Apr 15, 2025 City Council

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

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MASON. THE ROLL, PLEASE. YES. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES. MAYOR.

SPALDING. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK IS TRAVELING AND HAS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER FALLOWS IS TRAVELING FOR WORK AND HAS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER KIST HAD A LAST MINUTE WORK CONFLICT AND HAS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED.

COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. HERE. I HAVE FOUR PRESENT FOR THE APRIL 15TH, 2025 COUNCIL MEETING. WE JUST MADE IT. I WOULD MOVE THAT. WE EXCUSE THE ABSENCES OF COUNCIL MEMBERS. FELLOWS DEREK AND KISSED. SECOND. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. FOUR YES. VOTES TO EXCUSE. COUNCIL

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ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA. WOULD ANYONE FROM STAFF OR COUNCIL LIKE TO MAKE ANY

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AGAIN, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU AGAIN. MY NAME IS JOE KRAUS, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF OPERATIONS FOR WEST LICKING FIRE DISTRICT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD. AND WE I GAVE YOU A PACKET ABOUT A MONTH AGO. SO YOU HAD A LITTLE BIT TO REVIEW ON. BUT WE DO HAVE A SHORT POWERPOINT PRESENTATION THAT KIND OF CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PACKET. AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THE END PLEASE ASK THEM. HOPEFULLY I'LL ONLY TAKE ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME. SO WE STARTED OUT WITH A DISTRICT MAP. WE COVER ABOUT 125MI■!S WITH SIX STATIONS. WE SERVICE ABOUT 65,000 RESIDENTS. WITH THOSE, OUR MINIMUM STAFFING EVERY DAY IS 25 PERSONNEL. AND JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU A QUICK DEMOGRAPHIC OF WHAT THE FIRST TWO DISTRICTS OF THE STATIONS ARE. IN THE TOP LEFT OF THE SCREEN, IF I'M LOOKING EITHER DIRECTION RIGHT.

THAT'S STATION 405. THAT'S THE FIRST TWO DISTRICT FOR THE NEW ALBANY PORTION. IN 2024, WE HANDLED 8988 CALLS FOR SERVICE. AND WE HAVEN'T BROKEN DOWN WITH EMS. GOOD INTENT, FALSE ALARM.

SERVICE CALLS FIRE. AND SO FORTH. OBVIOUSLY ABOUT 80% OF OUR CALL VOLUME IS STILL EMS. TRADITIONALLY IN THE FIRE SERVICE, IF YOU PROVIDE FIRE AND EMS SERVICE, 80% OF YOUR CALL VOLUME, 85% OF YOUR CALL VOLUME IS HANDLING EMS CALLS. CHIEF, JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON THAT SLIDE. YOU ONLY GOT TWO SLIDES IN BEFORE WE'RE HITTING YOU WITH QUESTIONS. THAT'S THAT'S A GOOD TIME. THAT'S EVEN BETTER I LIKE QUESTIONS I LIKE. I MEAN OBVIOUSLY AN IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OF RUNS FOR A FIRE DISTRICT OF ANY SIZE. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOURS IS RATHER LARGE. HOW MANY OF THOSE RUNS THAT ARE ACCOUNTED FOR? THERE WOULD BE SORT OF MUTUAL AID RUNS OUTSIDE YOUR DISTRICT. OKAY. EXCELLENT QUESTION. SO WE DO ON THE AVERAGE ABOUT 65 TO 70 MUTUAL AID CALLS A MONTH OUT OF DISTRICT. AND IN TURN WE RECEIVE ABOUT 65 TO 80 CALLS. SO WE'RE PRETTY EVEN ON THOSE CALL THE CALLS. SO WE UTILIZE AVL DISPATCHING. YOU KNOW WE PING THE GPS LOCATIONS OF THE TRUCKS. SO WE SEND THE CLOSEST TRUCK. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE OUR TRUCK. SO YOU KNOW FOR EXAMPLE FOR THE NEW ALBANY PORTION, IF MONROE TOWNSHIP OR PLAIN TOWNSHIP IS

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SO WE'RE LOOKING SOMEWHERE SOUTH OF 20%. OF YOUR CALLS ARE MUTUAL AID. YES. SO ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 700 TO 800 CALLS A MONTH. ACTUALLY, I HAVE THAT BREAKDOWN TOWARDS THE END. AND I HAVE THE LAST THREE YEARS OF MUTUAL AID CALL VOLUME. I'LL LET YOU GET TO THAT SLIDE. SO THIS IS KIND OF A THIS IS A DISTRICT HEAT MAP. THIS IS WHERE THE CALL VOLUME CONCENTRATION IS WITHIN OUR FIRE DISTRICT. THE REDDER IT IS THE HIGHER CALL VOLUME. WHEN YOU KNOW SO YOU WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING UP IN THE NORTHERN SECTION, YOU CAN SEE THE HEAT MARKS. MOST OF THOSE HEAT MARKS ARE THE CONSTRUCTION SITES THAT ARE GOING ON THE DATA CENTERS. THE YOU KNOW, AMAZON. AND A LOT OF THAT IS JUST, YOU KNOW, THE BEACH ROAD INTERSECTION WITH MORRIS. AND BECAUSE OF AUTO ACCIDENTS AND SO FORTH. BUT YOU KNOW WITH THE CONCENTRATION. SO THAT'S KIND OF AN OUTLINE OF OUR FIRE DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, HEBRON IS A HOT ZONE. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT IS A VILLAGE THAT WHERE WE HAVE STATIONED 406 IN. THIS IS A HEAT MAP OF AUTO ACCIDENTS WITHIN THE FIRE DISTRICT. WE TOOK ALMOST 600 AUTO ACCIDENTS IN THE FIRE DISTRICT LAST IN 2024. SO YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE CONCENTRATION, THE RED DOT UP THERE, THAT'S THAT'S MORRIS AND BEACH. SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, TO GIVE YOU A PERSPECTIVE OF WHERE THAT IS. AND THEN THIS IS JUST A HEAT MAP OF JUST THE EMS CALL EMS CALLS THAT EXCLUDES AUTO ACCIDENTS. THERE'S NO STRUCTURE FIRES. THERE'S NO FIRE RELATED. AND THERE'S THIS ALSO HIGHLIGHTS WHERE THE CONCENTRATION OF CALLS ARE WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THIS IS A TOTAL RUN BREAKDOWN BY OUR STATIONS. STATION. YOU KNOW 401 IS OUR BUSIEST STATION. THAT'S THE ONE OF THE TESLA. STATION 404 IS ON TAYLOR ROAD IN REYNOLDSBURG. FOLLOWED BY STATION SIX IS IN HEBRON. STATION THREE IS A NEW STATION THAT WE RELOCATED FROM MINK STREET TO COLUMBIA ROAD AND REFUGEE ROAD. STATION 402 IS AT YORK AND 40, AND STATION 405 IS YOUR FIRST DISTRICT STATION. THAT'S AT MINK AND MORRIS. THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF CALLS BY THE UNIT OR THE SHIFT ONE UNIT TWO UNIT THREE UNIT. THEY WORK 24 HOURS AT A TIME, 48 HOURS OFF. SO ONE UNIT WORKS. YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS HOW MANY RUNS EACH UNIT TOOK FOR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND THIS IS A DISTRICT. TOTAL RUN VOLUME BREAKDOWN BY TIME OF DAY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE A VERY BUSY OUR RUN VOLUME INCREASES ABOUT BETWEEN THE 8 A.M. TO 9 A.M.

HOUR PEAKS AND THEN STARTS COMING BACK OFF ABOUT THE 9 TO 10:00 HOUR. AND THEN BUT WHAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS WHERE OUR NIGHTTIME BECAUSE TRADITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T RUN AS MUCH IN THE NIGHT AFTER 11 P.M, BUT THAT'S GRADUALLY INCREASING BECAUSE OUR RESIDENTIAL POPULATION IS INCREASING AS A DISTRICT. OVER TIME. THIS QUICK BREAKDOWN STATION 401, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHERE STATION 401, IT'S 851 EAST BROAD STREET. THAT'S WHERE OUR BATTALION CHIEF. WE HAVE OUR ONE SHIFT OFFICER AND FOUR FIREFIGHTERS A DAY. FOUR FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS A DAY. RUNS OUT OF THERE. THEY THEY STAFF AN ALS UNIT, A RESCUE, THE BATTALION CHIEF AND A GRASS TRUCK. AND THERE'S JUST SOME SOME TRAININGS AND RUNS THAT SOME OF OUR CREWS HAVE BEEN ON ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STATIONS. STATION ONE IS WITH OUR RESCUE.

IT'S A TECHNICAL RESCUE HOUSE. SO THEY'RE DOING THE HIGH ANGLE. THEY DO CONFINED SPACE. THEY DO HAZMAT AUTO EXTRICATION. WATER RESCUE AND SO FORTH. THIS IS JUST A QUICK BREAKDOWN OF THEIR TIME OF DAY RUN VOLUME. IT'S QUICKLY ASSOCIATED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. IT'S TRADITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, THE PEAK ABOUT THIS 8 TO 9 A.M. AND FALLS OFF IN THE EVENINGS. AND THAT'S JUST A BREAKDOWN OF THE TRUCKS AND APPARATUS THAT RESPONDED INTO STATION ONE'S DISTRICT. OBVIOUSLY MEDIC 401 TO 9850 RUNS LAST YEAR. RESCUE FOUR ONE WITH 867. AND IT SHOWED MEDIC 403 COMING INTO STATION ONE. VERSE TWO. DISTRICT 162 TIMES. MEDIC 402 CAME INTO THE STATION ONCE FIRST TWO DISTRICT 142 TIMES BECAUSE STATION ONE WAS TIED UP. SO IT SHOWS WHERE WHAT COMPANIES ARE COMING INTO EACH AREA. STATION 402 THAT YORK AND 40 AND HOUSES ONE OFFICER TWO FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS. IT'S A CROSS STAFFED STATION WHERE IT HAS AN ALS ENGINE OR AN ALS MEDIC. SO IF IT'S A FIRE CALL, THEY TAKE THE ENGINE, THEN THE MEDIC GOES OUT OF SERVICE. IF

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AND ALSO OUR MECHANIC. OUR MECHANICS WORK OUT OF THAT STATION. SO WE HAVE THREE MECHANICS THAT WORK OUR DEDICATED TO OUR DEPARTMENT AND TRURO TOWNSHIP. WE DID A JOINT EFFORT WITH THEM AND THEY ONLY WORK ON OUR APPARATUS AND THEIR APPARATUS. SO JUST THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND THE COMMITMENT AND THE DEDICATION THAT THEY HAVE TO OUR EQUIPMENT. IT'S PROLONGING THE LIFE OF OUR EQUIPMENT, AND WE'RE ABLE TO GET FIRE TRUCKS AND MEDIC UNITS BACK IN SERVICE A LOT QUICKER. SO THEY HAVE A FULL GARAGE THAT OPERATES OUT OF THAT STATION. THEY HAVE LIFTS. THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO WORK ON OUR LADDER TRUCK, WHICH IS 80,000 POUNDS. AND THEY CAN LIFT IT UP TO DO WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO. AND AGAIN, THIS IS THEIR TIME OF DAY BREAKDOWN. AND THIS IS THEIR THE RUN VOLUME BREAKDOWN FOR THAT STATION.

STATION THREE. THIS IS THE NEW NEWER STATION. THIS WAS A CLUBHOUSE FOR A CONDO ASSOCIATION. WE BOUGHT THE CLUBHOUSE AND WE REMODELED IT AND MADE IT A BAY TO IT. SO WE COULD PUT OUR A STATION IN A HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION SO WE COULD SERVE A GREATER POPULATION. AND THIS IS WHERE THEY START. THIS IS ALSO A CROSS STAFFED STATION. THIS IS WHERE OUR LADDER TRUCK AND AN ALS MEDIC UNIT IS HOUSED. THERE'S ONE OFFICER AND TWO FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS AT THIS STATION AS WELL. THIS IS THEIR, YOU KNOW, A BREAKDOWN OF THEIR DAYTIME RUN VOLUME ARE THEIR RUN VOLUME, 24 HOUR PERIOD. AND THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN PER APPARATUS.

