Mar 17, 2026 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH. I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND AT THE TABLE AND RECITE OUR NATIONAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MASON, THE ROLL, PLEASE. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES.

MAYOR SPALDING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BREAST HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK IS TRAVELING AND HIS FLIGHT WAS CANCELED. HE IS UNABLE TO MAKE IT BACK, SO HE IS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED.

COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW IS TRAVELING AND IS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. I HAVE FIVE PRESENT FOR THE MARCH 17TH, 2026 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. WE HAVE A QUORUM AND I MOVE THAT WE EXCUSE THE ABSENCES OF COUNCIL MEMBERS. DIRK AND SCHULTZ SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. FIVE YES VOTES TO EXCUSE COUNCIL MEMBERS DEREK AND CHARLOTTE FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING ACTION ON THE MINUTES

[4. ACTION ON MINUTES]

[6. HEARING OF VISITORS]

BUT THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE HIRE FOR. WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN TRAIN YOU, WHETHER IT BE FOR AN OFFICER OR A DISPATCHER OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. AND THESE MEN AND WOMEN HAVE REALLY SHOWN THE DEDICATION TO GET INTO THE PROFESSION. SO THE HIRING PROCESS TAKES ABOUT SIX MONTHS, AND THEN THE ACADEMY TAKES ABOUT SIX MONTHS, AND THEN THEY GO THROUGH 15 WEEKS OF FTO. EXCUSE ME, I TRY TO MAKE THE FONT OF MY NOTES LIKE 18, BUT STILL NOT BIG ENOUGH.

SO I. BUT ANYWAY, SO THIS IS REALLY A CULMINATION THAT THEY'VE MADE IT THROUGH ACADEMY.

SOME DON'T, THEY MADE IT THROUGH FTO, SOME DON'T. AND SO WE'RE REALLY, WE'RE REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS, NOT ONLY FOR THEIR PERSEVERANCE IN GETTING INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT ALSO FOR THEIR CHARACTER. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SWEAR THEM IN TONIGHT, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, JOSEPH USMAN, ORIGINALLY, IT'S IT'S MORE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE TYPE OF THING. SO THIS IS A GREAT VENUE TO INTRODUCE THEM. SO WITH THAT, I THINK SERGEANT KORS WILL BE FIRST. SO LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT SERGEANT KORS.

HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR SEVEN YEARS. SO HE'S NOT ONE OF THE NEW PEOPLE THAT JUST MADE IT THROUGH THE CABIN. HE'S ALREADY DONE THAT A LONG TIME AGO, BUT HE'S ORIGINALLY FROM NEW JERSEY.

AND MIKE GRADUATED FROM CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY UP NORTH WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. HE'S

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FIELD ARTILLERY, THE REDLEGS. THAT WAS A DECENT MECHANIC. SO WHAT DO I KNOW? ALL RIGHT, NOW WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING HIS LOVELY WIFE UP FOR THE PINNING CEREMONY. NO, NO.

NO IT'S NOT. I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE. SO LET'S JUST LET'S REMIND EVERYBODY OF THAT, SEE HOW IT GOES.

THANK YOU, SERGEANT, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FAMILY. OH. I WISH WE HAD TWO. SORRY. THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT. SO, JILL, SHE ATTENDED THE COLUMBUS POLICE ACADEMY AND GRADUATED IN 2024. SHE'S CURRENTLY A SECOND SHIFT OFFICER. AND BEFORE COMING HERE, SHE PREVIOUSLY OWNED A CLEANING SERVICE COMPANY IN MULTIPLE BUSINESSES IN SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN. SHE'S HERE WITH HER HUSBAND, CASEY, AND HER SON COLLIN. REAL QUICK, FUNNY STORY ABOUT THIS. SO JILL'S BEEN HERE BEFORE, SO WE HIRED COLIN. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS AGO.

THAT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS AGO. SO COLIN WAS HIRED BY US. HE WENT TO OSU AND JILL WAS HERE FOR HIS PINNING BACK THEN. AND SO SHE GOT SO EXCITED ABOUT THE PINNING, SHE DECIDED, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO GET HIRED HERE, GO THROUGH THE ACADEMY, DO THE SAME THING. AND SO A FUNNY STORY IS THAT WHEN, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY DO IS TAKE A PT TEST, IT'S USUALLY SCHEDULE THAT LIKE NOVEMBER OR FEBRUARY, IT'S NEVER WARM OR IT'S EITHER LIKE AUGUST WHEN IT'S 100 DEGREES, BUT SHE'S STANDING THERE GETTING READY FOR THE PT TEST. AND SERGEANT FERNANDO, ONE OF OUR MORE TALKATIVE SERGEANTS, IS STANDING AROUND TALKING TO PEOPLE. AND HE ASKED JILL WHERE SHE'S FROM, AND SHE SAYS WISCONSIN. AND HE DOESN'T PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER WITH HER AND COLIN. HE'S LIKE, OH, THAT'S WEIRD. WE HAVE AN OFFICER FROM FROM WISCONSIN. HE GOES, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? AND SHE SAYS, SHEBOYGAN. HE GOES, NO, THAT'S NOT IT. OH, I HAD TO ASK HIM, BUT IT'S NOT SHEBOYGAN. AND JILL DOESN'T SAY A WORD, DOESN'T SAY, IT'S MY SON. NOTHING. AND SO AFTERWARDS, GARRETT'S TELLING ME THE STORY.

I'M LIKE, DIDN'T SHE SAY, YEAH, COLIN'S MY SON? HE GOES, NO, BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I REALLY DIDN'T GIVE HER A CHANCE. SO. SO JILL'S BEEN A GREAT ADDITION. AND SHE'S HERE WITH HER HUSBAND GARY AND HER SON AND HIS FIANCE, SO. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. AND WE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT PINNING WOULD BE SUCH A RECRUITING TOOL FOR US.

SHEBOYGAN. ISN'T THAT WHERE HOUDINI'S FROM? THE FAMOUS MAGICIAN HOUDINI NOW. APPLETON DOWN THE ROAD. SORRY, SORRY. SAME SUBURBS. RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND

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COME ON. FAMILY AFFAIR. AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY, WE HAVE GABBY OR GABRIELLE. SO, GABBY, IT WAS A LONG ROAD. I MENTIONED THAT IT'S SIX MONTHS OF HIRING PROCESS AND SIX MONTHS OF ACADEMY AND 15 WEEKS OF FTO. GABBY TOOK A BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT AND THE HIRING PROCESS. SHE HAD A BABY. SO SHE'S IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF FOR HER, BUT SHE, SHE WOULD CALL US PERIODICALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE STILL INTERESTED IN HIRING HER. SO JUST TO CHECK IN, BUT WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE HER.

SHE'S GOT HER BEAUTIFUL SON HERE. AND SO WE'LL GET WE'LL GET THE BALL ROLLING. GABBY IS THE IS. ONE THING I DIDN'T REALIZE WAS GABBY WAS A MASTER DIVER OR IS A MASTER DIVER. SO WE HAVE A. THAT MIGHT BE THE FIRST IN THE DEPARTMENT. SO LIKE I SAID, GABBY ATTENDED THE POLICE ACADEMY AND GRADUATED IN 2025. SHE RECENTLY COMPLETED HER. FTO WILL BE WORKING SECOND SHIFT AND I THINK WHILE WE DO A SHIFT BID, YOU'RE WORKING LIKE FIRST AND THEN SECOND. SO YOU KIND OF ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND SHE'S HERE WITH HER HUSBAND BRANT AND HER SON AUGUST. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, CHIEF. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. I SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM, SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF OHIO, STATE OF OHIO, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF, OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. FURTHERMORE, I WILL UPHOLD AND ENFORCE. FURTHERMORE, I WILL UPHOLD AND ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEW ALBANY CHARTER AND ORDINANCES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE, FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, OHIO. POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, OHIO. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. BRANT, ARE YOU GOING TO COME ON UP? OH, HE'S HE'S YOU KNOW, TRY WITH ONE HAND. NOW, THIS OUGHT TO BE INTERESTING. AN EXTRA CHALLENGE.

