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[CALL TO ORDER]
GOOD EVENING.I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE MONDAY, JULY 1ST REGULAR DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE VICE MAYOR LUDO? HERE.
[ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. KEELER? YES.
AND AS A REMINDER TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WE WILL RECONVENE THIS MEETING AT 7:00 PM IN THIS LOCATION.
[RECONVENE (7 P.M.)]
UH, ABOUT YOUR EFFICIENCY.UM, KIDS WENT THROUGH THE, UH, FER DOORS ON THE WEEKEND, AND BY THURSDAY YOU HAD MAILED OUT THE SHIRTS.
WELL, THANK YOU, SCOTT, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO ON BEHALF OF, UH, ALL OF US IN THE CITY.
AND WE, WE JUST APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND YOUR BOARD AND ALL OF THOSE, ALL OF THE GREAT IDEAS THAT YOU'RE, UH, COMING UP WITH LIKE SHAM BRIDGES.
[Chief's Advisory Committee Update]
OKAY, NEXT UP WILL BE THE CHIEF'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE, AND WE HAVE THE HONORABLE JUDGE MAYNARD AS OUR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, KIMBERLY HOLLY, TO COME AND SHARE AN UPDATE WITH US.GOOD EVENING TO ALL OF YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
UH, MY NAME IS WILLIAM MAYNARD.
I'M HERE WITH, UH, OUR VICE CHAIR OF THE CHIEF'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE, DR.
UM, IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO, UH, PRESENT ON BEHALF OF OUR OTHER COLLEAGUES ON THE CHIEF'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE, OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AS WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY ON THESE, UM, TO FULFILL OUR RESPONSIBILITY, UH, TO UPDATE YOU AS TO THE PROGRESS AND DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE'S WORK AND DISCUSSIONS AND HOPES AIMED AND FOCUSED INTENTIONALLY ON BUILDING BRIDGES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONNECTIVITY, IF YOU WILL, BETWEEN THE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE VARIED DIVERSE CONSTITUENT GROUPS WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR WHOM IT IS SWORN TO SERVE AND PROTECT.
QUICKLY, WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE CHIEF AND ALL THOSE WHO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP IN THE MEMO THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED, UH, FOR YOU TO CONSIDER AS WE GO THROUGH OUR REMARKS.
THE MEMO SUBMITTED REFERENCES TO THE CITY'S DEI FRAMEWORK, WHICH CAME OUT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IN JULY OF 2001, ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO NOW.
AND IN IT, IT REF, UH, REFERENCES TO PRIORITY AREA FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH HAS FOUR TOPIC GROUPS.
THEY ARE PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY AND A SENSE OF SECURITY, CULTIVATING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC TRUST, ENSURING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND DIVERSIFYING POLICE PERSONNEL.
THE DUBLIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND IN PARTICULAR, ITS LEADERSHIP TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE CHIEF AND THE DEPUTY CHIEFS, BUT ALSO OTHER SUPERVISORS AND OFFICERS UNDER THEIR COMMAND HAVE CONTINUED TO PRESENT MONTHLY TO THE CAC MEMBERS ABOUT RELEVANT COMMUNITY POLICING ISSUES THAT WILL FALL UNDER ONE OR MORE OF THESE TOPIC GROUPS.
I'M GOING TO PRESENT BRIEFLY TONIGHT FROM THE BULLET POINTS HIGHLIGHTED IN TOPIC GROUPS, ONE, PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY AND A SENSE OF SECURITY, AND TWO, CULTIVATING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC TRUST.
AND THEREAFTER, VICE CHAIR HOLLY WILL PRESENT ON TOPIC GROUPS THREE AND FOUR.
WE LOOK AT THE MEMO UNDER PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY AND A SENSE OF SECURITY.
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THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS PURPOSELY REVIEWED POLICY AND PROCEDURES WITH THE CAC THAT RELATE TO THE BROADER SENSE OF SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR DUBLIN RESIDENTS.IT READS, THIS HAS BEEN SHOWCASED BY THE AGENCY'S GOAL OF FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES WITHIN LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSION.
I WOULD ADD THAT IT MEANS BEING FORWARD THINKING AND PROMOTING BEST LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES TO SIGNIFY THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
THE FIRST BULLET POINT REFERENCES TO A DECEMBER, 2023, UH, EVENT WHERE CAC MEMBERS ATTENDED THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT FOR SAFE SPACE.
AND HERE I JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON THE FACT THAT THE SAFE SPACE CONCEPT WAS SOMETHING THAT, THAT YEAR BEFOREHAND WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT TO THE CAC FLESHED OUT IN DISCUSSIONS WITH, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS MADE TO HELP BRING THE CONCEPT TO LIFE.
AND, UM, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, UM, WHO, WHO DESERVE A LOT OF CREDIT FOR, UM, EXTENDING THE PROGRAM FROM CONCEPTION TO FRUITION WITH, UH, PARTICIPATION NOT ONLY BY THE CITY STAFF, BUT BY, UM, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND WHAT YOU GUYS CALL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO, UM, THAT'S ONE GREAT THING I THINK
THE SECOND BULLET TALKS ABOUT SPECIAL EVENT SAFETY PLANNING, NOTABLY THE DEPARTMENT'S INVOLVEMENT AT THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY WORKDAY.
NOW, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK YOU SHOULD APPRECIATE IS, UM, THAT THE CHIEF TURNS THAT OVER TO THE DEPUTY DEPUTY CHIEFS TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION ON.
AND, UM, WE GOT A BOOKLET
AND THE OTHER THING I THINK THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO, TO NOTE ABOUT THAT, THAT PRESENTATION WAS THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITIES WITHIN THE AREA WHO ARE INVOLVED AND COME TO DUBLIN TO HELP MAKE THAT EVENT SAFE.
AND THE FACT THAT, UM, IT'S AN EVENT THAT THEY ENJOY COMING TO AS WELL.
UM, AND I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT JUST FOR THE RECORD, THAT IT WAS EXPLAINED TO US THAT BECAUSE OF THE PLANNING WORK DONE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES FOR THAT EVENT, IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE OTHER EVENTS THAT DUBLIN HAS OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER, INCLUDING THE 4TH OF JULY EVENT THAT'S COMING UP IN A FEW DAYS.
AND OF COURSE, UM, YES, THE IRISH FESTIVAL, UM, THE THIRD BULLET SPEAKS TO, UM, IT SAYS DUBLIN CITY SCHOOL SAFETY PLANNING AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM.
UH, WE HAD, UH, A VERY RECENT, UM, PRESENTATION ON THAT SUBJECT MATTER, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BECAUSE EVERYONE'S NOT ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE EDUCATION THAT THEIR KIDS GET, BUT ALSO THAT THEY ARE IN SAFE ENVIRONMENTS.
AND THE PRESENTATION BY THE, UM, UM, SROS WAS LED BY LIEUTENANT STOLL, WHO'S OVER THAT PROGRAM NOW.
AND HE HAD TWO SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS COME IN TO SPEAK TO US, INCLUDING, UM, OFFICER COCHRAN AND OFFICER PATRICK.
UH, AND THE GOOD THING IN THE PRESENTATION, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THERE WERE PARENTS WHO WERE SITTING ON THE COMMITTEE LISTENING TO ALL OF THIS, WAS HOW THOROUGH THE PLANNING IS, UH, TO TRY AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE IS AN INCIDENT WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAY COME IN TO ASSIST.
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HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES IN PLACE THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN NOT ONLY THE BUILDINGS, BUT THE PARTICULAR AREAS WHERE TROUBLE MAY BE.AND, UH, WE RAISED CONCERN ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE KIDS WHO ARE IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO HAVE CHALLENGES OR SPECIAL NEEDS, AND WE ASKED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE CONVERSATIONS WITH, UH, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT PLANNING IS DONE, UH, TO TRY AND MAKE SURE NOT ONLY THAT THOSE, UH, KIDS WITH SPECIAL CHALLENGES ARE PROTECTED AND ABLE TO BE EVACUATED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, BUT ALSO THAT THAT KIND OF INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH OUTSIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SO THAT THEY KNOW THE PRIORITY THOSE YOUNG KIDS HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE, UH, SECOND BULLET POINT SPEAKS TO CULTIVATING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC TRUST.
UH, THE INTERESTING THING I WANT TO EMPHASIZE HERE IS THAT THE MEMO SAYS THAT CAC MEMBERS RECOGNIZE POLICE AS RESOURCE CONNECTORS, NOT JUST LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS ABOUT DISABILITIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS FOR DUBLIN POLICE STAFF AND ENHANCING COMMUNITY SERVICES.
AND THE, I, I DON'T WANNA BE TOO LONG, BUT THE SECOND BULLET DOWN HERE IS PRETTY IMPORTANT IN, IN MY OPINION, ON THIS ISSUE.
IT SAYS, LEADERSHIP SHARED ABOUT THE REUNIFY DUBLIN PILOT PROGRAM THAT SEEKS TO GIVE POLICE OFFICERS A START IN THE REUNIFICATION OF VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SUCH AS THOSE WHO ARE SEPARATED FROM FAMILY MEMBERS OR CAREGIVERS BASED ON DISABILITY BEHAVIORS OR MEMORY CHALLENGES.
UH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU ALL, BUT I HAVE OLDER FAMILY MEMBERS AND MENTAL MEMORY CHALLENGES ARE SOMETHING THAT, UH, IS A REAL CONCERN.
AND I'M JUST APPRECIATIVE THAT, UH, THE DEPARTMENT IS BEING WHAT I CALL FORWARD THINKING ABOUT HOW WE BE BETTER SERVE THOSE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I SEE THE REUNIFICATION DUBLIN PILOT PROGRAM SIMILAR TO THE SAFE SPACE PROGRAM IN THE SENSE THAT WE'RE MOVING FROM CONCEPTION TO REALITY FOR THE PROGRAM.
AND I KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF THE RESOURCES AND THE MINDFULNESS, NOT ONLY OF COUNCIL, BUT OF OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THAT THIS IS ANOTHER TYPE OF PROGRAM THAT DUBLIN POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL INITIATE THAT WILL BE A MODEL THAT OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, AGENCIES WILL LIKE TO HAVE OR WOULD LIKE TO CREATE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
SO I THINK THAT WE'RE FORWARD THINKING IN THAT REGARD.
AND FINALLY, JUST FOR MY PART, UM, THE BULLET THAT TALKS ABOUT, UH, DR.
BURRS SHARING THE TRAINING THAT SHE, UH, CONDUCTED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS ON DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES AND COMPASSION, UM, WAS SPECIAL.
AND I THINK THAT YOU GUYS NEED TO HEAR THAT.
HER COMMENT TO US WAS THAT ON THESE ISSUES, THE DEPARTMENT, THE DUBLIN POLICE DEPARTMENT GETS IT, THAT
SO ON ON MY PART OF THIS PRESENTATION, I JUST, UM, WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE CONTINUE TO TRY AND PUSH FORWARD ON THE ASPIRATIONAL GOALS AND INDICATORS OF SUCCESS THAT WERE SPELLED OUT IN THE ORIGINAL FRAMEWORK.
