May 19, 2026 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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BEFORE WE GET STARTED ONE MORE TIME. I SAW OUR MAYOR. SO ANY MOMENT NOW, WE CAN GET STARTED.

ONE MORE TIME. IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THE PROCLAMATION, YOU'RE GREAT. BUT IF YOU ARE HERE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL EITHER ABOUT A MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA, OR ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS OR ORDINANCES THAT WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD. THERE'S ONE AT THE TABLE AND ONE AT THE LIKE RECYCLING BIN IN THE HALLWAY AND BRING THEM TO ME. AND YOU CAN DO THIS DURING THE MEETING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT AHEAD OF TIME. SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO APPROACH AND GIVE ME SPEAKER CARDS. AND WE SHOULD GET GOING IN A MINUTE OR TWO. OKAY.

CAREFUL ABOUT THE SCREEN BEHIN YOU. IT'S A TOUCH SCREEN. HEY, CHRIS, CAN YOU BACK ME UP? OH, THERE IT IS. THERE IT IS. YEP, YEP. THAT'S OKAY. IT'S TOUCH SCREEN. YOU WEREN'T THE FIRST TO DO THAT. IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE. AND I PROMISE I, I TURNED UP THE A C. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU CLARK MASON. WELL, GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MAY 19TH. I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE THAT'S ABLE TO PLEASE STAND WITH COUNCIL AND RECITE OUR NATIONAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND CLERK MASON, THE ROLL, PLEASE. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES. MAYOR SPALDING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. CHRIS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER WELCH HERE. I HAVE SIX PRESENT FOR THE MAY 19TH, 2026 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. WE HAVE A QUORUM.

[4. ACTION ON MINUTES]

[5. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA]

[6. HEARING OF VISITORS]

WHAT'S UP? ALL RIGHT. I'M REMINDED THAT COUNCILWOMAN BRISK HAS KINDLY ASKED TO ACCEPT A PROCLAMATION TONIGHT. BUT I DO APPRECIATE BOTH THE RABBIS BEING HERE TO SHOW HER ALL THE SUPPORT THAT SHE NEEDS. SHOT. DOWN. IF SHE GOES DOWN, WE'RE SET. ALL RIGHT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION, AND THEN WE'LL HEAR A WORD OR TWO FROM OUR FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER. WHEREAS 42 YEARS, FOR 42 YEARS, EVERY PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS DECLARED A PERIOD OF TIME FOR CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED STATES OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY'S HISTORY, HERITAGE, AND CULTURE. SINCE 2006, THE MONTH OF MAY HAS BEEN PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED TO BE JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, PURSUANT TO A BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS. WHEREAS, EVER SINCE JEWISH IMMIGRANTS ARRIVED IN AMERICAN SHORES IN THE 16TH CENTURY, THE CORE VALUES OF JEWISH FAITH HAVE HELPED DEFINE AMERICA'S CHARACTER AND VALUES, INCLUDING THAT WE CELEBRATE OUR. CREATED IN GOD'S IMAGE THE INFINITE VALUE OF EVERY HUMAN LIFE, THE NEED FOR A WEEKLY SABBATH, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION IN THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN. FURTHERMORE, THEY PROVIDED A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, AMERICA'S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP, AND THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND ITS COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE. WHEREAS, NEW ALBANY IS PROUD OF ITS FOUR WONDERFUL JEWISH INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, NEW ALBANY, THE COLUMBUS JEWISH

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NOW, THEREFORE, I. SLOAN SPAULDING, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. COUNTIES OF FRANKLIN AND LICKING STATE OF OHIO ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS OF NEW ALBANY, HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY AS. JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AND URGED CITIZENS TO COMMEMORATE THIS OCCASION BY CELEBRATING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY'S HISTORY, HERITAGE AND CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS. COUNCILWOMAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR SPALDING AND MY FELLOW NEW ALBANY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I STAND HERE TODAY ACCEPTING THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF NEW ALBANY. AS THE PROCLAMATION STATES, THE CORE VALUES OF THE JEWISH FAITH HAVE HELPED US DEFINE AMERICA'S CHARACTER AND VALUES IN MANY GREAT WAYS. THOSE CORE VALUES WE LIVE BY INCLUDE SADAKA, ASSISTING OTHERS IN NEED AND MITZVOT, DOING GOOD DEEDS AND ACTING WITH KINDNESS AND ETHICS AND TIKKUN OLAM REPAIRING THE WORLD. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN A CITY WHERE OUR LEADERSHIP WELCOMES AND VALUES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL OUR RESIDENTS, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR HERITAGE, BACKGROUND OR BELIEFS. THIS PROCLAMATION MEANS A LOT TO THOSE OF US WHO ARE MEMBERS THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY AT A TIME WHEN JEWS ARE NOT ALWAYS FEELING SAFE OR WELCOMED IN MANY PLACES. BUT IT IS JUST A SMALL PART OF THE EVENT'S MESSAGING AND EVERYDAY LIVING THAT YOU, AS COMMUNITY LEADERS, HAVE CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTED. NEW ALBANY RESIDENTS REGULARLY HEAR THE MESSAGE FROM OUR LEADERSHIP THAT EVERYONE IN OUR CITY WILL BE TREATED WITH EQUAL RESPECT AND APPRECIATION, AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL THIS GREAT CITY HAS TO OFFER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR THIS RECOGNITION TODAY. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. DID ANYBODY, IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTED TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO SO. AT THIS TIME. YOU GOT TWO RABBIS. COME ON. ARE YOU NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING? WE KNOW THE TWO RABBIS AREN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING. MARLENE SAID IT BEAUTIFULLY. WE'RE WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT VALUES EVERYONE. AND. AND IT MEANS A LOT TO HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION.

IT REALLY DOES. THANK YOU, RABBI BENJI, FOR THE RECORD, WILL YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR AFFILIATION? RABBI BENJI BAR-LEV FROM TEMPLE BETH SHALOM. I'M GOING TO DO A MODERN DAY MIRACLE. I'M GOING TO SPEAK LESS THAN 10S. NEW ALBANY IS THE 10S STARTING NOW. AND MY NAME IS ARIA COLEMAN. I'M FROM LAURIE JOHNSON, CHABAD CENTER, LIVE TOWN, COLUMBUS, NEW ALBANY IS THE DESTINATION CITY FOR JEWISH PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THANK YOU FOR CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE IS SO WELCOME, WHERE WE ARE ALL PART OF THE TAPESTRY OF THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY WHO. HEY, JOSH. JOSH, YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE AND TAKE IT THAT WAY? I WOULD, YEAH. IT'S MORE IMPRESSIVE THAT WAY TO LOOK AT US. REALLY. THANK YOU. YEAH.

YAY! WHAT? COOL. THANK YOU.

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SO. YEAH. OKAY. I'M NOT SURE. I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE IN THE COUNTY FAIR THIS YEAR. WITH THE TWO FIRE ENGINES. OH MY GOSH. WE'RE WAITING TO START A FIRE CAR. OH NO. HOW DO YOU WANT TO GO. LET'S GO. OH MY GOSH. SO WHERE'D YOU GO. OH YEAH IT WAS THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN NOW.

WONDERFUL. WELL I'M GLAD. OH YEAH. THEY'RE COMING. WE KIND OF CAME BACK AND WE FELL INTO THE BACK OF THE. OH WE WENT BACK TO THE. YEAH. THAT'S. HOW I SEE IT. I'M SEEING IT. OH MY GOSH. COMPLETELY. THAT IS HILARIOUS. THAT IS HILARIOUS. OH MY GOSH. THAT'S FUNNY. BUT IT WAS INTERESTING. SEE WHAT THEY DO. YEAH. I'VE SEEN I'VE SEEN I'VE SEEN THEM ON MANY CALLS. BRIAN. THAT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. IT'S BEEN A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW FOR SERVICE. HE'S TALKING ABOUT CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERAL PLACES IN THE CITY. OH, OKAY. SORRY.

SORRY. LET'S GO. IT WAS A SMOOTH. AND THE CREWS WENT IN. IT WAS NOT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR PATIENCE. PLENTY OF GOOD SEATING RIGHT UP FRONT. WE HAVE ANOTHER PROCLAMATION THAT I'M HAPPY TO READ TONIGHT. FOR THE FOLKS THAT HAVE LIVED IN, IN AND AROUND NEW ALBANY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, YOU'VE GROWN TO RESPECT AND ADMIRE OUR PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THIS LAST WEEKEND, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE FOUNDER'S DAY PARADE. THE WEATHER, WHICH IS USUALLY THE PROBLEM, WAS NOT SUPER COOPERATIVE, BUT AGAIN, A DECENT TURNOUT, A NICE PARADE. AND IT'S LIKE DISNEY AT THE END, RIGHT? THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COMES THROUGH, CLEANS EVERYTHING UP LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED. AND SO HATS OFF TO THE MEN AND WOMEN IN OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT DO SUCH A GREAT JOB EVERY, EVERY DAY AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR CITY STREETS ARE SAFE AND CLEAN AND PASSABLE, AND THAT NEW ALBANY LOOKS LIKE THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL HAVE GROWN TO, TO LOVE AND LIVE IN. BUT WITH THAT, LET ME READ A PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY 17TH TO MAY 23RD AS PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. WHEREAS, PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF NEW ALBANY. WHEREAS, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING AND

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LET'S GET IN THERE. CHAD, GET IN THERE. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK JUSTIN HAD A ROOM RESERVED OVER RUSTY BUCKET. SO THEY'RE OUT OF HERE. OH. I'M KIDDING. I HOPE HE DID. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE STILL UNDER HEARING OF VISITORS, AND THE CLERK WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PASS DOWN THE SPEAKER CARDS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. SO BEFORE I JUST OPEN IT UP FOR FOLKS THAT MAYBE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD, I'M GOING TO GO DOWN THE LIST OF FOLKS THAT HAVE STARTING. I'LL KIND OF SAY WHO'S UP AND THEN WHO'S ON DECK, SO TO SPEAK. IT LOOKS LIKE JEFF LUTZ IS UP FIRST AND THEN FOLLOWED BY KAREN. I THINK IT'S LUCKY. SO JEFF, IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND LET US KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE AND THEN SHARE WITH US YOUR CONCERNS. JEFF LUTZ AT 12170 JUDGE STREET, JOHNSTOWN, OHIO. AND HONOR OF JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. BETTER.

ELOHIM ET. MAYIM BAHARAT HA'ARETZ. AND THAT'S HEBREW FOR. IN THE BEGINNING, GOD CREATED THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH. ALRIGHT, HERE THERE ARE SOME THINGS GOING ON AS A RESULT OF ALL THE CONSTRUCTION. MAYBE YOU'VE HEARD OF ALL THE DIRT IN THE AIR AND EVEN THE DUST STORMS ARE THE GAS ELECTRICAL OUTAGES. BY THE WAY, WHERE DO I GO TO GET REIMBURSED FOR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT? OR MAYBE YOU HEARD OF THE NOISE. SO THERE SHOULD BE NO EXTENDING ALLOWABLE WORK HOURS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC THAT GOES THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD INSTEAD OF ON THE STATE, PAID FOR ROADS THAT WERE CONSTRUCTED SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE, OR WHEN SEVERAL EAST WEST ROADS ARE CLOSED AT THE SAME TIME ARE SEVERAL NORTH SOUTH ROADS ARE CLOSED AT THE SAME TIME. ARE THE EDGES OF THE ROADS ERODED BY THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC? ARE THE DRIVEWAYS, THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC ARE. THE TRASH IN THE YARD IS THE RESULT

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SWEEPERS ARE VERY INEFFECTIVE. SO THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION, MISS MADAM. THANK YOU, MR. LUTZ.

