Jun 28, 2021 City Council Meeting

SURE

[1. Call The Meeting To Order - Mayor Jeff Gore]

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AND THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING.

THIS IS IF YOU WERE HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR SESSION, UH, THERE IS NO HYBRID TYPE MEETING THIS EVENING.

AS WE ARE ALL PRESENT, WE'RE GETTING STARTED AT 700 2:00 PM.

THIS EVENING, THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER AND NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR INVOCATION BY PASTOR FESTUS OF THE DAYTON COMPASSION CHURCH AT 68 75 OLD TROY PIKE HERE IN HEBREW HUTS.

HI SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M GIVING ONE OUT TO OUR MAYOR AND TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER.

I'M SO PLEASED TO BE HERE, TO INVITE GOD TO BE WITH US TONIGHT.

BUT BEFORE I PRAY, I WANT TO READ A SCRIPTURE FROM THE WORD OF GOD IN PSALMS 1 27 FOR US ONE, UH, FROM NIV WHERE HE SAYS, I NEED THE LORD WATCHES OVER THE CITY.

WATCH MAN IS STANDING GUARD IN THE VEIN LORD.

YOUR WORD IS TRUE.

WE THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR WORD TONIGHT.

WE KNOW LORD THAT WITHOUT YOU.

WE CAN'T DO MUCH.

AND DO WE TRUST YOU FOR BREEDING OR SITUATE US FOR WHAT? YOU CAN GO BY CITY WITH US TONIGHT.

WE PRAISE YOU AND YOU HONOR YOU AND DO WORSHIP.

YOU DISSOLVE ALL THE GLORY.

WE THANK YOU FOR OUR SIX REDUCTION.

WHY COULD NOT LET YOU, AND ALSO WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO BUILD THESE CITIES PROTECTED TAKE CARE OF SPECIAL HEADED FOR OUR MAYOR AND BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AND BEFORE OTHERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS WORK OF BUILDING OUR NICHE, UH, OUR CITY FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND ALSO FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, FROM DIFFERENT SERVICES OR COMMITTEES, LORD, WE PRAY THAT HE WAS TRAINING THEM AND INSPIRE THEM.

THERE'S THAT GRIT EFFORTS AND THE COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVE BIG GOALS.

THEY HAVE SET FOR THE VERY BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR MAKING THESE CITY SQUIRT YOUR NEW SHINING.

OH, THE PRESENT YOU THE AGENDA TODAY GOT THAT.

WHAT COMES TO THEM AS THEY MAKE WHITE DECISIONS, AND THERE ARE SOLUTIONS FOR EACH ITEM IN THE AGENDA.

SO THAT'D BE CONTINUE ENJOYING OUR PEACE AND PROSPERITY.

LORD AND BREEZE.

EACH ONE OF US IN JESUS' NAME, WE PRAY ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE ROGERS.

WHAT'D YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.

MR. SHAW HERE.

MS. BAKER HERE.

MR. CAMPBELL HERE.

MRS. BERG.

MR. OTTO HERE.

MR. LIONS HERE, MR. HILL HERE.

MR. REB HERE.

MIRACLE WE'RE HERE.

NEXT

[5. Approval Of Minutes]

WE HAVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM JUNE 14TH, 2021.

THOSE MINUTES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS, OR CORRECTIONS? IF NOT THOSE MEETINGS WILL STAND AS APPROVED.

OKAY.

THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED EXCEPT IS THAT NUMBER SIX SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

MR. ROGERS, THERE ARE NONE IN THIS EVENING MIRROR.

NEXT UP IS OUR NUMBER

[7. Citizens Comments]

UH, WE HAVE ONE, UH, MR. DAVID GOMPERS, IF YOU PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

YES, SIR.

I ONLY HAVE ONE COMMENT IT'S, UH, JUST THERE AT TAYLORSVILLE AND RUSTIC WOODS.

WHY WE CAN'T GET A TRAFFIC

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AND IT WOULD HELP THE, THE RESIDENTS OF WARD ONE TO GET OUT ONTO TO TAYLORSVILLE.

UH, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE UP TO YOUR REAR END AND ALLIGATORS WITH 2 0 1 AND 2 0 2 RIGHT NOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE A GOOD SET OF RATION FOR THAT.

I, THE ONLY THING I GOT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS.

AND THEN CERTAINLY THINK OUR, UM, OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER IS A, IS A CIVIL ENGINEER AND WE HAVE AN ENGINEER ON STAFF.

SO I THINK WE CAN AT LEAST GET INFORMATION THAT WOULD EITHER, UH, CONSTITUTE US LOOKING INTO THAT FURTHER OR WHATEVER, THE LATEST INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE.

