[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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CAMERAS. MAYOR, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME TO THE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH. I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE AT THE TABLE TO PLEASE STAND BESIDE OUR NATIONAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. FORT MASON, THE ROLL, PLEASE. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES AND OH, EVERYONE HAS PLUGGED IN THEIR MICROPHONES. MAYOR SPALDING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BREAST HERE. COUNCILMEMBER HERE. COUNCILMEMBER. FELLOWS HERE. COUNCILMEMBER KIST IS OUT DUE TO TRAVEL AND HAS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW HERE. COUNCILMEMBER WILTROUT HERE. I HAVE SICK PRESENT SIX PRESENT FOR THE DECEMBER 16TH, 2025 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AND I MOVE THAT WE EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL MEMBER KISS SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BREAST. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO EXCUSE.
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COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS FROM TONIGHT'S MEETING. ACTION. ON THE MINUTES PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S MEETING. A COPY OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR DECEMBER 2ND MEETING WERE DISTRIBUTED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED MINUTES? I HAVE RECEIVED NO CHANGES. ALL RIGHT. AND I WOULD MOVE FOR ADOPTION BY CONSENSUS ADDITIONS OR[5. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA]
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA. WOULD ANY MEMBERS OF STAFF OR COUNCIL LIKE TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA? I'VE RECEIVED NO REQUESTS. TAKES US TO HEARING[6. HEARING OF VISITORS]
OF VISITORS. WE HAVE ONE HEARING, A VISITOR CARD COMPLETED BY MICHAEL SWANSON.MR. SWANSON, NOW'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO COME FORWARD AND ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. AND, MR. SWANSON, IF YOU'LL GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AGAIN. OKAY, LET ME BRING TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION SOME RECENT. JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE MICROPHONE. MICHAEL SWANSON, 7758 WEST COAST DRIVE, NEW ALBANY, OHIO. THANK YOU, SIR.
AND SO I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION SOME RECENT REPORTS TODAY THAT ARE IN THE NEWS.
THIS IS FROM TODAY. REPORT LINKS DATA CENTER TO RARE CANCERS RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SAFETY. THIS IS FROM OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL. ENERGY MARKET WATCHERS SEE OHIO ELECTRIC BILLS RISING AT DATA CENTER. DEMANDS CONTINUE. THE SYSTEM CLEVELAND IS OUR POWER GRID FAILING BEHIND THE DATA CENTER GROWTH? WELL, OHIO WILL SOON FIND OUT. WHERE THIS IS FROM, BUT DEMAND FOR WATER RISES AS DATA CENTERS MOVE INTO CENTRAL OHIO. AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH. NEW ALBANY SEARCHED FOR WATER FOR INTEL, GOES FAR BEYOND GRANVILLE. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE. OPINION DATA CENTERS COULD RUIN OHIO.
ANOTHER RECENT ONE, ANOTHER COLUMBUS AREA COMMUNITY PASSES 90 DAY MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS. SO ANYWAY, I GUESS WHAT I'M REALLY HERE FOR IS TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY PROVIDE A FORMAL REPORT ON. WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. ONE OF THESE REPORTS SAYS THAT SINCE 2017, THE STATE OF OHIO HAS. ANYWAY GRANTED OVER $2.5 BILLION OF TAX INCENTIVES TO THESE COMPANIES. BUT WE KNEW WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT TAX INCENTIVES AND OTHER BENEFITS ARE GIVEN TO THESE COMPANIES. WATER, WATER AND ELECTRICITY BENEFITS ARE GIVEN. WE HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THE WATER SITUATION HERE. FIVE YEARS AGO, WHEN ALBANY STARTED LOOKING FOR WATER, THE NEW COMPANY BOUGHT LAND IN GRANVILLE, WHERE THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY IS DRILLING FOR WATER. NOW, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE NEW ALBANY COMPANY IS A PRIVATE COMPANY. THE CITY OF ALBANY IS THE PEOPLE OF NEW ALBANY. AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. AND ACCORDING TO THE PERSON WHO OWN THE LAND, THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY WAS NOT FORTHRIGHT IN WHY THEY WANTED THE LAND. THEY DIDN'T TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE THERE TO DRAW FOR WELLS. AND MEANWHILE, THAT'S AFFECTING THE WATER SUPPLY OF ALL OF LICKING
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COUNTY AND MUCH MAYBE SOME OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, I DON'T KNOW. BUT ANYWAY, ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING BEHIND SOME GREAT CURTAIN THAT NOBODY CAN SEE BEHIND. AND I THINK WE DESERVE A FORMAL REPORT FROM THE CITY ABOUT ABOUT ALL OF THIS. WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT TAX ADVANTAGES ARE GIVEN TO ALL THESE COMPANIES TO MOVE HERE, HOW THOSE TAX ADVANTAGES AFFECT THE TAX STRUCTURE OF PROPERTY OWNERS. AND THE RESIDENTS OF ALBANY, OHIO. WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WATER SITUATION. I MEAN, BECAUSE FIVE YEARS AGO ALBANY WAS LOOKING FOR WATER IN GRANVILLE. HOW IN THE HECK CAN THEY KEEP INVITING THESE COMPANIES TO BUILD HERE? I SEE TODAY THAT THEY'RE BUILDING ANOTHER NEW BUILD, ANOTHER ONE ON EAST ALBANY ROAD, A TWO STORY JUMP, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY THERE ARE. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 50 AND 100, I GUESS. I'M GUESSING I DON'T KNOW. WE NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION OF THESE COMPANIES AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE COMMUNITIES IN TERMS OF COST AND AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRICITY. WE NEED TO KNOW THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF THE WATER CONSUMPTION THAT'S GOING TO GO ON IN TERMS OF THE. RESERVOIRS, THE AQUIFERS, THE GROUND SUPPLY OF WATER. ALL OF THIS NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT OUT TO THE PUBLIC, THIS BIG GRAY CURTAIN THAT ALL THIS IS HAPPENING BEHIND NEEDS TO BE OPEN, AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A FORMAL REPORT BY THE CITY, ALBANY AND THE COUNCIL ABOUT WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE.YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THESE COMPANIES ARE COMING HERE FOR A REASON. THEY'RE GETTING TREMENDOUS TAX ADVANTAGES. AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ALL ELSE TO DO TO BUILD HERE. MEANWHILE, WE'RE LOSING FARMLAND. YOU KNOW, OPEN SPACE. WHO KNOWS WHO ELSE WE'RE LOSING LOSING LOSING WATER FOR SURE. SO I'M JUST HERE TO ASKING FOR SOME DISCLOSURE AND SOME HONEST DISCLOSURE FROM THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY ABOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR WELL OVER FIVE YEARS, AND NOBODY HAD. THE PUBLIC HAS NO IDEA ABOUT THIS. WE JUST READ IN THE PAPER, WELL, THERE'S ANOTHER DATA CENTERS ARE GOING TO BE BUILT UP THE ROAD HERE ON NEW ALBANY EAST, YOU KNOW, AND THEN IT'S DONE. YOU KNOW, ANOTHER THING IN THE PAPER IS NEW ALBANY COMPANY IS BUYING LAND ON JONESTOWN ROAD, AND THEY WANT THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY TO ANNEX IT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I DON'T THINK SO. YOU KNOW. SO. REALLY NEEDS TO BE SOME OPEN DISCLOSURE ABOUT ALL THIS. THEY'VE GOT TO PULL BACK THIS GRAY CURTAIN THAT THEY'RE HIDING BEHIND BECAUSE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY DESERVE TO KNOW AND DESERVE BETTER THAN WE'RE GETTING THERE. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. ANY QUESTIONS? MR. SWANSON, I WE HAVEN'T MET BEFORE, SO I APOLOGIZE, BUT HOW HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY? WE'VE LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. WHERE'D YOU COME BEFORE THAT FROM? DAYTON. OKAY.
CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN LIVED IN THE IN THE COLUMBUS AREA. THAT'S WHY WE MOVED HERE.
OKAY? YOU GOT TIRED OF DRIVING BACK AND FORTH? YEAH, WELL, WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY. AND AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, REVEALING WHAT HAPPENS HERE IN THE CITY. THIS IS WHERE THE ACTIVITY HAPPENS RIGHT HERE. SO IT'S VERY OPEN. IT'S VERY TRANSPARENT OKAY. IF WE'RE GOING TO ENTER INTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEALS IT'S DISCUSSED HERE AT CITY COUNCIL.
WE VOTE ON IT. THERE'S A REPORT FROM STAFF. IF YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THOSE TAX INCENTIVES. THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR AND THE THE LICKING COUNTY AUDITOR BOTH HAVE TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COMMISSIONS THAT MEET EVERY YEAR, THAT REVIEW EACH OF THE TAX INCENTIVES THAT WE AGREE TO. IT'S ALL VERY PUBLIC AND TRANSPARENT. SO I WOULD I WOULD WELCOME YOU TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME EDUCATING YOURSELF ABOUT HOW THOSE THINGS WORK. OKAY. YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT WATER ARE CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT THE REGION AND THE STATE OF OHIO ARE ADDRESSING AND TACKLING TOGETHER. THE CITY OF COLUMBUS PROVIDES ALL OF THE WATER RESOURCES THAT WE USE IN NEW ALBANY. YOU PROBABLY PAY A BILL TO THE CITY OF COLUMBUS IF YOU LIVE HERE FOR THAT WATER SERVICE. THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, THE STATE OF OHIO ARE BUILDING A FOURTH WATER PLANT, APPRECIATING THE GROWTH IN THE REGION AND TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THE WATER NEEDS. CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE PAY ATTENTION TO. EACH ONE OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT WE ENTER INTO HAVE AN ACTUAL ALLOCATION FOR WATER USAGE. SO IT'S ALL, AGAIN, VERY PUBLIC AND TRANSPARENT, SOMETHING THAT WE LITERALLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OVER. IS THE ENERGY PART OF THE CONVERSATION. THE STATE OF OHIO, PJM, WHICH THE STATE OF OHIO IS A MEMBER OF, IS WORKING HARD ON ADDITIONAL GENERATION. BUT IT'S A FAIR QUESTION THAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIKE YOURSELF HAVE RAISED AND ASKED. THERE'S NOT
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AN EASY ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. REGRETTABLY, FOR PROBABLY MORE THAN A DECADE, PJM HAS NOT CREATED ENOUGH GENERATION TO GET WHAT WE NEED TODAY. SO WE HAVE TO BE A LITTLE CREATIVE ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE MOVING FORWARD. BUT AGAIN, I WOULD WELCOME YOU TO TO COME TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND ASK THESE QUESTIONS. WE'LL DO OUR VERY BEST LEVEL HEADED, BEST TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS ABOUT A PROJECT, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU MEET WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY OR EXCUSE ME WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AND GO THROUGH AN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT SO YOU CAN HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT OUR ROLE IS IN EACH ONE OF THOSE. BUT AGAIN, WELCOME, YOU KNOW, WELCOME YOU TO THE MEETING.WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS. THERE'S CERTAINLY FOLKS AROUND THE REGION THAT ARE ASKING SIMILAR QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA CENTERS. ARE THEY A GOOD FIT IN CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS? AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, TO YOUR POINT, IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE INFORMING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THESE ISSUES. BUT WITH THAT, I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MR. SWANSON? ALL RIGHT. WELL, SIR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. A COUPLE MORE THINGS. IS THERE A MASTER PLAN OF THIS SORT DIRECTING ALL OF THIS, OR IS IT JUST THE WILD WEST OF ALBANY I DON'T UNDERSTAND, YEAH, WE'RE I THINK WE'D BE HAPPY TO GET YOU A COPY OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE UPDATE, YOU KNOW, VERY REGULARLY. WE JUST HAD AN UPDATE TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THAT DEALT WITH SOME, SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE 62 CORRIDOR. BUT YEAH, I MEAN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT SET NEW ALBANY APART IS OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING. AND SO, YEAH, NONE OF THIS HAS REALLY HAPPENED BY ACCIDENT. WE DO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE, SOME ZONING LIMITATIONS AND TRYING TO DIRECT DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN WAYS. AGAIN, WE DON'T CONTROL THE MARKET. WE JUST SORT OF SET CONDITIONS IN THE MARKET, GETS TO DECIDE WHAT GOES WHERE. I THINK IT'S TELLING THAT TO COLUMBUS AREA COMMUNITIES ARE PASSING THESE 90 DAY MORATORIUMS. SURE. THEY'RE SAYING STEP BACK, TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT THE HECK WE'RE GOING WITH ALL THIS. YEAH. AND I THINK THAT'S IMPERATIVE THAT THAT BE DONE HERE. AND I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND AND AGAIN, IT NEEDS TO BE REPORTED TO THE PUBLIC AND IT NEEDS TO BE A VERY OPEN FASHION. AND AND AGAIN, A LOT OF THESE THINGS APPEAR TO ARE NOT CLEAR LIKE THE THE GRANVILLE WATER THING.
