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WELL. UH, MARCH 11TH 2024. IT'S SEVEN O'CLOCK SO I WOULD ASK EVERYONE TO RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN CONTINUE RISING FOR THE INVOCATION. WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
INTEGRATED ALL FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE ASK YOU TO GUIDE US THROUGHOUT THIS MEETING AS WE SEEK TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE AND OUR AND ITS CITIZENS. AMEN. THANK YOU. ROLL CALL. ZACH GARDNER, STEPHEN WOLF AND DONALD BERGER. SCOTT HUNTER, A RR AND MARK RAMS IS EXCUSED. NEXT THING ON THE AGENDA AGENDA
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IS TO APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 26 2024 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE? I MOVE. WE APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 26 MINUTES. OK, VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR. SORRY. UM THE MINUTES THE MARCH 4TH OF 2024 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE? SO I MOVED ALL IN FAVOR I AND THEN THE MARCH 4TH 2024 CITY COUNCIL SLASH STATE OF THE CITY. UM EVENT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? HANK. UH ALL IN FAVOR. I THANKS, GUYS.[ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT]
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL JUST ON TO GO BACK TO THE STATE OF THE CITY. I WANTED TO THANK CITY COUNCIL. UH, FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE OF THE CITY THIS YEAR, WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK. UM AND IT WAS A IT. IT WENT WELL, UM, SO, UH, AS WE VENTURE TO A NEW YEAR AND PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR, UM YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS DID SUCH A NICE JOB. GET READY, BECAUSE I'LL PROBABLY GET YOU IN FUTURE ONES AS WELL. WE'RE ANTICIPATING NEXT YEAR'S STATE OF THE CITY TO BE AT THE NEW A FACILITY THAT WE HAVE OUT AN INNOVATION PARK. SO UH, IT WILL CLEARLY BE READY BY THEN AND BE A NICE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO UTILIZE THAT FACILITY, WHICH ARE ALREADY HAVE PROBABLY USES FOR IT EVEN PRIOR TO US DOING THAT, BUT THAT WILL BE OUR ANTICIPATED LOCATION FOR THE 20 FOR WHAT WE'LL CALL THE 2020.STATE OF THE CITY. UM, A FEW THANKS TONIGHT. UM EXTENDED HOURS FOR TAX ASSISTANCE. THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE DUE MONDAY, APRIL 15 , THE CITY IS OFFERING EXTENDED HOURS FOR TAX ASSISTANCE HERE AT CITY HALL. UH AND LET ME GIVE YOU SOME OF THE DAYS HERE, UH, SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON. WEDNESDAY APRIL 3RD FROM 5 TO 7 P.M. SATURDAY APRIL 6TH FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON. TUESDAY APRIL 9 FROM 5 TO 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY APRIL 10TH FROM 5 TO 6 , P.M. AND THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH FROM 5 TO 6 P.M. AND SO THESE ARE OUR THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE PUTTING OUT THAT WILL BE A EXTRA HOURS THAT WILL BE OPEN FOR THE TAX ASSISTANCE. UH BUT ANOTHER ITEM I. I WANNA LIKE COUNCIL KNOW OF, TOO. AND THE PUBLIC IS THAT, UH, CITY OFFICER WILL BE CLOSE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 29 IN OBSERVANCE OF GOOD FRIDAY. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE GO THROUGH THE THROUGH THE TAX SEASON AS WELL. THIS IS ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TIMES TO HAVE REPORTS BECAUSE WE'RE STARTING TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. AND WHEN THE WEATHER STARTS WARMING UP HERE A LITTLE BIT, SO OUR 2024 SEASON POOL PASSES, UH, MUNICIPAL POOL SEASON PASSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT A 15% DISCOUNT NOW THROUGH APRIL, 30TH UH, POPE PASSES MAY BE PURCHASED AT CITY HALL AND ONLINE ONLINE VIA REC DESK. RE CD ESK REC DESK POOL OPENS FOR THE SEASON ON SATURDAY, MAY 25 SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO
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GET 15% DISCOUNT ON THEIR FULL MEMBERSHIPS, AND IT'S JUST FUN TO BE TALKING ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW. UM ANOTHER ITEM COMING UP IS OUR RAIN BARREL DISTRIBUTION EVENT. IT IS NOW OPEN. UH THANKS TO RAIN WATER SOLUTIONS. THE 50 GALLON BARRELS ARE AVAILABLE AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE OF $77. RAIN BARRELS MUST BE PRE PURCHASED ONLINE BY APRIL. 