Jun 02, 2026 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 2ND. I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE THAT'S ABLE TO PLEASE STAND AND WITH COUNCIL, 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. ALL RIGHT. CLERK MASON, THE ROLL, PLEASE.

AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES. MAYOR SPALDING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BRUCE HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DETRICK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. CHRIS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

SHAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT HERE. I HAVE SIX PRESENT FOR THE JUNE 2ND, 2026

[4. ACTION ON MINUTES]

COUNCIL MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTES. I MOVE THE ADOPTION BY CONSENSUS ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA.

WOULD ANYONE FROM STAFFORD COUNCIL LIKE TO RECOMMEND ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE

[6. HEARING OF VISITORS]

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MATTERS BEFORE WE GET TO THE ACTUAL HEARING OF VISITORS, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH US. OUR FIRST MATTER ON THE HEARING OF VISITORS TONIGHT IS A PROCLAMATION DECLARING JUNE AS PRIDE MONTH HERE IN NEW ALBANY. AND I KNOW WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS OF NEW ALBANY PRIDE WITH US THIS EVENING, SO I APPRECIATE YOU ATTENDING. GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN SUE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, THAT'D BE GREAT. WHEREAS PRIDE MONTH, EXCUSE ME. PRIDE MARCHES WERE FIRST HELD IN SEVERAL US CITIES IN JUNE 28TH, 1970, AND PRIDE MONTH WAS FIRST FORMALLY RECOGNIZED ON JUNE 11TH, 1999, WHEN PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON ISSUED PROCLAMATION 7203, WHICH WAS THEN EXPANDED ON BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IN 2009, DECLARING JUNE AS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH.

AND WHEREAS PRIDE MONTH IS INTERNATIONALLY DESIGNATED AS A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF LGBTQ PLUS INDIVIDUALS. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING RESPECT, EQUALITY AND ACCEPTANCE FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND GUESTS AND ACTIVELY WORKS TO CREATE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ITS LBG B T, Q PLUS RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS. NOW. THEREFORE, I. SLOAN SPALDING, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY COUNTIES OF FRANKLIN AND LICKING STATE OF OHIO ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL ON OUR RESIDENTS HEREBY RECOGNIZE JUNE 2026 AS LGBTQ PLUS PRIDE MONTH. ALL RIGHT. SUE. THANK YOU. SO.

THANK YOU. NOW. YEAH, LET'S DO IT. COME ON, BRING HIM UP. BRING HIM UP.

THERE YOU GO. I WAS GOING TO SAY. THERE YOU GO.

SO YOU WANT TO SAY.

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COME SAY HELLO. WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. OUR FRIENDS WITH NEW ALBANY FOR DEMOCRACY WILL ALSO BE THERE REGISTERING VOTERS, OUR SIXTH ANNUAL PRIDE MONTH TITLE HUNT IS ON. AND THIS. THIS IS REALLY FUN. I EVEN HAVE I HAVE SHOW AND TELL. SO EVERY DAY WE HIDE DECORATED TILES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. WE POST CLUES ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM AND PEOPLE GO FIND THEM AND IF THEY FIND THEM, TELL US THAT THEY HAVE A TILE, THEN THEY GET A PRIZE. SO I BROUGHT AN EXAMPLE. YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE EVER SEEN THESE, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT OUR FACEBOOK OR OUR INSTAGRAM PAGE. YOU'LL SEE THEM EVERY DAY. SO WE TAKE A TIGHT SHOT THAT IS AMBIGUOUS AND THEN BACK UP A LITTLE BIT SO PEOPLE GET A SENSE OF WHERE THINGS ARE. AND SO WE'LL DO THIS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. IT'S, IT'S REALLY, REALLY FUN. AND SO YOU CAN KIND OF KEEP, KEEP AN EYE ON US THAT WAY. LATER THIS MONTH, WE'RE HOSTING A RUN WALK, STARTING AND FINISHING AT BREWDOG. WHETHER YOU'RE AN ACTUAL RUNNER, ANDREA, OR MORE OF A I'LL MEET YOU AT THE FINISH LINE KIND OF PERSON, THERE'S A ROUTE FOR YOU. YES, AND THERE'S BEER, SO THERE'LL BE A ROUTE FOR YOU. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US. WE'RE ALSO HOSTING OUR VERY FIRST SOCIAL EVENT LATER THIS MONTH. DETAILS ARE COMING SOON, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET A COPY OF OUR LITTLE CALENDAR TONIGHT. BUT. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL THE COOL KIDS WILL BE THERE, SO WE CERTAINLY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US. SO COME FIND US. COME CELEBRATE WITH US. AND NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY CONNECTS US. AND THIS MONTH WE CELEBRATE ALL OF US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE GOOD TURNOUT AND THE KIND WORDS. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GROWN OVER THE YEARS HERE IN NEW ALBANY. AND I JUST LIKE THE WAY THAT YOU TRY TO KEEP ALL THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS CONNECTED, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DIFFERENT CELEBRATIONS AS WELL. THAT'S A

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WHO KNEW THE TITLE GAME COMPETITION IS HERE? YEAH. BECAUSE YOU CERTAINLY CAN'T RUN.

SO NO, I WON'T BE PART OF THAT EVENT. YEAH I'M DEFINITELY THE SEE YOU AT THE END OF THE RACE.

ME TOO. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. NO BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING SO VISIBLE, BEING SO WELCOMING, BEING SO JOYFUL. IT THIS, THIS, THIS TYPE OF ORGANIZATION IN A, YOU KNOW, IN A PLACE THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT THINK NEW ALBANY IS, BUT WE ALL KNOW IT'S NOT RIGHT. COULD BE IT COULD BE SO TUMULTUOUS, SO TREACHEROUS, SO DIVISIVE. AND NEW ALBANY IS ANYTHING BUT. IT IS FUN. IT IS WELCOMING, IT IS EMPOWERING. AND IT IS. IT IS A LOVELY PART OF THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND I WISH YOU ALL A VERY, VERY FUN AND HAPPY PRIDE MONTH AND I HOPE TO BE THERE ANYWHERE YOU LIKE. YOU'LL GET US A CALENDAR, YOU SAID.