SO MEDIC 403 TOOK 1090 RUNS LAST YEAR. FOLLOWED BY THE TOWER DID 306. AND THEN SO FORTH. ALL THE OTHER COMPANIES THAT RESPONDED IN THEIR DISTRICT. STATION 404 IS A STATION THAT WAS PUT IN SERVICE AT THE BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR. WE OPERATED OUT OF A STORAGE UNIT FOR SEVEN YEARS ON TAYLOR ROAD. WE HAD A MEDIC ONLY IN THERE. THE TAYLOR ROAD CORRIDOR PRODUCED ABOUT 2000 RUNS A YEAR. AND WE PUT THAT MEDIC UNIT TO REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES. WE WENT FROM A NINE MINUTE AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME FROM THE STATION TO A LESS THAN FIVE MINUTE RESPONSE TIME FOR THAT WHOLE TAYLOR ROAD CORRIDOR TO SERVICE THE REYNOLDSBURG, AETNA AND PATASKALA AREA. BUT SO WITH THAT STATION, WE WERE ABLE TO PUT A FIRE ENGINE IN THERE AS WELL. SO THEY HAVE AN OFFICER FOR FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS. THEY STAFF AN ALIAS UNIT A MEDIC UNIT. ONE ENGINE AND A UTV. WE HAVE A BIKE PATH. CORRIDOR IN THAT AREA SO THAT UTV WILL GET UTILIZED IN THERE. HOPEFULLY NOT TOO MUCH, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING TO BE ON THAT. SO THEN THERE'S SOME OBVIOUSLY SOME TRAINING PHOTOS AND SOME OTHER INCIDENT PHOTOS. AGAIN, A BREAKDOWN OF THEIR CALL VOLUME AND THEIR THEIR FIRST TWO AREAS. SO MEDIC 416 420 RUNS AND 404 TO 860 RUNS AND ASSOCIATED TRUCKS THAT WENT INTO THEIR FIRST DISTRICT STATION 405. THIS IS THE STATION THAT PROVIDES THE FIRST TWO DISTRICT. TO THE NEW ALBANY PORTION AND THE JERSEY TOWNSHIP AND THE NORTHERN SECTION OF PATASKALA. THIS IS A CROSS STAFFED STATION AS WELL. WE HAVE ONE OFFICER AND TWO FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS WITH THEM. WE HAVE AN ALS MEDIC OR AN ALS ENGINE. IN HERE. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF REFERENCES LIKE THAT. THAT WAS A JOINT TRAINING THAT WE DID WITH TURNER CONSTRUCTION AT THE SITE. SO AND SOME OF THE OTHER TRAININGS THAT THEY DID AS WELL. THIS IS THEIR CALL BREAKDOWN. FOR A TIME OF DAY. AND THEN THEIR BREAKDOWN WITHIN THEIR FIRST DUE DISTRICT.

SO IN THEIR FIRST DUE DISTRICT MEDIC 405 TOOK 464 RUNS. 168 WAS ENGINE 405. AND THEN THE ASSOCIATED COMPANIES COMING INTO THEIR DISTRICT. STATION SIX IS OUT AT HEBRON. THE REFUGEE CANYON JOINT FIRE DISTRICT. JOINT FIRE DISTRICT IN 2022. AND SO THIS IS THEY HAVE ONE OFFICER, FOUR FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS A DAY, ONE ALS MEDIC UNIT. THEY STAFF ONE RESCUE.

THEY HAVE THREE WATERCRAFT UNITS A GRASS TRUCK AND A UTV. WE SERVICE BUCKEYE LAKE, THE WATER.

ANYTHING THAT'S SERVICE, THAT'S IN UNION TOWNSHIP IN THE LINCOLN COUNTY PORTION. SO WE HAVE A TRY. TRY. TUNE ON THE ON THE LAKE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WATER RESCUE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SWIFT WATER BOATS THAT OPERATE OUT OF THAT TO PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, RIVER RESCUE AND SO FORTH WITH THE WATER WITHIN LINCOLN COUNTY. WE'RE ALSO PART OF THE UPPER SCIOTO WATER RESCUE TEAM, AND IT'S A REGIONAL ASSET THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED. THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND MULTI REGIONAL STATE DEPLOYMENT. AND THIS IS JUST A BREAKDOWN OF THEIR CALL VOLUME BY DAY. AND AS WELL AS THE

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RESIDENTIAL. COMMERCIAL. IT'S JUST LISTED AS A BUILDING FIRE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BARN FIRE AND SO FORTH. YEAH. SO STRUCTURE? YEAH. THERE WERE STRUCTURES OF SOME SORT. THIS IS JUST A BREAKDOWN OF OUR FALSE ALARMS BY INCIDENT TYPES. AS YOU KNOW, MORE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS WE GET. AND THEN AS RESIDENTIAL, MORE PEOPLE HAVE RESIDENTIAL FIRE ALARMS SET UP AND THE COMMERCIAL ALARMS. SO THIS ACTIVITY REALLY DOES INCREASE OVER TIME. THESE ARE OUR HOSPITAL TRANSPORTS. WE TRANSPORTED 4592. PATIENTS LAST YEAR. AND THAT'S A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT HOSPITAL SYSTEMS WE WENT TO. OUR CLOSEST HOSPITAL IS MOUNT CARMEL. EAST. WHEN IT COMES TO A TRAUMA CENTER, STROKE AND HEART. THEY'RE KIND OF THE CATCH ALL FOR US WHEN GOING TO THE WEST. LOOKING MEMORIAL. WE GO TO OUR GO TO THE EAST. AND THEN A LOT OF THE STANDALONES AND THEN THE OTHER HOSPITALS ARE SPECIALTIES. SO THIS IS A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE LIST OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS THAT YOU TRANSPORT TO. I GUESS MOST SURPRISED, MOUNT CARMEL EAST IS THE LARGEST WITH THE FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL TRAUMA CENTER. DOES THE FIRE DISTRICT GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE TRANSPORTATIONS OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? YEAH. SO WE SAW BILL. WE DO SOFT BILLING. IT'S YOU KNOW, IF IT'S A MEDICARE MEDICAID PATIENT THAT'S A FIXED NUMBER. IT'S LIKE AND THEY THEY ESTABLISH WHAT THAT NUMBER IS. WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, AN ANTHEM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THEN IT'S WHATEVER'S SET BY THE TYPE OF CALL IT WAS, IF IT WAS A BLS RUN, IF IT WAS A BLS TWO, THEY HAVEN'T BROKE DOWN. SO THERE'S DIFFERENT LEVELS OF BILLING. ON THE AVERAGE, THE DISTRICT REIMBURSES, RECEIVES ABOUT $418. WHEN YOU AVERAGE IT ALL OUT. AND THAT'S INCLUDING MILEAGE AND EVERYTHING. SO BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHEN ONCE YOU DO SOFT BILLING, THERE'S NO REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE HOSPITAL FOR SUPPLIES OR ANYTHING. SO THOSE ARE ALL THE COSTS THAT ARE TAKEN ON BY THE DEPARTMENT. NOW, YOU KNOW, 15 YEARS AGO IT WAS YOU CAN GET ALL YOUR SUPPLIES FROM THE HOSPITAL AND THE HOSPITAL BUILD EVERYTHING. IT'S JUST NOT THE WAY IT WORKS ANYMORE. SO IT'S JUST ONE, YOU KNOW. BUT YEAH, WE DO SOFT BILLING. WE DON'T WE DON'T TAKE ANYBODY TO COLLECTIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S LIKE IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT AND YOU GET A BILL AND YOU CALL IN, WE TELL YOU, PLEASE THROW IT AWAY. WE DID. YOU GOT A BILL ON ACCIDENT.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN ONE. SO SOMETIMES THAT'S JUST AN ACCIDENT OF HITTING THE WRONG BOX ON THE REPORT. AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SIR? YES. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING ALSO THAT IF YOU GO ON A CALL BUT YOU DON'T END UP NEEDING TO TRANSPORT THEM TO A MEDICAL CENTER, THAT THERE IS NO BILLING THE INSURANCE. NO BILL IS LIKE IT'S THE ONLY BILL IS FOR TRANSPORT. ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, AS A DEPARTMENT THAT WE'RE DOING, WE PROVIDE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE. THERE IS OPTIONS OUT THERE FOR SOME INSURANCE COMPANIES TO TRY TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT. IT'S A HUGE BENEFIT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TRANSPORTING SOMEONE TO AN ER IF WE CAN PREVENT THEM FROM HAVING TO GO TO THE ER, THAT'S ALWAYS BETTER FOR THE PERSON AND THAT FAMILY.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE A GINGER WOMAN. SHE'S OUR EMS COORDINATOR. SHE'S AN RN. SHE'S A PARAMEDIC. SHE'S BEEN A FIREFIGHTER FOR 30 YEARS. BUT SHE'S ALSO OUR COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC. COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC. SHE'LL GO INTO THE HOMES AND HELP FIND PEOPLE'S SERVICES.

SOMETIMES THEY DON'T REALIZE THE COUNTY SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM, OR THE VA SERVICES THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE AS A AS A VET. SO SHE'S REALLY GOOD AT RESEARCHING AND FINDING THESE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THEM COMFORTABLE IN THEIR HOME AND NOT HAVE TO BE TRANSPORTED. YOU KNOW, WE WILL HELP THEM, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR MEDICATIONS AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, JUST TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, LESS TIME IN THE ER IS LESS TIME. THEY'RE GOING TO GET

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, CHIEF. JOE. CHIEF. JACK. THANKS AGAIN.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO A CITY INVESTMENT UPDATE WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM RED TREE INVESTMENT GROUP. MAYOR, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE TO YOU RYAN NELSON

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IT'LL BE A LITTLE SLOW. IT'S A BIG FILE. THAT'S SO FAR, SO GOOD. THAT'S THE FIRST SLIDE THERE. LOVELY PICTURE OF NEW ALBANY. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RED TREE INVESTMENT GROUP. WE ARE A FIRM THAT IS SOLELY FOCUSED ON INVESTING PUBLIC FUNDS, PRIMARILY HERE IN THE STATE OF OHIO. WE MANAGE A LITTLE OVER $10 BILLION IN PUBLIC FUNDS AND WORK WITH ABOUT 350 PUBLIC ENTITIES ACROSS THE STATE ON THE SAME TYPE OF THING THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY ON. WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT FIRM. THERE'S TWO CO-OWNERS, MYSELF AND JENNIFER. JENNIFER TROWBRIDGE IS THE OTHER. AND SHE'S THERE IN THE BLUE, IN THE BACK. THE HOW WE CAME TO BE HERE AT THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. I MAY TAKE SOME OF YOU ALL BACK ON A MEMORY LANE HERE, BUT FOR DECADES, THE CITY WORKED WITH NEW ALBANY CAPITAL. GEORGE GUMMER AND JOHN LEWIS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY REMEMBERS THOSE NAMES OR NOT. THEY. JOHN DECIDED TO RETIRE SEVERAL YEARS BACK, WHICH HAS BEEN SIX YEARS NOW, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER. WE PURCHASED JOHN'S COMPANY BACK IN 2019, AND JOHN WORKED WITH US FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. SO WE'RE A VERY LONG TRANSITION. WE WERE ABLE TO SQUEEZE AS MUCH INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AS WE POSSIBLY COULD OUT OF JOHN, AS IT RELATES TO THE CITY AND WHAT WE DIDN'T GET. I CAN STILL FIND HIM ON HIS BOAT IN SOUTH CAROLINA. ASSISTANCE IN OPERATING FUNDS OF THE CITY AND SOME OTHER FUNDS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH SOME CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. WE SERVE AS THE INVESTMENT ADVISOR. US BANK SERVES AS A THIRD PARTY CUSTODIAN AND HOLDS ANY SECURITIES THAT ARE PURCHASED.

WE ATTEND REGULAR FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS. WE JUST HAD ONE THIS AFTERNOON WHERE JOE AND ANDREA WERE THERE TO LISTEN TO THE LATEST AND GREATEST. ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY WORKS WITH A FIRM CALLED CASH FEST. THEY ARE A THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH BETHANY AND HER STAFF TO LOOK OVER CASH FLOWS TO DETERMINE THAT FUNDS ARE BEING PLACED IN THE RIGHT INVESTMENT ALLOCATION. SO IT'S ANOTHER I JUST BESIDES MYSELF AND BETHANY AND THE TEAM THERE, THAT GIVES COMFORT THAT THE FUNDS ARE BEING PROPERLY ALLOCATED. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF THE CITY. THERE ARE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF INVESTMENTS FOR PUBLIC FUNDS.

AND YOU GOT TO KEEP THESE IN ORDER TO KEEP YOURSELF OUT OF TROUBLE. IT'S SAFETY OF PRINCIPLE. WE'RE NOT HERE TO LOSE MONEY. AND YOU YOU MAY EARN AN EXTRA PENNY, AND EVERYBODY'S GREAT ABOUT IT. BUT IF YOU LOSE THE PENNY, YOU'RE GOING TO PROBABLY BE IN THE NEWSPAPER. SO LET'S STAY OUT OF THE NEWSPAPER. IT'S RISK MANAGEMENT. MAKING CERTAIN EVERYTHING IS DIVERSIFIED, ITS LIQUIDITY. AND THEN LASTLY, IT'S THE MARKET RATE OF RETURN. SO KEEPING THOSE IN ORDER KEEPS EVERYBODY IN THE RIGHT SPOT. AS IT RELATES TO THE PERMITTED INVESTMENTS OF THE CITY. THE CITY DOES HAVE AN INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT AND THE INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT MIRRORS PRACTICALLY THE OHIO REVISED CODE, CHAPTER ONE 3514.

AND THE LAST TIME THIS WAS UPDATED WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2021. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO, BUT THE INVESTMENTS UNDER THE OHIO REVISED CODE, THEY REALLY DON'T CHANGE THAT OFTEN. SO THERE'S NO REASON TO GO WRITE A NEW POLICY IF NOTHING ELSE HAS CHANGED. ANY THOUGHTS ON THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S CONVERSATION ABOUT EXPANDING MUNICIPAL INVESTMENTS TO INCLUDE CRYPTO AND PRECIOUS METALS? THE LAST. THE LATEST ON THAT IS A BIG FAT NO. AT LEAST FOR ME.

UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DON'T FOLLOW THAT AS PREVIOUS INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THERE. WHAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN IS THE WORD THAT THE CITY LIVES IN. AS FUNDS ARE INVESTED, IT RANGES FROM INVESTMENT BANK PRODUCTS TO CDS. YOU SEE THE WORD OHIO UP THERE.

THAT IS THE STATE RUN INVESTMENT POOL AT THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE. IT'S ABOUT $30 BILLION IN THAT FUND. FROM THERE, THEY'RE MARKETABLE SECURITIES SUCH AS TREASURIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, MUNICIPAL BONDS AND COMMERCIAL PAPER. THIS IS THE WORLD THAT THE CITY LIVES IN.

TYPICALLY, THE MAXIMUM MATURITY IS GOING TO BE FIVE YEARS ON ANY ONE INVESTMENT, EXCEPT FOR

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YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE NEWS. MARKETS ARE SEEING A LOT OF VOLATILITY. I TOLD JOE AND ANDREA TODAY MY BEST ADVICE TO YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL IS TO LOSE YOUR PASSWORDS TO ANY OF YOUR 401 K ACCOUNTS, UNLESS YOU'RE LOOKING TO RETIRE ANYTIME SOON. SO THAT'S YOU'RE GOING TO GET DEPRESSED. BUT AS IT RELATES TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE ECONOMY AND THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WHEN WE'RE MAKING INVESTMENT DECISIONS, WE DO TRY TO KEEP TO THE BASICS. AND THAT'S ECONOMIC GROWTH. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH? AND GIVEN EVERYTHING WITH WITH THE TRADE POLICY, THERE ARE CONCERNS GOING FORWARD ABOUT THAT. INFLATION HAS BEEN HAS RETREATED FROM THE HIGHS OF SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY WHEN YOU'RE OUT SHOPPING. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THE NUMBERS ARE WHAT THEY ARE. THEY HAVE COME DOWN. AND THE JOB MARKETS, THOSE ARE THE MAIN THINGS THAT WE DO FOLLOW. AND THERE THERE'S A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH ALL OF THIS. WITH IN THE JOB MARKETS. WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER. I KNOW A LOT OF KIDS COMING OUT OF COLLEGE THESE DAYS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY FINDING A JOB. SO IT'S IT IS A CONCERN. THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR IS HEAVY HERE IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS. RETAIL SALES COME OUT TOMORROW MORNING.

SO MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR EIGHT. THAT'S AROUND 830 TOMORROW MORNING. IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT THE LATEST AND GREATEST IS ON RETAIL SALES. WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? CONSUMERS MAKE UP TWO THIRDS OF THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT. SO AS CONSUMERS CONSUME, THAT IS GOING TO HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE OVERALL GROWTH OF OUR NATION. REAL QUICK ON INTEREST RATES. INTEREST RATES HAVE CERTAINLY SEEN THE SAME TYPE OF VOLATILITY AS THE EQUITY MARKETS HAVE. WE FOLLOW KIND OF LIKE RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE. BARS THAT YOU SEE THERE ON THE TWO YEAR UNITED STATES TREASURY AS A BENCHMARK FOR PUBLIC FUND INVESTING AND HAS SEEN QUITE A BIT OF VOLATILITY HERE IN THE PAST MONTH. AT THE END OF 2024, THE RATE ON THE TWO YEAR TREASURY WAS 4.25% AT PRINT. AS OF FRIDAY, IT WAS AROUND 4%. THIS AFTERNOON IT WAS DOWN AROUND A 3.8. SO IT HAS BEEN IT'S SEEN A LOT OF VOLATILITY DUE TO DUE TO THE RECENT POLICY CHANGES. WE FOLLOW CLOSELY WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS DOING AS IT RELATES TO INTEREST RATES AND THE RHETORIC AND FED FED SPEAK IS WHAT WE CALL IT. AND RIGHT NOW THE THERE IS AN ANTICIPATION FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO CONTINUE TO CUT INTEREST RATES HERE IN 2025. SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO WATCH FOR YOU AS INVESTORS AS WELL. ON TO THE INVESTMENTS OF THE CITY. WE'VE CONSOLIDATED THIS DOWN FOR THE CONVERSATION TONIGHT. THE CITY HAS THREE MAIN INVESTMENT TYPE OF VEHICLES THAT WE THAT WE KEEP TO THE STAR OHIO ACCOUNT. PARK NATIONAL BANK IS THE MAIN DEPOSITORY. AND THEN THE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT. STAR OHIO CONSISTS OF SOME OPERATING FUNDS, SOME DEBT PROCEEDS AND SOME OF THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS. WE DO KEEP A MINIMAL BALANCE AT PARK NATIONAL BECAUSE GENERALLY IT HAS A LOWER, LOWER INTEREST RATE. AND THEN THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, WHICH WE'LL TALK MORE ON HERE JUST IN A SECOND. OUR THREE MAIN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS THAT HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF INVESTMENTS CO-MINGLE EVERYTHING THERE TOGETHER. THE INVESTMENT YIELD ON ALL THE FUNDS IS A LITTLE OVER 4%, WITH AN AVERAGE MATURITY OF ALMOST TWO YEARS. AND I'LL TALK HERE IN A MOMENT ABOUT WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND AGAIN, HERE I SHOULD SAY THAT THIS IS WHERE THE ASSISTANCE OF CASH COMES INTO PLAY. THAT GIVES US COMFORT THAT THESE FUNDS ARE PLACED IN THE RIGHT ORDER FOR INVESTMENT ALLOCATION. JUST A QUICK A COUPLE OF POINTS ON THE SUMMARY OF THE ACTUAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS. THERE ARE THREE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS. ONE IS THE GENERAL INVESTMENTS OF THE CITY. ONE IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT. THIS WOULD BE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT OF THE CITY. AND THEN LASTLY IS THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS, WHICH IS FUNDING ALL THE MOST RECENT PROJECTS. THE PORTFOLIO

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SO WE NEED TO HEAR WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT THE MARKETS. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IS ON A SHAKY FOOTING. PEOPLE DON'T FEEL THAT COMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW ABOUT EVERYTHING. JUST THE WEALTH EFFECT. PEOPLE DON'T FEEL AS WEALTHY RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE STOCK MARKET. THE LABOR MARKETS HAVE SHIFTED TO BENEFIT EMPLOYERS MORE THAN EMPLOYEES. PEOPLE AREN'T HOPPING THEIR JOBS BACK LIKE THEY USED TO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THEY'RE STAYING PUT.

INFLATION IS EXPECTED TO RISE DUE TO THE TARIFFS, SO TIME WILL TELL ON THAT. WE HAD LONG CONVERSATION ABOUT REAL ESTATE AND EVEN LOOKING AT ZILLOW TO SEE HOW MANY HOMES WERE FOR SALE HERE. AND IN NEW ALBANY. AND THAT IS A CONCERN NOT ONLY HERE IN THE COLUMBUS AREA BUT NATIONWIDE. THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH HOUSING STOCK. AND LASTLY, THERE IS YOU COULD PROBABLY HAVE 100 THINGS THERE. BUT GEOPOLITICAL RISK. DO REMAIN. AND THIS TRADE POLICY IS CERTAINLY GOING TO RESHAPE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU HERE TONIGHT. TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE THAT IS ASSISTING THE CITY WITH THE INVESTMENTS, MAKING CERTAIN THAT WE MEET THOSE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND KEEPING ALL OF OUR NAMES OUT OF THE NEWSPAPER. I ONLY LOOK GOOD ON ORANGE ON SUNDAYS. I KNOW WE ALSO HAVE BEEN PLAYING OR PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE CONVERSATION AROUND MUNICIPAL BONDS. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GENERALLY CALLED TAX FREE OR TAX EXEMPT MUNICIPAL BONDS. AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT FEATURE AND ELEMENT OF THAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY. AND WE ISSUED A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF, YOU KNOW, MAINTAINING THAT DESIGNATION TO DRIVE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY AND KEEP THAT, YOU KNOW, 4%, TO YOUR POINT, AS ROBUST AS POSSIBLE. BUT ANY OTHER CONCERNS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THAT? THAT RHETORIC IS CERTAINLY ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW. AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT COMES AROUND EVERY 5 TO 7 YEARS WHERE THEY WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS FOR MUNICIPAL ENTITIES. I DON'T THINK I DON'T SEE IT HAPPENING PERSONALLY. BUT STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. WITH POLICY THESE DAYS. SO IT NEVER CAN NEVER SAY NEVER. IT'S THERE FOR A REASON. IT'S THERE FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO BE ABLE TO BORROW DEBT AT A LOWER, LOWER COST. AND FORTUNATELY FOR THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, YOU ARE ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATED ENTITIES IN THE STATE OF OHIO. SO WHEN YOU DO GO TO THE MARKET, REGARDLESS IF IT'S TAX EXEMPT OR TAXABLE, YOU WOULD HAVE A VERY LOW FINANCING RATE. BUT FOR THE HEALTH OF THE MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET, IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD IF THEY WENT TO A TAXABLE STATUS. AND I THINK THAT THEY DO KNOW THAT. I BELIEVE IT'S JUST MORE OF A CONVERSATION. AND AGAIN, THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAS COME AROUND. OKAY. BUT I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP BECAUSE IT IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL? RYAN, I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION AND RED TREE'S GREAT WORK AND ASSISTANCE OF THE CITY. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME TONIGHT TO SPEND A MOMENT WITH US. ABSOLUTELY. Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THAT TAKES US TO HEARING OF VISITORS. FOR FOLKS THAT HAVE COMPLETED COMMENT CARDS, IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE TWO. JOEL AND BARBARA WHO WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST? ALL RIGHT. BARBARA.

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THANK YOU BARBARA. APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. JOEL, WHAT CAN YOU ADD TO THAT? WHAT I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT IS SOME THINGS THAT ARE RELATIVE TO WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH THE BUS BARN. THE PROPERTY THAT IS NOW SETTLING DOWN. I'M HOPING I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR PART OF PARCEL AND THE PARCEL JUST NORTH OF IT, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. A RECENT TOUR OF THE WALKWAY AROUND THE POND. I'VE NOTICED THAT THE THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF DEAD TREES, LEAVES, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ALMOST LIKE A FIRE HAZARD OVER THERE.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT THAT SHOULD BE BROUGHT UP. TO THE COUNCIL'S. FOR THE COUNCIL TO NOTICE. I'VE ALSO DONE THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. WE'VE SEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TREES BEING KNOCKED DOWN, BOTH IN THE HAMLET AREA AND ON MAIN STREET, WHERE I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A BIG APARTMENT COMPLEX BEING BUILT. MY THOUGHTS WERE, AFTER SEEING THAT AND KNOWING AN ISSUE THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE PROPERTY AT NEW ALBANY EAST AND 605. IT'S MY OPINION AND SEVERAL OTHERS THAT THE LAST THING ANYBODY WANTS TO DO IS MESS WITH THOSE TWO NATURAL GAS LINES THAT ARE RUNNING THROUGH THE DIAGONALLY THROUGH THE PROPERTY AND LOOKING AT THAT FROM OUR HOUSE, WHICH WE COULD SEE VERY CLEARLY. THE THOUGHT WAS THAT MAYBE THE PROPERTY NORTH OF THE PIPELINES WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO PLANT SOME TREES AND ADD SOME MORE WOODS, OR VISIT VEGETATION TO THE AREA. IT WOULD IMPROVE OUR AIR QUALITY AND ALSO WOULD PROBABLY KILL SOME OF THE NOISE THAT WE MAY BE HEARING FROM THE TRAFFIC. SO THOSE ARE TWO THINGS I THOUGHT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BEFORE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT START TO THINK ABOUT WHAT ELSE COULD OR SHOULDN'T GO ON THAT PROPERTY. THE OTHER THING I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT WAS IT HAD BEEN MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE DIFFERENT MEETINGS WE HAD GONE TO, THAT THE TRAFFIC STUDY WAS GOING TO BE A BIG, A BIG PART OF THE DECISIONS THAT WERE GOING TO BE MADE ON WHAT HAD BEEN PLANNED FOR THE AREA. MY QUESTION IS, IS THE PLAN IS THE TRAFFIC PLAN BEEN COMPLETED? AND IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, PARTICULARLY WITH ALL THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC THAT WE EXPECT BETWEEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE APARTMENTS OR CONDOS? I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. AND THE HABITAT AREA AND THE COMPLETION OF OUR DEVELOPMENT. AND WE THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THAT'D BE SOMETHING THAT'S NICE TO HAVE SOME INFORMATION ON. THERE'S ALSO THE FUTURE ISSUE OF HAVING 605 AND WALNUT CLOSED FOR 3 TO 4 MONTHS, AND WHERE THE TRAFFIC IS SUPPOSED TO GO, BASED ON FRANKLIN COUNTY'S DETOUR INFORMATION AND WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN WHERE NOTTINGHAM TRACE IS GOING TO BE A MAIN ROUNDABOUT ROUNDABOUT FOR THE

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BUT BUT YES, WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE. OKAY.