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TWO THINGS REAL QUICK, THANK YOU TO THE BOARD, BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO ROLLED OFF LAST YEAR WE'RE A BETTER COMMITTEE, I BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THEIR PARTICIPATION AND A PERSONAL THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU COLLECTIVELY, COLLECTIVELY, FOR MY REAPPOINTMENT TO ANOTHER TERM, UH, IT'S, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ALLOW ME TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY ON THIS COMMITTEE.UM, GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER O CALLAHAN AND LAW DIRECTOR HARTMAN AND OUR CLERK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
UM, OFF, UM, CHIEF PE I'M JUST GONNA PICK UP ON SOME OF THE POINTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, AND, UM, OUR ASPIRATIONAL GOALS FOR THE CHIEF'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
SO THE THIRD, UM, GOAL, UM, JUDGE MAYNARD LEFT OFF ON THE SECOND, THE THIRD GOAL TALKS ABOUT ENSURING THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNT, UH, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
UM, WHAT I ENJOY ABOUT, UM, THE CHIEF'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS WE HAVE, UM, THERE'S CONVERSATIONAL TRANSPARENCY.
WE SPEAK ABOUT A LOT OF TOPICS.
UM, A LOT OF THINGS ARE BROUGHT, UH, TO OUR ATTENTION, UM, THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, FACES AS, UM, AND SOME OF THEIR, UM, THEIR GOALS AND, AND THEIR PROGRAMS. AND, UM, I DO APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATIONAL TRANSPARENCY WE HAVE.
UM, UM, ON THE COMMITTEE, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, JUST GOING BULLET BY BULLET.
UM, SO THE, UH, FIRST BULLET TALKS ABOUT REVIEWING THE DUBLIN POLICE ANNUAL, UM, ANALYSIS REPORTS, INCLUDING THE 2023 RES, UM, RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE AND THE SUBJECT CONTROL REVIEW, UM, THE ANNUAL MOTOR VEHICLE PURSUIT ANALYSIS AND THE ANNUAL NON-BIASED BASED POLICING ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.
SO WE WERE PLEASED TO, UM, SEE THE ACTUAL DATA AND THE THINGS THAT GUIDE THE PROFESSIONALISM AND THE STERNLY REPUTATION OF, UM, DUBLIN'S OFFICERS.
UM, ALSO IN, UM, SEEING THE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION AND THE 2024 GOALS, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO AGAIN, SPEAK ABOUT THAT WITH, UM, CONVERSATIONALLY, UM, ABOUT THE GOALS THEY HAD, AND WE WERE PLEASED TO BE PART OF, UH, THAT PROCESS AS WELL.
UM, WE WERE ABLE TO, THIS WAS A VERY TOUCHING ONE FOR ME.
UM, THE THIRD BULLET POINT, UM, WE ARE, WE TALK ABOUT LOCAL TRI, UM, CRIME TRENDS AND POLICE ACTIVITIES.
SO ON MARCH 25TH, 2024, THERE WAS, UM, AN APARTMENT SHOOTING ON LONG SHORE, UM, AT THE LONG SHORE STREET APARTMENT.
AND, UM, WE HAD A MEETING, UM, LATER, I BELIEVE IT WAS THAT SAME WEEK.
AND, UM, WE WERE JOINED BY OFFICER AMBER MCCLOSKEY, AND WE WERE, WE ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE THE, UM, BODY CAM FOOTAGE AND, UM, OF THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED THAT DAY.
UM, I THINK SHE WAS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY HER MOM AND AUNT, UM, AND SHE, SHE WAS THERE TO DEBRIEF, UM, THE INCIDENT.
BUT WE, AS, UM, A COMMITTEE, WE WERE SO HUMBLED AND SO PROUD AND SO HONORED, UM, UM, WITH THE, THE WORK THAT THE OFFICERS IN THE DUBLIN POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES FOR THIS CITY EVERY DAY, UM, THEIR TRAINING SHOWS IS IT, UM, IS A TEST, UM, IS A TESTAMENT OF THEIR, UM, PROFESSIONALISM.
AND IT WAS DEMONSTRATED IN THAT VIDEO.
IT WAS A VERY EMOTIONAL VIDEO, BUT WE WERE VERY, UM, PLEASED TO, UM, BE ABLE TO, UH, SEE WHAT THEY DO ON A REGULAR BASIS.
UM, WE ALSO HAD, UM, THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, BE PART OF THE ACCREDITATION, UM, TO SEE THE PART, THE ACCREDITATION PILOT PROGRAM.
AND SO THAT WAS A, UM, A REALLY, UM, PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION AS WELL.
UM, SOMETHING NEW THAT HAPPENED, UM, THE INTRODUCTION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES LIAISON AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT THE DUBLIN POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS WITH SENTARA.
UM, WE WERE JOINED AT ONE MEETING WITH, UM, SHANNON BLACK DOTSON, UM, AND SHE SPECIALIZES IN, UM, UH, BEHAVIORAL AND, UM, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
SO BEING ABLE TO SEE HER, UM, UNDERSTAND MORE OF HER ROLE WITH, UM, AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, THAT WAS REALLY, UM, INFORMATIVE, UM, WITH WHAT SHE, UM, WHAT SHE SHARED.
ALSO, WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS WHEN, UM, GOING DOWN TO THE FOURTH GOAL, DIVERSIFYING POLICE PERSONNEL, UM, ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE OFFICE OF RECRUITMENT AND, UH, HIRING PROCESS.
SO, UM, JUDGE MAYNARD, MYSELF, UM, YALING YIN GOEL, UM, GO GOOV, GOEL.
UM, WE'VE ALL BEEN PART OF, UM, SOME OF THESE INTERVIEW PROCESSES AND IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS, UM, THE INTERVIEWING PROCESS AND TO BE ABLE TO, UM, WITNESS, UM, THE INTENTIONALITY DUBLIN HAS AND BEING COMMITTED TO, UM, TO, UH, BEST PRACTICES FOR HIRING, BEST PRACTICES FOR, UM, GETTING BEST CANDIDATES AS WELL.
AND, UM, WE ARE VERY, UM, PLEASED THAT THEY'VE, UH, THAT THEY INCLUDED COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT PROCESS AS WELL.
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WE STILL, UM, ARE MOVING FORWARD AS, UM, AS A COMMITTEE, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE PART OF THIS PROCESS AND BE PART OF THIS, UH, A COMMUNITY PARTNER WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, FOR SHARING YOUR TIME WITH US THIS EVENING, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, OF YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL THE CALL, CALL DUBLIN HOME.
SO, UH, WE, WE TREASURE YOUR TIME AND YOUR INPUT, AND WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UPDATE BEFORE US THIS EVENING.
UM, THIS WILL BRING US TO CITIZEN COMMENTS.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO COMMENT ON ANY TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.
UM, AS A REMINDER, WE ASK YOU TO SIGN AT THE KIOSK, AND PLEASE, IF YOU DID NOT HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND FEEL FREE TO COME FORWARD.
IS THERE ANY ONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE COMMENT ON AN ITEM? NOT ON THIS EVENING AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.UM, IS THERE A REQUEST TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? NO.
THEN I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT TO JENNA.
CAN I GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
[Ordinance 15-24]
US TO THE SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCES ORDINANCE 15 DASH 24 AMENDING THE CITY OF DUBLIN COMMUNITY PLAN.AND OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE BY JENNY RASCH.
UM, AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS THE SECOND READING FOR OUR COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE, AND I'M EXCITED TO BE BEFORE YOU, UM, TO BRING THIS 15 MONTH PROCESS, UM, TO A VERY EXCITING CLOSE.
UM, I REALLY JUST WANTED TO THANK, UM, COUNCIL OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UM, OUR STAFF CONSULTANT TEAM, UM, AND THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION AND HELPING TO INFORM THE STEERING COMMITTEE AS THEY DID, UM, THEIR WORK TO HELP GUIDE THIS PLAN, UM, THAT WE ARE PRESENTING FOR BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR ADOPTION.
SO, UM, IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, UM, SHOULD COUNCIL APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, UM, REALLY LOOKING AND WORKING WITH, UM, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING FOR HOW WE'RE ROLLING THIS OUT TO THE PUBLIC, HOW WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT OUR WEBSITE IS UPDATED, UM, GIS, ALL THOSE IMPORTANT PIECES THAT WE USE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
SO MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S HAPPENING AS WELL AS, UM, WE WILL HAVE A PRINTED VERSION AS WELL AS A DIGITAL VERSION TO, AGAIN, MAKE SURE THAT WE ACCOMMODATE, UM, ALL USERS OF THE PLAN, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND REALLY WORKING, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS INTEGRATED IN A REALLY COMPREHENSIVE WAY SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE USING THIS AS WE ALREADY DO.
BUT, UM, BECAUSE THIS IS, UM, A NICE UPDATE AND COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO HOW WE'RE GONNA GROW AND DEVELOP, UM, INTO THE FUTURE.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANY REVISIONS, UM, FOLLOWING THE LAST MEETING, BUT JUST TO RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL TO, UM, ADOPT THE UPDATED ENVISION DUBLIN PLAN.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION.
I JUST, YOU KNOW, I, I WANNA SAY JENNY AND I WANT THE COMMUNITY WHO'S, WHO MAY BE LISTENING THAT THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS WE'VE LOOKED AT AND HEARD FROM ACROSS THE CITY, ALL THE CHANGES THAT DIFFERENT SUBURBS ARE MAKING, THAT THE FOCUS HERE HAS BEEN, AND I, AND I THINK COUNCIL IS, IS UM, HAS SO MUCH TO DO WITH THIS, THAT THE QUALITY OF LIFE, UM, FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS EMBEDDED IN THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
MANY COMMUNITIES WILL CREATE A PLAN AND TALK ABOUT WHERE LAND USE IS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS LIKE THIS, BUT THIS PLAN EMBODIES GREAT QUALITY OF LIFE AND I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON IT, THIS COUNCIL, ESPECIALLY FOR THE FOCUS.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT DUBLIN, OHIO IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES TO LIVE IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE OF THIS PLAN.
AND I, IF THIS BOTTLE OF WATER WAS CHAMPAGNE, I'D OPEN IT FOR YOU.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON IT.
I WANNA THANK ALL OF STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAD SO MUCH OUTREACH, SO MUCH INPUT, UM, AND PARTICULARLY THE STEERING COMMITTEE 'CAUSE THOSE WERE LONG MEETINGS AND THEY WERE A LOT OF HOURS AND, UM, SO CERTAINLY WANT TO EXTEND OUR THANKS TO, TO ALL OF THOSE FOLKS AS WELL.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL A ROLL? MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES.
[Ordinance 16-24]
GOOD.ORDINANCE 16 DASH 24 AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A REAL ESTATE PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY STEEL LAND COMPANY 6,500 DUBLIN PARK DRIVE, LLC
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AND FAYE D COX AS TRUSTEE OF THE SHEPHERD IRREVOCABLE TRUST DATED MARCH 12TH, 2021, LOCATED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO AND MEDICINE COUNTY OHIO, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF RELATED AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS.OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM OUR VERY OWN MEGAN O' CALLAHAN.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THIS ORDINANCE REMAINS AS WAS PRESENTED DURING YOUR MEETING ON JUNE 17TH, AND I AM PLEASED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH REGARD TO NEXT STEPS.
SHOULD COUNCIL APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE, UM, AND THE FOLLOWING, FINANCE OR BOND FINANCING ORDINANCES CLOSING FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE WOULD OCCUR IN LATE AUGUST WITH CLOSING ON THE LAND OCCURRING SHORTLY THEREAFTER IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.
