Apr 10, 2024 City Council Meeting

[1. Call The Meeting To Order - Mayor Jeff Gore]

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AND WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY.

THIS IS THE CITY OF HEBREW HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR SESSION.

IT'S APRIL 10TH, 2024, AND WE ARE GETTING STARTED AT 6 37, AND THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER.

NEXT, WE

[2. Invocation - Pastor Randy Griffith Of The Free Methodist Church At 6875 Old Troy Pike, Huber Heights, Ohio]

HELLO.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR.

YOU TOO.

JESUS SAYS IN MARK 1125, AND WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING, IF YOU HOLD ANYTHING AGAINST ANYONE, FORGIVE THEM SO THAT YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN MAY FORGIVE YOU YOUR SINS.

IT'S EASY TO LOVE THOSE WHO LOVE US AND AGREE WITH US, AND IT'S EASY TO HOLD THINGS AGAINST THOSE WHO DON'T.

THEREFORE, SINCE FAITH AGREES WITH GOD, WE WILL LIVE ACCORDING TO HIM FROM WHOM THAT PASSAGE COMES.

THE DISPOSITION THAT COMES AND GETS A FOOTHOLD ON THOSE WHO HOLD THINGS AGAINST OTHERS INTERFERES WITH THE DISPOSITION OF THE SPIRIT, WHO BY FAITH WE WANNA LIVE BY.

IT CAN COME BETWEEN US AND THE WILL OF GOD, LIKE THE MOON COMES BETWEEN US AND THE SUN DURING AN ECLIPSE IMPEDING OUR VISION OF GOD AND OUR LIFE OF FAITH.

FORGIVENESS IS THE FLIP SIDE OF LOVE, AND IT'S THE KEY.

IT HAS NOT BASED ON WHAT OTHERS DO, BUT ON WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST.

IT COMES FROM WHO HE IS AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR US, SO THAT BY FAITH, WE ARE A KIN WITH HIM AND IN AGREEMENT WITH THE NATURE OF HIS KINGDOM.

SO WE FORGIVE.

THERE'S A MOVIE THAT MY WIFE DENISE AND I LIKE CALLED RETURN TO ME, THE WIFE OF A MAN.

BOB WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND ANOTHER WOMAN, GRACE, WAS WAITING FOR A HEART TRANSPLANT AND RECEIVED BOB'S LATE WIFE'S HEART.

THINGS HAPPEN, AND GRACE AND BOB MET.

THEY LIKED EACH OTHER AND ENTERED INTO A RELATIONSHIP UNTIL SHE FOUND OUT WHOSE HEART SHE HAD DISTRAUGHT.

SHE TOLD BOB THAT HIS LATE WIFE'S HEART WAS IN HER, AND THIS ROCKED HIM AND THE RELATIONSHIP.

BUT BOB YEARNED FOR GRACE.

AND PRIOR TO RECONCILING GRACE'S, GRANDFATHER TOLD BOB THAT HE HAD PRAYED AND THAT THE HEART SHE RECEIVED MUST HAVE COME FROM SOMEONE VERY SPECIAL TO BE AT HOME IN GRACE.

AND THOSE WORDS REMINDED ME ABOUT THE GRACE OF THE LORD AND US FOR THE LORD'S HEART TO BE AT HOME IN US.

WE MUST FORGIVE.

THAT IS HOW HE IS AND WHAT HE CAME TO DO FOR US, AND IN HIM HAVING HIS HEART IN US.

WE'LL GO AND DO LIKEWISE.

LET'S PRAY.

FATHER, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD JUST FILL US WITH YOUR LOVE AND YOUR FORGIVENESS AND YOUR TRUTH SO THAT WE WOULD BE AKIN TO YOU AND, AND ALL THAT WE DO.

AND WE PRAY THAT BY YOUR SPIRIT, THIS MEETING WOULD BE LED AND PARTICIPATED IN TONIGHT.

SO THAT ALL MIGHT BE DONE IN A GOOD AND FITTING WAY.

AND WE'LL THANK YOU.

IN CHRIST'S NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

[3. Pledge Of Allegiance]

AND TO REBUT FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE A NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

TONY, WHAT YOU

[4. Roll Call]

MS. BAKER.

HERE.

MR. CAMPBELL.

HERE.

MRS. BURGE.

HERE.

MR. AKINS.

MR. LOONEY? HERE.

MRS. KITCHEN.

HERE.

MR. WEBB? HERE.

MAYOR GORE HERE.

UH, AT THIS TIME, IS THERE A MOTION TO EXCUSE MR. AKINS? UH, DON.

MOTION TO EXCUSE SECOND.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION IN TWO SECONDS.

ANY DISCUSSION ON OKAY.

TONY.

MS. BAKER? YES.

MR. CAMPBELL? YES.

MRS. BURGE? YES.

MR. LOONEY? YES.

MRS. KITCHEN? YES.

MR. WEBB? YES.

MR. DAVIDSON? YES.

AND MOTION TO EXCUSE FRED IS PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO, UH, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE MINUTES, SO JUST, UM, I WASN'T AWARE, BUT WE HAVE, MICHELLE IS ACTUALLY HERE, UH, JOINING US EVENING FROM RAINBOW LAKES.

