Oct 20, 2026 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. AND WELCOME TO THE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH. I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND AND 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. THE ROLL, PLEASE. YES. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. I HAVE SEVEN PRESENT FOR THE OCTOBER 20TH, 2026 REGULAR COUNCIL

[4. ACTION ON MINUTES]

[5. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA]

[6. HEARING OF VISITORS]

WHEREAS, THE FOLLOWING STUDEDEDL SCHOOLS ARE THE 2026 NEW ALBANY MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS TRACK TEAM CHAMPIONS. AND I APOLOGIZE UP FRONT FOR MISPRONOUNCING ANYONE'S NAME WITH A NAME LIKE SLOAN SPALDING AND MORE SENSITIVE TO TRYING TO GET IT RIGHT, SO I. I WILL DO MY BEST.

FIRST UP, KELLY, ELWOOD. DAVIS, SOPHIE. HUDSON, MISHA. SAVARD, HANNAH. THURSTON. TAYLOR.

WEISBROD. KELLY. HAZEN. SCARLETT. SMITH, NADIA. SAVAGE. WE GOT. SISTERS ALYA TRAN AND RYLAN WHITE, WHEREAS COACHES PATRICIA RANDALL, AMY MAPLE, JULIE DRISCOLL, KAITLYN FINN AND JUSTIN RUSH. AND PAT SIMIC COACHED THE TEAM THROUGH A TREMENDOUS SEASON IN WHICH THEY CONSISTENTLY OUTPERFORMED THEIR COMPETITORS AND PLACED FIRST AT NEARLY EVERY INVITATIONAL DURING THE SEASON. AND WHEREAS THE TEAM BROKE MULTIPLE SCHOOL RECORDS, INCLUDING INCLUDING THE FOUR BY 100 METER RELAY, WHICH TRUST ME, I NEVER RAN, AND THE 4X4 METER RELAY. THE TEAM WITH TEAM MEMBERS RYLAN WHITE, BROKE HER OWN RECORD IN THE 200 METER HURDLES AND IS NOW THE NUMBER ONE RANKED HURDLER IN OHIO AND NUMBER FIVE NATIONALLY. CONGRATULATIONS! WHEREAS THE 2026 NEW ALBANY MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS TRACK TEAM EARNED NEW ALBANY'S FIRST EVER OSHA MIDDLE SCHOOL STATE TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP, EARNING THE COVETED TITLE BY A MARGIN OF NEARLY 20 POINTS. NOW, THEREFORE, I. SLOAN SPALDING, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY.

COUNTIES OF FRANKLIN AND LICKING. STATE OF OHIO. ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AND OUR RESIDENTS OF NEW ALBANY, WISH TO CONGRATULATE THIS INCREDIBLE TEAM AND THEIR COACHES ON THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AND COMMEND THEM FOR THEIR DISCIPLINE, RELENTLESS DRIVE AND TREMENDOUS HEART, RESULTING IN THESE EXTRAORDINARY, EXTRAORDINARY TEAM ACHIEVEMENTS. SO AGAIN, WE'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO CONGRATULATE A NUMBER OF TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. SOMETIMES WE HAVE THE BEST ATHLETES AND THAT'S GREAT. JUST ROLL IT OUT THERE AND YOU WIN. MOST TIMES WE GET IN HERE AND WE LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE TEAM. HOW DID THEY OVERCOME HURDLES? NO PUN INTENDED. HOW DID THEY ACHIEVE BEYOND THEIR THEIR ABILITY? HOW DID THEY RISE TO THE OCCASION? AND I THINK LEARNING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS TEAM, IT'S REALLY

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SO AGAIN, GREAT LIFE LESSONS. SOME FOLKS SOMETIMES WONDER, YOU KNOW, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE ATHLETICS IN SCHOOLS? WELL, THIS IS WHY IT'S REALLY TO TEACH THOSE GREAT LIFE LESSONS ABOUT HOW HARD WORK, WORKING WITH ONE ANOTHER, LOOKING OUT FOR THE PERSON TO YOUR LEFT AND RIGHT. THOSE THINGS MATTER. AND AS YOU GET OLDER IN LIFE, YOU'LL START TO LEARN THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A TEAM THAT MAKES THINGS WORK, NOT USUALLY AN INDIVIDUAL. SO HOPEFULLY YOU TAKE THOSE LESSONS TO HEART. AND AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL, CONGRATULATIONS. COACHES. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. AM I AM I SPEAKING THIS WAY? YEAH. EITHER WAY YOU LIKE TO DO IT. I THINK THAT THEY CAN PICK THEM UP IF YOU NEED. OKAY. FIRST, MAYOR SPALDING, I AM AN ENGLISH TEACHER, SO I LOVE A PUN. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY, CAN YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD AND FOR ANYONE WATCHING? YEAH, WE'RE ON, WE'RE ON. GIVE YOUR NAME AND POSITION. I AM PATTI RANDALL AND I AM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK COACH. I'M AMY MAPLE, AND I AM THE FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK BECAUSE I GOT TO RETIRE LAST YEAR. AND HERE I STAND. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING US HERE AND TO RELIVE AND CELEBRATE A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR US. THE GIRLS AND THEIR PARENTS HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR.

SUCH A GIFT. WE HAVE SAID COUNTLESS TIMES HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO HAVE PARENTS WHO HAVE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE AND HAVE INSTILLED QUALITIES IN THESE GIRLS THAT MAKE THEM UBER TALENTED. BEYOND YOUR SKILLS ON THE TRACK, I WILL SAY THAT WE WERE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE YOU ARE KIND, SWEET, GENUINE YOUNG LADIES AND YOU ARE DEFINITELY THE REAL DEAL AND WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE IN THESE COMING YEARS THAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED THIS AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH MOVING FORWARD, BOTH ON AND OFF THE TRACK. SO MAKE SURE YOU'RE ALWAYS CONTINUING ON WITH YOUR WORK ETHIC AND WORKING HARD BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS. THANK YOU, AND WE ARE PROUD OF YOU. SHE'S OBVIOUSLY THE ENGLISH TEACHER, THE MATH TEACHER. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR ACTUALLY INVITING US HERE, HAVING US HERE, RECOGNIZING ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THE GIRLS HAVE PUT IN. I AM SUPER BLESSED. I STARTED WORKING IN NEW ALBANY IN 1994 AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TRACK COACHES WHEN WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TRACK. SO THAT'S, THAT'S AMAZING FOR US.

AND SO I JUST FEEL REALLY BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE THIS COMMUNITY AS THE STATE CHAMPIONS WITH SUCH WONDERFUL GIRLS. SO THANK YOU. YOU ALSO WANTED TO MENTION ANOTHER. OH, AND I ALSO JUST WANTED TO MENTION WE DID HAVE OUR BOYS RUNNER, CHASE ROPER. HE ALSO PLACED FIRST AT THE STATE TRACK MEET IN THE MIND, YOU KNOW. OH WOW. SO HE CRUSHED IT. AND HE'S ALSO RUNNING FOR KC NOW. HE'S DOING PRETTY GREAT. SO WE ARE SUPER EXCITED. AND I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO FORGET TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE PUN TOO. SO YES. THANK YOU. OH, AND HE DID WIN THE STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEET TOO BY THE WAY. JUST THERE YOU GO. THAT'S IT. I'M DONE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I WANT TO THANK COACH RANDALL AND COACH MAPLE. THEY'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM. BOTH. THEY COACH BOTH THE BOYS AND GIRLS AND CREATED A PIPELINE. YOU KEEP THE SPORT VERY FUN. SO THEY'RE MOTIVATED. THEY WANT TO CONTINUE IN THE SPORT. SO THANK YOU. ANDPLE 26 W LONG? 30. 32. 32. WOW. AND SO MIC DROP MOMENT. SHE WENT OUT ON TOP. AND YOUR SHIRTS. THE RETIREMENT SHIRT SAID YOU FOR I'VE YELLED RUN FOR 35. YEAH.

I'VE YELLED RUN. SO. AND SHE YELLED RUN EVERY SO LOUDLY. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE YOUNG LADIES FOR A FANTASTIC SEASON AND WINNING THE STATE TITLE. AND THANK YOU COACHES FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. LADIES. WANT TO COME UP HERE? COME ON UP. COME ON. WHOLE SQUAD UP.

EVERYBODY BIT. COME THIS WAY. THAT'S GOOD.

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THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO SUPPORT THESE YOUNG LADIES IN THIS ENDEAVOR. MEANS A LOT. AND I KNOW IT HELPS A LOT TO HELP THEM WIN. NOW, USUALLY AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING, I SAY YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY WITH US THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND HAVE A CIVICS LESSON. OR SOMEONE'S BUYING A STEAK DINNER ACROSS THE STREET. GET OUT OF HERE. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO. YEAH, RUN. THIS IS YOUR RUN.

NOTICE HOW FAST THEY MOVE, RIGHT? RIGHT. PARTICULARLY QUICK MOVING ROOM. AND THOSE OF YOU RUNNING THIS SATURDAY, GOOD LUCK. THE STATE CROSS COUNTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL STATE CROSS COUNTRY MEETS THIS WEEKEND. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, CHIEF, FOLLOWING OUR LADIES FIRST WE'RE GOING TO SKIP TO PATTY MCCLIMON REALLY QUICK. AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE TOWNSHIP. OH, THEN I'M ON THE WRONG. GO AHEAD AND TEST YOUR CLICKER. I KNOW MANY OF YOU. I'M A RESIDENT OF NEW ALBANY. I AM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF HEALTHY NEW ALBANY. AND I'VE ALSO BEEN HERE ON BEHALF OF MY DAYTIME EMPLOYER, WHICH IS NATIONWIDE CHILDREREREG PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY ARE INCREDIBLE. I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH. I AM HERE REPRESENTING RACHAEL HAWK, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE EXTENSION OF THE RENT HOLIDAY YOU SO GENEROUSLY PROVIDED TO HEALTHY NEW ALBANY OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. AND SO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. YOU'VE GOT A CLICKER IN FRONT UP ON THE. OH, SORRY. YEAH. THANK YOU. OH AND IT WORKED. OKAY. SO JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH HEALTHY NEW ALBANY, OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT HAS CONTINUED TO GROW. IF YOU LOOK AT THE FOOD PANTRY, WE OUR FOCUS IS NATURE, NURTURE NATURE, NOURISH KNOWLEDGE FOR THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NURTURE, WE RUN THE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY, WHICH HAS HAD A 74% INCREASE IN INDIVIDUALS, SERVED ALMOST 250,000 MEALS SERVED IN 2025.

