Oct 21, 2024 City Council

NOW RECONVENE THE OCTOBER 21ST REGULAR DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

AND AS A REMINDER, WE WILL RECONVENE THIS MEETING IN THIS LOCATION AT 7:00 PM OKAY.

WE WILL

[RECONVENE (7 P.M.)]

ANDY, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE SPRAWL.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING, AND OUR FIRST ONE WILL BE, I SEE JULIE RINALDI HERE WITH THE DUBLIN FOOD PANTRY UPDATE, SO PLEASE COME FORWARD.

WE HAVE A COUPLE

[Dublin Food Pantry Update]

'CAUSE IT'S GREAT TO LISTEN TO QUESTIONS AND IT'S TEACHING ME AS WELL.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SHARE.

TRUST THIS THING.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, HI EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

I HAD PROMISED I'D COME BACK WITH MORE INFORMATION AND MORE DATA, SO MY TWO MONTH ANNIVERSARY WAS LAST WEEK, SO I'VE BEEN LEARNING A TON.

UM, I LOVE WHAT I'M DOING AND, UM, IT'S BEEN REALLY A PLEASURE SO FAR.

SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU, I'M GONNA SHARE SOME DATA, BUT I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH CREATING OR DEVELOPING ANY OF THIS DATA.

UM, BUT IT'S, UM, PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

SO, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANNA THANK, UM, CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF, UM, THE, UH, FOOD PANTRY.

WHILE WE WERE GOING THROUGH OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, WE RECEIVED A NICE, UM, SUM OF ARPA FUNDS ONE TIME ARPA FUNDS THROUGH OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.

AND THAT WAS HUGE.

SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, WE ALSO ARE THE RECIPIENT OF, UM, THE, UH, DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL FOOD DRIVE.

AND SO THIS PAST YEAR, UM, IT WAS A LITTLE LIGHTER THAN OTHERS BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, BUT WE STILL, WE STILL RECEIVED 18,000 POUNDS OF FOOD DONATIONS AND $13,000 OF CASH DONATIONS, WHICH IS, WHICH IS HUGE.

SO, UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND THEN, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE'S A FOOD DONATION BOX AT THE REC CENTER AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND JUST RECENTLY, UM, I MEAN, RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS, WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF FOLKS CALLING US AND ASKING IF THEY CAN DO FOOD DRIVES AND THAT KIND OF THING TO HELP US.

AND WE GOT, UM, ONE OF YOUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS REACHED OUT TO US AND ASKED US HOW THEY COULD HELP WITH A FOOD DRIVE AS WELL.

SO IT'S REALLY BEEN KIND OF COOL TO SEE ALL OF THAT.

SO THANK YOU.

AND THEN, UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, UM, THE FOOD PANTRY'S BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 48 YEARS.

WE WERE STARTED IN 1976, AND WAY BEFORE WE, WHEN WE WERE STILL A VILLAGE, UM, WE DID A ZIP CODE, UH, KIND OF DEEP DIVE, AND I'LL GO OVER THAT AS WELL.

BUT WE DO SERVE THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALL THE ZIP CODES IN THE, IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE DISTRICT.

UM, OUR NUMBER ONE ZIP CODE IS 4 3 0 1 7 IN TERMS OF THE VOLUME OF FOLKS THAT WE'RE SERVING, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING.

AND THEN AGAIN, WE WERE STARTED IN 1976 IN THE, UM, IN THE DUBLIN COMMUNITY CHURCH.

AND WE OUTGREW THAT SPACE.

AND AS YOU KNOW, WE, UM, WE, UH, STARTED OPERATING OUT OF THE 6 6 0 8 DUBLIN CENTER DRIVE, UM, BUILDING IN OCTOBER OF 2023, WHICH HAS BEEN A COMPLETE GAME CHANGER, COMPLETE GAME CHANGER.

AND, AND WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT ALL OF YOU.

AND SO MANY OF THE FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO SUPPORTED THAT EFFORT, OUR, UM, THE VOLUME OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT WERE SERVING HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY.

AND, UM, IT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, MIND BLOWING.

BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT IN 1976, THE FOLKS FROM THE CHURCH RECOGNIZED AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECOGNIZED THAT, THAT THERE WAS A NEED, UM, THAT THERE WAS A COMMUNITY NEED TO CREATE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, LIKE A FOOD PANTRY.

AND NOW, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY USING THE FOOD PANTRY.

AND AGAIN, OUR POPULATION HAS GROWN.

AND SO THE NEEDS HAVE GROWN WITH, WITH, WITH THAT AS WELL.

AND THEN THESE ARE JUST SOME IN, SOME DATA FOR, FROM 2023.

SO WHEN WE OPENED UP THE, IN THE NEW SPACE, WHICH IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE NEW SPACE AND HAVEN'T TOURED IT, GIVE ME A CALL.

I WOULD LOVE TO WALK YOU THROUGH.

I'M GETTING REALLY GOOD AT GIVING TOURS OF THE PANTRY, UM, AND I'M ENJOYING THAT

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IT'S A GOOD LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR ME AS WELL.

BUT I MEAN, WE HAVE INCREASED OUR HOURS OF, UH, OPERATION BY 46%.

YOU CAN SEE THE, THE INCREASE IN FOOD DONATIONS, UM, VOLUNTEER HOURS.

I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE OTHER PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, BUT I MEAN, EVERYTHING HAS GROWN EXPON EXPONENTIALLY OVER THE, OVER THE PAST YEAR.

AND THEN I'M GONNA SHARE SOME DATA JUST FROM 2000 AND UH, 24 AS WELL, JUST SO THAT YOU'RE AWARE.

NOT EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF THIS.

'CAUSE FOLKS THINK THAT MAYBE PEOPLE OVERUSE FOOD PANTRIES, THEY DON'T.

SO THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT A FAMILY USES THE DUBLIN FOOD PANTRY PER YEAR IS FIVE TIMES.

AND SO FOLKS ARE COMING TO US WHEN THEY NEED IT, NOT OVERUSING THE FOOD PANTRY.

THEY COULD COME 24 TIMES A YEAR.

AND SO WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING TO US BECAUSE THEY ARE IN NEED.

AND A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE ARE VERY EMBARRASSED BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER USED A FOOD PANTRY BEFORE, BUT DEFINITELY THEY'RE USING IT VERY APPROPRIATELY AND SPARINGLY AND, UM, USING IT WHEN THEY NEED IT.

SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT AS WELL.

AND THEN OUR DATA IN THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ALIGNS VERY CLOSELY WITH THE NATIONAL, UM, DATA IN TERMS OF ONE IN FIVE CHILDREN FACING FOOD IN INSECURITY IN THE COUNTRY.

SO 20% OF STUDENTS IN THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTUALLY ARE FREE AND REDUCED PRICE LUNCH PROGRAM.

AND SO WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MARRYING, YOU KNOW, OUR SERVICES WITH WHAT THEY'RE PROVIDING IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND, UM, I JUST GOT A CALL FROM THE PRINCIPAL OF HOPEWELL ELEMENTARY, AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS COOL.

SHE WANTS TO COME WITH ABOUT 15 OR 20 STUDENTS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TOUR THE PANTRY.

AND I GUESS I WOULD GIVE THEM THE TOUR AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A GROUP OF STUDENTS, THEY'RE GONNA FILM THEM DOING THE TOUR THEMSELVES AND THEN SHOW THAT TO THE REST OF THE STUDENT BODY TO TEACH THE KIDS AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS HOW TO USE THE PANTRY.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY COOL, AND MY GRANDSON GOES TO THAT SCHOOL, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS EVEN COOLER BECAUSE OF THAT.

UM, AND SO A LOT OF WHAT I'M DOING, AND ONE OF THE REASONS I REALLY GOT EXCITED ABOUT THIS JOB IS I LOVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME.

AND SO, UM, WE ARE GOING TO BE BRINGING IN MORE SERVICES INTO THE PANTRY IN THE NEXT YEAR AND HOPEFULLY THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS, IS INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

'CAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE FOLKS COMING TO US, UM, SEEK, ARE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT, UM, SO THAT THEY AREN'T, ARE LESS DEPENDENT ON, UM, GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE OR THE, THE PANTRY.

WE ALSO HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HILLIARD FOOD PANTRY.

UM, THEY ARE ACTUALLY HAVE S THEY ACTUALLY BLESS YOU.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE, UM, STAFF AT THE DUBLIN FOOD PANTRY HELPING SIGN, UM, OUR RESIDENTS UP FOR, UM, FOR BENEFITS.

SO THAT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO HOPING TO HAVE, UM, SENTARA, IF YOU REMEMBER, I I AM A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, UM, HAVE THEM COME IN WITH SOME CASE MANAGEMENT.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT MAYBE BRINGING IN SOME PHYSICAL HEALTHCARE AS WELL.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF REALLY, UM, NOT CREATE NECESSARILY A ONE-STOP SHOP, BUT, BUT SUPPORT THE FOLKS THAT ARE COMING TO US SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, GET REFERRED ELSEWHERE.

