CAN SHARE. I'LL JUST LEAN OVER AND WE'LL. WE'LL WE'LL DONE. MARIA. LAURA. OKAY. GOOD. FIRST
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ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE ACTION OF MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025, SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING. DO ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT FOR THE NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025[IV. Additions or Corrections to Agenda ]
SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING. NEXT, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS FROM STAFF ON THE AGENDA? I DO HAVE ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO GO OVER WITH YOU. UNDER OTHER BUSINESS AFTER YOU DO THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. BUT I WON'T GO OVER THEM NOW. I'LL JUST DO IT AT THE END. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW IS THE TIME FOR HEARING OF VISITORS FOR ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THANK YOU.[ VI. Business]
SEEING NONE, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAFF FOR OUR REGULAR BUSINESS. OKAY. THANK YOU.CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW THINGS TO GO OVER THIS EVENING ON THE AGENDA. AND AS WAS JUST MENTIONED, UNDER OTHER BUSINESS, YOU WILL DO YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. AND I DO HAVE ADDITIONAL UPDATES AFTER THAT. AND MISS LOPEZ IS NOW PRESENT AT 632. ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST ITEM WE WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH YOU WAS THE POTENTIAL CITYWIDE RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE FOOD WASTE PROGRAM. WE EMAILED YOU THE THE OUTLINE FROM SWACO. THAT IS, IT WAS KIND OF JUST A DRAFT TO OUTLINE THE POTENTIAL PROGRAM. AND THEY SINCE THEY DRAFTED THAT FOR US, WE WENT AHEAD AND GAVE THEM THE GO AHEAD TO START DRAFTING THE BID LANGUAGE. THIS WOULD BE A FIVE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM, AND IT WOULD BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SWACO. THEY HAVE AGREED TO HELP FUND THE PILOT PROJECT, AND THEN ESSENTIALLY WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS AFTER THAT FIVE YEARS, THE CITY WOULD REEVALUATE AND DETERMINE WHETHER THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE AND WHETHER THEY WANT TO PUT IT BACK IN THE NEW CONSORTIUM BID. WHEN THEY DO THE NEW BID CYCLE. CITY STAFF IS MEETING WITH SWACO ON FRIDAY TO FINALIZE EVERYTHING, AND THE BID WILL BE PART OF THE CONSORTIUM FOR THE WHOLE CITY.
ALL OF THE SERVICES. SO ALL OF THE REGULAR STUFF THAT THE CITY RESIDENTS ALREADY GET RIGHT NOW FROM RUMPKE, THE TRASH AND RECYCLING AND PART OF YOUR YARD WASTE CONSORTIUM, AND THEY'RE DRAFTING THE BID SO THAT COMPANIES CAN STILL BID AS USUAL WITHOUT THE FOOD WASTE.
AND THEN THE FOOD WASTE PORTION IS AN ADDENDUM TO OUR CONSORTIUM BID. SO WHEN THE BIDS COME IN, THE CITY STILL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST SAY NO TO ALL OF THEM AND CONTINUE ON WITH THE NORMAL CONSORTIUM. THE BID WILL BE POSTED IN MID FEBRUARY. AND THEN I THINK THEY SAID THEY GIVE PEOPLE 30 DAYS TO RESPOND. SO IN MARCH IS WHEN WE WOULD RECEIVE THE BIDS AND IT WOULD START GOING THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS. AND THIS CYCLE WOULD START IN 2027. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE FRAMEWORK OF WHAT THE POTENTIAL PROGRAM WOULD BE AND JUST WANT TO OPEN IT UP. IF ANYONE HAD ANY QUESTIONS. DOES EVERYONE IN THE CONSORTIUM HAVE TO AGREE TO IT FOR IT TO PASS? NO. SO THE FOOD WASTE WOULD BE ONLY FOR NEW ALBANY. AND BECAUSE IT'S AN ADDENDUM SPECIFICALLY TO NEW ALBANY. NEW ALBANY WILL BE THE ONLY ONE MAKING THE DECISION.
CAN A COMPANY BID ON JUST THE ADDENDUM AND NOT THE CORE PACKAGE? YES. OKAY. AND WOULD THIS SUPERSEDE ANY SMALLER PROJECTS LIKE THE PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING NOW? YEAH. SO THE PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN WINDSOR IS SCHEDULED TO END BY THE END OF
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THIS YEAR. AND THEN THESE SERVICES, IF WE DO ACCEPT A BID FOR THIS PILOT PROGRAM, THEY WOULD NOT START UNTIL 2027. SO THAT PILOT WOULD END. AND THEN THEORETICALLY, THIS PILOT WOULD BEGIN, AND OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD BE CITYWIDE. DO YOU HAVE ANY FEELING FOR WILL THERE BE A COST TO PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE? WE DON'T KNOW THAT YET. WE DON'T KNOW THAT YET. SO SWACO HAS AGREED TO ALLOCATING. I THINK IT'S $100,000 TO THE FIVE YEAR PROGRAM. IF WE DON'T USE THAT FULL $100,000 IN THE FIRST YEAR, IT DOES ROLL OVER. SO WHEN THE BIDS COME IN, CITY LEADERSHIP WILL NEED TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ON WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, AMOUNT DOESN'T COVER.WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR IT. AND IF WE SIGN UP FOR THIS, WE'RE COMMITTING TO A FULL FIVE YEARS.
YES. THERE'S NO WE GET DONE WITH YEAR ONE AND THE 100G GONE, AND WE WANT TO EXIT THE PILOT.
YEAH, THE AGREEMENT WOULD BE FOR FIVE YEARS. SWACO THINKS THAT FIVE YEARS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE CITY AND FOR THEM AS A FULL TEST TO REALLY GET ACCURATE DATA. AND IT ALIGNS WELL WITH OUR CONSORTIUM PERIODS. YEAH. AND I SAID I WOULDN'T THROW IT TO STAFF FOR THIS, BUT I THINK THAT BECAUSE WE ARE LAGGED BEHIND, SAY, BEXLEY AND UPPER ARLINGTON, I KIND OF FEEL LIKE WE'LL HAVE NOT ONLY OUR OWN INFORMATION FROM OUR PILOT IN WINDSOR, BUT ALSO SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SEE HOW THEY'RE BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CHELSEA HAS BEEN GOOD ABOUT KEEPING UP WITH THEM ABOUT IS WHERE ARE THEY IN THE PROCESS AND HOW THEY SING UPTAKE AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO I THINK WE'LL HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THAT DECISION MAKING PROCESS. SO IT FEELS LIKE IT'S A GOOD TIMING. I THINK IT'S EXCITING.
