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WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETING, REGULAR SESSION APRIL 22ND, 2024.
TIME IS 6:00 PM UM, WE'RE GETTING STARTED.
[2. Invocation - Pastor John Gakwaya Of The Compassion Free Methodist Church At 6875 Old Troy Pike, Huber Heights, Ohio]
LIKE TO START OUT WITH AN INVOCATION BY PASTOR JOHN QUAIA OF THE COMPASSION METHODIST, UH, FREE METHODIST CHURCH, 68 75 OLD TROY PIKE, HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO.BEFORE I PRAY, I WANT TO SAY ONE WORD.
I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN HEBREW HEIGHTS.
THIS REMINDS ME WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS COUNTING CARDS, WHICH WAS PASSING BY THE CHURCH.
I SAID, GRACE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I'M COUNTING THIS CARDS, WHICH ARE COMING HERE, AND THERE WERE A FEW CARS, VERY FEW.
THERE WERE BUSHES AROUND HERE.
BUT TODAY, IF YOU LOOK AROUND WHAT YOU ARE DOING, I PRAY THAT GOD WILL BLESS YOU AND BLESS YOUR FAMILIES AND BLESS EVERYBODY, BLESS THESE, THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE.
YOU ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB.
WE WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU EACH DAY, EACH NIGHT.
NOW, I'M GOING TO PRAY FOR YOU NOW.
WHAT YOU ARE DOING IT THROUGH YOUR CHILDREN.
I ASK YOU TO BE WITH THEM, TO GIVE THEM A KNOWLEDGE, AND THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING ALL OF THESE YEARS.
LORD, YOU HAVE CHOSEN WONDERFUL PEOPLE.
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WE REALLY NEED WHO CAN DEVELOP THE PLACE.
IN FACT, THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL TITLE.
LORD BLESS US AND BLESS THIS MEETING.
LEAD, THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO LEAD THIS MEETING.
[3. Flag Ceremony - Wayne High School Junior ROTC Honor Guard]
CEREMONY BY THE WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR, ROTC, HONOR GUARD GARY.THOSE OR ARCH MARK TIME ARCH COLORS.
[4. Pledge Of Allegiance]
S TO APPLY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REMODEL FOR WHICH IT STANDS.ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN THIS, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL GARY COLORS, COLORS.
[5. Roll Call]
CALL THE ROLE MR. DAVIDSON? HERE.MAYOR GORE AND MAYOR GORE, UH, HAS ADVISED, UH, ADVISES HE CANNOT BE HERE THIS EVENING.
UM, THAT'S WHY YOU SEE ME SITTING IN THE BIG CHAIR.
SO, UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, EXCUSE HIS ABSENCE? KAY BAKER.
VICE MAYOR WEBB, I WOULD LIKE TO EXCUSE MR. COURT'S ABSENCE, MAKE A MOTION TO EXCUSE ABSENCE.
AND A SECOND ON NANCY B NANCY BURGE.
AND TONY, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL MS. BAKER? YES.
KEEP ME ON TRACK TONIGHT, TONY.
[6. Approval Of Minutes]
APPROVAL OF MINUTES, THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM APRIL 10TH, 2024.UH, IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, UH, THOSE MINUTES WILL BE APPROVED.
AND DO WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? NO, THE STATE IS APPROVED.
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SEEING NO OBJECTIONS, WE'LL MOVE ON.[ Wayne High School AFJROTC Special Recognition Presentation - Ms. Sarah McPherson, Parks Manager, And Mayor Jeff Gore]
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.UH, THIS IS TO THE WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL AIR FORCE JUNIOR, ROTC, SPECIAL RECOGNITION PRESENTATION, UH, WITH MS. SARAH MCPHERSON, UH, THE PARKS MANAGER AND MYSELF.
I READ THAT FOR YOU IN, AND WE'D ASK THE MEMBERS OF THE, UH, J-R-O-T-C TO COME UP FRONT AS WELL.
WE ARE PRESENTING, WE ARE PRESENTING THIS CERTIFICATE TODAY, UM, TO THANK THE ROT JUNIOR, ROTC AT WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THEIR ADOPTION OF COMMUNITY PARK.
THEY'VE ADOPTED THE PARK FOR MANY YEARS, AND THAT INCLUDES COMPLETING, UM, REGULAR CLEANUPS OUT THERE AT THE PARK, WHICH IS A TREMENDOUS HELP, NOT ONLY TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND, AND SERVICE TO THE CITY, BUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
SO, I'M HONORED TONIGHT TO PRESENT THIS I TO COMMANDER AG.
GET THIS PODIUM OUTTA THE WAY.
YOU GUYS WANNA SAY ANYTHING? UM, THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO ADOPT COMMUNITY PARK.
WE REALLY ENJOY CLEANING IT AND TRY TO KEEP IT CLEAN.
WE DO CERTAIN EVENTS OVER THERE FROM RAIDER PRACTICE TO EVEN CELEBRATIONS LIKE WE'RE DOING SOON FOR OUR DRILL COMPS.
SO WE LOVE TO HAVE IT CLEAN FOR US AS A COMMUNITY AND AS WELL FOR OTHER PEOPLE WANTING TO SEE THE PARK.
[ 2024 Arbor Day Proclamation Presentation To Ms. Sarah McPherson, Parks Manager - Mayor Jeff Gore]
HAVE ITEM SEVEN B 2024 ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION PRESENTATION OF MS. SARAH MCPHERSON, PARKS MANAGER BY VICE MAYOR DON WEBB.AND, UH, UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, THIS IS SARAH MCPHERSON, OUR PARKS MANAGER.
UM, AND WHAT WE'RE UH, DOING TODAY IS WE'RE DOING AN ARBOR DAY, UH, MAYORAL PROCLAMATION.
SO, SARAH, WHEREAS ESTABLISHED IN 1872, ARBOR DAY ENCOURAGES THE PLANTING, MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF TREES AS A COMMUNITY ASSET.
AND WHEREAS ARBOR DAY IS NOW CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND THE WORLD, AND WHEREAS TREES BENEFIT THE HUBER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY BY REDUCING TOPSOIL, EROSION, REDUCING HEATING AND COOLING EXPENSES, CLEANING THE AIR, AND PROVIDING LIFE, GIVING OXYGEN AND HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE.
AND WHEREAS TREES ARE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE, PROVIDING PAPER WOOD FOR HOMES, FUEL FOR FIRES, AND COUNTLESS OTHER WOOD PRODUCTS.
AND WHEREAS TREES IN THE CITY INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES, ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF BUSINESS AREAS AND BEAUTIFY THE COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS TREES, WHEREVER THEY'RE PLANTED ARE A SOURCE OF JOY AND SPIRITUAL RENEWAL.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF GORE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2024, IN HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO AS ARBOR DAY.
FURTHERMORE, I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE HARBOR DAY AND SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PROTECT TREES AND WOODLANDS, PROMOTE THE WELLBEING OF THIS GENERATION AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
AND WITNESS, UH, THEREOF, I HEARING TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS TO BE AFFIXED TO THIS 22ND DAY OF APRIL IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD.
IT IS SIGNED, UH, MAYOR JEFF FORD.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ARBOR DAY? UM, YES.
SO I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY ACTUALLY FINISHING OUT THE ARBOR DAY PROGRAM THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD TOOK ON THIS YEAR.
WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE OUT A HUNDRED TREES TO LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE IN HUBER HEIGHTS.
AND SO, ACTUALLY, THE HUNDREDTH TREE IS HERE TONIGHT, AND I'M HONORED TO PRESENT IT TO CITIZEN HOLLY BURNS.
SO IF SHE CAN COME UP, I CAN GIVE HER HER FLOWERING DOGWOOD, WHICH IS A NATIVE SPECIES HERE TO OHIO.
AND THIS TREE IS GOING TO ITS NEW HOME ON HIGHBURY, WHERE IT WILL BE PART OF THE HEBREW HEIGHTS ECOSYSTEM FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, HOLLY, FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR PROGRAM.
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NEXT UP,[ Introduction Of New Huber Heights Chamber Of Commerce Executive Director Mason R. Hutton]
WE'LL HAVE ITEM SEVEN C, INTRODUCTION OF NEW HUBER HEIGHTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MASON R HUTTON.SO MASON, IF YOU'D COME TO THE PODIUM.
WELL, GOOD EVENING, MR. VICE MAYOR, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL, MR. ZICK, AND OF COURSE OUR OUR CITY LEADERSHIP HERE.
UH, IT'S TRULY A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO STAND HERE IN FRONT OF OUR COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND BE ABLE TO HAVE TIME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME.
UM, MASON HUTTON, WHO TOOK OVER AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BACK IN JANUARY.
SO KNOWING THE CHALLENGES THAT LAID BEFORE ME, UH, I'D BEEN A BUSINESS MEMBER WITHIN THE CHAMBER MYSELF FOR JUST OVER SIX YEARS.
I'D WORKED AS AN AMBASSADOR WITHIN THE CHAMBER, AND MOST RECENTLY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
SO WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY WAS PRESENTED TO ME, I SAID, SURE, LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS, WHY NOT? RIGHT? UH, BUT I HAD SOME GOALS IN MIND.
I HAD SOME VISION FOR WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CHAMBER TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WITHIN OUR CITY, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING IN THAT DIRECTION.
UH, WE'RE DOING SOME REVITALIZATION FOR MANY OF OUR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS AND WANTING TO EXPAND UPON THOSE IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS WELL.
UH, IT'S, IT'S A GREAT COLLABORATION THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR, OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE SUPPORT THAT WE SEE AT OUR EVENTS IS, UH, IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED.
AND WE UNDERSTAND EVERYONE HAS DIFFERENT SCHEDULES.
SO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THAT SUPPORT ALL IS TREMENDOUS.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, WE CHERISH AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO EACH EVENT THAT WE HAVE MOVING FORWARD.
WE WANNA CONTINUE TO BUILD UPON THAT IN A SENSE THAT WE WANNA BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE SEE THE CHAMBER, THE CITY, AND THEIR SCHOOL SYSTEM COLLECTIVELY AS A, AS A SINGLE-MINDED BODY, WORKING TOWARD THE GOALS OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER, PEOPLE TO PEOPLE, BEING ABLE TO HAVE THOSE CONNECTIONS, BEING ABLE TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY TO GROW AND PROSPER USING THOSE THREE ENTITIES, THAT THREE LEGGED STOOL, IF YOU WILL, BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, UH, IN, IN THE GROWTH OF THE CITY AND IN THE INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S REALLY THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD TO DOING, UH, THIS YEAR HERE WE'RE WE CONTINUE WITH OUR EVENTS.
WE, UH, REESTABLISHED OUR MONTHLY, UH, BUSINESS WITH A BITE LUNCH PROGRAM WITH DIFFERENT TOPICS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UH, IT IS VERY MUCH TAKING OFF AND IS GROWING AS WELL.
WE HAVE A MONTHLY COFFEE SESSION.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE MEMBERS TO ATTEND THESE, I SHOULD SAY THAT ALSO.
UH, BUT IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND BRING BUSINESSES TOGETHER.
UM, WE HAVE OUR INTRODUCTION FOR AN HR COUNCIL THAT WE'RE GONNA INTRODUCE THAT IN MAY.
SOMETHING, SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE INTEREST OF OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR COMMUNITY TO SHOW WHERE WE'RE TRYING, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE RIGHT RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS.
UH, WE HAVE MANY PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH, WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, UH, WITH OTHER MEMBERS WITHIN THE WORKERS' COMP AREA.
WE'RE GOING TO BE INTRODUCING A SAFETY COUNCIL LATER THIS YEAR IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REACHING OUT TO OUR MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY AS WELL.
SO ALL THOSE THINGS, AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND MOVE FORWARD, IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING TO IMPROVE THE PRESENCE AND THE FEASIBILITY OF THE CHAMBER SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE NOT JUST A, A SIGN, WE'RE NOT A NAME ON A BOARD SOMEWHERE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTRIBUTING BACK TO OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
AND WE HAVE, WE HAVE OVER A THOUSAND BUSINESSES LISTED FOR HU HEIGHTS ALONE.
SO BEING ABLE TO REACH OUT AND CONNECT WITH ALL THOSE BUSINESSES IS A CHALLENGE.
AND EACH ONE'S GONNA BE ONE STEP AT A TIME, JUST LIKE EATING THE ELEPHANTS ONE BITE AT A TIME.
BUT OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE MAINTAINING OUR PRESENCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, WORKING AT THE EVENTS, AND BUILDING, FOSTERING THAT COLLABORATIVE ATMOSPHERE WITH OUR CITY LEADERSHIP.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, THANK YOU.
I, I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT, UH, IN THE SHORT TIME YOU'VE BEEN, UM, WITH AS DIRECTOR OF THE CHAMBER, WE'VE SEEN A PALPABLE DIFFERENCE IN, UH, THE EXCITEMENT AND THE ATTITUDE, UH, THE EVENTS, UH, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.
THE CHAMBER SEEMS TO BE, UM, THEY HAVE THEIR FOOT ON THE GAS, AND I REALLY LIKE WHAT I'M SEEING THERE.
UH, I'VE SPOKEN TO YOU ABOUT IT AT DIFFERENT EVENTS.
I REALLY THINK YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH THE CHAMBER.
UH, HAVING SAID THAT, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THAT UP TO ANY OF MY COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE WHO'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING.
VICE MAYOR WEBB, MR. HUTTON, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M THRILLED TO GO TO YOUR EVENTS.
I HOPE I CAN ALWAYS CLEAR SOME TIME OUT TO COME BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE, BUT I REALLY DO TRY TO MAKE THEM, 'CAUSE YOU GUYS ARE WELL-OILED MACHINE, AND IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THINGS GO FORWARD.
UH, MR. HUTTON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR STEPPING IN, UH, WHEN MS. ST.
AND I KNOW YOU HAD SOME PRETTY LARGE SHOES TO FILL, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB, AT LEAST FROM WHAT I SEE.
AND I, AND, AND AS WE ALL WELL, MOST OF US, UNDERSTAND THAT BUSINESS IS A CORNERSTONE OF ALMOST ANY ECONOMY.
AND WE HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESSES, AND ESPECIALLY A LOT OF NEW SMALL BUSINESSES COMING INTO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO KEEP THOSE FOLKS ENGAGED AND UNDERSTANDING THE MISSION OF, UH, OF, OF THE CITY.
YOU KNOW, COME AND, UH, COME GROW WITH US, AND THOSE BUSINESSES ARE GROWING.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.
IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL TO WATCH YOU
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AS, UH, YOU'VE STEPPED INTO YOUR NEW ROLE, UH, HOW YOU HIGHLIGHT ALL OF OUR NEW SMALL BUSINESSES, UH, AND MAKE THEM FEEL VERY WELCOME.UH, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, AS YOU KNOW, UH, THAT WE SUPPORT THEM AND WE GET OUT THE NEWS OUT THAT THEY ARE THERE SO THAT THEY CAN SUCCEED.
AND, UM, LIKE MR. AIKEN SAID, CAROLYN STARTED THAT BALL ROLLING, BUT YOU'VE KICKED IT, YOU'VE KICKED IT DOWN.
THE, UH, KICKED IT EVEN HARDER.
AND I THINK YOU'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.
[ Veolia Water 2023 Annual Report Presentation - Ms. Pam Whited, Project Manager, Veolia Water]
UH, IS ITEM D, ITEM SEVEN D VELIA WATER 2023 ANNUAL REPORT PRESENTATION BY MS. PAM WHITE, PROJECT MANAGER AT VEIA WATER.I DON'T HAVE TO SAY, YOUR HONOR, PUT THAT BACK ON.
WHICH WAY IS ON? I SEE ON COMES DOWN.
HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING? FINE.
HOW ARE YOU? IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE AGAIN AND, UH, SPEAK WITH YOU.
UM, BROUGHT MY ENTOURAGE WITH ME AS USUAL
UM, WANTED TO COVER SOME THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN 2023 AND BRIEFLY DISCUSS SOME THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP IN 2024.
SO, I ALWAYS LIKE TO START WITH KIND OF THE LIGHT THINGS, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE DO LIKE AT VEOLIA TO PARTICIPATE, UH, EITHER BY THROUGH MEMBERSHIP OR THROUGH SPONSORSHIP OR, UH, ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS.
UM, ON EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE UP, THERE ARE FOLKS THAT WE EITHER PARTICIPATE WITH OR ARE PERSONALLY INVOLVED WITH.
UM, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
WE, WE ENJOY IT THOROUGHLY TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
UM, WE'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF PARTNERING WITH YOU GUYS SINCE 1996, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, COUPLE PICTURES THAT YOU SEE THERE.
THE, UH, RIGHT BEFORE THE STORMS, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO PARADE THIS YEAR, WE DID GET THAT PICTURE.
IT'S THE ONLY PICTURE OF US DRY THAT I COULD FIND
WE WERE STOPPING AFTER THAT, BUT I DID WANNA SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR WE HAVE OUR SERVICE, UH, TECHNICIAN.
AND THIS YEAR HE HAD SOME HELP.
AND THEIR THEME THIS YEAR FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AT THE DOOR WERE, UH, THE POLAR EXPRESS.
AND, UH, SO AS CUSTOMERS CAME IN TO PAY THEIR BILLS, THEY WERE ENTERING THE POLAR EXPRESS, JUMPING ON TO WATER TREATMENT THAT FOR 2023.
AND SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST YEAR, UM, WE HAD EVERY THREE YEARS, EPA COMES OUT AND DOES WHAT THEY CALL A SANITARY SURVEY, WHICH IS ACTUALLY DONE ON WATER.
IT'S CALLED A SANITARY SURVEY, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY, IT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF AN INSPECTION.
AND DURING THAT TIME, THEY LOOKED TO SEE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING ALL THE RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT ONCE AGAIN, THIS YEAR WE HAD NO VIOLATIONS.
SO THAT WAS A GREAT TO, TO, UH, TO COME OUT OF IT WITH.
AND I, I ACTUALLY KIND OF PRESSED OUR REP TO TELL ME, TELL ME SOMETHING.
AND HE SAID, I'M LOOKING, I'M LOOKING.
UM, HAD SOME SUGGESTIONS, BUT NOTHING VIOLATING AS FAR AS LEAD AND COPPER TESTING.
AND WE DID FINISH THAT WHEN THE CITY, UH, PUT ANY, ANYTIME THE CITY MAKES A CHANGE TO THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, WHEN THEY HAD THE SOFTENING, THIS HAPPENED, YOU HAVE TO DO A CORROSION STUDY.
AND THAT WAS FINALLY COMPLETED THIS YEAR AND IN OCTOBER OF 2024.
SO WE'RE HAPPY THAT ALL OF THAT CAME OUT WELL, AND IT WAS A, UH, A GOOD THING TO BE DONE.
UM, THE LEAD IN COPPER INVENTORY IS SOMETHING NEW THAT'S REQUIRED BY OHIO EPA.
I BELIEVE IT'S DUE OCTOBER OF 2024.
AND THE CITY'S WORKING THROUGH THAT.
AND, UH, WE'RE ASSISTING IN ANY WAY WE CAN.
THEY'RE PRETTY, PRETTY FAR WAYS INTO IT.
WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IS IDENTIFY ANY LEAD SERVICE LINES.
MAIN LINES WERE IDENTIFIED A LONG TIME AGO WITH SERVICE LINES, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT TO DATE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY LEAD SERVICE LINES.
UM, OKAY, SO THEN WE MOVE ON TO UCMR FIVES.
AGAIN, EVERY SO MANY YEARS, I WANNA SAY IT'S FIVE EPA, RUNS, TESTS ON THINGS THAT AREN'T CURRENTLY REGULATED TO SEE IF THEY NEED TO BE.
SO IN THIS INSTANCE, ONE OF THE BIGGIES THAT WE'RE LOOKED FOR THIS YEAR, AND IT'S, AND IT'S ALL THE CONCERN OF ALL THE COMMUNITIES, IS PFAS OR PFOA THAT YOU HERE TALKED ABOUT.
AND AGAIN, WE, SO WE RAN THAT TESTING, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE WERE BELOW ANY OF THE LIMITS THAT EPA WILL BE SETTING UNLESS THEY CHANGE SOMETHING FURTHER.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT AS WELL.
EVEN THOUGH THERE AREN'T ANY REAL RULES, UH, WHEN THEY PASS THE REGULATIONS, WHICH THEY'RE GOING TO, THERE WON'T BE ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO,
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UH, OTHER THAN JUST CONTINUE TESTING.UM, DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT, DO YOU KNOW GARY? GARY, WHAT ARE YOU? YEAH.
DO YOU KNOW, UH, WHAT, HOW OFTEN WE'LL HAVE TO TEST FOR THAT? PROBABLY YEARLY.
SO IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A YEARLY TEST.
UM, WE ALWAYS TRY TO CLEAN THE WELLS EVERY YEAR AND INSPECT AND REPAIR THEM.