SO I'D LOVE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT WHEN THAT COMES TO FRUITION.

SO THESE ARE SOME NUMBERS FROM 2023, AND I THINK THEY'RE JUST REALLY STUNNING IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN SERVED.

SO UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, 10, ALMOST 11,000 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS LAST YEAR, THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN, UM, WAS OVER 4,000 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 17 WERE SERVED LAST YEAR.

AND AGAIN, THAT WAS WHEN WE MOVED INTO THE NEW PANTRY.

AND SO WE ARE REALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, SERVING A, A, A LOT LARGER VOLUME NUMBER OF FOLKS.

THE OTHER NUMBER THAT I THINK IS STUNNING IS THE NUMBER OF SENIORS THAT WE'RE SERVING.

AND, UM, ACCORDING TO THIS DATA, 47 OF THOSE SENIORS WERE FIRST TIME SHOPPERS.

SO I'M SURE THERE'S A LOT OF STORIES TO BE TOLD THERE.

UM, IN TERMS OF THE NEED, WE DID A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE 4 3 0 1 6 AND 4 3 0 1 7, UM, NUMBERS.

I REALLY WANTED TO GET A SENSE OF LIKE WHERE, WHAT THE VOLUME OF FOLKS COMING FROM THOSE ZIP CODES WERE WAS.

AND SO, UM, WE DID A DEEPER DIVE AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AS WELL.

SO OUR, I TOLD YOU OUR HIGHEST NUMBER, HIGHEST VOLUME OF CUSTOMERS IS FROM THE 3 4 3 0 1 7, AND THEN 4 3 8 0 1 6 IS SECOND, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS, WAS KIND OF INTERESTING.

BUT WE'RE SEEING A, A HUGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT ARE USING THE PANTRY, UM, JUST IN THIS PAST YEAR.

AND THEN THIS IS DATA FROM, I'M SHARING A LOT OF DATA, BUT IT'S VERY, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE IN, IN, IN, UH, ILLUSTRATIVE OF KIND OF WHAT, UM, WHAT THE NEEDS ARE.

UM, THE GROWING NEED FOR 2024.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'VE SEEN A LOT MORE NEW FAMILIES SERVE.

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SO THOSE ARE FOLKS THAT HAVE NEVER COME TO THE PANTRY BEFORE.

WE'RE SEEING A HUGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT AND LET FOLKS KNOW THAT IT'S A SAFE AND WELCOMING AND RESPECTFUL PLACE TO COME.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH WHEN I FIRST WALKED INTO THAT PANTRY AND I SAW ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

JUST SMILING, JOYFUL, WELCOMING, RESPECTFUL.

IT'S JUST SUCH A RESPECTFUL PLACE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING THAT, UM, MAYBE HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A FEW FOOD PANTRY BEFORE AND ARE A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT BEING IN THAT KIND OF SPACE.

UM, SO I JUST, I JUST LOVE THAT THE VIBE THERE.

AND THEN IF YOU SEE THE OLDER ADULTS, THE NUMBER OF OLDER ADULTS SERVE THIS YEAR, THUS FOR FAR I WAS REALLY, UM, INTRIGUED BY THE FACT THAT NEARLY 10% OF THOSE SENIORS WERE 85 PLUS.

SO AGAIN, THERE'S SOME STORIES THERE THAT WE NEED TO KIND OF DIG INTO TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.

AND THEN, UM, JUST WANTED TO TO TALK ABOUT JUST THE FACT THAT I THINK YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE A VITAL SAFETY NET SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I'M JUST, UM, IMPRESSED THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS FOR 48 YEARS THROUGH THICK AND THIN THROUGH COVID, EVERYTHING ELSE.

I MEAN, IT WAS INTERESTING, YOU KNOW, THAT I WAS AT SENTARA OR DUBLIN COUNSELING CENTER FOR SO LONG, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE, UM, STARTED IN, UM, 1978.

THE PANTRY WAS STARTED IN 1976.

SO THERE WAS DEFINITELY A RECOGNITION THAT THERE WAS A NEED TO SUPPORT OUR RESIDENTS EVEN BACK THEN.

AND YOU CAN SEE HOW BOTH OF THOSE SERVICES HAVE GROWN TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF THE, THE ORGANIZATION.

SO I KIND OF TIED IT BACK TO THE RESILIENT, UM, YOU, YOU KNOW, YOUR, UM, YOUR VISIONARY GOALS OF RESILIENCY, UM, BACK TO, UM, WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY.

SO I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED MY TWO MONTHS SO FAR.

AND, UM, I'D LOVE TO COME BACK AND GIVE YOU SOME MORE UPDATES, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? I THINK YOU'RE, UH, ALSO FULFILLING A MOST SUSTAINABLE GOAL WITH YOUR GARDEN.

YES.

GARDEN.

CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT REAL QUICK? YES, THANK YOU.

UM, SO THE GARDEN, WE HAVE A, A SUSTAINABILITY GARDEN THAT WAS STARTED LAST YEAR AND THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP, ANDY, BECAUSE WE JUST GOT THE NUMBERS.

UM, AND IT, WE, THE GARDEN ACTUALLY PRODUCED 615 POUNDS OF, UM, OF FOOD AND PRODUCE FOR THE, FOR THE, UH, PANTRY.

AND THAT WAS IN ITS FIRST YEAR.

SO, AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT MASTER GARDENERS.

I DID NOT KNOW HOW THAT, IT'S AN AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE.

SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

'CAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO WANNA DO IS GIVE AS MUCH PRODUCE OUT AS POSSIBLE.

WE WANT AS MUCH NUTRITIOUS FOOD GOING OUT INTO OUR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN'S, SO THEY CAN LEARN AND GROW.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, JULIE, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR CONTINUED, UH, THAT PARTNERSHIP SLIDE DOESN'T SURPRISE ME, BUT I'M SO DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT.

SO GENERALLY THINGS LIKE CL UM, CLOTHING AND MEDICINE FOR THOSE NEEDS, HOW WOULD FOLKS GO ABOUT GETTING CONNECTION TO THOSE IF THAT'S MM-HMM.

BECAUSE THEY MAY GO PARALLEL WITH THE FOOD NEEDS.

RIGHT.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

SO WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH ONE DUBLIN AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

SO THEY DO A LOT OF THE, THE CLOTHING AND OTHER RESOURCE, UM, SUPPLY, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTS.

AND WE WORK HAND IN HAND.

IN FACT, HEATHER HEINZ, THE EXECUTIVE DI DIRECTOR OF ONE DUBLIN, AND I WENT AND MET WITH ALL THE SOCIAL WORKERS AND, UM, COUNSELORS AT, IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT ALL THE GRADE LEVELS AND RIGHT WHEN SCHOOL STARTED SO THAT WE CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT EACH ORGANIZATION DOES AND GET VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO.

AND DO, YOU KNOW, REFERRALS BACK AND FORTH.

SO WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH THEM.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S YOUR QUESTION, IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR MEDICAL NEEDS.

SO MEDICAL NEEDS, THAT'S ONE THING THAT I'D LIKE TO WORK ON THAT'S IN BRINGING IN SOME OTHER RESOURCES.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE, UM, CARE SOURCE AND I BELIEVE HUMANA AT, AT THE PANTRY SUPPORTING OUR RESIDENTS.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UM, WE HAVE THE HILLIARD FOOD PANTRY IS ALSO SET SETTING UP PEOPLE OR SIGNING UP PEOPLE FOR MEDICAID AND OTHER, UM, RESOURCES LIKE WIC AND SNAP AND THAT KIND OF THING.

SO, UM, DEFINITELY SOMETHING I'M INTERESTED IN LOOKING INTO A LITTLE MORE.

YEAH.

ANYTHING ELSE? WELL, JULIE, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND I, NOT ONLY THE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR PEOPLE.

THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE, THE MASTER GARDENERS HAPPENED TO BE THERE AND THEY WERE PUTTING WOOD CHIPS IN THEIR RAISED GARDEN BEDS.

AND, UM, THEY WERE, THEY WERE, YOU WERE, YOU WERE EXACTLY RIGHT.

THEY'RE VERY JOYFUL AND, UM, HAPPY TO HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS.

SO THANK YOU FOR A, PROVIDING FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND B, PROVIDING OUR RESIDENTS A PLACE TO CARE FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS.

SO THANK YOU BOTH OF THE, THEY'RE EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT TO ME, SO YEAH.

UP WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITY PRESENTATION, AND I CAN THINK OF NO BETTER PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY TO PRESENT THAT THAN OUR VERY OWN MOLLY STEINER.

YEAH, WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT ALL THE VOLUNTEERS.

WE HAVE ABOUT 160, 170 VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THE PANTRY,

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YOU KNOW, EVERY WEEK.

