Dec 16, 2024 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER]

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I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE DECEMBER 16TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. EVERYONE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND STAY RISING FOR THE INVOCATION. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 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 ITS CITIZENS. AMEN. AMEN. ROLL CALL. ZACH BORDNER HERE. STEVEN WOLF HERE. HANK BURBY PRESENT. DONALD BERGER HERE. SCOTT HUNTER HERE. MARK RHEIMS PRESENT. AND J.R. ROUSH. IS

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

[ ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT]

CLASSES WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY EVENINGS FROM 6 TO 9 P.M, AND THEY RUN FROM FEBRUARY 6TH THROUGH APRIL 17TH AT THE POLICE AND COURT BUILDING. THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JANUARY 10TH AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, IT CAN BE FOUND ON THE MARYSVILLE POLICE DIVISION'S FACEBOOK PAGE.

CHIEF, ANYTHING FROM PREVIOUS ACADEMIES THAT YOU YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU TERRY. THIS LIKE I SAID, THIS IS OUR THIRD GO WITH THIS. WE'VE KIND OF REFINED SOME OF THE BUGS OUT OF IT, BUT WE'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM OUR FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS. IT GIVES YOU A REAL HANDS ON LOOK AT ALL THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, NOT JUST THE THEORETICAL STUFF. YOU ACTUALLY GET TO EXPERIENCE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO DO A TRAFFIC STOP PROCESS, A CRIME SCENE, DO ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS. ALSO, ONCE YOU'RE GRADUATE, IT GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND HELP OUT WITH DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE DO. FOR INSTANCE, THIS PAST WEEKEND, SOME OF OUR ALUMNI HELPED OUT WITH THE SHOP WITH A COP EVENT. SO IT GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAY ENGAGED AND STILL HELP OUT YOUR COMMUNITY. SO ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT SERGEANT DILLAHUNT AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HE CAN ANSWER THEM. OR GO TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. JUST A REMINDER BEFORE I SHIFT DOWN TO. TO JEREMY. THE CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

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[PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT]

[DESIGN REVIEW BOARD REPORT]

[HEARING OF CITIZENS]

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THE ONLY THING THAT I WANT TO SAY DURING THIS MOMENT OF TIME IS I WANT TO JUST GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO HOLLY AND KELSEY. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WHO OWN IRON THREADS. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MAGGIE MORAN, WHO OWNS GATHERED GOODS IN THE UPTOWN, AND ALSO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MICHAEL AND PAULA LYNCH, WHO ARE CO-OWNERS WITH THEIR DAUGHTER MAGGIE, WHO HAVE PLUM HOME. RECENTLY, THEY HAD AN EVENT IN THE UPTOWN WHERE YOU WERE ABLE TO SHOP AND DINE AT NIGHT, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT OUT 300 LANTERNS. THE 300 LANTERNS WERE PREDOMINANTLY POST PURCHASED BY PAULA HERSELF. 100 OF THOSE WERE PURCHASED BY MAGGIE FROM HORAN AND KELSEY AND HOLLY AND EVERYBODY WORKED TOGETHER TO LINE THE UPTOWN WITH THESE LANTERNS ON THE SIDEWALK.

HAPPENSTANCE WAS GIVEN LANTERNS, AND THEY WERE ALSO. THEY PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT BY PUTTING OUT THEIR OWN LANTERNS IN THE UPTOWN. SO I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE BUSINESS OWNERS TO WORK TO CREATE EVENTS IN THE UPTOWN TO GET PEOPLE IN, IN, IN UPTOWN WALKING AROUND. AND LITTLE EVENTS LIKE THESE IN THE BEGINNING MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE THEY BRING A TON OF FOOT TRAFFIC, BUT IF YOU'RE CONSISTENT AND YOU STAY WITH IT AND YOU'RE PERSISTENT, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WHO TAKE PRIDE IN THE UPTOWN. AND AS WE DO, KNOW THAT MAIN STREETS, WHICH MARYSVILLE CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A MAIN STREET, BUT AS MAIN STREETS HAVE SHOWN, THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL AND THE DUE DILIGENCE OF WHAT YOU GUYS DO EVERY DAY PROVES THAT.

SO THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANTED TO JUST COMMEND YOU ON YOUR WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING. THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SPEAK. GO AHEAD, MISS PHILLIPS. JUST STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME IN THE. I'M BARB PHILLIPS. I LIVE AT TWO, THREE, FIVE SOUTH VINE. I HAD TO GET PERMISSION BEFORE I BROUGHT THIS UP BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT. I WOULD LOVE TO. I WOULD PUBLICLY LIKE TO THANK JR EVEN THOUGH HE HASN'T PUBLICLY SAID IT. I DID GET PERMISSION FROM TERRY, SO YELL AT HIM LATER. I WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK JR FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. WE'VE NOT ALWAYS AGREED. JR AND YOU KNOW THAT. BUT YOU HAVE WORKED SO HARD AND YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE AND YOU WERE VERY OPEN AND ALWAYS THERE TO HELP PEOPLE. AND I JUST HAD TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND, WHO I'VE SAID TO YOU THAT, BUT I'M SORRY, I'M LETTING THE CAT OUT BACK EARLY.

BUT YOU GUYS HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING AND IT WASN'T ON THE AGENDA, SO I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT. SO ANYWAYS, THANK YOU JR, FOR EVERYTHING YOU PUBLICLY, PUBLICLY. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND PRIVATELY ALSO. BUT YOU DID A GREAT JOB THESE MANY YEARS. YOU'VE CARED AND YOU SHOWED THE CITIZENS THAT YOU CARED. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO EXPRESS THAT TO YOU. WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? HEARING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS. RESOLUTION A ONE

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BASICALLY, THE GRANT WOULD, IN ESSENCE, BE IN THE IN THE AMOUNT OF ABOUT $2.4 MILLION OVER THAT SPAN OF TIME. ONCE THAT ONCE THAT THREE YEAR PERIOD IS UP, THEN THE OBLIGATION TO PAY FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS WOULD BE THAT OF THE CITY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE BASICALLY ASKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION AT SOME POINT. AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, THERE IS AN INTEREST FOR US NOT TO ACCEPT. WE ALWAYS HAVE THAT ABILITY TO DO SO. WE DID TAKE SOME OPPORTUNITIES. AND HANK, I'LL ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, HANK BURBY, ASKED FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO GET A FEW MORE DETAILS FROM US IN REGARDS TO THE GRANT ITSELF AND THE POTENTIAL NEED. SO, HANK, IF I'LL DEFER TO YOU, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS, I THINK YOU. OBVIOUSLY THE CITIZEN'S COMMENTS IS PERFECT. YEAH. WE'RE THERE'S ANY CITIZENS WANT TO SPEAK ON THE ON THE LEGISLATION TONIGHT. HEARING NONE. THANK YOU. FLOOR IS YOURS. ANY. SINCE AS TERRY MENTIONED, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT QUITE AN EXTENSIVE

