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JOINING THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AT 6 P.M. EXCUSE ME. AND THAT TAKES US TO OUR
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FOR JANUARY 6TH. AGAIN, I WOULD CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE GIVE THE ROLL. FOR THE REGULAR MEETING. MAYOR SPALDING HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK IS TRAVELING AND IS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER. FALLOWS. COUNCIL MEMBER. KIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES.COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SIX PRESENT FOR THE JANUARY 6TH, 2025 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
IF YOU COME FOR ONE MEETING, YOU HAVE TO COME FOR BOTH, RIGHT? THE ENTIRETY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD MOVE THAT. WE EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL MEMBER DIRK. SECOND IS RUN LIKE THE WIND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. WILTROUT. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FALLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK FROM TONIGHT'S MEETING.
[4. ACTION ON MINUTES]
ACTION ON THE MINUTES PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S MEETING, A COPY OF THE PROPOSED MINUTES FROM OUR EXCUSE ME, DECEMBER 16TH MEETING WERE DISTRIBUTED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED MINUTES? I THINK I FIXED TWO TYPOS AFTER DISTRIBUTING THEM, BUT I SWEAR THEY'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS OR[5. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA]
CORRECTIONS, I MOVE FOR THEIR ADOPTION BY CONSENSUS ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA.WOULD ANY MEMBER OF STAFF OR COUNCIL LIKE TO RECOMMEND ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA? I KNOW THERE WAS A REQUEST TO ADD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR A PERSONNEL MATTER, SO THAT WOULD APPEAR. YEAH, I WOULD REQUEST THAT TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE OTHER BUSINESS. BEFORE OTHER BUSINESS. SO AFTER ITEM AFTER ITEM 16. SO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO OHIO REVISED CODE ONE 2120 2G1 FOR DISCUSSION REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL REGARDING OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER.
SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO ADD THE EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO PERSONNEL HEARING VISITORS, IS THERE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NO VISITORS, THAT TAKES US TO BOARD AND COMMISSION REPORTS. ANY UPDATE FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION? NO MEETING. PARKS AND TRAILS, NO MEETING. ARAB. NO MEETING. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, NO MEETING. SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. NO MEETING IDEA. IMPLEMENTATION PANEL. NO MEETING. CEMETERY RESTORATION BOARD. NO MEETING. AND THERE WAS NO MEETING OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON
[9. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING]
ANY CORRESPONDENCE THEY'VE RECEIVED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING? SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE OH 46 2025. 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 PARCEL IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF US 62 THAT WEST OF BEECH AND SOUTH OF TIPPETT. IT WAS APPROVED FOR ANNEXATION BY FRANKLIN COUNTY.THE PETITION WAS FILED WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY IN, I BELIEVE, OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, OCTOBER 7TH. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THEIR RESOLUTION 073325. AGAIN, THIS IS AN EXPEDITED TYPE ONE, WHICH IS OUR TYPICAL PROCESS THAT WE FOLLOW FOR ANNEXATIONS. WE ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EXPEDITED TYPE ONE ANNEXATION IS AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT, WHICH WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN PLACE SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2008. THAT AGREEMENT WAS AMENDED IN 2009 AND THEN AGAIN IN 2025 TO REFLECT THE ADJUSTMENTS IN OUR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE AREA AND OUR OUR GROWTH AREA. THESE ARE AGREEMENTS THAT INCLUDED THE CITY OF COLUMBUS AS IT RELATES TO THE PROVISION OF SEWER AND SANITARY SERVICE. SO THE 60 DAY WAITING PERIOD HAS LAPSED. COUNCIL CAN NOW CONSIDER THE PETITION FOR ADOPTION THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL REGARDING THE ORDINANCE? AND I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE. OH 46 2025? SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENT I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE. OH 46 2025 SECOND MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHULL. YES SIX. YES. ORDINANCE OH 46 2025. ORDINANCE OH 47 2025. AN ORDINANCE TO
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AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE 101 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND, GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF JOHNSTON ROAD AND NORTH OF WALNUT STREET, FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AG TO LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT LG FOR AN AREA TO BE KNOWN AS THE US 62 BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY HOLDINGS, LLC.CARE OF ERIN UNDERHILL, ESQUIRE, MISS BLACKBURN COUNCIL. SO AS I SAID, THIS IS 101 ACRES LOCATED ON JONESTOWN ROAD AND IT WILL BE REZONED FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT. ONE TWO. THE PROPOSED TEXT CONTAINS A SIMILAR LIST OF PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL AND PROHIBITED USES AS OTHER SIMILAR ZONING DISTRICTS, AND SOME PERMITTED USES ARE MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION, GENERAL OFFICE ACTIVITIES, WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION, AND RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION. THIS WAS HEARD BY RFB AS WELL AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 1ST, AND HAD ITS FIRST READING AT COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 16TH, AND IT WAS APPROVED BY BOTH ROCKY FORD AND PLANNING COMMISSION. THE TEXT IS SURROUNDED BY OTHER LG USES, AND HAS THE SAME TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AS THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES FOR ROOFTOP SCREENING, FOR SIGHT AND SOUND SETBACKS, ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AND LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS. THE LARGE SCALE OF THE REZONING WILL RESULT IN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE, PLANNED REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA AND WILL ENSURE COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN USES. AND THEN JUST LOOKING AT THE SETBACKS, THE BLUE LINE ON US 62 IS 180FT FROM CENTER LINE. THE EASTERN PERIMETER BOUNDARY WOULD BE 25FT IN RED, AND THE SOUTHERN PERIMETER BOUNDARY WOULD BE 100FT SETBACK IN THE YELLOW ALONG THE OTHER LG USES, AND THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. AND I, AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT, ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL REGARDING ORDINANCE. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE OH 47 2025. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE? SO MOVE ADOPTION ORDINANCE OH 47 2025 SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER.
YES. SIX. YES. VOTES. ORDINANCE OH 47 2025. ORDINANCE OH 48 2025 ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE, THE CITY OF ALBANY BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE 1.116 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 6600 NEW ALBANY CONDUIT ROAD, FROM THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL SUBDISTRICT OF THE URBAN CENTER CODE TO AN INFILL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT IPD FOR AN AREA TO BE KNOWN AS THE 605 NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY ROB RIDDLE.
CARE OF ERIN UNDERHILL, ESQUIRE, UNDERHILL AND HODGE. THANK YOU AGAIN. PROPOSAL CHANGES. THE SITE FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL IN THE URBAN CENTER CODE TO IPD WITH LOW DENSITY OFFICE USES, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS OFFICES, AND FOR PROFIT AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS. THE NEW USE APPEARS APPROPRIATE HERE, AS IT IS TRANSITIONAL IN NATURE BETWEEN THE VILLAGE CENTER. THIS IS THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE VILLAGE CENTER AND THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL IN THE VICINITY, AND THE BUSINESS PARK TO THE NORTH OF 161. THERE.
