Jun 03, 2025 City Council

YOU'RE READY, YOU'RE PRETTY BUTTONED DOWN, DUDE. THAT'S GOOD. GOOD EVENING, LADIES,

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ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CLERK. MASON.

THE ROLL, PLEASE. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES. MAYOR. SPALDING. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BRISK IS OUT DUE TO ILLNESS. HAS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER.

DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT HERE. I HAVE SIX PRESENT FOR THE JUNE 3RD, 2025 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. JUST WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL MATT SHULL FOR DOING SUCH AN ABLE JOB. IN MY ABSENCE OF LEADING THE COUNCIL MEETING. SO, MATT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. ACTION. ON THE MINUTES PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S MEETING. A COPY OF THE MINUTES. OH. I'M SORRY. LET ME. WE GOT TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. I MOVED. YEAH, I MOVED RUSTY A LITTLE. RUSTY. YEAH. YOU MISSED ONE MEETING. YOU KNOW, I WAS ABOUT READY TO DO A POINT OF ORDER, BUT I. YEAH. LET'S GO AHEAD AND EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL. SECOND, SECOND. THERE'S BOBBY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. CHRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO EXCUSE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK FROM TONIGHT'S MEETING.

[4. ACTION ON MINUTES]

[ADDITIONAL ITEM 1]

WHEREAS THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVANCING THE RIGHTS AND WELL-BEING OF ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING LGBTQ PLUS MEMBERS, AND IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING RESPECT, EQUALITY, AND ACCEPTANCE FOR ALL OF THOSE ACTIVELY WORKING TO CREATE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR RESIDENTS. NOW, THEREFORE, I. SLOAN SPALDING, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. CITIES OR COUNTIES OF FRANKLIN AND LICKING. STATE OF OHIO, ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS, HEREBY DECLARE JUNE 2025 AS PRIDE MONTH AND ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS OUR STATE. I'LL GO AHEAD AND LET YOU GIVE A COMMENT AND THEN WE CAN DO A PHOTO OP. I'M NEW AT THIS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO FIRST BEGIN BY SINCERELY THANKING OUR MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED IN THE PICTURE. SORRY. PHOTO OP EVERYBODY. THANKS FOR THAT. THANK YOU. EVERYBODY, PLEASE.

THERE WE GO. RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE OUR FRIENDS AT PRIDE NEW ALBANY FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S BEEN A VERY WELL RUN ORGANIZATION, AND THEY'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD WORK IN ASSISTING OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS OF EVERY WALK OF LIFE FEEL WELCOME HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. THAT TAKES US TO HEARING VISITORS. IT LOOKS LIKE WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF SPEAKER CARDS ALL ON. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE. YOU KNOW, IT FINALLY FEELS LIKE A NICE SUMMER DAY HERE IN NEW ALBANY. IT'S, YOU KNOW, 80 SOMETHING DEGREES OUTSIDE SUMMER. IN OHIO, IT'S ALSO KNOWN AS ORANGE BARREL SEASON, RIGHT? I MEAN, WELCOME, WELCOME TO A GROWING COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOME PAIN POINTS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. I REMEMBER A COUPLE YEARS AGO AT A COMMUNITY UPDATE, WEARING A VEST AND MAKING FUN OF THE FACT THAT WE HAD DETOUR SIGNS ON TOP OF DETOUR SIGNS. SO WE'RE NOT QUITE THAT BAD THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S STILL BEEN A BIT OF A ROUGH

[ADDITIONAL ITEM 2]

SO AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, WE IMPLEMENTED THE STATE ROUTE 605 CLOSURE LAST FRIDAY. AND THIS IS TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MARKET STREET EXTENSION. PRIOR TO THAT, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR ENGINEERING TEAM AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND DEVELOPING A DETOUR ROUTE AND SIGN SIGN PACKAGE. ADVANCED NOTIFICATION WAS PROVIDED VIA MESSAGE BOARDS AND THEN ALSO THROUGH THE CITY'S VARIOUS COMMUNICATION CHANNELS. ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE CLOSURE, WE RECEIVED MULTIPLE CALLS AND CONCERNS, PRIMARILY FROM THE STREETS FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING THE CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC, SPEEDING, AND OTHER SAFETY RELATED CONCERNS. SO STAFF IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT INTO THE ON SITE, INTO THE FIELD ALONG WITH OUR CONSULTANTS. AND WE COMBED THROUGH THE DETOUR LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE IT. AND

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AND SO THEY'LL GET UP THERE AND THEN OFTENTIMES PAUSE. YOU KNOW JUST THIS LIKE OKAY, THIS REALLY IS CLOSED. AND THEN YOU ALMOST SEE THESE DECISION POINTS HAPPENING IN REAL TIME WHERE I THINK SOME OF THEM I'VE SEEN, THEY'LL TURN AROUND EVEN ON STATE ROUTE 605. NOT ALL, BUT SOME DO TURN AROUND AND SEEM TO MAKE THE LONG JOURNEY BACK. AND THEN WHAT? WHAT'S HAPPENING IS SOME OF THEM WILL A LITTLE MORE QUICKLY GO RIGHT INTO STRAITS LINK AND TAKE THAT ROUTE, AND THEN SOME OTHERS WILL SEEM TO PAUSE A LITTLE BIT LONGER AND THEN GO THROUGH STRAITS. LINK.

AND SO I HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT HYPOTHESES ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. BUT I THINK SOME, SOME PEOPLE KNOW THAT I, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND JUST KNOW I CAN GO I CAN FIND MY WAY THROUGH STRAITS LINK AND GET TO WHERE I WANT TO GO. AND THEY'RE GOING A LITTLE BIT FASTER. THOSE WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR AT ALL AND MAYBE AREN'T AS SAVVY WITH MAPS AND THEIR PHONES AND THINGS SEEM TO BE TURNING AROUND AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ACCEPTING DEFEAT. AND THEN OTHERS, I'M ASSUMING, ARE GETTING ON THEIR PHONES AND LOOKING FOR THEIR OWN ALTERNATE ROUTES AND MAKING THEIR WAY VERY LIKELY THROUGH STRAITS FARM. AND SO IN RESPONSE TO THAT, OUR ENGINEERING TEAM HAS HAS REACHED OUT TO GOOGLE AND WE'VE ASKED THEM TO DEPRIORITIZE THAT ROUTE AND DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN MARK IT AS A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND, YOU KNOW, DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO INHIBIT OR AT LEAST NOT NOT MAKE THAT AVAILABLE, IF YOU WILL, TO THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING ON THEIR PHONES. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE OTHER NAVIGATION MAPS THAT ARE OUT THERE. GOOGLE IS A LITTLE EASIER TO SEND THOSE REQUESTS INTO, BUT WE'RE ACTIVELY LOOKING AT WAYS AND I CAN'T EVEN NAME THEM ALL. THERE'S SO MANY NOW, BUT WE'RE WE'RE REACHING OUT TO ALL OF THOSE. SO IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE WE'VE MET WITH NUMEROUS RESIDENTS. CAROL, I GOT TO EVEN SAW YOU OUT THERE THE OTHER DAY. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO HEAR THE CONCERNS AND ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE THAT THAT YOU ALL ARE EXPERIENCING OUT THERE. SO SOMETHING VERY RECENT THAT WAS TODAY IS THERE'S DUMP TRUCKS SUDDENLY GOING THROUGH THERE. AND SO WE WERE VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT. AND SO WE DID TRACK DOWN ONE OF, YOU KNOW, AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE, AND WE PUT OUT A VERY CLEAR MESSAGE THAT WE EXPECT THAT TO STOP THAT, FOR THAT, FOR THOSE TRUCKS TO BE TO FIND THEIR WAY THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE.

