[CALL TO ORDER]
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IS MAY 26TH, 2026. THE TIME IS 703. I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. WE WILL BEGIN BY STANDING AND SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND THEN PLEASE REMAIN STANDING 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 MARYSVILLEE AND ITS CITIZENS. AMEN. ROLL CALL. STEVEN WOLFF HERE. DONALD BERGER HERE. SCOTT HUNTER HERE. KELSEY TAKACS HERE. MARK REAMS,
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
KATHY YOUNG HERE. AND COUNCILMAN BORDNER IS EXCUSED THIS EVENING. FIRST ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES. WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF MINUTES TO GO THROUGH. WE HAVE THE MAY 4TH MAY 11TH, A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES MAY 13TH AND MAY 19TH. SO I WILL BEGIN BY ENTERTAINING A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MAY 4TH SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.MR. PRESIDENT, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MAY 4TH SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THE MAY 4TH MEETING MINUTES ARE APPROVED. NEXT WOULD BE THE MAY 11TH MEETING MINUTES. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MAY 11TH SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, I THANK YOU. NEXT IS THE MAY 11TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
MINUTES. SO MOVED. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. I NEXT WOULD BE THE MAY 13TH SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. MR. PRESIDENT, I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MAY 13TH, 2026 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MAY 19TH, SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 19TH. WE HAVE A MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
[APPOINTMENT]
THE MAY 19TH MEETING MINUTES ARE APPROVED THIS EVENING. WE WILL MOVE NEXT TO APPOINTMENTS, AND WE WILL BEGIN BY RATIFICATION OF JAMIE FINK AS THE NEXT CITY ENGINEER FOR THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE. JAMIE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM AND JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF, I WOULD WELCOME YOU TO DO SO AT THIS TIME. AND THEN WE WILL DO A VOICE VOTE TO RATIFY HER AS THE CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING. EVENING. MY NAME IS JAMIE FINK.I'M A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME. I WENT TO THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. I THEN WENT TO ODOT AND WORKED THERE FOR TEN YEARS, SIX OF WHICH WERE IN TRAFFIC OPERATIONS WHERE I WAS THE STATEWIDE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER. WHEN I WAS IN THAT ROLE, I WAS A PART OF THE 670 PROJECT. IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT, A REALLY COOL PROJECT TO BE A PART OF. I THEN TRANSITIONED INTO THE ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY OFFICE WHERE I WAS THE LOCAL PROGRAMS CONSTRUCTION LIAISON STATEWIDE. I ALSO WAS THE VALUE ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSAL COORDINATOR, THE PRE-BID COORDINATOR, AS WELL AS I ASSISTED IN WRITING CONTRACTS FOR ALTERNATIVE CONTRACTING METHODS. SO DESIGN BUILD CONTRACTS LIKE THAT FOR THE STATE. WHEN I WAS A PART OF THAT, I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO BE A PART OF SOME REALLY COOL PROJECTS, ONE OF THEM BEING THE FIRST CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THE STATE, WHICH WAS WITH THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, CALLED THE WESTERN HILLS VIADUCT PROJECT. I WAS ALSO A PART OF THE FIRST PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD PROJECT FOR THE STATE AND WOOD COUNTY. SO REALLY FORTUNATE TO BE A PART OF SOME PRETTY COOL PROJECTS.
CURRENTLY, I WORK FOR THE CITY OF POWELL AS THE PROJECT ENGINEER, WHERE I ASSIST THE CITY ENGINEER IN BUDGETING, PLAN REVIEWS, PERMIT REVIEWS, AND INSPECTIONS. I ALSO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS LIKE PUBLIC SERVICE, FINANCE, PLANNING AND ZONING.
SO DOING THAT NOW. BUT I AM VERY FORTUNATE TO BE HERE. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE AND EXCITED TO TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WELCOME TO THE CITY, THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE. YOU HAVE SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL. WE HAD DEPARTURE OF KYLE HOYING DID A GREAT JOB.
BUT CERTAINLY WELCOME TO THE CITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE.
SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR SHARING. SO FOR THE RATIFICATION OF JAMIE FINK AS
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THE NEXT CITY ENGINEER FOR THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, THERE WILL BE A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ALL OPPOSED? CONGRATULATIONS. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING. YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING, IF YOU WOULD LIKE AND OR, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DEPART AT WHATEVER TIME IS CONVENIENT FOR YOU. NEXT IS AN APPOINTMENT PRESIDENT. IT'S A PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL APPOINTMENT OF NOAH. I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO TRY TO SAY YOUR NAME CORRECTLY, SO BEAR WITH ME. NOAH SCHWEINFURTH. ALL RIGHT. TO THE STUDENT SEAT ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION FOR A TERM FROM JUNE 1ST, 2026 TO MAY 31ST OF 2027. AND NOAH, YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM IF YOU WOULD LIKE AS WELL AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. HELLO, MY NAME IS NOAH SCHWEINFURTH. I'M GOING TO MY JUNIOR YEAR AT MARYSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. I'M AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF MARYSVILLE FFA, THE SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY, AND THE KAPPA, WHICH IS OUR HONOR SOCIETY. I ALSO PARTICIPATE IN CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK, AND I JUST LIKE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING THIS COMMISSION. AND I'M REALLY EXCITED. GREAT. HEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING THIS EVENING.
APPRECIATE IT. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE A SEAT. AND AGAIN, IF YOU WANT TO STAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO SO. BUT WE WILL NOT BE OFFENDED IF YOU CHOOSE TO LEAVE. WE ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE A SHORT AGENDA TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU. AND YEAH, GREAT
[ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT]
TO WORK TO TO KNOW THAT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE HERE. NEXT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, LET ME FOLLOW UP ABOUT JAMIE FINK A LITTLE BIT. OF COURSE, I THINK YOU HEARD HER HER LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE IN VARIOUS AREAS. AND IT CAME VERY SHE CAME VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FROM OFFICIALS AT OHIO WHO HAVE HAVE WORKED WITH JAMIE AND OF COURSE, WITH OUR INVOLVEMENT WITH TRAFFIC ENGINEERING THROUGH NOT ONLY THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THROUGHOUT THE 33 CORRIDOR, JAMIE'S EXPERIENCE IS GOING TO BE MONUMENTAL FOR US. AND SO WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SECURE JAMIE'S EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM AS OUR CITY ENGINEER. THE OTHER ONE I'D LIKE TO SAY IS, NOAH, YOU CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE PRINCIPAL AT THE SCHOOL. SO THEY THEY THOUGHT VERY, VERY HIGHLY OF YOU. SO I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING ON THIS ROLE AS WELL. SO, SO THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, I JUST HAD A COUPLE ITEMS BEFORE I SHIFT OVER TO JEREMY. YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUR FRIDAY NIGHT UPTOWN WAS OFF THE CHARTS AGAIN. REALLY, REALLY. GOOD EVENING. THE NEXT ONE COMING UP IS MARGARITAVILLE JUNE 12TH, 6 TO 10 P.M. MUSIC BY PARROTS OF THE CARIBBEAN, PRESENTED BY DICKMAN SUPPLIES. SO YOU GUYS, WE ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, BANK ON UPTOWN FRIDAY NIGHTS BEING GREAT WEATHER. AND WE HAD HAD A GOOD ONE. IT HELD ON AND WE HAD A GOOD ONE AT THE LAST ONE. AND SO LET'S HOPE WE DO THAT AGAIN THIS TIME AROUND. BUT EVEN BEFORE THAT BIG EVENT THAT EVERYBODY GETS EXCITED ABOUT IS OUR ANNUAL TOUCH A TRUCK EVENT THAT'S GOING TO BE FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH AT MILL VALLEY PARK CENTRAL FROM 10 A.M. TO 1 P.M. YOU KNOW, IT OFFERS ONE OF A KIND OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE CONSTRUCTION, EMERGENCY AND SERVICE VEHICLES UP CLOSE.ATTENDEES WILL HAVE THE C CHANCE TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH OUR CITY EMPLOYEES AND LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO OPERATE THESE IMPRESSIVE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TOUCH. A TRUCK COMING UP ON FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JEREMY FOR. YEAH, THANK YOU. TERRY. ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS SIDE, CITY CREWS IN THE STREETS DEPARTMENT ARE PERFORMING A PATCH NEAR THE MILL CREEK BRIDGE ON 33, ASSISTING WITH EARTHWORK ASSOCIATED WITH DECOMMISSIONING, THE FORMER WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND REPAIRING CATCH BASINS AHEAD OF THE UPCOMING PAVING PROGRAM PARKS, THE CREWS ARE PERFORMING GENERAL MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING SOME RESURFACING WORK AT THE BMX TRACK AND WORKING AT DECKER FIRE STATION ON THEIR LANDSCAPING. DUE TO THE WEATHER, THE ATTENDANCE WAS ONLY 13 ON OPENING DAY OF THE POOL, WHICH SEEMED TO MAKE SENSE CONSIDERING THE RAIN AND THE TEMPERATURES. BUT WE WERE ABLE TO HOLD ABOUT 250 PEOPLE YESTERDAY, WITH THE WEATHER MUCH BETTER. CITY CREWS ON THE WATER SIDE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE NORTH CONLEY STREET WATER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND ARE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING HYDRANT PAINTING AND SPOT FLUSHING. ON THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM,
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AVERAGE WATER PRODUCTION WAS 4.37 MILLION GALLONS A DAY, WITH A PEAK OF 5.16. SO THAT NUMBER IS DEFINITELY INCREASING AS IT GETS A LITTLE WARMER. AND THEN ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE, CITY STAFF IS ATTENDING THE OWE COLLECTION SYSTEM WORKSHOP. FROM AN ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE AT CARETAKERS AND CHERRY STREET CAN. CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON THE STORM SEWER LINES AND THE CONTRACTOR. THE WASTEWATER PORTION WILL BE TESTED THIS WEEK AND THEY PLAN ON ABANDONING THE LIFT STATION AT THE CORNER OF CHERRY STREET AND SURREY LANE. THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE ONCE ALL THE TESTING IS COMPLETED FROM ON THE PUMP STATION FOR FOREST MAIN, WHICH IS CONNECTING DIRECTLY FROM INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY OVER TO THE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY. WE'RE IN THE PUNCH LIST STAGE OF THAT PROJECT, AND IT WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE JUNE TO MEET THE FUNDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT ONE. THE COLEMAN'S CROSSING AND WALMART TRAFFIC SIGNAL THE CONTRACTORS SCHEDULED TO START NEXT WEEK.SO ON JUNE 1ST, I BELIEVE THAT PROJECT IS STILL SLATED FOR EARLY FALL BEFORE THE SIGNALS ARE ACTIVATED ONCE THE POLES COME IN. SO THE POLES STILL HAVE A LONG LEAD TIME, BUT THEY'LL BE WORKING ON ALL THEIR UNDERGROUND WORK STARTING NEXT WEEK. THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING FOR THE 2026 PAVING PROGRAM IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS FRIDAY, AND WE'LL HAVE A LOT BETTER IDEA OF WHEN THEY'RE WHEN THAT CONTRACTOR WILL BE IN TOWN AFTER THE PRE-CON. I KNOW JAMIE'S PROBABLY MORE OF AN EXPERT ON THIS, BUT ALTA FIBER, THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE WORKING IN THE WALNUT NINTH AND 10TH STREET AREA. ONCE FINISHED, THEY WILL MOVE TO MAURY DRIVE IN LONDON AVENUE WITH RESTORATION CREWS FOLLOWING ALL NEW INSTALLATIONS. SHE WAS THE POINT PERSON IN POWELL FOR ALTA FIBER, SO SHE'S GOT SOME IDEAS ON WHAT THEY'VE SEEN WORK MAYBE BETTER THAN THAN WHAT WE HAVE, ALTHOUGH IT'S STILL EARLY. AND THEN FINALLY THE WEST FIFTH STREET MEDIANS. THE CONTRACTOR WILL CONTINUE INSTALLING THE CENTER ISLANDS ON WEST FIFTH, FIFTH STREET, WITH THE DETOUR GOING THROUGH GREEN PASTURES. AT THIS TIME. WE ENVISION THIS GOING THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. IF WEATHER'S VERY GOOD, IT'LL PROBABLY BE EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE THAT PROJECT'S COMPLETE. AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT. THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. QUESTIONS. COMMENTS? I HAVE ONE.
DO WE KNOW AS SCHEDULE WHEN STRIPING WILL START? YEAH, CURRENTLY. SO OUR PLAN IS NOW THAT IT'S MEMORIAL DAY, WE'RE HOPING TO GET SORRY, THE WE'RE HOPING TO GET THE STREETS CREW OUT TO. WHY AM I DRAWING A BLANK? BUT TO PATCH THE CRACKS IN THE ROAD. CRACK SEAL, CRACK SEAL. THERE WE GO. CRACK SEAL ALL THE ROADS AND THEN PUT THE STRIPING ON TOP. SO WE WERE ORIGINALLY HOPING TO MAYBE DO STRIPING A WEEK OR TWO AGO, BUT WE THOUGHT IF WE HAVE TO CRACK SEAL ON TOP OF IT, WHAT WAS THE POINT OF DOING THE STRIPING? SO AT THIS TIME, ALL OF THE STRIPING WILL BE COMPLETED BY JULY 4TH IS THE PLAN. SO THAT WAY IT'S READY FOR THE AMERICA 250 CELEBRATION. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. YOUR MIC ON KATHY BY THE WAY. I'M SORRY.
MARK MY FINGERS THERE. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE WORK GROUP? THE WORKING GROUP FOR THE 2627 PAY PERIODS. ANYTHING GOING ON WITH THAT? YEAH OF COURSE. ZACH BORDNER I THINK IS YOUR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE ON THAT GROUP. AND WE HAVE MET ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WE'RE PROBABLY PREPARED TO COME OUT WITH A WHAT WAS THE BRAD, WHAT WAS THE LATEST ON THE 27TH PAY WORKING GROUP? I KNOW WE'VE HAD A COUPLE MEETINGS. WHAT WAS THE NEXT STEPS ON THAT GROUP? I MEAN, IT WAS JUST AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS OR NOT, THE BUDGET PROCESS, THE POLICY UPDATE PROCESS. SO THIS IS THE YEAR THAT WE GO THROUGH. I THINK IT'S THE 500 OR 600 SECTIONS OF THE POLICY MANUAL. I FORGET THE EXACT NUMBERS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT WE GO OVER THOSE SECTIONS OF THE POLICY MANUAL. AND SO WE WERE GOING TO TAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE COMING OUT OF THAT COMMITTEE AND WORK THEM INTO THE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WOULD BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AS PART OF THOSE SECTIONS. SO THAT IS IN THE HANDS OF HR, AND I WOULD IMAGINE THEY WILL START THAT PROCESS. PROBABLY. I WOULD I WOULD ASSUME, IF NOT IN JUNE THAN JULY OF THIS YEAR. I JUST HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS. AND JEREMY, I MIGHT PUT YOU ON THE SPOT A BIT, BUT SO SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS ON NORTH MAPLE 31 WE HAD A GRANT, I BELIEVE, TO FUND A LOT OF THAT IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. AND THERE ARE TREES.
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SOME OF THE TREES HAVE DIED. ARE THOSE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FROM THAT DEVELOPER.AND THERE'S PROBABLY OTHER PARTS OF TOWN AS WELL, BUT I THAT WAS JUST ONE THAT I HAD DRIVEN. AND I'LL HAVE TO GET WITH WITH ANDY EVANS WITH THAT. TYPICALLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS FUNDING THE TREES OUTSIDE OF THE, YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE OF THE PROJECT, JUST BECAUSE THEN WE CAN SELECT THE TREE CONTRACTOR THAT WE WANT INSTEAD OF THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS WHO'S JUST SLAPPING TREES IN THERE PER SE. SO I'LL CHECK WITH HIM. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY ARE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I'LL I'LL VERIFY THAT WITH ANDY. OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. WELL THANK YOU ADMINISTRATION. NEXT WOULD BE THE REPORT OF CLERK CLF COUNCIL. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. OKAY. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT, MR. ANDREWS.
THANK YOU. PLANNING COMMISSION WAS CANCELED LAST MONTH. WE DID NOT HAVE AN AGENDA. SO IF WE
[DESIGN REVIEW BOARD REPORT]
WANT TO MOVE ON TO DESIGN REVIEW BOARD REPORT, WE CAN DO THAT. DESIGN REVIEW BOARD REPORT. THANK YOU. WE HAD TWO HOME IMPROVEMENT GRANT APPLICATIONS ONE AT 233 WEST, SEVENTH IN THE UPTOWN SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT, AND THE OTHER AT 353 EAGLE COURT. BOTH OF THOSE WERE APPROVED. WE HAD A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR AN EXTERIOR PLAN AT 327 EAST FIFTH, THE LAMBERT JEWELERS FOR SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR DECK AND PATIO AREA, SOME LANDSCAPE UPGRADES, AND THEY ACTUALLY WILL BE RECEIVING SOME FROM THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM FOR $12,000. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS AT THE CABINET BUILDING OVER ON EAST FOURTH STREET. AND THEY ARE DOING IT'S KIND OF A MURAL. IT'S LIKE THEY'RE RESURRECTING A GHOST SIGN THAT'S ON THE BRICK BUILDING FROM WHEN THAT WAS THE CABINET BUILDING, CABINET HARDWARE BUILDING. SO THEY'LL BE RECEIVING SOME FUNDING FOR THAT AS WELL. $5,000. WE HAD AN EXTERIOR PLAN LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THE NEW CHIPOTLE ON WEST FIFTH STREET, AND THAT WAS JUST THE SITE LAYOUT AND LANDSCAPING THAT WAS APPROVED. THE ARCHITECTURE AND SIGNAGE WAS TABLED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. AND THEN AT MARYSVILLE NORTH, THE TOWNHOME AND SMALLER SINGLE FAMILY PROJECT PRODUCT, THOSE WERE APPROVED AND THAT WOULD BE AROUND LIKE CLOSE TO THE COMMERCIAL PORTION OF MARYSVILLE NORTH AROUND THE OHIO POND. THEN THAT PROJECT WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO. AND THAT'S IT. COUNCIL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, MR. ANDREWS. THE OHIO POND IS THE SHAPE OF OHIO. YES. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T EVER LOOKED AT A MAP, IT'S AN INTERESTING THING TO DO. AND YOU SEE A SHAPE OF OHIO THERE AND THE MARYSVILLE NORTH DEVELOPMENT. WELL THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR UPDATE. NEXT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS HEARING OF CITIZENS. THIS IS THE TIME IN OUR MEETING WHERE WE INVITE CITIZENS TO APPROACH THE PODIUM. YOU HAVE UP TO FIVE MINUTES. THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO BE DIALOG OR COUNSEL OR ADMINISTRATION RESPOND BACK AND FORTH. RATHER, IT IS TO BRING UP ANY CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE OR TOPICS NOT RELATED TO PENDING LEGISLATION. AND IF YOU DO APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS WHO WISH TO SPEAK TONIGHT, AND IF SO, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE[28-26]
ON TO ORDINANCES 28-26. THIRD READING VOTE TO APPROVE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS. PART 11 ZONING CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 1139 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND AMENDING THE APPENDIX. GLOSSARY OF TERMS. ADMINISTRATION.NOTHING FURTHER. COUNCIL. MISS. MISS. MR. PRESIDENT, I MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS THE LEGISLATION.
OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO PASS LEGISLATION. ANY ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL ROLL CALL. MRS. TAKACH. YES. MR. REMES YES. MRS. YOUNG YES. MR. WOLFF. YES. MR. BURGER YES. MR. HUNTER. YES.
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MOTION PASSES. OKAY. 29-26. THIRD READING VOTE TO AMEND CHAPTER 1320 VACANT BUILDING REGISTRATION, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 13. 20.03 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE CODIFIED ORDINANCES. ADMINISTRATION. NOTHING FURTHER. COUNCIL. I WILL ENTERTAIN A[00:20:05]
MOTION TO PASS THE LEGISLATION. THERE'S NO COMMENTS. SO MOVED. SO WE HAVE A MOTION ROLL CALL.MR. REAMES YES. MRS. YOUNG YES. MR. WOLF YES. MR. BURGER YES. MR. HUNTER YES. MRS. TAKACS YES.
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SIX YES. LEGISLATION PASSES 30-26 SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING TO AUTHORIZE A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE GENERAL FUND FROM THE GRANT FUND ADMINISTRATION. NOTHING FURTHER, UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. I THINK WE DID HAVE SOME DISCUSSION LAST TIME.IT WAS CLEAR FOR ME AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON. ANY. SORRY. SO NOTHING FROM ADMINISTRATION.
THIS IS SECOND READING. SO WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR CITIZENS. ANY CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. AND AGAIN THIS IS 30-26. OKAY. SEEING NONE COUNCIL. ANY COMMENTS QUESTIONS BY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. OKAY. THIS WILL BE BACK FOR THIRD READING VOTE ON JUNE 8TH.
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ORDINANCE 31-26. FIRST READING INTRODUCTION TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AN APPLICATION TO EXPAND THE NEW COMMUNITY DISTRICT OF THE JEROME VILLAGE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, OHIO. AS THE PROXIMATE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION THREE, 49.01 M OF THE OHIO REVISED CODE, AND I HAVE A MAP OF THE AREA TO PULL UP. OKAY. AND THEN, MR. DANIELS, IF YOU WOULD INTRODUCE YOURSELF, PLEASE. ABSOLUTELY.MY NAME IS GREG DANIELS. I REPRESENT THE JEROME VILLAGE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY. SO WITH THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION, DOES TONIGHT IS THE FIRST READING, AND IT IS PART OF THE PROCESS FOR EXPANDING AN EXISTING COMMUNITY AUTHORITY. SO THE WAY THAT PROCESS WORKS IS MARYSVILLE IS WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE PROXIMATE COMMUNITY. UNDER THE OHIO REVISED CODE, MARYSVILLE HAS TO SIGN OFF ON ANY EXPANSIONS OF THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY. ULTIMATELY, IF MARYSVILLE APPROVES THIS, THE NEXT STEP IS GOING TO THE COUNTY. THIS IS A COUNTY FORUM COMMUNITY AUTHORITY. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH THEIR OWN PROCESS TO APPROVE THE EXPANSION. SO THIS IS NOT THE FINAL STEP. IT'S THE FIRST STEP IN THE JOURNEY TO GET TO THE EXPANSION. THIS IS THE SIXTH APPLICATION FOR AN EXPANSION. WE'VE EXPANDED THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY FIVE TIMES ALREADY. THIS IS JUST THE NEXT BATCH OF PROPERTY. IT'S ABOUT 86 ACRES TO BE ADDED TO THE AUTHORITY. AND I CAN SHOW THIS MAP REALLY QUICK. THEY'RE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED HERE. ALL OF THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, EXCEPT FOR WHAT'S LABELED AS THE COLUMBIA GAS PARCEL. THEY'RE ON 42. THAT WILL HAVE SOME COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, BUT THE REST OF THOSE PROPERTIES ARE JUST A CONTINUATION OF THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL PLAN FOR JEROME VILLAGE. THEY'RE ALL ULTIMATELY BE SERVED BY THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM AND WATER. SO AGAIN, SIXTH TIME WE'VE DONE IT FIVE TIMES ALREADY. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR EXPANSION. IT'S JUST THE NATURAL GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM ONE POINT. THE YOU SAID THAT THE THE BIGGER BLOCKS THERE, THOSE ARE AREAS THAT ARE GOING OR WOULD BE EXPECTED TO HAVE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. IT'S NOT EXISTING DEVELOPMENT. IT'S NOT EXISTING DEVELOPMENT. THE DEVELOPMENT IS GETTING READY TO START NOW. OKAY. SO IT'S JUST THE ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL PODS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY.
I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM. SO. AND THEN YOU SAID THE FIVE. IT'S BEEN FIVE TIMES BEFORE THOSE TIMES WILL COME TO MARYSVILLE. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. YEP. EVERY EXPANSION HAS TO COME THROUGH MARYSVILLE CITY COUNCIL. OKAY. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. IT'S IT'S REQUIRED AS THE PROXIMAL CITY. SO. I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER IT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH US, BUT WE HAVE TO IT COMES TO US FOR APPROVAL. YEAH. I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, IT IS ADDITIONAL CUSTOMERS FOR THE SEWER SYSTEM.
SO IT DOES HELP OUT THE CITY SEWER SYSTEM IN THAT WAY. OKAY. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HOUSES? I OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD? NO, I CAN GET BACK TO THAT. I WOULD GUESS MAYBE A COUPLE HUNDRED TOTAL. SO THERE'S ABOUT 86 ACRES, A COUPLE HOUSES PER ACRE. AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE HERE THERE'S A PERHAPS THERE'S A REQUEST TO WAIVE THE THIRD READING IS THAT MY
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UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOUR REQUEST. AND IF SO, COULD YOU. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE THE DEVELOPER'S REQUEST HERE TO MOVE THIS ALONG. AGAIN, IF IT GOES TO A THIRD READING, THAT'S FINE. OUR THOUGHT WAS WE'RE JUST ADDING SOME PROPERTY. IT'S BEEN DONE FIVE TIMES. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS OR ANY CONCERNS, THEN WE WOULD LIKE TO GET TO THE NEXT STEP OF THE PROCESS, GOING TO THE COUNTY AS SOON AS WE CAN. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO WAIVE THIRD READING AND LEAVE THAT UP TO COUNCIL IF THEY WOULD WISH TO DO SO. SO MOVED. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE THIRD READING. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ROLL CALL, MRS. YOUNG YES. MR. WOLFF NO. MR. BURGER NO. MR. HUNTER YES. MRS. TAKACS YES. MR. REAMS YES. MOTION FAILS. OKAY. SO THIS WILL BE BACK FOR SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING, THEN ON JUNE 8TH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.[32-26]
APPRECIATE IT. 32-26. FIRST READING INTRODUCTION TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONTAINING PLUS OR -1.14 ACRES IN PARIS TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY TO THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, OHIO. AND I HAVE ANOTHER MAP THAT I WILL PULL UP. AND THEN. MR. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DICK ROGGENKAMP. I'M MANAGING DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE FOR THE NEW ALBANY COMPANY IN THE MARYSVILLE LAND COMPANY. WHAT'S BEFORE YOU WITH THIS ORDINANCE, AS WELL AS THE NEXT ONE? THIS ORDINANCE DEALS WITH THE 1.1 ACRE ANNEXATION IN RED THERE. THE NEXT ONE WILL DEAL WITH THE 35 ACRES TO BETWE ANNEXATIONS THAN I CAN COUNT IN THE MARYSVILLE EAST INDUSTRIAL AREA. THIS WILL. THESE WILL BE THE LAST ONES FOR THE AREA WEST OF WATKINS ROAD AND SOUTH OF THE OLD RAILROAD TRACKS. IT'S REALLY. IT WAS A MATTER OF THE SCHEDULE AS TO WHY THESE WEREN'T DONE EARLIER. WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM IN CONTRACT OR THERE WERE OTHER DELAYS. SO THIS IS REALLY ROUNDING OUT THE CORNERS. I'D BE GLAD TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS. OH, ONE THING, THESE WILL BE PART OF THE. CONSOLIDATED PUD ZONING THAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT WITH THE WITH THE CITY STAFF. IT'S TAKEN A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN WE THOUGHT TO INCORPORATE EVERYTHING, BUT THAT WILL BELEDR SO. GO TO PLANNING COMMISSION IN. JULY AND GET IN FRONT OF YOU PROBABLY EARLY AUGUST. SO BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.SO YOU SAID THAT THIS WOULD BE INCLUDED. SO WE WILL EVENTUALLY WE WILL BE VOTING TO ANNEX. YES.
NO. HOWEVER, YOU'RE ALREADY PLANNING TO SUBMIT THE UPDATED TEXT. AND IN THAT IT WOULD CALL OUT THESE PARTICULAR PARCELS AS BEING SUBJECT TO THE TIMING. IT'LL CALL OUT THESE PARCELS AND THE TIMING OF THE ZONING. YOU WON'T REACH A FINAL VOTE ON THE ZONING UNTIL NOT TO BE PRESUMPTIVE, BUT THE ANNEXATION IS APPROVED. OKAY. ART COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING. SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY SHOWING THE 1.14, WHICH IS ORDINANCE 32-26. BUT AS WELL YOU'RE SHOWING THE 33-26, CORRECT? IS THE 35.8 ACRES CORRECT? OKAY. SO THIS THE UP TO THE MAP UP HERE IN THE DISCUSSION PERTAINS TO NOT ONLY THE FIRST ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE SEEING HERE ON THIS THIRD PAGE, BUT THE SECOND ORDINANCE AS WELL. MR. PRESIDENT, SIR, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE PARCEL ON THE SOUTH EAST. I THINK THE SCHMITTER SCHMITTER PROPERTY THAT THAT CURVED LINE IS THAT ALIGNED WITH THE NEW ROAD, OR IT ALIGNS WITH A SCREEN THAT THAT WE ACQUIRED THE LAND WEST OF THE STREAM. THE STREAM CENTER LINE AT THE BANK. OKAY.
THANK YOU. JUST KEEP MY THROAT. OKAY. I WILL MOVE ON FROM THEN. ORDINANCE 32-26. IT'LL BE BACK
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FOR SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 8TH, AND THEN WE WILL MOVE TO 33-26. FIRST READING INTRODUCTION TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONTAINING PLUS OR -35.8 ACRES IN DOVER TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY TO THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, OHIO. OKAY. AND THEN AGAIN, THIS MAP COVERS BOTH ITEMS. I THINK YOUR QUESTION ACTUALLY PERTAINED TO[00:30:03]
THAT ITEM, BUT YEAH, I KNOW, BUT HE'S STANDING RIGHT. TECHNICALITY. YEAH. OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MR. CAMP? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. THIS WILL BE BACK FOR SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 8TH. COMMENTS[COMMENTS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL PERSONS AND GENERAL DISCUSSION]
OF THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL PERSONS AND GENERAL DISCUSSION. MR. EMERY. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO TELL JAMIE THIS IS HOW ALL THE COUNCIL MEETINGS GO. THIS. WELL, THE ONE THING I DO HAVE IS THIS FRIDAY IS JENNIFER BROCK'S LAST DAY IN OUR OFFICE AS MY EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. AND WE, YOU KNOW, SHE'LL BE MISSED. AND BUT SHE'S GOT A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN HER LIFE THAT I THINK SHE'S GOING TO DEVOTE TO. BUT WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE WITH HER ON THURSDAY AT 3:00. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WHAT WE CALL CAKE IN THE COURTYARD BACK HERE BEHIND CITY HALL. AND SO I'D LOVE TO HAVE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, IF YOU HAVE THE TIME, YOU KNOW, FROM 3 TO 4 OR AROUND THAT TIME PERIOD, WE'LL CALL IT CAKE IN THE COURTYARD FOR JENNIFER BROCK. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN YOUNG. I JUST WANT TO WELCOME JAMIE. AND JUST WANT TO. THANK JENNIFER FOR ALL HER SERVICE TO THE CITY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN REEVES. COUNCILMAN PACKAGE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR PASSING THE AMENDED VACANT BUILDING UPDATE. I THINK IT IS ANOTHER STEP IN SAVING SOME OF OUR HISTORIC PROPERTIES, ESPECIALLY IN THE UPTOWN, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING THEM SAFE FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO MAY HAVE TO PUT OUT FIRES OR GO IN THERE FOR OTHER NEEDS, TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE BEING WELL CARED FOR AND SAFE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. OTHER THAN THAT, I HOPE THAT ALL OF OUR KIDS ARE ENJOYING THEIR SUMMER BREAKS AND SCHOOL LET OUT ON FRIDAY. AND JUST A REMINDER, I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ALREADY COMPLAINING ABOUT THE E SCOOTERS AND KIDS SPEEDING AND NOT WEARING HELMETS. SO IF I CAN HAVE ONE PARENT TELL THEIR KID TO PUT A HELMET ON WHEN THEY'RE GOING 20 DOWN THE STREET ON THEIR E-SCOOTER, PLEASE TELL YOUR KID TO BE SAFE BECAUSE SOMETIMES DRIVERS AREN'T PAYING ATTENTION, AND I DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO CROSS A CROSSWALK WITHOUT A HELMET ON. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN WOLF, I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE GRADUATES OF MARYSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL THIS PAST WEEKEND AND HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEK.COUNCILMAN BERGER, IT'S HARD TO SPEAK ON ALL THESE DIFFERENT TOPICS BECAUSE IT'S ALL YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WANTING TO JOIN OUR TEAM, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR IDEAS COME COME TO LIFE. WE ALSO WANT TO CELEBRATE ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AS THEY MOVE ON, AND HOPEFULLY THEY DON'T FORGET WHERE THEY COME FROM. AND MAYBE SOMEDAY THEY'RE MOVED BACK IN THE. BECAUSE MAY HAS HISTORICAL PRESERVATION MONTH. I WANTED TO JUST BRING A LITTLE CELEBRATION AND SOME HISTORY. RECENTLY, THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE HAS ANNOUNCED THEY'RE PUTTING SIDEWALKS ALONG WEST THIRD STREET. AND FOR YEARS IT'S BEEN DEBATED. YOU KNOW, WHY WAS THERE NO SIDEWALKS BY THE MARYSVILLE SWIMMING POOL OR IN THOSE AREAS OF LAND? AND BECAUSE OF THE NAME, THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH THE TIME PERIOD IT WAS BUILT, A LOT OF HOMES THAT WERE BUILT AFTER WORLD WAR TWO WERE BUILT WITHOUT SIDEWALKS BECAUSE OF THE REASONS ARE NOW. IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE NOW, BUT WHEN THOSE HOUSES WERE BUILT, THEY WERE OUTSIDE OF THE URBAN CITY CORE THAT YOU SEE TODAY, WHICH IS THE OLD GRID, WHICH IS PREDOMINANTLY THE UPTOWN AREA. AND THE REASONS WHY THEY WEREN'T DIDN'T HAVE SIDEWALKS IS BECAUSE IT PROMOTED THE COUNTRYSIDE. THOSE HOUSES WOULD HAVE HAD A LOT MORE TREES, SHRUBS, AND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SHUTTERS. THOSE HOMES WOULD HAVE MODELED OFF OF LITTLE COTTAGES. AND THAT WAS THE REASON WHY A LOT OF THOSE HOUSES, WHEN YOU DRIVE THROUGH THESE AREAS OF TOWN, DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS. THERE'S ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND THE NAZARENE CHURCH, AN OLDER NEIGHBORHOOD. THE HOMES WERE BUILT IN THE 50S AND 60S AND ALSO DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS. NOW THAT'S THE PRETTY SIDE OF AMERICAN HISTORY. HISTORY ON WESTWEST SEVENTH STREET. THERE O IS NO SIDEWALKS BECAUSE THAT WAS A PART OF THE MAYOR MAYOR THAT WAS A PART OF THE AMERICA BEAUTIFUL MOVEMENT, WHICH IS HOW UPPER ARLINGTON AND BEXLEY AND SO MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES WERE BUILT BECAUSE IT WAS URBAN DWELLERS MOVING OUTSIDE OF THE URBAN CORE TO DEVELOP PROPERTY. AND THEY WANTED A MORE RELAXING, PLEASANT AND GREEN IN IN THEIR
