[1. Call The Meeting To Order - Mayor Jeff Gore]
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WELCOME TO THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEETING, REGULAR SESSION.
TODAY'S DATE IS FEBRUARY 13TH, 2023, AND WE'RE GETTING STARTED RIGHT AT SIX O'CLOCK.
THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER.
[2. Invocation - Mister Raby Of The New Seasons Ministry At 5711 Shull Road, Huber Heights, Ohio]
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA.ITEM NUMBER TWO IS OUR INVOCATION BY MR. RAB OF THE NEW SEASONS MINISTRY AT 57 11 SHAW ROAD HERE IN HUB HEIGHTS.
I THINK I HAD TO DO THIS LAST TIME.
IT'S, UH, IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE, UH, TO BE HERE AND TO BE ABLE TO DO THE, UH, INVOCATION AT THIS MEETING.
UM, EVERY DAY I'M REMINDED OF A SIMPLE TRUTH.
GOD IS THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVERMORE.
AND THAT BRINGS ME GREAT COMFORT.
THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT HAS CHANGED.
WELL, SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED, UM, AND OTHERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A TWIST, BUT IT CAN BE UNSETTLING.
UM, IT'S A TIME OF ANTICIPATION OF NEW THINGS THAT MAY OR OR WILL COME.
IT'S A TIME OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND AT TIMES OF PLACE WHERE CAUTION MAY NEED TO BE EXERCISED.
SO THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR US TODAY IS HOW ARE WE FACING THESE CHALLENGES AND THESE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED TO US? WHAT GIVES US CONFIDENCE TO ENTER INTO THIS SEEMINGLY UNKNOWN ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS? AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY DAY THERE'S SOMETHING NEW.
IS IT OUR FRIENDS AND OUR FAMILY THAT GIVE US STRENGTH? IS IT SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE DRAW FROM DEEP WITHIN INSIDE OF US? IS IT OUR FAITH? THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT THE ORDINARY AND THE MUNDANE.
HOWEVER, WE ARE LIVING AN EXTRAORDINARY TIME IN HISTORY.
THERE'S A REORDERING IN OUR WORLD, AND THE THINGS THAT MATTERED 18 MONTHS AGO MAY NOT BE THE SAME THINGS THAT MATTER SO MUCH ANYMORE.
FOR MANY OF US, OUR PRIORITIES HAVE CHANGED AND MANY OF US HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND ARE BEING CHANGED.
I INCLUDE MYSELF AS WELL AS THIS.
I'M NOT THE SAME PERSON I WAS 18 MONTHS AGO.
YOU'VE BEEN TESTED, YOU'VE BEEN STRETCHED, AND WE'VE ALL PREVAILED.
AND SO TODAY, LET US REFLECT ON THE AREAS WHERE WE'VE BEEN STRETCHED AND WHICH WE HAVE PREVAILED.
CONSIDER FOR THE MOMENT THE WAYS THANKS HAVE CHANGED WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR OURSELVES AND FOR OTHERS.
AND REMEMBER, WE'RE TRULY LIVING IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY AND EXTRAORDINARY TIMES.
LET US REMEMBER THAT IN THE MIDST OF UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE AND THE MANY UNKNOWNS, WE HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, WHO IS, WHO IS STEADY, WHO NEVER CHANGES.
AND THE TRUTH IS HE IS OUR ROCK THAT GIVES US THE STRENGTH TO CARRY ON.
WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME? LORD, WE PLACE GREAT TRUST IN YOU AND DRAW OUR STRENGTH FROM YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE WAYS YOU STRENGTHEN US EACH AND EVERY DAY.
HELP US KEEP OUR EYES FIXED ON YOU, TO DRAW OUR CONFIDENCE FROM YOU ALONE.
FOR IN YOU, WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS.
[3. Pledge Of Allegiance]
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE AND JUSTICE WORLD.TONY, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE?
[4. Roll Call]
MR. SHAW? MS. BAKER? HERE.AND MR. SHAW AND MRS. KITCHEN IS NOTIFIED TONY, THAT THERE WOULD BE ABSENT THIS EVENING.
IS THERE A MOTION TO EXCUSED ABSENCES.
A MOTION AND A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? OKAY.
AND THE RECORD SHOWS THOSE TWO ABSENCES ARE EXCUSED.
[5. Approval Of Minutes]
TIME IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES.ITEM FIVE A IS OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM JANUARY 23RD, 2023.
THOSE MINUTES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO EVERYONE.
UH, IF THERE ARE ANY CORRECTIONS
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OR COMMENTS THAT YOU BE MADE, LET US KNOW.IF NOT, THOSE MINS WILL STAND AS APPROVED.
ITEM NUMBER SIX OF SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[ Dayton Metro Library Presentation - Mr. Adam Schwiebert, Government Relations Director, Dayton Metro Library]
SIX, A DAYTON METRO LIBRARY PRESENTATION.MR. ADAM SWEER, UH, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR FOR DAYTON METRO LIBRARY.
WELL, I WILL PROMISE BE BRIEF.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES JUST TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
I'M THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE DAYTON METRO LIBRARY.
AND I'M RELATIVELY NEW TO THIS ROLE, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD A FACE TO PUT TO THE NAME AND A GOOD RESOURCE AND CONTACT TO GO TO FOR ANY OF THE OFFERINGS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR DERE METRO LIBRARY SYSTEM.
SO, WANTED TO GIVE JUST KIND OF A VERY BRIEF, UH, KINDA OVERVIEW OF UPDATE OF, UH, THE HUBER HEIGHTS BRANCH AND OUR, KIND OF OUR, OUR SYSTEM AT LARGE.
SO, I PROMISE TO KEEP IT QUICK, CUZ I KNOW THERE'S A LENGTHY AGENDA IN FRONT OF YOU.
BUT, UM, SO I RECENTLY CAME INTO THIS ROLE JUST A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AT THE, THE END OF, UH, THIS PAST YEAR.
AND MY JOB IS TO CONNECT WITH OUR ELECTED DECISION MAKERS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVEL.
SO OBVIOUSLY, I'M, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO, UH, PRESENT TO YOU AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE STRONG CONNECTIONS WITH ALL THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE SERVE.
IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO BETTER AS A LIBRARY SYSTEM, WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.
OR IF THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, WAYS WE CAN BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT DIFFERS CERTAINLY FROM BRANCH TO BRANCH AND COMMUNITY TO COM TO COMMUNITY.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU BECAUSE WE WANT TO SERVE THE PATRONS AS BEST WE CAN.
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO THAT IS TO STAY CONNECTED TO INDIVIDUALS AT THE GROUND LEVEL WHO UTILIZE OUR SERVICES EVERY SINGLE DAY.
SO YOUR, YOUR INSIGHTS ARE CERTAINLY APPRECIATED AND VALUED.
IN TERMS OF HUBER HEIGHTS, I PULLED THE DATA THIS MORNING, UH, LOOKING AT THE, UH, CIRCULATION DATA FROM THIS PAST MONTH, JANUARY, 2023, MADE OVER 26,000 ITEMS, WHETHER IT'S A FISCAL BOOK OR IT'S SOME SORT OF DIGITAL MEDIA CHECKED OUT FROM THE LIBRARY.
THAT DOES NOT EVEN INCLUDE OUR EBOOKS, WHICH ARE PULLED FROM OUR MAIN WEBSITE.
UM, SO IN TOTAL YOU'D PROBABLY HAVE, LOOKING AT THE HUBER HEIGHTS AREA, ABOUT 35,000 ITEMS CHECKED OUT IN ONE MONTH.
UH, IN TERMS OF TOTAL CIRCULATION, YOU'RE GENERALLY ABOUT SECOND OR THIRD IN TERMS IN TERMS OF THE MOST ITEMS CIRCULATED THROUGH YOUR BRANCH EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
SO YOU ARE RIGHT UP THERE WITH OUR MAIN BRANCH, OUR, OUR MAIN LIBRARY DOWNTOWN.
AND, UH, WILMINGTON STROOP ALWAYS BATTLES, YOU KNOW, FOR NUMBER ONE, BUT YOU'RE DEFINITELY HIGH ON THE, UH, THE LIST IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES.
OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE A NEW BRANCH UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S DOWN THE ROAD AND WE ARE VERY, VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
TALKED TO THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT MANAGER JUST EARLIER TODAY.
HE SAID THE PROJECT IS NOW 80% DONE, LOOKING TO HAVE CONSTRUCTION WRAPPED UP BY LATE MARCH, EARLY APRIL.
WE'LL HAVE A GROUND BREAK OR GROUND BREAK RIBBON CUTTING AND GRAND OPENING THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HERE IS INVITED CUZ IT REALLY IS A GREAT, UH, FACILITY TO CELEBRATE.
AND I IMAGINE THAT WILL ONLY INCREASE YOUR, YOUR CIRCULATION AND DOOR COUNTS EVEN FARTHER.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
MAY 27,000 SQUARE FEET, 25% LARGER THAN YOUR CURRENT ONE.
AND SO WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO UTILIZING THAT RESOURCE TO ENRICH THE COMMUNITY AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO THAT, THAT GROUND BREAK RIBBON CUTTING VERY SOON.
FINALLY, JUST A COUPLE QUICK HITS.
YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE BROADER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENTS JUST FOR YOUR, YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION, IF IT MIGHT BE A RESOURCE TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
UH, WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO, UH, ANNOUNCE RECENTLY THAT THE DAYTON METRO LIBRARY SYSTEM WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A $250,000 GRANT TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
IT, THE PART OF THE LIBRARY'S ACCELERATING LEARNING GRANT PROGRAM.
THESE FUNDS ARE GONNA BE UTILIZED FOR TWO PURPOSES ACROSS THE DAYTON METRO LIBRARY SYSTEM.
THE FIRST IS OUR HOMEWORK HELP PROGRAM.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE IT IN ABOUT THREE BRANCHES.
AND THIS IS A PROGRAM IN WHICH K THROUGH 12 STUDENTS CAN COME IN AFTER SCHOOL HOURS, THREE TO SIX, AND THEY CAN SIT DOWN WITH TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP THEM WITH ANY SUBJECT MATTER ON ANY OF THEIR HOMEWORK ITEMS THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR LEARNING, UH, THAT THEY RECEIVED IN THEIR CLASSROOM.
AND SO WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM JUST A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
WE'RE REALLY, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
THROUGH THIS GRANT THAT WE WON THROUGH THE STATE, WE'RE ABLE TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAM INTO 10 DIFFERENT BRANCHES ACROSS THE SYSTEM.
I DON'T HAVE THE THE BRANCHES LIST YET WHERE THAT WILL BE EXPANDING.
I'M VERY HOPEFUL HUBER HEIGHTS WILL BE ON THAT LIST.
BUT IT IS A FREE SERVICE IF YOU HAVE K THROUGH 12 POPULATION THAT WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE FROM VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE INDIVIDUALS AFTER SCHOOL HOURS IS FREE AND AVAILABLE TO THEM.
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REALLY WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT EXPANSION VERY SOON.THE OTHER PROGRAM THAT WE'RE EXPANDING UNDER THIS GRANT PROGRAM IS OUR, UH, OUR KINDERGARTEN CLUB.
AND SO THIS IS FOR CHILDREN ABOUT TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN, PRESCHOOL AGE.
THIS IS AN EIGHT WEEK SEMINAR GOES ON DURING THE SUMMER IN ADVANCE OF ENTERING KINDERGARTEN AND REALLY PROVIDES THESE YOUNG KIDS WITH SOME OF THE BASIC LEVEL SKILLS THAT THEY'RE GONNA NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS THEY ENTER THE FORMAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.
AND SO, AGAIN, IT'S FREE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, UM, VERY EASY TO SIGN KIDS UP AND REALLY WANT TO STRESS THAT AS WE, YOU KNOW, GO INTO ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR NEXT YEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE LEARNING LOSS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN RECENT YEARS THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND WHATNOT.
UM, AND FINALLY WE JUST WANT TO PLUG SOME OF OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND WORKFORCE, BUT IT REALLY IS ONE OF OUR KEY, YOU KNOW, PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT.
WE HAVE A CAREER ADVENTURES DAY THAT WE HOST, UH, USUALLY EVERY FALL.
THIS PAST NOVEMBER WE HOSTED IT.
WE HAD 1200 KIDS IN THE MAIN LIBRARY OF OUR, UH, OUR SYSTEM, MIDDLE SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH AGE.
AND THEY WERE THERE TO MEET WITH POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS IN THE FUTURE.
WE HAD A COUPLE DOZEN ACROSS DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES, WHETHER IT'S HEALTHCARE, CONSTRUCTION, IT, AEROSPACE, PUBLIC SERVICE, YOU NAME IT.
AND THIS IS TO JUST ALLOW KIDS TO EXPLORE FUTURE INDUSTRIES, FUTURE CAREERS AND ALLOWS EMPLOYERS TO PLANT SOME EARLY SEEDS TO DEVELOPING THEIR NEXT, UH, THE NEXT WAVE OF THEIR WORKFORCE.
AND SO THE KIDS CAN LEAVE KNOWING, HEY, WHAT'S IT TAKE TO GET INTO THIS INDUSTRY? OH, I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS OR THAT.
SO THEY HAVE SOME OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION AND A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE IN TALKING WITH THESE EMPLOYERS SO THAT THEY, THEY CAN EXPLORE THEIR CAREER OPTIONS FURTHER DOWN THE LINE.
SO I IMAGINE WE'RE GONNA KEEP THAT PROGRAM GOING.
I WANNA SEE IT GROW AND WE HAVE EVEN MORE, UM, KIDS EXPLORING THEIR FUTURES.
SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME EXCITING, I THINK, SYSTEM-WIDE DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS THE LIBRARY SYSTEM.
AGAIN, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT YOUR OWN BRANCH, ABOUT TO OPEN UP HERE IN THE COMING MONTHS.
AND AGAIN, I'LL MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS MY CONTACT INFORMATION.
IF THERE'S WAYS, AGAIN THAT WE CAN SERVE THE COMMUNITY, I AM ALWAYS HAPPY TO LEND TO EAR.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND THANKS FOR THE UPDATE.
I THINK I, UH, WILL LET EVERYONE, UH, ANSWER ANY, WE'RE ASKING ANY QUESTIONS OR MAKING ANY COMMENTS THEY WANT.
BUT I WOULD JUST SAY I THINK ALL OF US ARE INCREDIBLY EXCITED TOO ABOUT GETTING THE BRANCH OPEN.
I THINK, UH, LOOKING AT THOSE NUMBERS WITH THE LOCATION, WHERE THE LIBRARY IS AT NOW COMPARED TO WHAT THAT'S GONNA BE WHEN WE HAVE A NEW BRANCH, I THINK WE'LL REALLY SEE THOSE NUMBERS SORE.
SO I THINK IT'S GONNA BE INCREDIBLE FOR US.