I MEAN, I THINK THE DETAILS ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE TRICKY PART, LIKE THE LOGISTICS AND THE COST AND ALL THAT STUFF. BUT I THINK IT COULD BE REALLY COOL. YEAH, THIS IS KIND OF THE FIRST STEP TO. OBVIOUSLY, TIMING WISE, WE WANTED TO GET THIS IN THE BID AND THEN WE HAVE SOME TIME TO FIGURE OUT THE DETAILS. AND THIS IS A GREAT TEST TO SEE IF ANYONE EVEN BIDS ON THE FOOD WASTE COLLECTION. SO WHETHER ANYONE BIDS AND THEN WHAT KIND OF PRICING WE'RE LOOKING AT. SO EVEN JUST TO GET A GOOD IDEA ON THOSE TWO THINGS, IT'S GOOD FOR FIRST COUPLE OF STEPS. AND THEN THE ONE THING I CAN'T REMEMBER, CHELSEA, DOES THIS GO OUT TO ALL CURRENT PROVIDERS. IS THIS JUST A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HAPPENS? LIKE IF SOMETHING'S NOT USED TO BEING INVOLVED IN THIS MARKET OR IS IN THE MARKET NOT USED TO BEING INVOLVED WITH THIS, LIKE HOW WHAT'S THE PROCESS TO GETTING WORD OUT SO THAT WE'RE GETTING MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE? OR IS THERE A PROCESS? YEAH, WE CAN ASK THEM ON FRIDAY AT OUR MEETING. I'M SURE THAT THERE'S A CERTAIN PROCESS THAT THEY FOLLOW FOR THE TYPICAL CONSORTIUM BID. BUT IF WE DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY CAPTURE ENOUGH FOR THE ADDENDUM, WE CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT OUR OPTIONS. LAST QUESTION. WHEN THIS IS BID, WILL THERE BE A PERFORMANCE BOND ATTACHED TO THE FOOD WASTE COLLECTION WHERE SOMEONE BIDS IT AND TWO YEARS LATER THEY'RE LIKE, WE CAN'T PERFORM IT. WE WE'RE TOO CHEAP. AND THEY DECIDE TO BACK OUT THAT WE'VE GOT SOME TYPE OF FINANCIAL WAY TO RECOVER COSTS. I MEAN, THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON WITH MUNICIPAL BONDS AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO OTHER STATES TO HAVE A PERFORMANCE BOND FOR SUCH SERVICES. I CAN CHECK ON THAT FOR YOU. ALL RIGHT. REMEMBER, IF YOU ALREADY SEND US, IF WE WENT FORWARD WITH THIS, THE DROP OFF PROGRAM, WE CONTINUE OR WE WOULD HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT. WE WOULD HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT. SO IF WE CONTINUE WITH THIS AS PART OF YOUR PLANNING FOR 2027 AND THE BUDGET FOR 2027, YOU AND CITY COUNCIL WILL NEED TO MAKE THAT DECISION. I BELIEVE THAT UPPER ARLINGTON AND BEXLEY STILL HAVE DROP OFF PROGRAMS EVEN THOUGH
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THEY'RE DOING THE CURBSIDE. I COULD BE WRONG, BUT AT LEAST ONE OF THE TWO, I THINK, HAS THAT PROGRAM STILL. THAT'S FOR APARTMENTS AND THAT KIND OF THING, BECAUSE I KNOW WE GOT A LOT. YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH. ABOUT THAT. WHEN WE WERE AT THE FARMERS MARKET, THE APARTMENTS DON'T HAVE RECYCLING OR COMPOSTING AVAILABLE TO THEM. 1 OR 2 SITES OPEN DROP OFF.THAT'S A GOOD POINT. AND AND LIKE CHELSEA'S ALREADY DONE I THINK JUST A MATTER OF DURING THE YEAR. WE NEED TO KEEP CHALLENGING PRODUCTIVITY OF SITES, PRODUCTIVITY OF HOW MANY THINGS WE CURRENTLY HAVE, IF WE CAN RIGHTSIZE AS WE GO. I THINK I THINK THAT'LL HELP US IN THE PROCESS OF IF, TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE THE RIGHT THING TO KEEP THEM OPEN AS LONG AS POSSIBLE FOR THAT, MULTIFAMILY HOMES, IN PROXIMITY FOR PLAIN TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS, ETC. WITHIN REASON, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING IT FOR EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT TOUCH OUR BOUNDARIES. BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE HOW WE'RE MANAGING IT THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR THAN GOING TO COUNCIL AND SAYING WE'D LIKE TO KEEP IT OPEN. TWO POINT WHETHER IT'S A TRUNCATED AMOUNT OF LOCATIONS OR A SMALL AMOUNT OF CONTAINERS IN THE EXISTING THINGS, I THINK WILL BE EASIER TO TO MUSTER UP. WHEN YOU SEE ME PUMPKINS WE GOT, YOU'LL KNOW THAT IT'S ALL ABOUT PLACEMENT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS GREAT. THANK YOU GUYS BOTH FOR ALL THE WORK ON THIS. ALL GREAT. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WAS THE PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT SOLAR PANELS. I THINK IT WAS BACK IN OCTOBER. THE BOARD HAD ASKED FOR AN UPDATE ON THE SOLAR PANELS AND ANY DATA THAT WE THAT WE MAY HAVE. SO I SENT YOU THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DISCERN A LOT OF IT. I ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO HAVE A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE TODAY, SO IT WAS GOOD TIMING. BUT MY CONVERSATION WITH HIM, I DID NOT LEAVE THE CONVERSATION WITH ANY CLEARER PICTURE ON WHAT'S GOING ON. SO HE HE ACTUALLY WAS LOOKING AT OUR DATA AND WAS CONCERNED THAT A COUPLE OF THINGS MIGHT NOT BE SET UP CORRECTLY TO BE GETTING THE DATA. EVEN CORRECTLY, OR IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY. YEAH, USE. AND SO HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A MEETING WITH HIS COLLEAGUE AND LOOK INTO SOME MORE THINGS FOR ME AND TRY TO PROVIDE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEY ARE OPERATING AND WHETHER IT HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL.
SO IT'S KIND OF BEEN PAUSED UNTIL I CAN GET MORE INFORMATION FROM HIM, UNLESS I'M GOING TO WELCOME ANY COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE. IF YOU WERE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND ANY OF THE INFORMATION I GAVE YOU. WELL, IT'S SO FUNNY. I WAS GOING BACK AND I OF COURSE, YOU KNOW ME NERDY. I HAVE THE CONSUMPTION LIVE THING UP ON MY THING I'M LOOKING AT. I'M LIKE, THIS CONSUMPTION SEEMS CRAZY LOW. AND SO I IMAGINE THAT THERE MUST THEY MUST HAVE ISOLATED THE SYSTEM. AND SO IT'S NOT PULLING IT CAN'T POSSIBLY BE PULLING THE CONSUMPTION OF THE ENTIRE FACILITY BECAUSE, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE MINUSCULE WHAT'S BEING USED. IT SHOWS IT'S FEEDING SO MUCH STUFF BACK TO THE GRID. I'M LIKE, OH MY GOD. AND THEN TODAY I'M LIKE, THAT CAN'T BE POSSIBLE. SO I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT HE'S ALLUDING TO, RIGHT. IT'S NOT SHOWING GOOD REPRESENTATION. YES. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING AND I CAN SEND THAT YOUR WAY. BUT YES, I WAS JUST HAPPY TO FINALLY MAKE CONTACT WITH A HUMAN OVER THERE. AND WHO ARE YOU SPEAKING WITH? HIS NAME IS JACKSON BOSS, AND HE'S WITH THE COMPANY THAT INSTALLED AND MANAGES ALL OF THE DATA THAT'S COMING OFF OF THE METERS. OKAY. AND HE THINKS THAT MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING WITH OUR METER SPECIFICALLY THAT COULD BE SET UP DIFFERENT IN A DIFFERENT WAY FOR US TO GET BETTER DATA. SO HE WAS THAT WAS ONE THING HE WAS GOING TO LOOK AT FOR SURE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. MORE TO COME. YES. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT THING IS JUST A RECAP ON OUR 2025 SEASONAL RECYCLING ITEMS. WE DID RECYCLE 359 YARD SIGNS BACK IN NOVEMBER DURING THAT
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COLLECTION. OBVIOUSLY IT WAS SLIGHTLY DOWN FROM LAST YEAR JUST BECAUSE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THAT HAPPENED IN 2024, BUT IT REALLY WASN'T DOWN BY A WHOLE LOT. AND THE PUMPKIN PUMPKIN COMPOSTING, WE ACTUALLY DIVERTED MORE THAN WE ORIGINALLY TOLD YOU. IT ENDED UP BEING 33.71 TONS OF PUMPKINS THAT WERE COLLECTED, AND THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE O-P FACILITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE A COMPOSTING PROGRAM THERE. AND THAT WAS WAY UP FROM 2024 WHEN WE HAD 19.2 TIMES. SO I THINK THAT WAS MAYBE JUST A BETTER LOCATION. AND, YOU KNOW, IN REALITY, WE PROBABLY WERE PULLING FROM OTHER PLACES OUTSIDE OF NEW ALBANY JUST BECAUSE IT'S IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. BUT WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THE HOLIDAY LIGHT RECYCLING IS STILL GOING ON UNTIL FEBRUARY 2ND. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE'RE STILL GETTING HOLIDAY LIGHTS, SO I KNOW MINE JUST CAME DOWN OFF THE HOUSE YESTERDAY, SO PEOPLE ARE GRADUALLY GETTING THAT DONE AND DROPPING THEM OFF. SO STEVE KIDWELL WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS COLLECTING ALL OF THOSE AND WILL WEIGH THEM BEFORE HE DROPS THEM OFF AT THE COMPANY THAT WE WORK WITH AND THE COMPANY THAT WE WORK WITH TAKES THEM ALL FOR FREE FOR US. SO IT'S A GOOD PARTNERSHIP. SO YEAH, SO THERE'S STILL TIME IF YOU HAVE ANY LIGHTS TO GET RID OF. ANGIE, WAS THERE ANY OF THE PUMPKINS, WAS THERE ANY ISSUES, CONCERNS WITH STAFF AND MANAGING THAT AREA OR GETTING COMPLAINTS FROM PARK USERS OR. CHECKING BECAUSE ONCE IT WAS FULL, EVERYONE. RIGHT, RIGHT. SO WE WERE NO PROBLEM. BUT BUT OTHERWISE IT WAS GOOD. AND FROM A PICKUP STANDPOINT, THAT FELT GOOD FOR THOSE GUYS. OKAY, GOOD.PUMPKINS ARE NOT GOING HOME. THEY'RE STAYING. WHETHER THAT DUMPSTERS FULL OR NOT. EXACTLY.
AND A FEW HAY BALES I FOUND AND SOME STRAW BALES RATHER. YEAH. AGAIN, STEVE KIDWELL ALSO HELPS WITH THE OTHER TEAM PROGRAMS. AND I KNOW A COUPLE OF TIMES HE HAD TO USE A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO PACK THE PUMPKINS DOWN A LITTLE BIT SO THAT THE DUMPSTER COULD ACTUALLY BE HAULED AWAY.
