Nov 13, 2025 City Council 2026 Annual Budget Program

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SEE WHAT THE CLOCK LOOKS LIKE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME TO THE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL BUDGET PROGRAM MEETING. I WOULD CALL US TO ORDER AND ASK THAT THE CLERK DO THE ROLL. YES. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES.

COUNCILMEMBER FELLOWS, YOUR MICROPHONE WORKS TONIGHT. WELL, HE HE HE WILL APPRECIATE THAT WHEN HE'S HERE. OH, YEAH. YOU HAVE A WORKING DAY. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR SPALDING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BREAST HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BELLOWS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT HERE. I HAVE SEVEN PRESENT FOR THE NOVEMBER 13TH, 2025 REGULAR NOTE. BUDGET WORKSHOP. REGULAR BUDGET. WORKSHOP. YES. SPECIAL MEETING 2020 SIXTH ANNUAL BUDGET PROGRAM. ALL RIGHT. WITH STAFFORD COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO

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SO WE ARE WE HAVE TEAMS HIM IN SO THAT HE CAN LISTEN. AND IF HE FEELS REALLY COMPELLED TO COMMENT, HE MAY DO SO. AND THAT SHOULD TURN UP ON THE STREAM WE TESTED. SO YES. MR. STEFANOFF, IF YOU EVER WANT TO CHIME IN, FEEL FREE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I WILL GET US KICKED OFF. WHILE WE WISH JOE WAS HERE IN PERSON, WE CERTAINLY WANT HIM TO GET WELL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO JUST A FEW INTRODUCTORY SLIDES BEFORE WE GET INTO THE MEAT OF THE BUDGET. THESE ARE OUR VISION, ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS, AND GOAL DRIVEN STRATEGIES THAT HAVE APPEARED IN OUR BUDGET FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. YOU'LL SEE THE BUDGET ORGANIZED AROUND THESE GOALS AGAIN THIS YEAR. THOSE ARE TO INVEST IN PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS OF NEW ALBANY. WE ALSO AIM TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ENCOURAGES PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, AND YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THE BUSINESS PARK IN MEETING THAT OBJECTIVE THIS YEAR. AS YOU HEAR PRESENTATIONS TODAY, AGAIN, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE CONTINUAL SERVICE AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS WITH INVESTMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS AND SOME OF THE STAFFING CHANGES WE HAVE MADE AND PROPOSED TO MAKE IN THE COMING YEAR. OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO MAINTAIN EXCELLENT STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC FUNDS, AND I THINK WE'LL DEMONSTRATE THAT TO YOU TODAY THAT WE HAVE THIS YEAR AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO AND INVEST IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING OF OUR WORKFORCE. WE WANT TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BRIGHTEST TALENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT HERE IN THE REGION.

AND ACTUALLY, WE ATTRACT SOME CANDIDATES FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE HERE, AS WE'VE KIND OF GROWN IN OUR STATURE, STATURE OVER THE YEARS. FROM AN ACCOMPLISHMENT STANDPOINT.

BETHANY AND I LOOKED OVER THIS RECENTLY OF THE THE PAST FEW YEARS. AND EACH YEAR. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE VERY SIGNIFICANT, BUT THEY SEEM TO GROW EACH YEAR. AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME EXCITING THINGS TO SHARE WITH YOU. BUT ONE CONSTANT ON THIS SLIDE EACH YEAR IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS. SO IF YOU WERE AT DISCONNECTS THIS MORNING, THE THEME OF THAT EVENT WAS ECONOMIC MOMENTUM. AND WE'VE CERTAINLY CONTINUED TO HAVE MOMENTUM IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION AND IN THE STATE OVER THIS YEAR, INCREASING OUR SECTOR OF BIOTECH AND LOOKING TO DO SO EVEN MORE IN THE COMING YEAR.

AND THAT INCREASED DIVERSIFICATION OF THE BUSINESS PARK AND STABLES ENABLES A STABLE TAX BASE AND US TO PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT WE DO FOR RESIDENTS. WE HAVE ALMOST YOU'RE ALMOST 100% COMPLETION OF DESIGN OF RESIDENTS AND BUT MEMORIAL, IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS, BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO KICK THAT PROJECT OFF NOW THAT THE DESIGN IS SO CLOSE TO BEING COMPLETE, WE HAVE INCREASED THE SCOPE AND ADDED ADDITIONAL HIGH QUALITY COMMUNITY EVENTS. THIS YEAR. WHEN WE TOOK ON OKTOBERFEST AND INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENTS, WE ACTUALLY JUST DROVE THE FULL EXTENT OF THIS. TODAY, ON MY WAY DOWN HERE, THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF THE MARKET STREET EXTENSION, WHICH IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE, AND I THINK WE'LL HAVE GREAT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CIRCULATION OF TRAFFIC AROUND THE VILLAGE CENTER. WE HAVE SEVERAL NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STAFF AWARDS AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. JUST MONDAY WE FOUND OUT THAT OUR TRAIN NEAR

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AND WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR HEALTH BENEFITS, BENEFITS FOR THE CITY WORKFORCE FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHICH WAS QUITE A LIFT TO DO, BUT WE THINK IT POSITIONS THE CITY AND OUR WORKFORCE IN A GREAT FINANCIAL PLACE BY PROVIDING A GREAT HEALTH CARE FOR FOR EMPLOYEES. COUNCIL WAS LED THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF GOALS AND INITIATIVES IN PREPARATION FOR A TRANSITION AND AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FOR A NEW CITY MANAGER IN THE UPCOMING YEAR. AGAIN, ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, WE COMPLETED AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ASSESSMENT AND SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU HERE. TODAY.

WE DID SOME SUCCESSFUL STAFF RELOCATIONS, SEVERAL DIFFERENT MOVES THIS YEAR FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN PHASES OVER TO THE WATER'S EDGE BUILDING. AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS OVER THERE NOW AS WELL. AND THE GRAND OPENING OF BRICK HOUSE BLUE ACTUALLY WAS THIS YEAR, ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN A BIG PART OF THE CITY FOR A LONG TIME AND HAS HOLDING GREAT EVENTS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE BROADER REGION. AND THEN FINALLY, BUILDING ON WHAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT FOR THE MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT WE DID WITH DANA MCDANIEL THIS YEAR. THESE WERE COUNCIL'S FIVE GOALS AND INITIATIVES THAT YOU LANDED ON, WHICH WERE SUPPORT THE COMPLETION OF THE VILLAGE CENTER, THE CREATION OF LAND ACQUISITION STRATEGY, CREATION OF A MUNICIPAL PARK FACILITIES PLAN FOCUSING ON RESPONSE RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT OF THE LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MASTER'S FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS PLAN. SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE ONGOING IN NATURE, AND SOME OF THESE YOU'LL SEE IN PROPOSED IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR AS WE PRESENT THE DEPARTMENT BUDGETS TO. IT'S BEEN A KIND OF A FRAMEWORK THAT STAFF HAS USED IN THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE USED TO PLAN THEIR WORK FOR THE NEXT YEAR, SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE'RE ACCOMPLISHING THESE OBJECTIVES THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS DEEMED IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND AND THEN INTO THE DEPARTMENT PRESENTATIONS. THANKS, ADRIAN. OKAY, SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND AND THAT SECTION. WHILE IT'S KIND OF GROWN AND REPORTING, BECAUSE WE NOW HAVE SOME SUB GENERAL FUNDS THAT WE ARE ALSO MANAGING IN ORDER TO CLOSELY BUDGET FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS WITHIN GENERAL OPERATIONS. AND THE MAIN GENERAL FUND IS ON PAGE 66. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TURN TO THAT, I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU, THE GENERAL FUND AND SPECIFICALLY THE MAIN GENERAL FUND OPERATIONS IS THE MOST CRITICAL INDICATOR OF FINANCIAL HEALTH. SO THIS IS GOING TO SHOW US, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO COVER OUR OPERATIONS AND THEN SOME AND BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE GENERAL FUND IN ORDER TO MOVE MONEY TO DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFFERENT CAPITAL PROJECTS AND SIGNIFICANT EXPENDITURES THAT WE COULD INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE 2026 BUDGET. WE HAVE A STRONG OVERALL FUND BALANCE EXCEEDING OUR 65% RESERVE. THE ADDITIONAL EXCESS IS MAINTAINED INTENTIONALLY TO PROVIDE FOR ANY POTENTIAL TAX REFUNDS. DOWNTURN IN THE ECONOMY, SIGNIFICANT, UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES. BUT IT'S ALSO USED TO SET ASIDE FOR FUNDING FOR ANY FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THE HORIZON THAT WILL NEED CASH FUNDED IN 2026. FINANCE AND THE CITY MANAGER. WE PLAN TO DO AN ANALYSIS OF THE RESERVE LEVEL THAT WE HAVE AND TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE RESERVING AT THE BEST LEVEL THAT MEETS OUR NEEDS WITHIN THE CITY. I DID INCLUDE A DEMONSTRATIVE WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE BUDGET. IF YOU REVIEW ON PAGE 67, WHERE WE INCREMENTALLY INCREASED IT THROUGH 2027. IN 2026, BEFORE WE MAKE TRANSFERS OUT, OUR OPERATING REVENUES ARE EXCEEDING OUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES BY $20 MILLION.

AND SO THE ADDITIONAL EXCESS THAT WE HAVE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR SIGNIFICANT

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THAT'S A BAD THING, THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE EXACT ANALYSIS OR NUMBERS THAT WE CAN PROJECT IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. NET PROFITS AND INDIVIDUAL BASED INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX ARE BASED ON PREVIOUS YEARS, AND GENERALLY APPLY A AN AVERAGE OF WHAT THAT'S BEEN OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. ANTHONY, CAN I ASK OOPS, CAN I OH THERE WE GO. CAN I ASK YOU ONE QUESTION ON THAT.

YES. JUST FOR MY OWN KNOWLEDGE, I KNOW WE'VE HAD DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH IN OUR INCOME TAX OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND I NOTICED THAT YOU WERE, LIKE YOU SAID, VERY CONSERVATIVE. AND YOUR 2026 PROPOSED. AND I JUST WANTED TO THAT YOU ANSWER, I THINK SOME OF MY QUESTION, I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF IT WAS BEING CONSERVATIVE LIKE WE NORMALLY BE CONSERVATIVE, OR IF THERE WAS MORE BEHIND THAT. AND I THINK YOU JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTION AS TO WHY. BUT THEN I NOTICED YOU KIND OF DOUBLED THAT PROPOSED INCREASE IN 27. SO ARE THERE THINGS THAT YOU THINK MIGHT CHANGE, OR ARE WE NOT WORRIED ABOUT 27 YET? I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE WHAT YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS WAS. YES. SO I HAVE A A LITTLE PICTURE FOR YOU ON THE NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. PERFECT I LIKE PICTURES. IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND. SO THIS IS JUST A VISUALIZATION OF OUR CONSTRUCTION WITHHOLDING AND WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TRACK.

AND THEN THE FUND ALLOCATION. SO THE BLUE BARS RIGHT AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE. IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT CHART IS THE 2023 ACTUAL. THE BLUE BARS ARE ALL FOR OF THE PROJECTS THAT I'VE BEEN MONITORING IN WITH RITA IN THEIR COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT AND ENSURING THAT THESE COMPANIES ARE WITHHOLDING AND AND ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR WITHHOLDING IN 2023, I REALIZED THAT THE CONSTRUCTION WITHHOLDING WASN'T COMING IN AS WHAT I HAD ESTIMATED BEFORE.

AND SO IN 2023, WE MADE A BIG PUSH TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS WERE CONTACTED AND ENSURED THAT WE ARE COLLECTING. AND SO WHAT YOU SEE IN 2024 AND 25 ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THAT. SO I HAVE DONE A PRETTY EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS ON CONSTRUCTION WITHHOLDING. I WILL SAY THAT HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST IMPACT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION. BUT I'VE ALSO TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION TIMING OF THOSE VARIOUS PROJECTS AND AND WHAT THAT IS GOING TO LOOK.

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THAT IS REPRESENTING CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES THAT I'VE FLAGGED IN THE SYSTEM THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY RELATED TO THOSE FOUR PROJECTS. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE MAIN PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ARE ACCOUNTING FOR MOST OF THE WITHHOLDING WITHIN THAT. THIS HAS BEEN KIND OF A WILD RIDE. SEEING THIS AND TRACKING THIS. BUT I WILL HAVE I WILL SAY THAT THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SEE THIS GROWTH AND TRACK IT AND, AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND HAVE THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH RITA TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND AND FROM WHAT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN FROM SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT RITA, THAT HAVE DONE IT, GENERALLY, A CITY ONLY COLLECTS ABOUT 50% OF WHAT THEY'RE DUE ON CONSTRUCTION WITHHOLDING. AND SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE GETTING WHAT WE'RE DUE FOR THIS. SO BUT THAT HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION THAT THAT I MEAN THAT'S MOST OF THE THE INCREASE IN IT. THERE'S OTHER TRENDS THAT ARE ALONG THOSE LINES. BUT THAT IS MAINLY THE INCREASES THAT YOU SEE. YEAH. RIGHT NOW. YEAH. THANK YOU. AND YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB WITH THE WITHHOLDINGS AND REALLY SINCE 23. SO THANK YOU. BETHANY, WOULD YOU SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT HOW WE HANDLE EXPENDITURES RELATIVE TO THE THE CONSTRUCTION REVENUE. YES. SO THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. SO I WOULD I WOULD WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS CONSTRUCTION WITHHOLDING, THIS HAS ALLOWED US TO DO, TO UTILIZE THIS MONEY FOR SIGNIFICANT ONE TIME NOT ONGOING OPERATIONS EXPENDITURES.

I HAVE NEVER ONCE INCLUDED THIS CONSTRUCTION WITHHOLDING AS SUPPORT FOR OUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES AND ONGOING EXPENDITURES. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE AND SET ASIDE FOR, FOR THOSE INVESTMENTS AND PROJECTS. THIS IS WHAT PROVIDED, YOU KNOW, SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE'VE COLLECTED $14.8 MILLION. SO WE HAD A SIMILAR PURCHASE RECENTLY FOR THAT SAME AMOUNT. AND SO IT'S IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THESE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS THAT WE'VE HAD GOING INTO THE FUTURE FOR CAPITAL, AND THEN ALSO TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR OUR PARTNERS. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, JOE, ON THAT? DID I MISS ANYTHING? NO. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND THEN JUST MY LAST ONE ON THIS WHOLE IS JUST BACK A COUPLE SLIDES. AND I DON'T KNOW IF TODAY'S THE DAY TO TALK ABOUT IT OR IN ANOTHER TIME, BUT THAT 80% RESERVE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY GOING TO.

THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATION ABOUT. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TODAY, BUT YEAH. AND THAT IS SOMETHING WHERE WHEN WE GO IN TO LOOKING THROUGH THAT, THERE'S SEVERAL LAYERS THAT GO INTO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THEIR COMPREHENSIVE THE, THE WHAT THE BUSINESS PARK IS COMPRISED OF. YOU KNOW, WE HAD A SIMILAR ANALYSIS DONE ABOUT TEN ISH YEARS AGO, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THAT. AND WE'RE OUR BUSINESS PARK IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SINCE ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO. AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT IS SPECIFIC TO US, BUT THEN ALSO LOOK AT GFOA, THE MAIN GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, BEST PRACTICES AND WHAT, YOU KNOW, THOSE PRACTICES ARE, AND THEN ALSO WHAT OUR BONDHOLDERS AND DEBT AND CREDIT RATING AGENCIES ARE RECOMMENDING. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IT'LL BE A PRETTY DETAILED ANALYSIS THAT WILL BE GOING THROUGH IN THE NEXT YEAR. I DON'T REALLY HAVE SPECIFICS ON IT RIGHT NOW. SO, SO THOSE WERE PLACEHOLDER NUMBERS OR PERCENTAGES THAT WE WANTED TO PLUG IN TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE BUDGET IN TERMS OF THE THE BALANCE OR

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SO WE'RE STAYING PRETTY CONSERVATIVE WITH THAT GROWTH. WE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE MORE LATER. OKAY. SO MOVING INTO EXPENDITURES. SO WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AGAIN THIS MAINTAINS OUR YOU KNOW BASICALLY PAYS FOR OUR FULL OPERATIONS OF THE CITY. IT ACCOUNTS FOR OUR PERSONNEL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND CONTRACT SERVICES ARE A HUGE PART OF THAT AS WELL. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ASSET MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND THAT WE HAVE MADE A MORE ROBUST PROGRAM WITHIN THAT, WITHIN LAND AND BUILDINGS. SO SORRY. NO GOOD ON THAT POINT. THE LAND AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE FROM THE PIE CHART LOOKS LIKE IT'S ABOUT A 10% PORTION OF EXPENDITURES.

HOW'S THAT LOOK FROM YEARS PAST? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE TAKING ON MORE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAINTAINING VARIOUS CITY OWNED FACILITIES. SO I'M ASSUMING THAT HAS INCREASED OVER TIME.

BUT JUST I'M JUST CURIOUS ON THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT PERCENT INCREASE HAS IT BEEN? YES. IF I DON'T KNOW THE PERCENT, I COULD PROBABLY DO SOME QUICK MATH. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE 67, THAT BOTTOM LINE IN THE OPERATING EXPENDITURES IT'S GROWN FROM, I, I'LL GO BACK TO 2021 WHERE IT WAS 1.3 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES, AND IN 2026, WE'RE PRESENTING ABOUT 4.3 MILLION. SO WE'VE GROWN ABOUT $3 MILLION SINCE 2021. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THOSE FACILITIES.

AND A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE WE'VE ADDED FACILITIES. TAYLOR FARM, THE PICKLEBALL, THE DIFFERENT INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED ELEMENTS. THE PUMP HOUSES THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT. AND WHAT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AS WELL ABOUT THIS, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE OPERATIONS OF THE OPERATING EXPENSES ARE COVERED BY THE THE MAIN INCOME THAT IS COMING IN AND NOT NECESSARILY DEPENDENT UPON OTHER ONE TIME USES, CONSTRUCTION WITHHOLDING. WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THAT AND ALSO MAINTAIN THE FACILITIES IN A IN A POSITIVE WAY. AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT CAPITAL, PART OF THE BUDGET A LITTLE BIT LATER, BUT DO WE DO ANY SORT OF CALCULUS ON THIS LAND AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE. SO, YOU KNOW, WE BUILD A FACILITY, IT'S GOING TO COST A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY. THAT'S EASY TO PROJECT THAT COST. BUT HOW DO WE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, PUT IN SUFFICIENT RESERVES TO COVER THE MAINTENANCE ONGOING. SO WHILE WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT COMPREHENSIVE OF A STUDY WITH THAT, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE AIMING TO DO WITH AN OVERALL INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY THAT I HAVE A COUPLE STUDIES IN MY IN MY BUDGET THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO WORK THROUGH BECAUSE WE WANTED WANT TO LOOK AT FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND WHAT ADDING THESE PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE, WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THEIR OPERATIONS? SO EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID, ALSO THE PLAN AND WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO WITHIN THE BUDGET DOCUMENT ITSELF IS TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE IMPACT OF CAPITAL ON OPERATING EXPENSE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK TOWARDS GETTING MORE INFORMATION ON AS WE ARE ABLE TO GET MORE DATA. AND MAYOR, IF I COULD ADD, THE ONE THING WE DO AT THE PRESENT TIME IS WE INCORPORATE SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FOR THE BUILDINGS IN THE EQUIPMENT

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I'VE HAD CONCERNS ABOUT AS WE KEEP ADDING MORE AND MORE FACILITIES, IS DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE REALISTIC THAT AT SOME POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT TO ADD A NEW FACILITY, WE COULD HAVE AHEAD OF TIME SOME SORT OF A PROJECTION.

