Apr 14, 2025 City Council Meeting

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

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MEETING. TODAY'S DATE IS APRIL 14TH, 2025 REGULAR SESSION WE'RE

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

HEIGHTS . >> THANK YOU. LET ME READ JUST A FEW WORDS FROM THE GOSPEL OF JOHN CHAPTER TENDS . IT SAYS THIS, THE REASON MY FATHER LOVES ME IS THAT I LAY DOWN MY LIFE ONLY TO TAKE IT UP AGAIN. NO ONE TAKES IT FROM ME, BUT I LAIT DOWN OF MY OWN AND AUTHORITY TO TAKE IT UP AGAIN. I RECEIVE FROM MY FATHER. THAT WAS JESUS WHO SAID THAT. IF YOU LOOK VERY WELL TO UNDERSTAND TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS TIME 75 MINUTES OR 60 MINUTES THE TOPIC OF THIS MESSAGE IS WHEN LOVE MAKES A CHOICE. WHEN LOVE MAKES CHOICE. YOU REMEMBER THAT EVERYBODY IS AWARE WE ARE ALMOST TO EASTER. WHERE IN THE TIME OF SUFFERING OF JESUS CHRIST SUFFERING FOR US, FOR OUR SINS. JOHN CHAPTER 10 VERSE 17 AND 18 AS I READ MAKES IT CLEAR THE CROSS WAS INDEED HIS OWN CHOICE. GOD ASKED ME TO DO A TASK. HE MADE A CHOICE. HIS STRUGGLE WAS NOT KNOWING THE WEIGHT OF GOD BUT ACCEPTING IT. AS OUR GOD SENT HIM TO DIE HE WASN'T CRUCIFIED ON THE CROSS, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU VERY QUICKLY. I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE TIME , BUT A FEW WORDS.

NUMBER ONE, SINCE THE CROSS WAS THE CHOICE IT WAS AN ACT OF OBEDIENCE . THERE IS A TASK AS GOD HAS GIVEN YOU A TASK TO DO.

WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO FOR US. I WISH THEY COULD GO TO THE POST OFFICE OR TO THEIR LIBRARY AND SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING OVER THERE. MANY OVER THERE IS BECAUSE GOD HAS CHOSEN YOU TO DO THIS WORK . PEOPLE IN THE CITY, YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL JOB. GOD HAD GIVEN JESUS A TASK TO DO. THAT TASK WAS THE REDEMPTION .

IT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED ONLY BY THE DEATH OF CHRIST. IT WAS OBEDIENCE TO GOD AND HEAR FOR HIM. THE TASK ACCOMPLISHED ONLY THROUGH OBEDIENCE. I DON'T MEAN THAT WE ELECT YOU BUT ONLY GOD WHO ELECTED YOU TO BE ND HE GIVE A TASK TO DO HIS WORK .

TO TELL THE TRUTH THE WORK YOU ARE DOING BELONGS TO GOD AND ALL OF US, BUT MAINLY TO GOD. THE TASK CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED ONLY THROUGH OBEDIENCE. GOD HAS GIVEN YOU KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM. YOU OBEY HIM TO DO THIS TASK. NOBODY CAN INCLUDE THIS UNLESS HE WAS CHOSEN BY GOD. WHEN HE WAS GIVING HIS TESTIMONY HE SAID I INAUDIBLE ] JESUS COULD HAVE SAID . HE WAS NOT DISOBEDIENT TO

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YOU KNOW FOREVER BUT GOD WAS OBEDIENT TO THE CRUCIFIED . THAT'S WHY WE SAID LORD HELP US. BECAUSE YOU DIED FOR US. THE LAST THING I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU, SINCE THE CROSS WAS A CHOICE IT WAS AN ACT. GOD GETS HIMSELF AND HE WENT TO THE CROSS AND THEY CRUCIFIED HIM. HE SUFFERED BUT WE LIVE. WE HAVE A LIFE . LET US PRAY. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE THINGS OUR BROTHER AND SISTERS HERE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING. WE PRAY FOR THEM TO GIVE THEM WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE . YOU HAVE GIVEN THEM A TASK. WE ARE SO THANKFUL BECAUSE SOME HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND OTHERS ARE COMING . LORD HELP THEM. I PRAY FOR THEM ALWAYS. I PRAY AND REMEMBERING OUR BROTHERS AND POLICE HERE . I PRAY FOR THEM . GIVE THEM WHATEVER. I PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE FIGHTING WITH FIRE .

FIREFIGHTER. I PRAY FOR THEM. I PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE WORKING THIS OFFICE. JESUS HELP THEM. BE WITH THEM AND GIVE THEM ALL THE THINGS THEY NEED. I PRAY ALL THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

AMEN. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE

[3. Pledge Of Allegiance]

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> I WISH YOU A HAPPY EASTER.

[4. Roll Call]

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[5. Approval Of Minutes]

[ National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Mayoral Proclamation Presentation - Mayor Jeff Gore]

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>> NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELE-COMMUNICATORS A WEEK MARROW PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR JEFF GORE. WE ASK EVERYONE TO JOIN US. WE HAVE ANY OTHER EMPLOYEES? HAVE EVERYBODY JOIN US UP FRONT.