AND, AND WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THE LOCATION WHERE IT IS.
WE THINK IT'S GOING TO REALLY ENHANCE THAT AREA OF OUR, IS IT GONNA OPEN WITH A MAKERSPACE? I THINK MOST OF THE NEW BRANCHES THAT WE'VE BEEN OPENING UP HAVE THAT MAKERSPACE INCLUDED.
BUT YEAH, WE, WE LEARNED THAT ALONG THE WAY AND SOME OF THE EARLY ONES.
OH, AND WE, THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT SPACES.
AND SO A LOT OF OUR NEWEST ITERATIONS, SOME OF OUR BIGGER BRANCHES LIKE HUBER IS, WE'VE INCLUDED THAT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, DON? THANKS MAYOR.
UM, YOU MENTIONED THE, UH, NUMBER OF ARTICLES THAT, UM, THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS POLLS FROM OUR LIBRARY.
I'VE ALWAYS HEARD THAT OUR LIBRARY WAS SECOND OR THIRD IN, UH, I'LL CALL IT THE POPULATION VISITING THE LIBRARY.
IS THAT A NEW METRIC THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT UP OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE LIBRARY'S ALWAYS TRACKED? THE YEAH, WE TRY TO KEEP PRETTY DETAILED DATA ON OUR CIRCULATIONS, THE NUMBER OF BOOKS OR, YOU KNOW, MATERIALS CHECKED OUT LIBRARY.
WE ALSO KEEP PRETTY GOOD TABS ON OUR DOOR COUNTS.
UM, AND I, A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE STATE, UH, LIBRARY WEBSITE.
YOU CAN SEARCH ANY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM IN THE STATE AND LOOK AT A WHOLE SLEW OF METRICS ON THERE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE TRY TO MEASURE INPUT AS BEST WE CAN AND WE WANNA SEE RESULTS AND WE WANT TO SEE OUR, OUR TOOLS AND OUR, OUR, OUR RESOURCES UTILIZED BY THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO METRICS ARE, IS ONE WAY WE DO THAT.
SO HAPPY TO GIVE YOU THE FULL DATA SET IF YOU WANT IT.
YOU CAN SPEND QUITE A FEW HOURS IN IT, BUT YEAH.
OKAY, NEXT IS ITEM SIX B, TONY ITEM SIX
[ Greater Dayton RTA Presentation - Mr. Brandon Policicchio, Chief Customer And Business Development Officer, Greater Dayton RTA]
B, UH, THE GREATER DATE AND RTA PRESENTATION, MR. BRANDON.WELL, PAULA CHICHI, THAT'S A LONG ONE.
UH, CHIEF CUSTOMER AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR GREATER DAYTON
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RTA.ALL RIGHT, MAKE SURE I GET THIS RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME IN HERE.
UH, I WANTED TO RUN THROUGH A QUICK UPDATE ON RTA FOR YOU, AND THEN AT THE END I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS.
UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE, UM, WHAT'S CURRENTLY GOING ON WITHIN HUBER HEIGHTS RELATED RTA AND WHAT'S COMING, UH, FOR THE FUTURE? FIRST I WANNA START OFF BY SAYING THAT AT SOME POINT THIS SLIDE WOULD BE REPLACED WITH A HUBER HEIGHTS BUS, WHICH IS COMING.
I'M, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN, WE'VE RELEASED COMMUNITY BUSES OUT, UM, FOR THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
BUT THE HUBER HEIGHTS BUS IS COMING THIS YEAR.
UM, AND THAT BUS WILL BE OUT FOR THE LENGTH OF HOW LONG THAT, THAT BUS'S LIFE IS.
SO 10 TO 12 YEARS, UM, THAT'LL BE ROLLING ON THE STREET.
UM, AND THAT BUS IS AT YOUR DISPOSAL TO USE IT AT, UH, COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
I KNOW SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES HAVE USED IT AS LIKE COOLING STATIONS, HEATING STATIONS AT DIFFERENT EVENTS, BUT IT'S BEEN A GOOD ADDITION THAT SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES HAVE UTILIZED FOR.
SO DON'T WORRY YOUR BUS IS COMING.
UM, AND IT'LL BE ON THE ROAD FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
UM, IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW, UH, THE RTA SERVES THE ENTIRE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AREA, UH, OVER 500 EMPLOYEES, UH, CURRENTLY EMPLOYED.
WE ARE HIRING, UH, RIGHT NOW WE ARE OVER 75 DRIVERS SHORT WOW.
UM, RIGHT NOW AND OVER 100, UH, TOTAL STAFF POSITION SHORT.
UM, WE HAVE ABOUT 15 MECHANIC OPENINGS AS WELL.
SO WE DEFINITELY NEED DRIVERS.
WE WERE WELL ABOVE 600, UH, AND 50, UH, PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.
SO, UM, WE'RE DEFINITELY WORKING ON THAT.
BUT IT'S, IT'S BEEN A SLOW GO AT THAT.
BUT, UH, AS WE'RE ABLE TO HIRE, WE ARE DEFINITELY RESTORING SERVICES TO WHERE THEY WERE BECAUSE MOST IMPORTANTLY, 65% OF THE CUSTOMERS THAT UTILIZE US ON A DAILY BASIS ARE GOING TO PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT FOLLOWED BY HEALTHCARE APPOINTMENTS, UM, AND OTHER THINGS SUCH AS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN SCHOOL AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT'S OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY, UH, THIS YEAR FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE COUNTY FOR LONGER.
UH, YES, WE'VE BEEN HERE MORE THAN 50 YEARS.
IT'S A 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREATER DAYTON RTA, UM, THAT'S CELEBRATING FOR 50 YEARS.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE, UH, RTA SERVICES HAVE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR WAY LONGER THAN THAT.
UH, BUT THIS YEAR CELEBRATES OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CUSTOMER AND COMMUNITY PROMOTIONS, UM, THAT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN THROUGH THIS YEAR.
ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS I THINK, FOR OUR CUSTOMERS THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO EXPERIENCE OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM.
WHAT THIS HAS ALLOWED OUR CUSTOMERS TO DO IS SAVE ON THEIR FARE.
UH, TRADITIONAL TRANSIT FAIR PAYMENTS, UNFORTUNATELY BY NATURE, ARE NOT THAT EQUITABLE IN TERMS OF CUSTOMERS WHO ARE PERHAPS LEAST ABLE TO AFFORD THE UPFRONT COSTS OF TRADITIONAL THINGS LIKE MONTHLY PASSES.
WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING ARE THOSE THAT ARE EITHER LOW INCOME UNBANKED OR UNDERBANKED UNDER PREVIOUS, UH, FAIR PAYMENT SYSTEMS, THEY TEND TO PAY THE MOST AT THE END OF THE MONTH THAN THOSE THAT ARE ABLE TO AFFORD THE UPFRONT COSTS OF MONTHLY PASSES.
SO WHAT OUR NEW SYSTEM ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO DO IS PAY AS THEY GO.
THEY'RE CAPPED ON A DAILY BASIS IN A MONTHLY BASIS, AND WHAT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DO IS HOLD ONTO THEIR MONEY LONGER AND ENSURE THAT THEY'RE NEVER SPENDING MORE THAN THE DAILY AND MONTHLY MAXIMUM.
THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS IN TERMS OF, UM, THOSE SAVINGS AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT THEY CAN MANAGE FAMILY ACCOUNTS UNDER THIS NEW SYSTEM, PAYING WITH EITHER A SMART CARD OR A SMARTPHONE.
UH, LATER THIS YEAR WE'LL BE RELEASING CONTACT LIST, WHAT'S CALLED EMV.
SO IF YOU HAVE A DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD AND YOU SEE THE LITTLE WIFI SYMBOL ON IT, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT, UM, WHEN YOU GET ON THE BUS AND TAP IT.
AND WHAT IT'LL DO IS IT'LL ALSO CAP YOU ON A DAILY AND MONTHLY BASIS.
SO CUSTOMER DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO USE THEIR SMARTPHONE UNLESS THEY WANT TO USE THINGS LIKE GOOGLE AND APPLE PAY, WHICH WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE DOWN THE ROAD AS WELL.
SO THIS HAS BEEN HUGE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND ALLOWED THEM TO SAVE MONEY.
CURRENTLY WE RUN 18 BUS ROUTES WITHIN THE COUNTY, OVER 2,500 BUS STOPS.
WE HAVE OUR CONNECT ON DEMAND PROGRAM, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT AS WELL AS OUR OTHER CONNECT PROGRAMS. AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING THE SAME SERVICE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
WHAT THIS HAS ALLOWED US TO DO IS, UM, OUR WEEKEND SERVICE, WHICH HAS BEEN TYPICALLY EVEN PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, NORMALLY LOWER SERVICE THAN THE WEEKDAYS.
WHAT WE'VE NOTICED SINCE THE PANDEMIC, SINCE THE MAJORITY OF OUR CUSTOMERS WERE ESSENTIAL WORKERS, THAT WE STARTED TO SEE ONE, A LEVELING OUT OF RIDER SHIFT DURING THE DAY.
WE DIDN'T HAVE MANY OF THOSE AM AND PM RIDER, AS MANY WERE WORKING FROM HOME, BUT WHAT YOU SAW WAS AN INCREASE IN WEEKEND NEEDS, UH, FOR RIDER.
SO WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE THOSE SERVICES ON WEEKENDS.
THE NEXT STEP, AS I SAID, WITH HIRING MORE THAN UH, 75 DRIVERS, IS TO GET THE WEEKDAY SERVICE BACK TO WHAT IT USED TO BE PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC CONNECT ON DEMAND IS A THREE PROGRAM, UM, NAME THAT WE'VE PUT FOR THIS.
UH, ON DEMAND IS A SERVICE THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT, UH, HERE SHORTLY.
THAT'S A SERVICE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO PUT IN PARTS OF HUBER HEIGHTS, WHICH WOULD ACTUALLY EXPAND EXISTING SERVICES.
TODAY WE HAVE OUR PARATRANSIT SERVICE, WHICH MANY OF YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD OF BEFORE, IS REFERRED TO AS PROJECT MOBILITY.
UM, THAT'S A SERVICE FOR CUSTOMERS WHO ARE PHYSICALLY OR COGNITIVELY UNABLE TO UTILIZE THE BUS ROUTE SERVICES.
THIS IS AVAILABLE TO THEM AND AN ELIGIBILITY PROCESS FOR THAT.
AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE OUR 53 10 PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN LIVE FOR ABOUT OVER A YEAR NOW.
AND WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS PROVIDES AT A REDUCED COST RATE THROUGH A FEDERAL PROGRAM, THE
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53 10 PROGRAM, CUSTOMERS WHO ARE 65 AND OLDER, OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, IF THEY'RE TRAVELING TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS TO GROCERY STORE, THE PHARMACY, WE OFFER A SUBSIDY FOR THEIR TRIPS AT $5 PER ONE WAY TO THOSE SPECIFIC TRIPS.AND THAT'S FOR ANYONE WITHIN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS ELIGIBLE FOR THAT SERVICE.
AND THEY CAN ACTUALLY BRING SOMEONE WITH THEM FOR STILL THE SAME COST OF $5 EACH WAY.
SO IF YOU'VE EVER TAKEN AN UBER OR LYFT, IT'S DEFINITELY, UH, A REDUCED, UH, FAIR.
AND WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY NOT EVERYBODY HAS SOMEONE WHO CAN NECESSARILY TAKE THEM ALL THE TIME, UM, ON THESE TRIPS.
BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM AVAILABLE AND WHAT THAT'S ALLOWED US TO DO IS HAVE A HUNDRED PERCENT COVERAGE WITHIN THE ENTIRE COUNTY FOR OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITY.
WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
THERE ARE SERVICES AVAILABLE AND THERE'S, THERE'S NO GAPS WITHIN THAT.
SO OUR CURRENT SERVICE IN HUBER HEIGHTS, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, WE HAVE OUR 18 AND 19 THAT ARE BUS ROUTES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
UM, BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS PROPOSE TO EXPAND THE SERVICE.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING THROUGH A SYSTEM REDESIGN, PUBLIC OUTREACH, WHERE WE'RE PRESENTING OUR FUTURE PLANS WITH CUSTOMERS SO THAT WE CAN GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO GO.
WE HAD THIS PLAN DEVELOPED ORIGINALLY BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, BUT LIKE MANY THINGS, THE PANDEMIC CHANGED THINGS.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT OUR REDESIGN OF THE REDESIGN IS, IS MATCHING WHAT CUSTOMERS NEED TODAY.
SO THAT WAY AS WE'RE ABLE TO HIRE THESE DRIVERS, WE CAN START ROLLING OUT THESE POSITIVE CHANGES AND EXPANSIONS, UM, TO THE COMMUNITY.
UH, IT'S CALLED OUR WHAT CONNECTS YOU, UH, REDESIGN.
AND WHAT OUR GOAL IS IS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF CONNECTIONS THAT CUSTOMERS NEED TO MAKE, UH, WITHIN OUR SYSTEM.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE COME, A LOT OF OUR SERVICES COME DOWNTOWN AND THEN GO OUT FROM THERE.
UNDER THE REDESIGN, WE'RE LOOKING TO CREATE MORE CROSS CITY CONNECTIONS SO THE CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE TO COME TO DOWNTOWN TO TRANSFER.
AND ONE OF THOSE CONNECTIONS IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE HERE IN HUBER HEIGHTS, WHICH WILL HELP, UH, BENEFIT CUSTOMERS, UH, LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THE REDESIGN IS GONNA MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTY, UM, BY REACHING, UH, OVER 70% OF COUNTY RESIDENTS.
UM, 80% OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LIVING IN POVERTY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION.
UNDER THIS PROGRAM, UH, WE'RE INCREASING OUR FOOTPRINT IN TERMS OF WHERE THE JOBS ARE LOCATED IN THE COUNTY, AS WELL AS UM, MAINTAINING OUR 100% COVERAGE TO MAJOR HOSPITALS THAN WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE STILL ARE HAVING THAT 100% COVERAGE FOR THOSE WHO ARE OLDER ADULTS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
SO HOW WILL THIS WORK, UH, FOR HUBER HEIGHTS? WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, UM, FOR HUBER HEIGHTS IS THE EXPANSION OF, UH, OUR ON-DEMAND SERVICE, WHICH I'M, I MENTIONED EARLIER, WHAT ON-DEMAND IS, IS IT IS A SERVICE WHERE YOU CAN EITHER DOWNLOAD THE UBER OR LYFT APP OR YOU CAN CALL US CUZ WE KNOW NOT EVERYONE HAS A SMARTPHONE.
AND WHAT THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO IS CUSTOMERS CAN TRAVEL ANYWHERE WITHIN THIS EXAMPLE, WITHIN THAT GREEN ZONE, UM, AT NO CHARGE CURRENTLY AND GET TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM LOCATIONS WITHIN THAT AREA.