ALL RIGHT. AS I SORT OF PREVIEWED, OUR NEXT SPEAKER ON THE LIST WOULD BE KAREN LOCKEY.

HOPE I'M SAYING THAT RIGHT. AND THEN RON DAVIS. GOOD EVENING, IS KAREN LACKEY 7214 TUMBLE BROOK DRIVE. AND MY CONCERN IS JUST THE INCREASED TRAFFIC ON. 161. I'M I LIKE TO WALK. AND SO FROM MY HOUSE I GET OUT TO BROOKS VIEW CIRCLE AND TO CROSS. 161 THERE'S NO CROSSWALK THERE.

AND SOMETIMES YOU GO DOWN TO HARLEM, WHERE HARLEM MEETS GREENSWARD. JUST I'M SORRY. 161 I MEAN, OLD. 161 OKAY, SORRY. SO DUBLIN. GRANVILLE. WHATEVER. YEAH. GOT IT, GOT IT, GOT IT.

AND SO IT'S JUST A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO CROSS THE ROAD. AND ONE DAY LAST WEEK IT WAS, LAST FRIDAY I, I WALKED 161 FROM THE PLAYGROUND. THAT'S BY BYINGTON.

YOU KNOW, THE CUL DE SAC THAT'S OFF. SO I START THERE AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS REALLY BUSY ON 161. SO I STARTED COUNTING CARS AS I HEADED WESTBOUND. AS I'M HEADING BACK TO BROOKS VIEW CIRCLE. AND IN AN EIGHT MINUTE PERIOD, THAT'S HOW LONG IT TAKES ME TO WALK FROM THAT THAT DISTANCE, I COUNTED 108 CARS THAT PASSED ME. AND THEN THIS PAST, I THINK IT WAS TUESDAY, I DID THE SAME PATH AND I WAS ABLE TO COUNT BOTH CARS, AND THAT WAS LIKE 730 TO 738. AND I COUNTED 130 CARS THAT WENT BY. SO IT'S JUST A LOT OF CARS THAT I NEED TO TRY TO WHEN I TRY TO CROSS. 161 IF YOU DO HAVE CROSSWALKS, BUT THERE'S NOTHING AT BROOKS VIEW CIRCLE AND THERE'S THERE'S NOTHING AT HARLEM WHERE HARLEM IN 161161, MEET THE HARLEM THAT CONNECTS WITH GREENSWARD. AND SO IT'S JUST, THAT'S MY CONCERN IS JUST THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC. AND IF THERE COULD BE CROSSWALKS, NOT ONLY JUST CROSSWALKS, BUT WITH THE FLASHING LIGHTS AS WELL. AND I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE AN INCREASE ON TRAFFIC WITH THE IMPENDING NEW DEVELOPMENT. SO I'VE JUST THAT WAS MY CONCERN. YEAH. SO I USE THOSE CROSSWALKS A LOT TOO, IN THE LEISURE PATH. SO THE ONE AT MIDWAY AND THE HARD, THE CROSSING AT HARLEM. SO YOU'RE JUST YOU WOULD LIKE AN ADDITIONAL MID-BLOCK CROSSING AROUND BROOKS VIEW WHERE YOU YOU TALK IN HARLEM WHERE THAT CHURCH IS THAT. YES. I'M SAYING LIKE, I THINK THERE'S CROSSINGS ON EITHER SIDE OF WHERE YOU'RE CROSSING. CORRECT. YEAH. BUT THAT THAT TRAFFIC INTERSECTION, THAT 16161 IN HARLEM BY THE CHURCH, THAT IS A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. AND WHEN YOU COME OUT OF THE PARK, CARS CAN'T NECESSARILY, IF YOU HAVE IF I HAVE A CROSSWALK, YOU KNOW, THE WALK SIGN CARS STILL COME ALL THE WAY PAST THAT WHITE LINE INTO THE CROSSWALK AREA. AND SO LEAVING THE PARK CAN BE SOMEWHAT TREACHEROUS TOO. BUT YEAH, ANYWAY, I'M JUST SAYING IT'S JUST A LOT OF TRAFFIC. NO. AND IF WE COULD ADD ANOTHER CROSSWALK SOMEWHERE ON 161 WITH THE FLASHING LIGHTS, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S ALL I'M JUST SAYING. THE CROSSWALK THAT SHE'S REFERRING TO THAT'S CLOSEST IS NOT ONE WHERE YOU PRESS THE BUTTON. IS YOUR MIC ON? I THINK SO, HELLO. THANK YOU. IT'S NOT ONE WHERE YOU PRESS THE BUTTON AND THE LIGHTS STAY ON. IT'S ONE WHERE YOU WALK AND YOU KIND OF PRAY THAT THE PERSON'S GOING TO THAT

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YEAH. THEY SOMETIMES ONE STOPS AND THE OTHER ONE DOESN'T. ONE DIRECTION STOPS. SO I'M JUST ASKING FOR CROSSWALK. YEAH. APPRECIATE THAT. OUR CITYNAGER , HE'S, HE'S GREAT AT WHAT HE DOES. AND HE'S ALSO KIND OF A BY THE BOOK GUY, WHICH IS ALSO GREAT. HE'S REMINDED ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE, LISTEN, WHEN WE'RE GOING TO DO THESE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS OR PUT IN A MID-BLOCK CROSS, LIKE THERE'S RULES WE HAVE TO FOLLOW. WE DON'T JUST GET TO DECIDE WHERE WE HAVE THINGS GO. SO THERE'S A STANDARD MANUAL THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW. THE STATE OF OHIO PUTS TOGETHER, BUT WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF THOSE SAME CONCERNS FROM OTHER FOLKS. LIKE THERE'S INCREASED TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD, WHICH WE CAN'T ALWAYS CONTROL, BUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CROSSINGS, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE VISIBLE AND SAFE. AND I THINK WE'VE, YOU KNOW, PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO FIGURING OUT WHAT DEVICES WORK AND HOW THEY WORK IN CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS. BUT AGAIN, AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME DEVELOPMENT COMING ONTO THAT STREET. AND I THINK THAT GIVES THE CITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A TRAFFIC STUDY TO, AGAIN, LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC COUNT, EVALUATE THE SPEED OF THE ROAD, MAKE SURE THERE'S ADEQUATE CROSSINGS THAT ARE PROPERLY, YOU KNOW, SAFE FOR PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS. SO THERE'LL BE A LOT OF CONCENTRATION ON THAT STRETCH OF ROAD IN THE COMING MONTHS.

BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT AND SHARING WITH US YOUR CONCERNS. AS SOMEONE WHO WALKS THAT AREA ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND WE'LL CERTAINLY TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HEY, I'LL SAY ONE THING, ONE THING WE CAN'T CONTROL, AND I SAW JUST TODAY IS WHEN THERE'S AN ACCIDENT ON 161, THE HIGHWAY LIKE THERE WAS TODAY. THERE WAS A BACKUP FROM THE HARLEM LIGHT ALL THE WAY WEST TO THE LIGHT PAST TARGET. YEAH. ON THE EXIT IT WAS STOP TRAFFIC BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS GETTING OFF. AND IT WAS THE SAME WAY COMING THE OTHER WAY. AND I KNOW THIS WAS AT ABOUT 5:00, AND QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WALK AT THAT TIME TOO.

SO I DO KNOW TO YOUR POINT THAT MAYBE THERE'S 108 CARS AT 730 OR 8:00 OR WHATEVER, BUT THERE CAN ACTUALLY EVEN BE MORE DEPENDING UPON WHAT'S GOING ON. SO TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, I MEAN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ALL WELL AWARE OF AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE FOLLOW UP ON THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH POTENTIAL OTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT. AND I, I, YEAH, I THINK WE'RE WE'RE AT THAT POINT, MR. DAVIES. GOOD EVENING SIR, HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU FOR MISSING THE TUESDAY NIGHT RIDE TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH US. YES. I WAS GOING TO RAIN, SO THERE HAD TO BE A REASON. YEAH, YEAH.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. RON DAVIES, 8200 CENTRAL COLLEGE ROAD, NEW ALBANY, OHIO. I WANTED TO COME AND TALK ABOUT A COUPLE ITEMS. SO ONE IS THE HAYNES CREEK PROJECT, WHICH IS ON A JUG AT THE EAST OR THE END OF THE COUNTY ROAD ON ON CENTRAL COLLEGE. AND I'VE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF SEVERAL TIMES NOW THAT THE EPCON TEAM HAS FAILED TO EXECUTE WITHIN THE RULES OF THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY THE WORKING HOURS. SO WE'VE DOCUMENTED NOW SEVERAL NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS, BUT WHERE THEY'VE EXCEEDED THE HOURS OR THEY GET THERE ON WEEKENDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, SUNDAY IS A NON-WORK DAY ON EPCON PROJECT. THERE'S PEOPLE WORKING ON THAT PROJECT. AND I, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A CONFRONTATION WITH ANYONE, PARTICULARLY, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE CRAFTSMEN, TRADESMEN.

THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THE JOB DONE. IT RAINS SATURDAY MORNING, SO THEY'RE TRYING TO CATCH UP ON A SUNDAY. BUT THE RULES ARE THE RULES AND THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. AS WE'VE TALKED TO EPCON OVER THE OVER THE YEARS, OVER THE YEARS, THE MONTHS REALLY HAS BEEN, HEY, IT'S A NEW CREW. THEY DIDN'T GET THE WORD. THEY FINALLY PUT UP SIGNS THAT SAYS, HERE'S THE WORKING HOURS. SO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE ON SUNDAY LITERALLY HAD TO PASS A SIGN THAT SAYS THEY COULD NOT BE THERE. SO. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR MORE. WE'RE ASKING FOR A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO ONE, WE'RE ASKING FOR A MORATORIUM AS A PROJECT LEADER, BUSINESS LEADER, LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE A TEAM THAT'S FAILING TO EXECUTE, WE NEED TO PUT A PAUSE IN IF THINGS ARE HAPPENING THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING REPEATEDLY, THEN WE NEED TO PUT SOMETHING ELSE IN PLACE. SO MY ASK OR OUR ASK WOULD BE THAT IF THERE'S A MORATORIUM, PERMITS, POLDER, ETC. WHATEVER IT NEEDS TO BE DONE SO THAT YOU ALL THE STAFF CAN WORK WITH THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AT EPCON TO PUT PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. AS A PART OF A SOLUTION TO THAT, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT PERHAPS GATES BE LOCKED ON BOTH ENTRANCES TO THE EPCON PROJECT, SUCH THAT SOMEONE FROM EPCON HAS TO OPEN THE GATES EACH MORNING AND EACH EVENING. AND OF COURSE, IT WOULDN'T BE OPEN ON SUNDAYS. THE CURRENT SOLUTION THAT'S SUGGESTED TO US RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE CALL THE POLICE. AND LITERALLY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON,

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WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TRAFFIC ALREADY ALREADY SEVERAL TWICE TODAY. I THINK IN THIS MEETING CENTRAL COLLEGE ROAD IS NO LONGER SAFE. SO IF I'M GOING TO BE ON THE ROAD, CENTRAL COLLEGE BIKING OR WALKING, I'M SUPPOSED TO GO AGAINST TRAFFIC IN THE MORNINGS. THAT IS LIFE THREATENING. I DID IT YESTERDAY AND I WOULD HAVE TO STOP ALL EASTBOUND TRAFFIC. SO THERE IS NO ROOM BETWEEN OUR PROPERTY, WHICH IS HALF A MILE FROM 62 ALONG THE OUR PROPERTIES AND MY NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES HEADING WEST UNTIL YOU GET TO TIDEWATER, RIGHT. THERE'S NO THERE'S NO LEISURE PATH UNTIL YOU GET TIDEWATER ON IN THE EVENINGS. WE HAVE SEEN TRAFFIC NOW BACKED UP FROM 62 ALL THE WAY PAST BEACH. YOU KNOW, IT'S A HOBBY OF US NOW SOMETIMES TO TAKE SCREENSHOTS OF WAVES AND YOU SEE ALL THE RED. WE'VE ALL PROBABLY DONE IT RIGHT, BUT IT'S LIKE IT'S A PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF OUR DRIVEWAY. NOW. IT'S IRONIC, IT SEEMS TO ME, WITH THE TIDEWATER COMMUNITY HAS NOW SIGNS UP. DON'T BLOCK THE DRIVEWAYS. I ACTUALLY ONLY SEE THOSE SIGNS UP DURING THE DAY WHEN IT ACTUALLY IS HAPPENING IN THE EVENING.

