[1. Call Meeting To Order/Roll Call]
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TO ORDER. AND ASK JOHN RUSSELL FOR A ROLL CALL.
>> MAYOR GORE. MR. AKINS. MR. LOONEY.
>> THE MAYOR HASSIN FORMED ME HE IS SICK AND WILL NOT ATTEND TONIGHT AND ASKED ME TO PRESIDE OVER THE MEETING. NUMBER 2 IS
[2. Approval Of Minutes]
NUMBER 2 IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES. >> THOSE HAVE BEEN PASSED OUT AND SENT OUT. IF THERE ARE ANY CORRECTIONS, SPEAK NOW.
>> ANY CORRECTIONS? DELETIONS. SEEING NONE THOSE STAND
[ City Manager Report]
APPROVED. ITEM 3 IS A WORK ITEM TOPIC OF SESSION. THE FIRST ITEMIS CITY MANAGER REPORT. JOHN. >> YES, SIR. JUST A COUPLE THINGS TO NOTE. FIRST AND FOREMOST I -- THOSE THAT WEREN'T HERE LAST WEEK. THIS IS IN MY REPORT BECAUSE I WAS NOT HERE. I HAD A DEATH IN THE FAMILY. MIKE AND I HAVE WORKED TOGETHER SINCE 2000. OFFICER HAWLEY RETIRED LAST THURSDAY. HE CAME TO US FROM CENTERVILLE, MIKE HAD 36 YEARS OF TOTAL SERVICE BUT 22 YEARS HERE WITH HUBER HEIGHTS AND I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIM AS HE EXITS HIS CAREER HERE AS A POLICE OFFICER WITH HUBER HEIGHTS POLICE DIVISION.
>> NEXT A COUPLE THINGS WE ARE GOING TO -- YOU ARE GOING TO START TO SEE FROM US REALLY. FIRST AND FOREMOST THOSE THAT HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT IS JASON AND HE IS -- HE WILL BE OUR NEXT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERSON.
AFTER THE MEETING IF YOU GET A CHANCE STOP IN AND SAY HI. JASON WILL COME TO SOME MEETINGS HER TO JUST KIND OF GET HIS FEET WET AND SEE WHERE WE ARE. ALEX HAS STARTED THAT KIND OF TUTORIAL PROCESS WITH HIM, MEETING WITH HIM A COUPLE OF TIMES AND JUST TRYING TO START SOME PROGRAMS THAT REALLY WE HAVEN'T SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH BUT THAT ARE IMPORTANT. I KNOW THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS LOOK AT THE CITY AND SEE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A TOOL TO BRING IN NEW BUSINESS BUT IT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT. A LOT OF TIMES IT'S KEEPING THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE HERE, HERE AND TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO ASSIST THEM IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. WE ACTUALLY -- ALEX, WHAT, A MONTH OR SO AGO, VIOLA SAID THERE'S A THING FROM THE EPA THAT REQUIRES ALL BUSINESSES HERE TO HAVE BACK FLOW PREVENTION ON THEIR WATER SYSTEMS. WHEN THEY DO THAT THEY HAVE TO ACTUALLY PROVE THEY HAVE DONE SO. MOST BUSINESSES ARE PRETTY GOOD ABOUT REPORTING THAT AND SENDING THAT TO US. VIOLA HAD SOME -- PROBLEM CHILDREN THAT WERE EITHER NOT REPORTING OR JUST UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON. ALEX AND HIS GROUP TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES AND ASKED GARY AND SAID CAN WE GO OUT AND DO SOME FACE TO FACES, FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS, IN THAT PROCESS WE GOT TEN BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BROUGHT THEMSELVES UNDER COMPLIANCE. TWO THAT ARE WORKING ON IT. IN THE VISITS WE USED IT MORE THAN JUST A HEY IS YOUR BACK FLOW PREVENTER HERE. WE CHECKED TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY NEEDS AND JUST TRY TO KEEP RETENTION OF BUSINESSES HERE AS WELL. THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE HERE. AGAIN WE ARE TRYING TO STAVE OFF ANY INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS BY -- THE ONLY AVENUE WE WOULD HAVE HAD IF THEY COUNT COMPLY WE SHUT THE WATER OFF UNTIL THEY COMPLY. WE WANTED TO SAY WHAT CAN WE DO TO ASSIST YOU. WE WANT TOMA DO THAT AND JUST STRENGTHEN OUR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND START TO WORK. THAT WORK WILL BE KEY TO SOME OF THE THINGS JASON WILL DO FOR US AS WELL. THAT IS -- THAT'S ONE THING YOU WILL START TO SEE FROM US. NOT JUST THE NEW BUSINESS FRONT BUT ALSO SOME BUSINESS RETENTION MODEL TOO. WE
HAVE APPROACHED 12. I THINK. >> YEAH.
>> WE INITIALLY SENT OUT ALL THE NOTICES SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR TO EVERY -- IN -- AND THEN WE FOLLOWED UP WITH -- WE FOLLOWED UP WITH LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS AND THEN THE LAST LETTER WAS -- WOULD HAVE BEEN A SHUT OFF NOTICE. WHAT WE DID IS -- WAS CITY MANAGER SAID WE -- ONCE WE GOAT TO THE POINT OF SHUT OFF WE
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KIND OF WENT OUT AND -- HELP THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS. MOST OF THEM HAD IT DONE. THEY JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE NEXT STEP OF FILING SO I WOULD -- JUST SHOWED THEM HOW TO DO IT ON THEIR PHONE AND WHERE TO PICK UP THE CERTIFICATE. IT WENT OUT TO EVERY BUSINESS. I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER. I WILL GET THAT TO YOU, HOW MANY BUSINESSES. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BE DOING A LOT MORE OF ONCE JASON COMES ON BOARD. WE WILL GO OUT TOGETHER AND HIT ALL THE BUSINESSES, NOT JUST THE -- THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AND -- WE ARE GOING TO EVERY BUSINESS AND SEEING WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND HOW WE CAN HELP THEM AND PUT THEM IN THE RIGHTS DIRECTION.SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT WE TALKED TO EITHER GOING TO RIBBON CHAMBER, THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF SOME OF THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT ARE OUT THERE. NOT ONLY FOR CITY BUT -- WHAT THE COUNTY CAN DO FOR THEM. JOBS OHIO AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT. WE ARE GOING TO -- JASON DOESN'T KNOW THIS BUT HE WILL WORK ON CHANGING THE WEBSITE TO BE A LITTLE MORE -- SOME OF THE PROGRAMS OUT THERE SO THAT SOMEONE CAN QUIET TO THE WEBSITE AND SEE THE OFFER TO SMALL BUSINESS AS WELL AS SOME OF THE LARGER BUSINESSES. THEN WE WILL BE ALSO PRESENTING HOPEFULLY NEXT MEETING OR THE MEETING AFTER IN A WORK SESSION I WILL PRESENT A -- THE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS, MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS, VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES SO -- ESSENTIALLY MICRO GRANTS AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A -- SOME MONEY SET ASIDE TO GO AFTER SOME OF OUR GRANTS LIKE FOR EDGE GRANTS AT THE COUNTY LEVEL THAT WE CAN BRING SOME MONEY TO THE TABLE SO WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT TO YOU AND THIS WILL BE ALL OUT OF FUNDS OUT OF THE TED FUND. SO, YOU KNOW -- WE AREN'T USING INCOME TAX REVENUE OR ANYTHING LIKE IT THIS IS MONEY RECEIVED FROM LEASE PAYMENTS OR
>> THANK YOU. QUICK QUESTION THOUGH. ACTUALLY A COUPLE QUESTIONS. I WILL TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM. I IMAGINE MOST DON'T KNOW WHAT A BACK FLOW IS OR WHAT IT DOES. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT JUST BRIEFLY AND THEN IS IT FOR -- WE ARE SAYING BUSINESSES.
HAVING EXPERIENCED THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY I KNOW IT'S APPLIED THERE. WHAT OTHER KIND OF BUSINESSES ARE REQUIRED TO
CERTIFY BACK FLOW? >> THE EPA REQUIRED UNDER ANY CERTAIN SIZE.
KEEP ITSELF FROM GOING GOING BACK IN AND GETTING THE WATER BACK AND FORTH SO IT PREVENTS WATER FROM THE BUSINESS GOING WHERE IT SHOULDN'T BE.
SO WE -- REMEMBER WHEN WE STARTED THE PROGRAM. SIGNED UP.
