[1. Call The Meeting To Order - Mayor Jeff Gore] [2. Invocation - Pastor John Gakwaya Of The Compassion Free Methodist Church At 6875 Old Troy Pike, Huber Heights, Ohio] [00:00:31] GOOD TO YOU, AGAIN. >> I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE WORD OF GOD FROM MATTHEW CHAPTER 28. FIVE AND SIX. -- SAID TO THE WOMAN, DO NOT BE AFRAID. FOR I KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR JESUS WHO WAS CRUCIFIED. HE IS NOT HERE. HE HAS RISEN JUST AS HE SAID. COME AND SEE THE PLACE WHERE HE LAY. I KNOW LAST TIME I SHARED WITH YOU , SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING WHICH WAS WHEN LOVE MAKES TOYS. THIS TO GOD WHEN GOD CHOSE TO LOVE US AND GAHIS SON, JESUS CHRIST, ON THE CROSS AND DIED FOR US FOR OUR SINS. HE DID LOVE US. AND HE IS STILL LOVING US. HE WILL LOVE US FOREVER. HE WILL NEVER CHANGE. I KNOW SOME OF YOU, YOU HAVE BEEN ATTENDING YOUR CHURCHES ON EASTER TIME, EASTER SUNDAY. MAYBE THERE MIGHT BE SOME WHO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO THERE BUT I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU, A MESSAGE FOR YOU TODAY. AS WE READ, THE MOST IN THE NEW TESTAMENT IS THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST. MANY SOUGHT THE REASON -- ALL COMPETENT SCHOLARS ADMITTED THAT THE TOMB WAS EMPTY ON THE RESURRECTION WHICH WAS ON A SUNDAY. THAT IS WHY WE BELIEVERS ATTEND OUR CHURCHES ON SUNDAYS , BECAUSE JESUS CHRIST WAS THE REASON ON SUNDAY MORNING. WHEN WE READ IN THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE, JOHN , WE FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO WITNESSED IT THAT JESUS WAS RISEN. HE WAS NOT STILL IN GRAVE. MANY PEOPLE SAW THAT. SOME OF THEM WERE TWO IMPORTANT WOMEN. I AM SURE GLAD WE HAVE A THE WOMEN ARE REALLY CURIOUS AND THAT IS WHY MARY , MOTHER OF JAMES, WENT AHEAD BUT WERE TOLD, HE IS NOT HERE, HE HAS RISEN. YOU KNOW, AS MANY PEOPLE WITNESS , MARY, THE MOTHER FOR JAMES AND ALSO -- OF JESUS , THEY WERE DEAD. AND ALSO THOMAS AND THE DISCIPLES. AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE WITNESSED JESUS WAS RISEN, HE WAS NO LONGER STILL IN THE GRAVE. WE THANK GOD OUR JESUS, LORD, HAS RISEN. HE IS WITH US, EVEN TODAY. THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS IS A WONDERFUL ASSURANCE. WE HAVE ASSURANCE TO HEAVEN THAT JESUS -- IN OUR HEARTS, THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS ASSURES US THOSE -- WHEN YOU BELIEVE -- I CAN TELL YOU MANY STORIES NOW ABOUT HIM BRINGING ME TO THIS COUNTRY. I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO COME TO STUDY HERE IN AMERICA BUT ONE OF THE MISSIONERS CAME TO MY HOUSE AND SAID , JOHN, I UNDERSTAND YOU WERE NOMINATED TO BECOME A -- IN HIGH SCHOOL BUT WE DON'T LIKE THAT SO WHAT [00:05:04] WE DO? WE GO TO STUDY. AND I SAID, WHERE AM I GOING TO STUDY? WELL, GOD OPENED THE DOOR AND I CAME HERE IN 1992 TO SCHOOL IN KENTUCKY WHERE I SPENT ALMOST EIGHT YEARS -- SO THAT WAS A MIRACLE FOR ME AND I BELIEVE IN A GOD WHO ALWAYS DOES A MIRACLE. HE HAS DONE A MIRACLE FOR YOU AND YOU WILL DO IT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. WELL, 2016 , I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL OVER THERE AND THEN IT DIED, THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. THE DOCTORS TELL ME, JOHN IS NO LONGER HERE. HE DIED. WE WANT TO TAKE OUT ALL OF THE TOURS AND MY WIFE SAID, -- WHO WERE GOING TO CALL? " I AM GOING TO ASK GOD TO BRING HIM BACK TO US." WELL, THEY PRAYED AND HERE I AM, TODAY. DOES A MIRACLE, ALWAYS. THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS APPEARS -- ASSURES US THAT IT LL NOT OFFEND. -- THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST ASSURES US OF THE POWER TO VICTORIOUS LIVING. MATTHEW CHAPTER 2 16-20. THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST ASSURES US OF THE BLESSED HOPE THOSE . FIRST CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 15:3 , WHEN WE DIE , WE WILL LIVE AGAIN. I AM SURE THAT. SO, TO FINISH IT, THIS: OUR LORD IS THE REASON, ALONE. OUR LORD IS THE SAVIOR WHO WAS CRUCIFIED THE GRAVE. HE LEAVES, TODAY. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU LOVED US. WE CAN SEE YOUR LOVE HOW WE ARE ADMITTING TOGETHER WITH OUR BROTHER AND SISTERS WHO ARE HERE IN THIS ROOM. WE THANK YOU THE WAY YOU CHOSE THEM TO BE. YOU ARE WITNESS TO OTHER PEOPLE. THEY HAVE DONE MANY THINGS. THIS BROKE BECAUSE OF THEM, BECAUSE OF THEIR WILLINGNESS TO DO. JESUS, I ASK YOU TO BLESS ALL OF THEM AND LORD, NOW, I SO THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE TO GIVE THEM WISDOM AND BRING IN NEW THINGS TO US . WE WILL BE REJOICING. LIKE HOW DO WE SEE HERE AND THERE? LORD, WE PRAY FOR OUR KEEPER WHO WORK IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE , ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING IN HARMS WAY, BE WITH THEM, PROTECT THEM IN JESUS AND BE WITH US TODAY AND HELP OUR BROTHER AND GOOD DECISION SO THAT THEY WILL BE BENEFITED FROM WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE [3. Flag Ceremony - Wayne High School Air Force Junior ROTC Honor Guard] PRAY. AMEN. THANK YOU. >> NEXT, WE HAVE THE FLIGHT CEREMONY BY THE WAYNE JUNIOR ROTC HONOR GUARD. [4. Pledge Of Allegiance] >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL . [5. Roll Call] [00:10:20] >> [6. Approval Of Minutes] >> EVERYONE IS HERE, THIS EVENING. NUMBER SIX WHICH IS OUR APPROVAL OF MINUTES. WE HAVE ONE SET OF MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 14TH OF 2025 AND THOSE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED FOR QUESTIONS OR [ Professional Municipal Clerks Week Mayoral Proclamation Presentation To Anthony Rodgers, MMC, Clerk Of Council, And Adam Clevenger, Deputy Clerk Of Council - Mayor Jeff Gore] CORRECTIONS AND THOSE WILL STAND AS APPROVED. HEARING NONE, THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. NEXT UP IS NUMBER SEVEN WHICH IS SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS . >> PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS WEEK TO ANTHONY ROGERS AND COURT COUNSEL, ADAM FLETCHER. >> IF YOU GUYS WILL JOIN ME DOWN FRONT. SO BEFORE I GET INTO THE PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING, THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS I NEED TO SAY. I THINK IF ANYONE, THOSE HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW ADAM , WE KINDA BROUGHT THIS UP AND MENTIONED THIS AT THE VOLUNTEER, TONY IS CERTAINLY , I WILL JUST CALLED HIM THE GLUE WHO REALLY JUST KIND OF HOLD US TOGETHER AND THERE IS A COUNCILPERSON UP HERE AND A COUNCILPERSON WHO HAS SERVED THIS COMMUNITY BUT TONY IS OUR CLERK WHO DOESN'T KNOW OR UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT HE IS TO WHAT WE DO AND HOW HE HOLDS THIS ALTOGETHER. I AM SURE YOU ARE GETTING TO KNOW TONY AND HOW WELL HE DOES THE JOB. AND AGAIN, TONY IS NOT ONLY A COLLEAGUE BUT HE HAS BECOME OUR FRIEND AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM, AS WELL. WE JUST CANNOT EXPRESS HOW IMPORTANT WHAT YOU DO IS TO US AND KEEPING COUNSEL ORGANIZED AND WORRY FREE AND ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS SO WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU AND THIS PROCLAMATION