YEAH, OKAY. LOVE THAT. GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, UNDER HEARING AND VISITORS, OUR NEXT GUEST IS FROM THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO TALK ABOUT A TOPIC THAT PEOPLE SOMETIMES CARE A LOT ABOUT. AND THAT WOULD BE PROPERTY VALUES. SO WELCOME OUR FRIEND FROM MICHAEL STINZIANO OFFICE. AND BEFORE WE GET THAT SET UP, OUR OUR FRIENDS THAT WERE HERE FOR THE PRIDE PROCLAMATION. IF YOU HAVE A CELEBRATION OR JUST WANT TO ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR EVENING, NO OFFENSE. OR YOU CAN STAY FOR A CIVICS LESSONS AND STAY THE REST OF THE NIGHT. BUT YEAH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YES VALUES, SO UPDATE. OKAY. THANKS. SO YOU GOT A WIN, RIGHT? THAT'S NOT. A. CASE IS NOT GOING TO WIN. IT WAS TWO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE ALL READY TO GO. WE'RE ALL READY TO GO. GREAT. SO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR CITY MANAGER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. I AM BETH MCKINNEY. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE I'M MCKENNA AND I'M THE POLICY MANAGER IN THE FRANKLIN COUNTY. OKAY. AND WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT GIVING YOU KIND OF A BRIEF ON THE PROPERTY VALUE UPDATE. SO AND YOU CAN SLIDE. YOU'VE GOT THE I'VE GOT A BUTTON, RIGHT? IT'S MUCH EASIER. THERE WE GO. OKAY. SO. THE FONT CHANGE APPARENTLY. SO WHY DO WE DO THIS UPDATE? SO EVERY THREE YEARS WE HAVE TO DO A PROPERTY VALUE UPDATE. THIS IS STATE MANDATED. SO THIS IS A LAW THAT THE BIG EFFORT IS TO ACCURATELY REFLECT PROPERTY VALUE CHANGES IN THE CURRENT REAL ESTATE MARKET. OKAY. AND OF COURSE YOU HAVE A DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION MAKES THAT FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE UPDATED PROPERTY VALUE IS DETERMINED BY OUR OFFICE ARE ACCURATE AND ACCEPTABLE. WHAT HAPPENS? OKAY, SO THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM 2023, WHICH WAS MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE LAST TIME THAT I SPOKE TO ALL OF YOU. SO THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THAT THIS INVOLVES THAT STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF THE ARM'S LENGTH SALES. WE ARE NOT DOING THE EXTERIOR VISIT OF PEOPLE'S HOMES AS WE DID IN 2023. THAT'S THE KIND OF THE BIG DIFFERENCE. WHAT'S THE ARM'S LENGTH SALE? THAT ARM'S LENGTH SALE IS NOT THOSE SALES BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, FAMILY MEMBER OR THEY'RE SELLING A HOUSE FOR A DOLLAR.

THESE ARE WHERE WE HAVE TWO PARTIES IN WHICH ARE BOTH LOOKING AT THEIR BEST INTERESTS AND GETTING THE BEST PRICE. SO THAT IS WHAT IS, IS IN THE ARM LENGTH SALE. OKAY, OKAY.

TIMELINE MOST IMPORTANT. SO WE'VE ALREADY STARTED COLLECTING THE SALES DATA IN JANUARY. IN MARCH, WE WERE SUBMITTING IT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION. IN ABOUT APRIL. WE MAILED THESE OUT APRIL, MAY IN WHICH EVERY PROPERTY OWNER KIND OF GOT A LITTLE, HEY, THIS IS COMING AND HAD INFORMATION WITH THE KNOW YOUR HOME VALUE WEBSITE THAT WE WANTED TO DIRECT PEOPLE TO. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TALKING TO YOU BECAUSE NEXT WEEK, AFTER JUNE 9TH, THE KNOW YOUR HOME VALUE WEBSITE WILL HAVE YOUR TENTATIVE PROPERTY VALUES ON THE WEBSITE.

AND THEN LATER IN JUNE, THERE WILL BE A MAILER THAT WILL GO TO EVERY PROPERTY OWNER. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW TO OPEN UP THAT, TO LOOK AT IT AND LET US KNOW IF YOU DISAGREE. IF YOU GO TO THE KNOW YOUR HOME VALUE WEBSITE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR A PROPERTY VALUE REVIEW. SO THAT'S THE JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER. AND WE'LL HAVE

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EVERYBODY'S OUR PHONE LINE. OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER TEAM ARE THERE READY AT THE PHONES AND THEY WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, ALSO, YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL US. AUDITOR CYNTHIA WILL EMAIL YOU BACK AND AND YES, DO LET US KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY, AS I SAID, THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS. SO YEAH, SO I AM OPEN FOR QUESTIONS. MCKENNA. DID I LEAVE ANYTHING OUT? WELL, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE AGAIN OTTER TRANSPARENCY THROUGH THIS PROCESS. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE MOST POPULAR TIME TO BE THE COUNTY AUDITOR AS THIS PROCESS IS UNDERWAY. BUT AGAIN, HATS OFF TO HIM AND HIS TEAM FOR DOING A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING EVERYONE INFORMED. PROPERTY TAXES ARE CERTAINLY A HOT BUTTON ISSUE AROUND THE STATE. AND AGAIN, I THINK OTTER STINZIANO AND THE AUDITOR'S ASSOCIATION FOR WORKING WITH OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CHANGE SOME OF THE LAWS AS IT RELATES TO PROPERTY TAX CALCULATIONS. BUT AS YOU POINT OUT, EVERY JURISDICTION IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BASED ON THE TAXES THAT ARE LEVIED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. OF COURSE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ALSO DID SOMETHING WITH THE 20 MILL FLOOR, WHICH I EXPECT A FULL UPDATE ON IN JUST A MINUTE. KIDDING. BUT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, HIGHLY COMPLICATED, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL TAX CALCULATION THAT, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T DO FINANCE, BUT WE HAVE A GREAT FINANCE DIRECTOR COULD PROBABLY WALK US THROUGH IT. BUT AGAIN, IT'S SOMETIMES VERY, VERY COMPLICATED. NOW, ONE THING ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY I THINK IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT AS WE LOOK AT THESE EVALUATIONS AROUND THE CENTRAL OHIO REGION IS, YOU KNOW, THAT REAL, TRUE VALUE AND THE SALE THERE, WE HAVE A LOT OF COMPARABLES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, IT SOMETIMES IS A HOT MARKET. NEW ALBANY AND HOUSES SELL ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS. IF THEY MAKE IT TO THE MARKET. IF NOT, THEN IT'S JUST A, YOU KNOW, ARM'S LENGTH TRANSACTION THAT'S NOT LISTED. BUT AGAIN, THOSE VALUATIONS, I THINK SOMETIMES WE DON'T SEE THOSE BIG JUMPS LIKE OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE HOMES HAVEN'T SOLD. AND THAT APPRAISAL PROCESS IS SOMETIMES SHOCKING TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY SEE THAT SUDDENLY THEIR VALUE WENT UP SO HIGH. YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF SEE THAT GOING ON ON A REGULAR BASIS. BUT AGAIN, IT AGAIN, THE TRANSPARENCY IS SUPER HELPFUL AND GOOD TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION. WE'LL PROBABLY TRY TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A LINK TO IT ON MAYBE IN OUR COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER WE SEND OUT SO THAT EVERYONE'S LIKE, THEY ARE ANTICIPATING THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION COMING THEIR WAY, MIGHT CUT DOWN ON SOME OF THE CALLS, BUT ALWAYS HELPFUL TO GET IN FRONT OF THIS RATHER THAN DEALING WITH IT AFTER THE FACT. SO MUCH APPRECIATED. WE APPRECIATE IT. AND ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT OUR WAY TONIGHT.

