Mar 10, 2025 City Council Meeting

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

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HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION. REGULAR SESSION COUNCIL

[2. Invocation - Mister Raby Of The New Seasons Ministry At 5711 Shull Road, Huber Heights, Ohio]

>> GOOD EVENING. A QUICK THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. WE ARE NOT WHAT WE KNOW, BUT WE ARE WILLING TO LEARN. OUR IDENTITY IS NOT JUST SHAPED BY WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW, BUT BY OUR OPENNESS TO LEARNING, ADAPTING, EVOLVING, IT IS THAT WILLINGNESS THAT KEEPS US FROM STAGNATION AND ALLOWS US TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. WOULD YOU BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME FOR A WORD OR PRAYER. FATHER AND GOD WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH HEARTS FULL OF GRATITUDE, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR CITY AND ITS PEOPLE. I MAY BE BIASED BUT I THINK WE HAVE THE BEST CITY ON THE SIDE OF HEAVEN, YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED US WITH LEADERSHIP, WISDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY TO SEEK OPPORTUNITY, PEACE AND PROSPERITY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

LORD, WE ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE IN OUR DISCUSSIONS TODAY, GRANT US WISDOM BEYOND UNDERSTANDING SO EVERY CONVERSATION AND DECISION IN THIS ROOM TODAY , LET IT BE ROOTED IN INTEGRITY AND FAIRNESS AND COMPASSION. FATHER I ASK THAT WE WOULD BE MINDFUL OF THOSE WE REPRESENT, THE FAMILIES, THE WORKERS, THE BUSINESS OWNERS OF THIS GREAT CITY SO THAT OUR CHOICES UPLIFT NOT DIVIDE, FILL THIS ROOM WITH YOUR PRESENCE, LET OUR WORDS BE SEASONED WITH GRACE AND UNDERSTANDING, WHERE THERE IS DISAGREEMENT I AM PRAYING WE WILL FIND COMMON GROUND, WHERE THERE IS UNCERTAINTY FATHER I ASK WE WOULD SEEK YOU FOR CLARITY. WHERE THERE IS NEED I ASK THAT WE RESPOND WITH COURAGE AND KINDNESS, BLESS OUR LEADERS, CITY WORKERS AND EVERY CITIZEN WHO CALLS THIS PLACE HOME. PROTECT THOSE WHO LABOR AND MAKE THIS COMMUNITY A PLACE OF SAFETY, OPPORTUNITY AND HOPE FOR POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT ABOVE ALL LET OUR WORK HERE TODAY HONOR YOUR. MAY WE BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE TRUST PLACED IN US AND MAY YOU CONTINUE TO BE WITH US. NOW AND FOREVER, WE LOVE YOU , WE PRAISE YOU IN JESUS NAME WE

PRAY, AMEN. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE

[3. Pledge Of Allegiance]

[4. Roll Call]

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>

>> BRIAN SENT US AN EMAIL HE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE THIS EVENING AND SO HE DID THAT WITH NOTICE.

>> MOTION TO EXCUSE. >> MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ATTORNEY CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.

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[5. Approval Of Minutes]

[ Presentation Of Newly Hired/Promoted Employees Within The Police Division – Police Chief Mark Lightner And Mayor Jeff Gore]

PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> 6-A NEWLY HIRED PROMOTED AND POLICE WITHIN POLICE DIVISION BY POLICE CHIEF AND MAYOR GORE.

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>> I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY THIS EVENING TO INTRODUCE THE NEW POLICE OFFICERS WE HIRED IN 2024, TWO NEW DISPATCHERS WE HIRED IN 2024 AND THREE PROMOTIONS AND WHEN I SEE YOUR NAME PLEASE STEP FORWARD SO EVERYBODY KNOWS. ALL RIGHT, BORN AND RAISED IN HUBER HEIGHTS GRADUATED FROM BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL IN MIAMI VALLEY CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM. GRADUATED FROM SINCLAIR POLICE ACADEMY JUNE 2024 EARNED AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. HE LOVES BEING IN THE HELP SERVE AND PROTECT THE COMMUNITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS EVERYDAY AND IT IS AN HONOR TO GET BACK TO THE CITY THAT WISDOM, CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO PATROL AND ENJOYS THE CHALLENGE THE JOB RINGS, BEING ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND HELP OTHERS DO SOMETHING IS ALWAYS WANTED TO DO, THE MOST REWARDING PART OF THE JOB, HE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, GOING TO THE LAKE, HE ENJOYS WORKING OUT AND STAYING ACTIVE.

>> FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY IN 2012. HE BEGAN HIS CAREER AT THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SERVING AS A CORRECTIONS OFFICER INSIDE MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL, PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT EIGHT YEARS LAST SERVING AS A SERGEANT IN CHARGE OF PATROL OPERATIONS. PRIOR TO IMPLEMENT AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HE WORKED THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND CAMDEN POLICE DEPARTMENT. DURING HIS CAREER CERTIFIED AS FIELD TRAINING OFFICER , EVIDENCE TECHNICIAN, DRIVING INSTRUCTOR AND FAA LICENSED DRONE OPERATOR. IN HIS FREE TIME ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY FISHING, HUNTING AND TRAVELING. EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW CHAPTER IN THE SHORT TO SERVING THE GREAT CITIZENS OF HUBER HEIGHTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS CAREER.

DREW METZGER. WAS HIRED AS A POLICE OFFICER AUGUST 26, 2024 GROWING UP DREW ALWAYS KNOW HE WANTED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.

HE DID HIS FIRST RIDE ALONG AT 10 YEARS OLD AND ENJOY THE FACT THAT NO TWO DAYS ARE THE SAME. HE THEN JOINED HUBER HEIGHTS POLICE DIVISION EXPLORER PROGRAM AT THE AGE OF 14, HE DID THAT FIVE YEARS BEFORE ATTENDING EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY EARNING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN HOMELAND SECURITY. DURING COLLEGE YEARS DREW CAME BACK TO HUBER HEIGHTS DIVISION AS AN INTERN AND WAS FORTUNATE TO LAND A JOB AS A POLICE OFFICER AT THE AGE OF 21. IN HIS FREE TIME THROUGH ENJOYS TRAVELING TO NEW PLACES, TRYING NEW FOODS AND LEARNING ABOUT NEW CULTURES. 'S CAREER GOAL AT THIS POINT IS TO BE A SPONGE AND ABSORB AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THE INS AND OUTS OF THIS JOB AND WHAT IT HAS TO OFFER. HOWEVER, LONG-TERM DREW WOULD LOVE TO JOIN ORIGINAL CROWD MANAGEMENT TEAM AS HE ENJOYS TALKING TO PEOPLE EVEN FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAN WHAT HE MAY AGREE WITH, DREW THINKS CROWD MANAGEMENT WOULD ALLOW HIM TO DO THAT AND TO BREAK BARRIERS DOWN WITH PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT ALWAYS VIEW POLICE IN A POSITIVE SPOTLIGHT. DREW IS GRATEFUL TO COME TO WORK EACH AND EVERY DAY , HE LOVES THE CITY, LOVES THE PEOPLE HE WORKS WITH AND BELIEVES IT IS AN HONOR TO SERVE THE GREAT COMMUNITY. DREW METZGER. DARREN DALTON. TURN WAS HIRED AS A POLICE OFFICER DECEMBER 9, 2024, DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE IN HIS CHOSEN CAREER , DARREN GRADUATED FROM SINCLAIR CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICE ACADEMY NOVEMBER 2024. HE HAS DEVELOPED A DESIRE TO LEARN AND IMPROVE IN THE PROFESSION WITH THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS. DARREN USED TO WORK AT GET AIR TRAVELING PARK WHERE HE BECAME THE ASSISTANT MANAGER. DARREN LEARNED HOW TO TALK TO PEOPLE AND HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS EFFICIENTLY WORKING IN TEAMS. HE RAISED OVER $1000 IN DONATIONS FOR AUTISM AWARENESS FOR THE SAINT JUDE FOUNDATION. OUTSIDE OF WORK DARREN ENJOYS KEEPING HIMSELF PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY FIT MY EXERCISING AND GOING TO THE GYM, HE ENJOYS RIDING DIRT BIKES ON TRAILS AND TRACKS IN HIS FREE TIME. DARREN'S FUTURE GOALS FOR HIS CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS TO BECOME AN INSTRUCTOR FOR POLICE ACADEMY AND BECOME A CERTIFIED CRASH RECONSTRUCTIONIST. DARREN DALTON. NOW TO THE NEW DISPATCHERS. GRACE QC. GRACE WAS HIRED FOR HER FIRST EXPERIENCE DECEMBER 2, 2024 ALTHOUGH SHE'S FAMILIAR WITH THE AGENCY SINCE HER MOM AND DAD ARE BOTH RETIRED OFFICERS FROM THE POLICE DIVISION, GRACE IS A 2023 GRADUATE OF WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL WHO ENJOYS HER NEW POSITION, GRACE HAS A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND WANTS TO LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND GROW INTO HER NEW POSITION. GRACE ENJOYS TRAVELING, READING, TACO TUESDAY AND BEING A DOG MOM TO HER DOG PETEY. GRACE. EMILY LEDBETTER , EMILY WAS HIRED FROM HER FIRST

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SHE HAS BEEN LEARNING AND IS EAGER TO CONTINUE BEFORE COMING TO HUBER HEIGHTS EMILY WORKED AS A SERVER AT SEVEN BARBECUE .

