Feb 24, 2025 City Council Meeting

WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND DISCUSSION.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN OR SEVEN TO SEVEN ZERO.

SIX, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER

[6. Approval Of Minutes]

ITEM SIX, A CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES DATED FEBRUARY 10TH, 2025.

THERE ARE NO CORRECTIONS.

THESE MINUTES WILL STAND AS APPROVED.

ANYONE.

OKAY, THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

ITEM

[ Introduction Of New Deputy Clerk Of Council Mr. Adam Clevenger - Mr. Anthony Rodgers, MMC, Clerk Of Council]

SEVEN A SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

TONIGHT,

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ITEM SEVEN, A INTRODUCTION OF NEW DEPUTY CLERK OF COUNSEL, MR. ADAM CLEVENGER BY MR. ANTHONY ROGERS, CLERK OF COUNSEL.

SO I'M GONNA ASK ADAM TO COME UP HERE TO THE PODIUM.

UH OH.

, I I WANTED TO BRING ADAM HERE, UH, BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

UM, ADAM IS, UH, BEEN RECENTLY HIRED AS THE NEW DEPUTY CLERK OF COUNSEL IN MY OFFICE AND IS, UH, WORKING DILIGENTLY TO TAKE OVER SOME OF THOSE DUTIES.

UH, WE'VE BEEN, UH, DOING A LOT OF TRAINING ON SOME OF THE BACKGROUND AND, UH, HE'S ALREADY JUMPED INTO SOME OF THE MINUTES KEEPING AND SOME OF THE OTHER TASKS THAT HAVE, UH, EITHER BEEN SADDLED ON ME IN, UH, RECENT MONTHS OR, UH, YOU KNOW, HAVE LEFT, BEEN LEFT UNDONE.

SO, UM, ADAM COMES TO US FROM NOT TOO FAR OF A MOVE.

HE WAS, UH, WORKING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT HERE AT THE CITY UPSTAIRS, AND, UH, WANTED TO MAKE A TRANSITION.

SO I'LL JUST LET ADAM SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT HIMSELF AND MAKE A FORMAL INTRODUCTION, BUT YOU'LL BE SEEING HIM AROUND.

AND OF COURSE, WHEN, UM, I'M NOT PRESIDENT AT THE MEETINGS, THEN ADAM WILL BE STEPPING IN TO BE MY REPLACEMENT HERE AT THE MEETINGS AS WELL.

SO I'M ADAM CLEVENGER AND I WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW HERE AS HE WRITES UNDER Y'ALL.

AND, UM, I REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE, UM, ALL OF THE FAITH YOU'RE PUTTING IN ME TO DO THIS JOB AS FULL HEARTY AS THAT MAY BE, .

UM, I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN FOR YOU.

UM, I'VE LEARNED A LOT ALREADY AND I, I PROMISE TO BE USEFUL AT ONE POINT IN THIS JOB FOR SURE.

AND, UM, I ESPECIALLY WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO MR. ROGERS FOR THE FAITH HE'S SHOWING ME IN THIS.

AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW, UM, EXCITED I AM TO LEARN UNDER HIM 'CAUSE HE'S UNIVERSALLY RESPECTED AND BEING TREMENDOUS IN THIS JOB, AND I'VE SEEN THAT ALREADY.

SO I, IF I COULD BE HALF AS GOOD AS HE WOULD, I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

SO IF I COULD BE OF ANY USE TO YOU, I PROMISE I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN FOR YOU AND I'LL LEARN AS FAST AS I CAN.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

THANKS.

HOW'S IT, HOW'S YOUR TRANSITION BEEN SO FAR? I MEAN, HAS IT BEEN A DIFFICULT ONE OR PRETTY, PRETTY SMOOTH PROCESS FOR YOU? WELL, IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL.

I MEAN, THE TRAINING HAS BEEN VERY GOOD.

UH, FORTUNATELY I'M A WRITER.

UH, I DO A LOT OF WRITING, SO THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN A LOT OF FUN FOR ME TO CRAFT THEM AND DO THEM THE RIGHT WAY.

AND TONY SOMETHING EVERY DAY.

MINUTES ARE FUN.

EXACTLY.

I ENJOY, ANTONIO HAS ENJOYED RIPPING THEM APART AND MAKING ME LEARN THE NEW LANGUAGE.