AND DURING THE INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATION, I ALSO OUTLINED, UM, THAT WE WOULD BE FORMING A STEERING COMMITTEE TO GUIDE, UM, THE FUTURE FOR THIS, UM, LAND AS WELL AS MAKE HELP US INFORM IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE WITH REGARD TO OPERATIONS DEVELOPMENT AND THE LIKE.
SO WITH THAT, UM, I'M PLEASED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. CRAM? YES.
[Ordinance 17-24]
17 DASH 24 PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS AND THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF 15,300,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF ACQUIRING APPROXIMATELY 137 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF STATE ROUTE 1 61 IN WEST OF RICHARD ROAD IN MADISON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES AND BOUND GENERALLY BY COS GRAY ROAD AND DUBLIN PARK DRIVE, INCLUDING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES THEREON AND PROVIDING FOR THE SITE PREPARATION THEREOF.ALL IN SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION WITHIN THE CITY.
OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM MATT STIFFLER.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DEBT FINANCING ORDINANCES BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO ANY OF THESE ORDINANCES AND THERE'LL BE NO ADDITIONAL STAFF REPORT FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DEBT RELATED ORDINANCES.
STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL AT TONIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION.
YOU DID SUCH A GREAT JOB LAYING IT ALL OUT LAST TIME.
YOU ANSWERED EVERYBODY'S QUESTIONS.
THAT'S THE JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. FOX? YES.
[Ordinance 18-24]
18 DASH 24 PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOTES IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF 12,705,000 IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF IMPROVING THE MUNICIPAL RECREATION FACILITIES BY CONSTRUCTING, RENOVATING, AND EQUIPPING VARIOUS STRUCTURES AND ATHLETIC FIELDS AND COURTS CONSTRUCTING VARIOUS SITE IMPROVEMENTS THERE TOO, PROVIDING PARKING UTIL FACILITIES AND ACQUIRING REAL PROPERTY AND INTEREST THERE IN, IN CONNECTION.THEY'RE WITH TOGETHER WITH ALL NECESSARY AND RELATED APPEARANCES THERE TOO.
OUR STAFF REPORT WILL, IT'S GONNA BE A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT TONIGHT.
RIGHT MATT? SO WE'LL STICK WITH MATT STIFFLER, NO ADDITIONAL STAFF REPORT.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. REINER? YES.
[Ordinance 19-24]
19 DASH 24 PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF 8,250,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF IMPROVING THE CITY'S VEHICULAR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE BRIGHT ROAD CORRIDOR AND THE BRIGHT ROAD SAWMILL ROAD INTERCHANGE BY CONSTRUCTING, RECONSTRUCTING, EXTENDING, OPENING, WIDENING, GRADING, DRAINING, CURBING, PAVING AND RESURFACING AND SITE PREPARATION, INSTALLING SANITARY SEWER, STORM SEWER AND WATER IMPROVEMENTS, SIGNAGE AND SIGNALIZATION TURN LANES, SIDEWALKS AND BIKEWAYS STREET SCAPING LANDSCAPING AND AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUIRING INTERESTS IN REAL ESTATE.THEREFORE, THEREFORE, TOGETHER WITH ALL INCIDENTAL WORK AND RELATED NCES THERE TOO.
AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE WITH MATT STIFFLER.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES.
[Ordinance 20-24]
24 PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE[00:30:01]
AND SALE OF BONDS AND THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF 1,500,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF IMPROVING THE CITY'S VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WITHIN AND SERVING THE NORTHERN HISTORIC DUBLIN AREA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO.RIVERVIEW VILLAGE, NORTH, RIVERVIEW STREET AND NORTH STREET BETWEEN CERTAIN TERMINI BY REALLY REHABILITATING, RENOVATING, REDEVELOPING AND CONSTRUCTING PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS, BRIDGE STAIRWAYS AND RELATED SITE PREPARATION, STREET SCAPING, LANDSCAPING AND AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS, INSTALLING PARALLEL TRUNK SEWERS AND ACQUIRING INTERESTS IN REAL ESTATE.
THEREFORE TOGETHER ALL WITH ALL INCIDENTAL WORK AND RELATED IS THERE TOO.
AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE MATT STIFFLER.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES.
[Ordinance 21-24]
ORDINANCE 21 DASH 24 PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS AND THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 2,675,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF IMPROVING THE MUNICIPAL SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM BY EXTENDING CERTAIN SEWER LINES, REPAIRING AND LINING CERTAIN EXISTING SEWER LINES, REDUCING INFLOW AND INFILTRATION AND INSTALLING NEW SEWER LINES.NEW FORCE MEANS A LIFT STATION AND A PUMP STATION TOGETHER WITH ALL INCIDENTAL WORK AND RELATED APPURTENANCES THERE TOO.
AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL AGAIN BE FROM MATT STIFFLER.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. KEELER? YES.
[Ordinance 22-24]
ORDINANCE 22 DASH 24 PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS, THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 910,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF IMPROVING THE MUNICIPAL WATER WORK SYSTEM BY UPGRADING AND REPLACING CERTAIN EXISTING WATER LINES AND INSTALLING WATERLINE EXTENSIONS TOGETHER WITH ALL INCIDENTAL WORK AND RELATED PS THERE TOO.AND AGAIN, OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM MATT STIFFLER.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MAYOR AROSE GROOM? YES.
[Ordinance 23-24]
23 DASH 24 PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS AND THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF 2,800,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTING A BRIDGE CROSSING OVER I TWO 70 TOGETHER WITH ALL INCIDENTAL WORK AND RELATED APPURTENANCES THERE TOO.OUR STAFF REPORT WILL AGAIN BE FOR MATT STIFFLER.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. FOX? YES.
[Ordinance 24-24]
24 DASH 24 PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS AND THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF 5,605,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF REFUNDING BONDS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED BY THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF VARIOUS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE AGAIN FOR MATT STIFFLER, NO ADDITIONAL STAFF REPORT.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNSEL, QUESTIONS DISCUSSION? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. CRA? YES.
[Ordinance 25-24]
DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN INCENTIVES TO FALL BACK G-P-L-L-C TO INDUCE IT TO PURCHASE THE EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 250,000 SQUARE FEET LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE COMPANY'S EXISTING CENTRAL OHIO OFFICE AND THE FUTURE EXPANSION OF THAT NEW OFFICE AND ITS ASSOCIATED OPERATIONS AND WORKFORCE WITHIN THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM KIRBY DEARTH.
SINCE YOUR LAST READING OF ORDINANCE 25 DASH 24, THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY CHANGES MADE AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, UH, SHOULD YOU APPROVE THE ORDINANCE THIS EVENING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING.
WE'LL BE WORKING TO FINALIZE A FEW FINAL DETAILS RELATED TO THE PLANNED NEW USE OF THE FACILITY.
UM, THE THREE FOUNDING PARTNERS, KEVIN KALE, UH, GRAHAM, ALLISON AND DON LEE ARE HERE TONIGHT.
UH, HAVE A FEW WORDS PREPARED BUT ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AS AM I.
APPRECIATE HAVING US CITY MAYOR.
UH, UH, MANAGER CALLAHAN, ASSISTANT LAW DIRECTOR HARTMAN AND MEMBERS OF, UH, CITY
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COUNCIL.WE'RE EXCITED TO, UH, TO BE HERE THIS EVENING AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS, UH, PUT IN FOR, UH, FOR OUR COMPANY AND FOR OUR, UH, FOR OUR TEAM.
WE'RE, UH, VERY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FOR, UH, THE CITY OF DUBLIN THAT WE'RE MAKING.
UH, WE'RE BRINGING THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FACILITY, UM, NOT ONLY TO THE STATE OF OHIO, THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TO, UH, THE CITY OF DUBLIN.
OUR, UH, IMPACT WILL GO FAR BEYOND JUST THE FACILITY ITSELF.
UH, THE IMPACT ON THE BUSINESS, UH, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS, UH, THAT WE HAVE, UH, WILL INCLUDE, UH, NOT ONLY CITY COUNCIL, UH, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAMS, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL, AND THOSE ARE JUST A FEW THAT, UH, UH, THEY'LL BE KEY TO OUR, TO OUR SUCCESS.
UH, MY NAME'S KEVIN KALE, AS KIRBY MENTIONED.
I'M THE CEO OF, OF FALLBACK STUDIOS AND THE FALLBACK INVESTMENT FUND.
DON LEE IS THE PRESIDENT OF FALLBACK STUDIOS.
UH, GRAHAM MAL IS THE PRESIDENT OF OUR INCENTIVES REAL ESTATE AND COMPLIANCE TEAM.
ONE OF OUR MEMBERS, WAYNE HORTON, UH, IS IN LA.
HE IS OUR LA REPRESENTATION AND IS, UH, THE PRESIDENT OF OUR ORIGINAL CONTENT.
WE'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE VERY TALENTED AND WELL RECOGNIZED IN SOME CASES.
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS, UH, TIM MILLER, WHO'S A MEMBER OF THE CRANE FAMILY.
MATT FINKA, WHO'S A FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYER FOR THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES.
AND, UH, JULIANA POLSKI, WHO'S A INDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCER, UH, AGAIN BASED OUT OF LA BUT SHE'S ACTUALLY FROM NORTHEAST OHIO AND KIND OF SPLITS HER TIME BETWEEN COLUMBUS AND LA.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US, UH, IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR, OUR COMPANY TO HAVE REPRESENTATION OUT WEST.
UM, 'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE HEARTBEAT OF WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE STREETS OF STREETS OF HOLLYWOOD.
BEING SO FAR AWAY IN COLUMBUS, COLUMBUS, OHIO.
UH, OUR EXPERIENCE, UH, CUTS ACROSS BOTH FILM, TV AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION, STUDIO DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND CAPITAL RAISING, GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES AND REAL ESTATE.
OUR COMBINED TALENTS AND ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT HAS POSITIONED US TO BUILD OUT A HOLLYWOOD ESQUE SOUND STAGE AND STUDIO, UH, IN CENTRAL ISLAND, REALLY, AS I MENTIONED MORE BROADLY IN THE, UH, IN THE STATE OF OHIO, UH, THE, THE FALLBACK GROUP OF COMPANIES ENCOMPASSES A TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED SOUND SOUNDSTAGE INDEPENDENT FILM AND TV PRODUCTION COMPANY.
MEDIA, UM, AND FINANCING COMPANY DEVELOPED TO BE REALLY TRANSFORMATIONAL, UH, IN THE INDUSTRY.
FOCUSING ON OUR MIDWEST ROOTS AND OUR MIDWEST VALUES, UM, AND DELIVERING TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE INDUSTRY.
WHAT REALLY MAKES DUBLIN AND OHIO A SPECIAL PLACE FOR THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY? WE'RE A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED COMPANY, UH, FOCUSED ON A DIVERSE BUSINESS MODEL THAT, THAT, AGAIN, CUTS ACROSS DIFFERENT SEGMENTS IN INCLUDING SOUND STAGE LEASING THAT WILL BE DOING, AS I MENTIONED, FILM AND TV PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL CONTENT, UH, VIRTUAL PRODUCTION AND AI, UH, CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION WHERE DON LEE HAS SPENT OVER 40 YEARS, UH, IN THE BUSINESS.
MUSIC AND MUSIC VIDEOS AND COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, THEATER, ESPORTS, PODCASTS AND ADVERTISING.
