[1. Call Meeting To Order/Roll Call] [00:00:06] >> OKAY, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE HUBER HEIGHTS WORK SESSION. TODAY'S DATE IS JULY 7, 2026. WE'LL START RIGHT AT 6 P.M. THIS MEET SOMETHING OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER, SO IF YOU COULD CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. >> MR. DAVIDSON. >> PRESENT. >> MS. BAKER. >> HERE. >> MR. CAMPBELL. MRS. VERGE. THE MAYOR GORE. MR. AIKENS. MR. LOONY. MS. KITCHENER. >> HERE. >> OB. MR. CAMPBELL IS UNABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. [2. Approval Of Minutes] HE DID CALL TO INFORM ME WHY HE IS NOT HERE. NEXT ITEM NUMBER 2 WHICH IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES. AND WE HAVE ONE SET OF MINUTES WHICH IS THE JUNE 2, 2026, MINUTES. WE DISTRIBUTED THOSE TO EVERYONE. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, LET US KNOW. SEEING NONE, THAT STANDS [ City Manager Report] APPROVED. NEXT I NUMBER 3 WHICH IS OUR TOPIC OF DISCUSSION. 3A WHICH IS OUR CITY MANAGER REPORT. JOHN, GREAT TO SEE YOU. >> YOU TOO, SIR. JUST A COUPLE THINGS HERE TONIGHT. ONE, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST KIND OF GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO, YOU KNOW, MY STAFF. IT REALLY TAKES EVERYBODY. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE WEEKEND FESTIVITIES. YOU KNOW, PUBLIC WORKS, POLICE AND FIRE DID AMAZING. THE SO TESTIFY A GREAT SHOW. TESTIFY A GREAT WEEKEND. THE PARADE WAS AWESOME. THE CAR SHOW WAS GREAT. THE FESTIVAL WAS GOOD. AND I THINK THE FIREWORKS WERE HONESTLY SOME OF THE BEST WE HAD. I JUST WANT TO TELL STAFF HOW MUCH THEY DO FOR US AND THE HELP THAT THEY GAVE US THIS WEEKEND. >> THEY DEFINITELY MAKE OUR JOBS AND POSITIONS MUCH EASIER. >> YES, THEY DID. >> THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE SENT ME MESSAGES THAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST THEY EVER SEEN WAS OVERWHELMING. SO IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT. >> A GOOD SHOW. REALLY GOOD NEWS COMING OUT AS WE LOOK AT HOW WELL OUR STAFF IS DOING AND THINGS THAT WE DO. THIS IS AN AWARD THAT WE GET. THIS IS THE FOUR STARS AWARD IN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT. THIS SHOWS WE ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE OF THE LAWS. YOU CAN SEE THE IMPLEMENTATION AND BEST PRACTICES THAT ARE LISTED THERE, BUT THE BIGGEST THING I WANT TO BRING UP HERE IS JUST SPECIAL THANKS TO ONE, TONY IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND ALSO JIM AND HIS STAFF JUST IN WHAT THEY DO, THE HARD WORK THEY PUT FORWARD AND THE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT PIECE FOR US. SO AGAIN A REALLY NICE AWARD THAT ONLY 10% OF THE AUDITED ENTITIES RECEIVED THIS AWARD. SO THAT SAYS A LOT. NECK, REALLY THIS IS KIND OF COMING FULL CIRCLE HERE. THIS IS ALL PART OF YOUR DIRECTIVE TO ME TO, YOU KNOW, MAINTAIN A STRONG FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TEAM, IMPROVE ON THE INTERNAL PROCESSES AND THE THINGS OF THAT NATURE SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE FINANCE TEAM. ABSOLUTELY. WE JUST HIRED AND SHE STARTED YESTERDAY, JINELLE SITTING NEXT TO KATIE. HAPPY TO HAVE HER ON BOARD. SHE COMES TO US FROM THE ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR MOST RECENTLY AT THE CITY OF FAIR D BORN. SO HAPPY TO HAVE HER ON BOARD, AND SHE'S ALREADY ATTENDED SEVERAL MEETINGS IN THE LAST TWO DAYS, AND WE ACTUALLY HAD AN INTERVIEW PROCESS FOR A NEW WE HAVE ONE STILL ONE POSITION OPEN IN FINANCE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FILL BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, SO SHE HOPPED RIGHT IN AND WANTED TO SINCE SHE WILL BE DIRECTLY SUPERVISING THOSE EMPLOYEES, I WANTED TO GET HER INVOLVED RIGHT AWAY. YOU CAN SEE HER CREDENTIALS ON YOUR SCREEN, AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO WELCOME HER. I TOLD HER SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING TONIGHT. AS SOON AS THE FINANCE SECTION IS OVER, SHE MAY HEAD OUT, BUT I'M SURE YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GET AHOLD OF AND MEET HER DOWN THE ROAD. >> SO JIM, DOES THIS MEAN MORE TUESDAY NIGHTS OFF FOR YOU? IS SHE GOING TO BE TAKING YOUR PLACE HERE? KNOW, I SLOWLY GET HER INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, AND SHE MAY SHOW UP AT ONE COUNCIL MEETING AND PRESENT MAYBE A SUPPLEMENTAL OR MAYBE JUST HAVE HER DO THE WHOLE BUDGET FOR 2027. >> NOW WE KNOW THE REAL REASON. >> SO ALEX AND I CAN TAKE MORE VACATIONS. >> THIS JUST LINES US UP LIKE WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE WITH, YOU KNOW, HAVING SOME STABILITY IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND GETTING THE ABILITY FOR JIM TO LOOK AT SOME BIGGER PROJECTS AND TAKE SOME WORK LOAD OFF OF HIM AS WELL. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH TO WHAT JIM AND STAFF HAVE DONE WITH THE SMALL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THEY HAD. WE ARE FINALLY GETTING THEM FULLY STAFFED, AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND THIS IS A BIG PIECE TO THAT. I JUST WANT TO WELCOME JINELLE. IN RESPONSE TO FINANCE AND THEN JUST OUR TAX AND UTILITY CENTRE THAT WE GOT GOING ON, JUST KIND OF WANT TO GIVE AUTO UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE. SO WE STARTED ON FEBRUARY ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OLD CITY [00:05:02] HALL WHICH IS AGAIN GOING TO BECOME OUR FINANCE TAX AND UTILITY CENTRE. THIS WOULD LOOK FAMILIAR TO MOST OF YOU. THIS IS THE FOYER AND START OF WHAT WAS THE LOBBY OF WHERE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE OLD CITY HALL SAT. THEY WENT THROUGH A PRETTY EXTENSIVE GUTTING PROCESS. >> LOOKS LIKE IT. >> IT DOES. WE LITERALLY LEFT THE FOUR OUTSIDE WALLS AND THAT WAS IT. TO MAKE THINGS WORK AS PLANNED WE HAD TO START FROM SCRATCH. WE WERE ABLE TO ADD THE NEW ADDITION WHICH WILL HELP TO PUT OUR SPRINKLER INFRASTRUCTURE OUT THERE, NEW UTILITIES, AND ACTUALLY GIVE THEM STORAGE SPACE FOR TAX AND FINANCE AND WATER. THIS IS JUST SHOWING YOU IF YOU REMEMBER FROM OUR PRESENTATION, MAN, FIRST OF THE YEAR, ALEX. WHEN DID WE DO THAT? THE FIRST FLOOR WILL BE IN ITS COMPLETION WILL BE TAX AND WATER. SO WE ARE BUILDING OUT WHAT THAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW ON THE FIRST FLOOR. AND THEN KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH WEATHER AND MATERIALS, WE HAD TO POUR AM CONCRETE. WE ARE ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEHIND. BUT WE ARE STILL ON TRACK TO BE DONE MARCH OF NEXT YEAR. SO A COUPLE THINGS OF NOTE HERE. THE BIGGEST ITEM IS GOING TO BE SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. WE WILL HAVE THE FIRST FLOOR DONE. FINANCE WILL HAVE TO MOVE DOWN TO THE FIRST FLOOR. THEY WILL START TO OCCUPY THOSE OFFICES WHILE THEY START WORK ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THERE IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF DOWNTIME AS WE KIND OF MOVE EVERYTHING FROM THE FIRST FLOOR DOWN. AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE TIMELINE HERE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND SOME FINANCE STAFF WORK IN SOME DIFFERENT LOCATION DURING A TRANSITION PERIOD THERE FOR THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER. FINANCE WILL COME BACK, AND THEN HOPEFULLY LIKE I SAID ONCE WE GET MARCH HERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE BACK IN UPSTAIRS AND ON THE FIRST FLOOR. DID YOU IT WOULDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? >> THE TWO-WEEK DELAY WAS MOSTLY BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAIN WE HAD IN JUNE FOR THE ADDITION, BUT WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO MAKE UP A LOT OF THAT TIME BECAUSE IT'S ALL INTERNAL WORK. WE ARE ON BUDGET. WE HAVE A FEW CHANGE ORDERS PENDING FOR REVIEW. WE FOUND A WHICH I'M SURE ENGINEERING STAFF AS WELL AS THE CLERK'S OFFICE STAFF WILL TELL YOU WE FOUND SOME WATER DAMAGE RELATED TO SOME ISSUES, SO WE ARE ADDRESSING THAT. ONE THING WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT IS STILL WITHIN THE CONTINGENCY LINE ITEMS IS REPLACING SOME OF THE WINDOWS THAT ARE DAMAGED FROM THE WATER LEAK. SO THOSE DRIPPING NOISES WERE RIGHT BACK. >> KNEW. >> IT ONE THING WE'RE LOOKING AT IS GETTING A COST TO REPLACE JUST THE DAMAGED WINDOWS. THE WARRANTY PURCHASES I ALSO ASKED THE CONTRACTOR TO GO AHEAD AND PRICE REPLACING ALL THE WINDOWS SO ALL THE WARRANTIES ARE THE SAME. WE WON'T HAVE TO SEVERAL YEARS FROM NOW REPLACE SEVERAL OTHER WINDOWS. WE'LL GET THAT BUT WE'RE STILL WITHIN WHAT COUNCIL APPROVED IN REGARDS TO TIMING AND BUDGET AS WELL AS THE YOU DID TWO RESOLUTIONS JUST AS A REMINDER. YOU DID THE CONSTRUCTION AND THEN WE DID A SEPARATE ONE FOR FURNITURE FOR BOTH THIS FACILITY AND PUBLIC WORKS, AND WE'RE STILL WITHIN THAT BUDGET AS WELL. >> AWESOME. THANKS, ALEX. COUPLE THINGS UPCOMING HERE NOW FOR THE REST OF THE REPORT HERE. SO THIS CONTINUES ON. WE GOT STORY TIME IN THE PARK FROM PARKS AND REC. THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE TOMORROW, JULY 8TH. THE FIRE HOUSE WILL HOST ANOTHER BLOOD DRIVE. THIS IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR BLOOD PROGRAM WE HAVE GOING ON. MR. EBBETT WITH, I HOPE YOU'RE SIGNED UP AND READY TO GO. >> 4:10 P.M. >> THERE WE GO. SO AGAIN THIS REALLY MAKES OUR PROGRAM AND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BLOOD CENTRE A REALITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE BLOOD PRODUCT HERE TO DELIVER TO THE CITIZENS THAT NEED IT. SO ALSO JUST A REMINDER THE JOBS AND FAMILY SERVICES ON THE MOVE MOBILE UNIT WILL BE BACK JULY 13TH AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND WE CONTINUE THE SUMMER PLAYGROUND PROGRAM. IT WAS TODAY, JULY 7TH, IT WILL BE AGAIN THE L.A. MONTH IS JULY, SO IT WILL BE ON EVERY TUESDAY FOR THE REMAINING OF THE MONTH. JUST A REMINDER OF OUR 250TH CELEBRATION THAT WE HAVE ONG ONGOING, SO ON JULY 18TH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PICNIC HERE, THE LONGEST TABLE. WE ARE GOING TO ASK THAT YOU REGISTER JUST TO HAVE ENOUGH FOOD. PART OF THAT CELEBRATION WILL BE THE TIME CAPSULE BURIAL WHICH WILL BE THAT DAY ALSO AT I THINK THEY SAID NOON OR 1. THE O'AGAIN THAT'S GOING ON JUL. [00:10:05] SINCE AGAIN WE'RE ON THE SUMMER SCHEDULE AND WON'T HAVE ANOTHER MEETING THIS MONTH, I REALLY WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY AND YOU'LL SEE THIS AGAIN NEXT WEEK NATIONAL NIGHT OUT FOR US IS GOING TO BE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH. AGAIN, OUR POLICE OFFICERS DO AN AMAZING JOB WITH THIS EVENT. IT'S ONE OF THEIR MARQUEE EVENT. IT'S ONE OF THE BEST ONES AROUND. IF YOU