UM, IT, WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THAT, BUT APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS THINKING WE'LL CERTAINLY TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT AND LET'S LET MR. KELSICK IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD, OR IF YOU HAD ANYTHING TO THAT EFFECT THIS EVENING, NOW WE'LL LOOK INTO IT.

SO I, I KNOW IT'S BEEN, UH, SOMETHING THAT WAS LOOKED INTO SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

UH, THERE'S SOME WARRANTS TO LOOK AT ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH TRAFFIC AND THAT KIND OF THING.

WE'LL SEE ABOUT UPDATING THAT AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

NEXT UP IS OUR NUMBER

[8. Citizens Registered to Speak on Agenda Items]

I HAVE TWO CITIZENS REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 10, A.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO WHEN WE GET TO ITEM 10 80, THAT'S WHEN WE'LL CALL THOSE RESIDENTS TO THE PODIUM,

[9. City Manager Report]

MR. MCCALSKY WELCOME BACK.

HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT VACATION.

THANK YOU.

JUST TO HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS TONIGHT.

UM, ONE TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT, UH, DP NOW, NOW AES, THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING SOME TREE TRIMMING IN THE AREA OVER THE NEXT MONTH, UM, UP AND DOWN TAYLORSVILLE ROAD AND WILDCATS, UM, ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTH UP TOWARDS GIBSON.

SO ON BOTH SIDES.

AND THEN, LIKE I SAID FROM ABOUT HERE DOWN, UH, TAYLORSVILLE, UM, DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL.

SO, UM, JUST A HEADS UP AROUND ALL OF THE LINES, UH, THAT ARE THROUGH THAT AREA.

THEY WILL BE IN DOING SOME OF THAT TRIMMING.

THEN ALSO A REMINDER THAT A DOG TAGS, THOSE LICENSES, UH, THOSE WERE EXTENDED THIS YEAR.

UM, THAT'S THE DEADLINE NOW IS JULY 1ST.

SO THAT IS THIS WEEK, UH, THAT YOU CAN GET STILL GET THOSE HERE OR, UH, DOWN AT THE COUNTY, UH, FOR, UM, THE, THE STANDARD PRICE AFTER JULY 1ST, THERE WILL BE A PENALTY INVOLVED IN THAT.

UM, ALSO I SAW THAT DEF AT THAT SAME TIMEFRAME IS FOR YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE AND TAGS.

THOSE WERE EXTENDED, UH, DUE TO COVID JULY 1ST IS ALSO THAT DEADLINE, UH, BEFORE ANY KIND OF PENALTIES ON THAT AS WELL.

AND THEN A REMINDER THIS WEEKEND, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF EVENTS GOING ON, UH, FOR THE, UH, STAR-SPANGLED HEIGHTS CELEBRATION, UH, STARTING ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

THERE IS THE CAR SHOW DOWN AT, UH, CLOUD PARK, UH, BY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

AND THEN ON SATURDAY, THERE'S, UH, SEVERAL THINGS YOU'VE GOT THE PARADE THAT STARTS AT 10:00 AM, STARTING AT CHAMBERSBURG, GOING DOWN BRANDT PIKE.

UH, YOU HAVE THE FLAG CEREMONY AT CLOUD PARK AT NOON.

AND THEN WE, UH, THIS YEAR WE HAVE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CAMERA COM UH, COMMEMORATION PROGRAM, UH, AT THOMAS CLOUD PARK, STARTING AT 1230 AT THE, THE CITY TENT.

UH, THERE IS A, UH, WE'LL CALL IT A CELEBRITY SOFTBALL GAME GOING ON, UH, WITH THE, UH, THAT'S, UH, UH, WITH DONATIONS TOWARDS THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ON THAT AS WELL.

UM, AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THERE'S FOOD TRUCKS, THERE ARE, UH, DIFFERENT GAMES AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS BEFORE THE FIREWORKS, UH, AT DUSK.

UM, SO, UM, A LOT GOING ON A SPECIAL TIME IN THE CITY THIS WEEKEND.

YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, SCOTT.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. MCCALSKY REGARDING HIS CITY MANAGER UPDATE THIS EVENING? YES.

MS. VERGE SCOTT, AFTER THE JULY 1ST DEADLINE FOR THE DAY, WILL THEY STILL BE ABLE TO BUY THEM HERE, PAYING THE PENALTY? THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET THEM.

HERE ARE A STANDARD PROCESSES AFTER THAT DEADLINE, WE SEND THEM BACK TO THE COUNTY, SO YOU CAN ONLY GET THEM THAT WAY.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MICHIGAN CASKEY? OKAY.

NEXT

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Contracts For The Dial Park Trails And Bike Amenities Project. (second reading)]

UM, MR. MCCALSKY COMMENTS.

