Jun 16, 2026 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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THE MEETING TO ORDER. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FOR JUNE 2ND. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN RECITING OUR NATIONAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

CLERK MASON, THE ROLL, PLEASE. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES. MAYOR SPALDING IS AWAY ON TRAVEL AND HAS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER BRISK HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KISS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT HERE. I HAVE FIVE PRESENT FOR THE JUNE 16TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING. I'M MOVED TO EXCUSE MAYOR SPALDING FROM THE COUNCIL MEETING. SECOND PRESIDENT PRO TEM QUEST.

YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. FIVE. YES. VOTES TO EXCUSE MAYOR SPALDING FROM TONIGHT'S

[4. ACTION ON MINUTES]

[5. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA]

[6. HEARING OF VISITORS]

WHAT BEGAN AS A SMALL TOWN GATHERING SUPPORTED BY A DEDICATED GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS, HAS GROWN INTO A CHERISHED LOCAL TRADITION. 50 YEARS LATER, AS OUR COUNTRY APPROACHES ITS SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL, THOSE SAME VOLUNTEER EFFORTS CONTINUE TO UPHOLD THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY THAT DEFINED THE VERY FIRST CELEBRATION, AND FOUNDERS DAY HAS BECOME AN ENDURING REFLECTION OF NEW ALBANY'S HISTORY, PRIDE, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. SO THIS IS ON BEHALF OF OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE FRANK LAROSE. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YEAH. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO DO A PHOTO NOW. OH, WE CAN WAIT. I WOULD LOVE TO, YOU KNOW, AS PART OF THIS DISCUSSION, BECKY AND LINDA ARE HERE AS WELL. WE WANT TO KIND OF SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ANYTHING, BUT I THINK WE WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU ALL FOR CREATING SUCH A TRADITION HERE IN NEW ALBANY. I MOVED HERE 23 YEARS AGO, AND I THINK THE FIRST THING OUR FAMILY DID WAS COME OUT FOR FOUNDER'S DAY, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT, AND DIDN'T KNOW THAT THAT MANY TRACTORS EXISTED ANYWHERE. THEY JUST KEPT COMING.

YES. BUT IN HONOR OF MAYOR SPAULDING NOT BEING HERE, HE SAID ONE OF THE FAVORITE DAYS OF BEING A SMALL TOWN MAYOR IS SHOWING UP ON THE 4TH OF JULY AND A PARADE SUCH AS FOUNDER'S DAY. SO IT REALLY MAKES NEW ALBANY FEEL LIKE A, YOU KNOW, THE SMALL COMMUNITY, THE CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE. SO I CAN'T THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH FOR CREATING THIS EVENT THAT IS A STAPLE OF NEW ALBANY. AND AS A CITY COUNCIL THAT'S KIND OF GROWN IN THE CITY ITSELF. WITH OUR STAFF, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CAPABILITIES NOW TO PUT ON SOME EVENTS THAT WE CAN TAKE UNDER OUR WING, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CARRYING ON THE TRADITION THAT YOU ALL HAVE CREATED AND MADE SUCH A TRADITION HERE IN NEW ALBANY. SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING ON THE GREAT THING YOU'VE BUILT. ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR.

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SORRY, GUYS. I CAN HELP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT MIC IS NOW MUTED FOR THE MOMENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU ARE GETTING TO TURN THIS THING OFF. IF YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE ARE STILL UNDER HEARING OF VISITORS. I DO HE TWO SPEAKER CARDS THIS EVENING, SO I'LL GO IN THE ORDER THAT I HAVE RECEIVED THEM. SO FIRST UP WE HAVE COURTNEY LYNCH.

OKAY. AND IF YOU'LL GIVE YOUR LEANING FORWARD, APOLOGIES IF YOU'LL GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. I, OF COURSE, WILL WELCOME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS COURTNEY LYNCH. I RESIDE AT 5053 CLOUDBERRY PASS, WHERE I HAVE LIVED FOR NEARLY 15 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE NEW ALBANY COMMUNITY. AS SOME MAY KNOW, MY PROPERTY IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO TAYLOR FARM PARK, AND I COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE ADVERSE IMPACT CITY DECISIONS HAVE HAD ON THE ENJOYMENT OF AND VALUE OF MY PROPERTY, AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY OF MY NEIGHBORS WHOSE HOMES ARE ALSO ADJACENT TO THE PARK. WHILE I RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE VALUE OF THE PARK'S CONSTRUCTION HAS HAD ON OUR COMMUNITY, WHO DOESN'T LOVE ANIMALS IN NATURE? IT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED THAT IT HAS HAD SOME ADVERSE IMPACTS ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES. AS THE PARK IS A NATURE PRESERVE BY DESIGN, MANY OF US NOW HAVE 2 TO 3 FOOT TALL WEEDS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND OUR PROPERTY. THREE QUARTERS OF THE YEAR, WE'VE BEEN FORCED TO INSTALL CAMERAS AT THE BACK OF OUR HOMES BECAUSE WE NOW HAVE PEOPLE WANDERING BEHIND OUR PROPERTIES AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT. AS PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCES TO TAYLOR FARM PARK ARE NOT SECURED AT NIGHT, THIS WAS ONCE QUITE WELL MAINTAINED FARMLAND, SO THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTING FOR MANY OF US. MOST RECENTLY, PROPERTY OWNERS WITH LAND ADJACENT TO THE PARK WERE SENT A NOTICE THAT SURVEYING AND BOUNDARY MARKING WOULD BE DONE. THIS WAS NOT SURPRISING TO ME AS PROPERTY BOUNDARIES HAVE BEEN WELL MARKED CONSISTENTLY SINCE THE PROJECT BEGAN. I WAS, HOWEVER, SHOCKED AND EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED LAST WEEK WHEN I OBSERVED THAT A REFLECTIVE STREET SIGN HAD BEEN PLACED AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY AT THE PROPERTY LINE. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SAID SIGNS, THESE ARE WHAT HAVE BEEN PLACED. SO I THINK EVERYONE CAN TELL FROM THIS SIGN THAT THIS IS NOT IN LINE

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WHAT WILL WORK? ACTUALLY FOLLOWING UP WITH THE OFFENDING PROPERTY OWNERS, PEOPLE PUT THEIR ITEMS BACK ON PARK LAND BECAUSE THE CITY NEVER FOLLOWED UP. WHILE IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE I'M COMING BEFORE YOU REGARDING A TRIVIAL ITEM, AN UGLY SIGN IN MY BACKYARD, I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE EFFECT THAT THIS SIGN WILL HAVE ON MY PROPERTY WHEN CONTINUING PROBLEM THAT PARK OWNERS HAVE HAD IS THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CUTTING THROUGH OUR PROPERTIES TO GET TO THE PARK. I LIVE ABOUT A HALF A MILE FROM THE PARK, AND THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE FRONT OF MY HOME. AS OF LAST NIGHT, YOU CAN NOW SEE THIS REFLECTIVE SIGN, WHICH ACTUALLY NOW ADVERTISES THAT THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO CUT THROUGH TO GET TO THE PARK. SO WHILE I NOT ONLY HAVE CONCERNS WHILE I LIVE HERE, I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT LISTING MY PROPERTY FOR SALE. ONE COULD ARGUE IF I DON'T LIKE IT MOVE, BUT THE CONCERN IS THAT PEOPLE WHO COME TO NEW ALBANY ARE LOOKING FOR A CERTAIN ESTHETIC. A CHEAP STREET SIGN DOESN'T ALIGN WITH THAT ESTHETIC. SO IN LIGHT OF THESE THINGS, I AM RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT CITY ADMINISTRATION REMOVE THESE UNSIGHTLY BOUNDARY SIGNS AND CONSIDER A MORE EFFECTIVE AND NEIGHBORLY WAY TO MANAGE THE ENCROACHMENT PROBLEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COURTNEY. SO TWO THINGS. I THINK WHAT I HEARD COURTNEY SAYING IS THAT WE'VE GOT AN ISSUE WITH SIGHTLY THINGS, 2 TO 3 FOOT WEEDS PART OF THE YEAR NOT SECURED. WE HAVE SOME ISSUES AROUND SECURITY AT THE HOME, PEOPLE CUTTING THROUGH YARDS TO GET TO THEM. SO I THINK THERE'S MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE THERE. AND THEN SECOND, IT'S REALLY THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE ENCROACHMENT THAT WE'RE SEEING FROM THE NEIGHBORS, BE IT YARD WASTE. I THINK YOU MENTIONED PATIO FURNITURE AND PLAYGROUND. I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD IDEA TO LOOK AT MAYBE SOME OTHER POSSIBILITIES TO MAYBE HELP BOTH WITH THE SAFETY AND YARD WASTE. AND I'M, I'M THINKING MAYBE A, I DON'T KNOW, LIKE A FENCE OR A SIX FOOT FENCE OR SOMETHING. THAT WAY PEOPLE CAN'T CUT THROUGH. YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING GOING ON A LITTLE BIT HARDER TO ENCROACH.

IF YOU HAVE THAT, I THINK IT PROBABLY WILL LOOK A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN THE SIGNAGE, BUT I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST LISTENING TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND I'M TRYING TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO THAT MAYBE HELPS PREVENT BOTH. BECAUSE IF WE PUT A DIFFERENT SIGN, ALBEIT MORE ATTRACTIVE, YOU STILL HAVE THE SAFETY ISSUES. AND IF WE PUT A OUR TRADITIONAL HORSE FENCE OR SOMETHING, IT STILL CAN CUT THROUGH, THEY CAN STILL JUMP AND, YOU KNOW, JUMP YOUR FENCES AND YOU STILL HAVE THAT SECURITY ISSUE. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS, BUT IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK AT BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 23 HOMES. YOU SAID ALONE.

