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ARE THOSE ARE MILLIONS. YEAH. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. WE WELCOME YOU TO TONIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING AND APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE TONIGHT. AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE IMPLICATION PLEASE. TENDS TO FIVE STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IS HANDS. ONE NATION. YEAH WELL, EVERYTHING JUSTICE GIRL. MAYBE GOD. WE ASK YOU TO GUIDE US THROUGHOUT THIS MEETING AS YOU SEEK TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY OF MANAGEMENT WILL AND ITS CITIZENS. AMEN. LOCAL, PLEASE. ALAN SEYMOUR PRESIDENT DEBORAH GROTE, DONALD BURGER HANGOVER BE PRESENT CREAMS, AARON CARPENTER PRESENT
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
, OKAY, YOU RECEIVE TWO SETS OF MINUTES ONE FOR THE APRIL 24TH. CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND I WOULD TAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. MR PRESIDENT. I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE APRIL 24TH 2023 MINUTES TO COMPLETE ALREADY. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE AND THEN ALSO WE RECEIVED THE MINUTES FOR THE MAY 1ST 2023 WORK SESSION HEALTH LAST WEEK. AND I NEED A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FOR THAT. SOME OF[ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT]
MRS CODE ONLY FAVOR HIGH. OKAY UM, ADMINISTRATIVELY PART. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I'VE JUST GOT A COUPLE ITEMS TONIGHT. REMIND YOU OF COMING UP THIS WEEK IS AN EVENT THAT IS KIND OF ALWAYS SPECIAL. IT'S THE 2023 LAWN FORCE MINT MEMORIAL. AND THE ANNUAL UNION COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL WILL BE HELD THIS THURSDAY. MAY 11TH 7 P.M. ON THE NORTH LAWN OF THE UNION COUNTY COURTHOUSE. IT'S ALWAYS A NEED EVENT, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET THERE TO BE THERE THURSDAY, SEVEN P.M. ON THE NORTH LAWN COUPLE OF EVENTS THAT JUST AND WILL CONTINUE TO REMIND YOU AS THE SEASON APPROACHES OUR FRIDAY NIGHT UPTOWN EVENTS BEGIN ON MAY 19TH FROM 6 TO 10, P.M. AND THE MUSIC BY DIRECT ENERGY ON THE 19TH AND THAT'S PRESENTED BY MONARCHS ROOFING COMPANY. OF COURSE, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER EXCITING SUMMER SEASON OF EVENTS , AND I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH BASE ON ANOTHER EVENT. UM OR CATCH A TRUCK EVENT, WHICH IS ALWAYS VERY APPEALING TO A LOT OF THE KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.THAT'S ON THE SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 2ND AND MILL VALLEY PARK CENTRAL, AND THAT'S FROM 10 AM TO ONE PM THAT'S FRIDAY, JUNE 2ND, AND SO WE'RE EXCITED. WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF OUR EQUIPMENT THAT WE USE IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY ON DISPLAY FOR CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO NOT ONLY TOUCH IT BUT PROBABLY GET INSIDE MANY OF THOSE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO SHIFT DOWN TO JEREMY ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.
OKAY. THANKS, TERRY. UH OUR CITY STREET CREWS CONTINUE TO REBUILD CATCH BASINS AHEAD OF THE UPCOMING PAVING PROGRAM ON THE PARK'S FRONT. CITY CREWS ARE WORKING OUT AT PARTNERS PARK AND INSTALLING THE FOUNTAINS ALTER SKATE AS WELL NOT TO STEAL ERIN STANDARD. BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON THE FIVE YEAR C I P FOR THE PARKS DIVISION. FROM AN EVENTS PERSPECTIVE. THE JUNIOR GOLF IN SAND VOLLEYBALL SIGN UPS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL SO FAR , AND WE'VE ALSO SOLD ABOUT 310 PRE SALE POOL MEMBERSHIPS. UM THE OHIO TREE CLIMBING CHAMPIONSHIP THAT OCCURRED THIS WEEKEND WAS WELL ATTENDED, AND WE RECEIVED MANY COMPLIMENTS ON THE APPEARANCE OF LEGION PARKS.
THAT WAS GOOD NEWS TO HEAR AND THEN FINALLY ON THE WATERSIDE CITY STAFF HAS WORKING ON CLEANING UP CREATING BUILDABLE DOCUMENTS FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT DECOMMISSIONING THAT SHOULD BE UPCOMING HERE IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO KYLE FOR SOME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATES THANKS, JEREMY, THE FIRST PROJECT OBJECT IS THE EAST FOURTH STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. ON THAT PROJECT OR A CONTRACTOR AND CONTINUES WORKING ON FORMING AND POURING THE CONCRETE WING WALLS. SECOND PROJECT IS THE VINE STREET POCKET PARK. OUR CONTRACTOR WILL BE PERFORMING UTILITY WORK THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR THAT PARK, THE WATKINS WROTE. PUMP STATION CONTINUES TO GO GO VERY WELL. THE CONTRACTORS WORKING ON THE SECOND LIFT OF THE WHAT? WELL SPEAKING OF THE
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WATKINS ROAD PUMP STATION. THIS MORNING AT THE BORDER CONTROL. WE AWARDED THE GRAVITY SEWER AND FORCE MAIN PORTION OF THAT PROJECT TO V TF. EXCAVATING AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO PROBABLY START THAT SEWER WORK SOMETIME IN LATE JULY. MOVING ON TO THE RESERVOIR CONNECTOR BRIDGE. OUR CONTRACTOR PLANS TO MOBILIZE THIS WEEK TO PERFORM SOME OF THE EXCAVATION WORK IN PREPARATION TO, UH, TO SET THE BRIDGE LATER THIS SUMMER. AND THEN THE LAST PROJECT UPDATE IS THE CITY HALL PARKING LOT. WE HAVE A PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING FOR THAT NEXT WEDNESDAY, MAY 17TH WE DID A WORD THAT CONTRACT TO DECORATE CONSTRUCTION THIS MORNING AT THE BORDER CONTROL. THOSE ARE THE UPDATES WE HAVE FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MINISTRATIONS.REGARDING THE FORCE MAIN INSTALLATION. UH, SUPPORTING THE PUMP STATION RED WELL, THAT WILL THAT CREATE A LOT OF TRAFFIC DISTURBANCE DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. NO THERE WON'T BE. THERE WILL HARDLY BE IN THE, UH, DISTURBANCE THE TRAFFIC FOR THAT SO THEY WILL HAVE TO INSTALL GRAVITY SEWER FROM THE EXISTING CULVER'S PARKING LOT WHERE THE CURRENT PUMP STATION IS. WE'RE GONNA RUN IT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF US 36. AND THEN MOST OF THE REST OF THE CONSTRUCTIONS AND FARM FIELDS. UM SINCE WE TALKED ABOUT THE SAME QUESTION THIS MORNING, IT WILL ACTUALLY TAKE INTO THE 36 INCH BABE THAT'S TURNING DOWN THE CENTER OF INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, AND THEN HE GOES THROUGH THE SCOTS LIFT STATION AND THEN FROM THERE ON, IT'S BEING DONE OVER PRETTY GOOD ON THE ON TERRORIST REPORT, UH, SHOWED THE LINES MAKING THEIR CONNECTIONS GOOD, BUT FROM THE FROM THE CULVER'S PUMP STATION WAS THE ONE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT. IT SEEMED LIKE YOU'D ALMOST HAVE TO DISRUPT STREETS IN ORDER TO GET FROM THAT POINT , BUT YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD TOGETHER AS I THINK THERE IS A TOTAL OF THREE ROAD CROSSINGS, BUT THOSE ARE ALL WE, JACK AND BORDER INTERSECTIONAL DRILL. OKAY. THANK YOU. HMM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ONE LAST STATEMENT THAT 310 POLL MEMBERSHIPS IS A NEW EARLY RECORD FOR PURCHASE OF FULL MEMBERSHIPS. I THINK LAST YEAR WAS JUST LIKE 302. SO 310 THIS YEAR BEFORE MAY 1ST OKAY? AND IF I MAY ASK CALIF, I COULD PUT YOU UNDER SPOT ONE MORE TIME. SINCE I ASKED THE SAME QUESTION THIS MORNING, UM, THE TIMING OF THE PARKING LOT AND THEN ALSO THE WAY THAT YOU AT THIS TIME HAVE ANTICIPATED HOW THE TEPIC FLOW WILL GO, RIGHT? YEAH SO THE CITY HALL PARKING LOT ARE CONTRACTORS HOPING TO GET STARTED HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. IT'S A THREE MONTHS. CONSTRUCTION SO SOMETIME THIS FALL, THEY'LL BE COMPLAINING WITH THAT, AND THEN THE TRAFFIC FLOW. IT MIGHT BE TOUGH TO EXPLAIN WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE MAP, BUT ON MAIN STREET CURRENTLY WHERE THERE WAS AN ENTIRE ENTERING EXIT. IT'S JUST GONNA BE ENTERING ONLY ON MAIN STREET, SO YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO ACCENT ON MAIN STREET WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER AND EXIT ON COURT STREET AND ACCENT ON SIXTH STREET. THAT MAKES SENSE. OKAY AND THEN ALSO THE EARLY WAY. SORRY SEVENTH STREET. I'M SORRY ACCENT ON THE SEVENTH STREET FROM THE PARKING LOT. BE ONE WAY NORTH. RIGHT? NO I THINK IT WAS CANCER FROM SIXTH ONE RIGHT DOWN THE ALLEY AS WE CAN. NOW, THEN MAIN AND COURT IN COURT.