AND WE DID TWO LAST YEAR WELLS, TWO AND FOUR.
THOSE WERE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED.
AND THEN WE ALSO PURCHASED A BACKUP MOTOR FOR WELL NUMBER SIX IN THE, IN, IN THE INTEREST OF REDUNDANCY, EPA LOVES IT.
THE CITY HAS EXPRESSED A, A, AN INTEREST IN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED BACKED UP, THAT THAT WOULD BACK UP AND ALLOW US TO OPERATE.
AND WELL, SIX IS ONE OF OUR LARGEST, UH, WELLS PRODUCING, OR IS OUR LARGEST WELL UNTIL SEVEN GOES IN.
AND WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GONNA BE LARGER OR NOT.
UM, AND, UH, THEN AT THAT POINT, UH, WE HAVE THAT IN PLACE FOR THE WELLS.
UM, NOW WE ALSO REPLACE THE MEMBRANES IN SOFTENING SKIDS, SKIDS OVER TIME.
WE'RE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH, WITH BACK, UH, WASH FILTERS, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT BRIEFLY HERE IN A MINUTE.
AND, UH, BECAUSE OF THAT, THE SKID KIND OF, AND IT'S REALLY NOT EVEN BECAUSE OF THAT FROM THE BEGINNING.
FOR SOME REASON, THE SKID HAS GIVEN US GRIEF.
SO THAT ONE WAS CHANGED OUT THIS YEAR.
WE ALSO CHANGED OUT THE FRONT PORTION OF, UH, SKID NUMBER FOUR.
UH, AND WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT FURTHER ONCE WE HAVE THE ISSUES THAT THE BACKWASH, UH, FILTERS PUT UP.
UM, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE LONG HOURS.
OKAY, SORRY, I'M READING MY NOTES BEFORE I'M READING.
MY NOTICES SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY THROUGHOUT THE MALWARE ISSUES.
UH, YOU REMEMBER THIS LAST YEAR, WE DID HAVE SOME ISSUES IN NOVEMBER, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY OPERATE THAT WATER TREATMENT FACILITY WITH NO INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE, WHICH WAS GREAT, BUT IT DID MEAN A LOT OF LONG HOURS IN OPERATING FOR OUR FOLKS BECAUSE THEY HAD TO OPERATE OFFLINE.
YOU GET USED TO THAT TECHNOLOGY AND THEN WHEN IT'S NOT THERE, IT'S NOT FUN.
YOU'LL SEE JUST A FEW THINGS THAT WE HAVE PLANNED.
UM, WE ACTUALLY HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED, WELL, THREE THAT'S LISTED HERE.
AND THEN WELL NUMBER ONE, UH, ALSO BE, UH, COMPLETED.
IT'S ACTUALLY ALMOST COMPLETE.
WE'RE JUST WAITING ON SOME REPAIRS.
AND THEN IT'LL BE PUT BACK INTO SERVICE.
UH, WE, WE, WE, WE PLAN TO REPLACE TWO CHEMICAL FEEDS, SEAL ALL THE ASPHALT AT RIP REP ROAD, UH, WATER TREATMENT FACILITY.
UM, REPLACE THE, TO THE TOTALIZER ON THE, THE WELLS AND SIGNAL THOSE SO THAT THE READINGS CHIME IN WITH THE, OR CONNECT TO THE SCADA SYSTEM, WHICH WILL GIVE US MORE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN MONITOR.
AND THEN AGAIN, THE BACKWASH FILTERS, THE ISSUES THERE ARE BEING INVESTIGATED AND HOPEFULLY REPAIRED VERY SOON.
AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SKIDS AND DIFFERENT THINGS AND FIGURE OUT IF WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE THERE TO MAKE FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS, UM, FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION.
MOVING ON TO THAT AREA IN 2023, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, YOU CAN SEE THE CHART THERE FOR THE MAIN BREAKS FOR THE YEAR.
UM, WE DID EXERCISE 860 MAINLINE VALVES, JUMPING BACK TO 36 WATER MAIN BREAKS, WHICH IS 58% IMPROVEMENT OVER 2022.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST AS WE KIND OF SUSPECTED, AND WHEN WE BUILT THE SOFTENING PLANT, WHEN WE PUT THE PRESSURE ZONE IN, WE KNEW THAT THERE WERE GONNA BE SOME BREAKS ON SOME OF THE OLDER LINES.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN, THE CITIES HAS A CHANGE OUT PROGRAM IN PLACE, WHICH IS REALLY HELPING.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE THE, UM, SANITARY SEWER.
UM, WE, IF YOU REMEMBER A FEW YEARS BACK, WE WENT FROM CLEANING ALL THE SEWER TO INSPECTING IT AND THEN ONLY CLEANING.
WHAT WAS THAT? ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
AND WHEN I SAY THAT, I MEAN, IF IT DIDN'T SCORE WHAT THEY CALL AN EIGHT, NINE, OR 10, THEN IT NEEDED TO CLEAN.
AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ONLY 15% OF THAT LINE THAT WE, THOSE ALL THOSE FEET OF SEWER THAT WE CLEANED, DID WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY DO ANY CLEANING FOR, UM, CARRIAGE TRAILS LIFT STATION.
WE REPAIRED THE PUMP NUMBER ONE THERE.
UM, AND WE ALSO, UH, FINISHED COMPLETING REHABBING, UH, EVERGREEN WOODS.
THE CITY HAS OF ROUGHLY 20 LIFT STATIONS IN THE CITY.
AND, UH, LOTS OF WORK ON THOSE ALL THE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY IS OPERATING PROPERLY IN THE AREA OF SEWER.
UH, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT DOWNTIME IN 2007 WITH A VAC ON FOR WHERE WE WERE CLEANING.
SO THE CITY WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO THIS YEAR, WE'LL BE, IF YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE IN A MINUTE.
WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY BE REPLACING THAT, AND I'M HOPING THAT WE ACTUALLY TAKE POSSESSION OF IT BY THE END OF THIS WEEK OR MAYBE NEXT.
UM, AND THAT WILL BE AWESOME BECAUSE OUR OLD ONE WAS
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A 2007 AND ON ITS LAST LEG.UM, WE ARE GOING TO DO A COMPLETE SYSTEM, UH, HYDRANT FLUSHING THIS YEAR.
WE DO THAT, TRY TO DO THAT EVERY OTHER YEAR.
WE WERE DOING IT ANNUALLY FOR A WHILE, BUT WITH THE SOFTENING, WE FOUND THAT IT'S NOT AS NECESSARY TO DO IT EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
UM, AND OUR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIANNUAL.
SO WE'RE, YEAH, SO ANNUALLY, HOWEVER YOU SAY THAT.
UM, SO WE'VE KIND OF SLIPPED BACK OR STEPPED BACK TO THAT, BUT WE ARE, THIS YEAR IS THE YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE FLUSHING.
AND THEN WE'RE IDENTIFYING MAINLINE VALVES.
REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT A FEW YEARS AGO WHERE THEY HAD THE MAINLINE VALVES, UH, EPA REQUIRED ALL OF THEM TO BE EXERCISED X PERIOD OF TIME.
WELL, WE'RE DOING THAT NOW WITH A VALVE EXERCISE MACHINE THAT THE CITY OWNS.
AND WITH THAT, UH, WE'RE CONTINUING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE, THE REPLACING VALVES IN THAT TYPE OF THING.
SOME OF THEM WILL BE PRETTY PRICEY TO REPLACE.
THEY MAY BE PLACED IN A BUDGET VERSUS REPLACED RIGHT AWAY, UNLESS THEY'RE RUNNING, YOU KNOW, AND WE HAVE TO REPLACE THEM IF WE CAN'T, CAN'T KIND OF PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER TO OPERATE PROPERLY UNTIL THEY CAN BE, UH, THE CITY.
UH, AS I SAID, WE TALKED ABOUT THE LEASE FOR THE VAC ON.
AND, UH, THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE INSTALL, INSTALLING SOME NEW MISSIONS EQUIPMENT AT, UH, ONE OF THE LIFT STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL MONITORING.
UM, THAT ONE, THAT'S GONNA BE GREAT BECAUSE WE'RE, OUR HOPE IS, IS THAT WE'LL HAVE ALL OF THOSE STATIONS EQUIPPED WITH THIS TO WHERE WE'LL BE ABLE TO KIND OF SEE WHAT THE FLOWS ARE IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY AND KNOW WHAT NEEDS LINED AND WHAT, WHAT NEEDS WORK.
THEN, UH, WE ARE LOOKING AT CUSTOMER SERVICE NEXT.
AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE, THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE STATISTICS.
WE COLLECTED ABOUT 12 MILLION IN REVENUE FOR THE CITY LAST YEAR, AND THAT DOES INCLUDE STORM WATER.
AND, UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT CUSTOMERS CONTINUE OUR, THEY CONTINUE TO EMBRACE OR STARTING TO EMBRACE PAPERLESS STATEMENTS.
AND, AND IT ALWAYS AMAZES ME, IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP CORNER THERE, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO STILL COME INTO OUR OFFICE, UH, WHETHER IT'S TO PAY A BILL OR JUST TO, I THINK SOME FOLKS JUST WOULD LIKE TO TALK.
UH, UH, SOME OF THE OLDER FOLKS THAT ARE HAPPY, I CAN'T SAY THAT I SHOULDN'T SAY THAT BECAUSE I'M THE OLDER FOLKS NOW, BUT
BUT, UH, THEY JUST, UH, COME INTO THE OFFICE AND MOST OF OUR CUSTOMERS ARE VERY, VERY GOOD, GOOD PEOPLE.
I'M NOT GONNA SAY THERE AREN'T A FEW THAT WE PROBABLY REMEMBER.
THE ONES THAT AREN'T AS KIND MORE THAN WE REMEMBER THE ONES THAT ARE, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE FOLKS THAT COME IN TO SEE US ARE, ARE A JOY TO MEET AND WORK WITH EVERY DAY.
MOVING ON TO SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE.
IN 2023, THE OUTER DOORS TO OUR OFFICE, IF YOU REMEMBER, THOSE WERE REALLY, REALLY HARD TO OPEN AND REALLY NEEDED TO HAVE SOME HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY, AND WE'D OWN THE BUILDING, BUT WE WERE, I WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH THE, THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE INSTALLED FOR A MINIMAL COST.
UM, CONVINCED HIM THAT THAT WAS GONNA BE A SELLING POINT FOR WHAT HE HAD THE BUILDING BACK, AND HE AGREED TO GO HAVE EASE, SO TO SPEAK.
THE DOOR'S EVEN OPENED LIGHTER NOW.
I MEAN, I NOTICED IT'S NOT, BEFORE THEY WERE JUST REALLY, REALLY HEAVY.
AND NOW IT'S, IF YOU'RE NOT USING THE HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE BUTTON, IT'S STILL EASIER TO OPEN.
UH, WE HAD THE MALWARE ISSUES IN 2023, AND THOSE THAT DID CAUSE SOME BILLING DELAYS STILL CAUSING US A FEW THINGS BECAUSE, JUST BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO GET LAPTOPS BACK UP AND OPERATIONAL, BUT BILLING IS BACK IN SERVICE.
UM, SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST GETTING A FEW BREAKS THAT THEY'RE NOT, THAT THEY'RE DON'T USUALLY GET
UH, IN 2024, WE'RE GONNA BE REORGANIZING CERTAIN PROCESSES AND DUTIES, AND WE'RE GONNA BEGIN CROCS TRADING LIMIT THAT WE GET THAT IN PLACE.
UM, WE LOST, UH, AMANDA IAN THIS LAST YEAR, AND SHE WAS A GREAT ASSET TO THE COMPANY.
UH, BUT, UH, WE'RE KIND OF SPLITTING UP HER DUTIES AND WE'RE REORGANIZING A BIT.
AND WE WILL BE, UH, ROLLING OUT THAT PLAN WITH THROUGHOUT THE OFFICE, UH, HERE VERY SHORTLY, I HOPE.
UH, AND THEN OUR SERVICE TECH TECHNICIANS HAVE PLANS TO PAINT 450 HYDRANTS.
WE TRY TO KEEP IT ON A SEVEN YEAR ROTATION, BUT IF YOU HAVE A HYDRANT THAT YOU KNOW IS IN REALLY BAD SHAPE, YOU CAN ALWAYS GIVE US A CALL.
AND WHILE THEY'RE OUT, IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE PROCESS OF PAINTING, THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO COME OUT AND PAINT ONE FOR YOU.
UH, WE'RE GONNA BE UPGRADING THE METER READING SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR YEARS, I HOPE, UH, CHANGING TO THE A MI TYPE OF SYSTEM WHERE WE'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK IN THE OFFICE AT WHAT THEIR USAGE IS RIGHT THERE.
AND WHEN THE CUSTOMER SAYS, I'M NOT, DON'T QUOTE ME ON THIS BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN THE SYSTEM RUNNING, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE SYSTEM AND THEN THIS CUSTOMER SAYS, I DON'T HAVE A LEAK.
WE COULD GO, IT'S RUNNING
WE STILL HAVEN'T, THEY HAVEN'T COME OUT WITH A TECHNOLOGY TO TELL YOU WHERE THE LEAK'S AT, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL THEM THAT YES, THEY DO HAVE
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A PROBLEM, WE CAN DO THAT NOW.BUT IT TAKES A SERVICE PERSON GOING OUT, RUNNING, UH, WHAT THEY CALL A DATA LOGGER AND BRINGING THAT BACK TO THE OFFICE AND OR EMAILING IT BACK TO THE OFFICE AND DOWNLOADING IT AND OBSERVING IT.
SO, UH, THEN SHARING IT WITH THE CUSTOMER SO IT CAN BE DONE, BUT HOPEFULLY JUST A LITTLE BETTER THIS TIME, WE'RE GONNA BE TAKE A LITTLE SMARTER ATTITUDE.
IN 2010 WHEN WE CHANGED OUT ALL THE WATER METERS, OR 2009 AND 10, WE DID IT ALL IN THE SAME YEAR, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL, EXCEPT THAT THEY ALL STARTED DYING IN THE SAME YEAR,
AND NOW METERS ARE STILL AFTER HOW MANY YEARS HAS IT BEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC? THEY'RE STILL VERY DIFFICULT TO GET.
UH, WE HAVE SUB METERS THAT WE'VE ORDERED THAT ARE ALMOST A YEAR OUT.
SO WE'RE HAVING A FEW ISSUES THERE STILL.
SO THAT BRINGS US TO OUR EXPENSES FOR 2023.
YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT WE SPENT ROUGHLY 4.8 MILLION, AND I DID NOT PREPARE A SPREADSHEET FOR THE 2024 EXPENSES, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT'LL BE CLOSE TO 5 MILLION THAT WE'LL BE SPENDING THIS NEXT YEAR.
THINGS DON'T GET CHEAPER IN THE WATER BUSINESS.
HERE WE HAVE THE ANNUAL, UH, RATE SURVEY FROM THE CITY OF PIQUA.
I PUT THIS, I TRY TO INCLUDE THIS EVERY YEAR.
YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT WE ARE THE SECOND FROM THE LOWEST WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT COMBINED WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES, WHICH IS SOMETHING TO REALLY BE PROUD OF, UM, BUT KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON BECAUSE AS I SAID, EVERYTHING IS GOING UP EXPENSE-WISE WITHIN THE WATER INDUSTRY.
EPA COMES, COMES OUT WITH NEW MANDATES EVERY YEAR.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE, THE COMMUNITIES ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO PAY FOR THOSE THINGS.
THIS YEAR THEY DID SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT TOO.
THEY INCLUDED STORM WATER, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING.
NOW, NOT EVERYBODY BILLS FOR STORM WATER YET, BUT IT, YOU CAN SEE THAT QUITE A FEW COM CITIES DO.
AND WE RANK PRETTY LOW ON THAT AIR RAIN AS WELL.
SO I THINK WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF THERE.
I THINK WE HAD OUR FIRST RATE INCREASE IN FOREVER LAST YEAR, I WANNA SAY, UH, IN THE STORM WATER RATES.
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FROM ALL OF US AT VEIA, UM, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH YOU SINCE 1996.
SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT YOU SEE ON THIS LIST ARE HERE WITH ME THIS EVENING.
I DID WANNA INTRODUCE OUR NEW VP OF OF REGION.
THIS IS, UH, CHRISTOPHER EARL.
AND THIS IS NOT AN A SUEZ EMPLOYEE, OR I MEAN A VEOLIA EMPLOYEE.
GOTTA GET BLAND POINTS FOR THAT ONE.
HE'S FROM OUR WATER AND SEWER ADVISORY BOARD.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, HE SITS IN WITH US AND HE, UH, LIKES TO COME AND SUPPORT US EVERY YEAR.
UM, OVER HERE WE HAVE TANYA ZIMMERMAN, WHO'S OUR BILLING CLERK, AND MORE THAN BILLING CLERK.
UH, BOTH OF THESE LADIES ARE PHENOMENAL GETTING THROUGH THE MALWARE SITUATION.
IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THESE TWO, WE, IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.
UM, WE HAVE OUR NEWEST, AND ONE OF OUR NEWEST EMPLOYEES OVER HERE IS CHRISTINA YANI.
SHE'LL BE TAKING OVER SOME OF AMANDA'S DUTIES, AND, UH, SHE'S WORKING OUT TO BE A WONDERFUL ASSET TO THE COMPANY AS WELL.
OKAY, SO YOU'VE GOT, UM, ON THIS SIDE,
UH, DAN IS IN OUR OPERATIONS, UH, SIDE OF THINGS.
HE WORKS AND HE'S BASICALLY PAT'S RIGHT HAND PERSON.
AND THEN GARY IS OUR PLANT MANAGER, UH, OPERATIONS MANAGER OVER THE WATER PLANTS.
AND ON THIS SIDE, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE PATRICK VALENTINE, WHO IS OUR OBSERVATIONS MANAGER OVER DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTION.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT TO SUPPORT ME, WHICH I KNOW THEY REALLY ARE.
JUST WATCHING MY KNEES KNOCK BEHIND ME HERE,
AND, UH, THE LAST THING I DID WANNA SHARE WITH YOU GUYS THIS EVENING, THERE'S BEEN SOME SCUTTLEBUTT ABOUT, I HEAR YOU RETIRING MAYBE.
SO, YES, THIS IS MY LAST PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF YOU.
MY RETIREMENT DATE WILL BE JUNE 30.
AFTER 49, ALMOST 50 YEARS, I HAVE DECIDED TO DO SOME THINGS I'D LIKE TO DO
SO, UH, I'LL STILL BE AROUND, I'LL STILL BE IN TOWN IF VEOLIA NEEDS ME OR IF THE CITY NEEDS ME.
UH, I THINK THIS VEIA HAS HAS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT GONNA LEAVE YOU HIGH AND DRY IF WE DON'T HAVE, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW PM.
IF THEY DON'T HAVE ONE BY THEN, YOU KNOW, IF THEY NEED ME TO CONSULT, I'M AVAILABLE.
SO THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T ANSWER YOUR EMAIL, TONY, BECAUSE I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL I HAD PERMISSION TO ANNOUNCE THAT.
BUT, UH, BUT, BUT THAT IS, BUT YES.
SO WITH THAT, I SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND ASK YOU IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
AS ALWAYS, I MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWERS, BUT I WILL BE GLAD TO GET THEM FOR YOU.
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PHENOMENALLY MISSED.YOU'VE BEEN A, I HATE TO SAY A FIXTURE,
BUT YOU'VE, YOU'VE BEEN, YOU'VE BEEN THE CONTINUITY.
YOU'VE HELD EVERYTHING TOGETHER THROUGH THE TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES AND ALWAYS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB AND HAD A INCREDIBLE STAFF.
AND, UM, TO SAY WE WILL MISS YOU IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
AND WE, AND, UH, AS A, BUT I'LL TELL YOU, THE TEAM IS THE TEAM.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT PULL IT OFF.
SO THIS GROUP IS AWESOME THAT I HAVE TO WORK WITH.
WE'VE HAD SOME MAJOR CHANGES OVER THE YEARS IN STAFF.
SOME THAT WE DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THROUGH DEATH OR, OR EARLY RETIREMENTS.
UH, BUT THROUGH IT ALL, EVERY TEAM THAT WE'VE HAD WORKING FOR US HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT FOLKS TO WORK WITH THAT ARE ALL IN AND INTERESTED IN SERVING THIS COMMUNITY.
PAM, I'LL MISS YOU GIVING THE REPORT ANNUALLY,
AND WE BOUGHT THE WATER UTILITY, YOU CAME WITH IT AND IT'S BEEN A REAL SUCCESS.
I WAS 19 WHEN I CAME TO WORK HERE.
AND THANKS FOR THE TOUR THROUGH THE, YOU KNOW, FACILITY.