AND THAT'S OVER 1500 INDIVIDUALS SERVED. AND THAT INCLUDES 306 CHILDREN, ALL SERVED DURING SCHOOL BREAKS WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, WE DO PROGRAMS AND CLASSES. IN 2025, THERE WERE 1900. WE HELPED YOU VERY NICELY IN THE TAYLOR FARM PARK FROM THE COMMUNITY GARDEN, AND WE'VE HAD HELD 18 FARMERS MARKETS IN 2025, ALL WE THINK ARE ASSETS TO THE COMMUNITY, FOCUSED ON THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE COMMUNITY. AND WE DO THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE, MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, THE CITY. BUT EVERYONE FROM COLUMBUS STATE TO THE MID-OHIO FOOD COLLECTIVE TO NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S. SO WE DON'T DO THIS ALONE. IT'S A MISSION THAT IS SHARED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THE CURRENT RENT HOLIDAY, THE RENT HOLIDAY MEANT THAT WE LIVE IN THE HEIGHT CENTER, AND IT'S NOT THE RENT, IT'S THE TAXES, INSURANCE AND COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE EXPENSES THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED AMONGST THE THREE TENANTS OF THE BUILDING AND THE CITY VERY GENEROUSLY WAIVED THOSE. AND AS A RESULT OF THE WAIVER OF THOSE FEES, THEN WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY DO A SEARCH FOR OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FUNDED THAT SEARCH TO FIND A REAL PROFESSIONAL IN BOTH THE NONPROFIT BUSINESS. AND SHE HAS EXPERIENCE IN FUNDRAISING. WE HAVE PLANNED FOR AND BROKEN GROUND. I NOTICED THAT IT WAS THE COVER PICK ON ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, THE NEW FOOD PANTRY, AND WE HAVE A STRONGER FOCUS ON LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY. SO THE CURRENT RENT HOLIDAY WAS THROUGH 2026. WE ARE REQUESTING A TWO YEAR EXTENSION, AND THE VALUE OF THAT FOR 2025 WAS ABOUT 65,000 A LITTLE OVER. AND WHAT WILL THAT EXTENSION GET US? LET WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD ON OUR LONG TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY.

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SO WELL ON OUR WAY THERE. WE ONLY LAUNCHED IN MAY. SO THIS COMMUNITY, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK. THAT'S REALLY IN THE QUIET PHASE. WE HAVEN'T EVEN GONE PUBLIC WITH THAT FUNDRAISING PIECE. BUT THE INTENT IS TO FUND THE NEW PANTRY AS WELL AS TO HAVE AN ENDOWMENT, BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR, THE TWO YEAR EXTENSION IS FIRST TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION AND PREPARE TO OPEN. THERE ARE. WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO. WE'RE ALL THERE. WE HAVE TO MOVE. WE HAVE TO DO A BUNCH OF STUFF TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, INCLUDING LIKE PURCHASE OF WHAT THEY CALL FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT. I'M SURE YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR. REFRIGERATORS MAKING THE PANTRY A MUCH BETTER PANTRY. BUT THEN ALSO DURING OUR FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS, WE HAVE NEVER OWNED A BUILDING BEFORE. AND WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S IT GOING TO COST TO HEAT AND COOL AND DO THOSE THINGS. AND SO IF WE CAN STABILIZE DURING THOSE TWO YEARS, FINISH OUR FUNDRAISING, WE KNOW WE WILL BE IN A REALLY STRONG POSITION TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ALL THOSE SERVICES THAT I REFERENCED TO THE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PRESENTATION. AND THAT'S IT. SO I'M OPEN TO QUESTIONS. WELL, FIRST, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. WELCOME BACK AND APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING IN. WE DID GET A CHANCE TO ATTEND THE GROUNDBREAKING. AND IT IT'S, YOU KNOW, IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD TO HAVE THAT PERMANENT LOCATION, GIVE STAFF A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE AS WELL. I THINK THE FUNDRAISING, AS YOU POINTED OUT, IS PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE WHILE. THERE'S BEEN SOME GENEROUS SUPPORT ALREADY, BUT IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO CLOSE THAT FINAL GAP. YES. BUT AGAIN, I THINK I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL, I'M SURE, BUT I'LL LET THEM SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES THAT, YOU KNOW, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND HEALTHY NEW ALBANY HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY. AND OVER THE YEARS THERE'S BEEN A, YOU KNOW, SOME CHANGE IN FOCUS FROM US, A CHANGE IN FOCUS FROM FROM THE PARTNERSHIP WITH HEALTHY NEW ALBANY. BUT IT'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALWAYS, AT THE END OF THE DAY, TRIED TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THOSE PRIORITIES SHIFT, WHICH IS GREAT. THAT'S WHAT RELATIONSHIP RELATIONSHIPS ARE ABOUT. SO I THINK THERE'S, AGAIN, WE'VE SUPPORTED THIS REQUEST IN THE PAST TO HELP WITH THE STABILIZATION OF THE OF THE OPERATIONS. YOU KNOW, JOE'S WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY TO, TO, TO UNDERSTAND THE REQUEST AND THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS ON, ON THE ORGANIZATION AND ON THE CITY. BUT I DON'T I DON'T KNOW, I HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS. ANYONE ELSE? PATTY, I MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN WHAT IS THE LONG TERM PLAN LIKE? IS THERE OFFICE SPACE FOR HEALTHY NEW ALBANY IN THE NEW PANTRY, OR IS IT GOING TO VARY? SO RIGHT, OUR LEASE CONTINUES FOR A WHILE, AND WE, AS PART OF THIS CONVERSATION, HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE WILL BAKE THE, THE CENTER SPACE. WE DO A LOT OF OUR PROGRAMING THERE, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE KITCHEN. AND SO HOW THAT WORKS WITH OFFICES VERSUS KITCHEN, I THINK WE STILL NEED TO WORK OUT. BUT THERE WE ARE PUTTING OFFICES IN THE NEW PANTRY. OKAY. SO YOU DO FORESEE UTILIZING CENTER SPACE BEYOND THE RENT HOLIDAY PRIMARILY FOR PROGRAMING. SORRY. OKAY. SO FOR ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR SETS OF CLASSES IS OUR FOOD CLASSES. AND WE ARE NOT BUILDING A DEMONSTRATION KITCHEN IN THE PANTRY. OKAY, THE CLEAR REQUEST OR, OR WE'VE SURVEYED ALL OF OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND THEY LIKE THAT CENTRAL LOCATION. OKAY. DO YOU SEE YOURSELVES MOVING OUT OF THE OFFICE SPACE AS SOON AS THIS NEW SPACE IS FINISHED, THE OFFICE PORTION OF IT, OR DO YOU WANT TO REMAIN THERE, DO YOU THINK, FOR THE TWO YEAR? SO I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR RACHEL. YES, I SEE US MOVING SOME STORAGE NEED FOR THE ONGOING PROGRAM. SO HOW WE WORK THAT OUT? I KNOW WE SHARE STORAGE WITH ABBY'S TEAM AS WELL. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, DO WE KEEP PART OF THE CLOSET OR WHATEVER. YES. BUT OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE ON AN AS PROGRAMED BASIS, ASSUMING THAT WE EARLY. RIGHT. SO THERE'S THAT ONGOING NEGOTIATION THAT NEEDS TO CORRECT. OKAY. AND WHEN DO YOU WHEN DO YOU LEAVE THE PANTRY. NEW BUILDING WILL OPEN UP. IS THAT IN 27 NEXT SUMMER? YEAH. NEXT SUMMER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SUMMER OF 27. OKAY. DID YOU SEE ALL THAT DIRT? WE WERE MOVING. IT'S ALMOST DONE. I'M ALMOST DONE. PATTY IS A AS A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, JUST APPRECIATIVE OF THE FOOD PANTRIES EFFORTS TO HELP OUR STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY DURING THE SUMMER AND WINTER MONTHS WHEN THEY'RE NOT IN SCHOOL. CAN YOU JUST THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY RELATIVE TO THE BUILDING ITSELF, BUT JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE IN

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THANK YOU. JUST APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. AND REMIND ME ONE MORE TIME HOW YOU LANDED ON THE TWO YEARS, NOT ONE YEAR OR THREE YEARS. IS THAT JUST ONCE YOU GET THE OPENING, THEN YOU WANT IT FOR STAFFING AND EVERYTHING YOU'RE THINKING. YOU COULD STILL USE THE ASSISTANCE. YEAH.

THE SECOND YEAR IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE THE FIRST YEAR, WE BELIEVE WE KNOW WHAT IT WILL COST TO LIVE IN THE BUILDING, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO. I MEAN, IF WE HAD PROJECTED IT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY OFF ON HEATING COSTS, FOR EXAMPLE.

AND SO THE THE SECOND YEAR IS WITH THE INTENT OF STABILIZING THE OPERATIONS, PARTICULARLY FOR THE PANTRY, AND THEN FACILITATING THE MOVE OUT OF THE HEIGHT CENTER. SO THAT'S WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED IT FOR THREE YEARS, BUT WE NEED IT FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR. SO WE MIGHT GET THAT TOO. GOTCHA. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. I KNOW THE CITY MANAGER HAS ASKED THAT THE COUNCIL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO UNDERTAKE THIS NEGOTIATION. SO I'LL MAKE AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE A MOTION. IF I GET A SECOND, THEN WE'LL SEE. IF IT PASSES. I WOULD MOVE THAT THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A LEASE RATE HOLIDAY FOR A DURATION DETERMINED BY THE CITY MANAGER NOT TO EXCEED TWO YEARS. SECOND. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. I'M SORRY, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? OH, SORRY. GOOD POINT. OKAY, I DID MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER WELCH. YES.

COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. SEVEN. YES. VOTES ON THE MOTION. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU. THANKS, BETTY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS A UPDATE FROM PLAIN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES MALLARD AND SHELL. AND WE HAVE OUR CHIEF COME HERE TO.

GOOD EVENING, SPALDING, CITY MANAGER STEPANOV COUNCIL. IT'S SO NICE TO BE. THIS FEELS REALLY LOUD. IT'S SO NICE TO BE WITH ALL OF YOU. TONIGHT. I AM JOINED BY TRUSTEE, TRUSTEE JILL BECKET. HILL HAD A CONFLICT THIS EVENING, BUT CHIEF CONNOR AND ADMINISTRATOR COLLINS ARE WITH ME. SORRY. SEE YOU IN THE BACK THERE. WE JUST WANTED TO COME AND GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE LATEST IN PAYING TAX. AND I WANT TO CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK, WHO COMES TO ALL OF OUR TOWNSHIP MEETINGS. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR RELATIONSHIP. SO FUN. A HELICOPTER WHO DOESN'T LOVE THAT? THIS IS JUST FROM OUR OPEN HOUSE, WHICH WAS JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. OUR ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE IS ALWAYS TIED TO FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. KIDS AND FAMILIES LOVE TO SEE WHEN THE MED FLIGHT COMES IN. SO WE THOUGHT YOU'D ENJOY THIS PHOTO.

