Oct 06, 2026 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME TO THE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6TH. I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE THAT'S ABLE TO STAND AND REPEAT OUR NATIONAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS A SOUNDTRACK HAPPENING. I KNOW I HAD TO CHECK MY OWN ON THERE. ALL RIGHT. CLERK MASON, THE ROLL, PLEASE. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES. MAYOR SPALDING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT HERE. I HAVE SEVEN PRESENT FOR THE 2026 REGUL

[4. ACTION ON MINUTES]

[5. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA]

THEIR. OCTOBER 20TH. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS? THEN I WOULD MOVE FOR THOSE TWO ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA. SECOND. OH MAYOR SPALDING. YES.

COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. I

[6. HEARING OF VISITORS]

SAMMY, WHO. THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS INCREDIBLE RECOGNITION. WINNING THE DIVISION ONE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN DIVING WAS A GOAL I'VE WORKED TOWARD FOR A LONG TIME, AND IT MEANS SO MUCH TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMUNITY I'VE GROWN UP IN. I WANT TO THANK MY COACHES, TEAMMATES, MY PARENTS AND SISTERS, AND EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED ME ALONG THE WAY. DIVING TAKES A LONG TIME, HARD WORK AND PERSEVERANCE, AND I

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COACH JOHN, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP TO. THAT? RIGHT. THAT FIRST TIME? COME ON UP FRONT. THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU.

YEAH.

THAT'S A REALLY TOUCHING SKILLS. OKAY, LET ME GET ANOTHER ONE.

OKAY. DO WE WANT TO LEAVE IT BACK THERE? CAN I LEAVE IT HERE? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, I THINK WE MIGHT AS WELL BE FINE FOR NOW. WE CAN SEE YOU. THAT'S. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM UNDER HEARING OF VISITORS, WE HAVE TWO LIFE SAVING AWARDS. CHIEF, YOU CAN TALK A LITTLE INTRODUCTION ABOUT THIS AWARD AND HOW SOMEONE WOULD GET NOMINATED FOR IT. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A CEREMONY. YEAH. SO THIS IS REALLY A GREAT STORY, A POTENTIAL TRAGEDY THAT WAS AVERTED, YOU KNOW, BACK IN THE SPRING, WE HAD TWO PEOPLE HAVE OVERDOSED AT THE SHEETS, AND ONE OF THEM HAD OVERDOSED IN THE CAR, AND ONE HAD OVERDOSED IN THE STORE. AND, YOU KNOW, IN A TIME WHERE I FEEL LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND, AND FREEZE, AND OTHERS MAY WHIP OUT THEIR PHONE AND JUST VIDEOTAPE THINGS. WE HAD TWO PEOPLE HERE THAT REALLY DID A GREAT JOB, STEPPED IN TO SAVE A LIFE. EVEN BEFORE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS COULD RESPOND. AND, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY A LOT OF PEOPLE WONDER WHAT THEY WOULD DO IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT. BUT TO SEE THESE TWO JUMP INTO ACTION AND REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS IMPRESSIVE AND WE'RE WE'RE GLAD THAT THEY'RE HERE TONIGHT AND THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE THEM. THANK YOU CHIEF. AND AGAIN, IT'S IT'S GREAT TO SEE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY STEP UP AND HELP ONE ANOTHER. I MEAN, IT'S ALWAYS A TEST IN AN EMERGENCY HOW PEOPLE REACT. BUT THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS HAD THE COURAGE TO TO HELP SOMEONE IN NEED TO STEP INTO A SOMETIMES AN UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION. AND I THINK ALL OF US WOULD BE CHALLENGED IN THAT SAME SITUATION. BUT THE OUTCOME WAS GOOD BECAUSE OF TWO PEOPLE WHO CARED. SO LET'S, LET'S DO A QUICK PRESENTATION. FIRST UP IS EMMA LYNN JOHNSON. SO MISS JOHNSON, WHEN YOU RECOGNIZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, YOU RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY. YOU TOOK ACTION TO OBTAIN NALOXONE AND PROVIDE IT APPROPRIATELY WHEN IT WAS URGENTLY NEEDED. YOUR QUICK THINKING AND WILLINGNESS TO GET INVOLVED PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN TODAY'S RESPONSE, AND IT BEING A POSITIVE SITUATION. YOUR ACTIONS EXEMPLIFY COMPASSION, COMMUNITY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND

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AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AND AS OFTEN IS THE CASE, COURAGE IS COURAGEOUS. IT'S BEEN THAT.

SO MISS PANETTA WAS ALSO SET INTO THIS EMERGENCY SITUATION UNFOLDING IN FRONT OF HER. AND YOU RESPONDED AGAIN WITH COURAGE AND COMPOSURE. YOU ADMINISTERED THE NALOXONE AND REMAINED WITH THIS WOMAN, CONTINUING TO PROVIDE HER WITH SUPPORT AND MONITOR HER UNTIL THE FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED. FOR YOUR DECISIVE ACTIONS IN COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT TO THAT OTHER PERSON AND THEIR WELL-BEING IS A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE THAT YOU MADE TO HER AND TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY AND OUR NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT, I'M HONORED TO PRESENT YOU ALSO WITH THIS LIFESAVING AWARD IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR ACTIONS ON MAY 28TH. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE, COMPASSION, AND FOR TAKING ACTION WHEN IT WAS MOST NEEDED. THANK YOU. SERGEANT. OFFICER. YEAH. BRING THE OFFICERS UP. YEAH. NOEL. IF YOU WANT. I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING IN THE PICTURE. I KNOW, I KNOW, I'M.

