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MINUTES. OH, I'M SORRY. ROLL CALL.
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>> EVERYONE IS PRESENT? >> YES.
>> AND WE HAVE A BIRTHDAY, ONE OF THE KIDS' BIRTHDAYS IS
[ City Manager Report]
TONIGHT. SO HE IS ALL CELEBRATING THAT. OKAY. THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. ITEM 2 A, THE JUNE 17TH MINUTES. ANY PETITION TO THAT? SEEING NONE, WE APPROVE THAT AND ITEM 3 IS THE WORK SESSION OF TOPICS AND ITEM 3 A.>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND WE DID SWEAR IN A NEW DISPATCHER. WENDY SWIGGART COMES TO US WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND SHE IS DONE TO MILLARD'S STEPDAUGHTER. WE WELCOMED HER ON MONDAY AND WE HAD A PRESENTATION WITH LIFE-SAVING COMMENDATION FOR ASSISTING WITH AN INCIDENT ON NT WE HONOR THEM IN THIS SETTING SO EVERYONE CONTINUES TO KNOW -- I KNOW I SAY IT A LOT BUT WE HAVE AMAZING SAFETY SERVICES HERE IN HUBER HEIGHTS. THESE TWO FINE GENTLEMAN ARE AN EXAMPLE OF THAT. WE DO HAVE ROAD CLOSURES WE WANT TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE OF. THE FIRST WILL BE ON EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD. THERE WILL BE WORK THAT IS GOING ON ACROSS THE ROAD. THAT LANE WILL BE A SINGLE LANE OPEN BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00 AND 5:00 WITH A FLAGGER ON EITHER SIDE. THEY ARE GOING TO PUT METAL OVER IT OR GRATE PLATES OVER IT IN THE EVENING. AFTER 5:00, BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC WILL BE OPEN. THEY ARE HOPING THE WEATHER'S GOOD AND THEY WILL BE DONE BY FRIDAY.
THEY HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL BUT AGAIN, EVENING AND DURING SHOW TIMES, IT WILL BE OPEN. THE PROGRESSES AT BUC-EE'S CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. WE NOTIFIED PEOPLE ON OUR FACEBOOK AND OUR WEBSITE LAST WEEK. IT STARTED MONDAY AND SO, I AM GOING TO RUN DOWN A COUPLE OF THINGS SO PEOPLE ARE AWARE. 70 WESTBOUND, THE EXIT IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE NORTHBOUND 235 ACCESS, THAT IS GOING TO BE CLOSED UNTIL MID-AUGUST. THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OFF THAT EXIT WILL BE INTERMITTENTLY NARROWED AND LEFT OPEN. AND AS YOU CAN SOUTH THERE ON 235, THE INTERSECTION THERE AT NEW CARLISLE PIKE AND LOWER VALLEY PIKE, YOU CANNOT CROSS OVER TO 235. BE AWARE OF THAT. AND A COUPLE OF ITEMS FROM PARKS AND REC, WE WILL HAVE A FRIDAY NIGHT DISNEY-THEMED PRESENTATION WITH THE LITTLE MERMAID AND COME AND JOIN US FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 P.M. AND ON SATURDAY, ANOTHER CONCERT, AND IT WILL BE REEL TO REEL AND THE SHOW WILL BE FROM 7:00 TO 10:00. THIS IS TONY'S SHAMELESS PLUG UNTIL THE EVENT HAPPENS. WE WILL HAVE A SHREDDING ENT ON AUGUST 2, AND WE WILL HAVE BOTH AREAS OPEN THAT WE HAD IN THE PAST ON THAT DAY. ALMOST HERE BUT AUGUST 4 TO THE 8TH AND 11TH TO THE 15TH, THE POLICE DIVISION IS PUTTING ON SAFETY TOWN. IF YOU HAVE A CHILD, PLEASE SIGN THEM UP, AND BECAUSE WE HAD EMAIL TRAFFIC, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD AN EVENT, AND I WANTS TO SAY HOW OUTSTANDING OUR FIRST
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RESPONDERS WERE, AND REALLY, I WAS THERE, AND POLICE AND FIRE AFTER THE EVENT, THE INVESTIGATIVE TEAMS ON BOTH FRONTS DID AN AMAZING JOB. AS THE PRESS RELEASE SAID EARLIER, WE DO HAVE TWO PEOPLE IN CUSTODY FOR THAT EVENT. I WANT TO GIVE THEM A SHOUTOUT AND A SHAMENESS PLUG TO COUNCILMAN DON WEBB.THANK YOU, SIR, THE RESEARCH AND WORK YOU PUT IN FOR THAT CAMERA THAT WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO MOVE TO TO THE PARK FOR THIS EVENT AND IT SHINED THE LIGHT THAT WE'LL RESEARCH OPTIONS FOR THAT BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE RECOMMENDATION AND THE WORK YOU PUT IN ON THAT AND COUNCIL NOTES, ME AND STAFF, EVER SINCE THAT EVENT, WE HAD THREE MEETINGS SO FAR AND WE ARE DOING SOME ANALYSIS AND AS I SAID IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE, OUR INTENTION IS TO HAVE OUR EVENT NEXT YEAR ON THE FOURTH, AND IT'S THE CELEBRATION OF OUR COUNTRY AND WE WILL PUT SOME
THINGS HERE WHEN WE GET THEM IN. >> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DON? DON WEBB, THANKS SO MUCH. HOW LONG AGO HAD YOU BROUGHT THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO OUR ATTENTION?
>> OH, BOY. MY MEMORY'S SO BAD. NOT LONG AGO. MAYBE MARCH?
>> MAYBE MARCH, YEAH. >> EARLY SPRING.
>> I THINK THE MOST AMAZING THING ABOUT THAT WAS THE DECISIVE ACTION BY COUNCIL AS SOON AS THEY WERE PRESENTED WITH THE INFORMATION, MAKING IT HAPPEN. AND GETTING IN HERE AND GETTING IT GOING, AND SOMETIMES, THINGS ARE MEANT TO BE THAT WAY.
YOU LOOK AT HAVING THAT CAMERA IN THAT POSITION AT THAT TIME.
>> YEAH. >> AND I THINK -- LIKE I SAID, IT SHINED THE LIGHT ON THE FACT THAT WE MAYBE WANT TO MAKE SOME MORE PERMANENT DECISIONS WITH THE CAMERAS. BUT I ALSO THINK WITH THE LARGE EVENTS LIKE THAT, IT'S VALUABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING SET UP JUST FOR SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> IN ADDITION TO THAT, DON, YOU'VE GOT TO BE THE BEST PERSON THAT I'VE WORKED WITH THAT CAN ANALYZE INFORMATION AND
BRING IDEAS TO THE TABLE. >> YOU MAKE MY JOB REALLY EASY.
HE DID ALL THE RESEARCH, SENT ME AN EMAIL AND SAID HERE'S WHO YOU NEED TO CONTACT AND FLAWLESS. SO I APPRECIATE IT,
DON. >> AND I WANT TO THANK CITIZENS BECAUSE OF A COUPLE OF OTHER INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED. I WENT OVER TO ONE OF THEM AND TWO OTHER CITIZENS WALKED IN AND HELPED THE SITUATION AND DIDN'T HESITATE. THANKS TO THE CITIZENS
THAT JUMPED IN AND HELPED OUT. >> THAT'S AWESOME.
>> ANYONE ELSE? >> BEFORE WE LEAVE THE CITY MANAGER REPORT, CAN WE TALK ABOUT SUNDAY'S CELEBRATION WITH THE ROSE MUSIC CENTER'S ANNIVERSARY?
>> SURE. >> AND THANKS TO THE ROSES FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION? AND THE RE-ORGANIZATION FOR MANAGEMENT AND THAT CENTER HAS BEEN -- IF I COULD HIGHLIGHT SOMEONE WHO IS CONTINUALLY GIVEN TO THE CITY FROM THE TIME THAT WE OPENED THE WAY TO TODAY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR IS WERE DOTTED AND TS WERE CROSSED, AND I WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU SPENT HUNDREDS OF HOURS JUST ON THAT
PROJECT. ANYTHING ELSE? >> NO. I WANT TO THANK STAFF. I KNOW WE SPOKE BRIEFLY UP THERE ON SUNDAY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY. WE COULDN'T BE WHERE WE WERE WITHOUT THEIR CONTRIBUTION, COUNCIL'S CONTRIBUTION, CONSTANTLY BEEN SUPPORTERS, AND STAFF AND THAT EVENT WENT OFF
BECAUSE OF MY STAFF. >> THE CITY HAS A COMPANY -- I DON'T REMEMBER THE COMPANY'S NAME --
>> HE IS A VIDEOGRAPHER AND A GRILL MASTER. HE WORKS FOR WEBER GRILL AND HE BROUGHT FOOD AND IT'S THE BEST I'VE HAD IN A WHILE. HE IS JUST A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE WHEN IT COMES TO
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PREPARING FOOD THE RIGHT WAY AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO MIKE GRAY AND HIS CREW. ANYONE THAT WAS OUT THERE AND SAW THE PLAQUE THAT WE HAD CRAFTED FOR THIS CELEBRATION, IT CAME TO US, A 300-POUND PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS JUST THERE. AND MIKE -- MY VISION WAS WE WERE GOING TO MOUNT IT SOMEWHERE ON THE MUSIC CENTER ITSELF. BUT MY FEEBLE BRAIN DOESN'T WORK LIKE SOMEONE REALLY INTELLIGENT AND MIKE CAME UP WITH THE BEST PLAN, AND IT'S IN THE OPEN AND YOU CAN SEE IT AND HIS CREW DID AGREAT JOB FROM START TO FINISH. >> YEAH, AND THAT NIGHT OF THE
CELEBRATION, KEVIN -- >> YES, KEVIN CRAWFORD.