SO I DIDN'T SEE, WERE YOU HERE WHEN, UM, UH, WHEN WE AGREED TO THE BUCK? I WAS NOT.

OKAY.

NOPE.

TOTALLY FINE.

UH, BUT, UH, HOPEFULLY THAT IS A, IS A GREAT OUTCOME FOR YOU, UH, WHAT THIS, UH, COUNCIL DECIDED TO DO, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT PARTNERSHIP, UH, WITH RAINBOW LAKE AND, AND THE YOUTH AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, FOR, UH, FOR BEING WILLING TO DO THAT, AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE

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THANK YOU GUYS.

WE VERY, WE WE'RE VERY, VERY WELCOME, AND IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO DO IT.

SO, UH, MR. WEBB, THANK YOU FOR, UM, FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, NEXT UP

[5. Approval Of Minutes]

ITEM FIVE A.

WE HAVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM MARCH 25TH, 2024.

AGAIN, THOSE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? OKAY, THOSE MINUTES ARE GONNA STAND AS APPROVED.

NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER SIX, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ITEM SIX,

[ National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Mayoral Proclamation Presentation - Mayor Jeff Gore]

YOU'RE DOING DEB'S DUTY TODAY.

OKAY.

SO THIS IS THE CITY OF HEBREW HEIGHTS 2024 NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK MAYORAL PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF HUB HEIGHTS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION CENTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANSWERING EMERGENCY SERVICE 9 1 1 CALLS FOR THE CITY OF HEBREW HEIGHTS, THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AND PUBLIC TOWNSHIP.

AND WHEREAS 9 1 1 DISPATCHERS ARE OFTEN CONSIDERED THE FIRST RESPONDER TO THE SCENE OF EMERGENCY AND OR AS IN ADDITION TO THE APPROXIMATELY 124,937 TELEPHONE CALLS IN 2023, THE CITY OF HEBREW HEIGHTS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER HANDLES RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH IN BETWEEN THE HUMAN RIGHTS POLICE AND FIRE DIVISIONS, THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, BUTLER TOWNSHIP, POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND SURROUNDING POLICE AND FIRE AGENCIES THAT ALONG WITH OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES, AND WHEREAS DISPATCHERS ARE THE LINK BETWEEN THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE SYSTEM.

AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS DISPATCHERS ARE TRAINED TO GATHER PERTINENT INFORMATION DURING THE 81,634 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2023.

AND TO USE THIS EXPERTISE TO PRIORITIZE THOSE CALLS FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES.

THEREFORE, I, JEFF GORE MAYOR, SEE HEBREW HEIGHTS, OHIO, YOUR RECORD CLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 14TH THROUGH APRIL 20TH, 2024, IS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK.

AND THE CITY OF HUB HEIGHTS PUBLICLY SALUTE THE SERVICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO BE AWARE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS AND UNDERSTAND THE VALUE AND PROPER USE OF THE 9 1 1 SYSTEM.

AND WITNESS WHERE IG YOU SO MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF HEBREW HEIGHTS VIA AFFIXES 10TH DAY OF APRIL, THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 2024.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR, FOR HONORING THE COMMUNICATION CENTER, A FINE GROUP OF, UH, MEN AND WOMEN, UM, THAT, THAT, UH, DO A VERY DIFFICULT JOB.

I WANT TO THANK WENDY MORRIS FOR STEPPING IN BECAUSE, UH, SHE'S THE SUPERVISOR, THE FIRST LINE SUPERVISOR OF THE CENTER.

AND THEN, UH, DEBORAH WILEY, WHO IS THE MANAGER, COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT.

SHE'S OUT OF TOWN, SO I'M NOT GONNA MAKE YOU SAY ANYTHING, OR YOU PROBABLY WON'T TALK TO ME ANYMORE, .

BUT, UH, I APPRECIATE ALL, BUT THEY ARE, THEY, THEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, THEY GET PEOPLE AT THEIR WORST SOMETIMES.

I MEAN, THEY DELIVER BABIES, WHICH IS A GREAT THING.

AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE CALL IN AND THEY'RE AT THEIR WORST AND, AND THEIR EXPERIENCE, WHETHER IT BE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY OR A CRIMINAL EMERGENCY, UM, AND THEY GET CALLED NAMES AND THEY GET CALLED ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

AND, UH, THEY KEEP COMING BACK.

SO, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND, UH, I MEAN, WE COULDN'T DO WHAT WE DO OVER HERE WITHOUT THAT GROUP.

SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

I WOULD SAY, PERSONALLY SPEAKING, YOU KNOW, I KNOW, UH, I HAVE TWO NIECES THAT ARE BOTH DISPATCHERS.

ONE IS FOR CLAREMONT COUNTY, FOUNTAIN CINCINNATI, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS DISPATCHER FOR THE, UH, POLICE DIVISION, THE CITY OF CINCINNATI.

AND I HEAR ALL THE TIME JUST, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CHAOS AND THE CRAZINESS AND ALL THINGS THAT GO ON, JUST, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY DO.

AND, UH, AND BOTH OF THEM ARE THIRD SHIFT.

