Jan 13, 2025 City Council Meeting

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

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TO THE HUBER HEIGHTS COUNCIL MEETING. TODAY IS JANUARY 13, 2025. THE FIRST OFFICIAL REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE

[2. Invocation - Pastor Randy Griffith Of The Free Methodist Church At 6875 Old Troy Pike, Huber Heights, Ohio]

NEXT IS THE INVITATION BY PASTOR RANDY GRIFFITH OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH AT 60S 875 OLD TORREY PIKE.

>> MATTHEW 1624, JESUS SAID TO THE DISCIPLES , IF ANYONE WOULD COME AFTER ME , HE MUST DENY HIMSELF TAKE UP HIS CROSS AND FOLLOW ME. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ROAD ABOUT A WHITE PASTOR NAMED MR. BEDFORD FROM WISCONSIN HE HAD A LITTLE AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCH IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA ABOUT 15 OR SO YEARS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. THE PASTOR CONSENTED TO COME TO TUSKEGEE WERE BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AND OTHERS HAVE BEGUN A SCHOOL TO HOLD A THANKSGIVING SERVICE. WASHINGTON ROAD "LATER ON, MR. BEDFORD CONSENTED TO BECOME ONE OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL , TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. IN THAT CAPACITY, AND AS A WORKER FOR IT, HE HAS BEEN CONNECTED WITH IT FOR 18 YEARS. DURING THAT TIME, HE HAS BORNE THE SCHOOL UPON HIS HEART NIGHT AND DAY.

HE HAS NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY AS WHEN HE IS PERFORMING SOME SERVICE, NO MATTER HOW BEFORE IT. HE COMPLETELY OBLITERATES HIMSELF IN EVERYTHING. HE LOOKS ONLY FOR PERMISSION TO SERVICE THAT IS MOST DISAGREEABLE AND MORE OTHERS WOULD NOT BE ATTRACTED. IN ALL MY RELATIONS WITH HIM, HE HAS SEEMED TO ME TO APPROACH NEARLY TO THE SPIRIT OF THE MASTER, AS ALMOST ANY MAN I HAVE MET. " THE PART THAT STOOD OUT TO ME ABOUT WHAT HE SAID WAS, HE COMPLETELY OBLITERATES HIMSELF IN EVERYTHING. LIKE THE SPIRIT OF JESUS. I THINK THAT IS WHAT JESUS MEANT WHEN HE SAID TO FOLLOW HIM WE MUST DENY OURSELVES DENY MEANS OBLITERATE. TO OBLITERATE WOULD MEAN THERE IS NOTHING LEFT. NOTHING LEFT OF THE SELF. THAN THE TAKING UP OF THE CROSS AND FOLLOWING HIM WOULD BE POSSIBLE . LIKE THE APOSTLE PAUL WROTE, LOVE IS NOT SELF-SEEKING. WHEN THE SELF HAS BEEN OBLITERATED, WE WILL NOT GET IN THE WAY OF FOLLOWING CHRIST ANYWHERE AND ANYWAY HE WANTS US TO GO. WE WILL LOVE THE LORD AND OTHERS APPROPRIATELY . LET'S PRAY.

FATHER, I PRAY YOU WOULD HELP ME TO OBLITERATE MYSELF SO THAT I COULD FOLLOW YOU BETTER AND LOVE AND SERVE OTHERS BETTER.

LORD, I WANT TO PRAY FOR TONY RIGHT NOW WITH THE LOSS OF HIS MOTHER . FATHER, I PRAY YOU WOULD GUIDE THIS MEETING TONIGHT THAT ALL INVOLVED WILL HAVE A GOOD ONE. IN CHRIST'S

[3. Pledge Of Allegiance]

NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. >> AMEN.

>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

>> WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE?

[4. Roll Call]

>> AN EMAIL . HIS WORK HAS TAKEN HIM OUT OF TOWN. DO WE HAVE A

MOTION TO EXCUSE HIS ABSENCE? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A

MOTION. >> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? >>

>> BY 9-0, -- BECAUSE HE IS NOT HERE, I HAVE TO GET USED TO THAT. ALL RIGHT. LIKE THE OLD WAY. HIS ABSENCE IS EXCUSED

[5. Approval Of Minutes]

[ St. Peter Food Pantry Donation Presentation - Mayor Jeff Gore]

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ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> ST. PETER FOOD PANTRY

DONATION PRESENTATION. >> I HAVE ASKED THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FOOD PANTRY TO COME FORWARD.

>> IF YOU WANT TO COME UP THIS WAY.

>>

>> THERE. WE KNOW YOU SERVE MANY FAMILIES. ALL OF US ARE GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK YOU DO. THIS IS A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION TO HELP YOU ATTAIN THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED , SOME OF THE THINGS . WE DO HAVE A CHECK I WANT TO GIVE YOU FOR THE FOOD PANTRY , $4000 FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.

HOPE THAT HELPS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT UP WE HAVE THE HUBER

[ Huber Heights Charter Review Commission Final Report Presentation - Huber Heights Charter Review Commission]

>> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS . ONE COULD NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION OVERALL FINDINGS, THE VOTING RESULTS, WHICH I'M SURE YOU ARE ALL AWARE OF, AND FINAL CLOSING SENTIMENTS ABOUT WHAT IT FELT TO BE PART OF THIS COMMISSION. OBVIOUSLY, THE WHY. EVERY 10 YEARS, WHICH MR. US KNOW THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DONE EXACTLY EVERY 10 YEARS. I BELIEVE THE LAST TIME WAS 2016. IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE A MAJORITY PEOPLE SHOWING UP TO VOTE, THERE WAS A PUSH TO GET THE CHARTER COMMISSION REVIEW DONE SO ANY POTENTIAL RECOMMENDATIONS OR CHARTER CHANGES MADE IT TO THE GENERAL ELECTION, ALLOWING FOR LARGER VOTING POPULATION. I AM GOING TO BYPASS ALL OF THIS BECAUSE IT IS VERY BORING LIKE -- LEGALESE. NO OFFENSE, LAW DIRECTOR. THIS IS GOING TO BE KEPT SOMEWHERE IN HISTORICAL RECORDS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO READ, BY ALL MEANS, GO FOR IT. THE MEMBERSHIP WAS CONSISTED OF THREE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAD CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, CITY STAFF, AND WE ALSO HAD THE RESIDENTS.

THOMAS COULD NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE, BUT I AM ACCOMPANIED BY MATT AND ANGELA. WE ARE VERY HONORED TO BE CHOSEN AS A RESIDENCE TO BE A PART OF THIS. WE ALSO HAVE SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO TONY FOR HIS EXCELLENT GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP. WE WERE NEVER FALTERING FOR WHAT STEPS WE

SHOULD TAKE NEXT. >> THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> JUST SOME STATS. AGAIN, THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE. I DON'T NEED TO READ IT TO YOU. ULTIMATELY, WE WERE TRYING TO QUANTIFY EXACTLY HOW MUCH TIME AND EFFORT WENT IN FROM ALL OF US TO MAKE THESE CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO THE BALLOT. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.

THERE WAS NO WAY FOR US TO QUANTIFY EXACTLY HOW MUCH RESEARCH WE ALL DID ON OUR OWN. THERE WAS NO WAY TO TRY AND GAUGE HOW MUCH THE RESIDENTS WHO CAME TO PARTICIPATE, HOW MUCH RESEARCH THEY HAD DONE, HOW MANY CONVERSATIONS WE HAD OUTSIDE OF THE MEETINGS TRY TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ALL COMING TO THE RIGHT CONCLUSION. ALL OF THESE NUMBERS KIND OF ADD UP TO A MUCH LARGER NUMBER OF ALL OF THE EFFORT AND LOVE POURED INTO THIS PROCESS THAT WE COULDN'T EXACTLY QUANTIFY, BUT JUST KNOW THAT THESE MIGHT LOOK SMALL, BUT THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF WORK. ON THE LAST SLIDE, YOU SAW THAT ALL FIVE AMENDMENTS PASSED. RECOMMENDATIONS. THERE WERE FIVE OF THEM. THIS IS THE SHORTER VERSION. THE NEXT LINE IS THE EXPANDED VERSION. I WON'T SURE THAT. YOU CAN READ IT WHEN YOU HAVE FREE TIME. WE