I LEARNED A LOT FROM THAT, BUT I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE WE HAD THAT IN HUBER HEIGHTS, THAT SOPHISTICATED.
UM, ONE QUESTION I HAVE, ARE WE CONCERNED ABOUT THE AQUIFER OR THE SIZE OF IT, OR GOING DOWN OR WE SIT ON TOP OF ONE OF THE MOST PLENTIFUL AQUIFERS IN THE, THE COMMUNITY, THE AREA.
SO WE'RE REALLY NOT CONCERNED AT ALL ABOUT THE AQUIFER.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE MY QUESTION.
WELL, ONE LAST THING I DO WANNA SAY IS IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU OVER THE YEARS.
SOME OF YOU I WON'T GET A CHANCE TO WORK WITH VERY MUCH, BUT IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
UH, BUT OVER THE YEARS I'VE WORKED WITH MARK FOR YEARS, NANCY FOR YEARS, KATE FOR SEVERAL, YOU KNOW, MORE THAN, MORE THAN IT SEEMS LIKE TIME FLIES, DOESN'T IT? SO IT'S REALLY BEEN PLEASURE TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU.
ANYONE ELSE THAT IT, PAM MIGHT HAVE TELL YOU A GREAT TEAM, MAKES IT LOOK PRETTY EASY, MAKES IT, UH, APPEAR FAIRLY SEAMLESS.
UM, MOST OF US ON COUNCIL KNOW THE KIND OF WORK THAT IT TAKES ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
AND, UH, A GREAT TEAM IS DIRECTLY THE RESULT OF A GREAT TEAM LEADER.
YOU'RE THE FACE OF YOU HUBER HEIGHTS WATER.
AND, UH, I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN CAMPBELL.
UH, YOU'RE GONNA BE SORELY MISSED.
UM, WHEN DO YOU SEE, WELL, SEVEN COMING IN, PAM? MM-HMM.
OH, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, THEY'RE ACTUALLY, I'M HOPING THAT THEY START BREAKING GROUND.
AND HOW, HOW CAN YOU BEAR TO LEAVE BEFORE SEEING
WELL, WELL, NUMBER SEVEN IS ACTUALLY, WELL NUMBER, THERE'S, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE SEVEN WELLS.
WELL, FIVE WAS NOT A VERY GOOD PRODUCER FROM THE DAY THAT IT WAS INSTALLED.
AND WHEN WE PUT IN SIX, WE ABANDONED.
BUT EPA REQUIRES YOU TO NUMBER THEM.
SO, WELL, SEVEN, IS THAT BECAUSE OF THAT? AND WELL, SIX IS WHAT IT IS.
WE COULDN'T ABANDON THE ONE AND THEN CALL IT, WELL, FIVE.
BUT, UH, BUT YEAH, IT'LL BE HOPEFULLY DONE VERY, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST GROUNDBREAKING HERE PRETTY SOON, I HOPE.
AND, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO IT BEING IN.
AND LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
AND IF THEY DON'T PUT IT IN RIGHT, I'LL PROBABLY BE BE ON SITE GOING, WHAT THE HECK?
PAM, WHY THAT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, THE NEXT ITEM, UH, CITIZENS COMMENTS.
DO WE HAVE THOSE TONIGHT? UH, ON AGENDA ITEMS WE HAVE, UH, TWO.
UH, ONE WOULD BE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 11, LM, AND N UH, SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND THEN A SECOND ONE TO SPEAK ON 11 L AND M AT THE SAME TIME.
SO I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THOSE, UH, COME UP.
UH, AND WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE, OUR
[9. City Manager Report]
CITY MANAGER REPORT.I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS, UH, RECENTLY ABOUT THE FARMER'S MARKET, WHICH IS OPENING MAY 4TH.
UH, I HAVE DISTRIBUTED THE COUNCIL TWO EMAILS, ONE FROM OUR PREVIOUS LAW DIRECTOR, UM, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE CITY'S INSURANCE CANNOT COVER THE VENDORS FOR THE FARMER'S MARKET.
AND THE SECOND FROM THE CITY'S LONG TIME INSURER, INDICATING THAT THE CITY'S POLICY, UM, DOES NOT AND CANNOT COVER VENDORS.
SO, UM, I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ACCURACY HERE AND THERE.
UM, I WANTED YOU GUYS TO SEE WHAT WE'RE HEARING
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DIRECTLY FROM OUR, UM, BASICALLY THE PEOPLE WE WORK WITH ON THESE PROJECTS.SO, UM, THE NEXT, UH, AREA, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS YEAR'S MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL.
UM, MANY PEOPLE MAY BE AWARE THAT ON APRIL 4TH, THE, UH, CULTURAL DIVERSITY CITIZEN ACTION COMMISSION, UH, VOTED NOT TO HOST THE MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL FOR 2024.
AND THIS WAS TO FOCUS ON AN IMPROVED EXPERIENCE IN IN 2025.
SO, GIVEN THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST FESTIVALS IN THE CITY, UM, I HAVE HEARD FROM A LOT OF RESIDENTS, UM, MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS FESTIVAL AND ALSO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S, UH, WILLINGNESS TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY.
UM, WE'VE DECIDED TO PUT TOGETHER THAT FESTIVAL IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR DURING GLOBAL DIVERSITY AWARENESS MONTH.
UH, AND THIS WILL ALSO GIVE THE CULTURE AND DIVERSITY COMMISSION SPACE TO PLAN FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE IN 2025.
UM, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER BEGAN DISCUSSIONS THIS PAST FRIDAY WITH THE YMCA FOR THE LEASE OF THE NEW SENIOR CENTER AT THE OLD, UH, SINCLAIR COLLEGE SPACE.
UH, THERE WILL BE A COUPLE MORE MEETINGS BEFORE WE HAMMER OUT A FINAL AGREEMENT.
UM, BUT AS COUNSEL IS AWARE, WE'RE SEEKING A LONG-TERM LEASE THAT WILL PROVIDE OUR SENIORS THIS SPACE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
AND THE YMCA INTENDS TO UTILIZE THE REVENUES FROM THAT LEASE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE YMCA, UH, TO EXPAND THEIR SERVICE OFFERINGS.
UH, AS AN UPDATE THIS WEEK, NEW CARLISLE PIKE, BETWEEN TAYLORSVILLE AND STATE ROUTE FOUR AND 2 35 WILL BE CLOSED FOR THREE DAYS TO INSTALL SANITARY SEWER AS PART OF THE, UH, EAST SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION PROJECT.
UH, THIS WILL START WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH, UH, THROUGH THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH.
AND THEN FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE CITY'S NEW IT DIRECTOR IN THE BACK THERE, UH, DAVE WARREN.
HE COMES TO US, UH, FROM LA GRANGE COUNTY, INDIANA WITH 20 YEARS OF GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL IT EXPERIENCE.
THIS INCLUDES, UH, MANAGEMENT OF 9 1 1 DISPATCHING AND PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEMS. UM, SO I WANNA HAVE WELCOME DAVE TO THE CITY.
UM, AND, UH, UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, TO SAY ANYTHING TO US? UM, NEW IT DIRECTOR, TURN ON THE BOTTOM.
WE GAVE HIM THE BROKEN MICROPHONE, OR YOU CAN COME TO THE PODIUM.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING A LOT OF THE WORK THAT THIS COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION ARE DOING.
THANK YOU FOR THE WARM WELCOME FROM THE STAFF THAT I'VE MET SO FAR.
AND, UH, IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU, UH, JUST LET ME KNOW.
UM, UH, NEXT UP IS ITEM 10, PENDING BUSINESS.
THERE'S NO PENDING BUSINESSES HERE, AND ON TWO THIS EVENING, NOT THIS YEAR.
[ A Motion To Appoint Kevin McDonald To The Military And Veterans Commission For A Term Ending December 31, 2026.]
ON TO ITEM 11, NEW BUSINESS TONY ROGERS.ITEM 11 A, A MOTION TO APPOINT KEVIN MCDONALD TO THE MILITARY AND VETERANS COMMISSION FOR A TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
AND WITH THAT, WE ARE LOOKING FOR A, YOU CALLING ME FIRST.
HMM? CALLING ME FIRST TO TALK ABOUT IT.
CALL ME FIRST TO TALK ABOUT IT.
SO, UH, THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT TO THE MILITARY AND VETERANS COMMISSION FOR A VACANCY.
UM, WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY'S INTERVIEW PANEL TO MAKE THIS, UH, APPOINTMENT, UH, THE NECESSARY BACKGROUND CHECKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, AND IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, WE STILL HAVE ONE REMAINING VACANCY ON THE MILITARY AND VETERANS COMMISSION THAT YOU CAN APPLY FOR.
UH, HAVING HEARD THAT, UH, NANCY VERGE, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT.
[ A Motion To Direct The Clerk Of Council To Respond To The Ohio Division Of Liquor Control With No Objections In Reference To New Liquor Permit #6200886 For Mr. Pollo Mexican Grill At 4480 Powell Road, Huber Heights, Ohio, 45424.]
11 B.ITEM 11 B, A MOTION TO DIRECT THE CLERK OF COUNSEL TO RESPOND TO THE OHIO DIVISION OF LIQUOR CONTROL WITH NO OBJECTIONS IN REFERENCE TO NEW LIQUOR.
PERMIT NUMBER 6 2 0 0 8 8 6 FOR MR. POLO MEXICAN GRILL AT 44 80 POWELL ROAD, HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO, 4 5 4 2 4.
AND TONY ROGERS, UH, THIS LIQUOR PERMIT APPLICATION HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE, UH, POLICE AND FIRE DIVISIONS, UH, WITH NO CONCERNS.
AND, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO, UH, MAKE THIS, UH, TO APPROVE THIS MOTION THIS EVENING.
AND IS THERE A MOTION? UH, KATE BAKER, I MOVE TO ADOPT.
BRIAN, WE HAVE A MOTION OF SECOND.
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MOTION PASSES.[ A Public Hearing Scheduled For April 22, 2024 By The Huber Heights City Council Regarding A Proposed Tax Increment Financing Incentive District To Be Established By The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio Under Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(C).]
11 C.ITEM 11 C, A PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 22ND, 2024, BY THE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A PROPOSED TAX INCREMENT FINANCING INCENTIVE DISTRICT TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO, UNDER OHIO.
REVISED CODE SECTION 5 7 0 9 0.40 C.
AND, UH, WITH THAT, TONY, UH, WE OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING, AM I CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 22ND, 2024, BY THE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A PROPOSED TAX INCREMENT FINANCING INCENTIVE DISTRICT TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO UNDER OHIO.
REVISED CODE SECTION 5 7 0 9 0.40 C IS NOW OPEN AND WE WILL CALL ON, UH, CITY STAFF FOR THEIR PRESENTATION.
HI, HOW ARE YOU TONIGHT? UH, HOW ARE YOU DOING? UH, THANK YOU, MR. VICE MAYOR.
UH, SO TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING WAS SCHEDULED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OHIO REVISED CODE.
UH, THE TIF PROCEEDINGS ACTUALLY BEGIN BACK IN JANUARY WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY COUNSEL ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 2024.
UH, IN ADDITION TO THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC HEARING, UH, STAFF WILL ALSO ASK COUNSEL ACT ON LEGISLATION PERTAINING TO ESTABLISHING THE WAVERLY TIP DISTRICT.
THE WAVERLY TIFF DISTRICT INCLUDES A PROPOSED 97 UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY, UH, ON APPROXIMATELY 22.38 ACRES.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING, UH, IS A WAY TO CAPTURE PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS FROM NEW DEVELOPMENT AND LEVERAGING THOSE DOLLARS AS A WAY TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT NEW DEVELOPMENT.
T ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE ORC, WHICH MANDATE THAT TIF MONIES ARE SPENT ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITIES WITHIN THE DE, SORRY, THE DESIGNATED TIF DISTRICT.
UH, THIS GRAPHIC SHOWS EXACTLY HOW A TIF WORKS, UH, WHEREAS YOU HAVE THE, UH, EXISTING VALUE OF THE ASSESSED PROPERTY, WHICH WILL BE CONTINUED TO BE TAXED, UH, AT THAT ASSESSED VALUE THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE TIF.
UH, THAT'S SHOWN IN THAT, UH, THAT BLUE SQUARE THERE.
UH, THE YELLOW PORTION REPRESENTS THE INCREASED VALUE OVER TIME, AND IS THIS INCREMENTAL ASSESSED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS, UH, CAPTURED AND USED TO FINANCE THE, THE NEW DEVELOPMENT.
THE ORANGE PORTION REPRESENTS THE POST PROJECT ASSESSED VALUE ONCE THE TIFF HAS CEASED.
UH, IT'S ALSO GONNA BE AT THIS POINT WHERE, UH, THE REST OF THE TAXI ENTITIES ARE GONNA BE MADE WHOLE ONCE THE THE TIF, UH, HAS EXPIRED AND NO LONGER CEASE.
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE PROJECT IS A 97 UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LOCATED ON EAST BELL FOUNTAIN ROAD, NORTH OF CHAMBERS, UH, SORRY, NORTH OF FISHBURG ROAD IN SOUTH OF CHAMBERSBURG GROVE.
THE WAVERLEY TIFF WILL NOT AFFECT THE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY SCHOOLS, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO, UH, TO MENTION THAT.
'CAUSE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAPTURE THOSE TIFF DOLLARS AND HOW WE MAKE THE ENTITIES WHOLE, UH, THAT'S ACCOMPLISHED BY A COMPENSATION PAYMENT.
SO ONCE WE START, UH, ONCE WE'RE ABLE TO START GENERATING SOME OF THOSE TAX DOLLARS FROM THE TIFF AND CAPTURE THEM, WE ACTUALLY, UH, SEND MONEY BACK TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR WHAT THEY WOULD'VE BEEN PAID, UH, ABSENT THE TIFF.
SO THAT'S HOW WE, UH, MAKE SURE THAT THE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY SCHOOLS ARE, UH, NOT AFFECTED BY THE TIFF.
THE 30 YEAR GROSS REVENUE IS ESTIMATED TO BE 3.665 MILLION.
UH, WHAT WE SEE HERE IS, UH, THE WAVERLY SITE PLAN.
UH, THE PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES THE 97 UNITS, IS GONNA BE COMPRISED OF 29 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE, UH, ESTIMATED SALE VALUE OF $357,000.
YOU HAVE 30 PAIRED PATIO HOMES WITH AN ESTIMATED AVERAGE SALE VALUE OF $335,000 AND 38 PAIRED TOWN HOMES WITH AN ESTIMATED AVERAGE SALE VALUE OF $292,000.
THE ECONOMIC, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH WAS PASSED ON FEBRUARY 12TH, UH, DESIGNATES THE WAVERLY DEVELOPMENT TIF FUNDS TO GO TO THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, PHASE ONE'S GONNA INCLUDE, UH, CONSTRUCTION OF UTILITY ENTRY AND ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE.
PHASE TWO IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE REPLACEMENT, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, AND OR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW OR EXISTING PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT AMENITIES LOCATED WITHIN THE TIF DISTRICT.
AND PHASE THREE IMPROVEMENTS ARE GONNA BE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE LBJ, THE LB LBJ, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE RELIANCE STUDY, WHICH WAS DONE, UH, BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022.
UH, BEFORE I CONCLUDE THIS PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE TO JUST BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE THE LEGISLATION
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CALENDAR, UH, FROM THE TIP PROCEEDINGS, UH, AGAIN, BACK IN JANUARY, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS INTRODUCED AND THEN PASSED IN FEBRUARY.UH, TONIGHT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC HEARING, UM, WHICH WE ALSO ASK THAT, UH, WE HAVE THE FIRST READING OF THE TIF ORDINANCE, AND THE SECOND READING AND FINAL ADOPTION IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 9TH.
HOWEVER, THAT IS PENDING AN APPROVED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AT THIS PRESENT TIME.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AND WITH THAT, UH, KATE BAKER, THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR WEBB KAI, GREAT JOB.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
UH, ANYONE ELSE? NANCY BIRCH, THAT LAST STATEMENT YOU MADE, UM, AWAITING FOR, UH, A NEW DEVELOPMENT PLAN? IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? UH, IT'S WAITING.
AN APPROVED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
SO, UM, AS WAS, UH, DISCUSSED LAST WEEK.
UM, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF, UH, TERMS, UH, WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT NEED TO BE SETTLED BEFORE WE CAN MOVE OFF.
THERE TERMS AND AGREEMENT? YES, MA'AM.
ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NONE? OH, DR.
JUST A QUESTION, UH, TY, AND I'M, I'M, I'M NOT SURE I'M TOTALLY CLEAR.
I WAS HOPING, UM, NOT HOPING, BUT I WAS EXPECTING MR. CLARK TO BE IN, I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN MR. CLARK AND, UM, IN, IN RELATION TO THE, UH, ADJACENT, UM, UH, DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE STREET, THE OAKS.
BUT, UM, THAT NOTWITHSTANDING, AND I'M LOOKING AT THE LEGISLATION AND, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION, MAYBE SOME OF TO BE ANSWERED DOWN THE ROAD, WHAT IS THE EMERGENCY? AND I'M LOOKING AT THIS, THE, THE LEGISLATION SAID WE ARE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BY, BY THIS TIFF.
SO I DON'T, I'M UNCLEAR ON WHAT THAT EMERGENCY MIGHT BE.
AND MAYBE, UH, MR. KOWSKI COULD ASSIST WITH THAT.
'CAUSE I, I THINK IT, IT MIGHT BE PRUDENT FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT CONSTITUTES A TIFF TO THIS REGARD.
SO, UM, THAT LAST PART REGARDING DECLARING IT AN EMERGENCY, UH, IS NOT NEEDED.
SO IT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF, UH, THAT PORTION OF, UH, THE LEGISLATION.
SO IF IT WAS COUNCIL'S WISHES AND CITY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO, UH, REMOVE THAT, THEN IT, UH, THE SECOND READING, WE COULD MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT AS PART OF AN AMENDMENT, UH, TO THE LEGISLATION BEFORE IT'S ADOPTED.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
CON ANYONE ELSE? UH, SEEING NONE, UH, WE'LL NOW CALL ON THE CITY LAW DIRECTOR TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
CHRIS, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AT THIS TIME.
I THINK COUNSEL'S BEEN FULLY BRIEFED AND THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, I THINK HE EXPLAINED WHAT YOU NEEDED TO KNOW.
UH, NEXT UP WE'LL CALL ON ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS TO MAKE COMMENTS OR TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
AND SEEING NONE, UH, I WILL NOW ASK IF THERE ARE ANY PEOPLE PRESENT WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THE ISSUE AND SEEING NONE.
I WILL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY PEOPLE PRESENT WHO WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST THE APPROVAL OF THE ISSUE.
UH, PAUL SCHAFER, RESIDENT OF HUBER HEIGHTS, UH, RESIDENT OF THE OAKS.
SO, UM, I PREPARED A FIVE PAGE AND I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH IT ALL.
UM, I WANNA SAY I'M OPPOSED TO THIS LEGISLATION.
THE FIVE PAGES KIND OF GOES THROUGH A LOT OF STUFF THAT I'VE ALREADY COVERED WITH COUNSEL BEFORE IN SOMEWHAT IN SOME DETAIL.
UH, SO LET ME KIND OF GO TO THE BOTTOM LINE ON THIS.
GIVEN THE FAVORABLE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPER, THE LACK OF OVERTS COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, THE REPEATED FERVENT VOCAL OPPOSITION TO THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE LEGAL HOPSCOTCH TAKEN, UH, WITH OPPOSING LEGAL VIEWS TO GET US TO THIS POINT.
THE DELAYS IN MOVING FORWARD, THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIF FUNDING AS IT WAS BROUGHT UP LAST WEEK, GOING FROM FIVE AND A HALF MILLION TO 3.6 MILLION.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IN TERMS OF FUNDING OF THE THREE PHASES SPECIFICALLY, I THINK THE VIR VALUE OF THE TIF TO THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL IS PHASE THREE OF THAT THREE PHASE.
AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THE FUNDING IS GOING TO BE THERE FOR THAT GIVEN THE REDUCTION OF, UM, COLLECTION OF FUNDS FROM WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 5.5 DOWN TO 3.6, EFFECTIVELY A 40% REDUCTION IN
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TIFF.I OPPOSE THIS TIFF STRONGLY AND ENCOURAGE THE STATE COUNCIL TO VOTE NO ON THIS RESOLUTION AND TO END ANY ATTEMPT TO LEVERAGE THE TIF DOLLARS AS A WAY TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT, WHICH I AM.
ANY OTHERS? OPPOSE AS I SEE IT, THIS PARTICULAR TIFF IS DESIGNED TO INCENTIVIZE THE CONTRACTOR TO DO THE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE PUBLIC DOESN'T WANT THE DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK THE LOCATION WOULD'VE BEEN A BETTER SELECTION FOR THE NEW PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN USED AND IT WAS A LESS EXPENSIVE PIECE OF PROPERTY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT, UH, WHO WISHES TO SPEAK AGAINST THE APPROVAL OF THE ISSUE? SEEING NONE, UH, WE'LL CALL ON THE MEMBERS OF THE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE COMMENTS OR PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
AND AGAIN, SEEING NONE, UH, TONY, THIS IS TO ASK IF THERE IS A REPORT FROM THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON THE ISSUE.