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I TRIED TO ASK TODAY HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU GUYS HAVE OUT ON A DAILY BASIS CHECKING THESE WORK SITES FOR VIOLATIONS. OKAY, SO MY HUSBAND WAS HERE AT THE LAST MEETING AND BROUGHT THE WORKING HOURS VIOLATIONS TO YOUR ATTENTION. AND NO ONE AT THAT TIME MENTIONED THAT WE NEED NEEDED TO HAVE POLICE REPORTS. SO SOMEHOW BETWEEN THAT TIME AND THIS, SOMETHING CHANGED AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF VIOLATIONS JUST NEAR US IN NEW ALBANY. SO A VERY SMALL AREA. WELL, THE START BEFORE THAT, THIS IS JUST THE CLUSTER THAT HAS BEEN CREATED IN NEW ALBANY. IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER, YOU'LL SEE THE NORMAL TIME IT MIGHT TAKE ME TO

[00:25:04]

IF A CAR HITS IT AT THE WRONG WAY, THAT COULD SEND THEM OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, THESE DID GET FIXED. LIKE I SAID, THAT WAS AT LEAST ONE OF THE POSITIVE THINGS. HERE'S MUD. I CALL THE CITY MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN TIMES THIS LAST WINTER TO GET THIS FIXED. AND USUALLY I WAS TOLD, OH, IT DIDN'T COME FROM EPCON. MY RESPONSE IS, I DON'T CARE WHO IT CAME FROM. IT CAME FROM NEW ALBANY CONSTRUCTION SITES. YOU CAN SEE HOW THE ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON MY SIDE IS MUDDIER THAN THE OTHER. YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE WHITE LINE ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS LIKE THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. ALL I GOT WAS FINGER POINTING AND THE PHONE NUMBER THAT WE WERE GIVEN TO CALL FOR MUD WAS NOT A DIRECT LINE TO ANYBODY, IT WAS TO A SECRETARY. AND THEN THEY TRIED TO DIRECT IT TO SOMEBODY. YOU CAN SEE MY MAILBOX ON THE LEFT SIDE IS A CLEAN SIDE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE SIDE FACING THE TRAFFIC.

THAT'S THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY SHUTTLE BUS. LOOK AT THE BACK OF THAT. THAT'S JUST DISGUSTING.

NOW, ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITES HERE CAN HAVE MUD, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S NOT A CONSTRUCTION SITE. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST VEHICLES THAT HOLD OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING SURVEYS OR SOMETHING, AND THEY PULL BACK ON AND BRING THE MUD.

WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? I MEAN, IT'S IN THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. THIS IS ALSO NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, UGLY. IT'S ALSO AN EPA VIOLATION. THIS IS PART OF EROSION. YOU HEAR THAT SOUND? THAT'S WHAT I HEAR JUST FROM THE ABERCROMBIE SITE. AND THAT'S THERE WHEN THEY'RE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE FANS FOR THEIR HVAC UNITS OR SOME KIND OF DATA CENTER THEY HAVE. BACK IN OCTOBER 2024, I WAS TOLD IT DIDN'T EXIST. I HAVE AN EMAIL FROM THE CITY WHERE I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THEY DON'T HEAR IT. I CAN ONLY WONDER WHAT THE SOUND IS GOING TO BE LIKE WHEN MORE DATA CENTERS COME ONLINE. AND NOT JUST THAT. DOES ANYONE HERE KNOW HOW MANY GENERATORS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR DATA CENTERS IN NEW ALBANY? PROBABLY HUNDREDS. SO WE HAVE A POWER OUTAGE AND ALL THOSE THOSE GENERATORS COME ON AT ONE TIME COULD BE DEAFENING. NOT TO MENTION THE CARBON MONOXIDE POLLUTION FROM THOSE GENERATORS.

HERE WE HAVE A COUPLE GUYS ROOFING ON THE PROJECT NEXT TO US. IT WAS A LIGHTNING STORM THIS LAST WEEK. THEY WERE ON THE ROOF IN THE RAIN WITH THE LIGHTNING. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN I TALKED TO OSHA, THEY WERE LIKE, WELL, WERE THEY WEARING THEIR WERE THEY TIED IN? AND LIKE, NO, THEY WEREN'T TIED IN EITHER. SO THEY'RE ON A WET ROOF IN A LIGHTNING STORM, NOT TIED IN. I DON'T KNOW, WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING AT THIS STUFF IN NEW ALBANY? DO WE HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO GO OUT THERE AND CHECK THESE SITES? IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT. HERE'S OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SITE NEXT DOOR. THAT NICE PORTA POTTY THAT WAS PUT ON MY PROPERTY BY THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS. MY