REMEMBER WE GET A LOT OF POLICE OFFICERS FROM OTHER REGIONS COMING HERE FOR THE CAR SHOW AND WHAT NOT, SO JUST A REMINDER THAT THAT WILL BE AT WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL ON THE 5TH FROM 6 TO 8 P.M. AND THEN ALSO THE PD IS PUTTING TOGETHER ANOTHER SAFETY TOWN. IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR THIS IS FOR INCOMING KINDERGARTENERS FROM AUGUST 24 TO THE 28TH. THEY COME TOGETHER. THEY GO AROUND TO DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY, BUT REALLY THEIR FOCUS IS ON TRAFFIC SAFETY, PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY, FIRE SAFETY, STRANGER AWARENESS, AND PROPER USAGE OF 911. SO I'LL TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS. >> YEAH, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE A COMMENT. I VOLUNTEER WITH DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN DAYTON. AND IT'S PRETTY COMMON RECENTLY FOR PEOPLE TO COMMENT ON WHEN THEY COME TO HUBERER HEIGHTS HOW BEAUTIFUL THEY THINK IT LOOKS ESPECIALLY PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN A VERY LONG TIME. AND A LOT OF THEM REFERENCE THE AREA NORTH OF SEDDINGLY ESPECIALLY WITH THE HANGING PLANTS AND EVERYTHING. IT'S REALLY GOOD TO GET THAT FEEDBACK AND SHARE IT WITH OUR STAFF THAT THEY'RE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB. >> YEAH. MIKE'S CREW IS DOING A GREAT JOB. THEY STARTED IT LAST YEAR, AND I THINK REALLY WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE DO THAT IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY AS WELL. BUT THAT WAS THE STARTING POINT, AND I THINK IT LOOKS AMAZING, SO APPRECIATE THAT. >> YES, SCOTT. >> CAN WE GET WITH THE DEVELOPER AND HAVE HIM SAY SIGNS NO LOOSE GRAVEL. THAT'S WHERE ALL THE MOTORCYCLES GO. >> YEAH, WE'LL DO THAT AND GET THAT DONE. >> THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. >> YES, AND YOU. >> I WANT TO COMMEND YOU. THAT FIRE WORKS DISPLAY WAS JUST UNDER DISNEY IN MY OPINION. I MEAN IT WAS AMAZING. AND I KNOW EVERYBODY AROUND US AND WHO CAME WITH US WAS ALL ABOUT THE FIREWORK DISPLAY. KUDOS TO EVERYBODY ON THAT. MY OTHER COMMENT IS FOR FUTURE SOMHUBER HEIGHTS SAFETY TOWN. IS IT PETE'S WOULD BE IN SESSION BY THE TIME THAT HAPPENS SO THE KIDS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PARTAKE IN THAT. I THINK IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT FOR ANY KID TO GO TO THAT SAFETY TOWN. >> I'LL LET THEM KNOW. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. JOHN RUSSELL, I JUST WANT TO ELABORATE ON WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER. YOUR STAFF DID A PHENOMENAL JOB THIS WEEKEND. THE STAR SPANGLED CELEBRATION WAS BETTER THAN I THINK IT'S EVER BEEN. IT REMINDED ME IN FACT OF THE MANY DECK SUEDES WHEN WE HAD THE THING WITH THE BIG GCS. SARAH AND YOUR CREW WERE OUTSTANDING. YOUR PUBLIC WORKS PEOPLE WERE OUT THERE. WATCHED THEM DO THE PARK CLEANUP AFTERWARDS. AMAZING JOB FROM START TO FINISH. YOU MADE US ALL VERY PROUD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE. THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. I THINK WE'LL ALL AGREE. THANK YOU. [ Property Maintenance Review Board Update] WE'LL MOVE ON. NEXT UP IS ITEM 3B WHICH IS THE PROPERTY MAINTAIN REVIEW BOARD UPDATE. TONY. >> TONIGHT WE HAVE THE UPDATE. RICHARD WINKLER WHO IS THE CURRENT CHAIR OF THIS BOARD IS HERE TO GIVE AUTOS BRIEF UPDATE. I ALSO NOTE THAT WE HAVE THE STAFF LIAISON FOR THE BOARD BOTH PRESENT HERE THIS EVENING AS WELL. >> HEY, RICHARD. GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING TO SPEAK AND GIVE AN UPDATE FROM LAST YEAR I DECIDED TONIGHT BEFORE I CAME THAT I WOULD TRY AND WRITE OUT SOMETHING RATHER THAN TRY AND MEMORY IT. I NEED TO PUT IT DOWN ON PAPER. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR READING AND GOING TO TRY TO MAKE THIS SOUND AS MUCH AS A SPEECH AS I CAN AND NOT BE TOO BORING. I APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED SUPPORT. IT'S IMPORTANT WORK TO PROTECT [00:15:02] OUR COMMUNITY WITH HOW OUR CITY WORKS. THIS IS MY THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR PRESENTING TO COUNCIL. I SERVED ON THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE REVIEW BOARD NOW FOR 15 YEARS INCLUDING 14 YEARS AS THE CHAIR. SO THEY KEEP HAVING ME BACK, AND I CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE KEY TO THE HANDCUFFS TO BE OUT OF HERE BUT I DON'T REALLY WANT TO BE OUT OF HERE. >> IF IT'S NOT BROKE, DON'T FIX IT, RIGHT. >> THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT. I HAVE SEEN HOW CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION AND FAIR ENFORCEMENT CAN BRING PROPERTIES INTO COMPLIANCE AND STRENGTHEN OUR NEIGHBOURHOODS. SINCE MY LAST PRESENTATION, THE BOARD HAS CONTINUED TO REVIEW CASES INVOLVING PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CONCERNS AND COMPLIANCE ISSUES. THE CASE NUMBERS SHOW MEANINGFUL ACTIVITY MORE IMPORTANTLY SHOW THAT MANY PROPERTY OWNERS ARE TAKING STEPS TO RESOLVE VIOLATIONS BEFORE THE FINAL ACTION IS TAKEN. FOR COMPARISON THE BOARD HANDLED 19 CASES IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2024 AND 21 CASE IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2025. IN THE AFFORDABLE OF 2025, THERE WERE 23 CASES COMPARED WITH 8 CASES IN THE AFFORDABLE OF 2026. SO WE HAVE A DEVELOP IN CASES BUT LOOKING BACK TO THE 2024 REPORTING PERIOD THERE WERE 44 KAYS SINCE MY PREVIOUS PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL AND AND OF THOSE 42, 20 WERE ABATED, 8 WERE CANCELEDDED BEFORE THE MEETING DATE BECAUSE THE PROPERTY CAME INTO COMPLIANCE AND 14 WERE DISMISSED BECAUSE COMPLIANCE HAD BEEN ACHIEVED. THESE OUTCOMES ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PROCESS IS WORKING. THE BOARD'S GOAL IS NOT SIMPLY TO BRING CASES FORWARD BUT TO HELP COURAGE CORRECTION, COMPLIANCE, AND STANDARDS THAT BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS. WHEN CASES ARE CANCELED BEFORE A MEETING OR DISMISSED BECAUSE COMPLIANCE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, THAT REFLECT THE COOPERATION FROM PROPERTY OWNERS, DILIGENT WORK BY THE STAFF, AND ALLOWING ACCOUNTABILITY WHILE STILL ALLOWING A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT ISSUES. I WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THE TIME AND COMMITMENT OF CITY SUPPORT STAFF WHO PRESENT CASES, COMMUNITY WITH FRONTER OWNERS, DOCUMENT PROCESS, PROGRESS, AND ENSURE THAT EACH MATTER IS HANDLED RESPONSIBLY AND CONSISTENTLY. AS CHAIR, I AM COMMITTED TO HELPING THE BOARD CONTINUE TO WORK IN THIS OFFICIAL, FAIR, AND PRACTICAL WAY. PROPERTY MAINTAIN IS ABOUT MORE THAN INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURES. IT'S ABOUT NEIGHBOURHOOD PRIDE. PUBLIC SAFETY AND LONG-TERM HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. FOR THE MOST REPORTING PERIOD THERE HAVE BEEN 29 KAYS SINCE MY LAST APPEARENS AND 17 WERE ABATED, 3 WERE CANCELED BEFORE THE MEETING DUE DATE THAT WE HAD DUE TO COMPLIANCE, AND 9 WERE DISMISSED BECAUSE THE PROPERTY HAD COME INTO COMPLIANCE. SO I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE UPDATE AND THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEW BOARD. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS. >> RICHARD, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. GREAT REPORT, GREAT UPDATE, AND I THINK KIND OF THE STAT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US GIVES US, YOU KNOW, JUST KNOWING THAT THAT PROCESS IS WORKING, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT MATTERS. EVERYBODY WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE PROPERTIES COME INTO COMPLAINTS AND JUST DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE ANYTHING, ANY KIND OF ACTION IS TAKEN. SO WE ALWAYS WANT COMPLAINTS. THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT IT'S ABOUT. AND I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE SHOWN AND WHAT THE TEAM AND THE STAFF AND DON AND THE TEAM HAVE DONE IS MAKE THAT HAPPEN. >> I JUST MALAR FROM LAST YEAR THAT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS, YOU KNOW, DO WE KNOW WHAT'S WORKING. AND I GET THAT QUESTION A LOT IN MY PROFESSION. I'M A QUALITY MANAGER. SO WE HAVE CERTAIN PROCESSES. AND THE AUDITORS ALWAYS ASK HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S WORKING? SO THAT'S WHY I DECIDED TO WRITE THIS OUT ONE MORE TIME AND GIVE SOME GOOD INFORMATION AS FAR AS I FEEL THAT IT'S WORKING, AND THAT'S WHY I CONTINUED TO STAY ON. >> APPRECIATE IT. DATA IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN HAVE, RIGHT. [00:20:04] THE WHEN YOU PRESENT THREE YEARS OF DATE THAT SHOWS THE PROCESSES ARE WORKING AND PEOPLE ARE COMING INTO COMPLAINTS, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AL MR. WINKLER, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR 15 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THAT COMMITTEE AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW IT IS A 30-YEAR APPOINTMENT. >> WELL, I HOPE I HAVE 15 MORE IN ME. >> HE'S NOT SURE WHAT HE SIGNED UP FOR. NIGHT. >> YOU HAVE TO DRIVE A LITTLE FURTHER TO COME TO SEE US. >> IT'S NOT MUCH. >> ANYONE ELSE? >> ANYBODY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU, RICHARD. APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TOO. [ BWC Insurance Renewal] NEXT UP IS ITEM 3C WHICH IS THE WBIC INSURANCE RENEWAL. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE. >> YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS EVENING LEGISLATION IS OUR ANNUAL BUREAU WORKER'S COMPENSATION AND THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR LEGISLATION. AGAIN THE CITY HAS BEEN INVITED BACK TO THE GROUP RETROSPECTIVE RATING PROGRAM. AND THAT'S THROUGH THE OHIO ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC TREASURERS GROUP. THE AND THIS IS FOR THE 2027 POLICY YEAR. THE ESTIMATED PREMIUM IS $255,000, $255,873. AND THAT IS AN ESTIMATE TO SOHI THE ACTUAL PREMIUM WON'T COME TO US UNTIL LATE OCTOBER. SO THE LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS I WOULD LIKE O'SEE THAT GO THROUGH ON MONDAY. IT AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO HAVE THE CONTINUATION OF THE GROUP RETROSPECTIVE PROGRAM THROUGH THE OHIO ASSOCIATION PRESSURER'S GROUP AND TO CONTINUE WITH OUR THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR SEDGEWICK FOR A COST OF $8,775. THE TPA ESSENTIALLY HELPS MANAGE OUR COST AND KEEPS OUR RISKS DOWN. SO THAT, WE KEEP THEM ENGAGED. THE THEY ENGAGE ME TO MAKE SURE OUR COSTS AND CLAIMS ARE SUSTAINED LOW. SO I WOULD TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. >> IF THAT ESTIMATE HOLDS, DO WE KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE INCREASE THAT IS? >> LAST YEAR IT'S 269 SO IT'S $14,000 LESS. >> SO IT'S ACTUALLY DECREASED. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> NOW, THERE IS A TRUE UP COST. WE HAVE HAD ADDITIONAL PEOPLE ADDED SO OUR PREMIUM IS BASED ON THE SALARIES. SO THAT MAY GO UP A LITTLE BIT WHEN WE TRUE UP AT THE BEGINNING OF 2027. SO THE $255,000 IS LESS THAN WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR. >> SOUND GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ANY OBJECTIONS? MOVING THIS ON TO MONDAY. OKAY. SEE YOU THERE. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. [ 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)] >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS ITEM 3D WHICH IS A 2027 THROUGH 2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN OR CIP. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I BRING BEFORE YOU AS I DO ANNUALLY THE UPDATE TO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. AND THIS IS FOR YEARS 2027 THROUGH 2031. THIS IS A REQUIREMENT IN OUR CHARTER. OUR CITY CHARTER STATES IT WOULD HAVE BRING TO YOU THE FIVE-YEAR PROEX-JS. AND AS WELL AS THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WHICH WILL BE THE 2027 TAX BUDGET. AND EACH OF THESE NEEDS TO BE PASSED BY THE JULY 15TH. SO I USUALLY BRING THESE TO YOU TOGETHER. WHAT WE HAVE GOT BEFORE YOU WAS IN YOUR PACT TO REVIEW LISTS BY YEAR BY DEPUTY EACH OF THE ESTIMATED CAPITAL ITEMS THAT ALL DEPUTY HEADS HAD ABOUT A MONTH TO WORK ON. THEY SUBMITTED THEM BACK TO ME, AND I PUT THEM IN YOUR PACT. THIS IS JUST WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS A PLAN. IT NOT,ICS YOU ARE NOT APPROVING THE ACTUAL CAPITAL OPERATION BUDGET LATER IN THE YEAR. THIS IS SIMPLY THE TRANSPORTATION, PARKS, UTILITIES, MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES. SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT SEE ON HERE ARE LIKE THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW ON THE FINANCE,IC TAXES, AND UTILITIES BUILDING. THE THAT WAS ENCUMBERED IN 2025, SO THAT IS NOT ON HERE. THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE ONGOING PROJECTS WOULD NOT BE APPEARING ON HERE. THE OVERALL GOALS OF THE CIP INCLUDE PROVIDING A LIST AND OUTLINE OF THE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS, OUTLINING A PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CIP PROJECTS AS WELL AS PROVIDING A FIVE-YEAR SPENDING PLAN TO OUTLINE FUNDING OF THE CIP PROJECTS. AND THIS WOULD NEED TO HAVE APPROVAL ON MONDAY NIGHT. [00:25:01] AL I WOULD ENTRAIN ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE ITEMS FOR THE FIVE YEARS OUT. MANY OF THESE ITEMS THAT YOU'RE SEEING ON HERE YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN LAST YEAR. AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THE YEAR OF 2026 ROLLS OFF,ICS AND THEN THE DEPARTMENT HEADS LOOK AND ADD 2031 AS WELL AS TWEAK THEIR BUDGETS FOR 27 THROUGH 30 FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR THIS YEAR AND WHAT THEY PROJECT TO BE THEIR NEEDS IN THE NEXT YEAR AND THE NEXT FOUR YEARS AFTER THAT. >> SO THE MAIN THING EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT IS THE ADDITION TO YOUR 2031. >> YES. >> THE MINOR TWEAKS ON THE OTHER BUT REALLY 2031 IS THE MAJOR. >> CORRECT. AND THESE MAY OR MAY NOT BE SEEN IN THE FINAL BUDGET AT THE END OF THIS YEAR WHEN WE PRESENT IT TO COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER. THESE ARE WHAT THE DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE IDENTIFIED AS WANTS OR NEEDS, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE MEETINGS WITH JOHN, MYSELF, ALEX, AND AARON IN THE FALL OUR BUDGET MEETINGS WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND DETERMINE IF THE REVENUES FOR EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS CAN TAKE CARE OF THOSE CAPITAL REQUESTS. >> OKAY. THANKS, JIM. >> DO WE HAVE ANYTHING WITH THE COURTHOUSE OR THE OLD MAINTENANCE FACILITY, PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT'S INCLUDED HERE? >> WELL, THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY IS COMPLETE. YOU MEAN THE RENOVATION? >> THE OLD ONE. >> OH, THE OLD ONE. >> ANYTHING WITH THAT? >> AT THIS POINT WE DO NOT HAVE MUCH FOR THE OLD PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY. WE ARE STILL EVALUATING WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH IT MOVING FORWARD AND THAT WOULD DRIVE PROBABLY A REVISION OF THE ACTUAL BUDGET IN 2027 OF WHAT WE WANT TO. SO THERE ARE FEW MOVING PARTS THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING INTERNALLY AROUND THE USE OF THAT FACILITY, SO IT'S NOT JUST NECESSARILY MOVING FORWARD WITH A RAISING OF THE STRUCTURE. I THINK THERE'S SOME REUSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ARE EXPLORING. >> HOW ABOUT THE COURTHOUSE STRUCTURES? ARE THERE ANY REPAIRS OR ANYTHING THAT NEED TO BE DONE ON THOSE? >> SO EXCUSE ME. THE POLICE PROGRAM, THE FIRST PHASE OF IT WE'RE DOING NOW WITH WHAT COUNCIL APPROVED WITH REGARDS TO THE NEED ASSESSMENT. THE NEXT PHASE WOULD BE BROUGHT TO YOU OF HERE'S OUR OPTIONS WITH THE POLICE STATION. THE THAT WOULD BE DONE THIS FALL. THAT WOULD GET US TO 60% DRAWINGS AND AN ACTUAL COST OF WHAT THE RENOVATION WOULD BE. IN REGARDS TO. COURTS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MAN'S TO THE COURTS OTHER THAN ONGOING MAINTENANCE. >> OKAY. ARE WE PROJECTING ANYWHERE OUT HERE IN THE FUTURE NEED FOR ANOTHER FIRE STATION? >> YES. THAT IS IN THIS BUDGET. I BELIEVE IT'S IN 2030. >> YES. THAT'S THE BIG JUMP. ABOUT 7 MILLION. >> IN 2030. ACTUALLY IT BEGINS IN 29, DESIGN WORK OF 460,000 AND A LITTLE OVER 7 MILLION IN 2030 FOR SECOND LINE ITEM ON THE FIRE PAGE OF THE BUDGET. >> OF THE DESIGN, OKAY. >> AND I DID FIND THAT WE HAVE $300,000 LISTED FOR REFURBISHING THE PUBLIC WORKS SITE THAT IS IN THIS CIP PLAN. >> OKAY. WHERE IS THAT LOCATED? >> FOR 2027. THAT IS UNDER THE TAB FOR PUBLIC WORKS. LET'S SEE. THE PUBLIC WORKS PAGE. IF YOU GO FROM THE BOTTOM OF 2027, IT'S ABOUT THE 5TH OR 6TH LINE UP. >> YEAH, OKAY. WASN'T SURE WHAT THAT WAS. OKAY, THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> JUST BRIEFLY SINCE THE CHIEF IS HERE, THE 2030 PROJECTION IS A SIGNIFICANT BUMP UP. DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH EXPANDING THE DIVISION AT THAT POINT? >> YEAH. WE ARE TRYING TO FORECAST BASED ON THE INITIAL PLAN OF EXPANDING THE FIRE STATION. WE ARE TRYING TO PUT A TIMELINE IN FOR A YEAR FOR DESIGN AND YEAR, TWO AND A HALF YEARS FOR CONSTRUCTION. SO YEAH, THE NUMBERS THAT YOU'RE SEEING ARE THE YEAR WE WOULD START THAT PART OF THE PROJECT. >> THANK YOU, SIR. AND TO ALEX, OUR SOFTWARE INVESTMENT UNDER INFORMATION [00:30:06] TECHNOLOGY AGAIN IN 2030I SEE NEARLY DOUBLE WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE. >> IT'S THE POLICE UPGRADES FOR SOME OF THEIR SOFTWARES. WE SHOULD SEE A DROP OFF IN REGARDS TO I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT FINANCE SOFTWARE INITIALLY BUT OUR IMPLEMENTATION SHOULD BE GOING LIVE ON THAT. AND WE SHOULD SEE THAT COST DROP OFF. AS YOU RECALL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS WE PUT THE IMPLEMENTATION COST OVER FIVE YEARS INSTEAD OF AN UP FRONT HIT ON THE BUDGET. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> YES, KATE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. WOULD THIS BE PASSED AS EMERGENCY SINCE IT HAS TO BE DONE BY THE 15TH. >> IT'S A RESOLUTION, SO IT JUST REQUIRES ONE APPROVAL. ONE READING. >> OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. BELL. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. >> NANCY. >> YES. ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ARE WE PROJECTING, I THINK I ASKED THIS QUESTION BEFORE. THE ARE WE PROJECTING AT SOME POINT WE WILL NOT HAVE THE CYBER SECURITY NORTH AMERICA SUPPORT AND MONITORING OR IS THAT SOMETHING LONG-TERM? >> LIKE LOOKER GOING TO BE LONG-TERM. THESE ARE GOING TO BE A THIRD PARTY VENDOR -- >> COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> WAVING HIS ARMS. >> WE HAVE THE OPTION OF PAYING A THIRD PARTY VENTURER HELP MANAGE AND MONITOR ALL OF OUR CYBER SECURITY ASPECT OF OUR NETWORK OR WE HIRE STAFF. AND I THINK HIRING STAFF WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE. >> I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I JUST ASK THE QUESTION IT'S A GOOD THING TO DO. >> FAST FORWARDS A CAPITAL PROJECTION GOES THIS IS 2026 SO BY, LIKE, 28 YOU ARE LOOKING AT HAVING TO REPLACE HARDWARE BECAUSE ALL THE SWITCHES, ROUTERS, WI-FI ACCESS POINTS, THEY ALL HAVE A LIFE CYCLE OF ABOUT FIVE YEARS IS TOPS WHERE THE MANUFACTURER STOPS OFFERING WARRANTIES AND SEARCHES AND PATCHES AND UPGRADES. >> IN 2030 YOU HAVE A REPLACE THE WATCHDOG DVR. DO YOU THINK DVRS ARE STILL GOING TO BE AROUND THEN? >> UNFORTUNATELY YES. >> YOU DO? >> I DO, YEAH. >> OKAY. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WHILE I'M HERE? OKAY. >> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE. OKAY. AND THEN THERE'S NO ACTION THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN. >> YOU'LL APPROVE IT THROUGH EDUCATION ON MONDAY, AND THE CIP HAS TO BE APPROVED. >> PRIOR TO THE TAX BUDGET. THAT'S RIGHT. SO ANY OBJECTIONS TO MOVING THAT ON TO MONDAY? OKAY. [ 2027 Tax Budget] AND THEN NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 3E WHICH IS THE 2027 TAX BUDGET. >> YES. THAT WITH A ALSO IN YOUR PACT. AND THIS IS A REQUIREMENT NOT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY BUT OF MIAMI COUNTY. THEIR BUDGET COMMISSION REQUIRES THE SUBMITTAL OF A TAX BUDGET. IT REALLY START THE BEGINNING OF THE 2027 BUDGET PROCESS. IN THE OF THIS TAX BUDGET. THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING WHICH IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THE TAX BUDGET THAT WAS ADVERTISED IN THE JUNE 26 EDITION OF THE DAILY COURT REPORTER AS REQUIRED. THIS WILL PRODUCE A CERTIFICATE OF ESTIMATED RESOURCES THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO US BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR. AND THAT'S THEIR ESTIMATE OF REVENUES THE CITY WILL HAVE AVAILABLE TO SPEND IN 2027. AND THAT CAN BE AS YOU KNOW I BRING TO YOU AMENDMENTS TO THAT DURING THE YEAR. THE TAX BUDGET ALLOWS THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUND DISTRIBUTION FROM THE STATE OF OHIO. IF WE DO NOT ACT ON THE TAX BUDGET IN A TIMELY MANNER, THE CITY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES IN 2027 WHICH I ESTIMATE TO BE APPROXIMATELY $650,000. THE TACK BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES A LIST OF CURRENT PROPERTY TAX LEVIES OF WHICH WE CURRENTLY HAVE 10 DIVIDED BETWEEN POLICE AND FIRE LEVIES. THOSE WERE MOSTLY