CORRECT? YEP YOU'RE RIGHT. SO IT'S ALMOST LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM OVER THERE, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A T, BUT YOU CAN ENTER FROM MAIN STREET AND THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO EXCELLENT DISPERSEMENT.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO TO COURT STREET, RIGHT, TRYING TO PROVE IT MORE TRAFFIC GETTING OUT ON MAIN STREET ON THE LEFT TEACHER , OKAY? I THOUGHT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT THIS MORNING, BUT THAT WAS REALLY GOOD WAY TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPOTS THAT YOU CAN GET OUT OF IT. SO AGAIN.
THAT'S A PROJECT THAT PROBABLY WILL BE COMPLETELY. THEY'LL BE COMPLETED THE LATE SUMMER EARLY FALL, RIGHT? OKAY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IF I IF I UNDERSTOOD THAT RIGHT? THE ALLEYWAY FROM FROM SIXTH STREET. TO THE PARKING LOT. BE THE SAME. SAME AS IT IS TODAY. OKAY, SO JUST TO THROW A FLY IN THE OINTMENT. THE VALUE OF THAT SECTION OF VALLEY. ST YES, WE HAVE A DROPBOX FOR
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UTILITIES RIGHT THERE AS WELL. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE ABILITY TO UTILIZE THAT. UM I WAS THINKING, THINKING, MAYBE A WALKING ALLEY AS OPPOSED TO A VEHICLE ALLEY.WELL, I THINK THE FIRE ALSO USES IT WHEN THEY BRING THE MEDIC BACK. OKAY. COME IN FROM THE BACK. OKAY THAT CORRECT. PLUS WE EXIT OUT OF THAT ALLEY AS WELL. OKAY? OKAY ALREADY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT REPORT OF COUNSEL. I DON'T HAVE
[REPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT]
ANYTHING FOR THIS EVENING POINT , OKAY. REPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MR PHILLIPS.MEMBERS JUST ONE THING. GOOD NEWS. WE RECEIVED WORD THAT WE FINALLY GOT THE INNOVATION PARTS OF THE STATE OF HAS BEEN COMPLETE AND WE JUST WROTE THE CHECK HERE LAST WEEK. THERE'S A COST OF THAT ANNUAL COST. THAT'S WE WERE PAYING THAT SO WE SHOULD GET OUR CERTIFICATION VERY SOON, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS ON THAT KIND OF TALK TO YOU A LOT ABOUT THAT, AND THE HOPE WAS THAT HAVE THIS DONE A LITTLE BIT SOONER, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE CERTIFIED. BASICALLY THE U. S. D A STAMP.
ON THE PARK, SAYING IT'S READY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH. IT HAS TAKEN YOU A LONG TIME TO GET THAT IT HAS A VERY MUCH SO I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU, UM, THE OTHER THING TO JUST KIND OF RECAP WHERE WE ARE WITH THE SPEAKER SERIES, THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY SERIES. WE'VE HAD THREE EVENTS SO FAR UNDERSTAND THE FIRST ONE IS UNDERSTANDING THE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF UNION COUNTY, MARYSVILLE. THE SECOND WAS TO WATER FARMS OF REVIEW AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND AN ECONOMIC IMPACT. THE THIRD WAS WHAT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE HOUSING DISCUSSION WHERE THEY TIED TOGETHER OUR NEXT SESSION, AND BY THE WAY YOU CAN GO TO, UM THE WEBSITE ACTUALLY SEE SEE EACH OF THE VIDEOS. YOU CAN ALSO VIEW THE SLIDE DECK THAT WAS PRESENTED EACH EVENING.
SO IT'S ALL ACCESSIBLE. IF YOU CAN'T MAKE THE MEETING. OUR NEXT SESSION IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 31ST AT 5:30 P.M. AT THE AVALON. IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT HOW LOCAL ECONOMY WORKS AND WHY ATTRACTING AND RETAINING INDUSTRY MATTERS. AND WE HAVE BILL FRUIT. THE FORMER MAYOR OF TIFFIN, OHIO, IS GOING TO SPEAK TO SPEAK TO THE CROWD ABOUT HOW LOCAL ECONOMY WORKS. ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT THAT EVENING AND SEE THAT'S AN HOUR SESSION. SO JUST AN HOUR OF YOUR TIME, MANY RESTAURANTS IN UPTOWN MAYOR'S WIFE TO YOUR DONE TO HAVE DINNER AS WELL AND SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES. AND THEN IN JUNE WILL HAVE ONE. WHY? WHY ARE UNION COUNTY AND MARISOL ATTRACTIVE TO FOR GROWTH AND PROSPERITY IN JULY, WE WILL HAVE HOUSING GROWTH IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND HOW TO IMPACT SCHOOLS. UM IN AUGUST, WILL HAVE IMPORTANCE OF GROWTH TO LOCAL BUSINESSES. THERE WILL BE A BUSINESS LEADER PANEL DISCUSSION IN SEPTEMBER. WE'LL HAVE WORKFORCE CHALLENGES IN THE COMMUNITY. IT WILL BE AN INDUSTRY LEADER PANEL DISCUSSING THEIR CHALLENGES OF FINDING WORK WORKERS TO WORK IN THEIR FACILITIES. I LOOK TODAY THERE ARE 431 ENGINEERING JOBS AVAILABLE TODAY WITHIN A 20 MILE RADIUS OF MARYSVILLE. IT WAS 600 IN OF LAST YEAR A LITTLE BETTER, BUT THAT'S A LOT OF ENGINEERING POSITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. AND THEN IN OCTOBER WHAT HAVE IMPORTANCE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THEN WE'VE ALREADY HAD A SESSION. WE'RE GOING TOO FAR WITH ANOTHER SESSION ON THAT, AND THEN LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, WHY ARE PEOPLE SELECTING MARYSVILLE AS A LOCATION FOR THEIR BUSINESS OR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT? AND THOSE ARE THAT'S IN NOVEMBER. SO THOSE ARE OUR LIST OF EVENTS AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO THOSE. WE'VE HAD PRETTY GOOD ATTENDANCE OF THOSE, BUT IT CREATES SOME REALLY GOOD COMMUNITY DIALOGUE. THERE ARE THERE IS A CHANCE FOR Q AND A AT THE END AS WELL. BUT AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THESE ONLINE AND VIEW THE SESSIONS AS WELL AS THE START. HMM ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU ? QUESTION THE MAYOR OF TIFFEN SO, YOU KNOW, TIP FORMER FORMER MAYOR OF TIPPING SO YOU KNOW, TIFFANY IS NOT CONNECTED TO A MAIN INNER, YOU KNOW, INTERSTATE OR YOU KNOW HEIDELBERG IS THERE BUT, YOU KNOW, HYDRO. UM YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DOWNTOWN IS KIND OF BEEN LIKE A RENAISSANCE. UH I THINK THIS YEAR OR LAST YEAR LAST SUMMER, THEY GOT YOU KNOW MORE WARDS THROUGH PRESERVATION OHIO THROUGH THE STATE FOR HISTORICAL TAX CREDITS THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN, YOU KNOW, IN OHIO, AND THEY HAVE A COOL PARK AND THEY HAVE NICE OLD, YOU KNOW, STUFF. HOW'S THIS DOG? SO MY INTERESTING THING IS CAN YOU JUST GIVE ME LIKE A SECOND? WHY IS HE WHAT'S WHAT'S HE COMING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES? WHAT'S THAT? FORMER MAYORS USUALLY DO THEY EITHER. THEY EITHER GO INTO SOME TYPE OF CONSULTING BUSINESS TYPICALLY, WHICH HE HAS DONE, SO HE WORKS FOR POLYCOM, WHICH IS AN ECONOMIC CONSULTING FIRM, SO HE DOES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CONSULTING WORK AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY NOW LIVES IN FLORIDA. I CONTINUE HIS BIO THEM IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE HIS BILE, BUT REALLY WELL SPOKEN, HE ACTUALLY CAME TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO AND GAVE A SPEECH TO SOME COMMUNITY LEADERS ABOUT HOW LOCAL ECONOMISTS ECONOMY WORKS.