YOU'RE NODDING YOUR HEAD, OKAY? BECAUSE RATHER THAN JUST WE'RE VOTING FOR THIS IS WHAT IT COSTS TO BUILD IT. I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHEN WE MAKE A DECISION WHAT THAT MEANS IN TERMS OF OUR OBLIGATION MOVING FORWARD ONCE WE HAVE IT. YES. AND WE'RE NOT THINKING THAT WAY WHEN WE DO THIS. TYPICALLY. YES. AND THAT'S A GREAT POINT. AND WE ARE LOOKING TO DO THAT OVERALL OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES STUDY TO WHERE WE CAN CONSIDER THAT IN THE CURRENT. BUT THEN ALSO WHATEVER PLAN COMES OUT OF THAT, WE COULD ALSO CONSIDER THOSE EXPENSES AS WELL. BUT YES, THAT IS THE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT DATA MORE TO YOU GUYS. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THAT SLIDE? OKAY.

OKAY. SO WITHIN THE OPERATING EXPENSES WE DO AS WE HAVE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, SEVERAL YEARS, THERE'S AN EMPHASIS ON PERSONNEL. OUR MAIN ASSET THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE CITY, THE COLA THAT IS INCLUDED IS 3.25%. AND THAT IS FOR BOTH THE BARGAINING AND NON BARGAINING UNITS. AND THEN THIS BUDGET ALSO CONSIDERS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE. IT WAS APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD INCLUDE ANY OF THE PREMIUMS AND PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THAT PROGRAM. THIS BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES A STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ASSESSMENT THAT WAS PERFORMED BY BAKER TILLY. ADRIAN WILL TALK ABOUT THAT. OR MAYBE LINDSEY WILL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER IS WHAT THE SPECIFICS ARE TO THAT.

THERE ARE SOME MAIN POINTS WITHIN THAT. AND THEN THIS YEAR ALSO INCLUDES FOP NEGOTIATIONS, THE COST OF THAT. SO WE'LL BE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT OUR NEXT THREE YEARS ARE THIS YEAR. AND THEN THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES A LEADERSHIP EXECUTIVE SEARCHES AND TRANSITIONS OVER THE NEXT YEAR. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. SORRY ON COLA. I'M NOT THAT CURRENT IN TERMS OF HOW THINGS LOOK NOW. YOU KNOW, IN THE MARKETPLACE WITH COLA. BUT GIVEN ALL THE THINGS GOING ON WITH INFLATION TERMS, COSTS OF EVERYTHING, HOW WE'RE ANTICIPATING OR HOW'S THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, ASSESSING COLA GOING FORWARD, THREE DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A DID WE USE THAT NUMBER LAST YEAR? I WANT TO SAY WE'RE 3 OR 3 FIVE LAST YEAR. SO THIS IS LESS THAN THIS IS LESS. IT DOES MATCH THE CPI. AT THE TIME THAT WE WERE PUTTING THESE NUMBERS TOGETHER WERE WAS ABOUT THREE. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK TO TO SEE WHAT THAT COLA SHOULD BE. ALSO WITH ADDING THE SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM, THERE'S A LOT OF BENEFIT THAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT, THAT ARE THAT'S ESSENTIALLY INCREASING THE OVERALL. POSITION COST AND THE INVESTMENT AND THE EMPLOYEES. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE FELT THAT WITH THIS BUDGET IS GENERALLY IN LINE WITH WHAT IS OUT THERE NOW, BUT ALSO WHAT FITS WITHIN OUR BUDGET. AND AND IN COMPARISON TO THE FOP, ALSO KIND OF A RANDOM BALLPARK QUESTION. SO SHOULD WE FACE THE SITUATION SIX MONTHS FROM NOW? FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR? COLE IS GOING CRAZY. INFLATIONARY COSTS. WHAT'S ANOTHER 1% COST US IN TERMS OF COLA? JUST BALLPARK. JUST TO HAVE A SENSE OR BAROMETER. SO I CAN TELL YOU A QUARTER PERCENT OKAY. THAT'S FINE. MULTIPLY BY. YOU KNOW AND

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RIGHT. SO OKAY. WE CAN I MEAN, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT AND GIVE YOU THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF YOU NEED IT ANOTHER TIME TO JUST BEING ABLE TO HAVE AN IDEA IF SOMETHING TAKES OFF AND WE FIND TO BE COMPETITIVE AND TO RETAIN OR HIRE PEOPLE, THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE INTO NEW LEVELS, THAT KIND OF WHAT THAT MIGHT BE. OKAY. OKAY. JUST A REMINDER AS WELL, ANOTHER REPRESENTATION OF OUR CONSERVATIVE BUDGETING OVER THE YEARS AND THE HISTORY THAT WE HAVE PRESENTED SO GENERALLY. BACK TO WITH THE DATA BACK TO 2015, 2014 FOR THE OTHER, FOR THE ONE ON THE LEFT, THIS JUST SHOWS YOU A PICTURE OF WHERE OUR REVENUE ESTIMATES COME VERSUS OUR ACTUAL AND GENERALLY OUR ACTUAL DOES COME IN ABOUT 9% HIGHER THAN WHAT OUR ULTIMATE ENDING. ESTIMATES ARE. AND THEN WITHIN OUR APPROPRIATIONS, THE EXPENSES WE GENERALLY LAPS ABOUT 13% OF THE APPROPRIATIONS THAT WE BUDGET FOR, YOU KNOW, BE IT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THINGS DIDN'T COST AS MUCH HOPING. BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE PROJECTS OR OR INVESTMENTS IN ITEMS OR, OR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAD PLANNED TO DO DIDN'T COME TO FRUITION. AND ALSO, I JUST WANT TO SHOW MENTION THAT THIS IS ALSO REPRESENTATIVE OF, YOU KNOW, THE THE FRUGAL BUT ALSO RESPONSIBLE AND THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT DEPARTMENTS HAVE SHOWN. AND THE CITY HAS SHOWN THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PAYING, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE IT'S APPROPRIATED. THEY'RE ALSO TAKING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND NOT JUST SPENDING THE BUDGET TO SPEND IT. AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVE OVER TIME. AND IT HAS ALLOWED US TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE AND AND BUILD IN AND INVEST IN BIGGER THINGS WITHIN THE RESERVE THAT WE HAVE. I'D LIKE TO COMPLIMENT OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS. I THINK IT'S NOT ONLY HAS THIS BECOME PART OF OUR CULTURE, THIS PHILOSOPHY ABOUT NOT SPENDING EVERYTHING THAT'S BUDGETED, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY ALSO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT IF THEY IF THERE'S A NEED THAT ARISES THAT WAS UNANTICIPATED, THAT WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROVIDE FOR THAT NEED SO THAT THAT HELPS SUPPORT THAT CULTURE. AND, AND I THINK IN THE LONG RUN HAS BENEFITED THE THE COMMUNITY OVER THE YEARS. OKAY. THANK YOU. TALKING ABOUT THE TRANSFERS OUT THAT WE HAVE GOING OUT, THE GENERAL FUND, THE TRANSFERS TO DIFFERENT NON-GENERAL FUND OPERATIONS, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS GOING TO THE CAPITAL PROGRAM. SO PARK IMPROVEMENTS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, WE HAVE OUR STABILITY FUNDS THAT WE'RE TRANSFERRING TO. SO SEVERANCE LIABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE A DEBT PAYMENT CAPITAL EQUIPMENT THERE A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGES TO THAT.

I'LL GET INTO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT ESSENTIALLY THAT TRANSFER IS A LOT LESS THAN IT USUALLY IS. AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOW ACCOUNTING FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN A DIFFERENT FUND AND BUILDING THAT RESERVE IN A DIFFERENT FUND. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT FOR 2026, THAT AMOUNT IS LESS, BUT IT'LL INCREASE BACK TO WHERE IT NORMALLY WAS BASED ON FUTURE PURCHASES AND FUTURE IMMUNIZATION. FOR THE NEXT YEAR. I WILL ALSO ADD IN THIS I WASN'T REALLY SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT I WILL ALSO ADD THAT WE DID INCREASE THE. THE AMORTIZATION OR THE PERCENTAGE INFLATION PERCENTAGE THAT WE APPLY TO THE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO HELP BUILD THOSE RESERVES. WE DID INCREASE IT TO 3.25% IN ORDER TO MATCH WHERE WE HAVE OUR COLA AT THIS POINT. SO. WE DO EXPECT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RETURN ADVANCES IN 2026. AND THIS IS FROM ADVANCING MONEY FOR BOND IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE

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HEALTH PERFORMANCE UTILIZATION. WE DID HAVE A DEPOSIT INTO THAT FUND IN 2025, AND THAT WAS RELATED TO. MONEY THAT WE HAD RECEIVED FROM IN RELATION TO DISTRIBUTION THAT THEY GAVE, AND THAT IS HELPING US TO BUILD OUR RESERVE FOR OUR WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING INTO OUR NEW SELF-INSURANCE ARRANGEMENT WITH A MAJORITY OF OUR RESERVE BUILT TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM WELL WITHIN THAT. OKAY, MOVING ON TO THE LAYOUT. JUST A REMINDER, I KNOW I'VE WE'VE PRETTY MUCH HAD THE SAME LAYOUT FOR A WHILE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF NEW THINGS LIKE NOT NEW, BUT JUST REMINDERS I GUESS. WE HAVE THE BUDGET MESSAGE, THEN THE COMMUNITY PROFILE, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO OVERVIEW SUMMARIES THAT EXPLAIN, LIKE THE THE OVERVIEW OF THE ENTIRE BUDGET, BUT THEN ALSO MORE DETAILS ON REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES AND, AND WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING FOR THOSE AND TRENDS. AND THEN WE HAVE THE FUND SUMMARIES WHICH PROVIDE WITHIN EACH FUND THE DESCRIPTION OF EACH FUND. AND THEN A OVERVIEW OF THE TYPE OF FUND AND RELATED FUNDS IN A A SUMMARY AND THEN INDIVIDUAL FUND INFORMATION. AND THEN THE DEPARTMENTS ALL HAVE THEIR OWN SECTIONS WITH VARIOUS INFORMATION RELATED TO THEM IN THE IN THEIR CAPITAL DEBT AND THEN THE APPENDICES. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THIS, BUT WE ARE CLOSE TO 400 PAGES IN THIS BUDGET BOOK, AND I THINK THAT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, READ IT AT NIGHT AND FELL ASLEEP, BUT WE WE INCLUDED WE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDICES. WE TRY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING INTO THE BUDGET, BUT THEN ALSO TO HAVE THE RESOURCE TO BE ABLE TO REFERENCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH THAT. AND SO WITHIN THE APPENDICES, JUST WANTED TO LIST OUT A FEW THINGS. WE HAVE THE DEPARTMENT SUMMARIES, SO YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AS A WHOLE HOW THEY OPERATE OVER THE YEARS, BUT THEN ALSO HOW THEY COMPARE AS FAR AS PERCENTAGES WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH WOULD BE YOUR LAND AND BUILDINGS PERCENTAGE NUMBER, WE COULD SEE THAT PERCENTAGE. THERE'S THE WAGE SCALE POSITION COUNTS. THE IT DETAILED BUDGET IS IN THERE. SO YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN IT. AND WHAT WE'RE MAINTAINING DIFFERENT FUND SUMMARIES THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. FINANCIAL POLICIES. AND FOR THE FINAL BUDGET LAST YEAR, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WITHIN THE DRAFT BUDGET. THERE'S ACTUALLY THERE'S A NEW GLOSSARY. AND SO THAT'LL BE CONTINUE TO BE A WORK IN PROGRESS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL THE THE TERMS IN THERE. BUT I FELT LIKE THAT WAS SOMETHING TO POINT OUT TO TO HELP YOU. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE RELATED TO WHAT YOU'RE READING. SO. IT IS VERY HELPFUL, NOT JUST AS A

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ONE THING I WOULD ADD IS IN ADDITION TO PATROL AND COMMUNICATION INVESTIGATIONS AND PROBATION, IS THAT THIS YEAR WE. TAKEN OVER THE BUDGETARY AND THE MORE OF THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OF MAYOR'S COURT. AND SO THAT WOULD BE ONE THAT WE WOULD KIND OF ADD. AS FAR AS OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS GO. YOU KNOW, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I THINK I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, BUT I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR STAFF FOR THE RESPONSE TO THE MASS SHOOTING THAT WE HAD EARLIER THIS YEAR AND THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION. IT'S KIND OF AN UPDATE. THE SUSPECT WAS ORIGINALLY DEEMED NOT COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL, NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN HIS OWN DEFENSE. AND HE WAS RECENTLY HE WAS TREATED FOR THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS OR SO IN INSTITUTIONALIZED. HE HAS RECENTLY BEEN FOUND, OR THE STATE HAS DETERMINED THAT HE IS READY TO STAND TRIAL. WHAT THE DEFENSE IS, IS OBJECTING TO THAT. SO WE'LL KEEP MOVING FORWARD. YOU KNOW, WE SOMETHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME, WE FINALLY IMPLEMENTED DEPARTMENT AWARDS PROGRAM, RECOGNIZE THE MILITARY SERVICE AND YEARS OF SERVICE, INCLUDING OTHER AWARDS THAT THE CHIEF CHIEF'S ACHIEVEMENT NOT MEETING

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SO FOR PERSONNEL, WE YOU KNOW, PROBABLY FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR SO, PARTICULARLY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, RECRUITING HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT THAN THAN IT WAS PREVIOUSLY. WE'RE REALLY HAVING A GOOD YEAR OR SO, AND THAT'S THANKS TO OUR HR DEPARTMENT AND OUR OUR OFFICERS HAVE BEEN OUT RECRUITING EVENTS AND EVERYBODY THAT'S MADE IT POSSIBLE. SO WE HAVE FOUR PEOPLE THAT ARE GRADUATING FROM ACADEMY THIS MONTH. AND NEXT MONTH WE HAVE ONE AT CPD ACADEMY AND WE'LL BE GRADUATING TOMORROW. SO THE OTHER ONES WILL BE GRADUATING IN DECEMBER. WE'VE HANDED OUT FOUR CONDITIONAL OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT TO FOUR OTHERS. IF THEY COMPLETE THE REST OF THEIR TESTING, THEN THEY WILL BEGIN ACADEMY NEXT YEAR, EARLY NEXT YEAR. AND THIS WEEK WE ALSO HAD TWO TWO NEW DISPATCHERS START. WE'RE WE THINK THEY'LL BE A GREAT FIT. ONE IS CAME FROM DELAWARE COUNTY 901 AND THE OTHER IS AND DISPATCHING PREVIOUSLY. AND WE HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR THEM. WE ALSO IN THE RECENT WEEKS PROMOTED MICHAEL KORS FROM OFFICER TO SERGEANT. AND HE'S UNDERGOING A TRAINING PROGRAM. ONCE HE IS OUT OF TRAINING, THAT WILL ALLOW US TO ADD A SECOND SERGEANT WITH OFFSETTING DAYS OFF TO FIRST SHIFT. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE SECOND AND THIRD. BOTH HAVE TWO SERGEANTS WITH OFFSETTING DAYS

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WITH THE AMOUNT OF APPLICANTS THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING LATELY, THE ATTRITION WISE, WE HAVE ATTRITION THAT THAT'S POSSIBLE. THIS DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S ABSOLUTELY GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT THAT IT'S CERTAINLY POSSIBLE GIVEN THE YEARS OF SERVICE AND AND AGE. BUT WE HAVE FIVE SWORN THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO RETIRE AND ONES MYSELF. THERE'S TWO SERGEANTS, DETECTIVE AND A PATROL OFFICER. SO THREE OF THE FIVE ARE IN THE DROP PROGRAM. THE WE ACTUALLY PLAN ON ADDING ADDITIONAL DETECTIVE. EARLIER IN THE YEAR, WE JUST HAD NOT REACHED OUR PATROL STAFFING LEVELS THAT WE WANTED TO REACH, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN THE MONTHS TO COME. AND WE'LL ADD THAT THIRD DETECTIVE MOVING, MEANING MOVING AN OFFICER INTO THE DETECTIVE BUREAU IN THE MONTHS TO COME. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WITH SERGEANTS MYSELF AND AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED FOR BACKFILLING THE DETECTIVES POSITION AND SERGEANTS AND SO ON. SO OUR PRIORITIES QUESTION. CHIEF, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH STAFFING. YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE, YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE RETIRING. IF YOU SAT HERE TODAY AND SAID, IS THERE ONE, 1 OR 2 STRESS POINTS WHERE MORE STAFF WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO ADD IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU HAVE UP HERE? ARE THERE PLACES LIKE THAT? I DON'T THINK CURRENTLY ONE OF ONE OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE. I THINK ACTUALLY I'M VERY HAPPY WITH WHERE WE ARE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE DISPATCHERS HAVING A SHALLOW BENCH. THAT TYPE OF IDEA WAS ONE OF THE THINGS I THOUGHT WERE, IF YOU WOULD ASK ME THIS A YEAR AGO, I FELT THAT WE NEEDED TO WORK ON. WE'RE WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF PROGRESS IN THAT AREA. AS FAR AS PATROL, YOU KNOW, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT SOME DEPARTMENTS CAN KIND OF CANNIBALIZE PATROL, MOVING THEM INTO SPECIALTY POSITIONS. I FEEL THAT THE NUMBERS ARE GETTING TO WHERE WE WANT THEM TO BE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE THESE SITUATIONS WHERE WE'RE JUST REALLY SHORT ON THE STREET. SO I THINK WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS IN THAT AREA AND STILL ARE MAKING PROGRESS. SUPERVISION. I THINK THIS LAST PIECE WITH THE SERGEANT WILL HELP WITH FOR FIRST LINE SUPERVISION. SO I THINK THAT WE'RE REALLY A YEAR AGO, I WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE KIND OF DOWN ABOUT THAT, THAT QUESTION. BUT I FEEL LIKE WE REALLY MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS. WE'RE IN A GOOD POSITION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FACE IS THAT WE CAN'T GROW TOO QUICKLY BECAUSE GIVE YOU LIKE THE OFFICER OR THE DISPATCHER POSITION. SO WE'LL HAVE FOUR OFFICERS IN FTO COMING UP, AND THAT'S THE THE MAX THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY TRAIN AT ONE TIME IN THIS 15 WEEK PROGRAM. SO TO ADD MORE THAN FOUR, WE WE JUST PHYSICALLY CAN'T GET THEM ON AND TRAIN FAST ENOUGH. SO SO I THINK THAT WE'RE IN A GOOD SPOT. AND I THINK THAT THE MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE MOVING AT A GOOD PACE, A RAPID PACE AS PREPARED AS OPPOSED TO LIKE THE LAST FOUR YEARS. SO I THINK WE'RE IN A GOOD SPOT. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THERE'S MINOR THINGS THAT THAT WE WOULD WE WANT TO LOOK AT IN THE YEARS TO COME. BUT I THINK FOR THIS YEAR, I THINK NEXT YEAR I THINK WE'RE IN A GREAT, GREAT SPOT. OKAY. THANKS. LET'S SEE. SO THE ONE OF THE THE PRIORITIES FOR THE YEAR TO COME IS TO BASICALLY STREAMLINE AND IMPROVE OUR. DIRECTED PATROL, NOT ONLY FOR THE OFFICERS AND FOR THE DISPATCHERS AND, BUT ALSO JUST MAKING TRACKING EASIER AND JUST IT'S BEEN PROBABLY A FEW YEARS SINCE WE'VE OPENED THIS UP AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT, BUT I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME PROGRESS WE CAN MAKE WHEN IT COMES TO DIRECTED PATROL FOR TRAFFIC AND FOR CRIMINAL PATROL. COMMUNICATION CENTER. AGAIN, WE'RE WE'RE MOVING TO A PRIMARY APP. AS PART OF THAT, THERE ARE THREE POSITIONS IN THE RADIO ROOM. TWO OF THEM ARE FULLY FUNCTIONAL. WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING THE THIRD ONE FULLY FUNCTIONAL WITH THE ADDITIONAL STAFF. AND THEN ALSO A BIG ONE THAT'S THAT'S, FOR ME AT LEAST, IS THE MAINTAINING THE DEPARTMENT'S CULTURE. THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE SPLIT AMONG THREE LOCATIONS WHEN CONSTRUCTION BEGINS. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN THE CULTURE THAT WE HAVE AND THE LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION THAT WE HAVE AMONG OUR STAFF. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I WILL REVIEW THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PAGES AND THE BUDGET. SO THEY ARE PAGES 205 TO PAGE 243. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF HUMAN RESOURCES. WE PROVIDE CITYWIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. WE ALSO

