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          GOOD EVERYBODY. WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO TONIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING, AND IT IS AT LEAST FOR MYSELF THAT I KNOW THAT, UM EVERYBODY'S SITTING HERE SO GRATIFYING TO SEE SO MANY POSTCARDS, AND WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC WOULD BE REALLY MISSED ALL OF YOU. I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT SO, ESPECIALLY TO THE BOY SCOUTS FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND BEING OF SUPPORT MIGHT EVEN BE A GIRL SCOUT OUT THERE, TOO. YEAH GIRL AND BOY SCOUTS. IT'S COMING. OKAY WONDERFUL SO ANYWAY, WE ALWAYS START TO MEETING WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN AND IT WOULD BE AN HONOR TO HAVE DYLAN DYLAN PENNED ICG COME OUT AND LEADERS IN THE PLEDGE. AND SO IF I COULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE RAISE AND THEN REMAINS STANDING FOR THE APPLICATION. SO WITH THAT, GO AHEAD, DYLAN. GOOD MEETING. STUPID LIKE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CERTAINLY PUBLIC FROM PUBLISHING. IT STANDS ONE NATION HARD INDIVIDUAL. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE ASK YOU TO GUIDE US THROUGHOUT THIS MEETING AS WE SEEK TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY OF MANAGEMENT AND ITS CITIZENS AND THEN ALREADY. THANK YOU SO MUCH APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE LEAD ON THAT ONE. LOCAL PLEASE. ALAN SEYMOUR, DEBORAH GROTE PRESENT BURGER. THANKS, KIRBY JR. ROUSH CREAMS AARON CARPENTER PRESENT. OKAY ONE OF THE PRIVILEGES OF BEING MAYOR IS TO BE ABLE TO DO 
          [COMMENDATION]
PROCLAMATIONS OR ACCOMMODATIONS . AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL ONE. AND THAT LED TO YOU , AND THAT'S ABOUT A SHIPPING ORGANIZATION BY THE NAME OF KEY BONNIE'S SO THE ACCOMMODATION READS IN HONOR AND APPRECIATION OF 100. YEARS OF CUBAN EASE SERVING THE CHILDREN OF MAYSVILLE AND UNION COUNTY GUYS. KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL IS ONE OF THE LARGEST SURFACE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD WITH MORE THAN 551,000 MEMBERS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES IN MORE THAN 80 NATIONS. AND WHEREAS THE FIRST CUMANI CLUBS STARTED ITS SERVICE IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN IN 1915. AND THE CUBAN CLUB OF MAYSVILLE WAS FORMED ON MARCH 28 1923. AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF GERMANY CLUB OF MARYSVILLE, A UNIQUE COUNTY VOTED TO IMPROVING THE WORLD, ONE CHILD AND ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME. BY SEEKING PRIMACY TO THE HUMAN AND SPIRITUAL RATHER THAN MATERIAL VALUES OF LIFE. AND WHEREAS IN ADDITION TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN MARRIAGES, VILLE AND UNION COUNTY CUMANI CLUB MEMBERS PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL GROWTH, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. AND VIRUS RECIPIENTS OF KIMANI PROJECT INCLUDE CHILDREN MIRACLE NETWORK. COMMUNITY CURTAINED RENTS UP THE LIBRARY, BIG BROTHERS AND SISTERS MARRIAGE WILL JUNIOR BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION MARYSVILLE SCHOOL READING PROGRAMS FOR AGE CAMPS, CAMPUS SHIPS AND TWO NUAL 1000 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO MARYSVILLE AND THE FAIRBANKS STUDENT. AND WHEREAS THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE HUMANITY, CLAP OF MAYSVILLE AND UNION COUNTY CONTINUE TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY AND CITIZENS NOW, THEREFORE, I THINK WILL BE MADE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE ON BEHALF OF AN APPRECIATIVE COMMUNITY WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COMMEND THE CUBAN CLAP OF MARYSVILLE AND UNION COUNTY FOR 100. YEARS OF SERVING THE CHILDREN OF MARRIAGE WILL IN UNION COUNTY IN WITNESS THAT OFF HERE ON TO SET MY HAND AND COST THE GREAT SEAL OF THE CITY OF MARY'S WELL TO BE AFFIXED HIS 13TH DAY OF MARCH 2023 SO AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION. TO PUT IT IN THE RECORDS FOR OUR MEETING TODAY. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE ACCEPT THIS FUNDACION OKAY ALREADY FOLLOWING FAVOR BY, UH, YOU MIGHT WONDER 
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WHERE IS ANYBODY FROM KIWANIS? YEAH I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN A KIMANI MEMBER FOR 42 YEARS, SO I ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF IT. SINCE THEY ARE TONIGHT HAVING 100 YEAR BANQUET THAT I JUST LEFT IT WAS OVER 42 INDUSTRIAL PUBLIC WAY AND THEY HAD ABOUT 100 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. SO I WAS I GOT PRACTICE OUT THERE TO READING INTO THE GROUP. SO THAT'S WHY, UM I'M THE RECIPIENT OF IT IN EL PASO AT LONG TO THE MARYSVILLE, KIWI AND HIS SO ANYWAY 100 YEARS. IT'S THE OLDEST CIVIC ORGANIZATION IN THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE. SO OKAY, MOVING FORWARD. THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES 
          [APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
OF THE FEBRUARY 6 2023 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. OKAY, ALL IN YOUR PAPER BY OKAY. WE ALSO HAVE THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 13 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. MR PRESIDENT. I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVED THE FEBRUARY 13TH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. OKAY, MR CARPENTER, UM, MAKE THE MOTION ALL IN FAVOR. OKAY. THANK 
          [ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT]
YOU VERY MUCH ADMINISTRATIVELY. PORTS WELCOME FILLING IN FOR TERRY WISE, TAKING A WELL DESERVED VACATION. WELCOME TO ALL OF YOU, UM THE CITY OF MARRIAGE WILL INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE DUE TUESDAY. APRIL 18TH. THE CITY IS OFFERING EXTENDED HOURS FOR TAX TAX ASSISTANCE. HERE'S CITY HALL. ON SATURDAYS, MARCH 25TH AND APRIL 1ST FROM NINE AM TO 12. PM ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH FROM EIGHT AM TO SEVEN PM AND TUESDAY. APRIL 11TH FROM EIGHT AM TO SEVEN PM SO HOPEFULLY IF ANYBODY NEEDS ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR TAXES, UH , BREADS CREW WILL BE ABLE TO HELP THEM OUT. SEASON PASSES FOR THE POOL. MUNICIPAL POOL PASSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT A 15% DISCOUNT NOW THROUGH APRIL, 30TH. PASSES MAY BE PURCHASED AT CITY HALL OR ONLINE AT OUR WEB PAGE. THE POLL OPENS FOR THE SEASON ON SATURDAY, MAY 27TH THE DOCUMENT SHREDDING AND RECYCLING EVENT IS GOING TO HAPPEN SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND. FROM NINE A.M. TO NOON THERE WILL BE AT THE MARYSVILLE POLICE AND MUNICIPAL COURT AT 12 50 WEST FIFTH STREET. THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS. ITEMS TO BE ACCEPTED WILL BE ALL ELECTRONIC THAT PLUG INTO THE WALL OR TAKE BATTERIES. COMPUTERS CAMERAS, SERVERS, VCRS, CELL PHONES, KEYBOARDS, BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEMS, SCANNERS, PRINTERS, FAX MACHINES. NEW THIS YEAR, THE SECOND CHANCES THRIFT STORE WERE ACCEPTABLE TO SIX BAGS OR BOXES OF ITEM ITEMS THAT ARE IN LIKE NEW OR GIFT