* 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] GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. [1. Call The Meeting To Order - Mayor Jeff Gore] THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE THIS EVENING. THIS IS A CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, CITY COUNCIL MEETING, REGULAR SESSION. WE ARE HYBRID AND IN PERSON AS WELL. TODAY'S DATE IS MARCH 22ND, 2021. AND FOR THE RECORD WE'RE GETTING STARTED RIGHT AT 7:00 PM. UH, THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR INVOCATION, UH, FROM PASTOR RANDY GRIFFITH OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH AT 68 75 OLD TROY PIKE IN HEBREW HEIGHTS, OHIO PASTOR HAVE A GOOD TO SEE YOU, UM, WITH A FRIEND REGARDING THE SAVING OF PEOPLE THAT IS THE SAVING OF THE SOUL. AND HE ASKED ME IN SO MANY WORDS, WILL GOD SEND ALL PEOPLE WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN JESUS TO HELL IT'S AN A VALID QUESTION, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE VIEWED FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE. IT NEEDS TO BE VIEWED FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A LIFEGUARD. LIFEGUARD DOES NOT GO INTO THE WATER UNLESS SOMEONE IS DROWNING. OR IF SOMEONE HAS DROWNED ALREADY NEEDING TO BE RECOVERED QUICKLY AND HAVE CPR ADMINISTERED. HE DOESN'T NEED TO GO IN UNLESS THAT HAPPENS. BUT IF SOMEONE IS IN TROUBLE, HE GOES IN. IT'S NOT THAT MANKIND WAS ALREADY OKAY, AND THAT GOD WOULD CONDEMN THEM. IF THEY DID NOT CHOOSE JESUS, IT IS THAT PEOPLE ARE ALREADY DROWNING AND SIN AND ALREADY SEPARATED FROM GOD. THEY'RE ALREADY LOST. THAT'S WHY OUT OF LOVE FOR US, THE FATHER SENT HIS ONE AND ONLY SON HERE TO SAVE US ONLY. HE CAN DO IT. HE IS OUR LIFEGUARD SEPARATED FROM GOD. PEOPLE ARE ALREADY ON THAT PATH TO HELL. JESUS CAME TO CHANGE THAT TO SEEK AND TO SAVE WHAT WAS ALREADY LOST. HE CAME TO RESCUE US FROM THE PREDICAMENT OF SIN AND SPIRITUAL DEATH THAT WE WERE ALREADY IN. JESUS GAVE HIS OWN LIFE TO SAVE OURS. HE AROSE SO THAT WE MAY HAVE HIS LIFE AND SET THE HOLY SPIRIT SO THAT HIS LIFE MAY BE WITHIN US SO THAT WE MAY NEVER DIE AND NEVER AGAIN, BE SEPARATED FROM GOD AS HIS NAME MEANS HE IS GOD, OUR SAVIOR, BUT MANY DON'T KNOW DON'T BELIEVE, OR DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE THIS. THEY TRY TO AVOID OR FIGHT OFF THE LIFEGUARD WHO HAS COME TO SAVE THEM RATHER THAN SWIM TO HIM OR SIMPLY REMAIN STILL AND ALLOW HIM TO COME TO THEM. THEY TRY TO GET AWAY FROM HIM. THEY FALL ASLEEP, BELIEVE THAT HE DID NOT REALLY COME FOR THEIR BENEFIT, BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT GOD DID SEND JESUS AND ONLY JESUS TO SEEK AND TO SAVE WHAT WAS LOST. ONLY. HE HAS THE AUTHORITY AND POWER TO SAVE ALL WHO BELIEVE WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR THEM THROUGH HIM. DON'T TRY TO AVOID HIM, BUT COME TO HIM AND LET HIM SAVE YOU. LET'S PRAY, FATHER, WHAT WE NEED IS TRUTH. AND THAT COMES FROM YOU AND YOUR WORD. SO LORD, AND ALL THE BUSINESS THAT'S DONE HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND IN THIS PLACE TONIGHT, MAY YOUR TRUTH GUIDE AND YOUR LOVE DIRECT EVERYTHING FOR US IN CHRIST'S NAME. WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THE NEXT IT'S GREAT TO SEE THESE STUDENTS BACK AND THROUGHOUT OUR AGENDA IS THE FLAG CEREMONY. BY THE WAY, IN HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR ROTC HONOR GUARD. [00:05:02] MARCH. MR. ROGERS. WHAT'D YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. MR. SHAWL HERE. MS. BAKER. DEAR MR. CAMPBELL HERE. MRS. BERG HERE. MR. OTTO HERE. MR. LYONS, DEAR MR. HILL HERE. MR. WEBB HERE, MIRACLE OR HERE. NEXT UP IS ITEM [6. Approval Of Minutes] NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. SO THIS EVENING WE HAVE FOUR SETS OF MINUTES FOR APPROVAL, UH, DATED MARCH 8TH, 2021, MARCH 10TH, 2021, MARCH 15TH, 2021 AND MARCH 16TH, 2021. UH, THESE MINUTES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED. THERE'S NO CORRECTIONS. THEY WILL STAND AS APPROVED. SEEING NONE OF THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. NEXT STEP IS I HAVE NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS OUR SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. AND WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ITEMS THIS EVENING. AND THE FIRST ONE, [ Women's History Month Proclamation Presentation To Ms. Jackie Williams - Mayor Jeff Gore] UH, MR. ROGERS, IF YOU WOULD READ ITEM SEVEN, A WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH PROCLAMATION PRESENTATION TO MS. JACKIE WILLIAMS BY MARRIAGE. SO THIS IS A MAYORAL PROCLAMATION FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. SO WHEREAS AMERICAN WOMEN OF EVERY RACE, CLASS AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND THAT MADE HISTORIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROWTH AND STRENGTH OF THIS NATION AND THE COUNTLESS RECORDED AND UNRECORDED WAYS. AND WHEREAS AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE PLAYED AND CONTINUE TO PLAY CRITICAL CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ROLES IN EVERY SPHERE OF THE LIFE OF THE NATION BY CONSTITUTING, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE LABOR FORCE WORKING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE HOME. WHEREAS AMERICAN WOMEN PLAYED A UNIQUE ROLE THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE NATION BY PROVIDING THE MAJORITY OF THE VOLUNTEER LABOR FORCE OF THE NATION. AND WE'RE AS AMERICAN WOMEN WERE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EARLY CHARITABLE, PHILANTHROPIC AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN THIS NATION. AND WE'RE AS AMERICAN WOMEN ARE VERY RACIST, ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS, RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND SERVED AS EARLY LEADERS IN THE FOREFRONT OF EVERY MAJOR PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL CHANGE MOVEMENT. AND WE'RE AS AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY COURAGEOUSLY IN THE MILITARY AND WE'RE AS AMERICAN WOMEN HAVE BEEN LEADERS, NOT ONLY IN SECURING THEIR OWN RIGHTS OF SUFFRAGE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, BUT ALSO AN ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT, THE EMANCIPATION MOVEMENT AND THE INDUSTRIAL LABOR MOVEMENT, THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND OTHER MOVEMENTS, ESPECIALLY THE PEACE MOVEMENT, WHICH CREATED WELFARE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND WHEREAS DESPITE THESE CONTRIBUTIONS, THE ROLE OF AMERICAN ON THAT HISTORY HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY OVERLOOKED AND UNDERVALUED IN THE LITERATURE TEACHING AND STUDYING OF AMERICAN HISTORY. NOW, THEREFORE I JEFF OR MEREDITH CITY RIGHTS OHIO DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MARCH, 2021. HE WRITES AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND CALL UPON THE PEOPLE. IF YOU WERE HYPED TO OBSERVE MARCH AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH FOR THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS, CEREMONIES, AND ACTIVITIES AND WITNESS, WHERE AM I HERE TO SET MY HAND TO THE CALL OF THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS TO BE FIXED THIS 22ND DAY OF MARCH IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 2020 SO MUCH FOR COMING [ Huber Heights Culture And Diversity Citizen Action Commission Black History Month Essay Contest Awards Presentation - Members Of The Huber Heights Culture And Diversity Citizen Action Commission] ITEM SEVEN, THE HUBER HEIGHTS CULTURE AND DIVERSITY CITIZEN ACTION COMMISSIONED BLACK HISTORY MONTH ESSAY CONTEST, AWARDS, PRESENTATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUPIL HEIGHTS, CULTURE AND DIVERSITY CITIZEN, EXTRA COMMISSION. DR. AKINS, HOW ARE YOU, SIR? GOOD. THANK YOU, DR. HANKINS, YOU CAN JOIN THE MAYOR UP THERE. I GOT IT, MIKE IN. YES, SIR. SO AS LONG AS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ENOUGH, EVERYBODY OVER HERE, LET ME KNOW IF I'M TALKING TOO LOUD [00:10:02] AND ENDED UP, MY NAME IS DR. FRED AKINS. I AM THE CHAIR OF THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE. CAN I TAKE THIS OFF? YES. THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE FOR THE, UH, HUBER HEIGHTS, UH, CULTURAL DIVERSITY CITIZEN ACTION COMMISSION. WE, UH, SPONSORED A, UH, BLACK HISTORY MONTH ESSAY CONTEST IN FEBRUARY. AND WE HAVE, UM, ALL OF OUR WINTERS HERE TODAY TO RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS. BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. I'M SORRY, ON THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE. WE GET THERE RIGHT. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE AND RONDA'S BACK TO THE LAST NAME. SO WE HAVE RHONDA SOMETHING AND, UH, AND, AND BE A HONAKER. AND I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT I AM GOING TO ASK OUR COMMISSION CHAIR TO COME UP FORWARD. UM, MS. YOLANDA STEVENS, SHE HAS THE MONEY, SO WE NEED TO GET HER UP HERE. OH, NO, IT WAS IMPORTANT. RIGHT. SO I WANT TO THANK, UM, THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION WHO HELPED SPONSOR THIS EVENT AND SUPPORTED THIS EVENT THROUGHOUT AND REALLY FROM THE START, UM, AND A SPECIAL, THANK YOU ALSO TO THE HUBER HEIGHTS, FOP WHO MADE A DONATION FOR THESE, FOR THESE AWARDS AS WELL. SO, UM, THE HUMAN RIGHTS CULTURE, DIVERSITY CITIZEN ACTION COMMISSION, THAT'S A MOUTHFUL WE'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 2021 BLACK HISTORY MONTH ESSAY CONTEST. WE'RE ALSO THANKFUL TO THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS WHO ENCOURAGED STUDENTS TO READ ABOUT ALL AFRICAN-AMERICANS WITH INFLUENCED THEIR LIVES. ONE GOAL OF THE HUBER HEIGHTS, CULTURAL DIVERSITY CITIZEN ACTION COMMISSION IS TO INSPIRE A GREATER KNOWLEDGE OF DIFFERENT CULTURES. AND WE REALIZED THAT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ARE CRITICAL TO ACCOMPLISHING THAT VISION. THE EVALUATORS, UM, WERE, UH, LET'S SAY, MEMBERS OF THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE, THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE, AND ONE ADDITIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBER. UM, I HAPPENED TO BE MY WIFE, UH, SHE'S JUST GOT HER PHD. AND SHE TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE I MENTIONED THAT SHE'S SUBMISSIONS WERE COLLECTED FROM THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE CLASSES. AND WHY IS IT FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL? AND THESE EVALUATORS INDEPENDENTLY ASSESSED EACH OF THE ESSAYS AND PROVIDED BOTH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE FEEDBACK. AND I KNOW ONE OR TWO OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ASKED FOR THOSE ESSAYS, BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET PERMISSION FROM THE STUDENTS BEFORE I DO THAT. AND, UM, AND I'LL ASK THEM BEFORE THEY LEAVE. SO THESE SCORES WERE AGGREGATED AND THE WINNERS WERE IDENTIFIED. THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO THANK AND CONGRATULATE THE WINNERS FOR TAKING TIME TO WRITE AND SUBMIT VERY WELL WRITTEN AND INFORMATIVE ESSAYS. SO FIRST WE ARE GOING TO CALL UP THE SECOND PLACE SEVENTH GRADE WINNER, AND THAT IS MISS BROOKLYN HALL. FIRST PLACE FOR THE SEVENTH GRADE. MS. ELMIRA, SORRY, L . AND IN THE EIGHTH GRADE CATEGORY, SECOND PLACE PEYTON AND OUR EIGHTH GRADE AND FINAL WINNER. UH, FIRST PLACE, EIGHTH GRADE, MR. MALAKAI ROBINSON , HE'LL BE JOINING THE BASKETBALL TEAM PRETTY SOON WITH YOUR STROKE. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE WINNERS. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WONDERFUL SUBMISSION. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL THE WINNERS. EXCELLENT JOB. [00:15:02] NEXT [8. Citizens Comments] UP IS I REMEMBER EIGHT, MR. ROGERS. I JUST HAVE A ONE CITIZENS COMMENT THIS EVENING, AND THAT WOULD BE MRS. ANITA KITCHEN. IF YOU PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. WELL, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. I WANT TO SAY IN THIS DAY OF COVID AND EVERYTHING, I APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY, YOU KNOW, TOOK THE MEASURES IT DID ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GOING VIRTUAL AND EVERYTHING. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. SHAW, MS. BAKER, MR. CAMPBELL, MR. GORE, MR. OTTO, AND MR. WEBB FOR COMING A PERSON, I GUESS, AS A CITIZEN. I WAS WONDERING, ESPECIALLY TODAY, SINCE IT NOW SET 16 YEARS AND OLD CAN GET VACCINATED WHEN THIS WHOLE COUNCIL WOULD BE MEETING IN PERSON. I THINK WE HAVE, UM, WE LEFT THE DECISION UP UNTIL W WHILE THE STATE OF EMERGENCY OR THE LAW IS STILL IN EFFECT. WE'VE LEFT THAT DECISION UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING ARIZONA WHEN THEY WERE COMFORTABLE COMING BACK. UM, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE STATUS OF VACCINATIONS IS, UH, FOR THE THREE MEMBERS WHO ARE STILL CHOOSING TO, TO BE AT HOME. UM, BUT I THINK TO THIS POINT THAT IS STILL THEIR, UM, THEIR CHOICE. WE'VE KIND OF ALWAYS LIFTED THAT WAY. UH, I'M CERTAINLY HAPPY THAT THERE ARE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WHO'VE DECIDED TO RETURN. UM, BUT I DON'T, IT'S NOT MY PLACE TO SPEAK TO THE HEALTH MATTERS AND FAMILY HEALTH MATTERS OF ANY OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND AS LONG AS THE STATE LAW ALLOWS, UH, THE REMOTE MEETINGS TO HAPPEN, UH, WE'LL LEAVE IT THEIR CHOICE. UH, SO I BELIEVE IT'S JULY THAT THE OVERALL ORDER RIGHT NOW IS TO GO AWAY, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE UP TO EACH COUNCIL MEMBER FOR WHEN THEY DECIDE TO MAKE THEIR RETURN WITH BRINGING BACK CITY EMPLOYEES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I JUST FELT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING BACK IN PERSON. I, I JUST THINK ALL THE TECHNICAL ISSUES LAST WEEK ON VERY IMPORTANT TOPICS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, UM, I REALLY FELT THAT IT STRONGLY, THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE BACK ON THE DIAS. AND THAT'S JUST MY TAKE ON IT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS. THE NEXT STEP IS NUMBER NINE SYSTEMS REGISTER TO SPEAK ON SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS. MR. ROGERS, I HAVE NINE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, SIR. AND NEXT [10. City Manager Report] UP IS OUR NUMBER 10, WHICH IS OUR CITY MANAGER REPORT. MR. PHIL, KELSEY, HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING, SIR? I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. UM, FIRST OF ALL, TONIGHT, UM, MR. BELL HAS JUST INFORMED ME THAT THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS HAS RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR THE 2019 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS AGAIN. SO IT'S A, SO THAT'S OUR 2019 KHAFRE YES. SO A GREAT JOB BY OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENTS ON THAT. I ALSO WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT, UH, WE HAVE THREE ROAD CLOSURES AROUND OUR AREA RIGHT NOW. UH, WE DO HAVE THE BRIDGE ON CHAMBERSBURG ROAD OVER ROUTE FOUR. THAT'S CLOSED. SOME OF THE RAMPS ARE STILL OPEN DEPENDING ON WHICH DIRECTION YOU'RE GOING. UH, SO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT, UH, THAT THAT'S THAT FIVE MONTH PROCESS, UH, BELL FOUNTAIN ROAD IS CLOSED JUST SOUTH CHAMBERSBURG SORT OF PLACE THE CULVERTS AND DO, UH, THE, THE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS RAISED THE ROAD FOR BETTER SIGHT DISTANCE. UM, THAT IS, UH, RIGHT NOW, UH, VECTREN IS DOING THE GAS LINE MODIFICATION RIGHT NOW. THAT'S WHERE THAT IS IN THAT PROCESS. AND LASTLY, THE RAMP FROM TO NORTH IS CLOSED WITH THAT DETOUR BEING STATE ROUTE TWO 35. WE'VE NOTICED SO FAR THAT YES, PEOPLE ARE STILL USING, UH, ULTRA PIKE, BUT IT'S PROBABLY LESS THAN THEY WOULD HAVE IF THAT WAS THE ANNOUNCED DETOUR. SINCE WE DO SEE PEOPLE ARE USING THE TWO 35 CRANK EXIT AS WELL. UM, THEN NEXT WE HAVE THAT, UH, THE BUS SHELTERS, THAT PROJECT, UH, THEY ARE ALL INSTALLED EXCEPT FOR ONE, UH, THE ONE OUT IN FRONT OF CHICK-FIL-A THAT ONE'S GOING TO COME AFTER THE CHICK-FIL-A, UM, CONSTRUCTION IS DONE. SO THOSE ARE ALL COMPLETE THE WASTE RECEPTACLES. UH, MR. GRAY IS WORKING ON THOSE RIGHT NOW, SO THEY'LL BE INSTALLED SOON. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU, SCOTT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. AND HIS FIRST OFFICIAL, I GUESS MAYBE I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY, MR. MAYOR, BEFORE WE DO CONTINUE, I DO HAVE A, A PROCEDURAL QUESTION FOR OUR CLERK, IF I MAY. THANK YOU. UH, MR. ROGERS, UM, WOULD NOW BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO ASK THIS COUNCIL TO AMEND TONIGHT'S AGENDA. WHENEVER THE MAYOR WOULD ENTERTAIN THE MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA, THAT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE. THANK YOU, MARY. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND TONIGHT'S AGENDA TO ADD ITEM 12 G UH, A MOTION TO ENTER INTO, UM, A MOTION TO ENTER AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION IN COORDINATION WITH NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TIP STRATEGIES. AND THAT IS EMOTION. [00:20:03] I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT. I THINK, UH, WHAT I, WHAT I WOULD SAY IN REGARDS TO AMENDING AGENDAS, I THINK THERE ARE, UM, WHEN, WHEN WE AMEND THE AGENDAS, I THINK THAT DOES TAKE OUT SOME OF THE TRANSPARENCY ISSUES THAT WE DEAL WITH BECAUSE THESE, THESE AGENDAS ARE PUBLISHED IN ADVANCE. THEY'RE GIVEN OUT TO PEOPLE AND THEN PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE AGENDA AND DECIDE IF THERE'S SOMETHING ON THERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN OR COME AND DISCUSS. AND WHEN WE AMEND THE AGENDAS, IT KIND OF TAKES THAT AWAY FROM PEOPLE. SO, UH, THAT WOULD BE MY TAKE ON THIS. I THINK WE COULD ADD THIS TO A WORK SESSION, TALK ABOUT IT AND THEN MOVE IT ON TO A, UH, ONTO THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEETING. I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE PROPER PROCESS. HOWEVER, UM, YOU HAVE BROUGHT IT UP AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, IF, IF THIS COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE AGENDA, UH, I WOULD SAY I WOULD ENTERTAIN THAT MOTION, BUT I WOULD JUST CAUTION THAT WE, I THINK WE GET INTO TRANSPARENCY ISSUES WHEN WE AMEND AGENDAS AND DON'T GIVE THE PUBLIC THE PROPER TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT THAT PACKET IS, UH, TO DECIDE IF THEY'D LIKE TO PARTAKE IN THAT DISCUSSION. UH, BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, MR. SHAW HAS MADE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? YES, WE SHOULD HAVE A SECOND BEFORE. WE SHOULD HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION ON A SECOND. IS THERE A DISCUSSION MR. TORONTO SHAW? IS THIS A TIME SENSITIVE? I KNOW THERE ARE CERTAIN DEADLINES FOR THIS PARTICULAR GRANT OR, UM, THANK YOU, MR. OTTO. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT SAYS TIME SENSITIVE. I BELIEVE A COMMUNICATION WAS SENT OUT TO A LOT OF THE AREAS, CITY MANAGERS, UM, UH, FROM, UH, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FIRST TIER SUBURBS AND NLC. UM, THE REASON THIS WAS NOT BROUGHT FORTH PREVIOUSLY IS BECAUSE THE TIME, UH, HAD HAD ELAPSED, UH, RECENTLY, UH, JUST WITHIN THE PAST FEW DAYS, NLC HAS EXTENDED THAT TIMEFRAME, UH, WHICH IS NOW WHY A CONVERSATION BETWEEN, UM, MYSELF COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM THE CITY OF KETTERING AND OTHER FIRST-YEAR COMMUNITIES, UM, WOULD LIKE TO GO IN AND TO MAKE THIS APPLICATION PROCESS. UM, THE ASK TONIGHT IS JUST TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION. UH, THERE IS NO, UM, NO DOLLAR AMOUNT OR ANYTHING ELSE OF THAT NATURE. UM, THERE WOULD BE FURTHER INVOLVEMENT IF WE ARE ACCEPTED, UH, WITH MCRPC DAYTON DEVELOPMENT COALITION, WRIGHT PATTERSON, AIR FORCE BASE, UM, AND THAT WOULD BE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS WITH TIP STRATEGY IF WE ARE ACCEPTED, IF THE APPLICATION PROCESS DOES GO THROUGH, UM, AND PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS WOULD BE HEBREW HEIGHTS ENTERING IN, IN COURT AND COLLABORATION WITH THE FIRST TIER SUBURBS, UH, COUNCIL, UH, WHICH THIS COUNCIL HAS ELECTED ME TO, UH, TO BE A PART OF AND REPRESENT. THANK YOU. THANKS AND APPRECIATE THE DIALOGUE. AND THEN I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THE, WITH THE ISSUE AT HAND AT ALL. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THE PROCESS. UM, I WOULD JUST CAUTION THIS COUNCIL AGAINST AMENDING AGENDA SINCE WE, UM, PUT SUCH A FOCUS ON BEING OPEN AND TRANSPARENT, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO VIEW THE AGENDA PRIOR TO, UM, BUT WITH THAT SAID, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION MRS. BERTRAM? YES. UM, I, I DID NOT HEAR WHAT IS THE TIME SENSITIVITY ON THIS? I MEAN, WHAT'S THE DEADLINE. I HEARD THE OTHER STUFF. WHAT'S THE DEADLINE. UH, THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 26. UH, THAT EMAIL CAME OUT, UH, JUST A FRIDAY OF THIS PAST WEEK. OKAY. UH, WITH, UH, D DID, UH, THE CITY MANAGER RECEIVE ANYTHING ON THIS? I DON'T, I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE, BUT THERE'S A TRANSITION GOING ON RIGHT NOW. I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON, SCOTT. UM, I KNOW THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN MENTIONED THAT THE NBR PC, WHICH MR. SHAWL JUST MENTIONED WOULD BE A PARTNER SHIP IN IT. UM, AND IF WE COME IN AFTER MARCH, MARCH 26, ARE THEY GOING TO DENY US, UH, IT IS IN MY OPINION THAT THERE WOULD BE NO APPLICATION AVAILABLE AFTER MARCH 26, BECAUSE THAT IS THE DEADLINE. THAT IS YOUR OPINION. I THINK WE NEED TO SEE THIS AND THE NEXT WORK SESSION, SEE MORE DETAILS IF IT DOESN'T REQUIRE LEGISLATION. AND THERE'S NO REASON WHY AFTER WE GET A CHANCE TO SEE IT AT OUR WORK SESSION THAT WE COULD GIVE A NOD TO, UM, MOVING AHEAD WITH THE LETTER, BUT WITHOUT SEEING DETAILS ON IT, I DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO MOVE MR. WEBB. THANK YOU. MA'AM UM, COUNCILMAN CHALK, COULD YOU RESTATE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS YOU'RE ASKING US TO ADD TO THE AGENDA. THANK YOU, MR. WEBB. UM, MY [00:25:01] MOTION TONIGHT WAS TO, UM, UH, ALLOW, UH, MYSELF, UM, TO ENTER INTO AN APPLICATION WITH NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TIP STRATEGIES, UH, REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. UM, NO OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS TO THE CITY, OR JUST TURNING AROUND TO HIM OR PUTTING IN AN APPLICATION THAT'S CORRECT FOR A POTENTIAL SLOT IN THIS, CORRECT. PAM AGAIN, IT'S YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT CUTOFF IS FRIDAY, MARCH 26. SO IT WOULD BE MISSED BY THE NEXT WORK SESSION. IF I'M, IF I'M LOOKING AT MY CALENDAR HERE CORRECTLY, COUNCIL MEMBER WEB, THAT IS THE SAME EXACT VERBIAGE THAT WAS STATED IN THE EMAIL I RECEIVED IN MY PUBLIC EMAIL ON FRIDAY AT 3:13 PM. OKAY. UM, UH, MAYOR, I GIVE HIM LOW SENSITIVITY. I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH US. OKAY. YES. MS. BAKER, MR. SHAW, WHAT WAS THE PRIOR DEADLINE TO THIS? UH, LET ME GO AHEAD AND PULL THAT UP HERE. UH, THE PRIOR APPLICATION DEADLINE WAS MARCH 19TH, SO THEY EXTENDED IT APPROXIMATELY NOT MAKE-A-WISH CORRECT. OKAY. UM, AND IF CLARIFICATION AS NEEDED, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEND OUT THIS BROCHURE. UM, THAT WAS COMPILED WITH TIP STRATEGIES AND NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES. UM, AND IT DOES PROVIDE A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION. UM, IF COUNCIL DOES REMEMBER, I DID BRING THIS IN FRONT OF THIS COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY, UM, FOR A REQUEST, UH, DURING THE INITIAL TERM, WHEN I CHAIRED, UH, THIS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. UM, AND, UH, THIS IS THE SAME SITUATION, UH, AND THE SET OF PREVIOUSLY, UM, WHERE, UM, THIS, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, APPLICATION WAS FOR, UM, MORE OF A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THIS TIME. THEY'RE FOCUSING NOT MORE ON WORKFORCE. UM, AND, UM, SO THOSE, THOSE TOPICS CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR ON THOSE APPLICATIONS, YOUR QUESTION. YES. AND WHAT DO WE HOPE TO GAIN THROUGH THIS? I, ONCE THE APPLICATION APPLICATION IS APPROVED, WHAT WILL WE GAIN? CAN YOU SPEAK ON THAT? YES. UH, SO, UM, UH, FURTHER, UH, CRITERIA THAT TIP STRATEGIES THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, UM, AND COLLABORATION WITH, UH, CERTAIN MPOS IN THE AREA AND HOW TIP STRATEGIES CAN IDENTIFY IN FIRST TIER COMMUNITIES AND SUBURBS, HOW WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAN GET MORE BANG FOR THEIR BUCK. OKAY. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TOPIC, BUT LIKE MAYOR SAID, I DO FEEL LIKE WE'RE RUSHING THROUGH AND WE HAD A PRIOR DEADLINE, LIKE IT DIDN'T COME UP, CORRECT? YES. SO MR. CAMPBELL AND, UH, MR. SHAWL, THE MOTION WOULD BE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE APPLICATION? UH, NO, SIR. UH, THE, UH, MOTION WOULD BE, UM, TO ALLOW MYSELF, UH, UH, AND, UH, FIRST TIER SUBURBS TO ENTER INTO THAT APPLICATION BECAUSE THE GOAL IS, AND THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED, UH, LITERALLY THIS WEDNESDAY WITH OUR FIRST TIER, UM, THE 12 COMMUNITIES COMBINED, UH, FOR A COMPLETE AUTHORIZATION PROCESS. UM, SO THE APPLICATION WILL BE, UM, UNDERNEATH THE UMBRELLA OF FIRST TIER SUBURBS. UM, I'M JUST, AGAIN, THIS IS A, I GUESS I WANT TO SAY A COURTESY, UH, REQUEST THAT THIS COUNCIL DOES MOVE FORWARD. I KNOW, UH, A COUNCIL MEMBER FROM THE CITY OF KETTERING WILL BE PUTTING THIS IN FRONT OF HIS COUNCIL, SAME WAY AS I'M DOING IT FOR, FOR YOU, UM, FOR TOMORROW. UM, JUST AS A BACKUP PLAN, IF THE 12TH COMMUNITY FIRST-YEAR SUBURBS DOES NOT AGREE TO GO IN TOGETHER. UM, THEN AT THAT TIME, UH, MARK SWEDERMAN AND, AND, UH, I WOULD ASSUME, UH, OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER WITHIN COLLABORATE AND DO A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE TWO LARGEST CITIES IN MACQUARIE. THANKS. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? CAN WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE SECOND? I BELIEVE THERE'S BEEN GOOD DISCUSSION REGARDING, UH, WHAT THE APPLICATION IS AND THE DEADLINE, UH, MR. ROGERS, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLE MS. BAKER? YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERG. [00:30:01] THIS IS EARTH. I DON'T BELIEVE SHE IS NOT AVAILABLE. UH, MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. GETTING THE MOTION TO AMEND THE SEATING'S AGENDA TO ADD ITEM 12 G HAS CARRIED SEVEN ZERO, AND NEXT UP WAS ON NUMBER 11, WHICH HAS PENDING BUSINESS. I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING THIS EVENING. IS THERE ANY PATTERN? OKAY. I DON'T. NUMBER 12 IS NEW BUSINESS UNDER ADMINISTRATION, [ A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of A Development Agreement With Dogtown Huber Heights, LLC Which Includes The Sale Of Certain Property. (first reading)] ITEM 12, A MR. ROGERS, IF YOU WOULD ITEM 12, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH DOGTOWN HUBER HEIGHTS, LLC, WHICH INCLUDES THE SALE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY AT THE FIRST STREET. MR. MCCALSKY. YES. THIS, UH, AGREEMENT SETS UP THE ABILITY TO SELL ONE ACRE OF LAND TO DOGTOWN WITH THE PROVISIONS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE WORK SESSION, LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. THAT WAS THE WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION. AND IT WAS TO ADOPT THIS TIME THIS EVENING. IS THERE A MOTION MR. HILL? WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? MR. WEBB? I'LL WILL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS? MR. CAMPBELL? YES. MRS. BERG. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. WAIT A MINUTE. WHERE ARE WE? WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, I JUST GOT BACK ON MY SURFACE CRASHED. WHAT ARE WE VOTING ON? THIS IS ITEM 12, A, WHICH IS THE, UH, RESOLUTION TO EXECUTE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH DOGTOWN, UH, AND, UH, UH, FEVER HEIGHTS, LLC, WHICH INCLUDES THE SALE OF PROPERTY. IT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE WORK SESSION. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO APPROVE. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION IN THE SECOND. THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION AND NOT MR. ROGERS WAS CALLING THE ROLE. OKAY. YES. MR. OTTO? YES. MR. LYONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB? YES. MR. SHAW? YES. MS. BAKER. YES. AND MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO. NEXT UP IS ITEM. YES. OKAY. SINCE I MISSED THE DISCUSSION, WHAT DID WE DECIDE ON, UH, ALTERING, UH, MENDING THE, UH, AGENDA CARRIED SEVEN TO ZERO. WE'VE ADDED ITEM 12 G TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH A SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER. UM, I'LL SAY THAT UNTIL WE GET THERE. YEP. WE HAVE, UH, AN AGENDA ITEM WHERE YOU CAN, UH, ADD, ADD COMMENTS. NEXT STEP IS 12 B [ An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2020-O-2453 By Making Supplemental Appropriations For Expenses Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio For The Period Beginning January 1, 2021 And Ending December 31, 2021. (first reading)] ITEM 12, B, NOR DID SUBMITTING ORDINANCE NUMBER TWO ZERO TWO ZERO DASH ZERO DASH TWO FOUR FIVE THREE, BY MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS, OHIO FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2021 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2021 AT THE FIRST READING. MR. MCCALSKY COMMENTS. OH, YES. THIS ORDINANCE IS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OHIO EPA. WELL MANDATED WELL FIELD STUDY, AND THE REQUEST IS TO WAVE THE SECOND READING AND PASSED AWAY. THAT WAS THE RECLAMATION OF THE WORK SESSIONS OR EMOTION THE WAY THE SECOND READING. MS. BAKER, WAIT SECOND. MR. GAMBLE. YOU HAVE A MOTION ON A SECOND DISCUSSION LATER IN THE SECOND READING. MR. ROGERS, MRS. BERG, MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO. NEXT. I'D HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT. SO OUR MOTION, MR. WEBB. SO MO YOU HAVE SECOND, SECOND, MS. BAKER, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ADOPTION? NOT MR. ROGERS, MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERG. YES. MOTION ALSO CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO. NEXT UP IS ITEM 12, [ An Ordinance Authorizing An Additional Lease Transaction Pursuant To An Existing Master Tax-Exempt Lease/Purchase Agreement And Authorizing The Execution Of Related Addenda, A Property Schedule And Related Documents For The Purpose Of Purchasing An Emergency Medical Vehicle For Use By The City, And Declaring An Emergency. (first reading)] ITEM 12 C AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND ADDITIONAL LEASE TRANSACTION PURSUANT TO AN EXISTING MASTER TAX EXEMPT LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF RELATED. ADENDA A PROPERTY SCHEDULE AND RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL VEHICLE FOR USE BY THE CITY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AT THE FIRST READING. MR. MCCALSKY, I GUESS THIS ORDINANCE IS FOR THE LEASE AGREEMENT TO OBTAIN THE NEW MEDIC FOR THE FIRE DIVISION. THE REQUEST IS TO WAVE THE SECOND RATING AND PASS TONIGHT IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS IN PLACE BEFORE THE DELIVERY OF THE MEDIC, WHICH IS COMING UP NEXT MONTH. YEAH. AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, UH, THE REASON THAT WE WERE LOOKING TO WAVE THE SECOND READING IS, WAS BECAUSE IT WAS THE LEASE WAS INTEREST RATE SENSITIVE. CORRECT. UM, MR. BELLA EXPRESSED THAT. YES. I MEAN, SO BELOW 2%, YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE WORK SESSION. DO WE HAVE THE SECOND READING? DOES YOUR MOTION, MS. RADHA MOTION TO WAIVE [00:35:01] THE SECOND SECOND, MR. GAMBLE. SECOND TO A MOTION. A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS? MR. LYONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YUP. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS MERGE. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MOTION TO WAVE CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO AND NEXT I'D HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT. OKAY. THIS IS BURJ MOTION. SECOND. MR. WEBB WILL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ADOPTION THIS EVENING, SEEING NONE HEARING ON MR. ROGERS, MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. THIS IS BURJ. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. AND ADOPTION ALSO CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO. AND NEXT UP IS I'M IN 12 [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Award And Enter Into Contracts For The 2021 Street Program. (first reading)] D ITEM 12 D A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD AND ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE 2021 STREET PROGRAM AT THE FIRST STREET, MR. MCCALSKY. YES, THIS IS THE ANNUAL STREET PROGRAM, WHICH WENT OUT TO PUBLIC BID. WE WISH TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO BARRETT PAVING FOR THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS, PAYMENT TECHNOLOGY, INC FOR THE RECKLESS BIKE SURFACING AND BOWZER MOTOR FOR INSPECTION SERVICES. THANK YOU, SCOTT. THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE WORK SESSION WAS TO ADOPT THIS EVENING. MR. HILL MOVED TO ADOPT. WE HAVE A SECOND. MRS. BIRCH SECOND MOTION. THE SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION IS THE BIRD, IS YOUR HANDS UP FOR DISCUSSION OR NO? OKAY. MR. ROGERS, MR. WEBB? YES. MR. SHAWL. YES. MS. BAKER, MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERG. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. NEXT UP IS ITEM [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Contracts For The 2021 Sidewalk Program And The Concrete Portion Of The 2021 Street Program. (first reading)] 12 E ITEM 12 E RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE 2021 SIDEWALK PROGRAM. AND THE CONCRETE PORTION OF THE 2021 STREET PROGRAM. THE FIRST READING, MR. MCCALSKY. UH, YES, THIS IS THE ANNUAL SIDEWALK PROGRAM AND CONCRETE PORTION OF THE STREET PROGRAM, WHICH WENT OUT TO PUBLIC BID AND WE WISH TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO MULTITASK CONSTRUCTION FOR THE SIDEWALKS AND APRONS PORTION, A ONE CONCRETE LEVELING FOR THE RAISING OF THE SIDEWALK BLOCKS PORTION AND MULTITASK CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CONCRETE PORTION OF THE STREET PROGRAM. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. AND THE WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT THIS ITEM THIS EVENING. IS THERE A MOTION MISRATA MOVE TO ADOPT THE SECOND SECOND, MR. SHAW SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS? MR. SHAW? YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERG. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. AND NEXT UP IS I'M 12 [ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Contracts For Conducting A Wellfield Study At The Rip Rap Road Water Treatment Plant. (first reading)] F ITEM 12 F UH, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR CONDUCTING A WELL FIELD STUDY, THE RIP RAP ROAD, WATER TREATMENT PLANT AT THE FIRST READING. ONCE AGAIN, MR. MCCASKILL. YES. THIS LEGISLATION WILL ALLOW US TO HIRE THE CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT THE WELL FIELD STUDY AS REQUIRED BY THE EPA AND THE COMPANY THAT WILL PROVIDE THE EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM THE TESTS WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION. THIS IS THERE A MOTION TO MAKE A MOTION? MS. BAKER A SECOND. MR. CAMPBELL. SECOND MOTION ON A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS? MS. BAKER? YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BERG. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. FOR WEB. YEP. MR. SHAW. YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. NEXT UP IS ITEM 12 G, WHICH IS THE AMENDED ITEM. UH, MR. SHAW, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR EXPLANATION. ONE MORE TIME CLARIFYING AS THE AGENDA ITEM, WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE ASKING. THANK YOU, HUMIRA. I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. GIVE ME JUST A BRIEF MOMENT HERE. AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO WORK FOR US HERE TODAY IN LIGHT OF THE TRANSPARENCY DISCUSSION, UH, WHICH I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH. UM, WE'RE GOING TO, DID IT WORK OVER [00:40:11] ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. UM, GOOD LORD HAVE MERCY. THAT IS TINY. I WILL BLOW IT UP BUT BIGGER. THEY CAN. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE, UM, UH, LANDING PAGE FOR THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, UM, DISCUSSING THE FIRST TIER SUBURBS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, PROGRAM. UM, AND I'LL KIND OF SCROLL DOWN HERE. UH, SO IN 2021, THE PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO KEEPING GROWING, ATTRACTING TALENT. I BELIEVE THINGS THAT THIS CITY HAS TALKED ABOUT QUITE A BIT. UM, AND SOME FOLKS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS. I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS IS THE APPLICATION, THAT'S IT? UM, VERY SIMPLE. UM, LIKE I SAID, THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY TO THIS COUNCIL. UM, RIGHT NOW, AS YOU'LL SEE HERE, IT DOES TALK ABOUT IT VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, BECAUSE AS THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER AT THE END OF LAST YEAR WITH THE AGREEMENT WITH TIP STRATEGIES, UM, IT WAS UNKNOWN WHEN, UH, YOU KNOW, COVID WOULD END AT THAT TIME. I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UM, UH, IF THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED, UM, AND AS CHOSEN, UM, THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, UM, AND OUR FIRST TIER SUBURBS CONSORTIUM WOULD BE REPRESENTED IN SALT LAKE CITY, UM, WOULD BE REPRESENTED IN SALT LAKE CITY, UM, AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, UH, HIGHLIGHTING, UH, THE, UM, UH, WHAT, WHAT TOOK PLACE HERE, UM, AS WELL AS, UH, CERTAIN GUESTS, UM, I WOULD ASSUME, UM, WOULD BE ABLE TO ATTEND AS WELL. UM, SO I'LL KIND OF LEAVE THAT THERE. AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS, WE CAN, UH, WE CAN GO THROUGH THAT. UH, THIS DOES GO THROUGH THE SELECTION CRITERIA THAT TIP STRATEGY HAS PUT IN PLACE. AND LIKE I SAID, THIS RIGHT HERE, I CAN SEND THIS HYPERLINK OUT TO ALL OF COUNCIL, UM, FOR FURTHER REVIEW. IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT I HAD, UM, SUBMITTED TWO YEARS. THANK YOU, MR. SHAW, MR. CAMPBELL MOTION TO ADOPT THE MOST. IS THERE A SECOND, MR. WEBB? I WILL SECOND. OKAY. AND ANY DISCUSSION? YEP. LET'S RUN IT REALLY QUICK. UH, RICHARD, AS, AS I'M UNDERSTANDING, WE'RE NOT APPLYING AS THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, REPLYING AS FIRST-YEAR SUBURBS OF THE DATE AND FIRST-YEAR SUBURBS, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. I ASSUME WE'RE KIND OF UTILIZING THE STRATEGY THAT THE, UH, UM, THE LAST WINNERS DID, UH, WHERE, WHERE WERE YOU AT MISSOURI? A MINIMUM, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL. AND WE WENT TO KANSAS TO DO THAT. YEAH. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE, THE TAKE ON THIS IS FIRST YEAR OF DATING IS GOING TO SUBMIT AS A GROUP THE WAY THEY DID TO HOPEFULLY TO PULL SOME MORE INTEREST FROM US, CORRECT. A BIT OF THE BACKUP PLAN HERE AS I DISCUSSED AS WELL. UM, IF FOR WHATEVER REASON, UH, COME WEDNESDAYS MEETING WHEN FIRST TIER DOES MEET, UM, THAT ALL 12 COMMUNITIES DO NOT AGREE TO GO INTO THIS APPLICATION PROCESS IN ORDER THAT OUR REGION DOES NOT LOSE OUT. UM, IT IS THE HOPES THAT, UM, IF THE DISCUSSION DOES TAKE PLACE, UM, AS I'VE BEEN TOLD, IT'S GOING TO TOMORROW IN THE CITY OF KETTERING THAT HUBER HEIGHTS AND KETTERING CAN THEN JOIN IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS BECAUSE WE ARE THE TWO LARGEST CITIES IN THE CONSORTIUM THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO THEN MAKE THAT JOINT APPLICATION PROCESS AT THAT TIME. UH, WE WOULD THEN SEEK THE FUNDING, UM, AND AGAIN, VERY SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNT WOULD COME OUT OF THE FIRST TIER, UM, UH, CONSORTIUM, UM, BUDGET. IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE COFFERS OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND GOOD LUCK TO US FROM WHAT I SAW IN, UH, KANSAS CITY, UH, REALLY BENEFITED IT, BENEFITED THEM GREATLY. SO INDEED I'M WANTING TO SAY THEY HAD OVER 250 PARTICIPANTS AS WELL AS CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES THERE. UM, AND THEY STILL TALK TO THAT ABOUT THAT TODAY. YES. THANK YOU. I JUST HAD A COMMENT TEA TIP STRATEGIES THAT WHO USE TO MADE LIKE THAT PROMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR, UM, THE SAY, LIKE TIP STRATEGIES OR SOMETHING. THAT'S LIKE, THAT'S RINGING A BELL TO ME, BUT I'M NOT SURE. I KNOW, I KNOW WE HAD SOMEBODY TO DO LIKE A, THROUGH AN LLC AND DO A PROMOTIONAL THAT LIKE WENT ONTO THE WEBSITE THAT DID LIKE A FLY OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENT AREAS OF I'M JUST ASKING WAS TIP THE COMPANY THAT, THAT DID THAT FOR US. THAT WAS ACTUALLY, THAT WAS ACTUALLY DONE THROUGH A SHOWCASE, UH, THAT IS A VENDOR OF, UM, AN COLLABORATION WITH A NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES TIP STRATEGIES DID DO A SEPARATE VIDEO OF MYSELF. UM, UH, WHEN WE WENT TO KANSAS CITY THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED, UM, UH, AT A NATIONAL CONFERENCE, UM, UH, AS OF JUST RECENT. SO THAT COULD BE THE VIDEO YOU'RE REFERENCING [00:45:01] FOR SOME REASON, BUT I WAS THINKING IT WAS THE, THAT VIDEO THAT WE HAVE ON THE WEBSITE. OKAY. NOPE. THANKS FOR CLARIFICATION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION MRS. BURCH? YOU'RE ON MUTE, MRS. BURCH, SINCE I, SINCE MY COMPUTER CRASHED, I DIDN'T HEAR THE DISCUSSION. DID MR. SHAW MENTIONED WHY THIS WASN'T BROUGHT TO US BEFORE MARCH 19? NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SO. OH, THE APPLICATION WAS THE 19TH, BUT WE GOT INTO A DISCUSSION ON, UM, ON WHY OR, OR WHAT THE, HOW WAS THAT, UH, ORIGINATED THAT WE MISSED THAT DEADLINE, MR. SHAW. YEAH. YES. THANK YOU, MARY. VERY SIMPLY PUT, UM, UH, THE CITY WAS GOING THROUGH A, UH, A VERY TOUGH DISCUSSION, UH, WITH THE RELEASE OF OUR PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER. I DIDN'T THINK DID NOT THINK IT WAS APPROPRIATE AT THAT TIME TO BRING THAT FORWARD, UH, PLUS WITH THE PENDING DEADLINE COMING RIGHT OUT OF THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE WITH NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, UM, THERE WAS INITIAL DISCUSSIONS WITH FIRST TIER SUBURBS THAT WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME AND ENOUGH DISCUSSION WITHIN THE CONSORTIUM BECAUSE IT ONLY MEETS ONCE A MONTH THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PUT THAT APPLICATION TOGETHER WHEN WE GOT NOTIFICATION ON FRIDAY, THAT THAT DEADLINE WAS GOING TO BE EXTENDED. THAT FELL RIGHT IN LINE WITH OUR WEDNESDAY MEETING THAT'S UPCOMING. UM, SO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, UM, DECIDED THAT WE WERE GOING TO MOVE, MOVE THAT FORWARD. AND IT WAS ASKED THAT IF ANY COUNCILS MET BETWEEN NOW AND WEDNESDAY TO BRING THAT UP. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION MS. BERTRAM. OKAY. THE OTHER THING IS IF THE LETTER WENT OUT TO CITY MANAGERS, I BELIEVE OUR CITY MANAGERS SHOULD BE FILLING OUT THAT APPLICATION AND NOT A SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER, REGARDLESS OF WHO IT IS. I WOULDN'T ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ANY ORGANIZATION, UM, BY MYSELF AS A COUNCIL MEMBER. OKAY. THEME AS A VIRTUE. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS, MR. CAMPBELL? YES. MRS. BERG. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS? YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER, YES. MOTION CARRIES EIGHT TO ZERO. NEXT UP. WAS THAT NUMBER [13. City Official Reports and Comments] 13 REPORTS AND COMMENTS, ANYONE VERIFY IF I MAY JUST ELABORATE A BIT MORE, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS HERE, UM, AS WE GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS WITH DATE AND FIRST TIER A AND LINE OF TRANSPARENCY, I WILL KEEP THIS COUNCIL NOTIFIED IF IT WISHES AT EVERY WORK SESSION, MOVING FORWARD AS TO THE STATUS. UM, THE BROCHURE THAT WAS RECENTLY SHOWN UP HERE AT THIS MEETING, WE'LL BE SENDING OUT TO ALL OF COUNCIL, UM, BY TOMORROW MORNING, UH, FOR ADDITIONAL REVIEW IN ANY, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS. UM, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO, UH, TO MAKE NOTICE I WAS JUST NOTIFIED THIS THIS AFTERNOON. UM, AND, UH, I BELIEVE A MEDIA RELEASE WILL BE GOING OUT. UM, JUST RECENTLY, UH, MAYOR, AS YOU, AS YOU ARE AWARE, I ATTENDED A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE WITH NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, UM, AND IN HOPES OF PICKING UP SOME GOOD QUALITY INFORMATION