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JUST THROW IT. I CALLED THE MARYSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 8TH. UH, 2024. ALL IN, UH, YEAH, CALLED ABOUT A PLEDGE LEAGUE AND ALL EYES. ME. I LIKE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THANK YOU. UNDER GIRL. THANK YOU. GOD WE ASK YOU TO GUIDE US THROUGHOUT THIS MEETING AS WE SEEK TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THIS GOOD IN THE CITY OF MARY AS WELL AND ITS CITIZENS. I'M AT ROCA MCKENZIE. STEPHEN WOLF, YOU AND DONALD BEGER. SCOTT HUNTER, OUR GREENS AND ZACK AND JERRY RAUSCH
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ARE EXCUSED. SO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MARCH 25TH 2024 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES. SO MOVED ALL IN FAVOR. REPORT FROM ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL[ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT]
GOT A FEW ITEMS TONIGHT. I'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH. UH FIRST, UM , UH, CORE CITY OF MARYVILLE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE DUE ON MONDAY, APRIL 15TH, SO WE'VE EXTENDED SOME HOURS ON SOME DAYS FOR TO TRY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. UM TOMORROW APRIL. 9TH UH WE'LL EXTEND OUR HOURS. 5 TO 7 P.M.WEDNESDAY APRIL 10TH FROM 5 TO 6 , P.M. AND THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH FROM 5 TO 6 P.M. SO THAT'S JUST EXTENDED HOURS FOR TAX ASSISTANCE. SO I'D LIKE FOR PEOPLE IF THEY NEED IT. PLEASE UTILIZE OUR ASSISTANCE. UM THE 2024 SEASON POOL PASS ARE AVAIL. PASSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT A 15% DISCOUNT NOW FOR APRIL. 30TH PULL PASSES MAY BE PURCHASED AT CITY HALL. AND ONLINE VIA OUR REC DESK. UH, PULL OPENS FOR THE SEASON ON SATURDAY. MAY 25TH. IT'LL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT. SO UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, UH, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS, UH, PREVIOUSLY, UM AND IT'S COMING UP HERE REAL QUICK. OUR RAIN BARRELS IS NOW OPEN THANKS TO RAINWATER SOLUTIONS. THE 50 GALLON BARRELS ARE AVAILABLE AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE OF $77 RAIN BARRELS MUST BE PRE PURCHASED ONLINE. BY APRIL. 10TH AND DISTRIBUTION WILL BE ON SATURDAY , APRIL 20TH FROM 9 TO 11 A.M. AT MARYSVILLE POLICE AND COURT THERE AT 1250 WEST FIFTH STREET.
WE DO HAVE COMING UP ON SATURDAY . UH, APRIL 27TH DOCUMENT SHREDDING AND E RECYCLING DAY THAT'LL BE FROM 9 A.M. TO 12 P.M. AT POLICE AND MUNICIPAL COURT AGAIN ON WEST FIFTH, THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO RESIDENTS AND NON RESIDENTS. UH, ITEMS ACCEPTED ALL ELECTRONICS TO 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 AS WELL ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY, SECOND CHANCES THRIFT STORE WILL ACCEPT UP TO SIX BAGS OR BOXES OF ITEMS THAT ARE LIKE NEW OR GIFT CONDITION. THE TH THRIFT STORE HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND, UH AND PEOPLE CAN UTILIZE THAT ON THAT DAY AS WELL. UM AND THEN LAST, UH, JUST WANT TO SET THE TABLE A LITTLE BIT HERE FOR OUR ARB. EVENT WHICH IS FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH 8 A.M. AT THE OAKDALE CEMETERY. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A NICE EVENT THERE AS WELL AGAIN. THAT'S FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH AT 8 A.M. AT OAKDALE, AND WITH THAT, I'LL SHIFT IT DOWN TO JEREMY. THANK YOU, TERRY. I'VE GOT SOME UPDATES FROM THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. UH, STAFF, UH, IN OUR STREETS DIVISION. CITY CREWS CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE, UH, ACCESS TO THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BMX PARKING LOT, UH, DOING SOME CONCRETE WORK AT A, UH, AT A WEAK LOADING FACILITY IN STREET SWEEPING EFFORTS WILL BEGIN THIS ON THE PARK SIDE. UH, CITY CREWS ARE PERFORMING, UH, BASEBALL DIAMOND MAINTENANCE AT PARK AND THAT INCLUDE, UH, DOING A LITTLE BIT OF TO THE DUGOUTS AND, UH, THE EXISTING, UH, BACKSTOP FENCE. UH, THEY ARE ALSO WORKING ON SOME MINOR RESTORATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE, UH, WITH THE I GUESS FLOODS IS WHAT I HAVE DOWN WITH THE HEAVY RAIN WE RECEIVED LAST WEEK. UH AND, UH, THE MOVE IN AT THE MAINTENANCE
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AND OPERATION CENTER IS NEARING COMPLETION. WE FEEL EVERYBODY SHOULD BE MOVED IN, UH SOMETIME MIDDLE END OF THIS WEEK, SO I KNOW EVERYBODY IS EXCITED ABOUT HAVING AN OFFICE NOW, AFTER KIND OF, UH, BEING IN A MAKESHIFT DESK AND, UH, OFFICE AREA WITHIN THE ONE OF THE GARAGES, UH, OUT AT WASTEWATER, DOING SOME REPAINTING IN MODERN WALL REPAIRS WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING OUT AT THE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, AND THEN FINALLY THE PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING FOR THE UPCOMING OR O DOS. UPCOMING US 33 REPAIR PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY. UH, ONCE WE GET AN IDEA OF SCHEDULE AND TIME FRAME AND THINGS LIKE THAT WE WILL BE SURE TO PASS ON THE CONTRACTOR. SCHEDULE TO CITY COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO KYLE. FOR SOME, UH, CONSTRUCTION UPDATES. THANKS JEREMY. A COUPLE UPDATES THE, UH , STATE ROUTE. 31 PHASE THREE IMPROVEMENTS. PROJECT CONTRACTOR CONTINUES WORKING ON STORM WATER WORK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT'S OUTSIDE THE ROADWAY, SO NO IMPACT TO TRAFFIC. UM IS EXPECTED DURING THIS WORK. THE SECOND UPDATE IS THE 31 IN CREEK VIEW ROUNDABOUT. UH WE'LL HAVE A CONTRACTOR MOBILIZE THIS WEEK TO DO THE LANDSCAPE WORK INSIDE THAT CENTER MEDIAN ISLAND. UM AND THEN THE LAST UPDATE I HAVE IS ON THE 2024 PAVING PROGRAM LAST FRIDAY. WE OPENED BIDS ON THAT. THE BUDGET THIS YEAR WAS 1.3 MILLION. STRASSER. PAVING COMPANY CAME IN AT 1,360,000 60,000 OVER OUR BUDGET, SO THOSE ARE ALL THE UPDATES. WE HAVE I DO HAVE I DO HAVE ONE MORE ITEM. IF THAT'S OK, UH UH, I JUST WANTED TO. I NEED COUNSEL'S PERMISSION FOR THIS. I WAS HAD RECEIVED SOME CORRESPONDENCE LATE LAST WEEK. UH ABOUT A REQUEST FROM WILLIAM MURDOCH, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MORSI, WHO HAD APPROACHED ME ABOUT, UM MORSI IS CONVENING A NEW PASSENGER RAIL ADVISORY GROUP.UM TO PROVIDE A CENTRAL BODY FOR CORRIDOR ID STUDY TEAMS THROUGH THE ONGOING PLANNING PROCESS OF PASSENGER RAIL HERE IN CENTRAL OHIO. THEY WILL ASSIST THIS COMMITTEE WILL ASSIST BY PRODUCING LOCAL INFORMATION AND DATA. COORDINATING MESSAGING, FACILITATING REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT AND BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING COALITIONS NEEDED TO ADVANCE THE CORRIDORS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RAILS. OF COURSE, WE'RE LOOKING AT TWO DIFFERENT RAILS, THE RAIL FROM PITTSBURGH TO CHICAGO, WHICH COMES THROUGH COLUMBUS AS WELL AS MARYSVILLE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE CLEVELAND UM DAYTON, CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS, DAYTON. AND A RAIL AS WELL AS A AS A SECOND TIER ONE.
