* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. YEAH, ACCORDING TO MY [00:00:01] CLOCK IS, IS NOW [1. Call The Meeting To Order - Mayor Jeff Gore] SEVEN O'CLOCK. SO WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. THIS IS THE CITY HUBER HEIGHTS, CITY COUNCIL MEETING, REGULAR SESSION, UH, VIA REMOTE MEETING. IT IS JANUARY 11TH, 2021. AND WE'RE GETTING STARTED RIGHT AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. UH, NEXT IS OUR INVOCATION AND PASTOR RANDY GRIFFITH OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH AT 68, 75 OLD TROY PIKE. AND HE WRITES IS WITH US AGAIN THIS EVENING. PASTOR GRIFFIN. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. I'M GONNA READ FROM GENESIS CHAPTER THREE, VERSES ONE THROUGH FIVE. NOW THE SERPENT WAS MORE CRAFTY THAN ANY OF THE WILD ANIMALS. THE LORD GOD HAD MADE. HE SAID TO THE WOMAN, DID GOD REALLY SAY YOU MUST NOT EAT FROM ANY TREE IN THE GARDEN. THE WOMAN SAID TO THE SERPENT, WE MAY EAT FRUIT FROM THE TREES IN THE GARDEN, BUT GOD DID SAY YOU MUST NOT EAT FRUIT FROM THE TREE THAT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GARDEN. YOU MUST NOT TOUCH IT, OR YOU WILL DIE. YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE. THE SERPENT SAID TO THE WOMAN FOR GOD KNOWS THAT WHEN YOU EAT OF IT, YOUR EYES WILL BE OPEN. GOD KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL SATANIC TEMPTATION SEEMS TO CONSISTENTLY OPERATE BY THE SAME PRINCIPLE. GET PEOPLE TO DOUBT THE WORDS OF GOD THAT IS TO DOUBT GOD, MAKE GOD SEEM EVIL AND THEN OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE. THAT SEEMS BETTER EXALTING THE PERSON INTO THE PLACE OF THE ONLY TRUE GOV. THE TRUTH SAYS, EVERYTHING BEGINS WITH GOD. THE LIE SAYS, EVERYTHING BEGINS WITH YOU. FRANCIS SHAFFER WROTE IN HIS BOOK, HOW SHALL WE THEN LIVE? IF THERE IS NO ABSOLUTE BY WHICH TO JUDGE SOCIETY, SOCIETY IS ABSOLUTE. THAT IS OF GOD AND HIS WORD ARE NOT THE REFERENCE POINT FOR RIGHT AND WRONG. THEN SOCIETY TAKES HIS PLACE IN THE GREATEST EVIL OF ALL IS TO PUT ANY CREATED THING ABOVE THE CREATOR, WHERE PEOPLE IN SOCIETIES MAKE THEMSELVES THE CENTER AND THEIR OWN MEASURE FOR RIGHT AND WRONG RATHER THAN GOD. AND HIS WORDS. WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO IS ONLY WHAT A SOCIAL LOGICALLY ACCEPTED AT THE MOMENT, WHATEVER CONTEMPORARY THINKING IS PROMOTING AND OR THE AGENDA OF AN AUTHORITARIAN ELITE BECOME THE STANDARD. AND THE RESULT IS CHAOS AND EVENTUAL COLLAPSE AMERICA AND OUR CONSTITUTION THEY'LL OFTEN MISAPPLY HAVE A BIBLICAL FOUNDATION. OUR NATION IS MEANT TO SERVE GOD FIRST AND THEN OTHERS, ANY GOVERNMENT, IF IT IS TO ENDURE AND MUST ALIGN ITSELF WITH THE TRUTH, WHOSE SOURCE IS GOD, HE IS THE SOURCE OF ALL THINGS AND CAN BE TRUSTED. IT ALL MUST START WITH HIM. ONLY. GOD IS AUTONOMOUS. WHEN PEOPLE ARE SOCIETY'S ATTEMPT TO MAKE THEMSELVES AUTONOMOUS, THEIR TRUTH BECOMES ARBITRARY AND MORALITY AND JUSTICE, AND MANY OTHER EVILS ENTER IN AND UNITY AND STABILITY AND INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETIES FALLS APART. YOU CANNOT SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS WITH WRONG SOLUTIONS. UNITY AND STABILITY ARE THE NATURAL OUTFLOW OF OBEYING GOD. ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE, NOT JUST AS A MEANS TO AN END, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE THE TRUE WAY, ONLY THE POWER OF CHRIST AND THE BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW CAN WITHSTAND THE PRESSURES OF LIFE AND KEEP AMERICA FROM BEING PULLED DOWN BY THE UNDERTOW OF FALSE THINKING. THAT'S BRIGHT, YOU CREATED ALL THINGS AND YOU HOLD EVERYTHING TOGETHER. YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF WHAT IS REAL AND GOOD AND TRUE. SO LORD HELP US AS A PEOPLE TO ALIGN WITH YOU, HELP US AS A GOVERNMENT, AS CITIZENS, AS PEOPLE TO BE IN HARMONY WITH YOU. SO WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE TONIGHT THAT ALL BE DONE. BE PLEASING TO YOU IN CHRIST NAME IN THE PAST, YOU'RE GIVEN AN EXTRA PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, NICE STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [00:05:01] OKAY. MR. ROGERS, IF YOU WOULD CALL IT A LITTLE MR. SHAW HERE, MS. BAKER HERE. MR. CAMPBELL. HERE. THIS IS HERE. MR. OTTO HERE. MR. LYONS HERE, MR. HILL HERE. MR. RAY, MR. WEBB, THINK YOU'RE ON. MAYBE YOU'RE ON MUTE DON A MODEL. IT SHOULDN'T BE ON MUTE. THERE WE GO. OKAY, GOOD. HERE, STILL HERE. AND HERE'S WHAT [5. Approval Of Minutes] NEXT UP IS OUR NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. UH, ITEM FIVE EIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 14, 2020. UM, THOSE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS, CONCERNS, UH, SPEAK OUT, PLEASE CARRY NOTHING ON THE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 14, 2020, AND WE'LL STAND AS APPROVED. NEXT UP [6. Special Presentations/Announcements] IS ITEM SIX, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. ITEM SIX, A MR. ROGERS, ITEM SIX, A AN ANNOUNCEMENT, THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 11TH, 2021 BY THE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL FOR ZONING CASE TWO ZERO DASH THREE, ONE KOHLER AND WANG REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE BASIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE OAKS OF HUBER HEIGHTS AND A PR PLAN. THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JANUARY 25TH, 2021 BY THE HEBREW HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL. OKAY, THANK YOU. AND I DON'T NUMBER SEVEN IS CITIZEN'S COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY THIS EVENING? I HAVE NONE THIS EVENING THERE. KATE. THANK YOU, SIR. AND I REMEMBER EIGHT IS CITIZENS REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS? I HAVE NONE OF THOSE EITHER FOR SURE. NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER [9. City Manager Report] NINE, WHICH IS OUR CITY MANAGER REPORT. MR. SCHOMER, IF YOU WOULD, YOU MEAN MAYOR COUNCIL? UM, JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO UPDATE AND THEN I HAVE A, A, A GUEST UPDATE FOR, UM, THE, UH, CULTURE OF DIVERSITY CITIZEN ACTION COMMISSIONS, THE CHAIR MRS. UH, YOLANDA STEVENS. SO, UH, YIELD TIME FOR THAT UPDATE AS WELL, REAL QUICK REGARDING SOME ONGOING PROJECTS, UH, THE LIBRARY, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A CURRENT AGREEMENT, A PURCHASE AGREEMENT ON FILE WITH THEM. UH, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS, THERE WAS SOME DELAYS IN SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS GETTING SOME OF THE SOIL BORINGS AND, UH, GEOLOGICAL WORK DONE. UH, THEY'RE WAITING ON THEIR REPORTS. THE WORK IS DONE. SO THEY'VE ASKED, UH, UNTIL THE 25TH TO END THEIR DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD. UH, I DIDN'T FORESEE ANY ISSUE WITH THAT OR COUNCIL HAVING ANY CONCERN WITH THAT, UH, THAT IS VERY REASONABLE. AND, UH, WE HAVE GONE AHEAD AND AGREED TO THAT. UH, SO I WANTED TO GIVE A NOTICE OF THAT ADDITION, LIKE LATE LAST WEEK, WE CLOSED ON THE, UM, UH, CURRENT PROPERTY THAT HOLDS SIT, STAY IN PLAY, UH, TO, UH, TO CONTINUE AND FINALIZE THAT ASSEMBLY OF PROPERTY AND BUILDINGS IN THE, UH, OLD MARION SHOPPING. NOW, UM, SOUTH POINT CROSSING AREA, UH, IN ADDITION, WE WILL HAVE A LEASE THAT WILL BEGIN TO BE EXECUTED THAT SUSTAINED PLAY WILL REMAIN THERE, UH, FOR THE, UH, FOR THE TIME BEING, AS THEY EXPLORE OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO POTENTIALLY REDEVELOP. UM, THIRD, WE HAVE, UH, AS YOU NOTICED IN A EMAIL EARLIER, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS ON RECORD, THAT THERE, UH, WE'RE MAKING CORRECTIONS BASED ON A SCRIBNER'S ERROR. UH, WHEN YOU PASS THE STAFFING TABLE, THE DEPUTY FINANCE DIRECTOR WAS MISTAKENLY PLACED IN THE WRONG PAYSCALE. AS YOU RECALL, WE WENT THROUGH AFTER OUR EXTENSIVE STUDY FROM THE, UH, THE CLASSIFICATION AND SALARY THAT WE DID, UH, AND ANNOUNCED EARLIER OR LATE LAST YEAR, I SHOULD SAY, NOT EARLIER THIS YEAR, CAN'T GET MUCH EARLIER THAN THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR, RIGHT. I