SOMEBODY IS ACTUALLY PUTTING IT DOWN. I DON'T KNOW, SEEMS KIND OF IRONIC TO ME, BUT SO I ASKED FOR CENTRAL COLLEGE TO GET A HARD LOOK. I KNOW ODOT IS PUTTING IS UNDER A PROJECT FOR THE FIVE POINTS INTERSECTION. KITZMILLER 62 AND CENTRAL COLLEGE. AS I WENT TO THAT MEETING TOO, AND TALKED TO SOME OF THOSE MEMBERS, THE DATA THEY'RE USING IS OLD AND IT'S LIKE ARCHAIC. AND THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE IT'S LIKE A YEAR PLUS OLD. LIKE CENTRAL COLLEGE HAS CHANGED FOR THOSE THAT RIDE BIKES, WHICH I DO A LOT, I CAN NO LONGER SAFELY RIDE MY BIKE TO NEW ALBANY AT FIVE, 530 IN THE EVENING. THERE'S SIX INCHES OF PAVEMENT ON THE WESTBOUND ROAD AND TRAFFIC IS STOPPED. AND I GET IT. DRIVERS ARE TIRED, THEY'RE ANGRY, AND YOU KNOW THEY'RE DRINKING. I FIND THE BEER CANS OR MY NEIGHBORS PICKING UP ROCKS. I'M PICKING UP BEER CANS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND GRASS, SO I GET IT RIGHT. BUT SO I ASKED THE CITY, DO A LOT MORE WORK. A THOUGHT AROUND THE TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA, PARTICULARLY WITH THE STUDY THAT'S GOING ON WITH WITH ODOT. SO AND FINALLY, I GUESS THERE'S MAYBE TWO MORE. BUT NEW ALBANY, I BELIEVE, CONTROLS PART OF CENTRAL COLLEGE. THERE'S AT LEAST TWO SECTIONS THAT ARE FULLY NEW ALBANY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD. I'D ASK THAT WE CONSIDER REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT THERE TO 35 MILES AN HOUR. AND YET I HAVE AN AGENDA BECAUSE THE COUNTY, WHEN I TALKED TO THE COUNTY, SAYS THEY CAN'T LOWER THE SPEED LIMIT BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH CERTAIN STUDIES. AND WHEN THEY DID THEIR STUDY, THE 80TH PERCENTILE, THE TRAFFIC SHOWED THE SPEED SHOULD BE LIKE 44. SO THEY RAN UP TO 45. MY VIEW IS THAT NEW ALBANY DID THE SECTIONS YOU GUYS CONTROL PUT IT AT 35. THAT MIDDLE SECTION THEN WOULD BE BELOW 35, BELOW IT WOULD LOWER THE STUDY. THEN THE COUNTY WOULD BRING THE 80TH PERCENTILE DOWN TO A LOWER NUMBER. SO AND THEN FINALLY ONE IS PLEASE ADD A LOT OF SHARE THE ROAD SIGNS FOR BIKERS ON OUR ROADS. IT IT SOMEWHAT OF A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT OUT THERE AT TIMES RIGHT NOW. AND I GET IT GETTING INTO TOWN IN THE EVENING. 6:00 AS WE KNOW THAT BIG CYCLING GROUPS LEAVE OUT OF HERE. IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND TIRED DRIVERS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU RON. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. LOOKS LIKE THE REST OF THE HEARING OF VISITOR SPEAKER.

EXCUSE ME. THE REST OF THE SPEAKER CARDS WERE ON SPECIFIC ORDINANCES, BUT LET ME JUST ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE FROM THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTED TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. THEN, MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA THAT TAKES US TO OUR NEXT ITEM,

[7. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]

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IT WAS IT WAS A GOOD MEETING. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UPDATE? ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT SURE.

WE HAVE A REP RIGHT NOW ON THE PARKS AND TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD, BUT NO STAFF. ANY UPDATE ON THAT? NO. ALL RIGHT. ARCHITECTURE REVIEW BOARD. ANDREA COVERED THAT MEETING.

YES THAT AND I AND I APOLOGIZE. I DO NOT HAVE MY REPORT FOR THAT. THAT WAS WITH THREE CASES.

THERE WAS A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS MODIFICATION FOR THE RICHMOND SQUARE BRICK WALL. THERE WAS THIS IS ON THE FRONTAGE OF MAIN STREET. LAST JUNE. THE IRB APPROVED THIS APPLICATION WITH A CONDITION THAT GUARDRAILS AND IRONWORK BE SUBJECT TO STAFF APPROVAL ON THAT BRICK WALL. AFTER GOING FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT, THE DEVELOPER DECIDED THAT THEY ACTUALLY WANTED TO EXCLUDE THOSE DETAILS, AND SO THE CONDITION NEEDED TO BE MODIFIED.

AND THE BOARD APPROVED THAT FOUR ZERO. THEN THERE WAS A CASE REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF A DUAL POST SIGN AND A MONUMENT SIGN FOR THE NEW ALBANY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN NORTHWEST EYE SURGEONS NON-CONTROVERSIAL CASE 140. AND THEN WE SPENT THE MOST TIME TALKING ABOUT THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION PARKING LOT LIGHTING PLAN, LIGHTING PLAN FOR THE NEW PARKING LOT INCLUDED 20 FOOT TALL, CUT OFF LIGHT POSTS. AND YOU KNOW, THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF LIGHT POSTS, BUT I GUESS THAT'S WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE AT THE A OR B, THEY DECIDE THEY THEY ARE GOING TO DO A MOSS GREEN COLOR, CUSTOM COLOR TO MATCH THE EXISTING LIGHTING. AND THAT WAS APPROVED FOUR ZERO. AND THAT WAS AN 18 MINUTE MEETING. WE GOT ALL THAT DONE IN 18 MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT UPDATE.

SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE. SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. YES. WE HAD A MEETING ON MAY 14TH, AND I THINK IT WAS THE LONGEST MEETING THAT WE'VE EVER HAD. IT WAS PACKED FULL OF GOOD STUFF, KICKED IT OFF WITH A. THE BOARD HAD REQUESTED KIND OF AN UPDATE ON THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF DATA CENTERS IN NEW ALBANY. SO JEN CHRYSLER GRACIOUSLY PUT TOGETHER A VERY

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JOSEPH'S COAT IS WHO WE'RE WORKING WITH TO COLLECT THAT FURNITURE TO GO TO THOSE IN NEED. SO AGAIN, OCTOBER 10TH, SOME MORE PLANNING INVOLVED, BUT WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS WE GET CLOSER. AND THAT WAS ALL THAT WAS GOING TO BE. ALL RIGHT. HEY, CASEY, WHAT DAY IF I WANTED TO WATCH THAT VIDEO THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? WHAT DAY DID YOU HAVE THE MEETING? MAY 14TH. MAY 14TH. YEP. OKAY, THANKS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT? ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER SHELL REMINDED ME I SKIPPED THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, BUT THEN KINDLY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE A MEETING, SO I'M GOOD. ANY UPDATE FROM THE IDEA IMPLEMENTATION PANEL? YEAH. SO WE HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK. WE RECAPPED THE FAR OUT, AWESOME LIT FIRE EVENT. THAT WAS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. THERE WAS A REALLY FUN TIME. MARLENE, HAVE YOU ACTUALLY THERE? I WAS NOT THERE. BUT YOU HAD A GOOD TIME, RIGHT? HAD A GREAT TIME. YEAH.

THE I'VE, I'VE RECAPPED IT LIKE THREE TIMES. YOU IT THREE TIMES. OKAY. WELL, IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT. I, I, YOU KNOW, I LOVE I RECAP ONE OF THE WORDS, ONE OF THE, THE TAKEAWAYS WAS SOMEBODY ENJOYED COLLABORATING, COLLABORATING ACROSS GENERATIONS LEADS TO NEW IDEAS,

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AND IT'S, IT'S JUST A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. WE GOT TWO, I THINK TWO NEW NEIGHBORS ON OUR CIRCLE THIS THIS WEEK. AND IT WAS LIKE THE MOST EXCITING THING EVER. AND I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED FOR THEM TO GET THEIR WELCOME GIFT. AND I HOPE THAT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD CAN HAVE THAT SAME AMOUNT OF ENERGY. THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS THAT TWO NEW NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT ENERGY BECAUSE WE APPROVED TWO NEW COMMUNITY CONNECTORS. AND FINALLY, WE TALKED ABOUT THE UPCOMING JUNETEENTH EVENT. NO LONGER AN IDEA EVENT, BUT A LOT OF ENERGY IS COMING FROM THE IDEA PANEL FOR THAT EVENT, WHICH IS ON JUNE 19TH. IT IS BE AT 6:00 AT THE HINSON AMPHITHEATER. YOU CAN WE'RE DOING THIS FUN THING THIS YEAR CALLED THE 616. IS IT SIX ONE 9 OR 619, BUT 619619 CLUB WHERE YOU CAN BASICALLY HELP SPONSOR THE EVENT FOR $50 AND YOU GET SOME EXCLUSIVE PERKS, LIKE SOME AIRBRUSHING ON YOUR T SHIRT, AND YOU GET TO BE ON STAGE FOR A LITTLE BIT, JUST A REALLY GOOD WAY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THE EVENT AND ACTUALLY SUPPLEMENT THE AMAZING SPONSORS THAT WE HAVE SECURED FOR THIS YEAR. SO HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. AND HOPEFULLY IT'S A IT'S A FUN TIME. I THINK THOSE ARE ALL, ALL THE MEETINGS THAT I WENT TO LAST WEEK. WELL, YOU COVERED A LOT THIS LAST MONTH. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT UPDATE? ALL RIGHT. CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD NO MEETING. AND THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET TONIGHT, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY

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ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL RECEIVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE OR COMMUNICATION SINCE OUR LAST MEETING. THEY'D LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE SECOND READING

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THESE ANOMALIES, I THINK, SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. LUTZ. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE OH THREE 2026? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE? I MOVE FOR ADOPTION OF. 003 2026 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. KESS. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHULL. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 003 2026 ORDINANCE OH SEVEN 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE 106.4 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED NORTHEAST OF, AND ADJACENT TO THE INTERSECTION OF GEORGE STREET AND CLOVER VALLEY ROAD FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AG TO LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT. LG FOR AN AREA TO BE KNOWN AS CLOVER VALLEY EAST ZONING DISTRICT, AS REQUESTED BY LINCOLN PROPERTY GROUP.

