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WELCOME EVERYONE.[1. Call The Meeting To Order - Vice Mayor Don Webb]
UH, WELCOME EVERYONE TO THIS MARCH 25TH, UH, SESSION OF COUNSEL.UH, THE TIME IS NOW 6:00 PM UH,
[2. Invocation - Pastor Randy Griffith Of The Free Methodist Church At 6875 Old Troy Pike, Huber Heights, Ohio]
AND WE'LL GET STARTED, UM, WITH OUR INVOCATION BY PASTOR RANDY GRIFFITH OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH, 68 75 ON TROY PIKE.PASTOR GRIFFITH, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US TONIGHT? GOOD TO SEE YOU.
IN EPHESIANS TWO, IT SAYS, IN CHRIST JESUS, YOU WHO WERE ONCE FAR AWAY HAVE BEEN BROUGHT NEAR THROUGH THE BLOOD OF CHRIST.
HE HIMSELF IS OUR PEACE WHO HAS MADE THE TWO ONE AND HAS DESTROYED THE BARRIER, THE DIVIDING WALL OF HOSTILITY.
HIS PURPOSE IS TO CREATE IN HIMSELF ONE NEW PEOPLE, THUS MAKING PEACE AND IN HIS ONE BODY TO RECONCILE THEM TO GOD THROUGH THE CROSS BY WHICH HE PUT TO DEATH THEIR HOSTILITY.
HE CAME AND PREACHED PEACE TO YOU WHO ARE FAR AWAY AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO ARE NEAR FOR THROUGH HIM.
WE HA WE BOTH HAVE ACCESS TO THE FATHER BY ONE SPIRIT.
THERE'S A GREAT DEAL OF HOSTILITY IN THE WORLD TODAY, A GREAT DEAL IN OUR NATION.
THERE IS HOSTILITY BETWEEN PEOPLE THAT NEED NOT BE SO.
THAT HOSTILITY STEMS MAINLY FROM ALIENATION, FROM THE ONLY SOURCE OF TRUE PEACE WHO IS GOD.
BUT CHRIST HAS REMOVED THAT DIVIDING WALL OF HOSTILITY THROUGH HIS DEATH AND MADE THE WAY TO TRUE AND LASTING PEACE FOR US IN CHRIST WHO IS OUR PEACE, SO THAT WE MAY TRULY BE A PEOPLE WHO ARE ONE WITH GOD AND WITH EACH OTHER.
WE HAVE BEEN RECONCILED TO GOD THROUGH CHRIST, AND THE RESULT OF THIS IS RECONCILIATION AND PEACE WITH EACH OTHER.
THERE IS CURRENTLY A POLITICAL DIVIDING WALL OF HOSTILITY BETWEEN PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY THAT IS LEADING TO MANY ACTS OF DIVISION AND DYSFUNCTION.
BUT THAT IS WHAT EVIL DESIRES.
EVIL CARES NOTHING ABOUT WHAT THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT OR ANYONE STANDS FOR AS LONG AS THEY ARE DIVIDED.
IT IS A WELL-KNOWN STRATEGY CALLED DIVIDE AND CONQUER.
ONE HAS THEIR AGENDA AND THE OTHER HAS THEIRS.
NEITHER CAN EVER AGREE SO THAT THEY ARE DIVIDED AND HOSTILE.
WHAT THEY NEED IS A DESIRE FOR THE TRUTH.
THEN THEY MIGHT BE OF A MIND TO SEEK THE TRUTH TOGETHER.
BUT THE TRUTH IS ROOTED IN MORE THAN JUST MATERIAL FACTS.
IT IS ALSO ROOTED IN QUALITIES OF CHARACTER.
AND THOSE QUALITIES OF TRUE CHARACTER ARE ROOTED IN GOD AND HIS WORD.
JESUS CAME AND PREACHED THE TRUE MESSAGE OF PEACE TO THOSE NEAR AND FAR, THAT PEACE WITH GOD AND WITH EACH OTHER WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH HIS SACRIFICE, WHICH TORE DOWN THE DIVIDING WALL OF SIN AND HOSTILITY AND USHERED IN A LIFE BY THE SPIRIT.
AND IT IS ONLY BY THAT ONE SPIRIT WHO HAS COME THROUGH CHRIST THAT WE MAY HAVE ACCESS TO GOD WHO IS OUR PEACE AND WHO MAKES US TRULY ONE.
FATHER, WE DESIRE THAT YOU WOULD MAKE US ONE NATION UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, SO THAT WHETHER WE ARE CITIZENS OR GOVERNMENTS, THAT WE WOULD SERVE YOU AND ONE ANOTHER ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD, WHICH IS GOOD AND RIGHT AND TRUE.
AND WE PRAY, LORD, THAT BY YOUR SPIRIT, YOU WOULD GUIDE AND DIRECT THIS MEETING TONIGHT, THAT ALL COMMUNITIES INVOLVED MIGHT BE PLEASING TO YOU AND MIGHT BE TOGETHER.
[3. Pledge Of Allegiance]
FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, ANOTHER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.[4. Roll Call]
WILL YOU CALL THE ROLE PLEASE? YES, SIR.AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCES OF AMCORP AND, UH, COUNCILMAN LOONEY.
NANCY, UH, I MOVE THAT THEY BE EXCUSED.
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CALL FOR THE VOTE.ANY DISCUSSION? OH, I ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? NO.
WOULD YOU CALL FOR THE VOTE, PLEASE? MS. BAKER? YES.
[5. Approval Of Minutes]
UH, ITEM FIVE, APPROVAL OF MINUTES.UH, TONY IS FORWARDED, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 12TH, FEBRUARY 26TH, AND MARCH 11TH.
UH, IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS OR CORRECTIONS, UH, WE WILL, UM, APPROVE THOSE MINUTES AS STATED.
AND JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE WONDERING THE, THE REASON FOR THE DELAY, WE HAD A SHORTAGE, UH, FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE, UH, WITH STAFFING.
AND, UM, WE'RE JUST GETTING CAUGHT BACK UP TO, UH, WHERE WE WERE BEFORE THAT HAPPENED.
[ Ohio Law Enforcement K9 Association Ballistic Vest Donation Presentation - Police Chief Mark Lightner And Vice Mayor Don Webb]
HAVE, UM, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.WE'LL START WITH ITEM SIX, A OHIO LAW ENFORCEMENT CANINE ASSOCIATION, BALLISTIC BEST DONATION PRESENTATION TO THE HUBER HEIGHTS POLICE DIVISION, UH, WITH VICE MAYOR DON WEBB.
SO WE ASK THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE PRESENTATION TO JOIN, UH, VICE MAYOR UP FRONT.
LIEUTENANT, IF YOU, YOU GUYS WANT TO COME OUT HERE? WANNA LOOK? OH, HE PRETTY, HE LOOKS HUNGRY FOR YOU.
OR IS IT TONY, MR. UM, I THINK THEY WERE GOING TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION.
I'M WITH THE HI LAW ENFORCEMENT CANINE ASSOCIATION.
WE VESTED CANINE AEW AND CANINE EDDIE PREVIOUSLY, AND NOW THAT THEY'RE RETIRED AND SAMMO IS YOUR GUY, WE PROVIDED HIM WITH THE BULLETPROOF VEST AS WELL.
WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE NOT ABLE TO TYPICALLY PURCHASE CANINE VESTING OR ANY OF THAT GOOD STUFF, SO WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE COVERED.
WE ACCUMULATE DONATIONS THROUGH THE PUBLIC, THROUGH PRIVATE FUNDING, AND MAKE SURE THESE GUYS ARE COVERED WITH THE SAME TECHNOLOGY THAT THE ACTUAL HUMAN OFFICERS ARE, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THESE GUYS ARE THE FIRST ONES IN AND GOING AFTER, YOU KNOW, SOME STUFF THAT THESE GUYS CAN'T GET INTO.
SO TRACKING ALL THAT GOOD STUFF, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THEY'RE COVERED.
THESE ARE AMERICAN MADE BULLETPROOF BETS AND THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN IJ THREE A RATING, AND WE MAKE SURE THEY'RE CUSTOM FIT TO EVERY DOG, EXCEPT WE HAVE TO GET A LITTLE EXTENDER FOR THIS GUY SINCE HE'S LARGER THAN YOUR AVERAGE CANINE.
BUT WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THEY'RE PROTECTED AS WELL.
WE MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, HOT AND POPS ANY, ANYTHING THAT NEEDS OUTFITTED FOR THE VEHICLE IS PROVIDED FOR AS WELL.
OFFICER? UH, NO, HE'S, UH, HE'S A LITTLE RAMBUNCTIOUS, BUT YEAH, IT'S, IT IS DEFINITELY COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT, UH, HE'S GOT THE ADDED LITTLE PROTECTION OVER OUT AND LOOKING FOR, UH, NOT THE BEST TIMES.
SO NOW IS THIS THE, UH, HE'S MODELING THE BULLETPROOF? YEAH.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY MAKE SURE THEY COVER ALL THE, OH, THANK, THANK YOU.
WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO INVEST AS MANY POLICE CANINES AS WE CAN THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE STATE OF OHIO.
YEAH, THE CITY IS VERY GRATEFUL AND, UH, UH, WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF, UH, OUR K NINE COPY.
[ Fair Housing Month Proclamation Presentation To Mr. John T. Zimmerman, Vice President, Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc. - Vice Mayor Don Webb]
SIX B, FAIR HOUSING MONTH PROCLAMATION PRESENTATION TO MR. JOHN T. ZIMMERMAN, VICE PRESIDENT OF MIAMI VALLEY FAIR HOUSING CENTER, INCORPORATED BY VICE MAYOR DON WEBB.UH, THIS IS A PROCLAMATION I MAYOR GORE, UH, BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT, UH, I'LL DO MY BEST TO DO MY AMERICORP IMPRESSION.
UH, THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FOR FAIR HOUSING MONTH, A MAYORAL PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS APRIL 11TH, 2024
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MARKS THE 56TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT.TITLE EIGHT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968 IS AMENDED, WHICH EMAN, I'M SORRY, ENUNCIATED A NATIONAL POLICY OF FAIR HOUSING WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, FAMILIAL STATUS, OR, UH, DISABILITY, AND ENCOURAGES EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND RESIDENTIAL, UH, INTEGRATION FOR ALL CITIZENS.
AND WHEREAS THE PRINCIPLE OF FAIR HOUSING IS NOT ONLY LAW, BUT A BASIC HUMAN NECESSITY AND AN INALIENABLE RIGHT.
JUST INSCRIBED IN THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF OHIO, AND WHERE THE MIAMI VALLEY HOUSING CENTER IS ENGAGED IN PASSIONATELY PURSUING ITS MISSION TO ELIMINATE HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN THE MIAMI VALLEY, THE STATE OF OHIO AND NATIONALLY.
AND WHEREAS THE MIAMI VALLEY HOUSING CENTER HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED REGIONALLY, STATEWIDE, AND NATIONALLY FOR ITS CREATIVITY AND EFFECTIVENESS AND PURSUING ITS MISSION.
AND WHEREAS THE MIAMI VALLEY HOUSING CENTER AND THE DAYTON REALTORS ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO OPPOSE AND ADDRESS HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS APRIL IS TRADITIONALLY DESIGNATED AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND LOCALLY, THE THEME THIS YEAR IS FAIR HOUSING WAS THE PROMISE, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IS THE RECKONING IN ORDER TO HIGHLIGHT THE FAIR HOUSING ACT, TITLE EIGHT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1968 AS AMENDED AND THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES EMBODIED THEREIN.
NOW, THEREFORE, THEREFORE, I, JEFF GORE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 56TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT, DO HEREBY URGE ALL CITIZENS TO UNDERSTAND AND EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2024 IN THE CITY, HUBER HEIGHTS AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH AND WITNESS WHEREOF.
I APPEAR TO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS TO BE AFFIXED THIS 25TH DAY OF MARCH IN THE YEAR, OUR ORDER 2024.
SO I GOT TO FILL UP THE BEN OUT THERE WITH THESE FAIR HOUSING BROCHURES, AND ANYONE CAN PICK THEM UP ON IT IS OUR PHONE NUMBER.
AND WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANY CITIZENS HERE IN HUBER HEIGHTS WHO HAVE A HOUSING PROBLEM TO GIVE US A CALL.
ALL OF OUR SERVICES ARE FREE, AND ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS CALL 9 3 7 2 2 3 6 0 3 5.
[ Welcome Dayton Countywide Presentation - Mrs. Nancy Byrge, At Large Councilmember, And Members Of Welcome Dayton Countywide]
UP WE HAVE ITEM SIX C.WELCOME DAYTON COUNTYWIDE PRESENTATION BY MRS. NANCY BUR AT LARGE COUNCIL MEMBER AND THE MEMBERS OF THE WELCOME DAYTON COUNTYWIDE.