GUESS. UM, AND, UH, THERE WAS A SCRIBNER'S AIR AND PLACING ONE OF THE CATEGORIES AND PUTTING A 50 INSTEAD OF A 45. UM, I'M SORRY, PUTTING A 45 INSTEAD OF A 50, UH, YOU SAW COPIES OF THAT, UH, THAT MEMO. SO WE JUST WANT TO INDICATE AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE MAKING A CORRECTION TO RESOLUTION 2020 DASH R DASH SIX NINE THREE SIX, NOT IN CONTACT OR ANY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE AT ALL. IT IS MERELY A SCRIBNER'S ERROR. SO WHILE DIRECTOR HAS REVIEWED THAT, AND THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF COURSE OF ACTION. UH, AND THE, UH, THE LAST THING WOULD GO INTO THE UPDATE FOR OUR, UH, CULTURE AND DIVERSITY CITIZEN ACTION COMMISSION. UH, AS YOU KNOW, THE, UH, THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE AS WELL AS MULTIPLE COMMITTEES AND TAKING ON, UM, THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND DEVELOPING SOME, UH, INITIAL PRIORITIES AND ACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES, UH, TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY ALL IN A AWARENESS OF INCLUSIVITY, UM, UH, INCREASED DIVERSITY AND INEQUITY THROUGHOUT NOT JUST THE CITY GOVERNMENT, BUT THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THE BENEFACTORS [00:10:01] AND STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN. UM, ONE THING THAT HAS COME UP AS YOU RECALL, WAS THE CONCEPT OF A NEEDS ASSESSMENT. WE HAD A PREVIOUS DISCUSSION WITH THAT IN A, IN A WORK SESSION. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT DISCUSSION AND WORK SESSION WAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE UTILIZE AND TAKE A LOOK AT FIRST, SOME RESOURCES THAT ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE, INCLUDING, UH, THE NEWLY APPOINTED, UM, UM, UH, STEPHANIE, A MEMBER OF THE RPC, MR. ELEY, UH, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER INTERNAL RESOURCES, AS YOU KNOW, MUCH OF A NEEDS ASSESSMENT INVOLVES, UM, DEVELOPING MORE OR LESS A STRATEGIC PROCESS AND PLAN, UH, SURVEYING FOCUS GROUPS, UH, IN INCLUDING GETTING IT. UH, WE HAD, UM, HAD TEED UP THE, UM, THE IMPACT GROUP. WHO'S DOING SOME SURVEYS NOW TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY COLLATERAL DATA, UH, AND COMBINED RESOURCE AND INFORMATION FOR EFFICIENCY AND EFFICIENCY PURPOSES, UH, FOR USE OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THAT PROCESS. SO WE PRESENTED THAT TO THE, UH, UM, TO THE COMMISSION. UH, THE COMMISSION HAD A DISCUSSION AND, UM, QUITE FRANKLY, THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE, THE CITY KIND OF APPEARING AS IF THERE WAS A PREDETERMINATION OF HOW THE PROCESS WAS GOING TO GO. UM, UH, IT SEEMED TO CREATE SOMEWHAT OF A BARRIER AND THE ABILITY TO FEEL AS IF THE COMMISSION'S NEEDS REFLECTING, UM, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES THROUGH THE LENSES OF THEIR EYES, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE OBSTRUCTED. SO OUT OF RESPECT AND COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING AFTER LISTENING TO THAT CONVERSATION, UH, HAVING MA MANY OF THOSE STATEMENTS, UH, MADE DIRECTED, DIRECTED DIRECTLY TOWARDS ME AS A REPRESENTATIVE AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, MANAGER OF THE CITY. UM, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE DESIRE OF THE COMMISSION TO, TO WORK, UH, INDEPENDENTLY FROM, UH, SOME OF THE ALREADY DECIDED PROCESSES AND RESOURCES BROUGHT TO THE COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. UH, I FULLY AGREE, AND, UM, AND BELIEVE THAT THE DEFINITION OF THE SCOPE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A, UH, STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR FIRMS THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE ATTUNED TO THE SPECIAL NEEDS AND TARGETED INTERESTS THAT THE COMMISSION CAN IDENTIFY IS, UH, IS APPROPRIATE, UH, AND IS A, THE RESPONSIBLE WAY TO DO THAT. SO, UM, I WILL BE BRINGING TO THE NEXT WORK SESSION, A RECOMMENDATION FOR A AUTHORIZATION TO PASS A RESOLUTION TO INITIATE THAT RFQ PROCESS. UM, THE COMMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO BE HARD AT WORK TO IDENTIFY WHAT THEY WOULD BE LOOKING FOR IN A FIRM AND A RESOURCE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION, UH, AS WELL AS IDENTIFY ANY REQUISITES, UH, OR CRITERIA AND A BASIC DEFINED SCOPE OF WORK. ONCE THEY ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT, THEN WE WILL PUT THAT INTO THE STANDARD FORMAT AND THEN PUT THAT OUT TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF, UH, FIRMS, UH, RESPOND. AND THEN THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THOSE FIRMS WOULD THEN BE REVIEWED TO SEEK WHICH ONES WE WOULD WANT TO SEEK PROPOSALS FROM. SO, UM, THAT PROCESS IS A, IS A BIT DOWN THE ROAD, OBVIOUSLY. UM, BUT, UH, FOR NOW, ALL THAT WE WILL NEED TO DO IS ENTERTAIN A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE US, TO ENGAGE THAT PROCESS. AND THAT PROCESS WILL BE HEAVILY WEIGHTED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT INFORMATION FROM, UH, THE COMMISSION ITSELF. UH, AS I'VE INDICATED, DAVE, THEY'VE GOT DONE MULTIPLE COMMITTEES AND THEY'VE GOT, UM, ARE ALREADY SOME, SOME, SOME AREAS IN SOME TARGETED PRIORITIES THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE IS INCLUDED IN THAT, UH, AS THEY ARE THE, UH, APPOINTED BOARD TO REPRESENT, UH, THOSE TYPE OF ITEMS IN THE EYES OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE SEGMENTS AND PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY REPRESENT. SO, UM, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO BRING THAT UPDATE TO YOU THAT, UH, ALTHOUGH THE EXPECTATION WAS TO GET GOING ON SOME OF THOSE OTHER OBJECTIVES, UH, THEY DID INITIATE A MOTION AND THEY ELECTED TO, UH, TO, UH, TO NOT SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH, UM, UH, SOME, SOME LOCALIZED AND ALREADY INTERNAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE, UH, BUT YET GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO I THINK THAT THAT IS A VERY GOOD IDEA, AND I, UH, I SUPPORT THAT AND WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT RESOLUTION TO YOU TO SUPPORT, TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. IN ADDITION TO SOME UPDATES REGARDING THE COMMISSION ITSELF ON THE LINE IS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION, UH, MS. YOLANDA STEVENS. AND I WOULD THEN TURN IT OVER TO HER IF APPROPRIATE. HELLO EVERYONE. THANK YOU, MR. SCHOMER FOR THE INTRODUCTION, I'M YOLANDA STEVENS, IT'S YOUR, OF THE HUBER HEIGHTS CULTURE AND DIVERSITY COMMISSION. AND I REALLY WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. SO I'M HOPING THAT I CAN SHARE MY SCREEN PRETTY QUICKLY HERE. ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE MY SCREEN? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ALRIGHTY. I REALLY WANT IT TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THE COMMISSION. UM, WE'VE BEEN VERY BUSY AS MR. SHOWMAN SHOMER POINTED OUT. UM, AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE ARE NINE COMMISSION MEN, NINE [00:15:01] COMMISSION MEMBERS ON OUR, UM, COMMISSION, BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE FOUR COMMITTEES AND THOSE COMMITTEES WERE DEVELOPED BASED ON SOME FOCAL AREAS THAT WE WANTED TO REALLY, UM, FOCUS OUR INTENT ON THOSE FOUR AREAS ARE OUTREACH, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND REFORM. AND THESE ARE THE MEMBERS OF THOSE SPECIFIC COMMITTEES IN THE CHAIR, THE CHAIRS OF THOSE COMMITTEES AS WELL. I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THOSE COMMITTEES ARE WORKING ON. SO FIRST LET ME, UM, OUTLINE THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE. THE PURPOSE OF THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE IS REALLY TO CHAMPION FOR CULTURE AND DIVERSITY INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, IN THE, BRING THE CITIZEN OF FEWER HEIGHTS TOGETHER IN CELEBRATION, TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE DIFFERENCES, TO PROMOTE INCLUSION, TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND APPRECIATION OF DIFFERENT RACES AND CULTURES. UM, SO WE REALLY WANT TO CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO CONNECT REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE OR THEIR CULTURE IN THAT EVERYONE FEELS INCLUDED. SO YOU'LL SEE THE OUTREACH COMMUNITY DOING A LOT OF ACTIVITY BASED THINGS. SO THE FIRST THING THAT THEY'RE FOCUSED ON, UM, FOR THIS MONTH ACTUALLY IS THE MLK UNITY WALK. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE JANUARY 18TH FROM 10 TO 11:30 AM, UM, FROM THE MARION PLAZA TO THE LIBRARY. AND I HEARD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT NAMES FOR THAT PLAZA. SO WE NEED TO, UM, I NEED TO DETERMINE THE EXACT, I GUESS, NEW NAME, WHERE THE STAY IN PLAY IS OF WHAT THAT, UM, IS CALLED. YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A BLACK HISTORY MONTH ESSAY CONTEST FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. AND THAT WILL BE DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN FEBRUARY. AND, UM, REALLY EXCITING IS THE HUBER HEIGHTS CULTURAL FESTIVAL, WHICH WILL BE HELD JUNE THE 12TH FROM TWO TO 6:00 PM. SO THAT WILL ALLOW AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENCES, TO CELEBRATE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, RACE, AND REALLY, UM, CREATE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. OUR ADVOCACY COMMITTEE, THEIR GOAL IS TO ADVOCATE FOR, AND SUPPORT DISENFRANCHISE RACE AND CULTURAL GROUPS, AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON BEHALF OF THESE GROUPS. UH, WE HAD IN OCTOBER A UNITY, UM, UH, UNITY SUPPORT FOR THE FOOD BAZAAR BECAUSE THEY HAD QUITE A FEW ISSUES THERE. SO WE CAME TOGETHER AND UNITY THAT WAS UNDER OUR ADVOCACY COMMITTEE. UM, ADVOCACY COMMITTEE IS WORKING ON DEVELOPING A PROCESS FOR CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE CONCERNS TO SHARE IF THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'VE BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN ANY WAY, OR THEY'VE BEEN TREATED IN AN INEQUITABLE WAY. SO THAT COMMITTEE IS REALLY FOCUSED ON, UH, DEVELOPING A PROCESS. SO CITIZENS CAN BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN OUTLET ON THE WEBSITE ON THE CITY WEBSITE FOR CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO LODGE THOSE CONCERNS AS WELL AS GIVE ANY KUDOS TO THE CITY IN TERMS OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, OUR EDUCATION COMMITTEE, THEIR GOAL IS TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ON ISSUES OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND RACISM. AND SOME, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON IS ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTING A TRAINING AND EDUCATION, ONLINE RESOURCE AND DATABASE OF INFORMATION THAT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND EVEN THOSE OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY, THE VISION IS TO HAVE A WEB BASED RESOURCE, A LINE TO THE CITY PAGE, UM, WHICH ALSO ALIGNS TO THE COMMISSIONS PAGE, BUT HAVING AN ONLINE REPOSITORY OF INFORMATION THAT WE'LL INCLUDE LINKS TO BOOKS, IDEAS FOR BOOKS, ARTICLES, DIFFERENT WEBSITES THAT FOCUS ON CULTURE, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. SO THAT WEBPAGE WOULD BE A RESOURCE AND REPOSITORY OF INFORMATION THAT ANY OF OUR CITIZENS AND EVEN THOSE OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY CAN GO TO, TO FIND INFORMATION. THEY WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTING QUARTERLY EDUCATION FORUMS. SO A FORUM EVERY QUARTER, THOSE WILL FOCUS ON RACIAL SENSITIVITY, HOW COVID 19 AFFECTS PEOPLE OF COLOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES AND RACISM AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR AREAS THAT THERE'LL BE FOCUSED ON THIS YEAR. AND DEPENDING ON HOW COVID IS, UM, THESE EDUCATIONAL FORUMS CAN TAKE PLACE IN AN ONLINE ZOOM FORMAT, OR HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET TO A POINT WHERE WE CAN HAVE SOME OF THESE WORKSHOPS FACE-TO-FACE AND OFFER THOSE IN THE COMMITTEE. AND [00:20:01] LASTLY, REFORM THEIR GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY, PROMOTE AND RECOMMEND POLICY CHANGES TO THE CITY THAT SUPPORT EQUITY AND FAIR TREATMENT OF ALL CITIZENS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, OR CULTURE AND REFORM IS WORKING RIGHT NOW CLOSELY WITH, UM, THE CITY MANAGER, MR SCHOMER, AND WITH CHIEF LEITNER. ALSO, THEY WILL BE MEETING WITH THEM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, UM, TO LOOK AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SOME OF THE POLICIES THAT THEY HAVE IN PLACE, UM, AND MAYBE SOME AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT AS WELL. SO THAT IS A FOCAL AREA FOR REFORM. THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AS MR SCHIRMER MENTIONED IS THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. SO WE'LL BE SEEKING A R F A Q FOR THAT, SO THAT WE CAN SELECT THE MOST QUALIFIED CONSULTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE BEST DATA, THE MOST ACCURATE DATA THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN SO THAT WE CAN REALLY, UM, FOCUS IN ON KEY AREAS IN TERMS OF WHAT OUR CITIZENS NEED, ESPECIALLY OUR MINORITY CITIZENS. UM, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM THEM TO HEAR WHAT SOME OF THE ISSUES, SOME OF THE CONCERNS ARE, SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO AS WELL. AND THEN LASTLY, THE PROCLAMATION, UM, IN RESOLUTION, WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON WITH THE CITY. SO OUR COMMISSION REALLY IS, I SAID, WE'RE LIKE A FOCUS GROUP IN ITSELF BECAUSE WE HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LENS. OUR COMMISSION IS VERY DIVERSE, UM, NOT JUST IN RACE AND CULTURE, BUT IN AGE, WE'RE PRETTY DIVERSE. WE HAVE SINGLE PARENTS, SO WE HAVE, UM, A PRETTY DIVERSE COMMISSION. AND SO I LIKE TO THINK OF US AS, AS THAT. WELL, WE ARE THAT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO CITY COUNCIL, BUT BECAUSE WE ALL COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, WE HAVE A DIFFERENT LENS, UM, IN A DIFFERENT FOCUS, DIFFERENT WAY. WE HAVE DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS THAT WE COME FROM. SO WE THINK ABOUT THINGS DIFFERENTLY AS MR. SCHOMER MENTIONED, UM, IN OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, THAT DEPENDING ON WHAT LENS YOU WALK FROM, YOU MADE, THERE MAY BE SOME THINGS THAT YOU MISS. SO I APPRECIATE THAT CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY, UM, WAS REALLY LISTENING TO THE COMMISSION, UH, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES THAT THE CITY CAN LEVERAGE. UM, SO I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE, FOR THE CITY AND FOR US TO, TO REALLY SHARE HOW INCLUSIVE WE REALLY ARE. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO, UH, TO THANK YOU FOR, UH, COMING TO OUR MEETING AND BEING PART OF IT AND GIVING US THAT, UH, THAT UPDATE. WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT. UH, AND YES, I'M, I'M SEEING THERE ARE SOME, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE THEIR HANDS UP. SO, UH, IN THIS ORDER THAT I SAW THEM RAISED, WE'LL GO TO MRS. BERGE AND THEN TO MR. LYONS AND THEN TO MR. OTTO, MRS. BIRCH. YES. UH, YOLANDA, I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF YOUR GROUP. UH, YOU'VE, YOU'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS THERE. UM, I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ON THE EVENTS THAT YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR THE YEAR, UH, BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A DIVERSE COMMUNITY, UH, WHICH INVOLVES, UH, LATINOS, JEWISH, MUSLIM, ISLAMICS LGBT. UM, ARE YOU NOT PLANNING ANY, UH, UH, COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR ANY OF THOSE OR HAVE YOU CONSIDERED IT? UM, WE HAVE OUR CULTURAL FAIR, WHICH IS IT, UM, DIFFERENT CULTURES OF VARIETY OF CULTURES ARE, AND THAT GOES KIND OF BACK TO OUR LEGISLATION, WHICH WE ARE REVIEWING RIGHT NOW, UM, BECAUSE OUR LEGISLATION POINTS SPECIFICALLY, UM, DIVERSITY AND POINTS OUT, I THINK, UH, RACISM, INEQUALITY, AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY FOCUSED ON LGBTQ ISSUES AS THE LEGISLATION IS WRITTEN. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING BACK TO REVIEW NOW, HOW WE PROCEED WITH THAT. UM, BECAUSE THE, THE WAY THE COMMISSION REALLY CAME OUT OF THE ISSUE OF THE GEORGE INCIDENT, UM, WHICH WAS REALLY FOCUSED ON, UH, RACIAL DISPARITY AND RACIAL TENSIONS, WHICH IS WHY THE COMMISSION WAS REALLY FOCUSED ON THOSE CULTURE AND RACE DIFFERENCES. OKAY. WELL, AS ONE COUNCIL MEMBER, I THOUGHT WHEN WE TALK CULTURE AND DIVERSITY, THAT IT INCLUDE ALL GROUPS, NOT JUST, UM, THE SITUATION WENT, GEORGE FLOYD, WHICH DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A BIG PART OF IT, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DIVERSITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE COMPLETE DIVERSITY, NOT JUST A SPECIFIC [00:25:01] GROUP OF PEOPLE OF COLOR OR WHATEVER WE NEED TO, UH, AND LIKE I SAID, YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE A MEMBER ON YOUR BOARD, WHO'S LATINO, OR, UH, AN, UH, I'M KIND OF SURPRISED WE DON'T HAVE A CINCO DE MAYO OR, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON THERE. SO, I MEAN, I'M JUST ASKING A QUESTION. SO THANK YOU, MR. LYONS. UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR YOLANDA. THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST A COMMENT. I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO OBSERVE, UH, SOME OF THE MEETINGS IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO OBSERVE MORE IN THE FUTURE. ONCE I GET MY TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES RESOLVED, UH, BY, UH, THE S THE COMMITTEES JUST STOOD UP AND ALREADY YOU HAVE AN AMBITIOUS SCHEDULE, AND I KNOW EVERYONE'S WORKING HARD, SO THANK YOU AND THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR VOLUNTEER AND HELPING US WITH US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. OTTO. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, THIS, ISN'T A QUESTION FOR YOU, UH, YOUR HONOR. I DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING, AND, UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THAT AS MUCH AS I CAN, BUT, UH, THIS FOR MR. SCHUMER, UH, ROB, YOU MENTIONED THAT, UH, WE HAD HAD A DISCUSSION PRIOR CONCERNING THIS ANALYSIS, AND I DON'T REALLY RECALL IT TOO MUCH UNLESS IT WAS PRETTY HIGH LEVEL. COULD YOU DIRECT ME KIND OF TOWARDS THAT TIMEFRAME? SO I CAN REVIEW THAT. I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT IT. IT WAS A WORK SESSION. IT WAS, UM, UM, THE TITLE OF IT WAS A NEEDS ASSESSMENT. UM, I FORGET WHEN WE DID THAT, PROBABLY AROUND MAYBE LATE OCTOBER ISH. MAYBE I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. YEAH. I'D SAY IT WAS EITHER THEN, OR IT MIGHT'VE BEEN, UH, MAYBE THE FIRST MEETING OF NOVEMBER, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE THANKSGIVING WEEK AND ALL THAT. I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN DECEMBER. SO I'M GOING TO SAY EARLY NOVEMBER. IT WASN'T DECEMBER. YEAH. IT WAS TITLED NEEDS ASSESSMENT ON THE WORK SESSION AGENDA. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DID YOU HAVE ANY THE QUESTION COUNCIL WORK SESSION? OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR MS. STEVENS OR MISUSES YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE FOR US TO SEE? OH, I DO HAVE ONE OTHER THING. UM, IN TERMS OF, UH, MS. BERGE MENTIONED THE CINCO DE MAYO, SO THAT THOSE EVENTS FALL UNDER OUR OUTREACH COMMITTEE AND WHAT WE HAVE UNDER THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW. UM, IT'S JUST WHAT THEY HAVE PLANNED OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BUT I KNOW THAT THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE WILL BE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL ITEMS AS WELL, ADDITIONAL, UM, GROUPS, CULTURE GROUPS, MS. BIRCH, I SEE YOUR HAND UP AGAIN. DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER RESPONSE OR YOU'RE ON MUTE? LOOKS LIKE YES. UM, ALSO THE PAN-AMERICAN GROUP. UM, I DON'T KNOW WITH ME OF BEING ON THE COMMITTEE, IF YOU, IF SHE HAD ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR, UH, SOME ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING, UM, THEM OUTSIDE OF JUST THE CULTURAL, UH, HERITAGE FESTIVALS. OKAY. I HAVE, SO I THINK A GOOD RESOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TOO, IS OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS AS WELL, AND WE HAVE ALL OF OUR MINUTES. SO ANYTHING THAT THEY'VE DISCUSSED WILL BE IN THOSE MEETINGS IN TERMS OF, OF A DEEPER LEVEL. UM, SO THAT'S JUST FYI. OKAY. WELL, PERSONALLY, I WOULD HOPE THAT AS YOU'RE REVIEWING YOUR CHARTER, THAT, UM, THAT WE DO INCLUDE ALL ETHNIC GROUPS WITHIN THE CITY AND THAT IT NOT BE JUST, UM, JUST RESERVED TO DEALING WITH ISSUES SIMILAR ARE ASSOCIATED WITH, UM, GEORGE FLOYD AND, AND, UH, TRYING TO, UH, RECTIFY THOSE HORRIBLE SITUATIONS. BUT, UM, BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO HEAL A PROBLEM IN THE CITY, IT HAS TO GO ACROSS THE BOARD, NOT JUST ADDRESS ONE PARTICULAR SEGMENT IN THE CITY. SO, UH, THERE ARE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL KINDS OF, UH, WITH ALL, UM, DISENFRANCHISED GROUPS, I GUESS I COULD CALL THEM. SO I HOPE THAT THE, UH, COMMISSION WOULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INCLUDING ALL GROUPS IT'S, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE. ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE OUR, OUR [00:30:01] CULTURE FAIR COMING UP AS WELL. SO THAT WILL BE VERY INCLUSIVE. I THINK THAT WE'VE REALLY, WE'VE REALLY FOCUSED. UM, WE FOCUSED A LOT ON RACE BECAUSE THAT IS, UM, A VERY, VERY PERTINENT ISSUE. NOT THAT OTHER THINGS ARE NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S THE THING THAT'S IN THE FOREFRONT OF SOCIETY RIGHT NOW. UM, AND WE DON'T WANT A REPEATED INCIDENT OF ANYTHING LIKE THE GEORGE VOID OR THE OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE JUST HAPPENED OVER THE PAST MONTH, YOU KNOW, IN OTHER CITIES AROUND US. UM, THOSE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE LOST LIVES. AND SO THAT IS VERY MUCH A PRIORITY OF THE COMMISSION. I DO WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. OH, I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IT IS ONGOING AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO, TO CHANGE THAT. BUT I THINK THAT THE COMMITTEE IS PROBABLY BIG ENOUGH TO WORK MULTIPLE ISSUES, WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN DOING. SO, YEAH, WE'RE HOPING FOR A LOT OF, UH, VOLUNTEERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND YOU ALL ARE WELCOMED AS WELL. HEY, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MS. STEPHENS? OKAY. THANK YOU AGAIN. UH, MS. STEVENS FOR, FOR BEING HERE, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER UPDATE TOO. ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU. OKAY. MR. SCHIRMER, DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER, UH, ISSUES OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO SPEAK OF DURING YOUR REPORT? NO, SIR. THAT WAS ALL. THANK YOU. SO NEXT UP IS I NUMBER 10, WHICH IS PENDING BUSINESS. MR. ROGERS VIDEOTRON HAS EVENING MAYOR CAKE. SO ITEM NUMBER 11 IS OUR NEW BUSINESS, UH, UNDER CITY COUNCIL, MR. ROGERS, ITEM [ A Resolution Declaring All Businesses And Jobs In The City Of Huber Heights As Essential During The Current State Of Emergency Declared By The Governor Of The State Of Ohio. (first reading)] 11 EIGHT ITEM. I HAVE AN, A, A RESOLUTION DECLARING ALL BUSINESSES AND JOBS IN THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS AS ESSENTIAL DURING THE CURRENT STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OHIO AT THE FIRST FRUITING. THANK YOU, MR. ROGERS. UM, SO WE, UH, INVITED, UH, MR. BRUNS FROM THE HERO'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO BE, OR THE SEATING, UM, TO ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE IN PERSON WOULD PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION SPECIFICALLY TO HIM. UH, BUT I STILL WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THIS IS, UH, A PROCLAMATION PROCLAMATION THAT I AM PRESENTING TO MR. BRUNS AND THE, UH, HARD COPIES OF THE PROCLAMATION ARE ACTUALLY AT CITY HALL. UM, MR. ROGERS HAS THOSE SIGNED COPIES AND MR. CAN GET THOSE, UM, FOR, FOR ANYONE WHO'S MAYBE WATCHING THE, THE COUNCIL MEETING THIS EVENING, UH, WHO DIDN'T SEE THE WORK SESSION, UH, ROB YOU'RE INSTRUMENTAL IN KIND OF DEVELOPING THIS, UH, THIS RESOLUTION. SO I JUST, IF YOU WOULD JUST TAKE JUST A COUPLE MINUTES TO KIND OF, UH, BRIEF EVERYONE AGAIN, WHO MAY BE WATCHING, UM, WHAT SPECIFIC THIS IS, CAN, HOW THIS CAME ABOUT AND THEN, AND THEN I'LL GET INTO THE PROCLAMATION. CERTAINLY THE, UH, THE, THE, THE CONCEPT IS, IS WE HAVE COME OUT OF THE INITIAL RESPONSE OF THE, UH, THE, THE COVID ISSUE. UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE QUICK SWIFT ACTIONS, UH, FROM THE STATE LEVEL, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FROM, UH, FROM MANY LEVELS, UH, WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING SURE TO HAVE THE TIME TO EVALUATE WHAT REALLY THE, THE ISSUE THAT WE'D POTENTIALLY FACE NOW, THAT THERE IS SOME GOOD EDUCATION, SOME GOOD SCIENCE, SOME GOOD KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES IN PLACE THAT CREATES A LEVEL OF SAFETY. UM, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, UH, DELINEATION OF BUSINESSES AND OR JOBS AS BEING ESSENTIAL OR NON-ESSENTIAL, UH, REALLY IS MORE APPROPRIATE TO THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL HOLDING THAT JOB OR THE PEOPLE OWNING OR RUNNING THAT BUSINESS. UM, IN ORDER FOR PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN HEALTH AND SAFETY AND GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE, PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLES, THEY NEED THE JOBS. AND I THINK THAT THROUGH THE COURSE OF, AT LEAST HERE IN HUBER HEIGHTS, OUR BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT, UH, IN A WORKING TOGETHER, UH, BE PRACTICING VERY GOOD, UM, MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THEIR PATRONS. UH, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HEAR IN THE PAPER OR THE NEWS ABOUT MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OR ANYTHING OF, OF, OF BUSINESSES IN THIS REGION OR IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND, UH, I THINK IT'S, IT'S EVIDENT THAT EVERYBODY TOOK IT VERY SERIOUS. SO THE, SO THE LEGISLATION IS BASICALLY TO MAKE THAT STATEMENT AND ALSO TO ENCOURAGE, UH, FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL, UH, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, UH, THE, UH, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATE, ET CETERA, TO, UH, TO UNDERSTAND AND WORK TOWARDS CONTINUING TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS OF THESE BUSINESSES IN THESE JOBS, TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY STILL MAINTAINS THEIR NECESSARY, ESSENTIAL, CRITICAL JOBS, UM, REGARDLESS OF WHAT TYPE OF INDUSTRY THAT IT'S IN, BECAUSE OF IT PUTS FOOD ON SOMEBODY'S TABLE AND ALLOWS [00:35:01] THEM TO BUY MEDICAL NEEDS, ALLOWS THEM TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES FOR THEIR KIDS TO GO TO SCHOOL, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S THE CORE OF ESSENTIAL REALITY. SO, UM, THAT THAT'S THE BASIS AND THE GENESIS OF, OF, OF WHAT THIS IS UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWING THAT THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS DOES NOT, UM, UH, UH, HAVE THE ABILITY TO WAIVE OR ALLOW FOR, UM, UM, THE REMOVAL OF ANY EXISTING RESTRICTIONS OR REQUIREMENTS FROM THE STATE LEVEL OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. UH, WE STILL ENCOURAGE, UH, IN, IN BEG EVERYBODY TO MAKE SURE TO MAINTAIN THE SAFE PRACTICES RECOMMENDED BY THE CDC, UH, AND OTHER AUTHORITIES IN THE MEASURE. UM, BUT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE TO SHOW SUPPORT AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND EVERYBODY THAT GOES TO WORK EVERY DAY. UM, THE, THE S THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF ALL OF THAT IS IMPORTANT. AND THROUGH THAT, I THINK THAT, UM, UH, THE, THE RESOLUTION STATES TO THIS CITY SUPPORTING ITS BUSINESSES AND ALL JOBS SAYING THAT IF THINGS DON'T CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, WE CAN STILL THROUGH GOOD PRACTICES MANAGE, UM, THE EFFECTS OF THIS VIRUS. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ROB. I APPRECIATE, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND A GOOD CLARIFYING INFORMATION FOR ANYONE WHO DIDN'T SEE US IN THAT DISCUSSION AT THE WORK SESSION. SO, UH, THIS IS RESOLUTION AND, UH, IT WAS RECOMMENDED AT THE WORK SESSION THAT WE ADOPT THE SIGN IN THIS EVENING. UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION, MR. SHAW, A MOTION TO ADOPT? WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? DOES YOUR HILL HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AMONGST COUNCIL, UH, BEFORE WE CALL HIM MR. WEBB, DON YOU'RE ON MUTE? NO. OKAY. THANKS. ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. MR. ROGERS, WHAT'D YOU CALL THE ROOM PLEASE? MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. YES. MR. OTTO? YES. MR. LYONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YEAH, FOR SURE. YES. AND THE MOTION FOR ADOPTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO, SO [ Essential Businesses Proclamation Presentation - Mayor Jeff Gore] I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION. AND THEN ONCE THE PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO, UH, MR. BRUNS, UH, MARK, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY OR ANY COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE THEN, UH, AS PART OF THE MEETING AND, UH, CERTAINLY OPEN IT UP TO YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME OKAY. JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU KNEW YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IF YOU'D LIKE, SO THIS IS, UH, YES. SO, UH, ONCE WE DO IT, I WAS NOT ABLE TO JOIN BY WAY OF VIDEO, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU. AND ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE CONSIDERATION, UH, OF THAT RESOLUTION IS IMPORTANT. AND, UH, I CERTAINLY, WHEN I PUT IT OUT TO ALL OF OUR BUSINESS OWNERS AND MANAGERS, I'LL CERTAINLY, UH, REFERENCE, UM, WHAT, WHAT YOU GUYS HAD TALKED ABOUT THAT THIS DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GUYS HAVE, BUT, UH, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. AND, AND, UH, ON BEHALF OF THOSE BUSINESS PEOPLE, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION AND, AND THE THOUGHTFULNESS. IT THAT WE HAVE, UH, QUITE A FEW MEMBERS WHO NOT ONLY HAVE A BUSINESS HERE, BUT ALSO LIVE HERE. SO AGAIN, MAYOR, THANK YOU. AND ALL THE MEMBERS GO, THANK YOU, MR. BRUNS. SO I WILL READ THROUGH THIS. IT IS A LITTLE BIT LENGTHY, SO, UH, JUST, UM, APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. THIS IS THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, MAYORAL PROCLAMATION, ESSENTIAL BUSINESS PROCLAMATION. SO WHEREAS THROUGHOUT THE TRYING EFFECTS OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND THE RELATED ACTIONS IMPOSED THE BUSINESSES OF HUBER HEIGHTS HAVE CREATED RESILIENCE IN THE SPIRIT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR THE COMMUNITY BY ADAPTING OPERATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS, TO CONTINUE PROVIDING A CENTRAL PRODUCT SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF HUBER HEIGHTS. AND WHEREAS AS BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO RECOVER RIPPLE EFFECT OF MANDATED CLOSURES AND GENERALIZED CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN BUSINESSES IN JOBS AS ESSENTIAL AND NON-ESSENTIAL HAVE CREATED A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC LOSS EFFECTS IMPACT INTO