>> THE ROSE MUSIC CENTER, MIKE GRAY HE WENT IN THREE INDIVIDUAL TIMES MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IS PERFECT. AND MIKE BENEFITED
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ANITA? >> ONE THING THAT DIDN'T GET MENTIONED IS THE ROSE IS ONE OF THE MOST ACCESSIBLE PLACES FOR CONCERTS AND THEIR STAFF ARE SO ACCOMMODATING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND IT'S LISTED AS BEING ONE OF THE MOST
[ Culture And Diversity Community Assessment Final Report Presentation – RAMA Consulting ]
ACCESSIBLE PLACES FOR A CONCERT. >> THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS 3 B, CULTURE AND DIVERSITY AND ASSESSMENT FINAL REPORT
PRESENTATION, RAMA? >> I GUESS THE COUNCIL HEARD ABOUT THE CULTURE AND DIVERSITY ISSUES. THEY ARE HERE TO PRESENT THE FINAL REPORT AS PART OF THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE QUESTIONS
>> DID YOU WANT -- >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. I THINK I HAVE BEEN -- I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE HAS SEEN -- I HAVE BEEN BACK FOR THREE WEEKS NOW. BUT REAL QUICK, I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK MO AND HIS TEAM. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LITTLE EXTRA LONGER WITH THE WHOLE PROCESS WITH THE START AND THE STOPPING. BUT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE HIS WORK AND THE EFFORT OF TRYING TO GET OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS THAT THE WRIES DENTS WANT TO GRASP AND HEAR AND WANT TO MAKE HUBER HEIGHTS THE BEST PLACE IN THE VALLEY. I WILL STOP AND LET MO PRESENT IT. OH, SURE, YEAH. SO WE'VE GOT MIA AND CHRISTIE AS WELL.
>> I THINK YOU WERE HERE ONCE BEFORE.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, YEAH. IT WAS JUST UNDER A YEAR AGO AND MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, GOOD TO BE BACK WITH YOU, AND I AM GLAD TO BE BACK TO PRESENT THE CULMINATION OF WHAT WAS JUST UNDER A YEAR OF WORK. WE HAVE DONE A LOT AND WE HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS TO THINK ABOUT HOW YOU MAKE THIS COMMUNITY THRIVE AND GROW FOR ALL YOUR RESIDENTS AND CONSIDER THIS SOMEWHERE THAT THEY LIVE AND WORK AND PLAY. I WILL DO A BRIEF INTERVIEW OF WHERE HAVE WE HAVE BEEN AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE WILL ANSWER THOSE AS WELL AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET TO THE HIGHLIGHTS TODAY. IN TERMS OF WHERE WE START THE PROCESS, WE WANTED TO ENGAGE IN A PROCESS THAT LOOKED AT HOW DO YOU LEVERAGE AND UTILIZE THE DIVERSITY IN THE HUBER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY, THOSWHO LIVE HERE AND COME TO RECREATE HERE AND WORK HERE AS A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO FOR THEMSELVES IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THIS COMMUNITY TO DO FOR THEMSELVES.
I THINK WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PLAN IS A LITTLE OF BOTH. IT'S CHALLENGING TO WORK WITH OTHER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND
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IT'S ALL ASPIRATIONAL. YOU CAN DO AS MUCH OR AS LITTLE OF THIS AS YOU HAVE THE WILL OR DESIRE TO DO AND IT GIVES YOU THE INFORMED PEOPLE THAT WORKED WITH THIS AND WHAT WE HOPE TO DO IS SEE HOW YOU USE IT TO IMPROVE AND PROVIDE SERVICES ACROSS THIS COMMUNITY AND CITIES. THERE IS A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE NUTS AND BOLTS IN THE BASICS OF THE CITY, THE GOVERNMENT LOCALLY. IT GIVES YOU A WAY OF PRIORITIZING SOME GOALS AROUND THE INCLUSION AND THROUGHOUT THE PLAN, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE CERTAIN POPULATIONS AND HEAR THOSE VOICES MORE FULLY AS YOU CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND TO REALLOCATE RESOURCES AND PLANS AND SERVICES AND FUTURE STAFF DOWN THE ROAD AND THERE IS A LOT IN AROUND HOW YOU CAN CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THIS COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE VOICES ARE HEARD AND IN SOME CASES, GET THE VOICES OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE IN THE PLAN ITSELF. SO I WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO WHERE WE START IN TERMS OF APPROACH. JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, WE STARTED WITH THE KICKOFF AND WENT THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN AND TALKED WITH A NUMBER OF YOU IN THE PROCESS AND INTERVIEWED A NUMBER OF FOCUS GROUPS AND THAT TOOK US THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR AND IN THE FALL, WE TOOK A LOOK AT THE PROCESS AND WE LOOKED AT ADVISING THE PLANNING COMMITTEE WHICH WAS NOT PART OF THE PLAN BUT WE THOUGHT THAT WAS PART OF GETTING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS AND DON WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AND THAT'S THE FOCUS OF WALKING THIS JOURNEY WITH US IN CONCERT WITH THE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE AS WELL. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN THE EARLY PART OF THE WINTER, DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY WE WERE DUGGED IN A COMMUNITY EQUITY SUMMIT TO HAVE PEOPLE COME OUT AND DOCUMENT WHAT WAS WORKING WELL AND THERE WAS PARTICIPATION, AND TWO THINGS THAT WE HAVE AS PRODUCT FROM THE PROCESS, THE FIRST IS THE ASSESSMENT REPORT, BASICALLY THE CULMINATION OF THE WORK IN THE FULL AND MOVED US TO THE PLANNING PHASE THAT STARTED EARLY THIS YEAR AND ENDS WITH TODAY'S MEETING AND THE PLANNING PROCESS CONTINUED IN MARCH WITH PLANNING SECTION ONE AND FOLLOWED BY THE PLANNING COMMUNITY WORKSHOP AT THE SENIOR CENTER AND WE WENT INTO THE PLANNING SESSION TWO RIGHT HERE IN THE GOVERNMENT COMPLEX AND WE WORKED TO FINALIZE THE PLAN THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF US. I'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT IN JUST A MOMENT. A BIG THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO WAS INVOLVED. HERE ARE THE NUMBERS OF THE PLANNING TEAM AND ALSO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME OUT AND WHETHER DOING A SURVEYOR WHETHER THEY SHOWED UP FOR A MEETING WE APPRECIATE ALL THE FEEDBACK. IT'S HARD TO GET FOLKS ENGAGED OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND INTO THE MEETINGS AND YOU ARE SEEING THAT THROUGH ALL THE CITIES, AND AGAIN, KUDOS FOR GETTING FOLKS OUT. WE HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS HOW TO MAKE THAT BETTER IN THE FUTURE AND CONTINUE TO SEE MORE OF THE VOICES AT THE TABLE REPRESENTED IN THE PROCESS, AND OF COURSE, I THANK YOU THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE HAD COUNCILMEMBERS WHO WERE PART OF THE PROCESS AS WELL. HERE'S WHERE WE HOPE TO GO FROM HERE. FOR COUNCIL, YOUR LEADERSHIP, WE WANT YOU TO BE IN POSITION TO CHAMPION RESOURCES AND MAKE SURE WE ARE MOVING OBSTACLES AND BEING THE MODEL OF TRANSPARENCY. ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD FROM FOLKS ENGAGING WITH IS THERE IS ALWAYS A THIRST FOR PEOPLE TO BE TRANSPARENT AS THEY GO AND THAT WILL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF HOW YOU MOVE THIS WORK IN CULTURE AND DIVERSITY FORWARD IN THE FUTURE FOR ALL WHO ARE WORKING AND THRIVING HERE. FOR THE DEPARTMENT, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS WANT YOU TO INCORPORATE IN THE WORK PLAN. WE SUGGEST THAT YOU DO THAT, AND GOING BACK TO THE TRANSPARENCY, IT'S ABOUT TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE ALREADY DOING AND MAKING IT MORE WELL KNOWN AND REPRESENTED. A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS OUT THERE TO HELP THE WORK FROM COHOSTING AN EVENT TO TRANSLATING TO LANGUAGES AND BEING A GOOD PARTNER, AND A LOT OF LOW-HANGING FRUIT AROUND THIS. I WILL SAY THIS IS AROUND THE MORE PRACTICAL PLANS WE HAVE DONE EXERCISED TO THE REAL IN NUTS[00:20:07]
AND BOLTS AND WE HAVEN'T MOVED THE NEEDLE ON THE ISSUE BUT PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR BASIC KINDS OF THINGS. I COULDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE REALLY HARD TO GET A HIGHMARK FOR THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE SUGGESTED AND THE RESIDENTS, FIRST OF ALL, SHOWING UP AND PARTICIPATING, AND VOLUNTEERING TO BE PART OF THE EVENT, MAKING SURE THAT YOU KEEP INTERESTED IN THE DATA COMING OUT AS THIS GROUP AND OTHERS ARE MORE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE GROUPS THEY ARE LOOKING TO ENGAGE. CERTAINLY, THEY WANT THE RESIDENTS AS ENGAIN THAT PROCESS AS WELL AND BE PART OF IT MOVING FORWARD. HERE ARE WHERE WE LANDED IN TERMS OF THE PRIORITY AREAS OF THE PLAN FIRST AREA WAS INCLUSION AND ACCESS AND THERE IS A SECTION WITH ACTIVITY AND A SECTION ON SUPPORTING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WITH EQUITY AND MIND AND INVESTING IN YOUTH AND EDUCATION AS THE FUTURE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. THEY ARE GOING TO GROW AND YOU WANT TO HAVE THEM STAY HERE AND HOW TO LIVE A FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME, AND WHAT I WILL SAY -- I WILL COME BACK TO THE SLIDE. I HOYT THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE. I AM HAPPY TO GO DEEP OR THIS AND YOU HAVE THE FULL PLAN. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE REPRESENTED TO GIVE YOU A FLAVORING OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP.CERTAINLY, THERE IS MORE DETAIL IN THE PLAN IN FRONT OF YOU.
