Nov 18, 2025 City Council

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PUSHING SOUND OUT TO THE STREAM. MAYOR, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR NOVEMBER 18TH. I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND AS ABLE AND RECITE OUR NATIONAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CLERK. MASON.

THE ROLL, PLEASE. YES. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES AND MAYBE PULL THEM A LITTLE CLOSER TO HAVING TROUBLE IN BUDGET, WE'LL GET KIND OF QUIET. EVEN WHEN THEY WERE ON MAYOR SPALDING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BREAST HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK HERE.

COUNCIL KRAUSE HERE. COUNCILMEMBER. KISS HERE. COUNCILMEMBER SHAW HERE.

COUNCILMEMBER WILTROUT HERE. I HAVE SEVEN PRESENT FOR THE NOVEMBER 18TH, 2022 REGULAR MEETING. I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD, THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS JOINING US REMOTELY.

MR. STEPHANIE, ARE YOU THERE? DO I HEAR IT RINGING? YEAH. YOU DO. OKAY. DID WE LOSE HIM? DON'T TURN ON THE CAMERA. WE MIGHT HAVE LOST HIM. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. HOLD THAT THOUGHT.

EVERYONE HAVING FLASHBACKS TO THE COVID DAYS, IT'S LIKE THE WIZARD OF OZ. THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY CALLING HIM BACK. YES, I HAVE HIM ON SPEED DIAL. SO.

JUST A FUN LITTLE JINGLE. JUST BRINGING BACK SOME MEMORIES RIGHT NOW. SO. IT'S KIND OF LIKE GOING BACK TO YOU'VE GOT MAIL. IT FEELS LIKE THAT, DOESN'T IT? THAT'S IT. THAT'S OKAY. OKAY. WELL FELL ASLEEP. YEAH. JOE DESERVES A NICE. HEY, HEY. OKAY, WE GOT IT. JOE, DID YOUR DEVICE RUN OUT OF POWER? OH, NO. FOR SOME REASON, IT IT JUST DROPPED. DROPPED THE CALL.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, WELCOME TO THE MEETING. EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU NOW. HE'S GOT BAD INTERNET

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[5. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA]

DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BREAST. YES. SEVEN. YES. VOTES TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO MOVE THE ORDINANCE TO. WE SAID DURING OTHER BUSINESS AND TO MOVE RESOLUTION 40 RIGHT AFTER HEARING OF VISITORS MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS THEN?

[6. HEARING OF VISITORS]

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THESE TIFF DOLLARS ALL GO TO THE FIRE FUND. AND SO THEY HELP US MANAGE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HELP US DELAY FURTHER LEVIES. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS. A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FINANCES. THE FIRE LEVY IS PERFORMING AS EXPECTED. AND SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE VOTERS FOR YOUR RESOUNDING SUPPORT OF THAT LAST YEAR. OUR EMS BILLING IS ON PACE TO MATCH 2024 AND REALLY PROUD TO SHARE. AND TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR COLLINS SHARED THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TODAY THAT WITH CHIEF CONNOR'S LEADERSHIP, WE WERE AWARDED A SAFER GRANT, WHICH IS A FEDERAL GRANT. AND SO IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WITH SHIFTS IN FEDERAL POLICY AND FUNDING, WE'RE SO PROUD TO HAVE BEEN AWARDED THIS. IT WAS A VERY HIGHLY COMPETITIVE GRANT, A $1.6 MILLION, WHICH IS GOING TO HELP US HIRE SIX NEW FIREFIGHTERS, WHICH WILL BE THE PERSONNEL TO STAFF THE NEW FIRE SUBSTATION. SO THANK YOU TO CHIEF CONNOR FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS. AND JUST TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU, THIS IS TREMENDOUS. IT'LL ALLOW US TO HIRE THOSE FIREFIGHTERS SOONER TO GET THEM TRAINED AND READY TO GO. SO WHEN THE NEW FIRE STATION IS OPENED, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, TEAM MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN FULLY ONBOARDED AND READY TO GO. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. THE NEXT SLIDE IS YAY, THE FIRE ENGINES HERE. IT HAS TAKEN US A VERY LONG TIME AND IT LITERALLY ARRIVED YESTERDAY. WE WILL HAVE AN ACTIVITY WITH ALL OF YOU ON COUNCIL TO TO SEE THE TRUCK, TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR FIRE OPERATIONS AND FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SEE THE TRUCK. SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS RESCUE. AND I THINK FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE WATCHING ONLINE, SOMETIMES THEY WONDER, WHY DOES A FIRE TRUCK SHOW UP AT A CAR ACCIDENT? THESE THIS APPARATUS IS NOT JUST A FIRE TRUCK, IT'S A RESCUE ENGINE. ALL OF THE RESCUE TOOLS THAT SOMEONE THAT A FIREFIGHTER NEEDS TO EXTRICATE SOMEONE FROM A CAR CRASH IS ON THIS VEHICLE. SO IT'S MORE THAN JUST A FIRE ENGINE. THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED A RESCUE ENGINE. IT WAS 935,000 THAT WE ORDERED IN APRIL 2022. THAT TELLS YOU THE DELAY THAT IS STILL IN THIS TIME FRAME IT TAKES TO GET APPARATUS LIKE THIS. IT REPLACES AN ENGINE FROM 2011. AND SO THAT ENGINE, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE SERVICE IT PROVIDED THE COMMUNITY. LAST YEAR AFTER THE FIRE LEVY WAS PASSED BEFORE THE NEW CALENDAR YEAR, WE PLACED AN ORDER FOR ANOTHER NEW ENGINE, WHICH YOU CAN SEE THE PRICE DIFFERENCE IN JUST A COUPLE YEARS WAS OVER $1.1 MILLION. WE ALSO PLACED AN ORDER FOR A MEDIC. THOSE WILL NOT BE DELIVERED UNTIL 2027, SO THE DELAY IS STILL SIGNIFICANT. AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER PIECE OF NEW EQUIPMENT IS WE HAVE A NEW BATTALION CHIEF VEHICLE. JERRY, WILL THERE BE A WASHING DOWN CEREMONY FOR THIS? THERE WILL BE A CEREMONY. YEP, IF WE COULD. IT WAS FUN LAST TIME. YEAH. WELL, ABSOLUTELY. HAVE YOU OVER.

YEAH, YEAH. AND IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S AN AMAZING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THE COMMUNITY WHO'S WATCHING THIS ONLINE. AND FOR ALL OF YOU, THESE ARE CUSTOM PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ARE HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED. SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. SOME KEY STATS ARE ONE VOLUME TO COLUMBUS DECREASED FROM 30% TO LESS THAN 20% IN THIS MONTH.

IT'S AT 17%. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A STATISTIC THAT COUNCIL HAS ASKED ABOUT US IN THE PAST.

THE CHANGES FOR THAT DECLINE ARE SOME CHANGES IN POLICY AND COMING FROM OUT OF COLUMBUS, HOW THEY ARE WORKING WITH US, BUT ALSO WE MADE A POLICY CHANGE TO KEEP ONE MEDIC IN PLAIN TOWNSHIP AT ALL TIMES. SO WE AND WE HAVE MORE RUNS IN PLAIN TOWNSHIP, SO WE'RE LESS AVAILABLE FOR AUTOMATIC AID. SO WE'VE GOT FEWER TOTAL RUNS OUT RIGHT NOW, BUT MORE CAPACITY TO SERVE NEW ALBANY AND PLAIN TOWNSHIP. STILL, TWO THIRDS OF OUR CALLS ARE EMS RUNS. STILL THE PRIMARY REASON FOR CALLS? THE CHIEF IS WITH ME. SO WE'LL I'LL TURN IT OVER TO HIM FOR

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BIG INVESTMENTS WE MADE IN THE POOL WAS THE SLIDE TOWER PLATFORM AND STAIRS, WHICH WAS ROUGHLY A QUARTER OF $1 MILLION. SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT COLUMNS LOCKING SAFETY MECHANISMS AT THE GATE. SO CONTINUING TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN OUR POOL. THIS IS OUR TECH GATORS. SO PROUD OF THEM. AND THEN THIS IS JUST A AT A GLANCE IN TERMS OF THE POOL STAFF. SO YOU CAN SEE HOW ATTENDANCE WAS DOWN. BUT YOU CAN SEE MEMBERSHIP SALES WERE UP, WHICH I THINK IS AN INDICATION OF MEMBER SATISFACTION AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. DAILY GATE SALES DOWN, POOL REVENUE DOWN AS WELL, BUT A GOOD SEASON DESPITE THE WEATHER. REMINDER AND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13TH IS OUR CEREMONY AT NOON FOR RACE ACROSS AMERICA AT OUR BEAUTIFUL CEMETERY. WE NOW HAVE 606 VETERANS BURIED IN OUR CEMETERY.

WE'VE HAD A LITTLE MORE THAN 100, I BELIEVE SPONSORED SO FAR, SO WE'LL BE ASKING FOR THE CITY SUPPORT OF SPONSORING THE REST OF THOSE WREATHS. AND I HAVE A BRIEF VIDEO SO WE CAN NO LONGER PLAY EMBEDDED VIDEOS. OKAY, BUT I CAN WE CAN STILL DO THIS. OH, PERFECT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

EVERY GENERATION, EVERY SACRIFICE OUR NATION'S SERVICE MEMBERS HAVE STOOD UP FOR OUR FREEDOM AND OUR FAMILIES AND OUR FUTURE. NOW IT'S OUR TURN TO STAND UP FOR THEM THIS YEAR IN HONOR OF THEIR SERVICE, AND DEEPLY PERSONAL WAY. BY SPONSORING A $17 VETERANS. EACH REGION IS MORE OF A SYMBOL. IT'S A HEARTFELT TRIBUTE TO THE SERVICE AND TO THE FAMILIES VISIBLE ACROSS AMERICA. FOR SPONSORING ME TODAY. THIS ISN'T JUST A WREATH. IT'S A PERSONAL GIFT TO AMERICAN HERO, AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO THE SCOUTS FOR BRINGING WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA TO US, AND GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND HELPING US ENSURE THAT EVERY VETERAN HAS A WREATH. AND TO THE COMMUNITY WHO'S LISTENING IN, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT NOON ON DECEMBER 13TH AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE AS WELL. AND THEN SORRY, LAST SLIDE IS JUST Q&A.

WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR US? I'LL BRING UP CHIEF O'CONNOR FOR ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. OH MY. OKAY. THAT'S A GREAT THING ABOUT YOUTUBE. SCROLL TO THE NEXT VIDEO AND LORD KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET. OKAY. BUT AT LEAST BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS JOE. YEAH, THAT WAS NOT ME. THAT'S A TOUGH COMMENTARY, I'LL TELL YOU. YES, I THINK THAT WAS CHIEF CONNOR'S INTRO. OH, YEAH. HOW DO YOU FOLLOW THAT? OH MY GOD. BUT THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR YOUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH US. I'M SO PROUD OF THE OF THE OF THE FIRE STATION. WE'RE SO PROUD OF THE TOWNSHIP. AND THANK YOU TO THE VOTERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT, FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF MY REELECTION AND FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE FIRE LEVY. BUT I'LL BRING THEM TO YOU AND ANY QUESTIONS. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING THAT YOU SAW TONIGHT? I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS. I KNOW THAT OUR RUNS TO COLUMBUS ARE DOWN. CHIEF IS. DO YOU GUYS ARE YOU KEEPING AN EYE ON WHEN THE THE NEW COLUMBUS SUBSTATION IS GOING TO OPEN? AND YES, WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT AS WELL.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD MENTION ABOUT THE DECREASE IN RUNS TO THE CITY OF COLUMBUS IS THEY ALSO IDENTIFIED THE CALL VOLUME IN OUR IN OUR AREA HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. AND THEY ALSO ADDRESSED THAT ISSUE BY PUTTING A LADDER COMPANY AT STATION 29 AND ALSO MEDIC 36, WHICH THE NEW FIRE STATION IS 36. THEY WENT IN AND PUT THAT MEDIC COMPANY IN SERVICE TO STATION 29 AS WELL. SO TWO ADDITIONAL COLUMBUS COMPANIES ARE RUNNING OUT OF STATION 29 AND LITTLE TURTLE, ALLEVIATING SOME OF THOSE CALLS THAT WE WERE GOING

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SURE. ARCHITECTS HAS BEEN SELECTED AND BEEN WORKING ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DESIGN AS WELL HERE IN THE FUTURE. IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR A ZONING CHANGE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET EVERYTHING TAKEN CARE OF. WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH ALBANY COMPANY AND SOME OF THE APPROVAL PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE IN ORDER BEFORE WE HAVE A FINAL PRODUCT WE'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE HAVE, BUT I'M AFRAID THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO CHANGE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. AND THEN HOPEFULLY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY THIS MAY LOOK LIKE SOON. THANK YOU. YEAH. YOU'RE WELCOME. I WILL MENTION THAT.