WOULD NEVER DO JUSTICE FOR HOW I AND THE REST OF THESE COUNSELORS FEEL. SO THIS , FOR PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK, TIME-HONORED AND VITAL PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXIST IS THE OLDEST AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS. WHEREAS THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL OR MUNICIPAL COURT PROVIDES A PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODIES AND AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT AT OTHER LEVELS AND WHEREAS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS HAVE PLEDGED OF THEIR NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY. AND IT WILL SERVICE TO ALL AS THE INFORMATION CENTER ON FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL COURTS CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS WHICH IS A PATIENT EDUCATION PROGRAM, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND ANNUAL MEETINGS , PROVINCE, COUNTY AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND WHEREAS IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COUNCIL, THE CITY AND NOW THEREFORE, I DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 10TH OF 2025 AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK AND FURTHER EXTEND APPRECIATION TO COUNSEL AND CLERK COUNSEL INTO ALL MUNICIPAL CLERKS AS THEY PERFORM. OTHER EXEMPLARY DECLARATIONS YOU REPRESENT. AND IN THIS ROLL , THE SEAL THE CITY , THIS 20TH DAY OF APRIL , 2025 . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS, CITY COUNCIL, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH EACH ONE OF YOU. [00:15:02] ALMOST 19 YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN HERE , SOME DAYS, IT SEEMS A LITTLE LONGER. I ENJOY THE JOB. I COULD NOT WORK FOR A GREATER GROUP OF PEOPLE. AND ADAM AND I AS A TEAM ARE GLAD TO PUT THE BEST FOOT FORWARD. >> YOU GUYS DO AN AMAZING JOB AND WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> >> OKAY, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED, RIGHT? >> >> NEXT UP IS NUMBER EIGHT WHICH IS ASSISTANT COMMENTS . DO WE [9. City Manager Report] HAVE ANY, THIS EVENING? NEXT UP IS NUMBER NINE WHICH IS CITY MANAGER REPORT. JOHN, ANYTHING? >> A FEW ITEMS OF NOTE, A COUPLE OF THINGS. WE GOT THE PARK SURVEY STILL OPEN AND IT ACTUALLY ENDS, TODAY. WE'VE GOT IT ON THE WEBSAND THE FACEBOOK PAGE. WE NEED FEEDBACK TO MAKE THE PARKS BETTER, BETTER COMMUNITY. WE ARE TRYING TO GET INPUT ON THOSE. WE ALSO, AS WE START TO PREP FOR OUR JUNE 28TH CELEBRATION, STAR-SPANGLED HEIGHTS , THIS LAST WEEK, WE DO HAVE THE APPLICATIONS OPEN. IT IS ON FACEBOOK, IT IS ON OUR WEBSITE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR CRAFTS, ARTISTS AND THE LIKE TO FILL THE FIRST 50 SPOTS. WE ARE HAVING A BOOTH AREA AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST SO THAT IS ALSO OPEN. SOME PRETTY AWESOME NEWS, WE STARTED THIS PRESS PROGRAM NOT LONG AFTER I GOT HERE AND WE ARE SEEING THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOR SO I HAVE HERE VINCENT DODGE. IF THEY LOOK YOUNG, THEY ARE! THEY ARE ACTUALLY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. SO THEY JUST PASSED THEIR STATE TEST LAST FRIDAY. HERE AT WORK AND SO THEY DON'T GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL YET. THEY HAD THEIR FIREFIGHTER TWO CERTIFICATES. THEY WILL GRADUATE AT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL IN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH. JUST EXCITING TIMES FOR THEM, AS WELL. ALSO, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS. WE DID VOLUNTEER LAST