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[CALL TO ORDER]
TO THE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2024 REGULAR DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING.I WILL NOW CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE VICE MAYOR LUDO? HERE.
WE HAVE SOME VETERANS WITH US THIS EVENING.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND PLEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
UM, WELL, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
[Veteran's Day Presentation]
REMAIN HERE, I WILL MEET YOU DOWN THERE AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL, UH, PROCLAMATION FOR YOU.WE ARE SO GLAD YOU ARE, ARE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING VETERANS FESTIVITIES HERE IN THE CITY.
AND, UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU AND I WILL READ IT.
IT READS AS FOLLOWS, WHEREAS ON NOVEMBER 11TH, 2024, THE CITY OF DUBLIN WILL JOIN AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN RECOGNIZING VETERANS DAY AND HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE VALIANTLY SERVED OUR COUNTRY.
AND WHEREAS IN 1919, PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON PROCLAIMED NOVEMBER 11TH IS THE FIRST COMMEMORATION OF ARMES DAY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE HEROES WHO HAD FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOMS DURING WORLD WAR I.
AND WHEREAS IN 1954, CONGRESS APPROVED RENAMING THE DAY TO VETERANS DAY TO EXPAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COMMEMORATION AND HONOR AMERICAN VETERANS OF ALL WARS.
AND WHEREAS VETERANS DAY IS A DAY SET ASIDE TO REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES OF ALL WHO FOUGHT SO COURAGEOUSLY ON THE SEAS, IN THE AIR, AND ON FOREIGN SHORES.
AND WHEREAS THERE ARE NEARLY 18 MILLION VETERANS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WHO HAVE PRESERVED AND PRESERVED THE PEACE DOMESTICALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD OVER DECADES OF CONFLICTS.
WHEREAS OHIO IS HOME TO NEARLY 700,000 VETERANS, THE FIFTH LARGEST POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF DUBLIN AND THE WESLEY G DAVIDS AMERICAN LEGION POST 800 INVITE VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND ALL DUBLIN CITIZENS TO A PUBLIC CEREMONY AT THE GROUNDS OF HER REMEMBRANCE.
ON THE 11TH DAY OF THE 11TH MONTH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH AT THE 11TH HOUR FOR A TIME OF RECOGNITION AND REMEMBRANCE.
NOW THEREFORE, I CHRIS AROSE GROOM'S MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ON BEHALF OF DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10TH TO THE 16TH AS VETERANS WEEK IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN, URGING ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICES MADE BY VETERANS IN PRESERVING OUR FREEDOMS AND ENCOURAGING ALL CITIZENS TO DISPLAY THE US FLAG AND PARTICIPATE IN PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
SIGN THIS FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2024.
WELL, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, CITIZENS CITY STAFF, UH, WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR OUR VETERANS DAY.
OUR SPEAKER THIS YEAR IS NONE OTHER THAN, UH, AIR FORCE MAJOR RETIRED SEAN LOVELL, UH, MY RIGHT HAND GUY, AND SOON TO BE THE COMMANDER OF THE POST.
SO, UM, WE ALSO WILL HAVE THE WESTLAND HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR AIR FORCE, ROTC, DOING THEIR 13 FOLDS OF HONOR, UH, WHICH IS A GOOD CEREMONY.
UM, MATT SAX LAMAN TELLS ME HE IS GOT 750 JUNIOR HIRES READY TO ROLL OUT AND JOIN US, SO WE HOPE YOU WILL COME AND JOIN US AS WELL.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO AND, UH, PRODDING ON THAT REALLY SPECIAL EVENT THAT THAT IS ONE THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO AND CIRCLE ON THE CALENDAR EVERY YEAR.
SO CAN'T WAIT TO BE TOGETHER FOR THAT.
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OKAY, UP NEXT[Dublin Arts Council Update]
WE WILL HAVE OUR DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL UPDATE OUR VERY OWN.DAVID GUION IS WITH US THIS EVENING.
SO, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AROSE GROOMS AND VICE MAYOR LUDO AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT OF DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL.
LATER THIS EVENING, MATT ERMAN WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON THE MUIRFIELD DRIVE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION, BUT THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION IS TO PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE.
THE STAFF AND BOARD, AS YOU KNOW, RECENTLY CELEBRATED OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY ON OCTOBER 9TH, 1984.
THE ARTS COUNCIL WAS INCORPORATED AS A NONPROFIT LOCAL ARTS AGENCY.
AFTER A GROUP OF DUBLIN RESIDENTS BROUGHT THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY TO SCIOTO PARK.
DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMMING.
WE HAVE A FULL MARKETING AND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THAT INCLUDES DAC STAFF WRITING ARTICLES FOR DUBLIN LIFE, MAINTAINING A SOLID SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AND A STRONG ADVERTISING PUSH.
WE HAVE 10,928 FOLLOWERS IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, FACEBOOK, X AND INSTAGRAM.
IN OUR EMAIL MARKETING, WE HAVE 145,768 IMPRESSIONS PER YEAR WITH A CLICK RATE OF 8.8%.
THE AVERAGE CLICK RATE FOR A NONPROFIT IS 3%.
WE HAVE RECORDED 48,900 SESSIONS ON OUR WEBSITE ALREADY THIS YEAR WITH 19,862, UH, VIEWS.
NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE A REACH VIRTUALLY AND IN PRINT, WE ALSO FOCUS ON IN-PERSON EVENTS.
PUBLIC ART IS A COMMUNITY DIALOGUE, AND IN DUBLIN, OUR COLLECTION, IT HAS MUCH TO SAY THROUGH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE OHIO ARTS COUNCIL, PUFFIN FOUNDATION WEST, AND THE CITY OF DUBLIN'S HOTEL MOTEL TAX GRANT, DAC LAUNCHED PUBLIC ART SPEAKS.
INVITED THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN THE PUBLIC ART CONVERSATION THROUGH A SERIES OF FREE EVENTS HOSTED AT SELECTED PUBLIC ARTWORKS, INCLUDING WATCH, HOUSE, GOING, GOING, GONE, AND THE SIMULATION OF GEORGE M CARR'S WORKSHOP.
THE SERIES DREW 175 ATTENDEES EMPLOYED 15 LOCAL ARTISTS AND STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH SENTARA, THE VISIT DUBLIN, OHIO, AND DUBLIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
IN COLLABORATION WITH VISIT DUBLIN, OHIO, DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL CREATED THE ART AND PUBLIC PLACES MOBILE PASS.
A CURATED 12 STOP TOUR OF PUBLIC ART IN DUBLIN'S GREEN SPACES.
AT EACH ARTWORK, VISITORS CAN EARN POINTS TOWARD REDEEMING AN EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION OF STICKERS INSPIRED BY THE PUBLIC ART COLLECTION.
THESE COLLECTIBLE STICKERS ARE BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED ARTWORK IN DUBLIN AND CREATED BY LOCAL ARTISTS, BRIAN MOSS.
SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN MAY, THE MOBILE PASS HAS, UH, HAS, UH, GARNERED 463 PASS HOLDERS AND 705 CHECK-INS.
THE VISUAL ARTISTS OFFERED A RICH ARRAY OF EXHIBITIONS IN 2024, RANGING FROM EMERGING ARTISTS TO ARTISTS EAGER TO DEMONSTRATE THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH THEIR ART AND PRACTICE.
A NEW ART LOUNGE HAS BEEN ADDED AND A WELCOMING SENSORY GARDEN.
THE ART LOUNGE ENCOURAGES VISITORS TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE THEMES OF THE EXHIBITION THROUGH CREATIVE PROMPTS AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES.
THE SENSORY GARDEN IS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE THE SENSES IN A WAY THAT PROMOTES RELAXATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND EXPLORATION.
IN MARCH, DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTED DWELLING A SNAIL'S JOURNEY, AN EXHIBITION FEATURING THREE GIANT BRIGHT ORANGE SNAILS MADE FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC BY INTERNATIONAL ARTIST COLLECTIVE CRACKING ART.
THE EXHIBITION INTRODUCED VISITORS TO THE SCULPTURES THROUGH ARTIST PROCESS VIDEOS, INTERACTIVE GALLERY PROMPTS WITH THEMES OF SUSTAINABILITY WHILE GATHERING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.
AN IMMERSIVE GALLERY INSTALLATION CREATED BY LOCAL ARTISTS.
KAREN SNUFFER, EXPLORED NATURE FROM A SNAILS PERSPECTIVE.
SINCE THEIR ARRIVAL IN MARCH, THE SNAILS HAVE ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF VISITORS TO CLOSE THE VISUAL ARTS SERIES.
THIS YEAR, DAC WILL PRESENT ACCESSIBLE EXPRESSIONS OHIO, AN EXHIBITION THAT EXCLUSIVELY FEATURES ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES ON VIEW.
FROM NOVEMBER 9TH THROUGH DECEMBER 19TH, THE EXHIBITION IS PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTS POSSIBLE OHIO, A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT BRIDGES THE ARTS AND DISABILITIES AND ADVOCATES FOR INCLUSIVITY AND ACCESSIBILITY.
THE EXHIBITION WAS GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY PNC BANK THROUGH A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PNC ARTS ALIVE GRANT, WHICH WILL ALLOW DAC TO FEATURE AN ARTIST WITH, UH, DISABILITY.
JOHN BRAMBLETT, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED VISUAL ARTIST WHO IS BLIND.
HE WILL OFFER PAINTING THROUGH TOUCH WORKSHOPS.
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ARTBOX IS A SERIES OF SEVEN ART SHARING BOXES, PROVIDE FREE ART ACTIVITIES AND ART SUPPLIES TO MORE THAN 5,000 RESIDENTS AND VISITORS EACH YEAR.THIS YEAR, DAC WORKED CLOSELY WITH PARKS DEPARTMENT TO INSTALL A, A NEW ART BOX ON THE GROUNDS OF THE DUBLIN HISTORY MUSEUM.
THE ART BOX WILL FEATURE BOTH ART AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION.
IN DECEMBER, DAC WILL OFFER A SPECIAL WINTER CREATIVITY KIT TO PROVIDE MORE ACCESS FOR STUDENTS DURING WINTER BREAK.
RIVER BOXES CONTINUE TO FOSTER CREATIVITY AND EXPAND ART ACCESS IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS DUBLIN.
THIS YEAR WE COMMISSIONED TWO NEW RIVER BOXES BY LOCAL ARTISTS, ANDREA MYERS AND ANDREW LUNDBERG.
BOTH ARE ACCOMPLISHED ARTISTS WITH WORK IN MAJOR PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS.
THIS YEAR WE PARTNERED WITH KROGER CORPORATION TO COMMISSION A MURAL FOR THE NEW KROGER STORE IN JEROME VILLAGE.
A MURAL TITLED RICHLANDS WAS CREATED BY LOCAL ARTISTS NICK STOLL AND PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE SIGNIFICANT LANDMARKS AND PUBLIC ARTWORKS IN DUBLIN.
AND FINALLY, DURING OUR EXHIBITION DWELLING A SNAILS JOURNEY, WE RECEIVED OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY TO SEE THE SNAILS TRAVEL TO THE DUBLIN LIBRARY.
ONE SNAIL RESIDES ON THE LIBRARY PLAZA ON LOAN FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MARCH OF 2025.
THIS PARTNERSHIP INCREASES ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC ART WHILE PROMOTING NEW PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
THE RESPONSE TO THE SNAIL AT THE LIBRARY HAS PROMPTED A VIDEO ON INSTAGRAM THAT HAS 1.1 MILLION VIEWS.
AND ON TIKTOK, THE VIDEO HAS A STAGGERING 2.8 MILLION VIEWS WITH 602,000 LIKES.
DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL SUPPORTS THE CITY OF DUBLIN'S ASPIRATION TO BECOME THE MOST SUSTAINABLE, CONNECTED, AND RESILIENT GLOBAL CITY OF CHOICE.
DAC CONTINUES TO PLAY AN INTEGRAL PART IN SUPPORTING CITY INITIATIVES AND COLLABORATING WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ONE BEAUTIFY AND ACTIVATE CITY GROUNDS WITH PUBLIC ART.
TWO, TO ENHANCE PARK VISITATION WITH RIVER BOX COLLECTION AND ART BOX SERIES.
AND THREE, TO CONNECT VISITORS AND RESIDENTS TO INNOVATIVE, ENRICHING ARTS EXPERIENCES.
WE ARE EVER MINDFUL OF THE USE OF THE CITY'S HOTEL MOTEL TAX FUNDS AND PRUDENTLY INVEST THEM IN PROGRAMMING AND INITIATIVES THAT HELP RAISE THE PRO PROFILE OF DUBLIN AS A CULTURAL DESTINATION.
DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL ARTS OFFERINGS FREE TO THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK, VISIT, PLAY, AND LEARN IN DUBLIN.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO.
UH, IT, IT IS FUN TO SEE ALL OF THE TRACTION THAT NO PUN INTENDED, THAT THE SNAILS ARE GETTING IN THE CITY.
AND I EVEN SAW SOME HALLOWEEN COSTUMES OF FOLKS DRESSED UP LIKE SNAILS.
IMITATION IS THE FINEST FORM OF FLATTERY.
RIGHT? SO, UM, THAT MEANS YOU'RE DOING GOOD WORK.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.
[CITIZEN COMMENTS]
OKAY, THIS BRINGS US TO THE CITIZEN COMMENTS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO COMMENT ON ANY TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.
AS A REMINDER, WE ASK THAT YOU SIGN IN AND THE KIOSK JUST OUT OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER, AND WE'LL RECOGNIZE YOU TO PROVIDE YOUR COMMENTS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
LINDSAY, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED IN.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.
UM, UH, HELLO, UH, RESPECTED MAAM, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS CHIEF, CHIEF PER AND ALL RESPECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE AND THE MEMBER OF DUBLIN COMMUNITY.
I AM AKHA AL, UH, RESIDENT OF DUBLIN FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS, AND I'M HERE TO BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT SWA DI VALLEY FOOD.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME OPPORTUNITY.
UH, DIWALI IS A FESTIVAL OF LIGHT, WHICH IS CELEBRATED BY HINDUS, SIKH, BUDDHIST, JANS, AND THE, AND THE FESTIVE SPIRIT IS EXPRESSED BY THOSE OF ANY ALL AND NO FAITH.
DIWALI SYMBOLIZES THE SPIRITUAL VICTORY OF THE LIGHT OVER DARKNESS.
GOOD OVER EVIL, AND KNOWLEDGE OVER IGNORANCE.
LIGHT IS A METAPHOR OF KNOWLEDGE AND CONSCIOUSNESS.
SIGNIFYING THIS STELLAR ASPECT IN OUR INDIC TRADITION.
HENCE SE DIWALI IS FESTIVAL OF LIGHT AND FESTIVAL OF GIVING TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE NATION.
SVA DEVAL COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE INVOLVING VARIOUS ORGANIZATION AND INDIVIDUALS
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DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE INIC VALUES.IT REPRESENTS THE DEDICATED EFFORT OF NUMEROUS ORGANIZATION AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING THIS SAVER, WHICH EMPHASIZES THAT SERVING HUMANITY IS SYNONYMOUS, WHICH WITH SERVING DIVINITY, THE COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WELFARE OF SOCIETY IS A SHARED COMMITMENT THAT UNITES US ALL IN THE COLUMBUS DUBLIN AREA.
UH, THE SAL INITIATIVE IS BEING SUPPORTED BY MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE BAHAR, HINDU TEMPLE, ZANG TEMPLE, UH, GURU, LINGUISTIC SOCIAL CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS WHO BELIEVE IN THE
IN, IN FACT, MULTIPLE CITY ACROSS THE COLUMBUS REGION HAVE EXTENDED THEIR SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION TO THIS, UH, INITIATIVE AS WELL.
THE FESTIVAL OF D DIWALI WAS CELEBRATED WORLDWIDE ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2024.
TODAY ALSO, WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE JAN TEMPLE, MR. JAN FROM BAHAR TEMPLE.
MR. KARI, UH, ARE ALSO PRESENT HERE WITH US TO SUPPORT THIS COURSE.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN FOR THEIR, FOR SUPPORTING OUR NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, UH, FOOD DRIVE AND FOR THEIR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT.
I AM SO PROUD OF THE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE HERE.
WELL, CERTAINLY A HAPPY DALI TO YOU.
AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR SHARING, UH, SIWA DALI'S MISSION WITH US.
AND, UM, THE, JUST THE CONCEPT OF SELFLESS GIVING, UM, AS PUBLIC SERVANTS, WE ALL TRY TO ECHO THOSE THOUGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS FOR SURE.
UM, SO, UH, THE CITY'S PROUD TO HELP FOSTER THIS FOOD DRIVE.
AND, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ALL OF THE EVENTS AND, AND SEEING THE GREAT THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN.
AND YOU'VE NAMED THE BENEFICIARIES THE DUBLIN FOOD BANK, SO I KNOW, UM, NOT ONLY WILL YOU BE FEEDING THE MINDS OF PEOPLE, BUT THE STOMACHS AS WELL.
AND SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR MISSION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THAT.
UH, WE HAVE A LETTER HERE THAT I'D LIKE TO GIVE TO YOU, UM, TO CELEBRATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA IS THE NEXT ITEM.IS THERE A REQUEST TO MOVE? REMOVE AN ITEM FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT CONSISTS OF THREE MEETING MINUTES, A LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY FOR A LIQUOR PERMIT IN THE EXCUSED ABSENCE OF SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS.
HEARING NONE IS I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MS. OSA? YES.
THIS BRINGS US TO SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING
[Ordinance 40-24]
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.UH, OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM PHIL HARTMAN.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES SINCE FIRST READING.
CAN ANSWER ANYTHING, QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. KEELER? YES.
INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING ORDINANCES,
[Ordinance 41-24]
ORDINANCE 41 DASH 24 AMENDING CHAPTER 35 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE[00:20:01]
TO REVISE FEE AND SERVICE CHARGE REVENUE.AND OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM DOUG ICK.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TONIGHT WILL DISCUSS THE 2024 COMPREHENSIVE COST STUDY.
SO ORDINANCE 94 13 ESTABLISHED THE ALTERNATE YEAR INFLATIONARY INCREASES THE COST OF, UH, SERVICES STUDY, UH, WITH ODD NUMBER YEARS BEING THE INFLATIONARY MEASURE AND THE EVEN NUMBER YEARS, UH, BEING A FULL COMPREHENSIVE CUSTODY PERFORMED.
AND IN 2021, UH, THE GFOA RECOMMENDED THIS AS A BEST PRACTICE, WHICH THE CITY OF DUBLIN HAS BEEN PERFORMING FOR YEARS.
SO TO PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE, UH, BACKGROUND, A, A COMPREHENSIVE CUSTODY, UH, WAS LAST PERFORMED IN 2022, AND THEN LAST YEAR AN INFLATIONARY MEASURE OF 4.25% WAS APPLIED, UM, TO EACH OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FEES.
AND THIS SLIGHTLY DIFFERED FROM THE NORMAL CPIU INDEX COMPARED TO PRIOR YEARS.
UH, THE INCREASE ALIGNED WITH THE AVERAGE SALARY AND BENEFITS INCREASE FOR THAT YEAR.
AND FOR 2024, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS REVIEWING ALL THE FEES AND THE FEE SCHEDULE IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE FEES IN 2025.
SO, TO DISCUSS THE TIMELINE MORE IN DEPTH IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH, UH, WE MET WITH THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS TO REVIEW EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL FEES.
UH, PROPOSED FEES WERE THEN, UH, BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 8TH, AND THE FIRST READING IS TONIGHT NOVEMBER 4TH, UH, WITH ADOPTION ANTICIPATED ON THE NOVEMBER 18TH COUNCIL MEETING WITH FEES ULTIMATELY IMPLEMENTED AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.
SO NOW WE'LL REVIEW, UH, ANY NOTABLE PROPOSED CHANGES BY DEPARTMENT FOR ENGINEERING.
THERE ARE NO PROPOSED NEW FEES IN THIS YEAR'S.
FEE UPDATE INCREASES ARE PRIMARILY BASED ON, UH, STAFF WAGES AND BENEFITS INCREASES.
SO INCREASES IN INTERNMENT AND INTERMENT SERVICES ARE BASED ON INCREASED STAFF TIME.
UH, A NEW REGARDING PARKS A NEW FEE.
THE GROUNDS OF REMEMBRANCE, DEDICATION, STONE, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY SHOWN ON THE DUBLIN VETERANS WEBSITE, HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY ADDED TO THE COST STUDY.
AT $300, THERE IS ONE PROPOSED INCREASE FOR POLICE.
UH, IT'S AN INCREASE ON THE IMPOUNDED ABANDONED VEHICLE RELEASE, UH, INCREASING FROM $140 TO $150.
AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES FOR COURT SERVICES.
THERE WERE MINIMAL INCREASES FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE FEES.
THERE WERE INCREASES TO THE SPILLED LOAD CLEANUP, FEE DAMAGE, PROPERTY REPAIR, AND THE FIRE HYDRANT PERMIT INCREASE FOR PARTNER FUNDING FEES.
THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FUEL SEARCH SURCHARGE FEE.
UH, HOWEVER, THERE IS A 9 CENT INCREASE TO THE CNG SURCHARGE.
AND PRIMARILY THIS IS BASED ON THE COMMODITY COST INCREASE FOR, UH, COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS.
AND LASTLY, THERE'S A $5 INCREASE, UH, FOR THE WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FLEET MAINTENANCE FEE FROM $125 TO $130 AN HOUR.
MOVING ON TO PLANNING A NEW FEE STRUCTURE IS BEING PROPOSED FOR THE PLAN AND PLA REVIEW FEES.
SO FOR THE PL TWO AND PL OH THREE, THIS INCLUDES A NEW PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT, A PUD FEE COMPONENT.
UH, THE PUD RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL PLAN AND PLAT REVIEW FEES, UH, THEY REQUIRE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE TIME COMPARED TO STANDARD REVIEWS.
SO, FOR INSTANCE, A PUD RESIDENTIAL MAJOR, UH, PRELIMINARY PLAN TAKES APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE, UH, MORE STAFF HOURS COMPARED TO JUST A REGULAR PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW.
UH, THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW STRUCTURE IS SHOWN HERE.
UH, THESE FEES ARE ADJUSTED TO ENSURE ADDITIONAL STAFF HOURS AND COSTS REQUIRED FOR THESE SERVICES ARE APPROPRIATELY CAPTURED FOR BUILDING STANDARDS.
UH, CURRENTLY THE COST RECOVERY OF THE FEES FOR SERVICES IS SET AT A HUNDRED PERCENT.
SO IN, IN THE INTEREST OF REACHING COUNCIL'S GOAL OF A HUNDRED PERCENT COST RECOVERY, THE FEES WILL NEED TO REFLECT A 30% INCREASE OVER 2024 FEES.
AND TO NOTE, THE DIVISION HAS EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE.