FUTURE YEARS. AND WHEREAS ANY CONTINUED OR FUTURE CLOSURES AND RESTRICTIONS [00:40:02] WILL LIKELY CREATE THE PERMANENT LOSS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES AND JOBS. AND WHEREAS THERE'S A CERTAIN FACT THAT ALL BUSINESSES, ALL JOBS, ALL WORKERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE FINANCIAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF EACH INDIVIDUAL IN BUSINESS. AND UNDER MANY CIRCUMSTANCES ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE CONSUMER, THUS PROVIDING THE VERY CORE RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN EVERY PERSON'S RIGHT TO HEALTH, SAFETY, SECURITY, AND A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE. NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO DO HEREBY DECLARE ALL BUSINESSES IN JOBS IN THE CITY OF BEAVER HIKES, AS ESSENTIAL DURING THE CURRENT STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE. FURTHERMORE, THE HUMAN RIGHTS CITY COUNCIL HEREBY RECOGNIZES ALL BUSINESSES AND ALL JOBS AS ESSENTIAL DURING THE CURRENT STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OHIO IN ALL ASPECTS AND AUTHORITY GRANTED BY AND IN THE CITY HEIGHTS, THE CITY OF HEBREW HEIGHTS RECOGNIZES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OHIO, THE HIGHEST STATE LEGISLATURE AND THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAVE CERTAIN AUTHORITIES THAT SUPERSEDE THAT OF THE CITY REGARDING BUSINESS CLOSURES AND RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE STATE OF EMERGENCY. AND IN OTHER SITUATIONS, THEREFORE NOTHING IN THIS PROCLAMATION SUPERSEDES THOSE ORDERS, DECREES AND LEGISLATION, AND ALL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS REMAIN COMPELLED TO FOLLOW SUCH ORDERS, DECREES AND LEGISLATION UNTIL LIFTED BY THE OPPOSING AUTHORITY, THE HEBREW RIGHTS CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS AND ADVISES ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO CONTINUE FOLLOWING ALL CDC GUIDELINES AND MEDICAL ADVICE FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO HELP REDUCE THE SPREAD OF DISEASE, INCLUDING SOCIAL DISTANCING, WEARING OF MASKS AND REGULAR CLEANING AND SANITIZING CITY COUNCIL URGES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OHIO, THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AND THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO RECOGNIZE THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF ALL JOBS IN BUSINESSES THAT PROVIDE PEOPLE, THE ABILITY TO PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLES PROVIDE HELP INCREASE SAFETY, WELFARE, AND HOW QUALITY OF LIFE BY COMMITTING TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTED HOURS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE EFFECTED BUSINESSES, NO MORE JURORS THAN ANY BUSINESS AND NO MORE LOSS OF JOBS. AND WITNESS SWEAR UP. I APPEARANCE IN MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS BE FIXED THIS 11TH DAY OF JANUARY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 2021. SO I THINK THAT PROCLAMATION VERY WELL SUMS UP THE FEELINGS OF THIS COUNCIL OF THE CITY, HOW WE FEEL ABOUT OUR BUSINESSES, HOW WE FEEL ABOUT OUR WORKERS AND, UM, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO PRESENT THAT PROCLAMATION TO, UH, THE LIGHTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. MR. MARK BROWNS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. BURNS. WE APPRECIATE YOU ATTENDING THIS EVENING. UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. WE'LL MOVE ON [ A Motion To Appoint The City of Huber Heights Vice Mayor For 2021.] TO ITEM 11 POINT TO SEE IF HE WRITES VICE MAYOR FOR 2021 AS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS NOW WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE, UH, NOMINATION PROCESS FOR, UH, THE FIRST, UH, NOMINEE VOLUNTEER FOR VICE MAYOR THIS YEAR, UH, WHICH WAS ONE WEB. I SEE. SO, UH, IS THERE A MOTION FOR MR. WEBB AS VICE MAYOR, MR. HILL MOTION FOR DONALD LEV TO BE VICE MAYOR? IS THIS THE HILL? IS THERE A SECOND? MRS. BIRCH, THANK YOU FOR A SECOND, MRS. BIRCH, SINCE THERE WERE TWO NOMINEES, WE'LL CALL THE ROLE FOR, UH, MR. CAMPBELL. AND I'M SORRY FOR MR. WEBB. AND THEN, UH, UH, WE'LL MOVE TO THE SECOND NOMINEE. MR. SHAW, IF NECESSARY, MR. ROGERS, WOULD YOU CALL HER UP MR. CAMPBELL? YES. THIS IS BURJ. YES. MR. OTTO. NO. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. ROB, MR. SHAW. OH, NO. MS. BAKER. YES. AND THE MOTION TO APPOINT, UH, MR. WEBB AS VICE MAYOR FOR 2021 SIX TO TWO. NEXT UP WE HAVE ITEM 11 D UNDER ADMINISTRATION. UH, YES. MR. KENDALL. YEAH, I'D HAD MY HAND UP. THAT'S OKAY. IF WE COULD TALK ABOUT VICE MAYOR FOR A MOMENT. UH, I HAD LEFT THE MEETING EARLY LAST WEEK, UH, PRIOR TO THE DISCUSSION OF VICE MAYOR. AND, UH, I HAD UNDERSTOOD BY TALKING TO TONY TONIGHT THAT, UH, THIS WAS ON THE AGENDA [00:45:01] AND THAT, UH, THERE WOULD BE A NOMINATION THAT NOMINATION WOULD GO THROUGH, UM, AND SUCH, BUT, UH, I WANTED TO SAY PUBLICLY TONIGHT THAT, UH, UH, I WOULD HAVE ALSO VOTED FOR RICHARD SHAW. UM, I WOULDN'T VOTE NO FOR DON WEBB, OBVIOUSLY. UH, BUT I THINK THAT RICHARD WOULD HAVE MADE A FINE, UH, VICE MAYOR AND I PERSONALLY JUST WANTED TO MAKE THOSE COMMENTS FOR WHATEVER THAT'S WORTH. THANKS, MR. CAMPBELL. I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS AS I'M SURE. I'M SURE SEAN DOES WELL. YES. ANY OTHER, UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT, MARK. I WAS LOOKING DOWN, I DIDN'T SEE YOU HAD YOUR HAND RAISED. THAT'S FINE. OKAY. SO NEXT UP WE [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Negotiate And Enter Into An Agreement For The Sale Of Land And To Cover The Costs And Approving The Expenses And Actions Relative To The Sale Of Such Land. (first reading)] HAVE ITEM 11, D D A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF LAND AND TO COVER THE COSTS IN APPROVING THE EXPENSES AND ACTIONS RELATIVE TO THE SALE OF SUCH LAND AT THE MR. SHOWMAN. YES. THANK YOU. THIS IS THE RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES THE SALE OF THE LAND, TECHNICALLY THE, UH, CONCEPT OF THE LAND, UH, INVOLVED IN TED PROJECT TO, UH, BUT THIS IS THE RESOLUTION THAT, UH, AUTHORIZES AND AUTHENTICATES, UM, THE EXECUTION OF THE ACTUAL SALE SO THAT WE CAN COMMENCE WITH SCHEDULING OF CLOSING. SO WE ASK THE RESOLUTION BE CONSIDERED FOR ADOPTION THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. SCHUMER. THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION AT THE WORK SESSION. UH, IS THERE A MOTION MR. HILL AND MRS. BERG? IS THAT A SECOND? A SECOND. THANK YOU. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, MR. ROGERS, PLEASE? YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB, MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. AND ADAM ELEVENTY MOTION PASSES. EIGHT. [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Approve The Extended Carryover Of Excess Vacation Leave And Personal Leave For All Employees Of The City Of Huber Heights. (first reading)] NEXT UP IS ITEM 11 E MR. ROGERS ITEM 11 E A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE THE EXTENDED CARRY OVER OF EXCESS VACATION LEAVE AND PERSONAL LEAVE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS AT THE FIRST READING MR. CHARMER. YES. UH, AS WE DISCUSS IT TO WORK SESSION, THE EFFECTS OF LAST YEAR CREATED A SITUATION WHERE MANY EMPLOYEES WERE UNABLE TO UTILIZE THEIR TIME OFF. UM, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF CANCELLATION OF TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE, UH, AT SOME POINTS, EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE, THE, THE AREA OF THE STATE, BUT ALSO A LOT OF COMMITMENT FROM OUR EMPLOYEES THAT I, AGAIN, COMMAND AND APPRECIATE THE DEDICATION THAT THEY HAD, UH, REGARDLESS WOULD HAVE MADE SURE THAT THEY KEPT THEMSELVES AVAILABLE KNOWING THAT OUR WORKFORCE IS ALREADY, UM, NOT STACKED TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN AFFORD TO HAVE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE OFF WITHOUT