Feb 12, 2024 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER]

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FEBRUARY 12 2024 SO. BUT STAYING FOR PLAYING. THAT'S WHAT ARE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? AND TO THE REPUBLIC. I, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE. MIGHTY GOD, WE ASK YOU TO GUIDE US THROUGHOUT THIS MEETING TO SEEK TO MAKE DECISIONS. THE CITY OF MARY AS WELL AND ITS CITIZENS. I. ZACK GARDNER HERE. STEPHEN WOLF HERE, KIRBY DONALD BERGER. SCOTT HUNTER HERE OUR GREEN HERE, JRR.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

[ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT]

UM CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, AN OBSERVANCE OF PRESIDENT'S DAY AND ASIDE FROM THAT, UH, ERIC, DO YOU MIND? UH, BRIEFING COUNSEL A LITTLE BIT ON A TWO DAY LITTLE MISSION TRIP THAT YOU AND, UH, I THINK DONALD IS GOING TO BE TAKING PART IN YEAH. THANK YOU, TERRY. WE ARE GOING TO BE TRAVELING TO DETROIT. UH, WE ARE . THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS IS ATTENDING A RECEPTION HELD BY THE CONSUL GENERAL TO CELEBRATE THE JAPANESE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY.

THAT HAPPENS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. UM, MR BURBY WENT ON THESE IN THE PAST, BUT AS PART OF THAT TRIP WE WILL BE MEETING WITH FOUR OR FIVE AUTOMOTIVE RELATED COMPANIES ON THAT TRIP, JUST AS, UH, A COUPLE THAT ARE HERE EXISTING IN OUR COMMUNITY BUT ALSO A COUPLE OF POTENTIAL AND SOME WITH SOME INTEREST IN MARYSVILLE. SO UH, THAT'S THE TRIP. WE LEAVE ON A THURSDAY AND COME BACK OUT ON A SATURDAY MORNING FOR THAT TRIP, SO AND THEN LAST, UH, JUST WANTED TO BRIEF CITY COUNCIL ON, UM, A REQUEST FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MORSY FOR HAS REQUESTED A PRESENCE OF DIFFERENT CITIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE STOP ON THE PASSENGER RAIL. SO I WILL BE ATTENDING WITH MORTS AND SEVERAL OTHER CITY MANAGERS THAT WILL HAVE STOPS ON PASSENGER RAIL ON A TRIP TO, UH, FLORIDA TO ORLANDO, WHERE WE TAKE THE PASSENGER RAIL. FROM ORLANDO TO FORT LAUDERDALE, AND WE MEET WITH OFFICIALS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THE PASSENGER RAIL IN FLORIDA. THE IMPACT HOW IT WORKS . IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY NEAT TRIP, BUT WHAT'S AWESOME IS OBVIOUSLY WE'RE INCLUDED, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STOP ON THE PASSENGER RAIL. WHEN THAT TIME COMES, SO I'LL BRIEF YOU A LITTLE BIT ON THE RESULTS OF THAT TRIP WHEN WE RETURN, BUT IT'S ON THE SAME TWO DAYS THAT ERIC AND DONALD WILL BE IN DETROIT AS WELL. SO AND WITH THAT. SHIFT DOWN TO JEREMY. YEAH. THANK YOU, TERRY. I'LL START OFF. UH, WITH MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. UH OUR STREET CREWS CONTINUE TO WORK ON A PARKING AREA EXPANSION OUT AT THE, UH, BMX TRACK, UH, IN PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING NATIONAL EVENT. UH, AND AS WELL THEY'RE PERFORMING, UH, POTHOLE MINER, MINOR TILE REPAIR.

CITYWIDE UH, OUR PARKS FOLKS ARE , UH, ADDING A THIN LAYER OF GRAVEL TO TOP OFF THE MACIVER WOODS TRAIL, UH, AND ARE STARTING A TREE INVENTORY AT THE OAKDALE CEMETERY. UH, WATER. UH, THE CONTINUE TO INSTALL WATER SERVICES ON WEST THIRD. AND UH, THROUGH MANY, UH, WEEKS OF PUMPING. THE RESERVOIR IS COMPLETELY FULL AS WE HEAD INTO, UH, WARMER WEATHER. UH AND THEN WASTEWATER WISE, UH, CITY CREWS ARE PERFORMING MINOR REPAIRS OUT AT THE WRF, UH AND CLEANING UP PORTIONS OF THE COLLECTION SITE. UH AN ANNOUNCEMENT. UH, THAT I WANTED TO, UH, GIVE EVERYONE A HEADS UP ON. I KNOW THE F FA CAME THROUGH HERE, UH, IT SEEMED LIKE TOWARDS THE END OF LAST YEAR. UH, TO MENTION THAT THEY WERE DESIGNATED AS A TOP 10 CHAPTER IN THE NATION. UH AND AS

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Z WHO DID THE PREVIOUS TWO PHASES WAS THE LOWEST AND BEST? UH UH, I GUESS THE LOWEST OF BEST CONTRACTOR FOR THAT PROJECT , AND, UH, THAT WILL MOST LIKELY HEAD TO BORDER CONTROL HERE. UH UH, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, UH, AND THEN FINALLY, UH, AS IT RELATES TO THE ELWOOD AVENUE PROJECT AND WRAPPING THAT UP, UH, OUR CONTRACTOR PLANS TO FINISH A STREET LIGHT INSTALLATIONS. THIS WEEK, HOWEVER, WE WILL STILL NEED TO, UM, HAVE THE LIGHTING CONTROLLER TO BE IT NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED BEFORE WE CAN ENERGIZE THE LIGHTS, BUT, UH, THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN QUITE A SUCCESS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOTTING ALL THE I'S AND CROSSING ALL THE TS, UH, WITH THAT ONE. BUT THAT'S THE LAST UPDATE. I HAVE. SO UM I'LL BE ABLE TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY HM? I DON'T. I ONLY HAVE ONE. JEREMY WHAT? WHAT WAS THE EVENT WEDNESDAY? THE 21ST BECAUSE I JUST SAID, AT WHAT TIME OR 11 AT 11 AT THAT TIME WORKED BEST FOR THE, UH, I THINK A HANDFUL OF STUDENTS THAT ARE GONNA, UM HEAD OUT THAT WAY. THANK YOU. ONE QUESTION. YOU SAID THE LIGHTING CONTROLLERS ARRIVED FOR THE ELWOOD AVENUE LIGHTING ARE THOSE THE SAME CONTROLLERS WHO ARE ALSO WAITING ON FOR THE PARKING LOT. I BELIEVE THEY ARE. I BELIEVE THEY ARE DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE HAVE THOSE MUCH QUICKER THAN WE HAVE THE, UH, THE PARKING LOT ONES. NOT REAL GOOD WITH THE ELECTRICITY. THANK YOU. HEY THE NEXT ONE IS RE

[REPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT]

GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I ONLY HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS. THE GOOD NEWS IS I'M NOT GIVING EITHER OF THESE. YOU HAVE TWO PEOPLE GIVEN THESE FIRST WE HAVE MATT MCALLS FROM ONE COLUMBUS. HE'S GONNA PROVIDE YOU A REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE FROM A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE AND HOW THEY'RE WORKING ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SECOND FOLLOWED UP BY KAREN KAREN IS GONNA PROVIDE YOU A TOURISM UPDATE AND THE WORK THAT SHE'S DOING AND ALSO SO EVERYONE CAN PREPARE FOR THE ECLIPSE. THAT'S COMING VERY SOON . SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN OVER MATT TO TALK ABOUT THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. THANK YOU, ERIC. AND UH, THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. UM YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO START WITH THIS SLIDE, UH, BECAUSE IT REALLY EXPLAINS WHY WE DO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND IT'S ABOUT PROSPERITY. UM, WE BELIEVE THAT THE BEST WAY TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES, UM IS THROUGH JOB OPPORTUNITIES. UM AND, UH, OPPORTUNITIES OF BEING ABLE TO SUSTAIN, UM, A QUALITY OF LIFE, UM, THAT YOU MAY NOT OTHERWISE, UM AND SO WE WORK WITH OUR LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS. UM YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIKE ERIC AND YOU ALL IN MARYSVILLE, UM, TO FOCUS ON MAKING SURE THAT WE RETAIN THE COMPANIES YOU HAVE IN YOUR MARKET. UH, WORK WITH THEM WHEN THEY'RE READY TO EXPAND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN YOUR MARKET, AND OBVIOUSLY WE WORK TO DIVERSIFY OUR ECONOMIC BASE AS WELL. UM SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. UM AND I JUST WANTED TO START WITH THIS BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S A BOLD VISION TO BE THE MOST PROSPEROUS REGION IN THE COUNTRY. UM, BUT I THINK WE'RE ON OUR WAY AND WE'RE GROWING DIFFERENTLY THAN SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS ARE DEFINITELY AROUND THE STATE OF OHIO. UM BUT EVEN SOME OF OUR TOP COMPETITION I THINK WE HAVE A MODERATE GROWTH RATE RIGHT NOW, UM I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AND IT'S A MANAGEABLE GROWTH RATE. SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE KIND OF GOT TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. UM, SO YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD SOME TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OVER THE PAST 13 YEARS. UM 770 PROJECTS SUCCESSFULLY LOCATED OR EXPANDED IN OUR MARKET. UM NEARLY $4 BILLION IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT 45 OR I'M SORRY. 45 BILLION IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT 4 BILLION IN PAYROLL, WHICH I KNOW IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO CITY COFFERS. UM AND 72,000 JOBS COMMITTED, UH TO OUR REGION, AND THAT'S JUST OVER THE PAST 13

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UM IT MIGHT BE A DISTRIBUTOR THAT DISTRIBUTES RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES. UM, BUT THEY'RE ALL ECONOMIC BASED JOBS. AND YOU KNOW YOU MIGHT FIND THIS KIND OF SURPRISING, BUT, UH, A GOOD PORTION OF OUR PAYROLL AND OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN INVESTED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. SO TWO THIRDS OF THAT 45 BILLION HAS BEEN INVESTED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. 25% OF THE 4 BILLION ALMOST 4 BILLION IN PAYROLL HAS BEEN CREATED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. MOST OF THESE JOBS HAVE NOT EVEN ACTUALLY BEEN CREATED. YET THEY'RE COMMITTED.