UH, THE, THE ONLY REPORT WAS THAT, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING AS OPPOSED THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
UM, WITH THAT, I'LL ASK ONE LAST TIME.
IF THERE IS A PERSON OR PERSONS PRESENT WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF OR AGAINST APPROVAL OF THE ISSUE AND SEEING NONE.
THE PUBLIC HEARING BY THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A PROPOSED TAX INCREMENT FINANCING INCENTIVE DISTRICT TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO UNDER THE REVISED CODE OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 5 7 0 9 0.40 C IS HEREBY CLOSED.
WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM
[ An Ordinance Creating A Tax Increment Financing Incentive District; Declaring Improvements To The Parcels Within The Incentive District To Be A Public Purpose And Exempt From Real Property Taxation; Requiring The Owners Of Those Parcels To Make Service Payments In Lieu Of Taxes; Establishing A Municipal Public Improvement Tax Increment Equivalent Fund For The Deposit Of Those Service Payments; Specifying The Public Infrastructure Improvements That Benefit Or Serve Parcels In The Incentive District; Authorizing Compensation Payments To Montgomery County, Ohio, The Huber Heights City School District And The Miami Valley Career Technology Center, And Declaring An Emergency. (first reading)]
11 D.ITEM 11 D, AN ORDINANCE CREATING A TAX INCREMENT FINANCING INCENTIVE DISTRICT DECLARING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PARCELS WITHIN THE INCENTIVE DISTRICT TO BE A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND EXEMPT FROM REAL PROPERTY TAXATION, REQUIRING THE OWNERS OF THOSE PARCELS TO MAKE SERVICE PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES, ESTABLISHING A MUNICIPAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT TAX INCREMENT EQUIVALENT FUND FOR THE DEPOSIT OF THOSE SERVICE PAYMENTS, SPECIFYING THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT BENEFIT OR SERVE PARCELS IN THE INCENTIVE DISTRICT AUTHORIZING COMPENSATION PAYMENTS TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO, THE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE MIAMI VALLEY CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AT THE FIRST STREET.
AND WITH THAT, WE'LL CALL ON CITY MANAGER, RICK SEC.
UH, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD.
AS YOU'VE HEARD, IT'S, UH, COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION THAT KAI GAVE US.
SO, UH, ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? I'M HERE.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR CITY MANAGER? NO.
UH, I BELIEVE THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO PASS THIS ITEM ONTO A SECOND READING, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO A SECOND READING.
AND WITH THAT WE MOVE ON TO ALL ITEM ITEM, UH, 11
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Huber Heights To Enter Into An Agreement With Shipman, Dixon, & Livingston Co., L.P.A. For Prosecutorial Services In Miami County For The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio. (first reading)]
E, ITEM 11 EA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF HUB RIGHTS TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SHIPMENT DIXON AND LIVINGSTON COMPANY, LPA FOR PROSECUTOR TO, SORRY.PROSECUTORIAL SERVICES IN MIAMI COUNTY FOR THE CITY OF HUB HEIGHTS, OHIO.
AT THE FIRST REASON IT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY TOMMY
UM, YOU GOT THROUGH THE LONG ONE,
WELL THEN WE'LL CALL ON RICK AGAIN.
SO IN WORKING WITH, UH, MR. CONARD HERE, UH, HE BELIEVED THAT, UH, THE LAW DIRECTOR FOR TROY, UM, WOULD BE BETTER TO REPRESENT US IN MIAMI COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT CASES.
UH, AS COUNSEL'S AWARE, A PORTION OF THE CITY DOES LIE WITHIN MIAMI COUNTY, UH, GENERATES APPROXIMATELY 35 MUNICIPAL CASES A YEAR.
UH, THIS CONTRACT WILL ONLY COST $7,500.
AND WITH THAT, THERE IS A, UH, MOTION TO ADOPT NANCY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE DISCUSSION.
SEEING NONE, UH, TONY? MR. AKINS? YES.
[ A Resolution Amending And/Or Establishing The City Of Huber Heights Organizational Chart And Authorizing The New Personnel Staffing Levels As Detailed Below. (first reading)]
I'M SORRY.RESOLUTION, AMENDING AND OR ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AND AUTHORIZING THE NEW PERSONNEL STAFFING LEVELS AS DETAILED BELOW AT THE FIRST READING.
AND RICK, THAT YOU AGAIN? YEAH.
AS COUNSEL'S AWARE, OCCASIONALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IS, UH, THE NEEDS OF THE CITY, UM, CHANGE.
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UM, WE COME BACK WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART TO DO SO.UH, AS YOU HEARD AT THE LAST WORK SESSION, UH, OUR PARKS MANAGER IS LOOKING TO TRANSITION SOME SEASONAL LABOR INTO INTERNS FOR PROGRAMMING FOR THE PARKS.
OUR FIRE CHIEF IS ALSO LOOKING TO START A, A RECRUIT PROGRAM TO BRING, UH, NEW FIREFIGHTERS INTO OUR DEPARTMENT.
AND THIS IS THE LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS US TO DO THAT.
AND, UH, WITH THAT THERE, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT KATE BAKER, MOVE TO ADOPT AND SCOTT DAVIDSON.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ANITA KITCHEN.
IS THIS THE OTHER FULL-TIME POSITION THOUGH FOR RECREATION AS WELL? UM, BRIAN, CORRECT ME IF I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S FULL-TIME.
SO THE LEGISLATION ESTABLISHES THE POSITION AS FULL-TIME, BUT IT IS NOT FUNDED.
THE CITY'S RULES AND REGULATIONS ONLY ALLOW US TO ESTABLISH INTERNSHIPS FOR POSITIONS THAT EXIST WITHIN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.
SO IN ORDER TO, UH, LEVERAGE THE ABILITY TO BRING ON INTERNS, WE HAVE TO CREATE THE FULL-TIME POSITION TO BE IN, UH, COMPLIANCE WITH THE OTHER RULES, UH, THAT, UH, WERE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THROUGH THE POLICY PROCEDURES MANUAL.
SO WITH THIS, WE'RE LOOKING TO EVENTUALLY DO A LARGER PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, IS WHAT WE'RE SAYING? UH, ABSOLUTELY.
UM, YOU KNOW, SARAH'S BEEN WITH US, WHAT ABOUT SIX MONTHS NOW.
UM, JOINED US THE WEEK OF THE CYBER ATTACK, ACTUALLY.
UM, AND SHE'S BEEN EVALUATING THE DEPARTMENT AND I THINK SHE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO, TO DETERMINE HOW WE CAN BEST PROVIDE, UH, PARK SERVICES.
SO WE'RE TALKING ADDITIONAL, LIKE, NOT NECESSARILY PARK SERVICES, BUT PROGRAMMING IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO.
SO IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, UH, BASED ON, UM, MS. MCPHERSON'S BRIEFING, THE IDEA IS THAT THIS IS THE SUPPORT STAFF FOR, UH, THE NUMEROUS EVENTS THAT WE'VE PUT ON.
SO FOR INSTANCE, EARLIER WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, UM, I KNOW COUNSEL HAS, UH, A DESIRE TO SEE, UH, THE MARIGOLD FESTIVAL TAKE ON A NEW LEVEL, RIGHT? WE'VE GOT THE, UH, UH, THE, THE STARS.
SO THOSE TYPES OF EVENTS, THIS INDIVIDUAL WOULD EFFECTIVELY COME IN AND, UM, AT LEAST IN THE SHORT TERM, KIND OF HELP US, UH, BRING THOSE EVENTS TOGETHER WITH SOME CONTINUITY AND SOME, UH, PLANNING AND STRATEGY, SOME COORDINATION WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS.
I MEAN, WE COULDN'T PUT THESE EVENTS WITHOUT, ON, WITHOUT THOSE FOLKS.
UH, AND THEN THE IDEA IS THEN TO LEVERAGE THIS INTERNSHIP POSITION, LONG-TERM INTO A FULL-TIME POSITION, UH, TO CONTINUE TO ELEVATE, UH, THE, THE QUALITY EVENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE FOR, UH, UH, FOR OUR CONSTITUENCIES.
AND SO, SO THEN HOPEFULLY THIS PERSON THEN WOULD BE LIKE OVER ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION AND STUFF, SINCE THEY WOULD BE RUNNING EVENTS, MAYBE.
I CAN'T SAY THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE OVER PARKS AND OR OVER ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION, BUT THIS, THE IDEA IS THAT THESE POSITIONS WILL ALLOW US THE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT STAFF TO PROVIDE THE BEST EVENTS POSSIBLE OVER THE DURATION OF THE YEAR AT ALL LEVELS.
AND UH, TONY, IT LOOKS LIKE THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT THIS ONE.
AND KATE, I MOVE TO ADOPT AND WE WE ALREADY HAVE IT FIRST.
UH, IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION, WE CAN CALL THE VOTE THEN.
[ A Resolution Establishing And/Or Amending The Salary Ranges And Wage Levels For Employees Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio. (first reading)]
G.ITEM 11 GA RESOLUTION, ESTABLISHING AND OR AMENDING THE SALARY RANGES AND WAGE LEVELS FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO AT THE FIRST READING.
AND THIS IS SIMPLY TO SET THE, UH, WAGE RATES FOR THOSE POSITIONS WE JUST DISCUSSED.
AND THE, UH, WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT THE ITEM.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT? I NEED A KITCHEN MOVE TO ADOPT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION.
SEEING NONE, UH, TONY, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL MRS. KITCHEN? YES.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Award A Contract For Services Related To The Construction Of A New Public Works Division Facility. (first reading)]
11 H.ITEM 11 HA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION FACILITY AT THE FIRST MEETING.
UH, AS IT READS, THIS IS TO AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY.
UH, THE BIDS CAME IN AT 18.8 MILLION.
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UH, WE ARE ASKING, UH, NOT TO EXCEED OF 21 MILLION TO ACCOUNT FOR CONTINGENCIES.AND AGAIN, THE, UH, COUNCIL WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT, UH, MARK CAMPBELL MOTION TO ADOPT.
IS THERE A SECOND, NANCY? BUR SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION.
UM, MIKE, FOR HOW MUCH? I KNOW YOU GUYS NEED NEW OFFICE SPACE.
I CANNOT WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THIS COST TO OUR CITIZENS.
THAT IS AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE ARE GONNA BE PAYING FOR MANY YEARS TO COME, AND I JUST CANNOT SUPPORT THAT KIND OF MONEY RIGHT NOW.
I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO, BUT I WISH THERE WAS SOME WAY WE COULD DO THIS AT A CHEAPER RATE.
UH, MY QUESTION IS THE FINANCES AS WELL.
UM, BRIAN, WOULD YOU MIND ANSWERING A COUPLE QUESTIONS? I I KNOW YOU'RE PRETTY KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THE PROJECT.
UH, ANDY, OUR FINANCE CONSULTANT, I FORGET ANDY'S LAST NAME, UH, ANDY BROSSARD.
HE INDICATED THAT, UM, WHEN YOU FIRST LOOK AT OUR BOOKS, UH, WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF DEBT.
BUT WHEN YOU DIVE IN, ALL THE DEBT THAT WE HAVE HAS AMPLE REVENUE STREAM POINTED TO AN ESTABLISHED REVENUE STREAM TO PAY THE DEBT.
IS THAT GONNA BE THE CASE ON THIS PROJECT? UH, YES.
UM, WE'VE IDENTIFIED TO FUND THIS PROJECT, WE'VE IDENTIFIED, UH, PORTIONS OF, UH, THE WATER FUND AND THE SEWER FUND, WHICH WILL MAKE, UH, WHICH WILL SUPPORT THE DEBT, UH, ON THIS PARTICULAR FACILITY.
THE GAS TAX WILL SUPPORT THIS PARTICULAR FACILITY AS WELL.
UH, THIS SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TIFF DISTRICT.
UH, AND AS SUCH, UM, COUNSEL CAN DESIGNATE THIS AS, UH, AN AMENITY AND A FIXTURE THAT, UH, DOES BENEFIT THAT DISTRICT.
UH, AND AS A RESULT, UH, WE CAN MAKE ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS.
UH, WE CAN, UH, DIRECT ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FROM THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY T DISTRICT, UH, TO THIS PARTICULAR FACILITY TO FACILITATE THOSE PAYMENTS.
UH, AND TO, FOR INSTANCE, THE WAVERLY PLACE OR, UH, ANY ONE OF THE OTHER, UM, EXISTING TAX INCREMENT FINANCE DISTRICTS, UH, THAT ARE GENERATING IF COUNCIL IS SO INCLINED, UH, BASED ON, UH, THE PRINCIPLES THAT WE USED FOR THE, UM, UH, CITYWIDE, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE RELIANCE STUDY, UH, COUNCIL CAN ALSO AMEND ANY OF THE EXISTING, UH, TAX INCREMENT FINANCE DISTRICTING LEGISLATION TO DIRECT FUNDS FROM THOSE SOURCES, UH, TO THIS PROJECT, UH, AS WELL.
SO ANY PROJECT THAT COUNCIL APPROVES WITHIN, UH, THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TIF DISTRICT.
SO, UH, FOR INSTANCE, UH, THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN ALREADY APPROVED, UH, SUCH AS, UH, THE REVERB PROJECT, UM, THAT, UH, IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ROADS THAT WE EXPECT TO BREAK AROUND LATER, THE RHM PROJECT THAT'S, UH, BEEN APPROVED.
UM, AS WELL AS, UH, THE SHEETS PROJECT IS ALSO WITHIN, UH, THAT, UH, REVENUES FROM THOSE PROJECTS WILL BE PAID TO, UH, THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TIFF.
AND THEN THOSE DOLLARS THEN IN PART, WILL BE DIRECTED TO HELP PAY THE MORTGAGE, UH, ON THIS PARTICULAR FACILITY.
AND COUNCIL SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE LEGISLATION, UH, DIRECTING THAT, UH, AT SOME POINT IN TIME, UM, IN THE NEXT, PROBABLY I WOULD SAY BEFORE YEAR END.
UH, BUT, UH, DEFINITIVELY BEFORE WE MOVE FROM TEMPORARY FINANCING BOND, ANTICIPATORY NOTES TO PERMANENT FIXED FINANCING ON THIS PROJECT.
AND THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY NEED TO REDIRECT ANY MONIES THAT WE'VE ALREADY POINTED TO AND ALLOCATED ON OTHER PROJECTS? THAT IS CORRECT.
WE ARE BASED ON OUR PLANNING TO DATE, UH, WE DO NOT NEED TO PULL MONEY FROM ANOTHER PROJECT INDIRECT TO THIS.
UH, WE ARE CURRENTLY GENERATING THROUGH THESE PROJECTS, UM, THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED OR THROUGH THESE TIF DISTRICTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED, WE'RE GENERATING SUFFICIENT FUNDS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO DIRECT IT TO THIS PROJECT AND COVER THE DEBT ON THAT.
SO IN KAI'S PRESENTATION, IT'S PRIMARILY MONIES THAT WOULD'VE WENT TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
WHEN WE DO A TIF PROJECT, UH, THAT IS CORRECT.
THE BULK OF THE MONEY THAT WE ARE HOLDING HERE, UM, IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THESE TAX INCREMENT FINANCE ISSUES, IS GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY, UM, MILLAGE RATE, UM, AS OPPOSED TO ALL THE OTHER, UH, ENTITY TAXING ENTITIES.
AND IF WE HADN'T TIFFED, SEVERAL OF THESE PROJECTS THAT YOU'VE MENTIONED, THERE WOULDN'T BE TIFF REVENUE SENT BACK TO US BY MONTGOMERY COUNTY TO PAY FOR A PUBLIC STRUCTURE LIKE THE STREETS DIVISION? THAT IS CORRECT, YES.
AND, AND AGAIN, HOW MUCH IS THE COST, UH, ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? UH, IT'S $21 MILLION IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, UM, TO INCLUDE THE CONTINGENCY, BUT THE ACTUAL
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BID CAME IN AROUND 18.2, I THINK WAS, UH, THE NUMBER THAT CAME IN.ANYONE ELSE? UH, RICK, AND ONE THING I DID WANNA MENTION, UH, TO MS. KITCHEN'S COMMENT ABOUT, UM, SCALING BACK OR CUTTING ON COSTS.
UH, COUNCIL MAY RECALL THAT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE COME TO YOU WITH THIS PROJECT.
UM, THE FIRST BID THAT WENT OUT, UH, WAS IN THE, UH, UPWARDS OF $20 MILLION.
UM, WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, CUT SOME AMENITIES AND SCALED IT BACK TO BRING IT WITHIN A MORE, UH, WHAT WE FELT WAS A MORE REASONABLE, UH, PRICE RANGE.
SO I, I DID WANNA REMIND COUNSEL THAT, UH, WE DID REJECT BIDS ORIGINALLY AND THEN COME, COME BACK WITH A NEW BID PACKAGE.
SCOTT DAVIDSON, JUST ONE MORE COMMENT ON THAT.
I KNOW VAN DAY IS GETTING READY TO BUILD A, A HUGE FACILITY AND I THINK THAT'S 75 MILLION, SO I THINK THE 22 IS PRETTY GOOD DEAL.
UH, ANYONE ELSE? RICK? I, I GUESS I WOULD JUST WANNA SAY, UH, WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE NEED AND, AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT NEED MANY YEARS AGO.
UH, I KNOW THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN MOVING ALONG.
UM, AND FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, WE'VE IDENTIFIED HOW WE'RE GONNA PAY FOR THIS THING.
SO WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED HOW WE'RE GONNA PAY FOR IT.
IS THERE ANYTHING I'M MISSING HERE? NO, YOU'RE NOT.
IN THAT CASE, UH, THE WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR COUNSEL TO ADOPT THE ITEM THIS EVENING.
UH, DO I SEE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION? WE HAVE MOTION.
OH, WE ALREADY HAVE THAT IN THAT CASE.
SO FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, CAN YOU TELL I'M THE SUBSTITUTE MAYOR TONIGHT?
ALRIGHT, IN THAT CASE, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, TONY, WILL YOU DO YOUR JOB? MR. WEBB? YES.
AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Solicit, Advertise And Receive Bids From Qualified Firms For The Huber Heights Governance Center Project - Phase 1. (first reading)]
11 I.A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SOLICIT ADVERTIS AND RECEIVE BIDS FROM QUALIFIED FIRMS FOR THE HUBER HEIGHTS GOVERN GOVERNANCE CENTER PROJECT PHASE ONE AT THE FIRST READ.
AS COUNCIL MAY RECALL FROM THE WORK SESSION, UH, THIS IS FOR THE, UH, ENTIRE STRUCTURE AND COUNCIL PORTION OF THE BUILDING.
UH, PHASE TWO, UH, WE'LL ACTUALLY DEAL WITH THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE, WHICH WILL BE, UM, PLANNED.
IT'LL BE PLANNED IN THE FOOTPRINT OR CAN'T FIT WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING, SO, ALRIGHT.
AND, UH, WITH THAT COUNCIL WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT THE ITEM, UH, MOTION TO ADOPT NANCY S MOVE TO ADOPT.
IS THERE A SECOND? KATE BAKER? SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.
TONY ROGERS, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL? MR. DAVIDSON? YES.
[ An Ordinance Authorizing Transfers Between Various Funds Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio And Amending Ordinance No. 2024-O-2625 By Making Supplemental Appropriations For Expenses Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio For The Period Beginning January 1, 2024 And Ending December 31, 2024. (first reading)]
UH, ITEM 11 J.ITEM 11 J AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS BETWEEN VARIOUS FUNDS OF THE CITY OF HUB HEIGHTS, OHIO, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 24 DASH O DASH 2 6 25 BY MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF HUB HEIGHTS, OHIO FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2024, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 AT THE FIRST READING.
AND AGAIN, RIGHT, UH, YOU HEARD MR. BELL AT WORK SESSION.
THIS IS, UH, TO, UH, APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY THE COUNCIL JUST APPROVED.
UH, IT IS FOR OVERTIME, UH, FOR THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY DISPATCH CENTER RELATED TO THE CYBER ATTACK, UM, FOR SOME GRANTS FROM FIRE.
AND AS YOU HEARD FROM, UH, PAM EARLIER TODAY, UM, THIS WILL ALSO FUND THE, UH, THIS YEAR'S PAYMENT ON THE SEWER BACK TRUCK.
UM, COUNCIL WORK SECTION RECOMMENDATION IS TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING AND THEN ADOPT THE ITEM.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE MARK CAMPBELL? MOTION TO WAIVE AND SECOND SCOTT DAVIDSON.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION.