THE SITE IS WELL SUITED FOR LOW IMPACT OFFICE USES. THIS IS THE PROCESS FOR THIS REZONING. THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS TO COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2025. THE APPLICATION ALSO INCLUDED A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REZONING, THE MAIN BUILDING AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ARE TO REMAIN AND THEY WILL BE RETROFITTED FOR THE OFFICE USES. THIS HELPS RETAIN THE ORIGINAL QUALITIES AND CHARACTER IN RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE SITE. THERE ARE MAXIMUM OF 20 PARKING SPACES, WHICH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND APPLICANT FOUND TO BE APPROPRIATE. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE COMMITMENTS IN THE ZONING TEXT TO MAXIMUM THREE FOOT TALL LIGHTING WITH NO OFF SITE SPILLAGE, AND THERE ARE EXAMPLES SHOWN HERE, AS WELL AS TO SIX FOOT TALL FULL OPACITY SCREENING FROM THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY. EXAMPLES ARE ALSO SHOWN HERE. I AM HERE IN THE APPLICANTS HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THE ORDINANCE? NO, I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION THAT I JUST NOTICED NOW. IS THERE A SHARED DRIVEWAY WITH THE NEXT DOOR LOT? IS THAT WHAT I'M SEEING? WHY THE FENCE PROPOSED FENCE IS KIND OF GOING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THAT. THE AREA IN THE RIGHT OF WAY IS ONE, BUT IT'S NOT. I DON'T KNOW IF
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YOU WOULD CONSIDER IT SHARED. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. THE CURB CUT IS SHARED. I JUST SAW I THINK THE FENCE WAS GOING RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. RIGHT. OKAY. CURB CUTS SHARED BUT THE DRIVEWAY DIVIDES. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. RIGHT. YEAH. THAT'S GOOD. GOOD USE OF THAT PROPERTY FOR A WHILE. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE. OH 48 2025? SPEAKER YEAH. PLEASE COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE, SIR. SURE. MY NAME IS JOE FROM MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 614. THANKS, JOE. 50136 AND I CAME HERE MOSTLY JUST TO HEAR ABOUT THE 101 ACRES. I HAVE NO OPINION ON THAT, BUT SINCE I'VE MADE THE TRIP DOWN HERE, I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE ROUNDABOUT UP AT WALNUT STREET. I LOOK AT THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE HERE IN THE VILLAGE. I LOOK AT THE ROUNDABOUT ON 605 SOUTH. I LOOK AT THE, I THINK THIRD STREET, WHERE THEY'RE DOING A SLIGHT BYPASS. AND I GOT TO COMMEND THAT. THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL LOOKING PROJECTS. BUT BEING A NEIGHBOR UP THERE ON PETER HOOVER, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO BEVEL HEIMER WALNUT, I'VE SEEN A WHAT A CONTINUOUS POOR PLANNING OR SOMETHING ON PART OF I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE INSPECTOR OR WHATEVER, BUT WE WERE TOLD, YOU KNOW, THAT ALL THE UTILITIES WERE GOING TO BE MOVED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, AND WE SAW THE WATER LINE GO IN.AND SO WHEN SEPTEMBER CAME AROUND, CONSTRUCTION WAS SUPPOSED TO GET UNDERWAY, AND I SAW THE FIRST MONTH THE CONTRACT WAS VERY ENGAGED. HE WAS MOVING DIRT. HE WAS GETTING EVERYTHING. BUT IT WAS QUITE APPARENT, YOU KNOW, HE HAD TO GO AROUND THESE TELEPHONE POLES AND EVERYTHING. AND IT WAS I I'M SURE IT WASN'T JUST ME, BUT EVERYBODY WAS LIKE, THAT'S A PROBLEM. WHEN IS SOMEBODY GOING TO ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM? AND, YOU KNOW, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE VILLAGE VILLAGE INSPECTOR, SOMEBODY TO GO AND SAY, UTILITIES, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WHAT'S THE PROBLEM HERE? WHY CAN'T YOU GET THIS DONE? AND I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LEVERAGE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO ISSUE PERMITS AND STUFF LIKE THAT TO THEM. BUT ANYHOW, AS DECEMBER APPROACHED AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THERE WAS A WHOLE MONTH THERE WHERE WE REALLY DIDN'T SEE THE CONTRACTOR AROUND AND WE PRETTY MUCH COULD SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, WAS THE POWER LINE. THERE WAS A POLE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF WHERE THE ROAD WAS SUPPOSED TO GO AND EVERYTHING, AND WE KEPT HEARING THESE UPDATES.
IT'LL OPEN UP IN SEVEN DAYS. IT'LL OPEN UP IN 14 DAYS. BUT YOU COULD TELL BY THE LOOKS OF THE CONSTRUCTION IT WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. WELL, ANYHOW, SOMEBODY PUT THE PRESSURE ON TO PUT DOWN ASPHALT. I THINK THEY PICKED THE WORST DAY OF THE YEAR BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED FROM LIKE 50 TO LIKE TEN THAT DAY, AND YOU COULD SEE IT LOOKED LIKE A GEYSER, LIKE OUT AT THE STEAM, JUST POURING UP OUT OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE GROUND. AND IF YOU DRIVE UP THERE, YOU CAN TELL THAT THE ASPHALT REALLY DIDN'T ADHERE. THERE'S GOING TO BE PROBLEMS WITH SALT GETTING DOWN, EATING INTO THE CONCRETE. AND I GUESS I'M. AND THEN ANOTHER THING, THE WATER LINE. THAT DITCH IS SUNK IN SO MUCH, I SWEAR THAT I'VE DAMAGED THE RIM BECAUSE I COULD HEAR WOOF, WOOF WOOF JUST TRYING TO STAY ON MY SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN CARS ARE COMING THE OTHER WAY. AND I GUESS I'M LOOKING AND I'M LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WHY IS NOT ANYBODY ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES? WHY AREN'T THEY TALKING TO THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE? SO MAYBE I CAN GET A GOOD EXPLANATION OR SOMETHING. YOU'LL GET ONE, I'M SURE. THANK YOU. JOE. OKAY, I WANT TO COMMENT ON WHERE WE ARE IN THAT PROCESS. YEAH. DO YOU WANT TO? JOE, THIS IS A GENTLEMAN FROM OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. MAYBE YOU TWO CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION IN THE HALLWAY ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THE OF THE PROJECT. I MEAN, I DIDN'T LIVE THROUGH IT LIKE YOU DID BEING A NEIGHBOR CLOSE TO THAT CONSTRUCTION SITE. I'VE HAD ROUNDABOUTS BUILT AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL. FROM AFAR, IT LOOKED LIKE IT WENT PRETTY FAST. BUT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IF IT'S IN YOUR BACKYARD EVERY DAY, YOU PROBABLY SEE IT DIFFERENTLY.
