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EVENING.[CALL TO ORDER]
THE OCTOBER 23RD, 2023 COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.AND JENNY, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. LUDO? HERE.
UM, I MOVED TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
[ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSIDERING THE EMPLOYMENT OF A PUBLIC OFFICIAL FOR CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES AND CONSIDERING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION RELATING TO A REQUEST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE THAT INVOLVES PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN WHICH EXECUTIVE SESSION IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE POSSIBLE INVESTMENT OR EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO REMAIN IN CONNECTION WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.MAY I HAVE A SECOND PLEASE? SECOND.
JENNY, WILL YOU PASS
[RECONVENE (7 P.M.)]
UM, I WILL CONVENE THE OCTOBER 23RD, 2023 COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER AND, UH, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.TONIGHT, WOULD YOU DO US THE FAVORS AND LEADING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? WE THANK OUR VETERANS FOR HELPING US WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE THIS EVENING.
[SPECIAL PRESENTATION]
SO THIS EVENING, LIEUTENANT COLONEL RETIRED.JEFF NOBLE IS HERE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO, UH, ACCEPT A PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY TO FOR VETERANS WEEK, AND PROVIDE US AN UPDATE FOR THIS YEAR'S CEREMONY.
IF YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE THE UPDATE OR WE CAN DO THE PROCLAMATION FIRST? UH, WE CAN DO THE PROCLAMATION FIRST.
ALL RIGHT, NOW EVERYBODY CAN HEAR US.
WHEREAS VETERAN DAY IS A DAY SET ASIDE TO REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES OF ALL UNITED STATES SOLDIERS WHO HAVE SERVED DOMESTICALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD OVER DECADES OF CONFLICTS.
WHEREAS THIS YEAR, ON NOVEMBER 10TH, THE CITY OF DUBLIN WILL HONOR THOSE WHO SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO OUR COUNTRY HAVE PRESERVED OUR FREEDOM.
AND WHEREAS IT IS A TRADITION DATING BACK TO NOVEMBER 11TH, 1919 WHEN PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON PROCLAIMED THE FIRST CELEBRATION OF ARMES DAY IN RECOGNITION OF THOSE HEROES WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY DURING WORLD WAR I.
AND WHEREAS IN 1954, CONGRESS APPROVED RENAMING THE DATE OF VETERANS DAY TO EXPAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COMMEMORATION AND TO HONOR AMERICAN VETERANS OF ALL THE WARS WHO FOUGHT SO VALIANTLY ON THE SEAS, IN THE AIR, AND ON FOREIGN SHORES.
AND WHEREAS AMERICANS VETERANS HAVE SELFLESSLY FOUGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY, DEFENDED THE INNOCENT, PROTECTED THE DEMA DEMOCRATIC IDEALS THAT WE HOLD SO DEAR AND PLACED THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION BEFORE THEIR OWN SAFETY, ALL WHILE FACING THE TRAUMA AND SEVERE HARDSHIPS OF WAR.
AND WHEREAS ON VETERANS DAY AND EVERY DAY, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ENSURE OUR SAFETY AND REFLECT THE BEST OF OUR COUNTRY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF DUBLIN AND WESLEY G DAVID'S AMERICAN LEGION POST 800 INVITE VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND ALL DUBLIN CITIZENS TO A PUBLIC CEREMONY AT THE GROUNDS OF REMEMBRANCE AND DUBLIN VETERANS PARK ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH AT 11:00 AM FOR A TIME OF RECOGNITION, REMEMBRANCE, AND REFLECTION.
NOW, THEREFORE, I JANE FOX, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ON BEHALF OF ALL OF DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5TH THROUGH THE 11TH AS VETERANS WEEK IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN AND URGING ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE AND REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES MADE BY VETERANS AND ENCOURAGE ALL TO DISPLAY THE US FLAG AS A SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR OUR MILITARY MEMBERS.
SIGN THIS 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023.
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OH, A PHOTO.CAN WE HAVE A PHOTO? WHICH WAY YOU WANT? WELL, THANK YOU MAYOR FOX AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
FIRST OFF, UH, THE MEMBERS OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 800 AND THE VETERANS ON YOUR VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
WISH TO INVITE YOU TO OUR CEREMONY THIS YEAR ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH AT 11 O'CLOCK IN DUBLIN, VETERANS PARK, WEATHER PERMITTING OTHERWISE IN SELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SECOND, OUR SPEAKER THIS YEAR IS CAROL YEAGER.
HE'S BEEN OUR CHAPLAIN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND CAROL WAS AN ARMY NURSE FOR, UH, 30 YEARS.
OH, I'M SURE SHE WILL TELL SOME STORIES.
UH, LASTLY, I'M REALLY EXCITED.
UM, WESTLAND HIGH SCHOOL HAS A JUNIOR AIR FORCE ROTC PROGRAM, AND THEIR CADETS ARE COMING UP, UH, TO PRESENT, PRESENT THE COLORS, THEY HAVE A COLOR GUARD, AND ALSO TO DO A CEREMONY CALLED THE 13 FOS, WHICH IS MOST IMPRESSIVE, AND I THINK EVERYBODY WILL ENJOY IT, PARTICULARLY OUR NORMAL AUDIENCE OVER THERE, THE THOUSAND KIDS THAT WE GET FROM SALES MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO I HOPE YOU WILL ALL JOIN US.
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT FOR THEIR CEREMONY ON FRIDAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND HELPING US WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND FOR YOUR SERVICE.
[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
AT THIS TIME, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE CITIZEN COMMENTS, AND THAT'S A OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO COMMENT ON ANY TOPIC THAT'S REALLY NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.AND I WILL ASK LINDSAY IF WE HAVE ANYONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO DO SO.
LINDSAY, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PURVI AGRAWAL IS HERE.
IF YOU WILL JUST COME AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
WE WELCOME YOU TO COUNCIL THIS EVENING.
OH, RESPECT, MADAM MAYOR, MAD MAYOR.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FELLOW CITIZENS.
MY NAME IS PURVI AGRAWAL, AND, UH, DO I STILL NEED TO SAY THE ADDRESS? OKAY.
IT'S 7 6 7 4 NAN LANE, DUBLIN, OHIO.
I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF DUBLIN, UM, SINCE PAST 10 YEARS.
UM, THANK YOU DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL TO DECLARE OCTOBER AS, UH, HINDU HERITAGE MONTH AND PROVIDING THE PROCLAMATION.
I IMMIGRATED TO THE US IN YEAR 2006, AND I CAN CALL MYSELF A PROUD DUBLIN RESIDENT BECAUSE OF ITS PLURALISTIC, VIBRANT AND WELCOMING CULTURE.
HINDUISM OR HINDU WITH HARM IS THE THIRD LARGEST RELIGION AND IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS THE OLDEST RELIGION OF THE WORLD.
IT HAS OVER A BILLION FOLLOWERS WORLDWIDE, WITH OVER 6 MILLION IN THE UNITED STATES, AROUND 2% OF ITS POPULATION.
APART FROM THAT, THERE ARE SEVERAL MILLION AMERICANS WHO HAVE ADAPTED ONE OR MORE HINDU PRACTICES IN THEIR LIVES.
FOR EXAMPLE, YOGA, MEDITATION, AND AYURVED, WHICH IS A HOLISTIC INTEGRATED APPROACH TO MEDICINE.
HINDUS MIGRATED TO THE US FROM 1960 ONWARDS.
THEY HAVE IMMIGRATED MOSTLY FROM INDIA, BUT ALSO FROM NEPAL, BANGLADESH, SSRI LANKA, UK, AFRICAN NATIONS, MALAYSIA, TRINIDAD, AND TOBAGO.
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IN ADDITION, THOUSANDS OF HINDUS WERE FORCED TO SEEK REFUGE DUE TO PERSECUTION FROM PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH OF AFGHANISTAN AND BHUTAN.HINDUS ARE INDEBTED TO THE US FOR THAT.
INDIA TOO HAS BEEN THE LAND OF REFUGE FOR THE PERSECUTED PEOPLE, ZOROASTRIANS, JEWS, BUDDHISTS, AND ALSO MUSLIMS. THEY WERE TOO INVITED AND ALLOWED TO PRACTICE THEIR FAITH IN THEIR NEW HOMELAND IN THE US BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1965, IT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY.
THE 1911 US IMMIGRATION COMMISSION IDENTIFIED SOUTH ASIANS AS THE LEAST DESIRABLE RACE OF IMMIGRANTS THUS FAR ADMITTED TO THE UNITED STATES.
THEY WERE HARASSED, PROHIBITED FROM OWNING OR LEASING LAND LIKE OTHER ASIAN IMMIGRANTS AND DRIVEN OUT OF TOWNS AND CITIES.
AND IN 1923, THE US SUPREME COURT RULED THAT SOUTH ASIANS WERE INELIGIBLE FOR NATURALIZED US CITIZENSHIP.
AFTER THE WORLD WAR II, THE US ALLIANCE WITH INDIA BROUGHT NEW CHANGES.
HOWEVER, INDIA'S QUOTA ALLOWED ONLY A HUNDRED PEOPLE PER YEAR.
SOUTH ASIANS WERE STILL EFFECTIVELY RESTRICTED FROM COMING TO THE US.
AND IN 1960, THERE WERE ONLY 12,000 INDIAN IMMIGRANTS IN THE COUNTRY.
THEN THE LANDMARK 1965 IMMIGRATION ACT HAPPENED.
THIS ACT EXPLICITLY ABOLISHED THE DISCRIMINATORY NATIONAL ORIGIN COTAS THAT HAD REGULATED IMMIGRATION.
IT ALSO PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, SEX, NATIONALITY, AND PLACE OF BIRTH.
THIS LAW AND OTHER NEW US IMMIGRANT IMMIGRATION LAWS OPENED THE DOORS MORE WIDELY TO SKILLED AND EDUCATED IMMIGRANTS FROM INDIA.
HINDUS HAVE COME A LONG WAY FROM THE RACIST NOTION OF LEAST DESIRABLE RACE OF 1911 US IMMIGRATION COMMISSION TO ONE OF THE HIGHEST EARNING PER CAPITA AND ONE OF THE HIGHEST EDUCATION.
HINDU IMMIGRANTS HAVE EXCELLED IN EVERY FIELD, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, BUSINESS MEDICINE, SPACE EXPLORATION, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
THEY HAVE STARTED BUSINESSES, CREATED JOBS, JOINED ARMED FORCES TO DEFEND OUR NATION.
HINDUS TODAY ARE ONE OF THE HIGHEST EARNING AND HIGHLY EDUCATED RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN OUR NATION.
NOW, THE SECOND AND THE THIRD GENERATION, HINDUS ARE CARRYING FORWARD THE CULTURAL TRADITION OF THEIR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF HARD WORK TO MAKE THE NATION STRONGER.
HERE IS A LIST OF FIRST GENERATION IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE NOW CEOS OF SOME BIGGEST CORPORATIONS OF THE US TO NAME A FEW ALPHABET PARENT COMPANY OF GOOGLE, MICROSOFT, TWITTER, FEDEX, VMWARE, BARCLAYS CHANEL, ADOBE IBM MICRON TECHNOLOGY, WAYFAIR, AND MANY MORE.
DESPITE THE ENORMOUS CONTRIBUTION BY THE HINDUS IN AMERICA, HINDU AMERICANS FACE STEREOTYPES AND MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THEIR HERITAGE AND HAVE BEEN TARGETED OF PREJUDICE, DISCRIMINATION, HATE, SPEECH, AND BIAS MOTIVATED CRIMES.
WE HOPE THAT THE DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS AND COMBAT THIS HATE TARGETING OF HINDUS AND STAND BY THE HINDU AMERICAN COMMUNITY AGAINST THE HATRED.
HINDU AMERICANS ARE LAW ABIDING AND PEACEFUL IN NATURE.
THEIR OUTLOOK HAS ALWAYS BEEN PLURALISTIC AND HAVE BEEN RESPECTFUL OF OTHER FAITHS.
THROUGH THEIR FESTIVALS OF DIWALI, RAKSHA, BANDHAN, GURU VANANA, AND INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA, AND THROUGH
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AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE.THROUGHOUT 2023, HINDU ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN ORGANIZING 24 POSTER EXHIBITIONS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN OHIO AND ALSO OTHER STATES.
THESE ARE CALLED THE DARNA EXHIBITION, A GLIMPSE INTO HINDU CIVILIZATION.
LAST YEAR, 50 CITIES IN 20 STATES DECLARED THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS THE HINDU HERITAGE MONTH.
WE APPRECIATE THE WARM WELCOME.
THE CITY HAS ACCORDED, AND WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR DECLARING OCTOBER AS HINDU HERITAGE MONTH.
THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING THAT WITH US, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU ALWAYS FEEL WELCOME HERE IN DUBLIN AND INCLUSION.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE VERY ACTIVE IN OUR ADVISORY GROUPS, AND I KNOW THAT THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HERE HAVE BEEN WELL, UM, ATTENDED.
AND SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU EVER WANNA SHARE WITH STAFF, IF YOU EVER FEEL THAT IT, YOU DO NOT HAVE THAT SENSE OF BEING INCLUDED.
WE ARE A VERY OPEN COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HERE FEELS PROTECTED AND THEIR WELFARE IS INCLUSIVE.
NEXT WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
UH, IS THERE A REQUEST BY COUNSEL TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING? HEARING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, JENNY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
[Ordinance 40-23]
ON A PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE 40 DASH 23 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND ACCEPT NECESSARY CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS AND CONTRACTS TO ACQUIRE A 0.297 ACRE FEE.SIMPLE WARRANTY DEEDED FOR RIGHT OF WAY WITHOUT LIMITATION TO EXISTING ACCESS RIGHTS, AND A 0.155 ACRE PERPETUAL UTILITY EASEMENT FROM RIVERSIDE MILL DEVELOPMENT, LLC AND OHIO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FROM THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 0 4 9 RIVERSIDE DRIVE FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND A SHARED USE PATH, WHICH SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT CHARGE.
OUR STAFF REPORT IS FROM OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, ROBERT RANCE THIS EVENING.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION WILL PROVIDE NECESSARY RIGHT OF WAY AND UTILITY EASEMENT TO CONSTRUCT THE RIVERSIDE DRIVE SHARED USE PATH PROJECT.
AT THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE ON OCTOBER 9TH, COUNSEL REQUESTED ADDITIONAL DETAIL REGARDING THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION FOR THE WORK RIGHT OF WAY AND UTILITY EASEMENT.
THE REQUESTED DETAIL IS INCLUDED IN THE COUNCIL PACKET FOR THIS MEETING.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS, LINDSAY? ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ROBERT THIS EVENING? AMY, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.
IT'S CLEAR NOW WHERE THE, HOW THE EVALUATION WAS DONE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.
[Ordinance 41-23 & Ordinance 42-23]
MOVE TO WAIVE COUNSEL RULES OF ORDER AND READ ORDINANCES 41 DASH 23 AND 42 DASH 23 TOGETHER.JENNY, PLEASE CALL ROLE MS. SALUTO? YES.
ORDINANCE 41 23 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND ACCEPT NECESSARY CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS AND CONTRACTS TO ACQUIRE A 0.033 ACRE TEMPORARY ACCESS EASEMENT FROM DANIEL R. MCMILLAN.
AND BARBARA, I MCMILLAN FROM THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 7 0 3 HAVERHILL COURT, IDENTIFIED AS FRANKLIN COUNTY PARCEL NUMBER 2 7 3 0 0 5 7 8 5 0 0 FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING THE WATERWAY WATERWAYS MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, YEAR ONE PROJECT ORDINANCE 42 23 IS REGARDING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 7 1 3 HAVERHILL COURT FROM CHARLES ARM LEACH AND MOLLY M LEACH.
OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING IS FROM OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING, MICHAEL HENDERSHOT.
EVENING, MICHAEL, GOOD EVENING.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL STAFF HAS NO NEW OR UPDATED INFORMATION TO PRESENT REGARDING THESE ORDINANCES.
STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES 41 DASH 23 AND 42 DASH 23, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNSEL MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THESE ORDINANCES.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, LINDSAY? ALL RIGHT.
COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MICHAEL THIS EVENING? HEARING NONE.
JENNY, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL MR. KEELER? YES.
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DEROSA? YES.[Ordinance 43-23]
43 DASH 23 AMENDING CHAPTER 51 AND 52, ESTABLISHING USER FEES AND CAPACITY CHARGES FOR THE SANITARY SEWER AND WATER SYSTEMS. OUR STAFF REPORT IS FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, MATT STIFFLER.MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THERE ARE NO CHANGES IN THIS ORDINANCE FROM THE FIRST HEARING.
QUESTIONS FOR MATT THIS EVENING.
TALK THIS THROUGH PRETTY WELL THE LAST TIME.
[Ordinance 44-23]
OF OUR FIRST READING ORDINANCE 44 DASH 23, ADOPTING AND ENACTING A SUPPLEMENT S 54 TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN, OHIO.OUR STAFF REPORT IS FROM OUR ASSISTANT LAW DIRECTOR.
UH, BEFORE YOU FOR THE FIRST READING IS ORDINANCE 44 DASH 23.
THIS IS AN ANNUAL ORDINANCE PREPARED BY OUR COD FIRE AMERICAN LEGAL PUBLISHING, UH, THAT, THAT MEMORIALIZES AND CODIFIES THE VARIOUS CHANGES TO STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.
SINCE THE LAST UPDATE, UH, WHICH OCCURRED, UM, SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE, UH, YOU'LL SEE VARIOUS COLORS IN THE RED LINE VERSION.
UH, ALTHOUGH THERE'S NO KEY OR OR COLOR CODE, IT APPEARS THAT THE, UH, BLUE HIGHLIGHTS REPRESENT CHANGES TO THE LOCAL CODES, AND THE ORANGE REPRESENT CHANGES THAT WERE INITIATED AT THE STATE LEVEL.
AND THEN THERE ARE ALSO VARIOUS, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATES, UH, SUCH AS ENSURING THE SECTIONS ARE CORRECT AND CHANGING THE, THE NUMBERING.
UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE AT ITS SECOND READING, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENT, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL THIS EVENING? ON THAT VERY LOG CODE SUPPLEMENT? UH, THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT TOO.
I, I THOUGHT THAT WAS A, A DIFFICULT ONE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHICH THOSE LINED ITEMS WERE.
UM, I DID NOTE THAT, UM, THAT ONE OF THE THINGS I'M JUST BRINGING TO COUNCIL'S ATTENTION AS WE GO FORWARD WITH, UM, THE SOLAR CONVERSATION IS THE WIND TURBINE WAS NOTED IN THAT SUPPLEMENT.
THERE WEREN'T ANY CHANGES, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S, IT WOULD BE WORTH TAKING A LOOK AT RESIDENTIAL WIND TURBINE.
SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR YES.
I'M LOOKING AT THE WRONG PARAGRAPH HERE.
UM, OUR SECOND READING IN OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ONE IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 13TH, 2023.
[Ordinance 45-23]
DASH 23, ADOPTING THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2024.STAFF REPORT IS MATT STIFFLER.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT THE PROPOSED 2024 OPERATING BUDGET.
UH, AS WE GO THROUGH TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT IN 23, AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT THE PROPOSED 2024 OPERATING BUDGET.
IN TERMS OF OPERATING BUDGETS IN 2023, WE'RE PERFORMING VERY WELL IN TERMS OF OPERATING REVENUES.
WE'RE AHEAD OF BUDGET PRETTY MUCH ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES.
WE'RE AT, UH, $85.8 MILLION A BUDGET TOTAL OF $92.6 MILLION.
IN TERMS OF EXPENDITURES, WE ARE SEEING EXPENDITURES TREND WHERE WE EXPECTED WE'RE CLOSING IN ON 75% UTILIZATION AT THE END OF LAST MONTH, WHICH IS ABOUT 75% OF THE WAY THROUGH THE YEAR.
SO WE'RE ON TARGET FOR OUR 90% UTILIZATION.
IN TERMS OF A BALANCED BUDGET, UH, OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET, AS YOU KNOW, WAS A NEGATIVE SIX, UH, $7.6 MILLION AS OF EARLIER LAST WEEK, WE WERE AHEAD, UH, BY A LITTLE OVER $10.7 MILLION.
SO WE'RE IN A VERY GOOD POSITION.
BUDGETARILY, UM, SIMILAR TO PRIOR YEARS IN TERMS OF RECURRING REVENUES, ALL MAJOR REVENUE SOURCES ARE INCREASING, AND WE HAD SOME NON-RECURRING REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF THE NORTH RIVERVIEW PROPERTIES.
IN TERMS OF EXPENDITURES, RECURRING EXPENDITURES, BUDGET UTILIZATION IS ON TRACK TO BE HIGHER THAN THE 90% UTILIZATION TARGET, AND WE'VE HAD NO SIGNIFICANT NON-RECURRING EXPENDITURES.
INCOME TAX THIS YEAR IS AHEAD OF WHERE IT WAS LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR WE ENDED THE YEAR AT 104.8 MILLION.