AND THEN WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS AT REYNOLDSBURG, NEW ALBANY AND MORRIS ROAD. I'VE, I SPOKE WITH CHIEF ABOUT THIS, AND WE'RE GOING TO ADD A NO THROUGH TRUCK SIGN TO THAT, WHICH IS A REGULATORY SIGN WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE COMMERCIAL TRUCKS AND THEY

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BUT WE ARE CONTINUING TO EXPLORE ALL OPTIONS. AND THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. YOU KNOW WE KNOW THAT IT'S THAT IT'S NOT PERFECT OUT THERE. BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE YOU VOICING, YOU KNOW, VOICING YOUR CONCERNS. AND WE'RE ACTIVELY LISTENING. AND WE'LL BE CONTINUING TO DO THIS AS, AS THIS CLOSURE CONTINUES. SO IT IS SCHEDULED. SO THE GOOD NEWS IS WE ARE OUR CONTRACTOR IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. AND SO THEY'RE TARGETING AUGUST AUGUST 17TH TO HAVE THAT OPEN BACK UP SCHOOL STARTS AUGUST 18TH. SO WE'RE COMMITTED TO GETTING THAT DONE AND GETTING THAT ROUTE OPENED BACK UP TO HELP SERVICE THAT. SO. WELL RYAN THANK YOU. I, I KNOW OUR COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS AT NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS, SUPERINTENDENT SAWYERS AND THE TEAM, YOU KNOW, HAVE A, YOU KNOW, PHD IN MANAGING TRAFFIC AND QUESTIONABLE ADULT BEHAVIOR BEHIND THE WHEEL. SO IT'S NOT EASY. I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT. AND, CHIEF JONES, MAYBE YOU CAN COMMENT OR A LITTLE BIT TOO ABOUT THE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. I KNOW A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY HAS ALREADY PURCHASED A BALL TICKET TO HAVING NOT STOPPED AT THE SIGN THERE, DESPITE MY TELLING HIM NOT TO DRIVE THROUGH THERE. SO ENFORCEMENT IS DEFINITELY HAPPENING. YEAH, THE IT'S UNFORTUNATE, YOU KNOW, THE AS FAR AS ENFORCEMENT GOES, YOU KNOW, IN STRAITS FARM ALONE, I THINK IN THE LAST TWO DAYS THEY WROTE SIX STOP SIGN TICKETS, AS YOU MENTIONED. AND NOT ALL SIX WERE MY SON. NO NO NO, NO. AND THEN AND THEN ACTUALLY CITED PEOPLE FOR OTHER UNRELATED OFFENSES LIKE DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION. TWO OF THOSE, I THINK, OVER SINCE FRIDAY WHEN IT, WHEN IT, WHEN IT STARTED BETWEEN FENWAY AND THE LINKS ARE FENWAY AND STRAITS FARMS. IT'S KIND OF TOUGH BECAUSE IF THEY MAKE IT ONTO MARKET STREET OR THEY MAKE IT ONTO RNA, IT'S HARD TO LINK IT BACK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT I THINK WHEN I LEFT, THEY COUNTED ABOUT 55 STOPS BETWEEN THE TWO AREAS. SO THE WE ALSO TALKED TO, AS RYAN MENTIONED, WE'RE GOING TO WE HAVE TWO SPEED TRAILERS THAT WILL BE DEPLOYED, ONE ON FENWAY AND ONE IN STRAITS FARM. AND WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ALSO, THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT LOCAL TRAFFIC. TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. YOUNG LADY CALLED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HER STOP SIGN TICKET AND SHE SAID SHE WAS LOCAL TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE OFFICER ALSO MENTIONED ABOUT LOCAL TRAFFIC.

SHE DIDN'T APPRECIATE THE STOP SIGN. SHE SAID SHE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, AND THEN SHE CLAIMED THAT SHE LIVES IN REYNOLDSBURG, SO SHE WAS LOCAL TRAFFIC, SO LOCAL TRAFFIC AS CAN BE UP TO THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. SO THE BUT NO THROUGH TRAFFIC IT'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER. SO WE TALKED THE PROSECUTOR ABOUT IF WE THE NO THROUGH TRAFFIC BEING A LITTLE

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[6. HEARING OF VISITORS]

SAM'S GOT YOU. YEP. DO YOU MIND WAITING? OH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I REALLY HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY THAN WHAT'S WRITTEN THERE. LET'S SEE HERE. I'M SORRY. IS THAT THE TOP LETTER? THE ONE? YEAH. MY WIFE MARSHA. YEAH. TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE SECOND PAGE. OH. GOT IT. YEP. WE DON'T NEED TO READ IT INTO THE. YEAH. SO, ALAN, I HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THIS BEFORE THE MEETING. SINCE IT WAS SITTING ON THE DAIS. WE CAN PUT THIS IN THE RECORD, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE CONCERNED. WE CAN JUST. WE CAN INCLUDE THIS IN THE RECORD OF COMMENT. AND AGAIN, YOU POINT OUT SOME VERY, YOU KNOW, AS USUAL, SOME VERY WELL ARTICULATED CONCERNS THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT. SO WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS LIST AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO REMEDIATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I MEAN IT, IT'S STILL A PUBLIC STREET. PEOPLE STILL HAVE A RIGHT TO DRIVE ON IT, BUT THEY NEED TO FOLLOW OUR RULES, ESPECIALLY DURING OUR DETOUR PROCESS. BUT PLEASE AGAIN, MAKE MAKE THIS AS INTERACTIVE AS POSSIBLE. I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE CALLING CHIEF, CALLING RYAN, TALKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES AS YOU SEE THINGS DEVELOP. YOU KNOW, RING CAMERAS AND THE LIKE ARE ALWAYS HELPFUL AS WELL TO DOCUMENT WHAT YOU'RE SEEING. BUT WITH THAT, MR. WOLFF, THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADD THAT IN THE RECORD. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE. I DO HAVE OH YES. THE REMEDY. SUGGESTIONS. IS THERE ANY MERIT TO ANY OF THAT. I THINK WE NEED

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BECAUSE BASICALLY WHAT IT'S SAYING, THEY'RE COMING DOWN AND PEOPLE ARE STUPID. THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN, BUT THEY'RE MAKING A RIGHT. THEY DON'T CARE. AND THE SIGN YOU HAVE UP THERE, YOU CAN'T SEE IF YOU'RE MAKING A LEFT ANYWAY, THAT'S A VERY INAPPROPRIATE SIGN, BUT SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE TOO LATE FOR ANYTHING TO BE DONE. AND THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THOUGHT OF. WE WERE TOLD ABOUT A YEAR AGO THAT NO TRAFFIC WOULD BE STOPPED, THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DIVERT TRAFFIC, AND THEN WE WERE TOLD THEY WERE OVER BUDGET AND SO THEY HAD TO STOP. THEY CLOSED 605. THAT'S NOT FAIR. SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT. WE CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO PUT THE SIGNS UP. I WENT DOWN, I'VE BEEN GOING DOWN AROUND ALBANY ROAD JUST TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. YOU DON'T SEE THE SIGNS? POLITICAL SIGNS, UNFORTUNATELY, ARE BIGGER THAN THAT. THERE'S NO FLASHING LIGHTS. IT TELLS YOU WHERE IT'S CLOSED, BUT THERE'S NO SIGNS OF QUARTER MILE ANYTHING. SO ALL THOSE PEOPLE ARE COMING, AND ONCE THEY THE MARKETS STARTING THURSDAY, YOU DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF TRAFFIC A LOT. AND ONCE YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO DIE DOWN AND I SAY NO BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO GET USED TO IT. AND THAT'S A QUICK WAY TO GO. AND I HAVE TO HONESTLY TELL YOU, MY DAUGHTER IN LAW CAME DOWN THE ROAD TODAY BECAUSE SHE LIVES IN THE RESERVE. AND I SAID, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF WHERE THE RESERVE IS. BUT SHE AND I WAS TELLING HER THAT WE'RE UPSET ABOUT THAT. SHE GOES, WELL, WHY? WHY? I'M REALLY MAD AT HER, I KNOW, BUT WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? SHE GOES, IT'S A PUBLIC ROAD. WELL, THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE. WE ARE WE ARE ROAD THAT WE DON'T. WE'RE NOT. WHEN WE LIVED ON FENWAY, I SAID WE WERE ROAD THAT WENT THROUGH. WE WERE NOT A THROUGH A THRUWAY.