THAT'S HUGE.

YEAH.

SO, AND EVERYBODY'S PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO.

THANK YOU GUYS.

THANKS FOR THE TIME.

YEAH, THANK YOU JULIE.

OKAY, NEXT

[Runner Friendly Community Presentation]

WELL, GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO STAND BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO INFORM YOU THAT THE CITY OF DUBLIN HAS RECENTLY BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITY FOR THE PERIOD OF 2024 THROUGH 2029 BY THE ROADRUNNERS CLUB OF AMERICA.

WE ARE ONE OF FIVE CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO BE NEWLY AWARDED AND ONLY THE THIRD CITY IN OHIO TO EARN THIS DESIGNATION.

THE OTHERS INCLUDE DAYTON AND TOLEDO.

IN ADDITION, WE ARE NOW THE ONLY SILVER LEVEL BIKE FRIENDLY AND RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITY IN OHIO.

TO BE AWARDED THIS 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, VOLUNTEERISM AND MORE.

TO EARN THIS AWARD, THE NOMINATION HAD TO BE SUBMITTED BY AN OFFICIAL ROADRUNNERS CLUB OF AMERICA MEMBER CLUB AND SPECIALTY STORE.

THAT MEMBER WAS OUR VERY OWN COLUMBUS RUNNING CLUB.

WITHOUT THEIR PARTNERSHIP AND HARD WORK, I WOULD NOT BE STANDING BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE AND THANK ANDY HARRIS, WHO IS WITH ME TONIGHT.

ANDY IS THE DIRECTOR OF EVENT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS AT THE COLUMBUS RUNNING COMPANY AND WORKS WITH THE CITY ON OUR LOCAL EVENTS.

WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF ANDY AND THE COLUMBUS RUNNING COMPANY, THIS AWARD WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU, MOLLY.

AND THANK YOU COUNSEL FOR HAVING US OUT HERE TO PRESENT THIS AWARD TO YOU.

UH, I WAS ASKING OUR OWNERS, MATT AND ERIC, WHAT BROUGHT THEM TO DUBLIN WHEN THEY OPENED THEIR FIRST DOOR IN 2004.

AND THEY SAID THEY LOOKED FOR A COMMUNITY WHERE THEY COULD RUN IN ANY DIRECTION FROM THEIR FRONT DOOR AND FIND PATHS.

AND I MEAN, I'VE SPENT SO MANY MILES IN DUBLIN CITY PATHS.

I TRAINED FOR MARATHONS.

I DIDN'T HAVE TO CROSS ANY STREETS.

SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO TO PROVIDE A FANTASTIC RUNNING COMMUNITY, BOTH FOR CASUAL AND ENTERTAINING GROUP RUNS WITH FRIENDS, AND ALSO BEING A PLACE WHERE WE CAN PUT ON EVENTS.

UM, WE WORK WITH THE DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL, 5K FOR MANY YEARS, AND LOTS OF OTHER SMALLER FUNDRAISING EVENTS.

I WAS TELLING MOLLY BEFORE WE GOT HERE, THIS IS A FANTASTIC PLACE TO HOST A RACE, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO AND CONGRATULATE YOU ON BECOMING A RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITY.

SO THE ROADRUNNERS CLUB OF AMERICA HAS SHARED THIS BEAUTIFUL PLAQUE WITH US IN HONOR OF OUR DESIGNATION, AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO HOUSE THIS AT THE REC CENTER UNLESS THERE'S SOMEBODY OR SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.

BUT WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS PLAQUE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THAT.

AND, UM, THE COLUMBUS RUNNING COMPANY, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU OUT ON THE WEEKENDS, THERE'S ALWAYS WATER CONTAINERS AND, AND SO YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CLUB AND YOU GET SOME BENEFITS OF, YOU KNOW, YOUR VOLUNTEERS THAT PUT THOSE OUT AND PICK THOSE UP.

BUT ON HOT DAYS THERE WELL USED.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO, UM, YOU'RE HELPING TO MAKE ALL OF THAT WORK AS WELL, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OF COURSE.

YEAH, WE DON'T CHECK IDS AT THE WATER COOLER.

NO, IT'S ALL GOOD.

IT'S ALL GOOD.

I BIKE ALONG AND DO IT, BUT THERE WE GO.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I SAW THE VIDEO THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER, SO, UH, REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP, APPRECIATE YOUR KIND WORDS AND CERTAINLY YOUR WORK.

I, I FIRST DISCOVERED I HAD A PRO PRONATED FOOT AT THE COLUMBUS RUNNING CLUB FOR, UH, STORE RIGHT THERE AT, OH, EXCUSE ME, AVERY STORE.

SO .

SO, UM, BUT THANK YOU FOR JUST REALLY BEING A PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

THANKS FOR LENDING YOUR EXPERTISE AND, UM, WE REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING FOLKS LIKE YOU.

I KNOW BIG, BIG GROUPS GATHER THERE ON WEEKEND MORNINGS AND, AND GO FOR A RUN THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

SO MUCH APPRECIATED.

MOLLY.

I THINK THAT THE REC CENTER IS A FABULOUS PLACE FOR THAT PLAQUE AND, UM, WE JUST LOOK FORWARD TO DOING, KEEP DOING GREAT THINGS TOGETHER AND CONTINUING, UM, OUR TRADITION OF LONGEVITY IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU.

OKAY, NEXT

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

UP, CITIZEN COMMENTS.

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

AS A REMINDER, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE SIGN IN AT THE KIOSK JUST OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER, AND WE'LL RECOGNIZE YOU TO PROVIDE YOUR COMMENTS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME AT THIS TIME, LINDSAY, DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? GOOD EVENING.

UH, SANDRA H****R HAS, UH, SIGNED IN TO SPEAK THIS EVENING.

CAN YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND, UH, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD? I THINK YOU HAVE A MOBILE MIC THERE.

IF IT'S MORE CONVENIENT FOR YOU TO STAY THERE, YOU CAN.

I'M TRYING TO GET MY SCOOTER GOING.

OKAY, .

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HOW Y'ALL DOING? GREAT, THANK YOU.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS SANDRA ANDREW H****R.

I'M FROM GROVE CITY, 29 71 WOOD GROVE DRIVE.

I AM, UM, THIS EVENING I CAME BECAUSE OF, THEY ASKED ME THAT IN CHURCH TOO.

I CAME HERE TO CITY, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I TRY.

I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING FROM CITY COUNCIL TO CITY COUNCIL MAKING AWARENESS ABOUT DISTRACT DRIVING.

DISTRACTED DRIVER CAME AND HIT HIM AND CAUSED HIM TO HAVE MORE PARALYZATION.

I AM A ADVOCATE.

AND AGAINST THIS TRACTOR DRIVING AND CROSSWALK LAWS, I HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING TO MAKE ALL STREETS AND IN OUR CITIES TO BE MORE SAFE, SAFER FOR OUR CHILDREN, OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, PASTOR, PEDESTRIANS, RUNNING RUNNERS, JOGGERS, AND ANYONE WHO IS TRAVELING TO THEIR DESTINATION IN SAFETY IN A SAFE MANNER.

I AM HERE TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR OUR CITIZENS AND OUR LEGISLATORS OF THE DANGER OF DESTRUCTIVE DRIVING.

DESTRUCTIVE DRIVING IS DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC INJURY AND PARALYZATION AND DEATH.

ALL DRIVERS NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND WATCH WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND BE, BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS WHEN DRIVING.

THOSE WHO DRIVE DISTRACTED AND CAUSE VIOLENTLY INJURIES TO OTHERS SHOULD BE PROSECUTED TO THE FULLEST DEGREE OF THE LAW.

THE LAW NEED TO BE CHANGED TO BENEFIT THE INJURED PERSON AND NOT THE MOTORIST.

I AM ADVOCATING FOR MORE HARSHER PENALTIES AND MORE RIGID ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DRIVING TO MAKE THE MOTORIST MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTION BEHIND THE WHEEL BY DRIVING.

I I, I AM PROPOSING TO ASK YOU TO RAISE YOUR PENALTIES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL FROM $150 TO $750 AND THE SECOND DEGREE MISDEMEANOR AND $1,000 FIRST DEGREE MISDEMEANOR IN THE RESULT OF DEATH.

AND PARALYZATION TAKING CARE OF A PARALYZED PERSON IS HARD AND FOR, AND FOREVER AND TIME CONSUMING AND EXHAUSTING.

I KNOW WE DON'T NEED AN APOLOGY FROM A DIS, UH, DESTRUCTIVE DRIVER.

WE NEED ACCOUNTABILITY.

THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE.

PEOPLE ARE DYING ON OUR STREETS AS THE RESULT OF DESTRUCTIVE DRIVING.

THOSE WHO ARE GETTING, THOSE ARE DRIVERS ARE GIVEN, GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER AND CATASTROPHIC INJURIES.