THAT'S OKAY. WE HAVE A VERY LONG STANDING MEMBER, SCOTT DOZIER, RETIRING. HIS LAST SHIFT DAY IS TOMORROW. HE IS BADGE ONE. BADGE ONE IS THE SENIOR MOST FIREFIGHTER ON THE DEPARTMENT. SCOTT'S SPENT NEARLY 30 YEARS WITH PLAIN TOWNSHIP. HE'S GOT ABOUT TEN OTHER YEARS PRIOR TO COMING TO PLAIN TOWNSHIP. AND TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO HONOR HIM FROM 1 TO 3:00 AT OUR FIRE STATION. WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE OPEN HOUSE FOR HIM AND HONOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY AND PLAIN TOWNSHIP. SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT HE'S BEEN WITH US AND SAD THAT HE'S LEAVING. SO IF YOU HAVE A MOMENT WHEN I COME BY AND SHAKE HIS HAND, HE'S HE'S A WONDERFUL PERSON AND A WONDERFUL PERSON IN THIS COMMUNITY, TAKING CARE OF OF ALL OF US. SO VERY HAPPY FOR HIM TO GO OUT INTO RETIREMENT. SO HERE'S THE NEW BADGE ONE.

FRED HORSBURGH WILL BE NOW BADGE ONE. AND IF YOU'VE EVER NOTICED BEHIND OUR FIRE STATION, YOU GET YOUR OWN PARKING SPOT FOR THE SIGN. SO HE'S ALREADY DETERMINED WHAT HE WANTS THAT SIGN TO SAY AND WHICH SPOT HE WANTS. SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT AS WE SPEAK. WELL, CHIEF, I DID NOTICE A WEEK OR SO AGO ON SOCIAL MEDIA A POST FROM OUR COLLEAGUES IN MONROE TOWNSHIP ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A SERIES OF CALAMITIES HAPPENING AT BASICALLY THE SAME TIME. AND IT'S JUST A GOOD REFLECTION ON THE PROFESSIONALISM OF ALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AROUND OUR AREA THAT WORK COLLABORATIVELY. I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS SOME LEVEL OF COMPETITION THAT'S FAIR. THAT'S THAT'S THE WAY LIFE IS. BUT WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN NEED, THEY ALL BAND TOGETHER.

SO JUST APPRECIATE PLAYING LOCALS RESPONSE AND ASSISTANCE WITH MONROE AND SOME OF THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON THAT DAY. AND LUCKILY IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING WORKED OUT OKAY. IT DID. IT WAS. IT WAS A VERY BUSY MORNING. I ENDED UP OUT ON THE FIRE IN CLOVER VALLEY ROAD AS WELL, HELPING SOME OF THE INCIDENT COMMAND OUT THERE. SO WE DO HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP ON ON JUST HELPING EVERYBODY. EVERY DAY THEY COME ACROSS OUR BORDER AND WE GO ACROSS THEIR BORDER AND IT'S BECOME SEAMLESS. SO IT'S A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH THEM. I APPRECIATE THAT, YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COLLEAGUES OF THE TOWNSHIP? WE HAVE OUR REPORT. OH NICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY NIGHTS AND EVENINGS TO COME AND AND GIVE US AN UPDATE. AS YOU MENTIONED, COUNCIL MEMBER DIRK DOES A GREAT JOB OF PROVIDING US WITH INSIGHT AND HAPPENINGS AT YOUR AT YOUR TRUSTEE MEETINGS. SO THAT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO KEEP THAT LINE OF COMMUNICATION OPEN. HOPEFULLY, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THE TOWNSHIP HAS ABOUT OUR ACTIVITY, YOU KNOW, WE CAN RETURN, SERVE AND COME OVER AND PRESENT SOME INFORMATION HAPPENING AT THE CITY LEVEL AS WELL. BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO CARRIE AND HANS ON BEING ELECTED OR REELECTED TO TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO A LONG AND PROSPEROUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TOWNSHIP, AS ALWAYS. AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH CHIEF CONNOR AND ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND JUST ARE SO PROUD OF THE PROFESSIONALISM AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL AROUND FIRE SERVICE AND SAFETY SERVICE.

IT'S A GREAT REFLECTION ON THE LEADERSHIP OF THE TOWNSHIP, AND THE RESIDENTS OF NEW ALBANY ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU FOLKS AT THE HELM, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE SAFE EVERY DAY. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. ALL RIGHT. AND AGAIN, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE EVENING. IT'S A GREAT CIVICS LESSON. OR, YOU KNOW, GO ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. WE'RE STILL UNDER HEARING AND VISITORS. SO IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO TAKERS. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE PER THE AMENDED AGENDA

[11. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING (Part 1 of 2)]

YES. THANK YOU. THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT ALIGNS THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT FOR THIS

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AND WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS THAT BECAUSE OF THEIR PARTNERSHIP EARLY ON, THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEEDED IN ORDER TO BUILD THE PARK, WHICH WAS THE IDEA THAT WAS BORN OUT OF THE DPW CONCEPT AND HAVING THE SUPPLY CHAIN VERTICAL WITHIN THE PERSONAL CARE AND BEAUTY INDUSTRY, SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EXIST ANYWHERE ELSE, LIKE IN THE UNITED STATES. WE NEEDED TO BUILD $9 MILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE. AND SO WITH THE HELP OF DPW AND THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAM, WE WERE ABLE TO GO TO THE STATE OF OHIO FOR A GRANT, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE LICKING COUNTY FINANCE AUTHORITY AT THE TIME AND FUNNEL SOME OF THIS TAX SAVINGS THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM THAT FINANCING STRUCTURE INTO OUR PROJECTS. SO WE REALLY BUILT A $9 MILLION ROAD FOR ABOUT $3 MILLION BECAUSE OF THAT PARTNERSHIP AND THAT COLLABORATION. AND THEN THROUGH THE YEARS, THEY'VE CONTINUED TO BE JUST STRONG SUPPORTERS IN THE COMMUNITY, STRONG SUPPORTERS IN THE FOUNDATION.

THE COMPANY DID REPORT 232 PERMANENT EMPLOYEES OR FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS IN THEIR 2020 ANNUAL REPORT, AND THAT WAS FOR TAX YEAR 2024, WITH AN AGGREGATE PAYROLL OF 16.9 MILLION. THIS APPROVAL OF THIS AGREEMENT DOES BENEFIT THE CITY, BECAUSE IT BRINGS THE BENCHMARKS FOR THIS PROJECT INTO ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER BUILDINGS OF THIS INDUSTRY TYPE.

IT SERVES AS A SOLID RETENTION OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE COMPANY HAS FACILITIES IN TWO OTHER CENTRAL OHIO LOCATIONS, AND IT ALSO RAISES THE MINIMUM BENCHMARK FROM THEIR ORIGINAL AGREEMENT, WHICH THEY DIDN'T EVEN ASK US TO, TO TRY TO NEGOTIATE ON, THAT. THEY JUST KNEW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE A HIGHER BENCHMARK AND THEY WERE OKAY WITH IT. FROM THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT TO THIS ONE. SO IT REALLY ALLOWS US TO HAVE PREDICTABILITY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, AND IT ALLOWS OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO WORK PROACTIVELY WITH THE COMPANY, WHICH THEY'VE COMMITTED TO DO ON THE REMAINING ADJACENT ACRES TO THE EXISTING FACILITY. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE INCREASED ENGAGEMENT THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THIS TEAM EVEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, BUT IN PARTICULAR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND THE ENGAGEMENT THAT THEY'VE HAD WITH OUR BEAUTY PARK VENDORS AS WELL. WITH US TONIGHT FROM THE COMPANY, WE HAVE CHAD CRABTREE AND ANDY MEETING, AND THEY'RE REPRESENTED BY SEAN BYRNE FROM VOORHEES. WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMPANY BEYOND WHAT MR. KRESSLER PROVIDED? JUST A FEW. YEAH. JUST COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND MAKE A QUICK INTRODUCTION. ANY MEETING I SERVE AS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE CONTROLLER FOR BATH AND BODY WORKS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY. PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY HAS BEEN AMAZING OVER THE YEARS AND WE ARE VERY PROUD IN OUR HERITAGE. BATH AND BODY WORKS WAS FOUNDED HERE IN NEW ALBANY AND IN TODAY'S WORLD, OUR MANUFACTURING, THE FOCAL POINT OF ALL THOSE OPERATIONS IS HERE IN NEW ALBANY IN THE BEAUTY PARK. WE'RE PROUD OF THAT HERITAGE. WE'RE PROUD OF THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE CITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY, MANY MORE YEARS OF POSITIVE STEPS AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AS WE KIND OF THINK BACK ON, ON OUR HERITAGE, WE CERTAINLY VALUE THE TIES THAT WE HAVE BUILT HERE IN NEW ALBANY. MY WIFE AND I ARE NEW ALBANY RESIDENTS. WE RAISED OUR DAUGHTERS HERE. WE ARE PROUD GATORS. THEY ARE NOT ME. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE CITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. IT'S THE ENVIRONMENT THAT YOU CREATE THAT ALLOWS THE CITY TO FLOURISH, ALLOWS BUSINESSES LIKE OURS TO FLOURISH. AND WE THINK THAT PARTNERSHIP REALLY IS SPECIAL AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU, MR. APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM COMING HERE TONIGHT. OBVIOUSLY, BATH AND BODY WORKS HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING COMMUNITY PARTNER.

CERTAINLY THE ANCHOR OF OUR HEALTH AND BEAUTY CAMPUS. SO MANY OTHER JOBS AND INDUSTRIES

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ALSO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE MCCOY BOARD. ANOTHER YOU KNOW, IMPORTANT FACTOR IN OUR COMMUNITY IS THE ARTS. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A GEM WE HAVE RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THAT REGARD AS WELL. THANK YOU. AND AS MISS CHRYSLER DID NOTE, THERE IS SOME ADJACENT LAND. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET YOU OFF THE HOOK. BUT WITH THAT I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING RESOLUTION R 40 2025 SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT? I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 40 2025 SECOND. MAYOR SPAULDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO ADOPT.

RESOLUTION R 40 2025. AND AGAIN, GENTLEMEN, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. OR MAYBE YOU HAVE DINNER PLANS IN THE COMMUNITY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[7. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]

SO THE CONDITIONAL USE WAS APPROVED FOR THAT. THERE WERE TWO VARIANCES. HANS ACTUALLY PROBABLY KNOWS THIS BETTER THAN I DO. THERE WERE TWO VARIANCES. ONE WAS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES, WHICH WAS APPROVED, GIVEN THE LACK OF ACTUAL CUSTOMERS THAT ARE GOING TO COME IN. IT WAS TIED TO JUST HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WILL BE THERE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. AND THEN THE SECOND WAS TO NOT HAVE OPERABLE OR ACTIVE FRONT DOORS ON THE STREET FACING FACADE.

THEY HAVE SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE A DOOR, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO OTHER PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE AREA THAT DON'T NEED A FRONT DOOR. SO THOSE WERE APPROVED. THERE WERE THREE THAT WERE NOT APPROVED. ONE WAS ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE, ONE WAS ADDITIONAL MONUMENT SIGN, AND THE OTHER WAS AN INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGNS. THOSE WERE NOT APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I HAVE THE DESIGNS HERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THEM. WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE ON JOHNSTOWN? IT'S GOING TO BE AT 9930 JOHNSTOWN ROAD. SO WHERE THE BUILDING IS BEING BUILT IN THAT AREA. NICE. IT'S A GOOD COMPANY. DUTCH BURGERS I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF BUZZ ONLINE ABOUT THEM. PEOPLE COMING OUT OF SEATTLE, THEY'RE GROWING RAPIDLY. THEY JUST HIT A THOUSAND STORES, BUT THEY'VE MOSTLY BEEN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST, EAST, WEST COAST.

YEAH, WELL, VERY EXCITED FOR COFFEE. THERE WAS A WOODHAVEN MODEL HOME, CAME BACK TO ASK TO EXTEND THEIR MODEL HOME IN LOT 52 FROM NOVEMBER TO THE END OF FEBRUARY 2026. AND THEN THEY ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE LOT NEXT DOOR BE AVAILABLE TO USE AS A MODEL HOME FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS, OR UNTIL THE LAST HOME IS SOLD IN THAT DEVELOPMENT. AND THAT IS IT, UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. PARKS AND TRAILS ADVISORY BOARDS. THERE WAS NO MEETING. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD. THERE WAS A MEETING. AND I JUST REALIZED I DIDN'T BRING MY NOTES. AND I'M TRYING DESPERATELY TO BRING IT UP ON MY PHONE. AND MY PHONE IS JUST STUCK. IS THERE ANYBODY FROM STAFF THAT WAS AT THAT MEETING WANTED TO TELL US ABOUT THAT MEETING? BUELLER? ANYONE? WE HAVE TO UPDATE YOU ON THE NEXT I FEEL LIKE WAS THE SCHOOL, THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING THE SCHOOL. THANK YOU. YES. THAT WAS ONE THING FOR SURE. THEY THEY THEY APPROVED. THEY APPROVED THE. THE NEW BUILDING FOR THE SCHOOL WITH SOME CAVEATS OF PLEASE CONSIDER SOME THINGS THAT THEY STILL DIDN'T LOVE ABOUT IT, BUT THERE WAS NO CONDITIONS THAT THEY HAD TO TO DO TO MOVE FORWARD. THEY CAN NOW MOVE FORWARD FULLY. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I DON'T HAVE MY NOTES. I'M IMPROVISING HERE HOW