SO IT WAS HE ALWAYS THINKS OUTSIDE OF THE BOX TO MAKE SURE THINGS CAN HAPPEN. ALL RIGHT.
THE NEXT IS AN UPDATE ON THE CURRENT PILOT PROGRAM WE HAVE IN WINDSOR. WE STILL ONLY HAVE 48 REGISTERED HOUSEHOLDS, SO WE HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN ADDING A LOT OF NEW REGISTRATIONS.
HOWEVER, THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING DO HAVE A HIGH PARTICIPATION RATE OF PUTTING THEIR BUCKET OUT EVERY WEEK. SO THAT'S GOOD. THEY'RE PEOPLE THAT ARE REGISTERED ARE ACTUALLY USING USING THE PROGRAM. THEY'RE NOT JUST REGISTERING AND FORGETTING ABOUT IT. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY CONTAMINATION ISSUES EITHER. SO EVERYONE KIND OF KNOWS THE DRILL AND KNOWS WHAT TO DO. AND THEN WE DO HAVE OUR MONTHLY TOTALS THERE. DECEMBER WAS DOWN BECAUSE WE DIDN'T DO A COLLECTION THE WEEK OF CHRISTMAS, BUT THE RESIDENTS RECEIVED AT LEAST THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE TWO BAGS THE BEFORE SO THAT THEY COULD KEEP COLLECTING. AND THEN I'M EXPECTING MAYBE IN JANUARY THERE'LL BE A LITTLE BIT OF A A BUMP UP FROM THAT WEEK. OURS WAS FULL. FULL, YES, I CAN IMAGINE. AND GOT IT. SO CHELSEA, I DON'T SEE THE NUMBER ON THERE. WHAT IS THE THE PUT OUT RATE. SO FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF THE REGISTER OF I GUESS OF THE 48, YOU SAID IT WAS A HIGH NUMBER THAT YOU WERE ACTUALLY. SO THEY ALSO NOT ONLY THE MONTHLY REPORTS, THEY ALSO SEND ME WEEKLY REPORTS. AND IT LOOKED LIKE THE AVERAGE PARTICIPATION RATE WAS ABOUT 70%. OKAY. WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD. AND. I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK TOO. PEOPLE WILL EMAIL ME AND TELL ME THAT THEY ARE ENJOYING THE PROGRAM, AND THEY'RE SURPRISED HOW MUCH FOOD WASTE THEY HAVE, AND I HAVE HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE CONTACT ME OUTSIDE OF WINDSOR ASKING WHEN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING TO
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GET THIS SERVICE. SO ALL POSITIVE FEEDBACK SO FAR. JUST. I WOULD SAY IT'S GOING WELL.OTHER THAN YOU KNOW, THE TOTAL REGISTRANTS IS NOT AS HIGH AS WE HOPED IT WOULD BE, BUT STILL MISSING A KEY PARTICIPANT. I'M NOT SURE WE'LL HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THE ROSTER. IT'S MY WEEKLY QUESTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THAT? OKAY. THIS ITEM, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CHARLES TO GO OVER WITH YOU. AS YOU MAY RECALL, WE SET UP THIS QUARTERLY SUSTAINABILITY STAKEHOLDER GROUP, AND THEY DID MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NOVEMBER. AND THEN WE ARE GETTING THEM SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN IN MARCH. BUT I'M GOING TO LET CHARLES BRIEF YOU ON THAT MEETING. YEAH. JUST BRIEFLY, BOTH MYSELF AND PETE BARNES AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE OF THIS. THIS WAS THE GROUP THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS. THAT WAS MEANT TO JUST GRAB AS MANY FOLKS AROUND THE CITY THAT WE REPRESENTED. LARGE AREAS OF EITHER ENGAGEMENT WITH RESIDENTS, ENGAGEMENTS WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND SO IN ATTENDANCE WERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, FROM CITY COUNCIL, OBVIOUSLY FROM OUR BOARD, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND FROM THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY. SO IT WAS A GREAT I'M NOT MISSING ANYBODY THERE. PLAIN TOWNSHIP, I'M SORRY. NO DISRESPECT MEANT GREAT REPRESENTATION, JUST KIND OF A CROSS CUT OF EVERYONE AROUND THE AREA. AND WE JUST BASICALLY WENT THROUGH AND TALKED ABOUT GENERAL PLANS FOR THIS LAST YEAR OR WHAT WE'VE DONE THIS LAST YEAR AND PLANS FOR THIS YEAR THAT ANYONE MIGHT HAVE HAD AROUND SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. SO. AND. THANK YOU. KEN KRAMER GAVE A GREAT PRESENTATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS UP TO. I RAMBLED MY WAY THROUGH, BUT WE HAD GONE THROUGH AS WELL WITH HELP FROM STAFF. THANK YOU. AND THE OTHERS WERE MORE OF A KIND OF JUST LISTENING AND PARTICIPATING, RAISING SOME QUESTIONS, BUT IT WAS ALREADY GREAT TO SEE. SOME CONVERSATIONS AROSE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S THINGS THAT THE CITY WANTS TO DO, THEN IT'S JUST A MATTER OF RAISING YOUR HAND. THIS KIND OF CAME FROM BOTH THE THE FOUNDATION AND FROM NACO, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC, THAT IF THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE WANT TO DO, YOU KNOW, AS I THINK WE'VE ALL KNOWN LIVING HERE, THERE'S MONEY THAT EXISTS TO DO THINGS AS A MATTER OF PEOPLE ASKING THE RIGHT PEOPLE THE RIGHT WAY AND AT THE RIGHT TIME. SO IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE GOT SOME OPPORTUNITIES GOING FORWARD TO KEEP THIS MOMENTUM GOING AND FINDING SOME, SOME CROSS BENEFICIAL PROJECTS THAT EVERYONE COULD KIND OF PITCH INTO. SO THAT'S THE NUTSHELL.
IF YOU WANT TO GET MORE SPECIFIC, THAT'S PERFECT OKAY. THAT'S A GOOD I THINK EVERYBODY KIND OF GOT A BENCHMARK LEVEL SET OF WHAT THE DIFFERENT GROUPS ARE DOING. SOME ARE YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE DOING QUITE A BIT BECAUSE WE'RE FOCUSED ON IT. BUT I THINK BETWEEN US AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, PROBABLY THE HEAVY LIFTER SO FAR. BUT I THINK NACO AND THE FOUNDATION AND EVEN THE TOWNSHIP, WHICH I WAS KIND OF REALLY SURPRISED THEN, WAS KIND OF DIALED IN. YEAH. SO I THINK THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO KIND OF HAVE A BIGGER TENT WHERE WE CAN ALL PULL THE SAME DIRECTION. SO AGREED. IT WAS A REALLY ENCOURAGING FIRST MEETING. GREAT. NO, I THINK IT'S A GOOD SUMMARY. YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS ENCOURAGING. I THINK THE SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY BENEFITING. I THINK WE'RE STARTING TO HEAR FROM DONORS, YOU KNOW, MOSTLY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THAT ARE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING PROJECTS AROUND SUSTAINABILITY. SO WE GOT SEVERAL BIG PLANNING PROJECTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT IN THE IN THE WORKS THAT ARE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS MEETING, BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF MOMENTUM IN THAT DIRECTION RIGHT NOW. SO EXCITING TIMES. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS TO ANNOUNCE OUR 2026 E-WASTE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND PAPER SHREDDING EVENTS. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH AND IT WILL BE THE, YOU KNOW, USUAL PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOCATION. AND THEN YOU MAY RECALL THIS BOARD HAD PLANNED FOR A SECOND FALL COLLECTION EVENT. AND THAT IS PLANNED FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH. WE'RE STILL TRYING TO WORK OUT THE LOCATION FOR THAT
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ONE. WE WERE THINKING PERHAPS 7815 MILTON PARKWAY MIGHT BE AN OPTION, WHICH IS WHERE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE ADMIN SERVICES DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY ARE HOUSED. WE'D HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER BECAUSE WE DON'T OWN THE PROPERTY. AND THEN THE OTHER THING TO CONSIDER WOULD BE THE E-WASTE TYPICALLY DOESN'T GET HAULED AWAY THAT DAY. THEY NORMALLY COME THE FOLLOWING WEEK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAUL IT AWAY. SO WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO JUST, YOU KNOW, LEAVE IT OUTSIDE UNATTENDED TO FOR DAYS.I DON'T KNOW IF THE COMPANY WOULD BE WILLING TO COME THAT DAY AND HAUL IT AWAY OR NOT. SO THAT'S A CONVERSATION THEY NEED TO HAVE WITH THEM. BUT THERE'S PLANNED CONSTRUCTION AT THE PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN THE FALL, SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK FOR AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION. BOTH EVENTS WOULD BE FROM THE USUAL 8 A.M. TO 12 P.M. AND WE ARE PLANNING TO SCALE BACK OUR PROMOTIONS. WE DID NOT BUDGET FOR A FULL BLOWN TWO EVENTS, THE SAME SCALE AS LAST YEAR'S ONE EVENT. WE KIND OF BUDGETED FOR ONE AND A HALF OF LAST YEAR'S SCALED EVENT. THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM SUGGESTED THAT WE SIMPLY MAIL BECAUSE THE BOARD ALSO BUDGETED FOR A COUPLE OF POSTCARD NOTIFICATIONS TO RESIDENTS. AND SO THEY WERE THINKING THAT TWO OF THOSE POSTCARDS COULD BE SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE EVENTS.