AND THE VICTIM VICTIMS IS NOT GETTING NO, NO JUSTICE FOR THEIR, FOR THEIR ACTIONS.

WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO OUR LAWS AND USE ALL TOOLS AVAILABLE TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THIS BAD BEHAVIOR AND HABIT AGAINST, UH, DESTRUCTIVE DRIVERS.

I REALLY WANT TO MAKE THIS A CRIMINAL CRIME.

THE CURRENT PENALTY IS NOTHING BUT A SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR DRIVERS WHO CAUSED BODILY INJURY, INJURY, UM, BODILY HARM TO A HUMAN BEING, THE MOTORS IS CHARGED ONLY $150 AND NO JUSTICE TO THEIR ACTIONS.

THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND NOT ACCEPTABLE.

I AM HERE TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT AND RAISE YOUR PENALTIES TO STOP THIS DANGEROUS DRIVER, DA DANGEROUS DRIVER FROM COMMITTING CA CATASTROPHIC INJURIES, DEATH, PARALYZATION, AND THEY SHALL PAY A HIGHER PENALTY FOR THEIR ACTIONS BEHIND THE WHEEL.

I'M ALSO INCLUDE ASKING YOU ALSO TO UNDERSTAND CROSSWALKS IS ALSO, I'M, I'M CRYING OUT FOR CROSSWALKS TO BE PROTECTED.

IT'S NOT A, I MEAN, I, WHEN I, MY SON GOT HIT IN THE CROSS IN THE CROSSWALK, I THOUGHT IT WAS TAKING, IT WAS PROTECTED AND IT'S NOT.

BUT ANYWAY, I'M, I'M FROM GROVE CITY.

MY SON GOT HIT IN THE CROSSWALK.

HE'S A, HE WAS PARA, HE'S A PARALYZED, YOU KNOW, HE WAS, HE'S, HE WAS PART PARALYZED.

HE WAS ABLE TO PUSH HIMSELF IN THE WHEELCHAIR AND HE WAS CROSSING THE STREET AND DISTRACT, UH,

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HE HAS BRAIN DAMAGE.

HE CANNOT SPEAK, HE CAN'T LOSE.

UH, HE CANNOT PUSH HIMSELF ANYMORE.

AND WITH ALL OF THESE TRAGEDIES PEOPLE, AND EVERY TIME I LOOK AT THE NEWS AND SOMEONE GOT GET HIT, AND I KNOW THEY, THEY IS, THEY DON'T REALIZE WHAT IS AHEAD OF THEM.

AND IT'S GONNA COST A LOT FOR THEM.

AND I THINK WE SHOULD PAY ATTENTION OR WHAT AND MAKE IT HARDER FOR THE DRIVER WHO CAUSED THE INJURY TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING TONIGHT AND SHARING YOUR STORY AND, UM, AND THOSE DETAILS WITH US.

UH, OUR CHIEF, JUSTIN PECE WILL BE HAPPY TO, TO SPEAK WITH YOU.

HE'S DOING SOME RESEARCH AND LOOKING INTO WHAT NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES ARE DOING, AND WE'LL BE BRINGING AN UPDATE BACK TO COUNCIL OKAY.

ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW.

I FEEL LIKE, WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT, AND, UH, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING AND I'M NEVER NO STATE.

SO, UM, IT CHANGED THE STATE LEVEL, UH, .

SO IF YOU'VE BEEN, UM, AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, I APPRECIATE WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TONIGHT, CHIEF WILL BE HAPPY TO MEET YOU, UM, IN THE LOBBY THERE IN, UM, KEEP YOU ABREAST AS TO THE ACTIONS THAT WE'RE TAKING ON BEHALF OF THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

TO THE CONSENT AGENDA PORTION OF OUR MEETING.

THIS BRINGS US

[CONSENT AGENDA]

THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF, UH, SIX ITEMS. UM, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, OH.

FIRST, IS THERE A REQUEST TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. KEELER? YES.

MAYOR AROSE GREEN? YES.

PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCES ORDINANCE 37 DASH 24, ADOPTING THE 2025 THROUGH 20 29 5 YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.

SECOND, READING,

[Ordinance 37-24]

OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS EVENING BY MATT STIFFLER.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THIS ORDINANCE SINCE THE FIRST HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION.

I WOULD ONLY LIKE TO SAY, UH, THANK YOU MATT AND TEAM FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

IT'S, IT'S A HUGE LIFT AND LOTS OF GOOD ENHANCEMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND SO APPRECIATE ALL STAFF'S WORK ON THAT.

JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL A ROLE VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES.

38 DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE ANNEXATION OF 161.8 ACRES, MORE OR LESS OF PROPERTY FROM WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, TO THE CITY OF DUBLIN, OHIO.

THANK YOU, MATT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE EXECUTION OF OUR CAPITAL FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.

UP NEXT WILL ORDINANCE

[Ordinance 38-24]

AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS EVENING BY YAZ ARI, WELCOME, YAZ.

UH, GOOD EVENING.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, THIS ORDINANCE HAS ALSO, UH, AND ANY OF THE MATERIALS HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE LAST TIME.

THIS IS THE ANNEXATION OF 161 ACRES, UH, THAT WILL PROCEED UNDER THE, UH, MUNICIPAL ANNEX, UH, THE MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION, UH, CITY OWNED IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.

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

COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION.

JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MS. CRAM? YES.

MR. KEELER?

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YES.

DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A PETITION FOR THE REGULAR ANNEXATION OF 79 ACRES, MORE OR LESS OF PROPERTY FROM DARBY TOWNSHIP, MADISON COUNTY, TO THE CITY OF DUBLIN, OHIO.

ORDINANCE 39

[Ordinance 39-24]

AND WE WILL RETURN TO YAS WITH THE STAFF REPORT.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

UH, SAME AS THE LAST ORDINANCE.

THIS, UH, ORDINANCE IN THE MATERIALS THEREIN HAVE NOT CHANGED.

THIS IS CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT WILL PROCEED UNDER A REGULAR ANNEXATION AS OPPOSED TO MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE.

JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES.

THIS BRINGS US TO

[Ordinance 40-24]

THE INTRODUCTIONS.

FIRST READING ORDINANCES, ORDINANCE 40 DASH 24, AUTHORIZING THE ANNEXATION OF 104.5 ACRES, MORE OR LESS OF PROPERTY FROM WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY TO THE CITY OF DUBLIN.

HUNTER, ETT.

AND ONE MORE TIME, WE'LL STICK WITH YA.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

UH, THIS IS BEFORE YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS EVENING.

THIS IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO FILE A MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION FOR MULTIPLE PARCELS THAT THE CITY HAS ACQUIRED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

EACH OF THESE PARCELS ARE LOCATED WITHIN FRANKLIN COUNTY AND WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, AND CAN THEREFORE PROCEED UNDER MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION, UH, WHICH IS THE, THE SIMPLEST OF THE ANNEXATION PROCESSES IN OHIO.

UH, THIS ANNEX, THIS ORDINANCE WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO PROCEED WITH THE FILING OF A PETITION, WHICH THEN REQUIRES THE COUNTY TO REVIEW THAT PETITION AND APPROVE IT SUBJECT TO CERTAIN PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS, WHICH, UH, HAVE BEEN MET HERE.

AND YOU WILL NOT SEE ANY FURTHER LEGISLATION FOR THIS ANNEXATION TO BE ACCEPTED.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

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

DISCUSSION.

PUBLIC HEARING VOTE RESOLUTION PORTION OF OUR AGENDA RESOLUTION 54 DASH 24.

IT WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING FOR NOVEMBER THE FOURTH.

THIS BRINGS US TO THE INTRODUCTION,

[Ordinance 54-24]

ACCEPTING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID FOR THIS CULVERT MAINTENANCE 2024 PROJECT.

AND BRIAN GABLE WILL BRING FORWARD OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING.

WELCOME BRIAN.

GOOD EVENING.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL STAFF CONDUCTED A COMPETITIVE BID FOR THE CULVERT MAINTENANCE 2024 PROJECT, UH, WHICH WILL INSTALL 170 FEET OF CURED IN PLACE, UH, LINER IN AN EXISTING 48 INCH STORM CULVERT LOCATED, UH, BENEATH DUBLIN ROAD NORTH OF MEMORIAL DRIVE.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU, THE 2024 THROUGH 2028 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM PROVIDES 483,000 FOR THE ANNUAL CULVERT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.

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

ADVANCED PIPE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED, SUBMITTED THE LOWEST AND BEST BID OF $151,844, WHICH WAS 15.6% UNDER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF $180,000.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN DECEMBER OF 2024 AND BE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE BY THE END OF JANUARY, 2025.

STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNSEL APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AS LOWEST AND BEST THE BID OF ADVANCED PIPE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $151,844 FOR THIS PROJECT.

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

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION.

UM, I SEE THEY'RE COMING FROM PENNSYLVANIA, YET THEY STILL SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERBID.

ARE THEY PLANNING TO USE CON LIKE ARE THEY SUBCONTRACTING THIS OUT? ARE THEY ACTUALLY SENDING THEIR OWN STAFF HERE? UH, IT IS A GOOD QUESTION.

UM, THEY ARE WORKING IN THE AREA, UM, ALREADY IN OTHER PROJECTS.

UM, AND, UM, YEAH, SO THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA USE THEIR COMPANIES.

THEY HAVE OTHER ENTITIES AS WELL, UM, PARENT COMPANIES AND SUCH.

BUT, BUT THIS COMPANY, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT, IS BASED OUT PENNSYLVANIA.

OF A PIPE CAN THEY LINE? SO THIS IS 48 INCH.

THANKS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BRIAN, FOR THIS CULVERT LINING? IS IT SIMILAR TO THE, UH, SEWER LINING IN TERMS OF LONGEVITY? YES.

YES.

AND, AND THIS ONE, UH, THIS COMPANY PARTICULARLY USES A UV, UH, TYPE CURE CURING METHOD.

UM, THE SPECIFICATION WE USE IS AN ODO SPECIFICATION, A LOT OF STEAM OR, OR OTHER THINGS AS WELL.

SO, UM, IT SHOULD HAVE THE SAME LONGEVITY AS THE REST.

AND WHAT'S, HOW LARGE

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A LOT OF TIMES WE SEE 10, 12 8, 6 INCH LINING PROJECTS ARE TYPICAL FOR US.

THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGER ONES I'VE SEEN COME THROUGH.

YEAH, I I MEAN, IT'S LESS TYPICAL TO, TO LINE LARGER PIPES, BUT IT'S BECOMING, UH, MORE AND MORE ECONOMICAL.

UM, SO I, I'VE SEEN LARGER, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SIZE THEIR MAXIMUM IS.

I'VE SEEN UP TO 60.

UM, BUT, BUT NOWADAYS YOU CAN GET MOST THINGS WITH SOME OF THE NEWER TECHNOLOGIES TO WORK.

DASH 24 REQUESTING THE DELAWARE FRANKLIN AND UNION COUNTY AUDITORS TO DRAW MONEY THAT MAY BE IN THE COUNTY TREASURIES AND TO ISSUE A DRAFT TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN FOR ANY MONEY THAT MAY BE IN THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN.

UH, IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES.

MAYOR AROSE GROOM? YES.

[Ordinance 55-24]

I'LL INTRODUCE IT.

IN OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING, WE'LL BE BACK TO MATT STIFFLER.

UH, THIS IS A ROUTINE PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS US TO, UH, ADVANCE FUNDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN DEPOSIT WITH EACH COUNTY AUDITOR.

THIS ALLOWS US TO EARN A FEW ADDITIONAL MONTHS OF INTEREST ON THOSE FUNDS.

GREAT.

UH, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE.

COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MR. KEELER? YES.

TO THE OTHER BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.

THIS BRINGS US

[2025 Meeting Calendar Approval]

THE FIRST ITEM ON THAT IS THE 2025 MEETING, CAL MEETING CALENDAR APPROVAL.

AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM OUR VERY OWN JENNY DELGADO.

GOOD EVENING.

NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE PROPOSED MEETING SCHEDULES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES PROPOSED BY COUNSEL THIS EVENING, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE SCHEDULES BY MOTION.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE.

UH, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE 2025 MEETING CALENDAR AS DISCUSSED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. ROSA? YES.

MS. CRA? YES.

IS A REQUEST TO REFER THE TOPIC OF DEAR MANAGEMENT TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

[Request to Refer the Topic of Deer Management to the Community Services Advisory]

AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM EMILY GOVER.

WELCOME, EMILY.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, THIS CONVERSATION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS, COMING UP ON THREE YEARS NOW.

IT STARTED IN FEBRUARY OF 2022 WHEN STAFF PRESENTED THE CITY'S WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH A COUPLE DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS WITH CSAC SINCE THEN, INCLUDING A, UH, PRESENTATION ON A POPULATION ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.

UM, IT THAT INCLUDED A COMMUNITY SURVEY ON THE COMMUNITY SENTIMENT TOWARDS DEER MANAGEMENT.

STAFF THEN PROVIDED A SUMMARY OF LETHAL AND NON-LETHAL OPTIONS FOR DEER MANAGEMENT.

AND CSAC REQUESTED STAFF DRAFT AN OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE.

THAT OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE WAS HEARD BY CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER AND ADOPTED BY COUNSEL NOVEMBER 27TH.

UM, IT WAS SLIGHTLY AMENDED EARLIER THIS YEAR, AS YOU'LL RECALL TO REMOVE THE REFERENCE TO FERAL CATS, BUT IT HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE DECEMBER, 2023.

WE HAVE HAD 37, OR IN 2023, WE DID HAVE 37 DOCUMENTED INQUIRIES TO NATURE EDUCATION AND THROUGH THE GO DUBLIN APP REGARDING, UH, DEER.

THAT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM LANDSCAPE DAMAGE, UH, NEGATIVE DEER INTERACTIONS, DEER INTERACTING WITH DOGS, WITH PEOPLE, UM, AND THEN FAWNS BEDDING IN YARDS.

SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE'VE HAD 20 INTER UH, INQUIRIES ON THAT.

SINCE 2019, WE HAVE HAD 50 WILDLIFE COMPLAINTS REGARDING DEER.

AND AGAIN, THOSE CAN BE, UH, ANYTHING FROM THOSE LANDSCAPE DAMAGES OR JUST REPORTING OF DEER IN YARD.

UM, AND THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, SENTIMENT ANALYSIS, WE HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 104 POSITIVE INTERACTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND 18 NEGATIVE, UH, INTERACTIONS.

OUR COMPLAINTS DO TEND TO BE SEASONAL, SO THEY PEAK DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN DEER ARE OUT.

IT'S ALSO WHEN THE SPRING IS WHEN PEOPLE WILL START TO NOTICE THE LANDSCAPE DAMAGE BEING DONE.

'CAUSE THINGS THAT SHOULD BE BLOOMING MIGHT NOT BE.

UM, THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS THAT WE'VE HEARD THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA INCLUDE REFERENCES TO THE CITY NOT DOING ENOUGH TO MANAGE THE HERD.

AND SINCE WE HAVE PASSED THE OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE, WE HAVE ISSUED 12 EDUCATIONAL LETTERS.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST INTERACTION THAT WE HAVE WITH ANYBODY THAT IS REPORTED OF A VIOLATION.

OUR NATURE EDUCATION COORDINATOR WILL GO OUT AND

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INVESTIGATE THE REPORT AND ISSUE AN EDUCATIONAL LETTER JUST TO MAKE SURE THE RESIDENT KNOWS ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE.

SINCE IT'S STILL RELATIVELY NEW.

FOLLOW UP LETTERS WILL BE SENT.

THERE HAVE BEEN THREE.

IF THE VIOLATION CONTINUES IN THE NATURE EDU EDUCATION COORDINATOR DEEMS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME ADDITIONAL ACTION, IT'S JUST A BIT STRONGER LANGUAGE TO SAY, HEY, YOU ARE IN VIOLATION OF OUR ORDINANCE AND THIS DOES NEED TO STOP.

FORTUNATELY, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY REFERRED TO CODE ENFORCEMENT AT THIS POINT.

PEOPLE ARE TAKING THOSE LETTERS SERIOUSLY.

BUT IF, UH, IT WERE TO BE REFERRED TO CODE, CODE WOULD THEN FOLLOW UP WITH THEM AND START A CASE.

SO THE NATURE EDUCATION COORDINATOR DOCS DOCUMENTS ALL THE INFORMATION VIA CITY WORKS, AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE THAT DOCUMENTATION TO PASS ON TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.

WE DO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE REST OF THE CENTRAL OHIO REGION TO MONITOR DEER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES BEING IMPLEMENTED IN OTHER AREAS.

CITY STAFF ATTENDED WORTHINGTON'S TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THE TOPIC AND HAS ATTENDED, UH, MEETINGS OF THE WORTHINGTON DEER TASK FORCE IN THE PAST.

A RECOMMENDATION ON FURTHER MANAGEMENT WILL BE MADE TO WORTHINGTON CITY COUNCIL BY THE END OF 2024.

THEY ADOPTED, THEY WERE ONE OF THE FIRST TO ADOPT AN OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE A FEW YEARS AGO.

SO NOW THEY'RE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL, UM, MANAGEMENT TACTICS.

STAFF ALSO CONTINUES TO ENGAGE REGULARLY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT ODNR TO MONITOR PROGRAMS STATEWIDE.

THERE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL LETHAL PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED IN NORTHEAST OHIO.