HERBAL CONDITION. THE UPTOWN FACADE PROGRAM IS NOW OPEN. MARYSVILLE IS CREATED THE UPTOWN FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMMERCIAL BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED IN THE UPTOWN COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT PROGRAM PROGRAM. FUNDING IS TO ASSIST PRIVATE INVESTMENT. WITH HIGH QUALITY, HISTORICALLY ACCURATE IMPROVEMENTS. THE GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE TO COVER UP TO 50% OF THE TOTAL ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS NOT TO EXCEED $25,000. GRANTS UP TO 70,000 MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS UP AGAINST MUST USE NOT PRIVATE, NON CITY FUNDS TO MATCH THE CITY'S GRANT. EVEN THE READINESS SURVEY AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TV READINESS PLAN. WE'RE CONDUCTING A SURVEY TOGETHER INSIGHT ON THE COMMUNITY'S KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVE IN REGARDS TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. AND FUTURE CHARGING STATION AVAILABILITY. I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE SO WE CAN GATHER AS MUCH INPUT AS POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS CAN TAKE THE SURVEY. THERE WILL BE A LINK ON OUR WEB PAGE AND SOCIAL MEDIA STARTING TOMORROW THROUGH APRIL 14TH. THERE'S ALSO A FIRE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE TO TAKE WITH THEM WHEN THEY LEAVE TONIGHT, ANYONE WANTING MORE INFORMATION CAN CONTACT MORTAL SAVER HERE AT THE CITY. AND I'LL PASS IT DOWN TO JEREMY. THANKS, CHIEF RILEY ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SIDE, OUR STREETS. CREWS CONTINUE TO WORK ON BASE WORK OUT AT THE JOINT REC FACILITY IN BOTH THE CITYWIDE CRACK SEALING AND CLEAN UP OF THE DELAWARE AVENUE DITCH IS EXPECTED TO START IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. PARKS OUR CREWS ARE CURRENTLY OUT OF, UM MR MAGOO, LEONARD I'M MCGLYNN'S AREA OUT OF POLICE AND COURT 
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WORKING ON SOME LANDSCAPING BEDS , THE 2022 PARKS AND RECREATION IMPACT REPORT WAS FINALIZED, SO THAT SHOULD BE HITTING SOCIAL MEDIA HERE, PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO AND THE 2023 ACTIVITIES GUIDE WAS PUBLISHED TO THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. WATER THERE'S WATER MASTER PLAN MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW AND WATER BOTTLING COORDINATION TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING EVENTS IS ONGOING. SOME CONSTRUCTION UPDATES FROM ENGINEERING, UM COLEMAN'S CROSSING AN INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY. THE TEMPORARY SIGNAL WAS PUT ON FLASH LAST WEEK AND WE'LL GO INTO NORMAL OPERATIONS ON TUESDAY OR TOMORROW. EAST FOURTH STREET BRIDGE OR CONTRACTOR. AH STARTED SHORING WORK TODAY AND INSTALLATION OF THE PILES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ADJACENT CABINET FACTORY BUILDING REMAINS STABLE THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION. AND THEN FINALLY THE TOWN RUN CULVERT REPLACEMENT AT THE EAGLES, WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF THIS BUILDING. OR CONTRACTORS HOPING TO WRAP UP THIS PROJECT THIS WEEK, SO GOOD TO SEE SOME PROJECTS BEING ABLE TO BE A CROSSED OFF THE LIST. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? FEEL FREE TO SHOOT HIM MY WAY. OKAY ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR EITHER JAY OR JEREMY? I JUST HAD REALLY JUST A STATEMENT. JEREMY, UM I JUST WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS TO HIM. UM WHEN LEON WAS BUILT, THERE'S A HOUSE ON COURT STREET THAT WAS BUILT BEFORE, UM, AUTOMOBILES WHEREVER INVENTED IN THE LOT SIZE IS SO SMALL. THERE'S NO WAY TO PUT UP A PARKING. THERE'S NO WAY FOR DRIVEWAY TO BE BILL OR ANYTHING AND WHICH THE CITY UM, SOLVED THIS ISSUE WHEN KIND OF WHEN THEY PUT PARKING SIGNS DOWN ON FOURTH STREET IN SOUTH OAK, AND, UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, SO I JUST WANTED TO SEND KUDOS TO JEREMY AND THE TEAM FOR PUTTING ONE IN FRONT OF THIS LADY'S HOUSE. UM SO SHE COULD HAVE A PARKING SPOT DESIGNATED FOR HER PROPERTY. SINCE THAT IS THE ONLY HOUSE ON THAT WHOLE STRETCH RIGHT THERE THAT DOESN'T HAVE PARKING, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF HOUSES IN THAT AREA OF TOWN THAT THE HOMES ARE SO LOST. THE HOMES DO NOT HAVE DRIVEWAYS OR GARAGES , SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT AS A COUNCIL WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT LONG TERM WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND HOW TO REDEVELOP THE UPTOWN AND THEN ALSO DEAL WITH THE NEEDS OF EVENTUALLY. PARKING CONCERNS OF HOUSES THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO BUILD GARAGES OR DRIVEWAYS WANTED TO SEND. THANK YOU TO JEREMY AND HIS TEAM FOR THAT. THANK YOU, DONALD. THANKS FOR POINTING UP THAT ISSUE OUT AND MAKING SURE IT GOT DONE. YEAH, ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY ALONG THE LINE OF PARKING, JEREMY BY THE TIME THAT WE ARE COMPLETED WITH THE LOT OVER THERE, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY POTENTIAL PARKING PLACES WE CAN EXPAND HERE? ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTER OF MARY'S? WELL YES. SO ULTIMATELY, I BELIEVE IT'S AROUND 30. ADDITIONAL SPOTS WILL BE CREATED THE WE'RE STILL THE TUNING UP AND FINALIZING THE DESIGN SO THAT EVERYTHING MESHES TOGETHER ON BOTH THE CHURCH PROPERTY AND ON THE EAGLES PROPERTY, BUT THE PLANS APPEAR TO BE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 90% COMPLETE, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET AN OFFICIAL NUMBER ON THAT, BUT ULTIMATELY I BELIEVE THAT'S GOING OUT FOR BID TOWARDS THE END OF THIS MONTH HAS THE PLAN BECAUSE AT THE LAST STUDY THAT WE HAD, WHICH WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO PUT IT DOWN TOWN. YOU WERE STILL SURE TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 SPOTS, SO I'M GLAD THAT THE CITY HAS TAKEN THE LEAD IN THIS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR DEEP IN PLACES WHERE WE COULD FIND ADEQUATE POKING TO MAKE THE OR CONTINUE TO MAKE THE DOWNTOWN AS VIBRANT AS POSSIBLE IN WHAT WHAT I'LL DO TO IS OUT. ONE OF THE NEXT REPORTS THAT WE PROVIDE, OR MAYBE EVEN A PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. I'LL WORK WITH PD TO SEE GET SOME NEW STATS ON HOW THE FIBER PROJECT IS WORKING OUT IN THE UPTOWN. I KNOW, I KNOW WE'RE WE'RE GETTING ALL THAT DATA. BUT IF WE JUST KEEP IT TO OURSELVES THAT DOESN'T HELP. SO WHAT? WE'LL HAVE A REPORT ON THAT AT APRIL'S PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC SERVICE, WONDERFUL. ALREADY. UM THERE'LL BE NO PROTOCOL QUESTIONS. HELEN, PLEASE, JEREMY. I'M SURE CHIEF RILEY WILL HAVE SOME SIX SIGNIFICANT INPUT INTO THE PARKING LOT IS ON NEXT TO HIS PARTNER STATION. YEAH THAT IS CORRECT. I BELIEVE WE'RE ALSO HELPING TAKE OUT HIS APPROACH AND REPAIR THAT AS WELL. YES HE WAS THE ONE WE HAD TO MAKE THE HAPPIEST AS USUAL, BY THE WAY. I DID. THANK YOU, MR SIMONE. OKAY 
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THERE'LL BE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION. WE MOVE ON TO REPORT OF CLERK OF COUNCIL. 
          THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING THERE IS. NO NO. OKAY WONDERFUL. ALREADY 
          [REPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT]
MOVING FORWARD REPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MYSTERY PHILLIPS. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS. JUST A FEW ITEMS. UM THIS EVENING, AND WE DO HAVE OUR SECOND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROSPERITY SERIES COMING UP ON THE 22ND. SO FAR, WE HAVE 100. 20 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THAT EVENT THAT EVENING. WE CAN SEE IT ABOUT 2 50, BUT WE GET NEW NAMES AND NAMES. I HAVEN'T HEARD. NOT THAT I KNOW EVERYONE IN MARYSVILLE. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE THAT ARE OUR NEW NEW NAMES. SO WHICH IS GREAT. WE'LL TRY TO CREATE SOME DIALOGUE ABOUT DEVELOPMENT GROWTH IN GENERAL HARDY ROAD. GROUNDBREAKING WAS LAST WEEK AND THERE'S SOME OF YOU ATTENDED WHAT A GREAT DAY WE HAD 30 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. TAYLOR HARLEY HARDY, WHO IS THE OWNER OR PRESIDENT CAME UP TO ME AND SAID, WOW, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THAT MANY PEOPLE HERE FOR A GROUNDBREAKING, SO IT WAS REALLY A GREAT DATA TO THROW SOME DIRT, ALTHOUGH THE DIRT WAS FROZEN, AND WE COULDN'T GET THE SHOVELS AND GET THE DIRT IT WAS STILL A GREAT THING. AND PLUS WE HAVE A 1% VACANCY RATE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO HAVE SOME NEW INDUSTRIAL SPACE AS WELL. MAIN ST MARY'S WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS. I KNOW MR BURGER SERVES ON THAT. UM BUT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH COMMITTEES IN LEADERSHIP WAS SELECTED AND WE'RE HAVING ME EXACTLY COMMITTEE WAS ACTUALLY LAST WEEK, OUR FIRST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS SO MORE TO COME ON THE COMMITTEE WORK BY BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER AND THAT THE GAME PLAN IS TO HAVE LOW HANGING FRUIT GOALS FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND TRY TO TACKLE A FEW THINGS FOR UPTOWN MARYSVILLE AND MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN WE HAVE A FEW JAPANESE EVENTS ARE COMING UP THIS YEAR. I THINK YOU'VE ALL HEARD OF THOSE WE HAVE, OF COURSE, UM, STUDENT EXCHANGE, WHICH IS IN AUGUST. WE HAVE A JAPAN MISSION IN SEPTEMBER. WE ALSO HAVE WHAT THEY CALL THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER HOSTED THE GRASSROOTS SUMMIT THAT'S HOSTED IN COLUMBUS . WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ADULT JAPANESE WHO ARE VISITING TO FIND SOME HOST FAMILIES HERE IN MARYSVILLE TO HOST THOSE JUST LIKE WE DO THE STUDENTS IN AUGUST, BUT THEY'LL BE LEARNING ABOUT AN EXCHANGE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT COLUMBUS AND THE FIRST TIME COLUMBUS HAS EVER HOSTED THAT. IN THE JAPAN MISSION WILL ALSO VISIT. WHAT SOME COMPANIES SOME OF OUR COMPANIES AS WELL AS ATTEND THE MIDWEST. US JAPAN CONFERENCE. I KNOW MR BURBEY HAS ACTUALLY BEEN IN PARTICIPATING IN THOSE MEETINGS, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU WAS AS WELL ON THOSE, AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE. IN THE 21ST OF, UM OF THIS MONTH. WE'RE HOSTING FAYETTE COUNTY, FAYETTE COUNTY IS COMING UP FOR A DAY VISIT TO LEARN ABOUT THE HONDA EXPERIENCE AND ABOUT HOW MARYSVILLE HAS GROWN OVER THE YEARS AND HOW WHAT IMPACT THEY SHOULD FIELD SO WE HAVE LEADERS FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT WILL BE MEETING WITH THEM DURING THAT DAY'S WORK CITED ABOUT THE NEXT WEEK. WE HAVE THE JAPAN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OR VISITING AND VISITING HONDA AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE, SO WE'RE ACTUALLY VISIT WITH HIM FOR MORNING AS WELL. SO A LOT GOING ON RELATED TO THE JAPANESE RELATIONSHIPS WHICH WAS SO MUCH VALUE AND WE STILL HAVE THE LARGEST JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM AT OUR SCHOOLS, WHICH IS FANTASTIC IN OUR SCHOOLS, ALSO HOST THE SATURDAY JAPANESE SCHOOL STILL HAS HOPE BEING HOSTED HERE IN MAYORS WHERE EVERY SATURDAY FOR THE JAPANESE THERE ARE 400 STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE THAT WITH THAT PROGRAM EVERY SATURDAY. SO UM, THAT'S ALL I HAD TO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? UM FROM COUNCIL, OKAY . CAN I PUT YOU ON THE SPOT FOR THE SECOND? WE HAVE A VERY LIGHT AGENDA TODAY AND WE HAVE A DIFFERENT AUDIENCE SEMI NORMALLY DO WOULD YOU MIND MAYBE SPENT MAYBE A MINUTE IF YOU COULD TALK TO THE FUTURE LEADERS, BUT MAKE SURE JOB BUT WHAT IS YOUR JOB? WHAT MAKES YOUR JOB EXCITING THE WAY YOU THINK THAT THEY SHOULD GO INTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. CAN I CAN I ASK YOU THAT QUESTION? WOW UM ECONOMIC. YOU'RE PUTTING ME ON THE SPOT HERE, BUT NO ECONOMIC I JOB IS TO WORK WITH CITY COUNCIL AND WITH BUSINESSES INTO BASICALLY GET THEM TOGETHER TO HELP US GROW OUR BUSINESSES, SO THEY CREATE NEW JOBS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY . THAT'S REALLY KIND OF A CONDUIT. THAT'S THAT'S A PROBABLY NOT THE RIGHT WORD TO USE WITH YOU ALL, BUT IT'S BASICALLY BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER TO SHARE RESOURCES TO MAKE BIGGER THINGS HAPPEN. AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT MY JOB IS. SO I GO OUT AND MEET WITH BUSINESSES AND TALK ABOUT THEIR ISSUES AND TRY TO HELP THEM CREATE JOBS AND INVESTMENT, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT I DO ON A ON A DAILY BASIS, AND THAT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY. THE JAPANESE RELATIONSHIPS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF HONDA AND HONDA'S INVESTED OVER $8 BILLION IN OUR COMMUNITY OVER 13 BILLION IN OHIO SINCE 1979 AND SO THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR FUTURE. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS JAPANESE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SISTER CITY. WE HAVE A STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM HAVE A JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM BECAUSE THEIR FUTURE IS OUR FUTURE, AND WE'RE TIED TOGETHER FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. SO THAT'S WHY WE DO THAT AS WELL. SO THAT'S IS THAT A GOOD EXPLANATION, OKAY? AND THEN IF I COULD JUST TO WANT TO FOLLOW UP BECAUSE WE HEAR SO 