EMILY FEELS LIKE SHE EXCELS IN COMMUNICATION DUE TO PREVIOUS JOB EXPERIENCE. SHE DEALT WITH ANGRY PARENTS AND HAD TO LEARN HOW TO BE PATIENT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS TO THE BEST OF HER ABILITY. OTHER GRADUATION FROM BUTLER HIGH SCHOOL EMILY BEGAN TAKING CLASSES AT SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ONE YEAR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE BEFORE SWITCHING TO BUSINESS. EMILY PLANS TO GET A CAREER IN BUSINESS AND CRINGE ARE WITH HER CAREER AS A DISPATCHER, IN THE FUTURE SHE WOULD LIKE TO OWN HER OWN COFFEE SHOP, EMILY ENJOYS GOING TO THE GYM AND SHE ENJOYS GOING TO COFFEE SHOPS, SHOPPING AND HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS.

SHE HAS A DOG A BROWN NEWFOUNDLAND , THE BIGGEST BABY IN THE WORLD, EMILY LEDBETTER. NOW ON TO PROMOTIONS. HEATHER FLORA, HEATHER JOINED HUBER HEIGHTS AS A DISPATCHER NOVEMBER 2019 AND WAS PROMOTED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS RECORDS SUPERVISOR POSITION OCTOBER 21, 2024. SHE HAS BEEN IN THIS CAREER FIELD OVER 10 YEARS AS A CERTIFIED COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING OFFICER. HEATHER OBTAINED ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SERVED AS A POLICE OFFICER FOR TWO AND HALF YEARS, AWARDED CIVILIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD IN 2021, HEATHER AND HER HUSBAND WERE MARRIED IN 2021 AND WELCOMED THEIR FIRST BABY JULY 2024. HEATHER HAS ENJOYED HER TIME LETTING HER NEW ROLE AND LOOKS FORWARD TO WHERE IT MAY LEAD HER. HEATHER FLORA.

DAVID CULLIVER. DAVID WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT , HE HAS BEEN WITH HUBER HEIGHTS POLICE DIVISION NINE YEARS WITH 10 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE. SINCE BEING HIRED DAVID HAS GRADUATED WITH HONORS FROM SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 'S FUTURE EDUCATIONAL GOALS TO CONTINUE EDUCATION TOWARD OBTAINING A MASTERS DEGREE IN LEADERSHIP. LATER THIS YEAR DAVID WILL ATTEND THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE SUPERVISOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. AS AN OFFICER DAVID WAS ASSIGNED AS A CRIMINAL INCIDENTS TECHNICIAN CRASH RECONSTRUCTIONIST, FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, CRISIS NEGOTIATOR, OFFICER IN CHARGE AND SNIPER WITH ORIGINAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM. DAVID CULLIVER. TONY ASHEVILLE , APPOINTED DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE MAY 6, 2024 WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE WITH THE LAST 20 TO HUBER HEIGHTS POLICE DIVISION. PREVIOUS EXPENSE INCLUDED TROTWOOD POLICE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. DURING HIS CAREER SERVING AS A CRASH INVESTIGATOR, FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, OFFICER IN CHARGE, DETECTIVE, SNIPER AND REGIONAL RESPONSE TEAM COMMANDER. CERTIFIED INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATOR AND HAS COMPLETED TRAINING IN CRASH INVESTIGATIONS, LEADERSHIP AND SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS.

TONY TAKES PRIDE IN TRAINING NEW POLICE OFFICERS AND TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN DEVELOPING POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR THE EMERGENCY REGIONAL RESPONSE TEAM IN CRITICAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT, TONY ENJOYS HUNTING, FISHING, SPENDING TIME AT A CABIN IN WEST VIRGINIA FAMILY TIME WITH HIS GRANDKIDS.

>> ALWAYS A GOOD DAY WHEN WE CAN HIRE POLICE OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS AND WE CAN PROMOTE INDIVIDUALS FROM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS, ALL OF THESE ROLES ARE EXTREMELY TOUGH TO DO. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT JOBS. AS THE MAYOR I CANNOT BE MORE PROUD OF THE POLICE DIVISION AND THE WORK THEY DO. AND JUST WHEN USING MOST PEOPLE , THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO SERVICE WE HAVE WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE THE BEST IN THE REGION. SO HIRING THESE FOUR NEW PEOPLE , BIG SHOES TO FILL AND WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE, HAPPY YOU'RE HERE, HAPPY YOU'RE CHOSEN TO MAKE HUBER HEIGHTS A PLACE TO PRACTICE YOUR CRAFT AND AGAIN WE KNOW THAT IS NOT AN EASY JOB TO DO. IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON TO BE INVOLVED AND WE ARE INCREDIBLY LUCKY FOR THE POLICE FORCE WE HAVE, THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND LET'S NOT AT ALL FORGET ABOUT THE DISPATCHERS. THEIR THE FIRST LINE OF COMMUNICATION. SOMEBODY IS IN TROUBLE AND THE CALL, THESE ARE THE FOLKS THEY TALK TO. THAT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT JOB KEEPING PEOPLE CALM, WALKING PEOPLE THROUGH THOSE SITUATIONS.

INCREDIBLE JOB TO DO. WE ALWAYS HEAR THE OFFICER MEETS SOMEBODY THAT'S THE WORST PART OF THEIR DAY IT MIGHT BE THE WORST PART OF THEIR YEAR. SO THE TRAINING AND ALL THE THINGS IS INCREDIBLE AND AGAIN WE HAVE TREMENDOUS FORCE AND I CANNOT BE MORE

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[7. City Manager Report]

>> NEXT WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, OUR REPORT GOOD TO SEE HER. SPOT HOW DO I FOLLOW THAT UP? I SOUND REALLY TERRIBLE RIGHT NOW, JUST A FEW THINGS, REMINDERS REALLY AND SOME NEW THINGS GOING ON. FIRST IS A SHAMELESS PLUG FROM FIRE PREVENTION GROUP AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE HAD SPRING FORWARD THIS PAST WEEKEND SO REMEMBER CHANGE THE BATTERIES IN YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS. SPEAKING OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE EVERYBODY HIRED LAST YEAR, BUT THE PROGRAM WE HAVE BEEN ANXIOUSLY AWAITING IS FINALLY OFF THE GROUND, THE NEW RECRUIT HIRED, THE FIRST IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SO, ZACH STAPLETON WILL BE GOING TO THE ACADEMY, HE WILL GET OUT THIS YEAR AND JOIN FORCES AS THE FIRST HH PD RECRUIT SO WE WILL WELCOME HIM AS WELL.

>> LOVE WHEN THE PLANNING COMES TOGETHER.

>> I SAID LAST WEEK BUT JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY WE HAD TRAINING ON 40, FOR THE LAND OF BETHEL THE CONDUCTED FOUR DAYS OF TRAINING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT. EACH SHIFT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO SO MANY HOURS OF LIVE FIRE TRAINING AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THOSE HOURS WITHOUT HAVING STRUCTURES GOING TO THE FACILITY LIKE THE TRAINING CENTER TO HAVE LIVE. WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET THE STRUCTURE. WE HAD TRAINING LAST WEEK THAT THURSDAY THEY BROUGHT THE STRUCTURE TO THE GROUND. AND AS I PROMISED, I WILL KEEP THIS PLUG GOING UNTIL IT'S OVER. I DID CHANGE MY PICTURE THIS WEEK BECAUSE I FEEL THIS WAY SOMEDAY WITH TAXES, IF YOU NEED HELP OUR GROUP IS READY AND WAITING BY APPOINTMENT AND WE DO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT THE ELECTRONIC FILE

SOLUTION ONLINE. THAT'S IT. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR JOHN? THANK YOU, MOVING ON. NEXT UP ITEM NUMBER EIGHT CITIZEN COMMENTS ON

[ 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. (second reading)]

BUSINESS. >> ORDINANCE APPROVING EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AND/OR RESOLUTIONS AS PARTS OF COMPONENT CODES CITY CODE OF HUBER HEIGHTS OHIO PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF PUBLICATION NEW MATTER UPDATED CODE SUPPLEMENT 20 REPEALING ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT AT THE SECOND READING. THIS IS THE USUAL UPDATES I BRING TO THE CITY CODE SUPPLEMENT 20 WHICH REPRESENTS THIRD-QUARTER OF 2024 AND ALL THE APPROPRIATE LEGAL NOTIFICATIONS AND NOTICES HAVE BEEN MADE.

>> RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT THE ITEM IS THERE EMOTION?

>> SO MOVED. >> MOTION AND SECOND, IS THERE DISCUSSION? TONY CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.

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[ A Motion To Appoint Larry Johnson To The Planning Commission To A Term Ending On January 31, 2028 Effective March 12, 2025 And To Appoint Matthew Shomper To The Planning Commission To A Term Ending On January 31, 2030 Effective March 10, 2025.]

NUMBER 10 UNDER NEW BUSINESS. >> MOTION TO APPOINT LARRY JOHNSON TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO TERM ENDING JANUARY 31 TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO TERM ENDING JANUARY 31, 2028 EFFECTIVE MARCH 12, 2025 EFFECTIVE MARCH 12, 2020 52 POINT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION TERM ENDING JANUARY 31, 2030 EFFECTIVE MARCH 10, 2025. COUNCIL RECENTLY CONDUCTED

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ACTION TONIGHT. >> WORK SECOND -- SESSION RECOMMENDATION. MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION?

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[ A Motion To Appoint Melissa Gwinn And Mason Knickerbocker To The Arts And Beautification Commission To A Term Ending On June 30, 2028.]