ALL RIGHT. SORRY, GUYS. NO ONE ELSE HAS A BETTER PHOTO THAN THIS. SO. COOL. ALL RIGHT. WELL,

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WE HAVE AUSTIN KENNEDY. HIDING OUT IN THE HALLWAY. SO AUSTIN CAME TO US FROM THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND HE CAME TO US IN 2025. HE'S CURRENTLY ON THIRD SHIFT WHICH HE WAS ON THIRD SHIFT AT THE COUNTY AS WELL. SO IF YOU HAVE TO WEAR SUNGLASSES TO BE OUT HERE IN THE LIGHT, WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE AUSTIN'S ALSO A VETERAN OF THE US MARINE CORPS, AND I BELIEVE HE'S HERE WITH HIS MOM, LESLIE, TO SWEAR HIM IN OR TO PIN HIM. SO. GOT TO BE HONEST, I DIDN'T KNOW THEY MADE MARINES THAT BIG. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM. SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND THE STATE OF OHIO, AND WILL BE THE LAWS THEREOF. FURTHERMORE, I WILL UPHOLD AND ENFORCE. THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEW ALBANY CHARTER AND ORDINANCES. OF THE NEW ALBANY CHARTER, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE TO DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, OHIO. YES, SIR. POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF ALBANY. CONGRATULATIONS.

DON'T GET THE WRONG ONE.

OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE RANDY LITTLE. SO RANDY'S HAD A HAD A SLALOM COURSE OF A CAREER TO GET HERE AS A POLICE OFFICER. SO RANDY STARTED WITH US AS A DISPATCHER, AND THEN HE LEFT US TO BECOME A YOUTH MINISTER. AND THEN HE DECIDED HE WANTED COME BACK AS DISPATCHER. SO HE CAME BACK AS DISPATCHER, AND THEN HE BECAME AN OFFICER. SO RANDY RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM COTC AND HE'S HE'S HAD A DONE A GREAT JOB. WE WERE GLAD TO SEE HIM COME TO US AS AN OFFICER.

WE WE MISS HIM AS A DISPATCHER. BUT WHEN THERE WAS THREE PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THE ACADEMY WITH HIM AND. AND WHEN WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED, WE KNEW RANDY, OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW THE OTHER TWO, THEIR NAMES THAT WELL, SO WE JUST KEPT CALLING THEM RANDY AND THE BOYS. SO WE THOUGHT MAYBE THEY SHOULD START A BAND AFTER THE ACADEMY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO. SO ALSO, RANDY WAS A SERGEANT AT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. SO I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE SWORN IN BY YOUR SISTER OR BY YOUR SISTER LIZ, WHICH IS BRAVE MAN. I DON'T KNOW IF I LET MY SISTER'S

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FURTHERMORE, I WILL UPHOLD AND ENFORCE. FURTHERMORE, I WILL UPHOLD AND ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEW ALBANY CHARTER, THE PROVISIONS OF THE ALBANY CHARTER AND ORDINANCES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE. WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, OHIO. THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF.

CONGRATULATIONS.

REMEMBER ALL THOSE TIMES WHERE YOU WERE WONDERING. OH.

JACOB POOLE. SO JACOB ALSO ATTENDED C O TCA GRADUATED IN 2025. HE ALSO GRADUATED FROM CAPITAL UNIVERSITY WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY, WHERE HE ALSO PLAYED LACROSSE. JAKE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A CHOICE. HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY. SO HIS DAD, JAMES, IS HERE WHO'S DONE HAD A GREAT CAREER AT COLUMBUS POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND HIS BROTHER JIMMY, WHO IS ALSO A BCI AGENT WHO'S ALSO HERE. I GOTTA TELL YOU THAT THEY'VE BOTH DONE GREAT CAREERS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. LAST YEAR WE HAD A MASS SHOOTING AND JIMMY WAS WAS OUR GUY THAT REALLY WORKED WITH OUR DETECTIVES TO MAKE SURE THE PROSECUTION WENT WELL. AND IT WAS SO SURPRISING TO STAND OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, FREEZING, TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS THAT THAT YOUR BROTHER WAS IN THE ACADEMY OR IN THE PROCESS AT THE TIME. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING HERE. SO THIS IS WHEN WHEN THEY WENT TO ACADEMY, THIS WAS WITH RANDY AND THE BOYS. THIS IS ONE OF THE BOYS? YES. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE IF YOU'RE THE LEAD VOCALIST. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I, JACOB POOLE, I SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM, SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF OHIO, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. OBEY THE LAWS. FURTHERMORE. FURTHERMORE, I WILL UPHOLD AND ENFORCE. FURTHERMORE, I WILL UPHOLD THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEW ALBANY CHARTER, THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEW ALBANY AND ORDINANCES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE.

FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, OHIO. THE DUTIES OF A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF. CONGRATULATIONS.

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OH, ANYA. I'M SORRY. I SHOULD PUT MY GLASSES BACK ON. GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME. I SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM, SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF OHIO, STATE OF OHIO, AND WILL OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. OBEY THE LAWS THEREOF. FURTHERMORE, I WILL UPHOLD AND ENFORCE. THE MORE I WILL UPHOLD. ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THE NEW ALBANY CHARTER, ALBANY CHARTER, AND ORDINANCES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES, AND WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, OHIO, AND POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, OHIO. CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M A SPORTS AGENT ANYMORE, BUT IF I WAS, I'D BE SIGNING UP FOR WHATEVER'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT.

THAT WAS FAST. THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE. CONGRATULATIONS. WELL, AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SHOWN THE DEDICATION TO BECOME A POLICE OFFICER.

THEIR FTOS. THEY SPENT 15 WEEKS TRAINING THESE PEOPLE. THEY DO A GREAT JOB. WE DON'T NORMALLY TRAIN THAT MANY PEOPLE AT ONE TIME, SO IT WAS A REALLY BIG CHALLENGE FOR THEM AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND JOE FOR PROVIDING THE RESOURCES THAT HIRING THESE GREAT INDIVIDUALS THAT WE CAN FULFILL OUR MISSION. AND LASTLY, THE FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, WORKING NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS, BIRTHDAYS, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE CHALLENGING. AND IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE SUCH GREAT FAMILIES SUPPORTING THEM. WE HAD A, WE HAD A YOUNG OFFICER START, I THINK SORT OF FERNANDO WOOD, REMEMBER. BUT WHEN HE STARTED, HE WAS LIKE, SO HOW DO WE DO THE DO WE LIKE ROTATE? DO WE HAVE WEEKENDS OFF? OR HOW. HOW DOES THAT WORK? SERGEANT, YOU'RE SO CUTE. THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS. BUT AGAIN, THANKS AND APPRECIATE IT. AND ONE LAST ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR PEOPLE. APPRECIATE IT.

