[1. Call Meeting To Order/Roll Call] [00:00:09] WELCOME EVERYONE. IT IS FEBRUARY 17TH AND WE ARE CALLING OUR CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION TO ORDER. CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. NOT FEELING WELL TODAY AND WILL NOT BE PRESENT. MARK CAMPBELL IS [2. Approval Of Minutes] SUPPOSEDLY LATE, I GUESS HE RAN A COUPLE LIGHTS. TONY, APPROVAL FOR THE MINUTES. ITEM NUMBER TWO, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 3RD 2026. THOSE MINUTES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO AND WE'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THEM. UNLESS THERE IS ANY OBJECTION WE WILL ADOPT THOSE MINUTES. THANK YOU. [ City Manager Report] ITEM THREE IS WORK SESSION TOPICS OF DISCUSSION. A, CITY MANAGER REPORT. >> IT'S AN HONOR TO BE UP HEAR TONIGHT I HAVE JUST A FEW SLIDES TO GO OVER. I SAW THIS THE LAST COUPLE MEETINGS JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR, OUR TEXT DIVISION IS HARD AT WORK AND THEY ARE NOW TAKING APPOINTMENTS FOR THE 2025 TAX RETURNS. THEY ARE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, THERE IS A NUMBER YOU CAN GO THROUGH ON OUR WEBSITE AND THEY ARE ALSO RECEIVING A QR CODE IN THE MAIL. YOU CAN ALSO FILE ONLINE, WE ENCOURAGE THAT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, TO ANYBODY WATCHING YOU CAN REACH OUT TO OUR GREAT STAFF AND TEXT DIVISION AND SET UP A MEETING. THE HUBER HEIGHTS PARKS AND RECREATION COUNCIL RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE AGENT FRIENDLY INITIATIVE. 33 SENIORS HAVE UTILIZED THE GRANT FUNDS THAT WE WE'RE AWARDED AND THAT PROGRAM IS THROUGH THE YMCA. PARKS AND REX ALSO RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL Y FEDERATION TO PURCHASE TREES FOR UPCOMING GIVEAWAYS. WE ARE GOING TO GIVE OUT ABOUT 300 NEW TREES AWAY. ANY NEW TREES LEFT OVER FROM THE GRANT PROGRAM WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN OUR PARKS. THIS IS REIMBURSABLE SO WE WILL PUT THE UPFRONT COST IN THE FILES TO REIMBURSE. APOLOGIES THAT I DON'T HAVE BIGGER FONT, WE COHOSTED WITH THE CHAMBER THE GALLON TIME EVENT ON FEBRUARY 13TH IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND WE RECEIVED RESIDENT FEEDBACK. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS A GOOD TIME AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> MY WIFE WENT TO GALLON ANDSHE SPOKE VERY HIGHLY OF IT. >> MY DAUGHTER WAS VOLUNTEERING FOR THAT EVENT SHE SAID IT WAS REALLY GOOD. MY WIFE PAID TO GO SO DON'T TRY TO GET HER MONEY BACK OR ANYTHING. SHE GOT STUCK ON CAMPUS AND COULD NOT MAKE IT OUT. PLEASE [ Brandt Pike Traffic Signalization Study] EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN IT WAS YOUR FIRST YEAR DOING THAT. >> YES. >> ITEM B, BRANDT PIKE TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION STUDY. >> GOOD EVENING. WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A SIGNALIZATION STUDY AND THE IMPROVEMENTS AT BRANDT PIKE TO HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THE TRAFFIC ISSUES. TRAFFIC IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND WE HAVE OUTDATED SIGNALIZATION ALONG BRANDT PIKE. WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AI ENABLED A SMART [00:05:01] TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS SYSTEM WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT MORE ADVANCED THAN OUR TYPICAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. THEY ARE HERE, CYBRCASTLE IS HERE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THE EFFORTS WE WOULD LIKE TO UNDERTAKE. WE ARE NOT THE GUINEA PIGS AND SO YOU ARE AWARE THE COST FOR THIS IS NOT SO MUCH MORE THAN THE STANDARD DEVICES WE ARE PUTTING FORWARD AND IF THIS WORKS OUT WELL WE WOULD A RETRO FITS WHAT WE ARE PUTTING ALONG THIS NEW SYSTEM. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE CYBRCASTLE TEAM. >> THANK YOU AARON, HELLO COUNSEL GOOD EVENING. WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC, I HEARD YOU HAVE BEEN WONDERING HOW WE SOLVE THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION. TODAY WE WILL BE PROPOSING A RECOMMENDED BRANDT PIKE PILOT TRAFFIC SOLUTION THAT WILL HELP FOR NOT JUST STATIC RECOMMENDATIONS BUT TO DYNAMICALLY CONTROL THE LIGHTS AND SOLVE THE CHALLENGES OF TODAY AND FOR TOMORROW. HOW CAN THE CITY MOVE FROM THAT PERIODIC SNAPSHOTS OF THAT CONTINUOUS TRAFFIC INSIGHT? I AM SABRINA DONNELLY I AM THE AI SENIOR TRAFFIC COUNSEL. HUBER HEIGHTS HAS GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE LAST DECADE AND THE MOMENTUM SEEMS TO BE INCREASING. WITH GROWTH COMES TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY ALONG BRANDT PIKE AND OLD TROY PIKE. PROVIDING THAT TIME BOUNDED INSIDE, AND REALITY TRAFFIC CHANGES DAY-TO-DAY. THERE IS A WEATHER EVENT, CONCERT, AN EMERGENCY, RUSH-HOUR OR THERE IS STILL BACK ON THE INTERSTATE ONTO STREETS HERE. HOW CAN HUBER HEIGHTS, INSTEAD OF HAVING STATIC FINDING, MANAGED TRAFFIC USE DAILY AND MOVE AWAY FROM THOSE OUTDATED SNAPSHOTS TO REALLY SOLVE THE ROOT OF THOSE CONGESTED CHALLENGES? THIS VIDEO SHOWS A CITY WITH A VERY SIMILAR COMPARABLE AI VISION TRAFFIC. AT EACH INTERSECTION THIS IS HOW IT WORKS. THERE WILL BE TWO TO FOUR CAMERAS INSTALLED PROVIDING 8360-DEGREE VIEW. THAT FOOTAGE IS THEN SENT TO ANNA AI VISION BOX WHICH TRANSLATED INTO TRAFFIC INSIGHT. HOW MANY VEHICLE COUNTS, WHAT TYPES OF VEHICLES, ONE OF THE TURNING MOVEMENTS, HOW MANY PEDESTRIANS AND WHAT ARE THE WAIT TIMES. WHAT WE ARE NOT DOING IS LOOKING AT FACIAL RECOGNITION OR LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION AND AT THEFOOTAGE IS DELETED EVERY 30 DAYS. INSTEAD IT IS THE TRAFFIC METADATA, THE INSIGHT NEEDED TO CONTROL THE LIGHTS IS KEPT AND PUT INTO THE BOXES INTO THE AI VISION MANAGE DASHBOARD WHICH IS WHERE THE INSIGHT ACROSS BRANDT PIKE IS LOOKED AT FOR PATTERNS. WHERE IS THE CONGESTION HAPPENING NOT JUST ON INTERSECTIONS BUT ACROSS ALL EIGHT INTERSECTIONS? FROM THERE WE ARE ABLE TO SIMULATE IF WE CAN CHANGE THE TIMING OF THE LIGHTS TEXT SECONDS, HOW WOULD THAT IMPACT THE FLOW THROUGHOUT? ONCE THOSE ARE TESTED AND RECOMMENDED, THEN THAT INSIGHT IS SENT TO THE ACTUAL DYNAMIC TRAFFIC CONTROLS WHICH DIDN'T CONTROLS THE LIGHTS. SO STARTING WITH THE CAMERAS IN THE AI BOXES, THEN THE DASHBOARDS AND ULTIMATELY THE AI CONTROL SYSTEMS. HOW CAN THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION BE IMPROVED WITHOUT DISRUPTING HOW THINGS ARE TODAY? THIS [00:10:03] PILOT IS IN FOR A CONCONTROLLED PHASES. NUMBER ONE IS THE GOVERNANCE, THE PROJECT COORDINATION AND WORKING WITH THE TEAMS TO SET EVERYTHING UP INCLUDING WORKING WITH THE HIGHER DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTRANSPORTATION AS NEEDE. STAGE TWO IS WHERE WE INSTALL AND OBSERVE. THE CAMERAS GET IMPLEMENTED IN THE INTERSECTIONS, THE VISION BOXES GET SET UP IN THEN ALL OF THE IT SYSTEMS ARE CONNECTED. ONCE THAT IS SET UP WE ARE ACTUALLY COLLECTING THE DATA FROM THE INTERSECTIONS THEMSELVES. THAT DATA IS THEN STIMULATED. IF WE CHANGE THE LIGHTS TO THIS TIMING HOW WILL THAT IMPACT TRAFFIC BASED ON THE RAIL DATA COMING IN? THE KEY TO THIS IS THIS IS THE READ-ONLY MODE. THERE IS NO CHANGES TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS INITIALLY. IN FACT, THIS DASHBOARD WILL GO TO THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERS AND CITY OFFICIALS WILL REVIEW AND INPUT. ONCE THEY ARE SAYING YES, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR, WE MOVE ONTO STAGE THREE, THE DYNAMIC CONTROL STAGE. ONE BY ONE EACH INTERSECTION WILL TURN ON DYNAMIC TRAFFIC CONTROL STARTING