DECLINING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE PROVIDED, BUT A LOT OF EMPLOYEES ON THEIR OWN, UH, WENT AHEAD AND, UM, AND, AND DID A WAY WITH THEIR LEAVE TIME, JUST TO MAKE SURE TO REMAIN AVAILABLE AT THE HEIGHT OF WHEN PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF INFECTION AND POTENTIAL OF COWORKERS BEING AWAY FROM WORK, MAKING SURE TO COVER FOR ONE ANOTHER GUARANTEEING THAT THE DELIVERY OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IS UPHELD. UH, AND EVIDENCE OF THAT IS, IS THAT WE NEVER HAD A SLOWDOWN. SO, UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS AND WORK WITH ALL EMPLOYEES. UM, SO IN, UH, IN IS THAT IT'S OF NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, THAT THERE WAS A INABILITY TO USE MUCH OF THAT TIME. UH, THE CURRENT POLICY REQUIRES THAT BY MARCH 31ST, UH, ANY EXCESS OF TIME THAT IS ACCRUED ABOVE, OR THAT IS NOT USED, THAT IS ACCRUED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR, UH, GOES AWAY. AND, UH, WE'RE JUST ASKING TO EXTEND THAT, UH, THROUGH THE END OF NEXT YEAR, IT'S NOT A CHANGE IN THE POLICY. IT IS JUST A CHANGE FOR THE TIME THAT'S ACCRUED THROUGH 2020 IS ABLE TO BE USED THROUGH THE END OF 21. SO WE ASKED THE RESOLUTION BE CONSIDERED TONIGHT FOR ADOPTION. THANKS, ROB. THAT WAS A RECOMMENDATION AT THE WORK SESSION. UH, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION MR. HILL TO ADOPT. AND MR. LYONS, SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS, MR. OTTO? YES. MR. LYONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB, MR. SHAW. [00:50:03] MICHELLE. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES, THIS IS YES. AND THE RESOLUTION PASSES EASIER. NEXT UP [ An Ordinance Authorizing Advances And Transfers Between Various Funds Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio And Amending Ordinance No. 2020-O-2453 By Making Supplemental Appropriations For Expenses Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio For The Period Beginning January 1, 2021 And Ending December 31, 2021. (first reading)] IS ITEM 11 F MR. ROGERS. I HAVE AN 11 AND A HALF IN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ADVANCES AND TRANSFERS BETWEEN VARIOUS FUNDS OF THE CITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS, OHIO AND AMENDING NUMBER TWO ZERO TWO ZERO DASH DASH TWO FOUR FIVE THREE, BY MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2021, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2021 AT THE FIRST READING, I'LL CALL HIM ROB SHOW MERCY AND ANDREA, ONCE MORE. YES. THANK YOU. WE, UH, EXPLAIN THE DETAIL, THE SUPPLEMENTAL THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU AT THE WORK SESSION. UH, WE ALSO INCLUDED THAT, UM, FROM AFTER THIS ONE MOVING FORWARD, UH, SUPPLEMENTARIES ARE GONNA INCLUDE A BIT MORE DESCRIPTION IN TERMS OF THE OTHER SIDE. WE COMMONLY REFER TO SUPPLEMENTING THE BUDGET, BUT AS IT READS, WE'RE SUPPLEMENTING THE APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE AND APPROPRIATIONS IS ONLY THE EXPENSE SIDE. SO SOMETIMES PEOPLE MAY THINK THAT IT IS AN OVERALL CHANGE TO THE BUDGET. THE BUDGET IS THAT ESTIMATE THAT SHOWS BOTH THE INTAKE AND OUTPUT SIDE OF THE FUNDS OF THE CITY. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO REFLECT THAT EVEN THOUGH THESE APPEAR TO BE ADDITIONS, UH, OR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES IN ALL ACTUALITY, MANY OF THEM ARE EITHER TRANSFERS OR RE APPROPRIATIONS OR ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE. SO, UM, UH, WE WILL SEE MORE DETAIL ON THAT IN THE FUTURE, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING HERE SHOWING WHERE THE NET IMPACT FOR THE EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCES. UM, AND IT ALSO EXPLAINS THINGS WHERE LIKE FUNDS MAY BE MATCHED, UH, JUST IN, IN, IN BRIEF REVIEW. UH, WE HAVE THE CDBG, UH, PROJECT THAT IS, UH, IS PART OF THAT. WE HAVE A RETURN OF ADVANCES, UH, BECAUSE THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN MATCHED NOW BY SIBLINGS, UH, OUT OF THE, UH, GAS TAX FUND FOR CHARACTER TRAILS. UH, WE THEN HAVE A TRANSFER FOR THE CDBG FUND PORTION OF THE MIAMI VILLAS REHAB PROJECT. UH, WE'VE MADE SOME, SOME MODIFICATIONS AND CENTRALIZATION OF POSTAGE EXPENSES, WHICH IS JUST A SHIFT AND TRANSFER OF ALREADY APPROVED FUNDS, SAME THING FOR OPENGOV SERVICES. UH, AND THEN WE HAVE THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURE FOR THE MIAMI VILLAS GRANT PROJECT. AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND UTILITY EXPENSES FOR THE NEW CITY PROPERTIES, UH, AT 150,000. AND AGAIN, THAT'S OFFSET BY MORE THAN THAT AMOUNT BY COLLECTION OF RENT. UH, BUT WE WILL, UH, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE DON'T REFLECT THAT AS THE REVENUE SIDE, BUT IT IS, IT IS NOT A CHANGE TO THE BUDGET, UH, JUST TO CHANGE TO THE APPROPRIATION. AND THE REMAINING ITEMS ARE REGARDING THE, UM, UH, STUDIED INCREASE OF OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE, UM, ATTITUDE SYSTEMS OF THE WATER UTILITY, THE SOFTENING, AND THE PRESSURE FOR OUR CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVIDER SUEZ. SO WE DO ASK THAT THE SECOND READING BE WAIVED, UH, SO THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY BE IN PLACE FOR THE ADVANCE AND RECEIPT OF THOSE CDBG FUNDS, AS WELL AS MAKING THE APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS TO GET ENCUMBRANCES FOR SOME OF THE EXPENSES LISTED. IT THINKS TRUMP AND THE WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS TO WAIT A SECOND READING AND THEN ADOPT THIS. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. IS THERE A MOTION TO LAY THE SECONDARY, MR. ED, AND SECOND, MR. LINENS SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION ON WAVING THE SECONDARY MR. ROGERS, MR. LYONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAWL. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS BERGE. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. AND THE MOTION WAVE PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION THERE'S LINES TO ADOPT? AND SECOND, MR. HILL SECOND MOTION. AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ADOPTION, MR. ROGERS, MR. HILL? YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. SPREAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERG. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. AND THE MOTION TO ADOPT ALSO CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. NEXT [ A Resolution Approving The Addition Of An Appropriate Traffic Control Signal Device At The Intersection Of Carriage Trails Boulevard And State Route 201 (Brandt Pike) And Authorizing The City Manager To Take All Necessary And Proper Actions To Solicit, Advertise And Receive Proposals From Qualified Firms To Design, Procure And Install All Necessary Appurtenances Of The Project Upon Process Approval And Design. (first reading)] UP IS ITEM 11, G MR. ROGERS ITEM 11 G A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ADDITION OF AN APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL DEVICE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CARRIAGE TRAILS, BOULEVARD, AND STATE ROUTE TWO OH ONE BRYANT PIKE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY AND PROPER ACTIONS TO SOLICIT, ADVERTISE, AND RECEIVE PROPOSALS FROM [00:55:01] QUALIFIED FIRMS TO DO DESIGN, PROCURE, AND INSTALL ALL NECESSARY OR PERTINENT TO THE PROJECT UPON PROCESS APPROVAL AND DESIGN AT THE FIRST READING. MR. SHOWMAN, THANK YOU. WE HAD, UH, DISCUSSED AT PREVIOUS MEETINGS, UH, THE CONCERNS RELATED TO THE CARRIAGE TRAILS BOULEVARD AND STATE ROUTE TWO OH ONE OR BRENT PIKE INTERSECTION, UH, COUNCIL REFLECTED THE INTEREST TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WHAT WE CAN DO TO, UH, GET A TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLED. UH, AS WE KNOW, THERE'S SOME PROCESSES AND SOME, SOME, UH, PERMISSIONS AND, UH, WORK AROUNDS THAT ARE NECESSARY. WE HAVE SOME TRAFFIC STUDY INFORMATION INCLUDED. THAT WAS A, THAT WAS DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED. THE RESOLUTION ALLOWS US TO BASICALLY CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. AND, UH, AT THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN THE BIDDING PROCESS FOR INSTALLATION, UH, WHEN, UH, WHEN THAT OPPORTUNITY COMES AVAILABLE. SO WE ASKED THE RESOLUTIONS BE CONSIDERED THIS EVENING, UH, SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD IN THE PROCESS PORTION OF OUR REVIEWING AN INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THANKS, MR. SCHOMER AND THE RECOMMENDATION TO WORK SESSION WAS TO ADOPT THIS ITEM THIS EVENING. IS THERE A MOTION, MR. WEBB? AND IS THERE A SECOND? ABSOLUTELY. MR. SHAWL, SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS ITEMS SAY MR. ROGERS SPEED. CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. MR. WEBB. ABSOLUTELY. YES. MR. SHAW? YES. SPREAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERGE. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. AND EMOTIONAL SECURITY IS EIGHT ZERO. NEXT UP IS [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Change Orders With Respect To The Construction Of The Bellefontaine Road Widening And Culvert Replacement Project. (first reading)] ITEM 11 H MR. ROGERS ITEM 11 AGE OR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CHANGE ORDERS WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BELL FOUNTAIN ROAD, WIDENING AND CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT. AT THE FIRST READING. YES, WE DISCUSSED WITH THE WORK SESSION OPPORTUNITIES TO INCLUDE SIDEWALK. AND AS WE INDICATED IN THE DESIGN, UH, IN BUILD OUT, IT WOULD BE BASICALLY FLATTENED AND PREPARED FOR FUTURE INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK. UH, WE WERE ASKED TO GO AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL WAYS TO HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT IN THE BUDGET FOR, UH, FOR THE ADDITION, UH, AND WE'VE DETERMINED THE EASIEST AND BEST WAY AFTER CHECKING WITH THE SELECTED CONTRACTOR IS TO DO A CHANGE ORDER. UH, THEY'VE PROVIDED A, A COST ESTIMATE NOT TO EXCEED THAT THEY CAN INCORPORATE THAT. UH, WE'RE USING SOME, UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, UTILIZING SOME, UM, SOME ART EXISTING RESOURCES, AS WELL AS THEIR ABILITY TO OUR, TO BE MOBILIZED FOR THE, UH, FOR THE JOB AND THE WORK SINCE THEY'RE ALREADY THERE. SO THAT, UM, THAT REALLY CAUSED THE COST TO BE, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN WHAT WE WOULD'VE NORMALLY ESTIMATED. UM, ON TOP OF THAT, WE FEEL THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO HOPEFULLY VALUE ENGINEER THE PROJECT ITSELF, UH, THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A GOOD PORTION OF IT WITHIN THE BUILT-IN CONTINGENCY OF THE PROJECT ITSELF. SO WE WILL, UH, WE WILL SEE HOW THAT GOES. IF WE NEED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, IT WOULD BE A VERY MINIMAL IMPACT TO THE EXISTING, UH, APPROPRIATIONS AS WE GO INTO, UH, TO CREATING, UH, OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FOR THE, FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. SO WE ASKED THE RESOLUTION BE CONSIDERED THIS EVENING FOR ADOPTION SO THAT WE CAN ISSUE THAT CHANGE ORDER AND GET THAT INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT. NO, IT WAS THE WRECK. THANK YOU, ROBIN. AND IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION TO WORK SESSION. UH, IS THERE A MOTION MRS. BURKE? YES. MOVE TO ADOPT. IS THERE A SECOND, MR. WEBB? I WILL SECOND THE MOTION, ANY DISCUSSION THIS EVENING ON MR. ROGERS, MR. SHAW? YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERG. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. BRAD. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. IT IS SEVEN 59. I REMEMBER 12 [12. City Official Reports and Comments] A CITY OFFICIAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS. I WILL KEEP MINE BRIEF. AND THAT IS A GO BOX, YOUR HONOR. OKAY. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, YEAH, I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF PUT OUT THAT, UH, I'M SEEING IS WE JUST PASS THIS OWN BUSINESS ESSENTIAL PROCLAMATION. UM, OUR BANKING INSTITUTIONS ARE ABOUT TO REOPEN TO, UH, INSIDE BUSINESS. OUR SCHOOLS [01:00:01] ARE ABOUT TO REOPEN INSIDE BUSINESS. EVEN OUR SENIOR CENTER IS OPENING UP FOR SOME ACTIVITIES. UM, I THINK AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE NEED TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR MEETINGS GET BACK TO IN-PERSON MEETINGS. I WOULD HOPE THAT OTHERS WOULD JOIN ME IN THAT. OKAY. MR. BAKER, I THINK ONCE THE VACCINE'S AVAILABLE, I'D BE VERY AKIN TO THAT. THANK YOU, MR. SHAW. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UM, FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, UH, CONGRATULATE THE, UH, DON WEBB ON BEING SELECTED FOR THE 2021 VICE MAYOR. UM, I THINK HE'LL DO A, UH, I FIND JOB IN THE ROLE, UM, THAT IS SOMETHING I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM BEING CONSIDERED FOR, UH, UH, NEXT YEAR, UM, TO MR. CAMPBELL'S COMMENTS. UM, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. UM, HOPEFULLY I'LL, UM, I'LL HAVE YOUR, UM, UH, SUPPORT, UH, UH, NEXT YEAR WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT SAME CONVERSATION AS WELL. UM, TO MR. OTTO'S POINT, UH, TO IN-PERSON MEETINGS. UM, I KNOW MYSELF, UM, I PLAN ON BEING AT CITY HALL, UH, NEXT TUESDAY FOR A WORK SESSION. UM, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE REST OF MY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH ME, UM, AS OUR, UH, COMMUNITY AND REGION IS OPENING BACK UP. UM, AND, UM, AND WE CAN MOVE ON WITH THE BUSINESS OF THE PEOPLE SUCCESSFULLY IN PERSON. UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND, UM, AGAIN, UM, BUCK EYES ON A SUCCESSFUL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. THANK YOU, MR. CAMPBELL. YES. UH, I'LL BE BACK AT CITY HALL, TUESDAY WITH, UH, MY COLLEAGUE RICHARD SHAW, AND I WOULD, UH, I WOULD URGE EVERYONE TO, UH, TALK TO THEIR CITY MANAGER. AND IF THERE'S, UH, ANY, UM, ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS THAT, UH, YOU CAN THINK OF TO PUT IN PLACE, UM, I, I DO HOPE AND RECOMMEND YOU TALK TO ROB ABOUT THAT. UH, BUT I FEEL, I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE COMING BACK AND I'LL, I'LL BE THERE NEXT TUESDAY. THANK YOU, MR. CAMPBELL, MRS. BURCH. YES. UH, THE RESOLUTION PASSED CLEARLY STATED THAT WE WOULD COME BACK AFTER THE EMERGENCY WAS OVER. AND I JOINED CADEN SAYING THAT WHENEVER THE VACCINATION IS OFFERED AND WE GO THROUGH THE, UH, TWO SHOTS AND, UM, AND A PERIOD AFTER THAT, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S EFFECTIVE, THEN I WILL RECONSIDER COMING BACK. BUT NOT BEFORE THAT, YOU CAN, THERE'S A VERGE. AND, UH, ROB, DO I SEE, IS THAT IF YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP OR IS THAT RICHARD, IS THAT RICHARD? NO, SIR. NOT, NOT ME. OKAY. ROD VICKY. ANDY HAS HIS HAND UP. YEAH. OKAY. I SHOULD MAKE SURE. RICHARD, DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT OR, OR NO. DID YOU STILL HAD YOUR HAND UP? NO. MR. BEAR, I'VE FINISHED MY COMMENTS FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. HILL. THANK YOU. UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UH, I WILL NOT BE RETURNING UNTIL THE VACCINE IS MORE READILY AVAILABLE AND, UM, THAT IS THE OPINION, NOT ONLY OF MYSELF, BUT ALSO MY WIFE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IS A LAB TECH. AND SO THAT IS MY OPINION THAT IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD WAIT ON UNTIL WE ARE ALL, UM, EITHER, YOU KNOW, UNTIL THIS EMERGENCY IS OVER, JUST LIKE NANCY SAID. THANKS. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANY OTHER COMMENTS THIS EVENING BEFORE WE ADJOURN? THERE IS NO, THERE IS NO NEED FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING. SO IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COUNSEL COMMENTARY MEETING AND IT IS EIGHT, EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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