HE ALSO SPOKE AT 84 11 AT A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS HE TALKS ABOUT HOW LOCAL COMING LOCAL ECONOMIES LIKE A BUCKET AND YOU NEED ALL THE WHEN YOU HAVE A HOLE IN THE BUCKET. YOU GOT TO
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FILL THE BUCKET. AND HE GIVES THAT REALLY SIMPLE SPEECH ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WHAT IT MEANS TO ALL OF US. IT'S THE CONDO AND THE COMMUNITY OF GETTING EVERYONE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A COMMON GOAL. OBJECTIVE THANK YOU. GREAT JOB, BUT I'LL SEND YOU THE PINS. BIO.THANK YOU. OKAY AND THE OTHER QUESTIONS, OKAY. I HAD ONE MORE . I BELIEVE THAT THE BITS CAME IN FOR THE MODIFICATION TO THE BUILDING ON INNOVATION PARK THAT CAN YOU GIVE US MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE, BUT THE MOVEMENT MOBILE INNOVATION CENTER OF SO THE PORTS AUTHORITY MEETS ON WEDNESDAY, APPROVE IT TO BASICALLY REPROVE THE BIDS. THE BIDS CAME IN PRETTY GOOD.
WHICH IS GOOD UNDERBID, WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING. THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER COSTS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT, INCLUDING SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING AT THE SITE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE AN ADDITIONAL COST, BUT THE BIDS CAME IN PRETTY GOOD, ACTUALLY. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE BID WORK THAT CAME IN, SO HOPEFULLY WE GET THE POOR TO PROVE IT ON WEDNESDAY, GET THE OHIO STATE'S APPROVED EVERYTHING WAITING FOR THE LANDLORD TO PROVE EVERYTHING . ONCE THE LANDLORD PROVES EVERYTHING THAN FERGUSON CONSTRUCTION IS THE PREFERRED CONTRACTOR. THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ARCHITECT. OKAY SYDNEY. ACTUALLY DO YOU KNOW WHEN THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET STARTED ON THAT HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS OR SO WE'LL GET STARTED. 30 TO 60 DAYS , I WOULD GUESS AS THEY HOPE TO GET FOR THEM TO GET STARTED. DEVELOPING SCHEDULED BUILD OUT SCHEDULED. WELL, I MEAN, I HEARD YOU KNOW, OCTOBER NOVEMBER, I MEAN, BUT THEN JANUARY, MAYBE HOPEFULLY, BY END YEAR END WOULD BE A GOAL. I'M HOPING FOR SO TERRY IS ALREADY SCHEDULED THE STATE OF THE CITY THERE NEXT YEAR, SO IT HAS TO BE DONE FOR THE STATE OF THE CITY NEXT YEAR, SO BUT YEAH, SO THAT'S THE GAME PLAN, SO IT'S EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO FINISHING THIS JOB THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME TO ALAN. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT WE'RE BRINGING IT TO A CLOSE. APOLOGY ACCEPTED. OKAY ALREADY. NO MORE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, ERIC. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY MOVING ON ELECTION RECREATION COMMISSION
[PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION REPORT]
REPORT. YES THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I'LL TAKE THIS ONE. SO THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION MET LAST ON APRIL 18TH. SO A FEW WEEKS AGO. AT THIS POINT, THERE WERE 22 AGENDA ITEMS. BUT BEFORE I DISCUSSED THOSE, I'LL GET INTO SOME OF THE UPDATES AND FORGIVE ME. A LOT OF THIS HAS BEEN SOME OF THIS HAS BEEN SAID IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT. BUT AS OF A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE URBAN FORESTRY MANAGEMENT PLAN WE HAD A CITIZEN SURVEY THAT WAS ONGOING, WHICH I BELIEVE THAT HAS CLOSED, UM, RESERVOIR BRIDGE LIKE WE HEARD EARLIER. THE WORK WILL BE HURTING IN JUNE, AND THAT BRIDGE IS PLANNED TO BE FULLY INSTALLED BY THE END OF AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. BE LIVING MORE VALLEY THAT INFORMATION WOULD PERTAIN TO YOU, UM THE FORESTRY PLAN TO BE SHARED PUBLICLY WEEK OF APRIL 24TH. SO THAT WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO AT THIS POINT, BUT I BELIEVE THE CITY PUT SOME INFORMATION OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE TREE PLANTING EVENT IN MILL VALLEY CENTRAL PARK HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO ON THE 28TH OF APRIL. UM SOME OTHER EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON WITH PARKS AND REC. THE EAST CYCLING, UH AND SHRED EVENT WAS ON THE 22ND OF APRIL. SO THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE UM, THE GROUP. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A NEW GROUP, BUT THE UPTOWN CLEANUP GROUP. I THINK IT IS A NEW GROUP. RIGHT, TERRY, I THINK TOGETHER PEOPLE, OKAY? SURE BUT THE THAT GROUP STARTED WORK THIS YEAR, UM, A FEW WEEKS AGO, CLEANING UP THE UPTOWN UM LET'S SEE AS OF THE 18TH OF APRIL 151 POOL MEMBERSHIPS THAT WERE SOLD, SO WE'RE OVER 300 NOW, SO THAT'S ALMOST DOUBLED. AND LESS THAN A MONTH, WHICH IS AWESOME. LIKE TERRY SAID. IT'S A NEW RECORD FOR OUR CITY, WHICH IS GREAT. UM AND THEN THE FRIDAY NIGHT UPTOWN PLANNING WAS ONGOING IN APRIL, SO THAT'S STILL ONGOING AND PREPARING FOR OUR FIRST EVENT ON THE 19TH OF MAY. UM AS FOR OUR PARKS, THE RESTROOMS STARTUP, SO OUR CITY CREWS AND STAFF WERE PREPPING LAST MONTH TO PREPARE THE RESTROOMS TO BE OPEN FOR THE SUMMER, SO I BELIEVE THAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE. UM THEY ALSO CITY CREW AND STAFF HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING ON LANDSCAPING, MOWING AND EDGING OF THE PARKS TO MAKE THEM LOOK GOOD FOR A UM FOR SUMMER AND PEOPLE WALKING AROUND OUR PARKS, AS WELL AS GRASS SEEDING AND FERTILIZER SPRING, SO THAT WORKS ALSO ONGOING. UM THOSE WERE THE GENERAL UPDATES FOR PARKS AND REC. WE DID HAVE TWO AGENDA ITEMS, ONE OF WHICH WAS TO REVIEW AND ACCEPT THE, UM SOME EDITS TO THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE AND I HAVE THOSE HERE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WERE NOT MANY CHANGES. UM. FOR TWO CHANGES THAT WE REVIEWED WERE TO CHANGE THE WORD MAYOR TO PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL TO BE MORE CORRECT WITH OUR CURRENT, UM, SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT AND THEN UPDATE THE LIST OF COMMISSION MEMBERS AND OFFICERS TO THE CURRENT LIST. WE[00:20:01]
HAD TO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW MEMBERS, SO THAT LIST IS NOW CURRENT. THE LAST AGENDA ITEM THAT WE HAD WAS TO REVIEW THE PARKLAND DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.SO FOR 2024 TO 2028 WE DISCUSSED. OF COURSE, THE PLAN FOR THIS YEAR WHICH, UH, IS PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT AT ALDER SKATE PARK. A STUDY TO EXPAND THE SKATE PARK AND RELOCATE IT.