UNDER THIS, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY ACCESS AND INCLUSION LIKE MODERNIZING OUTREACH AND DATA. ONE OF THE THINGS WE FOUND WERE THE POINTS OF THE CONNECTIVITY WITH THE CITY AND THE AVERAGE RESIDENT AND NOT BEING AS FORMAL. AND SHOULD THERE BE A DATABASE WITH THE GRASSROOTS TOP ADERS FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOODS? THE CITY CAN INSTANTLY PRESS A BUTTON AND THE INFORMATION CAN GET OUT REALLY WELL. WE KNOW THERE ARE OFFICIAL CITY CHANNELS BUT WE HAVE TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY AND COMMUNITY IN A WAY THEY WANT TO BE COMMUNITIED WITH AND THAT'S A DISCONNECT. IT'S NOT JUST HERE. IT'S EVERYWHERE AND WE ARE LEARNING THAT AND IT'S IN THE PLAN ABOUT REACHING YOUNGER RESIDENTS AS WELL IN THE COMMUNITY AND VIA SOME OF THE PLATFORMS. AND THE NOTES IN MAINTAINING THE CONNECTED COMMUNITY, YOU CAN SEE THAT REPRESENTED QUITE A BIT. OTHER THINGS HERE ABOUT PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY IN TERMS OF THE SURVEY AND THOSE THINGS SEEM TO BE MUNDANE BUT A RESIDENT SPEAKING ANOTHER LANGUAGE, A NATIVE LANGUAGE, HOW TO MAKE THAT EASIER, AND AGAIN, LOW-HANGING FRUIT FOR THAT, AND PEOPLE ARE SPENDING LESS TIME HAVING TO NAVIGATE BASIC CITY SERVICES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. CONNECTING CULTURE AND SPACES FOR THINGS LIKE COMMUNITY NIGHT AND GOVERNMENT AND BRINGING THE CITY SERVICE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. YOU ARE DOING SOME OF THAT ALREADY AND THE NUMBER OF FEEDBACK MECHANISMS. WE KNOW THERE ARE INFORMAL GROUPS AND HOW THEY CAN BE USED TO BEGIN THE INFORMAL CONNECTION POINTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. KNOW IT HAPPENS IN POCKETS. AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WHERE CITY WOULD BE STARTING THEM BUT THE FRAMEWORK HOW IT WORKS AND HOW NEIGHBORS CAN TAKE IT UNTO THEMSELVES TO BE MORE ORGANIZED AND ENGAGE WITH THEIR OWN NEIGHBORS. AND AGAIN, IDEAS FOR THOUGHT. AND THEN, ADDRESS BARRIERS AND BIAS, AND IN TERMS OF AN IDEAL WORLD, HAVING A DEDICATED STAFF THAT SEEK ENGAGEMENT TO DO THAT LEG WORK. IT'S HARD TO GET FOLKS INTERESTED IN A WORLD WITH A LOT OF NOISE RIGHT NOW AND A LOT OF WAYS. WE ARE ALL OVER CONNECTED. AND WE HAVE TO WORK HARDER TO GET PEOPLE INVESTED IN THAT WORK, AND AROUND THINGS LIKE IMPRCOMMUNICATION AND CONNECTIVITY. YOU SETHINGS LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A ONE-STOP INFO HUB. HOW DO YOU UPDATE THE CITY'S LANDING WEB PAGES TO MAKE SURE IT'S APPROPRIATE IN AND CAN YOU GO TO THE PAGE AND CLICK ON ANOTHER LANGUAGE AND HAVE IT TRANSLATE EASILY? AGAIN, HEAVY LIFTING BUT THINGS THAT COULD BE REALLY IMPACTFUL FOR RESIDENTS. AND IN TERMS OF READING THE RESIDENTIAL CHANNELS, MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND WE KNOW THAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS BIG AND LIKE IT OR NOT, IT'S WHERE PEOPLE ARE AND HOW DO WE USE IT AS A TOOL? I ENCOURAGE THINKING ABOUT FOLKS WHO ARE INTERNS AND LEVERAGE TO
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GET EXPERIENCE AND MEET SOME OF YOUR COMMUNICATION NEEDS FOR FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE MORE TRADITIONAL. AND YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE WHAT YOU GOT BUT ALSO MANAGE THINGS THAT ARE NEW AGE AND COMMUNICATION PRACTICE. AND THEN WE SAW THINGS LIKE MEASURING YOUR PROGRESS AND TEXTING MESSAGES WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ASKING, IT THIS THE WAY YOU WANT TO RECEIVE IT? IT'S MARKETING 101 BUT YOU ARE COMPETING WITH A LOT OF MESSAGES AND YOU WANT THE ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATATION, IT WILL BE HOW PEOPLE WANT TO BE COMMUNICATED WITH EFFECTIVELY AND HOW TO CONTINUE TO GROW THE COMMUNITY FROM THE ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE WITH EVERYTHING FROM HAVING THE LOCAL MINORITY ASSISTANCE BUSINESS CENTER AND HAVING FOLKS COME HERE INSTEAD OF DAYTON OR OTHERWISE, AND LEVERAGING THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION AS A PARTNER ON THINGS LIKE THAT. MIGHT ALSO BE A GOOD IDEA -- ARE ASKING ABOUT ASPIRATIONAL THINGS, TERMS OF WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN PARTICIPATION AS IT REQUIREMENTS TO WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES AND DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY AND ACROSS THE OTHER COMMUNITIES. YOU CAN BE ASPIRATIONAL ABOUT THAT WITHOUT BEING HEAVY HANDED ABOUT IT? IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT AND MONITOR, JUST ALWAYS GETTING BETTER OVERTIME. AND WE WANT TO USE DATA IN THE CAPITAL PLANNING EFFORTS, AND MONITORING THE RESOURCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THIS IS HARD HAPPENING AND DEVELOPING A MAP WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP AND SEEING WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TAKES YOU. THE POINT IS IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE IN A VISUAL WAY WHERE THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND WHERE THINGS ARE NOT. IT MIGHT BE EYE OPENING TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE THAT DATA AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP THERE AND OF COURSE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. EVERYWHERE IT'S AN ISSUE AND ONE HERE AND AGAIN, PARTNERING FOR LIKE FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAM AND IDENTIFYING THE BARRIERS FOR FOLKS MAINTAINING A HOME OR THEIR CURRENT DWELLING AND THE CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHICS, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY AS A HOMEOWNER AND A RESIDENT AND CAN AFFORD WHERE THEY LIVE. NEXT, WE TALK ABOUT YOUTH AND EDUCATION. A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE CITY AND SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT, AND THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY THERE AND THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS AND WE GET THE NUANCES OF IT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE RESIDENTS DON'T THINK ABOUT IT THAT WAY.THERE IS A HANDOFF BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BUILDING AND THE SCHOOL DAY AND THE LIBRARY SYSTEM AND AFTER-SCHOOL CARE AND ALL OF THOSE SYSTEMS WORKING TOGETHER AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY MORE OF A ROLE WHERE CAN YOU USE YOUR AUTHORITY TO BRING THOSE PARTNERS TOGETHER AND WORK TOGETHER MORE EFFECTIVELY, AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS AROUND THAT, AND LOTS OF THOUGHTS WITH AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND WITH SUB-GRANTING FUNDS AND THE PILOT YOUTH NIGHT AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH FOR GROWING THEM ACADEMICALLY AND NOT SEEING THOSE THING US DON'T WANT TO SEE AND THAT CAME UP AMONG ALL RESIDENTS, NOT JUST THOSE 18 AND ABOVE. AND BUILDING MENTORSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAYS AND LOOKING AT DEVELOPING MENTORING PROGRAMS AND THIS CAN BE A BREEDING GROUND FOR FOLKS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, AND A DEPOSITORY INFORMATION AROUND JOBS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND PART OF THE ONE-STOP SHOP PERSPECTIVE REPRESENTED THERE AND IF YOU WANT TO GETO THE PROGRAMMING LIKE COHOST TRADE AND LIFE SKILLS KIND OF THINGS WHERE YOUTH AREN'T LEARNING THE BASIC KINDS OF LIFE SKILLS, INCLUDING HOW TO NAVIGATE CITY GOVERNMENT AND THE BASIC 101 THAT CAME UP ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. AND AGAIN, A NUMBER OF THINGS TO THINK ABOUT THAT. AND INCREASING INCLUSION D GOVERNANCE IN THE CITY AND SAFETY AS WELL AND EVERYTHING FROM DEVELOPING DEMOGRAPHIC BENCHMARKS LIKE BEING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT WHO IS REPRESENTED ON THE BOARDS YOU APPOINT, THE ELECTED POINTED BODIES ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.