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NOTIFICATIONS. THAT WAS SIMPLY JUST UPDATING TIMES HAVE CHANGED. NEWSPAPERS ARE NOT IN AS WIDE CIRCULATION AS THEY USED TO BE. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO SPEND AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR PERIODICAL PEOPLE DON'T REALLY BE. CITY MANAGER RESIDENCY. THIS WAS REALLY A NON-DISCUSSION. IT WAS JUST KEEPING UP WITH WHAT THE LAWS ARE CURRENTLY. AND THEN, ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS ONE. I WILL TAKE A SIDEBAR JUST TO SAY THAT WE, AS THE RESIDENT POPULATION, REALLY WANTED TO FIND A WAY FOR IT TO BE FAIR, AND FOR PEOPLE TO NOT ABUSE THE POWER THE PEOPLE HAVE ELECTED PEOPLE TO BE IN THESE POSSESSIONS. I KNOW NO ONE ON THIS CURRENT COUNCIL WAS A PART OF IT, BUT THERE WAS A LONG TIME AGO WHERE IT WAS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO WATCH THE COUNCIL PLAY OUT, WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE NEWS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. AS A RESIDENT OF HUBERT MY ENTIRE LIFE, ACTUALLY BEFORE IT WAS INCORPORATED, I WANTED TO SEE OUR GOVERNMENT BE THE BEST IT COULD BE. WE ARE PUTTING OUR FAITH IN YOU AS WE VOTE YOU AS OUR REPRESENTATIVES . WHAT WE HAVE SETTLED ON IS THE FAIREST WAY. THERE ARE ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. IF YOU HAVE THREE UNEXCUSED ABSENCES, THERE COULD BE A MOVE TO REMOVE YOU FROM YOUR POSITION. BECAUSE WE WANT IT TO BE FAIR, IT IS NOT JUST FOR COUNCIL, BUT FOR ANY BOARD, ANY COMMISSION OR PART OF THE GOVERNMENT, WHETHER IT IS AN ELECTED ROLE OR NOT. I KNOW THERE WAS A WHOLE LOT OF CONVERSATION THAT WENT INTO THAT, BUT WE FELT THAT WAS THE SIMPLEST AND MOST FAIR WAY TO PREVENT ANY KIND OF INFIGHTING THAT HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ THIS TO YOU. SO HOW DID THE VOTING LAND? ALL OF YOU SITTING UP HERE ARE AWARE THAT ALL OF THEM PASSED. FOUR OF THE FIVE PAST WELL BEYOND 70% THE ONE THAT DIDN'T PASS BEYOND 70% STILL PASSED BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN . I AM MAKING A FAIR , EDUCATED GUESS TO SAVE THE RESIDENTS OF HUBER WERE VERY MUCH IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT WE WERE PROPOSING AS CHARTER AMENDMENTS, AND THAT SHOWED IN THE VOTING RECORD. I WILL TAKE THIS MOMENT TO SAY THAT WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE RESIDENTS OF HUBER HEIGHTS THAT SHOWED UP AND HAD THEIR VOICES HEARD. IT ALSO SIGNALS THEY TRUST THIS LEADERSHIP, THEY TRUST THE RECOMMENDATIONS YOU ARE USING, AND THE FACT THAT YOU LET THE VOTE, LET THE RECOMMENDATIONS GO TO A VOTE, THERE WAS CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT, AND IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. JUST SOME FINAL CLOSING REMARKS.

AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS WHO WERE PART OF THIS COMMISSION, WE ARE VERY HONORED TO BE A PART OF IT. SOME OF US, IT WAS OUR FIRST STEP INTO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND IT WAS VERY MUCH A LEARNING PROCESS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR KEEPING US ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW. SOMETIMES WE QUESTION THE NEXT STEPS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT WAS REALLY A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS . AND GOING BACK TO ALL THE WORK THAT HAPPENED IN BETWEEN THE MEETINGS, TALKING TO THE AGENT AWAY, TALKING TO OUR NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN THE AREA. YOU KNOW, ALL THE COMMENTS AND CONVERSATIONS THAT CAME INTO THESE MEETINGS. THAT WAS NOT JUST FOR RESIDENTS WHO WERE A PIECE OF THIS, IT WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE, A BROADER COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING US WITH THIS ROLE. WE KNOW THE APPROVAL TO BE PART OF THIS COMMISSION CAME FROM EVERYONE SITTING HERE. THANK YOU. IT WAS AN HONOR. THANK YOU FOR LETTING THE RESIDENTS HAVE THEIR VOTES BE HEARD. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS?

>> HAVING BEEN ON THIS BOARD WITH THIS GROUP, I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT WE HAD THE BEST GROUP OF CITIZENS REPRESENTING OUR CITY . YOU BROUGHT WONDERFUL IDEAS TO THE TABLE . WE TEXTED THEM AROUND, WE LOOKED AT THEM AND ALL DIFFERENT WAYS. YOU GUYS WERE STELLAR . MATT, YOU WERE A GREAT LEADER FOR THE GROUP . YOU KEPT THINGS VERY EFFICIENT , ON TIME . THIS IS A SECOND WHEN I SERVED ON. I THINK THIS WAS PROBABLY THE

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>> THANK YOU. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO NANCY'S COMMENTS. TOO OFTEN WE ASK OURSELVES WHY WON'T RESIDENTS STEP UP AND JOIN COMMISSIONS AND DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE CITY. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR STEPPING UP, BECAUSE IT PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE FOR WHAT CAN HAPPEN IN HUBER HEIGHTS IF WE ALLOW OUR CITIZENS TO DO SOME OF THE WORK AND GET OUT OF THE WAY AND LET THEM DO IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>> I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE COMMISSION . DEFINITELY A LOT OF MEETINGS , A LOT OF TIME, JUST LIKE YOU STATED. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE BOARD , AND JUST EVEN GETTING OUT THERE AND ASKING THE RESIDENTS WOULD LEAD TO SEE TOO. THAT WENT A STEP FARTHER. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

>> I WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE AS WELL. THE CHARTER IS FUNCTIONALLY YOUR CONSTITUTION. IT IS A CITIZENS DOCUMENT. IT DOESN'T EXIST IN ITS FULLEST AND BEST FORM UNLESS CITIZENS PARTICIPATE, AND THEN IT IS VOTED ON BY THE PUBLIC. THIS COMMITTEE WAS COLLABORATIVE, THOUGHTFUL AND THOROUGH. THE ROLE IS TO PROVIDE ADVICE. IF THERE IS OPPRESSION, WE DO THE RESEARCH AND PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES. THIS COMMITTEE AS A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS COMMITTED THEIR TIME AND EFFORT TO DO A REALLY THOROUGH JOB. IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR THAT AND SAY THANK YOU, BECAUSE IT MAKES MY JOB EASIER THE WAY YOU

MANAGED IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE PUSHED SOME LAW BUTTONS PRETTY FAR.

PATIENT. >> APPRECIATE THAT. IS, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO SERVED ON THAT COMMISSION. IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE IN THOSE SITUATIONS, BUT YOU DID DO A FANTASTIC JOB. I THINK EVERYBODY APPEAR IS CERTAINLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE TIME,

EFFORT AND WORK YOU PUT IN. >> MY PLEASURE.

>> HERE ARE SOME PAPER COPIES OF THE FINAL REPORT . THE COUNCIL HAS RECEIVED ONE, BUT IF ANYONE OF THE PUBLIC WOULD

[ Huber Heights Charter Review Commission Mayoral Proclamation Presentation - Mayor Jeff Gore]

WELL. >> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING?

OKAY. >> HUBER HEIGHTS CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION MAYORAL PROCLAMATION PRESENTATION. I WOULD ASK ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION TO JOIN MAYOR

GORE AT THE FRONT. >> THIS IS PROCLAMATION FOR SPECIAL RECOGNITION.