AARON UNDERHILL, ESQUIRE. MR. ACTUALLY, I'LL TAKE THIS ONE. SEE, MY REPORT WAS WAS WRONG.

THANK YOU. MR. CHRISTOPHER. YES. SO THIS ZONING APPLICATION IS RELATED TO THE SAME 160 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES THAT WAS HEARD FOR THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE THAT JUST BEFORE THIS. SO THIS AREA IS LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE CLOVER VALLEY AND DUCK STREET INTERSECTION HERE OUTLINED PROPERTIES OUTLINED IN RED. SO THIS IS CLOVER VALLEY ROAD HERE. THIS IS DRUG STREET AND THIS IS MINK STREET HERE. SO THIS APPLICATION WAS HEARD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEY RECOMMENDED REVIEWED THE APPLICATION, RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL. AND CITY COUNCIL IS THE BODY THAT TAKES FINAL ACTION ON ALL ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS.

THIS IS THE ZONING MAP SHOWING THE PROPERTY OUTLINED IN RED HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY. TO THE NORTH WEST AND SOUTH BY SIMILARLY ZONED COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, A MIXTURE OF TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING DISTRICT OR TMD, WHICH IS THE DARKER BLUE SHOWN HERE. GE LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT SHOWN THE LIGHTER BLUE AREAS HERE, AND PUD WHICH ALLOWS FOR GE USES AS WELL. THE ZONING TEXT CONTAINS SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AS ALL OF THE SURROUNDING ZONING DISTRICTS IN TERMS OF USES, SETBACKS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS. THE SETBACKS HERE ARE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. AS YOU'LL SEE, THERE'S VARYING SETBACKS DEPENDING ON WHICH PERIMETER BOUNDARY YOU'RE LOOKING AT, WHERE PERIMETER BOUNDARIES ARE ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL, THERE ARE THE ENHANCED SETBACKS OF 50 FOOT PAVEMENT AND 100 FOOT BUILDING SETBACKS. AND I'M HERE AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THE ORDINANCE? CHRIS, COULD YOU JUST I KNOW THERE'S A DATA CENTER RESTRICTION. AND IF IT'S IF IT FUNCTION AS A AN ACCESSORY OR AUXILIARY USE TO THE PRIMARY. YEAH THAT'S CORRECT. COULD YOU

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IT'S SIMILAR TO OTHER LG ZONED PROPERTIES. YEAH. THIS IS. YEAH. DOES ANY EXERCISE BACK TO YOUR QUESTION COUNCILMEMBER KISS THAT DATA CENTERS MAY OCCUPY NO MORE THAN 20% OF THE TOTAL GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE OF PRIMARY BUILDINGS WITHIN THIS ZONING DISTRICT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? ALL RIGHT. THEN I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE OH SEVEN 2026? AND I DID NOT SEE A SPEAKER CARD ON THIS ORDINANCE. BUT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE, THE OPPORTUNITIES RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO TAKERS, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THERE'S A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE. I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE. 007 2026 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO ORDINANCE OH SEVEN 2026. ORDINANCE 014 2025. CAN I READ THAT RIGHT? THAT'S A TITLE. 2026 YEAH. ALL RIGHT. TYPO ORDINANCE. 014 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE 18.461 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED AT SIX, 6 OR 6 060 EAST DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD AND AN AREA TO BE KNOWN AS THE PRAIRIE HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD. FROM ITS CURRENT ZONING OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL R-2 TO IPUD INFILL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AS REQUESTED BY FIVE DEVELOPMENT LLC. ERIN UNDERHILL, ESQUIRE MISS BLACKBURN GOOD EVENING. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT DUE TO COMMENTS RECEIVED DURING THE FIRST READING AND THE ADDITIONAL TIME NEEDED TO ADDRESS THEM, THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO REQUEST A TABLING FOR THE SECOND READING UNTIL THE JUNE 16TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I WILL DO A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION THAT WE DID LAST TIME, AND THEN I WILL GIVE IT OVER TO THE APPLICANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION. I'M SORRY, WAS THAT JUNE 16TH OKAY? YES. SO AGAIN, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID REVIEW THE PROPOSED REZONING APPLICATION DURING THEIR MEETING ON APRIL 6TH AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL. AND WE HAD OUR FIRST READING LAST TIME. AND THEN IF IT DOES GET APPROVED, IT WOULD THEN HAVE TO COME BACK FOR A FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND HAVE TO GO TO TAB FOR ANY PARK LAND DEDICATION. JUST AN OVERVIEW. AGAIN, THERE ARE 39 LOTS BEING CONTEMPLATED FOR THE SITE AS OF WHAT WE SAW LAST TIME, WITH ASSOCIATED OPEN SPACE AND PARKLAND UP IN THE NORTH. THERE WOULD ALSO BE AN ENTRANCE OFF OF EAST DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE ENTRANCE TO PICKETT PLACE, WHICH IS RIGHT HERE. AND THEN TWO OF THE LOTS IN THIS DESIGN ARE BACKING ONTO OPEN SPACE, WHICH IS A CONCERN THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY COUNCIL AND STAFF, AND THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING FURTHER INTO. I'M HERE AS WELL AS APPLICANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION IF YOU NEED IT.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? ANY PRESENTATION? MR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. AARON HILL, 8000 WALTON PARKWAY, NEW ALBANY. I'M NOT REALLY PREPARED TO GIVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT. I

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WE'LL CONSIDER THAT RIGHT AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. BUT I DID HAVE A COUPLE SPEAKER CARDS. I DON'T KNOW IF THE FOLKS ARE STILL HERE OR NOT, BUT IS THERE ANYONE AGAIN, HOPEFULLY THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, IF THEY'RE GOING TO COMMENT, HAD SEEN THE PRESENTATION DURING OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH WAS PRETTY IN-DEPTH, BUT IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE? 014 2026 MATT. YEAH, YEAH, YOU'RE ON HERE. SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MATTHEW FRIEDMAN AND I LIVE AT 4848 BROOKS VIEW CIRCLE, WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 200FT OF THE PROPOSED PRAIRIE HOUSE DEVELOPMENT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL FOR THE THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION ON THIS TOPIC. AT THE MAY 5TH MEETING. I WAS ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED THAT THE CONVERSATION RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT ENTRANCE, BUT ABOUT THE BROADER CONDITIONS ALONG DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD. THE CURRENT PLAN, WHICH WE UNDERSTAND IS GOING TO BE MODIFIED, REPRESENTS, WITH ITS 39 UNITS, A 53% INCREASE IN HOUSING ALONG JUST A QUARTER MILE STRETCH OF DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD. THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT INTENSIFICATION IN AN ALREADY CONCENTRATED AREA, WHICH WE HEARD ABOUT EARLIER THIS EVENING, AND WE'LL HAVE A REAL IMPACTS ON TRAFFIC FLOW, SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EXISTING RESIDENTS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO REFERENCE A LETTER SUBMITTED ON APRIL 20TH TO MR. CHRISTIAN, WITH COPIES TO CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. THE LETTER REQUESTS THAT THE CITY. AT A COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC STUDY AS A CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THIS LETTER WAS SIGNED BY 55 RESIDENTS REPRESENTING 26 OF THE 27 HOMES ON BROOKVIEW CIRCLE, AS WELL AS A HOME DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM DUBLIN GRAND ON DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD. IT INCLUDES ADDENDUMS WITH PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENTING EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND I BROUGHT COPIES TONIGHT IN CASE THEY ARE HELPFUL. THANK YOU. MR. CHRISTIAN RESPONDED PROMPTLY AND INDICATED HE WOULD FOLLOW UP AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE CITY'S ENGINEERING TEAM, WHICH WE APPRECIATED. WE HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A STAFF MEMO EXPLAINING THAT BASED ON TRIP THRESHOLDS, A TRAFFIC STUDY WAS NOT REQUIRED AT THE REZONING STAGE. AT THE SAME TIME, THAT MEMO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE ARE EXISTING TRAFFIC AND SAFETY CONCERNS ALONG DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD INDEPENDENT OF THIS PROJECT, AND THAT THE CITY IS EVALUATING SIGNAL TIMING, SPEED LIMITS AND POTENTIAL TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES. THAT COMBINATION IS REALLY THE CONCERN HERE. I HAVE LIVED IN THIS AREA FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS AND OVER THE PAST 12 TO 18 MONTHS, TRAFFIC CONDITIONS HAVE FELT LIKE THEY'VE REACHED A TIPPING POINT. THESE CONCERNS ARE NOT SPECULATIVE. WE ALREADY EXPERIENCE CONGESTION, DIFFICULT TURNING MOVEMENTS AND SPEEDS THAT REGULARLY EXCEED THE POSTED LIMIT. AT THE APRIL 6TH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, THE COMMISSION AND COUNCIL MEMBERS HEARD COMMENTS FROM MY NEIGHBORS ABOUT HOW THEY HAVE TO TEACH THEIR KIDS WHO ARE LEARNING TO DRIVE, TO PUT THEIR CARS IN SPORT MODE AND GUN IT OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN ORDER TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD, WE HAVE ANOTHER NEIGHBOR WHO I BELIEVE YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM IN A BIT, WHO OVER THE COURSE OF 18 MONTHS WAS INVOLVED IN THREE SEPARATE ACCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING ON DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD NEAR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AS DISCUSSED AT YOUR LAST MEETING, A TRAFFIC ACCESS STUDY MAY ADDRESS THE ENTRANCE TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, BUT DOES NOT FULLY EVALUATE HOW THIS PROJECT FITS INTO AN ALREADY STRAINED CORRIDOR. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT A BROADER, COMPREHENSIVE CORRIDOR LEVEL

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SO CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M JUST GOING TO GO DOWN THE LIST HERE IN CASE I'M FAILED TO SEE SOMEONE ELSE. THE NEXT SPEAKER CARD I HAVE ON THIS ORDINANCE WAS MEREDITH BURNS. IS MEREDITH STILL HERE? OH. GOOD EVENING. AND, MEREDITH, IF YOU'LL GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SO GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MEREDITH BURNS. I LIVE AT 45 PICKETT PLACE IN THE BEAUTIFUL NEW ALBANY. I ECHO MR. SENTIMENT OF GRATITUDE FOR THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING AND YOUR IMPORTANCE OF REEVALUATING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. AFTER OUR LAST MEETING, I DID SUBMIT A LETTER WITH MORE THAN 35 SIGNATURES FROM THE RESIDENTS OF PICKETT PLACE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT A COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC IMPACT BE COMPLETED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND PUBLICLY REVIEWED. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST REMIND US THAT IN THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WE WOULD SHARE AN ENTRANCE AND AN EXIT WITH PICKETT PLACE AND THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY. THERE IS NO OTHER COMMUNITY IN NEW ALBANY THAT SHARES AN ENTRANCE AND AN EXIT WITH 85 HOMES, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THE TRAFFIC IMPLICATIONS. I DID SUBMIT A NOTE TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT THIS MATTER. SPECIFICALLY. I DIDN'T HEAR DIRECTLY BACK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SPECIFICALLY.