I'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY WILLIAM MURDOCH TO BE THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE MOVING FORWARD IN CENTRAL OHIO, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR COUNCILS FOR PERMISSION FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ME SERVING IN THIS CAPACITY. FIRST WE GO BACK TO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR JEREMY O'CONNELL? THE ADMINISTRATION. I LIKE STEPHEN FIRST. DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE FOR THE SWING SET REPLACEMENT AT AMERICAN LEGION PARK AND THEN THE MILL VALLEY SHELTER HOUSE? WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT, AT LEAST, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS IT WAS GONNA START LAST WEEK. THE SHELTER HOUSE IS GONNA TAKE SOME TIME. BUT I KNOW UH, MACKENZIE'S GOT THAT ON OUR AGENDA. THE UPDATES THAT, UM, IS THAT TUESDAY'S HARISH AMERICAN COMMISSION. SO UH, BUT THE SWING SET SHOULD BE, UH, SHOULD BE PRETTY QUICK. JEREMY IN THE PAST TO BE USED TO, UM, UH, ESPECIALLY OVER AT, UM, NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL, UH, WHEN WE USED TO HAVE B FIELDS OUT THERE BASEBALL FIELDS DEFENSE ALWAYS WAS DAMAGED WHEN WE HAD FLOODING. NOW THAT IT'S A SOCCER FIELD. UH, WE DON'T HAVE THE FENCING. UM YOU MENTIONED GERRY OVERALL THAT WE HAVE ANY DAMAGE WITH THE FLOODING LAST WEEK, AT LEAST THE UH, NO, NOT TO NOT TO MY UNDERSTANDING WHEN I DROVE AROUND. ON TUESDAY MORNING, CHECKING OUT YOU KNOW, UH, KIND OF MAYBE SOME FUTURE STORM WATER PROJECTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. EVERYTHING WAS CONTAINED WITHIN, UH, THE TRIBUTARY OF, UH, THE TOWN RUN, SO ANY WORK OUT AT ELGER IS JUST MAINTENANCE WORK THAT, UH THAT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT MAYBE A LONG TIME COMING, BUT SOMETHING THAT UH THAT WE EITHER NOTICED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, BUT SOMETHING WE JUST THOUGHT WOULD, UH, WOULD OR SHOULD BE ADDRESSED, UH, FOR UPCOMING BASEBALL SEASON. THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I UM THE ONLY
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QUESTION THAT I HAD IS, YOU KNOW , ARE WE GOING TO BE STRIPING STREETS THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE PAID THIS YEAR. UH, YES. WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING A QUOTE ON THAT. UH, JOE, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE DOING, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF WORK OUT AT LEGION. SO WE'VE GOT A STRIPER COMING IN, UH, THE WAY . UH, I LEFT IT WITH JOE. I THINK HE'S GONNA GIVE ME THE QUOTE. UH, AT LEAST I LIKE A PERENNIAL FOOT. BUT WE'RE GONNA THROW SOME OF THE BUDGET TO RESTRIKE SOME OF THE ROADS WITHIN SUBDIVISIONS AND ANY OTHER AREAS WHERE, UM, OBVIOUSLY , ONCE IT GETS PAST A CERTAIN TIME FRAME, WE WANNA FRESHEN THOSE UP SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE IT, BUT, YEAH, THAT'S SHOULD THAT BE A FUTURE. I'M JUST THINKING, WOW. SHOULD IT SHOULD THAT BE A FUTURE LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE STRIPING TO BE IF POSSIBLE ON A ROTATION, JUST LIKE PAVING IS YEAH, THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DEFINITELY DO. UM I'LL LET ME DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH BUT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LINE ITEM OR WHAT THAT AMOUNT YOU DON'T WANNA DO $5000. IF THAT ONLY DOES YOU YOU KNOW, 1000 FT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO LET LET US FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE IT IS IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AS A SEPARATE LINE ITEM, AND MAYBE IT MAKES THE MOST SENSE OF YOU KNOW WHETHER WE INCLUDE IT IN THE PAVING PROGRAM OR WHETHER WE HIRE A LOCAL CONTRACTOR BECAUSE TYPICALLY WITH THE PAVING PROGRAM, IT'S THE THERMOPLASTIC.THAT'S A LITTLE, UH, A LITTLE THICKER AND A MORE DURABLE WHERE THE PAINT GOES AWAY. UH BUT THE PAIN JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT WORKS ON TOP OF OLD THERMAL WITHOUT GRINDING IT OUT AND SPENDING MORE MONEY. SO UM, WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT AND MAKE SURE UH, SOME SORT OF LINE ITEM IMPLANTS IN PLACE, UH, WITH THAT, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE TO YOU KNOW, WE WANNA TRY TO PAVE THE ROADS EVERY, YOU KNOW CERTAIN ROADS A LITTLE MORE FREQUENT, BUT AT A MINIMUM OF EVERY 25 YEARS, MAYBE IT'S HEY, LET'S TRY TO LET'S TRY TO STRIKE FROM EVERY 10 YEARS. SO IF YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF SOME SORT OF, UH UH, SOME SORT OF METRIC LIKE THAT. SO THAT WAY WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THINGS. THAT SOUNDS GREAT. SO YOU HAVE NOW UNTIL FALL TO GET SOME. YOU KNOW, I'LL BE LOOKING FOR IN THE BUDGET. JUST SO YOU KNOW, UM ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I? I HAVE MORE. THAT'S OK. YEAH, YEAH, OK, NOT TO BELABOR THE SUBJECT, BUT OF COURSE, UH, 60,000 OVER BUDGET. I KNOW. IT JUST CAME IN FRIDAY. ANY IDEA HOW WE'RE GONNA HANDLE THE FOR THAT WE HAVE OR THE ADDED EXPENSES ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT MAYBE NOT DOING STRAIGHTS OR WHAT? WHAT YOU'RE FEELING ABOUT THAT THERE IS A COUPLE OF OPTIONS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. INTERNALLY UM, I WAS ACTUALLY OUT OF OUT OF THE OFFICE ALL LAST WEEK. SO I JUST GOT BACK, UH, THIS MORNING TO LOOK AT THE PAVING BEDS. UM WE'RE GONNA TALK INTERNALLY TO SEE WHAT'S THE BEST OPTION, WHETHER, UM, IT'S IF WE HAVE TO REMOVE A STREET OR DO WE JUST GO WITH THE STREETS AS PLANNED AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE UP THAT MONEY? UM BUT AS WITH ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT B IS 1,360,000. WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO COME ACROSS THE ITEMS DURING CONSTRUCTION. THAT'S GONNA INCREASE THAT COST A LITTLE BIT, SO IT'S NOT JUST 60,000 OVER, IT MIGHT END UP BEING 100 OR 200,000 OVER THAT BUDGET, SO WE'RE TALKING INTERNALLY AT, UH, TO THE DETERMINE WHAT? WHAT WE WANNA DO. WE MIGHT. WE MIGHT COME BACK TO COUNCIL TOO. AT SOME POINT AT SOME POINT, OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. AND ANYBODY ELSE. OK WELL, THEN I DON'T THINK, UH, MR EMERY NEEDS A VOTE FROM US. IT'S JUST KIND OF A RIGHT. YOU JUST KIND OF NEED JUST AN UNDERSTANDING FROM US. I THINK IT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION, BUT I THINK HE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE HEADS UP. IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS, OR OR OR CONFECTIONS THAT SHOULD BE. DO WE HAVE ANY JUST A QUESTION? WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS AND KIND OF THE COMMITMENT? YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL TO GO TO THESE MEETINGS? I WOULD ASSUME SOMEWHERE VERY LIKELY WE WOULD BE AT THE M THE OFFICES. THERE'S PROBABLY REALLY GOOD CHANCE I CAN PROBABLY DICTATE THAT A LITTLE BIT. UH, THROUGH THE POSITION I WOULD ANTICIPATE RIGHT NOW THAT THEY MAY BE, UH, ON A MONTHLY BASIS. UM YOU KNOW, IT MAY FLUCTUATE EVERY OTHER MONTH OR OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. BUT THEY'RE JUST INITIATING THIS COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW. IT'LL BE ABOUT 20 PEOPLE THAT ALL THE ENTITIES THAT WILL HAVE, UH, RAIL ACCESS WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE JUST LIKE THE SIMILAR. THE SAME GROUP THAT JUST TOOK THE TRIP TO FLORIDA JUST RECENTLY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR RAIL SYSTEM . IT'LL BE A GROUP OF ABOUT 20. I THINK HAVING WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE. WE'LL BE THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING. SO I THINK THAT'D BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR MARYSVILLE. YEAH. MHM OK? YEAH I. I KNOW AGAIN. I WOULD PROBABLY BE JUMPING THE GUN A LITTLE BIT. UM DO YOU DO YOU BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS THAT YOU'VE HAD IS, UM YOU MENTIONED ALREADY? UM UH, BASICALLY THE, UH, THE THREE CS, CINCINNATI, COLUMBUS AND
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CLEVELAND AND THEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PITTSBURGH AND, UM A AAA USED THE RAIL QUITE A BIT IN IN MANY OF MY TRAVELING YEARS , AND, UM, THE ONES THAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN MOST IMPRESSED WITH WERE CLOSEST TO THE BIG CITIES. I'VE USED THE ONE IN WASHINGTON DC. MOST OF THAT GOES BY ME.METRO USED THE ONE OVER IN NEW YORK USED THE ONE ON, UH, SAN FRANCISCO THAT'S CALLED THE BAR BAY AREA TRANSIT. BUT ALL OF THOSE WERE LOCAL. YEAH, SO, UH, IF YOU TAKE ONE, THE PRINCESS IF I EVER HAVE THE DESIRE TO GO BACK TO CHICAGO, THEN I WOULD AND I WANNA DO IT BY RAIL. I WOULD I HAVE TWO CHOICES. ONE OUT OF NEW YORK GOING THROUGH SANDUSKY, BUT I HAVE TO BE AT SANDUSKY AT FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING TO GET ON THERE TO BE IN CHICAGO AT 10 O'CLOCK. YEAH, UH, THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE THE ONE OUT OF WASHINGTON DC, AND THEN I COULD MAKE IT AT 605 TO BE IN TOLEDO AND THEN MOVE ON TO CHICAGO. BUT AGAIN, THE ONE LOCALLY YEAH, THAT WOULD BE BECAUSE IF THIS ONE COMES THROUGH ONCE A DAY, THREE TIMES A WEEK, IT DOES NOT GIVE US MUCH BENEFIT TO MAKE INVESTMENTS. IF THIS ONE WOULD BE LOCAL, AS YOU MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED WHEN YOU WERE DOWN IN FLORIDA, AND WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO LEAVE OR BE IN MAYSVILLE 456 TIMES A DAY OUT OF COLUMBUS, THEN THERE IS A LOT OF POTENTIAL FOR RAILROAD. WE'LL BE FINDING OUT A LOT OF THOSE DETAILS. I DO KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES. MARYSVILLE WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE STATION. HOW FREQUENT THOSE STOPS ARE THAT THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE THE RAIL FROM MARYSVILLE INTO COLUMBUS INTO COLUMBUS. OR OR EVEN INTO DUBLIN. UH, WHO WILL BE ON ON THE SYSTEM AS WELL? UM SO THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES LOCALLY. UM, BUT I THINK THE IS FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE IS MAYBE EVEN IN THE OTHER DIRECTION TO GO FROM ARIZ. TO CHICAGO, UM AS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT THE FREQUENCY, THOUGH, WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BE WORKING ON. AS AS TIME GOES ON. WHAT WHAT I WHAT I LIKED ABOUT HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY IS THE FACT THAT MARYSVILLE IS VERY MUCH IN THE DISCUSSION IS DEFINITELY HAVING RAIL STOPS. SO YOU KNOW, I'M I'M DEFINITELY IN FAVOR OF YOUR REQUEST FOR THE POSITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE COMMITTEE. IS THIS TO LOOK AT BOTH ROUTES OR JUST THE ONE THAT GOES THROUGH MARYSVILLE? THIS WILL BE BOTH ROUTES. IT'LL BE A COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE CO ORDINATED ON BOTH. BOTH ROUTES AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE ON THE WHAT'S CALLED THE MIDWEST CONNECT SYSTEM. THE OTHER ONE IS THE THREE C AND D SYSTEM. SO UH, THOSE I'LL BE CHAIRING FOR BOTH. SYSTEMS. THANK YOU. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS . THANK YOU APPRECIATE. REPORT FROM UH, CLERK COUNCIL. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. APART FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MR PHILLIPS BETTER BE GOOD. GOOD
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EVENING, EVERYONE. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE OFFICIALLY SURVIVED Y2K AND THE CALY. UH BUT WE WILL SAY THAT, UH ALL OF OUR HOTELS WERE FULL. THAT'S WHAT WE UNDERSTAND. WHICH IS GREAT NEWS FROM A, UH A STAND FROM A COMMERCIAL STANDPOINT OR FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAPS FOR THE NAVIGATION OUT THERE, I'M LOOKING RECENTLY. BUT JUST NOW I LOOKED AND, UH, IT'S STILL BACKED UP BETWEEN 42 AND IN DUBLIN ON 33, SO PEOPLE STILL TRYING TO GET BACK INTO COLUMBUS IN 71 THE SAME AS SO, 70. BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTOOD A COUPLE ONE OF THE HOTEL. UM, ACTUALLY REMODELED TWO OF THE ROOMS AND WE UNDERSTOOD THIS LAST WEEK. THEY WERE WARNING $600 FOR EACH OF THOSE ROOMS, UH, FOR WHICH IS PRETTY CRAZY. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE RATES. WE ALSO HAVE $300 FOR A HOTEL ROOM AS WELL ANYWAY. SO WITH B DA, IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE AS WELL. BUT BUT ALSO GREAT FOR SOME OF OUR RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES, BUT I DID I WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON A FEW OTHER ITEMS. ONE IS A THIRD RENOVATION PARK. UM, THE AIM.CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES. WE HAD SOME DELAYS FROM A FURNITURE PERSPECTIVE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE UP AND OPERATIONAL IN SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MAY OPEN DATE SOMETIME IN MID MAY.