10-B. >> MOTION TO APPOINT MELISSA GOING AND MASON KNICKERBOCKER TO ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 28. TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMISSION TO FILL VACANCIES. APPROPRIATE BACKGROUND CHECKS CONDUCTED ON THESE INDIVIDUALS AND ASKED FOR COUNCIL ACTION ON

THESE APPOINTMENTS. >> THAT WAS RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE EMOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND

SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? >>

[ A Motion To Appoint Mia Honaker To The Culture And Diversity Citizen Action Commission To A Term Ending On December 31, 2027.]

>> MOTION CARRIES 8-0. ITEM 10-C.

>> MOTION TO APPOINT ACTION COMMISSION TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2027. THIS IS APPOINTMENT WHICH IS SORT OF A REAPPOINTMENT. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ORIGINAL GROUP THAT HELPED FORM THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY CITIZEN ACTION COMMISSION IN 2020. BACK TO DO IT ALL AGAIN. SHE IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND THE BACKGROUND CHECK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND WE ASKED FOR COUNCIL ACTION ON THIS

POINT. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR BEING INTERESTED AGAIN. THAT WAS RECOMMENDATION IS THERE EMOTION?

>> MOTION TO APPOINT. >> MOTION AND SECOND, ANY

DISCUSSION? OKAY TONY. >>

>> THE MOTION CARRIES 8-0. NEXT ITEM 10-D.

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

>> ORDINANCE APPROVING EDITING AND INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES AND/OR RESOLUTIONS PARTS OF THE COMPONENT CODES CITY CODE OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO PROVIDING ADOPTION AND PUBLICATION NEW MATTER UPDATED AND REVISED CODE SUPPLEMENT 21 REPEALING ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT THERE WITH FIRST READING JUST LIKE THE ITEM UNDER PENDING BUSINESS LINE A THIS IS UPDATED TO THE CITY CODE SUPPLEMENT 21 REPRESENTING UPDATES TO CITY CODE 4TH ORDER 2024 AND APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. LEGAL NOTICES PUBLISHED THIS CAN

GO TO SECOND READING. >> THAT WAS RECOMMENDATION. ANY OBJECTIONS? OKAY MOVING ON ANOTHER READING NEXT COUNCIL

[ A Public Hearing Scheduled For March 10, 2025 By The Huber Heights City Council Pursuant To Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(5)(f). The Developer Of The Incentive Districts Shown On The Attached Maps Intends To Develop A Residential Subdivision With Up To 283 Single-Family Homes Within The City In Order To Increase Available Housing Options Within The City. The Incentive Districts Shown On The Attached Maps Are Less Than 300 Acres In Size And Have A Continuous Boundary. The Overlays, As Defined In Ohio Revised Code Section 5709.40(A)(6) And Shown On The Attached Maps, Are Less Than 300 Acres In Size And Are Square Or A Rectangle Having Two Sides That Are Not More Than Twice The Length Of The Smaller Sides.]

MEETING. ITEM 10-E. >> PUBLIC HEARING MARCH 10, 2025 BY HUBER HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL PURSUING OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 5709.40 OHIO REVISED CODE SECTION 5709.4085 F THE DEVELOPER OF INCENTIVE DISTRICT SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED MAPS INTENDS TO DEVELOP RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION UP TO 283 SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES WITHIN THE CITY IN ORDER TO INCREASE AVAILABLE HOUSING OPTIONS WITHIN THE CITY, INCENTIVE DISTRICT SHOWN ON THE MAPS ARE LESS THAN 300 ACRES IN SIZE WITH CONTINUOUS BOUNDARY. THE OVERLAY TO FIND IN THE REVISED CODE SECTION 5709.40 A6 SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED MAPS LESS THAN 300 ACRES IN SIZE AND ARE SQUARE OR RECTANGLE HAVING TWO SITES NOT MORE THAN TWICE THE LENGTH OF THE SMALLER SIDE.

>> PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED MARCH 10, 2025 HUBER HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL PURSUANT REVISED CODE SECTION 5709 POINT REVISED CODE SECTION 5709.4085 F NOW OPENED AND A BOOK ON CITY STAFF TO MAKE THEIR INITIAL PRESENTATION.

>> YES SIR. NOT MUCH REPRESENTATION. OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO EXCLUDE THEMSELVES FROM THE INCENTIVE DISTRICTS. HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE MAIL , THEY CAN COME TODAY OR NOTIFY VIA EMAIL . TO DATE WE HAVE HEARD FROM NOBODY.

>> THANK YOU, NEXT LAW DIRECTOR FOR COMMENTS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WISHES TO

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>> IF YOU DO NOT GET RESPONSE, DOES THAT AUTOMATICALLY GET

APPROVED OR REJECTED? >> IF I HEAR NOTHING BY MARCH 17, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ORDINANCE FOR THE APRIL

MEETINGS. >> OKAY THANK YOU. THOSE

COMMENTS WOULD BE IN OPPOSITION? >> YES, THERE ARE TWO PROPERTY OWNERS. IT WOULD BE ONE OR THE OTHER , EITHER OBJECTING TO THE CREATION OF THE DISTRICT OR STAYING SILENT AND MOVING

FORWARD. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY ONE LAST TIME ANYONE PRESENT WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE APPROVAL OF THIS ISSUE THIS EVENING? OKAY BORING FOR THE COMMENT OF A CARING THE CITY COUNCIL PURSUING CODE SECTION 5709 THE CITY COUNCIL PURSUING CODE SECTION 5709.24 THE CITY COUNCIL PURSUING CODE SECTION 5709.2485 F IS HEREBY CLOSED.

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Appoint Jason Antonick As Economic Development Director. (first reading)]

>> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TWO POINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FIRST READING.

>> YOU GUYS MET JASON LAST WEEK. I STAND BEHIND MY COMMENTS FROM LAST WEEK THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT PERSON. AS I SAID I WANTED TWO ENGAGEMENTS WITH JASON LAST WEEK AND INSTANTLY FELT AT PEACE AT HIS HIRING. HE HAS A NICE COMMERCIAL BACKGROUND, HE HAS GOT SOME PRAYER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXPERIENCE AND I WANT TO WELCOME JASON AND HIS FAMILY IS HERE AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU, JOHN. OKAY SO THE WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS

TO ADOPT . YES. >> MOTION TO ADOPT.

>> YES, SCOTT? MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ?

>> CAN WE GET A PHOTOGRAPH WITH HIM AND HIS FAMILY?

>> THEY WILL DO THAT AFTER. >> APPOINTMENT FIRST

>> MAKE SURE HE TAKES THE JOB. >> WE HAVE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY

TONY. >>

>> THE MOTION CARRIES 8-0.

>> JASON, JASON DOES THAT MEAN YOU TOOK THE JOB?

>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS, CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS STAFF, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. I AM HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY, TONIGHT IS THE NEWLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS. I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS PLACING YOUR TRUST IN ME AND GIVING ME THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. HUBER HEIGHTS IS A CITY WHICH IS POTENTIAL AND I'M EXCITED TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU WANT TO FOSTER ECONOMIC GROWTH, TRACK BUSINESSES, STRENGTHEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND ENTREPRENEURS, TOGETHER WILL BUILD UPON CITIES STRONG

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STARTED. >> THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, WELCOME ABOARD. WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE HERE.

[ A Resolution To Appoint City Representatives To The Community Improvement Corporation Of Huber Heights (CIC) Board Of Trustees. (first reading)]

>> NEXT OF ITEM 10, G. >> RESOLUTION TO APPOINT CITY REPRESENTATIVES TO THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF HUBER HEIGHTS CRC BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE FIRST READING. JOHN.

>> AS WE DISCUSSED THIS WILL BE THE APPOINTMENT OF MYSELF, JIMBO, JASON AND ALSO ALEX TO THE BOARD. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE CAC I WOULD DEFER TO ALEX.

>> SEPARATE ORDERS THAT INCLUDE MYSELF?

>> MIGHT AS WELL SO WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT THE ITEM

THIS EVENING. >> MOTION TO ADOPT.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CAC? TONY.

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[ A Resolution Authorizing The Execution Of A Development Agreement With GreyFoxCreekside, LLC For The Creekside Woods Development Project. (first reading)]

10 H. >> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT WITH CREEK FOX CREEKSIDE LLC FOR THE CREEKSIDE WOODS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT THE FIRST READING.

>> REMINDER PROPERTY OFF OF CHARLES KATE AND THIS IS OUR VENTURE WHERE WE HAD CHARLESGATE COMING DOWN OFF THE OTHER SIDE OF OF WILDCAT. THANK YOU, RECOMMENDATION ADOPTION. IS

THERE A MOTION? >> MOVED TO ADOPT.

>> MOTION AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? TONY.

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[ A Resolution Accepting The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Compatibility Use Plan (CUP) In Good Faith And Endorsing The Implementation Strategies As Identified In The Plan. (first reading)]

10 -I. >> RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE COMPATIBILITY USE PLAN IN GOOD FAITH AND ENDORSING IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN FIRST READING.

>> REMINDER THIS WILL BE THE COMPATIBILITY USE PLAN WE HAVE WITH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, THE DDC AND PART OF THE PLAN IS EAST CHAMBERSBURG REALIGNMENT PROJECT. RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION. TO

WE HAVE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO ADOPT.

>> MOTION AND SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? TONY.

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[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Continue Participation In The Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan In Conjunction With The Montgomery County Office Of Emergency Management. (first reading)]

ITEM 10 J. >> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN THE MULTIJURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN IN CONJUNCTION WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AT FIRST

READING. >> AGREEMENT WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY AS PART OF THE FEMA FUNDING ISSUE.

>> RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION IS THERE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? MOTION AND SECOND. DISCUSSION? TONY.