AND THIS NEXT PHOTO IS ABSOLUTELY MY FAVORITE. THE GIANT FOAM MACHINE AND KIDS GETTING TO PLAY WITH THAT. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMA JOYFUL, PLAYFUL ENVIRONMENT. WITH THE OPEN HOUSE, WE WANT KIDS AND FAMILIES TO COME ASK QUESTIONS. CERTAINLY LEARN ABOUT FIRE SAFETY, BUT HAVE FUN. GET TO SEE THE TRUCKS, GET TO MEET THE FIREFIGHTERS AND JUST ENJOY SOME PLAY ALONG THE WAY. SO GREAT WEATHER THAT DAY TOO.

AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY WHO CAME TO THE OPEN HOUSE AND TO OUR PARTNERS AT MARVEN ACADEMY WHO SUPPORT PARKING. PARKING AROUND THE FIRE STATION RIGHT NOW IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY WHO WHO SHOWED UP AND SUPPORTED THAT. ALSO RELATED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE'RE SO EXCITED WITH THIS PHOTO. THIS WAS THE SWEARING IN OF NEW FIREFIGHTERS. SO YOU MAY RECALL WHEN WE PRESENTED TO YOU IN THE PAST THAT WE'RE SO PROUD OF CHIEF CONNOR'S LEADERSHIP. WE WERE AWARDED A FEDERAL SAFER GRANT AND IN THIS FUNDING ENVIRONMENT, TO RECEIVE A FEDERAL GRANT IS NO SMALL FEAT.

AND THAT SAFER GRANT ALLOWED US TO START HIRING NEW FIREFIGHTERS IN ADVANCE OF THE

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SOME KEY STATS RELATED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I THINK THIS FIRST BULLET YOU'LL BE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE. WE HAVE REPORTED TO REDUCTIONS IN CALL RUN VOLUME TO THE CITY OF COLUMBUS WENT FROM 30% DOWN TO 20% TO AS OF TODAY, WE'RE AT 10%. THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION. AND I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. SO WE WANTED TO REPORT THAT TO YOU. RUNS WITHIN NEW ALBANY AND PLAIN TOWNSHIP ARE UP 8%. SO THE VOLUME OF CALLS WE'RE GETTING ARE INCREASING BECAUSE OUR POPULATION IS LARGER. AND REMEMBER, THE POPULATION ISN'T JUST RESIDENTS, IT'S THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE WORKING IN ALL OF THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE IN OUR BUSINESSES. SO OUR CALL VOLUME IS UP. AND AS A REMINDER, WHEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE CALL VOLUME TO THE CITY OF COLUMBUS IN THE PAST, WE MADE A POLICY CHANGE TO HOLD ONE MEDIC BACK TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS ALWAYS A MEDIC AVAILABLE FOR CALLS AND RUNS IN NEW ALBANY AND PLAIN TOWNSHIP. TWO THIRDS OF OUR CALLS ARE EMS CALLS. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE CALLS TO 911. SOMEONE'S PERSONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY OR THEIR HOME OR, YOU KNOW, ABOUT A BAD CAR ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING VERY SERIOUS. THE OTHER THING THAT IS UP ARE CALLS TO NURSING HOMES. THAT HAS BEEN REALLY SIGNIFICANT.

AND YEAR TO DATE, IT IS THE HIGHEST VOLUME WE'RE GETTING. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT TO YOU. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT INTERNALLY ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE THAT. SOME FACILITIES CALL A LOT MORE THAN OTHERS. I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME FACILITIES WHERE WE'RE DOING MULTIPLE RUNS PER DAY. SO THAT CONTINUES TO INCREASE AND WE'RE MANAGING THAT. SO KEY STATS FOR 26.

ANOTHER HAPPY PHOTO ARE, YOU KNOW WONDERFUL. THESE YOUNG TALENTED RUNNERS ON THE TRACK TEAM ARE TECH GATORS. MORE CHAMPIONS AGAIN THIS SUMMER. SO A SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE SWIMMERS AND ALL THE FAMILIES WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR IN OUR WONDERFUL SWIM PROGRAM. AND SOME STATS FOR YOU ON THE POOL AS WE CLOSE THE SUMMER ATTENDANCE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN TERMS OF NUMBERS WAS SLIGHTLY DOWN, DAILY VISITS SLIGHTLY DOWN, BUT YOU CAN SEE MEMBERSHIP SALES, GATE SALES, POOL REVENUE STILL QUITE STRONG. OUR UTILITY EXPENSE IS BACK IN LINE. YOU'LL RECALL SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE HAD A WATER LEAK, WHICH IS WHY THAT NUMBER WAS SO LARGE. BUT WE'RE REALLY PLEASED AND PROUD OF THE CONTRACT THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE TO MANAGE THE POOL. ALSO PROUD THAT WE HAD MORE SWIM LESSONS OFFERED THIS SUMMER. AND OF COURSE, THE TOWNSHIP CARES DEEPLYETY WITH TE DEPARTMENT. BUT WE ALSO BELIEVE SWIM LESSONS ARE ABOUT LIFE

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WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS JUST A RENDERING, A PRELIMINARY RENDERING OF ADDING ADDITIONAL WAYS FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE WHO, WHO HAVE THEIR LOVED ONES CREMATED TO HAVE THOSE CREMATED REMAINS INTERRED IN COLUMBARIA AND SCATTERING GARDENS, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT OPTION. NOW, THIS IS STILL REALLY PRELIMINARY. ADMINISTRATOR COLLINS AND I ARE WORKING WITH PLANNERS ON THIS, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS CONVERSATION IS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN AGAIN, STILL PRELIMINARY, BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THIS CAN DO FOR A COUPUPUPUPUPUPUPUPUPUPUPUPUPUPUS FAMILIES MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN TERMS OF JUST THE TRADITIONAL BURIAL. IT GIVES FAMILIES MULTIPLE PRICE POINTS. AND IT ALSO EXTENDS THE LIFE OF THE CEMETERY BECAUSE WITH CREMATED REMAINS, WE CAN ENTER AND BURY MORE INDIVIDUALS THAN TRADITIONAL. AND THERE'S AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, RIGHT? HAVING OPTIONS FOR CREMATED REMAINS VERSUS TRADITIONAL BURIAL. SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU, AND WE'LL BE IN COMMUNICATION WITH YOU FURTHER AS THESE PLANS DEVELOP. BUT EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR THE CEMETERY AND THE COMMUNITY. AND RELATED TO THE CEMETERY IS OUR ANNUAL WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA. WE'RE SO PROUD OF DOING THIS. WE'RE SO PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY ON THIS. WE HAVE MORE THAN 600 VETERAN GRAVES RIGHT NOW. WE THINK BEN SHARED WITH ME. I THINK WE'RE AT 615. THE NUMBER OF VETERANS GRAVES GOES UP EVERY YEAR WITH ADDITIONAL BURIALS. BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY, PLEASE PUT THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19TH. IT IS A LOVELY CEREMONY. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE SCOUTMASTER AND THE WHOLE SCOUT TROOP WHO DOES SUCH A BEAUTIFUL JOB READING THE NAMES OF THE VETERANS AND HONORING THAT CEREMONY. IT'S STILL TIME FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WANT TO SPONSOR WREATHS. AND OF COURSE, LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND SHARING THE CROSS OF WREATHS TOO. AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THAT EVENT. PUT IT ON YOUR. PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR ON DECEMBER 19TH WILL BE THE COLDEST DAY OF THE YEAR. YES, IT ALWAYS IS. IT LAST YEAR WAS REALLY THE HOT CHOCOLATE THAT I BOUGHT QUICKLY BECAME ICE. IT WAS. IT WAS A SHOCK. YEAH, YEAH. STILL YOUNG.

BUT YEAH, BUT OF COURSE LOVE TO SEE ALL OF YOU THERE. AND TO THE COMMUNITY WHO'S LISTENING.

IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR TO SEE RESIDENTS COME OUT AND ASSIST WITH PLACING THOSE WREATHS.

IT'S A SOLEMN, BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY. SO THAT'S JUST A QUICK UPDATE FOR YOU IN TERMS OF THE TOWNSHIP. CERTAINLY, FIRE CHIEF TO ANSWER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, AS IS ADMINISTRATOR COLLINS AND AND HAHN. SO JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT AND TURN IT OVER NOW TO YOU FOR ANY QUESTIONS. DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR JUST EVERYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING OVER THERE AT THE TOWNSHIP. I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING TO SEE ALL THE GROWTH AND ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH THE NEW HOUSE, WITH THE NEW, YOU KNOW, THE NEW FIREHOUSE THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON. EVERYTHING IS JUST LOOKING AWESOME. SO JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, CHIEF. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. BEN BACK IN THE BACK. THANK YOU AS WELL. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. WE'RE PROUD TO BE YOUR PARTNERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE STILL UNDER HEARING OF VISITORS. IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL REGARDING A MATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT? ALL RIGHT. THEN, WE'RE GOING TO DELVE INTO THE BOARD AND COMMISSION REPORTS AND OF COURSE, OUR FRIENDS, THE TOWNSHIP. IF CHIEF CONNOR IS GOING TO BUY A STEAK DINNER FOR SOMEBODY TONIGHT, YOU CAN YOU

[8. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS ]

MISSING 0.3 ACRES. AND WITHIN THE LUCILLE LAND REZONING THAT WAS MISSING FROM THE PREVIOUS ZONING PACKAGE. SO THAT TOO HAS NOW BEEN CHANGED FROM AGRICULTURAL TO LIMITED GENERAL EMPLOYMENT. ZONING TEXT WAS SPEECH INTERCHANGE SOUTHEAST EXPANSION TWO. AND THEN THERE WAS OUR ESTEEMED CITY ATTORNEY GAVE A NICE REMINDERS ABOUT BOARDS AND

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I THINK WITH THE RIGHT CONFIGURATION OF THE SIGN, AND IT WILL PROBABLY BE APPROVED, AND THERE'S A HOUSE ON 605, ON 62 ON THE EAST SIDE, JUST SOUTH OF THE MEMORIAL THERE. THEY'RE DOING SOME CHANGES TO THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY WITH DIFFERENT WINDOWS AND A BALCONY AND ALL THAT WAS APPROVED. OKAY, SO IT WAS FAIRLY SHORT MEETING. SO PAULO COFFEE. THANK YOU.

HARVEST PIZZA. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. ALL GOOD NEWS. I SAID HORIZON SORRY, HARVEST. HEY, YOU NEVER KNOW. GETTING ANOTHER PIZZA PLACE. ALL RIGHT. ANY UPDATE FROM THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS? NO MEETING. SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD? YES. NOT JUST ONE, BUT TWO MEETINGS. I MISSPOKE AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING. THE CAPITAL RETREAT THREW ME OFF BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING, SO WE HADN'T HAD A MEETING PRIOR TO THAT. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, AS YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT. BUT WE HAD MOLLY SCOTT STEP DOWN. SO THE BOARD VOTED TO MAKE JEFF KOTIAN THE NEW BOARD SECRETARY. THERE IS A LINK ON THE WEBSITE YOU CAN WATCH REAL TIME, THE SOLAR CAPTURE AT OUR SERVICE DEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDEDED. CURRENTLY, IT PROVIDES ABOUT 47% OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT'S ENERGY NEEDS. I THINK WE'RE ABOUT 10 OR 11 YEARS IN. SO IT'S STILL PRODUCING EXACTLY KIND OF ON TRACK WITH WHAT WHAT IT WAS INTENDED TO DO. AND I THINK GIVEN CURRENT RATES, WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY BE MADE WHOLE AROUND 20 YEARS, WHICH I THINK WE HAD THAT IN OUR HEAD.