SO REALLY JUST WE REALLY WANT THIS TO BE A RESIDENTIAL SCALE EVENT. WE DON'T WANT COMMERCIAL COMPANIES COMING AND BRINGING THEIR STUFF TO THIS KIND OF EVENT. SO REALLY JUST TARGET OUR PROMOTIONS SPECIFICALLY TO THE RESIDENTS OF NEW ALBANY AND NOTIFY THEM VIA POSTCARD. AND NOT PROMOTE IT AS HEAVILY AS WE DID LAST YEAR. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE PLAN THAT'LL HELP US GET BACK TO MORE OF WHAT WE HAD IN 2024 AND STICK TO THE BUDGET. SO THAT'S THE PLAN FOR NOW, AND WE'LL START ASKING FOR VOLUNTEERS AS THE EVENTS GET CLOSER. I WOULD LIKE TO THROW OUT, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S POTENTIALLY FOR THIS YEAR, BUT A CONSIDERATION IN THE LONG TERM GOAL OF KIND OF WASTE DIVERSION. THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS, OUR TWO BOYS WENT AND VISITED THEIR OTHER BROTHER IN ENGLAND, AND MY WIFE HAD WAY TOO MUCH TIME ON HER HANDS AND DECIDED SHE WAS GOING TO CLEAN EVERY CLOSET AND PLAYROOM AND EVERYTHING THAT OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE ACCUMULATED. AND SHE WAS LIKE, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THIS STUFF. AND LIKE HER FIRST INCLINATION WAS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TAKE IT. I'M GOING TO, YOU KNOW, THROW IT AWAY. AND I WAS LIKE, NO, LET'S FIND A WAY. AND WE REACHED OUT TO AN ORGANIZATION AND WE BASICALLY PUT IT IN THE GARAGE. THEY CAME, PICKED IT ALL UP, TOOK IT AND BASICALLY DONATED IT. IT'S STUFF THAT WE DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY THROWN AWAY. SO THEN SHE'S LIKE, WELL, HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WHERE THEY WANT TO GET RID OF THIS, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT, SO THEY END UP JUST THROWING IT AWAY. SO I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS WORKS YET. JOSEPH'S COAT WAS THE COMPANY THAT WE THAT WAS THE ORGANIZATION THAT REACHED OUT, AND THEY CAME AND PICKED IT UP. AND SHE ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO THEIR PRESIDENT BECAUSE SHE WAS VERY MOTIVATED. AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE'LL OPEN COMMUNICATIONS WITH AN EVENT OR SOMETHING POTENTIALLY IN THE FUTURE WITH EITHER THEM OR SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT A COMPONENT OF KIND OF WASTE DIVERSION COULD BE NOT JUST E-WASTE OR, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY LIKE DONATED GOODS THAT PEOPLE JUST DON'T REALLY HAVE A GREAT SOLUTION FOR. LIKE THE BINS AND PLAYING AGAINST PARKING LOT DON'T REALLY LIKE BOARD GAMES, DON'T REALLY GO IN THE SLOT AND NOT, YOU KNOW, TURN INTO TRASH VERY WELL, ITEMS LIKE THAT. BUT I GUESS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I DON'T KNOW, I COULD THROW THAT OUT THERE. WE CAN CONSIDER KIND OF A DONATION. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A DONATION DRIVE OR, BUT JUST ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THIS
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COULD BE A SEPARATE EVENT. IT COULD BE JUST SOMETHING THAT WE PROMOTE. AND IT'S CERTAINLY WITH JOSEPH'S COAT OR AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE CHOOSE TO HANDLE IT FOR US, BUT IT'S JUST ANOTHER PIECE OF, I THINK PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE E-WASTE AND THEY'VE GOT THE HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND POTENTIALLY THEY JUST HAVE DONATION ITEMS THAT THEY WANT TO GIVE TO A GOOD CAUSE RATHER THAN JUST THROW IT AWAY. AND MAYBE SOMETHING WE ALSO WE COULD TALK ABOUT WITH WHAT NANETTE WOULD JUMP AT THAT WITH THE FOUNDATION MAYBE. YEAH. YEAH, KIND OF SIMILAR TO THE DENIM. YEAH, YEAH. SO I, I GUESS WITH THE BOARD'S BLESSING, I'LL JUST GATHER SOME INFORMATION AND MAYBE CIRCLE BACK AND SEE WHAT, LIKE, A JOSEPH COAT COULD OFFER. AND IF THEY WANT TO PARTNER WITH, I THINK THEY HAVE A SEMI TRUCK OR SOMETHING AT OUR EVENT. AND THEN THAT'S ANOTHER ITEM THAT WE COULD ADD TO IT EITHER THIS YEAR OR IN THE FUTURE. BUT JUST KIND OF THROWING IT OUT THERE. AND FEELING LIKE, I NEED TO GRAB YOUR WIFE NEXT TIME SHE WALKS HER DOGS PAST MY HOUSE, I, I MEAN, IT WAS SUPER ANNOYING, BUT IT IS SO NICE. LIKE GOING AND OPENING EVERYTHING UP NOW AND LIKE I'M LIKE, WOW, THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY, REALLY, IT'S, YOU KNOW, KIND OF FREEING TO JUST HAVE ALL THAT STUFF. LIKE IT WENT SOMEWHERE GOOD, YOU KNOW? SO YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE BEFORE WE MOVE ON? OKAY. OKAY.SO REMINDER ABOUT NEXT MEETING IS NOT GOING TO BE A NORMAL MEETING. THE MEETING WILL STILL BE THE AGENDA WILL STILL BE PUBLISHED AND ADVERTISED AS A PUBLIC MEETING. BECAUSE HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE A QUORUM. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE CAN ATTEND THE FIELD TRIP. WE WILL MEET HERE. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE GOT THE MEETING INVITE FOR THEIR CALENDAR. WE WILL MEET HERE.
KIND OF DO ROLL CALL, DO A LITTLE QUICK OPENING OF THE MEETING AND ROLL CALL AND THEN GET ON THE SHUTTLE BUS TO LEAVE FOR THE TOUR. AND THEN THE TOUR IS ABOUT AN HOUR LONG, AND THEN THE SHUTTLE BUS WILL BRING EVERYBODY BACK HERE TO VILLAGE HALL. STILL AT 630. YES, I THINK I GOT AN INVITE. OKAY, I'LL MAKE SURE I'LL RESEND IT SO THAT EVERYBODY HAS IT. AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO POSTPONE APPROVING THE MINUTES. SO TONIGHT'S MEETING MINUTES WILL JUST WAIT AND DO AND MARCH FOR THE SAKE OF GETTING OUT THE DOOR ON TIME. SO WE'RE ON TIME TO THE TOUR, BECAUSE THE TOUR DOES START AT 7 P.M. BUT YEAH. SO JUST A REMINDER AND I WILL DOUBLE CHECK EVERYONE'S CALENDAR INVITE FOR THAT. THIS IS A SILLY QUESTION. OH, SHOULD WE WEAR SOMETHING LIKE SPECIAL FOR THAT? LIKE SHOULD WE LOOK NICE BECAUSE WE'RE REPRESENTING OUR CITY? SHOULD WE WEAR CLOTHES THAT CAN GET DIRTY BECAUSE WE'RE IN A TRASH FACILITY? IF YOU HAVE LIKE A YELLOW ONESIE, I CAN FIND ONE OF THOSE. I NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK. DON'T SEND ME, LIKE, A LIST OF IT'S COLD. IT'S COLD IN YOUR OUTSIDE. YEAH, AND IT'S NOT ME. BUT, I MEAN, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I DIDN'T SHOW UP WEARING, LIKE, CRUMMY JEANS AND BOOTS. NO. THAT'S NICE. THAT WOULD BE FINE. LIKE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORK THAT DAY, RIGHT? I JUST I'M READING. I'M READING THE THE INVITATION AND IT SAYS, PLEASE DRESS CASUALLY AND COMFORTABLY WITH CLOSED TOED SHOES. PERFECT. YEAH. THANK YOU. AND IT MIGHT BE COLD IN THE FACILITY, SO WEAR SOMETHING WARM. CHELSEA JUST WANTS TO HUG YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE INFORMATION. I SENT THAT OUT SO LONG AGO I COULDN'T REMEMBER, SO THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.