WELL, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE AGAIN, THE FAMILIES TAKING TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY DAY TO COME SUPPORT THEIR OFFICER. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PROVIDING US WITH THIS SERVICE OF PROTECTION FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND WELCOME TO THE FAMILY. HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE SOMETHING SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO CELEBRATE TONIGHT SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY WITH US THE REST OF THE EVENING. FEEL FREE TO LEAVE AT YOUR LEISURE, AND WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH THE REST OF THE MEETING. DOWN. I SEE YOUR FACE BEFORE YOU GET PULLED OVER BY THEM. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. LAST NIGHT I WAS TALKING. HEY, JOSH, FOR THE NEXT PROJECT, DO WE WANT TO HAVE THAT BACK OR DO WE WANT TO KEEP IT EMPTY? I GUESS WE NEVER WILL KNOW. I KNOW, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH, RIGHT.

THAT'S GREAT THOUGH. WHAT A GREAT CLASS. OH, YEAH. VERY GOOD, VERY VERY GOOD. WHERE'S YOUR BABY? JUST GO BACK. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE STILL UNDER HEARING OF VISITORS, WHICH

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OH, I THINK WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE. EVERYBODY ELSE SAW THAT, RIGHT? NO. ALL RIGHT. I WAS I WAS HAVING THE SAME THOUGHT IN MY MIND. CASEY. SAM. SAM'S TAKING PICTURES IN THE IN THE HALLWAY THERE. WE'RE NOT HAVING. TOO MUCH COFFEE. BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHANCE TO READ OUR PROCLAMATION. RECOGNIZING MARCH AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. AND WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HERE TO ACCEPT TONIGHT'S PROCLAMATION. SO LET ME JUST START BY READING THE PROCLAMATION AND GIVING A FEW COMMENTS, A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. WHEREAS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH WAS PROCLAIMED BY PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER IN 1980 TO ENCOMPASS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, FIRST CELEBRATED ON MARCH 8TH, 1911 AND WOMEN'S HISTORY WEEK, ESTABLISHED IN 1978. AND WHEREAS THE 2026 WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH THEME LEADING THE CHANGE WOMEN SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE HIGHLIGHTS THE VITAL LEADERSHIP OF WOMEN IN ADDRESSING TODAY'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES, INCLUDING WOMEN WHO ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS ACROSS ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS. AND WHEREAS WOMEN HAVE PLAYED AND CONTINUE TO PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN EVERY SPHERE OF CIVIC LIFE, AND THAT SPEARHEADED SPEARHEADED MOVEMENTS, ADVANCE EQUALITY, OPPORTUNITY, JUSTICE, HEREBY STRENGTHENING OUR DEMOCRACY AND CREATING A MORE FAIR AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY FOR ALL. WHEREAS WOMEN OF EVERY RACE, CLASS AND BACKGROUND HAVE MADE HISTORIC AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROWTH, VITALITY AND CHARACTER OF OUR NATION. YET DESPITE THESE ACHIEVEMENTS, THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN HISTORY HAS SOMETIMES BEEN OVERLOOKED OR UNDERVALUED, UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF INTENTIONALLY RECOGNIZING AND ELEVATING WOMEN'S STORIES AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN IN OUR NATION AND IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO LEAD WITH COURAGE, RESILIENCY, AND COMPASSION. NOW, THEREFORE, I, SLOAN C SPAULDING, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY AND COUNTIES OF FRANKLIN AND LICKING STATE OF OHIO, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL AND ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, HEREBY DECLARED MARCH AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN'S PAST AND PRESENT, TO REFLECT ON THEIR ENDURING IMPACT AND TO SUPPORT CONTINUED PROGRESS ON A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ON THIS CITY COUNCIL FOR 16 YEARS. GOT TO SERVE. WHEN I FIRST CAME ONTO COUNCIL WITH MAYOR NANCY FERGUSON AND FORMER MAYOR, THEN ON COUNCIL COLLEEN BRISCOE, AND THAT EARLY OPPORTUNITY IN MY CAREER HERE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER WAS REALLY SHAPED BY THOSE TWO STRONG AND ENDEARING WOMEN. AND I'M SO BLESSED AND THANKFUL TO BE ABLE TO SERVE WITH TWO OTHER OUTSTANDING FEMALE MEMBERS OF OUR COUNCIL, MARLENE BRISK AND ANDREA WILTROUT, WHO ADD THEIR OWN TOUCH AND FLAIR TO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO HERE AT CITY COUNCIL. AND I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND JUST TAKE THIS MOMENT AS RECOGNIZING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE LAURA AND MARIA TO COME UP AND ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION. YOU WANTED TO SAY. COME ON, LAURA.

HOW ABOUT ALL THE EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT TONIGHT WITH MARLENE AND ANDREA? THE WHOLE GROUP? EXCEPT FOR YOU. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S A.

GREAT. THREE.

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[7. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]

AND HEALTHY NEW ALBANY WILL BUILD A BUILDING ON THAT LOT. IT IS A GOING TO BE TREATED AS AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE UNDER THE SAME ZONING TEXT AS THE CHURCH. SO THANKFULLY, UNDER THAT ZONING TEXT, FOOD PANTRY IS A PERMISSIBLE USE. ANY SUBSEQUENT USES OF THAT PARCEL WILL BE CONSTRAINED BY THAT ZONING TEXT THAT APPLIES TO THE CHURCH. WE HAD, YOU KNOW, AN ENTIRE PACKED ROOM FULL OF SUPPORT. THE MOTION DID PASS FIVE ZERO. I WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE WERE TWO GENTLEMEN WHO CAME AND SPOKE, ADDRESSING SOME CONCERNS. ONE WAS ABOUT SOME TRAFFIC ON HARLEM ROAD AND ANOTHER WAS EXPRESSING THOSE SAME CONCERNS. AND THEY. I THINK THAT THE TRAFFIC. I KNOW CHRIS CHRISTIAN REACHED OUT TO THEM TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT HOW WE CAN, YOU KNOW, IMPLEMENT SOME SPEEDING RESTRICTIONS OR A LITTLE BIT MORE ENFORCEMENT ON HOLLAND ROAD. SO I HAVE THESE HERE, IF YOU'D LIKE THAT. THE OTHER WAS A LESS EXCITING, BUT JUST ALSO IMPORTANT ZONING DISTRICT FOR CLOVER VALLEY EAST ZONING DISTRICT ZONING APPLICATION, 106.4 ACRES REQUESTED ZONE IS L G E THE SAME ZONING AS THE SURROUNDING USAGE AS THE INTERSECTION OF GEORGE STREET AND CLOVER VALLEY ROAD, AND THAT PASSED FIVE ZERO. THE. I THINK YOU MIGHT REMEMBER FROM MY LAST REPORT, WE TALKED ABOUT AN EXTENSION FOR AN APPLICATION FOR A POD. THERE WAS THE THE COFFEE SHOP THAT WANTED THAT CAME BACK AFTER TWO WEEKS OF HAVING THE. THAT HAPPENED TWICE LAST NIGHT TOO. AND IT. YEAH, THEY GHOST IN THE MACHINE. YEAH. THERE WAS A REQUEST BY AN APPLICANT WHO HAD WAITED TWO YEARS WITHOUT MOVING AT ALL ON THEIR PROJECT TO COME AND CONTINUE THE, THE, THE, THEIR FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH REQUIRES THE PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN TWO YEARS OR RATHER CONSTRUCTION BEGUN WITHIN TWO YEARS OF APPROVAL. WE LOOKED AT SOME LANGUAGE WHICH YOU SHOULD BE SEEING HERE SOON. TO ADD SOME STANDARDS AND SOME STRUCTURE TO THAT REQUEST, BASICALLY ALLOWING FOR A ONE TIME TIME FRAME EXTENSION FOR ONE YEAR BY THE COMMISSION IF THEY'VE SHOWN CERTAIN CONDITIONS APPLY TO WARRANT, THAT HOPEFULLY GIVES THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE STRUCTURE TO WORK WITH. AND THEN FINALLY, WE HELD THE OH, AND BY THE WAY, THAT WAS BASED ON THE ONLY CITY THAT'S EVER REALLY TUCKED INTO THAT IS DUBLIN. AND WE MODELED THAT AFTER THE CITY OF DUBLIN DID. THEN WE HAVE OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT NEIL KIRBY WAS REAFFIRMED AS CHAIR AND DAVID WALLACE AS VICE CHAIR.