10TH IN DISTRIBUTION WILL BE ON SATURDAY , APRIL 20TH FROM 9 A.M. TO 11 A.M. AT MARYSVILLE POLICE AND COURT FACILITY THERE AT 1250 WEST FIFTH STREET. THAT'S PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THIS. THE RAIN BARRELS HAVE BECOME VERY POPULAR. SO UH, KEEP THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR. UH, LAST, UH, ON MY END OF THE REPORT. I CAN SHREDDING AND E RECYCLING EVENT. UH, SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH FROM 9 A.M. TO 12 P.M. AT THE MARYSVILLE POLICE MUNICIPAL COURT LOCATION. THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO RESIDENTS AND NON RESIDENTS. ITEMS ACCEPTED. ALL ELECTRONICS THAT PLUG INTO THE WALL OR TAKE BATTERIES WILL BE ACCEPTED, INCLUDING COMPUTERS , CAMERAS, SERVERS, VCRS CELL PHONES, KEYBOARDS, BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEMS, SCANNERS, PRINTERS AND FAX MACHINES. UH, SECOND CHANCE IS THRIFT STORE WILL ACCEPT UP TO SIX BAGS OR BOXES OF ITEMS THAT ARE IN LIKE NEW OR GIFT CONDITION AT THAT LOCATION DURING THE SAME TIME DURING THE SAME TIME, SO KEEP THOSE TWO IN MIND. UH, DOCUMENT SHREDDING ERE AND THEN SECOND CHANCES. UH, THRIFT STORE IS GOING TO BE ACCEPTING ITEMS IN A NEW OR GIFT CONDITION. SO WITH THAT I'M GOING TO SHIFT DOWN TO JEREMY. JEREMY YEAH, THANKS, TERRY ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS SIDE, UH, CITY CREWS CONTINUE TO HAUL DIRT TO THE FORMER WATER TREATMENT PLANT SITE, UH, TO ASSIST WITH THE ONGOING AND UPCOMING LYME REMOVAL. UH AND THEN THE CREWS ARE ALSO OUT ON 33, YOU KNOW, PERFORMING SOME POST WINTER PAVEMENT REPAIRS. UM ON THE PARK SIDE. WE'RE CURRENTLY COMPLETING OUR ANNUAL PLAYGROUND SAFETY INSPECTIONS PREPARING FOR THE UPCOMING FRIDAY NIGHT UPTOWN SCHEDULE AND THEN WORKING ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEGION PARK. PLAYGROUND UH, FROM WATER. UM I I'VE HAD THIS REPORT, MAYBE FOR TWO MONTHS, BUT CITY CREWS HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE UNDERGROUND WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEST THIRD STREET WATER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, AND WE'LL BEGIN. UH, THE RESTORATION PROCESS. UH, COMING UP HERE SHORTLY SO TO ME. MEANS GRASS SEED AND GRASS SEED AND SOIL WILL BE DOWN. AND THEN, UH, THE PAVEMENT REPAIRS, UH, WILL BE UPCOMING. UH WASTEWATER. UH, WE'VE GOT A MEETING. UH, THIS WEEK, UH, WITH OUR CONTRACTOR, WHICH IS PETERSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, UH, TO DISCUSS SOME VALUE ENGINEERING OPTIONS FOR THE UPCOMING PUMP STATION FOUR PROJECT. UH AND THEN, FINALLY, UH, AT LEAST ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SIDE. I MENTIONED THIS DURING, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC SERVICE, BUT SHELLEY AND SANDS WAS AWARDED, UH, O DOT'S UPCOMING UH, US 33 SPOT REPAIR PROJECT IN CITY STAFF WILL ATTEND THE PRE CONSTRUCTION AND ONCE WE GET THAT, UH, ONCE THAT PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING OCCURS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UH, CITY COUNCIL AND THE REST OF THE PUBLIC, UH, WITH THE SCHEDULE UPDATE ONCE THAT'S FIGURED OUT, UH AND THEN KYLE'S ONLY UPDATE FROM ENGINEERING. I WAS ALSO MENTIONED DURING PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC SERVICE, BUT AS IT RELATES TO THE 31 PHASE THREE IMPROVEMENTS, WE'RE CURRENTLY WAITING ON APPROVAL FOR THE AWARD PACKAGE. UH, BEFORE OUR CONTRACTOR CAN BEGIN CONSTRUCTION AND AT THIS TIME WE ANTICIPATE THE CONTRACTOR BEING ABLE TO MOBILIZE SOMETIME NEXT WEEK TO THE SITE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. IN THAT CONCLUDES OUR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION? OK HEARING NONE. WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON, UH, REPORT OF THE CLERK OF COUNSEL. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. THANK YOU. REPORT OF[REPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT]
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. MR PHILLIPS. GOOD EVENING, MR PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS. JUST TWO ITEMS. UH, ONE, MR BERGER, MYSELF AND SAVANNAH ACTUALLY WENT TO, UH, DETROIT THIS LAST MONTH AND ATTENDED THE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY. UH IT WAS A IT WAS A RECEPTION WITH THE CONSUL GENERAL. AND UH, I THINK IT WAS 3 300 PEOPLE THERE. I BELIEVE, UM, WE ALSO VISITED WITH SOME[00:10:02]
COMPANIES AS WELL, ONE OF THEM MINAE MISUMI, WHO'S LOCALLY HERE AND VISIT WITH THEM AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO MET WITH OAKLAND COUNTY TO LEARN ABOUT THE SMART MOBILITY WORK THEY'RE DOING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY. UM, WE ALSO MET, UM WITH P THREE MOBILITY, WHICH IS A CONSULTANT WHO WE'VE USED BEFORE IN THE PAST AND MET WITH THEM AS WELL. UH, SO WE HAD A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT MEETINGS THROUGHOUT A DAY AND A HALF WHILE WE WERE IN DETROIT, AND, UH, IT WAS PRETTY GOOD TRIP AS WELL. AND I DON'T KNOW IF MR BERGER WOULD ADD. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE TRIP AS WELL. ALL I WILL SAY IS THAT DURING THAT TIME YOU KEPT US ON THE GO FROM SUN UP UNTIL SUNDOWN . OBVIOUSLY IT WAS MY FIRST TIME EVER TRAVELING WITH YOU IN THAT KIND OF SETTING. SO UM, TO SEE YOU WORK UNDER, YOU KNOW JUST TO SEE YOU INTERACT WITH PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. IT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD TO SEE HOW HARD YOU WORK BE ON THE BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE WHEN YOU'RE NOT IN THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE DEDICATION THAT YOU DO TO PUT MARYSVILLE IN A POSITIVE LIGHT AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE MET. IT'S JUST THAT THERE'S SO MUCH TALENT OUT THERE. IT WAS JUST YOU KNOW? IT WAS A GREAT TIME TO BE TO MEET PEOPLE. THERE'S SO MUCH TALENT SO MUCH CREATIVITY AND YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE PEOPLE WHO ERIC TALKS TO YOU KNOW ARE JUST INCREDIBLE INDIVIDUALS. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW HOW HOW ELSE TO SAY IT. THEY'RE A LOT SMARTER THAN ME. THAT'S FOR SURE. WELL I WAS TRYING NOT. UH, YES, I WOULD AGREE. BUT I WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO BE, BUT YES, THEY'RE JUST VERY TALENTED INDIVIDUALS. SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING ME TO COME WITH YOU BECAUSE IT WAS. IT WAS A GOOD TIME. THANK YOU. THERE'S RELATIONSHIPS ARE SO IMPORTANT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I KNOW. UM MR ROUSE AND MR BBY UNDERSTAND THIS AS WELL AS TERRY AND ALL THE TRIPS THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE DONE BEFORE. UM THE SECOND ITEM. THANK YOU FOR GOING DOWN ON. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. UM THE SECOND ITEM IS, UH, TOMORROW THE NEXT TWO DAYS WE HAVE THE MINISTRY OF LAND. INFRASTRUCTURE UM, TRANS INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM, VISITING COLUMBUS AS WELL AS MARYSVILLE ON WEDNESDAY, AND, UH WE'LL BE SHOWCASING, UH, MARYSVILLE. TRC JOBS. OHIO IS PART OF THIS ONE. COLUMBUS IS PART OF THIS, BUT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT HOW JAPANESE COMPANIES CAN GROW THEIR THEIR, UH, TECHNOLOGIES IN THE USA AND THEY'RE WORKING ON A FEASIBILITY STUDY. SO IT'S GONNA BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE WITH THAT. BUT TOMORROW WE HAVE KYLE ASHLEY AND MYSELF WILL BE IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS MEETING WITH THEM, AND THEN WE'LL BRING HIM BACK HERE. AND TERRY WILL BE PART OF THOSE MEETINGS. STAFF WILL BE PART OF THOSE MEETINGS AND MARY AS WELL. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT HOSTING THEM OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. THEY'RE ONLY HERE FOR TWO DAYS, AND THEY'RE 14 HOURS AHEAD SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO FEEL WHEN THEY'RE HERE FOR CERTAIN SO AND THAT'S ALL I HAD.UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD JUST ADD THAT, UH, THAT'S THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF CONTACT THAT WE MADE AT OUR LAST TRIP TO JAPAN. UM IT WAS A VERY GOOD VISIT THAT WE HAD WITH THEM AND THEY'RE FOLLOWING UP QUICKLY WITH US RIGHT NOW, WITH POSSIBILITIES OF THINGS THAT COULDN'T OCCUR HERE, SO THE PIGGYBACK ON WHAT YOU SAID MR PRESIDENT. THE WORK HE DOES WHEN YOU WHEN YOU TRAVEL TO JAPAN, AND HANK KNOWS THAT JR KNOWS IT. THERE'S NOT MUCH DOWNTIME. IT'S YOUR YOU'RE ON THE GO. UH A LOT. YOU'RE WORN OUT WHEN YOU GET BACK SO, BUT IT'S EFFECTIVE.
IT'S EFFECTIVE WORK, SO AND TOMORROW IS EXCITING BECAUSE WE'RE MEETING WITH FIVE JAPANESE COMPANIES WE'VE NEVER MET WITH BEFORE. SO THAT'S THAT'S THEY'RE GONNA BE PART OF THIS TRIP, WHICH IS OUTSTANDING, SO GREAT OPPORTUNITY THERE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL FOR? MR PHILLIPS. OK? WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
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REPORT. SO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MET ON THE 20TH OF FEBRUARY. UM WE APPROVED THE JANUARY 16TH MINUTES. UM AND THEN WE HAD SOME COMMENTS FROM STAFF. SO CITY STAFF IS WORKING WITH THE COUNTY REGARDING THE LAND OF THE COUNTY, OWNS BY THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS CENTER FOR POTENTIAL NEW SKATE PARK FOR THE CITY THERE. UM ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE A FEW PROPERTY OWNERS, UM, THAT ARE BEING TALKED WITH REGARDING A SHARED YOUTH USE PATH CONNECTION FOR THE GYM, SIMMONS TRAIL BETWEEN MAPLE AND MAIN STREETS. UM, TRAIL TOPPING AT MACGYVER.WOODS CONTINUES. UM AND WE'RE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF DESIGNING PARK MAP SIGNAGE FOR MCIVOR WOODS AND ONCE THAT GETS FINALIZED THE SAME PROCESS. IT'S GONNA BE USED TO ADD MAPS AT OTHER TRAILS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. UM WORK REGARDING LIGHTING AT THE BMX TRACK IS ONGOING AND BIKE RACKS FOR MILL VALLEY CENTRAL AND MO VALLEY SOUTH HAVE BEEN ORDERED. UM, THERE ARE ALSO PLANS FOR UPDATES TO THE SPLASH PAD AND THEY'RE BEING FINALIZED AND THE GOAL IS TO HAVE IT READY