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SO THIS STUFF IS JUST, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S SUPPOSED TO CLEAN THAT UP. IT WAS A GAS LINE CONTRACTOR, BUT IT'S STILL THERE. OH, HERE WE GO. THE RAIN. THE TOP LEFT ONE. THAT WAS LAST YEAR WHEN THEY BUILT THE NICE RETAINING POND THAT, YOU KNOW, CONDENSED WATER ONTO OUR SITE ON THE RIGHT. YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE STUFF FROM THIS LAST WEEK AS THE EROSION OF THEIR BUILT UP BERMS, THEIR FLOW INTO OUR YARD. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE TOP RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE SEDIMENT FLOWING INTO OUR YARD. OF COURSE, YOU ALSO SEE ON THE OUTSIDE THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CLEAR RAINWATER THAT FELL IN THE YARD. NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CLEAN WATER THAT FELL IN THE YARD AND THE SEDIMENT THAT FLOWED NOW, AND ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT. THAT'S THE NICE POND THEY MADE THIS YEAR. ONLY THEY DIDN'T FINISH IT ON THE LEFT SIDE THERE. AND THAT CONCENTRATED WATER IN OUR BACKYARD. WE HAD TO CALL ON A SUNDAY. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND SOMEBODY TO ANSWER THE PHONE TO COME FIX THIS ON THAT SUNDAY. IT DID GET FIXED WHERE THEY FINISHED THE BERM. AND ON THE BOTTOM LEFT IS PART OF THE FLOODING OF OUR BACKYARD. I HAD A BROTHER IN LAW IN TOWN FISHING IN OUR POND OVER THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF, AND HE WAS CATCHING FISH. BUT AFTER ALL THE SEDIMENT FLOWED INTO OUR POND, GUESS WHAT? HE COULDN'T CATCH ANY MORE FISH IN OUR POND. NOW, THIS IS ALSO AN EPA VIOLATION. THE SEDIMENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE CONTROLLED, AND WE DEALT WITH THIS LAST YEAR ON THE TOP LEFT. NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH IT AGAIN ON THE TOP ON THE RIGHT. I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE EIGHT FEET OF ADDITIONAL HEIGHT THEY PUT IN THERE, ALL THAT SOIL AND WHERE IT CAME FROM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE DO SOIL TESTING BECAUSE NOW THAT IS IN MY YARD. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN IT. BUT NOW IT'S FLOWING INTO MY YARD.

I HAVE A GARDEN. I HAVE SHEEP LIVING IN THE BACK. I DON'T NEED ANYTHING TO GET ANYONE TO GET SICK FROM IT. SO I'M GOING TO REQUEST THAT WE HAVE SOIL TESTING DONE. HERE'S YESTERDAY.

THEY'RE WORKING IN THE BACK. HERE'S DUST BLOWING ACROSS. HERE. YOU CAN SEE IT'S STARTING TO FLOW INTO MY BACKYARD, MY BACK PASTURE WHERE I HAVE SHEEP. THIS IS LITTLE AFTER 7 A.M. ON APRIL 22ND. THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO START UNTIL 730. THEY START A LITTLE AFTER 630 IN THE MORNING. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU GUYS NEED TO SEE IN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING. I GUESS. I LOOKED AT JENNIFER AND WHOEVER WHO'S THE DEVELOPER THAT IS DEVELOPING THIS LAND WHERE THESE ISSUES ARE ARISING, THE DEVELOPERS EPCON. AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING ABOUT IT? SO, I MEAN, WHICH PART I THINK WE'VE, YOU KNOW, PICK APART. YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK THE THE CITY STAFF HAS BEEN OUT THERE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HAS BEEN INSPECTING. WE ISSUED AN ORDER TO ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, ALL OF THE COMPANIES BACK IN THE SPRING, WHICH WE SHARED WITH COUNCIL. AND ONE OF THE UPDATES, THE CITY MANAGER UPDATES TO COUNCIL REGARDING THE SWEEPS AND KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION THAT WE HAVE, WE ACTUALLY INCREASED OUR INSPECTION STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SEDIMENT AND EROSION CONTROL MEASURES WERE IN PLACE.

WE HAVE ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTORS THAT ARE GOING OUT AND INSPECTING EVERY SITE. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WITH THE RAINWATER EVENT THAT'S IN THE PICTURE THAT WAS SHOWN, THE DATA SHOWS THAT THE NEW ALBANY AREA RECEIVED 9.16IN OF RAINFALL IN MAY, INCLUDING 4.59IN BETWEEN 10 A.M. ON 52226 AND 11 A.M. ON 52526. AND SO THIS IS FROM THE JOHNSTOWN

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AND THEN WE GO BACK OUT AND INSPECT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SEDIMENT EROSION CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE. IF WE HAVE A PARTICULARLY HEAVY RAINFALL MONTH AND WE'RE EXPECTING THAT THAT MIGHT CONTINUE, WE WILL REQUEST, WHICH WE HAVE DONE THAT FOR THE DEVELOPER TO GO BACK AND REEVALUATE THE SWIFT, JUST LIKE WITH MUD ON THE ROADS, FOR EXAMPLE, WE DON'T NORMALLY REQUIRE WE'LL WASH STATIONS AT EVERY SITE. HOWEVER, IF WE GO OUT AND WE CONTINUALLY FIND THAT THE SWIFT MEASURES THAT ARE PUT IN PLACE FOR PARTICULAR SITE ARE CAUSING MUD TO BE ON THE ROAD, THEN WE WILL GO BACK AND ASK THEM TO AMEND THE SWIFT AND INCLUDE A WASH STATION. SO THE SWIFT IS KIND OF AN ONGOING EN ENGINEERING ACTIVITY THAT HAPPENS BETWEEN THE CITY INSPECTORS AND THE DEVELOPER. AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, EVERYTHING WAS INSTALLED ACCORDING TO PLAN. WE'RE ASKING THEM, THOUGH, TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME ADDITIONAL MEASURES BECAUSE OF THAT EXTRAORDINARY RAINFALL EVENT THAT HAPPENED.