SEEING NONE, TONY, MS. BAKER? YES.
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A, UM, MOTION FOR ADOPTION.WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, TONY.
[ A Resolution Declaring Certain City Property As No Longer Required For Municipal Purposes As Surplus And Authorizing Disposal Of Said Property. (first reading)]
11 KA RESOLUTION DECLARING CERTAIN CITY PROPERTY IS NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AS SURPLUS AND AUTHORIZING DISPOSAL OF SAID PROPERTY AT THE FIRST READING.AND RICK, THAT'S YOU AGAIN? YEP.
THIS IS FOR, UM, DISPOSAL OR AUCTION OF FOUR PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, COUNCIL WORKS SESSION RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT THE OP ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT KATE BAKER? I MAKE THE MOTION TO ADOPT.
IS THERE A SECOND? BRIAN LOONEY.
ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, UM, ATTORNEY, WE CALL THE ROLL.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of A Real Estate Purchase And Sale Agreement Between The City Of Huber Heights And Homestead Development, LLC. (first reading)]
11 L.ITEM 11 L THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A REAL ESTATE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HUBBER HEIGHTS AND HOMESTEAD DEVELOPMENT LLC AT THE FIRST READING, CORRECT? UM, YES.
THIS IS FOR THE SALE OF THE SOUTHERN PARCEL AT, UH, CARRIAGE TRAILS PARKWAY AND BRANT.
UM, BASED ON THE OFFERS WE'VE RECEIVED, OKAY.
UH, THE, UH, COUNCIL WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT THE ITEM.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT NANCY BURGE? MOVE TO ADOPT.
UM, TONY, WE HAVE, UH, UH, I PEOPLE REGISTER TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
UH, SO FIRST UP WE'D HAVE, UH, JULIE REESE, AND SHE'S GONNA BE SPEAKING ON ITEMS 11 LMNN, UH, SIMULTANEOUSLY.
GOOD EVENING COUNSEL, JULIE REESE, BETHEL TOWNSHIP, MIAMI COUNTY HERE TO OPPOSE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CARRIAGE TRAILS.
IN FULL DISCLOSURE, I'M A BETHEL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE.
HOWEVER, I'M NOT HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES, BUT INSTEAD ONLY AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN.
ALSO, I'M HERE ONLY TO SPEAK ON ITEMS L AND M ON THE AGENDA.
IF I PUT THAT ON MY PAPER, GUESS I GOT CARRIED AWAY.
SO ITEMS L AND M IF APPROVED WILL MEAN ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CARRIAGE TRAILS.
I THOUGHT DEVELOPMENT WAS WRAPPING UP IN CARRIAGE TRAILS, BUT HERE WE ARE ADDING SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE UNITS, ALL OF WHOSE STUDENTS WILL GO TO BETHEL SCHOOLS.
HAVING THE SCHOOL GROW AT THIS RATE THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT OF CARRIAGE TRAILS IS CAUSING IS NOT ONLY HURTING THE TOWNSHIP, BUT YOU MUST ALSO REMEMBER THAT MORE THAN HALF OF THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL ARE HUBER HEIGHTS RESIDENTS.
THE OVERCROWDING AND CONSTANT STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP WITH CLASSROOM SPACE, ADDITIONAL STAFF LEARNING MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND BUSES, ALSO AFFECTS THE STUDENTS WHO ARE YOUR RESIDENTS.
ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND AND HIRE BUS DRIVERS.
WE HAVE SEVERAL BUSES THAT HAVE TO RUN DOUBLE ROUTES.
THEY DRIVE ONE ROUTE, PICKING UP THE KIDS, DROP THEM OFF AT THE SCHOOL, THEN DRIVE A SECOND ROUTE, PICKING UP MORE STUDENTS.
THE STUDENTS FROM THE FIRST ROUTE MUST SIT AT THE SCHOOL FOR ABOUT 35 MINUTES WAITING FOR SCHOOL TO BEGIN.
PLEASE TAKE A BREAK FROM DEVELOPING THE RAPID PACE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS RESULTED FROM THE CARRIAGE TRAILS.
ANNEXATION HAS PUT MANY BURDENS ON THE SCHOOL AND IN TURN ON THE STUDENTS THAT ATTEND THE SCHOOL GROWTH IS ONE THING, BUT GROWTH THROUGH THE TUNE OF 120 TO 130 NEW STUDENTS PER YEAR, WHICH IS FIVE NEW CLASSROOMS PER YEAR, IS JUST TOO MUCH AND TOO FAST.
THERE IS NO TIME TO PLAN AND EXECUTE A PLAN AT THAT PACE.
KEEP IN MIND IT TAKES THREE YEARS TO BUILD A NEW SCHOOL, AND THAT IS ONLY AFTER FUNDING IS IDENTIFIED AND IN PLACE.
PERHAPS THE REMAINING ACREAGE LISTED IN ITEMS 11 IN L AND M COULD INCLUDE A NICE PARK FOR THE LOCAL RESIDENTS.
AFTER ALL, THERE IS VERY LITTLE GREEN SPACE IN THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT OF CARRIAGE TRAILS.
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU HALT ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE REMAINING OPEN SPACE WITHIN CARRIAGE TRAILS BY VOTING NO ON THESE ITEMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
AND THEN WE HAD CYNTHIA SCHWARTZ, IF YOU PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
SHE'S ALSO SPEAKING ON ITEMS 11 L AND M.
UH, AS YOU SAID, CYNTHIA SCHWARTZ SCH WARD TWO.
UM, I JUST WANNA FIRST STATE THAT I ECHO EVERYTHING
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THAT, UH, JULIE JUST SAID.AS A RESIDENT OF CARES TRAILS AND MY STUDENTS OR MY CHILDREN WERE BOTH STUDENTS AT BETHEL, I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
UM, TONIGHT I'M SPEAKING ON MY OPINIONS AND FACTS REGARDING THE SALE OF TWO PARCELS LOCATED ON 2 0 1 IN FRONT OF CARES TRAILS.
THESE TWO PARCELS ARE PART OF PART OF THE LAND THAT WAS ANNEXED TO HUBER HEIGHTS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF CARRIAGE TRAILS.
DURING THAT TIME AND UP UNTIL TWO 2021, THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS WAS INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THIS LAND ALONG WITH OTHER OTHER DEVELOPERS ALONG THE WAY.
THE LAND WAS TIED UP IN COURT CLEAN UP UNTIL 2020 WHEN THE COUNCIL VOTED TO ACQUIRE THE LAND AND HOPEFULLY THE COUNTY AND BETHEL WOULD REMOVE ALL BACK TAXES THAT WERE OWED ON IT.
I LOOKED INTO THIS PROPERTY, BOTH PROPERTY RECORDS, AND SEEN THAT ON MARCH 15TH, 2021, CARRIAGE POINT LDT PURCHASED BOTH PARCELS FROM STATE ROUTE 2 0 1 LLLC FOR $425,000 IN FEBRUARY.
ON FEBRUARY 16TH, THE 23 CARRIAGE POINT LTD SOLD THE LAND TO HUBER HEIGHTS, BOTH PARCELS FOR $0.
WHY WOULDN'T LTD SELL LAND? THEY PAID ALMOST HALF A MILLION FOR JUST TO BE GIVEN TO HUBER HEIGHTS FOR NOTHING.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THERE IS A DEAL WITH REASONING BEHIND THIS THAT I AS A RE REGULAR RESIDENT TO THE PUBLIC CANNOT FIND.
IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, WE WERE GIVEN A TOWN HALL EXPLAINING THE PROCESS OF INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT FOR 2 0 1 AND CARRIAGE TRAILS.
IT WAS SAID IN THE PRESENTATION BY BRIAN, THAT DECK OWNS THAT LAND ON THE SIDE, ON THE ONE SIDE WHERE CARRIAGE TRAILS IS, AND THE SAILORS OWN THE EASEMENT OR THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE OTHER SIDE.
HE STATED THAT DECK, THE SAILORS AND METRO PARKS WERE VERY WILLING TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHT.
SO WHY WE WERE TOLD THAT DECK OWNS THE LAND.
IF IT WAS GIVE, WHY WERE WE TOLD THAT DECK OWNS THE LAND? IF THE LAND WAS GIVEN TO HUBER IN 2023 BACK IN 2018, A LEFT TURN LANE WAS WARRANTED BY ODOT, BUT NOTHING CAME OF IT.
THERE IS A SAYING THAT I'VE HEARD ON COUNCIL THAT GOES, WE CAN WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME.
WE HAVE CITY STAFF TELLING THE PUBLIC THAT DECK OWNS THAT LAND.
ANOTHER REASON FOR NOT GETTING THE LEFT TURN LANE WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY HAD TOO MUCH GOING ON AND IT JUST DROPPED THE BALL.
NANCY ASKED AT THE TOWN HALL IN JANUARY IF WE COULD ADD SIDEWALKS TO THE MIX AND BRIAN SAID THAT HE DIDN'T WANNA MUDDY UP THE WATERS.
ALSO, THEIR TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS THE ONLY THING BEING TALKED ABOUT REALLY, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T, AGAIN, WANNA MUDDY UP THE WATERS.
WHY ARE WE WANTING TO SELL LAND CURRENTLY OWNED BY HUBER HEIGHTS TO MUDDY UP THE WATERS THEN? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE LAND TO BE GIVEN BACK TO HUBER HEIGHTS TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE CARRIAGE TRAILS AND 2 0 1 INTERSECTION.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN PROVIDED THE DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF ALL THE CHANGES TO THIS INTERSECTION TO KNOW WHAT LAND WE ACTUALLY NEED.
DO WE EVEN HAVE THE BOUNDARY NECESSARY YET, OR IS THAT STILL UP IN THE AIR? IF NOT, WE AS A CITY WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO INSTALL THE LIGHT AND HAVE CONTROL OF IT.
ODOT WILL HAVE CONTROL AND ODOT PROJECTS CAN TAKE A WHILE.
I CANNOT BE IN FAVOR FOR BOTH PARCELS TO BE SOLD WITH ALL THAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE DON'T KNOW.
THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN BY COUNSEL SINCE 2017.
TO, TO FURTHER ADD TO THAT IS UNJUST TO THE RESIDENCE THAT TRAVELED THAT AREA DAILY UNTIL WE HAVE ALL ASPECTS IN ORDER FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE INTERSECTION TO BE INSTALLED.
I ENCOURAGE COUNSEL TO SAY NO TO THIS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE RESIDENCE THEY REPRESENT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER THINGS? NO, SIR.
UM, UH, WITH THAT WE WILL OPEN UP THE DISCUSSION, UH, FROM COUNSEL
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SCOTT DAVIDSON.BRIAN, THEY'RE STILL CONTINUING ON PUTTING A TRAFFIC LIGHT THERE.
THERE'S NO SLOW UP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, CORRECT? UM, CORRECT.
IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT, UM, ITEM M, WHICH IS THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND CARRIAGE TRAILS OF THE HEIGHTS LLC, THE PARCEL IN QUESTION ON WHICH THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF 2 0 1 LLC, OR EXCUSE ME, OF 2 0 1, UM, OF 0 2 0 1 IS SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN THE AGREEMENT.
SO IT IS A DEFINED PARCEL IN WHICH, UH, WE ARE WORKING WITH, UH, THE, UH, WITH THE DEVELOPER TO ACQUIRE TO COMPLETE THE, THE SIGNAL.
UM, UH, AS I'VE PREVIOUSLY STATED, WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE SEILER FAMILY TO ACQUIRE THE APPROPRIATE LEGAL DESCRIPTION, UH, TO CREATE THE PARCEL FOR THE NORTHBOUND LANE, WHICH WOULD NOT BE IMPACTED BY THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
WE HAVE SUBMITTED ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION TO ODOT REGARDING THE WARRANTS FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL.
UM, ODOT HAD ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FOR THE TRAFFIC STUDY AND FOR THE ENGINEER THAT PERFORMED THE STUDY TO ANSWER AND ADDRESS.
WE HAVE, UH, A PLANNED FOLLOW UP CALL WITH ODOT AND THE ENGINEER, UH, TO ADDRESS THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE TO TRY AND ADDRESS THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE.
SO WE'RE CONTINUING ON MULTIPLE FRONTS TO, UH, ADDRESS, UH, THIS ISSUE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BRING FORWARD, UH, THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION, UH, TO BRING THAT INTO OUR JURISDICTION SO THAT WE CAN, UH, COMPLETE THAT, THAT IMPROVEMENT, UH, AS WE HAVE COMMITTED TO DO SO, WE REMAIN ON COURSE TO DO THAT, UH, AND THESE PARTICULAR ITEMS WILL NOT IMPACT OUR COMMITMENT AND OUR PROGRESS TO ACCOMPLISH THAT TASK.
THAT'S ALL I HAD ADVICE, MAYOR.
BRIAN JUST GOT ONE MORE AND I HEARD EVERYTHING.
BRIAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SCOTT, FOR THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
AGAIN, I, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GONNA STAY THE COURSE FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT.
THIS IS NOT GOING TO HALT OR IT'S NOT GONNA TURN INTO X NUMBER OF YEARS OR TIME.
WE ARE CURRENTLY KEEPING COURSE, UH, CORRECT.
WE AS STAFF, WE AS THE CITY REMAIN COMMITTED TO PUTTING THAT LIGHT IN PLACE.
WHETHER OR NOT, UM, WE BRING THAT INTERSECTION INTO OUR JURISDICTION, WHICH IS ONE EFFORT THAT WE'RE ADVANCING.
UH, WE, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT WILL BE THE QUICKEST EFFORT.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.
SO, UM, ON, UH, ITEM M1 OF THE CONDITIONS OF, UH, THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, UH, IS THAT WITHIN SO MANY DATES, UH, WITH SO MANY DAYS OF THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR, UH, THE 1415 ACRE PARCEL TO, UM, CARRIAGE TRAILS, THEY HAVE SO MANY DAYS THEN TO TRANSFER TO US, UH, THE RIGHT OF THE, UH, THE PARCEL ON WHICH, UH, UH, SOUTHBOUND 2 0 1 6.
SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO ADVANCE IT.
SO THAT PARCEL WILL COME INTO, UH, WILL COME INTO OUR POSSESSION, UH, SHORTLY BASED ON, UH, COUNSEL'S ACTION WITH ITEM M.
UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, A DRAFT DEED FOR THE NORTHBOUND LANE AS WE'VE TALKED WITH COUNSEL.
UH, HOWEVER, WE NEED TO VERIFY WITH THE SEILER FAMILY THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER HEIRS OR INTERESTED PARTIES ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, WHO WE BELIEVE TO BE THE SOLE AND FINAL HEIR.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL'S LEGAL COUNSEL TO, UH, BRING THAT PARCEL IN.
SO AGAIN, ACTION ON THESE ITEMS DOESN'T IMPACT OUR EFFORT AND WE REMAIN COMMITTED, UH, TO THE DIRECTION THAT COUNCIL PROVIDED.
UH, IF YOU RECALL FROM THE PRESENTATION COUNCIL DID PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF, UH, TO BRING FORWARD THE NECESSARY EFFORTS TO CONSTRUCT THAT IMPROVEMENT.
AND SO WE ARE JUST SIMPLY CARRYING OUT THE DIRECTION THAT'S BEEN PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED BY COUNCIL.
ANYONE ELSE? MR. CAMPBELL? BRIAN, THERE ARE TWO PARCELS WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT TONIGHT, IS THAT CORRECT? UH, YES.
MR. CAMPBELL, THAT IS CORRECT.
AS YOU PULL INTO CARRIAGE TRAILS, ONE'S TO THE LEFT, THE OTHER'S TO THE RIGHT.
AND SOMEONE OWNED BOTH OF THOSE PARCELS ORIGINALLY WHEN BENCH ROCK WAS PROPOSED TO BE BUILT? CORRECT.
WHO WAS THAT? WHO OWNED THAT PROPERTY? UH, SO THE INITIAL OWNER WAS, UH, A CORPORATION, UH, THAT WE KNOW AS, UH, STATE ROUTE 2 0 1 LLC.
UH, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OWNER OF, UM, UH, THE OWNER ASSOCIATED WITH THAT COMPANY, THE INDIVIDUAL BEHIND THAT COMPANY, UH, PRIOR TO, UM, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THAT PROJECT PASSED AWAY.
UH, AND THAT'S WHAT INITIALLY CAUSED, UH, THAT PROPERTY TO LANGUISH.
UH, THERE ARE, UM, UH, THERE IS WHAT, UM, IN OHIO WAS COMMONLY KNOWN AS AN EXPEDITED FORECLOSURE.
AND EXPEDITED FORECLOSURE WAS BROUGHT ABOUT IN RESPONSE TO THE GREAT RECESSION.
AND THE IDEA BEHIND THAT WAS THAT,
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UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, UH, WHO, UM, WANT TO SEE DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN ON PROPERTIES THAT ARE, UM, NEGLECTED OR ABANDONED, UM, OR HAVE HURDLES TO DEVELOPMENT IN THIS INSTANCE.UH, THE ACCUMULATED ASSESSMENTS, TAXES AND FEES AND PENALTIES.
SO, UM, EXPEDITED FORECLOSURE ALLOWS THROUGH LEGAL COURT ACTION, UH, GOVERNMENT JURISDICTIONS TO BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THESE VACANT OR ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND BRING THEM INTO THEIR OWNERSHIP, BRING IT INTO TO THE JURISDICTION'S OWNERSHIP, UH, ABSENT, UH, OF THOSE IMPEDIMENTS.
SO EFFECTIVELY CLEARING OFF, UH, THOSE, UH, ASSESSMENTS AND THOSE TAXES AND FEES AND PENALTIES SO THAT THOSE PROPERTIES CAN BE REINTRODUCED INTO A TAXABLE BENEFIT FOR THE JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THEY LIE.
SO IN THIS INSTANCE, UH, WE DID INITIATE AN EXPEDITED FORECLOSURE ON THESE TWO PARCELS BACK IN 2021.
UH, AND THAT CASE WAS ADJUDICATED IN MIAMI COUNTY COURT, UH, AND WAS FINALLY RESOLVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2022.
SO THERE WAS NO SALE TO THE CITY BY THE FORMER OWNER, WHICH INDEED WAS CARRIAGE POINT LIMITED.
UH, THIS WAS A LEGAL FILING UNDER THE OHIO REVISED CODE, WHICH THE CITY INITIATED TO ACQUIRE THESE PARCELS BECAUSE THE TAX OBLIGATIONS AGAINST THEM WERE SO HIGH, THEY WERE AN IMPEDIMENT TO DEVELOP IN BENEFITING THE JURISDICTIONS, UH, IN WHICH THEY, THEY RESIDED.
SO THAT WAS HOW WE CAME TO POSSESS THESE PARTICULAR PRO PROPERTIES AND WHY WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT COUNSEL ENTER INTO THESE AGREEMENTS.
AND ALTHOUGH THAT'S MIAMI COUNTY, IS IT VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN REGARDS TO THE GANDER MOUNTAIN PROPERTY THAT'S NOW CAMPING WORLD? UH, THAT IS THE EXACT SAME STATUTORY PROVISION THAT WE EXERCISED, UM, AT CAMPING WORLD, UH, THAT WE UTILIZED IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE AS WELL IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, SWP THE TAXES AND, AND, AND WIPED ALL THAT CLEAN AND THEN DEEDED IT OVER TO THE CITY, UH, CORRECT THE COURT ORDERS THAT BEFORE THE PROPERTY'S TRANSFERRED INTO OUR OWNERSHIP? YES.
UM, SO YOU'RE SELLING THESE TWO PARCELS TO TWO DIFFERENT DEVELOPERS? UH, THAT IS CORRECT, YES.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE RECOMMENDING.
HOW DID YOU, CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW YOU COME UP WITH THOSE DEVELOPERS? HOW DID YOU PICK THEM? UH, IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, AFTER WE HAD ACQUIRED THE PARCELS THROUGH THE EXPEDITED FORECLOSURE, WE INITIATED A, UH, APPRAISAL OF ALL OF THE PARCELS IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA, THE TWO THAT WE OWN, AS WELL AS, UH, WHAT IS THE MEDIAN ISLAND, UH, THAT, UH, BETWEEN THESE TWO PARCELS THAT'S OWNED, UH, BY THE DEVELOPER DECK, AS WELL AS THE PARCEL OF LAND ON WHICH, UH, SOUTHBOUND 2 0 1 SITS FOLLOWING THE ISSUE OF THOSE APPRAISALS, UH, WE CAME TO CITY COUNCIL AND REQUESTED AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
AND SO WE PRESENTED THIS PARTICULAR, THESE TWO PARTICULAR PARCELS TO THE OPEN MARKET FOR, UH, RESPONSES.
I BELIEVE WE DIRECTLY NOTIFIED 11 OR 12 DEVELOPERS THAT WE HAD WORKED WITH PREVIOUSLY.