OKAY. SO, WE -- AS A PART OF THE EPA WE SAID WE WILL BE A PART OF IT AND THIS IS KIND OF THE NEXT PART IS THAT WE GO OUT. IF SOMEONE IS NOT COMPLYING, NOT ONLY IS THE BUSINESS GOING TO GET THE WATER SHUT OFF OR IF WE DID NOTHING ABOUT IT AND WE JUST KIND OF SAID KIND OF TUBBED A BLIND EYE ON IT AND THE EPA SHOWS UP THEY WILL GET A FINE, THE BUSINESS OWNER THE CITY WILL RECEIVE A FINE AS WELL BECAUSE WE ARE PART OF THE PROGRAM. I'M NOT A WATER GUY. I THINK I GOT IT RIGHT.
>> AARON MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
>> WE WILL BRING LEGISLATION FORWARD IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO TO UPDATE THE PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS.
THEY ARE MINOR CHANGES. IT WON'T AFFECT BUSINESSES BUT ITS
SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO. >> THANK YOU.
>> ANYTHING ELSE? >> JUST A COUPLE OTHER ONES ITS THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS PASSED BUT ON THE 15TH WE WILL HAVE THE COMMUNITY ARTS DISPLAY. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AND ALSO ON THE SOCIAL MEDIAS. WE ARE ALSO SUPPORTING AND -- ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY TO ATTEND THERE'S A -- A DANCE SHOW ON FEBRUARY 16TH AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE AND WE ARE -- WARRIOR GIRLS IS OUR GROUP HERE LOCALLY. WE ARE -- THE
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HUBER HEIGHTS. WE ARE SPONSORING THAT. YOU WILL FIND TICKETS ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE AND MORE INFORMATION AS WELL. I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS?>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR JOHN? >> YES, SIR.
>> THIS IS A QUESTION FOR MARK CAMPBELL. HERE IN THE -- THE OUTREACH WE HAVE GOING ON WITH OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES HERE. THE BUSINESSES IN HUB, R HEIGHTS I DON'T RECALL HEARING THAT LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT FROM THE CITY WITH BUSINESSES. IN YOUR EXPERIENCE OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEARS, HAVE WE EVER GONE OUT AND DONE THINGS LIKE THIS TO THIS DEPTH?
>> HONESTLY WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT ALEX, I REMEMBER US HOPING WE COULD DO THAT BUT I DON'T EVER REMEMBER IN MY 30 PLUS YEARS US EVER SUCCESSFULLY DOING THAT. WE ALWAYS RECOGNIZED THE VALUE IN BUSINESS RETENTION BUT WE DIDN'T PUT THE RUBBER ON THE ROAD. SO, I'M VERY HAPPY TO
HEAR THAT. >> YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. IT IS JUST REALLY IMPRESSIVE THAT WE SEE AN ACTION PLAN AND THIS WILL HAPPEN. DON'T THINK WE HAVE DONE IT
BEFORE. VERY COMMENDABLE. >> I HAVE SAID RECENTLY IN THE PAST THAT I HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE IN THE TEAM JOHN HAS PUT TOGETHER. IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE HOW CONFIDENT I AM IN YOU SAYING THIS ALEX. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. SO, IT'S -- IT'S WONDERFUL SITTING UP HERE AS A BOARD MEMBER AND KNOWING THAT OUR POLICIES ARE GOING TO BE FOLLOWED IN THIS. MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU AND THIS TEAM. THANKS AND WELCOME. EVERYTHING WE HAVE SAID I WILL POINT OUT THAT JASON DIDN'T LEAVE SO --
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE?
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY WHEN I RAN FOUR YEARS AGO I RAN THAT WE NEEDED TO BE MORE COHESIVE WITH BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS. I'M REALLY STARTING TO FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT IS GOING ON. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH HOW YOU WERE ANSWERING YOUR CALLS AND GETTING RESULTS BACK AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING. I'M GLAD YOU ARE GOING OUT TO THE BUSINESSES AND I -- YEAH I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BUSINESSES STAY INSTEAD OF US
HAVING EMPTY STORE FRONTS. >> WE MET A COUPLE. I KNOW -- AND -- AS WELL. I TRY TO TAKE EVERYTHING JUST BECAUSE IT'S FUNNY WHEN A BUSINESS STARTS ASKING QUESTIONS. ALEX HAS SOME GOOD QUESTIONS BUT THEN ARRON HAS GOOD QUESTIONS. AS YOU LOOK AT IT IT'S -- IT'S -- IT'S A TOTAL TEAM APPROACH. YOU KNOW I THINK BACK JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE WE MET WITH THE TJ AND THEY HAD GREAT QUESTIONS. TO ALEX'S POINT THERE ARE SOME PROGRAMS THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE WERE AVAILABLE AND THIS IS -- THIS IS A BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN HERE AND WE WANT THEM TO CONTINUE THAT. GOING OUT AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE AWARE OF SOME OF THESE THINGS IS REALLY -- THAT'S HOW YOU KEEP GOOD BUSINESSES HERE. I THINK IT'S AT A TIME WHERE WE DO WANT -- WE DO WANT EXPANSION BUT ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T FORGET THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME EITHER.
>> WELL SAID. >> AND I HAVE BEEN YELLING FOR THREE OR FOUR YEARS THAT WE NEED TO GO AFTER GRANT THAT ARE OUT THERE. I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE BEEN UNDER USING A LOT OF PROGRAMS AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE -- DOING SOME THROUGH THE TED AND GETTING SOME MINORITIES AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES AND THING LIKE THAT GOING WITH THEM. THAT IS AMAZING.
>> PAY ATTENTION TO THE NEXT TWO ITEMS AS WELL.
>> ANYONE ELSE? AGAIN JASON, WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR HAVING FAITH IN US AND THE STAFF AND WELCOME. OKAY. B IS BULLET PROOF
[ DOJ Bulletproof Vest Grant Application - Police Division]
VEST GRANT APPLICATION. JOHN WILL HUBER HEIGHT'S FINEST BEADDRESSING? >> THEY WILL. TONY ASHLEY IS IN
ATTENDANCE. GO HEAD. >> ALL RIGHT. EVERY YEAR WE LIKE TO APPLY FOR THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE BULLET PROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP. IT IS FEDERAL GRANT THAT ALLOWS US TO GET 50% REIMBURSEMENT ON ALL OF OUR REPLACEMENT VESTS AND THE NEW HIRES. WE WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT THIS YEAR.
>> OKAY. EVERYBODY -- EVERYBODY OKAY IF THAT IS ON THE AGENDA FOR MONDAY? OKAY. SEEING -- SCOTT?
>> WHAT HAPPENS TO THE OLD VESTS?
>> RIGHT NOW I WOULD SAY THEY ARE GETTING PILED UP IN A STORAGE CLOSET. WE HAVE LOOKED INTO DONATING THEM TO SMALLER AGENCIES AND STUFF BUT THEY ARE -- THEY ARE -- WE AREN'T HAVING
LUCK WITH THAT EITHER. >> WHAT ABOUT DONATING THEM TO A
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CHURCH FOR SECURITY TEAM? >> TO A CHURCH?
>> I CAN TALK TO MARK ABOUT IT. >> OKAY.
>> THAT IDEA. >> OUR CHURCH HAS A SECURITY TEAM AND WE ARE LOOKING INTO BULLET PROOF VESTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BUT -- IF THEY GET DONATED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT -- THAT WOULD HELP US. SO I WOULD CHECK WITH YOU. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. >> THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION,
SCOTT. >> THANK YOU. I LIKE YOUR IDEA BUT I THOUGHT THE REASON WE ARE GETTING NEW ONES IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GRANT AND THE VESTS HAD REACHED THEIR USE OF LIFE AND THAT'S WHY THEY WEREN'T USED.
>> RIGHT. EXACTLY. THEY EXPIRE EVERY FIVE YEARS.
>> YEAH. THAT'S WHY WE ARE DOING THIS. JUST -- SO YOU KNOW.
>> OKAY. JUST BECAUSE THEY EXPIRED DOESN'T MEAN THEY STILL WON'T WORK. ANYTHING THAT'S -- A PLUS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> I WOULDN'T GET IN THEM BUT OKAY.
>> THERE MAY BE A LIABILITY ISSUE. SURE CHRIS WILL PROBABLY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT, I WOULD HOPE.