AND I DID NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF REALLY NICE LOOKING FIRE STATIONS IN THE LICKING COUNTY AREA, AND THAT MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE TO BUILD AN UGLY STEEL BUILDING, OR IF THEY DO, THEY COULD PUT SOME TRIM AROUND IT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, APPRECIATE IT, SIR, AS ALWAYS. WE'RE STILL UNDER HEARING OF VISITORS. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS, BUT IS THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING SOMETHING? NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. JOHN, BARBARA, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING. OR IF YOU OWE HER DINNER, MAYBE YOU COULD TAKE HER OUT FOR A NICE A NICE DINNER. YOU'RE WELCOME TO LEAVE WHENEVER YOU'D LIKE. ALL RIGHT, THAT TAKES US TO BOARD AND COMMISSION REPORTS. ANY UPDATE

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THE MAIN TOPIC THAT WE DISCUSS ON PLANNING COMMISSION WAS REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT TO HAVE SOME GAS METERS WITHIN THE 100 FOOT SETBACK. WE HAD A LONG DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT IS A STRUCTURE, WHAT IS A BUILDING, WHAT'S POSSIBLE TO BE IN A SETBACK. AND WE ULTIMATELY DECIDED THAT IT WAS NOT. IT WAS COMMON TO HAVE UTILITIES BE WITHIN A SETBACK, AND IT WAS NOT A BUILDING BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE A ROOF. SO AS LONG AS THERE WAS NO BUILDINGS IN THE SETBACK AREA, THESE TYPES OF GAS METERS THAT MIGHT BE GATED AROUND WERE SUFFICIENT. THERE WAS ALSO A REQUEST TO HAVE STAFF LOOK AT THAT AND LOCATE ANY OF THOSE STRUCTURES WITHIN THE NORTHWEST AREA OF THE SITE, AND TO COMPLY WITH ENGINEERING COMMENTS. AND THAT WAS APPROVED. THREE NOTHING. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? THREE. NOTHING. THREE. NOTHING. YES. YES. IS THAT A QUORUM? YES.

FOR FIVE. ALL RIGHT. YES. THERE'S A LEAN CREW. THEN WE TALKED ABOUT UPDATES TO THE CITY CODE 1154, WHICH AGAIN, YOU'LL BE SEEING LATER. A FIRST ISSUE WAS CHANGING THE RESIDENTIAL SETBACK FOR PRODUCT OR PARCELS IN THE TMD. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT ANYTIME YOU HAVE A BUILDING OVER 65FT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A 300 FOOT SETBACK TO RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS. THIS IS FOR ANY ZONE, ANY PARCEL ZONED TMD. THE PROPOSED CHANGE, WHICH PLANNING COMMISSION PLANNING COMMISSION DID APPROVE WITH ALL THREE VOTES ATTENDING, REQUESTED THAT THAT THAT WOULD NOT APPLY TO PRIMARY PROJECTS. PRIMARY PROJECTS ARE SMALLER LOTS. WHAT FLAGSHIP PROJECTS ARE ONES THAT ARE OVER? HOW MANY ACRES? 5015 ONE FIVE ACRES. THANK YOU CHRIS. AND PRIMARY PROJECTS WILL ONLY REQUIRE 100 FOOT SETBACK FOR THOSE BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE THAT WITH A SMALLER LOT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? WE TALKED ABOUT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR ADVANCED FABRIC STRUCTURES. SO THOSE ADVANCED STRUCTURES ARE CURRENTLY BEING BUILT IN THE TMD AREA. THERE'S NOTHING IN THE CODE THAT DOESN'T ALLOW THEM TO BE BUILT NOW. SO WE ACTUALLY TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT SOME PARAMETERS AROUND WHAT THEY COULD BE COULD BE BUILT. WE REQUIRED THAT IT NEEDS TO HAVE A USEFUL LIFE OF 20 YEARS, WITHSTANDS WIND SPEEDS OF OVER 100MPH, THE UNDER 65FT, AND HAVE ADDITIONAL SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AND A CLIMATE CONTROLLED INTERIOR. YOU MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS ON THAT. NO, I THINK WE A LOT OF US WERE AT INTEL FOR THE COMMUNITY BARBECUE EARLY ON, AND WE WERE IN ONE OF THOSE STRUCTURES AND YEAH, YEAH, I MEAN, IT PRETTY SOLIDLY CONSTRUCTED, PRETTY SOLIDLY CONSTRUCTED. SO THAT WAS ALSO APPROVED THREE NOTHING. AND THAT WAS THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO PARKS AND TRAILS. CHIP'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, SO WE'LL CATCH YOU NEXT TIME. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD. YEAH, WE HAD TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. ONE WAS THE HOUSE AT 20 SOUTH HIGH STREET THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND I'LL JUST PASS AROUND THE EXISTING LOOK VERSUS WHAT THE NEW LOOK IS GOING TO BE. IT WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY WITH ONE EXCEPTION THAT THEY MADE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE FRONT FENCING WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE THE OLD AND BE A SOLID HARDY PLANK. AND THERE WAS THERE WERE REQUESTS FROM ARB THAT INSTEAD THEY DO MORE OF AN OPEN IRON RAILING TO MATCH THE RAILING AT THE STAIRS, AND MORE WHAT YOU TEND TO SEE IN THAT AREA NOW, BLACK IRON. SO THAT CHANGED FROM THE PICTURE, BUT OTHERWISE YOU CAN SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER OF THAT. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WAS THE AVALON WANTS TO CHANGE THEIR SIGNS, AS I UNDERSTAND YET AGAIN, THEY'RE UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT AGAIN. AND THEY WANTED TO REFLECT THE NEW

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SO THEY REVIEWED SOME OF THE FEEDBACK AND THEY'RE GOING OVER WHICH OF THE OBJECTIVES THEY WANT TO FOCUS ON. BUT THE MAIN CORE AREAS OF FOCUS WERE EVENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE, HELPING MORE, FOCUSING ON OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND PARTNERSHIPS. THERE WAS A ONE PROJECT THAT THEY DECIDED TO GO THROUGH, GO FOR PANEL CHAIR. BARRY MOVED TO RECOMMEND CITY STAFF MOVE FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTING CULTURE CITY SENSORY BAGS, WHICH INCLUDE STAFF TRAINING AT COMMUNITY EVENTS. THESE BASICALLY HELP MAKE EVENTS MORE SENSORY FRIENDLY AND CERTIFICATION COSTS LESS THAN $1,000, WHICH FITS WELL WITHIN OUR BUDGET. I HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION THAT I CAN EMAIL AROUND IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. TALKED ABOUT JUNETEENTH, WHICH IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 19TH FROM 6 TO 9 AT THE AMPHITHEATER. THERE'LL BE, YOU KNOW, THE SAME FUN, AMAZING EVENTS AS THE PAST TWO YEARS. AND FINALLY, THEY DISCUSSED THE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS PROGRAM. THERE'S SECOND SESSION THAT'S TO BE HELD ON MAY 6TH. WE NOW HAVE WE CURRENTLY HAVE 15 COMMUNITY CONNECTORS REPRESENTING 13 NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WE'VE SENT OUT THE FIRST NEWSLETTER FROM CITY STAFF TO THE CONNECTORS ON APRIL 1ST. WE ARE CREATING THE WELCOME BOXES, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A MAP AND A NOTE FROM THE CONNECTOR AND A BOARD 354 CANDLE, WHICH IS DONATED FROM ALLEN CANDLES. WHAT IS THE CANDLE? I BELIEVE IT IS UNSCENTED, WHICH. OH NO. IS THAT RIGHT? I AM, I AM. CREATE A NEW ALBANY SCENT. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT. BUT THEY WERE TIRED OF HEARING ME TALK ABOUT CANDLES. THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD IDEA. RIGHT. WE NEED A NEW ALBANY SCENT. WHO'S GOING TO PAY A LEON CANDLES TO DESIGN IT FOR US? WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, DO THIS FOR A LIVING. LIKE LIVING RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. YEAH, I KNOW, BUT I THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO. NOT EVERYBODY LIKES FRAGRANCES. SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALLERGIES. OH, BOO. OKAY. DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER.

MARLENE CAN ATTEST I TALKED MORE ABOUT CANDLES, AND YOU HAVE. THAT'S TRUE. THAT CANDLES MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD? YES.

THEY HAD ANOTHER KIND OF MARATHON MEETING. AND FINISH UP THE WORK ON THE NEW ALBANY CEMETERY HISTORICAL MARKER APPLICATION. MUCH OF IT. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT TO GO. BETWEEN THE SIGN TEXT AND THE STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE, I COUNT 24 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCE MATERIALS UNDERPINNING THE APPLICATION, DATING FROM BETWEEN 1836 AND 2017. IT'S BEEN AN UNDERTAKING.

CREDIT TO THE MEMBERS AND OUR CRAB FANS, INCLUDING CARRIE O'DONNELL. FOR THEIR HOURS DEVOTED TO THIS, THANKS TO CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER JOSH POLAND FOR HELPING WITH THE AMERICA 250 SPECIAL CALL BOX WORDING. WE NEEDED SOME COMMS HELP WITH THAT. I'M GOING TO BE MEETING WITH TWO SELECTED CRAB MEMBERS NEXT TUESDAY TO FINISH UPLOADING AND SUBMITTING AND MAKING ANY FINAL TWEAKS. AND THEN IT'S DONE. AND THEN I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CELEBRATE A HISTORICAL MARKER APPLICATION BEING DONE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT. THAT'S IT FROM THE CRAB. ALL RIGHT. AND NO MEETING OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION, ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE AN UPCOMING MEETING. REMIND ME, JEN, TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT LATER. YEAH. WE'LL DO. ALRIGHT.

CORRESPONDENCE, COMMUNICATIONS. ANY CORRESPONDENCE OR COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM COUNCIL SINCE OUR LAST MEETING THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON. AND THAT

[9. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING]

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AND THEN IT ALSO INCLUDED THE USE OF FIREWORKS IN THE PARKS. SO BASICALLY WHAT IT DOES, IT APPLIES CITY STANDARDS REGULATING EACH OF THOSE ITEMS. IN ADDITION TO THINGS LIKE SWIMMING AND PONDS. AGAIN, FIREWORKS TO THE JOINT PARK DISTRICT AND GIVES THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE CITY LAWS WITHIN THE PARK DISTRICT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDINANCE? NO. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE OH TEN 2025? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE? I MOVE FOR ADOPTION ORDINANCE. OH TEN 2025. SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BRUCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELL. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. FOUR YES. VOTES FOR THAT ORDINANCE. OH TEN 2025. ORDINANCE OH 11 2025, AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE EXPEDITED TYPE ONE ANNEXATION OF 29.8 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FROM PLAIN TOWNSHIP, FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY TO THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. JOE. THANK YOU. MAYOR. AGAIN, AS I STATED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THE ANNEXATION WAS SUBMITTED TO FRANKLIN COUNTY. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THE PETITION. JANUARY 30TH OF 2025. THERE'S A 60 DAY REQUIRED WAITING PERIOD. THAT THAT WAITING PERIOD HAS BEEN MET. AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE TYPICALLY DO ANNEXATIONS BY THE EXPEDITED TYPE ONE FORMAT. AND WHAT THAT DOES IS BASED ON THE WAY THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENTS ARE WRITTEN, IT ALLOWS US TO APPLY THE STANDARDS OF A TRADITIONAL ANNEXATION IN TERMS OF REVENUE SHARING AND HOW WE INTERACT WITH THE TOWNSHIP TO THE PARCEL THAT'S BEING ANNEXED.

BUT IT ENABLES THE APPLICANT TO FOLLOW AN ABBREVIATED SCHEDULE VERSUS A TRADITIONAL ANNEXATION.

SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF 161 EAST OF BABBITT ROAD. AGAIN CONTIGUOUS TO THE MUNICIPAL THE EXISTING MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES. AND THEN NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT, BUT WE'RE JUST JUST SOUTH OF WORTHINGTON ROAD AS WELL. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDINANCE? I HAVE ONE ON THE ROAD, I BELIEVE. DIDN'T HE, LAST TIME HE WAS THERE HE WAS ASKING ABOUT WHAT THE GANTON PARKWAY EXTENSION AND WHAT THE ROADS WOULD BE CALLED AFTER IT'S COMPLETE. I THINK THAT GOT ADDRESSED. OKAY. YOU MAY BE WATCHING LIVE ON THIS. PROBABLY.

