Apr 07, 2026 City Council

[1.CALL TO ORDER]

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AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH.

I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE THAT CAN TO PLEASE STAND 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. ROLL, PLEASE. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES.

MAYOR SPALDING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BRISK IS AT THE CITY SPONSORED EVENT TONIGHT AND WILL BE JOINING US LATER. BUT SHE'S CURRENTLY NOT PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBERELLOWES IS TRAVELING FOR WORK AND HAS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED.

COUNCIL MEMBER GUEST HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT IS OUT DUE TO ILLNESS AND HAS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED. I MOVE THAT WE EXCUSE THE ABSENCES OF COUNCILWOMAN WILTROUT AND COUNCIL MEMBER FELLOWES, SECOND MAYOR SPALDING. YES.

COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DETRICK YES. COUNCIL MEMBER KISS YES. I HAVE FOUR YES VOTES TO EXCUSE COUNCIL MEMBER FELLOWES AND WILTROUT FROM TONIGHT'S MEETING.

AND JUST SO I PUT ON THE RECORD, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. THANK YOU.

[4.ACTION ON MINUTES]

[7. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]

THAT'S THE FIRST ONE. THE SECOND ONE, THIS WAS A FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN MODIFICATION.

SO ABOUT THE SAME TYPE OF CASE THAT THEY LOOKED AT. THIS ONE WAS TO REQUEST TO MODIFY THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR FOREST DRIVE OFFICE BUILDING TO REVISE THE PARKING LOT LAYOUT ON 1.13 ACRES OF LAND, AND THE KENNEDY TRUST CORPORATION. BASICALLY, THE APPLICANT WAS REQUESTING MINOR PARKING LOT LAE APPLICANT HAD STATED THAT DURING THE PREVIOUS

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BUT AGAIN, NOT MUCH CONVERSATION HERE AND WAS ALSO APPROVED FOR NOTHING. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'LL START GETTING INTO SOME MORE INTERESTING ONES. THE NEXT ONE IS ZCO5 2026 COMMUNITY FACILITIES REZONING. SO THIS WAS A REQUEST FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AG TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR 69.654 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND TO ALLOW FOR A COMMUNITY FIELD HOUSE, POLICE TRAINING FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED GREEN SPACES AT BILHEIMER PARK. AND REALLY WHAT THIS IS DOING IS IT'S ESTABLISHING A CONSISTENT ZONING DISTRICT THAT SUPPORTS COHESIVE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN THE AREA. THE PROPERTY'S INTENDED FOR REZONING WERE NOT REZONED AT THE TIME OF ANNEXATION INTO THE CITY, AND AS THEY WERE UNDEVELOPED WITH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, THE REZONING WOULD FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING A NEW POLICE TRAINING FACILITY, A PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT, STORAGE BUILDING ON THE EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITY SITE, CURRENTLY ZONED COMMUNITY FACILITIES. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC PARK RESTROOM, WHICH WE APPROVED THIS YEAR IN OUR BUDGET WITHIN BILHEIMER PARK, ALSO ZONED COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND A COMMUNITY FIELD HOUSE, WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO REALLY, WHAT THIS REZONING WAS, I KNOW WE LIKE TO SOMETIMES CALL IT HOUSE CLEANING, BUT THERE IS PARCELS OUT THERE AT BETHLEHEM PARK THAT JUST WERE NOT YET PART OF THE FACILITY'S DISTRICT. AND SO THIS KIND OF BRINGS EVERYTHING THAT'S OUT THERE NOW INTO ONE DISTRICT FOR FACILITIES. AND IT ALSO INCLUDES SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE APPROVED IN OUR BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR TO BE OUT THERE. AS FAR AS DISCUSSION GOES ON, THAT REALLY THERE IS ONLY ONE DISCUSSION THAT CAME UP CONSISTENTLY FROM THE MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE, AND THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE POLICE FACILITY TRAINING SITE AS IT RELATED TO THE PROPOSED GUN RANGE THAT IS OUT THERE. AND QUESTIONS REALLY WERE ABOUT THE LOCATION AND POTENTIAL NOISE THAT COULD COME FROM IT. AND, YOU KNOW, STAFF DID A REALLY GOOD JOB DISCUSSING THAT, ESPECIALLY MR. MAYOR. HE, HE DISCUSSED, YOU KNOW, THE POTENTIAL OTHER SITES IN THE CITY THAT WE COULD DO, WHICH AREN'T REALLY THAT MANY SEEM LIKE A NICE FIT OUT THERE. SOME OF THE CONCERNS ARE POTENTIALLY WITH THE PICKLEBALL PLAYERS AND MAYBE SOME OF THE KIDS PLAYING SPORTS. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THAT FACILITY IS USED JUST FOR THAT ONE SPECIFIC. GUN RANGE IS USUALLY DURING THE DAY, AND WE REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH ACTIVITY GOING ON OUT THERE. AS FAR AS THE SOUND GOES, IT'S LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO A PASSING CAR DRIVING BY. ACCORDING TO THE SOUND STUDY, WHICH WE ACTUALLY HAD MUCH LOUDER SIGNS AND MUCH LOUDER RESULTS FROM PICKLEBALL COURTS. AND SO, SO REALLY, I THINK THAT EASED EVERYBODY'S TENSION. BUT THEN THERE WAS WINDOWS THAT WERE CENTERED AROUND THE GUN RANGE, AND THOSE ARE JUST DECORATIVE. ARB HAD ADDED THOSE IN. THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF THAT, THAT THERE'S A. AND I DON'T THICKNESS OF THE CONCRETE WALLS THAT SEPARATE THAT. BUT IT WAS NOT REALLY A FACTOR. AND SO THAT ALSO WAS APPROVED FOR NOTHING. AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. SAVING THE BEST TO LAST. THIS PROBABLY TOOK UP HALF OF THE TIME THAT WE DISCUSSED OR HAD THE MEETING. THIS WAS Z C 15 2026 PRAIRIE HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD REZONING. SO THIS WAS THE APPLICANT HAD REQUESTED REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL TO REZONE 18.461 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL R-2 TO INFILL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. IPD TO BE KNOWN AS THE PRAIRIE HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROPOSAL PROPOSED ZONING PERMITS 39 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING PARKLAND AND OPEN SPACE. THE REZONING AND PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ARE SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD BY CITY COUNCIL. AS YOU KNOW, ANTICIPATED FIRST READING AROUND MAY 5TH. SO OUR NEXT TWO MORE MEETINGS, WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF US IN A

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OXFORD'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE HAVE DONE THAT BEFORE, AND THEY PUT SOME ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING IN THERE AND WHAT HAVE YOU TO MAKE THAT LOOK A LITTLE BIT BETTER. THEY REFERENCED THAT AND WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING IN DESIGN SIMILAR TO THAT. SHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSH THE FIT PLAN COME WITH THOSE TWO HOUSES FACING IT? TRAFFIC STUDY. SO AT A MINIMUM, THEY THEY TALKED ABOUT HAVING A TRAFFIC ACCESS STUDY. THIS IS ONE THING THAT I THINK WE SHOULD ALL THINK ABOUT.