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[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Solicit Bids For The Repair And Resurfacing Of Tennis Courts At Thomas A. Cloud Memorial Park. (first reading)]

K. >> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO SOLICIT REPAIR AND RESURFACING OF TENNIS COURTS AT

THOMAS CLAUDE MEMORIAL PARK. >> THE BIDS FOR THE REPAIR OF

THOSE TENNIS COURTS. >> RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION.

>> MOVED TO ADOPT. >> MOTION AND SECOND,

DISCUSSION? TONY. >>

[ A Resolution Authorizing The Purchase And Installation Of A Multi-Sport Court System At The Community Park Basketball Courts And Waiving The Competitive Bidding Requirements. (first reading)]

>> MOTION CARRIES 8-0. 10 L. >> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF THE MULTISPORT COURT SYSTEM AT COMMUNITY COURT BASKETBALL PARTS PARK WAVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

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>> PREPARING BASKETBALL COURTS THIS IS A MULTI-USE SPORT COURT ALLOWING FOR EXPANSION OF PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENTS AND

THINGS OF THAT NATURE. >> RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION.

>> MOVED TO ADOPT. >> MOTION AND SECOND ANY

DISCUSSION? >> I WILL DO THIS, BUT I REALLY WANT TO GET SOMETHING, MY NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA ARE REALLY GRIPING ABOUT PEOPLE BEING THERE LATE AT NIGHT WITH A LOT OF ROCK IS GOING ON. I HATE HAVING TO CALL ALL THE TIME, WE NEED TO START CRACKING DOWN ON SOME OF THIS.

>> AT THE NEXT WORK SESSION WE WILL HAVE A TALK. REGARDING

SECURITY IN THE PARK >> THANK YOU.

>> YES I HAVE HEARD THOSE CONCERNS, THE WILL BE A SERIOUS TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT WORK SESSION.

>> OKAY ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? TONY?

>> ITEM 10 L SORRY THAT WAS. I THINK I SAID K AUSTIN. NOW 10 M.

[ A Resolution Declaring Certain City Property In The Police Division No Longer Needed For Municipal Purposes As Surplus And Authorizing Disposal Of Said Surplus Property. (first reading)]

>> RESOLUTION DECLARING CERTAIN PROPERTY IN THE POLICE DIVISION NO LONGER NEEDED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSE A SURPLUS AUTHORIZING DISPOSAL OF SAID SURPLUS PROPERTY.

>> IS OF THE EIGHT SURPLUS VEHICLES, THIS WILL END OWNERSHIP WITH THOSE AND THEN WE WILL FULLY BE ON THESE PROGRAMS. RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION. IS THERE A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? TONY.

>>

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Award A Three-Year Contract And An Option For A One-Year Extension For The Provision Of Janitorial Services For The City Hall Building, The Police Building, The Senior Center Building, The Richard F. Shomper City Governance Center Building, The Huber Heights Community Center, The Montgomery County Municipal Court Building, And 6428 Chambersburg Road. (first reading)]

10 NOT DOT. >> AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO ABOARD THREE A CONTRACT OPTION FOR THE ONE-YEAR EXTENSION FOR REVISION OF JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY HALL BUILDING , POLICE BUILDING, SENIOR CENTER BUILDING, CITY GOVERNMENT CENTER BUILDING, HUBER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER, MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING AND 6428 AT FIRST READING.

>> THIS WILL COVER ALL SUITABILITY NOW CURRENTLY USING PUBLIC WORKS STAFF FOR THIS, OBVIOUSLY SENDING THIS OUT TO AWARD THE BID AND IT WILL CONTRACT WITH US.

>> THAT WAS RECOMMENDATION. >> MOTION TO ADOPT.

>> MOTION AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? TONY.

>>

[ A Resolution Declaring Support For The Preservation Of The Federal Tax Exemption Of Municipal Bonds. (first reading)]

ITEM 10 O. >> RESOLUTION DECLARING SUPPORT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION MUNICIPAL

BOND FIRST READING. >> THIS IS JUST THAT THING JIM AND ALEX TALK ABOUT PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE MISSION OF THE TAX AND BONDS FOR MUNICIPALITIES. SO YES, THANK YOU. RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT IS VERY MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. IS THERE DISCUSSION? OKAY TONY.

>>

[11. Citizens Comments - General]

11 CITIZEN COMMENTS. >> FIRST UP WE HAVE DR. RONALD FLETCHER.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DR.

RONALD FLETCHER AND I'M PRIVILEGED TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUBER HEIGHTS SENIOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I AM HERE TO EXPRESS EXTREME GRATITUDE AND THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP YOU HAVE GIVEN US IN DEVELOPING THIS NEW SENIOR CENTER FACILITY. IT IS AMAZING AND WE ARE SEEING EVERYONE RESPOND TO THAT AMAZEMENT. NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED, THE ITEMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE PROPOSED ARE EXPANDING. PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW PLACE. SO AGAIN I WANT TO THANK YOU. THIS IS A TIME IN WHICH SENIOR CENTERS MUST REINVENT THEMSELVES. THINGS HAVE CHANGED. WE HAVE TO ENVISION A DIFFERENT IDEA OF WHAT A SENIOR CITIZEN IS NOT. WE SEE THEM AS INDIVIDUALS. WE SEE US AS INDIVIDUALS WHO SIT AROUND AND WATCH SOAP OPERAS AND KIND

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES

NANCY. >> I LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK FOR HIS EXCELLENT GUIDANCE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS THE STATE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. HIS VISION AS YOU HAVE SEEN IS SUPERB. HIS DIRECTION IS EXEMPLARY. HE IS A REAL ASSET AND WE COULD NOT HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MADE THIS TRANSITION WITHOUT HIS HELP AND HIS GUIDANCE AND OF COURSE I THINK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DONE.

>> THANK YOU. >> NICE COMMENTS, THANK YOU.

>> NEXT WE HAVE CLAUDIA HEARD. >> I'M A RESIDENT AT 6895 WILLIE TREE LANE AND OTHER SET ON THE PAPER I WANT TO ADDRESS TRANSPARENCY IN THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE ITEMS BOARD I WENT TO. I DO HAVE THE MINUTES FROM THE BOARD YOU ATTENDED IN JANUARY , 22ND.

IT HAS BEEN A REAL EYE OPENER. I HAD CONTACTED THEM AND WANTED TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT WE WERE HEARING HERE. WE WERE GUIDED TO GO TO THE OPEN HOUSE BY THE COUNCIL AND WE WERE TOLD, TWO OF US WERE LEGIBLY WE COULD TALK TO THERE AND TELL THEM CONCERNS ABOUT WHO MAY PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. THERE WAS NOBODY THERE NOR DID THEY PLAN TO BE THERE. THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE WERE THE GOLF DEALS AND HAD ADAMS BEEN THERE WOULD'VE BEEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND WE WERE LED TO BELIEVE THEY WOULD BE THERE. I WENT AHEAD AND CALLED ITEMS NOT KNOWING WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE I WOULD GET AND THEY HAD BEEN INCREDIBLY WELCOMING FOR MY FIRST COMMITTEE KITCHEN WITH THEM SAID PLEASE COME TO THE BOARD MEETING WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. SO I WENT, OUR VP WENT AND ANOTHER WENT. OUR VP HAD TO LEAVE SO I WAS THE ONE WHO ENDED UP SPEAKING AND I'M NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER I AM A CAREGIVER. THEY WERE INCREDIBLY NICE, THEY HAD A THREE MINUTE TIMER, THEY LISTENED, THEY WERE ATTENTIVE, PEOPLE WANTED TO ASK QUESTIONS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE BOARD MEETINGS WERE RUN AT THAT TIME THERE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO ASK ME QUESTIONS. THAT WAS THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO PRESSURE SOMEBODY ABOUT QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO THEY WERE SELLING IT TO OR WHAT IT'S GOING ON THEY WERE FINE WITH THAT. DID NOT WANT TO PRESSURE THEM BECAUSE THERE WERE NO SUPPOSEDLY ALLOWED TO ASK ME QUESTIONS. SURPRISINGLY I GOT A

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WE TALKED ON THE PHONE OVER 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND SHE LET ME OR EXPLAIN TO ME THEY CANNOT ELABORATE INTO THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 26 MEETING REMAIN PUBLIC. AFTER WE TALK WE NEED TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND PRINT THOSE OFF AND LOOK AT THEM AND READ THEM. AND WHEN I DID THAT I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED AND I WAS SO ASHAMED. HAD I BEEN THERE AS A RESIDENT OF HUBER HEIGHTS AND HEARD SOME OF THE THINGS MR. RUSSELL SAID, I WOULD'VE BEEN TOTALLY OFFENDED. I HAVE THESE MINUTES AND I WOULD LIKE TO PASS THEM TO MR. RUSSELL AND WHOEVER YOU WOULD LIKE.