UM, HUBER HEIGHTS IS HOSTING A NEW AMERICAN LISTENING SESSION NEXT MONTH, BUT BEFORE I ADDRESS THAT, I THINK SOME BACKGROUND WILL HELP, HELP SET THE STAGE FOR THIS EVENT NEEDS TO BE ON GREEN.
AND YOU WANNA AIM THAT DIRECTION.
DAYTON STARTED AS AN INITIATIVE TO HELP NEW AMERICANS TRANSITION INTO THE DAYTON, THE CITY OF DAYTON, UH, WHETHER THEY WERE A REFUGEE OR A NEW AMERICAN CITIZEN, UM, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, UM, THERE'S A WIDESPREAD IMMIGRATION, UH, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
UH, THE WELCOME DAYTON COUNTY WIDE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A TEMPORARY NAME.
UM, IT WAS ESTABLISHED AND THE VEHICLES THAT WE ARE USING RIGHT NOW TO GET THE WORD OUT IS TO, UH, USE COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS THAT ALLOW NEW AMERICANS TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES IN COMING HERE AND IDENTIFYING THE CHA CHALLENGES THAT THEY ARE FACING, INTEGRATING INTO THE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ALL OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE A, A SUB, UH, SUBCOMMITTEE, A RESOURCE GUIDE COMMITTEE THAT'S DEVELOPING A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR ALL NEW NEW AMERICANS WITH, WITH A SINGLE
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POC, UH, FOR THE LARGEST NATIONALITIES.SO WHEN THEY CONTACT THIS ONE PERSON, THEY'RE CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO, TO SPEAK TO THAT PERSON IN THEIR LANGUAGE, OR THAT THERE WILL BE A TRANSLATION SERVICE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
UH, WHICH HAS BECOME, YOU KNOW, IT'S QUITE A PROBLEM, BUT WE'RE SLOWLY MAKING HEADWAY WITH THAT.
UH, THERE THERE IS A DISTINCT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REFUGEE AND A, UM, U US A NEW AMERICAN.
THE REFUGEES ARE FORCED HERE THROUGH EITHER POLITICAL OR SOCIAL PRESSURES, AND IMMIGRANTS CHOOSE TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE THEY'RE SEEKING A BETTER LIFE.
UM, MORE OPPORTUNITIES, UH, REFUGEES ARE SUBJECT TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SECURITY CHECKS IN, UM, AND ARE LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO BE SETTLED RESETTLED IN THIS COUNTRY.
UM, THEY ARE PROVIDED SPECIAL VISAS.
THEY'RE EXPECTED TO GET THEIR GREEN CARD WITHIN A YEAR AND TO BECOME A CITIZEN WITHIN FIVE YEARS.
UM, NEW AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE IMMIGRANTS THAT HAVE ALREADY OBTAINED THEIR US CITIZENSHIP AGENCIES SUPPORTING REFUGEES.
CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES OF MIAMI VALLEY HAVE THEIR REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM, SO THEY WORK WITH THEM ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY.
THEN THERE'S ABLE, UH, WHO SUPPORT MOSTLY REFUGEES, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE SERVICES AVAILABLE SO THAT OUR NEW AMERICANS CAN, CAN GO IN THERE AND GET SOME HELP ONCE AGAIN WITH, UH, RESOURCES THAT THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE LOCATING.
OUR NEW AMERICANS REALLY NEED ASSISTANCE IN, IN, UM, OBTAINING THEIR BASIC NEEDS.
THIS WOULD INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS GETTING IDS, OBTAINING DRIVER'S LICENSE, ENROLLING THEIR CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS, GETTING JOBS, HOUSING OPENING BUSINESS, OR FINDING CONVERSATIONAL GROUPS.
UM, THEY ALSO NEED HELP LEARNING AND NAVIGATING OUR LEGAL SYSTEM, IDENTIFYING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND LEARNING BUSINESS PROCESSES LIKE BANKING, SIMPLE BANKING.
SO THE LISTENING SESSIONS, UM, THERE WE'RE THE FOURTH ONE.
THE FIRST ONE, UM, THE RIVERSIDE MAYOR, PETE WILLIAMS, HOSTED THE FIRST ONE IN RIVERSIDE.
I WENT TO THE ONE IN MIAMISBURG.
AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HERE.
UH, THE ATTENDEES TYPICALLY INCLUDE IMMIGRANTS, CITY STAFF, POLICE SCHOOLS, UM, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND NONPROFIT REPRESENTATIVES THAT, UH, CAN, CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS OR HELP THEM FIND NEW RESOURCES.
THE GOAL OF THE LISTENING SESSION IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM NEW AMERICANS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE COMING HERE, AND HOW TO HELP THEM SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, ASSISTING THESE NEW AMERICANS IN THEIR TRANSITION HELPS EVERYONE.
YOU KNOW, AS WE SEE SO MANY NEW SMALL ETHNIC BUSINESSES THAT HAVE OPENED, NOT ONLY IN NEW HEIGHTS, BUT THROUGHOUT THE MIAMI VALLEY, AND FOR ANY FOODIE, ANYBODY THAT LOVES TO, TO EAT, TONY AND I LOVE TO EAT
THERE IS A WEBSITE CALLED ETHNO, E-T-H-N-O-S-H DAYTON.COM, AND THEY HOLD MONTHLY, UM, DINNERS.
AND YOU GO IN THERE AND YOU GET A WIDESPREAD OF, UH, TRADITIONAL FOODS FROM THAT PARTICULAR COUNTRY, AND THEY TELL YOU THEIR STORY OF COMING HERE.
AND THEN YOU HAVE, UM, CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SOMETHING SIMILAR OR WHO HAVE JUST GONE TO OTHER, UH, LISTENING SESSIONS AND THINGS THAT THEY LEARN.
SO IT'S JUST A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE.
I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO GOING TO THEM.
UM, SO, UM, THAT WAS THAT ONE.
SO THE NEXT STEP FOR HUBER HEIGHTS IS FOR US TO EVALUATE, UH, OUR NEW AMERICAN NEEDS, UH, THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND INCLUSION OF THOSE NEEDS IN THE A A RP LIVABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE THAT WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON TO HELP THEM SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE AND, UM, BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF, OF OUR COMMUNITY.
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SO YOU WILL SEE THIS SIGN POSTED AT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE CITY.I HOPE IT'S, I THINK IT'S ALREADY IN THE LIBRARY.
UH, WE HOPE TO HAVE IT LIKE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CITY HALL, AT THE SCHOOLS, UH, JUST CHURCHES.
WE NEED TO GET THE Y DISTRIBUTION BECAUSE WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME OUT BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY'RE TIMID ABOUT DOING THAT.
UM, SO ANYWAY, UM, SO THIS IS A SUGGESTED, UH, POST FOR LIKE THE DIGITAL BOARDS, WHICH IS FAR MORE CONDENSED THAN WHAT THAT THE OTHER ONE, WHICH WAS PUT OUT BY THE COMMITTEE.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE NEXT LISTENING SESSION HERE WILL BE HELD AT THE HUBER HEIGHTS LIBRARY ON APRIL 23RD FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM AND PLEASE COME.
AND WE WANT THEM ALL TO COME OUT AND SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND TO LET US KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE US TO DO TO MAKE YOU FEEL WELCOME.
AND IT'S, IT'S JUST A, IT'S JUST A FASCINATING, UM, OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, ALL THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES THEY CAME FROM, ALL THE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES THAT THEY HAD.
AND, UM, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO, TO COME.
UH, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE MORE THAN GLAD TO ANSWER 'EM.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? KATIE? THANK YOU.
VICE MAYOR WEBB, NANCY, GREAT JOB.
WOULD THERE BE ANY WAY WE COULD PARTNER WITH OUR SCHOOL AND YOU COULD GO HOME THROUGH THE SCHOOLS, OR AT LEAST ON THEIR WEBSITE? IF WE COULD DO WHAT? IF WE COULD PARTNER WITH OUR CITY SCHOOLS AND GO HOME, IT CAN BE ALSO ON THEIR WEBSITE.
WELL, I'M GOING TO ASK MR. RENICK, AND I'M ALSO GONNA CONTACT THE SUPERINTENDENT AT BETHEL TO SEE IF THEY WILL PUT THOSE UP THERE.
UH, WE WANT TO REACH OUT TO AS MANY AS WE CAN.
AND I, I THINK THAT THEY WILL ALSO BE POSTED IN ALL OF THE SCHOOLS.
ANYTHING ELSE? ANYONE ELSE? UH, NANCY? I JUST HAVE A, A BRIEF ONE.
WE HAVE A FACILITATOR COME IN AND THEY HAVE A SET LIKE MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE QUESTIONS, AND THEY GIVE YOU A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.
YOU BREAK UP INTO GROUPS, HOPEFULLY ABOUT THREE PEOPLE IN THE GROUP, ONE IMMIGRANT, ONE NOTE TAKER AND, AND MAYBE A CITIZEN.
AND, UH, WHETHER IT BE A POLICEMAN OR, OR WHOEVER.
AND YOU GET THE FEEDBACK FROM THE IMMIGRANTS.
YOU SHARE IDEAS, SHARE EXPERIENCES, AND, UH, AND THEN THE NOTE TAKERS CONSOLIDATE ALL THOSE AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK FROM ALL THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WENT ON AROUND THE ROOM.
IT'S, UM, IT'S, IT'S VERY OPEN AND WELCOMING AND WE HAVE REFRESHMENTS, BUT YEAH, IT, IT IS VERY, VERY WELL RUN.
YOU'RE VERY, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME, UHHUH.
TONY ROGERS FOR THE CITY MANAGER REPORT.
IS THAT, UH, I THINK WE'RE, OH, I'M SORRY TO ASK YOU TO SAY YOUR THING ABOUT CITIZEN AGENDA ITEMS. YEAH.
UH, SO WE HAVE NO, UH, CITIZEN COMMENTS ON THE AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING.
[8. City Manager Report]
WE WILL CALL ON OUR CITY MANAGER, RICK ZICK.RICK, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR US THIS EVENING? THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.
UM, SOME RESIDENTS WILL NOTE THAT REPUBLIC WASTE IS STILL EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH TRASH PICKUP.
AS FAR AS WE UNDERSTAND, THIS IS DUE TO STAFFING ISSUES.
UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS SUSPENDED VIOLATION NOTICES IN THESE INSTANCES.
UH, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY, IF YOUR TRASH IS NOT PICKED UP AS EXPECTED, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR CANS AT THE CURB UNTIL REPUBLIC WASTE IS ABLE TO PICK THEM UP.
UM, IF YOU BELIEVE YOU'VE RECEIVED A VIOLATION NOTICE IN ERROR, JUST REACH OUT TO OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT VISION, UH, PARK IMPROVEMENT.
SO STAFF, UH, CITY STAFF REALLY APPRECIATES COUNCIL'S GUIDANCE.
A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO, UH, REGARDING PARK IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, IT HAS ALLOWED SARAH AND MIKE, UH, THE ABILITY TO MOVE QUICKLY WITH NECESSARY REPAIRS AND UPGRADES.
SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON THAT.
UH, THE FENCE AT THE DOG PARK WILL RECEIVE AN UPGRADE.
UH, THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY REPLACEMENT PANELS HAVE BEEN ORDERED FOR SHELL GATE PARK, AND THE NEW PLACE SET IS EXPECTED.
AUGUST 1ST, UH, STAFF HAS PLACED NEW PICNIC TABLES AT THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND TWIN CREEKS.
UM, SINCE THESE ARE NEW DESIGNS, THE PARKS MANAGER DOES WELCOME FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC ON THEIR LOOK AND THEIR DURABILITY.
WE EXPECT THE DIAL PARK GAZEBO TO BE DELIVERED MAY 6TH, UH,
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WILL ALSO BE LANDSCAPING WITH TREES, WILD FLOWERS, AND GRASSES AROUND THE GAZEBO AND IN THE PARK.ONCE, UH, WE APPROVE THE DESIGNS.
UM, AND THEN HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS, THE CITY DISTRIBUTED A HUNDRED FREE TREES TO RESIDENTS.
UH, IN HONOR OF HARBOR DAY, UH, THE SOLAR ECLIPSE, YOU'LL BE HEARING, UH, FROM ME ON THIS UNTIL IT HAPPENS, THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO LET RESIDENTS KNOW THAT THEY CAN PICK UP SOLAR ECLIPSE GLASSES FROM CITY HALL OR THE YMCA, UH, THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.
AND AS A REMINDER, WE ARE ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO VIEW THE ECLIPSE FROM HOME, UH, DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE EXPECT A LARGE VOLUME OF VISITORS TO THE REGION.
RIGHT NOW, THE CITY'S FINALIZING AN AT HOME SCAVENGER HUNT THROUGH AN APP CALLED GOOSE CHASE.
AND ONCE COMPLETE THE CODE TO JOIN, THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S, UH, FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE.