WE HAVE FOUR OTHER ZONES CURRENTLY TODAY THAT ARE ACTIVE WITH THAT PROGRAM.
UM, BUT WHAT THIS ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO DO IS GET FURTHER BEYOND OUR BUS ROUTE SERVICE AND MAYBE GET TO PLACES THAT AREN'T EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM OUR BUS ROUTES, BUT WE KNOW CUSTOMERS NEED TO GO TO, BUT MAYBE IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE A FULL 40 FOOT BUS GO THERE.
THIS PROGRAM IS IN PLACE TO INCREASE THOSE CONNECTIONS.
UM, AND I APPRECIATE, UH, BRIAN, YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO MEET.
UM, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO I WAS ABLE TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, THAT'S HAPPENING IN, IN HUBER HEIGHTS AS WELL AS REG, UH, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
SO A LOT OF OUR PLAN IS BASED OFF TRYING TO MEET WHAT THE FUTURE GROWTH LOOKS LIKE IN SOME AREAS, NOT ALL AREAS INITIALLY.
UM, BUT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS LAUNCH THAT ON-DEMAND SERVICE HERE WITHIN HUBER HEIGHTS.
IT'S NOT REPLACING ANY CURRENT BUS ROUTE SERVICE YOU HAVE, IT'S GOING TO BE ON TOP OF THE BUS ROUTE SERVICE YOU HAVE TODAY.
UM, CREATING CONNECTIONS HONESTLY BETWEEN HUBER HEIGHTS AND VANDALIA, UM, AS WELL.
UH, THE EAST CONNECTOR, UM, IS A NEW ROUTE WHICH WILL REPLACE, UM, CURRENT ROUTES THAT RUN IN THAT AREA.
AND WHAT THE EAST CONNECTOR DOES IS IT ACTUALLY TRAVELS, CAN'T SEE ON THE MAP THERE FURTHER SOUTH RIGHT INTO KETTERING.
WHAT WE'VE FOUND WITHIN OUR DATA FROM THE APPS THAT OUR CUSTOMERS USE AND WHAT THEY REQUEST, THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN HUBER HEIGHTS AND KETTERING.
NOW THOSE ARE TWO CITIES THAT REALLY STUCK OUT IN TERMS OF CUSTOMERS.
WE'RE NOT SURE SURE WHICH DIRECTION THEY'RE GOING IN NECESSARILY, BUT THE STARTING AND ENDING LOCATIONS ARE IN HUBER HEIGHTS AND KETTERING.
SO THIS EAST CONNECTOR WILL PROVIDE A DIRECT CONNECTION FROM HUBER HEIGHTS TO KETTERING, BUT WILL ALSO INTERSECT WITH OTHER ROUTES ALONG THE WAY.
AND THAT WILL ALLOW, UM, RESIDENTS WITHIN HUBERT HEIGHTS TO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL DOWNTOWN IF THEY DON'T NEED TO IN ORDER TO ACCESS, UM, OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY AS WELL AS OUR ROUTE 27.
SO AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S BASICALLY A REPLACEMENT OF THE SERVICES WE HAVE HERE TODAY.
UM, THE 27 WILL PROVIDE THAT ACCESS TO DOWNTOWN, UM, BUT THE EAST CONNECTOR'S GONNA PROVIDE THAT, AGAIN, ABILITY FOR CUSTOMERS TO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL, UM, INTO THE DOWNTOWN TO ACCESS MORE SERVICE.
AND WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
SO I THINK THIS IS ALL GREAT NEWS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND EVERYONE IN HUB THAT THAT USES THE RTA
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SYSTEM.UH, I HAVE UM, QUESTION IS THERE, UM, ST.
HUBER HEIGHTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL? WE DON'T HAVE ANY, WE DON'T HAVE BUSING.
SO THAT'S A, IT'S A BIG ISSUE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO LIVE A LONG WAY AND I KNOW THERE'S LOTS OF STUDENTS WHO USE THE RTA IN ORDER TO GET TO SCHOOL.
SO I MEAN THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THE RTA BUS STOP RIGHT ACROSS FROM CLOUD PARK RIGHT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
THE, I THINK ONE OF THE ISSUES IS THOUGH IS WE HAVE ANY OF THESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BECAUSE THE BUS ONLY RUNS AT A CERTAIN TIME IN THE MORNING, SO SCHOOL DOESN'T START TILL THEY'RE GONNA BE AT SCHOOL BY SEVEN 40, BUT WE'VE GOT KIDS WHO ARE TRYING TO GET TO THE BUS STOP AT, YOU KNOW, 6 30, 6 20 IN THE MORNING AND THEN THEY'RE ON THE BUS AND THEY'RE RIDING ALL AROUND THE PLACE TO GET BEFORE THEY FINALLY GET DROPPED OFF AT THE SCHOOL.
SO I JUST THINK IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE NICE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF, IF ANY CONVERSATIONS HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE HEBREW RIGHTS CITY SCHOOLS AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OR THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO HELP THOSE ROUTES FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO RIDE THE BUS.
CUZ THERE ARE, THERE ARE SEVERAL, BECAUSE WE DON'T OFFER BUSING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL REGARDLESS OF HOW FAR THEY LIVE.
AND LIKE AT THE ELEMENTARY OR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, I THINK IT'S A MILE, MAYBE TWO MILES THEY'RE WALKING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LIVE FOUR OR FIVE MILES FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, IF YOU'RE OUT IN ONE OF THOSE AREAS, YOU'RE NUMBER ONE, YOU GOTTA FIND A WAY TO GET TO THE BUS STOP OR YOU MIGHT BE WALKING A MILE TO GET TO THE BUS STOP AND YOU GOTTA BE THERE TWO AND A HALF HOURS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.
SO THAT WOULD BE NICE IF THERE'S SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATION CAN HAPPEN TO FIND OUT IF ANYTHING COULD BE DONE TO HELP THOSE STUDENTS.
YEAH, I MEAN I, I CAN DEFINITELY, UM, GET THAT CONTACT INFORMATION AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM TO GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT PERHAPS MAIN CORRIDORS THE, SOME OF THESE STUDENTS LATER ON TO SEE IF THERE'S THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE AND GET A GOOD, GOOD UNDERSTANDING, UM, FROM THE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE EXACTLY WRITING WHERE THEY'RE WRITING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, TO, TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE EXISTING SERVICES THAT ARE THERE TODAY.
ANY COMMENTS, NANCY, KIND OF DOUBLING DOWN ON THAT.
UM, IS THERE A PARTICULAR PHASE STRUCTURE FOR THE STUDENTS? BECAUSE IF THEY HAVE TO PAY LIKE THREE 50 BOTH WAYS EVERY DAY, EVERY WEEK, THAT GETS A LITTLE PRICEY AND I SEE, YOU KNOW, THE LOW INCOME HERE AND, AND OTHER PROGRAMS, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY LIKE STUDENT RATES.
SO WE, UH, WE HAVE OUR REGULAR, UM, ADULT RATE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN THE, WHAT, WHAT WE CALL OUR BULK PURCHASING RATE, WHICH, UM, I DON'T BELIEVE, UH, UM, HUBER HEIGHTS HAS, HAS TO MY KNOWLEDGE PURCHASE PASSES THROUGH THERE.
THAT TENDS TO BE AT A HIGHER RATE.
UM, BUT YEAH, RIGHT NOW OUR STUDENT RATES, THE REGULAR 55, UM, MONTHLY PASS RATE THAT WE HAVE, UM, FOR THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SIT AND, AND HAVE A DISCUSSION TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THE, THE RIDERSHIP AND, AND WHERE ARE THOSE SOME GAPS WHERE MAYBE WE'D BE ABLE TO FILL IN, UM, FOR THOSE SERVICES.
AND THEN POTENTIALLY FURTHER CONVERSATIONS DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT, UM, WHAT THOSE, WHAT PAST PRICES AND THINGS LOOK LIKE.
THE, THE JURISDICTIONS THAT WE DO SELL PASSES TO, USUALLY THE JURISDICTIONS BUYING IT AND ISSUING IT TO, UM, THE STUDENTS.
FOR EXAMPLE, DAYTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS ONE OF THEM.
THEY WILL PURCHASE THOSE PASSES TO US.
THEY FUND THAT THROUGH SOME OPERATING OR CAPITAL PROGRAM THEY HAVE AND THEN THEY DISTRIBUTE THOSE OUT TO THE STUDENTS.
UM, SO IT IS DEFINITELY A CONVERSATION THAT WE CAN HAVE.
YEAH, I THINK THIS, YOU KNOW, THE SCHOOLS ARE OBVIOUSLY COMPLETELY SEPARATE, BUT I, BRIAN, IF YOU COULD MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S INFORMATION, JUST I THINK THAT WOULD JUST BE A GREAT CONVERSATION TO HAVE CUZ I KNOW WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO BE AT THE BUS THAT EARLY AND AGAIN, A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS AND, AND THE, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL MILES AWAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? YES, KATE.
OKAY, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE HUBER HEIGHTS BUS.
IS THERE A CURFEW FOR YOUTH OR THEY HAVE TO UNDER 16 AFTER SEVEN O'CLOCK? THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL WITH THE DO.
CAN YOU GO OVER THAT WITH ME? WE DON'T HAVE A CURFEW.
UM, CURFEWS WOULD JUST BE SUBJECT TO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE JURISDICTION.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEM GETTING ON THE BUS BECAUSE THE BUS IS KIND OF AN ESSENTIALLY ITS OWN, YOU KNOW, ENTITY AS IT'S MOVING YET WE DON'T HAVE A CURFEW.
UM, CAN YOU, WHEN ARE ALL THE SHELTERS GONNA BE UPDATED WITH THIS NEW PROJECT THAT YOU'RE GONNA DO IN THIS HUBER? OR, AND HOW OFTEN ARE THEY CLEANED AND LIKE THE TRASH EMPTIED? SO, UM, I HAVE TO LOOK INTO HOW HUBER HEIGHTS SHELTERS ARE HANDLED.
SO, UM, DEPENDING ON THE SHELTERS THEMSELVES, IF THEY, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM, SO IF ANY OF THE SHELTERS IN HUBER HEIGHTS WERE PURCHASED THROUGH THAT COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM, THEN THE CITY IS THE RESPONSIBLE FOR OKAY CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE LIKE THAT.
IF IT'S AN RTA FUNDED SHELTER, THEN WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO COME OUT AND DO THE CLEANING ON THAT WITH ANY OF THAT.
THAT'S A CONVERSATION LOVE TO HAVE WITH BRIAN AND THE STAFF.
UM, OUR COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM'S STILL IN PLACE.
IT'S A GOOD WAY TO GET THE SHELTER THAT HUBER HEIGHTS WANTS TO SEE AND THEIR COMMUNITY VERSUS WHAT OUR STANDARD RTA SHELTER MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
SO IT GIVES YOU, LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE TODAY, UM, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY
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DO OVER TIME NEED TO BE REPLACED.WELL AND SOME OF 'EM DON'T HAVE SHELTERS.
SO THAT WAS THE OTHER PART OF THAT.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING, WOULD RTA OFFER MORE OF A, OKAY, COME TO THIS BUS STOP IN HUBER AND THE BUS GOES DIRECTLY TO THIS LARGE EVENT ACROSS TOWN TO AVOID SOME OF THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS THERE.
WOULD THAT EVER BE SOMETHING THE RTA YES, WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE.
UM, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE EVENT IS, IT'S UM, IT'S OUR, WE HAVE A SPECIAL SERVICES DIVISION THAT, UM, AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE DRIVERS, WHICH RIGHT NOW WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, WE CAN ACCOMMODATE DEPENDING HOW MANY BUSES MIGHT BE NEEDED.
AS LONG AS IT'S NEAR OUR BUS SERVICE, WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.
UM, AND, BUT YEAH, THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK TO DO FOR AN EVENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THAT PROGRAM CUZ I GO TO A LOT OF FESTIVALS AND THE OTHER THINGS AND THE PARKING'S ALWAYS TERRIBLE AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO WALK A COUNTRY MILE, BUT IT'D BE IF YOU GUYS COULD HIGHLIGHT MORE THAT PROGRAM, BECAUSE I DO THINK JUST GETTING MORE CARS OFF THE ROAD WOULD BE A BETTER BEGINNER ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT AND TALKING TO US.
ANY ELSE? ANY OTHER QUESTION? OKAY, NEXT UP IS ON NUMBER SEVEN CITIZENS
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COMMENTS.UH, FIRST UP WE HAVE MR. KEVIN CARTER, IF YOU PLEASE COME TO BY GOOD EVENING IN THE FLUSH.
UM, WITH WHAT I HAVE TO SAY TONIGHT, I, I'VE GOT ONE REQUEST.
I KNOW YOUR AGENDA'S RATHER FULL TONIGHT, BUT IN ORDER FOR ME TO GET MY MESSAGE AND POINT ACROSS OF WHAT I NEED TO SAY TONIGHT, I'M GONNA NEED, IF I COULD POSSIBLY HAVE A LITTLE LATITUDE AND OVER THE FIVE MINUTES, IF I COULD BE GRANTED AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO THREE MINUTES, WE'LL GET ME THROUGH MY SPEECH.
I'VE BEEN PRACTICING IT, I'VE GOT IT TIMED DOWN AND CONDENSED AS BEST AS I CAN.
SO IF I COULD PLEASE WHAT SPARKED MY DESIRE TO SPEAK TONIGHT IS A COMMENT MADE BY COUNCILPERSON DURING THE FEBRUARY 7TH COUNCIL WORK SESSION WERE THAT INDIVIDUAL POSED A QUESTION DURING THE TRI-C CITY'S PRESENTATION REGARDING A SANITARY SEWER INCREASE.
THAT QUESTION WAS, AND I QUOTE, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE HAD THE CHEAPEST RATES AROUND FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S BEEN NOT BEEN A LOT OF LONG RANGE PLANNING AND BUDGETING SO THAT WE DIDN'T COME TO THE UP TO THIS POINT WHERE WE NEED THE MASSIVE AMOUNT TO GET WELL.
THAT QUESTION RESONATED THROUGH MY HEAD.
THE ONE OF MANY TOPICS NEEDING ADDRESSED TONIGHT IS OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN 2018, RESOLUTION WAS PASSED TO BEGIN ANNUAL RATE INCREASES FOR OUR WATER.
MR. FALKOWSKI CONDUCTED PRESENTATIONS IN THOSE MEETINGS, ILLUSTRATING RATE COMPARISONS TO SURROUNDING AREAS PROJECTED GAINS OVER TWO SPECIFIC PERIODS, AS WELL AS VALIDATION FOR THE NEED TO INCREASE RATES.
HERE IT'S MY OPINION THAT THAT PRESENTATION ACTUALLY DISTRACTED FOCUS FROM THE ACTUAL INTENT OF THE RESOLUTION, WHICH DOES PERMIT CONTINUED RATE INCREASES.
