[1. Call Meeting To Order/Roll Call] [00:00:13] CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION. WE ARE GETTING STARTED AT 6:06. THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER SO IF YOU COULD CALL THE ROLE PLEASE. MISTER DAVIDSON? MISS BAKER? MISTER CAMPBELL? MISS BYRGE? MISTER AIKENS? LOONEY? >> WE KNEW THAT NANCY WAS NOT GOING TO BE HERE AND DON TOLD ME [2. Approval Of Minutes] HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THIS EVENING EITHER SO THEY HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH. APPROVAL OF MINUTES, ITEM TO A -- 2A IS MEETING MINUTES. THOSE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED. THOSE MINUTES WILL [ City Manager Report] STAND. NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 3 WHICH IS OUR WORK SESSION TOPICS OF DISCUSSION AND WE WILL START WITH ITEM 3A. JOHN, GOOD TO SE YOU, SIR. >> MAYOR, COUNCIL, SOME UPCOMING EVENTS WE HAVE GOING ON. FIRST WE DO HAVE THE CURRENT ROAD CLOSURE WHICH I DISCUSSED LAST WEEK. IT IS GOING ON TODAY AND TOMORROW SO THE 16TH AND THE 17TH IT WILL BE FROM 7:00 UNTIL 3:00 AND AGAIN THIS IS TAYLORSVILLE AND IT'S OPEN TO LOCAL BUSINESSES. X WE HAVE OUR FINAL CONCERT FOR THE SUMMER MUSIC SERIES ON THE 20TH, THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND FROM 7:00 - 10:00 SO AGAIN COME OUT IF YOU GET THE CHANCE AND SEE OUR FINAL EVENT. ALSO AT THE END OF THE MONTH HERE ON SUNDAY THE 28TH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OPEN HOUSE. IT'S USUALLY WELL ATTENDED SO IT WILL BE AT STATION 22 FROM NOON UNTIL 3:00 P.M. THE POLICE HAVE AN EVENT IN OCTOBER ON THURSDAY THE 16 FROM 5:00 - 7:00 IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOGTOWN SO THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE AN EVENT FOR CITIZENS AND THEIR PETS. LASTLY WE ARE FINALIZING THE FINAL PUSH FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SO AGAIN IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY OR YOU KNOW SOMEBODY PLEASE TURN IN YOUR APPLICATIONS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. [ Arts And Beautification Commission Update] >> THANK YOU, JOHN. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. ITEM 3B IS THE ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION UPDATE. >> THIS EVENING WE HAVE , MOST OF YOU WILL REMEMBER SARAH CHAPMAN WHO IS THE CHAIR OF THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION AND THEY ARE JUST GOING TO GIVE A STANDARD UPDATE ABOUT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON. >> ALSO WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME BACK. WE ARE -- TO SARAH FORSYTH AND I WANT TO K YOU FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMISSION. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT JOY. LAST TIME I WAS HERE I SPOKE ABOUT WHAT I HOPE MY LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION LOOKED LIKE. I TALKED ABOUT HOW WE WOULD BE DATA-DRIVEN, HOW WE WOULD THINK CREATIVELY, SO I WANTED TO SPEND A FEW MOMENTS AND GIVE YOU SOME RESULTS WE'VE ALREADY SEEN AND GIVE YOU A FLAVOR OF WHAT 2026 WE HOPE WILL LOOK LIKE AND THEN JUST BE OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS. FIRST OF ALL, DATA-DRIVEN. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR BEAUTIFICATION BOARD. I SENT MY PREPARED REMARKS TO TONY AND IT INCLUDES A PICTURE. YOU CAN GET WITH HIM IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE FULL TEXT AND DATA. LAST YEAR IN 2024 WE RECEIVED 19 NOMINATIONS IN THE LAWN BEAUTIFICATION PROMOTION. VERY NICE. THIS YEAR THROUGH A COMBINATION OF BETTER COMMUNICATION, USE OF QR CODES, A LITTLE MORE ATTRACTIVE DESIGN, WE RECEIVED 31 UNIQUE NOMINATIONS. SO, A BETTER THAN DOUBLE GROWTH AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THAT WE GOT SOME DUPLICATES SO WE WERE REALLY THRILLED