Oct 07, 2024 City Council

WELCOME. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE MONDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 2024 REGULAR DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

[CALL TO ORDER]

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MAYOR. AMBROSE. HERE.

MISS DEROSA. HERE.

MISS FOX. HERE.

MR. KEELER.

HERE. MISS CRAM.

HERE. MR. REINER.

HERE. THANK YOU.

AMY, WOULD YOU CARE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? OKAY. WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, BUT I DON'T.

OH, YES.

THERE HE IS. WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION FROM THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

[Franklin County Auditor's Office Updates ]

WELCOME, IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME FORWARD.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. MY NAME IS JACK O'GRADY.

I'M A COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR WITH THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

JUST HERE WITH A FEW QUICK UPDATES TONIGHT.

SO WE ARE STILL PROCESSING ANY CHALLENGES OF PROPERTY TAXES FOR TAX YEAR 2023? WE'RE HOPING TO FINISH THOSE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

AS OF NOVEMBER 8TH, IF YOU WANT TO CHALLENGE YOUR 2024 PROPERTY TAXES, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO.

THAT WILL OPEN ON NOVEMBER 8TH.

THIS YEAR WE HAVE A LOT OF WE WE JUST STARTED OUR KNOW THE WOLF OUR LEVY ESTIMATOR JUST WENT LIVE LAST TUESDAY, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY LEVIES ON YOUR BALLOT THIS YEAR, I KNOW WE HAVE A CHILDREN'S SERVICES ONE THAT'S COUNTYWIDE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT DUBLIN HAS A SCHOOL LEVY UP, BUT YOU CAN GO ON OUR WEBSITE AND CHECK HOW THAT IMPACTS YOUR PROPERTY TAXES.

WE ARE ALSO THE OFFICE IS SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT WE BELIEVE WILL BE ON THE BALLOT NEXT YEAR, PROBABLY WON'T BE PASSED THIS YEAR.

SENATE BILL 244 WILL INTRODUCE RESIDENTIAL STABILITY ZONES OR IT'S ESSENTIALLY ABATEMENTS FOR NEED.

SENATE BILL 271 IS CIRCUIT BREAKERS, WHICH WOULD BE TAX REDUCTIONS IF YOUR PROPERTY TAXES EXCEEDED 5% OF YOUR INCOME.

THE STINZIANO SOLUTION IS ESSENTIALLY JUST A PROPERTY TAX DEFERRAL PROGRAM.

AND THEN FOR YEARS WE HAVE SUPPORTED MODERNIZING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW IT'S 36,800 IS THE INCOME THRESHOLD, AND THEN 26,200 IS THE ACTUAL EXEMPTION.

THE INCOME THRESHOLD HAS BEEN INCREASING WITH INFLATION EVERY YEAR.

AND NOW THE EXEMPTION WILL ALSO BE.

WE'D STILL LIKE TO SEE THAT NUMBER INCREASED MORE.

WE'RE HOPING THAT COULD BE A 2025 AGENDA ITEM AS WELL.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES.

SO THE LEVY ESTIMATOR JUST WENT LIVE LAST TUESDAY.

I HOPE EVERYBODY IN HERE KNOWS, BUT TODAY IS VOTER REGISTRATION DAY.

TOMORROW IS WHEN YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOTS WILL GO OUT.

THIS SATURDAY AT WHITEHALL HIGH SCHOOL, WE ARE HOSTING ONE OF OUR BIANNUAL EVENTS, OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESOURCE FAIR THAT WILL BE FROM 10 TO 2.

THE LAST ONE WE DID WAS AT HILTONIA MIDDLE IN MARCH.

WE HAD OVER A THOUSAND CONSTITUENTS THERE.

WE I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO SAY THE NUMBER 50 FOR HOW MANY VENDORS WE'LL HAVE THERE, BUT IN MARCH, WE HAD OVER 50 VENDORS.

IT IS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPECIFIC EVENT.

WE HAVE BANKS THERE. WE HAVE DIFFERENT VENDORS WHO HELP SPECIFICALLY WITH GETTING PEOPLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

IT'S MY FAVORITE EVENT THAT WE DO.

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ONE SATURDAY.

IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY ON THE EAST SIDE, PLEASE LET THEM KNOW.

NOVEMBER 8TH IS, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, WHEN YOU CAN START CHALLENGING YOUR 2024 PROPERTY VALUES.

NOVEMBER 16TH IS OUR OTHER BIANNUAL EVENT, SHRED HUNGER, THAT WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE.

THAT'LL BE IN PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP.

THAT IS A SHREDDING EVENT THAT WE DO.

THE LAST ONE WAS IN CANAL ON MAY THE 4TH.

THAT IS A DRIVE UP EVENT.

YOU STAY IN YOUR CAR, IF YOU'D LIKE.

JUST BRING ALL THE PAPER SHREDDING.

YOU HAVE ALL THE RECYCLING.

WE'LL TAKE THAT OUT OF YOUR CAR AND SHRED IT ON SITE.

WE ALSO DO.

USUALLY IT'S A FOOD DRIVE.

THIS YEAR WE'RE WORKING WITH SANCTUARY NIGHT, WHO'S A NONPROFIT ON THE WEST SIDE.

SO WE'RE DOING A CLOTHING DRIVE.

IF YOU OR ANYBODY YOU KNOW HAS PANTS SPECIFICALLY, THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR PANTS THIS YEAR.

THEY'LL ALSO ACCEPT FOOD DONATIONS OR IN-KIND DONATIONS, BUT THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY TRYING TO DO CLOTHING THIS YEAR.

AND THEN DECEMBER 1ST DECEMBER 1ST THROUGH JANUARY 31ST IS DOG LICENSING SEASON AT THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

BY STATE LAW, YOUR DOG IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A LICENSE IN THE COUNTY THAT IT RESIDES.

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OR IT'S THE LIFE OF A DOG LICENSE IS ESSENTIALLY A TEN YEAR LICENSE.

IT DOUBLES IF YOU DO IT OUTSIDE OF THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

SO DECEMBER 1ST, THE JANUARY 31ST, PLEASE LICENSE YOUR DOG.

ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S PRETTY MUCH MY WHOLE DEAL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME.

VERY GOOD. THANKS FOR COMING.

JACK. PLEASE GIVE THE AUDITOR OUR BEST I WILL.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. OKAY.

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO COMMENT ON ANY TOPICS THAT IS NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

AS A REMINDER, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE SIGN IN ON THE KIOSK JUST OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER, AND WE WILL RECOGNIZE YOU TO PROVIDE YOUR COMMENTS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE CITIZEN'S COMMENTS THIS EVENING? GOOD EVENING. MISS MONTGOMERY HAS SIGNED IN TO SPEAK.

VERY GOOD. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.

I'M SHARON MONTGOMERY, 572 BONNINGTON WAY IN GAHANNA.

I'M A VICTIM OF A FATAL DISTRACTED DRIVING CRASH IN 2000.

I'VE BEEN WORKING EVER SINCE TO GET A LAW TO EFFECTIVELY RESTRICT THIS DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR AND TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SUPPORT AND JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS. I WAS HERE IN 2011 WHEN YOUR PREDECESSORS REALIZED THE NEED TO AMEND YOUR FULL TIME AND ATTENTION LAW TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS TEXTING AND USING THE INTERNET.

IN 2012, THE STATE FINALLY PASSED THE TEXTING LAW, BUT ONLY AS A SECONDARY OFFENSE.

IT TOOK THEM 11 YEARS TO MAKE IT A PRIMARY OFFENSE, BUT THEN THEY WEAKENED IT WITH EVEN MORE PERMISSIVE EXCEPTIONS WITH CITY ATTORNEY SMITH'S GUIDANCE, YOU GOT IT RIGHT IN 2011.

PRIMARY OFFENSE, FEW EXCEPTIONS AND MORE THAN JUST A MINOR MISDEMEANOR.

I'M HERE AGAIN TO ASK YOU TO GET IT RIGHT.

AGAIN, I'M ASKING YOU TO AMEND YOUR PENALTIES SECTION SO DRIVERS WHO CAUSE GREAT HARM BY VIOLATING YOUR LAW OR THE STATE LAW WILL FACE PENALTIES PROPORTIONATE TO THE HARM THEY CAUSE THE GOVERNOR ODOT'S DISTRACTED DRIVING TASK FORCE.

TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVOCATES AND VICTIMS ALL WANTED THE NEW STATE LAW TO INCLUDE STRONGER PENALTIES WHEN THE DISTRACTED DRIVER CAUSES SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

WE DIDN'T GET THEM.

SO IF YOU VIOLATE THE LAW OR SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE BY VIOLATING THE LAW, OR KILL SOMEONE BY VIOLATING THE LAW, OR THROW A CANDY WRAPPER OUT THE WINDOW, YOUR FINE WILL BE $150.

DUI OFFENDERS WHO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AUTOMATICALLY GETS STRONGER.

PENALTIES. FAR TOO OFTEN, SOBER DRIVERS.

SOBER OFFENDERS DO NOT.

I THINK YOU'LL AGREE THIS MAKES NO SENSE, HAS NO DETERRENT FACTOR, AND PROVIDES NO JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS. THE STATE LAW HAS A SPECIFIC PROVISION THAT ALLOWS STRONGER LOCAL PENALTIES.

I'M ASKING CITIES TO ENACT STRONGER PENALTIES FOR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

SO FAR, GAHANNA AND GROVE CITY AND REYNOLDSBURG HAVE DONE THIS.

WESTERVILLE APPEARS TO BE READY TO DO THIS SOON.

WORTHINGTON IS LOOKING AT WHAT GAHANNA AND GROVE CITY HAVE DONE.

PERHAPS THIS SCENARIO WILL HELP YOU SEE THE NEED.

IMAGINE YOU'RE HIT BY A CAR AND INJURED.

THE POLICE CALL THE SQUAD AND WHEN THE EMTS ARRIVE, THE POLICE TELL THEM THE OFFENDER WAS SOBER.

SO THE EMTS GIVE YOU LITTLE OR NO TREATMENT.

THEY JUST DRIVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.

AT THE HOSPITAL, THEY TELL THE DOCTORS THE OFFENDER WAS SOBER.

SO THE DOCTORS GIVE YOU LITTLE OR NO TREATMENT.

WOULD WE STAND FOR SUCH A TRIVIAL RESPONSE FROM THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

OF COURSE NOT. WE WOULD BE OUTRAGED.

AND WE SHOULD BE.

BUT WE STAND FOR A BASICALLY EQUIVALENT, TRIVIAL, TRIVIAL RESPONSE FROM THE LEGAL SYSTEM, AND WE SHOULDN'T.

JOHANNA'S LAW COVERS MORE VIOLATIONS THAN GROVE CITY'S AND REYNOLDSBURG, AND DOESN'T DEPEND ON THE OFFENDER HAVING BROKEN SOME OTHER TRAFFIC LAW.

BUT IT ALLOWS THE FIRST TIME OFFENDERS TO AVOID THE FINE BY SITTING COMFORTABLY AT HOME AT THEIR COMPUTERS TO TAKE A ONE HOUR DISTRACTED DRIVING CLASS.

I CAN FIND NO ONE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY.

WHO CAN ASSURE ME THAT WE HAVE EVIDENCE THAT THIS CLASS EVEN CHANGES BEHAVIOR? YOU COULD BUILD ON YOUR M-4, DRAW FROM THE BEST OF THESE EXISTING LAWS AND CREATE YOUR OWN LAW.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU DO SOMETHING.

PLEASE. IF THE STATE WON'T MEET ITS RESPONSIBILITY ON THIS.

CITIES WILL HAVE TO DO IT THEMSELVES TO PROTECT THEIR RESIDENTS, THEIR WORKERS, AND THEIR VISITORS.

THANK YOU FOR HEARING THE VICTIM'S PERSPECTIVE ON THIS.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR OUR COMMENTS.

OUR CHIEF IS HERE THIS EVENING.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TOUCH BASE WITH HIM ON THAT FURTHER.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

THIS BRINGS US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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AND A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU.

JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, MISS DEROSA? YES, MISS KRAM? YES, MR. KEELER? YES, VICE MAYOR. YES, MR. REINER. YES, MISS FOX.

YES, MAYOR AMBROSE GROOMS. YES. OKAY.

INTRODUCTION. FIRST READING ORDINANCES, ORDINANCE 38 DASH 24, AUTHORIZING THE ANNEXATION OF 161.8 ACRES, MORE OR LESS OF PROPERTY FROM WASHINGTON

[Ordinance 38-24]

I'LL INTRODUCE IT. THANK YOU.

OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM OUR ASSISTANT LAW DIRECTOR, PHIL HARTMAN.

WELCOME. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, THERE ARE TWO ORDINANCES.

THIS 138 DASH 24 AND THE NEXT 39 DASH 24.

BOTH ORDINANCES MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE ANNEXATION PROCESS OF THE PROPERTIES THE CITY RECENTLY ACQUIRED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S CURRENT CORPORATE LIMITS, WHICH INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 161.8 ACRES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY AND WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, AND AN ADDITIONAL 79 ACRES LOCATED IN MADISON COUNTY AND DARBY TOWNSHIP. FOR THE REASONS THAT WILL BE EXPLAINED SHORTLY, THESE ANNEXATIONS WILL USE TWO DIFFERENT PROCESSES.

THE 161.8 ACRE PROCESS WILL FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN OHIO REVISED CODE, SECTION 709.16 FOR MUNICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTIES, AND THE 79 ACRE PROCESS WILL FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN OHIO REVISED CODE, SECTION 709.02, USED FOR MAJORITY OWNERS OF PROPERTY IN THE AREA TO BE ANNEXED FIRST.

THE MUNICIPAL PROCESS FOR THE PROPERTIES ALREADY IN FRANKLIN COUNTY AND WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP IS THE SIMPLEST OF THE ANNEXATION PROCESSES IN OHIO.

THIS IS THE FIRST AND LAST ORDINANCE THAT WILL BE BEFORE YOU FOR THIS ANNEXATION.

THE PROCESS IS MUCH SHORTER, AND WE WOULD EXPECT THIS ANNEXATION TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE SECOND ORDINANCE, 39 DASH 24, WHICH IS NEXT ON YOUR AGENDA, AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO PROCEED UNDER THE OLD MAJORITY OWNER ANNEXATION PROCESS.

SINCE THE 79 ACRES IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN MADISON COUNTY AND DARBY TOWNSHIP.

BY ANNEXING UNDER THE GENERAL MAJORITY OWNER PROCESS, THE CITY WILL PRESERVE ITS ABILITY AND LONGTIME STANDING POLICY OF KEEPING CORPORATE LIMITS OF DUBLIN WITHIN ONE TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON LIMITS.

THE GENERAL ANNEXATION PROCESS IS THE ONLY PROCESS THAT ALLOWS FOR THE CITY TO CONFORM THE TOWNSHIP BOUNDARIES AFTER AN ANNEXATION. TO DO THIS, THE CITY WILL PETITION TO HAVE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNSHIP ADJUSTED ONCE THE ANNEXATION IS COMPLETE.

AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WITH DELAWARE AND UNION COUNTIES, THIS PROCESS IS AUTHORIZED UNDER OHIO REVISED CODE, SECTION 55 03.07. AGAIN, THIS WILL OCCUR AFTER THE ANNEXATION, THE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

THIS AGAIN WILL KEEP THE UNIFORMITY OF FIRE SERVICE FOR THE CITY, AMONG OTHER SERVICES.

THE GENERAL PROCESS DOES TAKE LONGER AND WILL REQUIRE A HEARING BEFORE THE TOWNSHIP OR BEFORE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

THE CITY WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT HEARING TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THE SPRING, AND THEN WE WOULD EXPECT, OR SOMEWHERE DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER, AND WOULD EXPECT THE ANNEXATION TO BE COMPLETED, PROBABLY NEAR THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER OF 2025.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS LEGISLATION.

HEARING NONE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

DISCUSSION. I JUST HAVE ONE POINT.

IT'S IN THE IT'S IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF THE MEMO.

IT SAYS THE MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION PROCESS FOR THE SACRED IS ADVISABLE BECAUSE IT'S LOCATED INSIDE WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND WILL REMAIN IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AFTER THE ANNEXATION.

THIS PROCESS PERMITS WASHINGTON COUNTY TO IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE FIRE SERVICES TO THE AREA WITHOUT ANY NECESSARY BOUNDARY CONFORMANCE OR ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION.

SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT A POINT OF CLARITY.

THAT IS IN REFERENCE TO WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, THAT LAST.

THAT'S CORRECT. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

WE WILL HAVE SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT ON OCTOBER THE 21ST, ORDINANCE 39 DASH 24, AUTHORIZING THE

[Ordinance 39-24]

THANK YOU. AND WE'LL GO BACK TO PHIL.

DO YOU HAVE MORE TO ADD REGARDING THIS? YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THIS IS THE SECOND ORDINANCE THAT I PREVIOUSLY OUTLINED, AND THIS RELATES TO THE 79 ACRES THAT WILL THE CITY WILL USE THE GENERAL ANNEXATION PROCESS, AND WE WOULD EXPECT COMPLETION BY EARLY SUMMER NEXT YEAR.

BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

DISCUSSION. OKAY.

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THIS BRINGS US TO INTRODUCTION.

PUBLIC HEARING. VOTE FOR RESOLUTIONS.

RESOLUTION 51 DASH 24 ACCEPTING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID FOR THE SANITARY SEWER LINING AND REPAIR 2024 PROJECT.

[Resolution 51-24]

AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM MICHAEL HENDERSHOT.

WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING AS THE RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE LOWEST AND BEST BID FOR THE SANITARY SEWER LINING AND REPAIR OF 2024 PROJECT.

THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDES CURED IN PLACE LINING AND ASSOCIATED REPAIRS FOR EIGHT INCH, TEN INCH AND 12 INCH SANITARY SEWER MAINS WITHIN THE CITY OF DUBLIN.

SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM.

THE LINING OF THE SANITARY SEWER PROTECTS THE INTEGRITY OF THE PIPE SYSTEM AND PREVENTS STORMWATER INFILTRATION INTO THE SYSTEM, WHICH REDUCES THE FREQUENCY AND OCCURRENCES OF SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS AND WATER AND BASEMENT EVENTS.

ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN'S ONGOING EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN ITS SANITARY SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE AND MEET THE THE OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DIRECTOR'S FINAL FINDINGS AND ORDERS AGREED UPON BY THE CITY OF DUBLIN ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2009.

AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN, THE SANITARY SEWER LINING LOCATIONS INCLUDE THE SUBDIVISIONS OF ASHERTON, DUBLIN SHIRE, ARLINGTON VILLAGE, INDIAN RUN MEADOWS, VILLAS AT ARLINGTON WOODS OF DEVONSHIRE AND WOODS OF INDIAN RUN STAFF CONDUCTED A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS FOR THE PROJECT. THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE FOR THE PROJECT IS $1.4 MILLION.

THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED FROM THE 2024 TO 2028 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.5 MILLION.

ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2024, EIGHT BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND PUBLICLY OPENED.

UNITED SURVEY, INC.

SUBMITTED THE LOWEST AND BEST BID OF $1,399,470.

PRESENTLY, THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR AND BE COMPLETED IN MAY OF 2025.

WRITTEN NOTIFICATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO IMPACTED RESIDENTS APPROXIMATELY SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO WORK BEING PERFORMED.

THIS NOTIFICATION WILL INCLUDE THE CONTRACTOR NAME, 24 HOUR PHONE NUMBER.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK BEING PERFORMED, AND INSTRUCTIONS TO IMPACTED RESIDENTS.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A NOTIFICATION APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE WORK BEING PERFORMED.

THIS NOTIFICATION WILL INCLUDE SPECIFIC DATES OF WORK, START TIMES, AND ANY WATER AND SANITARY SEWER RESTRICTIONS.

AND THEN LASTLY, THERE WILL BE NOTIFICATION TO THE RESIDENTS IMMEDIATELY UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK.

STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION.

ACCEPTING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID OF UNITED SURVEY, INC.

IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,399,470 FOR THIS PROJECT, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

DISCUSSION. I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.

I'M ALWAYS AMAZED AT HOW THEY DO THIS.

IT'S DONE SO SEAMLESSLY.

YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT ARE THE WHAT DO YOU EXPECT THE LIFE OF THOSE LININGS TO BE? SO PER OUR SPECIFICATIONS, THE MINIMUM IS 50 YEARS.

SO WE WOULD HOPE TO, YOU KNOW, THINK THAT WOULD EXTEND BEYOND 50 YEARS.

BUT THAT'S THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT 50 YEARS EXTENSION OF THE SEWER.

CAN YOU DOUBLE LINE SOMETHING.

YES YOU CAN, YOU CAN.

YES. OKAY.

THANKS. MICHAEL, AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK.

A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

SO IT SAYS NOTIFICATION WILL GO OUT SEVEN DAYS PRIOR.

IS THAT MAIL? LETTER? MAIL? YES.

TO TYPICALLY MAILED LETTER TO LET RESIDENTS KNOW.

HEY, THERE'S A PROJECT UPCOMING.

WHAT TO EXPECT CONTACT INFORMATION, WHO THE CONTRACTOR IS.

SO IT'LL GO OUT TO ARRIVE AT THEIR HOMES BY SEVEN.

SO IT WILL GO OUT TWO WEEKS PLUS EARLY, RIGHT? I MEAN, YEAH, IT WOULD IT WOULD GET TO THE RESIDENCES WITHIN SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE WORK WOULD BEGIN.

THE OTHER THING IS THAT A LOT OF THIS PARTICULAR WORK, I HAPPEN TO KNOW THIS BECAUSE IT'S MY WARD.

ARE WITHIN HOA AREAS.

SO NOTIFYING THOSE FOLKS BECAUSE SEVEN DAY NOTICE WILL IS IS A PRETTY SHORT NOTICE PERIOD.

SO CONTINUING TO UPDATE THE.

YEAH. RIGHT.

AND WE CAN CERTAINLY NOTIFY THE HOA IN ADVANCE OF THAT.

JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW, HEY THERE IS A PROJECT COMING UP.

WE CAN DO THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO JUST TO GIVE EVERYONE REALLY AN ADVANCED NOTIFICATION.

BUT THEN REALLY WHEN SEVEN DAYS BEFORE JUST AGAIN, THAT WE TOLD YOU ONCE, BUT WE'LL TELL YOU AGAIN WITHIN SEVEN DAYS, THIS WORK IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND THEN THE OTHER NOTIFICATION IS BASICALLY 24 HOURS BEFORE THE WORK WOULD BEGIN, BECAUSE THAT GETS REALLY MORE INTO THE RESTRICTIONS WITH THEIR WATER USAGE, SANITARY USAGE. BECAUSE WHEN THE PIPE IS LINED, YOU'RE BASICALLY BLOCKING THE SANITARY SERVICES.

NOW, ONCE THAT PIPE IS CURED, WHICH TAKES ABOUT 2 TO 4 HOURS, THE WHOLE PROCESS, THERE'S ACTUALLY A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

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SO ONCE THAT WHOLE PROCESS HAPPENS, THAT GETS BACK TO THE THIRD NOTIFICATION IMMEDIATELY UPON COMPLETION OF WORK.

THAT'S WHEN THE RESIDENTS CAN NOW USE THEIR WATER AND SANITARY SEWER.

SO HOW DOES THE 24 HOUR NOTIFICATION HAPPEN? IT'S REALLY THE CONTRACTOR KNOCKS ON THE DOOR OF THE RESIDENCE, SAYS, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE BEGINNING THE WORK.

PLEASE DON'T, YOU KNOW, FLUSH TOILETS, USE WATER AND SO ON, BECAUSE WE'RE LITERALLY GOING TO BE BLOCKING THAT CONNECTION INTO THE PUBLIC MAIN LINE.

GREAT. AGAIN, THAT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, FOUR HOURS TYPICALLY IS THE TIME FRAME FOR THAT WHOLE PROCESS TO WORK FOR ONE SEGMENT.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANYTHING ELSE? VERY GOOD.

JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. KEELER? YES. MISS KRAHAM.

YES. VICE MAYOR ALUTTO.

YES. MR. REINER? YES. MAYOR AMBROSE.

GROOMS. YES. MISS DEROSA.

YES, MISS. FOX? YES. OKAY.

RESOLUTION 52 DASH 24, ACCEPTING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID FOR THE RIVERSIDE DRIVE WEST SHARED USE PATH PROJECT.

[Resolution 52-24]

THANK YOU. AND OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM BRIAN GABLE.

WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THERE YOU GO. STAFF CONDUCTED.

EXCUSE ME. STAFF CONDUCTED A COMPETITIVE BID FOR THE RIVERSIDE DRIVE WEST SHARED USE PATH PROJECT, WHICH CONSTRUCTS 880FT OF SHARED USE PATH ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE FROM EMERALD PARKWAY TO THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL DRIVEWAY AT 7135 RIVERSIDE DRIVE.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES A 130 FOOT SINGLE SPAN STEEL PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.

THE 2024 THROUGH 2028 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM PROVIDES $720,000 FOR THE RIVERSIDE DRIVE WEST SHARED USE PATH PROJECT.

ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2024, THREE BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND PUBLICLY OPENED.

V3 CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED SUBMITTED THE LOWEST AND BEST BID OF $790,500, WHICH WAS 5.89% UNDER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF $840,000.

STAFF ANTICIPATES BEING ABLE TO COVER THE ADDITIONAL PROJECT COSTS USING OTHER UNENCUMBERED BUDGETED FUNDS WITHIN THE CIP.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SPRING 2025 AND BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE IN THE FALL OF 2025.

STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION.

ACCEPTING AS LOWEST AND BEST THE BID OF V3 CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED IN THE AMOUNT OF $790,500 FOR THIS PROJECT.

I WOULD BE GLAD TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION.

GREAT. THANKS, BRIAN.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

DISCUSSION. NOW I JUST WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL, I WANT TO THANK THE DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL FOR PROVIDING THIS ACCESS UP THERE. IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

SO YOU CAN JUST RIDE A BICYCLE RIGHT NOW TO THE ARTS AFFAIRS.

IT'S IT'S A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MUCH MUCH THANKS.

SO, BRIAN, I THANK YOU.

I HAD JUST A GENERAL QUESTION.

I, I BELIEVE IN THE ENVISION DUBLIN, THERE WAS A FAIR BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SIZE OR THE WIDTH OF THESE SHARED USE PATHS.

AND I KNOW THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME BEING TEN FEET, SOME BEING EIGHT FEET.

HELP ME REMEMBER THAT CRITERIA AND WHY THIS IS AN EIGHT FOOT VERSUS A TEN FOOT AND THE WIDTH OF THAT BRIDGE.

AS A BIKER I'M INTERESTED IN THIS.

SO THANK YOU. YEAH.

SO GENERALLY SPEAKING NEWER PATHS THAT WE'RE BEGINNING DESIGN.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT 11 FOOT WIDTH WHEN AT ALL POSSIBLE.

I THINK THE EXCEPTION GENERALLY LIES FOR PATHS THAT ARE CONNECTING TO SIMILAR SIZED PATHS THAT ARE ALREADY OUT THERE, AND PROJECTS THAT WERE ALREADY COMPLETED IN TERMS OF DESIGN.

SO THE DESIGN FOR THIS PROJECT WAS ACTUALLY COMPLETED LATE LAST YEAR.

WE HAD SOME UTILITY RELATED ITEMS THAT CAUSED US TO NOT BE ABLE TO BID THE PROJECT UNTIL THIS FALL.

SO AS A RESULT OF THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF AN OUTLIER WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD ALREADY DONE THE DESIGN.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO GO BACK TO REDESIGNING THE WHOLE THING AND ADDING MORE COSTS TO BECOME THE 11 FOOT PATH.

YEAH. GREAT. I APPRECIATE THIS IS A CONNECTED PIECE.

SO THAT WHAT ADVANTAGE NECESSARILY.

BUT WHAT WE'LL SEE GOING FORWARD.

AND IT'S 11FT NOT TEN.

WE'LL START TO SEE SOME OF THOSE MOVE FORWARD.

AND I THINK THAT WILL BE A FANTASTIC CHANGE BECAUSE JUST THAT LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENCE, PARTICULARLY AS THEY

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I THINK IT'S GOING TO ARE CALLED BIKE SHARED USE PATH.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT THAT WE START TO DO THAT.

SO YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OTHER QUESTIONS.

I JUST HAVE ONE BRIAN.

SO IN THE CIP WAS $720,000 WAS THE BUDGETED, BUT THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE WAS 840.

IS THAT JUST CAUSE COST, INCREASED COSTS FROM THE TIME THAT THE BUDGET WAS SUBMITTED AND THE TIME THAT YOU DID SOLICITED BIDS? YEAH. WITH THIS BEING BID LATE IN 2024 YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FIRST PUT THE CIP TOGETHER FOR 24, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MID 2023.

LATE DURING 23 AND LATE 23, WE EXPERIENCED A VARIOUS INCREASES.

THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE INCREASED OVER THE YEAR, AND THEN SOME OF THE UNDERGROUND ITEMS WERE CONTINUING TO KIND OF MOVE UP.

WE'VE WE'VE SEEN THOSE LEVEL OFF MORE THIS YEAR.

BUT FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, THERE WAS STILL A BIT OF AN INCREASE.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. REINER? YES, MISS FOX? YES, MISS DEROSA.

YES, MR. KEELER.

YES. MISS KRAM.

YES. MAYOR AMBROSE.

GROOMS. YES. VICE MAYOR.

LUDO. YES.

OKAY. RESOLUTION 53 DASH 24, ACCEPTING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID FOR THE MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.

[Resolution 53-24]

I'LL INTRODUCE THAT. OKAY.

AND WE'LL STICK WITH BRIAN FOR THE STAFF REPORT.