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SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE THE FAILURES DON'T, YOU KNOW, DON'T WORK FOR THE CITY ANYMORE. NOT FOR THIS REASON ENTIRELY. BUT THAT'S WHY WE DON'T HAVE 69 COMPLETED TRAININGS. AND THEN THE LAUREN AND THE IT STAFF WORKED ON TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION AND INCREASED ENCRYPTION FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH WAS REALLY IMPORTANT AND AND HELPS WITH THEIR LEED CERTIFICATION. AND THAT WAS A BIG LIFT THAT THEY COMPLETED THIS YEAR. ON THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMING SIDE OF THINGS, SENIOR CONNECTIONS CONTINUES TO GO REALLY WELL. WE HAVE 257 MEMBERS, OFFERED, 386 PROGRAMS. AND IN THE BUDGET ON THE CHART, YOU'LL SEE KIND OF OUR TOTAL VISITS ARE IS INCREASING. I THINK WE'RE THAT MEANS WE'RE PROVIDING GOOD QUALITY PROGRAMING THAT THE MEMBERS ARE COMING BACK OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SOME OF THE THINGS THEY'VE ADDED THIS YEAR, THEY JUST STARTED A CHOIR. SO THERE'S A SENIOR CHOIR. NOW THEY'RE GOING TO SING. THEIR FIRST PERFORMANCE IS GOING TO BE AT THE SENIOR CONNECTIONS HOLIDAY LUNCH NEXT YEAR. WE'RE REALLY HOPING THEY CALL THEMSELVES THE SILVER BELLS,HAVT DECIDED ON A NAME QUITE YET. WE DID PRODUCE 15 SPECIAL EVENTS WITH OVER 18,000 ATTENDEES THIS YEAR, AND THOSE EVENTS TAKE A LOT OF MANPOWER. AND SO WE LAUNCHED A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WITH THE ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM. WHEN WE LAUNCHED THAT PROGRAM, WE HAVE 172 REGISTERED VOLUNTEERS SO FAR, AND WE HAD 155 VOLUNTEER JOBS FILLED THROUGHOUT THE EVENT SEASON. SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THOSE VOLUNTEERS. AND WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING OUR FIRST EVER VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT IN DECEMBER. I THINK YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION, SO I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO ATTEND IF YOU CAN. WE'RE INVITING ANYONE THAT VOLUNTEERED WITH THE CITY AT AN EVENT, ALL OUR BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS, BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS THAT HAVE SERVED FOR DECADES ON OUR BOARD IN COMMISSIONS AND VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME. AND SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT EVENT IN DECEMBER. AND THEN THIS YEAR, WE SECURED $24,000 IN SPONSORSHIPS FOR OUR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, THE MOST RECENT ONE BEING WHO SPONSORED THE

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IMPLEMENTING THAT SOLUTION FROM A COMMUNITY PROGRAMING SIDE, JUST HIGH LEVEL, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THIS MUCH MORE IN DEPTH NEXT TUESDAY. WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE BUDGETS, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CITY FUNDED EVENTS THAT I THINK ARE REALLY HIGH QUALITY AND THAT I HOPE THE COMMUNITY IS ENJOYING. WE ARE IMPLEMENTING ONLINE EVENT PERMITTING SOFTWARE FOR THE PRIVATE EVENTS THAT WE PERMIT, THAT WILL STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS AND MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT. SO THESE ARE LIKE PLATANIAS, TASTE OF NEW ALBANY, ALL THOSE EVENTS THAT THE CITY DOESN'T PRODUCE. BUT WE HAVE CITY SERVICE TIME AND EFFORT TO COORDINATE. AND THEN WE ARE WE HAVE PUT OR PROPOSED MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO LOOK AT A NEW REGISTRATION SOFTWARE SOLUTION FOR SENIOR CONNECTIONS. RIGHT NOW, WE PAY HEALTHY NEW ALBANY FOR OUR PRORATED USE OF THEIR SYSTEM. THAT SERVED US WELL FOR A WHILE, BUT I THINK WE'VE KIND OF OUTGROWN THAT. AND SO WE WANT TO LOOK TO SEE IF THERE IS ANOTHER SOFTWARE THAT WE COULD USE AND MANAGE THAT OURSELVES TO GET BETTER DATA OUT OF IT. WE ALSO HAVE NEEDS WE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE. WE'RE REGISTERING PARADE ENTRIES FOR THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE. WE'RE REGISTERING FOOD TRUCKS AT EVENTS AND DOING HAVING SOME ONLINE SOFTWARE THAT WE COULD USE WOULD MAKE THAT AND THE BILLING FOR THOSE AND COLLECTION OF THOSE FEES A LOT SIMPLER. AND THEN FROM A COUNCIL INITIATIVE STANDPOINT, WE REALLY WANT TO FORMALIZE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF YOUR PRIORITIES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. SO THAT WOULD BE THE EXECUTIVE SEARCHES, THE FACILITIES OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT PLAN. AND YOU KNOW, THE THE THOSE FIVE PRIORITIES THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS. LINDSAY IS GOING TO TAKE US THROUGH SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE IN THIS BUDGET RELATED TO THE BAKER TILLY STUDY. OKAY, THE THREE POSITIONS WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING UP HERE ARE PRIORITIZED TO ASSIST IN THE CITY MANAGER LEADERSHIP TRANSITION. IN PARTICULAR, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FIRST. THIS IS ALSO ALIGNED WITH COUNCIL'S GOAL TO MANAGE THAT LEADERSHIP TRANSITION IN 2026. AS WE DISCUSS THESE REQUESTS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S A THEME OF STRATEGY WOVEN INTO THE JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THESE POSITIONS. THE FOCUS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE BUDGET HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS WITH ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO GET THE EXISTING WORK DONE. THERE HASN'T BEEN NECESSARILY EMPHASIS ON THAT STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT OF PLANS AND OPERATIONS IN EACH DEPARTMENT, AND BAKER TILLY'S RECOMMENDATIONS MOSTLY DID CENTER AROUND ON POSITIONS THAT WOULD PROVIDE THAT STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP. SO THESE THREE POSITIONS, WE FEEL ARE INTEGRAL TO THAT TRANSITION IN 2026 AND THEN SETTING US UP FOR THE FUTURE WITH THIS DEPUTY CITY MANAGER POSITION. WE BELIEVE THAT IMPLEMENTING THIS POSITION EARLY IN 2026 WILL PROVIDE THE OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY BY TRANSFERRING OVERSIGHT OF AT LEAST THREE DEPARTMENTS TO THE CITY MANAGER. I'M SORRY, FROM THE CITY MANAGER TO THE DEPUTY

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SO WE WERE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR CURRENT PERSONNEL, WHAT WOULD THAT BE? AND WE WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE THE COUNCIL INITIATIVES, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE UP HERE THERE'S A STRATEGIC INITIATIVES DIRECTOR THAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO CREATE SOME FUNCTIONAL ALIGNMENT IN A NEW DEPARTMENT.

BUT ALSO THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT THAT THIRD DEPARTMENT WOULD BE OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER BEFORE WE GO FORWARD? THE REQUEST FOR THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES DIRECTOR IS EFFECTIVELY A REQUEST FOR A NEW DEPARTMENT, AND THE CHARTER REQUIRES COUNCIL TO APPROVE ANY NEW DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE CREATED. THIS WOULD COMBINE THE EXISTING TEAMS THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND ALSO THE COUNCIL INITIATIVES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR. IT'LL STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND IT WILL MANAGE THE RESIDENT FACING PROGRAMS THROUGH COORDINATION AND ALIGNMENT IN THOSE FUNCTIONS. THESE ARE INDEPENDENT TEAMS THAT WORK TOGETHER NOW VERY WELL, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF OVERLAP. FOR INSTANCE, WHEN WE ASKED JOSH AND HIS TEAM, HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND ON COMMUNITY PROGRAMS? IT'S ABOUT 50% OF THEIR TIME. AND YET THEY'RE REPORTING TO TWO OPERATIONALLY REPORTING TO TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTORS, ONE THE CITY MANAGER AND THEN ONE THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. SO PROVIDING STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT AND DIRECTION FOR THOSE TWO PROGRAMS WOULD BE REALLY CRITICAL. AND THEN ALSO CHELSEA, WHO IS CURRENTLY IN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, HELPING ADRIAN WITH A LOT OF HIS COUNCIL INITIATIVES. SHE HAS A LOT OF OVERLAP WITH BOTH OF THOSE TEAMS AND WHAT SHE PERFORMS. THERE'S ALSO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT THAT'S REQUESTED FOR THIS DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST THE DIRECTOR IN COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING. CURRENTLY, THE CITY MANAGER'S ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT DOES A LOT OF THAT SUPPORT, AND IF WE COMBINE THESE TEAMS, THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO PULL THAT IN. THAT DIRECTOR IS GOING TO NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. THE THIRD POSITION OUTLINED UP HERE IS AN INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER. THIS IS A POSITION THAT WAS RECOMMENDED IN THE BAKER TILLY STUDY. I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE CALLED IT AN I.T.

DIRECTOR. BUT ADDITION THE ADDITIONAL POSITION WOULD BE STRATEGIC TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AT A COMPREHENSIVE LEVEL FOR BOTH CITY PROGRAM AND THEN SERVICES LIKE THAT BROADBAND STUDY THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME TO PROVIDE AN ELEVATED POSITION THAT WOULD IMPROVE THE CITY'S IT PROGRAM AND PROVIDE INNOVATION FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE TWO CURRENT FTES THAT PROVIDE ALL THE SUPPORT FOR IT RIGHT NOW. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A LOT OF THE DAILY TROUBLESHOOTING NEEDS. THERE'S REALLY NO ROOM FOR EITHER OF THOSE POSITIONS TO DO THAT HIGH LEVEL STRATEGIC PROGRAMING. AND SO WE DO NEED AN ADDITIONAL POSITION TO HELP US WITH THAT. AND THAT WOULD ALSO SUPPLEMENT SOME OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT WORK THAT WE'VE FULFILLED WITH A PART TIME EMPLOYEE UNDER IT. I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU, LINDSEY.

THANKS ON THAT. DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. I NOTICED WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BULLET POINTS, A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH TRANSITIONAL ITEMS, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO THE NEW CITY MANAGER SUPPORT. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. IS THAT POSITION, AS IT STATES TODAY, A PERMANENT POSITION THAT WE'RE GOING TO ALWAYS LEAVE? THAT'S WHAT THE INTENT IS. OR IS THIS A TRANSITIONAL POSITION UPON WHICH THE NEW CITY MANAGER, COMING IN, ALONG WITH CITY

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AS LINDSEY SAID, WE ESTIMATE ABOUT 50% OF STAFF TIME HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO PROMOTING OUR PROGRAMING AND EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN INCREASING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. WE LAUNCHED A REFRESHED CONNECTS E-NEWSLETTER THIS PAST YEAR, AND WE FOUND IT TO BE A GREAT WAY TO INCORPORATE MORE OF OUR PARTNER EVENTS. SO WE HAVE AN EVENT SECTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE NEWSLETTER THAT ALLOWS US TO REALLY TELL A BIGGER STORY TO OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT EVENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. WE LAUNCHED A WEBSITE CHATBOT THIS PAST YEAR.

WE ALSO WORKED WITH ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO LAUNCH AN EMPLOYEE INTRANET, AND THAT'S BEEN A GREAT ASSET FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. WE'VE INVESTED HEAVILY IN OUR ALL STAFF MEETINGS, AND WE'VE SEEN CONTINUED INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE AT THOSE. WE SET A RECORD IN AUGUST WITH 110 EMPLOYEES ATTENDING THAT, AND WE TRY TO MAKE THOSE ENTERTAINING AND JUST A GREAT WAY FOR EMPLOYEES TO CONNECT. SO WE'RE WE'RE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE THERE, AND WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE GROWTH AND ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL MEDIA. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THAT AREA. PRIORITIES AND GOALS FOR 2026.

WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT DIGITAL ENHANCEMENTS AND THAT INCLUDES IMPROVED WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY.

I KNOW ACCESSIBILITY WAS A BIG A BIG PRIORITY FOR US THIS PAST YEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESSIBILITY AT EVENTS. AND WE'RE LOOKING TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE DIGITAL REALM AS WELL, ALSO LOOKING TO IMPROVE OUR SEARCH ENGINE AND AI OPTIMIZATION AND PARTNER WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO REFRESH NEW ALBANY BUSINESSES. THAT SITE IS IN NEED OF AN UPDATE,

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WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE. WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY DEDICATED TO POLICE.

AND I THINK THAT WILL REALLY IMPROVE OUR EFFICIENCY AND AND HELP US NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT MIGHT FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS OR COME AT US WITH A LAST MINUTE REQUEST. IT WILL HELP US TO BE MORE STRATEGIC AS WE PLAN OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING. WE'LL ALSO BE PRODUCING OUR ANNUAL REPORT AS WE ALWAYS DO, BUT WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR NEW CREATIVE WAYS TO TELL THE ANNUAL REPORT STORY ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WHEN IT COMES TO THE BUDGET, WE DO HAVE AN INCREASE IN TRAVEL AND TRAINING BUDGET, BUT THAT'S WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE ARE BRINGING ON SOME NEW TEAM MEMBERS, SO NEED TO INCREASE THAT SO THAT EVERYONE CAN TAKE PART IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE HOPING TO INCREASE OUR CONTRACT SERVICES BUDGET. AS IT'S BEEN MENTIONED EARLIER, WHEN IT COMES TO PROGRAMING AND EVENTS, OUR TEAM HAS BEEN STRAINED AT TIMES, HAVING TO PRODUCE ALL OF THE MATERIALS FOR THOSE EVENTS. SO YOU THINK ABOUT A TRAIN NEAR MAGDEBURG, OKTOBERFEST, ALL THE SIGNAGE, ALL OF THE PROGRAMS, ALL EVERYTHING THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE EVENTS. IT'S PUT A STRAIN ON THE TEAM.

SO I'D LIKE TO AT LEAST BRING IN A CONTRACTOR OR A PART TIME POSITION THAT CAN HELP TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT STRESS THAT TAKES PLACE DURING THOSE EVENTS. WE'VE ALSO INCREASED THE BUDGET FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, ESPECIALLY WITH PROJECT MANAGEMENT. WE'VE BEEN USING A FREE TOOL CALLED TRELLO. AS OUR TEAM HAS GROWN, IT'S BECOME LESS USEFUL FOR US, SO I THINK IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR US TO INVEST IN SOME PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE THAT COULD HELP US OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER. THANK YOU FOR USING THE FREE TRIAL FOR AS LONG AS YOU DID.

I'M SORRY I SAID THANKS FOR USING THE FREE TRIAL FOR AS LONG AS YOU DID. IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS OF FREE TRIAL. MAKES SENSE. YEAH. NEXT UP, PUBLIC SERVICE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

JOHN. I WILL TAKE US THROUGH BUDGET BOOK PAGES 245 TO 267 FOR PUBLIC SERVICE. PUBLIC SERVICE OPERATES THROUGH THREE MAIN AREAS, WHICH INCLUDE MAINTENANCE AND FIELD SERVICES.

IT'S OUR STREET MAINTENANCE, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, UTILITY MAINTENANCE, FORESTRY, AND THEN SNOW REMOVAL AND LEAF COLLECTION. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE OUR ENGINEERING AND CAPITAL PROJECTS WHERE WE MANAGE OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM. THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING AND RIGHT OF WAY ADMINISTRATION. AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE OUR OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES, WHICH CONSISTS MAINLY OF OUR FLEET MANAGEMENT AND THEN OUR SPECIAL EVENTS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS SUPPORT THAT WE PROVIDE. 2025 HAS BEEN A REALLY PRODUCTIVE YEAR UNDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. WE'VE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED AND OPENED THE MARKET STREET EXTENSION AND STATE ROUTE 605 ROUNDABOUT. THE HOMER AND WALNUT ROUNDABOUT IS SCHEDULED FOR SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION LATER THIS MONTH. WE'VE DESIGNED AND SCHEDULED THE CONSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC CALMING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG NEW ALBANY LINKS DRIVE, SET TO COMMENCE NEXT WEEK, AND THEN COMPLETED SOME TRAFFIC CALMING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG SOUTH HARLEM ROAD AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'VE COMPLETED A 24 INCH DIAMETER WATER TRANSMISSION MAIN AND ALSO THE CLOVER VALLEY WATER STORAGE TANK OUT IN THE BUSINESS PARK UNDER ENGINEERING AND ROADWAY SERVICES, WE'VE EXPANDED THE DEPARTMENT'S ROLE TO INCLUDE FULL MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING OVERSIGHT. WE'VE INTEGRATED TWO NEW ENGINEERING STAFF MEMBERS INTO THE

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SO SORRY. SO YEAH, WE'LL SEE HOW THIS WINTER GOES. WE'RE HOPING FOR A MORE REGULAR SEASON, BUT PROUD OF THE TEAM THERE. WE'VE EXPANDED THE HANGING BASKETS THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE CENTER. WE'VE UPGRADED THE STATE ROUTE 161 CORRIDOR LIGHTS TO LED FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY. AND THEN OUR FLEET HAS MAINTAINED OUR CITY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. AND AN INTERESTING STAT THERE IS THAT OUR FLEET HAS GROWN AND, YOU KNOW, INCREDIBLY THROUGHOUT THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND THROUGH OCTOBER, WE HAD LOGGED 864,000 MILES AS A CITY FLEET. AND SO I HAVEN'T CHECKED THE MATH ON THIS, BUT I'M TOLD THAT THAT EQUATES TO ABOUT 150 TRIPS FROM NEW YORK TO TO LA. WOW. AND SO WE PUT A LOT OF MILES ON THIS YEAR. AND IF YOU GO AND PULL ANY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN OUR FLEET, I WOULD I WOULD BET THAT IT'S IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. AND THAT'S LARGELY TO DUE TO OUR TEAM, THE, THE, THE I WANT TO SAY IMPORTANCE THAT WE PUT ON PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE OF ALL THE THOUSAND WORK ORDERS THAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR THIS YEAR. OVER HALF OF THOSE HAVE BEEN FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE.