UH, YES, THIS WAS A PASSED TO A SECOND RATING AT OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

AND THEN I HAD DISCUSSION AT THE WORK SESSION, AND THEN THERE WAS A TOWN HALL LAST THURSDAY, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION

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UM, SO THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THIS BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE NEXT WORK SESSION, UM, TO HAVE THAT FULL DISCUSSION AND SO THAT WE CAN COMPLETELY ANALYZE EVERYTHING WE HEARD FROM THE CITIZENS AND EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED SO FAR.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, SCOTT.

SO IT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION.

WE MOVE THIS TO A THIRD READING, UM, WHICH WOULD ACCOUNT FOR ANOTHER WORK SESSION DISCUSSION PRIOR TO, UH, ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING.

UH, BUT, BUT IN SAYING THAT WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS THIS EVENING.

SO YOU CERTAINLY CAN COME TO THE PODIUM AND SPEAK NOW, AND CERTAINLY WELCOME TO COME BACK AT THE WORK SESSION, SPEAK AGAIN, AND THEN ALSO A COMMENTARY AND COMMENTS AT THE, AT THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MEETING AS WELL.

SO, UH, FIRST UP WE HAVE MR. TIM JASPER'S, THERE'S A TAMAR JIM AND TAMMY.

HELLO, COUNCIL GAMBLERS.

UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

UM, HI, MY NAME IS TIM JASPERS.

I LIVE ON AIRVIEW DRIVE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE THE PROPOSED PARK IS AT.

UM, I'VE BEEN MOUNTAIN BIKING, ROCK CLIMBING SINCE I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS PROJECT MOVE FORWARD.

UM, I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION AROUND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AT THIS PARK.

UH, GOT PUT IN BY SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS, UH, AROUND CONSERVATION AND, UM, CRIME.

I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY SOME OF THAT BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH OUTDOORS AND, UH, OUTREACH THAT I'VE DONE IN THE PAST THROUGH RED RIVER GORGE, UH, JOSHUA TREE, NATIONAL PARK IN CALIFORNIA, AND SEVERAL OTHER PLACES, TRAIL PROJECTS WITH MOUNTAIN BIKE GROUP OR GROUPS, ROCK CLIMBING GROUPS.

UM, IN THE PAST, I HAVE SEEN SOME OF THESE TRAIL PROJECTS GO VERY WELL AND INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE AREAS SURROUNDING IT, WHICH HAS BEEN AWESOME.

I'VE ALSO SEEN THE CRIME RATE, WHICH IS ANOTHER BIG CONCERN.

UM, ACTUALLY GET REPORTED MORE.

IT'S NOT THE ADDITIONAL CRIME RATE THAT'S GONE UP.

IT'S JUST, IT'S GETTING REPORTED MORE.

IT'S EASILY IDENTIFIED BECAUSE YOU HAVE A PARK THAT'S WIDELY USED.

UH, WITH THAT SAID, I LIVE SO CLOSE TO THE AREA.

I'VE BEEN BACK THERE BEFORE.

I'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, CAMPS WHERE PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING BACK THERE.

THERE'S DEFINITELY PEOPLE OUT THERE DRINKING, HAVING A GOOD TIME IN THE WOODS AND THE DIFFERENT AREAS.

I FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THOSE CRIMES HAPPENING.

UM, ESPECIALLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I'M NOT COMPLETELY IGNORANT OF THE CRIME THAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE OUR GARAGE WAS ACTUALLY BROKEN INTO RECENTLY.

SO BOTH OF MY BIKES, SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF MY CLIMBING GEAR HAS BEEN STOLEN.

UM, I JUST LIKE TO SEE THE PARK MOVE FORWARD.

CAUSE ONCE I DO REPLACE THAT EQUIPMENT, I WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE PARK MYSELF.

I KNOW I'M BIASED, BUT IT'D BE AVAILABLE.

AS FAR AS THE CONSERVATION, UM, CONSERVATION WISE, I THINK THIS PARK WOULD DEFINITELY IMPROVE THE CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT.

IT WOULD IMPROVE THE LIKELIHOOD OF OUR FARMERS HAVING, UH, LESS TO DEAL WITH.

AS FAR AS DEER POPULATIONS, YOU ARE GOING TO END UP PUSHING MORE OF THE VERBAL, YOU KNOW, DEER, OTHER ANIMALS DOWN.

I'M SORRY.

I'M VERY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.

DON'T, DON'T BE NO NEED TO BE.

SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUSH MORE OF THE, UM, HERBAL.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUSH MORE OF THE POPULATION DOWN NEAR THE RIVER WHERE YOU KNOW, MORE, UM, I'M SORRY.

I'M I DON'T KNOW WHY I REALLY WANT THIS TO HAPPEN.