THAT WAS CLEARLY NOT. WELL, I WOULD TAKE SOME EXCEPTION TO THE REPORTING THAT WAS DONE ON THAT SITUATION. YOU'RE WELCOME TO READ THE NEWS AND BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT TO BELIEVE, BUT I WOULD JUST SAY SITTING WHERE I'M SITTING, I WOULD TAKE EXCEPTION TO THE REPORTING ON THAT STORY. OKAY. VERY CREDIBLE REPORTING FROM DENISON UNIVERSITY, BY THE WAY. I'M VERY AWARE OF WHO HE IS. YES. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER NOT ON
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TONIGHT'S AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO BOARD AND COMMISSION REPORTS. ANY UPDATE FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION? YES. THERE WAS A VERY QUICK MEETING LAST NIGHT. REVIEW THE STAFF FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR STAFF INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF CEDAR ROAD. I HAVE REVIEW PLANS HERE OF THE DATA CENTER THAT WAS DISCUSSED AND IT WAS APPROVED AS EXCEED. IT WAS THERE'S PROPOSED AP EASEMENT THAT MIGHT AFFECT LANDSCAPING, THAT MET ALL SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AND MET ALL SCREENING REQUIREMENTS. AND IT WAS THEY THEY ADDED 27 TREES AND THEY APPROVED 5 TO 0. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER MATTERS ON PLANNING COMMISSION. ALL RIGHT.ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REPORT? PARKS AND TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD. THERE WAS NO MEETING ARB NO MEETING BZA. NO MEETING. ANY UPDATE FROM SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD? THERE IS NO MEETING. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO THE IDEA IMPLEMENTATION PANEL. THERE WAS NO MEETING AND CEMETERY RESTORATION BOARD. WE DID HAVE A MEETING. THE CEMETERY BOARD MEMBERS TALKED ABOUT WAYS TO IMPROVE THE NEW ALBANY CEMETERY HISTORICAL MARKER. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY SENT IN AN APPLICATION. IT HAD GOTTEN REJECTED. THEY HAD LIKE 70 APPLICATIONS FOR 28 SPOTS. IT WAS A SPECIAL CALL YEAR. AND BUT THE NEXT ROUND OF APPLICATIONS IS JUST A GENERAL CALL. SO WE'RE MORE LIKELY TO FIT INTO THAT. THE CROWD MEMBERS ALSO HEARD THE CITY'S PLANS TO IMPROVE WAGNER CEMETERY WITH IRON FENCING ON ONE SIDE, BRICK PILLARS, ELECTRICAL WORK AND TREE PLANTINGS, AND FINALLY, CRAB MEMBERS ORGANIZED AND PARTICIPATED IN WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA CEREMONY AT THE NEW ALBANY AND WAGNER CEMETERIES. WE HAD MEMBERS OF THE FRANKLINTON CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION WHO WERE THE ONES WHO DONATED THEIR LIBRARIES. WE ALSO HAD MEMBERS OF THE OSU HISTORY CLUB, AND THAT'S MR. POTTER. AND THERE WERE SOME BOY
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SCOUT TROOPS SCOUTING AMERICAN TROOPS FROM TROOP 450 WITH US, AND IT WAS SNOWING TO BEAT THE BAND. YEAH, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WASN'T SO MUCH THE COLD AND WIND AS READING 170 YEAR OLD HEADSTONE WITH SNOW AND ICE ACROSS IT, LIKE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT NAME YOU WERE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FOR. BUT IT WAS A LOVELY SET OF CEREMONIES, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP TO HELP. THAT'S IT FOR THE CRAB. ALL RIGHT. AND THERE WAS NO MEETING OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION. HAS A MEMBER OF COUNCIL RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE OR COMMUNICATION SINCE OUR LAST MEETING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO[9. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING ]
PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON? ALL RIGHT. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES, PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE OH 42 2025 TO ACCEPT THE EXPEDITED TYPE ONE ANNEXATION OF 2.0 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES IN JERSEY TOWNSHIP, LICKING COUNTY, TO THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. MR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF BEACH ROAD, NORTH OF INNOVATION CAMPUS AND SOUTH OF SMITH'S MILL LOOP. THERE ARE, I BELIEVE, WHAT I WOULD REFER TO AS THREE MISSING MISSING TOOTH PARCELS ON THAT SIDE OF THE STREET. SO WITH WITH THOSE EXCEPTIONS, THE REST OF THE PROPERTY ON THE WEST SIDE OF BEACH ROAD HAS BEEN ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF NEW THE ALBANY. PROPERTY IS OWNED BY FAITH LIFE CHURCH. THEY'VE ANNEXED ALL OF THE REMAINING PROPERTY THAT THEY OWN AND HAVE OWNED FOR YEARS TO THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. I THINK THE MOST RECENT WAS BACK IN 2018, PERHAPS, BUT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY.I'M SORRY, LICKING COUNTY, THE COUNTY APPROVED THE ANNEXATION ON AUGUST 28TH OF THIS YEAR.
THE TRANSCRIPT WAS DELIVERED TO THE CITY ON SEPTEMBER 9TH. SO THE 60 DAY WAITING PERIOD HAS LAPSED AND COUNCIL CAN TAKE ACTION. WHAT THIS DOES BY ANNEXING THIS TO THE CITY AND ELIMINATING THIS ONE OF THESE MISSING TEETH, IS IT ELIMINATES A SITUATION THAT PARTICULARLY IMPACTS LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHERE IF IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR OUT IN FRONT OF THIS PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OR SOUTHWARD BOUND DIRECTION, THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO RESPOND TO TAKE THE ACCIDENT REPORT, PROCESS THE SCENE UNLESS THEY WERE TO REACH OUT AND REQUEST MUTUAL AID FROM THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. SO THAT'S A SMALL EXAMPLE. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT IT DOES. IT COULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN PERIODICALLY. THINGS LIKE THAT DO HAPPEN IN THE CITY WHERE WE HAVE DIFFERENT JURISDICTION. SO WITH THAT I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT ASK. ALL RIGHT. JUST OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LEGISLATIVE REPORT AND YOU HIGHLIGHTED IT. BUT THE LINCOLN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THE ANNEXATION IN AUGUST, THE 60 DAY PERIOD FOR CITIZENS TO FILE A CHALLENGE TO THAT HAS LAPSED. SO WE HAVE THE OBLIGATION OF MOVING IT FORWARD. YES. THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDINANCE? AND I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE OH 42 2025? HEARING? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE OH 42 2025? SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FALLOWS. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. NO. I HAVE FIVE YES VOTES AND ONE NO VOTE ON THE MOTION. MOTION PASSES. ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. ORDINANCE OH 44 2025. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE PLUS TWO PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED AT 2365 BEACH ROAD, NORTH OF INNOVATION CAMPUS WAY AND SOUTH OF DRUG STREET FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AG TO AN EXISTING INFILL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS FAITH LIFE CHURCH IN ZONING DISTRICT AS REQUESTED BY FAITH LIFE CHURCH UNDER AARON UNDERHILL, ESQUIRE.
MISS BLACKMON. ALL RIGHT, SO AS I SAID, THIS IS JUST THE REZONING GOING WITH THE ANNEXATION THAT WE JUST HEARD. THE PROPOSED REZONING SERVES AS AN EXTENSION OF THE FAITH LIFE CHURCH RELIGIOUS CAMPUS, AND THE REQUEST IS STRICTLY TO ADD THE PARCEL INTO THE ZONING TEXT, AND THERE WILL BE NO MODIFICATION MADE TO THE SITE OR ANY EXISTING PROVISIONS. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS DID GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND GOT APPROVED AND HAS ALREADY DONE FIRST READINGS FOR THE SECOND READING HERE TODAY. THIS MAP IS JUST SHOWING THE PARCEL THAT IS BEING ADDED IN RELATION TO THE LARGER PUD TEXT THAT EXISTS TODAY. AND THE PUD TEXT
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DOES PERMIT CHURCHES, OTHER RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS, TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL LIVING FACILITIES, AND A PROPORTION PROVISION OUTREACH CENTER, ACCESSORY USES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS FACILITIES. AND THE EXISTING TEXT DOES REQUIRE A 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION ALONG BEACH ROAD AND A 100 FOOT SETBACK WHICH ARE BEING FOLLOWED IN WITH THE NEW ADDITION AS WELL. AND IF ANY CHANGES WERE TO BE MADE TO THE SITE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK FOR A FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR APPROVAL AND THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THE ORDINANCE? THEN I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE OH 44 2025? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE? MOVE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE OH 44 2025 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLERS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. NO.
COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. I HAVE THREE YES VOTES AND TWO NO VOTES ON THE MOTION. MOTION PASSES. ORDINANCE OH 44 2025 IS ADOPTED. 42 I'M SORRY. YOU'RE CORRECT. 42 ALL RIGHT, THAT TAKES US TO ORDINANCE. OH 45 2025 AN APPROPRIATION AMENDED AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT EXPENSES AND OTHER EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY OF ALBANY, STATE OF OHIO, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025, AND TO AUTHORIZE A TRANSFER AND ADVANCE FROM THE GENERAL FUND DIRECTOR. SCOTT. THANK YOU.
MAYOR. THIS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES THE FINAL APPROPRIATION AMENDMENTS AND TRANSFERS AND AN ADVANCE RELATED TO THE 2025 BUDGET. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS LEGISLATION IS TO ELIMINATE NEGATIVE ACCOUNT BALANCES AND ENSURE APPROPRIATIONS. FOLLOW ORC OR OHIO REVISED CODE REQUIREMENTS. THESE PROACTIVE MEASURES HELP TO ENSURE BUDGETARY COMPLIANCE FOR THE 2025 AUDIT. THE ORDINANCE IDENTIFIES NECESSARY INCREASES IN APPROPRIATION AND DECREASES, AND THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU SEE TODAY HAVE BEEN AMENDED SINCE THE FIRST READING, AND THE MOST CURRENT AMENDED VERSION OF THE ORDINANCE WAS FORWARDED YESTERDAY AND WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. A DETAILED LIST OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WAS ATTACHED TO THE LEGISLATIVE REPORT, ALONG WITH A SUMMARY OF ADJUSTMENTS MADE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO THE AFFECTED FUNDS. AT THE START OF THE MEETING, I PROVIDED YOU WITH A NEW VERSION THAT INCLUDES THE EFFECT OF THE ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, AND THAT IS HERE IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET. AT IN THE ATTACHMENT AMENDMENTS MADE SINCE THE FIRST READING INCLUDE THOSE IN GREEN, WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN THE MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE REPORT, AND ONE ADJUSTMENT IN RED REPRESENTING AN ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT. TONIGHT, I PLAN TO REVIEW THE AMENDMENTS TO THE LEGISLATION LISTED IN DETAIL, INDICATED IN GREEN AND RED FONT, AND ADDRESS ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THOSE LISTED WITH THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE. THERE ARE FOUR PRIMARY CATEGORIES OF ADJUSTMENTS SINCE THE FIRST READING, WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN SECTIONS ONE AND TWO OF THE ORDINANCE. THE MAIN CATEGORIES ARE RELATED TO INCOME TAX COLLECTION FEES FOR VARIOUS FUNDS. AN INCREASE IN INCOME TAX REVENUE RESULTS IN AN INCREASE IN THE COST TO COLLECT THOSE, AND ADJUSTMENTS WERE INCLUDED FOR THE GENERAL FUND, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND AND OAK GROVE TO INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. IN ADDITION TO THOSE GREEN ADJUSTMENTS FOR INCOME TAX RELATED FEES, THERE WAS AN ADJUSTMENT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND THE RED FONT, AND THIS WAS WHAT WAS AMENDED IN THE LEGISLATION THAT RECEIVED YESTERDAY. AND THIS AMENDMENT INCLUDES A TEMPORARY ADVANCE TO THE BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND, WHICH IS NECESSARY TO FUND THE PRELIMINARY COSTS RELATED TO THE NEW ROSE RUN. TWO PROJECT VETS, MEMORIAL AND POLICE FACILITIES PLANNED FOR 2026 PRIOR TO THE BOND ISSUANCE THAT WE'LL DO IN THE SPRING. THE FUNDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE RETURNED TO THE GENERAL FUND ONCE WE RECEIVE THE BOND PROCEEDS. FOR THOSE RELATED PROJECTS. SEVERAL OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT YOU SEE IN GREEN ARE WITHIN THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS ARE RELATED TO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FUNDS, TIFF FUNDS, AND THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE COST OF AUDITOR AND TREASURER FEES AND THE APPLICABLE REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE TOWNSHIP AND SCHOOLS. THERE ARE DECREASES INCLUDED IN THE OXFORD AND SCHLEPPY RESIDENTIAL TIFF IN THE TRANSFERS CATEGORY TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE FUNDS WITH AVAILABLE THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN EACH FUND. AFTER SHARING TO PAY THE GENERAL FUND BACK FOR PREVIOUS ADVANCES. THE
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FOURTH CATEGORY OF CHANGES AND UPDATES ARE RELATED TO CAPITAL FUNDS. THERE ARE VARIOUS DECREASES INCLUDED IN THE CAPITAL FUNDS DUE TO PROJECTS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR 2025 BEING FULLY OR PARTIALLY POSTPONED TO 2026 AND BEYOND. THERE IS AN INCREASE INCLUDED IN THE WATER AND SEWER CAPITAL FUND RELATED TO THE PUMP REPAIRS, AND A PREVIOUS BLACKLICK CREEK TRUNK SEWER PROJECT. COST FOR UTILITY RELOCATION. AND THOSE WERE ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR ON THAT DETAIL? I MIGHT HAVE ONE. OKAY, SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SECTION, IT MIGHT BE GENERAL FUND SECTION ONE THROUGH FIVE. I NOTICED THAT FOR LAND ACQUISITION FOR THE DISCOVER SITE, WE HAD THE 4 MILLION, 10,600,000, IN THE $400,002 IS THE DISCOVER SITE, 15 MILLION? WAS IT 15,000,000 IN 2000? IT SHOULD BE 15,200,000. IT'S. AND TWO AND $2 IS THE ACTUAL ADJUSTMENT THAT IS NEEDED TO CORRECT THE FUNDS. OKAY. SO IT SHOULD END IN $2 IN ORDER TO ADJUST THE APPROPRIATIONS ACCORDINGLY. THEN IS THE ITEM 26. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT ON THE REPORT THAT YOU HANDED TO US, WHERE IT SAYS $15,000,200 FOR LAND PURCHASE OF DISCUSSION, IS THAT ACCURATE TO THAT, OR SHOULD IT BE $2 INSTEAD OF 200? THE $15,000,200 IS USING $198 OF CASH TO PAY FOR TITLE TRANSFER FEES. OKAY, SO IT'S TAKING $198 OF CASH OUT OF THE CAPITAL FUND IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THAT. OKAY, SO THAT'S ALL GOOD. IT'S ALL SQUARED AWAY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION. THAT'S OKAY. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE $198 CASH, SO THANK YOU. IT'S ME TRYING TO BE PERFECT IN MY NUMBERS TO WHERE THEY MATCH I APOLOGIZE. THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THOSE WERE ALL THE ADJUSTMENTS RELATED TO THE NUMBERS. SECTION THREE WAS AMENDED WITHIN THE ORDINANCE YESTERDAY TO ADD THE AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE THAT ADVANCE FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND.SO TO MAKE THE ACTUAL CASH MOVEMENT, NOT JUST THE BUDGET INCREASE. AND THEN THE AUTHORITY THAT IS GIVEN WITHIN SECTIONS FOUR, FIVE, SIX AND EIGHT ARE CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS YEARS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING. SECTION FOUR GIVES THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE TRANSFERS BETWEEN LINE ITEMS WITHIN EACH FUND, AND ALSO REDUCE OR RESTORE ANY REDUCED APPROPRIATIONS THAT ARE APPROVED WITHIN THIS LEGISLATION. IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR INCREASING TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS IN A FUND OR TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN FUNDS. SECTION FIVE PROVIDES FOR THE USE OF $100,000 APPROPRIATION CONTINGENCY TO PROTECT BUDGETARY COMPLIANCE FROM UNFORESEEN EXPENDITURES BETWEEN THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND THE END OF THE YEAR, AS IN PRIOR YEARS. AND I DID LOOK BETWEEN LAST READING AND THIS, IT WAS ACTUALLY IN 2023 WAS THE ONLY TIME I'VE EVER HAD TO USE THAT, AND WE HAD TO USE IT FOR THE SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT FUND. YOU'LL SEE A NEW SECTION IN THIS ORDINANCE TO BE ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT, AND MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
SECTION SIX AUTHORIZES THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO ADJUST APPROPRIATIONS ACCORDING TOTAIN FUNDS THAT MAINTAIN A ZERO BALANCE, SUCH AS THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ZONE FUNDS CERTAIN TO FUNDS AND THE HOTEL TAX FUND. SECTION SEVEN DOES SOMETHING SIMILAR, AND THIS IS THE NEW SECTION TO AVOID WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE CONTINGENCY APPROPRIATION. IT IT IT GIVES THE AUTHORIZATION TO ADJUST APPROPRIATION BASED ON ACTUAL EXPENDITURES. AND THE SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT FUND AND BUILDERS ESCROW FUNDS. DUE TO THAT, DUE TO THEIR ACTIVITY AND RELIANCE ON DEVELOPER ACTIVITIES OR ACTIONS, SECTION EIGHT AUTHORIZES THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO REDUCE ANY APPROPRIATION TO ENSURE BUDGETARY COMPLIANCE, SO LONG AS IT REMAINS SUFFICIENT TO COVER OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS. AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, A LOT OF NUMBERS. ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS? WELL, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE FINANCE TEAM AND PUTTING THE BUDGET TOGETHER, MAKING THESE ADJUSTMENTS. SINCE OUR WORKSHOP AND BUDGET PRESENTATIONS. IT'S ALWAYS NICE
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TO GET TO THE END OF THIS PROCESS, AND YOU ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO REALLY SHORE UP AT THE VERY END. SO I APPRECIATE AGAIN THE DILIGENT WORK. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE? OH 45 2025? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE. OH 45 2025. SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING.YES. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHULL. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE
[10. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]
OH 45 2025 ORDINANCE. EXCUSE ME. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING ORDINANCES ORDINANCE OH 46 2025.AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE EXPEDITED TYPE ONE ANNEXATION OF 101.1 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FROM PLAIN TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, TO THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. JOE. THANK YOU. MAYOR.