HE ALSO LISTED CALLS FOR THE INCREASES BASED ON THREE FACTORS WITH THOSE BEING ONE, THE WATER SOFTENING PROJECT TWO, THE SYSTEM PRESSURE INCREASE NORTH OF I 70 AND THREE LAST, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, REPLACEMENT OF AGING WATER MAINS THAT WERE ALREADY KNOWN TO BE A PROBLEM AND WHERE WATER SOFTENING WOULD CREATE FURTHER ISSUES.
IN 2000 OR SINCE 2018, THE CITY HAS EXPERIENCED AN ELEVATED RATE OF WATER MAIN BREAKS AS THOSE BREAKS WERE OCCURRING.
A RESIDENT CAME FORWARD TO SHARE FINDINGS OF THE WATER QUALITY AT THEIR HOME.
SHE TOOK THE TIME, EFFORT, AND EXPENSE TO HAVE THEIR WATER ANALYZED AND THEN PRESENTED THOSE RESULTS TO THIS COUNCIL.
THOSE FINDINGS RESULTED IN HER ONLY BEING RIDICULED, DEMEANED, AND ACCUSED OF CREATING PANIC AND FEAR.
ALL THE WHILE HER CONCERNS WERE IGNORED BY THIS COUNCIL.
YOU, MR. GORE RECENTLY WENT ON RECORD AND STATED, WE DON'T HAVE A WATER QUALITY ISSUE.
ALSO DURING THIS TIME, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE WATER FUND HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY 30 PLUS MILLION.
QUESTIONS NOW NEED TO BE ANSWERED.
DO WE OR DO WE NOT NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR WATER QUALITY? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 30 PLUS MILLION THAT WAS IN OUR WATER FUND? WHERE DID IT GO AND WHAT WAS IT USED FOR? HOW MANY OF THE AGING WATER MAINS NOTED AS CAUSED FOR THE NEEDED RATE INCREASES BACK IN 2018 HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN REPLACED? NEXT WE NEED TO, OR WE PAID APPROXIMATELY $87,000 FOR A WATER STUDY TO TELL US WHAT'S OCCURRING AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO FIX IT.
THAT STUDY WAS COMPLETED NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR.
NOW ALMOST FOUR MONTHS LATER, WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT STUDY.
AND PER THE FEBRUARY 7TH COUNCIL WORK SESSION, DISCUSSIONS ARE BEING DELAYED YET ANOTHER MONTH.
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LET'S INCLUDE THE MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PIPE.WE'VE BEEN TOLD SO MANY STORIES THAT WE NOW DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE ANYMORE.
STORIES INCLUDE PIPE'S BEEN ORDERED, IT'S ON AN EVER-CHANGING BACKLOG, IT HASN'T BEEN ORDERED.
SOME HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO NOW THE CONTRACTORS ARE ORDERING IT.
NEXT WE ADD DISCUSSIONS FOR FUNDING.
THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT WE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO FINANCE THE REPAIRS YET TONIGHT YOU'RE GOING TO PASS AN ORDINANCE TO TRANSFER $640,000 FROM THE GASOLINE TAX FUND TO THE CARRIAGE TRAILS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND DECLARING THAT NEED AS AN EMERGENCY AND OF WHICH IT WILL NOT BE REPAID.
IT'S ALSO BEEN SUGGESTED BY THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO ADDRESS ASES OR TO ADD ASSESSMENTS ON RES ON RESIDENTS PROPERTY TAXES AS AN OPTION TO FINANCE THE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT.
THOSE ASSESSMENTS WOULD BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO THE RESIDENTS OF WHOM THE NEW PIPES SERVICES.
THAT, IN MY OPINION, IS LUDICROUS AND COMPLETELY UNFAIR.
IF WE RUN WITH THAT ASSUMPTION, THEN WOULD IT BE FAIR THAT THE DEVELOPERS PAY FOR ALL IN INCREASING COSTS THAT THEY ARE OR IMPOSING ON OUR WATER SYSTEMS PAY FOR ANY DAMAGES TO OUR SYSTEMS THAT THEIR DEMAND CREATES AND THAT NO FURTHER RATE INCREASES ARE IMPOSED ON US.
WITH THAT, I, WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD SUGGEST ANYONE LISTENING AND WHO IS POSSIBLY EXPERIENCING OR IN THE FUTURE MAY EXPERIENCE BREAKS, PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO HOW THIS RECOMMENDATION PLAYS OUT.
IT IS BECOMING VERY APPARENT THAT THE CITY'S SOLE INTENTION IS TO MAKE THE RESIDENTS WHOM HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR PIPE REPLACEMENT, THE INCREASING WATER RATES ARE TO NOW PAY A SECOND TIME, EXCUSE ME, THROUGH CONTINUING RATE INCREASES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF NOW PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS.
ONE OF MY EARLIER QUESTIONS RE RESURFACES AGAIN, WHERE IS THE 30 MILLION THAT WAS IN THE WATER FUND? ANOTHER QUESTION SURFACES AS WELL.
IF THE WATER STUDY RECOMMENDS A SPECIFIC TYPE OF PIPE TO BE UTILIZED, WHY IS OUR CITY ENGINEER STATING HE'S ALREADY ORDERED PIPE OF A DIFFERENT TYPE, BUT WILL WRAP IT IN PLASTIC INSTEAD OF UTILIZING WHAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED BY THE STUDY? HAS THAT METHOD BEEN THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED AND DISCUSSED? UNLIKE THE SIP PROCESS WHERE WE SPENT ALMOST 1 MILLION IN EXPERIENCED FAILURES, FAILURES ON THOSE LINES WITHIN A FEW MONTHS? WHY ARE YOU ARBITRARILY TAKING YOUR OWN ACTIONS AND IGNORING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WATER STUDY THAT WE HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN, OR THEY HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN DISCUSSED YET? THIS ALL BEGS ME, THIS ALL BEGS ME TO SAY WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE'VE HAD THE CHEAPEST RATES AROUND FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S NOT BEEN A LOT OF LONG RANGE PLANNING AND BUDGETING SO THAT WE WOULDN'T ARRIVE AT THIS POINT WHERE WE NOW NEED A MASSIVE AMOUNT TO GET WELL.
GIVEN EVERY HOUSING AND APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
HAS CITY STAFF OR ANYONE SITTING ON THIS DIAS EVER CONSIDERED THE AMOUNT OF IMPACT ALL OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS WOULD AND ARE HAVING ON OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURES? OUR CITY CAN NO LONGER CONTINUE TO BRUSH THE FAILING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER THE CARPET AND FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREASED DEMANDS AND IMPACTS ON ALL OF OUR WATER SYSTEMS FROM THESE MASS BAILOUTS, ALL IN APPARENT HOPES THAT IT WILL JUST GO AWAY.
YOU CANNOT CONTINUE TO SEGREGATE THESE ISSUES BY, OR THIS ISSUE BY WARDS.
YOU CANNOT THINK BECAUSE IT'S NOT HAPPENING IN YOUR WARD THAT YOU AREN'T IMPACTED AND OR THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN IN YOUR WARD.
YOU CAN'T BE SILENT UNTIL IT APPEARS IN YOUR WARD AND THEN SUDDENLY SPEAK UP CLAIMING YOU HAVE AN ISSUE.
THIS IS MUCH MORE OF A SERIOUS AND DIFFICULT ISSUE TO ADDRESS THAN THE TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE YOU CREATED AT MERRI LEEWAY AND OLD TROY PIKE.
ALL OF YOU NEED TO ACCEPT AND EMBRACE REALITY AND RETHINK YOUR PROCESSES.
THE VISION NEEDS TO CHANGE FROM COME GROW WITH US TO LET'S TAKE CARE OF US.
AND THAT CHANGE REALLY NEEDS TO OCCUR AND NEEDS TO OCCUR.
NOW LASTLY, EVERY RESIDENT IN THIS CITY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOICE OPINIONS, CONCERNS, COMPLAINTS, OR SUGGESTIONS.
AND THEY MUST BE HEARD BY ALL OF YOU.
UNLIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE 75 FOR OUT OF THE 40,000 THAT WERE AGAINST MARION MEADOWS.
THIS ALL NEEDS TO OCCUR WITHOUT THE FEAR OF A RETALIATION.
AND THAT'S WHERE ALL OF YOU COME INTO PLAY.
WHEN THE LEADERS OF OUR CITY INITIATE, PROMOTE OR NEVER CONDONE THOSE ACTIONS, OTHERS WILL FOLLOW.
AS YOU HAVE NOW ESTABLISHED WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE AND APPROPRIATE, THE RESIDENTS CAN'T BE CONTROLLED.
BUT ALL OF YOU, ESPECIALLY YOU, MR. GORE,
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WHEN YOU SET THE RULES AND LEAD BY EXAMPLE ON THAT DIAS TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT OCCURS.YOU CAN'T MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY, BUT YOU CAN SURE TELL, ACT PROFESSIONAL, POLITE, AND RESPECTFUL.
IT'S TIME TO ACT PROFESSIONAL AND DO WHAT, WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT THIS CITY NEEDS.
TRUTH, CLARITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
AND IF I MAY, IF I CAN, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MAKE ONE MORE STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD SINCE I'M HERE LOOKING YOU IN THE FACE AND THIS GOES TO YOU, MR. GORE.
I IMMEDIATELY CALLED YOU OUT AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME.
AND TO THIS DAY, YOU HAVE NEVER RESENT THAT FALSE STATEMENT, NOR HAVE YOU EVER APOLOGIZED TO ME OR THE VFW WITH I BEING OF VET AS WELL, I TAKE PRIDE IN THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS AND I FEEL THAT THE STATEMENT THAT YOU MADE IS COMPLETELY UNEXCUSABLE.
NEXT UP WE HAVE, UH, MR. ANDREW, IT LOOKS LIKE WALMAN YOU, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU.
UH, SAYS A LOT FOR THE COUNCIL THAT THEY HAVE AN ITEM NUMBER SEVEN OR EIGHT WHERE CITIZENS CAN MAKE A COMMENT.
I LOOKED FOR ABOUT A WEEK AGO LAST WEEK, I WOULD SAY I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT THE COUNCIL WAS CONSIDERING SOME APARTMENTS TO BE BUILT, I BELIEVE ON EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD.
I PERSONALLY LIVE ON, I'VE BEEN A HUBER HEIGHTS RESIDENT FOR SHAI OF 30 YEARS, AND I LIVE ON ROLLING LAND DRIVE, WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF THE ROSE.
AND I FIND THEIR, UH, MUFFLED MUSIC AND PRACTICE VERY DISTURBING TO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHERE ON MY STREET.
UM, IT'S REALLY KIND OF FUNNY THAT THE WAY SOUND WORKS THERE, YOU CAN SIT, YOU CAN STAND ON RO GLEN AND LOOK NORTH AND HEAR IT BETTER THAN YOU CAN FACING SOUTH OUT YOUR BACKYARD.
BUT, UM, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE, UH, APPROVAL OF THOSE APARTMENTS.
AND HAVING BEEN TO A MEETING, GOSH, A LOT OF YEARS AGO, I REMEMBER WHERE THEY APPROVED A ZONING, UH, A NEW ZONING CODE AND THAT NEW ZONING CODE.
UH, THIS WAS JUST AFTER OR WHILE THE, UH, ROSE WAS BEING BUILT OR JUST AFTER IT, UM, OF A HILL, SOME SORT OF A SOUND BARRIER, A HILL WITH TREES, UM, JUST SOUTH OF WHERE I LIVE AND NORTH OF THE, UH, UM, ROSE TO HELP WITH THE SOUND THAT YOU GET FROM THE HIGHWAY AND FROM THE ROSE.
I MEAN, YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT WORK THAT GET UP EARLY, GET UP AT FIVE, SIX IN THE MORNING, AND I'M SURE THAT MANY OF THEM DO NOT APPRECIATE THE, UH, UH, SOUND BEING PLAYED TILL 10, 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT OR 10, 10 30, WHATEVER, WHEN THEY'RE STOPPING.
NOT TO MENTION, EVEN ON SUNDAYS AND SATURDAYS THEY'RE PRACTICING AND THAT IS VERY OBTRUSIVE.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT MAL, THERE'S NO MELODY TO THAT AT ALL.
I MEAN, IT'S STOP AND GO AND BANGING AND, AND EVERYTHING.
I NOTICED THEN THAT THEY BUILT, UM, OR THEY BOUGHT HUBER HEIGHTS, BOUGHT ABOUT, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER MAYBE $35,000 WORTH OF CURTAINS TO GO ACROSS THE ROSE TO ALSO HELP WITH THAT SOUND ISSUE.
UM, I NOTICED SOMETHING BEING USED, UM, VERY INFREQUENTLY, UH, WHEN IT WOULD RAIN, THEY DID, AND THEY, UM, UNTIL WHERE THEY WEREN'T BEING USED AT ALL.
UM, WHICH, GOSH, THAT'S A AWFUL LOT OF MONEY TO HAVE SPENT ON SOMETHING THAT BEFOREHAND YOU DIDN'T KNOW OR HAVE IT STUDIED THAT, UH, IT WOULD, UH, HELP WITH THE, UH, SOUND PROBLEM.
THAT'S NOT AS MUCH MY ISSUE AS, UH,
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I'M NOT DOING YOUR JOB OR ATTEMPTING TO.UM, I'M ASKING, UH, WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT ZONING, UH, THAT NEW ZONING LAW AND IS A HILL GONNA BE BUILT WITH TREES AS A BARRIER? UM, NOT TO MENTION WHAT THOSE APARTMENTS COULD DO TO, UM, HOME VALUES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, SINGLE HOMES, UH, AS OPPOSED TO A MULTI, UH, A MULTI INHABITED, UH, EDIFICE.
SO ANYWAY, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN TELL ME ABOUT THAT ZONING CODE? WHAT HAPPENED TO IT AND HAS THE APARTMENTS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED? I, I DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE AGENDA AND I ASKED MS. BURGS, UH, AND, UH, SHE WAS VERY NICE AND SWEET AND SAID, WELL, SHE DIDN'T SEE IT EITHER ON, ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT.
SHE WAS THINKING MAYBE IT WAS APPROVED LAST WEEK OR THE LAST, UH, SESSION.
MAYOR, MAY I, YEAH, SO REAL QUICK, I, SO THE, THE THING WITH THE, SO I'D HAVE TO GO BACK FROM, UH, ANY ZONING ISSUES BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY UNTIL WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS THAT THE CITY ACTUALLY TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE COULD HAVE, CUZ ALL THAT WAS JUST FARMLAND, THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING FROM A CODE TO, TO HAVE THE OWNERS BUILD THOSE BERMS OR SOMETHING ALONG THE BACK THERE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T OWN THAT PROPERTY.