UH, 98% OF THE TIME THEY COMPLETE, UH, SAME DAY INSPECTIONS.
AND WITH THIS LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, IT CAN ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HIGHER STAFF TIME AND COSTS.
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS CHART, REVENUES HAVE EXCEEDED EXPENDITURES IN THE PAST.
HOWEVER, IN 2023, THE DIRECT COST RECOVERY WAS ONLY 95.5%.
THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40% OF INDIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED, UM, TO MEET COUNCIL'S.
COST RECOVERY GOAL OF CAPTURING ALL COSTS, DIRECT AND INDIRECT, UH, INDIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING STANDARDS ALSO INCLUDES, UH, BUILDING OCCUPANCY
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COSTS, UH, GENERAL OVERHEAD COSTS, EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, UH, COMMUNICATIONS EXPENSES, UH, INSURANCE AND DEBT COSTS, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE INDIRECT COSTS.AND FOR THE COST RECOVERY, 4 20 24, IT'S PROJECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO 2023 FOR NOW.
AND THEN AS DISPLAYED ON THE FOLLOWING GRAPHS, WHILE CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAVE REMAINED RELATIVELY STABLE IN RECENT YEARS, THE TOTAL APPROVED SQUARE FOOTAGE HAS BEEN STEADILY DECREASING SINCE MANY FEES ARE BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
THIS TREND NECESSITATES A FEE INCREASE.
AND AGAIN, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS A 30% FEE INCREASE IN THIS YEAR'S FEE SCHEDULE, UH, TO MEET COUNCIL'S GOAL, UH, NOW WE'LL DISCUSS ANY, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION PROPOSED CHANGES.
SO COST RECOVERIES HAVE REMAINED AROUND 50 TO 55%, BUT BASED ON FUTURE ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES, FEES WILL NEED TO BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT RECREATION COST RECOVERY PROGRAM.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, EXPENDITURES HAVE RETURNED TO PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS AND HAVE BEEN STEADILY INCREASING THE PAST TWO YEARS AND ARE ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN 2025 BASED ON THE STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN.
IN THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON OCTOBER 14TH, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS REMOVING SCHOOL DISTRICT RESIDENT RATES FROM THE DCRC MEMBERSHIPS, OUTDOOR POOL PASSES, AND ATHLETIC FIELD USE FEES BY IMPLEMENTING A RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT PRICING STRUCTURE.
ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS NOT REQUIRED BY WAY OF THIS ORDINANCE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN 2025 TO MAXIMIZE PRIORITY ACCESS FOR DUBLIN RESIDENTS TO RECREATION PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND AMENITIES.
AND, UH, TO NOTE THE SHOW MOBILE FEE WAS ALSO REMOVED FROM THIS YEAR'S COST STUDY AS IT WAS SOLD EARLIER THIS YEAR.
UH, BASED ON THE ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES IN 2025, AN INCREASE OF 5%, UH, IS RECOMMENDED.
ALL THE POOL AND DCRC PASSES TO RECOVER 50 50% OF THE COSTS TO ALIGN WITH THE CITY'S RECREATION COST RECOVERY POLICY.
AND HERE ARE THE PROPOSED RATES FOR 2025.
UH, THIS SLIDE ONLY INCLUDES THE ANNUAL RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.
THE REST OF THE ADDITIONAL PRICING STRUCTURES ARE PROVIDED IN APPENDIX A.
UH, REGARDING ATHLETIC FIELDS, UH, STAFF PROPOSES A NEW PRICING STRUCTURE FOR OUTDOOR FIELDS IN 2025.
UH, RESIDENTIAL RATES FOR NON RECREATION COMPETITIVE LEVELS OF PLAY WILL INCREASE FROM $10 A PERSON TO $15 A PERSON.
UH, PRICING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RESIDENTS FOR ALL LEVELS OF PLAY WILL INCREASE IN A TWO YEAR PHASE APPROACH, EVENTUALLY ALIGNING WITH THE NON-RESIDENT PRICING, A DETAILED, A DETAILED UH, BREAKDOWN OF THE PRICING STRUCTURE BY SPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED IN APPENDIX A, UH, PRICING STRUCTURE FOR A SWIM LAP LANE RENTALS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN FUTURE D-C-S-D-C-S LIAISON MEETINGS AND ANALYZE FUR FURTHER THAN, AND ULTIMATELY, THESE PROPOSED CHANGES MAY, UH, HELP ALLEVIATE CAPACITY ISSUES AND GENERATE FUNDS ACHIEVE THE APPROPRIATE COST RECOVERIES.
NOW, I'D BE HAPPY TO AN, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE, UH, COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? UM, I'LL GO AHEAD.
UM, DOUG, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR A, A, A LOT OF WORK HERE.
UM, IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS WITH THE 30% SUGGESTED INCREASE, THAT SLIDE.
UM, Y YOU KNOW, IT'S CLEAR THERE'S BEEN A REAL CHANGE IN COMMERCIAL.
AND SO THERE'S ALSO, THERE'S A VOLUME, THERE'S A COST AND THERE'S A MIX.
AND WE'VE HAD A CHANGE IN MIX, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
I, I THINK THAT BEHOOVES US TO LOOK AT OUR COST STRUCTURE, NOT SAY WE'VE HAD A CHANGE IN MIX AND THEREFORE WE'RE GONNA INCREASE THIS BY 30%.
SO I KNOW I'M OVERSIMPLIFYING THAT BY A LOT, BUT I, I THINK THAT'S WAY TOO BIG OF AN INCREASE.
AND I WOULD PREFER WE LOOK AT RE REDUCING OUR COSTS RATHER THAN INCREASING THAT BY 30%.
'CAUSE AGAIN, WHAT WE SEE IS A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT HAPPENING HERE.
I DOUBT NEXT YEAR THIS THING'S GONNA TURN AROUND AND WE'RE GONNA SEE IT RIGHT BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED.
SO TO ME, THAT FELT, UM, TOO AGGRESSIVE.
UM, BASED ON THIS EXPLANA EXPLANATION, I THINK WE NEED TO GO BACK AND THINK A BIT DIFFERENTLY ABOUT THAT.
THEN MY SECOND QUESTION, UM, HAS TO DO WITH, UM, CEMETERY FEE INCREASES.
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JUST SIMPLE MATH.THOSE ARE ABOUT 20% INCREASES.
UM, A HUNDRED DOLLARS, UM, YOU KNOW, ON A $500 BASE ANYWAY, 20% INCREASES.
THOSE SEEM TO BE MORE THAN CERTAINLY WHAT SALARY AND BENEFITS WENT UP.
SO I WONDERED IF YOU COULD YES, ABSOLUTELY.
YOU, THE OTHER ONE I KNOW TAKE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED.
UM, BUT AS I SAT DOWN WITH EACH OF THE, UH, DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE REASSESSED ON AVERAGE HOW LONG, UM, IT TAKES STAFF TO PERFORM THESE CERTAIN DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE FEES.
AND BASED ON THESE TWO FEES, THERE HAVE BEEN, UM, INCREASE IN STAFF TIME AS WELL.
SO THE INCREASE HOURS ULTIMATELY WOULD BE MORE ADDED COST IN LABOR.
WHAT WOULD, WHY WOULD WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN HOURS? UH, IT JUST A REASSESSMENT OF HOW LONG IT TAKES TO, UH, PERFORM THESE TASKS OVER THE YEARS.
AGAIN, IS THAT AN EFFICIENCY ISSUE? I I, I, I DON'T KNOW.
IT JUST SEEMED LIKE QUITE A, A 20% INCREASE SEEMED LIKE QUITE A BIT.
SO I, I, I WOULD, I KNOW THIS IS FIRST REA I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND ON THE BUILDING SIDE.
I COULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
THESE PRICE INCREASES, IS IT BECAUSE OF A, A, A CLOSER BETTER, UH, COST ANALYSIS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE? IS THAT WHY WE'RE WHERE WE'RE AT? CORRECT.
AND ON THE JUMP UP ON THE, UH, COMMERCIAL, UM, COSTS, IS THAT BECAUSE WE GOT A LITTLE BIT BEHIND AND LAGGED A FEW YEARS AND DIDN'T KEEP UP WITH INFLATION ON THAT? UH, REGARDING THE BUILDING STANDARDS FEES? UM, ULTIMATELY I DO, UM, JUST THINK WE HAVE NOT BEEN REACHING THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF 140% COST RECOVERY.
AS TIME GOES ON WITH INFLATION, WE, IF WE DON'T INCREASE THE FEES, UM, AT A CERTAIN RATE, WE WON'T EVER REACH THE 130 TO 140%, UH, DIRECT COST RECOVERY GOAL.
AND AS IN 2023, WE WERE ONLY AT 95.5%.
PER THE DIRECTION OF THE GOAL.
SO ONE QUESTION WAS, I MEAN, WE'RE TRYING TO HIT A HUNDRED PERCENT OF ALL THESE, AND THEN THE ONE THAT JUMPED OUT TO ME WAS THE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES WE'RE AT 40%.
AND I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY, LIKE, WE'RE NOT PAYING MORE FOR THAT ONE.
IS THAT, AND WHAT IS TEMPORARY STRUCTURES? I'M ASSUMING THAT'S, IS THAT IN A BUILDING STANDARDS FEE AS WELL? IT'S, YEAH.
IT'S UNDER BUILDING STANDARDS.
SO A LOT, A LOT OF THOSE, UH, BUILDING STANDARDS FEES, UM, THEY ARE MORE AT A AGGREGATE TOO.
SO THE TOTAL, UH, DIRECT COST RECOVERY OF THOSE.
SO REVENUES VERSUS EXPENDITURES ON THOSE FEES.
SO YOU AVERAGE 'EM OUT LIKE, CORRECT.
SO IS THERE A REASON THOUGH, LIKE, I MEAN, THAT SEEMS PRETTY LOW TO ME, $165 FOR TEMPORARY STRUCTURE AND THEN THERE'S OTHER THINGS WE'RE CHARGING REALLY HIGH FOR.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHAT THAT, HOW OFTEN IS THAT BEING USED OR IS THAT, UH, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU, BUT I'M HAPPY TO LOOK MORE INTO THAT.
I, I, I KNOW DURING COVID WE ALLOWED MORE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND MAYBE THAT WAS SOMETHING, BUT I MAYBE SOME INFO ON THAT AND WHY WE DON'T, TRYING TO GET MORE ON THAT ONE.
UM, AND THEN JUST SOME CLARIFICATION.
'CAUSE ONE OF YOUR SLIDES TALKED ABOUT YOU WERE CALCULATING THE COST OR THE REVIEW OF THE PLANS OF A PD BASED ON ACREAGE, BUT THEN YOU HAVE OTHER STUFF THAT WE'RE BASING OUR COST BASED ON, UM, SQUARE FOOTAGE.
SO IS THAT MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE PRICING THEN? OR THERE WAS SOMETHING, UH, YOU HAD THE COST OF IT WAS UNDER PUDS AND IT WAS SOMETHING OH, P UUD.
IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH, UM, A, THERE WAS A SLIDE THAT TALKED ABOUT ACREAGE, LIKE IF IT WAS UNDER 20 ACRES, IT WAS A CERTAIN PRICE AND THEN, YEAH.
SO MAYBE IT, TRYING TO FIND THAT DEFINITELY EXPLAINING WHAT THE, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACREAGE AND, AND, UM, AND THAT.
AND THEN I THOUGHT I HAD ONE MORE.
ARE WE STAYING JUST UNDER BUILDING STANDARDS OR ARE WE DOING ALL OF THEM? ALL OF THEM.
SO THEN MY OTHER QUESTION WAS JUST, IT WAS THE FEES FOR THE FIELD AND FOR THE NON-RESIDENT RATE.
AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY WE'RE WAITING AN ADDITIONAL YEAR.
WE WERE WAITING TWO YEARS BEFORE WE SWITCHED IT OVER FOR THE RECREATIONAL FIELDS.
I MEAN, FOR SPORTS THAT HAVEN'T SIGNED UP YET, I GET IT.
LIKE IF THEY'VE ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR NEXT YEAR, THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THAT WAS BASED ON SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROM THE OCTOBER 14TH WORKSHOP THAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO JUST LAY THE ADDITIONAL FEE ON UPFRONT.
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WE WANTED TO PHASE THAT IN, BUT WE CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE HOWEVER COUNCIL WOULD PREFER.I'M KIND OF SUPPORTIVE OF JUST DOING IT ALL AT ONCE.
'CAUSE THAT, 'CAUSE ALMOST ALL OF 'EM WE'RE DOING, THERE WAS JUST LIKE AN EXCEPTION OF FIELDS WAS THE ONLY ONE WE'RE NOT IMPLEMENTING RIGHT AWAY.
SO I'M KIND OF SUPPORT OF JUST DOING IT RIGHT AWAY SINCE WE'RE DOING ALL THE OTHERS RIGHT AWAY.
IT'D BE HELPFUL TO NOTE, DOES THE BALANCE OF COUNCIL SUPPORT PORT ON DOING THAT PHASING JUST SO THAT WE HAVE DIRECTION FOR A SECOND READING? IT WAS MY RECOLLECTION THAT IT WAS GOING TO GO UP SUBSTANTIVELY AT THIS TIME.
AND THEN, AND THEN AGAIN, I I THOUGHT IT WAS A TWO YEAR RAMP UP WHERE WE TOOK INTERMITTENT STEPS.
THAT, THAT IS MY RECOLLECTION.
NOT WAITING TWO YEARS OR, YOU KNOW, UNTIL WE STARTED THAT.
SO, BUT THAT WAS JUST, BUT I GUESS LIKE CLARIFICATION IS WE'RE ONLY DOING THAT WITH CERTAIN FIELDS.
WE'RE NOT DOING THAT WITH THE REC CENTER PRICING.
WE'RE NOT DOING THAT WITH OTHER THINGS.
SO YEAH, THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.
IT'S JUST THE ATHLETIC FIELDS.
THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT WE WERE GONNA STEP UP OVER TWO YEARS.
AND WHAT, AND WHAT WAS THE REASONING? PARDON? MY RECOLLECTION WAS BASED, BASED ON THE CONVERSATION, WAS TO ENSURE THAT WE PROVIDE ENOUGH TIME FROM A BUDGETING PERSPECTIVE FOR THOSE SPORTS TO, UM, ACCOMMODATE THE CHANGES TO IT.
UM, YOU KNOW, SO THAT IT WASN'T IN ONE BIG FELL SWOOP.
UM, BECAUSE THEY DO PASS THOSE COSTS ON TO THE, THE FAMILIES OF THE PLAYERS.
UM, SO TO PROVIDE THEM THAT, THAT OPPORTUNITY TO PHASE IT IN VERSUS ONE BIG CHUNK.
UM, SO I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE, UM, PLAN REVIEW.
AND WHAT I'M REALLY LOOKING FOR IS MAYBE BEFORE THE NEXT, UM, BEFORE WE MAKE THE DECISION A LITTLE BIT MORE DATA ON MAYBE COMPARATIVE COMMUNITIES AND THEIR COSTS.
THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO STREAMLINE OR MAKE EFFICIENCIES IN OUR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, I THINK THAT THIS IS KIND OF A COMPREHENSIVE OVERLOOK BECAUSE, UM, I DID A REAL QUICK KIND OF LOOK AT SOME OF THE NEIGHBORING SUBURBS AND YOU CAN'T DO APPLES FOR APPLES BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HARD TO DO IT ONLINE.
BUT YOU CAN KIND OF GET A LITTLE IMAGE OF WHAT SOME OF THESE COSTS ARE.
AND WE SEEM TO BE HIGHER PRESENTLY.
SO WITH THESE, UH, YOU KNOW, BUMP OPS, WHERE DOES THAT PUT US COMPETITIVELY WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES? AND, UM, I KNOW THAT WHEN DECISIONS ARE MADE FOR DEVELOPMENT, UH, AND MAYBE JEREMIAH COULD SPEAK TO THIS, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST YOU TO DO A PLAN REVIEW.
IT'S THE EFFICIENCY, THE PREDICTABILITY, THE COST, THE TIME.
AND SO JUST FROM ONE PIECE OF THE PIE, WHICH IS COST, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW COMPETITIVE WE ARE AND WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE OUTSIDE THE BALLPARK WITHIN THE TARGET RANGE.
UM, SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME FOR PLAN REVIEW.
AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WAS, UM, I KNOW THAT SOME OF THESE FEES THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL TO CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS AND AS WE IDENTIFIED THE SCHOOLS WAS ONE OF THEM WAS AN ORGANIZATION WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH.
AND SO MAYBE, UH, WHETHER IT'S, UH, WHETHER IT'S A POOL, AND I'M NOT GONNA PICK OUT ONE OR ONE OR THE OTHER 'CAUSE WE'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK WHICH ONE WAS THE MOST.
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT IT'S GONNA BE A MAJOR INCREASE THAT'S GONNA AFFECT FAMILIES AND KIDS AND GROUPS, WHATEVER, THAT MAYBE WE SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE A LITTLE BIT AND, AND AT LEAST HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHY IT'S IMPORTANT AND MAYBE WE'LL COME UP WITH SOME OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND WE WON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO INCREASE TO TRY TO GET TO THIS A HUNDRED PERCENT ALONE.
SO I THINK THAT CONVERSATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND, UM, I JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE THAT IN OUR FEE STRUCTURE CONVERSATION.
WITH REGARD TO THE SCHOOLS, WE HAVE INITIATED THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN THE LIAISON MEETING, OUR LAST ONE, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE FOLLOW UP DISCUSSIONS, EXCUSE ME, FOLLOW UP DISCUSSIONS AT UPCOMING MEETINGS AS WELL.
AND I, I KNOW THAT WE'RE DEFINITELY DOING THAT, BUT I'M THINKING OF LIKE THE, THE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE POOLS AND THE, AS WE MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, STEPPING UP FOR IN TWO YEAR PERIODS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE CAN JUST HAVE THOSE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS.
SO AT THE LAST WORK SESSION WE DID PROPOSE, WE WALKED THROUGH A PRESENTATION THAT SHOWED THE RAMPING UP OVER A COUPLE YEARS FOR SOME OF THE FEES AND OTHERS NOT, WE TOOK OUR STAB AT IT.
AND THEN THAT WAS THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD WITH COUNCIL.
AND I BELIEVE THAT WE'VE TRIED TO REFLECT
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THE OUTCOMES OF THAT WORK SESSION IN THIS PROPOSAL AS BEST WE COULD.I THINK THAT, THAT WHAT YOU'VE OUTLINED HERE CAPTURES THE CONVERSATION RELATIVE TO RECREATION.
I THINK THERE'S SOME VALIDITY OF LOOKING AT OUR, ARE WE COMPETITIVE IN THE INSPECTION PROCESS IN IN THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
I THINK THAT'S COULD BE A WA YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THAT IN, IN THOSE SPACES,
BUT I THINK THAT THE, UM, CONSENSUS WAS COMING OUT OF THAT, THAT THESE RECREATION FEES WERE GOING TO TO HAPPEN, UM, IN THE NEAR TERM AND, AND NOT BE PUSHED OUT THAT WE'D PUSHED THEM OUT FOR SOME TIME WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FIELDS FOR THE TEAMS THAT ALREADY HAVE, YOU KNOW, LIKELY PRINTED THEIR LITERATURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO SIGN UP FOR DYA SOCCER AND, AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
SO, UM, UNLESS I, I, I AGREE A HUNDRED PERCENT.
UM, I'M GONNA GET SOME EYE ROLLS HERE WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE REC CENTER FEES, 'CAUSE I TALK ABOUT IT EVERY TIME AND I ALWAYS COMPARE US WITH OUR PEERS.
I THINK THERE ARE CERTAIN CATEGORIES THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO BENCHMARK.
UM, ARE WE COMPETITIVE WITH RESPECT TO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT FEES? I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
UM, SO THIS IS WHERE THE I ROLLING COMES IN.
SO, UH, AS I'VE SAID, OUR RESIDENTS ARE GETTING A HECK OF A DEAL FOR A REC CENTER THAT'S AGING AND NEEDS SOME PLC.
AND WHAT WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH IS NOT SO MUCH COST RECOVERY FROM A OPERATIONS STANDPOINT, BUT WE'RE SCRATCHING OUR HEADS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT $20 MILLION BUYS US AND WHERE WE'RE GONNA GET IT FROM.
AND SO WE HAVE THIS HEALTH AND WELLNESS PARTNER, RFP, THAT HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE SOME PARTNERS COME FORWARD THAT ARE READY TO WRITE CHECKS AND PARTNER WITH US ON THAT REFRESH.
BUT I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER WAY YOU COULD MAYBE THINK ABOUT IT.
AND, AND IT'S BASICALLY OUR RESIDENTS FOR A, A SINGLE, UM, MEMBER, THEY'RE PAYING $295 RIGHT NOW FOR A LESS THAN STELLAR EXPERIENCE.
THE FAR OTHER EXTREME IS YOU GO TO LIFETIME AND YOU PAY $1,800 A YEAR FOR A PRETTY DECENT EXPERIENCE.
YOU GO TO UPPER ARLINGTON, YOU HAVE A STELLAR EXPERIENCE IN UPPER ARLINGTON, AND YOU PAY $420 PER YEAR FOR ONE PERSON.
SO I THINK MAYBE WE THINK, YOU KNOW, IF, IF, IF A ARGUMENT IS ALWAYS 50% COST RECOVERY, THESE NUMBERS WE'RE THROWING OUT TONIGHT, GET US ON TARGET, BUT WE WANT MORE OUT OF THAT REC CENTER.
AND SO THE QUESTION IS HOW DO WE PAY FOR IT? AND WHEN YOU BENCHMARK WHAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY OF DUBLIN WITH OTHER OPTIONS THAT ARE AROUND CENTRAL OHIO, YOU KNOW, THEY WE'RE GETTING WHAT WE PAY FOR.
AND THE QUESTION IS, WOULD DUBLIN RESIDENTS MAYBE BE WILLING TO PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE NICER? THANKS.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY, I KNOW I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK.
I, I THINK ONE OF MY CHALLENGES WITH THIS, EVERY TIME WE LOOK AT IT IS OUR GOAL IS OUR COST RECOVERY, NOT OUR GOAL IS TO BE THE MOST EFFICIENT WE CAN DO AND MAKE SURE WE COVER THE COST.
AND SO I'LL GO BACK TO THE THIRTIES PERCENT INCREASE JUST BECAUSE WE HAD A MIX AND A CHANGE.
NOW WE'RE GONNA MAKE PEOPLE PAY MORE BECAUSE OUR WORLD CHANGED.
I THINK BECAUSE OUR WORLD CHANGED, WE NEED TO STEP BACK AND ASK OURSELVES.
CERTAINLY THIS IS NOT THE TIME, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A POLICY DISCUSSION OF IT'S NOT JUST COST RECOVERY.