AND, YOU KNOW, PROACTIVELY PLANNING AND WORKING ON THE FLEET. SO, RIGHT. ARE WE STILL DOING WORK WITH THE TOWNSHIP AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON SOME VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ISSUES? SO WE ARE WE'RE WORKING WITH NOT SO MUCH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WE ARE WORKING ON. WE ARE WE'RE DOING THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THEIR VEHICLES. SO NOT THE AMBULANCES AND THAT, BUT THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THEIR TRUCKS AND MORE LIKE SERVICE RELATED UTILITIES. WE ARE DOING THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THANK YOU. YEP. 2026 PRIORITIES AND GOALS.

WE PLAN TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY AND MOBILITY. SO WE HAVE THE COMPLETION OF GANTON PARKWAY, WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN THE CONNECTION FROM THE VILLAGE CENTER TO THE BUSINESS PARK. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE THE HISTORIC VILLAGE CENTER STREET GRID RECONSTRUCTION THAT SHOULD SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE THIS YEAR. BUT THEN THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS NEXT YEAR THAT WILL WE'LL NEED TO FINISH UP. WE ALSO PLAN TO REPLACE AGING STREET SIGNS. THERE'S STILL A HANDFUL OUT THERE THAT NEED TO BE UPDATED TO THE NEW BLACK AND WHITE STANDARDS FROM THE OLDER GREEN AND WHITE, AND THEN CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAFFIC CALMING AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS CITYWIDE. YES, SIR.

NO. I'M GOOD. OH YEAH. AND THEN MOVING ON TO OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. THAT'S A MAJOR FOCUS AREA FOR US. NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE ROLLING OUT A NEW WORK ORDER SYSTEM TO IMPROVE HOW WE TRACK SERVICE REQUESTS AND MEASURE PERFORMANCE. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT A NEW FLEET SOFTWARE AND FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THIS WILL GIVE US BETTER VISIBILITY INTO COST, MAINTENANCE CYCLES, INVENTORY EQUIPMENT, ALONG WITH PROVIDING A LOT OF PERFORMANCE METRICS THAT WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, WE PLAN TO EVALUATE AND DEVELOP A PLAN FOR TRANSITIONING THE RIGHT OF WAY PERMITTING FROM A PAPER BASED TO A DIGITAL SYSTEM, WITH A GOAL OF RECOMMENDING THAT DURING THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE.

AND SO WITH, YOU KNOW, THE UPTICK AND ALL WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY PERMITS, WE BELIEVE THAT'LL HELP US OUT TREMENDOUSLY. AND THEN LASTLY IS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW BUCKET

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CURRENTLY, THE DEPARTMENT HAS ONE OPERATIONS MANAGER AND ALSO HAPPENS TO BE THE MVP OF OUR DEPARTMENT. SITTING NEXT TO ME, DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB AND HONESTLY, THIS LAST THIS LAST YEAR, I JUST COULDN'T HAVE IMAGINED IT WITHOUT ANGIE. SHE HAS HAD AND I DON'T KNOW THIS FOR SURE, BUT I WOULD I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THE MOST DIRECT REPORTS UNDER HER FOR THE LAST 3 TO 4 YEARS OF ANYONE IN THE DEPARTMENT. SHE HAS EIGHT DIFFERENT DIVISIONS THAT HAVE REPORTED UP TO HER. AND SO THIS ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS MANAGER IS GOING TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF TO HELP DIVVY UP THOSE DIVISIONS. BECAUSE ANOTHER THING THAT'S HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE LAST 3 TO 4 YEARS IS EACH ONE OF THOSE DIVISIONS HAS GROWN QUITE A BIT.

AND SO WE'RE JUST WE'RE AT A WE'RE AT A TIME NOW WHERE WE FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD WOULD HELP OUT QUITE A BIT. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE PLAN TO EXPAND TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS ACROSS THE DIVISIONS, SOME MORE LIKE TECHNICAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE. THINGS LIKE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTER, ADMINISTRATION, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION, AND THEN ALSO SOME MORE TECHNICAL TRAINING FOR STAFF AS IT RELATES TO THINGS LIKE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN ALSO WE WANT TO SUPPORT LEADERSHIP GROWTH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. SO HEAVY EMPHASIS ON THOSE THINGS. 2026 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS. THIS INCLUDES THE EXPANSION OF THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING RESPONSIBILITIES. WE'VE ADDED THE FULL MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING FUNCTION IN 2025 INTO PUBLIC SERVICE, WHICH HAS EXPANDED OUR OPERATIONAL SCOPE.

TRADITIONALLY, PUBLIC SERVICE HAS MANAGED THE CAPITAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET. THIS YEAR, WE'VE TRANSITIONED TO WHERE WE'RE WE'RE MANAGING THE BASICALLY ALL THE CAPITAL PROJECTS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE THE GENERAL FUND PROJECTS AS WELL AS THE BUSINESS PARK. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO WITH THE WITH THE ADDITION OF THE CITY ENGINEER INTO THE DEPARTMENT, TAKING THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ENGINEERING STANDARDS AND TRAFFIC STUDIES, UTILITY COORDINATION, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND SO THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET AS AS IT'S, YOU KNOW, COME INTO THE DEPARTMENT, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STRATEGICALLY USE CONSULTANTS TO SCALE DURING WHAT I CALL HIGH VOLUME TIMES, WHICH WE'RE IN, WHICH WE'RE IN NOW. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T TO REPLACE STAFF, BUT TO. TO, I GUESS, AID AND SUPPORT AS WE AS WE'RE CLOSING OUT A NUMBER OF BIG PROJECTS AND, AND WORKING THROUGH HIGH A HIGH VOLUME OF WORK. SO WITH THAT WE ALSO HAVE THE INCREASED INVESTMENT IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. I'VE TOUCHED ON THIS QUITE A BIT ALREADY, BUT WE HAVE YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME STAFF THAT NEEDS TO ATTEND SOME CE CLASSES, AND WE'RE PLANNING FOR A FEW ADDITIONAL COURSES THIS YEAR. HEY, RYAN. YES? HEY, RYAN. IF I'M JUST SO I'M CATCHING UP HERE SO IT LOOKS LIKE, AM I CORRECT IN THINKING ADDING NINE POSITIONS, ELIMINATING SEVEN. SO IT'S A NET OF TWO? IS THAT SOUND RIGHT? YEAH. THANK YOU FOR ASKING. SO WE HAVE A YES A NET GAIN OF TWO OKAY. ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OKAY. AND SO THERE'S ACTUALLY THREE SHOWN IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE. YEAH THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW. AND THEN THERE'S A REDUCTION OF ONE IN THE LAND AND BUILDINGS WHICH WE'LL LOOK AT NEXT OKAY. SO THERE'S A NET NET TWO POSITIONS OKAY. THANKS. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS I CAN MOVE ON TO LAND AND BUILDINGS OKAY. SO THIS IS BUDGET BUDGET BOOK PAGES 281 THROUGH 303 THREE.

THIS DIVISION FOCUSES ON THE CITY'S FACILITIES AND PUBLIC SPACES THROUGH TWO KEY

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WE OVERSEE THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF ALL CITY OWNED FACILITIES AND UTILITY STRUCTURES, MANAGE SOME KEY ASSETS SUCH AS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, VILLAGE HALL, PUBLIC SERVICE COMPLEX, AND THE HEIT CENTER. MAINTAIN CRITICAL UTILITY FACILITIES WHICH INCLUDE OUR WATER BOOSTER STATIONS, OUR LIFT STATIONS AND OUR ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANKS. FOR THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, WE MAINTAIN ROSE RUN PARK, TAYLOR FARM PARK, THE AMPHITHEATER AND OTHER PUBLIC PARK FACILITIES PROVIDE LANDSCAPE AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE FOR OPEN SPACES, TRAIL CORRIDORS AND PUBLIC PARKING LOTS. AND THEN WE SUPPORT SEASONAL AND EVENT EVENT DRIVEN MAINTENANCE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE FACILITIES. YES. SORRY. MAYBE YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO THIS.

ARE YOU IS THIS ARE YOU GOING TO INCLUDE THE MCCOY IN THIS ESTIMATE THIS YEAR? SO HOW MUCH OF THAT THE MCCOY. THE MCCOY IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN THE GENERAL FUND AS A COMMUNITY.

IT'S A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP. SO WE INCLUDE IT IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMING AND INVESTMENTS I JUST YEAH. SORRY. YEAH. WE HAVEN'T YEAH. THANK YOU BETHANY. WE DIDN'T INDIVIDUALLY BUDGET FOR THAT WITHIN THIS. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE THE MAINTENANCE THE MAINTENANCE ARRANGEMENT ON THE MCCOY WON'T CHANGE. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ASSUMED A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THAT. SINCE THE OPENING OF THE FACILITY. AND WHILE WE'RE WE'RE PARTICIPATING IN THAT COST FINANCIALLY, WE THINK THAT THE THE ARRANGEMENT IS WORKING WELL. SO OUR INTENTION WOULD BE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH MICHAEL AND HIS TEAM. LOVE THAT. OKAY. OKAY. SO FOR 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH OUR FACILITIES TEAM, WE'VE WE REPLACED THE HVAC SYSTEM FOR THIS BUILDING FOR VILLAGE HALL. AND WE'VE ALSO SCHEDULED THE ROOF REPLACEMENT. AND SO A QUICK NOTE ON THAT IS WE DO A WE DO DO A PERIODIC ASSESSMENT OF THE OF OUR FACILITIES AS FAR AS THE MAJOR COMPONENTS GO. SO WINDOWS ROOF AND HVAC. AND SO AS A RESULT OF THE LAST ITERATION OF THAT, WE HAD SCHEDULED THIS HVAC SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED THIS YEAR AND BUDGETED FOR IT. AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT IT ACTUALLY BROKE DOWN ONE AFTERNOON. AND SO, YOU KNOW, FORTUNATELY ENOUGH, THE THE ASSESSMENT PAID OFF AND WE HAD IT ALL LINED UP AND TEED UP READY TO GO. SO WITHIN A MATTER OF, YOU KNOW, FELT LIKE A COUPLE OF DAYS WE HAD THAT REPLACED. SO WE'VE UPDATED AND REPLACED CARPET AT THE HEIGHT CENTER, COMPLETED THE PARKING LOT, MAINTENANCE AND RESURFACING AT THE HEIGHT CENTER AS WELL. ASSISTED WITH THE RELOCATION OF CITY DEPARTMENTS TO WALTON PARKWAY, AND THEN ASSUME MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE NEW ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANK OUT IN THE BUSINESS PARK FOR PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES. WE'VE RESURFACED THE PICKLEBALL COURTS TO IMPROVE THE PLAY SURFACES, COMPLETED THE WINDSOR PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS, AND THEN WE'VE LARGELY DRIVEN BY THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. WE'RE OFFERING SUPPORT FOR PARK POCKET PRAIRIES INITIATIVE AND EXPANDED INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE THE LANDSCAPES, AND THEN EXPANDED THE COMMUNITY BIKE SHARE PROGRAM BY ADDING FACILITIES AT THE PARKS ROSE RUN AND TAYLOR FARM. 2026 PRIORITIES AND GOALS. THESE ARE LARGELY CENTERED AROUND CONTRACT TRANSITIONS, SO WE HAVE NEXT YEAR. THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING CONTRACT COORDINATION. SO THE END OF OUR OF OUR FIVE YEAR, FIVE YEAR CYCLE IS UP AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH OUR REGIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR THE NEXT RECYCLING PROCESSING CONTRACTS. SO THAT INVOLVES COORDINATING THE BID AUTHORIZATION AND AWARD LEGISLATION IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR CITY CHARTER, AND THEN COLLABORATING WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT WE GET GOOD COMPETITIVE PRICING. AND THE STANDARDS ARE MAINTAINED THAT THAT WE'VE COME ACCUSTOMED TO. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE TWO OTHER CONTRACTS THAT WE'D LIKE TO TRANSITION. THE OTHER IS OUR MOWING AND LANDSCAPING CONTRACT.

AND THEN THE SECOND IS IMPLEMENTING A NEW JANITORIAL AND FACILITY CLEANING CONTRACT TO IMPROVE THE SERVICE QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY. CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE CITY FACILITIES.

THAT'S BEEN A THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON THE CITY'S MIND STAFF'S, I'D SAY

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AND WE ARE LOOKING AT SO ADDING THE AMPHITHEATER ALONG WITH WE'RE WE'RE GETTING QUOTES AS WELL FOR EVEN LIKE THE TAYLOR FARM RESTROOMS, WHICH RIGHT NOW OUR STAFF TAKES CARE OF. BUT WE'VE SEEN THAT IT COULD USE SOME ADDITIONAL HELP AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. THANK YOU. YEP.

SO OUR BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS REALLY THE LANDSCAPE AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE IS A IS A BIG PART OF THAT. THE NEW CITYWIDE LANDSCAPE AND MOWING SERVICES CONTRACTS SCHEDULED TO BE AWARDED BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR AND TO GO INTO EFFECT NEXT YEAR. THE BUDGET INCLUDES A $625,000 PLACEHOLDER, WHICH REFLECTS THE MARKET PRICING. SINCE WE PUT THAT PLACEHOLDER NUMBER IN, WE DID RECEIVE, WE DID OPEN BIDS FOR THAT AND WE'RE CURRENTLY EVALUATING THEM.

AND I DO THINK THAT NUMBERS PRETTY PRETTY IN LINE WITH WITH WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LIKELY END UP AT. AND THEN THE JANITORIAL FACILITY, CLEANING SERVICES, AS I'VE DISCUSSED, WE'RE PLANNING THAT VENDOR TRANSITION AND THEN ALSO SOME EXPANSION INTO SOME OTHER FACILITIES THAT AREN'T CURRENTLY BEING CLEANED. AND THEN THE INCREASED COST THERE WOULD REFLECT THE EXPANDED SCOPE AND MARKET CONDITIONS, CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS. AND THEN LASTLY, YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE AN EMPHASIS ON THE EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING CONSISTENT WITH OUR PUBLIC SERVICE PORTION. ARE THERE ANY BUDGET AND MAYBE THIS IS GENERAL FUND? ARE THERE ANY BUDGET ITEMS FOR ANY NEW SIGNAGE TO CORRESPOND TO THE NEW SPEED LIMIT FOR E-BIKES? SO WE WE DO HAVE WE DO HAVE BUDGET FOR SIGNAGE IN THERE. AND WE HAVE QUITE A BIT FOR THE WAYFINDING SIGNAGE FOR THE PARKS UPDATE. AND YOU KNOW, WE WE PLAN WE CAN POTENTIALLY UTILIZE SOME OF THAT. BUT THEN IN OUR BUDGET AS WELL, WE DO HAVE A MARGIN THAT WE BELIEVE WE COULD USE. YOU KNOW, SIMILAR LIKE JOE SAID, WE'VE WE'VE KEPT A MARGIN FOR FOR THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY. SO. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. THIS MIGHT BE BETHANY QUESTION MORE THAN RYAN QUESTION. BUT ON PAGE 285 AND I'M ONLY LOOKING AT THIS NOW BASED ON SOMETHING THE MAYOR HAD SAID EARLIER ABOUT OUR LAND AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE QUESTIONS. CAN YOU? I NOTICED THAT IT'S IN TWO SECTIONS HERE, AND THEY'RE BOTH 6000 ACCOUNTS, ONE UNDER PERSONAL SERVICES AND ONE UNDER OPERATING AND CONTRACTUAL. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO.

SO THE PERSONAL SERVICES IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE RELATED TO STAFF. SO THIS IS WHERE WE'VE INDICATED THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE FOCUSED ON LAND BUILDING MAINTENANCE. AND SO WE RECORD THEIR SALARIES IN THAT SECTION.

AND THAT ALSO IS INDICATIVE OF WE'VE BEEN MOVING PEOPLE AROUND. SO THAT'S WHY IT IS HAS JUMPED UP BECAUSE WE'RE NOW FOCUSING MORE PEOPLE WITHIN THE LANDING LAND AND BUILDINGS MAINTENANCE SECTION. THE OPERATING AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES IS GOING TO BE THE BREAKDOWN THAT YOU SEE ON THE INDIVIDUAL DIVISIONS, THAT CONSISTS OF YOUR MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, CONTRACT SERVICES, CONSULTING, MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENT FOR SERVICES, ALL OF THAT. I JUST FELT THAT THIS PARTICULAR PAGE HELPS TO SUMMARIZE, AND ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS ACTUALLY HAVE THIS PAGE TO WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE DIVISIONS IN TOTAL. THIS I SHOULD HAVE REFERRED TO IT EARLIER WHEN YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE YOU COULD SEE THE DETAIL OF WHAT FACILITIES HAVE BEEN ADDED OR REMOVED, THAT TYPE OF THING, AS WE TRY TO KEEP TRACK OF THOSE THINGS AND THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT. OKAY. YEAH. GOTCHA. I WOULD THAT WAS THANK YOU. THAT WAS OFF OF THE MAYOR'S QUESTION. I WAS WONDERING, SO THANKS. OKAY. OKAY. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS I'LL HAND IT OVER TO JIM. OKAY. LOOKS LIKE I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE. GOOD AFTERNOON.