HOWEVER, ON THE 7TH OF MAY, I DID WITNESS A PRETTY. INTENSE ACCIDENT ON DUBLIN GRANVILLE THAT DID HOLD UP THE SCHOOL BUS. MR. CHRISTIAN WAS KIND ENOUGH TO RESPOND, BUT I STILL HAVE JUST A FEW OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS THAT I WANT TO REITERATE. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CORRIDOR CONTINUALLY RAISE THIS CONCERN ABOUT WORSENING CONGESTION, SPEEDING SCHOOL TRAFFIC BACKUPS AND THE SAFETY RISKS. WE'VE BEEN TOLD MANY TIMES THAT WE DON'T NEED A TRAFFIC STUDY, SO MY CURIOSITIES ARE WHAT CORRIDOR LEVEL DATA OR METRICS OR STUDIES ARE WE USING TO COME TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE UNDER 39 THRESHOLD FOR NEEDING A TRAFFIC STUDY? I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT MY CONCERN IS NOT JUST ABOUT ONE ISOLATED ACCIDENT, IT'S MORE OF THE STRAIN. AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU, MAYOR, CALLING ATTENTION TO THAT AND REEVALUATING THAT, BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE RESIDENTS OF PICKETT PLACE, BUT ALSO ANYONE IMPACTED WITH THE SCHOOL BUS DROP OFF ALONG THAT ROAD.

MY LAST COMMENT IS RESIDENTS ARE SIMPLY ASKING THE CITY TO SLOW DOWN, STUDY THE DATA, AND ENSURE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY PLANNING. KEEP PACE WITH GROWTH BEFORE IRREVERSIBLE DECISIONS ARE MADE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT SPEAKER CARD I HAD WAS AND I APOLOGIZE, I ROB BEUTEL. BEUTEL. THANK YOU SIR. SORRY. THERE WE GO. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ROB. I LIVE AT 4854 BROOK STREET CIRCLE HERE TONIGHT TO JOIN MY NEIGHBORS AND ASKING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE WATER LEVEL TRAFFIC STUDY.

YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD SEVERAL REPORTED REASONS FOR THIS. I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE REAL HUMAN IMPACT THIS CONGESTION IS HAVING ON OUR FAMILIES. MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED IN NEW ALBANY FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, WITH THE LAST 11 YEARS ON BROOKVIEW CIRCLE, WE'VE OBSERVED THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS ALONG DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD FOR A VERY LONG TIME FOR THE RECENT CHANGES ARE FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT. LET ME GIVE YOU A REAL EXAMPLE. MY WIFE, LISA, HAS HAD A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD FOR OVER 30 YEARS. HOWEVER, IN JUST THE PAST 18 MONTHS, BETWEEN AUGUST 2024 TO FEBRUARY 2026, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN THREE SEPARATE COLLISIONS ON THIS CORRIDOR THAT SHE WAS NOT AT FAULT AT AND FOR ANY OF THEM. TWO OF THOSE INCIDENTS RESULTED IN TOTAL VEHICLES. THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN EMPHASIZES AN INTERCONNECTED STREET NETWORK TO MANAGE FLOW AND REDUCE CONGESTION. HOWEVER, TODAY WE HAVE TWO SINGLE ACCESS NEIGHBORHOODS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, WITH A THIRD UNDER CONSIDERATION. THIS DESIGN

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AS MATT MENTIONED EARLIER, THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS NO LONGER KEEPING US UP WITH CURRENT DEMAND OR GROWTH. I RESPECTFULLY URGE COUNCIL TO TAKE A WIDE VIEW AND AUTHORIZE THE STUDY AND ENABLE PROACTIVE SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, RESIDENT SAFETY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, SIR. AND THE LAST SPEAKER CARD I HAD WAS JIM BRAND. GOOD EVENING SIR. I'M JIM BRAND, 7188 TUMBLEWEED DRIVE, NEW ALBANY, OHIO. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. THIS IS BEING TABLED IN MY MIND, A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S IDEAS. THIS IS NOT READY. THERE'S A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS, A LOT OF SAFETY CONCERNS. AND CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU'RE BEING TOLD, THIS IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE NEW ALBANY STRATEGIC PLAN, AT LEAST FOUR POINTS. AND I CAN GO THROUGH THOSE WITH YOU ON OR I CAN GO OVER WITH MR. UNDERHILL OR ANYBODY ELSE IN THE COUNCIL ON A SIDEBAR TO MAKE THE PLAN BETTER. SO WE'RE HERE. YOU'RE HERE. I MEAN, IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO GO OVER. SO HAPPY TO SHARE. OR YOU WANT TO DO IT NOW OR YOU WANT ME SIDEBAR WITH MR. UNDERHILL AND HE CAN COME BACK. YEAH, IF YOU HAVE IF YOU HAVE NOTES YOU WANT TO POINT OUT, WE'RE HAPPY TO HEAR IT. YEAH. OKAY. SO WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUES WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN, IT IT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE NEW ALBANY STRATEGIC PLAN. I'LL JUST GO DOWN ONE IDENTICALLY SHAPED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PONDS. RETAINING WALLS ARE NOT ORGANIC. SO I THINK IT'S INCONSISTENT WITH THAT. THE STORMWATER POND IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE POINT. ONE OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN POINT TWO HOUSES SHOULD FRONT ON PUBLIC OPEN SPACES AND NOT BACK ONTO PUBLIC ROADS OR PARKS. WE HAVE, IN ADDITION TO LOTS, THE TWO LOTS OF NORTH SIDE THAT ARE FACING ON PUBLIC LAND. ALL THE LOTS ALONG DUBLIN ROAD ARE FACING ONTO A PUBLIC ROAD. SO MANY OF THE LOTS ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN BECAUSE OF POINT TWO, NOT, YOU KNOW, NOT SUPPOSED TO BACK ONTO ROADS AND THEY ARE BACKING THEIR BACKING ONTO ROADS. 161 YOU KNOW, ALL ADEQUATE AMOUNTS OF OPEN TO PUBLIC PARKS, PLACES IN STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO BE PROVIDED ON SITE. LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO DO THAT WITH TWO LITTLE INTERIOR CIRCLES. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE CENTRALLY LOCATED IN THE PROPERTY. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF OPEN SPACE IN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE ACCOMMODATED THAT WITH TWO LITTLE CIRCLES AS THEIR OPEN SPACE OR GREEN SPACE. THE HIERARCHY OF OPEN SPACES SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED. EACH DEVELOPMENT SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE OPEN SPACE LOCATED NEAR THE CENTER OF THE DEVELOPMENT. I GUESS THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE LITTLE CIRCLES THERE. AND TYPICALLY NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS SHOULD RANGE FROM A HALF AN ACRE TO FIVE ACRES. I DON'T THINK EITHER ONE OF THOSE LITTLE THINGS IS A HALF AN ACRE CENTRALLY LOCATED, SO IT SHOULD BE HALF AN ACRE CENTRALLY LOCATED. SO AGAIN, INCONSISTENT WITH THE NEW ALBANY STRATEGIC PLAN. I DIDN'T WRITE THE PLAN. SOMEBODY DID A GREAT JOB WRITING THE PLAN. I'M JUST TRYING TO POINT OUT THE INCONSISTENCIES THAT YOU'RE BEING TOLD THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH. LET'S SEE. AND ON ANY PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE VILLAGE CENTER SHALL HAVE A BASE DWELLING BASE DENSITY OF ONE DWELLING UNIT PER ACRE. THIS LOT IS PARCEL IS 18 ACRES, WHICH SUGGESTS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE 18 LOTS ON IT COMPARED TO 39 SO SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE COMPARED TO WHAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS SUGGESTING. YOU KNOW, SO THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO BETWEEN WHAT I'M READING IN STRATEGIC PLAN AND WHAT I'M SEEING HERE. AND THIS IS THEIR SECOND REVISION AFTER COMMENTS FROM THE ZONING. THIS IS WHAT THEY CAME BACK WITH. SO A LOT MORE WORK. LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THIS PLAN TO GET CONSISTENT, AT LEAST CONSISTENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN. THEN THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO, YOU KNOW, THE LOT SIZES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU LOOKED AT IT IN SPECIFIC, BUT THERE'S SOME VERY, VERY, VERY SMALL LOT SIZES, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. THESE ARE ABOUT A ABOUT A 10TH OF AN ACRE IN SIZE, WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES, WHERE I THINK THE MINIMUM IS SUPPOSED TO BE QUARTER ACRE LOT SIZES. SO AT LEAST HALF THE LOT SIZES IN HERE ARE UNDER THAT QUARTER ACRE MINIMUM THRESHOLD. SO IT'S THEY'RE GOING TO BE POSTAGE STAMP SIZED LOTS. AND THE WAY THEY'RE TRYING TO SQUEEZE THE PROPERTY, THE BUILDINGS ON THERE IS BY REDUCING THE SETBACKS. I DON'T THINK IT'S A REAL GOOD IDEA TO HAVE BUILDINGS RIGHT ON THE PROPERTY LINE. I KNOW THAT THE R-2 ZONING REQUIRES WHAT'S A TEN FOOT SETBACK ON THE SIDE TO SIDE? AND WE'RE GOING TO ZERO

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SO I MIGHT HAVE MORE QUESTIONS AFTER I SEE THE NEXT PLAN, BUT I JUST THAT WAS THE MAIN ISSUES INCONSISTENT WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN. SO I'M GLAD YOU'RE NOT VOTING ON IT TONIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THOSE ARE THE END OF MY SPEAKER CARDS. BUT IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE 14, 2026? ALL RIGHT. THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I BELIEVE THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT TO TABLE THIS ORDINANCE TO OUR MEETING ON JUNE 16TH. SO I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE ORDINANCE. 014 2026 UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 16TH. SECOND.

MAYOR SPALDING YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BROOKE. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCILMEMBER KATZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES.