333 OKAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COST WOULD BE, BUT I'M JUST THINKING THERE'S PROBABLY SOMETHING WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT DOING OUT THERE. SO I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. SO IN RESPONSE TO THE INITIAL EMAIL, I ASKED OUR SERVICE DIRECTOR TO INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION. AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, AND HE HAS SOME MORE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION THAT HE CAN PROVIDE. BUT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, ALL BUT ONE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON THAT ON THAT STRETCH OF ROAD THAT'S BEING REFERENCED, ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE THE PROPERTY LINE. SO WHETHER THEY'RE PUTTING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT OUT THERE OR YARD WASTE OR ANY NUMBER OF THINGS, THERE ARE ALSO RESIDENTS THERE WHO ARE MOWING TEN, 15, 20FT INTO THE PARK LAND. SO THAT'S THAT'S ALSO AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I SPOKE TO OUR LAW DIRECTOR ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT, WHICH I, I AGREE, I THINK WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB ENFORCING THE VIOLATIONS AND TAKING TAKING THE NECESSARY LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE VIOLATORS. I'LL DEFER TO RYAN ON THIS, BUT I IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SIGNAGE

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AS FAR AS THE SIGNS GO THEMSELVES FOR THEIR PLACEMENT, WE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE TREE PRESERVATION SIGNS THAT ARE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY ALONG DIFFERENT TREE PRESERVATION AREAS. AND SO THAT ALTERNATING PATTERN OF, YOU KNOW, THIS THE ALTERNATING CORNERS FOR EACH PROPERTY THAT WAS ESTABLISHED. SO THAT WAY EVERY PROPERTY HAS JUST ONE SIGN THAT WOULD BE CONTIGUOUS TO THEIR PROPERTY. SO, SO THAT'S THE LOGIC WITH WHERE THE SIGNS WERE PLACED. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. ALL CORNERS OF THE PROPERTY. YEAH. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE CLEARLY AND I SAW SOME OF THE PICTURES. I MEAN, IT IS WE HAVE AN ISSUE AND YOU KNOW, SOME ARE MORE EGREGIOUS THAN OTHERS. BUT TO JOE'S POINT, I MEAN, SOME ARE LEGITIMATELY MOWING 20, YOU KNOW, FEET INTO THE INTO THE PARKING LAND. I DON'T KNOW IF I FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THE SIGNS, THE PLACEMENT OF THE SIGNS, WHICH WERE PRETTY RECENT, IS THAT THE FIRST STEP IN TRYING TO BRING FOLKS INTO COMPLIANCE. SO MAYBE THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE PROPERTY LINE WAS BEFORE. AND THIS IS A STEP WHERE WE CAN SAY, OKAY, NOW RECTIFY IT, COME BACK. ARE THESE SIGNS MEANT TO BE PERMANENT IN THEIR CURRENT STATE? SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE MEANT TO BE PERMANENT TO DELINEATE THAT BOUNDARY. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE COULD DISCUSS AS TIME GOES ON. BUT GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE ENCROACHMENTS AND THERE BEING SO MANY. THAT WAS OUR SOLUTION TO TO ERECT THOSE SIGNS AS A PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR NOW. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TO DEVELOP THE PARKLAND, OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, WHO WAS THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AT THE TIME, WORKED WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS. WE REPEATEDLY SURVEYED THE AREA AND PUT TEMPORARY STAKES IN THE GROUND, AND THEY WERE REMOVED. DON'T KNOW EXACTLY BY WHO, BUT I COULD MAKE AN ASSUMPTION. SO THESE ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE SUBSTANTIAL AND A LITTLE BIT MORE OBVIOUS, BUT THEY'RE CLEARLY DELINEATING THE BOUNDARY AND I THINK PROVIDE GOOD GUIDANCE FOR THE FOR THE RESIDENTS THERE. SO THAT IF WE IF WE DO COME BACK AND SERVE THEM WITH VIOLATION NOTICES THAT THERE SHOULD BE THERE SHOULD BE NO DOUBT ABOUT WHERE THE BOUNDARIES ARE. OKAY. RYAN, COULD YOU ADDRESS THE WEEDS ISSUE? SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S, WHAT, TWO THREE FOOT WEEDS IN HER YARD. SO RIGHT NOW, JUST LOOKING AT THE SURVEY THAT WAS CONDUCTED, IT APPEARS THAT THE PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY LINES THAT GO ALONG THE BACK OF THESE PARCELS IS BEING WELL KEPT.

IT'S BEING MOWED. AS TO, AS JOE ALLUDED TO, ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT FURTHER ALONG, MOST OF THE OF THOSE LINES, THERE'S A FEW OF THE HOUSES HAVE A FIVE FOOT MOWING EASEMENT THAT'S BEEN EXECUTED. MOST DO NOT. AND THEY ARE. IT'S BEING MOWED WELL BEYOND THAT. THIS IS JUST AN ESTIMATION, BUT PROBABLY SOMEWHERE TO 20 TO 30FT OF KEPT LAWN. AND THEN BEYOND THAT, THERE'S A SECTION THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN BRUSH HOGGED FOR LACK OF A BETTER KNOCKED DOWN, PROBABLY KNOCKED DOWN A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR BEYOND THAT. SO UP AGAINST THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY, LARGELY ON ALONG THIS ROW, THERE IS NOT THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE SUBSTANTIAL WEEDS ALONG MOST OF THE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES, BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY BEEN PRETTY WELL KEPT AT THIS TIME. AND I WOULD ADVISE ANY RESIDENT THAT'S YOU, DOCTOR LYNCH, AND ANY OTHER RESIDENT THAT'S SUFFERING FROM THIS TO BE IN CONTACT WITH THE, YOU KNOW, CITY, BRIAN AND THE REST OF THE PROPERTY SERVICES PEOPLE. I THINK THAT COULD BE HELPFUL IN COMMUNICATION.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH IT. MAYBE THE WEEDS ARE TOO LONG. HOPEFULLY Y'ALL CAN MAKE A SOLUTION. I SHOULD CLARIFY, I WILL NEED YOU TO STEP BACK UP FOR THE RECORD.

I'LL JUST CLARIFY. TO BE CLEAR, THERE IS THIS FIVE FOOT MOWING, AND I DIDN'T MEAN TO IMPLY THAT THE WEEDS WERE COMING DIRECTLY UP TO THE PROPERTY LINE, BECAUSE THE CITY WAS KIND TO ALLOW A BIT OF A TRANSITION ZONE. I FORGET WHAT THE PAPERWORK OFFICIALLY SAID. I WAS IMPLYING MORE WHEN THIS WAS INITIALLY DONE, WE WERE TOLD, OH, WE'RE GOING TO PLANT

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IT'S LIKE IT'S A NATURE PRESERVE. THAT'S FINE. IT'S JUST SORT OF ITEMS STACKED ON TOP OF ITEMS. AND I'LL JUST REAL QUICKLY, BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY OTHER BIGGER ITEMS OF BUSINESS THAT THAT NEED TO BE DEALT WITH. I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE IF THERE CAN BE SOME CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF DOING SOMETHING THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO STOP ALL OF THE ENCROACHMENTS AND MAYBE SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ESTHETIC, ANYTHING THAT WE COULD CONTINUE TO JUST WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO ADDRESS BOTH ISSUES. I'M THE DAUGHTER OF AN ATTORNEY, SO I FULLY UNDERSTAND NEEDING TO GET THE ENCROACHMENT HANDLED, BUT I JUST I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD BE THRILLED TO HAVE A REFLECTIVE SIGN PUT IN THE BACK OF THEIR AT THE BACK OF THEIR DRIVEWAY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? ABSOLUTELY, I WAS ON, I APOLOGIZE. SO COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW MADE THE COMMENT ABOUT IF YOU HAVE SAFETY ISSUES AND ALL OF THAT ABOUT A FENCE AS A PROPERTY OWNER, WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE? I DON'T WANT TO PRETEND THAT I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS. I'LL BE HONEST, YOUR OPINION THAT WHEN THE PARK WENT FORWARD, PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY EXPECTING THE CITY TO ERECT A PRIVATE, I GUESS WE'D CALL IT A PRIVACY FENCE IN NEW ALBANY. WE'RE A LITTLE SURPRISED WHEN THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. PEOPLE. SEVERAL PEOPLE, AS WE WERE SPEAKING ON OUR COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD ABOUT THESE SIGNS WHEN THEY ERECTED, SEVERAL PEOPLE SAID, WHY CAN'T THEY JUST PUT UP A NEW ALBANY WHITE FENCE? AND THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS COST IMPACT. I MEAN, THAT COST, COST, IMPACT TO THE CITY.

I HAD SUGGESTED TO RYAN THAT MAYBE YOU COULD PUT ONE PIECE OF WHITE PENCE PER YARD. THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE LESS THAN WHITE FENCE ALL THE WAY AROUND, OR MAYBE A SMALL, YOU KNOW, CORNERSTONE OR SOMETHING. BECAUSE THERE IS A CONCERN BECAUSE THOSE ORIGINAL MARKERS WERE MOVED. AND I UNDERSTAND, ESPECIALLY AS PROPERTY TRANSFERS HANDS, YOU NEED TO HAVE A WAY TO TELL THE NEW OWNER, THIS IS WHERE YOUR LINE ENDS SO THAT YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO RESURVEY ALL THE TIME AND SO FORTH. SO I FULLY UNDERSTAND ALL SIDES. I ACTUALLY REALLY APPRECIATE THIS IS FAR MORE RESPONSIVE EXPERIENCE THAN I WAS EXPECTING THIS EVENING. I WAS EXPECTING TO JUST SAY A FEW WORDS AND SIT DOWN. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. I WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH RYAN. IF THERE'S ANY WIGGLE ROOM IN ANY WAY WE CAN WORK TOGETHER. I'M HAPPY TO WORK AS A CONTINUED COMMUNITY LIAISON TO TRY TO GET THIS FIXED FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU. . THANK YOU. AND COURTNEY, I'M GLAD I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN ABOUT 5 OR 6 YEARS BECAUSE IT WAS COVID THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN HERE. SO YOU'RE BRINGING BACK A LITTLE FLASHBACKS. BUT I WAS THINKING I OCCASIONALLY NEED TO COME BACK AND JUST SAY, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

OUR SECOND SPEAKER CARD IS GREGORY VINCENT. MR. VINCENT. AND MR. VINCENT, THIS IS. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? YES. MY NAME IS GREGORY VINCENT. AND MY ADDRESS? MY WORK ADDRESS IS 175 SOUTH THIRD STREET, SUITE 200, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43225. MY NAME IS GREGORY VINCENT, AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE BEFORE THE ESTEEMED NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL PERSONS. AND I'M AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING A COALITION OF MORE THAN 400 NEW ALBANY PARENTS, STUDENTS, ALUMNI, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I'M HERE THIS EVENING BECAUSE MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERNS REGARDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE NEW ALBANY MIDDLE SCHOOL THEATER PROGRAM. THE TREATMENT OF TEACHER MISS MELISSA GOULD AND THE ROLE COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREA WILTROUT MAY HAVE PLAYED IN EVENTS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THESE CONCERNS.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE RAISED CONCERNS REGARDING THE PERCEPTION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, THE PERCEPTION OF UNDUE INFLUENCE AND WHETHER RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIONS OR ACCESS RESULTED IN UNEQUAL INFLUENCE OVER DECISIONS AFFECTING STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND THE THEATER PROGRAM. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, MY OFFICE HAS RECEIVED COMMUNICATIONS FROM PARENTS, STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS, FORMER EDUCATORS, ATTORNEYS, PHYSICIANS, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WHILE THEIR EXPERIENCES DIFFER, MANY HAVE RAISED SIMILAR CONCERNS. AMONG THE CONCERNS ARE ALLEGATIONS THAT CERTAIN

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FAMILIES HAVE DESCRIBED A PROGRAM THAT FOSTERED INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIDENCE, DISCIPLINE, LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL GROWTH. STUDENTS FOUND A PLACE WHERE THEY BELONGED.

PARENTS INVESTED THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED IN THE CULTURE THAT HAD BEEN BUILT WITHIN THE PROGRAM. QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN RAISED REGARDING COMMUNICATION AMONG SCHOOL OFFICIALS, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. QUESTIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN RAISED REGARDING HOW COMPLAINTS WERE ELEVATED, INVESTIGATEDND ULTIMATELY RELIED UPON IN DECISIONS IMPACTING THE PROGRAM. SO WHAT DO WE WANT? A COALITION EXPECTS NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL TO INITIATE AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THESE CONCERNS AND PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY BEFORE THE COUNCIL'S NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING, AND THE REVIEW SHOULD RESULT REFLECT A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT I PUT IN MY HANDOUT TO YOU, AND THERE'S COPIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THESE CONCERNS. AND AGAIN, THIS COALITION ENCOMPASSES MORE THAN 400 PARENTS, STUDENTS, ALUMNI AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND WE EXPECT TRANSPARENCY BECAUSE IT PROMOTES PUBLIC CONFIDENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY, BECAUSE IT PROMOTES PUBLIC TRUST. AND WE DO HOPE TO GET A CLEAR ANSWER, AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THESE DECISIONS WERE MADE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. VINCENT. QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER CARD.