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KEEP A DASHBOARD, AND IT'S NOT A QUOTA SYSTEM AND IT'S KING PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE. WE TALKED ABOUT CIVICS 101 AND LEARN HOW THE CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS AND HOW CAN YOU ENGAGE IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND WHERE CAN YOUR VOICE BE HEARD? AND EMBED EQUITY IN THE WORKFORCE TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE ISSUES THAT EVERYONE CAN THRIVE OR REPRESENT IN THE STATEMENTS AND THOSE THINGS WERE ACTIVE TODAY, SO IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, A CULMINATION OF THIS WORK AND ESTABLISHING A LIAISON TO HAVE THE INSTANT CONNECTIVITY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ARE YOU ABLE TO CONNECT TO A NUMBER OF TYPES OF RESIDENTS, RACE, GENDER AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A CONNECTION POINT ACROSS THE CITY THAT THEY CAN ACCESS. AND BUILDING THE COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND THAT IS BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY FORCES AND THE COMMUNITIES HAVE TO BRIDGE THAT GAP. AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER EVEN FROM THIS MEETING GO A LONG WAY, AND THE YOUTH RIDE-ALONG PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE RESIDENTS AND REVIEW COMPLAINTS WHEY ARE ISSUED. SO A LOT THERE AND A LOT IN THE PLAN BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW, AND HOW DO WE VIEW THE COMMUNITY ACROSS THE LINES THAT EXIST, DEMOGRAPHICALLY BASED ON THE AGE, AND REPRESENTED ABOUT WORK WHICH WAS GOOD TO HEAR THAT, DEMOGRAPHIC AND GET THE COUNTER BALANCE,, THE FOLKS THAT ARE UP AND COMING AND WILL ENGAGE IN A WAY AND IT'S WORK FOR ALL COMMUNITIES TO THINK ABOUT. AND WE ARE LEVERAGING EVERYTHING WE HAVE GOING AND A LOT OF THINGS WE ARE BUILDING ON IS THE RELATIONSHIP, AND THE PROCESS OF THE THINGS WE ARE ALREADY DOING AND WE ARE DESIGNING THIS TO BE A LIVING FRAMEWORK. IT'S NOT DESIGNED TO SIT ON A SHELF. AND YOU STILL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT PRIORITIES AND THE RESOURCES AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS, AND THERE IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT HERE AND WE HAVE A NEW YEAR TO EXPLORE AND THAT'S REALLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT AND HOW YOU WANT TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES IN THE FUTURE. SO THAT'S -- THAT IS AN OVERVIEW AND HAPPY TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AND IN CLOSING, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THE COUNCILWOMEN AT EVERY MEETING WE HAD, AND THINK ABOUT IT FROM THE HUBER HEIGHTS PERSPECTIVE WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR US AND ALL THE FOLKS ON THE COMMITTEE, BOTH HERE AND NOT HERE. AND WE ARE WORKING ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER.AND HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> YES. MO, YOU HAVE CITED A REALLY COMPREHENSIVE GUIDELINE TO FOLLOW IN THE FUTURE. I THINK
YOU'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU. MO, FIRST OF ALL, OUTSTANDING JOB. I THOUGHT THE REPORTS WERE COMPREHENSIVE. WHAT I DID FIND IN READING THEM THE CALL FOR DIVERSITY, THE POINTS THAT EVERY RESIDENT CAN BENEFIT
FROM. THAT WAS OUTSTANDING. >> THANK YOU.
>> I WANT TO MAKE NOTE FOR PEOPLE LISTENING AND THOSE WHO ARE HERE. MO'S PRESENTATION TONIGHT AS WELL AS ALL OF THE REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE ON OUR PACKET ON THE WEBSITE. YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW MUCH IT IMPACTS EVERYONE IN HUBER HEIGHTS.
>> ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. >> IT CAN BE A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN BUT I AGREE. FAR-REACHING IMPLICATIONS BEYOND
JUST THE INCLUSION OF THE CITY. >> MO, DID YOU PROVIDE THE METRICS BEHIND SOME OF THESE THINGS?
>> YES. >> THEY SHOULD BE -- THEY WILL BE IN THE ASSESSMENT REPORT, TWO DOCUMENTS, ONE IS THE ASSESSMENT
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REPORT AND PARTICIPATION AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS?>> WELL, NO. LIKE I WAS LOOKING AT HERE -- WHEN IT TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR GREATER ACCESS TO RPA AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. DID YOU PROVIDE BACKGROUND DATA THAT SHOWS WHERE THAT'S NECESSARY OR HOW GREAT THE NEED IS WHAT WE ALREADY PROVIDE?
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE KNOW. I THINK IT WAS EITHER -- IF IT'S SURVEY DATA AND WE HAVE IT BY ZIP CODE, WE CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THAT. BUT MOST CAME WITH OUT OF THE QUALITATIVE DATA BY THE RESIDENTS WHO DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE IN THE CITY UNLESS IT WAS A COMMENT TO BE MADE. YOU CAN LOOK TO SEE IF IT'S A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC BUT TO MY RECOLLECTION IT WAS
MORE OF A UNIVERSAL COMMENT. >> WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AND EASIER ACCESS THAN TRYING TO DIVE INTO THE AGENDAS SOMETIMES AND PUT IT ON THE CULTURE AND
DIVERSITY PAGE. >> YOU HAVE TO DIG A BIT.
>> I DO. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL. DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG THE SURVEY WAS OPEN? 800
REPLIED. DO YOU HAVE THAT? >> I DO. YOU DO HAVE THAT AND I KNOW IT WAS OPEN IN NOVEMBER AND STAYED OPEN THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR AND I DON'T THINK WE GOT THE DATA BEFORE JANUARY. AND WE PUT IN THE BILL IN FIRST AND WE WANTED TO MAKE THAT -- AND THAT WAS HOW IT RERESPONDED. RESPONDED --
>> AS LONG AS IT'S IN THERE? >> YES.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE RESPONDED AND --
>> YES, THAT'S IN THERE. >> THANK YOU, MO.
>> MO, THANKS. >> OH, I'M SORRY. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP TO IMPLICATE SOME OF THESE THINGS? I AGAIN, MEAN, IT'S A LOT OF WORK. HOW DO WE GET FROM HERE TO
IMPLEMENTATION? >> RIGHT QUESTION BUT WRONG PAY GRADE, WRONG GUY, BUT MONITORING IT, AND THE WAY THAT WE LOOK AT IT FROM THE BEGINNING. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF MENU OPTIONS HERE AND WE HAVE A TIME FRAME OF WHAT WE EXPECT AND I THINK AGREE THAT WE NEED A BODY TO LEAD. AND I DON'T WANT TELL YOU WHEN BUT
THAT'S RECOMMENDED. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.
>> ANYONE ELSE? >> THANK YOU. JOHN RUSSELL IN READING THROUGH THE PLAN, IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED DOWN THE PATH ON SEVERAL OF THE POINTS BROUGHT FORWARD.