THIS, AS THE TITLE INDICATES, THIS ANNEXATION PETITION IS LOCATED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY INSTEAD OF LICKING COUNTY. IT IS LOCATED NORTH OF WALNUT STREET AND SOUTH OF TIPPETT ROAD. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTY ARE CONTIGUOUS WITH THE EXISTING BOUNDARIES OF NEW ALBANY, AND AS WITH OUR AS HAS BEEN OUR PRACTICE FOR MANY YEARS, THE ANNEXATION PETITION WAS FILED AS AN EXPEDITED TYPE ONE ANNEXATION. THE CITY ORIGINALLY ENTERED INTO AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT WITH PLAIN TOWNSHIP IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. THAT AGREEMENT WAS AMENDED IN 2009 AND AGAIN IN 2025 TO REFLECT THE CHANGES IN THE MUNICIPAL GROWTH ZONES AND THE WATER AND SEWER AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS. FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THE ANNEXATION PETITION ON OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH THEIR RESOLUTION 0733 25. THE TRANSCRIPT WAS DELIVERED TO THE CITY ON OCTOBER 15TH AND THE 60 DAY WAITING PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. SO COUNCIL HAS THE ABILITY NOW TO TAKE ACTION AT THE SECOND READING, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. JOE, WHY IS THE 60 DAY WAITING PERIOD, PLEASE? THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO APPEAL THE ANNEXATION PETITION AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. OKAY. WE ALSO HAVE A 60 DAY WAITING PERIOD THAT FOLLOWS THE APPROVAL OF OUR LEGISLATION, ASSUMING THE COUNCIL WOULD APPROVE IT. SO AFTER AFTER SECOND READING, THE I'M SORRY, IT'S 30 DAY AFTER OUR SECOND READING, THE 30 DAY WAITING PERIOD STARTS TO THE CLOCK STARTS TO TICK. AND AT THE END OF 30 DAYS, IF THERE'S NO OPPOSITION FILED, THEN IT BECOMES EFFECTIVE. GOOD. WELL, THANKS. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. AND THIS PROPERTY. I'M JUST TRYING TO REMEMBER THIS IS WITHIN THE WIN WIN PORTION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. YES OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE. AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MEETING ON JANUARY 6TH.
ORDINANCE OH 47 2025 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE 101.1 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND, GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF JOHNSTOWN ROAD AND NORTH OF WALNUT STREET, FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AG TO LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT FOR AN AREA TO BE KNOWN AS THE US 62 BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY HOLDINGS, LLC. CARE OF AARON UNDERHILL, ESQUIRE. MISS BLACKBURN. ALL RIGHT. SO AS MAYOR SAID THIS IS TO REZONE 101 ACRES LOCATED ON JOHNSTOWN ROAD FROM AGRICULTURE TO LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT FOR THE AREA TO BE KNOWN AS THE US 62 BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT.
SO THIS DID GO TO RFP, A AND PLANNING COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 1ST AND BOTH WERE APPROVED.
WHICH BRINGS US HERE TODAY. SO THE TEXT DOES CONTAIN THE SAME LIST OF PERMITTED AND PROHIBITED USES OF OTHER SIMILAR DISTRICTS IN THE AREA, WHICH INCLUDE MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION, GENERAL OFFICE ACTIVITIES, WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION DATA CENTERS, AND RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION USES. AND THEN JUST LOOKING AT SOME OF THE SETBACKS THAT WE HAVE ON 62, ON ROUTE 62, IN BLUE HERE, IT WOULD BE 185FT FROM CENTER LINE FOR BOTH PAVEMENT AND BUILDING THE YET I'M SORRY, THE RED LINE WOULD BE THE EASTERN PERIMETER BOUNDARY OF 25FT AND THEN THE SOUTHERN PERIMETER BOUNDARY IN YELLOW OF 100FT. TO. BUT THE LARGE SCALE OF THE
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REZONING WILL RESULT IN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA, AND WILL ENSURE THE COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN USES AND THE PROPOSED ZONING TEXT HAS THE SAME TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AS THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES FOR ROOFTOP SCREENING, SIGHT AND SOUND SETBACKS, ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AND LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS. THE LEGISLATION MAY BE SET FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 6TH, AND I, AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT, ARE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDINANCE. JUST ONE. IS THAT LIGHT BLUE ON THAT MAP ALSO LG JUST REMINDER CORRECT. YES.OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. WE'LL ALSO SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MEETING ON JANUARY 6TH, 2026. THAT TAKES US TO ORDINANCE OH 48 2025 AND ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE 1.116 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 6600 NEW ALBANY ROAD, FROM THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL SUBDISTRICT OF THE URBAN CENTER CODE TO AN INFILL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT IPOD FOR AN AREA TO BE KNOWN AS THE 605 NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY ROB RIDDLE. CARE OF AARON UNDERHILL, ESQUIRE AT UNDERHILL AND HODGE. OH, I'M SORRY, WE'RE SWITCHING UP. SORRY. ALL GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO, AS YOU SAID, THIS IS A REZONING FOR A PARCEL FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL OF THE URBAN CENTER CODE TO AN IUD WITH LOW DENSITY OFFICE USES THAT INCLUDES ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS OFFICES AND FOR PROFIT AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS. SO THIS IS THE SITE LOCATED JUST AT THE BOUNDARY OF THE VILLAGE CENTER. IT IS NEAR THE SCHOOLS TO THE WEST, OVER HERE, THE BUSINESS PARK TO THE NORTH, AND SOME OTHER RURAL RESIDENTIAL IN ITS VICINITY. SO THIS IS THE PROCESS FOR THIS REZONING. IT HAS GONE TO ARB AND THE PC AND BOTH HAVE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. ONE MORE HERE. SO WITH THIS SITE, THE NEW USE DOES APPEAR TO BE APPROPRIATE AS IT IS TRANSITIONAL IN NATURE BETWEEN THE VILLAGE CENTER AND THE BUSINESS PARK TO THE NORTH. IT IS NEAR THOSE OFFICE USES. AND AS I SAID, THE EDGE OF THE VILLAGE CENTER IS RIGHT HERE. THE URBAN CENTER CODE PROVIDES ZONING FOR THE VILLAGE CENTER, SO THIS CHANGE IS APPROPRIATE AT THIS KIND OF TRANSITIONAL POINT. AND IT IS LOW. IT IS WELL SUITED FOR LOW IMPACT OFFICE USES. THE APPLICATION DOES INCLUDE A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REZONING, BUT A DETAILED EVALUATION OF THE SITE WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE TIME OF THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH WILL REQUIRE REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE ARB AND PC. THIS HELPS TO VISUALIZE THE INTENT OR SCOPE OF THE REZONING OR ZONING TEXT A BIT, SO THE EXISTING MAIN BUILDING AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ARE TO REMAIN ON THE SITE. THEY WILL BE RETROFITTED FOR OFFICE USES. THIS HELPS RETAIN ORIGINAL QUALITIES AND THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE SITE. THERE ARE A MAXIMUM OF 20 PARKING SPACES, WHICH THE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE APPLICANT FOUND APPROPRIATE, AS IT IS LOCATED BEHIND THAT MAIN BUILDING AND THERE IS ENOUGH SINCE THERE'S NO ON STREET OR SHARED PARKING HERE. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS RAISED WITH LIGHTING AND SCREENING, SO THE APPLICANT INCLUDED COMMITMENTS IN THE ZONING TEXT TO A MAXIMUM THREE FOOT TALL LIGHTING WITH NO OFF SITE LIGHT SPILLAGE, WITH EXAMPLES SHOWN HERE, AS WELL AS TO SIX FOOT TALL FULL CAPACITY SCREENING FROM THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH, ALSO SHOWN HERE. SO AGAIN, ZONING TEXT DEVELOPMENT TEXTS REMAIN LOW DENSITY AND RETAIN MUCH OF THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE SITE. THIS IS LOCATED IN TRANSITIONAL POINT, SO THIS IS WELL SUITED FOR LOW IMPACT OFFICE USES. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE AS WELL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT ENHANCEMENT TO THAT PROPERTY, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S A LOW IMPACT BUSINESS. SO I SEE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TEXT DOES INCLUDE A LEVEL OF SCREENING, YOU KNOW, TO THE COMMITMENT OF FULL OPACITY BETWEEN THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH. IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THERE'S ANY CURRENT VEGETATION BETWEEN THOSE TWO PROPERTIES. SO THAT'S A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE. OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDINANCE? NO.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, TO THE EXTENT THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO STICK AROUND AND ADDRESS
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COUNCIL, WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LATER STAGES OF THE MEETING SINCE THIS IS JUST FIRST MEETING. BUT ANY ANY FIRST READING, ANY QUESTIONS I HAVE NONE. OKAY. COMFORTABLE WITH HOW IT'S BEEN PROPOSED. ALL RIGHT THEN WE WILL ALSO SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AND[11. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]
PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MEETING ON JANUARY 6TH. AND THAT TAKES US TO RESOLUTION RESOLUTIONS, RESOLUTION R 43 2025 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO ENTER TO A 2026 HEALTH SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, OHIO, AND THE DISTRICT ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY GENERAL HEALTH DISTRICT AND FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.MR. THANK YOU. THIS IS OUR ANNUAL RENEWAL OF THE CONTRACT WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH. THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE PER CAPITA RATE OF $10 AND 49.2 $0.03, THE ANNUAL COST, BASED ON OUR POPULATION. AND THAT CHANGE OF OF THE PER CAPITA RATE WOULD BE 117,000 AND CALL IT $220. WE DID MAINTAIN THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS INSERTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, WHERE IT GAVE US SOME FLEXIBILITY IF THAT BECAME NECESSARY. OTHER THAN THAT. SO THAT PROVISION REMAINS. THE REST OF THE LANGUAGE IS UNCHANGED AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? OKAY. I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL REGARDING RESOLUTION R 43 2025? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WOULD MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 43 2025 SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FALLOWS. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO ADOPT. RESOLUTION R 43 2025. AND I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND COMPLIMENT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR, IN PARTICULAR, JOE MAZZOLA. WE'VE CERTAINLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH THE DEPARTMENT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WHETHER IT WAS COVID OR MEASLES OUTBREAKS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS COME OUR WAY, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP. NOT ALWAYS EASY CONVERSATIONS, BUT THEY'VE ALWAYS WORKED TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS WHEN WE'VE, YOU KNOW, REQUESTED THAT THEY THAT THEY BE HELPFUL IN THAT WAY. SO THANK YOU, JOE. THAT TAKES US TO RESOLUTION R 44 2025 A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT AND APPROVE THE CITY'S CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM AND TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO DESIGNATE THE PROGRAM'S ADMINISTRATOR. MR. ROBINSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO THE STATE OF OHIO THIS YEAR PASSED A NEW CYBERSECURITY LAW THAT REQUIRES ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT A CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM BY JANUARY 1ST OF 2026. THE LAW DOES A NUMBER OF THINGS, BUT IN QUICK SUMMARY OF IT, IT DOES DEFINE CYBERSECURITY AND RANSOMWARE INCIDENTS. IT REQUIRES HAS A NOTIFICATION OR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE INSTANCES, INCIDENTS TO A COUPLE STATE AGENCIES. IT DOES REQUIRE THAT THE CITY'S PROGRAM ALIGNS WITH BEST PRACTICES FROM A COUPLE OF ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE LAW OUTLINES MANDATORY COMPONENTS OF CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM. IT ESTABLISHES REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, AND IT DOES PROHIBIT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM PAYING A RANSOM UNLESS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY FORMALLY APPROVES THE PAYMENT BY RESOLUTION OR ORDINANCE, AND THE LAW CREATES A PUBLIC RECORD EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN RECORDS RELATED TO CYBER SECURITY. NEW ALBANY DOES, AND WE HAVE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS PARTNERED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AND CYBERSECURITY CONSULTING FIRM TO DO A NUMBER OF THINGS TO ASSESS READINESS, CLOSE GAPS, AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ALIGNED WITH NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES. OUR PROGRAM IS COMPREHENSIVE AND FOLLOWS INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES IN TERMS OF IDENTIFYING RISKS, DEPLOYS, DEPLOYS, DETECTION AND MITIGATION TOOLS, ESTABLISHES INCIDENT INCIDENT RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PROCESSES, AND ENSURE STAFF ARE PROPERLY TRAINED AND ACTIVELY ENGAGED. CERTAINLY, WE ARE ALREADY DOING A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THE NEW STATE LAW REQUIRED, BUT IT GAVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO PULL EVERYTHING INTO A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM, OUR INFORMATION SECURITY POLICY, AND THEN A CYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN. SO THAT'S BEEN BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY. WE DID INSTITUTE PHISHING TRAINING THIS YEAR. TESTING AND TRAINING OF IF AN EMPLOYEE DOESN'T PASS THE PHISHING TEST. AND THEN WE HAVE DONE CYBERSECURITY TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF. WE DO THAT WHEN THEY'RE ONBOARDED AND WE DO IT ANNUALLY. SO PASS ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION IS REQUIRED FOR US TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE LAW, AND IT CAN BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? WELL, JUST JUST A WORD OF
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CAUTION. YOU KNOW, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE HAS ALMOST 200 DIFFERENT REPORTS JUST IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OF CYBERSECURITY EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND LOST PUBLIC FUNDS. I THINK AUDITOR WAS FOND OF SAYING THAT IT'S NOT IF YOU ARE SUBJECT TO A CYBERSECURITY ATTACK, BUT WHEN. SO ANY LEVEL OF PREVENTION IS IMPORTANT, AND EVEN THE BEST DEFENSES ARE REGRETTABLY SUBJECT TO TO BEING BREACHED. I KNOW THAT FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION JUST ANNOUNCED TODAY IN A REPORT THAT THEY ESTIMATE FOR ELDER ADULTS THAT ALMOST $80 BILLION THIS LAST YEAR IN CYBERSECURITY FRAUD, AND THAT'S PROBABLY UNDERREPORTED BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T CALL AND JUST SAY, I JUST GAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY TO SOMEONE ON THE PHONE THAT I'VE NEVER MET. SAME THING IS SORT OF BEEN TRUE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, TOO. THEY WEREN'T FOND OF REPORTING THEIR MISTAKES. NOW THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO SO. BUT IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO ADOPT THE POLICY AND DO SOME SUFFICIENT TRAINING TO ALERT THEIR STAFF TO THE DANGERS OF CYBER THREATS. AND JUST RECENTLY TO, YOU KNOW, THESE IPHONES ARE GREAT OR OTHER MOBILE DEVICES AND BEING HARD TO PENETRATE FOR CYBER CRIMINALS. BUT WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IN SOME INSTANCES IS GET INTO THE EMAIL SYSTEM WITHIN THE EMPLOYER'S BACKGROUND. AND SO YOU ACTUALLY GET A LEGITIMATE EMAIL FROM WITHIN YOUR OWN COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION ASKING YOU TO DO CERTAIN THINGS. I KNOW A LOT OF YOU GOTTEN EMAILS FROM THE MAYOR ASKING YOU FOR GIFT CARDS BECAUSE I WAS IN EMERGENCY OR IN JAIL, WHICH APPARENTLY NEVER HAPPENED. I NEVER GOT A CARD FROM ANY OF YOU. BUT THOSE ATTACKS ARE BECOMING A LOT MORE SOPHISTICATED. SO IT'S IT'S NOT AS EASY TO TO TELL, BUT IF YOU GET A MESSAGE, NO MATTER WHERE IT COMES FROM, THAT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND EVERYONE JUST HIT PAUSE, TALK TO THE IT DEPARTMENT, MAKE SURE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS IS BEING REQUESTED BEFORE YOU WOULD EVER CLICK ON A LINK, CLICK ON A PICTURE, OR MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU KNOW, SEND PUBLIC FUNDS OR YOUR OWN MONEY TO SOMEONE YOU'VE NEVER MET. WITH THAT I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL REGARDING RESOLUTION R 44 2025? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY VOTE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 44 2025 ENTHUSIASTICALLY. SECOND MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.COUNCIL MEMBER. DERRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SELLERS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SIX ENTHUSIASTIC VOTES IN FAVOR OF RESOLUTION 44 2025. ALL RIGHT. RESOLUTION R 45 2025 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER INTO A LIMITED NOTICE TO PROCEED AGREEMENT WITH MESSER CONSTRUCTION FOR PHASE TWO OF THE ROSE RUN PARK VETERAN MEMORIAL PROJECT DIRECTOR. THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT ME TO GET THE CLICKER, JEN? SURE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S KEEP THAT ENTHUSIASM STRONG HERE. SO SINCE 2020, ROSE PARK HAS REALLY BEEN THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE CENTER, PROVIDING RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, GATHERING SPACES FOR PEOPLE AND EVENTS LIKE OKTOBERFEST THIS YEAR, IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY FOR STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS. THE SECOND PHASE OF ROSE RUN PARK IMPLEMENTS A VISION THAT HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR YEARS WITH EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY INPUT. AND REALLY AT THE HEART OF THAT PROJECT IS THE CREATION OF A VETERANS MEMORIAL TO HONOR THE COMMUNITY'S VETERANS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCREASE AMENITIES FOR RESIDENTS. THIS IS A SLIDE OF AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE PARK. COUNCIL RECEIVED A PRETTY IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS PROJECT AT YOUR CAPITAL WORKSHOP IN SEPTEMBER. BUT JUST TO REFRESH EVERYONE'S MEMORY, THE SECOND PHASE WILL INCLUDE THE VETERANS MEMORIAL, WHICH IS NUMBER ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT SLIDE, IT WILL BUILD A PARKING LOT BETWEEN THE PD AND VILLAGE HALL, SEVERAL BRIDGES OVER ROSE RUN CREEK, A PLAZA AND PAVILION WITH PUBLIC RESTROOMS WHICH IS LACKING IN THE VILLAGE CENTER RIGHT NOW. AN ENHANCED STREAM CORRIDOR. PUBLIC WALKING PATHS. THERE ALSO WILL BE SOME ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND UTILITY WORK.
THE PROJECT IS IN THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION PHASE AND CONSTRUCTION. THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, WHICH IS MESSER CONSTRUCTION, INSPECTS A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE AMENDMENT, OR GMP, TO PRESENT TO THE CITY IN SPRING OF 2026. SO THAT WILL BE A LEGISLATION THAT WILL COME TO CITY COUNCIL. THIS RESOLUTION TONIGHT INITIATES A PROCESS
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THAT WILL ALLOW ENABLING WORK TO COMMENCE IN JANUARY OF 2026. DUE TO THE COMPLEX NATURE AND THE SIZE OF THIS SITE, THE COUPLE, YOU KNOW, TWO BUILDINGS AND A PARK PROJECT, THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT ARE NEEDED TO AUTHORIZE THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT. A POSSIBLE LGNP AND A DEFINITE GMP FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RENOVATION THAT IS PART OF THIS PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO COME TO COUNCIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS WELL.THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE OPERATIONS OF VILLAGE HALL AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEREFORE, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OR UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF ADVANCED WORK IS REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE EMPLOYEE AND VISITOR PARKING AS WELL AS ACCESS THE BUILDING DURING CONSTRUCTION. SO THIS LIMITED NOTICE TO PROCEED IS IN THE AMOUNT OF JUST UNDER $3.9 MILLION, AND THAT WILL ALLOW SEVERAL THINGS FOR OVER THE WINTER MONTHS. AND I WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH THOSE. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO TEMPORARY PARKING LOTS, ACTUALLY TO THE SOUTH OF VILLAGE HALL ROAD. SO THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM KIND OF RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN WILL SERVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HAVE LIGHTING AND JUST THINGS LIKE THAT. BECAUSE OF THE 24 HOUR NATURE OF THEIR OPERATION. AND THEN THE RED AREA TO THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN WILL BE TEMPORARY PARKING THAT WILL SERVE VILLAGE HALL, AND CERTAINLY VISITORS AND GUESTS AND EVERYONE COMING TO NIGHT MEETINGS WILL BE ABLE TO PARK IN THAT AREA. WE WILL SET UP TEMPORARY ELECTRIC AND CONSTRUCTION LAYDOWN AREA THAT IS THE BIG RED RECTANGLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SLIDE. THAT'S WHERE ALL THE CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS AND EQUIPMENT AND EVERYTHING WILL BE HOUSED. THEN ALSO, WE DO NEED TO PERFORM TREE REMOVAL DURING THE PERIOD. SO THAT PERIOD CLOSES IN MARCH ON MARCH 31ST. SO THIS HAS TO HAPPEN OVER THE WINTER FOR STATE AND FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. SO THE TREE REMOVAL WILL BOTH BE SELECTIVE IN SOME AREAS. THOSE ARE THE MORE ISOLATED RED CIRCLES THAT YOU SEE. BUT THERE WILL BE MORE WIDER, BROADER AREAS OF TREE REMOVAL AND THAT WILL REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES, DEAD DISEASE SPECIES, BUT ALSO AREAS WHERE BIG COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE BUILT, LIKE THE PARKING AREA, THE BRIDGE, THE PLAZA, THOSE TREE WILL TREES WILL BE REMOVED, AND THEN THERE WILL BE A ROBUST PLANTING PLAN TO REFOREST THAT AREA WHEN THE TIME COMES. I'VE NOTICED SOME WORK BEING DONE JUST TODAY. IS THAT TRUE? OVER HERE. THEY WERE DOING SOME TESTING OF SOIL TESTING IN THE AREA. I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE THAT'S WHAT YOU SAW. THEY WERE. YEAH, THERE'S A BUNCH OF EQUIPMENT IN THE IN THE OLD GAS STATION LOT. AND THEN JUST ACROSS THE STREET, THEY WERE, THEY WERE THERE WAS EQUIPMENT OVER THERE DOING SOMETHING. YEAH, I THINK IT PROBABLY IS SOME OF THE SOIL TESTING AND BORINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING. AND THEN FINALLY, I DO WANT YOU TO LOOK AT IT'S YOU KNOW, ANOTHER BIG THING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN IS THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT ARE ON THE SITE. SO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY, SIX PARCELS HAVE BEEN DEEDED TO THE CITY.