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GAVE THE EXAMPLE THAT THERE WAS A SEWER PROJECT ON MILLER ROAD THAT APPARENTLY EVERYONE THAT REVIEWED THE PLANS DID. THE PLANS MISSED, THAT THERE WAS A TELECOM STRUCTURE WITHIN THE ROAD. JUSTIN WILKINSON FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, JOSH ALBRIGHT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WERE ABLE TO COORDINATE FROM BOTH THE PRIVATE SERVICE STANDPOINT AND THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE STANDPOINT, AND WITHOUT EVEN MISSING AN HOUR OF CONSTRUCTION, WE'RE ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND GET IT WORKED OUT. AND SO THAT DEVELOPMENT COULD CONTINUE. AND THAT'S THE KIND OF COLLABORATION THAT WE WERE HOPING TO HAVE AND TOOK US A YEAR, I THINK, TO GET THERE. SO WE'RE REAL PROUD OF THAT. SO 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS TOO MANY TO LIST ON SLIDES. BUT WE DECIDED TO NARROW IT DOWN. I THINK THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR ALL OF US HAS BEEN THE US 62 INTERCHANGE FOCUS AREA PLAN, AND THAT IT WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL. THIS PLAN ALSO RECEIVED SECOND PLACE FOR RESIDENT PARTICIPATION AT A NATIONAL CITY, COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE. AND THAT'S MAYBE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE MORE PROUD OF THAN EVEN HAVING COUNCIL ADOPT THIS PLAN.

WE REALLY SPEND A LOT OF TIME WHEN WE DO OUR PLANNING PROJECTS, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GOING OUT AND GETTING PUBLIC FEEDBACK, WHETHER IT'S A FULL STRATEGIC PLAN, WHETHER IT'S A FOCUS AREA PLAN, AND THE FACT THAT WE WERE RECOGNIZED FOR RESIDENT PARTICIPATION AT A NATIONAL CONFERENCE MEANS THAT WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB, AND WE'RE SPENDING THE TIME AND THE MONEY AND THE EFFORT IN ORDER TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THE BAR, RIGHT? WE SHOULD NEVER FALL BELOW THAT. WE ALSO HAD THE GRAND OPENING OF FRECKLES BLUE AT INNOVATE NEW ALBANY. WE HAD A WONDERFUL EVENT THERE THIS MORNING. OUR BIZ CONNECT, WHICH WAS THE THIRD ANNUAL ALL BUSINESS FORUM AND RESOURCE FAIR THAT WE'VE HAD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THERE WERE 100 PEOPLE THAT RSVP'D. I THINK ABOUT 75 SHOWED UP. I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND, AND I'M GLAD I WASN'T BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HEARING WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL REVIEWS FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE LETTING ME KNOW SINCE I WASN'T THERE, HOW HOW AMAZING IT WAS.

THE SPEAKERS WERE FANTASTIC. WE THANK THE MAYOR FOR PARTICIPATING, AND CERTAINLY JOSH AND HIS STAFF FOR HELPING US TO PULL THIS TOGETHER, BUT IT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE FEATURE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND AN ANCHOR TO OUR BUSINESS RETENTION PROGRAM. WE'VE COMPLETED AND MODERNIZED THE ECOS PROGRAM. THERE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO THERE, WHICH WE ARE WORKING ON. AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY A POLICY PROGRAM, BUT IT'S AN INTERNAL DOCUMENT THAT WE USE TO MONITOR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF OUR COMPANIES. AND SO WE'VE RECEIVED SOME GOOD FEEDBACK RECENTLY AND ARE WORKING TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE PROGRAM. WE HAVE ALSO EXCEEDED LAST YEAR'S BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION MEETING TOTAL. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE GREAT BUSINESS EXPANSION ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT WE'VE HAD, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN THE NEXT SLIDE, IT JUST UNDERSCORES THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A ROBUST RETENTION PROGRAM AND REALLY IDENTIFYING WAYS THAT OUR BUSINESSES CAN BE CONNECTED TO RESOURCES TO HELP THEM GROW WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE'VE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY ONBOARDED FOUR NEW TEAM MEMBERS, WHICH MEANS THAT WE'RE GROWING OUR CAPACITY FOR HIGH QUALITY SERVICE. AND WE WERE DESIGNATED A PREMIER COMMUNITY FOR A HIGH LIFE SCIENCE READY PROGRAM, WHICH IS A HUGE DESIGNATION.

WE'RE ONLY ONE OF THREE COMMUNITIES IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF OHIO THAT'S DESIGNATED AS A PREMIER COMMUNITY. AND THAT MEANS THAT WE'VE BEEN EVALUATED BASED ON CRITERIA, MOSTLY SITE

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BUT IT'S A WHOLE NOTHER THING. WHEN THEY ANNOUNCE A $900 MILLION INVESTMENT TO GROW WITHIN THE STATE OF OHIO AND WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, IT MEANS THE THINGS THAT WE'RE SELLING ARE TRUE. AND IT MEANS THAT THEIR ABILITY TO HAVE SUCCESS IS ACCURATE. THIS IS A NEW 400,000 SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION FACILITY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CREDIT OUR TEAM WITH, AGAIN, MOVING AT THE SPEED OF BUSINESS, NOT THE SPEED OF GOVERNMENT, BY HELPING THEM THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS SWIFTLY AND QUICKLY. MANY OF YOU SAW THAT AT THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY, IT WAS ACTUALLY MORE OF A LET'S GO LOOK AT THE STEEL CEREMONY, BECAUSE THEY WERE ALREADY UP AND OUT OF THE GROUND BECAUSE OF THE GREAT WORK THAT OUR STAFF HAD DONE IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THAT PROJECT, HIMS AND HERS ANNOUNCED A $276 MILLION INVESTMENT AS WELL. META CONTINUES TO PLOW FORWARD WITH PROJECT PROMETHEUS. THEY'RE UP TO ONE POINT 4,000,000FT■!S RIGT NOW. AND THEN WE JUST RECENTLY ANNOUNCED EOG INDUSTRIES, WHICH IS AN ENERGY COMPANY, AND THEY PURCHASED 175,000FT■!S, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE FORMER BOB EVANS FARMS PROPERTY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME THEM. WE HAVE OUR FIRST VISIT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SET UP HERE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WITH THAT ORGANIZATION. MONDAY. PERFECT.

WE'RE ALREADY ALL OVER IT. SO WHAT ARE SOME OF OUR GOALS IN 2026? THE NUMBER ONE GOAL, AND YOU'LL SEE IT IN THE BUDGET, IS TO EXCEED THE INDUSTRY STANDARD IN EXCELLENCE BY PROVIDING GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND THIS MEANS TIMELY PLAN REVIEWS NOT ONLY FOR OUR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, BUT OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS WELL. AND IN A LOT OF WAYS, THIS MEANS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR STAFF AS WE'VE GROWN THROUGH THE YEARS, MAINTAINING THEIR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS, BUT ALSO REALLY IDENTIFYING PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES THAT WE CAN ATTEND THAT ARE GOING TO HELP EXPAND OUR BREADTH AND DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE NOW IS, QUITE FRANKLY, IN CENTRAL OHIO, IF THERE IS A CONFERENCE IN ONE OF OUR PROFESSIONS, WE ARE USUALLY THE ONES THAT ARE SPEAKING AT THAT CONFERENCE AND CONSIDERED THE INDUSTRY EXPERTS. AND SO IT'S BEEN A REAL CHALLENGE TO FIND CONFERENCES THAT WE CAN ATTEND, THAT WE ARE NOT THE SPEAKERS, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO LEARN FROM WHO'S SPEAKING ON THE STAGE. WE ALSO ARE CONTINUING TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS. PLAN REVIEWS. WE HAVE SOME EXCITING THINGS COMING UP, COUNCILMAN FELLOWS AND PLANNING PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO TARGET IN 2026. ONE OF THEM BEING A VILLAGE CENTER BEAUTIFICATION PLAN. AND SO FINALLY, WE'RE AT THE POINT I DO NOT WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE ABOUT THE GRASS THAT'S GROWING UP IN THE TREE WELLS AND IN FRONT OF STARBUCKS. WE ARE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER A FULL SCALE BEAUTIFICATION AND PLACEMAKING PLAN, AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY. WE'VE ALSO INCLUDE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND CONCEPT DESIGN FOR THE CEDARBROOK COMMUNITY. SOME OF YOU AND MANY OF US HAVE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS WHO BOTH WANT TO SEE IMPROVEMENT AND DON'T WANT TO SEE IMPROVEMENT IN CEDARBROOK. AND SO WE WILL TELL YOU NOW THAT THE BIG, BIG COMPONENT OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO HERE, AND THIS IS GOING TO MOSTLY BE STAFF LED WITH THE SUPPORT OF MCCSC, IS A PUBLIC OUTREACH COMPONENT, SO THAT WE COULD REALLY HEAR IN ONE ROOM WITH ALL THE RESIDENTS TOGETHER, WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE AND BE ABLE TO THEN CONCEPTUALIZE FOR THAT FOR THEM SO THAT THEY CAN COME BACK AND STICKY DOT THE HECK OUT OF IT. RIGHT. AND WE CAN TRY TO FIGURE OUT AND RECORD THOSE ANSWERS AND BRING THEM BACK AND TRY TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD. WE'RE ALSO FOCUSING ON SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE STARTED THIS YEAR, WHICH IS THE 605 STREETSCAPE PLAN. THIS IS FROM THE NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT UP TO WALNUT STREET. A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS, WE'RE HOPING TO IDENTIFY SOME LOW HANGING FRUIT AS A RESULT OF ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO CAME IN, MISS GRIFFITH, WHO SHARED SOME OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY TO CONNECT TO HER GRANDPARENTS COMMUNITY, AND PULTE. SHE LIVES IN THE LINKS OR IN THE ENCLAVE, AND SO SHE DID A GREAT PRESENTATION. AND WE'VE BEEN TAKING A LOT OF WHAT SHE'S SUGGESTED SERIOUSLY. AND SO WE WANT TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN MAYBE PICK OFF SOME PROJECTS FROM THAT BEFORE THAT PLAN IS FULLY DONE IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT SOME IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. ALSO, LOOKING AT SOME PUBLIC REALM STANDARDS, IF YOU'RE A BOARD OR COMMISSION LIAISON, THIS PROBABLY MEANS THE MOST TO YOU WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT DESIGN STANDARDS AND DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BUSINESS PARK, DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND A LOT OF THEM ARE LITTLE DISPARATE, YOU KNOW, SO YOU KNOW HOW MANY, HOW MANY TREES ARE ON THIS STREETSCAPE? WHAT IS THE VARIETY OF THEM? WHAT'S THE MOUNDING REQUIREMENT SCREENING. AND THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS CONSISTENT. AND SO REALLY KIND OF TAKING A LOOK AT THE PUBLIC REALM STANDARDS

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WE ADDED THREE NEW PLAN REVIEWERS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2025, BUT IT MEANS THAT NOW THEY'RE SUBMITTING PLANS THAT OUR STAFF HAS TO KEEP UP WITH. SO WE FINALLY FILLED A POSITION THAT'S BEEN OPEN FOR A YEAR OF ANOTHER PERMIT SPECIALIST, SO WE CAN HAVE SOMEBODY THAT CAN PROCESS THOSE PLANS BECAUSE OUR STAFF IS ALL WORKING OVERTIME IN ORDER TO GET THEM PROCESSED AND OUT THE DOOR. SO YOU YOU INCREASE ONE LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND IT CAUSES A BURDEN ON ANOTHER. AND WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE THAT ALL OUT. WE ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE A HEALTHY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, IT'S OUR LOCAL TAX BASE THAT PROVIDES US THE ABILITY TO DO ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE DO AS A COMMUNITY. AND AGAIN, CREDIT CREDITING SARAH AND ALEX AND SIDNEY FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM. THEY HAVE TRANSFORMED OUR PROGRAM TO SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY RENOWNED WITHIN THE STATE OF OHIO. BETWEEN THEIR ANNUAL EVENT, QUARTERLY OUTREACH AND EDITOR WEEK. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO CONTINUE IN OUR BUSINESSES REALLY APPRECIATE. SO THE BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS ARE THE, YOU KNOW, VILLAGE CENTER, BEAUTIFICATION AND PLACEMAKING, THE DESIGN OF KITZMILLER PARK. WE WOULD LIKE TO ADVANCE THAT TO CONCEPT DESIGN, PUBLIC OUTREACH AND CONCEPT DESIGN OF CEDARBROOK AND THEN AGAIN ENHANCE OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE PROCESS. WE ARE FINALLY, FINALLY READY TO FULLY IMPLEMENT IN Q1 OF 2026, FULL ELECTRONIC PLAN REVIEW. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT IN PARTIAL SEGMENTS, BUT WE'RE FINALLY GREAT THANKS TO THE GREAT WORK OF. IN THE IT DEPARTMENT AND ADMIN, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY SCALE IN A WAY THAT THAT IS MEANINGFUL. AGAIN, CONTINUE TO SCALE CONTRACTS WITH QUALITY PLAN REVIEWERS. WE ALSO WANT TO ANALYZE AND MODERNIZE ALL OF OUR PERMITS AND APPLICATIONS, AND THEN JUST CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH OUR PUBLIC PARTNERS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU'LL ALSO SEE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

AGAIN, WITH THE INCREASE THAT WE'VE HAD, NOT NECESSARILY IN STAFF NUMBERS, BUT WE'VE FILLED POSITIONS THAT WERE VACANT OVER THE LAST YEAR. AND SO WE'RE REALLY WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE CERTIFICATIONS, CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS UP TO DATE. WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THE BUDGET. I WAS GOING TO ADD A CAMPER IN THERE, BUT I DECIDED NOT TO. AT THE LAST MINUTE. CAMPER. MAYBE A TRAILER? YEAH, NEED A TRAILER? SOMETHING. I KNOW A GUY, A DRONE. I USUALLY LIKE TO FOLLOW THE CHIEF, BUT. I'LL BE WITH YOU. OKAY, SO YOU GUYS ARE TROOPERS. WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TO BEING THROUGH THIS, SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT BUDGET AND THE THAT BEGINS ON PAGE 269 THROUGH 279. THE KEY FUNCTIONS OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. AS YOU KNOW, WE THE THE NORMAL ARP PAYROLL FUNCTION. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, ANY FINANCE DEPARTMENT HAS WE HAVE PROCUREMENT OVERSIGHT AND CAPITAL PROJECT TRACKING. WE HANDLE A BIT OF THE INCOME TAX OVERSIGHT OF ADMINISTRATION AND ALSO THE POLICY DEBT ISSUANCE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE A BIG ONE. COMING UP THIS. THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR. AND THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST IS THE NEW ALBANY CIC FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD EVEN MORE WITHIN THAT. AND THEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH HOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO IMPROVE WHAT WE DO WITHIN THAT, WITHIN OUR REPORTING, WITHIN OUR JUST TRACKING DIFFERENT THINGS. AND THAT IS CERTAINLY A GOOD FUNCTION THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADD AND I'M THANKFUL TO ADD. 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, RELATED TO FINANCIAL REPORTING AND OUR CREDIT RATING. THESE ARE THINGS THAT

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FINALLY, WE'VE ALSO IMPLEMENTED A MONTH END CLOSE PROCESS THAT HELPS TO FACILITATE MORE TIMELY MONTHLY REPORTING. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO BRING THE MONTHLY REPORT PRETTY MUCH IN THE NEXT MONTH TO YOU GUYS, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF THAT FOR A BETTER VISUALIZATION EARLIER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW BUSY OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS HAVE BEEN, I WILL SAY THAT THE GREEN BAR IS AT THE END OF EACH YEAR. WHAT ARE THE CONTINUED CAPITAL PROJECTS AND SO WHAT ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW? THERE ARE SEVERAL PROJECTS FOR THIS YEAR. THIS IS YEAR TO DATE FOR 71 PROJECTS. THERE ARE SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT WILL PROBABLY CLOSE BY THE END OF THE YEAR, SO IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE STABLE WITHIN THAT. BS YOU CAN IMAGINE, JUST TRACKING THE VARIOUS PROJECTS RELATED TO THAT, IT CAN BE INTENSE, BUT FORTUNATELY WE'RE ABLE TO INVEST SOME TIME IN THAT AND AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ON THAT. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE. UTILIZING THAT FORM OF PAYMENT INSTEAD OF PAPER CHECKS TO MITIGATE ANY DIFFERENT FRAUD RISKS. AND WE'VE ALSO IMPLEMENTED AN INTERNAL CONTROLS AND AND RELATED STEPS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT IN A PROTECTED WAY TO AVOID FRAUD SITUATIONS. SO BIG SLIDE WITH A LOT OF WORDS. SO 2026 PRIORITIES AND GOALS. WE'RE GOING TO BE BUSY. SO WE ARE LOOKING TO FORMALIZE PROCUREMENT FUNCTION AND ADD IN

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SO THAT INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT FUND THAT WE'VE BEEN SETTING ASIDE MONEY EACH YEAR AND BUILDING THAT BALANCE. I HAVE PROMISED JOE THAT BEFORE HE RETIRES, WE WILL HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE OF FORMALIZING THAT POLICY AND AND HOW WE FUND IT AND HOW IT'S GOING TO BE USED AND BE ABLE TO POINT TO A SOLID ANALYSIS OF HOW WE COME UP WITH THAT. WE'RE WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE GRF AND ARPA GRANT. SO THE AMERICAN I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE THE ARPA IS, BUT GRF IS STATE ARPA IS FEDERAL WITH THE INTEL INFRASTRUCTURE. WE'RE COMING UP ON TO WHERE THE ARPA HAS TO CLOSE BY THE END OF 26. AND SO THAT'LL BE A PROCESS THAT WILL BE WORKING THROUGH.