SO I'M TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO DO IT SPANISH INSTEAD OF ENGLISH.

SO WE'RE GONNA SEE HOW I GO WITH LEARNING OUR LANGUAGES THERE.

SO, UM, BUT YEAH, NO, I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTS, BUT YEAH, NO, IT'S GOING GREAT AND I APPRECIATE IT.

I'M ENJOYING IT A GREAT DEAL, ACTUALLY.

GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD.

APPRECIATE, THANK YOU MUCH.

YOU, YOU'RE BEING TRAINED BY THE BEST.

YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT.

SO I APPRECIATE IT.

WELCOME.

NUMBER NINE, WHICH IS A CITY MANAGER REPORT.

OKAY, NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

WHICH ASSISTANCE COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS? UH, THERE ARE DONE THIS EVENING, MAYOR.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

NEXT IS ITEM

[0. City Manager Report]

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, JUST A FEW THINGS TODAY.

UH, REALLY JUST SOME EMPLOYEE HIGHLIGHTS.

UM, WE JUST CONTINUE TO, UH, UH, I GUESS SHUFFLE PEOPLE AROUND.

I'LL, I'LL FOLLOW ON ADAM'S FOOTSTEPS HERE.

UM, OUR NEW DISPATCHER WAS SWORN IN TODAY, UH, BUT HE COMES TO US FROM OUR ZONING DEPARTMENT.

SO, UH, SO HAN HAS BEEN HERE.

UH, HE'S BEEN OUTSTANDING ACTUALLY, UM, AS A ZONING INSPECTOR.

UM, I, I WILL SAY DON'S A LITTLE UPSET THAT HE'S THAT HE'S LOSING, UH, MICONE.

BUT, UH, HE, UM, HE, HE'S BEEN VERY, UH, VERY WELL TRAINED.

HE DOES HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND BEFORE HE CAME TO US.

SO, UH, HE'S GONNA FIT IN QUITE NICELY.

SO, UH, HE STARTED TODAY AS A DISPATCHER.

UM, I WAS REMISS, AND I APOLOGIZE, I'M A WEEK LATE, BUT I WANTED TO ADD THIS, UM, FEBRUARY 15TH WAS, UH, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER APPRECIATION DAY.

AND, UH, I JUST WANNA CALL OUT.

WE'VE GOT SOME OUTSTANDING SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.

UM, I, I, I WORK PRETTY, PRETTY CLOSELY WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND, UM, THE SECURITY, UM, UH, SUPERVISOR IN THE SCHOOLS AND, AND WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER WITH OFFICER NER, OFFICER CAHILL, AND THEN OFFICER ELLIOT, UH, IN THEIR ROLES THAT THEY HAVE WITH THE SCHOOLS.

SO WANTED TO BRING SOME RECOGNITION TO THEM FROM FEBRUARY 15TH.

UM, ANOTHER RECOGNITION THAT THAT WAS DUE.

UM, I KNOW MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE THAT WE HAVE ABOUT 10 MEMBERS OF OUR, UM, FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE MEMBERS OF OHIO TASK FORCE ONE, WHICH IS DEPLOYED OUT OF, UM, UH, THE REGION HERE.

UH, THEY'VE BEEN, I MEAN, I KNOW YOU'RE ALL PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH MIKE MA AND SOME OF OUR OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED TO SOME PRETTY, UH, PRETTY LARGE EVENTS.

UM, THERE WAS, UH, PART OF A FLOOD RELIEF CALL UP THAT HAPPENED.

UM, IT WAS, UH, FEBRUARY 15TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 21ST.

WE SAT TWO MEMBERS DOWN.

UM, THEY DID, I'LL SHOW SOME OTHER PICTURES HERE, BUT, UH, THEY WERE PART OF, UH, SEARCH AND RESCUE, GOING OUT, GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF, UM, FLOOD AREAS AND, AND BRINGING THEM TO SAFETY AND THEN DOING SOME RECONNAISSANCE WORK FOR THEM AS WELL.

MOSTLY OUTTA BOATS.

UM, BUT, UH, LIEUTENANT BRANDON FRALEY AND THEN FIREFIGHTER COREY GEHART.

UH, JUST GOT BACK.