UH, ANOTHER REMINDER, VENDOR REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN FOR STAR SPANGLED HEIGHTS.
UH, VENDORS CAN APPLY ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND REGISTRATION, REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE JUNE 7TH OR WHENEVER THE VENDOR SPACES ARE FILLED.
AND THEN FINALLY, UH, POPEYE'S IS HOLDING THEIR GRAND OPENING AT 11:00 AM TOMORROW, MARCH 26TH, AT THEIR NEW LOCATION ON OLD TROY PIKE.
SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME OUT AND WELCOME THEM TO THE COMMUNITY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGER? SCOTT, JUST ONE QUESTION SINCE WE'RE ALIVE.
UM, WITH PUBLIC TRASH SERVICE, EVEN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE TRASH CANS ARE STILL OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE MAIL GETTING DELIVERED.
SO WE PROBABLY NEED TO MENTION, TRY TO KEEP HIM CLOSER TO THE CURBS.
I, I KNOW IN MY DIVISION WE TRY AND KEEP 'EM IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF THE TREE LAWN AND YEAH, THAT'D BE THE BEST IDEA.
UH, VICE MAYOR, JUST A QUESTION FOR, UH, RICK.
DO WE HAVE, UH, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT'LL BE PRESENT AT, UH, POPEYE'S OPENING TOMORROW? YES.
I KNOW WE HAD A AND B FLOORING AND THERE WERE, UM, YES.
LIKE NOBODY THERE BUT ME AND KIND OF FORCED TO SAY SOME STUFF LAST MINUTE.
I THINK WE WANNA PLAN THAT A LITTLE BETTER
NANCY'S GONNA BE THERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY TOMORROW, BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO GO.
SHE'S GONNA BE THERE, RIGHT? YEAH, KATE'S GONNA BE THERE.
AND I MENTIONED EARLIER, I, UM, HAVE A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT THAT MORNING, BUT I, UM, WILL DRIVE AS FAST AS I CAN FROM CENTERVILLE BECAUSE IT'S POPEYE'S CHICKEN FOR CRYING OUT.
THANK JERRY FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
WHAT IF YOU COULD VICE MAYOR, SLOW DOWN WHEN YOU GET TO HUB HEIGHTS? HEATHER
UM, ALRIGHT, UH, NEXT STEP THEN.
UM, CAN YOU REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT THE CYBERSECURITY? YES.
SO, UM, THE CITY WILL BE DOING CYBERSECURITY TRAINING AT THE LIBRARY.
PLEASE REMIND ME THE DATE COUNCILWOMAN, SO THAT WOULD BE APRIL 15TH, FROM ONE TO THREE AND SIX TO EIGHT.
SO RESIDENTS CAN, UH, STOP OUT.
UH, LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO KEEP THEIR INFORMATION SECURE.
AND SINCE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC, UM, NOTICES HAVE GONE OUT.
UM, SO EFFECTIVE RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED NOTICES.
UM, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO CALL CITY HALL, BUT IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE, UM, IT'S SAFE TO ASSUME THAT YOU WERE NOT AFFECTED.
AND HAVE YOU, DO YOU HAVE A STACK OF FLYERS THAT I CAN TAKE TO THE LIBRARY OR HAVE SOMEBODY ALREADY DISTRIBUTED THOSE OR HOW YEAH, I'LL MAKE SURE WE GET A STACK.
I WAS VERY SAY, 'CAUSE I CAN TAKE 'EM AROUND THE SENIOR CENTER AND STUFF LIKE THAT IF YOU GET ME A STACK.
IS THAT INFORMATION ALSO ON THE WEBSITE? UM, IT IS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGER? UH,
[ An Ordinance Approving The Editing And Inclusion Of Certain Ordinances And/Or Resolutions As Parts Of The Various Component Codes Of The City Code Of Huber Heights, Ohio; Providing For The Adoption And Publication Of New Matter In The Updated And Revised City Code As Supplement 17; And Repealing Ordinances And Resolutions In Conflict Therewith. (second reading)]
IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE, PENDING BUSINESS.AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AND OR RESOLUTIONS AS PARTS OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENT CODES OF THE CITY CODE OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO, PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION AND PUBLICATION OF NEW MATTER AND THE UPDATED AND REVISED CITY CODE AS SUPPLEMENT 17.
AND REPEALING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS AND CONFLICT THEREWITH AT THE SECOND READING.
AND IS THERE A MOTION? I JUST NEED TO SPEAK REAL QUICK.
SO, UH, AS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, THIS IS THE STANDARD UPDATE TO THE CITY CODE SUPPLEMENT 17, UH, REPRESENTING THE CODIFIED LEGISLATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023.
SO IT IS AT THE SECOND READING AND READY FOR ADOPTION THIS EVENING.
AND NOW WOULD WE LIKE TO SEE A MOTION? I SEE KATE WITH A MOTION MOVE TO ADOPT.
AND NANCY, WERE YOU SECOND? SECOND THE MOTION AND A SECOND.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, TONY, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL MR. CAMPBELL? YES.
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YES.AND THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT SEVEN TO ZERO.
UH, NEXT UP IS, UH, ITEM, UH, NINE B.
[ An Ordinance Vacating And Extinguishing Certain Utility Easements At The Former Marian Meadows Property. (second reading)]
VACATING AND EXTINGUISHING CERTAIN UTILITY EASEMENTS AT THE FORMER MARION MEADOWS PROPERTY AT THE SECOND READING.TONY, UH, WHAT IS THAT? THAT BE ME? UH, YES.
AS COUNSEL WILL RECALL, THIS IS TO VACATE SIX UTILITY EASEMENTS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO CREATE THE NEW ROADWAY AT MARION MEADOWS FOR THE AUTHENTICS PROJECT.
AND WITH THAT, UH, WE ARE LOOKING FOR A MOTION, UH, MOTION BY SCOTT AND A SECOND, MAKE A MOTION SECOND BY KATE.
AND ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
UH, MR. ROGERS? MRS. VERGE? YES.
TONY ROGERS MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO OH, I'M SORRY.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A TOUGHER JOB THAN I THOUGHT.
UM, MAR CORP OR IT'S WHY EARNS THE BIG BUCKS, I THINK.
UM, SO THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO, UH, ON TWO
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Huber Heights To Enter Into An Agreement With Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. For Legal Services As City Attorney/Law Director For The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio. (second reading)]
NINE C 'CAUSE HE CAN ITEM NINE CA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH COOLIDGE WALL COMPANY LPA FOR LEGAL SERVICES AS CITY ATTORNEY LAW DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO AT THE SECOND READ AND CALLING ON ATTORNEY BROWN.UM, SO THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST, UH, MEETING AND COUNSEL HAD GONE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE AGREEMENT, UH, HAVING, UH, GOTTEN THAT FEEDBACK AND HAD A DISCUSSION WITH, UH, COOLIDGE WALL.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, PROVIDED COUNSEL WITH AN UPDATED AGREEMENT, UH, WHICH REFLECTS THE WISHES OF COUNSEL, UH, AS EXHIBIT A, WHICH I'VE JUST DISTRIBUTED, UH, ON THE DAIS.
AND SO, UH, COUNSEL'S ACTION TONIGHT WOULD BE TO, UM, AMEND THIS RESOLUTION, UH, TO ADD EXHIBIT A, UH, TO THE RESOLUTION.
AND THEN A SECOND MOTION TO ADOPT AS AMENDED.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND MARK CAMPBELL? MOTION TO AMEND.
FRED, I A SECOND READ SECONDS.
UH, AND ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
AND THE MOTION PASSES? SEVEN TO NOTHING.
MOVING ON TO, UM, ITEM 10, NEW BUSINESS.
WE ACTUALLY THE MOTION TO ADOPT.
MOTION TO ADOPT, TO AMEND, WASN'T IT? YEAH.
MOTION TO ADOPT, UH, MR. CAMPBELL MOTIONS.
AND NOW WE CAN VOTE ON, UH, THE MOTION.
AND THE MOTION PASSES IF MY MATH IS RIGHT.
[ A Motion To Amend the 2024 City Council Meeting Schedule To Reschedule The April 8, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting To The April 10, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting Due To Security Arrangements And Emergency Response Protocols Related To the April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse.]
TO ITEM 10 UNDER NEW BUSINESS ITEM 10 A.A MOTION TO AMEND THE 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE TO RESCHEDULE THE APRIL 8TH, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO THE APRIL 10TH, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING DUE TO THE SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROTOCOLS RELATED TO THE APRIL 8TH, 2024 SOLAR ECLIPSE.
AND TONY, IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER ON THAT? UH, IT'S PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY, BUT, UH, ON THE ADVICE OF, UH, THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN OUR SAFETY COMMITTEE AND, AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND, UH, RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY MANAGER, UH, WE HAVE DECIDED TO, UH, RESCHEDULE THIS, UH, COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 8TH.
UH, ANTICIPATING THERE MAY BE SOME TRAFFIC ISSUES AND THAT SORT OF THING, UH, TO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH AND ITS PLACE.
AND IS THERE A MOTION, ANITA, MOVE TO ADOPT.
AND A SECOND, UH, NANCY BARGE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[ A Motion To Amend the 2024 City Council Meeting Schedule To Reschedule The May 13, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting To The May 9, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting Due To City Council/City Staff Attendance At Economic Development/Training Events The Week Of May 13, 2024 That Will Preclude A Required City Council Quorum In Attendance At the May 13, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting As Scheduled.]
10 B ITEM 10 BA MOTION TO AMEND THE 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE TO RESCHEDULE THE MAY 13TH, 2024[00:35:01]
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO THE MAY 9TH, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING DUE TO CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF ATTENDANCE AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAINING EVENTS THE WEEK OF MAY 13TH, 2024 THAT WILL PRECLUDE A REQUIRED CITY COUNCIL QUORUM IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MAY 13TH, 2024 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AS SCHEDULED.ANY CLARIFICATION ON THAT? UH, JUST SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE, THIS IS A NEED TO RESCHEDULE THE MEETING AS WE WILL NOT HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT FOR THE MEETING THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR MAY 13TH.
AND SO IT WOULD, UH, BE MOVED TO THURSDAY, MAY THE NINTH.
AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION, UM, MARK CAMPBELL MOTION TO ADOPT AND A SECOND, SCOTT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? IF NOT, TONY.
[ A Resolution Approving The Countywide 911 Services Final Plan As Approved By The Countywide 911 Program Review Committee. (first reading)]
IS ITEM 10 C.ITEM 10 C, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COUNTYWIDE 9 1 1 SERVICES FINAL PLAN AS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ONE COUNTYWIDE 9 1 1 PROGRAM REVIEW COMMITTEE AT THE FIRST READ.
AND WE'RE CALLING ON, UH, RICK, UH, YOU TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ON THAT.
SO, UH, THE COUNTY 9 1 1 COMMITTEE, UH, HAD TO ADOPT A NEW PLAN THAT, UH, PLAN REQUIRES, UH, ACCEPTANCE BY 60% OF THE POPULATION OR THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE POPULATION OF THE COUNTY.
UM, THIS PLAN PRESERVES THE FUNDING THAT HUBER HEIGHTS CURRENTLY RESERVES FROM THE STATE 9 1 1 FUND TO OPERATE OUR DISPATCH CENTER.
UM, AND SO BASICALLY IT LEAVES OUR, UH, FINANCES WHOLE AS THEY ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.
UM, A MOTION TO APPROVE NANCY BURGE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, UH, TONY, WHAT WE CALL THE ROLE.
AND THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.
[ A Resolution Appointing Jonathan J. Downes, Esquire Of The Law Firm Zashin & Rich As Special Legal Counsel To The City Of Huber Heights To Represent The City With Regard To Employment Matters. (first reading)]
UH, UP NEXT IS, UH, ITEM 10 D.ITEM 10 DA RESOLUTION APPOINTING JONATHAN J. DOWNS ESQUIRE OF THE LAW FIRM'S ACTION.
AND RICH HAS SPECIAL LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS TO REPRESENT THE CITY WITH REGARD TO EMPLOYMENT MATTERS AT THE FIRST HEARING.
UM, AND, UH, WE'RE CALLING ON, UH, RICK FOR AN EXPLANATION.
SO MR. DOWNS HAS REPRESENTED THE CITY PREVIOUSLY IN OUR LABOR RELATIONS AND NEGOTIATION MATTERS.
UH, HE'S CONSIDERED AN EXPERT IN THE STATE AND, UH, HE WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR, UH, COUNSEL IN LIEU OF OUR LAW DIRECTOR.
AND TONY, I NOTE THIS, UH, IS THE FIRST READING, IT'S GOING TO A SECOND READING.
UH, NO, THIS WOULD, WOULD BE ADOPTED THIS EVENING GOING MOVE FOR ADOPT.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT, UM, MR. CAMPBELL PUSH TO ADOPT? AND IS THERE A SECOND? MS. BAKER? SECOND.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION? DON? RICK, JUST A, A QUESTION FROM ME.