BUT I'LL LET RYAN MAYBE CHAT WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN THE HALL, AND HOPEFULLY
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YOU CAN GET THOSE QUESTIONS ADDRESSED. THANK YOU. IT'S OPEN NOW CORRECT. YEAH. RIGHT. YEAH.YEAH. AND I THINK WE BROUGHT IT IN JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME WITH WINTER COMING BEARING DOWN ON US. AND THAT'S NOT THE END PRODUCT I'M SURE RYAN WILL SHARE WITH YOU. BUT YEAH, THAT WAS AN EFFORT TO GET IT OPEN UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE MORE PULL WITH THE UTILITY COMPANIES THAN WE DO, JOE. SO BUT NOTHING HAPPENS QUICK AS FAR AS THAT GOES. BUT I'M SURE RYAN, I'LL SHARE SOME MORE DETAILS WITH THE PROJECT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING ORDINANCE? OH 48 OH, I'M SORRY. NO. YOU'RE GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.
JOE, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN? IT'S OFF TO SOMEWHERE. YOU KNOW THAT ROUNDABOUT? MIGHT BE YOUR NEIGHBOR. ALRIGHT, SO HEARING NO OTHER COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE. OH 48 2025 SECOND. OKAY. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. KISS. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE OH 48 2025. ALL RIGHT. I MEAN, ALSO, JUST SAY THANK YOU TO ROB RIGGLE AND MR. UNDERHILL FOR WORKING CLOSELY WITH ARB AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WORK THROUGH SOME OF THESE ISSUES. SOMETIMES THESE PROJECTS TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, APPRECIATE YOU BEING DILIGENT AND WILLING TO COMPROMISE TO TO GET EVERYONE'S SUPPORT. AND BEST OF LUCK ON
[10. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]
THE PROJECT. THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US TO INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES ORDINANCE OH 21 2026, AN ORDINANCE TO DETERMINE THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF BENEFITS OF MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND ADDITIONAL SALARY FOR THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, PRO TEM, OR DESIGNATED COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESIDING OVER MAYOR'S COURT CLERK. MASON. AS COUNCIL KNOWS, SECTION 404 OF THE CITY'S CHARTER AUTHORIZES COUNCIL TO ANNUALLY DETERMINE ITS COMPENSATION. SALARIES FOR THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND PRESIDENT PRO TEM OR COUNCIL DESIGNEE SERVING IN MAYOR'S COURT WERE ADOPTED AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR BY ORDINANCE 002 2025.THIS ORDINANCE WOULD INCREASE COUNCIL SALARY BY THE 3.25%, WHICH WAS GRANTED TO CITY STAFF FOR 2026. THE ORDINANCE ALSO MAKES HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABLE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS DESCRIBED IN CODE SECTION 155 .19 A OF THE CITY'S CODIFIED ORDINANCES. THE ADJUSTED SALARY WOULD BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE? THEN WE'LL SET THAT FOR SECOND READING OUR MEETING ON JANUARY 20TH. ORDINANCE OH TWO 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE PROPERTY AND EASEMENTS FROM THE OWNER, HINDER AND ONE LLC, AN OHIO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. OTHER PROPERTY LOCATED AT FRANCHER ROAD IN LICKING COUNTY, OHIO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, MAKING AND REPAIRING ROADS IN THE GREEN CHAPEL ROAD PROJECT, WHICH SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT CHARGE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY MASSAGE. NO, STEVE. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO THIS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION THROUGH THE APPROPRIATION PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OHIO REVISED CODE. SO THE CITY HAS OBTAINED TWO APPRAISALS AS REQUIRED. THE PROPERTY ACQUISITION CONSULTANT WILL CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENTS UNTIL THE SCHEDULED DEADLINE FOR THE FILING OF THIS APPROPRIATION. HOWEVER, THE GREEN CHAPEL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, THE CITY PLANS ON PUTTING THAT OUT FOR BID IN JANUARY, STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN MARCH. SO STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT THIS BE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY IN ORDER TO WAIVE THE 30 DAY REFERENDUM, JUST IN CASE A NEGOTIATION CAN'T COME TO IN TIME FOR CONSTRUCTION. THIS 30 DAYS WILL GIVE STAFF ENOUGH TIME TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN ACQUIRE THAT LAST PIECE OF RIGHT OF WAY AND NOT IMPACT THE TIMELINE OF OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. OKAY.
STEVE, DID I UNDERSTAND YOUR EMAIL CORRECTLY THAT OF ALL OF THE OTHER APPROPRIATION PROPERTIES THAT WERE LISTED FOR APPROPRIATION, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY SETTLE ALL OF THOSE UP UNTIL UP UNTIL THIS NEW ONE. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. BETWEEN MAIN STREET, GREEN CHAPEL ROAD AND CLOVER VALLEY, I BELIEVE WE'VE ACQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY FROM ABOUT 173 INDIVIDUAL PARCELS, AND NONE OF THEM HAVE ACTUALLY GONE THROUGH THAT FULL LAWSUIT PROCEEDING.
WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO NEGOTIATE. MR. ALBRECHT, CAN YOU JUST REMIND ME, SINCE WE SO RARELY DO THIS, DO WE HAVE TO DO A SEPARATE MOTION TO HAVE IT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THEN PASS IT AS AN EMERGENCY? WELL, I THINK WE'RE JUST WAITING 30 DAY REFERENDUM, SO I DON'T
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THINK WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING TONIGHT. BUT I THINK THE THE APPROACH WE'VE TYPICALLY TAKEN IS TO MAKE A MOTION TO TREAT IT AS AN EMERGENCY AND THEN DO A SEPARATE MOTION TO ADOPT THE LEGISLATION. AND WE ARE GOING TO ADOPT IT THIS EVENING. I MEAN, FOR CONSIDERATION, COUNCIL OR NOT. NO, IT'S NEXT ONE SET FOR SECOND READING. NEXT ONLY WAIVING THE 30 DAYS.WE'RE STILL DOING SECOND READING OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. ALL RIGHT THEN I WOULD GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO WE DON'T DO ANYTHING TILL NEXT TIME. NOT TILL NEXT TIME AS AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO ADOPT IT TILL THE NEXT, NEXT MEETING OKAY.