I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO POSTPONE THIS MATTER TO THE JUNE 16TH, 2026, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, AS I SAID, SOME OF OUR GUESTS EARLIER THIS EVENING, MR. MAYOR. YEAH, I JUST BEFORE AARON TAKES OFF, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PLAN OR WHEN IT'S A AARON, JUST WHEN IT IS REPRESENTED, I JUST IF IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM THIS PLAN, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY HAD FIRST HEARING, SECOND HEARING ISH NOW, BUT I WANT IT TO BE PRESENTED AGAIN. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD WANT ACTION THAT NIGHT OR IF THAT WOULD SERVE ALMOST IF IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE CURRENT PLAN. I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT AND KIND OF PROCESS IT. YEAH. AGAIN, AND THEN MAYBE MEETING AFTER THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. I'VE TRIED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS TO COMMUNICATE WITH NEIGHBORS WHO SHOWED UP TO A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WE HAD, AND I TRY TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS I CAN BE. MY INTENT WILL BE TO GET THE PLAN OUT TO THEM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT NUMBER OF DAYS THAT WILL BE. IT'LL PROBABLY COINCIDE WITH WHATEVER THE DEADLINE IS TO GET MATERIALS BACK TO CITY STAFF. SO I WILL DO THAT AND THEN I WILL I WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF, WHEN I MAKE THAT PRESENTATION, TO START FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF WHERE WE STARTED, EVEN BEFORE WE WERE PLANNING COMMISSION AND WALK YOU THROUGH ALL THE CHANGES TO DATE. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL GET EVERYBODY KIND OF YOU ALL AND THEN THE PUBLIC UP TO SPEED ON WHERE WE COME FROM. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AARON, DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT HERE ON ON MAKING SOME OF THOSE CHANGES? I DO, I DO OKAY. AND AS I MENTIONED, I, I, I WASN'T SURE WHETHER I WAS GOING TO SPEAK TONIGHT AND I WAS HOPING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT, BUT I, I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, GIVEN THAT WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THE ENGINEERING COMPONENTS OF IT.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M NOT ABLE TO SHARE IT TONIGHT. BUT I EXPECT THE NEXT WEEK OR SO THOSE

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ANY QUESTIONS FROM STAFF OR FOR STAFF FROM COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. WELL JUSTIN GOOD EVENING, MR. LEADER. IF YOU'LL GIVE YOUR NAME AND ASSOCIATION. JUSTIN STEINER ASSOCIATES, 4016, TOWNS FAIRWAY. IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS, I THINK, BUT WE'RE WE'RE STILL EXCITED. THIS PROJECT IS CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD. WE JUST DID WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET THE ENGINEERING REVIEW AS LITTLE SANITARY EASEMENTS COULD GET TWEAKED BETWEEN NOW AND THE FINAL READING RECORDING, SO WE REQUESTED TO TABLE UNTIL JUNE 16TH. AT THAT TIME, I THINK WE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO SHARE A MORE ROBUST KIND OF UPDATE ON THE COMMERCIAL AND WHERE WE ARE IN THE OVERALL PROJECT. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE SOME OF THOSE DETAILS, BUT IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TO SHARE MORE. BUT I THINK ONE THING WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IS NOT EVERYONE ELSE IS THE ROAD IS GEARING UP AT 605. THAT CLOSURE WILL HAPPEN SO THAT THE ROAD CAN GET UPGRADED.

THE SHARED USE PATHS WILL NOW START TO BE FULLY CONNECTED. THE ROAD WILL BE UPGRADED WITH BETTER CROSSWALKS, FULL SHARED USE PATH, PARALLEL PARKING. IT'S GOING TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC AND BE KIND OF A GREAT ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY, AND ALSO BE A GREAT START TO THE REST OF THE PROJECT. SOUNDS LIKE. WHEN DID YOU SAY THAT WORD AGAIN, JUSTIN? THEY'VE ACTUALLY STARTED MOBILIZING NOW DOING SOME OF THE WORK, BUT THE FULL MOBILIZATION WILL START NEXT WEEK, AND I BELIEVE ROAD CLOSURES ON THE 29TH AND THE FULL THEY'RE GOING TO BE THEY'RE GOING TO BE MOVING QUICK. OKAY. AND HOW LONG IS THAT CLOSURE TILL AUGUST 15TH.

18TH. OKAY. SO WHAT'S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL? WE HOPEFULLY WE GOT IT. YEAH. WELL, WE CAN FIND IT EXACTLY TO THE AVAILABLE WINDOW. WE MADE SURE THE CONTRACTOR WAS FULLY AWARE OF THAT AND EVERYTHING WAS TIMED OUT. I THINK WE'RE MEETING ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS, GOING THROUGH ALL THE LITTLE TACTICAL DETAILS OF FIBER OPTIC LINES AND BRIDGE ABUTMENTS AND ALL THE LECTURE DETAILS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MOVES QUICKLY AND SMOOTHLY AND APPROPRIATELY AS IT GETS GOING. ALL RIGHT. CAN I ASK A QUESTION? THE OTHER JUSTIN, THE FRANKLIN COUNTY

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ALL RIGHT. AND JUST ONE MORE QUESTION. THE ROAD CLOSURES THAT A COMPLETE CLOSURE OR JUST SOUTHBOUND FOR THE 605 STREETSCAPE AT THE HAMLET? CORRECT. IT IS A FULL CLOSURE.

WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN ACCESS AT SNYDER LOOP VIA TEMPORARY SIGNALS THAT ALLOW FOR TWO WAY ONE LANE TRAFFIC. HOWEVER, FOR THAT WINDOW OF MAY 20TH 9TH TO AUGUST 18TH, IT WILL BE A FULL CLOSURE, EFFECTIVELY BETWEEN SNYDER LOOP AND CENTRAL COLLEGE. OKAY. AND THEN THE DETOUR WILL BE WALTON PARKWAY. IT'S A PRETTY CONVENIENT DETOUR FOR LOCAL. WE'LL ALSO BE POSTING A THROUGH TRAFFIC DETOUR, IF YOU WILL. SO ANY TRUCK TRAFFIC OR, YOU KNOW, HEAVY HAULING THAT WOULD TYPICALLY USE 605 TO GO NORTH OR SOUTH, WE'RE GOING TO ROUTE THEM TO, I BELIEVE IT'S 62 AND STATE ROUTE 37. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WELL, WE HAVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS MAINTAINED DURING THAT CLOSURE. I'LL HAVE TO TALK TO THE CONTRACTOR TO CONFIRM THAT JUST GIVEN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE WORK ZONE, IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT THAT WOULD BE INTERRUPTED JUST FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, OBVIOUSLY. BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER AND GET BACK TO YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. JUSTIN, IS MY MEMORY CORRECT? DID WE REBUILD THE BRIDGE AT THE THAT CONNECTED THE UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS OF THE ENCLAVE. SO PEOPLE FROM THE LINKS POTENTIALLY USE THAT AS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE? ACCORDING TO MR. MAYOR, THAT IS THE CASE. SO WE'LL WE'LL CERTAINLY EXPLORE THAT AS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO MAINTAIN PEDESTRIAN ACCESS THROUGH THE AREA. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BRIAN ALWAYS TAUGHT HIM WELL. HE ANTICIPATED OUR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERING THINGS WE HADN'T ASKED. JUST. IT'S GOOD. IT'S A GOOD JOB. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL TO THE APPLICANT OR STAFF? NO. DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD. I THINK WE SHARED AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE SHARED IT WITH JUSTIN AND THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO KIND OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INCORPORATING THE COMMERCIAL PIECE. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO KIND OF SEEING SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS PRESENTED. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE THAT YOU'RE THINKING WHEN THIS IS. YEP. PERFECT. OKAY. THANK YOU JUSTIN, AT THE AT THE JUNE 16TH MEETING. YEAH.

I MENTIONED A FEW FOLKS. I MEAN, THE JUSTIN'S HERE. WE GET SO BOGGED DOWN IN TACTICAL, WE DON'T ALWAYS COME BACK AND SHARE KIND OF THE STRATEGIC VISION OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND THE WHY. SO THE 16TH WILL TAKE A STEP BACK AND KIND OF BEFORE WE MOVE INTO THE SECOND READING, JUST RECAP AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT BETTER STRATEGIC OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE'RE HEADED. OKAY.

THANK YOU. IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE SOME MESSAGING. THIS MIGHT BE FOR YOU TO THE OTHER JUSTIN, ABOUT THE EXACT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING OVER THE SUMMER, JUST SO OUR RESIDENTS CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THEY NEED TO PARDON OUR DUST AND WHAT'S COMING AHEAD OF THEM. BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'LL BE A LOT BETTER ONCE IT'S OVER, BUT IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE KIND OF ANNOYING. YEAH. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO KNOW WHY YOU'RE BEING ANNOYED. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. LISTENING TONIGHT. I THINK YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE DEFINITELY THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE HITTING ON IT'S THE CROSSWALKS SHARED PATHS, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY SLOWING THE TRAFFIC DOWN FROM WHAT IT WAS. SO THEY'RE ALL POSITIVE. GREAT ADDITIONS. REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE STILL EDGING TOWARDS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE. 015 2026 SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST FROM THE APPLICANT, SUPPORTED BY STAFF, TO TABLE THIS ORDINANCE TO OUR MEETING ON JUNE 16TH. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE ORDINANCE 015 2026 TO OUR MEETING ON JUNE 16TH. SECOND MAYOR. AS A POINT OF ORDER PER COUNCIL RULES, WE ARE POSTPONING IT VERSUS TABLING THE ORDINANCE. ALL RIGHT. JUST FOR THE RECORD. AND WE'VE GOT ONE AND TWO, ONE AND TWO. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DARBY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

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COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO VOTE. YOU DO? OH, GOOD. I WENT THROUGH THAT TOO QUICK. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO POSTPONE ORDINANCE 015 2026 TO THE JUNE 16TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. ORDINANCE 016 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR 28 RESIDENTIAL LOTS, TWO ROADS AND FOUR RESERVES ON 6.26.12 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FOR HAMLET AT SUGAR RUN PHASE TWO, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEW ALBANY ROAD AND CENTRAL COLLEGE ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY NOTED MASTER DEVELOPMENT MISS BLACKBURNE. YES, SO I'M A LITTLE BIT OF A BROKEN RECORD, BUT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FOR THE SAME REASONS, TO POSTPONE THIS PLAT TO THE JUNE 16TH MEETING AS WELL. AND THIS IS THE PLAT FOR PHASE TWO. JUST FOR A REFRESHER, IN CASE YOU NEED ONE. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL STAFF ON THE ORDINANCE. THE APPLICANT MAY CARE TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR JUST SEE ORDINANCE COMMENTS ABOVE. OKAY, PERFECT. THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE? 016 2026 ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST TO POSTPONE ORDINANCE OH 16 TO 20, ORDINANCE 016 2026 TO OUR MEETING ON JUNE 16TH. SO I WOULD THEREFORE MOVE TO POSTPONE ORDINANCE. 016 2026 TO OUR MEETING ON JUNE 16TH SECOND. I THINK I HEARD WILTROUT THERE, MAYOR. YES, COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO POSTPONE ORDINANCE 016 2026 TO THE JUNE 16TH COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

[10. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]

SPECIFY THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT THOSE PARCELS, AND APPROVE AN AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF ONE OR MORE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AGREEMENTS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS THE OAK GROVE TWO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT TO INCLUDE THE 106 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES. THAT WAS JUST VERY RECENTLY ANNEXED AND ZONED INTO THE CITY. ONCE AGAIN, AS WITH ALL OF THE THE COMMERCIAL TIFFS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE BUSINESS PARK, THIS IS A NON-SCHOOL AND NON-FIRE TIFF. AND SO THOSE ENTITIES WILL BE REIMBURSED AND MADE WHOLE. AND THERE'S SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WITH JERSEY TOWNSHIP REGARDING THE FUNDING OF FIRE AND EMS SERVICES. THIS IS A FIRST READING, SO THIS CAN BE TABLED TO THE MEETING ON JUNE 2ND. AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL REGARDING THE ORDINANCE. AND

[11. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]

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SOUNDS LIKE SOME GOOD NEGOTIATING THERE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL TO STAFF REGARDING THE RESOLUTION? ALL RIGHT. LET ME OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION RESOLUTION R 13, 2026. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 13, 2026. SECOND.