UH, AND THEN WE, UH, ADVERTISED, UH, THIS RFP NOTICE WITHIN, UH, A PAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION WITHIN THE CITY, I BELIEVE ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS OF THE TWO AGREEMENTS THAT COUNSEL IS ENTERTAINING THIS EVENING ARE A DIRECT RESULT, UH, OF THAT PROCESS.
AND STAFF'S MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO COUNSEL? UH, THAT IS CORRECT, YES.
THE TWO ENTITIES THAT ARE BUYING THESE TWO PARCELS? YES.
HAVE THEY EVER OWNED THESE TWO PARCELS IN THE PAST, TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE? THE TWO ENTITIES THAT WE ARE, NO, UH, NEITHER OF THE PARTIES, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, NEITHER THE PARTIES THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING.
UH, YOU SELL THESE PARCELS TO HAVE HAD ANY OWNERSHIP OF THESE PARCELS IN THE PAST.
AND, AND ONE OF THE PARCELS IS BEING SOLD TO A DEVELOPER THAT DOES OWN SOME LAND IN THE GENERAL VICINITY.
AND, AND CAN YOU DESCRIBE THAT PARCEL? SO IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SUBDIVISION, UM, UH, UH, THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPER, THE CARRIAGE TRAILS AT THE HEIGHTS IS AN AFFILIATE OF DECK, UH, AND THEY OWN LAND IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST, WHICH IS THE LARGER TENSION POND.
UH, THEY ALSO OWN THE ISLAND, UH, SPACE, IF YOU WILL, BETWEEN, UH, BOTH OF THESE PARCELS.
AND THEN THEY OWN, UH, THE, UH, AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY, THEY OWN THE, THE LAND ON WHICH THE SOUTHBOUND, UH, 2 0 1 SITS, UH, THERE, THOSE ARE THE PARCELS THAT THEY OWN, THE NEW IMMEDIATE AREA.
WHAT'S THE DIMENSIONS OF THAT? AND AND WHERE DOES THAT RUN EXACTLY ON 2 0 1? UH, WITH REGARD TO, I'M SORRY, MR. KIM, LIKE THE WIDTH LENGTH, YOU KNOW, IS IT, IS IT ON THE RIGHT OF WAY? UH, SO THE PARCEL, UH, THAT, UH, THE AFFILIATE OWNS DECK, THE AFFILIATE OWNS, UM, IS A NARROW PARCEL.
IT'S MAYBE 60 FEET WIDE AND IT PROBAB AND IT RUNS MAYBE THREE TENTHS OF A MILE DUE NORTH.
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IT HAS A PORTION OF, UM, LIKE I SAID, IT HAS A PORTION OF THE ROAD ON IT.AND IF I UNDERSTAND AN M AGENDA ITEM M THEY'RE GOING TO BE GIVING THAT TO US.
THAT'S A CONDITION OF THAT AGREEMENT? YES.
AND WHY WOULD DO WE NEED THAT LAND? YES, WE NEED THAT LAND TO BE INCLUDED, UM, IN OUR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT SO THAT WE CAN BRING THE INTERSECTION INTO THE INTERSECTION OF CARRIAGE TRAILS AND BRING INTO THE CITY, GIVING US HOME RULE AUTHORITY SO THAT WE CAN CONSTRUCT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT A HIGHER, AT A FASTER RATE, UH, THAN ODOT WOULD ALLOW, UH, UNDER THEIR GENERAL WARRANT.
SHOULD IT CONTINUE TO SIT WITHIN BETHEL TOWNSHIP, MIAMI COUNTY.
SO ALL THE TAXES HAVE BEEN WIPED OFF? THAT IS CORRECT.
THE LAND HAS BEEN DEEDED TO US.
SO WE HAVE ATTORNEY FEES AND SOME ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
I THINK THE GANDER MOUNTAIN PROJECT WE HAD ABOUT $12,000 IN CORRECT.
WOULD YOU SAY WE HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR IN THIS? OH, NOT AT ALL.
SOMETHING SIGNIFICANTLY LESS IF YOU EXCLUDE SAF TIME.
I BELIEVE THE TOTAL BILL, THE TOTAL INVOICING FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WAS ABOUT $1,800.
AND WHAT ARE WE SELLING THE TWO PARCELS FOR PUBLICLY? UH, I BELIEVE THIS PARCEL, UM, IS 1.6 MILLION ITEM, UH, ITEM L IS 1.6 MILLION IN CASH, UM, AT CLOSING WITH MINIMUM SERVICE PAYMENTS TO FOLLOW OF ABOUT TWO, TWO AND A HALF MILLION.
AND THEN ITEM MI BELIEVE THE SALE PRICE IS $1.05 MILLION AT CLOSING IN CASH WITH ANOTHER $2 MILLION IN, UM, MINIMUM SERVICE PAYMENTS TO FOLLOW AS WELL AS THE LAND DONATION.
BRIAN, IF I CAN CORRECT YOU, JUST 'CAUSE I'M LOOKING AT IT, IT'S, UH, 1.29 MILLION IN MINIMUM SERVICE PAYMENTS ON THAT.
UM, UH, I WOULD ASK, UM, BRIAN, IF I COULD, UH, MS. SCHWARTZ BROUGHT UP, UH, UM, SAYING THAT, UM, THE CITY BOUGHT LAND AND SELLING LAND IS NOW GETTING A CHUNK OF IT DONATED BACK.
BUT CAN YOU, UH, CAN YOU FURTHER CLARIFY THAT THERE ARE INDEED TWO PARCELS THERE AND WHAT WE'RE GETTING AND WHAT IS BEING SOLD? UH, AND I KNOW WE'RE ON ITEM M WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT, BUT, UH, IF YOU COULD, UH, CORRECT.
SO I'LL JUST READ RIGHT FROM, UH, THE, THE CASE FILING, UH, WITH JUDGE WALL.
SO THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO PARCELS.
UM, THE PARCEL ID NUMBER FOR ONE LOT IS, UH, P 48 0 0 0 4 1 2, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE LARGER PARCEL.
AND THEN PARCEL P 4 8 0 0 4 1 4, WHICH IS THE SMALLER PARCEL IF I RECALL CORRECTLY.
UM, IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, UM, AGAIN, AS I SAID, WE FILED AN EXPEDITED FORECLOSURE ACTIONS, SO THERE WAS NO, THERE'S NO TRANSACTIONAL HISTORY OF US OWNING THESE PROPERTIES BEFORE.
TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THERE'S NO, UH, UH, TRANSACTIONAL KNOWLEDGE WITH EITHER ONE OF THESE PARTIES, HOMESTEAD DEVELOPMENT OR CARRIAGE TRAILS, UH, AT THE HEIGHTS LLC OWNING THESE PREVIOUSLY, UH, THEY WERE AT THE TIME OF THE FORECLOSURE OWNED BY CARRIAGE POINT LIMITED.
UM, AND AGAIN, CARRIAGE POINT LIMITED DID NOT RESPOND, UH, TO THIS CASE AS AN INTERESTED PARTY.
UH, THE EXPEDITED FORECLOSURE WIPED OFF, UH, APPROXIMATELY, UM, 2.53 MILLION IN UNPAID ASSESSMENTS, TAXES, FINES IN FEES, UH, FOR THE LARGER PARCEL, AND ANOTHER 1.5 MILLION IN UNPAID ASSESSMENTS, TAXES IN FEES, UH, FOR, UH, THE SMALLER PARCEL.
AND, UH, I WOULD NOTE THAT THE APPRAISED VALUE FOR BOTH OF THOSE PARCELS CAME IN SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN, UH, THOSE FINES, FEES, AND ASSESSMENTS THAT WERE, UH, THAT WERE REMOVED.
AND THAT WAS THE IMPEDIMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE TWO, TWO PARCELS.
AND THE, UH, THE SLIVER THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, THAT'S NECESSARY FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT WE REQUIRE THAT SLIVER HAS ALWAYS BEEN OWNED BY, UH, DECK.
AM I CORRECT? UH, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, AT LEAST IN MY TIME WITH THE CITY, YES.
THAT THAT PARCEL HAS ALWAYS BEEN OWNED, UH, BY DECK.
UH, COUNSEL, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS AND HEARING NONE, UH, THE WORK SECTION SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT.
DO I SEE A MOTION TO ADOPT? WE HAVE THE MOTION, SO WE WHICH ONE? WE DO? WE HAVE THE MOTION IN THE SECOND.
OH, WE ALREADY HAVE THE MOTION.
WE ALREADY HAVE A MOTION AGAIN.
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STRAIGHT.FOLKS, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE SECOND AND NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
WILL YOU CALL THE ROLE MR. AKINS? YES.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of A Real Estate Purchase And Sale Agreement Between The City Of Huber Heights And Carriage Trails At The Heights, LLC. (first reading)]
11 M, ITEM 11 MA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A REAL ESTATE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS AND CARRIAGE TRAILS AT THE HEIGHTS LLC AT THE FIRST STREET.AND RICK, I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY GONNA SOUND A LOT LIKE WHAT YOU SAID BEFORE.
THIS IS THE SALE OF THE NORTHERN, UH, PARCEL AT, UH, CARRIAGE TRAILS PARKWAY IN BRANT, UH, BASED ON OFFERS THE CITY RECEIVED.
AND, UH, AGAIN, THE COUNCIL WORKER SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR ADOPTION.
UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT NANCY BURGE MOVE TO ADOPT? IS THERE A MOTION? UH, A SECOND.
UH, KAY BAKER, WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION.
AND TONY, IS THERE ANY NEED FOR, UM, UM, UH, ANYONE TO REITERATE? NO.
THAT WE COVERED ALL THOSE WITH THE LAST ONE? ALL RIGHT.
IN THAT CASE, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ATTORNEY, WILL WE CALL THE ROLL? MR. LOONEY? YES.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of A Development Agreement With Continental 752 Fund, LLC. (first reading)]
IS, UH, ITEM 11 N ITEM 11 NA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH CONTINENTAL 7 5 2 FUND LLC AT THE FIRST READING AND CITY MANAGER REC.THIS IS THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE AUTHENTICS PROJECT AT MARION MEADOWS, UH, WHICH IS 288 MARKET RATE DEPARTMENTS.
THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT THE ITEM.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT SCOTT DAVIDSON MOVE TO ADOPT? UH, IS THERE A SECOND? DR.
A SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, FURTHER DISCUSSION.
BRIAN, WHAT DOES THIS LEGISLATION ACCOMPLISH TONIGHT? UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE FINAL PIECES, UH, FOR THE CITY TO, UM, UNDER ITS, UH, PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WITH, UH, THE AFFILIATE CONTINENTAL DEVELOPMENT, UH, TO CLOSE ON THIS PROPERTY AND SELL THE 15 ACRES THAT WE ACQUIRED FROM, UH, GOOD SAMARITAN, UH, ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
UH, AND ULTIMATELY, UH, COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT, OR EXCUSE ME, APPROVAL OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL SET IN A MOTION, A TAX INCREMENT FINANCE DISTRICT, UM, OVER THESE 288 APARTMENTS.
AND THAT TAX INCREMENT FINANCE DISTRICT WILL BE ONE OF THE METHODS IN WHICH, UH, THE CITY RECUPERATES, UH, ITS INVESTMENT IN REDEVELOPING THE CR DAYTON MARIANNE MEADOWS AREA.
AND WHEN WILL YOU HAVE, UH, SOME OF THE FIGURES ON WHAT THAT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS GOING TO COST? ULTIMATELY AT THE END OF THE DAY TO THE TAXPAYERS? UM, UH, KAI AND I CAN PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER AND WE CAN HAVE THAT FOR YOU WHEN WE BRING FORWARD THE ASSOCIATED TAX INCREMENT FINANCING LEGISLATION, IF THAT WOULD WORK FOR YOU.
AND ANYONE ELSE? HEARING NONE? UH, THE, LET'S SEE, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ATTORNEY ROGERS, WILL YOU CALL ROLL MRS. KITCHEN? NO.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Listing Agreements With Apex Realty For The Sale Of Certain City-Owned Parcels. (first reading)]
ITEM 11.OH, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE LISTING AGREEMENTS WITH APEX REALTY FOR THE SALE OF CER CERTAIN CITY OWNED PROPERTIES AT THE FIRST STREET.
SO, UM, THIS IS TO, UH, LIST TWO PROPERTIES THAT THE CITY OWNS.
UH, ONE PLAN COMMERCIAL AND ONE INDUSTRIAL.
UH, ONE OF THEM IS BEHIND CENTER POINT, OR AT CENTER POINT 70.
THE OTHER IS ON BRAND PIKE BEHIND, UH, CEDAR HILL FURNITURE.
AND WITH THAT, UH, WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT THE ITEM, UH, MARK CAMPBELL.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION.
TONY, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL? MR. WEBB? YES.
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YES.AND THE MOTION PASSES? EIGHT ZERO.
[12. Citizens Comments - General]
UH, ITEM 12, CITIZENS' COMMENTS.WE GOT A STACK OF THEM HERE TONIGHT.
SO WE'LL START WITH NATALIE DONAHUE, IF YOU PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
I'M NATALIE DONAHUE, 7 8 3 5 AEN BROAD ROAD IN BETHEL TOWNSHIP.
UM, I JUST WANNA START OFF BY SAYING, UM, UH, THE, WITH THE 11 M AND UH, L, EXCUSE ME, THE TWO PARCELS THERE ON 2 0 1, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I THOUGHT ORIGINALLY WAY BACK WHEN, WHEN THAT WAS ROLLED OUT, WHAT THE PLAN WAS FOR CARRIAGE TRAILS, THERE WAS GONNA BE A NICE LITTLE PLAZA ON BOTH SIDES AND A COUPLE OF RETAIL STORES FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO LIVED IN CARRIAGE TRAILS AND, UM, A FEW RESTAURANTS.
AND NOW IT'S SAD TO SEE IT GO TO DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, IF THAT IT'S ALL MONEY FOR YOU GUYS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
BUT WE GET STUDENTS OUT OF NEW BUILDINGS.
WE DON'T GET STUDENTS OUT OF RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL STORES, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT BETHEL TOWNSHIP COULD HAVE ENJOYED AS WELL.
BUT NOW WE'VE GOT THE STUDENTS POTENTIALLY THAT WILL HAVE TO ABSORB.
SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING, I'M SURE THE GENTLEMAN WHO ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT, THAT WAS HIS PLAN.
IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO HAVE SEEN HIS VISION CARRIED OUT.
BUT, UH, ANYWAYS, THAT'S HOW THAT GOES.
UM, SAD TO SAY, UM, UH, ALSO I AM, UM, YOU KNOW, OF IN FULL TRANSPARENCY, BETHEL LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, BUT I'M HERE SPEAKING FOR MYSELF TONIGHT AS A BETHEL TOWNSHIP RESIDENT, AND I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING AT A LOT OF MEETINGS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.
I KNOW FOR SOME OF THE NEW MEMBERS, YOU MAY NOT HAVE SEEN ME UP HERE AS MANY TIMES, UM, BUT AFTER A WHILE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, SEVERAL OF US HAVE SPOKEN MANY TIMES.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE NEGATIVES TO BETHEL TOWNSHIP.
I WON'T GO THROUGH THOSE ALL AGAIN, INFRASTRUCTURE TO SCHOOL.
UM, THE LIST KIND OF GOES ON AND ON IN OUR MIND.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT THE NEW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, PERHAPS AS PART OF YOUR RESEARCH WHEN YOU WERE RUNNING YOUR CAMPAIGN, YOU RAN THROUGH AND LISTENED TO ALL THE PREVIOUS, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE BY VIDEO AND IN SOME OF YOUR RESEARCH TO PREPARE FOR YOURSELF.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT CALENDAR YEAR 2023 FROM JANUARY TO ABOUT JUNE.
LOOK THROUGH THOSE AND SEE HOW MANY TIMES WE'VE SPOKEN.
THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD DIALOGUE.
UM, INSTEAD OF ME REPEATING IT ALL, JUST GO AND LISTEN AGAIN.
TAKE THE TIME FOR YOURSELVES TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY THE IMPACT OF ANNEXATION FOR BETHEL TOWNSHIP AND HUBER HEIGHTS RESIDENTS, BECAUSE A NUMBER OF THEM HAVE SPOKEN OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AS WELL.
AND IT IS NOT JUST ONE SIDED, IT AFFECTS HUBER HEIGHTS RESIDENTS.
SO PLEASE, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU TAKE SOME EXTRA TIME AND GO BACK AND, UH, REVISIT THOSE VIDEOS SINCE THEY ARE AVAILABLE.
UM, I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT, UM, OBVIOUSLY HUBER HEIGHTS HAS A LOT ON THEIR PLATE.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF IRONS IN THE FIRE, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.
UM, I, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE JUST CONTINUE TO WORK INTERNALLY.
YOU DON'T NEED TO ANNEX ANYTHING.
YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH GOING ON HERE.
I DON'T SEE A REASON THAT IT'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO ADD RIGHT NOW.
SO I WOULD ASK, UM, PLEASE TO VOTE NO.
AND I JUST WANTED TO ALSO SAY SOMETHING I'VE NOTICED HERE IN HUBER LATELY, UM, IS THAT ALL OF THE BUSINESSES HAVE REALLY DECREASED THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN EACH BUSINESS.
I'VE SEEN LOCAL BUSINESS, UM, RESTAURANTS, THEY, YOU CAN GO ON A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY EVENING, IT'S HALF THE AMOUNT OF THE CROWD IT USED TO BE BECAUSE IT YOU, BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T AS MANY AS THERE ARE NOW.
SO WHILE DEVELOPMENT IS GOOD, IT'S DETRIMENTAL TO EFFECT.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY, MAYBE TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING ISN'T ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
SO AS YOU CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG IN GENERAL, AND ESPECIALLY WITH ANNEXATION, PLEASE CONSIDER A VOTE OF NO AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HERE IN HUBER HEIGHTS IS TAKEN CARE OF FIRST BEFORE YOU GO AND MOVE ON TO OTHER AREAS.
BUT APPRECIATE THAT AND ANY CONSIDERATION FOR A VOTE OF NO IS APPRECIATED.
NOW NEXT UP WE HAVE, UH, JEFF MORFORD.
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JEFF MORFORD, MIAMI COUNTY BETHEL TOWNSHIP ANNEXATION.I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT OVER THE YEARS WITH DEVELOPERS LOBBYISTS PUSHING THEIR AGENDA ACROSS THE STATE, LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN CONVINCED TO ENACT ANNEXATION LAWS AND PROCEDURES THAT IN EFFECT ARE DISCRIMINATORY AND OUR VIOLATIONS OF OUR CIVIL RIGHTS OF MILLIONS OF CITIZENS LIVING IN TOWNSHIPS.
CITY COUNCILS RECEIVING ANNEXATION REQUESTS ARE GIVEN THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO LOOK AT THE ANNEXATION REQUEST.
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION HOW THE ANNEXATION WILL AFFECT THEIR CITY.
IF THE CITY HAS THE CAPACITY AND DESIRE TO HANDLE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A LARGER POPULATION, THEN VOTE YES OR VOTE NO.
BUT THE TOWNSHIPS WHERE THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AND GOVERNED FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS HAS NO LEGAL RIGHT TO BE PART OF THE PLANNING AND DIRECTION.
WHEN CITY COUNCILS HAVE THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO DECIDE AND VOTE ON ACCEPTING OR REJECTING AN ANNEXATION REQUEST FROM A NEIGHBORING TOWNSHIP LANDOWNER SLASH DEVELOPER.
BUT THE TOWNSHIP DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES THAT IS COMPLETELY DISCRIMINATORY AND IN VIOLATION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE CITIZENS OF THAT TOWNSHIP.
THE 15TH AMENDMENT IN 1870 GAVE BLACK MEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE, THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, VOTE FOR JUDGES, VOTE FOR SHERIFFS, VOTE FOR PROSECUTORS, VOTE ON ISSUES SUCH AS TAX LEVIES, POLICE LEVIES, SCHOOL LEVIES, ISSUES SUCH AS ABORTION AND RECREATIONAL CANNABIS USE IN GENERAL, THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON THEIR FUTURE, EITHER AT A LOCAL LEVEL, A CITY OR TOWNSHIP LEVEL, A STATE LEVEL.
AND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THE 19TH AMENDMENT IN 19TH 20 GAVE WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE, FINALLY, GIVING ALL US CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO VOTE, NO MATTER WHITE, BLACK, MALE, FEMALE, RELIGION, WHAT STATE THEY LIVE IN, LIVING IN A LARGE URBAN CITY OR A SMALL RURAL TOWNSHIP.
THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO VOTE FOR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, VOTE FOR JUDGES, VOTE FOR SHERIFFS, VOTE FOR PROSECUTORS, VOTE FOR ISSUES SUCH AS TAX LEVIES, POLICE LEVIES, SCHOOL LEVIES, VOTE ON ISSUES SUCH AS ABORTION AND RECREATIONAL CANNABIS USE.