WE'RE NOT EVEN A ROAD THAT GOES THROUGH. WE STOP. STRAITS LINKS STOPS AND THEN IT'S ANOTHER STREET. AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO THE APPLE LOOP AND THEY'RE MAKING A LEFT. LIKE IT'S LIKE IT'S A FOUR WAY STOP. KIDS, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY KIDS GO TO MARKET STREET USING ACCURATELY A LOT. AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HIT. AND THAT SCARES ME. SO DO SOMETHING NOW. WE CAN'T WAIT BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU WAIT AND YOU WAIT AND YOU WAIT. AND THEN IT'S THREE WEEKS AND THEN, OH, THEN IT'S GOING TO BE DONE. YOU'VE GOT TO DO IT NOW. CLOSE THE TRAFFIC ON 605. IT'S ALREADY STOPPED. AND IT SAYS LOCAL TRAFFIC. FROM WHERE? IT DOESN'T SAY ANY MILEAGE, NOTHING. HAVE YOU SEEN THE SIGNS? THEY'RE TERRIBLE. YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THEM. AND I WAS LOOKING FOR THEM. SO WE APPRECIATE THE POLICE PRESENCE. I KNOW THEY WERE OUT THERE TODAY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MINUTE YOU LEAVE PEOPLE OUTSIDE, PEOPLE FLY DOWN THERE, OKAY. AND IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE. AND AGAIN, THESE WHY IS IT FAIR THAT THE LITTLE KIDS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ARE BEING TOLD, AND THEY ARE BEING TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT PLAY OUTSIDE? WHY IS IT FAIR THAT I TOLD MY GRANDDAUGHTER THAT SHE CAN'T RIDE THE BIKE TO MY HOUSE, BECAUSE I'M AFRAID SHE'S GOING TO GET HIT? SO I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE GETS HURT A CHILD, AN ADULT, A CAR, AND THESE CARS ARE GOING LIKE THIS, THEY'RE ZIGZAGGING OUT BECAUSE WE'RE ALLOWED TO PARK ON THAT STREET. WE HAVE TO ONE WAY. IT'S A ONE. IT'S WE CAN ONLY PARK ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET, AND THE PEOPLE ARE DODGING, OKAY? AND THEY'RE FLYING. AND ANYWAY, CAN YOU TRY TO CLOSE? 605 THEY TOLD ME I TOLD YOU ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO OR WHATEVER. THEY COULDN'T CLOSE THE STATE ROUTE, BUT SHE DID, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN CLOSE IT FARTHER UP AND EMS CAN STILL GET DOWN. IT DOESN'T STOP THEM. IT STOPS THE GUY THAT WE KNOW THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT LOCAL. THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING. AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE RESERVE IS NEXT DOOR TO US. YOU KNOW, THAT LITTLE THEY'RE DRIVING IN THERE AND THEY'RE GOING AROUND BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT'S A STREET THAT'LL CUT THROUGH. IT'S ALL. AND FENWAY, I DON'T WISH THIS ON FENWAY. I LIVED ON FENWAY. JUST STOP IT THERE AND SAY, YOU CAN'T COME THROUGH UNLESS YOU BASICALLY LIVE OFF THAT ROAD.

OKAY. ANYWAY, I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING AT IT. BUT AGAIN, I DON'T WANT ANYBODY GETTING HURT AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. THERE'S NO QUESTION IN MY MIND. AND IT COULD BE ONE OF THE CARS FLYING DOWN THE ROAD OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CAROL, ONE MORE THING. YEAH.

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THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. CAROL STEWART. YEAH IF YOU CAN. YEAH THAT'D BE FINE. THANK YOU.

EVERYBODY SAID PRETTY MUCH WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. FIRST OF ALL, RYAN. THANK YOU. HE WAS REALLY GREAT. I HAD ACTUALLY WITNESSED SOMEBODY THE OTHER DAY. THEY WERE DOING A U-TURN IN THE RESERVE, AND I WITNESSED HIM LOOKING AT HIS PHONE. AND THEN HE TURNS AND DRIVES INTO STRAITS FARM. SO OUR CONCERN WAS GOOGLE MAPS AND WAZE IS LEADING PEOPLE TOWARDS THAT DIRECTION. SO I THINK IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, THAT WILL MINIMIZE IT. THE BIGGEST THING IS INITIALLY WHEN THIS PROJECT WAS GOING TO START, I KNOW THAT THERE WASN'T GOING TO BE THERE WAS GOING TO BE A FULL CLOSURE. THEN WE DID PARTIAL, WHICH I'M NOT IN THAT FIELD. SO I APPRECIATE WHAT EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO DO. THE THING IS, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DETOUR WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THROUGH FENWAY AND THAT WE WOULD BE MINIMALLY IMPACTED. AND THE THING IS, WE ARE ONE COMMUNITY. THIS IS NOT US VERSUS THEM. BUT IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OUR STREETS, WE DON'T HAVE WIDER STREETS LIKE FENWAY. THEY'RE EQUIPPED WITH THAT. IT'S A STRAIGHT SHOT. THERE IS A SIGN PLACED THERE THAT SAYS LOCAL TRAFFIC MARKET CLOSED. IF THERE WAS A DETOUR SIGN THAT SAID DETOUR LIKE THEY DO AT MORSE ROAD THROUGH FENWAY, I'M NOT WISHING THAT TRAFFIC ON THAT, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT THE THING IS, THEY'RE EQUIPPED. THEY ALSO, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT OUR YARDS, OKAY, AT STRAITS FARM, WE HAVE POSTAGE STAMPS, RIGHT. IT'S A PORCH COMMUNITY, WHAT HAVE YOU. YOU'VE GOT HOMES AT FENWAY WHERE THEIR KIDS, THEY LEAVE THE HOUSE. THEY'RE NOT IN THE STREET THAT WE'VE GOT KIDS, GRANDCHILDREN. I WON'T I WON'T BEAT THE DEAD HORSE AND REPEAT WHAT SUSIE SAID. BUT THE THING IS THEIR SUMMER SHOT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GO OUTSIDE. I WE LIVE ON A CUL DE SAC AND I MAKE A JOKE. WE LIVE BY A CEMETERY BECAUSE WE HAVE THE NEIGHBORS. BUT BUT WE LIVE ON A CUL DE SAC AND NOW IT IS LIKE NONSTOP. AND I HAVE BEEN ASKED FOR TRAFFIC DIRECTIONS WHEN I'M SITTING ON MY PORCH DAILY. AND SO IT'S TIME TO GO BACK TO MORSE ROAD. THE I WANTED TO THEY ASKED FOR THE HOSPITAL, WHICH HOSPITAL? I WAS LIKE, I'M BAD WITH DIRECTIONS IN GENERAL. I'M NOT THE PERSON TO ASK. BUT THE THING IS, IT'S LIKE IT JUST HUMAN BEINGS ARE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, RIGHT? BUT OUR FEAR IS RIGHT NOW THAT TRAFFIC IS FUNNELING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S COMING THROUGH. I SAW SOMEBODY THEY DIDN'T EVEN USE THE ROUNDABOUT. THEY JUST CUT THROUGH AND WENT, YOU KNOW, OFF OF A MARKET ONTO AKERLY AND DIDN'T EVEN GO THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUT. THEY JUST WENT AROUND, TURNED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IT'S PEOPLE NOT DRIVING. THEY'RE NOT BEING SAFE THERE. THEY DON'T LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'VE GOT ELDERLY PEOPLE. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY I'M OLD THERE YET, BUT WE'VE GOT ELDERLY. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, PETS. WE DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF BIG LOTS TO BE ABLE TO SAY, HEY, YOU CAN STILL PLAY IN THE YARD, BUT STAY UP HERE THE MINUTE YOU LEAVE OUR HOUSE. YOU'VE GOT MANY, MAYBE 25 PACES BEFORE YOU GET TO THE SIDEWALK AND THEN THE STREET. SO IT'S JUST OUR FEAR IS LIKE, WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS AND WE'RE GETTING A HIGH TRAFFIC, AND IT'S GOING TO BECOME A NORM TO SOME PEOPLE, BECAUSE WE USED TO BE A SLEEPY LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE WE KNEW WHERE WE WERE GOING. YOU DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC, AND NOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO CUT THROUGH IF THEY DON'T WANT TO GO. 605 AND THEY WANT TO GET TO MARKET, GO TO CVS. WELL, I'LL JUST GO THROUGH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S BECOMING A NORM WHERE I DO THINK FENWAY IS USED MORE. IT'S UTILIZED MORE. IF THERE ARE LARGE TRUCKS, WHAT HAVE YOU, THEY HAVE THE SIDE STREET TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT MORE EFFICIENTLY. IF WE HAVE ONE PERSON WHO HAS A CHILD WHO PARKED THEIR CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET, AND YOU'VE GOT A TRUCK COMING THROUGH AND WE NEED AN AMBULANCE, WE'RE DONE, YOU

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[7. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]

SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. NO MEETING. REAL QUICK UPDATE. WE GOT SOME FINAL NUMBERS IN. WE WERE WAITING ON THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION. SO LAST YEAR WE COLLECTED 23,659 POUNDS. THIS YEAR WE COLLECTED 50,348 POUNDS. SO OVER DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE THIS YEAR. SO IN OUR BUDGET NUMBER CAME IN JUST A LITTLE OVER. BUT WE'VE GOT ENOUGH IN BUILT IN THAT WE'RE OKAY. SO THAT WAS GOOD NEWS. AND THEN JUST JUST AS A REMINDER HOW HOW IS THIS SERVICE PAID FOR THROUGH OUR BUDGET. SO WE'RE WE'RE BRINGING THE ADVISORY BOARD BUDGET. IT WAS BUILT INTO THAT. BUT WE'RE BRINGING IN SWACO OR WHOEVER TO COLLECT THE YES ITEMS THAT WE WHO'S THE CONTRACTOR? IT'S NOT SWACO VIA EEI IS THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE. AND THEN COLUMBUS MICRO IS FOR THE E-WASTE AND BLACK BLACK OPS DESTRUCTION. DID THE PAPER SHREDDING FOR US. AND THOSE ARE THE SAME CONTRACTORS THAT SWACO USES FOR THEIR EVENTS AS WELL. BUT WE CONTRACT DIRECTLY WITH EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALLY. AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT IT'S GREAT TO HAVE SUCH GOOD TURNOUT. I UNDERSTAND IT WAS MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WE EXPECTED. IS THERE ANY THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO EITHER ADVERTISE OR LIMIT THIS TO NEW ALBANY RESIDENTS SINCE WE'RE WE ARE PAYING FOR IT, WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO LOOK INTO OUR MARKETING. WE CAST A MUCH WIDER NET, BUT WE SHARED AT THE LAST

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OKAY, SO IT'S NOT LIKE IT WAS JUST A SMATTERING. AND IT WAS MOSTLY IT WAS. THE MAJORITY CAME FROM NEW ALBANY. OKAY. BUT I DO THINK WE CAST A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT NET. AT THE END OF THE DAY, HAZARDOUS WASTE IS HAZARDOUS WASTE FROM NEW ALBANY OR OR E-WASTE. AND ON THE SAME TOKEN, THE E-WASTE WE ACTUALLY WON. I FORGET WHICH CATEGORY, BUT WE HAD THE LARGEST COLLECTION IN THE CITY FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. SO A LOT OF OTHER COMMUNITIES PUT THESE ON. AND FOR SOME REASON IT REALLY RESONATES HERE. SO IT'S A PRETTY COOL, PRETTY COOL DAY THAT WE PUT ON. SO THAT CLOSES OUT EARTH DAY TO ARBOR DAY. WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE POCKET PARKS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE TAYLOR FARM, PLANTER'S GROVE, JAMES RIVER. I THINK SOCIALS WENT OUT. THE FIRST WENT OUT TODAY. I THINK I SAW THAT'S PLANTED ALREADY KNOW OKAY. WELL IT'S IT GETS UGLY BEFORE IT GETS PRETTY. SO YEAH WE'RE WE'RE GETTING AHEAD OF IT BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A KILL OFF. AND SO WE WANT FOLKS TO KNOW WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OPEN HOUSES JUNE 18TH AT JAMES RIVER PARK. AND WEDNESDAY BOTH OF THEM ARE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH, JAMES RIVER PARK AND PLANTER'S GROVE PARK, 430 TO 6:00. AND THESE WILL BE COMMUNICATED AS WELL. SO WE GOT A FLIER THAT WENT OUT, I THINK, IN CONNECTS. SO WE GOT YARD SIGNS. SO WE'RE TRYING TO INFORM THE FOLKS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY START KILLING STUFF, THAT WE'RE KILLING IT FOR A GOOD REASON. AND I CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND, AND COME OUT AND SHARE. SO OKAY. SO YEAH, THAT THAT IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.

ANY UPDATE FROM THE IDEA IMPLEMENTATION PANEL. NO MEETING CEMETERY RESTORATION BOARD NO MEETING. AND PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S MEETING, WE HAD THE BI ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION, WHERE WE APPROVED A SERIES OF RECORDS, RETENTION SCHEDULE UPDATES AND RECORDS DESTRUCTION REQUESTS. THE NEXT MEETING WAS SET FOR THE SECOND MEETING, COUNCIL MEETING DAY IN NOVEMBER, I THINK THE 18TH. SO EVERYTHING'S PROGRESSING FINE THERE. WE'LL PROBABLY BE GETTING A PIECE OF LEGISLATION HERE FOLLOWING THE RECORDS COMMISSION MEETING FOR COUNCIL'S

[8. CORRESPONDENCE/COMMUNICATIONS]

BUT IS THERE ANY OTHER CORRESPONDENCE OR COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM A COUNCIL MEMBER

[9. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING]

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WOULD MOVE THAT ORDINANCE. OH 2025 BE DECLARED AS AN

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FALLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND WAIVE THE 30 DAY REFERENDUM PERIOD FOR 20 2025. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF AMENDED ORDINANCE 20 2025 SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KITS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. SIX. YES.

VOTES TO ADOPT. ORDINANCE 20 2025 AS AN EMERGENCY. IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BY THAT SITE IN A WHILE, YOU KNOW THERE ARE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON SITE. EARTH'S GETTING MOVED. THERE WAS A NICE ARTICLE IN THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH TODAY HIGHLIGHTING THE PROJECT. SO THINGS ARE THINGS

[10. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]

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ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THE RESOLUTION? JUST ONE QUESTION. MAYBE NOT SO MUCH RELATED TO THIS, BUT LOOKING AT THE MAP, WHEN FOLKS ARE COMING UP THIRD STREET SOUTH OF 62, HOW DO THEY CONTINUE, YOU KNOW, GOING INTO THE YELLOW AND THE PURPLE, I JUST REFRESH MY MEMORY. IS THAT A SO THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO. YEAH. SO THIS IS COMPLETELY GOING AWAY. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO VACATE IT. THIS IS THIS CONNECTION CAN NO LONGER BE MADE. SO MAIN STREET DIPS SOUTH A LITTLE BIT AND IT INTERSECTS A 90 DEGREE TO THIRD RIGHT HERE.

AND SO THIS WILL NO LONGER BE A CONNECTION. AND THAT'S WHY WE ALSO PRIORITIZE THIS. SO IF YOU WANTED TO SORT OF GET BACK INTO ANYWHERE IN THIS GENERAL AREA, THIS ALLEY EXTENSION ALSO PROVIDES THAT SECOND ACCESS POINT TO THE NEW ALBANY EXCHANGE AND PROVIDES A CONNECTION OVER TO SECOND STREET AS WELL. OKAY. THANKS, STEVEN. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO EAST MAIN STREET COMING UP OFF THE THIRD. YES. YEAH. WHAT SORT OF TRAFFIC CONTROL FEATURE IS AT THAT INTERSECTION IS A LIGHT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A STOP CONDITION. OH, IT'S A SIGNAL CONDITION. THANK YOU. OKAY. JUST IN THE ONE DIRECTION. SO THIS IS A FULLY SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION AT MAIN STREET AND MARKET STREET EXTENSION. GOOD. OKAY. THANKS, JEFF. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 20 2025? OH, DID I ORDINANCE 20. ALL RIGHT, LET'S BACK UP THE TRUCK. HERE. LET ME SO YEAH NO NO PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. ORDINANCE OH 23 2025

[11. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]