WELCOME BACK. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

STAFF CONDUCTED A COMPETITIVE BID FOR THE MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM 2023 PROJECT, WHICH PERFORMS WORK IN TWO AREAS WITHIN THE CITY ON HIGHLAND CROY ROAD AND ON SAWMILL ROAD THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT IN FRONT OF YOU.

THE FIRST AREA PERFORMS THE REALIGNMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 198FT OF EIGHT FOOT WIDE SHARED USE PATH ALONG HIGHLAND CROY ROAD.

THE SECOND AREA PERFORMS CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 120FT OF FIVE FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF 6477 SAWMILL ROAD.

THE 2024 THROUGH 2028 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM PROVIDES $300,000 FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.

ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2024, TWO BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND PUBLICLY OPENED.

STRAUSSER PAVING COMPANY, INCORPORATED SUBMITTED THE LOWEST AND BEST BID OF $168,994.50, WHICH WAS 15.5% UNDER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF $200,000.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN MARCH OF 2025 AND BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE BY THE END OF MAY 2025.

STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION, ACCEPTING AS LOWEST AND BEST THE BID OF STRAUSSER PAVING COMPANY INCORPORATED IN THE IN THE AMOUNT OF $168,994.50 FOR THIS PROJECT.

I'D BE GLAD TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION.

GREAT. THANK YOU BRIAN.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

DISCUSSION. I'M KIND OF CURIOUS, BRIAN, WHAT'S THE SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE LOOP THERE? YOU SAID THAT WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE OF A SAFETY CONCERN.

YES. SO THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE'VE HAD SOME REPEATED PROBLEMS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GONE OUT AND ADDED SOME FRICTION COURSE TO THIS AREA.

WE'VE HAD PEOPLE SLIP.

WE'VE ADDED KIND OF SLOW MARKINGS ON THE PAVEMENT SO PEOPLE SLOW DOWN.

WHAT'S TOUGH TO SEE FROM THE SATELLITE HERE IS THERE'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT GRADE DIFFERENCE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL DOWNHILL UNTIL YOU GET TO THE MIDDLE OF THAT'S CURVE.

SO THIS IS GOING TO KIND OF SMOOTH THAT OUT.

WE'RE GOING TO GET RID OF SOME OF THAT VALLEY THAT'S IN THE MIDDLE THERE.

IT'LL BE A MUCH SAFER PATH OVERALL.

SO YOU KNOW, THIS WILL BE A VERY GOOD PROJECT TO HOPEFULLY MITIGATE THOSE KIND OF ISSUES GOING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. SO TO STAY ON THAT THEME, I KNOW WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS EARLIER THIS YEAR ABOUT DOING IN IN THE SHARED USE PATH, SOME, I GUESS MID PATH STRIPING FOR SAFETY AND PROTECTION AREAS.

AND I'M NOT ASKING YOU FOR AN UPDATE, BUT I WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE ON THAT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE STAND ON THAT.

BECAUSE THESE TYPES OF THINGS WHERE WHERE THERE IS THAT SPEED AND GRADE CHANGE AND WE ALL THERE'S SEVERAL OF THOSE THROUGH THE PATHS, ADDING THOSE STRIPING TO REMIND PEOPLE TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT SIDE OF THE PATH, ETC.

IS GOING TO BE KIND OF IMPORTANT. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION, JANE, AND I'M NOT LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER TONIGHT, BUT AN UPDATE ON THAT WOULD BE GOOD BECAUSE AGAIN, WE SEE, I THINK IT WOULD WOULD ADD SUBSTANTIALLY TO.

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OTHER COMMENTS. BRIAN, COULD YOU HELP ME REMEMBER ENSEMBLE ROAD? I KNOW WE RECENTLY SPOKE ABOUT A BUS SHELTER.

IS THAT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO WHERE THIS SIDEWALK EXTENSION IS HAPPENING? YEAH. SO THE BUS SHELTER I BELIEVE THAT WAS DISCUSSED IS NORTH.

I THINK IT'S ON THE BLOCK JUST NORTH OF THIS SECTION.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF BUS STOPS, ONE ON BANKER AND ONE EITHER ON SAWMILL OR ONE 60, ONE RIGHT ADJACENT TO THIS BLOCK.

THIS THIS SIDEWALK THAT WE'RE ADDING IS ACTUALLY IN AN AREA WHERE THE GRASS IS ALL WORN OUT AND IT'S ACTUALLY DIRT BECAUSE PEOPLE USE THIS AREA SO MUCH WHERE THEY WALK.

SO IT'S CLEARLY A CONNECTION THAT'S NEEDED AND ONE THAT PEOPLE USE AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO, I BELIEVE.

SO I'LL ADD TO THAT.

SO THIS IS THE WATER BEDS AND STUFF.

AND SO THERE'S A THERE'S WE'RE PLANNING ON PUTTING A BUS SHELTER BY SNOWFUR.

SO TO THE NORTH LIKE YOU SAID ONE BLOCK.

BUT THERE'S ALSO A PRETTY ACTIVE ONE TO THE SOUTH BY THE SPEEDWAY ON 161.

SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM.

YEAH, I WAS KIND OF CURIOUS HOW MANY MORE MISSING TEETH IN ALONG THE SAWMILL ROAD CORRIDOR WE HAVE.

WILL THIS BE WILL SOMEONE AFTER THIS, ARE WE GETTING CLOSE TO BEING ABLE TO HAVE A SIDEWALK ADJACENT TO.

I THINK THAT SO THIS THIS HANDLES THE BLOCK FROM BANGOR DOWN TO 161.

I THINK THE NEXT LARGE MISSING SECTION IS RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF THE CAR DEALERSHIP.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S TOO MUCH MISSING BEYOND THAT.

I'LL PASS IT TO JM FOR THAT.

HE KNOWS BUSSES.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

SO WHAT BRIAN SAID WAS CORRECT.

THE THIS THIS WILL FILL IN A GAP ON THAT BLOCK, WHICH WOULD THEN LEAVE THE REMAINDER OF THE PORTION IN FRONT OF JERMAINE DEALERSHIP, WHICH WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY WITH THE BUS SHELTERS AND THEN EVERYTHING NORTH OF SUMMIT VIEW ON SAWMILL IS NOT CURRENTLY A SHARED USE PATH, BUT COULD BE IN THE FUTURE.

GREAT. AND THAT THAT NEXT PIECE IN FRONT OF THE DEALERSHIP THERE WILL HOPEFULLY BE COMING IN SOMETIME IN SHORT ORDER.

YES. NEXT YEAR.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY, IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MAYOR AMBROSE DRUMS. YES, MR. REINER? YES, MISS FOX? YES, MISS DEROSA.

YES, MR. KEELER. YES, VICE MAYOR.

LUDO. YES, MISS KRAM? YES. OKAY, THIS BRINGS US TO THE OTHER BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.

[2025 Meeting Calendars]

WELCOME. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. PROVIDED FOR YOUR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION.

ARE THE PROPOSED 2025 COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CALENDAR, WORK SESSION, CALENDAR AND COMMITTEE SCHEDULE.

ALSO INCLUDED IN COUNCIL'S MATERIALS THIS EVENING ARE THE CONSIDERATIONS USED TO DEVELOP THE CALENDAR AND SCHEDULES CONSISTENT WITH COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER.

THE SCHEDULE PROVIDES FOR REGULAR MEETINGS ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS FOR MOST MONTHS OF 2025, EXCEPT FOR THE ADJUSTMENTS WHERE NEEDED DUE TO HOLIDAYS OR CONFERENCE SCHEDULES. THESE PROPOSED MEETING DATES HAVE ALSO BEEN REVIEWED BY STAFF TO ENSURE THE DATES CORRESPOND WITH BUDGET PLANNING CALENDARS.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE DATES AND CALL OUT A FEW OF THEM.

THE REVISED CHARTER REQUIRES THAT THE COUNCIL MEET AT LEAST ONCE PER MONTH, THE MEETING PROPOSED IN JULY.

I HAVE PROPOSED FOR TUESDAY, JULY 1ST.

THIS WOULD ALLOW COUNCIL TO RECESS AFTER JULY 1ST MEETING UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST.

THE JOINT WORK SESSION IS PROPOSED FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, FOLLOWING THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY ON MONDAY FOLLOWING COUNCIL'S DIRECTION.

THE COUNCIL GOAL SETTING RETREAT IS PROPOSED TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 13TH AND 14TH, AND ONE MEETING IS PROPOSED IN DECEMBER.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, CONSISTENT WITH PAST PRACTICE, COMMITTEE SCHEDULES FOLLOW THE SAME MEETING CADENCE AS IN 2024, SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING COUNCIL REVIEW THE PROPOSED MEETING SCHEDULES.

THE PROPOSED WORK SESSION DATES AND THE COMMITTEE SCHEDULE FOR 2025 AND ADOPT THE SCHEDULE BY MOTION, INCLUDING ANY REVISE ANY REVISIONS AGREED UPON BY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 21ST.

THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

DISCUSSION. I JUST HAVE ONE, AND I CAN'T RECALL IF THE CITY TAKES COLUMBUS DAY OFF.

IT'S OCTOBER 13TH.

OKAY, GREAT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

UNLESS YOU'D LIKE TO CHANGE THAT.

I MEAN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE US COLUMBUS DAY OFF.

MAY I HAVE A VOTE FOR NO.

ANOTHER HOLIDAY?

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IS THAT CORRECT? YOU CAN, IF YOU ALREADY KNOW.

BUT I WANTED TO PROVIDE THESE SO YOU COULD TAKE THEM HOME AND COMPARE THEM TO WORK CALENDARS AND FAMILY CALENDARS AND ALL OF THAT.

GREAT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE CALENDAR VIEW.

THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL.

SO THANK YOU FOR ADDING THAT.

APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. WELL, WE WILL HOPEFULLY ALL TAKE SOME TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND BE PREPARED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND ADOPTION ON OCTOBER THE 21ST.

OKAY. THIS BRINGS US TO OUR 2024 FALL BEAUTIFY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT APPLICATION AND OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM TAYLOR MULLENAX.

[2024 Fall - Beautify Your Neighborhood Grant Application]

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT APPLICATION.

IT'S NOT PROGRESSING.

THERE WE GO. SORRY.

THE PROGRAM HAS AN ANNUAL FUND OF $32,000.

AFTER THE SPRING GRANT AWARDS, $5,679 REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR THE FALL CYCLE.

THE CITY RECEIVED AN APPLICATION FROM THE WOODS OF INDIAN RUN REQUESTING $1,756.

THIS LEAVES A REMAINDER OF $3,923 UNUSED FOR THE PROGRAM YEAR.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS THE FIRST RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION NORTH OF THE DUBLIN COFFMAN HIGH SCHOOL.

THE PROJECT AREA IS WITHIN THE NORTHEAST ENTRY FEATURE AT FOREST RUN DRIVE AND KAUFFMAN ROAD.

THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO REMOVE AND REPLACE TAXUS PLANTS BETWEEN THE MASONRY COLUMNS THAT DIED DUE TO A ROOT FUNGAL INFECTION.

THESE ARE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THOSE ENTRYWAYS.

ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE GRANT REQUEST TO CITY COUNCIL.

PLANNING IS ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE GRANT REQUEST.

AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. TAYLOR. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS APPLICATION? HEARING NONE. COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

DISCUSSION. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT WAS A VERY MODEST REQUEST.

IT WAS ONLY 1756.

AND AT THAT SAME MEETING WE DID REVIEW ALL THE SORT OF THE ESTHETICS OF RELATED TO GREENERY AND OUR LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE.

WE COVERED ALL THOSE AGAIN WENT OVER WITH STAFF.

SO IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING.

SO THANK YOU.

OKAY, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT PER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU. JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? VICE MAYOR LUDO.

YES, MAYOR AMBROSE GROOMS. YES, MISS DEROSA? YES, MISS. FOX.

YES, MR. KEELER.

YES, MISS. KRAHAM.

YES, MR. REINER.

GREAT. THANK YOU. TAYLOR.

THIS BRINGS US TO THE DUBLIN EV INFRASTRUCTURE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM OUR OWN JM RAYBURN.

[Dublin EV Infrastructure Comprehensive Plan]

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

SO WE ARE HERE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO PROVIDE A FIRST REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED EV CHARGING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN.

THE TOPICS THAT WE'LL COVER THIS EVENING, WE'LL TALK ABOUT EV TRENDS SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE AND WHERE THEY'RE GOING.

TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR CURRENT ELECTRIFICATION EFFORTS TO DATE, AS WELL AS POTENTIAL FUNDING IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE ELECTRIFICATION AND THEN SOME OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WILL TOUCH ON.

SO THIS HAS BEEN A CITY WIDE EFFORT.

WE'VE WORKED WITH WE, AS IN TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY, HAVE WORKED WITH FLEET AS WELL AS FINANCE, BUILDING STANDARDS PLANNING AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS.

AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WE HAVE DIFFERENT PART OF WE HAVE HAD DIFFERENT STAFF, EXCUSE ME, FROM THESE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS, SERVE AS OUR WORKING GROUP ON THIS STUDY.

THE WORKING GROUP REVIEWED PAST DUBLIN EFFORTS OF ELECTRIFICATION, AS WELL AS REVIEWING THE FUTURE PROJECTIONS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT COULD.

WHAT THAT MEANS FOR DUBLIN.

AND WE ALSO THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY AND THEN FORECASTING WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE DATA THAT'S BEST AVAILABLE TODAY. AND SO WITH ALL THAT, IT WAS A SEVERAL MEETING EFFORT TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

SO I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF THAT HAVE HELPED WITH THAT AS PART OF THE WORKING GROUP.

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WE'RE ABLE TO USE THIS DRAFT INFORMATION FROM THE STUDY TO SUPPORT OUR SUCCESSFUL CFI, WHICH IS CHARGING EXCUSE ME, A GRANT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. AND WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE DUBLIN AWARDED AN ADDITIONAL 18 CHARGING PORTS, SO 12 OF THOSE WILL BE ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND THEN SIX THAT WE'RE COUNTING AT OHIOHEALTH, WHICH WAS ALSO AWARDED SIX CHARGERS.

SO AS WE BEGIN TO DIVE INTO AN OVERVIEW OF THIS PLAN, I'D LIKE TO ALSO INTRODUCE OUR CONSULTANT TEAM FROM HNTB.

WE HAVE SHERI KISH, WHO WILL BE GIVING THE TECHNICAL PRESENTATION, AND PAUL ELASMAR, WHO HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROJECT TEAM.

AND THEY'RE BOTH ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.

SO I WILL GIVE THE FLOOR TO SHERI AND WE'LL CONTINUE.

THANK YOU. PERFECT.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT TO SHARE EVERYTHING THAT WENT INTO THIS PLAN.

WE'RE SO EXCITED TO SHARE THE WORK OF THE WORKING GROUP.

AS J.M. MENTIONED, THEY WERE ENGAGED, INQUISITIVE, THOUGHTFUL AND MOTIVATED TO REALLY PUT THIS PLAN TOGETHER AND TO MAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE WILL SHARE TONIGHT.