FROM ELDER TO A NEW LOCATION. UM AT THE GYM SIMMONS TRAIL. THIS YEAR'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT WORK WILL INCLUDE A CONNECTION TO THE RESERVOIR LIKE WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS. UM THIS WOULD BE AN ASPHALT PATH CONNECTING THE JIM SIMONS TRAIL TO THE RESERVOIR BY CROSSING MILLCREEK. THE ALSO IN THE WORKS FOR THIS YEAR IS A TENNIS COURT RECONSTRUCTION AT LOUIS PARK. AND POTENTIAL SHELTER UPGRADES AT MILL VALLEY CENTRAL PARK AS WELL AS SCHWARZKOPF PARK. MY UNDERSTANDING THE CITY IS INTERESTED IN INVESTING A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY EVERY YEAR TO MAKE OUR SHELTERS MORE CURRENT, SO WE'LL PLAN HOW I UNDERSTAND IT IS IT WILL DO ONE OR TWO EVERY YEAR, UM PARKS, BRANDING AS WELL PARKS, BRANDING AND TO GET THEM TO LOOK MORE CURRENT AND SOME OF OUR STRUCTURES ARE OLDER AND OUTDATED. SO UM, THIS YEAR POTENTIALLY MOVE VALLEY CENTRAL AND SCHWARZKOPF TO BE UPDATED NEXT YEAR. I HAVE MCLEOD PARK AS BEING DISCUSSED FOR NEXT YEAR. UM. LET'S SEE. AND THEN ALSO, POTENTIALLY THIS YEAR IS A BASKETBALL COURT. UM TO BE ADDED AT ONE OF OUR PARKS THAT ARE LOCATION IS TO STILL TO BE DETERMINED. BUT WE'RE THINKING MCCARTHY IS WHERE THAT WILL GO. UM STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES, BUT THAT IS IN THE WORKS FOR THIS YEAR. UM LOOKING FORWARD. I WON'T GO THROUGH THE FULL FIVE YEAR PLAN, BUT AT LEAST NEXT YEAR UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT EXPANDING THE SKATE PARK AND RELOCATING IT NEXT YEAR, STUDYING THAT THIS YEAR AND THEN, UM AT THE RESERVOIR NEXT YEAR. WE WOULD BE ADDING ANOTHER CONNECTIONS, SO THIS WOULD BE CONCRETE STAIRS SIMILAR TO THE STAIRCASE THAT'S ALREADY THERE. BUT ANOTHER LOCATION NEAR WHERE WE'RE CONNECTING TO THE GYM, SIMMONS TRAIL AND THEN IT HAS TO CROSS RAYMOND ROAD AND TO DO THAT, WE NEED SIGNAGE AND YOU KNOW TO MAKE IT SAFE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING A HAWK SIGNAL THERE. WHICH IF YOU'VE BEEN ACROSS SCOTLAND, THEY HAVE A SIMILAR HAWK SIGNAL THERE. UM AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, A POTENTIAL SHELTER UPGRADE TO MCLEOD PARK FOR NEXT YEAR AS WELL. SO WE DISCUSSED THAT, AND THERE WAS UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR AT LEAST THIS YEAR. NEXT YEAR, UM, COUNCIL HAVE A CHANCE TO GIVE THEIR INPUT AT SOME POINT THIS YEAR SOON. SO UM, I THINK I THINK BY YOUR BYLAWS SAY WE HAVE TO HAVE IT BY JULY FIVE YEAR SO YEAH, WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. BUT THAT IS MY REPORT FOR PARKS AND REC AND HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR IRELAND? OKAY
[HEARING OF CITIZENS]
THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY NOW WE ARE AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING, BUT IT IS HEARING OF CITIZENS, BUT CITIZENS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THIS COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM THAT'S NOT PART OF THE NATURE AGENDA AND YOU HAVE UP TO A PAVED MINUTES AND THIS SUGGESTS TO ADDRESS COUNCIL. THIS IS NOT TO DEBATE WITH COUNCIL. THEY SUGGEST IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT'S NOT RELATED TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA. YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE THE PODIUM, STATE, YOUR NAME AND OTHERS AND WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. OKAY GO AHEAD. AND IF YOU DON'T MIND GIVING US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, AND WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU, ER PARDON ME, PAUL SLAUGHTER, 12 10 MINUTE PARK DRIVE OUT AND MILL VALLEY. OKAY THANK YOU LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS ON IS THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM THAT THE CITY HAS UM, I STARTED HERE IN 1974 WITH MY FAMILY AND HAD A JOB HERE AS A FIREFIGHTER. AND SO I BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. I KNOW ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT THE CITIES HAD SPECIALLY FIVE POINTS. AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THERE WAS A STUDY DONE AT FIVE POINTS. AND THEN AFTER THAT, ANOTHER STUDY, ANOTHER STUDY, ANOTHER STUDY AND ANOTHER STUDY. SO. SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE. I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A REAL GOOD, SUBTLE LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE.AND I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY COULD ENTERTAIN THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION. WHY WAS SHE ALLOWED TO COME INTO A INTERSECTION. THAT'S JUST TERRIBLE AS IT IS NOW AND ADD THAT MUCH MORE TRAFFIC ON THERE. OH I DON'T. I DON'T MIND SPEAKING AND THEN I MAY TURN IT OVER TO KYLE BECAUSE HE'S BEEN
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VERY INVOLVED. BUT YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE LAST 68 MONTHS THAT WE HAD PUBLIC MEETINGS REGARDING FIVE POINTS AND WE HIRED A CONSULTANT THAT'S VERY EXPERIENCED IN INTERSECTIONS AS TO WHETHER IT WOULD BE A SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION OR AROUND ABOUT CONCEPT, AND THEY LOOKED AT THAT WE HAVE PUBLIC MEETINGS, INVITED THE PUBLIC TO COME TO THOSE, UH, THEY WERE REALLY EXCELLENT MEETINGS, AND WE GOT SOME AWESOME INPUT AS A PART OF THAT PROCESS, AND THERE WAS RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME BACK. IT WILL BE PART OF AN UPGRADE TO FIVE POINTS, PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. KYLE THROUGH 2020 25. 2026 IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. NOW CONSTRUCTION IT OVER TO YOU TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR DISCUSSIONS AND ALSO A LITTLE BIT. YOU KNOW, THE PLACEMENT. UH A NEW BUSINESS THERE AT THAT LOCATION AS WELL. YES SO IT'S TERRY MENTI YEAR, WE WENT THROUGH A PRETTY, UH, INTENSIVE STUDY OF THAT INTERSECTION. AND WE HAD TO PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CAME OUT WITH FIVE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS . THAT SOLUTION THAT WAS PICKED BY I GUESS STAFF CONSULTANT IN THE PUBLIC WAS A FIVE LEGGED ROUND ABOUT, UM, AND THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN. RIGHT NOW. OUR CONSULTANT JUST WRAPPED UP THE SURVEY WORK FOR IT. HOPING TO WRAP UP DESIGN SOMETIME IN EARLY 2024, THEN GO THROUGH AND UTILITY RELOCATION WORK, UM AND CONSTRUCTED IN 2025 OR 2026. AS FAR AS THE SHEETS GOES, THEY WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE PLANNING COMMISSION PROCESS TO GET A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THAT SITE AND THAT, I GUESS. THE ANSWER IS HOW HOW ABOUT DEVELOPMENT GOT THROUGH AND THERE ARE ALSO A PART OF IN THE GIVE SOME RIGHT AWAY THERE AS WELL FOR THE ROUNDABOUT SHEETS, CONSENT CONFIRMED IN $275,000 TOWARDS THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS. THEY ALSO DONATED A BUNCH OF RIGHT AWAY TO ALLOW US TO ULTIMATELY BUILD A ROUNDABOUT AT THAT INTERSECTION. IT WORKS BETTER THAN WHAT'S BEEN IN THE PAST. BUT AS I SAID, THERE'S BEEN STUDY AFTER STUDY AFTER STANDING NOTHING DONE AND DONE NOTHING DONE. I UNDERSTAND. GET SOMETHING DONE THIS TIME. IT WORKS WELL, AND, UH FIFTH STREET COMING WEST AT CHESTNUT IS A REAL TERRIBLE PLACE TO UM, I'M NOT BEING LOOKED AT POSSIBLY PUTTING TURN RAIN THERE. PEOPLE CAN TURN DOWN CHESTNUT BECAUSE YOU LOT OF USE PROBABLY COME UP THERE AND THEY WILL BE OUT OF CAR OR SOMETHING. ONE OF THE TERM LEFT AND WE HAVE A TURN LANE AT VINE STREET. I DON'T KNOW WHY MORE PEOPLE DON'T USE THAT. WE COULD REALLY EASILY JUST PUT UP A SIGN AT TESLA THAT SAYS NO LEFT TURN AND LET PEOPLE TURN AT VINE AND SOLVE THAT FOR THE COST OF $50 SIGN. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE CAN'T DO THAT, BECAUSE IT'S A PROBLEM. IT BACKS UP TRAFFIC. AND ONCE THAT ROUNDABOUT IS GOING TO COME IN THAT'S GONNA BE THE NEXT BOTTLENECK THEY THE OTHER COMMENT WILL MAKE IS NOTHING AGAINST PEOPLE FROM COLUMBUS. BUT AS A LOT OF, YOU KNOW.SPEAKING WITH A POLICE OFFICER BEFORE I COME OUT HERE, AND YOU CAN TELL, YOU KNOW ALL THESE APARTMENTS THAT'S BEEN PUT IN AND THESE PEOPLE, YOU'LL BE STOPPED AND YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND A CAR GOES THROUGH ANOTHER CAR GOES THROUGH. AND THEN THIRD CAR GOES THROUGH. YOU KNOW IT'S AND WHEN YOU GO TO COLUMBUS, THAT'S WHERE THEY DROPPED. I HATE GOING TO COMMERCE AND DROPPED IT HAS COME TO OUR DOORSTEP, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THESE APARTMENT THAT'S COME IN, AND THEY LOVE THAT THEY JUST GET ON THE FREEWAY AND GO TO COLUMBUS AND THEN COME BACK HERE AND GET OUT OF THE BIG CITY. SO I JUST WISH THAT MORE 4TH 4TH THOUGHT WOULD GO AND SOME OF THE PLANNING WITH THE TRAFFIC BECAUSE I'VE EVEN SEEN FIFTH STREET BACKED UP ALL THE WAY FROM FIVE POINTS. ENTER TOWN. YOU KNOW, TO THE DOWNTOWN . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. AND YES, MA'AM. AGAIN IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, MONTGOMERIE AND I MET 13 OH, FIVE FOX RUN DRIVE IN MARYSVILLE. UM I TALKED TO DON A LITTLE BIT. UM. SUNDAY MORNING, I TALKED TO TODD JOHNSON A LITTLE BIT FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S
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WE'RE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE FINANCING FOR THE SCHOOLS. SO MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE BEEN ANY MORE MOVEMENT WITH THE NEGOTIATION? I KNOW THEY HAD TALKED REGARDING SOME FUNDING.FROM THE CITY WITH. REGARDING THIS COMMENT OR QUESTION QUESTION. YEAH. I SAID YOU GUYS COULDN'T COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT BEFORE THE ELECTION ON . WE NEVER SAID THAT. BUT THIS IS NOT A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION. I WAS JUST I MEAN, IS THERE ANY ONGOING AGREEMENTS OR ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY OR IN MARYSVILLE SCHOOLS? I'LL SAY THAT I HAD LUNCH WITH A BOARD MEMBER LAST FRIDAY. SO I WOULD SAY YEAH, THERE ARE I'M JUST THERE'S A LOT OF US THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY WITH THE ABATEMENT IN THE, UM YOU KNOW, IT'S THIS. IT'S A GROWING PROBLEM, AND IT JUST SEEMS THAT UM, I GUESS THAT'S THAT'S JUST A COMMENT, BUT IT'S JUST PEOPLE. MY DEVELOPMENTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH. UM THE MONEY FOR THE SCHOOLS. FURTHER FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS OF PRIMITIVES. THANK YOU. HEATHER APPRECIATED ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY HERE IN NONE . WE MOVE ON TO THE ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR TONIGHT, UM, JUMP DIRECTLY INTO ORDINANCES ORDINANCE A PUBLIC HEARING TO ACCEPT THE DEDICATION OF THE EDINA POINT SECTION SEVEN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. YEAH OKAY. NOTHING FURTHER FROM IN VENEZUELA. OKAY UM, COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC. UM FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT REGULARLY MAKE IT TO THE MEETINGS OUT HERE. UM WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT IF A DEVELOPMENT UM IS COMPLETED. OR PARTIALLY COMPLETED NORMALLY GOES IN PAPER. SIX DIFFERENT SECTIONS. THEN AFTER A YEAR, THE CITY MONITORS THAT AND THEN IS BEING DEDICATED TO THE CITY. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS ORDINANCE IS ABOUT. WE HAVE, OF COURSE, THREE READINGS. WE HAD THE INTRODUCTION TWO WEEKS AGO.