AM I CORRECT? >> MO'S RIGHT. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE ARE LOW-HANGING FRUIT THAT WE CAN START TO PICK OFF.
AND SOME OF THESE WILL BE STAFF, AND SOME OF THESE ARE THINGS WE CAN TAKE CARE OF AND SOME PRIORITIZE TO SEE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THOSE THINGS AS WELL. AS MO SAID, IT'S BIGGER THAN OUR STAFF AND COUNCILWOMAN KITCHEN HIT ON IT ALREADY AND BRINGING IT UP FOR AFTER HOURS IN THE COUNTY AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT, BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO GET A ROAD MAP TOGETHER.
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>> I AM GLAD YOU SAID IT COUNCILMEMBER RUSSELL IS. THIS IS A COMMUNITY PLAN AND PEOPLE CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN THIS AND THE SYSTEMS CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO ALIGN BETTER BUT TO BE SUCCESSFUL YOU NEED THE EXTERNAL PARTNERS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC TO MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD AND THAT WILL BE A
MULTI-SYSTEM EFFORT. >> THE YMCA AND IN THE FUTURE,
[ Parks And Recreation Board Update]
WE CAN EXPECT TO CONTRACT AND WORK WITH YOUR FIRM.>> ABSOLUTELY. GLAD TO TALK ABOUT IT.
>> THANKS FOR THE WORK, MO. >> THE NEXT IS 3C. PARKS AND
RECREATION BOARD UPDATE. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I AM THE VICE CHAIR OF THE PARKS AND REC.
>> A LITTLE LOUDER. >> OH, I'M SORRY. I AM THE VICE CHAIR OF THE PARKS AND REC. WE HAD 13 EVENTS AND AS WE WERE TOLD EARLIER WE HAVE THE LITTLE MERMAID EVENT COMING UP, AND HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE EXCITING. I AM A GREAT FAN OF INTERACTING WITH KIDS AND FAMILIES, AND WE WILL EVEN INVITE A COUPLE OF FOOD TRUCKS TO COME OUT AND MEET AND GREET WITH CHARACTERS LILO AND STITCH. AND PROMOTING THE CITY AND THE OTHER EVENTS THAT WE DO THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE SUMMER. AND OUR STAFF IS ADVISED ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND ADVISING STAFF ON COST RECOVERING PROCEDURES AND BUDGET NEEDS FOR NEXT YEAR AND SUPPORTING THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM AND THE YMCA AND THE EVENT TALLAHASSEE S THAT THEY PUT ON, AND THE NEXT UPDATE WE WILL HAVE PICKLEBALL UPDATES
FOR YOU. ANY OF QUESTIONS? >> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> ANITA? >> FRIDAY NIGHT, 6:30 TO 8:00?
>> YES. I HAVE TAKEN MY KIDS IN THE PAST AND A NEW GIRL, THEY LOVE IT. IT'S A GREAT TIME, AND THE KIDS CAN JOIN IN AND VERY INTERACTIVE. IT'S GREAT AND I HOPE IT SEE A LOT OF YOU THERE
AND BRING THE FAMILY. >> SURE WILL. ANYONE ELSE? ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
>> THANK YOU. >> ONE QUESTION. WAS THAT THE M
BALLS AND FRISBEES AND STUFF? >> THE BAND?
>> YES. >> NO. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY ARE PERFORMING HERE IN HUBER HEIGHTS. AND THEY PERFORMED AT -- I HAVE SEASON THEM TWICE.
>> THAT'S AWESOME. >> WAS THAT CANCELED?
>> I DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT. BUT I CAN FOLLOW UP
WITH YOU ON THAT. >> JOHN AND HE CAN GET IN TOUCH.
>> I WILL GET THE NAME. >> DON WEBB?
>> I AM GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
>> SURE. >> WHAT DOES PARKS AND REC FEED
FROM CITY COUNCIL? >> I'M SORRY. SAY THAT AGAIN?
>> WHAT DOES PARKS AND REC NEED FROM CITY COUNCIL? WHAT CAN WE
DO FOR YOU? >> I'M Nā OT SURE, TO BE HONEST.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE JUST LOOKING, YOU KNOW, JUST THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE ALL WE NEED FOR THE EVENTS THAT WE ARE PUTTING
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IN AND IT'S JUST VOLUNTEERS, REALLY, VOLUNTEERS AND GETTING MORE WORD OUT THAT WE NEED VOLUNTEERS. USUALLY MORE PEOPLE.>> IS YOUR BOARD FULL NOW, TONY? >> YES, I BELIEVE YES, IT'S
FULL. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMING HERE WITH TOP-NOTCH INFORMATION THAT WE NEEDED TO HEAR. GOOD LUCK MOVING FORWARD, AND DONE WILL WORK WITH SARAH TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION THAT ANITA ASKED.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.
>> AND BEFORE WE GET OFF THIS TOPIC, IN PREPARATION FOR SUNDAY, WE TALKED ABOUT THE NUMBERS AND THE ROSE MUSIC CENTER HAS $8.7 MILLION PROFIT JUST FROM THE MUSIC CENTER AND 5.7 MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF 14.4 MILLION, AND $3 MILLION HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE PROFITS AND PUT INTO OUR PARKS. THAT'S NOT BAD FOR AN AVERAGE OF $300,000 A YEAR. WE DON'T HAVE A PARKS -- SO THAT IS -- THAT'S GOOD. WE CAN COME UP WITH ADDITIONAL CAPITAL. WE HAVE A HISTORY, A LONG HISTORY OF PROVIDING THE FUNDS TO DO THAT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, JOHN, THAT WE SHOULD DO DIFFERENT IN OUR PARKS? I KNOW YOU AND OUR STAFF ARE WORKING WITH A YOUTH PROJECT, AND YOU HAVE MAINTAINED PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IF NECESSARY. DO YOU FEEL, FROM THE TIME YOU GET IN THE OFFICE AND WORKING, THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE WE HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB, A GOOD DIRECTION?
>> I THINK I HAVE SAID IT WHEN SHE IS HERE BUT I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD. I MEAN SHE HAS A GREAT VISION. SHE WANTS TO PUT THE PARKS ON THE MAP AS DESTINATION PLACES AND NOT JUST FOR RESIDENTS BUT AS WE LOOK AT TOM CLOUD AS A REGIONAL, WE ARE TRYING TO BRING OTHER PEOPLE IN THE AREA. I LOVE HER VISION. I LOVE HER WORK ETHIC. I THINK SHE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. I THINK HER AND ANN -- THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO GET THIS PROJECT TOGETHER, AND I THINK AFTER THAT, SHE REALLY -- SHE'S GOT A GOOD VISION AND I LIKE WHERE WE ARE HEADED.
>> SO IT'S EASIER TO BUILD THE PROJECTS THAN MAINTAIN THEM AND THAT'S WHERE THE REAL MONEY COMES IN AND THE ONE THING I RECOGNIZED ON SUNDAY IS I FIRST SAID IT WOULD CONTINUE. AND I CORRECTED MYSELF. IT WAS THE CARE OF THE FACILITY. IT LOOKS BETTER THAN IT DID 10 YEARS AGO, AND THAT CONTRIBUTED BACK TO OUR CITY STAFF. SO, JOHN, EVERYONE I APPRECIATE. BUT I AM PROUD THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SPEND THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE ON THE PARKS
AND HOPE IT CONTINUES. >> OH, PLEASE.
>> JOHN, SO WE WENT TO THE TRAINING SESSION FOR THE PARKS.
CAN YOU TELL US WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS? IT'S NOT DONE YET
BUT WE ARE NOT THERE YET. >> WE HAVE A SOLID, I WOULD SAY FIRST ROUND OF DESIGN IDEAS THAT WE HAVE BEEN INTERNALIZING AND PROVIDED DIRECTION TO THE CONSULTANT. THEY ARE COMING BACK WITH COSTS AND TIMELINES, AND WE WILL GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND BEAR OUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK. BUT I AM PLEASED WITH WHERE WE'RE HEADING AS FAR AS CLOUD PARK GOES. IT IS -- IT WILL BE A WORLD-CLASS FACILITY AND ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE CURRENT PROGRAMMING AND EXPANDING THE FUTURE PROGRAMMING. I WOULD SAY IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, YOU ARE GOING TO SEE RESULTS FROM THE FIRST ROUND OF PUBLIC INTERINAUGURATION.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> AND SO THE MAIN DESIGN
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CONSULT CANT A COMPANY CALLED MSA AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ENGINEERING FIRMS AND PARKS PROGRAMS.>> OKAY. >> IN TALKING ABOUT PARKS, THIS REMINDED ME THAT THE VICE CHAIR OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMITTEE NEEDS TO HELP US. >> IT IS. IT IS.
>> WE TRIED THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND HOW IT'S LIT.