UH, WE ARE INVESTING $40 MILLION, UM, IN THE PURCHASE AND REFITTING OF 7,007 DISCOVERY BOULEVARD.
AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WD PARTNERS, UH, POST-CLOSING, WE'LL BE IMPLEMENTING A MULTI-PHASE PLAN, UH, FOR CONSTRUCTION WITH PHASE ONE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE IN EARLY 2025, AROUND THE FIRST, UH, AROUND THE END OF FIRST QUARTER, SECOND QUARTER, PHASE TWO, BEGINNING JULY 1ST WITH COMPLETION IN, UH, Q1 OF 2020.
UH, SIX KEY PARTNERS INCLUDE FIRST MERCHANTS BANK PARK NATIONAL BANK, OUR PACE LENDING PARTNERS, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT, AND NUMEROUS PRIVATE INVESTORS.
UM, A RECENT STUDY BY A PROMINENT ECONOMIST LOCALLY, BILL LAFAYETTE, UH, ESTIMATED THAT OUR FACILITY AND PRODUCTION COMPANY WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY OUR INVESTMENT IN THE FACILITY AND CON IN CONSTRUCTION DURING THAT PHASE WILL CREATE 250 JOBS, GENERATING 14 MILLION IN EARNINGS.
UH, OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME, STUDIO OPERAT OPERATIONS THEMSELVES WILL HAVE OVER AN $11 MILLION IMPACT GENERATING OVER $4 MILLION IN EARNINGS AND 72 JOBS.
AND LASTLY, A SINGLE $10 MILLION FILM OR TV PRODUCTION, UH, WILL HAVE A $13 MILLION IMPACT GENERATING OVER 3 MILLION IN EARNINGS AND OVER 100 JOBS.
AND WE EXPECT TO BE DOING MULTIPLE OF THOSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.
WD PARTNERS HAS AGREED TO SIGN A THREE AND A HALF YEAR LEASE, OCCUPYING OVER 30,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE, KEEPING A KEY EMPLOYER IN DUBLIN FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
ADDITIONALLY, WE'VE EXECUTED SEVERAL LETTERS, LETTERS OF INTENT WITH
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COMPANIES IN CENTRAL OHIO.UM, AND ONCE WE OPEN OUR DOORS, WE WILL BECOME THE EPICENTER FOR THE INDUSTRY, NOT ONLY IN DUBLIN, BUT IN IN OHIO AND MORE BROADLY, A STATE.
THE STATE ATTRACTING MANY COMPANIES, UM, TO, UH, DUBLIN.
THE FILM INDUSTRY ALSO REPRESENTS, YOU KNOW, ROUGHLY $300 MILLION IN THE STATE OF OHIO AS IT COMPARES TO OTHER STATES.
GEORGIA'S 13 BILLION, UM, NEW MEXICO'S TWO AND A HALF BILLION NEW JERSEY'S, 2 BILLION OKLAHOMA'S OVER 500 MILLION.
UM, WITH, WITH IT BEING SUCH A RAPIDLY GROWING INDUSTRY, WE FULLY EXPECT AND WHAT OUR GOAL IS TO, TO CREATE A $3 BILLION INDUSTRY IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
THERE'S NO REASON WHY OHIO CAN'T, CAN'T DO THAT.
WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO WORK WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS TO BRING STUDENTS INTERESTED IN THE ARTS AND FILM INDUSTRY TO GROW THEIR EXPERIENCE AND DEVELOP TALENT THAT THEY CAN, UH, USE TO EXCEL IN THE INDUSTRY OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.
AGAIN, EDUCATION IS A KEY PART TO OUR SUCCESS.
WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM THAT KEEPS AND ATTRACTS TALENT, UH, TO DUBLIN, COLUMBUS IN THE STATE OF OHIO.
WE ENGAGED IN AN IN INDUSTRY CONSULTANT LAST YEAR, AND THIS KIND OF GOES TO WHY WE WANT TO BE IN DUBLIN.
UM, AND IT'S VERY SIMPLE AND THERE ARE KEY ELEMENTS TO THIS.
A SUCCESSFUL COMPANY LIKE FALLBACK, THESE INCLUDES A SAFE COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, A TALENTED WORKFORCE, PROXIMITY TO THE AIRPORT, RESTAURANTS, BARS, AND SHOPPING RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS LIKE COSTCO, HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES, HOME DEPOT OR LOWE'S GROCERY STORES AND MORE.
AND OUR LOCATION BEING IN, IN, IN THE HEART OF DUBLIN FITS THE CRITERIA THAT WE LAID OUT AND, AND OUR CONSULTANT TEAM ALSO LAID OUT.
SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING TO INTRODUCE THE TEAM AND OUR COMPANY AND THE EXCITING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY WE'RE BRINGING TO THE COMMUNITY.
UH, WE BELIEVE DUBLIN OFFERS A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT UNMATCHED IN CENTRAL OHIO, AND YOUR SUPPORT IS ESSENTIAL, ESSENTIAL TO OUR SUCCESS.
AS I TESTIFIED IN FRONT OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET CYCLE, OUR COMPANY IS ALL ABOUT CREATING JOBS, HAVING AN ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND THE LONG-TERM GROWTH OF THE INDUSTRY IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON, THIS EVENING.
WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, UH, FOR US.
UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY INTERESTING OF THE BUILDING THAT YOU'RE IN AND THE HISTORY THAT IT HAS AND THE ROLE THAT IT'S PLAYED IN THIS COMMUNITY AND PUTTING US ON THE MAP FOR DOING THINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IN CERTAINLY IN SPECIAL WAYS IN THIS REGION.
SO IT'S, UH, REALLY REWARDING TO SEE YOU CONTINUE THE LEGACY OF THAT SPACE AND, UH, WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU CHOSE TO SELECT DUBLIN AS YOUR HOME.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION, YOU KNOW, WOW.
YOU KNOW, OHIO HAS ALWAYS BEEN BE MOANING THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN A MOVIE CENTER.
SOME STATES HAVE BEEN AND DRAWN A LOT OF MOVIES INTO OUR AREA AND I DON'T KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT YOU GUYS.
I GOT A FEELING THAT ALL THAT'S GONNA CHANGE NOW AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA BECOME AN EPIC CENTER FOR FILMING MOVIES HERE AND DOING THINGS.
SO I KNOW WE'RE ALL WELCOME, WELCOMING YOU HERE AND EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.
EXCITED TO BE HERE ANY FURTHER.
UM, I JUST WANT, THIS IS EXCITING AS CAN BE.
WE HAVE LOTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AND A LOT OF COMPANIES THAT COME HERE.
THIS IS A UNIQUE ONE AND IT'S EXCITING BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT, UM, GROUP OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE GONE TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WHO STUDIED THIS AND, AND REALLY HAVE NO PLACE IN OHIO TO GO.
SO THIS IS VERY EXCITING AND WE WISH YOU THE VERY BEST AND I'M THRILLED THAT, I THINK WE'RE ALL THRILLED THAT THIS, UH, TYPE OF A COMPANY HAS COME HERE AND FOUND DUBLIN TO BE THEIR HOME.
WHAT'S INTERESTING, I SIT ON THE BOARD OF THE OHIO FOUNDATION OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND THERE'S 24 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT HAVE PROGRAMS RELATED TO OR IN, IN FILM.
ROUGHLY ABOUT 85 TO 90% OF OUR STUDENTS LEAVE THE STATE OF OHIO BECAUSE JUST NOT ENOUGH WORK.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE.
AND I'D LOVE THE REPORT BY THE HOSPITALITY GENTLEMAN THAT WAS HERE.
I MEAN, EVERYTHING THAT WAS PUT UP THERE IS THE IMPACT THAT WE EXPECT TO HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL A ROLE? MR. REINER? YES.
[Ordinance 26-24]
26 DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND ACCEPT NECESSARY CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS AND CONTRACTS TO ACQUIRE 0.034 ACRE FEE.SIMPLE WARRANTY DEED FOR RIGHT OF WAY WITHOUT LIMITATION TO EXISTING ACCESS RIGHTS FROM GERALD SPIRO FROM THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 4 7 7 SAWMILL ROAD FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS INTO A SIDEWALK WHICH WILL BE OPEN
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TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT CHARGE.OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM BRIAN GABLE.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
I HAVE NO NEW OR UPDATED INFORMATION TO PRESENT REGARDING THIS ORDINANCE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 26 DASH 24 AND I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ORDINANCE? HEARING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS IN DISCUSSION.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE OF THE COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER TO READ ORDINANCES 27 DASH 24 AND 28 DASH 24 TOGETHER.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. CRAM? YES.
[Ordinances 27-24 & 28-24]
27 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND ACCEPT NECESSARY CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS AND CONTRACTS TO ACQUIRE A 0.049 ACRE FEE.SIMPLE WARRANTY DEED FOR RIGHT OF WAY WITHOUT LIMITATION OF EXISTING ACCESS RIGHTS AND 0.040 ACRE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AND GRADING EASEMENT FROM OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INC.
FROM THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3,900 STONE RIDGE LANE FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND A SHARED USE PATH, WHICH WILL BE, WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT CHARGE.
ORDINANCE 28 20 FOURS REGARDING A 0.077 ACRE FEE.
SIMPLE WARRANTY DEED FOR RIGHT OF WAY WITHOUT LIMITATION TO EXISTING ACCESS RIGHTS AND A 0.066 ACRE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AND GRADING EASEMENT FROM GFS MERGER.
THREE LLC FROM THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3 9 0 7 WEST DUBLIN GRANDVILLE ROAD.
OUR STAFF REPORT WILL STICK WITH BRIAN GABLE.
UH, I HAVE NO NEW OR UPDATED INFORMATION TO PRESENT REGARDING THESE ORDINANCES AND STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES 27 DASH 24 AND 28 DASH 24.
I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNSEL MAY HAVE.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS, THESE ORDINANCES.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. KEELER? YES.
[Resolution 33-24]
INTRODUCTION, PUBLIC HEARING VOTE RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION 33 DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS FOR THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM.OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM DEPUTY CHIEF TABER NECK.
GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING ME WITH A FEW MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT THE POSITIVE AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN DUBLIN POLICE AND THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS.
I WANNA THANK JUDGE MAYNARD 'CAUSE HE TEED THIS UP PRETTY WELL FOR ME.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN YOUR PACKET, WE'RE REQUESTING THE AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY MANAGER MANAGER TO RENEW THE CONTRACT FOR THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM DURING THE UPCOMING 20 24 20 25 SCHOOL YEAR.
THIS WOULD BE THE 26TH YEAR FOR THE SRO PROGRAM AND A CONTINUATION OF A LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS, THE CITY OF DUBLIN, AND THE DUBLIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION UNIT PROVIDES FULL-TIME SROS FOR EACH HIGH SCHOOL AND EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL SROS.
MAINTAINING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE OR MORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SROS, FOCUS ON SAFETY AND CRIME PREVENTION, AS WELL AS COUNSELING AND EDUCATION FOR THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE SRO PROGRAM'S, PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO CREATE A SAFE AND POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL DUBLIN CITY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE FOLLOWING OVERARCHING GOALS, DEVELOPING AN ATMOSPHERE CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING, BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN POLICE OFFICERS AND JUVENILES, INCREASING POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS LAW ENFORCEMENT, ENCOURAGING MORE COOPERATION BETWEEN JUVENILES AND THE POLICE, AND FINALLY REDUCING JUVENILE CRIME.