          [00:20:01]
MUCH ABOUT DIFFERENT BUSINESSES HAVE YOU HEAR ABOUT THE CHIP COMPANY? ON A WEEKLY BASIS. HOW MANY CALLS THOSE TWO CHAMBER OF COMMAS? GET ASKING? DO YOU HAVE SPACE? BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PARAMETERS AND. AND HOW MANY PEOPLE DO OUR COMPANIES DO? YOU HAVE THAT ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT MARYSVILLE AS A POTENTIAL HOME. TODAY. ARE THERE GOOD TIMING THERE? HANK WE HAD A CALL TODAY WITH OUR PARTNERS WITH THE STATE OF OHIO, ABOUT FOUR PROJECTS THAT ARE LOOKING TO LOCATE IN OHIO AND WE WERE ABLE TO RESPOND TO TWO OF THOSE FOUR. BUT MY GOAL WAS TO FIND A SITE OR PROPERTY THAT THE COMPANY MIGHT WANT TO EXPAND ON OR BUILDING THEY MIGHT WANT TO LOCATE IN AND SO WE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS, OUR STATE PARTNERS TODAY. ABOUT THOSE LEADS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. WE PROBABLY RECEIVE MAYBE FIVE AT LEAST 5 TO 10 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY SPACE OR BUILDINGS. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MY GUESSTIMATE. WOULD BE IN THERE SO OKAY, WELL AGAIN , I APOLOGIZE FOR PUTTING YOU UP ON A DIFFERENT RIGHT. BUT I KNOW YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND A NEW THAT YOU WOULD HAVE THE ANSWERS FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS OUT THERE THING FOR THEM, PLEASE. SPILL MEANS COMMUNITY. YOU ONLY GET OUT WHAT YOU PUT IN SO VOLUNTEERISM IS SO IMPORTANT SO NOT ONLY COME TO THESE MEETINGS BEGIN INVOLVED IN CAUSES IN YOUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT'S ALL OF YOU. THEY WERE GOING TO HELP THE COMMUNITY SURVIVE AND GROW AND PROSPER. OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. VERY, VERY GOOD 
          [HEARING OF CITIZENS]
ADVICE. ALREADY. THANK YOU. NOW WE COME TO THE PORTION OF OUR MEETING THAT'S KNOWN AS HEARING OF CITIZENS, UM, USED FOR CITIZENS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS SOME CONCERNS THAT THEY MAY HAVE, UM, THE OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR FIVE MINUTES PER PERSON. IT'S USUALLY A ONE WAY STREET, SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A DIALOGUE. THAT WE GO BACK AND FORTH, BUT AGAIN, THE PORTION OF HEARING OF CITIZENS UM UM, THERE WAS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT GIVES THE CITIZENS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS SOME OF THEIR VIEWS. AND UM AND THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION. SO IS THERE ANYBODY TONIGHT THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL. 100 KIDS. EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE IS YEAH. JOHN MARSHALL 12 11 WOULD LINE DR HARRIS, OHIO. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STATE ADMINISTRATION MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME HERE THIS EVENING. UM I HAD GIVEN COUNCIL LITTLE HEADS UP. I NOTICED SOMETHING IN THE MARYSVILLE PAPER ABOUT A WEEK AGO THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. I WANTED TO ADDRESS REAL QUICK. UM AND I HAD TO DO WITH RECENT BIDS AND DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, HIKES AND TRASH AND SO FORTH. AND PROBABLY THE FIRST THING I NOTICED IS A FEE HIKE, AND MOST OF YOU ARE PROBABLY IN THE SAME BOAT. I AM THAT WE JUST RECENTLY PAID PROPERTY TAXES. SO YOU KNOW THAT THAT PAIN IS STILL FRESH. UM YOU KNOW THE SCHOOL BOARD. 
          IT'S GOING TO BE ASKING FOR MORE MONEY FROM THE LEVY NOT GOING TO DEBATE THE MERITS ON THAT PRO OR CON, BUT IT IS A FACT. UM UH, IT'S HARD TO FIND ANYTHING THAT ISN'T COSTING MORE HERE IN RECENT TIMES, SO IT'S JUST, UM YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THAT SENSITIVITY TO SOMEBODY'S GETTING IN MY POCKET. UM AND GRANTED. IT'S NOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. THAT'S WHAT 12 BUCKS A YEAR. SO NOT A LOT OF MONEY, BUT THAT FALLS INTO THE CATEGORY OF DEATH BY 1000 CUTS. UM BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS AND ANOTHER THING THAT KIND OF CAUGHT MY ATTENTION IS THE YOU KNOW, THE RECYCLE BIN SITTING RIGHT THERE FRONT AND CENTER AND LIKE, WHY ARE WE STILL DOING THAT? UM AND THAT'S PROBABLY A SENSITIVE ISSUE BECAUSE OF A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS THAT GO INTO IT. BUT UM, STARTED DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH AND I HAD HEARD SOME OTHER STORIES ABOUT KIND OF THE DEMISE OF RECYCLING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO RECYCLE. UM WITHOUT GOING INTO A LOT OF HISTORY IN AN AREA I'M NOT EXPERT ON. BUT UM, YOU KNOW, RECYCLING. REQUIRED TO THE EPITOME OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND. UM WITHOUT DEMAND THERE, REGARDLESS OF THE SUPPLY. IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO BE WORTH ANYTHING SO BACK AROUND. 18 4019, CHINA OF ALL PLACES, DECIDED THEY WEREN'T GOING TO TAKE ANY MORE OF OUR GARBAGE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF OUR RECYCLING WAS GOING TO, AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY RECYCLING SOME OF IT. THEY WERE BURNING A LOT OF IT TO CREATE ENERGY, AND SOME OF IT WAS BEING DUMPED. ON THEIR PROPERTY AND WHAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER A LANDFILL. THEY STOPPED TAKING THAT WHICH CAUSED THE RECYCLING MARKET JUST TO GET BOTTLED UP 
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AND BECOME NON EXISTENT. UM SO THAT'S KIND OF ALL PRE COVID SINCE THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO FIND A MARKET FOR THESE RECYCLING THINGS. IT'S DIFFICULT TO RECYCLE BECAUSE PLASTICS THE MORE YOU AT LEAST FOR ME, THE MORE I TRIED TO LEARN ABOUT RECYCLING PLASTIC. 