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FOR THE, UM, UPCOMING FRIDAY NIGHT EVENTS. UH, LIKE JEREMY HAD MENTIONED THE SWING SET IS BEING REPLACED AT AMERICAN LEGION PARK, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS MONTH AND REPAIRS ARE BEING DONE AT THE POOL, INCLUDING, UM, THE DIVING BOARD. UM WHAT ELSE HERE? SO AS I MENTIONED WE RECEIVED UPTOWN FRIDAY NIGHT EVENTS, UM, KIND OF A BRIEF SCHEDULE OF THOSE COMING UP. PLANNING FOR THE ECLIPSE IS ONGOING. AND WHILE THE CITY ISN'T SPONSORING ANY EVENTS, UM WE'LL BE ASSISTING WITH SAFETY SERVICES AND ENSURING THAT THERE IS EXTRA RESTROOMS AT OUR PARKS.AND AS TERRY HAD MENTIONED TO START OFF THE POOL PASS 15% OFF SALE WAS DISCUSSED. UM SO THAT'S ONGOING. WE HAVE REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER RECREATION LEAGUES THAT'S STARTING UP AND THEN FOR AGENDA ITEMS ON THE COMMISSION ITSELF. THE RULES OF PROCEDURE WERE APPROVED AND THE 2024 PARKS ASSIGNMENTS WERE APPROVED AS WELL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER W. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AND ME DOING YOUR DISCUSSIONS. YOU SAID SOME COOL REPAIRED. WE KNOW THAT THE POOL IS CURRENTLY EXCEEDING ITS LIFE EXPECTANCY. HAS THERE BEEN ANY FURTHER COMPOSITIONS ON THAT AND WHAT IS THE OUTCOME OF POTENTIAL OUTCOME OF THAT? THERE WERE THERE WERE NO DISCUSSIONS FURTHER ON THE OUTCOME THERE FOR THE POOL. JUST THAT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP. THERE ARE SOME REPAIRS BEING DONE TO THE DIVING BOARDS AND WHATNOT. UH, YOU MAYBE THE NEXT TIME, UM, ON UP A LITTLE BIT WITH ADMINISTRATION AND SHE BUT THE OVERALL THOUGHT IS ON THE BALL BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING EXCEEDS IT. I'VE EXPECTANCY EVENTUALLY. WE ALL KNOW THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SO YES. OK THANK YOU. I WOULD FOLLOW UP BY SAYING, UH, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE AN AQUATICS COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER AND HANK WAS A MEMBER OF THAT COMMITTEE. SO UNLESS YOU WANTED TO CHANGE ASSIGNMENTS OR ANYTHING, BECAUSE THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME SOME ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO NEXT STEPS WITH THAT, UH, WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO PUT THAT GROUP BACK TOGETHER. BUT IF COUNSEL YOU KNOW, I'M BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO INCLUDE BOTH STEVEN AND HANK IN THAT ON THAT COMMITTEE MOVING FORWARD AS AS WE CONTEMPLATE WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH, UH, OUR SW IN THE FUTURE, PROBABLY AT LEAST AS FAR AS I CAN SEE, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING. AS I SAID, WE KNOW IT'S KNOCKING ON THE DOOR. YEAH, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT AS AS IMPORTANT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. THE POOL IS IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO BEGIN TO TAKE MORE SERIOUS. LOOK AT ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? OK, MOVING ON. THIS IS THE PART OF THE ME MEETING WHERE IT'S HEARING OF CITIZENS AND CITIZENS CAN SPEAK ON, UM AND, UH AND ON AN ITEM THAT'S NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. SINCE THERE'S A MAD RUSH TO THE
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TABLE. I WILL. WE WILL. WE WILL NOW BE MOVING ON TO ORDINANCES. ORDINANCE A FIRST READING TITLE, ONLY TO AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 1402 IN ORDER TO REMOVE CERTAIN AREA FROM COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA NUMBER ONE AND ESTABLISH AND DESCRIBE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE NORTH MAIN CORRIDOR, CR, A NUMBER THREE IN THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, AND TO AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE RELATED MATTERS. I'M GOING TO PULL UP A PRESENTATION THANK YOU, UH, MCKENZIE. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT COUNCILMAN FIRST ON THE LAST NOTE. I APPRECIATE CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT OF THE THIRD THREE SMALL A QUARTER AND THE WORK WE DO, BECAUSE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, IT WOULDN'T BE, UH, A REALITY. SO AGAIN. IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU OF WHY WE'RE DOING SOME GREAT THINGS. SO THANK YOU. UM TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA PRESENT THE, UM CR A NUMBER THREE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO CR, A IN THE COMMUNITY FOR PRO, A THIRD CREATION OF AC R A AND A FEW YEARS AGO, WE TALKED ABOUT THE CREATION OF A NEW CR.A ON THE NORTH SECTION OF MARY. SO UH, CALLED THE GATEWAY IF YOU RECALL THAT, BUT THIS IS, UH UH, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. UM, BUT SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR, AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. UH, A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AREA IS, UM IS CREATED IN ORDER TO SPUR INVESTMENT AND REINVESTMENT IN AREAS THAT NEED INVESTMENT IN A SENSE THAT THAT WE'RE DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN DISCOURAGED AND ENCOURAGE IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC STABILITY.
INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES ALSO GENERATE NEW DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. UH, WE ARE ENTIRE WE CREATED DISTRICT AND ABLE TO ENABLE US TO BE ABLE TO TAX EXEMPTIONS IN THIS CERTAIN AREA.