SO THANKS.

MY LAST SHAMELESS PLUG, I'LL TRY AND I'LL TRY AND KEEP IT BRIEF, BUT, UH, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE.

IT IS TAX SEASON.

UM, THE ONLINE PORTAL IS REALLY WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MOST OF OUR, UM, APPLICANTS COME THROUGH.

UH, BUT IF YOU DO NEED ASSISTANCE, UH,

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WE DID HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE CALL HERE.

JUST REMEMBER, IT IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY RIGHT NOW.

SO TALK, CALL THE TAX OFFICE AND GET AN APPOINTMENT.

SO, AND THAT'S IT.

PENDING BUSINESS ITEM 10, A TONY ITEM 10 A, AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE CANAL HEIGHTS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR JOHN? OKAY.

THANK YOU SIR.

NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 10, WHICH IS

[ An Ordinance To Approve An Economic Development Plan For The Canal Heights Development Project And To State That The City May Hereafter Proceed With Creation Of Tax Increment Financing Incentive Districts. (second reading)]

AND TO STATE THAT THE CITY MAY HEREAFTER PROCEED WITH CREATION OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING, INCENTIVE DISTRICTS AT THE SECOND READING.

JOHN? UH, NO SIR.

THIS IS THE SECOND RATING.

UH, WE WOULD ASK FOR ADOPTION AFTER TODAY.

WORK ACCESS RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND, NANCY? MOVE TO APPROVE.

YEP.

OH, WHO DID THE FIRST? I DID.

OH, OKAY.

I DIDN'T HEAR YOU NOT USED TO IT YET.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M USED TO IT YET.

A MOTION AND SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.

[ A Motion To Reappoint Rachael Aikens, Ron Eifert (Special Liaison), And Dennis Snider To The Parks And Recreation Board For A Term Ending March 31, 2028.]

11 UNDER NEW BUSINESS.

ITEM 11.

A ITEM 11 A.

A MOTION TO REAPPOINT RACHEL AKINS.

RON EIFERT, SPECIAL LIAISON AND DENNIS SNYDER TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD FOR RETURNING MARCH 31ST, 2028.

TONY, UH, THESE ARE JUST REAPPOINTMENTS TO MEMBERS THAT ARE ALREADY ON, UH, THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, WHERE APPROPRIATE? UH, THE NECESSARY BACKGROUND CHECKS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT.

IS THERE A MOTION, NANCY, MOVE TO ADOPT THERE? A SECOND.

PARDON? SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND DISCUSSION.

TONY? MAYOR GORE? YES.

MS. BAKER CAN BE LIKE THE GUY ON MRS. BUR? YES.

MOTION CARRIE.

SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT UP IS ITEM 11 B.

[ A Motion To Direct The Clerk Of Council To Respond To The Ohio Division Of Liquor Control With No Objections In Reference To New Liquor Permit #5067074 For Hampton Inn At 5588 Merily Way, Huber Heights, Ohio 45424.]

ITEM 11 B.

A MOTION TO DIRECT THE CLERK OF COUNSEL TO RESPOND TO THE OHIO DIVISION OF LIQUOR CONTROL WITH NO OBJECTIONS IN REFERENCE TO NEW LIQUOR.

PERMIT NUMBER 5 0 6 7 0 7 4 FOR HAMPTON INN AT 55 88 MARY LEE WAY, HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO.

4 5 4 2 4.

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? UH, THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT THE WORK SESSION.

THIS IS A, A NEW LIQUOR PERMIT, UH, FOR HAMPTON INN.

AND, UM, IT'S BEEN REVIEWED BY THE POLICE AND FIRE DIVISIONS WITHOUT OBJECTION.

SO WITH COUNCIL'S APPROVAL, UH, WE'D REQUEST ADOPTION OF THIS MOTION THIS EVENING.

THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION.

IS THERE A MOTION, SCOTT? I MOVE TO ADOPT SECOND, BRIAN.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND DISCUSSION.

[ A Motion To Direct The Clerk Of Council To Respond To The Ohio Division Of Liquor Control With No Objections In Reference To New Liquor Permit #9792019 For Hidden Heights Campground Resort At 8121 Old Troy Pike, Huber Heights, Ohio 45424.]

11 C.

ITEM 11 C.