MOST OF THESE PROJECTS ARE ACTUALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, UM AND YOU KNOW, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A DS, UH AND ILLUMINATE USA, WHICH ACTUALLY JUST HAD THEIR SECOND HIRING EVENT. UM MOST OF THESE COMPANIES ARE STILL BUILDING THE BUILDINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE EMPLOYING ALL THESE PEOPLE. UM BUT I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE DIVERSITY THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ATTRACT. WE'VE HAD DATA CENTERS. UM AND WE'VE HAD OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF MANUFACTURING. UM A DS WAS AN ENGINEERING CENTER ATTACHED TO THEIR HEADQUARTERS. SO WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN BLESSED WITH HAVING YOU KNOW, NOT JUST, UH, LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION OR NOT JUST DATA CENTERS, BUT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF MANUFACTURING AND EVEN SOME, UH, MIX IN WITH OFFICE AS WELL, A MATTER OF FACT ONE OF THEM THAT'S NOT ON HERE. UM WHICH WAS A GREAT PROJECT LAST YEAR, I WAS A 350 JOBS BY WELLS FARGO. THEY'RE PUTTING A, UM UM, A CENTER HERE. THAT'S GONNA BE SUPPORTING THE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS OF ALL THE WELLS FARGO FRONT OFFICES AROUND THE COUNTRY. UM AND IT'S COMMITTED TO 350 JOBS. UM AND YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE ANOMALIES NOW, UM AND I'LL I'LL TALK ABOUT , UH, KIND OF WHERE WE'RE GOING IN A MINUTE. UM, OR AT LEAST WHERE WE THINK WE MIGHT BE GOING. BUT THIS IS THE SUCCESS WE'VE HAD, UM AND AGAIN. A LOT OF IT'S BEEN CONCENTRATED THE PAST TWO YEARS, UM, IN IN THE PAYROLL SIDE IN THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT. WE'RE LEADING THE MIDWEST, WHICH IS ALSO, UM YOU KNOW, PRETTY ASTOUNDING. SO THIS IS THE PAST 10 YEARS? UH, 2012 TO 2022. YOU CAN SEE THAT. YOU KNOW, WE'VE OUTPACED EVERYBODY IN OHIO. IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY. UM INDIANAPOLIS IS CATCHING UP TO US. UM, ESPECIALLY IF YOU LOOK AT THE PAST THREE YEARS. UM, THEY'VE ACTUALLY SURPASSED US IN JOB GROWTH. UM, WE ARE STILL GROWING FASTER THAN THEM AS A METROPOLITAN AREA, THOUGH. UM, BUT WE'RE BASICALLY NECK AND NECK WITH INDIANAPOLIS AND PRETTY MUCH HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST OF THE MIDWEST. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK THE POPULATION GROWTH AMONG SOME OF THE TOP CITIES. TOP PERFORMING CITIES NOW WE DON'T WANT TO EMULATE ALL THESE CITIES. UM WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT THE HEADACHES THAT AUSTIN HAS RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'D HAVE TO BE GROWING AT THREE TIMES THE RATE WE'RE GROWING AT RIGHT NOW TO EVEN ECLIPSE WHAT THEY'RE GROWING AT. SO THEY'RE DOING IT. THEY'RE DOING IT, YOU KNOW, MODERATELY SUCCESSFULLY. UM BUT THEY COST OF LIVING IS INCREASING THE TRAFFIC THERE IS INCREASING. UM, BUT I THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD AGREE THAT YOU KNOW PLACES LIKE CHARLOTTE. THEY'RE GROWING VERY MANAGEABLE. UM, THEIR HOUSING HAS STAYED IN CHECK. THEIR HOUSING COSTS ARE LOWER THAN OURS. STILL TODAY, YET THEY'RE GROWING MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN WE ARE. UM, SO YOU KNOW, THERE ARE WAYS TO GROW SMARTLY. AND WHAT WE WANNA DO IS WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE YOU KNOW, TAKING THE BEST PRACTICES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, UM AND INSTITUTING THEM ACROSS OUR REGION OR AT LEAST BRINGING THOSE BEST PRACTICES INTO THE MARKETPLACE. UM YOU KNOW, YOU ALL CAN DECIDE HOW YOU WANT TO GROW WHERE YOU WANNA GROW WHEN YOU WANNA GROW, BUT WE CAN SHOW YOU YOU KNOW, THERE ARE WAYS THAT YOU CAN DO IT. LIKE I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE WE'RE HEADING. AND THIS IS OUR PIPELINE. THIS IS WHAT'S IN OUR YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE, UM, THAT ARE CONSIDERING OUR MARKET EITHER FOR EXPANSION. UM OR, YOU KNOW A NEW OPERATION. AND UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A PRETTY PRETTY ROBUST PIPELINE. UM IT'S BEEN MORE ROBUST IN THE PAST. UM I'D BE REMISS IF I IF I DIDN'T MENTION THAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO 100 AND 20 PROJECTS AT ONE TIME. UM, 130. WE'RE AT 92 ACTIVE PROJECTS. UH, 54 ARE MANUFACTURING PROJECTS. 54% OF THEM ARE MANUFACTURING PROJECTS.

UM 13% OF LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION. 12% ARE HEADQUARTERS IN OFFICE. UM I CAN TELL YOU AND I'LL SHOW YOU IN A MINUTE THAT THAT NUMBER HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY. UM, SINCE THE PANDEMIC. WE USED TO HAVE A LOT MORE OFFICE PROJECTS THAN WE HAVE. NOW WE USED TO HAVE A FAR FEWER MANUFACTURING PROJECTS BEFORE THE EFFORTS TO RESO. UM A LOT OF THESE INITIATIVES HAVE OCCURRED. UM, AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL ARE ARE ARE PRIMED TO BENEFIT FROM A LOT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU ARE A GREAT MANUFACTURING LOCATION. UM AND SO, UM, I JUST LIKE TO PLANT THAT SEED. I'LL GET TO A BIT MORE IN A SECOND, BUT I'M 60% OF THESE PROJECTS WOULD BE NEW INVESTMENTS TO OUR REGION. THESE ARE COMPANIES THAT ARE NOT ALREADY HERE. UM THERE ARE COMPANIES THAT ARE THINKING ABOUT COMING INTO OUR MARKETPLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO MAKE THE FIRST TIME INVESTMENT WHICH THESE 40% ARE EXPANSION PROJECTS WHERE WE'RE WORKING, TYPICALLY WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, UM JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMPANY IS STAY AND GROW IN THEIR MARKETPLACE. UM 15% ARE SEMICONDUCTOR RELATED ? UH, 17 11% ARE, UM ED BATTERY