THAT'S A PRETTY BUSY ROAD. WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING POTENTIALLY 39 MORE HOMES STRAIGHT ACROSS FROM PICKETT PLACE. WE'VE GOT THE TWO CHURCHES AND THE SCHOOL ON BOTH ENDS OF THAT ROAD, PLUS, OF COURSE, HAMPSTEAD HEATH AND HAMPSTEAD GREEN AND WHAT HAVE YOU. SO THAT WAS WHERE MOST OF THE DISCUSSION CAME, WAS PRIMARILY TRAFFIC AND SAFETY.

AND SO SOMETHING JUST TO BE AWARE OF. THE OTHER THING THAT CAME UP SECOND WAS THE RETAINING WALL. THEY PUT THE RETAINED RETENTION WALL IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH I HEARD DIFFERENT HOW HIGH IT'S GOING TO BE, BUT I COULD BE RIGHT AROUND 15FT HIGH AND THEY'LL BACK UP RIGHT TO THOSE FOLKS ON THE EAST. AND AARON, WHEN I'M DONE, IF I'M MISSING ANYTHING, PLEASE ADD CONTEXT TO IT. 15FT HIGH. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH CHILDREN AND

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THE LEISURE TRAIL ALWAYS FLOODS. AND AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THEY WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE THAT AND MAYBE HOPEFULLY TAKE CARE OFRT OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

BUT ANY EVENT WITH THE FLOODING THAT'S ON THERE AND WITH THE RIVER OR SUGAR RUN RIGHT BEHIND IT, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WILL THAT WATER ALL BE CAPTURED WITH WITH THAT RETENTION BASIN AND WITH THE STREAM BACK THERE, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER THINGS LIKE SIGHT LINES FROM SOME OF THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH PEOPLE THAT CAN SEE THAT FROM THEIR BACKYARDS NOW AND WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT WE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT WAS DISCUSSED.

AND I THINK THAT WAS IT. BUT AGAIN, COUNCIL'S GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS HERE NEXT MONTH. AND IT WAS APPROVED FOR ZERO ON THE REZONING. AND ONE THING I'LL SAY ABOUT THE REZONING, THE R-2 CURRENTLY HAD 2.1 HOMES PER ACRE, WITH R-2 GOING TO IPD.

THEY'RE STILL PLANNING ON 2.1 HOMES PER ACRE. SO EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS THAT CHANGE FROM A ZONING OR FROM A DENSITY PERSPECTIVE, IT REMAINS THE SAME AS CURRENTLY PLANNED. AND DEFINITELY AS COMPLICATED AS IT WAS LAST NIGHT. GOT EVERYTHING IN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT WAS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. I FORGOT HOW FUN THOSE CAN BE. SO ANY IDEA WHEN THE TRAFFIC STUDY WOULD BE COMPLETED? THAT I DO NOT KNOW. OKAY. THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING. AND THERE WAS A PROPOSAL OF THE DRIVE AISLE TO THIS PRAIRIE HOUSE COMMUNITY WOULD ALIGN WITH PICKETT PLACE.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT. ONE QUESTION I DO HAVE WHILE THEY'RE FIGURING ALL. YOU'RE GETTING THAT ANSWER FOR YOU AND JOE, THIS MIGHT BE TO YOU IF WE WERE TO CONSIDER WHAT REQUIREMENTS DO WE NEED? IF WE WANTED TO PUT A ROUNDABOUT THERE IS THAT STILL HAVE TO BE A TRAFFIC STUDY? I'M JUST ASKING IF THOSE HAVE TO BE A TRAFFIC STUDY, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE CITY COULD DO ON THEIR OWN? WE WOULD WANT TO BASE IT ON A TRAFFIC STUDY.

BUT UNLIKE. THERE ARE NO THERE ARE NO REQUIREMENTS IN THE UNIFORM TRAFFIC MANUAL THAT WOULD GOVERN WHETHER OR NOT TO PUT A ROUNDABOUT IN THERE. SO IT'S NOT. IT'S UNLIKE A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. IT'S A IT'S A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE IN SOME RESPECT, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME STANDARDS AS A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. I HAD A RESIDENT ASK ME AND I DID NOT KNOW THAT ANSWER. SO I WAS CURIOUS. YES. ALL RIGHT. YES. SO A COUPLE THINGS. THE TRAFFIC ACCESS STUDY WILL HAVE TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THAT'S USUALLY THE TIME. SO IT'S UNDERWAY CURRENTLY. AND THAT'S USUALLY THE TIME WHEN IT'S REVIEWED. NOT TYPICALLY SOMETHING THAT'S DONE AT THE TIME OF THE ZONING BUT THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. ALSO OUR UNDERSTANDING FROM COUNCIL LAST NIGHT, STAFF OR PLANNING COMMISSION LAST NIGHT, STAFF ASKED FOR US TO GET TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INFORMATION FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO SIERRA SENT A NOTE TO THE CHIEF TODAY ASKING FOR THAT DATA SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT PRESENTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT ALSO PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AT THE TIME OF THE REZONING. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE VERY THOROUGH UPDATE. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING PLANNING COMMISSION? PARKS AND TRAILS? MR. FELLOWS IS NOT WITH US THIS EVENING. WE'LL CATCH UP WITH HIM NEXT MEETING. ANY UPDATE FROM THE ARB? NO. MEETING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. WE HAD A MEETING. ALL RIGHT. BACK TO YOU. HERE'S THE NEXT ONE. BACK TO ME.