A MOTION TO DIRECT THE CLERK OF COUNCIL TO RESPOND TO THE OHIO DIVISION OF LIQUOR CONTROL WITH NO OBJECTIONS AND REFERENCE TO NEW LIQUOR.

PERMIT NUMBER 9 7 9 2 0 1 9 FOR HIDDEN HEIGHTS CAMPGROUND RESORT AT 81 21 OLD TROY PIKE, CUBA HEIGHTS, OHIO.

4, 5, 4, 2 4.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? UH, JUST LIKE THE LAST ONE, THIS IS A NEW LIQUOR PERMIT, UH, FOR THE CAMPGROUND RESORT, UH, THAT IS COMING IN, UH, OFF OF OLD TROY PIKE.

AND, UH, THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE POLICE OR FIRE DIVISIONS, UH, TO THE GRANTING OF THIS, UH, LIQUOR PERMIT.

THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION.

AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? TONY? MR. LOONEY? YES.

[ A Motion To Appoint Don Millard And Aaron Sorrell To The Huber Heights Housing Council For A Term Ending May 1, 2028.]

11 D.

ITEM 11 DA MOTION TO APPOINT DON MILLARD AND AARON RELL TO THE HUBER HEIGHTS HOUSING COUNCIL FOR A TERM REMAINING MAY 1ST, 2028.

UH, TONY, ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS ONE? YEAH, WE, UM, THIS WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION AS THE OTHER ITEMS AND IS NORMALLY OUR, OUR COURSE OF ACTION.

BUT, UH, THIS ITEM CAME UP.

UH, THE HUBER HEIGHTS HOUSING COUNCIL IS A BODY THAT'S INTERNAL WITH STAFF, UH, THAT MEETS TO, UM, REVIEW AND APPROVE, UM, CONTINUING, UH, CRA EXEMPTIONS, WHICH ARE THE TAX EXEMPTIONS GRANTED TO PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CRA DISTRICT.

AND, UH, WHEN WE WERE GETTING READY TO HAVE A MEETING, UH, THE ANNUAL MEETING FOR THIS BODY, WHICH I'M A MEMBER OF, UM, IT WAS, UM, DETERMINED THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF THIS BODY HAD, UM, NOT BEEN REAPPOINTED.

THEIR TERMS HAD EXPIRED IN SOME OF THE TRANSITION THAT WE'VE HAD WITH STAFF IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

UM, IT APPARENTLY HAD SLIPPED THROUGH.

SO THIS IS JUST TO CORRECT THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A FULL CONTINGENT OF MEMBERSHIP FOR, UH, THE HUBER HEIGHTS HOUSING COUNCIL.

UM, THERE'S, UH, FIVE, UH, CORE MEMBERS OF THE HUBER HEIGHTS HOUSING COUNCIL.

TWO OF THOSE ARE APPOINTED BY COUNCIL.

TWO ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR.

AND THE, UM, THE FIFTH ONE IS APPOINTED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THEN THEY CAN ADD TWO MEMBERS AS A BOARD ADDITIONAL TO THOSE INITIAL FIVE.

SO THIS WOULD BE TO, UH, BRING HIS CURRENT ON, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS FOR THE HUBER HEIGHTS HOUSING COUNCIL SO THEY CAN PROCEED WITH THEIR BUSINESS.

AND RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT

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THAT THIS EVENING.

IS THERE A MOTION NANCY, MOVE TO ADOPT.

ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.

ATTORNEY MR. WEBB? YES.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO AND NEXT UP IS ITEM

[ 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 20; And Repealing Ordinances And Resolutions In Conflict Therewith. (first reading)]

11 E.

ITEM 11 E IN ORDINANCE, APPROVING THE EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AND OR RESOLUTIONS AS PART 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 IS SUPPLEMENT 20 AND REPEALING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS AND CONFLICT THEREWITH AT THE FIRST READING.

TONY, UH, THIS IS THE ITEM I BRING BEFORE YOU, UH, ROUTINELY, UH, ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO ADOPT UPDATES TO THE CITY CODE.