THE CITY HAS BEEN VERY TARGETED IN ITS APPROACH IN THIS WE HAVE NOT NAMED THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
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AS A AS A TAX ABATEMENT AREA. UH SOME COMMUNITIES IN OHIO NAME THEIR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, A TAX BAY AREA WE'VE BEEN TARGETED IN HOW WE APPROACH ABATEMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. UH CURRENTLY WE HAVE 21 WAS CREATED IN 1984. IT'S CALLED THE HISTORIC UPTOWN. UM CR, A NUMBER TWO WAS RECENTLY CREATED IN 2019 THAT WAS FOCUSING ON THE MAYOR'S RENOVATION DISTRICT. UH, THE INDUSTRIAL AREA AND I HAVE A MAP. I'LL SHOW YOU HERE. SHORTLY AS WELL. NUMBER ONE IS PRE 1994 YOU HEAR THIS PHRASE A LOT. IF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THIS BEFORE, IN THE SIERRA, NUMBER TWO IS POST 94. THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO PRE 94 ALLOWS THE CITY MANAGER AS THE HOUSING OFFICER TO APPROVE ABATEMENTS WITHOUT CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL. SIERRA NUMBER TWO REQUIRES CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO. SO HISTORIC UPTOWN MARYSVILLE CR A IS BASICALLY IN THE, UM UPTOWN AREA AND THE AREA SURROUNDING UPTOWN THAT SUPPORTS UPTOWN. UM AND IT IS PRIMARILY S, UH, IS THERE TO SUPPORT THE REDEVELOPMENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UPTOWN AREA? ACTUALLY CR A NUMBER THREE WILL ACTUALLY BE TAKEN OUT OF SIERRA LEONE. WE EXPLAIN IT SHORTLY OF WHY IT'S ON NOR ON THE NORTH, NO NORTH MAIN AREA IN THIS AREA. YOU CAN DO COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL, UH FOR TWO OR LESS UNITS PER RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE.THAT'S A KEY FACTOR TO POINT OUT AS I'LL TALK ABOUT SHORTLY. THERE HAVE BEEN 28 TAX EXEMPTIONS APPROVED IN THE CR A NUMBER ONE SINCE IT WAS CREATED IN 1984 13 RESIDENTIAL EXEMPTIONS. 15 COMMERCIAL EXEMPTIONS, THREE HAVE BEEN TERMINATED. CREATED 292 JOBS ABOUT $5.5 MILLION IN PAYROLL. IN TOTAL INVESTMENT IN THIS IN THIS AREA HAS BEEN $14.6 MILLION AS A RESULT OF OUR TAX MAINTENANCE IN THIS AREA. SERIAL NUMBER TWO IS A NEW ONE INNOVATION DISTRICT. IT'S FOCUS AS YOU CAN SEE DOWN INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY AND THE AREAS THAT ARE ZONED TO INNOVATION, AND THIS IS THE AREA WE FOCUSED ON. AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE CREATE THIS IS IN THE ENTERPRISE ZONE, WHICH IS ANOTHER TOOL WE CAN USE VERY SIMILAR TO THE CR A. BUT THE CR ALLOWS MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR COMPANIES TO DO MULTI-TENANT, UH, SITUATIONS OR DEVELOPMENTS. THAT'S WHY WE CREATED THE CR A. AND SOME COMPANIES PREFER AC R A OVER A ENTERPRISE ZONE. ANOTHER REASON WHY WE CREATED IT. IT ONLY OFFICE INDUSTRIAL TAX EXEMPTION IN THIS AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR TAX EXEMPTION APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTH GATE, HARDY WORLD AND BE WHICH ARE ALL LOCATED IN THE INNOVATION PARK AND THE PIONEER FLEX, WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION JUST SOUTH OF THE DRUM FARM ON INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JOBS PLEDGED AS PART OF THESE ABATEMENTS 310 TOTAL PLEDGE PAYROLL 33 13.75 MILLION TOTAL PLEDGE INVESTMENT 49.5 MILLION. PLEASE NOTE THIS SAYS PLEDGE BECAUSE THESE ARE NEW ABATEMENTS THAT WE APPROVED NOW THEY'RE GOING THROUGH. UH, THERE THERE IS A CONSTRUCTION BUILD UP A THREE YEAR WINDOW WHERE THEY CAN BUILD UP AS WELL. BUT THIS IS WHAT'S BEEN PLEDGED IN THE CR A THAT WE CREATED IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA. SO THE CR, A NUMBER THREE IS CALLED THE NORTH MAIN CORRIDOR. IT IS AN AREA THAT IS, UH AND MAYBE I SHOULD WALK OVER HERE AND POINT OUT THIS. OF COURSE, THE NORTH BEING HERE IT'S BEEN YOUR CREEK. THIS IS THE CONNECT DEVELOPMENT SENSE. AND UH, THIS IS, UH, WE'RE TAKING OUT FOR TWO REASONS. UH, ONE THIS IS A SORT OF A PROJECT FOCUSED CR A BECAUSE WE HAVE SPECIAL THINGS WE'RE DOING IN IT WITH THE MULTIFAMILY. THE MIXED USE TYPE OF SETUP WITH COMMERCIAL, SOME OFFICE AS WELL. AND SECONDLY, THE EXISTING CR A NUMBER ONE, AS YOU RECALL ONLY ALLOWS TWO UNIT STRUCTURES IN HOUSING. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO ABATE MULTI FAMILY IN THIS AREA AND GIVES US THAT FLEXIBILITY AND AGAIN. IT JUST COVERS THE AREA. MOSTLY WE CONNECT HAS BEEN FACED. UH YOU'RE LOOKING AT THEIR DEVELOPMENT, AND IT ALLOWS RESIDENTIAL OFFICE AND INDUSTRIAL TAX EXEMPTIONS AS WELL. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'LL BE HEARING MORE IN THE FUTURE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS JUST A DESIGNATION OF AN AREA. YOU ARE NOT APPROVING A TAX ABATEMENT TONIGHT. YOU HAVE TO DESIGNATE THE AREA THEN YOU COME BACK WITH THE AGREEMENT. THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD DISCUSS SPECIFICS ABOUT THE AGREEMENT. AND TALK ABOUT THAT WE ARE ASKING, WAIVING THE THIRD READING, WHICH WOULD BE HOPEFULLY YOUR NEXT MEETING. THE REASON BEING, IT TAKES 14 AT LEAST 14 DAYS PLUS FOR THE STATE OF OHIO TO CERTIFY THAT THE CR A IS APPROVED AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE HAVE TO WAIT ON. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT REQUESTING TO EXPEDITE THIS A LITTLE BIT AS WE GO FORWARD. THIS PROVIDES NEXT STEPS. THE FIRST STEP, OF COURSE, IS CREATING THE CR A AREA WHICH WE ARE DOING TONIGHT. THE FIRST READING, SECOND READING AND POTENTIALLY APPROVE THE CREATION AT YOUR NEXT MEETING. YOU WOULD ALSO HAVE A FIRST READING OF AC R, A AGREEMENT A TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT, A PILOT PAYMENT FROM THE DEVELOPER TO