IT'S. WORTHINGTON ROAD AND GANTON. SO YEAH, THE. DUBLIN-GRANVILLE ROAD CHANGES NAMES AT THE COUNTY LINE AND BECOMES WORTHINGTON ROAD. AS WE EXTEND GANTON PARKWAY, THE LONG TERM GOAL IS TO EXTEND THE NAME GANTON PARKWAY TO. LET'S SEE, IT WOULD INITIALLY EXTEND TO KITZMILLER. AND THEN EVENTUALLY IT WOULD WE COULD POTENTIALLY CHANGE THE NAME DUBLIN-GRANVILLE FROM KITZMILLER OVER TO. BABBITT. AND THEN THIS SECTION, IT WOULD CONNECT WITH THIS SECTION OF GANTON PARKWAY, WHICH TERMINATES IN LICKING COUNTY. SO YOU'D HAVE WHEN THE ENTIRE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IS COMPLETED, YOU WOULD HAVE WORTHINGTON ROAD DEAD ENDING INTO GANTON PARKWAY, WHICH WOULD THEN DEAD END INTO 62. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWER. I THINK IN DUBLIN-GRANVILLE ROAD WE'LL GET INTO THE PARKING. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CONFUSED ME MORE OR HELPED ME MORE, BUT THANK YOU

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SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. I HAVE FOUR YES VOTES TO ADOPT. ORDINANCE O 11 2025. AND AGAIN, I THINK WE MENTIONED I MENTIONED THIS AT THE FIRST READING, BUT JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TOWNSHIP FOR WORKING WITH US COLLABORATIVELY ON THE LAND IN THIS AREA FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. I MEAN, ANYTIME WE CAN PUT THAT NUMBER OF ACREAGE INTO PLAY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT MISS CHRYSLER AND HER TEAM CAN DO. NO PRESSURE. NO PRESSURE. ORDINANCE O 12 2025. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE 194.6 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND, GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF ABBOTT ROAD, WEST OF BEECH ROAD, AND SOUTH OF BOYDTON ROAD, FOR AN AREA KNOWN AS THE GATTON PARKWAY SOUTH ZONING DISTRICT. FROM ITS CURRENT ZONING OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT, LG TO A LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT. LG IS REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY AND THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY, LLC. CARE OF AARON UNDERHILL, ESQUIRE. MR. CHRISTIAN. THANK YOU. SINCE THIS IS A SECOND READING, I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF. BUT BEFORE TALKING ABOUT THE AREA THAT'S BEING REZONE, I DID WANT TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PUBLIC REZONING PROCESS. SO AS A REMINDER FOR THIS PROPERTY REZONING ARE REQUIRED TO BE HEARD BY THE COURT, WHO IS AN ADVISORY BOARD THAT MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND THEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWS AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL, WHO TAKES FINAL ACTION ON THE REZONING. SO AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 195 ACRES LOCATED SOUTH OF 161 AND WORTHINGTON ROAD HERE, AND THEN EAST OF BARRETT ROAD, WHICH IS GENERALLY HERE IN THIS AREA ON THE SCREEN. AND THEN THE EXISTING SECTION OF GANON PARKWAY, YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE IMAGE. AND THE REZONING AREA IS OUTLINED IN RED. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS IS THE THIS IS THE EXISTING CITY ZONING MAP WITH THE REZONING AREA HIGHLIGHTED FOR YOU ON THE SCREEN. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE IMAGE, MOST OF THIS AREA IS ALREADY LOCATED INSIDE THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY AND ZONED TO ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S CONSISTENT AND COMPATIBLE WITH USES THAT ARE PERMITTED IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE CITY DID PARTNER WITH THE LANDOWNER TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WERE CONSISTENT SO THAT A HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT PATTERN WAS ACHIEVED ALL THROUGHOUT THIS AREA. SOUTH OF ONE 61IN CANTON PARKWAY.

DISTRICT. AGAIN, ALL THE USES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE. ALL RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDINANCE? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE O 12 2025? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE? I MOVE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE OH 13 2025. I'LL SECOND THAT. 1212 SORRY. ORDINANCE OH 12 2025. SECOND. SECOND. I'LL SECOND THAT ONE TOO. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES.

MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. I HAVE FOUR YES VOTES TO ADOPT. ORDINANCE O 12 2025, ORDINANCE OH 13 2025, AN ORDINANCE TO DECLARE THE IMPROVEMENT TO CERTAIN PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY TO BE A PUBLIC PURPOSE, EXEMPT 100% OF THAT IMPROVEMENT FROM REAL PROPERTY TAXATION, REQUIRE THE OWNERS OF THOSE PARCELS TO MAKE SERVICE PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES. PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE APPLICABLE PORTION OF SERVICE PAYMENTS TO NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE EASTLAND, FAIRFIELD CAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT TAX INCREMENT EQUIVALENT FUND FOR THE DEPOSIT OF THE REMAINDER OF THOSE SERVICE PAYMENTS SPECIFY THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT THOSE PARCELS, AND APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF ONE OR MORE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AGREEMENTS. MISS ZIEGLER. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS THE OAK GROVE TWO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT, OR TIFF, TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 29.8 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES CURRENTLY BEING ANNEXED AND REZONED SOUTH OF 161 IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. THE TIFF IS CLASSIFIED AS NON-SCHOOL, WHICH MEANS THAT IT IS NOT. IT WILL NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE NEW ALBANY-PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE EASTLAND, FAIRFIELD CAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSE OF THE TIFF TIFF IS TO CAPTURE THE INCREMEN, INCREMENTAL INCREASE IN THE

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WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE NO. 13 2025. HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I WOULD MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE ZERO 13 2025. SECOND. THANKS. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. I HAVE FOUR YES VOTES TO ADOPT. ORDINANCE OH 13 2025, ORDINANCE OH 14 2025. AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE LIMITED WARRANTY DEED FOR THE PARCELS, KNOWN AS 095-111648-00.000. LOCATED GENERALLY AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BEACH ROAD AND MILLER ROAD FROM AMAZON DATA SERVICES, INC, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A RELATED AGREEMENT WITH ZIEGLER. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS ORDINANCE ACCEPTS 22 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FROM AMAZON WEB SERVICES. THE PROPERTY, AS YOU MENTIONED, IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BEACH ROAD AND MILLER ROAD. AWS IS DEDICATING THE LAND SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS AND THE LIMITED WARRANTY DEED, WHICH GENERALLY OBLIGATES THE CITY TO USE THE GROUND FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE. THE ORDINANCE FURTHER AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A RELATED AGREEMENT THAT WILL MORE FULLY DESCRIBE THE PERMANENT PERMITTED USES FOR THE PROPERTY, IF NECESSARY, TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THE AWS AIR QUALITY PERMIT. THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE PASSED THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ORDINANCE? JUST I MEAN, IT'S 22 ACRES, IN CASE SOMEONE WAS WONDERING. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE? NOW WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE 14 2025? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE OH 14 2025. I'LL SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES. I FOUR YES. VOTES TO THAT ORDINANCE ZERO 14 2025. AND THAT TAKES US TO

[10. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]

33.333 .01 IS, IN THE CASE OF A DUI OFFENSE, THE COURT CAN ORDER THE OFFENDER TO REIMBURSE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR THE COST OF ADMINISTERING DRUG TESTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

333.07 STARTS DEFINING NEW WORDS IN OUR CODE FOR STREET RACING OFFENSES, INCLUDING BURNOUT, DONUT, DRIFTING, WHEELIE STUNT DRIVING, AND STREET TAKEOVER. NO PERSON SHALL KNOWINGLY PARTICIPATE IN STREET RACING, INCLUDING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, WHICH IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND PROHIBITED LOCATIONS, BUT YOU CAN STILL COMPETITIVELY RACE WHEN PERMITTED BY THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER. SO JUST A FEW THINGS. THERE WAS MUCH MORE IN YOUR LEGISLATIVE REPORT. AND IT CAN BE SET FOR SECOND READING. AND DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. WHO GETS TO APPROVE. COMPETITIVE VEHICLE RACING JOE. IS THAT DOES THAT

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MASON. ALL RIGHT. SAME AS THE LAST ONE. THIS UPDATES OUR CODE TO MATCH STATE CODE. THIS ONE ADDRESSES CHANGES TO THE STATE'S GENERAL OFFENSES. HIGHLIGHTS TO THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN YOUR LEGISLATIVE REPORT INCLUDE. 513 .01 ADDS A CERTIFIED MEDICAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE WHO'VE BEEN GRANTED PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY TO THE LIST OF PERSONS WHO CAN PRESCRIBE DRUG THERAPIES. 513.13 BROADENS THE KINDS OF ACTIVITIES. THIS ONE WAS FASCINATING. BROADENS THE KIND OF ACTIVITIES THAT FALL UNDER COUNTERFEIT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OFFENSES AND WHICH IT USED TO BE. IF YOU HAVE COUNTERFEIT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, THERE WAS A PENALTY. BUT NOW THERE'S A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS YOU CAN GET IN TROUBLE FOR RELATED TO HAVING COUNTERFEIT, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. THERE'S A SPECIFIC PENALTY FOR EACH OF THOSE ACTIVITIES. IT PROVIDES FOR AUTOMATIC REPORTING OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF COUNTERFEIT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OFFENSES WHO HOLD PROFESSIONAL LICENSE TO THEIR BOARDS. IT ALLOWS PERSONS CONVICTED OF THESE OFFENSES PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER OF 2016 TO PETITION THE COURT FOR THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE BACK UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. SO THAT WAS A WHOLE THAT WAS A WHOLE LONG, INTERESTING SECTION. 525 .05 A PERSON WITH KNOWLEDGE OF A LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL COMMITTING A SEX OFFENSE AGAINST A PATIENT MUST REPORT SUCH KNOWLEDGE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF OBTAINING THE KNOWLEDGE. THE PERSON THAT REPORTS SUCH OFFENSE AND PARTICIPATES IN A COURT PROCEEDING IS IMMUNE FROM CIVIL OR CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION, AS LONG AS THEY'RE ACTING IN GOOD FAITH. 533 .03 AND 533.04 REMOVES SPOUSAL STATUS, PROTECTION FROM UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT AND SEXUAL IMPOSITION OFFENSES INVOLVING A MINOR. AND 549.11 ADDS FIRE INVESTIGATORS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO CARRY FIREARMS WHILE ON DUTY. TO THE LIST OF PERSONS WHO HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS THOSE WHO ARE LICENSED TO CONCEAL CARRY A HANDGUN. JUST A COUPLE. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A FEW MORE IN THERE AND WE ARE OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? AT FIRST READING AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MEETING ON MAY 6TH. ORDINANCE. OH 17 2025 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 1154 TMD TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. CODIFIED ORDINANCES. MR. CHRISTIAN. YES. THANK YOU. SO AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE TMD SECTION OF THE CITY ZONING CODE. AS COUNCIL IS WELL AWARE, THIS CODE SECTION WAS CREATED BRAND NEW TO HELP FACILITATE AND ATTRACT THE INTEL DEVELOPMENT TO THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY BACK IN 2022. AND AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S ONGOING EFFORTS TO REVISE OUR CODE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S UP TO PAR WITH CURRENT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. WE'RE HERE WITH ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE CODE CHANGES IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS TONIGHT. SO THE FOCUS OF THIS CODE CHANGE IS REALLY TWOFOLD. SO ONE IS TO ADDRESS RESIDENTIAL SETBACKS FOR PRIMARY PROJECTS. I FEEL LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER TROUT DON'T EVEN NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE YOU YOU EXPLAINED THIS SO ELOQUENTLY IN YOUR REPORT OUT. SO THANK YOU.

SO THIS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT REDUNDANT. AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THE UPDATE DOES PROVIDE STANDARD DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR ADVANCED FABRIC STRUCTURES. SO FOR THE FIRST FOCUS WHICH IS THE ADDRESSING THE RESIDENTIAL SETBACKS FOR PRIMARY PROJECTS, I WANTED TO DESCRIBE REALLY KIND OF THE ISSUE THAT WE FOUND AS WE'VE STARTED WORKING WITH PRIMARY PROJECT USERS. AS THE TMD AREA HAS DEVELOPED. SO THE MINIMUM PARCEL AREA FOR A FLAGSHIP PROJECT, WHICH IS AN INTEL TYPE USER, IS 15 ACRES IN SIZE AND THE MINIMUM ACREAGE FOR A PRIMARY PROJECT IS ONLY FIVE ACRES IN SIZE. SO REGARDLESS IF IT'S IF IT'S PRIMARY PROJECT OR A FLAGSHIP PROJECT, THE CODE PROVIDES THESE RESIDENTIAL SETBACKS FOR BOTH OF THOSE USERS EQUALLY. SO FOR IF A BUILDING IS LARGER THAN 65FT IN HEIGHT, THE CODE CURRENTLY SAYS THAT THERE THERE IS A MINIMUM BUILDING SETBACK OF 300FT. OBVIOUSLY, ON A SITE THAT IS FIVE ACRES OR LESS, THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO

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THIS IS THE EXISTING BUILDING ON THE SITE. THE PROPERTY IS ALREADY ZONED IPD, WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE KENNEL CLUB TO CONTINUE TO BE USED, AND THEN ADJACENT SUB AREAS WITHIN THE EXISTING PUD TEXT ALLOW FOR GENERAL EMPLOYMENT. TYPE USES. COMMERCIAL USES. SIMILAR TO WHAT'S PERMITTED IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. THIS REZONING WOULD REZONE EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING THAT'S OUTLINED IN RED TO BE GE USES. SO AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR USES TO WHAT'S ALREADY DEVELOPED IN THE SURROUNDING AREA AND SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AS TO WHAT'S FOUND IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. AND THIS IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY STRATEGIC PLAN. THE GENERAL ZONING AREA IS OUTLINED THERE IN BLUE AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE? I'M SORRY. IS THAT THE AREA THAT'S OUTLINED IN BLACK? IS THAT THE LOT? SO IS THIS A LOT SPLIT OR. THERE'S CURRENTLY TWO PARCELS. OKAY. SO THIS IS ONE SUB AREA OF THE EXISTING TEXT. AND THIS IS ANOTHER SUB AREA THE EXISTING TEXT. OKAY. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDINANCE. AND WE WILL ALSO SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MEETING ON MAY 6TH.