I'M SORRY, IT WAS THIS 100 YEAR RAINFALL EVENT OR 50 YEAR RAINFALL EVENT, OR JUST A HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT. THE DATA THAT I HAVE IS THE DATA I PROVIDED. IT WAS 4.59IN OF RAINFALL. WAS IT A 100 YEAR? I MEAN, I JUST GAVE YOU THE DATA THAT I THINK THAT OHIO GETS RAIN SOMETIMES WE GET A LOT OF RAIN AND YOU HAVE TO BE READY FOR IT. IT MAY HAVE BEEN MORE THAN AVERAGE. SO I THINK WHAT'S HAPPENED IS WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, PLANNING FOR OBVIOUS, LIKE AVERAGE RAINFALLS. WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THOSE ENGINEERING PLANS AND THEN ADAPTING AS WE SEE THOSE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED. AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IN CONSULTATION WITH OUR LAW DIRECTOR. THERE'S DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF CODE THAT WE ENFORCE AT DIFFERENT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. AND SO SOME OF THOSE MIGHT BE THE ENGINEERING CODE, SOME OF IT MIGHT BE THE DEVELOPMENT CODE, SOME OF IT MIGHT BE THE ZONING CODE, SOME OF IT MIGHT BE THE POLICE CODE. AND SO IN ORDER FOR US TO, TO PUT TOGETHER A RECORD OF A SPECIFIC ACTION THAT'S NECESSARY IN ORDER TO DO A STOP WORK ORDER OR TO TAKE AWAY SOMEBODY'S OPPORTUNITY, AND BEN CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICALLY TO THIS. WE HAVE TO HAVE THOSE DOCUMENTED, EITHER CITATIONS ACCORDING TO THAT SECTION OF CODE IN PLACE, IN ORDER TO THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PARTICULAR ACTION THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO TAKE IN ORDER TO FURTHER THAT ACTION AND HAVE A STANDING IN COURT, QUITE FRANKLY. AND SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE AFTER HOURS WORK VIOLATION REQUIRES IT'S PART OF THE POLICE CODE. AND SO WE WERE DIRECTED BY THE LAW DIRECTOR TO ASK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF. AND I JUST HAD A CONVERSATION TODAY ABOUT THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OFFICERS ARE ACTUALLY CITING THE WORKERS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF CITATION. AND THEN IF IT DOESN'T STOP AND IT DOESN'T CURB THE AFTER HOURS WORK, THAT WE COULD GO IN AND THEN HAVE STANDING TO BE ABLE TO GO TO COURT TO FILE AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THEIR THEIR WORK PERMITS. SO EACH ONE OF THOSE HAS A DIFFERENT PROCESS. AND SO IF THERE'S A DIFFERENT VIOLATION, AND IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT'S WORKING WITH YOU ON TRYING TO FIX ONE VIOLATION, YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, THERE'S DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS ON THE SITE, YOU KNOW, THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS ITSELF IS HAS SOME EBBS AND FLOWS ALL THE TIME. RIGHT? SO WE'RE NOT EVER WORKING WITH A SITE THAT'S 100% IN COMPLIANCE ALL THE TIME. WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS 100% COMPLIANCE ALL THE TIME. THAT'S OUR GOAL. AND I THINK WITH THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE, AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONTRACT STAFF THAT WE HAVE, WE'RE ABLE TO RAMP UP BECAUSE IT'S ALL PAID FOR THEIR PASS THROUGH COSTS THAT GO DIRECTLY TO THE DEVELOPER. SO IT DOESN'T COST THE TAXPAYERS ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO HAVE THOSE FOLKS IN PLACE. AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO RAMP UP PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY. WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT ENGINEERING FIRMS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE HELPING US, YOU KNOW, WORK ON ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT COMPLIANCE MEASURES. AND, AND IT'S, IT'S MORE LIKE A, AS THE CONDITIONS CHANGE THAN WE CHANGE THE REQUIREMENTS AND WORK WITH THEM TO CHANGE THE CONTROL MEASURES. SO IF THESE RULES WERE IN PLACE A YEAR AGO, WHY WERE WE NOT TOLD STARTING THEN THAT WE HAD TO CALL THE POLICE? WHY DID SOMEONE NOT TELL US THEN SO THAT THESE CITATIONS COULD BE DONE? AND WHERE. AND DO YOU HAVE A CODE

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247 AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS WITH WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. YOU'VE MENTIONED THE EPA, YOU'VE MENTIONED OSHA, YOU'VE MENTIONED PERSONAL PROPERTY DISPUTES ABOUT THEM PUTTING THINGS ON YOUR PROPERTY. SO THERE'S A THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS WITH THIS. AND IF YOU WANT, WE CAN GET TOGETHER SOMETIME OFFLINE AND TALK ABOUT IT. BUT THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS THAT GO WITH RESPECT TO THAT. I MEAN, I THINK YOU RECOGNIZE THAT BASED UPON YOUR PRESENTATION. YEAH. BUT WHAT I DON'T RECOGNIZE IS THE REQUIREMENT. AND NO ONE IN THE YEAR AND A HALF PLUS THAT WE'VE BEEN COMING HERE, SOME OF THIS DISCUSSION STARTED IN 2023. NO ONE EVER TOLD US WE HAD TO HAVE POLICE REPORTS. AND AGAIN, I'LL SAY, I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT WAS REPORTED TO YOU, BUT IF IT'S A CRIMINAL OFFENSE, TYPICALLY WE FOLLOW THE PROCESS WHERE YOU CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. THEY PROVIDE A NOTICE OF A WARNING. IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO FOLLOW IT, THEN THERE'S THE PROCESS THAT PLAYS OUT IN CRIMINAL COURT EACH TIME. THESE PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT'S ONE SUBCONTRACTOR ON DAY A, IT'S A DIFFERENT SUBCONTRACTOR ON DAY B, SO SO IS THAT GOING TO BE ENOUGH? IF THEY CHANGE SUBCONTRACTORS ENOUGH, WE WON'T HAVE ENOUGH VIOLATIONS AGAINST A SINGLE PERSON BECAUSE THAT'S WHO THAT'S VIOLATION IS GOING TO BE AGAINST. I'M TALKING ABOUT A VIOLATION AGAINST THE DEVELOPER WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, NOT THAT INDIVIDUAL WORKER WHO'S UP THERE ON THEIR WORKING WELL. SO AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, AND THERE SEEM TO BE A LOT OF FACTS THAT KEEP MOVING. AND I'M NOT SURE THIS IS REALLY THE BEST USE OF RESOURCES AND TIME TO BANTER BACK AND FORTH LIKE THIS. IF YOU WANT TO TALK, I'M HAPPY TO ARRANGE A TIME AND WE CAN TALK. WE CAN GET CHIEF IN AND EXPLAIN HOW THE PROCESS WORKS AND, AND TALK ABOUT THAT.