UH, THIS REPRESENTS SUPPLEMENT 20, WHICH IS, UH, COVERS THE THIRD, UH, QUARTER OF, UM, 2024, AS WELL AS IT INCLUDED THE UPDATES TO THE CITY CHARTER THAT WERE PASSED, UM, AS PART OF THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS IN IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

UM, THIS CAN GO TO A SECOND READING AND APPROPRIATE LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN MADE, UM, AS TO THE, UH, PUBLICATION OF THIS SUPPLEMENTARY.

AND RECOMMENDATION WAS TO PASS THE SECOND READING.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? SECOND.

WE'LL MOVE THIS ON TO A SECOND READING AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

AND NEXT STEP IS ITEM 11

[ An Ordinance Authorizing Transfers Between Various Funds Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio And Amending Ordinance No. 2024-O-2676 By Making Supplemental Appropriations For Expenses Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio For The Period Beginning January 1, 2025 And Ending December 31, 2025. (first reading)]

ITEM 11 F AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS BETWEEN VARIOUS FUNDS OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO, AND AMENDING.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH OH DASH 2 5 7 7 6 I TWO SIX.

I'M GONNA NEED READERS 2 6 7 6.

2 6 7 6 BY MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF HUB HEIGHTS, OHIO FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025 AT THE FIRST READ.

LOOK, IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US.

WELL, I DON'T WANNA ADMIT THAT WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING THIS EVENING, THEN ADOPT THE ITEM THIS EVENING.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO WAIVE DON? MOVE TO WAIVE.

IS THERE A SECOND? SCOTT? SECOND.

AND SECOND TO WAIVE ANY DISCUSSION? TONY? MR. DAVIDSON? YES.

MOTION TO WAIVE CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

AND NEXT TO MOTION FOR ADOPTION.

BRIAN? MOTION FOR ADOPTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? I WILL.

SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND ON THE ADOPTION.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SORRY, I MISSED WHO WAS, UH, BRIAN MOTIONED AND DON.

ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.

AND MOTION CARRIE? SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT IS ITEM

[ A Resolution To Increase The Not To Exceed Amount For Secure Cyber Defense For Additional Information Technology (IT) Services For The City In Calendar Year 2025. (first reading)]

11 G.

ITEM 11 GA RESOLUTION TO INCREASE THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT FOR SECURE CYBER DEFENSE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IT SERVICES FOR THE CITY IN CALENDAR YEAR 2025.

AT THE FIRST READING.

JOHN, UH, JUST REMEMBER FROM THE UPDATE WE GOT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, THIS IS FOR THE NECESSARY AND ANTICIPATED IT AND CYBERSECURITY EXPENSES.

RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION.

IS THERE A MOTION NANCY, MOVE TO ADOPT THERE A SECOND, SCOTT.

AND SECOND, IS THERE DISCUSSION? DON? UH, ONLY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ONCE AGAIN STATE THAT, UH, UH, I'M WELL PLEASED WITH THE DIRECTION THAT STAFF HAS TAKEN ON IT AND, UH, IN PARTICULAR OUR, OUR, UH, CYBERSECURITY.

UH, I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE, UH, WE'VE NOT ONLY GOTTEN ON TOP OF IT, WE'RE GETTING AHEAD OF IT AND, UH, IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD FROM THE STANDPOINT OF, UH, WHERE WE WERE JUST A SHORT WHILE BACK WITH OUR, UH, CYBERSECURITY ATTACK.

SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO STAFF AND JOHN, YOU'D EXTEND THAT OUT THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION.

I'LL, YES SIR.

11 HA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SOLICIT, ADVERTISE AND RECEIVE BIDS FROM QUALIFIED FIRMS FOR THE FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

DON MAY HAVE THE DISCUSSION.

NEXT IS 11 H ITEM

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Solicit, Advertise, And Receive Bids From Qualified Firms For The Furniture, Fixtures And Equipment (FF&E) At The Richard F. Shomper City Governance Center. (first reading)]

FF AND E AT THE RICHARD F SCHAPER GOV CITY GOVERNANCE CENTER AT THE FIRST TREE.

JOHN? UH, YEAH, THIS IS FOR THE BIDS FOR JUST FOR INSTANCE, OFFICE FURNITURE, STORAGE CABINETS, SEATING, CONFERENCE TABLES, EVERYTHING THAT'S GONNA BE ON THE INSIDE THERE.

RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION.

IS THERE A MOTION? FRED? SO MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? RIGHT.