[11. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]

MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THE 2025 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS A CONTINUATION OF OUR ANNUAL EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS RELATED TO THE 2025 STREET

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WE'RE ALSO INCLUDING INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL CONNECTIONS THAT INTERFACE WITH THESE HIGHER VOLUME CORRIDORS. SO THESE ARE THESE ARE ROADS. LIKE I KNOW IT'S HARD TO SEE ON THIS EXHIBIT, BUT GREENSWARD AND YANTIS AND WE'VE GOT SOME ALTERNATES HERE FOR FENWAY.

WE'VE GOT BAUMAN, GRANT AND BRANDON. THESE ARE ALL THE COLLECTOR ROADS THAT WE'RE PUTTING EMPHASIS ON. THIS YEAR. BRIAN, THE TWO RED REDS THAT ARE ON THERE CAN. YES. CAN YOU HELP US WITH THAT? YEP. SO THE SO THE ORANGE SO. SO THE COLORS ON THE SCREEN. SO THE ORANGE THE LIGHTER ORANGE IS THE MILL AND OVERLAY STREETS. AND THEN THE RED IS ALL PROGRAMED FOR CRACK FILL. SO THAT'S FOR OOP. SORRY I'M. BEACH ROAD. I WAS LOOKING FOR THE POINTER HERE BUT BEACH.

THERE IT IS BEACH ROAD. AND THEN WE HAVE FOTOR AND MARKET AND THEN A SECTION OF EAST DUBLIN GRANVILLE BEING PLANNED FOR CRACK FILL. SO THAT'S JUST THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE WHERE THEY'LL GO THROUGH AND FILL EACH CRACK. TO SEAL IT FROM MOISTURE. INFILTRATING AND THEN DETERIORATING THE PAVEMENT SO IT EXTENDS THE LIFE OF THE PAVEMENT A GOOD 3 TO 5 YEARS BY JUST DOING THAT CRACK FILLING. SO THE ROADS THAT ARE IN ORANGE WILL RECEIVE A MILL AND OVERLAY. SO THAT'S OUR GO TO METHOD FOR SURFACE TREATMENT. AND THAT IS WHERE WE'LL GO THROUGH AND REMOVE APPROXIMATELY AN INCH WON REPLACE THAT WITH A NEW FRESH PAVEMENT COURSE. ESSENTIALLY RESTORING THOSE ROADS TO WHAT FEELS LIKE LIGHT, NEW CONDITIONS IMMEDIATELY IMPROVES THE RIDEABILITY AND SEALS IT AS WELL, AND EXTENDS THE LIFE OF THAT PAVEMENT. BEYOND ANOTHER TEN YEARS. WHILE WE DO THAT. FOR ALL THESE ROADWAYS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN ORANGE, WE'LL ALSO GO THROUGH AND IDENTIFY AND REPLACE DAMAGED CURB AND CURB RAMPS. THERE'S A LOT OF BENEFIT TO DOING IT AT THE SAME TIME. PRIMARILY, IT LOOKS A LOT BETTER. YOU'RE ABLE TO GET IT IN AND THEN TIE IT BACK IN. YOU KNOW, YOU YOU TIE IT IN AND FINISH IT OFF WITH THE ASPHALT.

YOU GET A REALLY TIGHT CONNECTION. YOU ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING'S SEALED UP. AND IT'S JUST A BEST PRACTICE TO DO THAT AT THE SAME TIME. SO THEN I'VE, I'VE HIT ON THE CRACK SEALING.

AND THEN LASTLY, OUR, OUR LAST METHOD THAT WE HAVE IS A PAVEMENT REJUVENATOR THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR INNOVATION CAMPUS WAY. THAT'S THE DARK BLUE LINE OUT HERE. AND SO WE'VE WE'VE SCHEDULED THAT FOR JUST THIS ONE SECTION. IT'S TYPICALLY DONE ON PAVEMENT AREA THAT'S RELATIVELY NEW. SO THIS SURFACE THIS WAS JUST TREATED A FEW YEARS AGO. IT'S STILL IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.

THIS GOES IN AND IT DOESN'T REVERSE AGING. BUT IT DOES HELP THE BINDER. AND IT MAKES IT A LOT MORE FLEXIBLE. EXTENDING THE LI OFFE THAT PAVEMENT. IS THAT THE PRODUCT THAT WE'VE USED IN

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YES, THERE'S BEEN A THERE'S SO THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE THAT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK ON.

AND THIS WAS ONE OF THEM. EARLY ON THERE IT CAN IT TENDS TO TRACK. SO YOU KNOW IT'S JUST NOT IF IT'S IF IT'S THERE AND THE FOLKS ARE, YOU KNOW, PULLING IN AND OUT OF DRIVEWAYS AND TRACKING IT AROUND. UNDERSTANDABLY IT CREATES SOME HEARTBURN. YOU KNOW, SUPPOSE IN THE COMMERCIAL AREAS IT'S NOT QUITE AS. PROBLEMATIC. THAT'S RIGHT. BUT IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHERE THAT GETS APPLIED. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE PRIMARILY FOCUSING ON JUST THE BUSINESS PART FOR THAT APPLICATION. OKAY. SO THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE FOR THIS PROGRAM IS 2.97 MILLION. AND WE HAVE 3 MILLION BUDGETED IN THE 2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE FOUR ALTERNATES ON HERE. ALTERNATE ONE BEING FENWAY. ALTERNATE TWO BEING CENTRAL COLLEGE. ALTERNATE THREE IS BILHEIMER BETWEEN WALTON PARKWAY AND CENTRAL COLLEGE, AND THEN ALTERNATE FOUR IS BOTTOMLY CRESCENT, WHICH CONNECTS YANTIS AND GREENWOODS THERE. SO THESE ARE ALL PROPOSED MILLAN OVERLAY PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BASE ESTIMATE. AND SO SETTING THEM UP AS ALTERNATES. IT MEANS THAT WE WILL GET COMPETITIVE PRICING ON THAT, AND WE'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO AWARD ANY OF THEM. WE CAN PICK AND CHOOSE, AND IT CREATES SOME FLEXIBILITY FOR US WITHIN THIS CONTRACT. WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL THAT GETTING THIS OUT TO BID HERE IN THE EARLY PART OF THIS SEASON WILL ATTRACT MULTIPLE CONTRACTORS, AND THAT WE'LL GET SOME FAVORABLE PRICING AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO AWARD SOME OR MAYBE EVEN ALL OF THESE ALTERNATES. LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE TRANSPARENCY IN THE WAY THAT WE ARE SELECTING THESE ROADWAY PROJECTS BY USING THE PAVEMENT DASHBOARD. AND OUR INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT. WE'RE FORMING A SMALL GROUP TO DEVELOP A COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY. WITH OUR RESIDENTS THAT WILL INCLUDE THINGS LIKE PORTABLE, CHANGEABLE MESSAGE BOARDS, DIRECT MAILERS AND MORE. I'LL BE SENDING REGULAR UPDATES TO OUR CITY MANAGER, JOE, REGARDING THE IMPACTS ASSOCIATED MITIGATION MEASURES FOR THOSE IMPACTED, ALONG WITH TIMING AND SCHEDULE.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD AND BY GETTING AHEAD IN THIS BID SEASON. AND AS I ALLUDED TO EARLIER, WE'RE VERY HELPFUL TO ATTRACT MULTIPLE CONTRACTORS AND SOME PRETTY COMPETITIVE. PRICING. WITH THAT, STAFF'S HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. IF WE COME UNDER BUDGET, IS THAT WHERE THE ALTERNATIVES MAY OR MAY NOT BE THEN. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

OKAY. SO YEAH THAT'S WHAT WE'LL HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE. AND YOU KNOW THIS TRUTHFULLY THESE THIS PROJECT YOU KNOW WE'LL GET IT OUT ASSUMING THAT THIS PASSES TONIGHT. WE'LL GET IT OUT TO BID VERY SHORTLY. AND THEN THEY'LL MOBILIZE HERE, YOU KNOW, IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. AND IT'LL BE A AN ONGOING SEVERAL MONTH PROJEC. AND HAVING THOSE ALTERNATES AND SOME OF THAT FLEXIBILITY, IT ENABLES US TO PICK AND CHOOSE, FOR LACK OF A BETTER SOME OF THESE ROADS. AND THEN ALSO, INEVITABLY, 1 OR 2 THINGS COME UP AS WE WORK THROUGH THE PROGRAM. AND IT'S BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MARGIN THERE TO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY. THANKS. WELL, I APPRECIATE THE DISCIPLINE THAT'S BEEN PUT INTO EVALUATING THE QUALITY OF THE PAVEMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AGAIN, YOU KNOW, YOUR PREDECESSORS STARTED IT'S A GOOD FEATURE FOR US TO HAVE AND IT'S INTERACTIVE. IF PEOPLE WANT TO GET ONLINE AND LOOK AT IT. BUT DO WE APPLY A SIMILAR TECHNIQUE TO DRIVE AISLES AND PARKING LOTS THAT ARE UNDER THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY? THAT IS A THAT'S A FANTASTIC QUESTION. AND I RIGHT NOW I SAY I'M FAIRLY CONFIDENT THE ANSWER IS NO. AND THAT IS A FANTASTIC IDEA, THOUGH, AND A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EXTEND INTO THAT. WE DO. SO THIS SO THE SOFTWARE THAT WE USE IS IT'S AI DRIVEN. AND YOU KNOW, THEY GO THROUGH AND ON

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SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES, I HAVE FOUR YES VOTES FOR THAT RESOLUTION R 11 2025. RESOLUTION R 12 2025 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE, BID, AWARD AND EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS RELATED TO SNOW REMOVAL AND TURF AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE FOR THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL CONTRACTS RELATED TO SNOW REMOVAL, MOWING, AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ACROSS CITY OWNED PROPERTIES AND OPEN SPACES. SINCE 2008, NEW ALBANY HAS OUTSOURCED PORTIONS OF THIS WORK TO HELP MANAGE COSTS AND MEET RISING DEMANDS. IN 2016, THE CITY STARTED USING THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT WITH, WHICH STARTS WITH AN INITIAL THREE YEAR TERM AND THEN PROVIDES FOR TWO OPTIONAL ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS. SO THIS CONTRACT WAS FIRST UTILIZED IN 2016 AND THEN AGAIN IN 2021, AND THEN IT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

AND SO WE'LL BE RENEWING THIS FOR A THIRD TIME FOR TO START THE 2026 SEASON. SO THIS IS IN ITS THIRD ITERATION. AND IT'S PROVED TO SERVE THE CITY VERY WELL. THE NEW CONTRACT WILL COVER APPROXIMATELY 175 ACRES OF CITY MAINTAINED SPACE. THAT'S UP FROM 133 ACRES IN THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT, AND REFLECTS THE ADDITION OF SOME ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY SPACE, ALONG WITH SEVERAL PARKS. KEY SERVICES WITHIN THIS CONTRACT INCLUDE 30 MOWINGS PER YEAR. I WAS LOOKING INTO THE DETAILS OF THAT THIS WEEK, AND IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. IT'S VERY SPECIFIC.

WE SPECIFY THE HEIGHT OF EACH MOWING FOR EACH SEASON. WE KEEP IT A LITTLE SHORTER IN THE SPRING, LONGER IN THE SUMMER, AND THEN A LITTLE SHORTER AGAIN IN THE FALL. THERE'S FOUR FERTILIZATION TREATMENTS THAT ARE SPECIFIED. AND ORGANIC IS AN OPTION FOR ALL OF IT. PLANT AND LANDSCAPE MED BAIT BED MAINTENANCE. SO THAT INCLUDES PRUNING OF SHRUBS AND MULCHING AND JUST GENERAL TRIMMING AND UPKEEP. AND THEN THERE'S THREE LEAF REMOVALS. FOR EACH DEDICATED SPACE. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT WE'D LIKE TO OBTAIN SOME PRICING THIS YEAR. FOR SNOW REMOVAL AND A FEW FACILITIES, MAINLY THE TWO PARKS, ROSE RUN AND TAYLOR FARM, AND THEN ALSO TWO PARK POCKET PARKS. THESE WILL BE SET UP AS ALTERNATES. TO SEE WHAT THE MARKET SHOWS US AS FAR AS THE PRICING. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT GIVES US OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE THAT.

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AND SO THIS IS THIS WOULD BE A NEW THING AND SET UP AS AN ALTERNATE TO, TO JUST TEST THE MARKET AND SEE, SEE. WHAT WE GET. OKAY. GOT IT. AND I BET IN THAT 375 PROBABLY THE INCREASE IN ROSE RUN. AND TAYLOR DOES THAT. ALL THE POCKET PARKS TOO. I MEAN THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE INCLUDED AS WELL. CORRECT. FOR THE GRASS CUTTING MOWING LEAFS EVERYTHING. YES. AND I'VE GOT MY PARTNER ANDREW HERE SHAKING HER HEAD SO I CONFIDENTLY CAN SAY YES. SO ANDREW'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET WITH US AND HELP KEEPING EVERYTHING TOGETHER. AND SHE ACTUALLY JUST GAVE ME A LIST THAT OUTLINES. AND I'VE GOT IT HERE BURIED IN MY MESSY THING. BUT THERE'S SO I THINK WE HAVE NINE PARKS THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF NOW. AND THAT DOES INCLUDE EACH ONE OF THOSE IN THIS CONTRACT. OKAY. WHAT ABOUT PICKLEBALL COURTS? I'M OUT THERE ENOUGH. I THINK I DO THAT. I THOUGHT JOSH HAD LEFT. THAT IS THURSDAY MORNINGS. THEY CUT THE GRASS AT THE PICKLEBALL COURTS. I'LL TELL YOU THAT, BECAUSE I GET TEXT MESSAGES ALL THE TIME WHEN THEY DECIDE TO CUT IT, RIGHT WHEN EVERYBODY'S IN THE MIDDLE OF PLAYING. BUT THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU CAN CUT IT. SO. BUT IT'S THURSDAY MORNINGS IF IT'S THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. WE CUT IT WHEN IT RAINS, RIGHT? YEAH, WE'LL WORK ON THAT. WELL, THAT'D BE EVERY OTHER DAY HERE.