>> SO WE HAVE A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL TREE ON ORDER. IT CAN BE VARYING HEIGHTS, BUT RIGHT NOW I BELIEVE IT'S 50 FEET IS WHAT WE ORDERED. NOW, IT CAN BE SIZED TO FIT DIFFERENT SPACES. WE WANTED SOMETHING TO MOVE AROUND FOR THE FUTURE DEPENDING ON HOW WE WANTED TO UTILIZE IT. WE ARE FINALIZING THE DESIGN OF THE PLAZA AREA WHICH WILL BE COMING TO YOU FOR APPROVAL AND INSTRUCTIONS. BUT IT WILL BE READY TO ROLL OUT THIS YEAR, SO WE ARE FINISHING WITH THE NEW GOVERNING CENTER AND MOVE THOSE INVESTMENTS AROUND THE CORNER AND TIDY UP THAT WEST LOT AND SO RIGHT NOW, WE DESIGNED THE PLAZA AREA FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE, FOR THE HOLIDAY EVENT IN DECEMBER. AND THEN WE ARE OFF TO SETTING THE STAGE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ON THE WEST LOTS AND DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION. THERE IS A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THERE OR WE COULD BRING A LARGER PUBLIC
GATHERING SPACE AS WELL. >> AND THE DISCUSSION FOR CHRISTMAS MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT BUT YOU'LL THANK ME
>> SO THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PLAN AND PAAND REC, I GUESS.
>> WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY TO TALK ABOUT THE FIREWORKS CELEBRATION FOR NEXT YEAR AS WELL AS UPCOMING PUBLIC
EVENTS AND THE TREE LIGHTING. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AARON, IS THERE ANY FUTURE WATER FEATURE INSTALLED IN THERE? THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY INQUIRIES AND DESIRES TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THERE.
>> YEAH. SO WE ARE ACTUALLY SENDING WATER OUT THERE AS WELL AS ELECTRIC TO BE ABLE TO UPDATE THAT PLAZA AND INVOLVE THAT PLAZA IN A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE WAY. WE THOUGHT ABOUT THE FUTURE. HOW DO WE MAKE THAT A CENTRAL GATHERING POINT? SO WE ARE RUNNING EXCESS ELECTRIC AND WE HAVE WATER AVAILABLE ON SITE.
WE CAN MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AS WE DEEM NECESSARY.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW -- I KNOW THERE WERE SESSIONS ABOUT DOING AN ICE SKATING RINK IN THERE AND I THINK THE DESIGN IS MORE FOR A FUTURE FEATURE. FOR ME, THAT WOULD BE MORE AESTHETICALLY --
MORE YEAR ROUND. >> WE HAVE THE ROOM TO DO IT.
>> I WOULD LOVE ANOTHER FOUNTAIN.
>> YEAH, YEAH. >> I LOVE THAT WE HAVE CHRISTMAS
IN JULY HERE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> I WAS HOPING TO HAVE SOME
[ 2026 Tax Budget]
DISCUSSION AFTER THE VICE CHAIR SPOKE. I DIDN'T REALLY THINK THE LIGHT WAS ON. OKAY. ITEM 3 D, THE 2026 TAX BUDGET.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER S, VICE MAYOR, AND YOU ARE USED TO ME BRINGING YOU THE BUDGET, AND IT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BEFORE JULY 15TH AND THIS WILL GIVE ME SIX DAYS TO GET IT TO THE COUNTY AND SPLIT IT. AS I SAID BEFORE THIS IS A FORMALITY AND REQUIRED BY THE POLICEMENY COUNTY BUDGET, AND WE STILL DELIVER TO BOTH COUNTIES THOUGH IT'S REQUIRED BY THE ONE AND IT'S THE FORMAL BEGINNING OF THE '26 BUDGET PROCESS WHICH WILL GO THROUGHOUT THE END OF THE YEAR. I WILL BRING THE FORMAL BUDGET AFTER MANY MEETINGS WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS. SO THIS IS JUST THE INITIAL ESTIMATE OF REVENUES.
IT'S REQUIRED BY THE LIKE I SAID MIAMI COUNTY BUDGET
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COMMISSION AND WILL HAVE THE CERTIFICATE OF ESTIMATED RESOURCES THAT THE COUNTY AUDITOR WILL BRING TO US WITH HOW MUCH THEY BELIEVE WILL COME IN FROM PROPERTY TAXES AND THAT WILL ALSO DETERMINE WHETHER WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS. I AM NOT WORRIED THAT WE WOULD NOT RECEIVE THOSE. AND THE CURRENT YEAR WE GET $650,000 THIS YEAR FROM THOSE FUNDS, SO ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS JUST TO PROVE TO THEM THAT WE STILL NEED IT AND THE TAX BUDGETING INCLUDES A LISTING OF THE PROPERTY TAXES OUT THERE, AND I BELIEVE SIX POLICE LEVIES AND FOUR FIRE LEVIES THAT WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE EARLY '80S AND IN NOVEMBER THE FINAL BUDGET WILL COME TO COUNCIL BUT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO THIS BY CODE AND IT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL NO MATTER THAN THE 15TH OF JULY EACH YEAR, AND THE OTHER THING THAT IS REQUIRED IN THE CHARTER THAT WE HAVE TO PASS A CIP, AND COUNCIL DID THAT AT THE LAST MEETING AND THAT IS ALL IN ORDER AND THIS IS THE NEXT PIECE IN ORDER. AND IN ADDITION DO THAT, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A RESOLUTION. IT ONLY REQUIRES ONE READING AND NO SUSPENSION OF THE RULES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE WITH CITY COUNCIL ON MONDAY[ Supplemental Appropriations]
NIGHT. >> ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE WILL SEE THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR MONDAY, JIM?
>> ITEM 3E SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS. JIM, IS THAT
YOU? >> IT IS, AND THAT IS A FANCY NAME, AND ALEX AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING AND WE HAVE TO EXPAND AND MAKE IT MORE. WHAT I HAVE BEFORE YOU, IN THE POCKET, THERE WAS $36,495.05, A TRANSFER FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT FOR POLICE TRAINING AND THAT COMES IN FROM THAT GRANT FUND. ONCE I REALIZE HOW MUCH WE GET I COME TO COUNCIL AND SAY WE NEED TO TRANSFER THAT TO THE POLICE FUND FOR TRAINING FOR LAW OFFICERS. I DON'T WANT LIKE TO PUT THAT IN THE INITIAL BUDGET FOR THE YEAR BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT WILL BE EACH YEAR. THE OTHER THING THAT WAS IN YOUR PACKET WAS $350,000, THE INITIAL COST FOR DESIGN WORK TO RENOVATE THIS BUILDING, WHAT WE WILL CALL OLD CITY HALL. WHEN ALEX AND I DISCUSSED THIS OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS, WE THOUWE JUST SOL, AND THE NOTE PROCEEDS FOR -- THERE WERE TWO ITEMS FOR WATER, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER METER READERS AND THOSE WERE IN THE BUDGET BUT WASN'T IN THE BUDGET WAS THE NEW RENOVATIONS TO CITY HALL AND ALSO, $5 MILLION FOR IMPROVING THE CITY'S ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IN HEAD PROJECT AREA NUMBER ONE AND THAT $5 MILLION IS FOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING AND PLANNING RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY NECESSARY FOR SITE PREPARATION FOR THE NEW INDOOR MUSIC FACILITY. SO SINCE THOSE MONIES WERE RECEIVED WITH THE NOTE PROCEEDS, WE DECIDED THAT THE BEST OPTION WAS TO BRING TO COUNCIL NOW FOR BOTH OF THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS TO BE BUDGETED. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE GOING TO SPEND IT BUT $5 MILLION FOR THAT PROJECT AND LIKE I SAID, THE $350,000 THAT WAS IN YOUR POCKET SHOULD BE AT $3.382 MILLION, THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THIS FACILITY HERE. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE PUBLICALLY ANNOUNCED THIS BUT IT WILL BE -- THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WILL REMAIN IN OLD CITY HALL. THEY WILL TAKE OVER THE SECOND FLOOR AT CITY HALL AND BRING THE TAX OFFICE IN AND THE UTILITY, THE VEOLIA OFFICE FROM THE PLAZA ON CHAMBERSBURG AND BE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THIS BUILDING SO A PLACE FOR RESIDENTS TO COME IN AND PAY BILLS IN THE SPOT AND WE WILL BE SAVING RENT FOR VEOLIA AND THE
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TAX OFFICE. BUT IT'S OUT THERE IN HUBER COUNTY>> YES, SIR. >> JIM, ALL OF THESE AMOUNTS THAT YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO RECONCILE THOSE PROVIDING YOU WORK WITH JOHN RUSSELL?
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> WHEN WE HAD A QUESTION OR A BALANCE, YOU WOULD EASILY PROVIDE THAT?