UM, COULD YOU CLARIFY FOR THE FOLKS, UM, UH, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE WITH REGARD TO THIS LAW FIRM VERSUS THE, UH, PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, UM, UH, AGREEMENT WE ENTERED INTO WITH COOLIDGE WALL? YEAH.
SO EVEN WHEN WE WERE REPRESENTED BY PSC, UH, MR. DOWNS AND HIS FIRM, UH, WERE BROUGHT IN TO REPRESENT THE CITY UNEMPLOYMENT MATTERS BECAUSE OF THE EXPERTISE THEY HAVE IN THAT AREA.
UH, I ACTUALLY KNOW MR. DOWNS FROM MY WORK AT MOUNT VERNON.
I WORKED WITH HIM FOR FOUR YEARS.
UM, HE'S WELL-REGARDED IN THE STATE AND, UH, I THINK EVEN COOLIDGE WOULD AGREE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THE BEST REPRESENTATION POSSIBLE.
AND I THINK THAT'S, UH, WHAT MR. DOWNS IN HIS FIRM BRINGS TO US.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANITA, DO WE EVEN HAVE ANYTHING CURRENT OR DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANYTHING CURRENT THIS YEAR THAT WE WOULD NEED? LABOR NE I THOUGHT WE WENT THROUGH ALL THE LABOR NEGOTIATIONS JUST IN THE FALL.
SO IN MY EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE NEED COUNSEL ON VARIOUS ISSUES, WHETHER THEY BE DISCIPLINARY MATTERS, WHETHER THEY BE POLICY DEVELOPMENT, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A VARIETY OF ISSUES THAT ARISE, UH, WHERE WE WANT TO HAVE A LABOR ATTORNEY ON RETAINER, UH, TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
SO, UH, IN THIS CASE, YES, WE SPEND MUCH MORE MONEY ON LABOR RELATIONS IN NEGOTIATION YEARS.
UM, BUT THERE IS STILL THE NEED FOR THIS EXPERTISE EVERY YEAR NO MATTER WHAT.
SO IS THERE GONNA BE A MAX CONTRACT WITH HIM OR JUST SO CURRENTLY, UH, WE CANNOT SPEND MORE THAN 75,000 BASED ON OUR SPENDING LIMITS WITH EACH VENDOR.
I DON'T ANTICIPATE US EVEN COMING CLOSE TO THAT.
I WAS JUST GONNA ASK, THEY'RE KIND OF ON CALL.
HE ANSWERS MY CALL WHENEVER I CALL HIM.
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UH, HEARING NONE, UH, TONY.AND THE MOTION PASSES? SEVEN ZERO.
[ An Ordinance Authorizing Transfers Between Various Funds Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio And Amending Ordinance No. 2024-O-2625 By Making Supplemental Appropriations For Expenses Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio For The Period Beginning January 1, 2024 And Ending December 31, 2024. (first reading)]
ITEM 10 E.ITEM 10 E, AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS BETWEEN VARIOUS FUNDS OF THE CITY OF HUB HEIGHTS, OHIO, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 0 24 DASH O DASH 2 6 25 BY MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF HU RIGHTS OHIO FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2024, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 AT THE FIRST READING.
AND AGAIN, WE'LL CALL ON CITY MANAGER.
SO THERE ARE A VARIETY OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS HERE THAT COUNCIL HEARD FROM AT THE WORK SESSION.
THE ONE I DO WANT TO TOUCH ON IS OUR QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE 4TH OF JULY.
I DO APOLOGIZE, I'VE BEEN PLAYING CATCH UP TODAY, SO COUNCIL DIDN'T RECEIVE RESPONSES TO THEIR QUESTIONS UNTIL FIVE O'CLOCK.
UM, SO BASICALLY THE CITY HAS SOUGHT SPONSORS FOR THESE EVENTS.
WE DO A BARN BRUNCH AND THEN AS PART OF THEIR SPONSORSHIP FOR THE AQUATIC CENTER, KROGER IS ACTUALLY A, UH, A PARTNER ON THE, UM, STAR, STAR-SPANGLED HEIGHTS.
UM, YES, THERE WILL BE MORE RIDES THIS YEAR, ABOUT THREE TIMES AS MANY RIDES IN THE PAST.
UM, BASICALLY THE WAY IT'S GONNA WORK IS THAT THE VENDOR'S GONNA SELL A $10 BREAK, UH, WRISTBAND.
IT'S UNLIMITED GOOD FOR THE ENTIRE DAY.
UM, SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE GETTING FOR THE $43,000 THAT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL ON THE 4TH OF JULY, IS THAT WE'RE GETTING, UH, TRIPLE THE AMOUNT OF RIDES MORE FUN FOR, FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN.
UM, ANOTHER BIG QUESTION WAS INSURANCE.
SO WE ACTUALLY, WE DID DO A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND UH, CINCINNATI CARNIVAL.
UH, AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT OUR INSURANCE IS PROVIDING THE NECESSARY COVERAGE AND THAT THEY ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE PROTECTED WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
WE DID CUT X THROWING OUT OF ONE OF THE EVENTS, SO THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER THAN I THINK ANY OF US WANTED TO GO.
UM, ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, UH, QUESTIONS, ANITA, WITH THAT $10 WRISTBANDS ARE SOLD, DOES THE CITY GET THE $10 TO HELP REIMBURSE FOR THAT 43,000 OR DOES THE COMPANY KEEP THAT? NO, THE COMPANY KEEPS IT.
IT WAS TO KEEP OUR COSTS DOWN.
UM, YOU KNOW, 43,000 ISN'T THAT MUCH TO GET THREE TIMES AS MANY RIDES AS WE DID BEFORE.
IT WAS REALLY THE BEST WAY FOR US TO GET THE NUMBER OF VOLUME OF ENTERTAINMENT WE WANTED AT THE LOWEST COST POSSIBLE.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? RICK? I DID NOTE IN YOUR, UM, UH, YOUR, UH, EMAIL TO US, YOUR SUBMISSION TO US THAT, UH, THEY'RE HANDLING IT ALL, THEY'LL, THEY'RE SETTING UP A TICKET BOOTH.
UH, OUR VOLUNTEERS WHEN BE NEEDED TO DO THAT? NO.
AND, UH, UH, A NUMBER OF, UM, I CAN ONLY CALL THEM GAME BOOTHS.
UM, SO ARE WE LOOKING AT A TYPICAL CARNIVAL TYPE ATMOSPHERE THERE? UH, WE HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED IT YET, BUT THE HOPE IS YES.
UH, NANCY BERG? YES, RICK, UM, WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION A WHILE BACK.
UM, THERE, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE LENGTH OF THE FIREWORKS THAT WENT ON LAST TIME.
I KNOW WE'RE DOING THE SAME INVESTMENT THAT WE DID LAST YEAR.
UM, I DO KNOW FOR PREVIOUS COMPANIES I'VE WORKED WITH, 20 MINUTES IS KIND OF THE ATTENTION SPAN THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE.
UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR TARGET.
SO I'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET AT LEAST GET A 20 MINUTE SHOW.
WELL, YEAH, I MEAN 30 35 IS EVEN.
I THINK IT WENT LONGER THAN 45 AND THEN IT HAD SOME BREAKS AND WE HAD A LOT OF REPETITION AND THAT'S WHY I MEAN QUALITY OVER QUANTITY.
YEAH, I, I THINK THE VENDOR LAST YEAR HAD SOME, UH, MISFIRES AND SOME ISSUES THAT, UH, THEY ENDED UP REATING THE CITY SOME AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT, UM, AS A RESULT OF THAT.
BUT, UH, IT WAS NOT INTENDED TO HAVE THOSE PAUSES.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ANITA? WELL, I'M GONNA BRING IT UP IN UNPOPULAR SUBJECT.
SO OUT OF THIS, WITH THE WATER IN LIEU OF WHAT WE FOUND OUT LAST WEEK THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING THIS AND EVERYTHING AND WE'RE GOING TO SPEND $750,000 TOWARD, UM, THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH OBVIOUSLY NEEDS IT.
WHAT'S OUR PLAN?
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WHAT'S OUR PLAN?I DON'T KNOW HOW IT RELATES TO THE FOURTH, BUT I I DO KNOW WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK TOWARDS SOLUTIONS.
UM, WE ARE ENGAGING A FIRM, UM, FOR A RATE STUDY TO DETERMINE WHAT OUR WATER RATES SHOULD BE.
UM, EVERY YEAR, UH, I AS CITY MANAGER AM AUTHORIZED TO, UM, INITIATE AN INCREASE UP TO THE COST OF LIVING CALCULATION.
UM, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, UM, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO GENERATE REVENUE, WHETHER IT BE, UM, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL HOMES IN THE CITY, UM, WHETHER IT BE, YOU KNOW, TIF REVENUE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I, I DON'T THINK I HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU TODAY, UM, BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK, WORK ON THAT QUESTION.
THAT WAS JUST KIND OF A BLOW TO HEAR THIS, UM, WHEN WE WERE EXPECTING IT IN 2025 THAT WE'RE SIX YEARS LATER BEHIND THE GAME.
UM, AND ALSO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS WHOLE, UM, LETTER RESERVE FUND.
SO THEY'RE SAYING THAT THE FILTRATION SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY.
SO WHERE IS IF WHEN IT'S NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, IS THAT STUFF COMING INTO OUR DRINKING WATER? I MEAN NO.
SO IT'S NOT EXACTLY, IT'S HAPPENING HERE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE AN ACCURATE TO SAY IT'S NOT WORKING CORRECTLY.
WHAT THEY'RE FINDING IS THAT SOME OF THE FILTER MEDIA IS, UM, IS WASHING OUT AND IT'S UNEXPECTED.
SO AGAIN, UM, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE NEED TO INVEST IN IS OUR PLANT.
IF THE PLANT GOES DOWN ON IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER HOW GOOD THE WATER LINES ARE.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE'RE GONNA GET TO THAT LATER AND MAYBE WE CAN GET INTO A DEEPER DISCUSSION THEN ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UH, TONY ROGERS, UH, WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND ON, AND THIS IS AN ORDINANCE AND THE REQUEST FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR WAS TO, UH, WAIVE THE SECOND READING AND ADOPT IT THIS EVENING.
SO WE FIRST NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING.
SO WE DO NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE SECOND NANCY.
YEAH, I, I MAKE A MOTION WE WAIVE THE SECOND READING AND KATE SECOND.
AND, UH, WAIVING A SECOND PASSES SEVEN ZERO.
UH, ONTO A MOTION TO ADOPT, UH, NANCY BURGE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
TONY, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL? MR. AKINS? YES.
AND, UH, WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 10 G UH, 10 F.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The Director Of Finance To Remove $963.20 In Grass/Weeds Assessment Fees From The Property At 7220 Kirkview Drive. (first reading)]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO REMOVE $963 AND 20 CENTS AND GRASS WEEDS.ASSESSMENT FEES FROM THE PROPERTY AT 72 20.
KIRK VIEW DRIVE AT THE FIRST R.
RICK, WILL YOU CATCH US UP ON THAT? YES.
SO AS COUNSEL HEARD FROM MR. BELL, UM, THE PROPERTY CHANGED HANDS BEFORE THE CITY WAS ABLE TO, UH, LIST ASSESSMENTS WITH THE COUNTY.
UM, WE DIDN'T THINK IT FAIR TO, UH, ASSESS THE NEW PROPERTY OWNERS FOR SOMETHING THEY DIDN'T DO.
UM, SO WE'RE ASKING, UH, COUNSEL TO WAIVE THOSE ASSESSMENTS TONIGHT.
UM, UM, WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WE'LL HAVE A MOTION BY KATE BAKER, SECOND BY FRED AKENS.
AND ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ATTORNEY WILL RECALL THE ROLL.
[ A Resolution To Increase The Not To Exceed Amount For S.B. Friedman & Company For Land Development Study For The Economic Development Department In Calendar Year 2024. (first reading)]
10 G.ITEM 10 GA RESOLUTION TO INCREASE THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT FOR SB FRIEDMAN AND COMPANY FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT STUDY FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND CALENDAR YEAR 2024 AT THE FIRST THREE.
AND RICK CALLING ON YOU AGAIN? YES.
SO AS YOU HEARD FROM, UM, MR. CHERKOWSKI, UM, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING MARKET ANALYSIS ON A NUMBER OF PROJECTS INCLUDING THE EAST CHAMBERSBURG ROAD, UM, AND A A FEW OTHER LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY.
AND, UM, WITH THAT WE NEED A MOTION.
UH, SCOTT DAVIDSON MOVE TO THE DOCK.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
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SEEING NONE, TONY, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL? MR. WEBB? YES.AND THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract For The Pressure Filter Improvement Project. (first reading)]
10 H.ITEM 10 HA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE PRESSURE FILTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT THE FIRST READ.