AND AS THOSE PROJECTS CONTINUE TO WIND DOWN, WE HAVE DONE A LOT WITH STREAMLINING THE BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR THANKS TO MORGAN AND HER ADAMANT STAY ON SCHEDULE, GET DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED, MAKE SURE THE NARRATIVES ARE DONE. IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS HELP TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND GIVE YOU THIS BUDGET BOOK AND PROGRAM AND EVEN THE PRESENTATION, SHE MADE SURE THAT WE'RE PREPARED. WE HAVE EVERYTHING READY, READY. I WANTED TO GO OVER THE SECOND DAY PRESENTATION TOMORROW, AND SHE'S LIKE, NO, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT MONDAY. SO WE HAVE IT ALL PREPARED. SO THAT HAS BEEN SUPER HELPFUL. BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT WE'D LIKE TO IMPLEMENT IN THE PROCESS THAT KEEP STREAMLINING THAT AND GET TO THINGS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. WE WANT TO HELP, YOU KNOW, DEVELOP DASHBOARDS WITH GIS. DIFFERENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS TRY TO TRACK THOSE IN DIFFERENT WAYS. INCREASED ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS AND REVIEW OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES. AND THIS IS WHERE THAT GENERAL FUND RESERVE POLICY FALLS INTO PLAY, THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AN ANALYSIS AND AND ALSO REVIEW OTHER RELATED POLICIES TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE IN THE BEST PLACE POSSIBLE WITH THAT. AND THEN A BIG ONE, THE SUCCESSFUL ISSUANCE OF BONDS PLAN FOR THE ROSE RUN TWO AND POLICE FACILITIES, CAPITAL PROJECTS. AND THEN WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2026. IN OUR BUDGET, WE ALWAYS TRY TO PUT AN EMPHASIS ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TEAM BUILDING. I WILL SAY THE LAST YEAR WE FINISHED UP A ONE YEAR PROGRAM WITH A TEAM BUILDING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT JUST HELPED REALLY MESH OUR DEPARTMENT AND HELP WITH THE, THE CULTURE. AND AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY I THINK IT HAS REFLECTED US BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. WHO WAS IT? RE-ENERGIZE. WHAT'S IT CALLED? RE-ENERGIZE? REENERGIZE, REENERGIZE, YES. AND THEY'VE BEEN PHENOMENAL. AND IT REALLY HELPED US TO BE ABLE TO GROW AND UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AND REALLY DID CHANGE THE CULTURE OF OUR DEPARTMENT, HOW WE INTERACT. WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, FOCUS ON CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ALSO CITY DEPARTMENTS. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT THEY HAVE GOING ON THAT WE WANT TO HELP, TO MAKE SURE IT'S SUCCESSFUL, AND WE WANT TO BE PARTNERS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, UTILIZE CURRENT SOFTWARE AND RESOURCES MORE EFFECTIVELY. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'VE NOT TAPPED INTO WITHIN MUNIS RELATED TO SOME OF THE TRACKING, AND SO WE WANT TO DO THAT. BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO OTHER SOFTWARE WITHIN OR OTHER PROGRAMS WITHIN OPENGOV. THERE'S DIFFERENT THINGS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UTILIZING TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. ELECTRONIC

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AND SO THAT IS ALSO WHERE YOU'LL SEE THE BIGGEST CHANGE OF VARIANCE. SO THE TYLER TECHNOLOGY ERP SYSTEM I MEAN IS THAT LITERALLY AN ERP SYSTEM. AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, NEW EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING BEING ELECTRONIC INSTEAD OF COLLECTION OF PAPERS. IS THAT ALL ON THE SAME PLATFORM OR JUST FOR FINANCE. SO THERE ARE THERE IS A HR COMPONENT WITHIN THAT WHICH WE UTILIZE FOR OUR PERSONAL PERSONNEL ACTION FORMS IN RELATION TO PAYROLL AND THE THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT. BUT THERE'S A DIFFERENT SOFTWARE RELATED FOR HIRING AND APPLICATION TRACKING AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT IT MAINTAINS OUR BUDGETARY ACCOUNTING, HR, PAYROLL. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? EVERYTHING. YEAH, EVERYTHING REALLY DRIVING THAT, PURCHASING ALL THAT, ALL OF THAT. SO AND BETHANY, I'LL ASK MY YEARLY QUESTION THAT I DO ABOUT RITA EVERY YEAR AS WE ARE GROWING. IS IT STILL IN YOUR IS IT STILL IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO CONTINUE OUR CONTRACT WITH RITA, GIVEN THE INCREASE 100%? OKAY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE JUST FOR THE MERE SUPPORT THAT I'VE GOTTEN WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION, WITHHOLDING, COMPLIANCE THAT I CAN TELL YOU THERE AND I CAN TELL YOU WE GOT I DON'T REMEMBER, BUT ABOUT $700,000 BACK OF OUR 2% THIS YEAR BECAUSE COST OF COLLECTIONS FOR US WAS ABOUT 0.86% OF COLLECTIONS. SO I DON'T THINK WE CAN BEAT THAT CONSIDERING THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US THERE. YEAH, THAT WOULD ADMIT THAT DEFINITELY CHANGES THE QUESTION QUITE A BIT. IS THAT PIECE SINCE 23. SO OKAY. THANKS. ANY OTHER FINANCE QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE A GENERAL QUESTION. AND IT'S ALSO ABOUT FINANCE. WE ARE POSSIBLY BECOMING AN AI HUB THAT'S NOT IN THE COUNTRY BUT IN THE WORLD. AND I HAVEN'T HEARD A LOT WITHIN THE PRESENTATIONS TODAY ABOUT HOW AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE'RE ADOPTING AI TO HELP US IMPROVE OUR PROCESSES. I'M SURE THERE'S THAT'S OCCURRING, BUT HAVE WE SET ABOUT AN INITIATIVE EMBEDDED WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENTS ABOUT INVESTIGATING AI AND HOW HOW THAT CAN HELP US BECOME A MORE EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION? YEAH, WE'VE STARTED THAT. I THINK WE'VE TAKEN A CALL ON BABY STEPS. WE ARE WORKING ON AN AI POLICY, AND WE'VE DONE SOME TESTING WITH DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, WITH WHAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS THE KEY USERS IN THE CITY, TO SEE WHAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF FROM A FINANCIAL IMPACT, AND THEN ALSO FROM A USE IMPACT AND A KIND OF CYBERSECURITY POINT OF VIEW. SO I THINK THAT WAS OUR FIRST STEP IN ORDER TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHERE THE CITY IS, WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO US. I THINK THAT'S ALSO THE REASON WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER TO BE ABLE TO GUIDE US ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM THOSE KIND OF HIGHER LEVEL TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONS AND AND GIVE DIRECTION TO COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO. YEAH, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY

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SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM AND AND TRY TO REFINE THE SEARCH FUNCTIONS WITH THAT. BUT THAT IS AN AI TOOL THAT WE USE. GOOD. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVING BEEN THROUGH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND I KNOW WE HAVE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND DEBT TO STILL LOOK AT, BUT I REALLY WANT TO COMPLIMENT EVERYBODY IN TERMS OF THE PRESENTATION THAT'S BEEN DONE, THE THOROUGHNESS, THE DETAIL, THE 400 AND SOME PAGES, AND NOT BEING SARCASTIC ABOUT THAT. BUT IT'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK. AND I THINK WHEN YOU LISTEN TO EVERY DEPARTMENT'S PRESENTATION IN THE SMALL NUMBER OF INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS FROM THE DAYS ON HERE, IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT HOW THOROUGH YOU WERE, HOW CLEAR YOU WERE IN TERMS OF PRESENTING NOT JUST WHAT YOU'VE DONE, BUT YOUR BUDGETS AND WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO NEXT YEAR. AND I REALLY COMPLIMENT ALL OF YOU ON THAT. AND AND IT'S NICE TO SEE THE ADDITIONS TO STAFF, GIVEN HOW BUSY EVERYONE'S BEEN IN THIS PAST YEAR, AND TO CONTINUE OUR GROWTH IN THE QUALITY OF WORK AHEAD. SO JOE, THEY DID GOOD WITHOUT YOU. I DO HAVE ONE MORE SLIDE. IT'S REALLY QUICK, I PROMISE, BECAUSE WE TOOK YOUR BUDGET AWAY, THAT PROGRAM. SO THE LAST SLIDE I HAVE FOR THAT, WHAT WE PLANNED FOR TODAY. AND THEN I'LL LEAVE YOU TO MAKE ANY DECISION TO DO ANYTHING ELSE IS COUNCIL BUDGET. NOW WHILE WE TOOK ALL OF THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMING AND INVESTMENT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INTO YOUR BUDGET IN THE PAST, THAT'S NOW AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, ACTUALLY IN STRATEGIC INITIATIVES WITHIN THIS BUDGET.

BUT THE MAIN THINGS, IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALONG IT'S PAGE. 158 IS THE GENERAL FUND. IT INCLUDES THE SAME COLA, THE 3.25%, THE INSURANCE RELATED BENEFITS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN YOUR PERSONAL SERVICES CATEGORY. JUST A REMINDER THAT 3.25% INSURANCE, YOU'LL HAVE THAT ANNUAL ORDINANCE THAT YOU'LL HAVE TO PASS IN ORDER FOR THAT TO BE IMPLEMENTED. THE COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, THIS BUDGET ALSO COVERS ANY PARTICIPATION THAT YOU HAVE IN EVENTS. SO INDEPENDENCE DAY, FOUNDER'S DAY, NEW ALBANY TABLES, CANDY FOR PARADES, THAT TYPE OF THING. IT INCLUDES CODIFICATION AND THEN ALSO ANY DISCRETIONARY FUNDS FOR PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE THAT COME UP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BUT THAT IS YOUR BUDGET. AND TECHNICALLY THAT'S THE END, THE END OF DAY ONE PRESENTATION. WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANKS, JOHN. SO WHAT DO WE HAVE LEFT? ALL FUNDS CAPITAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMING. AND IF WE WANTED I MEAN 2245 IF WE WANTED TO KEEP ROLLING AND STAFF PREPARED. THANKS TO MORGAN, WE ARE. BECAUSE SHE WAS ADAMANT THAT WE WOULD GET IT DONE ON MONDAY. SO WHAT MAKE ME SOUND LIKE A DRILL SERGEANT? SHE IS. HEY, WE LOVE IT. DON'T BE HASTY. WE LOVE IT. SHE SHE COMES IN WITH TRASH CAN LIDS OUT HERE. WHAT? COMMUNITY DEPARTMENTS? OH, NO. I'M SAYING WE LOVE MORGAN. WE LOVE. SO THE IT'S ALL FUNDS IS JUST THE OVERALL PICTURE. THE CAPITAL PROGRAM IS JUST A QUICK PRESENTATION OF GOING OVER THE RESULTS, A HIGH LEVEL OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. AND THEN THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM IS MORE INTENSE. IT HAS THE FOUR DIFFERENT FOUR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAT SHE ADRIAN, IS GOING TO GO INTO DETAIL.

SUSTAINABILITY, IDEA, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMING, HOTEL TAX AND SENIOR CONNECTIONS. SO THERE'S MORE DETAIL THAT SHE DIDN'T GO OVER TODAY BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE LONGER. SO. I MEAN I KIND OF HAD 4:00 PENCILED IN UNTIL TODAY. AND YOU DON'T HAVE A LIFE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.

SHE WOULD TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK AND THEN RECONVENE AT THREE, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO

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BUT LATELY, THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, RELATED TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS, THAT PERCENTAGE HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT. WONKY. IT'S NOT REALLY A TECHNICAL TERM, BUT IT'S WONKY LOW. BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE GREEN CHART BELOW. THAT REPRESENTS OUR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES IN THE COLUMNS BLUE AND RED. AND THEN THAT GRAY BAR IS THE OVERALL NET INCREASE OR DECREASE OF TOTAL FUNDS THROUGHOUT THE LINES ON THAT CHART REPRESENT THE DIFFERENT SOURCES OF FUNDS. SO FOR BUDGETING PURPOSES, WE BREAK THOSE FUNDS DOWN INTO GENERAL OPERATIONS AND THEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL. AND SO THAT REPRESENTS THE THE BALANCE OF THOSE FUNDS, THAT $54.6 MILLION ON THE GRAPH TO THE RIGHT FOR 2026 PROJECTED YEAR END FUND BALANCES, THAT REPRESENTS YOUR GENERAL OPERATIONS FUND BALANCE. AND SO THAT CONSISTS OF THE RESERVE ANY EXCESS AND THEN THE CASH THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO PUT TOWARDS THE INVESTMENTS OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. THE NEXT PRESENTATION THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT, WHICH IS HELPFUL TO SEE HOW THE GENERAL FUND PERFORMS COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHER FUNDS, WOULD BE ON PAGE 2020 OR NO SORRY, PAGE 58 AND 59. AND AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT ALL THIS MORNING IS IN THAT VERY FIRST COLUMN ON THAT PAGE, THE GENERAL FUND. AND THE REST OF IT IS WHAT WE ARE ESSENTIALLY TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW. I'M GONNA LOOK AHEAD TO SEE WHAT'S NEXT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT SO FAR? OH. I BROUGHT BACK THE DOLLAR. I HAVE TO REMIND YOU. HOW MUCH MONEY THAT YOU KNOW, THE WITH THE INCOME TAX THAT WE HAVE COMING IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF THAT REVENUE GENERALLY, WE HAVE KEPT WITHIN NEW ALBANY AND ALLOCATED TO THE VARIOUS CAPITAL FUNDS AND THE GENERAL FUND, ABOUT 67%. THAT'S ABOUT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. AND WE SHARE WITH OUR PARTNERS AND THE DIFFERENT REVENUE SHARING COMPONENTS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE BUSINESS PARK, ABOUT 33% OF THAT DOLLAR. SO JUST AS A REMINDER, WHO ARE THOSE PARTNERS THAT WE'RE SHARING? THE PARTNERS ARE THE NEW ALBANY PLAIN, LOCAL SCHOOLS, JOHNSTOWN, MONROE, LICKING HEIGHTS AND FOR OUR WATER AND SEWER COLUMBUS.

AND THEN THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY. OKAY. BETHANY PLAIN TOWNSHIP SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THERE AS WELL. CORRECT. SO PLAIN. YEAH. PLAIN TOWNSHIP, THIS IS JUST TALKING ABOUT INCOME TAX DOLLARS BREAKING DOWN THAT ALLOCATION. PLAIN TOWNSHIP WE DO SHARE FOR FIRE EMS SERVICE FROM A DIFFERENT SOURCE. AND THAT'S FROM OUR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FUNDS. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT WITHIN THE ALL FUNDS FUND SUMMARY. AFTER THE BEAUTIFUL MAPS PROVIDED BY OUR GIS AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THOSE VARIOUS DISTRICTS. AND THERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF EACH OF THOSE TIF FUNDS THAT SAY WHICH FUNDS PROVIDE FOR FIRE AND EMS SERVICES. AND IF THERE'S A FUND THAT DOES NOT, IT USUALLY HAS A DEBT ASSOCIATED WITH IT THAT IT'S CONTRIBUTING TO. AND I'M ASSUMING TO SOME EXTENT IN LICKING COUNTY, MONROE AS WELL. JERSEY. YEAH. JERSEY TOWNSHIP.

AND THEN THE IN IN THEY HAVE SUPPORT FROM THE WEST LICKING FIRE DISTRICT AS WELL. OKAY. I DON'T THINK WE DIRECTLY FUND MONROE TOWNSHIP IN ANY WAY. JERSEY TOWNSHIP CONTRACTS WITH MONROE TO PROVIDE SOME FIRE SERVICE. BUT IT WOULD BE JERSEY JERSEY, JERSEY. YES OKAY.

THAT'S THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE. GOOD CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU JOE. ALL RIGHT. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON ALL FUNDS. THAT WAS SHORT AND SWEET AND HOPEFULLY TO THE POINT WITH GOOD INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO CAPITAL PROJECTS. AND THIS HONESTLY IS NOT A HUGE PRESENTATION BECAUSE WE DID THAT DURING OUR CAPITAL WORKSHOP. AS FAR AS LIKE WHAT THESE PROJECTS ARE AND WHAT THEY CONSIST OF. AND AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN CARRIED FROM TIME TO TIME. BUT I GAVE YOU A HANDOUT FIRST. THIS SECTION IS PAGE 319. WE'RE GETTING UP

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THAT'S REALLY, REALLY LITTLE. BUT BUT I ALSO HANDED THIS PARTICULAR THE NEXT THREE SLIDES IS JUST LITERALLY WHAT I HANDED OUT TO YOU. AND THIS IS A MORE, I THINK, COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE'VE HAD IN ADDITION TO THE ACTUAL ONE THAT WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET BOOK, BECAUSE THIS GIVES YOU THAT FIRST COLUMN IS ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN 2026, IN OUR 2025 CAPITAL PROGRAM. AND SO GIVING YOU AN IDEA OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE HAD ON THE BOOKS, THE ONES THAT ARE IN GRAY ARE ONES THAT WE HAD ON THE BOOKS, AND WE'RE DONE. AND WE DON'T NEED TO CARRY ANYTHING OVER THE ONES THAT HAVE NUMBERS IN BOTH THE 2025 COLUMN AND THE TO BUDGET COLUMN, 2026 ARE PROJECTS THAT WHERE WE'VE HAD TO ADJUST SCOPE. THERE'S A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT HAVE READ NEXT TO THEM WHERE WE'VE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO THE CAPITAL WORKSHOP. SO THE ADAPTIVE WAS ONE THAT YOU GUYS RECOMMENDED REMOVING. AND ALSO WE RECOMMENDED REMOVING JUST BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT'S COMING OUT AND OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE COULD HAVE IN THE FUTURE. AND THEN THERE'S A COUPLE OF SCOPE CHANGES THAT ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS BUDGET IN THE GREEN. SO THE GREEN IS WHAT WE WOULD ACTUALLY BE BUDGETING. AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE. SO IF IT'S LISTED PREVIOUSLY THERE'S A YES. AND SO THAT MEANS IT WAS ON THIS THE 2025 CIP BUDGET. THEN THE YEAR THAT IT WAS LISTED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET YEAR. SO IN THAT COLUMN, ANYTHING IN RED THE 2026. THAT MEANS THAT IT IS NOW ON THIS YEAR'S 2026 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET. THE OTHER ONES ARE LISTED WITHIN THAT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE FUNDING SOURCE. BUT THERE'S ALSO THE BUDGET LINE IN THERE WHERE I CORRESPONDED. THIS LIST WITH THE LINES IN YOUR BUDGET BOOK AS WELL ON THAT SCHEDULE, THIS FIRST PAGE AND PROJECTS THROUGH 38 ON THE NEXT PAGE.

THAT SECTION CONSISTS OF PROJECTS THAT WE HAD LISTED ON THE BUDGET IN 2025. AND OF COURSE, WE'VE MADE ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE CAPITAL WORKSHOP AND AND OTHER THINGS. THE SECTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS PAGE ARE NEW PROJECTS THAT WE BROUGHT UP WITHIN THE CAPITAL WORKSHOP, AND THE ITEMS THAT WERE PLANNING TO FUND IN 26 ARE LISTED THERE. WITH THAT RED YEAR INDICATOR. AND THEN THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. ALSO, IT'S NOT ANYWHERE ON YOUR CAPITAL

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KEEPING THEM ON THE ON THE SORT OF THE TO DO LIST. RIGHT. AND AND HONESTLY CAPITAL MEETINGS THEY'VE GARNERED SOME SUPPORT BUT NOT ENOUGH TO MOVE THEM FORWARD. RIGHT. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO DO THEM ALL, BUT IT'S IT'S THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP THAT WE KNOW ABOUT THAT MAY HAVE OTHER COMPONENTS RELATED TO IT THAT COULD MOVE THEM ALONG. ONCE WE GET IT THROUGH COUNCIL, COUNCIL, WORKSHOP OR FURTHER ANALYSIS. ALL RIGHT. SO A QUICK SLIDE ON CAPITAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT. AND SO THAT IS THE BEGINNING OF THAT SECTION. THAT'S 307. SO NEW THIS YEAR I THINK I ALLUDED TO EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION WE HAVE WE'VE BEGAN TO TRACK OUR IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY. WE'VE WE WERE TRACKING THE IT BY DEPARTMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, 2025 THAT ANY IT THAT WAS NOT A CAPITAL ASSET OR CAPITAL CONSIDERED A CAPITAL EQUIPMENT WHICH IS GENERALLY LIKE YOUR SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE CONSIDERED CAPITAL ASSETS. WE KEPT THEM IN THE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND AND PAID FOR IT WITH THAT GENERAL ALLOCATION FROM THE GENERAL FUND, AND MAINTAINED THOSE IN ORDER TO DECIDE HOW MUCH WE NEED TO KEEP THAT FUND BALANCE AS AS WE KEEP THEM LISTED THIS YEAR IN ORDER TO HOUSE ALL OF THE IT RELATED AND TECH RELATED COSTS TOGETHER. AND SINCE WE HAD THAT IT FUND, WE HAVE NOW ALLOCATED THAT EQUIPMENT TO THE IT FUND GENERAL FUND AND WILL PROVIDE A SIMILAR TRANSFER AND A SIMILAR ALLOCATION, A SIMILAR TRACKING FOR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT PURPOSES, BUT FOR IT, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO FUND WITH A GENERAL FUND, INTERFUND TRANSFER, BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY LEAVING THE FUND. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASES THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO THAT CAPITAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND ARE ON PAGE 308, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL OF 1.2, $1.3 MILLION. AND THE BREAKDOWN OF BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS IS LISTED ABOVE.