UH, WE'LL HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING, OF COURSE COUNCIL WILL BE INVITED LOVE TO HAVE YOU OUT PRIOR TO THAT AS WELL, BUT WE'LL PLAN FOR THAT, UH, WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON FOUR PROJECTS IN THE INNOVATION PARK OR THAT THAT TAKE UP ABOUT 100 AND 10 ACRES. VERY EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES HERE. WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE TONIGHT THAT YOU'LL BE HEARING AS WELL. UH, WE SUBMITTED FOUR OF THIS LAST QUARTER. WE SUBMITTED FOUR LEADS TO ONE COLUMBUS THROUGH THE JOBS
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OHIO NETWORK FOR THE INNOVATION PARK, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS TIME. GOES ON, UH, THE HARDY WORLD BUILDING, AS YOU KNOW, IS FULLY CONSTRUCTED. IT'S UP AND AVAILABLE. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY LEASE ARRANGEMENTS. HOWEVER WE HAVE HAD ACTIVITY AND SO THAT'S 100 AND 22,000 SQUARE FEET. YOU HAVE A USERS RANGING FROM 31 K UP TO USING 31 K SQUARE FEET UP TO THE FULL BUILDING. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THE ENTIRE BUILDING, WE'VE SHOWN IT THROUGH OUR FRIENDS AT LEAN ASSOCIATES WHO ARE BROKERING IT FOR US, UM AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF DOING THAT, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO MARKET THAT. MAIN STREET. MARYSVILLE UPDATE. UH, EARTH WEEK CLEAN UP. I SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH FROM 9 TO 10 AT PARTNERS PARK GAZEBO. UM MAIN STREET, UH, IS PLANNING AN EDUCATIONAL SPEAKER SERIES. THE FIRST ONE THAT WILL BE FOUR THIS YEAR OR THREE. SORRY UM, THEY'LL BE, UH, THREE THIS YEAR. THE FIRST ONE IS THIS WEDNESDAY AT THE HOSPITAL FOR BUILDING OWNERS, AS WELL AS BUSINESS OWNERS WILL BE DISCUSSING ASHLEY. AND I BELIEVE , UH, ZACH WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE SIGN CODE. SOME OF THE UPDATES TO THE ZONING CODE AS WELL. BUT THE, UH, MAINSTREAM GROUP ACTUALLY BROUGHT THIS TOGETHER, AND IT'S PUTTING THIS FORWARD TO EDUCATE SOME OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND SO FORTH. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. AND THEN LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, UH, WE ARE WORKING ON A SPEAKER SERIES THIS YEAR. OUR FIRST EVENT WILL BE ON MAY 8TH UH, THAT IS, I BELIEVE ON A TUESDAY EVENING. THAT'S FROM 630 TO 8. WE WILL HAVE JAMIE GREEN FROM PLANNING NEXT, WHO'S DONE SOME WORK FOR THE CITY ON THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN, UH, AS WELL AS MARIE KER WILL BE HOLDING A COMMUNITY VISITING SESSION. UH, WE ALSO ARE WORKING ON A SURVEY THAT WILL ACTUALLY GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC. TO GAIN SOME FEEDBACK ON HOW THEY INVENTION GROWTH GOING FORWARD AND PROSPERITY WHAT IT MEANS TO MARYSVILLE AND TO ALSO TO THE COUNTY SO MORE TO COME ON THAT YOU'LL SEE THE SURVEY THAT WILL GO OUT TO BE A VERY SIMPLE SURVEY THAT WILL BE ACTUALLY WORKING ON AS WELL. AND THAT'S ALL AHEAD UNLESS YOU HAD SOME QUESTIONS. OK, PUT YOUR MIND MAYBE. AND I KNOW I'M GONNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT ON THIS ONE. BUT MAYBE WALK US THROUGH. UH, THE, UM UH HOWDY, WORLD BUILDING. UM UH, SINCE THERE WASN'T A ABATEMENT FOR THAT, YEAH. UM HOW SOON DO THEY HAVE TO HAVE, UM, A TENANT IN THERE BUT HAD TO GO INTO EFFECT, OR WILL IT GO INTO EFFECT AND BUT AS SOME OF THE STEPS THAT YOU ANTICIPATE FOR THAT YEAH, SO WHEN WE DO AN ABATEMENT, A TAX INCENTIVE THROUGH THE ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM OVER FOR THROUGH THE CR A IN WHICH THIS WAS, UM THE, UM THERE'S A THREE YEAR WINDOW, UH, THAT YOU HAVE FOR BUILD UP. SO A COMPANY HAS THREE WINDOWS TO MEET THE TARGETS THAT THEY ESTABLISHED. THE TARGETS IN. ALL THESE AGREEMENTS ARE JOBS, PAYROLL AND INVESTMENT. OF COURSE, THEY'VE MORE LIKELY SATISFIED THEIR INVESTMENT LEVELS. NOW THE JOBS AND PAYROLL , BUT YOU HAVE A THREE YEAR WINDOW FROM THE TIME THE ABATEMENT KICKS IN. SO THAT'S IN THE AND I BELIEVE IT KICKS IN WHEN 40% OF THE BUILDING IS COMPLETED, WHICH IS JAN. ONE OF THIS YEAR, SO THEY HAVE THREE YEARS FROM JAN. ONE OF THIS YEAR TO ACTUALLY MEET THE JOBS AND PAYROLL. ALL RIGHT. OK, THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT. I. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE A. I GET, I'M GETTING PRETTY EXCITED. ABOUT THAT. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. SO UM, YOU SAID IT'S OPENING IN MID MAY IN EVERY WE HAVE, UH THE TEAM IS READY TO MOVE IN OR WE'LL BE YEAH. OK SO, UH, YEAH, RIGHT NOW, THE TARGET IS MAY 15TH. THAT'S THE TARGET AND CONSTRUCTION IS BEING FINALIZED AS WE SPEAK. UM AND SO WE'RE EXCITED. WE ACTUALLY ARE HAVING WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH ALTON, WHO IS GOING TO BE NOT ONLY OUR TENANT BUT ALSO MANAGING THE FACILITY FOR US.IT'S A AUTOMOTIVE RELATED CONSULTANT THAT WORKS WITH HONDA . AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM AS WELL. WE HAVE CHAS RETELL WHO HAD HEADED UP THE MAYORS OF ENTREPRENEUR CENTER AND THE DUBLIN ENTREPRENEUR CENTER. HE'S INVOLVED IN IN AS WELL. SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS NOW OF ATTRACTION OF LOCATING THOSE COMPANIES. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW. HEY, ERIC.