COME TO LIFE.

SO I'M GOING TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK AT THE CURRENT STATE OF EVS.

AND I APOLOGIZE IF I'M INSULTING ANYONE'S INTELLIGENCE.

IF YOU'VE SEEN EVS BEFORE AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE CHARGERS ARE, BUT WE'LL DO AN EV 101 VERY QUICKLY.

SO THERE ARE NORMALLY THREE TYPES OF CHARGING THAT YOU CAN HAVE.

LEVEL ONE, WHICH IS THE MOST BASIC.

YOU CAN DRIVE A CAR OFF OF A LOT, GO HOME AND PLUG IT RIGHT INTO A 110 OUTLET IN YOUR WALL AND CHARGE.

IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE A REALLY LONG TIME.

SO WE GENERALLY DON'T SEE PEOPLE DO THAT.

THEY MOVE UP TO A LEVEL TWO, BUT YOU MIGHT SEE A LEVEL ONE OUT THERE IN THE PUBLIC.

IF SOMEONE CAN USE IT FOR A VERY LONG TIME, THEY CAN USE IT FOR SCOOTERS OR E-BIKES IN A MOBILITY HUB STYLE AREA.

LEVEL TWO IS THAT NEXT LEVEL OF CHARGING.

A LOT OF PEOPLE USE THIS IN THEIR GARAGE AT HOME.

THEY'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BUY THAT, BUT IT'S LIKE HAVING A DRYER TWO 40 VOLT.

YOU WOULD NEED THAT PLACED INTO YOUR GARAGE TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE THAT WAY, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE OVERNIGHT.

YOU'LL ALSO SEE THEM OUT AT LOCATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT BE FOR A WHILE.

YOU MIGHT SEE THEM AT THE ZOO, KINGS ISLAND, CEDAR POINT, MAYBE A MALL, ALSO AT WORKPLACES, SOME WORKPLACES.

GO AHEAD AND ADD THESE AS AMENITIES INTO THEIR PARKING LOTS SO THEIR EMPLOYEES CAN CHARGE DURING THE DAY.

THE LAST ONE IS DCFC DIRECT CURRENT FAST CHARGING.

THIS IS THE FASTEST OF THE CHARGERS.

THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO GET TO WITH GAS STATION STYLE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ON MAJOR CORRIDORS.

SO YOU THINK ABOUT LONG TERM TRAVEL.

THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PLUG IN YOUR CAR, RUN INSIDE, RUN TO THE RESTROOM, GET SOMETHING TO EAT, CHECK YOUR EMAILS, AND IN 20 TO 45 MINUTES, BE BACK ON YOUR WAY WITH A FULL CHARGE. SO THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CHARGING.

NOW IN DUBLIN, WE KNOW THAT HOME OWNERSHIP IS HIGH, WHICH ALLOWS A LOT OF YOUR OWNERS TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE A LEVEL TWO AT HOME, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT LATER.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DISTRIBUTION OF THE TYPES OF CHARGERS THAT WE'RE SUGGESTING.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT DO YOU HAVE HERE IN DUBLIN.

DUBLIN'S ALREADY BEEN IN THE EV CHARGING GAME SINCE 2018.

SO YOU HAVE 19 LEVEL TWO PORTS, WHICH WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.

THAT'S THAT MEDIUM LEVEL AND YOU HAVE TWO DCFC PORTS.

WHAT YOU SEE ON THE FAR SIDE WHERE THE STATIONS ARE, THERE'S A COUPLE THAT HAVE ASTERISKS DUBLIN DEVELOPMENT CENTER, DUBLIN JUSTICE CENTER, AND DUBLIN SERVICE CENTER.

THOSE THREE LOCATIONS, THOSE CHARGERS ARE FOR DUBLIN CITY EMPLOYEES ONLY FOR CITY OPERATIONS.

BUT THE REST OF THE CHARGERS THAT ARE THERE ARE OUT FOR PUBLIC USE.

AND YOU OFFER THOSE FREE TO ANYONE TO BE ABLE TO USE AND USE FREE ELECTRICITY.

SO WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON IN DUBLIN? YOU'VE GOT MORE THAN JUST DUBLIN OWNED CHARGERS.

YOU HAVE PRIVATELY OWNED CHARGERS TOO.

SO THIS MAP HERE ON THE LEFT SHOWS YOU ALL OF THE CHARGERS, NOT ONLY IN DUBLIN BUT ALSO AROUND, BECAUSE AS WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT PLANS DUBLIN SHOULD BE MAKING IN THE FUTURE, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AT YOUR NEIGHBOR'S DOOR TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT DUPLICATING EFFORTS WHEN LOOKING AT PLACING NEW CHARGES IN THE FUTURE.

SO ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THIS EXPLAINS THAT THERE ARE 83 PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE LEVEL TWO PORTS THAT ANYONE CAN USE AND SIX PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DCFC PORTS, AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE SPECIFIC WITHIN DUBLIN'S BOUNDARIES.

SO NEXT WE LOOKED AT FORECASTING.

AS JM SAID, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT.

NOW WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN DUBLIN, WHERE ARE WE GOING IN THE FUTURE? AND TO DO THAT WE LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

THE FIRST ONE IS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH DRIVER REGISTRATION, CAR REGISTRATIONS.

THE AFV AT THE TOP STANDS FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES, AND AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE IS AN ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLE.

SO THE BARS THAT ARE GOING ACROSS ARE THE ACTUAL DUBLIN NEW EV REGISTRATIONS.

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THE OTHER TWO LINES ARE THE ADOPTION RATE.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE ADOPTION RATE, THAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF NEW VEHICLES THAT ARE SOLD.

THE ORANGE LINE IS THE OHIO, THE WHOLE STATE OF OHIO.

THE ADOPTION RATE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE ALMOST TO 4%.

THE GREEN LINE IS DUBLIN'S ADOPTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT YOU ARE ALMOST AT 10%, SO WELL ABOVE.

DOUBLE THE AVERAGE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE STATE.

AND BLOOMBERG GREEN CONDUCTED AN ANALYSIS ACROSS FOUR CONTINENTS AND THEY FOUND 31 COUNTRIES OR, YES, 31 COUNTRIES THAT HAVE PASSED WHAT THEY CONSIDER A PIVOTAL EV TIPPING POINT. AND THAT'S 5% OF ADOPTION.

SO YOU'VE ALREADY HIT THAT 5%.

AND WHAT THEY SAY AT THAT POINT IS BASICALLY IT STARTS TO TAKE OFF.

THAT'S WHEN YOU START TO SEE THE MAJOR CURVE UP IN ADOPTION.

THE NEXT THING WE LOOKED AT WAS WHAT DO WE THINK THE EV GROWTH IS GOING TO BE BY 2030? AND THERE ARE LOTS OF STUDIES OUT THERE THAT PROJECT BY 2030.

AND PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE A LOT OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS, THE CAR MANUFACTURERS, ARE SAYING BY 2030, WE'RE BASICALLY GOING TO HAVE ABOUT 50% OF OUR CAR OFFERINGS ARE GOING TO BE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

SO A LOT OF THE FORECASTING IS BEING TIED TO THAT NUMBER.

SO S&P GLOBAL MOBILITY IS WHO WE WERE REALLY FOLLOWING.

AND THEY'RE FORECASTING THAT ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES IN THE US WILL REACH 40% OF TOTAL PASSENGER CAR SALES BY 2030.

THERE ARE OTHER, MORE OPTIMISTIC STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THERE THAT SAY IT'LL BE 50% BY 2030.

BUT WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON THE 40% NUMBER FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN.

WE ESTIMATE YOU'LL HAVE 50,000 CAR REGISTRATIONS BY 2030, AND 40% OF THOSE OR 20,000 WILL BE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

SO ANOTHER THING WE LOOKED AT IS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR CHARGERS, RIGHT.

YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN IN THE GAME.

PEOPLE KNOW THAT DUBLIN'S OUT THERE.

I WAS JUST IN A FOCUS GROUP LAST WEEK FOR AEP, AND THE PERSON ACROSS FROM ME IS LIKE, HEY, I GO TO DUBLIN'S CHARGERS.

HE DOESN'T LIVE IN DUBLIN, BUT HE COMES HERE, YOU KNOW, FOR TOURIST ACTIVITIES AND HE WAS ALL ABOUT IT AND WANTED TO TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH DUBLIN'S CHARGERS.

SO PEOPLE KNOW IT'S THE WORD IS OUT.

SO ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE WE HAVE SOME OF THE CHARGERS THAT WE WERE TRACKING THE UTILIZATION ON AND UTILIZATION IN GENERAL FOR DUBLIN IS UP 100% SINCE 2023, SO YOU HAVE JUMPED THAT MUCH.

THEY ARE OPEN TO THE CHARGES WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AND THEY DISPERSE THE ELECTRICITY FOR FREE AND THEY'RE ALL LOCATED IN THE RIGHT SPOTS, RIGHT? YOU ALREADY HAVE THEM IN THE HOT SPOTS WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING.

SO IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE THAT YOU'RE SEEING THAT UTILIZATION, ESPECIALLY WITH THE HIGH LEVEL OF ADOPTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN THE AREA.

SO WHAT I WANT YOU TO NOTE ON HERE IS THE LAST BLUE COLUMN, THE ACTIVE CHARGING UTILIZATION.

THOSE ARE DUBLIN SPECIFIC NUMBERS.

AND THEN THE NEXT COLUMN IS NATIONAL UTILIZATION AVERAGE.

NOW THIS IS A NUMBER BASICALLY SAYING HOW OFTEN IS A CHARGER USED.

THE NATIONAL UTILIZATION AVERAGE IN THE GRAY IS USING NOT ONLY WHEN A CAR IS PLUGGED IN, BUT ALSO IDLE TIME WHILE THE CAR IS PLUGGED IN, SO NOT JUST WHEN ENERGY IS BEING DISPERSED. THE DUBLIN NUMBERS ARE ONLY WHEN ENERGY IS BEING DISPERSED IN THE BLUE COLUMN, SO YOU CAN ALREADY SEE THAT YOU'RE NOT ONLY DOUBLE IN SOME CASES THESE RATES, BUT ALSO THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN PLAYING IN AND ADDING THAT OTHER TIME IN.

SO IT WOULD RAISE YOUR RATES EVEN HIGHER.

THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS THAT WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT AT WHAT LEVEL AND WHAT UTILIZATION.

DOES IT MAKE SENSE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER ANOTHER CHARGING CHARGER AT AN EXISTING LOCATION, OR TO BUILD OUT MORE IN THOSE AREAS? SO WE KNOW THAT SOME CHARGING OPERATORS, THEY'VE SAID TEN AND 15%.

WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A LITTLE LOW, BUT WE DID.

WE WERE ABLE TO FIND SOME STUDIES THAT FOCUSED IN IN ONE COMPANY.

BLINK SPECIFICALLY SAID ONCE UTILIZATION APPROACHES 30%, THE STATION IS BUSY ENOUGH THAT DRIVERS START TO AVOID IT.

AND WHEN YOU GET TO 30, YOU START WORRYING ABOUT WHETHER YOU NEED ANOTHER CHARGER.

YOU START TO GET COMPLAINTS.

SO BRIAN ASHFORD WAS SHARING WITH US SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT YOU'VE BEEN GETTING ON YOUR CHARGERS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING, THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE COMMENTS ABOUT THEM, THAT YOU'VE HAD SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEOPLE USING THEM, IDLING, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WHAT THIS GENTLEMAN FROM BLINK WAS SAYING SEEMS TO BE COMING TRUE HERE IN DUBLIN.

SO THE REPORT IS FOCUSED ON ONCE YOU HIT 30% FOR CHARGING UTILIZATION, THAT THE TEAM TAKES A LOOK AT IT AND TRIES TO DECIDE WHETHER IT MAKES SENSE TO DO IT.

BUT WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT UTILIZATION.

WE WANT TO SEE SUSTAINED UTILIZATION.

WE DON'T WANT TO SEE A BLIP BECAUSE OF AN EVENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO THE REPORT'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT OVER A THREE MONTH PERIOD.

HAVE YOU HIT THAT UTILIZATION AND THEN DOES IT MAKE SENSE.

SO NEXT UP WE HAD TO COME UP WITH A NUMBER.

RIGHT. HOW MANY CHARGERS DO WE THINK YOU NEED WITHIN THE CITY OF DUBLIN.

AND SO IN THE FIRST NUMBER COLUMN THE EXISTING EV CHARGERS YOU HAVE 89 THAT ARE OUT THERE.

NOW WE BELIEVE THAT YOU NEED ANOTHER 499.

AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE LEFT COLUMN THAT WE SPLIT THEM OUT BETWEEN LEVEL TWO AND DC FAST CHARGING.

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IT'S THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW MANY ARE NEEDED IN THE AREA BY 2032 TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE FRAMEWORK HERE, AND THAT 70% OF THEM, WE BELIEVE, SHOULD BE FUNDED PRIVATELY, WITH 30% FUNDED PUBLICLY.

AND AS J.M. SAID, YOU'RE ALREADY ON YOUR WAY WITH THE COMMUNITY FUNDING GRANT THAT IS OUT FROM THE NAVY, FUNDING FROM THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW, THE CFE GRANT THAT YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN PART OF WINNING THAT IN THIS REGION.

SO WE DO TALK ABOUT FUNDING IN THE REPORT.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT TODAY, BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE.

SO THE NEXT THING WE HAD TO THINK ABOUT FROM A RECOMMENDATION STANDPOINT IS IF WE HAVE ALL THESE CHARGERS THAT WE THINK YOU NEED TO PLACE, WHERE DO THEY NEED TO GO? AND SO WHAT WE DID WITH THE WORKING GROUP IS TALK THROUGH.

WE PUT UP MAPS ON THE WALL AND PUT UP LITTLE STICKIES AND SAID OKAY WHAT MAKES SENSE? WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GO? WHERE DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO NEED THEM? AND WE DIDN'T LOOK JUST AT WHAT THE UTILIZATION RATES AND WHERE YOU CURRENTLY WERE AND WHERE WE CAN GROW, BUT FROM WHAT'S EXISTING, BUT ALSO WHERE IS THE GROWTH? YOU'LL SEE IN THE FAR LEFT SIDE WE HAVE DAIRY FIELDS AND THE NEW RAIL STATION.

THIS MAP WAS GETTING UPDATED CONSISTENTLY AS WE LEARNED ABOUT NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITY.

ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THIS TALKS YOU THROUGH THE NUMBERS OF HOW WE SEE THE GROWTH OVER THE YEARS BETWEEN NOW AND 2032.

SO YOU STARTED OFF IN 2023 WITH THE 83 PORTS AND SIX DCFC PORTS IN 2025.

WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE CFI GRANT IS GOING TO BE GIVING 18 AND THEN 18 CHARGERS.

AND THEN FROM THE PROPOSED 2025 TO 2029 CIP, AN ADDITIONAL FOUR ARE BEING REQUESTED.

SO THOSE ARE THE LEVEL TWO.

SO THESE NUMBERS ARE CUMULATIVE.