THIS YEAR WE WERE ON, WE WERE PROJECTED, UH, TO END THE YEAR AT OVER $108 MILLION.
UM, SO WE ARE INCREASING THE INCOME
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TAX REVISED BUDGET, UH, TONIGHT TO $104 MILLION IN LIGHT OF THAT INFORMATION.AND WE ARE PROPOSING THAT NEXT YEAR'S INCOME TAX BE BUDGETED AT $106 MILLION IN ORDER TO BE MORE REFLECTIVE OF WHERE WE WOULD EXPECT ACTUAL REVENUES TO BE.
IN TERMS OF THE OPERATING BUDGET SCHEDULE, WE HELD THE FIRST WORK SESSION ON JUNE 20TH.
WE WILL HAVE A WORK SESSION WHERE WE GO INTO SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DETAIL ON A DIVISION BY DIVISION LEVEL ON NOVEMBER 6TH.
IF WE NEED ADDITIONAL WORK SESSIONS, WE CAN SCHEDULE THEM BETWEEN THE SIXTH AND THE 27TH.
THE HOPE IS TO PASS THIS AT NOVEMBER 27TH.
IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO PASS IT AT THAT COUNCIL MEETING, IT WILL HAVE TO BE BY EMERGENCY BECAUSE WE'LL BE WITHIN THE 30 DAYS OF JANUARY.
IN TERMS OF THE OVERVIEW, WE HAVE SEVERAL OPERATING FUNDS THAT CONTINUE, UH, IN 2024.
THE ONE FUND THAT IS NO LONGER AN OPERATING FUND IS THE, UH, WIRELESS 9 1 1 FUND.
WE'VE MADE THAT A CAPITAL ONLY FUND SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO UPGRADE N REC.
WE WEREN'T USING THAT, UH, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS ANYWAY, SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE TWO YEARS AGO.
SO THAT FUND IS NOT REFLECTED AS AN OPERATING FUND.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CARES AND COVID FUNDS ARE NO LONGER OPERATING FUNDS AS THEY HAVE NO REVENUES OR NO EXPENDITURES.
IN TERMS OF OPERATING REVENUE, WE HAD A LARGE INCREASE IN REVENUES TO 104 POINT, UH, $8 MILLION, WHICH REPRESENTS AN 11.4% INCREASE.
MOST OF THAT INCREASE WAS IN OUR MAJOR REVENUE SOURCES, AS WE'LL SEE HERE ON THESE NEXT FEW SLIDES.
IN TERMS OF BUDGETED REVENUE AND ACTUAL REVENUE, THE DARK GREEN LINE IS BUDGETED REVENUE.
THE BLUE LINE IS ACTUAL REVENUE, AND THAT KIND OF DOTTED BLUE LINE IS OUR PROJECTED REVENUE FOR 2023.
SO YOU CAN SEE WE'VE HAD A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, FRANKLY, IN REVENUES FROM 2023 TO 2024.
BUT YOU CAN SEE OUR ACTUAL REVENUE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER AS WELL.
SO WE'RE REALLY CATCHING UP TO A GREAT REALITY, A PERHAPS A LITTLE BIT OF AN UNEXPECTED REALITY, AND PERHAPS WE OVERESTIMATED THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF REMOTE WORK A BIT, AND NOW WE'RE MAKING THAT CONNECT, UH, CORRECTION.
IN TERMS OF THE OPERATING BUDGET, WE HAVE AN INCREASE OF $10.6 MILLION.
9 MILLION OF THAT IS IN THE GENERAL FUND.
THAT IS IN THE INCREASE IN INCOME TAXES WHEN YOU COMPARE 23 TO 24, THE ORIGINAL BUDGET.
WE ALSO HAD A LARGE INCREASE IN HOTEL MOTEL TAX.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE BUDGET.
WE ARE MOVING SOME COMPONENTS OF HOW WE, UH, ADMINISTER THAT TAX IN THIS BUDGET.
AND THEN ALSO WE'RE HAVING A ALMOST 20% INCREASE IN RECREATION FUNDS.
YOU CAN SEE OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET AND OUR REVISED BUDGET IN 23 GRAFTED ON THAT RED LINE COMPARED TO THE GREEN, UH, PROJECTED LINE AND ACTUAL LINE ABOVE IT.
SO 1 0 6 IS STILL A CONSERVATIVE NUMBER.
IT'S NOT AS CONSERVATIVE AS MAYBE WE WOULD'VE BEEN HISTORICALLY, BUT IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT 2018 WHERE WE BUDGETED 86 MILLION AND WE SAW 88 MILLION, IT IS IN LINE WITH THOSE PAST PROJECTIONS IN TERMS OF RECREATION AND POOL.
SO THIS IS AN INTERESTING GRAPH.
THE BLUE IS REMAINING IN THOSE YEARS, AND IT'S THE LAST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR.
UH, THE DARK BLUE, AND THEN THE LIGHT BLUE IS THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
SO YOU CAN SEE IF YOU TAKE THE GREEN 23 COLUMN AND ADD THE BLUE FROM LAST YEAR, WE'D BE AT 4.8 MILLION IN REVENUE, WHICH WOULD BE OUR EXPECTATION FOR 22.
SO DROPPING THAT DOWN AND BUDGETING 4.5 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR IS STILL CONSERVATIVE, EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY LARGE INCREASE BECAUSE THE ACTUALS JUST DEMONSTRATE THAT OUR RECREATION PROGRAM HAS RECOVERED NICELY.
SIMILARLY, THERE'S A LARGE INCREASE IN HOTEL MOTEL TAX THAT AMOUNT, THE 360,000 IN THE BLACK BOX IS ACTUALLY 10% OF THE PROJECTED REVENUE OF 3.6 MILLION.
WE'RE MOVING THAT FROM 8 0 4 TO FUND 2 32.
8 0 4 IS WHERE WE ADMINISTERED THE, UH, VISIT DUBLIN OHIO'S STATUTORY AMOUNT, WHICH IS 25%.
WE'VE BEEN BUDGETING THAT AT 35% IN THAT FUND, AND IT'S MORE PROPER FROM AN ACCOUNTING PERSPECTIVE TO BUDGET THEIR REQUIRED ORC 25% TO THAT 8 0 4, AND THEN COUNCIL'S DISCRETIONARY 10% FROM THE HOTEL MOTEL.
SO WE'RE MAKING THAT CHANGE IN THIS BUDGET, WHICH IS THAT AMOUNT IN THE BLACK BOX.
IF YOU COMPARE THE 2023 GREEN BAR TO THE 2022 DARK BLUE BAR OF SIX 10, YOU'D SEE THAT WE, WE HAVE A PROJECTION THIS YEAR OF 2.3 MILLION.
SO 2.4 MILLION IS A CONTINUAL INCREASE OF HOTEL MOTEL TAX RECOVERY, BUT NOT A, NOT A LARGE INCREASE FROM WHERE WE EXPECT 2023 TO FINALLY END UP.
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ARE THE SAME NUMBERS STATED FROM A FUND PERSPECTIVE INSTEAD OF A SOURCE PERSPECTIVE.SO YOU CAN SEE THE LARGEST INCREASES ARE IN, OF COURSE, THE GENERAL FUND RECREATION AND HOTEL MOTEL, WHILE THE LARGEST DOLLAR BY PERCENTAGE, SOME OF THOSE SMALLER FUNDS ARE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF, UH, THIS OPERATING BUDGET.
WE BUILT IT WITH OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK IN MIND, OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK OF BEING CONNECTED, SUSTAINABLE, AND A RESILIENT GLOBAL CITY OF CHOICE.
I'M NOT GONNA READ EACH COMPONENT OF THIS.
I MIGHT PICK ONE ON EACH SLIDE, BUT WE BUILT A BUDGET THAT WE FULFILL, UH, FULFILLS EACH CATEGORY IN OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK.
IN THIS, WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR EVENTS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS, PROVIDING FUNDING FOR WATER REFILL STATIONS, TRASH RECYCLING CONTAINERS, AND SUSTAINABILITY SUPPLIES FOR CITYWIDE EVENTS.
IN TERMS OF RESILIENT, WE ARE HIRING TWO ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS IN THIS BUDGET TO KEEP OUR CITY SAFE.
AND THEN IN TERMS OF LAND USE, WE'RE DOING SITE CAPACITY STUDIES, PROVIDING FUNDING FOR SURVEYS, SITE APPRAISALS AND SITE READINESS THAT WOULD BE FOR LAND USE AND LIKELY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABILITY.
IN ADDITION TO, UH, FULFILLING THE COMPONENTS OF OUR STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, WE'RE DOING THIS AT ONE OF THE LOWEST TAX RATES IN CENTRAL OHIO.
THE CITY OF DUBLIN'S 2% INCOME TAX CONTINUES TO BE AMONGST THE LOWEST.
MANY OF OUR PARTNER CITIES OR NEIGHBORING CITIES IN OHIO HAVE, UH, HIGHER TAX RATES OF 2.5%.
IN ADDITION, WE'RE CONTINUING TO BE TRANSPARENT IN OUR FINANCIAL REPORTING, WORKING WITH THE OTTER OF STATE AND THE GFOA TO PRODUCE REPORTS THAT PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO OUR RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS EARNING THE HIGHEST RATINGS FROM THE RATING AGENCIES.
AND WE'RE COMPLYING WITH THE GENERAL FUND POLICY, AND WE PROJECT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR TO HAVE A 65% FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR TO HAVE A BASICALLY A 54% FUND BALANCE THAT INCLUDES JUST UNDER $8 MILLION THAT WE'RE TRANSFERRING FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE CONSTRUCTION FUND.
IF WE DID NOT HAVE THAT TRANSFER, WE WOULD SEE THE FUND BALANCE AT 67%.
IN TERMS OF EXPENDITURES, THIS OPERATING BUDGET SPENDS $104.7 MILLION, UH, OR 4.3 MILLION, UH, OR 4.3% MORE THAN THE LAST OPERATING BUDGET.
THE COMPONENTS OF, UH, THE OPERATING BUDGET INCREASES ARE SHOWN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THIS SIDE.
IT IS A LITTLE BIT, UH, DECEIVING.
ABOUT $700,000 IN EXPENDITURES WERE MOVED FROM PERSONNEL SALARIES AND BENEFITS TO OPERATING EXPENSES.
WE MOVED WHERE TRAVEL AND TRAINING WAS BUDGETED BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST VOLATILE LINE ITEMS IN OUR ACCOUNTS, AND COUPLING IT WITH SALARIES AND BENEFITS JUST MADE MY ABILITY TO INFLICT, UH, TO, TO DO TRANSFERS TO THAT FUND DIFFICULT.
SO BY MOVING IT TO OPERATING EXPENSES, WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE MORE VARIABILITY TO, UH, CORRECT ANY OVERAGES OR UNDERAGES IN THAT ACCOUNT.
IN TERMS OF SALARIES, WE SEE A $1.3 MILLION INCREASE, OR 3.4%.
WE'RE INCREASING TWO EMPLOYEES TO 243 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.
THOSE ARE THE TWO NEW POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS AND THE CREATION OF A BUSINESS DISTRICT.
THE WAGE INCREASES BUDGETED IN THIS, UH, PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET.
ARE THE UNION INCREASES PER CONTRACT AND AN AVERAGE 4% FOR NON-UNION.
AGAIN, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT NON-UNION EMPLOYEES WILL BE RECEIVING THAT FLAT PERCENTAGE.
IT'LL VARY DEPENDING UPON YOUR PLACE IN THE SALARY BAND FROM TWO TO 6% OR ONE, UH, THREE TO 5% DEPENDING ON THE ALLOCATION METHODS SELECTED.
IN TERMS OF BENEFITS, WE ACTUALLY SEE A DECREASE HERE OF JUST UNDER 600,000 OR 3.2%.
THERE'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT REASONS THAT FOR THAT DECREASE, WE'LL EXPLORE.
WE SAW A DECREASE IN THE COST OF SINGLE COVERAGE OF 3.1% AND THE DECREASE IN THE COST OF FAMILY COVERAGE BY 2%.
THIS FUND INCLUDES, UH, THE CONTRIBUTIONS, THE CITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OHIO, UH, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AS WELL AS HEALTHCARE.
IN TERMS OF HOW THIS AMOUNT IS CALCULATED, THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE IN THIS BENEFIT, UH, THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS OBVIOUS, INCLUDING EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, UNIFORMS AND CLOTHING, TUITION REIMBURSEMENT, AND TRAVEL AND TRAINING.
SO WE MOVED EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND TRAVEL AND TRAINING OUT OF THE BENEFITS COMPONENT AND INTO, UH, THE OPERATING EXPENSES.
SO THAT WAS ABOUT, UH, 568,000
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THAT WAS MOVED IN TRAVEL AND TRAINING, AND 190,000 IN EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT.IN TERMS OF THAT, THAT TAKES CARE OF SOME OF THE CATEGORIES, UH, DECREASE, BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY EXPLAIN THE DECREASE IN HEALTHCARE COSTS THEMSELVES.
SO FOR THAT, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS LINE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT COST CENTERS.
ONE OF THOSE IS MEDICAL CLAIMS, MEDICAL FEES, FEES, AND STOP LOSS PREMIUM.
SO THE MAIN COMPONENT DRIVING OUR HEALTHCARE DECREASE THIS YEAR WAS ACTUALLY A DECREASE IN MEDICAL CLAIMS OF ABOUT 5%, UH, SO THAT WE HAD SEVERAL HIGH COST INDIVIDUALS EXIT THE PLAN.
AND THAT BROUGHT OUR, UH, CONSULTANTS' ESTIMATE OF OUR HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURES NEXT YEAR DOWN.
AND THAT REALLY HAS LED TO THE SLIGHT DECREASE IN HEALTHCARE FUNDING THAT WE WOULD'VE HAVE OTHERWISE EXPECTED.
WE CONTINUE TO SEE DOUBLE DIGIT INCREASES IN STOP-LOSS, AND I WOULD NOT EXPECT THAT TO CHANGE ANYTIME SOON.
BUT YOU CAN SEE STOP-LOSS AS COMPARED TO MEDICAL CLAIMS, IS A MUCH SMALLER COST COMPONENT OF WHAT MAKES UP OUR BENEFIT CATEGORY.
IN TERMS OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES, WE HAD A 3.6 MILLION OR 8.6% INCREASE.
AGAIN, ABOUT SIX OR 700,000 OF THAT IS TRAVEL.
SO IT'S, IT'S SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THAT.
IN TERMS OF CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, WE HAD A 1.5 MILLION OR 7% INCREASE.
SOME OF THE LARGER LINES THAT MOVED WERE PARKS AND FORESTRY.
THAT'S FOR LARGE STREET TREE PRUNING FINANCE.
UH, WE MOVED 300,000 IN WORKERS' COMP FROM THE CITY MANAGER.
MISCELLANEOUS TO THE FINANCE, UH, MISCELLANEOUS TO BETTER ACCOUNT FOR THAT AND TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY HAD SEVERAL PROJECT BASED INCREASES.
ALL OF THOSE INCREASES WILL BE DISCUSSED IN MORE DETAIL AT THE, UH, NOVEMBER 6TH WORK SESSION.
IN TERMS OF SUPPLIES, WE SAW A LARGE INCREASE IN SUPPLIES, UH, MOSTLY IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
WE RECLASSIFIED FROM CONTRACTUAL SERVICES TO EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE.
A LOT OF OUR EVERGREEN, UH, IT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
SO A LOT OF OUR SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE AND A LOT OF OUR YEARLY CONTRACTS ARE REALLY MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.
THEY'RE NOT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.
SO IT'S AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD IN ACCOUNTING FOR IT, AND WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THAT.
AND THIS IS, UH, WHY THAT CHANGE WAS IMPLEMENTED.
STREETS, WE HAD A $50,000 INCREASE IN STREET SALT IN TERMS OF OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES.
WE HAD A REDUCTION OF JUST UNDER 400,000 OR 2.8%.
UH, WE BUDGETED A REDUCTION IN TAX REFUNDS.
THIS, THIS IS STILL A DIFFICULT LINE TO PREDICT, UH, BUT WE'RE RUNNING AT ABOUT 1,000,004 BELOW CURRENT YEAR BUDGET AND OUTSIDE OF DECEMBER WHERE LARGE NET NET PROFIT FILINGS COULD OCCUR, WE WOULD EXPECT MOST OF THE INDIVIDUAL FILINGS TO ALREADY BE, UM, PAID AT THIS POINT IN THE, IN THE CA IN THE TAX CYCLE.
SO WE FEEL COMFORTABLE REDUCING THAT, UM, BY ABOUT $300,000.
IT'S STILL ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS MORE THAN WE BUDGETED PRE C-O-V-I-D.
SO WE'RE STILL UP IN THAT CATEGORY.
WE JUST DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE GONNA BE UP AS MUCH AS MAYBE WE BUDGETED PREVIOUSLY.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FELL BY 500,000.
THAT IS REALLY A RESULT OF CONTINUING TO RIGHT SIZE.
THE AMOUNT WE BUDGET FOR IN INCENTIVES.
WE PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED FOR A HUNDRED PERCENT OF OUR INCENTIVES TO HIT LAST YEAR.
WE BUDGETED FOR ABOUT 80% TO HIT.
HISTORICALLY, ABOUT 50% OF THEM HIT.
AND WITH REMOTE WORK, WE'RE SEEING SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THAT, UH, IN THIS NEW ENVIRONMENT.
SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO TRY TO RIGHTSIZE HOW WE BUDGET THAT LINE.
AND THEN FINANCE HAD A $590,000 INCREASE.
360,000 OF THAT WAS FOR THE VISIT.
DUBLIN, OHIO PAYMENT, FISCAL ADMINISTRATION, UH, HANDLES THAT, UH, PAYMENT.
WE ALSO SAW AN INCREASE IN BED TAX, SO THAT'S AN INCREASE IN THE ARTS COUNCIL'S 25%, AND THAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT AMOUNT AS WELL.
IN TERMS OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, WE CONTINUE TO BE VERY STEADY IN THOSE WITH SOME INCREASES IN PARK OPERATIONS AND FORESTRY, AND AN OFFSETTING REDUCTION IN POOL.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PROPOSED, UH, REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES IN THIS BUDGET IS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE HAVE A GREEN LINE ABOVE A BLUE LINE.
SO WE HAVE A POSITIVE VARIANCE IN THE OPERATING BUDGET.
YOU COULD SEE THERE HISTORICALLY, THOSE LINES HAVE BEEN MUCH CLOSER, UM, BUT NEVER WHERE THE GREEN WAS.
ON TOP OF THE, UH, ABOVE THE BLUE.
SINCE COVI, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT ROCKY BUDGETING REVENUE, BUT WE THINK NOW THREE YEARS POST COVID, WE HAVE ENOUGH HISTORY WHERE WE CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE IN OUR INCOME TAX PROJECTIONS AND OUR BED TAX PROJECTIONS, ET CETERA.
SO THIS PRODUCED A POSITIVE BUDGET VARIANCE.
UH, THE BLUE, THE LIGHT BLUE IS THE BUDGETED VARIANCE,
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AND YOU WILL SEE THAT IT IS, UH, POSITIVE BY $121,000 IN 2024.AND WITH ADAM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, WE WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DETAIL TO PROVIDE AT THE NOVEMBER 6TH WORK SESSION, BUT THIS GIVES YOU A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW.
LINDSAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO, COUNSEL.
KATHY, YOU KNEW I WAS GONNA PUSH THAT BUTTON, DIDN'T YOU? YEAH.
SO FOR, UM, FOR SIX YEARS,
I THINK IT CREATES CLARITY, AND I THINK IT CREATES TRANSPARENCY THROUGH THAT CLARITY.
SO WHEN WE REALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA SPEND, AND WE REALLY HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THAT, I THINK IT DOES HELP COUNCIL, AND I THINK IT HELPS THE CITIZENS UNDERSTAND REALLY, REALLY WHAT'S BEING SPENT AND WHERE.
SO, UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT LAST CHART, I, IT WAS A HEAVY LIFT AND I, I, UM, JUST TICKLED PINK, CAN I USE THAT WORD? JUST TICKLED PINK.
UM, THAT, UM, THAT THAT'S THAT WAY.
AND I, I KNOW THAT WILL RESULT IN US SEEING SOME MORE SUPPLEMENTALS IN SOME THINGS BE JUST BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THAT BEAST.
BUT, UM, I THINK THAT IS, UM, FANTASTIC.
I ALSO, UM, APPRECIATE THE CHANGE IN SOME OF WHERE THE FUNDING IS HAPPENING, THE TRAINING, JUST AGAIN, THAT CLARITY.
UM, I THINK IT'S EASIER FOR US THEN, AND I THINK IT'S EASIER FOR CITIZENS TO UNDERSTAND.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION.
OBVIOUSLY HAVE SOME FEEDBACK THEN, BUT, UM, AT A, AT A POLICY LEVEL.