IT WAS GOING TO BE 20, 25 YEARS. SO IT'S IT'S ON PACE TO DO THAT. WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY BACKYARD AND INVASIVE TREE TRADING PROGRAM GOING ON RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN PARTICIPATE. WE'VE SO FAR ISSUED 12 REBATES. THERE'S STILL 11 REMAINING. SO THE TRADING PROGRAM, WE'VE ISSUED 15 REBATES WITH SIX REMAINING. WE DID PROVIDE THE UPDATE ON THE CONSORTIUM ABOUT NOT ELECTING TO DO THE CURBSIDE COMPOSTING COLLECTION. SO THE BOARD IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING COMPOSTING EFFORTS IN THE FUTURE. AND WE IN THAT MEETING, WE ALSO WENT OVER OUR 2027 SAB PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THOSE INCLUDE RESEARCHING A YEAR ROUND RECYCLING CONVENIENCE CENTER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR. WORTHINGTON RECENTLY OPENED ONE.

AND ESSENTIALLY IT WOULD KIND OF TAKE THE PLACE OF HAVING OUR E-WASTE EVENTS. IT'S A YEAR ROUND DROP OFF FACILITY THAT'S GOT KIND OF STALLS FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT RECYCLING GOODS. SO I THINK WE'RE GONNA EXPLORE THAT NEXT YEAR, KIND OF A HOLISTIC TREE PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OF APARTMENTS AND SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS, AND JUST FURTHER COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. SO THAT WAS OUR SEPTEMBER 11TH MEETING THAT WE'RE CAUGHT UP ON. WE HAD A MEETING OCTOBER 15TH. WE WENT OVER OUR BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS THAT EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH HERE IN A MONTH OR SO. IT'S A VERY SIMILAR BUDGET THAT WAS PROPOSED LAST YEAR. SO A LOT OF THE SAME PROGRAMS BEING CONTINUED. SO I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AROUND $143,000

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THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN SOME SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLANS. KIND OF A LOT OF OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE REALLY INTENSIVE, ELABORATE PLANS AND KIND OF GOAL SETTING. WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS FOLKS ARE COMING AND SAYING, HEY, HOW CAN WE HELP? HOW CAN WE PARTNER WITH THE CITY? AND WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A GREAT ASK RIGHT NOW. SO I THINK MORE OF A HOLISTIC ACTION PLAN COULD HELP US KIND OF FORMULATE THOSE ASKS. SO WE'RE GOING TO EXPLORE KIND OF PUTTING ONE OF THOSE TOGETHER. WE'RE LOOKING AT BEST PRACTICES FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA. THERE WAS A SUSTAINABILITY STAKEHOLDERS MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, NEW ALBANY COMPANY, THE CHAMBER, AND OBVIOUSLY THE CITY WAS REPRESENTED IN THE TOWNSHIP AND IS USUALLY THOSE. A LOT OF GOOD DISCUSSIONS, TREE PLAN, POLLINATOR AREAS. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY SAW SIGNS FOR THE GENES FOR GREEN CAMPAIGN THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. SO IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD TO HAVE COLLABORATION WITH THOSE DIFFERENT GROUPS TO GET KIND OF A DIRECTED APPROACH TO OUR EFFORTS. WE HAD OUR FALL WASTE COLLECTION EVENT. HOPEFULLY SOME FOLKS GOT TO DROP OFF SOME OF THEIR WASTE. ON OCTOBER 10TH, WE HAD 242 CARS DROP OFF MATERIALS. IT WAS A NICE, STEADY EVENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN THE. IN THE SPRING, WE USUALLY HAVE ABOUT 100 CARS WAITING AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING FALL. PEOPLE MUST SLEEP IN A LITTLE BIT. IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE SPREAD OUT AND BUT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, PRETTY STEADY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WE'RE STILL WAITING ON SOME OF OUR OTHER NUMBERS TO H, H, W NUMBERS, BUT WE HAD ANOTHER 5,000 POUNDS OF E-WASTE COLLECTED AND ABOUT 200 POUNDS OF TEXTILES. WE, WE ADDED A COUPLE FEATURES THAT TO THIS EVENT. JAKE JACOB'S COAT WAS THERE AND THEY COLLECT FURNITURE. SO WE DIDN'T COLLECT THE FURNITURE, BUT THEY WERE THERE. SO FOLKS CAME IN, THEY COULD FILL OUT A FORM AND THEN THEY WILL ACTUALLY GO TO THEIR HOUSE AND PICK THE FURNITURE UP. SO WE HAD SEVERAL FOLKS TAKE THOSE HOME. AND THEN WE ALSO COLLECTED KIND OF JUST CLOTHES THAT YOU CAN'T RECYCLE OR REUSE. THEY'RE JUST BAD, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STAYING, THEY'RE TORN. SO THERE ARE PLACES THAT WILL RECYCLE THAT. SO WE COLLECTED 200 POUNDS OF THOSE CLOTHES. SO AND THEN WE HAD PAPER SHREDDING AGAIN. SO 13 VOLUNTEERS. SO IT WAS ANOTHER VERY SUCCESSFUL MEETING, OUR NOVEMBER MEETING, IF ANYBODY'S PLANNING ON TUNING IN NOVEMBER 11TH IS VETERANS DAY. SO CITY OFFICES ARE CLOSED. SO THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON NOVEMBER 18TH AT 630 RIGHT HERE. AND THEN FINALLY, YOU KNOW, AT THE END FOR BOARD DISCUSSION, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ON BEHIND THE METER POWER GENERATION, THE TECHNOLOGY KIND OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS AND THE BASICALLY THE BOARD IS ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION. IF WE CAN KIND OF FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAYBE RESEARCH EXPERTS IN THE FIELD THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PRESENT TO THE SAB, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S WHAT THAT ENTAILS AT THIS POINT, BUT DAVE AND STEVE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT BACK AND KIND OF SEE WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE TO KIND OF PRESENT SOME INFORMATION REGARDING WHAT'S GOING ON. AND THAT WAS THE BOTH MEETINGS.

GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? IDEA? IMPLEMENTATION PANEL? YES, WE HAD A MEETING. THEY WENT THROUGH WENT THROUGH THE 2027 WORK PLAN, WHICH IS GOING TO BE OR HOPING FOR 2027 TO HAVE ANOTHER FOCUS ON ACCESSIBILITY. AND THEY WANT TO CONTINUE THE GREAT EVENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, INCLUDING SUPER SUPPER BUSINESS PARK TOUR, AND THEN DIWALI. AND THEN THEY WANT TO ADD AN INTERNATIONAL GAME NIGHT. THE THE ACCESSIBILITY WORK WILL REALLY PLATFORM OFF OF SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WORK REALLY WELL AT OKTOBERFEST. AND OTHER SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS. THEY RECAP THE BUSINESS PARK TOUR, WHICH WAS REALLY, REALLY POPULAR. ALL THREE BUS TOURS WERE FULL AND PEOPLE REALLY ENJOYED THE FORMAT AT WALTON PARKWAY. THEN, OF COURSE, EVERYBODY'S VERY EXCITED FOR DIWALI, WHICH IS ON. I KEEP FORGETTING THE DATE. NOVEMBER 10TH, I BELIEVE. REMEMBER WHAT. NOVEMBER 7TH. NOVEMBER 7TH. THE FOOD TRUCKS ARE GOING TO START

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SO WE ARE VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THEN THERE'S A COMMUNITY CULTURAL WARDROBE TENT WHERE YOU CAN GO AND TRY ON SOME DONATED SARIS OR BRING THEIR OWN FOR A DONATION TO ALBANY PANTRY, WHICH SHOULD BE REALLY FUN. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UPDATE? CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD? NO MEETING AND NO MEETING OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION. HAS ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE OR COMMUNICATION SINCE OUR LAST MEETING? THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON? SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARING? THERE ARE NONE ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES. ALSO ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. THAT MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

[12. RESOLUTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING]

RESOLUTION R 43, 2026, A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE AMOUNTS AND RATES AS DETERMINED BY THE BUDGET COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZING NECESSARY TAX LEVIES AND CERTIFYING THEM TO THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDIT. MARK. THANK YOU MAYOR. GREAT. WHERE'S THE. OKAY, MAYBE RIGHT BACK CLOSER TO YOU. IT'S QUITE, QUITE THE ENTRANCE. SORRY. IT'S TOO LOUD. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS ANNUAL LEGISLATION REQUIRED BY THE OHIO REVISED CODE. THE RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE AMOUNTS AND RATES DETERMINED BY THE FRANKLIN COUNTY BUDGET COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZES THE AMOUNTS GENERATED BY THE NECESSARY TAX LEVIES. THE. THE RATE IS SET TO BE 1.94 MILLS, WHICH IS WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE TAX BUDGET ADOPTED IN THE JULY 2026 MEETING, AND THIS RESOLUTION MAY BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? I LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 43 2026. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 43 2026 SECOND. MAYOR SCOTT. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

DERRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES.

COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 43 2026 RESOLUTION R 44 2026 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE AMOUNTS AND RATES AS DETERMINED BY THE BUDGET COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZING NECESSARY TAX LEVIES AND CERTIFYING THEM TO THE LICKING COUNTY AUDITOR, MARTIN. SO THE ANNUAL LEGISLATION REQUIRED BY THE OHIO REVISED CODE. THE RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE AMOUNTS AND RATES DETERMINED BY THE LICKING COUNTY BUDGET COMMISSION AND AUTHORIZES THE AMOUNTS GENERATED BY THE NECESSARY TAX LEVIES. THIS RATE IS SET TO BE 1.7 MILLS, WHICH IS WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE TAX BUDGET IN THE JULY 2026 MEETING, AND THIS RESOLUTION WILL BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE RESOLUTION? I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 44, 2026. SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION MOVE ADOPTION RESOLUTION R 44 2026.

SECOND COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING.

YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 44, 2026 RESOLUTION R 45 2026. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING. EXCUSE ME. GOT THOSE BACKWARDS. A RESOLUTION APPROVING ANDEXECUTION OF A MEMF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY, LLC AND M I HOMES OF CENTRAL OHIO. MISS JOHN, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO THIS IS A THREE PARTY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY AND THE ALBANY COMPANY AND MI. HOMES OF OHIO. THERE ARE SEVERAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROJECTS UNDERWAY IN THE AREA SOUTHEAST OF THE 161 US 62 INTERCHANGE AREA, WE KIND OF CALL THE PARKWAY AREA. THIS MOU ESTABLISHES A COORDINATED FRAMEWORK FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS THAT ARE OUTLINED ON THIS SLIDE. THEY INCLUDE A NEW EAST WEST PUBLIC STREET, ALSO KNOWN AS DAYTON PARKWAY, THAT CONNECTS DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD TO US ROUTE 62 AND JOHNSTOWN ROAD. THE FIRST PHASE OF THAT PROJECT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW BEHIND THE FIRE STATION. I WILL WANT TO POINT OUT THE SECOND PHASE OR THE. ANOTHER PHASE OF THAT PROJECT IS THE NEXT SUBJECT ON YOUR AGENDA TO AUTHORIZE GOING OUT TO BID ON THE NEXT PHASE OF THAT PROJECT. THE MOU OUTLINES COMMITMENTS RELATED TO THE

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DOES THAT INCLUDE THE STORMWATER BASIN? BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE WAS ONLY 15 ACRES THAT ARE UP THERE AT THE PARARAR BASIN? AND IF SO, WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY WOULD IT BE TO MANAGE THAT? IT DOES INCLUDE THE STORMWATER BASIN IS WHAT IS KIND OF LABELED IN THAT PARK RIGHT HERE. THERE IS ADDITIONAL PARK SPACE THAT IS DOWN HERE ALONG DUBLIN, GRANVILLE ROAD. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY FOUR AND A HALF, FIVE ACRES. SO RIGHT NOW THERE WOULD BE A GAP BETWEEN THE PARK THAT WILL BE THE STORMWATER BASIN AND THAT OPEN SPACE THAT WILL BE DONE WHEN THE SUBDIVISION IS BUILT. AND DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD, NEW ALBANY COMPANY WOULD DEDICATE THIS ACREAGE TO THE CITY AS PART OF THIS MOU, SO WE COULD GET MORE OF A CONTINUOUS PATH FOR THE LINEAR PARK AS IT KIND OF MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH THE CITY. YEAH. ONE SORRY, TOM, ONE ADDITIONAL POINT OF CLARIFICATION. TOTAL PARK LAND DEDICATION AS PART OF THIS MOU IS NORTH OF 19 ACRES, NOT 14 ACRES. SO AS ADRIAN POINTED O OS WELL AS THE PARK ON THE INSIDE OF THE ROAD EXTENSION. OKAY. AND THEN THE TAKING CARE OF THAT STORMWATER BASIN RESPONSIBILITY, WOULD THAT FALL ON THE CITY THEN? YEAH. THEY STILL HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE MASTER ASSOCIATION. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK. THANK YOU. QUESTION ABOUT THE MILLER AVENUE EXTENSION THAT YOU TALK ABOUT UP HERE. SO THIS IS INTENDED TO COME OUT SOMEWHERE OVER HERE. WHO IS GOING TO EXTEND THE ROAD AND WHOSE COST IS TO EXTEND THE ROAD OUT TO THIS POINT. LET ME PUT IT ON THE NEXT SLIDE. YEAH, YEAH YEAH. JUST I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EASIER. THIS THIS ISN'T A GREAT ONE, BUT IT'LL DO THE TRICK. SO IT'S UP CLOSE PORTION OF. SO IT'S 62 WOULD BE RIGHT HERE. THIS IS GANTON PARKWAY. MILLER AVENUE ULTIMATELY WOULD

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EVERYTHING GOES OUT OF HERE ONTO GANTON PARKWAY, RIGHT. OR SOMEWHERE OVER THIS WAY THEY WOULD HAVE. SO ALL THE EVERYTHING IN HERE, CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION UP HERE, ALL OF THAT WILL FLOW THROUGH HERE WITH NO OTHER ACCESS OUT. IS THAT RIGHT? YES.

THERE'D BE TWO EGRESS AND INGRESS POINTS HERE FOR THE SUBDIVISION HERE. AND THEN MI WOULD BUILD THIS PORTION OF THE ROAD WHEN THEY BUILD THIS DEVELOPMENT. BUT THEY WOULD ALL BOTH GO TO GAN PARKWAY. IS THERE A THAT THAT NORTHERN ONE THAT IS. SO THERE'S TWO ENTRANCES, ONE RIGHT HERE AND THEN THE OTHER MILLER. AND THEN IT'S HARD TO SEE ON THIS. BUT THERE'S ANOTHER POINT MIDWAY. THERE'S AN ARROW POINTING TO IT. SO ARE THESE ACCESS POINTS OR STOP SIGNS. DO YOU KNOW AARON. THE THIS THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THAT WENT ALONG WITH IT WENT THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I DON'T BELIEVE THOSE ARE SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS YOU DO OR DON'T. I DO NOT BELIEVE THOSE ARE SIGNALIZED. I BELIEVE THEY'RE STOP CONDITIONS. BUT THAT'S. I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND PULL OUT THE TRAFFIC. I'M JUST RAISING CONCERN. I'M LOOKING AT THE VOLUME OF HOMES, THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC GOING IN AND OUT OF HERE, PLUS ACCESS INTO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. ALL OF THAT IS GOING TO ACCESS THROUGH HERE IN NO STOP SIGNS. I MEAN, NO SIGNALS TO CONTROL THAT VOLUME OF TRAFFIC. ALSO, WITH BAYER COMING UP THIS WAY TO POTENTIALLY ACCESS UP TO SIX. 161, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO FACE BE FACED WITH IN TERMS OF CONGESTION IN HERE. AND I DON'T BELIEVE SIGNAGE OR WHATEVER. NO, NO SIGNALS OR WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO BE ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THOSE HOMES AND ALL OF THAT TRAFFIC. AND I KNOW MIKE, I SAW IT TODAY COMING OVER HERE ON OLD 161 FROM MY HOUSE THAT FROM THE LIGHT ON HARLEM, IT WAS BACKED UP TO MEDWAY. SO I DO KNOW THAT OFTENTIMES WHEN THERE'S TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, THEY GET OFF AND THEY'LL GET OFF AT BEACH AND COME THROUGH THERE. SO, TOM, IS THERE ANY THOUGHT? I'M SURE THERE WAS, BUT IF YOU COULD JUST FILL ME IN ON MAYBE WHY WE WOULDN'T EXTEND THAT JUST DOWN TO 161 FOR JUST ANOTHER ENTRANCE IN AND OUT. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WAS LOOKED AT AND WHAT WAS THE THOUGHTS? WELL, IF I CAN BACK UP FOR A SECOND. OKAY, THE PARCEL 150 ACRES WAS INITIALLY ZONED IN 98. IN 1998, THERE WERE PART OF THAT ZONING COMMITTEE APPROVED 15 UNITS OR WHATEVER IT WAS. THE COMMITMENT WAS THAT THERE WOULD BE NO THERE WOULD BE NO VEHICULAR CONNECTION TO THAT SECTION OF DUBLIN, GRANVILLE ROAD, THAT THE TRAFFIC WOULD BE HANDLED THROUGH A NEW COLLECTOR ROAD IN PARKWAY THAT EXTENDS THROUGH THE PARCEL. SINCE THAT TIME, THE PARCEL HAS BEEN REZONED TO ACCOMMODATE. AS WE'RE ALL AWARE OF, THE HOSPITAL AND THE MEDICAL OFFICE FACILITY AS PART OF THIS PLAN. THIS PLAN IS WAS ZONED MAYBE A YEAR AGO. WITH THIS CONFIGURATION, THERE WAS A PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BY THIS BODY, WITH THIS PUBLIC ROAD CONFIGURATION, THERE WERE TRAFFIC ANALYZES DONE AS WELL.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT, I ENTERED YOUR QUESTION QUICKLY THAT THERE ARE NO TRAFFIC SIGNALS OR NO SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS. MR. I DON'T KNOW THAT WITH CERTAINTY. I'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS THAT WAS DONE WITH THE CITY TO DETERMINE WHAT SIGNALIZED AND WHAT ISN'T. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THERE IS A LONG HISTORY GOING BACK TO 98 THAT DISCUSSED WHAT THE ROAD CIRCULATION THROUGH HERE WOULD BE. AS ADRIAN POINTED OUT, THE

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WHAT'S THE DOWNSIDE? I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS A DOWNSIDE. I KNOW THAT THERE'S AN EXPECTATION, A COMMITMENT, DEDICATION OF RIGHT OF WAY TRAFFIC STUDIES, ANALYSIS, COOPERATION WITH THE CITY THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT OUR INITIAL COMMITMENTS WERE TO MAKE THIS PLAN SOMETHING THAT THE FOLKS THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN GATHER AROUND, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN MOU TO MEMORIALIZE WHAT MI'S CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE WITHIN ALBANY COUNTRIES. COMPANIES CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE AND WHERE THE CITY IS EXPECTED TO TAKE THIS AS THIS MOVES FORWARD. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE CAPITAL RETREAT THAT WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK SYSTEM AND WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE, AND IT'S GOING DOWN THE PATH WITH YOUR STAFF TO EVALUATE WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE. AND WE'RE THRILLED AND EXCITED TO DO THAT. THE IDEA OF GOING BACK AND REEVALUATING A TRAFFIC AND ROAD NETWORK PATTERN FOR A SUBDIVISION THAT HAS BEEN EXEMPTED AND PLATTED IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN PURSUING. WE THINK THAT WE'VE FOLLOWED THE RULES AND REGULATIONS AS LAID OUT TO US FROM THE BEGINNING, AND HAVE MET ALL OF THOSE BENCHMARKS ALONG THE WAY. WHAT IF WE ASKED YOU TO? NO INTEREST IN DOING THAT? IS THAT WHAT I HEARD? THERE'S NO INTEREST IN US. THAT'S CORRECT. JUST AND I KNOW THE THIS DIAGRAM IS NOT TO THE EAST IS NOT WELL, YOU KNOW, DESCRIPTIVE ON THE ROAD CONNECTIONS, BUT, YOU KNOW, TO TO MIKE'S POINT, IF I PULLED OUT OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE NORTH, TURN RIGHT ON GANNON PARKWAY, COULD I STILL EXIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD TURNING RIGHT INSTEAD OF GOING LEFT? FROM HERE OR HERE? YOU COULD TURN RIGHT. THERE'S A ROUNDABOUT HERE. IT'S HARD TO SEE. THIS IS A A A ROAD RIGHT HERE THAT THEN WOULD CONNECT AND THEN CONNECTS TO 161. RIGHT. OKAY. SO THERE IS A CONNECTION. IT'S JUST NOT ON THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH END OF THIS PROPOSED. WELL THIS PLATTED. CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. AND AGAIN, THE ALIGNMENT THAT YOU SEE ON, ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW FOR GANNON PARKWAY, FOR DUBLIN, KITZMILLER, FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY LIKE THAT ALIGNMENT, I THINK, WAS WHAT WAS THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION AT ONE POINT THAT THAT. WE TOOK THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE STEPS OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERS TESTING TRAFFIC COUNTS AND CONFIRMING THAT THOSE ALIGNMENTS AND CONFIGURATIONS WERE. OKAY. TOM, COULD YOU REMIND ME WHAT WHAT ARE THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT ARE IN THIS PROPERTY NOW? 200? 2424024 IT'S A COMBINATION OF ATTACHED AND DETACHED PRODUCT BASED ON THE GRANDVIEW YARD. AND THEN WHEN THE WHEN SORRY, WHEN THE TRAFFIC STUDY WAS DONE, WAS IT BASED ON THE 240 OR WAS IT BASED ON? IT WAS BASED ON BASED ON THE PLAN THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW. AND THEN JUST, JUST YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT THIS HAD BEEN ZONED SOME TIME AGO. FOR HOW MANY UNITS WAS IT INITIALLY ZONED? INITIALLY ZONED FOR 340 UNITS THAT WERE HAMPSTEAD VILLAGE ESQUE UNITS. AND AT THAT TIME, THE EXPECTATION WAS THE EXTENSION OF THE PARKWAY. THERE WAS NO MILLER ROAD EXTENSION AT THAT TIME, AGAIN GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO 98 AND JUST AND AGAIN, THAT WAS THAT WAS BEFORE MY TIME, 340 UNITS. DID THAT ALSO HAVE A NEARLY 20 ACRE GREEN SPACE DEDICATION? IT DID NOT. OKAY.