WITH THE LEAST COMPLEX INTERSECTION IN MOVING WITH THE MOST COMPLEX, MOST LIKELY THE I 70 INTERSECTIONS. AT THIS POINT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS THIS DOING WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING? HUMANS ARE ALWAYS IN THE LOOP TO MAKE SURE THE CONGESTION IS BEING SOLVED IN THE OUTCOME IS WARRANTED. THROUGH THAT PROCESS, AND GOING THROUGH THAT PHASE, THE LEARNING IS TRANSFERRED FROM INTERSECTION TO INTERSECTION. FINALLY, THE FOURTH STAGE IS THE PILOT REPORTS FEELING RECOMMENDATIONS. THESE CONGESTION IMPROVING, IS THE SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS GOOD AND ANYTHING WE NEED TO FIX. THAT IS HOW THE PILOT WILL WORK TO MAKE SURE THERE IS PRIVACY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT. HOW DID THIS TRAFFIC INITIATIVE COME OUT? IN 2025 HUBER HEIGHTS CITY OFFICIALS FORMALLY INVITED CYBRCASTLE TO PERFORM A VISIBILITY ASSESSMENT. DR. ODEBODE LED THAT EVALUATION AND HE PROVIDED A REVIEW TO SEE IF WE WE'RE READY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS WE CAN SHARE MORE. OUR CEO STEVE WAS THE SYSTEMS DESIGNER SO HE WAS THE ARCHITECT AND HE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH DR. YILMAZ TO CRAFT THIS PROJECT. THEY ALSO MAKE SURE THIS WAS DONE RIGHT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S COST EFFICIENCY OBJECTIVES, COMPLIANCE OBJECTIVES AND ULTIMATELY WHAT YOU ALL ARE LOOKING FOR. THIS TECHNOLOGY WAS CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NASA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. IT WAS TESTED IN COLLABORATION WITH CITY OFFICIALS WHICH YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO. WITH THAT PROCESS, NOW IT IS TAKING IT LOCALLY M APPLYING IT IN A PRIVACY CENTRIC PUBLIC FIRST WAY. IT IS ALREADY BEING USED IN HIGH-SECURITY HIGH COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MANY YEARS. THE QUESTION I POSED IN THE BEGINNING. HOW CAN HUBER HEIGHTS MANAGED TRAFFIC CONGESTION FOR BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW? THIS PILOT WILL HELP TO ENSURE TRAFFIC AND A CONTINUOUS TRAFFIC INSIGHT, REAL-TIME AI VISION TRAFFIC CONTROL, PRIVACY BY DESIGN SAFEGUARDS, HUMAN OVERSIGHT AT EVERY STAGE AND EVIDENCE PROVEN AT THE PILOT PROGRAM BEFORE EXPANSION. THAT'S HOW YOU CAN SOLVE YOUR 2026 TRAFFIC PRIORITY RESPONSIBLY. THANK YOU AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? I SEEK COUNCILWOMAN KITCHEN. [00:15:08] >> WHY WE'RE THOSE INTERSECTIONS CHOSEN? I LIVE NEAR CHAMBERS AND BRENT AND THOSE ARE AWFUL AT CERTAIN TIMES. WHY ISN'T IT GOING DOWN FURTHER? >> WE WANTED TO TRY A LOW-COST HIGH-VALUE PILOT PROJECT IN THE PLAN IS ONCE THIS IS PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE WE WILL THEN REPLICATE IT DOWN BRANDT PIKE. IT WAS ALSO CHOSEN BECAUSE THAT IS THE AREA THAT HAS SOME OF OUR OLDER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES THAT NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED ANYWAY SO THAT'S WHY WE CHOSE THAT STRETCH FROM LONGFORD TO SHEL ROSE. IT >> JUST LIVING IN THIS AREA I DON'T THINK I WOULD VOTE FOR THIS UNLESS IT EXTENDS TO CHAMBERS BECAUSE IT IS BAD DURING CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY AND PEOPLE ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES AND IN THEIR HANDS. THAT IS JUST ONE MORE TRAFFIC LIGHT I WOULD WANT IT DOWN. >> WE COULD DO THAT. PARTLY THOUGH, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SYSTEM OF HOW THE SIGNALIZATION COORDINATION WORKS. IF WE ARE DOING IN CHAMBERSBURG THEN WE WANT TO DO FISH BERG AND ALL OF THE OTHER LIGHTING AREAS. >> I JUST FEEL IT'S GOING TO SHIFT THINGS. IF WE ARE CHANGING THINGS UP THEY'RE, IS IT GOING TO SHIFT TRAFFIC THIS WAY TO MAKE IT WORSE WITHOUT GOING FURTHER DOWN? >> PROBABLY NOT. I WOULD SAY