YEAH. IF YOU HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS, JUST LET ME KNOW. AND IT'S NOT A STUPID QUESTION OR SILLY QUESTION. WHATEVER. YOU JUST REFERRED IT TO. I'M NOT FROM A VANITY PERSPECTIVE.
IT'S IMPORTANT. YES. YOU KNOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN LOOKING AHEAD TO MARCH, WE DO HAVE SOME THINGS PLANNED FOR YOU. WE'RE PLANNING TO HAVE FRANKLIN SOIL AND WATER HERE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR STREAM MONITORING. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT COME BACK AND UPDATE YOU ALL ON THE ECOS PROGRAM. SO
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THAT'LL BE ON THE MARCH AGENDA. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE WASTE DIVERSION DISCUSSION ITEM ON THE MARCH AGENDA AS WELL. I WAS GOING TO ASK IF THEY'RE UPDATING THAT WHOLE PROGRAM. DO YOU THINK WE GET A PREVIEW OF THAT? BECAUSE IT'S IT IS ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED. OH.SO WHAT IS THAT THEN? COULD YOU SEND OUT SEND OUT WHATEVER IT CURRENTLY IS? I HAVE THE ONE THAT WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINALLY DID THE PRESENTATION. YEAH. SO THEY HAVE ALREADY THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN UPDATED AND THE FIRST DEVELOPMENT IS UTILIZING THE NEW GRADING CRITERIA. SO THEY'RE GOING TO I'M JUST SAYING COULD WE GET THE PACKET BEFOREHAND SO MEMBERS COULD READ IT BEFORE THEY DID THE PRESENTATION. BECAUSE THAT'S A PRETTY DENSE PACKET. YES. SORRY.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASKING WHERE IT WAS AT IN THE PROCESS. NO, NO. YEAH. NO, I DIDN'T THINK WE WERE BLESSING IT. SURE WE CAN GIVE YOU THAT AHEAD OF TIME. OKAY. THANKS. THAT WOULD BE USEFUL. THEN YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG A LITTLE EASIER. WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON ON THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO OTHER BUSINESS AND THE ANNUAL
[ VII. Other Business]
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING IS FOR YOU ALL TO ELECT YOUR CHAIRPERSON OR VICE CHAIRPERSON AND THE SECRETARY. YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE THAT CHARLES IS THE CURRENT CHAIRPERSON. LAURA IS OUR CURRENT VICE CHAIRPERSON, AND MOLLY IS THE CURRENT SECRETARY. WE'LL DO EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALLY. WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND, AND THERE'S CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, AVAILABILITY FOR DISCUSSION ON ANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY VOTE. AND THEN ONCE THOSE ELECTIONS ARE DONE, YOU WILL NEED TO ESTABLISH DATE, TIME AND LOCATION FOR THE 2026 REGULAR MEETINGS. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND STICKING WITH THE CURRENT DATE, TIME AND LOCATION. SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 630 HERE IN VILLAGE HALL, BUT THAT IS ALSO UP FOR DISCUSSION IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PREFERENCES.AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD MENTION IS FOR 2025, YOU DID MAKE ONE FINAL MOTION TO HAVE A RECESS IN DECEMBER, SO YOU MEET JANUARY THROUGH NOVEMBER AND NO DECEMBER MEETING. SO THAT IS WHAT YOU DID IN 2025. SO THEN YOU CAN DISCUSS WHETHER YOU LIKED THAT AND YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PLAN, OR IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT IDEA. SO THAT IS EACH ITEM. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS I CAN TAKE THOSE BEFORE WE GET STARTED. NO. OKAY.
OH, I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THE QUESTION, CAN A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE HAVE ONE OF THOSE THREE POSITIONS? NO, NO, I BELIEVE IT HAS TO BE A VOTING MEMBER. YES. YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK. NO, I CAN SEE YOU'RE SALIVATING. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ELECTING THE CHAIRPERSON? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO LIKE. CHARLES IS THE CHAIRPERSON FOR 2026. SECOND. OKAY. MR. BARNES? YES. MR. SCHUMACHER? YES, MISS GALLO? YES, MISS SCOTT. YES, MR. GERSHON? YES, MISS KOPPELMAN. YES. MOTION PASSES. OH, SORRY.
YOU CAME IN LATE. SO I MISS LOPEZ. YES, YES. NOW MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE VICE CHAIRPERSON? I MOTION THAT LAURA GALLO FOR VICE CHAIR. SECOND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MISS SCOTT. YES, MR. SCHUMACHER? YES, MR. BARNES? YES, MISS GALLO. YES, MR.
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KOSHIN. YES, MISS KOPPELMAN. YES, MISS. LOPEZ. YES. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. ALL. AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ELECT THE SECRETARY? I MOTION MOLLY SCOTT TO BE SECRETARY. SECOND. SECOND.THERE WAS A TIE BACK. I CAN HAVE IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MR. YES. MR. SCHUMACHER? YES, MR. BARNES? YES, MISS GALLO? YES, MISS SCOTT. YES, MISS KOPPELMAN? YES. MISS. LOPEZ. YES. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. AND CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR DATE, TIME AND LOCATION OF 2026 REGULAR MEETINGS? I MOVE THAT WE KEEP EVERYTHING THE SAME. I SECOND THAT. OKAY, MISS GALLO? YES, MISS SCOTT? YES, MR. SCHUMACHER? YES, MR. BARNES? YES, MR. GOSHEN. YES, MISS KOPPELMAN? YES, MISS. LOPEZ? YES. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. AND IS THERE A MOTION FOR ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO. THE SCHEDULE AS FAR AS MEETING JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER? DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION OR. IT'S ALREADY DECIDED? IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY RECESS, IF YOU WANT TO MEET IN DECEMBER, THEN IT WOULD JUST DEFAULT TO THE REGULAR CALENDAR YEAR ONCE A MONTH, JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER. OKAY, I LIKED HAVING DECEMBER ON. I THINK IT MAKES SENSE OFF. YEAH, BUT I THINK THE ONLY THING I WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT. BUT WE'VE GOT THE PILOT PROGRAM GOES THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. SO THAT'S THROUGH DECEMBER. I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS I'D RATHER LEAVE IT OPEN AND WE CAN DECIDE, YOU KNOW, MIDYEAR, OCTOBER IF WE WANT TO MAKE THAT CALL OR NOT. ONE. SO THE PILOT PROGRAM CURRENTLY EXPIRES AFTER SEPTEMBER. OH, DOES THE THE 12 MONTHS OKAY. BUT WE DID BUDGET FOR. IF THE BOARD AND COUNCIL DECIDES TO JUST FINISH THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE MODIFIED. SO CURRENTLY IT EXPIRES AFTER SEPTEMBER. SEPTEMBER. OKAY. YES. SORRY. EARLIER END OF THE YEAR, BUT I GUESS IT'S FINE TO LEAVE IT OPEN TO. AND THEN WE CAN JUST DECIDE BECAUSE WE DECIDED IN NOVEMBER, OCTOBER THIS YEAR THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO MEET IN DECEMBER. IT WAS PART OF THIS PROCESS. YEAH, WE DID IT UPFRONT SO EVERYONE COULD JUST PLAN THAT WAY. BUT YEAH, BUT IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT ON AND THEN DECIDE LATER, THAT'S FINE TOO. DOES ANYONE OBJECT TO DOING THAT TO WAIT? I THERE'S SOMETHING FOR ME THAT I, I, I LIKE THE IDEA OF TRYING TO KEEP THAT MEETING, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A BRIEF ONE TO HAVE, LIKE A RECAP OF WHERE WE'RE BEFORE WE START THIS YEAR KIND OF THING. SO I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE THERE'S THIS HUGE GAP BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND JANUARY, BUT I MAY BE THE ONLY ONE TIME IT COMES TO THAT. BUT SO IF EVERYONE'S COOL WITH IT, I JUST ASSUME LEAVE IT ON THE CALENDAR RIGHT NOW, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT IS EVERYTHING FOR THAT PORTION OF THE MEETING. THANK YOU. DID YOU SAY YOU HAD SOMETHING ELSE? OH, YES, I DO HAVE OTHER OTHER OTHER OTHERS. I DID MENTION WE ARE GOING TO PUT THE WASTE DIVERSION. WE DO THAT QUARTERLY. IT'S A QUARTERLY REVIEW. AND WE'RE GOING TO PLACE THAT ON THE MARCH AGENDA. SINCE THERE IS NO REGULAR FEBRUARY MEETING. WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE 2026 STUDENT GRANT PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING. OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM IS WORKING ON GETTING THE ELECTRONIC APPLICATION ON THE WEBSITE, AND WE TYPICALLY HAVE A SCHEDULED Q AND A SESSION FOR A CERTAIN MEETING. BUT BECAUSE THE BOARD DECIDED THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING, WHERE PEOPLE ONLY GET 30 DAYS TO APPLY, IT IS GOING TO BE A ROLLING APPLICATION,
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PERIOD. SO ONCE THE APPLICATION IS POSTED AND AVAILABLE, WE WILL JUST TAKE APPLICATIONS ALMOST THROUGH THE ENTIRE YEAR. BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO STOP TAKING THEM PROBABLY.AUGUST WOULD PROBABLY BE THE LAST MONTH THAT WE COULD TAKE THEM, BECAUSE YOU WOULD THEN HAVE TO. IF SOMETHING IS SUBMITTED IN AUGUST, THE BOARD WOULD NEED TO APPROVE IT IN SEPTEMBER, AND THEN THAT WOULD GIVE THE APPLICANT A COUPLE MONTHS TO FINISH THEIR PROJECT BEFORE PURCHASES WOULD HAVE TO CLOSE FOR THE YEAR. SO IT'LL BE MORE OF A ROLLING APPLICATION PERIOD INSTEAD OF JUST ONE MONTH WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. SO I'M HOPING TO ACTUALLY GET THAT POSTED BY THE END OF THE MONTH. SO HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, JANUARY TO AUGUST TO APPLY. WILL YOU LET US KNOW WHEN YOU DO THAT SO I CAN PUT IT OUT ON FACEBOOK? YES. AND AS PART OF THE PROMOTIONS FOR THAT, ALEXA BRIGGS HAS AGREED TO DO A VIDEO WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM. SO THEY'RE GOING TO GET WITH HER AND DO A VIDEO ON THEIR BIRD BOXES. AND I THINK THEY MAY HAVE ROPED INTO BEING IN THE VIDEO ALSO. YEAH. SO WE'LL GET THE APPLICATION POSTED AND WE'LL GET THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED, AND THEN THAT VIDEO WILL BE SOON AFTER THAT.