SO, UH, BACK TO, UH, MS. KITCHEN'S QUESTION ABOUT, UH, MEDIA LOSS IN OUR FILTERS.
UM, AGAIN, THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORKING PROPERLY, THEY'RE FILTERING WATER CORRECTLY.
UM, BUT WE SHOULDN'T BE LOSING AS MUCH FILTER MEDIA AS WE SHOULD.
SO THIS LEGISLATION IS TO BRING IN A FIRM TO STUDY THAT.
UM, I DO RECALL HEARING ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN I TOURED THE FACILITY WITH VEOLIA.
UM, THIS IS ONLY PROBABLY ONE OF A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT WE'LL NEED TO DO TO, UH, UPGRADE AND, UH, IMPROVE THE PLANT.
UM, AND, UH, WE WILL NEED A MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, FURTHER DISCUSSION.
SO HOW LONG IS THIS PROJECT SUPPOSED TO LAST? I WILL HAVE TO CHECK ON THAT.
I MEAN, IT'S, UH, THE STUDY'S BASED ON THE TIMELINE OF THE, UH, CONSULTANT.
UH, OBVIOUSLY THE SOONER THE BETTER.
I WOULD IMAGINE THAT ONCE WE ENGAGE THEM, UM, THEY COULD GET IT DONE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
I'D HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT, BUT I CAN GET AN EMAIL OUT TO COUNSEL WITH THAT INFORMATION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? RICK? JUST A QUICK QUESTION TO CAPITALIZE ON.
UH, UH, MS. BAKER'S COMMENT? MM-HMM.
SO WHERE'S THE MEDIA GOING?
NOT INTO THE WATER, BUT I WILL FIND OUT WHERE IT'S GOING.
UH, SCOTT DAVIDSON, AS FAR AS WHEN WE DID THE TOUR THROUGH THE PLANT, THE MEDIA IS GOING INTO THE SOFT WATER TUBES AND PLUG THE NOSE UP, WHICH YOU HAVE TO DO THE SLATS.
SO THAT'S WHERE IT'S CLOGGING DOWNSTREAM CLOGGING OUR SOFT WATER PART.
SO THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO FIX THAT.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, UH, TONY, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL? MR. DAVIDSON? YES.
[ A Resolution Accepting Certain Streets And Public Improvements For The Quail Ridge Subdivision. (first reading)]
ON TO ITEM 10.A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING CERTAIN STREETS AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE QUAIL RIDGE SUBDIVISION AT THE FIRST STREET.
AND, UM, I HATE TO DO THIS RIGHT.
SO, UH, AS AS USUAL WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS, UH, THE CITY HAS TO ACCEPT, UH, THE STREETS AND, UM, AND THE NAMING OF THOSE STREETS.
SO WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT STREET GONNA BE? COIL RIDGE.
UM, AND WITH THAT WE NEED A MOTION, NANCY, AND A SECOND MOVE TO ADOPT KATE.
AND SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT HAVING THAT NAMED, UH, ZICK STREET SINCE
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
TONY, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL MS. BAKER? YES.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Award And Enter Into Contracts For The 2024 Street Program. (first reading)]
10 J.ITEM 10 JA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD AND ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE 2024 STREET PROGRAM AT THE FIRST STREET AND ROAD.
UH, AS COUNSEL WILL RECALL, UH, THEY AUTHORIZED, UH, THE STAFF TO GO OUT TO BID FOR THE STREET PROGRAM.
THIS IS THE, UH, THE WARD OF THAT BID.
AND WITH THAT, UH, WE NEED A MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING, SEEING NONE, TONY, WE CALL THE ROLL.
AND THE MOTION PASSES? SEVEN ZERO.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Contracts For The 2024 Sidewalk Program And The Concrete Portion Of The 2024 Street Program. (first reading)]
K.UH, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE 2024 SIDEWALK PROGRAM AND THE CONCRETE PORTION OF THE 2024 STREET PROGRAM AT THE FIRST READING.
AND AGAIN, RICK, SO AGAIN, THIS IS A AWARD ON A, UH, A PREVIOUS BID.
UM, THIS IS FOR NOT ONLY OUR SIDEWALK PROGRAM, BUT ALSO THE CONCRETE PORTION OF ANY STREET PART OF OUR STREET PROGRAM.
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AND SO, UM, UH, CAN WE GET A MOTION? SCOTT DAVIDSON AND A SECOND? KATE BAKER.ANYONE? RICK, IS THE, UM, IS THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, UH, ON THE WEBSITE OR OTHER PLACES? WHAT STREETS, WHERE AND WHEN? SO YES, THE, IF THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS THE AGENDA PACKET, IT HAS NOT ONLY, UH, ALL OF THE BIDS, UM, BUT ALSO A MAP OF THE LOCATIONS, UH, THAT ARE GONNA BE REPAVED OR, UH, HAVE CONCRETE DONE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
AND, UM, ATTORNEY ROGERS, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL? I NEED TO ASK A QUESTION.
THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN BEFORE ANITA CAME.
UM, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT HAVING THEM DO THE 2025 THAT NOTICES OUT TO PEOPLE AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR SO THAT THEY CAN, IF THEY WANNA DO IT THEMSELVES, THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT BEFORE WE GO INTO CONTRACT AND DO IT FOR THEM.
SO BY DOING IT THE OLD WAY, THEY WEREN'T GETTING NOTICES TILL LIKE SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND BY THAT POINT IT WAS TOO LATE FOR THEM TO REALLY GET CONCRETE WORK DONE OR FIND SOMEBODY STILL AVAILABLE TO DO IT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO HAVE US DISCUSSED LAST YEAR.
I'LL ALSO DIG INTO, I I KNOW, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE DOING AN ENTIRE CONTRACT FOR AN ENTIRE CITY.
PART OF ME WOULD HOPE THAT WE'RE GETTING MAYBE THE BEST PRICING OVER ANY INDI INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTOR, BUT I'LL TRY AND GET THE BIDS OUT AS SOON AS WE CAN.
ALSO, IF I, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, RUSS SAID THAT THERE'S, UH, IF, IF PEOPLE WANT TO HIRE SOMEONE THEMSELVES, I THINK THERE'S A LIST OF APPROVED CONTRACTORS WHO CAN'T JUST PICK JOE BLOW OFF THE STREET.
AND THAT IS THAT WE WANTED TO TRY TO START ROLLING THAT FORWARD, IF NOT ALL AT ONCE, AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT EACH YEAR UNTIL, UH, PEOPLE HAVE MORE ADVANCE, UH, NOTICE THAT THEY CAN GO OUT AND GET THAT WORK DONE.
SO I THINK THAT'S THE DESIRE OF COUNSEL.
IF WE CAN, UH, SEE THAT THOSE NOTICES COME OUT A LITTLE SOONER, GIVE PEOPLE MORE TIME TO, UM, FIND OUT IF THEY CAN GET IT DONE ON THEIR OWN.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, TONY.
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract For The Installation Of Crosswalk Stamping At Different Intersections Project. (first reading)]
TO ITEM 10 L.ITEM 10 LA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CROSSWALK STAMPING AT DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS PROJECT AT THE FIRST READ.
AND AGAIN, UH, RICK, TELL US ABOUT IT AGAIN.
COUNSEL PREVIOUSLY, UH, AUTHORIZED US TO GO TO BID.
THIS IS TO AWARD FOR THAT CONTRACT FOR, UM, THE STAMPING OF SIDEWALKS IN THE CITY.
AND WITH THAT, WE NEED A MOTION, UM, NANCY? YEAH.
AND A SECOND MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND KATE.
AND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
UH, RICK, HOW LONG DOES THAT, DOES THAT STAMP AND LAST, YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS ON TRAFFIC.
UM, I'D HAVE TO CHECK WITH RUSS, BUT I, IT COULD LAST ANYWHERE FROM MANY YEARS TO JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS, JUST DEPENDING ON HOW HEAVILY TRAFFICKED THE STREET IS.
UM, I KNOW THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION A FEW MONTHS AGO, MAYBE LAST COUNCIL, UM, ABOUT SEEING WHICH VENDORS WE'VE USED AND WHICH ONES LAST THE LONGEST.
SO I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT ANSWER FOR YOU.
AND IT'S, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT DEPEND ON IT, BUT OUR GOAL HAS BEEN, UH, AND I KNOW RUSS'S GOAL HAS BEEN TO MAKE SURE WE USE THE BEST AND CHEAPEST CONTRACTOR, NOT JUST THE CHEAPEST CONTRACTOR.
UM, THE CONTRACTOR WE'RE USING FOR THAT PROJECT, I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT IS IT THE SAME ONE WE USED AT CHAMBERSBURG ROAD? I DO NOT KNOW.
MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT IT IS.
FRED, TO ANSWER YOUR, UM, UH, YOUR QUERY ON THAT, UH, I BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THOSE, UH, STAMPED SIDEWALKS VARY IN QUALITY.
UM, THE ONES AT CHAMBERSBURG AND BRANT SEEM TO BE HOLDING UP VERY WELL, UM, HARDLY ANY TRAFFIC PATTERNS WHATSOEVER YOU CAN SEE ON 'EM.
AND IF YOU GO OVER TO, UH, LITTLE YORK AND, UM, EDGEWOOD THAT AREA OVER THERE, UH, THEIR CROSSWALKS WERE ALREADY, UH, WEARING DOWN TO WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE ASPHALT AGAIN.
SO I DID, UH, INQUIRE TO RUSS, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY ENGINEER WENT BACK OUT AND TOOK A LOOK AT WHOEVER DID OUR PROCESS.
WE NEED TO MIMIC THAT PROCESS.
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HE DID SAY THAT THIS PROCESS WOULD BE THE SAME AS WHAT WAS DONE AT CHAMBERS PARK.SO, AND, AND I WILL SAY THERE'S A, THERE'S A LOT OF EVALUATION THAT GOES INTO IT.
SO THE, THE SELECTED BIDDER IS, UM, A SOLID, YOU KNOW, THE, THE HIGHEST BIDDER IS 50% MORE EXPENSIVE THAN, THAN THE LOWEST BIDDER.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S KIND OF A BALANCE OF COST VERSUS QUALITY THAT, THAT WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO, TO BALANCE THERE.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, UH, TONY? MR. AKENS? YES.
AND THE MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO ON ITEM
[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase A Vac Truck And Appurtenant Equipment And Waiving The Formal Bidding Requirements. (first reading)]
10 M ITEM 10 MA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE A VAC TRUCK AND A PERTINENT EQUIPMENT AND WAIVING THE FORMAL BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AT THE FIRST READING.AND RICK, UH, JUST AS IT SOUNDS, UH, WE NEED A NEW VAC, UH, TRUCK FOR SEWER LINES FOR OUR WATER DEPARTMENT WELL, AND ALSO FOR WATER LINE REPAIRS.
SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT THIS PURCHASE IS FOR.
AND, UH, IS THERE A MOTION? KATE BAKER? UH, SECOND SCOTT DAVIDSON.
MOTION AND A SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION.
WE'RE WAIVING THE FORMAL BIDDING.
WHY? SO A LOT OF TIMES WE DESIGN THESE VEHICLES TO THE NEEDS OF THE STAFF.
AND SO, UM, TYPICALLY, I MEAN, I CONSIDER IT A LOT LIKE A FIRETRUCK OR, UM, LIKE AN AMBULANCE.
UM, MOST TYPICALLY, UH, THE STAFF DESIGNS IT TO THEIR NEEDS AND WE PICK THE VENDOR THAT, UM, CAN MOST CLOSELY MATCH THAT NEED.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COUNSEL? UH, HEARING NONE.
AND WITH THAT, THE MOTION PASSES SIX ONE.
[11. Citizens Comments - General]
ITEM 11.AND THAT IS CITIZEN'S COMMENTS? YES.
UH, SO WE'LL START WITH, UM, MR. BRUCE LER.
CAN I, HUH? I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER TO HARTMAN.
MY NAME IS LORI HARTMAN AND I HAVE BEEN A VENDOR AT THE FARMER'S MARKET AT THE HEIGHTS, UH, SINCE IT'S INCEPTION IN 2020.
UM, WHEN THE MARKET WAS CREATED DURING THE PANDEMIC SHUT DOWN, AND WHEN GROCERY STORES WERE HAVING ISSUES, STOCKING FRESH PRODUCE, MEATS, EGGS, ET CETERA.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT I BROUGHT TO THE PARKS MANAGER AT THAT POINT IN TIME THAT WAS GONNA BE NEEDED FROM VENDORS BECAUSE I WAS BEING USED AS A, UM, REFERENCE FOR WHAT VENDORS NEEDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MARKET, I TOLD HIM THAT WHAT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WAS GOING TO BE LIABILITY INSURANCE, LIABILITY INSURANCE, THAT ALSO NAMED THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS AND THE FARMER'S MARKET AT THE HEIGHTS AS SECONDARY INSUREDS.