WE WERE GONNA BE DOING, UH, SETTING UP A TIME FOR COUNCIL TO GO THROUGH IT. UH, WHAT TIME ARE WE TRYING TO WORK THAT IN? I KNOW WE GOT A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON. BUT UH, SO WE'RE NOW, UM, GETTING THE ELECTRICAL PANELS INSTALLED HERE THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, SO ONCE WE GET AN OCCUPANCY, THEN THEN I THINK WE PROBABLY CAN DO THAT HERE IN THE NEXT, PROBABLY IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. WE'LL HAVE A COUNCIL OUT THERE. THE GAME PLAN. IT'S A IT'S GONNA BE A WONDERFUL FACILITY. IT'S VERY EXCITING TO COME TOGETHER. YOU'LL BE AMAZED BY THE SPACE. IT'S REALLY A COOL, COOL SPACE. THANK YOU. YOU. YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE DISMISSED. THANKS, HARRY. THIS
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IS A PART OF THE MEETING. WHERE OUR CLINIC OH, MY BAD. I'M SORRY. PARKS AND REC. SO WE HAD THE PARKS COMMISSION MEETING BACK ON MARCH 19TH PROVED THE FEBRUARY 20TH MINUTES. UM CITY CREW ARE PREPARING FOR CONCRETE WORK AT THE POOL AND REBUILDING THE RETAINING WALL. UM AT THE POOL ENTRANCE. UM THE CITY IS GONNA START USING THE MARYSVILLE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH PREPARING FLOWER BEDS, UM, AND EDGING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND WE HAD THE BMX TRACK LIGHTS WERE DELIVERED. AND AS I WE SPOKE WITH JEREMY. THE LEGION SWING SET PART OR PARK SWING SET AND THEN THE SHELTER HOUSE IS KIND OF ON THE WAY. UM AND ONGOING, UM SPLASH PAD RENOVATIONS IN THE UPTOWN CONTINUES THE TRAIL CONNECTION FOR ADINA POINT TO GREENWOOD COLONY IS ONGOING. UM THE URBAN FORESTRY MASTER PLAN IS BEING WORKED ON AND SHOULD BE BEFORE, UM PARKS AND RENT COMMISSION AND THEN COUNCIL RELATIVELY SOON, UM AND THEN, IN THE MEETING, WE REVIEWED THE TRAIL MAP, UH, FROM MACGYVER WOODS OVER AT KROGER'S AND THIS IS STILL IN PROGRESS, BUT ONCE IT GETS FINALIZED, UH, THE PLAN IS THAT THE TRAIL MAPS WILL BE CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY, USING A SIMILAR DESIGN OF THAT. UM THE NEXT MEETING IS GONNA BE THIS COMING TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH AT 6 P.M. OR NEXT TUESDAY. SORRY. YOU KNOW THE ONLY THING THAT I WANTED TO SAY, AND THIS IS JUST LIKE A SIDE COMMENT FOR MAYBE YOU TAKE BACK TO PARKS COMMISSION WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN GROVE STREET AND YOU HIT LEWIS PARK. THERE'S THE, UM THE STRUCTURE THAT'S THERE.MAYBE THE LOCKER ROOM OR YOU KNOW WHAT? WHATEVER THE PURPOSE OF THAT VOTING WAS AT ONE TIME.
IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL IF SOMEBODY HAD AN OLD PHOTO OF MAYBE WHEN THE HIGH SCHOOL USED TO ACTUALLY USE THAT AS A FOOTBALL AND HAVE A MURAL, LIKE, BLOW UP THE PHOTO AND HAVE IT ON THE SIDE OF THE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE BUILDING COULD NEED A LITTLE PUBLIC ART. AND I DON'T KNOW I'VE BEEN IN THERE RECENTLY. BUT I KNOW JUST FROM PLAYING IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE THERE THAT, UM THEY CURRENTLY USE IT AT LEAST FROM WHAT I REMEMBER AS A KIND OF CONCESSION STAND AND STORAGE ROOM. UM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S BEEN ANY CHANGES SINCE THEN. BUT, YEAH, I'LL DEFINITELY BRING THAT UP. THANK YOU. HE HAD ANOTHER QUESTION. OK, YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A COUNCIL TO GET TOGETHER WITH THE PARKS. WHAT WHAT DAY OR WHAT? SORRY WHAT? UM I. I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFIC DATE. I THINK WE ARE. DO WE HAVE THAT DATE YET? MCKENZIE I LIKE. THE DATE IS NOT IN JUNE. JUNE 18 OK, THE DATE IS NOT AS IMPORTANT , BUT LAST YEAR WE DID GET RAINED OUT, AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT INDOORS.
AND TO BE QUITE HONEST, I, I I'VE DONE A LOT OF THOSE, UM AND WE ALWAYS SEEM TO. UH UM MISS SOME OF THEM THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHEN WE DO THEM INDOORS. SO I WAS JUST SUGGESTING, UH, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE, BUT BUT AS COUNCIL FEEL, DO YOU WANT TO GO TO EACH PARK INDIVIDUALLY OR IF YOU WANT TO DO AN INDOOR PRESENTATION, AND, UH WHAT? WHAT WHAT'S I THINK WE'RE VERY FLEXIBLE. WHATEVER YOUR PREFERENCE IS, UM, I YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT, HANK. I THINK YOU CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT. IF YOU'RE IN A ROOM, UH, GOING FROM PARK TO PARK ON A SCREEN AND BECAUSE ONCE YOU TRY TO DRIVE IT AND YOU CAN PROBABLY HIT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR PARKS IN THE SAME SPAN OF TIME. YOU COULD PROBABLY HIT ALL OF THEM, UH, ON THE OTHER PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE WITH THAT IS THAT SOMETIMES THE PERSON THAT LEADS, UH, IS TALKING TO MAYBE TWO PEOPLE, BUT THEN YOU HAVE OTHER GROUPS OF PEOPLE AND YOU MISS THE FOCUS WHAT THE MESSAGE WAS GOING TO BE, AND I DEFINITELY, UH, EXPERIENCE THAT MUCH BETTER IN THE ROOM DIRECTLY WHERE EVERYBODY HEARS THE SAME THING AT THE SAME TIME, JEREMY, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT? YOU THINK THAT WOULD WORK? JUST YEAH , FOR SURE. YEAH I THINK HE PROBABLY SATISFY STAFF FROM AN EFFICIENCY STANDPOINT TO BE ABLE TO COVER A LOT SPAN OF TIME HAVING AND IN PLACE MEETING OK, SO IF THAT'S NOT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, I . I SEE SOME VALUE IN GOING INTO THE SPOT. BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT NEEDS TO BE EVERY YEAR AND I THINK THE LAST TIME WE WENT, WE ENDED UP HAVING TO CUT IT SHORT AND JUST VISIT CERTAIN ONES. WE THOUGHT WE'D GET MORE THAN WHAT WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO. I MEAN , MAYBE IT'S ALMOST LIKE A HYBRID WHERE WE'VE GOT A HANDOUT THAT COVERS LIKE ALL THE PARKS AND THE THINGS GOING ON. BUT THEN WE JUST GO ON SITE TO MAYBE
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TWO OR SOMETHING WHERE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PROJECTS GOING ON. OR MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S HARD TO HIT LIKE SIX OR SEVEN PERKS. WE'RE VERY FLEXIBLE. IT'S WHATEVER THE PREFERENCE OF THE OF THE COMMITTEES ARE. DON'T YOU AGREE, JEREMY? I COULD SEE A BENEFIT OF SAYING, HEY, HERE'S THE PROJECT. WE HAVE ONGOING AND THEN HEY, WE'RE THINKING OF THIS NEXT YEAR. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS, AT LEAST, UH, KIND OF PINPOINT IT AND HOPEFULLY WRAP IT UP IN AN HOUR AND A HALF OR TWO HOURS INSTEAD OF A LITTLE BIT LONGER. OK, I MEAN, WE COULD ALWAYS TOUR THE PARKS ANOTHER TIME, TOO. YOU KNOW, HAVE A MEETING AND THEN YOU KNOW OK? GET IN THE DONNY CAR. I'LL PUT A MARY SO LET GO ON IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THIS IS A PART OF THE MEETING WHERE, UM, ANY CITIZEN HAS UP TO FIVE MINUTES TO TALK TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING. UM THEY WANT AS LONG AS IT'S NOT ON 10 N AGENDA. SO MOVING ON. RES RESOLUTION. RESOLUTION A ONE READING ONLY TO IMPOSE A[Res. A ]
MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE AND PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ZONING PERMITS. BUILDING PERMITS, CERTIFICATES OF USE OR APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SMALLPOX DISCOUNT STORES IN THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, OHIO. ADMINISTRATION I THINK ZACH ANDREWS IS GONNA, UH, BRIEF US A LITTLE BIT ON THIS LEGISLATION, AND, UH UH, FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS. UM SO YOU MAY BE AWARE, UH, PLANNING STAFF. WE ATTEND A LOT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINARS. WEBINARS UM, ALL THAT STUFF TO KIND OF HELP US PLAN. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE SEEING IS A PROLIFERATION OF SMALLPOX, DISCOUNT RETAIL STORES, AND IT KIND OF JUST NOT JUST REGIONALLY BUT NATIONALLY. AND OUR CURRENT ZONING CODE DOES NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC DEFINITION FOR THAT LAND USE TYPE. SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, UM WOULD BE A MORATORIUM ON ACCEPTING ANY OF THOSE APPLICATIONS SO THAT WE HAVE TIME TO EVALUATOR ZONING CODE, SEE WHERE UM YOU KNOW WHERE WE COULD PUT THOSE IN SPECIFIC DISTRICTS WHERE IT MAKES MOST MATTER WHERE IT MAKES THE MOST SENSE. AND UM, YOU KNOW, SO BE IN LINE WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO, UH, EVALUATE AND UPDATE OUR ZONING CODE. UM YOU KNOW, SO THAT WE HAVE, UM TO PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE THROUGH DIVERSIFICATION OF LAND USE, USES AND WELL MAINTAINED PROPERTIES. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SOUNDS LIKE GO AHEAD. THEY DO, BUT SO WOULD THIS ALSO BE SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT WITH? UM I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S I WAS LOOKING THROUGH TODAY, YOU KNOW? THERE'S 12 PIZZA PLACES IN MARYSVILLE. UH, WE JUST OPENED UP ONE RECENTLY, UM OVER IN IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS, MO VALLEY. THERE'S GONNA BE SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINES OF SEVEN DIFFERENT PLACES YOU CAN GO AND GET COFFEE AT DUNKIN DONUTS IS GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 50 YARDS AWAY FROM THE SCOOTERS. UM IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AND SAY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO APPLY TO THESE SEPARATE ITEMS? OR IS IT JUST KIND OF A SMALL BOX DISCOUNT STORES? THAT'S KIND OF A SEPARATE ITEM? THERE ARE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ABLE TO, UM PUT REGULATIONS ON FORMULA BASED BUSINESSES, WHICH IS WHERE THEY JUST HAVE A FORMULA. THEY COME INTO A COMMUNITY. THEY BUILD IT. BECAUSE UH, IT'S UP AND A LOT OF TIMES THE REPEAT BUSINESSES. THE LEGISLATION ON THAT, AND THERE WERE STATE LAW VARIES FROM STATE TO STATE, SO I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT WOULD FALL IN LINE IN OHIO. WE HAVEN'T FOUND A LOT OF COMMUNITIES IN OHIO THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THAT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK INTO. AND IF I CAN JUST JUMP INTO YOU, I THINK THAT'S I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN TALK ABOUT. PROBABLY AT A DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, TIME AND PLACE. UM AT THE ISSUE TONIGHT, THOUGH, IS THAT THESE SMALL BOX DISCOUNTS TOURS. THEY'RE NOT DEFINED IN OUR CODE. WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC CATEGORY FOR THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, RESTAURANTS, PIZZA RESTAURANTS, THINGS LIKE THAT THEY FALL WITHIN THE CATEGORY THAT WE ALREADY HAVE ZONED. UH, BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT. SURELY AT A DIFFERENT TIME. I THINK TONIGHT WE'RE FOCUSING ON THESE ON THESE TYPES OF STORES. THESE TYPES OF SMALL RETAIL STORES, UH, THAT ARE NOT DEFINED IN OUR CODE. AND I THINK, YEAH, SO IF SOMEBODY WAS TO COME IN, SINCE THIS IS NOW A COUNCIL ACTION, THEN IT COMES BACK AFTER STEP REVIEWS IT IT THEN COMES BACK AGAIN TO COUNCIL . OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD NEED TO MAKE RECOMMENDATION? WHAT? WHAT'S THE PROCESS? IF SOMEBODY DOES WANT TO BUILD ONE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, ZACH, BUT I THINK THE PROCESS AT THIS POINT IS THAT THE PLANNING AND DESIGNING DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO REVIEW IT. AND THEN THEY'LL THEY'LL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION[00:35:01]
WITH RESPECT TO HOW THIS YOU KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO DEFINE IT IN ARIZONA FIELD. NOW WE HAVE A DEFINITION IN THIS MORATORIUM, AND THE DEFINITION THAT WE PUT IN THE ZONING CODE WILL PROBABLY BE IDENTICAL OR VERY SIMILAR TO THE TO THE DEFINITION WE HAVE HERE AND THE PLAN AND SEWING DEPARTMENT WILL E EVALUATE WHERE THEY SHOULD BE LOCATED WHERE THEY SHOULD AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE ZONED. UH AND THEN WE'LL GO TO PLANNING COMMISSION WITH A RECOMMENDATION JUST LIKE ANY OTHER ZONING AMENDMENT AND THEN PLANNING COMMISSION. CONSIDER UH , THE, UH UH, ZONING AMENDMENT.THEY'LL INITIATE THE ZONING AMENDMENT. UH, IF THEY THINK ONE SHOULD BE DONE, UH AND THEN THEY'LL SET A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL AND COUNCIL WILL REVIEW IT JUST LIKE ANY OTHER TEXT ZONING. OK SO FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, IT WOULDN'T BE PERMITTED OR A, UM UM, A, UH ALLOWABLE USE THEY THEY WILL HAVE TO MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION AND THEN SEND IT BACK AGAIN TO COUNCIL. WELL YEAH, THIS IS THIS IS, UH, THESE ARE AMENDMENTS. THIS WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING TEXT TO THE CODE. UH, IF PLANNING COMMISSION DECIDES THAT, AND CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS THAT, UH, THAT A SMALL BOX RETAIL STORE SHOULD BE A CONDITIONAL OR PERMITTED USE.
THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE TEXT AMENDMENT THAT THEN COUNSEL WOULD WOULD BE ABLE TO REVIEW OK, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT. ANYBODY ELSE? OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY TO ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS BECAUSE IT'S TWO WAYS WE COULD IMPROVE DESIGN STANDARDS, OR WE CAN REMOVE, UM, DIFFERENT USES OUT OF THE CODE. AND THAT'S WHAT WAS MY POINT DURING THE WORK SESSION. I DO BELIEVE OUR CODE IS WAY TOO VAGUE AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS TIME AROUND, WE HAVE TO HAVE TO PUT A LOT MORE TEETH. AND THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF IT. AND I HAVE WORKED WITH SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR OUR ZONING. FOR THE ZONING MAP, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SITTING DOWN WITH YOU AND EDUCATING YOU ON WHY THESE CHOICES NEED NEED TO BE MADE NOW, INSTEAD OF WAITING ANOTHER 10 YEARS WHEN IT'S GONNA BE TOO LATE WHEN MARY IS ALL TRA TRACKS EVERY FAST FOOD RESTAURANT IN AMERICA YEAH, MY CONCERN JUST COMES IN WITH, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE THIS ENCODE OR HAVE A DEFINITION OF THIS IN CODE. BUT THEN GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE KIND OF SAYING , HEY, YOU CAN'T BRING THIS IN HERE EVEN THOUGH IT COULD BE AN ACCEPTED USE SOMEWHERE AROUND TOWN. UM, I DON'T WANT US TO GET INTO THE KIND OF BUSINESS OF SAYING, OH, THIS BUSINESS ISN'T WELCOME HERE BECAUSE THERE'S A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN MARYSVILLE THAT YOU KNOW THAT SHOP I SHOP AT DOLLAR GENERAL AND DOLLAR TREE QUITE FREQUENTLY . I KNOW MY MOM LOVES TO GO TO THE DOLLAR TREE AND THEN GET KIND OF LITTLE THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE. BUT IT JUST CONCERNS ME AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S A LINE FOR US TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS HOW MANY PIZZA PLACES OR COFFEE SHOPS WE NEED IN MARYSVILLE. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO COME HERE AND START A BUSINESS, IF YOU KNOW, DOLLAR GENERAL THINKS THEY CAN MAKE MONEY HERE WITH A THIRD STORE, SO BE IT. BUT, YES, IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF GUIDE TO IT. BUT I GET CONCERNED WHERE WE KIND OF START GOING DOWN THAT LINE AND SAYING HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE AT THIS LIMIT HERE OR HERE OR HERE. SO AND IT IS TO BE CLEAR. I DON'T THINK THAT I MEAN THAT'S NOT THE INTENT. THE INTENT IS TO UH, DEFINE THIS. THIS TYPE OF USE, UH, CLEARLY IN OUR CODE NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO, UM THERE'S ANY ANY, UH UH, INTEND TO OK. HI. THIS PARTICULAR. WELL I MEAN , THIS IS TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING THEM WHILE WE WORK OUT THOSE DETAILS AND THEN PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD THEN BRING TO US. THOSE DETAILS OF THIS IS WHERE IT FITS THESE.
THESE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS. MAYBE THERE'S SOME DESIGN STANDARDS OR, UM, OTHER, UM ITEMS IN THERE, BUT THAT WOULD COME TO US. WE'RE NOT SAYING NO, THERE CAN'T EVER BE THIS KIND OF BUSINESS. WE JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IT GOES BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE IT DEFINED. I'M FULLY OK WITH SAYING ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. UM ORDINANCE ORDINANCES. WAIT OH, I'M SO SORRY. WHAT CITIZENS? THE CITIZENS HAVE ANY COMMENTS? COUNCIL. I HEAR A MOTION. SO MOVED. ROLL CALL, MR REAMS. YES, MR WOLF? NO. MR BURBY? YES MR BERGER? YES, MR HUNTER. OR YES, ORDINANCES. ORDINANCE FIRST
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PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF THE 33 INNOVATION, PARK DEVELOPMENT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION OF UNION COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SIGN ANY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE ON BEHALF OF THE CORPORATION AS AGENT OF THE CITY, AND I WILL BE PULLING UP A PRESENTATION. ADMINISTRATION. ALTERNATIVELY UH BURGER? YES, MR HUNTER. OH, YES.SORRY. ORDINANCE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MY COMPUTER UNM IT. I HAVE IT ON IN THE BACKGROUND. OK, THERE WE GO. BEAUTIFUL MUCH PRETTIER IN THIS PRESENTATION. THAT'S FOR CERTAIN. THANK YOU, MCKENZIE FOR BRINGING THAT UP. UH, THE PRESENTATION. YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SELL SOME LAND IN THE INNOVATION PARK. UM TO A DEVELOPER, UH, WHO IS WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE NATION ON THE WORK THEY DO FOR INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, AND, UM, IT'S THE 18 ACRES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS BEHIND DICKMAN SUPPLY. UM, ALONG INNOVATION WAY . UH, THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION, A POTENTIAL CONSTRUCT. YOU KNOW, THE 254,000 SQUARE FOOT CLASS A MULTI-TENANT , UH, INDUSTRIAL BUILDING INCREMENTS IN THAT BUILDING ABOUT 60,000 SQUARE FEET UNLESS SOMEONE WANTS THE ENTIRE BUILDING PURCHASE PRICE OF THE LAND WOULD BE $90,000 PER ACRE, THE DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD AND WHERE THE DISCUSSION IS ABOUT A PURCHASE AGREEMENT, SO I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT EARLIER, BUT IT'S TO BASICALLY ESTABLISH A PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR THIS PROPERTY AND AT $90,000 AN ACRE AND SO THE DUE DILIGENCE, PERIOD. THIS IS TYPICAL. THIS IS SIX MONTHS UH AND THEN WE CAN ALSO HAVE EXTENSIONS OR OR THE BUYER. THE PURCHASER COULD HAVE 290 DAY EXTENSIONS AS WELL, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR OTHER DEALS IN THE PARK. UH, THE CLOSING WOULD HAPPEN WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EX EXPIRATION, THE DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD. I PREFER TO START CONSTRUCTION IN SEPTEMBER. UM BUT IF WE DO NOT GET A COMPLETED AND DUE TO WEATHER AND BUILDING SEASON, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT APRIL 2025 OF CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING. UH, I DO. UH, I DO HAVE ALEX W. OPUS HERE TO SPEAK TONIGHT. HE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT CONSTRUCTION AND LINK THEREOF. BUT TYPICALLY, THESE TAKE AT LEAST A YEAR TO CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT WOULD BE CONTINGENT UPON ATTAINING REAL ESTATE TAX PAYMENT THAT WOULD HAPPEN DURING DURING THE DUE DILIGENCE, PERIOD. SO WE HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS AT THAT TIME. IN THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS A SITE PLAN OF THE PROPERTY. UM AGAIN, I'LL POINT OUT SOME THINGS HERE. UH, THIS IS DEFINITELY SUPPLY THE SUN BELT. THIS IS OF COURSE, MY AREA. THIS IS THE HARDY WORLD THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. THIS IS THE EASE, UH, CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION SOUTH GATE THERE TO THE NORTH. THIS IS THE 18 ACRES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. UH, WE SELL THIS 18 ACRES. 30 ACRES LEFT TO THE EAST. WHAT CAN HAVE REMAINING AFTER THAT? SO, UH, THIS IS ACTUALLY ACTUALLY WHAT THEY C WHEN I ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE YOU CAN SEE THE BUILDING AS WELL. BUT UM, AGAIN, I'M CLASS A MULTI TENANT SPACE. CONSISTENTLY THE VACANCY RATE HAS BEEN 1 TO 2% IN, UH, IN THIS AREA AS WELL. YOU GO THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS ACTUALLY POTENTIAL. A CONCEPTUAL DRAWING OF WHAT THE ELEVATIONS COULD LOOK AT THIS BUILDING COULD LOOK LIKE A VERY NICE CONSTRUCTION VERY SIMILAR TO THE BUILDINGS THAT WE SEE IN THE INNOVATION PARK, THE SOUTH GATE BUILDING THE E LOGISTICS, THE HARDY WORLD, BUT VERY SIMILAR AS WELL WITH SOME REAL DISTINCTIVE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES ON THAT BUILDING AS WELL, BUT THIS IS KIND OF GIVES YOU AN OVER WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE, UM, TERRY OR MIKE. WE HAVE MIKE SPENCER HERE WITH ALEX AS WELL. BUT UM, MIKE IS OUR BROKER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD A FEW WORDS. NO. THIS JUST SEEMS LIKE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY ON A ON AN IDEAL LOCATION AND INNOVATION PARK AND SO, UH, WE SEE IT AS BEING VERY POSITIVE ADDITION. UH TO THE DEVELOPMENT I OTHER THAN THAT, UH, I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD HERE. GREAT MIKE, DO YOU WANNA SEE? YEAH BUT, UH, WE DO HAVE ALEX I WOULD ASK ALEX TO SAY A FEW WORDS TONIGHT. BUT AGAIN, OPUS IS WELL KNOWN, AND, UH, IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE THEM INTERESTED IN IN THE PARK AND WANTING TO CONSTRUCT DEVELOP IN MARYSVILLE, TURN OVER TO ALEX. THANKS ERIC. UH, IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK HERE. UM III. I KNOW. I SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES.