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THE SCHOOLS IN SERVICE PAYMENTS FROM THE CITY TO THE SCHOOLS FOR THE SILOS, DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN YOU HAVE SERI ON 48 AND THEN 418 MARVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD CONSIDER ALL THESE DOCUMENTS AND THEN IN 422 WOULD COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL. AGAIN SPECIFICS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT ON ALL THESE DOCUMENTS. WE WILL HAVE THOSE READY FOR YOUR NEXT MEETING ON MARCH 25TH AGAIN TONIGHT. WE'RE NOT APPROVING THE SIERRA AGREEMENT WHERE WE'RE ONLY WE'RE ONLY CONSIDERING THE CREATION OF THE CR, A AREA IN WHICH ABATEMENTS CAN OCCUR AND THAT'S AND I DON'T KNOW TERRY. THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE UNLESS YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD ERIC, THE ONLY THING THESE SEGMENTS IS THERE ANY PART OF, UM CR A NUMBER THREE THAT WOULD OVERLAPPED WITH CR, A ONE. AND HOW DOES THAT WORK THEN DOES DOES THAT THAT WAS IN ONE GET MODIFIED, UM, BECAUSE I GET MODIFIED. GOOD QUESTION, TERRY. SO NUMBER THREE IS BASICALLY PART OF S. A NUMBER ONE. WE'RE PULLING OUT. UM ALL THE PROPERTIES IN CR A ONE TO BE IN CR A NUMBER THREE. SO CR A NUMBER ONE WOULD NOT APPLY TO THOSE PROPERTIES. IT WOULD ALWAYS APPLY TO CR A REQUIREMENTS, WHICH REQUIRE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR TAX IMMEDIATE WE ALSO INCLUDE SOME RESIDENTIAL AND CR NUMBER THREE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME HOUSING WHEN YOU CREATE AC R A AREA BECAUSE IT WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED FOR HOUSING, PURPOSE REDEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING AND SO FORTH IN IN IN COMMUNITIES IN OHIO. THAT'S A LOT, BUT KIND OF EXPLAIN WHY WE'RE DOING THIS AND WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT AGAIN, UM, THIS IS ONLY THE CREATION OF THE ZONE OR THE DISTRICT VERSUS THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO SEE. AND OBVIOUSLY WITH THIS TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT THIS PERIOD NOW BETWEEN TONIGHT AND THE 25TH. SO IF THEY WANT ANY HAD ANY QUESTIONS OR COME UP WITH ANY QUESTIONS. UH, JUST REACH OUT AND THERE'S A THERE'S A LOT THAT'S GONNA BE HAPPENING. IN THE NEXT AS A POINTED OUT ON THE, UH THE DATES THAT WE'RE GOING TO ATTEMPT THE ATTEMPT TO MEET THROUGH THIS PROCESS. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTION. OK HEY. THANKS ERIC. UH, ONE QUESTION SO IN THE CONNECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THERE ARE PROPERTIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT. AND THERE ARE PROPERTIES THAT ARE KIND OF, UH, ON THE HORIZON NOT NECESSARILY LISTED IN THAT CONTRACT, BUT POTENTIALLY, UH, INCLUDED IN THE FUTURE DOES THIS CR A NUMBER THREE INCLUDE ALL OF THOSE POTENTIAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE LISTED IN THAT ORIGINAL AGREEMENT? IT DOES. IT INCLUDES ALL THOSE NOW THEY KEEP IN MIND THAT, UM HAPPENS TODAY. IT APPLIES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE STILL APPLIES TO THIS AREA BECAUSE YOU'RE TAKING THIS PROPERTIES OUT, SO THEY HAVE THE SAME ABILITY TO GET A TAX PAYMENT. THEY JUST HAVE TO GO THROUGH CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THIS AREA WAS CONSIDERING ALL OF THE POTENTIAL AREAS IN THAT ORIGINAL AGREEMENT. IT IS OK. AND WHEN THE AGREEMENT COMES SO, I, I CAN PROMISE YOU YOUR NEXT MEETING. WHEN WE PRESENT IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED AGREEMENT. WE WILL HAVE A LOT MORE DETAIL WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT THE AGREEMENT MEANS TO CITY. MR BORDNER. YOU GO BACK TO THE, UM SCHEDULE. MAYBE I JUST NEED SOMETHING CLARIFIED BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE THIRD GRADING FOR 22ND. THIS IS THE CURRENT SCHEDULE AND YOU'RE ASKING US TO UM, WAIVE THE THIRD READING, RIGHT? YEAH THIS IS THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE. OK, SO BASED ON THAT WE WOULD BE VOTING ON THE APPROVAL OF THE UH, CR ON DURING THE 25TH YES. AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY SORT OF ARRANGEMENT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER OF THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL. AT THIS MOMENT. HOW WILL I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, HOW WILL OUR DECISION. HOWEVER, IT IS ON THE 25TH. IMPACT. THOSE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL AND THE DEVELOPER. SO THE DESIGNATION STANDS ALONE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO APPROVE THE SCARY AGREEMENT THAT COMES BEFORE YOU OUR GOAL RIGHT NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE EVERYTHING WRAPPED UP IN AT HOME . THE SYRIA AGREEMENT PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING, SO IT SHOULD BE READY TO GO. ALMOST CERTAIN WE WILL HAVE THAT READY TO GO. IF NOT, YOU CAN ALWAYS TABLE THIS. UH, AND NOT APPROVE AT YOUR NEXT MEETING, BUT OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE EVERYTHING READY TO GO. OK? JUST TO ADD. SO THE CR A, UH, CREATION IS DIFFERENT THAN THE CR A AGREEMENT AND TONIGHT WHAT YOU'RE INTRODUCING IS THE CREATION, NOT THE AGREEMENT, RIGHT? THE ANSWER THE NO STATU TOO EARLY, YOU KNOW, AND THEN ONCE THE AREA IS[00:30:04]