I MEAN, SO IT'S JUST LIKE, OKAY.

BUT, UH, I KNOW THE STORIES THAT I HEAR, WHAT KIND OF CALLS COME IN AND, AND KIND OF WHAT THEY GO THROUGH JUST FROM HAVING TWO, TWO PIECES TO DO THAT.

SO, UH, I ABSOLUTELY SALUTE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

AND I, AND I AGREE WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT, SO, SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT, YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

[ Introduction Of The New Law Director Christopher R. Conard And Assistant Law Directors Sarah J. Sparks And Jordan P. Staley From Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A.]

SO, UH, MR. CONARD, I'LL GIVE YOU THE FLOOR TO INTER INTRODUCE YOUR ASSOCIATES AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

UH, IF YOU GIMME A MICROPHONE, I'LL TALK.

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UH, BUT IN LIGHT OF THE, THE, UH, LATE START, UH, FIRST I WANNA SAY, UH, BEHALF OF COOLIDGE WALL, UH, OUR LAW FIRM, IT'S REALLY AN HONOR THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN US TO REPRESENT THE CITY.

UM, A COUPLE THINGS BY WAY OF BACKGROUND ABOUT OUR FIRM.

UM, WE TRACE OUR ROOTS BACK TO 1853.

UH, I THINK WE'RE THE OLDEST LAW FIRM IN THE REGION.

UM, ONE OF THE INTERESTING FACTOIDS OF OUR FIRM THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS THAT BACK, I BELIEVE IN 19 11, 1 OF OUR LAWYERS, UH, WROTE THE FIRST CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF DAYTON.

UM, SO OUR FIRM HAS A LONG HISTORY IN THE AREA OF, UH, PUBLIC SECTOR AND MUNICIPAL LAW.

UM, AS A MATTER OF PERSONAL NOTE AND PRIDE.

UM, YOU ARE, UH, ONE OF YOUR FORMER LAW DIRECTORS.

JOHN CHAMBERS, A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE, UH, JOHN AND I, HE WAS A LITTLE OLDER, NOT ONLY BIOLOGICALLY BUT AHEAD OF ME IN LAW SCHOOL TOO, BUT, UH, WE WERE AT UD LAW SCHOOL AT THE SAME TIME.

UM, I WENT OUT INTO THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND, AND BECAME A PUBLIC DEFENDER.

UH, AND JOHN WENT INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND MANY OF YOU KNOW, JOHN, UM, AND SO JOHN WAS A MENTOR OF MINE.

IN FACT, WHEN I JOINED COOLIDGE IN 2000, ONE OF THE FIRST CASES I DID AT THE FIRM WAS REPRESENTING THE CITY OF HUMAN HEIGHTS IN A LITIGATION MATTER.

UH, SO ANYWAY, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY TOGETHER.

UM, AND, AND IT'S ALSO AN HONOR TO, UH, IN A COMMUNITY LIKE THIS, TO WORK WITH THE STAFF, UH, WORK WITH COUNCIL AND FOR COUNCIL.

BUT ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, WE WORK FOR THE CITIZENS OF HUBER HEIGHTS, AND THAT'S A, A, A COMMITMENT THAT WE TAKE, UH, SERIOUSLY.

AND, UH, WE HOLD THAT, UH, AS THE ULTIMATE MISSION THAT WE HAVE TO ACCOMPLISH, AND WE ASPIRE TO MEET THAT EXPECTATION WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

UH, SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU, UH, SARAH SPARKS AND JORDAN STALEY.

UM, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE THINGS WITH THAT IS, ONE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'VE GOT AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CHAIN TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF LAWYERS.

AND I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM.

SARAH AND I HAVE WORKED TOGETHER EXTENSIVELY, SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT WE WORK WITH, AND SHE'S GOT SOME, DEVELOPED SOME AREAS OF EXPERTISE WHICH WILL RELATE TO, UH, WORKING IN PUBLIC SECTOR LITIGATION, UM, ALL THINGS THAT GO WITH THAT.

UH, THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSIONS AND ATTENDING PUBLIC MEETINGS.

SHE'S PROBABLY GONNA BE MY FIRST BACKUP FOR THE TIMES WHEN I CAN'T BE HERE.

SO YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA SEE HER MORE THAN OTHERS.

BUT ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT WHEN YOU, YOU'RE NOT JUST HIRING ONE PERSON, YOU'RE HIRING A FIRM.

UH, WE HAD A MEET AND GREET HERE.

WE BROUGHT OUT, UH, ABOUT SIX PEOPLE.

UH, STAFF WAS ABLE TO MEET OUR PARALEGAL, UH, WHO DOES A LOT OF MUNICIPAL SECTOR WORK.

UH, BEN MAYER, WHO DOES, UH, HUMAN RELATIONS, AND THEN JORDAN STALEY'S HERE BECAUSE HE'S GONNA BE A, ANOTHER FACE THAT YOU SEE.

BUT JORDAN'S, UH, A YOUNG LAWYER WHO'S, UH, DEVELOPING HIS AREA AND LAND USE AND ZONING.

UM, AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF, UH, LAND DEVELOPMENT AND, UH, AND, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA.