TONIGHT IS THE SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE WILL VOTE ON THIS. IT'S FAIRLY STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR COUNCIL BECAUSE ALL OF THE UTILITIES ALL OF THE ROADWAYS, SIDEWALKS, CURBS AND EVERYTHING. UM, IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES WE? IT'S VERY DETECTABLE AFTER ONE YEAR, SO THAT'S WHY IT'S COMMON PRACTICE THAT ONCE IT HAS MET THAT REQUIREMENT, AND STAFF HAS LOOKED AT IT AND SAID YES, IT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO BE INCLUDED INTO OUR ROADWAY THAT BE THAT IF HE HAS A CITY TAKE CARE OF AND THAT IS WHAT THIS AND SOME OF THE NEXT ORDINANCE IS ALL ABOUT. SO THAT WAY TONIGHT WE HAD THE MEDINA POINT. SO UM, WITH THAT EXPLANATION, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY? RIGHT? THIS WILL BE BACK WITH THIRD READING TITLE ONLY MADE IT 20 SECONDS.
OKAY. ORDINANCE BE. SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING TO ACCEPT THE DEDICATION OF THE COOK'S POINT, SECTION. ONE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. OKAY STATION. OKAY COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? OKAY CITIZENS AGAIN. THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT I EXPLAINED EARLIER. SOMEBODY LIKES TO MAKE A COMMENT ON IT THEN. BUT YOU MIGHT TALKING ABOUT? AH NOPE. NOPE. UNFORTUNATELY UNFORTUNATELY, YEAH. ABBOTT I KNOW, BUT YOU KNOW YOU'RE ON TV , BUDDY. YEAH TV. YES AND, UH, WE'RE HERE. UH, TINKER. IF YOU COULD GIVE US CHRISTINE, THERE WOULD BE HELPFUL. 158 WOOLFORD MASKELL ROAD, SO OKAY. THANK YOU. UM YOU KNOW, ON BEHALF OF THIS POINT AH COURSE. DAVE AND I ARE ALL ROAD BUILDERS. SO WE'VE GOT EDUCATED QUICK. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, KYLE AND JEREMY AND CHAD DID EXCELLENT JOB. I KNOW EVERYBODY COMES HERE TO COUNSEL TO RAISE CAIN. BUT WE'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS HERE. WANT TO KNOW WHAT A WONDERFUL STAFF YOU HAVE HERE? AND THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE WE REALLY GOT OUR FEET WELL, TRYING TO BUILD ROADS. SO I JUST I WANT TO COUNT. YOU KNOW, COUNCIL? NO. YOU GOT GREAT STAFF HERE. ON THE OTHER SIDE.
WE NAMED THE ROAD AFTER MY MOTHER AND FATHER, WHICH IS KIND OF GREAT IDEA. AND JEREMY SAYS,
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WELL, IF YOU BUILD THE ROAD, YOU CAN NAME IT ANYTHING YOU WANT. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR HELPING US GET THIS PROJECT DONE. THANK YOU. OKAY WELL, HOW MANY PERSONAL STANDPOINT? I DO WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FOR MAKING IT THE WAY THAT IT IS. IT DOES DEFINITELY SET AN EXAMPLE. WELL THAT SIDE OF MARYSVILLE THAT THAT'S A JOB WELL DONE, AND I DO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE ABOUT, UM, EARLIER ABOUT TRAFFIC. YEAH, BUT YOUR FAMILY DID IT RIGHT. YOU ALLOWED THE, UM THE COOKS COOKS BOULEVARD IF YOU WILL MADE IT WIDE ENOUGH, SO THAT WITHIN 7 TO 8 MINUTES IF THERE IS A CALAMITY OVER IN MELBOURNE EARLY, AND IT HAS GREATLY ENHANCED IT'S THE SAFETY IN THAT WHOLE AREA SO AGAIN PERSONAL AND I'M SURE MOST OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT IT. IT DEFINITELY HAS DEFINITELY DOES SET THE STANDARD FOR WHEN I WAS CITY CAN LOOK LIKE SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. OKAY MR PRESIDENT? YES, SIR. POINT WE'VE WE'VE TALKED RECENTLY ABOUT MASTER PLANNING IN THE VALUE OF MASTER PLANNING. HMM THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE EARLIEST CONCEPTS OF TRUE MASTER PLANNING THE ENTIRE P U. D. FROM ROUTE FORWARD ABOUT 36 TO THE FREEWAY . MHM DIDN'T SAY THAT ABOUT 31 TO THE FREEWAY. UM 2000 AND. 567 IS WHEN THE MASTER PLANNING OF THAT AREA SO JUST A POINT REGARDING OUR OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MASTER PLANNING. YEAH NO, IT WAS VERY NICELY DONE. SO OKAY . THIS WILL BE BACK WITH TERRITORY READING TITLE ONLY ON MAY 22ND. OKAY, ORDINANCE, SEE? SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING TO ACCEPT THE DEDICATION OF THE MITCHELL HIGHLANDS SECTION SIX PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. ADMINISTRATION FURTHER OKAY COUNCIL. OKAY UH AND HE CITIZENS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO CHIME IN ON THIS PARTICULAR, UM, DEDICATION THAT WE HAVE MORE ACCEPTANCE IN TWO WEEKS. OKAY HERE IN AND TO BE BACK FOR THIRD READING TITLE ONLY ON MAY 22ND ORDINANCE, D SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING TO ACCEPT THE DEDICATION OF THE VILLAGE TIMBERLAKE SPACE FIVE, SECTION TWO PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. OKAY IT MINISTRATIONS FURTHER OKAY. COUNCIL. ALREADY ANYTHING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. OKAY HEARING. NONE OF THIS WILL BE BACK WITH THIRD READING TITLE ONLY AND MADE IT 20 SECONDS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE E. THIS IS THE INVESTMENT AND HERE IS WHERE THERE IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL BE HAD THESE PEOPLE, THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION. I WAS ON THAT TEAM HAS MAYOR PRESENTED AH, COUNSEL HAS ADVISED ME THAT THAT WOULD BE MR ESTHER NEAR THAT SINCE I ALSO DID SERVE PREVIOUSLY. I HAVE SINCE THEN. UM UH, SUBMITTED MY TERMINATION LETTER TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. PUT THE SCHOOL. I UM DID IT GLADLY FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE BETWEEN COUNCIL AND THE SCHOOL THAT IT MAY RESULT INTO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SO AT THIS POINT AH, I'D LIKE TO HAND IT OVER TO MR ROCHE AND FOR YOU TO TAKE OVER AND I'LL TAKE A LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR NOW AND THEN PLEASE CALL ME BACK FOR THE NEXT ONE. THANK YOU. ORDINANCE E. THIRD READING TITLE, ONLY TO APPROVE THE EXECUTION OF A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE AND MARYSVILLE FLEX LLC. THE EXECUTION OF A TAX REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, MARYSVILLE EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE EXECUTION OF A DONATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE MARYSVILLE FLEX LLC, THE MARYSVILLE EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE OHIO HIGH POINT CAREER CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION. UNION COUNTY AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. I SHOULD MENTION THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE AND THE AMENDMENT WERE PASSED ON APRIL THE 10TH ANYTHING FROM ADMINISTRATION NOTHING FURTHER. ANYTHING FROM COUNSEL? MR PRESIDENT? YES QUESTION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. UM BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK BACK AND FORTH[00:40:01]
BETWEEN ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED. AND MY QUESTION IS, DOES THIS PROPOSED INCENTIVE ALIGN WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE SCHOOLS. YES, IT DOES. THANK YOU ANY OTHER COUNCIL? I'LL MOVE TO PASS THE LEGISLATION. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.MR MR RUSH? YES REAMS. CARPENTER YES, MR SEYMOUR GROUP? YES, MR BERGER. MHM FIVE. YES, MR BURBEY. YOU CAN COME BACK IN. DSC COFFEE. OKAY MOVING ON TO THE LAST ORDINANCE FOR THE NIGHT ORDINANCE. F THIRD READING TITLE , ONLY TO SET COMPENSATION FOR CITY COUNCIL. A ANY WORD FROM ADMINISTRATION. NOTHING NOTHING OKAY, AND IT WOULD FROM COUNCIL . OKAY MR PRESIDENT MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THE LEGISLATION LOCAL, PLEASE. MR ROUSH? YES YES, MR CARPENTER. MR SEYMOUR? YES, MRS. GROW NO. MR BERGER. MISTER BURBEY? YES FIVE YEARS. OKAY THAT CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS FOR TONIGHT. COMMENTS OF THE CITY MANAGER. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER THIS EVENING. THANK YOU.