          THE MORE MY BRAIN STARTED TO HURT BECAUSE IT'S SO COMPLICATED AND JUST, YOU KNOW. IT'S DO I KINDA. IS THIS RECYCLED WELL OR NOT? WELL, KIND OF DEPENDS IS THAT THE FIFTH WEDNESDAY THE 14TH MONTH AND 12 HOURS A DAY OR SOMETHING, AND MAYBE IT'S RECYCLABLE. UM SO ALL THAT ASIDE . UM I GUESS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I WANTED TO ASK, AND THIS COMES WITH MY EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS, YOU KNOW WE ANALYZE EVERYTHING. HENCE THE OLD ACRONYM OR NOT ACRONYM AT THE OLD SAYING THAT ANALYSIS PARALYSIS. UM SO THE PRIVATE SECTOR TAKES IT TOO FAR. MAYBE ONE OF THE CRITICISMS OF GOVERNMENT AS THEY DON'T TAKE IT FAR ENOUGH, AND THAT'S NOT THIS PARTY. IT'S JUST GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL. IN TERMS OF KIND OF ANALYZING WHAT WE'RE DOING DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO DO IT? UM BECAUSE INSTEAD OF A $1 HIKE, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN A $10 DECREASE BECAUSE WE GOT RID OF RECYCLING BECAUSE, IN ESSENCE, WERE DRIVING TO LARGE TRUCKS ON THE SAME ROUTE. EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK TO PICK UP YOUR TRASH. UM AND OBVIOUSLY THAT REQUIRES MORE RESOURCES TO DO THAT. UM THE ANALYSIS. PART OF IT IS AS FAR AS RECYCLING GOES, UM IS IT POSSIBLE TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH OF WHAT WE'RE PICKING UP IS ACTUALLY GOING SOMEWHERE ON THE MACRO LEVEL ACROSS THE US ABOUT 30 TO 35% WITH THE LIMITED RESEARCH I DID ACTUALLY DOES GET RECYCLED. A LOT OF THAT IS ALUMINUM GLASS. AS I MENTIONED PLASTICS ARE A MYSTERY SOME OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH, UM AND THE PURCHASING INDUSTRIES VERY, VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT HOW THEY PURCHASED THEIR PLASTIC. THEY WOULD MUCH RATHER HAVE PRISTINE PLASTIC, THEN THE COMPLICATIONS FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC. UM AH, ALSO SINCE WE USE SINGLE STREAM HERE, WHICH MEANS YOU CO MINGLE , UM, THAT RECYCLING COMPONENTS, AND APPARENTLY, IT'S EASY TO CONTAMINATE THOSE. UM I DIDN'T GET INTO WHAT THE CONTAMINATION IS, BUT I WOULD ASSUME IT'S PROBABLY FOOD PARTICLES. UM VARIETY OF THINGS LIKE THAT THINGS NOT BEING WASHED OUT AND SO FORTH. SO, UM UNDERSTAND. ALSO FROM READING THROUGH THE ARTICLE THAT THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN BIT OUT, AND IT'S KIND OF A DONE DEAL. UM ADDITIONALLY, I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE LEGISLATION COMING BEFORE COUNCIL. UM I COULD HAVE WAITED AND VOICE THAT THERE, BUT I'M BETWEEN SPORTS SEASONS. THAT'S THE REASON YOU GUYS HAVE TO PUT UP WITH ME BECAUSE I GOT NOTHING ELSE TO DO, UM, SO BASKETBALL SEASON'S OVER BASEBALL SOFTBALL HASN'T STARTED, SO THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU AND THIS IS ACTUALLY RELEVANT. I'M PROBABLY GONNA BE ON THE BALL DIAMOND WHEN THAT HAPPENS. SO HERE I AM. UM SO I GUESS THE QUESTION WOULD BE KIND OF THE ANALYSIS PART OF IT, HAVE WE HAVE WE LOOKED AT AND I GET THAT IT WOULD BE A POLITICAL ISSUE TO DO AWAY WITH RECYCLING, BUT A COUPLE OF THE ARTICLES THAT I READ. APPARENTLY THAT'S NOT A NEW THING. THERE'S ABOUT 20,000 OR SO MUNICIPALITIES IN THE U. S. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THAT HAVE GOTTEN RID OF THE RECYCLING PROGRAM BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FINDING THE MERIT IN IT ANYMORE FOR THOSE ISSUES, SO UM I KNOW THE CITY WHEN THEY PUT THIS OUT TO BED, PUT SEVERAL OPTIONS OUT . I THINK THE WERE MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE. UM DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT RECYCLING IN PARTICULAR EITHER FOR OR AGAINST , BUT, YOU KNOW, ON A GO FORWARD BASIS, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KIND OF LOOK SOMETIMES WHERE WE'VE BEEN TO SEE IF WE'RE HEADED THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WHICH IS SOMETIMES KIND OF DIFFICULT TO DO, AND MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE UNPLEASANT, BUT, UM THAT'S MY PRIMARY CONCERN THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS AND, UM MR WAITIN COUNSEL, IF YOU HAVE A RESPONSE OR SHE HAS TO EDUCATE ME. MAYBE EVERYTHING I'VE ASKED ABOUT. HEY, WE GOT IT COVERED. WE ALREADY LOOKED AT THIS AND WHAT HAPPENED? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. 
          OKAY WELL, YOU DEFINITELY GAVE US SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR WHEN IT DOES COME BEFORE COUNCIL , AND I'M SURE JEREMY THAT WILL AT THAT TIME MIGHT BE ABLE TO, UM, EVEN IF COUNCIL WERE TO ASK SOME OF THE SAME QUESTION THAT JOHN HAS THAT YOU PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE SOME ANSWERS FOR THAT. AND ALL OF OUR RECYCLING GOES TO UNION RECYCLERS THERE SO WE CAN WE CAN CONTACT THEM. HEY FOR EVERY £100 OF RECYCLING, DO YOU GET HOW MUCH DOES THAT RECYCLE? OR HOW MUCH ACTUALLY GETS RECYCLED. NO THAT WAS AT LEAST THAT WASN'T AN OPTION. WE LOOKED AT JUST BECAUSE OUR CUSTOMERS AND RESIDENTS OF FALL CUSTOM TO RECYCLING AND IT SEEMS LIKE JUST THROUGH THE NUMBERS FROM SINCE WE JUST DID OUR ANNUAL REPORT. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS ABOUT 30% OF ALL THE 
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REFUGE THAT'S COLLECTED IS IN THE RECYCLING BIN WAS 70% GOING STRAIGHT TO THE LANDFILL, BUT DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT. ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT UNDER CONTRACT. I'M SURE WE COULD TALK TO REPUBLIC HEY, WHAT? WHAT KIND OF DEDUCTION OR PRODUCTION IN THAT COSTS? COULD THERE BE? MY GUESS IS THEY'VE BEEN THERE. TRASH PRICE BASED ON HEY, WE KNOW 30% UNDER RECYCLING. NOW NOW, IF IT'S THAT 30% IS GOING TO THE LANDFILL, THE LANDFILL IS MUCH FURTHER AWAY, SO IT MAY BE A WASH, BUT WELL, WE CAN CHECK AND MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW THAT NUMBER AND WE'RE STILL ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ASKED, IS, COULD WE JUST GO TO EVERY OTHER WEEK RECYCLING? UM, BECAUSE. WE'D ASKED ABOUT BULK PICK UP UM, WHICH WAS ONLY ABOUT A 50% DECREASE FOR THE FOR THE MONTH, BUT BULK PICK UP THE GENTLEMAN JUST GETS OUT OF THE TRUCK AND LOADS IT INTO THE TRUCK. THAT'S ALREADY THERE. MY THOUGHT WITH EVERY OTHER WEEK BECAUSE, AS YOU MENTIONED, THEY DRIVE THE TRUCK AROUND FIRST GETTING RECYCLING. THEY GO OUT TO UNION RECYCLE EAR'S. THEN THEY COME BACK AROUND THE SAME TRUCK AND PICK UP THE TRASH. SO NOW YOU'RE SAVING GAS AND TIME. SO IF WE WENT TO EVERY OTHER WEEK, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING. UM YOU KNOW THE CITY ENGINEERS AND EVERYBODY GOT THAT BIT OUT VERY EARLY. UM YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF THE IT'S GREAT THAT MAC WRITES THE ARTICLE, BUT EVERYBODY IN TOWN THINKS IT'S A DONE DEAL. IT'S NOT ANYWHERE NEAR IT DONE DEAL THAT CONTRACTS NOT DONE UNTIL DECEMBER, 31ST. SO WE'VE STILL GOT LOTS OF TIME. BUT YEAH, THOSE WERE THE TWO TO BIDS WE GOT, BUT IT GIVES US NOW TIME TO WORK ON IT EVEN FURTHER. SO NO, IT'S NOT A DONE DEAL YET. OKAY? OH, YES. I'VE BEEN SORT OF PIGGYBACKING THIS. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IF WE COULD GET A REPORT FROM UNION RECYCLERS. WHAT DO THEY DO WITH THEIR PLASTIC? ARE ARE WE DOING ANYTHING POSITIVE. I THINK, MR MARSHALL. IT'S ONES AND TWOS, YOU KNOW, AND THEN I SEE A RAPPER OR A TOOTHPASTE CONTAINER THAT SAYS IT'S RECYCLABLE, YOU KNOW? COULD UNION RE CYCLERS IF THEY RATHER NOT COME AND TALK TO US DO MAYBE A WRITTEN REPORT ARE ARE WE BENEFICIALLY USING PLASTICS? THE LAST REPORT I READ SAID NO TO PLASTICS. UM BUT MAYBE YES TO ALUMINUM GLASS PAPER. I AND I DON'T KNOW, BUT IF THEY CAN TALK TO US ABOUT IT, EVEN ON A LOCAL LEVEL OKAY, I'LL DO DIFFERENTLY WITH THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. UM I'VE NEVER SPOKEN WITH THEM. AND IF ALL THEY'RE DOING IS TAKING SOMETHING TO A LANDFILL, THAT'S GREAT. I'LL PUT IT IN WITH MY TRASH, BUT I HAVE A STRONG FEELING THAT MARYSVILLE THEY ARE USING SOME OF THESE FOR SOME POSITIVE THEY TAKE IT SOMEWHERE TO RECYCLE BECAUSE I KNOW THEY HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT SORT UM, I KNOW THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT WE RINSE THINGS OUT TO MINIMIZE CONTAMINATION, AND I DO THAT. UM BUT I HEAR FROM THEM. WHAT DO YOU THINK I CONCERNED CITIZEN COMPOSITED LEE DO I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT EITHER, REGARDLESS OF THE CONTRACT, JUST BE GOOD EDUCATION FOR RIGHT FROM FROM EITHER YOU FOLKS OR THEM UP LABEL ON TOP. CONTAINER AND TRYING TO DIGEST YOU SICKLE CONTAINER TO PUT THIS IN THIS NOT MOSTLY, NOT THIS. THAT JUST REALLY THE LAST WAIT UNTIL YES. RECYCLE CONTAINER. WE. THAT'S NOT SIMPLE. NO NOT GOING TO MAKE THIS INTO A FULL FLEDGED INTO A FIRST FLIGHT. BUT AGAIN, JOHN YOU YEAH, YES. YEAH YOU DEFINITELY BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTENTION, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN PICK THIS BACK UP AGAIN WHEN WE DO GET THE LEGISLATION THAT ALL OF THOSE ITEMS AND IF YOU DO SEE US, STARTING WITH IT, BY ALL MEANS. YEAH REMIND US OF IT AGAIN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THE RIGHT JOB ON IT. OKAY 
          [Ord. A.]
ALREADY? NOTHING FURTHER. UM WE GET TO THE ACTUAL BUSINESS SIDE OF OUR EVENING, AND THAT'S CALLED ORDINANCES. WE HAVE ORDINANCE A FIRST READING TITLE , ONLY TO AUTHORIZE SUPPLEMENTAL 
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APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 AND MODIFY THE 2023 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. HEY I THINK THAT SPEAKS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. YEAH SO THE JUDGE IS HIRING A MAGISTRATE TO FILL THE PREVIOUS MAGISTRATE WHO RETIRED TO OVERSEE SMALL CLAIMS AND CIVIL DOCKET, CIVIL DOCKET, AND SO IN ORDER TO FUND THAT POSITION, HE IS MOVING THE PERSON THAT WAS IN THE ACTING JUDGE. POSITION FOR WHICH YOU HAD APPROPRIATED IN THE 2023 BUDGET $30,000 INTO THAT LINE ITEM. SO WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THAT 30,000. UH ADD 10,000 TO THAT, SO THAT WOULD BE THE BEARER TERMS SALARY OF THE MAGISTRATE POSITION. UM BUT THE REMAINDER AND WE HAVE DEALT WITH THIS OBVIOUSLY, IN ANY ONE OF OUR POSITIONS. IT JUST SO HAPPENS IN THIS ONE. IT'S A 1 TO 1 RATIO. THE OTHER PART IS HEALTH INSURANCE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE DETAIL IN THAT YOU CAN SEE, UM ALMOST ALL WELL, 80% OF THOSE FUNDS ARE GOING TOWARDS THE INSURANCE AND BENEFITS LINE ITEMS. SO BUT IN THE END. THIS IS WHAT THE JUDGE PREVIOUSLY HAD. THERE WERE YOU KNOW THE ACTING JUDGE. UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S NOT A POSITION THAT CAN ACT WELL ACT. IN THAT ROLE ON A PERMANENT BASIS, SO THEY NEED TO BE A MAGISTRATE. SO ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM ON THIS? OKAY THIS ITEM WAS REVIEWED AND SPONSORED BY FINANCE COMMITTEE AS WELL. OKAY ALREADY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SO THIS WILL BE BACK FOR A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH 2 27TH SO THAT CONCLUDES THE RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES FOR TONIGHT WE HAVE COMMENTS OF THE CITY MANAGER. OR HIS DESIGNATE AND COUNCIL PERSONS IN GENERAL DISCUSSIONS, SO WITH IT NOTHING FURTHER. 
          [COMMENTS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL PERSONS AND GENERAL DISCUSSION]
NOTHING FURTHER. OKAY LET ME SEE . THINK I STARTED ON THE RIGHT SO I THINK WE'LL START WITH TONIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS AGAIN TO ALL THE SCOUTS THAT WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. WHAT IS THE TROOP NUMBER? 46 34. WELL THANK YOU. TROOPS 6 34 FOR BEING HERE. I HAVE TO SAY I'M 27. NOW THERE WAS A POINT IN MY LIFE WHERE I WAS A WEE BELOW ONE. WERE YOU ALL THE WAY BELOW ONE? ALRIGHT. WHAT ARE YOU? WHAT STAGE ARE YOU AT RIGHT NOW? ALMOST EAGLE. OKAY SO VARYING DIFFERENT RANGES. I ENDED UP CHANGING STATES AND ONE OF MY REGRETS IN LIFE IS NOT FINISHING MY GIRL SCOUT. I NEVER DID IT. I SAID OTHER GOALS FOR MYSELF, WHICH INCLUDED BEING VALEDICTORIAN OF MY HIGH SCHOOL GOING TO THE ONLY COLLEGE I APPLIED FOR AND GETTING THAT DEGREE AND WORKING FOR THE BECOMING IN THAT I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF WORKING FOR, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD ON YOU FOR BEING HERE AND GETTING EDUCATED ON CITY GOVERNMENT. AND IF YOU HAVE A DREAM WORK TOWARDS THAT DREAM I WOULDN'T BE SITTING HERE IF I DIDN'T PURSUE MY DREAMS SO YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO HAVE A GOOD DAY. AND BEFORE I TURNED IT OVER TO, MR REEMS. UM UM COUNCIL PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE SELECTION OF EAGLE SCOUTS. YEAH MINISTRATIONS DOES. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRESIDENT ON THURSDAY, BUT WE HAVE TO POTENTIAL EAGLE CANDIDATES THAT WILL BE EVALUATED BY A BOARD OF ABOUT FIVE OR SIX. MR CARPENTER HAS AGREED TO ALSO BE IN THAT SAME MEETING. SO YOU ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO DO YOUR WORK, AND IT IS BEING LOOKED AT VERY SERIOUSLY AND WE DEFINITELY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE AS CIVIC LEADERS GIVEN TO WORK WITH YOUNG FOLKS LIKE YOURSELF TO BE PART OF YOUR FUTURE. SO IF YOU'RE UP FOR EAGLE, THEN YOU MAY SEE THE CHIEF AND YOU MIGHT SEE COUNCIL MEMBER CARPENTER ON THURSDAY. SO EXCUSE ME, MR ABE'S. I JUST WANTED TO GET IT OUT. OKAY WELL, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY. YEAH THAT'S ALL GREAT EVENING. ALREADY MR JONES, AND I'LL GO JUST A STEP FURTHER. AFTER YOU OBTAIN YOUR EAGLE. WE GET TO BRING YOU BACK IN AND 
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HONOR YOU IN FRONT OF COUNCIL. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT STARTED WHEN JOHN GORE WAS ACTUALLY MAYOR. UH, GOSH, THAT'S BEEN 8 10 YEARS AGO NOW, SO, UM, WE DEFINITELY ARE INVOLVED IN THE UN APPRECIATE YOU. MY DAD WAS ACTUALLY AN EAGLE SCOUTS. SO HAVE A LOT OF LOVE FOR THE SCOUTS. A COUPLE OF OTHER GOOD THINGS. WELL NOT SO GOOD THING. MARY'S OLD GIRLS GOT BEATEN THE REGIONAL FINALS, BUT REGIONAL RUNNERS UP FURTHEST WE'VE EVER GONE IN THE GIRLS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. THIS PAST WEEKEND WAS THE FIRST SANCTIONED OHIO HIGH SCHOOL STATE WRESTLING. MEET AND WE HAVE A CHAMP HERE FROM MARYSVILLE. CARRIE LANG IS STATE CHAMP IN £120. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HER. UM ONE OTHER THING THAT I'VE NOTICED A TURN AND I ACTUALLY ALMOST WITNESSED THREE WRECKS LAST WEEK. PARALLEL PARKING UPTOWN. 