SO, UH, JORDAN'S GONNA HAVE HIS HANDS IN THAT.

AND OF COURSE, HE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE SENIOR LAWYERS IN OUR FIRM.

UH, IN THAT AREA.

THE, WE'VE GOT STEVE HERBERT, MUR WILING, SOME NAMES THAT YOU WILL HAVE KNOWN.

UH, AND EVERY NOW AND THEN I EVEN CALL MY OLD DEAR FRIEND JOHN CHAMBERS TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT SOME STUFF.

SO, UH, WITH THAT INTRODUCTION, I WON'T BELABOR THE POINT.

UH, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, JORDAN AND SARAH TO SAY HI.

AND JUST TELL YOU HOW, UH, HONORED AND APPRECIATIVE WE ARE, UH, HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT, UH, THIS CITY, THIS COUNCIL, AND WORK WITH YOUR STAFF.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANKS CHRIS.

AND WELCOME P NEXT ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CITIZENS COMMENTS ON SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS. THERE ARE NONE THIS EVENING, MAYOR.

OKAY.

[8. City Manager Report]

GREAT, THANKS, MAYOR.

UH, FIRST UP ON TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD, ODOT WILL START REPAIR WORK, UM, ON THE BRIDGE JUST NORTH OF THE YMCA ONRAMP PIKE.

UH, THEREFORE, BRANT PIKE WILL BE COMPLETELY CLOSED AT THIS LOCATION FOR 14 DAYS.

UM, AFTER THAT, UH, FOR THE NEXT 28 DAYS, IT'LL BE REDUCED TO ONE LANE.

SO HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF, UH, THEY CAN GET THIS PROJECT COMPLETED AND WE CAN GET BACK TO NORMAL.

UH, THERE'S A STYRO FIRM RECYCLING EVENT AT THE ROSE MUSIC CENTER THIS SATURDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM UH, ONLY WHITE STYROFOAMS ACCEPTED AND SMALL PIECES, UH, MUST BE BROUGHT IN CLEAR BAGS, UH, NO USED FOOD CONTAINERS.

UH, YESTERDAY WE RELEASED THE SUMMER MUSIC SERIES SCHEDULE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

UH, THE ENTIRE SCHEDULE CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE WEBSITE.

AND, UH, ALL COUNTS CONCERTS ARE FREE HELD AT THE EICHELBERGER AMPHITHEATER AND START AT 6:00 PM UH, JUST A REMINDER THAT THE TAX FILING DEADLINE IS THIS MONDAY, APRIL 15TH.

UH, THE TAX OFFICE IS OFFERING EXTENDED HOURS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, UH, FOR RESIDENTS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE IN FILING THEIR TAXES.

UM, WE DO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO, UH, E-FILE THROUGH THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

UM, NEXT MONDAY,

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UH, IT'S A FREE WORKSHOP OFFERED FROM ONE TO 3:00 PM AND SIX TO 8:00 PM UH, THERE IS NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR THAT.

AND LASTLY, THE PAST TWO WEEKS HAVE SEEN TWO NON-EVENTS THAT RESULTED, UH, IN US MEETING HERE TONIGHT.

UM, I THINK IT'S GREAT IN THE END THAT OUR COMMUNITY REMAINS SAFE AND OPERATIONAL, UM, BOTH DURING THE PROJECTED SEVERE STORMS LAST WEEK AND THE, UH, THE ECLIPSE, UH, THIS PAST MONDAY.

SO, UH, AS AN ANECDOTE, UH, AS WE WERE SITTING IN THE COMMAND POST, CHIEF LEY MENTIONED, UH, THAT, UH, THE LAST TIME YOU REMEMBER SPENDING ABOUT THIS MUCH TIME PLANNING FOR EVENT WAS Y 2K, WHICH ALSO WAS A NON-EVENT.

SO I GUESS THE ADAGE HOLDS TRUE THAT IF WE'RE READY, UH, THE CRISIS NEVER COMES.

SO THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

PLAN FOR THE WORST AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR RICK REGARDING HIS CITY MANAGER REPORT THIS EVENING? OKAY, NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER NINE, PENDING BUSINESS.

THERE'S NONE THIS EVENING, MAYOR.

OKAY.

NEXT WE MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 10, WHICH IS

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Negotiate A Lease For The Former Sinclair Site Located At 7301 Shull Road And To Enter Into Contract For Professional Design Services To Facilitate Future Use As The Huber Heights Senior Center. (first reading)]

AND THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION, UH, TO ADOPT.

IS THERE A MOTION, NANCY, MOVE TO ADOPT.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, NANCY? YEAH, UH, ONLY I REQUEST THAT, UM, AS WE GET THIS LEASE DONE AND, UM, THAT WE BE ADVISED WHEN THERE WILL BE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT THE DESIGN CRITERIA WILL BE, SO THAT ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO ATTEND CAN WILL DO.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THANKS ANTHONY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.

TONY.

MR. CAMPBELL? YES.

MRS. BURGE? YES.

MR. LOONEY? YES.

MRS. KITCHEN? YES.

MR. WEBB? YES.

MR. DAVIDSON? YES.