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SO THIS WILL BE A SHARED STORMWATER BASIN. THIS IS EVERYTHING THAT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THE FIELD HOUSE AND THE STREET STREETS PROJECT TODAY. IN THE FUTURE. THAT DETENTION BASIN FOR THE WHOLE THING COSTS $610,000. SO ALL IN I THINK IT'S ABOUT 4.8 MILLION IF I'M READING THAT CORRECTLY. SO THAT GETS YOU TO A TOTAL OF 6.6 FOR EVERYTHING. THAT'S ALL IN WATER LINE AND ROUNDABOUT ALL IN. SO THAT'S JUST LIKE A BASE PACKAGE. HOWEVER, HERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS. SO WE DO HAVE SEVERAL REVENUE SOURCES. SO FRANKLIN COUNTY HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE THE CITY $750,000. THE WOODHAVEN SUBDIVISION HAS ALREADY PAID THE CITY $199,000 FOR IMPROVEMENTS ALONG BILHEIMER. AND THEN WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH THE JPD TO GET REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THE WATER LINE EXTENSION THAT RUNS NORTH HERE, AND ALSO FOR THEIR PORTION OF THE BASIN. ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THIS BASIN COST IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE JPD FIELD HOUSE AND THE FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS. SO THAT'S ABOUT 219,000. SO ALL IN ALL, THAT'S ABOUT JUST SHY OF $1.3 MILLION IN REVENUE SOURCES. SO BUDGETS PLUS REVENUE SOURCES MINUS COST JUST THIS BASELINE. THAT WOULD MEAN THAT WE'RE OVER BUDGET ABOUT $858,000. HOWEVER, THIS LEGISLATION TONIGHT ALSO INCLUDES SOME ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS SO THAT WE FEEL WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE PROJECT. SO THIS LIST TO THE RIGHT HERE IS SORT OF GROWING. SO IT INCLUDES ALL THE THINGS I TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. WHAT THIS LEGISLATION ALSO INCLUDES IS WALNUT AND BILHEIMER RESURFACING. SO THAT IS EVERYTHING THAT'S IN PINK HERE. SO I'M SURE IF YOU'VE DRIVEN WALNUT IN SECTIONS OF BETHLEHEM, YOU SEE THAT THE ROAD'S GETTING PRETTY BEAT UP. THE SHOULDER IS REALLY STARTING TO DETERIORATE. SO THE PINK IS WHERE WE'RE PROPOSING TO RESURFACE. SO FROM ALL THE WAY FROM THE ENTRANCE OF UPPER CLARINGTON TO A PORTION OF THE SERVICE FACILITIES, SOUTH DRIVE IN YELLOW IS WHERE THIS PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES BILHEIMER ROAD WIDENING TO THE SOUTH. HERE IS WHERE THERE'S NO MARKINGS AND THIS IS WHERE IT'S REALLY STARTING TO CRUMBLE. SO PRETTY MUCH FROM MILLBROOK SUBDIVISION UP TO WHERE THE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT ITSELF ENDS. THIS WOULD BE THE WIDENING. SO THIS WOULD BE A TYPICAL TWO FOOT BERM AND TEN FOOT LANES, SIMILAR TO WHAT'S IN THE NEW ALBANY LINKS TO THE SOUTH. IT ALSO INCLUDES ADDITIONAL WIDENING TO THE NORTH TO HELP SUPPORT THE FIELD HOUSE'S FUTURE TRAFFIC NEEDS, PROVIDING A WIDENING AND A TURN LANE AS WELL INTO THEIR FACILITY. AND YOU CAN SEE THIS KIND OF TAPERS OFF GOING TO THE NORTH, SO THE RESURFACING COSTS $200,000 AND THE BILHEIMER ROAD WIDENING COSTS $460,000. SO IF YOU INCLUDE THOSE THINGS IN THE PROJECT, THAT CREATES AN ALL IN COST FOR THE ROUNDABOUT OF ABOUT 5.5 MILLION, THAT BRINGS THE WHOLE THING TO 7.3 AND SOME CHANGE. SO WITH THOSE ADDITIONAL THINGS, THAT BRINGS BUDGET PLUS THE SAME REVENUE SOURCES, MINUS COST TO AN ADDITIONAL ONE POINT JUST SHY OF $6 MILLION. NOW, THIS LEGISLATION, THIS IS MY THIRD AND FINAL SLIDE WHERE I'M ADDING ON COSTS. BUT THIS IS AS A CITY PLANNER. THIS IS WHAT GETS ME EXCITED BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT NOT JUST A VEHICLE PROJECT, BUT ALSO A PEDESTRIAN PROJECT. SO THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS AND SCOPE HERE THAT INCLUDE FILLING IN ALL OF THE LEISURE TRAIL GAPS. SO THIS

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SO BY PROVIDING THIS TRAIL CONNECTION AND FILLING IN THESE GAPS THAT COST ABOUT $295,000, THAT WOULD CONNECT REALLY FOUR SUBDIVISIONS. WOODHAVEN, THE MILLBROOK, UPPER CLARINGTON, AND REALLY THE ENTIRE LENGTH SUBDIVISION THAT'S CLOSE TO 900 HOMES TO THE FIELD HOUSE AND TO THE METRO PARK TO THE WEST. WHAT ALSO IS INCLUDED, SINCE WE HAVE TO BUST OUT SOME OF THE EXISTING HORSE FENCE, IT INCLUDES REESTABLISHING HORSE FENCE IMMEDIATELY AROUND THE ROUNDABOUTS, AND IT ALSO INCLUDES LANDSCAPING TO THE SAME. I WOULD SAY DEGREE THAT WE'VE COME TO EXPECT AND YOU SEE AROUND THE PICKLEBALL COURTS, SO THAT INCLUDES LANDSCAPING AROUND THE BASIN AND JUST IMMEDIATELY AROUND THE RED AREAS WHERE YOU SEE HORSE FENCE AS WELL. WHAT WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING FOR $80,000 IS TO INCLUDE THOSE RAPID FLASHING BEACONS THAT WE'VE PUT ALONG UPPER CLARENDON. AND ALSO THERE'S ONE TO THE LINKS JUST OFF THE PAGE HERE AS WELL, AND ALSO INSTALLING A CAMERA AT THE ROUNDABOUT SO THE SERVICE AND THE POLICE CAN MONITOR TRAFFIC AT THOSE ROUNDABOUTS. AND THEN LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, THERE'S MORE. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE IS A TEMPORARY ROAD. AND SO THIS ROAD COST $225,000. THIS IS SO WE CAN DO A FULL CLOSURE OF THE ROUNDABOUTS. NOW THIS IS SOMETHING WE THOUGHT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO DETOUR IT. YOU KNOW WAY BEFORE THIS 605 CLOSURE. JUST REAL QUICK. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WALNUT AND BILHEIMER, EVEN IF IT'S LIKE PEAK SOCCER PRACTICE OR GAME AND EVERYBODY'S PLAYING PICKLEBALL, THE DAILY TRAFFIC, THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC ON THE STREETS IS MUCH, MUCH LESS THAN IT IS ON 605. SO WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT A DIFFERENT SCALE OF TRAFFIC TO BEGIN WITH.

BUT EVEN STILL, IF THIS IS A FULL CLOSURE, AND I SHOULD SAY WE DO FEEL THAT THIS IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO GET THIS PROJECT DONE THIS YEAR AND WHY WE WANT TO GET THIS PROJECT DONE THIS YEAR IS BECAUSE FRANKLIN COUNTY IS GOING TO DO THE ROUNDABOUT AT 605 AND WALNUT NEXT YEAR. OUR GOAL AS A STAFF IS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION OF THIS ROUNDABOUT.

WHILE THE COUNTY'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THEIR ROUNDABOUT JUST A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD. SO THAT'S WHY WE FEEL IT'S CRITICAL TO DO THIS FULL CLOSURE, SHOULD WE? SO WE CAN GET THIS STARTED AND FINISHED THIS CALENDAR YEAR. SO IN ORDER TO HELP MITIGATE TRAFFIC IMPACTS, SINCE THIS IS PLANNED TO BE A FULL CLOSURE, THIS PINK IS A TEMPORARY ACCESS ROAD. SO THIS WILL JUST BE ASPHALT. WE WOULD THROW THIS DOWN REALLY CONNECT WALNUT. AND SO IT PROVIDE FOR A NORTH SOUTH AXIS TO BETHLEHEM ROAD. THE EXACT YOU KNOW ENTRY POINTS STILL NEEDS TO BE WORKED OUT. BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE JP JPD AND THE FIELD HOUSE PROJECT TO FIGURE OUT WHERE EXACTLY THIS WOULD INTERSECT ON BOTH ROADS. BUT THIS IS CITY PROPERTY, SO WE CAN THROW THIS ASPHALT DOWN ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FIELD HOUSE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. SO THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR TRAFFIC TO COME DOWN WALNUT AND THEN GO NORTH AND THEN GET TO THE PICKLEBALL AND THE SOCCER FIELDS AND THE JPD SITE WILL PARK UP HERE TO THE NORTH.

DURING THAT DURATION. WE WOULD REMOVE THIS AS SOON AS THE ROUNDABOUT IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED AND CAN BE REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC. SO WE HOPE TO START CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT REALLY AUGUST 1ST. AND THIS FULL INTERSECTION CLOSURE WOULD LAST TILL APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 1ST, SO WE'D HAVE ABOUT FOUR MONTHS, GIVE OR TAKE, OF USING THIS ROADWAY. I DON'T HAVE A SLIDE FOR THIS, BUT WE DO HAVE A FULL TRAFFIC MAINTENANCE OF DETOUR ROUTE PLANNED. GIVEN EVERYTHING WE'VE HEARD FROM THESE RESIDENTS, CERTAINLY WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THOSE LESSONS LEARNED AND I IMAGINE TWEAK THAT A LITTLE BIT NOW THAT WE KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WE DID. BUT WE DO PLAN ON TAKING TRAFFIC DOWN CENTRAL COLLEGE. WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO REROUTE TRAFFIC THROUGH THE LINKS OR ANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. SO THE DETOUR ROUTES WOULD REALLY BE 605 CENTRAL COLLEGE AND 62 TO GET AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOODS. IN ORDER TO CLEAR THIS INTERSECTION. SO THEY'RE NOT BEING DIVERTED THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS. SO WITH THE LEISURE TRAIL, THE LANDSCAPING, THIS TEMPORARY ROAD HORSE FENCE THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL ALL IN

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MINUS BUDGET, MINUS THOSE ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOURCES. THAT MEANS WE'RE WE'RE SORT OF OVER BUDGET AS A NET OF TWO POINT JUST SHY OF $2.8 MILLION. AND STAFF IS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE RESURFACING? IS ANY OF THAT IN THE TOWNSHIP? YEAH.