          JUST I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DON'T TEACH THIS ANYMORE IN DRIVER'S ED, BUT IF SOMEBODY'S DRIVING, AND THEY PUT THEIR TURN SIGNAL ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLOCK, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE TURNING TO DELIGHT. THAT MEANS THEY'RE PROBABLY GONNA PARK IN THAT PARKING SPOT. IF YOU'RE BEHIND THEM, DON'T COME RIGHT UP ON THEIR REAR END. GIVE THEM A LITTLE ROOM AND LET THEM BACK IN, SO IT'S JUST SO HAPPY. SERIOUSLY. THREE TIMES LAST WEEK I WATCHED PEOPLE ALMOST GET INTO YELLING MATCHES BECAUSE THE PERSON BEHIND HIM HAD COME CLEAR UP AND THEY COULDN'T BACK UP INTO THEIR SPOTS. SO IF YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH THE FOUR BLOCKS , YOU KNOW THE LITTLE CROSS FOUR BLOCKS OF UPTOWN, UH, PAY ATTENTION, AND IF THEY PUT THEIR TURN SIGNAL ON, IT MAY NOT BE THAT THEY'RE TURNING INTO THE LIGHT. BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY GONNA TRY TO PARALLEL PARK. 
          THAT'S IT. UM MR BERGER. UM FIRST I WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS THIS SURVEY IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE AND TO OUR RESIDENTS. I MEAN, HONDA IS GOING TO, YOU KNOW, CREATE ZETTI NEAR. IT'S GOING TO BE NET ZERO AND RIGHT NOW, WITHIN CODE, WE REALLY HAVE NOTHING IN CODE THAT STATES WHERE CHARGING STATIONS SHOULD BE BUILT, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE DESIGNED. THERE'S REALLY NOTHING IN CODE THAT EVEN TALKS ABOUT ANY OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT'S GOING TO BE DIRECTLY IMPACTING ALL OF OUR LIVES. AND SO, FOR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW WHAT I DON'T WANT TO SEE IS DRIVING DOWN THE MAIN DRAG OF TOWN AND SEEING ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE WHOLE ENTIRE MAIN DRAG A TOWN JUST AESTHETIC MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE IMPLEMENTED WHEN YOU'RE YOU KNOW, IN NEW GROCERY STORE PARKING LOTS. SO WHEN YOU'RE GETTING YOUR GROCERIES IS CHARGING, MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE IN PUBLIC LOTS, YOU KNOW, UM , WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY ACTIVELY CAMPAIGNING WITH MARK REAMS AND JERRY ROUSH AND HANK BURBEY, I WAS AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD CHARGING STATIONS IN THE GARAGES AND NEWER HOMES, WHICH ALSO BRINGS THE CONCERN UP, THOUGH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IT IS THAT YOU KNOW PEOPLE CAN RENT THESE OUT AND FOR PUBLIC USE, AND THEN THAT BECOMES A NEED, YOU KNOW, WRITING UP LEGISLATION SHOULD COUNSEL BE ALLOWING STUFF LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN, SO THERE'S SO MUCH TECHNOLOGY WITH THIS THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR DAILY LIVES. AND SO THIS SURVEY IS SO VITAL TO EVERYBODY. UM THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO JUST TALK ABOUT IS THAT YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE CONVERSATION ABOUT RECYCLING, THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT AMERICA SADLY FALLS BEHIND THE REST OF THE WORLD WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GREEN ENERGY AND GREEN POLICIES AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND YOU GUYS ARE HOPEFULLY LEADERS OF THE WORLD THAT CAN DO BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS LEADERS HAVE DONE. AND YOU KNOW, LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, THE UK HAS PASSED BANS TO ALL CELL PHONE, CHARGERS AND LAPTOP CHARGES ARE ALL NOW ONE. INSTEAD OF BUYING A COMPUTER DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE CORDS. NOW THERE'S ONE CHORD FOR EVERYTHING BUT THAT TAKES COURAGE AND IN PUBLIC SERVICE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE COURAGE BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S NOW PUMPED INTO THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO KEEP LAWS FROM BEING PASSED, YOU KNOW, AS IS GREATER NOW THAN I THINK IT EVER HAS BEEN. FOR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW, PLASTIC STRAWS. MOST CITIES AND PLACES AROUND THE WORLD, HAVE OUR BAND OR DON'T EVEN HAVE PLASTIC STRAWS AND RESTAURANTS AND RETAILERS. YOU CAME AND BUY THEM. CANADA NEXT YEAR WILL COMPLETELY BAN ALL STYROFOAM PRODUCTS WITHIN THE COUNTRY. SO YOU KNOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RECYCLING, WE KNOW THAT NOT EVERYTHING IS ABLE TO BE RECYCLED. BUT THAT'S WHY IT TAKES COURAGE TO FIND ANSWERS TO PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS BECAUSE OUR PREVIOUS GENERATIONS 
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LEFT US A WORLD THAT IT'S OUR DUTY TO PROTECT. SO THOSE ARE JUST LITTLE TIDBITS THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, AND ALSO LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I WAS RECENTLY INVITED TO THE DUBLIN ROTARY CLUB, AND THEY HAD IT AT THE AT THE UM ER FIELD GOLF COURSE GOLF CLUB, AND THIS WOULD BE GOOD FOR ERIC PHILLIPS TO LISTEN IN. WHAT YOU KNOW THE CONVERSATION. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE THE CONVERSATION AND I WOULD LOVE TO BRING HER TO MARYSVILLE, AND IT WAS WHAT SHE SAYS THAT CENTRAL OHIO IS IN IS IN IN NEED OF MULTIMILLION DOLLAR HOUSING, AND SHE SAID THAT RIGHT NOW, WHEN YOU KNOW TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABILITY, YOU TALK ABOUT AFFORDABILITY FOR ALL ECONOMIC BRACKETS. BUT, SHE SAID, WHAT'S HAPPENING MORE THAN EVER IS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE BUYING HOUSES. LET'S SAY THAT OWNER THAT CAN BUY A PROPERTY FOR A MILLION DOLLARS OR $2 MILLION OR HIGHER OR ACTUALLY BUYING HOUSES FOR 500,000. IN THEIR OUTBIDDING PEOPLE WHO HAVE MAXED OUT THERE. BUT I'M MAXED OUT IF I HEARD 1000 SO THEY'RE OVER BIDDING IN THEIR PAINTING CASH FOR 6 $700,000. SO IT'S CALLED THE DOWNWARD EFFECT WHERE YOU HAVE PEOPLE BEING PUSHED OUT OF THE MARKET, AND THEY'RE BEING FARTHER AND FARTHER, PUSHED OUT . AND THEN NOW YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO USED TO BE ABLE TO HOMES THAT ARE WORTH 9200 AND $80,000 ARE NOW GOING FOR $250,000 IN HIGHER AND YOU HAVE A SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION THAT SADLY BASED ON INCOME LEVELS AND STAGNANT WAGES IN THIS COUNTRY FOR OVER 40 YEARS, THEY CAN'T AFFORD ANY MORE TO BUY A HOME AND MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO YOU HAVE A MARKET THAT'S BEEN COMPLETELY PRICED OUT. SO AND IN MARYSVILLE, WE HEAR A LOT OF TALK ON WORK FOR HOUSING AND HOW TO PROTECT BUT REALLY, IN REALITY, IT'S THE WAY HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT MARY'S ALWAYS BEING BUILDING FOR ALL ECONOMIC BRACKETS MOVING FORWARD AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS VERY WELL, WELL DONE PRESENTATION AND IT WAS I WAS HONORED TO BE A PART OF THAT GROUP. AND I'M GLAD I DID GO AND LISTEN TO JUST DIFFERENT DIFFERENT TALKS FROM DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS TO TALK ABOUT THE DOWNWARD IN FACT, BECAUSE, AS A PLANNER AND SOMEBODY WHO HAS STUDIED THESE KIND OF THINGS YOU DON'T IT'S JUST ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE REFRESHERS. SO THANK YOU. OKAY THIS IS GOOD COMMENTS, SIR. THANK YOU, MR SEYMOUR. YES I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A REMARK OR TWO REGARDING THE SPEAKER SERIES THAT ERIC ALLUDED TO EARLIER. I WAS NOT AT THE RECENT SPEECH SPEAKERS SERIES, BUT I DID WATCH IT LATER. VERY INFORMATIVE AND, UH VICE PRESIDENT RAUL SHOULD MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT THE DATA AND GAVE US SOME INFORMATION AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT CAME OUT OF THAT SESSION, BUT. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. FOR OUR CITIZENS WHO ARE TRULY ON THE FENCE WITH REGARD TO WHETHER OR NOT OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD GROW. FOR TONIGHT, GROW. THEY MUST LISTEN TO THAT DATA, AND THE FACTS REPORTED IN THAT SERIES IN ORDER TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THEMSELVES. AND TRULY GET THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS MATTER. WE'VE DEBATED IT. WE'VE TALKED BOTH SIDES OF IT HERE. WHENEVER A DEVELOPMENT COMES UP, WE'VE CHALLENGED OURSELVES. WE'VE BEEN CHALLENGED, ETCETERA. IT IS A BIG ISSUE, AND THIS SPEAKER SERIES DOES HELP BRING OUT SOME OF THE FACTS AND BASIS. THAT THAT THAT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER WE DO GO FORWARD WITH THE GROWTH OR DO WHAT? WHETHER WE BEGIN STANDING STILL. SO I ENCOURAGE THEM TO ATTEND THE MARCH 22ND SERIES SPEAKER SERIES REGARDING STILLWATER FARMS DEVELOPMENT. AS YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE FIRST SERIES IN ORDER TO TRULY ABSORB AND GRASP THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NEW DEVELOPMENT, INTERESTED IN COMING TO OUR AREA, SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR SERIES AND OUR VOTERS. TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT TO THIS COMMUNITY. SO . THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT SPEAKER SERIES FORWARD. IT JUST HAS HAS HAS A VERY BIG SIGNIFICANCE. WITH WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED IN THE FUTURE. SO THAT'S THOSE ARE MY REMARKS. REALLY THANK YOU VERY MUCH SINCE I GOT TO MAKE SOME CLOSING REMARKS EARLIER YOU DID HEAR ME DO THE COMMENDATION OF CUBAN EASE, 100 YEARS. UM, UM . MR PHILLIPS MENTIONED AND CHALLENGED EACH OF YOU YOUNG INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE A LEADERSHIP AT ALL IN YOUR COMMUNITY AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER, AND HOW DID OPT IN CIRCLES BACK? I WOULD ASSUME THAT MR ROSE PROCEEDS ME A LITTLE BIT, EVEN THOUGH I CAN 
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GO BACK TO 42 YEARS. YOU DO A FEW MORE YEARS. BUT IF I LOOK AT SOMETHING, 59 SO IF I LOOK AT THE 100 YEARS OF PRESIDENTS OF CUBANS, OKAY, UM DO YOU REMEMBER THE NAME OF WALTER HOODS? YOU KNOW, WALTER? WELL, JOE KICKS ME . YEAH IT'S A VERY FAMILIAR NAME . JUDGE YEAH. JUDGE K XP, BY THE WAY LEGAL LIABILITY. LIAM'S SUPERINTENDENT. NOT AS COUGAR FINANCIAL INVESTMENT JIM PAGE AL WALSER HONG AM TOM KNUCKLES. ODELL MILLER. ODELL MILLER. YEAH HE WAS TO WANDER THE ACTUALLY POUNDED THE FAA FOR US HERE IN MARRIAGE BILL, SO HE MADE A DIFFERENT IN HIS COMMUNITY. UM MR MR BALANCE. UM THIS WOULD BE MR MR BARON SENIOR THAN BALANCE . HE WAS BEST PRESIDENT OF CUBANS MYSELF IN 1990 THAT HOWARD THAT MANY OF US KNOW AND CHERISH SUCH CHAMBERLAIN TO MASTER NEAR. YOU PROBABLY FORGOT THAT YOU WERE PRESIDENT IN 2006 SO I MEAN, YOU LOOK AT YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND YOU LOOK AT ALL THE ALL THE 100 NAMES AND NAME ONE FORM OR ANOTHER. THEY ALL NOT ONLY SERVED A CIVIC ORGANIZATION SUCH AS, AND I'M SURE MANY OF BOY SCOUTS, BUT BUT THEY ALSO DID BECOME LEADERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO I THINK THAT WAS MY COUNSEL. FROM MR PHILLIPS TO SAY HEY, YEAH, UM PART OF YOUR PASSION, BE OF SERVICE TO YOUR COMMUNITY, AND YOU CAN DEFINITELY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. SO WITH THAT, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. OH I DO APOLOGIZE. I MAKE A MOTION TO 
          [EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS IMMINENT LITIGATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT WOULD REQUIRE LOCAL. MR ROUSH? YES REAMS? YES, MR CARPENTER? YES MR SEYMOUR, THIS IS GROWTH. YES MR BERGER? YES BURBEY? YES. OKAY,
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