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OKAY, MAYBE IT WASN'T PART OF THE CONDITIONAL USE. NO, NOT IT'S NOT PART OF THE ARB. NO IT WASN'T IT WASN'T THERE AT ALL. OKAY. IT WAS MUCH MORE ABOUT, I THINK THE ARCHITECTURE, THE COOP, ABOUT CUPOLAS AND COLUMNS AND TERMS. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WHAT THEY MEAN THINGS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BUILDING. YEAH. IT WAS ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING. THAT'S CORRECT. AND AND I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN, I KNOW THE ORIGINAL RENDERINGS THAT KIND OF SHOWED THAT FARMHOUSE LOOK, BUT IT HAS EVOLVED TO IT WILL MATCH ALL THE OTHER BUILDINGS ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS. AT THIS POINT, I WILL SAY SUPERINTENDENT SAWYERS WAS HERE, AND HE WAS VERY CLEAR THAT THEY'RE ALREADY $3 MILLION OVER BUDGET. SO HE WAS KIND OF BEGGING ARCHITECTURE REVIEW BOARD TO NOT ADD ANY MORE CONDITIONS THAT THEY WERE STRUGGLING BETWEEN NEW ALBANY COMPANY AND ARCHITECTURE REVIEW BOARD AND ALL OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE BEING ADDED. AND I THINK ARCHITECTURE REVIEW BOARD FELT THAT THEY ACTUALLY GAVE THEM SOME SUGGESTIONS OF WAYS THAT THEY COULD CUT BACK ON SOME COSTS. IF, YOU KNOW, ALBANY COMPANY WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH THOSE, AND THEY ENDED UP GOING AHEAD AND JUST APPROVING IT UNANIMOUSLY, WAS THERE SOMETHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA? BUT WHERE THE FIELDS ARE? YEAH. CROSSING THE POOL. YEAH. JENNIFER, HELP ME OUT. SO THE ARB ALSO HEARD A PRESENTATION FROM OUR CONSULTANTS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE SUN VILLAGE CENTER SIGN STANDARDS. RIGHT. AND SO THE IDEA IS THAT WE CAN WE KNOW WE'VE BEEN STRUGGLING. AND YOU'VE HEARD A COUPLE CODE CHANGES IN THE PAST YEAR OR TWO TO TRY TO REALLY HELP US WORK WITHIN AN ANTIQUATED CODE, AND ESPECIALLY THE SIGN CODE. SO WE HAVE EMBARKED ON THIS PRETTY AMAZING STUDY WITH A LOCAL NEW ALBANY COMPANY AND RESIDENT TO REALLY EVALUATE SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, THE SIGN CODE AND AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE ROOM NEXT DOOR IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THERE'S ALL THE SIGN BOARDS THAT ARE UP AND MATERIALS. AND SO THE ARB WAS GIVEN THEIR FIRST PRESENTATION AND ASKED FOR FEEDBACK. I THINK THERE WAS A REALLY, REALLY GOOD DIALOG ABOUT THE SIGNS. THERE WAS A DIALOG ABOUT ENFORCEMENT OF SIGNS THAT MIGHT BE DILAPIDATED. RIGHT. AND WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THAT TAKES FROM A STAFFING PERSPECTIVE IN ORDER TO DO THAT AND KIND OF SOME CREATIVE WAYS MOVING FORWARD, THAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT HOW THAT THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED. BUT I THINK OVERALL, SOME VERY GOOD FEEDBACK, THEY'RE LOOKING AT MORE CONSISTENCY AND MORE QUALITY OF SIGNAGE, GETTING RID OF PLASTIC SANDWICH BOARDS, HAVING SIGNS. IN THEORY, AT LEAST AT THIS POINT, THAT MIGHT VERY WELL BE LIKE PERMANENT BRACKETS ON A BUILDING THAT WE OWN. AND THEN PEOPLE ARE PUTTING IN THEIR OWN DESIGN SIGN WITHIN CERTAIN PARAMETERS IN THOSE SO THAT WE HAVE VARIETY, BUT MORE CONSISTENCY, MORE IT ALL FLOWS BETTER TOGETHER AND DOESN'T CLASH WITH EACH OTHER. SO THERE WAS A LOT OF THAT CONVERSATION AND THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT, WELL, WHAT ABOUT CVS PHARMACY WHERE THEY CAN'T SEEM TO PUT A P ON THE SIGN NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WE ASK, AND WHEN ARE WE GOING TO START TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT AND WILL COUNCIL AS PART OF THIS, PLEASE CONSIDER FUNDING THE ABILITY FOR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, DEAL WITH THOSE THINGS AND MAKE THAT PART OF THE ORDINANCE. AND THEY ALSO TOOK IT A LITTLE BIT OF A STEP FURTHER IN THEIR SUGGESTIONS. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT NOT JUST TO CHIPS. I KNOW CHIPS ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS, BUT IT'S ABOUT ALMOST MORE ABOUT CITY BEAUTIFICATION BECAUSE IT'S TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE, DO WE WANT A FOUNTAIN SOMEWHERE? DO WE WANT, DO WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, UP THE STANDARDS ON THE LIGHTING A LITTLE SO THAT IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE EXACT SAME LIGHT, BUT MAYBE IN CERTAIN PLACES IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN ENHANCED LIGHT. SO ALL THAT SORT OF LOOK TO REALLY JUST TAKE US TO THE NEXT LEVEL. AND ONE OF THE BIG QUESTIONS THAT'S GOING TO COME TO US IS GOING TO BE VILLAGE HALL SIGN, BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS FOR A VERY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO OUR SIGNAGE. SO YEAH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT BRASS AND AND JUST AND JUST BEAUTIFUL PIECES. AND AGAIN, AS JENNIFER SAID, THEY'RE LEAVING ALL OF THAT IN THERE. SO YOU GUYS CAN ALWAYS GO IN AND SEE.

THEY SHOW YOU THE THINGS THAT THEY THINK THEY CALL OPPORTUNITIES. RIGHT. AND THEY HAVE THE THINGS THAT THEY THINK ARE GREAT EXAMPLES OF HOW WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD. SO THANK YOU, JENNIFER. WAS THAT ALL? I THINK THAT WAS IT. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M DONE. ALL RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT? ALL RIGHT. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. NO MEETING.

SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. YES. THERE WAS A MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY ON THE 12TH. ACTION PACKED. REALLY GOOD MEETING. CATCHING UP WITH A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING. WE HAD AN UPDATE FROM THE MAD SCIENTIST ON OUR POCKET PRAIRIE PROJECTS. TWO OF THE THREE ARE OFF AND RUNNING. THE DESIGN FOR THE JAMES RIVER PLANTING IS TAKING A LITTLE TOO LONG, GONE A LITTLE OVER BUDGET, SO THAT ONE'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO START UNTIL NEXT YEAR. TAYLOR FARM THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON KILLING OFF THE WEEDS. APPARENTLY INVASIVE SPECIES ARE

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UPDATE ON THE CURBSIDE FOOD WASTE PICKUP PROGRAM. THE PILOT PROGRAM IN WINDSOR. THERE'S 268 HOUSEHOLDS. SO FAR. WE HAVE 47 REGISTERED. THAT WAS 47 AS OF LAST WEDNESDAY. SO MAYBE IT'S INCREASED. HOPEFULLY IT'S INCREASED BY AT LEAST ONE EMAIL, MAYBE TWO. EMAIL ME YOU'RE ALREADY IN. ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. DON'T MAKE ME MORE SO. AND OF THE 47 THAT WERE REGISTERED, WE HAVE ABOUT A 70% PARTICIPATION RATE. SO WE ARE TRYING TO GET UP IN THE. WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A SUCCESSFUL TEST IF IT WAS CLOSER TO THE 80 TO 100 REGISTRATION, SO WE'RE STILL WORKING TOWARD THAT. SO YOU CAN TELL YOU HAVE STATISTICS FOR WHO SIGNED UP VERSUS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY PUTTING IT OUT. ALSO, IS THAT IS THAT THE 70%? YEAH. CALCULATE HOW MANY BUCKETS ACTUALLY ARE PUT OUT EACH PICKUP OKAY. BUT COMPOST EXCHANGE. THE INVASIVE TRADING PROGRAM IS ACTUALLY WRAPPING UP FOR THE YEAR. WE HAD 13 APPROVED APPLICATIONS AND CASHED IN FOR ABOUT $4,800 ACROSS ALL THE APPLICATIONS. SO DEFINITELY A BIG SUCCESS OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR WITH THAT PROGRAM, WE HAVE A BRAND NEW SUSTAINABILITY WEB PAGE. I DON'T KNOW, IS IT LIVE YET? JOSH. YEAH, SO WE KIND OF HAD ALL OF THE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES SCATTERED AROUND. BUT NOW THERE'S ONE LANDING PAGE ON THE WEBSITE, SO YOU CAN GO THERE AND FIND OUT ALL ABOUT RECYCLING AND TRADING PROGRAM AND COMPOSTING AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF. SO THAT'S EXCITING. THE SEASONAL RECYCLING REMINDER, WE'RE STILL DOING SIGNS. I THINK ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN RECOVERED AT THIS POINT. THERE'S STILL SOME OUT THERE FROM A CAMPAIGN THAT WILL NOT BE MENTIONED TONIGHT, BUT IF THERE ARE STILL YARD SIGNS OUT THERE, WE ARE STILL RECYCLING AND WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH IMMEDIATELY. I THINK SOMETIME THIS WEEK IT'S GOING TO GO STRAIGHT FROM YARD SIGNS TO HOLIDAY LIGHT RECYCLING BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S STARTING TO DIG THEM OUT. AND SO IF YOUR LIGHTS DON'T WORK, YOU CAN BRING THEM UP AND DROP THEM OFF AT VILLAGE HALL OR THE FIRE STATION. I BELIEVE THEY STILL GOT A BOX OUT THERE AS WELL. AND THEN THE PUMPKIN RECYCLING. WE STILL HAVE THE CONTAINER SET UP AT TAYLOR FARM UNTIL I BELIEVE DECEMBER 8TH IS GOING TO BE THE FINAL DATE. YOU CAN GET OUT THERE AND DROP OFF PUMPKINS. THIS LAST FRIDAY WE HAD OUR FIRST QUARTERLY SUSTAINABILITY STAKEHOLDER MEETING THAT INCLUDED THE TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, NEW ALBANY COMPANY, THE CITY, THE CHAMBER, AND I THINK THAT WAS IT. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO INVITE HEALTHY NEW ALBANY IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SORRY. THANK YOU. SO BASICALLY, IT'S AN EFFORT. I THINK A LOT OF THOSE THOSE STAKEHOLDERS HAVE A LOT OF SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES GOING ON, AND WE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT EACH OTHER WAS DOING. SO I THINK THERE'S SOME THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET BEHIND PROJECTS AND WORK TOGETHER. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY GOOD MEETING, A LOT OF REALLY COOL INITIATIVES GOING ON. AND I THINK WE CAN DO A LOT ONCE WE KIND OF COMBINE FORCES SO THAT THE MEAN WE OR WHO, WHO, WHO ORGANIZED THAT AND LED THE MEETING, THE CITY TOOK THE LEAD. SO STAFF ADRIAN AND CHELSEA TOOK THE LEAD AND KIND OF ORGANIZED IT. AND BUT EACH GROUP KIND OF SHARED WHAT THEY WERE DOING AS, AS IT WENT ON. AND NOW WE CAN KIND OF ALIGN WITH INITIATIVES THAT WE WANT TO DO GOING FORWARD. SO IT'S GOOD, A GOOD, GOOD FIRST STEP. I'VE GOT A WASTE DIVERSION SPREADSHEET IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHERE COMPOSTING LEAVES RECYCLING, HOW MANY POUNDS OF EVERYTHING ARE GETTING DIVERTED FROM REGULAR WASTE. SO IT'S IT'S BIG NUMBERS. THEY CAN ALWAYS GET BETTER. WE'RE DISCUSSING ON, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAN ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO TO PARTICIPATE MORE IN ALL THE PROGRAMS. I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THE RUMPKE MURF WITH COUNCIL. THAT'S THE RECYCLING PLANT. THEY USE AI TO SORT ALL THE THINGS. IT'S STATE OF THE ART. THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD IS GOING TO TAKE A FIELD TRIP ON FEBRUARY 11TH FOR OUR COUNCIL MEETING OR FOR OUR MEETING. SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TAG ALONG AND CHECK IT OUT FOR GOOD THINGS AND IT SHOULD BE PRETTY COOL. IS THAT THE ONE OFF MORSE ROAD WHERE IT'S KIND OF MILO-GROGAN NEIGHBORHOOD? I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE EXACT ADDRESS IS, BUT IT'S KIND OF TUCKED IN THERE. THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD WILL BE AT THE DECEMBER 6TH INDOOR FARMERS