AGAIN, IN GENERAL, THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON THEIR FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF THEIR FAMILIES.
FROM THE LOCAL LEVEL, PRECINCTS, TOWNSHIPS, CITIES, TO THE STATE LEVEL, TO FEDERAL LEVEL, AND AGAIN, THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON THEIR FUTURE.
SO IN THAT REGARD, WHEN OHIO STATE LAWMAKERS GIVE LARGE URBAN MUNICIPALITIES THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO VOTE ON THE FUTURE OF SMALL RURAL TOWNSHIPS, NOT ALLOWING THE SMALL RURAL TOWNSHIP THE SAME RIGHT.
AND PRIVILEGES ANY SENSIBLE CITIZEN CAN SEE THE BLATANT DISCRIMINATION, HOW WRONG IT IS, JUST AS IN 1870, WHICH CHANGED THE LAW WHERE ONLY WHITE MEN COULD VOTE.
AND IN 1920, WHICH CHANGED THE LAW WHERE ONLY MEN COULD VOTE.
IF BY OHIO LAW, OHIO STATE LAW FAIRBORNE COULD VOTE TO PUT A TIRE BURNING FACILITY IN HUBER HEIGHTS WITHOUT NEEDING HUBER HEIGHTS INPUT OR APPROVAL.
IF BY OHIO STATE LAW, DAYTON COULD PUT A STEEL MILL NEXT TO CLOUD PARK WITHOUT HUBER HEIGHTS INPUT OR APPROVAL.
IF BY OHIO STATE LAW, NEW CARLISLE COULD PUT A MEGA PIG FARM PROCESSING PLANT ON EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD WITHOUT HUBER HEIGHTS INPUT OR APPROVAL.
THESE EXAMPLES ARE JUST AS ABSURD AS GIVING HUBER HEIGHTS OR ANY LARGE MUNICIPALITY, THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO VOTE ON ACCEPTING ANNEXATION REQUESTS AND APPROVED DEVELOPMENTS IN BETHEL TOWNSHIP WITHOUT THE INPUT OR APPROVAL OF BETHEL TOWNSHIP.
ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT BETHEL TOWNSHIP HAS ZONING RESTRICTIONS AGAINST HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENTS AND HAS THE DESIRE TO MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE THEIR RURAL LIFESTYLE.
PLEASE, WHEN YOU VOTE, FOCUS ON THE MORAL ISSUES, THE ETHICAL ISSUES, THE DISCRIMINATION ISSUES, THE CIVIL RIGHT ISSUES.
DON'T ONLY LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL SPREADSHEETS, BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.
LET BETHEL TOWNSHIP HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES YOU ENJOY, WHICH ARE CORE TO A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.
HUBER HEIGHTS RESIDENCE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL CITY COUNCIL PERSON.
LET THEM KNOW IF YOU ARE AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY ANNEXATION.
HUBER HEIGHTS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLEASE CONTACT 100 OF YOUR LOCAL NEIGHBORS.
EXPLAIN BOTH SIDES OF THE ANNEXATION EQUATION WITH EQUAL FACTS AND ENTHUSIASM AND ASK THEM FOR THEIR INPUT.
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AS ALWAYS, I LEAVE YOU WITH A GOLDEN RULE.DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU.
NEXT UP WE HAVE REAGAN BUTLER.
UM, REAGAN BUTLER, 6 3 8 5 PISCA ROAD, TIP CITY, OHIO.
I AM HERE TO OPPOSE THE ANNEXATION AND FOR, UH, YOUR INFORMATION.
I'M ALSO A SITTING MEMBER OF THE BETH LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTED IN NOVEMBER.
I'M NOT GONNA GO ON VERY LONG.
I DON'T LIKE SPEAKING IN PUBLIC, BUT I AM, UH, WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU.
BUT I HAVE TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.
HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? HUBER HEIGHTS UNTIL HU HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH UNTIL HUBER HEIGHTS IS SATISFIED WITH WHAT THEY HAVE? AS MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU HAVE PLENTY OF THINGS GOING ON IN YOUR CITY THAT YOUR RESIDENTS AND CONSTITUENTS DESERVE TO HAVE YOUR FULL ATTENTION TURNED TO AS YOU GOBBLE UP OUR TOWNSHIP AND DESTROY OUR GREEN SPACES AND THE HABITATS OF THE WILDLIFE, THE DEER, THE FOXES, THE BIRDS OF PREY, UH, ALL OF THIS IS BEING DESTROYED AND WILL BE REPLACED BY A MEDIAN STRIP OF GREEN GRASS.
THAT'S CALLED A GREEN SPACE BECAUSE THERE ISN'T VERY MUCH GREEN SPACE IN CARRIAGE TRAIL.
THEY'RE OVERFLOWING AS YOU'VE HEARD, HOW MANY KIDS ARE COMING IN AND THE TAX MONEY DOES NOT, DOES NOT KEEP PACE WITH THE GROWTH THAT GOES THROUGH.
OUR KIDS ARE COLLATERAL DAMAGE WITH YOUR GROWTH.
WE CAN'T FUND NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
THEY TAKE YEARS WITH THE NEW, WITH A NEW BUILD, WITH THE NEW BUILDS COMING IN, IT'S THREE TO FIVE YEARS TILL WE CAN GET A NEW BUILDING.
WHERE ARE THOSE KIDS GONNA GO IN THE MEANTIME? DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT THE CHILDREN OR IS OR IS YOUR FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE MORE IMPORTANT? WE DON'T GET A VOICE IN THIS, IT'S JUST FORCED UPON US.
OUR, THE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WILL STRUGGLE FOR YEARS AS WE JUMP THROUGH THE BUREAUCRATIC HOOPS AND REGULATIONS THAT WE NEED TO GET A NEW SCHOOL.
AND IN THE MEANTIME, THE TAXES WON'T COVER THE NEW KIDS COMING IN.
WE WON'T HAVE THE BUILDINGS OR FACILITIES TO HOUSE THEM.
AND WE WILL STRUGGLE TO PAY FOR, FOR STAFF ADMINISTRATION AND FOR TEACHING FOR SIMPLE TEACHING TOOLS AND
AND THE CLASSES WILL BE SO OVERCROWDED, OUR TRANSPORTATION WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP UP AND WE'LL LOSE STAFF BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANNA BE IN A DISTRICT LIKE THAT.
OUR QUALITY OF LIFE WILL BE CHOKED OUT AS TRAFFIC SKYROCKETS, AS INFRASTRUCTURE STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP WITH THE GROWTH.
AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANYTHING THAT'S TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION BECAUSE YOU SEEM TO HAVE HAVE BENEFIT COMING TO YOU.
WELL, I'D LIKE YOU TO STOP THE LAND GRAB.
I'D LIKE TO YOU TO SPEND YOUR TAX MONEY ON YOUR RESIDENCE AND CONSTITUENTS AND MAKE THEM HAVE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE IN YOUR CITY.
AND LET US PLAN FOR OUR GROWTH IN OUR TOWNSHIP.
YOUR NEXT UP WE HAVE JACKIE LESCOWITCH.
I HAD ACTUALLY REQUESTED, UM, I'D ASKED IF IT WAS OKAY TO READ FROM A TEACHER AND THEN I ALSO HAVE MY OWN STATEMENT.
SO IS THAT OKAY IF I DO THAT NOW AS, AS LONG AS IT'S, UH, UNDER FIVE MINUTES TOTAL.
JACKIE, CAN YOU PULL THAT MIC DOWN A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO YOU? OH, SURE.
UH, THIS ONE I AM READING, UM, FROM A TEACHER FROM BETHEL LOCAL SCHOOLS.
AS A TEACHER INVESTED IN THE WELLBEING AND EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF OUR CHILDREN, I COME TO YOU WITH CONCERN REGARDING THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION.
THIS PROPOSAL, WHILE IT MAY PROMISE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT TO THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, THREATENS TO STRAIN OUR ALREADY BURDENED SCHOOL SYSTEM AT BETHEL LOCAL.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE ADDITION OF SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF HOMES TO OUR SMALL RURAL AREA UNDOUBTEDLY LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
IN MY EIGHT YEARS TEACHING AT BETHEL LOCAL SCHOOLS, OUR STUDENT POPULATION HAS DOUBLED LARGELY DUE TO THE CARRIAGE TRAILS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
WHILE GROWTH CAN BE POSITIVE, RAPID EXPANSION WITHOUT ADEQUATE RESOURCES WILL OVERWHELM OUR ALREADY STRETCHED THIN SCHOOL SYSTEM.
OUR SCHOOLS ARE BURSTING AT THE SEAMS. CLASSROOMS ARE PACKED TO THE BRIM, TEACHERS ARE STRETCHED THIN AND RESOURCES ARE ALREADY SCARCE.
AND NOW YOU WANT TO ADD HUNDREDS MORE STUDENTS INTO THE MIX.
ADDING MORE STUDENTS WITHOUT CORRESPONDING INCREASES FUNDING FOR FACILITIES, TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF WILL ONLY INTENSIFY EXISTING CHALLENGES.
A BRAND NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE ALREADY EXCEEDING THEIR MAXIMUM CAPACITY.
WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE JUST NOW ABLE TO COME UP FOR AIR,
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BUT NOW HAVE ANOTHER POSSIBLE TIDAL WAVE LOOMING OVER US AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FULLY RECOVER FROM THE FIRST CARE TRAILS EXPANSION.FURTHERMORE, THE INFLUX OF NEW RESIDENTS WILL PLACE IMMENSE PRESSURE ON OUR LOCAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES.
INCREASED DEMAND FOR UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, AND PUBLIC SERVICES WILL STRAIN MUNICIPAL BUDGETS AND POTENTIALLY COMPROMISE THE QUALITY OF ACCESSIBILITY OF EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS.
OVERCROWDING AND CONGESTION CAN LEAD TO A DECLINE IN PROPERTY VALUES, INCREASE TRAFFIC, AND A DECREASE IN PUBLIC SAFETY, ALL OF WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACT THE WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
IN CONCLUSION, WHILE GROWTH AND PROGRESS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE VI VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, THEY MUST BE MANAGED THOUGHTFULLY AND RESPONSIBLY.
I URGE YOU ESTEEM MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, OUR COMMUNITY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN.
I'M A BETHEL TOWNSHIP RESIDENT PARENT TO TWO CHILDREN WHO ATTEND BETHEL LOCAL SCHOOLS AND A BETHEL LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH YOU MY CONCERNS RELATED TO THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WHILE IT SADDENS ME TO SEE OUR FARM FIELDS BE REPLACED WITH HOMES OR GAS STATIONS AND WILDLIFE BE EVICTED FROM THEIR WOODED HABITATS SO ROADS CAN BE BUILT, I AM EVEN MORE SAD TO SEE AND HEAR HOW THIS RAPID DEVELOPMENT HAS AFFECTED MY CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.
I FEAR THEIR EDUCATION FROM BETHEL IS NOT ADEQUATELY PREPARING THEM FOR SUCCESS, REGARDLESS IF THEY ATTEND COLLEGE, A TRADE SCHOOL, THE MILITARY, OR GO DIRECTLY INTO THE WORKFORCE BECAUSE THE SCHOOL IS IN CONSTANT TURMOIL.
BECAUSE OF THE RAPID GROWTH, BETHEL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE DISRUPTION EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THE HALLWAYS ARE SO CONGESTED, IT IS A STRUGGLE TO QUICKLY AND SAFELY MOVE FROM ONE CLASS TO ANOTHER BETWEEN BELLS.
JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY DAUGHTER WAS TRYING TO MANEUVER TO CLASS AND WAS HIT IN THE BACK BECAUSE A COUPLE KIDS MESSING AROUND RAN INTO HER.
SHE SAYS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO EVEN MAKE IT TO CLASS ON TIME BECAUSE OF THE CROWDED HALLWAYS.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING 11 NEW ADDITIONAL TEACHERS, PLUS SEVERAL OTHER NON-TEACHING POSITIONS.
WITH THAT COMES THE CHALLENGE OF WHERE TO PUT ALL OF THESE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
WE HAVE VERY FEW OPTIONS THAT ARE THE BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
I HOPE AND PRAY THE SCHOOL IS NOT FORCED TO BRING TRAILERS BACK TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THESE ADDITIONAL CLASSES.
FROM MY RECOLLECTION, WE HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF TRAILERS TWICE ALREADY BECAUSE OF EXPANSION.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, PARENTS ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT STUDENT SAFETY.
I REMEMBER WHEN THE FIRST SET OF TRAILERS WERE LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL AND THAT WAS A HUGE CONCERN FOR STUDENT SAFETY.
THE NEXT ROTATION OF TRAILERS WERE SET UP BEHIND THE SCHOOL.
WHILE THIS REMOVES THEM FROM BEING A DIRECT TARGET OFF OF ROUTE 2 0 1, IT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR A LOCKED AND CONTROLLED ENTRANCE AS THE HARDIN FACILITY PROVIDES.
NOR IS THERE MUCH PROTECTION IN A METAL BUILDING AGAINST GUNFIRE THAT SHOULD WE HAVE EXPERIENCED AS SCHOOL SHOOTER.
IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WENT FROM 105 TO 304 STUDENTS IN EARLY AUGUST OF 2022 BETHLE ROAD, NEARLY 70 UKRAINE REFUGEES.
JUST IMAGINE TWO WEEKS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS AND ALMOST 70 KIDS SHOWED UP UNEXPECTEDLY AND ALMOST ALL WERE UNABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH OR EVEN UNDERSTAND IT.
AS A RESULT, BETHEL TEACHERS WERE FORCED TO USE GOOGLE TRANSLATE JUST TO COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS IN FOUR DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
IN SOME CLASSROOMS, OVER HALF OF THE STUDENTS DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH.
OFTENTIMES, BETHEL TEACHERS RELIED ON ENGLISH SPEAKING STUDENTS TO HELP COMMUNICATE ALMOST EVERY DAY.
WE HAVE NEW KIDS FOR BUSING, WHICH CREATES THE NEED TO ADJUST BUS ROUTES.
BETHEL HAS FOUR BUS ROUTES THAT RUN DOUBLE ROUTES.
THIS MEANS THE FIRST LOAD OF KIDS ARRIVE AT SCHOOL APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCHOOL DAY BECAUSE THE SAME BUS HAS TO TURN AROUND AND RUN ANOTHER ROUTE TO GET THE REST OF THE KIDS.
WITH THE CONSTANT DISRUPTIONS THIS RAPID DEVELOPMENT HAS HAD ON OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT IS NO WONDER BETHEL HAS HAD 47 TEACHERS AND NINE ADMINISTRATORS RESIGN.
RESIGN OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.
CONSEQUENTLY, NEARLY 40% OF OUR TEACHING STAFF HAS ONE TO FIVE YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE.
HOW CAN WE EVER FOCUS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WHEN WE HAVE NO STABILITY? THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATE IN THE HAVOC RAPID MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAYS ON OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM.
FIVE MINUTES ISN'T NEARLY ENOUGH TIME TO TELL YOU AND EXPLAIN TO YOU OF ALL THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE FACED AND ARE FACING, GOD ISN'T MAKING MORE LAND AND WE ONLY GET ONE CHANCE TO PREPARE OUR CHILDREN FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THIS, WHEN WILL HUBER HEIGHTS BE LARGE ENOUGH? DO YOU WANT TO GROW TO THE SIZE OF DETROIT, CHICAGO, NEW YORK CITY? WHEN WILL THIS COUNCIL BE SATISFIED WITH THE COMMUNITY AS IS? WHEN WILL THE DESIRE TO GROW STOP.
WHEN WILL DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS FACTOR IN RESIDENT'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND OUR CHILDREN'S QUALITY OF EDUCATION? HUBER HEIGHTS HAS ENOUGH.
BETHEL LOCAL SCHOOLS HAS ENOUGH.
WITH A MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS STRESSING OUR SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN.
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CATCH ITS BREATH FROM THE FIRST CARRIAGE TRAILS DEVELOPMENT.
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DO NOT IGNORE OR DISREGARD THE PROFOUND EFFECT THIS RAPID GROWTH HAS ON THEM.THANK YOU JUDGE, AND YOU DID A GOOD JOB OF GETTING ALL THAT IN.
LAST UP WE HAVE DONNA HUGHES, DONNA HUGHES, 93 60 SOUTH MANN ROAD, BETHEL TOWNSHIP, TIP CITY, OHIO.
UM, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK AND I WAS GLAD TO SEE THE JUNIOR ROTC PEOPLE AND AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THEM AND ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT TODAY'S EARTH DAY BY PLANTING A HUNDRED TREES.
WHAT I'M SAD TO SAY, HOW MANY HUNDREDS MATURE TREES HAVE YOU CUT DOWN ON 2 0 1? 2 0 2 WILDCAT AND BEHIND MY HOUSE THAT LEFT SIX DEERS WITH NO HOME AND BIRDS FLYING AROUND LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO NEST.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I'M APPALLED TO BECAUSE THOSE SIX DEERS DON'T HAVE A HOME.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT DEER, BUT I CARE ABOUT THEM LIVING.
HOW WOULD WE SPEND TIME TO, OH, I WANNA CONTINUE.
THE NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO PUT IN THIS FROM THE SOUTHBOUND 2 0 1 LAUNCHING PAD FROM CARRIAGE TRAILS TO THE COUNTY LOAD WHILE YOU'RE CUTTING DOWN AND STOPPING THE BUILDING OF, UM, THAT CREEK NEAR THE, NEAR THE Y.
'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE DOWN FOR WHAT, 14 TO 28 DAYS.
GOOD TIME TO PUT THAT, THAT LANE IN.
I STILL LIKE THE LANE, THE ONGOING INTO CARRIAGE TRAIL.
UM, WHAT JEFF MORFORD WAS REFERRING TO WAS LEGAL PLUNDER.
YOU WERE LEGALLY PLUNDERING BETHEL TOWNSHIP OUTSIDE YOUR COUNTY, OUTSIDE YOUR TOWNSHIP.
IT'S AN IMMORAL LEGAL PLUNDER.
UH, I HOPE THAT YOU PUT THE LIGHT UP AT CARRIAGE TRAIL AND 2 0 1 BEFORE YOU DO THAT.
ARE YOU GUYS FAMILIAR WITH AGENDA 21 AND AGENDA 30? BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW.
AGENDA 21, AGENDA 30 TAKES PUBLIC OWNERSHIP AND SQUEEZES IT DOWN TO A LITTLE BITTY AREA WHERE YOU HAVE NO PRIDE.
WHEN YOU HAVE RENTALS, YOU HAVE NO PRIDE AND THESE HOMES THAT YOU'RE GETTING NOW WILL BE THEN LOANED WILL BE BEAUTIFUL FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO PAY THOSE HOUSE PAYMENTS AND THEY'LL BE THERE.
I'M ALSO UNDERSTANDING THAT, UM, WHEN YOU DECIDED TO HAVE THAT MIAMI COUNTY TAKE CARE OF THE HUBER HEIGHTS, MIAMI COUNTY PEOPLE, IS MIAMI COUNTY PEOPLE PAYING FOR THAT LAWYER FEE TO REPRESENT YOUR PEOPLE? IT SOUNDED LIKE MIAMI COUNTY WAS PAYING FOR THAT.
SO YOU'RE ASKING ALL OF MIAMI COUNTY TO PAY FOR YOUR HUBER HEIGHTS, MIAMI COUNTY PEOPLE.
ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE OF LEGAL BLUNDER.
I DO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I DO ENJOY COMING HERE TO SEE THE PEOPLE THAT WORK.
I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT BUSINESS AND BUSINESS.
THAT IS WHY I'M NOW A REPRESENTATIVE FOR MY PRECINCT IN MY COUNTY.
SO I THOUGHT ALL OF MY YEARS LIVING WHEN I'M, WHEN I VOTED FOR YOU, YOU WOULD DO RIGHT THAT YOU GUYS, BECAUSE YOU'RE OUTSIDE MY AREA, BUT I HAVE FOUND OUT THERE'S A LOT OF UNDERHANDING THINGS AND YOU GET LAND FOR NO MONEY AND THEN YOU SELL FOR A LITTLE MONEY AND THEN THAT BUILDER WILL SELL IT FOR TONS OF MONEY.
BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR THAT YOU WERE BEFORE.
I HOPE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR BECAUSE I WAS THRILLED TO DEATH WHEN HUBER BECAME A TOWN TO STOP THE INVASION OF DAYTON TO STOP THE PEOPLE OF DAYTON COMING IN AND GRABBING YOUR LAND AND STEALING YOUR BUSINESSES.
I'M ASKING YOU TO BE THAT GOOD NEIGHBOR FOR US THAT WE WISHED FOR YOU.
[13. City Official Reports And Comments]
TO ITEM 13, WHICH[02:10:01]
ARE CITY OFFICIAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS.WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO START? KATE BAKER.