DEBORAH KOGAN. HI. MY NAME IS DEBORAH KOGAN. IF YOU'LL ALSO GIVE YOUR AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SURE. SO I LIVE AT 4127 JAMES RIVER ROAD HERE IN NEW ALBANY. AND I'M NOT USUALLY ONE TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC MEETINGS. SO I THINK I GOT MY BETA BLOCKER. I REALLY JUST WANTED TO COME UP TO TALK TO EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM TODAY TO SAY THAT I KNOW EVERYBODY HERE CARES DEEPLY ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF STRONG EMOTIONS FROM PEOPLE WHO WANT WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS THE BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND I'M TOTALLY NEUTRAL ON A LOT OF THESE ISSUES BECAUSE I LOVE THE THEATER PROGRAM AND I LOVE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN IT. BUT I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN REFLECT ON HOW WE HANDLE DISAGREEMENT, WHETHER SOMEBODY IS EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM OR RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT IT. I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD FEEL SAFE SHARING THEIR PERSPECTIVES THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHANNELS WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING PUBLICLY TARGETED, TARGETED OR PUBLICLY CRITICIZED. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES ARE NOT DEFINED BY THE ABSENCE OF DISAGREEMENT. THEY ARE DEFINED BY HOW RESPECTFULLY THEY NAVIGATE IT.

I BELIEVE WE ARE CAPABLE OF HOLDING DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND EXTENDING GRACE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND FOCUSING ON SOLUTIONS RATHER THAN INDIVIDUALS. I SIMPLY HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE STRIVING TO BE THE KIND OF COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE SPEAKING UP, LISTENING TO ONE ANOTHER, AND TREATING EACH OTHER WITH DIGNITY, EVEN IF WE DISAGREE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH, DEBORAH. ALL RIGHT. THOSE ARE ALL THE SPEAKER CARDS THAT I HAVE. WE ARE HERE STILL UNDER HEARING OF VISITORS. IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM, NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE,

[7. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]

FEEL FREE TO TO TAKE OFF RIGHT NOW. OR YOU COULD GET A GOOD LESSON IN CIVICS. IF YOU WANT

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OKAY, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CALLING IT. IT'S THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. OKAY. AND FOR ONE OF THE BUILDINGS, THEY'VE WANTED TO CHANGE THE DESIGN OF THE ROOFTOP, TAKING AWAY SKYLIGHTS AND ADDING ROOFTOP GARDEN ACCESS. AND IT CREATED A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED WALL DIVIDERS UP ON THE ROOF. AND THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER THAT WAS ESTHETICALLY GOING TO WORK AND THE A OR B ENDED UP PROVING THAT UNANIMOUSLY. AND THE LAST ONE WAS I WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THE WHAT WE ALL REFER TO AS THE 24 MAIN BUILDING, HARVEST PIZZA WAS HERE. THEY WANT TO THEY GOT UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. YES, I KNOW EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT ME THAT UNANIMOUS APPROVAL TO PUT IN A PIZZA OVEN ENCLOSURE AND A DETACHED COOLER AND ENCLOSURE SO THAT THEY COULD PUT A HARVEST PIZZA INTO THAT BUILDING. AND THAT WAS THE MEETING. WELL, THAT'S FUN NEWS, RIGHT? BIG NEWS. YEAH. SO WE'LL HAVE A PIZZA PLACE NEXT TO THE EAGLES PIZZA. ALL RIGHT. STEVIE WOOD FIRED SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. FLORIDA ZONING APPEALS. NO MEETING, NO MEETING.

SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. WE DID HAVE A MEETING FAIRLY QUICK. ONE, OUR ECOS PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR ECONOMIC ARM, WHICH ENCOURAGES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE LEED PROGRAM, BUT IT'S OUR CUSTOM ONE HERE IN NEW ALBANY. WE HAD SARAH PROVIDED A GREAT UPDATE ON THE. SOME OF THE STANDARDS ARE A LITTLE BIT TOO EASY NOW, LIKE SWITCHING TO LED LIGHTS. LIKE YOU CAN'T NOT USE LED LIGHTS. SO IT DIDN'T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE TO CONTINUE TO GIVE FOLKS CREDIT FOR DOING THAT. SO TIGHTEN THE STANDARDS UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT REALLY GOOD UPDATES TO THAT PROGRAM. AND IT'S ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE, THE BUY IN OF OUR FOLKS IN THE BUSINESS PARK THAT CONTINUE TO MEET THOSE STANDARDS, UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY BACKYARDS AND THE

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IT'S GOING TO BE OCTOBER 11TH IN FRONT OF OUR WALTON PARKWAY. WHAT IS THE ENTRANCE AT WALTON PARKWAY? SEVEN FIVE, FIVE, 77815. OKAY. IS WHERE THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE. IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE PARKING LOT. SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ROOM TO NAVIGATE. IT WILL BE THE SAME.

IT'LL BE PAPER E-WASTE, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE. AND THEN WE ALSO JOSEPH'S COAT IS A CHARITY THAT'S GOING TO BE ON SITE TO DONATE FURNITURE. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BRING THE FURNITURE YOURSELF. YOU JUST COME AND FILL OUT A SHEET, AND THEN THEY WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND PICK IT UP FOR YOU. SO THAT'S A NEW ADDITION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TESTING AT THIS FALL. WASTE COLLECTION EVENT AGAIN, OCTOBER 11TH. SO KIND OF CIRCLE THAT THERE WAS AN UPDATE ON THE KITZMILLER PARK OUTREACH. THERE WERE 60 PEOPLE AT THE OPEN HOUSE. GREAT COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND I KNOW I THINK WE ALL GOT THE THE EMAIL, BUT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, THE DATA CENTERS INFORMATION PAGE IS LIVE. NOW. WE KICK THE TIRES AMONGST THE SUSTAINABILITY GROUP AND OVERALL, THE REVIEWS ARE FANTASTIC. SO JOSH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU TOOK OFF. HE'S HE'S BACK IN THE CORNER. SO THANK YOU. THEY WERE LIKE, WOW, WHO PUT THIS TOGETHER? SO I DON'T KNOW WHO ON YOUR TEAM KIND OF SPEARHEADED THAT EFFORT. BUT ARE YOU POINTING AT JEN I OKAY, SO WELL THANK YOU. REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK SO FAR. I DO HAVE SOME SUGGESTED TWEAKS AND MAYBE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO INCLUDE ON THE PAGE, BUT I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS CONCERNS ABOUT DATA CENTERS AND ANY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OR WHY THEY'RE HERE, HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN IN NEW ALBANY TO GET ON THAT, THAT WEB PAGE. AND IT PROVIDES SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION. SO THAT WAS THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD. IDEA INFORMATION. WE HAD A MEETING, WE GOT A COMMUNITY CONNECTORS UPDATE, TRIED TO GET PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT AN INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE ENTRY INTO OR THE IDEA PANEL. AND THAT DID NOT GET VERY MUCH TRACTION. MAYBE NEXT YEAR.

REALLY EXCITED FOR JUNETEENTH ON FRIDAY. JUST HAD A FINAL UPDATE FOR THAT. LOTS OF REALLY GOOD VENDORS. WE'RE HOPING. ABBY, HOW MANY FOOD TRUCKS DO WE HAVE? TEN THIS TIME. EIGHT.

OKAY, EIGHT. WE'RE HOPING IT'S ENOUGH THAT. BUT WHAT'S GREAT IS THAT WE'RE HAVING THE FOOD TRUCKS COME BEFORE THE ACTUAL EVENT STARTS. AND HAVING JAY DITTO SPINNING THE TUNES SO YOU CAN COME AND GET YOUR FOOD BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS AND SKIP THE LINES AND STILL ENJOY THE FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE. AND WE ARE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED. I KNOW THAT I WAS GOING TO PRESENT THE PRESENTATION, THE PROCLAMATION, AND WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT NA 101 BECAUSE ONE OF THE INITIAL IDEAS OF NA 101 IS TO GET RESIDENTS TO GET EXCITED ABOUT POTENTIALLY APPLYING FOR A BOARD OR COMMISSION. AND FEELING LIKE THAT IS AN ACCESSIBLE THING FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMEDAY. SO WE TALKED ABOUT KIND OF HOW HOW TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE. I THINK THAT WILL PROBABLY ASK FOR SOME PRESENTS FROM SOME OF YOU LOVELY PEOPLE THERE AT SOME POINT, JUST TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY AND HOW YOU, YOU KNOW, I SHOWED UP AT A PANERA AND TALKED TO MARLENE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CITY GOVERNMENT. AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHEN I STARTED ON DCA AND JUST KIND OF HOW TO GET PEOPLE ORGANICALLY INTRODUCED TO THE PROCESS, WE TALKED ABOUT PUSHING THE ONE IDEA THAT WE, THAT WE KIND OF SOLIDIFIED AS PUSHING OUT APPLICATIONS TO PEOPLE TO WHO SAY THAT THEY WANT TO BE, THEY WANT THEY SIGN UP FOR AN 101, THEY WANT MORE INFORMATION ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THEY CAN OPT IN TO GETTING THOSE APPLICATIONS SENT TO THEM. SORRY, JENNIFER, IF I'M MAKING MORE WORK FOR YOU, MAYBE SOMEDAY. SO PEOPLE ARE JUST UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S APPLICATIONS OUT THERE. I KNOW WE ALREADY POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND EVERYTHING, BUT JUST ANOTHER WAY TO GET THE WORD OUT. AND THAT WAS IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD, NO MEETING, PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION. I DON'T

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[9. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING]

IS IT 5 OR 620. SHOULD BE 2020 626 SECOND 2026 TO THE JULY 21ST COUNCIL MEETING. MIKE.