THE, THE, THE APARTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED, THE BASIC DEVELOPMENT, THE BASIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN HAS BEEN APPROVED, BUT THAT PARTICULAR DEVELOPER HAS NOT BROUGHT BACK A DETAILED DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
BRIAN, DO YOU KNOW WHEN THAT WOULD BE? TOMORROW? I THINK IT'S, WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ON THE, SO THERE ARE, THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE PLANS, UH, MOVING FORWARD.
SO THE, UM, NEUBAUER PIECE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ROSE, UH, THE PRELIMINARY PLAN WILL BE PRESENTED TOMORROW NIGHT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
RIGHT? SO THAT IS AT THE BEGINNING OF ITS PROCESS, UH, AND, UH, THE LAYMAN FARM, WHICH IS THE LARGE PROPERTY THAT WE OWN IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST ACROSS THE STREET FROM MEYER.
UH, WE ARE STILL CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF EXECUTING OUR DUE DILIGENCE UNDER THE AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH HORIZON LINE.
SO THEY HAVE NOT BEEN IN FOR PRELIMINARY REVIEW IN FRONT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR CONCEPTUAL, UH, WORK, EITHER USE THAT PLAN.
SO MANY OF THESE QUESTIONS WILL BE ADDRESSED AT A FUTURE MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION PRIOR TO THEIR ARRIVAL BEFORE COUNCIL.
AND THE MEETING THAT YOU SAW ADVERTISED IS ACTUALLY THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
WHICH IS BEING HELD HERE TOMORROW AT SIX O'CLOCK IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND THAT.
I MEAN, WHERE WE ARE, AND I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, UM, THOSE HOMES CHANGE QUICKLY.
THE ONES THAT THAT HAVE, THAT ARE D THE FIRST ROW OF HOMES ON ROLLING GLEN, I SHOULD SAY, THOSE TURN OVER A LOT.
UH, I'VE GOT NEIGHBORS ON BOTH SIDE OF ME.
MY GOSH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY NEIGHBORS I'VE HAD IN THOSE TWO HOUSES NEXT TO ME.
YOU KNOW, THEY COME WITH A YOUNG KID, A BABY OR WHATEVER, ONCE THEY HEAR THE BLASTING OF THAT, UH, MUSIC AND YOU KNOW, IT, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT AT FIRST WHEN I HEARD IT, YOU KNOW, I LIKE MUSIC AS WELL AS THE NEXT PERSON, BUT I DON'T LIKE EVERYONE'S MUSIC.
UH, CERTAINLY A COUPLE OF THE ARTISTS THAT ARE GONNA PERFORM, UH, MORE POLITICALLY.
UH, SIR, I THINK THE, THE TOMORROW IS A PUBLIC, CERTAINLY A PUBLIC MEETING, AND THEY OFFER COMMENTARY.
SO ANYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THERE.
ONCE ANY ZONING IS APPROVED, WE GO THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS BEFORE ANY VOTE IS TAKEN ON, UH, ON ANY OF THOSE DEVELOPMENTS.
SO THERE'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SPEAK PRIOR TO ANY TYPE OF VOTE THAT TAKES PLACE.
BUT THAT PROJECT WILL BE AT A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TOMORROW.
AND THEN AGAIN, ONCE THEY HAVE THAT, THAT WILL BE A DECISION FROM PLANNING COMMISSION TO DECIDE TO APPROVE THAT BASIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
THEN IF THEY APPROVE IT, THEN IT WILL COME TO CITY COUNCIL AND THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD DO A VOTE, A ZONING CHANGE, AND THEN IT WOULD GO BACK TO PLANNING COMMISSION FOR DETAILED DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
AND THAT'S WHERE CITIZENS CAN GO THERE AND MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT ANY OF THE DETAILS OF THAT PLAN, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHANGED OR, OR EFFECTIVE.
SO THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF TIME AND PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO, TO SPEAK ON WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE BEFORE IT EVER GETS TO ANY FINAL APPROVED PLAN.
IS THERE ANY GUARANTEE THOUGH THAT, THAT THE CITY, IN LIGHT OF WHAT IT WAS ZONED
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AND WHAT THE PLAN WAS TO GET THOSE OTHER, UH, BUILDINGS, UH, ERECTED, IS THERE ANY ASSURANCE THAT WE CAN GET FROM YOU, UH, THAT SOMETHING WILL BE DONE TO MITIGATE THE SOUND? SO PLANNING COMMISSION IS, IS WHO MAKES THOSE DECISIONS? I THINK, UH, WE CAN CERTAINLY, AND WE CAN HAVE BRIAN AND, YOU KNOW, TALK TO OUR PLANNING DEVELOPMENT, OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT SOME OF THE CONCERNS WERE SO THEY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, WHAT THEY NEED TO LOOK AT AS THEY'RE REVIEWING THOSE PLANS.BUT THEN ONCE PLANNING COMMISSION MAKES THAT DECISION, IT'LL COME BACK AND THEN CERTAINLY THIS COUNCIL WILL SERVE YOUR COMMENTS.
THEN THEY CAN MAKE THE DECISION ON WHETHER THEY WANNA EITHER APPROVE IT THE WAY IT LOOKS OR IF THEY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S CHANGES ADDED.
SO AGAIN, THERE, THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF TIME AND SUBSTANCE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT'S NOT, DO THEY HAVE THE OPTION NOT TO THOUGH? DO THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO WHERE NOTHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT IT? WELL, IF PLANNING COMMISSION SAYS WE'RE NOT GONNA APPROVE YOUR PLAN UNLESS YOU PROVIDE A BARRIER, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING THE DEVELOPER WOULD'VE TO LOOK INTO.
[8. Citizens Registered To Speak On Agenda Items]
HAVE ITEM EIGHT, WHICH ASSISTANCE TREASURER TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS. OKAY, SO, UH, FIRST UP WE HAVE, UH, MR. PAUL SCHAFFER, HE WANTED TO SPEAK ON MULTIPLE ITEMS THIS EVENING.SO IN A DISCUSSION I HAD WITH HIM EARLIER, I SUGGESTED HE COULD MAKE THOSE AT THIS TIME, UH, RATHER THAN SPEAKING ON EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
I'VE GOT A FULL AGENDA TONIGHT OF SOME PRETTY IMPORTANT ITEMS. UH, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, I'VE FILLED YOUR INBOXES WITH, UH, SEVERAL EMAILS ON SEVERAL OF THOSE TOPICS.
BUT I WANTED TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND STAND BEFORE YOU AND BEFORE THE PUBLIC AND, UH, MAKE A STATEMENT WITH REGARDS TO, UH, SOME OF THOSE ITEMS, UH, AND, AND HOPEFULLY INFORM YOU, UM, VERY CLEARLY ON, ON MY POSITION, I'M OPPOSED TO ITEM 10 B ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE CITY OF HUBER RIGHTS CODE REGARDING HOME OCCUPATIONS.
THE AMENDMENT ALLOWS FOR THE EXPANDING OF THE CURRENT DEFINITION OF ALLOWABLE HOME OCCUPATIONS.
I TAKE ISSUE WITH EXPANDING HOME BUSINESSES TO INCLUDE THE UTILIZATION OF ONE ADDITIONAL PERSON WHO DOES NOT RESIDE AT THE HOME OR THE OCCUPATION TAKES PLACE.
IN MY OPINION, HOME BUSINESSES THAT HAVE GROWN OR THAT REQUIRE THE UTILIZATION OF ONE OR OR MORE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE DO NOT, UH, WHO DO NOT RESIDE IN THE HOME, HAVE OUTGROWN THE HOME AS AN INAPPROPRIATE PLACE FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS AND SHOULD RELOCATE TO AN AREA ZONE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS.
I TAKE ISSUE WITH THE ADDITION OF ONE NON ILLUMINATED SIGN BEING PERMITTED IN THE PR UH, ON THE PRINCIPLE BUILDING OF A HOME'S BUSINESS.
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE RESIDENTIAL ZONED AREAS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.
THEY ARE NOT SUBSTITUTES FOR STRIP MALLS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE BUSINESS LOCATIONS.
SIGNAGE IS A TOOL USED TO INCREASE BUSINESS TRAFFIC, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE MORE TRANSIENT TRAFFIC IN OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS BY PERMITTING STOREFRONT ADVERTISING.
I TAKE ISSUE WITH ALLOWING HOME BUSINESSES TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE CUSTOMER, INCLUDING THOSE CUSTOMERS ARRIVING AND WAITING FOR SERVICE AT ANY ONE TIME.
MY OPPOSITION IS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND IMPACTS ON RESIDENTIAL ZONE PROPERTIES ALREADY WITH CONGESTED STREETS.
ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE NO, UH, ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE NO DIS UH, ADDITIONALLY, I'VE HEARD NO DISCUSSION REGARDING WHO IS GOING TO POLICE THESE REQUIREMENTS AND WHERE THE RESOURCES ARE GONNA COME TO DO SO.
I'M OPPOSED TO ITEM 10 C AND TONIGHT'S AGENDA IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF HUBER HEIGHTS REGARDING THE BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS PROPOSED STANDARD TWO OF THE AMENDMENT STATES, THE OWNER OF THE PREMISE SHALL RESIDE FULL-TIME IN THE DWELLING.
THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE OWNER TO BE ON THE PREMISE TO RESIDE FULL-TIME IN THE DWELLING MUST BE CLEANED UP TO BE CLEARER AND ENFORCEABLE.
I HAVE PREVIOUSLY SUGGESTED SUCH WORDING, THE PROPOSED WORDING IN THE LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU WOULD ALLOW THE OWNER TO BE ON VACATION WHILE THE PREMISES ARE IN USE, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING THE LEGAL DES DEFINITION OF BEING A FULL-TIME RESIDENT, AT LEAST FROM A TAX AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS PERSPECTIVE.
THE CURRENT WORDING IS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH MY CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTENT OF THIS REQUIREMENT FOR THE OWNER TO BE HOME WHEN THEY HAVE CLIENTS THERE.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO, UH, 11 23, 141 BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS, SPECIFICALLY STANDARD SEVEN SAYS THERE SHALL BE NO CHANGE IN THE OUTSIDE APPEARANCE OF THE BUILDING OR PREMISES OR OTHER VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF THE CON UH, CONDUCT OF THE BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT THAT WILL INDICATE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING THAT IT'S BEING USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE OTHER THAN AS
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A DWELLING UNIT.THIS IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION FOUND IN TA 2242 DASH ONE AND AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE 11 81 26 A SEVEN HOME OCCUPATIONS, WHICH STATES ONE NON ILLUMINATED SIGN WITH A MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE OF FOUR SQUARE FEET IS PERMITTED WITHOUT PERMIT IF IT IS MOUNTED FLAT AGAINST THE WALL OF THE PRINCIPLE BUILDING.
THAT AMENDMENT IS ALSO SCHEDULED FOR A VOTE ON TONIGHT'S CITY'S COUNCIL MEETING.
THE INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE BED AND BREAKFAST BEING AN ALLOWABLE HOME OCCUPATION, BUT THE ONLY HOME OCCUPATION NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE AN EXTERIOR SIGNAGE APPEARS INAPPROPRIATE.
AS A MINIMUM, THE SITUATION SHOULD RESULT IN THE TABLING OF THIS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT UNTIL THAT INCONSISTENCY IS RESOLVED.
I'M OPPOSED TO ITEM 10 D ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS CODE REGARDING AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITIES.
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION PROPOSES A STANDARD WHICH STATES IN PART THE STORAGE OF NON-OPERATIONAL VEHICLES FOR LONGER THAN ONE WEEK SHALL BE PROHIBITED.
VEHICLES MUST BE ABLE TO MOVE AT LEAST 100 FEET UNDER THEIR OWN POWER WITHIN 24 HOURS NOTICE OF THE CITY.
THERE'S AN INTERNAL INCONSISTENCY IN THESE TWO SENTENCES FOUND WITHIN THE SAME PROPOSED STANDARD.
IF IT IS ALLOWABLE FOR A VEHICLE IN REPAIR TO BE NON-OPERATIONAL FOR LESS THAN A WEEK, BUT FOR MORE THAN A DAY, THEN IT IS AND IT'S AWAITING PARTS, IT COULD BE UNREASONABLE TO REQUIRE THE VEHICLE TO BE ABLE TO BE MOVED UNDER ITS OWN POWER WITH THE 24 HOURS AT A MINIMUM, COUNSEL SHOULD TABLE THIS ORDINANCE UNTIL THAT INCONSISTENCY IS RESOLVED.
ALTHOUGH I HAVE AND CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR A STRAIGHT UP NO VOTE ON THIS ITEM, RESULTING FROM MY ENVIRONMENTAL AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, CONCERNS, I'M OPPOSED TO ITEM 11 E ON THE AGENDA.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MULO INDUSTRIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF, OF DISTRIBUTING A GRANT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT EQUITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
MATERIALS PROVIDED ON THIS TOPIC STATE THAT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES MONIES PROVIDED FOR THE GRANT AND THE AMOUNT OF 62,400 TO BE PROVIDED VIA SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION, AND THAT ONLY AFTER MOOT INDUSTRIES DEMONSTRATES ITS COMPLIANCE.
WITH THE TERMS OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE CURRENT, THE CITY WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT OF 62,400 FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
THIS MAKES THE CITY, AND THEREFORE THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MULO INDUSTRIES.
MULO INDUSTRIES CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE A SIZE SUFFICIENT TO PERFORM SERVICES AND BE PAID UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION AND NOT IN NEED OF FORWARD FINANCING.
IT'S MY OPINION THAT MULO INDUSTRIES SHOULD BE PAID WHEN THE COUNTY GRANT FUNDS BECOME AVAILABLE AND THE CITY FUNDS SHOULD NOT BE PLACED AT RISK WITH YET ANOTHER ADVANCE FROM THE GENERAL FUNDS.
I'M OPPOSED TO ITEM 11 F ON THE AGENDA.
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, TO BE CLEAR, I'M IN OPPOSITION TO SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, NOT ALL OF THEM SPECIFICALLY, I'M OPPOSED TO THE TRANSFER OF $400,000 FROM THE SEWER FUND OF THE SEWER CAPITAL FUND FOR THE EAST SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION PROJECT.
THESE FUNDS SHOULD BE USED TO SUPPORT THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS WITH THE CURRENT CUSTOMERS COMING FIRST, IF AND ONLY IF THERE ARE EXCESS FUNDS BEYOND THOSE REQUIRED FOR SUSTAINMENT SHOULD THOSE FUNDS BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INVESTMENT AND GROWTH AND EXPANSION.
AS I UNDERSTOOD IT, FUNDING FOR THE EAST SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION PROJECT WAS TO BE SOURCED FROM THE CITY'S SEWER PROJECT FUND AND THE AMOUNT OF 2.75 MILLION.
THIS MONEY WAS COLLECTED FROM EXISTING CUSTOMERS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED FOR TO DEFER THE COSTS OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND NOT FOR GROWTH INVESTMENT.