>> THEY WERE GIVEN THE PROPERTY SO WE COULD BE DEVELOPED FOR OTHER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, FOR THE TRANSITION AND YOU LED THEM TO BELIEVE IT WAS NEGATIVE VALUE? IN WHAT WORLD AND WHAT COMMUNITY DOES LAND HAVE A NEGATIVE VALUE? CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING, WHETHER EAST DAYTON, WEST, DANE, HUBER HEIGHTS WHERE LAND HAS A NEGATIVE VALUE? THAT PROPERTY VALUED AT OVER $5 MILLION. SO I ENDED UP CALLING , WATCHING THE BID , I WATCHED AS MANY RESIDENTS DID AND IT SOLD FOR $2,185,000. I WOULD'VE TOTALLY BEEN INSULTED IF YOU OFFERED ME A DOLLAR FOR THAT. I WANT TO BE UP HERE AND I WANT TO BE KIND BUT WE NEED TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT. IF NOT TODAY I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. THE ADAMS PEOPLE WERE INCREDIBLY KIND, THEY WERE INCREDIBLY OPEN AND THEY LED ME TO THE INFORMATION WE NEEDED TO KNOW SO HOPEFULLY WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY WHEN I CALL THEM BACK THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TELL ME. WHO BOUGHT THAT BECAUSE WHEN I CALLED FRIDAY AGAIN THEY WERE AS KIND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AND THEY SAID IF YOU CALL BACK WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY THAT'S WHEN WE WILL BE INFORMED. SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL KNOW THEN WHO PURCHASED THE

PROPERTY. >> OKAY I WILL ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS. CERTAINLY I BELIEVE IN TRANSPARENCY. WE NEED THAT, BUT ALSO FROM A TRANSPARENCY PERSPECTIVE WE CANNOT BE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE ARE NEGOTIATING AGAINST ARE SELF.

AND THERE WERE NEGOTIATIONS HAPPENING WITH THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE MEETING MR. RUSSELL WAS HAVING. THE MINUTES PROBABLY DON'T REFLECT WHAT THOSE NEGOTIATIONS WERE. SO THE DOLLAR VALUE YES THAT'S WHAT WAS OFFERED. ALSO WHAT'S THE VALUE OF RAISING OF THE PROPERTY? IT'S GOING TO COST $600,000 TO GO INTO REMOVE SOME OF THE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES THAT ARE NO LONGER FIT TO BE THERE. NOT JUST A DOLLAR, ANY MONEY WE WOULD'VE OFFERED THERE IS ADDITIONAL $600,000 ON TOP OF THAT. SO PART OF OUR NEGOTIATIONS WE WERE WILLING TO ENTER INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ADAMS BOARD SO THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD HAPPEN WE WOULD THEN SPLIT THE MONEY WITH THEM SO THEY HAD POTENTIAL TO EARN A LOT MORE THAN THE $2 MILLION THAT THEY SOLD THE PROPERTY FOR BUT THEY DID NOT TELL YOU THAT. TALKING ABOUT TRANSPARENCY WE NEED EVERYBODY TO BE OPEN. WE HAD LOTS OF AGREEMENT AND THE REASON MR. RUSSELL WAS SO FRUSTRATED AT THE MEETING AS WE HAD BEEN NEGOTIATING THOSE TERMS FOR MONTHS LEADING UP TO THAT AND AT THE DROP OF A HAT THEY STOPPED ALL COMMUNICATION COMPLETELY.

>> I APOLOGIZE TO INTERRUPT, IF YOU READ THE MINUTES THEY ADDRESS THOSE VERY MUCH ADDRESS THAT ISSUE AS FAR AS THEIR HANDS BEING TIED. THEY WERE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE COUNCIL FROM THE

STATE. >> I WANT TO BE CLEAR I SUPPORT JOHN AT THE MEETING. AND I WAS FRUSTRATED MYSELF AT THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION WAS WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO. I THINK THE IDEA THAT THE PROPERTY SOLD $2 MILLION TALKING ABOUT THE VALUE

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>> AGAIN I THINK IF YOU HAD BEEN MORE OPEN WITH THEM, IF YOU PUT IT IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS AND HAD NOT BEEN.

>> THOSE WERE THE DISCUSSIONS HAPPENING BETWEEN CITY STAFF AND EXECUTIVE LEADERS WITH THE ADAMS BOARD TRYING TO WORK IT OUT. WE THOUGHT WE WERE ON THE WAY TO THE AGREEMENT WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THEY STOPPED COMMUNICATING WITH US WE DID NOT

STOP WITH THEM. >> THE MINUTES ADDRESS WHY THEY

DID. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE

>> YES, ONE SECOND. >> JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THEY WERE HONORED WITH THE BOARD. I GOT A CALL BY A NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES SO DON'T THINK THEY ARE TOTALLY TRANSPARENT EITHER.

>> THAT WAS A CALL I GOT FROM COUNCILMAN KITCHIN REGARDING THINGS GOING ON BECAUSE SHE WAS GETTING CALLS FROM DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE ADAMS BOARD WHO DID NOT KNOW THEY STOPPED NEGOTIATING WITH US AND THEY WERE TAKEN BY SURPRISE AND TAKEN ABACK SO THAT I HEARD ABOUT THIS, A CALL FROM THE BOARD TO MISS KITCHEN AND THEN SHE CALLED ME AND THE CONVERSATION LED TO MR. RUSSELL ATTENDING THE BOARD MEETING BECAUSE NOT ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

>> WEEK. OCTOBER 25 ON TUESDAY , I LIVE ON MEADOW VISTA, MY BACKYARD IS AGAINST WILDCAT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GARAGE. I GO TO LET MY DOG OTHER TWO GUYS ON THE ROOF SWEARING F THIS AND THAT. DON'T NEED THAT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE'S LITTLE KIDS. YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

>> THOSE WOULD NOT BE CITY EMPLOYEES OR CONTRACTORS.

>> I DON'T CARE. >> YOU ASK ME I WILL TELL YOU. I WILL ASK JOHN TO GET WAS ZONING OR ENGINEERS OR WHOEVER IT IS A CONTRACTED AND MAKE THEM KNOW THAT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE ACCEPTABLE AND IF IT IS CAN WE LEVY FINES TO THE CONTRACTORS FOR BEHAVIOR UNBECOMING OF A

CITY CONTRACTOR. >> THAT IS OUR BUILDING SO WE WILL MAKE SURE THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR KNOWS THE APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR AND THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN MOVING FORWARD.

>> WE WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE. >> NINE YEARS AGO ME AND MY NEIGHBORS GAVE TESTIMONY ON NOT TO TURN THE PROPERTY COMMERCIAL.

YOU GUYS DID NOT LISTEN TO NONE OF US. NOW HERE WE ARE. WHOSE BRIGHT IDEA WAS IT TO PUT A GARAGE IN THE MIDDLE OF A

RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD? >> THAT WAS A STAFF RECOMMENDATION LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY THAT WAS OPEN WE WANTED TO HAVE THE GARAGE CENTRALLY LOCATED IN THE CITY AND WE HAD HAVE ROOM TO DO IT AND BUILT IT, WE ARE GOING COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE TO EXPAND PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY AND THAT PROPERTY WAS OPEN. WE HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT , I WAS NOT HERE NINE YEARS AGO SO I DID NOT HEAR THOSE CONCERNS BUT I CAN TELL YOU PROBABLY IN 2019 OR 2020 IS WHEN WE STARTED HAVING PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY.

>> WELL IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE THEY STARTED. THEY DON'T EVEN OF THE JOB SITE CLEAR. HOW CAN THAT BE

COST-EFFECTIVE? >> I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN

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>> YEAH, THEY'RE DIGGING DOWN THE HILL BETWEEN IT AND WHAT WAS THE GARAGE , CHIPPING AWAY AT THAT FOR A YEAR. LIKE I SAY THAT'S GOT TO BE COST PROHIBITIVE.

>> WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM AND THE PRICE IS THE PRICE OF THE CONTRACTORS WASTING THEIR TIME AND MONEY PLAYING IN THE DIRT THAT WILL BE COST PROHIBITIVE TO THEM NOT US.

BECAUSE OF A CONTRACT. >> MEANTIME, ME AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD ARE LISTENING TO THE JACKHAMMERS AND DUMP TRUCKS IN THE BEEPING ALL DAY LONG. LAST SUMMER A DUMP TRUCK WAS COMING OUT OF THERE EVERY THREE MINUTES. 200 DAY. MY

NEIGHBORHOOD IS COVERED IN DUST. >> I APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE WHILE THAT'S BUILT, ONCE IT'S FINISHED THOSE THINGS ARE NOT BE HAPPENING ANYMORE. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ADDRESS FROM A DUST ISSUE AS THE WEATHER TURNS AND IT GETS DRY, THERE SHOULD BE EASY WAYS, WATER TRUCKS TO MITIGATE THE DUST RISK TO KEEP THE DUST DOWN. CONSTRUCTION SOMETIMES IS NOT ALWAYS THE PRETTIEST AND IT IS A BIG BUILDING AND IT HAS TAKEN

WHILE TO GET IT DONE. >> LIKE I SAID WE ARE A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. I WORK IN THE GARAGE MOST OF MY LIFE, I WORKED WITH SCOTT'S DAD, I KNOW WHAT A GARAGE IS LIKE. HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WORK AS MECHANICS BUT NOT IN MY BACKYARD NOT WHERE I LIVE. ARE TAXPAYERS ALLOWED TO VOTE ON

THIS? >> WE HAD SEVERAL PUBLIC

MEETINGS. >> WAS NEVER PUT ON THE BALLOT, IT WAS A DECISION CITY COUNCIL MADE.

>> WHY DIDN'T YOU PUT IT IN YOUR BACKYARD?

>> THERE ARE HOUSES BEHIND MY HOUSE.

>> WELL THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HOUSES BEHIND MY HOUSE. THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ZONED WHEN I BOUGHT IT THERE.

>> I CANNOT SPEAK TO THAT. DID WE CHANGE ZONING? IT WAS ALREADY ZONED APPROPRIATELY FOR THE BUILDING. I DON'T REMEMBER

CHANGING THE ZONING. >> SPECIAL USED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OTHERWISE A GOOD CHUNK OF WILDCAT IS COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL AS YOU GO FROM NORTHWARD.