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FORTUNATE TO HAVE HONDA IN OUR MARKETPLACE. UM AND AGAIN THEIR COMMITMENT TO UM TO BUILDING EVS HERE. SO THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU TOO. THIS IS THIS IS A SNAPSHOT. THIS IS THE FOURTH QUARTER OF OUR PIPELINE IN 2018 BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. AND THEN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023. YOU CAN SEE WE HAD ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR PROJECTS WERE OFFICE. ABOUT A THIRD OF THEM WERE MANUFACTURING. THE BALANCE WERE LOGISTICS, DISTRIBUTION DATA CENTERS, R AND D. UM PRETTY MUCH STAYED THE SAME ON THE R AND D SIDE. MAYBE A FEW MORE DATA CENTERS. A FEW FAR FEWER, UH, R AND D. RIGHT NOW THE LOGISTICS HAVE STAYED PRETTY STEADY, BUT OFFICE. IS. YOU KNOW 9% AT THE FOURTH QUARTER, SO IT'S GONE UP A LITTLE BIT, UM, MANUFACTURING OF 64% OF OUR PIPELINE. UM SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS AT LEAST WE'RE NOT GONNA SEE THIS CHANGE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. UH, MATTER OF FACT, WE HAVE A LOT OF OFFICE CLASS B OFFICE AROUND OUR REGION THAT'S LIKELY GOING TO HAVE TO BE, UM, YOU KNOW, REPURPOSED FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN OFFICE, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW. FORTUNATELY YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME OFFICE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE YOU KNOW THE OFFICES THAT A LOT OF OUR OUR SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES HAVE, UM AND YOU HAVE PRODUCT, UH, THAT A LOT OF OUR COMPANIES THAT ARE IN OUR PIPELINE ARE LOOKING FOR SO WE'VE DEFINITELY CHANGED. UM THE TOP THREE ARE WHAT WE SEE AS OUR HIGHEST GROWTH OPPORTUNITY SECTORS RIGHT NOW FOR US WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR PIPELINE. I HAVEN'T REALLY TALKED ABOUT LIFE SCIENCES. UM, BUT WE'VE HAD ABOUT A BILLION DOLLARS OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT OVER THE PAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS. UM, JUST IN, UH, GENE AND CELL THERAPY AND PHARMA PACKAGING IN OUR MARKET. UM YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY STARTING TO CARVE OUT A NICHE AREA OF EXPERTISE. SO THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US. I'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT EV AND AUTOMOTIVE AND SEMICONDUCTORS AND THEN ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF OUR RECUMBENT SECTORS. UM, THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE STILL CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR ECONOMY. UM IT INSURANCE. UM FINANCE, UM, HEADQUARTER OPERATIONS. THEY'RE JUST NOT A LOT OF GROWTH IN THOSE SECTORS RIGHT NOW, UM, LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION. WE ARE STILL SEEING A LOT OF GROWTH IN, UM IS A CONVERSION. UH, E-COMMERCE CONTINUES AND OBVIOUSLY DATA CENTERS AND A I OPERATION CENTERS, WHICH IS THE LATEST UM YOU KNOW, TYPES OF PROJECTS WE'RE SEEING ARE STILL FAIRLY ROBUST IN OUR PIPELINE.

SO I WANNA CONCLUDE, UM, WITH WITH THE JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT AS WHAT'S CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR REGION. AND THIS TAKES IT DOWN TO THE LOCAL LEVEL FOR YOU ALL.

UM, WE HAVE TO HAVE SITES. UM, THIS IS THE, UH, INNOVATION PARK SITE THAT YOU GUYS WISELY INVESTED IN, UM WHICH I THINK WILL PROBABLY BE GONE HERE BEFORE LONG THE RATE THAT WE'VE HAD INTEREST IN IT. UM AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND. UM, YOUR HOLDINGS OF INDUSTRIAL GROUND WITH NACO AND OTHERS. UM I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. YOU HAVE TO HAVE SITES TO BE IN THE GAME. UM, IF YOU WANT TO WIN , I CAN, LIKE ALL MY PROJECTS, AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE WATER WHICH YOU GUYS HAVE RIGHT NOW, UM AND YOU HAVE A WATER PLAN. I THINK THAT IT'S YOU'RE GETTING AHEAD OF THE GAME. LOOKING AHEAD OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IN THE FUTURE. UM SO MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES ARE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL WITH WATER. THEY DON'T HAVE WATER LEFT, AND THEY DON'T HAVE. THEY HAVEN'T STARTED A STRATEGY.

UM SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE THING. YOU HAVE ELECTRICITY. UH AS WELL, A S IS HERE. UM AND YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT SOME STRONG UTILITY PARTNERS, UM YOU KNOW, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS YOU HAVE A STRONG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM. BY THE WAY, THAT'S A PICTURE OF ERIC AND A LOT OF A LOT OF YOU. UM I'M IN THERE AS WELL. THIS WAS THE PIONEER DEVELOPMENT.

GROUNDBREAKING UM, THIS IS AN OS A PROJECT, A HIGH SITE INVENTORY PROJECT THAT WE SUPPORTED, UM, WITH A GRANT. SO THIS IS THE KIND OF DEVELOPMENT THAT IS GONNA LAND. UM, THE SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED MANUFACTURING, UM, OPERATIONS THAT ARE SO CRITICAL TO A TO A LOCAL ECONOMY. UM OBVIOUSLY, TRANSPORTATION ISSUES , UM ARE ARE GONNA BE, UM, ON OUR DOORSTEP. UH, WE GOTTA STAY AHEAD OF THAT AS WELL. HOUSING IS A BIG ISSUE. I MEAN, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO THINK ABOUT HOUSING AS ACTUALLY CLOSING THE LOOP ON THE IMPACT YOU YOU CAN HAVE ON YOUR COMMUNITY IF YOU PROVIDE JUST A JOB. UM, AND THEY EVERY NIGHT, UM, TO GO LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

UM I CAN TELL YOU THEY'RE TAKING A LOT OF THEIR TAX DOLLARS THAT THEY'D BE SPENDING IN YOUR

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WE'VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT $20,000 DIFFERENCE PER HOUSE, BY THE WAY. SO FOR A SIMILAR HOUSE AND MAYBE A 354 $100,000 HOUSE, UM AND THEIR MARKET. IT'S PROBABLY 370 TO 4 AND A QUARTER HERE.

ANYBODY ELSE WITH QUESTIONS? YEP. AND APPRECIATE THE, UH. THE MATERIAL. UM YOU KNOW, YOU HAD MADE THE COMMENT ABOUT GROWTH. UM AND THAT YOU KNOW, MARYSVILLE OR THE CENTRAL REGION IS, UM IS THE RIGHT PLACE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE SITES. WE HAVE THE WATER. WE HAVE THE ELECTRICITY, RIGHT? UM BUT, YOU KNOW, I JUST READ THE JOBS REPORT FROM I THINK JANUARY . DON'T QUOTE ME. IT'S EITHER DECEMBER OR JANUARY, AND WE ADDED 300,000, PLUS JOBS IN IN THE UNITED STATES AND OUR OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE SOMEWHERE IN THE 3.5 TO 3.7% RIGHT, UM, AND IN CENTRAL OHIO. WE'RE SOMEWHERE IN THE 3.4 TO 3.6% I'M NOT EXACTLY CERTAIN, UH, THE EXACT NUMBER UM, BUT WHEN I START TO THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BOOMING ECONOMIES, I THINK ABOUT KIND OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, CUZ IT WAS . IT WAS ONE OF THE OF THE REGIONS THAT YOU THAT YOU SHARED AND THEY'RE THEY'RE, UM THEIR, UH, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS 2.4% AND WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN NASHVILLE , TENNESSEE THAT ARE COMPETING FOR LABOR, RIGHT? BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO YOU NEED SITES AND WATER AND ELECTRICITY, BUT ULTIMATELY YOU NEED TO. YOU NEED TO HAVE LABOR TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESS.

RIGHT? SO I GUESS I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING KIND. LABOR STRATEGY BECAUSE IN IN ALL OF THESE, MAYBE OUTSIDE OF DATA CENTERS, UM YOU'RE GONNA REQUIRE SOME LEVEL OF LABOR. UM AND IT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OR NOT THE STRATEGY. SO NUMBER ONE IS WE HAVE TO HAVE HOUSING TO, UH, BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA GO GROW.

WE'RE NOT GONNA GROW ORGANICALLY. UM YOU KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA GO ORGANICALLY, WE'RE GONNA BE WAITING, YOU KNOW? 20 YEARS BEFORE WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL TOUR ADDITION, MUCH ADDITION TO OUR WORKFORCE, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GROW THROUGH . UM YOU KNOW, IMPORTATION OF LABOR, AND I CAN TELL YOU BOTH BASED ON OUR POPULATION GROWTH TRENDS ABOUT 50% OF OUR POPULATION GROWTH COMES FROM OTHER PLACES IN OHIO. AND ABOUT 50% COMES FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE OF OHIO INTO OUR REGION. UM SO WE HAVE A PRETTY STRONG BALANCE THERE. UM ARE PROBLEM HAS BEEN LATELY IS THAT WE'VE NOT HAD THE HOUSING TO SUPPORT THAT CONTINUED GROWTH TREND. UM SO

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THANK YOU. I. I HAVE ONE MORE IF IT'S OK. UM SO WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING WHAT KIND OF HOUSING BECAUSE IF I IF I LOOK AT, UM UM WHAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS AND WE A NUMBER OF YEARS? SEVEN YEARS AGO, WE PURCHASED THE 200 ACRES THAT PINO CALL INNOVATION PARK AND WE SAID HOUSING. WE NEED TO HAVE HOUSING IN THAT SURROUNDING AREA . YEAH, WE HAVE WEAVER. THAT'S PROBABLY IN THE 400,000. IT'S YOUR DISTRICT, IS IT? YOU KNOW? AND WE HAVE A DINNER POINT.