>> IF THEY WERE A GIFT OR DONATION MADE TO A PROCESS WE WOULD REQUIRE THEIR BE RELEASE LANGUAGE HOLDING HARMLESS AND LIKELY SOME FORM -- BUT I THINK -- IT WOULD BE A MANUFACTURER
ISSUE BUT IT CAN BE MANAGED. >> ANYONE ELSE?
[ Parks And Recreation Grant Applications]
>> OKAY. SEEING NO ONE, C IS PARKS AND RECREATION GRANT APPLICATION. SARAH, WILL YOU HANDLE THIS ONE?
>> YOU HAVE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR OUR PARTICIPATION AND SUBMISSION FOR TWO GRANTS FOR PROJECTS IN THE PARKS THIS YEAR. THE FIRST IS FOR CANAL HEIGHTS PARK DEVELOPMENT. I KNOW YOU WILL HEAR MORE ON THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON THAT LATER. THIS WOULD BE DOING KIND OF A PHASE1 CONNECTION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY OUTLINED ON THE CITY'S PLAN.
THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD START THE TRAIL, AND THEN PUT IN NATURAL TRAILS WHERE ALL THE PURPLE LINES ARE, SO THAT YOU CAN ACCESS THE NATURAL INTERESTING TOPOGRAPHY. THE REST OF THE PARKS ARE RELATIVELY FLAT AND DON'T OFFER A LOT OF INTERESTING AND DIFFERENT, DIFFICULTY LEVELS OF HIKING AND OUTDOOR EXPLORATION, THAT SORT OF THING. THIS WOULD BE KIND OF PART ONE IN DEVELOPING LAND. THE GRANT IS FOR UP TO $500,000 WHICH WE WILL ASK FOR ALL OF IT AND IT DOES REQUIRE A 25% MATCH.
WE SHOULD KNOW AROUND NOVEMBER IF IT'S AWARDED AND PART CAN BE FUNDED OUT OF SOME CIP MONEY WITH PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING IN UNDER BUDGET SO THAT'S GOOD BUT THE BULK WOULD BE BUDGETED IN 2026. YOU MAY SAY, YOU KNOW WHY I DO IT NOW AND ONE OF THE REASONS IS THAT -- THE LAND THAT DEVELOPERS INTEND TO DONATE TO CAN BE USED AS THE MATCH FOR THE GRANT. OUR ACTUA, L FINANCIAL OBLIGATION COULD BE RELATIVELY SMALL. IF WE USE THAT LAND AS THE MATCH. AND THEN, THE NEXT ONE IS FOR COMMUNITY PARK ENHANCEMENTS. THIS IS A SMALLER TRAILS GRANT FOR $150,000 REQUIRING A 20% MATCH AND IT'S REALLY TO PAVE THAT PATH RUNNING THROUGH COMMUNITY PARK. MAYBE ADD A FEW WINGS ONTO IT TO CONNECTING SOME OF THE OTHER PARK FEATURES. OVERALL IT'LL MAKE WALKING FROM STUDEBAKER AND THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS TO WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL THAT MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE TO OUR COMMUNITY. FOR THOSE THAT GO PAST WAY HIGH SCHOOL AT THAT TIME OF DAY THERE'S A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC THROUGH THAT PARK. HAVING THAT PAVED WILL BE WAY BETTER USE AND THEN CAN WE USED BY THE COMMUNITY TO WALK AND GET EXERCISE AND AS WE KNOW THE MORE PEOPLE IN A PARK THE LESS ISSUES YOU TEND TO HAVE IN THAT PARK WITH VANDALISM, LOITERING AND THAT SORT OF THING. THIS ONE IS ON THE EXACT SAME TIMELINE. WE COULD HAVE NOTICES BY NOVEMBER AND THEN THE BULK IN 2026. THIS LEGISLATION IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THE GRANTS AND THAT'S WHY IT'S BEFORE YOU
TONIGHT. >> AND WE WOULD SEE THIS ON
>> OKAY. >> LET'S START WITH QUESTION.
WE WILL START WITH NANCY. >> SARAH, ARE WILL ANY PLANS TO
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PUT ANY -- I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT PAVILIONS BUT KIND OF SUN SHELTERS IN THE AREA -- IN THE PARK, PARTICULARLY WHEN PEOPLE ARE WAITING TO PLAY PICKLE BALL OR OTHER ACTIVITIES THERE?>> SO, NOT -- THERE WAS NOT EXACTLY A SHADE SHELTER PUT IN BUT THERE'S MONEY EARMARKED FOR ADDITIONS TO COMMUNITY PARK AND ENHANCEMENTS IN YEAR. SO I CAN GET QUOTES AND CONSIDER IT.
>> ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. SO, WE WILL SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR MONDAY. IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS A QUESTION OR ISSUE? SEEING IT
ON MONDAY? >> CAN YOU TELL US DOES IT HAVE TO BE PASSED ON MONDAY IN ORDER TO MAKE IT GO FOR THE GRANT?
>> IT IS NOT MONDAY. IT COULD BE -- I DON'T BELIEVE IT -- IT'S JUST A RESOLUTION. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON THAT. YOU WOULD KNOW MORE, AND, THE GRANTS DUE 3:15 BY MAIL. I WAS HOPING TO MAIL THEM OUT THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH. SO,.
>> THANK YOU. >> WE WILL SEE IT MONDAY AND YOU WOULD HOPE WE WOULD PASS IT FOR MONDAY.
>> WITH THAT -- UPGRADE. SECURITY CAMERAS, COMMUNITY
PARK. >> I KNOW THAT -- IT'S -- ALSO ON THE PLATE OF OUR IT DIRECTOR TO LOOK AT SECURITY CAMERAS.
THAT IS -- YOU KNOW SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT. YEP.
>> I KNOW WE -- DONE OUR BEST TO SPRUCE UP THE NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT THERE TO GET MORE USABLE. IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE PLAYGROUND ENHANCEMENTS TO BRING THAT PLAYGROUND AT THE COMMUNITY PARK UP TO SAY, WHAT WE HAVEN'T
SOLVED? >> YEAH. WE WERE AWARDED $75,000 IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. WE ARE WAITING TO MOVE FORWARD BUT THAT IS EAR MARKED FOR THE PLAYGROUND AT COMMUNITY PARK AND IT'S TO ADD MORE FEATURES AND REDO THE SURFACING SO IT'S HUH-UH FORM SURFACING NOT TWO DIFFERENT SURFACES. THE CURRENT PLAN WITH THAT THROUGH THE PARKS AND REC BOARD, THEY WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT A HANDFUL OF PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND PUT IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC. IT IS LIKELY WE WILL ADD TWO OR THREE PIECES OF EQUIP MEMBER TO BUILD IT UP. E.
>> WE WILL SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA MONDAY. REALLY GLAD YOU
[ Right Stuff Time Keeping Software]
ARE ON OUR TEAM. >>> D, RIGHT STUFF TIME KEEPING
SOFTWARE. ALEX, IS THAT YOU? >> YES. UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S
NO GRANT FOR THIS. >> THERE COULD BE IF WE DUG.
>> I KNOW I PUT A LOT IN THE PACKET FOR YOU TO LOOK AT AND CONSIDER. I DID HAVE A LITTLE SHORT POWER POINT PRESENTATION.