YEAH, THERE'S MY FIRST QUESTION. I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I THINK THERE MIGHT BE ONE PROPERTY HERE, WHICH IS THE ROACH PROPERTY THAT HAS NOT ANNEXED IN, I THINK THE MAJORITY OF THESE ARE ANNEXED. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I THINK THERE ARE A FEW PROPERTIES. WELL, I KNOW THERE'S A FEW PROPERTIES WHERE WE'VE ALREADY STARTED DISCUSSIONS WITH NON ANNEXED PROPERTIES TO GET ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY, EITHER FOR LEISURE TRAIL OR FOR RIGHT OF WAY. I'M PRETTY SURE THE HOUSE IS RIGHT IN HERE OR IN PLAIN TOWNSHIP. YEAH, THE ROUNDABOUT ITSELF HAS BEEN DESIGNED. YOU CAN SEE IT'S SORT OF SHIFTED NORTH AND WEST A LITTLE BIT TO STAY OUT OF THOSE PROPERTIES. SO THE WIDENING AND THE ROUNDABOUT ITSELF IS DESIGNED SO IT CAN BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN THE EXISTING HIGHWAY EASEMENTS. SO THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY NECESSARY FOR THIS WIDENING OR THIS CONSTRUCTION. THAT'S ALSO WHY WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY LANDSCAPING OR HORSE FENCE ON THIS SIDE, JUST BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE ADDITIONAL SPACE AND ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY TAKE FROM THOSE TOWNSHIP PARCELS. SO JUST A QUESTION. THE ADDITIONAL TWO POINT, WHATEVER THE NUMBER WAS MILLION. DOES THAT IMPACT ANY OTHER PROJECTS WE HAVE BUDGETED IN THE CITY? THAT'S A BIG NUMBER. IT DOES NOT. WE ARE PLANNING TO BRING A MID-YEAR APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE HERE IN THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS, AND THERE WILL BE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE APPROPRIATIONS, WHERE WE WILL BE UTILIZING A PART OF THE EXCESS BALANCE THAT WE HAVE IN THE GENERAL FUND TO TRANSFER THOSE MONIES. OKAY. STEVEN, WILL THE LEISURE TRAILS AND ROAD WIDENING, IS THAT ALL PLANNED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR, OR JUST THE ROUNDABOUT ITSELF, WITH THE OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PROJECT BEING PUSHED INTO 2026? SO WE'RE PRIORITIZING THE ROUNDABOUT TO FINISH THIS YEAR. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET IT ALL DONE BY THIS YEAR. AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S A FEW PROPERTIES ALONG BILHEIMER THAT WE NEED SOME RIGHT OF WAY FROM, OR AN EASEMENT FOR JUST THE LEISURE PATH. SO CONTINGENT UPON THAT. BUT IN AN IDEAL WORLD, YES, WE HOPE TO GET ALL THIS DONE. WE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION AND BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, OF COURSE WEATHER DEPENDENT. YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY PRETTY GOOD. ALSO, I SEE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR HAVING THE SAME SITUATION THAT WE JUST ADDRESSED EARLIER THIS EVENING. YOU KNOW, POURING THROUGH WOODHAVEN WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE. NEW ALBANY LINKS DRIVE IS PROBABLY GOING TO BECOME A VERY POPULAR PASS THROUGH AS WELL. YEAH. DON'T DO THAT TEMPORARY ROAD. YEAH. LIKE YEAH I AGREE I THINK WE'LL NEED TO LOOK AND STUDY IT. WHERE EXACTLY THIS ROUND OR THIS THIS TEMPORARY ROAD THAT'S BYPASSING THE ROUNDABOUT BECAUSE THE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT KIND OF ENDS RIGHT AT THE WOODHAVEN ENTRANCE. SO WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. CERTAINLY, AND SEE WHERE THIS NEEDS TO LAND IN ORDER TO DETER PEOPLE CUTTING THROUGH WOODHAVEN. YEAH. JUST GOING NORTH ON BETHLEHEM WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE A LEFT INTO WOODHAVEN AND WORK THEIR WAY OVER TO. YEAH, SIMILAR TO 605. WE'RE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT SORT OF MULTIPLE LEVELS OF SIGNAGE, YOU KNOW, AS ALWAYS KIND OF THE STARTING POINT. BUT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE DETERRING VEHICLES FROM GOING THAT PATH, CERTAINLY IT'S I THINK IT'S ALSO TO OUR BENEFIT THAT THIS IS A JOINT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JPD. CERTAINLY WE HOPE TO, YOU KNOW, LEVERAGE THAT PARTNERSHIP SO THAT THEY CAN COMMUNICATE TO FAMILIES WHO ARE DOING SPORTING EVENTS TO PROACTIVELY, YOU KNOW, LET PEOPLE KNOW, LIKE WHAT THE DETOUR IS. SO PEOPLE AREN'T SURPRISED BY THIS IF THEY ARE COMING TO SOCCER GAMES OR ANY OTHER ATHLETIC EVENTS. CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THAT ROAD WIDENING THROUGH BETHLEHEM? CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT? IS THAT JUST BASICALLY LIKE TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE GARAGE, OR IS THAT LIKE SORT OF YELLOW FIELDS FOR. SORRY, I ONLY KNOW BETHLEHEM WAYFINDING THROUGH THE SPORTS FIELDS BECAUSE THAT LIKE THE GOING ALL THE WAY, I GUESS TO THE EAST OF BETHLEHEM OR NORTH BETHLEHEM, WHATEVER, WHERE THE YELLOW PART IS THAT WHERE DOES THAT END? SO THIS IS THE FIELD HOUSE'S BUILDING FOOTPRINTS. OKAY. AND THIS IS

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SO THAT'LL STILL HAVE TO COME THROUGH THE LINKS PROBABLY TO GET TO THE PETER HOOVER. SO I THINK YOUR YOU KNOW COMMENTS ABOUT THE LINKS. THEY'RE GOING TO SEE ALL OF THAT TRAFFIC RIGHT THERE COMING THROUGH FOR ALL OF THAT ACTIVITY. THE WAY NEW ALBANY LINKS DRIVE I COULD IMAGINE IS GOING TO CORRECT. YEAH I APPRECIATE THIS FEEDBACK. AND CERTAINLY I'D LOVE TO GET TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS WITH THE PICKLEBALL FOLKS. YEAH. THE PLAN IS THAT WE WOULD SEND TRAFFIC EAST ON CENTRAL COLLEGE INSTEAD OF NEW ALBANY ROAD. SO FURTHER TO THE SOUTH, FOLKS WOULD HAVE TO, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, GO NORTH ON US 62, MAKE A LEFT ON WALNUT, AND THAT'S HOW THEY WOULD ACCESS, I GUESS AT LEAST THIS PARKING LOT, BUT THEY STILL WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH.

WELL, YEAH, I GUESS THEY COULD GET THROUGH HERE. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S WHERE THEY PARK. YEAH, BUT YOU GET LIKE, DETOUR SIGNS FOR THOSE, LIKE A PLANNED DETOUR ROUTE. YES. WE WILL DEFINITELY HAVE THOSE. OKAY. SO IF THIS GETS APPROVED TONIGHT. WHAT WHAT'S A BALLPARK CONSTRUCTION START LIKE WHEN DO YOU THINK THAT CLOSURE TAKES PLACE. SO IF THIS GETS APPROVED TONIGHT, WE WILL GO OUT TO BID LIKE TOMORROW AND AWARD THIS IN THREE WEEKS. AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THIS STREET CLOSED AUGUST 1ST. HOPEFULLY WE CAN EVEN POSSIBLY, POSSIBLY START CONSTRUCTION SITE SET UP THINGS IN JULY. YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE SOME MOBILIZATION IN A PERFECT WORLD. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE THINKING. START CONSTRUCTION SOMETIME IN JULY. CLOSE THE INTERSECTION. AUGUST 1ST. REOPEN DECEMBER 1ST. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION. WHAT'S THE IMPACT ON SERVICE VEHICLES GETTING IN AND OUT? SO LUCKILY THERE SHOULD BE NO REAL IMPACT. SO THE SERVICE FLEETS WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE SOUTHERN ACCESS AND GO DOWN TO US 62. OTHERWISE THEY COULD USE THE FRONT DRIVE ALONG BILHEIMER TAKE THIS AND THEN HEAD OUT AND THEN USE THE SAME DETOUR TO 605 SOUTH TO GET TO AREAS BELOW 161. AND I THINK IN A THREE MONTH ISH OR FOUR MONTH AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, FOUR MONTHS. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE BASIN PICTURE THAT YOU HAD UP THERE? SO WITH THAT, WITH THE BASIN THERE, WELL, ACTUALLY, I GUESS IT WOULD BE. NO, I GUESS IT WOULD. HOUSE, IF YOU'VE TALKED TO THE JOINT PARKS ABOUT THE ROAD AND EVERYTHING GOING THROUGH THERE, BECAUSE I KNOW I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE WITH THE BASEBALL SOFTBALL FIELDS WITH THE SCHOOLS. BUT I DO KNOW IF ONE OF THE PLANS THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT WAS GOING TO PUT THE BASEBALL FIELDS IN THE PURPLE AND RED ZONE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RECONSTRUCT A VARSITY FIELD FOR THAT, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RELOCATE THEIR FIELDS FOR SOCCER AND OTHER USES, RIGHT? TO WHERE THAT BASIN IS KIND OF GOING INTO. AND SO I DON'T HAVE WE HAD CONVERSATIONS