>> THIS COMES AT A GREAT TIME. THIS IS 2025 NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELE-COMMUNICATORS PUBLICATION . IS THE CITY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANSWERING EMERGENCY SERVICE 911 CALLS THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AND TOWNSHIP 911 DISPATCHERS ARE OFTEN CONSIDERED THE FIRST RESPONDERS AT A SCENE OF EMERGENCY. WHEREAS IN ADDITION TO THE 127,912 TELEPHONE POLES OF 2024 THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER HOLDS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC TOWNSHIP AND SURROUNDING WITH OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. WHEREAS DISPATCHERS ARE THE LINK BETWEEN THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSES AND TO GATHER PERTINENT INFORMATION DURING THE 93,395 CALLS FOR SERVICE IN 2024 TO USE THIS EXPERTISE TO PRIORITIZE THOSE GOALS THE PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES.

THEREFORE I HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 13TH OR THE 1920 25 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELE-COMMUNICATOR WEEK. WE PUBLICLY SALUTE THE SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS IN THE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO BE AWARE OF PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS AND UNDERSTAND VALUE A PROPER USE OF THE 911 SYSTEM. I SET MY HAND AND CITY RIGHTS AS WE AFFIX THIS DATE OF APRIL 14 2025.

>> THESE ARE THE SUPERVISORS OF THE DISPATCH CENTER. YOU GUYS KNOW THE CHIEFS THAT ARE VERY MUCH A PART OF OUR DISPATCH CENTER ALSO. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS SITTING UP THERE NOT ONLY FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE BEST TECHNOLOGY FOR STAFFING BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY LIKE LAST WEEK

SHOWING YOU SUPPORT . >> FRUSTRATING SITUATIONS FOR ALL OF US. WE HAVEN'T HEARD BACK RIGHT? FOR GOOD REASON. FOR GOOD REASON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO FOR US HERE.

[ 2025 Arbor Day Mayoral Proclamation Presentation - Mayor Jeff Gore]

>> NEXT UP WE HAVE ITEM 6B, 2025 ARBOR DAY MARROW PROCLAMATION PRESENTATION BY MAYOR JEFF GORE. I THINK WE HAVE SOME CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVES ALSO.

>> THIS IS THE ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION. WHERE IS ESTABLISHED IN ARBOR DAY ENCOURAGES THE MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF TREES AND COMMUNITY. IT IS NOW CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT THE NATION IN THE WORLD . WHEREAS TREES BENEFIT THE HUBER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY BY REDUCING TOPSOIL EROSION, REDUCING HEATING AND COOLING EXPENSE, CLEANING THE AIR AND PROVIDING LIFE-GIVING OXYGEN AND HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE. WHEREAS TREES ARE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE PROVIDING PAPER, WOOD FOR HOMES, FUEL FOR FIRES AND COUNTLESS OTHER WOOD PRODUCTS , WHEREAS TREES IN THE CITY INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES, ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF BUSINESS AREAS AND BEAUTIFY THE COMMUNITY AND WHEREAS TREES, WHEREVER THEIR PLANET, OURS WAS OF JOINT

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2025. >> SURE. A COUPLE WEEKENDS AGO THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD GAVE OUT 148 NATIVE TREES AND PLANTS. THE FINAL TWO OF OUR 150 THIS YEAR GOING TO THE RESIDENT HERE. WE HAVE A HAZELNUT TREE GOING AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE SEEING HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE TO KEEP DOING THIS YEAR AFTER YEAR.

THANK YOU.

>> NEXT UP A CITIZENS COMMENTS. THANK YOU. NEXT UP AND ITEM

[8. City Manager Report]

>> JUST A COUPLE NEW ITEMS HERE AND A COUPLE REMINDERS IN THE PAST YEAR. ONE OF THE FIRST NEW REMINDERS IS COMING UP APRIL 24TH OUR POLICE AND FIRE DIVISIONS ARE TEAMING UP TOGETHER THEY WILL HAVE AN EVENT AT GET AIR. IT IS AUTISM AWARENESS FUNDRAISER. THEY WANTED TO SPREAD THE WORD THAT IF YOU'VE GOT TIME ON APRIL 24TH THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A JOINT VENTURE TOGETHER . NEXT , THEY'RE CALLING IT A DREAMING SESSION . WE ARE ASKING RESIDENTS FOR THEIR INPUT ON WHAT THE FUTURE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND SOME THOUGHTS GOING AROUND. THE SIGN-UP IS THERE IS A REGISTRATION THEY'RE ASKING FOR SO THEY CAN PLAN WHO'S GOING TO BE THERE THIS COMING THURSDAY AT THE HUBER HEIGHTS SENIOR CENTER. SIGN UP ON OUR WEBSITE AND ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE AS WELL. NEXT, WE DID START LAST WEEK THE PLANNING FOR THE UPCOMING STAR-SPANGLED HEIGHTS.