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LIVES. AND THAT'S HOW THEY BUILT ALL THOSE HOMES OUT THERE. THE, THE, THE LAST THING THAT I WILL SAY IS ALSO THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT STORY, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT DARKER IN MARYVILLE'S HISTORY. I MEAN, NOT IN MARYVILLE'S HISTORY, BUT AMERICA'S HISTORY IS. THOSE HOUSES WERE BUILT ALSO NOT ONLY TO COMPLEMENT THE ARCHITECTURE, THE GREENERY AND THE TREES TO PROMOTE RURAL CHARACTER, BUT IT WAS ALSO TO SEGREGATE WEALTH AND SEGREGATE COLOR. BECAUSE AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WHEN YOU CAME HOME FROM THE WAR AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OWN AN AUTOMOBILE, YOU NOT BUY ONE OF THOSE HOUSES, BECAUSE THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD GET TO THOSE STRUCTURES IS THROUGH AN AUTOMOBILE. THERE WAS NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE OR, ESPECIALLY IN THE LARGER URBAN CITIES OF COLUMBUS. SO IF YOU DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY, YOU COULD NOT LIVE, YOU COULD NOT LIVE, WHICH IS WHY WE SEE SUBURBS IN AMERICA THAT ARE PREDOMINANTLY WHITE AND MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE BIT WEALTHIER THAN SOME URBAN CORES. SO AS WE CELEBRATE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION MONTH, WE CAN EDUCATE OURSELVES ON THE BEAUTY OF WHAT OF WHAT IS STILL THERE AND WHAT COULD BE IF WE AS A COUNCIL, ADOPT A NEIGHBORHOOD BRANDING INITIATIVES AND PROTECTED MORE, BUT ALSO TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON THE SIDE OF HISTORY AS A LEARNING CURVE AND AN AND A AND A EDUCATIONAL PIECE TO CREATE STRONGER TRENDS IN THE FUTURE THAT WELCOME ALL OF US. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BERGER. JUST A COUPLE THINGS I WANTED TO NOTE. THE UPTOWN FRIDAY NIGHT'S EVENT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO NOW, OR A WEEK, WEEK AND A HALF AGO OR SO WAS FANTASTIC. I WAS APPRECIATIVE TO ALL OF THE CITY STAFF WHO HAD SPENT THEIR TIME ON A FRIDAY NIGHT WORKING SOME OF THE BOOTHS. I APPRECIATE THAT AND GOT TO SEE OUR PARK SUPERINTENDENT BE STEPPING IN, TAKING CHARGE IN A LOT OF THAT ACTIVITY AND JUST IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT, GREAT WEATHER, GREAT MUSIC. I PRETENDED AS IF I DIDN'T KNOW THE BAND'S NAME AND THEN THE CROWD ALMOST RUSHED THE, THE THE STAGE WHEN I WAS OPENING, JUST, YOU KNOW, INTRODUCING THEM. THANKS TO MONARCHS ROOFING FOR THE SPONSOR OF THAT EVENT. ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORTING A COMMUNITY, SUPPORTING COMMUNITY, GATHERING EVENTS LIKE THAT. WE HAD IT WAS GREAT WEATHER. WE HAD MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE YESTERDAY HERE IN MARYSVILLE. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE. THE FIRST SERVICE AT SCHWARZKOPF PARK. THE HATER HADD SUBSIDED ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GO TO LEAST TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CREEK. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE COLOR GUARD, JUST THE DIFFERENT MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEERED TO PUT THAT EVENT ON. GOT TO SEE THE PROCESSION THROUGH TOWN. AND JUST A REMINDER, IF IT'S GREAT, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS. BUT IF YOU DO, IT'S IT'S EVEN BETTER. SOME MEMBERS WILL COME TO THAT PROCESSION THINKING THERE'S A PARADE, THERE'S CANDY, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT MEMORIAL DAY IS. AND IF YOU WANT THAT, THEN COME BACK FOR 4TH OF JULY, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD TIMES TO BE HAD, 4TH OF JULY TIME. AND THEN I WOULD SAY AS THE DAY WENT ON AND AS THE SERVICE EVENTUALLY MIGRATED TO OAKDALE CEMETERY, WE HAD A REALLY GOOD SPEAKER, REALLY GOOD MUSICIAN, AND JUST SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, SOME VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS, SOME FAMILIES OF THE LIST GOES ON JUST ABOUT WHO VOLUNTEERED TO PUT ON THAT EVENT AND JUST WAS PRESENT. IT WAS A IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT CEREMONY IN MARYSVILLE. YOU KNOW, TAKE YOUR KIDS TO THOSE I DO WHEN MY KIDS DON'T FIGHT ME TOO MUCH. GETTING UP IN THE MORNING BECAUSE I LIKE TO HIT ALL OF THEM. BUT IT WAS A GREAT TIME AND JUST REALLY SPECIAL DAY. JUST REMEMBERING THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. AND WITH THAT WE WILL. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION OR SORRY, ONE MORE THING. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR YOUR TIME HERE WITH THE CITY AND STARTING TONIGHT WITH ONE OF THE SHORTEST MEETINGS WE'VE HAD IN A FEW YEARS. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE BEING IN HIGH SCHOOL. WE KNOW IT'S A TIME COMMITMENT, BUT HOPEFULLY IT TURNS OUT BETTER FOR US AND BETTER FOR YOU IN TURN AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.