WEEK BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS TO GET ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA THIS LAST WEEK, WE MENTIONED THIS GROUP AT THE VOLUNTEER DINNER AT THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAM. THIS IS KIND OF NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. WE STARTED THIS YEARS AGO AS JUST A WAY TO TEACH CPR TO THE COMMUNITY SO THEY DO TONS OF STUFF FOR US BUT SOME NUMBERS FROM 2024, THEY HOSTED 25 CLASSES IN CPR . IF YOU ARE WANTING TO LEARN CPR, PLEASE LEARN CPR AND FIRST AID AND YOU CAN DO SO THROUGH OUR DIVISION. SOME OTHER GROUPS THAT HAD INTERESTING AND AMAZINGLY, THESE POLICE EXPLORERS, THEY DO SO MUCH FOR US AND A LOT OF YOU SEE THEM AT THE STAR-SPANGLED HEIGHTS DOING DIFFERENT THINGS BUT THEY ARE A PART OF OUR POLICE DIVISION. THEY RECENTLY SAT THROUGH SOME PRETTY IMPORTANT CLASSICS. CLASS AND THEN THE COMPLETE RESPONSE AND ALSO A COMPLETED FIREARM SAFETY SO JUST A SHOUT OUT TO THOSE TWO GROUPS, YOUNGER KIDS THAT ARE DOING SOME STUFF TO HELP THEM GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL. THE LAST COUPLE OF THINGS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN RECENTLY. SO WE ARE TAKING APPLICATIONS, NOW, ON THE WEBSITE. ANYONE IN HUBER HEIGHTS THAT HAS CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN , THERE WILL BE TWO WEEK SESSIONS . THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SESSIONS EACH WEEK. THERE WILL BE A MORNING SESSION AUGUST 4TH THROUGH THE EIGHTH AND AN AFTERNOON SESSION AUGUST 4 THROUGH EIGHT AND A MORNING SESSION THROUGH THE 15TH. FOUR MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR KINDERGARTEN KIDS TO REALLY LEARN SOME IMPORTANT TOPICS. ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK ACROSS THE CITY, LIKE SAFETY AND NOT ONLY USAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUT [00:20:04] SIGN UP ON THE WEBSITE AND IT IS KINDERGARTNERS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. ANY QUESTIONS? >> I DO. I WENT TO A GLOBAL MARKET THIS WEEKEND AND I PICKED UP SOME CARS FROM SOME VENDORS, DOWN THERE. I ALSO HAVE SOME OTHERS THAT I WILL SEND TO YOU BUT I THINK THERE'S STUFF WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION . >> YEAH, I WILL GET THAT TO SARA. >> ANYONE ELSE? >> HUBER HEIGHTS CITY SCHOOLS . EXPECT WE HAVE A PRETTY BIG TURNOUT. I THINK THAT IS WHY IT IS LIMITED TO HEIGHTS CITY SCHOOLS . >> I WAS GOING TO SAY HUBER HEIGHTS RESIDENCE IN SAINT PETE ARE HERE. >> ANYTLSE? [ 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. (second reading)] >> THANK YOU, JOHN. >> NUMBER 10 UNDER PENDING BUSINESS . >> 10 A, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS AND AMOUNTS OF DIRECTOR OF HIS OR HER NEED TO CERTIFY THE AMOUNT APPLICABLE COUNTY AUDITOR AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND THE SECONDARY. >> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? >> THIS WAS PRESENTED BY JIM BELL A COUPLE OF MEETINGS BACK AND THIS IS THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND UTILITY TAX, THINGS THAT GO ON THE TAX RECORD. >> COUNSEL , THE REGULATION IS TO ADOPT THE ITEM, IS EVENING. AND THIS IS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY . MARK? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, TONY. >> MISS BAKER? MR. CAMPBELL? MR. AKINS? MR. LANNING? MR. [ A Motion To Appoint Keith Debraux To The Parks And Recreation Board For A Term Ending March 31, 2028.] DAVIDSON? >> THE MOTION CARRIES NON-ZERO. THE NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 11 WHICH IS NEW BUSINESS . >> COMMOTION TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD RETURNING MARCH 31ST OF 2025. THE BACKGROUND CHECK HAS BEEN COMPLETED THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES. >> RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IN MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, IS THERE A DISCUSSION? TONY? >> MR. CAMPBELL? [ A Public Hearing Scheduled For April 28, 2025 By The Huber Heights City Council For Case RZ 25-07. The Applicant Is Shariten Rentals, LLC. The Applicant Is Requesting Approval For A Rezoning From Residential (R-2) To Industrial (I-1) To Facilitate The Reuse Of The Land For Industrial Purposes For Property Located At 4341 Taylorsville Road And Further Described As Parcel Number P70 04009 0057 On The Montgomery County Auditor's Map.] THE MOTION CARRIES NON-ZERO. A PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED BY THE CITY COUNCIL RZ 25:07, THE APPLICANT IS SHERATON RIDDLES LLC. REQUESTIAPPROVAL FOR REZONING , FOR RESIDENTIAL ARE TWO TO FACILITATE THE REUSE OF THE LAND FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4341 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD FURTHER DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 30 70 00 -- ON THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AUDITORS MAP. >> SO, WE WILL MOVE TO -- WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING SO WE WILL GET STARTED WITH THAT IN A SECOND. >> SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 28, 2025 BY CITY COUNCIL R IS THE IS NOW OPEN. AND I WILL CALL ON OUR CITY STAFF TO MAKE THEIR USUAL PRESENTATION. >> THE SITE IN QUESTION IS .6 ACRES CURRENTLY ZONED R TO, RESIDENTIAL. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED FOR INDUSTRIAL STORAGE AND ASSOCIATED USES . THE ADJACENT LAND IS ALL INDUSTRIAL OR TO THE I-70 TO THE NORTH. THERE ARE SEEKING IMPROVEMENT TO REZONE FROM R 2 . THIS IS THE SITE I■N QUESTION. JUST DOWN THE ROAD ON TAYLORSVILLE TO THE WEST IS A PLAN INDUSTRIAL. ALL OTHER SURROUNDING LANDS ARE I-ONE AND USED FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE. AS I MENTIONED , THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING I WANT TO FACILITATE THE EXISTING SITE FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES. HE OWNS THE INDUSTRIAL SITE AND DESIRES TO EXPAND ITS USE. ALL OF THE ADJACENT LANDS ARE INDUSTRIAL. THE STAFF FEELS IT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE [00:25:02] SURROUNDING AREAS. THE APPLICANTS ON THIS SITE SINCE AT LEAST ARE THE ADJACENT SITE SINCE 2015. HE PURCHASED THE SITE IN 2021. BOTH SITES ARE BEING USED FOR CONSTRUCTION RELATED STORAGE. THE REZONING WOULD NOW MAKE THIS A CONFORMING USE UNDER OUR ZONING CODE. AND STAFF DOES FEEL THAT IT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING LAND USES. AS FAR AS OTHER DEPARTMENTS, FIRE HAD NO COMMENTS, THE CITY ENGINEER HAD NO COMMENTS. STAFF ANALYSIS RECOMMENDATION, STAFF WILL BE USED TO FURTHER PUBLIC INTEREST AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT. THE CURRENT USE IS PERMITTED IN THE DISTRICT . STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF OTHER CONDITIONS. THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITHOUT RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> NEXT, THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF THEY WISH TO. NEXT, CAN THE LAW DIRECTOR MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE IT? >> I HAVE NONE. >> IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WISHES TO K IN FAVOR OF DISAPPROVAL THIS EVENING? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WISHES TO SPEAK AGAINST THE APPROVAL OF THIS? NEXT, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE COMMENTS, ASK QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF YOU HAVE ANY. SCOTT? >> WE HAVE TO NOTIFY THE PEOPLE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES THERE? >> SO THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE ON BRIDGEWATER ARE OUTSIDE OF THE 250 FOOT NOTIFICATION AREA SO ALL AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THAT 250 FOOT RADIUS WERE NOTIFIED. I DID SPEAK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER , NOT THE VERY NORTHERN PROPERTY OWNER BUT THE ONE JUST TO THE SOUTH. I WAS OUT THERE THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY. THEY HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH DUST AND DEBRIS. NOT NECESSARILY COMING FROM THIS SIDE FROM THE GRAVEL ROCK CRUSHING FACILITY FURTHER TO THE WEST. SO WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. SO WE ARE HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM. >> THANK YOU. THAT IS ALL I HAVE, MAYOR, THANK YOU. >>'S DO WE KNOW ONCE THE PROPERTY IS UNDER THIS NEW INDUSTRIAL , WILL WE PUT UP ANY MORE BUILDINGS? >> MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE APPLICANT, THEY ARE PLANNING TO LIKELY RAISE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE THAT IS ON THEIR BUT THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THAT. >> ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, I WILL ASK ONE LAST TIME IF THERE IS ANYONE PRESENT WHO WITO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ? SO BARRING FURTHER COMMENTS, THE PUBLIC HEARING BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR HEREBY CLOSED. NEXTUP, WE HAVE [ An Ordinance To Approve A Rezoning From Residential (R-2) To Industrial (I-1) For The Property Located At 4341 Taylorsville Road And Further Identified As Parcel Number P70 04009 0057 On The Montgomery County Auditor’s Map And Accepting The Recommendation Of The Planning Commission (Zoning Case RZ 25-07). (first reading)] ITEM 11 C . >> AN ORDINANCE REZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL ARE TWO TO INDUSTRIAL I ONE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4341 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD FURTHER IDENTIFIED AS PARCEL NUMBER ON THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AUDITORS MAP . ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ZONING CASE RZ 25 - 07 . >> I AM CALLING YOU FOR INITIAL COMMENTS? >> I HAVE NOTHING, SIR. >> THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO PASE [ An Ordinance 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)] WILL MOVE THAT ON. NEXT UP WOULD BE ITEM 11 D. >> AN ORDINANCE 2024 - 02676 MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR EXPENSES THE CITY OF HEIGHTS, OHIO, FOR THE PERIOD OF DECEMBER 31ST OF 2025 THROUGH -- >> THIS IS TO COVER SOME OF THE RESOLUTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY PASSED. >> THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO HAVE A SECOND READING AND ADOPT THE ITEM, THIS EVENING. WE HAVE A [00:30:03] MOTION AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY RE-DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT POINT? >> HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ON THE ADOPTION. ANY DISCUSSION? TONY? >> MARY GOURD? [ An Ordinance Expressing The City’s Intent To Negotiate Jointly With Other Cities In The Region On A One Price Schedule Under Which Electric Light Services Shall Be Furnished To The Residents Of The City For The Purpose Of Street