MS. BAKER? YES.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT IS ITEM 10 B,

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Change Order With Respect To The Design Contract Of The New Governance Center With LWC, Incorporated. (first reading)]

RICK, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? NO.

OKAY.

AND THE WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO WAS, UH, ADOPTION.

THERE A MOTION? DON, I WILL MOVE SIR.

A SECOND.

BRIAN.

SECONDS? ANY DISCUSSION? YES, ANITA? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS LARGE AND AS WE'RE GROWING, WE WOULD HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE THAT IT CAN GROW WITH OUR STAFF.

YEAH.

SO THERE ARE ALREADY SOME EMPTY OFFICE SPACES PLANNED, UH, AS TEMPORARY STORAGE IN THE FACILITY, BUT DESIGNED TO BE FUTURE OFFICES, UH, ALSO TO THE SOUTH OF THE, UH, CITY HALL WING.

UM, THERE'S ALREADY PROJECTED SPACE THAT WON'T BE USED FOR PARKING SHOULD WE NEED TO ADD ONTO THE BUILDING IN THE FUTURE.

OKAY.

YEAH.

SO I THINK SOME OF THOSE MODIFICATIONS THAT, ON THOSE DESIGNS THAT I SAW, IT WASN'T THE SECTION WHERE THE MODIFICATIONS FOR PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THAT WAS, BUT THERE'S ROOM TO BRING THE SOUTH SIDE OF THAT BUILDING OUT BECAUSE THERE'S NO PARKING THERE.

SO THERE IS ROOM TO EVEN EXPAND UPON THE FOOTPRINT OF THE 17,000 SQUARE FEET ALREADY.

YEP.

YES.

AND I HOPE THE NOT PICKLEBALL COURTS IS GOING TO MEAN A LARGER COMMUNITY GATHERING SPOT AT, AT THIS FACILITY.

I THINK THERE'S A LOT WE CAN DO THERE.

I KNOW THERE IS A PROPOSAL BY THE ARCHITECT TO DESIGN SOME OUTDOOR, UM, SPACE FOR STAFF IN THAT AREA, BUT WE CAN DO A LOT.

I'M JUST HOPING THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL HAVE A PLACE THAT THEY CAN GO AND GATHER ON A FRIDAY NIGHT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND I HOPE THAT'S AMPLE SPACE THERE.

MM-HMM.

.

I, I THINK THERE, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE.

I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY.

TONY.

MRS. BURS? YES.

MR. LOONEY? YES.

MRS. KITCHEN? YES.

MR. WEBB? YES.

MR. DAVIDSON? YES.

MS. BAKER? YES.

MR. CAMPBELL? YES.

MOTION CARRIE? SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT IS ITEM

[ An Ordinance Authorizing The Execution Of A Master Lease-Purchase Agreement And Related Payment Schedule For The Purpose Of Acquiring A Sewer Jet/Vacuum Truck For Use By The City, And Declaring An Emergency. (first reading)]

ITEM 10 C, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A MASTER LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND RELATED PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING A SEWER JET, VACUUM TRUCK FOR USE BY THE CITY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AT THE FIRST READING.

RICK.

UM, SO AS YOU HEARD FROM JIM, THIS IS TO, UH, GET OUR VAC TRUCK HERE.

UH, WE ARE SPENDING ABOUT 14,000 A MONTH RENTING A TRUCK.

UH, HE HAS ASKED THAT WE WAIVE THE SECOND READING ON THIS.

AND WAS THE RECOMMENDATION, IS THERE A MOTION TO WAIVE? I YOU MOVE TO WAIVE? SECOND.

SECOND.

SECOND.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? TONY? MR. LOONEY? YES.

MRS. KITCHEN? YES.

MR. WEBB? YES.

MR. DAVIDSON? YES.

MS. BAKER? YES.

MR. CAMPBELL? YES.

MRS. BURGE? YES.

MOTION TO WAIVE CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT, HAVE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION.

DON, MOVE TO ADOPT.

YES.

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AND SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.

TONY.

MRS. KITCHEN? YES.

MR. WEBB? YES.

MR. DAVIDSON? YES.

MS. BAKER? YES.

MR. CAMPBELL? YES.

MRS. BURGE? YES.

MR. LINNEY? YES.

AND MOTION TO ADOPT ALSO CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT IS ITEM

[ A Resolution Authorizing A Moral Claim For Damages And Incidentals Associated With A Water Main Break. (first reading)]

ITEM 10 DA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A MORAL CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AND INCIDENTALS ASSOCIATED WITH A WATER MAIN BREAK AT THE FIRST READ BREAK, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? NO ADDITIONAL.

OKAY.

AND THE RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION.

NANCY, MOVE TO ADOPT FOR A SECOND, SCOTT.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND DISCUSSION.

TONY.

MR. WEBB? YES.

MR. DAVIDSON? YES.

MS. BAKER? YES.

MR. CAMPBELL? YES.

MRS. BURGE? YES.

MR. LOONEY? YES.

MRS. KITCHEN? YES.

AND MOTION ALSO CARRIES SEVEN TO TO ZERO.

