[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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          GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME TO THE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH. I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE THAT CAN STAND TO PLEASE JOIN CITY COUNCIL RECITING OUR NATIONAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CLERK. MASON. YES. MR. MASON. MIKE. NELSON OH, THAT'S AWESOME, BUT IT'S NOT ON. IT'S NOT. I THINK IT'S CITY MANAGER STEPHANOS. MIKE. WE JUST PLUGGED IT BACK IN, BUT ONE OF THE WIRES WAS LOOSE. OH, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING. SO I CAN UNPLUG IT AGAIN. BUT I THINK SHE'S SAYING YES. OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          MARTIN, FOR MAINTENANCE. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE FOR YOU, SO I FEEL BETTER. IT'S IT'S LIKE WHITE NOISE. IT'S GOOD. I CAN TAKE A GOOD NAP. CAN. I SHOULD JUST LEAVE IT ON, AND THEN I CAN TELL YOU WHEN YOU GET THE RIGHT ONE. I'LL TELL YOU WHEN YOU GET THE RIGHT ONE. YES. THE SECOND ONE DOWN. NOPE. YES, YES. OH, BINGO. HELLO. SHARING MICROPHONES. JOE. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SHOULD WE JUST. DO YOU WANT TO SHARE? SHARE. WE'RE GOOD, WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. 
          GOOD GOOD. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE AT ROLL CALL I DON'T TALK, DON'T MIND. SORRY. OKAY. IT'S DEAD, BUT IT WAS JUST WORKING. OH, WE CAN SLIDE DOWN. OH, YEAH. WHILE YOU DO THAT, I WILL DO A ROLL CALL. MAYOR SPALDING HERE. COUNCILMAN REGRETS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DARREN HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER FALLOWS IS TRAVELING FOR WORK AND IS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. PITTS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT HERE. I HAVE SIX PRESENT FOR THE FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026 COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT WE EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL MEMBER FELLOWS AS HE'S TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN. SECOND. 
          MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GERKE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO 
          [4. ACTION ON MINUTES]
EXCUSE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS FROM TONIGHT'S MEETING. ACTION ON THE MINUTES PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S MEETING, A COPY OF THE PROPOSED MINUTES FROM OUR FEBRUARY 3RD MEETING WERE DISTRIBUTED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED MINUTES? I RECEIVED NO NOTES AND WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR HELPING ME OUT WITH THOSE WHILE 
          [5. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA]
I WAS GONE. ALL RIGHT THEN I WOULD MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION BY CONSENSUS ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA. WOULD ANYONE FROM STAFF OR COUNCIL LIKE TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA? I UNDERSTAND THE CITY MANAGER HAS A REQUEST TO ADD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD MOVE THAT. WE. AMEND THE COUNCIL AGENDA UNDER EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM 17 TO INCLUDE EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO OHIO REVISED CODE AT ONE 2120 2G3 FOR CONFERENCES WITH AN ATTORNEY FOR THE PUBLIC BODY CONCERNING DISPUTES INVOLVING THE PUBLIC BODY THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF PENDING OR IMMINENT COURT ACTION. SECOND, MAYOR. 
          SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO ADD THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ADDITIONS OR 
          [6. HEARING OF VISITORS]
CORRECTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. STAFF. THAT TAKES US TO HEARING OF VISITORS. LET ME JUST START BY RECOGNIZING THAT WE HAVE SOME CUB SCOUTS WITH US THIS EVENING. JEREMY, I KNOW YOU DID COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD, BUT I'LL LET YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM HERE AND JUST FILL US IN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TROOP AND WHAT YOU'RE HOPING TO GET OUT OF TONIGHT'S MEETING. YEAH. 
          SO WE LIKE TO. WE LIKE TO VISIT DIFFERENT PLACES IN OUR COMMUNITY. PART OF OUR SCOUTING JOURNEY OF BEING CUB SCOUTS IS HELPING OTHER MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SEEING HOW THE COMMUNITY RUNS AND WORKS. NOW, I WILL SAY THIS. YOU GUYS AREN'T AS FUN AS, SAY, THE 
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POLICE STATION OR THE FIRE STATION. DULY NOTED. GIVE US A CHANCE. BUT I THINK YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF OUR GOVERNMENT HERE. SO WE JUST WANTED TO GET A GLIMPSE OF THE ACTION AND SEE HOW THINGS RUN AND SEE HOW THINGS OPERATE. AND WE JUST WANT TO HANG OUT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND THEN WE'LL BE OUT OF HERE. SO ALL RIGHT. 
          YEAH, WE'LL STAY AS LONG AS YOU LIKE. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE TROOP HERE TONIGHT TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT AND HOW IT WORKS. AND JUST AS A FRIENDLY REMINDER, WE MEET EVERY THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 630. 
          IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME BACK AND LEARN MORE, WE'RE HERE ALL YEAR, SO MAKE SOME TIME FOR US AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU. WITH THAT, WE ALSO HAVE. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS JUST ON SOME LEGISLATION, SO WE'LL MISS THAT. THIS EVENING WE ARE ISSUING A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION THAT WE'VE DONE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, RECOGNIZING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR, BUT ALSO JUST THE GENERAL NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH. BUT BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION, I JUST WANT TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND MYSELF TO COMMENT ABOUT THE PASSING OF REVEREND JESSE JACKSON. AS A CHILD OF THE 80S, REVEREND JACKSON WAS THE FACE FOR ME OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. I LEARNED ALMOST EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT BECAUSE OF HIS LEADERSHIP, HIS VISION, HIS PASSION AND COMMITMENT TO THAT CAUSE. HE CERTAINLY A BRIDGE, A BRIDGE FOR US TO THE PAST, AN IMPORTANT BRIDGE TO A EFFORT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS TO BRING ABOUT EQUALITY FOR ALL CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY. HIS A BRIDGE TO COMMUNITIES. THERE'S PROBABLY NOT A BETTER COMMUNITY ORGANIZER IN THE HISTORY OF OF THAT CAUSE THAN THE REVEREND JESSE JACKSON. HE'S ALSO BUILT AN INCREDIBLE FOUNDATION, RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TWICE BREAKING THAT GLASS CEILING, SO TO SPEAK, AND CERTAINLY LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR HIS FELLOW CHICAGOAN, BARACK OBAMA, TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT AND WIN THAT OFFICE TWICE. I RURAL TRAILBLAZER AND SOMEONE THAT THIS COUNTRY SHOULD MOURN AND HONOR ON HIS PASSING. AND WITH THAT, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO JUST ASK THAT WE ALL JUST TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND RECOGNITION OF THE COMMITMENT TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND THE LEGACY LEFT BY REVEREND JESSE JACKSON. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW, I HAVE THE HONOR OF READING A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH HERE IN NEW ALBANY. WHEREAS NEW ALBANY IS HOME TO A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE CULTURE, HISTORY, TRADITIONS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED IN OHIO AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES EACH FEBRUARY. WHEREAS IN 1926, HARVARD SCHOLAR DOCTOR CARTER WOODSON ESTABLISHED AN OBSERVANCE AND CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE, WHICH HAS EXPANDED NATIONALLY TO HIGHLIGHT AND REMEMBER THE CONTRIBUTIONS, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND INVOLVEMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COUNTRY. WHEREAS THE 2026 BLACK HISTORY MONTH THEME IS A CENTURY OF BLACK HISTORY. COMMEMORATIONS IN HONOR OF DOCTOR WOODSON AND HIGHLIGHTING THE POWER OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT AS WE PREPARE TO CELEBRATE OUR COUNTRY'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY. WHEREAS THIS MONTH OF FEBRUARY GIVES US A CHANCE TO HONOR HEROES AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THE GENERATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO STRUGGLED WITH ADVERSITY, RISK THEIR LIVES FOR JUSTICE, BATTLED AGAINST OPPRESSION, AND ADVOCATED FOR EQUALITY FOR ALL. WHEREAS AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE ENGAGED THROUGHOUT OUR SOCIETY AS OUR FRIENDS, OUR NEIGHBORS, THEY ARE SCHOLARS, TEACHERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND CONTRIBUTORS TO THE QUALITY OF OUR LIFE. WHEREAS AS A CITY AND COMMUNITY, WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS AND SUPPORT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE THIS AMBITIOUS GOAL. ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SOAR PARENTS NETWORK, THE JUNETEENTH FOCUS GROUP, NEW ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL, NAACP CHAPTER AND BLACK STUDENT ASSOCIATION, AND NUMEROUS AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS OWNERS HERE IN NEW ALBANY AND THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. NOW, THEREFORE, I. SLOAN SPALDING, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, COUNTIES OF FRANKLIN AND LICKING ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS OF NEW ALBANY, HEREBY DECLARE FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS TO LEARN ABOUT AND CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS TO OUR COMMUNITY WHO WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT THIS YEAR'S PROCLAMATION. 
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I. SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR EXTENDING THIS PROCLAMATION. AS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION. AND THANK YOU, MAYOR SPALDING, FOR YOUR TOUCHING WORDS ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LEGACY OF JESSE JACKSON. AND WE ONLY HOPE THAT WE CAN TAKE THE PROMISES AND THE HOPES THAT ARE REPRESENTED IN THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD, AND HOPE THAT WE CAN LIVE OUT THE TRUE MEANING OF THE CREED GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO GO BACK TO THE REGULAR AGENDA AFTER COVERING SUCH EMOTIONAL TOPICS. SO AGAIN, I THANK OUR MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR TO REMEMBER AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THE HARD WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE OVER THE YEARS, AND WE STILL HAVE MUCH TO DO, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT JOURNEY TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. BOARD AND COMMISSION REPORTS, ANY UPDATE FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION? NO MEETING BEFORE. I'M SORRY. BEFORE I DO THAT, WE'RE STILL UNDER HEARING OF VISITORS AND THERE'S A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE. LET ME JUST ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE THAT'S VISITING US WITH THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. 
