OTHER PROJECTS. THE NEXT ONE, THAT IS A USUAL EXPENSE THAT WE REQUEST IS FOR THE SHUTTLE PROGRAM WITHIN THE BUSINESS PARK, AND THAT IS AN ANNUAL COST THAT WE DRAW DOWN. THAT COST IS SUPPLEMENTED BY REVENUE THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE BUSINESS PARK ASSOCIATIONS LOCATED WITHIN THEIR. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A $35,000 REQUEST FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE BUSINESS PARK. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE PREVIOUS

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THE NEW ALBANY EAST COMMUNITY AUTHORITY WAS JUST A DIRECTIONAL CHOICE TO PUT EAST IN THERE. ARE WE GOING TO EITHER CHANGE THE NAME AFTER EVERYTHING SETTLES OR JUST LEAVE IT AS IT IS, BUT HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS A MUNICIPAL WIDE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY? IT'S NOT JUST IN LICKING COUNTY THAT HONESTLY HAS NOT BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE MEETINGS THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN, BUT IT DOES MAKE SENSE TO POTENTIALLY LOOK AT THAT. I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, LIKE YOU SAID, IT IS A MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY. IT WILL COVER EVERYTHING. BUT THE EAST AUTHORITY, AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY SET UP, WAS ORIGINALLY SET UP TO ASSESS THE CHARGE RELATED TO ITS AREA, EVEN THOUGH IT BENEFITS THE ENTIRE CITY. IT'S RELATED TO THE EASTERN PORTION OF OUR BUSINESS PARK, SO THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY DIRECTIONAL PORTION THAT COULD BE IN THERE. BUT IT'S SOMETHING I CAN CERTAINLY BRING UP TO THE BOARD AND BRING UP TO WHAT DIRECTION THEY'D WANT TO DIRECTION THEY'D WANT TO GO IN. THAT'S THAT'S LIKE NEXT, NEXT LEVEL. RIGHT. WE'LL GET THROUGH THE FIRST PHASE. SO THE EXISTING ONE, THE ONE THAT WILL REMAIN WAS ALWAYS A MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY.

ONE, IT JUST THAT WE THEN ENHANCED IT WITH THE EASTERN SIDE. AND THE AUTHORITY THAT IT'S GOING TO HAVE IS GOING TO BE THE SAME STILL. CORRECT. SO THE ACTUAL AREA AND I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO TECHNICAL, BUT THE ACTUAL AREA FOR THE EAST AUTHORITY THAT THE CHARGE IS SET, THAT IS SPECIFICALLY IN THE BUSINESS PARK. RIGHT. BUT BECAUSE THE CITY WAS PETITIONED FOR TO CREATE THIS AUTHORITY, IT BECOMES A AUTHORITY THAT WE APPOINT MOST OF THE MEMBERS AND WE DECIDE THE COMMUNITY FACILITY. SO TYPICALLY, THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES HAVE TO BENEFIT THE AREA THAT THE CHARGE IS ASSESSED. SO BUT WITH IT BEING MUNICIPALITY, IT MAKES MORE SENSE FOR ANY AREA WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY WOULD BENEFIT THE AREA THAT IS ASSESSED. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COUNTY AUTHORITY WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL AUTHORITY AND THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY IS BASICALLY WHICH POLITICAL ENTITY APPOINTS THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD. OKAY, AND IN THE ORIGINAL AUTHORITY, MEMBERSHIP WAS APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY. THE MAJORITY OF MEMBERSHIP WAS APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY IN THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY. THE MAJORITY OF REPRESENTATION IS APPOINTED BY THE CITY, AND THEN THE DEVELOPER HAS REPRESENTATION ON ON THE AUTHORITY BOARD AS WELL. IN ADDITION, IF YOU RECALL, IN THE FALL I BROUGHT A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE EAST AUTHORITY WITH THE CITY, AND THAT OUTLINED WHAT THE ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES AND COSTS WERE AND PROJECTS THAT COULD BE PAID FOR WITH THE CHARGE THAT COMES IN CURRENTLY, IT'S PAYING THE DEBT PAYMENTS THAT'S RELATED TO INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S IN THE BUSINESS PARK. BUT THERE ARE OTHER PROJECTS OUTLINED AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE PLANS FOR IN ORDER TO UTILIZE THAT CHARGE. THAT'S MORE MUNICIPAL CENTRIC, I GUESS. OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? THEN I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION OH FIVE 2025? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R05 2025 SECOND. TO MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. ERIC. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KIS. YES. THANK YOU. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION OH FIVE 2025 RESOLUTION R06 2025 RESOLUTION DECLARED THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY SUPPORT FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION OF MUNICIPAL BONDS. THANK YOU. THIS LEGISLATION AIMS TO PUBLICIZE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL'S REQUEST FOR THE OHIO CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO ASSIST NEW ALBANY, OHIO, BY PRESERVING THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS OF MUNICIPAL BONDS AND ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF THE FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION OF MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL BONDS. THE RESOLUTION ALSO DIRECTS STAFF TO SEND A COPY TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE OHIO CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, WHICH WILL BE DONE ONCE APPROVED.