WHAT IS OUR OTHER POLICY FOR EXPENSE CONTROL? AND TO ANDY'S POINT, WHAT IS OUR POLICY FOR CATCHING UP FOR ON, ON SOME OF THESE LARGER THINGS THAT NEED TO HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE? I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ON THAT.
I JUST SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE IN THE COMMERCIAL WORLD AND YOU, YOU COULD NEVER JUST SAY, WE'RE JUST GONNA UP OUR PRICES AND THAT'S THE WAY WE'RE GONNA BE.
AND I, I REALLY CONTINUE TO HAVE A STRUGGLE WITH THAT.
I SAY THAT, UM, BUT WHEN I SEE THINGS THAT GO UP 30%, I REALLY TRULY WANNA SEE PERSONALLY THE OTHER SIDE OF IT.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT IT AND THIS IS HOW WE'RE REDUCING COST.
UM, BECAUSE I, I, THAT'S ONLY ONE METRIC AND AND I WORRY THAT THAT'S THE WRONG MESSAGE TO SEND TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY WHEN THINGS ARE TOUGH.
SO I, I SINCERELY HOPE WE, WE WE BRING THAT BACK AND THEN I, I DON'T KNOW IF WE, IT'S A CONVERSATION AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, BUT I, I CONTINUE TO THINK THAT THAT CAN'T BE THE ONLY MEASURE THAT WE HAVE.
I THINK OBVIOUSLY THIS IS GROSSLY OVER SIMPLIFYING THINGS, BUT IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT A 30% INCREASE IS PART INFLATION AND PART EFFICIENCY OR INEFFICIENCY.
UM, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT PART OF THAT 30 IS, YOU KNOW, IS 10% CATCHING US UP WITH COSTS OF WAGES AND OTHER THING BENEFITS
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AND OTHER THINGS.UM, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SEE THAT.
YEAH, I MEAN I THINK THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, AS WE'VE TALKED OVER THE YEARS ABOUT THIS COST RECOVERY POLICY, UM, IT'S MAYBE BEEN A LITTLE BIT, UM, MYOPIC IN THAT IT'S BEEN VERY FOCUSED ON, ON COST, ON, ON COST RECOVERY, RIGHT? I THINK THERE ARE OTHER DIMENSIONS THAT AS WE, UM, CONTINUE TO BE A LARGER CITY THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN, RIGHT.
THAT WE SHOULD GET BETTER AT AND SHOULD HAVE A, A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A GLOBAL CONVERSATION RELATIVE TO WHAT IS OUR COST RECOVERY POLICY.
BUT WITHIN THAT, UM, WHAT INFLATIONARY FACTORS THAT WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO, WHAT ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, COST REDUCTIONS ARE WE LOOKING AT, I THINK SOME OF THIS IS ALSO AN, A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT A MORE FULLY LOADED COST LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF STAFF TIMING AND THINGS.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE'RE SEEING SOME OF THESE OTHER ADJUSTMENTS, BUT IT'D BE REALLY HELPFUL TO BE ABLE TO, TO ITERATE THAT OUT LOUD.
UM, AND I DO THINK THAT THERE'S A COMPETITIVE FACTOR THAT THAT PROBABLY FITS IN THERE AS WELL.
SO I THINK IT'S A REALLY VALID OVERALL POLICY CONVERSATION THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULD REALLY TALK THROUGH, PARTICULARLY IN 2025.
IT'S A GOOD YEAR TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT A FULL REVIEW YEAR.
IT'S A GREAT YEAR TO TALK POLICY SO THAT YOU LEAD INTO THAT FULL, UM, YOU KNOW, COST REVIEW YEAR IN 2026.
SO I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT TIME TO BRING THAT UP, UM, FROM, FROM EACH OF YOUR PERSPECTIVES.
I, I APPRECIATE THAT CONVERSATION.
SEVERAL YEARS, MAYBE FIVE YEARS AGO, WE DID SOME COMPREHENSIVE BENCHMARKING.
UM, IT WAS CALLED THE COST OF DEVELOPMENT IN DUBLIN.
WE DID COMPREHENSIVE BENCHMARKING ON THE FEES, AND THEN IT DOES GET A LITTLE CHALLENGING TO COMPARE FEES BECAUSE ALL OF OUR PROCESSES ARE DIFFERENT AND THERE'S DIFFERENT FEE STRUCTURES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO VARYING, UM, LEVELS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
AND AS PART OF THAT, WE ALSO INTERVIEWED DEVELOPERS TO GET THEIR THOUGHTS ON WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO THEM.
SO I THINK IT, I, I'M HAPPY TO DIG UP THAT WORK PRODUCT AND THEN WE CAN, UM, WORK TOWARDS UPDATING THAT INFORMATION AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AGAIN IN 25.
IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE THAT WAS THAT I REMEMBER THE CONVERSATION THAT WAS PRE PANDEMIC.
UM, AND HOW WE VIEW THINGS AND HOW WE VIEW, PLUS, WE'RE ALSO DOING THIS PROCESS THIS YEAR WHERE WE'RE SORT OF SAYING, HEY, IT'S EITHER RESIDENT OR NON-RESIDENT, RIGHT? SO WE'RE MAKING SOME CHANGES THIS YEAR THAT AREN'T GOING TO BE REFLECTED IN, IN THAT CONVERSATION.
UM, BUT TO PULL THAT BACK UP AND SORT OF SAY, HEY, HERE'S WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE, I THINK IS, IS WELL PLACED FOR, FOR THE COMING YEAR.
AND I THINK IT'D BE GOOD TO CHECK IN WITH THE DEVELOPERS AGAIN ON THEIR PRIORITIES.
YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME BACK THEN, MOST, MOST OF THE COST IS STAFFING, OF COURSE.
AND AT THE TIME, BACK THEN THEY SEEMED TO PRIORITIZE THE TIMELY REVIEWS.
'CAUSE OFTENTIMES OUR BUILDING STANDARDS WILL PROVIDE SAME DAY OR NEXT DAY INSPECTIONS.
AND THAT'S LARGELY BASED ON, UM, YOU KNOW, STAFFING LEVELS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY CHECK BACK IN WITH THEM AND TALK THROUGH ALL OF THOSE VARIABLES.
I, I THINK IF I COULD SUMMARIZE, I THINK THERE'S A HIGHER LEVEL OF COMFORT WITH THE RECREATION PORTION BECAUSE THAT IS AN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT.
SO I THINK MOST OF THE MOVEMENT WE SAW THERE WAS, UM, THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED IN, IN, UM, IN WORK SESSION AND, AND VETTED OUT.
AND I, I THINK, UH, WE HAVE A LITTLE OF THAT WORK LEFT TO DO ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE OF, UH, HAVING A THOROUGH CONVERSATION AND VETTING THOSE NUMBERS OUT A LITTLE BIT.
AND HOPEFULLY AT SECOND READING YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO DO, TO ACCOMPLISH THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.
UM, IF IN THE EVENT THAT WE'RE NOT READY FOR IT, WE CAN ALWAYS PUSH THAT PUSH SECOND READING OUT TO A LATER DATE IS EVER.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? YEP.
IS STAFF COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? IS THAT A YES? NO, I'M THINKING OF TIMING WITH SECOND READING.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT TIMING? IT WOULD BE BETTER TO, UH, NOT AMEND THE BUILDING FEES AND ALLOW THE REMAINDER OF THE ORDINANCE TO PROCEED SO THAT THE FEES COULD TAKE EFFECT ON ONE ONE AND THEN DISCUSS THE BUILDING FEES ON AN APPROPRIATE TIMETABLE.
PERHAPS YOU COULD JUST BRING AN INFLATIONARY NUMBER BACK FOR THAT'S FINE.
THE, UM, UH, I THINK WE WOULD ALL BE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT UNTIL WE HAD THE, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO FULLY VET IT.
IS THAT AGREEABLE TO COUNCIL? MM-HMM.
UH, ANY OTHER COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? NO.
UH, WE WILL LOOK FOR SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING.
WE'LL BE SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER
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THE 18TH.WITH, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ADDITIONAL DETAIL BRINGS US TO ORDINANCE 42 DASH 24,
[Ordinance 42-24]
ADOPTING THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM MATT STIFFLER.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
I'M, UH, PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU THE 2025 OPERATING BUDGET.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY.
WE'LL REVIEW THE 2024 OPERATING BUDGET, PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, AND THEN A LOOK AT THE 2025 PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET.
IN TERMS OF 2024, THE OPERATING FUNDS UPDATE, WE HAVE A YEAR TO DATE AMOUNT OF 87.9 MILLION LAST YEAR REVENUES THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER WERE 83 MILLION AND WE ENDED THE YEAR AT 108 MILLION.
SO WE'RE ABOUT 4 MILLION AHEAD OF LAST YEAR.
SO IF WE CONTINUE TO STAY ON THAT PACE, WE SHOULD END UP WITH REVENUES TOTALING 112 HUNDRED AND $13 MILLION IN OPERATING REVENUES ACROSS ALL FUNDS.
IN TERMS OF EXPENDITURES, OUR YEAR TO DATE EXPENDITURES ARE JUST UNDER $75 MILLION LAST YEAR.
YEAR TO DATE, EXPENDITURES THROUGH SEPTEMBER WERE 70, UH, 1.6 MILLION.
WE ENDED THE YEAR AT 95.9 MILLION, SO WE'RE ABOUT $4 MILLION AHEAD.
THREE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AHEAD ON EXPENDITURES.
WE'LL END THE YEAR AT ABOUT 98 TO $100 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES.
SO WE SHOULD HAVE, AND I EXPECT TO HAVE A VERY POSITIVE OPERATING BUDGET VARIANCE, AS HAS BEEN OUR OUR HISTORY RECENTLY.
IN TERMS OF INCOME TAXES, THEY ARE VERY STRONG.
SEPTEMBER ENDED, UH, WITH A 5.6% YEAR, UH, PERCENT YEAR TO DATE INCREASE AS COMPARED TO 2023.
OCTOBER UNFORTUNATELY SHOWED A LITTLE BIT OF WEAKNESS WHERE OUR YEAR TO DATE NUMBER THROUGH THE END OF OCTOBER IS ONLY ABOUT 5%.
SO WE SAW A LITTLE BIT OF WEAKNESS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A TREND OR NOT.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR IT, BUT REGARDLESS WHETHER THE NEW NORMAL IS 5% OR 5.6%, UH, PROJECTING THAT ON LAST YEAR'S ACTUALS PUTS THIS YEAR'S INCOME TAX ESTIMATE AT AROUND 113 TO $114 MILLION, WHICH IS WELL ABOVE OUR BUDGET OF $109 MILLION.
IN TERMS OF THE 2025 OPERATING BUDGET TIMELINE, WE ARE ANTICIPATING COUNCIL ADOPTION AT THE NOVEMBER 18TH SECOND HEARING SO THAT THE BUDGET WILL BE EFFECTIVE.
ONE ONE IN TERMS OF, UM, MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX.
JUST REVISITING THAT, ONCE AGAIN, LAST YEAR'S ACTUAL INCOME TAXES WERE JUST OVER $107 MILLION.
THIS YEAR'S ESTIMATE, BASED ON THE 5.6% OVER LAST YEAR IS 113.7.
AS I SAID, WE'VE COOLED A LITTLE BIT FROM THAT IN OCTOBER, BUT WE'RE STILL TRENDING NORTH OF $113 MILLION.
THE BUDGET ESTIMATE THAT BUILT THE 2025 CIP AS WELL AS THE 2025 OPERATING BUDGET IS A CONSERVATIVE $112 MILLION.
THE CITY OF DUBLIN, EVEN IN TRADITIONALLY BAD ECONOMIC TIMES, HAS NOT SEEN A DECREASE IN INCOME TAXES.
I'M NOT SAYING IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, IT HAPPENED IN OH NINE AND 2020, SO IT CAN HAPPEN, BUT THOSE WERE HISTORICALLY, UH, BAD ECONOMIC TIMES.
SO WE ARE WELL POSITIONED TO SEE AN INCREASE NEXT YEAR OR AT LEAST A FLATTENING OF INCOME TAXES.
SO THAT ONE 12 TO ME IS A REALISTIC CONSERVATIVE NUMBER THAT, UM, HOPEFULLY WILL BE ADJUSTED UPWARDS MID-YEAR AS WE APPROACH MAYBE A THREE 4% GROWTH NEXT YEAR INTO THAT A HUNDRED, 1700 $18 MILLION NUMBER IF WE BEHAVE LIKE WE HAVE THE LAST THREE YEARS.
IN TERMS OF OPERATING FUNDS, WE HAVE, UH, SEVERAL OPERATING FUNDS.
THE NEWEST OPERATING FUND REALLY IS THE OPIOID RELIEF FUND THAT IS A SETTLEMENT FUND THAT THE CITY OF DUBLIN WILL RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS BASED ON A FEDERAL SETTLEMENT WITH OPIOID MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS.
UH, THE REVENUES FROM THAT FUND AREN'T SIGNIFICANT, BUT WE ARE ADDING IT TO THE BUDGET AS AN OPERATING FUND SO THAT WE CAN UTILIZE THOSE REVENUES IN THE COMING YEARS.
IN TOTAL, UH, OPERATING REVENUES TOTAL A LITTLE OVER $115 MILLION REPRESENTING A 9.75% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.
A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THAT INCREASE IS THE TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUES FROM SPORTS OHIO, AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN INCOME TAXES.
AND REALLY GOOD NEWS IS AN INCREASE IN, UH, ALL PROPERTY TAXES, UH, I'M SORRY, ALL TAXES ACROSS THE BOARD, WHETHER THEY BE HOTEL, MOTEL, INCOME, RECREATION FEES, AND INTEREST REVENUE.
IN TERMS OF THE CATEGORIES, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A, A $10.2 MILLION INCREASE IN REVENUE OR A 9.7% INCREASE.
UH, THE INCREASE IN LOCAL TAXES, AGAIN IS THAT GENERAL FUND INCREASE IN THE INCOME TAX ESTIMATE.
THE INCREASE IN MISCELLANEOUS FEES IS LARGELY TO DO WITH SPORTS OHIO.
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THE INCREASE IN OTHER FINANCING SOURCES IS LARGELY TO DO WITH THE REPAYMENT OF ADVANCES FROM TIFF FUNDS.THE RIVIERA TIFF IS SEEING SIGNIFICANT TIFF REVENUES THAT WILL BE ABLE TO PAY BACK THE GENERAL FUND NEXT YEAR AND THE AMENDED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR TARTAN WEST.
WE'VE NOW EXITED THE PHASE OF THAT AGREEMENT WHERE WE PAY THE DEVELOPER ANNUALLY AND THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO REPAY ITSELF FOR THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR YEARS BASED ON THOSE REVENUES.
SO WE SHOULD SEE INCREASING, UH, REPAYMENT OF REVENUES TO THE GENERAL FUND, THE CAPITAL FUND, AND THE WATER FUND, UH, FROM THE TARTAN WEST TIFF IN THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR YEARS.
IN TERMS OF THE OPERATING BUDGET INCOME TAX ESTIMATES, WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN OUR ORIGINAL BUDGET AND THE ACTUAL NUMBER WHILE STILL REMAINING IN THE CONSERVATIVE PHASE.
I THINK WE DID THAT PRETTY WELL IN 2023 BEING $3 MILLION OFF.
UH, HAPPILY, I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY OF US WOULD'VE BUDGETED FOR A 5.6% INCREASE IN INCOME TAXES, BUT WE WILL TAKE AN ERROR IN THAT DIRECTION EVERY TIME.
SO HOPEFULLY, UH, THAT WILL CONTINUE.
WE SAW OUR ORIGINAL BUS, UH, BUDGET OF 106 MILLION HAS BEEN INCREASED TO 109 AND WE ARE BUDGETING 112.
IS THE ORIGINAL BUDGET NEXT YEAR BASED ON THAT $113 MILLION PROJECTION? IF THERE WAS MORE CERTAINTY IN THE ECONOMY, WE MIGHT EVEN BE CONSIDERING INCREASING THAT INCOME TAX PROJECTION, BUT I THINK THE, THE CONSENSUSES WERE AT THE END OF AN ECONOMIC BOOM, NOT AT THE BEGINNING.
SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE MORE CONSERVATIVE, BUT I THINK THERE'S CERTAINLY MAYBE UPWARD PRESSURE EVEN ON THAT $112 MILLION NUMBER IF WE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE CERTAINTY.
IN TERMS OF OTHER IMPORTANT OPERATING REVENUES.
THE GREEN PART OF THIS GRAPH FOR 19 THROUGH 24 REPRESENTS THE YEAR TO DATE NUMBER.
THE GREEN BAR IN 25 REPRESENTS THE PROPOSED.
SO THE, WE ARE RECOMMENDING, UH, A BUDGET AN ESTIMATE OF 5.3 MILLION FOR RECREATION AND POOL FUNDS NEXT YEAR.
THAT IS BASED ON THIS YEAR'S YEAR TO DATE OF ABOUT 4.5 MILLION PLUS.
THE BLUE IS THE YEAR TO DATE THE LAST QUARTER.
SO WE EXPECT TO MAKE ABOUT 5.5 MILLION IN RECREATION AND POOL FUNDS.
SO THE $5.3 MILLION ESTIMATE NEXT YEAR IS STILL A CONSERVATIVE NUMBER IN TERMS OF HOTEL MOTEL.
WE HAVE A RECEIVED A LITTLE UNDER $2.2 MILLION TO DATE IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 23.
RECEIVED JUST OVER 600,000, WHICH WOULD PUT US JUST UNDER 3 MILLION IN THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND FOR 2024 ACTUALS.
AND WE'RE BUDGETING 3 MILLION IN 2025 GENERAL FUND POLICY COMPLIANCE.
THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES OF THE GENERAL FUND FOR BOTH 24 AND 25 ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY.
THE 2024 EXPENDITURES OF 99 MILLION INCLUDES THE $12 MILLION TRANSFER FOR SPORTS OHIO THAT COMPLETED THAT ACQUISITION IN SEPTEMBER.
UH, AS WE PREDICTED WITH, EVEN WITH THOSE, UH, TRANSFERS AND THAT ACQUISITION, OUR FUND BALANCE REMAINS HE, UH, A VERY HEALTHY 58%.
IT'S LIKELY THAT THAT 99 MILLION NUMBER WILL DECREASE AS WE HAVE BUDGET UTILIZATION THAT'S LOWER THAN 100% IN ACTUALITY.
SO WE'LL SEE THAT NUMBER DECREASE IN THAT PERCENTAGE SHOULD COMFORTABLY BE IN THE SIXTIES BY, BY YEAR END 2025.
EXPENDITURES ARE 114.9 MILLION OR ARE JUST OVER A 9.8% INCREASE.
WE ARE A PERSONNEL DRIVEN INDUSTRY, A SERVICE DRIVEN, UH, INDUSTRY.
SO OUR PERSONNEL SERVICES, INCLUDING SALARY AND BENEFITS, UH, CONTINUE TO BE OUR LARGEST EXPENDITURE REPRESENTING OVER 50% OF OUR BUDGET ON A FUND LEVEL.
WE'RE INCREASING THE BUDGET BY JUST OVER $10.2 MILLION.
THERE'S A SLIDE LATER THAT EXPLAINS THIS, UH, A LITTLE MORE CLEARLY.
THIS IS BROKEN DOWN AT A FUND LEVEL SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE INCREASES ACROSS ALL FUNDS RELATIVELY CONSISTENTLY.
UM, IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURE INCREASES, WE HAVE A SLIDE, TWO SLIDES THAT'LL BREAK THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE ARE SEEING HIGHER BUDGET UTILIZATION, UH, THE BUDGETED EXPENDITURES IN THAT GREEN LINE AND THE ACTUAL EXPENDITURES TAKING OUT LAND ACQUISITION 'CAUSE THAT CAN MAKE THE LINE A LITTLE BIT, UH, NOISY AND, AND DIFFICULT TO INTERPRET.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED OUR BUDGET UTILIZATION, CERTAINLY SINCE 2022.
UM, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IT IN 2024 IS THAT ESTIMATED SPENDING OF 98 OR 99 MILLION ON AN ORIGINAL BUDGET OF 104 MILLION WOULD REPRESENT VERY GOOD UTILIZATION.
UH, SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO IMPROVE, UH, IN THAT METRIC AS WE DISCUSSED WITH COUNCIL SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
IN TERMS OF NOTEWORTHY CHANGES, THE CHANGES, THE 12, UH, CHANGES ON THIS SLIDE REPRESENT ABOUT 80% OF THE INCREASE IN OPERATING BUDGET FROM 2024 TO 2025.
THE LARGEST IS OF COURSE, SALARIES AND BENEFITS BECAUSE THAT IS OUR LARGEST EXPENDITURE GENERALLY.
THE SECOND IS A NEW EXPENDITURE WITH SPORTS OHIO
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REPRESENTING A $2.5 MILLION CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION AND ALSO BUDGETED $2.5 MILLION IN REVENUE.SO WE'RE BUDGETING IT REVENUE NEUTRAL, AND WE'RE GONNA ATTEMPT TO, UH, IN YEAR ONE MAKE, BRING THAT AS CLOSE TO REALITY AS POSSIBLE.
BUT I EXPECT THAT OVER TIME THAT WILL BE THE CASE.
WE CONTINUE TO SEE AN INCREASE IN OTHER WAGES AS WE CATCH UP BOTH IN SALARIES AND PART-TIME STAFF UTILIZATION SINCE THE PANDEMIC I I'M, I'M HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL BE OUR LAST SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN OTHER WAGES AS THE MARKET HAS KIND OF STABILIZED.
AND I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY AT A POINT WHERE THE LONG-TERM TREND LINE OF 2019 AND WHERE WE'LL BE AT IN 25 ARE, ARE PROBABLY LINING UP AGAIN.
SO MY HOPE IS THAT WE WILL NOT SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, UH, AT LEAST ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS IN THOSE IN FUTURE BUDGETS.
THE, UH, THE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING CONTRACT WITH RUM KEY IS ON THIS LIST IS IT IS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION THAT INCREASES, UH, ANNUALLY.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ONETIME PROJECTS, UH, RELATED TO ENVISION DUBLIN IN THAT SECOND BOX TOTALING, UH, JUST UNDER A MILLION DOLLARS OR JUST OVER A MILLION DOLLARS REALLY, THAT ARE, ARE ONE TIME STUDIES OR IMPLEMENTATIONS OF STUDIES RELATED TO THE ENVISION DUBLIN PLAN.
AND THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, ONE-TIME EXPENDITURES ON THAT BOTTOM ROW FOR SECONDARY WAY FINDING STUDY IMPLEMENTATION.
WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN INSURANCE AND BONDING THAT'S LIKELY TO BECOME AN ANNUAL INCREASE, UH, ACROSS THE BOARD.
AND I THINK THAT'S JUST SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
WE'RE SEEING THAT INCREASE FOR TWO REASONS.