ACTUALLY TAKING IT ACTION RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT, WELL, NOW THAT I'M THOROUGHLY CONFUSED, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SET THIS. UNLESS THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SET THIS FOR SECOND READING AT OUR MEETING ON JANUARY 20TH. THEN THEN WE'LL DO THE THEN WE'LL DO ALL OF THAT. YEAH. BUT FOR NOW WE'LL JUST SET IT FOR SECOND READING. OKAY. GOOD
[11. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]
ENOUGH RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION R01 2026 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, OHIO, SUPPORTING THE OHIO COMMISSION FOR THE UNITED STATES. SEMI CONSENSUAL, ALSO KNOWN AS AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY. MISS JOLLY. THANK YOU MAYOR. YES. SO 2026 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL CELEBRATE ITS SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. AND TO HONOR THIS OCCASION, THE OHIO LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE CREATED AMERICA 250 OHIO.IT'S AN ORGANIZATION TO PLAN, ENCOURAGE, DEVELOPING, COORDINATE THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY. WITH THIS RESOLUTION, NEW ALBANY WILL BECOME AN OFFICIAL AMERICA 250 OHIO COMMUNITY. AND WE WILL ALSO JOIN A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE ALSO PLEDGED SUPPORT, INCLUDING COLUMBUS, DUBLIN, GAHANNA, HILLIARD, UPPER ARLINGTON AND WORTHINGTON. THERE'S NO COMMITMENT, FINANCIAL COMMITMENT. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WE DO HAVE TO PASS RESOLUTION, DESIGNATE TWO STAFF MEMBERS AND ONE COMMUNITY MEMBER OF A CULTURAL OR CIVIC ASSOCIATION TO KIND OF BE OUR AMBASSADORS AND PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS. REALLY, IT JUST OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITIES ON WHAT THEIR EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS ARE GOING TO BE AS IT INTERNALLY, THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND COMMUNICATION TEAMS WILL CONVENE A GROUP OF CITY PARTNERS TO SHARE AND PROMOTE THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND THIS GROUP WILL ALSO OFFER US RESOURCES, DIGITAL RESOURCES AND TOOLKITS THAT WE CAN USE TO HELP WITH THE CELEBRATIONS. AND WE WILL INCORPORATE THIS IN OUR JULY 4TH CELEBRATIONS THIS YEAR AS WELL. AND THIS RESOLUTION CAN BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING AND WILL MAKE US AN OFFICIAL AMERICA 250 COMMUNITY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT PROPOSED RESOLUTION? I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R01 2026? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R01 2026 SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO ADOPT. RESOLUTION R01 2026. AND AS A PRIMER, ANYBODY WHO HASN'T WATCHED IT YET ON PBS RIGHT NOW, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION KEN BURNS DOCUMENTARY IS CURRENTLY STREAMING. AND GREAT PRIMER FOR FESTIVITIES COMING UP NEXT SUMMER. IT'S VERY WELL DONE.
ALL RIGHT, THAT TAKES US TO RESOLUTION R02 2026. A RESOLUTION TO CLARIFY CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY'S PERSONNEL POLICIES TO DEFINE VERBAL AND NONVERBAL SALARY, AS REQUESTED BY THE OHIO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM DIRECTOR SCOTT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. EACH YEAR, THE OHIO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, OR OPERS, REQUIRES MUNICIPALITIES TO PASS A RESOLUTION TO CONFIRM THE EXISTENCE OF A SICK LEAVE AND OR VACATION LEAVE CONVERSION PLAN A CONVERSION PLAN OCCURS WHEN AN EMPLOYEE CONVERTS THEIR ACCRUED TIME TO CASH. NEW ALBANY CODIFIED ORDINANCES PERMIT THE CONVERSION OF A LIMITED AMOUNT OF SICK AND VACATION LEAVE IF CERTAIN CRITERIA ARE MET, AND ONCE WE PASS THIS RESOLUTION, STAFF WILL FILE THE RESOLUTION AND COPIES OF THE RELATED CODE SECTIONS FROM NEW ALBANY TO OPERS WITH FOR THEIR REVIEW AND DETERMINATION OF SUCH CONVERSIONS. PENSION ABILITY. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO PASS EVERY YEAR. THIS BEING THE 13TH YEAR THAT WE HAVE DONE IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS RESOLUTION? I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY ONE, ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R02 2026. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION? I MOVE FOR ADOPTION OF OUR 2026? SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER, SCHULTZ. YES.
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COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. YES.COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. SIX YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R02 2026.
[13. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]
ALL RIGHT. ANY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS. ALL RIGHT. REPORTS THAT REPRESENTATIVES.JO. ANY UPDATE FROM DORSEY? NO MEETING. JOINT PARKS. THERE WAS A MEETING LAST NIGHT. A COUPLE THINGS FOR YOU. FIRST, SPRING REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE. THAT WOULD LIKE TO PLAY SOME SPRING SPRING SPORTS. ALSO THE PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN.
THAT'S TAKING PLACE JULY 18TH AND 19TH. THEY HAVE SOME NEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ONBOARDED.
PRESTON SHEPHERD IS THE NEW PARKS SUPERINTENDENT. YEP. IS THAT A NEW HIRE? NEW HIRE? WHAT'S HIS NAME? PRESTON SHEPHERD, PRESTON SHEPHERD, AND THEN TWO OTHER FOLKS ARE HAVE BEEN HIRED. LAUREN GREGORY FOR YOUTH RECREATION COORDINATOR. REMEMBER FROM GAHANNA. SHE WAS AT THE SENIOR CENTER DIRECTOR. AND DENISE JOHNSON WILL BE TAKING OVER ADULT RECREATION COORDINATOR AND I BELIEVE YEP, SHE'S AT THE SCHOOL AND IT'S NOW GOING TO BE MOVING OVER HERE WORKING WITH THEM. SO THOSE ARE THE THREE NEW FOLKS THAT WE HAVE. THEY HAD THEIR ANNUAL MEETING LAST NIGHT. AND RICHARD WILLIAMS WILL RETAIN CHAIRMAN. AND TODD WITKIN WILL BE SECRETARY. AND THEY DID, HOWEVER, HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT MAYBE LIMITING THE TIME THAT FOLKS CAN BE IN THE CHAIRMANSHIP AND WHAT HAVE YOU. SO MORE TO COME ON THAT. BUT FOR NOW, THAT'S WHO THEY HAVE. ALL RIGHT. AND I THINK THAT IS IT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT? ANY UPDATE FROM NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS? YES, THERE WAS A MEETING LAST NIGHT. THEY ALSO HAD THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING WHERE THE THEY SWORE IN A NEW BOARD MEMBER, COLLEEN BARBER, AND SERVING ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR JOHN MCCLELLAN AND MARK WILSON. JOHN MCCLELLAN WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. THEY WENT THROUGH THE STUDENT BELONGING SURVEY RESULTS. THERE WAS A SMALL DROP OFF IN SURVEY PARTICIPATION, MOSTLY WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, BUT THERE WAS AN INCREASED SENSE OF BELONGING ALL THROUGHOUT THE PRIMARY SCHOOL. I REALLY APPRECIATED THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY WERE ASKING AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE SURVEY. THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE INNOVATIVE EVERY YEAR TO CAPTURE MORE ATTENTION. SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THEY ASKED WERE REALLY TAILORED TO THE AGE OF THE KIDS. LIKE, DO PEOPLE, DO YOU HAVE THINGS TO DO AT RECESS? DO YOU FEEL LIKE PEOPLE RESPECT YOU AT OLDER AGES? SO I THINK THEY'RE THEY'RE WORKING VERY HARD ON CAPTURING ANY CHILD THAT FEELS LEFT OUT. TO THAT END, WE THEY DID A UPDATE ON THE HOUSE SYSTEM AND HOW THE HOUSE PROGRAM IS BEING IMPLEMENTED AT EACH OF THE FIVE SCHOOLS, THE THREE DIFFERENT HEALTH SYSTEMS THAT WERE IN THERE, AND THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE LEARNED FROM THAT. IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR FROM EACH ADMINISTRATOR ON WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON. THERE WAS AN UPDATE ON THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU WILL START NOTICING BY THE END OF FEBRUARY, BEGINNING OF MARCH. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FIRST THING THAT THE PUBLIC IS GOING TO NOTICE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF TREES COMING DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION DRIVEWAY, JUST TO BE AWARE OF THAT. BUT THIS IT WILL BE A SERVICE DRIVE ON VOTER ROAD. IT'S GOING TO BE A 20 MONTH TIME FRAME FROM THE ONSET OF CONSTRUCTION TO WHEN IT'S IT'S OPEN. COSTS HAVE INCREASED ABOUT $3 MILLION. LUCKILY, THE SCHOOL HAS ON HAND MONEY FROM THEIR FUND MONEY TO BE ABLE TO COVER THAT. AND BECKY, THE TREASURER, CONFIRMED THAT THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL ASKS FOR TAXPAYERS TO COVER TAXPAYER MONEY TO COVER THE PROJECT. THEY ARE TRYING TO SET UP THE TECH HUB. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE WITH HOW TO RUN FIBER OPTICS THROUGH THE BUILDING, HOW TO GET FIBER TO THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITHOUT CUTTING OFF ACCESS TO THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SO THEY MIGHT BE WORKING WITH SOME PARTNERS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. BUT THAT IS ALL THAT HAPPENED AT THE MEETING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT REPORT? ALL RIGHT. I KNOW MR. BURKE'S NOT HERE, BUT WE'LL GET AN UPDATE REGARDING THE TOWNSHIP MEETING AT HIS NEXT APPEARANCE.