AND I WILL SAY THERE IS ONE ITEM, NUMBER TWO THAT I MISSED THAT NEEDS TO BE MOVED ON TO THE IT. SO WE'LL CHANGE THAT FOR THE SECOND READING. BUT ULTIMATELY THE BIGGEST THING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AS WELL IS, YOU KNOW, WHILE WE'RE MAINTAINING THE LISTING OF ALL OF THE ASSETS THAT ARE ON PAGES 311 THROUGH, HOWEVER LONG 353 317 WE HAVE NOW CAPITAL ASSET OR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND LISTING IT LISTING. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECALL, THE WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THERE'S CERTAIN EQUIPMENT THAT WE BUY FOR THE WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE WHERE WE PAY FOR IT. OUT OF THE 405 WATER AND SEWER FUND IN ORDER TO, BECAUSE THAT FUND IS TO PROVIDE FOR MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT AND PROJECTS OUT OF THAT FUND. SO THERE'S THREE SECTIONS THAT WE'RE RESERVING MONIES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THOSE THINGS. I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE INCREASED THE INFLATION THAT WE ATTRIBUTE TO SAVING MONEY FOR REPLACEMENT. WE INCREASED IT FROM 3 TO 3.25%. JUST SHOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, BEING MORE. REALISTIC AS FAR AS WHAT THAT REPLACEMENT COST COULD BE. NOW, WE ALL KNOW A LOT OF TIMES IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH, BUT AT LEAST IT'S GIVING YOU AN ADDITIONAL A SEAT OF MONEY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AGAIN, THE IF YOU LOOK

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WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE IN A RESERVE ACCORDING TO THEIR WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE REPLACED, AND THEN ALSO PROVIDING FOR ANY PURCHASES, NEW PURCHASES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ESTABLISHING THAT FUND BALANCE ACCORDINGLY. I KNOW IT'S A LOT. I'M SORRY.

SO THAT IS CAPITAL EQUIPMENT. AND I WANT TO POINT OUT TOO, WHICH I DON'T HAVE IT LISTED NOW THAT WE'VE MOVED THOSE IT RELATED ITEMS TO A NEWER FUND, 75% OF OUR. PURCHASES FOR 2026.

AND THE MAIN ASSETS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND ARE VEHICLES.

AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE ABLE TO NOW MAKE SURE WE'RE FOCUSING AND, AND HAVE THAT ABILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH THOSE AS WELL. SO CAN WE JUST GO BACK TO CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR A SECOND. THIS SHEET, THAT INDIVIDUAL ONE YOU PASSED OUT. YEAH. AGAIN IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED COST IN THE FIRST COLUMN OF 2025. AND THEN IS THE GREEN COLUMN WHAT WE'RE WHAT IS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET AS TO WHAT WOULD BE FUNDED. YES. AND SO THOSE COLUMNS THAT ARE THAT THERE'S NO MONEY ATTRIBUTED IS THAT BECAUSE IT WAS IT'S ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR, ALREADY BEEN APPROPRIATED IN THE PRIOR BUDGET. SO THEREFORE THERE'S NO NEW MONEY COMING. SO THE I'M JUST LOOKING AT LIKE THE MORRIS ROAD IMPROVEMENT PHASE ONE, YOU HAD 300,000 AND THEN THERE'S THERE'S NO MONEY BUDGETED. HOLD ON. WHERE ARE YOU MORRIS. SO IF IT'S IN THE GRAY, THAT MEANS THAT IT WAS BUDGETED FOR IN 2025. IT WAS IN THE AMENDED BUDGET AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF IT. IT'S ENCUMBERED, IT'S DONE RIGHT. IT MOVED FORWARD. SO NO NEW MONEY HAS TO BE ALLOCATED. NO NEW MONEY. YEP.

SO THEN THERE'S A COUPLE EXAMPLES WHERE WE WE MAYBE FUND OR AT LEAST WHAT I'M LOOKING AT HERE. LET'S JUMP DOWN TO LIKE THE CENTRAL COLLEGE 605 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, UTILITY BARREL BURIAL. EXCUSE ME. ESTIMATED COST 2.5 MILLION. BUDGETED 1.2. IS THAT IS THAT 1.2 ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THE 2.5? ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE. SO IT'S OKAY. SO 17 IS AND YOU KNOW, 1818 SO 18. THE REASON WHY THERE ARE TWO RELATED TO THAT IS IT'S COMING FROM TWO DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES. WE'RE UTILIZING THE 2 MILLION. BUT YES, THE SCOPE HAS CHANGED AND WE WILL BE THAT PROJECT HAS INCREASED TO WHERE WE ARE ANTICIPATING 3.25 MILLION. SO AN ADDITIONAL 750,000 FOR THIS YEAR COMPARED TO WHAT WE ESTIMATED FOR THE STREETSCAPE. IF YOU SEE THE THE UTILITIES PORTION OF THAT IS IN GRAY, THAT'S ALREADY UNDERWAY AND IT'LL BE UNDERWAY. SO THE GREEN RIGHT. IT'S IN THE GREEN. IT MEANS IT'S ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR THIS 2026. SO YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE ESTIMATED COST PLUS TO BUDGET FOR THE TOTAL OUTLAY FROM THE CITY. YES.

SO THE GREEN IS WHAT WE'RE INCLUDING IN 2026 IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

AND I WOULD SAY IN THAT THE FUND, THIS FUND THAT IT'S UTILIZING ALSO KIND OF SPEAKS TO THE SOURCES OF WHERE WE COULD SPEND ON THOSE PROJECTS. SO ONE THING THAT RESEARCH

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AND THIS WAS THE PERFECT PROJECT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT IN THE VICINITY. DIRECTOR STOTZ, FOR CLARIFICATION, THE ITEM 18 IS THAT ON THIS SLIDE OR IS THERE NO. IS IT THAT ONE? YES. OKAY. THAT'S HELPFUL. GOT IT. SO IT'S THOSE THREE KIND OF LIKE WHAT'S IT LIKE 5/8 OF THE WAY DOWN. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ITEM 18 ON THAT. IN THAT SMALL TYPE. GOT IT. SO AGAIN JUST THE SHEET THAT YOU PASSED OUT IS WHAT I'M KIND OF LOOKING AT. YES. IT'S GOING DOWN TO ITEM 20 ROWS ONE TWO. THAT'S VETERANS MEMORIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AGAIN, 42,000,000 IN 1 YEAR AND THEN 35 AND THE NEXT. IS THAT A COMBINED SPEND. SO THAT 42 MILLION WAS A BACK OF THE ENVELOPE. WAS IT 30% THAT WE ORIGINALLY HAD. AND NOW WE'RE FULL PLANS. AND SO THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE THAT DOWN SCOPE HAS KIND OF CHANGED. HOWEVER, IN OUR MEETING THE MEETING THIS WEEK, WE WILL BE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 5 MILLION TO THAT.

CONSIDERING THAT THEY JUST GOT THE THE NEW PLANS BACK, WE'LL ADD AN ADDITIONAL 5 MILLION TO THAT FOR OUR SECOND READING. BUT ALSO WE HAVE THE POLICE FACILITIES ADDITION IN THERE.

AND THEN THE TRAINING CENTER. SO I MEAN, DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, I GUESS MAYBE ASK DIFFERENTLY.

ARE WE ANTICIPATING THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO IN FUTURE COSTS? NOT SO. WE'RE WELL INTO THE PLANNING PHASE. IS A $35 MILLION, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO ADD FIVE. SO IT'S WE'RE GOING TO ADD FIVE. YEAH. YES. THAT IS AND THAT NOW INCLUDES. AND WE ARE ALSO ADDING THAT DUE TO NEEDING TO ADD FUNDING FOR LIKE THE ANCILLARY COSTS RELATED TO THAT SOFT COST, WHEREAS ALL OF THE ENGINEERING VALUE THAT THE ESTIMATES HAVE NOT INCLUDED THAT GOING RIGHT. I GUESS MY BIGGER QUESTION WAS IS THAT 70 MILLION? SO NO NO NO NO NO SORRY. NO PROBLEM. AND THEN 27 THE PICKLEBALL SHADE STRUCTURE RESTROOMS. AGAIN I THINK IN YEARS PAST WE ARE IN THE LAST BUDGET WE HAD FOR A LITTLE OVER 4 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT. THERE'S 2.2 IN THE 25 ESTIMATE AND THEN 1.8 IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. AND IS THAT JUST A REACTION TO COUNCIL'S DIRECTION ON ON THE CAPITAL PROJECT? THE GREEN IS YES. AND SO WITH THE NEW SCOPE FOR THE WORKSHOP, WE HAVE NOW PUT IN THE BUDGET THE COST THAT WE PRESENTED AT THE WORKSHOP RELATED TO JUST THE THE SHADE STRUCTURE AND RESTROOMS THAT TWO, TWO, SIX, FIVE. I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT WAS LISTED IN THE 2025 CIP. AND I THINK THAT THERE WAS MAYBE A MID YEAR THAT WE HAD, OR THERE WAS ANOTHER LINE THAT WAS CONSIDERED THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY USE FOR THAT. BUT THE 1.8 MILLION IS REFLECTIVE OF WHAT COUNCIL APPROVED IN THE WORKSHOP. AND I, I APOLOGIZE, I HAD TO STEP OUT MOMENTARILY DURING THAT PART OF THE PRESENTATION. AND I THINK WE'RE ALL VOTING USING USING THOSE OLD DEVICES. SO I IT WHEN I CAME BACK IN AND SAW THE FINAL VOTE, IT IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THERE WAS A CLEAR DIRECTION. DID YOU WANT THE MENTIMETER RESULTS? YEAH. YEAH, I CAN JUMP TO THAT OR YOU CAN GET THERE, BUT I CAN JUMP TO IT.

GIVE ME A SECOND. IT IS SLIDE 89. IT'S 8282 I GOT IT. AND I THINK IT'S FAIR TO STAFF I MEAN AS WE WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS, YOU KNOW WHEN ALL THE BUBBLES ENDED UP IN 1 OR 2 SPOTS, IT WAS EASIER TO KNOW WHICH WAY WE WERE GOING. YEAH. IF THERE WERE SCATTERED ALL OVER THE PLACE, I'M NOT SURE. WITHOUT FURTHER DISCUSSION, EVERYONE KNEW WHERE WE WERE GOING. FOR EXAMPLE.

THERE YOU GO. SO THERE'S TWO OPTIONS. ONE FOR ONE ON OPTIONS TWO AND FOUR. AND IS THAT 4 OR 5 I GUESS FOUR ON OPTION THREE AND FOUR. YES. AND SO THREE AND FOUR WAS JUST THE SHADE STRUCTURE AND RESTROOMS. YEAH. TWO WAS. THREE SEASON. YEAH. THE EIGHT COURT RIGHT UP THERE.

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AND THEN. YEAH. NO THE, THE NUMBER TWO, OPTION TWO, WHICH WAS A BUILDING OVER EIGHT COURTS PLUS THE RESTROOMS WAS LIKE EIGHT POINT, I WANT TO SAY 4 OR 5 MILLION. SO IT'S HALF.

IT WAS, IT WAS JUST. YEAH. IT WAS JUST COVERING WHAT THE BUILDING THAT'S GARAGE DOORS ALL ENCLOSED, HEATING, COOLING THE WHOLE THING. I CAN LIST THEM OFF IF YOU WANT. SURE.

THAT'D BE SO. ROOF ONLY STRUCTURE WAS 2.5 TO 3.25 MILLION. OPTION TWO, THE EIGHT COURT ENCLOSURE WAS 7.5 TO 8.25 MILLION. OPTION THREE BLEACHER SHADE STRUCTURES WAS 325,000, AND OPTION FOUR RESTROOM FACILITY WAS 750,000 TO 1 MILLION, AND SINCE THEN, I THINK WE ADDED THAT 750 PLUS 325 IS ABOUT 1.1, BUT THERE WAS SOME OTHER COSTS THAT WENT INTO IT. AND THE REASON WHY WE LANDED ON THE 1.8, MEANING THE PRICE OFF COSTS OR ADDITIONAL CONTINGENCY AND SOFT. YEAH. SO OPTION ONE WOULD BE ABOUT 3 TO $4 MILLION. OPTION ONE AND FOUR WOULD BE 3 TO $4 MILLION. OPTION TWO, THE 8 TO $9 MILLION. AND THEN OPTION THREE AND FOUR IS THAT 1.25 RIGHT. WELL YEAH I'M THINKING FOR RESTROOM LIKE WHAT WE VOTED FOR. YEAH. TWO AND FOUR. SO YEAH THAT'S THAT'S A GIVEN. AND THAT'S JUST HOW MUCH. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO COVER OR NOT COVER OKAY. YEAH. WELL I'M NOT A PICKLEBALL PLAYER SO I DON'T I DON'T NOT YET. I JUST I DON'T HAVE FREE TIME TO DO ANYTHING ANYMORE. SO. IS I'VE SEEN THE STRUCTURES OF THE PARKS. THEY LOOK GREAT. THE KIDS GET A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO LIKE, STANDARD OR SOMETHING GETTING BAKED. I MEAN, PICKLEBALL PLAYERS GOING TO WANT TO GO STAND SOMEWHERE UNDER THE SHADE FOR TEN MINUTES, OR ARE THEY GOING TO JUST GO AND PLAY AND GET IN THEIR CAR AND LEAVE? I JUST WAIT UNDER THE SHADE WHEN THEY'RE WAITING FOR THEIR GAME TO START? YEAH, YOU KNOW, THEY GET THERE FOR THEIR GAME TO START AND THEY WAIT UNDER IT. AND THEN AFTER THEY'RE DONE, THEY CAN STAND UNDER IT. YEAH, THAT'S TRUE I GUESS. OR BETWEEN GAMES IF THEY WANT TO STEP OUT. YEAH. IS THAT ROOF ONLY STRUCTURE OVER ALL 16 COURTS? THE WELL THIS IS OPTION TWO IS JUST OPTION ONES OVER 16 COURTS TWO IS OVER EIGHT. AND AND DOES THAT ROOF ONLY IS OVER.

AND DOES THAT ROOF ONLY STRUCTURE EXTEND THE PLAYING SEASON THROUGH THE WINTER. IT IT WOULD. YEAH THE WINTER LIKE 12 DEGREES. THEY'RE OUT THERE WITH A ROOF PLATE. WELL WE WERE TALKING ABOUT RADIANT HEAT BUT I'M JUST I'M, I MEAN IT'D BE COLD. I DON'T REMEMBER THE DISCUSSION ABOUT RADIANT. YEAH. BECAUSE BECAUSE DOES THAT STOP AT LIKE TEN FEET AND THEN THE SIDES ARE JUST OPEN. YEAH. OR HOW HIGH IS THE. YEAH. SO AND I APOLOGIZE WE DON'T HAVE THE SCHEMATICS OF THAT. BUT IT DOES COVER ALL 16 COURTS. AND THEN THERE WERE SOME CONTINGENCIES IN THERE FOR ADDING FANS AND, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT TO HELP HELP WITH THE MOVING AIR AND KEEPING IT COMFORTABLE BASICALLY. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE HEIGHT GOES, I'M NOT SURE OFFHAND WHAT THE HEIGHT WAS, BUT I KNOW THAT OUR TEAM FELT PRETTY COMFORTABLE THAT IT WAS PLENTY HIGH ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE, YOU KNOW, PICKLEBALL ACTIVITIES WHERE, YOU KNOW, BALLS GOING UP AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT BUT IT'S GOING TO STILL BE WHEN IT'S 12 DEGREES, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE UNTIL 12. THAT'S. AND WITHOUT BEING A PICKLEBALL, YOU KNOW, I DON'T I'VE PLAYED A FEW TIMES, BUT I DO THINK IT WOULD HELP WITH OVERALL THE MAINTENANCE LIFE CYCLE. FROM WHAT I REMEMBER LOOKING AT, KEEPING THE SUN OFF OF THERE AND KEEPING IT OUT OF THE ELEMENTS, IT WOULD HELP WITH HAVING TO RESURFACE IT AND RECOAT IT SO THERE IS ADVANTAGE THERE. AND THEN I WOULD DEFER TO THE, YOU KNOW, TO, YOU KNOW, THOSE WHO

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BECAUSE I KNOW IN BUBBLES THAT THEY HAVE AROUND TOWN, THERE'S ALWAYS AN ISSUE WITH THE SNOW THAT GOES DOWN THE BUBBLE AND THEN LIKE IT RUINS THE BOTTOM. IT'S IT. WE WOULD HAVE IT COMING OFF, SO IT WOULD GO OUT INTO THE GRASS WAS THE DESIGN. I GUESS I'M STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVE TO. WE HAVE TO COVER THESE COURTS. WE DON'T COVER ANY BASKETBALL COURTS OR ANY OTHER COURTS AROUND TOWN. WHAT'S THE MAGIC OF HAVING TO COVER PICKLEBALL COURTS? IT'S AGAIN, THEY'RE OUTDOOR SPORTS. THE OTHER ONES AREN'T COVERED. AND WE'RE TREATING THIS PREFERENTIALLY. WHY? I WOULD SAY THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A BASKETBALL COURT TYPICALLY GETS YOU. USUALLY IN THE SUMMER YOU'RE AVERAGING, I MEAN, YEAH, ALL THE COURTS ARE FULL DURING THE SUMMER AND YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, WAITING. SO THERE'S NO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING. SHADE STRUCTURES OVER THE SOCCER FIELDS OR THE BALL DIAMONDS OR THINGS LIKE THAT WHERE PEOPLE ARE OKAY OR FANS AND THAT. SO I JUST TRY AND UNDERSTAND WHY WE NEED TO DO THAT. AND THE INTENT OF THE BLEACHER STRUCTURES IS FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN BETWEEN GAMES AND WAITING RIGHT IN THE SHADE. YEAH, MY IT WOULD BE, BUT MY, MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE GROUP IS I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND PUTTING SHADE STRUCTURES OVER THE STANDS. AND I WOULD ACTUALLY JUST SAY, DON'T SPEND THAT MONEY AND JUST CONTINUE WITH THE UMBRELLAS, THE PICNIC TABLES, BECAUSE TYPICALLY PEOPLE AREN'T SITTING IN THOSE STANDS. I MEAN, THEY'RE COMING INTO THE GAMES RIGHT AWAY. IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SHADE, THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND IT UNDER THE UMBRELLA. SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE THAN GOING TO LOWE'S AND BUYING, YOU KNOW, EXTRA UMBRELLAS, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT'S REALLY THE ADVANTAGE WOULD BE EXTENDING THE SEASON AND BEING ABLE TO PLAY 24 OVER SEVEN, YOU KNOW, NINE, TEN MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. BETHANY, YOU MENTIONED A NEW PROCESS OR PROGRAM WE'RE GOING TO START UTILIZING TO PROJECT FUTURE MAINTENANCE COSTS ON FACILITIES. SO THIS WOULD FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY. WHEN'S THAT GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR, YOU KNOW, IMPLEMENTATION. SO WE ARE WORKING ON A FACILITIES PLAN AND THAT IS SET FOR 2026. AND I ANTICIPATED UTILIZING THAT AND CONNECTION BUT ALSO. I MEAN, I WOULD SAY AT SOME POINT NEXT YEAR WE WOULD AT LEAST THE INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT AND CAPITAL PROGRAM AND EVERYTHING RELATED TO IT, AND I WOULD INTEND TO PUT THAT INTO PLACE AS WELL. IT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE JOE LEAVES. OKAY. SO AND THEN RYAN BEFORE THE WORKSHOP IS WHAT WE CAN PROBABLY WE CAN BEFORE THE NEXT WORKSHOP. THE RESTROOM FACILITY. OBVIOUSLY, I THINK EVERYONE WAS SUPPORTIVE OF IT. I THINK WE'VE ALL LEARNED OUR LESSONS AROUND ENSURING PUBLIC RESTROOMS ARE MORE AVAILABLE, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT, WHICH IS STILL MIND BLOWING TO ME FOR $1 MILLION, IS THERE ANY COST REDUCTION OR. CONSTRUCTION SAVINGS TO DO THAT? RESTROOM FACILITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH A ROOF STRUCTURE OR THEY'RE REALLY NOT CONNECTED? I DON'T THINK THEY'RE REALLY CONNECTED TOO MUCH. I THINK THE COST SAVINGS WOULD BE MORE ALIGNED WITH VALUE ENGINEERING. AND LOOKING AT THE SOME OF THE ESTHETICS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BUILDING NOW, THIS ONE HAS AN ALCOVE WITH A WATER BOTTLE, YOU KNOW, NOT THAT THAT'S SUPER EXPENSIVE, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE LOOKING INTO THOSE THINGS. THE THE CONNECTION TO UTILITIES HAS SOME COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT. AND I HAVE ASKED OUR TEAM, I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE RIGHT NOW, BUT I'VE ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT WOULD THERE AS FAR AS PLACEMENT GOES ON THE SITE, IF WE WERE TO CONSIDER THE SITE CLOSER TO WHERE POTENTIALLY THE TRAINING FACILITY IS GOING TO GO, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO SAVE SOME COSTS THERE WITH, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS OUR SANITARY SEWER CONNECTIONS GO AND THINGS LIKE THAT? OKAY.