ANOTHER HALLMARK OF DUBLIN'S SRO PROGRAM IS THAT IT'S BASED ON INPUT FROM THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, FROM TEACHERS, FACULTY, AND STUDENTS.
IN LINE WITH THAT THOUGHT, DUBLIN POLICE RECEIVE REGULAR FEEDBACK FROM SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS A COHESIVE PARTNERSHIP FOCUSED ON THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF.
ADDITIONALLY, OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS HAVE PRESENTED TO THE CHIEF'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE MULTIPLE TIMES, WHICH HAS GENERATED MULTIPLE IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE SRO PROGRAM, SCHOOL SAFETY AND ACTIVE THREAT PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND SUPERVISORS SPOKE TO THE COMMITTEE ABOUT THEIR ROLE AND FUNCTION WITHIN THE SCHOOLS OFFERING SPACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO ASK DETAILED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE PROGRAM
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AS WELL AS THE TRAINING EACH SRO RECEIVES PRIOR TO PLACEMENT IN THE SCHOOLS.CONVERSATIONS CENTERED ON THE SROS COUNSELING ROLE, HOW OFFICERS ASSIST WITH THE OVERALL SAFETY AT AND AROUND THE SCHOOL, HOW OFFICERS WORK TO BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND HOW THEY CONNECT.
CONNECT STUDENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND RESOURCES.
DUBLIN POLICE REMAINS CONFIDENT THAT THE ONGOING SRO PARTNERSHIP, TRAINING AND DIALOGUE WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE ALL HIGHLY BENEFICIAL TO THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THANKS FOR THE TIME AND CONSIDERATION TO HELP EMPLOYEES AND STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 33 DASH 24.
THANK YOU DEPUTY CHIEF AS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS RESOLUTION? HEARING NONE.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES.
THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO IN THE SCHOOLS.
I KNOW IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED BY THE COMMUNITY, THE WHOLE OF THE COMMUNITY.
[Resolution 34-24]
OKAY, NEXT UP, RESOLUTION 34 DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH TEAMSTER LOCAL UNION NUMBER FOUR 13 REGARDING WAGES, HOURS, AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE TEAM LEAD BARGAINING UNIT.OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM JENNIFER TI.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL RESOLUTION 34 DASH 24 AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION.
THE NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WAS RATIFIED BY MEMBERS OF THE TEAM LEAD BARGAINING UNIT ON JUNE 21ST, 2024.
THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE THREE YEARS STARTING TOMORROW, JULY 2ND, 2024 THROUGH JULY 1ST, 2027.
THIS IS A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RELATIONSHIP AND AGREEMENT, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE CONTRACT TERMS REMAIN THE SAME FROM WHAT THE TEAM LEADS EXPERIENCED UNDER THE CITY'S NON-UNION COMPENSATION PLAN.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT COUNCIL APPROVE RESOLUTION 34 DASH 24.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS RESOLUTION? HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS.
I KNOW THERE WERE LOTS OF MEETINGS AND LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE, SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS ON OUR BEHALF.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES.
[Resolution 35-24]
RESOLUTION 35 DASH 24 ACCEPTING THE LOWEST IN BEST BID FOR THE WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PHASE SEVEN PROJECT.AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM BRIAN GABLE.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL STAFF CONDUCTED A COMPETITIVE BID FOR THE WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PHASE SEVEN PROJECT, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF AGING TWO INCH AND THREE INCH WATERLINES WITH A SIX INCH WATERLINE AND ASSOCIATED HYDRANTS.
THE 2024 THROUGH 2028 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM AND ORDINANCE OH THREE DASH 24 PROVIDED $1,150,000 FOR THE WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PHASE SEVEN PROJECT.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN AWARDED TWO SEPARATE GRANTS TOTALING $725,000 FROM THE OHIO BROADBAND UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS OR BUILDS WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
ON JUNE 13TH, 2024, FIVE BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND PUBLICLY OPENED.
THE RULING COMPANY SUBMITTED THE LOWEST AND BEST BID OF $920,708 AND 19 CENTS, WHICH WAS 19.94% UNDER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF $1,150,000.
AND THERE YOU CAN SEE THE BIDS CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN THIS, UH, EXCUSE ME, THIS FALL WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE WATERLINE YET THIS YEAR AND BE FULLY COMPLETE BY THE SPRING OF 2025.
STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AS LOIS AND BES THE BID OF THE RULING COMPANY AND THE AMOUNT OF $920,708 AND 19 CENTS FOR THIS PROJECT.
I'D BE GLAD TO ADDRESS ANY COUN QUESTIONS COUNSEL MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS RESOLUTION HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? JUST REALLY QUICK.
I MY ONLY QUESTION WAS, UM, SO WE DID RECEIVE THE $725,000 GRANT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? THAT WE WE GOT GRANT FUNDING FOR THIS? YES.
WE HAD ONE LAST YEAR AND WE AWARDED, UH, FURTHER ADDITIONAL FOR THIS YEAR.
SO, SO 725 OF THE 920 BRA THAT'S COVERED BY THE GRANT.
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GREAT, DOESN'T IT? UM, MOST OF THESE COURTS ARE PRETTY TINY COURTS.UM, WHAT KIND OF DISRUPT DISRUPTION CAN RESIDENTS EXPECT DURING THE PROCESS OF, UH, THE REPLACEMENT? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
SO THIS IS THE SEVENTH PHASE OF THIS, UH, WATERLINE PROJECT AND OVERALL I THINK WE'VE BEEN, UH, VERY SUCCESS SUCCESSFUL WITH ALL THE RESIDENTS, UH, THAT WE WORK WITH.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE'LL BE SOME INTERMITTENT CLOSURES OF THEIR DRIVEWAYS.
UM, WE WORK WITH ALL THE RESIDENTS, MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOTIFIED OF THAT AT MINIMUM 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE.
WE, WE TRY MUCH MORE THAN THAT IF POSSIBLE.
UM, AND WE WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS.
YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THEY COULDN'T GET THEIR CAR OUT, YOU KNOW, WE SET STEEL PLATES AND GET THEM IN AND OUTTA THEIR DRIVEWAYS, UM, AT ALL TIMES.
UM, BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, WE WILL CERTAINLY HAVE, UM, ALL KINDS OF TEMPORARY ASPHALT BACK.
SO THEY WILL STILL HAVE A, AN ASPHALT ROADWAY TO DRIVE ON, BUT IT WON'T BE THE SURFACE COURSE POTENTIALLY, UH, DEPENDING UPON HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET THE WATERLINE CHLORINATED AND APPROVED THROUGH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS.
AND BRIAN, WILL, UH, THIS INCLUDE, UH, RESURFACING OF THESE ROADWAYS UPON COMPLETION? UH, IT DOES OF THE BULBS, YEAH.
UH, THE WORK IS, UH, PRIMARILY RESTRICTED TO THE END OF THE ROADWAY.
SO, UH, WHEEL COULD, UH, BE RESURFACING WHERE THIS PROJECT IMPACTS THOSE ROADWAYS.
ANYTHING ELSE? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE RULE MS. FOX? YES.
[Resolution 36-24]
36 DASH 24.ACCEPTING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID FOR THE GLICK ROAD FOUNTAIN RESTORATION PROJECT.
OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM MATT EARMAN.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ON JUNE 6TH, ONE BID WAS RECEIVED AND OPEN FOR THE GLICK ROAD FOUNTAIN RESTORATION PROJECT.
THE MAJORITY OF THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER LEAKING FROM THE FOUNTAIN.
THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE RESTORATION OF MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING EQUIPMENT TO INCLUDE THE WATER SUPPLY PIPES, DRAIN PIPES, BOTTOM CONCRETE OF THE BASIN TILES AT THE WATER LEVEL, LIGHTS, LIGHTING CONTROLLER AND FOUNTAIN NOZZLES.
THE OVERALL DESIGN OF THE FOUNTAIN WILL BE UNCHANGED.
UH, THE ESTIMATE, UH, THE ESTIMATE FOR THIS PROJECT IS $350,000.
THE PROJECT WAS FIRST BID IN APRIL AND STAFF RECEIVED ONLY ONE BID OF $370,600.
STAFF ENGAGED THE CONTRACTING COMMUNITY AGAIN TO REBID THE PROJECT AND RECEIVED AGAIN ONE BID FROM JANKO LLC FOR $364,860, WHICH IS 4% HIGHER THAN THE ESTIMATE.
THIS PROJECT WAS INITIALLY FUNDED IN THE 2021 TO 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET AND HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN PROJECT CARRYOVER FUNDS.
SO SHOULD COUNSEL ACCEPT THIS BID AND APPROPRIATION FOR THE CONTRACT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
SUPPLEMENTAL ORDINANCE STAFF HAS THOROUGHLY REVIEWED THE BID SUB, UH, SUBMITTED BY JANKO AND IS CON CONFIDENT THAT THE CONTRACTOR'S ABILITY TO FILL THE, FULFILL THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 36 24 TO ACCEPT THE LOWEST AND BEST BIDS, UH, BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $364,860, UH, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH JANKO LLC.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS RESOLUTION HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. REINER? YES.
[Resolution 37-24]
RESOLUTION 37 DASH 24 ACCEPTING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID FOR THE MONTEREY PARK TENNIS COURT RENOVATION PROJECT.OUR STAFF REPORT WILL STICK WITH MATT.
UM, ON JUNE 6TH, TWO BIDS WERE OPEN FOR THE MONTEREY PARK TENNIS COURT RENOVATION PROJECT.
IF AWARDED, THIS PROJECT WILL RENOVATE THE COURTS, WHICH WILL REQUIRE INSTALLING UNDER DRAINAGE, REWORK OF THE SUBGRADE OF THE COURTS, RESURFACING OF THE COURTS AND SIDEWALK REVISIONS TO MEET THE NEW COURT ELEVATION.
THE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT IS $200,000 AND THE LOWEST BID WAS RECEIVED FROM JANKO LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $235,000.
$235,685, WHICH IS 15% ABOVE THE BUDGET.
UH, THE INCREASED COST FOR THIS PROJECT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE POST BUDGETING SITE, EVIDENCE OF THE SUBGRADE OF THE COURTS BEING SATURATED WITH WATER DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE, WHICH THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO ADDRESS.
STAFF HAS THOROUGHLY REVIEWED THE JANKO BID, UM, AND FOUND THEIR BID TO BE THE LOWEST AND BEST BID.
THIS CONTRACTOR HAS PERFORMED FAVORABLY FOR PREVIOUS, UH, CONSTRUCTION OF
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PROJECTS AND THE, UH, STAFF IS CONFIDENT OF THE CONTRACTOR'S ABILITY TO FULFILL THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT.WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 37 24.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS RESOLUTION? HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MATT.
MATT, UH, WHEN WE DO THESE, UM, UH, TENNIS COURTS, UM, REMIND ME, DO WE STRIVE FOR PICKLEBALL TWO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE? NO.
BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY OF THESE COURTS TO THE NEIGHBOR, UH, TO THE LOCAL, UH, RESIDENTS.
DO WE NORMALLY, UH, ON, ON THE OTHERS DO THAT THOUGH? IF THEY ARE NOT WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF RESIDENCE AND OR IF THE RESIDENTS HOA AND THOSE THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED WOULD APPROVE OF IT, THEN YES.