WITH THAT NUMBER AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND SARAH IS STILL GETTING THE OCCASIONAL CALL. HEY, HOW CAN I GET NOMINATED? I WANT ONE OF THEM SIGNS. SO WE ARE ADDING THIS INTO NEXT YEAR AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. IN PARTICULAR WE ARE SEEING EVEN THE BUSINESSES THAT WERE NOMINATED PROMOTING THEMSELVES ON THAT SO I HAVE A PICTURE FROM THE ART AND THE ARTISTS OF 937 WHICH IS A VERY ACTIVE DAYTON AREA FACEBOOK GROUP AND THEY ARE SHARING THE PICTURE OF THEIR AWARD AND THE BEFORE AND AFTER. EVEN THEY ARE DOING OUR ADVERTISING FOR US. WE FOUND THAT TO BE DRIVING LOCAL BUSINESS, ECONOMICS EFFICIENCY AS WELL AS PROMOTING THAT NEED FOR BEAUTIFICATION. ANOTHER INITIATIVE I SPOKE ABOUT WAS OUR SHARK TANK ACTIVITY. I CANNOT TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MANY IDEAS WE GOT BECAUSE A KIND OF GOT [00:05:06] LOST. WE GOT SO MANY. EVERY ONE OF THE COMMISSION MEMBERS HAD FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, PEOPLE SAYING HERE, I WANT TO SEE THIS. CAN WE TRY THIS? WE HAD PARKS DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES COMING IN BRINGING IDEAS. AND WE HAD A LOT OF THEM. THE HARD WORK WAS THEN COMPARING THEM TO OUR STRATEGIC MISSION , WHAT WOULD HAVE THE MOST IMPACT LOCALLY AND WHAT WE COULD STAFF AND THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BUILD HUBER HEIGHTS . SO VERY SHORTLY YOU ARE GOING TO SEE OUR BUDGET ASK FROM SARAH FOR NEXT YEAR. OF COURSE WE WILL ALWAYS WORK WITHIN THE PARAMETERS THAT YOU THE CITY COUNCIL SET FOR US. BUT BY DOING THIS NOW WE ARE ABLE TO PUT IN A ROBUST REQUEST FOR NEXT YEAR. IN PARTICULAR WE ARE HAVING OUR ART SHOW AGAIN BUT BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO LOOK ACROSS THE YEAR, THE AMERICA 250 WORK HAS ASKED THE ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION TO TAKE MAY SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE THE ART SHOW TO MAZE SO IT COVERS THAT ACTIVITY. ADDITIONALLY, WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE? THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE. WE ARE MOVING IT TO THE SENIOR CENTER, THAT WAS THE DETAIL I WANTED TO SHARE. AGAIN, TO DRIVE VISIBILITY OF THIS INSTEAD OF HAVING IT IN A LESSER-KNOWN LOCATION SO WE WILL DRIVE VISIBILITY OF THE SENIOR CENTER, DRIVE PARTICIPATION A LITTLE MORE CENTRAL, BETTER PARKING, AND WE'VE GOT MORE RUN WAY TO COMMUNICATE. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO DO THAT. WE ALSO GAVE OUR FULL THROATED SUPPORT TO SARAH AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM AS THEY APPLY FOR A GRANT TO REMOVE BRADFORD PAYERS ON PUBLIC LAND. YOU THE COMMISSION APPROVED THAT AND IF IT IS APPROVED WE THE CITIZEN COMMISSION COMMITTED WE WOULD RUN A PARALLEL CAMPAIGN FOR CITIZEN AWARENESS. WE HAVE SOME MEAT THE COMMUNITY NIGHTS, MEET PARKS AND RECREATION NIGHT BEFORE WE START TEARING TREES DOWN AND BEFORE YOU GUYS GET CALLS TO YOUR OFFICES. WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. ABSOLUTELY. AND IN OUR BUDGET WE INCLUDED SOME DOLLARS POTENTIALLY TO MAKE T-SHIRTS. I REMOVED A BRADFORD PEAR AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS T-SHIRT. I THINK THAT WOULD BE POPULAR FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LESS THAN THRILLED ABOUT THAT. SO AGAIN WE ARE DRIVING OUT THESE INVASIVE SPECIES AND DRIVING NATIVE BIODIVERSITY AS PART OF OUR MISSION SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. WE HAVE A FEW OTHER PLANS IN PLACE. THE FULL BUDGET ASK IS $11,000 FOR ALL OF 26 INCLUDING COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING AND WE WILL SEE THAT FROM OUR PARKS AND REC LEADER. FINALLY ALL OF THOSE ARE BIG SPLASHY AND EXCITING BUT I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE DOING MY RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOU IF WE DIDN'T ALSO DO THE NOT FUN STUFF OF POLICY AND PROCEDURE. RIGHT NOW, IF ONE OF YOU COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAD SOMEONE CALL YOUR OFFICE AND SAY HEY I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A PIECE OF ART. WOULD YOU KNOW THE PROCESS? WOULD YOU KNOW HOW TO JUDGE WHETHER OR NOT THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED CONTROVERSIAL? AND BY WHAT RUBRIC WE MIGHT USE? IF YOU WERE REMODELING AND OFFICE AND YOU HAD A PIECE OF ART THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED 50 YEARS AGO WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT? MANY CITIES HAVE DEFINED ART RELATED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND RIGHT NOW HUBER HEIGHTS HAS NONE. SO WORKING WITH SARAH WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR FALL AND WINTER MEETINGS . IDENTIFYING AND CREATING AND PROPOSING TO OUR FABULOUS COMMITTEE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT HUBER HEIGHTS MAY CHOOSE TO ADOPT SO THAT IN THE FUTURE THESE TYPES OF THINGS ARE VERY LAID OUT AND SPECIFIC. THERE ARE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ENTIRE BINDERS. WE WON'T GO THAT FAR . BUT A FEW SIMPLE PROCESSES IN PLACE WHETHER WE LEARN FROM OUR LOCAL HISTORIC DEPARTMENT WHO HAS SOME SYSTEMS ALREADY IN PLACE OR FROM SOME SISTER COMMUNITIES TO HELP GET IN FRONT OF ANY FUTURE ISSUES. THOSE ARE WHAT OUR COMMITTEE IS WORKING ON, OUR COMMISSION IS WORKING ON AND HOW WE PLAN TO SPEND OUR TIME. I AM OPEN FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AND AGAIN I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THIS WAY. I HAVE SO MUCH FUN WITH IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE THE MISSION. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. GREG, I THINK YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN ON IT AS LONG I'VE BEEN MAYOR, I THINK. EVEN FROM SOME HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE FROM YOUR PART AND FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, TO ME THIS IS VERY REFRESHING. I [00:10:05] CANNOT JUST SEE IT BUT I CAN FEEL YOUR EXCITEMENT FOR THE COMMISSION. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE THEMES AND THE IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE. I KNOW THAT IT TAKES THE SUPPORT FROM COUNCIL TO HELP ENSURE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN BUT FRCLEARLY DEFINED IDEA OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN I THINK THIS IS PRETTY REFRESHING TO SEE THIS LAID OUT IN A WAY THAT MAKES SENSE FOR EVERYONE AND NOT FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST KIND OF DISCOMBOBULATED MIGHT BE THE BEST WORD. GREG , HOPE YOU FE THE SAME WAY. BASED ON MY OBSERVATIONS FROM THE PAST I AM REALLY HAPPY WITH WHAT I AM SEEING. >> THANK YOU. >> THYOU FOR VOLUNTEERING ON MMITTEE. I KNOW YOU GUYS DO A L SOUNDS LIKE REALLY GOOD WORK IN THE FUTURE. COULD YOU CLARIFY FOR ME, SO IF YOU REMOVE A BRADFORD PEAR WHAT THE NATIVE SPECIES WE ARE LOOKING TO REPLACE? CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT PLEASE? >> I'M GOING S THATTO SARAH.W THAT WE HAVE REE OR FOUR IDENTIFYING TREES BUT YOU CAN SPEAK TO MORE EDUCATION. >> THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT WE REPLACE THE TREES IN THE CITY THAT WE REMOVE AT A 2 TO 1 RATE SO EVERY PAIR REMOVE WE ARE GOING TO PLANT TWO NATIVE TREES. WE ARE GOING TO USE A VERSE MIX OF TREES BECAUSE IT'S GOING PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. ONE OF THE REASONS THEY ARE ABLE TO POPULATE SO WELL IS BECAUSE WE PLANTED 50 OF THEM RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER AND IF WE WERE TO COME ACROSS A FUTURE PEST OR DISEASE , THINOF LIKE THE ASH BORDER, IT WOULD DECIMATE THE WHOLE SYSTEM WE PLANTED SO