APPROVED IN THE 80S. COUNTY AUDITOR WILL PROVIDE A LI OF THE REVENUES TO BE GENERATED OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS AND THEN COUNCIL, I'LL BRING BACK TO YOU AROUND SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER THE APPROVING OF THOSE RATES AS THEY GIVE THEM TO ME. [00:35:01] SO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN ON COUNCIL A LONG TIME KNOW THAT THAT COMES EVERY FALL. AND FINALLY I JUST WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT THIS IS ONLY AN ESTIMATE. THESE ARE THE ESTIMATES OF REVENUES THAT I HAVE AT THIS POINT FOR 2027. IT DOES NOT APPROPRIATE ANYTHING EVEN THOUGH IT'S CALLED A TAX BUDGET. IT DOES NOT APPROPRIATE ANYTHING FROM 2027. AND THE ACTUAL APPROPRIATION PROCESS AS I MENTIONED EARLIER WILL HAPPEN LATER THIS YEAR. PROBABLY BRING THAT TO COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER. WE HAVE TO DO IT BY JULY 15TH. THE FACT THAT OUR MEETING IS JULY 14TH WOULD SATISFY IT. IT ONLY REQUIRES ONE READING AND ADOPTION AT THE MONDAY COUNCIL MEETING. >> THANK YOU, JIM. AND WE'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN WILL BE ON THE AGENDA. SO THEY CAN BE APPROVED ON THE SAME NIGHT. ONE JUST HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE OTHER. NANCY? >> YEAH. JIM, DOES THAT PROJECTION HERE INCLUDE ANY INCREASES THAT WE EXPECT TO SEE AS A RESULT OF HAVING BUCKIES OUT THERE? >> THAT IS INTERESTING YOU ASK THAT BECAUSE I WAS REACHING OUT TO OUR TAX ADMINISTRATOR TODAY TO DETERMINE BY THE END OF JUNE WE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE FIRST FULL MONTH'S PAYROLL WITHHOLDING FROM BUCKIES, AND THEY DID RECEIVE A PAYMENT BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO VERIFY IF THAT WAS THE TAXES OR THE MONTHLY PAYMENT BECAUSE IT WAS IN THEIR OPINION LARGE. SO ONCE I FIND OUT NOT SURE I WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH THAT INFORMATION AS TO WHAT A REGULAR MONTHLY PAYROLL INCOME TAX ALLOTMENT FROM THEIR WORKERS WOULD BE. >> WE DID MAKE ADJUSTMENT. >> I WOULD EXPECT IT WOULD BE LARGE. >> FROM LAST YEAR. >> YEAH. >> WE DID MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT IN LAST YEAR'S GAS TAX REVENUE BASED ON WHAT WE EXPECTED FOR BUCKIES. SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A TAX BRACKET, THAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT. THE SO WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE GETTING FROM EITHER THE INCOME TAX REVENUE OF BUCKIE ORS THE GAS TAX. >> I THINK EVERYONE IS INTERESTED IN SEEING HOW WE ARE IMPACTED FROM THAT. >> THERE WOULD ALSO BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX BUDGET AS WELL. >> OKAY. ANY OBJECTIONS TO MONDAY SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE THAT ON AS [ Supplemental Appropriations] WELL. NEXT IS ITEM 3F WHICH IS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS. JIM? >> I HAVE JUST A FEW SUPPLEMENTALS FOR THIS MEETING. THE WE HAVE 320,000 ADVANCE FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE NOTE PROCEEDS AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT APPROVED FOR THE COUNCIL AS ALEX MENTIONED EARLIER. THAT DIFFERENCE IS ABOUT 320,000. AND TO THAT NEEDS TO BE UNTIL WE GET THE ADDITIONAL NOTE REVENUES IN NOVEMBER, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT AS AN ADVANCE FROM THE GENERAL FUND SO WHEN THE REVENUES COME IN NOVEMBER THEY WILL ACTUALLY BE IN THE FORM OF BOND PROCEEDS, WE'LL PAY BACK THE GENERAL FUND AT THAT TIME. SO THIS IS JUST A TEMPORARY ADVANCE TO COVER THE RENOVATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON. THE NEXT ITEM IS $13,042 AND 53 CENTS. THAT IS A TRANSFER FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FUND GRANT PROCEEDS SET ASIDE FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR THE POLICE. AND SO AS THOSE, AS THE TRAINING TAKES PLACE AND WE RECEIVE THOSE DOLLARS, I COME TO COUNCIL WITH CHANGES TO THE BUDGET TO REMOVE THAT MONEY FROM THE GRANT FUND OVER TO THE POLICE FUND. AND THAT'S WHAT THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT IS. AND THEN WE HAVE $24,933. THAT WAS MONEY THAT CAME IN FROM A FEMA GRANT. IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR THERE WAS KENTUCKY FLOODING. AND WE HAD A DEPLOYMENT TO THAT. AND I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THAT PAYMENT SO MUCH LATER THAN USUALLY. THEY COME WITHIN ABOUT 3 MONTH OF THE DEPLOYMENT. AND THIS CAME IN THIS YEAR. SO WE NEED TO TRANSFER THAT OVER TO THE FIRE FUND WHERE IT WOULD REIMBURSE THE OVERTIME THAT WAS SPENT TO SEND THOUGH GUYS TO THAT DEPLOYMENT. AND THEN THE FINAL ITEM WAS $66,000 INCREASE TO THE FIRE INSURANCE FUND, AND THAT IS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF A DEPOSIT FOR FIRE DAMAGE TO A HOUSE. SO WE ALWAYS GET A DEPOSIT FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AS SOON AS THEY HAVE MADE THE REPAIRS TO THE HUBER HEIGHTS, WE HAVE TO PAY THAT BACK. SO I ALWAYS COME TO COUNCIL MAYBE THREE TIMES A YEAR WITH THAT. SO THOSE ARE THE ITEMS BEFORE COUNCIL. AND I WOULD APPRECIATE APPROVAL OF THAT MONDAY NIGHT SINCE WE [00:40:05] ONLY HAVE ONE COUNCIL MEETING A MONTH NOW. AL SO IT WOULD BE NICE TO CHANGE THOSE IF THEY WISH MONDAY NIGHT. >> THANK YOU, JIM. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OBJECTIONS? SEE YOU MONDAY. [ Disposal Of Surplus Vehicles] NEXT IS 3G WHICH IS THE DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS VEHICLES. >> YEAH. I'M TAKING CARE OF THAT. >> THE OKAY. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. THIS LEGISLATION IS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF TWO VEHICLES THAT ARE NO LONGER NEEDED FOR THE ENGINEERING DIVISION. THE VEHICLES ARE LISTED ON THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION. THIS IS THE VEHICLES INCLUDED A 2017 CHEVY SILVERADO AND A 2014 JEEP PATRIOT. I BELIEVE THESE WILL BE REPLACED AND SOLD ON AN ONLINE AUCTION SUCH AS GOV DEALS IS WHAT WE USE. >> THANKS. ANY QUESTIONS? >> ARE THESE BEING REPLACED BY THE LEASE REEKS? >> YES. THESE ARE THE ONES WE'RE TRYING TO I SEE IF A OUT THAT WE OWN AND THEY'RE LEASED VEHICLES. >> AND THE FUNDS WE GET FROM THAT GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND OR WHAT? >> THEY GO BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT PAID FOR. EACH DEPARTMENT HAS LEASE EXPENSES IN THEIR BUDGET. SO DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLES THAT WERE SOLD. IF IT WERE POLICE VEHICLES, THE REVENUES THAT WOULD GO BACK TO THE POLICE FUND. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, OBJECTIONS? OKAY. [ Economic Development Grant Program] NEXT IS 3H WHICH IS THE ECONOMIC GRANT PROGRAM. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION I WOULD I CAN ALTHOUGH TO GO OVER TONIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED 2026 HUBER HEIGHTS ECONOMIC DRAFT PROGRAM. THIS BUILDS UPON THE SUCCESS OF OUR INAUGURAL GRANT CYCLE WHICH WAS LAST YEAR. I'LL TOUCH ON WHY THE PROGRAM EXEXIST AND DISCUSS REFINEMENTS FOR 2026 AND CONCLUDE WITH THE APPLICATION IS TIMELINE. SO THIS EXISTS BECAUSE WE VIEW THEM AS INVESTMENTS IN ASSISTANCE. OUR GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE INVESTMENT, SUPPORT BUSINESS GROWTH AND SUPPORT MEASURABLE ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR HUBER HEIGHTS THROUGH NEW JOBS, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, REDEVELOPMENT, WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND INCREASED COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. ULTIMATELY THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE CITY'S LONG-TERM ECONOMIC VITALITY. LAST YEAR COUNCIL APPROVED A $125,000 GRANT PROGRAM FUNDED ENTIRELY THROUGH PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AND LEASE REVENUE THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND. NO INCOME TAX DOLLARS WERE USED. FUNDING WAS MADE AVAILABLE ACROSS FOUR CATEGORIES DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE BUSINESS INVESTMENT INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY. I WANT TO STRESS THAT THE FUNDING SOURCE WILL REMAIN THE SAME FOR 2026. THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM WORKED VERY WELL IN 2025. APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED BY GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE. THEY WERE APPROVED AND RECIPIENTS WERE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FINAL REPORTS FOR DOCUMENTING HOW GRANT FUNDS WERE USED AND OUTCOMES ACHIEVED. WE WILL CONTINUE THE SAME PROCESS IN 2026. THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS REMAIN INTOERED. APPLICANTS MUST DESCRIBE HOW GRANT FUNDS WILL BE USED, DEMONSTRATE THEY ARE LOCATED IN, EXPANDING IN, OR INTEND TO RELOCATE TO HUBER HEIGHTS, BE IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE CITY, AND PROVIDE ANY REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. NOW THE LAST SLIDE. LAST YEAR WAS FANTASTIC. THE INAUGURAL PROGRAM GENERATED SIGNIFICANT INTEREST. THE WE RECEIVED 27 APPLICATIONS. THE ULTIMATELY WE AWARDED GRANTS TO SEVEN BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS. THOSE GRANTS RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY $90,000 BEING DISTRIBUTED LEVERAGED OVER 176,000 IN PRIVATE INVESTMENTS, SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF 67 JOBS. AND EVEN ASSISTED WITH BUSINESS ASSESSMENT PURCHASES INCLUDING TWO VEHICLES. OVERALL I BELIEVE THE FIRST YEAR DEMONSTRATES THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY ENCOURAGED ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN HUBER HEIGHTS. WITHIN YOUR PACKETS IS A REPORT ON THE 2025 OUTCOMES WITH MORE OUTCOMES. I WANT TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT TO READ A COUPLE QUOTES I THOUGHT WERE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. THE SPACE HAS ALWAYS BEEN DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN. THANKS TO THE HUBER HEIGHTS GRANT, WE CHANGED THAT. [00:45:02] THERE'S A HUGE IMPROVEMENT, AND WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE CITY'S SUPPORT. THAT'S FROM MIKE LEE, THE OWNER OF TJ CHUMPS. AND FROM CATERPILLARS TO BUTTERFLIES. THE GRANT ENABLED THEM TO BUILD THE ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, STAFF CERTIFICATIONS, MARKETING PRESENCE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO OPERATE AS A SUSTAINABLE SERVICE PROVIDED IN HUBER HEIGHTS. FROM GINETTA SHAW, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AT CATERPILLARS TO BUTTERRERFLIES. AFTER COMPLETING THE INAUGURAL YEAR, STAFF REVIEWED THE PROGRAM AND IDENTIFIED SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT. NONE OF THEM CHANGE THE PROGRAM. INSTEAD THEY PROVIDE GREATER