ASSUMING THEY SWORE IN THEIR NEW TRUSTEE AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS ONLY
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COMMENT ON MY BEHALF IS JUST, AGAIN, JUST A A WARM CONGRATULATIONS TO ADRIAN JOLLY[00:30:05]
ON HER APPOINTMENT AS THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. CONGRATULATIONS. CONDOLENCES.AGAIN. I KNOW I COMMENTED SOME TIME AGO ABOUT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TOUGH PROJECT THAT WE WERE WORKING ON ALWAYS LANDED ON YOUR DESK. AND SO NOW IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU FINALLY GET TO HAVE THE TITLE TO GO WITH WITH ALL OF THE TOUGH WORK. SO CONGRATULATIONS. WELL DESERVED.
ANY ANY UPDATE FROM THE CLERK. WANT TO NOTIFY YOU THAT WE ARE LOSING A MEMBER OF THE IDEA COMMITTEE. AND I WAS PLANNING TO ADVERTISE THE OPENING WITH THE ADDITIONAL OPENINGS THAT COME WITH TERM ENDS FOR THE MEMO THAT YOU GOT. SO JUST IF COUNCIL'S GOOD WITH THAT, THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO. AND ALSO I HAD SENT OUT AN EMAIL ABOUT WHEN YOU WANT TO DO THE PLANNING COMMISSION INTERVIEWS. DID YOU WANT TO DO. THERE'S THREE OF THEM. DID YOU WANT TO DO THEM PART OF THE REGULAR MEETING, OR DID YOU WANT TO TRY AND BACK UP THE TIME? IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD DO IT LIKE ANOTHER DAY? LIKE, IS THAT IS THAT WITHIN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY? LIKE TO DO IT BEFORE THE MEETING? HOLD A SPECIAL. YEAH, RESCHEDULE. I WOULDN'T MISS THAT TOO. I WOULD NOT LIKE TO RESCHEDULE. IN FACT, I WAS THINKING WE COULD DO IT BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING. 6:00. OH, LIKE, RIGHT THAT WE COULD DO. LIKE, I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING, LIKE, A DIFFERENT DAY TUESDAY. LIKE AT, LIKE THE OFF COUNCIL TUESDAY MEETING. SO WE COULD INTERVIEW AND THEN HAVE TIME TO DELIBERATE AND THEN MAKE OUR SELECTION. SO BASICALLY NEXT WEEK, BASICALLY NEXT WEEK. AND IT'S IT'S TOO SOON TO IF ANYBODY I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IF WE COULD SET A SPECIAL MEETING. IF WE HAD WE WOULD EITHER WHETHER WE BACKED IT UP IN TIME OR WHETHER WE CHANGE IT FOR NEXT WEEK. YOU'RE MISSING THREE PEOPLE. OKAY, SO SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT WITHIN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY FOR ME. AND LIKE, I'D RATHER DO IT EARLY THAN LATE OF THOUGH NOT DURING THE REGULAR AGENDA. REGULAR MEETING. DON'T NEED TO BE THERE. YEAH. 530. SO WHAT WHAT'S THE DATE FOR THIS? JANUARY 20TH WAS WHEN WE INITIALLY OFFERED TO THE PARTICIPANTS, AND THEY CAN ALL DO IT. I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WANTED TO TRY AND BACK UP THE TIME, AND IF YOU DO, I WILL REACH OUT TO THEM. I WOULD PREFER IF THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE, WE CAN STILL WORK IT INTO THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO ENSURE THAT WE MAKE. I WOULD LIKE TO GET A PERSON ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO I THINK WE DID IT EARLIER IN THE DAY. THEN HOPEFULLY WE'D BE ABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT LATER. CAN I MAKE IT AT 530? I'D LIKE 530. I LIKE 530. OKAY.
ON THE 20TH. THE 20TH. OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S FINE. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S ON MY CALENDAR THEN ANYWAY. ALL RIGHT. I WILL REACH OUT TO THE CLAIRVOYANT, THE CANDIDATES AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN BE. WILL YOU BE HERE ALL. PLUS THE LOTTERY NUMBERS? I'M READY. ALL RIGHT, GIVE ME A MINUTE. I'LL TELL YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'VE GOT DIRECTION. I'LL OFFER 530. THAT'S ALL FROM THE CLERK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FINANCE DIRECTOR, ANY UPDATE? THE ONLY UPDATE THAT I HAVE IS WE ARE WORKING ON YEAR END AND CLOSING OUT THE YEAR, BUT WE HAVE SUBMITTED OUR FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR 2025 TO THE COUNTY FOR CERTIFICATION. AND WE HAVE DID NOT NEED TO USE THE $100,000 CONTINGENCY FOR APPROPRIATIONS. SO MORE TO COME. CAN WE USE THAT FOR DINNER? BE A NICE DINNER. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER? JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS.