>> LAST UP WE HAVE I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT IF YOU HAVE NEW INFORMATION FOR US WE WOULD BE GLAD TO HEAR IT, IF THE INFORMATION YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT IS REPEATING INFORMATION YOU HAVE BEEN GIVING US BEFORE THEN YOUR TIMELY TIME LIMIT IS 2 1/2 MINUTES.'S PHOTO OF ONE WORD. MY NAME IS JEFF MOORE I CALL FOR FREEDOM FREEDOM FREEDOM , CALL FOR DEMOCRACY DEMOCRACY DEMOCRACY. MY COMMENTS ARE AN DIRECT RESPONSE TO HUBER HEIGHTS VOTE IN FALL 2024 TO ACCEPT ANNEXATION OF 300 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED MIAMI COUNTY BETHEL TOWNSHIP CONSTRUCTION 1400 HOUSES WITHOUT APPROVAL SUPPORT PROMOTION OF THE CITIZENS OF BETHEL TOWNSHIP THREE ELECTED BETHEL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES OR THE THREE ELECTED MIAMI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. WE AS AMERICAN CITIZENS LIVING IN A REPUBLIC USE DEMOCRACY TO MAKE DECISIONS GUIDING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT HAPPENS WHERE IT HAPPENS AND HOW IT HAPPENS. WE ARE SUCCESSFUL AS A NATION BECAUSE OF FREEDOMS AND THE MOST IMPORTANT FREEDOM IS THE RIGHT TO VOTE. VOTE ON OUR FUTURE PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO REVIEW THE 13TH, 15TH AND 19TH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION DEALING WITH THE RIGHT TO VOTE. IF YOU WANT TO GO THERE WAS ELECTION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AS WITH ALL ELECTIONS THE CITIZENS VOTE ON ISSUES AND FOR REPRESENTATIVES AT ALL LEVELS. CITIZENS VOTE TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF LOCAL COMMUNITY. THEIR CITY, COUNTY, THEIR STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. NOT EVERYONE WILL AGREE WITH THE RESULTS, BUT THAT IS HOW DEMOCRACY WORKS AND MAJORITY RULES. IN MY OPINION IN THE END WHATEVER THE RESULTS ARE, THOSE RESULTS ARE SECONDARY TO THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF

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>> THAT IS 2 1/2 MINUTES SO YOUR TIME IS UP THIS EVENING.

>> ONE OF I REPEATED? >> JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU

HAVE TALKED ABOUT. >> YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE A COPY OF

IT IN FRONT OF YOU? MY COMMENTS? >> I HAVE HEARD EVERYTHING YOU SAID FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS AND THIS IS ALL THE SAME.

>> I'M USING DIFFERENT CONVERSATION. I'M TALKING ABOUT LAWMAKERS IN COLUMBUS NOT YOUR OFFICE. SPLIT AND PRESIDING OVER THE MEETING I TOLD YOU IF YOU SHARE THE SAME INFORMATION YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE MINUTES, I GIVE YOU TO HAVE MINUTES AND YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME BACK FOR ANOTHER TO ANOTHER MEETING -- NEXT MEETING.

[12. City Official Reports And Comments]

>> THE PROPERTY THAT WE HEARD ABOUT TONIGHT FROM THE LADY ON -- YOU WERE CONCERNED AS I WAS WHAT IS BUILT AND DEVELOPED DOWN THERE CORRECT? YOU STILL HAVE CONCERN? WHO WAS AT THE MEETING

WITH YOU? >> ALEX AND

>> YOU UPDATED US WITH INFORMATION PRIOR TO THE MEETING. IS WHAT WAS CONVEYED PRETTY ACCURATE?

>> YES SIR. >> WHAT TYPES OF THINGS CAN BE

BUILT DOWN THERE? >> NONCONFORMING USE AS A TREATMENT CENTER FOR WHAT IT WAS. ZONED I-1 SO IT COULD HAVE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL OR MIXED-USE OPPORTUNITY. ONLY ONE OF THE BUILDINGS THAT EXISTS IS PROBABLY SUITED FOR THAT, THE ONE CLOSEST TO TAYLORSVILLE. ANY OTHER USE LET ME REPHRASE THAT, I WILL ASSUME ANY OTHER USE THAT'S GOING TO BE PROPOSED FOR THE 14 ACRES IS GOING TO NEED TO GO THROUGH THE REZONING PROCESS.

>> THIS CITY PRESUMED A STORAGE FACILITY ON STATE ROUTE 40 WAS NOT PERMITTED? THE DEVELOPER OF THAT DISAGREED AND TOOK US TO COURT. THE AGREEMENT ENDED UP BEING THERE IS CURRENTLY A STORAGE FACILITY THERE. WHO WAS UPSET ABOUT THAT WITH THE

RESIDENTS? >> YES.

>> JOHN, IS THAT WHAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF , HALF OF CITY

COUNCIL WORKING TO ELIMINATE? >> ELIMINATE THAT AND WE WERE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING IN MORE AGE FROM THE HOUSING. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THE PRICE WOULD HAVE TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE APPRAISAL. TO BE HONEST AND TALKING ABOUT TRUE TRANSPARENCY WE WERE WILLING TO SPLIT PROCEEDS, THE DOLLAR VALUE , THAT IS VERY MISCONSTRUED , THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. TAKING ON THE 600,000 DEMOLITION AND SPLIT PROCEEDS WHEN WE SOLD THE PROPERTY.

>> WITH OUR HISTORY OF WORKING WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS , WE GENERATE FOR THE TAXPAYERS A LOT OF MONEY.

>> THAT'S TRUE. >> CHRIS , ATTORNEY CHRIS IF YOU HAVE A PIECE OF LAND, THAT YOU CAN BUILD INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS ON AND OPERATE INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES ON, THAT COULD BE MORE VALUABLE THAN THE LAND YOU COULDN'T CORRECT?

>> IT COULD BE AFTER TAX REVENUE BECAUSE OF JOB CREATION.

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>> SO WHAT MIGHT GO ON THE PARCEL IS SOMETHING A LOT DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I BELIEVE THE RESIDENTS WERE HOPING FOR.

SO, JOHN HAVE A LOT OF FAITH AND A LOT OF TRUST IN YOU. IS WHAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT LEGITIMATE AND HONEST? FROM YOUR

PERSPECTIVE? >> YES SIR.

>> I MAY NOT HAVE UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT THAT COULD YOU EXPAND ON THAT PLEASE? AND WANTING YOU TO EXPAND BECAUSE I THINK I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID, THEY MAY NOT BE THE MOST HONEST AND TRANSPARENT ORGANIZATION.

>> I WORK WITH FOUR MEMBERS ON THE BOARD THROUGH MY PROFESSIONAL JOB AND THEY KNOW ME WELL AND I GOT A CALL ON THE WEEKEND IN JANUARY ASKING WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS , INSTANTLY ON A SATURDAY I CALLED CITY MANAGER RUSSELL AND HE WAS LIKE WE ARE IN NEGOTIATIONS AND THEY DROPPED OFF NEGOTIATIONS. AT THAT POINT I CALLED THE TWO BOARD MEMBERS AND I SAID WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY COMMUNICATION SINCE OCTOBER, THEY SAID THEY WERE GETTING WITH EVERYTHING AND THEY WOULD BE WORKING WITH US AND THEY GO WE GOT LIED TO, WE WERE TOLD HUBER HEIGHTS WAS NO LONGER INTERESTED IN THIS PROPERTY AND IT NEEDED TO GO BECAUSE NOBODY WANTED IT. THAT'S WHAT PART OF THE BOARD WAS TALKING ABOUT. ANYHOW, THERE IS SOME BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE VERY UPSET BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT HONEST BY THE BOARD AND IT IS CAUSING SOME , SOME DISAGREEMENTS AMONG THE BOARD BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT BEING TOLD, IN VOTING ON STUFF NOT GETTING HONEST AND TRANSPARENT ANSWER AS A BOARD MEMBER NEEDING TO VOTE ON ISSUES.

PUBLISHED FROM THE MEETING I WENT TO LAST MONTH I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING FOR YOU GUYS TO READ IT BECAUSE AFTER I WAS DONE, IT WAS THE END OF THE MEETING BUT PEOPLE WANTED TO ASK QUESTIONS AND IT GOT HOT, IT GOT VERY HOT. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON NOR DID THE OTHER PERSON FROM OUR COMMUNITY. TWO PEOPLE WANTED TO ASK QUESTIONS. SO PERHAPS, I DON'T KNOW THEIR

NAMES. >> WERE THEY MEMBERS?

>> YES, YOU COULD TELL. >> WHEN YOU SAY HOT, WHAT DOES

THAT MEAN? >> THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHY THEY COULD NOT HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ASK QUESTIONS, IF I HAD THREE MINUTES TO TALK WHY DIDN'T THEY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ASK QUESTIONS. SO THAT WENT TO MOTION AND FROM NOW ON THE BOARD AND THE TRUSTEES WILL BE ABLE TO ASK THE MINUTES OF QUESTIONS.

>> THAT IS SUSPECT IN ITSELF. SOMEONE WOULD NOT LET A BOARD

MEMBER ASKED QUESTIONS. >> AGAIN, TRANSPARENCY.

>> I HOPE IT FILLS THE ROOM WITH WHO IS WHO BECAUSE WE HAD HONESTLY IN OUR HEART AND OUR GOAL WAS TO BUILD AND DEVELOP SOMETHING . WHAT'S THE DEVELOPMENT YOU LIVE IN?