AARON ALLUDED TO THIS IS JUST THAT CREATION OF THAT, UH, BEGINNING OF THE EXTENSION, IF YOU WILL, UM, OUT BE FOUNTAIN ROAD AND THEN INCLUDING, UM, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN DOWN TAYLORSVILLE AND, UH, CHAMBERSBURG.

AND SECOND, IS THERE A DISCUSSION? TONY? MAYOR GORE? YES.

CARRIE? SEVEN TO ZERO.

INEX IS ITEM 11

[ A Resolution Creating A Special Tap-In District For The Provision Of Water To Certain Existing Un-Serviced Properties. (first reading)]

ITEM 11.

AYE.

A RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL TAP-IN DISTRICT FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER TO CERTAIN EXISTING UNSERVICED PROPERTIES AT THE FIRST READING.

JOHN? UH, YEAH.

JUST AS RUSS AND, UH,

[00:20:01]

THANK YOU JOHN.

I WILL MAKE A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND, DON? AND I'LL SECOND.

AND SECOND, IS THERE A DISCUSSION? TONY? MR. AKINS? YES.

AND THE MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

AND NEXT UP IS

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Award A Contract For The Construction And Renovation Of Fire Station 23. (first reading)]

ITEM 11 J.

ITEM 11 JA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF FIRE STATION 23 FIRST STREET.

JOHN, UH, JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS THE, UH, BID AWARD TO, UH, BAUGH CONSTRUCTION, UM, FOR THE LOWEST AND BEST BID ON STATION 20 THREE'S RENOVATIONS.

AND JUST POINT OUT THAT, UH, THIS ITEM NEEDS TO BE AMENDED.

UH, WHEN THE, AT THE TIME THE PACKET WAS DISTRIBUTED, THE BID MEETING HAD NOT, UH, THE BID OPENING MEETING HAD NOT TAKEN PLACE.

SO THERE'S AN AMENDMENT TO PUT IN THE VENDOR AND THE AMOUNT, UH, THAT WAS NOT IN THE PACKET AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTED.

SO RECOMMENDATIONS THIS EVENING WOULD BE TO AMEND THE ITEM AND THEN ADOPT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO AMEND SCOTT? MOVE TO AMEND.

IS THERE A SECOND, NANCY? YEAH.

I HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND TO AMEND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT? TONY.

MOTION TO AMEND CARRY.

SEVEN TO ZERO.

AND NEXT WE NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT DON, MOVE TO ADOPT.

IS THERE A SECOND? BRIAN? A SECOND.

RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION MOTION.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ADOPTION? MR. WEBB? YES.

MOTION TO ADOPT CARRY.

SEVEN TO ZERO.

AND

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Solicit Bids For Services Related To The Maintenance, Repair, And Minor Construction Of Traffic Signals And Outdoor Decorative Lighting. (first reading)]

LAST WE HAVE ITEM 11 K.

ITEM 11 KA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR.

MINOR CONSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND OUTDOOR DECORATIVE LIGHTING AT THE FIRST STREET.

JOHN? YEAH, THIS IS JUST OUR MAINTENANCE CONTRACT THAT WE SEND OUT.

UH, SO WE'RE GETTING BIDS FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND DECORATIVE LIGHT MAINTENANCE.

NANCY, MOVE TO ADOPT SCOTT.

JULIE REESE, BETHEL TOWNSHIP, MIAMI COUNTY.

IS THERE DISCUSSION? MR. DAVIDSON? YES.

NEXT UP IS ITEM 12 FOR

[11. Citizens Comments - General]

CITIZENS COMMENTS STUDY.

UH, JUST HAVE ONE THIS EVENING.

UH, JULIE REESE, IF YOU PLEASE COME TO THE BOONEY.

GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.

IN FULL DISCLOSURE, I'M A BETHEL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE.

I'M HERE TO ASK ABOUT A MEETING BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND BETHEL TOWNSHIP IN ORDER TO TAKE AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT THROUGH TO COMPLETION.

MAYOR GORE, YOU AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THE PAST TO DISCUSS AN AGREEMENT AND TO IMPOSE A MORATORIUM ON FUTURE ANNEXATION FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

WE HAVE CONTACTED YOUR ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER IN RECENT MONTHS AND WEEKS, BUT CANNOT SEEM TO GET A TIME TO MEET TO DISCUSS AN AGREEMENT.