I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THIS COUNCIL'S WANTED IS, YOU KNOW, 3% GROWTH, AND WE'VE SEEN THAT CONSISTENTLY HAPPENING.
AND, UM, I, I JUST THINK IT'S A, A REALLY WONDERFUL MILESTONE, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY I KNOW HOW MUCH WORK, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
UH, AND I, I'M GONNA PIGGYBACK ON THAT AND SAY YOU DID ALL OF THAT WORK WITH YOUR TEAM DURING AND AFTER A PANDEMIC AND AN INSANE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY.
UM, AND SO NOT ONLY WAS IT A HEAVY LIFT TO DEVIATE A LITTLE BIT FROM THE SORT OF ULTRA CONSERVATIVE BUDGETING THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, BUT ALSO DURING THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, WHICH I JUST THINK REALLY SPEAKS TO, UM, YOUR DEDICATION AND THE DEDICATION THAT YOUR TEAM HAS, UM, TO, TO REALLY PUT US WHERE WE NEED TO BE RELATIVE TO A BUDGETING PERSPECTIVE.
SO, UM, I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH TO, TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM, SO I HOPE YOU'LL PASS THAT ALONG.
I WILL THANK YOU FOR BOTH OF THOSE COMMENTS.
HEY, I JUST WANNA, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE, UH, 2% INCOME TAX NET PROFIT ON DUBLIN BUSINESSES, GROSS WAGES, SALARIES, COMPENSATION, UH, SHOWS THAT DUBLIN LIVES WELL WITHIN ITS MEANS COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES.
AND, UM, WITH ALL THE AMENITIES THIS CITY OFFERS, IT'S, IT'S REALLY PRETTY AMAZING.
SO WHAT AN INDUCEMENT TO LIVE AND WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I JUST HOPE PEOPLE APPRECIATE THAT.
MATT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE INFORMATION.
AND OUR SECOND READING IN PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 13TH, AND AS YOU MENTIONED, WE WILL BE HAVING WORK SESSIONS, UM, I'M SORRY, WE'RE ON NOVEMBER 27TH, AND WE WILL BE HAVING WORK SESSIONS CONCERNING THE OPERATING BUDGET AS WELL.
[Resolution 70-23]
INTRODUCTION IN PUBLIC HEARING ON RESOLUTION 70 DASH 23, ACCEPTING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID FOR THE WATERWAYS MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, YEAR ONE PROJECT.OUR STAFF REPORT IS BY MICHAEL HENDERSHOT.
THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.
UH, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING AS THE RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE LOWEST AND BEST BID FOR THE WATERWAYS MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, YEAR ONE PROJECT STAFF CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE BID PROCESS FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH CONSULTS OR CONSISTS OF THE BANK STABILIZATION OF EIGHT STREAM SITES ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH FORK INDIAN RUNS.
THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE FOR THIS PROJECT IS $778,270.
THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED FROM THE, UH, 2023 TO 2027 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $400,000.
ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2023, TWO BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND PUBLICLY OPENED.
V THREE CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED SUBMITTED THE LOWEST AND BEST BID OF $789,000, $789,000 670 CENTS, UH, 670 AND 24 CENTS.
PRESENTLY, THE PROJECT WORKED AS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN LATE OCTOBER, EARLY JANUARY
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OF THIS YEAR, AND BE COMPLETED BY APRIL OF 2024.THE CITY PROMOTES THE IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS OF HEALTHY WATERWAYS TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION MATERIAL IS DELIVERED TO PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING WATERWAYS ON THEIR PROPERTY THAT OUTLINES BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR MAINTAINING WATERWAYS.
PROPERTY OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT CITY STAFF FOR GUIDANCE AND INPUT ON MAINTAINING WATERWAYS ON THEIR PROPERTY.
ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY HAS A WEBSITE FOR THE WATERWAYS MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, WHICH DETAILS THE WEB, THE, THE GOALS FOR THE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS ANTICIPATED IMPROVEMENT AREAS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
THE WEBSITE HAS ALSO BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE EDUCATION MATERIAL THAT OUTLINES BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR MAINTAINING WATERWAYS.
UH, THE WEBSITE ADDRESS IS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN HERE.
UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION, ACCEPTING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID OF SEVEN OF V THREE CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LIMITED IN THE AMOUNT OF $789,670 AND 24 CENTS FOR THIS PROJECT.
AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? COUNCIL? GOOD ONE.
UM, SO WITH A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS, THANK YOU, MICHAEL, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
UM, WITH SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, WE'VE SEEN SOME, UM, PROJECT BIDS THAT HAVE BEEN SORT OF WILDLY ABOVE THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATES, LARGELY DUE TO, YOU KNOW, UH, HANGOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC.
THIS FEELS A LITTLE BETTER TO ME THAN WHERE WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS.
AND, AND I KNOW THIS IS ANECDOTAL, I'M NOT GONNA HOLD YOU TO IT, BUT ARE YOU FEELING LIKE YOU'RE SEEING SOME STABILITY HAPPENING WITH SOME OF THESE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND, AND AVAILABILITY? LIKE WHERE DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE NUMBERS ARE HEADING? SO SPECIFICALLY TO THIS PROJECT, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A, A PRETTY SPECIALIZED PROJECT.
SO, UM, OUR DESIGN ENGINEER HAD EXPERIENCED WORKING WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ON A SIMILAR TYPE OF PROJECT.
UM, SO WE FELT SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT IN THE UNIT PRICES THAT WE'RE SEEING BASED ON RECENT PROJECTS THAT THEY HAD WORKED ON AND SEEING THOSE CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
SO, UM, WE WERE ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE FROM THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE TO WHAT THE, UM, OUR, YOU KNOW, PROPOSED LOWEST AND BEST BID.
I THINK IT WAS 1.5% OVER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE.
ARE ALL THE SITES, UH, PUBLIC LAND OR ARE ANY OF THEM PRIVATE PROPERTY? UM, ALL OF THE SITES ARE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO GET THIS BID IN.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME VERY HAPPY RESIDENTS THERE ALONG BRANDON AND BRANDON AREA THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS.
UM, SO I KNOW WHEN WE DISCUSSED THIS, UM, THIS IS SORT OF A THREE YEAR TYPE PROJECT AND COUNCIL'S REQUEST WAS THAT SOME MONEY BE MOVED TO ACCELERATE THIS.
SO WITH, I, I DIDN'T NECESSARILY SEE THE THREE YEAR TREND IN HERE, BUT ARE WE ON TRACK THEN? THIS IS THE ACCELERATED AMOUNT.
I JUST DON'T REMEMBER THAT NUMBER IF YOU COULD REMIND ME.
WE MOVED UP SEVERAL PROJECTS IN YEAR ONE, JUST BASED ON PREVIOUS FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE.
SO THAT IS REPRESENTED IN, WE'RE CALLING THIS THE YEAR ONE PROJECT, WHICH IS 2023.
UM, SO WE ARE WORKING ON, UM, THE YEAR TWO PROJECT OR 2024 PROJECT WHERE WE HAVE MULTIPLE SITES THAT HAVE BEEN MOVED UP FROM WHAT WE ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED.
SO WE REALLY ARE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS THOSE CRITICAL AREAS WITHIN THE CITY.
AND THEN I'M, I'M JUST GONNA ECHO AMY'S COMMENT THAT I, I KNOW THAT THERE, THIS HAS, HAS BEEN AN URGENT NEED AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK TO ACCELERATE THAT AND GET THE, I WOULD SAY, SOME OF THE MOST STRESSED AREAS, UM, UPDATED.
SO AGAIN, I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
I HAD ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION.
UM, I SEE THAT WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET SOME WORK DONE YET THIS YEAR ON IT, AND THEN AGAIN IN THE SPRING, ARE THE RESIDENTS, WE HAD A FAIRLY LARGE GROUP OF RESIDENTS FOLLOWING THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
ARE WE GOING, HOW ARE WE GONNA NOTIFY THEM THAT WORK IS, ARE THEY GETTING ALL, GETTING MAILED LETTERS OR, YEAH, SO FOR THAT, WE WILL HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA PUBLICATIONS GOING OUT AND FOR RESIDENTS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY IMPACTED IN THIS AREA, UM, WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THEM, GIVING THEM KIND OF A, A SCHEDULE OF WHEN WE THINK CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN IN THAT AREA.
SO THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, WELL UPDATED ON WHEN THAT WOULD HAPPEN.
AND I, AND I, MAYBE WE CAN SEND AN EMAIL.
I KNOW THERE'S, THERE WAS AN EMAIL FLOATING AROUND THAT HAD MAYBE 20 RESIDENTS OR SO ON IT ABOUT, UM, THE FLOODING IN BRANDON.
THEY'VE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ALL THAT.
MAYBE WE CAN LET THEM KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE FOUND SOMEONE, WE'RE GONNA START CONSTRUCTION.
I KNOW WE HAVE THEIR EMAIL ADDRESSES
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AVAILABLE, SO, RIGHT.UH, YOU MADE A, A REALLY SIGNIFICANT COMMENT WHEN YOU SAID THAT 65% OF OUR WATERWAYS ARE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
AND I APPRECIATE WHAT COMMUNICATIONS HAS DONE TO HELP INSTRUCT OUR CITIZENS, BECAUSE WE CAN DO ALL THIS WORK ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT IF OUR, IF OUR RESIDENTS AREN'T TAKING CARE OF THE WATERWAYS THAT MOVE THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY, IT BECOMES A BURDEN DOWNSTREAM AND MAYBE CAN CREATE SOME MORE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS AFTER WE FIX SOMETHING, RIGHT? SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
I JUST ASK OUR RESIDENTS, IF YOU HAVE A CREEK OR A WATERWAY ON YOUR PROPERTY, TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEBSITE, UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS OF KEEPING OUR WATERWAYS CLEAN.
IT'S ONE OF THE SUSTAINABILITY, UH, PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING SO HARD ON TO HAVE CLEAN WATER AND MAKE SURE THAT THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL WATERWAYS IN THE CITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT IN THERE AND THANKS LINDSAY FOR MAKING SURE THAT COMMUNICATIONS GETS THAT MESSAGE OUT.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK ON OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, SO IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, JENNY, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE VICE MAYOR DEROSA? YES.
[Resolution 71-23]
RESOLUTION 71 DASH 23 ACCEPTING THE FINAL PLAT HIGHLAND GLEN FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF 42.5 ACRES TO ESTABLISH 102 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS, NINE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND 13.53 ACRES OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACE.THE SITE IS LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHLAND CRO ROAD AND POST ROAD.
OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING IS FROM OUR PLANNER, TAYLOR LINOX.
THANK YOU, MAYOR FOX AND GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ACCEPTANCE OF A FINAL PLATT FOR THE HIGHLAND GLEN NEIGHBORHOOD TO SUBDIVIDE 42.5 ACRES INTO THREE SECTIONS.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER VIEWS AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION, UM, OF APPROVAL FOR A FINAL PLATT TO CITY COUNCIL.
THE PURPOSE OF PLATTS IS TO SUBDIVIDE LAND, TO IDENTIFY PROPERTY LINES, ESTABLISH EASEMENTS, DEDICATE OPEN SPACE, AND CREATE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY.
THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WAS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN AUGUST OF 2022.
AND ANY DISCUSSION RELATED TO FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN ITEMS ARE NOT WITHIN PURVIEW OF PLATTE REVIEW.
THE SITE IS LOCATED NORTHEAST OF POST ROAD AND HIGHLAND CROY ROAD AND A ZONED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT HIGHLAND GLEN.
THE FINAL PLATT ESTABLISHES 102 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS, 13.53 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE AND DEDICATES NINE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY.
SECTION ONE INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC STREET EXTENSIONS AND 46 LOTS NORTH OF SPRING VIEW LANE AND SOUTH OF HOLBEIN DRIVE.
SECTION TWO CONTAINS 33 LOTS SOUTH OF SPRING VIEW LANE, AND SECTION THREE INCLUDES 23 LOTS NORTH OF HOLBEIN DRIVE.
IN AUGUST OF 2022, THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION MADE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLATT WITH ONE CONDITION TO CITY COUNCIL.
STAFF RECOMMENDS ACCEPTANCE OF RESOLUTION 71 23 FOR THE FINAL PLATT FOR HIGHLAND GLEN WITH NO CONDITIONS.
AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS, UM, HERE CONCERNING THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM MAX BLOCK AND JOEL WEST BOTH SIGNED IN, BUT I BELIEVE THEY ARE JUST HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY? IS THAT CORRECT? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU COUNSEL QUESTIONS, KATHY, UH, I'M JUST CURIOUS, UM, WHY THE YEAR PLUS TIME GAP BETWEEN PLANNING AND ZONING APPROVAL AND ARRIVAL HERE TO, FOR OUR DISCUSSION THIS EVENING? YES, GREAT QUESTION.
UM, THE APPLICANT AS WELL AS STAFF HAD BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON THE, UM, 16, UH, CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AS PILOT OF THAT FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN BEFORE ARRIVING HERE, BEFORE YOU TODAY.
SO IT WAS JUST WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
AND THEN I DID HAVE ANOTHER, UM, QUESTION ABOUT THE BARN AND THE, I GUESS IT IS THE GRAIN TOWER, GRAIN GRAINERY, UM, THAT WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE.
UM, AND, AND HONESTLY WITH THE, THE LEVEL OF DRAWINGS, IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO SEE WILL THERE BE, UH, A WAY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS THAT OR IS THERE ANY PARKING NEAR THERE OR COULD YOU JUST THE, THE WAY THAT THE LINES ARE THERE, IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO SEE THAT.
UM, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE'S, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY PARKING, BUT THERE IS, UM, SHARED USE PASS AND ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS AND ANYONE ELSE, UM,
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TO ACCESS THIS, UM, PUBLIC PARK.AND THAT SHARED USE PATH THAT WOULD GET YOU THERE, WHAT WOULD THAT CONNECT TO? IS THAT JUST A LOOP WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF OR IS THAT CONNECTED TO SOME OTHER, YOU KNOW, CONNECTION ACROSS THE ROAD OR, YEAH, UM, I BELIEVE BOTH, UM, DIRECTLY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THEN ALSO, UM, TO A, A PATH ALONG POST ROAD AND PART OF THE 33 INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE JUAN TAYLOR, AND I KNOW WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES IN NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN GUIDELINES, WHICH WOULD PROBABLY NOT APPLY TO THIS BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE LATER, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION, AND I DON'T REMEMBER THIS IN NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN GUIDELINES.
UM, AND I SEE AN OPEN SPACE THAT, UM, QUITE A BIT MORE OPEN SPACES BEING GIVEN THAN IS REQUIRED, BUT I JUST HAVE A TECHNICAL QUESTION.
IS SETBACK ALLOWED TO BE UTILIZED FOR OPEN SPACE? I, I BELIEVE IN THE CODE.
UM, I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT'S A QUESTION THAT, UM, IT WOULD NOT APPLY HERE BECAUSE THERE'S PLENTY OF OPEN SPACE BEING GIVEN, BUT IT'S JUST A QUESTION TO HAVE TO BE ANSWERED NOW.
BUT I THINK THE CODE SAYS THAT SETBACK CAN'T BE ALLOWED, AND I ONLY MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE IT DID SAY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT THE OPEN SPACE WAS, UM, SETBACK.
SO IF THAT'S A QUESTION THAT YOU COULD GIVE US AN ANSWER TO AT SOME FUTURE DATE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
SO IN TERMS OF SETBACK FOR OPEN SPACE, UM, I BELIEVE THERE'S A MINIMUM TREE LONG WIDTH THAT'S REQUIRED ALONG THIS IN RURAL ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS THAT COME INTO PLAY.
UM, BUT I WILL DEFER TO JENNY, UM, PLANNING DIRECTOR TO MAYBE CHIME IN ON ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT I'M NOT REMEMBERING, WHICH I'M GONNA TAKE YOU UP ON YOUR OFFER TO PROVIDE SOME MORE DETAIL INFORMATION, UM, AS AN UPDATE, IF THAT'S OKAY.
'CAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT MEMORIZED.
AND IT, IT WOULDN'T APPLY HERE BECAUSE THERE'S TWICE AS MUCH OPEN SPACE CORRECT.
BUT BECAUSE IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT OPEN SPACE WAS PART OF, WAS PART OF SETBACK, AND I, I ONLY NOTICED THIS AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS, THE CODE SUPPLEMENT.
SO I JUST WANNA KNOW, YOU KNOW, FOR FUTURE, AS WE LOOK AT THIS, WHETHER OR NOT OPEN SPACE CAN BE PUT IN SETBACKS.
AND THERE ARE DEFINITELY PARAMETERS IN THERE ABOUT, UM, MAKING SURE THAT OPEN SPACES ARE MEANINGFUL, THAT RIGHT, IT'S NOT LEFTOVER SPACE, THAT IT IS FULLY INTEGRATED AS PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO, BUT I'LL, WE'LL GET YOU SOME MORE SPECIFICS ABOUT WHAT IS OR ISN'T PERMITTED.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
UM, THEN WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE JENNY CAN CALL ROLL MS. CRA.
[Resolution 72-23 - Resolution 75-23]
I MOVE TO WAIVE COUNSEL RULES OF ORDER AND READ RESOLUTION 72 DASH 23 THROUGH 75 DASH 23 TOGETHER.MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, JENNY, PLEASE CALL ROLL MAYOR FOX.
INTENT TO APPROPRIATE A TEMPORARY RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT FROM AGNL EXERCISE LLC FROM THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 3 8 2 5 HARD ROAD FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AND IMPROVING ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT CHARGE RESOLUTION.
73 20 THREES REGARDING TWO PARCELS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF BRIGHT ROAD AND SAWMILL ROAD FROM THE VILLAGE, UH, AT INVERNESS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE.
CONDOMINIUM RESOLUTION 74 20 THREES REGARDING, UH, PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF BRIGHT ROAD AND SAWMILL ROAD FROM MILLER INVESTMENTS COMPANY IN OHIO.
GENERAL PARTNERSHIP AND RESOLUTION 75 23 IS REGARDING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 1 3 5 SAWMILL ROAD FROM REALTY INCOME CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION.
OUR STAFF REPORT IS FROM DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UM, IMPROVEMENTS ARE PLANNED FOR THE BRIGHT ROAD CORRIDOR IN THE ROUNDABOUT AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH SYSTEMS AT EMERALD PARKWAY AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.
AND THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE ALSO PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AGREEMENT WITH MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH SYSTEM.
THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE 2019 SAWMILL ROAD CORRIDOR STUDY, UM, ALONG WITH THE MOUNT CARMEL SITE TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY AND THE BRIGHT ROAD CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL THROUGH LANE IN THE EAST AND WEST DIRECTION
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ALONG BRIGHT ROAD.A SECOND NORTHBOUND LEFT TURN LANE FROM SAWMILL TO BRIGHT ROAD, AND A DEDICATED RIGHT TURN LANE FROM BRIGHT ROAD TO SAWMILL ROAD.
BOTH PROJECTS INCLUDE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES ALONG WITH LANDSCAPING AND STREET LIGHTING.
THESE PROJECTS REQUIRE ACQUISITION FROM 11 PARCELS AND THE APPRAISAL REPORTS AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION WERE PROVIDED TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR.
THE CITY'S BEEN ABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH THREE OWNERS, STEVE NEWCOMBE, WHO'S THE OWNER OF THREE PARCELS IN THE PROJECT AREA, THE VILLAGES AT INVERNESS, RESIDENTS ON THE WEST SIDE OF INVERNESS COURT AND BRC TWO CATHOLIC DIOCESE.
AND ADDITION, THE MOUNT, THE MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH SYSTEMS WILL DONATE THE RIGHT OF WAY AND EASEMENTS NEEDED FOR THE PROJECTS ALONG THEIR SITE.
FRONTAGES PER THE INFRASTRUCTURE AGREEMENT AND THESE AGREEMENTS, WILL PRES, WILL BE ALL BE PRESENTED IN UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
THE REMAINING PROPERTY INTERESTS ARE FROM FIVE PARCELS WITH FOUR OWNERS.
WHILE STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THESE OWNERS TO REACH A MUTUALLY MUTUALLY AGREEABLE RESOLUTION TO THE ACQUISITIONS, THE RESOLUTIONS OF INTENT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING, BEGIN THE ACQUISITION PROCESS AND ALLOW THE PROJECT TO REMAIN ON SCHEDULE AND PROCEED TO CONSTRUCTION FOR A CLOSER LOOK AT THESE PROPERTY INTERESTS.
THIS IS A 0.002 ACRE TEMPORARY EASEMENT ON PARCEL 28 OWNED BY EIGHT G AND L EXERCISE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 38 25 HARD ROAD.
AND THE NEXT LOCATION IS THE VILLAGE AT INVERNESS PROFESSIONAL OFFICE CONDOMINIUM, WHICH OWNS TWO PARCELS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BRIGHT ROAD AND SAW MILL ROAD.