WE'LL CALL THOSE THE OLD PD, THE DUKE AND DUCHESS STATION, AND THE OLD MILL BUILDING. THE SCHEDULE FOR DEMOLITION IS IS MID TO LATE FEBRUARY TO EARLY MARCH. WE EXPECT THOSE BUILDINGS TO COME DOWN. AND THEN THOSE ARE THE THREE RED SQUARES THAT YOU SEE. THE DOTTED LINE AROUND THE SITE IS WHERE WE ANTICIPATE FENCING TO OCCUR. NOW THE INTENT IS TO KEEP THE SITE SECURE, PEOPLE AWAY FROM IT, THE PUBLIC AWAY FROM IT. CERTAINLY THE LOCATION OF THESE FENCES MAY CHANGE BASED ON THE AREA THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, BUT WE ARE JUST REALLY MAINTAINING, TRYING TO MAINTAIN A SAFE AND SECURE SITE BASED ON THE THE LOCATION AND THE HEART OF THE VILLAGE CENTER AND THEN THE OPERATIONS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND VILLAGE HALL, THE THE RECTANGLE IN THE MIDDLE, WE ARE FENCING OFF THE HISTORIC CEMETERY SEPARATELY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE VERY RESPECTFUL OF THE CEMETERY, AND WE ARE SHOWING ACCESS TO THE CORNER OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DRIVE, BECAUSE DURING THE SUMMER AND THE GROWING SEASON, WE PUT IN THE BUDGET THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOW THE CEMETERY. SO WE'RE KEEPING IT, MAINTAINING IT IN GOOD CONDITION. SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT SEPARATE FENCE. AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE VERY SENSITIVE TO KEEP ACCESS EQUIPMENT, ANY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AWAY FROM THAT AREA. THERE ARE A FEW LITTLE KIND OF AREAS OF THE CORNERS THAT WILL BE DISTURBED, BUT WE'LL TAKE DEFINITE MEASURES TO TO BE SENSITIVE IN THAT AREA. AND THEN ACTUALLY, CONDITIONS OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND FEDERAL PERMITTING REQUIRE CERTAIN MEASURES TO TAKE PLACE WHEN WE ARE DOING THAT WORK. SO THAT WILL ALL BE SAFE AND SECURE.
THAT'S EVERYTHING THAT WILL OCCUR OVER THE WINTER. LIKE I SAID, WE EXPECT THAT THIS WILL
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BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE AMENDMENT COMES BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. AND THEN AT THAT TIME, THE LNP JUST FOLDS INTO THE OVERALL BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT.SO THE BUDGET FOR ROSE RUN PARK VETERANS MEMORIAL WAS INCLUDED IN THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE.
WE ARE IN A VALUE ENGINEERING PHASE, AND WE COMPLETELY EXPECT TO COME IN UNDER WHAT WAS BEEN BUDGETED IN THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE. I THINK THAT IS IT IN THIS RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. HAVE WE DETERMINED THE LOCATION FOR THE TEMPORARY PARKING AND LAY DOWN SITE? YEAH. SO THAT WILL BE THESE LOCATIONS HERE. SO SOUTH OF VILLAGE HALL WILL BE THE TEMPORARY PARKING AREAS, ONE FOR THE PD ON THE EAST, ONE FOR VILLAGE HALL ON THE WEST. WE'RE WORKING WITH NEW ALBANY COMPANY ON A LICENSE AGREEMENT TO, TO ALLOW US TO USE THAT PROPERTY FOR THIS PURPOSE. AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION LAY DOWN IS THE BIG RECTANGLE IN THE MIDDLE, WHICH IS ULTIMATELY WHERE THE PARKING LOT WILL GO. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RESOLUTION? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 45 2025, SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 45 2025 SECOND.
MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. SIX.
YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 45 2025. THAT WAS A LONG TIME COMING, JEFF. RESOLUTION R 46 2025. A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED COMMUNION COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED AGREEMENTS WITH SIDE CAD, LLC, AND MAKING RELATED AUTHORIZATIONS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT WITH SIDE CAD, LLC. THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES 100% REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR 15 YEARS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE OR MORE DATA CENTERS, BUILDINGS ON 114.7 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES, LOCATED IMMEDIATELY EAST OF CLOVER VALLEY ROAD AND NORTH OF HARRISON ROAD, FOR APPROXIMATELY 450,000FTā !S OF ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE EXPECTED PROJECT INVESTMENT IS $750 MILLION. PROJECT CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JUNE OF 2026 AND BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER OF 2030.
THE BENCHMARKS FOR COMPLIANCE IN THIS EXPANSION AREA WILL BE MEASURED ACCORDING TO THE STANDARD FORMULA FOR THE SPECIFIC BUILDING TYPE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY AND PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. WE RECOGNIZE THAT CURRENTLY, THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT DATA CENTERS. OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY JOBSOHIO AND OTHER STATE DEPARTMENTS AS A RESOURCE FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO SPEAK TO THIS PROJECT. SCOTT ZIONS IS ALSO HERE ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY TONIGHT TO HELP ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS.
SIR, JUST THE LAST SENTENCE IN THE LEGISLATIVE REPORT SAYS ADDITIONALLY, THIS AGREEMENT INCREASES THE MINIMUM PAYMENT FOR ADDITIONAL ADVANCED FABRIC STRUCTURES FROM $1 11 TO 250. YEAH, I'LL TAKE THAT ONE. SO IF YOU RECALL EARLIER, WHEN WE RESTRUCTURED THESE AGREEMENTS TO INCLUDE A DIFFERENT BUILDING TYPOLOGY, PROBABLY ABOUT NINE MONTHS AGO, SIDECUT, WHICH IS META, AGREED TO STEP UP AND ENSURE THAT ANY PAYMENTS THAT ARE MADE FOR ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE, THAT IT'S MADE AT A HIGHER PAYMENT THAN THE TRADITIONAL DOLLAR 11 PER SQUARE FOOT. SO THEY MADE TWO TWO COMMITMENTS IN THE RESTATED AGREEMENT AS A PART OF THE THE NEW TYPE OF STRUCTURE. THAT'S. AS A PART OF THE NEW TYPE OF STRUCTURE THAT'S BEING BUILT. THE FIRST WAS TO GUARANTEE THAT THE STRUCTURES EVALUATED FROM THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AT THE SAME VALUATION AS THE TRADITIONAL BUILDING TYPES, AND THEN, NUMBER TWO, THAT THE ADDITIONAL MINIMUM PAYMENT WOULD INCREASE BY INSTEAD OF
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$1.11 A SQUARE FOOT BY THIS $2.50 A SQUARE FOOT. SO THEY GUARANTEED THE MINIMUM PAYMENT AMOUNT AND THEN RAISED THE BENCHMARK EVEN MORE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 46 2025? YES, SIR. YES, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS SCOTT FROM THE LAW FIRM ON BEHALF OF META. FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M REALLY PROUD TO REPRESENT META.META IS REALLY PROUD TO BE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND HAVE THIS AMAZING PARTNERSHIP. AND META WILL CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO BE A MODEL CORPORATE CITIZEN, GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY HAS TO BE A GREAT CITIZEN AND CONTRIBUTOR TO THE COMMUNITY. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? THANKS, COUNCIL. OBVIOUSLY WE COULD USE ALL THE ASSISTANCE POSSIBLE TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC REGARDING THESE FACILITIES AND THE CONCERNS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, FAIRLY CONSISTENTLY BEING RAISED THROUGHOUT CENTRAL OHIO. WELL, THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF OHIO, I SHOULD SAY. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SORT OF THE EPICENTER OF SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THAT REGARD. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT THEN LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON RESOLUTION R 46 2025. I WOULD MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 46 2025. SECOND FELLOWS, IS THAT RIGHT? GREAT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DARBY. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. WELCH. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 46 2025. AND OUR FINAL RESOLUTION TONIGHT. RESOLUTION R 47 2025, A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH N BBJ DESIGN FOR DESIGN SERVICES RELATED TO THE CREATION OF A LONG RANGE LAND USE PLAN FOR JERSEY TOWNSHIP, AS PRESCRIBED IN THE COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE CITY AND TOWNSHIP. JOE, THANK YOU. AS YOU REMEMBER, WE APPROVED THE THE COMPREHENSIVE OR COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN THE JEDD WITH JERSEY TOWNSHIP FOR THE PURPOSE OF OF HELPING JERSEY TOWNSHIP DEVELOP THE AREA ON THE EAST SIDE OF MINK ROAD. OUR GOAL WAS TO HELP THEM CREATE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO ENSURE THAT THE QUALITY OF DEVELOPMENT WAS CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. WITHIN THE AGREEMENT, ONE OF THE TERMS WAS THAT WE WE COLLABORATE ON THE CREATION OF THIS PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT BASICALLY IT'S A DOCUMENT THAT WILL INCLUDE A LIST OF DESIGN STANDARDS THAT DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH IN ORDER TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE TOWNSHIP. THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION OR MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTION TO THAT EFFORT WAS $200,000, AND THE TOWNSHIP'S CONTRIBUTION WAS $50,000. ORIGINALLY, I HAD PLANNED TO HAVE THE TOWNSHIP AND CITY ENTER INTO SEPARATE CONTRACTS WITH THE VENDOR. WE HAD A PRELIMINARY MEETING WITH THE THE VENDOR LAST WEEK, AND THEY PROPOSED THAT WE MAY WANT TO LOOK AT A SINGLE CONTRACT AS OPPOSED TO TWO CONTRACTS. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, GIVING ME THE FLEXIBILITY TO TO TAKE THAT APPROACH, I WOULD REQUEST THAT IF COUNCIL'S AGREEABLE, WE INCREASE OR AMEND THE RESOLUTION TO INCREASE THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT TO $250,000 AS OPPOSED TO $200,000. AND THEN IF WE TAKE THE APPROACH OF OF ENTERING INTO A SINGLE CONTRACT, WE WOULD ALSO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH JERSEY TOWNSHIP, AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE US THE $50,000. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ADD IS THAT OUR $200,000 CONTRIBUTION AND THE TOWNSHIP'S $50,000 CONTRIBUTION ARE TO BE REIMBURSED AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS WITHIN THE AREA, SO THAT DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE TIF REVENUE, INCOME TAX REVENUE, AND COMMUNITY AUTHORITY REVENUE IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THE COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND REIMBURSE THE COST OF OPERATING THE JET AND THE CEDAR. DO WE NEED TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION TO INCREASE THE DOLLAR FIGURE? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL JUST DO THAT AS A SUSPENDERS. WELL, BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, I WOULD MOVE TO ADOPT. EXCUSE ME, I WOULD MOVE TO AMEND