AS PART OF OUR PROMOTIONS. AND THEN WE ARE STILL GOING TO RECOMMEND PEOPLE SCHEDULE A Q AND A SESSION WITH THE BOARD BEFORE THEY FINALIZE THEIR APPLICATION AND YOU APPROVE IT.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS BEFORE IT WAS JUST THIS IS THE DAY WE'RE DOING THE Q AND A, AND THAT'S THAT. AT LEAST THIS GIVES PEOPLE MORE FLEXIBILITY TO SCHEDULE IT WHEN THEY'RE APPLYING, SINCE IT'S GOING TO BE A LONGER PERIOD. SO. BUT I WILL LET YOU KNOW. OKAY. AND CHELSEA, WE DECIDED BECAUSE THIS IS NORMALLY GONE TO THE NEW ALBANY PLAIN TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT WE WERE GOING TO ADD AN ACADEMY AND COLUMBUS ACADEMY IN TERMS OF SENDING SOMETHING DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL FOR. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE MADE A DECISION ON WHAT OTHER SCHOOLS IT'S WE MADE THE DECISION TO SEND IT TO OTHER SCHOOLS, BUT WE HAVEN'T COME UP WITH A LIST OF WHO ELSE IT WOULD GO TO. AND DO YOU WANT INPUT ON THAT? OPEN IT UP TO THOSE. SO THEY'RE STILL NEW ALBANY RESIDENTS THAT GO TO THOSE. YES. YES. SPECIFICALLY YES. SO I MEAN, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY SAINTS. I'M SURE THERE ARE PEOPLE FROM SAINT CHARLES THAT ARE IN TOWN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANY OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS THEY WOULD BE WORTH REACHING OUT TO, TO SALES ACADEMY OR. CSG MAYBE WELLINGTON. I THINK THERE'S MANY, MANY KIDS GO TO WELLINGTON. SO THERE IS RIGHT A HANDFUL. SO DO WE TRY TO CAPTURE ALL OF THEM, TRY TO CAPTURE THE ONES THAT MAYBE HAVE THE MOST, THE ONES LIKE I MEAN MARLBOROUGH. AND I THINK IT'S A NO BRAINER, RIGHT? I MEAN, I JUST YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY I DON'T KNOW EVERYONE ELSE'S NEIGHBORHOOD. I KNOW MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN PARTICULAR.
THERE A INORDINATE AMOUNT OF KIDS THAT IRONICALLY, THE ACADEMY, EVEN THOUGH IN NEW ALBANY, I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY NEW ALBANY KIDS GO TO. RIGHT. AS OPPOSED TO ACADEMY, I THINK THERE'S QUITE A FEW GO THERE IN SAINT CHARLES AS WELL, AND CSG, SO IT'S OKAY. I GUESS I'M JUST IF YOU NEED TO RUN IT BY SOMEBODY OR IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS GOT IT NAILED DOWN, THAT'S FINE. BUT COULD BE SPECIFIED THAT IT BE A NEW ALBANY PROJECT AS OPPOSED TO NEW ALBANY STUDENTS. THAT IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO THIS, IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS IN NEW ALBANY, AND THEN IT WOULDN'T MATTER WHERE WE SEND IT TO OR EVEN WHO PARTICIPATED.
THE QUESTION THEN WOULD BE LIKE, IF I'M AN ACADEMY KID AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING ON ACADEMY'S CAMPUS, AND YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. WELL, THE SORRY, THE REQUISITE WAS THAT IT WAS A NEW ALBANY RESIDENT. I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER PUT A I DON'T HAVE IT. I COULD DIG IT UP IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE EVER SAID WHERE IT HAD TO BE DONE.
SO I MEAN, IT'S OPEN FOR CONVERSATION, BUT I DON'T THINK WE MADE A STIPULATION AS TO WHERE IT HAD TO BE DONE. IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF LIKE, DID IT RAISE AWARENESS OF
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SUSTAINABILITY? AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE'S NO SPECIFICATION WHERE NO. EVEN THOUGH THEY ALL HAVE BEEN IN NEW ALBANY. I GUESS WOULD BE AN INTERESTING WHAT THE PROJECT WAS. YEAH, I GUESS WE COULD CONSIDER IT WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED, RIGHT? YEAH, I GUESS I'D COME BACK AND DO IT THAT WAY. YEAH. I JUST, I THINK WHEN WE GOT THROUGH, WE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE WE WERE GETTING A TON OF ENGAGEMENT OUT OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT IT WAS LIKE, WELL, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF KIDS THAT DON'T GO TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO IF WE'RE GOING TO PITCH IT SOMEPLACE, WE SHOULD BE PITCHING IT MORE PLACES WHERE THE KIDS ARE. I THINK WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT LIKE BOY SCOUT AND GIRL SCOUT TROOPS, WHO ALSO ARE REQUIRED TO FIND PROJECTS THAT ARE HELPFUL AND PAINFUL. I THINK THEY'D ALSO BE GOOD GROUPS TO MAKE AWARE. YEAH, REALISTICALLY, I LIKE THE ROLLING ADMISSIONS APPLICATION PROCESS. I THINK IT'S I DIDN'T REALLY LIKE THE 30 DAY WINDOW.THIS ADVANTAGE FOR THE SCHOOL WITH THIS PROCESS IS IF WE STOP TAKING APPLICATIONS IN AUGUST, FOR INSTANCE, OR SEPTEMBER, YOU KNOW, LIKE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB, FOR INSTANCE, THEY DON'T REALLY GET ROLLING UNTIL LIKE OCTOBER. THEY'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH THEIR PROJECTS AND APPLYING FOR SOMETHING THEY'RE GOING TO DO MAYBE IN THE SPRING. YOU KNOW, WE, LIKE NOEL AND I WERE JUST WORKING ON A PROJECT BY GRANT WITH THE ZOO. AND SO THERE'S SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET FUNDED BY THEM. SO I THINK WE HAVE SOME OTHER FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE CAN USE. BUT I DO THINK PROJECTS FROM LIKE SCOUTS AND THAT TYPE OF THING IS PROBABLY MORE, AT LEAST SO FAR IT SEEMS TO BE MORE THE TREND. BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I GUESS NOW THAT YOU SAY THAT, YEAH, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE, I MEAN, WE PROPOSED THE BUDGET IN THE FALL AND IT GOT APPROVED BY NOVEMBER BY COUNCIL. SO IT'S NOT LIKE I MEAN, YOU WOULD KNOW I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY ELSE WOULD KNOW. WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY PROPOSE IT. IT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING. GET READY. IT'S COMING IN SPRING. AND WE WOULDN'T PUT SOMETHING OUT IN NOVEMBER THE PRIOR YEAR. BUT SO IT'S ALMOST PURCHASING. IF THE BUDGET GETS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER, WE DON'T REALLY MAKE PURCHASES IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. NO NO NO NO. SO UNFORTUNATELY I KNOW I, I'M CONCERNED WITH ENDING IN AUGUST AND NOT CAPTURING THE FALL.