CAN WE HAVE OUR NEW LAW DIRECTOR ADDRESS MRS. HUGHES CONCERNS ABOUT OUR CONTRACT WITH MIAMI COUNTY FOR PROSECUTING YOUR PUBLIC? CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT ON THE PROSECUTION CONTRACT? UH, SURE.
WHO IT SERVES AND LIKE WHO, WHO, WHO PAYS AND WHO IT SERVES.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THE CITY OF HUBBERT HEIGHTS IS PAYING THAT CONTRACT.
UH, SECONDLY, UH, BECAUSE OF THE JURISDICTION OF, UH, MIAMI COUNTY, THAT PROSECUTOR ONLY PROSECUTES THOSE CASES THAT OCCUR IN MIAMI COUNTY.
THE BULK OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS IS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
THOSE CASES ARE PROSECUTED THROUGH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY DISTRICT COURT.
UM, AND THAT IS HAS A SEPARATE PROSECUTOR FUNCTION.
SO IN TERMS OF THE COSTS TO ANY RESIDENT OF MIAMI COUNTY, THERE IS NOT A DIRECT COST.
CERTAINLY THERE'S FINES AND, AND COURT COSTS THAT ARE IMPOSED, BUT THOSE ACTUALLY GO TO BENEFIT THE COUNTY COURT SYSTEM IN MY, MY, UH, MIAMI COUNTY, NOT MONTGOMERY.
I DUNNO IF THAT ADDRESSES YOUR QUESTION OR NOT.
MRS. HUGHES, ARE YOU SATISFIED? UH, I THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION, BUT IS THAT
IT SHOULD, BUT, BUT, BUT THE CONTRACT SHOULD PAPER YOU REIMBURSED WYOMING COUNTY PROSECUTOR.
THE, THE CITY, THE, THE LAW FIRM THAT WAS HIRED IS ONLY HIRED TO PROSECUTE THOSE CASES THAT ARE GENERATED BECAUSE OF HUBER HEIGHTS FOOTPRINT IN MIAMI COUNTY, THE CITY, THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
NOW, IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS HIRED THE SAME LAW FIRM THAT PROSECUTES IN MIAMI COUNTY, BUT THAT'S A SEPARATE CON CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP.
TO GET TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER IT DOES OR DOESN'T COVER, THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE LAW DIRECTOR IN MIAMI COUNTY OF TROY.
I TOLD HIM TO BRING ME A COST THAT IT WOULD COST HIS OFFICE TO TAKE THE CASES ON.
HE GAVE ME A NUMBER WE DIDN'T NEGOTIATE AND I BROUGHT WHAT HE REQUESTED TO COUNSEL.
SO, UM, IF IT DOESN'T COVER IT, I, I, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULDN'T, BUT THAT'S, WE DIDN'T HAGGLE ON THE PRICE.
ANYONE ELSE? BAKER, ANITA, RICK, IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN LOOK AT A WRITER ABOUT THE FARMER'S MARKET AND ALSO CAN IS CAN I SEE THE RIDER FOR THE 4TH OF JULY? JUST BECAUSE I'VE DEALT WITH SOME OF THESE WRITERS FOR FESTIVALS AND EVENTS AND STUFF.
I WOULD JUST KINDA LIKE TO SEE THAT AND EVERYTHING JUST TO CALM MY NERVES ABOUT THE 4TH OF JULY AND WITH THE RIDES AND STUFF.
UM, AND I CAN GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION IF I NEED TO.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE CITY CARRYING ITS LIABILITY INSURANCE, THE CITY IS COVERED, PERIOD.
WHATEVER HAPPENS ON CITY PROPERTY, IF WE WERE HELD LIABLE, IT COVERS LEGAL FEES.
IT TO SOME EXTENT PROBABLY COVERS WHATEVER THE, THE SETTLEMENT OFFER IS.
SO THE CITY IS ALWAYS PROTECTED.
THE ISSUE WE'RE WE'RE GETTING AT NOW IS, IS WHAT THE VENDORS HAVE TO DO AT EACH OF THESE EVENTS.
AND IT DID HAPPEN WITH THE 4TH OF JULY.
THEY ASKED US TO BASICALLY COVER THE INSURANCE FORM AND WE TOLD C CINCINNATI CARVILLE, NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT.
SO, UM, WE DID ASK OUR INSURER AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT SARAH MCPHERSON WAS WORKING ON, WAS, WELL, COULD WE OFFER THEM A POLICY SEPARATE FROM OURS AT A CHEAPER COST? AND OUR INSURE JUST SAID THAT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING THEY DO.
UM, SO I, I CAN BRING YOU AN EXAMPLE OF A RIDER, BUT THERE'S NO RIDER THAT WE OFFER TO VENDORS.
IT'S, IT'S SIMPLY THAT WE COVER THE CITY FOR THESE EVENTS AND RELY ON THE VENDORS AND, AND TRY AND GET THE INFORMATION OUT TO THEM THAT THEY NEED TO COVER THEIR OWN LIABILITIES.
NANCY, UH, I'M CURIOUS WHY THIS IS, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
WE'VE BEEN HOLDING FESTIVALS AT FOR THE 4TH OF JULY.
WE'VE BEEN DOING EVENTS ALL OVER THE CITY.
WHY IS THIS JUST NOW BECOMING AN ISSUE? UH, THERE WAS A CHANGE MADE.
UM, WHEN SARAH CAME TO TOWN, UM, YOU KNOW, WE DID HAVE A CITY EMPLOYEE FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE FARMER'S MARKETS STAGED THERE,
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UM, JUST FOR REPRESENTATION, UH, IT BECAME A BIT OF A STAPLE AFTER COVID.SO ABOUT FOUR YEARS OF DOING THAT.
UM, WE ALSO TOOK OVER THE FARMER'S MARKET AT THAT TIME AND IN LOOKING AT THE COST OF PROVIDING THAT, THERE'S NO REAL BENEFIT TO THE VENDORS OR THE CITY TO BE AT THE MARKET.
THERE ISN'T ANOTHER CITY THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THAT STAFF SIT WITH A CITY EMPLOYEE, UM, TO MITIGATE, YOU KNOW, ANY CONCERNS WE ARE CONTRACTING OR WORKING ON A CONTRACT WITH SOMEBODY TO, TO BE THERE JUST TO OVERSEE THE MARKET.
BUT ON A LIKE 10 99 CONTRACT FORM, YEAH.
SO WHEN THAT CHANGE WAS MADE, THERE SEEMED TO BE SOME CONCERN THAT IT WAS GONNA AFFECT VENDORS' INSURANCE.
AND IN OUR RESEARCH IT DOESN'T HELP AND IT DOESN'T HURT.
THERE'S NO IMPACT TO THE VENDOR'S INSURANCE BASED ON OUR PRESENCE AT THE MARKET.
SO THEN WE GOT INTO A BIG, UM, BIG QUESTION.
SO TO MS. HARTMAN'S EMAIL TO COUNCIL AND OUR HER, UH, ATTENDANCE HERE IN OUR MEETING A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, UH, I SIMPLY CLARIFIED THAT NEVER HAS THE CITY COVER VENDORS NOR WILL THE CITY OR CAN WE COVER VENDORS.
UM, AND I THINK IT'S CREATED A LITTLE BIT OF ANGST, BUT, UM, I, YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
IT'S JUST BECAUSE, AND THAT'S THE POINT I WANTED TO MAKE, IS THAT WE HAVE NEVER COVERED THE VENDORS AND IT WAS JUST BECAUSE THE ONE LADY CAME UP AND RAISED THE ISSUE.
SO ARE WE NOT HAVING CITY STAFF AT THE MARKET REGARDLESS OF THE OTHER LADIES ARE? SO WE'RE NOT HAVING A CITY EMPLOYEE.
SO SOMEBODY WE PAY DIRECTLY IN THE PENSION, WE GIVE INSURANCE TO 'EM, IT, WE ARE WORKING TO FIND IT.
I'LL HAVE TO CHECK WITH SARAH IF WE'VE COME TO AN AGREEMENT, SOMEBODY TO BE AN ATTENDANCE AT THE MARKET ON A CONTRACT BASIS.
SO IT OBVIOUSLY SAVES THE CITY MONEY.
WE'RE NOT PAYING INSURANCE, WE'RE NOT PAYING PENSION PAYMENTS, A VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS.
SO THE GOAL NOW IS, IS STILL TO HAVE REPRESENTATION THERE.
IT'S JUST NOT A CITY EMPLOYEE.
WE'RE STILL GONNA PAY SOMEBODY TO BE THERE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND, AND DO THE OTHER THINGS.
I JUST, I DON'T KNOW, COMING FROM A BACKGROUND OF PARKS AND RECREATION, THAT WAS MY 30 YEAR CAREER.
YOU WORK WEEKENDS AND YOU WORK EVENINGS WHEN YOU'RE IN PARK AND REC.
SO TO NOT HAVE THAT CITY EMPLOYEE THERE IS KIND OF ODD BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN YOU RECREATE EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS.
AND I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE A BROAD SCOPE OF THAT PERSON'S JOB.
AND THEN WE'RE JUST HIRING A SECOND PERSON IN PARKS AND REC.
SO FOR US NOT TO HAVE SOMEBODY THERE.
SO WHAT THAT ATTENDANCE WAS COSTING THE CITY WAS A WEEKDAY OF WORK OUT OF THAT EMPLOYEE, UM, WHOSE PRIMARY DUTY WAS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND IS NOW PUBLIC RELATIONS.
AND SO, UM, UH, NOT TO BE FLIPPANT, UM, SITTING AT THE MARKET JUST IN CASE IS NOT A GREAT USE OF, OF THAT EMPLOYEE'S TIME.
AND SO WE CAN UTILIZE A LESS EXPENSIVE CONTRACT, UH, PERSON TO UH, DO THAT.
UH, IF I MAY, RICK, UM, CAN YOU POLISH THAT UP A LITTLE BIT? TELL US ABOUT WHAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING AT THE FARMER'S MARKET? YEAH, UH, GIMME THE, GIMME THE UPSIDE THINGS THAT, UM, YOU AND SARAH HAVE EXPRESSED TO, TO ME.
SO SARAH IS EXCITED FOR THE FARMER'S MARKET.
UH, WE HAVE HAD A, A FEW PEOPLE, UM, BACK OUT FROM THE MARKET THIS YEAR.
UH, I CAN GET SOME COUNTS FOR COUNCIL WHEN, UH, I COME NEXT WEEK.
UM, BUT BASICALLY IT STARTS THE FOURTH.
UH, SHE'S HAD A MEETING WITH ALL THE VENDORS.
I CAN GET AN UPDATE TO COUNCIL ON THAT.
UM, WE ARE OFFERING, UH, SOME DISCOUNTS TO MEET AND PRODUCE VENDORS JUST BECAUSE WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE OR INCENTIVIZE THEM TO COME, UH, AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR MARKET.
UM, IT'S STILL BEING HELD AT THE EEL BERG LIKE IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
UM, AND ACCORDING TO SARAH AND MANY OTHERS, UM, YOU KNOW, WE ARE EAGER TO CONTINUE PROVIDING SPACE FOR THIS MARKET AND, AND SUPPORTING IT IN THE BEST WAY WE CAN.
UM, BUT THERE'S OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN'T.
SO, UH, AND JUST TO PARAPHRASE, THE CITY IS EXCITED ABOUT THE FARMER'S MARKET AND, AND WE CONTINUE TO BE EXCITED ABOUT THE FARMER'S MARKET.
UH, SOME CHANGES ARE, ARE COMING, UH, SO BEAR WITH US AS WE MOVE THROUGH THOSE CHANGES, BUT THE FARMER'S MARKET WILL BE BIGGER AND BETTER AND WILL CONTINUE AS IT ALWAYS HAS.
UH, ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO MARK? WILL THEY STILL BE ABLE TO TAKE WIC AND THE PROGRAMS THAT WERE SET UP THERE SO OUR RESIDENTS THAT DO NEED THAT SERVICE WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT AT THE MARKET.
I WILL CHECK WITH SARAH TO SEE IF THERE IS A WIC VENDOR.
I KNOW MS. HARTMAN MENTIONED THAT SHE WAS THE WIC VENDOR AT THE MARKET, UM, UP UNTIL RECENTLY.
I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION TODAY, BUT I CAN GET IT FROM SARAH.
UH, ANYONE ELSE? OH, AGAIN, I HAVE ONE OTHER THING YOU NEED TO GO.
WE DID HAVE THE CYBER, UM, SECURITY.
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AT BOTH SESSIONS.UM, I WISH WE WOULD'VE SENT SOMEBODY TO RECORD IT BECAUSE IT WAS A LOT OF GOOD VALUABLE INFORMATION THAT SEAN GAVE TO THE RESIDENTS.
UM, HE DOES WANT TO START OFFERING THAT ON A YEARLY BASIS.
SO, UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR US BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT AGAIN, BECAUSE CYBER'S ALWAYS CHANGING WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO.
SO HE SAID IT WAS GOOD TO OFFER THAT YEARLY TO UPDATE CITIZENS.
RICK, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO HOST HIM HERE AT OUR QUARTERS AND THAT WAY WE CAN RECORD IT AND IT'S BE ABLE TO UPLOAD IT TO OUR WEBSITE FROM NOW ON? YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT.
I JUST DIDN'T THINK OF IT UNTIL, UH, MS. KITCHEN TEXTED ME THAT DAY AND THERE WASN'T TIME TO PULL IT TOGETHER.
IT'S, BUT YEP, WE CAN, WE CAN HOST IT HERE NEXT TIME.
WE DO HAVE A MOBILE CAPACITY TO STREAM FROM REMOTE LOCATIONS.
IT JUST NEEDS TO, UH, SOME IT EFFORT.
SO TONY, WILL IT RECORD? NOT JUST, IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING THAT OUR SERVICE DOES HERE, BUT FROM A REMOTE LOCATION.
FURTHER COMMENTS, I HAVE A COUPLE, IF YOU'LL JUST BEAR WITH ME FOR A SECOND.
UM, ONE IN WELCOMING OUR IT DIRECTOR AND THEN TWO, UM, TO LOOK OUT AT THOSE OF YOU HERE.
UH, YOU FREQUENTLY SEE FACEBOOK POSTS THAT SAY CONTACT YOUR CITY, UH, COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES CONTACT THE MAYOR, AND THAT FACEBOOK POST MAY HAVE A LIST OF, UH, NINE NAMES, UH, MAYBE MORE IF YOU INCLUDE THE CITY MANAGER AND BRIAN AND UH, ANYBODY ELSE IN THAT LAUNDRY LIST.
AND SINCE OUR IT DIRECTOR'S HERE, UH, I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO THAT.
IF YOU COPY THAT LIST AND YOU, UH, SEND IT AS AN EMAIL TO ALL OF COUNCIL AND YOU PUT EVERYBODY IN THE CC LINE, UH, YOU ADDRESS IT TO THE MAYOR AND YOU ADD ALL THESE PEOPLE TO THE CC LINE, I CAN TELL YOU FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT THIS WEEK I HAD TO SALVAGE OUT OF OUR BARRACUDA EMAIL, UM, WHATEVER THAT THING IS CALLED, GRABBER, UH, HAD THOSE SALVAGE EMAILS OUTTA THERE.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IF I'M TRYING TO GRAB THOSE EMAILS ON MY PHONE.
VERY DIFFICULT TO LOOK AT THE MICE TYPE THAT APPEARS ON MY PHONE AND READ WHAT IT IS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WOULD PUT IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE SOMETHING AS VAGUE AS I GOT A PROBLEM.
BECAUSE IT'LL GO TO OUR SPAM DETECTOR.
ATTORNEY ROGERS, I'M GONNA PUT THE ONUS ON YOU HERE.
IF A PERSON OR PERSONS WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ALL OF COUNCIL, WHAT'S THE RECOMMENDED WAY FOR THEM TO DO THAT? WELL, THEY COULD CERTAINLY SEND THE EMAILS INDIVIDUALLY TO EACH COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, IF THEY, THEY WANTED TO DO WHAT YOU'RE, I DON'T KNOW, SUGGESTING IT TO SEND IT TO ME, UH, IT WOULD BE THE SAME THING IF IT POTENTIALLY, BUT, UH, SOME OF THE THINGS GET CAUGHT IN THE, IN THE, THE SYSTEM.
BUT, UH, YOU COULD SEND IT TO ONE PERSON AND ASK THAT IT BE DISTRIBUTED, AND THAT COULD BE ME AS WELL.
UH, THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS, UH, I'VE OUT MISSED THREE DIFFERENT EMAILS, UH, DEALING WITH ANNEXATION THIS WEEK.
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO JUST BLIND COPY IN A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF AND ESPECIALLY BE, UH, AWARE OF YOUR SUBJECT LINE THAT YOU PUT IN THERE.
UH, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE, THE DATA BREACH WE HAD, UH, OUR EMAIL, UH, GRABBER IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB OF KNOCKING A LOT OF STUFF OUT.
SO, UH, THAT WAS ONE POINT I WANTED TO MAKE.
MY SECOND POINT GOES TO, UH, NATALIE'S COMMENT TONIGHT ABOUT DEVELOPMENT.
SHE MENTIONED THAT, UH, THE TWO PARCELS THAT WE VOTED ON TONIGHT, UH, WERE AT ONE TIME, UH, CONSIDERED TO BE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, UM, LITTLE RETAIL OR WHAT HAVE YOU THERE.
THE REASON I BRING THAT UP IS BECAUSE I WAS ON PLANNING COMMISSION FOR, UH, AN AGGREGATE OF ABOUT 12 YEARS.
DURING THAT TIME WE HAD A MALL COMING TO HUBER HEIGHTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU REMEMBER THAT, BUT THAT MALL WAS GONNA BE, UH, AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES, FERRIS WHEELS.
UH, UH, MARK MIGHT REMEMBER HE WAS HERE BACK THEN, I THINK THERE WAS A ROLLER COASTER.
AND BY THE TIME THAT PROJECT GOT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE MALL THAT WAS PATTERNED AFTER DOWN NEAR CINCINNATI WAS ALREADY, UH, GOING BELLY UP AND IT WAS IMMEDIATELY SCRAPPED.
AND WHAT YOU SEE TODAY, UH, THE BEERMAN, UH, I SAY BEERMAN, THAT'S NOT EVEN THERE ANYMORE.
UH, WHERE AT HOME IS AND LOWE'S AND ALL THAT, THAT DEVELOPMENT TOOK ITS PLACE.
UM, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT PARKTOWN, UH, IN MIAMI COUNTY, UH, THE PARKTOWN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
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THERE OUT IN FRONT OF THAT, IT WAS PLANNED TO BE A SERIES OF RETAIL SHOPS, UH, ALL ALONG WHERE THERE ARE NOW APARTMENTS AS RETAIL SHOPS, UH, ARE A MIRROR IMAGE OF WHAT WAS PLANNED FOR OUT ON 40 IN FRONT OF, UH, ANOTHER, UM, I THINK IT WAS OBER DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE.I BRING, UH, THOSE ARE NOW APARTMENTS AND I BRING THOSE BOTH UP BECAUSE THINGS DO CHANGE.
I, I UNDERSTAND IF YOU LOOK BACK, THERE WAS A DESIRE AT THE TIME TO HAVE RETAIL THERE, BUT RETAIL ISN'T WORKING.
UH, DEVELOPERS GO WITH WHAT WORKS.
THAT'S WHY WE DO NOW HAVE, UM, THE, THE STRIP SHOPPING CENTER THERE WITH KOHL'S AND ALL OF THAT, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING A MALL.
AND THAT'S WHY THERE ARE APARTMENTS, UM, ON 2 0 2 INSTEAD OF WHAT WAS PERCEIVED TO BE A SERIES OF SMALL SHOPS.
UM, 12 YEARS ON PLANNING TAUGHT ME THAT TIMES CHANGE AND PLANS CHANGE.
SO A CITY HAS TO BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH, IN MY OPINION, TO BE ABLE TO ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES AND GO WITH WHAT, UH, THE TIMES ARE CALLING FOR.
HAVING SAID THAT, UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENTS FROM ANYONE ELSE, UH, MAYOR VICE MAYOR WEBB, KATE BAKER? YES, MA'AM.
I JUST WANNA ADD YOUR EMAIL PIECE SO WHEN YOU EMAIL ALL OF US, WE CAN'T REPLY BACK TO YOU BECAUSE IT, IT'S A VIOLATION OF SUNSHINE LAWS WHEN, WHEN, SO-AND-SO COMMENTS AND SO AND SO COMMENTS AND SO AND SO COMMENTS.
IT'S A VIOLATION OF SUNSHINE, SO I WILL NOT BE REPLYING BACK TO GENERAL MESSAGES, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NONE, UH, THE TIME IS 8 26 AND THERE IS NO NEED FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT, RIGHT? CORRECT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING UP WITH.