AS YOU ADD. THEY'RE NOT ADDING TO EACH OTHER I APOLOGIZE.

THIS CHART IS A LITTLE CONFUSING.

SO FROM 83 AND 2023 FOR L2 PORTS TO 2025 YOU'RE JUST ADDING 22 CHARGERS.

AND THAT'S HOW YOU'RE GETTING DOWN.

THEN TO THE 559 TOTAL FOR LEVEL TWO PORTS.

PERFECT. NEXT UP IS CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT.

SO FOR SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE BROKE THEM OUT IN SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONG TERM BECAUSE WE WANTED TO GIVE VERY ACTIONABLE PIECES FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS SO THAT THE TEAM COULD MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I'M GOING TO NOTE IS HERE ON THE BOTTOM, THE LONG TERM IS AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT CONSISTENTLY, THAT BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY CHANGES, I MEAN, THINK ABOUT THE WAY OUR PHONES ARE AND COMPUTERS ARE SO DIFFERENT THAN, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, WHAT MY MY SON AND I HAD TO TELL HIM THE OTHER DAY THAT WE USED TO HAVE PHONES ON THE WALL, HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE CORD.

BUT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO REASSESS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH EV CHARGING THE TECHNOLOGY ITSELF.

WHAT ARE THE CARS NEED? WHAT ARE THE DRIVERS NEED? WHAT IS THE ADOPTION RATE AND WHAT IS THE PRIVATE CHARGING AVAILABILITY? IF YOU GO OUT AND TALK TO ALL OF YOUR LARGE EMPLOYERS HERE, AND THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE PUTTING CHARGING, AND DOES IT REALLY MAKE SENSE FOR THE PUBLIC SIDE TO TAKE ANY OF THAT ON? SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONSISTENTLY REASSESSING.

BUT HERE'S THE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT.

WE TALKED ABOUT ALL THOSE SITES THAT YOU COULD GO OUT.

WE'RE NOT SAYING, HEY, GO WILD AND GO AFTER ALL OF THEM.

WE'RE SAYING, LET'S GO AHEAD AND REALLY GET GET FOCUSED, BE PURPOSEFUL.

GO AHEAD AND SELECT 2 TO 3 SITES FOR THE CHARGER DEPLOYMENT AND PLAN AND PROCESS.

WHAT DOES AN ASSESSMENT REALLY LOOK LIKE FOR THAT? SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH ALL OF THEM, WE'RE DOING THE SAME ASSESSMENT FOR EACH OF THEM.

FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, FROM AN UNDERSTANDING THE UTILITY STANDPOINT, FROM A FUTURE USE STANDPOINT AND PLANNING.

SO THOSE ARE OUR CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT PIECES AND THEN YOUR MUNICIPAL FLEET.

HOLY COW. THIS IS SO COOL.

SO MANY HIGHLIGHTS AND AWARDS HERE.

NATIONAL FLEET MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION'S 100 BEST GREEN FLEETS, TOP 50 LEADING FLEETS AND THEN THE OHIO EPA GOLD LEVEL E3C AWARD, WHICH IS FOR EXCEPTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.

AND NOTABLY IN THERE THEY TALK ABOUT IN THE AWARD THE DUBLIN CONNECTOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE, THE EXISTING EV CHARGING STATIONS AND ALL OF THE FLEET CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING. SO BRIAN ASHFORD, DIRECTOR OF FLEET AND FACILITIES, WAS ON OUR WORKING GROUP AND GAVE US TONS OF GREAT INFORMATION.

WE PROBABLY DROVE HIM THE MOST CRAZY ASKING FOR DATA AND INFORMATION.

BUT YOUR CURRENT MUNICIPAL FLEET HAS 25 ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES.

YOU ALSO ADDED SIX E-BIKES TO THE CITY'S FLEET.

WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LEVEL ONE.

CHARGING AN E-BIKE CAN BE ON THAT LEVEL ONE, THAT LOWEST CHARGING SAVING 44,000 GALLONS OF GAS.

AND THAT WAS BASED ON 2023 NUMBERS THAT YOU CAN SAVE WITH THE PURCHASES THAT YOU'VE MADE THERE.

SO WE SPECIFICALLY MADE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT FLEET, AGAIN, WORKING WITH BRIAN'S TEAM.

BUT ONE THING I WANT TO NOTE HERE IS THIS IS NEVER GOING TO BE A SUGGESTION OF A WHOLESALE CHANGE TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES BECAUSE THE CITY OF DUBLIN NEEDS TO BE RESILIENT,

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THERE'S ALSO FUNDING FOR UTILITIES TO UPGRADE AND UPDATE THEIR GRID.

SO ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN AN OUTREACH SECTION THAT WE'RE NOT SHOWING TONIGHT ALSO TALKS ABOUT HOW TO WORK WITH THE UTILITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UNDERSTANDING WHAT THOSE UPGRADES AND UPDATES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING IN DUBLIN IS GOING TO BE SUPPORTED IF WE PUT IN CHARGERS.

SO THIS TALKS ABOUT CONTINUING TO REPLACE A PORTION OF LIGHT DUTY FLEET VEHICLES, AS WELL AS JUST DOING FLEET ANALYSIS USING THE DATA THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE TO SEE WHAT MAKES SENSE. RIGHT NOW, ONLY LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES REALLY HAVE ELECTRIC OPTIONS.

IN THE FUTURE, WE THINK THEY'LL BE MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY OPTIONS, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW.

POLICY AND REGULATION.

WHAT WE'D REALLY LIKE TO DO HERE IS LOOK AT EXISTING CODE FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO CHANGE ITEMS AROUND MAYBE ADA REQUIREMENTS FOR EV PARKING, GETTING A GREENFIELD OR BROWNFIELD RIGHT SITE READY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND EVEN LOOKING AT NEW HOME BUILDS.

ARE THEY REALLY EV READY? AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID WITH THE WORKING GROUP IS WE CALLED SOME OF THE HOMEBUILDERS AND SAID, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? LIKE, ARE YOU GETTING PEOPLE READY FOR THIS? ARE YOU AUTOMATICALLY PLUGGING IT IN? AND THEY SAID IT'S AN OPTION THEY CAN CALL, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY GET THEIR ELECTRICITY.

BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WOULD MAKE SENSE IN THE FUTURE.

SHOULD EVERY HOME HAVE THIS ALREADY BUILT IN AT A LEVEL TWO SO THAT IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, A BIG DEAL FOR THEM TO HAVE TO GO DO IT AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT.

SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY BE A PROJECT THAT WILL BE LOOKING AT PLANNING AND ZONING CODES NEXT YEAR, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS COULD BE PART OF IT AND NOT A SEPARATE PROJECT, BUT IT COULD BE BUILT IN TO THAT PROPOSED UPDATE.

AND WE COORDINATED WITH PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AROUND THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND THE LAST OF OUR RECOMMENDATION SLIDES IS A FEE AND CODE CONSIDERATION.

AND THIS ONE I WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO TWO OF THESE.

WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THE OPTIONS FOR FEES FOR ENERGY USE.

I'VE SAID A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW OFFER THOSE THAT ENERGY FOR FREE.

AND WHAT WE FOUND AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM OTHER LOCATIONS, IS THAT A LOT OF TIMES, PEOPLE JUST END UP SITTING THERE BECAUSE YOU ARE IN THE HOTSPOTS, RIGHT? IF YOU'RE YOU WANT TO STAY AT THAT RESTAURANT FOR TWO HOURS, BUT YOU'RE CHARGING IS DONE IN 45 MINUTES, THEN NO ONE ELSE CAN USE THAT CHARGER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

AND MOST EV OWNERS ARE USED TO PAYING AT OTHER LOCATIONS.

SO WE WANT TO LOOK MAYBE AT IS THERE SOME OPTION TO MAYBE WE CALL THEM EV MANNERS, HAVE PEOPLE MOVE OUT OF THE SPACE SO OTHER PEOPLE CAN USE THAT SPACE. THE OTHER THING, IN OUR MEDIUM TERM, WE'RE ALSO SUGGESTING MAYBE SOME CODE UPDATES AROUND DETERRING ICE VEHICLES PARKING IN AN EV SPOT.

AGAIN, THESE PLACES ARE IN POPULAR AREAS, SO SOMETIMES GAS VEHICLES ARE PARKING IN A SPOT.

SO THEN EV CARS ACTUALLY CAN'T EVEN PARK THERE OR CHARGE, SO THEY CAN'T BE USED TO THEIR FULLEST ABILITY.

AND THEN AS WE MOVE INTO I'M GOING TO SWITCH OVER TO NEXT STEPS.

I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS REPORT WAS CREATED TO BUILD ON DRIVE OHIO'S EV FRAMEWORK FOR THE STATE, AND TO POSITION DUBLIN FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS.

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT, BUT THAT ARE IN THE PLAN ARE AROUND FUNDING AND COMMUNICATIONS.

WE KNOW PUBLIC OUTREACH IS THE DUBLIN WAY.

SO THE REPORT OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS TO BRING ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS TO THE TABLE SO THAT THEY'RE INFORMED AND THEY CAN BE PART OF THE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD.

WE ALSO OUTLINED MANY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE REPORT.

THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW BROUGHT A LOT OF MONEY AND ELECTRIFICATION, AND WE WANT TO SEE THOSE DOLLARS, LIKE THE CFE FUNDING, CONTINUE TO COME TO DUBLIN.

SO OUR NEXT STEPS ARE TO CREATE AN INTERNAL IMPLEMENTATION TEAM TO PRIORITIZE THOSE SHORT TERM RECOMMENDATIONS.

YOU SAW. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF THEM, BUT WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE THEM EVEN FURTHER TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE TRULY ACTIONABLE AND ENSURE THAT ALL STAFF INVOLVED ARE TRULY AWARE OF THE PLAN AND FEEL LIKE THEY'RE PART OF IT.

WE WANT TO WORK WITH PLANNING ON THE PROPOSED UPDATE TO THE ZONING CODE NEXT YEAR, AND WE'RE HOPING THAT MAYBE COUNCIL WOULD REFER THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND DISCUSSION OF EV CHARGING FEES TO A COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL TO HELP US LOOK AT THAT FURTHER.

AND THEN DID YOU WANT TO DO GO AHEAD.

I'LL JUMP IN THIS FOR THIS ONE.

SO GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE ARE SEEKING FEEDBACK THIS EVENING FROM COUNCIL ON THE PROPOSED EV INFRASTRUCTURE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WE HAVE THREE QUESTIONS TO HELP WITH THE FEEDBACK.

THE FIRST ONE IS WHAT IS COUNCIL'S FEEDBACK REGARDING THE STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STUDY? TWO IS THERE ANYTHING NOT INCLUDED IN THE PLAN THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE US TO ADDRESS? AND THREE, IS COUNCIL SUPPORTIVE OF STAFF BRINGING BACK THE STUDY FOR ADOPTION ONCE ALL THE FEEDBACK IS ADDRESSED? THANK YOU. AND WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

GREAT. THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH.

OKAY. I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT, SINCE THIS IS A VERY PUBLIC FACING ISSUE TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

IF THERE IS ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS TOPIC.

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THE JM HAS HAS POSED THREE QUESTIONS TO US.

DOES ANYONE CARE TO PROVIDE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THOSE? ANDY. SO I GUESS THIS WOULD FALL UNDER QUESTION ONE.

STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND THESE PRIVATELY FUNDED CHARGING STATIONS.

I'M ALL FOR ALL OF OUR CHARGING STATIONS TO BE PRIVATELY FUNDED.

BUT WHERE WOULD THESE BE LOCATED? SO WE'RE LOOKING ONE OF THE AREAS THAT YOU'RE DESIGNATING 14 CHARGERS AS METRO CENTER.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A QUESTION OF THE TIMING ON THAT.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THERE.

THE FUTURE IS SORT OF UNKNOWN, BUT THESE OFFICE BUILDINGS, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THEY TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES IN THAT IF 40% OF THE PEOPLE OCCUPYING THOSE BUILDINGS ARE DRIVING ELECTRIC CARS AND THEY'RE COMING FROM NEW ALBANY OR HILLIARD OR WHEREVER THEY WANT CHARGERS. SO THEY'RE GOING TO TALK TO THE BUILDING OWNER AND SAY, WE WANT MORE CHARGERS.

I GUESS I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT WE WORK WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES TO INSTALL CHARGERS, SAY, AT THE LIBRARY OR THE DERBY LOT? I PLUGGED IN IN ATHENS AT A LIBRARY DOWN THERE.

IT WAS A FREE CHARGER SPONSORED BY AEP.

GO FIGURE.

SO, YOU KNOW, DO YOU DO YOU HAVE COMPANIES LIKE AEP OR HEARTLAND OR WHATEVER PUT CHARGERS IN PUBLIC AREAS? IS THAT THIS THIS 349 PRIVATELY FUNDED CHARGERS.

ARE THOSE ALL IN PUBLIC AREAS SO THEY WOULD BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE.

THEY COULD BE PRIVATELY OWNED, BUT THEY WOULD BE IN SITUATIONS, OR THEY WOULD BE INSTALLED IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC TO USE AS PART OF THE GREATER BENEFIT OF BEING IN DUBLIN.

WHAT WE'D LIKE TO WORK WITH IS THERE ARE EXISTING COMPANIES WHO HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST, AND WE WORK WITH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO CONNECT THEM TO RESOURCES THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OCCURRING.

WE WANT TO WORK WITH PLANNING TO MAKE SURE THE ZONING CODE IS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE, SO WE CAN HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

THAT PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT CAN HELP SHOULDER SOME OF THE BURDEN OF BRINGING THESE THE NUMBER OF CHARGERS TO DUBLIN, BUT CAN BE PAID FOR AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

CAN I PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT SAME QUESTION REAL QUICK? BECAUSE THE ONES THAT ARE IN THE GARAGES AT BRIDGE PARK, THEN ARE THOSE EXAMPLES OF PRIVATELY, THEY'RE OWNED BY CRAWFORD HOYING, BUT THEY'RE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE IT'S A PUBLIC GARAGE. OKAY, SO NOT THE LIBRARY ONES, I THINK.

NO, I WAS THINKING THE ONES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER.

MY ONLY OTHER COMMENT.

IT SEEMS LIKE THE NUMBER.

IT'S IT'S AMBITIOUS.

IT'S A BIG NUMBER.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE WORLD, DIFFERENT COUNTRIES HAVE HIGHER ADOPTION RATES, IT SEEMS LIKE, FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAN WE DO. AND SO I IT SOME OF THE AUTOMAKERS HAVE KIND OF BACKTRACKED ON THEIR PROJECTIONS.

IT SEEMS LIKE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, THERE'S SOME SKEPTICISM AS TO WHETHER WE HAVE THE POWER TO POWER ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

SO IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT I DON'T KNOW, 559 WITHIN SEVEN YEARS SEEMS LIKE A REALLY BIG NUMBER.

I WOULD BE VERY PLEASED IF WE GOT HALFWAY THERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS VERY MUCH.

IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.