STUDENTS UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE THE WAY OUR PURCHASING AND BUDGET CYCLE WORKS. LIKE WE HAVE TO CUT IT OFF AT A CERTAIN POINT SO THAT BECAUSE WE BASICALLY STOP SPENDING MONEY AFTER OR BEFORE DECEMBER. SO THE SCHOOL GROUP WANTED TO DO IT FOR THIS COMING 2627 SCHOOL YEAR. THEY'RE ON THAT SCHOOL CALENDAR. THEY PROBABLY ARE NOT GOING TO APPLY IN THE FALL OF 26. IF WE STARTED THE 27 APPLICATION, LIKE JANUARY OR FEBRUARY, THEY COULD POTENTIALLY APPLY FOR THE FOLLOWING FOR THAT SPRING, I GUESS. RIGHT. AND THEN YOU COULD PURCHASE IN THE SPRING IF THEY IF WE POST IT THIS MONTH. I MEAN, YOU GUYS THEORETICALLY COULD HAVE PROVE IT AND THEY COULD START PURCHASING IN MARCH. YEAH. SO THAT MIGHT WORK. I MEAN, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU WERE SAYING. I THOUGHT THE KIDS WERE TRYING TO PLAN SOMETHING BY LIKE THE FOURTH QUARTER IN ORDER TO DO IT BY THE FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR OR WHATEVER. SO I WASN'T I WASN'T SURE, I GUESS I WAS INTERPRETING THAT YOU WERE SAYING THAT IF THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE, THAT THEY WOULDN'T PLAN ON THAT BEING A SOURCE OF INCOME OR A SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THEM. YEAH. I MEAN, IF IT'S A IT'S AN ONGOING THING, I GUESS IT WILL WORK LIKE LET'S SAY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB IN THE FALL. THEY'RE AWARE THAT THEY CAN'T APPLY FOR THE 26 GRANT, BUT THEY CAN MAKE PLAN THEIR PROJECT IN THE FALL, THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. AND THEN AS SOON AS THE 27 GRANT COMES AVAILABLE, THEY COULD APPLY FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR FOR THAT SAME SCHOOL YEAR.
RIGHT? DID DID THE ONE GUY THAT WAS TRYING TO SNEAK IT IN LAST YEAR, DID HE END UP TEDDY? HE HE DID HIS PROJECT. HE JUST ENDED UP I THINK HE DID A GOFUNDME OR SOMETHING. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, IT WORKED OUT REALLY WELL. OKAY. WHY COULDN'T YOU SET IT UP? THAT ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE FOR THIS YEAR HAS TO BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST, LIKE YOU SAID. BUT THEN FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR, ANYTHING SUBMITTED WILL NOT START FUNDING UNTIL FEBRUARY OR JANUARY THE FOLLOWING YEAR, SO THAT YOU CAN'T TAKE APPLICATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR WHEN WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE APPROVED. IT'S KIND OF YOU CAN'T JUST ASSUME THAT THE BUDGET IS GOING TO BE APPROVED NEXT YEAR. THERE'S A CHANCE THAT MAYBE IT'S NOT APPROVED IN THE BUDGET. SO COULD YOU TAKE APPLICATIONS AND LISTEN TO THEM, BUT THEN MAKE THE FINAL DECISION IN, YOU KNOW, TELL THEM WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION UNTIL I
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WAS TOLD NO, BUT I CAN DOUBLE CHECK. JUST I CAN ASK AGAIN. OKAY. YEAH. BECAUSE COUNCIL COUNCIL DOESN'T FINALIZE THE BUDGET UNTIL NOVEMBER. OKAY. SO STAFF'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.YOU'RE NOT WE'RE NOT GOING TO I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE PUTTING PEOPLE IN A QUEUE AND NOT KNOWING WHAT WE'RE DOING KIND OF THING. BECAUSE IT ALSO I MEAN FRANKLY THIS THESE ARE ALL BE GREAT PROBLEMS TO HAVE IF WE HAVE THIS KIND OF DEMAND. SO MAYBE WE'RE ALL KIND OF GETTING AHEAD OF OURSELVES. BUT THIS WAS THE THE WAY THAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO IT FOR THIS 26 YEAR WAS A CONCERN TO STAFF ORIGINALLY BECAUSE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TRACK THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT CUTTING OURSELVES OFF, WE ALL KIND OF FELT LIKE EVEN IF SOMEONE CAME IN AUGUST AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROJECT.
PEOPLE HAVE REALLY COMPLEX PROJECTS THAT HAVE HAD A LONGER TERMS OF SPENDING. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE THAT'S WHAT STAFF HAS TO WORRY ABOUT IS WHEN THOSE FINAL BILLS ARE GOING TO COME THROUGH, SOMEONE MAY SAY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO, YOU KNOW, AN AWARENESS THING WITH A WEEKEND AND WE'RE MAKING POSTERS THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE APPROVED AND DONE IN A MONTH CONCEPTUALLY. SO WE WEREN'T I GUESS THAT'S THE THING. WE WERE TRYING TO LEAVE IT AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE, UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT. AND AGAIN, WHEN THEY'RE PRESENTING THEM, WE CAN MAKE THOSE ASSESSMENTS. YEAH. AND, YOU KNOW, STAFF WILL WEIGH IN AS TO WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE OR WHAT'S FEASIBLE FROM A TIMING STANDPOINT. SO MAKES SENSE. I LIKE JEFF'S IDEA, THOUGH. I MEAN, IF YOU CAN'T GET PERMISSION, WE CAN. BUT YOU KNOW, IF YOU COULD ALLOW APPLICATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED IN THE FALL, YOU KNOW, PENDING APPROVAL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. AND THEN THEY WOULD GO THROUGH IT. WE WOULD WAIT UNTIL JANUARY OR FEBRUARY AT THE LATEST TO TO AWARD IT MAYBE, I GUESS, BUT I JUST WOULD FIT A LITTLE BETTER ON THE SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE THEY COULD BE PLANNING IN THE FALL IN AND PREPARING FOR WINTER, SPRING. IS THERE WIGGLE ROOM? LIKE, YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR WE HAD LIKE THE INVASIVE SPECIES TRAINING PROGRAM AND WE GOT FEWER APPLICANTS THAN WE IMAGINED. SO WE HAD SOME LEFTOVER BUDGET MONEY FOR THAT.
LIKE, LET'S SAY NOBODY APPLIES FOR THE STUDENT GRANT PROGRAM UNTIL SEPTEMBER AND WE HAVE THE WHOLE BUDGET LEFT. I MEAN, THIS IS NOT LIKELY, BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY APPLIES IN SEPTEMBER WHEN THEY HAVE STARTED BACK IN SCHOOL AND WE STILL HAVE A WHOLE CHUNK OF BUDGET MONEY FOR THAT YEAR. ARE WE ALLOWED TO USE IT? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE WITH THE INVASIVE TRAINING PROGRAM, WE OPENED A PO WITH FRANKLIN SOIL AND WATER, AND THAT'S A WHOLE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM. WHEREAS THIS PROGRAM IS WE'RE KIND OF JUST PURCHASING THE GOODS AS WE GO ALONG. IT'S MORE OF LIKE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PURCHASE ORDER CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE OPEN WITH FRANKLIN SOIL AND WATER, WHEREAS THE STUDENT GRANT PROGRAM, LIKE FOR ALEXA, I MADE MANY TRIPS TO THE HARDWARE STORE TO GET ALL OF HER SUPPLIES. WITH A CREDIT CARD, NOT A PURCHASE ORDER SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH A VENDOR.
SO IT'S JUST THOSE ARE JUST THE TECHNICALITIES OF HOW THE TWO PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED DIFFERENTLY.
YEAH. SO YEAH, TYPICALLY WHAT WE'VE WHAT THE WAY WE'VE APPROACHED IT IS WE HAD A BIG BUDGET AND THE FIRST YEAR WE DID THIS WE OH, LET'S MAKE A SIZABLE BUDGET. WE DID HOW MANY KIDS WERE GETTING. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TWO. IT WAS LIKE, OKAY, LET'S DO WE WANT TO SHRINK IT OR KEEP THE SAME SIZE? WE TYPICALLY TRY TO KEEP IT A SIMILAR KIND OF SIZE. BUT YEAH, IT'S IT IS JUST THE NATURE OF THE BUDGETING AND THE GOVERNMENTAL PROCESS THAT IF YOU'RE NOT USING THAT ALLOCATION, IT GOES AWAY AND IT COMES BACK. MAKES SENSE. YEAH.