MAYOR SPOUTING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 13, 2026 RESOLUTION R 14, 2026 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO ANY AND ALL CONTRACTS. IT'S A LOT OF AUTHORITY THERE FOR THE PURCHASE AND UPFITTING OF A BUCKET TRUCK. THANK YOU MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO ANY AND ALL CONTRACTS NECESSARY FOR THE PURCHASE AND UPFITTING OF A NEW BUCKET TRUCK FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE PROPOSED TRUCK IS A 2026 FORD F 550 EQUIPPED WITH A VERA ELECTRIC. THERE WE ARE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. EQUIPPED WITH A VERSA LIFT, INSULATED AERIAL BUCKET, THIS TRUCK IS UTILIZED PRIMARILY FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE, BUT WE ALSO USE IT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE. AND THEN OUR STREETS CREWS USE IT FOR HANGING WREATHS AND FLOWER BASKETS AND CHANGING LIGHT BULBS IN OUR PARKING LOTS. IT GETS A LOT OF USE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS PURCHASE WILL REPLACE THE CITY'S EXISTING 2008 BUCKET TRUCK, WHICH HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 YEARS. REPLACING THE TRUCK NOW ALIGNS WITH THE EXPECTED LIFE CYCLE FOR THIS TYPE OF TRUCK AND WILL HELP REDUCE OUR OUR MAINTENANCE DOWNTIME. THE NEW TRUCK INCLUDES SEVERAL SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL FEATURES, WHICH INCLUDE THE INSULATED AERIAL PLATFORM FOR ELE ELECTRICAL WOR, AND THEN ALSO UPGRADED LIGHTING AND VISIBILITY, AND HYDRAULIC STABILIZING OUTRIGGERS, WHICH ARE, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY THE THE LEGS THAT DEPLOY TO STABILIZE THE, THE TRUCK WHEN YOU'RE USING THE BUCKET, THE PURCHASE IS BEING COMPLETED THROUGH THE EXISTING COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACTS. THE CHASSIS WILL BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE FRANKLIN COUNTIES COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM, AND THE UPFITTING EQUIPMENT WILL BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE STATE OF OHIO. SRTS PURCHASING COOPERATIVE PROGRAM. UTILIZING THESE PROGRAMS ALLOW US TO OBTAIN COMPETITIVE PRICING WITHOUT HAVING TO GO OUT AND FORMALLY BID THEM OUT, GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THE TOTAL COST OF THE VEHICLE AND UPFITTING IS APPROXIMATELY $285,000, WHICH HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN OUR 2026 CAPITAL EQUIPMENT BUDGET. AND ONE ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION IS THE LEAD TIME. THERE IS ABOUT AN 18 MONTH NATIONAL LEAD TIME FOR THESE BUCKET TRUCKS. SO PLACING THIS ORDER NOW ENABLES US TO TO GET AHEAD OF THAT AND ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THIS FOR THE END OF OUR CURRENT BUCKET TRUCKS LIFECYCLE. SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

BRIAN, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU. YOU SAID 285,000. IS THAT WHAT WAS APPROVED IN THE 2026? BECAUSE I KNOW IT LISTS IN OUR REPORT HERE 266. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS 266 OH IN THE LEGISLATIVE REPORT. YES. THAT'S THE ACTUAL. SO 285 IS IN THE RESOLUTION. AND THERE'S JUST A SMALL BUFFER. I, I PUT THAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE REPORT. THAT'S THE THAT'S OUR EXACT QUOTE. OKAY. AND, AND I SEE THAT WHEREAS IN THE RESOLUTION. SO THE 285 INCLUDES EVERYTHING.

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I REMEMBER TALKING TO THE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT AND I KNOW THEY HAD ONE. AND WE WERE LOOKING FOR TWO. AND IS THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN ALSO BE IN CASE BE USED FOR THAT AS WELL? SO AND, AND I'VE GOT TO WORK WITH JOE ON THIS SONG, BUT OUR, OUR HOPE FOR, FOR NOW IS TO GET PURCHASE THIS NEW ONE AND THEN HANG ON TO OUR EXISTING ONE AND UTILIZE THAT ALONG, YOU KNOW, ALONG WITH THIS NEW ONE FOR AS LONG AS WE CAN, AS LONG AS WE CAN SAFELY OPERATE IT. AND WITHOUT SINKING, YOU KNOW, TOO MUCH FUNDS INTO IT. OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THE STREET PRUNING AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE DOING. SO I KNOW THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF IT COULD BE USED FOR BOTH. SO GREAT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 14, 2026? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION I MOVE FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 14, 2026 SECOND. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BUDGE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHOR. YES. SIX. YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 14, 2026 RESOLUTION R 15, 2026 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE FRANKLIN COUNTY ENGINEER FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE REYNOLDSBURG, NEW ALBANY ROAD. 9.13 BRIDGE OVER ROSE RUN. OKAY, SOMEONE'S GOT TO TELL ME WHERE THAT IS. YEAH. THANK YOU. MAYOR. AS AS DESCRIBED THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE FRANKLIN COUNTY ENGINEER'S OFFICE FOR THIS SPECIFIC BRIDGE OVER ROSE RUN. AND HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE EXISTING BRIDGE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO IT'S JUST IMMEDIATELY EAST OF HERE. YOU CAN SEE THE THE PDS BUILDING THERE. YEAH, JUST JUST OFF THE SIDE. SO THIS SHOWS THE EXISTING BRIDGE CONDITION TODAY. AND FROM THE STREET YOU SEE THE RAIL. BUT BUT YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE THE EXISTING WING WALLS AND THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE BRIDGE. HOWEVER, WHEN THIS PARK IS COMPLETED, IT'S MUCH MORE LIKELY THAT YOU'LL HAVE A VIEW OF THAT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE PARK.

SO AS A PART OF THE ROSE RUN PHASE TWO IMPROVEMENTS, THE CITY IS PROPOSING ARCHITECTURAL ENHANCEMENTS TO BETTER INTEGRATE THIS BRIDGE INTO THE ROSE RUN CORRIDOR. THIS. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PROPOSED RAILING CONCEPT. THE DESIGN IS MODELED AFTER THE MARKET STREET BRIDGE OVER ROSE RUN, WHICH IS PICTURED TO THE RIGHT. BUT YOU. BUT I GUESS THE. THE DIFFERENCE IS, IS THAT OUR NEW BRIDGE WOULD. UTILIZES STEEL RAILING SYSTEM, WHEREAS THE ONE OVER MARKET STREET IS TIMBER AND THAT'S FOR ENHANCED DURABILITY. AND THEN ALSO SAFETY. IN ADDITION TO THE RAILING IMPROVEMENTS, THERE WILL ALSO BE A BRICK VENEER ON THE WING WALLS AND THE OTHER PARTS OF THE BRIDGE. AND THEN YOU CAN'T. IT'S HARD TO SEE IN THIS PICTURE, BUT THERE'S ALSO A BRICK CAP RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE RAILING, WHICH WE WOULD PLAN TO INTEGRATE INTO THE THE ONE OVER ALONG REYNOLDSBURG, NEW ALBANY ROAD. SO GOING BACK TO THIS PICTURE, EFFECTIVELY, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS TO UPGRADE THIS RAIL TO MATCH THAT, THE RAIL OVER AT MARKET STREET. SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT'S GOING TO EXTEND OUT PROBABLY 8 TO 12FT, SLOPE UP, OVER AND BACK DOWN. WE'LL REPOUR THE SIDEWALK. THERE WILL BE THAT BRICK STRIP HERE. AND THEN ON THE WING WALLS THAT YOU COULD SEE DOWN. IF YOU'RE OVER IN THIS AREA, THERE WILL BE A BRICK VENEER TO DRESS THOSE UP QUITE A BIT. AND SO THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT IS AN MOU WITH THE FRANKLIN COUNTY ENGINEER'S OFFICE, WHO CURRENTLY MAINTAINS THIS BRIDGE. AND WHAT WE'RE AGREEING TO IS TO MAINTAIN THESE NEW ESTHETIC FEATURES, THESE ARCHITECTURAL ENHANCEMENTS, WHILE THIS COUNTY CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN THE

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COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 15, 2026 RESOLUTION R 16 2026. THE RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE OAK GROVE TWO COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA TO ADD APPROXIMATELY 106.4 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES TO THAT AREA, CONFIRMING THE DESIGNATION OF A HOUSING OFFICER AND THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA HOUSING COUNCIL AND TAX INCREMENT REVIEW COUNCIL, AND TO EXPAND THE OAK GROVE TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ZONE TO ADD THAT AREA. YES. THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS THE PROPERTY THAT WAS JUST ANNEXED AND ZONED. AND SO I DO WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE CLARIFYING WITH COUNCIL, THIS IS NOT USUALLY THE ORDER THAT WE DO THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION, BUT BECAUSE OF THE SHEER AMOUNT OF PROPERTY OWNERS THAT CAME TOGETHER AS A PART OF THIS AGGREGATE LAND ACQUISITION, THERE WAS JUST SOME TIMING ISSUES THAT CAUSED US TO DO THESE A LITTLE BIT MORE PIECEMEAL. IT'S THE SAME TYPES OF LEGISLATION OR THE SAME EXACT LEGISLATION WE ALWAYS PASS, BUT JUST NOT DONE IN THE SAME ORDER THAT WE ALWAYS DO IT.

SO THIS IS TO CREATE THE OAK GROVE TWO COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA, OR TO EXPAND

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BUT WHAT IT DOES IS ENABLE THE STAFF TO NOW NEGOTIATE THOSE. AND ALL OF THOSE AGREEMENTS HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. WE DO HAVE EXISTING COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS IN PLACE WITH ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE IN THE JOHNSTOWN MONROE SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND SO THAT AGREEMENT IS ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS RESOLUTION. THEN I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 16, 2026.

SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THERE'S A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 16, 2026 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER KISS YES. COUNCILMEMBER. DIRT. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES.

MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 16, 2026 RESOLUTION R 17 2026. A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH LPC COMMERCIAL INVESTMENTS, LLC.

MISTER CHRYSLER. YES. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT TYPICALLY ACCOMPANIES A CRA AND NEGOTIATED CRA AGREEMENT. BUT BECAUSE OF THE TIMING OF THE ACQUISITION AND ACTUALLY THE TIMING OF OUR ROAD PROJECT, WHICH WE WERE ALREADY UNDERWAY WITH THE LANDOWNER, THE NEW LANDOWNER HAS ASKED THAT WE PUT THIS IN PLACE NOW BECAUSE OF FINANCING REASONS, SO THEY CAN GO OUT AND CLOSE OFFICIALLY ON ALL THESE PROPERTIES. SO THIS MOU OBLIGATES THE CITY FOR THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY CURRENTLY WORKING ON. THIS IS THE JUG STREET AND THE REMAINING PIECE OF ROADWAY, AND THAT ENTIRE INTEL AND TMD AREA THAT NEEDS TO BE REDEVELOPED. IT INCLUDES INCLUDES ROAD, WATER AND SEWER, OF WHICH THE WATER AND SEWER CAN BE REIMBURSED FROM THE ARPA GRANTS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE STATE.