DOES THAT ALSO CHANGE THE NET? DO YOU, OTHER THAN STRIPING, ARE THERE OTHER CHANGES THAT ARE NECESSARY ON THESE TENNIS COURTS TO DO A PICKLEBALL, YOU KNOW, LIKE AUDITION? NOT AT THIS TIME, BUT WE ARE RESEARCHING, THERE ARE NETS THAT YOU CAN ADJUST HEIGHTS FOR, FOR DIFFERENT SPORTS.
SO WE ARE LOOKING INTO APPLYING THOSE TWO, THOSE COURTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADAPTED.
UM, SO I, IT SEEMS LIKE A TENNIS COURT'S SORT OF A SPECIALIZED SERVICE.
LIKE, UM, STRAUSSER PAVING ISN'T GONNA NECESSARILY DO A TENNIS COURT.
MY GUESS MY QUESTION IS, HAS JCOS DONE WORK FOR US IN THE PAST, BUT HAVE THEY DONE TENNIS COURTS AND ARE THEY QUALIFIED TO DO THAT? I BELIEVE THEY HAVE.
UM, BUT THEY HAVE DONE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROJECTS OF THIS TYPE FOR US AND WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT THEY CAN FULFILL THE SCOPE.
ANYTHING ELSE? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. CRA? YES.
[OTHER BUSINESS]
TO THE OTHER BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.FIRST UP IS THE TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL REPORT FOR FRANKLIN UNION IN DELAWARE COUNTY.
OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY MATT STIFFLER.
THE TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCIL MEETINGS WERE HELD, UH, MAY 7TH FOR UNION COUNTY AND MAY 14TH FOR DELAWARE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES.
THE MINUTES AND REPORTS PROVIDED TO THOSE, UH, COUNCILS WERE INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET FOR YOUR REVIEW.
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ALL TURKS, UH, FOUND ALL TIFS FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN IN COMPLIANCE.
THE, UH, FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR PREFERS THAT THERE BE A RECORD OF COUNCIL RECEIVING THESE REPORTS.
SO IF YOU COULD ACCEPT THE REPORTS OF THESE, UH, TAX INCENTIVE REVIEW COUNCILS BY MOTION, THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS AGENDA ITEM? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS.
I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TURK REPORTS FOR FRANKLIN UNION AND DELAWARE COUNTIES.
JANE, JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. KEELER? YES.
NEXT UP IS OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION, HOTEL MOTEL TAX GRANT POLICY, AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY EMILY GULLIVER THIS EVENING.
MEMBERS OF, UH, COUNCIL FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN DISCUSSING THE TOPIC OF ESTABLISHING A FORMAL AND OBJECTIVE EVALUATION PROCESS AND POLICY FOR REVIEWING HOTEL MOTEL, TAX GRANT APPLICATIONS, AND AWARDING GRANTS.
BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, THE CITY OF DUBLIN LEVIES A 6% EXCISE TAX ON ALL OVERNIGHT STAYS TO PROVIDE REVENUE THAT WILL ENHANCE THE CITY'S APPEAL TO VISITORS AND TOURISTS, AND TO PROMOTE AND PUBLICIZE THE CITY EACH YEAR.
CITY COUNCIL BUDGETS THE GREATER OF $225,000 OR SIX AND A HALF PERCENT OF THE PAST YEAR'S ACTUAL REVENUE.
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE REQUESTED GRANT FUNDS HAS EXCEEDED THE AMOUNT BUDGETED FOR THIS.
LAST YEAR, WE RECEIVED DOUBLE THE AMOUNT BUDGETED IN GRANT REQUESTS, UM, AND WE AWARDED NEARLY 64,000 TO SPORTS TOURNAMENTS AND OVER 161,000 TO COMMUNITY BENEFIT EVENTS AND PROJECTS PER THE LEGISLATION THAT ESTABLISHES THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX.
UM, THE ELIGIBLE USES FOR FUNDS ARE LISTED ON THIS SLIDE.
THE FUNDING PRIORITIES ON THE SCREEN ARE UNCHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS BECAUSE THE CITY CANNOT FUND EVERY WORTHWHILE ENDEAVOR.
RESOURCES ARE DIRECTED TO THOSE WHERE PUBLIC SUPPORT WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT.
UH, THUS, UH, WE DO NOT, UM, I'M SORRY.
WE DO HAVE, UH, TO PLACE LIMITATIONS ON THIS.
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BULLETS ON THIS LIST WERE INCLUDED AS ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS THAT COULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY THE COMMITTEE DURING THE EVALUATION PROCESS.SO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THIS MOST RECENTLY AT THEIR JUNE MEETING, AND THEY SUPPORTED REVIEWING SPORTS TOURNAMENTS AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT EVENTS AND PROJECTS SEPARATELY.
THE FORMULA FOR SPORTS TOURNAMENTS TAKES THE ANTICIPATED COST OF CITY SERVICES AND ADDS 50% OF THE PAST YEAR'S RETURN TO THE CITY OR THE ANTICIPATED RETURN.
IF IT IS A NEW EVENT, THAT AMOUNT PROVIDES A FUNDING RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT SPECIFIC EVENT.
COMMUNITY BENEFIT EVENTS AND PROJECTS ARE SCORED BY AN INTERNAL COMMITTEE OF STAFF USING A RUBRIC THAT MEETS THE GOALS AND PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THROUGHOUT THE DISCUSSIONS ON THIS TOPIC FOR THIS GRANT.
AND THIS SLIDE JUST HELPS US FURTHER DEFINE THE RUBRIC AND PROVIDES STAFF WITH A GUIDEBOOK IN SCORING THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT EVENTS AND PROJECTS.
AND IT HELPS TO REMOVE THE SUBJECTIVITY OF SCORING.
SO THE SCORE THAT IS ESTABLISHED BY THE RUBRIC IS THEN DIVIDED BY 30, WHICH REPRESENTS THE TOTAL POINTS AVAILABLE FOR A PROJECT.
THIS GIVES A PERCENTAGE OF THE WHOLE THAT IS THEN MULTIPLIED BY THE GRANT REQUEST.
AGAIN, THIS INFORMS A FUNDING RECOMMENDATION.
SO ON THE SCREEN ARE BOTH FORMULAS TO THAT PROVIDE A FUNDING RECOMMENDATION TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVE A BASELINE FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS THEY REVIEW AND THEN MAKE A FINAL RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL.
THE COMMITTEE DESIRE TO MAINTAIN FLEXIBILITY IN THE FINAL GRANT RECOMMENDATION MADE TO COUNCIL, AND OF COURSE, CITY COUNCIL DOES HAVE THE FINAL APPROVAL, UM, IN THE FALL.
SO NEW POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS SUPPORTIVE OF ADDING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE EVENTS TO SEEK ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPTIONS.
AND WERE NOT, NOT RELY SOLELY ON THE CITY'S SUPPORT EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED BY THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX GRANT FOR THREE OR MORE TOTAL YEARS WILL BE REQUIRED TO MATCH 25% OF GRANT FUNDS AWARDED.
THE COMMITTEE PRIORITIZES ENSURING THAT THE GRANT, UM, RECIPIENTS HAD EFFICIENT TIME TO RAISE OTHER FUNDS TO ACHIEVE THIS POLICY.
SO ALL EVENTS ARE STARTING NEW IN 2024.
TO BEST HELP THE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF AN ORGANIZATION, WE ARE GOING TO REQUIRE THAT ALL APPLICANT, ALL APPLICANTS SUBMIT A NINE 90 FORM.
AND FINALLY, AS A BEST PRACTICE FOR GRANT ADMINISTRATION, IT IS STANDARD TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GRANTOR AND THE GRANTEE.
THE COMMITTEE WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE CITY ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ALL SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS THROUGH AN MOU.
THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS DONE, UM, WITH THE ARPA FUNDING PROCESS, AND IT HELPS CREATE CLARITY OF EXPECTATIONS REGARDING WHAT SPECIFIC ITEMS WILL BE FUNDED BY THE GRANT AND GENERAL GRANT EXPECTATIONS BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TO CITY COUNCIL THE ADOPTION OF THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX GRANT POLICY.
THE POLICY WAS INCLUDED IN COUNCIL'S PACKET AND REFLECTS THE DISCUSSION AT THE JUNE 10TH FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS AGENDA ITEM? HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? I JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE QUICK THING IF I MAY.
UM, AS WE, WE ARE WORKING ON THESE POLICY CHANGES, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND COMMITTED TO AS A COMMITTEE WAS TO BRING THIS BACK AND REVIEW IT TO SEE IS THE 25% MATCH THE RIGHT AMOUNT, RIGHT? AS WE'VE DONE WITH ALL OF OUR NEWER POLICIES OR MAJOR POLICY REVISIONS, OUR PLAN IS TO DO THE SAME THING.
SO IF THERE ARE SOME TWEAKS OR THINGS THAT NEED TO BE MADE AND RECOMMENDED TO FULL COUNSEL THAT WE CAN DO THAT AT THAT TIME.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.
UM, ONE, IT SAYS IN, UM, GRANT EVALUATION LIMITATIONS, THE ORGAN ORGANIZATION IS NOT FUNDED THROUGH ANY OTHER CITY FUNDS OR CITY FUNDED ORGANIZATION.
SO THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MY MIND WAS THE HISTORIC SOCIETY BECAUSE WE FUND, UH, THE KAUFMAN HOUSE.
AND SO WOULD THEY NOT BE ABLE TO COME FOR GRANT MONEY? IS THAT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THEY DO COME FOR GRANT MONEY, BUT, UM, WE'VE NOT HAD THEM COME BEFORE.
HOWEVER, I THINK IF THERE WERE A SPECIFIC EVENT THAT, BECAUSE WE DON'T, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE NORMALLY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR, UM, THAT THERE WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY THERE, BUT THEY DON'T TYPICALLY COME FORWARD FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING APART FROM WHAT WE ALREADY, IF I COULD ASK, I ADD TO THAT THEY, THEY HAVE RECEIVED ONE AND IT WAS VERY SPECIFIC.
IT WAS, UM, A, UM, LISTENING DEVICES FOR THEIR TOURS IN HISTORIC DUBLIN.
AND THAT IS A VERY SPECIFIC THING.
UM, ALSO THE, THE LIMITATIONS THAT WERE LISTED ON THAT SCREEN, THOSE ARE LIMITATIONS THAT WERE PROVIDED TO ALL OF THE APPLICANTS AS POSSIBLE CONSIDERATIONS POSSIBLE.
UM, AND, AND SO THE, IF THE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL DID NOT WANT TO CONSIDER THAT AT THAT TIME, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO, BUT IT WAS, IT LEAVES IT OPEN TO THE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER.
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CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.THEN THE OTHER THING I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT, AND IT REALLY ISN'T ADDRESSED HERE, WHICH IS FINE, I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE OVER 400,000 WAS REQUESTED AND WE GIVE 2 25, I THINK, UH, ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT RAISING THE AMOUNTS AT SOME POINT? HAS FINANCE COMMITTEE TALKED ABOUT THAT AT ALL? SO THE, THE, THE CHANGE THAT WE MADE, I, WHAT IS IT, TWO YEARS AGO, THREE YEARS AGO, AT LEAST TWO IF NOT A FEW YEARS AGO, IT USED TO BE JUST A FLAT 200,000.