THAT'S WHY I'M SO NERVOUS ABOUT THIS.

ALL RIGHT.

SO LET'S JUST BE FOR REAL, FROM APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION.

THERE IS SEVERAL BENEFITS TO HAVING THIS PARK PUT INTO PLACE AND CONSERVATION WISE, I COULD SEE IT BEING A PLUS BECAUSE WE WILL BE ABLE TO PUSH MORE OF THE WILDLIFE DOWN NEAR THE RIVER POPULATION AND LESS UP TOWARDS THE FARMING COMMUNITY.

AND ALSO SURPRISINGLY, WHEN YOU PUSH THE DEER AND POPULATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE NEAR THE RIVERS, UM, SOME OF THE PREDATORIAL, UH, WILDLIFE COME BACK AS WELL.

AND THEN THAT HELPS THIN OUT THE HERD, WHICH PROTECTS THE FARMERS.

AND THEN YOU GET WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS, YOU KNOW, IT HELPS THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.

UM, THAT'S A HUGE BENEFIT TO US AS A COMMUNITY AS WELL.

ONCE YOU GET ABOVE THE PLANE OR THE RIVER, BECAUSE NOW YOU DON'T HAVE A BUNCH OF DEER CLOGGING UP THE ROADS, GETTING BY CARS AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND CLEAN UP.

UM, YEAH, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CUT IT SHORT THERE.

UH, I HOPE TO COME BACK NEXT TIME AND FEEL BETTER

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UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP.

WE HAVE ABBY HARDEN.

UM, I'M HERE TO ALSO TALK ABOUT THE DIAL PARK TRAILS AND BIKE AMENITIES PROJECT.

THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE CITIZENS THAT ARE HERE TODAY.

UM, I KIND OF BRING A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO THIS CONCERN.

UM, ONE, I AM A TEACHER OF HEBREW HEIGHTS CITY SCHOOLS AND HAVE BEEN SO FOR 14 YEARS, I'VE TAUGHT BOTH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND AT THE JUNIOR HIGH.

WHAT I'VE LEARNED IS THAT THERE IS A GENERATIONAL DIVIDE IN HUBER HEIGHTS.

WE HAVE LOTS OF WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO ARE VETERANS RETIREES AND SO FORTH, BUT WE ALSO HAVE VERY YOUNG FAMILIES WHO ARE COMING IN AND TRYING TO GROW THEIR FAMILIES AND SO FORTH.

HOWEVER, THERE IS A GENERATIONAL GAP FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE AGES OF 10, TO PROBABLY ABOUT 16, 17 YEARS OLD.

THERE ARE NOT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS.

THERE'S NOT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

THEY'RE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE.

THEY'RE NOT OLD ENOUGH TO WORK YET.

AND SO THAT KIND OF PUTS THEM IN A UNIQUE PLACE OF WHAT THEY CAN DO IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.

WE DO OFFER BOY SCOUTS.

WE OFFER GIRL SCOUTS.

WE OFFER YOUNG MARINES.

WE HAVE WONDERFUL THINGS AT THE SCHOOL THAT WE OFFER, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S STILL A MARGIN OF STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOWHERE TO GO OR HAVE ACTIVITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN.

I THINK ADDING TO THE PARK SYSTEM FOR HUBER HEIGHTS CITIES OR FOR HUBER HEIGHTS, UH, WOULD BE EXCEPTIONALLY WONDERFUL FOR THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE.

I HAVE HAD STUDENTS IN MY CLASSROOM TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN TO AN OCEAN BEFORE.

I'VE HAD STUDENTS WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN TO NATIONAL PARKS BEFORE I HAVE TAUGHT STUDENTS TABLE MANNERS BEFORE THEY GO TO PROM, BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER BEEN TO A FORMAL SIT DOWN RESTAURANT.

SO GIVING THEM A PARK SYSTEM OR GIVING THEM A CURRICULUM WHERE THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT WILDLIFE CONVERSATION OR CONSERVATION, WHERE THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT PROPERLY RIDING BIKES, SAFETY, ALL THOSE THINGS, AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS WITH THEIR FAMILIES, AND ALSO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS WITH THEIR FELLOW TEACHERS.

WITH FELLOW RETIREES, WITH FELLOW VETERANS, I THINK WOULD BE AN ASSET TO THIS COMMUNITY.

UM, FOR INSTANCE, THE OTHER THING THAT CAME UP, UM, IN THE PRIOR MEETING WAS THE, THE SAD PART ABOUT CRIME.

WELL, THERE'D BE VANDALISM POSSIBLY, WHETHER IT BE PEOPLE WHO TAKE BIKES POSSIBLY, AS MY PARTNER SAID, WE WERE UNFORTUNATELY, UH, TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AS FAR AS OUR GARAGE BEING OPEN.