THE PARKS MANAGER AT THE TIME CAME BACK AND STATED THAT THE CITY DID NOT WISH TO MAKE THAT REQUIREMENT BECAUSE THEY WANTED ALL ENTREPRENEURS THAT WERE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THAT FINANCIAL BURDEN PUT ON THEM.
SO THEY WERE MAKING THE FARMER'S MARKET AN EVENT, WHICH A STAFF MEMBER WOULD BE THERE TO HAVE AN UMBRELLA OF PROTECTION, INSURANCE PROTECTION FOR THE MARKET.
RECENTLY, A DECISION WAS MADE TO REMOVE THE STAFF MEMBER FROM THE FARMER'S MARKET AND REMOVING THAT EVENT PROTECTION FROM THE MARKET ITSELF.
I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MY INSURANCE PROVIDER AND MY INSURANCE PROVIDER, AND I MAY GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS WAS, THERE WERE THREE OF US THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF THIS MARKET.
AND ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I HELPED WAS BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WAS A POLICE OFFICER HERE IN HUBER HEIGHTS FOR MANY YEARS AND RETIRED IN 2019.
AND THAT WE FELT THAT THIS WAS ONE WAY THAT WE COULD GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT GAVE US SO MUCH BECAUSE I MEAN, WE WANTED TO GIVE BACK.
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SO WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE, I, LIKE I SAID, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MY, UM, INSURER AND THEY BECAME VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE HE, HE'S IN HIS WORDS, THAT PUTS YOU AT A MUCH HIGHER LIABILITY BECAUSE THE UMBRELLA PROTECTION THAT THE CITY HAD IS NOW GONE.WHERE IF WE WERE ALL THERE AND PART OF THE VENDORS HAD INSURANCE AND PART OF THEM DID NOT.
IF SOMEONE, A VENDOR'S TENT BLEW AWAY, WHICH HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND INJURED SOMEONE OR THEIR PROPERTY, MY INSURANCE COULD BE FILED AGAINST MY PERSONAL INSURANCE.
WHERE IF SOMEONE CAME TO THE MARKET OVER AT THE EEL BERGER AND GOT OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE AND TRIPPED ON THE CURB AND FELL AND HURT THEMSELVES, MY INSURANCE, THEY COULD PUT A CLAIM ON MY INSURANCE, MY LIABILITY INSURANCE, BECAUSE I WAS AN ATTRACTANT FOR THEM TO COME THERE.
IF THEIR CHILDREN WERE THERE WITH THEM AND THEIR CHILDREN WERE ON THE PLAYGROUND AND FELL AND BROKE THEIR ARM, MY INSURANCE COULD HAVE A CLAIM AGAINST IT FOR THAT CHILD'S HEALTHCARE.
BECAUSE I WAS CARRYING LIABILITY INSURANCE, IT WAS A VERY HARD DECISION TO SAY I COULDN'T PARTICIPATE BECAUSE MY INSURANCE WOULD'VE RISEN OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR JUST TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MARKET.
THERE, I, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD, UM, THERE WAS A APPLICATION FOR A CONTRACTED POSITION ON THE VENDOR'S APPLICATION.
THE VENDOR'S APPLICATION OR THAT CONTRACTED POSITION, UM, WOULD BE A 10 99 EMPLOYEE.
AGAIN, MY INSURERS SAID, WELL, A 10 99 EMPLOYEE IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN A STAFF MEMBER.
NUMBER ONE, YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL A 10 99 EMPLOYEE WHEN AND WHERE TO BE AT WHAT TIME TO WORK.
SO ON THE APPLICATION, IT SAYS THAT THEY NEED TO BE AT THE FARMER'S MARKET EVERY SATURDAY FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL THREE.
BUT IF THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW, HOW ARE THEY GONNA BE THERE? ANOTHER THING IS THAT THE, UM, CONTRACTORS ARE NOT HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS AS A STAFF MEMBER.
SO A CONTRACTOR MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION THAN WHAT THE CITY HAS ON SOMETHING SO THEY COULD MAKE A DECISION AND PUT THE LIABILITY OR PUT THE CITY AT A HIGHER LIABILITY.
AGAIN, I HAD ALREADY MADE THE DECISION TO NOT PARTICIPATE, BUT I ALSO FELT RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE VENDORS BECAUSE WE HAVE BECOME A FAMILY.
WE ARE OUT THERE EVERY WEEK FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND RAIN SHINE AND EVERYTHING ELSE, AND WE HELP EACH OTHER.
AND THAT IS A THING THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED AT ANY OTHER FARMER'S MARKET THAT I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN.
WE HELP EACH OTHER SET UP, WE HELP EACH OTHER TEAR DOWN, AND WHEN THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, WE GO HELP EVERYBODY ELSE.
SO I FELT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY FELLOW VENDORS AND I INFORMED THEM OF THE CHANGES.
THERE ARE MANY WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT ISSUES, BUT I DID WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED AND SOME OF THEM HAVE ALREADY PAID, AND NOW THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE NOT ONLY, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T CARRY LIABILITY INSURANCE COULD POSSIBLY LOSE THEIR HOME, NOT JUST THEIR BUSINESS, BUT THEIR RESIDENCE.
SO I, THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I, I THINK THAT JUST NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
BEFORE RICK, CAN YOU SPEAK TO ANY OF THOSE? UM, YES.
THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE, UM, IS I DID RECEIVE YOUR EMAIL OF MARCH 6TH.
UM, HAVE YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH, UH, THE ASSISTANT MANAGER IN THE PARK MANAGER SINCE THEN? NO, I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED AT ALL.
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN CONTACTED AT ALL? OKAY.
UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE WAS GONNA BE A FOLLOW-UP MEETING TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE CONCERNS, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.
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COUNSEL VERGE.YEAH, THAT'S THE FIRST I HEARD THAT WE WERE REMOVING A STAFF PERSON.
WELL, IT'S INTERESTING WE WOULD DO THAT WITHOUT KNOWING THE RAMIFICATIONS.
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT BEFORE US.
YEAH, WELL, I, I DO THINK THAT, UH, THERE WAS A DISCUSSION BETWEEN SARAH WILLIAMS AND SARAH MCPHERSON.
UM, I'VE BEEN PART, I'VE OVERSEEN FARMER'S MARKETS WHERE WE SIMPLY THE SPACE, OR NOT LEASE, BUT PROVIDE A, A SPACE FOR THE MARKET AND THEY MANAGE THEMSELVES.
SO I THINK THERE'S SOME AREAS WHERE THAT HAPPENS.
OBVIOUSLY, THE WAY IT'S, UH, RUN HERE.
UM, BUT WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING AND, AND HAVE A SIT DOWN.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.
I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT, UH, THE CITY MANAGER WILL GET ON THAT FOR YOU.
NEXT UP WE HAVE, UH, JULIE REESE.
OH, OH, YOU WANTED TO TALK? YEAH, I DO WANNA SPEAK AFTER HER.
JULIE, IF YOU DON'T MIND, GO AHEAD.
SINCE IT'S ON THE SAME TOPIC, I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU DEFERRED TO HER.
I'M, UH, THE OWNER OF CIRCLE R AND H FARM AND ALSO A, UH, A VENDOR AT THE, UH, FARMER'S MARKET.
I SEE AT LEAST ONE CUSTOMER HERE TONIGHT.
I BEGAN IN 2020, UH, WHEN THE MARKET OPENED DURING THE PANDEMIC.
I'M, UH, RESIDE DOWN IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
SO THE MARKET WASN'T AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME.
UM, AND THEN SINCE THEN I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO MARKETS MUCH CLOSER TO HOME, BUT BECAUSE OF THE LOYAL CUSTOMERS HERE AT HUBER HEIGHTS, AND THEN THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO WERE IN NEED, SUCH AS WE PARTICIPATE IN THE, UH, SENIOR FARMER'S MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM SO FAR AS SENIORS.
THEY GET COUPONS, THEY CAN GET GOOD FRESH PRODUCE, UH, WIC AND SNAP.
WE DO ALL THOSE TO SERVE ALL THE, UH, MEMBERS OF THE HUBER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY.
BUT AS, UH, LORI HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, THE RISK TO MY BUSINESS IS JUST TOO MUCH.
UH, AS YOU CAN TELL, I'M A LITTLE BIT OF A GRAY BEARD.
SO I'M APPROACHING, UH, THE END OF WORKING IN AN OFFICE AND THIS WILL BE MY RETIREMENT.
AND I CAN'T JUST, I JUST CANNOT PUT THAT AT RISK.
UM, IF THESE CHANGES OCCUR, UH, IF THEY DON'T, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME BACK.
I LOVE THE CUSTOMERS THAT I HAVE HERE, UH, IN THE HUBER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY, AND THEY GROW EVERY YEAR.
UH, IT IS A VERY FAMILY ORIENTED, UH, MARKET.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND IT, UH, YOU KNOW, FROM THE KIDS WHO COME AND WE TEACH THEM HOW THE PRODUCE HAS GROWN, WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM, UH, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO IT RIGHT.
AND, UH, WE WANNA ALSO TAKE CARE OF THE, UH, THE MEMBERS OF THE HUBER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE BEST AND FRESHEST, UH, PRODUCE, UH, ALONG WITH THE OTHER EGGS AND MEATS THAT THE OTHER FARMERS PROVIDE.
CAN I ASK HIM A QUESTION, SIR? YES.
DO YOU EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE WITH INSURANCE AT OTHER FARMER'S MARKETS? YES, MA'AM.
THIS FIRST TIME WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS, I THINK, AND THE OTHER THING, JUST TO SPEAK FOR SOME OF THE OTHER VENDORS, SOME OF THE OTHER VENDORS, LIKE THE CRAFT VENDORS THAT COME, I, I DON'T THINK THEY EVEN MAKE IN THE YEAR WHAT IT WOULD COST FOR THEIR LIABILITY INSURANCE.
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO COME AND, AND GET THOSE THINGS.
UM, RICK, I'D LIKE WHEN YOU'RE INVESTIGATING THAT, WOULD YOU ALSO INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS ON, UM, ON HOW MANY PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WIC PROGRAM, THE SENIOR FOOD PROGRAM? SURE.
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS A BIG, THAT WAS A BIG DRAW.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE WELL, YEAH.
THE ONE EMAIL I'M GETTING, I, I WANNA GET AN IDEA FROM OUR LAW DIRECTOR ABOUT FARMER'S MARKETS IN GENERAL.
UH, I KNOW FARMER'S MARKETS HAVE SOME BROAD ALLOWANCES, UM, AS A CITY, YOU KNOW, WHILE WE CAN PERMIT A LOT OF VENDORS, WE ARE NOT UNDER ORC, UH, ALLOWED TO PERMIT OR REQUIRE PERMITS OF VENDORS OF FARMER'S MARKETS.
SO, UH, I, I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE LAW DIRECTOR DIG INTO STATE CODE AND SEE WHERE, WHERE WE LAND ON THAT.
WILL WE DO OUR FOURTH JULY? DO WE HAVE TO HAVE INSURANCE FOR THOSE VENDORS ALSO? UM, LIKE IF SOMEBODY CAME AND PUT UP A FOOD BOOTH? I DO NOT BELIEVE SO.
I THINK THEY INSURE THEMSELVES.
SO IF THEY BROUGHT THEIR WARES TO THE 4TH OF JULY, LIKE, SO I'M ASKING LIKE, ARE WE TREATING ALL OF OUR VENDORS THE SAME? WELL, THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THIS.
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YES, WE DO TREAT ALL OF OUR VENDORS THE SAME, BUT I HAVE TO DIG INTO THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.I KNOW WE, I DON'T BELIEVE WE REQUIRE LIABILITY INSURANCE, BUT I'VE GOTTA CHECK INTO THAT.
UM, COUNCILMAN, THANK YOU VICE MAYOR.
UH, JUST, I JUST WANTED A LITTLE CLARIFICATION.
UM, IS IT BECAUSE OF THE INSURANCE THAT WE ARE NOT PROVIDING THE INSURANCE, OR IS IT BECAUSE OF HAVING THE, UM, THE, THE EMPLOYEES TO COVER IT? SO, AS I'M UNDERSTANDING IT FROM OUR, UH, GUEST TONIGHT, IT'S BECAUSE THERE ISN'T AN EMPLOYEE THERE.
THEIR INSURANCE IS NOT CONSIDERING IT TO BE A CITY SANCTIONED EVENT, AND THEREFORE THEY CARRY LIABILITY.
SO THE CITY IN GENERAL IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, HAS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF EXCLUSIONS FROM LIABILITY THAT PROTECTS US.
I NEED TO DIG INTO, INTO THE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS OF THESE THINGS MYSELF.