WE CAN DO THROUGH TO SUMMARIZE WHERE WE ARE AT. JUST AS A -- REMINDER LAST YEAR COUNCIL -- GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO -- ENGAGE A THIRD PARTY TO HELP US THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO LOOK AT TIME KEEPING AND FINANCIAL SOFTWARE. IT'S -- LOOKING AT ALSO HR PARTS A PART OF IT. A 360 EVALUATION OF OUR CURRENT OPERATION AND LOOKING AT WHAT'S OUT THERE. AS I SAID IN THE BUDGET MEETING THIS IS -- ESSENTIALLY THE HEARTBEAT OF THE ENTIRE OPERATIONS OF THE ENTIRE CITY. ANY OF THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER? WHETHER IT'S A TIME KEEPING SOFTWARE OR FINANCE SOFTWARE, HR SOFTWARE. THAT'S SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING AT AS A PART OF THE RFB PROCESS. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE RFB WENT OUT ON SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR. IT WAS CLOSED ON THE 11TH. WE RECEIVED 11RFV'S. RIGHT STUFF WAS AN INDEPENDENT JUST TO LOOK AT TIME KEEPING. THEY WERE PART OF ANOTHER VENDOR AS A TIME KEEPING SOLUTION FOR THE FINANCE SOFTWARE AS WELL. WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TIME KEEPING SOFTWARE SEPARATELY BECAUSE THEY PUT A SEPARATE BID ON IT AND ONLY WANTED IT FOR TIME KEEPING. OUR CURRENT SYSTEM -- AND THERE'S OTHER DATES WHERE WE HAD REFERENCES, PHONE CALLS, INTERVIEWS, ON THE REFERENCE CHECK JIM BELL AND I CALLED -- ALL THE REFERENCES THAT THEY LISTED IN THE RFV. I
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CAN TELL YOU WHO IS VERY POSITIVE. IN FACT ONE QUOTE FROM A FINANCE DIRECTOR SAID OUT OF MY 30 YEARS THIS IS THE -- BEST SOFTWARE I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH WHEN IT COMES TO TIME KEEPING SOFTWARE. GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE, VERY REACTIVE. CUSTOM FOR OUR LABOR CONTRACTS. IT'S CUSTOM FOR ALL OUR EXEMPTIONS SO FOR EXAMPLE, SICK LEAVE, AFTER THE EVALUATION WE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH RIGHT STUFF. WE ARE STILL NEGOTIATING ON THE FINANCE SIDE AND THE HR SIDE. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS -- A PRIORITY FOR THE TOWNSHIP OR THE CITY, EXCUSE ME. IT IS -- RIGHT NOW TAKES -- FIVE DAYS AND FOUR EMPLOYEES, TWO FROM HR AND TWO FROM FINANCE TO GO THROUGH OUR TIME KEEPING JUST TO UP LOAD IT TO OUR PAYROLL SOFTWARE. IT IS -- A CURRENT OSL IS OUR CURRENT VENDOR. IT IS A PREMISE ON SITE SO IT'S ON THE SERVER. SINCE THE CYBER ATTACK AND THE RAMSOMWARE WHEN THEY REVERT IT WE THINK IT'LL REVERT TO THREE VERSIONS AGO. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS KIND OF A PRIORITY WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE BRINGING IT SEPARATELY WHICH IS COMING. SOME OF THE KEY FEATURES, ONE I KIND OF MENTIONED IS CLOUD BASED. IT IS GOING TO INTERFACE WITH THE MOST CURRENT VENDOR, FINANCIAL SOFTWARE AND PAYROLL AND THE ONE RECURRENTLY NEGOTIATING WITH. AT NO COST, RIGHT STUFF -- IT WON'T COST US OR CHARGE US FOR US TO BUILD A BRIDGE TO OUR CURRENT SOFTWARE KNOWING WE ARE MOVING TO A NEW SOFTWARE. THEY SAID FAMILIAR WITH IT. WE ARE GOING TO DO IT NO COST TO THE CITY. IT'S CUSTOM REPORTING. THINGS WE NEED FOR -- WE MENTIONED GRANTS. SO, IF WE HAVE TO REPORT STUFF FOR AUDIT REASONS, TO THE STATE OF OHIO OR OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WE HAVE CUSTOM REPORTS AND THEN THE REPORTS THAT ARE NEEDED IN THE POLICE AND FIRE DIVISION WE CAN CREATE THOSE REPORTS. THERE IS -- CUSTOM REPORTS BUILT OR CREATE OUR OWN REPORTS. FOR EXAMPLE OVERTIME REPORTS OR -- HOW MUCH DID IT COST FOR A POLICE OFFICER TO BE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME. IT HAS A MOBILE APP ON ANDROID AND APPLE. OUR EMPLOYEES WILL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT REQUESTS FROM THE PHONE. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ESSENTIALLY CALL IN SICK FROM THEIR PHONE. REQUEST TRADES, TIMEOFF, AND THEN IT'LL GO THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS. THROUGH THEIR SUPERVISORS. IT'LL ALSO -- IF -- THERE'S SOME OTHER KEY FEATURES THAT WE BUDGETED FOR BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF IF WE WILL TURN IT ON. THE ASK IS THE HIGHER AMOUNT. AS WE GET THE SOFTWARE ONLINE TO START WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS THAT'S WHERE WE WILL SEE IF WE TURN ON SOME OF THE FEATURE THAT ARE GOING TO BENEFIT THE CITY AND THE EMPLOYEES. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SOFTWARE CAN DO GEO FENCING. IN OTHER WORDS WE CAN TAKE A SEASONAL EMPLOYEE OR EMPLOYEE AT THE ROSE AND SAY -- SAY ONCE THEY HIT THE PARKING LOT AUTOMATICALLY CLOCKS THEM IN. WE DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THEM ACCESS TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. WE DON'T HAVE TO CREATE WORK STATIONS THERE. IT IS SO EASY WE CAN EVEN HAVE JUST AN IPAD AT THE DOOR. STAY LOGGED IN, SAY THEY ARE THERE. AND HAS AUTOMATIC CALL FEATURES. FOR EXAMPLE, AND -- POLICE DIVISION.IT HAS AUTOMATIC CALLS. IT'LL GO OUT THROUGH THE MOBILE DEVICES.
ALL NEW EMPLOYEES AFTER A CERTAIN POINT WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE VIDEOS.
WE WILL HAVE TWO HOURS OF ON SITE TRAINING THEN TEN HOURS OF ON SITE WITH OUR H R AND FINANCE STAFF. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT IT'S ABLE TO DO THAT OUR CURRENT VENDOR CANNOT. BY THE WAY WE ARE USING TWO TIME KEEPING SOFTWARES RIGHT NOW. THE FIRE DIVISION HAD TO GO WITH A SEPARATE SOFTWARE BECAUSE IT -- OSL DIDN'T MEET THEIR NEEDS WITH THEIR SCHEDULE FOR 24-48
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SCHEDULE. WITH THIS WE WILL BE ABLE TO REPLACE TWO SOFTWARES.WE ALSO CAN BUILD UP AS MANY PAY CODES AS WE WANT BUT THERE IS ABHIJIT OHIO BASED COMPANY THAT UNDERSTANDS OHIO RULES. PUBLIC GROUPS IN OHIO SO -- HOW POLICE AND FIRE SCHEDULES WORK AS WELL ANY FEDERAL FLA STANDARDS. WE CAN TRACK OIC TIME. WE CAN -- EVEN SET UP CODES FOR OUR K9 UNIT AND BE ABLE TO TRACK CERTAIN THINGS. PUBLIC WORKS WE CAN DO -- PROJECT CODES SO WE CAN KNOW HOW MUCH -- EMPLOYEE IS WORKING ON A CERTAIN PROJECT, FOR EXAMPLE, POTENTIALLY ONE OF OUR PARTNERS. WE CAN TRACK THOSE THINGS AND AS I SAID SOME OF THE FEATURES WITH OUR SEASONAL STAFF AS WELL. IT'LL BE A LOT 'EASIER RIGHT NOW. MOST OF THE TIME THE SUPERVISORS ARE ENTERING IN TO THE SYSTEM FOR OUR SEASONAL EMPLOYEES. THE EMPLOYEES ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
EMPLOYEES WILL BE ABLE TO VERIFY THEIR TIME SHEETS AND SAY I WORKED THOSE HOURS. VERIFY IN DIGITAL SIGNATURE BY THE EMPLOYEE, THE SUPERVISOR UP TO CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IF WE WANT TO GO THAT HIGH. LONG TERM SAVINGS, OBVIOUSLY IT'S A COST INCREASE AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE SPREAD SHEET IN THE PACKET AND -- WHAT I HAVE UP ON HERE, IS -- WITH THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT OUR CURRENT SOFTWARE IS AT 3% AND I WENT 3% SOMETIMES IT'S HIGHER BUT 3% OVER. YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL BUDGET IMPACT FOR EACH YEAR FOR THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT. IF APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL NEXT WEEK PROJECT WILL START MARCH 1ST AND GO LIVE IN JUNE. SO, WE WILL BE MOVING PRETTY QUICK TO GET THIS AND -- FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. THERE WON'T BE A PHASE IN PROCESS. WE WILL DO ALL THE TRAINING TURN THE SYSTEM ON. FINANCE STAFF AND I ARE ASKING TO DO -- TWO PAYROLLS IN THE TWO SYSTEMS IN REGARDS TO TIME KEEPING AND THEN THAT'S WHERE WE ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING IS GOOD WITH RIGHT STUFF. WE WILL TURN THE OLD SYSTEM OFF AND THE 100% ON THE NEW SYSTEM. THE NEXT INTERFACE WILL BE SEAMLESS.