CREATED WE HAVE THE AGREEMENTS. AND CURRENTLY THAT ALREADY EXISTS. IT'S JUST IT'S UNDER NUMBER ONE, WHICH THE TAX ABATEMENTS CAN ACTUALLY BE APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND NOT OUR BOARD. SO EVEN IF WE PASS THIS AND CONNECT WENT AWAY. THIS IS STILL A BETTER SITUATION BECAUSE COUNSEL WOULD THEN BE THE ONE THAT'S APPROVING ANY TAX ABATEMENT. SO IN THE CITY COULD NOT APPROVE THE APARTMENTS. RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE THAN 22 UNITS PER STRUCTURE.GREAT POINT. THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I APPRECIATE IT, MR. YEAH. GO AHEAD. ARE YOU DONE ? OK UH, MY QUESTION IS, UH, SECTION UH, 11 THE HOUSING COUNCIL. YEAH THE HOUSING COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO THE NORTH MAIN SHALL BE ESTABLISHED. THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE HOUSING COUNCIL SHALL INCLUDE TWO MEMBERS APPOINTED BY CITY MANAGER. TWO MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THIS COUNCIL, ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING COUNCIL SO THEN APPOINTED TO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS, AND THE TERMS SHALL BE THREE YEARS. IS IT JUST THREE YEARS AND THEN IT GOES AWAY OR IS IT THREE YEARS AND THEN? UH, IF SOMEBODY IS TERMED OUT SOMEBODY ELSE COMES. THAT'S QUESTION ONE AND NOT HAVING READ THE 1984. OR THE 2019 WERE THERE ALSO SIMILAR LANGUAGE IN THOSE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU KNOW OF, AND ARE THOSE COMMITTEES OR IS THE HOUSING COUNCIL STILL PART OF WHAT YOU SHOWED US HERE? YES GREAT QUESTION. SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE ALREADY HAVE AN EXISTING HOUSING COUNCIL APPOINTED TO THOSE STANDARDS. OF COURSE, COUNSEL'S APPOINTMENT TYPICALLY CHANGES EVERY YEAR DEPENDS ON WHO YOU APPOINT. BUT THAT IS A HOUSING COUNCIL. WE ALREADY HAVE SET UP, SO IT'S ALREADY IN EXISTENCE IT STATE STATUTE. IT'S WE. THAT'S BASICALLY FOLLOWING WHAT THE STATE SAYS THE HOUSING COUNCIL HAS TO BE MADE UP OF, AND SO THAT'S KIND OF IT'S A IN EXISTENCE. IT REVIEWS THE T OF AND WE HAVE A MEETING IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. ACTUALLY, WE HAVE TO MEET BY MARCH 31ST AND WE HAVE A MEETING IN A COUPLE WEEKS, SO IT'S CONTINUES AS IT EXISTS TODAY. OK, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY MORE QUESTIONS. A GREAT ADDITION TO THAT. TO THAT QUESTION THE HOUSING COUNCIL NEEDS TO REVIEW TO MAKE CERTAIN THE DEVELOPER OR THE PROPERTY OWNER IS FALLING WITH THE TARGETS. THEY HAVE SET THE JOBS, THE PAYROLL, THE INVESTMENT. IF THEY DO NOT MEET THOSE STANDARDS , THEY CAN COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL AND YOU CAN REVOKE YOU CAN MODIFY YOU CAN TERMINATE YOU HAVE THAT ABILITY AS A CITY COUNCIL. SO EVEN IF YOU APPROVE AN AGREEMENT, IT'S ANNUALLY REVIEWED AND IN THIS CASE, IT WILL BE 15 YEARS. A LOT OF US WON'T BE STANDING AROUND THIS ROOM IN 15 YEARS, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW THE KEY POINT IS, THESE ARE ANNUALLY REVIEWED TO MAKE CERTAIN THEY'RE MEETING THE THRESHOLDS. THEY AGREED TO THE VERY BEGINNING. OK? MR PRESIDENT AND MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE THIRD READING. OK? ROLL CALL.
MISTER HUNTER? YES, MR RAU? YES, MR. YES MR WOLF? YES MR BURBY? YES, MR BURGER? YES. SIX. YES.
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SENSE. OK LET'S DO COUNCIL CALL BETS FIRST. MR ROUSE. YOU WANNA GO FIRST? SURE. UM, COUPLE OF GROUPS OF PEOPLE THAT I WANT TO KIND OF CALL OUT. UM AND PRAISE A LITTLE BIT. WE'VE HAD SOME TRAGEDY AROUND. UH MARYSVILLE AND UNION COUNTY LATELY? UM, UNFORTUNATELY WEEK AND A HALF AGO. UH, A 16 YEAR OLD FAIRBANKS STUDENT WAS KILLED IN A IN A CAR WRECK. UH, WHICH WAS JUST HORRENDOUS. UM BUT THE MARYSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS SENT THE FAIRBANKS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS PIZZAS. JUST AS KIND OF A WE'RE THINKING OF, YEAH. YOU KNOW? YOU'RE NOT IN THIS ALONE.UM YOU KNOW, BENNY'S HAD A FIRE AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT DID A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING IT OUT, AND THEY NEEDED SOME THINGS OUT AT BENNY'S. ONE OF THEM WAS A TRAILER TO PUT, UM FOOD IN WHO SUPPLIED THAT LEONS. YOU'D THINK . OH, THAT'S A COMPETITOR. NO, NOT MARYSVILLE. WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW. THOSE KIND OF INCIDENCES OR WHY WE LIVE IN MARYSVILLE, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM, UH, LONG TIME. RESIDENTS AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES MARY AS WELL A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY. THE MINIMAL COMMENTS TONIGHT. UH, THERE'S A UNION COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FIVE K THIS WEEKEND. UH, I THINK I'M THINKING ABOUT TAKING MY KIDS OUT FOR A NICE WALK, BUT THE WEATHER IS LOOKING GOOD. SO, UH, GET OUT THERE AND, UH, ENJOY THE SUNSHINE AND IT'LL IT'LL CHANGE IN FIVE MINUTES BECAUSE WE'RE IN OHIO, BUT, UH, THAT'S IT. I THINK WE'RE WHAT, SKIP AND GO DOWN THE COUNCIL B THERE. YEAH, YEAH. PERSONALLY ON A ON A ON A MORE PERSONAL NOTE. UM YOU KNOW, SPRING BREAKS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. KIDS WILL BE, UH, ENJOYING A WEEK OFF, UH, AND INCLUDING MYSELF WITH WITH MY FAMILY, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A LITTLE R AND R WITH THE WITH THE WIFE AND TWO BOYS. UM AND I HOPE THAT YOU KNOW EVERYBODY ELSE CAN CAN ENJOY SOME SOME TIME TOGETHER AS FAMILY GO OUT LIKE MISTER HUNTER SAID. THE WEATHER IS STARTING TO TURN. I HOPE. UH, MY CONCERN IS THAT POTENTIALLY WE'LL HAVE ON EASTER, BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. UM, BUT GET OUT AND ENJOY OUR PARKS AND EVERYTHING THAT THE TOWN HAS TO OFFER. COUNCIL. I WOULD JUST REMIND EVERYONE TO GET OUT AND VOTE IN THE MARCH PRIMARY. UM, COME UP HERE ON TUESDAY. EARLY VOTING IS CURRENTLY GOING ON WITH, UM, QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT RANGES OF HOURS TOMORROW. 7:30 A.M. TO 8:38 P.M. AND THEN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7:30 A.M. TO 7:30 P.M. AND YOU HAVE VOTING ON SATURDAY 8 TO 4 AND SUNDAY 1 TO 5 AND THEN ELECTION DAY ON TUESDAY. VICE PRESIDENT, OK? WELL THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CERTAINTIES THAT ALWAYS HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. YEAH.
