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IS 630, MAYOR. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU. CLARK. MASON. I WOULD CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND WITH COUNCIL TO 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. WELL, FIRST, WELCOME TO OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBER, MR. MCCLELLAN. NICE TO SEE YOU ON THIS SIDE OF THE DAIS. YEAH, IT'S NICE TO BE HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THAT, WE'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL. ALL RIGHT. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES. MAYOR SPALDING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
DETRICK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
SHAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT HERE. I HAVE SEVEN PRESENT FOR THE JULY 7TH, 2026
[5. ACTION ON MINUTES]
COUNCIL MEETING. WE HAVE A QUORUM ACTION ON THE MINUTES PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S MEETING. A COPY OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR REGULAR MEETING ON JUNE 16TH WERE DISTRIBUTED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED MINUTES? I RECEIVED ONE NOTE FOR AN EGREGIOUS ERROR FOR WHICH WE DEEPLY APOLOGIZE. AS CLERKS. UNDER THE PARKS REPORT, IT WAS. IT STATED THERE WAS A KICKBALL TOURNAMENT, NOT A PICKLEBALL. GOSH. WELL, IF YOU'VE SEEN ME PLAY PICKLEBALL, YOU MIGHT THINK IT WAS KICKBALL. WE HAVE MADE THAT CHANGE TO THE ORIGINAL, SO IT'S READY FOR SIGNATURE. ALL RIGHT. IF NO FURTHER CORRECTIONS, I WOULD MOVE FOR THEIR ADOPTION BY CONSENSUS. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE MEETINGS OR THE MINUTES FROM THE SPECIAL MEETING ON JUNE 23RD. WERE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? I RECEIVED NO NOTES AND THEN I WOULD MOVE FOR THEIR ADOPTION, BY THEIR ADOPTION, BY CONSENSUS[6. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA]
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA. WOULD ANYONE FROM STAFF OR COUNCIL LIKE TO RECOMMEND ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA? I HAVE RECEIVED NO REQUESTS AND MOVING RIGHT ALONG THAT TAKES US TO HEARING OF VISITORS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS THAT WERE PRE FILLED OUT, BUT ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? IF SO, NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. THAT TAKES US TO[8. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]
BOARD AND COMMISSION REPORTS. OUR FIRST BOARD IS THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ANY UPDATE? NO.MEETING. PARKS AND TRAILS, ARE WE? IT'S STILL OPEN. ANY STAFF REPORT FROM PARKS AND TRAILS? NO MEETING. ARB, NO MEETING. THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. DID WE GET THAT REPORT? SO WHO ATTENDED THAT FOR ME LAST TIME? DID WE HIT THAT? THE LAST MEETING? I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO WAS. I REMEMBER WHO FILLED IN. OH DID I FILL IT WAS MARLENE. YEAH. YEAH. I FORGOT TO BRING MY REPORT. OKAY, WE'LL GET IT NEXT. WE'LL GET IT NEXT MEETING. YEAH. IS THAT ALL RIGHT? YEAH.
NO PROBLEM, I DID GO. A MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT. IDEA. IMPLEMENTATION
[9. CORRESPONDENCE/COMMUNICATION]
PANEL, NO MEETING. ALL RIGHT. AND THERE WAS NO MEETING. EXCUSE ME. I JUST GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD? THE CEMETERY BOARD MET, AS YOU MIGHT RECALL FROM A PRIOR REPORT. DEPUTY CITY MANAGER ADRIAN JOLLY PRESENTED TO THE CRAB THE PROPOSED OPTIONS FOR THE NEW CEMETERY, AND THE BOARD MADE A RECOMMENDATION. AND I HAVE SOME VISUALS WHICH ARE A LITTLE HARD TO SEE. THE BOARD. LET ME GET TO THIS. THE BOARD MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF TO ACCEPT THE ARCHITECT'S PLANS, AS PRESENTED WITH THE FOLLOWING FEATURES. ONE ARCH OVERHEAD PORTAL SIGN WITH THE NAME NEW ALBANY CEMETERY. THAT'S ACTUALLY ON THE NEXT SLIDE. THEY LIKED THIS VERSION FOR AN ENTRY. IT'S TYPICAL OF A HISTORIC CEMETERY. THEY WANT. OH, THEY LIKED THE SOFT MOWN BORDER PENDING IDENTIFICATION OF THE GRASS. THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF GRASS WAS GOING TO BE USED. SO THAT WAS THE EXAMPLE OF THE SOPHOMORE ORDER. SO THAT WILL SURROUND THE THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE OLD HISTORIC CEMETERY, WHICH IS LARGER THAN WHERE THE ACTUAL STONES ARE. THAT'S A BIG AREA. SO THAT'LL BE SOFT KNOWN. THEY LIKE THAT BETTER THAN THE INSET STONE. AGAIN, MORE HISTORIC THAT WAY. AND ALSO. THEY OH, THEY PREFER BROWN CORNER MARKERS WHICH WOULD GO BACK HERE. THEY LIKE THAT COLOR BROWN BETTER. AND FINALLY OOPS MORE. THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND THE OPTIONAL MOWN PATH WHICH THE STREAM IS. IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE ON THIS. OKAY. YEAH. THE STREAM IS IS DOWN HERE. THERE'S AN OPTIONAL MOWN PATH HERE THAT WOULD COME UP IN THE STREAM. THEY RECOMMEND AGAINST THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE A LOT OF CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC THAT THEY JUST ASSUME GOT AROUND. THAT WAS[00:05:03]
THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL AND THE BOARD AND CITY STAFF. ANY QUESTIONS? AND WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IF WE WANT TO FIND SOME TIME IN AN UPCOMING AGENDA FOR STAFF TO PRESENT. OR DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT TONIGHT, YOU'RE PROBABLY YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT READY TONIGHT, BUT IT'S UP TO YOU. YEAH, YEAH, I CAN KIND OF GO THROUGH WHAT THE OPTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. THEY REALLY WERE LOOKING AT MORE OF A KIND OF ENTRY DEDICATED JUST TO THE CEMETERY INSTEAD OF A SHARED ENTRY WITH THE VETERANS HALL. SO WE TOOK, WE, WE CREATED A HANDFUL OF DIFFERENT KIND OF SIGNAGE AND ENTRY OPTIONS FOR THEM. AND THEY LANDED ON THE ONE WITH THE ARCH. JEN, CAN YOU POINT OUT WHERE THAT WOULD BE ON THE SITE PLAN? RIGHT. I RECALL AGAIN, HARD TO READ. IS THAT THE GATEWAY? YEAH, THIS IS THE GATEWAY. SO RIGHT HERE. YEAH. AND THEN THEY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT DELINEATING THE HISTORIC BOUNDARIES OF THE CEMETERY. AND LIKE THE OPTION OF, OF THE MOON USING GRASSES INSTEAD OF KIND OF A HARDSCAPE OR FENCE OPTION AROUND THAT. THAT SEEMED TO BE OKAY WITH. AND THEN THE FINAL I CAN, YES, THESE ARE THE CORNERS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, IF THAT HELPS AT ALL. AND THEN THAT'S THE THE WALL. THAT'S THE WALL FOR THE, THE VETERANS WALL ON THE KIND OF WEST. THE LEFT SIDE OF THAT SLIDE IS WHERE THE NAMES WILL BE. AND THEN THAT TAPERS ALONG A WALKWAY AS YOU GO, WHERE JEN'S TRACING RIGHT NOW AND ALSO ACTS AS A RETAINING WALL BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DISTURBING ANYTHING IN THE CEMETERY. SO WE HAVE TO HOLD THAT UP BECAUSE THE GRADE IS HIGHER THAN THE SURROUNDING GRADE. SO ALL IN ALL, I THINK THESE ARE KIND OF MINIMAL CHANGES TO THE SITE PLAN THAT SEEM TO SATISFY WHAT THE CRAB WAS LOOKING FOR TO KIND OF DENOTE THE CEMETERY, AS WELL AS THE VETERANS MEMORIAL. JUST A QUESTION. WAS THERE AN OPTION OF A FENCE AROUND THE CEMETERY? I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS TALL GRASS IS GOING TO DELINEATE AND INCORPORATE WITH THE REST OF THE LANDSCAPING AROUND THERE, AND IT'S ALSO SOMETHING THE CITY IS GOING TO BE MAINTAINING ON AND ON, WHERE IF THERE'S SOME TYPE OF FENCE, IT'S THERE, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE TO BE CUT AND MOWN AND SPRAYED AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT GO WITH THAT, THAT DENSE TYPE OF GRASS. THE WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR FENCING BECAUSE WE HAVE THE, THE WALL THAT ALSO ACTS AS A RETAINING WALL. YOU'D BE PUTTING A FENCE ON TOP OF SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY HIGHER THAN THE ADJACENT WALKWAY, WHICH MIGHT APPEAR MORE OF LIKE THE KIND OF STOP, THIS ISN'T ACCESSIBLE, DON'T GO THERE, WHICH I DON'T THINK THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE CROWD WAS LOOKING TO DO. THEY JUST REALLY WANTED TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE, YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS THE ENTRY TO THE CEMETERY THAT IS SEPARATE THAN JUST GOING TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL SIDE OF THINGS. AND SO THAT'S WHERE THIS IDEA FOR AN ARCH ON THAT WALL TO CREATE THAT ENTRY SPECIFIC TO, TO FOUNDERS FIELD WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY SEEMED TO LIKE. AND THE MOON. SO THERE WILL BE GRASSES BECAUSE THE GRADE GOES DOWN TO THE STREAM THERE. SO THERE WILL BE SOME NATIVE GRASSES THAT, YOU KNOW, WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO MOW BACK ONE TIME ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR, JUST TO KEEP THAT FROM CREEPING INTO THE CEMETERY. SO THIS IS A SOFTER MAYBE BORDER THAN ANOTHER OPTION THAT WOULD BE A FENCE OR SOME SORT OF HARDSCAPE. OKAY. BUT I CAN GO INTO MORE DETAILS ANOTHER TIME WITH CITY COUNCIL. THESE WERE DONE IN RESPONSE TO KIND OF A PRESENTATION TO THE CROWD EARLIER THIS YEAR. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU.THEY HAD ONE OTHER MOTION, WHICH IS REGARDING SOME HEADSTONES, THAT EITHER THE PIECES WERE TOO SMALL TO RESTORE OR PEOPLE THAT SHOULD BE THERE AND FOR WHOM THERE'S DOCUMENTATION. BUT THE HEADSTONES WERE NEVER FOUND, MAYBE STILL IN THE STREAM SOMEWHERE. ALTHOUGH WE ARE CONTINUING TO FIND THINGS AS THE THE CREW CONTINUES TO WORK ON THE SITE ANYWAY, THE BOARD ALSO MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF TO RECREATE HEADSTONES FOR JAMES KUNKLE. WILLIAM YANTIS, THE FOUNDER WHO DIED IN 191872, WILLIAM H. YANTIS, HIS GRANDSON, WHO DIED IN 1854. AMANDA YANTIS, LORENZO ALLRED, REVEREND JOSHUA MONTGOMERY, SUSAN TANNER MONTGOMERY, MARY AND MOLLY OLINGER, AND SARAH SAGER, CONE AND I WILL GIVE THOSE NAMES IN THAT RECOMMENDATION TO CITY MANAGER STEFANOV, WHO IS GOING TO WORK ON THE CONTRACTING FOR THOSE STONES. BUT THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? DO WE HAVE BUDGET FOR THE STONE RESTORATION? WE ADDED THAT TO MID-YEAR
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APPROPRIATIONS. OKAY. WITH WITH JOE'S APPROVAL. SO LATER TODAY WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT FROM THE CEMETERY BOARD. ANYOUNCIL ON TH. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE TO DO, I GUESS DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION OR ACCEPT THAT? I MEAN, IF IT'S IN THE BUDGET AND IT'S PROPOSED, IS THAT DO YOU NEED ANY MORE DIRECTION FROM US? I BELIEVE IT'S UNDER THE CITY MANAGER'S APPROVED CONTRACTING AMOUNT. SO I THINK IF IT'S IN THE APPROVED APPROPRIATIONS, YOU'RE PROBABLY FINE. IT'S I THINK IT WAS 15,000. IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY. AND ONE OF THE STONES THAT WE RECOMMENDED, WE CAN ACTUALLY GET RECREATED THROUGH A MILITARY PROGRAM.OKAY, GREAT. PLUS, SOME OF THE FEATURES THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO INSTALL WILL ACTUALLY REDUCE COSTS. SO. I THINK FOR ROUND TWO, WE'RE OKAY. WE CAN PRESENT INFORMATION TO COUNCIL, AND COUNCIL CAN TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. ANY BUDGET IMPACT WE CAN ABSORB IN THE APPROVED GMP. WE HAVE ALLOWANCES FOR THIS KIND OF STUFF. IT'S REALLY KIND OF WHAT COUNCIL WANTS TO DO. AND THEN IT WOULD JUST BE A CHANGE ORDER. AND THIS IS FOR THE APPROPRIATIONS. WE ARE ASKING TO APPROPRIATE WHAT WE. WHETHER YOU SPEND IT IS STILL UP TO YOU.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND THERE WAS NO MEETING OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION. ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE OR COMMUNICATION SINCE OUR LAST MEETING? THEY'D