ONE, THE PRICE OF INSURANCE IS INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY AND FRANKLY, WE'RE INCREASING OUR PROPERTY HOLDINGS SO THAT THAT COMPOUNDS THAT INCREASE THIS YEAR.
AND THEN SECURITY SOLUTIONS AND CLOUD MIGRATIONS, WE CONTINUE TO SEE IT SOLUTIONS, PARTICULARLY THE TYPES OF IT SOLUTIONS THAT WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.
THE INCREASES IN THOSE APPLICATIONS CONTINUE TO OUTPACE INFLATION, AND THAT'S JUST WHAT THAT MARKET HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO RECENTLY.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THOSE EXPENDITURES BUT, UH, THAT'S INCREASING A LITTLE OVER $300,000 IN THE NEXT OPERATING BUDGET.
THERE WERE SOME CHANGES BASED ON COUNCIL'S DISCUSSION AT THE COUNCIL, UH, WORK SESSION.
WE INCREASED TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY BY $100,000 FOR THE SLOWDOWN DUB DUBLIN CAMPAIGN.
$75,000 WAS ADDED TO HUMAN RESOURCES BASED ON, UH, WANTING TO CONDUCT AN ORGANIZATIONAL EVALUATION.
$25,000 WAS ADDED TO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR HOLIDAY LIGHTING, $45,000 TO THAT OFFICE FOR A REVIEW OF PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND AN ADDITIONAL $25,000 TO PARKS OPERATIONS TO BUY ADDITIONAL AUTONOMOUS MOWERS.
THESE AREN'T THE LARGE AUTONOMOUS MOWERS, THESE ARE THE SMALLER AUTONOMOUS MOWERS, UH, THAT ARE PART OF THE OPERATING BUDGET.
ALL TOLD THOSE INCREASES WERE $270,000 FROM THE PRIOR, UH, SUBMITTED BUDGET.
IN TERMS OF, UH, INDIVIDUAL EXPENDITURES, THE OPERATING EXPENDITURES OVERALL, AS I SAID, INCREASED TO 10.2 MILLION.
YOU CAN SEE THAT, UH, BY CATEGORY THERE, RANGING FROM 29% IN CAPITAL TO JUST OVER 6% FOR PERSONNEL GOING THROUGH EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES, SALARIES INCREASED, UH, A LITTLE OVER 3 MILLION OR 7.4% FROM THE 2024 OPERATING BUDGET.
THERE WAS A INCREASE IN ONE EMPLOYEE.
THESE WERE WAGE INCREASES AT THE UNION PER THE CONTRACT.
AN AVERAGE WAGE INCREASE OF 4% FOR NON-UNION PERSONNEL, AND THEN A ONE NEW POSITION FOR THE MAINTENANCE WORKER BENEFITS INCREASED 650,000 OR 3.7%.
THESE INCLUDE THE COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE.
SINGLE AND FAMILY COVERAGE INCREASED, UH, 7.2% FOR SINGLE COVERAGE, AND 8.1% FOR FAMILY COVERAGE.
FAMILY COVERAGE IS NOW $36,906 PER YEAR.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, THESE, UH, INCLUDE A CONTRIBUTION TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE OHIO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND FOR THE OHIO POLICE PENSION, UH, FUND.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS DEPEND ON THE TYPE OF EMPLOYEE AT 14% FOR NON-POLICE EMPLOYEES AND 19.5% FOR POLICE EMPLOYEES.
IN TERMS OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES, THEY GENERALLY SAW A 14% INCREASE, OR 6.4%.
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, UH, MADE UP A LARGE COMPONENT OF THAT INCREASE, INCREASING $5.5 MILLION OR 24%.
A LARGE PART OF THIS INCREASE IS DUE TO SPORTS OHIO, WHICH WAS 2.5 MILLION, BUT ALSO THE INCREASE IN FACILITIES AND PARKS AND RECREATION WERE RELATED TO CONTINUING MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS THAT WE WILL HAVE REGARDING SPORTS OHIO UNDER, UH, A NEW MANAGEMENT CONTRACT, WHENEVER THAT IS SIGNED LATER THIS YEAR, THE REMAINDER OF THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICE INCREASES LARGELY TO DO WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVISION DUBLIN OR DIFFERENT STUDIES RELATED TO THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT.
SO THESE ARE MORE ONE-TIME, UH,
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SPENDING THAT IF THERE WAS A SITUATION WHERE REVENUES BEGAN TO STRUGGLE, THESE WOULD BE THE TYPES OF EXPENDITURES THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST ON THAT LIST THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT POTENTIALLY, UH, BEING AVAILABLE TO WITHDRAW OR DEFER TO FUTURE YEARS.SO THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, BUT IT'S A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE EXECUTION OF OUR PRIORITIES AT A TIME WHEN WE HAVE THE REVENUE TO SUPPORT THAT INCREASE.
SUPPLIES ARE INCREASING 541,000 OR 5.7%.
AGAIN, THE LARGEST INCREASE IN THIS IS RELATED TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTS.
THERE'S AN ALSO AN INCREASE IN TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY.
THAT WAS AN INCREASE OF 175,000 FOR SIGNS AND 150,000 FOR THE SECONDARY WAY FINDING STUDY IMPLEMENTATION.
IN TERMS OF OTHER CHARGES AND EXPENDITURES, THE INCREASE IN THIS, UH, WAS BASICALLY THE, THE SOLID WASTE CONTRACT WITH RUM KEY, WHICH WAS OFFSET BY A REDUCTION IN TAX REFUNDS.
AS THOSE HAVE STABILIZED, AND WE NO LONGER NEED TO BUDGET AN ELEVATED AMOUNT FOR REMOTE WORKER REFUNDS, THE INCREASE IN FINANCE WAS DUE TO AN INCREASE IN HOTEL MOTEL CALCULATIONS.
WE PAY OUT A FIXED PERCENTAGE OF THOSE REVENUES, SO WHEN THOSE REVENUES GO UP, WE'RE GONNA SEE THAT A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN THE FINANCE ACCOUNTS TO MAKE THOSE PAYMENTS.
AND THEN IN OCM, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN CONTINGENCIES AS WELL AS, UH, BEAUTIFY YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS.
IN TERMS OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, THERE WAS A 29% INCREASE, WHICH IS LARGE ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS BECAUSE THE TYPICAL SPENDING IN THE CAPITAL, UH, IN THE OPERATING BUDGET IS RATHER LOW AS REPRESENTED.
A $182,000 INCREASE, MOST OF THAT WAS ON PARK MAINTENANCE RELATED TO, UH, PARK, UH, PUBLIC ART AND RECREATION.
WE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES IN THE POOLS AND DCRC THIS YEAR RELATED TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD LAST LESS THAN FIVE YEARS, WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN THESE CAPITAL CHARGES.
IN TERMS OF BUDGET VARIANCE, AS, AS WAS THE CASE LAST YEAR, WE ARE PRESENTING A BUDGET WITH A POSITIVE BUDGET VARIANCE.
IT IS POSITIVE $71,776 THIS YEAR.
LAST YEAR IT WAS POSITIVE ABOUT 140,000, UH, DOLLARS.
THE YEAR TO DATE POSITIVE VARIANCE, AS I SAID, WE'RE EXPECTING AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO HAVE ABOUT 112 MILLION IN OPERATING REVENUES AND 98 99 IN OPERATING EXPENDITURES, OR ABOUT A 12 OR $13 MILLION VARIANCE, WHICH IS RIGHT WHERE WE'RE AT YEAR TO DATE.
IN TERMS OF INCOME TAX RATES, WE ARE NOT PROPOSING ANY CHANGES TO THE CITY'S INCOME TAX.
THE CITY MAINTAINS ONE OF THE LOWEST INCOME TAXES IN CENTRAL OHIO AT 2%.
YOU CAN SEE MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS THERE HAVE, UH, HIGHER TAX PERCENTAGES.
BUT WE, UH, ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAIN THIS, MAINTAIN THIS 2% INCOME TAX RATE, AND WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO DO SO.
MAINTAINING FINANCIAL STRENGTH AND STABILITY.
THE CITY ROUTINELY WINS THE OHIO, UH, I'M SORRY, THE GFOA TRIPLE CROWN, WHICH IS THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY, THE AUTO AUDITOR AWARD WITH DISTINCTION FOR OUR AUDITS.
AND THIS YEAR, UH, THE CITY EARNED AN ADDITIONAL HONOR BEING THE FIRST US CITY AND THE ONLY US CITY THAT I'M AWARE OF TO EARN FOUR AAA RATINGS WHEN WE ADDED KROLL TO THE RATING AGENCY PROCESS IN ADDITION TO THE THREE THAT ARE MORE COMMON.
SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO BE FINANCIALLY STRONG AND STABLE WITH THE PRESENTED OPERATING BUDGET IN 2025, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, I WANNA TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS.
SO THEY'LL RELATE TO THE ADDITIONS THAT ARE NEW SINCE OUR WORKSTATION.
UM, SO THE FIRST ONE, IT WAS THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
AND, UM, IT SAYS IN HERE TO EVALUATE VARIOUS TACTICAL URBANISM METHODOLOGIES WITH THE GOAL OF EXTENDING THE LONG LONGEVITY OF FUTURE INSTALLATIONS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT, I DON'T RECALL US HAVING THAT DISCUSSION.
UM, TO ME, I THOUGHT IT WAS ROUND THE, IF WE WANTED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CAMERAS WE HAD, OR IT WAS TECHNOLOGY.
SO I, I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M SUPPORTIVE OF EVAL SPENDING MORE MONEY TO EVALUATE THE TACTICAL URBANISM BEFORE WE'VE EVEN RECEIVED THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR EXISTING TEST PILOT PROGRAM.
I BELIEVE JEAN JEANIE CAN SPEAK TO THAT.
SO IT WAS PARTIALLY, UM, THE DISCUSSION AT THE WORK SESSION DEFINITELY WAS ABOUT CAMERAS, BUT IT HAD US LOOKING AT THE SLOW DOWN DUBLIN CAMPAIGN SPECIFICALLY.
AND SINCE THEN, WE'VE ALSO RUN INTO ISSUES WITH THE INSTALLATIONS OF THE TACTICAL URBANISM.
SO JEANIE CAN SPEAK TO THE COST OF THOSE AND IF WE WERE TO USE A CONTRACTOR VERSUS IN-HOUSE, BUT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO LOOK AT THE MATERIALS THAT WE USE MOVING FORWARD, UM, IF WE DO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE INSTALLATIONS,
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UH, THAT'S VERY WELL SAID.SO GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
SO THE TACTICAL URBANISM, UM, PILOT PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR, OBVIOUSLY DID NOT WEAR WELL.
WE KNEW THAT THEY WERE REALLY MEANT TO JUST SEE HOW EFFECTIVE THEY COULD BE.
WE ARE FINDING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE, UM, IN, UM, LOWERING, UM, GETTING SOME POSITIVE LOWERING OF SPEED LIMITS.
BUT WE NEED TO OBVIOUSLY TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THOSE MATERIALS ARE.
WHEN WE ASSEMBLED THE OPERATING BUDGET PROPOSAL, UM, PRIOR TO THE WORK SESSION, WE DID NOT, WE WERE NOT AWARE OF HOW THESE MATERIALS WOULD BE WEARING.
SO WE HAVE DONE, UM, A BIT OF RESEARCH AND WE HAD GOTTEN SOME PRICE PROPOSALS EARLIER, UM, THAT SEEMED QUITE EXPENSIVE, UM, FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF, LIKE THE STILL, IT'S STILL THE STICKER MATERIAL, BUT IT WAS ABOUT 30, 30,000, $33,000 PER INTERSECTION.
OR IF WE WERE TO IMPLEMENT AT THE THREE INTERSECTIONS THAT WE HAVE, IT WOULD BE ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THAT'S WHERE THAT NUMBER CAME FROM.
UM, IN CASE WE DID WANNA GO AHEAD AND PURSUE, UM, ADDITIONAL TACTICAL URBANISM, UM, LOCATIONS OR GO BACK AND IMPLEMENT AGAIN AT THE LOCATIONS WHERE WE HAVE IT INSTALLED TODAY.
I GUESS MY, UM, SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO HOLD OFF ON THIS, AND IF WE CAN NEED TO, WE CAN ADD IT.
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THE DISCUSSION IF WE WANNA CONTINUE.
WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED YET HOW THE PILOT PROGRAM WENT AND IF WE WANNA CONTINUE IT.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION FIRST, AND THEN IF WE DECIDE WE WANT TO CONTINUE IT AND WE NEED MONEY, WE CAN ADD IT IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL.
THAT'S JUST MY SUGGESTION FOR THAT ONE.
I WOULD JUST ASK THE QUESTION.
THE SPEED SIGNS, THEY'RE ALREADY THINK THE QUANTITY IS ALREADY IN THE BUDGET.
SO WE WEREN'T ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE SPEED SIGNS.
YOU WERE, I I DON'T BELIEVE THIS REPRESENTS ADDITIONAL SPEED SIGNS, CORRECT? YEAH, I'M, I'M JUST SAYING I THINK THAT THAT WAS ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE BUDGET ALREADY.
KATHY WAS REQUESTING A FEW MORE, BUT WE, WE DID HAVE I THINK FOUR, RIGHT? WE HAD, UM, SIX, SIX ALLOCATED.
SO, UH, UM, THREE SETS FOR, UM, TO FINISH UP THE, UM, PERMANENT, UM, LOCATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL ZONES, AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL SET POTENTIALLY FOR THE ROTATING DRIVER FEEDBACK SIGN PROGRAM OR OTHER, UM, NEEDS.
IF IT'S ALL RIGHT, I'LL JUMP IN OR YOU'RE DONE.
I THINK THE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE IS I THINK THAT WHAT THE, WHAT COUNCIL'S ASK WAS, IS ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE BUDGET, YES OR NO.
WE ARE FULFILLING WHAT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET, MEETS THE EXPECTATIONS AS LAID OUT IN THE SPEED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT THAT WAS ADOPTED BY COU OR APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
SO AT THE TIME THAT THE SPEED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, WE LAID OUT AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AND THAT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS REFLECTED IN THIS BUDGET PROPOSAL.
DURING THE WORK SESSION, THERE WAS A REQUEST BY COUNCIL MEMBER DEROSA TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND ADD MORE SIGNS THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED PER THAT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE IS THIS IS, THESE ARE NEW ASKS SINCE OUR WORK SESSION.
SO WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THE WORK SESSION IS, THE OUTCOME OF THE WORK SESSION.
AND THIS IS NEW THIS EVENING, AND SOME OF THESE CAME FROM WORK SESSION, SOME CAME FROM COMMENTS IN MY EVALUATION, OTHER, IT'S JUST US LEANING AHEAD, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING EVERYTHING AND ANTICIPATING EVERYTHING, UM, FOR 25.
BUT ANY OF THESE CAN BE MODIFIED, OBVIOUSLY.
AND AMY, I'LL DO THIS AND THEN PLEASE FINISH YOUR SECOND ONE.
UM, ONE THING WE DO KNOW IS THOSE, THOSE SLOWDOWNS WORK, WE DO NOT KNOW TO AMY'S POINT, IF THE TACTICAL URBANISM WORKS OR NOT.
UM, I SHARED WITH JEANIE, I'VE RECEIVED A FAIR BIT OF NOT POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THEM AND THE LOOK OF THEM AND THE COLORS OF THEM.
SO I DO, I I, I THINK THE IDEA IS EXACTLY RIGHT.
WE DID THE PILOTS, THOSE ARE VERY GOOD THINGS, BUT WE NEED TO STAND BACK AND ASK OURSELVES, IS THIS WE WANNA DO? AND IF WE DO, HOW DO WE WANNA DO IT? AND IN WHAT APPROACH WE WANNA DO IT.
SO I'M, I'M AGREEABLE, BUT, UM, THE ONE THING WE DO KNOW THAT DOES WORK IS, IS THESE SPEEDS.
I MEAN, IN WHEN WE DID THE PLAN, IT WAS 2022 PLAN THAT WE APPROVED IT, 20 23, 20 23 PLAN, WE APPROVED IT, IT WORKED IN 23, IT'S WORKING.
NOW WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WORKS THAT ISN'T THAT EXPENSIVE.
RATHER THAN JUST FOLLOW AN AGREED TO PLAN.
IF YOU GOT SOMETHING THAT WORKED, WHY WOULDN'T WE DO MORE OF THAT CONTINUES TO BE MY REQUEST.
SO I HAD A COUPLE, SO THEN MY NEXT ONE WAS RELATED TO THIS AS WELL.
UM, I THINK THE 75,000 FOR THE, UM, WORKFORCE PLANNING PROCESS.
I, I'M NOT SURE THAT, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THAT
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DISCUSSION FIRST SO THAT YOUR, UH, COUNSEL CAN ARTICULATE WHAT THEY WANT MORE.SO BEFORE WE START HIRING CONSULTANTS TO DO THINGS, IS MY SUGGESTION, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR ALSO TO THE NEXT, THE 45,000 ALSO WAS ANOTHER CONSULTANT.
UM, I THINK THOSE ARE DISCUSSIONS THAT THE, I THINK THOSE CAME OUT OF, UH, REVIEW COMMENTS AND WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT REVIEW YET.
AND I THINK WE MIGHT NEED TO DISCUSS WHAT WE WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR.
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WERE ASKING FOR A CONSULTANT.
SO, UM, AND THEN MY LAST ONE WAS, I STILL THINK WE NEED TO ADD THE CLERK POSITION INTO THE BUDGET.
ANYBODY ELSE? NO, I'LL WAIT UNTIL THIS COMES.
I HAD SEVERAL THINGS, SO I WAS OKAY.
UM, FIRST I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU, MATT.
SO, UM, THE TOTAL EXPENSES ON THE BUDGET THAT WE REVIEWED AT THE WORK SESSION TOLD 114,413,000.
I JUST WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE SLIDES THIS TIME.
IT'S 114,933, AND THAT'S A $520,000 DIFFERENCE.
THIS SLIDE IS 270,000 WORDS OF THE OTHER 250,000.
YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY, THE SLIDE HAD AN ERROR IN THAT 200.
THE, THE NUM THE, THE VARIANCE WAS CORRECT, BUT THAT 214.4 NUMBER UHHUH, IT WAS $270,000 SHORT OF BEING CORRECT.
SO, SO THE VARIANCE IS RIGHT, BUT THE EXPENDITURE WAS WRONG.
'CAUSE I WAS DOING THE MATH AND I'M GOING, THIS DOESN'T, THIS DOESN'T WORK FOR ME.
UM, AND THIS, THEN I HAD A COUPLE, UM, THINGS, YOU, YOU HEARD MY PLEA FOR DOING SOMETHING THAT WORKS AND, UM, I, I WOULD MAKE THE SAME COMM AS AMY.
I DON'T KNOW THAT, UH, THE THINGS THAT WE ASKED FOR WERE ON THIS LIST, BUT THESE ARE NEW THINGS.
AND SO I WOULD, UH, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL, UH, REQUESTED.
THEN I HAD, UM, A QUESTION ABOUT, UM, THE INCREASE FROM DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.
UM, I GOT SOME ANALYSIS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS REQUESTED.
AND IT, IT WOULD, IT, WE ANTICIPATE TO BE ABOUT 138 THIS YEAR.
UM, IF, AND I'M NOT ASKING FOR THESE TONIGHT, BUT GOING FORWARD, WHAT, WHY INCREASE IT? I DIDN'T SEE ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE.
IT WAS JUST EXPLANATION OF WHAT IT WAS TODAY.
THERE WAS A CONVERSATION ABOUT FESTIVALS IN THERE AND LOOKING AT POINT OF SALES.
UM, THERE WAS A NICE ANALYSIS AS REQUESTED, THANK YOU, ABOUT THE IRISH FESTIVAL.
AND AS ANTICIPATED, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT LOSS.
SO I'M ASKING THAT WE BE MORE AGGRESSIVE IN HOW WE LOOK AT OUR REVENUE SIDE OF THAT.
UM, WE, WE ASKED FOR POINT OF SALE AND, AND COMMISSIONS A WHILE AGO.
I KNOW WE HAVE A CONSULTANT LOOKING AT IT.
UM, I'M JUST ASKING FOR, BASED ON WHAT WE SAW, THAT WE DON'T MOVE THAT FORWARD.
UM, I, IT WAS INTERESTING TO ME, THERE SEEMED TO BE A DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE SUMMER CAMP, UM, AND WHAT THE WHOLE CONVERSATION WE JUST HAD ON COST RECOVERY.
SO THE SUMMER CAMPS ARE, ARE, UM, CASH POSITIVE AND ARE NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT.
WE'RE, WE'LL TAKE THE, THE POSITIVES, BUT, UM, IT'S INCONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF THE PROGRAM.
AND SO IF, IF WE SHOULD ONLY BE AT A HUNDRED, AT A HUNDRED PERCENT COST RECOVERY, THEN WE SHOULD BE AT A HUNDRED PERCENT COST RECOVERY, NOT CHARGE MORE FOR THIS OR THAT.
SO THAT SEEMED TO BE INCONSISTENT.
AND AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S A POLICY DISCUSSION THAT WE COULD HAVE LATER ON.
BUT I THINK WE SHOULD, UM, UM, PUT THAT, UM, BACK THERE AS WELL.
SO, UM, AND THEN I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT SALARY INCREASES.
IT INCREASED BY 7%, I THOUGHT WE HAD SAID THERE WAS A 4% SALARY INCREASE IN THE BUDGET.
SO THE SALARY INCREASE, LEMME GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE, IS A FUNCTION OF A NUMBER OF COMPONENTS THAT ARE NOT JUST EMPLOYEE SALARY.
SO THE SALARY INCREASE HERE, UH, INCLUDES, YOU'LL NOTICE THIS SALARY INCREASE WAS, UH, 7.4% AND THE BENEFITS WERE 3.7% WITH COVERAGES INCREASING SEVEN AND 8%.
SO ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THIS BUDGET IS THAT THE SELF-FUNDED HEALTHCARE FUND IS ESSENTIALLY OVERFUNDED.
THERE'S, THERE'S TOO LARGE OF A FUND BALANCE IN THERE.
SO WHAT WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO IS LOWER THAT FUND BALANCE, AND IF WE ARTIFICIALLY LOWER THAT FUND BALANCE, THEN IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE STEALING FROM FUTURE OPERATING
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BUDGET.SO TO PREVENT THAT, WE'RE MOVING THAT, OPERATE THAT BALANCE ESSENTIALLY FROM A FUND THAT DOESN'T NEED IT TO THE ACCRUED LEAVE FUND THAT DOES.
AND THE WAY WE'RE DOING THAT IS THROUGH A TRANSFER OF COSTS FROM BENEFITS TO SALARIES IN THE PAYROLL SPREADSHEET.
SO THE ACCRUED LEAVE PERCENTAGE IS TYPICALLY 1.5%.