INSTEAD WE WILL GO FOR A MIX OF NATIVE TREES. PROBABLY MORE FLOWERING TREES LIKE RED BUDS AND DOGWOODS. BUT THEN TO REPLACE THEM AT A 2 TO 1 RATE WE ARE GOING TO PLACE SOME OF THOSE IN THE PARKS AND OTHER AREAS OF PUBLIC LAND SO WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO MORE MAPLES AND LARGE OAKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> IT'S NOT JUST ONE TREE MULTIPLE SPECIES WOULD BE USED? >> THANK Y CING THAT. ARE WE GOING TO PURCHASE IN BULK OR ARE THERE ANY GRANTS WE ARE GOING AFTER? >> THE GRANT WE JUST ONE FOR WOULD BE $100,000 AND THAT WOULD REMOVE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE TREES IN THE C BASICALLY ALL THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED SOUTH OF TAYLOR. NGERS CROSSED WE GET THAT AND IF NOT THERE ARE OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE AND WE WILL LOOK FOR OUTSIDE FUNDING. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> SIR, THANK YOU. THIS IS WHAT I WAS HOPING AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THAT WAY WHEN I WAS ON THE COMMISSION SO I AM LOVING THIS. THIS IS GREAT. I LOVE YOUR ENERGY, THANKS FOR STICKING THROUGH THIS AND EVERYTHING. HOW MANY MEMBERS ARE YOU SURE, OR ARE YOU SHORT ANY? >> WE ARE SHORT. WE COULD USE I BELIEVE FOUR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE RIGHT NOW. EVERYBODY HAS TO BE THERE AND OVER-- IN ORDER TO HAVE A QUORUM SO WE ARE AT MINIMUM CAPACITY FOR THE COMMISSION. >> THERE IS OPEN POSTING, I WAS GOING TO MAKE THAT PLUG BEFORE WE FINISHED UP HERE BUT WE HAVE MORE VACANCIES CURRENTLY SO IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED IN THE ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS AND WANT TO GET THEM IN HERE FOR AN INTERVIEW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> THE FABULOUS CHERYL WOULD YELL AT ME IF I DIDN'T SAY TONY, I BELIEVE , IS IT MELISSA? THERE IS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION WHO MOVED AWAY FROM HUBER HEIGHTS AND IS MOVING BACK. GWENDOLYN. IF YOU SEE AN APPLICATION FODOLYN PUT IT ON THROUGH. >> I THINK SHE'S ON OUR PERSONAL BOARD. I WILL CHECK IT OUT. >> THAT IS ABOVE MY PAY GRADE. >> I THINK IF PEOPLE START UNDERSTANDING THE MISSION BETTER AND THE STRUCTURE BETTER IN THE ORGANIZATION BETTER AND KIND OF WHAT'S HAPPENING, I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF EDUCAT PEOPLE OF WHAT THAT COMMISSION ARE DOING. HOW WE'VE MOVED TO CHANGE TO FOCUA LOHE ARTS AS WELL AS BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CITY SO I THINK THAT THERE'S DEFINITELY ROOM TO GROW THERE. BY LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT I BECOME AWARE OF IT HOPEFULLY WE GET PEOPLE INTERESTED BECOMING PART OF IT. >> ABSOLUTELY. NYTHING ELSE? OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. [ 2026 Star Spangled Heights Carnival Contract] >> NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 3C WHICH IS THE 2026 STAR SPANGLED HEIGRNIVAL CONTRACT. >> YES. BEFORE YOU, YOU SEE THE REQUEST TO CONTRACT WITH THE SAME CONTRACTOR WE USED LAST YEAR. BUT WE ARE ASKING TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE [00:15:02] CARNIVAL AND IN ANTICIPATION OF CELEBRATING AMERICA'S 250TH AND THE EVENT FALLING ON THE FOURTH OF JULY WE HAVE ASKED TO INCREASE IT QUITE SUBSTANTIALLY. THERE WILL BE FOUR MORE RIDES THAT ARE ACTUALLY THE C'S LARGER RIDES. COASTERS AND OCTOPUS TWISTING ARMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE WILL ALSO ADD THREE MORE BOUNCE HOUSES AND MORE OF THE CARNIVAL FOOD TRAILERS. THEY ALSO HAVE OFFERED TO OPERATE ON FRIDAY NIGHT SO THAT WE CAN OFFER MORE TIME FOR PEOPLE AT THE CARNIVAL. THAT WILL BE PAID TO PLON FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING WHY ARE THEY AROUND LONGER? IF PEOPLE WANT TO VISIT ON FRIDAEY WILL BE OPEN AND IF