I'VE ASKED ADRIAN TO GO THROUGH THE UPDATED SET OF IMAGES THAT WE HAVE FOR ROSE RUN TWO. I THINK THEY'RE PRETTY. THEY'RE PRETTY COMPELLING. WHEN WE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THEM. YEAH, THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE FUN PROJECTS. THIS THESE ARE A BIT OF A WORK IN PROGRESS. WE NEED TO CLEAN SOME THINGS UP. BUT WE DID WANT TO GET YOU A LITTLE SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE RENDERINGS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED BASED ON THE THE DRAWINGS THAT ARE BEING FINALIZED. SO THIS IS A PERSPECTIVE, A BIRD'S EYE PERSPECTIVE, AS IF YOU'RE HOVERING OVER RNA AND DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD. SO YOU'RE LOOKING SOUTHWEST HERE SO YOU CAN SEE THE BUILDING ON THE LEFT IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH ITS RENOVATIONS AND THE EXPANSION, WE HAVE THE NEW REORIENTED REORIENTED PARKING LOT ALONG THE LITTLE ROAD VILLAGE HALL WITH THE REDONE ENTRYWAY. THERE YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT THE REALLY THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF THE ELLIPSE THAT ENCOMPASSES FOUNDERS FIELD AND THE VETERANS MEMORIAL, AND THEN HOW THAT KIND OF CONNECTS AND INTEGRATES OVER TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREAM. AND THAT IS DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD ON THE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE IMAGE THERE. SO THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS TO CLEAN UP. BUT I THINK IT, IT SHOWS KIND OF SPATIALLY HOW THIS IS GOING TO LAY OUT PRETTY WELL. AND THEN WE HAVE AN IMAGE THAT IS A BIRD'S EYE. SO NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE OTHER DIRECTION WHERE ABOVE MAIN AND DUBLIN GRANVILLE, SEEING HOW THE PLAZA WILL LOOK AS IT SITS ON THE CORNER THERE.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO CLEAN UP THE STREAM ISN'T NEARLY THAT BIG ON THE
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EAST SIDE, SO WE'LL MAKE THAT A LITTLE MORE TRUER TO SIZE. BUT HOW THE BRIDGES WILL LAY OUT AND HOW YOU'LL HAVE EASY ACCESS FROM THAT CORNER IF YOU'RE COMING DOWN DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD IN THE FIRST PHASE OF ROSE RUN, THAT YOU CAN HOP OVER TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL REALLY EASILY. AND THEN WE HAVE A KIND OF A HUMAN HEIGHT DRAWING PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT THE PAVILION WILL LOOK LIKE ON THAT CORNER. I THINK THIS REALLY SHOWS, YOU KNOW, THE DESIGN INTENTION WAS TO MAKE THIS TRANSPARENT SO YOU CAN SEE THROUGH IT AND REALLY SEE THE PARK AND NOT JUST A BUILDING, BUT THIS WILL HAVE THE RESTROOMS, A SMALL STORAGE AREA, LOTS OF MOVABLE SEATING SO PEOPLE CAN, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S MAYBE ONE LESSON LEARNED FROM THE FIRST PHASE IS WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF MOVABLE SEATING FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. SO THERE'LL BE SHADE AND SEATING, AND HOPEFULLY THIS BECOMES A GATHERING PLACE AS PEOPLE KIND OF TRAVERSE ALONG THE CORRIDOR. THIS NEXT ONE I THINK IS REALLY NEAT. SO THIS IS LOOKING WEST AS IF YOU'RE ON THE EASTERNMOST BRIDGE, AND IT SHOWS HOW WE'LL HAVE ALL THESE KIND OF STEPS WHERE PEOPLE CAN RAMBLE DOWN INTO THE STREAM, SIT ON THE STEPS, PLAY IN THE STREAM. YOU'LL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO CROSS THE STREAM HERE ONTO THE OTHER SIDE AT STREAM LEVEL AND INTERACT WITH THE STREAM, WHICH IS WE KNOW HAS BEEN VERY POPULAR WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT. SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IMAGE TO CONVEY HOW KIND OF ACCESSIBLE NATURE IS GOING TO BE WITH THIS PROJECT. AND THEN WE HAVE KIND OF THE HEART. AND THE CENTER OF THIS WHOLE PROJECT IS THE VETERANS MEMORIAL. SO THIS IS A BIRD'S EYE, AS IF YOU'RE HOVERING OVER THE MEMORIAL WALL. THESE ARE THE BRONZE SEALS OF EACH OF THE BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY. WE HAVE THE THE FOUNTAIN IN THE MIDDLE THAT WILL HAVE THE WATER FEATURE EVERYONE WANTED, AND THE SOUND THAT WILL KIND OF HAVE THAT SENSORY EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE TO SIT THERE AND ENJOY THE MEMORIAL. AND THEN I THINK ENOUGH PLANTING AND GREENERY THAT IT WILL BE SHADED AND, AND FEEL KIND OF LUSH IN A PLACE THAT PEOPLE WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME IN. AND THEN THE FINAL IMAGE IS JUST A CLOSER UP OF WHAT THE GOLD STAR MEMORIAL STATUE CAN LOOK LIKE. WE'VE INCORPORATED THE WAND LIGHTING IN THIS AREA. THAT KIND OF MAKES IT FEEL A LITTLE BIT SPECIAL. WE'LL HAVE SOME, LIKE, GLOW TO IT IN THE EVENINGS.THIS IS A CRUSHED GRANITE PATH, WHICH IS THE SAME MATERIAL THAT'S AT THE BIRCH WALK OVER IN THE FIRST PHASE. SO YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF REPETITION IN TERMS OF MATERIALS. SO IT JUST REALLY FEELS LIKE A COHESIVE PROJECT AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THE STREAM CORRIDOR. SO WE'LL CLEAN THESE UP, BUT WE'LL START USING THESE ON FENCES AND SCRIMS AND MARKETING MATERIALS AND EVERYTHING THAT WE WILL NEED TO DO AS WE PROMOTE THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD. THAT'S EXCITING. ANY CONCERNS OR FEEL GOOD ABOUT EXCITING? YEAH. THAT'S GREAT. LET ME START. YOU SAID JOE IN FEBRUARY. WE'RE MOVING SOME OF THE BUILDING, THE EXISTING BUILDINGS THERE LIKELY OR I THINK THE SOME OF THE TREE REMOVAL STARTS AROUND FEBRUARY. YEAH. THEY'LL YOU'LL START SEEING SOME ACTIVITY OUT HERE EVEN IN JANUARY AND THEN THEY'LL START I THINK DEMO IS IN FEBRUARY OF THE BUILDINGS THEY'LL START. THERE'S SOME SEWER LINE AND UTILITY WORK THAT WILL START AS WELL. AND I ALSO ASKED THIS EVERY TIME WE DISCUSS THIS PROJECT, THE BRIDGE HERE THAT'S GOING TO BE RETREATED. SO IT'S A LITTLE SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS. YES. THE I FORGET THE DIMENSIONS, BUT IT WILL BE A VERY WIDE DIMENSION. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MIGHT BE SIX FEET OF COBBLE OR SIX CLOSEST TO THE THE CURB. SO YOU'LL HAVE YOU'LL LIKE KNOW IF YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE. YEAH THE THE CURB AND WHERE VEHICLES ARE. THEN WE'LL HAVE A VERY WIDE SIDEWALK. AND THEN THE TREATMENT OF THE BRIDGE ITSELF IS GOING TO MIRROR WHAT VOTRE MARKET LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF THE BRICK BASE AND THE BRICK FACING ON IT. YEAH. GOOD.