ONCE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FINANCIAL SOFTWARE AND THE HR PART -- THIS SOFTWARE WILL INTERACT MORE WITH THE PAYROLL SIDE OF THE FINANCE SOFTWARE. IT'LL BE SEAMLESS. THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE CHARGES OR COSTS. IT'LL JUST BE SOME TIME WHEN THE COMPANY WILL COME IN AND HELP US TRANSITION TO THE NEW
SOFTWARE. >> THIS IS -- MY THIRD -- IN MY CAREER TRANSITIONING TO FINANCE AND TIME KEEPING SOFTWARE. IT'S TOUGH. I SWORE AFTER THE FIRST ONE I WOULDN'T DO IT AGAIN BUT HERE I AM AT NUMBER THREE. IT'LL BE FINE AND STAFF IS A LITTLE ANXIOUS. JUST BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S GOING TO BE -- PART OF MAKING THAT TRANSITION AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WORKS. ONCE WE GO LIVE THE EFFICIENCY WILL IMPROVE WITH OUR CURRENT SYSTEM AND THE ONE WE ARE HOPING TO GO TOWARD -- WHICH WILL BE HOPEFULLY SSI. SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS HERE IN OHIO AS WELL.
>> ALLEGE EX, THIS IS ISN'T SOMETHING YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT.
HAVE YOU BEEN DONE TWO OF THESE? >> YES. WITH THE DIFFERENT PROVIDER BUT, YES. YES. I HAVEN'T DEALT WITH RIGHT STUFF SOFTWARE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. LIKE I SAID IN THE REFERENCE CALLS, EVERYBODY WAS BRAGGING ABOUT THIS.
>> YOU KNOW SECOND, I REMEMBER THE MAYOR ASKING THAT -- WE TRANSITIONED TOWARD REDUCING PEOPLE POWER AND REALIZING THAT THERE IS OPENINGS THAT WE SOMETIMES NEVER FILL AND HAVE TO USE TEMP AGENCIES AND SO ON. CAN YOU TALK TO THAT JUST FOR A MINUTE? HAS THIS SATISFIED HIS REQUEST?
>> YES. THIS WILL. ESSENTIALLY, AS I HAVE SAID IN THE PAST AND I THINK I MENTIONED AT THE BUDGET. THIS IS LIKE HIRING TWO OR THREE EMPLOYEES BY GOING TO THE SOFTWARE. CHEAPER THAN TWO OR THREE BUT -- IT TAKES OUT A LOT OF THE PROCESS AND SOME OF THE -- RIGHT NOW WE ARE DOING MORE BECAUSE OF THE COMPLICATIONS OF THE CURRENT VENDOR DUE TO CYBER ATTACK. WE ARE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME TRACKING DOWN, MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS CRACKED. THIS
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IS -- EVERYBODY'S PAYCHECK. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECT.WE HAVE STATE AND FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS WE HAVE TO FOLLOW BUT WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE A MISTAKE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS CORRECT FOR OUR SEASONAL EMPLOYEES, OUR PART TIME EMPLOYEES AND FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AS WELL.
>> OKAY. AND BY DOING SO, WE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THE SAVINGS AND INVEST THOSE INTO POSITIONS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST OR NEED TO
HAVE PEOPLE FILL THEM? >> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> OKAY. ALSO, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY OUR BUDGET AND THAT IF WE WENT IN THIS DIRECTION THAT THE BUDGET THAT JOHN AND HIS TEAM IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO US IS GOING
TO BE STATE-OF-THE-ART. >> YES.
>> COULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT FOR A MOMENT?
>> YES. ON THE FINANCE SIDE WE ARE GOING TO SEE FEATURES THAT ARE GOING TO -- ESSENTIALLY MAKE IT EASIER FOR STAFF TO PUT IN FOR EXAMPLE -- WE COULD OPEN UP A BUDGET TOMORROW AND START -- FOR 2026. I COULD OPEN A 2027 BUDGET AND START WORKING ON IT.
IT'LL STREAM LINE IT. IT'S ALSO GOING TO INTERACT WITH OUR TRANSPARENCY SOFTWARE THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING A CHANGE TO SO -- HEARD ABOUT THAT SOON. WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND -- ON OUR WEBSITE AND WE WILL HAVE A LANDING PAGE THAT YOU CAN DRILL DOWN AND SEE EXACTLY -- IT'LL STREAM LINE THE TECHNOLOGY. THE OTHER THING TO -- BEING CLOUD BASED -- ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE MAKING SURE IN ANY SOFTWARE THAT WE -- ENGAGE WITH THAT IS -- CLOUD BASED IS MAKE SURE THAT IT'S OUR DATA AND IT IS OUR DATA. TAXPAYER DATA. IT HAS EVERYTHING. IT HAS -- BUDGET, FINANCING, WHAT WE ARE SPENDING AND HOW IT'S BACKED UP. ONE LOCATION OR TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS. HOW EASY IS IT AND HOW OFTEN IS IT TESTED? THOSE ARE ALL QUESTIONS WE ASK AND SOME OF THE -- SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS. WE HAD I THINK ABOUT EIGHT PEOPLE, NINE PEOPLE ON OUR TEAM. THAT INCLUDED ALL OF US.
>> SO LET'S VISIT TRANSPARENCY FOR JUST A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE TAXPAYER. I THINK OPEN GOV IS WHAT WE USE NOW.
>> YES. >> WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST TO REVEAL THAT TO THE TAXPAYERS AND I KNOW THAT'S BEEN VERY
>> TALK TO US FOR A MOMENT ONCE ALL THIS IS COMPLETE, HOW MUCH MORE TRANSPARENT AND EASY WILL IT BE FOR THE TAXPAYER?
>> THERE WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO ONE LOCATION AND DRILL DOWN AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING. THAT WILL BE A LINK TO THE WEBSITE. IT'LL HAVE ITS OWN LANDING PAGE. IT'LL HAVE GRAPHS, THEY DON'T LIKE TO LOOK AT GRAPHS THEY CAN LOOK AT DATA. THEY CAN INTERFACE OF HOW THEY WANT THE INFORMATION AND HOW THEY WANT TO LOOK AT IT.
THEY CAN PRINT IT OFF. OUR CURRENT VENDOR OPEN GOV IS CREATING A LOT OF STAFF TIME TO -- FOR PROVIDE THAT TRANSPARENCY. THIS IS SEAMLESS. WHEN I SAY THAT IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO CREATE AND EXPORT, DOWNLOAD IT, UP LOAD IT ASK SEND IT OFF TO THE STATE WITH OPEN CHECKBOOKS. IN FACT THE SOFTWARE WE ARE LOOKING AT IN THE FINANCING IS A ONE CLICK BUTTON.
TO OPEN CHECKBOOK ITSELF WILL -- THEY WORK IN OHIO AND UNDERSTAND WHAT OHIO NEEDS IN REGARD TO THE OPEN CHECKBOOK PROCESS. THE TAXPAYER COULD GO TO THE WEBSITE, LOOK AT, DRILL DOWN AND LOOK EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING. THEY WILL SEE EVERYTHING THAT WE PRESENT TO YOU. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE ONLINE AND HAVE ACCESS TO IT AND THE VENDOR WE ARE CURRENTLY TALKING TO. MOST OF THE VENDORS WILL ONLY DO LIKE THREE YEARS OF DATA IN REGARDS TO TRANSPARENCY. I SAID IN -- ONE OF THE PRESENTATIONS I PREFER TEN BECAUSE THEN THAT GIVES US A REALLY GOOD OUTLOOK OF WHERE WE HAVE BEEN AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY. I SAID NO PROBLEM.
WE GREECE WITH YOU. HOW MUCH, NO COST.
>> SO, YEAH. IT IS REALLY GOING TO IMPROVE HOW WE ACCESS DATA AS
A TAXPAYER FOR THE COMMUNITY. >> AND AGAIN JUST -- REMEMBERING WHAT THE MAYOR HAD ASKED, AND THAT WAS THAT IT WOULD SAVE US MONEY AND WE INVEST THAT MONEY INTO THE ORGANIZATION WITH OUR -- OPEN GOV, THERE IS A NECESSARY SAVINGS THERE BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD TO PROP THAT SYSTEM UP TO PROVIDE THE TAXPAYERS WHAT
LEVEL WE HAVE BEEN, CORRECT? >> CORRECT.