THEY WANT TO BUY A WRISTBAND ON SATURDAY IT WILL BE FREE AS ALWAYS. >> I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. IT KIND OF TAKES ME BACK TO WHAT THE FESTIVAL USED TO BE. I LOVE THE IDEA AND I THINK THE 250 CELEBRATION HAPPENING I THINK IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER AT THE RIGHT TIME. I THINK THIS MAKES SENSE. AND I THINK I ALSO LIKE THE IDEA OF US EVEN DOING SOMETHING BIGGER AND BETTER THIS YEAR BASED ON THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED. I DON'T WANT ANYONE, I DON'T WANT TO GIVE ANYONE IN THE REGION THE IDEA OR THE THOUGHT THAT IDIOTS LACK OF A BETTER TERM CAN PERSUADE US TO CHANGE HOW WE DO THINGS. I THINK BIGGER AND BETTER IS THE RIGHT MESSAGE AFTER LAST YEAR OR THIS YEAR . SO YEAH, I LIKE THIS IDEA A LOT. ANITA? >> WHAT AWE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING THE SECURITY AND SAFETY MEASURES FOR THIS YEAR? >> WE'VE ALREADY HAD DISCUSSIONS. STAFF INTERNALLY WE HAVE A PLAN TOGETHER AND EARLY NEXT YEAR WHEN WE GET READY TO PREPARE FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION WE CAN ROLL THOSE OUT TO YOU AND SHOW YOU WHAT WE'VE GOT AND WHAT WE COME UP WITH. >> I KNOW WE HAD A PRETTY IN DEPTH ANALYSIS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE STUFF THAT HAPPENED. A LOT OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR KIND OF CAME OUT OF THAT , OUT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND OUT OF THOSE TALKS. IT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT IS ONGOING AND IT INVOLVES POLICE AND FIRE . >> EARLY 26 WE WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION AND PRESENT A PLAN TO U. AND THEN YOU CAN WEIGH IN ON WHAT THOSE ARE. >> JUST DON'T WANT TO GET BIGGER AND BETTER AND WE DON'T HAVE A DEFINITE PLAN IN PLACE. >> BIGGER BETTER AND LESS IS NOT THE RIGHT ONE. ANYTHING ELSE? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. TO CLARIFY IT WILL BE ON THE FOURTH OF JULY SO THE PARADE WILL BE IN THE MORNING AND THE FESTIVAL IN THE AFTERNOON? FIREWORKS AT NIGHT? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. THIS AMERICAN DREAM. >> MAYOR OR STAFF COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE COST OF THE RIDES AND HOW MUCH THAT WILL COST THE CHILDREN? >> I KNOW ON SATURDAY ON THE ACTUAL FOURTH OF JULY NEXT YEAR WILL BE THE THIRD YEAR THAT THE CITY HAS CUTHE COST FOR THE RIDES ON SATURDAY. THE ON FOR 2026 WILL BE THE FRIDAY NIGHT CARNIVAL THAT IS AVAILABLE AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ACTUAL COSTS OF THAT ARE. >> I DON'T KNOW THE COST EITHER. >> BUT THEY WILL PAY FOR A WRISTBAND TO ALL THE RIDES AND ITWILL BE THE SAME AS IT HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS SATURDAY. >> AND THAT WILL BE WHAT? >> FREE FOR PATRONS. >> FROM NOON UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE FIREWORKS. >> I HOPE WE ARE PROMOTING THAT LOUD ENOUGH. FOR A COMMUNITY TO AFFORD >> WHAT'S THE AGE? >> THERE SHOULD BE . >> 66. >> IS THERE A KID LIMIT? BUT I HOPE WE DO PROMOAT. THAT IS A BIG DEAL. >> WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THAT LAST YEAR BUT ESPECIALLY, I K THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF HEIGHT BECAUSE OF THE 250 YEAR CELON AND ALL THAT. AND THE FACT THAT THE FOURTH IS [00:20:02] ACTUALLY ON A SATURDAY. >> TO WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HAD AT THE EVENT THIS YEAR? >> HAD OVER 20,000 PEOPLE AT FIREWORK TIME. DURING THE DAY IT'S ABOUT 5000 - 6000 COMING AND GOING AND THEN IT SLOWLY STARTS TO INCREASE AND THE LAST 45 MINUTES BEFORE FIREWORKS IT DOUBLES. >> THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OBJECTIONS TO [ Deed Restriction - 8261 State Route 235] MOVING THIS CONTRACT TO MONDAY'S MEETING? NEXT UP IS ITEM 3D WHICH IS A DEED RESTRICTION FOR 8261 STATE ROUTE 235. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR CAMPBELL , MAYOR GORE, HUBER HEIGHTS HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A NICE SIZED COMPANY MOVED THEIR HEADQUARTERS FROM MIAMI COUNTY TO HUBER HEIGHTS OHIO. GRANTED IN 1994 HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SERVICES TO BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT OHIO AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. THE COMPANY HAS 67 EMPLOYEES AND A PAYROLL OF OVER $4 MILLION A YEAR. THEY ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO EXPAND THE BUSINESS FOOTPRINT INTO NORTHERN KENTUCKY ALONG WITH OTHER AREAS AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND THEIR SERVICES TO INTRASTATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE CLEANUP . HIGH-TEC IS LOOKING TO INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYEE COUNT TO OVER 100 EMPLOYEES IN THE NEXT YEARS. THEIR CURRENT LOCATION IS INADEQUATE AND THEY HAVE PURCHASED CONTRACTS ON TWO DIFFERENT PROPERTIES ONE OF WHICH IS LOCATED AT 8261 STATE ROUTE 235. THROUGH HIGH-TEC'S DUE DILIGENCE THEY HAVE DETERMINED THERE IS A STORAGE DEED RESTRICTION ON THE PROPERTY THAT APPO STORING VEHICLES. HIGH-TEC INTENDS TO USE THE BACK LOT TO STORE THEIR FLEET OF VEHICLES. I HAVE DISCUSSED THEIR USE WITH ZONING STONG WITH BOTH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER'S AND THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH THEIR PROPOSED USE. WE'VE REVIEWED THE TERMINATION OF RICTIVE COVENANTS WITH OUR LAW DIRECTOR AND THERE ARE NO ISSUES THERE AS WELL. >> ALWAYS GOOD NEWS TO HEAR SOMEONE WANTS TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS IN OUR COMMUNITIES SO THAT'S PRETTY GOOD NEWS. >> SO IN SUMMARY HOW MANY ADDITIONAL JOBS ARE YOU BRINGING? >> IN SUMMARY, I WOULD SAY 67 JOBS MOVING FROM MIAMI COUNTY TO HUBER HEIGHTS BUT THEY LOOK TO EXPAND SO A TOTAL OF 100 IN A YEAR TO THREE YEARS. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE PAYROLL MIGHT BE OR WHAT WE MIGHT RECEIVE AN INCOME TAX? >> PAYROLL IS AT $4 MILLION AND WITH ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES I EXPECT THAT TO GO UP BUT I THINK THAT THE INCOME TAX NUMBER IS PRESENTLY AT $100,000 A YEAR. >> SO OVER A 30 YEAR PERIOD , YOU ARE THE MATH GUY . >> IT'S A LOT . >> AND IT DOESN'T INCLUDE-- PAYROLL SINCE THEY ARE MOVING CORPORATE HAD -- PAYROLL. >> IN ADDITION TO THE 3 MILLION WE WILL GET FROM PAYROLL. >> IF THEY BRING THE FULL AMOUNT OF JOBS , AND ACTUALLY THE LOCATION WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT ANOTHER LOCATIONS, ONE OTHER SPOT HERE IN THE COUNTY AND ONE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY AS WELL. THEY HAPPENED TO HAVE THE SPACE THAT IS AVAILABLE SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO GROW INTO THAT SPACE. AS JASON MENTIONED THEY ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT BEING HERE . >> SOUNDS LIKE 3 TO $5 BILLION OVER A 30 YEAR PERIOD. THAT IS A GAIN. WHEN YOU CAME ON BOARD JASON, ONE OF THE GOALS THAT WAS ISSUED WAS TO BRING MORE JOBS AND YOU ARE DOING JUST THAT SO I APPRECIATE THAT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION IS TO REMOVE A RESTRICTION LIMITING OUTDOOR STORAGE, RIGHT? IT SOUNDS LIKE THE POTENTIAL OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY IS ASKING US TO LIFT A RESTRICTION SO THEY CAN PARK JUST WHAT, VEHICLES? >> A ROLLING STOCK OF VEHICLES. [00:25:05] WHAT THEY DO IS INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SO THEY HAVE WATERJET VEHICLES . A LITTLE SMALLER THAN DUMP TRUCKS BUT FAIRLY LARGE VEHICLES THAT HAVE SUCT CAPACITY AND ALSO WATERJET SPRAY SO THIS ROLLING FLEET OF VEHICLES THAT SERVES BUSINESSES HERE IN TOWN AND MANY OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE AREA THEY NEED A SPOT TO