AND ODNR RECENTLY SHARED THAT WHILE A REGIONAL APPROACH WOULD BE THE BEST APPROACH AND MOST IMPACTFUL ON THE POPULATION, THAT DOES NOT MEAN ISOLATED EFFORTS WOULD BE, UM, FUTILE.

SO THEY CAN STILL BE EFFECTIVE.

SO GIVEN THE CONTINUED DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS TOPIC REGIONALLY AND UNDERSTANDING THAT AN OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE IS THE BEST NECK FIRST STEP, UM, WE ARE RECOMMENDING RETURNING THE TOPIC OF DEER MANAGEMENT TO CSAC FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION.

THIS WILL ENABLE CSAC TO ENGAGE IN THE TOPIC AT A AS THE REGIONAL LANDSCAPE EVOLVES.

AND, UH, WE CAN BRING IN OD AND R TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION AND ANSWER MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS ON LETHAL AND NON-LETHAL OPTIONS.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

DEER AND YOU WANT THEM TO STOP 'CAUSE THEY SHOULD STOP, UM, CALLING CODE ENFORCEMENT IS NOT GONNA BRING DOWN THE HOUSE ON 'EM.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS TOPIC? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

DISCUSSION.

UM, EMILY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

I APPRECIATE IT.

UM, MY QUESTION IS AROUND SORT OF REGIONAL IMPACTS.

I KNOW THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT, UM, THERE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSIONS AND YOU'RE ATTENDING SOME THINGS IN WHILING, AND HAS THERE BEEN AN APPETITE FOR FOLKS IN OUR IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREAS, HILLIARD, PLAIN CITY DRUM TOWNSHIP, DELAWARE, WHATEVER, TO MEET, HAS THAT HAPPENED BE BECAUSE IT, IT SEEMS TO ME, YOU KNOW, THE DEER DON'T KNOW WHERE THE BOUNDARIES ARE, RIGHT.

ONE OR THE OTHER.

UM, AND THAT WOULD BE A MORE EFFECTIVE METHOD.

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR, THE EXPERTS KIND OF AGREE.

COULD YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENED THERE, WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN, AND, AND AGAIN, WHAT IN ADDITION TO WORTHINGTON MIGHT BE GOING ON IN THE REGION? SO THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.

I'LL LET MEGAN ADD HER PERSPECTIVE ON THIS AND JUST SHARE THAT.

UM, DEER DO HAVE KIND OF A FIVE MILE, UH, RADIUS THAT THEY WILL SEEK FOOD IN.

UM, SO THEY WILL CROSS BORDERS, AS YOU SAID.

BUT, UM, IT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REGIONALLY.

AND MEGAN CAN SPEAK TO THOSE WITH OTHER CITY MANAGERS.

YEAH, ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO I HAD RAISED THIS AS A TOPIC AT ONE OF OUR MID-OHIO MANAGERS ASSOCIATIONS MEETINGS TO SEE WHAT OTHER, UM, COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION WERE HEARING OR EXPERIENCING.

AND I REALLY DIDN'T GET ANY FEEDBACK EXCEPT FOR WORTHINGTON.

AND THAT'S, THAT CONVERSATION IS WHAT PUT US IN CONTACT WITH WORTHINGTON.

AND WE'VE STAYED ENGAGED WITH WORTHINGTON ON THAT.

SO I HAD ANTICIPATED, AND I'VE HEARD SOME THINGS RECENTLY FROM POWELL, BUT NOT THAT THEY'RE HAVING SPECIFIC, UM, DIALOGUE ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AT THIS POINT.

WOULD IT BE BENEFICIAL TO HOST THAT TYPE OF A DISCUSSION WITH OUR IMMEDIATE PARTNERS, OR IS THAT, I MEAN, SO THAT'S WHAT, THAT, THAT'S WHAT I HAD TEED UP FOR IN THAT DISCUSSION.

AND I ASKED WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED, WHO'S EXPERIENCING THE SAME, WHO'S HEARING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND LIKE I SAID, I DIDN'T GET ANY INTEREST, UM, FROM THE OTHER COMMUNITIES.

HOWEVER, WORTHINGTON, THEY ALREADY WERE GOING DOWN THE ROAD OF HAVING THEIR TASK FORCE AND HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

SO WE'VE BEEN ENGAGING IN THOSE.

UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE HAVE MORE DIALOGUE AND WE BRING IN, UM, ODNR FOR MORE DISCUSSIONS, THEN WE CAN REACH OUT TO THOSE ADJACENT COMMUNITIES AS WELL AND SEE IF THEY'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE MEETINGS.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

YEAH.

I, I MEAN, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE EFFORTS AND I THINK IT IS REALLY GOOD TO CONTINUE AS, AS KATHY ELUDES TO WORKING TO PARTNER WITH ALL OF OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

SO I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, I, AND I THINK I JUST WANTED TO SORT OF, UM, HIGHLIGHT THAT IF, IF YOU'VE GOT SOMEONE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT, THAT IS FEEDING

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IT REALLY IS A VERY GENTLE APPROACH.

UM, I MEAN, I KNOW IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD OF TWO NEIGHBORS WHO WERE FEEDING DEER, UM, THE CITY CAME OUT AND HONESTLY THEY'VE STOPPED, WHICH ALSO STOPPED SOME OF THE RACCOON AND, UM, SKUNK ISSUES THAT PEOPLE WERE FACING AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY WILL PICK UP AND EAT WITH THE DEER LEAVE BEHIND.

SO IT, IT'S AT LEAST EFFECTIVE IN GETTING PEOPLE TO STOP DOING THAT EXTRA FEEDING.

UM, SO I, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF, OF STAFF AND, AND SUPPORT FROM, YOU KNOW, MY FELLOW, FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS ON ENFORCING, UM, THAT PARTICULAR POLICY.

I JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK LIKE IT'S THIS WHOLE BIG THING WHERE YOU'RE GONNA GET IN ALL THIS TROUBLE, OR YOUR NEIGHBOR'S GONNA GET IN ALL THIS TROUBLE.

IT'S NOT, THEY REALLY USE A VERY GENTLE APPROACH, UM, TO EDUCATION AND, AND EXPLAINING TO FOLKS WHY IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO FEED THEM.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND I, AGAIN, I ALSO ENCOURAGE THIS CONTINUED CONVERSATION, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR MUNICIPAL, UM, PARTNERS IN THE AREA.

SO THANK YOU.

I'VE, SO I JUST HAVE ONE THING.

I DO SUPPORT IT.

GOING BACK TO CSAC.

THAT'S FINE.

UM, AN ODD, UH, QUESTION OR COMMENT IS AS YOU'RE TRACKING THESE, UM, I'M CURIOUS IF YOU COULD START, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU TRACK COYOTE SIDING, .

UM, WE HAD A REALLY BIG UPTAKE OF COYOTE ACTIVITY AROUND MY AREA OF THE SUMMER.

AND, UM, AND I HAD TALKED TO BARBARA ABOUT IT AND, UM, BUT INCIDENTALLY, THE COYOTES ARE KIND OF HELPING OUR DEER POPULATION GET LOWERED BECAUSE I REPORTED THREE DEER KILLS BY COYOTES THIS SUMMER, UM, OVER NEAR THADDEUS.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THERE'S A CORRELATION OR IF ANYONE ELSE I, I KNOW OBVIOUSLY IT'S A KIND OF A, A FEW, A LITTLE BIT MORE RURAL AREAS ARE PROBABLY THE ONES SEEING THE COYOTES THAN THAN KATHY'S NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT MIGHT BE A STATISTIC YOU CAN PULL OUT.

I DON'T KNOW IF OTHER PEOPLE REPORT COYOTE SIGHTINGS OR NOT.

UM, I KNOW IT'S BEEN, I KNOW SOME PEOPLE DO ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY ACTUALLY REPORT IN THE CITY.

YEAH, WE'LL GET THOSE THROUGH THE GO DUBLIN APP AS WELL.

SO, UM, WE CAN KIND OF COMPILE AND, AND CROSS REFERENCE WHERE THE COYOTE SIGHTINGS ARE THROUGH THE APP.

UM, AND THROUGH BARBARA'S OWN TRACKING, UM, AND, AND CALLS THAT SHE GETS, JUST PERSONAL CALLS NOT THROUGH THE APP, UM, TO TRY TO SEE IF THERE IS CORRELATION.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THAT, THAT A WOODED AREA IS GOING TO HAVE A HIGHER COYOTE POPULATION THAN A MORE, UM, RESIDENTIAL AREA.

SO, UH, THERE, THERE IS A BIT OF CORRELATION THERE.

UH, AND I SHOULD ADD ON THE COMMUNICATION AS WELL THAT, UH, OUR, OUR FIRST IN ANY CODE ENFORCEMENT SITUATION, OUR FIRST QUESTION IS, HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE RESIDENT? WE ALWAYS TRY TO ENCOURAGE THAT FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION BETWEEN NEIGHBORS.