HEIGHTS CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION IS APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT LEAST EVERY TEN YEARS TO REVIEW THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS; AND WHEREAS, THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE UPDATE, ELIMINATION, OR REVISION OF PROVISIONS OF THE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY CHARTER; AND WHEREAS, THE WORK OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AND THE CITY STAFF THROUGH THIS PROCESS HAS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY CHARTER THAT WILL ENHANCE THE PROVISION OF CITY SERVICES AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN HUBER HEIGHTS; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL OF HUBER HEIGHTS WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE DEDICATED VOLUNTEER SERVICE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION FROM MARCH, 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER, 2024. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JEFF GORE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO DO HEREBY EXTEND OUR VERY BEST WISHES FOR HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND CONTINUED SUCCESS TO: EACH OF YOU ON THIS CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT THIS RECOGNITION IS SEALED BY PRESENTING TO THIS HONORED INDIVIDUAL A CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS COIN AS A TOKEN OF OUR ESTEEM. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS TO BE AFFIXED THIS THIRTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY-FIVE. THANK YOU ALL. REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE IT HAS BEEN A LONG EIGHT OR NINE MONTHS. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY. VERY APPRECIATIVE. THANK YOU SO

MUCH. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

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] >> WE HAD A WEATHER DELAY.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CHANGES TO THE CITY CHARTER ARE BEING INCORPORATED INTO A NEW PRINTED VERSION OF THE CITY CHARTER, AS WELL AS THE ONLINE VERSION. IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE PRINTED VERSIONS OF THE NEW CITY CHARTER. YOU'RE WELCOME TO STOP BY HERE AT CITY HALL AND PICK UP A COPY IF YOU ARE

INTERESTED IN THAT. >> NOSTALGIA.

>> EXTRAS ARE HERE. >> THANKS, GUYS.

>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN,

[8. City Manager Report]

SIDDONS COMMENTS . >> WE HAVE NONE THIS EVENING.

>> ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CITY MANAGER REPORT. WE WILL TURN THIS OVER TO JOHN. HOW ARE YOU?

>> GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? OBVIOUSLY, WE TALK ABOUT WHETHER DELAYS. WE'VE HAD INTERESTING TIMES HERE THE LAST 8 TO 10 DAYS. JUST TO RECAP, I GOT WITH PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR . WHEN ALL THIS STARTED, WE MAPPED OUT A PLAN. I THINK WE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB COVERING BOTH STORMS, BUT AS YOU LOOK AT THIS, OVER EIGHT OVER 860 SPAN WE HAD 12 TO 14 INCHES DROPPED ON HUBER HEIGHTS. OVER THAT TIME, WE ROTATED 212 HOUR SHIFTS RUNNING ABOUT , DEPENDING ON STAFFING, SEVEN TO NINE PLOWS EACH OF. 403 HOURS OF REGULAR TIME AND 744 HOURS OF OVERTIME. WE DID USE 1000 TONS OF SALT AND 38,000 GALLONS OF BRINE . AGAIN, I SAID AT THE PUBLIC MEETING LAST WEEK, BUT I WANT TO TELL THE GUYS IN THE CREWS THAT THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN DOWN TO TAYLORSVILLE ROAD YET, THESE ARE PICTURES FROM TODAY THAT MIKE SENT ME. THIS IS THE NEW PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY. WALTER UP. THERE WORKING DILIGENTLY.

WE ARE STILL -- WE WERE A LITTLE DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE RAIN IN THE FALL, BUT WE ARE ON TRACK HERE. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN DOWN BRANDT PIKE, THIS IS THE FRAMEWORK OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT CENTER. LAST WEEK , THE END OF LAST WEEK, ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, THE STEEL WAS DELIVERED. THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS EVEN TODAY WORKING TO ERECT THAT STRUCTURE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR EARLY OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR TO GET IT DONE. MY SHAMELESS PLUG, IF YOU WILL. UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH WE ARE STILL DOING DOG LICENSES FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY. REMEMBER IT IS CASH ONLY. THE LADIES AT THE FRONT DESK WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU WHEN YOU COME IN. ON JANUARY 20 WE HAVE THE MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION WITH THE CULTURE AND DIVERSITY CITIZENS ACTION COMMISSION . THAT WILL BE HELD AT WARREN HIGH SCHOOL. IT WILL START ABOUT 9:30. THE ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ART EXHIBIT. THEY ARE TAKING APPLICATIONS NOW. ON THE WEBSITE YOU WILL SEE A QR CODE TO REGISTER FOR THAT EVENT AS WELL. I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS

YOU HAVE. >> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK MIKE GRAY AND HIS CREW AND EVERYONE INVOLVED FOR HELPING WITH THE STREETS. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN THAT DRIVE.

IT MADE ME RELAX A LITTLE BIT KNOWING THAT HE DID THAT. THEY ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB. I APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS.

>> THANK YOU. >> I WAS CURIOUS. WHEN THEY GO TO DO THE ROUTES, THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND EVERYTHING, BUT I KNOW THERE WERE ISSUES WITH REPUBLIC ABOUT THE TRASH. AFTER THEY DO THE MAIN ROUTES AND THEN THE SCHOOL, OBVIOUSLY, DO THEY HAVE THE -- IF IT IS A TUESDAY, THE DO THE TUESDAY ROUTE FOR SO IT DOESN'T DELAY RADKE MA BECAUSE EVERY PUBLIC ISSUE. REPUBLIC. DID THEY DO THE ROUTES THAT WAY? I THOUGHT

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>> I WILL RECOMMEND THAT TO MIKE. IT IS A LOT, THOUGH. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET ROADWAYS IN THE PLATS. REALLY, SCHOOLS ARE THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. WITH THE SNOW THAT WAS ON THIS, EVEN IF WE WERE TO TRY, WE WERE PROBABLY TWO DAYS BEHIND THE TRASH OUT. BUT I WILL BRING IT

UP TO MIKE, FOR SURE. >> I HAD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE .

>> WE HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE SCHOOLS. JASON AND I HAVE PHONE CALLS JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY WAS SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS GOING ON TO SEE WHAT THEIR SCHEDULES ARE AND WHEN THEY PLAN TO OPEN. OUR PRIORITIES ARE TO GET THE STREETS IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOLS AS OPEN AS WE CAN. WE HAD TO GO BACK AND WAS 8 TO 10 YEARS TO FIND THE AMOUNT OF SNOW WE HAD IN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WE HAD. I THINK THE CREWS DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. WE WILL SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN -- AS WE LOOK AT FUTURE STORMS, WE WILL TRY TO PLACE SOME OF THOSE ROUTES IF WE CAN. IT IS A GOOD IDEA. THANK YOU.

>> I ALSO COMMEND PUBLIC WORKS ON THE JOB THEY HAVE DONE. IT REALLY MAKES YOU APPRECIATE WHAT OUR GUYS DO WHEN YOU GO TO OTHER COMMUNITIES. MY QUESTION TO YOU, JOHN, IS THERE ANYWAY WE CAN GET SOME FEEDBACK WHEN THESE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES GO ON TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ATTENDANCE WAS? WE CAN ALWAYS

GET BETTER. >> FOR SURE.

>> -- I KNOW PARKS AND REC HAS SOME SOFTWARE . WE CAN ACTUALLY TRACK LOCATIONS. IT ACTUALLY TRACKS CELL PHONE DATA AND ACTIVITY. I KNOW WE HAVE DONE IT FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY BEFORE. WE HAVE THIS MANY PEOPLE IN THE PARK FOR THIS AMOUNT OF TIME. WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. I WILL SEE IF SARAH CAN GET SOME INFORMATION ON THOSE.

>> I KNOW WHEN WE DID THE MARTIN LUTHER KING WALK LAST YEAR, THERE WEREN'T MANY PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP, SO MAYBE THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING ELSE . I THINK EVERY YEAR WE NEED TO LOOK AT EACH OF THE ACTIVITIES . I THINK THE ART EXHIBITION MASTER WASN'T AS BIG AS IT WAS THE PRIOR YEARS.

>> YES, MADAM. I KNOW SARAH -- USE THE COMMISSIONS. THEIR VERY IMPORTANT, BUT WERE ALSO TRYING TO LINK PARKS AND REC WITH SOME

OF THOSE ACTIVITIES TOO. >> A QUESTION AND COMMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHO THE GUY WAS THAT WAS DOING THE SNOW ON OUR STREET, BUT IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS TAKING A PERSONAL. THE AMOUNT OF CARS ON THE STREET. I'M SITTING THERE WATCHING HIM. HE IS TURNING THE BLADE THIS WAY HE REALLY DID MAKE AN EFFORT TO GET AS MUCH AS HE COULD, EVEN WITH THE CARS. I COMMEND THE TEAM THAT DID THE OAKS. GREAT JOB. I DO HAVE A QUESTION , I THINK IT IS SHOW GATE PARK. THERE WAS SOME YELLOW AND ORANGE STUFF GOING AROUND AND. ANY UPDATE ON THAT?