ALL RIGHT. THEY HAD ONE CASE AND IT WAS A VARIANCE. 12 2026 RECREATIONAL AMENITY VARIANCE.

THE APPLICANT REQUESTED A VARIANCE TO ALLOW AN EXISTING RECREATIONAL AMENITY, A HOCKEY RINK TO REMAIN LOCATED WITHIN THE FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 6528 CEDAR BROOK DRIVE AND IT'S AT THE CORNER. IT'S A CORNER HOUSE AND IT'S AT

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AND I SAW HOW HE PUT IT TOGETHER. SOUND SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, LIGHTS, THE WHOLE THING.

BUT WE HAD A COMPLAINT FROM A NEIGHBOR. AND SO THAT KIND OF STARTED THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

OCTOBER 25TH, STAFF RECEIVED A COMPLAINT REGARDING A HOCKEY RINK THAT WAS INSTALLED WITHIN THE FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. STAFF CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION AND CONFIRMED THAT THE HOCKEY RINK HAD BEEN INSTALLED WITHOUT A REQUIRED BUILDING PERMIT BEING SUBMITTED.

STAFF STARTED THE CODE VIOLATION PROCESS, NOTIFIED THE PROPERTY OWNER AND AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, THEY THEN WANTED TO SUBMIT A BUILDING PERMIT, BUT IT WAS DENIED. AND MAINLY THE HOCKEY RINK IS NOT CONSIDERED A STRUCTURE. IT CONTAINS A DEFINED SURFACE AND THEREFORE IS CLASSIFIED AS A RECREATIONAL AMENITY UNDER THE CITY CODE. SO STAFF ALSO CONSULTED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY WHO INDICATED THE HOCKEY RINK IS A FUNCTIONALLY SIMILAR, FUNCTIONALLY SIMILAR TO A DECK OR PATIO AND EQUIPMENT USED FOR RECREATION ACTIVITY AND ALIGNS WITH THE GENERAL CONCEPT AND SPIRIT OF RECREATIONAL AMENITY, WHICH IS WHAT PUT US BACK INTO THIS BUCKET TO TRY TO GET IT APPROVED. AS YOU KNOW, ANY HOUSE ON A CORNER LOT, THEY ALWAYS KIND OF WHAT'S THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, RIGHT? AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SHORTEST DISTANCE TO THE CLOSEST ROAD, WHICH IS CEDARBROOK FOR THEM. SO THIS GOING PAST WHAT NOW IS THEIR SIDE YARD IN THE HOUSE, PUTS IT. THE ISSUE THEN BECOMES THAT BECAUSE IT'S SO CLOSE NOW, IT GOES OUT TOWARDS CENTRAL COLLEGE. IN ANY EVENT, THIS WAS DENIED THREE, TWO, ONE. AND SOME OF THE REASONS WHY THE BOARD DID NOT APPROVE IT WAS BECAUSE THERE'S A SUBSTANTIAL DEVIATION FOR THE VARIANCE CHANGES THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THE PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED BY MOVING THE HOCKEY RINK TO THE REAR YARD. SO THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM IN THE REAR YARD TO MOVE THE HOCKEY RINK. AND THEREFORE THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE.

AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY ALL DENIED IT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT OR DO YOU HAVE THE DIMENSIONS OF THIS HOCKEY RINK? I DON'T HAVE THE DIMENSIONS ON IT. THAT'S OKAY, I HAVE IT. I BELIEVE IT WAS ROUGHLY 60 BY 30. SO 1800 SQUARE FEET, IT'S A PRETTY GOOD SIZE. IT'S A BIG RINK. YEAH. I MEAN, PAY CLOSER ATTENTION NEXT TIME I GO DOWN SINCE FOR COLLEGE. OKAY. YEAH.

I MEAN, AND AND AS AN UPDATE, THE RESIDENTS HAVE SENT ME A NEW PLAN WITH IT BEING RELOCATED IN THE BACKYARD, SO. OKAY, WELL, GOOD. UNFORTUNATELY, THE THE FOLKS THAT. HAD AN ISSUE WITH IT KIND OF LIKES IT BETTER WHERE IT WAS NOW THAN WHERE THEY WERE AT THIS HOW YOU SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AND THAT WAS ALMOST, I THINK, UNANIMOUS WITH ALL THE RESIDENTS THERE. THEY'D RATHER LEAVE IT THERE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE ON THAT ONE. SO OKAY, I WILL SAY THEY ALSO WENT AHEAD AND NOMINATED SEAN AS CHAIR.

ABE JACOBS, VICE CHAIR SECRETARY TIANA SAMUELS AND OUR PLANNING COMMISSION LIAISON IS SARAH BRIGGS. GREAT. AND THAT IS IT. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY THOROUGH UPDATE. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REPORT? ALL RIGHT. SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. ANY UPDATE? NO.

ME IDEA. IMPLEMENTATION PANEL. I BELIEVE WE HAD A MEETING. NO. NO MEETING. BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE REASON I WAS LATE IS BECAUSE I JUST HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING AT AN EVENT THAT THE IDEAS SPONSORING TONIGHT. AND IT WAS GREAT FUN AND IT WAS VERY COOL. IT WAS THE INTERGENERATIONAL EVENT FOR ALL OF US TO LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT GENERATIONS AND, AND THE EXPERIENCES THAT WE WERE RAISED IN AND WHY WE HAVE OUR COMMUNICATION BARRIERS AND HOW DO WE BREAK THOSE DOWN AND FEEL MORE INCLUSIVE. AND IT WAS REALLY A, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

SO THAT'S ALL. LEARN ANY NEW WORDS. I LEARNED THAT GROOVY AND LIT AND FIRE ARE ALL THE SAME THING, DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU WERE BORN. GOOD TO KNOW, RIGHT? ADRIAN, WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT ON MY FLASH CARDS? YEAH. GROOVY. LIT AND FIRE. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD? YEAH, THE CAB MET. THEY HELD THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AND REELECTED MARY AS CHAIR, RON STOUGHTON AS VICE CHAIR AND TOM SCHOTTKY AS SECRETARY. THE BOARD CONTINUED WORK ON THEIR HISTORICAL MARKER APPLICATION, WHICH WILL BE DUE AGAIN ON MAY 1ST. SO WE'VE GOT TO FINISH IT UP THIS MONTH. AND WE ALSO SCHEDULED OUR TOUR OF THE ROSE RUN TWO CONSTRUCTION SITE ON APRIL 21ST WITH DEPUTY CITY MANAGER ADRIAN JOLLY. IF