CLARITY AND PRESERVE FLEXIBILITY WHILE CONTINUING TO FOCUS ON PROJECTS THAT GENERATE MEASURABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFIT. TWO BIG POINTS TO STRESS ON THIS SLIDE, SMALL BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT GRANTS BEING SEPARATED. LAST YEAR THEY WERE IN ONE BUCKET. SO THIS YEAR THEY WILL BE SEPARATED AND EACH WILL HAVE THEIR OWN POLL OF $25,000. THE SAME APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS USED IN 2025 WILL BE USED THIS COMING YEAR. WE'RE PROPOSING A TOTAL PROGRAM FUNDING LEVEL OF 150,000 FOR 2026. AGAIN THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS SEPARATING SMALL BUSINESS AND THE NONPROFIT CATEGORY SO EACH CAN BE EVALUATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE REMAINING CATEGORIES CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES. AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, FUTURE FUNDING LEVELS WILL REMAIN SUBJECT TO COUNCIL'S ANNUAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION PROCESS. THIS YEAR'S APPLICATION PROCESS WILL OPEN AUGUST 14TH, WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR TWO MONTHS. IT WILL CLOSE OCTOBER 16TH. APPLICANTS WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CITY'S WEBSITE, REVIEWED BY THE GRANTS,ICS REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE, AND THE RECIPIENTS WILL CONTINUE TO DOCUMENT BOTH THE USE OF THE GRANTS AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ACHIEVED. I WILL MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO UNDERSTAND BETTER THE GRANT PROGRAM, MEET SOMEWHERE FOR COFFEE, VIRTUAL MEETING, PHONE CALL, WHATEVER IT TAKES. THANK YOU. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE. >> JASON, UNDER THE FIRST YEAR'S PROGRAM, DID WE REQUIRE THEM TO PROVIDE ANY REPORTS IN 60 DAYS. >> WE DID. AND THEY DID THAT. AND ALL OF THOSE DETAILS WITHIN THE PACKETS THERE'S A NICE SUMMARY PAGE. AND EACH WINTER OUTLINES IN FULL ALL THE USES, ALL THE OUTCOMES,ICS WHAT HAPPENED, AND THERE'S A KEY TAKEAWAY SECTION AT THE BOTTOM. IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR. >> ITEMS REPORT. >> YES, THANK YOU. >> BRETT. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO COMCOMMEND JASON ON THE WORK THT HE DID ON THIS PROJECT. TESTIFY A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU. IT'S NOT JUST WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROJECT IT'S NOT JUST GIVING PEOPLE MONEY, LIKE, HERE, TAKE THIS, TAKE THIS. IT'S MORE LIKE USING THE FUNDS TO BENEFIT OUR CITY, RIGHT. SO BRING JOBS IN, AND TO SHOW SOME ECONOMIC IMPACT. AND I THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT HERE AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM RECIPIENT REPORTED. I ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO GO THROUGH AND READ THIS SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THOSE RECIPIENTS, WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND HOW IT BENEFITED THEIR ORGANIZATION AND INSPIREDDED THEM TO DO EVEN MORE THINGS, AND THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO. I AM SURE THIS PROGRAM THIS YEAR WILL BE EVEN BETTER. >> THANK YOU, DOCTOR. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATED. >> THERE WILL A RESOLUTION ON MONDAY. >> RIGHT. THE CHANGE IN THE PAQUETTE IS THE NEW RESOLUTION WITH THE EXHIBIT FOR THE PROGRAM. >> THEN FOR FUTURE SO GOING INTO 27, 28 THAT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL. FROM HERE ON OUT WITH THE CHANGES THAT JASON IS RECOMMENDING BASED ON THE COMMITTEES,S IT WOULD ALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS, SO BASED ON REVENUE WE RECEIVE IN THE TED FUND,ICS JAYS ISEN WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION IN HIS BUDGET OF WHAT 27 AMOUNTS WILL [00:50:03] BE. AND SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HIGHLIGHT THAT AT THE BUDGET MEETINGS. >> SO THIS KIND OF AUGUST, OCTOBER TIME FOR APPLICATIONS, IS THAT WHAT WE THINK WILL KIND OF BE THE STANDARD EACH YEAR? AND THEN I KNOW WE AWARDED THEM KIND OF AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, BUT WILL THIS BE SOMETHING WE DO AT THE END OF THE YEAR? WILL THE MONEY BE AWARDED BY THE END OF THE YEAR? OR WILL WE MOVE INTO? >> IDEALLY IT WILL BE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. GOING THROUGH THE FIRST YEAR, WE WORKED THROUGH SOME BUMPS FIGURING THINGS OUT. WE HAD SO MANY APPLICATION. AND SO THE GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE MET MULTIPLE TIMES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO, AND THEN WE BUMPED INTO THE HOLIDAYS AND THIS AND THAT JUST WORKED OUT SO IT WAS INTO THE FOLLOWING YEAR. I WOULD LIKE IT IF IT COULD BE WRAPPED UP BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, SO THAT'S THE PLAN. >> OKAY. SO THINKING ABOUT THIS PROGRAM LONG-TERM KIND OF IN AUGUST TO OCTOBER APPLICATION TIMEFRAME AND AWARDS BEING GIVEN PRIOR TO THE END OF THE YEAR. >> FINANCE WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE THAT. >> GOTCHA, YEAH. KEEP IT ALL WITHIN THE SAME BUDGET. >> IN THE SAME BUDGET YEAR. >> OKAY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OKAYS TO MOVING THIS ON TO MONDAY? [ 2026 Sidewalk Program - Ordinance Of Assessment] OKAY. WE'LL DO THAT. OKAY. NEXT UP IS THE 2026 SIDEWALK PROGRAM, AND THIS IS THE ORDINANCE OF ASSESSMENT. RUS? >> THIS LEGISLATION IS YEARLY LEGISLATION THAT WE HAVE. THIS ONE IS FOR THE 2026 SIDEWALK PROGRAM AND WILL ALLOW THE CITY AFFORDABLE TO SEND SNOWS OUT TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE 2026 PROGRAM. THIS IS ONLY FOR PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ALLOWED THE CITY'S CONTRACTOR TO DO THEIR CONCRETE WORK. OTHER PEOPLE HAD DONE THEIR OWN WORK, AND THEY ARE NOT PART OF THIS. LETTERS WERE SENT OUT TO THE AFFECTED HOMEOWNERS IN AUGUST, AND THESE INVOICES WILL BE SENT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS WILL HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 3RD TO MAKE THE PAYMENT. THE PAYMENTS ON THESE WERE LESS. IF THE RESIDENT DOES NOT PAY AT THIS TIME, THEY WILL BE PLACED ON A LIST, AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL LATER IN A FINAL ORDINANCE, AND THAT LIST WILL BE SENT TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR BEFORE THE DUE DATE OF THE SECOND MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER. AND THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE PLACED ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES AND SPREAD OUT FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THIS I BELIEVE IS AN ORDINANCE. THE I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE PASSED. >> IT IS AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE. IT WILL NEED WAIVING SECOND READING AS WELL. >> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? OKAY. SEEING NONE. IS THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THIS EMERGENCY LEGISLATION FOR [ 2027 Sidewalk Program - Resolution Of Necessity] MONDAY? OKAY. AND THEN NEXT IS THE 2027 SIDEWALK PROGRAM FOR NEXT YEAR'S PROGRAM. >> YES. THIS IS ALSO YEARLY LEGISLATION WE DO. WE INCLUDED A STREET MAP AND MAP OF THE AREA FOR NEXT YEAR INCLUDED IN YOUR PAQUETTE. THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM IS JUST WEST OF BRANT PIKE. THIS REGULATION IS PART OF THE PROGRAM. THIS ALLOWS US TO SEND OUT LETTERS TO THE CITIZENS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS COMING YEAR'S PROGRAM. THE LETTER EXPLAINS TO THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO COMPLY WITH THE PROGRAM. THEY WILL BE GIVEN FIVE MONTHS TO FINISH THE CONCRETE WORK OR THEY CAN HIRE THEIR OWN CONTRACTOR. IF THOSE TWO DO NOT DO IT THEMSELVES, THEN THEY WILL BE PLACED ON OUR PROGRAM FOR NEXT SPRING. WE ARE ASKING THAT THIS LEGISLATION BE PASSED AT THE NECK COUNCIL MEET SOMETHING WE CAN SEND IT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> THANKS. ANY OBJECTIONS? OKAY. [ Rosalie Road Extension Project - Solicit Bids] SEE YOU AS WELL. ITEM 3K WHICH WAS THE ROSALIE ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT IN SOLICITING BIDS. THE ITEM WE ARE REMOVING THIS EVENING KIND OF HAVE SOME OTHER DISCUSSIONS ONGOING WITH THAT ABOUT STAFF. SO WE'LL BRING THAT BACK AND SEE THAT AGAIN SOON. [ Charlesgate Road Gap Closure Project - Award Contract] SO NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 3L WHICH IS THE GAP CLOSURE PROJECT AND AWARDING THAT PROJECT. >> YES. THIS IS LEGISLATION TO AUTHORIZING THE WARD AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH M AND T EXCAVATING FOR THE PROJECT. THIS INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 400-FOOT LONG ROAD AND WILL MAKE A FULL CONNECTION OF CHARLES GATE ROAD FROM THE TWO EXISTING STUBBED ENDS ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE. INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT IS 37-FOOT HIGH ROAD WITH CURB AND SIDEWALK, WATER MAIN, SANITARY SEWER, AND STORM SEWER [00:55:02] CONNECTIONS. LOCATION MAP WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PAQUETTE AND SHOWS THE PROPOSED ALIGNMENT OF THE ROAD. THE LOWEST AND BEST BIDDER ON THE OPENING JUNE 5TH. WE HAD 8 CONTRACTOR THAT IS SUBMITTED BIDS. AND THAT BID TABULATION IS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PAQUETTE. M AND T EXCAVATING SUBMITTED A BID FOR $490,000. M AND T HAS BEEN THE COMPANY THAT'S BEEN INSTALLING OUR WATER MAIN REPLACEMENTS FOR THE PAST TWO OR THREE YEARS IN THE CITY. THEY HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB COMPLETING THAT WORK. THE PROJECT SHOULD START IN THE NEXT TWO MONTH AND TRY TO GET IT FINISHED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR AND THE PAVING SEASON IS OVER. WE WILL BE USING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS TO PAY FOR THIS WORK IN A NOT TO EXCEED COST OF $435,000. >> THANK YOU. THE ANY QUESTIONS. YES, NANCY. >> LOOKING TO THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF CONNECTIVITY, ARE WE CONSIDERING CONNECTING DEER GATE TO CHAMBERSBERG? OR WOULD THE TOPOGRAPHY ALLOW IT? >> I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU OFF HAND. LET ME TAKE A LOOK. WHAT WE HAVE ON AEROPLANES AT THE MOMENT ARE A FEW CONNECTIONS. THE ONE THROUGH THE HUBER CENTRE. WE ALSO LOOKED AT MAKING A CONNECTION FROM CHICK FILLET TO TARGET TO GET ANOTHER OPTION RATHER THAN PUTTING EVERYBODY ON EXECUTIVE BOULEVARD. THOSE ARE THE TWO OR THREE TOP ONES ALONG WITH ROSAIE BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE BEST CONNECTIONS SHOULD BE MADE. >> THANK YOU. IT JUST LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD BE THERE. >> GOOD THING DAVE IS STILL HERE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. ANY