IT HAD NOT CHANGED FOR, I DON'T, AT LEAST A DECADE OR MORE.
SO IN LIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC AND, YOU KNOW, THE FUNDS WERE NOT REALLY THERE.
UM, WE SAID IT WOULD BE A BASE OF FLOOR OF 2 25 OR SIX POINT A HALF PERCENT OF THE FUND, WHICH WAS A CHANGE.
SO THAT AS THE FUND GROWS, POTENTIALLY THIS COULD GROW AS WELL, UM, BECAUSE IT HAD REMAINED FLAT FOR SO MANY YEARS.
SO I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE 25% MATCH.
I'M ASSUMING THAT'S MONEY OR IN KIND LIKE VOLUNTEER HOURS AND STUFF THAT IS INCLUDED AS WELL.
IT'S NOT JUST MONEY OR I THINK IT WAS MONEY.
ALL OF THEM HAVE IN KIND, YOU KNOW, VOLUNTEERS.
WELL, I DIDN'T, A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL FIDDLE WITH THEIR HOURS FOR SALARY FOR VOL.
SO THIS IS PURELY, YOU'RE THINKING OF THE UNIFY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS, WHICH WHICH COUNT THOSE.
SO THIS IS PURELY, THIS IS DIFFERENT.
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION THEN IS IF, UM, IF FOR SOME REASON THEY DO THEIR POST REPORT AND THEY DIDN'T SPEND AS MUCH MONEY, THEN I'M ASSUMING THEY THEIR MATCH CAN BE LESS AS WELL THEN THEY DON'T HAVE IT'S REIMBURSED.
SO WE DON'T REIMBURSE ANYTHING THAT THEY, BEYOND WHAT THEY WOULD'VE SPENT.
SO THAT WOULD BE BASED ON THEIR ACTUAL SPEND AND NOT THAT.
I THINK THIS WAS BETA TESTED FOR TWO YEARS ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TRYING TO WORK SOME OF THE EARLY BUGS OUT AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ALL LANDED IN A REALLY GREAT PLACE.
SO THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.
I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE HOTEL MOTEL GRANT POLICY.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. FOX? YES.
NEXT UP WILL BE THE HOLIDAY MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY, RFP, EVALUATION AND PROPOSALS AND RECOMMENDATION FOLLOW UP.
AND WE WILL STICK WITH EMILY GOVER FOR THAT REPORT.
IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL'S DIRECTION AT THE OCTOBER 9TH, 2023 MEETING, THE CITY ISSUED AN RFP ON FEBRUARY 20TH THIS YEAR TO OBTAIN A CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT PHASE TWO OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A POTENTIAL HOLIDAY MARKET STAFF PRESENTED THE EVALUATION RESULTS AND RECOMMENDED TOWN SQUARE SERVE AS THE CONSULTANT AT THE JUNE 17TH, 2024 COUNCIL MEETING.
AT THAT MEETING, COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE PROJECT AT A REDUCED COST WHILE MAINTAINING AN EFFECTIVE SCOPE AND FURTHERANCE OF COUNCIL'S DIRECTION.
STAFF REVISITED THE SCOPE OF WORK IDENTIFIED IN THE RFP TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS ANY OPPORTUNITY TO ADJUST THE FEE PROPOSAL.
BY REDUCING THE SCOPE, STAFF WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATE A REDUCED FEE OF $40,000 BY ADJUSTING THE SCOPE FOR THIS PROJECT.
THIS INCLUDES REMOVING THE DETAILED CASE STUDY AS COUNSEL ADVISED THAT THOSE WERE SUFFICIENTLY ACCOMPLISHED DURING THE PHASE ONE INTERNAL FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT STAFF CONDUCTED.
ADDITIONALLY, STAFF WILL ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY EVENTS ROADMAP STUDY, UH, INFORMS A SPONSORSHIP RECRUITMENT STA STRATEGY FOR A POTENTIAL HOLIDAY MARKET AS YARD AND CO WILL BE CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THAT PART.
STAFF'S ESTIMATE FOR THE COST OF THIS PROJECT WAS 30,000 TO 50,000.
THE ADJUSTED SCOPE AND REVISED FEE PROPOSAL IS WITHIN THE ESTIMATED COST THAT WAS PROVIDED TO CITY COUNCIL AT THE OCTOBER 9TH MEETING.
THE AMENDED TIMELINE IS LISTED HERE.
THE PROCESS SHOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS AND DEPENDS ON THE LOCATION AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE DECISION.
THAT CRITICAL DECISION POINT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE LAST MEETING WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS ENTERING INTO FINAL CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH TOWN SQUARE FOR THE HOLIDAY MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY.
FURTHER STAFF RECOMMENDS USING CURRENT HOTEL MOTEL TAX FUND APPROPRIATIONS TO COVER THE CONTRACT AMOUNT UNTIL A NEW APPROPRIATION IS BROUGHT IN THE Q3 SUPPLEMENTAL.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS AGENDA ITEM? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION.
I'LL JUST SAY THANKS FOR GOING BACK AND TALKING TO HIM.
I THINK REMOVING THOSE TWO ITEMS HELPS.
I'M, I'M NOT AS WORRIED ANYMORE.
THE, THE 40 IS MUCH BETTER THAN 60.
WELL THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO ENTER INTO FINAL CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH TOWN SQUARE FOR THE HOLIDAY MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY AND TO USE CURRENT HOTEL MOTEL TAX
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FUND APPROPRIATIONS TO COVER THE CONTRACT UNTIL A NEW APPROPRIATION IS BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE Q3 SUPPLEMENTAL.JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES.
UH, THE FINAL ITEM IS THE ALCOHOL WAIVER REQUEST FOR THE NORTH MARKET WINE FEST.
AND YOU ARE NOT ALLISON LEROY.
SO OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY MATT EARMAN.
MY SINCERE APOLOGIES TO CITY COUNCIL.
UH, ALLISON COULD NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING, SO I WILL, UM, RUN 0.4.
HER, UH, THE NORTH MARKET IN BRIDGE PARK WILL BE HOSTING ITS THIRD WINE FEST AUGUST 16TH AND 17TH AND IS REQUESTING COUNSEL'S PERMISSION TO SERVE ALCOHOL ON PUB, UH, PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR THE EVENT.
ALCOHOL WILL BE SERVED WITHIN A FENCED AREA, UH, ALONG THE STREET, OUTSIDE OF THE NORTH MARKET.
UM, THE STREETS WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FOR THE EVENT STAFF HAS ENGAGED WITH THE PLANNING OF THE EVENT AND NECESSARY PERMITS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED.
UH, IF COUNSEL GRANTS PERMISSION FOR THE WAIVER, STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE NORTH STREET MARKET STAFF TO ENSURE THE SERVERS ARE PROPERLY TRAINED AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS, IS THE, UH, TOP PRIORITY.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE SPECIAL DUTY POLICE OFFICERS THAT HAVE BEEN HIRED TO BE ON SITE FOR THAT EVENT, SORRY, NORTH MARKET HAS HIRED THEM TO BE ON THAT SITE.
FOR THE EVENT, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL FOR THE NORTH MARKET'S REQUEST FOR ALCOHOL WAIVER ON CITY PROPERTY FOR THE 2024 WINE FEST EVENT IN BRIDGE PARK WITHOUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS AGENDA? TOPIC? HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION.
I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE WAIVER TO ALLOW ALCOHOL AT THE NORTH MARKET WINE FEST.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE RULE MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES.
[STAFF COMMENTS]
BRINGS US TO STAFF COMMENTS.GOOD, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EXCITING WEEK WITH THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION COMING UP ON THURSDAY, JULY 4TH.
IT WILL BE A FUN-FILLED DAY WITH THE SHEM SHELDON FISHING DERBY KICKING OFF AT 8:00 AM THE PARADE STARTS AT 11:00 AM AND THE EVENING CELEBRATION GATES OPEN AT 4:30 PM THE CONCERT HEADLINER MARTINA MCBRIDE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE FIREWORKS AT NINE 50 AND WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE AND THE FUN WILL CONTINUE.
JUST A FEW WEEKS LATER, AT THE START OF NEXT MONTH, WE'LL BE ENJOYING DUBLIN'S SIGNATURE EVENT.
THE DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL, NEARLY 100,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN US IN THE CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS IRISH.
AND WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE THAT THE AMBASSADOR OF IRELAND WILL ALSO BE JOINING US THIS YEAR.
ON FRIDAY, THE 5K STARTS THE FESTIVITIES ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST IN DOWNTOWN DUBLIN FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND.
THE FESTIVAL OPENS AT 4:00 PM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO AN OPENING CEREMONY IN THE EMERALD CLUB, FOLLOWED BY THE FESTIVAL DEDICATION AT THE TRINITY STAGE.
THE FESTIVAL IS A MAJOR ECONOMIC AND PROMOTIONAL EVENT IN DUBLIN WITH LAST YEAR'S ECONOMIC IMPACT ESTIMATED AT NEARLY $12 MILLION TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
BOTH OF THESE EVENTS DO TAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PLANNING AND RESOURCES TO SU SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE AND OPERATE THOSE EVENTS.
AND I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF AS WELL AS THE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE WORKING LONG HOURS OVER THE HOLIDAY AS WELL AS THE FESTIVAL WEEKEND, UM, SO THAT THE COMMUNITY MAY ENJOY ALL OF THE FESTIVITIES.
AND WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL FOR A SUCCESSFUL FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR AND HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY A SHORT RECESS IN JULY.
[COUNCIL REPORTS]
TO COUNCIL REPORTS, LIAISON REPORTS.WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER FOX BOARD OF EDUCATION IN THE 33 CORRIDOR GROUP.
UM, I THINK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KEELER IS GONNA REPORT ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE 33 CORRIDOR GROUP WILL MEET IN ON AUGUST 9TH.
MR. KEELER, BOARD OF EDUCATION, LO LOGAN UNION, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO DO THE, UM, BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORT FIRST.
DR. MARSH HAUSEN GAVE US AN UPDATE ON THE CARDINAL HEALTH FOCUS GROUPS.
THEY'VE HELD 23 FOCUS GROUPS AND THEY DID THAT IN ABOUT 15 DAYS IN MAY.
UH, WHILE IT'S CLEAR THAT MOST RESIDENTS DON'T WANT HIGHER TAXES, IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT EACH POTENTIAL POTENTIAL SOLUTION WILL INVOLVE REDISTRICTING.
TO SOME EXTENT, I THINK SOME FOLKS THINK THAT SOME OF THESE ALTERNATIVES AREN'T GOING TO INVOLVE THEIR KIDS BEING MOVED, AND THAT'S NOT ACCURATE.
UM, THEY EXPECT THE FINAL CONSULTANT REPORT IN SEPTEMBER AFTER THE RECENT LOSS OF A JEROME STUDENT IN A
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VEHICLE CRASH.JESS SHAKIN, AUTHOR OF A BOOK CA BOOK CALLED BORN TO BE WILD, TO HELP PARENTS UNDERSTAND WHY YOUNG PEOPLE MAKE DANGEROUS CHOICES AND HELP PARENTS HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH CHILDREN.
UH, THERE HAD BEEN A QUESTION FROM THE SCHOOLS ABOUT THE CITY'S FEES TO DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS FOR POOL LANE USE.
THERE WAS A PERCEPTION THAT OUR FEES HAD INCREASED, WHICH IN FACT WAS NOT THE CASE.