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BUT THEN WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT. SO I PUT A, PUT A, PUT A NUMBER OF WORDS DOWN THAT I THOUGHT MIGHT HELP US A LITTLE BIT. SO FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION TO ALLOW A FEW EXTRA WEEKS TO REVIEW THE REQUEST FOR A SAFER GRANT AND TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION REGARDING HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. THE REQUEST TO APPLY FOR THE 25 SAFER GRANT WAS PRESENTED AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON NOVEMBER 25TH AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO BRING THIS BEFORE COUNCIL ON DECEMBER THE 2ND, IN THE FORM OF A RESOLUTION FOR GENERAL DISCUSSION. THE RESOLUTION IS TO SUPPORT THE REQUEST TO APPLY FOR SAFER GRANT. SAFER GRANT FOR SIX FIREFIGHTERS. THE GRANT, IF AWARDED, WILL PAY WAGES FOR UP TO THREE YEARS, ENDING SOMETIME BETWEEN 2028 AND 29, DEPENDING ON THE STARTING TIME. DURING THE DECEMBER 2ND DISCUSSIONS, THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS CAME UP. NUMBER ONE, WHICH WAS THE MAIN ONE WHEN THE GRANT EXPIRED EXPIRES. DO WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THE SIX ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS, AND WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM? NUMBER TWO THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IS THIS A WISH OR A NEED SITUATION? AND NUMBER THREE IS HOW WILL THIS INTEGRATE WITH A POTENTIAL FUTURE THIRD FIRE STATION. SO LET'S START ONE ITEM AT A TIME. THERE ARE CURRENTLY STATIONED 272 WHICH IS THE ONE NEXT DOOR HERE. YEAH. NEXT TO CITY HALL IS TYPICALLY STAFFED WITH 3 TO 4 FIREFIGHTERS PER SHIFT, ALLOWING JUST ONE FIRE OR ONE EMS VEHICLE TO BE IN SERVICE AT A TIME. THIS MEANS WHEN A SECOND EMERGENCY ARISES, STATION 271, THE DECKER STATION MUST STEP IN, LEADING TO INCREASE RESPONSE TIME AND THE PARTICIPATION FOR THIS WILL OCCUR ABOUT 160 TO 165 TIMES IN 2024, OR AN AVERAGE OF THREE TIMES PER WEEK. THAT'S WHAT IS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE. SO JUST SO THAT YOU KNOW WHERE THE NEED FOR THIS IS, THE FINANCIAL IMPACT. YEAH. AND THE INCREASE OF SERVICE DEMAND. AND AS YOU CAN SEE THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, WE DO HAVE GROWTH. CURRENTLY WE HAVE IN MULTI-FAMILY UNITS ALONE THE FOLLOWING EITHER UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW OR BY 2028, WHICH IS THE VISION KNOWN AS OLD KROGER. THE FLATS ACROSS FROM BENNY'S MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING NEXT TO WALMART. CURRENTLY, CONSTRUCTION ON EMMAUS ROAD IN GREEN PASTURE. THE WATER AND ELECTRIC PROJECT, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS CONNECT IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. SOUTH MILL VALLEY APARTMENTS AND THIS AMOUNTS TO APPROXIMATELY 1000 TO 1200 APARTMENT UNITS. SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ACROSS FROM BURNS HALL, AS WELL AS ON THE CORNER OF ROUTE 31 NORTH AND AMRINE WOODS. THEY COMBINED WILL PRODUCE ABOUT 80 TO 100 HOMES PER YEAR, SO CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES OF NEW RESIDENTS RESIDENTS MOVING INTO MARYSVILLE BETWEEN NOW AND 2029 IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 2500 TO 3000 PERSONS. THAT'S THE INCREASE THAT WE CAN EXPECT BETWEEN NOW AND 2029 REGARDING REGARDLESS OF THE DECISION THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US. BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PROJECTED INCOME TAX FROM THOSE NEW RESIDENTS, WE CAN ESTIMATE THAT THIS WILL AMOUNT TO BETWEEN 1.2 TO $1.5 MILLION IN INCOME TAX. FOR THOSE NEW RESIDENTS THAT ARE COMING TO MARYSVILLE. ON THE QUESTION, HOW WILL THIS RELATE TO FUTURE GROWTH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 33, KNOWN AS MARYSVILLE EAST, MARYSVILLE SOUTH AND WATKINS INDUSTRIAL PARK, AND A POTENTIAL THIRD STATION FOR THAT AREA? WE HAD COMMUNICATIONS WITH MR. BURT BERWICK, THE DEVELOPER OF MARYSVILLE EAST, AS WELL AS MR. ROGGENKAMP, WHO IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT. AND THEY BOTH AGREED THAT DEMAND FOR SAFETY SERVICE IN THAT REGION IS STILL ABOUT 7 TO 10 YEARS OUT. CONCEPTUALLY, THE PLANS ARE BEGINNING TO COME TOGETHER, BUT ACTUAL ROAD BUILDING, DEVELOPING VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION SITES. ET CETERA WILL HAPPEN, BUT IT'S NOT

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GREG DANIELS IS HERE ON BEHALF OF THE OF THE DEVELOPER. AND HE CAN PROBABLY GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW. ONE ONE SIDE NOTE IS THAT WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO PUT TOGETHER A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE RUN IN TANDEM WITH THIS ORDINANCE. WE HOPE TO EITHER HAVE THAT ON IN FRONT OF COUNCIL ON THE 13TH OF JANUARY OR THE 27TH, SO WE MAY BE IN THE FUTURE, NOT TONIGHT, BUT IN THE FUTURE. ASKING TO TABLE THIS SO THEY RUN CONCURRENTLY. AND GREG, IT'S ALL YOURS. THANKS, TIM. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN. AS TIM MENTIONED, STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST. SURE. GREG DANIELS 235 LUKE COURT. THANK YOU. SORRY.

IT'S OKAY. AS TIM MENTIONED, THIS IS PART OF THE STATUTORY PROCEDURE FOR FORMING A NEW COMMUNITY AUTHORITY. AND THE STATUTE THERE'S A HEARING REQUIREMENT. IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC JUST TO STATE THEIR OPINIONS AS PART OF THE CONSIDERATION PROJECT. AS TIM ALSO MENTIONED, THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS. NO OFFICIAL ACTION TONIGHT. SO JUST INFORMATION GATHERING DISCUSSION. SO AS MANY ON THE COUNCIL KNOW, THIS IS AN APPROXIMATELY 1250 ACRE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY THAT'S PROPOSED. IT'S COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL FOR THE PRIVATE USES. AND THERE IS, OF COURSE, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO DEVELOP THE 1250 ACRES. THAT'S WHAT THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY IS ALL ABOUT. SO PART OF THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS TO HELP FUND THIS INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE'S OVER $100 MILLION OF ROADS, WATER, SEWER THAT'S NECESSARY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TO HAPPEN. WHAT THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY DOES AND WHAT ITS ROLE IS, IS TO COLLECT WHAT'S CALLED A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CHARGE. BASICALLY, THE PROPERTY OWNERS TAXING THEMSELVES TO HELP PAY FOR THIS INFRASTRUCTURE. AS PROPOSED, IT'S 9.75 MILLS, SIMILAR TO PROPERTY TAXES, AND THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY WILL COLLECT THAT AND AGAIN USE IT TO HELP PAY FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THE DEVELOPER WILL ULTIMATELY NEED TO PUT IN TO MAKE THE DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN. SO JUST FROM A PUBLIC PROCESS STANDPOINT, THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY IS GOVERNED BY A SEVEN MEMBER BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FOUR APPOINTED BY COUNCIL, THREE APPOINTED BY THE DEVELOPER. IT'S REALLY A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN ACTION. THOSE MEETINGS ARE ALL PUBLIC.

THERE'S A LOT OF TRANSPARENCY. THE AUTHORITY IS AUDITED BY THE STATE AUDITOR. IT'S OPEN BOOK, SUBJECT TO PUBLIC RECORDS LAWS AS WELL. SO I'LL STOP THERE, SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR IF THERE'S ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT JUST FOR PUBLIC RECORD IF I MAY. YEAH. CAN CAN YOU JUST MAYBE

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AND THEN JUST HOW IT DIFFERS FROM LIKE A TRADITIONAL. MAYBE AN INCENTIVE OR OR SOMETHING.

YEAH. RIGHT. YEP. SO HAPPY TO TACKLE THOSE IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL CONCEPT FOR THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY, IT'S I THINK EXCITING. IT'S NEW FOR MARYSVILLE, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF EXAMPLES ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO. I PROBABLY WORK WITH CLOSE TO FOUR DOZEN COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO. THEY HAVE REALLY BEEN INSTRUMENTAL TO HELP MANAGE A LOT OF THE CHALLENGES WITH GROWTH. AND IN TERMS OF YOUR QUESTION ABOUT GOVERNANCE, AS I SAID, IT'S A SEVEN MEMBER BOARD. ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS, A MAJORITY OF THE QUORUM OF ANY BOARD MEETING WHERE THEY'RE TAKING ACTION HAS TO BE PUBLICLY APPOINTED MEMBERS. IN OTHER WORDS, MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE DEVELOPER JUST CAN'T GET TOGETHER AND OUTVOTE THE PUBLIC. IT'S A PARTNERSHIP, BUT IT'S A PARTNERSHIP THAT'S RUN BY THE PUBLIC. IT'S ULTIMATELY THE BOARD THAT DETERMINES HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT. THE BOARD, PURSUANT TO THE PETITION THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU NOW, IS GIVEN A LOT OF GUIDANCE. IT'S GIVEN A PURPOSE THAT IT'S SET UP FOR TO FUND THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND HELP THE INFRASTRUCTURE GET BUILT. BUT IT'S ULTIMATELY UP TO THE BOARD TO DO THAT. SO OBVIOUSLY, THE BOARD'S IMPORTANT FINDING THE RIGHT PUBLIC SERVANTS TO BE ON THE BOARD. ALSO VERY IMPORTANT. COULD YOU COULD YOU JUST WHILE WE'RE ON THE FUNDS INFRASTRUCTURE, CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHAT TYPES OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND WHAT THAT THIS MONEY CAN GO TO FUND? YEP.

SO THE PLAN FOR THIS COMMUNITY AUTHORITY IS PREDOMINANTLY YOUR TRADITIONAL HORIZONTAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THERE'S A LOT OF ROADWAY WORK. SO MOST OF THE MONEY IS GOING TO GO FOR ROADWAYS. THERE'S WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS TO BE PUT IN TO SERVE THE AREA.

THERE'S NOT THE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE NOW FOR THAT. THERE'S STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, DRAINAGE, THINGS LIKE THAT. THE HORIZONTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. WHILE SOME COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES DO GET INTO MORE OF THE VERTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT'S NOT THE PLAN FOR THIS ONE. THERE'S A LOT OF HORIZONTAL WORK TO DO. THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER IN REGARDS TO THE BOARD, ITS RESPONSIBILITIES. YOU TOUCHED ON IT JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE FREQUENCY OF MEETING HOW IS BEING PUT TOGETHER. TO BE QUITE HONEST, OVER THE YEARS WE HEAR, AT LEAST IN MARYSVILLE, HAVE LEARNED TO BE VERY DILIGENT WITH THE DIFFERENT BOARDS. YEAH, IT USED TO BE THERE WAS A TIME WHERE YOU'D ALMOST HAVE TO BREAK SOMEBODY'S ARM TO GET THEM ONTO A BOARD, BUT I THINK WE'VE GROWN, WE HAVE MATURED. AND FOR MOST BOARDS NOW, WE ACTUALLY WILL ADVERTISE AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE THAT APPLY. AND THEN WE DO SERIOUS INTERVIEWS. YEAH. WE JUST RECENTLY HAD ONE FOR THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD, AND WE HAD AMPLE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES AND WE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN FORESEE WITH THIS? THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS, THE RESPONSIBILITY? I DID READ THAT IN TONIGHT'S WE ARE LOOKING WELL, THIS NEED TO BE IN PLACE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT FOR BONDS. YEAH. BUT THEN THE BOARD ITSELF I THINK HAS A $10,000 BOND TO PROTECT THE BOARD IN ITS FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES. SO CAN YOU GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER IN AND, AND THEN MAYBE ALSO POTENTIAL COMPENSATION THAT WOULD BE COMMENSURATE TO THE TYPE OF WORK THAT'S EXPECTED FROM THOSE PEOPLE. YEAH. GREG, REAL QUICK, DO YOU WANT TO ALSO MENTION COUNCIL'S RESPONSIBILITY TO APPOINT THE MEMBERS AND THE TIMING OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY? YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU. SO IT

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SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT NOW AND TRYING TO START IDENTIFYING WHO THOSE APPOINTEES WOULD BE IN TERMS OF THEIR ROLE. IN SOME WAYS, IN A LOT OF WAYS, A COMMUNITY AUTHORITY IS A MINIATURE GOVERNMENT. SO THOSE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY IN ACCOMPLISHING THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT'S LAID OUT IN THE PETITION. SO IT'S EVERYTHING FROM ESTABLISHING THE POLICIES OF THE NEW COMMUNITY AUTHORITY. YOU KNOW, THEY'LL ADOPT A PUBLIC RECORDS POLICY, THEY'LL ADOPT A RECORDS RETENTION POLICY. THEY'LL THERE'S AN AUDIT PROCESS THAT THEY GO THROUGH. SO THERE'S INTERACTIONS WITH THE STATE AUDITOR. SO YOU HAVE THOSE SORTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD ACTIONS.

YOU ALSO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE FINANCING. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPOSING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CHARGE THAT'S AGREED WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS. AND THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE PROCEDURES TO COLLECT THAT CHARGE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THEY WOULD DO EVERY YEAR WHEN THERE'S FINANCINGS TO BE DONE OR DEVELOPMENTS TO BE DONE, THEY'LL CONSIDER BOND ISSUES. THEY'LL CONSIDER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. SO AGAIN, YOU WANT GOOD RESPONSIBLE PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, IN MY VIEW, HAVE SOME BACKGROUND IN FINANCE AND SOME BACKGROUND IN DEVELOPMENT. IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY IS GOING TO DO. I THINK ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS WAS MEETING FREQUENCY WITH THESE AUTHORITIES TEND TO DO JUST HISTORICALLY IS AT WHEN THEY'RE FIRST SET UP. AND I WOULD SAY IN THE FIRST 2 TO 3 YEARS, THEY MIGHT MEET QUARTERLY OR MORE, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT TO DO. THERE'S THE INITIAL ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP. AGAIN, THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE CONSIDERING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. THEY'RE CONSIDERING THE BOND ISSUES. THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON AS THE DEVELOPMENT GETS OFF THE GROUND. AS THESE COMMUNITY AUTHORITIES MATURE, THAT TENDS TO DIAL BACK. I MEAN, IT'S UP TO THE BOARD. THEY CAN MEET AS OFTEN AS THEY WANT, BUT IT TENDS TO DIAL BACK INTO SEMIANNUAL OR ANNUAL MEETINGS. ONCE THE PROGRAM IS REALLY UP AND RUNNING, IT KIND OF BECOMES SELF-SUSTAINING. SO THERE'S THE BOARD GETS TOGETHER TO TAKE CARE OF ITS ANNUAL BUSINESS. AND AGAIN, DEPENDING ON BOARD PREFERENCE, SOMETIMES MEET A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR IN TERMS OF POTENTIALLY COMPENSATING BOARD MEMBERS. I KNOW A LOT OF BOARD MEMBERS OUT THERE THAT WOULD LOVE THAT, BUT EVERY BOARD THAT I'M INVOLVED IN OR HAVE HEARD OF, THEY'VE ALL BEEN VOLUNTEER BOARD SO FAR. THERE'S NOTHING LEGALLY THAT SAYS THEY CAN'T BE COMPENSATED. I'VE JUST NEVER SEEN IT HAPPEN. I THINK THAT COVERS ALL THE QUESTIONS, BUT IF THERE'S ONE I MISSED, HAPPY TO. WELL, YEAH, BE EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT MUCH. BUT WE DO MAKE IT A RULE TO COMPENSATE EVERY PERSON THAT IS REPRESENTING THE CITY IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER, WHETHER IT BE ON THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD, WHETHER IT BE ON ANY OF YOU. AND WE'RE NOT TALKING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. I THINK IT'S $50 PER MEETING OR SO. IT'S $50 PER MEETING AND SOME AREN'T COMPENSATED. NOT ALL OF THE BOARDS. MANY ARE, BUT NOT ALL.

OKAY. SO YEAH, THEN AGAIN, ONCE YOU START TALKING COMPENSATION, THEN OF COURSE THEY ARE BEING PAID FOR BY THE CITY AND THEN THE CITY WOULD CHARGE THAT TO THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY JUST SO THAT WE HAVE FULL UNDERSTANDING. YEAH. YOU'RE REPRESENTING THE 1200 ACRES, THE DEVELOPMENT ENTITY. THAT'S CORRECT. BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE TASKED BY THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WILL INCLUDE TWO SEPARATE BOARDS. YEAH. BECAUSE MARYSVILLE EAST. YEAH, THEY WILL HAVE THEIR OWN BOARD. YEAH. WHICH WILL PROBABLY MIRROR WHAT YOU HAVE, BE IT THAT THE THEIR MILLAGE WILL BE DIFFERENT, BUT THOSE WILL BE TWO SEPARATE BOARDS. YEAH. SO YOU'RE JUST LOOKING FOR ONE BOARD

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SOMETIMES IT HASN'T MADE ANY DIFFERENCE AT ALL IN RESIDENTIAL NCAS SOMETIMES IT HAS. I THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES HERE AND THERE THAT YOU CAN POINT TO. SO I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO A RESIDENTIAL NCA. THE OTHER THING I WOULD ADD IS WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT RESIDENTIAL NCAS VERSUS COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL NCAS, ASIDE FROM THE VOTES, NORMALLY YOU'LL SEE A LOWER MILLAGE FOR A RESIDENTIAL NCA, AND THAT'S PARTIALLY IN RESPONSE TO THE CONCERN THAT YOU RAISE.

YOU KNOW THAT A LOWER MILLAGE IS GOING TO HAVE A MUCH A MUCH REDUCED EFFECT ON PEOPLE'S, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL OPPOSITION TO OTHER LEVIES. ANYBODY ELSE? I WAS I WAS GOING TO SAY ANYTHING BUT WHAT MR. I WASN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING. BUT WITH MR. COUNCILMAN HUNTER'S COMMENT, I MEAN, HE'S EXACTLY RIGHT. YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH TIFS. AND, YOU KNOW, BACK IN 2005, A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVED IN HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS WHERE THERE'S A SPECIAL TAX TO PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH WAS DEVELOPMENT, PAYING FOR ITSELF FOR BACK THEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE MOVE IN AND OUT OF THEIR HOMES, YOU KNOW, THAT ORIGINAL FAMILY THAT MIGHT HAVE UNDERSTOOD THAT WHEN THEY BOUGHT THEIR FIRST HOME, THAT INFORMATION AND THAT EDUCATION IS NOT PASSED THROUGH. AND SO WHEN, WHEN, WHEN INCREASES NEED

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ADMINISTRATION ALL SHIFTED OVER TO OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR SOME COMMENTS. SO THIS IS FOR THE WHAT WILL BE NAMED THE 2025, A SHORT TERM BOND ISSUANCE. SO AS YOU ARE NOW ALL AWARE OF, YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS CYCLE ONCE ALREADY OR MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT CERTAINLY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A YEAR, YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS TWICE ALREADY. SO WE HAVE THE FIRST ISSUANCE THAT WILL BE DUE IN MARCH. SO WE NEED TO DO THE FIRST READING NOW. TWO READINGS IN JANUARY, 30 DAY REFERENDUM PERIOD. AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO ISSUE THE BONDS. RIGHT NOW THE BONDS HAVE A PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF 3.535 MILLION. WE ARE WE HAVE THE BUDGET TO PAY DOWN THIS BY 200,000. SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE CURRENTLY HERE, WHICH IS THE 335333 5 MILLION. THE INTENT CERTAINLY COULD BE ON YOUR PART TO CONSIDER PAYING DOWN MORE ON THESE AT THE TIME OF WHICH WE SELL THESE BONDS. BUT OF COURSE WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE THAT DECISION GOING WELL PAST YEAR END AND SO FORTH. SO NO DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE. NOW, JUST BY AUTHORIZING THIS, THOUGH, WE LIMIT OURSELVES OR LIMIT OURSELVES TO ONLY BEING ABLE TO ISSUE THAT AMOUNT. SO WE HAVE TO PAY DOWN AT LEAST $200,000 IN PRINCIPAL, WHICH I CAN GUARANTEE YOU WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH THE FINANCES AS THEY CURRENTLY ARE. AND CERTAINLY NOTHING SHOULD CHANGE THAT DRASTICALLY BY MARCH. SO UNLESS THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, WE COUNCIL. YOU WANT ME TO GO AHEAD? YEAH. I KNOW, SO THIS THIS CAME TO US TODAY BEFORE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. AND SINCE MOST OF THESE BONDS ARE STILL PAYING OFF, THE INNOVATION PARK, WE DID DISCUSS. AND AS THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE ARE VERY MUCH IN FAVOR AND NOT ONLY TO REDUCE THE DEBT BY 200,000, BUT IF WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT WE BOUGHT, WHICH WAS AT AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT $25 AN ACRE, AND RECENTLY WE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF SELLING A SUBSTANTIAL, ALMOST 20 ACRES, WHICH WOULD BE A REDUCTION IN ASSET OF ABOUT 500,000. AND OUR HOPE IS THAT AT LEAST THAT AMOUNT, UNLESS WE NEED THE MONEY FOR ANYTHING ELSE FOR FUTURE EXPANSION OR ANYTHING ELSE. MAJOR. YEAH, BUT OUR HOPE

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OBVIOUSLY WE DID THE END OF THE YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL. IDEALLY, YOU KNOW THESE WOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THAT. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THESE WAS YOU KNOW, CLEARLY I JUST MISSED THE FACT THAT WE HAD A REIMBURSEMENT AND SOME ARPA FUNDS. SO, YOU KNOW, I HAD THOUGHT WE HAD ALLOCATED ALL THE ARPA FUNDS. IT TURNS OUT WE HAD ABOUT WELL, THAT AMOUNT THAT'S IN THERE LEFT TO APPROPRIATE.

AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THOSE ALL APPROPRIATED AND TWO SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND NOT JUST APPROPRIATED, BUT OBVIOUSLY ALLOCATE TO A SPECIFIC PROJECT THROUGH MOU OR CONTRACT BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WHICH WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON. THE OTHER ONE WAS THE SAKURA PROPERTY, WHICH, YOU KNOW, THERE PROBABLY WAS ENOUGH FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE IN THE FUND WHERE WE COULD DO THIS, BUT OBVIOUSLY I DON'T WANT TO TAKE $600,000 OUT OF WHAT, YOU KNOW, JEREMY AND HIS TEAM HAVE APPROPRIATED. SO WE DECIDED IT WAS BEST JUST TO GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT IN THERE. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I JUST AT THIS POINT DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO CLOSE UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

AND TURNS OUT WE SENT THE WIRE TODAY. SO ACTUALLY THAT SHOULD WORK ITSELF OUT BY THE END OF THE YEAR. SO AGAIN, THE DESCRIPTIONS THERE, I TRIED TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED IN ORDER, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THIS WAS A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL. OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE I NEED THEM TO BE EFFECTIVE PRIOR TO 1231. SO ANY QUESTIONS? DOES COUNCIL HAVE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'M GOING BACK OKAY. NO I'D MAKE A MOTION TO DECLARE THE EMERGENCY. ROLL CALL MR. BURGER. YES. MR. HUNTER? YES. MR. REMES YES. MR. RAUCH YES. MR. BORDNER YES. MR. WOLF. YES. MR. BURBY YES. MOTION PASSES. I MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE THIRD READING ROLL CALL, MR. HUNTER. YES. MR. REMES? YES. MR. RAUCH YES. MR. BORDNER YES. MR. WOLF.

YES. MR. BURBY YES. MR. BURGER, MOTION PASSES. NO, WE STILL NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THE LEGISLATION. YEAH, OKAY. I'M SORRY I SAID MOTION PASSES. OH. THE MOTION. OKAY. GOT IT, GOT IT. OKAY. AND DO I HEAR A MOTION TO PASS THE LEGISLATION? SO MOVED. GO AHEAD. ROLL CALL, MR. REMES. YES, MR. RAUCH? YES. MR. BORDNER YES. MR. WOLF. YES. MR. BURBY YES, MR. BURGER YES. MR. HUNTER YES. LEGISLATION PASSES. ORDINANCE D, THIRD READING TITLE ONLY TO DIRECT THE BOARD OF

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SECTION 4.02 INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL OF THE CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE TO ALLOW A REFERENDUM PETITION ON ANY ZONING OR ANNEXATION ORDINANCE TO BE FILED WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER PASSAGE, AND ANY SUCH ORDINANCE MAY NOT BE PASSED BY EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION. NOTHING FURTHER UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL. MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE IN APPROVING THESE ORDINANCES. THESE ARE JUST STATUTORY IN NATURE, AND WE ARE JUST APPROVING THAT. WE RECEIVED THE SIGNATURES, CORRECT, MR.

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AND WE EXPECT THE ISSUES TO BE ON THE BALLOT IN MAY. SO, IN FACT, YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I HOPE THE ELECTORATE IN MAY VOTES THESE DOWN. I THINK THESE ARE DETRIMENTAL TO THE CITY'S COMPETITIVENESS, COMPETITIVENESS IN THE MARKET. THE ORC ALREADY ADDRESSES BOTH OF THESE ITEMS AND WE FOLLOW THE ORC. SO. I WILL CAMPAIGN AGAINST THEM. VIGOROUSLY. IS THERE A MOTION TO PASS THE LEGISLATION SO MOVED. OKAY. ROLL CALL. MR. RAUCH. YES. MR. BORDNER YES. MR. WOLF. YES.

MR. BURBY YES. MR. BURGER YES. MR. HUNTER YES. MR. REMES YES, LEGISLATION PASSES ORDINANCE E.

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

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A COUPLE TRIPS WITH MR. ROUSH ON OUR JAPANESE MISSION TRIPS AND HIS REPRESENTATION AND HIS PROFESSIONALISM DURING THOSE EVENTS. AND THOSE TRIPS WERE EXEMPLARY. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S WITH KIND OF HEAVY HEART ON THE PART OF OUR ADMINISTRATION AND KNOWING THAT OBVIOUSLY THINGS WILL CARRY ON. BUT THE WORK AND THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU MADE, NOT ONLY YOU BUT YOUR WIFE WHO'S SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. IF IT'S OKAY, I'LL LET YOU HAVE THE LAST WORD TONIGHT IF YOU WANT TO. SO WE'LL GO DOWN TO MR. BORDNER IF YOU WANT TO START. YEAH, I, I WANT TO THANK CHIEF BURNS AND HIS TEAM, SPECIFICALLY BATTALION CHIEF TOMLIN AND LIEUTENANT HAYES, WHO HAD THE PLEASURE OF HOSTING ME THIS MORNING AT 271 UP OFF OF HOME ROAD. SO I GOT TO MEET ALL THE, THE, THE, THE FIREFIGHTERS AND WENT ON THE GRAND TOUR AND SPENT A FEW HOURS UP AT UP AT DECKER WITH THEM. WE DID GET DISPATCHED ON ONE CALL. IT WAS A QUIET MORNING, KNOCK ON WOOD. THAT'S GOOD WITH THE FOG AND ALL THAT.

BUT BUT WE WERE CALLED OFF. SO IT WAS IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ME. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR

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AND I HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TAG ALONG, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET OUT THERE AND SEE, TOUCH, FEEL WHAT THESE FOLKS ARE DOING FOR OUR COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF. THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. THIS IS THE MOST CHEERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR, RIGHT? IT'S BEEN A YEAR ALMOST TO THE DATE SINCE I STOOD UP HERE AND TOOK AN OATH. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN A YEAR, BUT IT'S BEEN QUITE THE RIDE FOR THE FIRST YEAR. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT THREE AND HOPEFULLY MANY MORE AFTER THAT. I DO WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR, MR. RAUSCH, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE 13 YEARS. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE GETTING TO WORK WITH YOU AND TO GET TO KNOW YOU PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS OF MY EXISTENCE HERE ON COUNCIL, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN STAY IN TOUCH AND CAN CONTINUE TO BE IN CONTACT MOVING FORWARD.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANKS, EVERYONE. YEAH, I JUST I WANTED TO KIND OF REITERATE YOUR COMMENTS, ZACH, JUST THANKING EVERYONE THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED IN, YOU KNOW, THE PAST YEAR HERE ON CITY COUNCIL, ALL OF CITY STAFF AND THE MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD AND ALL OF YOU WORKING WITH ME AND WORKING WITH EACH OTHER TO DO BETTER FOR THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE AND THE RESIDENTS THAT ELECTED US AND EVERYONE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, LIVES HERE IN MARYSVILLE, WORKS HERE, COMES HERE AND LIVES THEIR LIFE. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU OVER THE PAST YEAR AND WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS. YOU KNOW, SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND ENJOY THAT. AND I ALSO I WANT TO THANK YOU, J.R. OBVIOUSLY, I THINK WE ALL ARE GOING TO, BUT I KNOW AFTER I GOT ELECTED, I THINK YOU WERE THE FIRST PERSON TO REACH OUT AND GET TOGETHER AND HAVE A CONVERSATION. I APPRECIATE THAT AND ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE HERE IN MARYSVILLE OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS, AND OBVIOUSLY WELL BEFORE THAT. YOU'RE A LIFELONG RESIDENT, AND I KNOW YOU CONTINUE TO BE AND, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN ANY WAY YOU CAN. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. YESTERDAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE HARWOOD ORGANIZATION TO SPEND ABOUT THREE HOURS OVER AT THE PAVILION. THIS WAS FROM 2 TO 5:00. THE WEATHER MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE GREATEST, BUT THE CHILDREN THAT ARE OUT THERE, IT IS SO JOYFUL. YEAH. JUST DRIVING BY. YOU CANNOT HELP BUT THINK ABOUT NORMAN ROCKWELL BACK IN, IN IN THOSE DAYS. AND TO SEE CHILDREN ENJOY THAT. THERE WAS ONE WHICH I CONSIDERED TO BE A VERY SMART MOTHER, BECAUSE HER CHILD HAD A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND SHE GAVE THE BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE ICE SKATING. THAT'S A GOOD MOVE. YEAH. YOU YOU WEARING THEM OUT, YOU GIVE THEM HOT CHOCOLATE. AND IT WAS JUST. BUT ALL TOGETHER, IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT WE HAVE THE SPONSORSHIPS, WE CONTRIBUTE AS A CITY, WE CONTRIBUTE TO IT. BUT THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IS REALLY SO ENJOYABLE, SO, SO JOYFUL. SO AND AGAIN, AS THE PREDECESSORS ALREADY MENTIONED, G. IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL 13 YEARS. YEAH. I GOT TO GO TO JAPAN WITH YOU FOR ONE TIME.