BUT THAT IS WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE THE PUN THIS, THIS INCREASE REPRESENTS AN APPROXIMATE 15% COST GROWTH IN THIS EFFORT BEFORE THE CONTRACT AWARD.
AT A TIME WHEN THE CITY IS GRAPPLING WITH SEWER AND WATER RATE INCREASES TO SUPPORT NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIR, MODERNIZATION, EXPANSION, AND REPLACEMENT NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN THE EXISTING RESIDENCE, THIS TRANSFER RESULTS IN AN UNFAIR FINANCIAL BURDEN BEING PLACED ON THE CITY'S CURRENT RESIDENTS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE MADE UP WITH LARGER RATE INCREASES.
THIS FUNDING COULD BE USED TO DILUTE REQUIRED RATE INCREASES AND SUPPORT THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.
FURTHER SPECULATIVE, UH, FUTURE SPECULATIVE REVENUES FROM INVESTMENTS IN GROWTH DON'T ADDRESS IMMEDIATE CONCERNS OVER ARISING HOMEOWNER'S BILLS APPROVING THIS COURSE IS, UH, APPROVING THE COURSE IN THIS LEGISLATION DEMONSTRATES WHAT I CALL A LACK OF BALANCE BETWEEN GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE.
I'M OPPOSED TO THE EXPENDITURE
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OF THE $525,000, UH, AS AN ADVANCE FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND TO PURCHASE LAND FOR THE NEW PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY.THIS FUNDING IF AVAILABLE, SHOULD BE USED TO SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR SUSTAINMENT, MODERNIZATION, AND REPAIR OF EXISTING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
APPROVAL FOR THIS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT SHOULD BE DEFERRED UNTIL PERMANENT FINANCING IS SECURED BY THE CITY THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS AT A FUTURE DATE.
THE CITY HAS, IM IMMEDIATE NEED FOR THESE DOLLARS TO ADDRESS MORE IMPORTANT HIGHER PRIORITY ISSUES, AT LEAST FROM A PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE.
THE CITY'S PRO, UH, PROCLIVITY TO USE FUTURE LEGISLATION, CONVERT ADVANCES THE TRANSFERS WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, IN MY OPINION, MAKES FUNDING THIS ADVANCE UNACCEPTABLY HIGH RISK.
IF YOU DOUBT THIS LOOK NO FURTHER THAN TODAY'S AGENDA.
ITEM 11 G ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, AUTHORING A AUTHORIZING A ONE TIME TRANSFER OF MONIES FROM A GASOLINE TAX FUND TO DOCUMENT AN ADVANCE PREVIOUSLY MADE TO CARRIAGE HILL TRAILS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND BECAUSE AN ANTICIPATED S I B LOAN WAS NOT OBTAINED.
AS MENTIONED EARLIER, I'M OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED $62,400 ADVANCE FOR THE, UH, GENERAL FUND, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR INITIAL FUNDING OF THE MULO INDUSTRIES.
ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO FUND THIS EFFORT WHEN THE GRANT PROCEEDS ARE RECEIVED.
THESE GENERAL FUNDS SHOULD EITHER CONTINUE TO GENERATE INTEREST AT REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND OR BE APPLIED TO HIGHER PRIORITY FINANCIAL NEEDS AS NEEDED IN THE CITY.
I CONDITIONALLY SUPPORT ITEMS 11
THE CONDITION IS ELIMINATION OF THE TRANSFER OF THE $440,000 FROM THE SOAR FUND OF THE SOAR CAPITAL FUND FOR THE EAST SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION PROJECT.
THAT FUNDING GENERATED FROM EXISTING USER FEES SHOULD BE USED FIRST TO OFFSET FUTURE RATE INCREASES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A COMMITMENT FROM THIS COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THAT OBJECTIVE WITHOUT DELAYING TONIGHT'S PROPOSED RATE INCREASE.
AS WE ALL KNOW, FUTURE INCREASES ARE ALSO COMING AND THIS FUNDING COULD BE USED TO OFFSET AND DEFER THOSE FUTURE INCREASES.
I'M OPPOSED TO THE APPROVAL OF ITEM 11 N ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR THE EAST SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION PROJECT AS COVERED BEFORE.
I'M OPPOSED TO THE TRANSFER THAT SHOULD BE USED FOR THE STATEMENT OF THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.
ENTERING A CONTRACT WITHOUT HAVING IDENTIFIED AN ACCEPTABLE REVENUE SOURCE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.
THIS IS AN AGENDA ITEM AND SHOULD BE DEFERRED UNTIL A BALANCED FUNDING STRATEGY IS FOUND.
MY COMMENTS REALLY ARE ADDRESSING TWO TOPICS, WHICH I'VE ADDRESSED BEFORE, AND THAT IS BALANCE AND CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND WE HAVE ONE OTHER CITIZEN REGISTERED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 10 D WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM 10.
AND WHO'S THAT? CINDY ROSENBERG.
WE'LL HAVE YOU SPEAK UNDER THAT WHEN ITEM.
[9. City Manager Report]
OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER NINE, WHICH IS A CITY MANAGER REPORT.A FEW ITEMS FOR COUNSEL IN THE COMMUNITY THIS EVENING.
UH, FIRST WANNA LET, UH, COUNSEL KNOW THAT, UH, LAST WEEK THE CITY MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM BETHEL TOWNSHIP BEGIN DISCUSSING THE POTENTIAL TERMS OF AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT, SHOULD THAT MATTER MOVE FORWARD.
ALSO, WANNA MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL IS AWARE THAT, UH, A FIRST DRAFT OF OUR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE, UH, COUNTY AND, UH, BETHEL TOWNSHIP, UH, TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF BRANT PIKE AND, UH, CARRIAGE TRILLS, UM, CARRIAGE TRAILS BOULEVARD, UH, HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO, UH, THE COUNTY AND THE, UH, BETHEL TOWNSHIP FOLKS FOR REVIEW.
UM, WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COUNCIL AWARE THAT, UH, STAFF IS MEETING LATER THIS WEEK WITH THE DEVELOPER ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEATHER MEER WOODS PROJECT, UH, IN AN EFFORT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, UH, POTENTIAL INCENTIVES, UH, AS A MEANS TO LEVERAGE, UH, ADDITIONAL INCOMES FOR THE CITY.
UH, ALSO, UH, THIS, UH, FRIDAY, EXCUSE ME, NOT THIS FRIDAY.
NEXT FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH.
UH, THE CITY IS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE ON THE ACQUISITION OF 5,001 TAYLORSVILLE, UH, WHICH IS THE PROPOSED, UH, PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY PROPERTY.
THE, UH, THERE ARE TWO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS.
UH, ONE, UH, ONE TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY AWARE THAT ON PRESIDENT'S DAY, UH, THE 20TH, MONDAY THE 20TH, UH, WHILE CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF THAT HOLIDAY, UH, REPUBLIC WILL CONTINUE TO COLLECT, UH, RESIDENTIAL WASTE, UH, AS PER THEIR REGULAR SCHEDULE.
SO THERE WILL BE A REGULAR TRASH SERVICE ON, UH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH.
AND THEN, UH, ON, UH, FEBRUARY 21ST.
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UH, JUST WANT TO BRING, UH, EVERYONE'S ATTENTION TO, UH, TODDLER STORY TIME WITH HUBER HEIGHTS PD OVER AT THE HUBER BRANCH OF THE METRO LIBRARY.UH, THAT EVENT FROM 10 TO 10 30, UH, IS FOR, UH, TWO AND THREE YEAR OLDS TO COME AND HEAR A STORY, UH, TOLD BY THEIR, UH, THEIR FAVORITE POLICE OFFICER.
SO, UH, IF EVERYBODY LIKE TO PUT THAT IN THEIR BOOKS MM-HMM.
SO WITH THAT, SIR, HAVE IT ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT COUNSEL MAY HAVE? THANKS, BRIAN.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR BRIAN IN REGARD TO A STATE MANAGER REPORT THIS EVENING? OKAY, SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON.
[ An Ordinance To Approve A Rezoning From Light Industrial (I-1) To Residential (R-1) For The Properties Located At 7677 And 7777 Wildcat Road And Further Identified As Parcel Numbers P70 04009 0024 And P70 04009 0028 On The Montgomery County Auditor’s Map (Case RZ 22-41). (second reading)]
NUMBER, UH, NOW ITEM 10 IS PENDING BUSINESS, SO WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 10 A ITEM 10 A IN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A REZONING FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL I ONE TO RESIDENTIAL R ONE FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED 70 60, 77 AND 77 77 WILDCAT ROAD, FURTHER IDENTIFIED AS PARCEL NUMBERS P 7 0 0 4 0 9 0 0 24 AND P 7 0 4 0 9 0 0 28 ON THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AUDITOR'S MAP IN CASE RZ 22 DASH 41 AT THE SECOND READING.BRIAN COMMENTS? UH, THANK YOU, SIR.
THIS ITEM IS TO REZONE TWO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, UH, PROPERTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING USED AS RESIDENTIAL, UH, HOMES, UH, THAT ARE ACTUALLY ZONED INDUSTRIAL.
AND THIS IS TO FACILITATE IMPROVEMENTS TO ONE OF THOSE PROPERTIES.
IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, EXCUSE ME, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS, UH, IN FAVOR OF THIS PARTICULAR, UH, AMENDMENT.
THERE WAS, UH, A RECOMMENDATION AT THE WORK SESSION TO ADOPT THIS ITEM.
WAS, IS THERE A MOTION MARK? MOTION TO ADOPT? CAN SECOND HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION TONY, MR. CAMPBELL? GLENN DID YOU? YES.
SO MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO ONE, RIGHT? YES.
[ An Ordinance Amending Certain Sections Of Part Eleven, Planning And Zoning Code, Of The City Code Of Huber Heights Regarding Home Occupations (Case TA 22-42.1). (second reading)]
UP IS ITEM 10 B.ITEM 10 B IN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF PART 11 PLANNING AND ZONING CODE OF THE CITY, CODE OF HUBBER HEIGHTS REGARDING HOME OCCUPATIONS IN CASE TA 22 DASH FOUR 2.1 AT THE SECOND READING.
THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION MAKES MODIFICATIONS TO THE CITY'S, UH, HOME OCCUPATION PROVISIONS, UH, TO BRING IT MORE IN LINE WITH SIMILAR PROVISIONS IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED IN FAVOR OF THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT.
THERE WAS NO RECOMMENDATION MADE BY COUNSEL AT THE LAST WORK SESSION.
UH, THERE WAS NO RECOMMENDATION, BUT IS THERE A MOTION, CLINTON MOTION TO ADOPT? IS THERE A SECOND, DON? I WILL.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE, DON? THANK YOU.
UM, I DO HAVE A, A QUESTION ON THIS.
UH, I KNOW AARON IS NOT HERE TONIGHT.
UM, THE HOME OCCUPATIONS, UH, SECTION, UH, A THREE, UH, ALLOWS FOR A, UM, I'M SORRY.
YEAH, I BELIEVE IT IS A THREE ALLOWS FOR A FOUR FOOT, FOUR SQUARE FOOT WALL SIGN PERMANENTLY MOUNTED, AND THE RESIDENTIAL, UH, REQUIREMENT FOR WALL SIGN IS TWO SQUARE FEET.
SO, UM, UH, MR. SCHAFFER TONIGHT MENTIONED THAT CONFLICTS WITH, UM, OTHER SIGN ORDINANCES, BUT IN PARTICULAR THE, THE FOUR SQUARE FEET CONFLICTS WITH OUR OWN RESIDENTIAL CODE FOR A RESIDENTIAL SIGNAGE.
SO, UM, IT'S JUST, UH, UH, SOMETHING THAT HAS, UM, I FOUND REVIEWING THE CODE.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT, UM, THIS CAN BE AMENDED OR WE, WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
YEAH, THIS IS A, THIS PARTICULAR MATTER I THINK IS PROBABLY JUST, UM, I DON'T WANNA CALL IT A, UH, I DON'T WANNA CALL IT A, A SCRIBNER'S ERROR, BUT WITH THE VARYING COMPONENTS OF THE CODE, UM, I DON'T THINK THAT THE CONFLICT WAS INTENTIONAL.
I THINK THAT, UH, THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THESE SIGNS IS TO IDENTIFY THE ENTRANCE OR THE ACCESS POINT, UH, FOR THE HOME-BASED BUSINESS.
SO IF THIS IS A MATTER THAT COUNSEL IS, UM, NOT COMFORTABLE MOVING ON, UH, THIS EVENING, HAPPY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH MR. CLL ABOUT, UH, ADDRESSING THAT CONFLICT AND BRINGING THAT BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING.
SO, UM, IF WE WANNA MOVE THIS AND GET CLARIFICATION, BRING IT BACK, UH, CUZ WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND AND THEN THE DISCUSSIONS COME UP.
SO GLENN, YOU WOULD NEED TO REMOVE YOUR MOTION.
DON REMOVE YOUR SECOND IN ORDER TO MOVE THIS, UH, BACK TO THEN MOVE IT TO A THIRD READING.
IF THAT'S THE CASE, UH, GLENN WOULD WITHDRAW MY MOTION.
ALL RIGHT, SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO MOVING THIS TO A THIRD READING? AND I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
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AARON TO, UH, CLARIFY THAT PART OF THE CODE.WE'LL MOVE THIS TO A THIRD READING.
ITEM 10 B, AN ORDINANCE ADMITTING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF PART 11 PLANNING AND ZONING CODE OF THE CITY, CODE OF HUBER HEIGHTS REGARDING HOME OCCUPATIONS.
[ An Ordinance Amending Certain Sections Of Part Eleven, Planning And Zoning Code, Of The City Code Of Huber Heights Regarding Bed And Breakfast Establishments (Case TA 22-42.2). (second reading)]
C, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF PART 11 PLANNING AND ZONING CODE WITH THE CITY CODE OF HUBER HEIGHTS REGARDING BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENTS IN CASE TA 22 DASH 42.2 WITH THE SECOND READ.THIS ORDINANCE IS BROUGHT FORTH, UH, TO PROVIDE FOR, UH, THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH BED AND BREAKFAST MAY BE OPERATED WITHIN THE CITY.
UH, THIS PARTICULAR MATTER CAME WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF FAVOR FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THERE WAS NO RECOMMENDATION PROVIDED AT THE WORK SESSION CASE.
THIS ALSO FROM A RECOMMENDATION I'M HAVING THAT THERE, THERE WAS AN ITEM THAT EVEN AMENDED.
SO WE HAD AN AMENDMENT TO THIS, TO THE RESOLUTION BASED ON CLARIFICATIONS FROM, UH, THE, UH, LAST COUNCIL WORK SESSION IN THE DISCUSSION THAT TOOK PLACE THERE AS WELL AS DISCUSSION AT, AT THE PUBLIC HEARING IN THE FIRST READING OF THIS ORDINANCE.