THAT'S PROBABLY THE SAME. YEAH UH, SO THAT'S THE I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT ENTRY, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THAT'S ABOVE ENTRY. YEAH BUT THEN, UM, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH, UH, MARYSVILLE RATHER THAN TRYING TO EXPLAIN IT, IF I SAY BENNY YEAH. EVERYBODY KNOWS FOR BE IS BECAUSE FROM BENNY YOU FOR 700 0 UNITS, AND SOME OF THOSE ARE REALLY NICE TO BEDROOM CONDOMINIUM, TWO CAR, KES AND EVERYTHING. SO WE HAVE THAT, UH, WE HAVE KENMORE. YEAH WITH, UM BEHIND MY, UH I'LL BE BUILDING ANOTHER ONE NEXT TO WALMART. YEAH, BUT WE PERMITTED PROBABLY 1000 TO 1200 TYPE DWELLINGS, AND I'M CALLING THEM DEMANDING. I WANT TO CALL THEM HOUSING BECAUSE SOME OF IT OBVIOUSLY, UM , MAYBE ONE BEDROOM. SOME OF IT IS TWO BEDROOM. YEAH. AND THE END RESULT IS SOLAR PANEL. WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE DEDICATED COMPANY COMING INTO. SO MY TWO QUESTIONS ARE ONE OF THEM IS WHAT TYPE OF HOUSING DO WE NEED? AND HOW COME THAT IN THE SEVEN YEARS WE HAVE HAD MODEST LET'S LET'S LET'S AT LEAST USE THAT WORD. YEAH, MODEST 6070 ACRES OF THE 200 SOLD. YEAH BUT NOT AT THE WAGES THAT WE AND NOT WITH THE DENSITY THAT WE HAD HOPED FOR. WELL, I THINK THAT ONE IS THE ECONOMY'S CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I THINK WE'VE HAD A LOT MORE LOOKS AT THAT SITE, UM, OVER THE PAST 24 MONTHS THAN WE PROBABLY HAD IN

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WELL, I THINK IT'S A IT'S A LITTLE IS I WON'T SAY. OFF. I MEAN, WE ALWAYS CLASSIFY ANYTHING AS MANUFACTURING IS CLASSIFIED AS MANUFACTURING. A LOT OF OUR MANUFACTURING HAS R AND D EMBEDDED INTO IT. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE TRENDS WE'RE SEEING NOW IS THAT THEY'RE DOING R AND D ON THE MANUFACTURING SITE, WHEREAS BEFORE, UH, WHEN WE WEREN'T WORKING A LOT OF MANUFACTURING PROJECTS, WE WERE DOING SOME TRUE JUST 100% R AND D. AND IT HAS TO BE 100% R AND DB CLASSIFIED AS 100% R AND D. SO I'D SAY THAT'S REMAINED ABOUT FLAT FOR US. UM BUT WE HAVE A LOT MORE R AND D BEING DONE IN THE FACILITIES WHERE THEY'RE BEING MANUFACTURING HAS SO THE NUMBER OF R AND D PROJECTS ARE ACTUALLY PROBABLY UP, BUT THEY'RE JUST EMBEDDED. MY ONLY QUESTION WAS, UM, WELL, THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO, BUT YOU KNOW INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANAPOLIS, YOU KNOW, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THEY ARE. THEY ARE TRYING TO. REALLY YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO TO INDIANAPOLIS, THEY'RE INVESTING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY'RE INVESTING IN WALK. THERE'S BIKE PATHS EVERYWHERE. I MEAN, THE STREETSCAPES. EVERYTHING IS DRASTICALLY CHANGING IN ANNAPOLIS COMPARED TO WHAT IT WAS EVEN LIKE, YOU KNOW, 30 YEARS AGO, SO THEY'RE YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE THEMSELVES A NICHE COOL CITY TO GET THEM TO COMPETING WITH CHARLOTTE, NASHVILLE AND YOU KNOW, EVERYWHERE ELSE, WHICH IS EVERYONE'S TRYING TO DO. I MEAN, COLUMBUS IS ALSO A VERY CREATIVE CITY AS WELL. UM SO MY QUESTION IS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CHARLOTTE, AND YOU SAID THAT THE PRICES OF HOMES ARE CHEAPER, BUT THEY'RE ALSO BUILDING MORE HOMES . UM YOU KNOW, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY MORE TO IT THAN JUST THEM BUILDING MORE HOUSING. SO IS IT. COULD YOU ELABORATE ON THAT, LIKE, IS IT KIND OF LIKE INDIANAPOLIS THE WAY THAT THEY'RE THE WAY MONEY IS HANDLED , OR NO, I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH INVENTORY. UM YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GONNA GO PLACES WHERE THEY SEE THEMSELVES, ULTIMATELY BEING ABLE TO AFFORD A HOME AND THE AFFORDABILITY FACTOR. WHILE NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD A HOME IF THEY COULD WORK. FIVE YEARS, UM, AND THEY COULD SEE THEMSELVES, UH, AFFORDING A HOME THEN I THINK THEY'RE LIKELY TO STAY. AND THEY'RE LIKELY TO GO TO A MARKET LIKE THAT. UM WE'VE UNFORTUNATELY HAD SO MUCH INVENTORY TAKEN OFF THE MARKET THAT THE PRICES HAVE ESCALATED SO MUCH. I MEAN, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOME SALES HERE, IT'S MOSTLY EXISTING HOMES AND MOST PEOPLE RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, DON'T WANT TO SELL THEIR HOME. BECAUSE INTEREST RATES ARE SO HIGH THAT THEY HAVE TO GET A LOAN IF THEY WANNA IMPROVE. UM SO THEY'RE NOT PUTTING THEIR

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YEAH. AND I AGREE TO AN EXTENT BECAUSE YOU KNOW, I. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO BUILD AND THERE'S RENTALS AND YOU KNOW, WE GOTTA DO THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW WAGES.

ARE SO LOW AND IN A LOT OF WAYS FOR AVERAGE. IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING THESE HIGH TECH JOBS THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE EVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUY HOMES. PAY OFF THEIR STUDENT LOAN DEBT PAY FOR HEALTH CARE AND EVERYTHING ELSE AT THE SAME TIME WE WANT THEM TO, LIKE, MOVE UP AND BUY A HOUSE AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF AND AT THE SAME TIME CITIES ARE MAXIMIZING THEIR BUDGETS TO PAY FOR ALL THE SERVICES NEEDED FOR POPULATION GROWTH THAT MIGHT NOT EVER BE ABLE TO PURCHASE A HOME NO MATTER HOW CHEAPLY WE MAKE HOMES, WHICH I DON'T SEE HOUSES.

COMING DOWN VERY CHEAPLY. SO I MEAN, THERE'S JUST A LOT TO IT. AND LIKE AS A COUNTRY, THERE'S A LOT MORE THAN JUST WHAT WE CAN DO AS A CITY, BUT I THINK THERE'S THINGS THOUGH. LIKE FOR DENSITY, UH, FOR SALE LOTS. FOR EXAMPLE, UM, CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON A DEVELOPER'S WILLINGNESS TO COME IN AND MAKE AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND PUT A PRICE POINT IN, UM THAT IS, UH, MANAGEABLE FOR A MAJORITY OF THE MANUFACTURING JOBS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S STILL POSSIBLE HERE. UM, IT'S JUST NOT HAPPENING. BECAUSE OF THAT, UH, ZONING DENSITY, PREDOMINANTLY OH, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. JUST A SHOUT OUT TO MATT AND THE ONE COLUMBUS TEAM. THEY, UH PROVIDE US SO MUCH SUPPORT. I KNOW, UM HANK, AS WELL AS JR HAVE BEEN TRAVELED AND TRAVELED IN JAPAN, AND, UH, THEY SUPPORT US SO MUCH ON THAT TRIP, AND TERRY, OF COURSE BEEN ON THAT TRIP, BUT THEY DO SO MANY THINGS FOR US. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY DO ON OUR BEHALF AND FOR THE REGION. UM NEXT, I WE HAVE, UH, KAREN AYON, WHO'S THE TOURISM DIRECTOR TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON ON THE TOURISM EFFORTS? UH, ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT SHE'S DOING, UH, TO SUPPORT TOURISM. THANK YOU, ERIC. THANK YOU, MATT. THAT WAS GREAT. UH, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. UH I'M EXCITED TO SHARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST YEAR. BUT ALSO TELL YOU WHERE WE'RE GOING IN, UH, 2024.

SO WHEN I KIND OF TALK ABOUT MAYBE FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR NEWER COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'LL SHARE THAT YOU TOURISM. UH IS, UH UH, OUR OFFICIAL NAME IS THE UNION COUNTY CONVENTION AND BUSINESS BUREAU. WE ARE, UH, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND OUR GOAL IS TO ECONOMICALLY IMPACT UNION COUNTY THROUGH VISITATION THROUGH TOURISM BECAUSE IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE RESIDENTS CIRCULATE THEIR MONEY IN OUR ECONOMY, WHICH IS GREAT. IT'S EVEN BETTER WHEN IT'S FRESH NEW MONEY FROM VISITORS. AND SO WE ARE PREDOMINANTLY FUNDED THROUGH A LODGING TAX. WHENEVER, UH, COME TO ANY OF OUR SEVEN HOTELS THAT HAPPEN TO ALL BE IN MARYSVILLE. THEY PAY A LODGING TAX. A PORTION OF THAT COMES TO OUR ORGANIZATION PORTION COMES BACK TO THE COUNTY PORTION CUT BACK TO THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE. SO JUST KIND OF BROADER REVIEW.

SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT INITIATIVES. I WANNA SHARE. UH BECAUSE OF THOSE LODGING TAX COLLECTIONS. WE OBVIOUSLY MONITOR THOSE AND THOSE FOR 2023 WERE UP 22% YEAR OVER YEAR. OUR OCCUPANCY IS NEARLY 70% WHICH IS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE THAT CONTINUES TO TICK UP SINCE COVID ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT, I WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THAT IS WE DO WE? WE UH, PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH. WE GET IT MONTHLY AND WE DO THAT WITH A COMPETITIVE SET. AND THAT COMPETITIVE SET IS THE DUBLIN UH, I 270 WEST CORRIDOR. IT'S UH, CLARK, UM, CHAMPAGNE, DELAWARE, MAYBE MARION COUNTIES BUT ALSO ALL OF OHIO, WHERE WE BENCHMARKING OUR OURSELVES AGAINST ALL OF OHIO.

AND THAT OCCUPANCY IS OUTPACING ALL OF OHIO AND I WOULD LOVE TO SAY THAT THAT'S THE WORK OF OUR GREAT TEAM. MAYBE PART OF IT IS THAT BUT I THINK THIS SPEAKS TO SOME OF THE HOUSING ISSUE THAT WE HAVE HERE BECAUSE MOST OF OUR PROPERTIES DO HAVE CONTRACTS WITH SEVERAL OF OUR LARGE. UH UH , INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS TO HOUSE WORKERS, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE OUTPACING. SOME OF THOSE COMPETITIVE MARKETS ARE AD R. WHAT WE CALL IN THE INDUSTRY IS AVERAGE DAILY RATE IS 100 THAT CONTINUES TO UPTICK SINCE COVER, SO WE'RE PLEASED ABOUT THAT. UH, SHORT TERM. REYNOLDS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR A WHILE. NOW. FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEW, SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE LIKE AIRBNB OR VRBO, UH, SHORT TERM HOUSING OR DWELLING OPPORTUNITIES, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE THAT AS A AS A AS A OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH HOUSING OR SHORT TERM OBVIOUSLY, RENTALS CONTINUES TO BE, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY AND A CHALLENGE FOR OUR INDUSTRY. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN MONITORING IS, HOW IS THAT GROWTH BEEN IN UNION COUNTY? WE

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THEY PAY LODGING TAX. THEY ALSO HAVE, OBVIOUSLY, UH, REGULATIONS AROUND, UM, THEIR THEIR FACILITIES, AND IT'S NOT FAIR WHEN WE'VE GOT SHORT TERM RENTAL OWNERS WHO ARE, UH, NOT PAYING SALES TAX AND NOT PAYING LODGING TAX, SO WE'RE WORKING TO FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS, UH, REMEDY THAT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND HOW WE DO THAT IS WE ARE GONNA WORK WITH. HOPEFULLY YOU AND COMMISSION TO AMEND THE LANGUAGE IN OUR ORDINANCE. UH, THE CURRENT LANGUAGE READS, UH, LODGING TASK CAN BE COLLECTED FROM A PROPERTY, A HOTEL OR MOTEL FIVE ROOMS OR MORE. WE'RE WORKING TO CHANGE THAT LOCALLY AND THEN OBVIOUSLY AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR ONE ROOM OR MORE FOR ANY TYPE OF LODGING, SO, UM, AND THAT'S JUST IMPORTANT FROM A PARODY STANDPOINT FROM A YOU KNOW, AN EQUALITY STANDPOINT, WE DON'T WANT OUR PROPERTIES, UH, THAT HAVE INVESTED IN OUR COMMUNITIES, UH, TO NOT HAVE, UH, EITHER OUR SUPPORT OR, UH, HAVE VISITORS EVENTUALLY DOWN THE ROAD, NOT HAVING REGULAR REGULATION ON SHORT TERM RENTALS . WE'VE BEEN WORKING SINCE LAST YEAR ON OUR BRAND LAUNCH THAT CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. OBVIOUSLY OUR CAMPAIGN MARKETS THINGS ARE NATURALLY CRAFTED. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST YEAR, AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON OUR WAY FINDING SIGNAGE PROGRAMS SOME MORE ON THAT IN A SECOND. A GROUP TOURISTS IS THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO UNION COUNTY BY MOTORCOACH. THEY UH, VISIT USUALLY MAY THROUGH OCTOBER WE HOSTED 11 TOURS IN 2023. WE'VE GOT 12 BOOKS SO FAR THIS YEAR. WE THINK IT'S REALLY GONNA BE A STRONG YEAR FOR US. WE'VE GOT SEVERAL OTHER TRADE SHOWS TO GO TO AND THE MARKET IS TRULY REBOUNDED. FROM A COVID STANDPOINT, WE PARTICIPATE IN A GROUP TOUR CONSORTIUM AT THE STATE LEVEL THAT HELPS US HAVE, UH, ENTREE INTO INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOWS THAT WE WOULD NOT NORMALLY AFFORD. UH, FROM A SPORTS EVENT DEVELOPMENT. UH, STANDPOINT, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP SECURE AND WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE PART OF OUR TOURISM GRANT MONEYS TO, UH, THE OHIO ATHLETIC COMMITTEE. THEY HAD A WRESTLING AND A CHEER EVENT HERE IN JANUARY, AND THEN WE ARE HOSTING , UM BUCKEYE NATIONALS, UH, USA BMX NATIONAL EVENT IN AUGUST. WE ALSO WORK AT A AT A REGIONAL LEVEL WITH TIMO HIGH SPORTS A WE CAN GO TO OR HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO LEADS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AS WELL. WE ALSO HAVE TWO OTHER INTERESTING OPPORTUNITIES ONCE IS THIS MONTH. IT'S A GRAIN WORKSHOP THAT, UH, WAYNE BROUGHT TO US THROUGH, UH, OU EXTENSION AND THEN WE HAVE THE C 10 BREAKOUT. C 10 BREAKOUT IS A CHEVY TRUCK SHOW THAT'S COMING IN SEPTEMBER. UH, THE BUCKEYE NATIONALS. ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE IS ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO 6000 C 10 BREAKOUT IS SIMILAR, AND WHAT THAT IS, IS IT'S A NATIONAL TRUCK SHOW COMING TO THE FAIRGROUNDS. UH, WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE, UH, THE ORGANIZER OF THESE EVENTS. IT LIVES IN PLAIN CITY AND WANTED TO BRING THIS EVENT HOME. SO IN 2024, THEY'LL BE IN, UH, NASHVILLE. UH, RENO, LAKE TAHOE, UH, DALLAS FORT WORTH AND MARYSVILLE. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT HUGE UNDERTAKING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE, UH, SEVERAL EXPERIENTIAL AND SPECIAL EVENTS WE'VE HAD THE COVER BRIDGE TRAIL IN 2023 WAS ITS SECOND YEAR AND FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW IT'S A DIGITAL EXPERIENCE. YOU DOWNLOAD THAT ON YOUR PHONE, YOU VISIT DIFFERENT STOPS. YOU GET POINTS AND THEN YOU GET PRIZES. UM WE RELAUNCHED THAT AND WE HAD, UM, 35 STOPS WITH, UH, ALMOST 1300 CHECK INS AND VISITORS FROM 23 STATES IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. NATURALLY CRAFTED PASSES KIND OF OUR WAY TO, UH, INTRODUCE THE BRAND THINGS. UNION COUNTY FOR ANYTHING FROM CARS TO GRASSY AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, IS NATURALLY MADE. YOU KNOW, FARMERS MARKETS AND YOU PICK EXPERIENCES AND BAKERIES AND WINERIES AND BREWERIES. AND SO WE HAD THE NATURALLY CRAFTED PAST THAT LAUNCHED JULY 1ST. IN ITS FIRST YEAR, WE HAD, UH, ALMOST 300 DISTRIBUTION MEANS PEOPLE THAT DOWNLOADED THAT ON THEIR PHONE, AND WE HAD VISITORS FROM EIGHT STATES AND THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. SO THESE, UH WE HAD RACK CARS MADE AND WE ALSO, UM, PARTNERED WITH A DISTRIBUTION AGENCY TO HAVE THOSE AT 15 TRAVEL INFORMATION CENTERS ACROSS, UH, OHIO. DOWN ON THE COVER BRIDGE TROLLEY TOUR SERIES FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW THIS IS I THINK OUR THIRD YEAR I KIND OF FORGOT, BUT, UM, WE HOSTED, UH, WAY BACK WHEN WE HAD THE, UM, COVER BRIDGE FESTIVAL ONE DINNER ON THE BRIDGE A YEAR, AND IT'S SOLD OUT AND PEOPLE WERE REALLY, REALLY FRUSTRATED.