UM, IN SOME CASES THAT'S OF COURSE NOT WHAT THE NEIGHBORS WANT, SO, WE'LL, WE'LL TRY TO GET INVOLVED AND INVESTIGATE THERE.

BUT, UM, AND THEN WE DID SEND OUT A KINDA MORE OF A TARGETED MAILER ON THIS, UH, LINDSAY'S TEAM WORKED AND DEVELOPED A GREAT, UH, UH, POSTCARD FOR US TO SEND OUT TO NEIGHBORS THAT WE, AS WE'RE TRACKING THE DATA AND LOOKING FOR WHERE THESE ARE MORE COMMONLY COMING IN, SOME OF THOSE BEING THOSE WOODED AREAS, UH, TRYING TO TARGET THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS TO INFORM THEM OF WHY FEEDING WILDLIFE IS, UM, IS A PROBLEM ACROSS THE BOARD.

SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT FEEDBACK.

THAT'S GREAT.

I HAD ONE MORE.

SO EMILY, JUST SO I AM CLEAR, WHAT IS THE CHARGE TO CSAC? WHAT ARE WE ASKING THEM TO, TO DO AND BRING BACK TO COUNCIL? THANK YOU.

SO WE'LL BRING THEM MORE INFORMATION, BRING IN OD AND R TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT KIND OF THE LETHAL, UM, AND NON-LETHAL OPTIONS.

AND IF THEY FIND THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO HAVE MORE, UM, A MORE ROBUST PROGRAM, WE KNOW THAT THE OUTDOOR FEED ORDINANCE IS THE FIRST STEP IN A DEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

IF THEY WANT US TO SEEK THAT SECOND STEP, THEY WOULD BE COMING BACK WITH A RECOMMENDATION REGARDING ANY FUTURE MANAGEMENT FOR THE DEER POPULATION.

GREAT.

WELL, UM, THANKS FOR THE WORK ON THAT FOR SURE.

YOU KNOW, I, I THINK WE'RE IN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OF A PLACE THAN WORTHINGTON AND THAT WE HAVE RURAL LANDS ADJACENT TO US VERSUS ANOTHER, UM, SUBURBAN KIND OF SETTING.

SO, UM, I'M, I'M SURE THAT OUR CSEC PEOPLE WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF CHALLENGES.

I'VE READ THROUGH THE, UH, PRESENTATION FROM WORTHINGTON, WHICH WAS QUITE INTERESTING.

UM, I THINK OURS WILL PROBABLY BE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FOR THOSE REASONS.

BUT, UM, APPRECIATE THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK THAT CSAC WILL DO ON, ON THIS TOPIC.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REFER THE TOPIC OF DEAR MANAGEMENT TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. CRA? YES.

MR. OSA? YES.

COMMENTS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.

THIS WILL BRING US TO THE STAFF

[STAFF COMMENTS]

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

I JUST HAVE TWO VERY BRIEF ITEMS. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE STAFF AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF LAST WEEK'S SPOOKTACULAR, WHICH WAS HELD THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF ALL OF EVERYBODY'S WORK, BUT WE ALSO HAD PERFECT WEATHER.

WE COULDN'T HAVE HAD ANY BETTER WEATHER.

SO WE DID HOST MORE THAN 2000 ATTENDEES IN KAUFMAN PARK WHO ENJOYED ALL SORTS OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING TRUNK OR TREAT DANCERS, JUGGLERS, MASCOTS, AND MORE.

SO THANKS TO EVERYBODY THAT HELPED WITH THE PLANNING, THE SETUP, THE STAFFING OF THE EVENT, BOTH DAYS, AS WELL AS, UM, ALL OF THE CLEANUP INVOLVED IN THAT.

AND THAT HELPED BRING OUR, UM, BELOVED COMMUNITY TRADITION TO LIFE.

AND THEN AFTER A SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR, THE OU DUBLIN SPEAKER SERIES CONTINUES, AND THE NEXT EVENT WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH.

THE OU DUBLIN CAMPUS WILL HOST EATING FOR TOMORROW PATTERNS THAT PROMOTE LIFELONG HEALTH WITH DR.

EDWARD LIST AND DR.

DARLENE BERRYMAN.

SO FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT EVENT, WE WILL ALSO HELP BOLSTER THE COMMUNICATIONS, BUT YOU CAN GO TO THE OU UM, DUBLIN WEBSITE.

AND OUR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE OU UM, CAMPUS TO BRING FORWARD THAT SERIES.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING.

COMMITTEE REPORTS, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, MR. KEELER.

THIS BRINGS US TO COMMITTEE COUNCIL

[Finance Committee Report]

UM, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET ON OCTOBER 8TH, AND WE DISCUSSED THE, UM, SCHEDULE OF FEES AND SERVICE CHARGES FOR CITY OF DUBLIN SERVICES.

WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS, UH, LAST WEEK AT THE WORK SESSION.

UM, STAFF REVIEWED THE CITY'S SCHEDULE FEES AND SERVICE CHARGES, AND SHARED ANY RECOMMENDED CHANGES.

CONSENSUS WAS SUPPORT FOR THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES, AND THE ORDINANCE WILL BE BROUGHT TO COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 4TH.

WE ALSO REVIEWED THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PARTNER.

UH, THIS COVERS, UM, A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS OR, UM, STRATEGIC PLANS THAT WE'VE REVIEWED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, INCLUDING THE PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN, THE REC CENTER REFRESH, UM, THE, UM, OTHER WELLNESS OFFERINGS.

AND A SUGGESTION WAS MADE TO INCLUDE ALL RENDERINGS AND PLANS FOR POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND CREATE MARKETING MATERIALS FOR THAT SO THAT THE FOLKS THAT ARE RESPONDING TO THE RFP CAN GET A FEEL FOR WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

UM, AND CONSENSUS WAS SUPPORT FOR THE DRAFT RFP.

LIAISON REPORTS, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ROSO AND THE 33 CORRIDOR GROUP AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THIS BRINGS US TO COUNCIL

[COUNCIL LIAISON REPORTS]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE 33 CORRIDOR GROUP MET ON OCTOBER 11TH, AND WE WERE HOSTED IN MARYSVILLE AT THE NEW AUTOMOTIVE AND MOBILITY INNOVATION CENTER.

UH, QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE FACILITY, SO THAT WAS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO SEE THAT.

UM, I WON'T, I'LL FEEL I FEEL LIKE A BROKEN RECORD.

WE CONTINUE TO SEE INCREDIBLE GROWTH OF ALL TYPES IN THE REGION, SO I WON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THAT 'CAUSE NOTHING NECESSARILY NEW.

BUT I WOULD BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT THE GROUP, AS YOU KNOW NOW EXPANDED, WE HAVE, UH, A, A WIDE REPRESENTATION INCLUDING SCHOOLS, AND THERE WAS DISCUSSION BY THE GROUP TO BEGIN WORK TO, UM, PUT TOGETHER SOME DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES THAT THAT GROUP, UM, WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF MEMBERS OF THAT GROUP, SUCH THINGS AS QUALITY, GOOD DESIGN, SUSTAINABILITY, ET CETERA.

SO THE GROUP REQUESTED THAT, UM, THE ADMINISTRATORS AND OUR CITY MANAGERS OF EACH OF THE PROSPECTIVE PARTICIPANT REGIONS IN THAT, UM, GET TOGETHER, BEGIN TO WORK ON DRAFTING SOME PRINCIPLES TO BRING BACK TO THAT GROUP.

SO WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED AND ON THAT, BUT, UM, UH, THERE WAS GOOD SUPPORT FOR THAT.

SO, UM, MOVING FORWARD, UM, SECONDLY, FROM PLANNING AND ZONING, JUST A COUPLE THINGS.

I THINK BEFORE THE GROUP, UM, AS YOU WOULD EXPRESS LESS ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE, WAY MORE ON THE HOUSING THEY'VE SEEN, UM, RECENTLY, UH, VERY SMALL THINGS LIKE PEN ZONES BUILD OUT TO THE WORK LIFE, AND THEN LARGER THINGS SUCH AS TOWNS ON TUTTLE.

SO CONTINUING TO SEE, UH, MORE AND MORE RESIDENTIAL AND MORE AND MORE MIXED USE AND CONTINUING TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT MIXED USE LOOKS LIKE, WHAT A MIXING OF USE LOOKS LIKE.

AND THEN WANTED TO THANK, UM, EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED OUR JOINT, UM, UH, SESSION BETWEEN THE THREE COMMISSIONS AND COUNCIL LAST WEEK, WHERE WE HAD SOME FRUITFUL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS ENHANCEMENTS.

AND THERE WAS GOOD FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT FOR DOING THAT.

SO THANKS TO STAFF FOR THAT WORK AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT MOVE FORWARD.