[10. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING]
LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON. ALL RIGHT. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE. 018 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT THE EXPEDITED TYPE ONE ANNEXATION OF 9.61 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FROM JERSEY TOWNSHIP, LICKING COUNTY TO THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. DEPUTY CITY MANAGER JOHN. THANK YOU, COUNCIL AND MAYOR. SO THIS ORDINANCE ACCEPTS 9.6 ACRES GENERALLY LOCATED. YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE EAST OF BEACH ROAD, WEST OF HARRISON, SOUTH OF STATE ROUTE 161 AND NORTH OF WORTHINGTON ROAD. THIS LAND IS CONTIGUOUS WITH CORPORATE BOUNDARIES FOR NEW ALBANY, AND THE PETITION MEETS ALL THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF ORC THIS IS BEING ANNEXED AS AN EXPEDITED TYPE ONE ANNEXATION PROCEDURE. THE CITY ALREADY HAS A ROAD MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH JERSEY TOWNSHIP FROM MAY OF 2016. FOR THIS PORTION OF ROAD, AND THE LICKING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THIS PETITION ON APRIL 2ND, 2026. THE 60 DAY WAITING PERIOD HAS BEEN MET AND THE ORDINANCE MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THE ORDINANCE AND I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE? 018 2026.SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE. 018 2026 SECOND. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES. VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE. 018 2026. ORDINANCE 019 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY BY AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE 22.61 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF AND ADJACENT TO STATE ROUTE 161 FROMULGRICULTURAL. A G AND LIMITED OFFICE CAMPUS LOCD TO INFILL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT IPUD FOR AN AREA TO BE KNOWN AS THE BEACH INTERCHANGE SOUTHEAST EXPANSION ZONING DISTRICT AS REQUESTED BY MJMBJ HOLDINGS, LLC, CARE OF AARON UNDERHILL, ESQUIRE, MISS BLACKBURN. SO, AS I SAID, THIS IS A REZONING OF 22.6 ACRES, 9.6 OF WHICH ARE BEING ANNEXED. AS WE JUST HEARD FROM AG AND LLC, LOCD TO AN IPOD TO BE KNOWN AS BEACH INTERCHANGE SOUTH EAST EXPANSION. THE ZONING DISTRICT IS GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST AND ADJACENT TO STATE ROUTE 161 IN THE BEACH ROAD INTERCHANGE, AND THE NEIGHBORING USES IN ZONING DISTRICTS INCLUDE LG, E AND IPAD. THE NEW ALBANY PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED AND REVIEWED SORRY REVIEWED THE REZONING APPLICATION DURING THEIR MEETING ON JUNE 15TH, 2026 AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH A VOTE OF 5 TO 0. THE PROPOSED ZONING TEXT CONTAINS SIMILAR LIST OF PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL AND PROHIBITED USES AS OTHER SIMILAR ZONING DISTRICTS SUCH AS BEACH INTERCHANGE, SOUTHWEST INTERCHANGE ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH IS LOCATED GENERALLY TO THE WEST OF THIS SITE. THE SITE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING SETBACKS. SO FOR STATE ROUTE 161, THERE WILL BE A ZERO FOOT PAVEMENT SETBACK WITH A 25 FOOT BUILDING SETBACK FOR LUCILLE ROAD. THERE WOULD BE A 50 FOOT SETBACK FROM ITS EXISTING CENTER LINE AND WORTHINGTON ROAD. THERE WILL BE A MINIMUM PAVEMENT SETBACK OF 25FT AND A MINIMUM BUILDING SETBACK OF 50FT, BOTH FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY AND FOR THE EASTERN BOUNDARY. THERE WILL BE A MINIMUM PAVEMENT SETBACK OF
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25FT AND MINIMUM BUILDING SETBACK OF 50FT. AND FINALLY, FOR THE WESTERN BOUNDARY, THERE WILL BE A SETBACK OF 25FT. STAFF WORKED WITH NRCS AND THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY TO ESTABLISH A NEW STANDARD DOCUMENT TO ENSURE COHESIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA AND AS MENTIONED IN THE ZONING TEXT FOR THE NEW FOR NEW ROADWAY, WHICH WAS CONTEMPLATED WITHIN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. BUT OVERALL, THE PROPOSED TEXT IS APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE ENVISIONED EMPLOYMENT AND MANUFACTURING USES FOR THIS AREA AND ENGAGED NEW ALBANY STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE ORDINANCE MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. AND I, AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT, ARE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE? NO.JUST ONE. JUST TO CONFIRM, I NOTICED IT SAID 25 FOOT SETBACK BUT DIDN'T DELINEATE UP THERE FROM THE WESTERN BOUNDARY. BUT IN THE LEGISLATIVE REPORT IT DOES SAY PAVEMENT AND BUILDING.
JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. OKAY. AND THEN BACK TO THE LAST SLIDE. THE PROPOSED ROAD NETWORK. WHAT MAYBE IT'S TOO EARLY IN THE PROCESS TO. HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS MAY BE, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF STAFF HAS HAD A CHANCE TO EVALUATE THAT YET. OR MR. RUBY, ONE OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WAS PLACED ON THIS APPLICATION WHEN WE WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS UPDATING THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS FOR THIS ENTIRE ZONE. SO NOT JUST THE AREA THAT'S BEING REZONED, BUT A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS THAT GOES OUT TO BEACH ROAD ON THE WESTERN END TO THE EAST, OVER TO THE CORPORATE BOUNDARY.
WE ACTUALLY MET WITH CITY STAFF LAST WEEK, END OF LAST WEEK, TO PUT THE PARAMETERS AROUND THAT ANALYSIS. SO THAT'S UNDERWAY NOW. MH AND T FOR REVIEW BY THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER. CITY ENGINEER. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ORDINANCE 19? I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE 19, 2026? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 19, 2026 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KATZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES.
VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 19 2026 ORDINANCE 021 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 1165.07 OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY CODIFIED ORDINANCES AND A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER. 745.041105.021129.031131.0311352 AND 1169.11 OF THE NEW ALBANY CODIFIED ORDINANCES TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 1165.07, AS REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. MR. CHRISTIAN, THANK YOU. SO CITY STAFF CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF CHAPTER 116507, WHICH ARE THE PROVIDE PROVIDES THE REGULATIONS FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS IN THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. WE REALLY DID THIS REVIEW TO EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT THESE REGULATIONS REMAIN APPROPRIATE FOR HOW RESIDENTS CAN CONDUCT HOME BASED WORK IN OUR CITY. SO AS A PART OF THIS ANALYSIS, WE DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE TWO MAIN PRIMARY CHANGES THAT WERE WARRANTED TO BE MADE. THE FIRST ONE BEING LIFTING THE RESTRICTION THAT HOME OCCUPATIONS CANNOT BE OPERATED WITHIN ACCESSORY BUILDINGS ON A PROPERTY AND.
AND RETAINING THE RESTRICTION THAT IF IT'S IF THERE'S A HOME OCCUPATION WITH INSIDE A PRIMARY BUILDING, THAT IT'S LIMITED TO 15% OF THE PRIMARY DWELLING DWELLING UNIT FLOOR AREA. SO THAT RESTRICTION STAYS IN PLACE AND ALLOWS FOLKS TO USE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AS PART OF THEIR HOME OCCUPATIONS. AND THEN THERE WERE SOME SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES DOWN HERE.
THE CODE PROVIDED A LIST REALLY KIND OF AN ANTIQUATED LIST OF EXAMPLES OF WHAT HOME OCCUPATIONS ARE, INCLUDING SEAMSTRESS, A MEMBER OF THE CLERGY, PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS, AND LAWYERS. WE KNOW, ESPECIALLY AFTER COVID, THAT THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE DOING FROM THEIR HOME, WORKING FROM HOME. SO WE JUST STRUCK THAT OUT OF THE CODE. SO IT WAS MORE INCLUSIVE OF ALL OCCUPATIONS. AND THEN I WON'T READ ALL OF THE CODE SECTIONS OFF THAT MAYOR SPALDING JUST DID, BUT THERE WERE SOME OTHER CODE CHANGES
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THAT WERE MADE TO CORRECT CROSS-REFERENCES THROUGHOUT CODE SO THAT IT REFERENCED THIS, THIS SECTION APPROPRIATELY. SO THOSE ARE THE CODE SECTIONS, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS HOME OCCUPATIONS SECTION, AND I APPRECIATE STAFF'S WILLINGNESS TO TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT IT AND MAKE SOME UPDATES TO SORT OF COME IN LINE WITH THE REALITY OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY, WHILE ALSO HAVING SOME LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE PRIMARILY A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY IN THAT REGARD, AND THAT WOULD BE THE PREFERENCE, I THINK, FOR MOST NEIGHBORS. BUT WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC MEETING. OUR PUBLIC HEARING. EXCUSE ME, WOULD THERE BE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE? 021 2026. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE. 021 2026 SECOND. YES. MAYOR SPALDING YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHALL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES. VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE. 021 2026 ORDINANCE.
022 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 ASSISTANCE FROM THE GENERAL FUND. DIRECTOR. STATS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS ORDINANCE REPRESENTS THE CITY'S ROUTINE MID-YEAR REVIEW OF THE 2026 BUDGET AND ADJUST APPROPRIATIONS BASED UPON UPDATED PROJECT SCHEDULES, OPERATIONAL NEEDS, AND REVENUE PROJECTIONS. IT ALSO AUTHORIZES ONE TRANSFER AND TWO ADVANCES FROM THE GENERAL FUND THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE REPAID AS REVENUES BECOME AVAILABLE. SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND READING WITHOUT GOING THROUGH EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEM, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE CHANGES WERE FROM LAST READING TO THIS READING. OVERALL, THE GENERAL FUND AMENDMENT WILL INCREASE BY $6.6 MILLION, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY A $434,000 INCREASE FROM THE FIRST READING WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS DETAILED ON OUR. THIS, WHICH I PRINTED BIGGER. OF COURSE, YOU HAVE A SMALLER VERSION, I'M SURE ON. IT'S DETAILED ON THAT LISTING.