AS WE TYPICALLY DO, UM, THIS TIME AROUND, I DID WANT TO PUT A LOT OF FOCUS ONTO OUR CULTURE AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE, UM, AND BRING A LOT OF INFORMATION BACK HOME, UH, THAT COULD BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THAT COMMISSION AND OUR COMMUNITY. I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT, UH, FOR THE YEAR 2021, I'VE BEEN SELECTED AS A, UH, NLC REAL, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, TO REPRESENT SOUTHWESTERN OHIO IN OUR COMMUNITY, UH, NATIONALLY ON THAT, UH, PROGRAM. UM, AND I WILL BE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THE DIRECTORS OF THAT ORGANIZATION, UM, IN THE REAL COUNCIL TO BRING, UM, UH, RESOURCES, GUIDES, UM, AND POSSIBLY GUEST SPEAKERS IN DIFFERENT EVENTS, UH, TO OUR REGION AND OUR COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD. UM, I'LL BE IN FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE, UH, WITH THE CHAIR OF THE CULTURE AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON, ON WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS. UM, AND, AND I APOLOGIZE THAT EVEN THEY'RE HEARING THAT, UH, FOR THE FIRST TIME HERE, I JUST WAS NOTIFIED ROUGHLY FOUR HOURS AGO. UH, SO, UH, I, I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. UM, AND LIKE I SAID, A PRESS RELEASE WILL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE GOING ON HERE SOON. THANK YOU, MR. SHAW. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER REPORTS OR COMMENTS? OKAY, NEXT UP IS I HAVE NUMBER 14. [14. Executive Session] WE DO HAVE A NEED FOR A BRIEF EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING, MR. ROGERS, IF YOU WOULD READ THE REASON, PLEASE. YEAH, SO IT WOULD BE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. YOU, UH, CONSIDER PERSONNEL MATTERS RELATED TO COMPENSATION OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION [00:50:01] IS BIGGER? DO I MAKE A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? SO OUR SECOND, HOLD ON A SECOND. MR. WEBB, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, MR. ROGERS, MRS. BERG, MS. BERGER. YOU'RE ON MUTE. YES. MR. OTTO. YES. MR. LYONS. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW. YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MOTION MOVED. EXECUTIVE SESSION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. SO PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU'D PLEASE, UM, EXIT, AND THEN AS SOON AS WE ARE WRAPPED UP AND FINISHED, WE WILL, UH, COME BACK OUT AND INFORM OF ANY DECISIONS OR ACTIONS TAKEN. KATE IS NOW EIGHT OH FOUR, AND WE HAVE COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. AT THIS TIME. I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA, TO ADD ITEM 12 H WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT WITH SCOTT MCCALSKY REGARDING THE POSITION OF INTERIM CITY MANAGER OF THE SAFETY RIGHTS. SHOULD WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? THE AMENDED AGENDA ON 12 SECOND, MR. CAMPBELL HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS, MR. OTTO? YES. MR. LYONS. UM, MAYOR. I HAD A QUESTION JUST BEFORE I DID GET TO MY HAND SIGNAL. CAN I ASK YOU NOW? OKAY. UM, ON ITEM 12 G WHEN WE AMENDED THE AGENDA, YOU TALKED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. UH, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ITEM 12 H AND 12 JEAN THERE ISN'T, IT'S A COUNCIL DECISION. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO AMEND THE AGENDA, THEN YOU CERTAINLY CAN VOTE. NO. AND WE'RE AMENDING THE AGENDA THE SECOND TIME THIS EVENING. OKAY. TONY I'D VOTE. YES. MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB? YES. MR. SHAW? YES. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL, MR. CAMPBELL. CAMPBELL VOTES. YES. MRS. BIRCH MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO. AND NEXT UP IS ITEM 12. H MR. ROGERS, IF YOU'D READ THE RESOLUTION, PLEASE ITEM 12, H A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH SCOTT KOWALSKY REGARDING THE POSITION OF INTERIM CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS AT THE FIRST READING MR. CAMPBELL MOTION TO ADOPT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT FOR A SECOND. LET'S RADO SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION MR. LYONS? AH, GOT IT IN THIS TIME. OKAY. THIS IS A RESOLUTION IT'LL BE PASSED UPON. UM, RECEIVING THE VOTE. JERRY IS, IS THIS AGREEMENT WITH, UM, ACTING CITY MANAGER, SCOTT , UM, EXECUTED UPON SIGNATURE. IS THIS GOING TO COME BACK TO US ON COUNCIL FOR AN ADDITIONAL VOTE? YEP. SURE. IN SECTION EIGHT, THIS RESOLUTION SAYS THE MAYOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SCOTT BELL KOSKI REGARDING THE POSITION OF INTERIM CITY MANAGER, SUBSTANTIALLY ON THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT ATTACHED HERE TOO AS EXHIBIT. SO THIS IS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND VENTURE INTO THE AGREEMENT WITH SCOTT. SO THE ANSWER IS YES, IT'S GOING TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT AS SOON AS IT'S SIGNED. CORRECT. THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. OKAY. I HAVE THE GREATEST SUPPORT FOR, UM, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND ACTING CITY MANAGER, SCOTT , BUT I JUST GOT THIS 20 MINUTES BEFORE OUR COUNCIL MEETING. I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO READ OVER AND DIGEST THIS, SO I CAN'T VOTE FOR THIS, EVEN THOUGH I'M A BIG SUPPORTER OF ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, MR. SHAWL, THANK YOU, MIRROR. UM, IT IS IN MY OPINION IN, UH, IN LIGHT OF THE TRANSPARENCY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND WHAT HAS JUST RECENTLY TOOK PLACE, UH, THAT THIS COUNCIL CALL A SPECIAL MEETING AND, UH, UM, AND, UH, PASSED THIS, UM, AFTER A PUBLIC REVIEW. THANK YOU. HEY WILL DISCUSSION. [00:55:06] IT HAS BEEN MOTION AND SECOND, WE WILL CALL THE ROLL. IF THE MOTION FAILS, THEN WE WOULD CALL ANOTHER SPECIAL MEETING. MR. ROGERS, MR. LIONS. NO, MR. HILL. YES. MR. WEBB. YES. MR. SHAW ABSTAIN. MS. BAKER. YES. MR. CAMPBELL. YES. MRS. BURSCH. YES. MR. OTTO, AS I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THIS DOCUMENT. YES. I BELIEVE THAT IS SIX DAYS. UH, NO. AND AN OBSESSION, IS THAT CORRECT? MS. RODRIGUEZ, CORRECT. MOTION CARRIES SIX TO END EXTINCTION. AND THAT WILL BE IT FOR THE SEASONINGS MEETING. IT IS NOW EIGHT OH NINE. AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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