SECOND, SECOND PRESIDENT PRO TEM. YES. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BRISK. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES. I HAVE FIVE YES. VOTES TO POSTPONE ORDINANCE. 014 2026 IN MY NOTES IS 2025 TWO? APOLOGIES TO THE JULY 21ST COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. ORDINANCE. 015 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR 14 RESIDENTIAL LOTS FOR RESERVES AND FOR ROADS ON 15.24, PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FOR HAMLET AT SUGAR RUN PHASE ONE, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF NEW ALBANY ROAD AND CENTRAL COLLEGE ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY NONA MASTER DEVELOPMENT, LLC. COURTESY OF AARON UNDERHILL, ESQUIRE MISS BLACKFORD OKAY, SO YES, PHASE ONE IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SITE OUTLINED HERE. THE PROPOSED PLAT INCLUDES THE 14 LOTS FOR RESERVE AND FOR PUBLICLY DEDICATED STREETS, AND THIS WILL BE ASHBURN BOULEVARD, TALIA ALLEY, HUDSON LOOP AND RUSH BOULEVARD. AND THE PROPOSED PLOT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AS SEEN HERE IN THESE IMAGES. AND. THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING IN. I, AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT ARE HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SHARE WITH COUNSEL? MR. LEADER, DID YOU WANT THOSE SLIDES NOW? THERE WE GO. JUSTIN LITA, FOR THE 16 TOWNS FAR AWAY ASSOCIATES. SO WAS HERE A MONTH AGO. JUST I THINK WE TABLED THIS AND WANTED TO GIVE A CHANCE TO COME BACK AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ROBUST OF A PRESENTATION OF THE PROJECT STATUS UPDATE AND WHERE THINGS ARE GOING. SO I'LL JUST RUN THROUGH A COUPLE THINGS REAL QUICK. WE HAVE TWO SECOND READINGS TODAY, AND THEN A FIRST READING FOR THE AREA SOUTH OF THE CREEK. SO IN GENERAL, THE PROJECT CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. ROAD CONSTRUCTION. I APOLOGIZE FOR WHOEVER'S ROUTING AROUND, BUT ROAD CONSTRUCTION IS MOVING QUICKLY AND AGGRESSIVELY, WHICH IS EXCITING TO SEE. AND WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ENGINEERING WORK THAT IS IN PROCESS AND GOING THROUGH FINAL APPROVALS. JUST TO KIND OF REMIND FOLKS THAT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE IT, BUT IT'S A COMPLICATED IT'S A BIG PROJECT. LOTS OF PEOPLE INVOLVED, LOTS OF PARTNERS INVOLVED. IN TOTAL, UPWARDS OF 225, PROBABLY $250 MILLION WHEN YOU INCLUDE THE RESIDENTIAL, THE COMMERCIAL AND ALL OF THOSE PIECES, THESE FIRST PLATS, THEY REALLY ALLOW US TO GET THE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, THE COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT, AND THEN THE FIRST HANDFUL OF THESE RESIDENTIAL LOTS STARTED. SO AGAIN, TWO SECOND READINGS AND THEN ONE FIRST READING AND THEN JUST AN

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AND IT KIND OF PAUSED AND MADE PEOPLE THINK A LITTLE BIT LONGER. AND THEN THERE'S, THERE'S HEALTHY COMPETITION IN THE MARKET. JUST AS WE SAID, WE HAD SOME WOMEN LAST WEEK MAY NOT WORK FOR US, BUT NOW THEY'RE LOOKING AT OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE DEVELOPING IN THE AREA. ON THE RESIDENTIAL FRONT, OUR BUILDING PARTNERS, THEY'RE IN THE FINAL DOCUMENTATION PHASE. WE ACTUALLY HAD A REVIEW ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO AGO. SORRY ABOUT A MONTH AGO. JUST ON FINAL WINDOW DETAILS. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE OVER IN THAT AREA. TWO, THEY DECIDED THAT ELEVATORS TO THE TOWNHOMES, WHICH THEN ADJUSTED THE GRADES AND ALL THOSE DETAILS. SO WORKING ON ALL THOSE FINAL ELEMENTS, SUBAREA THREE AND FIVE, WHICH IS THE

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AND WE'VE SPOKEN BEFORE. CLEARLY THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. YES. WHEN WE REVIEWED IT A FEW YEARS AGO, THAT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THOSE KIND OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR THE RESIDENTS, NOT JUST THERE, BUT SURROUNDING AREAS THAT ARE NEARBY, THE ROAD STRUCTURES AND THINGS. I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THAT, BUT YOU MENTIONED A COUPLE TIMES, I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL THAT JAROMIR OR WHOMEVER COMES TO US WITH THE PLAN FOR THE COMMERCIAL AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO LOOK, WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE, WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN IT BEFORE IT STARTS GOING THROUGH PLANS AND COMMISSIONS.

I THINK GETTING INPUT FROM COUNCIL WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT ASPECT AT THE FRONT END, AS OPPOSED TO THE TAIL END. I THINK THINGS COULD MOVE A LOT SMOOTHER THAT WAY. YEAH, WE'RE IN NO WAY DEBATING WHETHER THE COMMERCIAL WILL HAPPEN. IT IS KIND OF THE FINAL DETAILING OF THE TENANT MIX AND AND THOSE TYPE ITEMS. BUT I THINK IT WAS OUR GOAL ALWAYS TO GET THAT RESIDENTIAL GOING, GET IT MOVING, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ALLOW THOSE TENANTS TO SEE THE ROOFTOPS COMING UP AND KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING. YEAH. AND AGAIN, I THINK HAVING COME BACK HERE AFTER THE FIRST INITIATION OF THIS AND COMMENTS, I THINK WE COULD GET PAST SOME OF THAT IF WE HAVE SOME EARLY PREVIEW OF WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING AND LOOKING AT DOING, AND AT LEAST GET OUR INPUT INTO IT BEFORE IT GETS TO FINAL DOT ON THE PAPER. I GUESS FOR THE HOTEL REFERENCE OR THE WHOLE COMMERCIAL, NOT JUST THE HOTEL PART. I MEAN, THAT'S A THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION, BUT AGAIN, HOW ALL OF THAT IS GOING TO PLAY TOGETHER AND PROVIDE THE COMPLEXITY AND MIX OF SERVICES THAT WE EXPECT, WE HOPE TO SEE. JUST A QUICK FOLLOW UP TO THAT TOO. GOOD TO SEE YOU, JUSTIN. NICE SEEING YOU IN A WHILE. JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THE BOUTIQUE HOTEL, DO YOU HAVE MAYBE AN IDEA WHEN THAT MEETING WITH CITY STAFF MIGHT TAKE PLACE? I DO NOT. IT WOULD BE WITHIN THE. THE NEXT. HERE IS THE SECOND READING OF THE SUB AREA FIVE WOULD BE JULY 21ST. SO I WOULD EXPECT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIME IN JULY WOULD BE BASED ON WHERE THE PAPER IS RIGHT NOW. OKAY, OKAY. BUT I WOULDN'T SAY THAT WILL BE A HERE'S A FINAL PLAN. IT IS MORE. THIS IS THE INTENT. THERE'S BEEN SOME KIND OF CONCEPTUAL WORK IN THE

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YEAH. AND THANK YOU. I REMEMBER BACK IN 21 WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS SEEMS LIKE IT WAS FOREVER AGO. I DO REMEMBER THE CONCEPT OF A BOUTIQUE HOTEL AND RESTAURANT AVAILABILITY POTENTIAL ON THE BOTTOM AND SHOPS. AND YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE CONCEPT MADE A LOT OF SENSE, AT LEAST TO ME. AND SO I'M KIND OF EXCITED TO HEAR MAYBE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. NO CODE CURRENTLY ALLOW FOR HOTEL USE. OR WOULD THAT HAVE TO BE A CONDITIONAL USE? THE HOTEL USE IS PERMITTED.

THEY WOULD NEED TO COME BACK FOR LIKE A MODIFIED FINAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION, WHICH WOULD GIVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION OKAY, SO GO TO PLANNING, BUT NOT NECESSARILY BACK TO COUNCIL. THAT'S CORRECT. AND JUST ONE OTHER THING. I WAS JUST GOING TO FOLLOW UP ON SOMETHING MIKE SAID. I KNOW THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT ABNORMAL TO MAYBE COME HERE WITH WHAT THAT POTENTIALLY LOOKS LIKE BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT I DO THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA, JUST BECAUSE SINCE WE HAVE SUCH A BIG INTEREST IN IT AND IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, A BIG PROJECT. SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD DO IT, YOU KNOW, BEFOREHAND RATHER THAN AFTER TWO. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. YEAH. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO BASEBALL FIELDS ACROSS THE STREET NOW. THOSE GUYS ARE ON THE ROAD ALL YEAR. THEY WANT A STATE TITLE. I THINK WE SHOULD LET THEM STAY ON THE ROAD FOREVER. IT WORKED. THAT WAS ACTUALLY THE ATHLETIC WAS ONE OF THE YEAH. THE PAUSES, FAMILY VERSUS BUSINESS AND FINDING THE THE RIGHT MIX OF ALL THOSE PLACES COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT YES, FOR US, THIS WHAT THESE PLOTS DO IS ALLOW US TO, TO BASICALLY KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING SO THAT WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, WE GET SANITARIAN AND WE BASICALLY HAVE TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PUT IN ROADS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE PLANS IN PLACE. WE KNOW THERE'S A FRAMEWORK OF WHERE ANY COMMERCIAL WOULD GO AND HAS TO GO, BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN DEFINED BY THE COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT AND THOSE DETAILS IN THESE THESE PLANS. SO HOW IT WORKS WITHIN THAT BOX, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE STILL REFINING. OKAY. THANK YOU JUSTIN. THANKS. I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.LDLD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE I MOVE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE. 015 2026 SECOND COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. PRESIDENT PRO TEM KISS. YES. I HAVE FIVE YES VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE. 015 2026 ORDINANCE 016 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR 28 RESIDENTIAL LOTS, TWO ROADS AND FOUR RESERVES ON 6.12 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FOR HAMLET AT SUGAR RUN PHASE TWO. GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEW ALBANY CONDUIT ROAD IN CENTRAL COLLEGE ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY MASTER DEVELOPMENT, LLC. COURTESY OF AARON UNDERHILL, ESQUIRE MISS BAKER OKAY, SO THIS IS PHASE TWO PLOT IN THIS SECTION, SORRY, THE SITE ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF 605 AS OUTLINED HERE. AND THIS WAS ALSO POSTPONED AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO THIS PROPOSED PLOT INCLUDES 28 RESIDENTIAL LOTS, TWO PUBLICLY DEDICATED STREETS AND FOUR RESERVES. THESE STREETS WILL BE RUSH BOULEVARD AND CORNICE LANE, AND THE PROPOSED PLOT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AS SEEN HERE IN THIS IMAGE. AND THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. AND AGAIN, I AM HERE AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. JUSTIN, CAN YOU REPEAT WHAT YOU JUST SAID? TAKE IT FROM THE TOP. YEAH. HONESTLY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I JUST HAVE ONE ON THIS ONE TOO FOR JUSTIN. YEAH. YOU MAY NOT HAVE THIS ANSWER YET, BUT I KNOW YOU HAVE FOUR RESERVES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE HERE. CAN YOU REMIND ME WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS WERE IN RESERVE G WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SOUTHERN PART? YEAH, THE SOUTHERN PART OF THAT, I KNOW WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOME SORT OF OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND OR PARK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT THAT AREA IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE? WE DO? SO THERE IS A PLAYGROUND THAT IS PRETTY WELL DESIGNED RIGHT ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF OF RESERVE G. OKAY. ONE OF THE CHANGES THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE AS WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CITY

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COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES. PRESIDENT. PRO TEM. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. FIVE. YES.

VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE. 016 2026 ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

[10. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]

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SOUTHEAST EXPANSION. THE ZONING DISTRICT. THE ZONING DISTRICT IS GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE SOUTH EAST AND ADJACENT TO STATE ROUTE 161 AND BEACH ROAD INTERCHANGE IN THE NEIGHBORING.