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[9.SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING:]

CLARITY AND NAVIGATION FOR PROPERTIES WILL RECEIVE UPDATED ADDRESSES AS A RESULT OF THE STREET NAME CHANGE. THREE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIRD STREET, AND THEN THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON THE EAST SIDE. ALL AFFECTED THEIR NEW ADDRESSES AND HAVE EXPRESSED SUPPORT. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE? JUST TO CLARIFY, RYAN, AT THE NORTHERN POINT AT THE INTERSECTION, IT REVERTS TO BACK TO 62 GOING NORTH DOWN. AND THEN IF YOU MAKE A LEFT THERE, IS THAT WHAT IS THAT CALLED NOW OR WHAT REMAIN TO BE CALLED MAIN STREET. OKAY, SO MAIN STREET ENDS THERE OR DOES MAIN STREET NAME MAIN STREET CONTINUE UP 62 MAIN STREET SHOULD EXTEND UP TO THE FIRE STATION. OKAY, SO THIS IS BASICALLY MARKET STREET JUST KIND OF DEAD ENDS INTO MAIN STREET AT THAT INTERSECTION.

CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE OH SIX 2026.

HEARING? NO COMMENT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE? I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE. 006 2026 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER YES, COUNCILMEMBER DERRICK. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ YES, I HAD TO WAIT TILL AFTERWARDS AT THE END. I'M CONFUSED NOW NOW, . ARE YOU HERE FOR THE MARKET STREET? MAIN STREET RENAMING? OH, NO. I'M SORRY. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW. YEP. MY BAD. NO PROBLEM, NO PROBLEM.

THAT WAS YES BY ME. FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS AS THIS GOES ALONG. IF YOU DON'T. IF YOU'RE NOT HERE ON A REGULAR BASIS, SOMETIMES THE CADENCE, YOU KNOW WE DO MOVE A LITTLE FAST, SO DON'T HESITATE TO RAISE YOUR HAND. I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. MY LAST VOTE WAS COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES, YES. MAYOR SPALDING YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER. YES, I HAVE FIVE YES VOTES ON ORDINANCE 006 2026 ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO INTRODUCTION

[10.INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES: ]

ERIN UNDERHILL, ESQUIRE. LAUREN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS YOU SAID, THIS IS A REZONING TO THE CLOVER VALLEY EAST ZONING DISTRICT IN THE BUSINESS PARK AREA. IT IS LOCATED HERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CLOVER VALLEY AND JUG STREET. SORRY. THIS REZONING WILL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL. IT DID ALREADY GO THROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS BACK IN MARCH. AND THIS IS THE FIRST

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WHAT IS IT ON THE EAST AND WEST AND WHY? WHY ON THE. YEAH. ON THE NORTH IT IS 25 BECAUSE IT IS NEXT TO A TMD ZONE WHERE IT IS GOING TO STRICTLY BE SIMILAR USES. AND ON THE EASTERN BOUNDARY HERE IT WILL BE 50FT AND 100FT. IF IT IS A BUDDING RESIDENTIAL OR WHERE RESIDENCES ARE PERMITTED, USE. IF IT IS ABUTTING A DISTRICT WHERE RESIDENTS RESIDENCES ARE NOT A PERMITTED USE, AND IT WILL ALSO BE 25FT AGAIN, BECAUSE IT WILL BE A SIMILAR ZONING DISTRICT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MIKE. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MEETING ON MAY 5TH. ORDINANCE 008 2026 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOTES IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $10 MILLION IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING, THE COST OF IMPROVING THE CITY'S VEHICULAR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. DIRECTOR SOCKS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I WAS GOING TO SAY, LET'S TAKE OUT OUR LEGISLATIVE REPORT AND READ THROUGH IT, BUT I THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE YOU A BETTER SUMMARY THAN THAT TO GET US THROUGH TODAY. THIS LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES NOT TO EXCEED 10 MILLION RELATED TO THE CURRENT MARKET STREET EXTENSION AND BRISCO PARKWAY PROJECTS. THE LEGISLATION ALLOWS US TO ROLL A PORTION OF THE 2025 NOTES THAT WERE ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER THAT ARE MATURING IN JUNE, WHICH ARE PRIMARILY RELATED TO THE MARKET STREET EXTENSION. ORIGINALLY, THE PLAN WAS TO RETIRE THOSE NOTES WITH AVAILABLE CASH, INCLUDING THE EAST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CHARGE. HOWEVER, AS OTHER PROJECTS CONSIDERED FOR FINANCING TIMELINES HAVE PROGRESSED, PARTICULARLY THE POLICE TRAINING FACILITY, STAFF DETERMINED IT WOULD BE MORE STRATEGIC TO PRESERVE THE CASH AND REISSUE A PORTION OF THE NOTES. THIS GIVES US FLEXIBILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ISSUING LONG TERM BONDS TO FUND OTHER PROJECTS, SUCH AS THE VETS MEMORIAL AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ADDITIONS THAT ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD NOW. WHILE PLANS FOR THE POLICE TRAINING FACILITY ARE STILL BEING FINALIZED, THIS IS A SHORT TERM FINANCING TOOL THAT PROVIDES TIMING, FLEXIBILITY AND ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE EVALUATING FUNDING SOURCES AND MARKET CONDITIONS BEFORE ISSUING PERMANENT DEBT. IF NECESSARY. THE SOURCE OF REPAYMENT WILL PRIMARILY BE THE EAST AUTHORITY CHARGE AS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, AND THE ORDINANCE INCLUDES AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE TO WAIVE THE 30 DAY REFERENDUM AFTER THE SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, WHICH CAN BE SET FOR THE APRIL 21ST COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDINANCE? AND THEN WE'LL SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AT OUR MEETING ON APRIL 21ST. ORDINANCE OH NINE, 2026, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $42 MILLION FOR THE PURPOSE OF

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TIMING WISE, WE ANTICIPATE PRICING IN EARLY JUNE AND CLOSING LATER THAT MONTH TO MATCH CONSTRUCTION NEEDS, AND THE ORDINANCE INCLUDES AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE TO WAIVE THE 30 DAY REFERENDUM AFTER THE SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, WHICH CAN BE SET FOR APRIL 21ST COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE? JUST ONE. THIS IS PRINCIPALLY ROSE RUN. OR ARE THERE OTHER PROJECTS IN ANTICIPATION WITHIN THAT 42 MILLION. THIS IS THE PORTION OF ROSE RUN THAT IS RELATED TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL AND PARKING LOT HERE.