MUNICIPAL BONDS ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN FUNDING ESSENTIAL PUBLIC PROJECTS LIKE SCHOOLS, ROADS,

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MOST RECENTLY, THE FIRST PHASE OF ROSE ONE RUN IN 2018. FURTHER, THE 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET REFLECTS A PLANNED MUNICIPAL BOND ISSUANCE OF APPROXIMATELY $55 MILLION FOR THE ROSE RUN TWO PROJECT. THIS INCLUDES THE PLANS FOR THE MEMORIAL, PROVIDE FOR PARKING IMPROVEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES, WHICH INCLUDES EXPANDING THE POLICE FACILITIES. UNLIKE CORPORATE DEBT ISSUES, THE INTEREST RECEIVED BY HOLDERS OF TAX EXEMPT BONDS IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES CURRENTLY, AND MAY ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX. THIS ENTICES THOSE INVESTORS TO ACCEPT A LOWER INTEREST RATE ON THESE INVESTMENTS, ULTIMATELY REDUCING BORROWING COSTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, DIRECTLY BENEFITING TAXPAYERS, AND REDUCING THEIR BURDEN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR BOX. IT'S A PUBLICATION ON GIVING YOU INFORMATION ON WHAT THE BONDS ARE, MUNICIPAL BONDS ARE, AND WHAT THEIR USE IS FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. THE GFOA, THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, HAS A CAMPAIGN GOING TO BE ABLE TO SPREAD THIS INFORMATION AROUND CALLED BUILT BY BONDS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ UP ON THAT. WITH CONGRESS EXPECTED TO FOCUS ON SUNSETTING TAX PROVISIONS, THE HIGH MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND GFOA HAVE ENCOURAGED PUBLIC ENTITIES TO PASS LEGISLATION DEMONSTRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUING THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS AND THE ABILITY TO ISSUE THOSE BONDS. THIS RESOLUTION IS MEANT TO SHOW NEW ALBANY'S ALIGNMENT WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORTING THE CONTINUATION OF THOSE BONDS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION OH SIX 2025, SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R06 2025? SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER BRESKE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES.

MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. SIX YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R06 2025. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL

[13. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]

MR. SCHULTZ? NOT HERE. PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS. YES. MEETING ON THE 24TH. WHEN WE HAD OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING. FAIRLY LENGTHY MEETING. THEY WENT THROUGH THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS AWARDS AND COLLEGE BOARD AWARDS. AND AGAIN, NEW ALBANY VERY WELL REPRESENTED.