SO NOW WE OFFER THIS. UM UH, WE DO 10 EVENTS. FIVE DIFFERENT DATES JUNE THROUGH OCTOBER. SO

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LAST YEAR, WE HAD FIVE DIFFERENT WINERY AND BREWERY PARTNERS. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW PEOPLE BUY TICKETS, THEY PARK AND RIDE AT A WINERY OR BREWERY LOCATION. THEY TAKE A TROLLEY RIDE. VISITING SEVERAL OF THE BRIDGES END UP AT POTTERS BURG BRIDGE FOR LUNCH OR DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT, AND WHEN THEY'RE DONE, THEY GET A DRINK TOKEN TO GO BACK TO THE WINERY AND BREWERY. AND UH, WE HAD A SPONSORSHIP INCREASE. UH, 52% YEAR OVER YEAR. UH, MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK HAS AGREED TO COME ON AGAIN, AS OUR PREMIER SPONSOR SAID. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEM AND LOTS OF GREAT, UH, SURVEY RESULTS. MUSIC MACHINE TRAIL RETURNED AGAIN LAST YEAR WE HAD SEVEN STOPS IN UPTOWN MARYSVILLE, ALTHOUGH IT'S WILDLY POPULAR, VERY POPULAR. IT'S JUST A REALLY WONDERFUL THING THAT DAVE RAMI SHARES THESE MU MU MUSIC MACHINES WITH US. IT'S JUST REALLY DIFFICULT TO MOVE THOSE AND DANGEROUS AND WE DON'T WANNA DAMAGE ANY OF THOSE. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S ANY OPTIONS FOR MUSEUM, UH, SOMEWHERE IN MARYSVILLE. IF THAT'S A REALITY, OTHER MARKETING HIGHLIGHTS. WE DO DIGITAL ADVERTISING. AND WITH THAT, WE HAD, UM 5,000,700, PLUS IMPRESSIONS. THAT MEANS THE NUMBER OF EYEBALLS THAT SAW OUR AD. UH, WE HAVE, UH 14,000 PLUS SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS, AND ALL OF OUR CHANNELS ARE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER. UH, I HAD A 77% INCREASE IN SUBSCRIPTION SUBSCRIBERS AND A 50% OPEN RATE.

WE GOT A BRAND NEW WEBSITE. WE'RE REALLY PROUD ABOUT. IF YOU'VE BEEN PROUD OF YOU'VE BEEN THERE. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU GO TO UNION COUNTY OH.COM. UH, WE DID A GIRLS GETAWAY WEEKEND VIDEO. SHOOT A FALL FUN PHOTO SHOOT. THIS IS ONE OF THE PHOTOS FROM THE FALL PHOTO SHOOT.

YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF COMING UP IN SOME OF OUR ADVERTISING THIS YEAR. UH, WE WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR OUR HAPPILY EVER AFTER, UH, CAMPAIGN AND THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTING ALL OF THE WEDDING VENUES IN UNION COUNTY. YOU MAY YOU MAY BE TOO CLOSE TO IT. YOU DON'T EVEN REALIZE WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY GREAT. UH, WE IN SPECIAL EVENT VENUES WITH ONE COMING ONLINE VERY SOON WITH THE GRAIN. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, UH, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, UH, FACILITATE SUCCESSFUL FESTIVE FAIR ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL ON THE CHRISTMAS WALK AS WE WORK TOWARDS TRANSITIONING THAT TOWARDS MAIN STREET, MARYSVILLE. UH, WE DO A GRANT PROGRAM TO HELP OUR PARTNERS WHO ARE, UH, WORKING ON INNOVATIVE, UH, EVENTS THAT WE HELP SHEPHERD THEM TO THE NEXT LEVEL. WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP THIS YEAR. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT UGC STANDS FOR USER GENERATED CONTENT. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS SOMEBODY POST ON INSTAGRAM. WE GET PERMISSIONS. WE CAN RESHARE THAT THAT HELPS BUILD CREDIBILITY. IT'S NOT JUST WE'RE SAYING UNION COUNTY IS GREAT. YOU KNOW, SUSIE FROM YOU KNOW, SO AND SO WAS SAYING IT AS WELL. SO THAT WILL BE, UH, HAVE A PRESENCE ON OUR WEBSITE.

YOU'LL SEE THAT, UM UH, IN OUR VISITOR'S GUIDE OF PLACES, BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND I LEFT. A COPY FOR YOU OF THE COMMEMORATIVE BOOK WAS A LONG TIME COMING. WE STARTED THAT IN 2019 AS PART OF THE BICENTENNIAL IN 2020. THEN COVID HIT AND NOBODY WANTED PICTURES OF ANYBODY IN ANY MASKS. SO IT TOOK US THAT LONG. BUT I AM VERY PLEASED. OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GOT FABULOUS MODELS ON THE COVER. THANK YOU, HANK. UH UNION STATION 1820. THAT'S OUR WELCOME CENTER, UH, AND GIFT SHOP. WE HAD RECORD BREAKING, UH, VISITATION AND RECORD BREAKING SALES. UM, IN 2023 1 OF THE THINGS THAT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT AND SEEING THAT RECORD BREAKING SALES IS THAT WE ARE INVESTING NEARLY 36,000 AND MORE IN LOCAL VENDORS. SO WE WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE PASSION AND TALENT. AND WE HELP THEM, UM, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE UH, THEIR THEIR TALENTS IN UNION STATION AND OUR, UH, MONTHLY OR BI MONTHLY NEWSLETTER HAS A 54% OPEN RATE. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO 2024 JUST A COUPLE OF KEY THINGS . OUR PRIORITIES. UH, WE'VE HAD SOME STAFFING CHALLENGES. UM UNRELATED, BUT WE ARE A TEAM OF THREE FULL TIME OUT OF THE CHAMBER OFFICE TO PART TIME AT A UNION STATION AND LAST TWO FULL TIME MEMBERS IN JANUARY. SO UH, REALLY WORKING TO RAMP BACK UP, SO OBVIOUSLY PART OF OUR BIG CHALLENGE IS TO REVIEW OUR COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, ATTRACT TALENT AND REBUILD OUR TEAM. UM AND THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING TIME TO BE A PART OF COUNTY'S GROWTH, AND SO WE REALLY WANT TO FIND THE RIGHT TALENT AND CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON OUR KEY INITIATIVES. SO SOME OF THOSE ARE ARE WAYFINDING SIGNAGE . MASTER PLAN. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THE LIGHT IS AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. WE ARE ALMOST THERE. SO WE MET IN EARLY JANUARY. WITH OUR O, NOT REPRESENTATIVE. THERE'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT, UM, OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR DESIGN AGENCY IN 0.2 REACH AN AGREEMENT. UH, MAY BE RIGHT AWAY THING. IT MAY BE JUST A DIFFERENT WAY OF THINKING ABOUT UM, THE SIGNS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, AND SO, UM I HAVE, UH, HEARD FROM OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM MERGE OR DESIGN AGENCY THAT WE HOPE TO HAVE THIS, UH, FINALIZED BY END OF FEBRUARY SO WE COULD FINALLY MOVE INTO FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION. AND THAT'S JUST PHASE ONE. IT'S A IT'S A MULTIPHASE PLAN, AND THAT JUST MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE COORDINATE DESIGNS THROUGHOUT UNION COUNTY DIRECTING VISITORS

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APRIL 8TH. YOU'VE GOT YOUR OFFICIAL ISO CERTIFIED GLASSES THERE. UH, WE'RE WORKING ON OUR ANNUAL VISITORS GUIDE OUR COVER BRIDGE TRAIL JUST LAUNCHED LAST WEEK. THAT'S THAT SAME DIGITAL PIECE. IT HAS TO SHUT DOWN FOR A NUMBER OF WEEKS. SO THAT THE, UM THE PLATFORM THAT WE WORK WITH CAN DO BACK AND WORK AND NATURALLY CRAFT PASS, HOPEFULLY LAUNCHED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. DYNAMIC COVER BRIDGE WE OPEN TICKET SALES. JANUARY 12TH. WE SOLD OUT A FIVE EVENTS OVER $40,000 IN TICKET SALES. AND WE'VE HEARD WE HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET. WE'VE HEARD THAT WE'RE A FEATURED STORY IN THE OHIO TRAVEL GUIDE, WHICH COMES OUT IN MARCH SO MORE ON THAT. SOLAR ECLIPSE. WE'VE GOT A MICRO SITE. SO IF YOU GO TO UNION COUNTY 08.COM, YOU'LL SEE EVENTS. THEN YOU'LL SEE A CLIPS. AND SO I THINK WE'VE GOT 11 DIFFERENT EVENTS IN UNION COUNTY THAT WE ARE SHOWCASING. UH AND WE'RE WORKING WITH, UM, A COMPREHENSIVE TEAM. UH, WE HAD A MEETING TODAY. VIRTUAL MEETING TO TALK ABOUT COMMUNICATION AROUND EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ALL OF THAT. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T AND IT'S THE BIG UNKNOWN. WE DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA BE A COMPLETE TRAFFIC JAM OR IT'S GONNA BE OK. UH SO WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE GOT ESPECIALLY FROM A SAFETY AND WELFARE STANDPOINT THAT WE KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE, UH, EITHER WITH RESIDENTS OR VISITORS, UH, WANTING TO SEE UM, WHAT'S COMING ON APRIL 8TH.