THIS BUDGET WE'VE BUDGETED AT 3% SO THAT WE CAN INCREASE THE FUNDING TO THAT FUND ABOUT A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
WE'VE UNDERFUNDED HEALTHCARE BY ABOUT A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS AS WELL, SO THAT THAT $5.5 MILLION FUND BALANCE WILL BE REDUCED TO $5 MILLION.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE THE FUNDING AROUND THE BALANCE SHEET MORE APPROPRIATELY WITHOUT IMPACTING THE VARIANCE BETWEEN REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.
SO WE'LL DO THIS FOR AT MOST THREE YEARS, AND THEN WE WILL CEASE TO FUND, UH, CEASE THIS TRANSFER BECAUSE BOTH FUNDS WILL APPROPRIATELY, UH, HIT THEIR RESPECTIVE RESERVE BALANCES.
AND I DON'T WANT THE OPERATING BUDGET IN 2028 OR 2020 TIME TO SEE A LARGE JUMP.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.
AND IT'S ESSENTIALLY A SHIFTING OF THOSE COSTS BETWEEN SALARIES AND BENEFITS IN THAT FASHION, IN THAT AMOUNT TO MAKE THE BALANCE SHEET OF THE TWO FUNDS, UH, MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF, OF, UH, A POSITIVE SITUATION.
BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO CREATE A NEGATIVE SITUATION IN THREE OR FOUR YEARS WHEN WE, WHEN WE, WHEN WE GO BACK.
SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHY THOSE NUMBERS DON'T QUITE WORK OUT, UM, IN, IN, IN THE, IN THIS, IN THE PRESENTATION HERE TONIGHT.
SO I, I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THAT AND, AND I, I AM ALWAYS IMPRESSED WITH HOW FORWARD LOOKING YOU ARE AND THAT ANALYSIS.
SO MY REQUEST IS THE SLIDE GET UPDATED TO REFLECT THAT SO THAT RESIDENTS ARE LOOKING AT THIS, NOT SAYING WE HAVE A 7% INCREASE IN OUR SALARIES IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE.
AGAIN, JUST YOUR EXPLANATION WAS PERFECT.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT GIVEN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT, UM, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE PROVIDING THAT.
SO IT MAY BE JUST SLICING THIS UP A LITTLE IN A, IN A NOTE OR SOMETHING, BUT THAT I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS.
I DEBATED ADDING A SLIDE, BUT IT SEEMED PRETTY IN THE WEEDS, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT.
IT'S ALSO TRUE AND, AND I SHOULD ADD IT FOR TRANSPARENCY.
SO I WILL GIVE, WELL, IT'S BE BECAUSE IT ISN'T A 7% INCREASE IN SALARIES AND YOU KNOW, AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE INCREASING FEES AND THEN WE'RE INCREASING SALARIES.
IT'S JUST, I THINK, IMPORTANT.
BUT, UM, THE WORK IS EXCELLENT AND I SINCERELY APPRECIATE IT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT EXTERNALLY TRANSPARENCY, BUT INTERNALLY AS WELL, UH, TO, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATE EXPECTATIONS.
WELL, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION IN THE FOLLOW UP FROM THE, UM, WORK SESSION MEMO.
YOU KNOW, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, THERE'S, ESPECIALLY IN MY, UH, QUESTION ABOUT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES VERSUS, UH, STAFFING, UNDERSTANDING THAT STAFFING CREATES LONG-TERM, UM, RESPONSIBILITIES AND INCREASED COSTS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
SO I DO THINK THAT THAT'S WORTH TAKING A LOOK AT AGAIN, AND I, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
UM, AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
I THINK THAT, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN, AND I AGREE THAT I THINK SOME OF THESE ADDITIONAL, UM, IN THE, IN THE ADDED MAY VERY WELL REMAIN IN THE BUDGET, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO THE NEXT MEETING, BUT THERE MIGHT BE SOME DISCUSSION BETWEEN THEM.
SO I, I'M KIND OF LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THAT DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLY LEAVING SOME OF THOSE IN THERE.
UM, BUT I ALSO THINK WHEN IT COMES TO ADDITIONAL STAFFING, I THINK THAT NEEDS SOME CONSIDERATION.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.
SILVER LINING IS WHEN WE LOOK AT THE, UM, TOP EMPLOYERS FOR 2023, WE'RE MORE DIVERSIFIED THAN WE WERE.
SO, UM, I THINK IT'S, THAT'S EN ENCOURAGING THAT, UH, WE'RE NOT PUTTING ALL OF OUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET.
SO, UM, YOU'LL BRING BACK, UH, A NUMBER OF CLARIFYING AND PRO, UM, PROPOSED, UH, CONSIDERATIONS PRIOR TO NEXT READING.
WE'LL EXPECT A MEMO OR, OR HOW WILL, HOW WOULD WE LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD? IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION THAT WOULD HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER THE 18TH AT SECOND READING.
SO HOW WOULD, HOW WOULD YOU PROPOSE WE PROCEED WHEN YOU SAY SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION? WELL, AMY RAISED, UM, SOME POINTS ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY OF PERHAPS WAITING UNTIL WE HAVE THE, UM, OUTCOME OF THE STUDY.
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I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT CONSISTS OF.
UM, YEAH, I'M FINE IF WE GO LINE BY LINE RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, THOSE ITEMS, AGAIN, I INCLUDED IN ANTICIPATION BASED ON THINGS THAT I HAD HEARD.
'CAUSE THIS PROCESS SPANS MONTHS.
SO WE TRY TO CATCH THINGS AS WE PROCEED THROUGH THE PROCESS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL, UM, SITUATED NICELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
BUT IF, YOU KNOW, SHOULD YOU KNOW THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL REQUEST THAT ANY OF THOSE ITEMS BE REMOVED, I'M HAPPY TO REMOVE THEM.
I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT ON THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
I THINK WE SIMPLY KIND OF RECHARACTERIZE THAT IT'S, I THINK WE KEEP IT TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY, BUT INSTEAD OF THE, UM, WHAT DO YOU CALL THE, UM, TACTICAL URBANISM, BECAUSE I THINK, I DON'T THINK THE JURY'S OUT AS TO WHETHER IT WORKS, JURY'S OUT AS TO WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY WANTS TO SUSTAIN BECAUSE IT'S CLEARLY HARD TO KEEP IT, KEEP IT UP.
BUT THE, THE, UM, SPEED SIGNS WORK.
SO FOR ME, WE JUST SAY IT'S NOT FOR T TACTICAL URBANISM, IT'S FOR SPEED SIGNS.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I WOULD LET YOU GUYS HASH OUT THE REST.
YOU KNOW, IT'S, THIS IS NOT IN, IN RELATIONSHIP TO ALL THE OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY FOR SLOW DOWN DUBLIN, WE GAVE THE RED LIGHT.
I MEAN, WE GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S FAIR TO THE STAFF AT THIS POINT TO PULL THE PLUG ON THIS AT THIS.
YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LEAVE THIS IN THERE.
UH, IF WE NEED ANOTHER CAMERA THAT'S A SUPPLEMENTAL COST THAT WE CAN EASILY SAY YES TO.
BUT I, BUT I THINK THAT IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, WE GAVE, WE GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO GO AHEAD AND DO THIS.
WE WERE GONNA CONTINUE ON TO FIND OUT IF IT WORKS.
THIS MONEY CAN ALWAYS BE MOVED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
I THINK THE, THE LINE ITEMS STAY IN, WE HAVE A MONTH OR WE HAVE A FEW MORE WEEKS AND SOME CONVERSATIONS IN BETWEEN AND WE CAN ADJUST THESE IF WE FEEL THAT IT'S NECESSARY.
SO, UM, I'M FOR LEAVING IT THE WAY IT IS, I GUESS MY CONCERN WITH LEAVING IT IN AND SAYING WE'RE, IT'S, IT'S THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN, IT'S ALLUDING TO, WE ARE GONNA SPEND A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REEVALUATE THE MATERIALS FOR A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN THE RESULTS ON YET.
SO MY ISSUE IS WHAT WE'RE TAGGING IT TO.
IF WE WANNA REMOVE IT AND JUST SAY TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY CAN HAVE THIS EXTRA MONEY IN THEIR BUDGET, FINE.
AND THAT'S ALMOST WITH ALL OF THESE, IT'S JUST, I DON'T LIKE TO SEE A PROJECT MOVE FORWARD THAT I AM NOT SUPPORTIVE OF BECAUSE THEN IT GETS TOO FAR DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN WE CAN'T TAKE THE MONEY BACK.
IF WE APPROVE THIS AND SAY WE WERE GONNA SPEND A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REEVALUATE THOSE STICKERS, THEN, YOU KNOW, IT COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM LATER IF WE TAKE IT BACK.
IF IT COSTS HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIGURE OUT IF A STICKER STICKS ON THE GROUND, THEN WE'VE SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY.
SO, SO I THINK THAT THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS CLARIFICATION ABOUT WHAT THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WOULD REALLY BE USED FOR.
I'M GONNA SAY IT A THIRD TIME.
WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW THAT WORKS.
AND SO IF, AND I WOULD NOT SPEND A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THIS, SO I'M IN AMY'S CAMP, SO IT WOULD BE MY VOTE TO, TO LOWER THAT TO MAYBE, YOU KNOW, $75,000 AND, AND MAKE IT MORE GENERAL AS ANDY SAID, AS IT RELATES.
BUT, UM, LET'S, LET'S DO, IF WE'RE GONNA EVALUATE, WE, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME EVALUATING AND I LOVE THAT.
BUT WE FRICKING GOT SOMETHING THAT WORKS AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.
SO THAT WOULD BE, UH, FOR MY REQUEST, I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE HR THING BEFORE I WOULD AGREE TO IT.
UM, 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
UM, THE HOLIDAY LIGHTS I DON'T CARE ABOUT.
I MEAN, I DON'T, I MEAN IT'S FINE.
UM, UM, AND THE AUTONOMOUS MOWERS MAKE SENSE THAT LEAVE IT IN THERE.
I AGAIN, WE ASKED FOR SOME STAFF EVALUATION ON A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT BOTH, UM, AMY AND JANE BROUGHT FORWARD AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UM, COUNSEL'S REQUEST ON THOSE BE BROUGHT FORWARD AS WELL.
SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS, UM, THAT WE LEAVE THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN, BUT WE DO NOT EARMARK IT FOR SLOW DOWN DUBLIN.
I THINK, I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF, UH, THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE MARKINGS OUT THERE IN THE WORLD THERE AND WE SIMPLY NEED TO FIND THE ONES, WHAT THE PEOPLE USED OF WHAT'S WORKING.
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AND SO, UH, WE, WE BROADEN THE SCOPE OF THAT SPEND SO THAT WE'RE NOT NARROWING IN ON SUCH A FINITE ITEM.WHEN YOU SAY WE DON'T, UM, TAG IT FOR SLOW DOWN DOUBLING, DO YOU MEAN WE DON'T TAG IT FOR TACTICAL URBANISM? DO YOU WANNA KEEP IT IN THE SLOWDOWN DUBLIN BUCKET? YES.
JUST BE BROADER FOR ANYTHING PROGRAMMATIC WITH, OR ANYTHING THAT WE DISCUSS WITH COUNCIL THAT WOULD BE A GOOD EXPENDITURE FOR SLOWDOWN DUBLIN AND MAKE A PORTION OF IT COULD BE FOR RESEARCH OF, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S FINE, WHAT KIND OF PAINT SOMEBODY'S USING OR WHAT, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.
BUT THE ENTIRETY WOULDN'T BE GEARED.
UM, THE ONLY OTHER ONE I HEARD, UH, MUCH HEARTBURN ON WAS THE HR ORGANIZATIONAL EVALUATION.
MAYBE SOME, MAYBE WHEN YOU COME BACK A AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT THAT SPEND IS PRIOR TO NEXT READING.
YEAH, LIKE I SAID, I TOOK THAT FROM THE EVALUATION, BUT IF I MISUNDERSTOOD THE EVALUATION THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT IS.
WELL, MAYBE THE, MAYBE THE UM, ITEM'S CORRECT, BUT WE DON'T KNOW, DON'T KNOW THE SCOPE OR WHATEVER.
MAYBE WE WANNA REVIEW SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT, UM, FOR, IF THAT'S ALL WE HAVE OF THIS, THEN I THINK THAT WE CAN DO THAT VIA A MEMO PRIOR TO SECOND READING.
THE OTHER THING WAS, UM, JANE AND AMY'S AND REQUEST ABOUT LOOKING AT STAFF AGAIN, SO THAT WE NEED TO GO BACK AND SPEND SOME TIME ON IT.
'CAUSE WE HAD SOME REQUESTS OF THAT AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED SO WELL, I JUST WANNA CLARIFY WHEN I BROUGHT THAT UP IN LOOKING AT THE EXPLANATION OF HOW ONE CHOOSES THAT, UM, I THINK IT NEEDS, I NEED, I THINK WE NEED TO FOLLOW A POLICY ON THAT.
SO, SO I WANT TO GET HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.
UM, WHERE DO YOU PROPOSE THAT HAPPENS? NO, NO, I'M JUST SAYING THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, THAT WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT, UM, THIS PARTICULAR, I THINK I JUST HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OKAY, WELL LET'S GET THE QUESTIONS OUT ON THE TABLE NOW SO THAT, UM, THEY CAN BE ADDRESSED PRIOR.
WE, WE NEED TO PASS A BUDGET, UM, AND WE ONLY HAVE SO MANY MEETINGS LEFT IN THE END OF, BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR.
SO IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, LET'S GO AHEAD AND BRING THOSE FORWARD NOW AND THEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THEM SO THAT WE CAN GET TO APPROVING A BUDGET.
WELL WHEN I, I THINK, UH, I DO KNOW THAT WE WERE ASKING FOR ANOTHER POSITION IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND I WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW SOME OF THE, THE POINTS THAT THE CLERK'S OFFICE NEEDS IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT POSITION FILLED.
SO I THINK THAT, UM, IN LOOKING AT THE EXPLANATION OF HOW THE POLICY AND CHOOSING ADDITIONAL, UH, STAFFING IS THAT WE NEED TO LINE THOSE UP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY FOLLOWING A POLICY.
UM, SO THAT, THOSE ARE JUST THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING.
SO THERE WAS, THE TOPIC WAS RAISED AT THE WORK SESSION.
I HAD COMMITTED AT THE WORK SESSION TO FOLLOW UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON ALL THE POSITIONS THAT HAD BEEN REQUESTED, AS WELL AS THE DISPOSITION OF THOSE REQUESTS, WHICH I DID IN THE PACKET.
IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL DIRECTION FOLLOWING UP ON THAT INFORMATION, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THAT DIRECTION.
I, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE, UM, SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A SUPPLEMENTAL, UM, SO THAT WE DON'T GET OUR BACKS UP AGAINST A WALL AND, AND NOT GET THIS BUDGET ACROSS THE FINISH LINE IN THE NEAR TERM.
UM, THAT WE WOULD TAKE, TAKE OUR TIME TO DO THAT AND BE JUDICIOUS IN CRITERIA AND, UM, MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ORGANIZATIONAL CONSISTENCY THAT'S APPLIED TO THAT.
AND, AND I THINK THAT THERE'S REALLY NOT A, NOT A GOOD REASON WHY THAT COULDN'T BE HANDLED IN SUPPLEMENTAL.
WE DO, HOW MANY SUPPLEMENTALS A YEAR DO WE DO, MATT? YEAH, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.
I THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD HANDLE IN A SUPPLEMENTAL.
I DON'T WANNA HOLD UP THE BUDGET, UM, BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HAVING A DISCUSSION AROUND NEW POSITION CRITERIA PROCESS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH, WE CAN ADD THAT TO A SUPPLEMENTAL.
UM, I THINK IT'S A GREAT CONVERSATION TO HAVE.
SO I DON'T WANNA NOT HAVE THE CONVERSATION, BUT I THINK THAT WE CAN HOLD THAT OFF FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL.
I THINK THERE'S WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR THAT.
I, I, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I, I, I THINK WE'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT WE WANNA FOLLOW POLICY THE BEST WE CAN AND, AND I THINK THAT GIVES CONSISTENCY, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
IS EVERYONE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT APPROACH? OKAY.
SO, UM, I THINK WE HAVE FAIRLY CLEAR DIRECTION ON THE MINOR CHANGES TO WHAT WE SEE THE CHANGES BEFORE US
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THIS EVENING.UH, IT APPEARS THAT THE BALANCE OF THE BUDGET IS, UH, LARGELY AGREEABLE TO, TO THE BODY.
UM, I THINK THAT WHAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED CAN BE HANDLED VIA A MEMO PRIOR TO SECOND READING, UNLESS EITHER ONE OF THE TWO OF YOU THINK OTHERWISE.
NO, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE DIRECTION RECEIVED.
IS COUNCIL COMFORTABLE? I JUST WANNA CLARIFY, THERE WERE A COUPLE OTHER THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT JUSTIN INFLATIONARY CHANGE TO FEE STRUCTURE.
SO THAT'S GONNA CHANGE THE REVENUE STRUCTURE HERE, RIGHT? AND WE'RE CLEAR ON THAT, THAT WE DISCUSSED THAT THIS EVENING.
YEAH, WE WILL NOT MAKE A REVENUE ADJUSTMENT.
THE BUILDING STANDARDS REVENUES ESTIMATED FAIRLY CONSERVATIVELY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN FLAT, EVEN WITH THE 30%, I WOULD, I WOULD NOT BUDGET THAT INCREASE UNTIL IT WAS AN ACTUAL INCREASE.
SO THAT IS, UH, IS A, IS AN IMPORTANT CHANGE, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD IMPACT THE BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THOSE FEES ARE BUDGETED.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, WAS IT INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET? THE FEE INCREASE IS INCLUDED IN THE COST STUDY, BUT THAT COST INCREASE ISN'T NECESSARILY MODELED IN BUILDING FEES AT THIS POINT BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY THOSE FEES ARE ONE OF THE FEW FEES IN THE CITY THAT HAVE BEEN REDUCING THEMSELVES ANNUALLY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
SO, WELL, A 30% INCREASE IS SUBSTANTIAL.
I DIDN'T BUDGET ANY INCREASE IN THOSE FEES UNTIL WE START TO SEE AN ACTUAL INCREASE IN THOSE FEES.
SO IT'S JUST AN AREA WHERE WE, WE, IT'S NOT A SUBSTANTIAL REVENUE SOURCE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $2 MILLION IN REVENUE OR ABOUT $200,000 DIFFERENCE.
AND ACROSS THE GENERAL FUND, WE, WE JUST KEEP THOSE FEES RELATIVELY CONSERVATIVE BECAUSE FRANKLY THEY'RE VERY DIFFICULT TO PREDICT WHETHER YOU'LL HAVE A BUNCH OF RESIDENTIAL COME IN OR A BUNCH OF COMMERCIAL FOR PLANNING.
WHAT TYPES OF EVENTS, UH, MIGHT OCCUR IN, IN BUILDING STANDARDS EVERY YEAR.
SO THE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE KIND OF DIFFERENT, DIFFICULT TO BUDGET AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL ANYWAY.
SO I TRY TO KEEP THAT MACRO LEVEL, THAT $2 MILLION, $1.8 MILLION NUMBER, UH, AS A FRAME OF REFERENCE WHEN BUDGETING THEM.
SO OVERALL WE CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE, BUT IT WON'T HAVE A BUDGETARY IMPACT ON REVENUES.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS CONFUSING TO ME AGAIN BECAUSE WE, WE DID THIS WHOLE PROCESS, SO WE'D HAVE IT IN TIME FOR THE BUDGET AND THEN WE'RE NOT REFLECTING IT IN THE BUDGET.
UM, BUT WE SHOULD GET SOME CLARITY ON THAT.
AND THAT TELLS ME WE CAN SEPARATE THIS WHOLE COST THING FROM THE, THE BUDGET.
AND SO WE DON'T HAVE OURSELVES, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ALL THIS IN NOVEMBER.
IF WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS TRUE AND WE'VE AGREED WE WANNA LOOK AT SOME POLICY, WE CAN, WE CAN NOT TRY TO PIGGYBACK THESE THINGS ONE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AND THEN FIND OURSELVES AGAIN IN THESE LONG REVIEW SESSIONS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.
SO IF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS WE DID ALL THAT AND IT REALLY DIDN'T IMPACT THIS, I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE REFLECTED IN THIS AS WELL.
AND THEN I SUGGEST WE MOVE IT.
MATT, IS IT TRUE THAT THAT WOULD BE IN, UM, NOT SO MUCH IN RECREATION, BUT MAYBE IN THE BUILDING STANDARDS PIECE? SO NOT, NOT THAT ENTIRETY OF THAT COST STUDY? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO RECREATION IS, IS A DIFFERENT STUDY.
AS YOU SAW, WE REFLECTED A, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN REC RECREATION EXPENDITURES UP TO THAT $5.4 MILLION NUMBER, WHICH WAS MAYBE A HUNDRED THOUSAND, UH, LESS.
AND A LOT OF THAT WAS REFLECTIVE OF AN INCREASE IN FEES, THAT 5% INCREASE.
UM, AND THEN SOME OF THE OTHER INCREASES IN EXPENDITURES THAT WE KNOW WILL NECESSITATE AN INCREASE IN RECREATION REVENUE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THAT 50% COST STRUCTURE.
SO RECREATION AND POOL FEES, UH, THOSE INCREASES ARE MORE MODEST AND THEY'RE MORE EASY, UH, TO CALCULATE MORE CONSISTENT.
SO THOSE ARE REFLECTED IN, IN THE BUDGET.
IT'S JUST THE BUILDING FEES, PLANNING FEES AND ENGINEERING FEES THAT MAKE UP THE GENERAL FUND THAT ARE, ARE, ARE A LESS SIGNIFICANT REVENUE SOURCE THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY BUDGETED.
BUT I THINK WE NEED SOME CLARITY ON THAT.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE SUBJECT TO GREATER FLUCTUATION THAN THE BALANCE OF THE BUDGET.
'CAUSE YOU COULD GET SOME, YOU COULD GET, IF ANOTHER BLOCK WERE TO COME ON TO BRIDGE PARK, THOSE FEES WOULD BE HEAVILY UTILIZED.
SO, UM, I, I DO, I WE DO NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE AND THAT COST RECOVERY AND WE, WE NEED TO DO THAT WORK.
BUT I, I CAN APPRECIATE HOW, UM, THAT DOESN'T HAVE PROFOUND IMPACTS ON THE BUDGET.
YEAH, SO SEPARATE 'EM AND HAVE A GOOD DISCUSSION.
I THINK PART OF THE TIMING, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IS CODE REQUIRES US TO DO THIS ONCE A YEAR.
SO WE'RE COMING UPON THE END OF THE YEAR THAT WE NEED TO COMPLETE THIS.