WE HAVE A PLANNING SESSION ALREADY AND TRYING TO GET READY FOR THE PARADE AND GOT THE FIREWORKS COMMITTEE STARTED. ONE THING THAT CAME UP IS THERE GOING TO START TRYING TO GET MORE ARTISTS AND PEOPLE WHO MAKE THINGS OUT THERE FOR THE EVENT.

THERE IS A SIGN UP ON THE WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO REALLY JUST TRY AND MAKE ALMOST LIKE A MARKETPLACE OUT AROUND WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO BE. THAT IS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AS WELL. LAST COUPLE PLUGS HERE, WE ARE COMING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEATHER SEASON, SO I'VE SAID IT AGAIN, THE BEST INDICATOR FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER IN YOUR AREA, THERE IS A TON IF YOU DOWNLOAD THE APP IT IS A WHOLE HOST OF DIFFERENT ALERTS. JUST SPECIFICALLY TO WHAT WE HAVE DEALT WITH HERE RECENTLY IN THE PAST TORNADO ALERTS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL. THEN, THE LAST DAY, THE LAST TIME YOU SEE THIS THIS YEAR BUT I WANTED TO BRING UP TO PRETTY COOL THINGS. ALL OF OUR APPOINTMENTS ARE BOOKED FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW, SO THEY'VE HAD EXTENDED TIME. THE TEXT DEPARTMENT WORKED ON SATURDAY. I OFFERED TO BRING THEM LUNCH ON SATURDAY AND THEY TURNED ME DOWN BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE WORKING SO I HAVE SOMETHING PLANNED AFTER THE TAX SEASON. THEY WORKED TIRELESSLY. ONE COOL THING , THEY ARE ACTUALLY USING GOOGLE TRANSLATE TO HELP OUT NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLE. REALLY SOME COOL THINGS. I KNOW THEY DON'T GET A LOT OF PROPS AND NO ONE LIKES A TAX GUY BUT

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JUST LOOK OUT FOR THOSE. I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

>> TALKING ABOUT THE AUTISM AWARENESS, BEFORE WE TALKED ABOUT ENVELOPES -- OKAY. PERFECT.

>> I THOUGHT YOU GOT THE FIRST COPY. THAT WAS BROUGHT TO US BY KATE. ANOTHER JURISDICTION WAS USING IT?

>> WE HAVE THOSE IN PLACE. JUST NOT TO STEAL FROM YOU BUT WE STARTED YEARS AGO WITH A SENIOR CITIZEN AWARENESS THING. YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER YEARS AGO WHERE THEY WOULD PUT THINGS IN THE FRIDGE. WE HAVE SOMETHING NOW THE COPS DO, IT'S A MAGNET ON THE OUTSIDE SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT. NOW WE'VE TRANSFERRED OVER TO SOME AUTISM AWARENESS. A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS FOR

CITIZENS. >> LAST THING, CAN WE GET THE DATA LIKE ON HOW MANY USERS FOR THE COAT ALERTS?

>> I CAN. I'LL TRY TO GIVE HOW MANY WE HAVE SIGNED UP. IT EVEN WORKS IF YOU'RE SIGNED UP FOR CODE RED AT SPECIFIC TO YOUR CELL PHONE LOCATION, SO YOU'LL GET THEM OTHER PLACES. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE QUESTION ONLINE AND STUFF WHERE WE GET AN ALERT THAT GOES THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY AND THEY SAID MY CODE RED DIDN'T GO OFF. THERE'S NO DANGER TO YOU.

THAT'S WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THAT. IT'S A PINPOINTED ALERT FOR

COMPLICATIONS. >> WE HAVE BEEN TALKING IT UP FOR A FEW YEARS . I WOULD BE CURIOUS, ARE WE GETTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT SYSTEM LIKELY HELPED TO? WHAT CAN WE MAKE PEOPLE MORE AWARE? THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

>> I WANTED TO CONFIRM FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS JUNE 28TH?

>> WE ARE ALWAYS A BEACON BEFORE THE FOURTH. NEXT YEAR IS THE ONLY EXCEPTION. NEXT SATURDAY -- NEXT YEAR IT'LL BE ON JULY 4TH

WHICH IS A SATURDAY. >> PEOPLE WERE ASKING . I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING IF IT WAS GOING TO BE JULY 4TH. OKAY. IS HUBER HEIGHTS RESIDENTS GOING TO GET PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR THE CRAFT VENDOR STUFF? IF YOU HAVE 50 SPACES --

>> I THINK IT'S FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. THAT WOULD BE HARD TO HOLD SPOTS JUST TO DENY SOMEBODY . IF ANYONE WANTS TO SIGN UP I WOULD SIGN UP EARLY. IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE. DON'T HOLD ME TO THIS I THINK IT'S A $50 REGISTRATION BUT IT'S 25 BACK AS A DEPOSIT. A PRETTY INEXPENSIVE SPACE.

>> CAN WE GOTTEN ANY SPONSORS FOR FIREWORKS?