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THANK YOU SIR. ANY UPDATE FROM THE IDEALS IMPLEMENTATION PANEL? YES. WE HAD A MEETING AND WE FIRST OF ALL, OF COURSE, WENT OVER ALL OF OUR PROJECTS FROM THIS PAST YEAR AND WHAT WE FELT WERE OUR SUCCESSES AND OUR OPPORTUNITIES TO DO BETTER AND WORKED ON GETTING OUR BUDGET PROPOSAL TOGETHER, WHICH WE'LL GO OVER LATER TONIGHT AND GO OVER THE PROGRAMING THAT WE SEE AS IMPORTANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IN 2026. WE ALSO HAD A RECAP OF DIWALI. WE HAD 1900 ATTENDEES, WHICH IS UNBELIEVABLE. IN 2023, WE HAD 1100 AND 1520 24 AND WE'RE UP TO 1900 THIS PAST YEAR. THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT PEOPLE WERE GETTING LOCKED OUT AT THE AMPHITHEATER. SO WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN DO THINGS LIKE WHEN WE DO OUR FREE CONCERTS, WHERE WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO BE ON THE GRASS OUTSIDE OF THE AMPHITHEATER AND SET UP SOME BETTER SEATING AND BETTER, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO FEEL A PART OF IT OUT THERE. WE HAD $10,100 IN INCOME FROM SPONSORS AND VENDOR FEES, WHICH LEFT US WITH A NET COST OF $23,561. THE EVENT WAS COVERED BY NBC ON OCTOBER 18TH AND OCTOBER 19TH. COMMUNITY CONNECTORS IS REALLY FINALLY NOW STARTING TO TAKE OFF. I SHOULDN'T SAY FINALLY BECAUSE IT IS A BIG TO DO AND WE REALLY HAVE JUST GOTTEN IT GOING IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS IN A REAL WAY. WE HAVE NOW 15 CONNECTORS IN 13 NEIGHBORHOODS, REACHING 1531 HOUSEHOLDS AT THIS POINT. THEY HAD SOME AMAZING PROJECTS. PEOPLE CAME. THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY, IF YOU WANTED TO, TO DO THE IS IT RONGALI OR AM I PRONOUNCING THAT RIGHT? THE DIWALI CHALK DRAWINGS THAT YOU CAN DO PRIOR TO DIWALI, AND THERE WERE PARTIES IN A COUPLE NEIGHBORHOODS AND INCLUDING UPPER CLARENDON, AND OUR STAFF WENT AND JOINED THEM, AND ALL THE KIDS CAME OUT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY HAD A HUGE PARTY PRE DIWALI. AND I THINK THAT ALSO UPPED OUR ATTENDANCE AT THE DIWALI EVENT ITSELF, BECAUSE IT GOT PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT IT AND THEY SAW, YOU KNOW, THE FUN KIND OF ACTIVITIES THAT THEY CAN DO. WE LET'S SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE HERE THAT I THINK. OH, SO I THINK THE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS, I THINK THE POINT OF THAT IS THAT'S KIND OF THE CONCEPT THAT WE WERE TRYING FOR ALL ALONG WAS TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND KNOW, AND THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW THAT CAN START TO WORK. AND WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO STARTING TO HAVE A WELCOME KIT FOR EVERYBODY NEW THAT COMES. THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THEY'LL GET A LITTLE GIFT AND IT'LL COME WITH SORT OF A MAP OF EVERYTHING IN THE CITY. BUT BECAUSE EVERYTHING CHANGES ALL THE TIME, THE THING THAT'S BEEN TAKING A LITTLE WHILE IS IT'S GOING TO HAVE A QR CODE. SO IF YOU GO TO THE QR CODE, YOU WILL ALWAYS GET THE MOST UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S WHAT FACILITIES ARE IN THE CITY, WHAT RETAIL IS IN THE CITY, WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE END UP PUTTING IN THERE. SO IT'LL YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ALWAYS GETTING PEOPLE NEW VERSIONS. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING VERY SOON. AND WE HAVE THE VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT COMING UP THAT WE REMINDED EVERYBODY OF. I THINK WE'LL HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF NUMBERS THERE, AND THAT WAS IT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I WAS GOING TO SAY WE WERE ABLE TO GET? THANK YOU TO THE PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHER TAKING PICTURES OF ALL THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS AS A PART OF THE VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT. AND WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED. LOOKING AHEAD TO SOUPS. OH, SUPER SUPER SUPPER. I'M SORRY. WEATHER MAKES ME EXCITED FOR FOR THAT PROGRAM AND SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF WE HAVE COMING UP. ALL RIGHT, ANY UPDATE FROM THE CEMETERY RESTORATION BOARD? NO MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION. WE DID HAVE A MEETING THIS EVENING PRIOR TO THE COUNCIL MEETING. THERE WERE THREE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. TWO FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DEALING WITH RECORDS, RETENTION ISSUES AND RECORD DESTRUCTION REQUESTS. AND ALSO A UPDATE TO THE RETENTION SCHEDULE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE OF THE HOUSE. JUST UPDATING THE LENGTH BY WHICH WE KEEP SOME OF THE RECORDS THAT WERE REQUIRED TO KEEP. ALL THOSE WERE APPROVED, AND WE SET OUR NEXT DATE FOR THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION MEETING, I THINK, IN MAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE NONE ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES. POINT OF ORDER. I THINK WE DID.

WE DO CORRESPONDENCE COMMUNICATIONS. AND YOU JUST DID THAT QUICKLY. OH, I'M SORRY, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE COMMUNICATIONS? I'D LIKE TO UPDATE ON HEARING

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[10. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF I COULD ADD ONE OF THE BENEFITS TO THE CITY IN ANNEXING THAT PARCEL, IT'S ONE OF FOUR REMAINING MISSING TEETH ON THE WEST SIDE OF BEACH ROAD IN THAT PARTICULAR SECTION. SO THROUGH THE ANNEXATION PROCESS, IF IT BECOMES PART OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, IT BASICALLY CLARIFIES WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RESPONDING TO, IN PARTICULAR, POLICE EMERGENCIES OR IF WE NEED TO DO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT THERE, IT IT HELPS US IN TERMS OF DETERMINING WHAT'S IN OUR JURISDICTION AND WHAT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION. SO OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO ELIMINATE AS MANY OF THESE ISLANDS AS POSSIBLE. THAT WAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A SIGN THAT SAYS IN NEW OR IN CORPORATE LIMITS OUT OF CORPORATE LIMITS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A SITUATION WHERE THE THERE'S AN ACCIDENT OR THERE'S SOME OTHER TYPE OF EVENT RELATED TO POLICING, YOU KNOW, THE OFFICER OUT THERE IN THE FIELD HAS TO DETERMINE WHAT WHOSE JURISDICTION IS THIS? SHOULD THIS BE THE SHERIFF RESPONDING TO THIS? OR SHOULD THE NEW ALBANY PD RESPOND BY BY ANNEXING THIS TWO ACRE PARCEL, WHICH REALLY HAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF FRONTAGE? IT CLEANS UP THAT WHOLE CORRIDOR FOR US, OR IT HELPS TO BE TO BEGIN TO CLEAN UP THE FINAL REMAINING ISLANDS THAT ARE OUT THERE. AND THEN FOR CLARIFICATION TO THE PROPERTY WILL BE ZONED PUD WITH A CF, WHICH IS COMMUNITY FACILITIES UNDERLYING ZONING, WHICH MEANS THAT ANY FUTURE PLANNING OF THE SITE, FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THINGS LIKE THAT WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE SITE WILL BE USED AS IS. AS IT IS, IT'S A RELIGIOUS USE AND AN EXISTING HOME. SO THEY'VE BEEN USING THE HOME FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES, BUT ANY CHANGES WILL REQUIRE A FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH WILL THEN HAVE TO BE HEARD BY PLANNING COMMISSION BECAUSE IT'S A PUD. JENNIFER, THE SHADED AREAS UP THERE IS THAT ALREADY WITHIN THE CITY? WHAT ARE THE SHADED AREAS FOR? BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TWO ACRES RIGHT? IN YELLOW TEETH. I HAVE THAT ANSWER. THE DARKER AREAS ARE NOT YET ANNEXED TO THE CITY. NOT YET.

OH, THERE ARE TWO OTHER MISSING TEETH. GOTCHA. OKAY, THANKS. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THAT? IF NOT, WE'LL SET IT FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR

[11. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING (Part 2 of 2)]

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RYAN I CAN JUST JUST BY IF YOU CAN TRY TO HELP ME REMEMBER WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE SENT THIS OUT FOR BID? IS IT THREE? SO IT'S A SO IT'S A THREE YEAR WITH ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS. GOT IT. SO YOU HAVE TO OPT OUT IF YOU DON'T WANT IT TO RENEW ANNUALLY. SO IT WAS I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE 2021 WAS THE LAST CYCLE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 41 2025. HEARING? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION? I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 41 2025 SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER. CASS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTSHIRE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FALLOWS. YES.

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

YES. SEVEN. YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 41 2025. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO OUR FINAL RESOLUTION, RESOLUTION R 42, 2025 RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE CITY'S GROUND LEASE WITH THE NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL JOINT PARK DISTRICT TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE MIRACLE FIELD. I'LL TAKE THAT ONE, MAYOR. SO THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE GROUND LEASE THAT IS BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY AND THE NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL JOINT PARK DISTRICT, THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY ENTERED INTO AN INITIAL TEN LEASE, TEN YEAR GROUND LEASE WITH NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL JOINT PARK DISTRICT ON APRIL 2ND OF 2018 THAT WAS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF NEW ALBANY MIRACLE FIELD. THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED RESOLUTION R05 2021 ON JANUARY 19TH, 2021, ALLOWING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE LEASE AND EXTEND THE LEASE FROM 10 TO 20 YEARS. THE PROPOSED SECOND AMENDMENT WILL ALLOW THE MIRACLE LEAGUE OF NEW ALBANY TO CONSTRUCT AN EXPANDED BUILDING LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE EXISTING MIRACLE FIELD SITE. THE FACILITY WILL INCLUDE RESTROOMS, A CONCESSION AREA WITH A WARMING KITCHEN, AND A FLEX SPACE. THE AMENDMENT WILL ALSO DESIGNATE ADAPTIVE SPORTS CONNECTION AS A SUBLESSEE. THIS DESIGNATION IS NECESSARY FOR ADAPTIVE SPORTS CONNECTION TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDING TO THE MIRACLE LEAGUE OF NEW ALBANY IN SUPPORT OF THE FACILITY'S CONSTRUCTION. THIS RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING, AND WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE FROM THE MIRACLE LEAGUE OF NEW ALBANY. WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM

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I'M LOOKING AT THE PICTURE, DOCTOR KLINGEL. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S PARKING. THAT'S NOT THERE. NOW, IS THAT GOING TO BE PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT? I JUST SEE IT TO THE NORTH LIKE A CONNECTOR THERE. WELL, WE DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW. IS THAT JUST A RENDITION BUT NOT PART OF THE PLAN. CORRECT. OKAY. OKAY. WITH THE REALLY NO CHANGE. MAYBE DROP 98% OF THE PROGRAMING, PROBABLY FROM OUR LAST RENDERING THAT WE PROPOSED HERE. AND IT'S SO WE DON'T BELIEVE WITH ANYTHING GOING ON, IT WILL NEED ANY FURTHER PARKING THAN WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN. MOST OF THE ACTIVITIES, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, ARE OFF SCHOOL HOURS I THINK. YEAH, OKAY. IT'LL SERVE ESSENTIALLY AS A BIKE MANUFACTURER. THEY'LL FIT BIKES. THEY'LL MAKE BIKES FOR THESE KIDS. THE FLEX AREA HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SERVE AS A WORKOUT AREA. WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH PROJECT HERO TRYING TO GET THEM BACK IN THE CITY, AND THEY COULD POSSIBLY WORK OUT OF HERE. SO THIS IS A HOME BASE FOR THEIR ANNUAL RIDE AGAIN, AND MAKE IT ALMOST LIKE A BIKE AREA. CONNECT PATHS THROUGH THE PARK, HOPEFULLY TO OUR COMMUNITY PATHS WOULD BE THE GOAL. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? THANK YOU DOCTOR KLINGEL ANYONE ELSE FROM THE MIRACLE LEAGUE TEAM WANT TO PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS? MR. COLEMAN, ARE YOU HERE JUST BECAUSE YOU MISSED US OR I'M JUST A DUMB CONTRACTOR HOPING THIS GOES FORWARD? OKAY.

FAIR ENOUGH. ALRIGHT, IF THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL COMMENT, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 42 2025 HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT.

I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 42 2025 SECOND. I DID NOT CATCH THE SECOND ON. THAT WAS ABOUT THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. COUNCIL MEMBER OKAY.

MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SEVEN. YES.

VOTES TO ADOPT. RESOLUTION R 42 2025. ALL RIGHT. WELL, GENTLEMEN, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR

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ANY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS FOR TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SOON WE'LL HAVE ONE FOR THE REVIEW OF THE APPLICANTS FOR OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SEARCH FOR OUR NEW CITY MANAGER. SO WORK TO

[13. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]

I KNOW MR. STEPHANOS ONLINE. JOE, YOU CAN CHIME IN IF YOU'D LIKE. JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK UPDATES FOR MORSI. THE EFFORTS BY MORSI AND THE STATE OF OHIO TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE POSSIBLE RAIL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PITTSBURGH, COLUMBUS, CHICAGO AND THEN CINCINNATI.

COLUMBUS AND CLEVELAND HAVE MOVED FORWARD TO THE SECOND PHASE. THEY WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE FUNDING REQUIREMENTS AND ALSO RECEIVE FEDERAL SUPPORT. AGAIN, IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, 100% PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT WE'RE IN THAT NEXT PHASE OF PLANNING. SO THAT'S EXCITING FOR THOSE THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN RAIL TRAVEL CONNECTING THROUGH CENTRAL OHIO. MORSI ALSO JUST RECENTLY APPROVED THEIR POLICY AGENDA FOR THE YEAR, AND WORKING WITH VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE KEY, KEY OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE REGION TO WORK WITH MEMBERS OF THE OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION TO AGAIN ACHIEVE SOME COMMUNITY RESULTS THROUGH THE POLICY PROCESS. AND THAT'S MOVING FORWARD AS WELL. JOE, ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO UPDATE ON? NOTHING MAD MAYOR.