USES AND ZONING DISTRICTS INCLUDE L, G, E AND IPODS. SO THIS WAS HEARD AT LAST NIGHT'S PLANNING COMMISSION. AS COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT SAID EARLIER AND WITH A. A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS OR A FEW CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. BUT WITH A VOTE OF 5 TO 0, THE PROPOSED ZONING TEXT CONTAINS SIMILAR LISTS OF PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL AND PROHIBITED USES AS OTHER SIMILAR ZONING DISTRICTS, SUCH AS BEACH INTERCHANGE, SOUTHWEST INTERCHANGE, WHICH IS THE GREEN SECTION OVER HERE. AND THEN SETBACKS FOR THIS SITE.

SETBACKS OFF OF 161 WOULD BE ZERO FEET. LUCILLE LIND WILL HAVE A 50 FOOT FROM THE EXISTING CENTER LINE. WORTHINGTON ROAD WILL HAVE 25FT FOR BUILDING AND 50 OH, SORRY FOR PAVEMENT AND 50FT FOR BUILDING. AND THE EASTERN BOUNDARY WILL HAVE 25FT FOR PAVEMENT AND 50FT FOR BUILDING. AND THEN THE WESTERN BOUNDARY WILL HAVE 25FT FOR BOTH. THE PROPOSED TEXT IS APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE ENVISIONED EMPLOYMENT AND MANUFACTURING USES FOR THIS AREA IN THE ENGAGE NEW ALBANY STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE SET FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 7TH, 2026. I, AS WELL AS APPLICANT ARE HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION IS THE REASON WHY WE HAVE ZERO MINIMUM SETBACK ON STATE ROUTE 161, BECAUSE THE BOUNDARY LINE, WHICH IS REPRESENTED IN RED, IS A PRETTY GOOD DISTANCE FROM 161. IS THAT WHY WE HAVE ZERO? YES. IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE CONDITIONS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION PLACED ON THE APPLICATION LAST NIGHT WAS MAINTAINING A 25 FOOT BUILDING SETBACK, A ZERO FOOT PAVEMENT SETBACK. OKAY. AND THAT IS THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

THE DISTANCE OF THE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND THE ELEVATION IS ACTUALLY FAIRLY FLAT THROUGH THERE. OKAY. MR. RUBY, YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? TOM RUBY, DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT. ALL RIGHT.

THAT MAKES SENSE. THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I SET THIS FOR SECOND READING OF PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 7TH, 2026. ORDINANCE OH 20, 2026, AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR 17 RESIDENTIAL LOTS, TWO RESERVES, TWO ROADS ON 4.626 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FOR HAMLET AT SUGAR RUN PHASE THREE, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEW ALBANY ROAD AND CENTRAL COLLEGE ROAD, AS REQUESTED BY THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT. MR. BLACKBURN, YOU'RE ON TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO AS OUTLINED HERE IN THE IMAGE, THIS IS GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST WEST CORNER OF THE NEW ALBANY CONDUIT ROAD AND CENTRAL COLLEGE ROAD INTERSECTION TO THE SOUTHERN END OF THE SITE. THE PROPOSED PLAT CONSISTS OF 17 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS, TWO RESERVES AND TWO ROADS ON 4.62 ACRES. THE ROAD NAMES FOR THIS PHASE ARE ACER LANE, WHICH WILL HAVE A 30 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, AND BLUESTEM TRACE, WHICH WILL HAVE A 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, AND THERE WILL BE TWO RESERVES I AND J. I WILL BE OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE HOA, AND J WILL BE OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE CITY. THE PLOT DOES HAVE TWO FEWER RESIDENTIAL LOTS THAN WERE SHOWN ON THE APPROVED FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, BUT OTHER THAN THE TWO MISS TWO FEWER LOTS. THE PLOT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND DOES MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENTS. AND THEN HERE IS JUST THE COMPARISON OF THE PROPOSED PLOT, AND THEN WHAT THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN HAS ON THE SAME PAGE. AND I AM SORRY. AND THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE SET FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 21ST, 2026. AND I, AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT, ARE HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. WHERE IS THE I RESERVE ICJ. RIGHT HERE. OKAY. OH, THERE IT IS, I GOTCHA OH, THAT'S PRETTY SMALL. OKAY. YEAH. CAN I ASK JUSTIN ON THIS ONE? I KNOW SINCE YOU'RE HERE.

EASY QUESTION. WHAT TYPE OF HOMES ARE WE BUILDING HERE AGAIN? THIS WAS SMALLER HOMES,

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WE ALL KNOW, ESPECIALLY POST COVID, THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE DOING INSIDE THEIR HOMES, WORKING FROM HOME, ESPECIALLY. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT LIST WAS JUST STRUCK SO THAT IT DIDN'T LIMIT FOLKS TO JUST THOSE, THOSE OCCUPATIONS. AND THEN THANKS TO THE DEPUTY CLERK, THEY ALSO IDENTIFIED ALL OF THE CROSS-REFERENCES IN OUR CODE WHERE THAT RELATED BACK TO THIS SECTION. SO THAT LONG LIST THAT COUNCIL MEMBER JUST READ OUT ACTUALLY JUST SIMPLY REFERS BACK TO THIS CODE SECTION. SO IT'S MORE OF A CLEAN UP. AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. IS THIS A PROACTIVE CLEANUP OR OR ARE WE GETTING QUESTIONS? WE'VE GOT ACTUALLY GOT A FEW QUESTIONS OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, I WOULD SAY, FROM A FEW DIFFERENT FOLKS THAT HAVE CAUSED US TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS, BUT IT'S BEEN ON OUR LONG LIST OF THINGS TO TAKE A LOOK AT FOR MANY YEARS.

DEFINITELY MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. I WILL SET THIS FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 7TH, 2026. ORDINANCE OH 2022 2026 APPROPRIATION AMENDMENT ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT EXPENSES AND OTHER EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, STATE OF OHIO DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, AND TO AUTHORIZE TRANSFERS AND ADVANCES FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

MR. THANK YOU. THIS ORDINANCE REPRESENTS THE CITY'S ROUTINE MID-YEAR REVIEW OF THE 2026 BUDGET AND ADJUST APPROPRIATIONS BASED ON UPDATED PROJECT SCHEDULES, OPERATIONAL NEEDS, AND REVENUE PROJECTIONS. IT ALSO AUTHORIZES ONE TRANSFER AND TWO ADVANCES FROM THE

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AND IT IS ALSO ANTICIPATED TO BE REPAID AS JED'S MATURE. THERE'S ALSO A $7,000 TRANSFER TO REPLENISH THE K9 FUND FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE FOR K9 AMIGO.

OPERATIONAL ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT RELATED CONSULTING SERVICES, MUCH OF WHICH IS OFFSET BY PERMITS AND PASS THROUGH REVENUES. THERE ARE HIGHER MAINTENANCE, UTILITY AND FACILITY COSTS THAT ARE INCLUDED. ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE LICENSING AND CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT. THESE ARE ALL LISTED IN. I APOLOGIZE, I DIDN'T MENTION IT. I HAVE PRINTED MINE VERY BIG BECAUSE THE ONE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET IS VERY SMALL. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT. BUT THERE IS A DETAILED LIST OF ALL OF THESE WITH THE ACTUAL NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM WITHIN YOUR PACKETS. BUT GOING BACK TO IT, THERE WERE INCREASED MERCHANT PROCESSING AND RITA COLLECTION FEES TIED TO HIGHER REVENUES WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, AND THERE WERE INCREASES FOR COMMUNITY EVENT COSTS THAT ARE PARTIALLY OFFSET BY SPONSORSHIPS AND MERCHANDISE SALES. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL BUDGET NEUTRAL TRANSFERS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO USE BUDGET WITHIN THE FUND, WITHIN DEPARTMENTS, TO REALIGN PERSONNEL AND OPERATING APPROPRIATIONS WITHOUT INCREASING THE TOTAL BUDGET AUTHORITY. AND THAT IS ALL FOR THE GENERAL FUND. WITHIN THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, WE HAVE THE INITIAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE NEWLY FORMED COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND. IF YOU RECALL, WE DID WITHIN THE JERSEY TOWNSHIP, WE HAVE A COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT IS IMPLEMENTING THREE DIFFERENT JOINT ECONOMIC. DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. SORRY, BUT THESE ARE WHERE WE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED THE AUTHORITY TO COLLECT INCOME TAX. AND SO THIS NEW FUND WILL ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT AND ACCOUNT FOR AND HAVE VISIBILITY TO ANY OTHER EXPENSES RELATED TO THAT TO BE REPAID WITHIN THE.

JED. YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT AT THE RESOLUTION LATER. THERE'S ALSO REPLENISHMENT OF THE CANINE PATROL FUND THAT WAS USED FOR AMIGO K9 AMIGO. AND THERE ARE ALSO NEW FUNDING FOR BLACKLICK TIFF IMPROVEMENTS. OAK GROVE TWO REIMBURSEMENTS, AND HEALTHY NEW ALBANY OPERATIONS. MOVING ON TO CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS, THERE ARE ADJUSTMENTS FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS, INCLUDING ACQUISITIONS OF REAL ESTATE, VILLAGE HALL, ROOF REPLACEMENT, WALTON PARKWAY IMPROVEMENTS. YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN ALL OF THESE GOING ON IN PHASE FOUR BEHIND WARNER ENGINEERING. STATE ROUTE 605 WORK. BABBITT BRIDGE JOINT PARKSND MORRIS RESURFACING AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT. INCLUDES SECURITY UPGRADES, REPLACEMENT TASERS AND POLICE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND HAS THE LARGEST INCREASE WITHIN IT. THIS FUND HAS PRIMARILY BEEN USED OVER THE RECENT YEARS FOR STATE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'VE BEEN PUTTING INTO LICKING COUNTY, BUT WE ARE ALSO NOW IT'S IT ACCOUNTS FOR ANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE BUSINESS PARK THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. THE MAIN INCREASE WITHIN THAT IS APPROXIMATELY $19 MILLION FOR BEACH ROAD NORTH IMPROVEMENTS AND ITS RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE, FUNDED THROUGH PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS. PLUS THERE'S A MINK INNOVATION WAY SIGNAL. IN CLOSING, THIS IS A ROUTINE MID-YEAR APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT, ALIGNING APPROPRIATIONS WITH PROJECT SCHEDULES AND OPERATIONAL NEEDS.