THE CENTER OF TRAFFIC UP THERE IS I 70. FURTHER DOWN HEAR YOU'RE IN CHAMBERSBURG WHICH IS THE NUCLEUS OR CENTER OF THIS AREA. THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION. IF COUNCIL WANTS US TO EXPAND IT THEN WE WILL. >> THIS IS GOING TO BE A TWO-YEAR STUDY JUST FOR THAT SECTION OF THE ROAD? >> WE ARE LOOKING WITH CITY OFFICIALS AND OTHER PARTNERS. THE SPEED OF ACCOMPLISHING THIS CAN BE SIX TO NINE MONTHS, AS LONG AS 18 MONTHS. BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET ALL OF THE DATA STUDIED PROPERLY WITHOUT RUSHING INTO RESULTS. >> AND THIS IS EXCITING. IS THIS BEING USED IN OTHER CITIES? >> YES. SOME OF THE PICTURES YOU SEE, THE DATA YOU WILL SEE. WE ALSO HAVE A BROADER STUDY IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO. WE ARE APPLYING THAT DATA TO THE CITY AND MUNICIPALITIES. >> THIS IS PROBABLY A QUESTION FOR AARON. SINCE THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE ACCESS TRAFFIC LIGHT. MOVING THAT LIGHT BACK OR MOVING THE LINE TO WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT. ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT BEFORE WE IMPLEMENT THE PILOT PROGRAM? >> WE PLAN TO COMPLETELY CHANGE THAT INTERSECTION AND HAVE A NORTHBOUND TURN LANE. WE ARE PLANNING TO RECONFIGURE THAT INTERSECTION. >> DO HAVE A QUESTION. WHAT KIND OF THINGS WILL BE IN THIS FINAL REPORT? FOR EXAMPLE THE MOVEMENT OF TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. >> YES, THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE TO INSTALL THE CAMERAS, TRACK CAR MOVEMENTS AND SEND THAT TO OUR DASHBOARD AND REPORT ALL OF THAT TO THE CITY AS WILL. ESSENTIALLY IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOU ARE [00:20:01] FEEDING IT CAR INFORMATION AND TIMES OF WHEN A CAR STOPS AND MOVES AND IT GIVES YOU TWO RECOMMENDATIONS. WE WOULD GO SLOWLY WHEN IT COMES TO DYNAMIC BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO JUST TURN THINGS ON IMMEDIATELY SO WE WILL DO SOME TESTING AND REPORT THAT. >> I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. YOU REPORTED THAT WE WE'RE DOING THE LESS POPULATED INTERSECTIONS FIRST AND THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS WILL LAST. WILL IT MAKE MORE SENSE TO DO THE BUSIEST ONCE FIRST? >> YES, OUR GOAL IS TO TEST THE LEAST COMPLEX INTERSECTION FIRST AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS HAPPY, INCLUDING THE RESIDENCE. AND WE WOULD TAKE THE DATA AND APPLY IT TO THAT COMPLEX ONE. THAT WAY IF WE HAVE SOME ISSUES TO ADDRESS, WE CAN ADDRESS IT WITH THE LEAST COMPLEX ONE. AI CAN LEARN. SO WE LEARN FROM THE LEAST COMPLEX INTERSECTION AND APPLY THAT TO THE NEXT. WHEN WE GET TO THE I 70 ON AND OFF RAMP, THAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMPLEX AND NOW WE HAVE ALL OF THE DATA AVAILABLE FOR ADDRESSING THE MOST COMPLEX ISSUES. IT'S MORE TO SAFEGUARD THE CITY AND THE RESIDENCE MORE CONSERVATIVELY THAN TRYING TO TURN EVERYONE ON AT THE SAME TIME AND THEN NOTHING WORKS AND WE HAVE TO SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN. THIS IS A PILOTS. WE HAVE TO MAKE A VERY CONSERVATIVE TO NOT OVERSTRETCH IT. >> THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF COORDINATION THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN ACROSS THE CITY. WE NEED TO LEARN HOW ALL OF THE TEAMS ARE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. AS WE EXPAND, THE TIME WOULD SHRINK. I KNOW WE THINK ABOUT IT LIKE OKAY, WE DID THIS. WE CAN VERY QUICKLY SCALE THE OPERATIONS ACROSS THE CITY WE JUST NEED TO LEARN WHAT WOULD WORK AND AT WHAT IS BEST BEFORE WE START TO MOVE. SO IT IS MORE OF A SAFEGUARD MECHANISM. >> THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE CYBER CASTLE TEAM? MARK. >> MY INITIAL QUESTION IS TO AARON. HOW MANY NEIGHBORS ARE DOING