>> I HAVEN'T HEARD. >> WE TALKED ABOUT LOOKING AT SOME SPONSORS. WE HAD SAID SOMETHING ABOUT LOOKING FOR SPONSORS FOR THE FIREWORKS STOPS. THAT WAS BEFORE YOU AND

PROBABLY GET PASSED ON DOWN. >> THAT WAS SOMETHING DONE.

>> I WILL LOOK INTO IT. >> ON THAT NOTE TALKING ABOUT

SHORTENING AND HAVING MORE -- >> LESS THAN 30 MINUTES AND MORE ROBUST. THE REASON LAST YEAR IF YOU REMEMBER WE HAD SOME WEATHER ISSUES. WE HAD WHAT WE WERE TOLD WAS 30 MINUTES LAST YEAR BUT WE HAD SO MANY LEFTOVERS THAT DIDN'T GO OFF BY THE ELECTRONIC MECHANISM. YEAH. 30 MINUTES MORE ROBUST.

>> SEVERAL YEARS AGO

THE WAYSIDE . >> I WILL CHECK INTO THAT. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYTHING CURRENTLY. I WILL SEE.

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>> WILL SEND OUT LIGHTNING ALERTS AS WELL. I WAS AMAZED. I'M SO USED TO IT FROM THE FIRESIDE. THERE IS LITERALLY TSUNAMIS. IT IS ON THERE. I TURN SOME OF THOSE OFF. YOU CAN GET ANY ON THERE. I WILL CHECK ON THERE. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. I THOUGHT

IT WAS FUNNY. >> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? THANKS. NUMBER NINE IS PENDING BUSINESS.

[ A Motion To Appoint Gwendolyn Fou To The Personnel Appeals Board For A Term Ending March 31, 2028.]

>> THERE IS NONE. >> NEW BUSINESS UNDER CITY COUNCIL. WE WILL GO TO ITEM 10 A.

>> A MOTION TO APPOINT GWENDOLYN FOU TO PRINT PERSONAL APPEALS BOARD FOR TERM ANY MARCH 31ST, 2028. THIS WAS RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY'S INTERVIEW PANEL. GOOD CANDIDATE TO FILL THE REMAINING VACANCY ON THE BOARD AND BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESSED.

>> THAT WAS RECOMMENDATION OF THE WORK SESSION. IS THERE A

MOTION? >> SECOND.

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[ A Motion To Direct The Clerk Of Council To Respond To The Ohio Division Of Liquor Control With No Objections In Reference To Liquor Permit #99548160005 Application To Change The Membership For Sunoco One Stop At 4774 Taylorsville Road, Huber Heights, Ohio, 45424.]

>> NEXT IS ITEM 10 B. >> A MOTION TO DIRECT THE CLERK OF COUNCIL TO RESPOND TO THE OHIO DIVISION OF LIQUOR CONTROL WITH NO OBJECTIONS IN REFERENCE TO LIQUOR PERMIT NUMBER 99548160005 APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE MEMBERSHIP FOR SUNOCO ONE STOP AT 4774 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD, HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO. THIS IS JUST A CHANGE OF CORPORATE STOCK MEMBERSHIP. THIS LIQUOR PERMIT IS AN EXISTING PERMIT AT THIS LOCATION AND IT'S BEEN REVIEWED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DIVISIONS WITHOUT OBJECTION. I WOULD ASK FOR APPROVAL OF THIS MOTION.

>> IS THERE EMOTION? A SECOND? IS THERE DISCUSSION?

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[ An Ordinance To Amend The Codified Ordinances Of The City Of Huber Heights, Ohio To Provide Amendments To Certain Sections Of The Traffic Code And To Certain Sections Of The General Offenses Code; To Provide For Codification; To Provide For Severability; And To Repeal Conflicting Ordinances. (first reading)]

C. >> AND ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO TO PROVIDE AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE TRAFFIC CODE AND TO CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE GENERAL OFFENSES CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR CODIFICATION, TO PROVIDE FOR SEVERABILITY, AND TO

REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. >> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?

>> THIS IS AN ITEM I BRING BEFORE YOU ANNUALLY. IT IS TO AMEND THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY TO UPDATE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE TRAFFIC CODE AND GENERAL CODE AND AT THE STATE LEVEL. TO BRING THOSE CHANGES AT THE STATE LEVEL DOWN TO OUR CODIFIED ORDINANCES SO THEY CAN BE ENFORCED AT THE CITY

LEVEL. >> RECOMMENDATION WAS TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING AND ADOPT. IS THERE A MOTION TO WAIVE? IS THERE A SECOND? MOTION AND SECONDS AWAY THE SECOND READING.

ANY DISCUSSION? >>

>> MOTION WAVE CARRIES 9-0. MOTION TO ADOPT.

>> MOVED TO ADOPT. >> ANY DISCUSSION?