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>> AGAIN, THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE A SAVINGS TO
>> OKAY. >> THAT'S -- THE SPREAD SHEET AND -- CITY MANAGER WANTED ME TO SHOW YOU THAT WHAT IS THE TRUE IMPACT? WHAT'S THE DELTA? WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY PAYING FOR SOME OF THE SOFTWARES, WHICH WOULD BE MUCH LOWER. WHAT'S THE COST OF THE SOFTWARE AND THE IMPACT BETWEEN THE, YOU KNOW THE CURRENT SOFTWARE AND NOT USING THAT AND THE NEW SOFTWARE. WE WERE -- LOOKING AT LONG TERM IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WORKING WITH FINANCE, WITH THE SOFTWARE SO WE ARE LOOKING AT -- WE BELIEVE -- NOT BELIEVE WE KNOW, WE CAN AFFORD IT AND WILL FIT IN THE BUDGET NEEDS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. I THINK IT'S ALSO GOING TO IMPROVE IN THIS -- YOU SAID VICE MAYOR THAT -- WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO -- TAKE SOME OF OUR STAFF TIME AND FOCUS ON OTHER THINGS AND IT'LL PROVIDE SOME MORE SERVICES WITH IN THE CITY AND ALSO PROVIDES OUR -- INFORMATION TO OUR TAXPAYERS.
>> THANK YOU ALEX. >> HAVE YOU PROJECTED WHAT THE SAVINGS WILL BE OVER LIKE THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS IN MANPOWER
HOURS,? >> SO, I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT AND IN FACTS I -- I ASKED SOME OF THE THOSE QUESTIONS. IT'LL PROBABLY AFTER YEAR ONE WILL BE ABLE TO START PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION. TO SEE WHAT THE TRUE IMPACT. THE FIRST YEAR WILL BE A LOT MORE STAFF TIME. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE VENDORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DATA IS CORRECT. YOU KNOW WE ARE GOING TO AUDIT THAT DATA TO MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECT BEFORE WE GO LIVE OR ANY OF THE SOFTWARES WE GO WITH. I'M HOPING TO HAVE THAT, YOU KNOW, BY AS EARLY AS MID26 TO SEE HOW MUCH STAFF TIME IT'S SAVING AND WHETHER OR NOT, YOU KNOW, TO GO BACK TO INVOICES MAYOR'S COMMENTS AND THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS PREVIOUSLY IS -- YOU KNOW DO WE NEED THESE TEMPS ANY MORE? DO WE NEED A TEMP TO GET US CAUGHT UP DURING THIS PERIOD? I MEAN I REALLY THINK SOME OF THESE SOFTWARES IS LIKE -- HIRING A PERSON.
>> AT WHAT POINT IS OSL AND TIME CLOCK GOING TO GO AWAY?
>> I'M HOPING BY THE SECOND WEEK OR SECOND PAY PERIOD IN
JUNE. >> OKAY. WE WANT TO KIND OF OVERLAP FOR AT LEAST TWO PAY PERIODS SO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS WORKING CORRECT AND THEN GO 100% WITH RIGHT STUFF.
>> SO WHY ARE WE PROJECTING COST FOR THOSE TWO SYSTEMS OUT
THROUGH 2030? >> WHAT I WANTED TO PROJECT WHAT THEIR COSTS WOULD BE WITH -- A PRETTY CONSERVATIVE NUMBER, A 3% COST TO SHOW IF WE STAYED WHERE WE ARE AT WHAT THAT -- WHAT THAT IMPACT WOULD BE WHICH IS A LOT LESS BUT I WANTED TO SHOW WHERE WE WOULD BE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS SINCE THEY ARE FIVE YEAR
CONTRACTS. >> ACTUALLY THOSE FIGURES ARE PRETTY MUCH SAVINGS THAT WE CAN SEE BY TAKING THOSE OUT.
>> CORRECT. YEAH. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM NUMBER IN THE SPREAD SHEET THAT'S -- THE IMPACT SO THAT'S TAKING THE COST OVER THE TIME, SUBTRACTING WHAT RIGHT STUFF WILL -- AND -- AS I MENTIONED THAT IS -- BUDGETED FOR SOME OF THE ADD ONS WE MAY NOT USE. THERE MAY -- THIS MAY BE A LESS OF A NUMBER NEXT YEAR WHEN WE PRESENT IT AT BUDGET TIME.
>> OKAY. HOW ARE WE -- INTEGRATING CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
INTO THE SYSTEM? >> THIS WILL JUST BE STRICTLY FOR TIME KEEPING BUT IN REGARDS TO THE FINANCIAL SOFTWARE, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT IS ONE OF THE MODULES WE WILL LOOK AT HAVING. AND -- IF WE GO WITH CLEAR GOV WHICH WOULD BE THE CONSIDER REPLACEMENT FOR OPEN GOV WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO UNDER THE BUDGET SIDE OF IT IS -- DURING -- WE CAN DO WHAT IFS.
WHAT'S NICE THEY COME WITH SAND BOXES. AND -- JUST LIKE A SAND BOX WE CAN PLAY IN THE SAND BOX. IF WE ARE IN A BUDGET MEETING YOU ASK A WHAT IF QUESTION, WHAT IF WE DID THIS? WE COULD -- DO THAT IN THE SAND BOX AND ANY OF THE SOFTWARES AND SHOW YOU THE FINANCIAL IMPACT. THE FINANCIAL SOFTWARE IS GOING TO DO ASSET MANAGEMENT. IT'LL DO PAYROLL. IT'LL DO ALL OUR BILLING. AP, ANY INVOICES WE NEED TO DO. IT DOES HAVE AN HR PART BUT NOT ROBUST ENOUGH TO HANDLE LIKE -- ON BOARDING OF EMPLOYEES.
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THAT'S WHY -- WHEN I GOT HERE I -- SINCE I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS I KIND OF BURST EVERYBODY'S BUBBLE UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ONE SOFTWARE OUT THERE THAT WILL DO EVERYTHING WE NEED. IF THERE WAS AND IS AND WE DID GET SOME PRETTY HIGH QUOTES IT WOULD BE A -- A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO OUR BUDGET. THERE ARE SOFTWARES THAT DO HANDLE EVERYTHING.EVERYTHING FROM POLICE AND FIRE, DISPATCHING, REPORTING, TO JAIL, TO -- EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE. IT -- IT DOES EVERYTHING GOOD BUT NOTHING GREAT. YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOFTWARE THAT DO THINGS GREAT THAT WILL INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER TO MAKE IT SEEMLESS. NOT ONLY FOR THE EMPLOYEES BUT FOR -- YOU KNOW FOR STAFF AND FOR THE TAXPAYERS AND THE COMMUNITY
TO SEE. >> I GUESS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY WILL WE BE ABLE TO SEE -- LIKE IF YOU HAVE A CONTRACT AND IT'S FOR TEN MILLION DOLLARS WILL WE BE ABLE TO SEE THE EXECUTION OF THAT CONTRACT, THE MONEY SPENT ON THAT CONTRACT AND IF THEY COME IN ON BUDGET OR OVER RUN OR WHATEVER? I MEAN IF THERE'S AN OVER RUN YOU HAVE TO COME AND ASK FOR MORE MONEY. WILL BE HAVE THAT VISIBILITY INTO CONTRACT ACTIONS?
>> WE WILL BE ABLE TO SET UP AND -- ANY OF THE SOFTWARES WE LOOKED AT THEY HAVE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
WE CAN CREATE A SEPARATE PROGRAM. THOUGH IT MAY BECOMING OUT OF THE CERTAINLY LINE ITEMS IN STUFF LIKE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK THAT. WE WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK THE GRANT BUT AS -- IN REGARDS TO ANY CONTRACT WE HAVE WE CAN CREATE A PROJECT AND WE CAN TRACK THAT AND SAY, YOU KNOW INTERFACE WITH THE REST OF THE SOFTWARE.
THE REVENUE LINES AS WELL. >> THIS IS LONG OVER DUE. I'M SO EXCITED FOR STAFF TO HAVE THIS. IT'S MUCH NEEDED, HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME AND YOU SAID THE MAGIC WORDS TO ME, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. SO I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE VISIBILITY INTO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. I APPRECIATE
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS,? >> I HAVE A COUPLE. KIND OF -- WE WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK OUR BONDS WE HAVE OUT KNOWING HOW MUCH WE -- PAY OF, THAT KIND OF THING?