          [7. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]
OKAY. THANK YOU. HEARING, HEARING. NO TAKERS. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR BOARD. COMMISSION REPORTS. PLANNING COMMISSION. STILL NO MEETING. STILL NO MEETING. PARKS AND TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD. CHIP'S NOT HERE, SO WE'LL COVER THAT THE NEXT MEETING. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD. SO WE HAD A MEETING AND WE HAD IN FRONT OF US THE NEW FIRE SUBSTATION. AND IT GOT VERY ENTHUSIASTIC COMMENTS. AND. I THINK OUR QUICKEST MEETING EVER, WITH A UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE PLAN. SO AND I KNOW THAT'LL BE HERE THIS EVENING, I CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE THAT ARE ANXIOUS TO HEAR ABOUT IT. SO THAT WENT VERY WELL. THEY HAD THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AS WELL. ALAN HENSON HAS BEEN REAPPOINTED AS CHAIR, JOHN EATON AS VICE CHAIR AND JIM BROWN AS SECRETARY. AND THAT WAS THE ENTIRE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS? NO MEETING. SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. YES. WE ACTUALLY HAD A FIELD TRIP AND IT WAS PRETTY FUN. SO I FIGURED I'D SHARE SOME PICTURES I DID BECAUSE GIVE IT A SECOND. IT'S A BIGGER SLIDE, AS I RECALL. I WILL TRY. OKAY, NOW THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. FIRST POWERPOINT IN ABOUT 15 YEARS. SO DON'T JUDGE. 
          AI IS VERY HELPFUL IN CREATING THEMES THOUGH. SO AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE DECIDED TO TAKE A FIELD TRIP TO THE RECYCLING RESOURCE CENTER. SO IF YOU'VE EVER WONDERED WHERE THERE'S GREEN TRASH CANS, EVERYTHING IN THEM GOES. IT GOES TO THIS UNBELIEVABLE FACILITY DOWN ON JOYCE AVENUE, KIND OF IN THE MILO-GROGAN AREA, 100 PLUS MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT BY RUMPKE STATE OF THE ART FACILITY. YOU KNOW, FIRST IN CLASS ACROSS THE BOARD. SO I'LL JUST WALK YOU THROUGH IT REAL QUICK. FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL SEE THESE THESE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. IT WAS $1 MILLION ADD ON TO CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE MACHINERY TO SCARLET AND GRAY. SO THEY STUCK WITH THE MAIZE AND BLUE. AND THERE ARE SOME BLOCK M'S I THINK MACHINE X IS THE MANUFACTURER. SO THE THE QUESTION WAS ASKED, COULD WE GET IT IN SCARLET AND GRAY AND IT WASN'T WORTH $1 MILLION. SO THIS WAS NOT AN INTENTIONAL COLOR SCHEME. SO OVER HERE, THIS IS BASICALLY ALL THE STUFF THAT COMES IN FROM YOUR TRASH CANS. IT GETS DUMPED INTO THESE BIG TROUBLES IS WHAT THEY'RE CALLED. IT SORTS THROUGH THESE THREE. AND ALL THESE THINGS DO IS SEPARATE IT BY SIZE. THEY'RE TRYING TO SEPARATE IN SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE. I MEAN, THESE THINGS ARE PROBABLY ABOUT $10 MILLION APIECE. UNBELIEVABLE TO WATCH. A QUICK SIDE NOTE, THEY USED TO HAVE A MACHINE CALLED A PUNCTUATOR AT THE OLD FACILITY WHERE THEY WOULD BASICALLY TO MAKE IT SMALLER, IT WOULD POP LIKE MILK JUGS AND ALL THAT. WELL, THOSE WOULD HIT BATTERIES 
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AND START FIRES. SO THEY ELIMINATED THAT PIECE OF MACHINERY BECAUSE THEY DON'T NEED TO WITH ALL THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S HERE. BUT THERE STILL ARE FIRES THAT ARISE AND THERE'S THIS LITTLE CHIEF, YOU'LL APPRECIATE THIS. THERE'S A LITTLE FIRE HOSE RIGHT THERE WITH AN INFRARED DETECTOR. AND IF ANYTHING CATCHES ON FIRE IN HERE, THAT HOSE POINTS RIGHT AT IT AND AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYS AND PUTS OUT THE FIRE BEFORE IT CAN SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE FACILITY. SO THEY'VE GONE FROM THEY SAID THEY USED TO HAVE, I THINK, TEN FIRES A MONTH OR SO IN THIS NEW ONE. I THINK THEY HAD THREE LAST YEAR. NOW IT IS NO BUENO IF THERE'S A FIRE IN HERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE FIRE SUPPRESSION THERE. BUT YEAH, IT'S PRETTY COOL. THE TECHNOLOGY THAT IS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY SORTS GOES THROUGH. AND THEN THIS IS WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS. IT IS A MAZE OF CONVEYOR BELTS AND HIGH TECH MACHINERY THAT BASICALLY SEPARATES ALL THE ITEMS INTO ALL THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF RECYCLABLES. THERE ARE FOLKS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY LOOKING THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY SORTING, THEY'RE JUST LOOKING FOR REAL BAD STUFF TO GET OUT OF THERE THAT CAN REALLY GUM UP THE WORKS AND SLOW IT DOWN. 
          PROBABLY THE COOLEST PART OF THE FACILITY IS THIS DASHBOARD. THAT'S A REAL TIME DASHBOARD. 
          IF YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT DAY. SO THIS WAS FEBRUARY 13TH. IT PROCESSED 813 TONS OF TRASH. 
          AND I KNOW ALL OF YOU ARE WAY BETTER EYES. ALL THE BOY SCOUTS CAN READ THAT. I THINK IT SAYS THE AMOUNT OF TREES THAT WERE SAVED THAT DAY. IT'S 262,000, THE AMOUNT OF PETROLEUM THAT WAS SAVED WAS ALMOST 7 MILLION. ONE OF THESE IS WATER, ONES PETROLEUM. I THINK IT'S 7 MILLION GALLONS OF PETROLEUM. AND THEN 110 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER WERE SAVED THAT DAY. SO, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL THE FOLKS OUT THERE THAT THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'VE PUT YOUR STUFF IN YOUR GREEN TRASH CAN AND IT GOES IN THE SAME LANDFILL THAT THE OTHER STUFF DOES, THAT'S NOT TRUE. IT AND THEY REALLY CAN'T GET THEIR HANDS ON ENOUGH RECYCLING. I MEAN, IDEALLY THE FIRST OPTION WOULD BE TO REUSE THINGS. THE NEXT OPTION IS IF YOU YOU'RE NOT GOING TO REUSE IT TO RECYCLE IT. AND IT'S EXPANDED GREATLY. WHAT THEY CAN PROCESS. STILL NO PLASTIC BAGS. 
          SO DON'T PUT PLASTIC BAGS IN. BUT STARBUCKS CUPS AND LIDS ARE OKAY OKAY NOW. SO REALLY COOL DASHBOARD. THAT'S REAL TIME UPDATES. SO AT THE END OF THAT WHOLE PROCESS, THIS IS WHERE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THE LEMONADE GETS MADE. THIS IS THE POLYPROPYLENE GETTING SHOT OUT HERE. SO EACH DIFFERENT MATERIAL HAS A SHOOT LIKE THAT. SO THERE'S CARDBOARD OVER HERE. 
          YOU GOT PAPER YOU GOT ALUMINUM CANS. SO ALL OF THESE ARE GOING DIRECTLY TO SUPPLIERS. THIS WHOLE STACK RIGHT HERE IS GOING TO ADVANCE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS RIGHT HERE. SO A LOT OF THE MATERIALS ARE REUSED AND RECYCLED INTO THE PRODUCTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED IN THE BUSINESS PARK. SO VERY COOL CIRCLE OF RECYCLING THERE. ONE OF THE COOLEST ASPECTS OF THE THE FACILITY IS OBVIOUSLY IT'S YOU KNOW THE TECHNOLOGY IS FANTASTIC. THEY USE AI, THEY SORT IT'S A REALLY HIGH, YOU KNOW, THEY CAPTURE UP TO 80, 85% OF THE MATERIALS ARE RECYCLED. SO BASICALLY EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE RECYCLED GETS RECYCLED. THAT GOES HERE. 
          THIS IS A MOCK UP OF THE ENTIRE FACILITY FOR, YOU KNOW, CLASSES TO COME VISIT. RIGHT BEHIND ADRIAN HERE IS A GROCERY STORE WHERE YOU CAN PICK ITEMS OFF OF THE SHELF AND SCAN IT, AND IT WILL TELL YOU IF THAT ITEM IS RECYCLABLE OR NOT. SO KIDS CAN ACTUALLY THERE'S OTHER GAMES WHERE THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, DECIDE IF IT GOES IN THE TRASH CAN RECYCLING OR WHAT WHAT BUCKET IT GOES INTO. SO SOME REALLY COOL INTERACTIVE THINGS FOR KIDS TO DO. PROBABLY THE COOLEST BORDER COMMISSION THAT WE HAVE AT THE CITY. YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO PULL OFF CONSTRUCTION HATS, BUT WE WE DID IT. THIS IS THE SAB. LIKE I SAID, THE TOURS ARE REALLY SET UP. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN TELL BECAUSE IT'S SO LOUD IN THE FACILITY. THEY GIVE YOU HEADPHONES AND MICROPHONES. SO THE TOUR GUIDE, YOU CAN HEAR EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON AS THEY WALK YOU THROUGH. AND THEN THANKFULLY, WE VISITED ON THE DAY BEFORE VALENTINE'S DAY, SO THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY SOMETHING FOR ALL OF OUR LOVED ONES. MY WIFE IS SO HAPPY WITH HER TOY TRASH TRUCK THAT I GOT HER, BUT IT REALLY IS AN UNBELIEVABLE. WE'RE SUPER LUCKY TO HAVE THIS FACILITY IN IN COLUMBUS AND CENTRAL OHIO, AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR FOR MAKING 
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THAT INVESTMENT HERE. THEY'VE BEEN A GOOD PARTNER IN THE COMMUNITY, AND LIKE I SAID, BASICALLY EVERYTHING THAT GOES IN THERE THEY HAVE A CUSTOMER FOR AND THOSE ITEMS DO GET REUSED. SO FEEL GOOD WHEN YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR YOUR APPROVED RECYCLABLES IN YOUR GREEN TRASH CAN THAT THEY ARE ARE GETTING REUSED AND GOING TO GOOD USE. THAT IS OUR VISIT. SO I HIGHLY RECOMMEND I THINK THEY CAN YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, GET ON THEIR WEBSITE. AND I THINK THEY DO SCHEDULED TOURS. BUT IT'S PRETTY I HAD HIGH HOPES AND IT WAS BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. AND ADRIAN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD OR NOT. NO, I AGREE IT WAS MUCH BETTER THAN I EXPECTED. IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE. THEY DO. YOU CAN SIGN UP THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE. THEY'LL DO TOURS FOR ANYBODY, ANY GROUP. THEY HAVE CLASSROOMS THERE. YOU CAN HOLD MEETINGS THERE. THEY HOLD COMMUNITY MEETINGS. SO IT'S REALLY A GREAT FACILITY. AND THEY'RE TRYING TO JUST RAISE THE AWARENESS ABOUT RECYCLING. YEAH, I IT WOULD BE RIGHT IN THE WHEELHOUSE FOR A TRIP FOR YOU GUYS TO HEAD DOWN THERE. AND IT'D BE A LOT OF FUN FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. YEAH. WELL, I FOR ONE, CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER COLOR COMBINATION THAN MAIZE AND BLUE TO SORT THE TRASH, SO IT WAS OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. BUT KNOW THAT THAT FACILITY IS ONE OF THE LEADING RECYCLING FACILITIES IN ALL OF NORTH AMERICA. AND JUST COMPLIMENTS TO THE RUMPKE FAMILY. I MEAN, THEY'RE ACTUALLY A FAMILY THAT THAT RUNS THAT ORGANIZATION. SEVERAL OF THEM LIVE HERE IN NEW ALBANY. SO YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS JUST APPRECIATE THEIR INVESTMENT IN THIS IMPORTANT FACILITY THAT REALLY, YOU KNOW, HAS CENTRAL OHIO STANDING OUT WITH SUSTAINABILITY. SO THANKS FOR THAT UPDATE. ALL RIGHT. 