SO WHAT WAS THE SPECIFIC AMENDMENT TO OR TO AMEND THAT? BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A RECOMMENDATION, BUT YOU HAD THE AMENDED ITEM.
AARON, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION.
UM, AARON PROVIDED ME AN ALTERNATIVE, UH, ORDINANCES FOR AMENDMENT, BUT IT, IT WASN'T, UM, HIGHLIGHTED MAKING CHANGES.
MR. MONTGOMERY, IF YOU HAVE THAT.
I DON'T HAVE, I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFIC CHANGES, UH, WITH ME THAT AARON TALKED ABOUT.
UH, I BELIEVE THAT, AT LEAST MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT IT DID RELATE TO THE COMMENT FROM MR. SHAW AND IT WAS WHETHER THAT THE HOMEOWNER HAD TO BE PRESENT AT, I GUESS IT WAS REALLY CLARIFICATION WITHIN THE ORDINANCE AS TO WHETHER THE WORD RESIDE AND WHAT THAT ACTUALLY MEANT.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT IT IS, IS, UH, STANDARD TWO UNDER SECTION 11 23 1 41, UH, THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE SAID THE OWNER OF THE PREMISES SHALL RESIDE FULL-TIME IN THE DWELLING.
UH, THE AMENDED LANGUAGE WAS THE OWNER OF THE PREMISES SHALL RESIDE FULL-TIME IN THE DWELLING WHILE OPERATING GUEST LODGING.
SO FIRST WE NEED A MOTION TO AMEND NATHAN.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NOT SO DID, DOES THAT CLARIFY OR RESIDE? I MEAN, ARE ARE Y'ALL COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT THE DEFINITION OF RESIDE MEANS? I THINK THE CLARIFICATION IS, IT SAYS WHILE THE, WHILE IT'S BEING USED AS FOR ITS PURPOSE.
SO SOMEONE, THE OWNER HAS TO BE THERE AT LEAST THE WAY THAT AMENDMENT WOULD READ.
THE OWNER HAS TO BE PRESENT THERE WHILE IT'S BEING USED AS A BED AND BREAKFAST.
THAT'S THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT.
IF IT'S, I THINK THAT WAS THE INTENT.
IF THAT WAS THE INTENT, THEN WHY DON'T WE PUT IT THAT WAY? WHY DON'T WE STATE IT? WELL, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE AMENDMENT.
I MEAN, BUT IS THE FINAL WORD, IS THAT WHAT THAT SAYS? THAT THEY WILL BE PRESENT? NO, IT SAYS RESIDE.
SO THE LANGUAGE IS WHILE OPERATING GUEST LODGING WILL BE PRESENT WHILE OPERATING GUEST LODGING GORGEOUS.
SO IN, IN OTHER WORDS, THE, THE OWNER OF THE BED AND BREAKFAST COULD LIVE THERE NINE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR AND SNOWBIRD.
AND YET THAT PREMISE, BECAUSE THAT WOULD STILL QUALIFY THAT AS, AS THEIR FULL-TIME RESIDENTS THEN THEY COULD, I THINK THE, THE CONCERN WAS IN THE THREE MONTHS THAT THEY'RE GONE, THAT COULD STILL BE OPERATED EFFECTIVELY AS A BED AND BREAKFAST WITH NO OWNER THERE TO OVERSEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
AND THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE WITH THIS AMENDMENT, THEY CAN ONLY HAVE GUESTS WITHIN THE FACILITY WHILE THE OWNER IS THERE.
MR. MONTGOMERY, DO YOU FEEL THAT LANGUAGE IS SOLID IN ENOUGH? YEP.
UH, OUR OFFICE WORKED WITH MR. SORELL IN PUTTING THIS LANGUAGE TOGETHER AND WE WERE COMFORTABLE WITH IT.
AND I BE TONY, JUST REAL QUICK ON A POINT OF PROCEDURE, I BELIEVE THIS IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, WHICH IS A MODIFICATION FROM THE ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION.
IS THAT CORRECT? SO, SO THAT MEANS THAT BECAUSE OF IT'S A MODIFICATION, UM, IT WOULD REQUIRE SIX VOTES TO APPROVE.
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OKAY.SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO, BUT NOT ON THE AMENDMENT, ON THE AMEND ON THE LEGISLATION, BUT ON THE INTERRUPTION.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO AMEND AND WE'RE STILL IN DISCUSSION.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, DON, MOTION TO AMEND? WE HAVE, YEAH, WE HAVE THE MOTION IN THE SECOND.
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.
SO WE HAVE THE MOTION IN SECOND TO AMEND.
THE MOTION TO AMEND DOES PASS SIX TO ZERO.
AND THEN WE NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT DON.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ADOPTION? OKAY, MR. OTTO? YES.
NEXT IS ITEM 11, I'M SORRY, 10
[ An Ordinance Amending Certain Sections Of Part Eleven, Planning And Zoning Code, Of The City Code Of Huber Heights Regarding Automotive/Vehicle Repair Facilities (Case TA 22-42.3). (second reading)]
D ITEM 10 D IN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF PART 11 PLANNING AND ZONING CODE OF THE CITY, CODE OF HUBER HEIGHTS REGARDING AUTOMOTIVE AND VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITIES IN CASE TA 22 DASH 42.3.THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION PROVIDES FOR, UH, THE, UH, PROVISIONS UNDER WHICH AUTOMOTIVE AND VEHICULAR REPAIR FACILITIES MAY OCCUR AS A SPECIAL USE WITHIN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS.
THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, UH, CAME FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION WITHOUT A FAVOR IN RECOMMENDATION.
THERE WAS NO RECOMMENDATION, UH, EXCUSE SHIMMY WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.
THERE WAS NO RECOMMENDATION MADE ON THIS MATTER AT THE LAST WORK SESSION, CORRECT? NO RECOMMENDATION, BUT WE WOULD STILL NEED A MOTION MARK.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? MARK AND I WILL BE VOTING NO FOR THIS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THIS IS THE ONE, MRS. ROSEN.
I'M HERE WITH MY HUSBAND TODD WALTER.
WE LIVE AT 93 78 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD.
UM, I FEEL LIKE THE DEFINITION OF VEHICLE IN THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS WAY TOO VAGUE BECAUSE THAT LEAVES IT OPEN TO SEMI TRUCK CABS AND OTHER LARGE INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES BEING ABLE TO GO ONTO THE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY AND AND BE REPAIRED.
UM, I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
HOW WOULD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS BE DISPOSED OF? LIKE IF THEY'RE CHANGING OIL OR TRANSMISSION FLUID OR, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'VE GOT A FIVE ACRE AGRICULTURE, IT'S REAL EASY TO DUMP STUFF ON THE BACK OF YOUR LOT AND NOBODY'S GONNA SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT THERE.
UM, WHERE WE LIVE, IT'S A LOT OF WELL WATER.
SO I HAVE A A CONCERN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON THAT AS WELL AS THE PARTS.
IF YOU'RE CHANGING A BATTERY, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THE OLD BATTERY IF YOU'RE REPAIRING DIFFERENT PARTS IN THE ENGINE, HOW IS THAT GONNA BE MONITORED? ALL THESE PARTS THEY'RE WORKING ON, I KNOW THEY'RE SPECIFIC ON NO, NO BODY WORK AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE OTHER ONE IS, BUT IF IT'S REQUIRED TO BE DONE INDOORS, WHO'S GONNA MONITOR THAT? YOU KNOW, THERE THERE'S NO, UH, NO GOOD WAY TO PUT ANYBODY INTO MONITORING EXCEPT THE NEIGHBORS.
WE'RE ALREADY IN A SITUATION ON TAYLORSVILLE ROAD WHERE THERE'S A BUSINESS OPERATING, UM, LARGE INDUSTRIAL, UH, TRUCK REPAIR AND SEMIS AND, UH, THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT IN VIOLATION OF ZONING FOR 10 YEARS.
SO IF WE'RE GONNA ALLOW OTHER AGRICULTURALLY ZONED LOTS TO START DOING VEHICLE REPAIR, I THINK IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MONITOR WHAT WHAT'S TRULY, UH, GOING ON THERE.
UM, AND THE PILING UP OF POTENTIAL JUNK CARS AND, AND, UH, PARTS THAT THEY'RE NOT USING CONCERNS US GREATLY.
SO WE STRONGLY OPPOSE, UH, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT REGARDING VEHICLE REPAIR AS A SPECIAL USE ON AGRICULTURALLY ZONED PROPERTIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
OKAY, WE DO HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, MR. LYS? NO.
[ An Ordinance Amending Certain Sections Of Part Eleven, Planning And Zoning Code, Of The City Code Of Huber Heights Regarding Self Storage Facilities (Case TA 22-42.4). (second reading)]
10 E.ITEM 10 E INORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS APART.
PLANNING AND ZONING CODE OF THE CITY, CODE OF HUBER HEIGHTS REGARDING SELF-STORAGE FACILITIES IN CASE TA 22 DASH 42.4 AT THE SECOND READING.
THIS PARTICULAR, UH, AMENDMENT, UH, IS BEING PROPOSED TO,
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UM, ADD CLARIFYING LANGUAGE TO, UH, SELF-STORAGE FACILITIES, UH, AND WHERE THOSE FACILITIES MAY BE BE LOCATED AND, UH, HOW THOSE FACILITIES MAY BE OPERATED.UH, THIS MONITOR CAME FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION WITH A RECOMMENDATION IN FAVOR.
UH, THERE WAS NO RECOMMENDATION MADE BY COUNSEL AT THE LAST WORK SESSION AND CORRECT.
THERE WAS NO RECOMMENDATION AND WE WOULD STILL NEED A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
GLENN, QUICK QUESTION, BRIAN, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, DOES THIS ORDINANCE, UH, UH, LOOSEN OR TIGHTEN OR CURRENT ORDINANCE WHEN IT COMES TO SELF STORAGE FACILITIES? UH, THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION TIGHTENS, UH, THE ISSUE OF SELF STORAGE UNITS BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS OF, UH, LOCATION.
[ A Motion To Appoint David Cassity To The Planning Commission To A Term Ending On January 31, 2028.]
NUMBER 11, WHICH IS NEW BUSINESS THIS EVENING.ITEM 11 A ITEM 11 A AT MOTION TO APPOINT DAVID CASSIDY TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO TERMIN, ENDING ON JANUARY 31ST, 2028.
I'M SORRY, TONY, DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
THE BACKGROUND CHECKS HAVE, UH, BEEN COMPLETED AND, UM, ALL OF THESE CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN SCREENED EITHER THROUGH OUR CITY INTERVIEW PANEL OR IN THE CASE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BEEN INTERVIEWED BY, UH, CITY COUNCIL THEMSELVES.
YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO AND NEXT IS
[ A Motion To Appoint Lester Vaughn to the Property Maintenance Review Board To A Term Ending December 31, 2026.]
ITEM 11 B.A MOTION TO APPOINT LESTER VAUGHN TO THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REVIEW BOARD TO RETURN ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
I WILL SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION.
ANY DISCUSSION? TONY? MR. CAMPBELL? YES.
[ A Motion To Reappoint Alexander Black To The Parks And Recreation Board For A Term Ending March 31, 2026.]
11 C.ITEM 11 C A MOTION TO REAPPOINT ALEXANDER BLACK TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD FOR TERMINATING MARCH 31ST, 2026.
[ A Motion To Reappoint Kenneth Herstine To The Personnel Appeals Board For A Term Ending March 31, 2026.]
IS ITEM 11 D.ITEM 11 D A MOTION TO REAPPOINT KENNETH STEIN TO THE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD.
RETURN ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2026.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With Millat Industries For The Purposes Of Distributing A Grant Associated With The Economic Development/Government Equity (ED/GE) Agreement Between The City Of Huber Heights And Montgomery County. (first reading)]
11 E UNDER ADMINISTRATION.ITEM 11 E A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER, ENTER AN AGREEMENT WITH MILAT INDUSTRIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISTRIBUTING A GRANT ASSOCIATED WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT EQUITY EDGE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
THIS LEGISLATION WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY, UH, TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MILAN INDUSTRIES, UH, TO SUPPORT THEIR, UH, H V A C IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AS WELL AS, UH, THE REINVIGORATION OF ONE OF THEIR CNC MACHINES.
I WOULD NOTE THAT MEAD INDUSTRIES IS A TOP 25 PER, IS WITHIN THE TOP 25% OF TAXPAYERS AND IS A DIRECT SUPPLIER TO BOTH NDC TECHNOLOGIES AS WELL AS TRIMBLE TECHNOLOGIES, UH, BOTH, UH, TOP 10, UH, TAXPAYERS WITHIN THE CITY.
IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE WORK SESSION THAT THIS ITEM BE ADOPTED.
IS THERE A MOTION? NANCY? MOTION TO APPROVE THERE A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? TONY? MR. LYONS? NO.
[ An Ordinance Authorizing Advances And Transfers Between Various Funds Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio And Amending Ordinance No. 2022-O-2562 By Making Supplemental Appropriations For Expenses Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio For The Period Beginning January 1, 2023 And Ending December 31, 2023. (first reading)]
UP IS ITEM 11 F ITEM 11 F AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ADVANCES AND TRANSFERS BETWEEN VARIOUS FUNDS OF THE CITY OF HUB RIGHTS, OHIO, AND[01:25:01]
AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH O DASH 25 62 BY MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2023 AT THE FIRST MEETING.UH, THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION ADDRESSES SEVERAL FINANCIAL MATTERS OF THE CITY, INCLUDING THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE SANITARY SEWER EAST PROJECT.
THE ACQUISITION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS, UH, FACILITY, OR THE GROUNDS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY IS DISCUSSED EARLIER AS WELL AS, UH, TO SUPPORT THE EDGE GRANT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY COUNSEL.
UH, IT WAS THE REQUEST AT THE, UH, WORK SESSION THAT THIS MATTER BE WAIVED.
UH, EXCUSE ME, THE SECOND READING BE WAIVED AND THAT THIS ITEM BE ADOPTED.
THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION, THE WORK SESSION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO WAIVE NANCY? MOVED TO WAVE THERE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? TONY, MR. WE? YES.
SO WE'LL JUST MOVE, UH, ITEM 11 F TO A SECOND READ.
[ An Ordinance Increasing The Sewer Rates In Section 934.03 Of The Codified Ordinances Of Huber Heights. (first reading)]
11 G.ITEM 11 G IN ORDINANCE, INCREASING THE SEWER RATES IN SECTION 9 34 0.03 WITH THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF HUBER HEIGHTS AT THE FIRST READING.
THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED WITH COUNSEL.
THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION PROVIDES FOR THE RATE INCREASE, UH, TO OFFSET THE, UH, RATE INCREASE PROVIDED TO THE CITY THROUGH TRI-CITIES.