>> YES, SIR. WE PUT THE NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IN. WE HAD A COMPANY PUT IN -- IT IS ALMOST LIKE A FOAM SURFACE FOR THE KIDS . THEY ARE NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE WEATHER WHEN THEY PUT IT DOWN. THERE'S AN ACTUAL AREA NOW THAT IS REALLY NOT CURED CORRECTLY. INSTEAD OF HAVING SOMEONE THERE AND WORRIED ABOUT THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM COME BACK PROBABLY SPRINGTIME TO FIX THE WHOLE AREA. WE WILL REEVALUATE IF WE CAN OPEN PART OF THE AREA WHEN THE WEATHER GETS A LITTLE NICER. THEY CALLED ME, I BASICALLY SAID, SHUT THE WHOLE THING DOWN UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT WHERE THE PROBLEM WITH THE SURFACE IS. I DON'T WANT ANYBODY ON THAT.

>> THANK YOU. >> JOHN, WHAT IS OUR POLICY ABOUT CARS BEING IN THE STREETS, ESPECIALLY AFTER A BIG

SNOWFALL LIKE THAT? >> WE DON'T HAVE A POLICY. I WOULD LOVE IT. I TOLD SOMEBODY THE OTHER DAY IN THE OFFICE, I WOULD PROBABLY GET RAN OUT ON THE RAILS, BUT I WOULD LOVE -- STREET SIDE PARKING IS THE BIGGEST DETERRENT TO SNOW REMOVAL, HONESTLY. WE DISCUSSED THIS. WE HAD A POST ACTION MEETING. I THINK IN THE FUTURE WE WILL TRY TO PUT SOMETHING OUT OF SOCIAL MEDIA. I KNOW IT IS NOT A GREAT AUDIENCE, BUT JUST REMINDING PEOPLE IF THEY CAN GET THE CARS OFF THE STREET FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, THE PLOWS CAN MAKE A IF THERE IS NO CAR IN THE WAY. YOU SAID IT BEST. WHEN THERE ARE CARS ON THE ROAD, WE HAVE TO ALTER WORTHY OR PUTTING SNOW. HAVE TO

TURN THINGS . >> TAKES A LOT MORE. I HAVE A COUPLE PICTURES MIKE SENT ME. THE PLOW WAS NOT GOING TO GO DOWN THE STREET. THERE WAS CARS, BUT LITERALLY DOWN BOTH SIDES. THE PLOW WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO DOWN THE

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>> I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THAT. I KNOW IT IS A BIG SITUATION. WE STILL HAVE CARS ON THE ROAD RIGHT NOW WITH SNOW PLOWED AROUND THEM. JUST SOMETHING WHERE THEY CAN MOVE IT FOR SNOWPLOWING. THAT IS SOME OF THE OVERTIME PAY, TAKING TWICE AS LONG TRYING TO GO DOWN THE STREET WITH CARS.

>> AS FRED MENTIONED, THE AMOUNT OF TIME THERE TAKING WEAVING AND DOING ALL THAT IT CAN BE PLOTTED A MEDICAL -- IN A COUPLE MINUTES VERSUS THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET ALL THAT

DONE. >> ALSO, WE MIGHT PUT A BLURB IN THERE. AS WE KNOW, IF A BIG STORM IS COMING, WE CAN DO A POST FOR PEOPLE DRIVING BY. OR ONE CALL. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD ABUSE THE ONE CALL POLICY. BUT MAYBE WE CAN CHECK WITH THE CHIEF AND FIND OUT. YOU WOULD KNOW.

>> I HAVE NOT SEEN THE POLICY ON SNOW EMERGENCIES, BUT I WILL

LOOK IT UP. >> WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET SUCH

AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF SNOW. >> JOHN RUSSELL, I'M GOING TO BRAG ON YOU FOR JUST A SECOND. OF SOMEONE WHO WAS ON THE MONDAY REPUBLIC TRASH ROUTE PICK UP, THE FIRST NOTIFICATION I GOT FROM REPUBLIC WAS THAT IT WOULD BE A WEEK BEFORE MY TRASH WAS PICKED UP. AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THAT WARD, I CAN TELL YOU THAT MY TEXT MESSAGES, EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS WERE THROUGH THE ROOF . NOTIFYING JOHN RUSSELL, JOHN RUSSELL WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD , AND HE ACTUALLY WENT UP THERE TO LOOK AT THE SITUATION AND SAW THE OVERFLOWING TRASH CANS. JOHN RUSSELL IMMEDIATELY GOT A HOLD OF REPUBLIC AND TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS UNACCEPTABLE. BECAUSE OF THAT, THE TRASH WAS PICKED UP THE FOLLOWING DAY. REPUBLIC WORKED , IF NOT DOUBLE SHIFTS, I THINK IT WAS LIST -- AT LEAST THE SHIFTS THAT HAVE COME A WEEK TO CATCH UP. THE REASON I BRING THIS UP ISN'T JUST TO STOKE JOHN RUSSELL, BUT ALSO TO TELL YOU ALL THAT IS THE KIND OF EFFICIENT STAFF WE HAVE RUNNING HERE RIGHT NOW. JOHN TOOK IT TO HEART, GOT A HOLD OF REPUBLIC, TOLD HIM IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT IT WAS UNACCEPTABLE, AND LO AND BEHOLD, IT WASN'T A WEEK UNTIL MY TRASH WAS PICKED UP, IT WAS THE NEXT DAY. TO JOHN RUSSELL,

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE

IT. >> I THINK FOR CITIZENS LISTENING, LIKE WITH THAT SITUATION, WE ALL GOT NOTIFICATION. I FOUND WE PUT OUR TRASH OUT ON THE DATE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO, AND IT GOT AHEAD OF THE ROUTE TYPE THING, IN A GOT PICKED UP THE DAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. SO MAYBE PUT OUT THE DAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO SO THEY GET A LITTLE BIT AHEAD, THAT WILL HELP THEM TO KEEP GETTING CAUGHT UP. THAT IS WHAT WE FOUND LAST WEEK. WE HAVE HAD THAT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF OTHER

TIMES. >> ONE LAST THING. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SNOWPLOWING, I ACTUALLY HAD SOMEONE ASKING OVER THE COURSE OF THE STORM, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE , BUT IF ANYBODY ELSE IS LISTENING NOW WHO HASN'T HEARD , YOU CAN TELL PEOPLE IF YOU TALK TO THEM, SOMEONE ASKED ME HOW MANY MILES THE STREET WE HAVE IN THE CITY. IT IS A BUNCH. THE NUMBER IS JUST SHORT OF 450 LANE MILES OF ROAD. THAT IS BOTH. YOU HAVE NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND, EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND SIDE OF THE ROADS ON THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. BUT ALL IN ALL, IT IS JUST UNDER 450 MILES OF ROAD THAT ARE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TAKES CARE OF AND MANAGES AND PLOWS AND ALL THAT. IT IS A TALL ORDER. IT IS A BIG ASK WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE WORK THEY'VE DONE IN THE SHIFTS THEY DID , THE 38,000 GALLONS OF BROWING -- BRINE AND THIS ALL. THAT IS WHERE IT ALL GOES. 450 MILES OF ROAD NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. KUDOS FOR JOB WELL DONE.

>> GREAT JOB. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR JOHN?

>> JUST ANOTHER THING. THE CITY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB THIS YEAR , BETTER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS, OF LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE IS A HIERARCHY TO THE SNOWPLOW ROUTES . ALL SOCIAL

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>> ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT UP IS ITEM

[ A Motion To Appoint Mr. Mark Campbell As The City Of Huber Heights Vice Mayor For 2025.]

>> THERE IS NONE THIS EVENING.

>> NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER 10, NEW BUSINESS. WE BEGIN WITH CITY

COUNCIL BUSINESS . >> A MOTION TO APPOINT MR. MARK CAMPBELL AS THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS VICE MAYOR FOR 2025.

UNDER THE CITY CHARTER, COUNCIL IS REQUIRED AT THE FIRST MEETING OF EACH YEAR TO ELECT A NEW VICE MAYOR. THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS APPOINTMENT. IT WAS DISCUSSED LAST WEEK THAT THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION, AND MARK WAS THE ONLY NOMINATION THAT CAME FORWARD. SO THIS IS ON THE AGENDA FOR APPROVAL BY COUNCIL TONIGHT. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE OF VICE MAYOR DON TRANSFERRED 16 -- DON WEBB FOR SERVING IN THE ROLE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024.

>> I TRY TO MAKE IT TO AS MANY THINGS AS I CAN, BUT SOMETIMES MY OTHER JOB TO BE ELSEWHERE. I APPRECIATE ALL THE TIMES INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> I ONLY GOT TO BEAT THE GAVEL TWICE, IF MEMORY SERVES ME

RIGHT. >> IS THERE A MOTION?