SHOWING OFF THE TALENTED KIDS THAT WE HAVE OVER IN THE DISTRICT. THEY ARE CONSIDERING A REQUEST TO PUT A SCOREBOARD UP AT THE TENNIS COURTS PRIOR TO THIS COMING SEASON. SO THOSE ARE IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW. MR. SAWYER HAS PROVIDED A CAMPUS MASTER PLAN UPDATE, PRETTY MUCH THE SAME ONE THAT WE SAW AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING. RAN THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WE SAW. SIMILAR TO OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GOT A TRIPLE A BOND RATING AND THEY GOT A 4.38% INTEREST RATE ON THEIR BOND SALE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

AND I THINK THE NUMBER THAT THEY HAD PLUGGED IN WAS 5%. SO THEY ESTIMATED THAT GETTING THAT BOND RATING SAVED THE DISTRICT AROUND $750,000. SO A BIG WIN FOR THE DISTRICT IS ON THEIR PROJECT.

THEY'RE. FOR US OLD TIMERS THAT HAD KIDS GO THROUGH THE DISTRICT. THEY DID REINSTATE THE SYSTEM THAT WENT AWAY DURING COVID. SO STUDENTS ARE BACK IN HOUSES AGAIN. AND I KNOW IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE STUDENTS MISSED. SO SIMILAR TO A FRATERNITY SORORITY TYPE SYSTEM, WHERE THEY KIND OF MAKE THE SCHOOL FEEL A LITTLE BIT SMALLER FOR THESE KIDS, AND THEY KIND OF TRAVEL THROUGH IN THEIR HOUSE. AND THE THEME NOW IS USED TO BE LIKE PARKER HOUSE AND ITS TREES NOW. SO MULBERRY AND CYPRESS. AND SO IF YOU SEE KIDS WEARING LIKE CYPRESS SHIRTS AROUND, WHAT DID THEY GET? WELL, THAT'S FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. YEAH. SO THE PRIMARY AND

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AND IN SPORTS NEWS, THE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM DID WIN THE DISTRICT AND THEY WILL BE PLAYING TOMORROW NIGHT. FORTUNATELY, THEY DECIDED TO GO AND TAKE THE NORTHWEST BRACKET IN THE REGION. SO THEY'RE PLAYING IN WOOSTER TOMORROW NIGHT AGAINST AVON. SO IF YOU LIKE A ROAD TRIP, IT'S THE REGIONAL SEMIFINAL, BUT THEY'RE LOOKING GOOD AND POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE ANOTHER TEAM IN HERE IN A FEW WEEKS. HOPEFULLY. VERY COOL. TERRIFIC. ALL RIGHT.

[14. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT? ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FINANCE UPDATE? THERE'S INVESTMENTS IN THERE TOO, BUT NOT MUCH MORE TO REPORT WITH THAT. SO ALL RIGHT WELL WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO ADDITIONAL REPORTS AS THE YEAR GOES ON. ANY FROM CITY MANAGER. JUST ONE QUICK ITEM. I ATTENDED THE OHIO CITY AND COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION MEETING LAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. NEW ALBANY WAS THE RECIPIENT OF TWO AWARDS. ONE WAS A PLACEMAKING AWARD FOR

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[17. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

KIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:07 P.M. FOR THOSE WATCHING THIS STREAM, WE WILL LEAVE THE. SORRY THE CAMERAS ON, BUT WE WILL CUT OFF THE AUDIO. THE COUNCIL WILL COME BACK OUT TO RESUME THE REGULAR SESSION WHEN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IS OVER. AND I BELIEVE W WE ARE PUSHING SOUND NOW. I MOVE THAT WE RETURN TO THE PUBLIC MEETING HAVING EXITED EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FELLOWS, YOU'VE BEEN QUIET UNDER UNDER THE I DON'T KNOW. YEAH. I'M JUST LIKE ALL.

MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KIST. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:50 P.M. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

[18. OTHER BUSINESS]

SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO APPOINT MR. KOSAN TO THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD TO COMPLETE THE UNEXPIRED TERM, WHICH EXPIRES IN BASICALLY 2 OR 3 MONTHS, AND THEN TO A NEW FULL THREE YEAR TERM RUNNING UNTIL JUNE 30TH, 2028. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT, NO FURTHER BUSINESS. I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN SECOND. AMEN. ADJOURNED AT

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