OKAY, WELL, I JUST FIND THAT ALL OF THIS IS, IS JUST QUITE RIDICULOUS. WE ARE TRYING TO LIVE AT OUR PROPERTY IN A PEACEFUL MANNER THAT WE'VE BEEN LIVING FOR 13 YEARS. AND WE HAVE THESE VIOLATIONS NEXT DOOR OF PERMITS. APPARENTLY, THEY'RE A VIOLATION OF LAW THAT WE WEREN'T TOLD ABOUT. I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT REFLECTS ON THE LEADERSHIP. SO MUCH GOING ON AND IT'S NOT BEING WATCHED LIKE IT SHOULD BE. OKAY. I THINK IT WOULD IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE PRODUCTIVE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING YOUR CONCERNS WITH US TONIGHT, BUT I THINK IT MAY BE A LITTLE MORE PRODUCTIVE FOR YOU AND RON TO GET A MEETING WITH STAFF AND RUN THROUGH THESE ISSUES SO YOU CAN GET DIRECT COMMUNICATION FROM THEM ON HOW WE CAN TRY TO GET THIS RESOLVED. OBVIOUSLY, OUR FIRST EFFORT IN ANY OF THESE SITUATIONS ISN'T TO CALL THE POLICE. THAT'S THAT'S REALLY I WANT TO SAY IT'S THE LAST RESORT, BUT IT'S PRETTY DARN NEAR THE LAST RESORT. YOU KNOW, WHEN RON WAS HERE, HE ACKNOWLEDGED TO LIKE, THAT'S REALLY NOT A GOOD USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES TO HAVE THE POLICE GOING OUT THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO HAVE THOSE COMMUNICATIONS FROM STAFF AND ZONING INSPECTORS AND ALL THAT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM WHEN IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE NOW WE'RE SAYING YOU HAVE TO INVOLVE LAW ENFORCEMENT. I MEAN, WE'RE RATCHETING UP OUR ENFORCEMENT POSTURE AS IT RELATES TO THIS. NOW, WE'VE HEARD FROM OTHER RESIDENTS IN

[00:45:03]

UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T SHUT IT DOWN. WE'VE TRIED TO MITIGATE IT AS BEST WE CAN. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF STREETS IN NEW ALBANY. I MEAN, THE MUD ISN'T JUST ON YOUR STREET. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO, OKAY, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SHUTTING DOWN ROADS. IS THIS PLAN IN THE TOP LEFT STILL ON THE THING? THIS PLAN ON THE UPPER LEFT SHOWS KITZMILLER HEADING NORTH BEFORE DUBLIN GRANVILLE BEING DIVERTED TO TO THE LEFT FOR TRAFFIC CIRCLE, ANOTHER TRAFFIC CIRCLE AND THEN COMING BACK TO KITZMILLER. TO ME, THIS LOOKS LIKE A WAY OF SHUTTING DOWN KITZMILLER, SOUTH OF DUBLIN. GRANVILLE, YOU TALK ABOUT SHUTTING DOWN PUBLIC ROADS. THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE SPENDING AN EXTRA $5 MILLION WHEN YOU COULD HAVE TWO TRAFFIC CIRCLES. YOU'RE MAKING THREE AND DIVERTING TWO ROADS. YEAH, WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING IN THAT AREA, SO WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT, NOT JUST ONE ROADWAY. YEAH. WELL, YOU'RE SENDING THOSE CARS THAT ARE HEADING. THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THREE TRAFFIC CIRCLES TO GET BACK INSTEAD OF JUST MAKING A LEFT AT THE FIRST INTERSECTION. IF THEY'RE COMING FROM THE EAST NOW, THEY HAVE TO GO. THREE TRAFFIC CIRCLES TO CONTINUE ON THEIR ROUTE. TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE A DIVERSION. OKAY, WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT OBSERVATION. ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN SHARE WITH US TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE STILL UNDER HEARING VISITORS. WOULD ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING MATTER? NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. BOARD AND COMMISSION REPORTS.

[7. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]

OTHERWISE I'LL MOVE ON TO THE ARB. ANY REPORT. NO, NO NO MEETING. ALL RIGHT. BZA NO MEETING. SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD, NO MEETING. WE GOT SOM SOMETHING GOING ON HERE.

ALL RIGHT. IDEA. IMPLEMENTATION PANEL, NO MEETING AND CEMETERY RESTORATION BOARD. WE HAD A MEETING AND LET ME CATCH UP. WHAT ARE THE ODDS? OKAY. THE CEMETERY BOARD HEARD A PRESENTATION FROM DEPUTY CITY MANAGER JOLIE ABOUT THREE NEW GRAVE SITES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN A RECENT ARCHEOLOGICAL STUDY AS THE. AND THE ENGINEERS WORK OUT THERE EP FERRIS. THE THREE NEW GRAVE SITES, ONE OF WHICH THE CITY IS WORKING WITH, THE OHIO STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE, WILL LIKELY REQUIRE ONE OF THOSE CURVING WALLS TO BE PULLED BACK A COUPLE OF FEET, AND WE'RE WORKING ON THAT FROM, WELL, I GUESS IT'S ALMOST A CIRCLE. SO JUST MOVING IT AWAY FROM THE CEMETERY. YEAH, THE OVAL KIND OF COMES AROUND AND KIND OF CURLS UNDER, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE THAT CURL BACK A COUPLE OF FEET. CITY MANAGER JEFF, DID YOU WANT TO EXPAND ON THAT? I DON'T, I, I HAVEN'T SEEN ALL THE DETAILS YET, BUT YEAH, IT'S JUST A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT, JUST A COUPLE FEET. AND WE'RE JUST WORKING THAT OUT WITH WHAT THEY CALL SHIPPO. OKAY. SHE ALSO PRESENTED SOME DESIGN OPTIONS TO THE BOARD FOR MARKING THE CEMETERY AND DIRECTING FOOT TRAFFIC TO AND AROUND THE GRAVESTONES. THE BOARD FINALLY DISCUSSED A RECREATION OF SEVERAL GRAVESTONES THAT WERE EITHER TOO DAMAGED FOR RESTORATION OR SUBSTANTIALLY DOCUMENTED, BUT MISSING, AND WE'LL COME WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON ALL THOSE ITEMS AT THE NEXT MEETING, AND WE'LL BE BACK. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UPDATE? ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE OR

[9. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING]

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ALL RIGHT. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE 17 2026? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION ORDINANCECECECECEC. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES. SIX.