WE'VE GOT ISO GLASSES FOR VIEWING AVAILABLE AT STATION AND GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC IMPACT. SO WE HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW MORNING WITH OUR TOURISM PARTNERS TO TALK THROUGH WHAT WE'RE DOING, HOW WE'RE DOING IT HOW WE'RE PROMOTING IT. UM AND WE'VE GOT ALL OF OUR OUR KEY EVENTS ARE OUT ON, UM OHIO.ORG, WHICH IS THE STATE'S DESTINATION, UH, MARKETING WEBSITE. I'D LOVE TO COME BEFORE YOU QUARTERLY SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN FOR SO LONG TIME ABOUT THE WHOLE THING. SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO SCHEDULE WITH MACKENZIE AND GET HERE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS SO WE CAN GIVE YOU UPDATES, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE GOT SO MUCH GOING ON THIS YEAR. AND THEN THAT'S MY CONTACT INFORMATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. IT TRULY MEANS SO MUCH. QUESTIONS. NOT NECESSARILY QUESTION BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON UNION STATION. THANK YOU, AND ESPECIALLY THE FACT THAT YOU GIVE AT LEAST 50 LOCAL PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE A DREAM OF SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT TO PUT IN FRONT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND YOU GIVE THEM AN OUTLET TO DO THAT, BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING VERY DIFFICULT. YEAH YOU CAN TRY TO DO IT THROUGH THE INTERNET, BUT THAT THAT BUT TO DO IT ACTUALLY FIRST HAND PUT IT IN YOUR STORE AND IF, UM IF THERE IS A DEMAND FOR IT YEAH, AND THIS THAT THIS IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO, UM HELP THE NOT ONLY THE LOCAL ECONOMY, BUT ANYBODY THAT IS INTERESTED IN PRESENTING SOMETHING, THEN THIS IS WHERE IT HITS REALITY. IF YOU COME BACK AFTER FOUR WEEKS, AND EVERYTHING IS STILL THERE AND YOU QUESTION IF YOU SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH IT IF YOU GET A PHONE CALL AFTER TWO WEEKS AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU MAKE ANOTHER DELIVERY? YOU KNOW YOU'RE ON TO SOMETHING GOOD. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT, HANK. AND I AND I I'M GOING TO GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO COREY, WHO IS LEFT OUR TEAM, BUT SHE'S GONE ON TO OPEN HER OWN BUSINESS. AND TONY, UH, SARAH, WHO'S OUR NEW, UH, MANAGER? THERE? THEY DO A PHENOMENAL JOB OF TESTING THAT, UH, OF THIS MEETING SOMEBODY AND SAYING THIS IS REALLY GREAT. COULD YOU DO THIS AND THIS TO IT AND PACKAGE IT THIS WAY AND IT COULD SELL AND, UM AND PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO SUPPORT LOCAL AND WE'VE GOT SEVERAL STORES IN THE UPTOWN THAT ARE SUPPORTING LOCAL VENDORS. UH, WANDERING WILD AND GATHERED GOODS AND THIS IS WHY PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN COME HERE AND FIND THINGS THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE. THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T NECESSARILY FIND ON AMAZON , WHICH THEN CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VIBRANCY AND GROWTH BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT IT'S UNIQUE AND UNIQUE HERE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OK, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAD. UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. SORRY FOR THE LENGTHY REPORT, BUT GOOD INFORMATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS. OK? NEXT COUNCILMAN WOLF, THE

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UM ADDITIONALLY, IN THAT MEETING , THE RULES OF PROCEDURE WERE REVIEWED, AND THE PLAN IS THAT THEY'LL BE FINALIZED AND THOSE EDITS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE COMMISSION. UM, DURING THE NEXT MEETING, AND THEY'LL BE VOTED ON THEN, UM, PARK ASSIGNMENTS WERE KEPT THE SAME FOR THIS YEAR AS THEY WERE LAST YEAR. UM, AND THEN THERE WAS A REVIEW OF THE 2023 PARKS AND RECREATION IMPACT REPORT, WHICH HAS BEEN SHARED WITH COUNSEL. UM THEIR NEXT MEETING IS COMING UP ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH AT SIX O'CLOCK HERE AT CITY HALL. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? OK THIS IS THE PART OF THE AGENDA WHERE WE HEAR OF CITIZENS AND YOU CAN SPEAK ABOUT

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SORRY I WAS TAKING NOTES. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT'S YOU KNOW ANYBODY HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OF THIS? SO I JUST NEED A MOTION AND TO PASS THE

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IS THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST THE TIMING. UH, THIS IS AN APPROPRIATION. SO WE'RE NOT ASKING A WAY OF READINGS ARE WE? NO WITH WHAT YOU APPROPRIATED IN THE BUDGET. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY TO CARRY US THROUGH. THROUGH, UH, MAY BUT . WHAT I KNOW I WON'T HAVE IS ENOUGH MONEY TO GET US THROUGH 1231. SO I'M GOING AHEAD AND MAKING THE REQUEST NOW. UH, SINCE THIS IS AN ACTION THAT'S TAKING PLACE NOW. SO THE REGULAR TIMING WE DON'T NEED A WAIVER READING. NO WAIVER NECESSARY. THANK YOU. OH, MR M. SO JUST JUST TO BE CLEAR. THIS WAS AN EARLY RETIREMENT. WE ANTICIPATED THIS TO SOME DEGREE, BUT THE APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST IS. TO COVER THE I GUESS THE I'LL CALL IT THE DOUBLE BUBBLE. FROM THE.

ANTICIPATED RETIREMENT PERIOD VERSUS THE ACTUAL IS THAT CORRECT. A BASICALLY, WE PREPARED WE WERE PREPARED FOR THE RETIREMENT IN MAY. HOWEVER WE WEREN'T PREPARED FOR HIM TO BE OUT IN FEBRUARY. DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, WE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE HERE THROUGH MAY SO HIS DEPARTURE DUE TO THE SURGERY. WILL ALLOW THIS SUPPLEMENTAL WILL ALLOW US TO, UM BRING SOMEBODY MOVE SOMEBODY UP IN THE ORGANIZATION TO FILL THAT ROLE DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. OK THANK CLARIFICATION. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? THIS WILL BE BACK FOR SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING ON FEBRUARY 26 2024. ORDINANCE A

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SO ALONG THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF BUXTON MEADOWS. WE ARE NOW PROPOSING A MINIMUM BUILDING SETBACK OF 400 FT IN A MINIMUM PARKING AND PAVEMENT SETBACK OF 350 FT. WITH THE LONE EXCEPTION BEING IF THIS ROAD A WHICH IS YOU RECALL IS THE BYPASS AROUND BUXTON ON, UH, W WATKINS ROAD, WHICH WOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A PLANNING PROCESS IN AND THAT WE WOULD WORK THROUGH WITH CITY STAFF AND THROUGH PLANNING COMMISSION. YOU ALL UM, THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED AT 300 FT. WE ARE COMMITTING TO A MOUNDING AREA OF 150. FT F, UH, ALONG THAT WESTERN BOUNDARY, UH, A MOUND WITH AN AVERAGE HEIGHT OF 12 FT WITH LANDSCAPING ON TOP OF IT, SO THAT WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF INSTALLATION, THE LANDSCAPING AND COMBINATION WITH THE MOUND WILL HAVE A MINIMUM OPACITY OF 80% AT AN AVERAGE HEIGHT OF 18 FT. SO UH, FRANKLY, THIS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND ANYTHING IN MY MEMORY THAT WE'VE DONE IN ANY OTHER LOCATION. UM, WHERE WHERE WE'VE DONE BUSINESS, AND SO WE HOPE YOU RECOGNIZE A SHOW OF GOOD FAITH THERE AND THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL BUFFER HERE. THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY. UH ESSENTIALLY HAS THE SAME REQUIREMENTS WITH THE ONLY, UH EXCEPTION BEING THAT INSTEAD OF A 150 FT, UM, AREA, UH, FOR THAT , UH, MOUNTING AND BUFFERING. WE HAVE 160 FT, AND THAT'S BASED ON EXISTING DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT I'VE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY SO SAME COMMITMENTS IN TERMS OF MOUNTING HEIGHT AND OPACITY. UM THIS IS ONE OF THE SCENARIOS, UH OF WHERE, WHERE THE WORDS ON THE PAPER COULD BE TRANSLATED ONTO A , UH UH, A PLAN. AND UM, YOU CAN SEE HERE THE VARIOUS LEVELS FROM THE GREEN BEING THE MOUNDING GREEN SPACE AREA, UH TO, UM, THE HASH AREA BEING THE REQUIRED MINIMUM PAVEMENT SET BACK AND THEN BEYOND THAT, WITH THAT PINKISH AREA THERE BEING, UH, THE BUILDING SET BACK SO, UM,