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THERE'S ONE, THERE'S TWO. AND THE JPD HAS CONFIRMED THAT SIZE WISE THIS WILL ACCOMMODATE FUTURE FIELDS THERE. OKAY. LET BE A RETENTION OR RETENTION PONDS. THEY'RE GOING TO HOLD WATER THAT WILL HOLD WATER. YEAH. NICE. FROM A REVENUE PERSPECTIVE THERE'S ANOTHER POSSIBLE SOURCE I KNOW AT ONE TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THIS. AND BY THE WAY I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING THE ROUNDABOUT. IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE IMPROVEMENT FOR THAT AREA. I REMEMBER AT ONE TIME ONE OF OUR PARTNERS, PLAIN TOWNSHIP, WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THIS DISCUSSION. AS FAR AS THAT, ARE THEY NO LONGER INVOLVED IN THIS DISCUSSION OR WHERE DOES THAT STAND? BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS PART OF ONE OF THE REVENUE SOURCES FOR THIS ROUNDABOUT. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY PLAIN TOWNSHIP REVENUE SOURCES. THE ONLY ONE THAT'S ANOTHER LIKE GOVERNMENT ENTITY IS THE FRANKLIN COUNTY.

YEAH. OKAY. I KNOW WE HAVE IT. KUDOS TO THE HARD WORK GETTING THE LEISURE TRAIL THROUGH THERE.

I KNOW THAT THAT IS SOMETHING OUR RESIDENTS HAVE REALLY, REALLY BEEN ASKING FOR. I VISION A DAY WHERE IT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN, BUT I THINK THAT'S REALLY A REALLY GREAT IMPROVEMENT. I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE US TO TAKE OUR LEARNINGS FROM THE STREETS AND MAKE SURE WE'RE READY TO GO WITH THE LINKS, BECAUSE IF WE'RE STARTING IN THAT FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST, WE HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE IN AUGUST. I KNOW THAT IN OUR IN OUR BUDGET AS WELL FOR THIS YEAR, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO PUT TRAFFIC CALMING ISLANDS DOWN ON LINKS DRIVE. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT IS IN THE THOUGHT PROCESS IF THAT'S STILL SCHEDULED TO OCCUR THIS YEAR. YEAH, SO WE ARE STILL HOPING TO AT LEAST FINISH THE DESIGN. SO WE ARE JUST STARTING TO TALK TO EP FARRIS, THE CITY ENGINEER, TO GET THEM IN CONTRACT TO START THAT DESIGN EFFORT. WE ARE STARTING TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE THE NEW ALBANY LINKS, HOA AND THE SUBDIVISION TO GET PUBLIC FEEDBACK AND RESIDENT FEEDBACK.

I KNOW THAT RYAN TALKED TO TRICIA ABOUT IT, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A JUST A SMALL GROUP OF FOLKS IN THE LINKS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING UP THERE. I THINK WE'RE STILL EVALUATING THAT. WE CERTAINLY WANT PUBLIC FEEDBACK TO MAKE SURE RESIDENTS IN THE LINKS ARE AWARE OF WHAT OUR PLANS ARE. AND CERTAINLY I'M SURE WE CAN LEARN TOO, FROM THE LINKS RESIDENTS ON ON SORT OF THE BEST PRACTICES AND WAYS TO INSTALL THIS IN AN EFFECTIVE MANNER. CERTAINLY WE DON'T WANT TO IMPACT RESIDENTS WITH THAT CONSTRUCTION, AT LEAST IMPACT THEM TO THE LEAST DEGREE POSSIBLE. SO CERTAINLY I SEE SOME SORT OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS INCLUDED IN THAT. BUT WE ARE HOPING, AGAIN, TO AT LEAST FINISH THAT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, FINISH THE DESIGN PLANS THIS YEAR, AND IDEAL WORLD, FINGERS CROSSED WE MIGHT EVEN BE ABLE TO START CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR. IF NOT, WE WOULD CERTAINLY START THAT NEXT YEAR. YOU'RE YOU'RE MUCH MORE IN TUNE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE THAN THAN I AM, BUT I WOULDN'T EVEN OBJECT IF WE PUSHED THAT INTO A SEPTEMBER OCTOBER START TIME. EVEN. YOU KNOW, THAT REALLY REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF SPORTS ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD BE OUT THAT POTENTIALLY WOULD BE USING THOSE ALTERNATE ROUTES OTHER THAN 62. JUST A THOUGHT. WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT DOES WITH, YOU KNOW, IF THAT SLOWS IT DOWN OR IF IT'S EXTRA COST OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT YEAH, IT'S JUST SO THERE ARE WITH THE ASPHALT, THE ASPHALT PLANTS CLOSE AS SOON AS IT GETS COLD. SO I THINK THAT'S WHY WE'RE HOPING JUST TO GET AHEAD OF THAT. BUT CERTAINLY WE'LL, WE'LL EVALUATE THAT, THAT OPTION TO, TO SEE IF WE CAN CAN DELAY AND TO LESSEN THE IMPACTS IN THE PARKS AND REC SCHEDULE. I KNOW PICKLEBALL WILL BE IMPACTED, BUT THEY DON'T START UNTIL FALL. SO PUSHING IT LATER, LIKE SOCCER STARTS AND LIKE SEPTEMBER, LATE AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND FALL BALL. SO. FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL.

YEAH YEAH. WHICH WOULD BE ALL RIGHT. YEAH. BECAUSE OF THAT. AND I'M JUST TRYING TO REMEMBER I MEAN YOU COULD CONTINUE UP 605 AND COME IN FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION TOO. I MEAN THERE'S, THERE'S IT'S NOT THE ONLY WAY IN. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. AND I THINK WE'LL PLAN IS ALSO TO HAVE SIGNAGE TO DIRECT PEOPLE. YEAH. BILHEIMER OVER TO. YEAH. FOR THAT OTHER ALTERNATE ROUTE.

THAT'S THAT ROAD UP THERE FROM CHURCH ROAD OR THERE'S ONE BEFORE THAT THEY CAN GO UP TO TAKE A RIGHT AND WORK THEIR WAY BACK. AND TOTALLY BLANK. IS IT I MEAN, BETHLEHEM OR. YEAH, IT

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DEREK. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 20 2025. AND MR. STAFFORD, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER ITEMS TO GET THROUGH THE AGENDA BEFORE WE GET BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT. SO JUST GIVE US A SECOND. I'M SURE YOU WANT TO SHARE A WORD OR TWO ABOUT THE TRAFFIC NOW. YOU'RE GOOD. WELL, WE'LL GET TO YOU. YOU MIGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD. DUANE. WE ALREADY FIXED IT. IT'S GOOD. YEAH, IT SHOULD BE GOOD BY THE TIME YOU GET HOME. ALRIGHT. ANY

[14. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]