>> I MOVED TO APPOINT MARK CAMPBELL IS VICE MAYOR.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY

DISCUSSION? >>

>> MOTION CARRIES 8-0. NEXT UP IS ITEM 10 B.

[ A Motion To Appoint Christopher Darrin To The Property Maintenance Review Board For A Term Ending December 31, 2025.]

>> MOTION TO APPOINT CHRISTOPHER DARRIN TO THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REVIEW BOARD FOR A TERM ENDING

DECEMBER 31, 2025. >> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?

>> APPOINTMENT TO FILL THE CURRENT VACANCY ON THIS BOARD.

THE APPROPRIATE BACKGROUND CHECK HAS BEEN COMPLETED THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES. WE ASK COUNCIL TO MAKE THIS

APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING. >> THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION.

IS THERE A MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY

DISCUSSION? >>

>>

[ A Motion To Approve The 2025 Huber Heights Rules Of Council Effective January 13, 2025.]

>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2025 HUBER HEIGHTS RULES OF COUNCIL

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 13, 2025. >> TONY.

>> A DISCUSSION LAST WEEK AT THE WORK SESSION ABOUT THESE RULES OF COUNCIL. WE TYPICALLY UPDATE THESE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR. THERE WERE SOME PROPOSED CHANGES IN A NUMBER OF AREAS, SPECIFICALLY THE PRIMARY CHANGES WERE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE AS A RESULT OF THE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED EARLIER THIS EVENING TO REFLECT THE PASSAGE OF THOSE ITEMS. THERE WAS SOME PROPOSED CHANGES DISCUSSED ABOUT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS. THE DECISION OF COUNCIL LAST WEEK WAS TO TEMPORARILY, FOR TWO NIGHTS PURPOSES, TO APPROVE ONLY THE CHANGES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS , AND TO PUT OFF ANY OTHER CHANGES UNTIL A LATER DATE. WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS THE CHANGES AS DISCUSSED. RELATED TO THE CITY.

>> RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE A MOTION?

>> MOVED TO ADOPT. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?

>> WITH THE CHARTER REVIEW CHANGES, WHEN WE GO BACK AND REVISIT THESE AND EVERYTHING, I WOULD LIKE IT SPELLED OUT ABOUT THE EXCUSED ABSENCE. I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO BE SO VAGUE SO WE KNOW WHAT IS EXCUSED. I MEAN, THIS IS KIND OF A JOB FOR US. EVERY JOB WE HAVE IS WHAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO MISS FOR. I REALLY WOULD LIKE THAT PUT INTO THE AMENDMENTS SO THERE IS NOT ANY, YOU KNOW, QUESTION ABOUT IT. THAT IS JUST MY THOUGHT.

>> ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. TONY. >>

>> MOTION CARRIES 8-0. NEXT UNDER ADMINISTRATION IS ITEM 10

[ An Ordinance Providing For The Continuation Of An Existing .25 Percent Levy On Income Effective January 1, 2026 And Expiring December 31, 2035, And To Submit This Ordinance To The Electorate For Approval Or Rejection And Contingent Upon Such Election Approval, Amend Chapters 191 And 192, Income Tax, Of Title 9, Taxation, Part 1, Administration Of The Ordinances Of The City Of Huber Heights To Reflect The Tax Continuation. (first reading)]

D. >> ANSWER GORDON IS PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUATION OF EXISTING ZERO POINT TO 5% LEVY ON INCOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026, EXPIRING DECEMBER, EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2025 TO SUBMIT THIS ORDINANCE TO THE ELECTRIC FOR APPROVAL OR REJECTION AND CONTINGENT UPON

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>> ANY COMMENTS? >> JUST A REMINDER FROM THE WORK SESSION THAT THE 0.25 PERCENT IS SPLIT 40.NINE, 40.NINE, POLICE AND FIRE, AND 19 TO GENERAL FUND AND GENERAL SERVICES OF THAT, AND ALSO REMEMBER THAT THE EFFECTIVE COLLECTION RIGHT NOW IS CURRENTLY ABOUT $3 MILLION TO

THE CITY. >> THIS IS AN EARNED INCOME

TAX. >> YES, SIR.

>> JUST FOR THE PEOPLE LISTENING.

>> ON INCOME ONLY ON INCOME YOU EARN CURRENTLY. IT DOESN'T AFFECT SOCIAL SECURITY, PENSIONS, ANY OTHER DEFERMENTS YOU HAVE GOTTEN FROM PREVIOUS.

>> THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION. BUT ALSO, NO

PROPERTY TAX. >> OKAY. WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING AND ADOPT THIS

EVENING. IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVED TO WAIVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING. ANY DISCUSSION?

>> MOTION CARRIES 8-0. NEXT WE NEED MOTION FOR ADOPTION.

>> MOVED TO ADOPT. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND FOR ADOPTION. ANY DISCUSSION? TONY?

>>

[ A Resolution Specifying May 6, 2025 As The Date For Submitting To The Electorate Of The City Of Huber Heights A Proposal To Provide For The Continuation Of An Existing .25% Levy On Income Effective January 1, 2026 And Expiring December 31, 2035, And Directing The Board Of Elections Of Montgomery County And Miami County, Ohio To Place The Issue On The Ballot. (first reading)]

8-0. NEXT UP IS >> RESOLUTION SPECIFY MAY 6 23 FIVE IS THE DATE FOR THE MEETING TO THE ELECTORATE OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS A PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUATION OF AN EXISTING 0.25% LEVY ON INCOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026 AND EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2035, AND DIRECTING THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND MIAMI COUNTY, OHIO TO PLACE THE ISSUE ON THE BALLOT AT THE

FIRST READING. >> JOHN?

>> THIS IS THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION. IS ACTUALLY CONTAINS A BALLOT LANGUAGE THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO MONTGOMERY

AND MIAMI COUNTY. >> THANK YOU, JOHN.

ACCOMMODATION WAS TO ADOPT. IS THERE A MOTION?

>> MOVED TO ADOPT. >> SECOND.

[ A Resolution Amending And/Or Establishing The City Of Huber Heights Organizational Chart And Authorizing The New Personnel Staffing Levels As Detailed Below. (first reading)]

>> MOTION AND SECOND. IS THERE DISCUSSION?

>>

IS ITEM 10 F. >> RESOLUTION AMENDING OR ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AND AUTHORIZING THE NEW PERSONNEL STAFFING LEVELS AS DETAILED BELOW AT THE FIRST READING.

>> JOHN? >> THE HR DIRECTOR OUTLINED AT THE WORK SESSION THAT YOU CAN SEE THE ADDITIONS HERE WE HAVE GONE WITH. THE HIGHLIGHTS TO THAT WILL BE, JUST TO REVIEW, SINCE I TOOK OFFICE, WE REALLY HAVE TRIED TO STREAMLINE THE HIRING PROCESS. WE ARE TRYING TO ATTRACT PEOPLE AND GET THEM HIM AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. PART OF THAT IS THE WAY WE DO BACKGROUND CHECKS AND THE WAY -- YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE'RE OUTSOURCING A LOT. WERE ASKING SOME DETECTIVES IN THE POLICE DIVISION TO WORK EXTRA HOURS ON SOME OF THESE PROJECTS. WERE TRYING TO BRING THAT A LITTLE MORE STREAMLINED. THAT IS THE FIRST POSITION YOU SEE THEIR ESCAPE. ALONG WITH HIRING, YOU WILL SEE LAST YEAR WE WENT TO THIS WHOLE CADET/ INTERIM POSITION WITH FIRE AND POLICE. YOU CAN SEE WERE TRYING TO ADJUST THOSE NUMBERS TO ATTRACT THE STUDENTS AND THOSE THAT ARE IN CLASS TO COME TO US. WE WILL RETAIN THEM AFTER THEY GRADUATE. THOSE OF THE POSITIONS YOU WILL SEE THEIR ESCAPE. AS WE DISCUSSED AT THE BUDGET HEARING LAST FALL, WERE TRYING TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL PEOPLE TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT SINCE WE ARE GROWING AND TRY TO RUN THINGS MORE EFFICIENTLY. WE ARE NEED IN THAT OF THAT POSITION AND

FINANCES WILL. >> RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION.

IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVED TO ADOPT BEST THE

SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY

DISCUSSION? >> I DON'T KNOW IF THIS SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH THE LEVY MAYBE, BUT I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS REACH OUT TO ME WHO SAID THAT, ONCE AGAIN, THEY FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE POLICE HIRED IN THE CITY. AND THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND VOTING FOR THE LEVY IF WE ARE MAKING AN EFFORT TO HIRE SOME MORE POLICE . I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. I KNOW THIS IS FOR THE TAO, BUT I STILL THINK WE NEED TO POSSIBLY LOOK AT THAT FOR

THE LEVY. >> I WILL JUST TELL YOU THAT THE POLICE CHIEF AND I HAVE HAD CONSTANT CONTACT ABOUT THIS. WE

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I THINK WE NEED MORE POLICE OFFICERS. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT STAFFING AND WHAT PEOPLE DO HERE. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY, UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN IN THIS POSITION, AND I DON'T MEAN, I MEAN FOR THE CITY, THE CITY IS RUN -- HAS RUN SOME PRETTY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH BARE-BONES.

THERE IS NO EXTRA MEAT. WE DID THIS LAST YEAR. 10 YEARS AGO WE TALKED ABOUT CUTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THOSE CUTS, THEY ARE NOT THERE. WE ARE PRETTY BARE BONE WE GROW EVERY DAY POPULATION WISE HERE. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. THAT WAS MY

POINT, I GUESS. I HEAR YOU . >> SOON AS I GET TO THE FULL STAFFING, I WILL BE RIGHT HERE BANGING THE DRUM. I PROMISE YOU

THAT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT.

SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH JOHN AND THROUGH THE POLICE CHIEF AND FIRE CHIEF. OUR DISCUSSIONS ARE THE SAME THING . THAT IS THAT, HEY LOOK, THERE'S NOBODY ON CITY COUNCIL THAT IS GOING TO DENY ANY OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED. SO THE MESSAGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN , YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT HAS BEEN BEFORE, BEFORE HE BECAME THE MAYOR SEVEN YEARS AGO , BUT THAT IS CONSISTENTLY THE MESSAGE. HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU NEED , AND WE WILL MAKE SURE WE PROVIDE THE FUNDING FOR THOSE POSITIONS. THAT MESSAGE HAS BEEN THE SAME . I CAN PERSONALLY GUARANTEE FOR SEVEN YEARS. CERTAINLY, IT IS FRUSTRATING, BUT IT ISN'T FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE WORKING TO TRY TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS, IT IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ANY PEOPLE TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE USE THE PHRASE, ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL. WE ARE NOT DOING THAT WITH OUR FINANCES AND ALL. THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE INDUSTRY OF ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO TO MAKE THAT EXTRA DOLLAR OR GET THE OTHER BENEFIT. I KNOW OUR BENEFITS , THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, ARE PHENOMENAL FOR OUR EMPLOYEES , POLICE AND FIRE. WE DEFINITELY -- WHEN YOU GET WHERE WE ARE, THE PAY IS COMPETITIVE. WE DID THE WHOLE PAY STUDY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THE PAY IS COMPETITIVE. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY PLACE THAT OFFERS BETTER BENEFITS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY THAN HUBER HEIGHTS. THERE JUST AREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE TO GO AROUND .

FOR EVERYBODY YOU MAY HIRE, THEY MIGHT DECIDE, I LIVE CLOSER AND A POSITION CAME OPEN, I WANT TO GO BACK AND BE PLACED IN THE TOWN I GREW UP IN. THEY HIRE TWO, AND THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, ONE OF THEM LEAVES AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

>> OR ONE RETIRES. >> YEAH. IT IS A CONSTANT BATTLE. CERTAINLY, I HEAR YOU. I HEAR THE SAME CALLS FROM RESIDENTS. I THINK EVERYBODY APPEAR , I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE THAT NOBODY UP HERE WOULD VOTE NO WHEN IT COMES TIME TO FULFILLING A REQUEST TO ADD POLICE AND FIRE TO OUR ORG CHART, TO ADD THOSE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL. I KNOW THAT AND BELIEVE THAT . I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE. AS THOSE POSITIONS ARE FULL, THEN YES, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE THREE SHORT, BUT HE ADDED THREE MORE, WE WOULD BE SIX SHORT. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE. BUT CERTAINLY, I CAN'T SAY WE, BECAUSE I'M NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THAT, BUT I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WORKING

THEIR TAILS OFF. >> AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

EVERY TIME I COME UP WITH A NEW PLAN TO HIRE SOMEBODY, YOU ARE ALL IN WITH THAT PLAN. I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP IN POLICE AND FIRE . WE HAVE TRIED TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX HERE, THE BEST WAY FORWARD WITHOUT DECREASING STANDARDS . WE COULD FILL SPOTS WITH CERTAIN PEOPLE, BUT THERE IS A STANDARD HERE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THAT STANDARD. WE ARE REALLY, TRULY TRYING TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND FIND DIFFERENT WAYS TO HIRE PEOPLE. LIKE I SAID, AS SOON AS WE FIGURE OUT WHAT THE MAGICAL IS, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP RIDING THAT TRAIN.

>> WE'RE SEEING SOME SUCCESS IN THEIR ESCAPE. ON THIS CHART, IT ACTUALLY INCREASED. WE KNOW THERE WAS THE ONE THAT WORKS,

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>> IN MY THIRD TODAY, CITY OF KETTERING, TROY, WAS CARROLLTON. EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO HIRE.

>> IT IS UNFORTUNATE, BUT THE LEVEL OF PEOPLE INTERESTED IN GOING INTO PUBLIC SAFETY JUST ISN'T WHAT IT WAS 20 OR 25

YEARS AGO. >> THAT IS VERY TRUE.

>> THANKS, JOHN. I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH THE OTHERS .

>> I THINK THE CITIZENS NEEDED TO HEAR THE WHOLE STORY.

>> THANK YOU. OKAY. WE GOT THE FIRST AND SECOND. ANYTHING

ELSE? GREAT DISCUSSION. >>

>>

[ A Resolution Establishing And/Or Amending The Salary Ranges And Wage Levels For Employees Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio. (first reading)]

>> RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AND/OR AMENDING THE SALARY RANGES AND WAGE LEVELS FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO ON FIRST READING.

>> THIS IS COMPANION DOCUMENTATION WITH THE ORG CHART. WE ALWAYS BRING PAY SCALES AS WELL BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PLACE THE PEOPLE ON THE CHART IN THE PAY SCALE. EACH YEAR WE DO COME TO YOU WITH A COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE.

SIMILAR TO WHAT THE UNION CONTRACTS AFFORD THEIR EMPLOYEES. THAT IS IN THIS AS WELL, 2.75 TO NON-CONTRACTED

EMPLOYEES. >> IS THERE A MOTION.

>> MOVED TO ADOPT. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? TONY.

>>

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Solicit Bids For Services Related To The Construction And Renovation Of Fire Station 23. (first reading)]

ITEM 10 LETTER H. >> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION A FIRE STATION 23 AT THE FIRST

READING. >> JOHN PECK

>> YOU HAVE BEEN GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO APPROVE THE ARCHITECTURAL WORK FOR THE RENOVATION OF STATION 23. NOW IT IS TIME TO GO OUT TO BID FOR THAT WORK. THAT IS WHAT THIS

IS. >> THINKING. RECOMMENDATION FOR

ADOPTION. IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVED TO ADOPT.

>> SECOND. >> IS THERE DISCUSSION? TONY.

>>

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Solicit Bids For A Three-Year Contract For The Provision Of Janitorial Services For The City Hall Building, The Police Building, The Senior Center Building, The Future City Governance Center Building, And The Montgomery County Municipal Court Building. (first reading)]

MOTION CARRIES 8-0. >> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY HALL BUILDING, THE POLICE BUILDING, THE SENIOR CENTER BUILDING, THE FUTURE CITY GOVERNMENT CENTER BUILDING, AND THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING AT THE FIRST READING.

>> JOHN, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?

>> WRITER AGAIN FROM THE WORK SESSION THAT THE CURRENT CONTRACT HAD EXPIRED. WERE GOING OUT FOR BID TO FIND ANOTHER CLEANING SERVICE. I WILL COME AGAIN, GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT . YOU SAW THE NUMBERS OUT THERE FOR SNOW REMOVAL. IN THE MIDST OF ALL THAT, MIKE'S CREWS OF TAKING OVER THE DUTIES OF CLEANING THESE BUILDINGS WHEN THEY'RE NOT PLOWING STREETS. THEY HAVE WORKED OFF THEIR TAILS. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> THINK IT, JOHN. RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE A

MOTION? >> MOVED TO ADOPT.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. IS THERE

DISCUSSION? TONY. >>

>>

[11. Citizens Comments - General]

COMMENTS FOR GENERAL ITEMS. >> FIRST WE HAVE PAT.