THIS PILOT PROGRAM? >> NONE. WE ARE DOING THIS. >> HOW ARE WE SELECTED? >> WE REACHED OUT DIRECTLY TO CYBER CASTLE. I HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT AI JUST IN GENERAL FOR THE CITY AND CITY LEADERSHIP WAS BRAINSTORMING WHAT ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE USES FOR AI WHERE WE CAN GET THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK. TRAFFIC ISSUES ALWAYS FLOATED TO THE TOP SO WE REACHED OUT TO CYBER CASTLE WITH A QUESTION OF CAN YOU HELP US SOLVE OUR TRAFFIC ISSUES THROUGH THIS TECHNOLOGY. WE DID A PHASE ONE REPORT AND FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS AND WE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS. WE PROACTIVELY REACHED OUT TO TRY TO ADDRESS THIS. >> AND AT THE PHASE ONE OF THE E INTERSECTIONS THAT WE'RE SELECTED? >> IT WAS A COMBINATION OF REST AND MYSELF AND ENGINEERING ON THE CITY SIDE AND THE PLANNING SIDE. WE ADDED LONGFORD BECAUSE ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS THAT WE HAVE A PRIORITIZATION SYSTEM. THEY ACTIVELY CHANGE THE TRAFFIC TIMING AND IT IS A REAL [00:25:07] CHALLENGE WITH OUR OLD SYSTEM TO GET THE LIGHTS SYNCED BACK UP. WE KNOW THIS WAS AN ISSUE WE WANTED TO ADDRESS WAS THE TIMING SET BACK TO NORMAL AT A FASTER PACE INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH FIVE OR SIX LIGHTS. THAT'S WHY LONGFORD WAS ADDED AT THE LAST MINUTE BECAUSE YOU ARE RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE FIRE STATION. >> AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN IT'S IMPORTANT TO START WITH THE LEAST COMPLICATED INTERSECTION FIRST. >> YES ALL OF THAT ETHEEQUIPMENT WILL BE READY TO GO. WE WILL START WITH THE LEAST COMPLICATED FIRST THAT IS ABOUT MAKING IT ALIVE. BUT IT WILL ALL BE INSTALLED AT THE SAME TIME. >> AND ONCE IT IS ALL COMPLETED, THEN EACH INTERSECTION THAT GETS ADDED AFTER THAT, THE TIME IS REALLY SHORTENED? >> YES. AND A LOT OF THE BACKBONE IS WHAT WE ARE UPGRADING. WE ARE ABLE TO RUN BASICALLY TO PARALLEL SYSTEMS. ONE THAT IS AI AND ONE THAT IS NOT IN THE FACE DETERMINED THAT THE AI SYSTEM IS BETTER, WE CAN RETROFIT THIS AS WE UPGRADE OUR SYSTEM. WE WANTED TO START SMALL BUT WE WANTED IN OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING OF OUR TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS. >> OKAY. YOUR PRESENTATION WAS AWESOME. YOU TOOK A BUNCH OF TECHNICAL JARGON AND A SIMPLIFIED IT AND I'M NOT SURE YOU MADE EVEN ONE MISTAKE. COULD THIS BE REFERRED TO AS CUTTING EDGE? >> GUESS. >> COULD IT BE REFERRED TO AS STATE-OF-THE-ART? >> YES. >> AND IF IT WORKS, COULD IT BE REFERRED TO AS GAME CHANGING? >> YES. >> I HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE IN YOU. TODAY IS ALL THE DATA AND INFORMATION I HAVE ON YOU FOLKS. I'M VERY IMPRESSED. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND TALKING TO US. WHEN YOU ARE WATCHING THE CARS GOING GO DOWN THE LANE, WILL IT DETECT THE SPEED? WILL THEY KNOW AT 3:00 O'CLOCK WE HAVE 17 SPEEDERS AND THEY WILL BE MANAGED? I KNOW WHAT MY ANSWER IS BUT THAT I'M ONLY ONE OF NINE. >> THERE IS A BUNCH OF THINGS THIS WILL DO FOR THE CITY. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK IF SOMEONE FELL BY THE ROADSIDE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO ATTEND TO THE PERSON AND YOU CAN'T FIND SOMEONE TO DO IT. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK CAR IS MOVING FAST AND THE SPEED. THERE IS A TON OF THINGS YOU CAN TRACK WE JUST THOUGHT THAT SINCE THE CITY'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS TRAFFIC, LET'S START THERE. >> WOULDN'T DETECT RED LIGHT RUNNERS? >> ABSOLUTELY YOU COULD. >> IS MORE OF A COMPLIANCE ISSUE THAT THIS CITHECITY WOULD HAVE TO GUE US. BUT TECHNOLOGY WISE AND AI ESPECIALLY IT IS VERY AGGRESSIVE. WE DON'T WANT TO TRACK PEOPLE'S SPACE AND LIVELIHOOD. >> WILL I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO DRIVE 35 AND A 35. THEY NEED TO FOLLOW CODES IN THOSE ZONES. I'M GLAD YOU ARE GOING TO COVER THE AREAS OF THE ROADS BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF OUR INFORMATION. THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING TONIGHT. [00:30:16] >> THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN AND TO SLOW DOWN, YOU'RE DRIVING TOO FAST. >> I'M TRYING TO BE AS GOOD AS I CAN. >> WILL THESE SIGNAL CONTROL UNITS, WHERE WILL THEY BE MOUNTED? >> WE ARE WORKING WITH ERIN IN THIS DEPARTMENT WHERE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE SERVERS IN THIS BUT THE LIGHTS ARE GOING TO BE MOUNTED ON THE EXISTING POLES. >> THE CAMERAS WILL BE ON AN EXISTING POLE IN CONNECTS WITH AI. AS ONE GOES OUT THE OTHER ONE IS STILL WORKING. THE IDEA IS WE BACK UP AT LEAST ONE OR TWO REDUNDANT SYSTEMS. WHEN EVERYTHING IS NOT WORKING WE GO BACK TO STATIC. >> ALR ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN. >> MY FIRST QUESTION IS FOR AARON, I THINK WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS. WHY WOULDN'T YOU BE LOOKING AT THE MOST TROUBLESOME AREA FOR TRAFFIC IN THE CITY. I KNOW THAT AREA THE ANSWERBUT COULD YOU ELIMINA? >> WE UPDATED SOME OF THE POLLS. ONCE INSIDE THE BOX EQUIPMENT IS BEING REPLACED, IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST. I WOULD SAY ALL TRULY PIKE IS BEING COMPARED TO A NEW STANDARD. WE CAN COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE AI VERSION VERSUS THE STANDARD VERSION. WHILE THE TRAFFIC COUNTS ARE HIGH, RIGHT ALONG THE INTERSECTION I THINK IT IS PRETTY SIMILAR. SO IT DOES ALLOW US TO RUN A TEST CASE AND THE CLIENT SCENARIO OF NORMAL TRAFFIC CONTROL. AND WE CAN LOOK AT IS THE AI -CONTROLLED SYSTEM IS MORE EFFECTIVE AND PROVIDE US A BETTER RETURN ON INVESTMENT AND LOOKING AT ALL OF THE OTHER INTERSECTIONS UP AND DOWN BRANDT PIKE. >> SHOW IF THEY ARE SO SUCCESSFUL, DO YOU US DOING THIS CITYWIDE? EVERYTHING POLITE? >> GUESS. >> MY FOLLOW-UP QUESTION IS FOR YOUR COMPANY AND PRESENTATION. IF YOU GO TO THE SECOND SLIDE, THE HEADING IS TRAFFIC IN HUBER HEIGHTS IS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN. WHAT I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME SAYS HOW CAN ADVANCED TOOLS BE USED WHILE KEEPING THIS IN CHECK? WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO IS IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE AND RISK WITH THIS, WHAT KIND OF RISK ARE YOU TRYING TO MITIGATE? >> WHEN WE MOVED TO THE DYNAMIC WE WOULD NEED TO SIMULATE BASED ON THE DATA WE COLLECT WHAT THIS ACTIVITY MAY LOOK LIKE AND WHAT PARTICULAR TYPE OF RISKS WE SHOULD AVOID. WE DON'T NECESSARILY TURN THE DYNAMIC LIGHTS ON. WE USED IT IN REAL DATA TO TRACK. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE BEFORE WE MAKE THAT SHIFTS, WE UNDERSTAND ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS WE [00:35:01] MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF. T TO, TALKING ABOUT THE LICENSE PLATES AND THE VISUALS WE HAVE THE MECHANISMS OTHERWISE YOU ARE STARING AT THOSE NUMBERS EFFECTIVELY. OTHER PIECES OF THIS WOULD BE AVOIDING ACCIDENTS ALTOGETHER. THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE HAVE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THE MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE SAFE. >> IF I COULD HAVE JUST ANOTHER MINUTE I WOULD LIKE TO STATE PUBLICLY AFTER MULTIPLE TRAFFIC STUDIES, SOME OF WHICH TOLD US WE HAVE A PROBLEM AND NO SOLUTION AND REMINDING EVERYONE OF WHAT THE MAYOR SAID ONE NIGHT, THE JOHN RUSSELL CITY MANAGER ASSEMBLED THE BEST MANAGEMENT TEAM IN PROBABLY A FIVE-COUNTY AREA AND THIS JUST PROVES IT. TO HAVE STAFF BRING SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO POLICYMAKERS AT A POSSIBLY BE A GAME CHANGER. IF IT IS OR ISN'T, AND SUNLIGHT IS A BIG DEAL. I APPRECIATE STAFF DOING THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS CAME AND AARON AND I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING INITIATIVE. [ Veolia Water - Contract Modification - 2026 Capital Projects] >> ITEM C, VEOLIA WATER CONTRACT MODIFICATION. >> THIS WILL INCREASE THE CONTRACT MODIFICATION BY $1,730,000. THIS INCREASE OF THE CONTRACT WITH VEOLIA AND COVERS ADDITIONAL EXPENSES AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR. IN YOUR PACKET WE DID ATTACH A LIST OF WATER AND SEWER ITEMS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. MOST OF THESE ITEMS ARE AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND SOME OF THEM ARE AT THE WATER SANITARY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THIS IS PUT TOGETHER THROUGHOUT LAST YEAR BY THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT MANAGER AND THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM MANAGER. IT'S TO COVER NONEMERGENCY ITEMS BUT IT DOES COVER MANY TO COVER UNKNOWN EMERGENCY ITEMS. MOST OF THESE ITEMS ARE OVER $75,000 AND ANYTHING UNDER THAT FALLS UNDER VEOLIA'S MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT CAP. IF YOU WANT TO READ THROUGH THOSE ITEMS TO MAKE SURE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THEM GARY IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR HAVE ANY ITEMS YOU WANT CLARIFICATION ON. THE COST OF THESE ITEMS IS COMING FROM THE WATER AND SANITARY FUNDS AND IT'S ALREADY WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. WE ALSO INCLUDED AN AMOUNT OF $45,000 IN EXPENSE FOR OVERAGE ON LAST YEAR'S MAINTENANCE CAP. THAT'S IT IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR ARRESTS? ITEM D, HUBER [ Huber Heights/Dayton Water Interconnect - Award Contract] HEIGHTS DAYTON WATER INTERCONNECT AWARD CONTRACT. >> THIS LEGISLATION IS FOR THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS TO INTERCONNECT WITH THE CITY OF DAYTON. THIS WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO PROVIDE A BACKUP OF WATER TO THE ENTIRE CITY IF SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC WE'RE TO HAPPEN TO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. THE APA HIGHLY RECOMMENDS THE CITY ESTAB ESTABLISH A BACKUP SYSTEM IF IT IS AVAILABLE. THE CITY OF [00:40:01] DAYTON HAS A 16-INCH WATER MAIN ON THE ROAD AND WE CAN CONNECT TO THAT. THIS PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE MAKING THAT CONNECTION AND RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET OF WATER MAIN IN THE AREA AND INSTALLING A WATER BOOSTER STATION TO MONITOR THE QUALITY OF WATER THAT IS USED. THIS INTERCONNECT WILL ONLY BE USED AS A LAST RESORT IF THE CITY HAS AN EMERGENCY AND WILL BE COMING OUT OF WATER THROUGH THE WATER TOWERS. OBVIOUSLY WE HOPE THIS INTERCONNECT WILL NEVER BE USED. THE CITY WILL HAVE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE CITY OF DAYTON TO UPDATE AN AGREEMENT THAT WE HAD FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROJECT. DESIGN CONNECT WAS STARTED EARLIER BUT WAS NEVER FINALIZED AND TRI-CITY IS NOW UPGRADING THE WASTEWATER PLANT AND I THINK YOU ALL KNEW ABOUT THAT. WITH THESE UPGRADES WE HAD TO MOVE FORWARD WHERE WE ORIGINALLY WE'RE GOING TO DESIGN OF THESE CONNECT ACTS. THAT'S PART OF THESE REDESIGNS SO WE MOVE THEM OUT OF THE WAY. THE QUOTE WE RECEIVED WAS 162,000 TO DESIGN THE PROJECT AND WE ARE ASKING IT NOT TO EXCEED 180,000 DOLLARS. AFTER THAT'S DONE WE WILL COME BACK TO COUNSEL FOR BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> ARE WE BEING CHARGED FOR THE INTERCONNECT? >> WE WILL SET UP AN AGREEMENT AND THEY'RE WILL BE FEES FOR WATER