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[ An Ordinance Adopting And Approving A Revised Public Records Policy Consistent With Ohio House Bill 315 Regarding Law Enforcement Video Records For The City Of Huber Heights Consistent With The Ohio Public Records Law, And Declaring An Emergency. (first reading)]

NEXT UP IS ITEM 10 D. >> AND ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND APPROVING A REVISED PUBLIC RECORDS POLICY CONSISTENT WITH OHIO HOUSE BILL 315 REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT VIDEO RECORDS FOR THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS CONSISTENT WITH THE OHIO PUBLIC RECORDS LAW, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY , FIRST READING.

>> RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION WAS TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING AND ADOPT THE ITEM THIS EVENING. IS THERE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING?

>> YES. WHAT THIS IS , HOUSE BILL 35 ALLOWS US AS A COMMUNITY TO CHARGE A FEE FOR PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST INVOLVING LAW

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>> OKAY. WE NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING. A MOTION AND SECONDS AWAY THE SECOND READING. ANY DISCUSSION? ONE THING IN THIS WAS A REQUEST FROM THE REALITY SHOWS .

>> A LOT ARE FOR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES AND THEY ARE BENEFITING FINANCIALLY THE DATA BEEN PROVIDED. THIS DID GO INTO EFFECT IN EARLY APRIL AT THE STATE LEVEL . THE REASON FOR EMERGENCY IS TO ALLOW IT TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY .

>> MAKE SENSE. OKAY. SOMEONE CALL THE ROLL.

>> MOTION TO ADOPT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY

DISCUSSION? >>

>> MOTION ALSO CARRIES 9-0. NEXT IS ITEM 10 E.

[ A Resolution Establishing New Salaries For The Huber Heights Mayor And The City Council. (first reading)]

>> A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING NEW SALARIES FOR THE HUBER HEIGHTS MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL, FIRST READING. WE IDENTIFIED AN ISSUE IN COUNCIL SALARIES ARE NOT KEEPING PACE WITH THE MINIMUM DOUBLE SALARY UNDER THE OHIO PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RETIREMENT SYSTEM SO THAT COUNCILMEMBERS BASED ON THE SALARY THEY'RE CURRENTLY GETTING IS NOT A FULL YEAR OF SERVICE CREDITED. WITH THIS LEGISLATION , IT CREATES A NEW BASELINE SALARY FOR COUNSEL TO ENSURE THEY ARE RECEIVING A ONE YEAR SERVICE CREDIT AND ESTABLISHES A PROVISION THAT BASELINE INCREASE IN THE FUTURE AND SALARY WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ADJUSTED IN THE FUTURE TO MAINTAIN . THE MAYOR'S SALARY, WHICH IS SEPARATED FROM COUNCIL SALARY OF 32.5% WILL BE MAINTAINED ON THAT DIFFERENTIAL SO IF COUNCIL SALARY IS INCREASED THE MAYOR'S SALARY WILL BE INCREASED BY A CORRESPONDENT TO KEEP THAT SAME DIFFERENTIAL. THE DIRECTOR WAS INVOLVED IN RESEARCH AND DRAFTING OF LEGISLATION.

>> THE CONCERN IS WHETHER OR NOT PUBLIC OFFICIALS ARE ALLOWED TO OBTAIN RAISES IN TURN. THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS TYPICALLY NO. THAT'S THE REASON WHY THEY ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO COST-OF-LIVING . THE OHIO MISSION HAS PUT OUT GUIDANCE THAT SAYS IF YOUR CHARTER ALLOWS FOR THESE TYPES OF PROVISIONS AND RESOLUTION AND IS OUR POLICIES ISSUED BECAUSE YOU ARE TRYING TO TRACK WHAT IS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE STATE THEN COUNCIL MAY ADOPT LEGISLATION LIKE THIS , SO THAT IS THE REASON FOR IT . IF ADOPTED IT WOULD TAKE EFFECT AFTER THE

FOLLOWING ELECTION AFTER THAT. >> THAT IS IMPORTANT TO BE CLEAR NO ONE ON THIS DAIS WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS UNTIL AFTER

THEY'VE ELECTED . >> THANK YOU. COUNCIL WORK SESSION RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT . IS THERE A MOTION?

>> SECOND. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

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[ An Ordinance Approving Individual Assessments Amounts And Directing The Director Of Finance Or His/Her Designee To Certify The Amounts To The Applicable County Auditor For Collection, And Declaring An Emergency. (first reading)]

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ITEM 10 F. >> AND ORDINANCE APPROVING INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS AMOUNTS AND DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE TO CERTIFY THE AMOUNTS TO THE APPLICABLE COUNTY AUDITOR FOR COLLECTION AND DECLARING AN

EMERGENCY. FIRST READING. >> NOTHING TO ADD. THIS IS TO SEND OUT THE ASSESSMENTS TO THE PROPER COUNTIES.

>> RECOMMENDATION WAS A SECOND READING. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT?

>> IT COULD GO TO TWO READINGS. >> OKAY.

>> THAT WAS ON ITEM 10 F. WE WILL MOVE ON TO SECOND READING.