AND THESE INTERESTS, UM, FOR PARCEL 18, OUR 0.156 ACRES OF RIGHT AWAY, A 0.048 ACRE GENERAL EASEMENT AND A 0.076 TEMPORARY EASEMENT FOR PARCEL 25.
THERE IS 0.140 ACRES OF RIGHT OF AWAY AND A 0.050 ACRE GENERAL EASEMENT.
PARCEL 17 IS OWNED BY MILLER INVESTMENTS AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF BRIGHT ROAD AND SAW MILL ROAD.
AND THE INTERESTS ARE 0.161 ACRES OF RIGHT OF AWAY A 0.126 ACRE GENERAL EASEMENT AND A 0.245 ACRE TEMPORARY EASEMENT.
AND FINALLY, PARCEL 24 IS OWNED BY REALTY INCOME CORPORATION AT 71 35 SAWMILL ROAD.
THE INTERESTS ARE 0.022 ACRES OF RIGHT AWAY, A 0.024 ACRE GENERAL EASEMENT.
AND AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THESE PROPERTY OWNERS, STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF RELU RESOLUTIONS 72 23 THROUGH 75 23.
AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL ABOUT THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE PROJECTS TONIGHT.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS FOR TINA THIS EVENING.
HEARING NONE, PLEASE CALL ROLL.
[Resolution 76-23]
RESOLUTION 76 DASH 23 REQUESTING THE DELAWARE FRANKLIN AND UNION COUNTY AUDITORS TO DRAW MONEY THAT MAY BE IN THE COUNTY TREASURIES AND TO ISSUE A DRAFT TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO THE CITY OF DUBLIN FOR ANY MONEY THAT MAY BE IN THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN HONOR.MATT STIFFLER IS GOING TO TELL US ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS A ROUTINE ORDINANCE WE ADOPT, OR RESOLUTION WE ADOPT EVERY YEAR THAT ALLOWS US TO SEEK, UH, EARLY, UH, DEPOSIT OF OUR REAL ESTATE FUNDS.
IT ALLOWS US TO EARN INTEREST ON THE THREE MONTHS, UH, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDING EARLY INSTEAD OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR RECEIVING THAT INTEREST.
SO STAFF RECOMMEND ADOPTION AT TONIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ALLOWING MATT TO ACCESS FUNDS?
[Resolution 77-23]
DASH 23 RENEWAL OF A PARKING LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE DUBLIN COMMUNITY CHURCH.OUR STAFF REPORT IS BY JEANNIE WILLIS.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL RESOLUTION 77 23 IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, REQUI AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A RENEWAL OF A PARKING LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE DUBLIN COMMUNITY CHURCH.
LISTED ON THE SCREEN IS A BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE LEASE PARKING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHURCH.
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FOR EXCESS PARKING IN THE CHURCH'S LOT STARTED IN 2011 AND HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO FOUR SUBSEQUENT TIMES.THE, UM, PUBLIC FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED ON THE AUGUST 29TH, 2023 ENVISION DUBLIN PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE, UM, GATHERED INPUT ON SIX SPECIAL AREA PLANS.
UM, AVAILABILITY OF PARKING IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT REMAINS.
UH, ONE OF OUR MOST REQUESTED FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT LISTED ON THE SCREEN ARE THE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES IN THE AGREEMENT.
UH, THE THREE YEAR TERM REMAINS THE SAME THAT WE PROPOSE 29 PARKING SPACES TO BE LEASED.
THE LOCATION OF THE PARKING SPACES, UM, ARE PROPOSED TO BE SHIFTED CLOSER TO FRANKLIN STREET.
WE HAVE REMOVED, UM, ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF THE SPACES.
UM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, THERE'S NO TIMEFRAME OR A HOLIDAY RESTRICTION.
EXISTING SIGNS WILL BE UPDATED, UM, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE TO THE LOT FOR PARKING AND THE RENTAL RATE OF $750 PER MONTH, OR $9,000 ANNUALLY, PLUS REIMBURSEMENT FOR SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $7,500 PER YEAR REMAINS.
STAFF DID CONDUCT A PARKING ASSESSMENT OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD TO EVALUATE THE USE OF THE PARKING SPACES AT FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
AFTER REVIEWING THE DATA, THE PARKING SPACES, ALTHOUGH MINIMAL WERE BEING USED ON A REGULAR BASIS, THE CURRENT LEASED SPACED PARKING SPACES WERE CHOSEN PRIMARILY NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE FOOD PANTRIES OPERATION OR THE PRESCHOOL'S PICKUP, OR DROP OFF TIMES SINCE THE PO FOOD PANTRY HAVE MOVED TO ITS OWN FACILITY, EARLIER THIS MONTH, STAFF HAS BEEN ABLE TO DISCUSS WITH THE PARK OR WITH THE CHURCH, EXCUSE ME, UH, RELOCATING SEVERAL OF THE PARKING SPOTS CLOSER TO FRANKLIN STREET FOR GREATER VISIBILITY.
AND AT THIS TIME, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 77 23, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A RENEWAL OF THE PARKING LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE DUBLIN COMMUNITY CHURCH.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JEANNIE CONCERNING THIS? APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK IN THAT, AND IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE EXTRA SPACES IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
JEANNIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[Resolution 78-23]
DASH 23, ADOPTING THE 2023 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE? I DO SO.OUR STAFF REPORT IS FROM OUR DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JEREMIAH GARCIA.
FIRST TIME TALKING TO, UH, THE COUNCIL, AND WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
SO TONIGHT, UH, IS AN IMPORTANT RESOLUTION ADOPTING OUR, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO WITH, UH, TECO, UH, AND A NEW MARK, UM, THAT YOU ALL HAVE, UH, PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT IN.
BEFORE I, UH, PROCEED, I WANNA MAKE DO A CHECK HERE AND MAKE SURE THAT, UH, UH, MR. WAS WESTENDORF IS, UH, CAN HEAR US.
CAN, CAN YOU HEAR US? CAN YOU HEAR US? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT CORRECT.
JEREMIAH MIAH, HIT MICROPHONE.
THIS ONE'S ON, BUT WE'RE GONNA, BUT WE'RE GONNA GET FEEDBACK, UNFORTUNATELY.
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WE'RE GONNA GET FEEDBACK.SO, UH, TONIGHT AS YOU, UM, SEE THE, UH, WE'RE GONNA PRESENT THIS, UH, THE STRATEGIC PLAN RODEO, YOU THERE.
THAT HAS BEEN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH FOR THE LAST YEAR AGAIN, AND I WANT TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE A COUPLE IMPORTANT, UH, COMPONENTS THAT GOT US TO TODAY.
UH, OBVIOUSLY THIS PLAN HAS BEEN, UM, IN THE WORKS FOR SOME TIME, AND OBVIOUSLY WE'VE HAD GREAT SUPPORT FROM THIS COUNCIL, OUR CITY MANAGER, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATORS, KIRBY AND JENNA, OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS, AND MANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS, UH, TO GET US TO THIS POINT.
UM, IT'S AN IMPORTANT, UH, UH, DIS UH, UH, ACTION THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN OUR, UH, ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AROUND THE REGION AND FRANKLY, ACROSS THE GLOBE.
AND FOR THAT, I'M GONNA, UM, GET SOME CONTEXT IN TERMS OF HOW WE ARE POSITIONING OURSELVES, UH, TRULY AROUND THE GLOBE, UH, AS IT RELATES TO, UM, BEING A CITY THAT IS SUSTAINABLE, CONNECTED, AND RESILIENT.
AND THIS PARTICULAR PLAN BRINGS THIS TO FOCUS FIRST AND FOREMOST, AND WE FOLLOW THAT STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AND DECISIONS WE MAKE AS A CITY.
AND IT'S NO DIFFERENT IN THIS PARTICULAR STRATEGY AS WE LOOK AT THOSE THREE THEMES OF THE SUSTAINABLE, CONNECTED, AND RESILIENT.
OBVIOUSLY, MOST OF THIS FALLS UNDER THE SUSTAINABLE, UH, COMPONENTS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPHERE, BUT CERTAINLY ALL THE OTHER, UH, COMPONENTS OF THE CITY THAT RELATE TO CONNECTED AND RESILIENT, UM, ARE PART OF HOW WE, UM, SELL THE CITY TRULY ACROSS THE GLOBE.
AND WE WANT TO PUT THAT INTO CONTEXT AND SORT OF HOW WE MADE THIS DECISION.
SO, AGAIN, HOW DO WE SET THE CONTEXT AGAIN FOR THIS PARTICULAR, UM, UH, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE? OBVIOUSLY, THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WAY, UH, THE GLOBE HAS, HAS, UM, EXPERIENCED IN THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, AS WELL AS EVEN HERE LOCALLY IN THIS $20 BILLION INVESTMENT, UM, THAT, UH, IS HAPPENING JUST TO OUR EAST.
AND SO IT WAS AN IMPORTANT TIME FOR US TO ENGAGE DICHOTOMY.
AGAIN, THIS IS THEIR THIRD ITERATION OF THIS UPDATE, TO REALLY PROVIDE AN EXTENSIVE UPDATE AND UTILIZING THAT QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA, UM, TO REALLY ANALYZE OUR EXISTING STRATEGIES, AGAIN, TO AIM OUR CURRENT, UM, UM, CURRENT ECONOMIC DRIVERS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE READY TO CAPITALIZE ON FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
SO, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED WHY WE DID THIS AND THE NEED IS, YOU CAN SEE FOUR DISTINCT THEMES THAT ARE DRIVING OUR, UM, OVERALL NEED TO UPDATE THIS STRATEGY.
AND AGAIN, VERY MANY OF THE SAME THINGS WE'VE ADDRESSED, BUT WE CAN NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO AS IT RELATES TO MIXED AND URBAN, UH, USE DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS THE CITY.
UM, THE EVOLUTION OF OUR CENTRAL OHIO INDUSTRIAL BASE AND SORT OF HOW WE'RE ACTING THAT AND REMAINING COMPETITIVE AND ATTRACTIVE TO THOSE VERY INDUSTRIES.
UM, THOSE CONTINUED INVESTMENTS IN STRENGTHENING LOCAL ECONOMIES WITH THE AMENITIES, ESSENTIALLY THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS, UH, ARE, ARE DEMANDING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IMPACTS EMPLOYEE RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT.
AND THEN AGAIN, THE SHIFTING PREMISES, UM, AS IT RELATES TO THIS WORK FROM HOME STRATEGY.
AND AGAIN, MAKING A QUALITY OF PLACE FIRST AND FOREMOST SO THAT THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT DO CHOOSE TO WORK FROM HOME CHOOSE TO CALL DUBLIN HOME, UH, FOR THEIR WORK FROM HOME STRATEGY.
SO KEEPING IN MIND THAT, THAT THOSE PARTICULAR STRATEGIES, I WANT, UM, INTRODUCE DEB CUMMINGS, WHO, UH, IS WITH TECHONOMY, AND I KNOW YOU HAVE MET, SHE'S THE PRINCIPAL AND MANAGING DIRECTOR TO GO PROVIDE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE KEY FACETS OF THE STRATEGY, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO SOME OF THE TACTICS AND THEN, UH, WORK THROUGH THE, UM, WITH MR. WAS WASS DORF ON THE, UH, SIDE OF THE, UM, SPECIFIC AREAS AS IT RELATES TO THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY.
SO I'LL INVITE DEB TO THE MICROPHONE.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S LOVELY TO BE BEFORE YOU AGAIN.
AS YOU WILL REMEMBER, IN JUNE, WE HAD AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FACT THAT DUBLIN'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANDATE REALLY HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE 2019.
HOWEVER, THE URGENCY FOR WHICH IT MUST BE IMPLEMENTED HAS SIGNIFICANTLY ACCELERATED DUE TO THE, UM, CHANGING HEADWINDS THAT WERE DESCRIBED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
AS A RESULT OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND WHAT HAS OCCURRED IN OUR GLOBAL ECONOMY, THE CITY OF DUBLIN MUST FOCUS ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, REALLY ON FOUR KEY AREAS BY CREATING DISTINCTIVE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT NODES TO MEET 21ST CENTURY, UH, INDUSTRIAL DEMAND FOR VIBRANT PHYSICAL SPACE, WHILE MAINTAINING DUBLIN'S HIGH QUALITY PLACE STANDARDS.
THIS IN TURN, WILL CREATE THE MODERN LIVED WORK PLAY ENVIRONMENT OF FLEXIBLE SPACES THAT WILL ATTRACT AND RETAIN NOT ONLY A VIBRANT INDUSTRIAL BASE WITHIN THE CITY, BUT ALSO THE TALENT POOL THAT INDUSTRY REQUIRES.
UM, IN THE 21ST CENTURY KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, DUBLIN ALSO MUST WORK TO MAKE THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES MORE TRANSPARENT AND PREDICTABLE, THEREBY REDUCING UNCERTAINTY FOR ITS INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS.
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THIS IN TURN, WILL CREATE A BUSINESS FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT THAT IS HIGHLY RESPONSIVE TO THE CHANGING INDUSTRIAL NEEDS OF OUR TIMES.EFFORTS SHOULD ALSO BE FOCUSED ON NURTURING GROWTH OF THE TARGETED INDUSTRY CLUSTERS THROUGH PROACTIVE ATTENTION ATTRACTION AND BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION ACTIVITIES.
THIS WILL ENSURE THAT DUBLIN'S ECONOMY IS POSITIONED FOR FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH BY MAKING SURE THAT CUTTING EDGE INDUSTRIES AND THE TALENT THEY REQUIRE FIND DUBLIN TO BE AN ATTRACTIVE BUSINESS FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT UPON WHICH TO ANCHOR THEIR SUCCESS AND GROW HERE IN THE CITY.
AND FINALLY, FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS TO CATALYZE VALUE ADDED COLLABORATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE CRITICAL.
THE ENTIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IS PREDICATED ON THE CITY'S ABILITY TO FOSTER VALUE ADDED COLLABORATIONS AMONGST IN BETWEEN INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS THE OTHER NONPROFIT SECTORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO JEREMIAH IS NOW GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDUSTRY, CAPITALIZE ON DUBLIN'S COMPARATIVE ASSETS, AND HELP POSITION THE CITY FOR CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY.
SO WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY ARE ESSENTIALLY THE FOUR, UH, MAIN STRATEGIES COMING OUT OF THE, UH, DICHOTOMY ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS VERY SPECIFIC TACTICS, UM, PRIORITIZE, UM, WITH TIMING NEEDS.
AND SO WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND, UH, HOW WE'RE UTILIZING THIS DOCUMENT AND LOOKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING, IS THIS WILL BE OUR ROADMAP IN OUR PLAYBOOK IN TERMS OF HOW WE PRIORITIZE THE SPECIFIC TACTICS THAT WE ATTACK, UM, FROM THIS POINT FORWARD.
AND SO WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT AND, UH, UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEY MEAN AND WHAT THEY, UH, REQUIRE IN TERMS OF, UH, BOTH FISCAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO DO THAT.
AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA BE FOCUSED ON THIS IN EVERY, UH, ACTIVITY IN SPECIFIC, UH, ACTION THAT WE TAKE, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PLAN IS IMPLEMENTED.
NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE ALSO, UH, HAVE THIS PARTICULAR PIECE, AND WE KNOW THAT WE UTILIZE TECHONOMY AND NEWMARK AS IT AS IT RELATES TO, UH, THE ECONOMIC OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN A VERY FOCUSED AND INTENTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY.
AND SO WE'VE INVITED, UM, UH, GREG TO COME IN FROM NEWMARK, UH, AND WE'RE GONNA, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS TECHNOLOGY OVER FOR HIM TO ALSO PROVIDE A, A DISTINCT OVERVIEW OF THE, UM, INTEGRATION OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN RECOMMENDATIONS AS IT RELATES TO OUR OVERALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, SPECIFICALLY IN THE, UM, FIVE SPECIFIC, UH, UH, PILLARS, UH, THAT WE USE IN THIS POSITIONING STUDY.
SO IF YOU GIMME A MOMENT, I'M GOING TO, UH, BRING HIM UP HERE AND ALLOW HIM TO SPEAK.
AND GREG, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
GREG, CAN YOU HEAR ME? HEAR ME? I CAN HEAR YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES, SIR.
SO READY FOR MY SLIDE? UH, UH, YES, YES.
PUT IT UP AND, AND, UH, YOU CAN SPEAK TO THOSE FIVE AREAS.
I'LL JUST GET STARTED WHILE YOU PUT UP THAT SLIDE.
UH, IT'S GOOD TO BE WITH EVERYONE TONIGHT.
UH, NEWMARK PREPARED A REPORT, UH, CALLED THE DUBLIN SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAIN POSITIONING STUDY.
IT WAS DELIVERED ON MAY 30TH, AND PRESENTED TO COUNCIL BACK ON JUNE 5TH.
AND BEFORE I GET TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS THEMSELVES, IT'S WORTH NOTING FIRST THAT THE NUMARK STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN INDEPENDENT OF THE DICHOTOMY STUDY.
AND YET THERE ARE SOME VERY STRONG PARALLELS AND POINTS OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO REPORTS THAT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER.
UH, AND SECOND, TONIGHT, DUBLIN IS TAKING AN IMPORTANT STEP TO POSITION ITSELF FOR THE SEMICONDUCTOR SECTOR SUPPLY CHAIN THAT IS CREATING GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
AND, UH, I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD BEAR THIS IN MIND AS YOU BEGIN TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATION THEMES THAT ARE DERIVED FROM NU MARK'S STUDY, UH, EARLIER THIS YEAR.
SO, I WANNA HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW THINGS WITHIN THESE FIVE MAJOR THEMES OF RECOMMENDATIONS FIRST AROUND WORKFORCE.
THIS IS CRITICAL FOR ALL EMPLOYERS, UH, AND SO WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU CONTINUE TO CULTIVATE TWO-WAY RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS SO THAT THEY CAN AMPLIFY THE POSITIVE MESSAGES, UH, THAT, UM, UH, REGARDING DUBLIN AND ITS PLACE IN THE COLUMBUS METRO, BUT
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ALSO SO THAT YOU CAN IMPROVE THE CITY'S ABILITY TO DELIVER VALUE TO THE COMPANIES WHO ARE THERE TODAY.AND TO NEW SEMICONDUCTOR PERSPECTIVE INVESTORS, UH, IN YOUR COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE WITH RESPECT TO MARKETING, DUBLIN SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ITS MESSAGE AND ITS MARKETING COLLATERAL TO SHOW THAT THIS IS A PLACE FOR NEW SEMICONDUCTOR INVESTMENT, WHILE MAKING ALSO SPEED AND CERTAINTY PART OF DUBLIN'S BRAND, PART OF YOUR PROMISE TO CORPORATE INVESTORS AND TO THEIR CONSULTANTS SITE SELECTORS.
UH, LIKE MYSELF AT NEWMARK, REGARDING SITE READINESS, DUBLIN HAS REALLY AN UNCOMMON CHANCE TO UTILIZE NOT ONLY VACANT INFILL SITES, BUT ALSO GREENFIELD LANDS TO YOUR ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE.
AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO DO THE LAND ACQUISITION, THE PLANNING, THE UTILITY ASSESSMENTS, AND THE STUDIES THAT ARE NEEDED IN ADVANCE OF DEMAND SO THAT YOU CAN RESPOND QUICKLY TO THE SEMICONDUCTOR INVESTMENTS THAT ARE COMING TO THE COLUMBUS REGION.
AND REGARDING DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, WE REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO RETAIN YOUR FOCUS ON HIGH QUALITY PLANNING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ALIGNING YOUR DISTRICT PLANNING OBJECTIVES TO THE DIVERSE PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR SECTOR.
AND THEN LASTLY, ORGANIZATIONALLY, YOU KNOW, SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES THESE DAYS, AND MAYBE THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY, BUT ESPECIALLY NOW, THEY'RE VERY DEMANDING BECAUSE OF THEIR NEED FOR CERTAINTY AND SPEED WHEN CONSIDERING NEW INVESTMENT LOCATIONS.
THE INDUSTRY SIMPLY REQUIRES THIS TODAY, NOT JUST OF DUBLIN, BUT GLOBALLY.
SO THIS PUTS PRESSURE ON MUNICIPALITIES TO BE ALIGNED AMONG THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS, THE PLANNERS, THE ENGINEERS, YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMISSIONERS TO ENACT POLICIES AND TO MAKE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS THAT ARE CLEAR, QUICK, AND CERTAIN.
SO THERE'S MUCH MORE TO CONSIDER IN OUR 70 PAGE REPORT, BUT I'M GONNA STOP HERE AND I'LL THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
SO WITH THAT, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 78 DASH 23, ADOPTING THE 2023 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN.
APPRECIATE WE DO HAVE FEEDBACK.
UM, COUNCIL, OH, DO WE, FIRST OF ALL, DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? NO, WE DO HAVE COUNCIL QUESTIONS.
ANDY, SHOULD I TURN THIS THING ON? OKAY.