>> YES, YES. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
INAUDIBLE ] >> I BELIEVE WE COULD ON THIS. I WOULD HAVE TO ASK ALEX. HE IS WORKING WITH SOME OF THESE FIRMS. I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY OF THIS WORK IS GOING TO HAPPEN
BEFORE THE SECOND READING. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THIS WOULD BE ON THE AGENDA FOR MONDAY. ALEX IS SUGGESTING THAT WE WAIVE THE READING AND PASS ON MONDAY?
>> YES. >> OKAY. ANYONE HAVE AN ISSUE
WITH THAT? ALL RIGHT. DR. FRED? >> SO WE'LL SET THAT UP. YOU MENTIONED THE $3 MILLION NUMBER. RIGHT? I AM NOT SEEING THAT.
>> THAT WILL BE ADDED IN. >> YES. WE ARE ADDING THE CITY HALL PROJECT AS WELL. AND THE PRESENTATION THAT WE HAD APPROVING THAT ESSENTIALLY WAS DESIGNED WITH
>> SO THE 3 MILLION WILL COVER --
>> YES. >> WHAT WAS IN YOUR PACKET WAS JUST THE DESIGN WORK FOR THIS BUILDING. WHEN I TALKED WITH ALEX ABOUT IT, IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO PUT IN THE ENTIRE BUDGET NOW. CONSTRUCTION WON'T START UNTIL PROBABLY AROUND NOVEMBER. WE WILL NEED IT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. WE MIGHT AS WELL BRING IT TO HAVE COUNCIL ONE TIME INSTEAD OF DESIGN WORK
NOW AND CONSTRUCTION LATER. >> THE BID WILL COME BACK FOR THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION
>> ALL THE ITEMS THAT FRED -- DR. FRED IS TALKINGABOUT IS
GOING TO BE IN OUR PACKET. >> MY SECTION. SO IT WILL BE ADDED TO.
[ Water Main Construction - Walmac Street/Betal Court - Solicit Bids]
INFORMATION. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. SEE YOU ON MONDAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THE NEXT ITEM IS F, WATER MAIN CONSTRUCTION, WALMAC STREET,
BETAL COURT. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. THIS WILL BE FOR THE WALMAC STREET AND BETAL COURT WATER INSTALLATION, AND THE PACKET SHOWS WHERE WE WILL HAVE THE NEW WATER MAIN INSTALLED. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE RESIDENTS ASKED IF THE WATER COULD BE EXTENDED TO THESE STREETS TO HAVE CITY WATER AND SOME OF THE RESIDENTS ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH WELLS DRYING UP AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH WATER AND WE HAVE COMPLETED THE DESIGN AND WOULD LIKE TO PUT IT OUT TO BID. AFTER THE WATER MAIN I INSTALLED, THE CITY WILL ALLOW CONNECTIONS TO THE MAIN AND PAY THE ASSESSMENT CHARGES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED. AND NOT TO EXCEED THAT AMOUNT IS $450,000 AND WE DO HAVE THE MONEY IN THE WATER FUND. I WILL BRING THIS BACK TO COUNCIL FOR BIDDING.
>> RUSS, I BELIEVE YOU FIGURED OUT HOW MANY HOUSES WILL BE TIED
IN? >> I KNOW AT THIS TIME, IT'S THREE OR FOUR COMMITTED, AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR, YEAH. BUT ONE IS NOT READY YET BUT I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT HALF OF THEM. I
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THINK MAYBE 16 OR 20. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
>> DON WEBB? >> THANK YOU. THE WATER, THE HYDRANT IS AUTOMATICALLY PART OF THE PLAN?
>> YES. >> ARE THE REMAINING AREAS IN HUBER HEIGHTS LIKE THIS WHERE WE HAVE -- I'LL CALL IT SOMEWHAT RESIDENTIAL WHERE WE DON'T HAVE HYDRANTS?
>> NOT ANYMORE. THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST ONE AS FAR AS
RESIDENTIAL. >> LOOKING AT THE OVERVIEW MAP HERE, THE FIRE HYDRANT IS WAY OUT THERE.
>> THE ONLY THING LEFT WOULD BE LIKE GOING DOWN TAYLORSVILLE TO
>> USING THAT WATER OUT THERE, YEAH. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS. >> ANYONE ELSE?
>> WHY NOT FITCHBURG? DO THEY HAVE HYDRANTS?
>> GOING DOWN THE WEST SIDE? >> THE EAST SIDE.
>> YEAH. THERE IS WATER THAT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ADAMS
ROAD AND TO ROUTE 4. >> OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU.
[ City Code Amendments - Chapter 924 - Industrial Pretreatment Program]
>> OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. WE'LL PUT THI FOR MONDAY.
THANKS, RUSS. THE NEXT ITEM IS 3 G, CITY CODE AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER
924. WHO HAS THAT. >> ALSO MINE.
>> THIS IS THE INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM FOR THE SANITARY AND SEWER SYSTEM. THESE ARE CHANGES TO THE STATE AND FEDERAL PRETREATMENT LAW MANDATED BY OHIO EPA. THE COPY OF THE NEW SCAN -- CODE IS ENCLOSED AND THIS IS A REVISION TO THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED IN 2009. ALL THREE CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO ADOPT THESE NEW REGULATIONS AS PART OF THEIR CITY CODE. THERE IS CURRENTLY 13 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES IN FOLLOW THIS CODE AND HUBER HEIGHTS HAS ONLY ONE OF THE 13 AND THAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ON EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD. THE CODE
UPDATES WILL REMAIN. >> WOULD THIS BE ON THE AGENDA
>> THE ONLY OTHER THING MIGHT BE TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING.
INAUDIBLE ] >> YEAH. I WOULD RATHER HAVE IT THAT WAY, TOO. I THINK THE OTHER CITIES ARE CLOSE TOGIVING THEIR
[ Veolia Water Contract - Fifth Amendment]
APPROVAL, AND IT ALL HAS TO GO BACK.>> OKAY. EVERYONE OKAY WITH DOING THAT ON MONDAY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM IS 3 HEAT, VEOLIA WATER CONTRACT. AARON,
YOU'RE UP. >> GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE FIFTH AMENDMENT WITH THE CONTRACT TO OPERATE THE WATER PLANT AND MAINTAIN OUR WATER IN THE SEWER PIPES. THERE ARE A FEW CHANGES THAT ARE OCCURRING WITH THIS AMENDMENT. WE ARE CLEANING UP THE LANGUAGE AS IT RELATES TO THIRD-PARTY DAMAGES WHEN VEOLIA FIXES AN ISSUE LIKE A FIRE HYDRANT OR SOMEONE BREAKS A WATER METER. WE ARE RAISING THE MINOR MAINTENANCE OLD TO $15,000. THAT'S THE MAINTENANCE THAT VEOLIA CAN DO WITHOUT NOTIFYING US AND THINGS THAT COST A LOT MORE, AND THIS IS A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENCY ON THE VEOLIA SIDE. WE ARE CREATING A STAFF VACANCY CREDIT PROGRAM WHEREBY VEOLIA WOULD REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR THE POSITIONS THAT ARE VACANT LONGER THAN 90 DAYS.
WE HAVE THAT PROVISION IN THE TRI-CITIES CONTRACT AND WE WANTED TO CARRY THAT OVER TO OUR VEOLIA CONTRACT AS WELL AND WE ARE DECREASING THE BASE FEE AMOUNT ON THE WAGE ADJUSTMENTS AND THE CHEMICAL COSTS AND ADD TO THE STAFF MEMBERS AS PART OF THEIR SYSTEM GROWS AND OUR STAFFS NEEDS TO GROW AS WELL AND GARY IS HERE FROM VEOLIA IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM HIM OR
MYSELF. >> HI, GARY. ANY QUESTIONS?
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>> I DO. >> AARON, THIS AMOUNT, IS THIS AN INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS AMOUNT OR IS THIS A NEW
ESTIMATE? >> IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
IT'S AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE WAGE INCREASES FOR THE VEOLIA STAFF AND THE TURNOVER THEY WERE HAVING AND IT ANTICIPATES THE ESTIMATED COST OF CHEMICALS AND ELECTRICITY. AT THE LAST MEETING, THERE WAS A TALK OF A SPAN OF FIVE YEARS. THIS CONTRACT DICTATES THAT WE WILL TRUE UP EVERY YEAR. SO IT IS AN INCREASE BASED ON THE PTI ESCALATORS THAT WE HAVE, BOTH IN THE CONTRACT AND THE INCREASE IN THE BASE FEE DUE TO THE LARGER STAFFING AND THE MARKET WASTE
ADJUSTMENT. >> WHAT PERIOD OF TIME? LIKE WE
ARE ADDING $5 MILLION A YEAR -- >> OH, NO, NO. SO OUR CURRENT BASE COST IS $4.3 MILLION, BETWEEN 4.2 AND 4.3, SO THIS IS
A DELTA OF ABOUT $400,000. >> I PROBABLY DIDN'T PHRASE MY
QUESTION ABOUT. >> MAYBE A $400,000 TO $500,000
INCREASE. >> THAT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU.