          STILL ON BOARD AND COMMISSIONS. THAT TAKES US TO THE IDEA IMPLEMENTATION PANEL. ANY UPDATES? I WAS I WAS OVER THERE I WAS I WAS THERE YEAH WE HAD A MEETING. YEAH. AND. SUPER SUPER RECAP. OH OKAY. OH YEAH. WE HAD OUR SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER WEEK AGO. WE RECORD SETTING FUNDRAISING. ALL THAT MONEY WE RAISED GO TO THE FOOD PANTRY I THINK IT WAS $2,300. WE DID LIKE TWO AND A HALF TIMES WHAT WE DID THE YEAR BEFORE, WHICH WAS AMAZING. YEAH. AND THIS IS OUR ONLY OUR THIRD YEAR, SO IT KEEPS INCREASING EVERY YEAR. WE HAD CROWDS FOR SUPER SUPPER THAT DID NOT FIT IN THE BUILDING. YEAH. LITERALLY WE'RE WE'RE GOING WE'RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER PLACE NEXT YEAR. IT WAS PRETTY COOL. WHAT DO WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE 28 SOUPS AND. YEAH, AND $2,500 FOR THE FOOD PANTRY AT $5 A PERSON, YOU KNOW, MINIMUM REQUIREMENT THAT TELLS YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE APPRECIATED IT, DID MORE. AND THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. ALL OF THE ABOVE. THE MEETING. MEETING. SO WE WE OH, WE'RE WE'RE WORKING ON OUR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR. THAT LAST YEAR WAS A TRAIN NEAR MAGDEBURG AND THE YEAR BEFORE WAS IN POWER. AND WE'RE LOOKING INTO DOING SOMETHING ABOUT DIFFERENT GENERATIONS AND HOW WE ALL THINK AND, AND TALK TO EACH OTHER AND REACT TO THINGS. AND DOING A PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT AND DOING AN INTERACTIVE EVENING WITH THAT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING INTO. AND I JUST CAN'T THINK OF THE, OH, WE HAD OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AND. LET ME THINK WHO IS WHAT OFFICERS NOW, DO YOU REMEMBER MARIE ALVARADO IS THE IS THE CHAIR NOW. AND. YEAH. OH. DOC. CONNOR. 
          BARRY. CONNOR BARRY TENDERED HIS RESIGNATION. HE'S GOING TO MOVE ON. YEAH. AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO GOT I THINK IT'S DOCTOR JOHNSON AS VICE CHAIR. SHE VICE CHAIR COURTNEY NIXON AS THE SECRETARY. YEAH. RIGHT. RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOW YOU KNOW. OH AND WE TALKED ABOUT WE TALKED ABOUT OUR, OUR PROJECT THAT WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS. ONE IS THAT THE WELCOME BOXES ARE NOW COMPLETE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING OUT TO, TO NEW RESIDENTS. 
          WE HAVE THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTORS. NOW, MORE THAN 50% OF OUR RESIDENTS EACH HAVE A COMMUNITY CONNECTOR ALREADY. SO WE'RE STARTING TO FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOME GOOD OUTREACH AND WE'RE GOING TO START NOW DOING A LITTLE MORE RECRUITING AND A LITTLE MORE TRAINING, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE WELCOME BOXES FOR THEM THAT ARE REALLY COOL. WE SHOULD BRING IN A SAMPLE ONE ACTUALLY, TO THE NEXT MEETING AND SHOW EVERYBODY THAT. AND WE ALSO VOTED TO GO FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT OF THE BLOCK PARTY TRAILER THAT I, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE AT COUNCIL. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TRAILER THAT WILL SIT AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT 
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RESIDENTS CAN SIGN OUT, THAT WILL HAVE A WHOLE KIT TO DO A BLOCK PARTY, CONES AND SIGNAGE AND SOME GAMES AND EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO SET UP AND HAVE YOUR OWN LITTLE BLOCK PARTY. 
          AND SO WE APPROVED GOING AHEAD AND STARTING TO DO PURCHASING ON THAT AND ORGANIZING THAT. 
          AND I THINK THAT COVERS IT. SO I THINK THAT COVERS IT. IS THAT GOOD OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          COMMITTEE. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD. NO MEETING. ALL RIGHT. 
          NO MEETING OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION. WOULD ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON ANY CORRESPONDENCE, COMMUNICATIONS, EMAILS THEY RECEIVED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING. 
          [10. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]
WE HAVE NONE ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, WHICH TAKES US TO INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES. WE HAVE ONE ORDINANCE ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, ORDINANCE OH FIVE 2026, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE 6.35 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF STATE ROUTE 605 AND NEW ALBANY ROAD, EAST FROM ITS CURRENT ZONING OF LG LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT TO CF COMMUNITY FACILITIES, AS REQUESTED BY SHAW ARCHITECTS. 
          CARE OF NATHAN KAMALA. SORRY. THANK YOU, SIR. KAMALA. SIERRA, YOU GOT THIS ONE? YES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE 6.35 ACRES OF A 12.72 ACRE SITE, AS SHOWN HERE. FROM LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO ALLOW FOR A SUBSTATION FOR THE PLAIN TOWNSHIP TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT. SURROUNDING USES INCLUDE THE NOTTINGHAM SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH AND OFFICE COMMERCIAL USES TO THE EAST, WEST AND SOUTH. THIS REZONING WAS HEARD BY BOTH THE ROCKY FORK BLACK LIQUOR BOARD AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND BOTH BOARDS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. ADDITIONALLY, SINCE THIS IS A CIVIC USE, THE APPLICANT WAS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TO THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD, AND THE ARB RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOR THAT AS WELL. THE APPLICATION INCLUDES A FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES ZONING DISTRICT, AS SHOWN HERE IN THE PLAN MEETS OR EXCEEDS APPLICABLE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. IT DEMONSTRATES COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIRED SETBACKS, BUILDING HEIGHT AND SCREENING. HERE IS A LANDSCAPE PLAN. THE PROPOSED LOT COVERAGE IS 18.8%, WELL BELOW THE 75% MAXIMUM. THE PLAN MEETS ALL LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING PARKING LOT, LANDSCAPING, SCREENING AND GENERAL SITE ENTRY STANDARDS. 
          SECTION EIGHT OF THE CITY'S DESIGN GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS APPLIES TO THE SITE. BECAUSE IT IS A CIVIC USE, THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE IS ORIENTED TOWARDS THE STREET AND THE ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS, ROOF FORM AND BUILDING MASSING ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTER AND FUNCTION OF A CIVIC BUILDING. HERE ARE A FEW MORE ELEVATIONS JUST SHOWING THE NORTH, THE WEST AND THE SOUTH ELEVATION. AND WHILE THE STRATEGIC PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS SITE FOR AN EMPLO NOT ESTABLISH SPECIFIC STANDARDS OR DESIGNATED LAND USE FOR GOVERNMENT USES. THESE TYPES OF USES ARE INTENDED TO BE INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND THE PROPOSED REZONING IS CONSISTENT WITH THIS INTENT, AND THE LEGISLATION MAY BE SET FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH 3RD, 2026. AND I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE? AGAIN, THANK YOU TO OUR BOY SCOUTS FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS HAVE A NICE MEAL PLAN FOR EVERYONE. EAGLES PIZZA IS A GREAT SPOT IF YOU'RE JUST LOOKING FOR RECOMMENDATIONS. ALEX IS GOOD TOO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, BYE BYE. FOR FOR THE RECORD, THEY LEFT WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE FIRE STATION CHIEFS. DON'T LET YOUR HEAD GET A LITTLE BIG. BUT LET ME LET ME JUST START. 
          OBVIOUSLY WE'LL WE'LL SET THIS FOR SECOND READING IN A MOMENT, BUT LET ME JUST RECOGNIZE OUR TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES WHO WORK SO VERY HARD TO BRING THIS PROJECT ONLINE. IT'S BEEN A NUMBER OF YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS, WORKING WITH CHIEF CONNOR AND HIS OUTSTANDING TEAM AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO TRY TO IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE LOCATION FOR A SECOND FIRE STATION, AND THEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS. AND JUST AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY FOR MAKING LAND DONATION TO BRING THIS TOGETHER. AND AGAIN FOR OUR TRUSTEES, WORKING WITH OUR ARCHITECT AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES TO REALLY PUT TOGETHER A FACILITY I THINK THAT WE'RE ALL PROUD OF, AND IT FITS THE TENOR OF OUR COMMUNITY AND JUST APPRECIATE THE OUTREACH. I KNOW I'VE I'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE OF THE NOTTINGHAM TRACE COMMUNITY, MEMBERS OF THE EPCON COMMUNITY ACROSS THE STREET AS WELL, THAT WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE OUTREACH AND FELT LIKE THEY THEIR SUGGESTIONS WERE HEARD AND IMPLEMENTED IN THE PLAN AS AS FEASIBLE AS POSSIBLE. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND SET. OH YEAH. 
          WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR THE THE CURB CUT. IS THAT GOING TO BE A SIGNALIZED WHERE THE ENTRANCE 
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IS ON 605 OR FLASHING YELLOW OR. ANYTHING. SURE. ARCHITECTS, THERE IS NO SIGNAL AT THE CURB CUT, BUT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, IT WILL SIGNAL THE SIGNAL TO THE SOUTH AND THE SIGNAL TO THE NORTH TO NOTIFY ONCOMING TRAFFIC THAT FIRE TRUCKS ARE EXITING. OKAY. HOW WILL IT DO THAT? THERE'S A PREEMPTION SYSTEM AS PART OF THE FIRE STATION. SO WHEN CREWS GOING OUT, THEY'LL HIT A BUTTON AND IT'LL SIGNAL EVERYTHING. DOORS OPEN, FIRES TRUCK LEAVES THE STATION COOL. AND SO THE THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT IS ON TO 605. YES. OKAY. AND IS THAT FROM I. THAT'S THE ONLY ENTRANCE EXIT. CORRECT? CORRECT. AND IS THERE ANY MOUNDING OR DO WE HAVE ANY OF THE LANDSCAPING THAT IS GOING TO BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOT THAT WOULD SEPARATE THE OTHER 6.7 ACRES? THAT'S GOING TO REMAIN. LG WOULD YOU MIND BRINGING UP THE LANDSCAPE PLAN? SO WE DO HAVE MOUNDING ON THE WEST SIDE AND THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SITE. 
          YOU'LL SEE THOSE DASHED LINES OR THOSE HIGH PRESSURE GAS LINES UNDER THE SITE. SO WE CAN'T PUT ANYTHING THERE. AND THEN WE DID RELOCATE SOME OF THE MOUNDING AND LANDSCAPING TO THE NORTHWEST SIDE, WHICH WOULD BE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE GAS EASEMENT, BECAUSE WE DO WANT TRAFFIC TO SEE THERE IS A FIRE TRUCK EXITING, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO BLOCK ANYONE'S VIEW OF THAT. YEAH. OKAY. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          APPRECIATE THE UPDATE FROM STAFF. WE'LL SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AT OUR MEETING ON MARCH 3RD. RESOLUTION ON PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE NONE ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. COUNCIL 
          [13. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS. WE HAVE NO REPORTS TO PROVIDE REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES. JOE, ANY UPDATE FROM WEBSITE? YES, MAYOR. THANK YOU. SO I HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS FROM THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR AT NORTH SEA. THEY ANNOUNCED THAT FOR THE 37TH YEAR IN A ROW, THEY RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FROM GFOA. SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT, THE. 
          THE. THEY ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THEY HAVE A NEW PODCAST THAT THEY'RE OFFERING. IT IS CALLED GROWING BETTER TOGETHER. AND MAYOR BIVINS FROM WHITEHALL WILL BE THE NEXT FEATURED SPEAKER. I BELIEVE THAT'S COMING UP IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. ALSO, THE THE EXECUTIVE BOARD WENT TO WASHINGTON, DC FOR THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE. THEY MET WITH THE REGIONS, THE CENTRAL OHIO REGION'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, INCLUDING BOTH OF OUR SENATORS, HAD A SUCCESSFUL MEETING THERE. THEY ARE. THEY'RE ASKING THE MUNICIPALITIES TO ANNOUNCE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES THE THE CITY SPONSORED WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. THEY'RE LOOKING TO ADD ADDITIONAL CUSTOMERS. BASICALLY, THIS IS AN INCOME BASED PROGRAM. SO ANYONE THAT IS IS WITHIN A PARTICULAR INCOME GROUP, LOW INCOME GROUP IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH MORSI. WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION AT THE CITY IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED. THEY ARE UPDATING THEIR LAND USE MAP, SO THEY'RE ASKING THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON ZONING AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE THE UPDATE TO THAT MAP. THAT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS. MAYOR, YOU MENTIONED THIS AT THE LAST MEETING. LAST COUNCIL MEETING, BUT THEY DID OFFER AN ADDITIONAL REMINDER THAT THE STATE OF THE REGION MEETING IS COMING UP NEXT MONTH. 
          AND FUTURIST GREG LINDSAY, I BELIEVE, IS THE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER. THEY'VE INCREASED MEMBERSHIP NOW TO THEY ACCEPTED THEIR 93RD AND 94TH MEMBERS AT THIS PAST MEETING. WHEN WILLIAM MURDOCK STARTED IN 2013, MORSI CONSISTED OF 31 MEMBERS, SO THEY'VE TRIPLED MEMBERSHIP DURING HIS TENURE THERE. THEY HAD NATIONAL OR I'M SORRY, REGIONAL DATA DAY LAST TUESDAY AT COLUMBUS STATE, 216 REGISTRANTS. AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THEIR 2026 TO 2028 DATA AGENDA. AND THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED BY THE DATA COMMITTEE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR MAYOR IS CHAIRING THE REGIONAL POLICY ROUNDTABLE. AND HE DID HIS PRESENTATION, I BELIEVE REPRESENTATIVE BRIAN LORENZ IS SUPPOSED TO BE MEETING WITH THE TODAY REGIONAL 
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ROUNDTABLE TODAY. SO THEY'RE BASICALLY THE REGIONAL POLICY ROUNDTABLE DEVELOPS THE POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR THE COMING TWO YEAR PERIOD, I BELIEVE. CORRECT. RIGHT. I'M SORRY, MY HANDWRITING IS A LITTLE SLOPPY. I WAS WRITING QUICKLY. THE THEY ALSO ANNOUNCED THEIR THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE. LOCAL DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE A BASICALLY A A I'LL CALL IT A REVERSE. EQUIVALENT TO LIKE A STATE PURCHASING OR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM. 
          THAT'S PRETTY INTERESTING. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ACTUALLY COLLABORATE WITH THE THE DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO HELP THEM ACQUIRE SERVICES AND GOODS AT A, AT A MORE FAVORABLE RATE. THEY ALSO TRAVELED TO NEVADA, TO LAS VEGAS TO LOOK AT A HIGH SPEED RAIL INITIATIVE. THIS IS A PRIVATE HIGH SPEED RAIL INITIATIVE BY BRIGHTLINE WEST. THE TRAIN WOULD ACTUALLY TRAVEL 200 MILES AN HOUR. IT'LL BE COMPLETED IN THREE YEARS. IN THE THE. THE ROUTE WILL CONNECT LAS VEGAS TO LOS ANGELES. 
          THEY'RE UPDATING THE 2030 REGIONAL MOBILITY PLAN FOR THE NINE COUNTY AREA. AND I THINK THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, JOE. YEAH, WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR FOR THE POLICY ROUNDTABLE. REPRESENTATIVE BRIAN LORENZ FROM POWELL CAME AND SPOKE TO THE GROUP, JUST GIVING US AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE ACTIVITY. THE STATE HOUSE, INCLUDING, IMPORTANTLY, THE CAPITAL BUDGET. IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A LIMITED BUDGET JUST BECAUSE OF CONCERNS REGARDING REVENUE THAT IT HAS IN YEARS PAST. BUT WALK THROUGH THAT PROCESS. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT, AND I THINK I SAID AT THE MEETING, MY FAVORITE TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR, BEN COLLINS, ALSO SERVES ON THE COMMITTEE AND WAS IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE HIS INPUT IN THAT MEETING AS WELL. ANY UPDATE FROM THE JOINT PARKS? YES. THEY HAD A MEETING ON MONDAY FOR THE MEETING PERSPECTIVE. THEIR REC CENTER FIELD HOUSE IS STILL ON TRACK TO OPEN UP AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. I KNOW THEY HAD SOME VERY CHALLENGING WEATHER HERE IN CENTRAL OHIO OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THERE, BUT THEY SAY THEY'RE STILL ON TRACK. SO GOOD NEWS THERE. AND THEN SECOND, I HAVE RECEIVED A REQUEST TO HOST A PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER, AND I ALWAYS PRESENT THAT IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL TO SEE IF IT'S YOU WANT TO GO THAT WAY OR NOT. THIS IS FROM AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ON TEAM HUNTINGTON'S PELOTONIA KIDS, AND THEY WANT TO DO A HOST OF PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT 100 100% OF THE PROCEEDS SUPPORTING CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH IN JULY. AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD SIMILAR REQUESTS, I THINK, BEFORE, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S UP TO COUNCIL WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO, MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS OR NOT. SOMETIME IN JULY. SOMETIME IN JULY. YEAH. THIS CONVERSATION. SORRY. I KNOW THERE'S CONVERSATION FROM SOME COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABOUT ORGANIZING A YOUTH BIKE RIDE, PROBABLY SOMETIME IN JULY. MAYBE WE CAN TRY TO COORDINATE FOR THAT SAME SAME WEEKEND, IF YOU LIKE. THAT'S FINE. YEAH. THE TOURNAMENT ONLY ONE WEEKEND. WE HAVE THE PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT. JULY. THIRD. YEAH, JULY 17TH, 18 AND 19. SO OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK THE OTHER THREE WEEKENDS WOULD BE OPEN. OKAY. SO IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN MOVE FORWARD AND REACH OUT TO HER AND LET HER KNOW THAT THERE'S INTEREST IN WORKING TO COORDINATE WITH SOME OTHER EVENTS. POSSIBLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE ALBANY LOCAL SCHOOLS? YES. THERE WAS A MEETING LAST MONDAY. THEY I WAS LIKE MEETING. SO I WILL SUMMARIZE, BUT I DO SEE A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. AFTER THE MEETING THEY TALKED ABOUT THE CALAMITY DAYS. SO THERE WAS THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE SNOW DAYS DURING SNOWMAGEDDON. I FEEL LIKE MY KIDS HAVE BEEN IN SCHOOL LIKE A COUPLE DAYS THIS ENTIRE YEAR. BUT THE THE NUMBER OF DAYS REQUIRED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ACTUALLY UP TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, NOT THE STATE. SO THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERNS THAT MAYBE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DAYS IN SCHOOL FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR TO COUNT. THANKFULLY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE DISTRICT CAN HANDLE. AND THERE'S MINIMUM HOURS REQUIRED BY THE STATE. AND WE HAVE A VERY WE HAVE REACHED WE BY FAR EXCEED THE MINIMUM NUMBERS FROM THE DISTRICT, FROM THE STATE. 