DID IT HAVE A PROPOSED HOSPITAL USE? OKAY. IT WAS IT WAS A IT WAS THE NEXT PHASE OF HAMPSTEAD VILLAGE. WAS WAS THE EXPECTATION FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN PARKLAND DEDICATED AS AS THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS REQUIRED. THIS PARKS DEDICATION

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THEY'VE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS IN TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, GIVING US INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THEIR TIMING LOOKS LIKE. I WOULD EXPECT THAT WE WOULD WANT SOME PRELIMINARY KIND OF BUDGET FOR TRAFFIC PLANNING AND ENGINEERING IN NEXT YEAR'S CAPITAL BUDGET. SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO BE RESPONSIVE AS NATIONWIDE CHILDREN COMES ONLINE. AND AS MI STARTS TO CONSTRUCT THIS SUBDIVISION. ONE ONE OTHER THING I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR COUNCIL TO BE AWARE OF THE FIRST PHASE THAT MI IS ANTICIPATING BUILDING IS ROUGHLY 80 HOMES, 80 UNITS. THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS THAT WAS DONE WAS FOR THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION, ALL 240 UNITS. WHAT'S BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW IS PHASE ONE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL PHASES BEYOND THAT. IN ADDITION, THERE'S ROUGHLY SEVEN AND A HALF ACRES TO THE EAST OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL MEDICAL OFFICE USES, OR PERHAPS AN EXPANSION OF CHILDREN'S AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. ALL OF THOSE THINGS WERE FOLDED INTO THE TRAFFIC

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IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT ALL IN ONE FELL SWOOP. SO WHEN WAS THIS STUDY DONE? SOMETHING WAS DONE WHEN THE LATEST REZONING CAME IN FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, THE PARK, THE CITY AND AND THE 240 UNITS OF IT, LIKE ABOUT LIKE SIX MONTHS AGO, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, A COUPLE OF YEARS, A COUPLE YEARS MORE THAN THAT. I WAS THINKING OF THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT. YEAH. WAS DONE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. I, I UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THAT WE'VE ALL MADE OUR, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GONE DOWN THIS PATH TOGETHER AND WE'VE ALL MADE OUR COMMITMENTS AND, AND THAT AND WHAT TONIGHT IS ABOUT IS NOT ABOUT ANY OF THAT. BUT I ALSO DO SHARE COUNCILMAN DIRKS AND I THINK OTHER PEOPLE'S CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN OURSELVES INTO SOME THINGS WHERE WE'RE NOT GETTING AHEAD OF OUR TRAFFIC CONCERNS. AND WE SHOULD HAVE THIS DISCUSSION TONIGHT OURSELVES, AND WE SHOULD BE, AS OUR MAYOR JUST SAID, RATHER A DAY EARLY THAN A DAY LATE ON THIS, BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AN AWFUL LOT COMING THROUGH ONE LITTLE PIPELINE, AND WE NEED TO OPEN IT UP SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STUDY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY PROJECTED AND HOW THAT MIGHT LOOK IN RESPECT TO TODAY VERSUS THREE YEARS AGO. AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE ADDITIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BUILDINGS OR A MEDICAL BUILDING THAT'S ALL ADDITIVE TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE. AND IT'S CONCERNING US WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW. YEAH, WE CAN CERTAINLY GET THAT STUDY AND SUMMARIZE THAT FOR YOU. IT WOULD HAVE INCLUDED ALL THOSE USES IN THIS ENTIRE AREA. AND THEN I MEAN, AS YOU ALL KNOW, INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS HAVE TO BE WARRANTED. AND SO THEY CAN'T NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE LOOK AT THEM OVER TIME BECAUSE AS TRAFFIC CHANGES, YOU HAVE TO DO AN ADDITIONAL STUDY TO MAKE SURE IT'S A SIGNAL WARRANTED. IS A STOP SIGN WARRANTED. SOMETIMES WE MAKE THE DECISION ABOUT A ROUNDABOUT. AND SO THERE IS CAPACITY IN THE ROADWAY. GANTON PARKWAY ITSELF, CERTAINLY FOR ALL THOSE FUTURE USES AND THE INTERSECTION CONDITIONS FOR KIND OF HOW THIS WILL BE BUILT OUT OVER TIME, BUT THAT WILL BE SOMETHING WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR, MONITOR IF THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS HAVE TO BE MODIFIED. TO THAT END, AT WHATEVER TIME WE WOULD DECIDE TO EXTEND MILLER AVENUE, WE WOULD ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THE INTERSECTION OF 62 AND MILLER. YEAH. TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE WOULD BE NECESSARY THERE. YEAH, I KNOW WE HAVE AGAIN, JUST LOOKING, YOU KNOW, LONG, LONG RANGE PLANNING, SO TO SPEAK, ON THE ROAD CONNECTIVITY, YOU KNOW, SECOND AND THIRD MILLER FOUNDERS ALLEY OR STREET, WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO BE CALLED. AND THERE'S, YOU CAN SEE THE GRID NETWORK COMING TOGETHER. AND YOU KNOW, MILLER IS GOING TO HAVE A MORE ACTIVE USE BOTH DIRECTIONS OFF OF 62. SO YEAH, THAT ANALYSIS WILL BE IMPORTANT. YEAH. I DO THINK THAT THE MILLER AVENUE EXTENSION IS MORE, IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE MORE A MORE EFFECTIVE TRAFFIC SOLUTION THAN HAVING THE DUBLIN GRANVILLE OUTLET. PERSONALLY, FOR ME, I'M, I WOULD FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE ABOUT THIS PLAN IF WE KNEW WHEN THAT WAS GOING TO COME ONLINE. AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY. BECAUSE I THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE COMING OUT OF THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE GOING TOWARDS 161, QUITE FRANKLY. YEAH, THEY'RE GOING TO EITHER BE GOING TO THE HIGHWAY 161 OR 62, OR THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOING TOWARDS THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY. AND EITHER WAY, THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT HEADED OUT ON THE 161. SO, SO. MAYBE PULLING UP THE STUDY WE HAVE AND, AND LOOKING AT HOW QUICKLY WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. SO GOOD. AND CERTAINLY WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO. SO JUST FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT, WHEN IT WAS CALLED FIRST AND MAIN AT THE TIME. BUT THIS IS A LIVING FACILITY THAT IS RIGHT ON MAIN STREET AT THAT POINT. WE KNEW AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE MILLER AVENUE SHOULD BE EXTENDED JUST FOR THE TRAFFIC NETWORK IN THE GRID. SO THERE IS A COMMITMENT IN THAT REZONING THAT THEY WOULD DEDICATE THE RIGHT OF WAY NEEDED FOR AN EXTENSION OF MILLER WHEN THE TIME CAME.

CERTAINLY, THAT PROJECT HAS CHANGED HANDS SINCE THEN, SO WE DO HAVE SOME WORK TO DO TO TO GET THAT RIGHT OF WAY. AND SO KNOWING THAT YOUR PREFERENCE IS FOR US TO, TO START THAT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER IS REALLY HELPFUL CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION FOR US TO HEAR TONIGHT. IS THERE A TIMELINE ON THIS R R R R R R R R R R R R R ? IS THERE AN URGENCY TO DO IT

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SO, I MEAN, I IF THE GOAL IS TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, REQUIRE LEGALLY REQUIRE CERTAIN THINGS TO HAPPEN AS IT RELATES TO ROAD CONNECTIVITY, WE'D HAVE TO UTILIZE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE, ALL PUN INTENDED TO GET THAT DONE. CORRECT. OKAY. I KNOW THIS IS MY SECOND ONE. YEAH.

IT'S COME SO EASY FOR YOU. ALL RIGHT. I JUST I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. MR. BURKE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I GUESS, ARE WE? YEAH. I GUESS I'D LIKE OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL AS TO WHETHER OR NOT, YOU KNOW, EXTENDING IT ANOTHER TWO WEEKS IS GOING TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO. I APOLOGIZE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING YET, SO I'M WAY AHEAD OF MY SKIS ON THAT. SO SORRY. WELL, STILL, I WOULD STILL SAY YEAH. IS THERE AN APPETITE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITHIN OUR OWN, WITH OUR OWN CONVERSATION? YEAH. LET ME LET ME OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS COMMENT. AND THEN WE CAN SEE WHAT MOTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY ENTERTAIN. WELL, WE HAVE COUNCIL COMMENT AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. YEAH. IS THAT GOOD? OKAY, WELL, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 45 2026? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COUNCIL COMMENT ON THE RESOLUTION? YEAH, I, I WOULD SAY THAT WHETHER WHETHER EACH OF US IS IDEALLY AS COMFORTABLE AS WE'D LIKE TO BE WITH WHERE THIS HAS LANDED, IT HAS LANDED. AND I DON'T THINK THAT THE MOU, I THINK THE MOU IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT MATTER, FRANKLY, THAT IS GIVING US BENEFITS THAT WE NEED AND SHOULD APPRECIATE AND SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH AND GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION ON OTHER CONCERNS. THAT'S THAT'S MY THOUGHT. YEAH. AND I KNOW THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF DEVELOPERS THAT WATCH OUR MEETINGS AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE DIRECTION COUNCIL GIVES. I THINK ANY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT WE HAVE COMING TO THE COMMUNITY, THEY CAN HAVE AN EXPECTATION THAT THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS REGARDING TRAFFIC AND HOW WE HANDLE TRAFFIC DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF

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OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE RESOLUTION? ALL RIGHT. THEN I WOULD INTRODUCE A MOTION TO ACCEPT RESOLUTION R 45 2026 SECOND. ON THE MOTION. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL YES. COU.

BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KIST. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 45, 2026. ALL RIGHT. RESOLUTION R 46, 2026. A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE, BID, AWARD AND EXECUTE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS RELATED TO THE PARKWAY PHASE FIVE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. MR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE, BID AWARD AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT GATTON PARKWAY PHASE FIVE. THIS IS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE NEW PRIMARY STREET THAT WAS JUST DESCRIBED IN THE MOU. SO BEFORE WALKING THROUGH THE EXHIBIT, I WANT TO NOTE ONE REVISION TO THE RESOLUTION. SINCE IT WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED LAST WEEK, THE COST RELATED. WHEREAS CLAUSE WAS UPDATED TO DISTINGUISH THE $10 MILLION CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE FROM THE $12 MILLION TOTAL ANTICIPATED PROJECT COST. SO I'LL BREAK THAT DOWN FURTHER HERE IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT I PROMISED CLARK MASON THAT I WOULD CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THAT, SINCE IT WAS CHANGED SINCE ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED THIS PROJECT. THIS PROJECT EXTENDS GANTT PARKWAY, APPROXIMATELY 2500FT FROM ITS CURRENT TERMINUS, NEAR THE NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S SITE TO KITZMILLER ROAD. THERE WE ARE, SO APPROXIMATELY 25FT. THIS IS WHERE IT LEAVES OFF UNDER OUR CURRENT CONTRACT, AND THEN EXTENDS AND CONNECTS INTO EXISTING KITZMILLER ROAD, THE EXISTING BOULEVARD SECTION THAT WAS RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF GANTT PHASE FOUR, CONTINUES TO THE FIRST ROUNDABOUT AT DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD. THAT SECTION INCLUDES 211 FOOT TRAVEL LANES DIRECTION. AND SO THAT'S I'M REFERRING TO THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE. IT'S GOT 211 FOOT TRAVEL LANES IN EACH DIRECTION, AS WELL AS A FIVE FOOT BIKE LANE ON ON EACH DIRECTION. SO IT IS ONE OF THE MORE ROAD BUST ROADWAY SECTIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN AS YOU APPROACH THE ROUNDABOUT, THERE ARE TWO ENTRY LANES INTO THE ROUNDABOUT. AT THIS SECTION, THERE'S A DEDICATED RIGHT TURN AND THEN THERE'S A WHAT I'LL CALL A DEDICATED THROUGH MOVEMENT, ANOTHER LANE THAT WOULD TAKE YOU THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUT AS YOU CONTINUE EAST TOWARDS KITZMILLER ROAD. AND SO AS YOU AS YOU WOULD CONTINUE, THIS SECTION DOES DECREASE BETWEEN THIS FIRST ROUNDABOUT AND THE SECOND ONE. WE STILL HAVE THE 211 FOOT LANES IN EACH DIRECTION. WE ALSO HAVE A GENEROUS PAVED MEDIAN 12FT. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE FIVE FOOT BIKE

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DITCHED SECTION UP TO THE NEWLY ARRI ALIGNED, REALIGNED EAST DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD. AND SO THERE IS A STOP CONDITION HERE, SO THERE WILL BE A STOP SIGN FOR FOLKS WHO ARE TRAVELING NORTH ON KITZMILLER. IN ADDITION, THERE IS WATER LINE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.

THERE'S A 12 INCH WATER MAIN THAT CURRENTLY TERMINATES ABOUT WHERE THE POINTERS AT, AND WE'LL EXTEND THAT DOWN THE THE ROADWAY ALIGNMENT AND THEN CONNECT INTO AN EXISTING 16 INCH WATER MAIN ALONG DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S LEISURE TRAIL THAT FOLLOWS THE PARKWAY ALIGNMENT AND THEN TERMINATES OVER ON THIS SIDE.

SO LEISURE TRAIL AND BIKE PATH ARE ALONG PARKWAY. OKAY. SO YEAH, THE LEISURE TRAIL FOLLOWS BOTH BOTH SIDES HERE. AND THEN THERE'S WHAT I'D CALL BIKE EXIT RAMPS. AS YOU'RE GOING IN AND OUT OF THE ROUNDABOUTS SO THAT THE BIKES COULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ON THE LEISURE TRAIL. OKAY. THE TOTAL ANTICIPATED PROJECT COST IS $12 MILLION. THAT INCLUDES $10 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION AND $1 MILLION FOR CONTINGENCY, AND THEN $1 MILLION FOR ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION. THIS IS WITHIN THE $14 MILLION APPROVED BUDGET IN THE 2026 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. WE ANTICIPATE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS IN NOVEMBER AND BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION IN DECEMBER. WITH THE ROADWAY SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE AND OPEN TO TRAFFIC BY JUNE 1ST, 2028, WHICH WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE MOU THAT WAS JUST PRESENTED. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. JUST JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE THE PHASE FIVE OF THIS IS LITERALLY ALL OF THAT. OKAY. THAT'S A LOT. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT'S THE YELLOW SHADING? OKAY, SO WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING WITH THE YELLOW SHADING. THE FIRST ONE IS MOUNDING. AND THIS IS CONTEMPLATED IN THE MOU AS WELL.

THIS IS AN AREA THAT NACO WILL MOUND. AND WE'VE AGREED TO COORDINATE ACCESS IN AND OUT OF HERE WITH THEM. AND THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. SO THAT'S IT'S ESSENTIALLY TOM, YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT A ABOUT A 14 FOOT MOUND THERE. AND THEN THE OTHER YELLOW SHADED AREA IS A DETENTION BASIN FOR A ROADWAY. YEAH. I THINK WE MENTIONED EARLIER.

EXACTLY. THAT'S WHAT THE YELLOW IS. I THINK THE MOUND IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THAT. THE MOU THAT WE JUST PASSED CONTEMPLATES NACO AND MI BOTH HELPING WITH. THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT THAT AMOUNT OF DIRT WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN THROUGH HERE. RIGHT. SO YOU CAN PICTURE THIS SECTION OF DUBLIN, GRANVILLE ROAD AND KITZMILLER ROAD. THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT DROP OFF THROUGH THERE. SO THE DIRT WORK NEEDED FOR THIS ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS SIGNIFICANT. THE IDEA IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE COORDINATING CONSTRUCTION OF THE MI SUBDIVISION AND THE SPOILS GENERATED FROM THAT PROJECT, AND BRINGING THEM HERE TO HELP FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD. BUT AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL MOUNDING THAT MAY OCCUR IN STORMWATER BASINS THAT WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION AS WELL. SO THE MOUNTAIN IS NOT PART OF THE $12 MILLION. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. SO

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SO THAT'S THAT'S. AND THEN IF DUBLIN GRANVILLE WOULD HAVE. DUBLIN GRANVILLE ROAD WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTENDED OR ALLOWED TO TO CONTINUE TO CONNECT AT THIS INTERSECTION, WE WOULD HAVE POTENTIALLY HAD A NEW FIVE POINTS INTERSECTION HERE, WHICH WE WERE TRYING TO AVOID.

SOMEONE, SOMEONE COULD ASK THE QUESTION, WHY WOULDN'T KITZMILLER JUST CONTINUE TO GO NORTH TO THE ROUNDABOUT AT DUBLIN GRANVILLE THEN, OR AT GANTON? YEP. BECAUSE THERE IS WHAT'S. I MEAN, I'M SURE THERE'S AN EXPLANATION. WHAT? WHY? WHY NOT? WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS INTERSECTION MANY TIMES. NO, I'M JUST CURIOUS. YEAH. NO, WHAT I'VE UNDERSTOOD TO BE AN ISSUE IS THE THE CHANGE IN THE GRADE. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW. THAT'S KIND OF WHY I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THIS PLAN. YEAH. I'M ALSO I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE EXACT COST, BUT I'M ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING THAT NACO IS CONTRIBUTING $1 MILLION TO CHANGING THE ROAD STRUCTURE AND CONTRIBUTING TO THAT. THAT AND THEN JOE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT AVOIDING A FIVE POINT INTERSECTION WITH ALL THOSE ROADS CONVERGING TOGETHER. NO, THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. I JUST I WANTED TO JUST I WANTED THAT TO BE STATED BECAUSE, I MEAN, I'VE DRIVEN UP KITZMILLER TO OLD DUBLIN GRANVILLE. AND IT'S, I MEAN, YOU'RE, YOU'RE DRIVING UPHILL. AND SO TO TURN THAT INTO A ROUNDABOUT WOULD BE DIFFICULT. I UNDERSTAND THAT. I THINK IT'S JUST, YEAH, THIS WILL SOLVE SOME PROBLEMS. OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THE

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YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DEREK. YES.

MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 46 2026. AND OUR FINAL RESOLUTION THIS EVENING, RESOLUTION R 47, 2026, A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY AND RELATED CONTRACTS FOR APPOINTMENT OF A SUCCESSOR CITY MANAGER. I'M NOT GOING TO CRY. THIS RAISE IT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL. THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY RELATED CONTRACTS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SUCCESSOR CITY MANAGER COUNCIL THROUGH THEIR EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM. THIS SUMMER, MGT SOLICITED APPLICATIONS FOR A SUCCESSOR CITY MANAGER IN JULY AND AUGUST, AND MGT GATHERED THOSE APPLICANT MATERIALS, NARROWED THE POOL OF CANDIDATES TO THE MOST QUALIFIED, AND THEN A WORKING GROUP OF THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS REVIEWED THE NARROWED POOL OF CANDIDATE MATERIALS AND INTERVIEWED SELECTED CANDIDATES. THAT SUBCOMMITTEE THEN NARROWED THE POOL FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO INTERVIEW AND CONSIDER. FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEMBERS MEETINGS WITH THE CANDIDATES. MICHAEL STEVENS IS A RECOMMENDED CITY MANAGER CANDIDATE. THIS RESOLUTION WILL AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT SO THAT MR. STEVENS CAN BEGIN HIS EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMING WEEKS. WELL, I'M SURE THERE'S GONNA BE LOTS OF QUESTIONS, BUT LET ME JUST START BY SAYING THANK YOU TO THE WORKING GROUP OF COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE CONSULTANT, LINDSAY AND STAFF FOR WORKING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. LUCKILY FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL, OUR COMMUNITY, WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH A STALWART CITY MANAGER FOR SO LONG THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS IN FOREVER. SO IT WAS THE FIRST TIME TO GO THROUGH THIS, THIS PROCESS. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IN PART BECAUSE OF JOE STEFANO'S INCREDIBLE TRACK RECORD OF BUILDING A GREAT TEAM AND LEADING A GREAT COMMUNITY, THERE WAS A GREAT LEVEL OF INTEREST IN TAKING ON THAT ROLE, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE INCREDIBLY LARGE SHOES AND A ROUNDABOUT TO FILL. I'M ON A ROLL. AND NO SURPRISE, I THINK THAT THE GROUP WORKED REALLY HARD TO TO WORK THROUGH THE INTERESTED CANDIDATES. IT CAME DOWN TO TWO FINALISTS THAT WERE BOTH WELL EQUIPPED TO, TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WELL. AND AFTER MUCHCH CITY COUNCIL CHOSE THE CANDIDATE THAT WE ALL KNOW A BIT ABOUT AND TRUST HIS EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE. AND I THINK I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL. I'M JUST SAYING CONGRATULATIONS TO MIKE STEVENS, WHO WAS KIND ENOUGH TO JOIN US THIS EVENING ON THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THIS COMMITMENT. WITH THAT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THE RESOLUTION? ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WOULD ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING RESOLUTION R 47, 2026? SEEING NO PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R 47 2026 SECOND. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DERRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