THE NEXT ORDINANCE WOULD BE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PORTION OF THAT ROSE RUN PLAN THAT WE HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND YOU'RE THINKING THAT COMMUNITY AUTHORITY IS REALLY ALL WE'RE REALLY GOING TO NEED FOR THAT. OKAY. YES. FOR THE BOND DEBT. YEAH. YES. OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. AND WE WILL SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MEETING ON APRIL 21ST. ORDINANCE OH TEN, 2026. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $9 MILLION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING, THE COST OF IMPROVING THE MUNICIPAL S S S S S S S S SS BY EXPANDING AND IMPROVING REMODELING REFURNISHING AND EQUIPPING THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY PURCHASES HERETO AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY DIRECTOR STATS. THANK YOU. THE PROJECT EXPANDS. THIS PROJECT EXPANDS AND ENHANCES OUR EXISTING POLICE BUILDING TO SUPPORT CURRENT AND FUTURE PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS. SIMILAR TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK PARK PROJECT, THE GMP IS EXPECTED IN MAY, AND THIS FINANCING ALIGNS WITH THAT TIMELINE. AND YOU'LL NOTICE THIS IS A SEPARATE ORDINANCE FROM, OH ORDINANCE OH NINE.

THAT IS INTENTIONAL. BOND COUNSEL ADVISED SEPARATING THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND MUNICIPAL FACILITIES INTO DISTINCT ISSUANCES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND CLARITY OF PURPOSE. SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS BOND ISSUE, REPAYMENT IS EXPECTED FROM THE EAST COMMUNITY AUTHORITY CHARGE.

THIS ISSUANCE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO PRICE IN EARLY JUNE AND CLOSED LATER THAT MONTH. THE ORDINANCE INCLUDES AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE TO WAIVETHE 30 DAY REFERE SECOND READING AND ADOPTION, WHICH CAN BE SET FOR THE APRIL 21ST COUNCIL MEETING. BUT I WANTED TO SUMMARIZE ALL OF THIS DEBT LEGISLATION FOR YOU THAT HAS BEEN ON THE AGENDA FOR THE PAST TWO. THE FIRST ORDINANCE IS A SHORT TERM LOAN TO ROLL THE PREVIOUS NOTE MATURING IN JUNE IN ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO USE CASH OTHERWISE INTENDED FOR REPAYMENT FOR THE TRAINING FACILITY, WHICH IS ON A DIFFERENT SCHEDULE THAN VETS MEMORIAL AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ADDITION. THE TWO BOND ORDINANCES RELATE TO THE LONG TERM FINANCING PLAN FOR THE ROSE RUN TWO PROJECTS VETERAN VETS MEMORIAL AND POLICE DEPARTMENT. ADDITION, THE CITY INTENDS TO REPAY EACH OF THE DEBT ISSUANCES WITH THE EAST COMMUNITY CHARGE AND THE NOTES. THE NOTES IN THE BONDS WILL ALSO FOLLOW DIFFERENT FINANCING PROCESS, WHERE THE NOTES WILL BE A NEGOTIATED FINANCING PROCESS AND THE BONDS WILL BE COMPETITIVELY BID. AND THEN FINALLY, IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, OUR MUNICIPAL ADVISOR, BRIAN COOPER WITH BAKER TILLY AND BOND COUNSEL

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YEAH. OKAY. SAME DAY PRICING, DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. YES. GOT IT. AGAIN, WE YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE FINANCES. WE WANT TO BE VERY STRATEGIC IN THE WAY THAT WE ALLOCATE ANY SORT OF DEBT. SO WE DON'T TAKE THESE ORDINANCES IN ANY WAY LIKE, BUT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THEM FOR A WHILE. SO I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHY COUNCIL IS VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE PRESENTATION. BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT UNLESS ANYONE WOULD LIKE OUR HIGH PRICED CONSULTANTS TO COME HERE AND BILL US TO TELL US WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW. I DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO HAVE THEM HERE. I'D LOVE TO HAVE THEM, BUT THEIR TIME IS VALUABLE, RIGHT? THE ONLY QUESTION I WOULD HAVE HAD WAS, WHAT DOES THE ANTICIPATION OF INTEREST LOOK LIKE ON THESE BONDS? I KNOW YOU DON'T KNOW. NO, I THEY HAVE DONE ESTIMATES. YES, I HAVE ESTIMATES. THEY'RE NOT AS UPDATED AS I WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE, BUT IT'S BEEN IN THE THREE ISH RANGE. HOWEVER, THE ORDINANCE DO ALLOW UP TO INDIVIDUAL NOTES TO BE 6.5% JUST IN CASE. THAT'S RIGHT.

YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. MIKE, TOO. I MEAN, WE DO OBVIOUSLY MAKE THAT CALCULATION AS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ON DEBT COMPARED TO WHAT WE ARE RECEIVING IN OUR INVESTMENTS IN THE MARKET AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW, TIME THOSE THINGS APPROPRIATELY, JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, ANYONE WOULD THAT HAS SUFFICIENT REVENUE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. SO AGAIN, HATS OFF TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR. LOOKING AT THOSE ISSUES CAREFULLY. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON ORDINANCE OH TEN ON THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICING. DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH THE WAS BUILT IN FOR CONTINGENCY? I JUST I KNOW WE'VE GOT BIG NUMBERS OUT THERE. 9,000,042 MILLION. THE MARKET'S PRETTY STABLE RIGHT NOW. THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON IN THE ECONOMY. SO I'M SURE WE CAN JUST PLUG A NUMBER IN AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE CAPTURED THE CONTINGENCY THAT WE THAT WE THINK IS APPROPRIATE.