IT, IT IS DONE FOR A JANUARY 1ST START DATE.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE TIMING HAPPENS IN THE END OF THE THIRD, BEGINNING OF THE FOURTH, MIDDLE OF THE FOURTH QUARTER THIS YEAR, I WOULD'VE
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PROBABLY PREFERRED MAYBE TO DO AN OCTOBER NOVEMBER READING, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN THIS YEAR AS FAR AS A COST STUDY READING GOES, I THINK IN PRIOR YEARS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN OCTOBER AT LEAST ONE HEARING.SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS IN THAT OCTOBER NOVEMBER TIMEFRAME THOUGH.
BUT WE CAN, WE CAN CERTAINLY, UM, ADJUST THAT OR WE HAVE IN THE PAST HAD COST STUDY ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE YEAR AS WE, UH, IF WE LOOK AT AN INDIVIDUAL FEE OR IF WE, UM, IF, IF SOMETHING NEEDS EMERGENCY ATTENTION, WE CAN AMEND THE COST STUDY MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR.
WELL WE WILL BE LOOKING IN AN UPCOMING AGENDA MEETING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET ALL OF THESE THINGS IN ALIGNMENT AND, UM, GET THEM PROGRAMMED IF, UH, YOU KNOW, IF IF WE CAN'T GET THEM PROGRAMMED PRIOR TO THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PULL THEM OUT AND MAKE THEM, UH, SUBJECT TO, UH, THE NEXT TIME WE DO APPROPRIATIONS.
SO ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? OKAY.
UH, SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER THE 18TH.
[Ordinance 43-24]
DASH 24, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF ORDINANCE 15 DASH 17.AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM JENNIFER TI.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
ORDINANCE 43 24, WHICH AMENDS ORDINANCE 15 DASH 17 IS A COMPANION ORDINANCE TO THE OPERATING BUDGET.
YOU WERE ALREADY BRIEFED ON THE CHANGES WITHIN THE ORDINANCE JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO.
AND IN ADDITION TO THESE OUTLINE CHANGES, I WANTED TO POINT OUT A FEW SPECIFIC TOPICS UNDER SECTION TWO, WAGE AND SALARY STRUCTURE.
IT IS PROPOSED TO INCLUDE AN UPDATED LIST OF JOB CLASSIFICATIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET.
IN THE SAME SECTION, IT IS PROPOSED TO UPDATE THE EXEMPT AND NON-EXEMPT STATUS OF EACH CLASSIFICATION.
UNDER SECTION FIVE HOLIDAYS, IT IS PROPOSED TO PAY NON-PERMANENT EMPLOYEES TIME AND A HALF FOR ALL HOLIDAYS WORKED UNDER SECTION 12 TUITION REIMBURSEMENT.
IT IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE TUITION REIMBURSEMENT TO $7,000 ANNUALLY.
AND SUBJECT TO ANY QUESTIONS COUNSEL MAY HAVE, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE AT THE SECOND READING ON NOVEMBER 18TH.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? I JUST HAVE A QUICK ONE.
UM, JENNIFER, DO YOU ANTICIPATE MUCH OF AN IMPACT FROM THE UPCOMING FLSA CHANGES? COULD YOU ASK THAT ONE MORE TIME? I'M SO SORRY.
DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANY IMPACT? UM, UH, BASED ON THE UPCOMING FLSH, UH, CHANGES, WE HAVE MADE A COUPLE OF CHANGES IN THE CLASSIFICATIONS UNDER THE EXEMPT AND NON-EXEMPT LISTINGS.
SO WE DID A THOROUGH EVALUATION WITH OUR LEGAL STAFF AND MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE FELT WERE NECESSARY.
I JUST HAVE A CURIOUS QUESTION, UM, AND MAYBE YOU CAN JUST TELL US NEXT TIME WE SEE THIS.
DO, HOW MUCH IS THE TUITION REIMBURSEMENT USED? I'M JUST CURIOUS AS THE, IN THE NON-UNION REALM, ACTUALLY I TAKE THAT BACK.
IT'S PROBABLY THE ENTIRE CITY.
WE PROBABLY HAVE 18 EMPLOYEES CITYWIDE WHO USE IT.
THAT IS A MIX OF THE UNIONS AND THE NON-UNION GROUP.
SO I'M, I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE LIST OF CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE ORDINANCE.
IS THIS JUST, IS THIS LIST WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE ORG CHART? OR IS THIS ANY POSSIBLE NAME? THESE ARE ALL THE NAMES THAT HAVE EXISTED FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, SO WE'VE JUST ADDED TO THEM.
UM, AND THEN WE JUST LEAVE THE OLD POSITIONS IN THERE IN CASE THEY NEED TO BE UTILIZED IN THE FUTURE.
THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO AMEND THEM EVERY SINGLE TIME THERE'S A CHANGE.
'CAUSE THERE WERE SEVERAL IN THERE AND I'M THINKING WE DON'T HAVE ANY THAT AREN'T IN THAT.
AND THEN AGAIN, UH, DOESN'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY.
SO, UM, I SEE THERE ARE POSITIONS THAT HAVE SAME PAY RAISES, BUT SOME ARE DIRECTORS, SOME ARE CHIEFS OR WHATEVER.
HOW IS THAT DETERMINED? WHAT IS THE POLICY RELATED TO THAT? A LOT OF IT IS MARKET STUDY.
SO WE GO OUT AND WE LOOK AT WHAT IS OCCURRING IN THAT PARTICULAR FIELD.
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SO THOSE ARE THE MAIN DIFFERENTIALS, WHATEVER IS HAPPENING WITHIN THE MARKET WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR JOB CLASSIFICATION? YOU MEAN TITLE CHANGE? 'CAUSE THE MARKET'S CHANGING IT DIFFERENTLY.I, I GUESS I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING.
WELL, I MEAN, THEY EVOLVE OVER TIME, SO AT CERTAIN TIMES THERE'S A DIFFERENT POPULAR TITLE THAT YOU'LL SEE.
SO CHIEFS, DIRECTORS, IT KIND OF DEPENDS ON WHAT'S, WHAT, WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN THE WORKFORCE AT THE TIME.
AND IT DOES EBB AND FLOW OVER THE YEARS AS CERTAIN POSITIONS BECOME MORE POPULAR ENTITLED THAN IN OTHERS.
AND YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THAT THROUGH LINKEDIN AND INDEED THINGS THAT ARE JUST GENERALLY OUT THERE IN THE MARKET AND THE PAY BANDS AND WHAT POSITIONS GO IN WHICH BAND ARE DETERMINED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSULTANT.
THAT TAKES A LOOK AT OUR, UM, COMPENSATION PLAN.
MY, MY QUESTION WAS NOT PAY BANDS, IT WAS TITLES AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENCES AND SOME HAVE MULTIPLES AND SOME HAVE THIS AND SOME, SOME, SOME DON'T.
AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY, IN WHY IN FACT THAT WAS THE CASE.
UH, WE WILL, THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR SECOND READING ON NOVEMBER THE 18TH AS WELL.
WE WILL, WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO, TO, THAT BRINGS US TO ORDINANCE 44 DASH
[Ordinance 44-24]
24, AMENDING CHAPTERS 51 AND 52, ESTABLISHING USER FEES AND CAPACITY CHARGES FOR THE SANITARY SEWER AND WATER SYSTEMS. HONOR, JASON.WE'LL GO BACK TO MATT STIFFLER FOR THE STAFF REPORT.
THIS ORDINANCE, UH, ESTABLISHES USER FEES FOR SANITARY SEWER AND WATER SERVICE.
IT CONTAINS A 1% INCREASE FOR WATER SERVICE AND A 6% INCREASE FOR SANITARY SEWER SERVICE.
THESE WERE THE FEES THAT WERE ADOPTED, THE FEE INCREASES THAT WERE ADOPTED AS PART OF THE 2024 THROUGH 2028 CIP.
AS YOU'LL RECALL, DURING OUR CONVERSATION WITH THE 2025 CIPA LEVEL OF, UH, FEE WAS PROPOSED THAT THIS COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS FURTHER.
SO WE DID NOT PROCEED WITH THOSE FEES AT THIS TIME, AND INSTEAD ARE GOING TO SCHEDULE A CONVERSATION IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF NEXT YEAR TO OCCUR BEFORE THE NEXT CIP TO ADDRESS HOW TO FUND PREDOMINANTLY SANITARY SEWER PROJECTS, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY, UH, IN THE ADOPTED 2025 CIP UNFUNDED AND TOTAL, UH, $55.8 MILLION.
SO THIS 6% FEE REFLECTS THE LAST ADOPTED KIND OF MULTI-YEAR FEE STRUCTURE BY COUNCIL.
THE TOTAL FEE INCREASE OF 7% ACROSS THESE TWO AVERAGES OUT TO ABOUT 3.5% FOR UTILITY SERVICES, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH INFLATION.
AND, UH, STAFF RECOMMEND THAT THIS, UH, ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED AT ITS SECOND HEARING ON NOVEMBER 18TH.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS.
WELL, WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER THE 18TH, BRINGING US TO ORDINANCE
[Ordinance 45-24]
45 DASH 24, AMENDING THE LOCATION AND AMOUNT OF CASH ON HAND FOR CHANGE FUNDS.AND WE'LL STAY WITH MATT FOR THE STAFF REPORT.
COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL, AS WE, UH, CONTINUE TO EVALUATE OPERATIONS AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE CASH NEEDS OF THE CITY AND WE ARE MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS, UH, BASED ON THE CASH NEEDS.
THE DIVISION OF COURT SERVICES CHANGE FUND WOULD INCREASE FROM 100 TO $200.
THEY'RE JUST SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF, UH, FEES AND NUMBER OF CASES NECESSITATING, UH, GREATER REFRESHING OF THAT FUND SO THAT THAT INCREASE WILL MAKE THEIR LIFE, UH, MORE EFFICIENT.
WE ARE REDUCING THE DIVISION OF FINANCE, UH, PETTY CASH FROM 200 DOWN TO 100.
AND WE NO LONGER NEED A CHANGE FUND IN FINANCE AS WE HAVE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING MACHINES.
AND WE'VE, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY TRANSITIONED TO THAT PROCESS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE NOT REALLY USING PETTY CASH AS OFTEN EITHER.
WE'VE TRANSITIONED TO A PAYROLL PROCESS FOR EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENTS, SO WE'RE UTILIZING THE SYSTEM MORE EFFICIENCY.
SO OVERALL, UH, I THINK THE CHANGES REFLECT EFFICIENT CHANGES TO OUR OPERATIONS, AND THEN THE REALITY OF JUST AN ADDITIONAL GROWTH IN CASES IN OUR CITY OVER THE LAST YEAR PREPARING FOR NEXT YEAR.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION.
WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING ON NOVEMBER THE 18TH.
BRINGS US TO ORDINANCE 46 DASH 24
[Ordinance 46-24]
REZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 0.913 ACRES ON BOTH SIDES OF NORTH RIVERVIEW STREET, SOUTH OF NORTH STREET AND NORTH OF WING HILL.LANE FROM HDHR, HISTORIC DISTRICT, HISTORIC RESIDENTIAL, AND HDHP, HISTORIC DISTRICT, HISTORIC PUBLIC TO HDHC, HISTORIC DISTRICT, HISTORIC CORE.
AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM BASSAR.
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THANK YOU MAYOR.UH, JUST A QUICK REMINDER OF THE LOCATION OF THIS REZONING.
UM, NORTH RIVERVIEW STREET, JUST SOUTH OF NORTH STREET AND JUST NORTH OF WING HILL, UM, BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET WITH THREE PARCELS ON THE WEST SIDE AND, UH, UH, PARTS OF THREE PARCELS ON THE EAST SIDE.
AS YOU KNOW, THE, UH, CITY ACQUIRED A FEW PARCELS IN THAT VICINITY, A TOTAL OF EIGHT IN 2021, WITH THE GOAL OF SPURRING DEVELOPMENT THAT'S COMPATIBLE WITH THE CHARACTER AND SCALE OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
UM, THERE HAD BEEN SOME PROPOSALS THAT WERE OUT OF SCALE WITH THE AREA, AND SO THIS WAS A WAY TO TRY TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE, UH, BENEFICIAL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND SO, UM, EIGHT PARCELS WERE ACQUIRED.
THERE WAS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT WAS FORMED AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ISSUED IN 2022.
TWO PROPOSALS WERE SUBMITTED, ATCH WAS ONE OF THOSE TWO PROPOSALS, AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND CITY COUNCIL, UH, FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT APPROACH, WHICH INCLUDED PRESERVING AND RENOVATING SOME OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURES, BUT ADDING ON AS WELL AND CREATING THE, UH, GO HATCH HEADQUARTERS WITH SOME OP OPPORTUNITIES FOR CO-WORKING INNOVATIVE, UH, ENTREPRENEURIAL, UM, ENVIRONMENTS AND EVENT SPACE AND SO FORTH.
IN, UH, EARLY 2023, THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD REVIEWED THE CONCEPT PLAN FOR THAT CONCEPT, WHICH, UH, UH, AGAIN, GARNERED THEIR SUPPORT AND ALSO FOR THE POTENTIAL REZONING OF THOSE PROPERTIES, AS WE DISCUSSED IN A SECOND, TO ACCOMMODATE THE USES THAT WERE, UH, BEING PROPOSED.
UM, EVENTUALLY SOME OF THE PARCELS TO THE SOUTH, THREE OF THEM WERE, UH, BROKEN OFF OF THE, UH, ATCH PROPOSAL AND, UH, SOLD AND AT AUCTION.
AND THOSE ARE BEING RENOVATED IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWN THERE RECENTLY AS, AS WE SPEAK.
UH, BUT THAT LED TO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY SIGNED WCO HATCH IN, UM, LATE 2023 THAT OUTLINED AN APPROACH FOR THEM TO GET THROUGH ALL OF THESE ZONING APPROVALS, UH, THROUGH 2024.
UH, WHILE, UM, UH, THE CITY ALSO PLAYED A PART IN THAT IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
IN MARCH OF 24, THE UM, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD, UH, APPROVED A CONCEPT OR RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE PROJECT AND DEMOLITION OF SOME OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED, UH, THAT PLAN LATER, UM, IN APRIL.
AND THEN MORE RECENTLY, THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD APPROVED THE PARKING PLAN, THE PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF THE REZONING, UH, WITH NO CONDITIONS.
UH, PLANNING COMMISSION SUBSEQUENTLY MADE THE SAME RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO AT THIS POINT, THE, UH, UH, COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO, UH, RULE ON THE REZONING AT THE SECOND READING ON DECEMBER 9TH.
THE, UH, FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS STILL SUBJECT TO ARCHITECTURE REVIEW, BOARD APPROVAL THAT'S EXPECTED LATER THIS MONTH.
AND, UH, WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT ITSELF.
UM, INCLUDES, AS I MENTIONED, RENOVATION OF THE THREE BUILDINGS ON THE WEST SIDE THAT WOULD BE USED FOR SMALL OFFICES ON WEEKDAYS.
AND THEN FOR SOME MARKETS AND EVENTS ON WEEKENDS, UH, THERE WILL BE ALSO A PLAZA WITH A KIOSK THAT WOULD BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WOULD, UH, OFFER ICE CREAM OR COCKTAILS OR OTHER EVENTS, UM, AT THE NORTH END OF THE WEST SIDE.
AND THEN THE RED HOUSE ON THE EAST SIDE WOULD BE CONVERTED INTO A RESTAURANT WITH SOME OUTDOOR PATIOS AND A NEW BUILDING WITH, UM, A LITTLE OVER 12,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE.
AND 2200 SQUARE FEET OF VENT SPACE, UH, WOULD BE, UM, ACCOMMODATED IN THERE.
THE EXISTING BUILDING HAS ALREADY BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE CO HATCH HEADQUARTERS.
UM, AND THEN THERE ARE SOME PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, AS WE MENTIONED, THAT THE CITY, UM, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE, STREET IMPROVEMENTS, PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES, PARK ACCESS, AND AND SO FORTH.
JUST SOME IMAGES OF THE PROPOSED CHARACTER OF THE DEVELOPMENT, AGAIN, MAINTAINING THE SCALE OF THE, UH, EXISTING ENVIRONMENT.
YOU CAN SEE THE NEW BUILDING ON THE, UH, EAST SIDE, UH, DESIGN, UH, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A LARGER BUILDING DESIGN AND COMPONENTS TO REPLICATE THE MASSING AND SCALE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THEN THE ZONING CURRENTLY ON THE WEST SIDE IS HISTORIC RESIDENTIAL,
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WHICH AS IT IMPLIES, UH, ACCOMMODATES RESIDENTIAL USES ON THE EAST SIDE IS HISTORIC PUBLIC, WHICH ACCOMMODATES PARKS, PUBLIC SPACES, SCHOOLS, AND SO FORTH.NEITHER ONE OF THOSE ALLOWS THE USES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED, UH, BY ATCH.
AND SO THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, UH, FOR REZONING IS TO CON, UH, REZONE TO HISTORIC CORE.
AND JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT HERE THAT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THE ONLY PORTION OF ON THE EAST SIDE THAT'S BEING REZONED IS THE MINIMUM NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEVELOPMENTS.
SO YOU'LL SEE THE YELLOW LINE THERE OUTLINING WHAT WOULD BE SPLIT OFF AND CONVEYED TO ATCH.
EVERYTHING ELSE ON THOSE PARCELS TO THE EAST WOULD REMAIN UNDER CITY OWNERSHIP WITH THE HISTORIC PUBLIC ZONING AND WOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE, UM, RIVERSIDE CROSSING PARK DEVELOPMENT.
THE, UH, USES, UH, PROPOSED UNDER THIS REZONING ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE MIXED USE VILLAGE THAT'S ENVISIONED IN THE ENVISION DUBLIN PLAN.
UH, AGAIN, OFFICE, SMALL SCALE OFFICE, SHARED PUBLIC SPACES, SHARED GARAGES, AND SO FORTH.
IT'S ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE HISTORIC DISTRICT SPECIAL AREA PLAN WITHIN ENVISION DUBLIN, WHICH, UH, ACTUALLY SINGLE AT NORTH RIVERVIEW STREET AS AN OPPORTUNITY AREA FOR INNOVATION, UH, ENTREPRENEUR, ENTREPRENEURIAL, UM, INNOVATION, AS WELL AS, UH, MAINTAINING THE HISTORIC CHARACTER AND CREATING THAT NODE, EXCUSE ME, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER.
SO WITH THAT, THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD, AGAIN, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH NO CONDITIONS SO THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE REZONING AT THE, UH, DECEMBER 9TH MEETING.
BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE THE A OH YEAH.
UM, DO YOU, DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE OR SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO CHIME IN THAT WASN'T COVERED? YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO, BUT WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
MAYBE, MAYBE THERE'LL BE A QUESTION FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE.
UH, COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, I'M IN FAVOR OF THE REZONING.
I THINK THIS IS PERFECT USE FOR THIS.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE RIVERVIEW VILLAGE CONCEPT, ALL OF IT.
BUT, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANNA ASK, AND I JUST WANT SOME CLARIFICATION MAYBE FROM PLANNING, IS THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMMENTS, AND I READ THEM IN THE ARBS PURVIEW OF, UH, REVIEW OF THIS IS THE PARKING ISSUES.
AND BECAUSE OF THIS REZONING, WE KNOW THAT IT'S REALLY ORIENTED TO PEDESTRIAN USE, NOT NECESSARILY TO PARKING, BUT THE REALITIES OF LIFE ARE THAT PARKINGS ARE PARKING IS AN ISSUE.
SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND, UM, BECAUSE I WILL HAVE CONSTITUENTS WHO WILL WANT TO KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS THE REALITIES OF PARKING, THE DENSITY THAT WE'LL HAVE IN THE AREAS THAT THERE IS NOT MUCH PARKING SPACE.
SO THE, THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC PROVISIONS IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT CODE, UH, IN TERMS OF WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT ARE.
AND AS YOU SAW ALSO IN TERMS OF THE, UH, COMMUNITY PLAN, THERE ARE, UM, GOALS TO ACHIEVE IN TERMS OF, UH, GUIDING, UM, PARKING AWAY FROM SOME OF THESE, UH, UM, DEAD END STREETS AND CONFINED AREAS TO SHARE PUBLIC SPACES, WHICH IN THIS CASE IT'S THE, UH, WEST SIDE OF HIGH STREET IS THE, THE INTENT IS TO USE THE GARAGES AND PUBLIC SPACES IN THERE.
SO THE PROVISIONS IN THE CODE DO INCLUDE CERTAIN DISTANCES THAT THE, UH, PUBLIC SPACES HAVE TO BE FROM THE ENTRANCES TO INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS.
THERE ARE CERTAIN PROVISIONS FOR ON STREET PARKING AND HOW MUCH OF THAT NEEDS TO BE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BUILDINGS AND SEVERAL OTHER PROVISIONS.
SO WHEN THE APPLICATION WENT TO THE, UH, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD, ALL OF THOSE DETAILS WERE SUBMITTED AND, AND VETTED AND REVIEWED, AND THE BOARD FELT, UH, UH, COMFORTABLE THAT THOSE CRITERIA WERE MET.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, A LOT OF THE, UH, AND, AND YOU'LL SEE AT SOME OTHER MEETINGS, SOME OF THE STREETSCAPE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED, WHICH WILL INCLUDE PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES.
BUT AGAIN, THE GOAL IS TO DIRECT TRAFFIC AWAY FROM THOSE STREETS SO THAT THE, UH, NATURE OF THE AREA BECOMES A LITTLE, UH, A LOT MORE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED.
I, I WONDER IN REALITY WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE
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WILL ACTUALLY GO AS FAR AWAY AS THE LIBRARY TO VISIT THIS.SO, UM, LIKE I SAID, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE ZONING, UH, OF THE REZONING.
I'M JUST NOT SURE IF WE'RE REALLY ADDRESSING THE PARKING REALISTICALLY.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA OF THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO AID IN OUR, OUR REAL COSTS IN AIDING IN THIS MINI VILLAGE, HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE GONNA PUT IN THIS FOR THE OVERALL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS? UH, YES.
HARD SURFACE POSSIBLE STAIRS COMING DOWN THE HILL, ALL THE REST OF IT.
DO WE HAVE AN IDEA YET? Y YES, WE HAVE SOME PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON THAT, AND YEAH, WE DO HAVE ESTIMATES FOR THOSE.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE IN TERMS OF MATERIALS, BUT THOSE ESTIMATES ARE WHAT OUR CIP REQUESTS WERE BASED ON FOR THE PROJECT.
UM, WE WILL BE BRINGING, UM, THE TOPIC OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND THE STREET SCAPE TREATMENTS AND ALL OF THAT TO COUNCIL EITHER THE NEXT MEETING OR THE NEXT MEETING IN ONE OF THE UPCOMING MEETINGS.
SO WE'LL BE REQUESTING COUNCIL'S FEEDBACK ON SOME DESIGN OPTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND ALL THAT.
I DON'T HAVE THE ESTIMATE THAT WE INCLUDED IN THE CIP OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE REST OF STAFF DOES.