I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS BEFORE THE COMMENT.

SO WHAT? WHAT DOES ONE OF THESE UNITS COST? SO A DC.

OH, SORRY, I'M JUST LOUD.

I JUST ASSUMED YOU COULD HEAR ME.

A DCFC CHARGER TO GO AHEAD AND INSTALL ONE IS ABOUT 150,000 150,000.

THAT'S THE UNIT GETTING CONNECTIVITY IF I'M WRONG.

BUT YEAH. YEP, THAT WOULD BE EVERYTHING, INCLUDING PERMITTING FEES, ALL THAT STUFF.

IT'S KIND OF A PACKAGE.

SO IF WE WERE GOING TO ASK DEVELOPERS OR NEW FOLKS TO DO THIS, WE GOT TO REALIZE WHAT THAT NUMBER IS.

SO ADDITIONS TO THE REPORT I THINK WE REALLY DO NEED SOME NUMBERS IN HERE.

LIKE WHAT DO THEY COST TO BUILD? WHAT DO THEY COST TO RUN.

SO YOU KNOW, MY QUESTION ABOUT CONTINUING FREE OR NOT, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S COSTING US TO SUPPORT THESE.

IS IT NICKELS OR DOLLARS OR PILES OF DOLLARS.

SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS JUST A MORE ROBUST FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF IN HERE IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE ASKING, HUNTER.

SO IF YOU PUT THE 150 IN AND THE TECHNOLOGY CHANGES, IS IT LIKE YOU REPLACE THE TECHNOLOGY MOTHERBOARD CARDS IN THE THING OR DO YOU HAVE ARE THEY YOU KNOW, WHAT

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BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY WOULD CHANGE.

SO INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION COST, UPGRADING COSTS, OPERATING COSTS ETC..

BECAUSE WE DO HAVE LIKE COST RECOVERY MODELS THAT WE HAVE FOR ALL OF OUR OTHER STUFF IN OUR FINANCIAL MODEL.

SO IT WOULD SEEM LOGICAL TO ME THAT WE WOULD HAVE A POLICY ON THIS.

I'M NODDING TO THE PERSON THAT, YEAH, THE POLICY FINANCE POLICY PEOPLE, BUT TO HAVE A POLICY ON THIS AND THEN THAT WOULD CHANGE OVER TIME BASED ON, YOU KNOW, ETC., SO FORTH.

SO AGAIN, MY REQUEST WOULD BE FOR DOLLARS AND CENTS, ADDITIONAL DOLLARS AND JUST THE OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL MODEL COSTS ALL OF THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE ASKING US HOW WE FEEL ABOUT SOMETHING AND WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE THE COST IS TO THE TO THE FOLKS WE MIGHT ASK OR TO OURSELVES.

SO AND THEN, OH, I'M SORRY, PLEASE GO.

I CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION IF THAT HELPS.

RIGHT NOW JUST TO OH THAT'D BE SET.

SO IT COSTS DOUBLE IN ABOUT $134,000 A YEAR TO OFFER THE ELECTRICITY RIGHT NOW WITH YOUR CHARGERS FOR FREE, IF THAT HELPS.

AND THAT'S FOR BOTH LEVEL TWO AND DCFC.

AND THEN I CAN GO INTO HOW LONG CHARGERS LAST AND IF I COULD.

WE DO HAVE A LOT OF THE COST INFORMATION.

OUR THOUGHT WAS THAT IF COUNCIL DID SUPPORT REFERRING THE FINANCIAL TOPIC TO A COMMITTEE, THAT WE WOULD THEN GET INTO ALL OF THOSE DETAILS WITH THE COMMITTEE.

BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT AT ANOTHER TIME WITH COUNCIL TOO.

SO YEAH, I JUST I MEAN, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE HERE, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT'S JUST I HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING OF LIKE HOW BIG THE BUCKET IS.

AND SO THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE THEN YOU SWALLOW HARDER IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, 10,000 VERSUS I'M AMAZED IT WOULD COST $150,000 FOR ONE OF THOSE.

THAT'S A SHOCKER TO ME, BUT NOTHING SHOULD SHOCK ME ANYMORE.

SO I GUESS ABOUT A COST.

AND THEN MY OTHER OTHER, ONLY OTHER COMMENT IS I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION WITH PLANNING AND ZONING.

SO NOT ONLY FROM A CODE PERSPECTIVE IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW FOR, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS ARE REQUIRED FOR EVERY BUILDING NOW.

SO HOW MANY OF THESE ARE FOR EVERY DEVELOPMENT AND WHERE SHOULD THEY BE PLACED AND ALL THAT.

AND I THINK IT'S JUST AS IS OUR PRACTICE TO BE AHEAD ON THE PLANNING.

I THINK THAT MAKES JUST VERY GOOD SENSE.

SO THOSE ARE TWO OF MY BIGGER FEEDBACK ONES.

AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING IS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THAT REPORT SORT OF WHAT IS OUR INTERNAL PLAN FOR THE CITY ITSELF? DO YOU USE THESE STATIONS OR WHEN YOU HAVE A FLEET, OR IS THERE A DIFFERENT APPROACH THAT YOU USE FOR FLEETS? AND AGAIN, NOT LOOKING FOR THAT, BUT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND.

SO THANK YOU. OKAY.

YEAH. THANKS FOR THIS. I THINK THIS IS REALLY GREAT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, THE WILLINGNESS TO TAKE A VERY COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT THIS.

I LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SOME ADDITIONAL BENCHMARKING AGAINST OTHER CITIES, POTENTIALLY OUR SIZE, YOU KNOW, SOME COMPARISON FOR HOW WE'RE STACKING UP.

I'M REALLY GLAD THAT I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON KATHY'S COMMENT RELATIVE TO EITHER SOME TYPE OF PROFORMA OR AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS, THE THING I WAS THINKING OF IS OUR OVERALL COST RECOVERY MODEL.

IT DIFFERS DEPENDING ON WHAT THE THING IS, WHETHER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DKC MEMBERSHIPS OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

TO ME, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE A PART OF THAT CONVERSATION.

NOW, WHETHER THAT'S FEES OR HOWEVER WE WANT TO DO IT, I THINK IT'S, IT'S IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE THIS AS PART OF THAT COST RECOVERY POLICY CONVERSATION BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE A POLICY DECISION.

I WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE ELECTRIC CHARGING ETIQUETTE.

I WONDER IF THERE'S SOME KIND OF TECHNOLOGY THAT YOU HAVE AN APP ON YOUR PHONE THAT HEY, IT SAYS, HEY, YOUR CAR IS DONE, GO MOVE IT.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON SOMETHING ANDY SAID AS WELL.

PUTTING ON A LITTLE BIT OF AN ADVANCEMENT HAT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, ARE THERE POTENTIAL BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME OF THESE CHARGING STATIONS? YOU KNOW, FOR US TO DO SORT OF A PUBLIC, PRIVATE, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO HELP SPONSOR SOME AND OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS, PARTICULARLY OF INSTALLATION.

JUST NOTING THAT YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT NEVER, EVER LETTING SOMEONE PUT A NAME ON SOMETHING IN PERPETUITY.

IF THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP THEIR NAME ON IT, THEY GOT TO KEEP PAYING FOR IT.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT IS YOU KNOW, THERE'S STILL DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY IN TERMS OF HYDROGEN FUEL CELL, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. AND SO WHAT I WOULD HATE TO DO IS WE PUT IN THIS BIG INFRASTRUCTURE WITHOUT HAVING THAT LOOK TOWARDS WHAT THE NEXT FUTURE KIND OF A THING IS.

FOR BOTH THINGS, LIKE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES OR HYDROGEN FUEL CELL VEHICLES.

THOSE KINDS. THEY'RE HERE.

THEY'RE COMING. RIGHT. WE SEE THEM IN LARGER VEHICLES RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF LIKE PUBLIC TRANSIT, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

SO I REALLY WHATEVER WE DO, WHATEVER WE PUT IN PLACE, I THINK NEEDS TO AND I THINK YOU WERE GETTING A LITTLE BIT TO THIS, KATHY, IS THAT IT NEEDS TO BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH THAT AS THOSE TECHNOLOGIES CHANGE, WE DON'T HAVE TO COMPLETELY REDO AN ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE AND CHANGE WITH THOSE.

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I DON'T KNOW IT, BUT I'D LIKE TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT POTENTIALLY COULD LOOK LIKE.

AND TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, SO I DID I THINK I ANSWERED YOUR SECOND QUESTION FIRST.

AGAIN, I THINK THAT THE STRATEGY AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION, I THINK WE'RE KIND OF HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

AND I ABSOLUTELY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS BACK.

YOU KNOW, FOR US TO TO FINISH THE CONVERSATION ALWAYS KIND OF KEEPING THAT THAT EYE TO POLICY IN MIND.

THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I KNOW I AGREE THAT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE NUMBERS ON THE INSTALLATION AND THE EXPENSE OF DOING THIS.

I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THAT.

I HAD A STRANGE COMMENT THE OTHER DAY.

SOMEONE SAID HE HAS A NOTORIOUSLY CHEAP NEIGHBOR AND HE SAID, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? HE SAID HE GETS FREE FUEL IN YOUR CITY, AND YOU KNOW, I GOT TO BUY GASOLINE.

SO I SAID, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK INTO THIS AND TRY TO SEE WHAT'S REALLY FAIR, AND THAT'S SORT OF WHERE WE'RE AT.

AND HE SAID HE LOVES GOING TO DUBLIN AND CHARGING UP HIS VEHICLE.

SO I MEAN I THINK IT'S IT'S NEAT AND WE'RE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT AND ALL THAT.

BUT AGAIN, I'M BACK TO CHRISTINA'S COMMENTS.

I DON'T WANT TO GET WAY AHEAD OF MY SKIS ON THIS BECAUSE OF THE HYDROGEN THING THAT'S COMING PRETTY QUICK, I THINK.

AND SO AND THE COST.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS REALLY SHARED WITH THE BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO SET THESE UP, BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE, LIKE YOU SAID, HOW EXPENSIVE THEY REALLY WERE.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELL, I FOUND THIS REALLY FASCINATING AND I SPENT WAY TOO MUCH TIME THINKING ABOUT IT THIS AFTERNOON.

BUT ANSWERING QUESTION ONE, I THINK THE STRATEGY OF, OF CONTINUING TO UNDERSTAND THE DATA IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

I DON'T REALLY THINK THE CITY CAN BE THE MAIN SUPPLIER, AS YOU'VE MENTIONED, FOR PUBLIC CHARGING OWNERSHIP.

BUT I RAN ACROSS ONE OF THE THINGS I STUDIED WAS THAT THERE'S A VARIETY OF PUBLIC CHARGING OWNERSHIP MODELS THAT WORK WITH THIRD PARTIES. SOMETIMES A THIRD PARTY OWNS AND OPERATES THEM, SOMETIMES THE CITY OWNS THEM THAT A THIRD PARTY OPERATES THEM.

SOMETIMES IT'S ADVERTISING SUPPORTED.

THERE'S A VARIETY OF MODELS.

SO I THINK THE STRATEGY HERE, AS WE'VE MENTIONED, IT GETS TO BE SO EXPENSIVE FOR THE CITY TO BE DOING THIS THAT EVERYBODY'S GOING TO NEED IT.

SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT STUDIED A LITTLE BIT MORE.

WHAT? NUMBER TWO, WHAT'S IN THE WHAT'S NOT IN THE PLAN? THAT NEEDS TO BE.

I RAN ACROSS THE MOST INTERESTING WEBSITE.

DETROIT HAS A SMART PARKING LAB.

THEY ARE STUDYING ALL ABOUT ELECTRIC, ALL ABOUT PARKING.

AND THEY'RE STUDYING ALL ABOUT EV CHARGING.

THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF EV CHARGING STATIONS THAT DON'T LOOK ANYTHING LIKE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THEY'RE USING PUBLIC LAMPPOSTS TO USE THE ELECTRIC FROM THE POST FOR CHARGING STATION.

THEY'RE USING PEOPLE'S THEY'RE LOOKING AT SMALL POSTS THAT COME OFF OF A PARTIAL OWNERS, LIKE MAYBE ANDY AT YOUR PLACE, AND THAT THE PARTIAL OWNER ACTUALLY CHARGES FOR THE ELECTRICITY TO MAKE IT EASY.

AND IN URBAN AREA WHERE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE GARAGES AND ALL YOU HAVE IS ON STREET PARKING.

BUT YOU OWN THAT HOUSE.

THEY'RE CHARGING FOR THE USE OF THAT POST TO CHARGE THEIR VEHICLES.

THERE'S SO MANY INTERESTING NEW THINGS COMING OUT, BUT THE MOST FASCINATING ONE, AND I REALLY WOULD LOVE IT IF WE PUT AND IT'S CALLED DETROIT'S SMART PARKING LAB IS THEY HAVE A ROBOT THAT ACTUALLY GOES TO A PARKING GARAGE.

IT'S OFF THE GRID.

IT'S BATTERY OPERATED.

YOU CAN PLUG IN FOR CHARGING STATIONS UP TO TEN, AND A LOT OF IT IS FAST CHARGING.

AND THEN IT GOES BACK AND IT CHARGES ITSELF.

SO WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS HOW WE ADAPT TO THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT COME ALONG, BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE AMAZINGLY DIFFERENT.

AND THEN GOING FORWARD, ONE OF THE THINGS I KIND OF WORRY ABOUT IS OUR FLEET.

AFTER HURRICANE HELENE, THEY SAID THE ONE THING THAT THEY'RE GLAD THEY HAD WAS GAS, BECAUSE ONCE ELECTRIC GOES DOWN, YOU CAN'T HELP PEOPLE.

AND AS A PUBLIC ENTITY, I THINK WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT HYBRID ALWAYS BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE AND MAKING SURE THAT IF WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY HERE AND OUR GRID GOES DOWN, THAT WE STILL CAN HELP THE PEOPLE THAT WE NEED TO.

SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND I ALSO THINK FOR PLANNING AND ZONING, I WOULD JUST LOVE THAT CONVERSATION TO CONTINUE.

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BUT I DEFINITELY LOVE THE STRATEGY AND THE PLAN AND THE PROGRESS OF IT.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE ON IT.

AND GOING LAST, ALMOST EVERYTHING'S BEEN SAID.

SO I WILL JUST TRY TO WRAP UP A FEW THINGS.

AS FAR AS I LIKE THE WAY THE STRATEGIES ARE LAID OUT WITH THE SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONG TERM THE STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

AND ONE OF THE I THINK RECOMMENDATIONS WAS TO SEND IT TO POSSIBLY SEND IT TO A COMMITTEE, WHICH I THINK IS THE RIGHT PLACE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY. I KNOW YOU BRING YOUR BEST STUFF TO US AT PUBLIC SERVICES.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S PUBLIC SERVICES OR IF WE PUT IT BETWEEN TWO BECAUSE OF ALL THE FINANCE STUFF NEEDS TO GO FINANCE.

BUT I SUPPORT THAT RECOMMENDATION TO TAKE IT TO A COMMITTEE TO FLESH IT OUT MORE.