I'M HERE TO ASK FOR A MEETING TO BE ARRANGED IMMEDIATELY TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT.

13, WHICH IS CITY OFFICIAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS.

OKAY, NEXT UP IS ITEM

[12. City Official Reports And Comments]

ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING SCOTT, COME BACK TO.

HEY, JOHN, HAVE WE EVER GOT WHAT? THE SCHOOL BOARD, UH, HAVE A JOINT MEETING HERE? UH, THAT WOULD BE, TONY WAS TRYING TO SET THAT UP.

UM, IF, IF YOU RECALL, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD ASKED TO PUT THAT OFF TILL THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

I JUST HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MAYOR GORE LAST WEEK AND, UM, WE AGREED THAT WE WOULD REACH BACK OUT TO THE SCHOOL TO SEE IF THEY WERE PREPARED TO MEET.

SO I HAVE THAT ON MY LIST OF THINGS TO DO IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

AND I WILL UPDATE COUNSEL AS I GET CONFIRMATION FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD.

I APPRECIATE THAT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LEVEE ON THERE, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE NICE TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

MY POINT IN BRINGING THAT UP IS THAT THE ENTIRE TRIVIA EVENT WAS PUT ON BY THE YMCA.

YES, SIR.

ANYTHING ELSE? YES, NANCY? YES.

UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS, UH, FOR THE EXCELLENT JOB THAT THEY DID ALL WINTER, KEEPING OUR STREETS CLEAN, OUR PEOPLE SAFE.

UM, I HOPE THE WORST OF US IS BEHIND US , BUT IF NOT, I KNOW THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE GREAT JOB THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING.

THANK YOU, NANCY.

I THINK WE'D ALL AGREE ON THAT.

IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DONE.

THANKS, MAYOR.

UM, THIS, UH, PAST WEEK, THERE WAS AN EVENT AT THE SENIOR CENTER.

UH, IT WAS A, UM, AN AWESOME GAME OF TRIVIA.

UM, I SAY THAT ONLY, AND I'LL SAY VERY MODESTLY, THAT YES, OUR TEAM DID WIN FIRST PLACE .

HOWEVER, PLEASE BRING WITH, WITH A LITTLE MODESTY.

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IT WAS PHENOMENAL.

THE Y DID SUCH A GOOD JOB, UM, TAKING CARE OF OUR SENIORS.

THEY, UM, UH, PROVIDED A MEAL AN AFTERNOON OF JUST GOOD FUN, UM, PLAYING TRIVIA.

IT UNDERSCORES WHAT A AMAZING RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE YMCA, THE YMCA AND THE CITY.

UH, NOW WITH THE SENIOR CENTER LOCATED ADJACENT TO 'EM IS SUCH A RESOURCE.

I JUST WANT TO, UM, PUBLICLY THANK THE YMCA FOR WHAT THEY, FOR WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, UH, WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW WITH THE SENIOR CENTER.

AND, UM, I ALSO WANNA WISH THEM A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

THE REASON I SAY BIRTHDAY, THE YMCA'S COLLABORATION HERE IN HUBER HEIGHTS CELEBRATES 20 YEARS THIS YEAR.

AND FOR SOMEONE WHO WAS THERE WHEN WE SIGNED UP, UH, INITIALLY THE BUILDING WASN'T EVEN BUILT YET.

WE SIGNED UP IN A TRAILER OUT ON SHAW ROAD.

AND, UH, TO SEE IT NOW, 20 YEARS LATER, A $2.7 MILLION EXPANSION TAKING PLACE.

THE PROGRAMMING THAT THEY OFFER THE COMMUNITY, IT, IT TRULY HAS BECOME A HUB IN THE CENTER OF HUBER HEIGHTS FOR EVERY AGE GROUP.

UH, EVERYBODY YOU CAN THINK OF, THE Y HAS BECOME A REAL HEARTBEAT OF HUBER HEIGHTS.

SO AGAIN, MY THANKS TO THE YMCA.

UM, MY THANKS TO 'EM AND MY CONGRATULATIONS ON 20 YEARS HERE IN HUBER.

THANK YOU, DON.

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