AND THIS IS IN ADVANCE OF THE A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR IMPROVEMENTS, UH, NOTED AT THE TRI-CITIES FACILITY FOR, UH, WET WELL, UH, RESERVA, EXCUSE ME, WET WELL RETENTION AS WELL AS FACILITY UPGRADES.
IT WAS THE, UH, RECOMME, EXCUSE ME, UH, IT WAS THE, UH, RECOMMENDATION THAT THE WORK SESSION THAT THIS ITEM BE PASSED TO A SECOND READING.
ANY OBJECTIONS? MOVING TO A SECOND READING AND, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.
UH, BUT I DO, UH, JUST WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR TO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT, UH, WITH THIS, UH, WATER OR SEWER W RATE INCREASE, I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR UPGRADES.
UM, I NORMALLY WOULD BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE, UM, IN THE FUTURE.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE SURVEY'S, NOT THE SECOND SURVEY'S NOT DUE UNTIL, UH, SPRING, THE END OF SPRING, I GUESS, OR SOMETIME IN THE SPRING OF 2023.
AND I HAVE NO INTENTION OF SUPPORTING SEWER RATE INCREASE UNTIL, UH, SEE THAT SURVEY COMPLETED.
AND ANY OTHER OBJECTIONS TO MOVING THIS TO THE SECOND READING? OKAY, MOVING ON.
[ An Ordinance Authorizing A One-Time Transfer Of Monies From The Gasoline Tax Fund To Document An Advance Previously Made To The Carriage Trails Infrastructure Fund, And Declaring An Emergency. (first reading)]
ITEM 11 H AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A ONE-TIME TRANSFER OF MONIES FROM THE GASOLINE TAX FUND TO DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT AN ADVANCE PREVIOUSLY MADE TO THE CUR TRAILS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY FIRST, BRIAN? UH, YES, AS WAS PREVIOUSLY SHARED WITH COUNSEL, THIS PARTICULAR MATTER WOULD ADDRESS WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE AN INTERFUND LOAN, UH, TO NOW SIMPLY AN INTERFUND OF TRANSFER.UH, MEANING THAT THE CITY WILL NOT REQUIRE REPAYMENT FROM, UH, THE CARRIAGE TRAILS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND TO THE GAS TAX FUND.
IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION, UH, AT THE WORK SESSION THAT THIS ITEM BE PASSED TO A SECOND.
ANY OBJECTION? OKAY, WE'LL MOVE THIS ON.
[ A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2022-R-7197 And Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Necessary Agreements And Make Necessary Purchases Of Goods And Services With Certain Vendors And Suppliers For The Purchase, Maintenance And Service Of Equipment, Professional Services, And Miscellaneous Operating Expenses By Various Departments And Divisions Of The City Of Huber Heights For Fiscal Year 2023 And Waiving The Competitive Bidding Requirements. (first reading)]
11 I, ITEM 11 I A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2022 DASH R DASH 71 97 AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO NECESSARY AGREEMENTS, MAKE NECESSARY PURCHASE OF PURCHASES OF GOODS AND SERVICES WITH CERTAIN VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS FOR THE PURCHASE, MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE OF EQUIPMENT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, AND MI MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENSES BY VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 WAIVING THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AT THE FIRST READING.THIS PARTICULAR MATTER IS BROUGHT FORTH BEFORE COUNCIL AS A MANNER TO ADDRESS DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS.
THERE ARE PROVISIONS WITHIN THE CODE THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE OUR EXPENDITURES ABOVE A CERTAIN THRESHOLD, EVEN IF THE EXPENDITURES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
AND THAT IS WHAT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE IS.
WE WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL, ADOPT THIS MATTER THIS EVENING SO THAT WE MIGHT CONTINUE, UH, WITH REGULAR DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS.
THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE WORK SESSION.
IS THERE A MOTION MARK? MOTION TO APPROVE THERE? A SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION, JUDGE? MR. BAKER? YES.
MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO ONE AND NEXT UP IS ITEM 11
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Solicit A Request For Proposals From Behavioral Health Providers To Provide Behavioral Support Services For Members Of The Fire Division. (first reading)]
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FROM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DIVISION AT THE FIRST READING.IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THIS ITEM, UH, IT HAS BEEN THE REQUEST OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT WE SOLICIT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
UM, THIS IS BEING DONE TO MEET GRANT REQUIREMENTS.
WE WOULD ASK THAT COUNCIL, ADOPT THIS ITEM THIS EVENING, BUT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION MARK? MOTION TO APPROVE OR SECOND KATE? SECOND MOTION AND SECOND, A DISCUSSION? ANY MR. CAMPBELL? YES.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Solicit, Advertise And Receive Bids From Qualified Firms For The 2023 Street Improvement Program, Non-Concrete Work. (first reading)]
11.KK A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SOLICIT, ADVERTISED AND RECEIVE BIDS FROM QUALIFIED FIRMS FOR THE 2023 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
NON CONCRETE WORK AT THE FIRST READING.
THIS IS ANNUAL REOCCURRING LEGISLATION BEFORE THIS BODY, AND THIS IS THE INITIATING LEGISLATION FOR THE ANNUAL, UH, STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
WE WOULD ASK THAT COUNCIL ADOPT THIS MATTER THIS EVENING.
UH, WAS THE RECOMMENDATION IS A MOTION? PARDON? MOTION TO ADOPT.
SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? TONY? MRS. BURGE? YES.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement To Conduct Bridge Repair On Various Structures In District 7 Including SFN 5709504 MOT SR 201 8.870 In The City Of Huber Heights. (first reading)]
11 L.ITEM 11 L RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO CONDUCT BRIDGE REPAIR ON VARIOUS STRUCTURES IN DISTRICT SEVEN, INCLUDING S F N 5 7 900 504 M O T SR 2 0 1, 8 0.870 IN THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS AT THE FIRST STREET.
BRIAN COMMENTS? THANK YOU, SIR.
THIS IS REGULAR LEGISLATION BEFORE THIS BODY IN WHICH THE CITY PARTNERS WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE INSPECTION AND REPAIR OF VARIOUS BRIDGES WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION.
IT'S THE RECOMMENDATION THE STAFF TO DECIDE AND BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING.
IS THERE A SECOND? DONE? I WILL SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ATTORNEY MR. OTTO? YES.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Solicit, Advertise And Receive Bids From Qualified Firms For The Construction Of The Old Troy Pike North Bound Widening Project. (first reading)]
WOULD BE ITEM 11.11 M A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SOLICIT, ADVERTISE AND RECEIVE BIDS FROM QUALIFIED FIRMS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OLD TROY PIKE NORTHBOUND WIDENING PROJECT AT THE FIRST STREET.
AS, UH, COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN BRIEFED, THIS IS THE CITY'S OBLIGOR SHARE OF THE, UH, PARTNERSHIP WITH BROADREACH FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, FROM TAYLORSVILLE NORTH TO I 70, IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF THAT COUNCIL ADOPT THIS ITEM THIS EVENING.
IS THERE A MOTION? DON? SO MOVED.
I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I FULLY SUPPORT THIS.
I, MY ONLY, UH, UM, THE ONLY DISCERNING THING TO ME IS THE FACT THAT WE HAD TO WAIT SO LONG.
UM, THIS WAS, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST DISCUSSED IT.
UM, I'LL BE SO HAPPY TO SEE IT FINISHED.
I WANTED TO THANK, UH, BRIAN FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE MAP, UH, AS REQUESTED, UH, ALREADY HAD COMMENTS FROM, UH, SEVERAL CONSTITUENTS SAY, UH, HAVE A BETTER PICTURE NOW OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, MR. LYONS? NO.
BUSHING CARRIES FIVE TO ONE AND NEXT IS
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract For The East Sanitary Sewer Extension Project. (first reading)]
ITEM 11 N.ITEM 11 N RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE EAST SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION PROJECT AT THE FIRST READING.
AS COUNSEL HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN BRIEFED, THIS PARTICULAR MEASURE, UH, PROVIDES FOR, UH, NEW SANITARY SEWER TRUNK LINE, UH, TO CONNECT CENTER POINT 70 WITH THE CITY OF FAIRBORNE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
IT IS A RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF THAT THIS ITEM BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE WORK SESSION.
IS THERE A MOTION, NANCY? MOTION TO APPROVE KATE.
ANY DISCUSSION? ED? UH, BRIAN, THIS IS THE EAST SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION PROJECT.
UH, AND THIS IS, UH, TO AWARD THE CONTRACT, ENTER IT INTO THE CONTRACT.
UM, MAYOR, UH, SEVERAL OF MY VOTES TONIGHT HAVE BEEN NO.
UH, SOME OF 'EM ARE NOT UNUSUAL.
UH, BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME I VOTED AGAINST AN EDGE GRANT, I THINK SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE DIAS, UM, I VOTED FIRST TIME NOT TO PAY BILLS, UM, VOTED FOR THE FIRST TIME, I BELIEVE BRIDGE REPAIR.
UM, THE REASON FOR MY NO VOTES ARE THE PRIORITY WITH 42 FIREFIGHTERS.
AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE, UM, IS, UH, A HIGH CONCERN FOR ME AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S A HIGH CONCERN FOR CITY STAFF OR COUNCIL BASED ON, UH, THE MOST RECENT PUBLIC, UM,
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WORKS MEETING.SO, UH, THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT I WANTED TO SEE DONE 10 YEARS AGO, AND I'VE SUPPORTED IT UP TO THIS TIME AND IT'S GOING TO BE PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT, BUT I DO PLAN ON VOTING NO ON THIS TONIGHT.
[ A Resolution Accepting Certain Streets And Public Improvements For Old Dominion Way. (first reading)]
ITEM 11.OH, ITEM 11 O A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING CERTAIN STREETS AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR OLD DOMINION WAY AT THE FIRST STREET.
THIS PARTICULAR MATTER, UH, IS TO, UH, ENSURE THAT OLD DOMINION WAY, UH, NOW CONSTRUCTED AND MEETING CITY STANDARDS IS ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY AS PART OF ITS, UH, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PORTFOLIO.
WAS THE RECOMMENDATION AT THE WORK SESSION THAT THIS ITEM BE ADOPTED? YES, IT WAS.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Award A Contract To Burgess & Niple For A Street Safety Study And Waiving The Competitive Bidding Requirements. (first reading)]
11 P.ITEM 11 P A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO BURGESS AND EIFFEL FOR HIS STREET SAFETY STUDY WAIVING THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS OF THE FIRST DEGREE, RIGHT? UH, YES, SIR.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WISHES OF COUNSEL.
THIS STUDY IS NEEDED TO HAVE THE CITY'S, UH, TO HAVE THE CITY QUALIFY FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE, UH, BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LEGISLATION.
IT'S THE RECOMMENDATION TO STAFF THAT THIS ITEM BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING.
ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, MR. CAMPBELL? YES.
MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO ONE CITY OFFICIAL REPORTS
[12. City Official Reports And Comments]
AND COMMENTS? ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING? NO, MA'AM.UM, I HOPE THAT, UH, WITH THE LAST WORK SESSION AND TONIGHT'S CONVERSATIONS THAT UH, WE CAN FIND A WAY TO MAKE A PRIORITY WITH CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL, UH, TO FULLY FUND, WHICH WE HAVE 42 FIREFIGHTERS AND GET QUALITY FIREFIGHTERS HIRED, UM, QUICKLY.
UH, WE PASSED THAT LEGISLATION FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY IN 2022 AT THE END OF THE SUMMER LAST YEAR, AND IT'S INCLUDED IN THE 2023 BUDGET THIS YEAR.
AND PROCESS NORMALLY TAKES THREE TO FOUR MONTHS, AND WE'RE LOOKING WAY PAST SIX MONTHS NOW.
I HOPE THAT'S A PRIORITY THAT COUNCIL SETS.
SO, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK TO, UM, BUSINESS OF THE CITY.
ANYTHING ELSE? BRIAN? HOW SOON, BRIAN, CAN YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON US? SO MAY I KNOW ON, ON THE EAST PROJECT, WE'VE GOT, I'M ASSUMING MONEY INVESTED.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR LIKE TWO YEARS.
SO WHERE, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? YES, SIR.
UH, WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE A, I GUESS, A DISCUSSION, UM, BOTH WITH, UM, COUNSEL, UH, SEL, AS WELL AS COUNSEL IL.
UM, I APPRECIATE THE OPINIONS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED TONIGHT AT THIS DIAS.
UH, BUT I WOULD, UH, REMIND COUNSEL THAT WE PROVIDED AN EXTENSIVE, UH, BRIEFING ON THIS.
I BELIEVE IT WAS IN AUGUST, UH, OF 2021, UH, THAT THIS PARTICULAR OPTION, UH, TO BUILD THE EAST SANITARY SEWER PROJECT.
UH, ONE, WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO THE EPA, UH, TO PROVIDE SERVICE, UM, TO CENTER POINT 70 IN PARTICULAR OLD DOMINION, AND WE HAVE THAT OBLIGATION TO MEET BY JUNE.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, AS PART OF THE BRIEFING THAT COUNSEL WAS PROVIDED, UH, THIS PARTICULAR OPTION PROTECTS THE CITY'S INTERESTS AS IT RELATES TO, UM, CONTROLLABLE COMMITMENTS BECAUSE THE ONLY OTHER WAY TO ENSURE THAT SANITARY SEWER, UH, IS MADE AVAILABLE TO CENTER POINT 70, UH, BEYOND THIS PROJECT IS TO, UM, ACQUIESCE TO, UM, SIGNIFICANT DEMANDS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY CLARK COUNTY, UH, AND BETHEL TOWNSHIP CLARK, UH, AS THEY RELATE TO AN EXISTING JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
SO BY FAILING TO ADOPT THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION, THE CITY IS EFFECTIVELY CONTRIBUTING, UH, AGREEING TO PAY 50% OF ALL INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE, UH, CONSTRUCTED IN THE FUTURE.
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THE JED CAN BE AMENDED BY TWO OF ITS MEMBERS, UH, A SIMPLE MAJORITY THEREOF, MEANING THAT BETHEL TOWNSHIP, CLARK, AND CLARK COUNTY HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXTEND THE EXISTING JED, UH, BASED ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT THAT THEY'VE PROPOSED, UH, AND ARE WILLING, UNWILLING TO AMEND, UM, TO EXPAND THAT TO ALL 500 ACRES OF DEVELOPABLE AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY, WHICH CURRENTLY, UH, ABUT THE EXISTING JET.SO, UM, THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS BECAUSE, UM, I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW WE'LL BE ABLE TO BUILD, UH, AND CONTROL THE FUNDING THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED, THE FUNDING MODELS THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE COMMITMENTS IN THE FUTURE.
UH, SO WE'LL, UM, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH COUNSEL ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE SERIOUS AND SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES TO TONIGHT'S VOTE.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING, SO WE ARE ADJOURNED AT SEVEN 40.