Lighting. (first reading)] CARRIES ON. NEXT, 11 E . >> AN ORDINANCE EXPRESSING THE CITY'S INTENT TO NEGOTIATE JOINTLY WITH OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION ON A ONE PRICE SCHEDULE IN WHICH ELECTRIC LIGHT SERVICES SHALL BE FURNISHED TO RESIDENTS OF THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF STREETLIGHTING. >> JOHN, ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? >> JUST REMEMBER EVERY 10 YEARS, WE GET INTO CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, THIS IS DONE THROUGH THE COUNCIL. ALL OF YOUR AGREEING TO NOW IS JUST TO NEGOTIATE THE COST. THERE WILL BE A 90 DAY PRE-NEGOTIATION PERIOD AND A NEGOTIATING PERIOD AND I WILL BRING YOU SOMETHING OF WHAT THAT COST LOOKS LIKE. >> THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT THE READING. IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. TONY? >> >> THE MOTION CARRI9-0. NEXT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? TONY? >> [12. Citizens Comments - General] >> THE MOTION CARRIES 9-0. DO WE HAVE COMMENTS? >> WE HAVE ONE THIS EVENING. >> I TRIED TO BRING MY PUBLIC COMMENT SO THEY BRING IN NEW INFORMATION OR I INCLUDE INFORMATION THAT WILL SUPPORT MY THEME. MY STANCE IS, IF SOMETHING IS WRONG, IF SOMETHING IS UNJUST OR UNFAIR, IT HAS TO CONTINUE TO BE COMMUNICATED UNTIL THE MESSAGE IS HEARD, THE PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED AND THE PROBLEM IS RECTIFIED. DECEMBER 920 24 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AFTER MY FIVE-MINUTE COMIC, THE MAYOR SUGGESTED THAT MY EFFORTS WOULD BE BEST SERVED IF DIRECTED IN ANOTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO SAID THAT WE ARE GLAD AND HAPPY TO SEE YOU. ALSO IT WAS SAID THAT MR. MORFORD IS ALWAYS WELCOME. BY CUTTING MY TIME AND HAVE, THAT DOES NOT SEEM VERY WELCOMING TO ME, QUITE THE OPPOSITE. IN MY OPINION, YOU ARE ASKING ME TO REDUCE MY FIVE-MINUTE PUBLIC COMMENT TIMING AND HAVE DOES THAT TAKE AWAY THE VOICE OF CITIZENS ACROSS THE STATE. AS STATE LAWMAKERS, I BELIEVE YOU'RE ALSO HAPPY TO TAKE AWAY MY VOICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISSUADE ME FROM CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. IN MY OPINION, I SPEAK THE TRUTH ABOUT ANNEXATION, LAWS, PROCEDURES. IF THE TRUTH MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE OR YOU DISAGREE WITH MY VERSION OF THE TRUTH, THAT IS ON YOU. IF I BELIEVE YOU DON'T LIKE MY MESSAGE OR WHY YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR MY MESSAGE IS MY MESSAGE GETS HARD, CITIZENS SEE THAT YOUR COUNCIL VOTE AND DIRECTION WAS WRONG. NOT ONLY LEGALLY WRONG BUT MORALLY AND ETHICALLY WRONG. YOU COULD HAVE CHOSEN TO BE THE GOOD NEIGHBORS BUT YOU CHOSE MONEY. THE ANNEXATION LAWS ARE WRONG . I BELIEVE YOU DON'T LIKE TO BE REMINDED THAT YOU MADE A MISTAKE IN THE EYES OF MANY. I BELIEVE YOU DON'T LIKE TO REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE NOT DONE YOUR JOB WHICH IS TO REPRESENT YOUR CITIZENS, TO RESPOND TO THE COMMENTS THAT MY EFFORTS BE DIRECTED IN OTHER DIRECTIONS, I AGREE AND THEY HAVE BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN I SHOULD STOP SPEAKING AT THE TABLE OR THE INJUSTICE OF THE ANNEXATION LAWS ARE MOST FLAGRANT FOR THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THE UNJUST ANNEXATION LAWS ARE MOST APPARENT AT GROUND ZERO , SPEAKING TO THIS EXAMPLE OF ANNEXATION, IT VIVIDLY SHOWS AN INJUSTICE WHERE THE ANNEXATION LAWS ARE MOST ABUSED. AS I SAID BEFORE, THE CITY HAS THE RIGHT AND DESERVES TO DEVELOP, [00:35:01] PROSPER, GROW AS YOUR CITY SEES FIT BUT TO DO IT AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHER COMMODITIES IS WRONG. ALL COMMUNITIES SHOULD HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS. YOUR RIGHTS AS A COMMUNITY CANNOT DIMINISH THE RIGHTS OF YOUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DEFINITION: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT REFERS TO THE WAYS IN WHICH CITIZENS PARTICIPATE IN THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR OTHERS OR TO HELP SHAPE THE OCEAN CIVIC CAPACITY DEFINITION. CIVIC CAPACITY REFERS TO THE COLLECTIVE ABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNAND INSTITUTIONS TO EFFECTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC AFFAIRS . CONTRIBUTE TO THE PUBLIC DECISION-MAKING AND COLLABORATE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY OR SOCIETY. THE LAST PHRASE , THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, THE GOLDEN RULE, DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING. >> SO I WILL STATE A COMMENT. AND YOU ARE CERTAINLY WELCOME HERE. AND YOU ARE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO AND I THINK THAT MY POINT AND MY POSITION HAS BEEN TO PRESENT NEW INFORMATION SO FROM MY PERSPECTIVE I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANYTHING THAT THIS COUNCIL SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT OR IS WORRIED ABOUT. THE ANNEXATION LAWS THAT ARE IN EXISTENCE WERE THOROUGHLY GONE THROUGH THROUGH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL AND COUNSEL SAW FIT TO PASS THAT LEGISLATION. FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ME TELLING YOU TO SEEK OR TAKE YOUR ISSUES OR CLAIMS TO WHERE THAT MIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON THE STATE LEVEL, I BELIEVE WAS SOUND ADVICE AND INFORMATION AS THE LEGISLATION THAT THIS COUNCIL PASSED HAS ALREADY PASSED AND HAS COME AND GONE AND THAT ISN'T GOING TO CHANGE. SO, AS I VE SAID BEFOYOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE . YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO SPEAK. WITH THE ONLY CAVEAT BEING THAT YOU ARE NOT REPEATING YOURSELF WEEK AFTER WEEK AFTER WEEK AFTER WEEK. AND IF THERE ARE THINGS ARE DIT INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO BRING TO [13. City Official Reports And Comments] THE TABLE, MYSELF AND THIS COUNCIL ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HEAR IT. NEXT UP IS NUMBER 13, CITY OFFICIAL REPORTS AND COMMENTS. >> JUST ONE QUESTION AND I AM ASKING THE CITIZENS, THE WEATHER IS GETTING BETTER. SLOW DOWN OUT THERE, KIDS ARE RIDING THEIR BIKES AND WE HAVE CARS FLYING UP AND DOWN THE STREETS. WE GOT TO SLOW DOWN. LOOK OUT FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE ON BICYCLES AND MAY NOT HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL TO NOT COME INTO THE STREETS SO TAKE A MOMENT AND SLOW DOWN AND LET'S BE SAFE. >> THIS WEEKEND, WE HAD A TREMENDOUS TURNOUT, THERE WAS STEADY TRAFFIC AND KIDS WITH FAMILIES FROM 2 TO 5. IT WAS PROBABLY NEXT TO HEBER HALL, ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS THAT I HAVE SEEN HELD IN THE CITY AND A LOT OF HAPPY CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT GOT TO SHOP AT TARGET WITH THEIR GOLDEN TICKETS. THANK YOU TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS WHO PARTICIPATED AND WE WERE BLESSED WITH GOOD WEATHER. >> THAT ALWAYS HANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, NEXT UP IS OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE IS NO REASON FOREXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENIN * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.