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I MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE LEGISLATION AS PRESENTED IN AMENDMENT TWO PERMITTED IN CONDITIONAL USES. ROLL CALL, MR HUNTER. YES MR REAMS. MR RAUSCH? YES, YOUR BO? YES, MR WOLF? YES MR BURBY. MR BURGER? YES? SEVEN. YES MR PRESIDENT. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE LEGISLATION AS IT WAS PRESENTED FOR, UM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS NOTABLE CHANGES IN ENHANCEMENTS. ROLL CALL. MR REAMS, MR RAUCH. YES. MR YES. YES MR. BUR MR. BURGER MR. HUNTER? YES. SEVEN YEARS. MR PRESIDENT. I MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE LEGISLATION AS PRESENTED WITH, UH, AMENDMENT FOUR. IN THEIR FOURTH ONE. WE GOT NO, THAT WAS IT MY BAD I'M DONE OK? OK SO THEN THIS, SO IF I'M CORRECT, THIS LEGISLATION WILL COME AGAIN AT THE SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING AND HAVE CITIZENS COMMENTS RIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOW, AND SO CITIZENS. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT ANYTHING THAT'S JUST HAPPENED? OH CAN YOU ACTUALLY COME BACK UP AGAIN? AND STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AGAIN ? THANK YOU. JENKINS 14242 OXFORD DRIVE JUST ABOUT THE SOUND BARRIER. HOW DO WE AS CITIZENS FIND OUT WHAT THE REGULATION OF THAT ORDINANCE IS, YOU CAN TALK TO TIM MILES LINE HERE AND HE WOULD HAVE HE WOULD DIRECT YOU WITH THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO SEND TIM MY EMAIL. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALSO ONLINE. IT IS ONLINE AS WELL. YEAH. IT PROBABLY WOULD BE EASIER. YEAH. SOMEBODY ELSE. THE SUB. GOOD EVENING. DEBORAH MOLLER. 14360 HINTON MILL. UM I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING THE MEETINGS ON, UM BUXTON MEADOW AND THIS DEVELOPMENT SINCE THE BEGINNING, AND WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE IS THAT, UM I WENT IN WITH IT AND THE MEETING WITH TOM, NEW OR COMPANY. WE I THINK AT ONE POINT DECIDED IT WAS BETTER TO WORK WITH THAN AGAINST. UM AND THAT WAS GONNA BE A POSITIVE THING. AND AS YOU SAID, MANY OF YOU ARE APPRECIATIVE THAT BUXTON MEADOWS DID WORK. BUXTON MEADOWS IS NOT, OF COURSE, NOT PART OF MARYSVILLE, AND WE DON'T HAVE AN HO A AND WE DON'T HAVE. IT'S JUST PEOPLE THAT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CHANGES AND MANY OF US WILL NOT BE THERE WHEN THIS DEVELOPMENT IS FINALIZED JUST BECAUSE OF LIFE CHANGES AND THAT TYPE OF THING. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING HOPEFULLY IS MAKING IT FOR

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WITH THAT BEING SAID I WOULD I WOULDN'T MOTION OR MOVE TO TABLE THIS LEGISLATION AND UNTIL THE NEXT TO ALIGN THE THIRD READING. IN IMPERIAL AND JUST SO THE RECORD IS CLEAR. WE THE STATUTE, THE SORRY. O RFC GIVES US 100 AND 20 DAYS TO, UH, PASS THE ANNEXATION FROM THE FIRST READING OR WELL WITHIN OUR OUR TIME LIMITATIONS. SO, UM, THAT'S THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE. YOU'D WANT TO MAKE THAT MOTION TO DATE CERTAIN. FEBRUARY 2626. YEAH AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S ON THE AGENDA BEFORE RIGHT. ZONING ZONING, OK? OK CAN'T ZONE BEFORE I CORRECT? YEAH. SO UM, SO THEN IF I SO JUST JUST IN CASE NOBODY HEARD, SO THIS WILL BE BACK FOR THIRD READING ON FEBRUARY 26TH. YEAH, RIGHT, RIGHT. BUT I'M JUST SAYING, THAT'S WHAT HE'S THAT'S WHAT HE'S ASKING. SO ROLL CALL, THEN. 00 I'M SORRY. HOLD ON BEFORE WE DO THAT. UM, UH, BEING THE 26.

IS THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT FOR THAT MEETING? UH, WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST OCCASIONS WHERE ONLY THREE OR FOUR THE BOAT MAKES IT BACK. I'LL BE HERE. THE BOAT MAKES IT BACK IN. I'LL BE HERE, BUT TERRY GOT STUCK AT OCEAN ONE TIME SO I. I SHOULD BE BACK SUNDAY, BUT EVERYBODY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT UM, UM THAT WE GET SOME FINALITY ON ON THIS AND

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[COMMENTS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL PERSONS AND GENERAL DISCUSSION]

SO I'LL BE SENSITIVE TO THE TIME TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU, UM, ANY CO? UH WE'LL START WITH COS WE'LL START WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RA. I PASS AS WELL. S PAST WE GOT WE STILL HAVE A LOT TO DISCUSS. AND JUST A BRIEF COMMENT IN JUST IN REGARD TO THE , UH, THE ZONING CHANGE THAT WAS PRESENTED TONIGHT. UH, I WAS ON PLANNING COMMISSION, AND IT WAS PROBABLY JULY OR AUGUST SEPTEMBER TIME FRAME WHEN THIS STARTED TO COME THROUGH, AND I REITERATE THIS THAT I HAVE SEEN THAT EVOLVE THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND I, I THINK, UH, JUST, UH, THE RESIDENTS OUT IN BOX AND MEADOWS, UH, YOU HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH ME. UM, YOU COMMUNICATED WITH OTHER MEMBERS, UM AND HOPEFULLY WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DESPITE YOU LIVE IN THIS THE BOUNDARIES OF MARYSVILLE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE, UM, OUR CONSTITUENTS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, AND I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE, UM, WE'VE MET WITH NEW ALBANY COMPANY A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU'VE BEEN POSING TO US. UM WE'VE ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS WE'VE PRESSED FURTHER AND YOU KNOW, INTO DISCUSSION. UM BUT I THINK, UH, BACK IN. I DON'T KNOW. OCTOBER OR SO I REMEMBER STEPPING OUT ON CRISP LEAVES. YOU KNOW IF THAT GIVES SOME CONTEXT TO WHEN THIS WAS AND THERE WAS QUESTION ABOUT WHERE THE BOUNDARIES ARE, AND ALL OF THAT, YOU KNOW, DOES THIS EASEMENT COUNT? TOWARDS THIS FEEDER THIS, UH, SETBACK OR NOT, UM, THOSE QUESTIONS WERE POSED. AND UM, I WAS, YOU KNOW, IN COMMUNICATION, AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION. SO JUST, UH, THANK YOU FOR COMMUNICATING THE QUESTIONS YOU HAD HAD, AND I THINK IT ALLOWED FOR US TO HAVE GOOD INTERNAL DISCUSSION. AND THEN ALSO, UH, I THINK AT ONE POINT I WAS, YOU KNOW TOLD HEY, GO AWAY. WE'RE HAVING OUR OWN TALK. SO UM, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANKS. THANKS. I DON'T KNOW. I JUST WHEN I DID A, UM UH SCOTT'S COMMENTS ON HOW THE WHOLE PROCESS WENT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE 26TH. OK? NOTHING FURTHER. THE ONLY THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS TO THE GENTLEMAN WHO COMPLIMENTED COUNSEL. YOU KNOW ANY TIME IN LEADERSHIP, YOU HAVE A WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC, AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT YOUR RESIDENTS WILL RESPECT YOU IF YOU RESPECT THEM. AND I THINK THAT MARYSVILLE IN GENERAL, UM I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE. PEOPLE MIGHT NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH WHAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US DO ON A GIVEN DAY, OR WHAT? HOW WE VOTE, BUT I THINK THAT IF YOU COME TO ANY ONE OF US ON STAFF OR A POLICE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER OR ANYBODY, EVEN INCLUDING YOUR COUNSEL, YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARD. AND YOU MIGHT NOT ALWAYS LIKE THE OUTCOME OF OUR DECISION. BUT I THINK THAT, UM I THINK THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE GENERALLY DO CARE, AND I THINK THAT SHOWING WHY US WORKING TOGETHER TONIGHT AND THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE CHANGED. PROVES THAT SO, UM NO MATTER WHAT YOU HEAR ON FACEBOOK, I THINK THAT WE TRY VERY HARD TO LISTEN AND BE REASONABLE. AND I THINK THAT'S THE REASON WHY MARYSVILLE SUCH ARE STILL A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. SO UM, ON THAT NOTE, I WILL, UM UM, MR

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