OKAY, ANY UPDATE FROM THE JOINT PARKS AND RECREATION? NO MEETING. NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS. YES. THERE WAS A MEETING ON THE 10TH, A PRETTY LENGTHY MEETING. I KNOW DURING THE CAMPAIGN THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT FUNDS AND THE RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THAT AND THE PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT LEVY AND HOW EVERYTHING RELATES. SO TREASURER JENKINS DID A FANTASTIC JOB AND LAID OUT A SPREADSHEET THAT I BELIEVE THEY SAID WAS GOING TO BE SHARED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE AND PDF FILE, BUT WENT OVER EVERY FUND AND HOW EVERYTHING IS ACCOUNTED FOR AND ANTICIPATING COSTS INTO THE FUTURE. SO IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT FUNDS WITH THE DISTRICT, I RECOMMEND JUMPING ON FOR THE FIRST HOUR OR SO OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO DETAILS.

I'M SURE BETHANY WOULD HAVE LOVED IT. YEAH. SO AFTER AFTER THE THE RECONCILIATION SPREADSHEET PRESENTATION, THEY WENT INTO THE CAMPUS MASTER IMPROVEMENT PLAN, SHARED SOME DETAILS, KIND OF WHAT MARLENE TOUCHED ON EARLIER WITH THE KIND OF THE TIMELINE OF THE NEW ELEMENTARY BUILDING. ONCE IT DOES GET UP AND ROLLING, IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT A 20 MONTH BUILD OUT PERIOD, FINALIZING KIND OF THE THE APPROVAL PROCESS NOW AND AGAIN, IT'S KIND OF A MORE TRADITIONAL BUILDING, AND IT IS A LITTLE BIT OVER BUDGET AT THIS POINT.

I THINK THEY'RE THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE IS HOVERING AROUND $56 MILLION. SO THAT'S 3 OR 4 MILLION MORE. AND TO USE A JOE TERM, SINCE HE'S HOVERING, I DON'T THINK THEY ANTICIPATE A LOT OF THE GINGERBREAD THAT WAS APPLIED TO THE BUILDING. AND AS A RESULT OF THIS PROCESS, A LOT OF THE PHASE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING DOWN THE LINE, YOU KNOW, THE FINE ARTS HUB AND ALL THAT STUFF. AND THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 20, 27, 28. THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO START PLANNING AND EARLY NEXT YEAR. SO THEY CAN KIND OF GET THROUGH ALL THE APPROVAL PROCESS AND THE DESIGN STUFF AHEAD OF TIME AND KIND OF ANTICIPATE WHAT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON. SO JUST A COUPLE OTHER UPDATES ON THE TRANSPORTATION CENTER. THEY ARE IT'S KIND OF PRESS PAUSE BECAUSE THEY'RE ACQUIRING THE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY AROUND THE EXISTING TRANSPORTATION CENTER. THEY'RE EXPLORING, TRYING TO GET A REAR ACCESS OFF OF FOREST DRIVE TO IT. AND THE ENGINEERS HAVE SAID THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE POSSIBLE, SO THEY'RE GOING TO WORK OUT A WAY TO GET THEM BETTER ACCESS OUT ONTO 62, SO THAT WHEN THEY'RE WORKING

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THEY SHARED THAT WITH KIND OF THE LAYOUT AT THE DISCOVER SITE. EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE PLAYED PRETTY MUCH AT BETHLEHEM, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF VARSITY BASEBALL, BECAUSE THE FIELDS AREN'T ADEQUATE. SO FOR THE UPCOMING SPRING SEASON, THE VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM IS JUST GOING TO BE ON THE ROAD THERE, EXPLORING PLANET CAPITAL, DENISON, MAYBE SOME OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS. SO THEY WILL BE PLAYING AT ALTERNATE SITES FOR THIS SEASON. BUT THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE'VE ALREADY SEEN. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STADIUM IS ON HOLD FOR NOW AS THEY EXPLORE WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO IMPROVE THAT OR POTENTIALLY TAKE THE $5 MILLION THAT WAS SLOTTED FOR THE EXISTING SITE AND MOVE IT TO THE DISCOVER SITE. AND THEN THAT WAS THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE UPDATE ON THE CAMPUS MASTER PLAN. THEY DID A LENGTHY CURRICULUM UPDATE, AND THEN AT THE END OF THE MEETING, THEY ACCEPTED THE $5 MILLION DONATION FROM THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY OFFICIALLY. AND THAT WAS THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. MR. DIRK, ANY UPDATE FROM WHAT THE TOWNSHIP PROVIDED? NOTHING MORE. I COULDN'T DO

[14. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]

THEY WERE HOSTING THAT. AND OF COURSE, THAT'S THE CONSTRUCTION PARTNER ON THE INTEL PROJECT.

AND SO IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS ON SITE FOR OVER A YEAR AT THAT CONSTRUCTION SITE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL READ THE NEWS AND HEARD ABOUT THE SLOWDOWN. I WILL JUST SAY, HAVING BEEN ON THAT LOCATION, A THOUSAND ACRES UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE IF IT WAS IT WAS MOVING ANY FASTER. FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YOU PARK NEXT TO THOSE BUILDINGS THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, YOU COME TO REALIZE HOW MASSIVE THEY ARE. WHEN YOU DRIVE BY AND SEE IT FROM THE ROAD, YOU'D HAVE TO REALIZE YOU'RE YOU'RE A GOOD 600 YARDS AWAY FROM THE BUILDING. IT'S IT'S A WAYS AWAY. AND SO WHEN YOU PULL UP IN A TRUCK NEXT TO THAT, NEXT TO SOME OF THOSE BUILDINGS, THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE. TEAM WAS VERY ENGAGED. THEY'RE WORKING HARD TO BECOME MORE ENGAGED IN OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK BECHTEL HAS ALWAYS SORT OF BEEN A QUIET PARTNER IN THIS PROJECT. OBVIOUSLY THE THE CUSTOMER COMES FIRST AND IT'S THEIR THEIR PROJECT. THEY'RE JUST THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM. BUT AGAIN, THEY HAVE 1200 WORKERS ON SITE EVERY DAY. THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS MOVING FORWARD. SO IT WAS JUST POSITIVE TO HEAR SOME OF THE TEAM MEMBERS THERE TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY'VE ENJOYED LIVING AND WORKING IN NEW ALBANY, AND HOW EXCITED THEY ARE FOR THIS PROJECT, AND THEY APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THEY'RE PLAYING, NOT ONLY IN RESTORING THIS IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING CAPACITY, BUT HAVING, YOU KNOW, ALMOST 80 VETERANS IN THE ROOM APPRECIATING THE IMPLICATIONS ON NATIONAL SECURITY FOR THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT. SO IT WAS A GOOD AFTERNOON. GOT A GLAD I GOT A CHANCE TO GO UP THERE AND VISIT WITH THEM. AND THEN JUST THE OTHER DAY, SARAH ZIEGLER, MYSELF AND ALEX KLOSTERMAN HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH A COUPLE OF EXECUTIVES FROM OUR NEWEST MEMBER OF THE BUSINESS CAMPUS, EOG RESOURCES, AN OIL AND GAS COMPANY OUT OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, WHO BOUGHT THE BOB EVANS SITE, REALLY DIDN'T CALL THE CITY, JUST FLEW INTO TOWN, LOOKED AT A COUPLE SPOTS, FOUND ONE THEY LIKED, WROTE A CHECK, THOUGHT IT WAS OVER. BUT AGAIN, THEY'VE SPENT ABOUT $6 BILLION IN ACQUIRING OIL AND GAS RIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF OHIO. THEY'RE GOING TO BE A BIG PLAYER IN THE ENERGY PRODUCTION IN THE STATE MOVING FORWARD, AND ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE INTO ALBANY. THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT PART OF THE ETHOS OF THEIR COMPANY IS THAT THEY LIKE TO LIVE WHERE THEY WORK, BE ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY, BE ACCESSIBLE. THEY'RE NOT JUST AN OIL AND GAS COMPANY THAT COMES

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ACTUALLY. PERHAPS ONE OTHER ITEM. DO YOU WANT TO DO WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA THE OKAY TO DONATE NOW OR LATER UNDER OTHER BUSINESS WE CAN JUST TAKE A MOTION UNDER OTHER BUSINESS, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT. JUST TRY TO TRY TO REMIND ME TO DO THAT. I DON'T WANT TO FORGET BY THE END OF THE MEETING. AND THEN MR. SHELL WON'T BE SWORN IN FOR SOME TIME. IS HE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING COMMISSION UP THROUGH THAT TIME? HE'S GOOD THROUGH JANUARY 1ST.

ALRIGHT. AND YEAH, WE'LL ADVERTISE AS SUCH. THE POSITION WOULDN'T OPEN UNTIL THEN, BUT PLANNING COMMISSION IS BUSY AND WOULD RATHER NOT GO WITH THE GAP, CORRECT? YES. YOU'LL ASK ME TO SAY THOSE EXACT SAME THINGS. YES. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR OR ARE WE GOING TO HEAR ENOUGH FROM YOU IN A MOMENT? YOU WILL HEAR FROM ME IN A MOMENT. OKAY. CITY MANAGER, ANYTHING FROM MR. SARNOFF? ALRIGHT. AND CITY ATTORNEY. NO REPORT. ALL RIGHT. PULL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC

[17. OTHER BUSINESS]

THIS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES THE ADOPTION OF THE 2026 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2026 ANNUAL BUDGET PROGRAM AS PRESENTED ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH. WE HAD OUR FIRST BUDGET DISCUSSION AND COVERED THE FOLLOWING TOPICS THE BUDGET DOCUMENT OVERVIEW, THE GENERAL FUND OVERVIEW, CITY DEPARTMENT BUDGETS, ALL FUNDS. BUDGET BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE OVERACHIEVERS, CAPITAL PROJECTS, CAPITAL EQUIPMENT AND IT. TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION INCLUDES THE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMING BUDGET. AND WE ARE ALSO PREPARED TO REVISIT OR DISCUSS OTHER AREAS OF THE BUDGET IF COUNCIL DESIRES. AND THEN THE SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE IS SCHEDULED OR WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2ND, WHERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE FINAL APPROPRIATION AS A RESULT OF THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS WILL BE PRESENTED ALONG WITH A SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATIONS GIVEN WITHIN THE ORDINANCE. AND NOW I WILL PASS IT TO ADRIAN TO PRESENT YOUR COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMING. YES. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE THE OTHER SLIDE DECK? JEN NOT. GIVE ME A MOMENT AND I'LL WORK ON THAT OKAY. GREAT. WELL I WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH SAYING WHAT I THINK THE GREATEST THING IS. AND AND SHE'S HERE TONIGHT IS ABBY BROOKS. SO WE BROUGHT ABBY ON A FEW YEARS AGO TO RUN THE SENIOR PROGRAM. AND IT'S IT'S CHANGED IN A FEW SHORT YEARS. BUT THE TEAM SHE HAS BUILT AND THAT SHE LEADS, I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE ALL BEEN TO OUR EVENTS, REALLY PRODUCES A HIGH QUALITY EVENT THAT I THINK IS MEETS THE EXPECTATION OF RESIDENTS. AND THEY BRING THE ENERGY TO EVERYTHING THEY DO. THEY WERE DRESSED IN COSTUMES YESTERDAY AND YOU'LL SEE A VIDEO ABOUT THAT COMING OUT PRETTY SOON. SO IT'S A LOT OF FUN. WE DO HAVE WE'RE GOING TO COVER FOUR DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS TONIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO COVER THE SENIOR CONNECTIONS BUDGET, THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD BUDGET, THE IDM IMPLEMENTATION PANEL BUDGET, AND THEN THE BIGGEST BUDGET, WHICH IS OUR JUST OVERALL COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. I THINK IT'S SLIDE 71, JEN OKAY, SO THIS WAS A FULL YEAR. IT WAS A FUN YEAR, A FUN SEASON, OUR BIGGEST SEASON EVER. WHEN WE TOOK OVER OKTOBERFEST AND INDEPENDENCE DAY ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU, JEN FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND THESE PICTURES SHOW EVERYTHING THAT THAT WE HAVE DONE FROM, YOU KNOW, JUNE THROUGH OCTOBER OF, OF THIS YEAR. SO WE HAD A FIVE STARTING IN THE UPPER LEFT A FIVE. FIVE SUMMER CONCERTS. WE HAD 65% YEAR OVER YEAR INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR WITH THE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC. WE THANK YOU, JEN. WE REALIZED TO DO ALL THESE

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AND THEN PROGRAMS OFFERED HAS ALSO INCREASED STEADILY. SO THIS BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR IS PROPOSED AT $78,100. I WILL POINT OUT THIS IS A DECREASE FROM LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR'S BUDGET WAS 85,700. THIS IS DUE TO JUST CAREFUL FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP FROM OUR PROGRAM STAFF. WE REALLY LOOKED AT OUR ACTUALS AND OUR EXPENSES, AND WE FELT MAKING A MODEST REDUCTION WOULD NOT, YOU KNOW, IMPACT THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT. WE DO GET SOME INCOME FROM THIS PROGRAM. SO YEAR TO DATE, WE HAD JUST OVER $19,000 IN REVENUE. THIS IS FROM PROGRAM INCOME BECAUSE SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE AT A NOMINAL FEE. AND THEN WE ALSO GET ABOUT $7,700 IN MEMBERSHIPS.