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RESOLUTION R 47 2025 TO INCREASE THE CITY'S SHARE, NOT TO EXCEED $250,000. SECOND, TWO.MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO AMEND RESOLUTION R 47 2025 TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT TO A MAXIMUM OF 250,000. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDED RESOLUTION R 47 2025. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THE RESOLUTION SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED RESOLUTION NUMBER 47 2025. SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 47
[12. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS]
2025, AS AMENDED. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NO COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS THIS EVENING. THAT TAKES US. OH, WAIT, DO WE? IT'S A SUBCOMMITTEE. IT'S A THAT'LL COME UNDER BUSINESS OR WHATEVER.OKAY, OKAY. I DON'T THINK WE'VE SET ONE YET. NO. SOMEDAY SOON. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO
[13. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]
REPORT OF REPRESENTATIVES SHOWING UP HERE FOR MORE. YES. SEVERAL ITEMS ON JANUARY OF 2026, THERE'LL BE LAUNCHING THE THE EXPANDED CENTRAL OHIO AREA AGENCY ON AGING. YOU MIGHT RECALL THAT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY A CITY OF COLUMBUS PROGRAM, AND IT'S BEEN MADE INTO A REGIONAL PROGRAM. SO THAT THAT PROGRAM, THE EXPANDED PROGRAM, WILL BE UP AND RUNNING AS OF JANUARY OF 2026. MORSI HAS ALSO REVISED ITS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND MEETINGS. SO I'LL HAVE AN UPDATED LIST OF MEETINGS AND EVENTS FOR YOU. THE IDEA, BECAUSE MORSI OFFERS SO MANY DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL ACTIVITIES, THEY'RE TRYING TO STREAMLINE THE PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO BE MORE EFFICIENT WITH PEOPLE'S TIME. ONE OF THOSE CHANGES INCLUDES A CHANGE IN THE COMMISSION MEETING IN APRIL. TYPICALLY, WE WE TRAVEL DOWN TO MORSI AND WE MEET DOWN THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO BRING MORSI OUT TO THE REGIONAL COMMUNITIES A LITTLE BIT MORE OFTEN. SO THEY'LL BE THERE'LL BE MEETINGS THAT WILL BE HOSTED IN THE MEMBER COMMUNITIES AREAS NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST. A REMINDER THAT DAY TO DAY WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH. ALSO, MORSI IS GOING TO BE CREATING SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE CALLING AN ADVANCE FUND. AND THE FUND IS IS BASICALLY AVAILABLE FOR, PARTICULARLY FOR SMALLER COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE CASH TO WAIT FOR A REFUND OF, OF GRANT FUNDS. SO IN SOME CASES, THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A MATCHING REQUIREMENT IN GRANTS. SO THE IF A MUNICIPALITY OR A VILLAGE IS IS ENGAGED IN A AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO ADVANCE THE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND THEN WAIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM MORSI, SOMETIMES THAT PUTS A FINANCIAL STRAIN ON THE COMMUNITY. SO THIS NEW PROGRAM WILL ADVANCE THOSE FUNDS TO THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY HAVE THE CASH FLOW THAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THESE GRANT PROGRAMS. ANOTHER REMINDER, THERE ARE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. THEY'RE WORKING WITH 30 COMMUNITIES ON HOUSING WEATHERIZATION INITIATIVES, AND THEY'RE ASKING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE PROGRAM. SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST NOT AWARE OF IT. OTHERS ARE MAYBE SOMEWHAT RELUCTANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. THE RED PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE RESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PROGRAM, IS UNDERWAY. GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE ARE OPEN DURING THE NEXT WEEK. THERE'S ABOUT $10 MILLION JUST TO BE DISTRIBUTED STATEWIDE. AND THIS IS TO HELP COMMUNITIES FACILITATE VARIOUS TYPES OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THEIR WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. MORSI MEMBERSHIP IS NOW UP TO 92. SENATOR BERG WAS THE MOST RECENT COMMUNITY TO BE APPROVED. ALSO, AS PART OF THE RESTRUCTURING THAT I REFERRED TO EARLIER, MORSI HAS HELD ITS FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING OF THE CENTRAL OHIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD. THAT BOARD IS ROLLED UP INTO THE COMMISSION MEETING. THE MISSION IS TO GROW THE ECONOMY OF CENTRAL OHIO AND COLLABORATE[01:10:01]
WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS IN THE COMMUNITIES TO FACILITATE PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. SO MORSI WAS DESIGNATED BY THE US ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY IN 2023. THEY ARE UNDERTAKING AN UPDATE TO THEIR PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT DISCUSSES HOW THEY'RE GOING TO APPROACH SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL OCCUR IN 2026, AND THEY'LL BE SUBMITTING THAT UPDATED PLAN TO THE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THEN THE TIME FRAME FOR THAT WILL BE OR THE TIME FRAME FOR THAT PLAN TO BE EFFECTIVE WILL BE 2027 THROUGH 2030. AND THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT? ANY UPDATE FROM THE JOINT PARKS? JUST TWO UPDATES. THE REC CENTER AND FIELD HOUSE ARE STILL ON TRACK FOR END OF NEXT YEAR OPENING, SO THAT WAS GOOD. IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN OUT THERE THEY CONTINUE TO. IT JUST KEEP GROWING. IT'S IT'S JUST AN AMAZING SITE TO WALK ON. AND SECOND, THE THIRD ANNUAL PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT WILL BE JULY 18TH AND 19TH OF 2026. THAT WAS JUST PUT TOGETHER TODAY. IT'LL BE IN PICKLEBALL BRACKETS SOON FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THE INFORMATION. AND THAT'S IT.GREAT. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS? YES. THERE WAS A MEETING LAST MONDAY. IT WAS PRESIDENT KALINOWSKI'S LAST MEETING, AND THERE WAS LOTS OF VERY NICE THINGS SAID ABOUT HER AND HER SERVICE TO THE BOARD. THE SUBSTANCE OF THE MEETING FOCUSED ON THE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SOME MASTER PLAN UPDATES, AND THEY TALKED ABOUT THEIR INFORMATION SECURITY PLAN, AND THEY APPOINTED JOHN MCCLELLAN AS PRESIDENT PRO TEM UNTIL THE NEXT ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, WHICH IS THE MONDAY AFTER HOURS. OKAY. ANY UPDATE FROM THE TOWNSHIP? JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. THEY HAD A MEETING, GENERAL BUSINESS. THEY DID ALONG WITH US HAVE THE WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA, WHICH WAS WELL ATTENDED, A LITTLE BIT COLD AND HOPE. AND FORTUNATELY THE SNOW WAITED TILL AFTER THE BIG CEMETERY WAS HANDLED. AND THEY DID HAVE THE DEDICATION FOR THE NEW FIRE TRUCK. THAT WENT VERY WELL. AND I KNOW THAT JOSH AND THE TEAM AND SAM PUT TOGETHER A NICE VIDEO REPRESENTING THAT, AND THAT WAS IT. I BELIEVE TOMORROW'S THE LAST TOWNSHIP MEETING BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. YES, PROBABLY. PROBABLY THE LAST MEETING FOR TRUSTEE DAVE FERGUSON. JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK DAVE FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE TOWNSHIP AND THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AGAIN, NOT ONLY THROUGH HIS COACHING AND HIS OTHER ACTIVITIES, BUT CERTAINLY HIS SERVICE TO THE TOWNSHIP OVER THE YEARS CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTED A LOT TO THE FABRIC OF THIS COMMUNITY AND WISH HIM WELL IN HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS. ALL RIGHT. REPORTS TO CITY
[14. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]
OFFICIALS. JUST WANT TO THANK THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN FOR THEIR ABILITY TO GET THE STREETS CLEANED. I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WERE EXPECTING THAT MUCH SNOW. NO, BUT I HAPPEN TO VENTURE OUT SATURDAY NIGHT AT ABOUT 6 P.M. AND I WAS LIKE, WOW, THIS IS BAD. BUT BY THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED AS USUAL. SO HATS OFF TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SNOW WARRIOR TEAM FOR DOING A GREAT JOB. IT'S ALWAYS EASY TO SEE WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES OF NEW ALBANY. JUST GO OUT ON A SNOW DAY AND YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT PRETTY QUICK WHERE THOSE BOUNDARIES ARE. SO THANK YOU, TEAM RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CLERK REMINDING YOU THAT YOUR NEXT MEETING ON JANUARY 6TH WILL ALSO INCLUDE AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING? SO IN THE COMING WEEKS, I'LL BE SENDING OUT TO YOU COUNCIL RULES TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT FOR 2026, AS WELL AS ALL YOUR COUNCIL LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS TO THE VARIOUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND OTHER GROUPS THAT YOU PARTICIPATE IN. AND YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE, SEE IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES. IF YOU HAVE COUNCIL RULE PROPOSALS, I REQUEST THAT YOU APPROACH MAYOR SPALDING OR ME WITH ANY IDEAS FOR CHANGES, AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THE PRESIDENT PRO TEM ASSIGNMENT GOES FOR TWO YEARS AND WILL BE UP AGAIN FOR A VOTE IN 2026. THAT'S ALL FOR ME. OKAY. ANY UPDATE FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR? I DO HAVE A SMALL UPDATE I DID WITH THE OTHER PACKET THAT I HANDED OUT THIS MORNING. THIS MORNING IT FEELS LIKE IT WAS MORNING. THIS[01:15:05]
EVENING I HANDED OUT THE NOVEMBER AND OCTOBER REPORT. I'LL JUST GO THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF THE NOVEMBER REPORT. SINCE IT'S THE MOST RECENT. IT REALLY IS KIND OF A SIMILAR STORY EVERY EVERY MONTH. BUT WE HAVE 92% OF THE YEAR HAS BEEN COMPLETED. OUR REVENUES ARE ABOVE WHAT WE ANTICIPATED FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR FOR 2025. WITHIN OUR EXPENDITURES, WE'RE AT ABOUT 64% OF OUR APPROPRIATIONS WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND. FOR THAT, WE ARE EXPERIENCING, AGAIN, INCREASED INCOME TAXES PRIMARILY RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION WITHHOLDING RELATED TO THE BUSINESS PARK, WHICH HAS BEEN A GREAT BENEFIT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS AND CAPITAL. ONE TIME THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING WITHIN THE CITY, THE SECOND AND THIRD PAGE OF NOVEMBER'S REPORT. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE VERY TOP LINE WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, OUR NOVEMBER BALANCE, WE DID END UP GREATER THAN WHAT WE STARTED WITH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. I WILL ALSO TELL YOU THAT WE STILL HAVE $10 MILLION TO TRANSFER OUT OF THERE TO 10 MILLION REMAINING DOLLARS TO TRANSFER OUT OF THERE TO CAPITAL FUNDS. SO THAT BALANCE WILL GO DOWN. BUT WE STILL HAVE A MONTH WORTH OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES TO RECORD AS WELL FOR THE YEAR. THE FOURTH PAGE GIVES YOU A DETAIL OF WHAT OUR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY HAS BEEN, AND THEN THE LAST TWO PAGES GIVES YOU A SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE ARE AS FAR AS INVESTMENTS ARE CONCERNED. AND WE GOT ONE MORE MONTH TO GO. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. HOW MANY YEARS HAVE WE USED AS OUR INVESTMENT ADVISOR? SO RED TREE WAS THEY ACTUALLY PURCHASED OR JOINED WITH THE OLD. WHAT WAS IT CALLED? I KNEW IT WAS GONNA IT WAS NEW ALBANY. IT WAS A NEW ALBANY COMPANY NEW ALBANY RESIDENT. THAT AND ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF THEM THAT JOINED TOGETHER. BUT HE RETIRED AND BEFORE HE RETIRED, I WANT TO SAY IT WAS 2019. MAYBE. I KNOW IT WAS BEFORE COVID. HE JOINED WITH RED TREE. HE DID A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT SEARCH THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT FIRMS WITHOUT THROUGHOUT OHIO AND JOINED WITH RED TREE AND STAYED WITH THEM FOR TWO YEARS IN TRANSITION TO OUR ACCOUNT. AND SO WE'VE BEEN WITH THEM SINCE THEN. SO, SO 20 I, I WANT TO SAY IT WAS 2019, OKAY. I MEAN, I KNOW WE HAVE SORT OF AN UNWRITTEN RULE ON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO TRY TO BID THAT OUT, YOU KNOW, FROM TIME TO TIME. I MEAN, I'M ASSUMING COUNCILWOMAN WILTROUT, WHO GETS TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THESE REPORTS, ALSO HAS ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR SATISFACTION WITH RED TREE. AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS WORKING GREAT, WHICH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PROBABLY REALLY, REALLY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO. BUT JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND. IF WE'VE BEEN USING THE SAME PROVIDER FOR SIX YEARS, YOU KNOW, NOT TO TAKE AWAY ANY WORK FROM THEM, THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, BUT MAYBE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SEE WHAT THE MARKET WOULD, WOULD OTHERWISE PROVIDE. YES, I AGREE, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WHILE WE ARE. THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM, WE ARE VERY SATISFIED WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE. I DO ALSO KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER ENTITIES THAT I'M ASSOCIATED WITH AROUND CENTRAL OHIO AND THROUGHOUT OHIO. GFOA WHO HAVE ALSO DONE GONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS. AND GENERALLY, RED TREE IS USUALLY THE MOST COMPETITIVE WITH THOSE. SO I DO KEEP KIND OF TABS ON WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING AS WELL TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE IN A COMPETITIVE PLACE. AND I DO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP UP WITH THAT AS WELL. SO WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT? MR. STEFANOFF, WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE CITY MANAGER SEARCH. SO OUR WORK GROUP, COUNCILMEMBER SAUL, COUNCILMEMBER FELLOWS, COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK. JEN CHRYSLER, ADRIAN AND I AND LINDSAY ROSSI MET THIS AFTERNOON AND WE INTERVIEWED THREE FIRMS. WE HAVE RECEIVED PROPOSALS FROM A TOTAL OF SIX FIRMS. SO WE HAD THREE, I THINK VERY PRODUCTIVE INTERVIEWS THIS AFTERNOON. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS OF THE[01:20:02]
OF THE OTHER FIRMS. I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL OF THE REVIEWS BY THE END OF THE MONTH, AND THEN BE ABLE TO IDEALLY BRING BACK TWO FINALISTS TO COUNCIL. WE SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE FOR YOU, I'M GUESSING PROBABLY FIRST MEETING OF NEXT YEAR, AND THEN THE HOPE WOULD BE TO BRING THE THE TWO FINALISTS IN FOR THE FULL COUNCIL TO INTERVIEW. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WOULD BE ON THE 20TH ROUGHLY SECOND MEETING, 2ND OF JANUARY. AND THEN NO OTHER REPORTS ON THAT. CHIEF, I THINK WE HAVE A VIDEO THAT CHIEF JONES WANTED TO PRESENT ON REGARDING THE THE TOY TOY. IT'S JUST A PICTURES. BUT TO GIVE THE CHIEF THE OPPORTUNITY.YEAH, THIS THIS WAS OUR FOURTH YEAR AND MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR. EVERY YEAR GETS BIGGER AND BETTER. LAST YEAR I THINK WE HAD AROUND 1100 TOYS COLLECTED. THIS YEAR IT WAS NEARLY 2000.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WAS PRETTY COLD OUT THERE. BUT THE COMMUNITY, CITY STAFF MEMBERS, OFFICIALS, EVERYBODY THAT REALLY SUPPORTED THE DRIVE AND THIS WORTHY CAUSE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP. I THANK THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SAM REALLY PROVIDED ALSO A LOT OF SUPPORT AND ALSO A A COUPLE THAT DONATED ALL THE HATS THAT YOU SEE THERE. SO AND SO IT WAS A IT WAS A GOOD DAY. REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE TOYS COLLECTED AND THE TWO YOUNG MARINES THAT THAT HAD THE TASK OF UNLOADING ALL THAT. SO EVERYBODY DID A GREAT JOB. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR. I WANT TO KNOW WHO DONATED THE THE DOGS HAT AMIGOS HAT. SO IF YOU LOOK AT YOU MIGHT KNOW EMILY, THE OFFICER THAT'S STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT PICTURE ON THE RIGHT THERE. HER PARENTS ARE TEACHERS, AND APPARENTLY THEY COLLECT A LOT OF INTERESTING HATS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO THEY PROVIDED ALL THE HATS, AND I THINK THEY PROVIDED AMIGOS TWO AND AMIGO WAS A GREAT SPORT AND AND WORE THE HAT THE ENTIRE TIME. SO IT'S. YEAH. YEAH. HE'S GENERALLY NOT VERY HAPPY BUT HE, HE DEALS WITH IT. WE TOLD HIM IT WAS IN HIS JOB DESCRIPTION SO YEAH HOPEFULLY HE GOT A TREAT. NO GRIEVANCES FILED. YOU MAY NEED A BIGGER TRUCK NEXT YEAR. YEAH WELL THAT'S WHAT YEAH. LAST YEAR WAS PRETTY MUCH ONE LEVEL. AND THEN THIS YEAR WAS THAT WASN'T EVEN FULL AT THAT TIME OF THE PICTURE. BUT SO WE WERE THROWING STUFF UP INTO THAT GAP BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE TOP OF THE BOXES. SO IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A JENGA GAME TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING DIDN'T FALL OUT. BUT BUT IT WAS GREAT. AND IF WE HAD TO MAKE TWO TRIPS NEXT YEAR, THAT THAT'S FINE AS WELL. SO. WELL, THANKS AGAIN FOR DOING THAT, CHIEF. HOPEFULLY HAVE A BIG IMPACT IN SOME YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHRISTMAS THROUGH THAT EFFORT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY? NOTHING TO REPORT EXCEPT HAPPY HOLIDAYS. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU BOTH FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. HOLD FOR
[16. POLL FOR COUNCIL COMMENT]
COUNCIL COMMENT. ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENTS? SENIOR CONNECTIONS. YEAH GREAT BREAKFAST I MEAN AGAIN OUR OUR EVENT STAFF AND THEY'RE JUST DOING OUTSTANDING JOB. AMAZING AMAZING WORK. AND I THINK WE GOT ONE OTHER A LOT GOING ON. YEAH WE DO HAVE A EVENT TOMORROW FOR COUNCIL. IT'S 6 TO 9 6 TO 9 OKAY. THAT'S TOMORROW. PROGRAM STARTS AT LIKE 730. SO YEAH IT'S THE IT'S I'M SORRY. IT'S THE INNOVATE NEW ALBANY INNOVATION OF CELEBRATION.DOORS OPEN AT SIX. IT GOES THROUGH NINE. BUT THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM STARTS AT 745 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENT. ALL RIGHT THEN WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I MOVE
[17. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THAT WE ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO OHIO REVISED CODE ONE 2120 2G1 FOR DISCUSSION REGARDING APPOINTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT, DISMISSAL, DISCIPLINE, PROMOTION, DEMOTION OR COMPENSATION OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS. AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO RESERVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE ACTION AFTERWARDS. I'M NOT SURE WE WILL, BUT I'D LIKE TO DO THAT IN FRONT. YOU'LL ALSO BE DISCUSSING PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT FOR APPOINTMENTS AND ALSO CITY MANAGER AND CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. SECOND IS ONE AND TWO. OKAY. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.PERRY. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:56 P.M. FOR THOSE OF YOU WATCHING THE STREAM, WE ARE GOING TO TURN OFF AUDIO, BUT WE
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WILL LEAVE THE CAMERAS RUNNING. WE DO PLAN TO RESUME THE REGULAR SESSION AND EXPECT SOME, WE ARE PUSHING SOUND AGAIN. OH. YOU DID. HELLO? YEAH, YEAH. WAIT. WE NEED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I MOVE THAT WE EXIT FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RETURN TO THE PUBLIC MEETING SECOND. OKAY. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RESUME THE REGULAR MEETING AT 8:35 P.M. AND THEN I MOVE TO AWARD CITY MANAGER JOE STEFANO A BONUS OF 15% OF HIS 2020 BASE SALARY FOR HIS STELLAR PERFORMANCE IN 2025. WITH THE DECEMBER 26TH, 2025 PAY DATE, AND TO INCREASE CITY MANAGER'S BASE SALARY BY 3.25%, CONSISTENT WITH THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, INCLUDING FOR ALL STAFF IN THE 2026 ANNUAL BUDGET PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2026. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR MAGNIFICENT EFFORTS THIS YEAR, SIR. SECOND, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOE. ALL RIGHT. ON THE MOTION, COUNCIL MEMBER.WELSH. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
FALLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES ON THE MOTION AS PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. JOHN.
[18. OTHER BUSINESS]
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION? NO. JUST FOR THE RECORD, I WILL REACH OUT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION CANDIDATES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NO OTHER BUSINESS. I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. WELL, WE THOUGHT MAYBE YOU'RE GOING TO MENTION SOMETHING. OH, SORRY. YEAH. REGRETTABLY, I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE DELTA AWARDS. BUT EVEN THOUGH MR. KISS IS NOT WITH US THIS EVENING, I THINK WE ALL JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO CASEY AND HIS FAMILY FOR RECEIVING AN AWARD AND FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY OVER THE YEARS. OBVIOUSLY, THEIR LITTLE THANKSGIVING RUN HAS TURNED INTO QUITE THE EVENT, AND THEIR ABILITY TO GIVE THAT AMOUNT OF DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN CENTRAL OHIO IS, YOU KNOW, NOTHING SHORT OF OUTSTANDING, STARTED, AS, YOU KNOW, SOME NEIGHBORS GETTING SOME CANS TOGETHER AND TURNED INTO $1 MILLION, YOU KNOW, FUNDRAISING MACHINE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER KISS AND HIS FAMILY FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. YEP. WELL DESERVED. YES. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS? ALL RIGHT, THEN I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. SECOND. MERRY CHRISTMAS. YEAH. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 8:3* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.