WE'RE BEING, I WILL SAY, AS CONCERNED AS WE CAN SO WE CAN FEEL AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE CONSIDERING EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. I DON'T EXPECT, AT LEAST FROM THE PARK SIDE, TO BE ANYWHERE CLOSE TO TO THAT NUMBER. THE PD IS OUT ON THE MARKET NOW. THE PARK IS GOING TO GO OUT, I BELIEVE, ON THE 15TH OF THIS MONTH WITH BIDS DUE ON THE 8TH OF MAY. SO WE'LL HAVE A REALLY SOLID IDEA OF WHERE THE BIDS COME IN, AT LEAST ON THE PARK SIDE THEN.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT IT? ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SET THAT ORDINANCE. OH TEN 2026 FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MEETING ON APRIL 21ST. ORDINANCE OH 11, 2026. AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY AS THE ENTITY PERFORMING CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORIZING THE USE OF TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX REVENUES FOR SUCH PURPOSES. DIRECTOR STOTZ, THANK YOU.

SWITCHING GEARS A LITTLE BIT, ORDINANCE OH 11 FORMALIZES THE CITY'S ASSUMPTION OF CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU FUNCTIONS INTERNALLY. HISTORICALLY, THESE SERVICESESESESESESESESESESESESEH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BUT THAT AGREEMENT ENDED IN FEBRUARY. THIS LEGISLATION DESIGNATES THE CITY AS THE ENTITY PERFORMING THOSE FUNCTIONS AND ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITY TO THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES DEPARTMENT. IMPORTANTLY, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE TAX RATE, THE REVENUE COLLECTED OR THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. THIS IS STRICTLY AN ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SHIFT. THOSE SAME HOTEL TAX FUNDS WILL NOW BE RETAINED AND MANAGED BY THE CITY FOR SUPPORT TO TOURISM EVENTS AND RELATED PROGRAMING.

THE GOAL IS TO ENHANCE ALIGNMENT WITH BROADER COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES, WHILE MAINTAINING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THE ORDINANCE MAY BE SET FOR SECOND READING FOR APRIL 21ST. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ORDINANCE? ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'LL ALSO SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MEETING RN

[11.RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]

[00:45:02]

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R09 2026? HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION? I MOVE ADOPTION RESOLUTION R09 2026 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW YES COUNCIL MEMBER YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER KIS YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. MAYOR SPALDING YES. I HAVE FIVE YES R9 2026. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS. I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY ON

[13.REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]

[00:50:06]

ON A SIDE NOTE, THEY DID OFFER FOR ALL OF COUNCIL. IF THEY'D LIKE TO SCHEDULE SOMETHING AND MAYBE GO OUT THERE, WE COULD DO IT MAYBE FOR A MEETING THAT WE HAVE, WHAT HAVE YOU. BUT HE'D LOVE TO TAKE US ALL OUT THERE AND KIND OF WALK US THROUGH THE SITE SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE IT'S AT. I'M GOING TO THROW SOME PICTURES UP HERE IN A SECOND, BUT AT LEAST WE CAN GET AN IDEA OF HOW IT'S GOING. BUT WE DID THAT LAST NIGHT. THIS IS THE CONCEPT PICTURE STILL. AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THE THAT'S THE AFTER LOOK AND YOU'LL SEE THE BEFORE HERE. MY NEXT SLIDES. NEXT SLIDE. DONE THIS. ALL RIGHT. THAT BIG ALL TOLD CLOSE TO ABOUT 188,000FT■!S. THIS IS WHAT THE FRONT LOOKS LIKE. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE YET, IT'S ALL UNDER ROOF, WHICH IS GREAT. SO NOW THEY CAN REALLY GET A LOT OF WORK DONE. BUT HERE'S YOUR FRONT OF THE PLACE AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE INSIDE. I'VE GOT THREE PICTURES UP THERE WHERE YOU CAN SEE BOTH THE TRACK AND FIELD I BELIEVE IS RIGHT THERE ON THE, I WANT TO SAY ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT. AND I BELIEVE THE THE LEFT IS WHERE. NO, HOLD ON A SECOND. LET ME SEE. NOPE. I GOT THAT WRONG TRACK AND FIELD. GYMNASIUM IS THE LEFT BOTTOM RIGHT IS YOUR TURF. AND THEN THE TOP RIGHT IS ACTUALALALALALALALALALALALALALAL STAIRS MEZZANINE, I TOOK THAT PICTURE BECAUSE THAT WHOLE AREA IS GOING TO BE PRETTY COOL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL THAT'S GOING TO BE OPEN FOR NATURAL LIGHTING. THEY REALLY TRIED TO PUT IN AS MUCH LIGHT THAT THEY CAN. BUT IF YOU GO BACK, THE THING THAT I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING, LET ME GET MY LITTLE BUTTON HERE. I THINK THIS IS. THERE WE GO. I WAS STANDING RIGHT THERE FOR THE MEZZANINE SHOOTING OUT SO THAT YOU COULD SEE IT. WE KIND OF WENT UP TO THE TOP OF THE STAIRS AND THAT'S WHERE I WAS SHOOTING. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF MEETING SPACE THAT'S GOING ON. AND THEN RIGHT OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCEWAY, THEY'VE GOT THESE REALLY COOL AREAS FOR OUTDOOR SEATING WHERE YOU CAN MEET. IF YOU WANT TO MEET OUTSIDE, MEET UP WITH SOME FOLKS, MAYBE GOT DONE WITH THE WORKOUTS. I JUST KIND OF WANT TO HANG OUT A LITTLE BIT. IT'S A REALLY NICE ATTRACTIVE ENTRANCEWAY THAT'LL BE ON THIS SIDE AND OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE AS WELL, BUT PRETTY NEAT TO WALK THROUGH THAT. THIS IS WHERE THEY'RE AT. THEY'VE GOT ALL THE UNDERGROUND STUFF THERE. NOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET READY TO RUN THE ELECTRIC AND THE PLUMBING, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. SO JUST WANT TO THROW OUT A COUPLE PICTURES SO EVERYBODY CAN GET AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE.

THEY'RE ON TRACK TO DO A POTENTIAL SOFT OPENING AT THE END OF DECEMBER, WHERE THEY WON'T HAVE ANY THING, YOU KNOW, HAPPENING AS FAR AS PROGRAMING, BUT KIND OF GET PEOPLE EXCITED.