>> ANITA? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. THREE YEARS FROM NOW WHEN THE NEW METERS ARE ONLINE, WILL BE THERE INSPECTIONS AND STUFF AND HAVE PEOPLE OUT READING THE METERS? EVEN THOUGH WE ARE INCREASING IN POPULATION AND WE ARE PUTTING TECHNOLOGY IN PLACE THAT MIGHT NOT REQUIRE THAT STAFF.
>> THERE COULD BE A REDUCTION IN THE -- IN THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS. WE WOULD ASSUME IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS THERE WILL BE A LITTLE ATTRITION BUT AS WE BRING ON, THERE WOULD BE ONE LESS POSITION NEEDED. WE DO HAVE A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FIELD WORKERS WHO ARE OUT DOING MAINTENANCE AND MY ASSUMPTION IS ADJUSTING FROM A METER READER POSITION TO A FIELD POSITION.
BUT WHAT WE WILL SEE INITIALLY AS THE METERS COME ONLINE, THE LOST REVENUE FROM THE BAD METERS WILL GO DOWN. SO WE WILL SEE A REVENUE INCREASE BASED ON BETTER AND PRECISE MEASURING.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE? DON?
>> I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT ONE OF THE STAFF POSITIONS THAT YOU ARE ADDING IS A CSR, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. IT'S IMPORTANT AS THE CITY GROWS, I LIKE TO SEE VEOLIA ADDRESSING THE FACT THAT WE NEED TO STAY ON TOP OF CUSTOMER SERVICE QUALITY.
>> HERE'S WHAT I AM IMPRESSED BY. 40 YEARS, WE ARE CELEBRATING
OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH YOU? >> PRETTY CLOSE, YEAH.
>> 1995? >> I BELIEVE SO, YES.
>> THE GRILL MASTER. >> WHAT IS MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN THAT IS OUR WATER IS STILL GOOD. AND WE COMPLIED TO THEEPA OVER THE YEARS. I THINK OUR WATER USE IS BETTER THAN IT WAS 40 YEARS AGO AND IT'S POSSIBLE GROWN. TO REMIND EVERYONE, WE TOOK OVER THAT SYSTEM BECAUSE THE COMPUTER -- THE WATER COMPANY, SURPRISED THAT THE WATER COMPANY WOULDN'T GO WITHIN THE BOUNDARY. SO IT WOULDN'T HAVE GROWN IF NOT FOR US TAKING IT OVER. AS SOON AS WE TOOK IT ER, WE WAIVED THE PRICE INCREASE TO THE RESIDENTS
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AND FELT THAT WE COULD MAINTAIN THE LOWER COST WHICH WE HAVE.BUT WE REDUCED MAINTENANCE COSTS. SO WE ARE IMPROVING THOMAS CLOUD AT A HIGHER LEVEL AND A LOWER COST.
>> A KUDOS. A SAMPLE FROM MY HOUSE, THE WATER SAMPLE. AND I SET IT OUT EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND I HAPPENED TO GLANCE OUT BEFORE 8:00, AND NEVER SAW THEM. I MEAN, THAT'S EFFICIENCY.
>> AND AGAIN. IT IS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE THAT WE HAD THE SAME
MANAGING COMPANY FOR 40 YEARS. >> WE WORK WELL AS A TEAM
TOGETHER. >> OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT SUBJECT? TITLE PREVIOUSLY WAS PROJECT MANAGER WHICH IS WHAT PAM'S TITLE WAS BUT WE HAVE A REORGANIZATION OF WHAT THE TITLES ARE AND THEY RENAMED MY TITLE TO PROJECT LEADER AND I LIKE IT BECAUSE I LIKE TO LEAD THE TEAM INSTEAD OF MANAGE THE TEAM AND AS SOON AS THEY RENAMED IT I RAN WITH IT AND PROJECT LEADER, BUT DEFINITELY BIG SHOES TO FILL WITH PAM. IT'S BEEN REAL FUN AND SHE OFFICIALLY RETIRES AUGUST 1 AND IT WILL BE EXCITING TO WORK IN HUBER HEIGHTS AND THE WATER INDUSTRY, YOU KNOW, SOOTS WHAT I REALLY ENJOY, AND DEFINITELY MY CAREER
FIELD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND
[ Petition - New Community Authority (NCA)]
CONGRATULATIONS. >> 40 YEARS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> OKAY THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS 3I, PETITION, NEW COMMUNITY AUTHORITY, NCA. AARON?
>> YES. THIS IS A RESOLUTION WHEREBY COUNCIL WILL ACCEPT THE PETITION THAT I PLAN TO SUBMIT THIS WEEK TO CONSIDER CREATING A NEW COMMUNITY AUTHORITY OVER THE LAND. SO WHAT THIS RESOLUTION DOES IS ACCEPT THE PETITION. IT ALSO SETS THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13TH TO CONSIDER THAT PETITION. THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST STEP IN A MULTI-STEP PROCESS TO CONSIDER AND ESTABLISH OR ESTABLISH THE USING OF THE AUTHORITY AND ALSO, THE LANDS THAT WE OWN ALONG EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD. SO TWO AREAS FOR THE NCA, EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD AND THE LAND BY THE DEVELOPER COUPLED WITH OUR OWN LAND. THIS IS THE INITIAL STEP.
>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU NORMALLY --
>> YES, AND YOUR PACKET FOR MONDAY WILL BE THE ACTUAL PETITION SIGNED BY THE DEVELOPER AND SIGNED BY THE CITY MANAGER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
[ Petition - Conformance Of Boundaries - Bethel Township ]
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. WE'LL SEE YOU ON MONDAY.
ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT OR MAY I SAY THE LAST AGENDA ITEM IS 3J, PETITION, CONFORMANCE OF BOUNDARIES FOR BETHEL TOWNSHIP.
>> THIS IS JUST MORE OF AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DRAFTING AND UPDATING IN AGREEMENT WITH BETHEL TOWNSHIP THAT WE WILL BE PRESENTINGS TO YOU AT THE NEXT WORK SESSION WITH THE CONFIRMANCE OF BOUNDARIES, SO I AM TAKING THE ONE THAT WAS STARTED A WHILE AGO. AND WE WILL
BE FILING WITH MIAMI COUNTY. >> ON FOR MONDAY?
>> NOTHING ON FOR MONDAY. IT WAS AN ITEM FOR LAST TIME AND WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE.
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>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> I HAVE A CLARIFICATION. I MAY HAVE BEEN A MISUNDERSTANDING AS A RESULT OF SOMETHING I MAY HAVE SAID, MISINTERPRETED. I HAD NOT DETERMINED AT THE THRESHOLD IF WE NEEDED AN AGREEMENT IN ADVANCE OF ANNEXATION. I WASN'T SURE IF WE NEEDED THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT. WE DIDN'T FOR ANNEXATION BUT WE DO FOR CONFORMANCE. ALL OF THAT WILL BE HANDLED VERY SMOOTHLY. YOU HAVE IT UNDER CONTROL. YOU ARE
WORKING WITH STAFF. NO BRAINER. >> THAT'S MY EXPECTATION. THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNCIL HAVE GONE WELL. I WILL SAY THAT THE LAWYERS HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSIONS SO I
HOPE IT WILL GO WELL. >> NANCY?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR JOHN. >> JOHN?
INTERNS. >> WERE THEY INSURED?
>> THAT'S PROBABLY ON US, I'M GUESSING .
>> I AM NOT SURE WHETHER OR NOT THE DRIVER WAS INSURED OR NOT, BUT WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY. DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON WHEN IT WILL BE REPLACED?
>> I'LL GET WITH RUSS TOMORROW AND GET WITH JOHN AND PUT TOGETHER A TIMELINE FOR YOU. WE STARTED THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS WITH THE BUS THAT WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE
AS WELL. >> I NEED TALK TO RUSS. WE HAD A STAFF MEETING TODAY. I THINK WE WILL TRY FOR SOME PROTECTION AROUND THE ONE THAT WAS HIT A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW.
>> YEAH, YEAH. YEAH. THAT WOULD BE NICE.
>> YEAH. >> NO, NO. JUST THE NEW ONE
COMING IN WILL BE MORE -- >> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ORDERED IT YET. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US MOVE TO THE NEW MODERN DESIGN WHICH IS RTA STANDARDS AND THEY HAVE MODERNIZED THEIR
BUSES, AND IT'S A CRISPER LOOK. >> WE HAVE HAD THAT FOR SOME
>> THANK YOU. >> AND SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BUSES, THE ONE AT BRANCH HEIGHTS?
>> WE SUBMITTED A GRANT FOR ACQUIRING TWO OF THOSE WITH RIDERSHIP DATA FROM RTA AND WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR A GRANT TO LOOK INTO WHERE WE PUT IN FENCES OR APPROPRIATE SHELTERS.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.