YEAH. BUT OBVIOUSLY WITH AN INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. YEAH. WHERE WHEREVER I SEEM TO GO, SHE SEEMS TO BE THERE IN ONE PROFESSION OR ANOTHER. SO IT AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT AND I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT WE GET TO CONTINUE TO SEE EACH OTHER FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. AND I REALLY IT WAS WITH A HEAVY HEART TODAY. READ YOUR EMAIL ON SUNDAY AND SAYING THAT AND WE KNEW IT WAS IT WAS A MATTER OF IT WASN'T A MATTER OF IF, IT WAS A MATTER OF WHEN. AND I'M SURE YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT IT. YOU WANT TO STAY WITH IT AS YOU CAN, BUT ONLY IF YOU CAN DO THE JOB THAT YOU FEEL THAT IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND I COMMEND YOU FOR TAKING THE DECISION, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO MAKE IT WHEN YOU DID. SO. YEAH. THANK YOU.

MR. HUNTER. YEAH. SO IN 2021, MY NOT SO BRIGHT MIDDLE AGED SELF DECIDED TO RUN FOR COUNCIL. AND I IN DOING THAT I HAD REALIZED, MAN, I GOTTA WALK THIS THIS LARGE CITY DOOR TO DOOR. AND I WAS RUNNING FOR AN AT LARGE SEAT. AND AT POINTS IN THAT WALK, I HAD APPROACHED SOME HOMES WITH ME BECAUSE HE KNEW HE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO BEAT ME. OH YEAH. YEAH, SOME POINTS IN

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YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE THE WHOLE SPIEL OF WHAT ALL IT INVOLVES. APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CITY. SO THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY FOR MY COMMENTS, MR. RAINES, I WANT TO START BY ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO SHOP LOCAL, SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY IN THIS HOLIDAY TIME, AND THEN I REALLY WANT TO ADDRESS REALLY WHAT WE'VE ALL TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, AND I APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING JR HAS DONE, YOU KNOW AND WHAT HE'S BROUGHT TO THE TABLE OVER THESE YEARS AND HIS EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE HISTORY AND IT'S JUST BEEN SO MUCH. BUT IT ALSO STRUCK ME AS WEIRD. WE'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT THIS AND WE REALLY HAVEN'T EVEN HEARD WE HAVEN'T HEARD THE ANNOUNCEMENT. SO RATHER THAN BEATING IT ANYMORE, I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO WANT ME TO GO. YEAH, YOU CAN GO. SO I DO HAVE A FEW THINGS. MY WIFE TOLD ME TO MAKE IT SHORT. SHE'S BEEN MARRIED TO ME 38 YEARS. I HAVEN'T LISTENED TO HER FOR 38 YEARS, AND I. SORRY, READING THE NEWSPAPER THIS WEEK, I HAVE. CHIEF. I APPRECIATE THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING TICKETED FOR TEXTING AND DRIVING. I SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THE ROAD. DON'T GIVE ME THAT LOOK BACK THERE. IT IS BECOMING A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN, SO I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. LAST WEEK, I SAW SOMETHING IN THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH ABOUT THE COLUMBUS WATER PRICES GOING UP 4.4% IN 2023, 4.7% IN 2024, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO UP 6.5% IN 2025. WE KNOW THAT OUR WATER AND SEWER RATES WERE HIGH WHEN I FIRST CAME ON COUNCIL. IT WAS LIKE WE WERE RUNNING GOLD THROUGH THOSE PIPES, BUT WE HAVEN'T INCREASED OUR RATES IN.

IS IT SEVEN YEARS NOW? LONGER THAN THAT? SO AS WE REDUCE THEM. YEAH. SO AS WE'VE GONE ON AND EVERYBODY ELSE'S RATES HAVE RISEN, WE'RE ACTUALLY IN A MUCH MORE COMPETITIVE MARKET COMPETITIVE SITUATION THAN WE WERE 12 YEARS AGO. AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT. SPEAKING OF PRICES, I DO HAVE A RHETORICAL QUESTION, BUT WHY ARE GAS PRICES IN MARYSVILLE SO HIGH? I GO TO TOLEDO EVERY OTHER WEEKEND TO SEE MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDKIDS. ACTUALLY, WHO CARES ABOUT THE DAUGHTER? AND THEY'RE 20 TO 50%, 20 TO $0.50 LOWER IN KENTON. IT'S ONLY 30 MILES UP