THEY'LL SCHEDULE SOME TOURS SO PEOPLE COME IN AND GET A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE THEY WON'T HAVE THEIR FULL OCCUPANCY AT THAT POINT. ONCE THEY DO, WHICH IS IN Q1, THAT'S WHEN ALL THE PROGRAMING WILL START. GREAT. THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. YEP. STILL SEEMS TO BE ON BUDGET TOO, WHICH IS ALSO IMPORTANT. AND THAT, OH, I'LL JUST SAY BEFORE YOU JUMP OFF THE ARE YOU CHANGING GEARS? GO AHEAD. A QUESTION THAT I'VE GOT FROM A LOT OF FOLKS AND YOU MAY

[00:55:05]

AND THAT'LL BE AN UPPER CLARINGTON ON JULY 10TH. LILO AND STITCH BE COMING TO WINDSOR IN THE GREEN SPACE ALONG THAT BUTTERWORTH GREEN DRIVE. AND THEN AS USUAL, THE LAST ONE IS ALWAYS OUT OF BETHLEHEM, AUGUST 8TH, AND THAT WILL BE ZOOTOPIA. AND JUST TO TELL YOU THAT RICHARD WILLIAMS IS THE CHAIR AND TODD AKIN IS THE SECRETARY. GREAT. WHAT'S THE JULY DATE? JULY 10TH. YEP. AND SPRING SPORTS JUST STARTED. SO THAT'S ALL UP AND RUNNING THIS WEEK OUT THERE AT BETHLEHEM. AND THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MATT. ANY UPDATE FROM NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS? I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE HAD A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SINCE OUR LAST MEETING. SO NO. OKAY. ANY UPDATE FROM THE TOWNSHIP? TOWNSHIP DID HAVE A MEETING I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT AT THAT MEETING, GENERAL BUSINESS. BUT THEY ALSO HAD A FIRE STATION SWEARING IN CEREMONY FOR SIX NEW OFFICERS, ALL IN ANTICIPATION OF THE NEW STATION THAT'S BEING BUILT. AND ALL OF THOSE POSITIONS ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT GRANT.

RECEIVED THERE. THEY'RE BRINGING THEM ON NOW IN ORDER TO TRAIN THEM BEFORE THE STATION OPENS. COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK, IS YOUR MIC ON? LET ME DO THAT AGAIN REALLY QUICKLY FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. YES. SO THE TOWNSHIP DID HAVE SWEARING IN SERVICE FOR CEREMONY FOR SIX OFFICERS, ALL IN ANTICIPATION OF THE NEW FIRE STATION. AND ALL POSITIONS ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT GRANT. SORRY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT UPDATE? ALL REPORTS OF

[14.REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]

PLEASE DO THAT. IF NOT, I WILL BE FOLLOWING UP. AND AS A HEADS UP, THE ARBOR DAY CELEBRATIONS ARE COMING UP ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH BETWEEN 845 AND 245, THEY'LL BE AROUND 370 STUDENTS COMING TO PLANT TREES AT SWICKARD WOODS. COUNCIL MEMBER KISS IS OUR PRESIDENT. PRO TEM IS GOING TO BE READING THE PROCLAMATION AROUND 950, AND AS ALWAYS, COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. I ALSO JUST SENT YOU AN INVITATION, KIND OF A SAVE THE DATE FOR THE FOOD PANTRY GROUNDBREAKING ON MAY 15TH. SO ALSO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THAT. AND THAT IS IT FROM THE CLERK. SORRY TO JUMP IN ON THAT ONE, BUT IT REMINDS ME BEFORE OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, KIND OF ARBOR DAY REMINDED ME, IS OUR E-WASTE COLLECTION EVENT IS THE 18TH.

SO AT SERVICE EIGHT TO NOON, FEEL FREE TO POP IN AND HANG OUT OR PITCH IN. WE COULD USE ALL HANDS ON DECK, BUT IT WILL BE EIGHT TO NOON SERVICE CENTER ON THE 18TH. IS THAT ELECTRONIC AND PAPER? THAT IS ELECTRONICS, PAPER AND WELL, E-WASTE AND HAZARDOUS WASTE. OH, OKAY. ALL OF IT. YEAH. WOW. GET THERE EARLY. YEP. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE, ANY ADDITIONAL UPDATES FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR? NOTHING HUGE, EXCEPT FOR WE HAVE SUBMITTED

[01:00:06]