NOW. YEAH, RIGHT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RESOLUTION? JUST ONE REAL QUICK ONE. I NOTICED I DID NOT KNOW THIS, SO THIS IS NEW TO ME. SO THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT RESPONSIBLE FOR PICKING UP LITTER. YES. AND EVERYTHING. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY DID THAT BECAUSE I. I HAD A QUESTION TODAY. I KNOW I SHARED WITH JOE ABOUT TAYLOR HAVING SOME CHALLENGES WITH SOME OF THE LITTER, PICKING IT UP, BLOWING INTO THE, YOU KNOW, THE WATERSHED THAT'S THERE AND EVERYTHING. AND WE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE OUR FACILITY, OUR STAFF DOING THAT. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD ALSO DO. I MEAN, BECAUSE AS AN EXAMPLE, THE PICTURE I HAD WAS WATER BOTTLE SITTING OFF THE BRIDGE WHERE WE HAVE THE BIG WOODEN OBSERVATION DECK, WHICH ISN'T BY GRASS, ISN'T BY TREE LIMBS. IT'S NOTHING THAT I THINK THEY WOULD BE OUT THERE ON THE BRIDGE DOING. IS THAT SOMETHING WHERE THEY WILL WALK THE GROUNDS AS WELL AS THAT OR. NO, THAT'S A GREAT THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE LITTER PICKUP IS A PART OF THEIR CONTRACT. AND THIS IS ANOTHER ITEM THAT ANGIE AND I WERE JUST DISCUSSING. SO WE'RE AND WE'RE GOING TO I WANT TO USE THE WORD ENFORCE BUT INSPECT. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME MORE DEDICATED INSPECTION OUT THERE TO JUST KIND OF CHECK IN ON THIS AND CHECK IN WITH THEM TO HELP REGULARLY ENFORCE THAT. AND I'M ASSUMING THAT WE'RE PROBABLY DOING MORE OF THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT LITTER PICKUP, MAYBE ON A DAILY BASIS, WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT WHEN THEY'RE OUT THERE SERVICING, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN ALSO DO AS WELL. OKAY.

YEP. OKAY. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN IF COUNCIL MEMBER FELLOWS WAS HERE, HE WOULD TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VILLAGE CENTER AND THE FACT THAT IF THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES THE LANDSCAPE FOR THE VILLAGE CENTER, THAT WE NEED TO EMPHASIZE A LITTLE BIT MORE ACTIVITY. UNDERSTOOD. DON'T WANT TO SEE A LOT OF DIRT THIS YEAR. LET'S GET SOME PLANTS OUT THERE THAT CAN MAKE IT.

UNDERSTOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? AND WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 12 2025? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE

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SPALDING. YES. I HAVE FOUR YES VOTES TO ADOPT. RESOLUTION R 12 2025. RESOLUTION R 13 2025 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CITY OF NEW ALBANY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ODOT ROAD SALT CONTRACTS AWARD IN 2025. MR. ROWLEY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS EVENING, WE'RE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2025 ODOT ROAD SALT CONTRACT. THIS IS PART OF AN ANNUAL PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO ENSURE WE MAINTAIN A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF SALT FOR OUR SNOW AND ICE OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATING IN THE STATES PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BULK PRICING THROUGH ODOT STATEWIDE CONTRACT, WHICH DELIVERS BETTER PRICING THAN WE COULD OBTAIN ON OUR OWN. THIS PROGRAM HAS HISTORICALLY RESULTED IN FAVORABLE PRICING FOR THE CITY. WE HAD A VERY ACTIVE WINTER SEASON LAST YEAR.

WE RESPONDED TO 21 SEPARATE WEATHER EVENTS, AND IN COMPARISON, THE YEAR BEFORE THAT WE RESPONDED TO 11. SO ALMOST DOUBLE THE RESPONSE TIME AND JUST TIME OUT THERE ON THE STREETS. THIS YEAR WE USED A TOTAL OF 2992 TONS OF SALT. AND JUST AGAIN, IN COMPARISON.

THAT'S ABOUT 1800 TONS THE YEAR PRIOR. SO LOOKING AHEAD, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE PURCHASE OF 3500 TONS TO REPLENISH OUR INVENTORY AND PREPARE FOR THE 2025 AND 26 SEASON. OUR SALT BARN HAS A CAPACITY OF 5000 TONS, AND WE PLAN TO FILL IT JUST SHY OF THAT TO APPROXIMATELY 4800 TONS. SO THIS THIS RESOLUTION SIMPLY ENABLES US TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AGAIN THIS YEAR. IT'S ROUTINE, COST EFFECTIVE AND ESSENTIAL FOR OUR WINTER OPERATIONS. WITH THAT, STAFF'S HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WELL, I THINK THE ONLY THING LEFT FOR YOU TO DO TO COMPLETE YOUR BINGO CARD IS THE DIRECTORS BUY A DUMP TRUCK. SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

CHIEF SAID I HAVE TO WEAR A TIE FOR THAT. YES, YOU HAVE TO WEAR A TIE. ALRIGHT. ANY ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 13 2025? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 13. SECOND. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. I HAVE FOUR YES VOTES FOR THAT RESOLUTION. R 13 2025. RESOLUTION R 14 2025. A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE OAK GROVE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA TO ADD APPROXIMATELY 29.8 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES TO THAT AREA, CONFIRMING THE DESIGNATION OF A HOUSING OFFICER AND THE CREATION OF COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA HOUSING COUNCIL AND TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCILS, AND TO EXPAND THE OAK GROVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ZONE TO ADD THAT AREA. MISS ZIEGLER. THANK YOU MAYOR. THIS RESOLUTION AMENDS THE OAK GROVE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA TO INCLUDE, AS YOU MENTIONED, 29.8 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES CURRENTLY BEING ANNEXED AND ZONED. THE ACREAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXPANSION IS LOCATED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY AND IS SOUTH OF 161. THERE YOU GO. THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA PROGRAM IS A STATUTORY, LOCALLY ADMINISTERED PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM GRANTS LOCAL COMMUNITIES THE ABILITY TO OFFER REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS FOR QUALIFYING PROJECTS. THE CREATION OF A CRA DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY ENTITLE A PROPERTY OWNER TO AN INCENTIVE. EACH COMPANY CRA AGREEMENT MUST BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. THE RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 14, 2025? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION? I MOVE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 14 2025. SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES.

MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GROSS. YES. I HAVE FOUR YES VOTES TO ADOPT. RESOLUTION R 14 2025. RESOLUTION R 15 2025. A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT AND A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH SIDECAR, LLC AND MAKING RELATED AUTHORIZATIONS. MISS CHRYSLER.

THANK YOU. SO THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AGREEMENT WITH TYPEKIT, LLC. THIS AGREEMENT

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THE BENCHMARKS FOR COMPLIANCE AND THE EXPANSION WILL BE MEASURED ACCORDING TO THE STANDARD FORMULA FOR THIS SPECIFIC BUILDING TYPE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY AND PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. HOWEVER, THIS AGREEMENT DOES HAVE TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF CRITERIA IN IT. FIRST, THE AGREEMENT REQUIRES THAT THE CALCULATION FOR THE BENCHMARK FOR ANY STRUCTURE ON THE SITE, INCLUDING THE FABRIC TENSILE STRUCTURES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE ZONING CHANGE THAT MR. CHRISTIAN PRESENTED EARLIER, WILL BE BASED ON THE VALUATION OF A TRADITIONAL DATA CENTER FACILITY, WHICH IS CURRENTLY APPROXIMATELY $400 PER SQUARE FOOT. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT REGARDLESS OF HOW THE AUDITOR MAY CLASSIFY OR VALUE THOSE BUILDINGS, THE MILLAGE, ACCORDING TO THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY CHARGE AND THE ASSESSED, THE ASSESSMENT THAT IS BASED, THAT CHARGE IS BASED ON WILL BE AT THE VALUE OF THE BRICK AND MORTAR FACILITIES, NOT THE FABRIC STRUCTURES. THE SECOND CHANGE TO OUR TYPICAL AGREEMENTS IS THAT THE BENCHMARK FOR ADDITIONAL ADVANCED FABRIC STRUCTURES, IN ADDITION TO WHAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BUILD AFTER THEY MAKE THE MINIMUM PAYMENT, INSTEAD OF THAT BEING $1.11 PER SQUARE FOOT, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE USED TO IN OUR FORMULA, THAT WILL BE CALCULATED AT $2.50 PER SQUARE FOOT. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO BIGGEST DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WHAT WE NORMALLY SEE IN THIS CALCULATION. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT WE HAD PROJECTED FOR THIS AREA WILL BE CONSISTENT, AND THAT ANY BUILDING, REGARDLESS OF THE BUILDING MATERIAL THAT'S USED IN ORDER TO BUILD IT, WILL BE VALUED AT THE SAME LEVEL THAT THE BRICK AND MORTAR BUILDING WILL BE. WE DO HAVE CHRIS KNEZEVIC HERE TODAY FROM VOORHEES. HE HAS LEARNED ALL ABOUT SALT AND ALL ABOUT LANDSCAPING. AND HE CAN CERTAINLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE. AND WE CAN AS STAFF AS WELL. AND GREAT JOB PRONOUNCING THE LAST NAME.

PERFECT. COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING SIR. WELL, AGAIN, IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE BOY SCOUTS AND STILL NEED TO GET A MERIT BADGE FOR CIVIC PARTICIPATION, HAVING SAT THROUGH THE WHOLE MEETING. YOU SHOULD. YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE YOU GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF. I'LL BE SURE TO. ALL JOKING ASIDE, WE DO APPRECIATE THE COOPERATION OF YOUR CLIENT AND WORKING WITH OUR TEAM TO, YOU KNOW, ALLOW US TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT LETS YOUR CLIENT HAVE SPEED TO MARKET. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WHILE ALSO APPRECIATING THE FINANCIAL IMPACT IT HAS ON THE COMMUNITY. SO, YOU KNOW, A GOOD WIN WIN FOR BOTH TEAMS THERE. BUT ANY ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD BEYOND WHAT STAFF HAD TO PROVIDE? NO, I DON'T THINK SO. OBVIOUSLY IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM. BUT I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE GRATITUDE ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT FOR THE CITY'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION AND PARTNERSHIP. AND SARAH AND JENNIFER IN PARTICULAR, HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, INTEGRAL IN, IN GETTING US TO THIS POINT, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS PROJECT. THEIR LEADERSHIP AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THEIR LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, VERY IT'S BEEN TREMENDOUS. QUITE FRANKLY, THIS HAS BEEN A SHORT FUZE ON THIS ONE. AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT. AND SO WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT.

WELL AGAIN WE APPRECIATE THE LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS BUSINESS PARTNER AND SOME EXCITING NEWS HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE. BUT LOOK LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING, YOU KNOW, SOME OTHER IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS. AS THIS PROCESS CONTINUES. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ABILITY TO STAY WITH US THE WHOLE EVENING AND STICK THIS OUT. BUT IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION 15? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I WOULD MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 15 2025. SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. CHARLES. YES. FOUR YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 15 2025. ALRIGHT. THANKS, CHRIS. THANK YOU. RESOLUTION R 16 2025 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE, BID, AWARD AND EXECUTE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS RELATED TO THE WATER MAIN AND UTILITIES FOR THE BELVOIR ROAD AND WALNUT STREET ROUNDABOUT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. MISTER MAYOR, THANK YOU. IF YOU DON'T MIND. THANKS. SO THIS LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO GO OUT TO BID FOR REALLY TWO THINGS. THE FIRST AND FOREMOST IS FOR THE WATER LINE NEEDED PRIMARILY FOR THE JPD. THERE'S CURRENTLY FOUR DIFFERENT

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SO THIS WILL CONNECT ALL THE LINES TO CREATE ADDITIONAL RESILIENCY IN THE CITY'S WATER MAIN FOR THE RESIDENTS AND ITS BUSINESSES IN AND AROUND THIS AREA, AND ALSO PROVIDES THE SERVICE NEEDED FOR THE NEW JPD THAT'S LOCATED JUST RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET HERE. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL NEW MAIN LINE NEEDED IN ORDER TO PROPERLY SERVE THAT SITE. THIS LEGISLATION ALSO INCLUDES, AS WE'RE GOING TO BID THIS AS AN ALTERNATE IS ADDITIONAL ON THE RIGHT SIDE HERE. CONDUIT TO INSTALL UNDERGROUND FIBER OPTICS AND THE AEP ELECTRICITY LINE. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE THINKING, YOU KNOW, AEP MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE THOSE POLES TO KEEP THEM OVERHEAD.

WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS BID THIS AS AN ALTERNATE JUST TO SEE IF WE CAN GET COMPETITIVE PRICING.

SINCE WE'LL BE IN THE GROUND HERE DOING THE WATER MAIN TO UNDERGROUND AND THOSE OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES AND ANY ADDITIONAL FIBER OPTICS AND COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE IN THE AREA. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OH I GUESS I'LL ADD TWO JUST REAL QUICK. SO THIS IS JUST FOR THE WATER MAIN FOR THE JPD. STAFF ANTICIPATES THAT THE SEPARATE LEGISLATION WILL COME TO COUNCIL PROBABLY NEXT MONTH, TO BID AND AUTHORIZE THE WORK FOR THE ROUNDABOUT IN AND OF ITSELF. SO YOU CAN SEE THIS WATER MAIN IS ALSO NEEDED, I SHOULD ADD, JUST FOR TIMING PURPOSES, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PUT THIS IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THIS ROUNDABOUT AT BILHEIMER AND WALNUT INSTALLED THIS YEAR STILL. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT THE COUNTY WILL BE WORKING ON THE ROUNDABOUT AT 605 AND WALNUT IN 2026. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ROUNDABOUT IS DONE SO THAT WE DON'T CLOSE DOWN BOTH INTERSECTIONS AT THE SAME TIME, RIGHT. YEAH. AND I GET THAT. THAT'S GOOD THINKING ON THAT PROPOSED ELECTRIC AND FIBER OPTIC BURIAL. AND I KNOW THAT'S AN ALTERNATE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. WOULD THAT NEED SEPARATE LEGISLATION. BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE THAT WAS IN THE BUDGET ORIGINALLY. WOULD THAT NEED SEPARATE LEGISLATION TO DO OR CAN WE WORK THAT WITHIN WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR THAT? WE THINK WE CAN WORK IT IN. SO THIS LEGISLATION TONIGHT WILL AUTHORIZE CITY STAFF TO MANAGER TO GO INTO CONTRACT TO BURY THAT AGAIN, IF WE GET FAVORABLE PRICING AND WE CAN WORK THAT INTO THE OVERALL BUDGET. THAT AT LEAST KEEPS THE PROCESS MOVING. SO WE DON'T GET BEHIND ON THE TIMING AND EVERYTHING TOO. RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. AND THERE COULD BE ANOTHER POTENTIAL BITE AT THE APPLE WHEN WE GO OUT TO BID FOR THE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT ITSELF, TO GET ANOTHER ROUND OF COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR THAT. OKAY, GOOD. I MEAN, I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO ME WHEN WE DO THE ALTERNATES FOR ROADS BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT SPENDING, YOU KNOW, GETTING AS MUCH MILEAGE FOR OUR DOLLAR AS POSSIBLE. BUT HERE LIKE THIS HAS TO THIS HAS TO HAPPEN. SO TO MATT'S POINT, COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ POINT, IF THE ALTERNATE BID DOESN'T COME BACK AT A FAVORABLE RATE FOR US, I WOULDN'T HESITATE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND GET ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR THAT PART OF THE PROJECT IF IT HAS TO HAPPEN. I DON'T WANT, YOU KNOW, I THINK I JUST WANT TO TEAR THE ROAD UP AFTER WE PUT IT IN SEWER. WHAT ABOUT SEWER? SO THE JPD AND THE CITY ARE PARTNERING ON SEWER. SO THE JPD IS GOING TO INSTALL THE SEWER LINE. SO THEY'RE GOING TO CONNECT IN TO THE UPPER CLARENDON SUBDIVISION. IT'S GOING TO CROSS THE STREET AND RUN ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF WALNUT. SO THE CITY WILL REIMBURSE THE JPD FOR THAT PORTION OF IT, SINCE IT'S TYPICAL CITY PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT RUNS ALONG THE STREETS AND CAN SERVE MULTIPLE SITES. FROM THERE, IT'S GOING TO RUN CROSS COUNTRY AND TIE INTO THE JPD. ALONG FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THEIR SITE. AND SO THAT WILL AGAIN WILL BE INSTALLED AND PAID FOR ENTIRELY BY THE JPD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 16 2025. HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A

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YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. I HAVE FOUR YES VOTES TO ADOPT. RESOLUTION R 16 2025. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS. WE'RE A LITTLE SHORT UP HERE ON THE DAIS TONIGHT. JOE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO PROCEED WITH THAT CONSIDERATION FOR THE COMMITTEE GRANTS OR WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE MORE MEMBERS PRESENT. I THINK YOU BETTER WAIT. OKAY. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THAT? IT'S NOT LIKE A MASSIVE RUSH, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION HERE SHORTLY. I THINK WE CAN. OKAY. OUR NEXT MEETING. ALRIGHT, THEN WE WILL DELAY THAT CONVERSATION TO A

[13. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]

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IT'S GOING TO BE INSIDE OUT TWO, AND IT WILL BE AT THE HAMPSTEAD GREEN AREA RIGHT ACROSS FROM KROGER OVER THERE, 718 TO 2 AT THOMPSON PARK. AND 816. HAPPY GILMORE, WHICH WILL BE AT BILHEIMER PARK. SO ALL ACTIVITIES START AT 630 AND THE MOVIES START AT SUNSET. THIS YEAR THEY'RE GOING TO EXPAND PICKLEBALL A LITTLE BIT. ALWAYS GOT TO HAVE A PICKLEBALL MESSAGE IN THERE. THEY HAVE NOW CREATED TWO LEAGUES. THESE ARE BOTH LADDER LEAGUES. AND FOR THOSE THAT PLAY PICKLEBALL THEY HAVE A RATING OF 3.5 AND OVER LEAGUE AND A RATING OF 3.4. AND UNDER LEAGUE. THEY START EXACTLY ONE MONTH HERE ON MAY 15TH AND THEY RUN THROUGH JULY 17TH. SO YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THOSE LEAGUES. THE TOURNAMENT, WHICH IS AGAIN JULY 25TH THROUGH THE 27TH, OR ANY OF YOUR CLASSES AND CLINICS ONLINE THROUGH THE PARKS AND RECREATION WEBSITE. AND THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM EXCUSE ME, ANY UPDATE FROM NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS? I KNOW THERE WAS A MEETING. I WILL LET MISTER, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER KIST DO THE FULL REPORT NEXT TIME. I HEAR THERE'S A PTO MERGER. HAVE YOU HEARD THAT THERE IS A PTO MERGER? THERE IS A VOTE TOMORROW TO MERGE ALL FIVE TOES. AT THE HEIGHT CENTER. SO. OKAY, COME AND VOTE IF YOU ARE A MEMBER. FAIR ENOUGH. ALL RIGHT. NO UPDATE FROM THE TOWNSHIP. WILL CATCH UP WITH

[14. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]

FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FUNDING FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. IT'S NOT FOR FOOTBALL STADIUMS. IT'S FOR THE OHIO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. SO JUST HOPEFULLY BECOME INFORMED ABOUT THAT ISSUE. ON THE MAY BALLOT. CLERK COUNCIL ON THE UPDATE. I WAS THREATENED IN AN EMAIL EARLIER. I AM REMINDING YOU TO FILE YOUR OHIO ETHICS COMMISSION FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORMS. THEY ARE DUE IN A MONTH. I'VE GOT FOUR RECEIPTS AND JUST NEED THREE MORE TO GO. ALSO, JUST A HEADS UP. I'M GOING TO BE OUT OF THE OFFICE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THROUGH MONDAY FOR MY FATHER'S CELEBRATION OF LIFE. I'M NOT GOING TO BE REAL REACHABLE, BUT DEPUTY CLERK CHRISTINA MCGREGOR WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR? I HAVE A SMALLER UPDATE SINCE YOU GUYS HEARD FROM OUR INVESTMENT GUY TODAY. JUST.

I PROVIDED YOU WITH THE MARCH REPORT. QUARTER OF THE WAY THROUGH THE YEAR. REVENUES ARE COMING IN STRONG. STILL NO IDEA IF THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE. IT'S STILL EARLY IN THE YEAR, SO. BUT THEY'RE COMING IN STRONG. EXPENSES ARE ABOUT 17% OF BUDGET SO FAR. WHICH IS LOWER? IN A GOOD PLACE. THE WITHHOLDINGS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE VERY FIRST PAGE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT'S REALLY THE POINT OF THE INCOME TAXES AHEAD. FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. AND I CAN SAY THAT A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION. I THINK A LOT OF THE EFFECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE, AND THAT'S EVEN GOING TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE

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YEAH. WHAT'S THAT NUMBER AGAIN? I'M SORRY. THE WHAT NUMBER? 110. 121. OKAY. GOT 121. EIGHT. 18.

YES. FUND 110. THE SECOND OR THE FINAL TWO PAGES IS JUST MORE DETAIL ON THE INVESTMENTS. I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THOSE SINCE YOU GUYS HAD A BIG PRESENTATION ON IT. SO. THE OTHER QUICK UPDATE I HAD, HE MENTIONED CASH FEST TODAY. WE DID GET OUR QUARTERLY REPORT

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ANY QUESTIONS. CITY MANAGER. JUST ONE COMMENT TO ADD TO YOUR COMMENTS. MAYOR. THE CITY'S BEEN A FREQUENT RECIPIENT OF THAT GRANT PROGRAM. THE OPWC GRANT PROGRAM, A COUPLE OF THE MORE RECENT PROJECTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FUNDING ASSISTANCE WITH ARE THE MARKET STREET EXTENSION AND THE 62 161 PROJECT. IN THE PAST, WE'VE ALSO USED THAT SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR THE HISTORIC VILLAGE CENTER STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, WHERE, YOU KNOW, THAT BRICK SIDEWALK THAT WE HAVE THERE AND CURBS AND STREET TREES. SO THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONSTRUCT BECAUSE OF THAT, BECAUSE OF THAT PROGRAM. WHETHER IT'S THROUGH DIRECT GRANTS OR 0% LOANS FOR 20 YEARS, THOSE ARE TYPICALLY THE TWO THAT WE UTILIZE THE MOST.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY? NO UPDATE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY

[16. POLL FOR COUNCIL COMMENT]

YEAH. THAT WAS. YEAH. VERY NICE FLOWERS. SOMEBODY MUST LOVE HER. YEAH, WITH GOOD TASTE. ALL

[17. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. I HAVE FOUR YES VOTES TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:51 P.M. FOR THOSE FOLLOWING ALONG AT HOME. WE WILL LEAVE THE VIDEO RUNNING, BUT WE WILL TURN OFF AUDIO. WE DO ANTICIPATE ACTION AFTERWARDS. WE WILL COME BACK AND RESUME THE REGULAR THAT WE RETURN TO THE PUBLIC MEETING. OKAY, WE'RE PUSHING SOUND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO RETURN TO THE PUBLIC MEETING FOR MAYOR SPALDING. IS THERE A SECOND? I WILL GIVE IT TO COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. I THINK THAT WAS BRISK, ACTUALLY.

OH, IT WAS BRISK. YES. WAIT. WHO AM I GIVING THIS? YOU CAN GIVE IT TO HER. BUT I'M THE ONE THAT SAID IT. TO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELL. YES. YES. FOUR YES. VOTES

[18. OTHER BUSINESS]

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MOTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION. WE ABSOLUTELY DO. WE HAD AN OPENING ON THE BOARD OF ZONING AND APPEALS, AND THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE APPLICANTS THAT SUBMITTED FOR THAT POSITION. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A LONG CONVERSATION. YOU KNOW, THE AMOUNT OF TALENT THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY IS JUST AMAZING. AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT THAT VOLUNTEER AND WANT TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE THEIR TIME TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY SUCH A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK IN. AND THIS WAS NO EXCEPTION. WE HAD A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION, BUT AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO APPOINT JEREMIAH WOOD TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TO COMPLETE THE UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING 1231 2026. SECOND. THIS YEAR, COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ.

YES. COUNCILMEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. FOUR YES.

VOTES TO APPOINT JEREMIAH WOOD TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE TERM SPECIFIED. OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 6TH. I SORT OF FORGOT ABOUT MY NIECE'S GRADUATION FROM.

COLLEGE LAST WEEK. IS THERE ANYONE HAVE A CONFLICT FOR THAT DATE? NO. I'M GOOD. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE QUORUM. I DON'T THINK SO. BUY A PLANE TICKET. I THINK I SHOULD BE GOOD, AND I THINK MIKE IS BACK, TOO. THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING TO CHECK. COUNCIL MEMBER SCHELL DID SAY HE. I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER DIRK DID SAY HE WOULD BE BACK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I THINK WE GOT FOUR EITHER WAY. GO HAVE A FUN TIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG MEETING. PROBABLY NOT THIS LONG. ALRIGHT, WELL THAT'S GOOD. I'LL BOOK MY TICKET. AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE. ENJOY IT. UNDERSTANDING. IT'S JUST CHICAGO AND BACK, SO NOT TOO FAR. BUT MY SISTER WOULD BE UPSET WITH ME IF I MADE NO SHOW. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR CONSIDERATION? I MOVE, WE ADJOURN. SECOND. ARE ADJOURNING AT

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