OKAY. THAT TAKES US TO OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION, WHICH IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A CROWD GATHERED TO HELP CELEBRATE. SO THANK YOU. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS A PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER AS HINDU HERITAGE MONTH HERE IN NEW ALBANY. I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION, AND WE'D INVITE WHOEVER FROM THE GROUP WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND ACCEPT IT AND PERHAPS SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH US. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. A PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER AS HINDU HERITAGE MONTH HERE IN NEW ALBANY. WHEREAS NEW ALBANY IS HOME TO A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. WHEREAS, THE CULTURE, HISTORY, TRADITIONS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF HINDUS ARE RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. IN OCTOBER AND IN JANUARY OF 2025, GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE SIGNED HOUSE BILL 173, WHICH OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES OCTOBER AS HINDU HERITAGE MONTH IN THE STATE OF OHIO. WHEREAS OCTOBER WAS CHOSEN AS HINDU HERITAGE MONTH BECAUSE OF MUHAMMAD. GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY IS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH, AND DIWALI IS TYPICALLY CELEBRATED NEAR THE END OF THE MONTH. WHEREAS HINDUS HAVE MADE PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN NEW ALBANY, WHICH SPAN NUMEROUS INDUSTRIES INCLUDING RETAIL, HEALTHCARE, INSURANCE, ACADEMIA, TELECOM, TECHNOLOGY, LAW, FINANCE, ART AND MANY, MANY MORE. WHEREAS, NEW ALBANY'S ATTRACT HINDU AMERICANS FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD, AND THE COMMUNITY IS GROWING IN PART FROM CORPORATE INITIATIVES AND IN PART FROM HOW DIVERSITY IS EMBRACED HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WHEREAS, THE AMERICAN HINDU COMMUNITY WILL COLLECTIVELY CELEBRATE ITS HERITAGE, CULTURE AND DIVERSE SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS ROOTED IN INDIA THIS MONTH AND NEXT MONTH, INCLUDING

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WHEREAS NEW ALBANY INVITES ITS RESIDENTS TO COME TO NEW ALBANY'S ANNUAL DIWALI FESTIVAL ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2026 AT THE HENSON AMPHITHEATER AND HAVE A HECK OF A PARTY TOGETHER NOW.

THEREFORE, I. SLOAN SPALDING, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. COUNTIES OF FRANKLIN AND LICKING STATE OF OHIO. ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL AND OUR RESIDENTS, DO HEREBY DECLARE OCTOBER 2026 AS HINDU HERITAGE MONTH AND TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT AND CELEBRATE HINDUISM AND TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE HINDU COMMUNITY AND TO SUPPORT OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY OF NEW ALBANY WHO WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION.

IT'S ON THEIR. OH, IT'S A LITTLE ONE.

TO WALK AROUND THERE AND SAY SOMETHING REALLY SMART, SURE THING. AND IF YOU'LL GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND EVERYBODY PRESENT TODAY. MY NAME IS ARJUN NORI. I'M A SENIOR AT NEW ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL, AND MY ADDRESS IS 7417. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK EVERYBODY HERE WHO'S MADE IT POSSIBLE TO DECLARE OCTOBER AS HINDU HERITAGE MONTH ONCE AGAIN. GROWING UP IN NEW ALBANY, AS THE SON OF TWO HINDU PARENTS, MY HERITAGE. I CAN NEVER POINT TO A SINGLE HOLIDAY OR TRADITION. INSTEAD, I THINK OF A NUMBER OF LITTLE THINGS. I THINK OF THE STORIES THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN FROM MY GRANDPARENTS TO MY PARENTS, TO MYSELF. I THINK OF THE FOOD, THE MUSIC, AND THE CULTURE THAT MY FAMILY HAS CHOSEN TO CELEBRATE. I THINK OF THE MOMENTS WHERE MY FAMILY, SPANNING CONTINENTS, IS ABLE TO COME TOGETHER. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I THINK OF HOW THOSE MOMENTS AND HOW THOSE LITTLE THINGS HAVE SHAPED ME.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M MOST GRATEFUL FOR GROWING UP IN AN INDIAN AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD IS HOW EARLY I WAS EXPOSED TO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LENSES TO VIEW THE WORLD THROUGH. TAKE HISTORY, FOR EXAMPLE. MOST HIGH SCHOOLERS COMING OUT OF THEIR CLASSES WHEN ASKED ABOUT POLITICALLY. WHEN ASKED ABOUT POLITICAL THOUGHT AND PHILOSOPHY, COULD TELL YOU ABOUT THE WORKS OF PLATO, ABOUT ARISTOTLE, ABOUT MACHIAVELLI. BUT HOW MANY COULD TELL YOU ABOUT CHANAKYA, WHO WAS INFLUENCING INDIA ALMOST THE SAME TIME AND SCALE? MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME ABOUT THESE FIGURES VERY EARLY ON IN MY LIFE, AND THIS HAS TAUGHT ME THAT THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE COME WITH IT ARE FAR TOO VAST TO BE SUMMARIZED BY JUST A FEW NAMES THAT ARE TAUGHT IN THE SCHOOLS AND THAT PEOPLE REMEMBER. THIS ISN'T TO SAY THAT ONE CULTURE OR ONE TRADITION HAS ALL THE ANSWERS. IF ANYTHING, IT'S THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE. HINDUISM ITSELF IS FULL OF MANY DIFFERENT BELIEFS THAT HAVE COEXISTED AND MELDED TOGETHER OVER CENTURIES. BUT GROWING UP AROUND THIS HAS TAUGHT ME THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO LOOK BEYOND ANY SINGLE VIEWPOINT, TO RECOGNIZE THE DIVERSITY OF BELIEFS IN THE WORLD, AND TO CHOOSE TO EMBRACE IT. GROWING UP IN NEW ALBANY, I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO COME ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE COMING FROM MANY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. THOSE PEOPLE HAVE TAUGHT ME MUCH OF WHAT I KNOW TODAY, AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM, I WOULDN'T BE STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU. AS MUCH AS I'VE LEARNED FROM MY HINDU HERITAGE, I'VE LEARNED THE SAME FROM MY FRIENDS, MY TEACHERS, MY TEAMMATES, AND MY COMMUNITY. SO I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY HERE AGAIN WHO HAS MADE HINDU HERITAGE MONTH POSSIBLE. I HOPE THAT THIS MONTH PEOPLE ARE NOT ONLY ABLE TO CELEBRATE THEIR OWN HERITAGE, BUT TO BECOME CURIOUS ABOUT THE HERITAGE OF THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM, BECAUSE REALLY, THE ONLY WAY TO CREATE A COMPLETE COMMUNITY IS TO HAVE A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYBODY LEARNS FROM ONE ANOTHER. THANK YOU. WOW. VERY IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU WILL ALSO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