WE HAD AN AWARDS FOR YEARS OF SERVICE, MILITARY SERVICE, FITNESS, TOP SHOT AND LATENT EVIDENCE. THAT'S WHERE THE OFFICER THAT COLLECTED LATENT EVIDENCE IN THE CASE AND LED TO A GOOD ARREST. WE ALSO HAD DISPATCHER OF THE YEAR AND CHIEF'S ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION CHIEF'S ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, THAT'S NOT MY CHIEF. I'M NOT RECEIVING THAT AWARD. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT I'M HANDING OUT. SO I ALWAYS WANT TO CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE I JUST GAVE AWARDS TO MYSELF. BUT THEY INCLUDED VALOR AND A NUMBER OF OTHER ITEMS. BUT IT WAS IT WAS GREAT. PEOPLE REALLY ENJOYED GETTING TOGETHER AND, AND WITH THEIR SPOUSES AND GIRLFRIENDS AND BOYFRIENDS. SO, AND THEN THE. OH, ALSO WE HAD, THERE'S A NUMBER OF HUMOROUS AWARDS THAT ARE HANDED OUT. THOSE ARE ALWAYS PRETTY FUNNY. ONE OF THEM WAS OF A NEW OFFICER, BRAND NEW, TRYING TO PUT ON HIS TRAFFIC VEST AT AN ACCIDENT SCENE. HE STRUGGLES, IT SEEMS LIKE, FOR TWO MINUTES AND HE FINALLY GETS IT ON, BUT IT'S UPSIDE DOWN. AND SO THE PART THAT WE THOUGHT WAS ODD WAS, IS THE OFFICER THAT WAS STANDING BEHIND HIM FILMING US WITH HIS BODY CAM, BUT DIDN'T OFFER TO HELP AT ALL. SO BUT BUT IT WAS A, IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT. SO APPRECIATE IT. MONEY WELL SPENT. AND DIRECTOR FOLEY SENT ME A TEXT MESSAGE BEFORE THE MEETING TO LET ME KNOW THAT OUR TEAM, WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TOWNSHIP, THE JERSEY TOWNSHIP STAFF AND ODOT COLLECTED 6,300 POUNDS OF TRASH FROM THE 161 RIGHT OF WAY BETWEEN OUR CORPORATE LIMITS AND THE EASTERN BOUNDARIES. SO BASICALLY THE AREA OUTSIDE OF NEW ALBANY, WE ALL COLLABORATED. AND SO THE THE COLLECTIVE TEAM COLLECTED 6,300 POUNDS OF TRASH. THAT WAS THAT WHAT CHIP WAS TALKING ABOUT? YEAH. THAT'S GREAT. YEAH. WELL, I MEAN, DO WE HAVE ANY I MEAN, WAS THAT LITERALLY LIKE A LOST LOAD OF TRASH THAT JUST GOT DISPERSED ON THE ON THE EXPRESSWAY? I MEAN, THAT'S THOSE ARE FIRST TIME CLEANING UP EAST OF BEACH. AS JOE SAID, IT'S OUTSIDE OF OUR CORPORATE BOUNDARY. AND I THINK IT'S JUST BEEN YEARS OF ACCUMULATION. AND THEN THE WINDSTORM THAT WE HAD. YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY JUST. YEAH. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH ODOT NOW ON A, A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT TO KEEP THAT AREA A LITTLE BIT CLEANER. WELL, AGAIN, PLEASE PASS ALONG OUR COMPLIMENTS TO THE STAFF FOR GOING WELL BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY, LITERALLY OUTSIDE OUR JURISDICTION FOR, YOU KNOW, TAKING, TAKING THE TIME AND EFFORT TO, TO MAKE THAT LOOK BETTER. IT WAS PRETTY DRAMATIC TO SEE, RIGHT? IT JUST, IT JUST LOOKED LIKE LITERALLY LIKE SOMEONE JUST DUMPED A LOAD OF TRASH FOR A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. SO THANK YOU FOR GETTING ON THAT. THAT'S IT. ANY UPDATE FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY? WELL, MR. ALBRECHT ASKED ME TO DO A 45 MINUTE PRESENTATION, A LEGAL UPDATES, BUT I'M GOING TO PASS AND HAVE NO UPDATE COMPLIMENTS. THANK YOU MARK, AS ALWAYS. GOOD

[15.POLL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT]

BUT ALSO AS YOU COME UP, IF YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS JEFF BLITZ, 12170 JUG STREET, JOHNSTOWN, OHIO. AND I'M COMMENTING ON ORDINANCE OH SEVEN, NOT OH SIX, WHICH I MISSPOKE. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. NO PROBLEM. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, I POINTED OUT THAT THE SIGNAGE WAS AN ERROR. HAS IT WAS SIGNED FOR ONE PARCEL INSTEAD OF 22 PARCELS. THIS IS UNDERSTANDABLE AS AT TIMES THE APPLICATION IS PRESENTED AS ONE PROPERTY INSTEAD OF 22 PARCELS. AT THE TIME, THE PLANNING COMMISSION ARGUED THAT IT WAS

[01:05:04]

OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT. I ALSO POINTED OUT THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE SAME ATTORNEY REPRESENTING BOTH THE BUYER AND THE SELLER. THIS IS IN REGARD TO OHIO RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, RULE 1.7. AND THE PROBLEM THAT ARISES WITH CAUTION. THIS IS IN REGARD TO OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 29 05. 12. NOW, THIS ALSO APPLIES TO THE ANNEXATION. BUT THESE TWO PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED IF YOU SIMPLY HAVE LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY, BUY THE PROPERTIES BEFORE THEY ASK YOU TO MAKE ZONING AND ANNEXATION CHANGES. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. LUTZ. APPRECIATE IT. SURE. WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE HEARING WHERE WE CONSIDER THAT FOR SECOND READING. ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT? ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING MATTERS WE DISCUSSED TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IT DOES APPEAR WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. IS THERE A PULL FOR COUNCILWOMAN? OH, I APOLOGIZE, I SKIPPED OVER 16 PULL FOR COUNCIL COMMENT. ANY ADDITIONAL

[17.EXECUTIVE SESSION]

SECOND. MAYOR, SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BROOKS. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER KIS. YES. FIVE YES VOTES TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:41 P.M. FOR THOSE WATCHING THE STREAM AND FOR THOSE IN THE ROOM, WE WILL BE ON THE SCREEN. WE'LL BE TURNING OFF THE SOUND, BUT THE CAMERAS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN OR THEY'LL GET A PAUSE SCREEN. THE MEETING WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. COUNCIL WILL COME OUT AFTERWARDS TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AND HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL OTHER BUSINESS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE ANTICIPATE THAT OR NOT, BUT YEAH, THE MEETING ISN'T OVER. SO WE COME BACK OUT AND ADJOURN.

WE ADJOURNED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND, HOWEVER, I THINK THAT WAS BRISK.

COUNCIL MEMBER KISS YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BRISK. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES.

MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK. YES. FIVE YES. VOTES TO ADJOURN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RESUME THE REGULAR SESSION AT 8:13 P.M. ALL RIGHT. DURING OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF DOING OUR CLERK COUNCIL, JEN MASON'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.

AND AS ALWAYS, WE CANNOT BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR JEN BEING HERE WITH US. AND HER PERFORMANCE. SHE'S OFF THE CHARTS IN EVERY REGARD, SO IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PROVIDE JENNIFER MASON WITH AN ANNUAL MERIT BONUS, AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE CITY'S PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM, AND ALSO REWARD HER EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE WITH 40 HOURS OF PERSONAL LEAVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODIFIED ORDINANCE 155.20. SECOND, I ACTUALLY DIDN'T CATCH YOU. THAT WAS COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK ONE AND TWO COUNCIL MEMBER KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BRISK. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

SHAW. ABSOLUTELY. YES. THAT'S FIVE HAPPY VOTES ON COUNCIL MEMBER MOTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL. I SHARE THE APPRECIATION BACK. CERTAINLY YOU ALL MAKE THIS EASIER. THANK YOU. AND DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER BUSINESS MAYOR? ANYTHING ELSE? NO OTHER BUSINESS. I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN SECOND AND WE'RE ADJOURNING AT 8:15 P.M.

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