BRUCE LARSEN WILL BE OUR SECRETARY. THEY WILL RETAIN THEIR NORMAL MEETING SCHEDULE.

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PRICING SET. I WOULD AIRBNB THIS ANYTIME. I LOOK THROUGH IT, THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF PICTURES INSIDE THERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE ANY OF IT. ALL RIGHT. AND MR. SHAW IS NOT WITH US THIS EVENING. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S A STAFF UPDATE FOR THE BCA. NO. ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL TAKE US TO THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. YES. THERE. WE HAD A MEETING ON MARCH 12TH. IT WAS THE FIRST MEETING. HOWARD BARAK WAS ADDED TO THE SAB. SO IT WAS HIS FIRST MEETING. WE HAD A REALLY GOOD PRESENTATION BY JOHN BAILEY OF THE FRANKLIN SOIL AND WATER CONSERVANCY CONSERVATION DISTRICT ABOUT POLLUTION SCREENING EFFORTS CONNECTED TO NEW ALBANY STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. VERY INFORMATIVE. SOME REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. KIND OF SOME CLARIFICATION ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT THAT WHAT THAT DISTRICT, WHAT THEIR ROLE IS. WE HAD ONE BRIEF PRESENTATION BY ONE OF OUR STUDENT LEADERS IN SUSTAINABILITY FOR GRANT PROPOSAL. IT WAS AN INITIAL READ. SO YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT AS IT SOLIDIFIES. THERE IS A POCKET PRAIRIE UPDATE. ALL THE SEEDS ARE IN HAND BY MAD SCIENTIST WHO IS OUR CONTRACTOR PERFORMING THE POCKET PRAIRIES. MOST OF THE PLANTS FOR JAMES RIVER PARK ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE BETWEEN MAY AND AUGUST. SOME SHRUB SPECIES

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I THINK WE'VE TONED DOWN THE MARKETING HERE, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET FOLKS FROM ALL OVER THE MIDWEST. BUT SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME OUT, IT'S ACTUALLY A LOT OF FUN SEEING ALL THE FOLKS. AND LAST YEAR I WAS STRUCK BY HOW APPRECIATIVE FOLKS ARE THAT COME UP AND THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY FEEL GOOD ABOUT GETTING RID OF ITEMS THAT THEY'VE WANTED TO GET RID OF, BUT DOING IT IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME SETUP AS LAST TIME. IT'S GOING TO BE PAPER SHREDDING, WHICH IS SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS. WE PREFER TO HOLD THAT. LIKE THIS ISN'T JUST, YOU KNOW, ANY PAPER, YOU CAN RECYCLE THE PAPER, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SHRED SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS, WE WILL HAVE PAPER SHREDDING THERE. THE E-WASTE FOLKS WILL BE BACK. AND THEN OUR HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE TRUCK WILL BE BACK. SO AGAIN, APRIL 18TH, SERVICE CENTER. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE OUTREACH AT THE NEW ALBANY FARMERS MARKET BOOTHS ON JUNE 25TH AND AUGUST 27TH. THE FARMERS MARKET INFORMING FOLKS ABOUT COMPOSTING AND ALL THE INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. AND THEN FINALLY, THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE NEED FOR COORDINATED TREE PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE STRATEGY. SO I THINK THAT IS A VERY WORTHWHILE EFFORT SINCE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF, I THINK, DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, PROJECTS GOING ON. IF YOU REMEMBER THE TREE DONATION OF 140,000 TREES NEED, YOU KNOW, SOME COORDINATION AS TO WHERE ALL THOSE GO AND KIND OF BUILD UP OUR CANOPY IN AREAS WHERE THE MOST MEANINGFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO THAT WAS OUR REALLY GOOD MEETING. SO ANYTHING TO ADD, MR. SCHUMACHER? OUR BOARD HAPPENS TO BE OUR BOARD CHAIR, HAPPENS TO BE IN THE HOUSE. SO IF I LEFT ANYTHING OUT, WHAT WAS THE DATE OF THE E-WASTE? APRIL 18TH, 18TH, EIGHT TO NOON. AND THEN JUST AS A CAVEAT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SECOND E-WASTE EVENT WITH. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW THIS ONE GOES, TO SEE WHAT AMENITIES WE'RE GOING TO OFFER AT THAT ONE. BUT THERE WILL BE A SECOND EVENT IN OCTOBER LOCATION KIND OF TBD. WE'RE THINKING MAYBE WALTON PARKWAY BY THE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A BIGGER PARKING AREA. BUT THERE WILL BE A SECOND EVENT THIS YEAR. OH, WAIT, WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY? I'M SORRY. APRIL 18TH. APRIL 18TH. YEAH, SORRY.

NOT ON MY CALENDAR. OH, I'M LOOKING AT THE WRONG MONTH. I APOLOGIZE, I GOT I GOT THIS NOW IT'S A WEDNESDAY MORNING. DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN GET. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I. THAT'S WHAT I GOT WEDNESDAY MORNING. RYAN SAID YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO IT. CAN'T USE THESE IPADS. I'M

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ADDED TO OUR STAFF OF COMMUNITY CONNECTORS. WE ARE NOW AT 50% OF THE POPULATION OF NEW ALBANY IS COVERED BY A COMMUNITY CONNECTOR. SO WHILE OUR NUMBERS OF CONNECTORS MIGHT BE LESS THAN THE 53 THAT WE SET OUT TO GET, WE ARE MAKING REALLY GREAT PROGRESS. WE ARE LOOKING TO GET MORE BY PUTTING YARD SIGNS UP AND SENDING OUT POSTCARDS TO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DO NOT HAVE COMMUNITY CONNECTORS. AND IF YOU ARE A NEW RESIDENT THAT MOVES INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS A COMMUNITY CONNECTOR IN IT, YOU WILL GET THIS BOX, WHICH I HAVE A SAMPLE FOR YOU, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET THIS FOR YOU, FOR ALL OF YOU, BUT IN THIS BOX. SO WE WILL HAVE THE COMMUNITY CONNECTOR LEAVE THIS ON THEIR DOORSTEP. THEY WILL NOT RING THE DOORBELL. THEY WILL NOT TRY TO PET THEIR DOG. THEY WILL LEAVE THIS ON THEIR DOORSTEP AND IN IT THEY WILL FIND THEY'LL HAVE A LITTLE RIBBON AROUND IT. THEY WILL FIND, FIRST OF ALL, WHICH I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS CANDLE, WHICH I WILL PASS AROUND FOR THE 054. THIS WAS A GREAT IDEA.