WE HAVE, WE HAVE 11.4 MILLION BUDGETED IN THE 2025 CIP.
WE HAD 11, I'M SORRY, 1.5 MILLION APPROVED IN THE 2024 CIP FOR DESIGN.
AND THAT INCLUDES, UM, SOME NECESSARY UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN HOLDING OFF ON UNTIL WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH SOME STREET IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL.
SO IT'S A LOT OF IT'S DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, BRINGING, UM, THAT STREET NETWORK UP TO CURRENT TIMES AND STANDARDS.
YEAH, I'M SORT OF CURIOUS UM, THE NEW OWNER AND I, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT HOW THE, UH, ZONING ALL WENT, BUT DOES THE NEW OWNER HAVE THE RIGHT TO BREAK OFF ANY OF THESE PARCELS AND SELL THEM PRIVATELY, OR, OR IS THIS GONNA BE CON YOU KNOW, CONTINUOUSLY OWNED BY ATCH? THE PRI UNRELATED TO THE REZONING, BUT THERE'S, UH, A BUNCH OF MUL BE SEEING, UH, OTHER LEGISLATION WITH SOME OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.
UH, THE REASONING ITSELF DOES NOT ADDRESS THAT ISSUE, UH, BUT SOME OF THE OTHER PROVISIONS DO.
THE TERMS THAT ADDRESS THE OWNERSHIP AND, UM, WHAT MIGHT TRANSPIRE IN THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF OWNERSHIP.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE TIES TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THOSE ARE ALL OUTLINED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT, UM, WAS VETTED AND, UH, EXECUTED LAST YEAR OR TWO YEARS AGO AT THIS POINT.
UM, SO THAT'S ALL IN A SEPARATE AGREEMENT, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY, I, I, I FEEL LIKE SOME OF THOSE TERMS WERE OUTLINED IN A MEMO, BUT IF THEY WEREN'T, WE CAN OUTLINE THOSE TERMS JUST AS A REFRESHER.
WE CAN ACTUALLY, WHY DON'T WE DO THAT AS PART OF THE, UM, UH, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PRESENTATION.
WE CAN WALK THROUGH, UM, THE TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AGAIN, SINCE IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
WITH THE CAPITAL COMMITMENT THAT THE CITY'S MAKING TO SEE THE SUCCESS.
OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? I, I HAVE A COUPLE.
SO TYPICALLY THE REZONING WILL, WILL COVER THE ENTIRETY OF A PARCEL AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE, IN THE YELLOW, THE REZONING IS ASKED FOR JUST A PORTION, UM, BUT A PORTION THAT TOUCHES ALL THREE PARCELS.
ARE WE DOING A PARCEL ADJUSTMENT HERE, BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THAT MENTIONED IN THIS REZONING APPLICATION.
UH, SO AGAIN, PER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THERE WOULD BE A LOT SPLIT THAT WOULD BE, UH, UH, GRANTED AS PART OF THE, ONCE ALL APPROVALS ARE GRANTED, THERE WOULD BE A LOT SPLIT AND THERE IS, IN THE REZONING PACKET, THERE'S A LEGAL DESCRIPTION WITH MEETS AND BOUNDS FOR THAT SPECIFIC NEW PARCEL THAT'S SHOWN IN YELLOW.
THAT WOULD BE, WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE THAT WOULD BE REZONED TO HISTORIC CORE.
SO THEN ULTIMATELY THE BALANCE OF THESE, IF WE REZONE THEM ALL TONIGHT TO THESE NEW USES, THEN WILL WE REZONE THOSE, THE BALANCE OF THE PARCELS THAT AREN'T, THAT FALL OUTSIDE OF THAT BACK TO, UH, PARKLAND.
SO THE REQUEST AS, UH, INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBIT, UH, INCLUDES A LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ONLY WHAT YOU SEE IN YELLOW.
SO THE ONLY THING THAT YOU, BUT THAT'S NOT A PARCEL, NOT AT THIS POINT, BUT, UH, THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT'S BEING REZONED IS, UH, WHAT'S IN THAT MEETS AND BOUNDS.
SO IT'S A, IT'S A NEW TRACK, IF YOU WILL, BUT WE'RE, BUT WE ARE REZONING THE ENTIRETY OF ALL THREE PARCELS LISTED IN THIS.
WE'RE WE'RE REZONING THE SURVEY.
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HAD THE SURVEY DONE, THEY JUST HAVEN'T SENT IT TO GET PLATTED YET.SO WE'RE REZONING JUST THE SURVEYED AREA, NOT THE PARCEL.
CAN WE REZONE JUST A PORTION OF A PARCEL OF
AS AS, AS LONG AS THEY HAVE THE DESCRIPTION AND THEN IT'LL BE FINALIZED ONCE THE REZONING IS COMPLETED.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? UH, THAT SECOND READING WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER THE NINTH.
JUST ASK REALLY QUICK FROM MR. DAVIS.
UH, MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION? AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE PARKING.
UH, I JUST SAW THIS ON THE A RB MINUTES THAT THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT VA, POSSIBLY THE USE OF VALET, WHICH MIGHT COME TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN, YOU KNOW, SHARE, UM, SOLUTIONS TO PARKING.
SO IS THERE SOME POSSIBLE PLAN THAT VALET MAY BE INITIATED IN RIVERVIEW VILLAGE? I HAD IT, UH, GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
UM, SEVERAL OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE.
A LOT OF 'EM ARE LED BY HISTORIC, I FORGET THE BOARD OR THE GOVER
UM, AND WE'VE SAID WE WOULD BEING ACTIVE AND WILLING PARTICIPANT IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS, BUT THAT'S KIND OF A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW AND WE'RE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE AS THOSE PROGRESS.
AND I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE CITY'S STUDIES ON PARKING AND THE USES AND HOW MUCH WORK'S GONE INTO ALL THE DIFFERENT USES OF TIME OF DAY, THE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC CONNECTIVITY, IT'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK, SO I'M VERY COMFORTABLE AS A USER ON THE PARKING.
WELL, I, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
I'M JUST SORT OF CURIOUS, WITH ALL THESE DIFFERENT STRUCTURES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THIS VILLAGE, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA HOW THEY'RE TO BE USED YET IN, IN YOUR WORLD? YOU SAY HOW THEY'LL BE USED? YEAH.
SO, UH, ALL I HAVE A GOOD FEELING OF HOW ALL THEY'RE GONNA USE.
SO THE RED, I CALL IT THE RED CABIN 62 NORTH STREET WILL BE A, UH, BOTTOM LEFT, YOU'LL SEE WILL BE A RESTAURANT BAR AND CAFE.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE MOST UNDERUTILIZED THINGS IN DUBLIN IS A PLACE TO GET BREAKFAST, HONESTLY.
SO IT'LL BE USED FROM MORNING TILL EVENING FOR THAT USE.
HOPEFULLY, SOMETHING'LL BE USED ALL FOUR SEASONS AS WELL.
UM, THE KIOSK WILL OBVIOUSLY BE OPEN DURING PUBLIC HIGH TRAFFIC TIMES, SO, UH, IT'LL SERVE THINGS FROM, IT'LL HAVE COCKTAILS FOR THAT, THAT WILL HOPEFULLY WITH THE DOOR BEING EXTENDED EVENTUALLY, WE'LL, WE'LL SUPPORT THAT.
UH, MY GOAL IS TO GET EVERYONE OFF THE BRIDGE.
I HAVE A THEORY THAT EVERYONE THAT WALKS ACROSS THE BRIDGE IS USUALLY RUNNING OR EXERCISING, WALKING A DOG WITH A SIGNIFICANT OTHER, WITH CHILDREN.
SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE ALL FOUR OF THOSE GROUPS OF REASON TO WALK DOWN OFF THE BRIDGE AND CONNECT TO THAT.
UM, THE KATCH MAIN, UH, BUILDING ON THE, UH, THE NEW BUILD WILL HAVE A 2220, I THINK IT'S SLIGHTLY BIGGER THAN 2200 SQUARE FEET, UH, MEETING ROOM IN IT THAT THE PUBLIC BE ABLE TO USE WITH ACCESS TO THE VIEWS IN THE PUBLIC PARK IN THE BACK, UH, AS WELL AS 30, 40 DIFFERENT PRIVATE OFFICES, JUST LIKE OUR EXISTING CO HATCHES OF MEETING ROOMS. BUT THE GOAL THAT WE TRY TO DESIGN IS BALANCE NOT TOO MANY MEETING ROOMS 'CAUSE WE WANT TO USE THE HOUSES IN BETWEEN AS A WAY TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE VIBRANCY AND FOOT TRAFFIC FROM EIGHT TO FIVE DURING THE DAY.
SO THE THREE HOUSES IN THE MIDDLE, I DIDN'T WANNA RENT ANY INDIVIDUAL ONE OUT, UM, TO ONE TENANT BECAUSE THAT MEANS THE PUBLIC WON'T BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE HOUSE IN GENERAL.
SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS USE 'EM FOR MEETINGS AND COWORKING DURING THE DAY.
THEN ON WEEKENDS, THAT MEANS THEY HAVE CERTAIN VENDORS FOR CHARITY COME IN AND SHOW, WHETHER IT BE WOODWORKING OR ART.
ONE OF THE TOP THINGS THAT WE SAW FROM OUR MAKER'S MARKET SURVEY WAS PEOPLE DIDN'T REALLY NEED SPACE AS MUCH, BUT THEY NEEDED BRAND PRESENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR REASONABLE PRICE, RETAIL AND BRAND EXPOSURE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I PLAN ON PROVIDING THERE.
SO WE PLAN ON WORKING WITH THE CITY TO, UM, UH, THE UNIQUE THING ABOUT THIS IS LIKE THE, THE FARMER'S MARKET'S UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME AT BRIDGE PARK, BUT IT'S NINE TO 12.
WE GOT TO OPEN THOSE ROADS BACK UP THERE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO DO MORE WEEKEND ART FAIRS, CRAFT FAIRS, ALL WEEKEND WITH WALKABILITY.
UM, SO WE WANT TO CREATE THAT VIBRANCY IS WHAT WAS IN OUR ORIGINAL RFP AS WELL.
SO, UM, IT ALL CONNECTS AND WE EXPECT OUR MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE WITH ALL OF IT AT DIFFERENT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WEEK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND HOPEFULLY ONCE THESE STREET IMPROVEMENTS, UM, ARE MADE, IT'LL REALLY HELP WITH THE PARKING THAT IS KIND OF CATCHES CATCH CAN AT PRESENT, UM, ONCE THERE'S DELINEATED SPACES TO PARK AND NOT TO PARK, HOPEFULLY THAT WILL ALLEVIATE SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS AS WELL.
UH, WE WILL HAVE SECOND READING, UH, AGAIN, AS I SAID, SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 9TH.
IT BRINGS US TO ORDINANCE 70, I'M SORRY, 47
[Ordinance 47-24]
DASH 24, AUTHORIZING THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN INCENTIVES TO CSD DUBLIN LLC TO INDUCE IT TO DEVELOP RIVERVIEW VILLAGE AND ITS ASSOCIATED OPERATIONS AND WORKFORCE WITHIN THE CITY AND[02:10:01]
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH BY JEREMIAH GRACIA.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
UH, SO AS A CONTINUATION OF THAT OCTOBER, 2023 REAL ESTATE TRANSFER AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE JUST REFERENCED IN THE PREVIOUS, UH, ORDINANCE, UM, THERE ARE PROVISIONS FOR THE CITY TO PROVIDE IN INCOME TAX INCENTIVES AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT PAYMENTS TIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT, UM, MILESTONES FOR THE ATCH PROJECT.
SO WHAT'S BEFORE YOU NOW OR TONIGHT FOR THIS FIRST READING IS, UM, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH WE TRADITIONALLY SEE FOR ANY OTHER PROJECT THAT LAYS OUT THE PERFORMANCE INCOME TAX INCENTIVES FOR, UH, K HATCH'S, UH, HEADQUARTERS, AS WELL AS ALL NEW MEMBERS STARTING IN 2027.
UM, I'LL POINT OUT IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAT THERE AREN'T THOSE MINIMUM TARGETS, BUT WE DO PROVIDE, UH, ANNUAL CAPS ON THOSE, UM, PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES FOR OUR BUDGETING PURPOSES.
UM, AND THOSE CAP PAYMENTS ARE DETAILED FROM 2027 TO 2033 IN THE MEMO.
UM, THERE ARE ALSO SEPARATE ANNUAL GRANT PAYMENTS TIED TO THIS, UH, FOR UP TO $195,000 PER YEAR THAT IS TIED TO, UM, THE LOAN RATES.
AND THOSE ARE VALIDATED EACH YEAR BEFORE THOSE PAYMENTS ARE MADE.
UM, AND THOSE ARE MADE FOR, UM, 10 YEARS.
UM, IN TERMS OF, UH, A QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED EARLIER IN, UH, IN TERMS OF, UH, PROVISIONS FOR ATCH, THEY MUST MAINTAIN OPERATIONS FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS, UM, AT THE LOCATION.
OTHERWISE THEY WOULD, UH, BE ASKED TO REPAYMENT OF ALL INCENTIVE PAYMENTS BY THE CITY, WHICH IS WHAT IS BEFORE YOU IN THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE.
OBVIOUSLY THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ARE SEPARATE, BUT THE ACTUAL, UH, GRANT PAYMENTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WOULD BE, UH, HAVE TO BE REPAID.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? I HAD A QUESTION.
SO JUST FOR MY CLARIFICATION, THERE'S NOTHING NEW IN HERE.
THIS IS JUST PUTTING IT IN THE ECONOMIC AGREEMENT FORMAT.
THERE'S NO CHANGE FROM THE 2023 AGREEMENT, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
WE WILL HAVE SECOND READING SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER THE 18TH.
[Ordinance 48-24]
DASH 24, DECLARING THE IMPROVEMENT TO CERTAIN PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY'S BRIDGE STREET DISTRICT TO BE A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND EXEMPT FROM TAXATION, PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF TIF SERVICE PAYMENTS, SPECIFYING THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS DIRECTLY BENEFITING THE PARCELS AND AUTHORIZING COMPENSATION PAYMENTS TO THE CITY OF DUBLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE TOLLS CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER.WILL JOIN US AGAIN WITH THE STAFF REPORT.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, AS YOU, UH, PREVIOUSLY HEARD, THE 2024 OPERA, UH, SORRY, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, UM, CONTAINED DESIGN COSTS OF $1.5 MILLION FOR THIS, UH, THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU JUST HEARD.
THE 2025 CIP CONTAINED $11.4 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PRIVATE, UH, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE RIVERVIEW VILLAGE AREA.
THIS ORDINANCE WOULD PLACE A TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT ON THE HEADQUARTERS, THREE HOUSES AND ATCH, UH, BUILDING IN ORDER TO GENERATE SERVICE PAYMENT REVENUES TO MAKE, UH, PAYMENTS TOWARDS THE DEBT SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT THE PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS AREA WILL BE AT LEAST $8 MILLION THAT'S ANTICIPATED TO GENERATE $250,000 OF SERVICE PAYMENT REVENUE ANNUALLY, THAT WE WILL BE APPLIED AGAINST THE DEBT SERVICE, UH, NECESSARY FOR THOSE, UH, THESE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, STAFF RECOMMEND ADOPTION AT THE COUNCIL, UH, NEXT MEETING ON NOVEMBER 18TH.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? UM, I HAVE A QUESTION AGAIN, YOU SAID THERE'S $8 MILLION IN PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS, IS THAT CORRECT? I'D SAY AT LEAST $8 MILLION.
THE INITIAL ESTIMATE WAS EIGHT TO $10 MILLION.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT THAT'S A LITTLE LOW AND THAT THERE WILL BE MORE THAN THAT, BUT THAT IS WHAT THE MEMO IS, IS SUGGESTING AT LEAST.
AND, AND THOSE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS ARE FUNDED BY ATCH, RIGHT? THEY ARE.
AND ON OURS IS 11.1 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION, AND THEN THE 1.5 MILLION IN DESIGN.
BUT I WOULD ADD THAT THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY ALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT, BUT IT IS ALL IN THIS AREA.
THERE ARE, AS, UH, CITY MANAGER HAN MENTIONED SOME SEWER IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DELAYED TO COORDINATE
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WITH THIS PROJECT AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE JUST GENERALLY NECESSARY TO THAT AREA.YOU KNOW, THIS MIGHT BE A LATE QUESTION, BUT YOU KNOW, IT WAS STATED THAT AFTER 10 YEARS OF KASH HAS TO MAINTAINED THIS FOR TWO 10 YEARS, THEN WHAT EXACTLY COULD HAPPEN TO THIS PROPERTY AFTER THOSE 10 YEARS? THE TIF REVENUES WOULD BE BASED ON THE PROPERTY VALUE.
SO PROVIDED THE PROPERTY MAINTAINED OR INCREASED VALUE, THERE COULD BE NO IMPACT ON THE TIF.
IF IT'S NOT NECESSARILY TRUE THAT A, IF, IF THEY WERE TO VACATE THE FACILITY THAT THE FACILITY'S VALUE WOULD DECREASE IMMEDIATELY, IT'S LIKELY THAT ANOTHER TENANT, IT'S A HIGHER, HIGHLY DESIRABLE AREA, COULD MOVE IN AND THE PROPERTY VALUES AND TIF WOULD BE MAINTAINED, UH, IN A PRETTY WHOLE MANNER IN THAT, IN THAT CONDITION, UH, FROM A, FROM A TIF STANDPOINT.
ANYTHING FURTHER? OKAY, WE WILL HAVE SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING.
SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE IN FOR A LONG NIGHT AGAIN, UH, ON THE 18TH BRINGS US TO ORDINANCE 49 DASH
[Ordinance 49-24]
24 AMENDMENTS TO ZONING CODE SECTIONS 1 5 3 0.1 7 0 1 5, 3 0.1 7 3 1 5, 3 0.174, AND 1 5 3 0.176.TO ADDRESS BACKGROUND BUILDINGS, ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS AND WAIVERS CRITERIA, I REDUCE IT.
AND OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD BY SARAH HOLT THIS EVENING.
AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.
UH, MR. GREG DALE IS ALSO JOINING ME.
WE'RE GOING TO TAG TEAM THIS PRESENTATION FOR YOU.
SO THIS, UH, PROCESS IS THE OUTGROWTH OF A LARGER EFFORT THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN ENGAGING IN TO IMPROVE THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS.
COUNSEL WILL RECALL THAT APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, UM, IT APPROVED A FIRST ROUND OF CHANGES.
AND, AND AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, THERE WERE A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT WERE HELD TO, UH, SOLICIT INPUT FROM RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE AREA.
I ACTUALLY FACILITATED THOSE, UH, DISCUSSIONS OUT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS IN ADDITION TO THE FIRST ROUND OF WHAT COUNCIL ADOPTED LAST YEAR.
OUT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS CAME AN INTEREST IN FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROCESS AND IN, IN PARTICULAR TO, UH, CREATE A PROCESS THAT WAS FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENT AND EASIER TO GO THROUGH FOR, FOR APPLICANTS.
SO THAT LAUNCHED US INTO THIS SECOND PHASE OF, OF, UM, CHANGES TO THE, TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT REGULATIONS AND THE GUIDELINES, HALF A DOZEN OR SO THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT.
FIRST OF ALL, SARAH'S GONNA TALK HERE ABOUT THE, UH, INCREASE IN THE TYPES OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS.
THAT WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP BECAUSE IT, IT ESSENTIALLY DELEGATED TO STAFF, UH, A WHOLE SERIES OF THINGS, UH, THAT COULD BE APPROVED AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL, WHICH WOULD HELP STREAMLINE THE PROCESS.
UH, WE ALSO CLARIFIED, UH, THE, UH, THE GUIDANCE FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD IN APPLYING, UH, THE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES AS THEY RELATED TO THE BACKGROUND BUILDINGS, WHICH IS THE NEW NOMENCLATURE THAT YOU WILL RECALL CAME OUT OF THIS.
AND THEN ANOTHER, UH, ISSUE, WHICH MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE USER FRIENDLY, IS EX THE ABILITY TO EXTEND THE TIME FROM ONE YEAR TO AN ADDITIONAL YEAR, UH, AT, AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL.
UH, AND THEN THERE ARE A SERIES OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE KIND OF, UH, IMPROVED AND CLEANED UP AT THE SAME TIME.
UH, WE BEEFED UP THE GARAGE DOOR AND DOOR OPENING APPROVALS FOR THE LANDMARK BUILDINGS, UH, AND JUST ADDRESSED A COUPLE OF OTHER TYPOGRAPHICAL THINGS.
AND THEN THE, A NEW ITEM WHICH CAME OUT OF THIS, WHICH WAS JUST KIND OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAN THIS UP, HAS TO DO WITH SIMPLIFYING THE WAIVERS AND THE VARIANCES.
AND SARAH'S GONNA TALK, UH, BOTH ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS AND THOSE WAIVERS AND VARIANCES.
SO, AS MR. DALE MENTIONED AT THE PUBLIC'S REQUEST, WE GREATLY EXPANDED THE NUMBERS AND TYPES OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS.
AND THIS LIST SHOWS THE DIFFERENT TOPIC AREAS THAT NOW UNDER THIS, UH, CHANGE WOULD BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS.
WE HAVE ALSO BUILT IN SOME SAFEGUARDS FOR THIS PROCESS.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, EVERY QUARTER WE PROVIDE TO THE A RB, THE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED PROJECTS.
IT ALLOWS FOR OPPORTUNITY TO US AS STAFF IF WE ARE OFF BASE AT ALL.
WE GET CONFIRMATION OF OUR DECISIONS THAT WAY.
AND OF COURSE, IT KEEPS THE BOARD
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INVOLVED IN WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT.WE ALSO ADDED A BUMP UP CLAUSE THAT EITHER PARTY, WHETHER THE CITY OR THE APPLICANT MAY REQUEST A FULL HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD.
AND THIS PROVIDES KIND OF A, A CHECK AND BALANCE, UM, FOR ALL INVOLVED AND ESSENTIALLY ACTS AS AN APPEAL FOR APPLICANTS.
FURTHER, WE SAW THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS WAIVERS AND REALLY SIMPLIFY THIS PROCESS.
CURRENTLY IN, IN THE CURRENT CODE, WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF WAIVERS, AND THESE ARE NUMERIC DEPARTURES FROM REQUIREMENTS IN THE CODE.
THE FIRST IS ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTURES AT LESS THAN 10%, WAIVERS AT LESS THAN 20%.
BOTH OF THOSE TYPES GO TO THE A RB FOR APPROVAL VARIANCES OF OVER 20% GO TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS.
UH, WE RECENTLY HAD A COUPLE OF CASES GO TO THE BCA FOR VARIANCES, AND HONESTLY IT JUST CAUSED A LOT OF CONFUSION AND DELAY AND, AND QUITE FRANKLY, SOME FRUSTRATION ON EVERYBODY'S PART.