SO, UM, FIRST OF ALL, UH, I THINK THIS IS A TREMENDOUS STEP IN SORT OF, UM, MEMORIALIZING OUR LONG-TERM, STR A STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH TO ME IS A LONG-TERM GUIDING DOCUMENT, UM, FOR, FOR, FOR RESIDENTS.
AND, AND ANYONE THAT'S WATCHING THIS OR WILL WATCH THIS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, WE'RE INTERESTED IN ATTRACTING COMPANIES IN ANY INDUSTRY, NOT JUST THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY.
CERTAINLY THAT INDUSTRY IS THE ONE THAT'S GOT THE BLINKING RED LIGHT.
UM, BUT I, I, I CALL THAT A CROWDED TRADE.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS IT'S, IT'S A, UM, AN OPPORTUNITY THAT EVERYBODY'S GOING AFTER, AND WE HAVE KIND OF IN OUR BACKYARD OPPORTUNITIES UP THE ROAD IN MARYSVILLE, UM, IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY.
SO AGAIN, I THINK IT'S, IT'S AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP.
UM, I WOULDN'T WANT ANYBODY TO THINK THAT WE ARE CONCENTRATING ALL OF OUR EFFORTS ON ATTRACTING, UM, CHIP MANUFACTURERS OR SUPPLIERS.
CERTAINLY THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE OUT THERE, BUT EVERYBODY'S UPPING THEIR GAME AND COMPETING FOR IT.
UM, I LIKE TO SAY THAT IF YOU WERE IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING CADILLACS, YOU COULD MARKET TO THE FOLKS THAT BUY LEXUS OR MERCEDES, OR YOU COULD MARKET TO THE PEOPLE THAT ALREADY OWN CADILLACS.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE, THE JAPANESE COMMUNITY IS VERY IMPORTANT IN, IN DUBLIN AND, UM, THE, THE, UM, 20 SOME BUSINESSES THAT JAPANESE BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALREADY LOCATED HERE.
SO I THINK THERE'S A CERTAINLY LOWLY FRUIT THERE, UM, AND FINDING LAND AND, UH, THAT, THAT WOULD, UM,
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UM, COMPLIMENT WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO.AND ALSO STREAMLINING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AS YOU'VE OUTLINED HERE, I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.
KATHY, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I, I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR MR. WAS DORF, IF WE COULD, I, I, WE, ARE WE STILL ON THE LINE? AM I GETTING, AM I GETTING GREG? GREG HARRIS, CAN YOU HEAR US? YES, I CAN HEAR YOU.
UM, UM, SINCE WE SPOKE LAST, I KNOW ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD WHEN YOU WERE HERE WITH US WAS, UM, A RELEASE OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS TO GET THINGS MOVING, AND THAT FIRST TRANCH HAS OCCURRED.
AND AS WE KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A FAIR BIT OF GROUNDBREAKING AND ACTIVITY.
SO I WAS WONDERING IF YOU MIGHT HAVE ANY UPDATES THAT YOU MIGHT WANNA SHARE WITH US FROM THE TIME THIS DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED AND DELIVERED.
AND THEN MY SECOND, UM, UM, QUESTION IS THIS, YOU KNOW, AT $20 BILLION INVESTMENT, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE, UM, ONCE IN A DECADE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MANY PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE.
AND I'M CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE TIMEFRAME THAT YOU THINK, UM, CITIES AND AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE GOING TO MOVE.
YOU MADE THE COMMENT ABOUT, UM, INTEL BEING DEMANDING, BUT AT SOME POINT THINGS HAVE TO BE OPERATIONAL.
SO A BIT OF AN UPDATE ON WHAT YOU KNOW, AND A BIT OF WHAT YOU THINK OUR WINDOW FOR ACTION IS IN YOUR SIX PAGE, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS.
AT THE END OF THIS, THERE'S A LOT OF IMMEDIATE, IMMEDIATE AND SHORT TERM.
SO, UM, IF YOU COULD PROVIDE, PROVIDE SOME UPDATE, THAT'D BE GREAT.
I'M SORRY, IF THERE WAS A QUESTION FOR ME, ALL I HEARD WAS MAYBE THE LAST FOUR WORDS, LIKE IF THERE'S AN UPDATE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
LET ME SUMMARIZE, SUMMARIZE THE QUESTION VERY QUICKLY, QUICKLY, VERY QUICKLY.
UM, FIRST, FIRST WAS A QUICK UPDATE WAS QUICK UPDATE ON THE RELEASE FEDERAL FUNDS, FEDERAL RELATED TO THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY.
AND THE SECOND, SECOND IS, IS WITH THE, UM, DEMAND OF THIS 20 MILLION BILLION INVESTMENT IN, AND THE TIMING, WHERE, WHERE DO YOU SEE THAT MOVING ON SCHEDULE OR NOT? IS THAT FAIR? FROM INTEL IN PARTICULAR? YES, YES, YES.
UH, I'LL TAKE THEM IN REVERSE ORDER, UH, BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY EASIER THAT WAY.
UH, WITH RESPECT TO INTEL, THE LAST CONVERSATION I HAD WITH FOLKS AT JOBS OHIO, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS INTEL WAS A LITTLE BIT BEHIND SCHEDULE, UH, IN TERMS OF THEIR, UH, INVESTMENT, THEIR BUILD AND THEIR HIRING PLANS, UH, AND AS WELL WITH THE SELECTION OF THEIR SUPPLIERS.
UH, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY QUITE A DYNAMIC SCHEDULE AND, UH, A MOVING TARGET FOR MANY, MANY PEOPLE.
SO, UH, MY RECOMMENDATION THERE IS TO JUST MAINTAIN VERY CLOSE CONTACT WITH, UH, THE TEAM AT ONE COLUMBUS AND WITH JOBS OHIO, UH, BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT THE, YOU KNOW, I'LL SAY CLEAREST LINE OF SIGHT, UH, AND CLOSEST COMMUNICATIONS WITH INTEL IN TERMS OF THEIR OVERALL BUSINESS NEEDS AROUND THE STATE OVERALL.
UH, SO THAT WOULD BE MY ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
UH, AND SECONDLY, THE, YEAH, THE, THE CHIPS, IN FACT, I'LL, I'LL BE HAVING TWO CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE CHIPS OFFICE, UH, IN THE NEXT WEEK.
UH, THERE'S, THERE'S PHASING OF FUNDING COMING OUT FROM THE CHIPS OFFICE.
UH, PHASE ONE WAS REALLY TO SUPPORT THE FABS.
SO INTEL, MICRON, TSMC, ET CETERA.
UH, PHASE TWO, UH, IS NOW, UH, I'LL SAY IN PROCESS APPLICATIONS ARE BEING RECEIVED.
UH, THE DUE DATE IS, I'M, I'M GONNA FORGET THE EXACT DATE, BUT IT'S IMMINENT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIME WITHIN THE NEXT, I'LL SAY THREE WEEKS OR A MONTH, MONTH AND A HALF MAYBE, UH, APPLICATIONS ARE DUE INTO THE CHIPS OFFICE FOR COMPANIES THAT ARE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF THE FABS.
SO PHASE ONE WAS FOR THE FABS, PHASE TWO FUNDING IS FOR THE SUPPLY CHAIN.
AND, UH, AND NOW WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THAT IS IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE COMPANIES, BUT IDEALLY WHAT THE CHIPS ACT, UH, WHAT THE CHIPS OFFICE IS
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LOOKING FOR IS COLLABORATIVE OR, UM, JOINT VENTURES IS THE WRONG WORD, BUT I'LL SAY COLLABORATIVE APPLICATIONS FROM COMPANIES AND THE COMMUNITIES, OR FROM A CONSORTIUM OF COMPANIES AND COMMUNITIES, UH, SO THAT THE, UH, CHIP'S OFFICE HAS CONFIDENCE THAT MONEY IS NOT ONLY GOING TO ACCOMPANY, BUT IT'S GOING TO POTENTIALLY A CONSORTIUM OF COMPANIES AND COMMUNITIES.UH, AND THAT'S REALLY PART OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S LARGER FOCUS ON PLACE-BASED INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY.
UH, SO THAT'S IN THE WORKS, UH, RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN PHASE THREE OF CHIP'S FUNDING.
I DON'T KNOW THE TIMING OF THAT, BUT THAT'S MORE DIRECTED TOWARD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, UH, INITIATIVES.
AND I EXPECT THAT WILL BE SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.
BUT I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE.
I MAY ALSO ADD TO THAT, UM, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY LAST WEEK TO TRAVEL TO, AND RECONNECT WITH OUR FRIENDS AT ONE COLUMBUS TO HAVE THIS VERY DISCUSSION, AND THEY WERE ALIGNED WITH GREG'S, UM, ASSESSMENT OF TIMING OF THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.
IF THERE'S A FOLLOW UP OR ANOTHER QUESTION, I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING, ANY, ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS.
I THINK THINK THE QUESTION'S QUESTION, UM, FOR ANOTHER, ANOTHER PERSON.
UM, I HAD HAD ANOTHER QUESTION, NOT MR. MR. WAS, OH, LET'S TRY THIS.
UM, UM, SO THIS IS A TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY FORTY NINE PAGE REPORT, UM, VERY THOROUGH.
UM, AS ANDY SAID, UH, A GOOD SYNOPSIS OF, OF A LOT OF THINGS I KNOW, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER CRAM AT A AT A PREVIOUS MEETING HAD ASKED ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
SO, UM, POST-ADOPTION, I'M WONDERING, UM, WHEN WE MIGHT SEE SOME FIRST IMPLEMENTATIONS AND THEN WHAT THE THOUGHTS ARE IN TERMS OF TIMING OF FEEDBACK, BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A DYNAMIC WORLD, SO THANK YOU.
SO UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION ABOUT, UH, SORT OF AN, THE ACTION PLAN AND, AND REGULAR UPDATES ON THAT.
UM, I THINK THE FIRST IMPORTANT, UH, PIECE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING UPON ADOPTION TONIGHT IS TO HAVE A TRUE PUBLIC ROLLOUT OF THIS STRATEGIC PLAN, UM, WITH OUR PUBLIC PRIVATE BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.
UM, AS WELL AS BRINGING THAT INTO OUR COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN UPDATES AND LOOKING AT SOMETHING, EVEN IN NOVEMBER TO REALLY, REALLY BRING TOGETHER, AS YOU SAW, UM, THE SORT OF THE, THE THREE CIRCLES OF THE TRIANGLES THAT SHOWED SORT OF THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE INTEGRATION OF ALL OF THAT.
AND TRULY HAVING THE BUY-IN OF THE COMPANIES THEY SEE THEMSELVES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AND ALSO TOUCHES ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAD ABOUT HAVING OUR OWN AMBASSADORS, BUSINESS AMBASSADORS, UM, TO BE OUR OWN SPOKES, UH, PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN'S, ABOUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ABOUT AND WHAT THEIR EXPERIENCE IS ABOUT.
SO AGAIN, WITH UPON ADOPTION, WE PLAN TO HAVE A TRUE PUBLIC ROLLOUT IN NOVEMBER, INVITING ALL THOSE STAKEHOLDERS TO ONE LOCATION, AND REALLY, UH, PROVIDE THE BREADTH AND DEPTH AND GET THEM EXCITED AND UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN BE A PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS, OF THIS PLAN.
OTHER QUESTIONS I WANTED TO ASK YOU, UM, CONCERNING STRATEGY NUMBER TWO, ABOUT MAKING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS MORE TRANSPARENT AND PREDICTABLE, THIS IS, UM, THIS IS A LONG STANDING CONCERN AND REQUEST, I THINK, THROUGH, UM, MANY YEARS.
AND, UM, I'M SURE IN THE, IN THE 249 PAGES, UM, THERE'S PROBABLY SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THAT, BUT COULD YOU GIVE US AN IDEA, A THOUGHT ON THE DIRECTION YOU MIGHT GO TO TRY TO HELP US DO THAT? YES.
UH, AND THIS IS A QUESTION FOR ME, I WANNA MAKE SURE, OKAY.
SO, UM, AS YOU HEARD, UH, UH, GREG MENTION IN HIS PRESENTATION, UH, TIME, RISK AND MONEY ARE IMPORTANT TO ANY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
AND SO THE MORE PREDICTABLE AND THE, UH, QUICKER THAT YOU PROVIDE, YOU REDUCE TIME AND RISK ON THAT.
IT WILL SAVE MONEY AND PROVIDE, UH, A BETTER PROJECT PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS.
THAT IS AN ONGOING, UH, WORK THAT WE HAVE WITH COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN, AS WELL AS, UM, SITE CAPACITY STUDIES AS THE PRE-WORK TO ACTUALLY GET THE PROPERTY READY AND UNDERSTAND WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE IS OR IS NOT, WHERE THE INVESTMENTS WE NEED TO MAKE.
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AND TRULY MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE, UM, AS WE'RE MARKETING AND AS WE ARE RESPONDING TO THOSE REQUESTS, THAT WE TRULY HAVE A TEAM READY.THAT KIND OF THE RESPONSE TEAM, AS YOU SAW, AND, AND THE STRATEGY AS WELL, THAT IS READY TO SAY YES, WE'VE LOOKED AT THOSE SCENARIOS, AND IN YOUR CASE, THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE, UM, POSSIBLE, OR IF IT IS, HERE'S HOW IT WOULD BE DELIVERED BASED ON YOUR TIMETABLE.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
I, BRINGING IN NEW DEVELOPMENT IS WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE THEY CAN BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE AND GETTING THEM TO SHOVELS IN THE GROUND IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS HERE FOR, UM, JEREMIAH? ALL RIGHT.
IF NOT, THEN JENNY, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. KEELER? YES.
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BUSINESS.UM, WE HAVE COUNCIL TRAVEL GUIDELINES, AND I THINK THAT COMES OUT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE.
UM, AS YOU RECALL, UM, AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A DISCUSSION AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, AND THE GOAL WAS TO, UM, WE ASKED STAFF TO PREPARE A MEMO AND SOME POTENTIAL GUIDELINES, REALLY WITH THE AIM OF DOCUMENTING, UM, OUR PAST DISCUSSIONS AND THE TIMING ON THAT.
SO, UM, AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE, THE TRAVEL GUIDELINES, THERE'S SORT OF TWO THINGS HERE.
THERE'S A MEMO THAT TALKS ABOUT THE BACKGROUND AND THEN SOME PROPOSED GUIDELINES.
UM, THIS IS NOT AN ORDINANCE, THIS IS NOT A, A SET OF REQUIREMENTS, BUT A SET OF GUIDELINES TO, UM, UH, MEMORIALIZE, IF YOU WILL, SOME DISCUSSIONS.
AND THERE WAS SOME FEEDBACK LAST TIME, SOME SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS.
ONE WAS TO ADD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT EXTERNAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES, BECAUSE I, I THINK THAT WAS, UM, JUST OMITTED BY OVERSIGHT, NOT INTENT.
UM, AND I KNOW COUNCILMAN KEELER HAD SOME COMMENTS ABOUT JUST WHAT THE PROCESS MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
SO THAT PARAGRAPH WAS ADDED TO THIS DOCUMENT.
SO THAT IS THE UPDATE BACK FOR, UM, COUNSEL'S CONSIDERATION AND, UM, UH, POTENTIAL ADOPTION.
UM, ANY OTHER COUNCIL QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING THIS? AMY? I JUST HAD ONE COMMENT TO MAKE IN THE ADDITION TO THE, UM, GUIDELINES, AND AGAIN, IF THIS TRULY WAS MEANT JUST TO DOCUMENT AS A MEMO, I DON'T, SO IF, AGAIN, IF GUIDELINES ISN'T THE WORD YOU GUYS WANNA USE, I MEAN, WE CAN CHANGE THAT.
UH, BUT THE, IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH THAT WAS ADDED, THE PARAGRAPH'S THREE SENTENCES LONG, I WOULD RECOMMEND STRIKING THE SECOND SENTENCE.
UM, I THINK IT'S JUST TOO SPECIFIC.
IT'S LIKE BASICALLY EITHER STAFF CAN BRING IT TO COUNCIL, OR COUNCIL CAN BRING IT UP AT ROUND TABLE.
I THINK IT'S KIND OF SPECIFIC TO SAY THAT WHAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT AT THE NEXT MEETING OR WHATEVER, I THINK WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.
IT, IT MIGHT BE TWO MEETINGS DOWN THE ROAD OR THREE MEETINGS DEPENDING ON WHEN WE NEED IT.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE IN THERE.
AND AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS VERY HELPFUL JUST TO HAVE IT ALL IN ONE PLACE.
AND IT'S A MEMO THAT OUR CLERK WILL HAVE FOR REFERENCE WHEN THINGS COME UP NEXT YEAR.
YEAH, I TEND TO AGREE WITH AMY ON THAT, THAT PARTICULAR SENTENCE.
I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S NEEDED.
UM, IT SOUNDS VERY PRESCRIPTIVE AND IT SOUNDS MORE, I DUNNO, FORMAL AND OFFICIAL THAN I THINK THIS IS REALLY INTENDED TO MEMORIALIZE OUR THOUGHT PROCESS FOR HOW WE DECIDE, UM, YOU KNOW, WHO'S GONNA ATTEND CERTAIN, CERTAIN MEETINGS ABROAD.
SO, UM, WHETHER THAT'S IN COUNTRY OR OUT OF COUNTRY.
UM, SO I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THAT SECOND SENTENCE IN THAT LAST PARAGRAPH IS NEEDED EITHER.
SO I'D LIKE TO HEAR FEEDBACK FOR TAKING THAT PARTICULAR SENTENCE OUT.
DO YOU WANNA READ THAT SECOND SENTENCE, THE ONE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SO WE CAN BE CLEAR ABOUT IT? I WAS REFERRING TO IN THE, THE LAST, SO THE RED LINE VERSION, THE STUFF THAT WAS ADDED, THE LAST PARAGRAPH ON THAT PAGE, THE SECOND SENTENCE I'M REQUESTING BE STRUCK IS THAT COUNSEL WILL DETERMINE WHO WILL JOIN THE DELEGATION TRAVELING AT THE NEXT PUBLIC MEETING.
IT JUST SOUNDS TOO SPECIFIC FOR ME.
I THINK IF WE JUST KEEP THE, THE PARAGRAPH AS WHEN TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES ARISE, STAFF WILL MAKE COUNSEL AWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITY AND WHAT DETAILS ARE KNOWN.
IF A COUNCIL MEMBER IS AWARE OF A TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE CITY, THAT MEMBER SHOULD DISCUSS THE OPPORTUNITY AROUND TABLE.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION, UM, TO THE ADMIN COMMITTEE.IS THE, UM, QUESTION HERE WHO TRAVELS? AND HOW MANY, OR IS THIS MORE OF A BUDGET CONCERN? UM, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE ADMIN COMMITTEE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT COUPLE THINGS.
AND AS YOU RECALL, WE MADE A RECOMMENDATION, WHICH YOU WILL SEE IN THIS OPERATING BUDGET AT THE WORKSHOP, TO ACTUALLY INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE TRAVEL BUDGET.
SO THIS WAS MORE ABOUT PRACTICES.
UM, AND THE OTHER WAS ABOUT MONEY.
AND I THINK, UM, AGAIN, WE'VE HAD PERIODS WHERE THE, THIS COUNCIL HASN'T TRAVELED A LOT, AND THEN WE'VE HAD PERIODS WHERE IT HASS AND I KNOW THERE WAS A FAIR BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT BUDGET AND BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, AND THE ADMIN COMMITTEE SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S JUST REMOVE THAT CONSTRAINT AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE ADEQUATE BUDGETS FOR THAT.
AND SO THAT'S SORT OF A SEPARATE THING, BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT.
AND THE REASON WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PARTICULAR VOTE ON THAT IS IT'S PART OF THE OPERATING BUDGET, AND SO IT WOULD BE INCLUDED LIKE ANY OTHER LINE ITEM, WE HAVE A TRAVEL BUDGET, AND THIS IS JUST RECOMMENDING THAT WE IN INCREASE THAT.
AND, AND I BELIEVE THAT INCREASE, I'M LOOKING AT JENNY, I BELIEVE THAT INCREASE WAS INCLUDED IN THE OPERATING BUDGET.
SO WE WILL SEE THAT BEFORE OURSELVES.
THIS THEN DOCUMENT WAS, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND JUST SORT OF THE PRACTICES.
AND SO THE, THE THOUGHT OUT OF THE ADMIN COMMITTEE IS LET'S JUST MEMORIALIZE THAT.
I MEAN, IT ISN'T AN ORDINANCE, IT ISN'T BEN BIN US, BUT LET'S JUST MEMORIALIZE WHAT THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO, UM, GO BACK AND HAVE THOSE AGAIN.
SO ACTUALLY, UM, UH, THE RECOMMENDATIONS COVERED BOTH, JUST THIS IS ONE PIECE OF IT IS THAT I THINK THAT HELPS.
ONE OF THE, I NOTICED IN THE HISTORY OF, FROM ABOUT 2008, I THINK IT'S IN ONE OF THE, UH, DOCUMENTS WE HAVE, 2008 TO 2018, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT MORE TRAVEL THAT OCCURRED WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS TRAVELING TO DIFFERENT THINGS.