NEXT IS ITEM 10

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Negotiate And Enter Into An Agreement For The Sale Of Land And The Actions Relative To The Sale Of Such Land Identified As Parcel Number P70 03901 0043. (first reading)]

ITEM 10 EA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF LAND AND THE ACTIONS RELATIVE TO THE SALE OF SUCH LAND IDENTIFIED AS PARCEL NUMBER P 7 0 0 3 9 0 1 0 0 4 3 AT THE FIRST HEARING, RICK, UH, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE RAINBOW LAKES PROJECT, UH, COUNCIL HAS, UH, I BELIEVE RECOMMENDED AN AMENDMENT DOWN TO $1.

UM, AND WE SUPPORT THAT.

OKAY? SO WE NEED A MOTION TO AMEND.

SO THE FIRST WOULD BE TO AMEND THE LEGISLATION TO CHANGE THE PURCHASE PRICE FROM $1,000 TO $1.

NANCY, I MOVE TO AMEND.

OKAY.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.

TONY, CALL THE ROLL FOR THE AMENDMENT.

MR. DAVIDSON? YES.

MS. BAKER? YES.

MR. CAMPBELL? YES.

MRS. VERGE? YES.

MR. LOONEY? YES.

MRS. KITCHEN? YES.

MR. WEBB? YES.

AND A MOTION TO AMEND CARRY SEVEN TO ZERO.

AND NEXT WE NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT.

DONE MOVE TO ADOPT YOU.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND DISCUSSION.

YES, NITA, SINCE SHE'S OUT THERE, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU.

20 YEARS AGO, RAINBOW LAKE USED TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO COME OUT FOR A DAY.

AND I WOULD, I CAN SET YOU UP WITH MY REPLACEMENT I HAD AT THE COUNTY, AND I'M SURE THAT'S A PROJECT THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HAPPEN AGAIN.

I WOULD LOVE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE ALREADY TALKING SOME NON-PROFITS TOO.

I WOULD LOVE TO GET THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I'M SO EXCITED.

YOU'RE EXCITED.

I HAVE ONE COMMENT.

YES, BRIAN, I JUST, I'M GLAD, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

AND THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS I'VE, EASIEST THINGS I'VE VOTED ON, SO THANK YOU.

AWESOME.

THAT'S, YOU GUYS OUR PLEASURE.

YES.

UH, SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NO, I'VE HEARD ENOUGH.

MR. BAKER? YES.

MR. CAMPBELL? YES.

MRS. BURGE? YES.

MR. LOONEY BIG YES.

MRS. KITCHEN? YES.

MR. WEBB? ANOTHER BIG YES.

MR. DAVIDSON? YES.

NOT A BIGGER YES.

A BIGGER YES.

BIGGEST YES.

BIGGEST D? YES.

YES.

YES.

OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES WITH SEVEN BIG YESES.

OKAY, NEXT UP WOULD BE ITEM 10.

F OH.

MOTION DOES CARRY.

YES.

SO I DID SAY THAT.

YEP.

SEVEN IS HERE.

OKAY.

10

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract For The Traffic Signal Monitoring Project And Waiving The Formal Bidding Requirements. (first reading)]

AND WAIVING THE FORMAL BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AT THE FIRST READ.

RICK COMMENTS? UH, OBVIOUSLY COUNSEL KNOWS THAT THIS IS, UH, TO ENSURE THAT THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS ON ON OLD TROY PIKE ARE, UH, TIMED CORRECTLY, UH, AND AFFIRMED TO MONITOR THAT FOR US.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

AND RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION.

IS THERE A MOTION? SCOTT? MOVE TO DOCK.

NANCY.

OBJECTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MONITORING SYSTEM? OKAY.

TONY.

MR. CAMPBELL? YES.

MRS. BERG? YES.

MR. LOONEY? YES.

MRS. KITCHEN? YES.

MR. WEBB? YES.

MR. DAVIDSON? YES.

MS. BAKER? YES.

MOTION CARRIE? SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract For The 2024 Rehabilitation Of Sewer Lines Project. (first reading)]

ITEM 10 GA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE 2024 REHABILITATION OF SEWER LINES PROJECT AT THE FIRST STREET.

RICK, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? NO ADDITIONAL.

OKAY.

RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION.

SO MOTION.

DON, I MOVE.

SOER SECOND.

BRIAN.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND DISCUSSION.

TONY.

MRS. BURGE? YES.

MR. LOONEY? YES.

MRS. KITCHEN? YES.

MR. WEBB? YES.

MR. DAVIDSON? YES.

MS. BAKER? YES.

MR. CAMPBELL? YES.

OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

UH, BEFORE WE MOVE TO HAVE, BEFORE I HAVE YOU READ ITEM HI JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS LEGISLATION MOVING FORWARD SINCE THIS IS DESIGN WORK THAT'S GONNA AFFECT ANYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING ON THE WORK WE'VE ASKED YOU TO DO BASED ON THE OVERALL BIGGER PICTURE OF THE PROJECT.

THIS WORK WOULD NEED TO BE DONE REGARDLESS, RIGHT? THIS WOULD JUST BE THAT FIRST FIRST ITEM.

ITEM H.

YES.

YEAH.

SO, UM, I TALKED TO RUSS.