THOSE ARE THE ONES IN GREEN, RIGHT? THE WHAT. THE NEW ONES ARE IN GREEN, THE NEW ONES ARE IN GREEN. SO THE AMENDMENTS ARE IN GREEN FONT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, ABOUT 90% OF THAT $6.6 MILLION ARE RELATED TO THE LARGE ADVANCES AND TRANSFERS. ALSO, IN SOME ONE TIME EXPENSES AND AND DIFFERENT EXPENSES THAT ARE REVENUE BASED. THE ONLY AMOUNT THAT'S INCREASED OPERATIONS THAT WOULD CONTINUE AS ABOUT 10% OF THAT $6 MILLION, THE. ADDITIONAL ITEMS WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND WERE RELATED TO THE PERMIT HUB SOFTWARE BOARD OF HEALTH RECONCILIATION AND TORNADO SIREN TESTING, WHICH WE RECEIVED ON OUR FIRST HALF SETTLEMENT, AND THEN DISCOVER PROPERTY REAL ESTATE TAXES THAT WILL PRIMARILY BE REIMBURSABLE DEPEND DUE TO TIMING OF WHEN THOSE TAXES ARE EXEMPTED. THE ADDITION, AN ADDITIONAL FUND THAT WE ADDED APPROPRIATIONS TO WAS THE BUILDERS ESCROW FUND, AND THAT FUND PRIMARILY RECEIVES MONEYS FROM CONTRACTORS AHEAD OF TIME FOR PLANNING, REVIEW AND INSPECTIONS, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY BE REIMBURSED TO THEM. SO THAT FUND IS AN IN AND OUT FUND. SO THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO IMPACT THAN THE CITY. AND THEN THERE WERE WAS AN INCREASE TO OUR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS WITHIN FOR FURNITURE OVER AT WALTON PARKWAY. AND THEN WITHIN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, THERE WAS INCREASES FOR DIFFERENT. I GOTTA SEE EXACTLY WHAT THAT ONE WAS. RELATED TO. A PROJECT BETHLEHEM WALNUT ROUNDABOUT, WHICH I DID NOT HIGHLIGHT IN GREEN. SO THAT WAS A NEW LINE ITEM, LINE NUMBER 52. ALL IN ALL, THE CHANGES SINCE FIRST
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READING ARE RELATIVELY MINOR AND PRIMARILY REFLECT ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL APPROPRIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY, PASS THROUGH COSTS AND FACILITY NEEDS. NONE OF THE REVISIONS MATERIALLY CHANGED. THE OVERALL FINANCIAL POSITION OR PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DETAIL THAT I ATTACHED, I'M GLAD TO ANSWER THOSE. OTHERWISE, WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? FROM THE ORDINANCE? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILED REPORT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE? 022 2026. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE ORDINANCE AND MOVE FOR ADOPTION OF O 2020 022 2026 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE. 022 2026 INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
[11. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES]
OF ORDINANCE. 023 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO DECLARE THE IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY TO BE A PUBLIC PURPOSE EXEMPT 100% OF THAT. IMPROVEMENTS FROM REAL PROPERTY TAXATION REQUIRE THE OWNERS OF THOSE PARCELS TO MAKE SERVICE PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES, PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE APPLICABLE PORTION OF THE SERVICE PAYMENTS TO THE LICKING HEIGHTS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CENTERS OF LICKING COUNTY, CTEC, AND PROVIDE FOR THE DEPOSIT OF THE REMAINDER OF THOSE SERVICE PAYMENTS INTO A MUNICIPAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT TAX INCREMENT EQUIVALENT FUND. SPECIFY THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT THOSE PARCELS, AND APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF ONE OR MORE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AGREEMENTS. THE SECOND. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS THE OAK GROVE TWO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 9.6 ACRES OF LAND, WHICH WAS JUST RECENTLY ANNEXED IN ZONED. THE CONSOLIDATED ACREAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXPANSION IS LOCATED GENERALLY TO THE SOUTHEAST AND ADJACENT TO STATE ROUTE 161 AND THE BEACH ROAD INTERCHANGE. THE TIP IS CLASSIFIED AS NON-SCHOOL, WHICH MEANS THAT IT WILL NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE LICKING HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CTEC.THE PURPOSE OF THE TIP IS TO CAPTURE THE INCREMENT, THE INCREMENTAL INCREASE IN THE VALUE OF THE LAND, AND THE IMPROVEMENTS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS QUALIFIED PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROJECTS. THE CITY HAS ENTERED INTO SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS WITH JERSEY TOWNSHIP FOR FUNDING OF FIRE AND EMS. THE ORDINANCE MAY BE SET FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 21ST, 2026, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL REGARDING ORDINANCE? 023 WHAT TYPE OF USE IS CONTEMPLATED FOR THIS PARCEL? SO THIS IS THE PARCEL THAT KYLIE WAS SPEAKING TO EARLIER TODAY. SO IT'S IT'LL BE BUSINESS RELATED WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS. WILL IT BE A DATA CENTER. IT WILL NOT BE A DATA CENTER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THEN WE'LL WE'LL SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MEETING ON JULY 21ST. ORDINANCE. 024 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO ACCEPT A 21.601 ACRE GENERAL WARRANTY DEED AND A 0.192 ASSIGNMENT OF AN EASEMENT FROM THE LICKING COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO THIS ORDINANCE IS REALLY AN ADMINISTRATIVE CLEANUP. SO BACK IN 2008, ODOT PURCHASED PROPERTY IN AND AROUND THE BEACH AND WORTHINGTON ROAD INTERSECTION FOR THE CREATION OF THE INTERCHANGE HERE. SO AFTER ODOT COMPLETED THAT PROJECT, THEY SENT THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY IN AN ABANDONMENT LETTER IN 2010 SAYING, THIS IS NOW MAINTAIN FOO SINCE 2010, WE'VE BEEN MAINTAINING IT LIKE IT'S OURS. JUST RECENTLY, WE DISCOVERED THAT WHILE WE DID GET THAT ABANDONMENT LETTER, IT NEVER WAS LEGALLY TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. SO JUST RECENTLY, THE LICKING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, WHO TECHNICALLY OWN THE PROPERTY, RECENTLY APPROVED A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING THIS SECTION OF ROADWAY THAT INCLUDES THE
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ABANDONED PARK AND RIDE RIGHT HERE, SO OUTLINED IN RED. AND THEY ALSO APPROVED THE TRANSFER OF A HIGHWAY EASEMENT AT THE END OF LUCILLE LIND WAY HERE OVER TO THE CITY. SO THIS IS JUST A CLEANUP. SO THERE'S CONSISTENCY AND OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE ALONG LUCILLE LIND WAY AND WORTHINGTON ROAD TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE CURRENTLY. AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHY THIS IS JUST A CLEANUP BECAUSE THE CITY HAS BEEN FOR AS FAR AS WE KNEW, OWNING THIS AND HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING IT. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE? AND WE WILL ALSO SET THAT FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND SECOND READING AT OUR MEETING ON JULY 21ST, ORDINANCE. 025 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE SUBMISSION OF TO THE FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF A MUNICIPAL PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF 6.24, PLUS OR MINUS ACRES FROM PLAIN TOWNSHIP TO THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. MISTER MAYOR. THANK YOU, SIR.AND IN MAY OF 2024, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY, PLAIN TOWNSHIP AND NEW ALBANY FOR THE NEW ROUNDABOUT THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED AT 605 AND WALNUT. SO THAT INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT HAS A PROVISION THAT STATES THAT THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY WILL ANNEX THE PROPERTY ONCE IT IS COMPLETED, AND THEREFORE, ONCE WE ACCEPT THAT ROUNDABOUT FORMALLY, WE WILL TAKE OVER MAINTENANCE OF IT IN PERPETUITY. SO THIS LEGISLATION IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN ANNEXATION PETITION. SO TYPICALLY WE DO TYPE ONES.
BUT SINCE THIS IS OWNED BY FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN THIS CASE, WE HAVE TO DO A DIFFERENT PROCESS CALLED A MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION THAT ACTUALLY STARTS HERE AND THEN GOES TO THE COUNTY. SO THIS LEGISLATION IS TO ANNEX WHAT YOU SEE HATCHED HERE. SO HERE'S WALNUT, HERE'S 605. AND THIS IS SORT OF THE CENTER OF THE ROUNDABOUT RIGHT HERE. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. JUST GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY BUDDY, YOU'RE GOOD. AS WE WAIT FOR THIS POTENTIAL ORDINANCE TO TAKE EFFECT, I THINK WE ARE CURRENTLY TAKING CARE OF THAT ROUNDABOUT, AREN'T WE? AS FAR AS MOWING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT HAPPENS OUT THERE. SO THE COUNTY IS STILL MAINTAINING IT. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE A FEW REMAINING PUNCH LIST ITEMS SUCH AS LIGHTS, SO THE CITY HAS NOT MET WITH THE COUNTY OUT THERE IN THEIR CONTRACTOR. WE'VE NOT FORMALLY ACCEPTED THAT OUR CODE ALLOWS THE CITY ENGINEER TO ACCEPT INFRASTRUCTURE, JUST LIKE WITH SUBDIVISIONS, SO IT HASN'T FORMALLY TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE CITY FOR MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS YET. BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT TO HAPPEN AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT THIS IS ANNEXED. SO SO A DIFFERENT QUESTION THEN FOR THAT. WHO IS CUTTING THE GRASS AND TAKING CARE OF THAT OUT THERE? BECAUSE I KNOW IT SITS AROUND FOUR FEET TALL AT TIMES. YES. SO WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH THE COUNTY ON THAT. I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ALL THAT GRASS WAS CUT THIS MORNING. SO IT'S BACK DOWN TO FOUR INCHES INSTEAD OF FOUR FEET. AND WE'VE MADE SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH THEM AS WE GO THROUGH THIS ANNEXATION AND ACCEPTANCE PROCESS. SIDE NOTE IT'S NOT PART OF THIS LEGISLATION, BUT IS THAT THE SAME FOR 605 AND WALNUT? DID WE GET THAT CUT AS WELL? OKAY. YEAH, THANKS, BECAUSE I DID GET SOME FEEDBACK ON THAT FROM RESIDENTS AS FAR AS KIND OF HOW HIGH THAT WAS. THANK YOU. THAT WAS JUST THE TRAFFIC CALMING FEATURE. THEY CAN'T SEE IT. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE. AND WE WILL SET THAT FOR SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR MEETING ON JULY 21ST. ORDINANCE 026 2026 AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT A TAX BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, OHIO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2027 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS LEGISLATION AUTHORIZES THE ADOPTION OF THE 2027 TAX BUDGET, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE OHIO REVISED CODE IN THE FRANKLIN COUNTY BUDGET COMMISSION. FRANKLIN COUNTY UTILIZES IT TO ESTABLISH THE LOCAL NEED FOR PROPERTY TAX REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE INSIDE MILLAGE. OTHER OHIO COUNTIES, SUCH AS LICKING AND DELAWARE, HAVE ELIMINATED THIS REQUIREMENT AND USE OTHER TOOLS TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNTS. FROM A FINANCE PERSPECTIVE, THE TAX BUDGET IS A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM AND ENABLES THE CITY TO REMAIN COMPLIANT WITH C 5705.30 AS IT IS APPLIED AT FRANKLIN COUNTY. IT'S ALSO USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE NEED FOR THE ADDITIONAL INSIDE MILLAGE WE HAVE REQUESTED AND HAVE BEEN GRANTED IN THE PAST. THAT VILLAGE IS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 848,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND, AND THE RESOLUTION WILL BE
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CONSIDERED LATER THIS EVENING. THE TAX BUDGET IS INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE AS AN ATTACHMENT AS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS. THE REVENUE AND EXPENSE ESTIMATES ARE CONSERVATIVE IN NATURE. EXHIBIT ONE REFLECTS THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATES FOR 2027, AND THE 2026 REVENUE ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BASED UPON OUR YEAR TO DATE RECEIPTS THROUGH MAY 2026. WHILE OUR 2027 AND 2026 ESTIMATES REFLECT AN INCREASE IN INCOME TAX REVENUE, THEY REMAIN CONSERVATIVE TO ACCOUNT FOR CONTINUED UNKNOWNS RELATED TO WITHHOLDING AND THE POTENTIAL LIABILITY FOR INCOME TAX REFUNDS, AS WELL AS THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL NET PROFIT TAXES. EXHIBIT ONE ALSO REFLECTS THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES FOR 2027 AND 2026. THE EXPENDITURES ARE ALSO CONSERVATIVE IN NATURE. THEY DO ACCOUNT FOR INCREASED COSTS AND OPERATIONS. AS OUR STAFF AND OUR PROJECTS CONTINUE TO GROW. IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING SUBSTANTIAL TRANSFERS TO CAPITAL FUNDS HELD FOR FUTURE LIABILITIES AND CERTAIN OPERATING FUNDS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND UPDATE THE ESTIMATES WITH A MORE IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS DURING THE 2027 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT THIS FALL, THE ATTACHMENT TO LEGISLATION INCLUDES VARIOUS SCHEDULES BEYOND THE GENER FUND, MOST NOTABLY EXHIBIT THREE, WHICH IS PROJECTED FUND BALANCES, AND EXHIBIT FIVE, WHICH IS OUR SCHEDULE OF OUTSTANDING DEBT WITHIN THE PROJECTED FUND BALANCES EXHIBIT, THE CAPITAL FUNDS ARE PRESENTED AS IF WE ARE FULLY EXPECTING TO SHOW ADDITIONAL NEED FOR THE ADDITIONAL REQUESTED MILLAGE.HOWEVER, AS THE CAPITAL PROGRAM IS APPROVED AND AMENDED EACH YEAR, THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNTS WILL BE EXPENDED ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED BUDGETS. THE TAX BUDGET IS REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED BY JULY 15TH AND SUBMITTED TO FRANKLIN COUNTY BY JULY 20TH. ONCE ADOPTED, THE TAX BUDGET WILL BE FORWARDED TO FRANKLIN COUNTY, AND THE BUDGET COMMISSION WILL SET THE MILLAGE WITH APPROVAL AND OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE WILL BE CREATED AND A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RATES. ACCEPTING AMOUNTS AND RATES WILL NEED TO BE APPROVED IN THE FALL. THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE ADOPTED TONIGHT BY EMERGENCY MEASURE TO MEET THE REQUIRED ORC DEADLINE OF JULY 15TH. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL QUESTIONS? AND I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING ORDINANCE? 026 2026 FIRST READING. WE'RE WAITING. WE'RE WAITING. I'M SO SORRY. YOU'RE GOOD. I STAND SO CORRECT. YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD. I TRUST ME. I'VE I'VE BEEN CORRECTED BEFORE ON THE WRONG SIDE. SO APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING OUT FOR ME AGAIN. PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS ORDINANCE? SEEING NO PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL MOVE OR I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. JUST A QUESTION FROM COUNCIL. I'M JUST TRYING TO REMEMBER WE JUST APPROVE IT AS A REGULAR ORDINANCE, OR DO WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT TWICE WON BY EMERGENCY ONE, APPROVING THE ORDINANCE. I THINK HISTORICALLY WE'VE DONE IT. MAKE A MOTION TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. AND THEN IF THAT PASSES BY FIVE, THEN WE GO TAKE IT OUT OF THE VOTE. IF THAT PASSES, THEN WE TAKE THE VOTE. AND IF IT PASSES BY FIVE, WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE'LL FOLLOW THAT SAME PROCESS. I WOULD MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE. 026 2026 BY EMERGENCY AND WAIVING SECOND READING SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SEVEN. YES. VOTES TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY FOR ORDINANCE. 026 2025 AND THEN WE DO A MOTION FOR THE ADOPTION. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE. 026 2026 WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY SECOND. THANKS ALL THAT TO MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES.