YES. ORDINANCE 017 2026 INTRODUCTION. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES. WE HAVE NONE ON

[12. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS]

CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, THE PROCESS FOR OUR GRANT SUBMISSION AND APPLICATION IS JEN. JENNIFER SENDS OUT THE EMAIL AND ALL THE INFORMATION TO FOLKS THAT HAVE APPLIED IN THE PAST. AND THEN FIELDS QUESTIONS. IF ANYONE CALLS WITH NEW AND NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GRANT PROCESS. AND THEN OF COURSE, IT ALL COMES BACK TO HER AND SHE SENDS IT TO COMMITTEE AND THEN ON TO THE COUNCIL. FULL COUNCIL. WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO AND GET YOUR THOUGHTS IS TRY TO SIMPLIFY THAT PROCESS. AND REALLY, THIS CAME FROM AN EMAIL THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE CHAMBER. I'D KIND OF LIKE TO HAVE AN ONLINE LINK TO KIND OF SIMPLIFY IT A LITTLE BIT FOR JENNIFER, SO THAT IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING A GRANT, THEY COULD GO ONLINE AND SEE THE LINK AND BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD THE FORMS AND EVERYTHING AND FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK NEEDED FOR THE GRANT AND THEN SUBMIT IT. THAT WAY. IT SAVES JENNIFER A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. I THINK WE'RE AT THE POINT NOW WHERE WE CAN AUTOMATE THIS THING A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND THEN SECOND, AS PART OF THAT, I THINK A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN, WHICH WE HAVEN'T TYPICALLY DONE IN THE PAST, MIGHT ALSO BE A GOOD IDEA JUST TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE AND BE A LITTLE BIT MORE TRANSPARENT. AND YOU NEVER KNOW, THERE COULD BE FOLKS OUT THERE THAT AREN'T AWARE OF OUR PROGRAM. SO JUST WONDERING WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ON FIRST, MAYBE OPTIMIZING THIS A LITTLE BIT AND GETTING IT ONLINE AND HAVING THE INFORMATION THERE IN A LINK AND THEN, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY INCLUDING IT TO OUR E-NEWSLETTER, ETC. I THINK THEY'RE BOTH GREAT IDEAS. I, I THINK THAT GETTING THE WORD OUT THERE FOR MORE ORGANIZATIONS TO BE ABLE TO APPLY IS A GREAT THING. AND MAKING IT EASIER FOR JENNIFER IS AWESOME. AND I THINK THAT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY ADVERTISE THE TYPES OF GRANTS THAT TYPES OF PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WILLING TO CONSIDER FOR GRANTS AND THOSE THAT MAYBE ARE NOT WILLING TO CONSIDER FOR GRANTS. AND THAT MIGHT STREAMLINE THE PROCESS EVEN FURTHER. SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. GREAT. YEAH, I AGREE. ANY WAY WE CAN AUTOMATE IT TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR FOLKS TO SUBMIT IT, BUT ALSO FOR TO BE REVIEWED IS GREAT. OBVIOUSLY, WE CHANGED THE FOCUS OF OUR GRANT PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FOUNDATION'S COMMITMENT. SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO EMPHASIZE THAT CHANGE. YEAH, I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT USED TO GET OUR GRANTS THAT, YOU KNOW, STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CHANGE. SO JUST ANY COMMUNICATION ON THAT REGARD WOULD BE HELPFUL. OKAY. YEAH.

SOUNDS GREAT. WELL THANK YOU. I KNOW THE COUNCIL HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, REALLY TAKING THIS PROGRAM TO ANOTHER LEVEL. AND I THINK THIS WOULD BE A NICE NEXT

[13. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]

AWESOME. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES. JOE, ANY UPDATE FROM WEBSITE? NO MEETING. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE JOINT PARKS AND RECREATION? THEY DID HAVE A MEETING LAST NIGHT. REALLY? JUST THEIR OWN INFORMATION. THEY WENT OVER THEIR MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR THE FIELD HOUSE THAT I MENTIONED, AND THEY'RE FINALIZED THOSE NOW AND THEN.

THE ONLY OTHER THING IS THEY HIRED A NEW HR FINANCE MANAGER POSITION AND OUR OWN, WHO WE KNOW, JULIE MOTT WAS HIRED FOR THAT POSITION. AND SHE WILL START JUNE 8TH. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UPDATE? ANY UPDATE FROM NEW ALBANY LOCAL SCHOOLS? SCHOOL IS OUT. THE CHILDREN THE CHILDREN ARE HOME. THERE'S IT WAS A GREAT END OF

[00:55:06]

THEY GOT KNOCKED OUT. OKAY. AND THEN THE STATE TRACK MEET IS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT JESSE OWENS FIELD. WE GOT WE GOT OUR GIRLS TEAM SHOULD MAKE SOME NOISE. AND WE GOT SOME INDIVIDUAL BOYS SHOWING UP. SO SHOULD BE A GOOD WRAP UP TO THE SCHOOL YEAR. OKAY. AND BOYS LACROSSE WON THREE TOURNAMENT GAMES, BOTH THE PICKERINGTON HIGH SCHOOLS AND THEN WORTHINGTON KILBOURNE, WHICH WAS MY SON'S LAST HIGH SCHOOL GAME. BUT I'M GLAD WE FINALLY BEAT THEM. AND THEN THEY LOST TO UPPER ARLINGTON AND A SPIRITED GAME. BUT OUR BURLINGTON'S. A LONG TIME COACH PASSED AWAY LIKE DAYS BEFORE THE GAME. SO LIKE IT WAS A COMMUNITY TURNOUT. SO AGAIN, HATS OFF TO THE EAGLES FOR DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THREE VICTORIES. BUT THEY WERE UP AGAINST IT. YEAH THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE TOWNSHIP? WE DID HAVE A MEETING. JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS. THEY DID GET THEIR BOND RATING OKAY FOR THE BONDS FOR THE FIRE STATION. AND THEY WERE DOUBLE A PLUS BONDS. THAT'S GOOD. AND THEY FELT VERY GOOD ABOUT THAT. AND VERY STRONG FOR THE FIRST TIME GOING OUT AND GETTING GETTING BOND RATINGS. THEY ALSO HAD EIGHT BIDS ON THE FIRE STATION. THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED T T T T T T T T T T T TD CONSTRUCTIONS, AND THEY HAVE BUILT SEVERAL FIRE STATIONS AROUND CENTRAL OHIO AND HAVE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH THE CHIEF HERE. SO THEY'RE KNOWN FOR DOING A GOOD JOB. I MEAN, I THINK THEY BUILT THE ONE IN COLUMBUS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.

