* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] OKAY, [1. Call The Meeting To Order - Mayor Jeff Gore] SO EVERYONE, IT IS A SEVEN OH THREE. THIS IS THE SAFE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THIS IS REGULAR SESSION. TODAY'S DATE'S NOVEMBER 23RD, 2020. AND AGAIN, WE'RE GETTING STARTED RIGHT AT SEVEN OH THREE. UH, THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER. AND NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS OUR INVOCATION. AND THIS EVENING WE HAVE PASTOR RANDY GRIFFITH OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH AT 68, 75 OLD TROY PIKE IN HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO WITH US THIS EVENING, PASTOR GRIFFITH, IF YOU WOULD. ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO READ FROM SECOND CORINTHIANS EIGHT VERSE FIVE, AND THEY DID NOT DO AS WE EXPECTED, BUT THEY GAVE THEMSELVES FIRST TO THE LORD. AND THEN TO US IN KEEPING WITH GOD'S WILL PAUL WAS COMMANDING A GROUP OF CHRISTIANS FOR THEIR EXTRAVAGANT GENEROSITY AND IN DOING SO, GAVE US THE KEY FOR A SUCCESSFUL NATION, GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY, AND INDIVIDUAL PERSON IN JUST A FEW WORDS. THEY GAVE THEMSELVES FIRST TO THE LORD. AND THEN TO US IN KEEPING WITH GOD'S WILL. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY GAVE THEMSELVES FIRST TO THE LORD AND THEN TO OTHERS, ACCORDING TO GOD'S, WILL GOD FIRST, THEN OTHERS DOING GOD'S WILL PRESIDENT DWIGHT EISENHOWER ONCE SAID, NO ONE CAN GOVERN PROPERLY WITHOUT GOD. AND THE BIBLE. IF THE FOUNDATION IS BAD, THE BUILDING COLLAPSES THE FOUNDATION. THE STANDARD OF WHAT IS RIGHT IS GOD HIMSELF. AND HE HAS REVEALED HIS WILL TO US IN THE BIBLE. OUR CONSTITUTION HAS A BIBLICAL FOUNDATION. GOD ALONE IS SOVEREIGN. HE HAS OVERALL, AND HIS WILL NEVER CONTRADICTS HIS WORDS. HE IS THE GOD OF LOVE AND OF TRUTH. HE HAS HANDED ALL AUTHORITY OVER TO JESUS WHO ENABLES HIS PEOPLE BY HIS SPIRIT TO GIVE THEMSELVES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS. ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, THE LORD MUST BE FIRST, UNFORTUNATELY MUCH IN SOCIETY HAS THIS WRONG, NEVER CONFUSED THE WILL OF THE MAINSTREAM WITH THE WILL OF GOD, TOO MANY THINK THAT THEY MUST BE FIRST. AND SO ATTEMPT TO SUBVERT THE GOOD THAT GOD WANTS TO DO WITH THEIR OWN WORLDLY OR POLITICAL IDEAS AND AGENDAS WITHOUT GOD, THE WORLD WOULD QUICKLY DESTROY ITSELF. AND IF YOU WANT GOD ON YOUR SIDE, YOU MUST FIRST BELIEVE AND OBEY HIS SON. THEN YOU WILL BE ENABLED TO GIVE YOURSELVES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS APPROPRIATELY. WE ARE MEANT TO BE ONE NATION UNDER GOD, SO THAT WE MAY SEEK THE LORD AND ENDEAVOR TO DO HIS WILL TOGETHER AND STOP FIGHTING OVER SELF GUIDED AGENDAS THROUGH JESUS. YOU WILL BE GIVEN EVERYTHING. YOU NEED TO GIVE YOURSELVES TO OTHERS AND TO DEAL WITH OTHERS AND DOING GOD'S WILL ONLY, GOD IS GOOD. THEREFORE HE MUST BE FIRST IN YOUR LIFE FOR GOODNESS TO PREVAIL THROUGH YOU. THOSE IN WHOM THE LORD IS FIRST WELL BY HIS GRACE GLADLY EXPRESS HIS GOODNESS TO OTHERS. AND THOSE THAT REJECT HIM AND CHOOSE TO GO THEIR OWN WAY WILL REGRET THEIR DECISION. LET'S PRAY, FATHER. IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU HELP US TO BE A NATION AND A PEOPLE THAT LOVE YOU FIRST AND THEN LOVE ONE ANOTHER APPROPRIATELY. ACCORDING TO YOUR GOOD AND PERFECT WILL LET THIS HAPPEN IN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES FOR YOUR GLORY WORKS IN CHRIST'S NAME. WE PRAY AMEN. AND EXCEPT AS OUR NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. SO IF YOU WOULD STAND WITH ME, PLEASE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. OKAY. NATION INDIVISIBLE UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. OKAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT, MR. ROGERS, IF YOU'D CALL ROLL, PLEASE. MR. HERE, THIS BAKER HERE, EXITING HERE, HERE, MR. LYONS, [00:05:03] MR. LYONS LOOKS LIKE WE'VE LOST MR. LYONS FROM THE CALL. SO WE'LL GO BACK TO HIM, MR. HILL HERE. MR. WEBB HERE. YEAH, BORE HERE. NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER [5. Approval Of Minutes] FIVE, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. I DIDN'T FIVE EIGHT IS OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER NINE, 2020 HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS, THOSE MINUTES WILL STAND AS APPROVED. OKAY. HEARING NONE. THE MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 9TH, 2020 ARE APPROVED. NEXT STEP [6. Special Presentations/Announcements] IS ITEM NUMBER SIX, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ITEM SIX A IS THE 2020 OHIO MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION OR CAREER AWARD PRESENTATION TO CLERK OF COUNCIL ANTHONY C. ROGERS MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK. EDLINE VERSUS THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OHIO ASSOCIATION HERE WITH US THIS EVENING, UH, TO PRESENT THIS AWARD TO OUR STEAMED, MR. TONY ROGERS. THANK YOU. UM, THANK YOU. UM, MAYOR CORPS, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING, UM, MYSELF REPRESENTING, UM, THE OHIO CIVIL CLERKS ASSOCIATION. MY NAME IS BECKY SIEMER. ALSO WITH US FROM THE HOMICIDAL CLERK'S ASSOCIATION IS ANGELA WASSON, WHO CHAIRED THE LOOK OF THE YEAR COMMITTEE THIS YEAR. UM, I FIRST MET TONY IN 2008. THAT'S WHEN I BEGAN MY CAREER AS A CLERK OF COUNCIL WITH THE VILLAGE MONTPELIER. UH, WE ATTENDED THE FALL INSTITUTE IN KENT STATE AND, UM, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO SEND THEIR AWARD TO HIM IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. UM, ABOUT THE CLERK OF THE YEAR AWARD. TONY WAS NOMINATED FOR THE AWARD ALONG WITH THREE OTHER, UM, DESERVING NOMINEES AND TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE AWARD. A CLERK MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING AT LEAST FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A QUICK MUNICIPAL CLERK, DEPUTY OR ASSISTANT CLERK, CLERK, TREASURER, FISCAL OFFICER DEMONSTRATE GREATER THAN AVERAGE COMPETENCE IN THE POSITION HE ACTIVE IN OMCA AND REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN OMCA ACTIVITIES, DEMONSTRATE INTEREST IN IMPROVING PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL SKILLS IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE PROFESSION AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF HIS OR HER COMMUNITY AND BE HELD AND RESPECT BY COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE NOMINEES ARE THEN VOTED ON BY THE MEMBERSHIP. AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MAY BE AWARE OF, OR MAY NOT BE AWARE OF, UH, FOR TONY AND SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THINGS THAT HE DOES SERVING THE COMMUNITY IN OMCA ARE AS FOLLOWS. UM, HE'S BEEN YOUR CLERK OF COUNCIL SINCE 2008. HE HOLDS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FROM WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY. HE IS A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER AND HAS SERVED AS PAST PRESIDENT AND CURRENT TREASURER. AND AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF CHILD AND YOUTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, HE'S BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE HAMAS CLERK'S ASSOCIATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUNICIPAL CLERK SINCE 2008. TONY'S ALSO SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE LISTENING PROFESSIONALISM COMMITTEE CHAIR OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OR IMTA. AND HE ESTABLISHED THE ORIGINAL FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ACCOUNTS FOR THE ASSOCIATION, SOME OF HIS OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS, OR HE RECEIVED HIS CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL CLERKS. SECOND, IT WAS LIKE NATION IN 2010, HIS MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK DESIGNATION IN 2014 BECAME AN ATHENIAN LEADERSHIP SOCIETY FELLOW IN 2016, HE'S PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUNICIPAL STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM IN ENGLAND. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS. WHO'S BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN OMCA REGION SIX AND SEVEN, AND HAS HOSTED NUMEROUS REGION MEETINGS AND HAS ALSO HOSTED SESSIONS FOR OMCA THEY'RE IN HUBER HEIGHTS. UM, ANTHONY HAS SERVED AS A CITY REPRESENTATIVE, UM, ON THE MCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM 2012 TO 2015, HE IS CURRENTLY SERVING. HIS SECOND TERM IS OMCA IS TREASURER ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND HAS BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN IMPLEMENTING AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE WITH QUICKBOOKS TO ORGANIZE THE ASSOCIATIONS FINANCIAL RECORDS. HE OVERSEES THE BUDGET PROCESS AND OVERSEES THE FUNDRAISING PROJECTS, UM, FOR HUBER HEIGHTS. HE NOT ONLY ACTS AS YOUR CLERK OF COUNCIL, BUT, UM, HE'S THE CITY'S PUBLIC RECORDS ADMINISTRATOR. HE'S THE CHAIR OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION AND SERVES AS STAFF LIAISON FOR THE ORDINANCE [00:10:01] REVIEW COMMISSION IN YOUR CHARTER AND VIEW REVIEW COMMISSION. HE'S ALSO BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PLANNING AND SUPPORTING NUMEROUS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES WITH CITIES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS, THE WAYNE TOWNSHIP AND HUBER HEIGHTS, HISTORICAL SOCIETY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CITY SCHOOLS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. AND BY THIS LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES, IT'S CLEAR TO SEE THAT ANTHONY IS A WONDERFUL ASSET FOR THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS AND THAT HE CARES DEEPLY FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. AND I AM HONORED TO NOT ONLY CALL HIM A COLLEAGUE FRIEND AND IT'S MY DISTINCT HONOR AND PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE A PRESENT THE PRESTIGIOUS 20, 20 OHIO MUNICIPAL CLERK OF THE YEAR AWARD TO ANTHONY ROGERS. CONGRATULATIONS ANTHONY ON A WELL-DESERVED AWARD. ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY, MR. ROGERS, JUST A FEW WORDS. UH, UH, WE'VE ALL HAD QUITE A 2020 AND, UH, PERSONALLY, UH, THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE WORST YEARS OVER ALL OF MY LIFE, BUT, UH, THIS AWARD CERTAINLY IS, UH, ONE OF THE BRIGHT SPOTS AND 2020. UM, I'M VERY THANKFUL, UM, FOR MY ASSOCIATION WITH THE OHIO MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION, I'VE MET A GROUP, GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE, UH, COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS AS IS BECKY INDICATED, UH, THROUGH MY ASSOCIATION WITH THAT, BUT ALSO A LOT OF PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN TERMS OF NETWORKING, UM, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND JUST HARD SKILLS THAT I'VE LEARNED FROM SOME OF THE OTHER CLERKS THAT I'VE COME IN CONTACT WITH AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING THOSE SKILLS, UH, YOU KNOW, BACK THROUGH APPLICATION HERE IN HUBER HEIGHTS. SO, UM, IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL BENEFIT. I'M VERY HONORED TO HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THIS AWARD. UM, AS BECKY MENTIONED, THERE WERE SOME, UH, GOOD COMPETITION IN TERMS OF THE OTHER NOMINEES AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AS WELL. AND, UM, LASTLY, UH, I JUST LIKE TO THANK, UH, MIRACLE WAR AND THE HEBREW HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL, UH, FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN MANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES, UH, WITH OMCA IT DOES TAKE ME AWAY FROM HERE AT DIFFERENT TIMES FOR TRAINING OR FOR SOME OF THE PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT. UM, BUT I THINK IT PAYS BACK REWARDS BOTH TO THE ASSOCIATION, BUT ALSO TO HUBER HEIGHTS IN TERMS OF THINGS I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING BACK. SO I APPRECIATE, UH, COUNCIL'S OPPORTUNITIES, UH, AND ALLOWING ME TO DO THAT AND BE INVOLVED. UM, I'VE SET, UH, MY DEPUTY CLERK, MY NEW DEPUTY CLARK ON THE SAME PATH, UH, TOWARDS CERTIFICATION AND, AND EDUCATION. AND I'M HOPING THAT SHE'LL BE ABLE TO GAIN THROUGH THAT INVOLVEMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH OUR MCA AS WELL. SO THANK YOU AGAIN VERY MUCH. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU BEING HERE, UH, TO MAKE THIS A PRESENTATION TONIGHT AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS, TONY. YES. THANK YOU, MARK. THANKS. SO I WAS JUST A COUPLE COMMENTS BEFORE WE, UM, WE'RE AT THIS POINT, SO NO, THERE, THERE REALLY IS NO TRAINING ON HOW TO BE A MAYOR, HOW TO BE A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT REALLY IS KIND OF TRIAL BY FIRE. UH, ONCE YOU, YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THESE SEATS AND YOU KNOW, SO NOT ONLY DO I HAVE A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH TONY AND, UM, I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS JOB, UH, THE WAY I DO WITHOUT HIS HELP. UM, THE THINGS HE PREPARES, THE THINGS HE MAKES SURE THAT I'M READY FOR WHEN IT COMES TO OUR MEETINGS, JUST, JUST OVERALL MAKING SURE THAT I CAN DO MY JOB THE BEST THAT I CAN. TONY REALLY IS SOMEONE THAT'S THERE, UH, WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH ME. I CAN SAY I'M A FRIEND. I CONCERN A COLLEAGUE AND CERTAINLY, UH, HE MAKES US ALL LOOK BETTER AT OUR JOBS NOW THERE'S, THERE'S NO DOUBT. SO, UH, TONY, THAT'S A HECK OF A RESUME YOU PUT TOGETHER A WELL DESERVED. I COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER PERSON THAT RECEIVED THIS AWARD. THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH AN ALLY, UH, IN THIS CITY GOVERNMENT, AND THAT TO ME, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP. UH, BEEN GREAT TO GET TO KNOW YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT MEANS A LOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, WELL, WE'LL LET THESE LADIES, UH, GO AND ENJOY THEIR EVENING. THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR SCHEDULE TO JOIN US TONIGHT. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US PRESENT THIS AWARD TO TONY. IT'S WELL DESERVED. HE'S BEEN A WONDERFUL ASSET TO THE MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION AND, AND A GOOD FRIEND. SO THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, TONY. THANK YOU, ANGELA. OKAY, SO NOW WE'VE GOT OUR, OF OUR, UH, WARM AND FUZZIES OUT OF THE WAY HERE, TONY, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S, UH, THAT'S FANTASTIC. UH, REALLY [00:15:01] PROUD OF YOU AND THE GREAT, GREAT WORK. SO NEXT UP WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS OUR CITIZENS COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY THIS EVENING, SIR? I HAVE NOT GOING TO SAVE ME, MARY. THANK YOU. AND HOW ABOUT ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH IS OUR CITIZENS THAT ARE REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY OF THOSE SEASONINGS? I HAVE NOT AS EITHER. OKAY, THANK YOU, MR. ROGERS. AND NEXT [9. City Manager Report] UP WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER NINE, WHICH IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT. I WILL MOVE ON NOW TO MR. ROBERT SCHUMER OR CITY MANAGER. UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, NOT A WHOLE LOT TO UPDATE SINCE OUR, UH, OUR LAST MEETING JUST TWO BUSINESS DAYS AGO. UH, BUT I DID WANT TO FOLLOW UP, UH, REGARDING THE DISCUSSION WE HAD FOR THE, UH, UPCOMING GATHERING FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, UH, CONCERT, ET CETERA. UM, AFTER REVIEWING SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE, UH, IN, IN THE, UH, ADVISORY NOTICE, AS WELL AS THE ORDER FROM, UH, FROM THE STATE, UH, AS WELL AS SOME ADDITIONAL CONCERNS FROM POTENTIAL ATTENDEES. UM, I, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, UH, THAT COUNCIL, UM, UH, HASN'T KIND OF RECONSIDERED. I FEAR THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME THAT THE EVENT IS GOING, AS WE WERE DISCUSSING, UH, THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME CHANGES IN THOSE GUIDELINES AND ADVICES, UH, IN THE MAIN CONCERN BEING, UH, ACTUALLY CREATING AN EVENT WHERE THERE IS, UM, UH, A REQUEST FOR A GATHERING. UH, SO, UM, IF, IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO, UH, CHANGE OR CANCEL THE EVENT, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT SOME ALTERNATIVES, MAYBE LIVE STREAMING, ET CETERA, UH, BUT JUST A, A SIMPLE TREE LIGHTING WITH ONE INDIVIDUAL, UH, YOU KNOW, THE STREAMING. UM, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. NOT SURE IF THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD DECIDE, BUT IF, IF IT IS SOMETHING AND MORE INFORMATION OVER THE WEEKEND HAS COME UP, I KNOW MAYOR YOU AND I HAD A CONVERSATION AS WELL. AND IF, IF WE ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONCERNED, UH, I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND THAT WE GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE EVENT, UM, IS, UH, IS NO LONGER RATHER THAN WAITING. UH, AND THEN TRY TO COORDINATE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME MIGHT BE, UH, TO EVERYONE'S CONVENIENCE AND BENEFIT. THANKS, ROB. I KNOW THIS IS A, UM, A DECISION THAT NONE OF YOU TAKE LIGHTLY. I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ALL LOOKED FORWARD TO DOING. UM, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. I THINK THE, THE BIG ISSUE THAT I HAVE, UH, KIND OF GOES DIRECTLY AGAINST THE, UH, KIND OF THE NEW RESTRICTIONS IS KIND OF PROMOTING A GATHERING, WHICH IN ESSENCE, THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT THAT WOULD BE, UM, HOLDING A TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY WOULD BE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER, TO COME TOGETHER. AND THAT IS, UH, INDIRECT CONFLICT WITH, WITH THE LATEST ORDERS. SO, UH, IT, IT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION, UH, AND WE'LL JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE HOW THE REST OF YOU FEEL. WE MIGHT, IT'D BE MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE CANCEL THIS YEAR'S CEREMONY AND, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE VACCINE AND LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THINGS BACK TO NORMAL, AND THEN HAVING ONE HECK OF A CELEBRATION AGAIN, NEXT YEAR TO MAKE UP FOR THE THINGS THAT WE'VE MISSED THIS YEAR. UH, SO THAT IS DISAPPOINTING AS IT IS, AND AS FRUSTRATED AS I AM, AND AS WE ALL ARE, I THINK THAT'S JUST THE RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO AT THIS TIME. UH, EVEN THOUGH, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T LIKE IT, UH, MR. SHAW, AND THEN, UH, AND THEN MR. WEBB, THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, HAVING WEIGHED THE INFORMATION AND READ THE ADVISORY, UH, MYSELF, UM, I STILL I'M HOLDING TRUE TO MY COMMENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS WORK SESSION. UM, I, I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE, OUR RESIDENTS, THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO COME, UM, AT THE AMPHITHEATER, I BELIEVE WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLID AND SAFE EVENT AS WE HAVE DONE OVER THE MANY PAST WEEKENDS WITH THE, UM, UH, THE FARMER'S MARKET AT THE BARN. UM, AND EVEN PREVIOUSLY AT THE, UH, THE AQUATIC CENTER EICHELBERGER, UM, AREA, UM, IT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE CONTINUE WITH THE EVENT, HOWEVER, SHORTEN IT TO ONE HOUR INSTEAD OF TWO. UM, THAT WAY THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO COME CAN STILL GET THAT HOLIDAY CHEER THAT I BELIEVE A LOT OF US DESERVE AND DESIRE AT THIS POINT IN TIME IN 2020. UM, BUT AT THE SAME POINT IN TIME, UM, IT'S A SHORTENED EVENT, UM, AND, UH, WE'RE STILL ABLE TO HIT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND STILL BE ABLE TO HOLD THIS EVENT. THANK YOU, MR. WEBB. THANK YOU. MA'AM UM, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH YOUR EARLIER STATEMENT. I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO PROMOTE A GATHERING AT THIS TIME, UH, GIVEN NOT ONLY THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY, BUT JUST THE FACT THAT OUR FAMILY IS ACROSS HUBER HEIGHTS OR BEING ASKED TO, UH, CURTAIL OR, UH, MODIFY [00:20:01] THEIR FAMILY GATHERINGS FOR THANKSGIVING. UM, THERE, UH, IN MANY CASES, UH, RESIDENTS ARE JUST CANCELING THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY GATHERINGS, AND I THINK IT'S KIND OF IRRESPONSIBLE FOR US TO PROMOTE A, A GATHERING AT THE , UH, EICHELBERGER GIVEN YOU CAN SAY SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WHATEVER, BUT THE FACT IS WE'RE PROMOTING GETTING PEOPLE TOGETHER AT A TIME WHEN EVERY MESSAGE IS BEING SENT FROM THE STATE AND COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH IS DON'T GATHER. SO FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I DON'T FEEL IT'S APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME WHEN PEOPLE ARE BEING MADE, ARE BEING ASKED TO MAKE SACRIFICES IN OUR PERSONAL, UH, TO CORTELLIS VIRUS. THANK YOU, MRS. BIRCH. YES. UM, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH, UH, WITH WHAT YOU SAID, UM, THE NUMBERS ARE STILL CLIMBING. UM, WE ARE BEING ASKED TO BASICALLY NOT HAVE OTHER PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIVE WITH US, COME INTO OUR HOMES. UM, THE, SO I SUPPORT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT, UM, I ALSO WANTED TO ASK, ARE WE GOING TO, UH, UH, GO FORWARD WITH THE LIGHTING UP THE HEIGHTS TO, TO LEND TO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT? UM, AND THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD, BECAUSE I WAS ASKED, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE, UM, CITY HALL STILL GONNA REMAIN OPEN? SO I THINK SO, THANKS. UH, NANCY'S AS FAR AS THE, UH, LIGHTS IN THE HEIGHTS GOES, I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT WAS KIND OF BEING, UH, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY THE CITY IS, WAS INVOLVED IN THAT WE'RE PROMOTING BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW, UH, AGAIN, WE DISCUSS AT THE WORK SESSION AND MR. SCHOMER IS WORKING ON MAKING SURE THAT EVEN WE'VE PARTICIPATED IN THAT FROM CITY HALL. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN, UH, A SCAVENGER HUNT AND THINGS PROMOTED PRIVATELY THROUGH, UH, MS. DAVIDSON, UH, REGARDING THE LIGHTS IN THE HEIGHTS. AND I THINK IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED IN THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY WHEN EVERYBODY TO, TO PUT LIGHTS UP, WHO'S INTERESTED IN PUTTING LIGHTS UP. UH, I THINK PEOP YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH PEOPLE THAT GET IN THEIR CARS AND FAMILIES AND GOING AROUND AND IN VIEWING ALL THE DIFFERENT DECORATIONS AND LIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE SIG. UH, IF PEOPLE WANT TO PARTICIPATE THAT EXTRA STEP AND GET INVOLVED IN THE SCAVENGER HUNT, THE SAYING, PUT ON, CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO MS. DAVIDSON THROUGH FACEBOOK. UM, YOU KNOW, SHE'S ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE EVERYDAY, GIVE HER EYES PAGE, LOTS OF THE THINGS THAT SHE DOES AND PROMOTES IS ON THERE. SO SHE'S VERY EASY TO FIND IF YOU, IF YOU LOOK FOR, UH, TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE FURTHER. UM, AND THEN THE SECOND THING, WHAT WAS IT, THE SECOND PIECE THAT YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT THE CITY HALL? RIGHT. SO PRIOR TO, SO WHEN, WHEN THIS, WHEN THE PANDEMIC FIRST STARTED NOT, AND I'LL JUST SAY THIS, AND I'LL HAND THIS OFF TO, UH, TO MR. SCHUMER, HE HAD COME UP WITH A VERY GOOD, UH, SCALE OF BASICALLY WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE KIND OF IN AN, IN A NON-ACTIVE ENVIRONMENT OR AN ACT UNDER, UH, AN ACTIVE THREAT. AND I BELIEVE THE ACT OF THREAT WENT INTO, PUT INTO EFFECT ONCE WE KIND OF HIT THAT LEVEL, UH, THAT LEVEL THREE EMERGENCY, UH, WHEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN THINGS START GETTING BAD. AND AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, HOW ACTIVE AND OPEN CITY HALL IS, THAT WOULD BE UP TO ROB AND HOW HE DEALS WITH EMPLOYEES. I KNOW PRIOR TO WE HAD DIFFERENT SHIFTS, SO PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO WORK, BUT THEY WERE DOING IN DIFFERENT, IN DIFFERENT SHIFTS. WE ALWAYS MADE SURE THAT CITY SERVICES WEREN'T SHUT DOWN, THAT THOSE WERE STILL AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE WHO NEEDED THEM. BUT I THINK THE PLAN MOVING FORWARD, UM, I'LL LET MR SCHOMER ADDRESS, ASSUMING THAT WE'RE PROBABLY NOT FAR OFF FROM BEING ELEVATED TO THAT ACTIVE PURPLE LEVEL, IF THE ICU, MY UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE DIFFERENT THREAT LEVELS, UH, THE ICU PORTION IS REALLY WHAT WE, WHAT WE'VE LACKED FOR THAT TWO WEEK IN A ROW CONSISTENCY. AND IF THE ICU TRENDS MATCH THE HOSPITALIZATION TRENDS OVER THE PAST WEEK, I THINK WE WILL PROBABLY FIND OURSELVES THERE, BUT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. WE MIGHT NOT, BUT AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS TO BE. SO, UH, ROB, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE, UH, THE CITY AND EMPLOYEES AND, AND THE ACTUAL OPEN COUNTERS FOR CUSTOMERS AND, UH, THAT NEED TO COME INTO CITY HALL FOR ANY REASON? YEAH, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT WE ARE ON THE PATH TO CLOSING, UM, CITY HALL DOWN FOR CERTAIN, UH, REGARDING HAVING AN OPEN FOR NEW RESIDENTS THAT NEED ASSISTANCE OR REQUESTS WE'VE TAKEN SAFEGUARDS, PLEXIGLASS, UH, SIGNAGE AND EVERYTHING. UM, AND I SHY OF ANOTHER STATE ORDERED SHUT DOWN THAT REQUIRES THE GUIDANCE OF [00:25:01] OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS TO NOT ALLOW VISITORS FROM THE OUTSIDE, LIKE SIMILAR TO THE SITUATION THAT WE WERE IN BEFORE. UM, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF ORDER. UM, I HAD NO INTENTIONS OF CLOSING CITY HALL DOWN. WE DON'T GET A LOT OF VISITORS. UH, THE, THOSE THAT DO NEED, ACTUALLY NEED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS, UH, AND ACTUALLY NEED TO EITHER EXCHANGE OR FILE PAPERWORK, ET CETERA. SO, UH, SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS ASSISTANCE AT A FIRE DEPARTMENT OR THE POLICE DIVISION, UH, REGARDLESS OF THE SITUATION, THEY WERE NEVER SHUT DOWN. SO WE, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF CONCERN WITH THAT, BUT I THINK THERE STILL WERE CITY SIGNS POSTED ON ALL THE ENTRANCE TO THIS, TO ALL OF THE CITY OFFICES AND BUILDINGS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MASKS BEING REQUIRED AND, AND, AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. SO, UH, I THINK AS WELL, YEAH, AS LONG AS WE KEEP ALL THAT UP, UH, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD, WE WOULD LEAVE THAT DECISION ON, ON CITY SERVICES, UH, TO MR. SCHOMER. SO I THINK, I THINK, UM, I'M CERTAINLY SATISFIED, I THINK, WITH WHAT HE'S OUTLINED SO FAR. OKAY. AND, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THANK YOU, ROB. UM, MY QUESTION REGARDING THE LIGHTS WAS, I KNOW WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LIGHTING UP CITY HALL, AND I WAS JUST BASICALLY QUESTIONING WHETHER W WE WERE GOING TO DO THAT. AND I THINK THE LIGHTS IN THE HEIGHTS AND THE SCAVENGER HUNT ARE REALLY PRETTY MUCH, UM, UM, SOCIAL DISTANCING BEYOND THAT. I DON'T THINK THERE'S REAL RISK AND CONTINUING WITH THAT, AND THAT WILL CERTAINLY HELP, UM, YOU KNOW, THE CHILDREN AND THE FAMILIES GET INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT, DESPITE ALL THE STUFF THAT'S GOING ON. SO I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SEE THAT CONTINUE. BUT, UM, AS I SAID BEFORE, I DON'T THINK THAT THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTING IS, IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO AT THIS. THANK YOU. AND MR. AUDIT. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT AGAIN, I'M IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THIS OPEN. I THINK THAT WE CAN PULL THIS EVENT OFF WITH PROPER SOCIAL DISTANCING. I THINK THERE'S, I KNOW THERE'S ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSIONS ON SETUP AND HOW TO KEEP PEOPLE PUSHED BACK FROM, UH, UH, THE MAIN EVENT, SO TO SPEAK, UM, BEING MR. MR. CLAUS. AND, UH, IT'S MY OPINION THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS CAN MAKE THAT DECISION WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH IT, AND THEY FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT, BUT IN THIS TIME, I THINK WE NEED TO AT LEAST TO GET THOSE OPTIONS OUT THERE FOR OUR RESIDENTS, BECAUSE MANY OF THEM MAY NOT HAVE MUCH OF A HOLIDAY SEASON, IF NOT, FOR SOME OF THESE, SOME THINGS LIKE THIS. SO I I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF PUSHING FORWARD WITH PROPER DISTANCING AND FOLLOWING GUIDELINES. UH, IF IT GETS TO THE POINT TO WHERE THE STATE DECIDES THEY'RE GOING TO SHUT DOWN ALL THESE TYPES OF EVENTS. AND SO BE IT. AND IF A MAJORITY OF COUNCIL DECIDES THAT WE DON'T WANT TO GO FORWARD, UM, I'LL, I'LL ACCEPT THAT AS WELL. I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS, UM, MRS. BURGER ASSOCIATE YOUR HAND UP. DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION OR COMMENT, OR IS IT JUST A, FROM PREVIOUS, SORRY. NO PROBLEM. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I WASN'T MISSING, SO I, UM, UNLESS I'M WRONG, MR. MCDONALD, I DON'T THINK THIS WOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD NEED, UH, WOULD NEED A VOTE. I THINK WHAT I WOULD BE LOOKING FOR NOW IS TO SEE, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT DOES THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL, UM, EITHER WANT TO DO MR. SHAW AND MR. OTTO HAVE SPOKEN IN FAVOR OF IT? UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE, I'VE MADE MY RECOMMENDATION KNOWN, BUT THAT'S, UM, AND, AND MR. WEBB AND MS. BURJ HAVE AGREED. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, THERE'S BASICALLY TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS IN FAVOR OF IT. AND TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE, THAT ARE NOT. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, W I GUESS WHAT WILL BE APPROPRIATE IS, IS, ARE THERE MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN FAVOR OR MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE OBJECTING TO IT? UM, WE NEED TO KNOW, SO WE CAN GIVE MR. SCHUMER DIRECTION ON HOW, ON, HOW THE CITY IS TO PROCEED. MS. BAKER, THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, I GUESS, WOULD THERE BE MORE OF A VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES THAT WE COULD DO IF WE CAN'T DO THIS TREE LIGHTING, BUT I THINK MR IS MR. SCHIRMER SAID WE COULD, YOU KNOW, IF THERE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ANY ONE PHYSICALLY PRESENT AND ACTIVE, WE COULD HAVE SOMEONE THERE, UM, YOU KNOW, DOING, UH, UH, FACEBOOK LAB, I GUESS, BY SOMEONE LIT THE TREE. UM, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THAT WOULD SERVE A PURPOSE OR, OR, OR MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY TO AT LEAST SEE IT BE LIT, I'M SURE THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD DO, BUT THAT'S, UH, CERTAINLY NOT AN AN EVENT NECESSARILY THAT WOULD NEED PROMOTING. I DON'T KNOW THAT THE, THAT THAT MATCHES THE, THE SCALE OF SOMETHING WE WOULD PROMOTE THAT WAY, BUT WE CERTAINLY COULD, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THERE'S DEFINITELY DEFINITELY OPTIONS, BUT, UM, DO YOU WANT ME TO LOOK, WE, WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS JUST THIS PAST THURSDAY AND, YOU KNOW, NOT, NOT A WHOLE [00:30:01] LOT HAS CHANGED. SO, UH, ALL OF YOU HAVE HAD FROM THURSDAY TO NOW TO THINK ABOUT, UM, WHAT YOUR, WHAT YOUR OPINIONS WOULD BE. SO NOW'S THE TIME TO LET THEM KNOW YES OR NO. I WOULD BE A NO, BUT THAT'S JUST FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, SO. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? YES. MR. HILL, THANK YOU. UM, MY PERSONAL OPINION WOULD BE THAT GIVEN THE NUMBERS AND THE WAY THAT THEY ARE GOING AND THE POSSIBILITY OF US GOING PURPLE EVEN AHEAD OF TIME. UM, I, I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT FOR US TO NOT HAVE IT THIS YEAR. UM, ALTHOUGH I WOULD LOVE TO, AND YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH I LOVE CHRISTMAS, MY OPINION WOULD BE THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE IT THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. THANKS, ANDY. AND THEY'RE ALL MY SCREEN SHOWS AS MR. HILL PLUS ONE OTHER, I CAN'T SEE WHO THE ONE OTHER IS MR. SHAW. YES THERE. YES. SORRY ABOUT THAT. UM, UH, MAYOR I, IN MY OPINION, AND, UH, MR. ROGERS COULD CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE DIRECTION NECESSARY TO THE CITY MANAGER AND PROCEED THIS ACTION FORWARD. UM, IT WOULD BE MY BELIEF THAT A MOTION SHOULD BE MADE, UH, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AND A ROLL CALL IT TO BE TAKEN, UM, SO THAT WE CAN PUT THIS MATTER TO, UH, TO REST AND PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE POLICY NEEDED TO THE CITY MANAGER. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY HARD OR FAST RULE AS FAR AS HOW TO PROCEED. I THINK YOU COULD DEVELOP A CONSENSUS AS A GROUP TO GIVE DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER, BUT IF IT'S, COUNCIL'S WISH TO GO WITH A FORMAL VOTE, THAT THAT CERTAINLY WOULD BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. MAYOR, THIS IS DEADLINES. YES. MR. LYONS LOOKING COME BACK. I, I WOULD, UH, TEND TO SIDE ON THE ERA FOLLOWING THE LAW, AS IT SET OUT, I WOULD FOLLOW THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION AND, UH, BE A LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY FOR, UH, WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING AND SETTING THE EXAMPLE. UH, IF WE CAN, INSTEAD OF USING THE WORD CANCELED, PERHAPS USE THE WORD, UH, UH, DISTANCING AND THEN, UH, PUT IT ON LIVE, UH, NEWSFEED, UH, FACEBOOK FEED, LIKE, UH, COUNCILWOMAN BAKER MENTIONED. I'D BE ALL FOR THAT AS WELL. AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE YOUR FIFTH COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, THAT FOLLOWING THE CITY MANAGER'S GUIDELINES. MR. CAMPBELL. THANKS. SPECIAL LINES. YES. UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IF WE TOOK THIS TO A VOTE THERE, UH, THE MAJORITY IS AGAINST HAVING A LIVE EVENT. UH, SO CONSIDERING THAT I WOULD ALSO, UH, SUPPORT, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO VIRTUALLY TO, UH, I GUESS, TO STILL CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTING AND, UH, HAVE SOME TYPE OF EVENT, IF THE FOLKS THAT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING THAT VIRTUAL, UH, CELEBRATION THOUGHT THEY COULD DO THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. CAMPBELL. SO, UH, I THINK WE'VE, WE'VE KIND OF HEARD FROM EVERYBODY, SO, UH, YES, MRS. VERGE, ANOTHER QUESTION, THERE ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT ARE, UM, DOING THE VIRTUAL TREE LIGHTING TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE, AND I'M NOT, THAT MIGHT BE, UH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN OPTIMAL SOLUTION TO WHAT WE'RE DOING. THEY COULD DO A FACEBOOK LIVE OR WHATEVER, UM, AND POST IT, YOU KNOW, OR FOR EVERYONE TO WATCH, UH, TO ME THAT'S THE SAFEST WAY, AND IT STILL ALLOWS US TO, TO SEE OUR TREE, UH, BE LIT AGAIN THIS YEAR. SO, UM, I'LL JUST, I'LL ADD ONE LAST COMMENT. I THINK THE WHOLE IDEA OF, OF THE TREE LIGHTING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING, YOU KNOW, I, I BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, COULD THAT ALL BE DONE AND COULD WE HAVE AN EVENT THAT, UH, IN OUR MINDS WAS, IS AS SAFE AS WE COULD POSSIBLY MAKE IT? YES, I BELIEVE THAT THAT COULD PROBABLY BE DONE WHERE I STRUGGLE WITH THIS IS THAT THE, THE NEW GUIDELINES OR THE NEW ORDERS RESTRICTIONS, UH, THAT, THAT HAS COME OUT SPECIFICALLY ASKS NOT DO THINGS THAT ENCOURAGE OR PROMOTE A SOCIAL GATHERING. SO WHETHER THAT GATHERING IS FIVE MINUTES, 10 MINUTES, TWO HOURS OR FOUR HOURS, WHAT'S SPECIFIC ABOUT THESE NEW ORDERS, UH, IS REALLY TALKS ABOUT THE NON ENCOURAGEMENT OF A [00:35:01] SOCIAL GATHERING. AND THAT'S REALLY THE, UM, THE POINT FOR ME, I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY OPEN AND FORTHCOMING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR WITH, UH, THE AQUATIC CENTER AND OUR MUSICAL EVENTS, THE EICHELBERGER, ALL THOSE THINGS I HAVE ALWAYS SAID FAST, AND THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND WHAT'S SAFE, BUT WE HAVE GUIDELINES NOW THAT ASK US SPECIFICALLY UNDER THIS, UH, NEW SURGE OF CASES TO NOT PROMOTE SOCIAL GATHERINGS. AND, UH, THAT SPECIFICALLY IS, IS THE REASON THAT THAT MY RECOMMENDATION WAS TO, WAS TO CANCEL THE EVENT. UM, SO I CAN'T REMEMBER, I, I DON'T SEE WHERE THERE'S ENOUGH FAVOR TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE LIVE EVENT. IT DOES SOUND LIKE WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN FAVOR OF A VIRTUAL EVENT. SO, UH, MR. SCHOMER, IF YOU COULD, COULD WORK ON THAT OR SEE WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO TO KIND OF MAKE THAT HAPPEN, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T, UH, FROM NOW UNTIL, I GUESS WHAT NEXT SATURDAY, THE FIFTH TO, TO PUT THAT TOGETHER. SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS TO A VIRTUAL EVENT, THEN THAT'S HOW, UH, SOUNDS LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THIS COUNCIL HAS, UH, WISHES TO PROCEED. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, WE PUT TOGETHER, UH, SO ONE OF THE THINGS, UH, RABBI, DO YOU WANT TO ASK BEFORE WE MOVE ON? UM, SO I KNOW WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LOTS OF THESE, UM, TALK ABOUT THE GRANT PIKE, REVITALIZATION, THINGS MOVING ON. AND I, UH, IT MANTRA SAID I'D LIKE TO HOLD SOME TYPE OF A TOWN HALL AND I'M, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT WOULD BE, UH, LIKE A, YOU KNOW, A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL NOW AS WELL. UM, YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING LIVE, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE PROGRESSING FAR ENOUGH INTO THIS AND IT'S KIND OF COMING TO THE END OF THE YEAR WHERE, YOU KNOW, SOME TYPE OF UPDATE TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDING, UH, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR BRAND PIKE REVITALIZATION, UH, WOULD BE GOOD. I MEAN, THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR FOUR YEARS NOW, AND I THINK WE MIGHT FINALLY BE IN A POSITION TO AT LEAST START OFFERING SOME UPDATES. SO, UH, SPEAKING NOW TALKING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING VIRTUALLY, UH, WOULD, WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU HELP ME PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER LIKE THAT, OR FIGURE WHAT KIND OF PLATFORM THAT MIGHT NEED TO GO ON, UH, FROM THE CITY TO BE ON THE CITY WEBSITE OR, UH, SOME OTHER PLATFORMS. SO WE COULD MAKE PEOPLE AWARE THAT, UM, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE NOW FOR SOME UPDATES FOR THE FRINGE FOR THAT PROJECT. YEAH, SIR, CERTAINLY. I THINK WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OPTIONS TO DO THAT, SO, UM, YEAH, AND WORK WITH, TO GET THAT PUT TOGETHER. OKAY, PERFECT. I APPRECIATE THAT. TALKING ABOUT THESE, THESE REMOTE MEETINGS AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS ON, ON LIGHTING A TREE, UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN PUT TOGETHER A VIRTUAL MEETING TO KIND OF GIVE SOME, SOME UPDATES, UH, IN SOME TYPE OF A TOWN HALL LIKE THAT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THANKS. UH, JUST THOUGHT OF, UM, BEFORE WE GET MOVING ON TO THE AGENDA, I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. SO IT LOOKS [10. Pending Business] UP AS I, NUMBER 10, WHICH IS OUR PENDING BUSINESS. I DIDN'T MR. ROGERS, I DON'T AN ORDINANCE FOR MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF YOUR BRIGHTS, OHIO FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2021, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2021 AT THE SECOND READING. THANKS MR. ROGERS. UM, MR. SCHOMER COMMENTS. YES. UH, YOU RECALL OUR BUDGET DISCUSSION FROM THE LAST WORK SESSION? I THINK IT WAS A VERY INFORMATIVE AND ALSO, UH, UH, IN LIGHT OF 2020, UH, VERY POSITIVE NEWS FOR THE, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY, UH, CONSIDERING ALL OF THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN FOR THE MANY YEARS, PREVIOUS OF MAKING SURE THAT WHEN WE ARE FACED WITH SOME ADVERSITY, WE ARE RESILIENT ENOUGH TO, UH, TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND STAY POSITIVE AND CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESSES. SO WITH THAT, WE DID HAVE AN AMENDED ORDINANCE. UH, IT WAS ASKED THAT THE ORDINANCE BE MOVED TO BE AMENDED, UH, FOR THE, UH, FOR THOSE, UH, FOR THOSE NEW NUMBERS AND FIGURES. AND WITH THIS BEING AT THE SECOND READING, WE WOULD ASK IT'S CONSIDERED FOR ADOPTION. AND THERE WAS THE WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS TO AMEND THE ITEM. AND THEN THE DOC, IS THERE A MOTION TO AMEND SOME OF MS. BIRD SECOND? YES. SECOND FOR THE AMENDMENT, MR. ROGERS, WOULD YOU CALL REAL PLEASE? MS. MAYER? YUP. YUP. YES. UH, MAYOR WITH THIS, UH, AMENDMENT, UM, HOW MANY FIREFIGHTERS PARAMEDICS ARE FUNDED IN THIS AMENDMENT FOR THE 20, 20, 21 BUDGET? I BELIEVE THAT NUMBER IS 39. MR. SCHIRMER. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. UH, MAYOR, UM, BECAUSE OF THAT, NUMBER'S NOT 41. I CAN'T SUPPORT THE BUDGET IN PASSING THAT TONIGHT. MR. RUTGERS [00:40:01] CALL THE ROLL. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS BERG. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. NOPE. MR. HILL. YES. MR. ROB. YEAH. MR. SHAW. YES. AND AMEN. MACQUARIE'S 71. NOW I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION FOR ADOPTION MOTION TO ADOPT THE EMOTIONS ARE A SECOND. SECOND, MR. CAMPBELL SECONDS. UH, ANY DISCUSSION MAYOR LIONS? YES. MR. LYONS, UH, FOR THOSE 39 FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS. COULD I SEE THE SOURCE DOCUMENTATION IN THE 2021 BUDGET, PLEASE? ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THAT RIGHT NOW? UM, IT CAN BE SET TO ME. OKAY. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW BEFORE THE REST OF THE COUNCIL CALLS AS THE VOTE? UM, THAT I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT I'M A NO VOTE, SO THAT'LL BE UP TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, BUT AS LONG AS IT'S SENT TO ME, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. WE'LL MAKE SURE THE SOURCE DOCUMENTATION SENT TO ANYONE FACING MR. ROGERS CALLING PLEASE. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERG. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS? NO, MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YEAH. MR. SHAW? YES. THE SPREAKER. YES. AND THE ADOPTION ALSO PASSES 71 NEW [ A Motion To Appoint Christopher Hall To The Parks And Recreation Board For A Term Ending March 31, 2022.] BUSINESS UNDER THE CITY COUNCIL. SO ITEM 11 EIGHT, MR. ROD 11, EIGHT, EMOTIONAL TO A POINT CHRISTOPHER HALL TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD FOR A TERM ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2020 22. MR. ROGERS COMMENTS, UH, THE WORK SESSION, WE HAVE OBTAINED THE, UH, BACKGROUND CHECK RE IN RELEASE. SO WE'RE ALL GOOD WITH THAT. UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS APPOINTMENT TONIGHT AND HAVE COUNSEL ACT ON THAT MOTION. PERFECT. THANK YOU, MR. ROGERS. AND THAT WAS THE, UH, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION THAT OUR WORK SESSION ON THURSDAY. UM, MR. OTTO, MOTION TO POINT. AND IS THERE A SECOND MOTION SECOND, UH, MR. SHAWL SECOND. UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS? THIS IS BERG. YES. MR. OTTO? YES. MR. LYONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YEAH. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. AND THE MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. [ A Motion To Direct The Clerk Of Council To Respond To The Ohio Division Of Liquor Control With No Objections In Reference To The Transfer Of Liquor Permit #22790440001 For Double Deuce LLC DBA Double Deuce At 5186 Brandt Pike And Patio, Huber Heights, Ohio 45424 To Liquor Permit #60766850005 For Modern Food And Gas DBA Double Deuce At 5186 Brandt Pike And Patio, Huber Heights, Ohio 45424.] NEXT UP IS ITEM 11, B ALRIGHT, ALIVE, AND BE A MOTION TO DIRECT THE CLERK OF COUNCIL TO RESPOND TO THE IO DIVISION OF LIQUOR CONTROL WITH NO OBJECTIONS AND REFERENCE TO THE TRANSFER OF LIQUOR PERMIT NUMBER TWO, (279) 044-0001 FOR DOUBLE DEUCE, LLC, DOING BUSINESS AS DOUBLE DUES AT 51 86, BRING IT PIKE AND PATIO. HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO FOUR FIVE FOUR TWO FOUR TWO LIQUOR PERMIT NUMBER SIX (076) 685-0005 FOR MODERN FOOD AND GAS DOING BUSINESS AS DOUBLE DEUCE AT 51 86, BRANT PIKE AND PATIO HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO FOUR FIVE FOUR, TWO, FOUR. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS MR. ROGERS, UH, JUST THAT THIS HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY ABOUT THE POLICE AND FIRE DIVISIONS, AND THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS TO THE TRANSFER. SO WE WOULD ASK FOR COUNCIL'S ACTION ON THIS MOTION. IT, THANKS, SIR. THAT WAS THE WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE A MOTION, MR. WEBB? IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY. MS. MS. BAKER SECONDS. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. HERE NOW, MR. ROGERS. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YEAH. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS MERGE. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. NEXT STEP [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With The Montgomery County Public Defender Commission To Provide Statutorily Required Legal Counsel To Indigent Persons For Fiscal Year 2021. (first reading)] IS ITEM 11, SEAT ITEM ALIVE, [00:45:01] AND SEE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER COMMISSION TO PROVIDE STATUTORILY REQUIRED LEGAL COUNSEL TO END. AND DID YOU HAVE PERSONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 AT THE FIRST READING AND MR. RAVI, THIS IS AN ANNUAL, UH, AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES FROM THE MCGOVERN COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDERS COMMISSION. THEY HAVE KEPT THEIR RATES AT THE SAME RATES AS 2020 GOING INTO 2021. AND WE WOULD ASK FOR COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION TONIGHT, SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS IN PLACE IN TIME FOR 2021. THANK YOU. AND THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION TO WORK SESSION. IS THERE A MOTION PLEASE TO ADOPT AND THIS BIRD AND IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND? THIS IS A BAKER. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. MR. ROGERS CALDWELL PLEASE. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YEAH. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS BURJ. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. AND MOTION ALSO CARRIES EIGHT. NEXT [ An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2003-O-1409 To Extend The Exemption From Taxation For Parcels Comprising The Montgomery County TIF Area In The City Pursuant To ORC 5709.51, And Declaring An Emergency. (first reading)] UP WE HAVE UNDER ADMINISTRATION. WE HAVE ITEM 11, D ITEM 11, D AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER TWO ZERO ZERO THREE DASH OH DASH ONE FOUR ZERO NINE. TO EXTEND THE EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION FOR PARCELS COMPRISING, THE MAMA MONTGOMERY COUNTY TIF AREA, AND THE CITY PURSUANT TO ORC FIVE SEVEN ZERO 9.51 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AT THE FIRST READING. MR. SCHIRMER. YEAH. SO AS WE DISCUSSED AT THE WORK SESSION, THIS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING, UH, PARTIALS IN THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT, UH, KNOWN AS THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TIF AREA. UH, THIS ORDINANCE ALLOWS THE EXISTING PARCELS, UH, WHICH IS A ROLLING 30 YEAR TIF TO EXTEND EXISTING PARCELS. ARE THERE ENROLLED, UH, FOR AN ADDITIONAL 30 YEARS? UH, WE DISCUSSED AT THE WORK SESSION, MANY OF THE ADVANTAGES REGARDING THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN OUR LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, AND, UH, VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IN THAT AREA. AND, UH, AN ACCORDANCE TO KEEP WITH THE TIMELINE FOR THE NOTICES, AS WELL AS THE PROCESS OF THE EXTENSION ITSELF. WE ASKED IF THIS ORDINANCE BE CONSIDERED TONIGHT WITH THE WAVING OF THE SECOND RATING AND CONSIDER FOR ADOPTION THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. SCHOMER. IS THERE A MOTION, MOTION TO WAVE MR. WEBB? I'LL SLACK AND THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING, MR. ROGERS, MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YEAH. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS BERGE. YES. MR. OTTO, NO. MR. LYONS. YES. MOTION TO WAIVE CARRIES AT 71. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION? I MOVED TO ADOPT IS A BERGE HILL. WELL, MR. MR. MAYOR, I'M SORRY. YES. UH, I, I, I APOLOGIZE. UM, CANCEL THE, UM, WE, WE NEED TO RECONSIDER THE SECOND MEETING. I MISINTERPRETED WHAT THE NOTES WERE. IT DOES NEED THE SECOND READING, UH, AND IT WOULD BE PASSED AT THE SECOND READING AS AN EMERGENCY. UM, AND THAT WAS A, AND I APOLOGIZE MY MISTAKE, UH, UM, PROCEDURALLY FOR THE TIMELINE WE NEED TO PROVIDE FOR, UH, THE INPUT PERIOD. AND I DO APOLOGIZE, UM, WHEN I SAW THE, UH, THE TERMINOLOGY, UM, I WENT RIGHT ALONG WITH THE PREVIOUS AND WAVING THE SECOND. SO TONY, DO WE NEED TO RECONSIDER THAT? UH, OR HOW DOES THAT, HOW DOES THAT WORK WITH THE SECOND READING BEING WAIVED? WE NEED TO HAVE A SECOND READING. UM, JERRY, DO YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN? I'VE NEVER REALLY HAD THIS SITUATION BEFORE I APOLOGIZE. UH, YEAH, I THINK WE WOULD DO IT. I MEAN, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS PASSED ON THINKING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND VOTE AGAIN TO MATT. WAIT THE SECOND READING OR EMOTION. UM, UM, DO WHAT WAS DONE. SO, MR. SO UNDER THE, UNDER THE RECONSIDERATION, SINCE NON-CIRRHOTIC LET US KNOW IF YOU NEEDED TO MAKE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER WITH SOMEBODY ELSE, [00:50:02] I MOVED TO RECONSIDER PROCEDURALLY. IS IT, IS IT FINE IF, UM, IF MRS. BURNS MAKES THE MOTION TO RECONSIDERATION MR. MACDONALD, I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT THAT. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE MAJORITY CHARACTER. I'M NOT TOO SURE. I HAVE TO LOOK REAL QUICK. OKAY. AND LET'S TALK TO YOU KNOCKED UP YOUR HEAD IF THERE'S NO, IF THERE'S NO RULE FOR THE LIMIT OF READINGS, UH, IF THE SECOND READING IS WAIVED, CAN YOU JUST MOVE TO HAVE A GO TO A THIRD BEFORE CONSIDERED FOR ADOPTION? SO I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND CRAIG AND MR. SCHUMER. SO WE, YOU NEEDED IT TO BE A SECOND READING, BUT YOU NEEDED IT TO BE CAST AS AN EMERGENCY ON THE SECOND READING, NOT WAIVING THE SECOND READING, CORRECT? YES. THAT IS, THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. AND I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE FOR THE WAIT. SO THE EMERGENCY MEANS IT GOES INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. WE DON'T WAIT 30 DAYS. IS THAT WHAT THE PURPOSE IS? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. REQUIRED A SECOND READING, JUST AN EMERGENCY AT THE SECOND READING. SO THAT TOOK EFFECT, WELL, IT GOOD, THE OPPOSITE OF A RECONSIDERATION INSTEAD OF A DISSENTING VOTE, AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, MAKE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER TO, UH, TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME. I CAN SEE TONY LOOKING STUDENTS LEAVE FOR THE MOTION. ONE NEEDS TO BE MADE BY THE, A MEMBER OF THE PREVAILING SIDE. SO I WAS OKAY FOR NANCY TO MAKE THAT MOTION. OH YEAH. APOLOGIZE. I TOOK SO LONG. NO, THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. UM, MRS. BIRCH HAS, HAS MOTION TO RECONSIDER. IS THERE A SECONDARY CONSIDER CLOSE SECOND, MS. BAKER. SECOND TO RECONSIDER. UM, MR. ROGERS, DID YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE? MR. WEBB? YES. MR. SHAW? YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERG. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. HIS MOTION TO RECONSIDER CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO. SO NOW I WOULD ASK, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO PASSING THIS ON TO A SECOND READING AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING? NO. OKAY. HEARING NO OBJECTIONS. WE'LL MOVE THIS ON TO THE SECOND READING AT THE NEXT MEETING. AND WE LIKE TO TAKE NEW THINGS OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE TO SEE HOW IT WORKS. SO NOW WE'VE GOT ONE IN THE BOOKS. NO PROBLEM. WE WILL KNOW HOW WE WILL KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THAT WHEN IT COMES UP AGAIN, ROB, YOU ALMOST MADE IT A WHOLE YEAR WITHOUT MAKING A MISTAKE ALMOST. YEAH. I GOT TO GET THEM ALL IN BETWEEN NOW AND YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE THROUGH THAT. SO NOW WE HAVE ITEM [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Huber Heights’ Participation In The BusinessFirst! Program And Directing The City Manager To Execute An Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement For Said Purpose. (first reading)] 11 E MR. ROGER ITEM 11 E A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS PARTICIPATION AND THE BUSINESS FIRST PROGRAM AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR SAID PURPOSE AT THE FIRST READING THAT MR. SHOW COMMENT. YES. WE HAD BRIEFING ON THE BUSINESS. FIRST. WE'VE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE PROGRAM. UH, FOR SEVERAL YEARS WE FIND IT A, A, AN, AN ADVANTAGE TOOL IN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, EFFORTS AND COOPERATION WITHIN THE REGION. SO WE ASKED A RESOLUTION BE CONSIDERED FOR ADOPTION TONIGHT. AND THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE A MOTION, MR. HILL? IS THERE A SECOND, MR. SHELL? SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE BUSINESS FIRST PROGRAM? HEY, MR. ROGERS, MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. FOR CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERG. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. STRAW LIONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB AND THE MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. NEXT UP, WE HAVE ITEM [ An Ordinance Authorizing Advances And Transfers Between Various Funds Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio And Amending Ordinance No. 2019-O-2403 By Making Supplemental Appropriations For Expenses Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio For The Period Beginning January 1, 2020 And Ending December 31, 2020. (first reading)] 11 F ITEM 11 HALF AN ORDINANCE, AUTHORIZING ADVANCES AND TRANSFERS BETWEEN VARIOUS FUNDS OF THE CITY OF YOUR BRIGHTS, OHIO AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER TWO ZERO ONE NINE DASH FOUR DASH TWO FOUR ZERO THREE, BY MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTS, OHIO FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2020 ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2020 AT THE FIRST READING. WELL, YES, I KNOW MR. BELL WENT THROUGH SOME DETAIL AND THE RATHER [00:55:01] LENGTHY SUPPLEMENTAL, UH, THE PRIMARY THINGS IN THERE ARE A RETURN OF ADVANCES TO THE TRANSFER TRANSFORMATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND TO COVER THE COST OF PURCHASES AND ANTICIPATION AND COVERED BY THE NOTE PROCEEDS THAT WERE RECENTLY ISSUED, UH, ANOTHER LARGE, UH, ANOTHER LARGE ITEM ARE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, EFFICIENCY, IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SPLIT BETWEEN GENERAL AND STATE HIGHWAY FUNDS COVERED BY THOSE LEASE PROCEEDS, UH, AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS, UH, NOTED. UM, AND THE MAIN OTHER ADDITION IS THE COUNCIL APPROVED PURCHASES OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WERE, UH, AS A RESULT OF THOSE, NO PROCEEDS AS WELL. UM, WE ASKED THAT THE SECOND READING BE WAIVED FOR REAL ON THIS ONE. AND, UH, THE SUPPLEMENTAL BE, UH, BE CONSIDERED FOR ADOPTION. IS THERE A MOTION TO WAIVE QUESTIONS OR SECOND, MR. WEBB. SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. READ THIS WALL, MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS BERGE. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. ROB? YES. MR. SHAW. YES. MR. SHAWL? YES. YOU SPOTTED? YES. OH, OKAY. MAYBE YOU FROZE UP ON ME SO I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO, AND NEXT WE NEED TO PUSH YOU TO ADOPT IT UP FOR A SECOND, SIR. WEB I WILL. SECOND MOTION A SECOND PRODUCTION. ANY DISCUSSION MR. CAMPBELL? YES. THIS IS BURJ. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. NO, MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. AND MOTION TO ADOPT CARRY 71. [ A Resolution Declaring Certain Expenditures Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio As Necessary Due To The Public Health Emergency With Respect To The Covid-19 Pandemic In Compliance With The Provisions Of Section 5001 Of The Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, And Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). (first reading)] NEXT UP IS ITEM 11, G ITEM 11 G OR RESOLUTION DECLARING CERTAIN EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO AS NECESSARY DUE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FIVE, ZERO, ZERO, ONE OF THE FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT CARES ACT AT THE FIRST READING. MR. SCHIRMER. YEAH. THIS IS THE FINAL RESOLUTION OF A NECESSITY REGARDING THE EXPENSES DETAILED OUT FOR OUR ALLOCATION OF CARES FUNDING. WE ASK THE RESOLUTIONS, CONSIDER THE SEEDING FOR ADOPTION. SO JIM CAN GET THAT FILED OFF. THANKS. THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION TO WORKSTATION. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND AND MS. BAKER SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION MR. LEE? OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS THAT YOU'RE FINE. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN FOURTH PERIOD TODAY. HEARING NO DISCUSSION. MR. ROGERS SHOULD BE CALLED. THIS IS WHERE MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. KIM. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. [ An Ordinance Approving Individual Assessment Amounts And Directing The Finance Director Or His/Her Designee To Certify The Amounts To The Applicable County Auditor For Collection, And Declaring An Emergency. (first reading)] NEXT IS ITEM 11 H ITEM ALIVE AND AGE, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS AMOUNTS AND DIRECTING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE TO CERTIFY THE AMOUNTS TO THE APPLICABLE APPLICABLE COUNTY AUDITOR FOR COLLECTION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AT THE FIRST MR. KILMER. YES, THIS IS THE, UH, COUNTY AUDITOR PROCEDURAL, UM, ORDINANCE. UH, THE, UH, ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE LISTED ARE ALL RELATED TO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND REGRESS WEED VIOLATIONS FOR THIS YEAR. AND WE WILL NEED THE SECOND READING WAIVED AND, UH, ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER ADOPTING THIS EVENING SO THAT IT CAN BE FILED IN ACCORDANCE TO, UM, THE REQUIRED TIMELINE BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR. THANK YOU, MS. SHARON. THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION, BUT THAT OBJECTION. IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE WAVING OF THE SECOND READING MS. BIRCH WAVES? IS THERE A SECOND? [01:00:02] SECOND AND MS. BAKER SECONDS. UH, MR. ROGERS, MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS MERGE. YES. PRODUCTION WAVE CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO. NEXT, NEED A MOTION FOR ADOPTION MOTION TO ADOPT MR. CAMPBELL MOTIONS. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, MR. SHAW SECONDS. ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS BERGE. YES. MR. OTTO, YES. AND MOTION TO ADOPT ALSO CARRIES [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Necessary Agreements And Make Necessary Purchases Of Goods And Services With Certain Vendors And Suppliers For The Purchase, Maintenance And Service Of Equipment, Professional Services, And Miscellaneous Operating Expenses By Various Departments And Divisions Of The City Of Huber Heights For 2021 And Waiving The Competitive Bidding Requirements. (first reading)] A ZERO. NEXT UP IS ITEM 11. I ITEM 11, I, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RUN HER INTO NECESSARY AGREEMENTS AND MAKE NECESSARY PURCHASES OF GOODS AND SERVICES WITH CERTAIN VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS FOR THE PURCHASE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE OF EQUIPMENT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENSES BY VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS OF THE CITY OF YOUR BRIDES FOR 2021 AND WAVING THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AT THE FIRST READING MR. SHOWMAN. YES. THIS IS THE, UH, YEAR END LEGISLATION, THE BITS AND PIECES OF THINGS THAT WE KNOW. WE HAVE EITHER SERVICE AGREEMENTS OR NEED TO HAVE ENCUMBRANCES TO BEGIN BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR. UH, THE REASON FOR THE WAVING OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS IS ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUAL VENDORS LISTED THERE IN, UH, EITHER HOLD PROPRIETARY SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE, OR ARE A SOLE SOURCE VENDOR RELATED TO WHAT, UM, THEIR RESPECTIVE, UH, PRODUCT SERVICE OR EQUIPMENT IS. SO WE ASKED THE RESOLUTION BE CONSIDERED THIS EVENING FOR ADOPTION. THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE WORK SESSION IS THERE A MOTION MOVE TO, OKAY. MRS. BERG MOTIONS, MR. WEBB, YOUR HAND IS RAISED. AND THE SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. MR. ROGERS, MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. IT'S A BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS VERGE. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LIONS, NO. AND MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TWO. ONE. NEXT [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase Various Goods And Services Required For The Ongoing Needs Of The Public Works Division For 2021 And Waiving The Competitive Bidding Requirements. (first reading)] UP IS ITEM 11, J ITEM 11, J A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE VARIOUS GOODS AND SERVICES REQUIRED FOR THE ONGOING NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION FOR 2021 AND WAIVING THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AT THE FIRST READING MR. SHAW, SIMILARLY TO THE PREVIOUS RESOLUTION. THESE ALSO ARE WHAT WE CALL YEAR END OR THE ABILITY TO GET GOING FOR NEXT YEAR. UH, THE REASON THE WAVING OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS IS DIFFERENT ON THIS RESOLUTION ARE THESE ITEMS ARE LISTED ON CURRENT STATE TERM CONTRACTS AND OUR A AND R ITEMS USED THROUGHOUT PUBLIC WORKS. SO WE ASK THE RESOLUTION BE CONSIDERED SEASONING FOR ADOPTION. AND THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION AT THE WORK SESSION. IS THERE A MOTION MR. WEBB? SO MOVED FOR A SECOND. SECOND, MS. BIRD SECONDS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERSON? MR. WEBB? YES. MR. SHAW? YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERG. YEAH. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. NO, MR. HELL YES. CARRIE'S AT 71. [ A Resolution Allowing The City Manager To Award The Bid Offering For The Purchase Of Power Assisted Cots And Loading Systems In The Fire Division. (first reading)] NEXT UP IS ITEM 11, CHECK ITEM 11, K A RESOLUTION ALLOWING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD THE BID OFFERING FOR THE PURCHASE OF POWER ASSISTED COTS AND LETTING SYSTEMS IN THE FIRE DIVISION AT THE FIRST READING MR. TOMER. YES. AS YOU RECALL, THERE WAS A GRANT THAT WAS APPLIED REGARDING THE POWER ASSISTED COTS. WE RECEIVED ONE BID, THE BID ACTUALLY, UH, MET THE PARAMETERS FOR THE, UM, REQUIREMENTS AND REQUISITES WITHIN THE AWARD OF THE GRANT. UH, THIS RESOLUTION ALLOWS US TO AWARD THAT BID, UH, AND IT DOES FALL WITHIN THE, UH, COST ESTIMATES AND THE ALLOWANCES OF THE GRANT. SO WE ASKED THEM TO CONSIDER THIS EVENING FOR ADOPTION. SO THE ORDER [01:05:01] CAN BE MADE. THANKS, MR. SCHOMER. THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION AT THE WORKSTATION. UH, MR. WEBB, ALMO MR. WEBB IS MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND, MR. OTTO? SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. MA'AM YES. MS. ROBERT, I WOULD JUST A SEC HERE. I WOULD JUST, AGAIN, LIKE TO THINK ABOUT IT, BATTALION CHIEF KNISELY FOR ALL HIS WORK ON THIS AND EVERYBODY IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY NICE ADDITION TO OUR DEPARTMENT. UM, AND AGAIN, JUST THANKS TO ALL INVOLVED. I GET THOSE COMMENTS. ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION MR. ROGER, MR. SHAW? YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS BERG. YES. MR. OTTO? YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A License Agreement With Hemmelgarn Services, Inc. For Use Of The Property Located At 4240 Taylorsville Road. (first reading)] TO ZERO. AND NEXT UP IS ITEM 11 L ITEM 11 OUT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH HAMILL DARREN SERVICES INCORPORATED FOR THE USE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT FOUR, TWO, FOUR, ZERO TAYLOR'S RAILROAD AT THE FIRST READING, MR. SCHOMER COMES NEXT, PLEASE. AS WE DISCUSSED, UH, WE HAVE, UH, SOME PROPERTY THAT GOES, UH, UNUSED, OTHERWISE, UH, HEMEL GARN HAD PREVIOUSLY PUT A FENCE UP. UM, WE'VE USED THE PROPERTY FOR STORAGE BEFORE I'M GOING INTO NEXT YEAR. WE DON'T HAVE ANY ANTICIPATED USE. HAVE MCGARREN HAD ASKED IN EXCHANGE FOR MAINTAINING AND UPKEEPING THE PROPERTY THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO IT FOR STORAGE OF SOME CONTAINERS. UH, THE ATTACHED LICENSE AGREEMENT WOULD ALLOW FOR USE OF THAT. AND WE ASK THAT IT'S CONSIDERED THIS EVENING FOR ADOPTION. THAT WAS THE WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE A MOTION SHAW MOTION TO ADOPT? IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, MR. CAMPBELL SECONDS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS AS BAKER? YES. MR. CAMPBELL? YES. MRS. BERG. YES. YES. MR. LYONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. RAPP. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. AND MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO. OKAY. THERE, I'M SET UP FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS. NEXT [12. City Official Reports and Comments] UP IS THE NUMBER 12 CITY OFFICIAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, TO WRAP UP BY SAYING, UH, I KNOW THIS, THIS YEAR HAS BEEN DIFFICULT. I NOTICED YEARS AND TELEPHONE. A LOT OF FAMILIES, A LOT OF STUDENTS, A LOT OF US SITTING IN THIS, UH, REMOTE MEETING THIS EVENING. UM, I THINK BACK ABOUT THIS YEAR, REGARDLESS OF HOW TOUGH IT'S BEEN, I STILL HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR. AND AS I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU DO, AND, UH, I HOPE THERE'S A LOT THAT THIS RESIDENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY HAVE TO BE THANKFUL FOR, REGARDLESS OF AGAIN, OF HOW TOUGH A YEAR IT'S BEEN. SO I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, TO WRAP UP THIS MEETING ON ELISA ON MY PART, I WISHING EVERYBODY WHO'S WATCHING A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING. I KNOW IT'LL BE DIFFERENT. IT MIGHT BE SHORTER. IT MIGHT NOT BE, UH, AROUND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU WERE HOPING AND PLANNING WHAT I HOPE THAT YOU, UH, FIND AS MUCH COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT YOUR FAMILY IS SAFE AND, UH, AND THEY WON'T BE AROUND TO, TO CELEBRATE AND HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING AROUND ALL OF OUR LOVED ONES. NEXT YEAR. I'M THANKFUL FOR THIS COUNCIL. I'M THANKFUL FOR THE GREAT YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD. I'M THANKFUL FOR OUR CITY STAFF FOR THE AMAZING JOB THAT THEY'VE DONE, UH, IN GUIDING US IN SO MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS THIS YEAR, WHETHER IT BE TO, UM, REINVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY TO, UH, MANAGING OUR PROJECTS, TO MAKING SURE THAT OUR ROADS REPAID. THERE'S JUST SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THIS YEAR, THAT, UH, THAT I'M THANKFUL FOR, FOR OUR STAFF AND FOR THIS COUNCIL. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU. AND I HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE AN INCREDIBLE THANKSGIVING WITH YOUR FAMILIES. THANK YOU, MAYOR MR. SHAW, MR. SHAW, YOUR HANDS RAISED, BUT YOU'RE ON MUTE. THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. UM, UH, YES, UH, I, I FIRST WANT TO START OFF MY COMMENTS TONIGHT, UH, BY CONGRATULATING OUR, UH, CLERK OF COUNCIL ON HIS PRESTIGIOUS, UH, AWARD. UM, I WAS ACTUALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THAT, UH, LIVE ON FACEBOOK AS IT HAPPENED, UM, AND REACHED OUT TO THE CLERK, UH, SHORTLY THEREAFTER. UM, I WILL SAY THAT SINCE MY TENURE ON COUNCIL, UH, TONY HAS BEEN A HUGE, UM, INSTRUMENT AND, AND MOVING OUR CITY FORWARD, ASSISTING NOT ONLY MYSELF, OTHER, UH, MY COLLEAGUES AND THE RESIDENTS, UM, AND [01:10:01] REALLY HELPS TO MAKE THIS CITY RUN SMOOTHER. SO MIKE, CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN TO TONY ON HIS AMAZING WORK AND HOPEFULLY WITH MANY MORE YEARS TO COME. UM, NEXT I WOULD, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP, UH, THE, UM, HUBER HEIGHTS, THE OPTIMIST CLUB. UM, WE'LL BE, UM, RUNNING THEIR, UM, ANNUAL, UH, UH, CHRISTMAS TREE LOT AND THE HUBRIS CENTER, UM, THAT WILL START, UH, THIS FRIDAY, UH, THE 27TH AT FIVE 30, UH, CREDIT YOU, EVERYBODY, WHO'S LOOKING FOR A, UM, A GOOD LOOKING CHRISTMAS TREE. UM, THEY HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES. UH, PLEASE STOP DOWN THERE AND CHECK THEM OUT AS ALL THE PROCEEDS GO TO BENEFIT THE YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. UM, ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK ROB AND ALL THE VARIOUS STAFF MEMBERS WHO WORKED SO HARD AND, UM, AND DILIGENTLY ON THIS YEAR'S END OF YEAR LEGISLATION AND BUDGET. UM, I KNOW, ESPECIALLY BEING VIRTUAL, UM, LACK OF RESOURCES HAVING FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTIONS, UM, PROBABLY DIDN'T MAKE THAT ANY EASIER. UM, AND KIND OF GOING ALONGSIDE THE COMMENTS OF THE MAYOR. UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S DEFINITELY A YEAR, UM, TO REMEMBER, UM, BUT HOPEFULLY A YEAR THAT WE CAN SOON FORGET AND HAVE A BETTER 20, 21. UM, SO DEFINITELY HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL. UM, I, I HOPE EVERYBODY FINDS A LITTLE, UH, PEACE AND HAPPINESS DURING THIS TIME. UM, AND, UM, MAYOR, THAT'S ALL MY COMMENTS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. SHAW, MR. RADO. YEAH, MR. SHAW KIND OF JUMPED OUT AND STOLE A COUPLE ITEMS I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT, BUT I'D ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE TONY. IT'S A VERY, VERY WELL-DESERVED. I DON'T THINK ANYONE HERE WOULD ARGUE THAT. UM, SO CONGRATULATIONS, TONY. AND, UH, AND I, I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE OPTIMIST CLUB TREE LOT AS WELL. I JUST ENCOURAGE ANYONE OUT THERE. IF YOU'RE WATCHING, YOU NEED TO GET YOU A LIVE TREE, CHECK IT OUT. IT'S ACROSS FROM ST. PETE, A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS PUT IN A LOT OF WORK THIS PAST SATURDAY TO SET THAT THING UP. AND, UH, THEY HAD A LOT OF NICE TREES OUT THERE. SO CHECK IT OUT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MISS RADO AND MR. SCHUMER, DID YOU HAVE SOME FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT? I THINK HE'S ALREADY DOWN HERE. READY TO SHUT UP. IS THAT HIS HAND RAISED TO TELL US ALL TO SHUT UP? IS THAT WHAT THAT IS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES. MR. LYONS, UH, JUST, UH, CONTINUE THE, UH, GOOD KUDOS TO OUR, UH, ASSOCIATE CLERK OF COUNCIL AND, UH, UH, COUNT THE CLERK OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTATION TODAY WAS WONDERFUL. TONY YOU'RE VERY WELL, UH, UM, SITUATED TO RECEIVE THAT YOU'RE A MASTER CLERK AND YOU DESERVE THAT. CONGRATULATIONS GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, SPEAK NOW FOR ROGER PIECE. OKAY, THANKS AGAIN, EVERYONE. UH, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS EVENING, AND I DO HOPE AND WISH FOR ALL OF YOU TO HAVE THE BEST THANKSGIVING POSSIBLE, UH, WITH YOUR FAMILIES IN WHATEVER WAY THAT MAY BE. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT, UH, AND, UH, WE'LL SEE, WE'LL SEE EVERYONE HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYBODY BE SAFE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.