>> WILLOW CREEK ESTATES. >> THAT WOULD ENHANCE WILLOW

CREEK. >> THE GENTLEMAN SITTING BACK HERE, WE VOTED ON HIS PROJECT MADE. TAXPAYERS WILL GAIN HOW

MUCH OF THE PROJECT? >> TOTAL, 3.2 MILLION.

>> WE WILL SPEND THAT ON PUBLIC STUFF

>> RIGHT. >> CITIZENS WILL BENEFIT? COULD THE BOARD HAVE THOUGHT MAYBE YOU ARE SPLIT WITH HIM WOULD HAVE

BEEN LESS THAN 2.1 MILLION? >> MOST DEFINITELY.

>> 2.1 MILLION MIGHT BE A LOT MORE MONEY THAN WE WERE GOING TO

BE ABLE TO SPLIT. >> I MEAN AGAIN, AGE FROM THE HOUSING MEANS WE HAVE GOT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

>> IF WE ARE TRANSPARENT WE WILL LOOK AT WHO IS ARM'S-LENGTH AND WHO ISN'T. I PROMISE YOU, THIS IS MY CITY I HAVE BEEN HERE MY ENTIRE LIFE EVERY DAY. I LIVED ABOUT ONE BLOCK FROM THAT DEVELOPMENT FOR 11 YEARS. THIS IS MY HOME, THIS IS JOHN'S HOME.

IF ANYONE WILL SET THE TONE HERE TONIGHT WE WERE LOOKING OUT FOR YOUR BEST INTEREST, THAT WE WERE LYING TO PEOPLE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY COME IN MY OPINION NOT CORRECT AND THERE'S ENOUGH EVIDENCE FLOATING AROUND TONIGHT FOR PEOPLE THAT I RESPECT THAT I DON'T KNOW WHO HAS BEEN COMPLETELY HONEST, OPEN, TRANSPARENT AND AT ARMS LENGTH. IT SURE DOES NOT SOUND LIKE THE

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>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THEY COULD DO WHAT? WHAT COULD THEY DO WHEN THEY SELL THE PROPERTY? IN EFFECT WHAT COULD BE BUILT ON THE PROPERTY? WHAT COULD THEY DO?

>> THEY COULD RAISE IT. >> THEY COULD FLIP IT.

>> WHAT CAN THEY DO TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOT INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS BUT THE WORKERS NEXT TO WILLOW CREEK WHAT COULD THE SELLER DO?

>> REACH OUT TO US. >> THEY COULD PUT SOMETHING ON THE PROPERTY RIGHT? THEY COULD PUT CONDITIONS ON THE PROPERTY

RIGHT? >> THE SELLER COULD CONDITION THE PROPERTY . EXCLUDE THE BUYER BUILDING INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHT? THERE IS NO LAW THAT SAYS THEY CANNOT , WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, ARE THEY MORE INTERESTED IN MAKING MONEY OR ARE WE MORE INTERESTED IN LEAVING THE NEIGHBORS BEING ENCROACHED UPON IN A BAD WAY. WE MAY WANT US TO SEE THE DEAL. COULD THE DEAL BE PUBLIC DUE TO WHO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS?

>> IT WILL EVENTUALLY LIKELY BE PUBLIC. RIGHT NOW THERE WAS A BID SUBMITTED AND WHETHER IT CLOSES IS A DIFFERENT QUESTION.

>> I WOULD ASK MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WOULD ASK CHRIS IN THE MORNING TO MAKE THAT PUBLIC AND WORK HIS TAIL OFF AND MAKE THIS PUBLIC. AND BRING IT UP IN THE LIGHT. IT REALLY UPSETS ME TODAY BECAUSE I TALKED TO JOHN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THAT

MEETING. I AM VERY PASSIONATE. >> ME TOO.

>> SCOTT? >> YOU KNOW I AM FAST READING THROUGH THIS MINUTES AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. ALSO ON THE FIRST COMMENT IT SAYS ABOUT EVERYTHING MR. RUSSELL STATED.

YES THE CITY OFFERED ONE DOLLAR , BUT ONCE WE DID THE DEMOLITION AND MARKETING, WHETHER WE DECIDED IT WOULD PAY BACK PROCEEDS TO ADAMS. EVERYTHING I HEARD FROM MR. RUSSELL.

>> KEEP READING THROUGH THE WHOLE THING AND READ AS IF YOU WERE THERE SOMEBODY COMING TO SAY YES WE WILL BUY IT BACK FOR ONE DOLLAR. YES WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT WHEN ADAMS IS TRYING TO GET THE MONEY FOR THEIR SERVICES DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY

SERVICES ADAMS? YOU DO. >> I AM WELL AWARE AND I AM WELL AWARE THEIR CONTRACTS AND LOST MILLIONS THIS YEAR.

>> I DON'T THINK THAT WAS FAULTY CONTRACT WHEN THEY MOVED

IN. >> THAT WASN'T, BUT ADAMS HAS HAD A FAULTY CONTRACT THIS YEAR WHERE THEY LOST MILLIONS OF PUBLIC FUNDS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO RECOUP AND I FEEL IT

IS DUE TO THE FACT. >> CAN YOU ELABORATE ON WHAT

CONTRACT? >> RI INTERNATIONAL DURING A CRISIS CENTER AND THEY PAY MONEY UP FRONT IN THE 14 DAYS NOTICE

AND RUN AWAY WITH THE MONEY. >> OKAY THANK YOU. THEY WERE AT THE MEETING I ATTENDED. I HAD NO IDEA TWO HOURS WOULD BE FOR ACCOUNTING EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR THEY SPEND. HAVE TOTAL FAITH IN THEM AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT WHEN MISS KELLY CALLED ME AND SPENT THAT TIME ON THE PHONE WITH ME, DID NOT DISCLOSE WHO WAS MAKING BIDS, BUT SHE WAS WELL AWARE OF WHAT WE WANTED AND WHAT WE WERE HOPING FOR. SHE HAD A LIST OF 50 NAMES THAT CHERYL AND OTHER PEOPLE COLLECTED AND SHE LET ME KNOW ON THIS ONE OF THE BIDS WAS CLOSE TO WHAT WE WERE HOPING TO GET IN. I DON'T KNOW. I'M SORRY YOU CANNOT GET ALONG BETTER WITH ADAMS BUT I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN THAT ORGANIZATION NOW THAT I HAVE BEEN TO OTHER BOARD MEETINGS.

>> RIGHT, BUT FURTHER DOWN YOU SAID AS FAR AS MR. RUSSELL SAID, THE CITY DOES NOT WANT TO SPEND TAXPAYER MONEY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO JUST PURCHASE PROPERTY , COMING TO AGREEMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR TAXPAYER MONEY AND YOU KNOW THAT'S OUR BEST INTEREST. SO WITH DEMOLITION ON THAT SITE WHICH YOU EVEN KNOW IF

THAT HAS HARD ROCK? >> WE ASKED ONE OF THE LOCAL

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THE SITE. >> SO YES, THERE ARE SO MANY UNKNOWNS. I WILL FINISH READING THIS, THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I

HAVE. >> I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO FIND OUT WHO WON THE BID BECAUSE I THINK EVEN EARLY IN THE MORNING OF THE LAST DAY THE HIGH BID WAS $530,000. SO THE BID WENT FROM $530,000 IN THE MORNING TO $2.1 MILLION BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS. SO I KNEW IT MAY GO FOR MORE BUT I DID NOT THINK IT WOULD BE LIKE AN EBAY AUCTION AT THE END. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE THE TYPE OF BIDDING WAR THAT TOOK PLACE LITERALLY IN THE LAST SIX HOURS OF THE AUCTION TO GO FROM $530,000, 2.1 MILLION.

>> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT IT'S 15 ACRES

>> SELLING 15 ACRES ON EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD $100,000 PER ACRE?

PRIME REAL ESTATE. >>

>> WHAT WAS THAT ACREAGE PRICE?

>> 336,000 PER ACRE. >> THE MOST PRIME REAL ESTATE WITH BUILDINGS YOU HAVE $600,000 TO TEAR IT DOWN WITH THE MOST PRIME REAL ESTATE IN THE CITY. LARGEST PER ACRE PRICE THAT THE CITY HAS GOT IS ABOUT $1 MILLION PER ACRE FOR THE CORNER WHERE THE SHEETZ GAS STATION IS AT. THE CORNER OF BRANDT PIKE AND EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD. SOME OF THAT PRIME REAL ESTATE IS NOT BEING SOLD, THE BIDS WE'VE GOT 100 UP TO 175,000 PER ACRE AND IN TAYLORSVILLE WHERE THE LAND IS AT AS ANOTHER $600,000 INVESTED. APPRAISAL $336,000 PER ACRE AND WE KNEW THAT WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AND IT DIDN'T. SO, DAWN AND THEN ANY AND BACK

TO KATE. >> YOU BROUGHT UP SOME REALLY GOOD POINTS TONIGHT AND I WILL CALL ATTENTION TO PAGE 2 OF THE MINUTES PROVIDED FROM THE MEETING. LEGAL COUNCIL , IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO ME. THE FIRST PARAGRAPH ON THE SECOND PAGE, LAST SENTENCE THE RECOMMENDED AGREEMENT FOR THE FINAL SALE ONCE THE PROPERTY IS SOLD WILL GO TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT CAN TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS AND HOW THAT FUNCTIONS WITH THE BOARD?

>> DILIGENCE PERIOD, I DON'T KNOW THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SALE, BUT THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE. AND THEN THERE COULD BE SOME OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO FINANCE, YOU DON'T KNOW, BUT THE BOARD IS A PUBLIC BODY , STILL HAS TO ACT TO PROVE IT.