YES. VOTES TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 026 2026 ALL RIGHT. SOMEWHAT REFRESHING THAT WHEN WE DO THIS
[12. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]
SO INFREQUENTLY, WE HAVE TO REMIND OURSELVES AND ABOUT HOW WE DO IT. ALRIGHT, THAT TAKES US TO RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION. R 21, 2026, A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE OAK GROVE TWO COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA TO ADD APPROXIMATELY 9.61 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES TO THAT AREA. CONFIRMING THE DESIGNATION OF A HOUSING OFFICER AND THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA HOUSING COUNCIL AND TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCILS, AND TO EXPAND THE OAK GROVE TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ZONE TO ADD THAT AREA. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS RESOLUTION AMENDS THE OAK GROVE TWO COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA[00:40:07]
TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 9.6 ACRES, AGAIN, GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST AND ADJACENT TO STATE ROUTE 161 AND THE BEACH ROAD INTERCHANGE. THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA PROGRAM IS A STATUTORY PROGRAM WHICH IS LOCALLY ADMINISTERED. THE PROGRAM GRANTS LOCAL COMMUNITIES THE ABILITY TO OFFER REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS FOR QUALIFYING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THE AMENDMENT OF THE CRA AREA DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY ENTITLE A PROPERTY OWNER TO INCENTIVES. CITY COUNCIL MUST APPROVE EACH INDIVIDUAL CRA AGREEMENT IF IT IS PURSUED. THIS RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 21, 2026. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 21 AND 2026 SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER KATZ YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES.
COUNCILMEMBER. BRISK. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 21, 2026 RESOLUTION R 22, 2026. A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT WITH LPC, COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT, LLC AND MAKING RELATED AUTHORIZATIONS FOR SIGLA. OH YES. NO, ACTUALLY BEN IS GOING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL FIRST. I'M GOING TO TALK AGAIN TONIGHT. SO WE'RE ON FIRE. SO WOW. YEAH, SO I, I APPRECIATE IT, MAYOR. THE REASON I'M TALKING TONIGHT IS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO DO THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY WITH RESPECT TO THIS LEGISLATION. AND ONE OF THE THINGS COUNCIL MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE OF IS THE STATE LEGISLATURE MADE A SLIGHT TWEAK TO PUBLIC RECORDS LAW AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE IN MARCH. AND THE TWEAK, I THINK, IS RATHER SUBSTANTIAL BECAUSE THE CHANGE THAT THEY THEY MADE TO THE REVISED CODE WAS THAT THEY MADE ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE. THEY MADE THOSE RECORDS CONFIDENTIAL, AND THEY'RE NOT A PUBLIC RECORD.
AND THEN THEY TOOK IT A STEP FURTHER AND ADDED ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT SAYS IF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCLOSES THAT INFORMATION, THEY MAY BE GUILTY OF A CRIME OF VIOLATING ETHICS LAW. SO IN THE ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, STAFF'S NOT GOING TO PRESENT ANY INFORMATION ON THAT. WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM THE COMPANY WHO'S WHO'S WILLING TO TALK AND SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH COUNCIL THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. THERE WAS A CHANGE TO THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS ADOPTED RECENTLY THAT WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE IN SEPTEMBER, WHICH ONLY LIMITS THAT INFORMATION. THAT IS INDIVIDUALIZED COMPENSATION OR PAYROLL INFORMATION. SO THEY TRIED TO CORRECT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT CAME ABOUT WITH THE LAST LEGISLATION CHANGE. SO WE MAY GO BACK TO THE STANDARD PROTOCOL, I GUESS. SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE DAN REEDY HERE WHO'S ABLE TO PRESENT SOME INFORMATION AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY. WELCOME. THANKS. DAN. I'M WITH LINCOLN PROPERTY COMPANY BASED OUT OF CHICAGO.
IT'S NICE TO BE BACK HERE AND SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES. IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS AND VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ANOTHER PROJECT TO TALK ABOUT HERE IN IN NEW ALBANY.
I'M JOINED BY CHRIS POTTER, WHO IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF BARINGS, WHO WAS OUR FINANCIAL PARTNER ON THE PROJECT AS WELL. SO JUST A QUICK, QUICK. I'LL GIVE YOU A QUICK BACKGROUND ON LINCOLN AND THEN WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO HERE. SO LINCOLN IS A FULL SCOPE DEVELOPER BASED OUT OF DALLAS. WE ARE ESTABLISHED IN 1965, ORIGINALLY PART OF THE TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY. WE ARE DEVELOPER DO MULTIFAMILY, INDUSTRIAL OFFICE, ETC. I FOCUS ON INDUSTRIAL FOR THE MIDWEST REGION OUT OF CHICAGO, WHICH HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE THE MID 1980S. THIS IS OUR SECOND PROJECT IN ALBANY. AGAIN, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE DOING ANOTHER PROJECT HERE WITH YOU ALL. OUR FIRST ONE WAS JUST A MILE TO THE WEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE, WHICH IS AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF CLOVER VALLEY AND JUG. IT'S A 106 ACRES, APPROXIMATELY ASSEMBLAGE
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OF SEVERAL HOMES THAT WERE RECENTLY JUST ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. WE ARE PLANNING A 101 POINT 2,000,000 SQUARE FOOT INDL CAMPUS HERE. THERE'LL BE SPREAD ACROSS FIVE BUILDINGS, TENTATIVELY OVER TWO PHASES. TARGET INDUSTRIES FOR THE CAMPUS WILL BE MANUFACTURING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, LIFE SCIENCES AND LOGISTICS, WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT. TOTAL INVESTMENT ACROSS BOTH PHASES IS APPROXIMATELY 160 MILLION, AND WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT 600 TO 1200 EMPLOYEES. TOTAL ON THE CAMPUS IS FULLY BUILT OUT. WE ARE ESTIMATING OR ANTICIPATING WE'LL START CONSTRUCTION SOMETIME LATER THIS YEAR. THE FIRST PHASE WILL BE THREE BUILDINGS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RECTANGLE. AND WE'LL BE DELIVERING THOSE BUILDINGS SOMETIME LATE 27 AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I CAN APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. I CERTAINLY WELCOME YOU BACK. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION? JUST ONE. HOW MANY ACRES IS THIS PROPOSED SITE? APPROXIMATELY 106. THIS IS 106.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS REGARDING RESOLUTION R 22, 2026? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 22, 2026 SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DARBY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SEVEN. YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 22, 2026.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU GENTLEMEN AGAIN FOR ATTENDING THE MEETING. AND PLEASE LET YOUR COMPANIES KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THE INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. RESOLUTION R 23, 2026, A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE OFFICE SPACE AT 5815 WALTON PARKWAY. THANK YOU. SO THIS WOULD ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT TO INCREASE THE LEASE PREMISES AT 7815 WALTON PARKWAY BY 1248 RENTABLE SQUARE FEET. THIS SPACE IS. IF ANYONE'S BEEN OVER TO WALTON PARKWAY. THERE WAS A SMALL FORMER TRAINING ROOM THAT RED ROOF INN USED WHEN THEY WERE THE TENANTS OF THE FIRST FLOOR. THEY WANTED TO RETAIN THAT. WHEN THE CITY FIRST LEASED MOST OF THE FIRST FLOOR, THEY NOW DON'T NEED THAT SPACE. AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE LEASE TO INCLUDE THAT SPACE SO WE COULD GET ONE ADDITIONAL CONFERENCE ROOM, TWO WORKSTATIONS, FIVE OFFICES, AND REALLY NEEDED STORAGE SPACE OUT OF THIS ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE. THIS WOULD NOT CHANGE THE LEASE TERMS. SO THE OVERALL LEASE WOULD STILL BE SEVEN YEARS. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL IN THE ORIGINAL LEASE, BUT THERE ALSO IS AN EARLY TERMINATION CLAUSE THAT THE CITY CAN GET OUT OF THAT LEASE IN FIVE YEARS. THAT WOULD ALL REMAIN THE SAME. THE LEASE RATE REMAINS UNCHANGED. LIKE I SAID, IT WOULD JUST BE ADJUSTED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE INCREASE IN THE ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT IS RENTED BY THE CITY. OUR TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE THERE WOULD GO UP TO 17,716FTā !S IN. THE LANDLORD WIL PROVIDE $5,000 TOWARDS TENANT IMPROVEMENT TO FINISH OUT THE SPACE, AND THE ADDITIONAL SPACE WILL ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES DEPARTMENT. THE CITY HAS ACCOUNTED FOR THIS ADDITIONAL RENT AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO THAT SPACE IN THE MID-YEAR APPROPRIATION, AND THIS MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL REGARDING THE RESOLUTION? ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 23, 2026. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BEFORE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION, LET ME JUST COMPLIMENT THE LAND. THE LANDLORD, DAIMLER, FOR BEING SO FLEXIBLE AND CREATIVE WITH THE WITH THE CITY, FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE WORKSPACE THAT THEY HELPED CREATE, THAT CERTAINLY GIVEN US A LARGER FOOTPRINT FOR SOME OF THE SECTIONS IN OUR OF OUR CITY STAFF, A LITTLE MORE ELBOW ROOM, WHICH IS CERTAINLY NEEDED. AND IT'S ALSO PRETTY PROXIMATE TO THE VILLAGE HALL. SO THAT WORKS OUT WELL. AND ALSO TO THE OTHER TENANT IN THE BUILDING, RED ROOF INN, FOR BEING A GOOD