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SOMETIMES I PARTICIPATE IN TRADITIONS SIMPLY BECAUSE MY FAMILY DOES THEM, NOT BECAUSE I'M ACTIVELY THINKING ABOUT THE RELIGION BEHIND THEM. BUT AS I'VE GOTTEN OLDER, I REALIZED THAT SOME OF THE VALUES I THOUGHT WERE SIMPLY MINE CAME FROM A FAITH AND CULTURE THAT SHAPED ME EVEN BEFORE I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND. SO I DECIDED TO LEARN A LITTLE MORE ABOUT HINDUISM. AND NO, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SOUL SEARCHING. INSTEAD, I ASKED RELATIVES WHO ARE CLOSE TO HINDUISM. MY GRANDPA CALLED IT A RELIGION. MY GRANDMA CALLED IT A WAY OF LIFE. MY UNCLES AND AUNTS SAID THINGS LIKE DHARMA, KARMA, YOGA, AND A PHILOSOPHY. A A A A A A AA COUSINS, OF COURSE, SAID IT WAS TOO DIFFICULT TO DEFINE AT ALL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THOSE WERE SOME OF THE MOST UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSATIONS I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF. BUT I REALIZED SOMETHING NOT BEING ABLE TO FIT HINDUISM INTO ONE PERFECT BOX WAS ACTUALLY THE RIGHT ANSWER.

AND THAT IS THE FIRST THING THAT GOT ME TO APPRECIATE MY FAITH. BUT IF HINDUISM CAN LOOK SO DIFFERENT FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER, EVEN IN THE SAME FAMILY, HOW DOES THAT MAKE SOMEONE STAY CONNECTED TO IT? SO I STARTED LOOKING CLOSER TO HOME. I THOUGHT ABOUT MY YOUNGER BROTHER. HE'S MORE WORRIED ABOUT CATCHING UP WITH HIS CHRISTIAN FRIEND, OR FIGURING OUT WHAT TO WEAR TO A FAMILY FRIEND'S BAR MITZVAH. HE'S NOT SITTING THERE ABOUT THINKING ABOUT WHAT RELIGION HIS FRIENDS ARE, OR WHAT MAKES THEIR TRADITIONS DIFFERENT FROM HIS. TO HIM, THEY'RE JUST AS FRIENDS. AND REALLY, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING. ON THE OTHER HAND, MY OLDER BROTHER WILL SOON GO TO COLLEGE, AND I KNOW PEOPLE MAY NOT ALWAYS SEE HIM FOR WHO HE TRULY IS. SOMEONE MAY HEAR HIS NAME, SEE HIS SKIN COLOR, OR KNOW LITTLE ABOUT HIS FAITH, AND MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT HIM. OUR PARENTS HAVE TAUGHT US TO BE CAREFUL AND SAFE, SHARING STORIES THAT ONCE FELT THIS THIN. BUT RECENTLY, WHEN A HINDU TEMPLE WAS VANDALIZED IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, WE REALIZED THOSE STORIES CAN HIT MUCH CLOSER TO HOME. AND THAT IS WHY WE NEED HINDU HERITAGE MONTH TO CELEBRATE OUR CULTURE, BUILD UNDERSTANDING, AND HELP OTHERS SEE THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE NAMES, FACES AND FAITHS THEY MAY NOT KNOW. HINDU HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE HINDU POPULATION IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT DOCTORS AREN'T MORE RELEVANT. IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, ENGINEERS WORKS DO NOT GET ANY MORE IMPORTANT JUST BECAUSE OF THIS. JUST BECAUSE THE TOWN PROCLAIMS SOMETHING NEW, TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T ASK FOR IT TO BE ONE CERTAIN MONTH OF THE YEAR BEFORE YOU START USING IT. AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WE MAKE TO THE COMMUNITY DO NOT JUST STAY WITHIN OUR RELIGION, BUT FOR EVERYONE'S NEW ALBANY. AND THAT IS WHAT I HOPE THIS PROCLAMATION SAYS. NEW ALBANY HAS BEEN A PLACE WHERE MY BROTHERS AND I HAVE GROWN UP WHERE WE BELONG. SO TONIGHT, I HOPE WE HEAR SOMETHING BIGGER THAN RECOGNITION. I HOPE WE HEAR A PROMISE, A PROMISE THAT BELONGING IS NOT SOMETHING A COMMUNITY ONLY EARNS ON ITS BEST DAY, BECAUSE THE REAL TEST OF BELONGING COMES ON THE HARDER DAYS WHEN SOMEONE IS MISUNDERSTOOD, WHEN N N N N N NE PHOTOGRAPH TELLS ONLY A PART OF A STORY, OR WHEN ONE PERSON'S ACTIONS ARE USED TO JUDGE MILLIONS OF OTHERS. AND IN THOSE MOMENTS, I HOPE THE PEOPLE SITTING IN THESE SEATS WILL SPEAK CLEARLY, REGARDLESS OF PARTY OR POLITICS. BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT JUST REPRESENTING ONE SIDE, YOU REPRESENT ALL OF US. AND MAYBE THAT IS WHAT HINDU HERITAGE MEANS TO MY GENERATION. MAYBE ONE DAY WE WON'T NEED A MONTH TO REMIND OURSELVES OF THAT. UNTIL THEN, I'M GLAD MY CITY CHOSE TO SAY IT OUT LOUD. THANK YOU. YOU. YOU'LL ALSO GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS. I'M A. I'M ACTUALLY A FAMILY DOCTOR HERE IN MEDICAL GROUP IN NEW ALBANY. I ALTHOUGH I DON'T LIVE IN NEW ALBANY, I LIVE IN BLACKLICK. SO PRETTY CLOSE. SO GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANKS FOR THE INVITATION. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE. AS WE RECOGNIZE HINDU HERITAGE HERE IN NEW ALBANY. FOR ME, THIS IS VERY PERSONAL. I COME FROM A NEPALI BHUTANESE BACKGROUND AND HINDUISM HAS BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF MY FAMILY, MY CULTURE, AND THE VALUES I GREW UP WITH. MY FAMILY STORY IS ALSO SHAPED BY DISPLACEMENT. MY PARENTS ARE ORIGINALLY FROM BHUTAN AND LIKE MANY BHUTANESE NEPALI FAMILIES THAT ARE LIVING IN COLUMBUS TODAY, WE HAD TO LEAVE OUR HOMELAND AND THEN REBUILD OUR LIVES IN NEPAL.