ANY ADVANCES THE GENERAL FUND ARE EXPECTED TO BE REPAID, AND MANY OF THE INCREASES ARE PASSED THROUGH REVENUE OR REVENUE SUPPORTED. THE SECOND READING IS PLANNED FOR JULY 7TH

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[11. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]

NICE JOB. YES. THANK YOU COUNCIL. SO LAST YEAR WHEN COUNCIL MET TO TALK ABOUT YOUR PRIORITIES, THE VILLAGE CENTER WAS THE NUMBER ONE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VILLAGE CENTER WAS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR COUNCIL. AND WE ALL KNOW ROSE RUN PARK IS A IS A REALLY BIG PART OF THE VILLAGE CENTER. SO THE SECOND PHASE OF ROSE RUN PARK IMPLEMENTS A VISION THAT HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR YEARS WITH EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY INPUT THAT WILL HONOR THE COMMUNITY'S VETERANS AND INCREASE AMENITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND THE AMENITIES THAT RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE WHEN THIS IS COMPLETED. INCLUDES VETERANS MEMORIAL, A PUBLIC PARKING LOT, BRIDGES OVER ROSE RUN CREEK, A PLAZA, A PAVILION WITH PUBLIC RESTROOMS, AN ENHANCED STREAM CORRIDOR, PUBLIC WALKING PATHS, ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, AND UNDERGROUNDING UTILITY LINES THAT ARE IN THIS AREA. CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE USE OF A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK DELIVERY PROCESS FOR THIS PROJECT. THIS IS HOW WE DELIVER THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT AND TAYLOR FARM PARK AS WELL. THE CITY HAS A CONTRACT WITH MESSER CONSTRUCTION TO DELIVER THE PROJECT, AND THE CONTRACT REQUIRES THAT MESSER SUBMITS A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE AMENDMENT OR GMP AMENDMENT PROPOSAL TO THE CITY AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE DESIGN PROCESS, THE CITY'S CURRENT 2026 APPROVED BUDGET APPROPRIATED $41 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT. THE PROPOSED GMP IS BEING PRESENTED AS AT 36.7 MILLION, WITH SOFT COSTS SUCH AS INSPECTIONS, MATERIAL TESTINGS. WE HAVE TO PAY AEP AND OTHER UTILITIES ACCOUNTED FOR. WE EXPECT THE PROJECT TO STAY WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED BUDGET. AND ALSO, I DO WANT TO JUST POINT OUT THE LIMITED NOTICE TO PROCEED THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. THAT ALLOWED THE ENABLING WORK TO OCCUR IS WRAPPED INTO THIS COST. SO IT'S NOT IN ADDITION TO THE 30.67 THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT TONIGHT.

THIS IS AN IMAGE OF THE PROJECT. WE'RE REALLY PROUD. IT'S OVER EIGHT AND A HALF ACRES. YOU KNOW, IT HAS GROWN BIGGER AFTER WE PAUSED THE PROJECT A FEW YEARS AGO. AND EVERY INCREASE IN ACREAGE IS DIRECT PARKLAND AND AMENITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO I THINK AFTER A LONG PROCESS WITH THIS, I THINK WE'RE ENDING UP WITH A PRETTY SPECTACULAR PROJECT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE, ADRIAN. THIS WON'T BE FUN. CAN LOOK OUT THE WINDOW. I KNOW IT'S REALL FUN TO BE ON THE YEAH, IT LOOKS IT'S READY TO GO. I I'VE HAD SOME QUESTIONS. THE THE TEMPORARY PARKING LOT THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY USING. ONCE THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE, WHAT'S THE FUTURE OF THAT LOT? SO WE HAVE A LIGHT. THAT PROPERTY IS OWNED BY THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY. WE HAVE A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THEM, SO WE'RE REQUIRED TO RETURN IT BACK INTO THE STATE THAT WE GOT IT, UNLESS THEY WOULD DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY WITH IT. OKAY. SO THE PARKING THAT WE'RE CONSTRUCTING IS PART OF ROSE RUN TWO WILL BE ADEQUATE TO SERVICE THE PARK AND CITY NEEDS. YES. YEAH. IT'S SIZED TO DO BOTH. YEAH. AND MAYBE POLICE.

YEAH. YES. YEAH. PLEASE AS WELL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. YEAH. WE'RE EXCITED. WHEN DO YOU START DIGGING? TOMORROW. AS SOON AS THIS GETS SIGNED. TECHNICALLY, SHOVEL SHOVELS IN THE TRUCK. OKAY. GROUNDBREAKING AFTER THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC LIKE A COMMENT ON THE RESOLUTION? HEARING NONE. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION? ALL RIGHT. MOVE FOR ADOPTION. R 18, 2026. SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES.

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VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION RESOLUTION R 18, 2026 RESOLUTION R 19, 2026. A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A GMP AMENDMENT WITH MESSER CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED AGREEMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENOVATING AND EXPANDING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF JONES, THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION IS VERY CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH ADRIAN'S. SO. SO WE DID RECEIVE THE GMP FROM MESSER CONSTRUCTION. IT CAME IN AT 8,703,889. THAT WAS WITHIN BUDGET IN LINE WITH THE BOND ORDINANCE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR 9 MILLION. THE COMPLETION DATE FOR THE PROJECT, IF APPROVED, IS OCTOBER OF 2027.

SO NOT NOT AS LONG AS WE HAD THOUGHT IT MIGHT. SO THAT WAS GOOD. THE CURRENT BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 2006 THAT SERVED THE COMMUNITY AND THE PD VERY WELL, AND THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDING CURRENTLY IS 20,488. AND IF THIS IS COMPLETED, IT'LL BE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE WOULD BE 25,750. SO IT'S ABOUT AN INCREASE OF 5200FT■!S. AND INCLUDED IN THAT WILL BE ADDITIONAL WORKSPACES, ADDITIONAL AND LARGER MEETING AREAS, AND A LARGER LOCKER ROOMS. SO THE PICTURE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE THERE, THE ON THE ON THE LEFT, AS YOU LOOK AT THE BUILDING OVERVIEW, THAT RED AREA ALONG WITH ON THE KIND OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER, THERE'S ANOTHER RED AREA. THOSE ARE THE TWO ADDITIONS. THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS A LOT OF MEETING SPACES AND OFFICES, AND THE ONE ON THE NORTHEAST IS THE NEW ROLL CALL, WHICH IS LARGER.

THAT WILL SERVE THE DEPARTMENT AS IT GROWS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT.

BASICALLY THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING. THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'LL SHOW THE OOPS. MAYBE IT'S A PREVIOUS. OOPS, SORRY, I DON'T, I DON'T I WAS THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT SLIDES, BUT BASICALLY THE, THE CORE OF THE BUILDING, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BUILDING FROM ITS FRONT END ALL THE WAY BACK, THAT'LL PRETTY MUCH THAT'S A HARDENED AREA THAT'LL PRETTY MUCH STAY THE SAME. AND SO THE RENOVATIONS TO THE EXISTING BUILDING AND THE ADD ONS WILL BE ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT CORE. AND THAT INCLUDES REDESIGNING SOME OF THE INTERIOR SPACE THAT'S ALREADY THERE. I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL AND AND OBVIOUSLY JOE AND THE MAYOR FOR THE SUPPORT FOR THE RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS. WE BELIEVE THESE ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS WILL WILL SERVE THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO COME. I ALSO WANT TO THANK, SINCE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF BUILDING OR BEING INVOLVED HEAVILY INVOLVED IN CAPITAL PROJECTS, I WANT TO THANK ADRIAN AND BETHANY, HER TEAM AND RYAN AND HIS TEAM AND JENNIFER AND HER TEAM. WITHOUT THEM, IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE FOR US. THEY'VE BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. WELL, CHIEF, PROUD OF THE POLICE FORCE AND WE'RE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO TO DO YOUR CONTINUE TO DO YOUR JOB THE WAY YOU ALL DO IT. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING YOU TO. HOW DID JOE'S HAIR. I STARTED COMPLAINING A LITTLE BIT. HE'S POLICE OFFICERS. A LITTLE LOUD DOES CHANGE THE VIBE UP THERE. YEAH WE WERE WE WERE REFERRED TO IT AS WE KIND OF MOVED IN WITH THE IN-LAWS.

SO THEY'RE TIRED OF HAVING TO BEHAVE THEMSELVES. YEAH. YOU GUYS ARE IN THE BUILDING? YEAH.

I THINK HE WAS GETTING LONELY. YEAH. EVERYBODY WAS LEAVING HIM ON THAT FLO YEAH. THEY SAID IT WAS KIND OF QUIET UP THERE. I THINK WE WE RESOLVED THAT ISSUE. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK ON THE RESOLUTION HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 19, 2026 SECOND. PRESIDENT PRO TEM. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. FIVE. YES. VOTES.

RESOLUTION R 19 2026 RESOLUTION R 20 2026 A RESOLUTION TO REQUEST PERMISSION FROM THE AUDITOR OF STATE TO ESTABLISH THE COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND. THANK YOU.

THIS RESOLUTION IS AN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY MEASURE. IT DOES NOT APPROVE ANY NEW PROJECT OR EXPAND THE CITY'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE CTA. THOSE OBLIGATIONS WERE ESTABLISHED WHEN COUNCIL APPROVED. PREVIOUSLY, THE COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE RESOLUTION REQUESTS PERMISSION FROM THE OHIO AUDITOR STATE TO ESTABLISH A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE FUND CALLED THE COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS REQUIRED UNDER THE OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 570512. THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND IS TOCCOUNTS AND EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CTA, RATHER THAN HAVING THOSE ACTIVITIES FLOW THROUGH THE

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THE CITY SERVES AS THE INCOME TAX ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE THREE NEWLY ESTABLISHED JETS, WHILE THE JET INCOME TAXES THEMSELVES WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN A SEPARATE CUSTODIAL FUND OR PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO AS AN AGENCY FUND, THIS SPECIAL REVENUE WILL ACCOUNT FOR ONLY THE CITY'S OWN SET OF RELATED FINANCIAL ACTIVITY. ESTABLISHING THIS FUND IMPROVES FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY BY KEEPING TO IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES SEPARATE FROM THE NORMAL GENERAL FUND OPERATIONS, PROVIDING A CLEAR AUDIT TRAIL FOR EXPENDITURES AND REIMBURSEMENTS, TRACKING ADVANCING ADVANCES AND FUTURE REPAYMENTS, AND ALLOWING COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC TO MORE EASILY MONITOR CEDAR RELATED FINANCIAL ACTIVITY OVER TIME. NO NEW TAXES OR FEES ARE CREATED WITH THIS LEGISLATION.

NO ADDITIONAL SPENDING AUTHORITY IS GRANTED BY THIS RESOLUTION. A COMPANION SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE, WHICH YOU HEARD EARLIER THIS EVENING AND WE'LL CONSIDER SEPARATELY, WILL ESTABLISH THE NECESSARY BUDGET AUTHORITY AND ANY ADDITIONAL OR ADDITIONAL INITIAL ADVANCE TO THE FUND AFTER THE AUDITOR STATE APPROVAL IS RECEIVED. I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE RESOLUTION? HEARING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION I MOVE FOR ADOPTION OF OUR 20 2026 SECOND? COUNCIL MEMBER? YES. PRESIDENT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. FIVE. YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 2020 226, PLEASE. COUNCIL

[12. COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS]

ALL RIGHT. SORRY, WHO WAS THE SECOND COUNCILMEMBER? THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.

COUNCILMEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WELCH. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES.

PRESIDENT. PRO TEM. YES. YES. FIVE. YES. VOTES ON THE MOTION AS READ BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW.