[ An Ordinance Creating The Canal Heights Residential Tax Increment Financing Incentive Districts; Declaring Improvements To The Parcels Within The Incentive Districts To Be A Public Purpose And Exempt From Real Property Taxation; Requiring The Owners Of Those Parcels To Make Service Payments In Lieu Of Taxes; Establishing A Municipal Public Improvement Tax Increment Equivalent Fund For The Deposit Of Those Service Payments; Specifying The Public Infrastructure Improvements That Benefit Or Serve Parcels In The Incentive Districts; Providing For Compensation Payments, And Declaring An Emergency. (first reading)]

NEXT IS ITEM 10 G. >> AND ORDINANCE GRADING THE CANAL HEIGHTS RESIDENTIAL TAX INCREMENT FINANCING INCENTIVE DISTRICTS, CLEARING IMPROVEMENT TO THE PARCELS WITHIN THE INCENTIVE DISTRICTS TO BE A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND EXEMPT FROM REAL PROPERTY TAXATION, REQUIRING THE OWNERS OF THOSE PARCELS TO MAKE SERVICE PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES, ESTABLISHING A MUNICIPAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT TAX INCREMENT EQUIVALENT FUND FOR THE DEPOSIT OF THE SERVICE PAYMENTS, SPECIFYING THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT BENEFIT OR SERVE PARCELS IN THE INCENTIVE DISTRICTS, PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION PAYMENTS AND

DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. >> JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW YOU WILL RECEIVE AS A CITY APPROXIMATELY $9 MILLION.

>> RECOMMENDATION WAS TO WEIGH THE SECOND READING AND ADOPT.

>> MOTION TO WAIVE. >> IS THERE A SECOND?

>> ANY DISCUSSION? >>

>> MOTION TO WAIVE CARRIES 9-0. MOTION FOR ADOPTION.

>> MOTION TO ADOPT. >> ANY DISCUSSION?

>>

[ A Resolution Authorizing The Law Director To Resolve Minor Claims Against The City Of Huber Heights. (first reading)]

NEXT IS ITEM 10 LETTER AGE. >> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LAW DIRECTOR TO RESOLVE MINOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF HUBER

HEIGHTS. >> THIS IS AN UPDATE TO OUR MORAL OBLIGATION CLAIM WE ALREADY HAVE , CURRENT LEVELS ARE $500 . THERE IS A CHECKS AND BALANCE HERE. IT DOES TAKE

APPROVAL TO MAKE THIS. >> THE NEW AMOUNT IS 10,000?

>> ADOPTION. IS THERE A MOTION? >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?

>> JUST TO CLARIFY A COUPLE PEOPLE ASKED THIS ONLINE. WE ARE STILL BEING UPDATED ACCORDINGLY.

>> YES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> A CLARIFICATION. ANYTHING

ELSE? >>

[ A Resolution Approving The Solid Waste Management Plan Of The Montgomery County Solid Waste Management District. (first reading)]

>> MOTION CARRIES 9-0. >> A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. FIRST READING.

>> AND REMINDER , HE WAS HERE LAST WEEK DID HIS PRESENTATION.

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THAT. >> RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION.

>> MOVED TO ADOPT. IS THERE DISCUSSION?

>>

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase/Lease To Own In Car Video Recording Systems For Use By The Police Division Through Vendor Watchguard Through Motorola Solutions. (first reading)]

>> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE/LEASE TO OWN IN CAR VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEMS FOR USE BY THE POLICE DIVISION THROUGH VENDOR WATCH GUARD THROUGH MOTOROLA

SOLUTIONS, FIRST READING. >> A REMINDER THAT THE POLICE DIVISION PRESENTED LAST WEEK. THIS IS NO LONGER SERVICEABLE CAMERAS AND WE ARE PUTTING NEW ONES IN THE CARS NOW AND WILL

RETROFIT. >> THANK YOU. RECOMMENDATION WAS

TO ADOPT. IS THERE A MOTION? >> WE HAVE A MOTION IN SECOND.

IS THERE DISCUSSION? >>

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Award And Enter Into Contracts For The 2025 Street Program. (first reading)]

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>> MOTION CARRIES 9-0. 10K. >> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD AND ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE 2025

STREET PROGRAM . >> THIS IS OUR 2025 STREET PROGRAM PRESENTED LAST WEEK. MONEY IS COMING DOWN TO THE

IMPROVEMENT CAPITAL FUND. >> RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION.

IS THERE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY

DISCUSSION? >>

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Award A Four-Year Contract With An Option For A One-Year Contract Extension For The Provision Of Maintenance, Repair, And Replacement Of Traffic Signals And Decorative Lighting At Various Properties In Huber Heights. (first reading)]

>> MOTION CARRIES 9-0. 10 AL. >> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TOWARD A FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT WITH AN OPTION FOR ONE YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR THE PROVISION OF MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND DECORATIVE LIGHTING AT VARIOUS PROPERTIES IN HUBER HEIGHTS.