THAT EXPERIENCE TAUGHT US RESILIENCE, THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY, AND THE VALUE OF HOLDING ON TO OUR CULTURE AND TRADITIONS. EVEN WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE. GROWING UP, HINDUISM WAS A PART OF MY EVERYDAY LIFE RESPECTING OUR ELDERS, STAYING CONNECTED TO FAMILY, CELEBRATING TIHAR AND DIWALI, AND LEARNING THE IMPORTANCE OF KINDNESS, GRATITUDE AND SERVICE. TODAY, I'M PROUD TO CARRY THOSE VALUES WITH ME AS I WORK AS A FAMILY

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THANKS. SQUEEZE IN TIGHT. YOU ALL ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SCOOCH IN TOGETHER. STANDING OR STANDING. THAT'S A BIG PICTURE. YOU GOTTA COME IN CLOSER. I KNOW YOU ALL LIKE EACH OTHER.

JUST HOLD ON. I GOTTA GO BACK. THERE TO. MAYBE HAVE A LITTLE ONE THAT WE WENT TO GO FIND.

THAT'S GREAT, I WONDER. OKAY, LET ME JUST LOOK AND SEE IF SHE'S OUT THERE. OH, IN THERE. E VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ARE THIS AGAIN. READY? ONE. TWO. THREE. SMILE. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO, NO. I CAN'T EVEN DO THIS. I THINK WE CAN PUT THE PODIUM BACK. IS IT OKAY TO DO THIS? JUST YEAH, YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE MORE PROCLAMATION. SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST. FACTS TO FOLLOW. YEAH. A PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER 1ST TO OCTOBER 7TH AS STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK. DON'T NEED A MINUTE WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO READ A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF IMPACTS WATER QUALITY IN THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. AND WHEREAS,

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WHEREAS, THESE IMPACTS CANNOT BE ENTIRELY AVOIDED OR LIMITED, BUT THEY CAN BE MINIMIZED. AND WHEREAS, IT IS CURRENTLY RECOGNIZED THAT THE CONTROL OF STORMWATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY IS MOST EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED, WHEN PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS UNDERSTAND THE RELATED CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF POLLUTED STORMWATER RUNOFF AND FLOODING, AND THE ACTIONS THEY TAKE TO CONTROL THESE ISSUES. WHEREAS, THE NEED ARISES NOT ONLY FROM THE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE EPA, GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND MUNICIPAL STORMWATER RULES, BUT ALSO FROM THE RECOGNITION THAT CITIZENS AND LOCAL DECISION MAKERS WILL BENEFIT FROM A GREATER AWARENESS OF HOW THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF DECISIONS AT HOME, AT WORK AND LOCAL POLICIES AFFECT OUR WATER QUALITY, STREAM CORRIDORS AND FLOODING. AND WHEREAS, THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE OUTCOME BASED STORMWATER EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS WILL MEET THE RELATED FEDERAL STORMWATER POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS AND THOSE OF THE COMMUNITIESMU THEY SERVEVEVEVEVEVEVEVEVEVEVEVE FRANKLIN COUNTY, AND LINCOLN COUNTY CONTINUE TO BE GREAT PLACES TO WORK, LIVE, AND PLAY. I. SLOAN SPALDING, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. COUNTIES OF LINCOLN AND FRANKLIN STATE OF OHIO, JOINED THE FRANKLIN COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS OHIO IN PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH SEVEN AS STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK. THIS FISH. THANK YOU FOR WAITING. NOT A PROBLEM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M JENNIFER FISH, DIRECTOR WITH FRANKLIN STORMWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR FRANKLIN COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A NAME REBRANDING AND LOGO CHANGE. SO YOU'LL NOTICE A DIFFERENT LOGO HERE THAN THERE. BUT GIVE US A FEW MONTHS AND I'LL GET IT SORTED OUT. BUT REALLY, WE WANTED TO REBRAND JUST TO RECOGNIZE THE BROADER SCOPE OF CONSERVATION IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. SO STORMWATER AWARENESS WEEK WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED LAST YEAR BY THE STATE OF OFFICIAL WEEK ACROSS THE STATE OF OHIO. AND HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT RESIDENTS CAN DO. BUSINESSES CAN DO WHAT WE ALL CAN DO TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND STORMWATER. SO NEW ALBANY IS IN TWO WATERSHEDS. SO WE GOT THE BIG WALNUT WATERSHED, AND WE HAVE THE I FORGET THE NAME OF IT, BLACKLICK LICKING RIVER.