UH, WE ARE DESIGNING $9 MILLION WORTH OF PIPE INSTALLATION.

SO THAT WOULD COVER US IF WE WENT BY THE 4 MILLION A YEAR, UH, REFERENCE THAT WOULD COVER US FOR TWO YEARS.

AND SO WE'D COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR MORE DESIGN WORK IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR FOLLOWING YEARS.

OKAY.

AWESOME.

ALL WITHIN THE PLAN OF BONDING FOR 1.8 MILLION A YEAR? CORRECT.

OKAY.

TONY, THANKS.

GO AHEAD AND PLEASE.

OKAY.

ITEM

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Solicit A Request For Proposals (RFP) From Qualified Engineering Consulting Firms To Provide Engineering Design For The 2025-2030 Water Main Replacement Projects. (first reading)]

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OKAY.

RICK, ANY OTHER COMMENTARY OR DID YOU JUST WRAP IT UP? THAT WAS WHAT I WANNA SAY.

OKAY.

THERE A MOTION.

ANITA.

SO MOVED.

I WAS WAITING.

.

THERE SECOND.

KATE.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.

MR. LOONEY? YES.

MRS. KITCHEN? YES.

MR. WEBB? YES.

MR. DAVIDSON? YES.

MS. BAKER? YES.

MR. CAMPBELL? YES.

MRS. SGE? YES.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT

[11. Citizens Comments - General]

WE HAVE, UH, TWO THIS EVENING.

UH, WE'LL START WITH DONNA HUGHES.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL ECLIPSE OF GLASSES AND THE DATE AND WHERE I GOT IT.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS SO COOL.

HOPE I DON'T LOSE IT.

UH, I HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS ON SHOAL ROAD EASTBOUND THAT'S LEFT HAND TURN LANE.

IF YOU COULD BACK UP THAT UP LIKE SIX TO EIGHT FEET AND HAVE A BIG WORD SAY STOP HERE.

SO THE BUSES AND TRUCKS AND WHATEVER CAN, CAN GO FORWARD SO NOBODY GETS CLIPPED.

UH, I ALSO HAVE A SUGGESTION OF CARRIAGE TRAIL ROAD, WHATEVER IT IS TO KEEP THE SOUTHBOUND ONGOING LINE INTO THE PROJECT.

KEEP THE SOUTHBOUND GOING ONTO 2 0 1 BY MAKING A SEPARATE LANE THAT JOINS UP WITHOUT THE COUNTY LINE SO THAT WAY TRAFFIC CAN KEEP FLOWING IN AND OUT.

I DO LIKE THE ASPECT OF A SIGNAL LIGHT FOR THE LEFT HAND TURNS.

IF YOU HAVE A ROUNDABOUT AND THERE'S AN ACCIDENT, YOU'RE STUCK.

UM, ALSO I LIKE THE EAST MARYLEE ROAD WHERE I CAN MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND I HAVE MY OWN RIGHT HAND LANE INTO EASTBOUND 70.

THANK YOU FOR THAT PORTION OF THE ROAD.

I HAVE NO TROUBLE EVER.

PEOPLE DO IT.

I GET OUT.

OKAY.

UH, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE CONTINUOUS LANE FOR KROGER WHERE MARLIE AT THAT LANE.

UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT NUMBER IT IS, BUT YOU HAVE THE TWO LEFT HAND LANES.

I USE THE ONE THAT I LIKE, THE ONE THAT GOES TO, UM, THE AUTOMATIC LANE FOUR RIGHT HAND LANE ALSO.

AND ALSO GIVE TICKETS TO THOSE PEOPLE ON 2 0 2 WHO BLOCK THE INTERSECTION.

WHO, WHAT, WHO BLOCK THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE THEY'LL BLOCK THE INTERSECTION.

SO COMING OUTTA KROGER'S WE CAN'T GET ANYWHERE.

BUT NOW THE NEW LIGHT AT BIBO, WHATEVER THOSE PLACES ARE, I CAN GO THAT WAY.

BUT, UM, I CHOOSE NOT TO BE IN HUBER HEIGHTS AFTER 4 35.

KEN .

SO THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE GLASSES AGAIN.

AND ALSO VOTE NOTE FOR ANNA SANCTION.

UM, I DO KNOW THAT THE BETHEL SCHOOL BOARD WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A TALK WITH YOU GUYS, EXPLAIN THEIR DILEMMA WITH THE ADDED PROPOSAL OF 13 PLUS HOMES, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE AT THOSE PEOPLE MOVING IN THERE OR HAVING TWO TO THREE KIDS.

IT WOULD RAISE A BETHEL SCHOOL POPULATION FROM 2000 TO ALMOST 5,000 WITH NO, UH, MANUFACTURING OR WHATEVER.

UH, THERE ARE CURRENTLY SEVEN LANGUAGES BEING SPOKEN, FIVE MAINLY.

AND UH, I AM VERY DISTRESSED THAT YOU CUT DOWN HUGE, HUGE TREES, MATURE TREES, GRABBING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF OUR AREA TO PUT IN CONCRETE, PUT IN ASPHALT.

BEVILLE TOWNSHIP.