I HAD A PIECE OF, UH, GROUND UNDER CONTRACT AND IN THE PARK IN IN 2017 BACK BEFORE THERE WERE ANY ANY BUILDINGS IN THE PARK. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE BELIEVER IN THE STORY HERE IN MARYSVILLE. WE UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T GET THAT ONE TO WORK, BUT BUT I'VE MOVED ON. UH, THE COMPANY I'M WORKING WITH NOW, UH, WE'RE BASED OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. UM WE HAVE BEEN DOING THE BUILDING VOLS HERE IN CENTRAL OHIO FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. UM, SO VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE WITH THE MARKET. I. I MYSELF I'M I'M LIVING IN HILLIARD. MY OFFICE IS NOW IN INDIANAPOLIS. UM BUT WE'RE WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE PROJECT. UM AS AS ERIC ALLUDED
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TO, UH, WE'RE PLANNING TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION AT THE END OF THIS SUMMER. IF POSSIBLE.WE'RE WORKING ON SOME DESIGN, SOME ACCESS ISSUES, UH, THAT WE'VE GOT TO WORK THROUGH, UM, FEELING THAT IF WE IF WE DON'T HIT, UH, HIT THE WEATHER WINDOW IN THE SUMMER, WE WILL PUT THAT WE WILL DELAY CONSTRUCTION UNTIL THE SPRING. BUT THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE ON ON BOOK FOR US, SO IT'S COMING OUT OF OUT OF COMPANY. EQUITY UM SO IT IT WILL GO FORWARD. WE THINK IT WILL FIT VERY NICELY IN THE PARK. UH, AS A COMPLIMENT FOR OTHER PRODUCT THAT'S THERE. THE HARDY WORLD BUILDING, UM SOUTHGATE'S SECOND BUILDING, UH, POTENTIALLY TO FILL, UH, A GAP FOR TENANTS THERE, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LARGER , UM, IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR TO SERVICE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON HERE, UH, IN THE IN 33 QUARTER WITH THAT'S HIGH TECH AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY. UH, LOTS OF STUFF. GOING ON. UH, WE HAD DESIGNED THE BUILDING FOR FOUR TENANTS. UH, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A IF YOU GET CLOSE TO IT, UH, THERE'S A MIXED STOREFRONT IN THE FRONT AND THEN GREAT DOORS IN THE BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT TRUCK COURT SO THAT IT CAN BE DIVIDED UP TO FOUR FOR UP TO FOUR TENANTS. UH, SO WE'RE WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT. UH, EXCITED TO BE HERE IN MARYSVILLE AND, UH, HOPEFULLY, UH, WITH, UH, WITH THE WITH THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, UH, SIGNED HERE QUICKLY WE CAN CONTINUE TO PERFORM, UH, GET THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD MATERIALS PULLED TOGETHER AND BRING SOMETHING NICE OUT HERE. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YOU KNOW, I. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHEN WE HAD LIKE A FIELD TRIP TO NEW ALBANY, AND ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WAS MADE WAS THAT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE BUSINESSES LOOKING FOR PLACE TO MOVE, BUT THEY WANT THAT BUILDING THERE. AND YOU KNOW, SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THAT. YEAH THAT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE. I MEAN TO THE CREDIBILITY OF HAVING WALLS UP HAVING A PLACE TO LAND. UH, VERY QUICKLY IS KEY. UM I THINK MIKE K CAN ATTEST TO THAT. UM PROJECTS DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CREDIBILITY IN UNTIL THERE'S A PLACE TO GO. UH, AND SO, I. I THINK IT'LL HELP ERIC OUT AS WELL, UM, EVEN FOR PROJECTS THAT END UP TURNING INTO SOMETHING ELSE, UM, DOWN THE ROAD IT IT SHOWS A REAL COMMITMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY, UM, THAT THERE IS ACTIVITY.
GOING ON, UM IN IN THE PARK. MR PRESIDENT, JUST TO ADD A COMMENT, UM SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU HAD SAID IN MY PRIVATE SECTOR WORK. I'VE SEEN WHERE THIS TYPE OF SPACE LANDS A NEW BUSINESS WHO WAS A NEW PLAYER IN IN THE IN THE GAME, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S TO ME. I SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT. JUST THAT NEW BUSINESS, UH, TENANTS THAT WANNA MAKE MARYSVILLE THEIR HOME AND, UH, JUST BRING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES HERE, SO. OK YEAH. UH I CAN ASSUME THAT, UH, YOUR COMPANY WOULD RETAIN OWNERSHIP AND THAT YOU WOULD RENT OUT WE WILL. INITIALLY WE WILL INITIALLY, UH, DEVELOPED TO STABILIZE SO WE WILL FIND TENANTS TO TAKE OUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE BUILDING. UH, ONCE THE BUILDING IS STABILIZED, WE WILL SELL IT THAT THAT'S OUR BUSINESS MODEL. WE'RE A MERCHANT DEVELOPER. UM GENERALLY, OUR CLIENTS AT THE AT THE END THOSE THOSE, UH, INVESTORS THAT WE SELL TO ARE GENERALLY, UM, PENSION FUNDS, LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES, UH, YOU KNOW, REALLY TOP END THE FOLKS THAT WANT TO PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR PRODUCT THAT WILL RETAIN VALUE. WELL, MAY. MY MAIN CONCERN IS WHEN YOU HAVE MULTIPLE TENANTS, THEN THE BIG QUESTION COMES. WHO'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ONE ROAD TO GET TO THE BACK PART? AND THEN OVER TIME, YOU WILL SEE. UM UH, MUCH OF THE BLACK UP. MUCH OF THE MAINTENANCE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE TENANTS, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE ONE PROPERTY OWNER. YEAH THE PROPERTY OWNED THERE WILL BE A SINGLE PROPERTY OWNER. SO THESE THESE ARE NOT CONDOMINIUMS. UM SO THEY THEY WILL BE LEASED ON A ON A TENANCY BASIS. THEY'LL END UP HAVING A PROFESSIONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT GROUP. UM COMING IN. MY GUESS IS WE'LL PROBABLY LEAN ON. UM UH, A MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT'S ALREADY IN THE PARK. THAT CAN KIND OF MANAGE TO THOSE STANDARDS. UM THAT'S WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE LOOKING FOR. ALSO NOT JUST ON THE TENANT SIDE, BUT ON INVESTMENT SIDE, SO THAT'S GONNA MAINTAIN ITS VALUE BY KEEPING UP APPEARANCES, UM, CONTINUING TO BE FUNCTIONAL. UM WE, IN FACT, WHEN I WAS WITH WITH ALFRED AND WE HAD THE INITIAL, UH, PIECE UNDER CONTRACT THAT THAT SOUTHGATE EVENTUALLY BUILT ON WE WERE KEY ON, UM, HELPING OUT WITH THOSE WITH THOSE DESIGN STANDARDS AND KIND OF MAKING SURE THAT THE PARK HAD A HAD A GOOD INSTITUTIONAL GRADE FEEL, UM, FOR THE LONG TERM VALUE. UM YOU KNOW AGAIN, THERE'S ANOTHER 130 ACRES IN THE PARK WHERE WE'RE AWARE OF THAT. AND WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE. UM, THAT OK? YEAH, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE, UM, MY ONLY CONCERN, BUT IF YOU SAY
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THERE'S GOING TO BE ONE PROPERTY OWNER LEASING OUT THE INDIVIDUAL THEN AT LEAST YOU HAVE ONE PERSON TO GO TO AND SAY, HEY, IT'S NOT MEETING THE STANDARDS ANYMORE THAT WE HOPE AND ENVISION FOR THE PUBLIC. SO, YEAH, OK, GENERALLY IN IN IN A TRIPLE NET INDUSTRIAL LEASE, GOOD THAT ARE COMMON. UM THEY'RE THEY'RE THE LANDLORD THAT MAINTAINS THE OWNERSHIP MAINTAINS THE ENTIRE EXTERIOR OF THE PARK. SO THAT'S THE PAVING THE LANDSCAPING. IRRIGATION FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, OK, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. ANYBODY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? JUST KIND OF A TIMELINE DISCUSSION. UH, SO THIS IS THE FIRST READING. OF COURSE, YOU'LL HAVE THREE READINGS NEXT WEEK. THE C IC WOULD, UH, WOULD MEET AND ALSO HOPEFULLY, UH, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, AND THEN YOU WOULD APPROVE IT A THIRD READING, THEN THAT'S WHEN THE SIX MONTH DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD WOULD BEGIN WHICH ALL OF US HAVE CERTAIN ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES DURING THAT PERIOD THAT WILL, YOU KNOW, WORK TO MEET, AND THAT'S KIND OF THE TIMING IN THIS. MHM. OK SO IF I CAN FORWARD SIX MONTHS, WHICH IS THE 180 THAT GETS US INTO OCTOBER? WOULD YOU WANT US TO CONSIDER MAYBE WAIVING A THIRD READING AT THE NEXT MEETING WITH THAT? HELP YOU IN YOUR PROCESS OR WHAT IS IT? THIS IS, OF COURSE, THAT WOULD HELP OUT. ABSOLUTELY SO IF YOU COULD WAIVE THIRD AND PASS IT. THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. ITS OK? I WELL IN A CASE LIKE THIS, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE. IF YOU HAVE ALL SEVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE, I WOULDN'T WANT TO ENTERTAIN SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE TO BUT HOPEFULLY ALL SEVEN US CAN BE HERE NEXT TIME, UH, TO MAYBE HELP MOVE THIS ALONG, BECAUSE YOU BEEN PRESENTING THIS FOR SO ABOUT A YEAR NOW IS A POSSIBILITY. SO OK ? YEAH THE TWO WEEKS WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE THE BUILDING SEASON, OF COURSE IS SHORTENED BEGINNING IN OCTOBER, SO THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC AND HELP. UH, OPUS MEET THEIR DEADLINES AND TIMELINES. ANYBODY ELSE? I THINK THEY WOULD ACTUALLY MOVE IT UP THREE WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE MONDAYS FALL, SO OH, OK, UM IT'S TRUE GONNA LET THE WHOLE MONTH THAT'S VERY TRUE. FIVE MONDAYS AND, UH, IN APRIL, SO OK? THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. ORDINANCE B. OH, THIS BILL WILL BE BACK FOR A SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 22ND 2024. OR ITS BE SECOND READING[Ord. B]