OH, OKAY. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. SO 85% OF NEW ALBANY IS IN THE BIG WALNUT WATERSHED, WHICH IS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, THE ONE WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH. AND THEN OVER ACROSS THE BORDER IN LICKING COUNTY IS LICKING RIVER. AND WITH THOSE THE IN THE BIG WALNUT WATERSHED IS WHERE WE WORK ON WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS. OBVIOUSLY, YOU SPOKE ABOUT LIKE DEVELOPMENT AND DIFFERENT IMPACTS. THE. THE IMPAIRMENT RECOGNIZED FOR BY OHIO EPA FOR THE WATERSHED. BIG WALNUT WATERSHED IS NUTRIENTS AND E COLI. SO THAT'S SOMETHING JUST TO KEEP IN MIND AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR IMPACTS. AND THAT'S WHERE THE ENTIRE WATERSHED, NOT NEW ALBANY. JUST TO BE CLEAR, EVERYTHING COMES DOWNSTREAM. SO SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT OVERALL ON THE IMPACTS OF WATER QUALITY OR IMPACTS OF STORMWATER ON THE STREAMS. IT'S THREEFOLD IF YOU REALLY WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT. SO EVERYTHING A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE THINK ABOUT PROTECTING STREAM CORRIDORS, YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT STREAM CORRIDOR ITSELF, RIGHT? BUT EVERYTHING THE WATERFALLS ON THE LAND AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES, ALL THAT WATER DRAINS INTO THE NEARBY STREAM, DEPENDING ON TOPOGRAPHY. SO ALL OF THAT STORMWATER, SO ALL THE LAND AND ALL THE LAND USES AND EVERYTHING WE DO, REGARDLESS OF HOW CLOSE WE LIVE TO A STREAM CORRIDOR, THOSE POLLUTANTS DURING STORMWATER RUNOFF GO D D D D D D D D D D DD AT A WATER TREATMENT PLANTS. SO SOMEBODY DOES SOMETHING DOWN THE STORM DRAIN OUTSIDE OF THEIR RESIDENCE. IT'S GOING DIRECTLY TO A STREAM. SO JUST REALLY TRYING TO INCREASE THAT AWARENESS. AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE ON TOP OF THAT FLAT WITH, WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE FLASHY FLOODS, FLASHY STORM EVENTS AND LARGER STORM EVENTS. SO YOU GET A LOT OF THAT STREAM EROSION ALSO FROM THAT LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT'S COMING AND ALSO OFF THE IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, IT'S NOT SOAKING IN AS MUCH. SO MORE IS GOING INTO THE STREAM. SO THAT'S ALSO IMPACTING OUR STREAMS, CREATING FLOODING, DIFFERENT IMPACTS. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THE THIRD IMPACT IS WITH IMPERVIOUS SURFACES. WE DON'T HAVE THE WATER GOING DOWN THROUGH THE GROUND INTO THE GROUNDWATER,

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BUT WE THANK YOU AND THE TEAM FOR COMING OUT AND REMINDING US AND OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF STORMWATER AWARENESS. AND JUST THANK THE FRANKLIN COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. ANY ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION. I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU WANT OR NEED A PHOTO, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE, TAKE BACK TO THE OFFICE. OKAY.

YEAH. I CAN'T GET EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE STILL UNDER HEARING OF VISITORS. IF THERE'S A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTER THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, THAT WOULD

[8. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS]

AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE THE DRAWINGS, IT'S KIND OF SHARP AND DIFFERENT. AND IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. AND FINALLY, THERE WAS A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS

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THIS WAS REJECTED IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING FOR A COUPLE REASONS. THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT SETTING PRECEDENT. THERE WAS TWO DESIGN ALTERNATIVES, AND THEY FELT THAT THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL ENCROACHMENT INTO THE SETBACKS. HAVING SAID THAT, THE VOTE WAS 3 TO 2 TO GO AHEAD AND RECONSIDER THIS CASE. SO THEY'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT AGAIN AT THE NEXT MEETING. SO FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN A RECONSIDERATION OF THE BZA. ANYTHING I MISSED THERE? I KNOW BEN BEN WAS VERY INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL, MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS UNDERSTOOD WHAT RECONSIDERATION, MUCH LIKE HE DID WITH US WHEN WE WENT THROUGH OURS WITH THE ISSUE.

YOU DID VERY NICE JOB SUMMARIZING WHAT HAPPENED. OKAY, NOTHING FURTHER TO ADD. OKAY.

AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DECIDE AT THE NEXT MEETING AFTER THEY RECONSIDER IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. SHULL. ANY UPDATE FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD? NO MEETING AND IDEA IMPLEMENTATION PANEL. YOU DID NOT HAVE A MEETING BECAUSE OUR GROUP WENT TO NEW ALBANY ONE ON ONE. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DIWALI, WHICH WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE THEN. DID I MISS ANYTHING, ADRIAN? ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD? THE CRAB ALSO ATTENDED THE NA 101 AND MAN THE TABLES FOR PEOPLE COMING THROUGH. AND SOME MISSED THEIR SIGN AT THE TABLE, WHICH MEANT THEY HAD CRAB DIP NEARBY. AND SO THEY HAD TO REWRITE THEIR SIGN FOR THE CEMETERY BOARD.