I DON'T KNOW WHOSE IDEA IT WAS. OH, GOD. PLEASE. CANDLES ARE MADE BY CANDLES. AND IT SMELLS AMAZING. AND THEN WHAT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS THIS LITTLE INFORMATION GUIDE THAT WILL OPEN UP, AND IT'LL HAVE A MAP OF NEW ALBANY, AND IT WILL ALSO HAVE LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO JOIN, TO KIND OF GET CONNECTED IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PICKLEBALL COURTS, FARMERS MARKET, SENIOR CONNECTIONS, NEW ALBANY POLICE AND CITY HALL, CITY COUNCIL AND VILLAGE HALL. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THESE WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO FEEL, FEEL CONNECTED AND FEEL LIKE THEY'RE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THE COMMUNITY CONNECTOR WILL FILL OUT THIS LITTLE POSTCARD WITH THEIR INFORMATION. SO PASS THIS AROUND. IS THERE A QR CODE ON HERE? DID THE QR CODE NOT HAVE THE QR CODES GOING ON THE POSTCARD? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? OH, OKAY. YEAH. SO THAT IT HAS LIKE A LIVE UPDATED VERSION OF ALL THAT. YEAH. IS THAT NOT DONE YET? IT IS THE QR CODE ON THE BOTTOM. SO ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MAP, OKAY, SO IF YOU, IF YOU GO TO THE QR CODE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MAP, IT WILL TAKE YOU TO A NEW LIVE UPDATED VERSION OF ALL OF THESE THINGS, WHICH IS I THINK THE COOLEST PART. SO IT'S LIKE IT'S A LIVING AS THINGS CHANGE AND NEW THINGS HAPPEN, YOU'LL HAVE THE ABILITY TO ALWAYS SEE THE MOST LIVE NEW UPDATED STUFF. VERY, VERY, VERY. ANDREW. I DEAL WITH THE CAMPUS WHEN I MOVED IN. OH, IT SMELLS LIKE NEW ORLEANS. I, I, WHEN I MOVED IN, MY NEIGHBORS BROUGHT ME A40354 CANDLE. I'VE NEVER BURNED IT BECAUSE IT'S SO SPECIAL, BUT IT REALLY MADE ME FEEL PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. FINALLY, WE HAD A UPDATE FROM THE CULTURE CITY, WHICH IS THE

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[8. CORRESPONDENCE/COMMUNICATIONS]

[10. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]

ALONG THE WEST SIDE AND THEN AS WELL AS THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON THE EAST SIDE. ALL AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THEIR NEW ADDRESSES AND THEY'VE EXPRESSED SUPPORT. FOR ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDINANCE REGARDING THE ADDRESS CHANGE.

THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR TITLES. AND ARE WE PROVIDING ANY SUPPORT IN THAT REGARD OR I MEAN, WHAT WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO DO SPECIFICALLY TO CHANGE THE ADDRESS? SO THAT'S A FANTASTIC QUESTION. AND SO I KNOW AS FAR AS PROCESS GOES, WE WILL RECORD THIS AT THE COUNTY AUDITORS WITH THE COUNTY AUDITOR, AND THEN WE WILL OFFICIALLY RE DESIGNATE THEIR ADDRESS. AND THEN AT THAT POINT, IT WOULD BE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE THEIR OKAY UP THERE. YEAH. I THINK REGRETTABLY, IT'S JUST YOU JUST TREAT IT LIKE YOU LITERALLY MOVED. SO, YOU KNOW, INSURANCE, DRIVER'S LICENSE, PASSPORT, EVERYTHING. YEAH. TOTALLY MAKES SENSE. I GUESS NOT NECESSARILY SPECIFIC TO THIS ORDINANCE, BUT IF WE COULD GET AN UPDATE. RYAN. AND MAYBE EVEN CHIEF, WHAT ARE THE FINAL IMPROVEMENTS GOING TO BE AT THE DUBLIN GRANVILLE MARKET STREET INTERSECTION ONCE THAT'S COMPLETED? AND I GUESS FOLLOW UP FOR CHIEF WOULD BE, I FEEL LIKE WE HAD HEARD OF AN ACCIDENT THERE. AND YOU SEE THE CONTINUING ACCIDENTS OR HAS IT KIND OF PEOPLE KIND OF GETTING THE IDEA THAT THAT IS A, A STOP ON DUBLIN? GRANVILLE NOW, WE'VE SEEN A REDUCTION IN ACCIDENTS. I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS WITH ME, BUT I THINK THE LAST TIME WE REPORTED, I THINK WE HAD I THINK 5 OR 6. I'VE ONLY KNOWN SINCE THAT LAST REPORT. I THINK THERE'S ONLY BEEN ONE THAT I KNOW OF. SO WE CAN I CAN PROVIDE YOU THE NUMBERS IN AN EMAIL. OKAY. AND AND SINCE WE HAVE BEEN, WE'VE HAD OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERS OUT ON SITE STUDYING THAT INTERSECTION. AND WE'VE, WE'VE, WE'VE GOT NEW TRAFFIC COUNTS. AND SO WE'VE GOT THE, THE REAL TIME DATA TO SEE IF WE, IF THERE WOULD BE ANY KIND OF STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC SIGNAL WARRANTED BY THE INCREASED TRAFFIC THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION. AND SO THE DATA DID COME BACK AND NEITHER OF THOSE CONDITIONS WERE WARRANTED BASED ON THE CURRENT VOLUMES.

WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT IT FROM A CRASH PERSPECTIVE TO SEE IF THERE COULD BE WHAT'S CALLED CRASH WARRANT. AND SO THE CRITERIA FOR THAT IS THAT THERE HAS TO BE THREE CORRECTABLE CRASHES WITHIN A ONE YEAR PERIOD OF TIME OR SORRY, I MISSPOKE. FIVE CORRECTABLE

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AND SO SOME OF THE CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THEN WHERE SIGNAGE HAS BEEN ADDED AND THEN ALSO REMOVED, AND SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY HAS CHANGED SINCE THOSE FIRST TWO.

THAT HAPPENED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INTERSECTION WAS OPENED. SO THAT COUNTS AGAINST US. THAT TAKES THOSE TWO OUT BECAUSE THOSE TWO OTHER THINGS, THOSE ARE THOSE ARE INCLUDED THERE. YEAH. SO WE JUST NEED TWO MORE. AND IS THAT A CALENDAR YEAR OR IS THAT A A YEAR 65? YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THREE MY UNDERSTANDING IS WITHIN THE WE LOOKED AT THE CALENDAR YEAR. YEAH. CALENDAR. WELL, IT HAS TO HAPPEN LIKE WITHIN THE SAME CALENDAR YEAR, WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD, ROLLING 12 MONTH PERIOD. YEAH. LET ME YOU'RE NOT CONFIDENT. YEAH. OKAY. SO WHEN THAT INTERSECTION IS COMPLETELY DONE, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY SUMMER SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? YEP. SO IT'S GOING TO THIS WHOLE AREA HERE WILL BE STRIPED AND, AND SO WE'LL HAVE OUR PERMANENT SIGNAGE AND STRIPING DONE, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE HAVING THAT DONE SOMETIME IN APRIL. MAY THE, THE, THE BATCH PLANTS WILL OPEN UP IN SOMETIME EARLY TO MID APRIL. AND THEN WE'LL PERFORM A MILL AND FILL IN THIS WHOLE AREA AND THEN GET OUR PERMANENT STRIPING DOWN AND SIGNAGE. AND THEN AT THIS INTERSECTION WE HAVE THE STOP SIGNS. WE'VE ADDED THEM SO WE HAVE THEM ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD. WE ARE INCREASING THE TRAFFIC OR CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP SIGNS. SO WE'RE GOING TO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LARGER CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP SIGN. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT TEMPORARY FLASHING STOP SIGNS UP. WE ARE WORKING ON A PERMANENT SOLUTION RIGHT NOW. IT'S GOT A LONG LEAD TIME, BUT TO GET TO ACTUALLY LIGHT UP THE CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP SIGNS. BECAUSE WHAT WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS, IS THAT FROM LOOKING AT THE DETAILED REPORTS IS THAT TRAFFIC IS STOPPING. AND SO WE WANT TO GET THEIR ATTENTION AND LIGHT THOSE SIGNS UP THAT CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP. SO YOU'LL SEE THOSE LIT UP HERE AS SOON AS WE GET OUR PERMANENT SOLUTION IN. IS THERE ANY OH I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. COULD YOU FINISH SO LIT PERMANENT LIT. BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE THE TEMPORARY LIGHTS FLASHING STOP SIGNS NOW.