PUBLIC HEARING TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN TWO APPLICATIONS TO EXPAND THE NEW COMMUNITY DISTRICT OF THE JEROME VILLAGE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, OHIO, AS A PROXIMATE CITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 3 49.01 M, THE OHIO REVISED CODE. ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. AS MCKENZIE IS GONNA PUT, I THINK WE'VE GOT A MAP TO PUT UP SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE PROPERTIES WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT, BUT THE JEROME VILLAGE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY IS BASICALLY JUST FOLLOWING A PROCESS THEY'D LIKE TO ADD, UH, TO, UH, APPLICATIONS BEFORE US, THEY WOULD BRING THEM TO THE CITY AS THE PROXIMATE CITY TO THE AREA AND THEN ONCE THE CITY AND THE CITY AND ITS CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES IT, IT WILL PROCEED TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. FOR ADDITION, THE PROPERTIES I THINK WILL SHOW UP ON YOUR SCREEN THERE IN A SECOND, AND, UH AND WE SEE, UM JEREMY, DO ARE THESE THE PROPERTIES IN QUESTION? THE ONES IN RED? YEAH I FIGURED, HIGHLIGHTING THEM WOULD BE MUCH EASIER TO PICK OUT ON, UH, ON THE SCREEN, BUT, UH, TO ADD TO WHAT TERRY HAD MENTIONED. THIS IS SOMETHING THEY'VE DONE. FOUR OR FIVE TIMES THROUGH, UH THROUGH THE CITY. AS THIS DEVELOPMENT, UH, HAS GROWN, UH, MUCH BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. MAYBE NOT MUCH BIGGER THAN WHAT? UH THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY AND NATIONWIDE, UH, REALTY THOUGHT, BUT, UH IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'VE GOT THOSE PROPERTIES UNDER CONTRACT, AND I BELIEVE WE'VE EVEN SEEN SOME, UH, AT LEAST A PRELIMINARY PLOT ON UH, ON UM SO WE CERTAINLY DON'T SEE ANY OBJECTION TO ADDING THESE PROPERTIES TO THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES SO THE REQUEST IS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL AND AS YOU, UH, IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO GIVE, UH, ME THE AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD, THEN THEY WILL PROCEED TO THE UNION COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AS WELL. IS THERE ANY CITIZEN CITIZENS THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS? COUNCIL. YOU. OK? THIS WILL BE BACK FOR THIRD READING TITLE ONLY APRIL 22ND 2024 ORDINANCE C[Ord. C]
SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING TO APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED SCHOOL COMPENSATION[00:55:04]
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE AND THE MARYSVILLE EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT. ADMINISTRATION. WE HAVE NOTHING FURTHER. CITIZENS. THIS WILL BE THIS TIPS. OK I IF I IF I MAY, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A, UH THIS IS A SECOND AMENDMENT. WHAT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF LEGISLATION PRIMARILY DOES, UH, ON THE ORIGINAL, UM PIECE OF LEGISLATION. THERE IS A TIME FRAME IN WHICH IT WAS DECEMBER 31ST OF 2025, I BELIEVE WAS THE TIME FRAME THAT IT WOULD NO LONGER EXIST. WE HAVE CHOSEN TO AMEND THAT EXTEND THE TIME FRAME INDEFINITELY IN THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. OR FOR THE TURN OF THE TABS, I SHOULD SAY. THANK YOU. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE YOU GO TO THE PODIUM AND JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR A PUBLIC RECORD? YOU'RE OK. GOOD EVENING. I'M LOU ANNE BECKSTEAD. I LIVE AT 531 DE STREET. I'M MARK'S NEIGHBOR. OH, THANK YOU.AND IS THERE A DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT THE, UM CITY IS GOING TO PAY THE SCHOOL IF THE TAX LEVY IS PAST. I'VE HEARD THE RUMORS. SO WHAT? THIS AGREEMENT? UH, ACTUALLY WHAT THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT DOES, AND THIS ONE STILL DOES IS IF A LEVY PASSES THAT THAT ADDITIONAL REVENUE 100% OF IT GOES TO THE SCHOOLS. SO THAT THAT'S WHAT THE, UH, AGREEMENT IS, UM, ANY NEW LEVY THAT'S PASSED THE FUNDING AND COACHES SCORES. UM THE ONLY OTHER CHANGE I THINK WE MADE WAS MINOR. WE HAD A REQUIREMENT THERE ANNUAL MEETINGS IN JANUARY , BUT WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THE SCHOOLS EVERY MONTH, SO WE JUST TOOK THAT PART OUT. AS HOUSEKEEPING ISSUE. THIS. THIS CAME ABOUT THROUGH OUR DISCUSSIONS. IT STARTED. I THINK LAST MAY OR JUNE AND WE'VE BEEN CONTINUING TO MEET MONTHLY. THIS HELPS OUT THE SCHOOL A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY? COUNCIL. OK THIS WILL BE BACK FOR THIRD READING TITLE ONLY ON APRIL 22ND 2024. COMMENTS FROM
[COMMENTS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL PERSONS AND GENERAL DISCUSSION]
CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I YOU KNOW THE MAIN THING I THINK I'D JUST LIKE TO MENTION TODAY IS HOW WELL THINGS WENT, UH, I KNOW THERE WAS A TRAFFIC ISSUES AND THERE WERE SOME TRAFFIC ISSUES, OBVIOUSLY ON 33 TODAY, BUT WHAT A WHAT A NEAT, UM TO SEE THE ACTIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY AND SEE PEOPLE MEANDERING ALL OVER. UH, WHETHER IT WAS RIGHT HERE IN THE UPTOWN IN OUR PARKS IN VARIOUS AREAS IN OUR PARKS AROUND TOWN, AS WELL AS EVEN ALONG COLEMAN'S CROSSING , WHERE PEOPLE WERE SETTING UP SHOP AND SOME OF THE LARGER PARKING LOTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT WAS REALLY KIND OF, UH, FUN TO WATCH THE ACTIVITY AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO PEOPLE THAT TRAVELED HERE. AND LEFT VIRGINIA AT 5 A.M. AND CAME INTO MARYSVILLE TODAY AND CHOSE THIS AND, UH, I HANK SENT ME SENT ME SOMETHING TODAY TO KIND OF SHOW. YOU KNOW, UH, YOU KNOW HOW BUSY THINGS WERE, AND IT WAS JUST, UH, REALLY FUN TO WATCH. AND I, UH AS A BIG PART OF IT, I . I KNOW OUR STAFF, UM FROM OUR PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ALL DID A LOT OF WORK. PREPARATION UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HANDLE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD POTENTIALLY SEE TODAY, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND THEIR WORK . UH THAT CAME INTO PLAY. UM UH, JUST JUST A COOL EVENT. AND UH, SO, UH, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING . NEGATIVE DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY INCOME UP THAT THAT, UH NO, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES LEADING UP TO THE ECLIPSE AND HAD A COUPLE OF FENDER BENDERS OUT ON 33 POST ECLIPSE, BUT, UH, NO. NO ISSUES. AWESOME. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD ON THE FIRE EMS SIDE AS WELL. HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET A THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE JUST, UH, GRAVITATING IN AND AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOU CAN WALK AWAY WITH THAT KIND OF A RESPONSE. SO JUST WANNA COMMEND EVERYBODY. SO WHAT A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU, COUNSEL OR START DOWN WITH YOU, STEVEN. OK? THANK YOU. OH, OK, ACTUALLY, I HAVE TWO ITEMS. UM UH, BREAD AS YOU REMEMBER, UM, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE TALKED[01:00:06]