AND OF COURSE, IRONICALLY TWO BIKES STOLEN AND CLIMATE EQUIPMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT I'VE ALSO WORKED WITH THE PARK SYSTEM, UH, WHETHER IT'S THE UDE RIVER RUNNERS, THE WRIGHT STATE RIVER RUNNERS, TOMFOOLERY OUTDOORS, THERE ARE SEVERAL IN, UH, UH, UH, JOINING COMMUNITIES THAT COULD HELP THIS PART BE BETTER.

AS FAR AS THE OTHER INSTANCE WITH CRIME, YOU CAN HAVE RETIREES.

I HAVE RETIREES WHO BIKE AROUND AERO VIEW ALL THE TIME.

WHY CAN'T THEY VOLUNTEER TO IN FACT, GO TO THE PROPOSED PARK, DO A PATROL.

WE ALSO COULD HAVE POLICE OFFICERS WHO DO BIKE PATROL.

THEY MIGHT LIKE SOME PHYSICAL FITNESS AS WELL.

AS FAR AS TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL.

I KNOW I WOULD LOVE TO RIDE A BIKE AND GO AND SEE MY STUDENTS ENJOYING THE COMMUNITY.

UH, THE OTHER THING TOO, I THINK PROVIDING THE STUDENTS WITH THE CURRICULUM COULD WORK BOTH AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A PART OF SAFETY PATROL.

IF WE HAD IT AT THE JUNIOR HIGH, WE COULD TEACH THEM HOW TO BIKE PROPERLY, HOW TO USE THEIR HAND SIGNALS PROPERLY, ALL OF THAT, WHICH LEADS TO THEM BEING RESPONSIBLE.

IT ALSO WILL ATTRACT THEM TO STAY IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE TOO MANY STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE AND NEVER COME BACK TO HUBER HEIGHTS.

IT'S A BLINK.

IT WAS WHERE THEY WERE FOR A MOMENT.

BUT IF WE GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITIES, GIVE THEM A COMMUNITY THAT'S BIGGER AND BIGGER AND BIGGER.

I THINK THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO STAY HERE AND RAISE OUR OWN FAMILIES HERE.

SO I KNOW THE PARK MAY NOT BE EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE IDEA, BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE A LITTLE, BECAUSE AGAIN, WE DO HAVE A GENERATIONAL DIVIDE IN HUBER HEIGHTS, AND I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE THINGS AVAILABLE TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

APPRECIATE THAT.

THANKS ABE.

OBJECTION FROM COUNSEL TO MOVING US ON IT TO A THIRD READING.

OKAY.

SO WE WILL HAVE IT AS AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE NEXT COUNCIL WORK SESSION, AND THEN ANOTHER READING AT THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP IS THAT NUMBER

[ 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 #03207030300 For Bob Evans At 7670 Brandt Pike, Huber Heights, Ohio 45424.]

AND MS. ROGERS ASKED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS,

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UH, SO WE WOULD ASK COUNCIL TO ACT ON THIS MOTION THIS EVENING.

IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE WORK SESSION.

UH, I WOULD ASK MR. SHAW MOTION TO APPROVE FOR A SECOND.

MS. RATO.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS, MS. BAKER? YES.

MR. CAMPBELL.

YES.

MRS. BERGE.

YES.

MR. OTTO.

YES.

MR. LYONS.

YES.

MR. HILL.

MR. WEBB.

YES.

MR. SHAW.

YES.

MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO.

NEXT

[ A Resolution Authorizing The Clerk Of Council To Advertise A Request For Proposals For Qualified Firms To Conduct A Search Process For The City Manager Position. (first reading)]

THIS IS TO GO OUT FOR REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS, UH, FOR QUALIFIED FIRMS, UH, TO HELP US CONDUCT A SEARCH PROCESS FOR THE VACANT, UH, CITY MANAGER POSITION.

UM, THIS IS NOT TO ACTUALLY GO OUT FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE CITY MANAGER POSITION.

THIS IS, UH, SIMPLY AT THIS POINT TO SEEK THOSE FIRMS THAT COULD HELP US IN THE SEARCH PROCESS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION.

UM, SO WE WOULD ASK COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU, MR. ROGERS.

AND IT WAS THE WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION MS. BURCH, MS. BAKER? IT WAS A MOTION.

AND A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION MR. SHAW? THE LAST WORK SESSION? I DID INDICATE, UH, MY TIMELINESS AND FOLLOWING UP WITH THE CLERK OF COUNCIL.

UM, FORTUNATELY, UH, I WAS ABLE TO READ THROUGH THE MATERIAL I HAD NO FOLLOW-UP FOR THE CLERK OF COUNCIL, THEREFORE I'M WILLING TO, UH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS, MR. CAMPBELL? YES.