>> I LIVE AT 7172. I FIRST HAVE TO SAY THAT I MOVED HERE IN 1971 I NEVER REGRETTED ONE MINUTE OF IT. MY TWO SONS HAVE TURNED OUT REALLY GOOD GOING TO LEAN SCHOOL. A GREAT SCHOOL ALL THE WAY THROUGH. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR. I KNOW SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT HAVE GRADUATED WITH THEM THAT A BIT OVER TO MY HOUSE FROM GRADE SCHOOL ON UP. THEY HAVE TURNED OUT JUST GREAT. THAT IS BECAUSE THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS AND THEIR SCHOOL. I AM HERE REPRESENTING THE HUBER HEIGHTS SENIOR

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THE ONE AND ONLY JUDY BLANKENSHIP. WE ARE SO PROUD THAT YOU HAVE REPRESENTED US . YOU HAVE DONE -- JUST BEEN OUTSTANDING. ANY QUESTIONS I HAD, AND NANCY CAN TELL YOU, I'VE CALLED HER MANY TIMES JUST ON GENERAL THINGS. SHE HAS ALWAYS GOTTEN BACK WITH ME. DON HAS BEEN SPECIAL TOO. EVERYBODY ELSE. BUT THESE TWO, WE BUGGED THEM SO MANY TIMES. WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BUT GOOD ABOUT THE NEW SENIOR CENTER.

EVERYBODY THAT PUT EVERYTHING IN IT. PAT LARSON DID A GOOD JOB REALLY FROM THE HEART AND SOUL AND THE THINGS SHE KNEW. I BELIEVE SARAH CAME IN OCTOBER AND PICKED RIGHT UP AND HELPED.

A LOT OF VOLUNTEER PEOPLE WENT IN AND DID A GREAT JOB. JUTS TOOK EVERYBODY'S EFFORT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. WE APPRECIATE IT FROM THE BOTTOM OF HER HEART. WE REALLY, TRULY DO.

YOU'VE GOT THE BEST BOARD APPEAR I HAVE SEEN. I BEEN HERE OFF AND ON FOR A FEW WITH THE MEETINGS LATELY. IT HAS BEEN -- JUST FELT SO GOOD TO KNOW WE CAN COUNT ON YOU, JUST LIKE OUR BOARD HERE. YOU KNOW, OUR CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS SENIOR CENTER.

WE HAVE GOT A GOOD GROUP WE ARE WORKING WITH. WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE ON EVERYTHING, BUT WE END UP ALL COMING TO A SOLUTION. IT ALL WORKS OUT PRETTY GOOD. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT PUBLIC WORKS HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OUT THERE TOO. EVEN ON MY STREETS. I'M SURE SOME OF THE ONES HERE, THEY DID A GREAT JOB. THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE BUILDING FOR THE SENIOR CENTER , THEY HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING. THEY JUST JUMPED IN AND HELPED WITH DIFFERENT THINGS WE NEEDED DONE. I DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ALL WERE, BUT THEY WERE JUST SO PLEASANT, SO KIND, AND SO HELPFUL. I THINK THE ELECTRICAL WORKER. EVEN DON FIXED OUR VACUUM CLEANER THAT WE COULDN'T GET WORKING. HE VOLUNTEERED. THE POLICE AND FIRE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. I MIGHT BE A LITTLE PREJUDICED HERE BECAUSE I HAVE TWO , BUT I LOOK FOR THAT. I SEE HOW THEY ARE. AND THEY DO A TREMENDOUS JOB. THEY'RE ALWAYS SO COURTEOUS AND KIND. YOU JUST FELT LIKE YOU WERE IN THE BEST HANDS. REALLY WONDERFUL. WE ARE PROUD OF THEM. WE ARE JUST PROUD OF THE WHOLE CITY. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT IT. I GUESS THAT IS IT. CAN THEY SAY

SOMETHING? >> OF COURSE.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I LIVE IN VANDALIA, OHIO. I'M NOT A MEMBER OF THEIR SENIOR CENTER. I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF HUBER SENIOR CENTER FOR 12 YEARS AND ON THE BOARD FOR SIX YEARS NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY REELECTED ME, BUT HEY, YOU KNOW. I AM CHAIRMAN OF BINGO, AND NOBODY WANTS THAT JOB. I GUESS I'M GOING TO BE CHAIRMAN OF BINGO FOR QUITE A WHILE.

>> THAT MIGHT BE YOUR ANSWER.

>> IT IS SOMETIMES A PAIN. ON THE BOARD, I WORK THE FRONT DESK. I AM CHAIRMAN OF BINGO. I TRIED TO FIND A PLACE TO MOVE HERE IN HUBER, BECAUSE I AM HERE MORE THAN VANDALIA. I GO HOME TO SLEEP, BUT OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW I TELL PEOPLE THAT I WORK FOR 49 YEARS, I WORKED SIX OR SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND THEN I RETIRED , AND I WAS HOME FOR TWO MONTHS AND THOUGHT, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? SOMEBODY SAYS, WHY DON'T YOU GO PLAY BINGO WITH ME. I HAVEN'T BEEN HOME SINCE. YOU KNOW, HUBER IS REALLY GOOD. I MEAN, BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN IT FIRST STARTED.

I CAN'T STAND HUBER WHEN WE DID THE TAX RETURNS AND EVERYTHING. THAT IS WHAT I DID. I WORKED ACCOUNTING TAXES AND SO FORTH AND SO ONE. BUT I TRIED TO FIND A PLACE TO MOVE OVER HERE THAT IS JUST SINGLE FLOOR. I LIVE IN A TRILEVEL.

OVER THE LAST , TWICE NOW I HAVE HAD BOTH HIPS REPLACED.

BUT HEY, THAT IS WHAT KEPT ME GOING, MY STEPS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO MOVE HERE BECAUSE MY RENT AND REAL ESTATE TAXES ARE

$500 A MONTH AT MY CONDO. >> WOW.

>> I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN IT FOR 23 YEARS. I CAN'T MOVE. IF YOU GUYS CAN COME UP WITH SENIOR LIVING , FINALLY AND ONE FLOOR, YOU KNOW , $500 WITH REAL ESTATE TAXES, I MIGHT MOVE IN.

BUT LOVE THE NEW PLACE. I LOVE THE -- IT IS CALLED THE GRAND HALL WHERE WE HAVE ARE BEING GO . HOPEFULLY TOMORROW FIRST

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GUY. >> WE HEAR THAT A LOT. THANK

YOU. >> EVERYBODY THAT I KNOW ON THE BOARD, ESPECIALLY NANCY AND KATE. SHE STOPPED ME AT THE OPEN HOUSE THE OTHER NIGHT . WE GOT 25 NEW MEMBERS THE NIGHT OF THE OPEN HOUSE. SO THAT WASN'T BAD.

>> HOW MANY DID WE GET TODAY? >> TODAY I ONLY TOOK IN ONE. I WORK SECOND SHIFT. I WAS TAKING IN THE TAX PHONE CALLS.

>> I HEARD A BIGGER NUMBER TODAY.

>> OH YEAH. I IMAGINE SO. BUT I AM NOT SURE. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE PAPERWORK AND THE MONEY WERE IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES FOR FRIDAY NIGHT. I HAD TO GET THAT STRAIGHTENED OUT.

SO WERE ALL IN BALANCE. I WORK FOR ACCOUNTING . I HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTING FOR 49 YEARS. ANYWAY. LOVE HUBER. JUST QUIT

BUILDING TOO MUCH. >> WERE TRYING TO BUILD YOU A

SPOT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. IF YOU CAN BUILD ME A SPOT THAT A SINGLE FLOOR, I NEED A GARAGE.

MY CAR DOES NOT LIKE TO SIT OUTSIDE.

>> I THINK THERE'S A REALTOR BEHIND YOU.

>> SEE COLLEEN IN THE BACK ROW. SHE IS A REALTOR.

>> I ONLY GET FIVE MINUTES. >> SHE WILL GO ON FOR TWO HOURS IF YOU LET HER.

WAS WORKING. I WENT TO MANAGEMENT MEETINGS AND WAS TOO SHY TO SAY ANYTHING.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. THANK

YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> OKAY.