OKAY ALREADY. THANKS VERY MUCH. LAST TIME I STARTED ON THE RIGHT SO AND IN EUROPE. I HAVE NO COMMENTS FOR THIS EVENING. OKAY ALREADY, MR REEMS. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS AND HOW THE CITY'S REACTED FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO REMEMBER OUR SEWER PLANT THAT USED TO BE IN THE CENTER CITY. REMEMBER THAT? WHAT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE THAT WAS WARM SUMMER DAY. I MEAN, IT IS A BIG PROBLEM, NOT JUST THE STINK.
UM THE WHOLE CITY STUNK, BUT. YOU KNOW, WE WERE IN VIOLATION OF OHIO EPA ORDERS WE DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO TREAT EVEN WHAT WE HAD. WE WERE FORCED WHEN THEY WILL HIRE E P. A TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. AND YOU HEARD 100 AND SOME MILLION DOLLARS FOR THAT NEW PLANT. THAT WAS ONLY A PORTION OF THE COST. WE ALSO HAD TO BUILD THE TRUNK SEWER, WHICH IS 60 INCHES IN DIAMETER, ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE, WHICH THE REASON IT'S OVERSIZED IS TO CONTAIN ALL OF THE STORM WATER, SO IT'S OVER $200 MILLION PROJECT. WHICH WE HAD WORLD $207 MILLION. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR THAT? RIGHT THE BANK'S GONNA ASK YOU. YOUR BOND ISSUE IS YOU'RE GOING TO ASK. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR THAT? WELL CITY COUNCIL HAD TO RAISE SEWER RATES. THEY BOND. ISSUES REQUIRED US TO HAVE A LONG TERM PLAN TO RAISE RATES SUBSTANTIALLY. BUT THAT WASN'T ENOUGH. WE HAD TO IDENTIFY OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE AND SO IN AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOLS, WE PASSED TIP LEGISLATION IN CERTAIN. SECTIONS CERTAIN PHASES AND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS ONLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR'S TIME OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT CAME FORWARD FOR APPROVAL.
SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION THAT CAME OUT WHERE PEOPLE SAID ALL THE WORDS IN MILL VALLEY. IT'S ALL IN A TIP FOR SCOTT'S FARM IS ALL IN IT HERE, BUT IT'S NOT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS IF YOU LOOKED AT WHAT WE DID TONIGHT, WE HAD WE HAD AN EXAMPLE HERE TO ACCEPT THE DEDICATION OF THE VILLAGE AT TIMBERLAKE'S PHASE FIVE, SECTION TWO. THEY BUILD THESE NEIGHBORHOODS IN SECTIONS AND PHASES AND TIFFS WERE ONLY APPROVED. WHY THE SCHOOLS AND BY CITY COUNCIL ON CERTAIN PHASES AND CERTAIN SECTIONS IS NOT AS WIDESPREAD AS WHAT WAS LED TO BELIEVE. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT LED TO WAS THE RECOGNITION. THAT THE CITY NEEDED TO DO A BETTER JOB PLANNING. YOU KNOW WE WERE FORCED WITH THAT WE WERE FORCED TO FIX THAT PROBLEM AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE. WE HAD TO DO IT RIGHT THEN. WE DID NOT WANT TO GET IN THAT SITUATION AGAIN, SO WE STARTED STRATEGIC PLANNING. WE STARTED UPDATING
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OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE HAVE, UM ADJUSTED. ARE. ALL OF OUR REGULATIONS. WE'VE ADJUSTED THE COST TO DEVELOP IN MARYSVILLE. PREVIOUSLY IF YOU WERE GOING TO BUILD A HOUSE IN MARYSVILLE, WE WERE NOT CHARGING ENOUGH TO COVER THE COST OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE COST. WE'RE JUST ALL OF THAT. WE HAVE SPENT THE LAST 20 YEARS PLANNING FOR THE GROWTH. WE BUILT THIS NEW WATER PLANT AND ALL THE RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE DID THAT WITHOUT RAISING RATES BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN PREPARING AND PLANNING FOR THAT. FOR YEARS. UM . IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. I'VE HEARD COMPLAINTS THAT WE'VE HAD EXPLOSIVE GROWTH. ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS DATA FROM 2010 TO 2020. WE GREW AT A RATE OF 1.4% PER YEAR. IS THAT EXPLOSIVE BECAUSE THAT. THAT'S NOT EXPLOSIVE. THAT'S A MANAGEABLE RATE OF GROWTH AND THE CITY PREPARED FOR THAT. THE CITY PLANNED FOR THAT, UM, IF IT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT ANY PART OF THE GROWTH THAT WE SAW IN THOSE 10 YEARS WE SAW A LARGE AMOUNT OF GROWTH. IN THE POPULATION. THERE WAS 65 OLDER, THAT POPULATION WENT FROM 2200. 2 38 100. LARGE INCREASE. I THINK A LOT OF IT WAS JUST PEOPLE GETTING OLDER AS MUCH AS IT WAS. YOU KNOW SOME PEOPLE? YEAH, WE PEOPLE GOT OLDER. YOU KNOW, DURING THAT TIME, YOU KNOW, BUT IT IS INTERESTING. YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALSO NOT POPULATION THAT HAS KIDS IN SCHOOL SAYS IT. SO YOU KNOW WE'VE BEEN PREPARING THE CITY HAS DONE OUR WORK. WE'VE GOT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND I HEAR THE SCHOOLS WORKING ON ONE AS WELL. MAYBE THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT LIGHT. BUT AT LEAST THEY'RE WORKING ON IT. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU KNOW WHAT THEY COME UP WITH? UM SO THEY'RE BETTER PREPARED IN THE FUTURE. SO YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS BECAUSE A LOT OF THINGS WERE SAID IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT. THINGS LIKE THE ECONOMIC INCENTIVE PLANS. THERE'S POLICY ALREADY APPROVED BY THE SCHOOLS. THE TIFFS THAT WERE APPROVED OR NOT APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ALONE. THEY WERE APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT. SO IT'S NOT AN ISSUE OF THE SCHOOLS AGAINST THE CITY. WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE TO WORK WITH THEM. TO MOVE FORWARD. THE. THE THING THAT'S GOING TO PAY THE BILLS. FOR THE CITY. IT ISN'T RESIDENTIAL GROWTH BY ITSELF. THE THING THAT'S GOING TO PAY FOR THE GROWTH OF THE SCHOOLS. IS IT RESIDENTIAL GROWTH? NO WE HAVE TO BUILD JOBS IN MARYSVILLE, AND WE'VE GOT A COMMON INTEREST. THE SCHOOLS. AND THE CITY WILL BENEFIT FROM BUILDING JOBS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO DOING HERE. THAT THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO PAY OUR BILLS. AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE PLANS FOR INNOVATION PARK. AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL POLICY THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL, WHICH NOW WE'RE BOTH WORKING TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, ANY UPDATES NOW THAT WE'VE HAD IT IN PLACE FOR A WHILE, BUT WE'RE WORKING FOR THIS BECAUSE WE BOTH BENEFIT FROM A LOT OF SAME THINGS, AND WE'RE PARTNERS ON THIS. MAYBE WE'RE A LITTLE FURTHER ALONG, BUT WE'RE PARTNERS ON THIS GROWTH. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. OKAY MR LUNCH WILL BE A LITTLE QUICKER THAN THAT. HEATHER HEATHER, LAST BOARD MEETING OR COUNCIL MEETING. I SPOKE ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMMERCIAL TIPS, RESIDENTIAL TIPS, AND I WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE TIFF HISTORY ITS ON LINE. IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU. I'M NOT GOING TO READ, REPEAT EVERYTHING THAT I SAID, BUT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO GO. UM BECAUSE THERE'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMMERCIAL TIPS AND WE'VE ONLY DONE THE RESIDENTIAL TIFFS ONE TIME AND THAT WAS TO BUILD. UH THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT TONIGHT'S, UM TIFF, WHICH I GOT SOME EMAILS TODAY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE AGAINST TESTS. REALLY THAT LAND GOT THE SCHOOL WAS GETTING $809 YEAR FROM THAT LAND THAT WE JUST TIFF[00:50:04]