YEAH. JUST TO ME IT SEEMS A LITTLE ONE SIDE THE WAY IT IS NOW. YEAH. IT'LL BE YOU KNOW, YOU CAN FALL RIGHT OFF THAT. YEAH. IT'LL BE MUCH WIDER. SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE FOR PEOPLE TO, TO WALK ON IT. YEAH. IT IS THE GOLD STAR MEMORIAL ON 605 THERE. YES. THAT IS THAT'S IT. RIGHT. THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE. YEP. THAT WAS IT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. VERY EXCITING. SO MY SECOND ITEM HAS TO DO WITH THE THE WORKING GROUP THAT COUNCIL PUT TOGETHER CONSISTED OF THE THREE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES AND THEN MEMBERS OF THE STAFF.
WE HAD SIX EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR OUR WORK. WE INTERVIEWED A TOTAL OF FOUR OF THOSE FOUR. THERE WAS ONE FIRM THAT STOOD OUT ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE. SO I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT COUNCIL IS. COMFORTABLE INTERVIEWING THE FIRM THAT THE THE THE WORKGROUP
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RECOMMENDED. IF YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE TO INTERVIEW MORE THAN ONE FIRM, WE COULD WE COULD BRING A SECOND FIRM IN. BUT WE FELT THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER ONE FIRM AND THEN FIRMS TWO, THREE AND FOUR. OUR THOUGHT WAS TO HAVE THE FIRM COME IN AND BE INTERVIEWED BY COUNCIL AT THE NEXT MEETING ON JANUARY 20TH. WE ALSO MADE PROVISIONS THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE EXTENDED INTERACTION WITH A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FIRM. THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WE TALKED ABOUT POTENTIALLY TAKING THE THE REPRESENTATIVE ON A TOUR OF THE CITY, EITHER IN MID-MORNING OR MID-AFTERNOON, POTENTIALLY HAVE LUNCH WITH SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE HAVE TO LIMIT THAT TO THREE. SO WE COULD WE COULD DIVIDE THAT UP IF YOU'D LIKE, AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE THEM MAKE A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL LATER ON IN THE EVENING AT THE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING. YEAH. SOUNDS GOOD OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL FOLLOW THAT. AND THEN WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE ALL OF COUNCIL WITH THEIR MATERIALS THAT THEY SUBMITTED. SO PLENTY OF TIME. WE'RE GOING TO PREPARE QUESTIONS PRIOR TO OR COUNCIL MEMBER JUST GOING TO YOU KNOW THINK ON THEIR OWN. WHAT QUESTIONS. HOW DO WE WANT TO APPROACH THAT WHEN WE'RE INTERVIEWING THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ASKING THEM THE APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS? DO WE KNOW? AND WE'RE NOT JUST I MEAN, I'M SURE COUNCIL CAN ASK THEIR OWN QUESTIONS, BUT ARE WE GOING TO HAVE PREPARED QUESTIONS JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE COVERING THE IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF, YOU KNOW, WHY THEY'RE HERE? AND YEAH, I MEAN, IF WE WERE DOING A STRUCTURED INTERVIEW FOR MULTIPLE CANDIDATES, WE'D WANT TO HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR QUESTIONS. BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A FULL SCRIPT. BUT TO YOUR POINT, WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SOME OUTLINE OF TOPICS THAT WE SHOULD COVER. YEAH, YEAH. SO MAYBE STAFF CAN TAKE A MOMENT AND TRY TO PUT TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, 5 TO 10 QUESTIONS OR TOPICS THAT WE SHOULD ADDRESS. AND THEN WE CAN JUST EMAIL THOSE AROUND TO COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFOREHAND. AND THROUGH THE DIALOG FROM THE DAIS, WE CAN MAKE SURE EACH OF THOSE TOPICS IS COVERED. DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY SIGN ONE PARTICULAR TOPIC, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHOEVER CAN PRY THE MICROPHONE OUT OF MY HAND CAN ASK ANOTHER QUESTION. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM CITY ATTORNEY? NOT TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. PULL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING SOMETHING WE
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DISCUSSED TONIGHT. PULL FOR COUNCIL COMMENT. ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENT? YEAH. I JUST HAVE ONE THING. I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCIL HAS RECEIVED FEEDBACK ON THE MARKET STREET INTERCHANGE WITH DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD, BUT I'VE HAD THREE PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY COME UP TO ME IN THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF SAY THEY FEEL THAT THAT INTERSECTION IS A LITTLE DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE EAST WEST FLOW. 161 NOT STOPPING HERE. YEAH, THIS MIGHT BE IMPORTANT FOR BRIAN. COME ON UP HERE AND SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT. I WANT TO CHAT ABOUT FLOW OF TRAFFIC. NO, I'VE HAD THREE INDIVIDUALS HERE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THE MARKET STREET INTERCHANGE AT OLD DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD 161 BEFORE IT TURNS INTO THIRD STREET. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, I BELIEVE IT'S A FOUR WAY STOP, RIGHT. AND EAST WEST OR IT'S NOT. NO, NO, I THINK I THINK WHAT THEY WANT IT THEY WANT IT TO BE A FOUR WAY STOP. IT'S A TWO, WHICH DEFEATS THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF MARKET STREET EXTENSION. RIGHT. I KNOW I'VE HAD I THINK IT'S MY WIFE I'M HEARING. I'M HEARING REQUESTS TO FLIP THE STOP. YEAH, BUT WHY IS THE TWO WAY STOP THAT WAY INSTEAD OF THE OTHER WAY? YEAH.AND I'VE HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE ASK ME THAT NEEDS TO BE LEARNED. AND THE TRAFFIC WHEN IT ROLLED OUT WAS A LITTLE INADEQUATE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WENT THROUGH THERE AND IT WAS A LITTLE AMBIGUOUS. BUT, I MEAN, THERE ARE LARGE READER BOARDS THAT SAY CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP ILLUMINATED STOP SIGNS. I THINK AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, WE CAN TALK TO CHIEF IF THERE IF WE'VE HAD ISSUES WITH ACCIDENTS THERE, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE TRAFFIC LIGHT. I DO THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE I MEAN, THE FIRST TIME I WENT THROUGH THERE, I FELT GUILTY NOT STOPPING. YOU KNOW, I SLOWED DOWN, YOU KNOW, LOOK AROUND AND WAIT FOR ME TO GET BROADSIDED. BUT I THINK LONG TERM THAT IS, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK WE CAPITULATE AND PUT A FOUR WAY STOP NOW BECAUSE THAT DEFEATS THE INTENT OF THAT DESIGN UNLESS IT BECOMES A REALLY EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF ACCIDENTS THERE, I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT OVER TIME. AND, CHIEF, YOU CAN SPEAK TO WHETHER YOU'VE HAD INCIDENTS THERE OR NOT. YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T CHECKED IT PROBABLY IN