>> A MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR CONTRACT, THIS IS WITH HER

CURRENT VENDOR. >> ADOPTION WAS THE RECOMMENDATION. IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND

SECOND. DISCUSSION? >>

[ A Resolution To Increase The Not To Exceed Amount For Greentech Lawn And Irrigation For Additional Mowing And Landscaping Services For The Public Works Division For Calendar Year 2025. (first reading)]

>> MOTION CARRIES 9-0. 10 M. >> A RESOLUTION TO INCREASE THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT FOR GREEN TECH LAWN AND IRRIGATION FOR ADDITIONAL MOWING AND LANDSCAPING SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025.

>> THIS INCREASE IS TO HELP BEAUTIFY A COUPLE AREAS.

SPECIFIC ONE IS 20 MENTOR BOULEVARD DOWN THERE.

>> GREAT. RECOMMENDATION WAS TO ADOPT. IS THERE A MOTION?

>> MOTION TO ADOPT. >> IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION?

>>

[ A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Solicit Bids For Services Related To The Landscape Design, Construction, And Maintenance Of The State Route 201/Interstate 70 Exit And Entry Ramps. (first reading)]

HAVE ITEM 10 LETTER AND. >> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE STATE ROUTE 201/INTERSTATE 70 EXIT AND ENTRY RAMS.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO IMPROVE THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY RAMP AREAS

LIKE WE DID HERE AT 202 . >> RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTION.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? ANY DISCUSSION?

>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF AND TO PUBLIC WORKS . IT'S AN AREA THAT'S BEEN NEGLECTED FOR QUITE A WHILE. WE MOVE RATHER QUICKLY ON IT AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN THERE. WE'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY SEVERAL RESIDENTS , ALL OF THEM SPEAK VERY FAVORABLY . THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY KEEP THE PLAN BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO MOVE THAT UP TO THE EXIT WHERE BUCKYS IS WHEN THEY GET THAT STUFF DONE.

>> THIS DOES PRESENT SOME ISSUE. IT IS STEEP SO WE WILL HAVE TO

COME UP WITH SOME UNIQUE THINGS. >> SOUNDS GOOD. OKAY.

>>

[11. Citizens Comments - General]

CITIZENS COMMENT. >> I JUST HAVE ONE.

>> GOOD EVENING. FREEDOM FREEDOM FREEDOM , FREEDOM OF SPEECH .

I'VE BEEN TAKING THE TIME TO ATTEND AS MANY HUBER HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AS POSSIBLE. I USUALLY SPEAK ABOUT A GENERAL CORE TOPIC OR LACK OF FREEDOM. MY CORE TOPIC IS SUPPORTED BY REFERENCING THE ANNEXATION LAWS OF THE U.S.

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS, VOTING , NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION , NO ANNEXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION, BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS, STATE LAWMAKERS, TOWNSHIP CITIZENS , SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STUDENTS AND OVERCROWDING STUDENTS AND

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>> AS THEY WILL BE TODAY. YOU HAVE 25 SECONDS.

>> I BELIEVE BEING REPETITIVE PLATES TO THE SAME STATEMENT OVER AND OVER, THE SKY IS BLUE, THE SKY IS BLUE, THE SKY IS BLUE REPEATING FOR FIVE MINUTES WHICH I DO NOT. I BELIEVE IF I SO CHOOSE I COULD PREPARE A FIVE-MINUTE PUBLIC COMMENT SPEECH AND REPEAT IT VERBATIM EACH WEEK WHICH I DO NOT. I TRY TO FRAME MY PUBLIC COMMENTS SO THEY BRING IN NEW INFORMATION OR

I INCLUDE INFORMATION -- >> YOUR TIME IS UP THIS EVENING.

>> SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY. >> EVERYTHING YOU SAID FOR THE FIRST TWO MINUTES WAS EVERYTHING WE HAVE ALWAYS HEARD FROM YOU IN THE PAST . THAT IS REPETITIVE. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. WE

WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. >> ANYTHING ELSE? NEXT TO CITY

[12. City Official Reports And Comments]

OFFICIAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY EASTER AND PASSOVER, WHATEVER YOU CELEBRATE. DO IT PEACEFULLY. HAVE FUN. ENJOY EACH OTHER.

>> THANK YOU. GREAT ADVICE. >> I KNOW HOPPING IN THE HEIGHTS IS COMING ON THE 26TH.

>> ALSO NEXT WEEK IS SAINT PETE'S SPRING BREAK. THERE MIGHT BE KIDS OUT PLAYING DURING THE DAY. JUST BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE SPRING BREAK IS LATE.

>> BUILDING ON BRENT PIKE. HAVE WE DECIDED ON THE SIGNAGE ?

>> I DON'T KNOW. >> I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE LOCATION OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE ?

>> WE HAVE A CONCEPT. >> OKAY. WHATEVER THE TREE IS LOCATED WE WILL NEED ELECTRIC. I'M WONDERING HOW INVOLVED THE MAYOR WILL BE ON THOSE TWO THINGS.