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PARTNER THROUGH ALL THIS AS WELL. SO JUST APPRECIATE BOTH OF THEM REALLY ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES AND HELPING US OUT. BUT WITH THAT, ANY MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 23 2026 SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES.COUNCIL. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 23, 2026 RESOLUTION R 24, 2026 A RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE FRANKLIN COUNTY BUDGET COMMISSION TO GRANT THE 0.74 MILLS AND AVAILABLE INSIDE MILLAGE TO THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. MORGAN. THANK YOU MAYOR. THIS LEGISLATION IS THE COMPANION LEGISLATION TO THE 2027 TAX BUDGET THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED. FRANKLIN COUNTY REQUIRES THIS RESOLUTION FOR NEW ALBANY TO RECEIVE THE ADDITIONAL 0.74 INSIDE MILLAGE THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE CITY. THE MILLAGE IS PROJECTED TO GENERATE APPROXIMATELY 840 000 IN THE GENERAL FUND IN 2027. ONCE LEGISLATION WILL BE FILED WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY ALONG WITH THE TAX BUDGET BY JULY 20TH. THIS RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 24, 2026. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 24, 2026 SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WASHOUT. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 24, 2026. AND OUR FINAL RESOLUTION THIS EVENING, RESOLUTION R 25, 2026. A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER DISCOVER SITE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MUNICIPAL PURPOSES. YES. THANK YOU. SO THIS WOULD ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF AN ATHLETIC CAMPUS, AND THAT WOULD BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PLANNED CITY PARK SPACE AND COMMUNITY AMENITIES, AMENITIES IN THAT SAME ACREAGE, THE CITY PURCHASED JUST UNDER 50 ACRES OF THE FORMER DISCOVER SITE IS 6500 NEW ALBANY ROAD EAST AT THE END OF LAST YEAR TO SUPPORT LONG TERM COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL USE THE PROPERTY TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE ATHLETIC FACILITIES, WHILE THE CITY WILL ENHANCE THE OVERALL SITE WITH COMPLEMENTARY COMMUNITY PARK SPACE. AND THERE'S A 50 YEAR TERM TO THIS LEASE. THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY DILIGENTLY WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THEN THE EXHIBIT THAT IS ON THE SLIDE TONIGHT, I THINK THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE LEASE, BUT IT MAY BE HARD TO TO LOOK AT THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PHASING LINE OF WHERE THE FIRST PHASE OF IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE, FOCUSING ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BALL FIELD, CLOVER FOR BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL. ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE SITE. THE CITY DOES PLAN ON THE FIRST MEETING OF AUGUST TO BRING A CONCEPT FOR SOME OF THE PUBLIC SPACES TO YOU TO REVIEW, SO WE COULD GET GOING ON. WHAT MAY BE A FIRST PHASE OF CITY PROJECT COULD LOOK LIKE, AND TRY TO TIME THAT AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL. SO WE INTEND TO DO THAT AT YOUR FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL REGARDING THE RESOLUTION? SO THE LEASE AGREEMENT IS FOR THE ENTIRE SITE. SO GOING FORWARD, APPROVALS BOTH WITH PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO, PHASE THREE. HOW DOES THE APPROVAL PROCESS WORK BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY. AND WHO'S GOING TO HAVE FINAL SAY IN THAT LANGUAGE? BEN, ARE YOU GOING TO TALK AGAIN THREE TIMES. OH MY GOSH. SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE OR SOMETHING. SO YEAH. SO THERE'S THERE'S A PROCESS IN PLACE WITH EACH WITH EACH OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WHERE THE PARTIES ARE GETTING TOGETHER AND KEEP TRYING TO TALK THROUGH ISSUES. THERE'S A GENERAL. AGREEMENT AS TO HOW THINGS ARE GOING TO MOVE ALONG.
AND THEN IF IT'S NOT DEVELOPED WITHIN A CERTAIN TIMELINE OR THEY DIDN'T PUT US ON NOTICE, THEN IT'S GOING TO REVERT BACK TO THE CITY. BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, IS GENERALLY DISCUSSED AND AGREED UPON, AS IS THE PARTIES GET TOGETHER AND TALK OVER THE WHOLE PROPERTY, UNLESS IT'S EARMARKED FOR CITY CITY PROPERTY. SO THERE'S CERTAIN EXPECTATIONS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING CERTAIN
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IMPROVEMENTS IN CERTAIN AREAS THAT AREN'T CURRENTLY MARKED FOR CITY IMPROVEMENTS, AND THAT'LL JUST CONTINUE TO EVOLVE OVER TIME OVER OVER PERIOD. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, IT SEEMS, ON A LOT OF THE AREAS. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. SO YOU MENTIONED TIME FRAMES FOR PHASES. ARE THOSE SET IN THE LEASE SPECIFIC TIME FRAMES? NO, THERE'S NO SET TIME FRAMES BECAUSE A LOT OF IT DEPENDS UPON FUNDING AND SCHOOL DISTRICT GETTING GETTING MONEY TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY WANT TO WANT TO MAKE. I, WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD WITH A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL. THEY MIGHT BE MAD AT US. NOW. YOU KNOW, THAT CURRENT SITUATION. WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP. I JUST FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, TEN YEARS FROM NOW, THAT MIGHT NOT BE THE CASE. AND IF THE ENTIRE BLUE ZONE OR GREEN ZONE ISN'T DEVELOPED, I JUST I WANT TO FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT THERE'S A PROCESS. YEAH. SO THERE IS THERE, I GUESS THERE IS A TIMELINE TO SOME DEGREE. THEY HAVE A FIVE YEAR TIMELINE PERIOD WHERE THEY, THEY, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS. IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD, THEY CAN REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEAR PERIOD TO TO TRY TO TRACK DOWN THOSE FUNDING SOURCES. SO THERE'S, I GUESS THERE'S, THERE'S SOFT TIMELINES IN THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT JUST DOESN'T SIT UNDEVELOPED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. AND THEN THERE'S RIGHTS FOR THE CITY TO USE IT. I THINK WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DEVELOP IT. OKAY. AND THE CITY USES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING CURRENTLY WITHIN PHASE ONE AND SOME INTO PHASE TWO, THOSE ARE GOING TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT APPROVAL AS WELL. NO, AS LONG AS THEY'RE CARVED OUT IN THIS INITIAL PLAN.YES. SECTION. YEAH. OKAY. HAS THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVED THIS LEASE AS OF YET? LET ME GET THE NEXT MEETING. YEAH, I'M NOT SURE THEIR TIMING, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE ANOTHER. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE DOING THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING THIS WEEK A MEETING. YEAH. IS IT CONTEMPLATED THAT THE COMMENCEMENT DATE WILL BE EXECUTION BY BOTH PARTIES? IS THAT. YES. AND WE INTEND TO DO THAT AS SOON AS IT'S APPROVED BY BOTH PARTIES. YEAH. DUE TO SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN VERY SOON. YEAH. IT'S APPROVED. YEAH. IN LIGHT OF SOME OF THE MOVING PARTS THAT BOTH PARTIES ARE GOING THROUGH.
YEAH, THAT THAT WAS THE PLAN WAS TO IT BECOMES EFFECTIVE UPON EXECUTION. YEAH. OKAY.
THEN I WANT TO GO BACK TO CASEY'S POINT THAT HE WAS MAKING OR QUESTIONS THAT HE HAD.
SO IF WE LOOK AT THIS FIVE YEAR TIME FRAME FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN EACH OF THESE ZONES. AND YOU SAID THAT THERE'S THE ABILITY, DUE TO FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL YEARS. AT WHAT POINT WOULD, I GUESS, IF THE CITY, IF IT SAT THERE FOR A WHILE, I'M ASSUMING THAT IF THE REQUEST CAME IN, SAY, A SECOND TIME OR TEN YEARS OUT NOW, MAYBE WE COULD PROBABLY SAY NO. AND IF WE HAVE OTHER POTENTIAL THINGS THAT WE COULD PUT IN THERE, RECREATIONAL. NOT THAT WE WOULD DO THAT, BUT I'M JUST I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE LEASE.
NO. SO THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO THERE'S A PROVISION IN THERE THAT THERE'S THESE AREAS MARKED.
AND THERE MAY BE CERTAIN AREAS THAT ARE GENERALLY DESIGNATED FOR USE BY THE SCHOOL. OKAY.
UNTIL THEY HAVE THE FUNDING OR THE ABILITY TO MAKE THEIR IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO, TO USE IT. BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE CARVED OUT THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD. THEY CAN REQUEST AN EXTENSION. AND I GUESS THE THE CLAUSE IN THERE THAT THE CITY COULD RELY UPON OR THE SCHOOL COULD RELY UPON, IS THAT IT SHALL NOT BE UNREASONABLY DENIED. SO AT THAT POINT, YOU KNOW, THE LAWYERS COULD ARGUE OVER THAT. BUT I THINK THAT WE WOULD EVALUATE, HEY, HOW LONG HAS IT SAT THERE? HOW LONG HAS, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE CITY USING IT FOR? WHAT ARE THE CITY'S PLANS? AND THEN DO A RISK REWARD ASSESSMENT AT THAT POINT.
BUT THE CITY WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO, TO, TO SAY NO AT SOME POINT IF IT CHOSE TO DO SO.
OKAY. AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE I'LL CALL IT CONFLICT RESOLUTION SECTION. SO THEY HAVE LIKE PAGE THREE, BUT I'M LOOKING AT THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT. SO IF WE'RE GOING THROUGH FUTURE DESIGNS, WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR GUIDELINES. WHATEVER IS GOING TO BE BUILT THERE. WE HAVE A CONFLICT RESOLUTION. IT TALKS ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT AND CITY MANAGER SITTING DOWN IN GOOD FAITH AND KIND OF WORKING THROUGH THAT. BUT THEN IT GOES RIGHT AFTER THAT COMMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE ADDED SOMETHING ELSE IN, BUT IT GOES RIGHT TO IF NEITHER PARTY AGREES, THEY CAN GIVE 30 DAY OR THREE MONTH NOTICE. I THINK IT WAS BREACH OF CONTRACT.