>> WE CAN SET IT UP AS A PROGRAM. WE WILL BE ABLE TO
TRACK THAT WITH THE SOFTWARE. >> OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHERS -- DID YOU TALK TO THE STATE AUDITORS -- IS THIS SOMETHING -- IS THIS A PROGRAM THAT THEY HIGHLY RECOMMEND? I MEAN -- THEY CAN'T ACTUALLY RECOMMEND PORE SAY BUT -- DID THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS AND FEEL THIS IS -- THEIR NEEDS?
>> SURE. SO, I WILL TELL YOU MY LAST JURISDICTIONS I NEVER SAW THE STATE AUDITOR STOP IN TO THE OFFICE. IN -- WITH THESE SOFTWARES, NOT SO MUCH WITH THE -- WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT BUT HOW THIS RELATES TO THE FINANCE SOFTWARE. WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO THE STATE AUDITORS. WE WON'T HAVE TO FIND THEM SPACE AND BRING BOXES OF PAPER WHICH WE ARE GETTING RID AND SAY AUDITORS, GO FOR IT AND STATE AUDITORS ALSO IN THE OFFICE. THE NICE PART ABOUT THE FINANCIAL SOFTWARE, SSI SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, AND -- WE ARE LOOKING IN TO THE VIP PLATFORM, NOT ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES BUT SOME OF THEIR EMPLOYEES WERE HIRED OUT OF THE AUDITOR STATE'S OFFICE AND OHIO HERE. THEY KNOW WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF OHIO IN REGARDS TO AUDITS AND THEY CREATED A SOFTWARE AND THAT'S WHY I -- I THINK THAT GOING WITH THE OHIO BASED COMPANY BOTH WITH THE TIME KEEPING AND WITH THE FINANCE SOFTWARE THEY KNOW WHAT REQUIREMENTS PUT UPON US AS A LOCAL JURISDICTION HERE IN THE STATE OF OHIO. SO, YES, WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET READ ONLY ACCESS TO THE AUDITORS -- THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SIT ANYWHERE AND DO AUDIT ANY TIME.
>> OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? DON. >> THANK YOU ADVICE MAYOR. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING ON THIS? >
>> SINCE I GOT HIRED. >> YEAH. SO I THINK GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT THE ORIGINAL SO I THINK IT WAS FEBRUARY, MARCH OF
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LAST YEAR THROUGH -- HIRING OF OUR THIRD PARTY TO HELP US THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND THEN -- THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DELAY.I KNOW -- JOHN BECAME CITY MANAGER THIS WAS THE TOP PRIORITY. THEY LAID OUT THE PRIORITIES AND WE ARE GETTING IT
DONE. >> I APPRECIATE IN THE READ AHEAD PACK WHERE YOU -- DID A LINE BY LINE COMPARISON, OSL TO THE RIGHT STUFF. I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY CLARIFYING. POINT BY POINT. SO, I'M AS CONFIDENT AS I THINK YOU ARE IN THAT THIS SOFTWARE WILL DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. THE $360,000 ASK, CAN WE CLARIFY THAT IT'S IT'S NOT 360 -- AS UP FRONT. WE ARE LOOKING AT 360 BROKENNEN OUT OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
>> YEAH. IN FACT THIS WOULD ACTUALLY -- THIS COST WE BE UNDER THE CITY MANAGER. HOWEVER AS PART OF THE RFT PROCESS AND PART OF THE OVERALL PROJECT. WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT THAT TODAY.
YEAR SIX THERE WILL BE A DROP OFF. THAT WAS IN YOUR -- IN YOUR PACKET OF ALL THE INFORMATION I GAVE YOU. SO, MOST SOFTWARE COMPANIES HAVE A -- A ONE TIME IMPLEMENTATION COST. THEY ARE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH US AND WORKING WITH OUR STAFF. ONE THING WE ASKED THIS VENDOR IS TO TAKE THAT ONE TIME COST AND SPECULATE IT OVER FIVE YEARS TO KEEP THE COST DOWN.
>> RIGHT. >> THEY SAID YES AND MOST COMPANIES CHARGE INTEREST ON THAT. THEY SAID 0% INTEREST.
YEAR SIX WILL BE A DROP OFF. IT'LL BE -- WE ARE SPREADING THAT COST OVER FIVE YEARSA THE NO COST TO US. YEAR SIX WE WILL
SEE A DROP OFF FOR MORE SAVINGS. >> THANK YOU.
>> NANCY. >> JUST AS A FINAL NOTE I KNOW JIM BELL WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE US -- HE IS NOT A HOARDER.
>> I STILL DON'T THINK IT'LL FIX THAT.
>> MY GOAL IS TO BE PAPERLESS 100%.
>> ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. SO, THANK YOU JOHN. IN THE CITY'S -- EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM THE WAY I SEE THIS IS A TRUE INVESTMENT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR VENDOR SEES IT AS AN INVESTMENT IN YOUR HUBER HEIGHTS AND THIS HAS BEEN LONG OVER DUE.
I MEAN -- I HAVE HEARD ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH OUR PROCESS FOR -- DECADES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. AND WE ARE GOING TO SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR MONDAY?
>> YES. >> AND YOU ARE GOING TO WANT IT
>> ANYONE OPPOSED TO THAT? OKAY. THANK YOU, ALEX.
>> WOULD THIS BE -- WHAT -- THIS WILL BE A RESOLUTION. OKAY.
[ CRA #3 - Amendment]
OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ITEM E, CRA NUMBER 3,
AMENDMENT. THIS IS AARON. >> YES, SIR.
>> YES, SIR. >> SO, THIS IS LEGISLATION THAT MODIFIES OUR ACT NUMBER 3 TO PROVIDE 100% EXCEPTION. WE ARE BRINGING THAT ONE IN LINE WITH ALL OF THE OTHERS WE HAVE. SO -- SO THE CURRENT RATE IS 50%. THIS WILL RAISE IT TO 100% FOR REAL PROPERTY PROVEMENTS AND THEN WE ARE ALSO EXPANDING THE CRA AREA TO FILL IN A FEW HOLES AS WELL AS EXPANDING POTENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT AREAS LONG TAYLORSVILLE. SO THAT'S REALLY
WHAT THIS LEGISLATION DOES. >> AND BEFORE I ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS YOU FEEL PERFECTLY AND TOTALLY COMFORTABLE WITH THIS AND YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO PASS IT.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THIS WOULD BE ON FOR MONDAY
AS WELL? >> THIS HAD BE ON FOR MONDAY.
>> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? DON.
>> YES. I KNOW -- I HAD ASKED THIS -- THE REASON WHY WE ARE DOING THIS NOW SINCE IT IS THE THIRD AND FINAL -- WHAT THE FOCUS WAS FOR -- BRINGING THIS FORWARD NOW.
>> IT'S FOR THE TIP REVENUE FOR CA NAL HEIGHTS AND THE REVENUE BONDS WE WILL BE ISSUING. THIS PROVIDES REALLY -- THE FULL AMOUNT THAT COULD GO TOWARD THOSE MINIMUM SERVICE PAYMENTS FOR THE REVENUE REF BONDS. IT ALSO AGAIN I THINK SETS UP SOME
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FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT AREAS ON TAYLORSVILLE. WE DO PRESERVE OUR LAST AMENDMENT FOR THE PRE94 CRA WHICH REALLY ONLY AFFECTS INDUSTRIAL ANDO COMMERCIAL AREAS BUT -- THE OTHER AREAS SURROUNDING THE CRA ARE COVERED BY OTHER DISTRICTS WITH CRA'S. I GREW IT AS FAR AS I THOUGHT IT COULD GO.>> GREAT. PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> OKAY.
>> ANYONE ELSE? >> OKAY. THIS WILL BE ON FOR
[ Economic Development Plan - Canal Heights]
>> ITEM F, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, CANAL HEIGHTS. AARON.
>> TODAY IS ALL ABOUT CANAL HEIGHTS. THIS IS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN. IT'S THE FIRST STEP IN ESTABLISHING A TIP DISTRICT T JUST LAYS OUT THE CHALLENGE OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT MANY THE CANAL HEIGHTS AREA. IT ALSO LAYS OUT THAT WE WILL BE SETTING UP FIVE INCENTIVE DISTRICTS THAT CORRESPOND END TO THE FIVE PARTS FOR THE DISTRICT.