UM, NOT ONLY WAS IT EXPLORATORY, IT WAS CEREMONIAL AND FACT FINDING.
UM, IT WAS A VARIETY OF THINGS.
SO THE THING THAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS WHETHER OR NOT, UM, BECAUSE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, POST PANDEMIC, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A LOT OF TRAVEL, WHICH WOULD INDICATE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WERE A LITTLE BIT RESTRICTED.
THEN IN THE FOLLOWING A COUPLE YEARS, THINGS STARTED TO OPEN UP AND WE BEGAN TO DO A LOT, A LOT MORE TRAVEL, UM, TO GERMANY, TO CARMEL, INDIANA, THAT SORT OF THING.
THAT THIS PARTICULAR, UM, RESOLUTION OR CHANGE IN THE COUNCIL, UH, RULES WOULD NOT RESTRICT, UM, OTHER MEMBERS.
IT SAYS HERE THAT I SEE THE CEREMONIAL ABOUT MAYORS AND OBVIOUSLY THE MAYOR IN THE PAST HAS GONE TO MANY OF THESE, UM, EVENTS, BUT WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR TWO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ATTEND IF THEY FELT THAT IT WAS NEEDED? I CAN'T REALLY TELL HERE IN THE WORDING.
IT DOES SAY THE VICE MAYOR MAY ALSO TEND WITH ONE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER IF APPROPRIATE.
SO CAN THREE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, IF THEY DECIDE THEY WANT TO DO, GO ON A CEREMONIAL EVENT OR IF THEY WANNA GO SOMEWHERE, WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S ALL.
THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO BE PRESCRIPTIVE.
THIS WAS REALLY JUST INTENDED, HEY, TO HELP US MORE QUICKLY THINK THROUGH THE, THE PROCESS WITH SOME GUIDELINES.
SO IT'S NOT A RESOLUTION, IT'S REALLY JUST GUIDELINES.
SO IT IT'S REALLY ABOUT US BEING ABLE TO SAY IT GENERAL.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING CEREMONIAL, IF THE MAYOR'S AVAILABLE, THE MAYOR SHOULD GO.
IF THERE IS A ROOM FOR AN ADDITIONAL DELEGATION, I THINK THIS DOES SPEAK TO IT, IT PROVIDES THAT FLEXIBILITY.
WE TOO ALSO HAD THE DISCUSSION ABOUT NOT WANTING TO TIE THE HANDS OF FUTURE COUNCILS IN TERMS OF TRAVEL.
HENCE WHY WE'RE MAKING THIS SORT OF A GUIDELINES.
THIS IS REALLY JUST FOR US WHEN WE HAVE A TRAVEL THAT'S AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN AS A GROUP AND HAVE A QUICKER CONVERSATION BECAUSE WE HAVE A FRAMEWORK AND A GUIDELINE AROUND IT.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT CONSIDERING THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN CALLS FOR MORE CITY LEADERSHIP, DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS, THAT WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BE REALLY OPEN TO BE AB ABLE TO BE ABLE TO GO MORE PLACES TO SEE MORE THINGS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON D INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, TRAVELS, LIKE FORUMS, SUMMITS THAT MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE A TRAINING CONFERENCE, BUT MIGHT BE REQUISITE THAT, UM, LIKE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES OR WHERE YOU MAKE, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU MAKE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS ADDRESSED IN, IN HERE.
SO THAT MIGHT BE, UM, OR SPEAKING EVENTS.
SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY GO TO SPEAKING EVENTS THAT THEY'VE BEEN INVITED TO, UM, THAT ARE NONPOLITICAL IN NATURE, OBVIOUSLY.
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BUT I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE ONE THAT YOU MIGHT WANNA ADD IN INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.I, I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S COVERED IN THE NON CEREMONIAL TRAVEL.
MAYBE THE FACT FINDING SLASH EXPLORATORY TRIPS IS NOT NECESSARY.
WE MIGHT NEED, WE COULD TAKE THOSE ACTUALLY WORDS OUT, I'D RATHER, RIGHT.
'CAUSE THEN THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU START RUNNING INTO A LIST WHERE YOU'RE LIKE, WELL, THIS ISN'T IN THERE AND THIS ISN'T IN THERE.
I THINK THERE'S REALLY A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CEREMONIAL AND NON CEREMONIAL BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE THINGS YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT SORT OF FALL UNDER NON CEREMONIAL, THAT WOULD FALL UNDER NON CEREMONIAL.
SO AT LEAST, BUT I, I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
TAKING OUT THE FACT FINDING AND EXPLORATORY JUST IN THE PARENTHESES, I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH IT.
SO, SO, AND WE WILL THEN ADD, UM, SOME WORDING IN THERE THAT WOULD INCLUDE GOVERNMENTAL, UM, OPPORTUNITIES, SPEAKING EVENTS.
UM, I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
I'M, YOU DON'T THINK SO? NO, I DON'T.
I THINK COUNCIL VALUES THE INSIGHT GAINED WITH VISITING OTHER CITIES AND EXPLORING VARIOUS ARCHITECTURE EVENTS DEVELOPMENT.
AND YOU COULD PUT, AND, AND FOR OTHER REASONS, I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE TO.
MY WORRY IS WHEN YOU GET DESCRIPTIVE LIKE THAT AND YOU START LISTING THINGS, WHEN SOMETHING THEN DOESN'T FALL ON THE LIST, SOMEONE'S LIKE, OH, THAT DOESN'T FALL ON THE LIST.
SO WE'LL REMOVE FACT FINDING EXPLORATORY TRIPS.
AND MIGHT JUST BE A LITTLE BROADER ABOUT IT.
WHAT ABOUT IF KNOWN? BECAUSE, UM, OKAY, SO THIS OPENS IT UP.
SO IF IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE COUNCIL RETREAT AND IT DOES COME UP DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.
ANY OTHER, UM, ANY OTHER, UH, I'D SAY, I'LL JUST SAY WE WANNA KEEP THIS HIGH LEVEL.
THE INTENT IS WE CAN'T HAVE A QUORUM.
WE CAN'T HAVE FOUR PEOPLE GOING SOMEWHERE.
SO THIS IS JUST TO HELP FIGURE OUT, OKAY, THREE OR LESS, WHO'S GONNA GO, HERE'S KIND OF WHAT IT IS.
IT'S NOT, AGAIN, IT'S NOT OUTLINING EVERY SINGLE TYPE OF THING WE MIGHT TRAVEL FOR.
IF WE CAN'T DECIDE WHO THE THREE ARE GONNA BE HERE, IT'S LAID OUT.
IT'S, AGAIN, IT'S A MEMO THAT THE CLERK WILL HAVE FOR US IF WE HAVE TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
I JUST GOT A COMMENT ON WHAT THE MAYOR WAS SAYING.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, IN OUR LAST TRIP WITH 22 COMPANIES, THE VISIT AND ONLY, UH, THREE PEOPLE GONE.
UM, WE COULD HAVE USED TWO TEAMS OF TWO AT LEAST TO COVER, TRY TO COVER ALL THE BASES, TO VISIT ALL OUR PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS AND, UH, AND, UH, ENCOURAGE THEM IN THEIR EXPANSION.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, ALWAYS KNOW WHY THREE IS GONNA BE THE MAGIC NUMBER IF YOU SEND TWO GROUPS OF TWO, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE COUNCIL, I UNDERSTAND THE RULES, BUT IF YOU SEND TWO GROUPS OF TWO AND THEY DON'T INTERFACE ON THE TRIP, THEY ALL HAVE ASSIGNMENTS THAT GO TO DIFFERENT COMPANIES, I COULD SEE WHERE THAT, UM, WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE CITY.
SO, UH, I THINK, UH, OUR COMPETITORS OR OTHER CITIES HAD AS MANY AS EIGHT PEOPLE ON THESE TRIPS AND 10 PEOPLE.
AND IT WAS RATHER EMBARRASSING SINCE WE HAD MORE BUSINESSES FROM JAPAN TO DEAL WITH THAN THEY DID THAT.
AND THEY PRETTY WELL COVERED THEIR BASES.
AND, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR TRIP TURNED OUT TO BE A PRETTY GOOD WORK AON FOR THE, FOR THE THREE PEOPLE THAT WENT.
SO THERE'S GOTTA BE EXCEPTION SOMETIMES TO THIS RULE.
YEAH, I, BUT I THINK THIS ACTUALLY SPEAKS TO THAT, JOHN, IN THAT IT SAYS ONLY THREE MEMBERS WILL TRAVEL TOGETHER.
DOESN'T MEAN THAT MORE THAN THREE MEMBERS COULDN'T POSSIBLY GO TO SOMETHING, BUT NO MORE THAN THREE MEMBERS COULD ACTUALLY TRAVEL TOGETHER IN A GROUP.
I WOULD JUST ADD THAT, YOU KNOW, STAFF IS ON OUR TEAM TOO.
SO WHEN WE TRAVEL, LIKE THIS JAPANESE TRIP, MAYBE WE HAVE TWO OR THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT WE HAVE A WHOLE GAGGLE OF STAFF MEMBERS THAT CAN BE OUR WING PEOPLE.
AND, UM, SO WE CAN ACCOMPLISH A LOT MORE AS A TEAM THAT WAY.
AND THIS POLICY ISN'T SPEAKING TO STAFF? NO.
WHEN YOU SAY 10 PEOPLE WENT FROM, SAY, THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, THAT THEY ONLY HAD LIKE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER, THEIR COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THE REST WERE ALL STAFF.
SO WE'RE NOT TYING ANY OF THIS TO STAFF.
THIS IS PURELY JUST FIGURING US OUT.
ANY MORE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS? ALL RIGHT.
SO MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COUNCIL TRAVEL GUIDELINES.
APPROVAL OF THE BOARD AND COMMISSION RULES AND REGULATIONS.
OUR STAFF REPORT IS JENNY DELGADO.
THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.
AS THE CHAIR OF THE ADMIN COMMITTEE REPORTED, LET THE LAST MEETING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ARE THE NEWLY DRAFTED RULES
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AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY INCLUSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE CHIEF'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THE VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.EACH ADVISORY COMMITTEE DID REVIEW AND APPROVE THEIR DRAFT RULES AND REGULATIONS.
ADDITIONALLY, AT COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, THE THE ADMIN COMMITTEE DIRECTED STAFF TO AMEND THE LANGUAGE REGARDING ATTENDANCE AND ALL BOARD AND COMMISSION RULES AND REGULATIONS.
THOSE ARE ALSO BEFORE YOU THE APPENDED LANGUAGE.
UM, I OR THE ADMIN COMMITTEE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THAT.
ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JENNY? ALL RIGHT.
UM, I NOTICED IT AT, UM, SO FOR INSTANCE, UM, LET'S JUST TAKE PLANNING AND ZONING.
UM, LET ME GRAB THIS HERE REAL QUICK.
SO ON ATTENDANCE, ABSENCE AND ABSENCES TOTALING MORE THAN 20% OF MEETINGS WITHIN ONE YEAR MAY RESULT IN A MEMBER'S REMOVAL FROM THE COMMITTEE.
AND IT DOES SAY MAY, IT DOESN'T SAY WILL.
UM, IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY, AND THIS IS NOTED, I THINK EVEN FOR COUNSEL, IF THERE IS A HOSPITALIZATION, ARE THERE EXCUSED ABSENCES, UM, THAT WOULD ADD TO THE 20%, MEANING ABSENCE? LEGAL CAN CERTAINLY CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I BELIEVE THAT COUNSEL, AS THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY, WOULD ALWAYS HAVE DISCRETION ABOUT EXCUSING ABSENCES.
I WOULD JUST ADD THAT, UM, GENERALLY UNDER THE ROBERTS RULES OF ORDERS, THESE TYPES OF PROVISIONS RELATED TO ABSENCES, UH, APPLY SPECIFICALLY TO UNEXCUSED ABSENCES.
SO, UH, YOU SORT OF, EACH BOARD COMMISSION HAS AN INHERENT AUTHORITY TO EXCUSE ABSENCES IN, IN THOSE SCENARIOS AND SITUATIONS SUCH THAT THEY WOULD NOT TECHNICALLY COUNT TOWARDS THIS.
UM, I THINK THAT'S CALLED OUT SPECIFICALLY FOR COUNSEL.
UH, BUT, BUT IT IS INHERENT IN, IN GENERAL BOARD RULES.
SO DOES THE, UH, CHAIRMAN OF THE, OF THE COMMITTEE OR THE COMMISSION, ACTUALLY EXCUSE OR UNEXCUSED, IS IT LOOKED AT IN THAT WAY? THESE ABSENCES ARE DETERMINED EITHER EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED.
I I THINK IT'S, IT'S TYPICAL PRACTICE OR BEST PRACTICE SIMPLY IF THERE IS A, A SPECIFICALLY EXCUSED ABSENCE TO DO SO EITHER AT THE NEXT MEETING OR IF THAT EXCUSED ABSENCES KNOWN AHEAD OF TIME AT THAT, AT THAT MEETING.
BUT IT'S, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT NECESSARY TO GO THROUGH EVERY ABSENCE AND DETERMINE EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED.
AND I ONLY BRING THIS UP BECAUSE I KNOW THAT OUR COMMISSION MEMBERS REALLY WANNA BE AT THE MEETINGS.
AND THE ONES, UM, YOU KNOW, AT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT BE THERE.
BUT THE WHOLE INTENT OF THIS IS TO BE SURE THAT WE HAVE, UM, PEOPLE AT THE DAIS, AT THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AT THE ZONING MEETINGS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
BUT THAT WAS A QUESTION ASKED TO ME BY A, A COMMISSION MEMBER.
SO THANK YOU, UH, KATHY? YEAH, I HAVE A COMMENT.
UM, SO JUST AGAIN, FOR A BIT OF BACKGROUND HERE, WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS RULES AND REG AND REGULATIONS FOR ALL OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
WE ADDED NEW BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND, UM, WHAT WE WERE SEEING IS JUST WHAT SOME INCONSISTENCIES AND SOME SORT OF LACK OF UNIFORMITY.
AND, UM, I THINK WHAT THE GOAL IS HERE IS JUST TO REMOVE, I I WOULD SAY TO YOUR POINT HERE ABOUT CONFUSION ABOUT THINGS WOULD BE TO DOCUMENT THIS.
UM, THESE, ALL OF THESE UPDATES WILL BE SENT TO EVERY BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBER, ALONG WITH SOME OTHER COMMUNICATION, UM, JUST SO THAT THERE IS TO THIS VERY POINT CLARITY, SO THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE, WHAT ARE THE EXPECTATIONS AND STUFF.
SO I, I THINK PART OF THIS IS, IS, IS IT'S REALLY HELPED GET STANDARDIZATION, CERTAINLY IN ATTENDANCE, BUT THINGS LIKE TERM DATES, THINGS LIKE, UM, UH, EXPECTATIONS OF THE STRUCTURE, TAKING MINUTES, ET CETERA, SO FORTH.
SO I THINK IT'S JUST BEEN A REAL STEP FORWARD.
AND, UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE, WE'VE HAD LEADERSHIP FROM THESE DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS SITTING AROUND THE TABLE WORKING ON THIS, SO I'D LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR THAT.
UM, THE STAFF LIAISONS, I MEAN, THERE'S JUST BEEN A REAL, UM, EFFORT TO, UM, IN INCLUDE STAFF IN THESE.
AND, AND THAT HAS BEEN A BIG STEP FORWARD AND CERTAINLY TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE AS WELL FOR THEIR WORK.
SO I JUST THINK THIS, WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, TO SET EXPECTATIONS.
AGAIN, CLARITY, UM, AND TRANSPARENCY AND, AND MAKE THAT AVAILABLE.
SO THAT WAS THE INTENT OF THESE.
AND, AND YOU, AS YOU READ THEM, YOU SEE THE CONSISTENCY.
AND I THINK THAT'S QUITE HELPFUL.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO THE FOLKS WHO WORKED ON THAT.
'CAUSE IT'S BEEN A BIG LIFT, SO THANK YOU.
I KNOW THAT WILL HELP ALL OUR COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS, UH,
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UNDERSTAND WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE.AND IT'S APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DID ON THAT, JENNY, AND THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
JENNY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE VICE MAYOR DEROSA.
NEXT IS OUR OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICE ADVISORY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION.
AND OUR STAFF REPORT IS FROM EMILY OLIVER.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION HAS SPENT THE LAST YEAR REVIEWING WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT TACTICS WITH STAFF TO INFORM A RECOMMENDATION THIS EVENING.
SO REX PRYOR, CHAIR OF CSAC IS HERE, AND HE'LL BE PRESENTING ON THEIR RECOMMENDATION, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO REX.
THANK YOU, EMILY, FOR THE INTRODUCTION.
UM, TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND, THIS WORK BEGAN IN FEBRUARY OF 2022 WHEN STAFF PRESENTED TO CSAC ON THE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
ABOUT A YEAR LATER, STAFF PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THIS TOPIC SPECIFIC TO DEER MANAGEMENT.
AT THIS MEETING, CSAC SUPPORTED A PARTNERSHIP WITH DUBLIN AND THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY TO CONDUCT A HERD POPULATION ASSESSMENT.
THIS PAST JUNE, STAFF PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE RESULT OF THAT STUDY.
WE LEARNED THAT DUBLIN HAS APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 85 DEER PER SQUARE MILE.
A HEALTHY POPULATION OF DEER IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT IS 20 TO 25 PER SQUARE MILE.
UH, ESTABLISHED IN THE COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS, THE PUBLIC SENTIMENT WAS SPLIT ON WHETHER THE POPULATION OF DEER IS INCREASING AND NEEDS TO BE MANAGED BASED ON THESE RESULTS.
STAFF PROVIDED AN UPDATE TO THE COMMISSION LAST MONTH REGARDING DEER MANAGEMENT TACTICS THAT OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE STATE AND COUNTRY HAVE IMPLEMENTED.
BASED ON THIS REPORT, CSAC SUPPORTED STAFF IN DRAFTING AN OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE.
WE REVIEWED THE LANGUAGE FOR THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE AT OUR MOST RECENT MEETING AND ARE NOW RECOMMENDING THAT CITY COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO DRAFT AN OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE NOVEMBER 13TH, 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
AS I MENTIONED, THE HERD POPULATION ASSESSMENT INCLUDED ROAD SIGHTINGS, CAMERA TRAP SURVEYS, AND ASSESSING THE VEGETATION FOR SIGNS OF DEER.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW BASIC WAYS THE SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED.
THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT THERE IS A HIGH POPULATION OF DEER IN DUBLIN.
UM, THE OSU TEAM ALSO PARTNERED WITH CITY STAFF TO CONDUCT A CITYWIDE SURVEY TO GATHER THE PUBLIC'S INPUT ON THIS TOPIC.
297 RESIDENTS RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY, AND THE RESPONDENTS WERE SPLIT AS TO WHETHER THE DEER POPULATION NEEDS TO BE MANAGED.
UM, AFTER LEARNING THIS, CSAC UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED A NO FEED ORDINANCE.
AT OUR OCTOBER CSAC MEETING, STAFF PROPOSED STAFF PROPOSED CHANGING THE ORDINANCE TO AN OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE.
THE NO FEED ORDINANCE ADDRESS FEEDING DEER SPECIFICALLY.
WHILE THE OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE PROHIBITS FEEDING ANY WILD ANIMAL OR ANIMAL RUNNING AT LARGE, WE LEARNED THAT IN THE NEXT DECADE, THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR OBSERVANCES OF WILD TURKEYS, BOBCATS, AND BLACK BEARS.
AN OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE PREEMPTIVELY ADDRESSES THIS WITHOUT THE NEED TO ADOPT ANIMAL SPECIFIC NO FEED ORDINANCES.
AT THIS TIME, THE CITY'S CODE PROHIBITS FEEDING WATERFOWL ON PUBLIC PROPERTY AND FEEDING WILDLIFE IN PARKS.
IT DOES NOT ADDRESS FEEDING ANIMALS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
UM, THERE ARE MANY REASONS THAT FEEDING WILD ANIMALS IS AN ISSUE.
ASIDE FROM INTERFERING WITH THEIR NORMAL EATING HABITS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR DISEASE SPREAD, FEEDING WILD ANIMALS CAN LEAD TO A HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF WILDLIFE AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
IT CAN ALSO CAUSE WILD ANIMALS TO BECOME TOO COMFORTABLE IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, ESPECIALLY WITH EASY ACCESS TO FOOD.
THIS CAN DESENSITIZE THEM TO PEOPLE AND DOMESTIC PET PETS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO AGGRESSIVE ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS.
BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, CSAC IS RECOMMENDING THE LANGUAGE INCLUDED ON THE SLIDE BE INCLUDED IN AN OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE.
AN EXAMPLE OF ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE WOULD BE AN OUTDOOR CAT.