AND SO THIS WILL HELP US KIND OF REINFORCE THAT SYSTEM. DRAGONFLY PROPOSED DRAGONFLY WAY WILL BE TO THE NORTH, THEY'LL BE A WATER LINE IN THAT SYSTEM. AND SO EVENTUALLY WHEN WE COME BACK AND THESE PROPERTIES COME IN, WE'LL LOOP THAT WATER LINE COMPLETELY IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT REDUNDANCY THAT WE NEED WITHIN OUR SYSTEM. SO WE DID GO OUT TO BID ALREADY FOR THIS PROJECT. WE RECEIVED VERY, VERY FAVORABLE BIDS. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, THIS DEVELOPMENT IS PART OF THE NEW COMMUNITY AUTHORITY DISTRICT, WHICH PAYS A 9.75 MIL CHARGE TOWARDS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THEIR SPECIFIC SITE. IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT WE RECEIVED GRANT MONEY FOR SOME OF THIS, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL TO STAFF? ALL RIGHT THEN, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 17, 2026. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION I MOVE FOR ADOPTION OF R 17, 2026 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER YES. COUNCILMEMBER DERRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHALL. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. SIX. YES.

VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 17, 2026. ALL RIGHT. ANY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS TONIGHT?

[12. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS]

[13. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]

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ALSO, THE NEW THE NEW CHAIRPERSON FOR MORSI IS BEN KESSLER, THE MAYOR OF BEXLEY, AND HANNAH'S MAYOR, LORI JADWIN IS THE VICE CHAIR. SO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING UNDER THEIR LEADERSHIP. COUNCIL REP FROM PARKS. ANY ANY UPDATE? NO MEETING. OKAY. NO MEETING. NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS. THERE WERE TWO MEETINGS. IS THERE ANY BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANY BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS? WELL, YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS AT THE SECOND ONE. SO THERE WAS A MEETING ON MAY 11TH. THEY RECOGNIZED 29 RETIREES TO BE ACTUALLY FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AND PARTY ON MAY 14TH. THAT WAS A VERY SHORT MEETING, DISCUSSING SOME PERSONNEL ITEMS. MY THE MOST EXCITING OF WHICH WAS MELISSA GARRIS IS GOING TO BE THE NEW PRIMARY PRINCIPAL. SHE WAS AT RECENTLY A DUBLIN ELEMENTARY. BUT SHE WAS THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT THE PRIMARY WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE THERE. AND SHE IS FANTASTIC. SO WE ARE SO EXCITED. TERESA SMITH IS AMAZING AND HAS BIG SHOES TO FILL, BUT I THINK SHE IS UP FOR THE JOB. THE. THEY WENT OVER THE NEW FACILITY. USE FEES. THERE ARE 375 SENIORS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO GRADUATE. I THINK THEY FIND OUT TOMORROW IF THEY ACTUALLY GET TO GRADUATE ON SATURDAY, BUT THE. THE GRADUATION IS MAY 23RD AT HUNTINGTON PARK. THEY FINALIZED THE EXTRACURRICULAR HANDBOOK, WHICH IS ACTUALLY WAS ACTUALLY PUSHED OUT, I THINK ACTUALLY RIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING, TO ALL THE FAMILIES WITH SOME NEW PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES FOR COACHES AND ADVISORS OF CLUBS, PARTICIPANTS AND COACHES. AND THAT ACTUALLY IS EFFECTIVE MAY 29TH. SO IF YOU'RE A COACH AND NEW ALBANY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ UP ON THAT. OKAY. THEN THERE. THEN THE NEXT MEETING WAS ON MAY 14TH WHERE THEY ANNOUNCED THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICH IS THAT DOCTOR JASON FINE IS COMING OVER FROM BEXLEY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT. AND HE IS SO QUALIFIED AND PRESENTS SO WELL. AND I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE WHO HELPED FIND HIM AND SELECT HIM. WELL THANK YOU. I KNOW WE'RE WE'RE CERTAINLY SAD TO SEE MICHAEL SAWYERS LEAVING NEW ALBANY AS SUPERINTENDENT. HE'S DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB. BUT IF WE ALL PUT IN THAT MUCH WORK AND TIME AND EFFORT INTO A CAREER, AND WE FINALLY REACHED A POINT WHERE WE CAN DOWNSHIFT SLIGHTLY AND SPEND MORE TIME WITH OUR FAMILY, HOPEFULLY WE CAN ALL, AT SOME POINT IN OUR LIVES, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

SO WE WISH NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR MICHAEL AND HIS FAMILY. AND JUST FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR EVERYTHING HE'S DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. HIS LEADERSHIP WAS DEFINITELY NEEDED FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME, AND I WISH HIM WELL. I'VE ALSO GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES IN BEXLEY. THEY THINK THE WORLD OF THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT THAT'S GOING TO BE WORKING IN NEW ALBANY, AND JASON AND HIS FAMILY ARE BELOVED IN BEXLEY, AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM STEPPING IN AS OUR SUPERINTENDENT. SO THANK YOU TO THE NEW ALBANY SCHOOL BOARD FOR, YOU KNOW, SORT OF AN ACCELERATED PROCESS, APPRECIATING THAT THAT LEADERSHIP ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS SUPER IMPORTANT.

AND I THINK ALL OF US PROBABLY LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING JASON AND LEARNING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HIS VISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY. ALL RIGHT. MR. DIRK, ANY UPDATE FROM PLAIN TOWNSHIP? WE DID HAVE A MEETING. MOST OF IT WAS GENERAL BUSINESS EXPENSE APPROVALS, BUT THEY DID COMMENT THAT POOL MEMBERSHIPS ARE UP AND DOING WELL. THEY WERE WORKING ON FILLING THE POOL FOR THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND OPENING, AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING WELL THERE. WE DID ADJOURN THE MEETING BRIEFLY FOR THE BLUE LIGHT CARAVAN THAT WENT UP 62. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PULLED THE BIG ENGINE TRUCKS OUT ONTO THE PATHWAY IN FRONT OF THE FIRE STATION. THEY TOOK THE LARGE LADDER TRUCK, EXTENDED IT OUT OVER THE ROAD WITH A LARGE AMERICAN FLAG HANGING BELOW IT. AND REALLY, ALL THE CARAVAN RIDERS WENT THROUGH, TURNING ON THEIR SIRENS AND RECOGNIZING IT. AND THE OTHER ENGINES WERE OUT THERE WITH THEIR LIGHTS ON. SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT ENDORSEMENT FOR WHAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. YEAH. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING THAT TO THEIR ATTENTION. AND AGAIN, THEY'RE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I MEAN, WHO'S WHO'S SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT WITHIN A MOMENT'S NOTICE, THEY CAN GET A BUCKET

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[14. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THISST.CAST. NEVERTHELESS WALKED IN AND HANDED OUT CANDY WITH US. AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. AND YEAH, IT WAS A IT WAS A SMALL PARADE THIS YEAR.

I DON'T HAVE SLIDES FOR THAT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO THAT TOPIC ON JUNE 16TH. SO MORE TO COME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION THOUGH, MIKE. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO THE HORSES AND THE CARRIAGE JUST BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. AND I KNOW MIKE, JOHN SAID HE JUMPED IN THE FIRE TRUCK IN ABOUT 30S BEFORE THE PARADE STARTED. THEY HAD TO LEAVE ON A RUN. I WAS JUST WONDERING, ARE YOU STILL IN THE FIRE TRUCK WHEN THEY LEFT? SINCE WE HAD TO SCRAP THE WAGON, I HITCHED A RIDE WITH THE BATTALION CHIEF CAR, THE BIG SUBURBAN. AND WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE PARADE TO START WITH THE TWO ENGINES BEHIND US, THE FIRE CALL CAME IN AND THE CHIEF SAID, I'VE GOT A CALL. YOU WANT TO GET OUT OR YOU WANT TO GO? AND I WENT. AND THE INTERESTING PART? IT WAS IN WINDSOR. OH NO. LITERALLY ACROSS STOPPED ACROSS THE STREET. I HAD TO JUMP OUT AND MOVE THE, THE, THE BARRICADES SO WE COULD GET THE FIRE TRUCKS THROUGH. BUT IT WAS NOTHING MAJOR. IT WAS A SMOKE ALARM IN SOMEBODY'S BASEMENT. THEY CLEARED ALL THAT OUT. AND THEN WE JUMPED ON IN THE BACK OF THE PARADE. AND WE WERE THE LAST CHURCH THROUGH. BUT IT WAS FUN. I WAS HOPING FOR A LITTLE MORE ACTION, BUT WERE HOPING FOR A HOUSE ON FIRE. BUT HE AT LEAST GAVE ME THE OPTION TO GO. I KNOW ONCE THEY GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO INTO A BURNING HOUSE, THERE'S LIKE NOTHING THAT YOU CAN GET TO TO THAT LEVEL. SO THAT'S IT. BLOOD STARTS PUMPING. YOU'RE READY TO GO? YEAH, I GUESS I FORGOT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR LOAN OF THE MARKED CAR POLARIS THAT AT FIRST WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DRIVE. AND THEN IT TURNS OUT IT IS MARKED CAR REQUIRES TRAINING. AND THANK HEAVENS FOR OFFICER SUAREZ BECAUSE THAT THING IS A DIVA. IT. GO AHEAD. WELL, WE'RE SURE GLAD WE DIDN'T END UP DRIVING IT. AND THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT. AND TO CANDY COOK AND FINANCE FOR HERS. NO PROBLEM WITH. I DIDN'T REALIZE SUAREZ WAS WITH YOU, SO HE PROBABLY TOOK UP QUITE A BIT OF THE PRETTY BROAD DUDE. THERE WERE SOME MOMENTS WE WEREN'T SURE IT WAS GOING TO DO WHAT WE NEEDED, AND THE. THE SIREN WENT OFF WAY EARLY AND. BUT HE MANAGED IT AND RAN US ALL OVER TOWN IN THE MEANTIME, SO THANK YOU. IT WAS. IT WAS PRETTY NEAT EVENT TO TO SEE ALL THE PAST GRAND MARSHALS THAT WERE THERE.

YEAH, THE HISTORY THAT WAS SITTING IN THAT ROOM FOR THAT BREAKFAST WAS AMAZING. YEAH.

JUST TALKING ABOUT WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID, IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS PRETTY NEAT. AND THE PACE, UNLIKE OTHER ONES THAT WE'VE DONE, THE PACE OF IT WAS NICE AND SLOW. AND YOU LITERALLY HAD ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD TO GO BACK AND FORTH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET AND TALK TO PEOPLE AS YOU'RE DOING THE CANDY. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS THAT WAY, BUT IT SEEMED MUCH MORE CONTROLLED AND EASIER THIS YEAR THAN EVER, SO IT WAS KIND OF NICE. I APPRECIATE THAT TOO. YEAH, YEAH, I'LL HAVE TO TELL THE ORGANIZERS ON THE 4TH OF JULY. SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. FINANCE DIRECTOR, DO WE HAVE ANYONE OFFERING TO GIVE THAT REPORT? NO REPORT? NO. PERFECT. CITY MANAGER. JUST ONE QUICK ITEM.

WE'RE MAKING NICE PROGRESS ON THE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE FORMER DISCOVER SITE, AS WELL AS THE DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF THE OF THE SITE. SO I THINK PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT 3 TO 4 WEEKS, WE OUGHT TO HAVE SOMETHING TO BRING BACK TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. YEAH, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN SOME PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND GETTING THIS THING, YOU KNOW, UNDER, UNDER WRAPS AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I MEAN, WE WANT IT TO BE A WORLD CLASS FACILITY, WHICH IT WILL BE, BUT ANY, ANY, ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO PUSH THAT TO THE FINISH LINE. MUCH APPRECIATED. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY? YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS. I JUST WANTED TO LOOK UP FOR YOU TONIGHT, MAYOR.

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[16. POLL FOR COUNCIL COMMENT]