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IS THERE IS THAT FIRST OFF, IS THAT STILL IN THERE? AND THEN SECOND, IS THERE A WAY TO INCLUDE ANOTHER STEP BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, WHERE MAYBE BOTH BODIES, SCHOOL BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL CAN AND CAN DISCUSS THAT AS WELL? BEFORE WE GO RIGHT TO THE CONTRACT, RIGHT TILL WE GO TO POTENTIAL BREACH OF CONTRACT OR CANCELLATION. AND I I'LL LET I'LL STOP THERE.YEAH. SO LOOK, I MEAN, ANYTHING CERTAINLY WE COULD PROPOSE THAT THAT THAT'S THE NEXT STEP THAT THAT THE CITY MANAGER OR THIRD ARBITRATOR. YEAH. I MEAN, I, I THINK THAT ONE OF THE THE AND AGAIN, HISTORICALLY THERE'S BEEN A GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY MANAGER AND THE SUPERINTENDENT. AND THE HOPE IS THAT THAT THAT CONTINUES ON. AND BY LIMITING, I THINK, TO THOSE TWO HEADS, YOU AVOID THE SITUATION WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THESE CHEFS IN THE KITCHEN TRYING TO MAKE THE SOUP AND CREATE ISSUES. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE THERE'S AN INCENTIVE FOR BOTH SIDES TO TRY TO WORK OUT THAT ISSUE. AT THAT POINT. WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT AND WE COULD PUT ANOTHER STEP IN THERE. I KNOW WE'VE DONE THAT IN SOME OTHER AGREEMENTS, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, I THINK WHEN WE WE GOT TOGETHER AND TALKED WITH THE SIDE FROM THE SCHOOL, THEIR ATTORNEY, ME, JOE, WE, WE WERE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THIS MECHANISM, EVEN LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE, UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LENGTH OF THIS LEASE, ODDS ARE WE'RE ALL NOT GOING TO BE HERE AT SOME POINT. SO. BUT WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH, WITH HOW THIS FRAMEWORK WAS SET UP. SO IF YOU COULD THINK ABOUT THAT, THAT WOULD BE NICE. LAST QUESTION FOR YOU, TALKING ABOUT FUNDING THAT THE SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR. AND THEY TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NAMING RIGHTS AND TYPES OF THOSE IDEAS HERE IN THE LEASE, IT REFERENCED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IT MET OUR POLICIES. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH OUR NAMING RIGHT POLICY. SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON. BUT MY REAL QUESTION IS THE POTENTIAL MAYBE SOME, YOU KNOW, ETHIC ISSUES WITH MAYBE SOME OF THOSE FOLKS POTENTIALLY DOWN THE ROAD, WHATEVER THAT COULD BE. DO WE HAVE A PROCESS THAT WE HAVE MAYBE IN PLACE? IF WE THINK THAT THERE'S SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHETHER IT'S MAYBE THEY GO TO THE PARK AND TRAIL BOARDS AND YOU TAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATION. I MEAN, WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR THAT? YEAH. SO WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT NAMING RIGHTS WHEN IT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS, BECAUSE THE SCHOOL HAS CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS AND POLICIES THAT IT HAS TO FOLLOW AND ABIDE BY WITH RESPECT TO THE NAMING RIGHTS. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NECESSARILY HAVE A NAMING RIGHTS POLICY PER SE, BUT WE HAVE THINGS LIKE FLAGS AND BANNERS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS WHERE WE WANT TO HAVE SOME SOME SAY IN IT. SO WE TRY TO NAVIGATE THE ISSUE WHEREBY THE SCHOOL'S GOING TO MAKE SURE IT MEETS ITS GUIDELINES, AND THEN THAT WE MEET OUR MEET OUR GUIDELINES, AND THEN IF WE STILL HAVE A DISPUTE AGAIN, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE THE PARTIES WILL GET TOGETHER AND TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. SO WE DON'T RUN INTO A POTENTIAL LAWSUIT WHERE WE MAY SAY, HEY, WE DON'T WANT SOMEBODY'S NAME ON THERE OR SOME CORPORATION'S ON THERE, WHICH MAY CREATE ISSUES FOR, FOR EITHER PARTY. SO WE TRIED TO NAVIGATE THAT ISSUE, UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SCHOOL HAD, AS IS RELAYED TO US, THE SCHOOL HAS A MORE FORMAL POLICY ON THAT ISSUE THAN WE DO. MATT, IF I COULD PUT MY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAT ON THE OLD HAT ON FOR A MINUTE. THERE'S THERE IS SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE NAMING RIGHTS POLICY, BUT IT'S IT'S FAIRLY, FAIRLY STRICT IN WHAT CAN AND CAN'T BE. AWARDED, PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT STUDENTS, KIDS, FAMILIES. I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE BUDWEISER STADIUM UP THERE. SO I, I, I APPRECIATE THE CONCERN. I, I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S IS THE BIGGEST THING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT TO BE, TO BE QUITE HONEST, I, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, I THINK HAS AND THEIR, THEIR MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE THAT CAN TALK ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S A, IT'S A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL POLICY, ONE THAT WAS DEBATED FOR A LONG TIME FOR THIS EXACT REASON, CONCERNS ABOUT ONE DOES IT, YOU KNOW, IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR A SCHOOL? BUT SECOND OF ALL, PARTICULARLY IF IT COMES TO INDIVIDUAL NAMING RIGHTS, IF IT'S NOT A CORPORATION, BUT IF IT WAS SOMEBODY WANTING TO PUT THEIR NAME ON IT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD WHAT WOULD THAT PROCESS BE? AND WHAT WOULD THE OPTIONS BE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? IF THERE EVER BECAME A SCENARIO WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT BECAME PROBLEMATIC FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR FOR THE COMMUNITY? SO THERE ARE CLAUSES IN THERE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO REMOVE A NAME IF IT WAS NECESSARY. YEAH. ONE OTHER THING JUST TO MENTION, SINCE IT CAME UP RELATED TO FINANCING. AND JUST SO YOU ALL UNDERSTAND, AND AGAIN, I'M, I'M CLOSE TO THIS. SO IT'S EASY FOR ME, EASY FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT MY FIRST SCHOOL BOARD MEETING FROM, FROM THE SCHOOL'S PERSPECTIVE AS IT RELATES TO FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR
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THIS PROJECT, PHASE ONE, THE FUNDING IS THERE AND THAT'S BEEN THE PRIORITY ALL ALONG.GETTING THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS DONE IS IMPORTANT. WHEN THE BOND WAS PASSED, PART OF WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE BOND AS PART OF THE PACKAGE THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY WAS, IS APPROXIMATELY $5 MILLION FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUM.
AS WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF FINDING ALL THE DIFFERENT PLACES THAT THAT WE WERE LOOKING TO DO THIS AND WHERE WE ENDED UP HERE, THIS DISCOVER PROPERTY CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ACTUALLY HAVE MORE FACILITIES. AND SO WHAT IS IN THIS PLAN, AND I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD IT BEFORE, IS ACTUALLY A STADIUM THAT IS SUITABLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS. A HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM, THOUGH, COSTS MORE MONEY THAN A MIDDLE SCHOOL STADIUM. SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THAT'S WHERE THE NAMING RIGHTS COMES IN. SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES HAVE SOME WORK TO DO IN TERMS OF ACQUIRING OR RAISING ADDITIONAL FUNDS. IF THEY CHOOSE TO PUT A HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM UP THERE, THAT'S PHASE TWO. THE OTHER THING IS THE THE MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD, THAT'S TO THE LEFT UP THERE IN THE BLUE, THAT IS CURRENTLY UNFUNDED, AND THERE WILL BE FUNDRAISING NEEDED FOR THAT. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S PART OFSE TWO. BUT IT'S ALSO WHY. AND THEN YOU CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THIS. THAT'S WHY THE SCHEDULE IS IN THERE THE WAY IT IS. IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN FIVE YEARS DECIDES WE'RE NOT GOING TO FUND A TURF FIELD, THAT'S NOW SPACE THAT THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO USE. YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I, AND I KNOW THAT THE SCHOOLS GOT REALLY GOOD GUIDELINES AROUND THAT. I GUESS MY QUESTION TO BEN THEN WOULD BE. DO WE HAVE A PROCESS IN CASE WE FEEL LIKE FROM A CITY'S PERSPECTIVE, YES, THAT THERE COULD BE MAYBE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THERE, THAT WE COULD HAVE SOMEBODY OR SOME BOARD OR COMMISSION TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL. YEAH. SO I GUESS THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, IT'S CERTAINLY WELL, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT WOULD FALL WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF A BOARD OR COMMISSION WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE TO GO THERE TO, TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. AND THEN ADRIAN REMINDED ME, WE DO HAVE A CITY SPONSORSHIP POLICY, SOMETHING I THINK WE IMPLEMENTED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS WE'VE STARTED TO GROW AND TAKE ON SPONSORS. SO WE WE DO HAVE A SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WE'D HAVE TO WORK THROUGH. I'LL SAY THIS, I DON'T THINK I'M SPEAKING OUT OF TURN. OUR FIRST PASS ACROSS THE TABLE ON NAMING RIGHTS. WE KIND OF TOOK UNILATERAL VETO RIGHTS WITH IT, TO WHICH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHARED WITH US THEIR THOUGHTS AND THEIR POLICIES. I KNOW, AS JOE AND I WENT THROUGH, THAT, WE WERE PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH HOW IT STANDS. AND THE PARTIES ARE PRETTY WELL ALIGNED WITH RESPECT TO THAT. IF IF IT'S THE SCHOOL'S FACILITY, THOUGH, AND THEY'RE LEASING IT FROM US, DO WE HAVE A RIGHT TO SAY THAT THAT THEY THEIR NAMING RIGHT IS A CONFLICT FOR US? SO IF THEY'RE A TENANT, SO THIS IS THEIR LEASE. BUT I THINK WE DO HAVE. SO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, I, I THINK WE, WE LET OUR INTEREST BE KNOWN TO BECAUSE IT IS ON CITY PROPERTY, WE PAY FOR THE PROPERTY. WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, NEIGHBORS LIVING ALL AROUND THERE THAT WE DON'T WANT CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL SIGNAGE OR THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT DOES THIS LEASE PROTECT THAT? BECAUSE I WOULD THINK CONTRACTUALLY, UNLESS IT'S VERY SPECIFIC AND I DIDN'T SEE IT, I WOULD THINK THEY COULD. STILL, THERE WASN'T WHAT THEY WANTED FOR THEIR OWN PART OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. YEAH. SO I THINK, WELL, I, I THINK THERE ARE THINGS IN THERE THAT TO PROTECT THE CITY, TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S CONSISTENT WITH BOTH OUR POLICIES. OKAY. THERE WAS, I THINK THERE WAS A NOT TO HOLD US HARMLESS THERE, I THINK WAS IN THAT SECTION SOMEWHERE. I THOUGHT I SAW YES, THE, THE NAMING RIGHTS AGREEMENT, IF IT'S IF IT'S CONTRARY TO THE APPLICABLE LANDLORD POLICY OR APPLICABLE LEGAL PROVISION, THE PARTIES WILL MEET TO DISCUSS IN GOOD FAITH. NOW, DOES THAT HAVE A LOT OF TEETH TO IT? IT'S A GOOD FAITH DISCUSSION. I MEAN, YEAH, BUT AGAIN, I THINK HISTORICALLY THAT'S THE RELATIONSHIP THAT THE THE SCHOOL AND THE CITY HAVE HAD TOGETHER. THEY'VE TRIED TO I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS IF THIS AGREEMENT, IF IF IN THE FUTURE, WE'RE NOT HAVING THAT SAME RELATIONSHIP, THIS LANGUAGE I DON'T THINK WOULD PROTECT US IN COURT TO BE ABLE TO SAY, YOU CAN'T NAME YOUR FOOTBALL STADIUM SOMETHING THAT IS A CONFLICT FOR US, BECAUSE WE JUST GAVE THEM A $10 MILLION ABATEMENT AND WE'RE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH IT. WELL, WOULDN'T WE JUST WOULDN'T WE THEN SAY WE'RE AT AN IMPASSE AND THEN IT WOULD BE A BREACH OF CONTRACT AND THEN IT WOULD BE I MEAN, THOSE ARE I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S WE'D HAVE TO WALK DOWN THERE AND SEE AND WE'D HAVE TO YEAH, WE'D HAVE TO WEIGH THE STRENGTH OF OUR ARGUMENTS GOING FORWARD. YEAH. AND AGAIN, HOPEFULLY THE PARTIES CONTINUE TO HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS. AND AGAIN, IN LOOKING AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S POLICY AS WE TALK THROUGH THAT ISSUE, I THINK JOE AND I WERE PRETTY COMFORTABLE THAT THE THE AT LEAST AS WE SIT HERE TODAY, EVERYBODY'S. POSITION ON THAT WAS SOMEWHAT
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ALIGNED MOVING FORWARD. AND AS I UNDERSTOOD THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, I MEAN, THEY HAVE CERTAIN LEGAL OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS TO CONSIDER THINGS SIMILAR TO THE CITY. SO I THINK WE WERE WE WERE PRETTY, PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT MOVING FORWARD. I MEAN, MY FEELING IS ALSO THAT IF IT IS THERE, IF IT IS THEIR PROPERTY, THEIR THEIR IMPROVEMENT, THEN IT'S PROBABLY OKAY EVEN IF IT IS A CONFLICT FOR US. YEAH. IF WE GET TO THAT, I GUESS THAT'S PART OF WHAT THAT BECOMES OUR COVER, RIGHT? YEAH, THAT BECOMES OUR COVER. YEAH. SO, SO, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD REALISTICALLY KNOW THAT, THAT IT COULD COME DOWN TO THAT WHERE, OH, THEY'RE BUILDING A STADIUM AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GETTING THE SPONSORSHIP. IT'S AND THEY'RE THE TENANT. IT'S THEIR IMPROVEMENT. WE MAY NOT LIKE IT. WE CAN VOICE IT, BUT WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SAY ABSOLUTELY NOT. BUT WE ALSO PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE A CONFLICT BECAUSE THEIR IMPROVEMENT WOULD GET THE MONEY RIGHT TO FUND THE IMPROVEMENT. RIGHT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE GETTING THAT MONEY. EXACTLY. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT KIND OF THIS SQUISHY GOOD FAITH LANGUAGE AS THE CONTRACT GOES ALONG. IS THERE ARE THERE I APOLOGIZE, I DON'T HAVE THE DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF ME. ARE THERE DEDICATED TOUCH POINTS TO GO THROUGH THE YEARS WHERE, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THE PARTIES ARE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION, BUT ARE THERE REGULAR CHECK INS THAT ARE CONTEMPLATED BY THE AGREEMENT SO THAT WE KNOW? SO. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE. IN THE INITIAL BUILD OUT POINT, THERE ARE, I THINK, MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORTS AND OTHER REPORTS RELATED TO THAT. NOW, WE DID ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES TOO, BECAUSE AGAIN, I THINK THAT WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CONCERN GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE, WITH REPAIRS AND UPDATES AND MAINTENANCE ISSUES, DO THEY NEED TO COME TO US FOR APPROVAL EVERY TIME? AND I THINK WE THOUGHT, WELL, THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE AS LONG AS IT'S, YOU KNOW, SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR IN THE SAME SAME VEIN AS THE INITIAL IMPROVEMENT THAT THEY WOULDN'T NEED TO COME BACK TO US FOR THAT, BECAUSE THAT MAY NOT BE THE BEST USE OF EVERYBODY'S TIME AND RESOURCES. I'M NOT LOOKING SO MUCH FOR AN ONGOING APPROVAL, BUT MAYBE AN ONGOING REPORTING REQUIREMENT WOULD BE HELPFUL OR TOUCH BASE. WELL, WE DO HAVE LIAISONS SIGNED FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COUNCIL TO EACH OF THESE BOARDS. YEAH. WELL, WHILE NOT IMPOSSIBLE, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO BRING BOTH PUBLIC BODIES TOGETHER TO HAVE THIS DEBATE IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC. IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT IT'D BE A LITTLE CUMBERSOME. WE'D PROBABLY BE THE MCCOY CENTER. YEAH. I THINK TO TO, TO YOUR POINT, MAYOR, THERE'S GOING TO BE CITY MANAGER.THERE'S GOING TO BE SUPERINTENDENT WHO CAN ALWAYS TOUCH BASE UPON. AND AT ANY POINT, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL HAS AN ISSUE, WE CAN REACH OUT. IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS AN ISSUE, THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT AND THEN WE CAN NAVIGATE THOSE ISSUES. I DON'T CARE WHO'S TALKING. I JUST WANT THERE TO BE SOME SORT OF ONGOING UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, IF THERE'S A DELAY, THAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT BEFORE FIVE YEARS. BUT TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, WE WILL BE TALKING REGULARLY.