I ALSO SUPPORT, REALLY SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION TO LOOK INTO MORE AND TO STRESS THE USE OF THE GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

I THINK MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS ALREADY ANSWERED THE WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED.

I SECOND THE FINANCIAL ASPECT, AND I THINK THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS.

THANKS. I WOULD HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS.

I KNOW THAT WE HEAR THE NUMBER $150,000 A UNIT TO INSTALL, BUT I WOULD SUGGEST WE'VE NOT PAID FOR MANY OF THEM TO BE INSTALLED.

MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN VIA GRANTS, SO I DO ANTICIPATE THAT COST COMING DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AS THE TECHNOLOGY AND THINGS IMPROVE.

BUT WE HAVE NOT SPENT HOW MANY DO WE HAVE IN THE CITY? I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NUMBER 20.

AND MY APOLOGIES, I DIDN'T GET TO FINISH THAT SENTENCE.

150,000 FOR DCFC 7 TO 12,000 FOR LEVEL TWO CHARGERS.

AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IF THE LEVEL TWO CHARGERS, WE PROBABLY HAVEN'T PAID FOR ANY OF THOSE OR A VERY SMALL NUMBER IF IF ANY.

SO I DON'T WANT US TO THINK, OH, WE'VE SPENT ALL OF THIS MONEY AND WE'VE NOT RECOUPED ANY OF IT.

THAT'S JUST CATEGORICALLY UNTRUE.

SO I JUST WANT TO LEVEL SET WITH THAT.

I ON YOUR USE STUDY, I WOULD LIKE TO TIE THAT SOMEHOW TO BUSINESS OPERATING HOURS.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR CHARGERS HERE AT CITY HALL.

RIGHT. SO THEY WERE PROBABLY THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE USED LIKELY AT TWO IN THE MORNING.

BUT THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT NOBODY'S HERE AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING.

AND WE'RE NOT REALLY THAT CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MUCH HOUSING.

MAYBE ON OCCASION YOU GET SOME OVERNIGHT OR WHATEVER.

BUT I THINK TO TIE THE USE TO MAYBE NON OVERNIGHT HOURS AND I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT NUMBER. SO I'M NOT VERY HELPFUL.

BUT I THINK THAT WHEN WE SEE A CAR THAT'S THERE AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING AND IT DOESN'T GET MOVED WHEN IT'S FINISHED CHARGING AT 445, THAT'S NOT REALLY THE SAME AS NOON AND 1245.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO QUANTIFY THAT, BUT I THINK THAT'S SOME IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND THAT IN TERMS OF OUR USAGE, BECAUSE I THINK THE USAGE IS REALLY HIGH.

SO I AM TWO WEEKS INTO BEING A PLUG IN HYBRID USER.

SO I'M, I'M, I'M REALLY THE I'M YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE BECAUSE I KNOW JUST THIS MUCH ABOUT ENOUGH TO BE DANGEROUS.

BUT REALLY, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING BEYOND THAT.

BUT MY I, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF CHARGING FOR SOME OF IT, PARTICULARLY THE HIGH SPEED CHARGING BECAUSE PEOPLE IN IN MY VAST EXPERIENCE OF TWO WEEKS, IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE GO TO THOSE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHARGING.

NOW, FOR ME, WITH A PLUG IN HYBRID, I MOSTLY GO SOMEWHERE AND PLUG IN JUST TO GET TO MY NEXT DESTINATION.

RIGHT. SO I THINK THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO KINDS OF USES.

AND I SO IF I WERE GOING TO DIP MY TOE INTO THE CHARGING FOR THE ELECTRIC SPACE, I WOULD PROBABLY DO IT WITH THE HIGH SPEED CHARGERS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GETTING A TANK OF GAS VERSUS GETTING 14 MILES RIGHT TO AND BETWEEN STOPS.

I THINK THAT YOU HAVE SEEN A GREAT INTEREST ACROSS THE BOARD FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AGAINST AMY AND SAY, I THINK THIS WOULD BE WORTHY OF MAYBE A COUNCIL ITEM ON A LIGHTER AGENDA, OR MAYBE A WORK SESSION OR THINGS LIKE THAT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT AS YOU CAN SEE, EVERYONE HAS THOUGHTS AND, AND PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS AND, YOU KNOW, IF IF IT GOES TO COMMITTEE, WE MAY NOT HEAR ANYTHING BACK FROM THAT FOR A PERIOD OF 6 OR 8 MONTHS.

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M INTERESTED IN THAT.

AND MAYBE OTHERS WOULD FEEL THE SAME.

I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT DEFINITIVELY.

I DO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT.

AND AGAIN, IN MY TWO WEEKS VAST EXPERIENCE, I THINK THAT APPEARANCES ARE IMPORTANT AND AND HOW THEY ARE SIGNIFIED,

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I THINK THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE THAT WE DON'T GO TO TESLA CHARGING, THAT WE STAY WITH KIND OF THE INDUSTRY STANDARD AND LET THE TESLA PEOPLE FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THAT ADAPTATION RATHER THAN ADAPT TO THEM.

SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE STUDY, AND I APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS TO LOOK INTO IT.

LIKE ALL THINGS, YOU KNOW, YOU GET IN, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THAT BIG OF A PROJECT UNTIL YOU GET THERE AND YOU'RE LIKE, HOLY COW, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT MORE TO THIS THAN THAN MAYBE WHAT WE FIRST ANTICIPATED.

SO YOU'VE HEARD THE THINGS OF WHAT I WOULD LIKE ADDRESSED.

THAT'S NOT IN THIS.

AND THEN I WOULD I WOULD JUST ASK MY ONE VOTE.

EHMCKE IS ONLY GOING TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE BALANCE OF YOU TO FIGURE IT OUT.

BUT I WOULD LIKE ALL OF COUNCIL TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE I THINK IT'S THAT IMPORTANT AND IT'S THAT TIMELY.

I'M FINE WITH WORK SESSION.

I THINK THAT'S GOOD. AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WE WHAT WE'VE SPENT THE MORPC WE WERE GOING TO GET HOW MANY CHARGERS OUT OF THAT? THIS LATEST ROUND WAS LIKE 18 OR I THINK IT'S LIKE 15, 17, 12 TO THE CITY AND THEN SIX TO OHIO HEALTH FOR 18 TOTAL.

18 TOTAL. OKAY.

SO I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT MAYBE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR REAL INVESTMENT IS LIKE.

YOU KNOW, WE HEAR THESE BIG NUMBERS, BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY OUR INVESTMENT.

WE UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR INVESTMENT IS AND THEN OUR ONGOING COSTS TO OTHERS POINTS AS WELL.

SO YOU'RE WANTING TO KNOW OUR INVESTMENT TO DATE ON THE EXISTING CHARGING STATIONS.

WELL I THINK I KNOW WHAT OUR INVESTMENT IS TO DATE, BUT I DON'T WANT US I DON'T WANT IT TO GET OUT THERE LIKE, OH, WELL, THEY'RE PUTTING IN THESE CHARGERS AND THEY'RE $150,000 A PIECE. WELL THAT JUST ISN'T TRUE.

WE DIDN'T SPEND $150,000 $50,000 ON ALL THESE.

SO I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE STORY.

I DON'T KNOW THAT I NEED A FULL REPORT ON EVERY NICKEL WE'VE SPENT, BUT I WANT TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE STORY OF HOW WE'RE FUNDING THIS.

MAYBE THAT'S A BETTER WAY TO PUT IT THAN A NUMBER.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH. TO DATE, I MEAN, WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF SEEKING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE EARLY OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE PROVIDED BY AEP.

AND THOSE ARE THE FUNDS THAT DID FUND THE FAST CHARGERS IN THE DERBY LOT.

AND THEN ONE OF THE REASONS I BELIEVE WAS MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE EMBARKED ON THIS STUDY TO BEGIN WITH WAS IT DOES PUT US IN A GREAT POSITION TO SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN THE FUTURE AS THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARISE.

SO ONE QUESTION, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.

SO WE WERE RECOMMENDING OR SEEKING COUNCIL'S REFERRAL FOR THE FEE TOPIC OR THE FINANCIAL DISCUSSION.

ARE YOU WANTING THE ENTIRE DRAFT PLAN AS IT STANDS TODAY TO BE THE SUBJECT OF A WORK SESSION? OR ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH US ADDRESSING THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HEARD TODAY, BRINGING IT BACK FOR ADOPTION? BECAUSE SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE PLAN DO REQUIRE FURTHER VETTING AND FURTHER DISCUSSION.

AND THOSE WERE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE GOOD COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS OR COUNCIL AS A WHOLE.

IT'S UP TO COUNCIL, OBVIOUSLY.

I THINK I'M GETTING NODS ON ON A WORK SESSION TOPIC FOR THAT FOR THE ENTIRE PLAN PRIOR TO ADOPTION.

YEAH. OKAY. JUST GIVE US SOME.

AND THEN THE LAST THING I HAD.

SO BECAUSE I'M A TWO WEEK EXPERT, I CALLED AN ELECTRICIAN TO HAVE A PORT IN AND PUT INTO MY GARAGE, AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT $5,000 TO RUN 62FT OF EIGHT, TWO WIRE AND THE, YOU KNOW, $32 OUTLET AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SO I THINK WE WOULD BE DOING OUR RESIDENTS A GREAT FAVOR BY REQUIRING IN OUR BUILDING CODE THAT THERE BE 220 RUN TO A GARAGE LOCATION IN THE HOUSE, BECAUSE AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION, YOU MAY BE LOOKING AT A 2 OR $300 INVESTMENT, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE ON A TIGHT BUDGET OR SOMETHING.

AND NOW I HAVE THIS ELECTRIC CAR AND IT'S LIKE, OH MY GOSH, NOW YOU WANT $5,000 MORE? OH, YOU WANT IT TO WORK? OH, THAT'S GOING TO COST ANOTHER $5,000.

SO I JUST THINK THAT IT WOULD BE WE WOULD BE GOOD STEWARDS OF REQUIRING THAT SMALL INVESTMENT UP FRONT TO NEW BUILDS IN, IN THE ANYTHING WITH A GARAGE, NOT JUST A FREESTANDING HOME, BUT ANY CONDOS THAT HAVE OR APARTMENTS OR WHATEVER THAT HAVE ANY GARAGE ASSOCIATED WITH WITH THAT AS WELL.

SO. YES, SIR.

I HAVE AN ELECTRIC CAR AND I ACTUALLY PLUG IT INTO THE REGULAR HOUSE OUTLET OVERNIGHT, AND IT'S GOOD, BUT SO YOU'VE DONE A NICE JOB IN THE PRESENTATION OF HIGHLIGHTING WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH RESPECT TO FLEET.

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SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE DOWN THAT ROAD.

AND YOU KNOW, THE INVESTMENT IN CHARGERS, WHETHER IT'S $8000 OR $150,000, THE VICE MAYOR HIGHLIGHTED THIS IDEA THAT ELECTRIC CARS MAY NOT BE THE END GAME.

OUR FRIENDS UP THE STREET AT HONDA ARE LOOKING AT HYDROGEN CARS.

AND SO INSTEAD OF INVESTING, BY MY MATH, $83 MILLION, WHETHER IT'S US OR SOMEONE ELSE IF WE DID THE DCS THESE ASSETS, LIKE TRUCKS AND MOWERS AND THAT LITTLE MOWER OUT THERE, THAT'S THE ROBOT.

THOSE HAVE A 5 TO 7 YEAR LIFESPAN, SO WE'RE REPLACING THOSE ANYWAY SO WE CAN GO DOWN THE ROAD WITH THOSE, CONVERT THOSE TO ELECTRIC.

AND IN FIVE YEARS, IF HYDROGEN IS THE NEXT THING, WE REPLACE IT WITH HYDROGEN.

SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH RESPECT TO FLEET.

BUT BUT THINK BIGGER.

IT'S NOT JUST CARS AND TRUCKS.

IT'S MOWERS AND OTHER THINGS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. OKAY JIM, DID YOU GET PROBABLY MORE THAN YOU ASKED FOR, BUT DID YOU AT LEAST GET THE QUESTION ANSWERED THAT YOU WANTED TO POSE? IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THAT.

OKAY. THAT WILL BRING US TO THE STAFF COMMENTS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.

[STAFF COMMENTS]

I HAVE SEVERAL AWARDS TO SHARE.

WE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITY FOR THE PERIOD OF 2024 TO 2029 BY THE ROAD RUNNERS CLUB OF AMERICA, WERE ONE OF FIVE CITIES TO BE NEWLY AWARDED AND ONLY THE THIRD CITY IN OHIO.

THE OTHER CITIES IN OHIO ARE DAYTON AND TOLEDO.

TO BE AWARDED THE DESIGNATION, COMMUNITIES MUST MEET A SET OF STRINGENT CRITERIA INCLUDING COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SUCH AS YOUTH PROGRAMS, RUNNING CLUBS, MARKED PATHWAYS AND MORE.

NOMINATIONS TAKE PLACE TWICE A YEAR, WITH THE HOME RUNNING CLUB TAKING THE LEAD IN COMPLETING THE SUBMISSION, SO WE DID WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLUMBUS RUNNING CLUB TO FINALIZE AND SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION AND AS A RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITY, WE'LL BE LISTED ON THAT ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.

WE'LL ALSO BE FEATURED IN A NATIONAL PRESS RELEASE AS WELL AS IN THAT ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL REPORT.

SO THANKS TO THE TEAM FOR ALL THE COLLABORATION AND EFFORTS WORKING ON THAT APPLICATION AND GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THAT'S EXCITING.

AND THEN STAFF FROM COMMUNITY EVENTS ATTENDED THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL EVENTS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN PITTSBURGH LAST WEEK, AND THEY PICKED UP SOME MORE AWARDS FOR THE DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL.

THE FESTIVAL RECEIVED TWO GOLD AWARDS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA, THREE SILVER AWARDS, INCLUDING ONE FOR BEST MERCHANDIZING PROGRAM AND FOR THE FESTIVAL'S EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN, AND TWO BRONZE AWARDS FOR THE WEBSITE AND THE TV PROMOTION.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY EVENTS TEAM.

IT IS A GREAT INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION.

AND THEN THE CITY WAS HONORED WITH TWO AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AWARDS.

AT THE RECENT PUBLIC WORKS EXPO, THE CITY RECEIVED THE TECHNICAL INNOVATION AWARD FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND USAGE OF A NEW ROAD WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM USING VUE ROBOTICS WEATHER CAMERA STATIONS, AND OUR OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR GARY BROWNING RECEIVED THE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD, RECOGNIZING HIS WORK IN DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL LEVELS OF PUBLIC WORKS.

SO CONGRATS TO OUR PUBLIC PUBLIC WORKS TEAM.

AND THEN FINALLY IT IS ALMOST HALLOWEEN.

SO DUBLIN'S HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT WEEK ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH AND FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH IN KAUFMAN PARK, AND WE HOPE TO SEE ALL OF COUNCIL AT THAT EVENT TO GREET ALL OF THE MANY GHOULS AND GHOSTS.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. COUNCIL REPORTS WILL BEGIN WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT.