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RIGHT. WELL WE HAVE THE LIGHTS INSTALLED AND EVERYTHING. WE JUST IT'S PIPED. IT'S OKAY. SO THERE WOULD BE A COST TO DO IT. YEAH. GOT IT. AND THEN A METAL ROOF OR A. YEAH. IT'S A LIKE PRE-ASSEMBLED KIND OF PREFABRICATED METAL ROOF SYSTEM. SO IF WE DO COVER IT, ARE WE GOING TO NEED LIGHTS INSIDE TO PLAY DURING THE DAY? I'D SAY SOME UP LIGHTING WOULD PROBABLY MAKE SENSE, BUT YEAH, THAT LIGHTING WAS INCLUDED IN THE COST. AND THEN A, YOU KNOW, A SMALL CONTINGENCY FOR SOME OTHER, YOU KNOW, ESTHETIC UPGRADES AND THINGS. BUT PRIMARILY IT'S JUST THAT THE STRUCTURE AND, YOU KNOW, CONTINGENCY FOR THE I DIDN'T HEAR IT. THE LIGHTING INCLUDED OR NOT INCLUDED. YES. IT WAS. OKAY COOL. BUT THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE COST OF OPERATING THE ELECTRICITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. RIGHT? ONGOING COSTS WEREN'T WERE NOT BAKED INTO THAT NUMBER. YEAH. THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT IT WOULD EITHER OPTION 1 OR 2, I THINK IT WOULD HAVE HELPED, IS WE DO HAVE PROPOSALS FROM OTHER PPA ORGANIZATIONS TO DO TOURNAMENTS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN PROPOSED. AND IF WE DO HAVE IT COVERED, IT'S A LOT EASIER BECAUSE WE KNOW WE GOT GUARANTEED TIME TO DO IT. BUT ANOTHER TOURNAMENT. SO IT COULD BE A MORE OF A REVENUE GENERATING FOR THE CITY. RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE THAT PARTICULAR BECAUSE WE FUNNEL WHATEVER REVENUE WE GET FROM THE ONE TOURNAMENT OVER TO THE PARK AND REC. SO IT KIND OF COVERS THEIR COSTS FOR DOING EVERYTHING. BUT. THAT'S JUST ANOTHER THOUGHT. AND IT'S I HAVEN'T PAID CLOSE ATTENTION, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A NUMBER OF FOUR SEASON INDOOR PICKLEBALL FACILITIES THAT HAVE OPENED IN THE REGION. I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SATURATED OR THE MARKET'S STILL SUPER INTERESTED IN IN HAVING THAT, I DON'T KNOW. AT LEAST 20 MINUTES AWAY FROM THERE'S NOTHING NOTHING CLOSE THAT HASN'T HAPPENED. YEAH. SO BE THERE TONIGHT. ACTUALLY AT THE NEW ONE I'LL BE PLAYING TONIGHT. WELL THERE THERE WILL BE ONE MATCH I THINK THE I THINK THE REC CENTER, WHENEVER IT COMES ONLINE, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE INDOOR PICKLEBALL FACILITIES.

YEAH. BUT THE THE ROLLOUT WOULD BE THE ROLLOUT. ROLLOUT. THAT'S RIGHT. I MEAN THEY DON'T HAVE THE PERMANENT BUT I MEAN IT'S STILL THAT'S SOMETHING. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WELL I DON'T KNOW.

LOVE TO HAVE INDOOR RIGHT. I'D LOVE TO DO INDOOR. I DON'T USE IT AS MUCH AS ANYBODY. I'M PLAYING THREE TIMES A WEEK. I STILL JUST DON'T KNOW IF I CAN BRING MYSELF ALL THE WAY THERE IN TERMS OF TO 9 MILLION. WELL, THE 9 MILLION I KNOW. YEAH, I JUST CAN'T, I CAN'T I CAN'T JUSTIFY THAT. A PUBLIC PROJECT JUST AFTER EVERYBODY ELSE. RIGHT. I'M NOT GOING TO NOT THE HILL I'M GOING TO DIE ON. BUT I PERSONALLY DON'T SEE THAT AS A PUBLIC PROJECT. THE ROOF, YOU KNOW, IT. IT'S PART OF THE DISCUSSION WE HAD EARLIER IS WHY I BROUGHT IT UP. IT'S LIKE, I THINK WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHEN WE DO THINGS. IT'S NOT JUST THE INITIAL INVESTMENT, IT IS THE WEAR AND TEAR OF MAINTENANCE OF THE JANITORIAL. AND THE MORE PEOPLE ARE THERE, THE MORE WE HAVE ALL OF THAT. AND IT'S A HUGE PROBABLY NOT, YOU KNOW, BUT IT JUST I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T I GUESS I'M CURIOUS WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE THINKS. WHAT'S EVERYBODY ELSE, WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER IS YOUR MICROPHONE ON? IT IS I'M JUST NOWHERE NEAR IT.

OKAY, I ASKED I ASKED A STAFF MEMBER OUTSIDE IF THEY COULD HEAR YOU AND THEY COULDN'T SEE.

YEAH. AND, MAYOR SPALDING, IF YOU ALSO BRING YOUR MICROPHONE A LITTLE CLOSER, IT'S NOT ON.

YEAH, WELL. OH, THAT'S. NOW IT'S ON NOW, I SWEAR. YOU SAW ME TURN IT ON EARLIER. I NEVER TURNED IT OFF. WHAT WOULD YOU THINK? YEAH. YOU'RE ON NOW. WHAT ABOUT WOULD PEOPLE BE INTERESTED IN IF THERE WAS FOLKS FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS, WHETHER IT BE FINANCIALLY OR ANYTHING ELSE? I MEAN, IS THAT DOES THAT MEAN I THINK IT SPONSORS? SPONSORS? YEAH, YEAH, I'VE BEEN TO PICKLEBALL FACILITIES, BIG ONES WHERE

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SO WHAT ARE YOU RECOMMENDING? THAT THE FULL COURT OF THE EIGHT COURT. JUST FROM PERSONALLY, I WOULD JUST SAY ROOF STRUCTURE ONLY AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT, I THINK THAT'S A THAT'S YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF PLACES OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, WE JUST HAVE 38 COURTS INDOORS THAT PEOPLE COULD PROBABLY DO THAT. SO I WOULD PROBABLY SAY THE ROOF ONLY STRUCTURE I GOT. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S CHEAPER THAN THE FULL EMPLOYMENT. CORRECT. SO I'LL JUST START. I'LL, I'LL SAY THAT IF YOU, IF YOU CAME TO THIS COUNCIL WITH SOMEBODY THAT WAS GOING TO DO SPONSORSHIP OF GETTING THE CAPITAL PART OF IT DONE, I, I WOULD VOTE IN FAVOR OF GOING AHEAD WITH A ROOF STRUCTURE THAT WE WERE GOING TO MAINTAIN AND TAKE OVER THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FULL COST OF THE ROOF STRUCTURE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT, I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR YOU'D HAVE TO GET FOR ME TO BE COMFORTABLE. THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL, THE ROOF STRUCTURE KEEPS GOING UP IN COST EVERY TIME WE TALK ABOUT IT. SO, YOU KNOW, IS THAT THE NUMBER THAT WE THREW OUT THERE? THAT'S WHAT I WROTE DOWN. BUT WHAT'S THE ROOF ALONE? WHAT'S THE ROOF STRUCTURE? JUST THE ROOF 1.2. 5 TO 3.25. YEAH OKAY. SO TWO. THAT'S JUST THE ROOF. JUST THE ROOF ALONE. JUST THE. THERE YOU GO, BUDDY. IS THAT GOING TO HAVE THE AMBIENT HEATING IN THE LIGHTING AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ALREADY DONE AND THE AND THE AND THE BRINGING THE UTILITIES INTO IT AND ALL OF THIS CONSTRUCTION ONE AT A TIME. FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. IS THAT GOING TO HAVE ALL OF THOSE THE ARE WE GOING TO FIND SOME SURPRISES LATER? ELECTRIC WAS INCLUDED IN THAT.

RUNNING THE ELECTRIC TO IT. THAT'S RIGHT. ELECTRIC AND I THINK AND FANS WERE CONTEMPLATED IN THAT NUMBER. SO WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT NUMBERS. WE HAD MR. PROVIDED US WITH A QUOTE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD THE FEET SORRY. PREFAB BUILDERS PROVIDE US WITH A QUOTE. AND THAT'S WHERE WE GOT THIS RANGE FROM. SO IT'S STILL I WOULD SAY IT'S IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN CONCEPTUAL, BUT THERE'S STILL SOME WOOD TO CHOP. SO. AND AS I SAID, IF IF YOU HAVE DONORS, YOU'RE WILLING TO FUND THE ENTIRE COST OF THE CAPITAL PROJECT, INCLUDING FANS, HEATING, LIGHTING, WHATEVER IT IS, AND THEY'LL BUILD IT. THERE'S NO COST TO THE CITY.

I'M FINE WITH THAT. OR MINIMAL COST. NO, NO, NO COST, NO COST. SO MIKE SAID NO CLARITY. SO WE'LL JUST COUNT MIKE OUT ON THIS DEAL. WHAT ABOUT THE REST? I'M NOT GOING TO ANSWER NEXT.

LET SOMEBODY ELSE ANSWER. SOMEBODY ELSE ANSWER. AND I NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE YOU KNOW, WHO'S YOU KNOW WHAT THE WILLINGNESS OF SOMEBODY WOULD BE TO SPONSOR THAT. I MEAN, IT'S A PRETTY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO BE A SPONSOR OF WHERE BASED ON WHERE IT'S LOCATED IN THE CITY THAT IT'S IN, BUT HOW MUCH CAN WE. YEAH, I MEAN, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT WE'VE PUT IN I MEAN, HOW MUCH DO WE PUT IN BEFORE LIKE TWO POINT SOME MILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD THESE? I DON'T YOU WEREN'T IN CHARGE. SO. YEAH, THAT WAS BEFORE ME. YEAH. IT WAS AROUND THERE. IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD IT AROUND. IT WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO 2.1. BUT THAT 2.1 PUTTING IN ANOTHER STRUCTURE WHICH WE TOOK OUT AND THOSE JUST SO WE'RE PUTTING IN ANOTHER MILLION.

RIGHT. SO I MEAN OBVIOUSLY I WOULD I WOULD GIVE BACK THE 325 FOR THE STRUCTURES TO THE PLAN.

BUT I WOULD WANT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF THAT NUMBER BE BE PAID FOR WITH WITH SPONSORSHIPS. AND, YOU KNOW, I HAVE EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT IF IT'S POSSIBLE, YOU

[03:15:02]

IT'S HARD FOR ME TO JUST SAY TO YOU RIGHT NOW, OH YEAH. YOU KNOW, PUT MONEY INTO IT. YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY BUILT THE AMPHITHEATER, RIGHT? THIS IS THE GAZEBO OVER IT. RIGHT. SO I DO THINK WE DO HAVE SOME SKIN IN THE GAME, I, I BUILT A RESTAURANT. WE'RE BUILDING A RESTROOM. I MEAN, I, I THINK I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR'S ANSWER THAT A PROPOSAL WITH MONEY WOULD BE HELPFUL. YEAH, IT'S KIND OF LIKE WE DON'T WANT TO BID AGAINST OURSELVES RIGHT NOW FOR IT. WE KIND OF DON'T WANT TO BID AGAINST OURSELVES RIGHT NOW. MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT THAT THIS YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE X, IT'S ALL GOOD. WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT CAN PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO OFFER. AND THEN CRAIGMORE MIGHT BE A GOOD PERSON TO TALK TO. HE DOES A LOT OF THIS TYPE OF FUNDRAISING AND FOR SPONSORSHIPS, AND HE WOULD KNOW WHAT THE POTENTIAL IS BASED ON THE LOCATION AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. HE COULD BE A CONSULTANT, SO TO SPEAK, AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE ALL AGREEING WE WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE SOME NAMING RIGHTS IN EXCHANGE FOR IT OR SOME SORT OF A WE'RE ALL OKAY WITH THAT PART. SURE. OKAY, SO I GUESS THAT'S SOME GOOD DIRECTION. DOES THAT HELP? I KNOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECENTLY APPROVED A POLICY REGARDING NAMING RIGHTS. I MEAN, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE AS A COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT? WE GOT THIS VETS MEMORIAL COMING ONLINE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME OTHER PUBLIC SPACES THAT. I THINK LEARNING FROM OUR EXPERIENCES IN THE PAST REGARDING THE DEDICATION OF PUBLIC SPACES AND WHO RECEIVES THOSE FUNDS. YEAH, WE'VE MADE THAT. WE SHOULD MAYBE TAKE MORE OWNERSHIP OF THAT. WE DO HAVE A POLICY THAT WE BROUGHT TO COUNCIL, MAYBE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, BUT WE COULD DUST THAT OFF AND MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERING ALL OUR BASES FOR NEW POSSIBLE PROJECTS. OKAY. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A CLEAR POLICY ON. YEAH, OHIO STATE DOES IT. IF YOU WANT TO NAME A BUILDING, THERE'S A THERE'S A DOLLAR NUMBER THAT HAS TO BE THERE. IF YOU WANT TO NAME BENCHES, YOU WANT TO NAME A PATIO AREA, ETC. THEY HAVE A SCHEDULE OF THINGS THAT MINIMALLY YOU HAVE TO SATISFY, DEPENDING ON THE COST OF THE STRUCTURE AS TO WHAT WOULD BE NAMED AND THE MONEY, HOWEVER IT'S GATHERED, COMES TO THAT PROJECT DOESN'T GO UP TO A FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS TO PAY FOR THE PROJECT. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THE CAPITAL SIDE OF THIS? I GUESS WE'RE STILL GOING TO SAVE THE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMING FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. I'VE GOT ONE MORE THING TO GO OVER. ONE MORE THING. FAMOUS LAST WORD. AND IN THE MEANTIME, JUST TO GIVE A GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR LIABILITY INSURANCE. AND THIS DOES IS NOT JUST FOR PICKLEBALL, BUT IT'S FOR ALL THE FACILITIES THAT WE ADDED FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, OUR COSTS WENT FROM 194,000 LAST YEAR TO 218,000 THIS YEAR. AND SO WE ADDED TAYLOR FARM, SOME COMMUNITY PROGRAMING, WE ADDED THE PICKLEBALL COURTS. WE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. SO. AND ONCE WE GET MY PROCUREMENT PERSON, RISK MANAGEMENT IS SOMETHING THAT THAT PERSON IS GOING TO BE MANAGING FOR US IN MORE DETAIL. OKAY. SO THE LAST SLIDE I HAVE IS RELATED TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AND THERE IS PAGE 70 IS THE ACTUAL FUND GENERAL OPERATING FUND. AND THEN PAGE 349 TO 351 IS THE SCHEDULE OF ALL THE IT. YOU KNOW WE IT AND IT AND TECHNOLOGY IS ESSENTIALLY THE FASTEST GROWING THING THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN EACH YEAR. AND SO WE PUT TOGETHER THERE ARE NEW CAPITAL IT REQUESTS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE IN THAT SCHEDULE, THAT ARE ARE NEW OR CONTINUING FOR LEASES IS INCLUDED IN THERE.

[03:20:04]

WELL THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION. ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION I JUST LIKE TO SAY GET WELL SOON JOE. WE'RE THINKING ABOUT YOU. OH YEAH I KIND OF JUMPED. YOU'RE STILL THERE, SO I STILL THERE. DUDE, I FEEL LIKE I KIND OF LIKE THIS VERSION OF JOE. IT'S LIKE THE HEAVENLY FATHER. HE'S EVERYWHERE. HE JUST BOOMS IN WHEN HE WANTS TO, LIKE, I CAN GET YOU. THIS COULD BE RETIREMENT, JOE. RIGHT? THIS IS THE NEXT STEP RIGHT HERE. CITY MANAGER, EX MACHINA. HOPEFULLY NOT WITH SHINGLES. BUT OH, OH.

SO. ALL RIGHT. I THINK HE FELL ASLEEP. WE'RE GETTING NO REACTION. NO. YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE RECORDING LATER. YEAH. NO, I THINK BEFORE WE ADJOURN, DO ME A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WITH NO, NO FURTHER BUSINESS. DID YOU JOIN US? I DID, BUT I WAITED FOR A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY.

THAT'S ONE. AND FELLOWS IS TWO. WE'RE ADJOURNING AT FOUR £0.10. THANKS. GOOD EVENING EVERYON

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.