BUT A GOOD CONNECTION CAME OUT OF THAT, WHICH I'LL FINISH THE REPORT WITH. THE CRAB DISCUSSED QUOTES TO RECREATE HEADSTONES, AND THEY MOVED THAT I CONTACT THE TWO COMPANIES THAT WERE LOOKING AT. THEY'RE HOPING FOR WHITISH MARBLE WITH ROUNDED TOPS 30IN ABOVE GROUND AND 18IN BELOW GROUND. THESE ARE THE RECREATED HEADSTONES THAT WE CAN DOCUMENT EXISTED THERE, BUT JUST HAVEN'T BEEN FOUND. AND THEY THEY'RE HOPING FOR NO FOUNDATION. JUST PUT THEM IN THE GROUND ABOVE GROUND. WORK IS UNDERWAY AT WAGNER CEMETERY. PERHAPS SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN THAT WHILE DRIVING ON CENTRAL COLLEGE. AND THE CRAB IS HOPING FOR A TOUR OF THAT IN NOVEMBER.

WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA, WHICH SOME OF YOU I KNOW HAVE ATTENDED AT MAPLEWOOD. BUT WE ALSO HOST CEREMONIES AT THE NEW ALBANY AND WAGNER CEMETERIES. THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION HAD AGREED TO FUND THE WREATHS FOR THE HISTORIC VETERANS, AND MAYOR SPALDING WAS KIND ENOUGH TO LET US SPEND FUNDS FROM HIS DISCRETION. FUND FOR THE AMERICAN FLAGS AND HOPE THAT SOME OF YOU CAN COME TO THAT EVENT. SO WE FINISHED THAT THAT COMMITMENT AT THE MEETING. AND FINALLY, AS A RESULT OF THE 901, A ESTEEMED RESIDENT, WELL, TWO OF THEM, PERRY AND KIM DORAN, FOUND THE CEMETERY BOARD AND MR. DORAN'S. I MEAN, THAT WHOLE DORAN FAMILY GOES WAY BACK TO NEW ALBANY, BACK TO WHEN IT WAS CALLED HOPE, OHIO. AND HIS FAMILY HAS STORED THOSE DOCUMENTS, AND HE BROUGHT A LOT OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS IN. HE PUT ON WHITE GLOVES. HE HELD THEM AND READ SOME OF THEM OUT LOUD TO US, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE WE HAD THE CEMETERY BOARD. HE BROUGHT DOCUMENTS FROM THE MID 1800S. IF YOU

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ANYWAY, AND THAT WAS OUR MEETING. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE UPDATE? AND THERE WAS NO MEETING OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION THAT TAKES US TO CORRESPONDENCE OR COMMUNICATION. HAS ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE OR COMMUNICATIONS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON? SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING? THERE'S NONE ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA INTRODUCTION

[12. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 38, 2026. AND VERY SIMILAR TO THE LAST RESOLUTION, RESOLUTION R 39, 2026, A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NEW ALBANY TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL FOR LICKING COUNTY. THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR SPALDING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO AFFIRM THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NEW ALBANY TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL FOR LICKING COUNTY. THE TURK CONVENED ON JULY 20TH, 2026 TO REVIEW THE ANNUAL REPORTS FOR THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA PROGRAM. THE TURK REVIEW 27 CRA AGREEMENTS AND RECOMMENDED THE CONTINUATION OF 26 CRA AGREEMENTS IN OAKLAND COUNTY. BASED ON MEETING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT.

THE CRA ABATEMENT TERM FOR MANGO INVESTMENTS, LLC, WHICH IS THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR THE ANOMATIC CORPORATION'S FACILITY LOCATED IN THE OAK GROVE TWO CRA, CONCLUDED WITH TAX YEAR 2025 AND DID NOT REQUIRE ANY FURTHER ACTION. THE LINCOLN COUNTY TURK REPORT WAS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED IN COUNCIL MAILBOXES IN SEPTEMBER, AND ONCE AGAIN, STAFF WELCOMES ANY QUESTIONS AND RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION THIS EVENING. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 39, 2026 COULD SEE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 39, 2026 SECOND. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 40 2026. THANK YOU. AND ARE YOU GOING TO SAY I'M SORRY? THAT'S RESOLUTION 39.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE GONE THROUGH A TURK THAT I HAVE NOT HAD A QUESTION. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE JOB. ALL RIGHT. RESOLUTION R 40, 2026 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT AND MEMORANDUM OF

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SARAH. THANK YOU MAYOR.KAY, THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH VTRE DEVELOPMENT, LLC. THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR 100% REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR 15 YEARS. THE VTRE DEVELOPMENT LLC IS AN AFFILIATE OF VANTRUST REAL ESTATE. VANTRUST REAL ESTATE IS A FULL SERVICE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FIRM. THE COMPANY IS HEADQUARTERED IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AND HAS A REGIONAL OFFICE HERE IN COLUMBUS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 250,000 SQUARE FOOT, STATE OF THE ART FACILITY ON WORTHINGTON ROAD BETWEEN BEACH ROAD AND LUCILLE LYNN, JUST SOUTH OF 161. THE BUILDING IS BEING DEVELOPED ON A SPECULATIVE BASIS AND MAY ULTIMATELY ACCOMMODATE A SINGLE OR MULTIPLE TENANTS. THE APPROVED USES FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDE OFFICE, LABORATORY AND RESEARCH, MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE. DUE TO EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO DIVERSIFY OUR BUSINESS, PARK DATA CENTER IS NOT CONTEMPLATED. USE. THE EXPECTED PROJECT INVESTMENT EXCEEDS $20 MILLION. THE PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO RANGE FROM ABOUT 100 TO 150 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. PROJECT CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JUNE OF 2027. THE BENCHMARKS FOR COMPLIANCE WILL BE MEASURED ON THE REVENUE PER SQUARE FOOT FORMULA, WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED AND ACCEPTED BY CITY COUNCIL. CHRIS KNEZEVIC IS HERE FROM THE LAW FIRM REPRESENTING THE COMPANY TONIGHT. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. GREAT TO SEE YOU, SIR. GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO. THANK YOU. AND SARAH, THANK YOU FOR PRONOUNCING MY LAST NAME CORRECTLY. IT'S HARD TO DO. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL TO THE APPLICANTS REPRESENTATIVE. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE HAD A PRETTY LONG TRACK RECORD WITH THIS COMPANY AND THEY'VE DONE SOME PHENOMENAL PROJECTS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS AREA HAS BEEN ANTICIPATED FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR A WHILE, SO IT'S GLAD THAT IT'S MOVING FORWARD. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE ANY ANY QUESTIONS. I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED YOUR TIME HERE TONIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? NO, I JUST WANT TO SHARE MY APPRECIATION FOR FOR MAYOR OF THE COUNCIL.

AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PARTNERSHIP THAT THE COMPANY AND AND THE CITY HAS DEVELOPED AND SOMETHING THE COMPANY REALLY VALUES AND APPRECIATES. SO WE JUST TRULY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY DOING MORE, YOU KNOW, MORE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY WITH YOU. SO REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. GREAT.

THANK YOU. WITH NO FURTHER COMMENT, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 40? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK IF THERE'S A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION. MOVE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 40 2026. SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ YES. COUNCILMEMBER DERRICK YES.

COUNCILMEMBER WELCH. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 40 2026. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE IT. RESOLUTION R412026A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH NA INNOVATION 100, LLC AND MAKING RELATED AUTHORIZATIONS. SECOND, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH NA INNOVATION 100, LLC. THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR A 100% PROPERTY TAX, REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR 15 YEARS. NA INNOVATION 100 LLC IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TMB GROUP, A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED REAL ESTATE ORGANIZATION SPECIALIZING IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, BROKERAGE AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. THE COMPANY IS HEADQUARTERED HERE IN COLUMBUS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 110 PLUS OR MINUS SQUARE FOOT INDUSTRIAL 110,000 PLUS OR MINUS SQUARE FOOT INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING FACILITY LOCATED AT INNOVATION CAMPUS WAY BETWEEN SMITH'S MILL ROAD AND HARRISON ROAD. THE BUILDING IS BEING DEVELOPED ON A SPECULATIVE BASIS AND MAY ULTIMATELY ACCOMMODATE A SINGLE OR MULTIPLE TENANTS. AGAIN, THE APPROVED USAGES FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDE OFFICE, LABORATORY AND RESEARCH, MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE AND WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR DATA CENTER. THE EXPECTED PROJECT INVESTMENT IS OVER $14 MILLION.

A FULL BUILD OUT. THE COMPANY IS EXPECTING 80 FULL TIME JOBS. PROJECTED CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER OF 2026 AND COMPLETED IN JUNE OF 2027. AGAIN, THE BENCHMARKS FOR

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DURHAM. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT.

YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 41, 2026. AND OUR FINAL RESOLUTION TONIGHT, RESOLUTION R 42, 2026.

A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT WITH JERSEY TOWNSHIP TO FACILITATE THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE OF LAND DONATED BY THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY IN LICKING COUNTY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO THIS IS THIS LEGISLATION ALLOWS US TO CLEAN UP AN UNINCORPORATED ISLAND THAT HAPPENS TO EXIST UNDERNEATH THE ROADWAY THERE, THE WORTHINGTON ROAD RIGHT OF WAY OR HIGHWAY EASEMENT. THE PROPERTY WAS DEDICATED TO THE CITY WHEN STATE ROUTE 161 WAS CONVERTED FROM A RURAL ROAD TO A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. EVERYTHING ELSE AROUND THAT SITE HAS BEEN ANNEXED, BUT THAT REMAINING PIECE WAS WAS LEFT OVER. SO CONSISTENT WITH OUR POLICY TO TO ANNEX PROPERTY UNDER AN EXPEDITED TYPE ONE PROCEDURE, WE NEED TO GET COUNCIL APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT WITH JERSEY TOWNSHIP. THEIR INTENTION IS TO CONSIDER THIS AT THEIR NEXT MEETING, WHICH WOULD BE IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. IN FACT, TWO WEEKS FROM YESTERDAY. SO ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO FILE WITH THE COUNTY. SINCE THIS IS OWNED BY THE CITY, WE WILL HAVE TO BE THE APPLICANT TO FILE THE ANNEXATION PETITION. THE COUNTY WOULD CONSIDER IT, HOPEFULLY APPROVE IT, AND THEN SEND IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL. AND ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT ARE CONSISTENT WITH OUR OUR OUR PRIOR AGREEMENTS. I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT HAVING LIKE A MASTER ANNEXATION AGREEMENT WITH JERSEY JUST SO WE CAN PUT ALL THE PARCELS ON THE ONE INTO ONE DOCUMENT. ANY PROGRESS WITH THAT PROJECT? WE'RE VERY CLOSE. OKAY. THERE'S THERE'S SOME DIFFERENCE OF OPINION OVER ONE PIECE OF LANGUAGE IN THERE, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT CLEANED UP HERE WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE IT. JOE. IS THIS JUST THE ROAD PART AND RIGHT OF WAY OR IS IT. IT IS YES. I MEAN THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF BLEED OVER. SO TYPICALLY WITH HIGHWAY EASEMENT, YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY, THE THE PROPERTY IS OWNED TO THE CENTER LINE, BUT EFFECTIVELY IT'S, IT'S ALL ROAD RIGHT OF WAY OR HIGHWAY EASEMENT THAT'S BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE ROAD, THE DITCH, ALL, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THOSE ELEMENTS IN THAT TRIANGLE PIECE OF LAND IS THAT ALREADY ANNEXED INTO NEW ALBANY? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING

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COUNCIL MEMBER. WELCH. I WAS THE SECOND. YES. YES. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. DERRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. SEVEN. YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 42, 2026. ANY

[14. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]