USAGE AT THAT TIME. THERE WILL BE A METER IN THERE TO KNOW HOW MUCH WATER WE ARE USING AND THE RATE THAT GETS ESTABLISHED. >> DO WE HAVE A SCHEDULE OR ANYTHING THAT SHOWS WHERE THIS IS GOING TO CONNECT? >> I CAN GET THAT TO YOU AND PUT IT IN YOUR PAC PACKET. BUT IF YOU HAVE BEEN TO THE WASTEWATER PLANT THERE IS A DRIVE THAT COMES OFF OF NEEDMORE ROAD AND THAT IS WHERE IT IS GOING. RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET IS THE 16-INCH MAIN AND THEN THIS AREA, DAYTON HEIGHTS OFFICE IS UP THERE AND THERE IS A RADIO TOWER. >> WOULD THAT SAME CONNECTION ALLOW US THE ABILITY TO SELL WATER TO DAYTON IF NECESSARY? >> AS FAR AS OUR PLANTS AND HOW MUCH WE CAN PRODUCE AND USE, IT WILL PROBABLY A MILLION TO 2 MILLION GALLONS A DAY THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY SELL. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO DO THAT, THE CITY OF DAYTON MAY WANT THE CONNECTION TO GO BOTH WAYS BUT LIKE I SAID WE WOULD BE LIMITED TO HOW MUCH WE COULD GIVE THEM. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? [ Creekside Development TIF District] ITEM E CREEKSIDE DEVELOPMENT TIF DISTRICT. >> THIS IS THE LEGISLATION THAT CREATES THE CREEKSIDE WOODS TIF DISTRICT THROUGH TWO PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION THE TIF DISTRICT LOOKS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HUNDRED AND 59 HOME TOWN HOMESTYLE -- A PUBLIC HEARING WAS CONDUCTED HERE ON JANUARY 12TH 2026 AND WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE THINGS WE NEED TO BE. PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE CREATED THROUGH THIS TIF INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO ROADS, UTILITIES AND WATERLINES. STAFF IS ASKING TO PASS THIS IN EMERGENCY. >> SO YOU'RE ASKING TO [00:45:07] PASS THIS ON MONDAY AND WAIVE THE SECOND READING. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY PROBLEM MOVING THIS ONTO MONDAY? ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. ITEM F, BOARD [ Board And Commission Appointments * Citizen Complaint Review Board - Appointments] AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS. MR. RODGERS? >> I HAVE BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE CITIZENS COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD. AS YOU KNOW WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO STAFF THIS UP TO HAVE A FULL CONTINGENT OF MEMBERS AND FORTUNATELY WE RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN THE CITIZENS ACADEMY WHICH AS YOU KNOW IS A GROUP OF CITIZENS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS TO LEARN ABOUT THE CITY. MYSELF AND THE MAYOR WE'RE PART OF THE FIRST SESSION AND ONE OF THE ITEMS I TALKED ABOUT WAS THE VACANCIES WE HAD ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WHERE BOTH OF THESE APPLICANTS APPLIED WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS OF THAT SESSION AND A RESPONSE TO CALLED FOR VOLUNTEERS. AFTER INTERVIEWS, THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE INTERVIEW PANEL WAS APPOINTED TO JANICE CLARK AND SHELLEY FUSSELMAN. WE COMPLETED THE BACKGROUND CHECKS ON THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS AND WILL ASK FOR COUNSEL'S ACTION. >> ANY QUESTIONS? JUST ONE STATEMENT I AM PLEASED TO SEE THE CITIZENS ACADEMY IS YIELDING BENEFITS ALR ALREADY. I THINK THEY'VE HAD TWO MEETINGS ALREADY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE OUR CITIZENS GETTING ENGAGED IN THE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY AND LEARNING A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE DO. ANY PROBLEM WITH MOVING THIS ONTO MONDAY? WE ARE AT NO NEED FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT. DON'T APPLAUD YET. WE WILL ADJO * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.