SO I, I'M ALSO CURIOUS HOW A LOT OF OTHER CITIES, I MEAN MAYBE NOT A LOT, BUT OTHER CITIES HANDLE IT MUCH DIFFERENTLY, UM, THAN HAVING STAFF THERE.
I CAN ONLY SAY THAT, UM, I'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF FARMER'S MARKETS THROUGHOUT THE, THE REGION A LOT.
UM, I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING HERE IN HUBER HEIGHTS THAT'S SO DIFFERENT THAT MM-HMM.
UM, WE'RE GONNA MESS UP A FARMER'S MARKET.
SO RICK, IF YOU CAN WORK ON THAT, I THINK IT'S, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
UH, RICK HAVING A FARMER'S MARKET IS A POLICY DECISION.
AND I'M SHOCKED TO HEAR THIS TONIGHT THAT ADMINISTRATIVELY WE'VE DONE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
SO REASON WHY I'M SPEAKING, HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE TIME TOMORROW.
MM-HMM,
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THANKS, VICE MAYOR.
I DID JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE OTHER COMMENT THAT THE, THE INSURANCE LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENT OR LACK OF LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENT FROM THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS IS SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM EVERY OTHER MARKET THAT I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN.
EVERY OTHER MARKET THAT I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN, AND I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST EIGHT OTHER MARKETS, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE WITH THE OTHER MARKET LISTED AS A SECONDARY INSURED.
AND THIS IS THE ONLY MARKET THAT I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THAT IT DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT I DO CARRY IT, BUT IT DOES NOT REQUIRE IT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, 'CAUSE I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
AND ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? UH, THANK YOU.
UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND I'M SURE CITY MANAGER WILL BE, UH, GETTING WITH YOU AND WE'LL WORK THROUGH THIS.
JULIE REESE, BETHEL TOWNSHIP, MIAMI COUNTY.
HERE TO OPPOSE ANNEXATION AND FULL DISCLOSURE, I AM A BETHEL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE, AND WHILE ALL OF THE TRUSTEES STAND FIRMLY AGAINST ANNEXATION, I'M NOT HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES, BUT INSTEAD ONLY AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN.
TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT ZONING.
MANY TIMES MAYOR GORE MENTIONS IT IS THE OWNERS OF THE LAND WHO ARE ASKING FOR ANNEXATION AND NOT HUBER HEIGHTS.
WHILE I AGREE THAT ULTIMATELY THEY MAY HAVE THE DECISION, THEY ARE NOT DOING THIS WITHOUT HELP.
SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROCESS.
A DEVELOPER FROM FAR, FAR AWAY WHO HAPPENS TO HAVE FRIENDS IN THE HUBER HEIGHTS GOVERNMENT AND WHO HAS NO VESTED INTEREST IN OUR AREA, COMES TO THE HOMEOWNER AND WAVES A BIG BAG OF CASH IN FRONT OF THEIR FACE.
THE DEVELOPER KNOWS THAT IF THEY CONVINCE THE LANDOWNER TO ANNEX, THAT THEY STAND TO MAKE TRUCKLOADS OF MONEY, BECAUSE THE HUMOR HEIGHT, ZONING CODE ALLOWS EXTREMELY HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT.
BETHEL TOWNSHIP, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS MORE OF A RURAL ENVIRONMENT AND PREFERS LESS DENSITY.
TOWNSHIPS HAVE THE CHOICE TO HAVE THEIR OWN ZONING REGULATIONS OR TO RELY ON THE COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS.
WE, BETHEL TOWNSHIP HAVE OUR OWN ZONING CODE BECAUSE WE HAVE A VISION OF HOW WE WOULD LIKE OUR TOWNSHIP TO BE, HOW WE WOULD LIKE IT TO GROW, AND HOW TO PROACTIVELY PLAN FOR SAID GROWTH.
ANNEXATION DOES NOT ALLOW FOR OUR VISION TO BE EXECUTED.
IT IS CHANGING THE CULTURE OF OUR TOWNSHIP.
WE ARE LOSING OUR RURAL STANDING ANNEXATION IS BOMBARDING US WITH GROWTH IMPACTING OUR SCHOOLS AND ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, AND EXPONENTIALLY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES ON OUR NARROW COUNTRY ROADS.
IN SHORT, THERE IS NO TIME TO PLAN FOR THE RATE OF GROWTH THAT ANNEXATION CAUSES AND THE ACREAGE THAT HUBER HEIGHTS HAS ALREADY ANNEXED.
THERE ARE NEARLY AS MANY HOUSES AS HAVE BEEN BUILT IN THE TOWNSHIP SINCE
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THE TOWNSHIP'S INCEPTION.OVER HALF OF THOSE HAVE BEEN BUILT IN THE LAST 10 YEARS OR SO.
OFTEN PEOPLE STAND UP AND SAY, A LANDOWNER SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO AS THEY WISH WITH THEIR PROPERTY.
I BEG TO DIFFER A BIT ON THIS, AND THIS IS WHERE THE ZONING REGULATIONS COME TO BEAR.
WE HAVE ZONING CODES TO PROTECT ALL OWNERS.
WE HAVE THEM TO SUPPORT OUR VISION, OUR LIFESTYLE, AND TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE DESERVE.
A HOMEOWNER PURCHASES THE LAND UNDER SPECIFIC ZONING CONDITIONS, WHICH DICTATE WHAT THEY CAN DO AND NOT DO WITH THAT PROPERTY.
A RURAL EXAMPLE IS THAT IF THE PROPERTY IS ZONED AGRICULTURE, THEY'RE ENTITLED TO BUILD ONE HOUSE ON THE ACREAGE, BUT CAN HAVE MANY BARNS.
IF IT IS ZONE RESIDENTIAL, THEY ARE ENTITLED TO ONE HOUSE, A LIMITED SIZE OUTBUILDING, AND THERE ARE MINIMUM ACREAGE REQUIREMENTS.
IF OWNERS COULD DO AS THEY WISH WITH THEIR PROPERTY, WE WOULD HAVE GAS STATIONS AND ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR RESIDENTIAL.
THE HOMEOWNER WHO OWNS THE PARCEL UNDER A GIVEN ZONING SHOULD HAVE NO EXPECTATION THAT THE ZONING WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CHANGED BECAUSE THEY WANT IT.
SO WE MUST DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE ENTIRE TOWNSHIP AND FOR THE FUTURE OF THE TOWNSHIP.
YOU DO THE SAME FOR HUBER HEIGHTS, RIGHT? YOU REVIEW EACH CASE AND DECIDE WHAT IS BEST.
I ASK YOU TO VOTE NO TO ANNEX SENDING ADDITIONAL LAND.
IT TAKES AWAY REASONABLE GROWTH IN THE TOWNSHIP AND OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND NEGATIVELY IMPACTS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
YOU EFFECTIVELY ARE GIVING THE LANDOWNER AND THE DEVELOPER A WAY TO CIRCUMVENT OUR ZONING, WHICH IS THERE TO PROTECT ALL RESIDENTS.
THE ONCE OF A SINGLE RESIDENT SHOULD NOT OUTWEIGH THOSE OF THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.
I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD LIKE IT IF A GAS STATION POPPED UP ON THE LOT NEXT TO YOUR HOUSE BECAUSE THAT OWNER SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO WHAT THEY WANT.
THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.
HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT IS POPPING UP WHEN WE DON'T WANT IT.
PLEASE DON'T FORCE YOUR ZONING ON OUR TRANQUIL RURAL LIFESTYLE.
WE HAVE A PHRASE OUT IN THE TOWNSHIP, THE, WE HAVE A PHRASE OUT IN THE TOWNSHIP THAT WE ARE LIVING THE BETHEL WAY OF LIFE.
IT MEANS A RURAL EASY LIFESTYLE WITH AN EXCELLENT QUALITY OF LIFE.
I ASK THAT YOU DEVELOP THE LAND YOU ALREADY HAVE WITHIN YOUR CITY LIMITS BEFORE YOU COME AND DEVELOP OUR LAND.
BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, AND LET US KEEP OUR BETHEL WAY OF LIFE.
AND NOW, ONE LAST THOUGHT AS MENTIONED BY THE PREVIOUS GENTLEMAN WHO IS TEACHING KIDS WHERE THE FOOD COMES FROM.
BETHEL TOWNSHIP IS WHERE THE FOOD COMES FROM.
ANNEXATION IS TAKING FARMLAND, AND THE LAST TIME I LOOKED, THEY'RE NOT MAKING ANY MORE LAND.
NEXT UP WE HAVE, UH, JEFF MORFORD.
JEFF MORFORD, BETHEL TOWNSHIP, MIAMI COUNTY.
AT THE END OF THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THE MAYOR CHOSE TO COMMENT ON A COUPLE OF MY TOPICS DURING MY PUBLIC COMMENT TIME.
NUMBER ONE, MY REFERENCE TO ELECTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN MANY CASES, LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MUFFLE THE ABILITY OF ITS CITIZENS TO VOICE THEIR OPINION OR OPPOSE THE ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
I REFER TO SCHEDULING OF PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHICH I WILL CONCEDE IF INDEED THERE IS TRULY THE ABILITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE.
AS THE MAYOR SUGGESTED TO MY REFERENCE, THAT WHEN IT COMES TO REFERENDUMS, THE STATE OF OHIO HAS ESTABLISHED REASONABLE, NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS AS TO HOW MANY DAYS AND HOW MANY SIGNATURES ARE NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
THE STATE REQUIRES 30 DAYS AND 10% OF THE VOTING NUMBER FROM THE LAST GUBERNATORIAL RACE.
TO ME, ANYTIME A GOVERNING BODY ADJUSTS THOSE NUMBERS, WHICH MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE CITIZENS, THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT HARD FOR THE CITIZENS TO QUESTION THE DIRECTION OF ITS LEADERS.
AS TO THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS THAT HUBER HEIGHT USES 30 DAYS AND 15% HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR MANY YEARS WITH THE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY CHARTER.
I SAY IT WAS WRONG THEN AND IT IS WRONG TODAY.
AND IF YOU ARE TRULY WELCOMING OF CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND ACTIONS, YOU WOULD SEE THE INJUSTICE AND CHANGE THAT PART OF YOUR CHARTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
REMEMBER, YOU ARE UPFRONT AND FOREMOST A CITIZEN OF HUBERT HEIGHTS.
FURTHERMORE, IF A GOVERNING BODY USES ANY DEVICE TO SILENCE OR SUBDUE THE VOICE OF OR ACTIONS OF HIS COMMUNITY IS AS IT IS A TRANSGRESSION OF UNFORGIVABLE MAGNITUDE FURTHERING THAT SUBJECT.
THE MAYOR TRIED TO LESSEN THE PAST HUBER HEIGHTS OFFICIALS RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHANGING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REFERENDUM.
HE TRIED TO SUGGEST THAT BETHEL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES ENGAGED IN SIMILAR PRACTICE, SUGGESTING THAT BETHEL TOWNSHIP WORKSHOP MEETINGS WERE BEING HELD IN THE MORNINGS, SUGGESTING I'M SURE THAT THESE MEETINGS WERE HARD TO ATTEND FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE WORKING FAMILIES.
I SEE HIS POINT, BUT THAT BETHEL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES SAW THE AIR OF THE SCHEDULING AND HAD IT ADJUSTED THE TIME FOR WORKSHOP MEETINGS TO THE EVENINGS.
IF BETHEL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES SAW THE
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AIR IN THEIR WAYS, I SUGGEST YOU CAN SEE THE PROBLEM WITH YOUR REFERENDUM REQUIREMENTS AND MAKE A CHANGE TO BENEFIT YOUR CI CITIZENS TODAY.NUMBER TWO, THE LANDOWNER IS DECIDING TO SELL THIS LAND.
I, WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH A PERSON SELLING THEIR LAND AS LONG AS WHOEVER PURCHASES THE LAND USES THE LAND WITHIN THE PARAMETERS AND ZONING OF OUR LONG ESTABLISHED RULES AND REGULATIONS.
IF AFTER ANNEXATION THE LAND WAS TO BE USED TO START A CANNABIS CULTIVATION BUSINESS, OR ANY BUSINESS RELATED TO CANNABIS, OR HEAVEN FORBID, A GENTLEMAN'S CLUB, YOUR COUNCIL WOULD OBJECT, NOT PERMITTING THE LICENSING OR CLEAR PATH TO DO BUSINESS.
YOUR COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED HISTORY AS IT RELATES TO THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES.
AND IN FACT, ANY BUSINESS OR ACTIVITY WITHIN YOUR CITY, WHICH SHOULD COUNCIL DEEMED TO BE UNSAVORY OR DETRIMENTAL TO THE WELLBEING OF THE COMMUNITY AS IT SHOULD BE, YOU ARE TRYING TO PROTECT YOUR CITIZENS.
WE IN BETHEL LOOK AT PAST HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENTS AND THE PROPOSED HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT WITH THE SAME REASONING.