THIS IS THE FIRST STEP FOR THAT LEGISLATION. IT'LL BE A PUBLIC HEARING BUT A BRIEF PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY. THEN -- WE HAVE SET NOTICES, THE REQUIRED NOTICES TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY THAT WE ARE INTENDING TO CREATE A DISTRICT HERE AND THEN SO IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH YOU WILL ALSO -- THEN SEE THE LEGISLATION THAT FOLLOWS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN. HAVE YOU SEEN THEM BEFORE IN OTHER AREAS.
>> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ARON REMIND US ON THIS 30 YEAR BUILD OUT. AT LEAST FROM A FINANCIAL POSITION, WHAT WOULD THE CITY'S -- AND TAXPAYERS INCOME BE ON THIS PROJECT
ROUGHLY? >> IF ALL GOESARD COULDING TO PROJECTIONS SIX TO NINE MILLION DOLLARS.
>> WHAT WILL THE TIPP PORTION OF THAT BE?
>> THAT WOULD BE OUR NET TO US IS THE SIX TO NINE -- ON THE
BACK HALF OF THE 30 YEARS. >> OKAY.
>> IT ALSO GOES TO SUPPORT THE -- OUR REQUIRED MATCH FOR THE CHAMBER FOR WIDENING THE BIKE PATH AND I DREW THE DISTRICTS TO INCLUDE DIAL PARK AND SOME OF THE OTHER PARK IMPROVEMENTS WE
MAY HAVE IN THE FUTURE. >> AND THOSE ARE THE MONEYS THAT OUR CITY HAS -- IN MY OPINION MASTERED WORKING WITH
DEVELOPERS? >> YES. THIS IS PROVIDED THE ASSETS AND THE THINGS THAT OUR TAXPAYERS HAVE APPRECIATED.
WOULD THAT BE A FAIR ESTIMATE? >> I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT?
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. >> SO AGAIN THAT WILL BE ON FOR
>> NO -- PROBLEMS, EVERYBODY IS GOOD WITH THAT? ANITA.
>> JUST TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THIS DOESN'T AFFECT THE TAXES OF
THEL ZOOS, CORRECT? >> THESE ARE NONSCHOOL TIPPS.
WHAT WOULD GO TO THE SCHOOLS STAYS FOR THE SCHOOLS THROUGH
>> IT'S BOTH THE CTC AND -- HE RIDES.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
[ Water Line Extensions/Tap In District - Bellefontaine Road Area]
UP. ALL RIGHT. ITEM G WATERLINE EXTENSION. TAP IN DISTRICT. BELL FOUNTAIN ROAD AREA. IS THAT YOU AGAIN?>> REAL QUICK. ON YOUR -- IN FRONT OF YOU I LAID OUT A DRAFT DISTRICT I'M -- I'M CALLING THE FELLEFONTAINE ROAD DISTRICT.
WHAT WE WILL PROPOSE IS RELEVANTY JUST SET UP A LARGE DISTRICT THAT RUNS FROM REALLY THERE ALL THE WAY TO STATE ROUTE 4. THESE ARE REALLY THE AREAS THAT -- ARE THE LAST REMAINING AREAS THAT DON'T HAVE WATER SERVICE THAT IS UNLIKELY TO BE BUILT OUT. WE WOULD PROPOSE A CONNECTION FEE WHICH IS SIMILAR TO OTHER AREAS THAT, OTHER WAYS WE HAVE DONE T WE HAVE SEVEN OF THESE DISTRICTS. SO, IF THIS IS -- OKAY, IT FOLLOWS THE CONVERSATION WE HAD. I WILL PREPARE THE LEGISLATION TO PUT
THIS IN THE ORDINANCES. >> ANYTHING ON FOR MONDAY
REGARDING THIS? >> IT CAN BE. IT CAN ALSO WAIT A WEEK. WE ARE GETTING READY TO SEND OUTLETTERS TO THE FOLKS ALONG WELMACK AND THE STREET WHICH . THANK YOU. JUST TO LOOK AT INTEREST SO WE CAN START THAT PROCESS. WE CAN WAIT ANOTHER WEEK OR SO. WE ARE READY TO GO.
>> YOU WOULD SUGGEST MAYBE HOLD UP A WEEK.
>> YEAH. I THINK THAT WOULD BE OKAY.
>> SUPER. >> AND HOW LONG ARE WE GOING TO ASSESS THE TAXES TO PAY OFF THE -- THE PROPERTY TAX?
>> OUR RECENT HISTORY IS WE HAVE ALLOWED TO GO 20 YEARS.
>> OKAY. THEY CAN PAY EARLIER. >> RIGHT.
>> YEP. >> DON. > HAVE WE IDENTIFIED ALL THE POTENTIAL PROPERTIES THAT COULD BE -- COULD USE THIS WITH
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IN THE NEWLY DEFINED DISTRICT? >> I HAVEN'T DONE A COUNT BUT THIS -- THIS DISTRICT INCLUDES ALL OF THE AREAS THAT WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE WATER TO. THERE ARE AREAS THAT HAVE SEWAR BUT WE DON'T HAVE WATER TO THESE LOCATIONS YET.
>> AND HOW DID THIS IMPACT SAY -- NEW CONSTRUCTION OR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL, THEY WOULDN'T FALL INTO THIS?
>> IT WOULDN'T FALL UNDER THIS. THIS IS FOR THOSE EXISTING RESIDENT THAT ARE HERE NOW AS WE EXTEND WATER. THEN THIS WOULD BE A -- A -- KIND OF A REDUCED WAY FOR -- AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THEM TO CONNECT TO OUR PUBLIC -- OUR WATER SYSTEM. WE WILL HANDLE NEW COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS DIFFERENTLY.
>> AS WE ALWAYS HAVE. >> AS WE ALWAYS HAVE.
>> THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. I THINK YOU TOUCH TOUCHED ON IT. I WAS KIND OF STILL WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THAT AREA EVEN MORE THAN THE TWO STREET THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THIS, YOU KNOW BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED AND INTERESTED IN YOU KNOW SWITCHING OVER TO CITY WATER. WOULD HELP THE COST CORRECT?
>> IT WOULD. WE ARE MARCHING WEST TO EAST. AS WE IDENTITY THE AREAS WE WILL MAKE THE INVESTMENT WE WILL REACH OUT TO THEM AND SAY IT'S COMING DOWN IN THE NEXT 12 TO 18 MONTHS. RU INTERESTED THAT WILL MOVE A PROJECT HIGHER OR LOWER IN OUR PRIORITIES. ALSO, WHERE WE CAN WE ARE CHASING GRANTS, ESPECIALLY ALONG CHAMBERS TO EXTEND THAT OUT TO THE EAST FOR THE STILL -- A COUPLE OTHER ACRES OF WHAT I THINK IS POTENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT
>> SO YOU ARE SAYING MOSTLY JUST DO THE MAINLINE DOWN -- THE MAIN STREETS AND THEN THE SUBDIVISION AND THEN WE WILL CHECK WITH THEM
IF WE ARE GOING TO GO WITH THAT. >> RIGHT NOW FOR EXAMPLE, NEAR BELLA PLAIN AND THEN -- WE KNOW WE HAVE WATER.
>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> KATE.
>> THANK YOU. WHAT IF A RESIDENT DOES WANT TO DO THIS?
>> THEY DON'T HAVE TO. >> AND YOU STILL NEED TO ACCESS
THEIR PROPERTY? >> NO. WE WILL LAY THE WATERLINE IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF THEM. THIS -- FEE WOULD ONLY BE IF THEY DECIDE THEY WANT TO -- CONNECT TO THE WATERLINE THAT WE
HAVE PLACED. >> GREAT. THANK YOU.
>> NOT A REQUIREMENT. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VICE MAYOR. >> ANY OTHER COUNCILMEMBER HAVE ANY COMMENT BEFORE WE CLOSE? I WILL START THEN WITH CHRIS, ANY
>> JOHN? >> NO. JUST ON THE WATER PROJECT. THIS WOULD BRING -- HYDRANTS TO THOSE LOCATIONS THAT WE DON'T HAVE. THERE IS A BENEFIT TO THE CITY AND OUR FIRE PROTECTION ON TOP OF WHAT THE RESIDENTIAL BENEFITS WILL BE AS WELL.
>> BULLET PROOF VEST? >> AARON. JASON. WHEN DO YOU START? WE LOOK FORWARD TO COMING. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE BEFO
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