[Community Development Committee Report]

IT WAS VERY INTERESTING DISCUSSION BECAUSE WE GOT TO SORT OF REHASH THE QUALITY THAT THIS CITY DEMANDS ON ITS ESTHETICS, AND WE EVEN GOT SITE SPECIFIC. AND SO I JUST IT JUST WAS GOOD BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS ROLLING AROUND ABOUT, YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER HERE.

WHY IS THIS PERSON NOT, YOU KNOW, MEETING OUR STANDARDS? AND SO IT WAS IT WAS WELL DONE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A SORT OF A REHASHING AND AGAIN, OUR ESTABLISHMENT OF HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS, THE

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I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH INTERESTING BACKGROUNDS LIKE STOCK BROKERAGE AND STUFF SAID, WELL, I MOVED TO DUBLIN BECAUSE THERE'S JUST SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT IT. IT'S ALL THE PLANTS, THE TREES, THE PLANTING.

AND YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO OUR COMMUNITY TO KEEP THOSE STANDARDS UP.

SO IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING MEETING.

JANE OR ANDY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? THAT'S NOT. I THOUGHT IT WAS FASCINATING TO HEAR FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT OF TREES.

AND THE LANDSCAPES ARE GETTING OLDER, AND IT'S VERY HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE GO ABOUT DOING THAT.

BUT I AGREE, I THINK I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TEACH AS WE GO ALONG AND AS COUNCILS GO FORWARD.

IS THAT THE ESTHETICS OF THE CITY, THE LANDSCAPE PLANS, ESPECIALLY WITH PLANNING AND ZONING AND WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ARE JUST THEY'RE JUST A PRIMARY, FOUNDATIONAL, FOUNDATIONAL ASPECT OF THE COMMUNITY.

YEAH. AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE ADMIN COMMITTEE REPORT.

[Administrative Committee Report]

THEN SINCE JUST A SUGGESTION SINCE I'VE SINCE WE PASSED IT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL THEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE RIVETING.

ARE YOU READY? THE RIVETING ADMIN COMMITTEE REPORT.

SO HERE WE GO. THE ADMIN COMMITTEE MET ON OCTOBER THE 2ND WITH THREE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA, AND THE FIRST STAFF PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIAL REQUIRED TRAINING.

IF YOU RECALL, COUNCIL SETS A SCHEDULE FOR THAT TRAINING EVERY OTHER YEAR.

AND WE'RE GOING INTO 2025.

AND SO THAT MEANS WE NEED TO, AS A GROUP, DETERMINE WHAT THAT IS.

SO THE COMMITTEE'S PROVIDED SOME SUGGESTIONS BACK.

WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ON IT.

AND NOW WE'RE HAVING THESE ANNUAL TRAININGS THE COMMITTEE WAS SUPPORTIVE OF, INCLUDING ETHICS AND DEI TRAINING IN THAT ANNUAL TRAINING PROGRAM THAT STAFF CONDUCTS WITH THE APPOINTEES EACH YEAR AND ALIGNING THOSE TRAININGS WITH THE APPOINTMENT TERMS. BECAUSE WHAT WE WERE FINDING IS THAT THE TRAINING MAY BE THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT THE NEW FOLKS COME ON IN THE BEGINNING OF YEAR.

SO JUST SORT OF A LEARNING PROCESS, HAVING DONE IT ONCE, YOU'LL SEE THAT COME BACK AS A RECOMMENDATION.

BUT WE TALKED THROUGH WHAT I WOULD CALL JUST SOME OF THE REALITIES OF DOING THAT.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO BRING THAT BACK.

AND THEY'LL SHARE THAT THAT WORK WITH COUNCIL WHEN IT'S COMPLETED.

SECOND THING, THEN THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL RETREAT, INCLUDING ITEM OF INTEREST THAT WERE RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS REACHED CONSENSUS ON IT.

AGENDA TOPIC, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF A FRIENDSHIP SISTER CITY COMMITTEE.

AGENDA ITEM WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED.

SO YOU'LL HAVE A COPY OF THAT AT YOUR CHAIR.

A COPY OF THAT DRAFT.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK, IF YOU WILL, ON THAT.

THAT RETREATS EARLY NOVEMBER.

AS YOU KNOW. AND THEN FINALLY, AS YOU RECALL, WE HAVE OUR OCTOBER 16TH JOINT CITY COUNCIL PLANNING AND ZONING, ARB AND BZA MEETING.

AND THE THE GROUP DISCUSSED THAT AGENDA AND A AND ARRIVED AT A CONSENSUS.

THAT DRAFT AGENDA IS ALSO AT YOUR AT YOUR SEAT THIS EVENING IF YOU HAD ANY FEEDBACK.

SO WITH THAT THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THIS BRINGS US TO THE ROUNDTABLE TABLE PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.

[COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE]

OKAY. IS YOUR BIG CHANCE.

WELL, HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.

SO BEFORE WE FORGET THAT.

SO I HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUT I'LL START WITH THAT.

SO THE TREE REPLACEMENT.

I KNOW, JUST BECAUSE I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE AND THE HONOR OF HAVING ALL THE STREET TREES IN OUR CUL DE SAC REPLACED HERE IN THE LAST WEEK.

ACTUALLY, THEY PLANTED THE NEW TREES FOR, I HAVE TO SAY, THE THIRD TIME THAT THAT'S OCCURRED.

AND I KNOW IN CONVERSATIONS THIS IS NOBODY'S FAULT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.

IT'S JUST THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO HAVE MORE DISEASE AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES WHERE SOME OF THE PLANTS, AS MY EXPERTS ON THIS TEAM KNOW, THAT DID WELL AND ARE NOT DOING WELL AND ETC.

AND SO FORTH. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE COMMITTEE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT A WHAT IS THE 5 OR 10 YEAR REPLACEMENT FOR WHAT WE KNOW IS COMING IS GOING TO IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO US, RIGHT? WE WERE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF THE EARLY BIRDS ON SOME OF THIS BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION, BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE FOR WHAT I HAVE BEEN INFORMED FROM OUR, OUR STAFF DURING THESE DISCUSSIONS IS THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE SOME OF THESE ISSUES.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THE COMMITTEE SPOKE ABOUT, BUT I WOULD BE VERY.

FULL IN FAVOR OF LOOKING AT OUR.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO OUR OUR PLANTED INVENTORY OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS AND THEN THE NEXT 20 DUE TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE SEEING HAPPENING IN THE ENVIRONMENT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS PART OF IT, BUT IF IT COULD BE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A VERY USEFUL THING.

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I MEAN, I CAN REMEMBER BEING, YOU KNOW, 50 YEARS AGO WHEN I SAW SUGAR MAPLES COULDN'T TAKE THE STRESS ANYMORE BETWEEN A SIDEWALK AND A STREET BECAUSE IT WAS HEATING THEM UP.

NOW, BEFORE THAT TIME, SUGAR MAPLES WERE A GREAT TREE, AND THEY ARE, AS LONG AS THEY'RE SURROUNDED BY A LOT OF GRASS AND AWAY FROM ANY KIND OF HARD SURFACES.

SO I THINK THE STAFF IS ON TOP OF THIS KIND OF THING.

THEY'RE WATCHING FOR IT AS OUR TREES WINK OUT, MIGHT SAY HERE AND THERE.

SO I THINK WE'VE GOT A REALLY SHARP BUNCH OF PEOPLE THERE WEARING SOME GREEN.

RESILIENCY MIGHT BE A GOOD TOPIC FOR FOR THAT COMMITTEE.

YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT RESILIENCY IN MANY OTHER ASPECTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK MAYBE OUR PLANTED ENVIRONMENT, RESILIENCY MIGHT BE A GOOD TOPIC TO LOOK INTO AND TAKE A I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WISE.

YEAH, I'D APPRECIATE IT.

AND I WILL JUST SAY THE STAFF DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB WORKING WITH US.

REVIEW OF OF OPTIONS.

YOU KNOW, WHAT'S NATIVE, WHAT'S GOING TO WORK REPLACING IT.

SO THEY DID A GREAT THING. BUT NOBODY WANTS TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN, RIGHT? BUT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, RIGHT? WE ARE WE ARE IN THIS.

WE ARE. THIS IS THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT, CHRIS.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THE COMMITTEE IF I'M GETTING NODS HERE THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COMMITTEE LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GETTING NODS THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'D LIKE THE COMMITTEE TO ADD TO THEIR BUCKET OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT.

YOU KNOW, WHAT'S EXCITING IS THERE'S SOME REALLY BEAUTIFUL TREES THAT FLOWER DOWN IN KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA, AND IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THEM UP HERE, ACTUALLY, AS THIS THING STARTS TURNING.

SO THEY'RE COMING JUST JUST A COUPLE OTHER THINGS THEN.

SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO PAT LOZINSKI, WHO IS THE LONG TERM DIRECTOR OF THE COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY IN OUR BRANCH.

HE RETIRED AFTER 22 YEARS.

I REMEMBER I MET HIM LIKE THE DAY HE CAME TO COLUMBUS AND HAS DONE A LOT OF VERY GOOD THINGS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE AND THANK HIM DURING HIS TENURE.

EVERY SINGLE BRANCH LIBRARY WAS EITHER UPDATED OR FULLY REPLACED, AND THAT'S AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AND TO WELCOME LAUREN HOGAN, WHO'S THERE, THE NEW CEO.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A NEW BRANCH MANAGER WHO AMY AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH.

THEY HAD A GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DISCUSSION HERE, TRISH, AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY HER NAME RIGHT.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT.

RIGHT. BUT WELCOME HER.

AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THEY CAME AND SORT OF GAVE US AN UPDATE ON NEW DIRECTIONS AND WHAT'S NEXT, SO THAT'D BE WONDERFUL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO TOLLS ON THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY AS WELL, AND APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT THAT ANDY AND JANE AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY.

IT WAS IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED, AND I CAN TELL YOU PEOPLE WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE FUTURE.

SO THE ONLY FINAL THING IS, MATT, YOU BETTER YOU BETTER ADD TO THE OPERATING BUDGET.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER CABINET FOR OUR ALL OF OUR AWARDS AND MEDALS.

SO BE SURE TO ADD THAT.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY FOR THE OUTSTANDING WORK AND THE ACCOLADES.

SO THANK YOU. ME? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THIS EVENING, JANE.

I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE STAFF FOR THE DUBLIN STRATEGIC PLAN.

OPEN HOUSE WE HAD LAST THURSDAY.

EVERYBODY DID SUCH A GREAT JOB.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR YOU PRESENT IT TO THE CITY AND YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOB.

AND SO I THINK IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU JOHN.

YEAH. AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE STAFF FOR ALL THE AWARDS.

AND SCOTT DOERING'S TEAM ALSO WON A HUGE AMOUNT OF AWARDS AND REMIND YOU THAT THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL IS COMING UP, AND YOU CAN ALL BUY TICKETS.

THEY'RE HAVING A VERY NICE PARTY AND GET TOGETHER.

SO WE WANT TO SUPPORT THE ARTS, SO I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LOVELY EVENING.

THANK YOU. CHRISTINA.

JUST. YEAH. I MEAN, CONGRATULATIONS TO STAFF.

THEY ALWAYS AMAZE ME WITH HOW MANY AWARDS.

I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE THAT MANY AWARDS TO WIN.

AND JUST A NOTE, ON BEHALF OF ANY PARENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL DISTRICT REDISTRICTING, I KNOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A DIFFERENT PUBLIC ENTITY THAN CITY COUNCIL. HOWEVER, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN IT.

THERE IS A REDISTRICTING PUBLIC MEETING ON OCTOBER 21ST.

IT'S ON THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS WEBSITE, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE PUBLIC INPUT AND PARENTAL INPUT INTO THE UPCOMING REDISTRICTING IN 2025.

SO JUST A REMINDER ABOUT THAT.

OTHERWISE I'M GOOD. GREAT.

I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS.

I WAS IN DC A WEEK BEFORE LAST FOR MY MEETING AT THE FCC AND NOW THAT WE HAVE MADE THAT PRESENTATION, THERE WAS THE WORKING GROUP LEADER FOR THE MULTI-TENANT ENVIRONMENT MULTI-DWELLING UNIT WORKING GROUP, AND WE PRESENTED OUR

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AND SO WE'RE WAITING ON COMMENTS BACK FEEDBACK AND WHERE THAT WORK MIGHT GO.

SO I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN KNOWING ANY OF THE DETAILS ON THAT.

I'M CERTAINLY HAPPY TO SHARE.

I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE FROM TOWN SQUARE WHO CAME TO DO INTERVIEWS.

I FOUND THAT THEIR QUESTIONS TO BE VERY GOOD.

AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL INFORM A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE DO MOVING FORWARD.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON A SOLD OUT TASTE OF DUBLIN ON OCTOBER 1ST.

I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY ON THE THIRD TO ATTEND THE IMPACT LAB GROUNDBREAKING OUT AT THE TRC, THE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH CENTER.

THEY CERTAINLY ARE MAKING BIG INVESTMENTS OUT THERE, SOMETHING THAT THE BETA DISTRICT IS VERY INTERESTED IN.

AND IT WAS IT WAS A REALLY JOYOUS OCCASION.

MEGAN, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY ON FRIDAY TO ATTEND THE MEETING.

ONE COLUMBUS WAS THE HOST AT THE JUNTO HOTEL DOWN ACROSS FROM COSI.

KENNY MCDONALD BROUGHT IN SOME FOLKS FROM A ROBERT SCHOTTENSTEIN FROM MI HOMES LEADERSHIP FROM KEYBANK AND OHIOHEALTH TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WORKFORCE HOUSING AND OVERALL HOUSING EXPANSION IN THE REGION.

SO IT WAS A GOOD CONVERSATION.

I DID GIVE SOME FEEDBACK AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT MEETING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF EXPANDING OUR HOUSING OPTIONS, BUT WE HEAR VERY LITTLE IN TERMS OF SOLUTIONS.

AND I, I DID PASS ALONG THAT.

I FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE PROBLEM IS, WHEN WELL DOCUMENTED, THE SOLUTIONS HAVE YET TO BE REALLY ADDRESSED AND SPOKEN OF IN IN A LEADERSHIP FORMAT.

SO WE'LL, WE'LL SEE IF MAYBE WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE IMPORTANT.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO STAFF AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE AWARDS.

I KNOW I CONGRATULATED JEANNIE, SHE WASN'T HERE LAST WEEK.

SHE WAS WRITING HER ACCEPTANCE SPEECH, I'M SURE.

BUT FOR ALL OF THE AWARDS, WE WE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE THAT YOU GO AND REPRESENT US WITH EXCELLENCE AND THAT THAT WE AREN'T THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE COGNIZANT AND, AND SEE THOSE THINGS, BUT THOSE YOUR PEERS AND OUR CONSTITUENTS SEE THAT AS WELL.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THAT HARD WORK.

AND WITH THAT, IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.