THESE DEVELOPMENTS HAVE HURT OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS.
THESE DEVELOPMENTS HAVE HAD A NEGATIVE OVERALL IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.
JUST AS THIS COUNCIL IS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF YOUR COMMUNITY, WE MIGHT HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS AS TO WHAT OUR SPECIFIC COMMUNITY PROBLEMS AND GOALS ARE.
BUT BE ASSURED, EACH COMMUNITY, HUBER HEIGHTS AND BETHEL TOWNSHIP IS DOING THE VERY BEST TO PROTECT ITS CITIZENS.
OUR OPPOSITION TO THESE HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT IS OUR POSITION, AND WE ARE DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
PLEASE ALLOW OUR CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHAT IS RIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
DON'T LET THESE DEVELOPERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CURRENT ANNEXATION LAWS.
THE DEVELOPERS ONLY INTEREST IN YOUR HIGH DENSITY ZONING.
NOT AVAILABLE IN BETHEL TOWNSHIP AS IT HAS NOT BEEN FOR DECADES.
I'M NOT AGAINST ANNEXATION IF TWO COMMUNITIES WORKING TOGETHER, SUPPORTING, PROMOTING, AND MERGING, HAVING COMMON GOALS USING ANNEXATION WOULD BE A MEANS TO THAT END.
IF THE ANNEXATION REQUEST WAS PUT ON THE BALLOT IN BOTH COMMUNITIES NEEDING THE MAJORITY VOTE FROM BOTH COMMUNITIES TO PROCEED, THIS WOULD ESTABLISH A DEMOCRATIC BY COMMUNITY DECISION.
AND THE RESULTS, GOOD OR BAD, WOULD BE SHARED RESPONSIBILITY OF BOTH COMMUNITIES.
THE RESULTS OF THIS ANNEXATION COULD BE COMPLETELY ONE-SIDED.
YOUR DECISION WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY FOREVER.
VOTING NO WOULD ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO DECIDE WHAT IS RIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITIZENS.
VOTING YES WILL ALLOW THE BULLYING TO CONTINUE VOTING YES WILL FORCE BETHEL TOWNSHIP TO SUCCUMB TO THE DEVELOPER'S AGENDA.
THE DEVELOPERS HAVE NO REGARD AS TO BETHEL TOWNSHIP'S DIRECTION.
THE DEVELOPER ONLY HAS AN AGENDA PROFIT AT ANY COST.
THE DEVELOPERS IN THIS, IN ESSENCE, ARE SAYING THE 4,000 PLUS RESIDENTS OF BETHEL TOWNSHIP DO NOT MATTER.
AND AS ALWAYS, I LEAVE YOU WITH A GOLDEN RULE.
DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU.
LAST UP, WE HAVE, UH, TERRY LU HERE, TERRY LUER.
I'M IN WARD SIX HUBER HEIGHTS.
UM, I RECENTLY MADE A SOCIAL MEDIA POST REGARDING ANNEXATION.
IT GOT QUITE A BIT OF CONVERSATION GOING.
I KNOW HOW CITIZENS IN HUBER HEIGHTS ARE.
UM, I ENCOURAGE THEM TO CONTACT YOU IF THEY'RE CONCERNED.
SO I THOUGHT I WOULD READ SOME OF THESE COMMENTS INTO PUBLIC RECORD.
UM, CONTACT ONE, COMMENT, CONTACT COUNCIL AND ZONING BOARD AND TELL THEM TO VOTE.
WE DO NOT NEED ANOTHER 1300 TO 2000 HOMES CRAMMED IN THIS GREEN SPACE.
MY VOTE IS NO, NO, CONGESTED ENOUGH.
NOW THE MOST POPULAR COMMENT WAS THIS IS A NEGATIVE FOR HUBER AND BETHEL.
NEITHER SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN SUPPORT THIS MANY NEW FAMILIES.
AND THAT IS A RECURRING THEME FROM THESE RESIDENTS.
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OTHER CITIES COMPLAINING HOW BAD IT IS IN HUBER WHEN THEY TRAVEL THROUGH.
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THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME.WHAT IS GOING ON IN HUBER? I HATE DRIVING THROUGH THERE NOW.
I ALREADY AVOID TROY PIKE LIKE THE PLAGUE.
EVEN I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD NOT BUILD ANYTHING.
BUT I DO THINK WE SHOULD NOT ANNEX BETHEL TOWNSHIP AND BUILD 1300 TO 2000 NEW PROPERTIES.
THIS IS A CLASSIC ONE FOR HUBER HEIGHTS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR SCHOOLS CAN'T HANDLE THAT INCREASE.
TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE ADDING MORE COMMON SENSE.
H NO, THIS MAKES ME WANT TO MOVE ANOTHER ALL CAPS COMMENT.
YOU'RE KILLING OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND MAKING HUBERT LOOK WORSE THAN IT DOES NOW, WTF HUBER HEIGHTS ARE THE REAL COLONIZERS.
DEAR GOD, KNOW HUBER CAN'T TAKE CARE OF WHAT THERE IS NOW.
WATER MAIN BREAKS ALL THE TIME.
THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE HAVE.
NO ENOUGH IS ENOUGH TO STOP ALL THE BUILDING.
THERE IS TOO MANY GAS STATION AND FAST FOOD NOW.
NO, I DO NOT WANT TO LIVE HERE WITH THE CONGESTION NOW.
AND I'VE LIVED HERE MY ENTIRE LIFE.
THIS CITY HAS GOT TO STOP ALL THIS BUILDING.
SCHOOLS ARE BURSTING AT THE SEAMS. WE HAVE NOTHING BUT CAR WASHES, PIZZA, CHICKEN, FAST FOOD.
THERE WAS A VERY THOUGHTFUL COMMENT BY SOMEONE WHO WENT TO SCHOOL WITH MR. CAMPBELL.
I HOPE THIS GENTLEMAN, UM, CONTACTS YOU WITH THIS.
HE REMEMBERS THE WAY THE CITY CAME TOGETHER AND FOUGHT ANNEXATION FROM DAYTON.
HE REMEMBERS THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT MOMENT IN HUBER HISTORY, A MOMENT OF STRENGTH FOR HUBER, AND HE CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD DO THE SAME TO YOUR NEIGHBORS.
SO IN THE WORDS OF MR. UM, MORFORD, I WOULD ALSO SAY DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE OTHERS DO UNTO YOU.
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OUR CITY OFFICIAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS.WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO LEAD OFF? KAY BAKER.
I'D LIKE TO READ THE EMAIL I RECEIVED TODAY.
I'M A THIRD YEAR RESIDENT OF HUBER HEIGHTS, AND I WISH TO EXPRESS MY WISHES TO APPROVAL OF THE SAN STATION.
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THIS ACTION WILL RESULT IN ECONOMIC GROWTH OF HUBER HEIGHTS, BRINGING SHOPPING, RESTAURANTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, ALL OF WHICH INCREASE MY VALUE OF PROPERTY, JUST SO YOU KNOW WHAT OTHERS HAVE SENT US.
SO THANK YOU FOR ENCOURAGING HIM TO EMAIL US.
HEALTH VOICES, ALL OF THE BOYS.
UH, ANYONE ELSE? NANCY? UM, YEAH, I KEEP HEARING THIS REMARK ABOUT THE SCHOOLS AND WE MET WITH THE HEBREW HEIGHTS SCHOOL BOARD WITH THE, UM, WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD.
AND THEY WENT THROUGH MUCH ANALYSIS, SHOWED A LOT OF CHARTS AND AFFIRMED TO US THAT BASED ON THE GROWTH AND THE PROJECTIONS, OUR SCHOOLS ARE NOT BUSTING AT THE SEAMS THAT THEY CAN HANDLE THE EXPANSION.
SHOULD THE EX, EVEN IF THE EX THE ANNEXATION WERE, WAS APPROVED.
SO THAT IS A MISNOMER THAT'S OUT THERE.
PEOPLE NEED TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL AND FIND OUT THEMSELVES.
BEVILLE TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS OR HUBER HIGH SCHOOL? HUBER HEIGHT SCHOOLS.
WELL, THAT DISTRICT WILL BE IN BELE TOWNSHIP.
BUT MS. LU LIVES IN, IN HUBER.
SO ARE YOU PLANNING TO SEND THE STUDENTS FROM THIS NEW INFORMATION? I, SORRY.
NO, TO THE CITY OF COOPER HEIGHTS SCHOOLS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, UM, REGISTER.
YEAH, YOU'RE, YOU SHOULD HAVE REGISTERED TO SPEAK.
UH, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THERE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, THEY'LL, THERE'LL BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU.
YOUR OPEN DISCUSSION IS HEALTHY.
I REALIZE YOU'RE NOT A FAN OF THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW, I I I'M SORRY, SIR.
I'M NOT A WHAT? A FAN OF OPEN DISCUSSION AT A MEETING.
WELL, UH, THAT WOULD BE INCORRECT.
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UM, I AM A FAN OF OPEN DISCUSSION AT A MEETING.HOWEVER, THERE ARE, UH, RULES OF PROTOCOL WE TRY TO FOLLOW.
SO I DO APOLOGIZE, UM, AS VICE MAYOR.
UH, YOU CAN TELL I'M NEVER POLISHED AT THIS.
UM, HOWEVER, IT ISN'T A BACK AND FORTH, UH, BETWEEN ANYONE WHO HAPPENS TO BE SITTING HERE ON COUNSEL.
SO, UH, HAVING SAID THAT, UH, I, THERE WAS A COMMENT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AND IT HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH, UH, ANNEXATION.
UH, IT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, A PRESENTATION THAT HAPPENED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING TONIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, MANY OF YOU REALIZE HOW INCREDIBLE IT IS THAT HUBER HEIGHTS HAS A CANINE UNIT SUCH AS WE HAVE, AND THAT THAT CANINE IS SO VALUABLE THAT IT REQUIRES A BULLETPROOF VEST.
LIKE ANY OFFICER OUT THERE ON THE, UH, ON THE FORCE, I CAN'T THANK, UH, LORNA, UH, UM, YOU GUYS ENOUGH FOR, UM, VOLUNTEERING THAT EFFORT, BRINGING THAT EFFORT FORWARD AND, AND PROVIDING THAT FOR, UH, OUR CANINE DOG.
UH, THAT WAS MY STATEMENT FOR TONIGHT.
UH, AGAIN, I'LL WRAP THAT UP WITH ONE FINAL STATEMENT AT THE POINT WHERE ANNEXATION IS ON THE AGENDA AND ALL OF COUNSEL HAD HAD, HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND DO DUE DILIGENCE AT THAT TIME, THERE WILL BE TIME FOR OPEN DISCUSSION.
IT'LL BE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT CAN BE DISCUSSED BACK AND FORTH.
NO, I DO NOT APPROVE OF JUST BACK AND FORTH OPEN DIALOGUE AND BASICALLY ARGUING BACK AND FORTH, UH, AT THE END OF A MEETING.
SO IF, IF YOU CALL THAT NOT BEING A FAN OF OPEN DIALOGUE, THEN SO BE IT.
UH, WITH THAT, UH, UH, WE DON'T NEED A MOTION.
WE DON'T, THERE IS NO NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN HAVE A MEETING WITH THE BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT BEFORE THIS VOTE GOES ON, LIKE WE DID WITH HUBERS? BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO AFFECT THE BETHEL SCHOOLS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEIR SCHOOL BOARD.
WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT AND NOT SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNSEL AND DR.
FRED AND, AND I WOULD'VE TO AGREE WITH, UM, UH, COUNCILWOMAN KITCHEN.
I, I RECALL SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HAVING A, UM, A TOWN HALL, UM, IN REGARDS TO THE, UH, ANNEXATION SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS BENEFITS AND DETRIMENTS TOGETHER, UM, WITH BOTH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND, AND THE, AND FOLKS HERE FROM THE CITY SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION.
UM, GRANTED I STOPPED JUST SHORT OF TRYING TO COMPEL THAT, BUT I'M SURE THAT THERE ARE, ARE FOLKS ON THE, UM, ON THE DIOCESE THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING A, A TOWN HALL MEETING.
AND, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER FOR THE FUTURE 'CAUSE WE ARE ON, ON THE CLOCK.
UH, AND, UH, I WOULD HOPE THE REST OF COUNCIL WOULD AGREE.
THERE IS DUE DILIGENCE TO BE DONE AND THERE IS INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE, UH, PRIOR TO, UM, UH, A VOTE ON ANNEXATION.
THERE'LL BE A LENGTHY DISCUSSION ON ANNEXATION, UH, AT THE TIME WHEN ANNEXATION IS BEFORE US, AND AT THE TIME WE HAVE THE INFORMATION BEFORE US TO, UH, MAKE A DECISION AND DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE.
SO WITH THAT, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? HEARING NONE, IT IS NOW 7 39.