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THE LAST MONTH, BUT WE DID HAVE ACCIDENTS THERE WHEN IT FIRST OPENED, AS YOU SAID, THE SIGNAGE AND HAS GOTTEN MUCH BETTER. ALSO, A LOT OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT WERE STILL PRETTY CLOSE TO THE ROAD WORKING HAVE KIND OF CLEARED OUT NOW AND AND WE CAN CHECK THE STATS. BUT THE OFFICER SAID THAT THEY'RE SEEING IT. IT'S GETTING BETTER. BUT BUT I'VE DRIVEN THROUGH THERE AND OTHERS AND OFFICERS HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH THERE. AND THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL CONTINUING TO LEARN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN THERE. BUT THE GENERAL FEELING AT THE PD IS THAT IT'S GETTING BETTER. AND AGAIN, I CAN CHECK, CHECK AND GET BETTER STATS TO YOU. YEAH. AND JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME ASSURANCE THAT WE HAVE BEEN MONITORING THAT VERY CLOSELY. WE'VE HAD OUR DESIGN ENGINEER AND TRAFFIC ENGINEER EP FERRIS OUT MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THEY'VE THEY'VE ACTUALLY GONE THROUGH AND DONE, YOU KNOW, THEIR OWN OBSERVATIONS AND WRITTEN A MEMO TO US. AND WE HAVE MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS AND SOME ADJUSTMENTS, PULLING SIGNAGE BACK AND JUST THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WERE INITIALLY OUT THERE THAT WE BELIEVE WERE TRIGGERING. AND, YOU KNOW, THE FOLKS MINDS WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH THERE TO, TO STOP. AND JUST LIKE YOU, CASEY, I FELT THE SAME WAY. AND I KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT, YEAH, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP GOING. BUT THEN I WAS JUST SHARING WITH JOE, EVEN EVEN THIS MONDAY, IT'S A WEEKLY TOPIC THAT WE HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH ON MONDAY, THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME, THEY JUST KEPT GOING. AND THERE WAS EVEN A PATROL CAR THAT WAS AT THE STOP SIGN, WHICH IN MY MIND, IT MAKES THE IT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THE REALLY SLOW DOWN AND POTENTIALLY STOP. BUT TRAFFIC KEPT FLOWING. SO WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL THAT CASEY, WE'RE SAYING IT VERY, VERY NICELY, THAT AS TIME GOES ON, EVERYBODY WILL BECOME. THAT'S BEEN MY OBSERVATION. I MAKE IT A POINT TO DRIVE THROUGH THERE A LOT JUST TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. AND PROBABLY IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO, PEOPLE ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO HESITATION IF YOU'RE ON MARKET STREET, YOU'RE GOING RIGHT. AND BEFORE EVERYBODY WAS KIND OF SLOWING AND STOPPING, LOOKING AROUND A LITTLE UNCERTAINTY THAT THAT'S BEEN OUR OBSERVATION. AND THEN ON THE POSITIVE SIDE TOO, WE'RE SEEING AND I'VE NOTICED THIS IN MYSELF TOO, IS THAT I WANT TO TAKE THAT MOVEMENT. SO WE ARE GETTING A LOT MORE TRAFFIC THROUGH THERE, AND IT'S NOT GOING THROUGH THE VILLAGE CENTER. AND SO IT'S WORKING ON THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE STREET LIGHTS THERE. IS IT GOING TO BE STOPPED SINCE IT'S JUST THE TWO STOP SIGNS AT THAT INTERSECTION. THEY'RE GOING TO BE STREETS. ARE THEY GOING TO BE FLASHING STOP SIGNS AT ALL TIMES LIKE THE FLASHERS. YES WE ARE. YES. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDING THE FLASHERS TO THOSE STOPS. YES, YES I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I THINK THE VERY LEAST THAT WOULD BE THERE. AND I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK IT WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE IF IT WAS A FOUR WAY STOP, BECAUSE OTHERWISE THEY'RE GOING THROUGH OUR DOWNTOWN AND THEY HAVE 2 OR 3 DIFFERENT LIGHTS BEFORE THEY GET THROUGH. SO I THINK IT STILL WOULD SPEED UP TRAFFIC, BUT AS LONG AS YOU'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON IT TO SEE, I'M JUST CONCERNED RIGHT NOW AT THAT INTERSECTION. YEAH. THANKS. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENT? AND[Additional Item]
THEN I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO OHIO REVISED CODE ONE 2120 2G1 FOR DISCUSSION REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, NAMELY OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SECOND. CHEERS. THERE WE GO. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. YES.COUNCIL MEMBER. BREADS. YES. COUNCIL. PHELPS. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER. WELSH. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:36 P.M.
FOR THOSE WATCHING THE MEETING REMOTELY, WE WILL TURN OFF THE SOUND THE CAMERAS REMAIN ON AND COUNCIL WILL COME BACK AND RESUME THE REGULAR SESSION SOUNT SEE I WAS LIKE, THIS STUFF.
THEY WANT TO GET EVERYBODY BACK. I THINK SO, YEAH. YEAH, I MOVE THAT. WE COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RETURN TO THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S REALLY HARD THIS WAY. COUNCILMEMBER KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:02 P.M. OH, YEAH. WE DO HAVE A MATTER UNDER OTHER BUSINESS THAT I PUT
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ON THERE. IT'S ACTUALLY ON THE AGENDA. OH BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTEES. CORRECT. AS COUNCIL WILL RECALL, I SENT OUT A MEMO WITH THE MEMBERS WHO ARE WILLING TO BE REAPPOINTED AND FOR A QUICK GET IT ON THE RECORD, JIM BROWN, ADAM DAVEY AND ANDREW MALITZ ARE WILLING TO BE REAPPOINTED TO THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD. RON STOUGHTON IS WILLING TO BE REAPPOINTED AS CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD. SEAN IS WILLING TO BE REAPPOINTED TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. PHILIP SMITH IS WILLING TO BE REAPPOINTED TO[00:50:01]
THE CIC. REBECCA SLEEMAN IS WILLING TO BE REAPPOINTED TO THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT HOUSING ADVISORY COUNCIL. MR. WALLACE DAVID WALLACE IS WILLING TO BE REAPPOINTED TO THE ITV2 CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD, AND MARY SCHAEFER, TRICIA BOT AND MICHELLE STOUGHTON ARE WILLING TO BE REAPPOINTED TO PARKS AND TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD. THERE ARE SOME OPEN SPOTS ALSO LISTED ON THAT MEMO, WHICH I'LL BE ADVERTISING. IF COUNCIL IS OKAY WITH THAT, I'D LIKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT THOSE PEOPLE. ALL RIGHT. MAKE A MOTION BY THE CLERK'S DECEMBER 29TH, 2025 BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTEES TO REAPPOINT THE INDIVIDUALS SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT. SECOND. SECOND. SO, MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES.COUNCILMEMBER. RICE. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. FELLOWS. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. KISS. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER. YES. SIX YES. VOTES TO APPOINT THE EXCELLENT BOARD MEMBERS LISTED IN THE MEMORANDUM. I WILL ASK THEIR STAFF MEMBERS TO NOTIFY THEM, AND WE WILL START ADVERTISING THE FOUR OPEN POSITIONS. ANY ADDITIONAL MATTERS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION? IF NOT, I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. SECOND, WE ARE ADJOURNING AT 8:04 P.M. GOOD NIGHT ALL. GOOD NIGHT.
CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD NIGHT AND
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