TONIGHT ARE BATEMAN. I'M SORRY FOR THE ABATEMENT. YEAH NO, WE ASKED THE DEVELOPER AND I SAID NO. YEAH AND IN COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL OHIO, THE TYPICAL NOW IS 15 YEARS, 100% WE ARE AT AN ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE. JUST ASK ERIC AT 10 YEARS 25% AND WE'VE HELD TO THAT. BECAUSE WE WANTED THE SCHOOL TO GET SOME MONEY. UH HUH. WE'VE GOT TO REEVALUATE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN. WE'VE HAD THE, UM INNOVATION PARK AND MR REEMS HAS HAD HIM AND OUR REALTORS IN HERE MULTIPLE TIMES ASKING HIM. WHY AREN'T WE SELLING LAND? WE KEEP COMING IN SECOND. WHILE WE KEEP COMING IN SECOND TO COMMUNITIES THAT OFFER 15 YEAR, 100% WE KEEP COMING IN SECOND. WE GOTTA WIN TONIGHT. WE GOT A WIN TONIGHT. YOU'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE COACH WE GOTTA WIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM OVER 10 YEARS IS GOING TO GET $425,000. IN THE TIFF OR IN THE ABATEMENT PERIOD. THEY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN 8090 AND GUESS WHAT? THAT DEVELOPMENT CREATES JOBS, NOT HOUSES. THEY DON'T HAVE TO EDUCATE A SINGLE KID BECAUSE IT'S A COMMERCIAL. ABATEMENT. UM. YOU KNOW, I WISH I HATE ABATEMENTS. I THINK EVERY COUNCIL IN ALL OF OHIO HATES ABATEMENTS. BUT DO YOU WANT DEVELOPMENT? INTEL GOT A 30 YEAR 100% ABATEMENT. THAT'S BIG ON THAT. 25 OR 75. SO IT'S A 25% ABATEMENT. I'M SORRY. IT'S A 75% ABATEMENT. WE COLLECT 25% AND THEN THERE'S OTHER AGREEMENTS AND WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS.I'M SORRY. UM THIS ISN'T THIS ISN'T A GIVE AND TAKE SITUATION SO APPROPRIATE QUESTION. WHAT MM HMM. IN MY OPINION, YEAH, FRESH. WOW. INDIVIDUALLY OR AT THE SECOND READING AT THE SECOND READING, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. SO WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION FIRST READING SECOND READING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN THE THIRD READING IS ADMINISTRATION AND COUNCIL AND THE VOTE SO CLEARLY YEP. YEAH AND THE WANTED ME TO GET THAT. YEAH BUT WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, GETTING 25% OF SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN GETTING 100% OF NOTHING. AND WE'VE BEEN DOING PRETTY GOOD AGAIN. 100% OF NOTHING. UM AND YES, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS COME TO US AND ASKED US IF THE LEVY WOULD HAVE PASSED . COULD WE COLLECT? COULD THE SCHOOL SYSTEM GET ALL OF THAT MONEY? HERE. HERE'S MY BEST WAY TO ANALYZE THIS. DO YOU HAVE A HOME MORTGAGE? OKAY? WHEN WE BUILT THAT PLANT, WE GOT DEBT. THE MORTGAGE DEBT THAT WE HAVE IS THOSE TIFF REVENUES. CAN YOU SELL YOUR FRONT YARD TO YOUR NEIGHBOR? NO. WHY? BECAUSE THERE'S A MORTGAGE. SO IT'S NOT AS EASY AS ALL THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE CITY JUST NEED TO GET TOGETHER. THAT'S NOT THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF LEGAL WRANGLINGS THAT HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT BONDHOLDERS. WE WERE IN VIOLATION OF OUR BOND HOLDINGS 10 YEARS AGO. I MEAN, THEY COULD HAVE FORECLOSED. THAT'S SO ARE THEIR NEGOTIATIONS GOING ON? YEAH, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. AND I THINK IN GENERAL, WE WANT TO GET SOMETHING DONE BECAUSE WE ALL AGREE. I'M A. GENERATION MARYSVILLE PERSON. MY DAD GRADUATE GRADUATED IN 61. I GRADUATED 80 TO MY DAUGHTERS WERE 7 4010. MY WIFE IS RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER. MY SISTER IS A SCHOOL TEACHER. MY OTHER SISTER LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY HAS THREE KIDS THAT WENT THROUGH I MEAN, UM MARYSVILLE. I WAS I WAS P TBM BEFORE THAT WAS COOL. SO WE ALL
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REALIZE THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE CITY NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AND IT'S GOOD FOR BOTH OF US. WE REALLY DO. SO. UM THE GENTLEMAN ALSO BROUGHT UP. UM, ALL THE APARTMENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN BUILDING. HMM 100. THESE GUYS ARE GETTING SICK OF HEARING ME SAY THIS 100 YEARS AGO, THERE WERE GONNA BE SHORTER THAN I WAS. YEAH I WAS GOING TO BE IN THE JOURNAL TRIBUNE. NOT TOO LONG AGO. MAYBE A YEAR AGO. THERE WAS 100 YEARS AGO. YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT THAT LITTLE FILE 100 YEARS AGO. 35% RENTAL 65% HOMEOWNERS. GUESS WHAT IT IS TODAY, 100 YEARS LATER. 65 HOMEOWNERS 35% RENTERS 100 YEARS LATER, SO UM, YOU KNOW, YES. DYNAMICS AND MARYSVILLE ARE CHANGING. BUT. WE'RE ALSO STAYING THE SAME, TOO. SO THAT'S IT. I APPRECIATE IT. IT. I WAS.YEAH HOPEFULLY MY, UH THE REASON I VOTED NO, AND I DID SPEAK TO SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT THIS IS THAT IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, I DON'T LIKE THE LEVEL OF WAGES THAT THESE BUSINESSES ARE BRINGING TO TOWN. AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I VOTED NO ON IT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ABATEMENTS AND BE GIVEN OUT TO BUSINESSES AND OFF FOR 50 K A YEAR. SO IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS CONVERSATION THAT IS HAPPENING. IT'S JUST MARYSVILLE . YES WE DO NEED TO BRING JOBS, BUT WE NEED TO BRING HIGH PAIN, HIGH SCALE JOBS TO TOWN. YOU KNOW, AND THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY, IS THAT AS SOMEBODY WHO LIVES ON THE CORNER OF CHESTNUT AND EAST FIFTH STREET I SEE EVERY DAY THE TRAFFIC EVERY ONE OF US LIVING LIVES IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE DRIVE UP AND DOWN OUR STREETS, BUT I ACTUALLY LIVE RIGHT ON THE RIGHT ON THE MAIN DRAG A TOWN MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1900. SO OBVIOUSLY, TRAFFIC WAS A LOT DIFFERENT BACK THEN, WHEN MY HOME WAS BUILT, AND ALL THOSE HOUSES WERE BUILT OUT THERE IT WAS ACTUALLY NOT EVEN A PART OF THE CITY LIMITS. WHICH IS WHY THE LOTS ARE A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN IF YOU GO INTO TOWN. THE ISSUE I HAVE WITH TRUST AND NOT IN EAST FIFTH STREET AS IN MY FOUR YEARS AND BEING IN OFFICE, I HAVE HEARD ABOUT HOW GREAT INNOVATION PARKWAY WILL BE WITH THE ROAD CONNECTION. IF THAT PROFESSIONAL PARKWAY THANK YOU, MARK. IF THAT ROAD IS AS GREAT AS WHAT THIS COMMUNITY SAYS IT'S GOING TO BE THAN EAST CAPE ST SHOULD BE A GHOST TOWN. BECAUSE ALL THE TRAFFIC SHOULD BE REROUTED. SO WE WILL SEE HOW SUCCESSFUL THAT ROAD IS. THAT ROAD IS CHEST CHESTNUT WON'T HAVE TO HAVE AS MANY CARS AS IT DOES NOW. WE DON'T WANT THIS STORY TO BE A GHOST TOWN. SO YOU KNOW, AND THEN THE THEN THE OTHER ISSUE IS WITH SHEETS. I WAS THE MOST PUBLIC PROBABLY FIRST ONE TO SAY THE SHEETS WAS A BAD DECISION. WHEN I DRIVE THROUGH THE HEART OF MARY'S, OR WHAT I WANT TO SEE IS BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED. HISTORICAL HOMES, NICE RESIDENTIAL STREETS. BEAUTIFUL UPTOWN BUILDINGS, SHOPS, WALK, ABILITY, EVERYTHING. NOT MORE.
FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS, NOT MORE GAS STATIONS, NOT MORE ANYTHING BUT WHEN THIS COUNCIL TRIES TO PASS LEGISLATION TO BETTER THE LONG TERM VISION FOR THIS COMMUNITY. THERE'S PEOPLE THAT GO ON FACEBOOK AND PUT THIS COMMUNITY UP WAR AND SAY WE'RE TRYING TO BE LIKE DUBLIN. THE ONLY THING I ASK IF RESIDENTS TRULY BELIEVE THAT SHE IS A BAD DECISION, AND THEY WANT TO SEE THINGS, APPEARANCES CLEANED UP. THEN PLEASE JOIN AND LISTENING TO THE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING, AND THEN YOU WILL SOON REALIZE THAT PEOPLE WHO DO WANT TO SEE THE TOWN CLEANED UP AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIKE IT THE WAY IT IS, BECAUSE THERE'S A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE MAKING A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE IT'S VERY EASY TO SELL TO A GAS STATION OR MCDONALD'S THAN IT IS TO WAIT FOR SOMETHING BETTER TO COME. SO THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT GROWTH AND JOBS, I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE. AND WE DO NEED TO CREATE LONG TERM PLANNING. BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, MARRY IS ALWAYS A SMALL COMMUNITY AND WE'RE GROWING. BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND I AM GLAD THAT I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN ON COUNCIL FOR A WHILE. HE WAS TAUGHT ME TO BE THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO I AM TODAY. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS AND THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, MR BURGER. HE SAID GOOD. YES THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I'M
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GOING TO CHANGE GEARS JUST A LITTLE BIT VERY PAROCHIAL AND SOFT CENTER. THAT'S MY PRODUCT TO BE SELF CENTERED, UM FIRST OF ALL, THE QUESTION CAME UP THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE. AND I APPRECIATE ALL KINDS OF COMMUNICATION. UM, OUR CLERK OF COUNCIL SENDS US LETTERS. THAT ARE SENT TO COUNCIL AS A WHOLE, AND THEN WE CAN SELECTIVELY RESPOND. UM I WILL RESPOND EITHER BY PHONE CALL OR MAIL. I DID SOME MALE WORK LAST WEEK. BE GLAD TO DO PHONE CALL WORK. WHAT I WILL NOT DO IS BUY INTO THE SOCIAL MEDIA HASSLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT. YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN ME WITH A FACEBOOK PAGE OR INSTAGRAM OR WHATEVER OTHER LANGUAGES YOU'RE GOING TO USE BECAUSE I HAVE A MORAL PROBLEM WITHIN ON THEM, ITTY UM, YOU CAN SAY AN AWFUL LOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND THEN IN ALL, THANK YOU, SIR. AND THEN IN SOME WAY, BE SOMEWHAT ANONYMOUS. SO YOU WANT TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME INDIVIDUALLY? THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS ACTUALLY. THREE MY HOME TELEPHONE NUMBERS PUBLISHED. IT'S ON THE WEBSITE. I KEEP A LANDLINE. JUST BECAUSE IT TAKES MESSAGES. I PROMISE TO GET BACK WITH YOU IF I'M NOT THERE. NUMBER TWO. YOU CAN EMAIL ME AGAIN. THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE OR NUMBER THREE, PLEASE EMAIL. ALL OF US. YOU CAN DO A GROUP EMAIL AND OUR CLERK OF COUNCIL WILL SEND THAT TO US. I'M NOT GUARANTEEING THAT WE WILL OR WON'T RESPOND. IT SORT OF DEPENDS ON CAN I BE HELPFUL AT ONE POINT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO? I SAID, WOW, THIS PROFESSIONAL HAS MORE INFO THAN I CONTACTED THE PROFESSIONAL AND THAT PROFESSIONAL ANSWER THE EMAIL, BUT THE EMAIL WAS ANSWERED SO PLEASE CONTACT US. PLEASE COMMUNICATE. DON'T EXPECT ME TO DO A BACK AND FORTH FACEBOOK FIGHT OR AN INSTAGRAM RELEASE.PLEASE TREAT ME RESPECTFULLY WITH A REAL FACE A REAL PHONE CALL AND COMMUNICATE THAT WAY.
SO YES, IT'S RELATED BUT NOT RELATED. BUT I DO APPRECIATE ALL THAT COMMUNICATION. SO THANKS, FOLKS. THANK YOU. YOU WANT. MORGUE I WANTED TO ADDRESS YOUR LEFT TURN ON CHESTNUT. IF YOU TURN LEFT ON ON VINE, YOU HAVE THREE TURNS TO GET BACK ONTO WHAT WILL BECOME WE'VE ERODE CHESTNUT STREET. IF YOU JUST TURN LEFT ON CHESTNUT, YOU HAVE ONE TURN RIGHT. RIGHT ON SIXTH.
YEAH RIGHT. LEFT THREE INSTEAD OF FOUR. THAT'S A FACT. AND I SAID, DID I SAY THAT TO MORE? THAT'S RIGHT. TWO MORE THERE. YOU THANK YOU. ANYWAY, NOW YOU KNOW WHY EVERYBODY GOES TO CHESTNUT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT REALLY NEEDED TO BE EXPRESSED. I'LL JUST TOUCH ON THE GROWTH ABATEMENTS AND TIPS TESTS FOR A MOMENT. UM ABATEMENTS AND TIFFS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR 15 YEARS. WE'VE BEEN DOING THEM TIME AND AGAIN. WE HAVE SOME ABATEMENTS OUT THERE THAT HAVE EXPIRED. NOW WE'RE GETTING THE FULL VALUE OF THEM FOR COMMUNITY. YOU GOT A WEATHER THE STORM AND YOU GET BIGGER BENEFITS. YET IT'S JUST THAT 10 YEAR WINDOW THAT YOU GOT A WEATHER THROUGH. IN THE MEANTIME , YOU GOT THE JOBS AND YOU GOT THE REST OF IT. GROWTH HAS BEEN COMMON KNOWLEDGE FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, AT LEAST AND ADVERTISED BROADLY FOR THE LAST FIVE MINUTES. SO GROWTH IS NOTHING NEW HERE. WE KNOW IT'S COMING. WE KNOW IT'S HERE. WE KNOW IT'S COMING AND IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE ANYBODY ASSOCIATED OR IS AFFECTED BY GROWTH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSING THEIR ISSUES ACCORDINGLY. SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL NEXT EVEN IF YOU DO IT BEING SPECIAL. UM AND WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING STARTING AT SIX O'CLOCK. UM BE DO THE SWAT ANALYSIS IN CASE PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS. WHAT'S WHAT ? WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DO EVERY THREE OR FOUR YEARS? IT'S CALLED STRENGTH, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS. AND YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THREATS . NOT SOMEBODY COMING IN HERE DOING HOME, BUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN, MGM? WHAT WHAT COULD BE A THREAT? WE AND OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED 10 DIFFERENT TOPICS BEING ONE FINANCES BEING ANOTHER ONE PUBLIC SAFETY BEING ANOTHER ONE. SO WE WILL HAVE THAT MEETING NEXT WEEK WHERE WE DO, GET AN UPDATE FROM STAFF AND
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SEE WHERE WE ARE IN THAT PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM EVERY DEPARTMENT IS ON THE SAME PAGE WITH COUNCILS SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHERE WE NEED TO. MAYBE MAKE SOME CHANGES, UM AND MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. SO COUNCIL NEXT WEEK. I'M SURE MCKENZIE WILL SEND OUT A SPECIAL . INVITATION AGAIN. AND THEN WITH THAT, UM, WE, UM, HAD THE POTENTIAL TONIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. TO CONSIDER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE SPECIFIC BUSINESS STRATEGY OF AN APPLICANT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION 2ND 2ND LOCAL POLICE. MR REEMS? YES MR CARPENTER? YES MR SEYMOUR. MRS GROUP? YES MR BERGER? YES MR BURBEY? YES YES. SEVEN. YES* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.