WELCH. YES. SEVEN. YES. VOTES TO ADOPT RESOLUTION R 47, 2026. ANY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE

[14. REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES]

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MOSTLY HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. NOTHING MUCH TO REPORT. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING BEYOND OUR TOWNSHIP UPDATE? NO. THEY PRETTY MUCH COVERED EVERYTHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THEIR

[15. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS]

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SO IT'S A REALLY, REALLY GREAT FLIGHT. AND IT IS THE BOEING 787. SO IT'S ONE OF THEIR NEWER, NEWER AIRCRAFT. SO THAT WAS ALSO A BIG PART OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT WITH THAT CLARK MASON ANY UPDATES. NO REPORT. FINANCE DIRECTOR ANY UPDATES? I DO HAVE A REPORT. SO I DID PASS OUT THE SEPTEMBER MONTHLY REPORT. AND JUST TO GO THROUGH A FEW THINGS, THIS IS THROUGH SEPTEMBER. 75% OF THE BUDGET YEAR IS LAPSED. I'LL BRIEFLY COVER REVENUE SPENDING, FUND BALANCES AND COMMITMENTS AND INVESTMENTS ON THE FIRST PAGE FOR REVENUE AND THE OUTLOOK THAT WE HAVE FOR THAT. INCOME TAX RECEIPTS, AGAIN, ARE ALLOCATED TO THE GENERAL FUND TOTAL ABOUT $53 MILLION THROUGH SEPTEMBER AND ARE ABOVE PRIOR YEAR'S. THE RECEIPTS HAVE REACHED, ACCORDING TO THIS REPORT, THE 101.6% OF PROJECTIONS, WHICH I AM CURRENTLY. THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT WILL BE UPDATED. SO WE WILL HAVE A BETTER RATE TO COMPARE THAT TO. FOR OUR OCTOBER REPORT, WE CONTINUE TO EVALUATE HOW MUCH OF THE GROWTH REFLECTS ONGOING ACTIVITY AND HOW MUCH DEPENDS ON CONSTRUCTION, NET PROFITS AND COLLECTION TIMING. AS WE PREPARE FOR THE NEXT BUDGET. AS FAR AS SPENDING ANDERAL FUND OPG EXPENDITURES ARE AT 51.1% OF THE AMENDED BUDGET, COMPARED WITH 75% OF THE YEAR BEING ELAPSED. AND IF YOU WANTED TO INCLUDE OUTSTANDING ENCUMBRANCES, WE'RE STILL UNDERNEATH THE 75% AT 64.5% OF OUR BUDGET THAT HAS BEEN SPENT OR COMMITTED, THE REMAINING BUDGET STILL NEEDS TO COVER FOURTH QUARTER OBLIGATIONS, SO THE DIFFERENCE SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS YEAR END SAVINGS YET. IS THERE ANY QUESTION ON THE REVENUE EXPENDITURES WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE FUND BALANCES FUND 101, OUR PRIMARY CAPITAL OR PRIMARY GENERAL FUND, ENDED SEPTEMBER WITH $73.1 MILLION IN CASH BALANCE, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $22 MILLION SINCE JANUARY 1ST. AFTER TRANSFERS AND ADVANCES HAVE BEEN REFLECTED, CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS HAVE ABOUT $110 MILLION INNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN ENCUMBRANCES, WITH ANOTHER $28 MILLION ACROSS SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS THAT INCLUDES GRANTS AND TIF COMMITMENTS. SO STILL BUSY, STILL DOING LOTS OF PROJECTS. THESE BALANCES NEED TO BE VIEWED ALONGSIDE THE PURPOSES AND OBLIGATIONS THEY SUPPORT WITHIN THE FUND BALANCES. ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE? ALL RIGHT.

FINALLY, INVESTMENTS IN LIQUIDITY. OUR CITY WIDE CASH AND INVESTMENTS. TOTAL $356.5 MILLION. THE SEPTEMBER INVESTMENT ACTIVITY INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY $10 MILLION IN SECURITIES PURCHASES AND $4 MILLION OF MATURITIES OR SALES. THE FOCUS REMAINS PRESERVING PRINCIPAL AND COORDINATING INVESTMENT MATURITIES AND AVAILABLE CASH WITH OPERATING AND PROJECT NEEDS. SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO MOVE THAT MONEY AROUND AS THE PAYOUTS COME IN.

AND AND WE NEED THE MONEY IN ORDER TO SPEND FOR THAT. AND THAT IS IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE UPDATE. JOE. ANYTHING FROM CITY MANAGER. JUST TWO QUICK ITEMS. THE FIRST THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE POWER SITING BOARD WILL BE ATTENDING OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

THAT'LL BE THE FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER. AND THAT'S IN RESPONSE TO SOME COMMUNITY FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED RELATIVE TO THE CITY'S ROLE IN, IN ENGAGING THE POWER SITING BOARD AND ITS DECISIONS REGARDING THINGS LIKE BEHIND THE METER POWER AND THE APPROVAL OF ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THEY'LL BE HERE TO DO A PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE WHAT THE FUNCTION OF THE OF

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I'VE GIVEN THE AUTHORIZATION OF THAT. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO JUST JUST TO CREATE SOME KIND OF A LEGISLATIVE RECORD, IS TO ASK FOR A MOTION TONIGHT TO AFFIRM THE CHANGE ORDER TO THE MARKET STREET EXTENSION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.5 MILLION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO BEACH ROAD FROM JUG STREET TO JOHNSTOWN ROAD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. ANYTHING FROM CITY ATTORNEY? NOW OR LATER? WE CAN DO IT NOW. ANYBODY WANT TO FIELD THE MOTION? I TOOK THE LAST ONE. SO MOVED. I HEREBY MOVE TO GIVE JOE WHATEVER HE ASKED FOR. WAS THERE A DOLLAR NUMBER IN THERE? 1.5 MILLION? ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT WE AFFIRM THE CHANGE ORDER TO THE MARKET STREET EXTENSION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF 1.5 MILLION FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO BEACH ROAD FROM GEORGE STREET TO JOHNSTOWN ROAD. SECOND. I'M SORRY I MISSED THE SECOND. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS. THANK YOU.

GOING THIS WAY, MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. YES.

COUNCILMEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. TERRY. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES ON THE MOTION. MOTION PASSES. I THINK FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY. YEAH, ACTUALLY TONIGHT I DO. SO I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON SOMETHING. COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT MENTIONED EARLIER DID TRAINING FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION LAST NIGHT, I GUESS, TO TRY TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF HAVING AN APPEAL BACK TO COUNCIL ON AN ISSUE. SO WE COVERED SOME THINGS LIKE OPEN MEETINGS AND THE PROCESS FOR REVIEW AND TRYING TO KEEP THEM FOCUSED ON THE TASK AT HAND. SOME OF THE OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WE'VE HAD TO ADDRESS EMAILS AND PUBLIC RECORDS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AS WELL. AND WE'VE HAD A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION POP UP AS WELL.

SO WE MAY START READDRESSING SOME OF THOSE ISSUES WITH COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS SO THAT WE DON'T END UP BACK BEFORE COUNCIL ON SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. OKAY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU SIR.

CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING A MATTER WE COVERED

[17. POLL FOR COUNCIL COMMENT]

SO CONGRATULATIONS. AFTER WATCHING TONIGHT, YOU DON'T HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS OR ANYTHING. IT'S TOO LATE. WE THE RESOLUTION IS DONE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL

[18. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

[01:55:10]

COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT. YES. SEVEN. YES. VOTES TO GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT EXACTLY 8:30 P.M. FOR THOSE WATCHING THE MEETING, WE ARE GOING TO TURN OFF THE SOUND AND YOU MAY SEE A PAUSE SCREEN, BUT COUNCIL WILL COME BACK OUT TO RESUME THE REGULAR SESSION. I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME BUSIN I THINK WE ARE PUSHIG EXECUTIVE SESSION RETURNS TO THE PUBLIC MEETING. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE. I WAS GOING TO SECOND THAT, BUT I WASN'T SURE HOW YOU'RE WORDING IT. YEAH. I'LL SECOND. EXITING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, I APPRECIATE THE RESUMING THE REGULAR MEETING. SO ON THAT MOTION. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

WILTROUT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCLELLAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DETRICK.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. I HAVE SEVEN YES. VOTES TO EXIT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. RESUME

[19. OTHER BUSINESS]

OKAY. I'D LIKE THREE. I'M GOING TO GIVE THAT TO SEAN, WHO I HEARD FIRST. OH, I SAID I SAID LOWERED. OR MAYBE WE'RE. IT'S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE. IT'S ALSO WHATEVER. WHATEVER. OH, LET'S GET YOU OUT OF HERE. OKAY. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. DEREK. YES. CASEY. FIRST I THINK. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. OH, THAT WAS YOUR MOTION. THAT WAS YOUR MOTION. OH, GOD. DO WE HAVE TO START OVER? NO. WE WILL RECORD THAT AS COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS MOTION. MAYOR SPALDING ON THE MOTION. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCLELLAN, DID I GET YOU? YOU DID NOT, BUT. YES. OKAY, I'M TURNING THIS IN. I HAVEN'T CASEY HAS YET. NO. I'LL SAY YES. JUST BECAUSE HE MOVED FORWARD DOESN'T MEAN IT'S A YES. IT'S A YES. THANK GOD. I BUT HE SAID YES AFTERWARDS, EVEN THOUGH EVERYBODY WHO SAID YES, WE ARE DOWN TO WILTROUT. YEAH. YES. ENTHUSIASTIC. YES. SEVEN. CRAZY YESES FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO THE CIP FOR THE TERM SPECIFIED. MOTION PASSES. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS FOR STICKING IT OUT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BUSINESS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION? IF NOT, I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. SECOND. AND I WE ARE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.