HAVE SEEN, WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE WEST OF US HAS A, A DRAMATIC IMPACT ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER KEELER FOR THE DUBLIN BOARD OF EDUCATION, LOGAN UNION, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THEN SPORTS OHIO STEERING COMMITTEE BY BOTH COUNCIL MEMBER KEELER AND LUDO, UH, BOARD OF EDUCATION.

FIRST, WE MET ON SEPTEMBER 27TH.

UM, THE FIRST ITEM WE DISCUSSED WAS THE FACT THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NEEDS TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE JEROME TOWNSHIP DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, I, I'M ON THE, UH, LUC COMMITTEE, WHICH I'LL BE REPORTING ON IN A SECOND.

AND, UM, AS WE

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AND SO FOR THEM TO HAVE REPRESENTATION IN JEROME TOWNSHIP IS VERY IMPORTANT AS THEY WITNESS, UM, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BEING DRAFTED.

IN ADDITION, WE DISCUSSED THE SLOWDOWN DUBLIN UPDATES AND THE INSTALLATION OF A RED LIGHT FOR CROSSING FOLKS AT SCOTTISH CORNERS.

UH, WE GAVE THEM AN UPDATE ON THE HANDLE WITH CARE PARTNERSHIP WHERE FIRST RESPONDER, FIRST RESPONDERS NOTIFY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WHEN THERE'S AN INCIDENT, UH, THAT THIS IS FOR KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH A TRAUMATIC INCIDENT AND THEY'RE BASICALLY COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER.

UM, COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS INDICATED SOME INTEREST IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT CARDINAL WEST CAMPUS.

WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES.

UH, WE WERE GIVEN, UM, TIMELINE UPDATES ON REDISTRICTING.

AND, UM, AS MS. RINALDI MENTIONED IN HER UPDATE WITH THE FOOD PANTRY, THE SCHOOLS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY AMONGST ITS STUDENTS.

EVEN ON SNOW DAYS, UM, FOLKS SHOW UP TO THE KITCHEN, MAKE MEALS FOR THOSE KIDS, WHETHER THEY'RE IN SCHOOL OR NOT.

I THINK THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

UH, MOVING ON TO LOGAN UNION, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY.

UM, THE MEETING WAS ON OCTOBER 10TH.

UM, ONLY REAL NOTEWORTHY CASE WAS, UH, AN APPLICATION FOR 712 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

IT WAS TABLED, UM, BUT IT WOULD'VE REQUIRED EIGHT VARIANCES.

AND SO MAYBE THAT'S WHY IT WAS TABLED.

UH, AND FINALLY, THE SPORTS OHIO STEERING COMMITTEE, UH, BEAR WITH ME FOR A SECOND WHILE I, EXCUSE ME.

UH, SO WE MET ON FRIDAY THE 11TH.

UM, THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE MEETING WAS TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE ATHLETIC COMPLEX MANAGEMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE.

WAS PLEASED WITH THE DRAFT AND PROVIDED HELPFUL FEEDBACK, WHICH HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE DOCUMENT.

UH, JUST SHARING THIS INFORMATION, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE, ARE ON THAT COMMITTEE.

THEY BRING A VARYING, UH, DEGREE OF, UM, OF, UH, VIEWPOINTS AND RESPECT THEIR OPINIONS AS, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.

VICE MAYOR LUDO, ANYTHING TO ADD? UH, NO ANDY'S COMMENTS ON SPORTS OHIO IS GREAT.

I THINK THE ONLY OTHER THING TO ADD IS THAT WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW SOME OF THE STATS, IF YOU WILL, OF SOME OF THE OTHER SPORTS COMPLEXES, UM, TO GET A KIND OF AN IDEA OF FROM AN ACREAGE PERSPECTIVE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

SO THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL IN TERMS RELATIVE TO TALKING THROUGH THE RFP.

UM, BUT IT WAS A, IT WAS NICELY DONE AND WELL PRESENTED, SO THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER CRAM, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD.

UH, NOTHING TOO MUCH GOING ON WITH WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.

UH, THEY DID SHOW INTEREST IN PERHAPS COMING TO THE HOA MEETING NEXT WEEK AND HAVING AN ENGAGEMENT STATION.

UH, LINDSAY'S UM, GONNA REACH OUT AND GET THEM ON BOARD FOR THAT.

AS FAR AS THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD, IT'S A QUIET MONTH.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE CANCELED THEIR MEETING FOR THE END OF THE MONTH, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE 30TH.

UH, BUT ONE INTERESTING THING, IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, THE HOUSE IS ON NORTH RIVERVIEW.

ONE OF THEM HAS MOVED.

THEY PICKED IT UP OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND MOVED IT.

IT'S SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF RIVERVIEW STREET RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU WANNA ACTUALLY SEE THE SECOND HOUSE GET MOVED, IT'S GETTING MOVED THIS WEEK, I BELIEVE, ON WEDNESDAY.

SO IT'S A SIGHT TO SEE, TO SEE AN ENTIRE HOUSE MOVED.

UH, COUNCIL ROUND TABLE, AND I'LL START HERE WITH AMY.

I WILL GIVE A BRIEF, UH, UPDATE ON WARP C.

WE DID HAVE OUR MEETING LAST THURSDAY.

UM, WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT ON OCTOBER 28TH UPCOMING IS THE SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABILITY, ONE OF THEIR, UH, KEY, UM, EVENTS OF THE YEAR.

SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE TOGETHER AND, AND FOCUSING ON SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES.

THIS WILL BRING US TO,

[COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE]

I JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DUBLIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY WHO OPENED THEIR MUSEUM THIS WEEKEND.

A GREAT EVENT ON FRIDAY NIGHT, UH, WITH A LOT OF THE SUPPORTERS OF THE MUSEUM.

AND THEN SATURDAY WAS THE GRAND OPENING.

THEY COUNTED ATTENDANCE OF WHO WALKED THROUGH THE MUSEUM.

IT WAS OVER 300 PEOPLE ON SATURDAY THAT SHOWED UP, SO IT WAS A GREAT, UH, TURNOUT.

THEY WILL BE OPEN EVERY FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY, UH, FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN GOING TO CHECK OUT THE NEW MUSEUM DOWNTOWN.

SUPER.

THANK YOU, ANDY.

SO, UH, QUICK ALTA FIBER, UH, UPDATE.

SO I WAS APPROACHED BY A RESIDENT, UM, AT A BAND COMPETITION.

MY SON IS IN THE KAUFMAN MARCHING BAND,

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AND THE GENTLEMAN THAT TAKES THE VIDEO OF THE BAND, HE SAID, THANK YOU FOR, UM, CONNECTING US WITH ALTA FIBER.

HE SAID, IT USED TO TAKE ME 20 MINUTES TO UPLOAD THE BAND VIDEOS.

IT TOOK ME 40 SECONDS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND ME PERSONALLY, I SWITCHED CARRIERS, UH, LESS MONEY.

DOUBLE THE DOUBLE THE SPEED.

SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GREAT, KATHY.

SO ANDY, I THOUGHT I MEANT THE FIRST HOUSE TO BE INSTALLED, BUT WE'RE BOTH IN THE SAME AREA, SO, UM, GOOD UPTAKE ON THAT.

SO THANKS TO THE WORK THERE.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY THANKS TO AMY FOR YOUR WORK WITH THE DUBLIN HISTORIC SOCIETY.

YOU'VE BEEN SUCH A CHAMPION FOR A LONG TIME AND, UM, I, I KNOW SO MANY WORK BY SO MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING YOU.

AND JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR, FOR PRESERVING THE HISTORY FOR THE FUTURE.

SO THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT.

READY? THANKS.

UH, JUST TWO QUICK THINGS.

THE, UM, THANKS FOR BRINGING UP OUR DISTRICTING.

ANDY APPRECIATED THAT MEETING ACTUALLY WAS TONIGHT.

UM, AND I KNOW THAT THEY'LL BE POSTING THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK AT FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN HOW THAT MIGHT IMPACT THEIR DISTRICTING, PARTICULARLY FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLS.

UM, AND THEN JUST AS A REMINDER, YOU KNOW, I LOVE TO DO MY SCHOOL KIDS REMINDERS.

WE'VE GOT HALLOWEEN COMING UP NEXT WEEK, ONE OF MY FAVORITE, FAVORITE HOLIDAYS, BUT THAT'S WHEN ALL THE LITTLE KIDDOS ARE OUTSIDE RUNNING AROUND.

UM, SO JUST PLEASE USE SOME EXTRA CAUTION AS YOU'RE COMING HOME FROM WORK ON THURSDAY NEXT WEEK.

UM, AND WATCH OUT FOR ALL THOSE LITTLE G AND GHOSTS.

UM, THEY MAY BE DEMONS, BUT THEY'RE ARE KIDS AND WE LOVE THEM AND WANT THEM TO BE SAFE.