THEY ACCEPTED THE BOARD, ACCEPTED THE POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR. FOR 2055. THE REPORT WAS THAT THE POPULATION FOR THE REGION INCREASED BY ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE PAST YEAR, AND BY 2055, THE POPULATION COULD REACH APPROXIMATELY 2.9 MILLION PEOPLE, WITH AN UPPER LIMIT OF ABOUT 3.12 AND A LOWER LIMIT OF 2.7. AGAIN, WHAT WAS YOUR YOUR PROJECTION? 2055. OKAY. AND THAT WOULD BE FOR THE ENTIRE THE ENTIRE REGION ENCOMPASSED BY MORSI. YEAH. THE OTHER INTERESTING DATA POINT ON THAT POPULATION GROWTH IS THAT THERE'S STILL, YOU KNOW, STILL A GROWING DIMINISHMENT IN LIVE BIRTHS. AND ALL OF US ARE ALSO AGING. SO, YOU KNOW THAT THAT TREND IS GOING DOWN. BUT IT'S A IN PART OF, YOU KNOW, FOLKS FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE THAT ARE INCREASING THE POPULATION. AND I THINK THAT'S IT FOR THE MAIN POINTS ON THE SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE, WHICH IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY YEAR THEIR AGENDA GETS, YOU KNOW, EVEN BETTER THAN THE YEAR BEFORE. DO WE WE HAVE MEMBERS S S S S S S S S S S S S.

WEABLE. OKAY. BELIEVE AND I DON'T KNOW WHO'S RSVP YET, BUT YES, WE DO HAVE A TABLE.

ALL RIGHT. AND I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY SPOTS AVAILABLE IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO JOIN AS WELL. OKAY. YEAH, IT'S IT'S A GREAT EVENT. I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO ATTEND IN THE PAST.

I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT. CAN I LOOK AT THE DATE AGAIN? BUT IF YOU'RE IF IT'S A TOPIC OF INTEREST AND YOU'RE AVAILABLE, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND GOING ALWAYS, ALWAYS A GOOD USE OF TIME. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE JOINT PARKS? NO REPORT AND ANY OF THE. REGARDING NEW ALBANY PLAIN LOCAL SCHOOLS, THEY HAD A MEETING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THREE WEEKS AGO, THEY REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN. THE BIG NEWS OF THE NIGHT WAS THE FIVE STAR RATING FROM THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS. GREAT RESULTS FOR THE SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. WILSON. WELL DONE. YES. THERE YOU GO.

AND THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATES FROM THE TOWNSHIP? THERE WAS A MEETING, BUT A LOT OF GENERAL BUSINESS IN THAT SESSION. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THEM ON AN EXCELLENT FIRE STATION. OPEN HOUSE ON SUNDAY. PERFECT WEATHER AND GREAT ATTENDANCE. LOTS OF KIDS, LOTS OF FUN AND ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT. ALL RIGHT, THAT TAKES US TO REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS.

[15. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]

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ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FUND BALANCE? ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE CASH AND INVESTMENTS. CITY WIDE CASH AND INVESTMENTS TOTALED APPROXIMATELY $349.5 MILLION.

THE SCHEDULE ON PAGE FIVE SHOWS HOW THE BALANCES ARE ALLOCATED AND THE ONGOING INVESTMENT ACTIVITY. WE DID CREATE TWO CREATE YES. ADDED TWO NEW U.S. BANK CUSTODY ACCOUNTS RELATED TO OUR PROCEEDS THAT WE HAVE FOR ROSE RUN IN ORDER TO TRACK THEM WITH THE PROJECTS AS THEY'RE SPENT, OUR FOCUS REMAINS ON PRESERVING PRINCIPAL AND MAINTAINING STRATEGIC LIQUIDITY FOR OPERATING NEEDS AND PROJECT PAYMENTS. OKAY. AND THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS. ALL APPRECIATE THE UPDATE AND THE STEWARDSHIP. PROVIDES THIS COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION WITH A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO THE CITY MANAGER. JOE. ANY UPDATE? JUST ONE ITEM. I SENT YOU AN EMAIL EARLIER TODAY. ONE OF THE ATTACHMENTS THAT EMAIL HAD TO DO WITH CHRISTMAS AND HANUKKAH. SO IF THERE'S AN OUTLINE, ABBY PREPARED AN OUTLINE OF THE EVENTS FOR EACH OF THOSE CELEBRATIONS. SO ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. AND JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON THE LIKE THE PHYSICAL LOCATION OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE, WILL IT BE IN THE SAME SPOT THAT IT HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN OR WE WE HAVE A NEW HOME FOR IT. WE HAVE A NEW HOME FOR IT. OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO PUT IT AT THE END OF RAINES CROSSING BRIDGE. SO IT'LL BE RIGHT OFF OF DUBLIN GRANVILLE, SO YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT WHEN YOU DRIVE THROUGH TOWN. OKAY. LIKE WHERE THE ROSE IS. SO THE CHRISTMAS TREE WILL GO ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROSE SORT OF OVAL, AND THEN THE MENORAH WILL GO ON THE OTHER SIDE. OKAY, GREAT. YEAH. TALKING EAST AND WEST SIDE OF IT, THAT NORTH, NORTH AND SOUTH. YES. EAST AND WEST. YES. OKAY. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT UPDATE? ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY? NOTHING NEW TO ADD FOR ME. OKAY. CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING AN ITEM WE COVERED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, CALL FOR COUNCIL COMMENT. ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENT? THAT TAKES US TO OTHER BUSINESS ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION? IF THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS, I WOULD MOVE TO ADJOURN. JUST A MOMENT. WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE BOARD. OH, YEAH. WE WE VOTED AT THE BEGINNING. I KIND OF DIDN'T PROCESS THAT. ALL RIGHT. THEN I'LL SECOND THAT SECOND. IN THAT CASE, I WAITED THEN WE ARE

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