YEAH. SO THOSE WILL BE PERMANENT. SO RIGHT NOW THE STOP SIGNS THEMSELVES ARE FLASHING RIGHT IN THE PERMANENT CONDITION, WHICH WERE A FEW WEEKS OUT FROM THE STOP SIGNS ARE NOT GOING TO BE LIT UP, BUT UNDERNEATH THEM, THE CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP. SIGNS ARE GOING TO BE LIT. CAN WE DO BOTH? SO THAT I ASKED THE SAME QUESTION? OUR OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER RECOMMENDED NOT DOING BOTH. JUST FOR DRIVER'S ATTENTION AND THINGS, BUT I CAN WE CAN REVISIT THAT. BUT YEAH, THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO DO ONE OR THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, TO DO ONE OF THEM. OKAY. SO SORRY. THANK YOU. SO UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK AND I DON'T SEE ANY ACCIDENT REPORTS, BUT I GO THROUGH THERE ALL THE TIME. AND THE, THE BIGGER PROBLEM IS THE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T SUPPOSED TO STOP AND ARE STOPPING, AND THAT'S MAKING THE PEOPLE THAT THINK NOBODY'S SUPPOSED TO STOP THINK THEY'RE GOING TO STOP. AND IT'S JUST, IS THERE ANYTHING OUT? I KNOW IT'S GOING TO SOUND RIDICULOUS, BUT ANY WAY TO SAY DON'T STOP? I MEAN, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS? I'M GOING TO GETTING A LITTLE AHEAD OF THINGS HERE. THIS ISN'T A FOR SURE. WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO DO THIS. BUT ANOTHER IDEA THAT I'VE ASKED OUR TEAM TO EXPLORE IS RIGHT NOW, WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU'RE COMING SOUTHBOUND, YOU GO THROUGH THIS CONTROLLED INTERSECTION HERE AND IT'S GOT REALLY THE BEAUTIFUL BRICK CROSSWALKS AT EACH LEG OF THAT. AND THEN YOU COME THROUGH HERE AND YOU SEE THAT AS A CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. AND THEN AS YOU MOVE DOWN HERE, YOU GET TO THIS INTERSECTION. AND AGAIN, YOU HAVE THE FOUR BRICK CROSSWALKS. AND SO THE THE IDEA IS THAT IF

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THAT MAKES SENSE. I THINK THAT COULD HELP BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST AREN'T. I'M OF COURSE, I'M NOT CONFIDENT, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO STOP BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS AFRAID SOMEBODY ELSE DOESN'T KNOW. I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO STOP. BUT TO YOUR POINT, IF YOU COULD MAKE IT FEEL LIKE JUST ONE BIG CONTINUOUS. YEAH. MY THING, MY FEELING IS THAT IF, YOU KNOW, IF WE LAND ON THAT AND THEN ONCE WE GET OUR GET THINGS CLEANED UP HERE TO WHERE AS YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH THERE NOW, IF YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH RECENTLY, WE'RE WORKING ON THERE'S A LOT OF BRICK WORK AND THERE'S STILL A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON BARRELS.

ONCE THAT'S ALL CLEANED UP AND GONE AND WE'VE GOT IT PERMANENTLY STRIPED. AND THEN IF WE WERE TO EXPLORE SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN COMBINATION WITH LIGHTING UP, THOSE CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP SIGNS AND MAKING THOSE AS BIG AS WE CAN THAT THE I THINK THE DRIVER AWARENESS WILL INCREASE. OKAY. YEAH, THANKS. I ALSO THERE'S A RONALD REAGAN. HE'S A RUSSIAN PROVERB AND DEALING WITH THE SOVIETS. IT WAS TRUST BUT VERIFY. SO EVERY TIME I DRIVE DOWN THERE I TRUST. BUT I DO SLOW DOWN TO VERIFY. I DO TOO THAT THOSE PEOPLE. BECAUSE I THINK THE CROSSROICFFIC SIGN WILL HELP BECAUSE I'VE HAD A LOT OF FOLKS THAT ARE STOPPED AND THEN THEY THINK I'M GOING TO STOP. AND SO THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS RIDE THE BRAKES WHEN YOU'RE COMING THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION. SO BUT IF WE WERE GOING THROUGH MORE CONFIDENTLY, IT WOULD HELP PEOPLE TO GET THE MESSAGE, OH, I GOT TO STOP WHEN THEY SEE YOU STARTING TO SLOW DOWN AND HESITATE, THEY THINK IT'S THEIR TURN. SO YEAH, YEAH, I THINK I'M ALL FOR ALL THE ELIMINATION. IF WE CAN GET BOTH THE CROSS TRAFFIC AND THE STOP SIGN JUST, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, DO WE STILL HAVE THE BIG READER BOARDS UP AS WELL? WE DO. YEAH. AND WE DO. SO YOU KNOW, THE HARD THING WITH THIS INTERSECTION IS THERE'S IT'S TIGHT AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF GOOD SPACE TO PUT THE ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE. SO WE DO HAVE THOSE PORTABLE CHANGEABLE MESSAGE BOARDS UP, BUT THEY ARE THEY SET JUST BACK. SO IT'S AS YOU'RE APPROACHING, YOU SEE, YOU KNOW, THE BIG BOARDS AND IT SAYS CROSS TRAFFIC DOESN'T STOP. YEAH. BUT WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION IN THE, IN THE, IN THE AREA AND ALL THAT ACTIVITY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LIGHTING UP THOSE CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP SIGNS RIGHT AT THE STOP SIGN. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AT OUR

[11. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]

SO THIS IS NOT A ZONING DESIGNATION. THIS IS PURELY A DESIGNATION FOR TAX PURPOSES.

INTEL OWNS THIS PROPERTY JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE DATA CENTERS. IT'S CURRENTLY BEING USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. THEY HAVE BEEN IN THIS AGRICULTURAL DESIGNATION. AND I BELIEVE THEY ALSO HAVE THE C O V TAX STATUS. SO THEY'RE ABLE TO BE TAXED AT A LESSER RATE.

THEIR DESIGNATION IS GOOD. FOR FIVE YEARS IT HAS EXPIRED. THE THE WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS FIRST DESIGNATED, IT WAS IT WAS PART OF THE TOWNSHIP. IT HAS SINCE BEEN ANNEXED AS PART OF THE INTEL ANNEXATION. SO NOW UPON EXPIRATION, THE CITY HAS TO TAKE ACTION IN ORDER TO TO RENEW THEIR APPLICATION. SO THIS THIS LEGISLATION WOULD ALLOW FOR THE RENEWAL OF THIS AGRICULTURAL DESIGNATION AND POTENTIALLY A SUBSEQUENT C, A DESIGNATION WHICH WOULD REDUCE THEIR TAX RATE DURING THE TIME THAT THEY WOULD FARM THE GROUND, AT THE TIME THAT THE GROUND IS NO LONGER USED FOR FARMING, THEN THEY HAVE TO MAKE UP THAT REDUCED TAX AMOUNT. MAKES SENSE.