THAT'S OUR JOB ON COUNCIL. SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE AGREEMENT AS STATED. AND THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE TALKING AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ABOUT WHO'S HELPING MAINTAIN WHAT ON THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE. AND THERE ARE REGULAR, I GUESS, THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO STAY IN TOUCH, TO DISCUSS THOSE ISSUES, TO SEE IF THERE'S A MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO MAINTAIN THE SITE SO THAT PARTIES AREN'T DUPLICATING SERVICES. SO CERTAINLY AS YOU GO THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, THERE IS A MECHANISM IN PLACE FOR THE PARTIES PRETTY REGULARLY TO DISCUSS THOSE ISSUES. AND TO YOUR POINT, BEN, ABOUT THE FINANCING OF MAINTENANCE, EACH OF THESE ENTITIES APPROVES AN ANNUAL BUDGET. THAT'S A PRETTY INTRICATE PROCESS. THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE YOU KNOW, IT CERTAINLY IS NOT A CHEAP EXPENSE, RIGHT? SO I WOULD EXPECT BOTH PUBLIC BODIES TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE EXACT NUMBERS LINED UP. THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAVING CONVERSATIONS EITHER BETWEEN LIAISONS OR THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE CITY MANAGER. RIGHT? EXACTLY. RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET A BASEBALL FIELD BUILT BEFORE THE EAGLES WIN ANOTHER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. MIGHT NOT THEY WOULDN'T THEY GO BACK TO THAT. THAT MIGHT NOT BE READY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RESOLUTION? ALL RIGHT THEN I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 25, 2026. YES, MIKE. COME ON UP. AND IF YOU WILL GIVE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS OR AFFILIATION. YEAH. EXCUSE ME, MIKE CLARK. MIKE
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KLEIN 7639 GRIMSLEY LANE. AND THAT'S JUST UP IN NOTTINGHAM. TRACE, YOU GOT A VOICE FOR RADIO? NOT TONIGHT. I WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING, BUT I THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE JUST HAD. THERE'S PLENTY OF SCHOOL OFFICIALS THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE BEEN HERE THAT HAVE PUT IN LENGTHY HOURS ON A LOT OF THIS. I JUST WANTED TO ANSWER COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTION. AS OF THIS MORNING, THIS LEASE WAS ON THE BOARD AGENDA FOR THURSDAY MORNING. OKAY. FOR THE BOARD TO DISCUSS AND VOTE ON. I KNOW MR. WILSON IS BACK HERE, SO HE PROBABLY CAN GET WITH ANYBODY WHO HAS A QUESTION ON THAT, A COUPLE ALSO, I WANTED TO POINT OUT MAYOR SPALDING, ENTITIES HAVE MET BEFORE IN TOTAL AS FAR BACK AS 2010 ISH COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, IT WAS CALLED. I THINK YOU WERE PART OF THAT. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WE DID DO IT AT THE MCCOY. IT'S TEDIOUS. IT CAN GET CUMBERSOME BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY ELECTED OFFICIALS THERE, BUT IT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST. IT COULD BE DONE IN THE FUTURE IF NEED BE. BUT WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO TOUCH ON WAS. AND MR. MCLELLAN, COUNCILMAN MCLELLAN TOUCHED ON IT. PHASE ONE IS ALREADY FUNDED BASED ON THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE FROM A YEAR OR SO AGO. WHAT I WOULD POINT OUT IS THAT I THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE GET STARTED ASAP ON THIS BECAUSE I KNOW WE WE JOKE ABOUT THE NO HOME FIELD. WE WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT AS MANY OF YOU KNOW WHO HAVE WHO HAVE KIDS PLAYING AT HOME IS A REALLY BIG DEAL. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT TWO SEASONS WITHOUT A HOME FOR THESE FAMILIES. AND THAT'S KIND OF A BIG DEAL TO THEM. SO I KNOW EVERYBODY IS COGNIZANT OF THAT AND WANTS THIS TO MOVE FORWARD. BUT I WOULD IMPLORE THE COUNCIL AND THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT WE'VE HAD LOTS OF DISAGREEMENTS, OR AT LEAST DIFFERENCES OF OPINIONS IN THE PAST, AND WE'VE ALL SEEMED TO COME TOGETHER. WE'RE GREAT LISTENERS, NO MATTER WHO'S BEEN ELECTED, AT LEAST IN MY HISTORY HERE IN NEW ALBANY, WHICH HAS BEEN 22 YEARS. AND SO I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD. WE WE CAN GET PAST ANY DISAGREEMENTS.THAT'S WHY WE HAVE LAWYERS. AND IF WE CAN GET PHASE ONE STARTED ASAP, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR KIDS. AND I HEAR ALL THE TIME. AND WHEN I WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, JOHN WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND MARK IS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. WE WANT TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS, AND I THINK THIS IS WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS. SO THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU, MR. KLEIN. AND I MEAN, WE'RE ALL VERY AWARE OF THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO GET THIS UNDERWAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I THINK IT ALSO PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE PROCESS THAT BOTH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE CITY VERY DELIBERATELY WENT THROUGH AND NEGOTIATED A LEASE THAT'S A LITTLE COMPLEX AND HAS SOME ISSUES IN IT THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD TO DEAL WITH BEFORE, KNOWING THAT THERE'S A PRESSURE TO TRY TO GET THIS DONE. SO THERE'S A BALANCE THERE, BUT I THINK WE'RE ALL EAGER TO VOTE ON THIS AND IN JUST A MOMENT AND HOPEFULLY GET THIS BACK TO THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THEIR QUICK ATTENTION AS WELL. BUT WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING UNLESS THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. SORRY. NO. ALL RIGHT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY VOTE FOR ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 25, 2026. SECOND, ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. WELCH. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 25, 2026. ALL RIGHT. ANY COUNCIL
[14. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS TONIGHT? REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES. OUR NEXT MEETING IS IN TWO WEEKS.WE HAVE A PUBLIC POLICY ROUNDTABLE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NEXT TUESDAY. TALKING A LOT ABOUT SOME OF THE BILLS THAT JUST CAME OUT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. ANYTHING IMPACTING NEW ALBANY, I'LL MAKE SURE WE GET AN UPDATE THROUGH JOE. ANY UPDATE FROM THE JOINT PARKS? NO REPORT. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS? I HAVE AN UPDATE. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY HERE WHO COULD JUST CHIME IN IF I MISS ANYTHING, I NEED TO SAVE THE FIRST ITEM FOR LAST. THE MEETING WAS JUNE 29TH. WE. IT WAS SPECIAL BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST ONE THAT JASON FIND. SUPERINTENDENT JASON FINE WAS AT AND HE WAS PINCH HITTING FOR SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL SAWYERS, WHO WAS AT A WEDDING. HE HAD RECENTLY GONE TO AN ICE CREAM SOCIAL JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND IS GOING TO BE AT THE FAMILY FLICK NIGHT THAT IS UPCOMING AT THE PARKS AND RECREATION. I REALIZE I DON'T HAVE THAT DATE ON THERE, BUT I THINK IT'S THIS FRIDAY. THAT'S FRIDAY. OKAY, GREAT. SO YOU CAN MEET HIM THERE. THE STATE BASEBALL TEAM OR THE THE BOYS BASEBALL TEAM WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, WHICH IS AMAZING.
[01:20:01]
THEY ARE GOING TO BE AT A MEETING IN AUGUST TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE BOARD. THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THEIR COACH, SANDMAN, WAS RESIGNING FOR A JOB, A HUGE PROMOTION TO SUPERINTENDENT BACK AT HIS HOME. A LARGE PART OF THE MEETING WAS A TOWNSHIP UPDATE, WHICH I AM GOING TO LEAVE TO. I THINK IT'S THE SAME UPDATE THAT MR. DEREK WILL GIVE. AND THEN THERE WAS A CAMPUS MASTER PLAN UPDATE. SO RESILIENT CONSTRUCTION WAS THERE. AREN'T YOU GOING TO GIVE THE TOWNSHIP. THEY USUALLY DO TWO THINGS. BRAZILIAN CONSTRUCTION WAS THERE TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE NEW SCHOOL, WHICH WILL BE CALLED THE NEW ALBANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE. THERE. THE SITE HAS BEEN FULLY DEMOLISHED. THERE IS. THE GYMNASIUM IS ABOUT TO BE. IS BUILT AS A BIG SLAB. PROGRESS IS GOING WELL ON TIME. ALSO.THE TECH HUB IS UNDERWAY AND THE ATHLETIC HUB WHERE WE JUST TALKED A LOT ABOUT. SO THE SITE.