AND THEN IT HAS BEEN ASKED THAT WE MAY BE FURTHER CLARIFY SOME MAYBE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE FUNDED VIA CULTURAL ARTS IN THE PAST AND OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THERE HAVE SOME. AND THIS WOULD BE SOME EXAMPLES OF ONES THAT NOW WOULD BE KIND OF FUNNELED OVER TO THE FOUNDATION FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION. WE HAD NEW ALBANY DANCE FESTIVAL, WHICH WAS ONE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE NEW ALBANY ORCHESTRA SYMPHONY SERIES, THE NEW ALBANY SYMPHONY CHORUS, NEW ALBANY SYMPHONY, SENSORY FRIENDLY SERIES IN THE NEW ALBANY SYMPHONY INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT. AND I KNOW THAT'S BEEN RENAMED IN THE PAST. I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF NEW ALBANY

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[13. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]

THAT WILL NOT BE ON THE BALLOT THIS FALL. AND THEN THE ATTORNEY THAT IS IS ADVOCATING FOR MORSI REGARDING REGARDING PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES GAVE A AN UPDATE ABOUT THE STATE HOUSE LEGISLATIVE CONCERNS, PRIMARILY RELATED TO DATA CENTERS, AND ALSO MENTIONED THEIR WORK THAT THEIR ENERGY COMMITTEE WAS DOING. LET'S SEE, THE METROPOLITAN. I'M SORRY, THE LINK PROGRAM. IT'S HARD TO READ MY WRITING HERE. HE'S WRITING QUICKLY. THE LINK PROGRAM, WHICH WAS APPROVED THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF THE SALES TAX SEVERAL YEARS AGO, IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE $260 MILLION. THEY'VE ANNOUNCED THE 2027 THROUGH 2031 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. THESE ARE THE THE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED PROJECTS THAT ARE USED TO SUPPORT RAIL AND MASS TRANSIT. THEY'VE ANNOUNCED 75 PROJECTS FOR 20 JURISDICTIONS, AND 56 OF THE PROJECTS WILL BE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL PROJECTS. THE PROJECTS WILL BE ALLOCATED ACROSS FOUR QUADRANTS OR REGIONS OR AREAS OF THE REGION, AND. AND I GUESS A. OH, HERE'S ONE MORE. THE THEY ADOPTED A RESOLUTION THAT APPROVED THE REGIONAL MOBILITY PLAN. THAT PLAN IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR REVIEW, AND THAT WILL BE. THAT WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 2026 THROUGH 2030. AND I GUESS ONE FINAL NOTE, THEY HAVE THEIR ANNUAL BIKE TO WORK PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY. TEN COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR, AND BEXLEY WAS THE WINNER. I PUT IT HERE. SO. THANK YOU, JOE. JOINT PARKS. YES, THEY HAD THEIR FIRST MOVIE NIGHT, WHICH WAS OVER AT UPPER CLARINGTON. VERY WELL ATTENDED. THEY'LL BE HAVING THEIR NEXT ONE HERE COMING UP SOON. I THINK IN ABOUT A COUPLE MORE WEEKS MIGHT BE WINDSOR. I'LL HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU.

IS THAT WHERE I THINK IT WAS? I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. YEP. AND THEN ALSO, AS A REMINDER, THE NEW ALBANY PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT IS JULY 18TH IN THE 19TH. AND THEY HAVE HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH MATCH POINT, WHICH IS A LARGE FACILITY HERE, LARGEST ACTUALLY IN THE WORLD, OR AT LEAST IN, I'LL SAY, THE US 38 COURTS AND THAT HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR COURTS FOR US IN CASE OF RAIN. SO RAIN OR SHINE, THIS WILL TAKE PLACE. AND ONE THING THEY'RE ASKING, I

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ALL RIGHT. PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS. THERE WAS A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON JUNE 8TH THAT I ATTENDED. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. AND WE HEARD EARLIER THAT 605 IS GOING TO OPEN ON AUGUST 18TH, WHICH MEANS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS AUGUST 19TH. FOR HALF OF THE STUDENTS. THE SECOND HALF WILL GO ON THE 20TH AND THEN THE 21ST. THEY'RE ALL IN. SO I'M GUESSING THAT'LL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT. OF NOTE, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S EVER BEEN A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WHERE THERE WERE THREE SUPERINTENDENTS PRESENT AT THE SAME SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AS DOCTOR SAWYERS WAS THERE. OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR FINE, WAS THERE. AND THEN OUR NEWLY APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT OF BEXLEY SCHOOLS, KATIE NOWAK, WAS THERE AS WELL. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO KATIE. WELL-DESERVED. SHE'LL BE. SO WE KIND OF SWAPPED SUPERINTENDENTS BEXLEY. AND SO IT WAS IT WAS KIND OF FUN TO HAVE EVERYBODY THERE AT THE TABLE OF NOTE I ALLUDED TO EARLIER, OUR BOYS BASEBALL TEAM, WHO I THINK WE'RE ALL AWARE, HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD ALL SEASON THIS YEAR, HAVE NOT HAD A HOME FIELD, HAVE BEEN NOMADS AROUND CENTRAL OHIO AND HAVE CLEARLY HANDLED ADVERSITY. STELLAR BECAUSE THEY WENT ON AND WON THE DIVISION TWO STATE BASEBALL TITLE OVER THE WEEKEND. SO IT'S A IT'S A VERY RICH TRADITION. THE BASEBALL PROGRAM HERE AT NEW ALBANY. AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER INSTANCE OF THEM PULLING THROUGH. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BASEBALL TEAM. HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE THEM IN HERE SOMETIME SOON. YES, I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY PROCLAMATION WORTHY. YEP. AND TS ALSO LAST WEEKEND. WE HAD, I THINK THE SCHOOL'S BEST PERFORMANCE EVER. OUR GIRLS FINISHED FOURTH OVERALL. GREAT. REESE HOLMAN WAS INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPION IN THE HIGH JUMP, AND SHE WAS ALSO RUNNER UP IN THE DISCUS, WHICH IS NOT A COMMON DOUBLE. RUKIA WHITE WAS RUNNER UP IN THE 100 HURDLES, THE 100 METER, AND THEN SHE WAS THIRD IN THE 300 HURDLES. SO UNBELIEVABLE PERFORMANCE FOR OUR GIRLS. AND AGAIN, OUR TRACK TEAMS ARE BOTH STILL IN DIVISION ONE. SO YEAH, RUNNING AGAINST THE BIG DOGS. SO THAT WAS NO PUN INTENDED, NO PUN INTENDED, BUT A REALLY GREAT WAY TO CLOSE OUT. I MEAN, LITERALLY BASEBALL JUST ENDED THIS WEEKEND. YOU KNOW, THEY WENT DEEP INTO SUMMER, BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH IT. SO THAT CLOSES OUT THE THE SPRING SEASONS OF ALL THE SPORTS TEAMS. AND NOW WE'RE TURNING TO TURN TO THE FALL. THAT'S THE UPDATE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. PLAIN TOWNSHIP, THE COUPLE OF THINGS THEY HAD THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE NEW FIRE STATION, AS YOU CAN SEE UP ON THE SCREEN, NICELY ATTENDED AND GREAT WEATHER. AND THEY'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION AND LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THAT STATION UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY DID HAVE A TOWNSHIP MEETING THAT EVENING, BUT IT WAS BASICALLY ADMINISTRATIVE AND NOTHING SPECIAL TO REPORT. AND THERE IS A MEETING TOMORROW MORNING AT EIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DO THEY HAVE A SCHEDULED TIME FRAME ON THIS THAT THEY'VE SHARED? I CAN'T IT'S LATE 27.

OKAY. SOMEWHERE IN THERE. OKAY. THE CONTRACTOR THAT THEY DID SELECT, I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME OFFHAND, BUT HAS BUILT FIRE STATIONS ALL AROUND CENTRAL OHIO AND IS WELL REGARDED AND HAS WORKED WITH THE CHIEF ON A STATION OUT IN NEWARK. SO, OKAY, THEY'RE VERY

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BECAUSE I LITERALLY THE ONLY THING I DIDN'T SEE THERE WAS ACTUAL TRUCKS AND EVERYTHING IN THERE. EVERYTHING LOOKED GREAT. SO A COUPLE DAYS AGO. SO THANK YOU. THANKS, JOE. YEAH. JOE.

THANK YOU. QUICK, QUICK WAY TO BRING VALUE. ALL RIGHT. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS. HOPEFULLY

[14. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]

SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION AT THIS POINT.KAY.Y. OKAY. NOT FROM ME, ARE THEY? I'M JUST CURIOUS. YES. ARE THEY SERVING ALCOHOL BASED COFFEE PRODUCTS OR COFFEE AND ALCOHOL? ESPRESSO MARTINI IS A PERSONAL REQUEST. I MEAN, COULD WE I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE ALMOST LIKE HAVING A HEARING AND HAVING THEM COME IN AND ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS. OR DO WE JUST KNOW THOSE ANSWERS? BECAUSE I HAD SIMILAR QUESTIONS BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE, ARE THEY SERVING ON SUNDAYS? I MEAN, IS IT HARD LIQUOR? I SAW ALL THE DIFFERENT LICENSE THAT THEY WANTED IN THEIR COFFEE SHOP. YEAH. I THINK FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, I MEAN, THOSE ARE THEIR OPERATIONAL OR VENUE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE GENERALLY LOOK AT FOR, FOR, FOR OUR PURPOSES. IT'S MORE ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF, OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE RUNNING IT AND THINGS LIKE THAT, OR ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD AT THAT ADDRESS OR WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAVE HAD WITH THE WITH THE SAME COMPANY. SO THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE GENERALLY DIVE INTO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THEM. WE, I MEAN, WE CAN FILE OBJECTIONS AND HAVE A HEARING WITH THE LIQUOR COMMISSION REGARDING THEIR APPLICATION FOR PERMITS. IT'S.

I DON'T KNOW THAT IT GETS TO THE POINT. THE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU WANT TO TO ASK, BUT THAT'S CERTAINLY AN OPTION THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE. I THINK THE, YOU KNOW, WE WE ASKED FOR A HEARING REGARDING ANOTHER LOCATION THAT WE DISCUSSED BACK IN FEBRUARY, I BELIEVE IT WAS. AND WE STILL HAVE YET TO GET A HEARING DATE OR ANY MOVEMENT ON THAT. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GET TURNED AROUND ANYTIME SOON. IT SOUNDS LIKE I THINK IF CHIEF, YOU'RE IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT, I'M NOT REALLY ASKING FOR A FORMAL HEARING. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. YEAH, THEY I MEAN, I GUESS WE CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT, BUT THEY, THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY, WE DON'T ACTUALLY GET ANY COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMPANY. IT'S STRICTLY FROM THE STATE THAT WE RECEIVE THE NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION. IS THERE, IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN LIKE PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF SOME PLACE SERVES ALCOHOL VERSUS COFFEE? NO, NO, NOT IN THE URBAN CENTER CODE. THERE IS NOT. OKAY. OKAY. WELL I THINK THEN. YEAH. OKAY. I WAS JUST CONCERNED. IT'S SO CLOSE TO MY BARBERSHOP, THAT'S ALL. SO YOU DON'T WANT YOUR BARBER DRINKING, IS THAT IT? THAT'S A REAL CONCERN. I THINK THAT'S GOOD. DO YOU NEED DIRECTION FROM US, JOHN, I. SO DOES IT ANY. DO WE? ARE WE OKAY WITH. ALL I NEED TO KNOW FROM COUNCIL IS IF IT WANTS US TO REQUEST A HEARING FROM THE OHIO DIVISION OF LIQUOR CONTROL. IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE AT THIS TIME. YEAH. I DON'T HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL CONTACT. I SHARED WITH COUNCIL WHAT I FOUND ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. BUT IF SOMEONE KNOWS SOMEONE WHO KNOWS SOMEONE WHO CAN REACH OUT TO THEM TO GET ANSWERS TO WHAT MIGHT BE ON THE MENU, THAT SEEMS LIKE A REASONABLE QUESTION. I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU.