OKAY, SO IT DOES HAVE TO BE ACTIVELY FARMED. YES. TO RECEIVE THIS STATUS. AND IT CAN

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COULDN'T LEAVE WITH A CLEAN SLATE, COULD YOU? SERIES IN FAVOR? SORRY, JENNIFER. MOTION

[13. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]

ADDITIONALLY, THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD REPORTED THAT THEY HAVE A THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING A GRANT THAT PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IN NEED OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT. SO THIS IS NOT SUPPORT FOR ACTUAL ATTRACTION OR RETENTION. IT'S IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THEY PLAN TO HAVE 4 TO 5 BE ABLE TO FUND 4 TO 5 COMMUNITIES AND AN AMOUNT, ROUGHLY $100,000 EACH. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SEE YOUR AGENDA. THANKS, JEFF. I THINK I COVERED THE OTHER HALF OF THE MEETING THAT YOU YOU WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND REGIONAL COLUMBUS REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY. THEIR NEW PRESIDENT, CEO DARREN GRIFFIN, GAVE A PRESENTATION TO THE EMERGENCY MEMBERS PRESENT. THINGS ARE TRACKING WELL AT THE TERMINAL REGARDING NEW CONSTRUCTION. IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THERE, YOU CAN SEE THE TERMINAL COMING, YOU KNOW, COMING OUT OF THE GROUND AND SOME OF THE TRAFFIC FEATURES TAKING SHAPE.

AGAIN, VERY EXPERIENCED AIRPORT AUTHORITY WORKED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS BEFORE COMING TO COLUMBUS. AND HE WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE GOING TO FACE MOVING FORWARD. BUT I ALSO THINK THE PLAN IS, IS PRETTY SOLID. WILLIAM MURDOCH GAVE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT THAT INCLUDED AN UPDATE FROM THE REGIONAL HOUSING EFFORTS.

THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP HAS THIS REGIONAL HOUSING COALITION THAT THEY'RE SPEARHEADING THAT ARE GOING TO TRY TO ANALYZE WAYS FOR COMMUNITIES. AGAIN, NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL, BUT WAYS FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE 15 COUNTY REGION OF MORSI TO ADDRESS INCREASED HOUSING NEEDS.

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I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY, BUT STEVE COOGAN FROM KEGLER BROWN GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE EFFORTS UNDERWAY WITH HIS TEAM TO FINALIZE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DO DEFENSE CONTRACTING. SO BASICALLY ANY ANY DEFENSE OPERATIONS OPERATED FACILITY IN OHIO CAN ACTUALLY CONTRACT DIRECTLY WITH CITY VENDORS FOR SORT OF STREAMLINING, CONTRACTING. SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT. JOE GERARDI GAVE AN UPDATE ON THINGS HAPPENING IN THE STATEHOUSE. THE CAPITOL BILL IS WELL UNDERWAY. THERE WAS ONLY ONE NEW ALBANY ITEM THAT WAS INCLUDED IN IN THAT CAPITAL, RE-APPROPRIATION, WHICH WAS $100,000 FOR THE MIRACLE FIELD. JOE AND I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH KEVIN TO MAKE SURE THAT HE UNDERSTANDS THE TIME'S OF THE ESSENCE. TO USE THOSE FUNDS HAS TO BE DIFFICULT FOR US TO GET A THIRD RE-APPROPRIATION IF THEY'RE NOT UTILIZED. ALSO, THANK YOU TO OUR REPRESENTATIVES, ANTONIO, FOR WORKING WITH HER CAUCUS TO TRY TO GET THAT MONEY MOVED TO A CITY PROJECT. END OF THE DAY, IT WAS IT WAS NOT MOVED REALLY, JUST TRYING TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROVIDED THAT MONEY TO THE MIRACLE LEAGUE, AND THEY SHOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND IT AGAIN, A GOOD REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY UPDATE. THEY HAVE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT COMING UP, SO HOPEFULLY WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES THAT WILL BE ATTENDING THAT AND ALSO THEIR ANNUAL MEETING. I'M SURE CLARK MASON'S GOING TO MAKE SURE FOLKS THAT WANT TO ATTEND AND ARE AVAILABLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. IS THAT LIKE NEXT WEEK? THAT'S IT'S FRIDAY, IT'S FRIDAY. YEAH. I WILL NOT BE THERE. SO I'LL BE IN SWITZERLAND, BUT I'LL BE THINKING OF YOU GUYS AS I'M DROWNING IN FONDUE. THE AIR QUALITY REPORT. I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING. AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY SMART PEOPLE THAT WORK AT NOREPLY. I MEAN, I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH THE TEAM THERE, BUT THE THE GENTLEMAN WHO WAS GIVING THAT PRESENTATION, MR. DIAZ HERNANDEZ, I MEAN, HE HE WAS GOING WAY INTO THE WEEDS ON IT. IT WAS REALLY ACTUALLY PRETTY INTERESTING. AND THE EIGHT TIMES, AGAIN, THIS 15 COUNTY REGION THAT WE HAD AIR QUALITY ALERTS, THEY WERE ALL TIED TO EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES AND CANADIAN WILDFIRES. SO, YOU KNOW, BY AND LARGE, OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR REGION DOES REALLY WELL ON AIR QUALITY. SO GOOD, GOOD TO KNOW TO HEAR THAT. AS YOU KNOW, THAT TOPIC BECOMES MORE PREVALENT IN SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING AROUND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO THERE, I YOUR UPDATE. ANYTHING FROM THE JOINT PARKS, MR. SCHULTZ? NOT HERE. I DO HEAR THAT THINGS ARE PROGRESSING ON SCHEDULE WITH THE REC CENTER STILL HOPING FOR AN EARLY DECEMBER GRAND OPENING. AGAIN. THE MATERIALS ARE COMING IN.

EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING AS PLANNED. BUT, YOU KNOW, UNTIL IT'S DONE, IT'S YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS A BIT OF ANXIETY. ANY UPDATE FROM ALBANY LOCAL SCHOOLS? YES, THERE WAS A MEETING LAST NIGHT. YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE FIRST ITEM, WHICH WAS THE PRESENTATION OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE AWARD AWARDED TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. TOP 4% STATEWIDE OF SCHOOLS. THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR MAKING THAT POSSIBLE. I ALSO PERSONALLY RECOGNIZED BECKY JENKINS FOR HER WORK AS TREASURER, AND IT WAS IT WAS DEFINITELY A GOOD MOMENT. THEY ALSO RECOGNIZED THE VALEDICTORIAN, SALUTATORIAN, NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS AND THE COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL RECOGNITION AWARD. OUR VALEDICTORIAN THIS YEAR IS ALANA PRYKE, A PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN WHO HAS A VERY IMPRESSIVE RESUME. THERE WAS A UPDATE ON THE CAMPUS MASTER PLAN. I. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CITY IS WORKING AS FAR AS. WITH RESPECT TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE CITY IS WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL FOR THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION. THEY'RE APPRECIATIVE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP. GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS BEING BUILT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE TECH HUB. SO BECAUSE THE CONTRACTORS, THE SAME CONTRACTORS, ARE WORKING ON SOME OF THE PROJECT, THERE WILL BE A COST SAVINGS. I CANNOT READ MY WRITING, BUT I THINK IT'S LIKE $4 MILLION, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD, WHICH WAS WAS UNEXPECTED. THE HIGH SCHOOL TECH HUB IS GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED FROM JUNE 1ST TO DECEMBER. I HEAR THAT THE HOW LONG IS THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOING TO TAKE? LIKE 20 MONTHS, 19, 19 MONTHS, 20. THE ATHLETIC MASTER PLAN IS UNDERWAY. THEY WANT THE LEASE TO BE APPROVED IN APRIL. PLEASE REMEMBER THE GOOD NEWS. I JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT THE UPDATES ON COMPLETION, BECAUSE THE BASEBALL FIELDS ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT

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THE PROPOSAL LEVEL STARTED AT $5 MILLION ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, UNDER $1,000 AND A WAY TO KIND OF MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYBODY TO, TO GIVE BACK TO THE SCHOOL. BUT REALLY, THE IDEA IS TO ENGAGE THE BUSINESS AND THE, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE MEANS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS. FINALLY, THEY VOTED TO DEDICATE THE DOCTOR, RALPH JOHNSON MEMORIAL GROVE, AND THAT IS IT. IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD. SO THERE WERE TWO VALEDICTORIANS OR THERE WAS ONE VALEDICTORIAN. OH, YES. DON'T THEY USUALLY HAVE TWO? I DON'T KNOW, THERE'S A SALUTATORIAN, BUT THAT'S THE SECOND PLACE. THE FIRST PLACE WAS THE VALEDICTORIAN. ALL RIGHT. I, I WAS NEVER EVEN IN LIKE THE CLASS PICTURE. SO LET'S BE HONEST. RIGHT. WHERE IS THE MEMORIAL GROVE GOING TO BE? THAT IS A FANTASTIC QUESTION. HAS IT BEEN? I WAS GOING TO SAY I THINK IT ALREADY EXISTS. YEAH. IS IT THE BUTTERFLIES? THAT WOULD BE GOOD. THE MEMORIAL GROVE IS CURRENTLY EXISTS INSIDE ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE MULTIPLE BUILDINGS FOR THE SCHOOL. AND. THERE'S AN AUDITORIUM CURRENTLY EXISTS.

THE STUDENTS ARE PART OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, HAVE RAISED FUNDS FOR MEMORIAL GROVE OVER THE YEARS. AND MOST RECENTLY THERE WERE. THERE WAS SOME FUNDING THAT WAS DONE TO MAKE THAT A MUCH NICER PLACE. IT KIND OF GOT OVERGROWN OVER THE YEARS. OKAY, SO THEY CLEARED THAT OUT. THEY PUT IN SOME BENCHES AND SOME PLAQUES ON THE WALL. ACTUALLY, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE TECH HUB, ONE OF THE NUTS OFF TO THE LEFT. AND SO THIS YEAR THEIR PROJECT WAS SOME ADDITIONAL CLEAN UP OF THAT AREA, BUT ALSO THEIR REQUEST WAS TO MAKE THAT WORK FOR DOCTOR JOHNSON. AND THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. VERY COOL. THANK YOU ALL DESERVE. ALL RIGHT. AND WE'LL GET AN UPDATE FROM MISTER DEREK AT OUR NEXT MEETING REGARDING THE TOWNSHIP

[14. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]

SO BEST OF LUCK TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT KISSED FOR MY ABSENCE. YEAH, LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

ANY UPDATE FROM THE CLERK? NO REPORT. AND THE FINANCE DIRECTOR? SURE. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO JUST POINT TO THE FACT THAT I HANDED YOU THE FEBRUARY MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT. WE ARE DOING WELL AS FAR AS REPRESENTING FOR THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF THE YEAR. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW. I WON'T KEEP YOU ANY LONGER. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S KIND OF THAT'S THE MENTALITY. THAT'S IT. YEAH. I BARELY EVEN HAD TO TAKE A BREATH THERE. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CITY MANAGER? TWO QUICK THINGS. WE HAD TWO I THINK VERY SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS WITH THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. THE FIRST WAS TO GO THROUGH THE THE PROCESS OR THE PLANS FOR THE DISCOVER SITE TO COORDINATE WITH OUR RESPECTIVE PLANNING TEAMS. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE UNDERSTOOD THE TIMELINES AND, AND SOME OF THE DESIGN CONCERNS. SO THAT WENT WELL. WE'LL HAVE FOLLOW UP MEETINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY ALIGNED. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AS COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT MENTIONED, THE WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND MAKING SURE WE FINE TUNED SOME OF OUR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, OUR ROADWAY AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF BACKUP ON THE ROAD. SO MORE TO FOLLOW ON BOTH OF THOSE, BUT WE'RE MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. ALL RIGHT, CITY ATTORNEY, ANY UPDATE? JUST THE USUAL. NO REPORT. THAT'S GOOD. I DID SEE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAD A VERY NOTEWORTHY ADDITION TO THEIR YELLOW BOOK PUBLICATION EARLIER THIS WEEK, REMINDING PUBLIC OFFICIALS THAT

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[16. POLL FOR COUNCIL COMMENT]

AND THAT WAS KIND OF HOLY. THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND A HAMLET, A SMALLER VILLAGE CENTER IN THAT AREA. BUT I JUST DON'T WANT THAT TO GET LOST IN THAT, BECOME AN AFTERTHOUGHT. THIS IS OUR FIRST FORAY INTO MIXED USE, AND I WANT IT TO BE FANTASTIC. LIKE I KNOW IT CAN BE, BUT I FEEL LIKE THE COMMERCIAL PIECE IS KIND OF, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO KIND OF DRILL INTO THAT, BUT I WOULD LIKE SOME SORT OF COMMITMENT FROM THE DEVELOPER WHERE IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE, WE'RE GOING TO BUILD, YOU KNOW, ALL THIS RESIDENTIAL, AND THEN WE'LL BACKFILL SOME COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. YEAH. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY. I THINK MAYBE GET A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE ON OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH THE DEVELOPER AND WEATHER CONDITIONS OBVIOUSLY ARE IMPACTING, YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTION START TIMES AND WE'RE DOING MORE CLEANUP THAN WE ARE ADVANCEMENT JUST BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER ISSUE. BUT WE CAN ABSOLUTELY SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND HAVE A MORE FORMAL PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL ABOUT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN. THE PHASING OF THE PLAN LET YOU SEE SOME OF THE SPECIFIC DESIGNS FOR THE 605 IMPROVEMENTS. WE ACTUALLY, EVEN AFTER THE LAST MEETING, REVIEWED AND PRESENTED THE CITY MANAGER WITH THE 605 FROM HAMLET UP TO WALNUT STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN. AS WE HAD TOLD THE RESIDENTS THAT CAME IN TO TALK ABOUT IT. SO THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL WOULDN'T KNOW. SO WE NEED TO COME AND UPDATE YOU.

I DON'T THINK THE COMMERCIAL PIECE HAS BEEN PUT TO THE SIDE. I THINK THAT IT'S JUST A TIMING ISSUE. AND SO IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT, AS THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES KNOW, THAT IF YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE SITE THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE TIMING FOR WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT COMMERCIAL PIECE OPEN, I THINK IS IMPORTANT. AND SO I THINK IT'S JUST AN ELEMENT OF PHASING. ONE OF THE ANCHOR IDEAS THAT THEY HAD WAS ACTUALLY FOR A CO-WORKING SPACE.

AND SINCE INNOVATE NEW ALBANY TOOK OFF, WE HAVE SOMEWHAT CORNERED THE MARKET, IF YOU

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IT'S JUST A TIMING ISSUE. OKAY. YEAH, AN UPDATE WOULD BE FANTASTIC. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR ASKING. WE'LL WORK ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENTS? ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION? JOE, I THINK YOU WERE ASKING FOR A DAY OFF. DID YOU NEED APPROVAL FOR THAT? EVERYONE SAID YES. ALL RIGHT. ENJOY THE TIME AWAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE ALL KNOW WE WON'T REALLY BE SOMETHING. HE'LL BE DOING YARD WORK. AND, YOU KNOW, FERTILIZING, WASHING THE CAR. AND HE'S GOING TO RESPOND IN 30S. ALL RIGHT. NO OTHER BUSINESS. I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN SECOND. ALL RIGHT. AMEN. ADJOURNING AT

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.