WE'VE ALLOCATED I FORGET HOW MUCH WE ALLOCATED FOR IT, BUT WE ALLOCATED $5,000 AND WE HAVEN'T USED ANY OF IT. IT SEEMS LIKE A SHAME. SOMEBODY WHO COULD REALLY USE IT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD IN SEPTEMBER CAN'T ACCESS IT, BUT I GET THAT. I FIGURED IT WAS WORTH ASKING.
YEAH, CHELSEA'S JUST GLAD SHE WON'T BE IN THAT SEAT WHEN I HAVE TO HAVE. I'M SURPRISED YOU'RE ACTUALLY PUSHING BACK AT ALL. YOU'RE LIKE, YEAH, WHATEVER YOU WANT. SURE, WE CAN DO THAT. I'LL LOOK OUT FOR THE PERSON AFTER. THAT'LL BE US. THE PRIOR STAFF MEMBER SAID, NO, I MEAN, I APPRECIATE EVERYONE TRYING TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND THINK OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE IT MORE ATTAINABLE FOR THE STUDENTS, BECAUSE THAT'S THE WHOLE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM. SO EVERY YEAR WE CAN JUST IF IT KEEPS GETTING APPROVED, TWEAK IT A LITTLE BIT MORE AS WE AS
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WE GO. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ALONG THE NEW WE'RE GETTING NEW SIGNAGE FOR THE FOOD WASTE DROP OFF SITES. RIGHT NOW WE JUST HAVE A SMALLER, MUTED, TINY TEXT SIGN ON ALL OF THE CART CORRALS AT THE DROP OFF LOCATIONS, AND WE WORK WITH SWACO TO PROVIDE. NEW SIGNAGE THAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE A LITTLE MORE ATTENTION GRABBING, SO THAT FOLKS ARE AWARE OF THE FOOD WASTE, DROP OFF LOCATIONS. MY RIGHT HAND MAN, STEVE KIDWELL, HAS THE SIGNS, AND HE'S GOING TO PUT THEM ON ALL OF THE CART CORRALS. THERE'S GOING TO BE A SIGN ON THE OUTSIDE ALERTING PEOPLE TO THAT. IT'S THE DROP OFF STATION, AND THEN WHEN THEY ENTER THE DROP OFF STATION, THEY'LL BE A LARGER SIGN WITH THE DO'S AND DON'TS AND SOME PICTURES OF WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT PUT IN THE CARTS. SO I'LL LET YOU KNOW. ONCE THEY'RE INSTALLED, I CAN SEND YOU PICTURES. I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. YEAH, BECAUSE I HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY TO BE ACTUALLY TAILING GO ZERO O, WHICH IS LIKE STUFF'S FLYING OUT OF THE TRUCK. I'M LIKE ARE AT. TEMPLE BETH SHALOM. YEAH. WHERE THAT IS SITUATED. THAT'S THEIR CORRAL, RIGHT. NOT OUR CORRAL. SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY HAD SPOKEN TO RABBI BENJI ABOUT. OH, PLACEMENT OF A.THEY'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE. YEAH. IN THE TEMPLE. I KNOW WE'RE DOING IT, SO I CAN'T IMAGINE IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE, BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY SHOULD HAPPEN BEFORE WE JUST GO. DEFINITELY. YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU. YEP. ALL RIGHT. AND THE FINAL ITEM IS AN UPDATE ON THE POCKET PRAIRIES. SO THE JAMES RIVER COQUET PRAIRIE, THAT IS THE PARK WITH THE WALKING PATH THAT'LL HAVE PLANTINGS STRADDLED ON EACH SIDE OF IT. A PORTION OF.
FLOWER BED, I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT, IS POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE IN THE EASEMENT. SO WE HAVE HAD TO ASK MAD SCIENTISTS TO AMEND THE PLAN TO EITHER PULL IT OUT OF THE EASEMENT OR REVISE THE PLAN SO THAT THERE'S NO WOODY STEM PLANTINGS IN THE EASEMENT. THEY'D HAVE TO REVISE IT TO DO MORE ORNAMENTAL PLANTINGS. SO WE DON'T NEED A DRAWING OF IT. NO, WE'RE JUST GOING TO TELL THEM CHARLES IS DOING THE DRAWING. EXACTLY. WE'RE GOING TO JUST TELL THEM TO DO IT. GIRLS EITHER REVISE THE PLANTINGS OR MOVE IT OUT OF THE EASEMENT COMPLETELY. AND WE DON'T NEED A DRAWING, BUT WE HAVE ON RECORD THAT IF THEY GO OVER THE $11,000, THEY ARE GOING TO CONSUME THAT COST. SO. THEY MAY NEVER COME BACK TO A MEETING. YEAH, YEAH. ANGIE WILL JUST TELL THEM NO. YEAH. I THINK RATHER THAN LIKE REDESIGN IT. I MEAN, CAN WE JUST SHIFT IT LIKE, AS IS OUT OF THE EASEMENT? YEAH. I DON'T THINK WE'RE, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS ANYTHING. YEAH. THERE'S MAGICAL ABOUT EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS. JUST BECAUSE THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT DID COME UP AS A CONVERSATION. SO IT'S OUTER THAT HALF MOON. YEAH. IT'S THE PORTION THAT SITS IN THE SUN AREA BECAUSE THIS WAS THAT WHOLE IDEA THAT, OH, WE'VE GOT SOME SUNNY THINGS AND IT GOES INTO MORE OF A SHADY AREA. SO SHIFTING IT WOULD JUST MAKE MORE SHADE. CHELSEA AND I HAD SHARED KIND OF THE IMAGE. IT'S LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, SEVEN, EIGHT FEET. IF WE JUST LOPPED IT OFF AND DIDN'T CONTINUE THAT. SO YOU'RE STILL GOING TO GET SOME SUN PLANTINGS. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE LIKE A THIRD TO TWO THIRDS AS OPPOSED TO 50 OVER 50.
AND YOU STILL HAVE THAT WHOLE INNER SECTION ISLAND THAT HAS ANY NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT KIND OF PLANTING. SO THAT SEEMS TO ME TO BE THE EASIEST SOLUTION IS RATHER THAN TRYING TO TWEAK IT, JUST. YEAH. YEAH. IS THAT HELPFUL? YEAH. OKAY. DO YOU WANT A MOTION TO. YEAH.
OKAY. OKAY. THAT IS EVERYTHING. AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO. THANK YOU. DO ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COMMENTS OR ANYTHING ELSE THEY'D LIKE TO DISCUSS? I HAVE TWO VERY QUICK THINGS. AND JUST
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A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT FRANKLIN SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. IF YOU DON'T SIGN UP WITH THEM AND GET THESE LITTLE HANDY DANDY. WHAT IS THIS ONE CALLED? LETTER? IT'S LIKE A NEWSLETTER. THEY'RE GREAT. YEAH, WELL THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO STOP DOING THESE. I GUESS THEY'RE GOING ALL TO EMAIL, BUT I'LL PASS THIS AROUND. THIS HAS AN INTERESTING ARTICLE ON LANDSCAPING OF URBAN STREETS TO TAKE A LOOK AT. BUT THESE ARE ALWAYS GREAT IF YOU DON'T. AGAIN, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR OR AREN'T SIGNED UP, THEY TYPICALLY DO A FEW TIMES A YEAR. LIKE HERE ARE GREAT NATIVE PLANTINGS, OPPORTUNITIES, DIFFERENT THINGS. AND IT'S NICE BECAUSE THEY DON'T CUT AND PASTE EVERY SINGLE ONE. THEY KIND OF SHOW DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES. SO IT'S NICE TO HAVE JUST A EDUCATE YOURSELF AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO NEIGHBORS THAT MIGHT BE ASKING ABOUT THINGS. AND THEN THE SECOND THING IS, IF I'M NOT OUT OF PLACE SAYING THIS, I JUST WANTED TO NOTIFY THE BOARD THAT WHEN OUR MEMBERS JENNIFER LOPEZ IS STEPPING OFF FOR PERSONAL REASONS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME SPENT ON THE BOARD, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR INPUTS AND POINTS OF VIEW. THANK YOU AND WISH YOU THE BEST. AND NEXT, AND IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, YOU MAY DO SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT IF YOU WANT TO, THAT'S NOTHING. I APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE ALL DOING. THANK YOU. SHE'S MOVING AWAY FROM US. SO YEAH. OUT OF NEW ALBANY. YES. OH, YES. OH, YEP. SOMEWHERE FUN. MOVING TO AKRON. THAT'S NOT FUN.BUT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE YOUR OWN FUN, RIGHT? YEAH. AND IT SEEMS LIKE JOHNNY ON THE SPOT STAFF ALREADY GOT INFORMATION OUT. SO IT WENT OUT IN NEWSLETTER THAT SEEKING REPLACEMENT APPLICATIONS. SO THAT IS ON THE MOVE ALREADY. ALL RIGHT. IF NO ONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING ELSE I'LL MOVE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT. LET'S CALL IT 740. DO I HAVE A SECOND.
SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR,
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.