IF I THEY MAY I YEAH, THEY DIDN'T MENTION THAT IN THE MEETING, BUT THEY DID MENTION THAT THEY'RE WELL VERSED IN BUILDING FIRE STATIONS. I ALSO HEARD THE BIDS CAME IN A FAIR AMOUNT LESS THAN WHAT THEY ANTICIPATED. THEY DID. SO THAT'S GOOD. YEAH. AND TOMORROW AT 430 IS THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE FIRE STATION, FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO GO. AND THE PARKING WILL BE AT 7400 WEST CAMPUS, AND THERE'LL BE A SHUTTLE THAT WILL BE TAKING PEOPLE OVER TO THE RIBBON CUTTING SITE. THANKS, JOE, FOR LETTING THEM USE THE SHUTTLE, BUT THAT'LL BE THE THE EDGE DATA CENTER. THEY'RE GOING TO LET US USE THE PARKING LOT. LET THE TOWNSHIP USE THE PARKING LOT. I DID LET THE TRUSTEES KNOW I'LL BE COMING IN HOT FROM DOWNTOWN, SO DON'T WAIT FOR ME TO GET THERE TO START, OKAY? ALL RIGHT. REPORTS OF CITY

[14. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]

IT'S BEEN PRETTY INTERESTING. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. IT'S ALL, YOU KNOW, ALL VARIETY OF, OF ISSUES COMING BEFORE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. VERY INTERESTING TESTIMONY. SO THAT THAT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT OVER TIME. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CLERK OF COUNCIL? I HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS I HAD EMAILED YOU YESTERDAY ABOUT A RECENT REQUEST FROM A BUSINESS CALLED APOLLO COFFEE FOR TWO LIQUOR LICENSES. I UNDERSTAND THAT STAFF IS STILL LOOKING INTO THOSE, AND WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY BRING THOSE BACK AT THE JUNE 16TH COUNCIL MEETING. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. OKAY. JUST AS A FRIENDLY REMINDER FOR US THAT DON'T DO LIQUOR LICENSES EVERY DAY, THE FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES, LIKE WHAT? WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE? BEER, WINE, CARRYOUT, SPIRITS, LIQUORS, LIKE CARRY OUT THAT I RECALL IT'S CHIEF JOHN STILL HERE? NO, IT WAS BEER, WINE, SPIRITS, LIQUOR AND SUNDAY SALES. BUT SUNDAY IT WAS ALL ON SITE. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SORRY. NOT.

THAT'S OKAY. YEAH. OH, I AM FOLLOWING UP WITH SOME OF YOU ABOUT POLLS. IF I HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO YOU, I WILL CHASE YOU AFTER THE MEETING. OH, LASTLY, WE ARE STAFF IS WORKING UP BIDS, I GUESS, OR QUOTES TO UPDATE COUNCIL TECH IN THIS ROOM. WE ARE LOOKING AT TWO LARGE VIDEO WALLS RATHER THAN THE PROJECTOR SCREEN AND THE MONDO PAD. AND ALSO WE ARE LOOKING AT IPADS THAT WOULD STAY ON THE COUNCIL DIET. SO THIS ISN'T A SECOND DEVICE THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE HOME AND WORK FROM. THE IDEA WAS IT WOULD APPLY TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT ALSO TO BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS. RIGHT? BEST. I AM NOT A TECH EXPERT. BEST CASE SCENARIO IS THERE'S

[01:00:01]

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. CITY MANAGER NO REPORT. BEN, YOU HAD A LOT TO SAY TONIGHT. I THINK I FEEL I FEEL LIKE I'VE SAID ENOUGH TONIGHT, SO WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. NOTHING FURTHER, NOTHING FURTHER. DO YOU NEED SOME WATER, BEN? A LOT. FOR OUR POLL, FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENT FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING SOMETHING WE

[16. POLL FOR COUNCIL COMMENT]

[01:05:04]

WELL, OFFICER LELAND IS LITERALLY LIKE A ROCK STAR AT THAT EVENT. I MEAN, YEAH, YEAH.

IF HE EVER, YOU KNOW, WANTED TO KNOW WHAT ELVIS FELT LIKE GETTING ON STAGE. YEAH, THEY THEY LOVE THAT GUY. YEAH. VERY RESILIENT. HE'S DONE ALL THE THE POLAR PLUNGES AND AND THE EXTENDED POLAR PLUNGES. SO IT'S IMPRESSIVE. CASEY DID THIS YEAR AND HE JUST LIKE TOOK HE HAD SHORTS ON. I DON'T KNOW HE DIDN'T BRING ANYTHING WITH YOU JUST TOOK YOUR SHOES OFF. BUT IT LOOKS SO FUN. YEAH. YEAH. THAT WAS LIKE I'M SORRY I GOT BOOTS ON. I GOTTA GO. OKAY. AND OUR SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEAM, THEY HAD THEIR TRACK AND TRACK AND FIELD STATE MEET DOWN AT JESSE OWENS ON SATURDAY AS WELL. IT'S ALL ABOUT THEIR TRAINING LAST WEEK AND THEY'RE READY TO ROLL.

GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WELL AGAIN THANK YOU, CHIEF AND JOE FOR LETTING OUR OFFICERS PARTICIPATE. AND YOU KNOW AGAIN, IMPORTANT COMMUNITY EVENTS LIKE THAT. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE THOSE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AS EARLY AND AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.

[17. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:39 P.M. FOR THOSE WATCHING ALONG, WE WILL TURN OFF THE AUDIO. THE VIDEO WILL CONTINUE TO RUN OR YOU'LL GET A PAUSE SCREEN COUNCIL WILL COME BACK AND RESUME THE REGULAR SESSION ALL RIGHT, WE'RE PUSHING SOUND, MAYOR. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE RETURNING TO THE PUBLIC MEETING. HAVING EXITED EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS FOR OUR SECOND COUNCIL. DID YOU DO YOU HAVE TO MOVE TO COME OUT OF MOTION? SORRY. I MOVED TO RETURN TO THE PUBLIC MEETING HAVING EXITED EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND.

THERE WE GO. MAYOR. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SIX YES VOTES TO EXIT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RESUME THE REGULAR MEETING AT 8:28 P.M. AND NOW THAT WE'RE BACK IN THE PUBLIC MEETING, HAVING A EXITED EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE HAD THE CHANCE TO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS FOR VACANT COUNCIL POSITION AND HAVE ASKED CLERK MASON TO REACH OUT TO THE CANDIDATES TO SET UP INTERVIEWS IN THE COMING MONTH. ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION? NOPE. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS, I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN SECOND, SECOND, AND WE'RE ADJOURNING AT

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