          SO THEY HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TEACHERS THAT THEY'LL MAKE UP ANY DAYS. AFTER FIVE DAYS WITH THE TEACHERS CONTRACT WE HAVE USED FOR. SO THERE'S ONE MORE DAY AVAILABLE IN ANY MAKE 
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UP. DAYS WILL HAPPEN AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THERE WAS A CAMPUS MASTER PLAN UPDATE THAT TALKED ABOUT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SLATED TO FINISH BY THE END OF NOVEMBER 2027, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING. THEY DO HAVE A BUILDING PERMIT. THEY WERE EXCITED COMING IN AFTER RECEIVING THAT. IT'S A 20 MONTH BUILD, AND THERE'S A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY A WEEK FROM TODAY AT 10 A.M. TALKED ABOUT THE TECH HUB THAT'S GOING TO BE A SIX MONTH RENOVATION. 
          THEY'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PART OF THE BUILDING, THE WING OF THE BUILDING THAT THE RENOVATIONS GOING ON IN. SO THERE'S LIKE, NO, THERE WILL BE ANY STUDENTS ATTENDING A BUILDING THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WHICH SOUNDS GOOD. BUS GARAGE IS ON HOLD WHILE THEY'RE WORKING OUT SOME OF THE LAND ISSUES. AND WE LOOKED AT THE RENDERINGS FOR THE CAMPUS. 
          I'M GOING TO JUST HOLD THAT UPDATE SO JOE CAN TALK ABOUT IT. THEY TALKED ABOUT THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST FOR FINANCIALS, AN ENGLISH LEARNING UPDATE, AND THEN TALKED ABOUT STUDENT DISCIPLINE. THE TRUANCY WAS DOWN. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOOD. AND THERE WAS A LITTLE UPTICK IN SOME DISCIPLINE DUE TO CELL PHONE USAGE. BUT THAT IS LEVELING OUT. AND THAT IS ALL FOR THE SCHOOLS. ALL RIGHT. CELL PHONE CAN'T HAVE YOUR CELL PHONES ANYMORE. AND THEY STILL ARE ENFORCING THAT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT JUST KIDS ARE MOST KIDS ARE LISTENING. EXCEPT MY KID. EXCEPT MY KID. MAYBE THEY JUST LOOK OUT FOR OUR KIDS. 
          MISTER DEREK, ANY UPDATE FROM THE TOWNSHIP? I WAS UNFORTUNATELY NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING, BUT I WOULD DEFER TO MY HONORED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TOWNSHIP IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I THINK HANS MENTIONED THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH A BUSINESS AS USUAL APPROVAL OF EXPENSES IN GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE WITH NOTHING UNUSUAL OR SPECIAL TO MENTION. 
          SO IF THAT'S WRONG, PLEASE CORRECT ME. OKAY, BUT I WILL BE THERE TOMORROW MORNING FOR YOUR MEETING. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE'D LIKE TO HEAR. JUST A NORMAL MEETING. NOTHING UNUSUAL. 
          [14. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]
WE'RE HOPING FOR THOSE. YEAH, THOSE ARE GREAT. ALRIGHT. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS. NO UPDATE FROM THE MAYOR. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CLERK AND HER JOURNEYS ABROAD? OH, SURE. I'LL DO IT HERE. HERE WE GO. OKAY. THAT'S IT. I DON'T KNOW WHY I JUMPED OUT. WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE? SO THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE SHOULD KNOW THAT JEN ATTENDED THE OLYMPICS, AND SPECIFICALLY THE CURLING COMPETITION. SHE DIDN'T COMPETE, BUT SHE SHE WANTED TO MAX IN FOUR YEARS. GENERALLY, YES. SO FOUND THE OLYMPIC RINGS, WANDERED MILAN, WATCHED LUGE IN IN NANOSECOND INCREMENTS. GOT TO CHEER ON COREY AND COREY FOR THEIR SILVER MEDAL, WHICH IS IN THE MIDDLE THERE. AND THAT'S US CHEERING ON COREY OFF TO THE RIGHT. GRABBED THAT FROM HIS FACEBOOK PAGE. YEAH. MET TINA. ONE OF THE MASCOTS. SAW THE SLOPES LIT UP AT NIGHT. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. IN MILAN, THAT'S THE DUOMO CASTLE. THE LINE IN FRONT OF IT WAS ACTUALLY FOR THE OLYMPIC STORE, BUT IT WAS AN AMAZING TRIP. OVERALL, I'M STILL RECOVERING. LOOKS FANTASTIC. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S GREAT. GET THAT HAT IN ITALY. WHAT'S THAT? NO, NO, I TOOK IT SO I COULD BE SPOTTED ON TV, THOUGH. AND IT WORKED. DID YOU GET TO MEET CORY OR COREY? NO. 
          THAT'S AS CLOSE AS I GOT. AS CLOSE AS YOU GOT. WHICH IS STILL REALLY CLOSE. YES. YEAH, BUT WE DID HANG OUT WITH THE ATHLETES IN THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE. THEY THEY HAVE THIS KIND OF SMALL CORDONED OFF AREA. BUT YOU, YOU WILL RUN INTO THEM IN THE RESTAURANTS, YOU KNOW, GETTING INTERVIEWED ON THE ROADS, GETTING A CAPPUCCINO. THEY'RE ALL RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. IT'S REALLY COOL. OKAY. THAT'S ALL FROM THE CLERK. AWESOME. WELL, WELCOME. MUCH BETTER THAN OUR REPORT. YEAH. WELCOME BACK. AND JUST THANK CHRISTINA IN YOUR IN YOUR ABSENCE, SHE DID A GOOD JOB TO HOLD DOWN THE FORT. SO APPRECIATE APPRECIATE HER VERY MUCH. VERY MUCH SO THANK YOU CHRISTINA. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR? I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING AS EXCITING AS THAT. ALL RIGHT, CITY MANAGER JOE, I THINK YOU HAVE AN UPDATE. ONE QUICK ITEM. I'VE ASKED ADRIAN TO PROVIDE COUNCIL WITH AN UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED ATHLETIC CAMPUS FOR THE DISCOVERY SITE. YES. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A FEW SLIDES TO SHOW. LET ME GO GRAB THE CLICKER REAL QUICK. SORRY. ALL RIGHT. COME ON UP. 
          SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND THIS REPRESENTS I THINK BACK IN OCTOBER OR OCTOBER 21ST, COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT THE ATHLETIC CAMPUS PLANNING AND GAVE SOME GREAT DIRECTION ON KIND OF THE BASIC LAYOUT OF WHERE THE FACILITY SHOULD BE ON THE SITE, BALANCING THE SCHOOL 
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USE AND THE THE COMMUNITY USE ASPECTS OF THE 50 ACRE SITE. AND SO WHAT I'M SHARING WITH YOU TONIGHT IS JUST THE CONCEPTUAL RENDERINGS OF WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT AND GAVE DIRECTION ON IN OCTOBER. SO IN THIS. SLIDE, NORTH IS TO YOUR RIGHT. SO IF YOU WANT TO ORIENT YOURSELF THAT WAY. SO THIS IS CENTRAL COLLEGE 605. AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE I'LL READ THROUGH THIS BECAUSE THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT SMALL TO SEE. BUT ON THE MAP KEY WE HAVE THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE SITE. SO THE FIRST ONE IS RIGHT AT THIS CORNER OF CENTRAL COLLEGE AND 605 ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE HAMLET PROJECT RENDERED HERE AS WELL. WE'RE CALLING THIS A SECRET GARDEN. REALLY. IN THE RENDERINGS YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER UP. ANY OF THESE COMPONENTS CAN BE ANYTHING REALLY, IN TERMS OF WHAT COUNCIL WANTS TO FUND AND WHAT SORT OF AMENITY THEY WANT. BUT FOR RENDERING PURPOSE, THIS REALLY IS JUST A GATEWAY INTO THE SITE. YOU CAN THINK OF IT AS BENCHES, PLACES TO SEE PASS THROUGH IT. SO A PEDESTRIAN GATEWAY A PEDESTRIAN GATEWAY. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. SO THE MAIN THAT'S A GREAT, GREAT POINT, CASEY. THE MAIN VEHICLE ENTRANCES INTO THE SITE WILL BE THIS EXISTING DRIVE THAT IS ON THE THE EXISTING DISCOVER SITE. WE CAN REUSE THAT. THIS IS A DRIVEWAY THAT ALSO EXISTS THAT SEPARATES THE DATA CENTER WHICH IS STILL OWNED BY DISCOVER. 
          WITH THE 50 ACRES THAT THE CITY OWNS. THERE IS ALSO EXISTING ENTRY RIGHT HERE ABOUT RIGHT HERE ON THE SITE, AND THAT WILL BE REPURPOSED AND DONE AWAY WITH IN TERMS OF TO HAVE PARKING HERE. THERE'S A SMALL ENTRY TO PARKING, BUT THERE'S NOT LIKE A SIGNIFICANT DRIVEWAY THROUGH THE SITE FROM THAT LOCATION, FROM A PEDESTRIAN STANDPOINT. WE HAVE THE GATEWAY HERE AT THE CORNER, AND WE HAVE NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS CALLED THE PEDESTRIAN PROMENADE. THIS WILL COME UP FROM CENTRAL COLLEGE AND THIS WILL BE A MAIN PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING GATEWAY FROM CENTRAL COLLEGE INTO THE THE HEART OF THE ATHLETIC CAMPUS. AND IT ALSO SEPARATES THE FOUR BASEBALL SOFTBALL FIELDS WITH THE CLOVER ORIENTATION. THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND AGAIN, WHEN WE SHOWED THE RENDERINGS, YOU'LL SEE THIS A LITTLE MORE UP CLOSE. NUMBER THREE ARE THE BASEBALL FIELDS. SO THOSE ARE RIGHT HERE. FOUR IS A BATTING FACILITY. SO THIS IS ENCLOSED BATTING FACILITY THAT CAN BE USED DURING THE YEAR FOR TRAINING PURPOSES. FIVE IS THE SOFTBALL FIELDS. SO AGAIN THIS ORIENTATION IS IMPORTANT WITH THE SUN AND KIND OF SIGHT LINES. AND THIS CLOVER IS THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO ORGANIZE THE FIELDS. SIX IN THE MIDDLE IS A PRESS BOX. ALSO THIS GIVES A LOT OF EFFICIENCIES WITH HAVING ONE CENTRAL FACILITY FOR THESE THINGS. IN THE CLOVERLEAF CONFIGURATION. SEVEN THIS IS ON THE KIND OF COMMUNITY USE SIDE, BUT THIS IS COULD BE A SLEDDING HILL AND THEN ALSO A BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL VIEWING AREA. SO THIS ISN'T MILAN BY ANY CHANCE. 