FEBRUARY 2ND HOG DAY MARCH 15 DEPOSITS MAKE IT TO HINCKLEY. MARCH 12TH THE TURKEY VULTURES ARE BACK. I SAW HIM AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND. THEY INITIALLY STARTED ABOUT, UH, 2000 OVER ON SEVENTH STREET. I USED TO LIVE CLOSE TO SEVENTH AT THE TIME STARTED OUT WITH JUST ONE PAIR, UM, GOT TO ABOUT, UM, UH, EIGHT OR NINE PAIRS, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT 18. THEN THEY
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MIGRATED TO BEHIND EDWARDS SCHOOL AND IN PART OF GREEN PASTURES. AND BY ABOUT, UM, UH TWO THEY WOULD CHANGE AWAY FROM THERE. UH, BY HANGING A COUPLE. UH, WE WORKED WITH THE, UM HY DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THEN THEY FOUND A SAFE HAVEN ON TOP OF THE OLD COGER BUILDING . NOW IT WAS PERFECT BECAUSE THEY HAD 18 INCHES OF PROTECTION . YOU WOULDN'T SEE HIM. PLUS THEY HAD A WARM TOP OF THE BUILDING, WHICH WAS BLACK TAR, AND THEY JUST LOVED IT OUT THERE , BUT NOW THAT BUILDING IS GONE AND THIS CIRCLING AND THEY'RE CIRCLING, THEY LOOK CAN FIND A NEW HOME. SO MAYBE LEGION PARK. I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT WOULD BE AN AREA SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TURKEY VULTURES AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T PARK YOUR CAR UNDER A TREE WITH A TURKEY VULTURES. IT'S NOT THE SAME THING TO DO SO ANYWAY. THAT'S UH UH, THE TURKEY VULTURE STORY SO ANYWAY. THAT WAS MY COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT. WELL, THE COMMENTS TONIGHT WERE, UM ALL OVER THE BOARD. I, I WOULD SAY, UH, MY ONLY COMMENT WAS AS ABOUT THE STATE OF THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. UM IT WAS A GOOD EVENING. IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT OF PEOPLE. I THOUGHT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD TO SEE SO MANY EXECUTIVE STAFF THERE, UM, ATTENDING THOSE MEETINGS. UM, IT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY. I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST TIME COUNSEL AS A WHOLE WAS UP ON STAGE AND MY GOAL PERSONALLY AS PRESIDENT OF COUNSEL WOULD BE THAT ALL OF US ON COUNCIL ARE MORE INVOLVED IN PUBLIC EVENTS AND BEING MORE INVOLVED IN THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS. NOT NOT TO SAY THAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE FRONT AND CENTER. I DON'T ALWAYS THINK POLITICS SHOULD BE FRONT AND CENTER. I THINK SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD FOR US TO BE, YOU KNOW, BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD TO SHOW THAT YOU UNITY. UM AMONG US, AND THEN ALSO THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO WORE GREEN THAT NIGHT AND I APPRECIATE, UM, THE MEETING NEXT YEAR. THE ONLY THING I TOLD TERRY IS IF HE WANTS ME TO BE THERE. I HOPE THERE'S APPETIZERS SO BECAUSE I WAS HUNGRY, BUT THANK YOU. OPEN YOUR POCKETBOOKS . OK WE COULD DO IT. WE COULD DO IT. THERE'S HONEY IN THE BUDGET, SO THANK YOU. OH, WAIT. I'VE BEEN THE STATION DIDN'T HAVE. OH YEAH. SORRY A ADMINISTRATION.YOU KNOW, I I'VE ALREADY MADE THE COMMENTS I WOULD HAVE PLANNED TO MAKE AND I THINK I TOLD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HERE. I THOUGHT WE'D BE OUT OF HERE BY 745 ON THE REGULAR MEETING. SO UH, SO I'LL PASS. OK SO WE ARE MOVING INTO A POTENTIAL OF EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER COMPENSATION FOR A PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. SO DO I HEAR A MOTION? SO MOVED SECOND, OK, ROLL CALL. MISTER RAUCH? YES MR? YES MR WOLF? YES MR BURBY, MR. BEER? YES, MR HUNTER. SIX? YES.
THANK YOU.
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