REALLY. THAT'S THE SUM OF THIS PROGRAM. IT'S PRETTY. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A GREAT COST FOR THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, AND IT'S A GREAT SERVICE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING FOR RESIDENTS OF THIS AGE GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE, YOU KNOW, THIS DIDN'T EXIST REALLY, IN THE SAME WAY JUST A FEW YEARS AGO. THAT IS ALL FOR THE SENIOR CONNECTIONS BUDGET. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS. NO. NO QUESTION. JUST AN AMAZING JOB THAT YOU'VE DONE WITH SENIOR CONNECTIONS. I MEAN, IT WASN'T TOO LONG AGO WE REALLY TALKED ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE, AND YOU REALLY TOOK THAT CHALLENGE AND RAN WITH IT. AND ABBY, NICE JOB OF THE TEAM. AND ADRIAN, EVERYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED WITH THAT WHO I KNOW THE ANSWER ACTUALLY. NOW NEVER MIND. BUT NICE JOB. THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE THAT. YEP. IT'S INCREDIBLE. IT REALLY IS TO SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS

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YEAH. IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE. AND ABBY. YEAH. YOU REALLY YOU YOU DROVE THAT. BUT ALSO OUR STAFF IS AMAZING ON ALL THESE PROGRAMS. I WAS CURIOUS AND I DON'T EVEN CARE BECAUSE THIS, THIS GREAT. BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS. IS THE 78 ONE, IS THAT A NET AFTER THE 19,000 OR IS THAT THAT'S OUR TOTAL COST. SO SO THAT'S AT COST OF THE PROJECT WOULD BE LESS 19,001.

THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE. YEAH. YEAH. AND THESE PICTURES ARE GREAT. LIKE THE ARCHERY ABBY KNOWS HOW TO SHOOT A BOW AND ARROW. WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT. SO SHE SHE LED AN ARCHERY CLASS. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY ALICE IN ONE OF OUR PART TIME INSTRUCTORS. AND HER MOM, WHO IS A SENIOR CONNECTIONS MEMBER. THE OTHER PICTURE ON AT THE AMPHITHEATER, WE RESERVED SENIOR CONNECTION TABLES AT EVERY CONCERT, AND THEY HAD A GREAT TIME AND DECORATED TABLES AND, YOU KNOW, HAD A VIP EXPERIENCE THAT AT THE FREE SUMMER CONCERT. SO IT REALLY DOES CREATE THESE CONNECTIONS, I THINK, OUTSIDE OF JUST THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR KIND OF THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF, OF THIS POPULATION. DEFINITELY. WHAT A GIFT. IS THERE A SENIOR CONNECTION? IS THERE GOING TO BE AT THE HOLIDAY DINNER? IS THAT COMING UP? YES, DECEMBER 9TH, I BELIEVE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T RSVP'D YET, PLEASE DO. IT'S IT'S A LOT OF FUN. I PROBABLY ALREADY RSVP'D. I THINK WE'VE HEARD FROM MOST OF YOU. YEAH, YEAH, I THINK I DID. YEAH I DID, I THINK I DID. DID I RSVP LIKE TEN TIMES BY ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING. JUST JUST CHECKING. THAT WAS SOME OTHER EVENT. OKAY. REALLY HUNGRY. YEAH. I WANTED A TABLE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT MOST OF OUR MEMBERS ARE, ARE WOMEN. BUT WE DO HAVE A MEN'S CLUB. AND THAT'S THE PICTURE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER. AND SO THEY GET TOGETHER ONCE A MONTH AND DO DIFFERENT FUN ACTIVITIES. GREAT. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT IS IT FOR SENIOR CONNECTIONS. ON TO THE SUSTAINABILITY BUDGET. AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE AND POINT OUT CHARLES SCHUMACHER THE CHAIR OF THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD, IS WITH US TODAY AND HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THIS BOARD. A BIG FOCUS OF THIS BOARD FROM ITS INCEPTION HAS BEEN WASTE DIVERSION. AND WE'VE WE'VE DONE GREAT THINGS WITH RECYCLING. EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT THE E-WASTE AND THE HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE DRIVE LAST YEAR, BUT THESE ARE SOME OF THE NUMBERS. THE E-WASTE INCREASED 176% FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. OVER 50,000 POUNDS OF HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE. THAT WAS 23,000 THE YEAR BEFORE. 6,000 POUNDS OF SHREDDED PAPER. THAT WAS ONE TRUCKFUL. WE ACTUALLY FILLED THE TRUCK UP AND THEN THE THE PROGRAM ENDED. SO WE WERE LIKE, THANK GOODNESS WE DIDN'T HAVE TO TURN ANYBODY AWAY. THE PUMPKIN COLLECTION IS GOING ON NOW. AND CHARLES TOLD ME JUST SOME PICTURES THE OTHER DAY THAT THOSE THOSE DUMPSTERS FILL UP FAST. WE DO THE, THE PLASTIC SIGNS AND THEN 1,300 POUNDS OF DISCARDED LIGHTS.

LAST YEAR, A BIG PART OF WASTE DIVERSION OBVIOUSLY IS FOOD WASTE. AND WE'VE STARTED THAT STARTED REALLY THE BOARD WITH THE DROP OFF COMPOSTING PROGRAM CONTINUE THAT WE HAVE A DASHBOARD THAT WE KEEP UP TO DATE ON ON WHAT THOSE DIVERSION RATES ARE. WE ALSO ADDED THE CURBSIDE PILOT THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT EARLIER IN WINDSOR, WITH THE 47 HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATING.

WE DO HAVE A REALLY GREAT CONNECTION WITH STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. ON THIS BOARD.

WE HAVE AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE BOARD. AS A STUDENT, WE HAVE THE SLS GRANT. SO THIS YEAR WE HAD ONE GRANTEE WHO INSTALLED 27 BIRD BOXES ALONG WITHIN THE SCHOOL CAMPUS. AND IN SWICKARD WOODS. WE HAVE THE INVASIVE TRADE IN PROGRAM. INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT IS A PRIORITY FOR THIS BOARD. THIS YEAR WE HAD WE WENT FROM ONE APPLICATION LAST YEAR TO 13 THIS YEAR, AND WE STILL HAVE FOUR PENDING AS WE WRAP UP THIS YEAR FOR THE PROGRAM. AND THEN THE POCKET AREAS THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT EARLIER, WE'LL HAVE ABOUT TWO AND A HALF ACRES TURNED OVER INTO SOME SORT OF DEMONSTRATION, NATIVE LANDSCAPING APPLICATION FOR THE COMMUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT WHEN THIS IS ALL SAID AND DONE. AND THEN WE LAUNCHED THE GREEN GUARDIAN PROGRAM, ANOTHER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM THEMED TO HELPING, AT LEAST INITIALLY, WITH FOOD WASTE AT EVENTS. WE WENT TO A TRAINING SESSION WITH THE THE TEAM, AND EVERY SESSION WE WENT TO SAID, IF YOU WANT TO DO RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING AT EVENTS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE THERE DIRECT TO DIRECT WHERE THE WASTE GOES OR OTHERWISE YOU'RE GOING TO GET

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THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO GROW THAT INTO MORE THAN JUST THE EVENTS THAT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM IN THE COMING YEAR. FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT, THIS IS PAGE TWO. YES. 233 OF YOUR BUDGET BOOK. SO YOU SEE, WE DO HAVE A DECREASE FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. THAT'S MAINLY BECAUSE THE CURBSIDE COMPOSTING PILOT PROGRAM WAS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. AND THE BULK OF THAT EXPENSE WAS THIS YEAR. SO YOU WILL SEE A SMALL DECREASE. THIS BOARD IS ORGANIZED BASED ON THE PRIORITIES AND ENGAGE NEW ALBANY STRATEGIC PLAN. AND THEY DO AN ANNUAL PRIORITIZATION EXERCISE TO KIND OF EVALUATE WHAT THEY'VE DONE SO FAR AND CHOOSE PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT YEAR, WHICH LEADS TO THIS BUDGET. BUDGET RECOMMENDATION. TODAY THEY ORGANIZED THEIR ACTIVITIES IN THREE DIFFERENT AREAS. THE FIRST ONE IS CORE ACTIVITIES. SO THOSE ARE THE RECYCLING EVENTS AND THE OUTREACH. THE SO LIKE THE HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE, THE E-WASTE THAT BIGGER THOSE BIGGER DRIVES WE HAVE THE COMPOSTING WHICH IS THE PUMPKINS, THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY LIGHTS AND THE POLITICAL SIGNS. AND THEN WE HAVE THE DROP OFF PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS THE WE HAVE THE FOUR DROP OFF LOCATIONS. SO THAT BUDGET THIS YEAR IS PROPOSED AT $85,590. CONTINUATION OF THOSE PROGRAMS. TO SOME EXTENT. WE'VE DONE THESE FOR SO MANY YEARS. IT'S KIND OF GRADUATED, I THINK, MAYBE OUT OF THIS KIND OF INITIATIVE, AND NOW THEY'RE JUST SUSTAINING PROGRAMS. OUR ONGOING PROGRAMS, THE PROPOSED BUDGET THIS YEAR, $800 FOR TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION. WE DO OFFER OUR MEMBERS TO GO TO CORPSES SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABILITY, AND THERE ARE OTHER TRAINING SESSIONS THAT ARE RELEVANT DURING THE YEAR THAT WE FIND OUT ABOUT PROPOSING THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY GRANT, THE SAME AS THIS YEAR, TO OFFER THAT TO STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. PROPOSING TO KEEP THE INVASIVE TREE AND SHRUBS TRADE IN PROGRAM AND THEN CONTINUING CONTINUING THE GREEN GUARDIAN PROGRAM. AND THIS IS MAINLY FOR SUPPLIES TO MAKE SURE WE CAN RUN THAT PROGRAM. THE OTHER ACTIVITIES ARE EARTH DAY TO ARBOR DAY, IN ADDITION TO THE E-WASTE DRIVE. SOME YEARS WE'VE DONE A STREAM CLEANUP OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT THE BOARD WANTS TO DO AROUND THAT EARTH DAY TO ARBOR DAY WEEK. AND THEN THEY HAVE PROPOSED 7000 IN THE PILOT IN THE BUDGET. OH, SORRY. SORRY. THANK YOU. YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST DONE THAT. YEAH. THIS THE ONE YEAR FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM WILL END IN, I BELIEVE, SEPTEMBER OF 26. THEY HAVE PROPOSED SOME EXTRA MONEY IN THE BUDGET. IF WE WANTED TO GET THAT TO THE END OF 2026. AND SO THAT REPRESENTS THAT $7,000, AS YOU HEARD WITH RYAN'S RESOLUTION EARLIER, WE THE THE POINT OF THIS PILOT WAS TO UNDERSTAND IF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR CURBSIDE COMPOSTING WAS THERE. WHEN WE GO OUT TO BID WITH THE CONSORTIUM TO SEE IF FOOD WASTE, IF WE GET A BID ON FOOD WASTE, THAT IS MORE TO SEE WHAT THE MARKET WOULD DO AND WHAT THEY WOULD SUPPORT IN TERMS OF CURBSIDE PROGRAMS. SO GATHERING THAT DATA, I THINK BETWEEN THE THE RESIDENT INPUT AND INTEREST AND THEN WHAT THE MARKET WILL SUSTAIN WILL HAVE SOME DATA TO BRING TO YOU. SO THE SUSTAINABILITY BOARD AND COUNCIL CAN MAKE SOME REALLY INFORMED DECISIONS ON WHICH WAY WE WANT TO GO WITH THAT. THIS THIS BUDGET DOES RECOMMEND HOLDING A SECOND E-WASTE, HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE SHREDDING DRIVE IN 26. THE THOUGHT BEING THAT WE HAD SUCH A RESPONSE ON THAT ONE, IF WE COULD DO TWO, MAYBE THAT WOULD DISTRIBUTE THAT RESPONSE AND WOULDN'T HAVE SUCH A BIG TRAFFIC BACKUP. SO THAT'S WHY THAT IS A LITTLE BIT FOR THAT ONE LINE ITEM IS MORE THAN WHAT LAST YEAR'S OR THIS CURRENT YEAR'S BUDGET WAS. I'D LIKE TO APPEAL THAT. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, FEEL FREE AND WE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OR CASEY, IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING, PLEASE DO. NO, I THINK BETWEEN THE UPDATE EARLIER AND BUDGET PROPOSAL AND CHARLES SCHUMACHER, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW HIM, BUT HE'S OUR CHAIR, VERY PASSIONATE AND GREAT LEADER FOR THE GROUP.