ABOUT THE STATE LOOKING INTO POTENTIALLY NOT HAVING A STATE INCOME TAX. YEAH. YES AND, UH UM ANYWAY LAST WEEK, TWO WEEKS THE WEEK BEFORE EASTER, UM WE HAD A SMALL FAMILY VACATION GOING DOWN TO NASHVILLE. AND UM, THE GOOD FOLKS IN TENNESSEE. I PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T HAVE INCOME TAX. WELL THEY SURE HAVE TAX ON OTHER THINGS. I DID REALIZE IT, BUT BY THE TIME THAT WE WERE DONE PER NIGHT THAT WE STAYED IN A HOTEL THAT WAS $100 IN TAX. IT WAS JUST AMAZING, SO THEY HAD WHAT THEY CALL A RESORT TAX. YEAH AND THEN THEY HAD A TAX ON TOP OF THE RESORT. THE STATE HAS A 10% INCOME TAX. I MEAN, 10% SALES TAX. YEAH. SO I, I THINK IF YOU IF YOU LOOK AT IT OB, OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW THAT THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR UM UH, FOR THE STATE IS AT THE POINT WHERE 10% IS COMING IN FROM INCOME TAX. IF YOU TAKE, UH SORRY, 25% IT'S ABOUT 10,000,010 BILLION. IF YOU TAKE THAT OUT, YOU HAVE TO COMPENSATE THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND THEN IT COMPENSATING. FROM OTHER VISITORS THAT COME TO YOUR STATE IS DEFINITELY ONE WAY THAT I LEARNED THAT THAT'S HOW THEY DO IT OUT THERE AND, UM AND WHEN WE DID TALK TO, UM WE HAD TO SEE A FEW PEOPLE THAT ARE IN BUSINESS WHEN WE ASK THEM. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE 10% SALES TAX? AND THEY SAID, THAT'S BASICALLY A USER TAX. NOBODY IS FORCING YOU TO BUY A CAR AT A CERTAIN PACE. IF YOU CAN AFFORD 20, THEN TO PAY 2000 SALES TAX. IF YOU CAN AFFORD 40, THEN YOU HAVE TO PAY 4000. YEAH SO THEY WOULD NOT REALLY OPPOSED TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAD A HIGHER, UH, SALES TAX. YEAH, WE STILL HAVE ABOUT A 7 7.5% YEAH, BUT IT WAS INTERESTING TO LEARN HOW OTHER COMMUNITIES STATES ARE DOING THAT BECAUSE THEY ALL NEED MONEY . BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT, UM, UM ACTUALLY, I CONDITIONS, EVEN THOUGH 33 MAY NOT BE IDEAL, BUT IT WAS STILL MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT THEY HAD IN NASHVILLE. SO I CAN AT LEAST SAY THAT, UH UM UH, OUR SYSTEM SOMEHOW STILL SEEMS TO WORK, SO BUT SO THAT WAS ONE THING. THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION, IS THAT UM UH, RECENTLY MY DAUGHTER MOVED INTO MY PREVIOUS HOME, AND SHE'S BEEN DOING SOME REMODELING, AND FOR SOME OF IT, SHE ACTUALLY NEEDED A PERMIT. AND WHEN YOU KNOW THAT PERMIT, OF COURSE, UH, LIVING IN AN HO A YEAH, THAT WAS , UH, A ONE WEEK PROCESS GOING TO THE CITY AND THEN FROM THE CITY GOING TO THE COUNTY, THEY ACTUALLY RECEIVED PERMITS IN A MATTER OF LESS THAN THREE WEEKS. YEAH AND IF YOU THINK BACK TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO THAT SOMETIMES COULD BE A MONTH AND A HALF, TWO MONTHS. YEAH. SO WE HAVE DEFINITELY OVER TIME IMPROVED IN TO THE POINT WHERE UM, FOR THE VARIOUS INSPECTIONS, THEY ARE ACTUALLY GIVEN A EMAIL, UH, THIS THROUGH A PERSON, AND THE PERSON SAID, IF YOU EMAIL ME BEFORE SEVEN, I CAN STILL COME IN THE SAME DAY. YEAH AND, UM UM AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED AT THIS TIME. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED AT THIS TIME, SO I DEFINITELY WANNA COMPLIMENT. UM UM, STEP FOR THE AS WELL AS WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE COUNTY FOR THE, UM UM UH, EXPEDITED WAY THAT THEY CAN MAKE THINGS WORK NOWADAYS. YEAH, THIS IS A SMALL PROJECT NONETHELESS.BUT STILL, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT, UM UM THEY THEY WERE ABLE TO GET IT SO QUICKLY, I THINK WAS COMMENDABLE. YEAH. SO THANK YOU, MHM. SCREAMS. ME. I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE ECLIPSE TODAY. FIRST TIME I GOT TO SEE A TOTAL ECLIPSE, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT THAT WE WERE RIGHT IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY AND THE SUN WAS OUT. WHICH HONESTLY, YOU KNOW, A WEEK AGO, I WASN'T SURE THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN. UM BUT IT'S COOL BECAUSE YOU KNOW, I SAW WITH VISITORS FROM MULTIPLE STATES HERE, YOU KNOW, EVEN ON MY BLOCK , I SAW PEOPLE HAD VISITORS THAT CAME IN JUST FOR THIS. UM AND THEN WHEN THE EVENT HAPPENED, YOU KNOW I'M OUTSIDE A LOT. I SEE MY NEIGHBORS A LOT. BUT I NEVER SEE THEM ALL AT THE SAME TIME LIKE I DID TODAY. YOU KNOW,
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EVERYBODY WAS OUTSIDE TODAY. AT THE SAME TIME. YOU NEVER SEE THAT. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS REALLY NEAT. GREAT EXPERIENCE. UM I RECOMMEND IF YOU CAN HANG AROUND THE 2099, AND WE'LL DO THIS AGAIN. UH UH, I'LL GO. SO YEAH. I ALSO ENJOYED THE, UH UH, ECLIPSE TODAY. UH ONE. I'M A LITTLE BIT OF A, UH ASTRO. UH WHAT IS IT ASTRONOMY KIND OF, UH, THAT PIQUED MY INTEREST.LET'S JUST SAY THAT, UM, WHEN YOU WERE LOOKING AT THE ECLIPSE TODAY WITH WITH YOUR GLASSES ON, OF COURSE, JUST ONE THING I POINTED OUT TO MY KIDS IS THE LIGHT THAT YOU'RE SEEING IS FROM EIGHT MINUTES AGO. HE TAKES THE LIGHT EIGHT MINUTES TO GET HERE FROM THE SUN. SO IT MAKES ME THINK, UH, WHAT? WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT'S WHAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR EYES IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING FROM THE PAST, A RESULT OF THE PAST. UM AND I THINK THEN ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, UM, IS GONNA SOMEDAY SHAPE WHAT'S IN FRONT OF PEOPLE'S EYES. UM SO, UH, ANYWAYS, I GET THAT TO EXPLAIN THAT TO MY KIDS, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE. I DID ENJOY SEEING SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE PARKS AT AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST SNEAK OUT FOR A COUPLE MOMENTS SEE THE ECLIPSE AND THE PARKS WERE FULL. KIDS ARE ALL OVER THE SWING SETS AND WHATNOT. IT WAS A GREAT TIME TO BE IN A PARK. UM AND IT WAS A GREAT TIME TO BE IN MARYSVILLE.
YEAH, WE PULLED A LOT OF PEOPLE IN FROM OUT OF TOWN. IT SEEMS LIKE, UM PEOPLE I HADN'T SEEN BEFORE. SO UH, IT WAS A GOOD GOOD MOMENT IN TIME. SO THAT'S IT. THANKS. YEAH YEAH. I JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON ON EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW I THE TOWN WAS DURING THE FOUR MINUTES OF IT ACTUALLY HAPPENING. THE TOWN WAS QUIET AND THAT NORMALLY NEVER HAPPENS UNTIL LIKE SUNDAY AFTER SIX O'CLOCK AT NIGHT OR ON CHRISTMAS DAY. IT SEEMS LIKE SO IT WAS REALLY COOL DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME, AND EVERYBODY WAS JUST OUT AND STARING UP AND NO ONE WAS OUT ON THE ROADS. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME SEEING SOMETHING SOMETHING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE. UM I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT DICK SMITH. UM I SAW HIM AT MY COLLABS AND HE STOPPED ME IN THE HALLWAY AND ONE OF THE AISLES AND ASKED IF I WOULD TRIBUTE. UM EACH SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER HAS TO RAISE $2000 TO, UM, SUPPORT THE LOBBY, AND I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD TRIBUTE $100 TOWARDS A LEVY AND I WILL SEND INFORMATION OVER TO MCKENZIE AND I JUST ASKED THAT EACH COUNCIL MEMBER IF YOU IF YOU WOULD WOULD ALSO SUPPORT THAT AND ALSO GIVE, UM $100 A PIECE TO EACH ONE TO AND THEN WE CAN GIVE IT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. AND THEN THAT WOULD SHOW YOU KNOW OUR SUPPORT, OBVIOUSLY FOR THE SCHOOLS, BUT THAT WOULD BE HUGE IF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US WOULD WOULD JUST DONATE $100. AND MAYBE, UM, MEMBERS OF STAFF COULD DONATE SOME MONEY TO FOR THE, UM FOR THE LEVY, IF THEY CHOSE TO. ALSO, THERE'S A GENTLEMAN IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT I WILL BE SENDING IN INFORMATION TO MCKENZIE ABOUT. HE IS CELEBRATING A HUGE BIRTHDAY.
HE'S 80. HE'S BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A LONG TIME. AND HE IS ACTUALLY NEIGHBORS ALSO TO, UM COUNCIL MEMBER REAMS, AND HE WOULD ASK THEY'RE TRYING TO GET 80 BIRTHDAY CARDS FROM POLITICIANS FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND UM SO, TERRY, THAT GOES TO YOU, TOO. IF YOU WANTED TO SEND ONE, BUT I HAVE HIS INFORMATION DOWN. I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYBODY'S NAME JUST IN CASE. WATCH IT RIGHT NOW. BUT ANYWAY, SO, UH, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET BACK TO OUR RESIDENTS. I THINK YOU WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT SO OTHER THAN THAT. DRIVE A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING ALL IN F
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