MRS. BERG? YES.

MR. OTTO? YES.

MR. LYONS? YES.

MR. HILL.

YES.

MR. WEBB, MR. SHAW.

YES.

MS. BAKER.

YES.

AND THAT MOTION ALSO CARRIES A ZERO.

NEXT UP IS I'M 11

[ A Public Hearing Scheduled For June 28, 2021 By The Huber Heights City Council For Discussion Of The 2022 Tax Budget.]

OKAY.

THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 28TH, 2021 BY THE HEBREW RIGHTS CITY COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF THE 2022 TAX BUDGET.

AND THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS HERE BY CALL TO ORDER.

AND THE PUBLIC MEETING IS NOW OPEN FOR CALCIUM.

THANK YOU.

UH, EACH YEAR, THE CITY, UH, FORMERLY ADOPTS A TAX BUDGET FOR THE NEXT, UH, CALENDAR YEAR.

UH, THIS IS TO ADOPT THE TAX BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.

AND THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS.

UH, THE MIAMI COUNTY AUDITOR IS REQUESTING THAT THE CITY SUBMIT THE TAX BUDGET AS PROOF OF NEED, UH, FOR MO MIAMI COUNTY'S DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROPERTY TAXES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUND REVENUE TO THE CITY.

UH, SO THIS PUBLIC HEARING, UH, SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT, UM, IT SATISFIES THAT, UH, THIS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE MIAMI COUNTY AUDITOR BY JULY 20TH, 2021.

SO, UM, THIS IS THE, UH, UH, PUBLIC HEARING PORTION.

AND THEN THERE'S A RESOLUTION THAT FALLS.

THANK YOU.

NEXT TIME I CALL HIM MR. MCDONALD, OUR LITTLE DIRECTOR, MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR PROVIDE YOU ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY, IS THERE ONE PRESIDENT WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THIS ISSUE AT THIS HEARING? IS THERE ANY ONE PRESIDENT WHO WISHES TO SPEAK AGAINST THE APPROVAL OF THIS ISSUE AT THIS HEARING ANYONE FROM COUNCIL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR WANTS, OR IF I NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ONE LAST TIME, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF, OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AT THIS HEARING? OKAY.

BARTON FURTHER COMMENTS, PUBLIC HEARING THAT HE WRITES CITY COUNCIL FOR THE 2022 TAX BUDGET IS HERE BY CLUBS AND

[ A Resolution Adopting A Preliminary Tax Budget For Revenues Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio For The Period Beginning January 1, 2022 And Ending December 31, 2022. (first reading)]

THIS IS THE RESOLUTION THAT FOLLOWS.

AND AS A REMINDER, THAT THIS IS NOT THE FINAL 2022 APPROPRIATIONS BUDGET, THIS IS JUST THE TAX BUDGET BASED ON REVENUE ESTIMATES.

THANK YOU, SCOTT.

AND THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE WORK SESSION.

IS THERE A MOTION MR. HILL MOVED TO ADOPT? IS THERE A SECOND? LET'S MAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND DISCUSSION.

MR. LYONS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, SCOTT, I'D ASK JIM BELL, UH, PREVIOUS MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE ANTICIPATED LOSS OF REVENUE WAS FROM LAST YEAR, UH, DUE TO THE COVID, UM, PANDEMIC.

HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM HIM, IF YOU WOULD HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT OR COULD GET HIM TO PASS THAT INFORMATION ALONG TO

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I DO NOT KNOW THAT TONIGHT, BUT I WILL GET YOU AN ANSWER, RIGHT.

AND I WOULD NOT ANTICIPATE THAT, UM, YOU WOULD, I KNOW YOU'RE COMING BACK FROM A VACATION AND YOU HAVE PLENTY OF EMAILS AND WORK TO CATCH UP ON.

SO I'M FINE IF YOU GET THAT TO ME AS YOUR SCHEDULE PERMITS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM.

THANK YOU, MR. LYONS, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION MR. ROGERS, MR. OTTO? YES.

MR. LYONS? YES.

MR. HILL.

YES.

MR. REV, MR. SHAW.

YES.

MS. BAKER.

YES.

MR. CAMPBELL.

YES.

MRS. BURCH MOTION CARRIES EIGHT ZERO X ON THE AGENDA

[ A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of Development Agreement With Horizon Line Development, LLC. (first reading)]

AT THE FIRST READING MR. FERGUSON, I GUESS THIS IS THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS IT WAS PRESENTED AT THE LAST WORK SESSION, UH, FOR THE 42 ACRES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD, UH, TO BE SOLD FOR APPROXIMATELY $90,000 PER ACRE, UH, FOR 232 MULTIFAMILY UNITS AND SEVEN ACRES OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, UH, THAT WOULD PROVIDE OVER $30 MILLION WORTH OF MARKET VALUE OF DEVELOPMENT.