THEY SAID SITE WILL DEVELOP OVER TIME. BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL WILL BE OPEN NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 2028. PHASE ONE A WE TALKED ABOUT PHASE ONE, B1B IS A LOOP PATH AROUND IT. AND THEN PHASE ONE C IS KIND OF TBD, DEPENDENT ON WHAT AMENITIES AND WHAT FUNDING IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE. THE TRANSPORTATION HUB IS THEY'RE THEY'RE KIND OF PAUSING CONSTRUCTION, I BELIEVE, AT THIS TIME, TRYING TO FIND A SUITABLE SITE FOR THAT PLAN. I'M SURE WE'LL WE'LL GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. WELCOME TO CASEY COSGRAVE, THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING. THERE WAS A NUMBER OF APPLICANTS FOR THAT JOB, AND SHE WAS SELECTED. SHE WORKS WITH JASON FINE RIGHT NOW IN BEXLEY. THEY UPDATED THEIR HANDBOOK FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, DISCUSSED A COLLEGE SHARING DATA FOR DIRECT ADMISSION, WHERE COLLEGES CAN BASICALLY REACH OUT TO STUDENTS THAT THEY THINK WOULD FIT THEIR STUDENT POPULATION AND SAY, HEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME HERE? WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY DID FOR ME BACK IN THE DAY, WHICH IS GOOD, SAVES, SAVES SOME HEADACHE. AND THEN THE FINAL THING, WHICH IS REALLY THE FIRST THING, IS THEY HAD DEBBIE KALINOWSKI, FORMER BOARD PRESIDENT, COME TO SAY SOME WONDERFUL WORDS ABOUT THE DEPARTING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, JOHN MCCLELLAN. MY FAVORITE QUOTE WAS THAT PUBLIC SERVICE IS NOT WHAT HE DOES, IT'S WHO HE IS. SO I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE HERE. AND THERE IS ANOTHER BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY AT 8 A.M. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UPDATE? AND THAT TAKES US TO AN UPDATE FROM PLAIN TOWNSHIP.
THEY DID HAVE A MEETING LAST WEEK. IT WAS BASICALLY ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL OF OPERATING EXPENSES. NO OTHER MAJOR MOTIONS OR CHANGES TO REPORT ON OTHER THAN THEIR BASIC DOING BUSINESS AND APPROVING THE INVOICES FOR THE THAT PARTICULAR PERIOD. ALL
[15. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]
RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO REPORT OF CITY OFFICIALS. LET ME JUST START BY SAYING THANK YOU TO OUR OUTSTANDING STAFF FOR TAKING ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A MULTIPLE DAY CELEBRATION FOR THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR FOUNDING AND JUST A GREAT COMMUNITY EVENT. I THINK SOME OF OUR STAFF ON THAT VERY LAST LINE OF YOUR POSITION DESCRIPTION, WHERE IT SAYS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED, YOU REALLY GOT TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT JUST AN OUTSTANDING JOB BY SO MANY PEOPLE TO MAKE THOSE TWO DAYS SO SPECIAL AND SO UNIQUE TO NEW ALBANY. I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE ALL OBVIOUSLY GOT TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT PUTTING ON THAT EVENT. AND I'M SURE AS YEARS GO ON, WE'LL MAKE IMPROVEMENTS WHERE WE CAN. BUT JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR GRAND MARSHALS FOR THE DAY, CHIEF JONES AND JOE STEPANOV, WHO DID ALREADY HAVE THE WEEK PLANNED OFF. HE WASN'T SUNBURNED THAT HE COULDN'T COME IN TODAY, BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE TWO OF THEM HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMUNITY IN THAT WAY, AND I HAD A LOT OF FOLKS THAT DAY THAT MADE NOTE OF THAT, THAT IT WAS A GREAT DAY, BUT THEY WERE REALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO SAY THANK YOU IN THAT WAY TO SO MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO JOE'S NOT HERE, BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY THANK YOU TO HIM. BUT CHIEF JONES, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. YOU'VE LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON ALL OF US. SO THANK YOU. WELL, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. UNRELATED, I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO JOE TODAY, AND HE'S WITH HIS GRANDKIDS. HE SOUNDED A LITTLE TIRED, SO HE MAY BE MORE EAGER TO COME BACK THAN WE THINK. SO, BUT, YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.AS YOU MENTIONED, ABBY'S TEAM DID A GREAT JOB. WHAT A ALL THREE PARTS OF THE THE WEEKEND WERE GREAT AND REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THEIR EFFORTS. AND IT WAS REALLY A GOOD TIME.
[01:25:02]
THANKS AGAIN. YEAH. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CLERK? I WANT TO START THE DISCUSSION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS WORKSHOP AND BUDGET WORKSHOP, GETTING THOSE ON THE CALENDAR. I WILL SEND OUT MY USUAL GRID WITH AVAILABLE DATES, BUT I WAS HOPING YOU COULD TELL ME NOW IF YOU HAVE ANY PLANNED, LIKE TRAVEL ABSENCES IN SEPTEMBER OR IN NOVEMBER. I HAVE A START OF SOME DATES FROM STAFF. BUT IF YOU KNOW NOW, LIKE START THINKING ABOUT IT AND IF YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE TRAVELING, LET ME KNOW WHEN, ESPECIALLY AROUND THANKSGIVING.YEAH. SO I'LL SEND THAT OUT. BUT NO ONE'S LIKE IMMEDIATELY LEAPING UP SAYING DON'T DO. SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGN. OKAY, I WILL REACH OUT VERY SOON WITH SOME PROPOSED DATES, WHICH I HAVE. AND THAT'S IT FOR ME. ALL RIGHT. AND ALSO THANK YOU TO CLERK MASON FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE. I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU DO IT, BUT IT IS ALWAYS AMAZING TO SEE SOMEONE ON STILTS PAYING PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO LITTLE PEOPLE. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I THINK THEY'RE AMAZED AS WELL TO SEE YOU IN THAT ATHLETIC FEAT. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, WHICH I KNOW IS TRUE BECAUSE WE HAVE SHE TELLS ME NO UPDATES. SO. ALL RIGHT. NO. OKAY. WE'LL PASS ANY UPDATE FROM THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
NO. NO UPDATE. AND, BEN, WE'VE HEARD ENOUGH FROM YOU. I'M KIDDING. THE CITY ATTORNEY.
WELL, WE'LL FOLLOW THE TREND AND SAY NO REPORT. OKAY. BUT THANK YOU, POLL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER WE DISCUSSED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? MR. SMITH. THERE YOU GO. KIRK SMITH, 6830 CENTRAL COLLEGE ROAD. SOME OF US WERE HERE TONIGHT THINKING WE WERE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT SOME UPDATES AT THE HAMLET. I THOUGHT THAT WAS. THEY CAME AND PRESENTED AND THEY WERE GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT PLANS.
WAS THAT. YEAH, I'M SORRY, I DON'T THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE AGENDA. NO. THEY WERE HERE AS A PART OF THE APPROVAL FOR TWO SECTIONS OF THEIR PLAT AND GAVE A DETAILED UPDATE TO COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC AT THAT MEETING WHERE THEY WERE GETTING THOSE UPDATES. THEY DID COMMIT AFTER COUNCIL HAD ASKED THEM TO COME BACK AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, BUT IT WASN'T NECESSARILY DETERMINED WHEN IT LIKELY MIGHT BE. WHEN THEY COME BACK FOR THE LAST SECTION TO BE PLATTED. BUT TO KIND OF COINCIDE WITH HAVING TO BE HERE ANYWAYS. BUT I THINK AS THEY THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL MIX AND DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY HAD A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, GOOD INFORMATION TO SHARE AT THAT TIME, BUT FELT LIKE THERE WOULD BE SOME TIME THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO KIND OF BAKE SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT THEY WERE WORKING. SO THE NEXT TIME THEY WOULDN'T COME WOULD BE UNTIL THEY WOULD BE FOR PHASE TWO. WELL, IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHEN THEY HAVE UPDATES. THEY COMMITTED TO COME BACK WHEN THEY DO HAVE UPDATES, AND IT MAY COINCIDE WITH ANOTHER PLAT APPROVAL BECAUSE EACH TIME THEY THEY GET THROUGH ENGINEERING FOR EACH SECTION. SO THERE'S ANOTHER SECTION THAT WOULD STILL NEED TO BE PLATTED, NOT NECESSARILY START CONSTRUCTION ON THAT. JUST GO THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS.
AND ONE OTHER COMMENT FOR COUNCIL AND THIS MAY BE MORE TOWARDS RYAN. SO THE CITY HAS NO PROHIBITION ON DUMP TRUCKS I'M ASSUMING. BUT I TOOK A LITTLE SURVEY TODAY. AND IN ABOUT A 25 MINUTE PERIOD, THERE WERE 14 DUMP TRUCKS GOING UP AND DOWN CENTRAL COLLEGE. IT SEEMED LIKE THE THE, THE SOIL TRUCKS ARE REALLY, REALLY STARTING TO INCREASE. SO IN CENTRAL COLLEGE, NOW CONSIDERED A PRIMARY EAST WEST FOR THE DUMP TRUCKS TO COME IN AND OUT OF NEW ALBANY, IS THAT A THING? NOW? DO WE KNOW? WELL, I I'LL JUMP IN FOR RYAN A LITTLE BIT.
I MEAN, IT IS A PUBLIC ROAD. SO YEAH, TO YOUR POINT, WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT ACCESS.
IF THERE'S A BRIDGE THERE THAT HAS A WEIGHT LIMIT CAPACITY, WE MAY BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME LIMITATION IN THAT REGARD. I THINK ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF DAY, YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO SEE THE EAST WEST CONNECTIONS EITHER NORTH OR SOUTH OF 161 BEING MORE HEAVILY UTILIZED AS FOLKS THAT WOULD NORMALLY USE 161 DIVERT BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC BACKUPS. BUT YEAH, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WHAT TIME OF DAY WAS IT? AND 730 IN THE MORNING? IT'S IT'S HEAVY RIGHT? YEAH. IT'S VERY SO I THINK WE AND I WON'T, YOU KNOW, I'LL LET RYAN WHO PAYS CLOSER ATTENTION TO THESE DETAILS THAN I DO, BUT MY EXPECTATION OR MY GUESS WOULD BE THAT THAT HOUR OF THE DAY IS WHERE THERE'S SOME DIVERSION FROM 161 BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC, WHICH I GOT TO IT IT WAS DELAYE. YEAH, THAT'S WELL SAID, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU. AND KIRK NOTED.
WE'LL WE'LL PAY ATTENTION TO THAT AREA AS AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE IS A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN AND AROUND THE CITY. AND OUR TRAFFIC SYSTEM IS VERY DYNAMIC
[01:30:06]
RIGHT NOW, AS YOU KNOW, AS DIFFERENT SHIFTS CHANGE AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING IN AND AROUND THE CITY. AND, YOU KNOW, THE TRAFFIC JUST USUALLY TENDS TO GO THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE, JUST LIKE WATER. SO IF SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THERE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT ONE DAY THAT CAUSES TRAFFIC TO ROUTE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION OR ANY NUMBER OF THINGS. BUT IF WE SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A CONSISTENT PATTERN, WE'LL WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT, WE'LL MONITOR THAT AND DO OUR BEST TO, TO HELP OUT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP.AND THEN JUST JUST BACK TO YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE HAMLET, THERE'LL BE OTHER PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY HAVE PLANNED. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO HEAR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC ASKING THE DEVELOPER FOR SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THE COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL PARTS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT. AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM. AND AGAIN, I, I WILL COMMIT TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU AND LONNIE ARE BOTH, YOU KNOW, ON THE NOTICE IF AND WHEN THOSE AGENDA ITEMS APPEAR ON A COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. AND WE DO HAVE AN
[18. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING TO JUST REVIEW REAPPOINTMENT OF OUR BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS. SO I WOULD MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PRESUMED TO OHIO. REVISED CODE 12122 G ONE FOR DISCUSSION REGARDING APPOINTMENT OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL, NAMELY BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS. THANK YOU. SECOND. I GOTTA GIVE COUNCIL MEMBER DIRK, WHO'S ACTUALLY ON THE RECORD, BUT HIS FINGERS ARE UP. THAT WAS JUST WAITING TILL YOU FINISHED, MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KATZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.WILKINS. YES. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:02 P.M.
FOR THOSE FOLLOWING ALONG, WE WILL LEAVE THE CAMERAS RUNNING. YOU MIGHT GET A PAUSE SCREEN, BUT WE WILL TURN THE SOUND OFF. COUNCIL WILL COME BACK AND RESUME THE ALL RIGHT. WE ARE PUSHING SOUND MAYOR. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT WE RETURNED TO THE PUBLIC MEETING HAVING A EXITED EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SEVEN. YES. VOTES TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:19 P.M. ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION. THEN I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED AT
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