STAY SO THEY WOULD STAY IN THE BACK LOT . >> SO SPECIFICALLY THIS DEED RESTRICTION THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN, WE PUT IT ON WHEN WE ORIGINALLY SOLD THE PROPERTY TO BUILD THE FACILITY. THE DEED RESTRICTION IS EXTREMELY SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT CAN BE STORED IN THE LOT. IT IS WAY MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN OUR ZONING CODE ALLOWS SO BY REMOVING THIS RESTRICTION WE WOULD JUST DEFAULT TO THE ZONING CODE AS TO WHAT CAN BE STORED IN THE PARKING LOT. BUT THE WAY THAT IT'S WRITTEN IS IT'S A LITTLE AMBIGUOUS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THOSE FLEET VEHICLES WOULD BE PERMITTED OR NOT AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE PERMITTED SO THAT'S WHY THE RESTRICTION IS BEING REMOVED. I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY FROM A ZONING PERSPECTIVE SO I AM ALSO RECOMMENDING AS A PLANNER TO HAVE IT REMOVED. >> THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION, HOW DID THAT RESTRICTION GET THERE? LASTLY, SO WE ARE NOT RENTING ANYTHING OFF THE VEHICLES , IT'S JUST PARKING VEHICLES OUTSIDE? >> THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT. >> WHEN THEY HAVE HIGHWAY SPILLS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THEY ARE A COMPANY THAT GETS CALLED TO CLEAN UP THOSE THINGS. SO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SPOSAL AREAS AND PROCESSES AND REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY ALL GO THROUGH . >> STRICT REGULATIONS AND CERTAIN SITES THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TREAT THAT PRODUCT THAT'S COMING OUT. THEY'VE EXPANDED INTO DOING HIGHWAY RESPONSE AND ANYTHING PICKED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HAS TO GO TO A SPECIFIC REGULATED LOON. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> SO ZONING TYPICALLY IN THAT AREA IS SIMILAR TO WHERE FEDEX IS LOCATED? >> AND COCA-COLA . >> AND IN THE RESTRICTION THAT WE PUT ON AT THE TIME IT WAS JUST TO SURE THAT THE BUSINESS WE WERE SELLING TO COMPLIED WITH OUR RESTRICTIONS? >> THAT'S CORRECT AND WHEN I READ THROUGH IT IT SOUNDED TO ME LIKE THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT THE ORIGINAL BUSINESS WOULD PUT SOME OF THEIR SPOILS , THEY DIDN'T WANT THEM TO DUMTHEIR SPOILS ON THE PARKING LOT. IT WAS JUST SPECIFIC FOR THEIR BUSINESS EQUIPMENT SO OUR CODE PROHIBITS THAT TYPE OF MATERIAL FROM BEING STORED THERE SO THIS DEED RESTRICTION IS REALLY UNNECESSARY. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CLOUD ON THE TITLE AND THAT'S WHY THE BUSINESS IS ASKING US TO REMOVE IT. AGAIN AS THE PLANNER I CONCUR IT'S NOT NECESSARY. OUR CODE NOW ADDRESSES THIS FULLY. >> IF YOU LIFT THE RESTRICTION THEY STILL CANNOT SPOIL THE PROPERTY? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAVE NO PROBLEM LIFTING THE RESTRICTION AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE GOES OUT FOR A ROUTE BUT AT NIGHT COMES BACK INTO THE SECURE LOT. IS THAT WHAT I AM UNDERSTANDING? >> THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT. >> I HAVE NO PROBLEM LIFTING AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT STAYING THERE FOREVER . >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS LIFTING THAT. COCA-COLA HAS 20 OR 30 OUT THERE AND WE HAVE A HUGE -- EVERYTHING LIKE THAT SO I THINK THE VEHICLES ARE NOANYTHING MORE THAN ALL THE SEMI'S AROUND TEA SO I HAVE NO PROBLEM. >> IT'S RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE COMMERCE CENTER. >> AND THERE'S NO RESIDENTIAL AREAS THAT IT IMPACTS EITHER SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD MOVE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS? >> IT IS AN ORDINANCE WITH AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE SO-- THE RESTRICTION WILL BE EFFECTIVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> ARE THEY READY TO GO ? IS KIND OF WHERE WE ARE AT? >> EXACTLY. >> ANY OBJECTION TO MOVING THIS [00:30:04] ? WITH THE UNDERSTANDING WE WOULD BE WAVING THE SECOND [ New Community Authority (NCA)] READING. WE WILL SEE YOU ON MONDAY. >> NEXT UP IS ITEM 3E WHICH IS THE NEW COMMUNITY AUTHORITY. [ City Code - Amendments - Citizen Complaint Review Board] >> THIS IS GOING TO BE PUSHED TO THE NEXT MEETING. >> ITEM 3F WHICHE CODE AMENDMENTS FOR THE CITIZEN'S COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD. >> I WAS BEFORE YOU AT THE LAST WORK SESSION TO TALK ABOUT SOME PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS OVER THE CITIZEN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD. IT WAS ESTABLISHED BACK IN 2023. THAT TIME I OUTLINED SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAD IN TERMS OF FILLING MEMBERSHIP ON THIS PARTICULAR BOARD DUE TO THE NARROW MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS DEFINED IN THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION. THE REQUEST FROM COUNCIL IS THAT WE SEND IT BACK TO THE CULTURAL AND DIVERSITY CITIZEN ACTION COMMISSION TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND TO VOTE ON THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. I PRESENTED AT THEIR MEETING SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND THE VOTED RECOMMENDATION THEY APPROVED WAS A VOTE OF 7- 0 IN FAVOR OF MAKING THE CHANGES SO I WOULD ALLOW THIS ORDINANCE TO MOVE ON TO MONDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION IN THIS ALSO BECAUSE OF THE DELAY THAT WE'VE HAD IS DRAFTED AS EMERGENCY LEGISLATION SO WE CAN KEEP THIS UP AND RUNNING AND KEEP THE PEOPLE CURRENTLY IN THE PIPELINE AWARDED TO THIS BOARD SO WE WILL BE ASKING TO ADOPT IT AS A SECOND READING. >> ANYONE HAVE ANTIONS? [ Board And Commission Appointments * Citizen Complaint Review Board - Appointments] ANY OBJE TO MOVING THIS TO MONDAY? OKAY. NEXT UP IS ITEM 3G WHICH IS BOARD AND COON APPOINTMENTS. COMPLETE REVIEW BOARD. >> WE DIDN'T GO INTO THIS IN ANY DETAIL BUT WE TALKED ABOUT IT INERAL SENSE. IN OUR INITIAL INTERV RECOMMENDED THE APPOINTMENT OF HOWARD ADAMS AND TIARA BROOKSHIRE FOR A TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2028. THE APPROPRIATE BACKGROUND CHECKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD NOT DO THIS MOTION UNTIL AFTER THE ADOPTION OF CODE CHANGES TO MAKE SURE THAT MEMBERSHIP IS IN EFFECT BECAUSE IF YOU RECALL I HAD MENTIONED THE TWO PEOPLE WE CURRENTLY HAVE APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD ONLY FIT INTO ONE OFEMBERSHIP CRITERIA SO THESE CHANGES WILL ALLOW THE APPOINTMENT TO ALLOW QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TOSERVE ON THIS PARTICULAR BOARD. WE ARE STILL RECRUITING AND INTERVIEWING SO I CAN-- . >> ANY OBJECTIONS TO MOVING THOSE INDIVIDUALS? >> BEFORE WE ADJOURNED THERE IS A NEED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING. >> THIS WOULD BE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION RELATED TO NEGOTIATIONS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS RESPECTING REQUEST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE THAT INVOLVES PUBLIC INUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION IT IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE POSSIBINVESTMENT OR EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO BE MADE IN COTION WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. >> IS THERE A MOTION? >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? TONY? >> MISS BAKER? YES. MISTER BAKER? YES. MISTER GORE? YES. MISS KITCHEN? ESTHER DAVIS? >> >> IT IS 7:32. WE'VE COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SECTION AND * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.