UH, SO THIS IS THE RESOLUTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.

AND THEN THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE FOR THEM TO COME BACK TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

OKAY.

AND, UH, AT THE WORK SESSION, WE TALKED ABOUT PASSING THE TIME TO A SECOND READING MRS. BERG.

UH, YES.

UH, SINCE THIS, UH, COMPANY DOES WANT TO BRING A PROPOSED A $30 MILLION DEVELOPMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY, UM, I THINK WE SHOULD NOT DELAY THEM AND I'D LIKE THEM TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE IT TOO.

SO THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

ASSUMING IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, MS. BAKER SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS PARTICULAR? YES.

MR. RONNIE, YEAH.

TO THE DEVELOPMENT.

I KNOW THAT AS A BODY WE'VE DISCUSSED A KIND OF WHAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT WANT TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY UP ON EXECUTIVE.

UH, I STILL FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE IN THE CITY'S BEST INTEREST TO LOOK TO A LIGHT MANUFACTURING, WAREHOUSING DISTRIBUTION CENTERS UP THERE TO PROVIDE GOOD JOBS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK WE'RE PACKING IN FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.

AND THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT ACROSS THIS COMMUNITY IS TRAFFIC, UNTIL WE CAN GET SOME OF THESE THINGS UNDER CONTROL, I THINK, UM, CONTINUING TO PUSH ADDITIONAL HOUSING UNITS AND BE IT MULTI OR SINGLE FAMILY, I THINK IS KIND OF A MISTAKE NOW FROM THE STANDPOINT OF A PRIVATE DEVELOPER JUMPING INTO THAT ON THEIR OWN AND DOING THAT.

I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT REALLY, IF THEY'VE DONE THAT PRIVATE TRANSACTION, BUT THIS BEING CITY PROPERTY, WE DO HAVE SOME CONTROL AND SAY SO IN THAT, SO IT'S, UH, I, UH, AM NOT IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS DUE TO THOSE POINTS SPECIFICALLY.

I THINK WE'RE BETTER OFF TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR A DEVELOPER THAT CAN BRING SOME KIND OF, UH, UH, A QUALITY JOBS AND WHAT NOT TO THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK THE LOCATION IS ABSOLUTELY IDEAL.

SO, UM, THAT'S JUST WHERE I'M AT ON IT.

THANK YOU KNOW, DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU, MERIT.

UH, IT WAS THE WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION.

THIS BE PASSED ON TO A SECOND READING TO ALLOW FOR MORE TIME FOR REVIEW, UH, QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION.

UH, IF THIS IS BROUGHT TO A VOTE TONIGHT, I WILL NOT BE IN FAVOR.

UH, JUST BECAUSE THAT WAS THE WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION.

UM, MY NO VOTE WILL NOT BE IN RELATION TO THE ESTIMATED INVESTMENT, UM, OR THE HOUSING OR ANYTHING ELSE OF THAT NATURE JUST SIMPLY THE TIME TO REVIEW THE AGREEMENT AND, UH, FURTHER, UH, DO MY OWN DUE DILIGENCE AND RESEARCH ALONG WITH CITY STAFF.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM MS. BERG? YES.

UM, I HAVE TO ASK MR. SHAW, WE'VE HAD 11 DAYS TO REVIEW THIS DOCUMENT.

UM, YOU COULDN'T FIND A HALF HOUR AND 11 DAYS TO REVIEW THIS DOC.

SURE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM UM, MS. BERGE, I'D LOVE TO DEBATE MY SCHEDULE WITH YOU, BUT THIS IS NOT THE TIME NOR THE PLACE, UM, AS A, THIS WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS TO BE PASSED ON THE SECOND RATING.

THANK YOU, MARY.

YOU'RE ALSO BEING PAID.

DID YOU REVIEW THESE DOCUMENTS IN A TIMELY FASHION? SO WE DON'T SLOW DOWN OUR DEVELOPERS? YES.

MR. SHAW, THANK YOU MIRROR.

UM, MY ONLY RESPONSE TO MRS. BOURGES, UH, NOT ONLY AM I A LEGISLATOR, BUT ALSO REPRESENTATIVE AND DOING MY JOB IN THE COMMUNITY OF, FOR CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM HANG ON.

DISCUSSION MS. CAMPBELL.

UH, SCOTT, COULD YOU, UH, GO OVER SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLEASE? UH, SO THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF IS A PROPOSAL FOR, UM, APPROXIMATELY 232 MULTIFAMILY UNITS, UH, LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD.