AGAIN, ANYBODY THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS SEEN FIRSTHAND JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY PUTS A CONTRACT IN, IT IS NOT A SALE UNTIL IT CLOSES. THIS PROPERTY HAS NOT CLOSED YET. AND WHAT I HAVE HEARD IT'S GOING TO BE A COUPLE DAYS WILL FIND OUT WHO DID THE BID AND THAT WILL GIVE US A BETTER IDEA OF WHETHER OR NOT WE THINK IT'S CLOSED THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE POTENTIAL SALE BY THE BOARD TO APPROVE.

THE OTHER THING IS , READING THE PAPER, THE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW ADAMS HAS BEEN OPERATING MAKING MISTAKES OR NOT IS NOT THE POINT. IT IS A BODY BEING SCRUTINIZED FOR WHAT IT DOES AND SO I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS, THEY WILL DO IT THE RIGHT WAY. YOU MAY NOT LIKE THE SALE BUT THEY WILL DO IT THE RIGHT WAY BECAUSE THE LAW REQUIRES THEY FOLLOW A

CERTAIN FORM. >> THANK YOU.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, I HAVE BEEN HERE IN HUBER HEIGHTS

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IRAN PROGRAMS IN THE PARK . PLEASE TRUST I AM GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT GET USED FOR A WRONG PERSON PURPOSE WITH ALL OF MY HEART BECAUSE THAT IS A VERY VERY PERSONAL AREA FOR ME. THAT I SPENT A LOT OF MY LIFE WORKING IN THAT AREA. SO, I PROMISE, I WILL TRY TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN THAT THE PROPERTY GETS USED FOR A PURPOSE THAT DESERVES TO BE USED.

>> THANK YOU ANITA. OKAY. >> HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

>> I HAD NOT PLANNED TO SPEAK TODAY. I AM SUE WHITE AND I LIVE AT WILLOW CREEK , TOO. I MYSELF MY HUSBAND AND A COUPLE OF US WENT OVER TO LOOK AT THE PLACE, THE TERRIBLE SNOWY DAY THEY HAD AT THE OPEN HOUSE. I WAS APPALLED AT HOW IT LOOKED INSIDE. I COULD NOT BELIEVE AND PROBABLY TWO YEARS BEFORE THAT FOR A MEETING MAYBE TWO YEARS. YEAH, WE WOULD HAVE OUR MEETINGS WITH THE WHOLE COMPLEX. I CANNOT BELIEVE THE DIRT , THE WIRES TORN DOWN, THE PIPE , THE CEILING FALLING THROUGH. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN THERE AND GOT IT TO THE PLACE. THAT IS ALL BRICK NOW. THERE IS NO WAY ANYBODY COULD DO ANYTHING WITH IT IN THE SHAPE THAT IT IS IN. IT IS HEARTBREAKING TO KNOW PEOPLE WERE IN THERE STEALING PEOPLE HAD TO BE, WE FIGURED THEY WERE THERE ALL DAY BECAUSE THEY COULD GET LIGHT IN FROM THE BIG WINDOWS. THEY WERE ALL DAY STEALING AND AT NIGHT CARTED OUT BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT SEE THEM OVER THERE. VERY SELDOM. WE WOULD RIDE OUR BIKES BACK THERE A LOT AND ONCE IN A WHILE HE WOULD SEE SOMEBODY BUT NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT WE THOUGHT WAS DESTRUCTIVE. BUT WE HAD HEARD , DO YOU TELL ME? WE HAD HEARD THEY HAD TO BORROW MONEY IN ORDER TO PAY TO GET THE GRASS MODE BECAUSE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO DID OUR COMPLEX DID THAT ONE SO WE GET ALONG WITH THEM WELL AND THERE WERE TELLING US THEY WERE THE FIRST TO TELL US IT WAS BEING SOLD BEFORE WE SAW A SIGN OUT THERE. THAT'S MY POINT. I WANTED TO SAY HOW DISAPPOINTING IT IS. THAT PLACE WAS VITAL CAMINO AND I KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE CHILDREN THAT LIVE THERE. ADULT CHILDREN THAT CANNOT DRIVE TO CINCINNATI AND COLUMBUS AND EVERYWHERE ELSE. WHERE THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PUT. IT WAS A REALLY SAD SITUATION. THE WHOLE TIME OUR COMPLEX HAS BEEN THERE WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE AT ALL. IT IS REALLY SAD ONE OF OUR GOOD GOVERNORS TOOK CARE OF IT.

ANYTHING? OKAY THANK YOU. >> ARE THEY REQUIRED BY LAW, ANY LAW THAT THEY HAVE TO ACCEPT THE HIGHEST BID?

>> I DON'T BELIEVE SO. MOST OF THE TIME WE PUT OUT THE BIDS, STAFF COMES TO US FOR RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE LANGUAGE IS LOWEST AND BEST . WE DO THAT I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY DOES BECAUSE SOMETIMES, FOR US THE LOWEST MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST.

MAYBE THE HIGHEST MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST BUT FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF THEM TRYING TO RAISE MONEY WHICH IS CLEARLY WHAT THE INTEREST WAS , IF YOU HAVE A SELLER WILLING TO CLOSE THE HIGHEST BID I IMAGINE THEY WOULD TAKE IT.

>> I WANT TO ADD AT THE COUNTY THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA WHITED THEY HAVE TO SET UP THEIR OWN TO PUT IT ON? BECAUSE THE COUNTY DID NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY WERE DOING THIS TO

HUBER HEIGHTS. >> WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP

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>> MAY I ASK A SECOND QUESTION? WHY DID THE STATE NOT GIVE YW $5000 THAT THEY WERE TOLD THEY WOULD GET? I'M SORRY, $500,000.

>> I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING. WE WOULD NOT KNOW THAT. THE SOMEBODY HAS PERSONAL BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE.

>> I UNDERSTOOD THEY APPLY FOR THE GRANT AND THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE GRANT, IT WAS AN OPEN GRANT THAT I HAD TO SAY FOR RUNNING THE AGENCY OPERATING OFF OF GRANTS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS YOU WIN SOME AND LOSE SOME UNFORTUNATELY.

>> THEY SAID THEY GOT IT BUT THE STATE NEVER GAVE IT TO THEM.

>> THEY APPLIED AND THEY DON'T THINK THEY WON IS WHAT IT WAS.

THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING. >> THANK YOU GUYS WERE COMING BECAUSE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC AND I HAVE FAITH IN MR. RUSSELL AND I BELIEVE THEY WENT WITH THE BEST OF INTEREST TO REPRESENT YOUR RIGHTS AND WHAT I KNOW , WHEN WE HAVE CITY MEETINGS SO YOU KNOW THE CLERK HE DEVELOPS 200, 2000 PAGES AND IT IS DISTRIBUTED TO CITY STAFF AND THE MEDIA AND CITY COUNCIL.

I DON'T REMEMBER , HE SENDS IT OUT THAT'S TRANSPARENCY. SO THE BOARD , THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE SHOWING UP TO VOTE ON THAT'S NOT TRANSPARENCY SO THAT'S ALL I WILL SAY POSITIVE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING. >> REMIND ME, MINE AND YOUR VISION FOR THE PARCEL AND BY THAT WAS OUR VISION AND NOT SOME

OTHER VISION? >> WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE ABILITY AND ALEX AND AARON CAME ON BOARD AND NANCY'S VISION AND YOURS, IS TO HONESTLY MIRROR WHAT IS THERE AT WILLOW CREEK TO MAKE AFFORDABLE AGE FRIENDLY HOUSING. THE PLAN WAS TO KEEP THE PARK IN THE BACK MAKE IT A CITY PARK , HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH WILLOW CREEK AND WHAT WOULD BE THERE NOW.

>> DO YOU KNOW WHERE I OBTAINED THAT VISION FROM? IT WAS NOT IN A DREAM. IT WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT EVERY COUNCIL MEETING WHEN I WAS BOMBARDED WITH WILLOW CREEK RESIDENTS THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM TONIGHT WHO HAD THAT VISION AND I ADOPTED IT AS MY VISION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT FACILITY. BUT I KNOW THAT I STILL HOPE AND I WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY THAT THAT BUSINESS IS WHAT APPROVES AND HAS ANYBODY DO THEY HAVE THE SAME VISION? OKAY. WE HAVE THOUSANDS , COULD THE RESIDENTS OF WILLOW CREEK RAISE THEIR HAND? SO SOME PEOPLE AT WILLOW CREEK MAY NOT SHARE IN THAT SAME VISION AND THAT'S OKAY, BUT JOHN, IT IS STILL MY SAME VISION. JOHN, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE A CITY MANAGER. I THINK I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT'S GOING ON. MAYOR, I STILL HOPE AND PRAY THAT WHAT MOVES IN WHERE IT WAS IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY COMPATIBLE AND COMPLEMENTARY TO WILLOW CREEK

AND ITS RESIDENTS. >> THANK YOU, THAT'S THE GOAL OF THIS COUNCIL THAT'S WHAT WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO DO.

OKAY ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYONE? >> LISTENING TO ALL THE CONVERSATION. COUNCIL OR TONY ROGERS ESPECIALLY IS THERE ANY ACTION COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE TONIGHT TO GIVE DIRECTION TO LEGAL COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER?

>> I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE ANY FORMAL ACTION. WE HAVE

HEARD THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL. >> I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA.

>> THANK YOU FOR WRAPPING THAT UP. ANYTHING ELSE? 13 EXECUTIVE SESSION. NOTHING FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.