YEAH, IT'S JUST SUCH A SMALL BUILDING FOR ALL THOSE LIQUOR LICENSES. I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. I MEAN, DO WE KNOW ANYBODY? THE SECRETARY OF STATE, I WONDER? ALL RIGHT, I DO HAVE SOME MORE BECAUSE THIS IS THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING FOR JULY 4TH. SO WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT GOLF CART DECORATION AND AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I AM PLANNING ON COUNCIL GOLF CART DECORATING ON FRIDAY, JULY 3RD. SINCE THE JULY 4TH IS ON SATURDAY. WE WOULD START OFF HERE ABOUT NINE IN THE MORNING. I WOULD HAVE ALL THE BOXES PUT OUT. ALTHOUGH WE CAN'T GET CLOSE TO VILLAGE HALL THE WAY WE USED TO, WE

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WE'LL FINISH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. SO WE'LL TURN ON FOLDER AND GO INTO THAT LOT FINISHED THERE. THE ACCOMMODATION ZONE. THE QUIET AREA WILL HIT RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF DUBLIN, GRANVILLE AND FODOR. AND THAT'S WHERE YOU DON'T HONK THE HORNS AND DON'T THROW THE CANDY. NOT THAT ANYONE IS THROWING CANDY HERE TO. I WILL DO THE SAME THING I DID LAST YEAR. YOU WILL GET TWO ENORMOUS BUCKETS OF CANDY. BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. DO YOU WANT TO COORDINATE SHIRTS OR DO YOU JUST WANT TO BE FESTIVE? YOU'RE NOT TOGETHER LIKE YOU ARE IN THE HORSE AND CART, SO IF YOU WANT TO DO YOUR OWN THING, THAT'S FINE. BUT IF YOU WANT TO LOOK MORE UNIFIED, YOU MIGHT WANT TO JUST TALK ABOUT A SHIRT COLOR. GAVE THAT TO YOU GUYS. USUALLY WE LIKE FESTIVE. YOU LIKE FESTIVE. YES. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. FESTIVE FESTIVE INDIVIDUALIZED LIKE YOUR CARDS. YES. OKAY. AND THEN I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HAS A TABLE FOR COUNCIL. THE CITY DOES CONTRIBUTE TO NEW ORLEANS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA EVENTS. AS WITH THE GRANTS FOR THIS YEAR. IS COUNCIL INTERESTED IN BEING AT THE TABLE FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT? JULY 3RD? I BELIEVE SO, YEAH. I MEAN, ARE THEY IS IT JUST US OR DO WE. CAN YOU BRING GUESTS? HOW MANY PEOPLE SIT AT THE TABLE? HOW BIG'S THE TABLE? YEAH, IT'S 8 OR 8 SEATS. WELL CAN CAN YOU STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE SO IT TAKES THE RECORDING. SORRY. ABBY, GIVE ME A IT'S A TABLE FOR EIGHT PEOPLE. IT'S A TABLE FOR EIGHT PEOPLE. HEATHER JUST WANTS TO KNOW IF SHE CAN RELEASE IT. IF YOU ALL DON'T WANT TO SIT THERE. WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU JUST WANT TO SIT THERE WITH US. AND SHE HAS SEVEN FRIENDS. YEAH. PUT REBECCA ON THE LAWN THAT NIGHT. ALREADY HAS A WAITING, I SAY. I SAY YES IF I'M IN EIGHT. LAWN, YOU CAN HAVE YOU TELL ME IT SOUNDS LIKE A YES, I THINK.

YEAH, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. YES, THEY WILL FIGURE IT OUT. PLEASE COMMUNICATE THAT. WE'LL WE'LL DO IT. HEATHER. NO, SHE SHOULD KEEP THE TABLE FOR US. AND THEN I'M GOING TO NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO HER WHO'S GOING TO COME. SO YEAH. MARLENE AT SEVEN FRIENDS. MARLENE'S GOING TO SEE HOW MANY SEATS SHE CAN RELEASE TO US. AND. AND AS WITH EACH AND EVERY YEAR, I HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BY THE AMAZING GIANTS TO STILT WALK IN YOUR PARADE. YAY. AND BUT I, I, I'M A SALARIED EMPLOYEE. I WOULD LIKE COUNCIL'S PERMISSION TO DROP OUT PROBABLY AROUND 1015 AS SOON AS WE GET THE CARTS TO THE LINEUP TO GO GET A FULL MAKEUP AND COSTUME, I DON'T THINK THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S ABOUT ONE. MAYBE NOT THIS YEAR. RIGHT? THAT SHOULD WORK. I THINK WE PROBABLY KNOW HOW TO LINE UP BY OURSELVES AT THIS POINT. AND YOU ALSO HAVE DEPUTY CLERK CHRISTINA MADRIGUERA. I THINK YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO WHENEVER YOU NEED TO GET READY.

YEP. SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S EVERYTHING. YES. I THINK THAT'S ALL MY THINGS. THAT'S IT FOR THE CLERK. OKAY. FINANCE DIRECTOR, I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. WELL, ACTUALLY THREE THINGS I'M GOING TO GO FROM NOT NECESSARILY THE LEAST EXCITING, BUT THE LEAST EXCITING THING TO THE MOST EXCITING THING. THE FIRST ONE IS I DID HAND OUT THE MAY FINANCIAL REPORTS. MUCH OF THE SAME INCOME TAXES HAVE INCREASED WITH THE WITHHOLDING AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE ACTIVITY GOING ON IN OUR BUSINESS PARK. OUR EXPENSES ARE AT ABOUT 31% OF BUDGET, WITH ABOUT 42% OF THE YEAR PASSING WITH FIVE MONTHS. AS ALWAYS, THE FUNDS ARE LISTED IN THERE AND ALSO THE INVESTMENT ACTIVITY. THE SECOND PROBABLY MOST EXCITING TO JOE IS I HAVE

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TRIPLE A FITCH IS OUR NEW ONE, OR TRIPLE A, AND MOODY'S AS MOODY'S TRIPLE A. GREAT JOB, GREAT JOB. SOME NUMBERS BECAUSE IT WAS EXCITING FOR US. WE HAD OUR MUNICIPAL ADVISOR DO SOME RESEARCH AND CONTACT THE AGENCIES TO SEE HOW HIGH OF AN ACHIEVEMENT THAT IS. AND THERE ARE ONLY THREE MUNICIPALITIES IN OHIO THAT HAVE A TRIPLE A WITH THREE RATING AGENCIES, AND THERE ARE ONLY 31 IN THE US. WOW. GREAT JOB. REALLY NICE JOB. SO THAT'S A THAT'S A PRETTY EXCITING. AND YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM THAT WORKS FOR THAT. BUT IT ALSO COMES WITH YOUR DECISIONS, THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY. YOU KNOW, IT'S A IT'S A HIGH ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE. AND JUST WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO PRESENT TO THEM, THEY HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN OUR FINANCES. SOMETHING OF A COMPARISON. THE OTHER TWO MUNICIPALITIES IN OHIO, THEY HAVE 5000 PLUS RESIDENTS AND 933 000 PLUS RESIDENTS, AND WE ARE AT 11,000. SO IT'S IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT NEW ALBANY SHOULD BE PROUD OF. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE SUPPORT AND THANK YOU TO THE TEAM THAT HELPED GET US THERE. SO THAT'S GREAT. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER. A COUPLE OF QUICK ITEMS. ADRIAN AND I MET WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION TO GO THROUGH THE THE NEXT STEP IN THE IN THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE DISCOVER SITE WAS A GOOD MEETING, LONG MEETING ABOUT 90 MINUTES, BUT VERY PRODUCTIVE. AND WE ARE GETTING VERERERERERER IN TERMS OF WORKING THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS RELATED TO THAT, THE THAT DESIGN. SO OUR INTENTION IS TO DO A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL ON JULY 7TH, AND I BELIEVE THERE'LL BE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ON JULY 9TH. ALSO, WE ARE VERY CLOSE. I JUST NEED TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF FINAL CLEANUP ON THE DRAFT LEASE AGREEMENT. AND IF EVERYTHING GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN, I WILL I'LL DISTRIBUTE A COPY OF THE LEASE TO COUNCIL THIS FRIDAY FOR YOU TO START TO REVIEW IN ANTICIPATION OF THE MEETING ON ON JULY 7TH. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS BETWEEN BETWEEN FRIDAY AND THE SEVENTH, I'D BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ADDRESS THOSE AHEAD OF TIME. AND THAT'S IT. GREAT. THANKS, JOE. CITY ATTORNEY. NOTHING FURTHER TO ADD, BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SWEATING. ALL RIGHT, POLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK ON A MATTER THAT WAS NOT ON THE

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THAT'S ALL THE EVENT PICTURES. THAT'S RIGHT. JUST ENOUGH TO PIQUE YOUR INTEREST. COUPLE COMMENTS. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JOSH PAUL, WHO'S LEAVING US THIS WEEK. AND I KNOW THAT WHEN HE TOOK OVER, WE'VE SEEN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE QUALITY PROFESSIONALISM OF OUR MEDIA WORK AND THE THE NUMBER OF NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA RELATIONS WITH THE MEDIA, THE TOWNSHIP, HE'S BUILT A GREAT TEAM, WON SOME NATIONAL, MANY NATIONAL AWARDS, I SHOULD SAY, FOR HIS WORK. AND HE HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB THROUGH SOME DIFFICULT SITUATIONS LIKE OUR MASS SHOOTING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. ALSO NOT AS HORRIFIC, BUT OUR MOTOR SCOOTERS AND BICYCLES, COMMUNICATIONS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND HE'S ALSO MADE A LOT OF IT FUN, STARTING WITH THE POLICE DONUT EATING VIDEO, I BELIEVE, AND GOING ON FROM THERE. EVEN SEEING CASEY CHASING THE CHIEF'S CAR DOWN THE STREET.

BUT HE'LL BE MISSED. WISH HIM THE BEST OF LUCK IN COLORADO, TRADING THE MOUNTAINS FOR THE WHITE FENCES. BUT WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US HERE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE TEAM THAT YOU'VE BUILT, AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF SUCCESS. THANK YOU. JOSH COULDN'T SAY BETTER, MIKE. WELL SAID MIKE, YOU'LL BE MISSED. YEAH. THANK YOU. JOSH IS IT THIS IS YOUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING. YEAH. HE'S GONNA. YOU WANT TO COME AND SAY WHAT YOU APPRECIATE ABOUT US? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU PREPARED REMARKS OR ANYTHING. IT WILL BE IN A VIDEO TOMORROW.

YEAH, YEAH. I THINK THE HIGHLIGHT WAS WHEN WE GOT YOU GOT CHIPPED TO STICK HIS HEAD IN A LEAF BLOWER. OH MY GOD, THAT SUCKER ACTUALLY GET HIM TO CHIP CHOSE TO DO IT ALL BY HIMSELF. YEAH, YEAH. BUT YEAH, SERIOUSLY. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU AND THE FAMILY. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE COLORADO ALMOST AS MUCH AS NEW ALBANY. YEAH, MAYBE. MAYBE YOU'RE GOING TO MISS US. YEAH. THANK YOU. MIKE, DO YOU HAVE. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR CONSIDERATION? OKAY. WITH THAT, I MOVE TO ADJOURN SECOND BY BY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ADJOURNING AT

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.