I WANNA POINT OUT THAT IN SECTION B, IT STATES THAT THE FEEDING OF SOMEONE'S OWN PET OR WILD BIRDS IS AN EXCEPTION AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT ATTRACT WILD ANIMALS OR ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE.
CSAC WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS LANGUAGE BECAUSE IT ENABLES RESIDENTS TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THEIR BIRD FEEDERS.
WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANNA PROHIBIT THAT WELCOME ADDITION TO ANYONE'S BACKYARD BIRD FEEDERS THAT ARE TOO LOW TO THE GROUND OR ALTERED TO PROVIDE EASIER ACCESS, CAN UNINTENTIONALLY BE FEEDING WILD ANIMALS THAT IMPROPER CARE WOULD BE CONSIDERED A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE.
MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS ASKED ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE.
STAFF SHARE THAT RESIDENTS ARE ALREADY ABLE TO REPORT CODE VIOLATIONS THROUGH THE GO DUBLIN APP.
THIS WILL PROMPT CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF TO VISIT THE HOME AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE RESIDENT.
THE GOAL IS ALWAYS FOR THE VIOLATOR TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE ON THEIR OWN ONCE, ONCE THEY LEARN OF THE CODE VIOLATION.
PUBLIC EDUCATION IS ALSO CRUCIAL TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ORDINANCE LIKE THIS.
THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AT THE CITY RECENTLY RELEASED A GREAT VIDEO WITH A LOT OF HELPFUL INFORMATION ON MITIGATING DEER IN YOUR YARD, AS UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A TOPIC AT THE RECENT NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP MEETING, WHICH IS GREAT TO HEAR BECAUSE IT ENABLES THE GRASSROOTS SPREAD OF THIS INFORMATION.
THERE'S ALSO INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AND SOME HANDOUTS THAT CPI PUT
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TOGETHER TO FURTHER SPREAD THE WORD AGAINST FEEDING WILD ANIMALS.CSAC LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD ON THIS TOPIC AND SEEING THE OTHER WAYS THE CITY WILL INFORM THE PUBLIC.
UH, WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, THE CSAC RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL AMEND THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES TO INCLUDE A PROHIBITION ON OUTDOOR FEEDING, UM, OF WILD ANIMALS OR ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE.
AS THE NEXT STEP, CSAC RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO DRAFT AN ORDER TO DRAFT AN OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE NOVEMBER 13TH, 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ON BEHALF OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
AND EMILY AND I ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
UH, DID YOU GUYS HAVE A CHANCE TO INVESTIGATE, UM, DEER AND AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS? DID YOU GET INTO ALL THAT AT ALL? YES.
SO WE DO TRACK DEER VEHICLE COLLISIONS, TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY IS PROVIDED, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE PROVIDED INFORMATION ON THAT.
UM, BUT FORTUNATELY, ONLY ONE OF THOSE TYPICALLY, UM, IN THE PAST HAS RE RESULTED IN, UH, INJURY TO THE DRIVER, WHICH CAN'T ALWAYS NECESSARILY BE RELATED TO THE, THE, THE ACCIDENT ITSELF.
BUT, UM, UH, YEAH, SO WE, WE DO TRACK THAT, UM, IF IT'S REPORTED THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I I, I'D LIKE YOU TO KEEP A CLOSE LOOK AT THIS BECAUSE IF THE UNIVERSITY SAYS 20 TO 25 DEERS IS PER MILE IS ACCEPTABLE, AND THEN WE HAVE 50 TO 85, IT'S PRETTY HARD ON THE VEGETATION.
ALTHOUGH PEOPLE LOVE COMING HERE AND JUST SEEING THE DEER EVERYWHERE, AND YOU CAN SEE 'EM EVERY DAY IF YOU GET UP EARLY AND GO TO WORK.
BUT REALLY, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IT'S SORT OF A DANGER IN WAY TO HAVE THAT MANY DEER RUNNING AROUND.
AND I, IT'S REALLY HARD ON PEOPLE'S, UH, UH, PLANT LIFE AND THEIR TREES AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S, THEY'RE VERY DISRUPTIVE IN THAT WAY.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE WE MIGHT HAVE TO COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT PROGRAM, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.
UM, THEY'VE EATEN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PLANTS AND TREES IN, IN MY, ON MY PROPERTY.
UM, I THINK YOU MENTIONED THIS, BUT, UM, IF SAY A RESIDENT SAYS, MY NEIGHBOR IS FEEDING THE DEER, THE FIRST STEP IS SIMPLY SAYING, DON'T DO THAT.
IT'S A WARNING, A FRIENDLY WARNING, NOT CHARGING YOU WITH A FIRST DEGREE MISDEMEANOR HERE.
THAT'S, THAT'S TYPICALLY THE PRACTICE THAT WE TRY TO TAKE IS INFORM THE RESIDENTS ON THE CODE.
SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW THAT A CODE EXISTS, SO THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE VIOLATING IT.
SO IT WOULD BE TO INFORM THEM AND MAYBE HAVE BARBARA RAY, OUR NATURE EDUCATION COORDINATOR COME OUT AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHY FEEDING WILDLIFE IS PROBLEMATIC.
SO THAT, THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE THE FIRST STEP THAT WE WOULD TAKE.
SO WHAT IMPACT DO WE THINK THIS IS GONNA HAVE ON THE SITUATION? IS THIS GONNA IMPROVE AT 5%, 2%, 50%? WHAT DO THE EXPERTS SAY? THAT'S MY FIRST QUESTION.
AND THEN THE SECOND, UM, IS THIS A CENTRAL OHIO PROBLEM OR A DUBLIN PROBLEM? THOSE ARE BOTH GREAT QUESTIONS.
WE ACTUALLY MET AS STAFF WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TODAY, THIS AFTERNOON, IN FACT.
UM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY SAID ON WHAT THE IMPACTS THAT THEY SEE OF THIS IN OTHER CITIES, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A PERCENTAGE DECREASE THAT THEY LOOK FOR, BUT JUST SIMPLY BY DRIVING BY, THERE'S A VISUAL DECREASE IN CONGREGATION OF DEER OR OF WILDLIFE IN, IN AN INDIVIDUAL'S YARD.
SO WE, AS STAFF, WE HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHERE WE HAVE A HIGH DENSITY OF THE DEER IN THE YARDS, JUST SIMPLY FROM VISUAL YEAH.
SO AS, AS WE CONTINUE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT, WE WOULD HOPE TO SEE THE DECREASE IN THAT, AND THAT WOULD BE THE EXPECTATION THAT THEY HAVE SET AT THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES THAT THEY'VE SEEN IN OTHER COMMUNITIES.
UM, AND THEN FOR YOUR SECOND QUESTION, CAN YOU REMIND ME WHAT IT WAS I GOT FOCUSED ON THE FIRST ONE? SURE.
I MEAN, THESE, THESE LARGE GREATER THAN WHAT WOULD ONE WOULD BE HEALTHY, IS THIS, UH, DUBLIN? ARE THEY ALL LIVING HERE, OR DO WE HAVE A CENTRAL OHIO SITUATION? YES, THANK YOU.
UM, NO, IT'S NOT, UH, IT'S NOT EVEN JUST A CENTRAL OHIO PROBLEM.
IT'S A STATEWIDE ISSUE AND A STATEWIDE, UM, UH, CONVERSATION THAT OD AND R IS HAVING WITH COMMUNITIES ALL OVER.
SO, UM, AND THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES IT REALLY CHALLENGING TO IMPLEMENT A MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, UM, BEYOND THE OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE, BECAUSE THE DEER, UM, THEY'RE MIGRATORY PATTERNS.
THEY IMMIGRATE AND IMMIGRATE THROUGH CITIES.
SO IT REALLY HAS TO BE A REGIONAL EFFORT AS WE'RE DOING THINGS.
SO, AND WE'RE, WE'RE ALWAYS LEADERS IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AND WE CERTAINLY INTEND TO BE WITH THIS AS WELL.
I HAVE, UM, MOMMY AND TWO BABY DEERS WHO HAVE SPENT AT LEAST ONE NIGHT A WEEK ALL SUMMER LONG IN, IN OUR BACKYARD.
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I, I GET IT.BUT, UM, I, TO YOUR POINT, I'M NOT SURE THAT IF WE INSTITUTE SOMETHING AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES, HOW TO SOLVE THAT SITUATION.
MAYBE, I MEAN, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS YES.
AS A, AS A STEP, BUT I THINK I, I KNOW I HEAR A LOT FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT THIS, AND I, I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A BIGGER CONVERSATION AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A, IT'S A REGIONAL CONVERSATION THAT TO, UM, JOHN'S POINT, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE, BECAUSE THIS IS PROBABLY NOT, IS GONNA HAVE SOME IMPACT, BUT THIS IS NOT GONNA, IF YOU WILL, GET IT BACK TO A HEALTHY HERD SIZE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, UM, I WILL MAKE, MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE LEGISLATION AS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION.
JENNY, PLEASE CALL ROLL MS. A LUDO? YES.
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UM, COMMENTS TONIGHT FROM MEGAN OC CALLAHAN.GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY RECOGNIZING THE COMMUNITY EVENTS TEAM FOR RECEIVING MULTIPLE AWARDS AT THE RECENT INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AND EVENTS ASSOCIATION AWARD CEREMONY.
THE DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL RECEIVED ONE GOLD AWARD, FIVE SILVER, AND THREE BRONZE AWARDS FOR VARIOUS MATERIALS AND PROGRAMMING.
THE HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR WAS AWARDED ONE SILVER AWARD FOR KIDS PROGRAMMING.
THIS ANNUAL AWARDS COMPETITION RECOGNIZES THE TOP FESTIVALS AND EVENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
GO OUT TO ALLISON AND THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR ALL THEIR GREAT WORK, BRINGING THESE EXPERIENCES AND A LOT OF JOY TO THE COMMUNITY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.
THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 66 11 LIGGETT ROAD WILL BE DEMOLISHED IN THE AREA, RESTORED AND TOPSOIL, SEED AND MULCH.
THIS PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED BY THE CITY AS PART OF THE POSTER AT INTERCHANGE PROJECT.
UPON PURCHASE, THE STRUCTURE WAS TO REMAIN WITH THE EXISTING TENANTS UNTIL 2023.
ONCE THE TENANTS VACATED THE PREMISES, THE CITY PLANNED TO DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY AS NOTED IN THE ACQUISITION DOCUMENTS FOR THE PARCEL, AS WELL AS THE 2023 THROUGH 2027 CIP.
THE BUILDING DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACQUIRING ALL PERMITS AND APPROVALS TO COMPLETE THE DEMOLITION, AND ALL WORK IS INTENDED TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY NOVEMBER.
AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE CITY AUCTIONED THREE PROPERTIES ON NORTH RIVERVIEW STREET IN AUGUST.
ALL THREE PROPERTIES SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED LAST WEEK, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE CITY'S PURCHASE PRICE, TITLE FEES, AND COUNTY TAXES.
THE CITY'S NET PROFIT ON THE SALE OF THESE THREE PROPERTIES ALONE IS JUST OVER $194,000.
STAFF IS WORKING WITH THE NEW PROPERTY OWNERS TO MEET THE MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS TIMEFRAME OUTLINED IN THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS.
BOTH OWNERS HAVE ALREADY MET WITH PLANNING STAFF TO DISCUSS THE REQUIREMENTS, AND I WANT TO THANK KENDALL AND THE ENTIRE TEAM AND ACCOMPLISHING THIS FIRST OF ITS KIND AUCTION IN THE CITY.
IT'S BEEN A LEARNING PROCESS FOR ALL TEAM MEMBERS THAT WERE INVOLVED, AND IT'S ALSO PROVEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
A REMINDER THAT THE FIRST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETING FOR THE DCRC REFRESH MASTER PLAN WILL PLAY TAKE PLACE TOMORROW EVENING, OCTOBER 24TH AT 6:00 PM IN THE DEVELOPMENT BUILDING, LARGE MEETING CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY STAFF AND MSA DESIGN WILL BE PRESENTING INFORMATION THAT OUTLINES CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE BUILDING AND RELATED PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS PROVIDING BENCHMARKING DATA FOR THE PUBLIC TO RESPOND TO WITH THEIR FEEDBACK.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST OF THREE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, WHICH IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF FEBRUARY, 2024.
OUR BUILDING STANDARDS TEAM HAS APPROVED PLANS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF FOUR 11 METRO PLACE NORTH, WHICH WAS FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY MAX AND IRMA'S.
IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THE DEMOLITION WORK IS PLANNED TO BEGIN TOMORROW.
AND LASTLY, I WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR PLANS TO COMPLETE THE FRANKLIN STREET WATERFORD DRIVE TO SELLS ALLEY, AND AREA IMPROVEMENTS.
AS COUNCIL'S AWARE, THE PROJECT WAS PUBLICLY ADVERTISED IN THE CONSTRUCTION BID IN JUNE.
WE RECEIVED A SINGLE BID AT THAT TIME, WHICH WAS 89% OVER THE BUDGET AND 65% OVER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE.
THEREFORE, WE REJECTED THE BID AND EXPLORED OPTIONS TO COMPLETE THE WORK.
YET THIS YEAR, ENGINEERING STAFF HAVE DIVIDED THE WORK INTO TWO SEPARATE EFFORTS AT THIS POINT, THE FIRST BEING THE RESURFACING OF THE ALLEYS AND THE PORTION OF WATERFORD DRIVE THAT HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY THE UTILITY WORK.
AND THE SECOND BEING THE FRANKLIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
STAFF SOLICITED QUOTES FROM CONTRACTORS FOR RESURFACING THE ALLEYS AND WATERFORD DRIVE WITH STRAUSER PROVIDING THE LOWEST QUOTE AND COMMITTING TO COMPLETING THE RESURFACING.
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THIS YEAR, STRAUSER SCHEDULED TO MILL THE PAVEMENT AND PAVE.YET THIS WEEK WITH REGARD TO THE FRANKLIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS, WE PLAN TO REBID THAT WORK LATE FALL, EARLY WINTER, FOR THE WORK TO TAKE PLACE NEXT SPRING WHEN WEATHER ALLOWS.
IN THE MEANTIME, ENGINEERING STAFF IS WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR WHO'S BEEN PERFORMING THE PAVEMENT REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UTILITY WORK TO IMPROVE AND COMPLETE THE RESTORATION OF THE TRENCHES THAT THEY CREATED SO THAT THE PAVEMENT WILL BE AN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION ON FRANKLIN STREET AND HOLD OVER THE WINTER.
THE SCOPE OF THE FRANKLIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF CURB AND GUTTER AND DRIVEWAY APRONS, BRICK SIDEWALKS, AND TREE LAWNS.
AND THAT WAS DETERMINED FOLLOWING A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AND ULTIMATELY COUNCIL DIRECTION IN LIGHT OF THE BID THAT WE RECEIVED BEING SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN BUDGET AND ESTIMATE, I RECEIVED SOME QUES, I RECEIVED SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BRICK SIDEWALK MATERIAL, AND IT APPEARS THAT THE INCREMENTAL COST OF THE BRICK SIDEWALKS AS COMPARED TO THE CONCRETE SIDEWALKS, COULD POTENTIALLY BE AROUND $200,000.
SO BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH REBIDDING THAT WORK, I WANTED TO CHECK IN WITH COUNCIL AND SEE IF YOU WOULD LIKE STAFF OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING THE TOPIC OF THE BRICK SIDEWALKS FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION AND RECONSIDERATION AT THE NOVEMBER 13TH COUNCIL MEETING, OR IF WE SHOULD STAY THE COURSE AND REBID THE WORK.
I I THINK IT SHOULD COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH THE CONSIDERATION IF WE SWITCH FROM BRICK TO CONCRETE, WE CAN SAVE $200,000 AND GET THIS WORK DONE.
AND THE PRESIDENTS DON'T HAVE TO WAIT.
WE WOULD STILL NEED TO REBID THE WORK, WHICH MEANS THAT REBIDDING WOULD OCCUR LATE FALL, WINTER, AND THEY WOULD STILL BE, THE WORK WOULD BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR WHEN THE WEATHER BREAKS.
JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.
WILL YOU BE HAVING A DISCUSSION? WILL STAFF HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION THAT SINCE THERE WAS SUCH A LARGE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE CARRIED BACK TO THEM TO TELL THEM THAT COUNCIL'S RECONSIDERING, I'M GONNA PUT, STICK MY NECK OUT HERE AND SAY NO.
UM, THIS IS A, A DECISION THAT WE'RE CHARGED TO MAKE ON THE, UH, ON, ON BEHALF OF SAY, 49,800 RESIDENTS.
THERE MAY BE 200 RESIDENTS THAT WANT BRICK SIDEWALKS.
AS I SAID BEFORE, THIS IS A MID-CENTURY MODERN NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT WOULD'VE HAD CONCRETE SIDEWALKS BACK WHEN THOSE HOMES WERE BUILT.
CERTAINLY, IF YOU ASK ANYONE WOULD YOU PREFER BRICK OR CONCRETE AND YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR INSTALLING IT? SURE.
UM, IT'S ALSO NOT VERY, UM, FEASIBLE FROM A MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT, SHOVELING THE SNOW.
I, I THINK RESIDENTS, INCLUDING MYSELF, ARE SUPPOSED TO SHOVEL THEIR SIDEWALKS IN THE WINTER.
UM, SHOVELING A BRICK SIDEWALK, UM, IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT AND CAN BE MORE BACKBREAKING THAN, UM, CONCRETE.
SO I'M STICKING WITH THE SAME STORY I HAD WHEN WE FIRST TALKED ABOUT IT.
I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE.
AND, UM, I, I KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF THEM WANT THAT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT IN THE CARDS GIVEN, ESPECIALLY THE COSTS.
I MEAN, BEFORE THE COST HAD ESCALATED, I WAS OPPOSED TO IT, BUT I'M EVEN MORE OPPOSED TO IT NOW.
WELL, AND THE RESIDENTS, WELL, THEY DID A SURVEY.
WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT THEY WANT, BUT THE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE A CHANCE IF IT COMES BACK BEFORE THE NOVEMBER COUNCIL MEETING, THEY CAN COME IT'S, AND SPEAK TO IT AS AN AGENDA ITEM.
SO, SO THERE IS A CHANCE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN IT COMES BACK.
YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH YOU, ANDY, ONLY ON THE ARCHITECTURAL SIDE THAT IT'S A MID-CENTURY PROJECT AND A MID-CENTURY PROJECT WOULD'VE HAD CONCRETE.
SO IT FIT THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE COMMUNITY.
WELL THIS IS, UM, I DO THINK THAT YOU'RE RIGHT.
THERE WAS A SURVEY, I ALMOST THINK, I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY.
THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A 50 50, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE.
I KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION, BUT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
THE, UM, I THINK THE RESIDENTS OF THE STREET CAN CERTAINLY SPEAK TO THE CITY IF THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND OR APPRECIATE THE DILEMMA WITH THE COST OF, UH, ESTIMATES THESE DAYS.
SO THEY'RE VERY REASONABLE AND I THINK THEY'RE VERY COLLABORATIVE AND I'M SURE THAT, UM, IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS, THEY'LL BE SURE TO BRING THEM FORWARD TO COUNCIL.
UM, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, MEGAN, THAT YOU'D LIKE TO BRING FORWARD? THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
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ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.[COUNCIL REPORTS]
OUR COUNCIL REPORTS.A COMMITTEE REPORT FROM OUR PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE IS, UM, COUNCILMAN GRAHAM.
SO WE HAD A PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE MEETING ON OCTOBER 23RD, AND THE ONLY AGENDA ITEM WAS THE CODE OF BUS STOPS.
WE HAD BEEN WAITING ON SOME DATA.
WE ACTUALLY HAD CODA ATTEND THAT MEETING TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS, REALLY LOOKING AT WHO'S ACTUALLY USING THE SERVICE, WHERE OUR BUSIEST STOPS WERE.
AND THE RESULT BEING WE KIND OF CHANGED THE PRIORITY OF WHAT WE ORIGINALLY HAD SET FORTH, UH, CONSIDERING THE NUMBERS OF USE AND ALSO CONSIDERING FUTURE PROJECTS SUCH AS POTENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT IN METRO CENTER AND OTHER PROJECTS WE DIDN'T WANNA, UM, OVERLAP.
SO THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAD WAS STAFF WILL BRING BACK TO ALL OF COUNCIL IN EARLY 2024 THAT WE SPEND THE MONEY ALLOCATED TO THE CODE OF BUS STOPS ON 1, 2, 3, IT WAS FOUR SITES, POTENTIALLY FIVE, DEPENDING HOW FAR THE MONEY CAN STRETCH.
AND THE SITES ARE FOCUSED ALONG SAWMILL ROAD AND 1 61, WHICH ARE THE HIGHEST USED SITES.
SO THEY WILL GET PEOPLE TO OUR CITY, AND THEN WE WILL FIGURE OUT THAT LAST MILE LOOP WITH SOME TYPE OF TRANSIT.
AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT MAKING THOSE ACTUALLY HAVE A SHELTER AND A BENCH AND A BIKE RACK.
SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY USABLE AND ATTRACTIVE.
AND AN IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE AS WELL IS ALL OF THOSE RESOURCES, THE SHELTER, THE BENCHES, THE BIKE RACKS CAN BE REALLOCATED.
SO IF THE NUMBER OF RIDERS CHANGES AND IS MORE, IS HEAVIER AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION, WE CAN ACTUALLY JUST MOVE THE SHELTER TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION.
SO, UM, THAT RECOMMENDATION AGAIN, WILL PROBABLY COME BACK IN JANUARY TO ALL OF COUNCIL.
BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THEY'RE, UM, THE MOST USED AND THEY'RE THE ONES WHO GET OUR WORKERS TO, UM, TO THE CITY, WOULD THERE BE A PLACE IN THESE SHELTERS THAT, UH, INFORMATION, A POSTER OR WHATEVER, CAN TALK ABOUT OUR CONNECTOR THAT THEN TAKES THAT LAST MILE TO WHEREVER THEY WORK? YEAH, I BELIEVE ALL THE, ALL OF THE LOCATIONS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE DUBLIN CONNECTOR.
AND ALSO, UH, THAT MICRO MOBILITY STUDY THAT'S GOING ON AS WELL IS GONNA CONSIDER THAT LAST MILE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
NEXT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COUNCILMAN REINER.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MET ON OCTOBER 23RD.
UM, DUNCAN WEBB, PRESIDENT WEBB MANAGEMENT, UM, PROVIDED REPORT REGARDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FEASIBILITY STUDY BY THE COUNCIL AT ITS AUGUST 28TH MEETING.
UH, AND I KNOW YOU WORKED YOUR WAY THROUGH HIS 300 SOME PAGE REPORT, WHICH IS REALLY VERY COMPREHENSIVE.
UH, MR. WEBB ALSO PROVIDED CASE STUDIES OF OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE TRANSITIONED LEADERSHIP OF PERFORMANCE ARTS CENTER INITIATIVES TO PRIVATE OR NONPROFIT SECTORS, WHICH WAS VERY INTERESTING.
THAT MIGHT, WHEN YOU LOOKED AT IT, IT COULD POSSIBLY FIT INTO THE METRO CENTER COMPLEX.
ONE PARTICULAR, UH, EXAMPLE, HAD A HIGH RISE CONDOMINIUM ATTACHED TO PERFORMANCE CENTER, AND SOME OF THE MONEY FROM THE CONDOMINIUM WENT INTO THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
SO IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD RUN DOWN AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT.
UH, THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, EXCEPT THE FEASIBILITY STUDY INCLUSIVE OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MR. WEBB.
HAVE A DISCUSSION OF FULL COUNSEL REGARDING MOVING THE PROJECT FORWARD WITH A PRIVATE SECTOR PROJECT CHAMPION, AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL LOCATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
SO, THANK YOU STAFF AND THANK YOU ROBERT RANK.
'CAUSE THIS DEBATE COULD WIN ON ALL NIGHT 'CAUSE IT'S FAIRLY NEBULOUS, UM, NOT HAVING A LOCATION YET FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT OR EVEN THE DESIGN.
SO STAFF WILL RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL AT THE NOVEMBER 13TH MEETING, UH, COUNCIL MEETING TO, UH, PRESENT THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY AND CONSIDERATION OF THE NEXT STEPS AND TIMING FOR THE DISCUSSION TO CONSIDER MOVING THE PROJECT FORWARD WITH A PRIVATE SECTOR PROJECT CHAMPION AS WELL AS POSSIBLE LOCATIONS FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS.
SO, AGAIN, I I THINK THIS DISCUSSION'S A LITTLE PREMATURE 'CAUSE WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THAT NAILED DOWN.
I WANNA THANK YOU, ROBERT, FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE AND TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS AND
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GET IT BACK TO US.AND AS ALWAYS, DUBLIN IS WAY AHEAD PLANNING INTO THE FUTURE.
UH, LIAISON REPORTS, UM, CHRISTINA.
OH, WE DON'T, WE DO NOT HAVE A, DO WE HAVE A, WE DO NOT HAVE A DUBLIN BOARD OF EDUCATION.
UH, VICE MAYOR, DEROSA, DUBLIN BRIDGES AND US 33 QUARTER GROUP.
UM, THE DUBLIN BRIDGES STEERING COMMITTEE MET, AS YOU MAY RECALL, THAT THE GROUP MEETS ABOUT ONCE A QUARTER, UM, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.
SO THE REPORTING WAS ON THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, A VERY BUSY TIME.
UM, AS WE HAVE REPORTED IN THE PAST, THE NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT ARE USING THE SERVICES, THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THIS COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO, TO GROW AND, UM, UH, AND MEET THE NEEDS.
I WOULD JUST MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS.
UM, FOR THE DUBLIN BRIDGES, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A NATIONAL OR REGIONAL, UM, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD BRIDGES, BUT THE DUBLIN BRIDGES, THE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST AREAS OF GIVING ARE REALLY THEIR CURSED PERSONAL CARE PANTRIES THAT HAPPEN AT THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.
UM, AND THIS PROVIDES, UM, STUDENTS THAT NEED IT, SUCH THINGS AS LIKE SNACKS OR HYGIENE PRODUCTS, SOAP, SHAMPOO, LEGGING SOCKS, ET CETERA, SO FORTH.
UM, THEY REPORTED THAT THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS, UM, IN ALMOST EVERY CASE IS IN THE NURSE'S OFFICE.
SO IT PROVIDES AN INTERACTION WITH THE, THE STUDENT THAT MAY NEED IT AND FOR OTHER THINGS THEY MAY NEED AS WELL.
SO OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS, BOTH JILL AND SARAH HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT NEEDS ARE BEING MET, BUT ALSO HOW THEY'RE MET AND HOW THEY'RE DISTRIBUTED.
SO IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
I WILL JUST LEAVE YOU WITH, UM, ONE NUMBER AND THAT THE IMPACT OF 2023 TO DATE IS SERVING OVER 8,000 FAMILIES.
SO FOR A VERY SMALL GROUP OF, OF PEOPLE, THEY, THEY CONTINUE TO DO AMAZING WORK.
SO I THANK THEM AND THEIR CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS.
UM, WE WILL, WE WILL RECONVENE AGAIN IN, UM, JANUARY, AND THEN AS FOR THE ROUTE 33 QUARTER, I'LL MAKE A COMMENT.
AND THEN MY, UM, UH, FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER CAN MAKE SOME OTHER COMMENTS.
UM, WE HAD AN UPDATE ON THE PLAIN CITY, UM, THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
AND I HAVE TO SAY, INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE, THE AMOUNT OF ADVANCEMENT THAT THE GROUP HAS HAD IN THEIR PLANNING AND REGIONAL AND, AND PARTNERSHIPS.
IT, IT WAS REALLY OUTSTANDING.
AND SO IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT, THAT THAT UPDATE, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THEIR DOWNTOWN RECENTLY IN PLAIN CITY, THEY'VE, THEY'VE MADE QUITE A BIT OF CHANGES AND MORE ON THE WAY.
SO THAT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE.
AND THEN, UM, THERE WAS A CONVERSATION BY JAMIE GREEN, UM, OWNER, UM, LEADER OF PLANNING NEXT, UM, AND VERY TIMELY, SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT HIS, UM, HIS WORK WITH INTEL.
AND IF YOU WANT, ANDY, I'LL STOP THERE AND THEN ANDY CAN, CAN FILL THAT IN.
BUT THAT WAS EXCELLENT AS WELL.
SO, UH, AS THE VICE MAYOR MENTIONED, OUR FRIEND JAMIE GREEN AT FUTURE NEXT, UM, GAVE A, AN UPDATE ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT THEY CREATED FOR 15 GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THAT RESIDE WITHIN, UH, I THINK IT'S A 250 MILE SQUARE RADIUS, SQUARE MILE RADIUS OF THE INTEL PLANT.
UM, SO EVERYBODY FROM GRANDVILLE TO, OF COURSE, NEW ALBANY, JOHNSTOWN, UH, ALEXANDRIA.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, AS I WAS SAYING BEFORE, THESE GUYS ARE BANDING TOGETHER, THEY'RE COLLABORATING.
UM, THEY DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS, UM, 18 MONTH PROJECT, THE, THE SIZE OF THIS GEOGRAPHICALLY IS ROUGHLY THE INSIDE OF TWO 70.
UM, AND, AND CLEARLY THEY HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY, A LOT OF LAND THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE THE SAME BENEFITS HERE, BUT, UM, THEY'RE, THEY'VE BANDED TOGETHER AND THEY'RE TAKING THE MINDSET THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOOD FOR NEW ALBANY IS GOOD FOR ALL OF THEM.
ANDY, IS THERE A LINK TO THAT PLAN IF ANYONE WANTS TO READ THAT PLAN? IS THERE A LINK TO THAT PLAN? IS THERE A WAY TO, TO READ THAT PLAN? I WOULD IMAGINE SO THROUGH PROBABLY, UM, THROUGH THE INTEL SITE EMAIL, JAMIE GREEN.
I, I THINK, UM, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH FULL COUNSEL BECAUSE IT IS TIMELY AND, AND QUITE IMPRESSIVE.
BUT HE DIDN'T REALLY GIVE A, HE DIDN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT A PARTICULAR PLAN, BUT A PRESENTATION OF THEIR WORK TOGETHER.
BUT, SO THERE'S A LOT OF PLANS.
IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS VERY WELL DONE AND QUITE IMPRESSIVE.
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AS I SAID, 18 MONTHS THAT THEY WERE STUDYING THIS AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, ROADS AND, UM, POWER, IT'S SCHOOLS, IT'S HOUSING, IT'S, IT'S EVERYTHING.UM, I HAD SHARED MAYBE SIX MONTHS AGO, A COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN CLUB MEETING WHERE THE MAYOR OF JOHNSTOWN, NEW ALBANY AND JOHANNA ALL SPOKE ABOUT INTEL.
AND AFTER THE, THE FORMAL PRESENTATION, SOMEONE ASKED THE QUESTION OF THE MAYOR OF JOHNSTOWN, HOW ARE YOU COMPETING AGAINST NEW ALBANY FOR OPPORTUNITIES? AND HE SAID, LET'S FACE IT, WE'RE JUNIOR VARSITY.
WE HAVE A LOT TO LEARN FROM 'EM.
UM, SO WE'RE NOT REALLY WORKING AGAINST 'EM.
WE'RE TRYING TO LEARN FROM THEM.
AND THERE WAS CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FORUM THAT WE WERE IN 33 CORRIDOR GROUP, THERE WAS CERTAINLY THIS TONE THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE COLLABORATION AMONG NEIGHBORS.
UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S, WE CAN LEARN A LOT FROM NOT ONLY THAT STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT THE COMMENT THAT, THAT JOHNSTOWN MAYOR MADE THAT, UM, WE'RE ALL IN THIS THING TOGETHER.
AND AS I'VE SAID, UM, ONE OF THE REASONS DUBLIN IS IN THE POSITION THAT IT, IT'S IN, COMPARED WITH FOLKS FURTHER TO THE WEST, IS WE'RE CLOSER TO COLUMBUS THAN, THAN THEY ARE.
AND NATURALLY GROWTH OCCURS OUTWARD.
AND SO IT'S, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THAT GROWTH HITS OTHER AREAS, BUT CLEARLY THEY HAVE TO BE PLANNING AHEAD FOR IT.
OUR, UM, NEXT LIAISON REPORT IS FROM, LET'S SEE.
WELL, ANDY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON LOGAN UNION? CHAMPAIGN COUNTY.
UM, JOHN DOUBLE ARTS COUNCIL ON THE VETERANS COMMITTEE.
JUST, UH, ONE COMMENT ON YOUR LAST COMMENT.
UH, DUBLIN WAS REALLY PROGRESSIVE AND HAD A WHOLE NOTHER GAME PLAN.
I KNOW IT GREW INTO COLUMBUS, SORT OF GREW INTO DUBLIN, BUT DUBLIN WAS REALLY DIFFERENT.
UH, CURRENT ART EXHIBIT IS, UH, CHAPARI STORY OF COTTON THAT RUNS TILL DECEMBER 15TH.
THERE'S A CALL FOR ENTRIES OR STUDENTS' ART EXHIBIT.
UH, THAT CALL IS GOOD UNTIL DECEMBER 15TH.
THE ARTS COUNCIL ALWAYS DOES A NICE JOB WITH THAT.
UH, THERE IS A NATIONAL CALL FOR ARTISTS FOR THE NEW PUBLIC ARTWORK, AND THAT WILL RUN UNTIL NOVEMBER 29TH.
AND ON THE VETERANS COMMITTEE, YOU'VE ALREADY, UM, HEARD FROM THE COLONEL AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL NOVEMBER THE 10TH AT 11 O'CLOCK.
UH, AMY WASHINGTON AND TOWNSHIP AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD, SO HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT ON ARCHITECTURE REVIEW BOARD.
THEIR MEETING THIS WEEK JUST HAS ONE AGENDA ITEM, PRETTY LIGHT FOR WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
ONE IS JUST THE FACT THAT, UH, AT THE MEETINGS, OFTENTIMES THE TOPIC OF CEMETERIES COMES UP.
AND I KNOW RESIDENTS, WE GET ASKED A LOT ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
I JUST WANNA SAY THE INTRODUCTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BETWEEN, UM, ST.
JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH AND WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP WITH THE CITY TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE OPTIONS.
STILL VERY EARLY, JUST INTRODUCTIONS, MADE MORE INFO FORTHCOMING AS WE LEARN MORE, I GUESS.
UH, THE SECOND ITEM IS I ATTENDED THE OCTOBER 11TH STAKEHOLDER MEETING.
I THANK THE RESIDENTS THAT SHOWED UP FOR THAT, PARTICIPATED AS STAKEHOLDERS.
IT WAS KIND OF A, MAYBE A SATISFACTION SURVEY OR BASICALLY THEY WERE ASKING ABOUT, UH, HOW SERVICE WAS AND PROFESSIONALISM.
AND EVERYONE JUST HAD GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT OUR WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UH, ITEMS OF FUTURE CONSIDERATION CAME UP.
LOTS OF ITEMS ABOUT, AS WE CONTINUE TO USE THE RIVER BORE WATER SAFETY, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, THEN, AND THE OTHER, UM, ITEM THAT KIND OF CAME UP QUITE A BIT WAS JUST THE VISIBILITY OF, AND, AND HOPEFULLY SHARING MAYBE BETWEEN OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS, THE FACT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE LOOK FOR DUBLIN FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN THEY GO IN TO FIND AND GET SERVICE.
AND IT'S NOT DUBLIN FIRE DEPARTMENT, RIGHT? IT'S WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
AND PEOPLE DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT.
SO A LITTLE BIT MORE VISIBILITY, UM, AND CROSS MARKETING TO UNDER, SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT DUBLIN IS SERVICED BY WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
SO, UH, VERY INTERESTING EVENING.
IT WAS LIKE I, NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE PARTICIPATED, BUT THE GROUP THAT CAME OUT DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.
AND I THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT.
UM, I SAW THAT THEY ALSO JUST, UM, PASSED THEIR ISO RATING, WHICH, WHICH IS WONDERFUL, WHICH FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE, THAT'S
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A, THAT'S A PLUS AND A DISCOUNT FOR THEM.[COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE]
NEXT WOULD BE COUNCIL ROUND TABLE.AND DO YOU WANNA START, AMY? I DIDN'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO SAY.
I'LL JUST THANK ALL THE HOA LEADERS WHO CAME OUT FOR OUR FALL LEADERSHIP MEETING.
WE HAD, I THINK WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT, MORE PEOPLE THIS FALL, I THINK, THAN IN THE SPRING.
AND ALSO REMIND JUST HOAS IN GENERAL.
I KNOW LATELY I THINK I'VE SPOKE AT THREE DIFFERENT HOA MEETINGS.
THIS MUST BE THE TIME OF YEAR WHERE HOAS HAVE THEIR ANNUAL MEETINGS.
AND JUST A REMINDER THAT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF, WE COME OUT AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TALK AT YOUR HOA MEETING.
AND THANKS TO ALL OF OUR OFFICERS WHO STOOD OUT IN THE RAIN AND PASSED OUT CANDY ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY, UH, I WAS AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF KIDS AND PARENTS WHO STILL CAME OUT DESPITE ALL THE RAIN.
SO THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED SOME AWARDS A FEW MINUTES AGO, BUT SHE MISSED ONE, UM, 6 1 4 MAGAZINE, SOME, HAS ANYONE SEEN THIS, UM, NAMED THE CITY OF DUBLIN, THE MOST UNUSUAL CITY.
AND YOU KNOW, THAT WORD UNUSUAL, IT MAKES YOU THINK, BUT THE ALTERNATIVE IS BEING USUAL.
WOULD YOU RATHER BE USUAL OR UNUSUAL? ME PERSONALLY, I'D RATHER BE UNUSUAL.
AND I THINK THE, UH, LITTLE, THE, I'M, I'M THE ONLY ONE WEARING A HALLOWEEN TIE TONIGHT.
I MEAN, UM, SO ANYWAY, ANOTHER FEATHER IN OUR CAP.
IT, IT'S WONDERFUL TO DO SOMETHING
I KNOW, UH, IN JAPAN THEY HAVE A, UH, CHILD'S, UH, CELEBRATION DAY.
SO THAT'S SORT OF, OURS IS SPECTACULAR.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE GO WAY OVERBOARDS AND MAKE THAT REALLY WONDERFUL FOR THE KIDS.
SO, AND IT, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN, BUT I JUST WANNA THANK THE STAFF FOR HANGING IN THERE.
YEAH, THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD FALL, HOA MEETING WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED, THANKS TO STAFF, UM, WHO CAME AND PRESENTED AND, AND TALKED WITH EVERYBODY.
UM, IT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT I DO GET COMMENTS ABOUT.
I'M SURE MOST OF YOU DO, UM, AFTERWARDS AS WELL AS BEFOREHAND.
THEY REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONTENT THAT STAFF BRINGS TO THEM AND THE UPDATES.
UM, THIS IS A VERY TEENY TINY LITTLE THING.
SO I HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT THE, UM, 33 INTERCHANGE UPDATES AND WHERE THE PROJECT IS.
THERE'S A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE TO THE ODOT WEBSITE.
COULD WE JUST BY ANY CHANCE MOVE THAT LINK UP TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE? 'CAUSE PEOPLE ARE NOT SCROLLING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.
'CAUSE THERE'S LIKE AN UPDATE AT THE TOP, BUT IT DOESN'T SAY WHEN THE PROJECT IS SUPPOSED TO END, WHICH IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE REALLY WANNA KNOW.
IT'S A, LINDSAY IS NODDING YES.
UM, I HAD A QUICK IMPROMPTU MEETING ACTUALLY WITH SOME RESIDENTS, UM, WHO ACTUALLY BROUGHT THE DEER TOPIC UP AND ASKED HOW THEY COULD GET MORE INFORMATION.
SO I GAVE OUT OUR INFORMATION.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET SOME, UM, FOLKS OUT THERE.
'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORS FEEDING DEER THAT'S COME UP I THINK ALMOST EVERY WEEK WHEN I TALK TO FOLKS.
UM, OTHER THAN THAT ELECTION DAY'S COMING UP, EARLY VOTING IS HAPPENING.
I KNOW IT'S AN OFF CYCLE ELECTION, BUT IT'S A REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT ONE.
I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GET OUT THERE AND HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD.
UM, PARTICULARLY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AS WE KNOW UP HERE.
THE ONLY COMMENT THAT, UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE IS JUST TO THANK ALL OF OUR VETERANS AND FOR THEIR SERVICE AND LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING WITH THEM.
UM, ON, UH, NOVEMBER, WHAT 10TH, I GUESS IT'S THE 10TH, IS OUR, UH, EVENT.
SO, UM, IN THE WORLD WE LIVE IN, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE, UM, FREEDOM AND COMMITMENT.
AND SO I THANK THE VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE.
WELL, BEFORE WE END THIS EVENING, UM, THIS IS ONE I MENTIONED.
UH, WE HAVE BEEN GETTING SO MANY REQUESTS FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ABOUT CIVIC EDUCATION.
THIRD GRADERS, I'D ENCOURAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY IF YOU SEE THAT TO COME ALONG, THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVE HEARING ABOUT THAT.
UM, OUR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT STAFF, CHRISTINE AIA, HAS DONE A BEAUTIFUL JOB OF HELPING, UM, GROW OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, OUR CIVIC EDUCATION FOR OUR, FOR OUR STUDENTS.
UM, AND ALSO I WANNA CONGRATULATE THE NEW LEADERSHIP DUBLIN CLASS THAT JUST STARTED.
WE'VE GOT A GOOD GROUP OF FOLKS WHO MAY BECOME THE FUTURE LEADERS OF DUBLIN HERE, TAKING SOME CLASSES THROUGH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
SO, UM, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, THEN
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THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.