OUR TYPICAL LANE RENTAL FEE IS $40 PER HOUR PER LANE.
OUR FEE TO THE SCHOOL IS ONLY $9 PER HOUR PER LANE.
UH, GIVEN THE QUESTION, MATT AND MEGAN PROVIDED A BREAKDOWN OF CITY PAYMENTS AND WAIVERS, TWO DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS OTHER CITY PAYMENTS TO THE SCHOOLS FOR THINGS LIKE BUSING FOR DUBLIN, UH, REC CENTER SUMMER CAMPS.
WE WAIVED NEARLY 440,000 IN FEES TO THE SCHOOLS, WHICH INCLUDES THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM THAT JUDGE MAYNARD, UH, AND DEPUTY CHIEF TABER NECK REPORTED ON EARLIER.
IN ADDITION, THE CITY PAID $146,000 TO THE SCHOOL FOR BUSING VANS AND FOR THE PARADES.
MR. REINER DEVLIN ARTS COUNCIL AND THE VETERAN COMMITTEE.
YEAH, THE, UM, THE ARTS COUNCIL HAS A NEW SHOW COMING UP.
IT'S CALLED THE EARTH UP CLOSE.
IT'S GONNA START ON JULY 13TH THROUGH AUGUST 30TH.
THAT'S GONNA BE FOLLOWED BY THE AMAZON RAINFOREST EXHIBIT SEPTEMBER 14TH, OCTOBER 29TH.
THEN ACCESS ACCESSIBLE EXPRESSIONS IN NOVEMBER 9TH THROUGH DECEMBER 19TH.
THE, UM, SUNDAYS AT STOS STARTS SEPTEMBER 15TH, FIVE TO SEVEN OSU MARCHING BAND IS OUR FIRST ONE.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SEPTEMBER 22ND, FLEETWOOD GOLD, SEPTEMBER 29TH, ANGELA PARLEY AND THE HOWLING MOONS AND OCTOBER 6TH HOODOO SOUL BANDS.
AND I'VE TALKED TO OUR, UM, OUR, UM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ABOUT POSSIBLY OPENING UP THE MUSEUM ON SATURDAYS.
'CAUSE THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE GET OUT TO SEE IT.
AND WE'RE IN DISCUSSIONS ON POSSIBLY DOING THAT.
UH, THE VETERANS WILL BE MARCHING ON, UH, JULY 4TH, UH, STILL WORKING, UH, SET.
TRYING TO SET UP A MEETING HERE WITH THE SCHOOL DIRECTOR FOR, UM, DISCUSSIONS OF A JUNIOR ROTC RESERVE PROGRAM IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
MS. CRA, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD.
I HAVE NO REPORT FOR WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FOR THE ARCHITECTURE REVIEW BOARD.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE NOTE THAT, UH, SEAN KOTTER WAS APPOINTED AS THE NEW CHAIR AND HILLARY DAMER WAS APPOINTED AS VICE CHAIR.
AND REALLY THE ONLY TOPIC WA UH, FOR DISCUSSION RECENTLY WERE SOME CODE UPDATES, WHICH THEY RECOMMENDED TO MOVE FORWARD TO PLANNING AND ZONING.
SO WE SHOULD SEE THEM, I GUESS, SOON AFTER PLANNING AND ZONING.
AND FOR ME, MORSEY, I BELIEVE THAT MEGAN GAVE THE MORSEY UPDATE AT YOUR LAST MEETING WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN.
SO, UM, LIKE CITY COUNCIL MORSEY TAKES THE, THERE IS NOT A MEETING IN THE MONTH OF JULY, SO I WILL NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT BACK UNTIL AUGUST.
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ROUNDTABLE, WE'LL STAY WITH YOU AMY.I JUST WANNA THANK STAFF FOR THE BROWN HAIR CEMETERY OPENING ON FRIDAY THE 28TH.
I, SINCE THEN, I'VE ACTUALLY SPOKE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE AND EMH AND D WHO WERE BOTH, UM, VERY PLEASED WITH THE EVENTS.
SURPRISED AT HOW LARGE OF A SCALE THE EVENT WAS.
THEY WERE THINKING IT WAS JUST GONNA BE THIS TINY LITTLE THING.
AND THEY WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH, UM, HOW WE DEDICATED THE CEMETERY.
IT WAS ALSO NICE TO SEE THERE WAS PROBABLY OVER 20 DESCENDANTS OF THE BROWN AND HARRIS FAMILIES THERE, UH, MULTIPLE GENERATIONS.
AND FOR THOSE WHO COULD NOT MAKE IT, I WOULD RECOMMEND GOING OUT AND CHECKING OUT THE NEW CEMETERY.
WELL, I HAVE TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT.
IT WAS A REALLY NICE CEREMONY, BUT I THINK THE THING THAT REALLY, UM, TOUCHED ME, AND I THINK IT SPEAKS SO HIGHLY OF DUBLIN, IS THAT IN TALKING TO THE FAMILIES, THEY WERE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE CONNECTIONS THEY MADE WITH OTHER FAMILIES, THE STORIES THEY TOLD ABOUT THEIR ANCESTORS AND THE WAY THAT THEY FELT AS IF DUBLIN REALLY RESPECTED AND HONORED THEIR HISTORY.
AND IT, AND IT SPOKE TO ME AFTERWARDS THAT THIS, UM, PAST AND PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND LEADERSHIP HAVE ALWAYS LOOKED AT THE HISTORY OF DUBLIN AS SOMETHING SACRED AND VERY SPECIAL AND HAVE ALWAYS PROTECTED IT AND PROMOTED IT AND HONORED IT.
AND AFTER SEEING THE UM, SORT OF, UM, EMOTION THAT CAME OUT OF THAT CEMETERY, I REALIZED THAT THERE'S EMOTION LIKE THAT ALL OVER THE CITY ABOUT ALL KINDS OF SACRED PLACES HERE.
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AND I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE, WHOEVER WORKS ON KEEPING OUR HISTORY AND OUR SPECIAL SACRED PLACES SPECIAL BECAUSE I THINK IT MEANS SO MUCH TO THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED.SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY SPECIAL DAY THAT DAY.
YEAH, I JUST WANNA NOTE FOR THOSE WATCHING, UH, YOU'RE PROBABLY, THEY'RE PROBABLY WONDERING, THESE GUYS ZIPPED TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REALLY FAST, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS.
BUT I JUST WANNA REMIND THE, THE ANYBODY WATCHING THAT, UH, THIS STUFF IS ALL PUSHED THROUGH A SEA AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE CHECKING EVERY DOLLAR AND IT'S WHETHER EXECUTIVE SESSION OR UM, A COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
BUT, UM, IT'S ALL VERY CLOSELY WATCHED.
I JUST WANT THE VIEWERS TO KNOW THIS.
UM, NOW, UH, SEE, SATURDAY NIGHT I HAD THE, THE GOOD FORTUNE TO, UM, WELCOME THE VIETNAM VETERANS ASSOCIATION.
UH, AND WE HAD A, UH, BANQUET HERE AT EMBASSY SUITES.
UH, THERE'S 92,000 MEMBERS IN THIS ONE ORGANIZATION.
UH, THERE'S 650,000 SURVIVING, UH, VIETNAM VETERANS AND FOLLOWING MY WELCOME BEING THEM TO DUBLIN AND TALKING ABOUT DUBLIN.
UH, THE, UH, OTHER SPEAKER WAS LAURA LEE SCHAFER, 1972.
MISS AMERICA, SOME OF YOU MIGHT REMEMBER HER.
AND WHAT WAS INTERESTING ABOUT HER SPEECH, SHE TALKED ABOUT, UM, SHE WAS THE LAST MISS AMERICA TO GO TO VIETNAM AND THAILAND.
AND, UH, SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, IT WAS REALLY PRETTY TOUGH AT TIMES.
UH, THEY BURNED HER IN EFFIGY, THEY THREW BRICKS AT HER CAR OR SOMETIMES OTHER TIMES, YOU KNOW, THINGS WENT WELL.
BUT SHE WAS, YOU KNOW, HERE'S A MIDWEST PERSON WITH MIDWEST VALUES WHO DECIDED TO GO OVER THERE AND SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND, UH, AT A VERY DIFFICULT TIME.
SO THERE IS A REAL, UM, YOU GOTTA SAY, AMERICAN HEROINE, UM, IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY DID THE RIGHT THING AND, UH, STOOD UP FOR US.
SO IT WAS REALLY A PLEASURE, UM, SPENDING TIME TALKING TO HER AND GETTING TO KNOW HER.
FINGERS CROSSED WE GET GOOD WEATHER.
UH, SO I HAD A NICE OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME A NEW KAYAK COMMITTEE MEMBER, UM, FOR HER SWEARING IN.
AND, UM, A BIG THANK YOU TO NORA AMARA FOR HER SERVICE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
UM, SHE IS ROLLING OFF THAT COMMITTEE AND THE ADMIN COMMITTEE WILL BE SEEKING A BACKFILL.
SO FOR THOSE OF YOU OUT THERE IN THE WORLD WHO WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
THERE'S A Y IER WEBSITE THAT YOU CAN GO TO AND, UM, SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION FOR ALL OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
AND THAT'S A ROLLING APPLICATION, SO YOU CAN DO THAT AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO KATCH FOR THE, UM, WOMEN'S INCUBATOR SERIES WHERE THEY HAVE, UM, WOMEN WHO ARE STRIVING TO MAKE, UM, THEIR, UM, THEIR SMALL BUSINESS REACH THAT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS REVENUE MARK.
UM, AND THEY PRESENTED TO US, THEY DID THEIR 32ND ELEVATOR SPEECH AND THEN A THREE MINUTE PITCH.
AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU, THESE WOMEN WERE SO IMPRESSIVE, UM, AND I, I MADE A COUPLE OF GREAT CONNECTIONS THERE, AND SO I WISH THEM ALL THE VERY BEST.
UM, AND I APPRECIATE THEM WELCOMING ME AND WELCOME BACK TO YOU.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME AT THE LAST MEETING IN PLACE OF CHRIS.
UM, I WOULD JUST ECHO THE BROWN HARRIS, UH, CEMETERY.
I, I, I RECEIVED SO MANY MESSAGES THAT WERE SO AFFIRMING AND, AND POSITIVE OF PEOPLE THAT WERE, UM, SO PLEASED TO SEE.
AND I, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M JUST GRATEFUL THAT THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WE WERE PART OF THAT AND THAT, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE OUR TIME AND, AND DO THE RESEARCH AND LOOK INTO THE BACKGROUND.
AND THANK YOU, AMY, FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU REALLY SPEARHEADED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
SO I CERTAINLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, AND I, I MISSED YOU ALL TWO WEEKS AGO.
UM, JEREMIAH AND I WERE IN TAIPEI AND, UM, JEREMIAH'S PREPPING A, A PRESENTATION THAT WE WILL BE GIVING TO ALL OF YOU TO OUTLINE, UH, ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE THERE.
UM, BUT WE DID, WE MET WITH SOME GREAT COMPANIES, UH, AND WE CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, IF WE ARE GOING TO BE A GLOBAL CITY OF CHOICE, WE HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL THINGS.
AND SO IT WAS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE AND, UH, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND CHRISTINE, CHRISTINA, THANK YOU FOR, UH, SITTING IN MY STEAD AND DOING A FABULOUS JOB.
UM, IF THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER, WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED.