* 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. YEP. [1. Call The Meeting To Order - Mayor Jeff Gore] [00:00:03] OKAY. WELL, LET, LET EVERYBODY, IT'S GOOD TO SEE ALL YOUR SMILING FACES AGAIN. THIS IS THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING, REGULAR SESSION, REMOTE MEETING DECEMBER 14TH, 2020. WE'RE GETTING STARTED AT SEVEN OH TWO. THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER. AND OUR NEXT ITEM NUMBER TWO IS OUR INVOCATION. THIS EVENING FROM PASTOR RANDY GRIFFITH AT THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH AT 68, 75 OLD TROY PIKE, PASTOR GRIFFITH, JOHN WRITES IN JOHN ONE 10 TO 13 ABOUT JESUS. HE WAS IN THE WORLD AND THOUGH THE WORLD WAS MADE THROUGH HIM, THE WORLD DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM. HE CAME TO THAT, WHICH WAS HIS OWN, BUT HIS OWN DID NOT RECEIVE HIM YET TO ALL WHO RECEIVED HIM TO THOSE WHO BELIEVED IN HIS NAME. HE GAVE THE RIGHT TO BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD, CHILDREN BORN, NOT OF NATURAL DESCENT NOR OF HUMAN DECISION OR A HUSBAND'S WILL, BUT BORN OF GOD, THE INDIAN CHRISTIAN SUNDAR SINGH WROTE SOME SAY THAT THE COMFORT AND JOY BELIEVERS EXPERIENCE IS SIMPLY THE OUTCOME OF THEIR OWN THOUGHTS AND IDEAS. BUT THIS COMFORT AND ABIDING PEACE WITH WHICH BELIEVERS HAVE WITHIN THEM IS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CHRIST IN THEIR HEARTS AND TO THE LIFE GIVING INFLUENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. THOSE WHO SAY THE SPIRITUAL JOY IS THE RESULT. ONLY OF THE THOUGHTS OF THE HEART ARE LIKE A FOOLISH MAN WHO WAS BLIND FROM BIRTH. THE WIND, THE WINTER USED TO SIT OUT IN THE SUNSHINE TO WARM HIMSELF. WHEN THEY ASKED HIM WHAT HE THOUGHT OF THE SUN'S HEAT. HE STOUTLY DENIED THAT THERE WAS SUCH A THING AS THE SUN. HE SAID, THIS WARMTH, WHICH I AM NOW FEELING ON THE OUTSIDE COMES FROM WITHIN MY OWN BODY. AND IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN THE POWERFUL EFFORT OF MY OWN THOUGHTS. THIS DOES, THAT ARE NONSENSE. THAT PEOPLE TELL ME ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE A BIG BALL OF FIRE HANGING UP IN THE SKY, BUT OF TRUE HAPPINESS DEPENDENT ON THE THOUGHTS OF MAN. THEN ALL PHILOSOPHERS AND DEEP THINKERS WOULD BE FILLED TO OVERFLOWING WITH IT. ONLY THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW JESUS DON'T THINK THAT HE CAN BE KNOWN, BUT THOSE WHO DO KNOW HIM WOULD BE LYING. IF THEY WERE TO DENY HIM MANY BELIEVE THAT THEY KNOW THINGS ABOUT JESUS, BUT FEW TRULY KNOW HIM. CORRIE 10 BOOM ROAD. IF JESUS WERE BORN A THOUSAND TIMES IN BETHLEHEM AND NOT IN ME, THEN I WOULD STILL BE LOST. JESUS SAYS, HERE I AM. I STAND AT THE DOOR AND KNOCK. IF ANYONE HEARS MY VOICE AND OPENS THE DOOR, I WILL COME IN AND EAT WITH HIM. AND HE, WITH ME TO KNOW SOMEONE MEANS RELATIONSHIP AND JESUS DESIRES RELATED. ALL ONE NEEDS TO DO IS BELIEVE OPEN THE DOOR OF THEIR HEART. AND THEN VITAMIN AS SUNDAR, SAME ROAD, THE WOMB OF MARY WERE IN FLESHLY FORMED. JESUS LIVED FOR A FEW MONTHS, WAS NOT A PLACE SO BLESSED AS THE HEART OF THE BELIEVER IN WHICH FOR ALL TIMES, JESUS HAS MADE HIS HOME AND MAKES IT THAT HEAVEN. LET'S PRAY. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET TOGETHER AND TO GO ABOUT THE WORK OF THE CITY AND, AND LORD, WE JUST PRAY THAT IT WOULD BE A WORK PLEASING TO YOU AND LORD. WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR SENDING JESUS AND FOR WHAT HE CAME TO DO AND SAVING THE WORLD. AND IT'S IN CHRIST'S NAME. WE PRAY. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR GRIFFITH. WE APPRECIATE YOU AS ALWAYS. AND NEXT IS OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR MR. ROGERS, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE? MR. SHAW HERE, MS. BAKER HERE. MR. CAMPBELL HERE. THIS IS HERE. MR. OTTO HERE. MR. LIONS HERE, MR. HILL HERE. MR. WEBB HERE, ERIC GORE HERE. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO NUMBER FIVE, OUR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. UM, I WOULD REQUEST A MOTION TO AMEND, UH, THIS EVENING'S AGENDA FOR ITEM 11 L, WHICH IS TO ADD THE RENEWAL OF THE LAW DIRECTOR CONTRACT THIS EVENING. IF I GET A MOTION, PLEASE, MR. WEBB, SOME [00:05:01] EMOTIONS ARE A SECOND. MR. HILL, SECOND MOTION. AND A SECOND TO ADD ITEM 11 L TO THE AGENDA UNDER NEW BUSINESS. UM, MR. ROGERS, AND WE JUST CALL IT A PLEASE. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS BIRD. YES. THROTTLE. YES. MS. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. AND MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO TO AMEND THE SEEDINGS AGENDA TO ADD ITEM 11. NOW, [5. Approval Of Minutes] NEXT UP IS OUR APPROVAL OF MINUTES. ITEM FIVE, A THERE IS ONE SESSION OR ONE SET OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. THAT'S DATED NOVEMBER 23RD, 2020. THOSE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL, THOSE MINUTES, UH, THEY WILL STAND AS APPROVED HEARING. NONE. THE MEETING MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 23RD ARE APPROVED. NEXT UP IS OUR NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS OUR SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. MR. ROGERS, ARE THERE ANY OF THOSE THIS EVENING? WE HAVE NOT ON THIS EVENING THERE. I DON'T REMEMBER SEVEN AS OUR CITIZENS COMMENTS. ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS REGISTERED TO SPEAK TO CITY? I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY, I DON'T REMEMBER EIGHT, UH, RELATED TO SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING. ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS REGISTERED TO SPEAK TO THOSE? NONE OF THOSE EITHER. THANK [9. City Manager Report] YOU, MR. ROGERS. NEXT STEP WAS ITEM NUMBER NINE, WHICH IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT. MR. SCHIRMER, IF YOU WOULD GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, JUST A VERY BRIEF, UH, UPDATE TONIGHT, MORE OF, UH, THANKS. UH, OUR EVENT OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE SANTA TOUR. I THINK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LIGHTS IN THE HEIGHTS, THE TREE LIGHTING EVENT, UH, ALL THE EFFORTS PUT FORTH BY ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION HAVING TO MAKE SOME MODIFICATION AND FLEXIBILITY. I THINK, UH, THE TEAM ALL CAME TOGETHER AND, AND ENDED UP PUTTING TOGETHER AN EVENT THAT WAS THE BEST THAT IT COULD BE. UM, I HAVE TO SAY A LOT OF THINGS TO THE FIRE DIVISION PERSONNEL WHO VOLUNTEERED AND DONATED THEIR TIME TO, UH, CONSTRUCT A SUITABLE VEHICLE FOR SANTA TO RIDE AROUND TOWN WHEN HE ARRIVED IN, UH, ON SATURDAY. UM, SINCE HIS SLEIGH IS KIND OF HARD TO GET AROUND AND PARKING LOTS, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT REALLY ACCOMMODATED HIM. AND, UH, AND, UH, AND AGAIN, I THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS INVOLVED WITH THAT, UH, AS WELL AS ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND COMMISSION MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATED TO MAKE THAT EVENT, UH, GO AS WELL AS IT DID. SO, UH, OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK WE CAN, AGAIN, CELEBRATE A COMING TOGETHER AND IN, UH, IN SOME TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION IN MODERN, INNOVATIVE WAYS AND METHODS. AND, UH, I THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY ROSE TO THAT OCCASION AND HOPEFULLY, UM, WE WILL CERTAINLY SEE MORE OF THAT AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE SEASON AND LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, UH, OUR, OUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TO COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING, OTHER THAN, UH, THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY IS, UH, WINDING DOWN CLOSING BOOKS, UH, FINALIZING THINGS FOR FISCAL 2020, GETTING PREPARED FOR 2021. UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, ITEMS TO, UH, TO BRING TO THE NEXT WORK SESSION ON SOME UPDATES, UH, ET CETERA, UM, REGARDING GETTING GOING FOR 2021. SO WITH THAT, I WILL, UH, I WILL END MY UPDATE AND WISH EVERYBODY A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON. AND, UH, AND AGAIN, APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS PUT FORTH THIS WEEKEND AND CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL AND THE ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION FOR, FOR BEING ABLE TO, UH, TO PUT THE EVENT ON. THANKS, ROB. I APPRECIATE THAT. APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE, UM, AND I KNOW YOU'RE, YOU'RE KIND OF MODEST ABOUT THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW, THE TRUTH IS YOU PUT ON A HECK OF A PRODUCTION. UH, YOU HAD EVERYTHING THERE THAT WE NEEDED ALL THE TECHNOLOGY AND, UH, IT WOULD CERTAINLY WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT YOUR ABILITY TO PUT THAT TYPE OF A, OF A PRODUCTION TOGETHER. SO, UH, I CERTAINLY AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO IT. I KNOW, UH, MAN, AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. IT'S UP TO YOU BECAUSE FROM THE TIME WE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS, WHICH WAS JUST KIND OF THE BEGINNING OF LAST WEEK UNTIL THE TIME THAT THAT CAME THROUGH IN ABOUT SIX DAYS, UH, THE ORGANIZATION AND THE THOUGHT THAT WENT BEHIND THAT, UH, I'M CERTAINLY APPRECIATIVE. AND, AND AGAIN, DEFINITELY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR ABILITY TO PUT THAT TOGETHER FROM THE TECHNOLOGY ASPECT. IT WAS, IT TURNED OUT BETTER THAN I THINK I EVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED. SO THANK YOU, ROB. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT MS. BURCH. YES. UM, I'D LIKE TO ALSO THANK ROB FOR, UM, THE, UM, DECORATIONS THAT WENT UP ON THE CITY BUILDING. THEY LOOK ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. AND TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT INTERACTIVE DISPLAY THAT THEY PUT IN FRONT OF THEIR HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, WHERE PEOPLE CAN TAKE THEIR CHILDREN AND, AND SIT THERE AND TAKE PICTURES IN FRONT OF IT. IT IS SPECTACULAR. I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY. UM, AND THE LIGHTS AT THE HEIGHTS AT [00:10:01] THE ELECTRIC CHRISTMAS STREET LIGHTING AND THE, UH, EICHELBERGER WERE ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE. THANKS NANCY. AND JUST IN CASE IF COUNCIL DOESN'T REALIZE, OR ANYBODY WASHINGTON REALIZED, YOU KNOW, MR. SCHIRMER TOOK THE TIME TO DRIVE AROUND TO EVERY SINGLE HOME THAT WAS ON THE LIGHTS NIGHTS LIST. HE TOOK PICTURES OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE HOMES TO BE ABLE TO PUT THAT OVERALL, UH, VIDEO TOGETHER THAT, UM, THAT SHOWED ALL THOSE DURING THAT, YOU KNOW, ON THE, KIND OF THE COMMERCIAL DURING THAT LIVE STREAM. SO, UH, AGAIN, I THINK ROB DISPLAYED THAT AND BEYOND THAT, I REALLY DO WANT TO THANK HIM FOR, FOR THE WORK HE PUT INTO THAT. SO, SO THANK YOU, SIR. PLEASURE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR, UH, FOR ROB REGARDING, UH, ANYTHING ABOUT THE WEEKEND OR THOSE FESTIVITIES OR, UH, NOT TO MUCH ELSE ON THE REPORT. SO I GUESS WE'LL JUST, WE'LL GET TO THAT BUSINESS LATER. [ 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. (second reading)] OKAY. SO NEXT UP IS OUR NUMBER OF 10, WHICH IS OUR PENDING BUSINESS. AND THE FIRST ITEM IS TEN EIGHT. AND MR. ROGERS, IF YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND START READING THE OKAY. UH, ITEM 10, A AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER TWO ZERO ZERO THREE DASH A DASH ONE FOUR ZERO NINE. TO EXTEND THE EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION FOR PARCELS COMPRISING, THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TIF AREA AND THE CITY PURSUANT OR RC FIVE SEVEN ZERO 9.51, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AT THE SECOND READING MR. CHAVEZ. YES. AS WE DISCUSSED IN THE, UH, IN THE WORK SESSION AND A LITTLE BIT AT THE FIRST READING OF THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TIFF TO BE EXTENDED FOR, UH, FOR THOSE PARCELS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER, UH, THE, UH, THE INCENTIVE OF THE, THE TIF. SO WE ASKED THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE CONSIDERED THIS EVENING FOR ADOPTION, AND, UM, WE WILL CONTINUE ON THE PROCESS OF NOTIFICATION, UH, FILING TO THE, UM, TO THE RESPECT OF AUTHORITIES AND, UM, TAKE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, AND THE, UM, UM, UTILIZING, UH, MONIES AND FUNDS GENERATED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO BE SPENT RIGHT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY FOR VERY IMPORTANT THINGS. AS I MENTIONED, INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, IN PROJECTS ASSOCIATED TO THAT AREA. THANKS, MR. SCHOMER AND, UH, THIS IS THE SECOND READING AND AT THE WORK SESSION, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT THE SIGN THIS EVENING. IS THERE A MOTION WAS BIRCH TO ADAPT AND EMOTIONAL YOUR SECOND MR. WEB, OH, SORRY. I HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION MR. SEAN? OH, YES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UM, I WAS ACTUALLY, UH, LOOKING TO GET SOME MORE DEFINED NUMBERS. UM, ROB, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD THOSE AVAILABLE. I WAS WAITING ON THAT EMAIL FROM DECEMBER 4TH. YES, UNFORTUNATELY. UM, UH, MR. BELL HAD TO, UM, UM, ENDED UP GETTING ILL AND WAS OUT FOR SOME TIME. UH, WASN'T JUST QUARANTINED, BUT WAS ACTUALLY ILL. AND, UM, THE REVIEW, I KNOW THAT WE GAVE YOU SOME PRELIMINARY, UM, NUMBERS REGARDING, UM, THE, UM, THE BREAKDOWN OF THE, UM, LEVEES OR, UM, MILLAGE. THAT'S THE TERM THAT I'M, THAT I'M SPEAKING OF? UM, SPECIFICALLY, WHAT WAS YOUR OTHER QUESTION? UM, YEAH, SO THAT'S COME AROUND. YEAH. IF I MAY, SO WE DISCUSSED A $45 OR $45 MILLION IN NEW MONEY, I BELIEVE IS WHAT WAS QUOTED, UM, OF THAT DURING THE 30 YEARS, FOUR AND A HALF MILLION WOULD, IF MY NUMBERS ARE CORRECT IS WHAT THE CITY WOULD ALREADY RECEIVE DURING THE TIFF, UH, $9 MILLION IS WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIRECTED STRAIGHT TO THE COUNTY OVER THAT 30 YEAR PERIOD, AND THEN 31 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FROM HUBER HEIGHTS, CITY SCHOOLS. IF I READ THE ORIGINAL, UM, ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED IN SECTION FOUR, UM, THE WAY IT READS. AND I'M LOOKING FOR MORE CLARIFICATION ON THAT IF 75% OF THAT 31 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH COMES TO 23, SIX 25, UM, IS THAT WHAT THE SCHOOL HAS MADE WHOLE ON OR ARE THEY MADE WHOLE ON THE ENTIRE 31 AND A HALF YEARS? UH, AND IF, UH, JERRY IS ON, HE MAY BE ABLE TO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT ON AN EXTENSION, I BELIEVE THE EXTENSION PROVISION CALLS FOR, UH, A NON-SCHOOL PARTICIPATING, UH, TIFF, UH, JERRY, COULD YOU WEIGH IN ON THAT? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT MEANING THAT THE SCHOOLS GET WHAT THEY WOULD NORMALLY GET IF THE TIP WASN'T IN PLACE. SO THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT OF OUR FIRST 30 YEARS INVOLVED, UH, THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE SCHOOLS COME TO AN AGREEMENT, THE EXTENSION, UH, WOULD GO FORTH WITH JUST THE TIFF AS IF IT WERE A NON-SCHOOL TIF. SO, AND I GUESS, JERRY, [00:15:01] AM I, AM I READING THAT CORRECTLY THAT, UH, THE, UM, THE ORC EXTENDS THE 75% OF THE TAXABLE LIABILITY ON THE TIF, WHICH WOULD BE AGAIN THAT $23.6 MILLION? UM, OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE AMOUNT, I GUESS, I GUESS THAT'S WHERE I'M KIND OF GETTING TRIPPED UP A BIT AND, AND MR. SHAW, I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE. I'M NOT TOO SURE. BOND COUNSEL WAS THE ONE HANDLING MOST OF THIS THOUGH. I DON'T KNOW IT COLD. I WOULD HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT FOR YOU. EXCELLENT. I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT ROB, MY BEST TO JIM BELL AND HOPEFULLY A SPEEDY RECOVERY. I WAS NOT AWARE HE WAS OUT, UM, UNDERSTAND THAT DOES, UH, YOU KNOW, HAMPER THINGS JUST A BIT. OKAY. AND, AND IT DOES INVOLVE A, AS JERRY JUST INDICATED THE PROJECTIONS IN THE CALCULATIONS, UM, AND THE LEGISLATION IS WRITTEN UP BY BOND COUNSEL. UM, IF YOU WERE TO BASICALLY LOOK AT THE MODEL OF THE FIRST 30 YEARS, UM, THE GENERATED REVENUE UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT STILL EXISTS, THAT'S NOT FOR TAPE, THAT'S NOT CONSIDERING, UM, ADDITIONAL, UM, VALUES VALUATIONS OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE DOLLARS. UH, AND IT ALSO DOESN'T CONSIDER, UM, ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES THAT WOULD GO INTO THE TIF DISTRICT THAT WOULD BE IMPROVED, THAT WE WOULD CATCH THE INCREMENT OFF OF AS WELL. SO THE, UH, THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UH, FUNDS TO GO TO, UH, THE SCHOOL FUNDS TO GO TO THE OTHER ELEMENTS THAT ARE, UM, CONSIDERED WITHIN THAT, WHICH IS WHY THERE'S A, THAT INCLUDES THE MIAMI VALLEY CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER, UM, ARE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, UH, AS A, AS A RESULT OF THAT. UM, IT PROVIDES FOR WHEN WE SAY NON-SCHOOL TIF. UH, WHAT WE MEAN BY THAT IS, IS THAT IN THE ORIGINAL, UM, THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT, WE LEVIED THE FRONT END OF THE FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND THE, AND THE, IN THE PROJECT AFTER YEAR NINE, IT TRANSFERS INTO THAT 10TH YEAR, AND THEN THE PERCENTAGE STARTS TO ROLL TO WHERE THE SCHOOL THEN GAINS THE MAJORITY OF THE PERCENTAGE TO BE MADE HOLT, UH, ON THE EXTENSION, AS I UNDERSTAND IT. AND THE WAY THAT WE READ IT AS IT'S READ IS THAT IT WOULD BE JUST LIKE A NON-SCHOOL TIF. SO THE HUNDRED PERCENT FUNDING THAT THE SCHOOLS WOULD NORMALLY GET FROM PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, UH, WOULD NOT BE IMPACTED BY THE TIF. THAT'S THE WAY I READ IT TO SECTION THREE OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT DURING THE EXTENSION, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE COMPENSATION EQUAL IN VALUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TAXES THAT WOULD BE PAYABLE TO THE SCHOOL. UM, BUT FOR THE EXEMPTION. SO IT'S, IT WOULD BE THE A HUNDRED PERCENT, NOT JUST 75. THIS IS THE WAY I READ THAT. RIGHT. SO, SO THE NUMBERS, THE CALCULATIONS THAT YOU HAD MR. SHAW, I BELIEVE WERE BASED ON THE WE'LL CALL IT THE ORIGINAL TIF THE ORIGINAL THIRD YEARS. UM, IT WOULD BE MORE BECAUSE THAT 25%, THE 25 75 SPLIT FOR THE FIRST 10 YEARS WOULDN'T APPLY, IT'D BE A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE MILLAGE IN AND G REVENUE GENERATED FROM THAT TAX DISTRICT WOULD GO TO THE SCHOOLS AS IF THERE WAS NOT A TIF. EXCELLENT. SO, AND, AND THAT'S WHY I WAS KIND OF CONFUSED BECAUSE THE NEW ORDINANCE SECTION THREE AND SECTION FOUR, UM, I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A THREE PAGE ORDINANCE TO THE ORIGINAL OH THREE ORDINANCE THAT WAS NINE PAGES LONG, AND IT REFERENCES THAT OH, THREE DOCUMENTATION THAT GOES THROUGH THAT CALCULATION BASED ON THE ORC, THE TAX EXEMPT, PLUS THE ROLLBACK ON THE PROPERTY TAX EVALUATIONS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE, YOU KNOW, MOVE FORWARD AND I KNOW THAT $45 MILLION NUMBER, IT WAS QUOTED THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE NUMBERS THAT I HAD PUT OUT THAT HUBER HEIGHTS, CITY SCHOOLS, MIAMI VALLEY CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER, WHETHER THIS TIFF, YOU KNOW, HAD HAD EXPIRED IN, UM, 20, 33 OR EXTENDED, THEY'RE GOING TO GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY, EITHER WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. WOULD I BE CORRECT ON THAT STATEMENT? THAT THAT IS CORRECT. AND TO BE VERY TECHNICAL ABOUT IT, THE WAY THAT THE MILLAGE IS CALCULATED AND PAID BY AND THROUGH THE COUNTY, HAVING THE MILLAGE TIFFT FIRST AND THEN PAYMENTS, UH, MADE BY THE CITY TO THE SCHOOL FOR THAT, UM, ACTUALLY CAN GENERATE, UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR THE SCHOOLS, THE WAY THAT IT'S CALCULATED. AND, UM, BUT, BUT YEAH, A HUNDRED PERCENT, UM, UH, IS, IS EXACTLY THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT. AND I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE [00:20:01] WE KIND OF SPOKE, UM, UM, AND THE LAST, UM, UH, WORK SESSION THAT EVEN THOSE ROUGH NUMBERS OF THAT $45 MILLION THAT WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT MAY NOT ACTUALLY BE, THOSE ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS BECAUSE OF THE EVALUATION AND THE EXPANSION AND THE GROWTH THAT'S TAKING PLACE IN THAT AREA. WOULD I BE ALSO CORRECT IN THAT ASSUMPTION? THAT IS CORRECT. THE, THE ACTUAL NUMBER THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WAS CONSERVATIVE. IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT MORE AFTER SOME ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE NOW, BECAUSE BASED ON THE, UM, UH, THE NEW VALUATIONS AND THE INCREASE IN THE PROPERTY TAXES, UH, THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN TALKING ABOUT AN ANNOUNCED, SO THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT, UH, THE COLLECTION IN VALUATION OF, UM, OF ALL THE PROPERTIES, INCLUDING THE ONES THAT ARE INCLUDED THE, UH, THE TIF DISTRICT. THANK YOU. I AM A WILLING TO SUPPORT THIS TONIGHT, HAVING MORE OF THAT, UH, BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ROB. SURE. DISTRAUGHT. YES. UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR, MR. SHAWL MAY BE SATISFIED. I'M STILL A BIT CONFUSED THOUGH. UM, JUST, AND I'M, I'M GONNA NEED THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE SIMPLIFIED, BUT IF THIS IS TO GENERATE ABOUT $45 MILLION OVER 30 YEARS EQUATING TO ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF PER YEAR, UM, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS WHERE WOULD THAT MILLION FIVE GO IF WE WEREN'T COLLECTING IT, AS I UNDERSTOOD IT ABOUT 200,000 ROUGH, THIS IS ROUGH, ABOUT 200,000 COMES TO US ANYWAY, THAT'S OUR, OUR NICKEL OUT OF THE POT ANYWAY, UM, 300,000 WOULD BE, UM, COUNTY MONEY. AND THEN ABOUT A MILLION OF THAT WOULD BE SCHOOL FUNDS. SO WHO WOULD GET THE MONEY IF WE DIDN'T GET IT? WELL, THE, THE, THE BREAKDOWN IS, IS LIKE YOU JUST SAID WITH THE SCHOOLS BEING WHOLE, THE REMAINING OF THE FUNDS IN THE, IN THE CALCULATION WAS BASED ON WHERE WE ARE AND THE TIF TOWARDS THE BACK HALF OF THE TIF BASED ON THE CURRENT PARCELS THAT ARE IN. SO THE SCHOOL, UH, WOULD BE CONSIDERED WHOLE, UH, THE MAJORITY OF THE MONEY WOULD THEN COME FROM MONIES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN, UH, LEVIED AND KEPT BY MONTGOMERY COUNTY. UH, THAT IS THE MAJORITY. AND THEN THE PORTION OF IT, OF COURSE, IN THE TIF, UH, THE SMALL PORTION BEING THE CITY FUNDS, UM, YOU KNOW, WHICH, WHICH MAKES UP PROBABLY THE SMALLEST PORTION OF IT. SO THERE GOES THE QUESTION, WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE MONEY TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY? THEY HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF GAINING SALES TAX FROM THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THAT DISTRICT. UH, AND ALSO ANY MILLAGE AND TAX PAYMENTS THAT ARE BEING PAID PRIOR TO ANY INCREMENT OR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TIF ALWAYS STILL GET PAID AT THE, UM, AT THE ORIGINAL RATE IN THE ORIGINAL DISBURSEMENT. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF A PROPERTY WAS GAINING $10,000 A YEAR IN PROPERTY TAX TO BE SPLIT UP WHEREVER, AND THEN IT IS INCLUDED INTO A TIF DISTRICT THAT $10,000 ALWAYS GETS PAID BASED ON THE ORIGINAL FORMULA. IT'S ONLY BASED ON ANY INCREMENT ONCE THE TIF IS ESTABLISHED. OKAY. UM, SO I GUESS BOTTOM LINE, AND, AND, AND AGAIN, MY CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE ALWAYS STOOD TO PROTECT THE SCHOOL'S INCOME, UM, AT THE SAME TIME AS TRYING TO MAKE THE CITY WORK AS WELL. I THINK THE SCHOOLS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, BUT WOULD THEY NOT, IF WE DID NOT EXTEND, IF THIS TIF DIDN'T EXIST WITH THE SCHOOLS RECEIVE MORE MONEY, OR WOULD IT BE THE SAME, IT WOULD BE THE SAME WITH THE TIF. THE POTENTIAL IS THAT THE CALCULATION ACTUALLY IS AN INCREASE IN FUNDS GENERATED FOR THE SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THEIR, BECAUSE OF THEIR BOND MILLAGE AND THE WAY THAT THAT IS CALCULATED. OKAY. SO YEAH, THE, AS WE INDICATED IN, IN SECTION THREE, UH, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED PERCENT IS A HUNDRED PERCENT. SO THERE IS, THERE IS NO REDUCTION OF, WE ARE NOT UTILIZING THE SCHOOL PORTION OF THE TIF, UH, AS PART OF THE EXTENSION THAT'S WRITTEN IN THE ORDINANCE. UM, I BELIEVE JERRY JUST REFERENCED IT AS WELL AND KIND OF READ THE VERB, THE, UH, THE VERBIAGE TO IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, MR. ROGERS, DID YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE? MR. CAMPBELL? YES. MRS. BERG. YES. MR. [00:25:01] OTTO. NO. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAWL. YES. MS. BAKER, YES. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ONE. [ A Motion To Appoint Marilyn Roster To The Property Maintenance Review Board For A Term Ending December 31, 2023.] NEXT UP IS A NUMBER 11, WHICH IS NEW BUSINESS. MR. ROGERS. YEAH. I'M GOING TO PREFACE, UM, ITEMS, UH, 11, EIGHT THROUGH 11 E WITH MY COMMENTS ALL AS A GROUP. UM, THESE ALL HAVE TO DEAL WITH APPOINTMENTS OR REAPPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UM, WHERE APPROPRIATE, UH, BACKGROUND CHECK HAS BEEN NEEDED. UH, THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN PROCESSED AND TAKEN PLACE. AND THESE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY STAFF AND OR INTERVIEW PANELS THAT ARE RECOMMENDING THESE APPOINTMENTS, OR REAPPOINTMENTS AS DISCUSSED LAST WEEK AT THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION. SO THE FIRST WOULD BE, UH, 11, UH, A, UH, MOTION TO APPOINT MARILYN ROSTER TO THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REVIEW BOARD FOR A TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2023. THANK YOU, MR. ROGERS. THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION. I HAVE A MOTION, MR. CAMPBELL MOTION TO APPOINT MS. BAKER SECONDS. ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS, MRS. BERG? YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. AND NEXT UP IS ITEM 11 D ITEM [ A Motion To Reappoint Frank Ambrose To The Property Maintenance Review Board For A Term Ending December 31, 2023.] 11, BE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT FRANK AMBROSE TO THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REVIEW BOARD FOR A TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2023 MOTION PLEASE. MS. CAMPBELL MOTION TO APPOINT THREE SECOND. MR. SHAW. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON DESIGN, MR. ROGERS, MR. OTTO? YES. MR. LYONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAWL. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS MERGE. YES. AND BUSH AND CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. AND NEXT UP IS ITEM 11, C MR. ROGERS, [ A Motion To Reappoint Ray Girard, Albert Griggs, And Daniel Hof To The Military And Veterans Commission For A Term Ending December 31, 2023.] ITEM 11, SEE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT. RAISE YOUR ARD. ALBERT GRIGGS AND DANIEL HOFF TO THE MILITARY AND VETERANS COMMISSION FOR TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2023. MS. MS. BURCH. YES, SIR. A SECOND. SECOND MOTION. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS? MR. LYONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB? YES. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERG. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. AND NEXT UP AS ITEM 11, D [ A Motion To Reappoint Jan Vargo To The Planning Commission For A Term Ending January 31, 2026.] ITEM 11, D A MOTION TO REAPPOINT JAN VARGO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR TERMINATING JANUARY 31ST, 2026 LOTION. MR. CAMPBELL MOTION TO REAPPOINT THERE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND THERE'S BIGGER MOTION AND A SECOND AGE DISCUSSION. OKAY. MR. ROGERS, MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB? YES. MR. SHAWL? YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BURSCH. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LIONS. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. AND NEXT UP IS ITEM 11 E [ A Motion To Reappoint Tanner Banks And Donald Peterson To The Citizens Water And Sewer Advisory Board For A Term Ending January 1, 2024.] E A MOTION TO REAPPOINT TANNER BANKS AND DONALD PETERSON TO THE CITIZENS, WATER AND SEWER ADVISORY BOARD FOR DETERMINING JANUARY 1ST, 2024. AND MOTION, MR. CAMPBELL, TO A POINT. IS THERE A SECOND, MR. LYONS? SECOND FOR THE MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS? MR. WEBB? YES. MR. SHAW? YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS BERG. YES. MR. OTTO? YES. MR. LIONS. YES. MR. HILL. [00:30:01] YES. THE MOTION ALSO CARRIES EIGHT ZERO ANNEXES ITEM, 11 F [ A Motion To Designate Richard Shaw And Glenn Otto As The City Representatives And Kathleen Baker As The Alternate City Representative To The First Tier Suburbs Consortium For 2021.] 11 APP, A MOTION TO DESIGNATE RICHARD SHAW AND GLEN OTTO IS THE CITY REPRESENTATIVES AND KATHLEEN BAKER AS THE ALTERNATE CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE FIRST TIER SUBURBS CONSORTIUM FOR 2021 KIM OCEAN, TO A POINT FOR A SECOND, MR. HILL. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION, MR. ROGER, MR. SHAW? YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS BERGE. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO. NEXT UP IS ITEM 11, JEAN [ A Motion To Designate Nancy Byrge As The City Representative And Don Webb As The Alternate City Representative To The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC) And To Designate Russ Bergman As The City Representative And Scott Falkowski As The Alternate City Representative To The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC) Technical Advisory Committee For 2021.] ITEM 11 G A MOTION TO DESIGNATE NANCY BERGE AS THE CITY REPRESENTATIVE AND DON WEBB AS THE ALTERNATE CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MIAMI VALLEY, REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE RPC, AND TO DESIGNATE RUSS BIRDMEN AS THE CITY REPRESENTATIVE AND SCOTT AS THE ALTERNATE CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE MIAMI VALLEY, REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION MCRPC TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR 2021. MR. HILL MOTION TO APPOINT SECOND, MR. SHAW. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS, MS. BAKER? YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS VERGE. YES. AUTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB, MR. SHAW. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. AND NEXT IS ITEM 11 H [ A Motion To Direct The Clerk Of Council To Respond To The Ohio Division Of Liquor Control With No Objections In Reference To New Liquor Permit #60766850010 For Modern Food and Gas At 5186 Brandt Pike, Huber Heights, Ohio 45424.] AND THEN 11 H A MOTION TO DIRECT THE COURT TO COUNSEL TO RESPOND TO THE IO DIVISION OF LIQUOR CONTROL WITH NO OBJECTIONS IN REFERENCE TO NEW LIQUOR PERMIT NUMBER (607) 668-0010 FOR MODERN FOOD AND GAS AT 51 86. BRING IT PIKE, HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO FOUR OR FIVE, FOUR, TWO, FOUR. MR. ROGERS, ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, UH, JUST THAT THIS IS A, A CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS PROCESS THAT THE APPLICANT WAS GOING THROUGH. THEY ORIGINALLY WERE GOING TO TRANSFER A PREVIOUS, UH, LIQUOR PERMIT AT THE SITE, UH, FROM DOUBLE DUES. UH, THEY'VE SINCE DECIDED TO GO WITH APPLICATION FOR AN ENTIRELY NEW PERMIT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE POLICE AND FIRE DIVISIONS. AND THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS TO, UH, THE, UH, THE NEW LIQUOR AT THIS LOCATION. THANKS, MR. ROGERS, MRS. BURCH. YES. MOTIONED TO HER. IS THERE A SECOND, MR. SHAW? SECOND, THE MOTION. AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS LIQUOR PERMIT? OKAY. MR. ROGERS, MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERG? YES. SERATO. YES, SIR. LIONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW? YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. NEXT UNDER ADMINISTRATION IS ITEM 11, [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract For The Construction Of The Bellefontaine Road Widening And Culvert Replacement Project. (first reading)] 11 I A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BELL FOUNTAIN ROAD, WIDENING AND CULVERT REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT THE FIRST READING. MR. SCHOMER. YES. THANK YOU. AS YOU RECALL, UH, UH, THIS WAS PRESENTED BACK WHEN WE SAW GRANT OPPORTUNITY, WE DISCUSSED AND DELIBERATED THE PROJECT, UH, WITH COUNCIL. THEN WE ALSO BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL, UH, SECOND TIME THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT OF THE BID ITSELF TO GO OUT TO, UH, UH, FOR DESIGN AND, UH, IN BIDDING ON THE PROJECT. UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION AS A RESULT OF THOSE BID RESULTS, UH, BROOMBALL CONSTRUCTION BEING THE, UH, UH, THE LOWEST BID AND BEST BASED ON OUR CITY ORDINANCES, WE'VE DONE WORK WITH THEM BEFORE. UH, WE FEEL THAT IT FALLS WITHIN THE SCOPE, AS WELL AS THE PRICE OF THE, UH, ORIGINALLY APPROVED, UH, PROJECT AND DESIGN. AND WE ASKED THAT THE RESOLUTION BE CONSIDERED TONIGHT FOR ADOPTION, SO THAT WE CAN GET ON THEIR MOBILIZATION SCHEDULE AND GET THE PROJECT UNDERWAY. THANKS, MR. SCHIRMER, THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATIONS WORK SESSION, MRS. BIRCH. YES. MOTION TO ADOPT MR. WEB. I'LL SECOND. THE MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION SEEING NONE MR. ROGERS? THIS IS BERG. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. ROB? YES. MR. SHAWL? YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MOTION CARRIES [00:35:01] EIGHT TO ZERO. NEXT UP IS ITEM 11, J [ An Ordinance Authorizing 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)] ITEM 11, J AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS BETWEEN VARIOUS FUNDS OF THE CITY OF HEBREW HEIGHTS, OHIO AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER TWO ZERO ONE NINE DASH ZERO DASH TWO FOUR ZERO THREE, BY MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2020, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2020 AT THE FIRST READING MR. SHOWMAN, YES, AS BEING THE LAST SUPPLEMENTAL OF THE YEAR, UH, UH, FINANCE DEPARTMENT WANTED TO MAKE SOME OF THE ADJUSTMENTS TO BE AS ACCURATE POSSIBLE. THERE'S ONLY A FEW, UH, ONE IS TO INCREASE A CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND, UH, TO TRANSFER CARE ACT MONIES INTO THE POLICE FUND. WE RECEIVED A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY AS YOU RECALL, SOME OF THE LEFTOVER MONEY THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN USED BY OTHER COMMUNITIES WAS ALSO DISTRIBUTED. SO THAT WAS THE AMOUNT. SO WE'RE GOING TO IMMEDIATELY APPLY THAT TO, UM, UH, TO THE POLICE FUND, TO REDUCE COST OF SOME OF THE SALARIES, UH, REGARDING THE, UM, THE, UH, THE COVID EFFORTS ON PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE. UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS $125 TO, UH, INCREASE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY CENTRAL TIF FUND FOR AUDIT OR FOR AUDITOR COLLECTION FEES. UH, AND THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE, UH, PERSONNEL EXPENSE ACCOUNTS AND ADJUSTMENTS, UH, IN NINE DIFFERENT FUNDS HAVE A TOTAL OF $19,000, UH, THAT WOULD RELATE TO, UM, UH, HEALTH CARE CHANGES, SINGLE TO FAMILY VACATION, OVERAGES, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT JUST, UM, UH, ACCURATELY AND CORRECTLY FOR THE, UH, FOR THE AUDIT, UH, WOULD REPRESENT PERSONNEL EXPENSES. UH, AND IN THE LARGE ONE WOULD BE $1.1 MILLION DECREASE IN THE WATER FUND TO REDUCE, UH, THE INTERCONNECT PROJECT THAT WAS GOING TO GO ON. BUT AS YOU RECALL, WE HAVE, UM, UH, WE HAVE SET THAT ASIDE AND WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT SOME OTHER OPTIONS. SO RATHER THAN CARRYING THAT AS AN UNEXPENDED PROJECT, OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO TAKE THAT OUT OF THE BUDGET. SO, UH, WE ASKED THAT THE ORDINANCE BE PASSED TO THIS EVENING, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE WAVING OF THE SECOND READING SO THAT WE CAN CLOSE OUT 22. THANKS MR. SCHOMER. AND, UH, IT, WASN'T THE RECOMMENDATION TO WORK SESSION TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING THIS EVENING AND THE ADOPTERS ARE MOTION, MR. CAMPBELL MOTION TO WAIVE THE SHRED. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT, MS. BURKE? NO. OKAY. MR. ROGERS, MR. OTTO? YES. MR. LYONS. JULY APOLOGIES. YES. ALL RIGHT. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEB. YES. MR. SHAWL. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. VERGE. YES. MOTION TO WAIVE CARRIES EIGHT ZERO, AND NEXT I WOULD HAVE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION. SHERWEB SO MOVED. AND MRS. BERG THAT EMOTION, THE SECOND ADOPTION. ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS, MR. LIONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YEAH. THAT'S TRUE. SHAWL. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS VERGE. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. AND ADOPTION ALSO CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. NEXT UP IS ITEM K [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Negotiate And Enter Into An Amended Agreement With Suez Water Environmental Services, Inc. (first reading)] ITEM 11, K A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE IT AND ENTER INTO AN AMENDED AGREEMENT WITH SUEZ WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INCORPORATED AT THE FIRST STREET, MR. SHANNON. YEAH. THIS, THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES US TO, UH, TO FINALIZE THE NEGOTIATION, ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT WITH SUEZ REGARDING SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. UH, I RECALL A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK, WE INTRODUCED, UH, UH, THE, UM, THE FINALIZATION OF ALL OF OUR MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE, UH, ALSO MODIFYING SOME OF THE MAINTENANCE, UH, ON TOP OF THAT. WE, WE CHALLENGED SUEZ AND OUR STAFF TO GO AND LOOK, HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO COST-EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO INCREASE EFFICIENCIES, UH, BY USE OF SOME ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES, UH, AS A, UH, AS A ONE-TIME TYPE OF INVESTMENT FOR RETURNS LATER ON. UH, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE COST IS IN FACT, THE INCREASED COST OF THE OPERATIONS ITSELF. AND, UH, THAT OBVIOUSLY WAS TALKED ABOUT EARLY ON WHEN WE TOOK THE PROJECTS ON, UH, WE TALKED WITH SUEZ AND, AND NOTED IN THE AGREEMENT THAT THERE WOULD BE MODIFICATIONS, UH, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A SECTION IN THE AGREEMENT AS WELL. AND ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE A FULL YEAR UNDER OUR BELT, WE HAVE ENOUGH TO MAKE SOME GOOD ESTIMATES. UH, WE DO FEEL THAT AFTER THE FIRST YEAR, WE'RE LIKELY GOING TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND WE THINK THE ADJUSTMENTS WILL PROBABLY REFLECT SOME INCREASED DEFICIENCIES. SO THE COST OF THAT WILL [00:40:01] BE DOWN, UH, IN TERMS OF COVERING THE COST OF THAT, AS YOU RECALL, UH, PART OF OUR WATER RATE STUDY INCLUDED COST OF INCREASED OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. UH, THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS COVERED THERE. IN ADDITION, THE, UM, UH, THE WATER BOND, UH, ISSUANCE AND DEBT SERVICE IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN WHAT WAS EXPECTED. UH, AND, UH, ALSO WE HAVE A HIGHER NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS TAPPED INTO THE SYSTEM NOW, UH, PAYING THE, UH, THE RATES AND FEES, UH, THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED FOR THE ANNUAL INCREASES. AND FINALLY, UH, AS WE HAVE NOTED IN BUILT IN, UH, THE ABILITY TO DO A CPI INCREASE ANNUALLY AFTER THE OVERALL THREE YEAR INCREMENTAL PERCENTAGE INCREASES ARE UP, WHICH WOULD, UH, WHICH WOULD END THIS YEAR. SO WE ASKED THAT THE RESOLUTIONS CONSIDERED THIS EVENING FOR ADOPTION, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE, UM, ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AND NEW RATES, UH, FOR THE SUEZ CONTRACT GOING INTO THE, UH, TO THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR. OKAY. THANKS ROB. THAT WAS A RECOMMENDATION AT THE WORK SESSION. UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION MR. WEBB, SO MOVED AND MRS. BURCH SECOND, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION MR. LYONS? THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST FEEL THAT, UH, OUR CONTRACT WITH SUEZ WATER, UH, AND, UH, WORKING WITH PAM WHITEHEAD IS JUST OUTSTANDING, UM, FOR OUR CITY. AND I JUST COULDN'T BE HAPPIER WITH THIS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR STAFF, AND, UH, OUR SUEZ WATER DEPARTMENT. AND THANK YOU, MR. LYONS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DISCUSSION? YES, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, MR. ROGERS, MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW? YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS VERGE. YES. SERRATO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. AND THE MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. THE NEXT UP IS THE ADDED ITEM THIS EVENING, WHICH IS ITEM 11 L UH, IN REGARDS TO THE RENEWAL, THE CONTRACT WITH THE, UH, LAW DIRECTOR, MR. ROGERS [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Huber Heights To Renew An Agreement With Pickrel Schaeffer & Ebeling For Legal Services As Law Director For The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio For The Time Period Of January 1, 2021 Through December 31, 2021. (first reading)] ITEM 11 L A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS TO RENEW AN AGREEMENT WITH PICKEREL, SHAFFER, AND EVELYN FOR LEGAL SERVICES AS LAW DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO FOR THE TIME PERIOD OF JANUARY 1ST, 2021 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2021 AT THE FIRST READING. OKAY. SO LET'S JUST RESOLUTION. DO WE NEED A SECOND READING ON THIS, OR WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I COULD JUST MAKE THE COMMENT THAT THE RATES, UH, FOR 2021 ARE THE SAME AS THE CURRENT CONTRACT IN 2020. SO THERE'S NO INCREASE IN TO THE RATES THAT THEY'RE CHARGING, UM, AS A FIRM. OKAY. THIS IS A BIRCH MOTION TO APPROVE. AND MR. CAMPBELL, SECOND, WHAT DID YOU HAVE A MOTION A SECOND FOR ADOPTION THIS EVENING? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FURTHER MR. ROGERS, MR. ROB? YES. YES. TO SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS BERGE. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. THE MOTION TO ADOPT IS APPROVED EIGHT TO ZERO. THE NEXT STEP IS THAT I APOLOGIZE. NOPE, NOPE, NO PROBLEM. [12. City Official Reports and Comments] OKAY. SO NEXT UP WAS THAT NUMBER 12, WHICH IS OUR CITY OFFICIAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE THIS EVENING? MR. OTTO? THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, YEAH, I JUST I'D TAKE A MOMENT. AND ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU. UH, MR. SCHUMER, I AGREE. RAMI DID AN AMAZING JOB, UH, UH, SATURDAY. UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND EVERYTHING, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID THE REST OF THE STAFF AND THE ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION GREAT JOB. UM, AND THEN AGAIN, TO JUST WISH THE PEOPLE AT HUBER HEIGHTS, A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON, WINTER EVER, YOU MAY CELEBRATE AND ENJOY THAT WITH THOSE THAT ARE CLOSE TO YOU. NOW, A LOT OF US, MOST OF US, AREN'T GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE WITH, BUT JUST CELEBRATE THAT MUCH MORE WITH THOSE PEOPLE WE'RE WITH. AND, UM, EVERYBODY ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS. THANK YOU, MR. LYONS. UH, THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, AT OUR COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING ON NOVEMBER 19TH, [00:45:02] WE DISCUSSED THE STAFFING LEVELS OF THE FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS AND DECIDED TO KEEP THE ISSUE FOR DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT WORK SESSION. THAT WORK SESSION WAS LAST WEEK AND THERE WASN'T AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THAT DISCUSSION, UH, WITH THE MEETING GOING ON TONIGHT. NO DISCUSSION ALSO ABOUT THE FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC STAFFING LEVEL. IT'S JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT IT'S A VERY LOW PRIORITY AND, UH, NOT DISCUSSED AT THIS COUNCIL MEETING OR THE LAST COUPLE OF ONES WHEN COUNCIL PASSED THE BUDGET WITHOUT RESOLVING THE ISSUE, UH, THAT THE COUNCIL'S DECISION CERTAINLY WAS THEIRS. HOWEVER, NOT DISCUSSING IT AT OUR LAST TWO MEETINGS WAS THE DECISION OF THIS COUNCIL'S LEADERSHIP. SO I WANT TO BE CLEAR, I DO NOT SEE THIS AS A STAFF ISSUE. I THINK IT'S NOW A COUNCIL ISSUE AND A LEADERSHIP ISSUE. NOW IN LIGHT OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON, I'D LIKE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE POSITIVE WHEN COUNCIL PASSED THIS LEGISLATION FOR THREE NEW FIREFIGHTERS LAST, UH, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2018, UH, COUNCIL MENARDO WAS ACTUALLY THE LONE DISSENT AND VOTE. NOW IN MY NINE YEARS OF COUNCIL, THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE MOST VISIONARY VOTE I'VE SEEN FROM ANY COUNCIL MEMBER AT MY TIME. AND THAT'S INTENDED TO BE A TRUE COMPLIMENT TO COUNCILMAN OTTO. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO, UH, MR. WEBB, I'LL GO AND LET YOU GO AHEAD. MA'AM I CAN WAIT, GO, GO AHEAD. I'LL I'LL I'LL WRAP UP. GOOD, GOOD WITH YOUR COMMONS. OKAY. UM, WELL, I DID WANT TO, UM, JUST SAY A COUPLE OF POSITIVE THINGS AND, UH, FIRST OF ALL, ROB, I THOUGHT WHAT YOU DID WITH THE, UH, LIVE STREAM. AND OF COURSE NOW IT'S AVAILABLE AS A, UM, A VIDEO ON THE H-HOW H WEBSITE, JUST PHENOMENAL. UM, LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED ON IT. IT BROUGHT A LOT OF SMILES, UM, GREAT JOB, ROB, UH, GREAT JOB TO ALL INVOLVED. UM, AND ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY, UM, TO MY COLLEAGUES AND JUST STAFF THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A PRETTY ROUGH YEAR WITH A LOT OF UNEXPECTED CHANGES, BUT, UM, WHEN YOU LOOK BACK OVER THE YEAR, WE GOT A LOT DONE AND I THINK WE'RE ENDING THE YEAR ON A VERY POSITIVE NOTE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO 2021 AND HOPEFULLY A LOT OF THE CHANGES THE NEW YEAR WILL BRING. SO AGAIN, A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE. AND, UH, AGAIN, MY THANKS TO STAFF AND THE REST OF COUNCIL, I THINK WE DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB WITH THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WEBB, MR. SHAW, THANK YOU, MR. UH, AT FIRST, LIKE TO START OUT, UH, AND AGAIN, CAN YOU, UH, CONTINUING TO CONGRATULATIONS AND, AND HARD WORK EFFORTS BY ROB AND, UM, ALL THOSE INVOLVED, UH, FOR THIS WEEKEND'S EVENT, UM, ESPECIALLY A DEEP APPRECIATION OUT THROUGH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT. UM, THAT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING JOB WELL DONE. UM, AND, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN TO, UH, SANTA AND HIS HELPERS FOR STOPPING INTO OUR COMMUNITY THIS WEEKEND. UH, REALLY BRIGHTENING THE, UM, THE DAY IN THE LIVES OF MANY CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. UM, I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS, UH, THAT WE HAVE, UM, A, THIS YEAR IN 2020, IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT YEAR FOR THEM. THEY ADJUSTED QUICKLY ON THE FLY. WE WERE ABLE TO STILL GET BUSINESS DONE WITH, THROUGH THE CITY, UM, AS VOLUNTEERS, I THINK IT'S A GREAT, UM, A GREAT SHOWMAN, UH, THAT, UH, THEY STILL STAYED INVOLVED AND ENGAGED AND, UM, UH, STILL WILLING TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD, UH, DURING THE, UH, THE PANDEMIC, UH, THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH. I DO WANT TO FINALIZE AND, AND END BY THANKING ALL OF OUR, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND FRONTLINE INDIVIDUALS, UM, UH, THROUGHOUT OUR REGION, STATE AND, AND COUNTRY. UM, UH, IT'S BEEN NO SECRET THAT, UH, THAT OUR COUNTRY AND OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE SUFFERED GREATLY. UM, I'M SURE EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FORWARD TO A MORE PROSPEROUS, UH, 20, 21, UM, AND HOPEFULLY AN END TO THIS PANDEMIC AND TO GET BACK TO NORMAL AND REALIZATION, UM, WHATEVER THAT MAY LOOK LIKE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN. UH, SO, UM, ENJOYING WHAT MY COLLEAGUES, I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR STICKING IN THERE. UM, EVERYBODY HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR AND, UM, LET'S JUST KEEP OUR HEADS UP AND STAY POSITIVE, UH, GOING INTO THE NEW YEAR. THANK YOU MIRROR. THANKS MR. SCHULTE, MRS. BAKER. UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MAYOR GORE AND THE REST OF THE HEBREW HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL, AND HE HEIGHTS CITY MANAGER, ROB SHOMER HIS AMAZING STAFF ALONG WITH THE PARKS AND REC COMMITTEE. IT HAD A WONDERFUL EVENT SATURDAY, AND THEY WORKED SO HARD TO PUT IT TOGETHER FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IT WAS WONDERFUL. I ALSO LIKE TO THANK SANTA FOR STOPPING BY. I KNOW IT WAS VERY COLD, BUT HE'S ALSO VERY BUSY, SO IT WAS VERY SPECIAL. HE IS ABLE TO COME OUT. [00:50:01] UM, AND I ALSO LIKE TO THINK MY APPRECIATION AND FOR OUR CITY'S FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ALWAYS READY TO ANSWER THE CALL DAY OR NIGHT. I SO APPRECIATE YOU AND TO OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO YOU'RE ALWAYS ACTIVELY SERVING, WHETHER YOU'RE ACTIVELY SERVING OR RETIRED OR THE ONES WHO'VE PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. SO WE COULD BE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. UM, MAY YOU HAVE A LOVELY TIMES DECORATE YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON AND MAY, MAY THEY BE WITH YOU? UM, I HOPE THAT THE SPECIAL MEMORIES AND YOUR NEW YEAR HAPPY KWANZAA, HAPPY HANUKKAH, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BAKER, UH, RICHARD, I SEE YOUR HAND STILL UP. IS THAT ON PURPOSE OR BY ACCIDENT? OKAY, THERE WE GO. UH, ANY OTHER, UH, CITIZENS OR COMMENTS BY ANY, ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER BEFORE WE MOVE ON? OKAY. SO THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT ELSE THAT I, UM, COULD ADDRESS THAT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED HERE ALREADY THIS EVENING. UH, CERTAINLY I WISH ALL OF YOU, UH, COUNSEL AND ALL OF YOUR FAMILIES AND EVERYONE WHO'S WATCHING AND EVERYONE IN THE STATE, PEOPLE RIGHTS, UH, A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THE BEST HOLIDAY SEASON THAT YOU CAN HAVE, UH, W APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE HAS DONE. UH, I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR. IT ISN'T ANY KIND OF A YEAR THAT WE EXPECTED, BUT, UH, WE, WE GOT THROUGH IT AND I WOULD AGREE WITH MR. WEBB, WE DID ACCOMPLISH A LOT. WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR CONSIDERING THE, THE RESTRAINTS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT, THAT WE WERE UNDER. AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU, UH, CONTINUING TO, TO BATTLE THROUGH ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD CITY STAFF. I KNOW, JUST HAD TO BE CRAZY ON STAFF. I KNOW ROB, YOU HAD, WE HAD DIFFERENT DAYS BACK FROM MARCH WHERE YOU PEOPLE WORK IN DIFFERENT DAYS AND, AND, UH, I JUST CAN'T THANK STAFF ENOUGH FOR CONTINUING TO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY FOR THE 40,000 PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE. UM, MOST TIMES PROBABLY MAYBE EVEN PUTTING THEIR OWN HEALTH ASIDE, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE DOING WHAT WAS BEST FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE HERE. SO, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS, EVERYBODY ELSE JUST WHO'S INVOLVED WITH THE CITY. AGAIN, YOU HAVE MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE. UH, I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH AGAIN, TO ALL THE RESIDENTS, PLEASE HAVE A, UH, A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON. UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I AM GOING TO ADDRESS MR. LYONS COMMENTS. UH, WE WILL PUT THE FIREFIGHTERS, UH, ON A WORK SESSION. THE FIRST ONE, MR. ROGERS WOULD BE TAKE CARE OF THAT. CAUSE, UH, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY ON COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS THAT 39 WAS THE NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO HIRE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MR. LYONS. SO MR. LYONS, THERE'S A VIDEO THAT YOU CAN WATCH WHERE THE FIRE CHIEF ACTUALLY ADDRESSED COUNCIL ON THE NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS WE'VE HIRED THE NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS THAT WERE REQUIRED BASED ON THE ACTUAL LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED. AND THE FIRE CHIEF HASN'T COME BACK TO US OR ME OR ANYONE ON COUNCIL, SPECIFICALLY CITY MANAGER SAYING THAT WE DIDN'T HIRE THE NUMBER THAT HE HAD REQUESTED. SO WE WILL ADDRESS IT AND WE'LL GET SOME CLARIFICATION TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND EXACTLY, UH, THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED AND THAT WE DO HAVE THE CORRECT FIRE COVERAGE IN THE CITY. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL ADDRESS IT AT THE FIRST WORK SESSION IN JANUARY. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE. EVERYONE HAVE A FANTASTIC EVENING. AND, UH, AND THE BEST HOLIDAYS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY HAVE. UH, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * 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.