MIAMI COUNTY DID NOT HAVE ECHECK BECAUSE WE HAD TREES.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAD ECHECK WHEN THEY HAD THAT AT THAT TIME BECAUSE WE HAD ALL BEEN RESPONSIBLE UP GRABBING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

OKAY TONY.

UH, NEXT WE HAVE JENNIFER DI.

HELLO.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

UM, WHEN I WAS FIRST WRITING MY SPEECH OBJECTING TO THE BETHEL ORGANIZ STATION, IT WAS BEFORE I PERSONALLY WITNESSED THE LAND IS CURRENTLY BEING CLEARED BEHIND TRAIL CARRIAGE TRAILS.

AND THERE'S AN OLD SAYING, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH LAND YOU CANNOT BUILD MORE.

THE WORLD IS PRETTY OLD AND HAS CHANGED A LOT DURING ITS LIFECYCLE.

BUT WE ARE TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THIS LAND BECAUSE THERE WON'T BE MORE.

EVERY DECISION WE NEED TO MAKE NOT ONLY AFFECTS CURRENT CONDITIONS, BUT THE FUTURE AS WELL.

WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO HUBER HEIGHTS, I LOVE THE SMALL QUAINT

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EACH COMMUNITY HAS A LOOK AND A FEEL ABOUT THEM.

IT'S WHAT ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO DECIDE TO RELOCATE OR EVEN STAY IN THE CURRENT PLACE ONE OVER ANOTHER.

I DOUBT I WOULD CHOSEN TO MOVE TO HUBER AT THE CITY OF DAYTON.

WOULD'VE ANEX IT MANY YEARS AGO.

IT IS JUST A NIGHTMARE TO MOVE TO THE COUNTRY FOR THE LOOK AND FEEL OF COUNTRY LIVING ONLY TO HAVE A CITY NEXT DOOR ANNEX PROPERTY FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.

I JUST WANT YOU TO IMAGINE THAT FOR A MINUTE.

LIVING IN THAT PEACEFUL, BEAUTIFUL, NATURAL WORLD AND HAVING IT DESTROYED FOR HOUSING THAT'S SO CLOSE TOGETHER, ONE WOULD NOT FEEL SECURE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS LIKE NOT BEING SECURE IN YOUR RIGHT TO PROPERTY TO KNOW THAT ANYTIME THE NEIGHBORING CITY CAN JUST NATURALLY END BECAUSE A LANDOWNER REQUESTS IT.

DURING RECENT YEARS, I HAVE WITNESSED AN EXCESSIVELY AGGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS RAVAGED OUR NATURAL BEAUTY AND WILDLIFE HERE IN HEBERT.

FACEBOOK ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE FILLED WITH CHATTERS ABOUT GAS STATIONS, CHECKING PLACES AND CAR WASHES WE'RE A JOKE.

THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON.

COMMENTS REFLECTING.

FRUSTRATION REGARDING DESTRUCTION OF OUR COMMUNITY SEEMS TO BE GROWING.

YOU KNOW, USUALLY PEOPLE AREN'T UNITED OVER SOMETHING, BUT THAT IS ONE THING WE ARE SEEMING TO ALL AGREE ON.

NOT EVERYBODY, NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT A LOT.

AND WITH OUR RECENT GROWTH, WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 25 STUDENTS PER CLASS.

ROADS NEED TO BE WIDENED TO HANDLE THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC.

WATER INFRASTRUCTURES NEED TO BE UPGRADED AND AN INCREASE IN CRIME AND HOMELESSNESS.

WE SEE THEM OUT MORE THAN WE EVER HAVE IN OUR LIFE.

AS WELL AS SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAVING.

IT'S A BIG BUSINESS THAT HAS LEFT AS LONG AS OTHER COMPANIES HAVE LEFT.

AND REMOVING WITH SINCLAIR IS ANY LOCAL HIGHER EDUCATION AGE ONE GROWTH AND AFFORD RENTAL SPACE FOR INDOOR CLASSROOM SETTING.

'CAUSE I RENTED A SPACE IN THERE JUST THIS PAST WINTER AND IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THAT.

SO I'M NOT AGAINST THE SENIORS MOVING THERE, BUT I'LL GET TO THAT.

SORRY.

THE SOLUTION IS THAT PEOPLE PAY MORE AND PROPERTY TAXES AND MORE ON THEIR WATER BILL THAT TOOK EFFECT THIS MARCH, AT LEAST ACCORDING TO A LETTER I GOT.

YET THIS ONLY ADDRESSES THE CURRENT SITUATION THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WHILE THOUSANDS MORE HOMES, APARTMENTS AND BUSINESSES ARE CONTINUING TO BE BUILT AND DEVELOPED, THE ANNEXATION IS NOT JUST BAD FOR MIAMI COUNTY WHO'S ASKED YOU REPEATEDLY NOT TO DO THIS.

BUT IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS.

DEUTERONOMY 2019 SAYS, WHEN YOU LAY SIEGE TO THE CITY FOR A LONG TIME, FIGHTING AGAINST IT TO CAPTURE IT, DO NOT DESTROY ITS TREES BY PUTTING AN AX TO THEM BECAUSE YOU CAN EAT THEIR FRUIT.