BUT YEAH, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXCITING YEAR. THAT'S GREAT. WHAT TIME OF YEAR DO YOU THINK YOU SECOND E-WASTE DRIVER? LIKE WHAT TIME OF YEAR WILL YOU DO THE SECOND DRIVE IN MID-DECEMBER? YEAH, YEAH, IT'S KIND OF WEIRD. I MEAN, WE WE DO ONE. YOU KNOW, THE EARTH DAY TO ARBOR DAY IS WHEN THAT ONE HITS. SO I GUESS IT WOULD BE FOOLISH. FOOLISH. I

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BUSINESS PARK TOURS ARE GREAT. HIT THEY EVERYONE. THE REGISTRATION FILLS UP. WE USUALLY RUN THREE TOURS. WE HAD 277 PARTICIPANTS IN THE NA 101 SERIES THIS YEAR. AND REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH GOVERNMENT. SOMETIMES THE PROGRAMS VARY YEAR TO YEAR DEPENDING ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY. IF WE HAVE LIKE A, YOU KNOW, WE DID THE TAYLOR FARM GRAND OPENING AS A NA 101 BECAUSE WE WANTED TO INTRODUCE PEOPLE TO THAT FACILITY. SO WE DEFINITELY WANT TO DO SUPER SUPPER AGAIN AND THE BUSINESS PARK TOURS, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE NEXT SLIDE. WE ALSO HAD AN INITIATIVE THIS YEAR FROM THE BOARD CONCERNING ACCESSIBILITY. WE STARTED THAT OUT THIS YEAR WITH A LISTENING SESSION OVER AT THE LIBRARY. SO WE HAD 40 PARTICIPANTS. WE DID HAVE INTERPRETERS AT THAT EVENT. OH, ACTUALLY I HAVE A HAND UP. SORRY, GUYS. WE HAVE ANNUAL WORKPRINT, ANNUAL REVIEWS AND WORK PLANS FOR BOTH BOARDS THAT WILL PASS OUT. SO YOU CAN GET SOME MORE DETAILS IF YOU'D LIKE.

BUT WHAT WE HEARD AT THE LISTENING SESSION REALLY GUIDED SOME OF THE THE BOARD'S WORK AND THE CITY'S WORK THIS YEAR. SO WE DID HAVE INTERPRETERS AT SELECT EVENTS, AND WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE ABOUT IF PEOPLE HAVE THOSE NEEDS AND WE HAVE A PROCESS FOR THEM TO REQUEST INTERPRETERS IF THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WAS NEEDED, WHETHER THAT'S ASL OR THAT'S WHAT WE'VE HAD AT THE LISTENING SESSION, WE DID HAVE THE DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH PROCLAMATION IN THE SUMMER HERE AT CITY COUNCIL. WE INCLUDED AN INCLUSIVITY ZONE AT THE JULY 4TH PARADE, AND THEN WE HAVE MADE SOME IMPROVEMENTS AT TAYLOR FARM PARK JUST TO MAKE THEM OF THE PARK AND THOSE FACILITIES A LITTLE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND FRIENDLY TO PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES. AND THEN WE HAD OUR AWARD WINNING TRAIN NEAR MAGDEBURG EVENT.

THAT WAS ALTHOUGH IT WAS FREE. IT WAS A SOLD OUT PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE MCCOY. I THINK ONE OF THE GREATEST PART OF, OF, OF THIS PROGRAM WAS THAT WE HAD 785 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, AND THAT'S REALLY A GREAT OUTREACH. WE HAD THE ORCHESTRA STUDENTS PARTICIPATING FILM STUDENTS, AND THEN STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAD THEIR OWN VERSION OF THE PANEL DISCUSSION DURING THE DAY BEFORE THE EVENING PROGRAM. AND THEN WE HAD THE URBAN ARTWORK DISPLAY AND THEN THE VIOLINS OF HOPE AS WELL. SO A GREAT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND AS YOU HEARD EARLIER, DIWALI HAD 1900 ATTENDEES, WHICH WAS A VERY BIG EVENT FOR US. AND THEN WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY CONNECTOR PROGRAM. WE WE SOLICITED FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTORS. WE HAVE GOTTEN 15 AND 13 NEIGHBORHOODS. SOME OF THE BIGGER NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE MORE THAN ONE CONNECTOR FOR REACHING OVER 1500 HOUSEHOLDS. AND WE HAVE DONE TWO TRAINING SESSIONS WITH THE CONNECTORS AS WELL FOR NEXT YEAR. THOSE THREE PROGRAM AREAS ARE ALSO HOW WE'RE ORGANIZING THIS PROPOSED BUDGET. SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING DOING FOR THE ONE ONE SERIES SUPER SUPPER. AGAIN, THAT'S BEEN A BIG HIT. IT'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH HEALTHY NEW ALBANY. THEY ACTUALLY WANT TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED THIS YEAR AND TRY TO MAKE THAT MORE OF A FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM AS WELL, AND WE'D LIKE TO

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YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE TRAIN NEAR MAGDEBURG THIS YEAR, THE YEAR BEFORE, WE HAD A PANEL DISCUSSION CALLED EMPOWER. AND SO THIS IS REALLY THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED THIS EDUCATIONAL EVENT THAT'S TOPICAL BASED ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE BOARD AND THE PANEL TALKS ABOUT. AND THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMUNITY ON A TOPIC THAT IS IMPORTANT.

AND THEN NEW FOR THIS YEAR, THEY'VE RECOMMENDED AN INTERNATIONAL GAME NIGHT. AND SO THE IDEA WITH THIS WOULD BE A SMALLER SCALE EVENT, NOT THE SAME AS A FESTIVAL, BUT WE WOULD INVITE PEOPLE TO BRING GAMES THAT THEY PLAY WITH THEIR FAMILIES OR THEIR FRIENDS, AND WE'LL HAVE SOME FOOD AND WE'LL COME IN AND WE CAN HAVE JUST A BIG GAME NIGHT AND HAVE BOARD GAMES GOING, AND YOU CAN KIND OF PICK AND CHOOSE A GAME THAT YOU SEEM INTERESTED IN. AND THEN THE THIRD PROGRAM AREA, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROGRAM WITH THE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS. WE DO HAVE JUST NORMAL COSTS RELATED TO THE ONGOING MANAGEMENT OF THAT PROGRAM. SO SOME TRAINING AND PRINTED MATERIAL, HALF OF THE VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT COMES OUT OF THIS BUDGET.

AND THEN NEW FOR THIS YEAR, WE ARE PROPOSING THIS IDEA OF DOING A BLOCK PARTY TRAILER.

AND SO WE ACTUALLY GOT THIS IDEA FROM DUBLIN. SO I WILL ADMIT TO THAT. BUT THIS IS A PROGRAM THEY RUN FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT'S VERY SUCCESSFUL. AND SO ESSENTIALLY IT IS A TRAILER THAT HAS EVERYTHING A NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD NEED TO TO HAVE A COMMUNITY PARTY. SO FOLDING TABLES, CHAIRS, MAYBE A COUPLE BARRICADES AND CONES, A COUPLE TEN BY TEN TENTS. AND IT'S KIND OF THIS READY MADE RESERVATION SYSTEM, A NEIGHBORHOOD, A COMMUNITY CONNECTOR CAN REQUEST THIS NEED FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. AND IF IT'S END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR PARTY OR SOME SORT OF, YOU KNOW, COOKOUT OR PICNIC WITH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TO PUT ON AN EVENT LIKE THIS. ABBY HAS SOME FAMILIARITY WITH IT. WHEN SHE WORKED IN DUBLIN. IT'S BEEN A VERY POPULAR ADDITION FOR THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS TO TO GET TOGETHER AND CONNECT. SO THIS THIS TOTAL BUDGET PROPOSAL RECOMMENDED THIS YEAR WOULD BE $110,000. AND THOSE ARE THE THREE PROGRAM AREAS AND THE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL GET TO THE THE FUN ONE, THE BIG ONE.

ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS PAGE 230. SO IN THAT YOU WILL NOTICE WE DO HAVE SOME STAFF ALLOCATED ONE POSITION ALLOCATED IN HERE. AND THEN I WILL SAY I DID A KIND OF RECAP OF EVERYTHING.

HERE'S MORE GREAT PICTURES OF ALL THE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT THAT WE DID THIS YEAR.

FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT, THIS TABLE IS GOING TO RECONCILE. THERE'S TWO SLIDES FOR THIS, BUT IT WILL RECONCILE ON PAGE 230 TO THE LINE THAT SAYS TOTAL OPERATING AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. SO IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALONG WITH YOUR BUDGET BOOK. SO THIS IS ANY PROGRAM THAT WE DO, ANY EVENT WE DO THAT IS NOT SENIOR CONNECTION SUSTAINABILITY OR IDEA IMPLEMENTATION PANEL. SO FOR THE MOST PART THIS BUDGET IS IS PROPOSED TO BE THE SAME AS THE CURRENT YEAR. WE DO HAVE TWO AREAS THAT WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT. SOME IDEAS WE HAVE RELATED TO THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL, AND RELATED TO THE POSSIBILITY OF OPERATING

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BEFORE I COME BACK TO THOSE TWO THINGS. THE LAST FEW THINGS ARE VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENTS IS IN THIS BUDGET. HALF OF THAT IS IN THIS BUDGET. AND THEN. WE DO HAVE TO CLOSE IT OUT.

THERE'S SOME WE HAVE A BUDGET ITEM LINE ITEM FOR SMALL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT.

SOMETIMES TENTS GET MANGLED OR WE NEED TO REPLACE SOMETHING. THE THE COUNCIL'S GRANTS ARE IN THIS BUDGET AS WELL. HOLIDAY LIGHTING IS IN THIS BUDGET $50,000. AND WE HAVE MISCELLANEOUS DOOR CUPS. IF WE COULD GET ANYONE TO BUY THEM FROM US. PRINTING AND MARKETING ARE KIND OF THE STANDARD THINGS THAT WE PROPOSE TO HOLD, THE SAME AS WHAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR. IF WE GO BACK, THERE ARE TWO AREAS WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO COUNCIL ABOUT, THE FIRST ONE BEING THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. SO THAT IS THESE LINE ITEMS IN ITALICS HERE. THESE AMOUNTS AREN'T IN THE BUDGET. SO IF COUNCIL WOULD MAKE A DECISION ON THIS, WE WOULD ADD IT INTO THE BUDGET. YOU WILL REMEMBER WE HAD TO GET A DRONE VENDOR UNDER CONTRACT THIS YEAR. AND SO AT THE MID YEAR BUDGET WE DID PUT MONEY IN FOR. SO A DRONE SHOW ON JULY 3RD, FIREWORKS FOR NEXT YEAR AND ENHANCED FIREWORKS FOR THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL ARE ALL IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET BECAUSE WE HAD TO GET IN CONTRACT EARLY TO SECURE THAT VENDOR. SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE HAD TWO REQUESTS FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. GIVEN THAT IT'S SUCH A SPECIAL EVENT FOR THE COUNTRY. AND SO WE HAD AN IDEA ABOUT THAT. AND SO ONE, THE THE SYMPHONY HAS PROPOSED HAVING A CONCERT ON JULY 3RD THAT COULD BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DRONE SHOW, AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE AN ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND KIND OF OLD SMALL TOWN AMERICANA TYPE ACTIVITIES AND ROSE RUN PARK. THAT WOULD HAPPEN BEFORE THE CONCERT, AND THEN PEOPLE COULD STICK AROUND IF THEY WEREN'T GOING TO THE CONCERT IN THE PARK AND LISTEN AND THEN WATCH THE DRONE SHOW. WE ALSO HAVE HAD A REQUEST. WE DON'T HAVE A NUMBER FOR THIS YET, BUT THE NEW ALBANY YOUTH THEATER WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON A PRODUCTION CALLED 1776 TO COMMEMORATE. I GUESS IT'S A REALLY INTERESTING PLAY. I'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE THEATER. IT'S THE YOUTH THEATER, BUT IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE CAST FROM IT'S ADULTS, TOO, AND IT WOULD BE PEOPLE FROM NEW ALBANY, LIKE NEW ALBANY RESIDENTS WOULD BE CAST IN THE SHOW. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WATCHED THE KEN BURNS AMERICAN REVOLUTION DOCUMENTARY THAT JUST STARTED. YEAH. IT'S INTERESTING. SO IT KIND OF LIKE SETS THE STAGE FOR ALL THESE CELEBRATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR. SO WE WE'VE HAD A COUPLE IDEAS. ONE IS WE COULD JUST COUNCIL COULD DIRECTLY FUND THOSE TWO PERFORMING ARTS EVENTS INTO TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS TO PUT ON THOSE EVENTS. IF YOU WANTED TO BROADEN THAT INTO SOMETHING BIGGER FOR THE COMMUNITY, WE CAME UP WITH AN IDEA OF HAVING UNITED BY ART 250 ARTS INITIATIVE. OR WE COULD BRAND IT SOME WAY THAT IT COULD BE LIKE A PROGRAM THAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY COULD APPLY TO IF THEY WANTED TO DO SOME SORT OF CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAM THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. SO IF SOMEONE WANTED TO PUT UP A MURAL ABOUT THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OR ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS, THIS KIND OF CELEBRATION, KIND OF LIKE REMEMBER WHEN THE STATE OF OHIO DID THE BARN PROGRAM WITH THE BICENTENNIAL, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WE COULD COIN AND DO OUR OWN SPECIAL FOR NEW ALBANY FOR THE 250TH THAT COULD HAVE ANY DOLLAR AMOUNT. IT COULD BE 100, IT COULD BE 75, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER COUNCIL

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THEY STAFF IT, THEY DO EVERYTHING. AND SO THAT THE $200 LINE ITEM THAT YOU SEE THERE IS RELATED TO THE STARTUP COSTS. WE DO THINK IF THE CITY WANTS TO EVALUATE HOW WE CHANGE OUR DISTRIBUTION OF BED TAX, I THINK WE'RE GIVING ABOUT $165,000 THAT WE'RE DISTRIBUTING, GIVE OR TAKE. SO THAT COULD BE A SOURCE TO COVER THE STARTUP COSTS. FOR ABOUT

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THAT'S CORRECT. THE VENDOR IS GOING TO DO ALL THIS FOR $20,000. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S THAT'S THE PROPOSAL THAT $20,000 FOR THREE MONTHS TO PUT THIS UP AND OPERATE IT. HE'S STILL THINKING HE'S GETTING PAID IN THE 92,000. I'M SURE THERE'S OPERATING COSTS THAT HE'S GETTING OUT OF THAT TOO, RIGHT? YEAH. THAT'S JUST TO COVER THE COST. THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE FOR HIM. WELL, HE'S WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH HIS COSTS ARE INCORPORATED IN THAT. YEAH.