>> WE APPRECIATE THAT. >> OKAY. I'M GONE.

>> LADIES, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. WHAT MAKES US SO GREAT IS PEOPLE LIKE YOU GOING TO THE SENIOR CENTER. THANK YOU.

>> WE LOVE IT. >> TELL TWO FRIENDS.

INAUDIBLE ] >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? >> I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY , I'M GOING TO PARAPHRASE YOUR PRESIDENT, OUR SENIORS ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST ASSETS THAT THE CITY HAS .

SINCE I HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO A LOT OF YOU AT THE SENIOR CENTER, I CAN ONLY TELL YOU THAT THE ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM, THE POSITIVITY FOR THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY , AND THE INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS YOU ALL PUT IN IS JUST BEYOND COMPARE. IT IS A WARM AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. YOU STOP IN THERE.

I KNOW PEOPLE LISTENING MIGHT FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY EASY TO STRIKE UP A CONVERSATION WITH YES, MADAM. BECAUSE OF THAT, IT IS A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR OUR SENIORS TO GATHER , SHARE AND POOL THEIR RESOURCES. LIKE I SAID, THE ATTITUDE, THE ENTHUSIASM , THE POSITIVITY RADIATES UP THERE. IT IS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. I'M SO GLAD THAT THE CITY IS ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS FOR OUR SENIORS. IT IS WONDERFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> ANYTHING ELSE? >> I WILL REITERATE WHAT I SAID AT THE RIBBON-CUTTING . IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR CENTER GIVING THEIR INPUT ON EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANTED TO HAVE THEIR, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HAVE TURNED OUT NEAR AS NICE AS IT DID. WE HAVE SO MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE OF ALL THE SPACE AND THE NEW MEMBERS WE ARE GETTING. IT IS ONWARD AND UPWARD. REALLY HAPPY TO BE A

PART OF IT. >> THANK YOU, NANCY.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. ITEM

NUMBER 11 -- I'M SORRY. >> WE HAVE JUST.

>> -- JEFF. >> BETHEL TOWNSHIP. I CALL FOR FREEDOM, FREEDOM, FREEDOM. MY COMMENTS ARE IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL VOTE TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION OF 300 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN MIAMI COUNTY, BETHEL TOWNSHIP , AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF 1400 HOUSES WITHOUT THE APPROVAL, SUPPORT OR PROMOTION OF THE CITIZENS OF BETHEL TOWNSHIP , THE THREE ELECTED TRUSTEES, OR THE THREE ELECTED MIAMI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. WE AS AMERICAN CITIZENS LIVE IN A

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JUST AS YOU, THE ELECTED HUBER HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, VOTE FIVE, 10, 15 TIMES DURING YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AS AN EXAMPLE OF DEMOCRACY. A SCENARIO. I AM A U.S. CITIZEN.

I DECIDE TO LIVE IN OHIO. I DECIDE TO LIVE IN MONTGOMERY

COUNTY . >> DECIDE TO LIVE IN HUBER HEIGHTS. AS A U.S. CITIZEN LIVING IN HUBER HEIGHTS, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE AT THE POLLS. FOR OR AGAINST ISSUES AT THE WARD, CITY, COUNTY, DISTRICT, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. AS A U.S. CITIZEN LIVING IN HUBER HEIGHTS, I WILL PERSONALLY VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE LIKE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, MAYORS, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, SHERIFF, JUDGES, STATE REPRESENTATIVES, STATE SENATORS, GOVERNORS, U.S.

REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATOR IS, ALL OFFICES FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY LEVEL TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

IN GENERAL, ALL WILL BE ELECTED BY MAJORITY VOTE. AS A RESIDENT, I WILL PERSONALLY VOTE FOR OR AGAINST ISSUES . I WILL PERSONALLY VOTE ON SCHOOL, FIRE AND POLICE TAX LEVIES.

RUNNING A GOVERNMENT AT ALL LEVELS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IS VERY COMPLEX UNDERTAKING. THERE ARE DIFFERENT REGIONS WITHIN THE U.S., WITHIN EACH STATE, WITHIN EACH DISTRICT, WITHIN EACH CITY, TOWN , EACH HAVING DISTINCT DIFFERENCES AND CONCERNS. THAT IS WHY THE GOVERNMENT HAS SET UP SO THAT LOCAL ISSUES CAN BE ADDRESSED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT. STATE ISSUES AND GOVERNING OVERSEEN BY THE STATE REPRESENTATIVES, STATE SENATORS AND THE GOVERNORS OFFICE, AND NATIONAL ISSUES ADDRESSED IN WASHINGTON D.C. LOOKING AT THIS PAST ELECTION IN NOVEMBER, WE AS U.S. CITIZENS WENT TO THE POLLS. WE VOTED ON ISSUES FOR REPRESENTATIVES AT ALL LEVELS RELATED TO WHERE WE LIVED. THE RESULTS OF THIS ELECTION WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE FOR EVERYONE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. WE WILL NOT ALL AGREE WITH THE RESULTS, BUT THAT IS HOW DEMOCRACY WORKS. IN MY OPINION, IN THE END, WHATEVER THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION ARE, THOSE RESULTS ARE SECONDARY TO THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, WHICH IS THAT WE HAVE ELECTIONS , AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE. THAT BRINGS ME TO ANNEXATION LAWS AND PROCEDURES . ANNEXATION IS THE ONLY LAW OR PROCEDURE THAT I KNOW OF WHERE ALL CITIZENS AFFECTED BY ITS OUTCOME ARE NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE. INDIVIDUALLY YOU CAN ENJOY THE URBAN WAY OF LIFE, ENJOY THE CONVENIENCES OF THE CITY, OR YOU CAN PREFER LIVING IN A RURAL LIFESTYLE, SMALL SCHOOLS, LESS TRAFFIC, LESS CRIME. THESE ARE YOUR PERSONAL , INDIVIDUAL LIKES AND DISLIKES, BUT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHOOSE. I BELIEVE ANNEXATION CAN BE USED AS A MEANS FOR A CITY TO GROW AND EXPAND AS LONG AS BOTH COMMUNITIES INVOLVED ARE WORKING TOGETHER. HAVING THE SAME GOALS IT IS A POSITIVE THING. BUT BOTH COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE PLANS, EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A VOICE AND VOTE. THE MAJORITY SHOULD AGREE . IF ONLY ONE COMMUNITY IS IN CONTROL OF THE OUTCOME , IT IS WRONG. IT IS A VIOLATION OF OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES. ANNEXATION . IT HAS BEEN SET IT IS THE LAW . JUST BECAUSE THE LAW DOES NOT MAKE IT RIGHT. ESPECIALLY IF THE LAW WAS TWISTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF A FEW AND DID NOT CONSIDER THE RIGHTS OF THE MANY. YES, FOR HUBER HEIGHTS, CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE YES WAS LEGAL , AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST AS LEGAL FOR THE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE NO.

>> YOU HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT.

>> THANK YOU. BUT YOU WERE DRIVEN BY GREED AND AMBITION .

YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED. BUT AT THE HEAVY COST OF THE CITIZENS LIVING IN BETHEL TOWNSHIP AND AT A COST YOUR OWN COMMUNITY'S REPUTATION. CITIZENS OF BETHEL TOWNSHIP WERE NOT GIVEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST . AS YOU WERE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST. A CITIZENS RIGHT TO VOTE IN BETHEL TOWNSHIP IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS A CITIZENS RIGHT TO VOTE IN HUBER HEIGHTS. IN THIS INSTANCE, I BELIEVE MORE IMPORTANT SINCE THE LAND IS LOCATED IN BETHEL TOWNSHIP, MIAMI COUNTY. NOT HUBER HEIGHTS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY. I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO BELIEVE THIS IS JUST -- THAT WHICH IS THE PREMISE THAT ALL CITIZENS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE THAT YOU WOULD'VE SEEN THE INJUSTICE, AND HE WOULD HAVE VOTED NO WHEN IT WAS ABUNDANTLY APPARENT THAT THE CITIZENS OF BETHEL TOWNSHIP

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>> YOUR FIVE MINUTES ARE UP. >> THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE

YOUR TIME. >> I WILL BE BACK TO FINISH IT

NICELY. >> ITEM 12, CITY OFFICIAL

REPORTS AND COMMENTS. ANYTHING? >> -- NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER

13. EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> THERE IS NO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.