>> WE HAVE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT. WE THOUGHT SIGNAGE COULD LOOK . IT MIGHT REFLECT . I DON'T THINK WE HAVE GOTTEN ANY DEEPER THAN THAT. THE LAST UPDATE WE GOT FINISHED I THINK EARLY TO MID SEPTEMBER. WE ARE PROBABLY GETTING MORE CLOSE TO THAT TIME WITH ACTUAL SIGNAGE . THAT IS A DISCUSSION WE COULD HAVE. THAT IS SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. I THINK FROM THE PERSPECTIVE I KNOW WE HAVE ACQUIRED TREES. THE DECORATION AND PORTION OF THAT , I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT ALL COMES TOGETHER . I THINK IT WOULD BE WHATEVER IS AVAILABLE TO DO NOW. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE L.E.D. LIGHTS OR HOWEVER THAT WORKS. I DON'T DO ANY INITIAL RESEARCH ON THE TREES .

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>> I HAVE HEARD TWO THINGS. THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS FOR 30 YEARS, 40 YEARS AND CRITICISM ABOUT THE SHAPE, SIZE, LOCATION , THE WHOLE TIME. WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS TREE PROGRAM EVERY YEAR. SOMEONE IS TALKING ABOUT THAT TREE . I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS . THE LOCATION OF THAT TREE.

>> I THINK TO ELIMINATE THAT IF WE CAN HAVE A WORK SESSION AND THAT WORK SESSION HAS THE SITE AND WE CAN UNDERSTAND STEPS RECOMMENDATION IS THE LOCATION IT WOULD BE MONEY WELL SPENT.

>> I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. HOW IT'S GOING TO LOOK, WHERE IT'S

GOING TO GO. >>

>> YEAH. I'M PRETTY SURE IT IS. THE CONDUIT AND WIRING IS GOING TO GO

>> I THINK IT'S KIND OF A BACKLIT. WE WILL NEED TO GET SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. I THINK IT'S WELL.

>> HAVEN'T GOTTEN IN YET . NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO HAVE THOSE

DISCUSSIONS. >> ANOTHER THING WHAT ABOUT ELECTRIC AROUND THE STREET ? LATER ON WE PLAN ON DOING SOMETHING AROUND THAT DOWN THE SIDEWALK .

>> THERE IS A STREETLIGHT PLANNED.

>> ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE ROUNDABOUT.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IN 30 DAYS AS A CITIZEN

REPRESENTATIVE. >> SURE. OKAY.

>> WHAT IS THE POSSIBILITY THIS IS A LITTLE BIT AWAY, THERE BY THE SENIOR APARTMENTS JUST RIGHT UP FROM DOMINOES, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES TO GET A BUS SHELTER THERE AS WELL ? I WENT OUT THERE THE OTHER DAY WHEN IT WAS RAINING AND THERE WERE THREE SENIOR CITIZENS AT THE BUS STOP GETTING WET AND IN THE ELEMENTS AND IT GETS UTILIZED A LOT BY SENIORS THERE. I THINK IT'S

NICE IF WE GET AT THAT BUS STOP. >> WE GOT GRANTS FOR THE ONES WE

DID. >> THEY WERE BASED AT EACH BUS STOP . WHEN WE DID IT LAST TIME WE COVERED ALL OF IT. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T GO BACK . I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BUS STOP ON EVERY STOP. EVERYONE. REGARDLESS OF USAGE.

>> IF THAT COULD BE A PRIORITY JUST BECAUSE THAT IS SENIOR

CITIZENS. >> THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE.

>> I ASKED A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE HAVE ONE IN EVERY SHELTER AT EVERY STOP THE TRASH CAN ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT. THEY SAID IT'S ONLY BY USAGE. I SAID THAT'S NOT TRUE IN OTHER

CITIES. >> LET'S GET SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT THE COST IS . IF WE DETERMINE THERE IS A PRIORITY WE CAN ALLOCATE THE FUNDS TO DO THAT. WE WILL CHECK AND SEE WHAT THE COST, WHAT THE GRANT IS, WHAT WAS OUR SHARE IF WE DID GET A GRANT COMPARED TO THE TOTAL COST AND WHICH MIGHT BE A

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PRIORITY. >> THANK YOU.

>> I THINK WE PAID A QUARTER. >> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT ANSWERED.

BUS STOPS? WHAT RIGHT DO THEY HAVE TO DETERMINE THAT?

>> I THINK IT'S THEIR SYSTEM. I DON'T KNOW. I CAN FIND OUT FOR

YOU. >> THEY DETERMINE WHERE BUS STOP'S GO IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY? I QUESTION THAT. I

WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AS WELL. >> IT IS OUR RIGHT-OF-WAY.

>> THEY PAY THE MAJORITY OF IT. THAT'S WHY.

>> THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT BOTHER ME. RTA SAYS IT'S ONLY HIGH USE LOCATIONS. I HOPE MY TAXPAYERS ARE GETTING THE SAME TREATMENT THAT THE OTHER TAXPAYERS AROUND THE COUNTY ARE AND BECAUSE OF THAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE TOOLS ARE

INAUDIBLE ] >> GREAT DISCUSSION. ANYTHING ELSE? OK

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.