I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S A MEETING SINCE OUR LAST MEETING. THERE'S ONE SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK. COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES TO JOINT PARKS. ANY UPDATE? NO REPORT TODAY. PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS. JUST A QUICK UPDATE. AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, SCHOOL IS OUT. LAST WEEK WAS LAST. THURSDAY WAS THE LAST DAY GRADUATION WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. THEY HAD BEAUTIFUL WEATHER DOWN AT HUNTINGTON PARK, 65 AND SUNNY, SO I THINK IT WAS 440. SENIORS FLEW THE COOP THIS YEAR, SO ALL GOING TO GO DO GREAT THINGS. JUST A SPRING SPORTS ARE WRAPPING UP. IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD SEASON FOR NEW ALBANY BOYS TENNIS. JACKSON CLEMENTS AND ABBY DANDO FOR STATE DOUBLES CHAMPIONS. AND THEN THE TEAM ACTUALLY MADE THE FINAL FOUR THIS YEAR. BOYS VOLLEYBALL MADE THE STATE FINAL FOUR THIS YEAR. THE LACROSSE, BOTH THE BOYS AND GIRLS LACROSSE TEAMS MADE DEEP RUNS AND HAD REALLY GOOD SEASONS. BOYS BASEBALL IS STILL PLAYING. THEY WON A DISTRICT TITLE AND THEY PLAY TOMORROW AT HOME AGAINST SAINT CHARLES AT 5:00. OH, OKAY. SO THAT'LL BE A NICE RIVALRY GAME. AND WITH A LOT ON THE LINE. AND THEN THE OTHER ATHLETES THAT ARE STILL COMPETING AT STATE TRACK MEET IS THIS SATURDAY DOWN AT JESSE OWENS MEMORIAL STADIUM. WE HAVE AN ATHLETE, A FEMALE ATHLETE, REESE HOLMAN. WHO IS SHE QUALIFIED IN TWO EVENTS. THIS IS THE DOUBLE OF THE HIGH JUMP AND DISCUS, WHICH SHE'S PHENOMENAL IN BOTH. THAT'S AN INTERESTING COMBO. INTERESTING COMBO. SO REESE GOES AT NOON ON SATURDAY AND THEN WE HAVE A YOUNG MAN, LAVON WILBURN, WHO'S RUNNING IN THE 800 AROUND 605 ON SATURDAY. SO SHOULD BE A GOOD CONCLUSION TO SPORTS SEASON FOR THE EAGLES. A GREAT. AND THE UPDATE FROM PLAIN LOCAL TOWNSHIP. THEY DID HAVE A MEETING. MOST OF IT WAS JUST GENERAL BUSINESS. THEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO COMMENT TO COUNCIL THAT AS THE 62 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONTINUES ON, THEY WANT TO BE DEEPLY INVOLVED BECAUSE IT IMPACTS TOWNSHIP LAND NORTH OF WHAT'S EXISTING THERE NOW, AND THEY WANT TO BE ENGAGED IN IT. I ASSURED THEM THAT THAT WOULD BE THE CASE, AND I KNOW THAT JOE AND THE TEAM HAVE WORKED WITH BEN ANYWAY, SO. BUT THEY DID WANT ME TO COMMENT, DID THEY? THEY WANT ENGAGEMENT FROM US OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLIC MEETING, OR ARE THEY GOING TO ATTEND OUR MEETING? I COMMENT ON THE PLANE. I THINK THAT AS THEY HAVE THE MEETING ENGAGED, BUT I THINK KERRY'S BEEN INVOLVED IN IT ANYWAY. SO IT'S MOSTLY FROM ONE BOARD MEMBER ENCOURAGING THAT

[15. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]

WE'LL BE AGAIN CELEBRATING THAT. AND I KNOW IEN TALKING TO JOE AND ABBY AND SOME OTHER

[01:30:02]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD ENOUGH. AND THEN IS SOMEONE PROVIDING A CITY MANAGER REPORT ON BEHALF OF JOE? NO REPORT FROM JOE. OKAY. I HOPE JOE IS ENJOYING HIS TIME AWAY. RIGHT. HE'S PROBABLY WATCHING US LIVE RIGHT NOW. HOPEFULLY NOT. HOPEFULLY HE'S GETTING SUNBURNED SOMEWHERE OVER HIS TOES IN THE

[16. POLL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT]

[18. OTHER BUSINESS]

PURSUANT TO COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE RULE TWO, PARAGRAPH C, I MOVE TO CANCEL THE JUNE 17TH, 2020 REGULAR MEETING AND SCHEDULE A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 24TH, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M. HERE IN VILLAGE HALL. AND I ALSO MOVED TO RESCHEDULE THE NEW JERSEY, THE JERSEY NEW ALBANY JOINT. CAN WE DO EACH SEPARATELY? SEPARATE VOTES? SEPARATE. SORRY, THE FIRST ONE'S

[01:35:04]

SO MOVE. I WILL SECOND THAT ONE. ALL RIGHT. ONE AND TWO. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

CHRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT WITH RELUCTANCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW I WILL SECOND THAT. I WILL GO, YES. BUT BEGRUDGINGLY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES, I HAVE SIX YES VOTES, TWO OF THEM RELUCTANT TO CHANGE THE MEETING FROM TO CANCEL THE JUNE 17TH MEETING AND ESTABLISH A SPECIAL MEETING ON JUNE 24TH, 6:30 P.M. VILLAGE HALL HERE. BUT SINCE WE'RE DOING THAT, WE ALSO NEED TO TAKE CARE OF SOME OTHER ITEMS. ALL RIGHT, THEN, THE SECOND MOTION I PROPOSE IS TO MOVE TO RESCHEDULE THE JERSEY NEW ALBANY JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, NUMBER TWO, AND NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC HEARING CURRENTLY POSTPONED TO JUNE 17TH, 2025. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO THE JUNE 24TH, 2025 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING SECOND. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. CHRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SIX. YES.

VOTES TO RESCHEDULE THE THREE. PUBLIC HEARING TO THE NEW JUNE 24TH SPECIAL MEETING. AND THE FINAL MOTION IS TO MOVE TO RESCHEDULE ORDINANCE. OH 21 2025 SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. ALSO REGARDING THE THREE JETS AS CURRENTLY POSTPONED TO THE JUNE 17TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING TO THE JUNE 24TH, 2025 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. ACTUALLY, CAN I COMPLICATE THAT A LITTLE? WE HAD TWO ORDINANCES THAT WE SET FOR SECOND READING ON JUNE 17TH, IF I HEARD CORRECTLY TODAY, AND THAT WAS ORDINANCE OH 22 AND OH 23. SO NOW WE'LL NEED ALL OF THOSE 21. SO IT WAS A 21, CORRECT? 21, 22 AND 23 WOULD ALL NEED TO BE MOVED TO THE JUNE 24TH SPECIAL. SPECIAL MEETING. HOW ABOUT WE KEEP THIS ONE ON THE ORDINANCE 21? I CAN DO ANOTHER MOTION ON 22 AND 23. GOT IT. SECOND. ONE I'M SORRY, WHO WAS THE SECOND I SECOND MATT.

COUNCIL MEMBER. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILKINS.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. CHRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PHILLIPS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER.

DEREK. YES. I HAVE SIX YES. VOTES TO MOVE. ORDINANCE OH 21 2025 FROM THE JUNE 17TH REGULAR MEETING TO THE NEWLY SCHEDULED JUNE 24TH SPECIAL MEETING. AND THEN I ALSO MOVED THAT WE RESET ORDINANCE OH 2225 AND ORDINANCE OH 23 2025 TO OUR OUR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 24TH, 2025 FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER.

SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. YES I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO MOVE. ORDINANCE OH 2225 AND ORDINANCE OH 23 2025 FROM THE NOW CANCELED JUNE 17TH MEETING TO THE NOW SCHEDULED SPECIAL JUNE 24TH, 2025 MEETING.

AND THEN DID WE ALSO NEED A MOTION ON THE JULY 1ST COUNCIL MEETING? YES. ALL RIGHT. AND HAVING RESCHEDULED THE MEETING TO JUNE 24TH, I WOULD MOVE TO COUNCIL, CANCEL THE COUNCIL MEETING SET FOR JULY 1ST, 2025. SECOND. I'M GOING TO GIVE THAT ONE TO PHYLLIS. THAT'S FINE.

MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES.

COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. WILTROUT. YES.

SIX. YES. VOTES TO CANCEL THE JULY 1ST, 2025 REGULAR MEETING. BOY, ALL THAT. JUST A COUPLE THINGS AROUND. YEAH. ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR CONSIDERATION? SORRY. ONLY MEETING IN JULY IS ON THE 22ND NOW. OR YOU NEED A MOTION FOR THAT QUESTION. YEAH. SO YES, ONLY 1ST JULY MEETING AND IT'LL BE THE THIRD TUESDAY IN JULY, WHICH IS JULY 15TH. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT JULY 4TH AT JUNE 24TH AS FAR AS YOUR COUNCIL ENTRY AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. AND WE DO HAVE THE GOLF CARTS ORDERED, BUT WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT ON JUNE 24TH. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE FOURTH. I'LL BE FOR THE FOURTH. OKAY. I COULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION? ALL RIGHT, THEN THAT WE ADJOURN.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOODBYE. GOOD NIGHT. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:10 P.M. GOOD

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.