OBJECTIONS? OKAY. >> DAVE, THE MAYOR'S COMPUTER, HE CHANGED HIS PASSWORD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. IT'S STILL CIRCLING AN HOUR LATER. >> IF YOU WANT TO. >> POUR WATER ON IT. >> I SPILLED COFFEE ON THE KEYS. I DON'T KNOW AND THAT DO ANYTHING? >> BIGGER HAMMER. [ Chambersburg Road Improvements - Phase IV - Acquisition Services - Award Contract] >> NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 3M WHICH IS THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS WHICH IS THE PHASE 4 ACQUISITION SERVICES IN AWARDING THAT CONTRACT. >> YES. THIS LEGISLATION ALLOWS THEM TO CONTRACT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN GROUP. AND THAT'S FOR THE ACQUISITION SERVICES TO ACQUIRE THE NEEDED RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENTS FOR THE WIDENING WHICH IS PHASE 4 ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN. THERE ARE STARTS 200 FEET EAST AND CONTINUES FOR AN ADDITIONAL 3,100 FEET EAST. THAT PUT US TO A LITTLE PAST HALFWAY THE PROJECT. THE PHASE 5 WHICH WILL FINISH THAT PROJECT ALL THE WAY DOWN WE'RE TRYING TO DO MAYBE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AFTER THIS. IT IS IN YOUR PAQUETTE. THIS COMPANY PROVIDES THIS TYPE OF SERVICES. THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENTS ARE NEEDED IN ORDER TO WIDEN THE ROAD TO A THREE-LANE ROAD, INSTALL A PIKE BATH ALONG WITH WATER MAINS, STORM SEWERS, RETAINING WALLS, AND SLOPE AND GRADING ADJUSTMENTS. THE ACQUISITION WILL AFFECT APPROXIMATELY 30 PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THIS PROJECT. IT WILL START THIS YEAR INTO NECK YEAR. THE QUOTE WE GOT WAS $130,000. AND THIS WITH A THE LOWEST OF THREE COMPANIES THAT SUBMITTED. AND NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT FOR THIS WAS $169,000. ALONG WITH THIS IN THE LEGISLATION IS AUTHORIZATION FOR NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 250,000 TO COVER THE COST OF PAYING PROPERTY OWNER FORS THE RIGHT OF THE RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENTS NEEDED. WE ARE ESTIMATING AT THIS TIME BECAUSE APPRAISALS COME FROM THIS COMPANY WHEN THEY DO THE WORK. SO WE'LL KNOW WHAT THE BETTER APPRAISED VALUES WILL BE AND HOW MUCH THEY WILL BE AT THAT TIME. AND THIS MONEY IS NEEDED WILL BE PAID THROUGH THE CAPITAL FUND. [01:00:01] >> OKAY. THANK YOU, RUSS. ANY QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE ONE. SINCE WE ARE USING A PREQUALIFIED CAN, DO YOU THINK THAT WILL SPEED UP THE PROCESS FOR THE APPROVALS. >> YEAH. PROBABLY WILL HELP. AT THIS TIME, THOUGH, WE'RE NOT USING THOSE FUNDS FOR THIS. WE ARE STILL WAITING TO TRY AND FIND SOME FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT. THIS IS ONE WE HAD FUNDING FOR YEARS AGO. AND THEY NEVER APPROVED IT BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DOWN THAT ROAD AND AT THE TIME WE DIDN'T HAVE IT. THE FUNDING ENDED SO WE WILL TRY TO KEEP LOOKING FOR FUNDING RIGHT NOW. WE WILL TRY TO DO THIS PROJECT AND IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS TO GET ALL THAT ACQUISITION. IN THAT TIME WE WILL LOOK FOR MORE FUNDING. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. ANY OBJECTIONS? OKAY. AND NEXT IS ITEM 3N WHICH IS THE [ Motorola Solutions Software Subscription] MOTOROLA SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION. >> GOOD EVENING. THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION INVOLVES ALLOWING THE IS IT I MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A SOFTWARE AGREEMENT WITH MOTOROLA. MOTOROLA IS THE PROVIDER OF OUR CAD SOFTWARE, THE COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCHING SOFTWARE. IT BASICALLY PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS AND INFORMATION TO SEND THE RIGHT UNITS TO THE RIGHT CALL. AND INFORMATION SHARING WITH OUR PARTNER THROUGHOUT MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THEY TODAY USE A STANDARD LICENCING AGREEMENT. AND THEY ARE NOW OFFERING A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE. THE AT A FACE VALUE WHAT IT DOES IS IT PROVIDES AND IS PERFECT FOR US NOW. IT PROVIDES GROWTH WITHOUT COST. LAST YEAR THEY WANTED TO ADD A FIFTH DISPATCH CONSOLE. THERE WAS AN ADDED COST OF $17,000 TO ADD THAT LICENCE. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IF WE WANTED TO ADD A 6TH OR 7TH CONSOLE OR WANTED TO ADD POLICE OFFICERS OR WHOEVER ELSE WITHIN THE SYSTEM THERE WOULD BE NO INCREASED COST. AT FACE VALUE IT'S $16,000 A YEAR WHAT WE'RE PAYING BUT DEBORAH RILEY PROVIDED SOME OF THE UPDATES, THE SOFTWARE AGREEMENTS WOULD GO AWAY. AND WE WOULD ACTUALLY SEE FROM 2026 TO 2029 WE SHOULD SEE ABOUT $18,000 IN SAVINGS GOING TO THE SUBSCRIPTION-BASED SOFTWARE. IT NOT ONLY PROVIDING THE SAME SOFTWARE THAT WE HAVE TODAY. IT HAS MANY MORE FEATURES. ONE OF THE NEAT FEATURES IS CENTRAL AWARE SOFTWARE WILL NOW TAKE IF YOU GO INTO DISPATCH AND HAVE GOT THE WHOLE COMMAND STAFF READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. BUT IF YOU WOULD GO AND YOU WOULD TAKE AND LOOK RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE MULTIPLE CAMERA FEEDS. WAYNE HUBER HEIGHTS SCHOOLS ARE ON ONE FEED. ST. PETERS IS ON ANOTHER DEVICE. THE GOAL IS WITH THIS TYPE OF SOFTWARE IS WE'LL TAKE ALL THE VARIOUS MEDIAS THAT CAN COME INTO DISPATCH INCLUDING FIRST RESPONDER DRONES AND A COMMAND LEVEL USER WOULD BE ABLE TO IN A COUPLE CLICKS PULL UP THAT LIVE FOOTAGE. SO IT'S DOING A LOT OF INFORMATION SHARING. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT THIS CAD DOES. AND IT'S SUPPORTING THE SAME MISSION WE HAVE TODAY BUT WILL ALSO ALLOW TO US EXPAND WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT OUR COSTS ARE TO EXPAND. IT WON'T BE LIKE WHAT WE DID WITH THE CONSOLE LAST YEAR WHERE WE GO AND ASK FOR ANOTHER LICENCE AND, YOU KNOW, THEY GIVE US THE COST OF THE DAY. I HAVE GOT DEPUTY CHIEF ASHLEY AND DEBORAH AND LIEUTENANT CARR AND DAVE WARRENS TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET, AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS. >> WELL, TURK CHIEF FOR YOUR COMPREHENSIVE REPORT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF? NANCY. >> ONE QUESTION I HAD. IS THIS THE CAD SYSTEM THAT POLICE OFFICERS USE AND TRYING TO GET MULTIPLE SCREENS TO DO A TRAFFIC STOP. I HAVE RIDDEN WITH THEM ON A COUPLE RIDE ALONG. AND THEY SAID THE SYSTEM YOU HAVE TO GO FOUR PAGES UP TO GO ONE PAGE BACK AND GET ANOTHER INFORMATION. DOES THIS HELP THAT SITUATION FOR POLICE OFFICERS ON TRAFFIC STOPS? [01:05:01] >> EXCUSE ME. NEED YOU TO GET ON THE MIC. >> PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. >> SO ACTUALLY WE HAD A THREE-MONTH PROJECT GOING ON ON QUERY FORMATTING WHICH WILL ALLOW CONDENSING INTO ONE SCREEN SO THAT INFORMATION WILL BE READILY AVAILABLE TO PUT INTO THE CAD SOFTWARE WHICH SHARES TO THE RECORD SOFTWARE WHICH IS WHERE THE CITATION IS GENERATED AND COMPLETED T WILL BE EASIER FOR THEM TO READ THAT INFORMATION INSTEAD OF HAVING THE APPROXIMATE SEVEN OR NINE LEAD SCREEN. >> I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG COMPLAINTS, AND JUST BACK AND FORTH TRYING TO GET INFORMING. THE SO THAT'S ALL SAVING US MONEY F THEY UPGRADE THAT SOLUTION IS NOT GOING TO COST US MONEY. IT WILL ROLL RIGHT INTO THIS. SO THERE WAS A $4,900 FOLKS MAKE IT MORE PLEASING OR EASY TO USE. AND THAT COST IS ROLLED INTO THIS AS OPPOSED TO HAVING MORE MONEY TO THAT. >> I APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, VICE MAYOR. >> SCOTT. >> THAT MAY HAVE ANSWERED MY QUESTION. IS THERE ADDITIONAL TRAINING INVOLVED? IS. >> YES. THERE IS ADDITIONAL USER TRAINING, CORRECT, FROM WHAT I'M SEEING IN THE CONTRACT. THERE IS ADDITIONAL USER TRAINING THAT WILL GO IN FOR THE VARIOUS SOFTWARES THAT ARE THERE. >> IS THAT IN HOUSE? I MEAN IS THAT GOING TO ADD TO THIS COST OR IS IT INCLUDED OR WHAT? >> EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED. >> GREAT. >> DID YOU HEAR THAT, GARY? EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. WILL THIS GO ACROSS BOTH FIRE AND POLICE? >> IT WILL WORK FOR POLICE AND FIRE. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. >> DID I UNDERSTAND YOU TO SAY THAT ANY EXPANSION PLANS FOR DISPATCH, THIS LICENCE WILL COVER THOSE AT NO ADDITIONAL COST? >> IT WILL COVER THE ADDITIONAL LICENCES UNTIL LET'S SAY ANOTHER LET'S SAY FAIRBORNE WANTED TO CALL US FOR DISPATCH FOR THEM. ADDING ANOTHER AGENCY WILL ADD COST BUT AT HUBER HEIGHTS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AS WE ADD MOBILE USERS FOR POLICE, FIRE, DISPATCH CONSOLES, THAT PRICE IS INCLUDED SO LONG AS WE DON'T TAKE ON ANY MORE CLIENTS. ANY MORE CLIENTS WOULD BE IN THE FUTURE. >> THAT'S EXCEPTION. SEEMS TO ME THAT WE ARE GROWING DISPATCH IS GROWING. SOUNDS LIKE A RIGHT SOLUTION. >> THANK YOU, DON. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. I THINK TO MOVE ON THE MONDAY. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM O, OAKS TREE [ Case BDP 26-13 - Oakes Tree Development - Basic Development Plan - 5001 Old Troy Pike] DEVELOPMENT. >> THIS IS REZONING AGRICULTURE TO PLANNED MIXED DEVELOPMENT FOR A 199-LOT SUBDIVISION. IT'S THE MARSIGO PROPERTY SOUTH END OF THE PIKE. IT'S 58.2 ACRES. THE IT WOULD INCLUDE A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT AS WELL AS CARVING OFF TO POSSIBLY PLANNED MIXED USE. WE CHOSE THAT TO MAKE IT EASIER TO REDEVELOP THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING. SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WROTE FOR THE CARRIAGE TRAILS EXPANSION WITH THE TYPE OF UNIT, SLOPE, MATERIALS, ET CETERA. THEY ARE SMALLER LOT. THEY ARE 45-FOOT WIDE LOT. MORE OF A LIFESTYLE PRODUCT THAT THE DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING. THERE WILL ALSO BE ON SITE AMENITIES SUCH AS PICKLEBALL. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE EXISTING MATURE TREES WILL ALL BE SAVED. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT TOPOGRAPHY ON THE WEST SIDE, SO ALL OF THAT WILL BE RETAINED. THERE WAS ONE RESIDENT WHO VOICED CONCERN AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. AL SHE LIVES JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE. A THE FARM TO THE NORTH. EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE CONNECTION TO VITEC DRIVE. WE ARE PROPOSING A STUB STREET THAT MAY EVENTUALLY CONNECT, BUT JUST LIKE THE LAST CHARLES GATE ITEM, IT MAY BE YEARS IN THE [01:10:01] MAKING BEFORE MAKING THAT CONNECTION. WE ARE NOT REQUIRING IT TO BE MADE. WE ARE JUST PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER ON THE SOUTH END OF THE SITE. THE MEDIAN WILL NEED TO COME OUT AS FAR AS THAT GATEWAY ENTRANCE ON THE PIKE. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING IF THIS DOES GO FOR THE ZONING AND THE BASIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN THEY WILL COME UP WITH AN ADVANCED GATEWAY ON EITHER SIDE. THERE IS SPACE THERE TO IMPROVE THE ENTRANCE ALONG THE PIKE. AND THAT WOULD BE AT THE DEVELOPER'S EXPENSE. THE SO THEY'RE AWARE OF THAT. THEY HAVE AGREED TO THAT. BUT WE ARE WAITING TO WORK ON THE DETAILS ASSUMING THAT THIS WOULD MOVE FORWARD. THE THEY, LET'S SEE. THAT'S REALLY ABOUT IT. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY. AND THIS DEVELOPER IS ALSO THE INDIVIDUAL WE ARE BUYING THE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY FOR, AND THEY HAVE ANOTHER SIMILAR DEVELOPMENT ON THE ORDINARIES OF THE PIKE TECHNICALLY IN RIVERSIDE THEY ARE DEVELOPING. SALES PRICE IS AROUND THE 350 MARK. IT'S SMALLER LOT. NOT ANY SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT. >> OKAY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NANCY. >> JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHY ARE THEY KEEPING THOSE BUILDINGS? BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN EMPTY FOREVER EXCEPT FOR THE DOUGHNUT. >> THE FAMILY IS KEEPING THOSE BUILDINGS. THEY ARE ZONED AGRICULTURE WHICH IS WHY WE INCLUDED THEM IN REZONING TO BE PART OF THE PLANNED MIXED USE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FUTURE. THE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN THE ASSOCIATED PARKING LOT AT LEAST MOST OF THE ASSOCIATED PARKING LOT IS NOT BEING PURCHASED BY THE APPLICANT HERE. BUT WE WANTED TO INCLUDE IT IN THE REZONING. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> WE WANT TO WAIVE THE SECOND READING ON THIS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT TIME DO YOU THINK THEY WILL START BUILDING AND APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH THEIR PRODUCT WILL BE? >> SO IN TALKING WITH THE DEVELOPER, WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO BUILD SOONER RATHER THAN LATER BECAUSE WE PLAN TO EITHER TIFF THIS OR INCLUDE IT IN THE NCA. THEIR TIMELINE IS THAT IF THIS MOVES FORWARD, AND THE DETAILED DEVELOPMENT PLAN WERE TO GO THROUGH AND SAY NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE A SPRING PURCHASE, AND THEN PROBABLY A FALL BUILD. THERE IS A STATE GRANT THAT IS AVAILABLE BECAUSE THERE WILL BE SOME INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS HERE. THERE IS A STATE GRANT THAT IS AVAILABLE THAT WE HAVE SAID THAT WE WOULD APPLY ON HIS BEHALF TO HELP DEFRAY SOME OF THE COST. THERE IS NO DOWNSIDE TO THIS GRANT. IT DOESN'T TIE ANY INCOME LIMITS. IN FACT WE ARE TALKING WITH DAK ABOUT THE SAME GRANT. SO WE WANT TO BRING MORE MONEY TO SPUR DEVELOPMENT ESPECIALLY IN THAT LOWER SIDE OF TOWN. >> OKAY. >> THEY PLAN TO. SO WE HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED A BUILDER YET. MY SUCCESS IS THAT THEY HAVE A RANGE. THEY ARE LOOKING AT A BUILDER, AND THEY ARE TARGETING AREN'T THE $350,000 PRICE RANGE. >> AND THESE WILL BE PLACES TO PURCHASE. AND THEY WOULD BE CONDOMINIUMS OR HOMES. >> RIGHT NOW THEY ARE SIMPLE HOMES. SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS WOULD ALLOW FOR ATTACHED CONDOS IF THEY DECIDED TO DO THAT OR ATTACH TOWN HOMES. SO WE DID PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY. BUT THE OVERALL DENSITY WOULD BE SET AT NO MORE THAN FIVE UNITS AN ACRE JUST LIKE THE LAST CT. >> AND WOULD THERE BE A TRAFFIC LIGHT TO GET IN OR OUT OF THIS PROPERTY? >> WE DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY BUT WE WILL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT. THE WE DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY NEED FOR A DROP DOWN LANE BUT WE WOULD LOOK AT THAT INTERSECTION OF LESTON TO SEE IF THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY. >> THANKS, SCOTT. >> THANKS, MAYOR. I HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOT OF KICKBACK ABOUT THIS. I'M AGAINST REZONING FROM AGRICULTURAL PLANNED MIXED USE. I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTS GOING AT THE SAME TIME RIGHT NOW. [01:15:01] AND WE HAVE NOT UPDATED OUR STUDIES OF, YOU KNOW, SCHOOLING, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION AS FAR AS THE DEVELOPMENT GOING AT THIS TIME, I JUST DON'T SEE THE REQUEST RIGHT NOW TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO HAVE ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT COMING IN. WE HAVE THE ONE ON FISHBURG COMING IN JUST STARTING TO GET BUILT. WE HAVE THE ONE GETTING FILLED OUT, POSSIBLE OTHER ONES. RIGHT NOW I JUST THINK IT'S TOO MUCH TOO FAST. SO I WILL HAVE TO BE A NO ON THIS. >> THAT, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AARON, UNLESS I MISSED IT, THIS VITEK DRIVE. WHILE ALL OF THIS IS GOING ON IF IT WAS TO GO ON, WHY WOULDN'T YOU JUST CONNECT IT THEN? >> IF THE PROPERTY OWNER IS WILLING TO SELL THEIR CONNECTION ACROSS THEIR DRIVEWAY BASICALLY WE WOULD NEED TO WORK ON THAT. BUT WE DON'T FEEL IT'S NECESSARY TO APPROPRIATE THE PROPERTY. THE DEVELOPER WAS WORKING, WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING TO REACH OUT TO THE HOMEOWNER. AT THE TIME OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THAT HAD IN NOT OCCURRED. I HAVE NOT TALKED TO THEM TO SEE IF THAT'S OCCURRED SINCE THEN. IN THE PUBLIC HEARING SINCE I WILL BRING IT UP IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. BUT AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF STAFF TO RECOMMEND APPROPRIATING THAT LITTLE HUNDRED FOOT PIECE. >> THAT'S ANOTHER PARCEL, BRIAN, BETWEEN THE TWO PROPERTIES. THAT HOUSE THAT SITS IN THE BACK, THAT'S THE DRIVE ALL THE WAY FROM TROY PIKE ALL THE WAY BACK TO THOSE HOUSES. SO IT'S A DIFFERENT PROPERTY AS WELL. >> IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE BUT IT'S NOT CRITICAL. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. YES, ANITA. >> THE CEMETERY IS NOT IN HUBER HEIGHTS IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> AND IT WILL NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROPERTY. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT PUBLIC. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? ANY OBJECTIONS TO MOVING THIS TO MONDAY? >> THERE WON'T BE A PUBLIC HEARING IN THIS CASE. >> SO I'LL MOVE THIS ON TO [ Thomas Cloud Park - Adjacent Land - First Amendment - Purchase Agreement] MONDAY FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. AND NEXT UP WILL BE ITEM 3P. THE ADJACENT LAND PURCHASE AGREEMENT. >> YES. WE ARE REQUESTING AN ESSENTIALLY ONE-YEAR EXTENSION TO THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING. IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION EARLY THER THIS YEAR THAT WE ART OF COMPLIANCE FOR A USE RESTRICTION AT THE CLOUD HOUSE. AND SO WHAT WE HAVE DETERMINED I THINK IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY LONG-TERM IS TO MOVE THAT USE RESTRICTION OF THE CLOUD HOUSE TO THIS LAND THAT WE ARE PURCHASING. WHAT IT DOES IS FREES UP THE CLOUD HOUSE FOR US TO DO OTHER THINGS WITH IT. THE USE RESTRICTION REALLY LIMITS THE HOUSE THERE TO CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. AND RIGHT NOW OUR TENANT CATERPILLARS TO BUTTER FLIES IS NEITHER OF THOSE. SO WE HAVE ABOUT A YEAR TO WORK THROUGH WITH OD AND R AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO MOVE THAT USE RESTRICTION TO WHAT WILL BE PARKLAND IN THE FUTURE AND THE LONG-TERM BENEFIT OF THE CITY, IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO MOVE THAT RESTRICTION. SO THE WAY THE PROCESS WORKS AND THE TYPES OF APPRAISALS WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND GET THE BLESSING FROM THE STATE AND ALSO IN DC WE THINK IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. BUT THE LAND OWNER WE ARE PURCHASING IT FROM IS PERFECTLY FINE WITH THAT. WE ARE FINE WITH THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT AS FAR AS PRICE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EARNEST MONEY LIKE WE HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THAT JUST GOES TOWARDS OUR RESPECT PRICE. AND HE HAS ALREADY SUBDIVIDED OR DONE THE LOT SPLIT APPROVED BY THE COUNTY. HASN'T BEEN REPORTED YET. BUT WE HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF CONSUMMATING THE SALE ONCE WE HAVE THE LAND RESTRICTION MOVED. >> THANK. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OBJECTIONS TO MOVING THIS ON TO MONDAY? OKAY. [ Resolution For Municipal Services - Old Troy Pike Annexation - Churches Of Christ] WE'LL SEE YOU THERE. NEXT UP IS ITEM 3Q WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICE. [01:20:01] THE OLD TROY PIKE ANNEXATION FOR THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST. >> YES. SO THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST TEAM ASKED US ABOUT ANNEXING JUST UNDER SIX ACRES ALONG OLD TROY PIKE CLOSE TO 40 TO FACILITATE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE INVENTORY, TRUCKS OF THAT NATURE. WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO COUNCIL THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. IT IS PART OF THE TERRITORY APPROVED AS PART OF OUR AGREEMENT. THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST GROUP IS HANDLING ALL OF THE PAPERWORK. WE ARE JUST HAVING THE PAPERWORK. THEY HAVE FILED A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION WITH MIAMI COUNTY. WE HAVE 12 DAYS GIVE OR TAKE TO APPROVE THIS THAT BASICALLY SAYS WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE STANDARD MUNICIPAL SERVICES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WATER AND SEWER BECAUSE THOSE WERE ALREADY THERE AND PROVIDED BY MIAMI COUNTY. >> WOULD YOU HAVE A BACKGROUND ON WHY THIS REQUEST IS COMING TO US RATHER THAN JUST BETHEL TOWNSHIP? >> THIS GROUP APPLIED FOR A REZONING TO FACILITATE THE BUILDING OF THE WAREHOUSE OR STORAGE FACILITY ON THEIR PROPERTY. THAT REZONING WAS TURNED DOWN BY BETHEL TOWNSHIP IN A SPLIT VOTE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THEIR ZONING COMMISSION. BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TRUSTEES TURNED AROUND WE ASKED IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TAKING THEM IN AND INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PRETTY BENIGN LAND USE WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT WAREHOUSE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM ON WHAT THE FUTURE PLAT WILL LOOK LIKE, THE BUILDING SET BACK MAKING SURE THERE IS SEPARATION AND SCREENING FOR THE NEIGHBOURS TO THE WEST IN CARRIAGE TRAIL. AND THEY HAVE BEEN EASY TO WORK WITH AS FAR AS MAKING SURE THEY ARE MEETING ALL OF OUR CODE REQUIREMENTS AND WILL BE GOOD NEIGHBOURS. THAT REALLY SET THE STAGE. WHAT WE TOLD THEM IS WE WOULD HELP THEM, BUT THEY HAVE TO DO ALL OF THE LEG WORK, AND THEY ARE DOING ALL OF IT TO GET IT DONE. >> DID MIAMI COUNTY CHIME IN ON THIS? >> THE MAP ROOM OR ENGINEER HAS APPROVED THE PLAT SO, WE HAVE ALL OF THAT READY TO GO. >> THE PETITION WAS JUST FILED ON THE 6TH. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> HELP ME UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHERE THIS PROPERTY IS AS OPPOSED TO CHARLES GATE OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR SOMEWHERE. >> IT'S JUST NORTH OF CARRIAGE TRAILS BOULEVARD ON 202. >> JUST NORTH OF CARRIAGE TRAILS. >> THERE'S A CHURCH WITH THE CEMETERY, ANOTHER HOUSE OR TWO. AND IT'S LITERALLY BETWEEN 40 AND CARRIAGE TRAILS BOULEVARD. >> I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW IN HERE THIS WAS CARRIAGE TRAILS BOULEVARD. >> IT'S SOUTH. >> IT'S FURTHER DOWN THERE. OKAY. >> IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT GOOGLE MAP AND SEE LUPINE WAY, IT'S DUE WEST OF THAT SMALL PLAT. >> OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> MAYOR, CAN YOU CONFIRM THIS IS BELOW STATE ROUTE 40 AND WE'RE NOT VIOLENTING ANY OF OUR PROMISES? >> IT IS ABSOLUTELY WITHIN THE BOUNDARY. IT DOES NOT REFLEX THE MORATORIUM THAT WAS PASSED. >> WE ACTUALLY DISCLOSED THIS. WE HAD ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS. FOR SURE. >> WHICH WAS STRANGE. >> AND JUST TO CONFIRM THIS IS GOING TO HELP THE CHURCH WITH THEIR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS WAREHOUSE IF YOU WILL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. THE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER OBJECTIONS TO MONDAY. OKAY. [ Title Sponsorship - The Big Hoopla’s Hometown Heroes Military Appreciation Night] WE'LL SEE IT THEN. NEXT UP IS 3R WHICH IS TITLE RESPONSIBLERSHIP FOR THE MILITARY APPRECIATION NIGHT. >> YEAH. MENT MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF YOU RECALL TWO YEARS AGO WE HAD AN EVENT HERE AND SUPPORTED THE AIR [01:25:04] FORCE BASE. THAT IS HOW WE GOT HERE. THEY PROVIDE ABOUT $6.8 BILLION A YEAR IMPACT TO THE REGION. WE GOT A PRETTY GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. I THINK HUBER HEIGHTS AS A WHOLE HAS ALWAYS HAD A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH PATTERSON. WE ALWAYS SUPPORTED THE TROOPS AND THE PEOPLE COMING OUT OF THIS FACILITY. THEIR NONPROFIT ARM BIG HOOPLA HAS CONSISTENTLY GIVEN BACK TO THE REGION. THEY HAVE DONE CONCERTS AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT RESPONSIBLER THE FIRST FOUR BASKETBALL EVENT. THEY HAVE DONE NUMEROUS THINGS. SO THE CITY OF HUBERER HEIGHTS AND BIG HOOPLA HAVE KIND OF COME TO AN AGREEMENT THAT EVERY YEAR WE ARE GOING TO ALTERNATE. LAST YEAR IT WAS AT THE PHRASE. THIS YEAR IT'S OUR TURN TO HOST. A THE HOST AND AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, THIS IS IDENTICAL TO WHAT WE DID TWO YEARS AGO. THEY ARE GOING TO BE A TITLE SPONSOR. WE SPLIT THE SPONSORSHIP. THIS DOES AFFORD US THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE I THINK IT'S 155 OR MORE TICKETS TO MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR THE CONCERT. I WILL TELL YOU IN TALKING TO MIMI, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LOVE THIS TO BE IN OUR CITY EVERY YEAR. THIS CONCERT IS ROUTINELY SOLD OUT. THIS IS ONE OF OUR BEST EVENTS. I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. >> DO WE KNOW THE DATE OF THE SHOW? >> IT'S IN HERE. IT SAYS OCTOBER FIRST. >> OKAY GREAT. >> SCOTT. >> DO WE HAVE A COST? >> 25,000. YOU'RE GOOD. I PROBABLY FORGOT TO SAY IT. IT THE SAME. >> THAT $50,000 WE SPLIT WITH THE COUNTY. >> THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST AS TITLE SPONSORS. IT'S IDEAL. >> SO OCTOBER FIRST IS THE DATE. >> THERE WILL BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. I JUST TALKED TO MIMI AND JEFF WITH THE DDC MONDAY. SO YOU GUYS WILL BE VOTING ON THIS MONDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A MEDIA RELEASE ON WHAT THE ACTUAL ACT IS THEY HAVE LANDED ON WHO IS COMING FOR THE EVENT. THEY ARE GOING TO DO A PRESS RELEASE SO YOU GUYS WILL PROBABLY HEAR THAT PRIOR TO OUR MEETING. BUT THEY'RE AWARE THAT WE'RE MOVING THIS FORWARD ON MONDAY AS WELL. >> OKAY. AWESOME. OBJECTIONS TO MONDAY. [ Liquor Permit #10016113-1 - Transfer - Shell/True North - 7789 Brandt Pike] OKAY, SOUNDED GOO. WE'LL MOVE ON. NEXT UP IS ITEM 3S WHICH IS LIQUOR PERMIT NUMBER 10013-1. THIS IS A TRANSFER FROM SHELL TRUE NORTH AT 7789. >> THIS IS A LIQUOR PERMIT TRANSFER FOR THE SHELL TRUE NORTH ON BRANT PIKE. TRANSFERRED THIS BACK AND FORTH. IT'S EXISTING PERMIT THAT IS A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TO A NEW WORK. I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND TO THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OR OHIO DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR CONTROL WITH NO OBJECTIONS. IT WILL BE REVIEWED WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR OBJECTIONS? MOVE THIS ON. >> A LIQUOR FOR A MOMENT BRING . A RESPONSE IS NEEDED PRIOR TO OUR NEXT WORK SESSION IN AUGUST. >> GOTCHA. >> THIS ONE IS FOR THE HIMALAYAN GRILL. IT IS A NEW PERMIT. THE REQUEST IS FOR A D5 LIQUOR PERMIT WHICH D5 PERMITS RETAIL SALES FOR ON PREMISES CONSUMPTION TO 3 A.M. THIS IS THE PLACE ON THE LITTLE SHOPPING CENTRE AT PNC BANK. IT'S A RATHER NEW RESTAURANT ESTABLISHMENT THERE. AND SO WITHOUT OBJECTION WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THIS TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR MONDAY AS WELL. >> THIS IS GOOD. ANY NEW BUSINESS WE CAN SUPPORT IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF TOWN SPEAKING OF DOWN THERE. THIS ALWAYS GREAT FOR THE SOUTHERN END OF TOWN. THIS IS GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS? >> JUST ONE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. WAS THAT PRESENTED TO THE POLICE AND FIRE FOR THEIR APPROVAL? >> YES. IT WAS SUBMITTED TODAY WHEN I GOT IT. SO WE WILL HAVE TO ROUTED THROUGH. AND THE APPROVAL WILL BE [01:30:02] CONTINGENT ON THEM NOT HAVING AN OBJECTION. BUT WE'LL HAVE THAT CLEARED BY MONDAY. [ City Code - Supplement 25 - Adopting Ordinance] >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, OBJECTIONS. WE'LL SEE THAT MONDAY. AND NEXT IS UM IT 3T WHICH IS CITY CODE SUPPLEMENT 25 IN ADOPTING THAT ORDINANCE. TONY? >> THIS IS THE ROUTINE ITEM I BRING BEFORE YOU TO ADOPT SUPPLEMENTS TO THE CITY CODE. THIS IS SUPPLEMENT 25 WHICH REPRESENTS THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2025, AND ALL OF THE LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED AND CODIFIED INTO THE CITY CODE FOR THAT PERIOD. NANCY HAD ASKED THAT I START INCLUDING THE ACTUAL SUPPLEMENT PAGES AS A PART OF THE PACKET WHICH WAS DONE THIS TIME. THERE ARE 187 PAGES INVOLVED IN THAT BUT GIVES AUTO CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT'S UPDATED. YOU'RE NOT APPROVING ANY CHANGES TO ANYTHING ELSE. IT'S JUST THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BEING CODIFIED INTO THE CODE ITS. ITS. SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE LEGISLATION PASSED BY COUNCIL AND CHANGES MADE TO THE HIGHER REVISED CODE THAT IMPACT OUR CITY CODE. SO WITH COUNCIL'S BLESSING, I WOULD LIKE TO PUSH THIS ONTO MONDAY'S' AGENDA FOR APPROVAL. IT IS AN ORDER UNANIMOUS AND BECAUSE OF THE GAPS BETWEEN MEETINGS WOULD ASK THAT THE SECOND READING BE WAIVED SO THIS CAN BE ADOPTED ON MONDAY AS WELL. >> QUESTIONS AND/OR OBJECTIONS. SCOTT? >> IS THERE ANY CORRECTIONS ON HERE THAT HAVE BEEN CHANGED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? BUT THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE. >> THAT'S NOT REALLY HOW THE CODIFYING PROCESS WORKS. THERE'S NOT A RED LINE VERSION OF IT. WHAT THIS SUPPLEMENT BASICALLY IS IS IT TAKES THE EXISTING PAGES IN THE CODE. THEY MAKE THE CHANGES AND THESE ARE THE REPLACEMENT PAGES. SO WHEN WE GET THIS PACKET WITH THE SUPPLEMENT, WE GO THROUGH THE CODE BOOKS, THE PAPER COPIES, AND THE. >> SO WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEING CHANGED. >> WELL, YOU DO BECAUSE YOU'VE APPROVED. >> WE VOTED ON IT. >> THE ONE PLACE THAT YOU CAN LOOK TO SEE SOME INDICATION OF THE CHANGES IS IF YOU GO ON THE WEBSITE UNDER THE CITY CODE. MENT IT TAKES YOU TO THE MUNI CODE WEBSITE AND OUR CITY CODE, THERE IS A TABLE THAT'S AVAILABLE THERE THAT SHOWS YOU ALL OF THE ORDINANCES FOR EACH SUPPLEMENT THAT WERE INCORPORATED. >> I RECOGNIZE THAT, BUT LIKE SCOTT SAID, IT SEEMS LIKE SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE THERE SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED EXACTLY WHAT HAS BEEN CHANGED WITH EACH REVISION WITH CONFORMS WITH THE STATE CHANGE. >> THAT'S WHAT THE PAGES DO IN THE SUPPLEMENT. >> I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF. >> THIS IS A NATIONALLY USED PROCESS THAT EVERY ENTITY THAT'S CODIFIED THEIR CODES GOES THROUGH. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOING THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL. WE DON'T DO THAT IN HOUSE. AND THEN THIS IS THE RESULTING PRODUCT. >> IF THEY GET TO YOU. BUT THIS IS USELESS FOR US. I MEAN I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. >> THERE IS A LET'S CALLED A SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE IN THERE TOO. TIT SHOWS YOU WHAT'S BEEN CHANGED. THERE'S ALSO A CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE THAT WILL SHOW YOU, LIKE, THIS IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE FOR INSTANCE ON THE SUPPLEMENT IT SAYS ORDINANCE 2025-072-7354 WAS APPROVED ON 11, 24, 25. AND IT'S BEEN IN INCORPORATED AD HAS A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR OBJECTIONS SOMEOKAY. WE'LL MOVE THAT ON AS WELL. [ Executive Session - Various Reasons To Be Specified At Meeting] NEXT UP IS 3U WHICH IS A NEED FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING FOR REASONS THAT WILL BE SPECIFIED AT THE MEETING. >> THIS IS A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THREE REASONS. REASON NUMBER 1 TO CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES. REASON NUMBER 2 A REASON FOR CONDUCTING A REVIEW OF NEGOTIATION SESSIONS FOR EMPLOYEES FOR CONDITIONS OF [01:35:02] THEIR EMPLOYMENT. AND REASON NUMBER 3 WOULD BE FOR PERSONAL MATTERS ISSUES RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. >> IS THERE A MOTION. >> MOTION FOR POSSESSION. >> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION. >> MS. SPEAKER. >> YES. >> MRS. VERGE. >> YES. >> MAYOR GORE. >> YES. >> MR. ACANS. >> YES. >> MR. KITCHEN. >> YES. >> MR. WEBB. >> YES. >> MR. DAVIDSON. >> YES. >> MOTION CARRIES 8-0. SO WE'LL MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, COME BACK NOW AND READY TO KNOW IF ANY SPECIFI * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.