          THIS IS A SMALL SMALL HILL THAT COULD BE USED FOR THE LITTLE ONES IN THE WINTER. BUT ALSO PEOPLE COULD SIT UP HERE IF YOU WANTED TO ENJOY A GAME THAT WAY. SO WE THINK THAT'S A FUN, KIND OF UNIQUE ASPECT OF THE SITE. EIGHT IS RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE, SO THERE'S AN EXISTING POND HERE THAT REALLY ISN'T FOR STORMWATER PURPOSES. JUST DISCOVER USED IT. THERE WAS LIKE A PATIO OUT THERE. WE COULD REPURPOSE THAT INTO A PICNIC GROVE WITH COVERED SEATING AND BENCHES AND TABLES, IF THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL WANTED TO DO WITH IT. NUMBER NINE, NEXT TO THAT PICNIC GROVE, WE HAVE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AREA THAT WE COULD HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL PLAYGROUND THERE. THIS COULD BE ANY TYPE OF PLAYGROUND WE WANTED, IF WE WANTED TO DIFFERENTIATE FROM WHAT EXISTS IN THE COMMUNITY, WE WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT HERE. TEN AGAIN, THIS WHOLE MIDDLE, WE WERE TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOME ADULT ACTIVE ADULT USES. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN OCTOBER. SO YOU COULD THINK ABOUT YOU COULD HAVE BOCCE, BOCCE COURTS HERE, TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON SOME THINGS THAT MIGHT DRAW PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY FROM THE 55 PLUS NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO HERE, TO COME IN AND ENJOY THIS FACILITY AND ENJOY THESE 50 ACRES, 11 IN THE MIDDLE HERE WE HAVE A COMMUNITY PAVILION TO BE DEFINED WHAT THE PROGRAM OF THAT SPACE COULD BE, BUT IT COULD BE A CENTRAL GATHERING PLACE. AGAIN, THE WHOLE PLAZA HERE IN THE MIDDLE CAN BE USED FOR EVENTS LIKE FOOTBALL. FRIDAY NIGHTS COULD BRING FOOD TRUCKS IN, AND THIS COULD BE KIND OF A GATHERING POINT FOR THE COMMUNITY WHEN BIGGER EVENTS ARE HAPPENING OUT HERE. 
          TRACK MEETS. SOMETIMES TRACK MEETS WILL BRING FOOD TRUCKS. THIS WOULD BE A CENTRALIZED 
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PLACE FOR ALL OF THAT. 1212 IS THE CENTRAL PLAZA, 13 IS OVER HERE. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER AREA THAT IS RESERVED FOR COMMUNITY USE THAT THE CITY CAN PROGRAM IF WE WANT. ON THE RENDERINGS, WE SHOW BEACH VOLLEYBALL, SAND VOLLEYBALL, BUT IT COULD BE ANYTHING THAT THE CITY WANTED TO BUILD THERE. 14 WE HAVE A PERIMETER LOOP SYSTEM, TRAIL SYSTEM, SO THERE'S ABOUT A MILE OF A PERIMETER PATH THAT WE COULD GET HERE, SIMILAR TO TAYLOR. YOU KNOW, YOU COULD ALSO DO SMALLER LOOPS AND REALLY HAVE A MORE SIGNIFICANT WALK. IF YOU WANTED TO PAIR THE PERIMETER LOOP TRAIL WITH OTHER SMALLER LOOPS. 15 IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT PROGRAM SPACE FOR A MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD. 16 OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE STADIUM, 17 IS A TICKET OFFICE AND THEN 18 HERE IS ABOUT TWO AND A HALF ACRES FOR FUTURE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITY THAT THE CITY COULD PROGRAM WITH WHATEVER WOULD BE DESIRED AT THAT POINT IN THE FUTURE. SO IT'S JUST KIND OF SET ASIDE SPACE FOR FUTURE CITY USES. SO THAT'S JUST WALKING YOU THROUGH THE THE SITE PLAN. 
          WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS UP CLOSE. THIS IS THE VIEW FROM THE YOU'RE LOOKING NORTHWEST HERE. 
          SO AGAIN THIS IS CENTRAL COLLEGE AND 605. YOU CAN SEE THE PEDESTRIAN GATEWAY. AND THEN WHERE THE PERIMETER TRAIL SYSTEM WOULD BE THE CENTRAL PROMENADE. AND THEN THE CLOVERLEAF CONFIGURATION OF THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELD. AND THEN IN THE DISTANCE YOU CAN SEE THE THE FOOTBALL STADIUM AND THE HIGH SCHOOL SIZE TRACK. THIS VIEW IS LOOKING EAST. SO AGAIN JUST A LITTLE BETTER VIEW FROM NEW ALBANY ROAD EAST LOOKING AT THE ACCESS THROUGH THE SITE, REUSING EXISTING STORMWATER WHICH IS A GREAT COST SAVINGS THAT EXISTS ON THE SITE. THIS IS A VIEW OF THAT BATTING CAGE FROM THIS SIDE, AND YOU GET A LITTLE BETTER SENSE OF WHAT THE CENTRAL PLAZA COULD LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES COULD BE THERE. PARKING IS CLUSTERED AROUND THIS MAIN DRIVE, AND THIS MAIN ACCESS POINT, BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF IT, TO SERVE BOTH THE BASEBALL, SOFTBALL AND THEN ANY USES, GAMES, PRACTICES THAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE NORTH. HERE WE'RE LOOKING SOUTHEAST. SO WE'RE KIND OF A BIRD'S EYE VIEW. JUST A LITTLE CLOSER VIEW OF THE MULTI-PURPOSE ATHLETIC FIELD AND THEN WHAT THE STADIUM COULD BE LIKE. AGAIN, THIS IS SIZE FOR HIGH SCHOOL SIZE GAMES AND PRACTICES IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF LANES ON THE TRACK AND THE THE SIZE OF THE BLEACHERS AND ALL THAT STUFF. BUT I THINK THE SCHOOL DISTRICT INTENDS TO USE ALL THEIR FIELDS TO PROGRAM JUST BASED ON WHAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT WAY TO TO SCHEDULE HAPPENS TO BE. AND THEN FINALLY. THAT IS THE LAST ONE. SO THIS WAS THE KIND OF END PRODUCT FROM THE EFFORT WE DID WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OVER THE FALL LEADING UP TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE SITE, IN TERMS OF TRYING TO DEFINE WHAT THE USES COULD BE, KIND OF THIS BREAKDOWN AND SEPARATION OF THE CITY USES, THE COMMUNITY USES, AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT USES. THIS, I THINK, IS WHAT'S BEEN THE STARTING POINT FOR AT LEAST NEGOTIATION THAT I BELIEVE A DRAFT HAS BEEN SENT TO CITY COUNCIL. THIS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ACTIVELY WORKING ON THE PHASING OF THE PROJECT, WITH BASEBALL SOFTBALL BEING FIRST. AND THEN WE DID BUDGET A LITTLE BIT IN OUR CAPITAL BUDGET THIS YEAR, THINKING SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN HERE, BUT THAT'S UP FOR COUNCIL TO DECIDE. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO START WITH HERE AND THEN. WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY COST ESTIMATING OR DESIGN AT THIS POINT, BUT THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP SHOULD COUNCIL DECIDE TO ADVANCE ANY ASPECT OF THIS SITE. JUST. SO WE HAVE A QUESTION. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. PROBABLY THROUGH ALL THE DRAWINGS, BUT THE PARKING THAT'S AROUND JUST GET A SENSE COMPARED TO THE PARKING BY THE FOOTBALL STADIUM IN THE SCHOOL TODAY. AND THINKING ABOUT A MAJOR ATHLETIC EVENT, HOW IS TRAFFIC GOING TO BE MANAGED GOING OUT ONTO 605? WILL THERE BE A LIGHT? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I CAN IMAGINE THAT WOULD BE PRETTY CONGESTED, BOTH COMING IN AND OUT WHEN THERE'S A FOOTBALL GAME OR A SOCCER MATCH OR BALL, BASEBALL GAMES, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. SO THERE'S I THINK FROM THE DESIGN, THERE'S AN ENTRY HERE AND OFF OF 605, THAT'S IT. SO IT'S ESSENTIALLY ALMOST ONE WAY IN, 
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ONE WAY OUT. YEAH. YEAH. WE LOOKED AT HOW IT'S GOING TO FEED INTO THE OTHER ROADS THAT EXIST. RIGHT. WE WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. THE PARKING IS NOT BASED ON KIND OF JUST BASED ON HOW THE SEASONS GO AND WHICH SPORTS WILL BE ACTIVE AND WHICH PARTS OF THE YEAR. IT'S NOT PEAK PARKING, BUT IT IS ADEQUATE PARKING TO MEET WHAT COULD BE THE MOST OVERLAP IN USES, WHICH WOULD BE THE SPRING, BECAUSE YOU COULD HAVE LACROSSE, YOU COULD HAVE BASEBALL SOFTBALL, AND YOU COULD HAVE TRACK GOING. AND SO THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MAIN POINTS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GETTING THAT PARKING COUNT RIGHT. AND THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT THAT COUNT IS. AND CERTAINLY WE'LL LOOK AT TRAFFIC INTERSECTION STUDIES IN TERMS OF WHAT THOSE MOVEMENTS COULD BE. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ALSO IS INTERESTED IN APPROACHING THE THE LANDOWNERS FOR THE OFFICES THAT ARE ON THIS SIDE OF OF NEW ALBANY ROAD EAST TO TALK ABOUT SHARED PARKING AGREEMENTS. AND IF THERE ARE PEAK TIMES THAT THEY NEED OVERFLOW PARKING, THEN WE WOULD HAVE. IF THAT WOULD HAPPEN, WE'D HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT THE CROSSINGS AND THE INTERSECTIONS RIGHT THERE. THE ONES YOU POINTED OUT. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. KIND OF, I GUESS PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT MIKE WAS SAYING. IS THE INTENTION LONG TERM FOR, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE'RE TALKING IN PHASES, BUT THE FOOTBALL STADIUM IS THAT DESIGNED TO SUPPLANT THE STADIUM THAT IS CURRENTLY ON CAMPUS? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I THINK WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SAID IS THAT THIS WOULD BE AN EXTRA FACILITY THAT THEN THEY COULD SCHEDULE, WHETHER IT'S JV, VARSITY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALL WOULD BE IN PLAY. I DO KNOW THIS ALSO WOULD MAKE TOURNAMENTS, TOURNAMENT GAMES LIKE THE STATE TOURNAMENT. THIS COULD BE A POSSIBLE FACILITY FOR THOSE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES AS WELL. I'M JUST IN I GUESS IT CIRCLES BACK TO PARKING BECAUSE I THINK THE CURRENT STADIUM IS 5000 ISH CAPACITY, AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY WERE GOING FOR SEATING, YOU KNOW, FOR AND THERE ARE SOME FOOTBALL GAMES THAT IT'S PRETTY. IT'S GOT TO BE CLOSE TO 5000. SO YOU KNOW, WITH WHERE WE'RE AT NOW WITH CHURCH RESURRECTION AND, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT PARKING LOTS AROUND CAMPUS AND PEOPLE STILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT SOMETIMES HOW TO FODOR AND AND PARK. AND I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A HUGE PARKING FIELD THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE THAT PER SE, BUT I DON'T THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER OVERFLOW OPTIONS. IF WE DID GET SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE A 5000 SEAT CAPACITY FACILITY, THAT WAS A LOT OF THE DISCUSSION. KNOWING THAT WHAT HAPPENS CURRENTLY ON FODOR AND WHAT TAKES UP, WHAT PARKING TAKES UP, WHO TAKES UP THE EXISTING PARKING OVER THERE, THE OVERFLOW ON THOSE. THE OFFICE BUILDING CERTAINLY IS A POSSIBILITY. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ALSO HAS ASKED US TO EXPLORE IF ON STREET PARKING ON NEW ALBANY ROAD EAST, BECAUSE THAT'S A REALLY BIG STREET, IF THAT COULD BE ACCOMMODATED, AND IF THAT COULD BE DONE SAFELY, WHAT WOULD THAT YIELD? SO THAT COULD BE A POSSIBLE OVERFLOW SITUATION AS WELL. THE DRIVE TO THE NORTH IS ACTUALLY OWNED BY DISCOVER. SO THAT'S NOT A PUBLIC STREET OR A PUBLIC DRIVE THAT SERVES THEIR DATA CENTER. SO WE RIGHT NOW IT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DIDN'T THINK THAT THEY NEEDED ACCESS. AND THAT'S THIS GUY RIGHT HERE. THAT'S THE ONE RIGHT THERE. YEAH. SO IF IF PEOPLE ARE EXITING THERE'S NO THIS IS A THIS IS GOING TO BE PRIVATE HERE OFF OF 605. IT IS NOW. AND IT'S GATED NOW. WE HAVE HAD SOME INITIAL CONVERSATIONS WITH DISCOVER IF THAT COULD CHANGE IN THE FUTURE. BUT WE HAVEN'T ADVANCED THOSE YET OKAY. ONE, SOME OF THE CONCEPTS EARLIER HAD PARKING OFF OF THAT. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE REACHED OUT TO DISCOVER WHERE WE LANDED. THAT WASN'T NECESSARY, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD EXPLORE WITH THEM IF NEEDED. OKAY. AND ADRIAN, IT'S PROBABLY HARD TO DO THIS ON THE FLY, SO I APOLOGIZE. BUT THIS ACREAGE HERE, WE THIS GRASS FIELD, DO WE KNOW HOW BIG THAT IS? IT'S ABOUT TWO AND A HALF. TWO AND A HALF. OKAY. SO RELATED TO THIS, BUT NOT AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT THE 605 CORRIDOR TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A MORE OR LESS A ROAD DIET. THERE'S A LOT OF PAVEMENT OUT THERE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY WITH WITH EXTENSION OF LEISURE TRAILS, MAYBE CHANGING THE LANE CONFIGURATIONS TO ACCOMMODATE THE THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THERE. 
          YEAH. AND I KNOW WE'VE PLUGGED IN QUITE A FEW ENHANCEMENTS TO THE HAMLET PROJECT IN THAT 
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CORRIDOR WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE SCHOOL CAMPUS TO GET SAFELY KIDS UP TO THIS FACILITY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THE KIND OF PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FROM THE SCHOOL CAMPUS TO THIS FACILITY, THERE'S A COUPLE PROJECTS THAT THE CITY IS WORKING ON, WHETHER WE ALREADY WERE BECAUSE OF THE HAMLET OR NEW PROJECTS, KNOWING THAT THIS IS COMING IN THE FUTURE, TO REALLY FOCUS IN ON MAKING SURE THOSE FACILITIES EXIST, THAT THEY'RE SAFE TO CROSS, AND THAT IT'S EASY ACCESS BECAUSE IT'S NOT A LONG DISTANCE REALLY, BUT IT JUST HAS TO BE DONE IN A SAFE WAY. 
          YEAH. AND WE MIGHT FIND THAT THERE. I MEAN, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM HAMPSTEAD ARE ABLE TO WALK TO GAMES BECAUSE, RIGHT, THERE MIGHT BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA WHO HAVE THAT ABLE TO ABILITY TO ACCESS IT NICELY. AND I THINK WITH ALL THE WE'VE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT IN THE PAST THREE YEARS THINKING ABOUT PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY, AND THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT HOPEFULLY BY THIS TIME, BY THE TIME THIS COMES ONLINE, IT'S, YOU KNOW, A VERY EASY CROSSING. AND IF YOU NOTICE ALL THE TREES THERE, THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF THOUGHT GIVEN TO THE TREE, THE TREE ROWS THERE AND TRYING TO CREATE A LITTLE BIT OF NATURALIZED LANDSCAPING THAT DOESN'T EXIST TODAY, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE PONDS AND THE CENTRAL COLLEGE SIDE, TO GIVE IT, TO GIVE IT MORE OF A PARK FEEL AS OPPOSED TO JUST A TYPICAL HIGH HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC CAMPUS OR COMPLEX. SO THERE'S A SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TREES IS IT CAN'T BE UNDERSTATED THERE. THERE'S A THERE'S A LOT OF LANDSCAPING THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY GO IN THERE. WELL, LONG OVERDUE TO ADD TO THE FACILITIES. I THINK WE'VE BEEN UNDERSIZED AS FAR AS ATHLETIC FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT FOR A LONG TIME. SO THIS IS VERY EXCITING. I LIKE KIND OF THE SOME OF THE FUN ASPECTS, YOU KNOW, LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES TYPE STUFF WITH THE THE MOUNTING TO BE COOL, TO CATCH A HIGH SCHOOL GAME ON THE FIELD THERE. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY A FUN EXERCISE TO SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME REALLY COOL COMMUNITY USES THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE, THAT WE CAN FILTER IN THROUGH THIS PROJECT. SO IT'LL BE EXCITING. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THERE'S A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR THAT. YEAH, I THINK PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR SPACES TO CONNECT AND TO GATHER AND PLACES TO GO. I THINK THIS WILL BRING A LOT OF REVITALIZATION UP TO THAT AREA. IT'S WHEN WE THOUGHT OF WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS PROJECT, I KIND OF THOUGHT, OH, THERE'S ROOM FOR THIS, THERE'S ROOM FOR THIS. IT'S KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, A BONUS THAT YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO GO REALLY WELL FOR A LONG WAY AND THEN, YOU KNOW, DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH LEFT OVER. BUT I, I DO THINK THAT WE'RE BEING REALLY INTENTIONAL WITH THE SPACES THAT WE DO THAT THE CITY IS THINKING ABOUT BUILDING OUT. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS. AND I AM JUST REALLY I GO BACK TO THINKING ABOUT HOW WE GAVE THE PROMISE TO HELP BUILD THE FIELDS AS A WAY TO REDUCE THE TAX LEVY ON THE, ON THE PUBLIC. SO I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD USE OF THE LAND AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT TOO. 
          ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON STAFF'S PRESENTATION? MR. MCLELLAN, YOU CARE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK OR COMMENT? NO. NO PRESSURE, NO PRESSURE AT ALL? NO. IF YOU'LL GIVE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION, YES. JOHN MCLELLAN. I'M A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. THANK YOU. I ONLY TO SAY THAT THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT WE HAVE AS SCHOOL BOARD IN A CITY, AND JUST A REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE EFFORT THAT'S BEEN PUT INTO THIS, THIS I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS KNOW THAT WHEN THE INITIAL BOND LEVY WAS, WAS PUT OUT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO REVIEW AND, AND THEY OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED, WHICH WE APPRECIATE, THIS WASN'T PART OF THE INITIAL PLAN, BUT WITH THE OPPORTUNITY HERE TO DO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING, THE POTENTIAL OF WHAT YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE, IT REALLY DOES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET OUR DISTRICT UP FOR THE FUTURE. ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT MOVING THE BALL FIELDS OFF OF CAMPUS, WHICH HAD TO BE DONE TO PUT THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH COUNCILWOMAN WILTROUT MENTIONED, WE HAD THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THAT NEXT WEEK WAS KIND OF THE CATALYST FOR THIS CONVERSATION. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE FOOTBALL STADIUM THAT'S WORTH NOTING IS THAT CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THAT'S THAT THAT IS BEING DISCUSSED IS BECAUSE OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD, WHICH IS CURRENTLY A 
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GRASS FIELD, IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO UPGRADE, WHICH WAS PART OF OUR ORIGINAL PLAN. BUT BEING ABLE TO MOVE IT OFF CAMPUS ACTUALLY IS GOING TO ENABLE US TO MAINTAIN ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR ACADEMIC CAMPUS. AND I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT NEW ALBANY THAT PEOPLE LOVE IS OUR ONE CAMPUS SETUP, EVEN THOUGH SOMETIMES I KNOW THAT IT CAUSES TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN THE MORNING. BUT TO HAVE STUDENTS MATRICULATE FROM PRE-K ALL THE WAY THROUGH THEIR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS ON THAT SAME CAMPUS, ALLOWING FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN BUILDINGS, THINGS THAT WE DO WHERE IT'S ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR THINGS IN OUR DISTRICT, WHERE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM AND THE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS GO TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO READ TO THE KINDERGARTNERS. THEY'RE JUST ABLE TO WALK OVER AND DO THAT DURING ONE OF THEIR CLASS PERIODS. THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE GET TO DO BECAUSE OF THE ONE CAMPUS THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT PEOPLE FULLY UNDERSTAND OR APPRECIATE. BUT HAVING THIS CAMPUS, AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, HAVING THIS ATHLETIC CAMPUS AND THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THIS PROVIDES US FROM A FLEXIBILITY STANDPOINT WITH OUR CURRENT SPACE IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE INPUT THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED HERE. WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. AND I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. 
          ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE CITY MANAGER. NO THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY? NOTHING TO REPORT. WE'LL TALK IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL RIGHT. CALL FOR PUBLIC 
          [15. POLL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT]
COMMENT. IS THERE ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING SOMETHING THAT WE DID DISCUSS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? JOEL. GOOD EVENING. MR. POPOVSKI. IF YOU BESIDES EVERYBODY NODDING AND TREES ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FIRE STATION. GREAT. MR. THOMAS, FOR YOU, FOR THE RECORD, WILL YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE? I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ON FIRST NAME BASIS WITH. BUT EVERYONE ELSE IS WATCHING. THAT IS TRUE. BUT WE HAVE AN AUDIENCE AT HOME. I'M SURE. I'LL TELL YOU A FUNNY STORY, BUT I WON'T SAY IT IN PUBLIC ABOUT THAT. MY NAME IS JOEL TOPOLOSKY. I LIVE IN 6204 CALLOWAY SQUARE WEST IN THE NOTTINGHAM SENIOR CITIZEN. NEIGHBORHOOD. THE REASON I CAME TONIGHT IS SOMETIME IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF MARCH, 605 IN WALNUT ARE GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR THE ROUNDABOUT. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE BUILT HERE IN THE SPRING. ALTHOUGH THE OFFICIAL DETOUR IS GOING TO BE AT HARLEM DOWN TO COLLEGE, CENTRAL COLLEGE. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY ENGINEERS ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY CAN'T CLOSE OFF SCHLEPPY ROAD THAT COMES INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SCHLEPPY ROAD BETWEEN SOUTH OF WALNUT INTO NEW ALBANY, WHICH THE COUNTY THE CITY LINE IS RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF OUR PROPERTY IS A 55 MILES AN HOUR COUNTY ROAD. I WAS ABLE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TO GET THE COUNTY TO PUT A 25 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT AHEAD SIGN, BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMIT SIGN IS IN THE CURVE, AND IN THE SUMMER THERE'S THREE TREES THAT BLOCK BEING ABLE TO SEE IT. WE'RE CONCERNED THAT THE TRAFFIC FROM THE RESIDENTS IN BOTH EAST I'M SORRY, BOTH WEST OF NOTTINGHAM, TRACE IN THE COMMUNITY THERE AND THE COMMUNITY THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WALNUT WILL BE USING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS TO GET IN AND OUT WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO TO HARLEM. I'VE ASKED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET US A FOUR WAY STOP AT EAST, AT EAST CROSS, WEST CROSS SCHLEPPY ROAD INTERSECTION, WHICH IS THE FIRST CROSS STREET THAT YOU GET TO WHEN YOU COME INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M AFRAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE PEOPLE COMING INTO THAT AREA AND EITHER TURNING LEFT ON CALLOWAY EAST, THAT WE HAVE A STOP SIGN ON CALLOWAY WEST, AND THEN ANOTHER STOP SIGN AT NOTTINGHAM BOULEVARD. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL YOU, LIVING ON THE CORNER, THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH PEOPLE UNDERSTANDING WHERE THE WHAT THE WORD STOP MEANS, PARTICULARLY ISSUE IS WE HAVE A LOT OF ELECTRIC CARS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE CAN'T HEAR THEM. HALF THE PEOPLE THAT TAKE WALKS OR RUN ARE WEARING EARPLUGS AND CAN'T HAVE AN 
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ISSUE HEARING ANYWAY. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CROSSWALKS, AND WE'RE AFRAID THAT OUR NEIGHBORS ARE USED TO CROSSING THE STREET ANYWHERE IT'S CONVENIENT, AND WITH A BUNCH OF NEW VEHICLES RUNNING THROUGH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, PARTICULARLY THE FIRST FEW WEEKS THAT ARE THAT THE THE. THE ROADS ARE CLOSED. I JUST WANTED TO I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE WORD BEG YOU, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY, EVEN IF IT'S TEMPORARY, TO GET US SOME STOP SIGNS, MAYBE SOME CROSSWALKS, BECAUSE I HATE TO SEE SOMEBODY THAT'S IN A HURRY. 
          NOT HAPPY WITH THE THE ROAD CLOSINGS, GOING THROUGH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD A LITTLE FASTER THAN THEY SHOULD BE. SO THAT'S WHY I CAME TONIGHT, JUST TO HAVE TO SEE WHAT PLANS THE CITY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S IT'S ALL OUTSIDE THE CITY, WHAT THE CITY IS DOING TO BASICALLY KEEP TRACK OF WHAT'S GOING ON, I'M SURE POLICE PRESENCE THE FIRST FEW DAYS THEY CLOSE THE ROAD WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANKS, JOEL. WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY A PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR TOWNSHIP COLLEAGUES AS WELL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS TO GET THAT INTERSECTION AT WALNUT REALIGNED. CERTAINLY A DANGEROUS CONDITION TODAY. YOU HATE TO EVER SEE A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT THERE BECAUSE IT'S USUALLY, YOU KNOW, FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL BECAUSE OF THE SPEEDS OF CARS IN EACH DIRECTION AND THE SIGHT LINES. SO THANKFUL THAT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY ENGINEER HAS STEPPED UP TO TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT THAT WILL BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. REGRETTABLY, THESE ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE DISRUPTIVE. WE LIVE THROUGH RIGHT HERE IN THE VILLAGE CENTER FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS, BUT THE OUTCOME IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, SORT OF WORTH THE THE PAIN, IF YOU WILL. BUT CERTAINLY WE'RE GOING TO COORDINATE VERY CLOSELY WITH THE FRANKLIN COUNTY ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT. BRIAN OLLIE AND CHIEF JONES AND THEIR TEAMS WILL CERTAINLY BE ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES AND SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO TO CAUTION EVERYONE REGARDING THE CHANGE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS, DOING ENFORCEMENT WHERE NECESSARY. WE ALL HAVE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS THAT LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY AS WELL, THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE SAFE. SO IT WILL DEFINITELY BE OUR PRIORITY. BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT AND RAISING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION AS ALWAYS. AND AS THINGS PROGRESS. IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS OR OBSERVATIONS, DON'T HESITATE TO COME BACK AND AND LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE SITUATION. ALL RIGHT. POLL FOR COUNCIL COMMENT. ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENTS. 
          [17. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
ALL RIGHT THEN THIS IS THE POINT IN THE MEETING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR TWO SEPARATE REASONS. ONE, TO HAVE A DISCUSSION PURSUANT TO OHIO REVISED CODE REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL REGARDING OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. AND SECONDLY, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO OHIO REVISED CODE ONE 2120 2G3 FOR CONFERENCE WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE PUBLIC BODY CONCERNING DISPUTES INVOLVING THE PUBLIC BODY THERE, SUBJECT TO IMMINENT OR PENDING COURT ACTION. SECOND. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KIS. 
          YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:45 P.M. THANKS, MARK. FOR THOSE WATCHING THE STREAM. WE WILL LEAVE THE VIDEO RUNNING, BUT TURN OFF THE SOUND COUNCIL WILL BE C WE ARE PUSHING SOUND. I MOVE THAT WE COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION SECOND. AND TWO. COUNCIL MEMBER KISS. YES. 
          COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. 
          COUNCILMEMBER. YES. MAYOR. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:29 P.M. WE HAD QUITE A FEW OPENINGS ON OUR BOARD AND COMMISSIONS, AND AS USUAL, WE REACHED OUT FOR APPLICATIONS AND THE RESPONSE WAS OVERWHELMING. WITH VERY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE THAT APPLIED. IT'S A TOUGH SELECTION THAT WE ALWAYS GO THROUGH, BUT AGAIN, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THESE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS TO CHOOSE FROM. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO APPOINT NICOLE FOREMAN TO THE CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM STARTING THREE ONE, 2026 AND ENDING 1231 2028 SECOND. ALL IN COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. 
          COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. 
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DERRICK. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO APPOINT MISS FOREMAN TO THE CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE TERM SPECIFIED. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MOVE TO APPOINT EJ THOMAS TO THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA HOUSING COUNCIL FOR A TERM STARTING IMMEDIATELY AND ENDING 1231 2028. SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER KISS. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. BRISK. YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. DERRICK. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. 
          COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. SIX YES. VOTES TO APPOINT MR. THOMAS TO THE CRA FOR THE TERM SPECIFIED. AND FINALLY, I WOULD MOVE TO LIKE TO MOVE TO APPOINT HOWARD BURAK TO THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD TO COMPLETE AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING 630 2028 SECOND COUNCILMEMBER KISS. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. 
          MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. DERRICK. YES. 
          YES. OH, I THOUGHT YOU SAID MY TURKEY. OH MY GOSH. YES. THAT IS SIX YES VOTES. SO ON THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE TERM SPECIFIED. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION. THEN I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. SECOND AND WE ARE ADJOURNING AT
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