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THEY'RE HEADQUARTERED IN WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, AND THIS WAS AN AWESOME CHANGE FOR ME IN MY CAREER. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THIS AWESOME CHANGE CAME A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TRAVEL SCHEDULE AND WORK COMMITMENTS. MY TERRITORY IS BASICALLY THE UNITED STATES. I MISS MORE MEETINGS IN 2024 THAN ANY PREVIOUS YEAR, AND IT BECAME MORE DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BE ADEQUATELY PREPARED FOR COUNCIL SESSIONS AND VOTES. PREPARING MY WORK AND TRAVEL SCHEDULES FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF 2025, IT HAS BECOME VERY APPARENT THAT THIS TREND OF ME TRAVELING IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE. THEREFORE, I MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO VACATE MY CITY COUNCIL SEAT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF MY CURRENT TERM AND RESIGNING FROM COUNCIL EFFECTIVE 1231 24. AND TONIGHT IS MY LAST COUNCIL MEETING, SINCE THERE'S NONE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, AS I REFLECT ON THE LAST 13 YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF POSITIVE CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT COME TO MIND, AND I'M GOING TO GO OVER MOST OF THEM. COUNCIL IS A TEAM SPORT AND ONE PERSON DOESN'T GET ANY OF THIS DONE. THIS. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH SOME GREAT PEOPLE ON THIS COUNCIL, AND THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE GOING FORWARD. THIS BODY WILL CONTINUE GOING FORWARD AND MAKE GOOD DECISIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT HAPPENED ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO WAS THE CHANGE OF THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT TO A COUNCIL MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A MUCH MORE EFFICIENT FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND ALLOWS FOR BETTER CONTINUITY OF STAFF WHEN THE COUNCIL CHANGES. WHEN THE PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL CHANGES. PREVIOUSLY, WHEN YOU HAVE A MAYOR, WHEN YOU HAVE A MAYOR, ANYTIME THE MAYOR CHANGED, EVERY ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE'S JOBS COULD CHANGE. AND WE HAD A MAYOR THAT WOULD SIT IN A MEETING AND TELL YOU, I MIGHT FIRE YOU TODAY. SO THE COUNCIL MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT IS A MUCH BETTER FORM OF GOVERNMENT. IN FACT, ABOUT 75% OF THE CITIES OUR SIZE IN THE STATE OF OHIO ARE COUNCIL MANAGER FORMS OF GOVERNMENT. THE KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF OUR STAFF HAS INCREASED IMMENSELY OVER THE YEARS. WE HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE COVETED BY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND THAT'S A COMPLIMENT TO THE STAFF. I THANK YOU GUYS AND LADIES FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY, NOT JUST THE EXECUTIVE STAFF. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME, BUT EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE AT THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB. THE FACE OF MARYSVILLE IS ACTUALLY THE STREET DEPARTMENT. THEY KNOW EVERYBODY IN TOWN. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT EVERYBODY SEES AND THEY DO THEIR JOB VERY WELL. AND THEY KEEP THE, THE EVERYTHING ROLLING JUST LIKE IT SHOULD. SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR CITY FACILITIES, CITY HALL, DECKER FIRE STATION, POLICE AND COURT BUILDING, THE NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANT ON RAYMOND ROAD PARTNERS PARK.

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WE'VE ADDED THOSE TO OUR STOCK. WE WORKED WITH THE COOK FAMILY TO GET THE CONNECTOR ROAD FROM 31 TO 4 THROUGH COOK'S POINT. COUNCIL IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THREE PROJECTS, FOUR PROJECTS THAT I THINK WILL DETERMINE THE LOOK, SHAPE AND ECONOMIC VITALITY OF MARYSVILLE IN THE FUTURE. MARYSVILLE EAST, MARYSVILLE SOUTH, WATKINS INDUSTRIAL PARK AND THE LAND BETWEEN 31 AND 4. THESE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO HAVE GENERATIONAL IMPACTS AND WILL DETERMINE WHAT MARYSVILLE LOOKS LIKE 30, 40, 50 YEARS FROM NOW. I THINK DURING MY TIME ON COUNCIL, ESPECIALLY UNDER MR. BARBEE'S TUTELAGE, OUR MANAGING OF FINANCES AND REDUCTION OF DEBT HAS BEEN

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I ONLY HAVE A SPEECH WRITTEN AND THEN COMMENTS TO MR. RAUSCH, AND THEN ALSO MRS. RAUSCH, AND TO ALL OF YOUR FAMILY. YOU KNOW YOU ARE RIGHT. THE PERSONAL SACRIFICE THAT YOU TAKE AND YOUR FAMILY TAKES WHEN YOU RUN FOR THIS SEAT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I SAID WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED. PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE UNTIL THEY'RE IN THIS SEAT. AND, YOU KNOW, THE REALITY IS, IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP THAT ONLY YOU, MR. RAUSCH, BUT EVERYBODY THAT WAS IN THESE SEATS BEFORE US GAVE US THE ABILITY TO RUN AND ALLOWED THIS COMMUNITY TO GROW AND TO BE SUCCESSFUL. AND WE ARE HERE AS A PLACEHOLDER. WE DO NOT OWN THESE SEATS. WE DO NOT OWN THIS BUILDING. BUT WE ARE HERE AS A PLACEHOLDER. AND THIS IS AMERICA'S DEMOCRACY, AND WE ARE HERE TO DO WHAT WE BELIEVE IS RIGHT AT THE MOMENT. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH MARYSVILLE IN A DIRECTION THAT IS SUCCESSFUL FOR ALL OF US. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND TO YOUR FAMILY FOR ALL THE YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE PUT INTO THIS. AND I THINK YOUR SPEECH SUMMED UP EXACTLY HOW WE ALL FEEL ABOUT THIS ROLE. AND ONE DAY WHEN OUR TIME COMES, WE'LL BE IN THE SAME EXACT SPOT THAT YOU ARE. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE. WHEN WE ARRIVE IN THE WORLD, MAGIC IS ALL AROUND US. THE BIRTH OF A BABY, OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE, OUR FIRST KISS AND WATCHING THE FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON. YET AS YEARS PASS, SIMPLE PLEASURES ARE NOT QUITE SO SIMPLE TO FIND. MYTHS AND LEGENDS FADE, FADE AWAY.

SANTA'S SECRETS ARE REVEALED. TRUE WONDER IS HARD TO COME BY. BUT THE ETERNAL LIGHT WHICH SHINES AT CHRISTMAS IS THE MAGIC SO MANY OF US WISH TO SEE, AND IT LIVES WITHIN US. AS FOR ME, FAITH IS ALWAYS GROUNDED. ME AND MY VALUES. ONE OF MY FAVORITE SCRIPTURE, MATTHEW 12, MATTHEW CHAPTER 12, VERSE MATTHEW CHAPTER SEVEN, VERSE 12. DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU. AS I CLOSE MY LAST MEETING AS YOUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I AM FULL OF HOPE AND

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THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR DEDICATION, CHARACTER, AND COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING LOCAL TO IMPROVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAN BE A BEACON OF ACTION, SOLUTIONS AND RESPECT. WISHING YOU ALL A JOYFUL CHRISTMAS AND ENSURING NO MATTER HOW YOU CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY, I HOPE YOU ALL FIND YOUR ETERNAL LIGHT. THANK YOU. AND ON THAT NOTE, WE WILL MOVE INTO. IS THERE A MOTION TO MOVE

[THE POTENTIAL TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING: TO CONSIDER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE SPECIFIC BUSINESS STRATEGY OF AN APPLICANT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, TO CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AND TO CONSIDER NEGOTIATIONS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS RESPECTING REQUESTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE]

RESPECTING REQUESTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE REASONS STATED. SECOND. ROLL CALL, MR. WOLF. YES. MR. BURBY.

YES. MR. BURGER? YES. MR. HUNTER? YES. MR. WILLIAMS. YES. MR. R

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