RIGHT. THAT'S SO HE'S WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH HE'S COST. HIS SALARY IS PROBABLY IN THAT.

IT'S ALL IN THERE. YEAH. PLUS THE 200 UPSTART COST THE 200 IS WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE. MAYBE INCLUDED INTO THE ALL THE COSTS. SO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. YEAH. SO MAYBE THAT FIRST YEAR WE DON'T GET TO THE SPLIT, BUT MAYBE AFTER THAT WE DO. YEAH. YEAH WE COULD. THIS IS VERY EARLY. THIS IS A PROPOSAL. AND WE CAN CERTAINLY IF THERE'S SOMETHING ON A BUDGET FOR AND THEN ADVANCE THOSE DISCUSSIONS, OBVIOUSLY ANY AGREEMENTS WOULD HAVE TO COME TO COUNCIL AND HAVE A FULL START UP SOMETHING. YEAH. SO WE COULD SEE HOW'S THE HOW'S THE ICE MAINTAINED IS PROBABLY IS WHAT. THERE'S A YEAH THERE'S A IT'S A CHILLER. YEAH. I MEAN ONE OF THE REASONS.

THE AMPHITHEATER SET UP TO DO IT. YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY IT DOESN'T HAVE A CHILLER. SO BUT THE KIND OF THE, THE BACKSTAGE SPACE FOR SKATE RENTAL, THE THERE'S ELECTRIC, THERE'S WATER.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT MAKE IT A VERY APPEALING FACILITY. IT'S NOT LIKE PUTTING THIS IN A PARKING LOT OR A PARK WHERE YOU HAVE TO BRING ALL THAT STUFF TO IT. AND SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT MADE IT REALLY APPEALING FOR HIM. CAN I DRIVE THE ZAMBONI? IT'S ACTUALLY CALLED A PINGUINO. YOU WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE OUR. YES. IT'S NOT. WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF YEAH, I'VE SEEN YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A FULL SIZE ZAMBONI. IT'S THIS A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. WE LOOKED IT UP CALLED A PINGUINO. SO YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF THAT RIDE ON IT? YEAH, IT'S INTERESTING, BUT IT IS. IT WILL BE CHILLED, SO IT'S GOING TO MAINTAIN THE TEMPERATURE AVAILABLE. YEAH. IT WON'T BE LIKE THE DEPENDENT UPON. IT'S NOT WEATHER DEPENDENT. NO, NO I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS. I JUST THINK IT'S SUCH A GREAT IDEA FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT LOCATION WOULD BE INCREDIBLE. AND I JUST I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. I DO THINK, WELL, I THINK THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS ON IT AND, YOU KNOW, BUT TO YOUR POINT THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THOSE DETAILS ONCE WE SAY, YEAH, WE'RE INTERESTED.

YEAH. IF WE IF WE THINK WE'RE INTERESTED AND WE COULD BUDGET FOR IT, OBVIOUSLY, ONCE WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, IF IT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T LIKE, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT. BUT WE

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SO IT LIKE WHATEVER MUSIC PLAYS AND THE LIGHT CHANGES WHEN THAT MOMENT HAPPENS. YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY COOL. IS THIS THE SAME VENDOR THAT DOES BRIDGE PARK THEN? IT IS. YEAH. SO WE CAN GO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. YEAH. YOU COULD GO THERE THIS YEAR. HOW LONG THAT BRIDGE PARK BEEN DOING IT? I BELIEVE THIS IS I WENT THERE THREE YEARS AGO. SO AT LEAST THREE YEARS, THREE YEARS HAVE DONE SOMETHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS PUTTING AN ICE SKATING RINK. WE SHOULD TAKE THE CITY SHUTTLE UP THERE AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT IT. YEAH. HAVE A LITTLE HAVE A LITTLE PARTY, A LITTLE SKATING PARTY AT BRIDGE PARK. I THINK IT'S I THINK THIS IS AN IDEA THAT'S SO CRAZY. IT JUST MIGHT WORK. I THINK IT'S I THINK IT IS VERY EXCITING. I WANT TO SEE THE CHIEF ON SKATES. YEAH. OUT THERE PATROLLING. BUT IT'S ALSO A GOOD WAY TO. HEY, HE'S GOT BODY ARMOR. HE'S SAFE COMMUNITY FOR QUITE SOME. SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE THE BIGGEST BUDGET RELATED EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. IF, IF YOU HAVE ANY INPUT ON THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL AND YOU WANT US TO PUT IT A CERTAIN WAY IN THE BUDGET, WE CAN DO THAT. IF YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT AND TALK ABOUT IT NEXT READING, THAT'S FINE AS WELL. WELL, YOU BELIEVE THAT IT FITS COMFORTABLY INTO THE BUDGET. SO. RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT. YEAH, IT'S CERTAINLY GOING TO BE IT WOULD BE A NICE IT'S A LITTLE EXPENSIVE ON THE FIRST YEAR FOR THE SETUP. BUT SUCH A NICE AMENITY FOR THE YOU KNOW THE HELP KEEP ACTIVITY DOWNTOWN IN THE CITY AND HELP US THROUGH THE LAWS OF WINTER. YEAH, YEAH. PUT SOME NICE LIGHTS ON THERE.

IT IS AN EXAMPLE THOUGH, OF ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WHERE WE REALISTICALLY NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT KIND OF WEAR AND TEAR THAT IS ON OUR FACILITY, WHAT KIND OF MAINTENANCE THAT MIGHT COST US AS A RESULT, AS PART OF THE EXPENSE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO. YEAH.

SO I ALSO THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR THIS THING AND THEN HE TAKES IT BACK, I HOPE WE'LL HAVE A CONTRACT THAT SAYS THAT THEY GO OUT OF BUSINESS, THAT WE HAVE SOME OWNERSHIP RIGHT, TO GET THAT THING AND HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE PUT IT UP FOR US. THAT'S TRUE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. GOOD INPUT. THANK. MALI. WHAT'S THAT? PINGUINO. OH BIG TIME. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT YEAH, I THINK THAT'S TERRIBLE. IT'S LIKE A GOOD I THINK LEAVING IT LIKE IT IS IN THE BUDGET. AND AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL AND THE ICE RINK, WE SEE HOW THE WHAT THE DETAILS ARE. YEAH. BECAUSE YOU CAN THEN ADJUST FROM THERE.

BUT I THINK LEAVING IT IN IS A GOOD THING. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. WE CAN DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, TO END UP THIS IS HOW WE LOOKED BEFORE. EVENTUALLY THIS IS HOW WE LOOKED AFTER. BUT WE HAD A LOT OF FUN. THAT'S WORKED HARD THAT DAY. THAT WAS A LONG DAY. IT WAS A LONG DAY. YOU GUYS WORKED HARD EVERY EVENT. OUR STAFF WAS SO ABOVE AND BEYOND. I THINK YOU SAID THAT WE'VE MET THE COMMUNITY'S EXPECTATIONS. WE'VE EXCEEDED THE COMMUNITY'S EXPECTATIONS, AND OUR STAFF IS REALLY. TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT. YEAH, YEAH. SUPER NICE. EVEN THE DIWALI DANCE ROUTINES.

YES. RIGHT. THAT WAS FUN TO WATCH. COME TOGETHER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? MISS JOLLEY? LET ME LET ME JUST TAKE A SECOND. I SHOULDN'T DO THIS IN A MEETING LIKE THIS WITHOUT GIVING PRAISE TO EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. BUT, YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE GIVEN YOU SOME JUST HORRIFIC ASSIGNMENTS. TO TRY TO GET DONE RIGHT. AND YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE IT WITH GREAT PROFESSIONALISM, A SMILE AND A CONFIDENCE THAT CERTAINLY GOES THROUGH TO YOUR ENTIRE TEAM, YOU KNOW, HELP NAVIGATE US THROUGH ALL THE, YOU KNOW, INS AND OUTS OF COVID. WE, YOU KNOW, THE TAYLOR FARM PROJECT, POCKET PARKS IDEA COMMITTEE, VETERANS MEMORIAL SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT, THE COMMUNITY EVENTS, SENIOR CONNECTIONS. JUST I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING THESE THINGS WORK. YOU KNOW, TALKING TO MEMBERS OF YOUR TEAM, THEY HAVE YOUR FULL SUPPORT AND YOU'RE ALWAYS JUST A QUIET LEADER. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A FUN RIDE. HERE, HERE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. GREAT MAYOR, FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE ORDINANCE READING. IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS AS

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YEAH. JUST MAKES IT EASIER. YEAH I AGREE. YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. CAN WE, CAN WE FIND THE 2500 FOR THAT? NO. APPRECIATE IT. THANKS, MIKE. GOOD, GOOD. YEAH, BUT WE STILL HAVE TO DO A RESOLUTION FOR NOW. RIGHT. OR GOOD QUESTION. WE HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY BEFORE DECEMBER. YEAH. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BUY THE WREATHS. SO LET'S DO THAT MOTION NOW. BUT WE'LL BUILD IT INTO THE FUTURE BUDGETS. ALL RIGHT. YOU WANT TO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT MOTION I MOVE THAT WE PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE VETERANS WREATH PROGRAM DONE BY THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500 SECOND. TO COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WELCH. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. AND JUST TO KIND OF CLARIFY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT, WE'RE PAYING FOR HALF OF WHAT ISN'T SPONSORED, RIGHT.

ADMINISTRATOR COLLINS IS GOING TO EMAIL ME, I THINK, THE DAY BEFORE WE ALL LEAVE FOR THANKSGIVING ON THE 26TH AND LET ME KNOW WHERE WE STAND. AND THE ESTIMATE WAS ABOUT 2500 AND BUT IT COULD BE LESS. WE'LL SEE. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION? I WANT TO TOSS OUT THERE THAT WE ALSO HAVE WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA CEREMONIES THAT ARE HISTORIC CEMETERIES. 2:00 WILL BE THE ONE IN FOUNDERS FIELD AND 3:00 WILL BE THE ONE AT WAGNER. THE LOCAL FRANKLINTON CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION ARE PROVIDING THOSE WREATHS. THEY'RE MAKING THE DONATIONS FOR THOSE TWO HISTORIC CEMETERIES, AND WE WILL HAVE THE FULL CEREMONY LIKE THEY DO AT MAPLEWOOD WITH THE BOY SCOUTS AND AND ALL THE REST. THE CITY IS PROVIDING THE STANDS AND THE FLAGS FOR THE PATRIOT CENTER, AND WE HAVE VETERANS IN THOSE HISTORIC CEMETERIES THAT SERVED IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, THE WAR OF 1812 AND THE CIVIL WAR. SO EVERYONE IS INVITED TO COME OUT FOR THAT AS WELL. AND I BELIEVE JOSH IS ALSO GOING TO SEND OUT A NOTE ABOUT THAT WITH FURTHER DETAILS, BUT FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME. OBVIOUSLY THE CEMETERY BOARD IS INVOLVED, SO AND THAT'S FOR OUR CEMETERIES, OUR HISTORIC ONES. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COUNCIL COMMENTS? MY ONLY COMMENT I WOULD HAVE, I THINK IT WOULD BE WITH ALL THE ACTIVITY THAT WE HAVE OUT IN THE BUSINESS PARK TO PUT TOGETHER A TOUR FOR COUNCIL, AND I DROVE OUT THERE A COUPLE OF WEEKENDS AGO, AND I CAN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE WHERE I AM BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH HAS DEVELOPED OUT THERE, AND IT'S SUCH AN AMAZING SIGHT, AND IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR COUNCIL TO HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TAKE US THROUGH A TOUR OF THAT TO. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WHO'S BUILDING WHERE ANYMORE. I'VE KIND OF LOST TRACK OF IT, AND IT WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD THING FOR COUNCIL TO DO IS TO. YEAH, SEE, SEE, SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE VOTED FOR ARE COMING TO FRUITION. SO MAKING THIS A GREAT, GREAT. I LOVE THAT. YEAH YEAH YEAH. SOUNDS LIKE YOU SHOULD JOIN THE IDEA ONE ON ONE BUS TOUR. THERE YOU GO. YEAH, WE MAKE IT A PARTY BUS. YEAH, I'LL BRING COOLER. WE'LL COORDINATE WITH CLERK MASON ON THAT. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. FULL OF SOFT DRINKS. YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU MEANT. YEAH, YEAH. DRINKING ON THE JOB, ARE YOU? YEAH. ANY OTHER COUNCIL COMMENT? AND I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN SECOND AND TO.

AND WE ARE A

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