THERE IS CURRENTLY A,

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THERE ARE 700 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING THAT WILL BE OUT LOTS FOR THINGS LIKE RESTAURANTS AND THAT TYPE OF COMMERCIAL USE, UH, THE, AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, UH, THEY WOULD BE REQUESTING A 50% CRA FOR 15 YEARS.

THIS IS IN A TIF DISTRICT.

SO THAT GOES FOR 30 YEARS.

SO THIS IS JUST FOR, UH, LIKE I SAID, JUST THAT FIRST 15 YEARS LATER, 15 YEARS IS JUST STRAIGHT TIF TO THE CITY ITSELF.

UM, THIS WOULD INCLUDE, UH, ANY, UH, ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, ANY, UH, UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT GO THROUGH THE PROPERTY, UH, STORMWATER DRAINAGE, UH, THIS PROJECT, UM, WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THEM ABOUT, UH, CREATING A DETENTION AREA THAT IS FOR THE WHOLE GENERAL AREA.

AND THAT'S THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR, UH, THEIR PORTION OF THAT IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT, WHETHER IT IS ON THIS SITE OR OFF SITE.

UH, SO THAT WILL COME IN A DETAILED PLAN ABOUT EXACTLY WHERE THAT WOULD BE.

UH, SO, AND, UM, ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ALONG EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD IN THIS DRAINAGE WAY WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, UH, NEW, UH, DETENTION AREA.

UM, SO, UH, THAT IS THE PROJECT ITSELF.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ABOUT 10 ACRES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD THAT, UH, WOULD BE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

AND SCOTT, HAVE YOU PROVIDED US A TRAFFIC COUNT OR STUDY FOR THIS PROJECT? IT HAS NOT BEEN.

AND THAT IS PRO WILL BE A PART OF THE, UH, REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMITTAL THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION PROCESS.

THERE WAS A, AN OLD TRAFFIC STUDY, UH, YEARS AGO, UM, WHEN THIS WAS LOOKED AT BY A PREVIOUS DEVELOPER THAT HAD SOME RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THAT WAS RIGHT AROUND THE TIME OF THE MUSIC CENTER ITSELF, BUT, UH, THAT WILL BE, UM, HAVE TO BE UPDATED AND PROVIDED FOR THE NEW DEVELOPMENT.

AND HAS THAT STUDY BEEN PROVIDED US IN THIS PACKAGE? IT HAS NOT.

OKAY.

AND ON THE CRA DO YOU HAVE, UH, THE NUMBERS ON WHAT THE CITY WOULD RECEIVE FROM THAT? AND IS IT BASED ON THE BUILD OUT OF THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT OR JUST THE APARTMENTS? THE, UH, WHAT'S BEEN PROVIDED IS THAT THE CITY WILL GROSS ABOUT $3.6 MILLION IN PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THE LAND, AND THEN THE SCOTT NOT TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT 3.6 MILLION IN THE SALE.

WHAT WAS THE PURCHASE? OH, UM, WELL ACTUALLY, UH, 3.78 IS THE SALE PRICE.

WE PAID 3.7, 5 MILLION FOR ALL 52 ACRES.

SO THE BASICALLY ALMOST BREAK EVEN, WE STILL HAVE THE 10 ACRES LEFT FROM THAT SALE.

UM, AND WHERE'S THE 10 ACRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD.

AND A PRO PROJECT WOULD GENERATE MORE THAN 5.9 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, UH, THROUGH 2052 PROPERTY TAX BECAUSE OF THIS CRA AND THE TIF COMBINED.

YES.

AND IS THAT BASED ON THE APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND THE RETAIL, UH, THAT IS BASED ON THE, THE TOTAL INVESTMENT OF THAT $30 MILLION ON AND HOW MUCH IS THE APARTMENTS AND HOW MUCH IS THE RETAIL? OKAY.

I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION OF WHAT THE SPLIT IS.

IS THAT INFORMATION THAT YOU COULD GET TO US? YES.

OKAY.

I, UH, I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION BEFORE I VOTE, UH, TONIGHT.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT COULD BE ASSEMBLED AND PROVIDED TO US PRETTY SOON? HAVE THOSE ASSUMPTIONS BEEN MADE? SCOTT? I DON'T HAVE THOSE TONIGHT, BUT I CAN GET THOSE, UH, WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO, BUT I, I DON'T HAVE THEM TONIGHT.

OKAY.

I I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME TYPE OF, UH, INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRAFFIC THAT THIS PROJECT WOULD GENERATE AND IF THEY ARE GOING TO DO RETAIL, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE TOTAL INVESTMENT OF THE RETAIL WOULD BE AND WHAT TYPE OF TRAFFIC THAT WOULD GENERATE.