SO WE COMBINED ALL THREE OF THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DIVERGENCES INTO JUST WAIVERS.
UM, THEY WOULD BE APPROVED BY THE A RB ONLY.
WE GOT CONFIRMATION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE LAW OFFICE ON THIS APPROACH.
AND IT ALLOWS THE A RB TO ADMINISTER BOTH THE CODE AND THE GUIDELINES BASED ON THEIR EXPERTISE.
WE ADDED NEW SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT THE REQUESTED WAIVER AMOUNT IS JUST THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO AFFECT AND ADDRESS THE NEEDED CHANGE.
ALL OTHER WAIVER CRITERIA STAYS IN PLACE.
SO WE FELT THAT THIS WAS A REALLY WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THAT OVERALL SIMPLIFICATION OF THE PROCESS.
AND THEN FINALLY, JUST IN CONCLUSION, I JUST WANNA MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ABOUT THE, ABOUT THE PROCESS.
FIRST OF ALL, I, I DO WANT COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE WE WERE THE CONSULTANT THAT WAS, UH, TAKING THE LEAD IN DRAFTING THE CHANGES, UH, OUR STAFF WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH SARAH.
WE PROBABLY WENT THROUGH FIVE OR SIX ROUNDS OF, OF EDITS AS WE WOULD DRAFT THINGS, AND THEN STAFF WOULD KIND OF PUT IT THROUGH THE RINGER IN TERMS OF TESTING IT AND MAKING SURE THAT IT WOULD, IT WOULD WORK.
SO THAT WAS A PRETTY EXTENSIVE PROCESS.
THE OTHER THING I'D SAY IS THAT I'VE, I HAD KIND OF THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF FACILITATING THOSE INITIAL ROUND OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HEARING WHAT THE RESIDENTS AND FOLKS IN THE DISTRICT WERE SAYING, UH, DIRECTLY AND THEN BEING INVOLVED IN THE, IN THE DRAFTING PROCESS.
AND I, I THINK I CAN SAY JUST FROM MY OWN PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE, THAT I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS REFLECTIVE OF WHAT WE HEARD THE SENTIMENT EXPRESSED AT THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
UM, AND I THINK THAT WAS REFLECTED IN THE FACT THAT DURING THE, THE REVIEW BY A RB AND THE REVIEW BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UH, THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION EXPRESSED AT ANY OF THOSE MEETINGS.
AND BOTH OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE UNANIMOUS.
SO WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT IT DOES REFLECT THE SENTIMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.
WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? IF THERE IS ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION.
UM, I JUST WANNA REALLY THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS AND MAKING THIS PROCESS EASIER.
UM, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN THE DISTRICT REALLY WANTS A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY, A BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVE YOUR PROPERTY IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER WITH THE HELP OF STAFF AND MEETING THE OBJECTIVES THAT WE ALL WANT FOR THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, I THINK, UM, BY GOING THIS EXTRA STEP, WHICH I KNOW IS A LOT OF WORK IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION, AND THAT IS FOR YOUR EASE.
I WONDER, UM, AND I, I WOULD TRY TO FIND IT IN THE REDLINING OF THE CODE, BUT I CAN'T REALLY FIND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
SO, UM, NOW THAT THE RESIDENTS CAN COME AND GET ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND A DECISION, IS IT PRETTY CLEAR TO RESIDENTS, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR AHEAD OF TIME IS A RESEARCHABLE SO THAT THEY DON'T COME AND ASK FOR SOMETHING AND GET TURNED DOWN? IN OTHER WORDS, IS THERE PRETTY, IS THERE GOOD PREDICTABILITY OUT THERE SO THAT THERE'S NOT SUBJECTIVITY ON THE PART OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWER? AND PEOPLE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M
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ASKING FOR THIS 'CAUSE IT'S A PAINT COLOR WITHIN THE PAINTS ARE EASY, BUT OTHER THINGS AREN'T AS EASY.WINDOWS AREN'T AS EASY AND MATERIALS AREN'T AS EASY.
SO IS THERE A PREDICTABLE RESEARCHABLE PLACE FOR THEM TO SAY, THESE ARE THE THINGS I NOTE TO ASK FOR AND I PROBABLY WILL BE GRANTED? WE BELIEVE THAT THE ANSWER TO THAT IS ABSOLUTELY YES, AND THAT PART COMES WITH THE GUIDELINES THAT WILL ALSO BE FOR COME BEFORE YOU ON THE 11TH.
SO A SECOND READING IS SET UP FOR THE 11TH.
THE GUIDELINES WILL BE IN TANDEM AND, UM, YOU WILL SEE THAT LANGUAGE THEN? YES.
WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU FOR SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING ON NOVEMBER THE 18TH, INTRODUCTION, PUBLIC HEARING VOTE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION 56 DASH
[Resolution 56-24]
24, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH ARTIST IVAN DE PENA FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSTALLATION OF THE MEREFIELD ART AND PUBLIC PLACES PROJECT LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST PARCEL OF MEREFIELD DRIVE AND WHITTON WINNINGHAM DRIVE.AND OUR STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM MATT IRMAN.
AND THANK YOU, UH, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
UH, THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN OF DISCUSSION FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, IF NOT A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.
UM, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND TO REMIND EVERYBODY WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND, AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED.
IN MAY OF 2022, WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE RECEIVED AN AWARD GRANT FROM THE STATE, UH, OF $175,000 FOR THIS PARTICULAR ART PIECE.
IN SEPTEMBER OF THAT SAME YEAR, STAFF DIRECTED COUNSEL TO PROCEED AND ENTER INTO A MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL AND THE MEREFIELD ASSOCIATION TO ENSURE THAT WE MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT STATE GRANT.
AND THEN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, UH, SITE SELECTION WAS APPROVED.
UM, IT IS AT THE NORTHEAST PARCEL OF MUIRFIELD AND WHITTINGHAM DRIVE INTERSECTION, WHICH I WILL SHOW YOU HERE IN JUST A SECOND.
UH, AND THEN IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, UH, PERFORMED A CALL OF ARTISTS BY THE DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL.
WE'VE RECEIVED 122 APPLICANTS, OF WHICH ONE WAS SELECTED IN JUNE OF 2024.
UM, IVAN DE PENA, UH, WAS SELECTED BY, UM, THE COMMITTEE AND PRESENTED TO COUNSEL IN JUNE OF 2024.
THE SITE LOCATION, YOU'LL NOTICE HERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, IT IS THE NORTHEAST, UH, PARCEL OF, UH, WINNINGHAM DRIVE AND MUIRFIELD DRIVE.
UM, TO THE RIGHT YOU'LL SEE, UH, UH, A DRONES LIKE RENDERING OF WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE FROM THE AIR, UM, ALONG THAT DRIVE AS WELL.
AND THEN THE PROJECT RENDERING.
UH, FOR THE PROJECT, THE ARTIST DREW INSPIRATION FROM MOVEMENT AND FLIGHT.
THE ARTWORK EMBODIES THE DYNAMIC MOTION OF A GOLF SWING INSPIRED BY JACK NICHOLAS.
UH, SIGNATURE SWING INTERTWINED WITH THE MOVEMENT OF BIRDS WINGS IN FLIGHT.
THE PIECE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 12 TO 15 FEET HIGH BY 12 TO 15 FEET WIDE, MADE OF CAST STONE.
UH, THE PROJECT WILL WEIGH APPROXIMATELY 250,000 POUNDS AND BE ASSEMBLED BY, UH, CRANE ON SITE.
SO NEXT STEPS WITH THIS PROCESS, WITH THE APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH THE ARTIST, UH, THE CITY, UM, IS TO FUND THE UPFRONT, TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT, $175,000, WHICH WAS, UM, PROVIDED IN THE WAY OF AN APPROPRIATION IN THE Q3.
SUPPLEMENTAL, UH, MEREFIELD ASSOCIATION IS TO DONATE A PORTION OF THE PARCEL TO BE APPLIED TO THE GRANT MATCH REQUIREMENT OF $87,500.
THE PARCEL HAS BEEN APPRAISED FAVORABLY, AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH MEETING THAT REQUIREMENT.
THE MEREFIELD ASSOCIATION IS TO GRANT ANY NECESSARY EASEMENTS FOR THE ARTWORK MAINTENANCE GOING FORWARD, AND THE CITY IS TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE.
AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT FOR THE GRANT AMOUNT, UH, THE CITY, UM, IN PERPETUITY IS TO MAINTAIN THE ART PIECE ITSELF.
AND BY WAY OF AGREEMENT, MUIRFIELD ASSOCIATED MUIRFIELD ASSOCIATION IS TO MAINTAIN THE, THE PARCEL, THE TURF LANDSCAPING AND SO FORTH ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ART PIECE.
AND WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 56 24.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS DISCUSSION? JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MR. REINER? YES.
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VERY GOOD RESOLUTION.[Resolution 57-24]
DASH 24 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES WITH THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY GENERAL HEALTH DISTRICT FOR 2025.HONOR, OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE FROM OUR CITY MANAGER.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL RESOLUTION 57 DASH 24 AUTHORIZES A CONTRACT WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH TO CONTINUE PROVIDING PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES FOR 2025.
FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVES AS DUBLIN'S PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, AND THAT INCLUDES THE PORTIONS OF DUBLIN, UM, WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF DELAWARE AND UNION.
THE BOARD OF FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH APPROVED A NEW RATE FOR 2025 THAT REFLECTS AN OVERALL INCREASE OF 3% OVER THAT OF 24.
SO THE CITY'S COST FOR THE 2025 CONTRACTOR ESTIMATED JUST A LITTLE OVER 497,000, WHICH IS BASED ON OUR POPULATION.
UM, AND THAT ALSO EQUATES TO AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $10,386.
THE AMOUNT HAS BEEN BUDGETED AS PART OF THE 25 OPERATING BUDGET.
WE DO VALUE A PARTNERSHIP WITH FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND WE'RE SATISFIED WITH THEIR SERVICES AND WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION.
AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNSEL MAY HAVE.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING NONE.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE MAYOR AROSE GROOMS? YES.
[Community Health Needs Assessment Update and Draft Strategic Action Plan]
THE OTHER BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.AND THE FIRST ITEM ON THAT IS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE IN OUR STAFF REPORT WILL BE DELIVERED BY MOLLY STEINER.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
TONIGHT I STAND BEFORE YOU WITH DR.
ORI CHRISTELLE, PRINCIPAL AT ILLUMINATION.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, FOR THE PAST 18 PLUS MONTHS, THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ILLUMINATION TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY AND ANALYZE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS SPECIFIC TO DUBLIN.
THIS PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE THEMES AND GOALS OUTLINED IN THE CITY'S STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, WITH THE PURPOSE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY'S GOAL OF BEING THE MOST RESILIENT GLOBAL CITY OF CHOICE IN THE AREAS OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SOCIAL RESILIENCY.
A DRAFT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT AND STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO HELP GUIDE THE CITY TOWARD IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES.
THIS DRAFT STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR COUNCIL PACKET FOR REVIEW AND INCLUDES DETAILED INFORMATION AND ACTION STEPS.
STAFF IS REQUESTING FEEDBACK FROM CITY COUNCIL BEFORE FINALIZING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN, AND PRESENTING THE FINAL PLAN FOR APPROVAL AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING.
AT THIS TIME, ORI WILL PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE PLAN AND WE, WE WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT.
UM, FOR THE PART OF THE PRESENTATION, I KNOW YOU'RE JUST MOST EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT.
UH, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.
WE WANT TO SHARE JUST A BRIEF UPDATE WITH YOU ABOUT THE CITY'S DRAFT STRATEGIC HEALTH PLAN.
UM, AS YOU RECALL, WE'VE COMPLETED THE CITY'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS A UNIQUE AND HOLISTIC EVALUATION OF THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH AND WELLBEING.
UM, SINCE THEN WE'VE PIVOTED TO FOCUS ON THE, UH, UH, CITY'S STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN THAT FOCUSES ON LEVERAGING THOSE ASSESSMENT RESULTS, UM, AND DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HELP TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH.
UM, SO THE SUCCESS OF A COMMUNITY PLANNING EFFORT LIKE THIS IS REALLY DEPENDENT ON THE ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION OF A, A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
FORTUNATELY, THERE ARE MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS AND THAT ARE CONTINUING TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE WITH US, INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION SHOWN HERE AND HERE.
UH, AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, UH, THIS HEALTH PLANNING EFFORT BUILDS ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE RESEARCH THAT WAS CONDUCTED LAST YEAR, WHICH INCLUDED SIX FOCUS GROUPS OF RESIDENTS, 21 STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS, A REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY OF DUBLIN, UH, ADULTS, OVER 500 OF THOSE, A COMMUNITY POLL THAT WAS ANSWERED BY AN ADDITIONAL 300 DUBLIN RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS A REVIEW AND AN ANALYSIS OF SECONDARY DATA FROM NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL SOURCES.
AND NOW WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE, UH, LAST PART OF THIS, UH, WORKFLOW HERE, THE SYNTHESIS, PRIORITIZATION AND PLANNING PORTION OF WORK.
UM, EARLIER THIS YEAR, MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT'S HELPING TO GUIDE THIS WORK
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MET TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THESE RESEARCH FINDINGS.AND THEY IDENTIFIED FOUR PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS.
AND THEY'RE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN HERE, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS OR STRENGTHENING THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION, YOUTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND TRANSPORTATION.
WHAT I'M GONNA DO TONIGHT IS JUST TAKE A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE KEY OBJECTIVES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR EACH OF THOSE PRIORITIZED HEALTH NEEDS.
FIRST, FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, UH, THERE'S A, A, A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE WORK GROUP MEMBERS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE CITY THAT SEEM TO DO A REALLY GOOD JOB OF INVOLVING AND ENGAGING MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, UH, GRASSROOTS COMMUNITIES.
UM, AND SO THE WORK GROUP'S THINKING WAS, WHAT CAN WE DO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BEST PRACTICES THAT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS DO TO ENGAGE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES AND TO ENGAGE MEMBERS OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS? AND THEN SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH OTHER LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WHETHER THAT BE HOAS OR FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHER SMALLER INFORMAL NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS.
UH, WHAT DOES THAT LISTING OF BEST PRACTICE IDEAS THAT HAVE PROVEN TO BE SUCCESSFUL HERE IN THE CITY? ADDITIONALLY, WORK GROUP MEMBERS ARE REALLY ENTRUSTED ABOUT ON UNDERSTANDING WHO FEELS LESS CONNECTED TO OTHER DUBLIN RESIDENTS OR WHO MIGHT FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T QUITE BELONG AS MUCH AS OTHER DUBLIN RESIDENTS, AND LEARN HOW TO BETTER COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AS WELL AS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE REASONS WHY THEY MIGHT FEEL THAT WAY.
ULTIMATELY, THE GOAL HERE IS TO UNDERSTAND AND TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF, UH, ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT DUBLIN RESIDENTS HAVE TO ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
WITH REGARD TO HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION FOR THIS WORK GROUP, THE MEMBERS WANTED TO CREATE A CENTRALIZED SOURCE OF HEALTHCARE ACCESS INFORMATION FOR DUBLIN RESIDENTS.
SO ONE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR OPTIONS, THE WORK GROUP IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING POTENTIAL AI SOLUTIONS FOR THIS OBJECTIVE.
AND A FEW WEEKS AGO, UH, WE MET WITH SENIOR LEADERS AT QUANTUM HEALTH TO HELP US THINK THROUGH SOME OF OUR OPTIONS, AND IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING.
ADDITIONALLY, THE MEMBERS ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH, UH, FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE VARIOUS HEALTH SYSTEMS TO FIND OUT WAYS WHERE TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO DEPLOY THEIR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO MORE DUBLIN COMMUNITY EVENTS AND GATHERINGS.
THESE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS HAVE EXPERT LEVEL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE TYPES OF HEALTHCARE ACCESS, UH, SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT ARE OUT THERE.
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO TIE THEM MORE CLOSELY TO, UH, THE PLACES WHERE DUBLIN RESIDENTS LIKE TO GO? WITH REGARD TO YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH? UH, MEMBERS OF THIS WORK GROUP HAVE DECIDED TO WORK WITH THE DUBLIN ACT COALITION, DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS AND THE CITY'S POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CREATE A COLLECTIVE IMPACT EFFORT, UH, INITIATIVE THAT'S FOCUSED ON PROVIDING CONSISTENT PERSUASIVE INFORMATION TO PARENTS OF DUBLIN YOUTH.
IT'S ALSO EXPLORING POTENTIAL ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR DUBLIN FAMILIES TO ACCESS TREATMENT FOR YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
LASTLY, WITH REGARD TO TRANSPORTATION, MEMBERS OF THIS, UH, WORK GROUP ARE CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPANDING, UH, OUTREACH EFFORTS CONNECTED TO THE DUBLIN CONNECTOR SERVICE, WHICH OF COURSE SERVES RESIDENTS OVER AGE 55 RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN THE CITY.
AND AT THE MOMENT, THE WORK GROUP HAS DECIDED THAT WORK ON THOSE OBJECTIVES IS CONTINGENT ON, UH, LARGELY CONTINGENT ON THE, THE RESULTS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY'S ISSUE 47, THE LINK US INITIATIVE.
UM, PENDING THOSE RESULTS, THE WORK GROUP WILL NEED TO COME BACK TO THIS OR TO THESE OBJECTIVES AND DETERMINE HOW BEST TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.
SO IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS FROM HERE, I'D LOVE TO INVITE ANY COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE ON THESE KEY OBJECTIVES FOR THESE PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS.
SOME SPECIFIC ACTION STEPS AND METRIC SUGGESTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THAT DRAFT PLAN THAT WE, UH, WILL SHARE THAT MOLLY MENTIONED THE VARIOUS WORK GROUPS ARE GONNA CONTINUE WORKING ON, UM, THIS, UH, DRAFT STRATEGIC HEALTH PLAN.
UM, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A FINAL DRAFT OF THAT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND REVIEW AND EVENTUAL APPROVAL AT A FUTURE TIME.
SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF THERE'S ANYONE PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS AGENDA ITEM THIS EVENING.
HEARING NONE COUNCIL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION.
YOU KNOW, I'M CURIOUS, UM, IF YOU'RE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS OR BLUE ZONES AND YOU KNOW, WHAT COMPRISES THEM, YOU KNOW, CONNECTIVITY AND YOU THAT COMMON FRIENDSHIP, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S GOTTA BE DIFFICULT ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT DONE AND HOW WE COULD ACCOMPLISH THAT.
I NOTICE A LOT OF IT IS DONE WITH COMMONALITY.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN COLLECTING CARS AND THEY BECOME FRIENDS OR CHURCH GROUPS, OR THEY DO CHARITY TOGETHER AND YOU KNOW, SO THEY HAVE THIS GROUP OF FRIENDS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN COUNT ON.
SO, YOU KNOW, TO GET THERE IS SORT OF A TRICKY PROPOSITION, YOU KNOW, FOR A CITY TO COME UP.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS THAT ARE MORE DEFINED THAT WE COULD ACCOMPLISH THAT.
I MEAN, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE ALL BLUE ZONE AREAS HAVE A GREAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND INTERACTION WITH EACH OTHER.
SO I THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME PLACES HERE WHERE, BASED ON WHAT WE'VE HEARD, THE CITY CAN PLAY A ROLE
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AS A FACILITATOR OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS.I THINK JUST MAYBE ABOUT A WEEK, WEEK AND A HALF AGO, THE CITY HELPED FACILITATE ONE OF, UH, HOAS ACROSS THE CITY TO FIND OUT IN PART ON THIS TOPIC, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO PUBLICIZE THE KIND OF, UH, GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT YOU HAVE? WHAT WORKS FOR YOU? WHAT DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU IN AN EFFORT TO ASSEMBLE THOSE, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, THOSE BEST PRACTICES.
AND IT'S THE HOPE HERE THAT, THAT THOSE IDEAS, CAN THEY BE SHARED WITH OTHER, UM, ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE CITY TO SAY, OKAY, IF YOU HAVEN'T QUITE DONE THIS YET, HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU COULD DO OR COULD GO DOWN THE PATH OF DOING IF YOU'RE SO INCLINED.
WE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S, UH, THAT THE EXPERTISE THAT IS CURRENTLY REFLECTED IN PRACTICE IS KNOWN AND MORE WELL DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK THAT'S ONE WAY TO DO IT.
YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY CAME OUT WITH A STATISTIC AND SAID, YOU KNOW, THE AVERAGE OHIOAN LIVES TO BE 76, BUT IN DUBLIN THEY LIVED TO BE 87.9.
IN OTHER WORDS, YOU LIVE 10 YEARS AND YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALL UNDERSTAND, WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT MIGHT BE BETTER EDUCATION, BETTER ACCESS TO FOOD, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.
UM, SO IT SEEMS THAT THE HEALTHIEST CIVILIZATIONS ARE FOCUSED ON DIET AND NUTRITION, UH, AND EXERCISE.
SO A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WE HAD A PROGRAM HERE WHERE WE ACTUALLY GAVE OUT CARVING MATS.
WE HAD A $300,000, UM, UH, GIFT FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY.
SO WE HAD OUR PEOPLE MEET AT THE REC CENTER WHERE WE HAD PEOPLE TEACHING THEM, YOU KNOW, ABOUT DIET, THE IMPORTANCE OF DIET.
AND, UH, AND WE'VE ALSO FACILITATED AND CREATED A WORLD FOR EXERCISE FOR OUR PEOPLE WITH OUR BICYCLE TRAILS AT ARE REC CENTER AND STUFF.
SO WHAT PLANS ARE THERE THAT WE COULD IMPLEMENT THESE TWO KEY FEATURES, DIET AND EXERCISE INTO OUR PEOPLE TO HELP EXTEND THEIR LIVES AND MAKE 'EM HEALTHIER? GOT IT.
SO I THINK THAT THERE'S, THE CITY'S ALREADY DOING A GREAT NUMBER OF GREAT THINGS ON THAT FRONT.
IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, FROM THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, THE CITY'S RATE OF OBESITY IS LESS THAN WHAT YOU'D EXPECT TO SEE ACROSS THE STATE.
UM, AND THE RATE OF CHRONIC DISEASES IS MUCH LOWER THAN WHAT YOU'D EXPECT TO SEE COMPARED TO THE STATE.
AND SO YOU COULD MAKE AN ARGUMENT THAT IN MANY OF THOSE DIMENSIONS, THE CITY'S ALREADY DOING A NICE JOB.
ONE WAY THAT TO CONTINUE THAT IS TO CONTINUE DOING MANY OF THE THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY STOOD OUT TO US THOUGH, WAS THE HIGH PROPORTION OF DUBLIN RESIDENTS WHO REPORT MORE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, UM, FEELINGS OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, LACK OF BELONGINGNESS, OR A LACK OF CONNECTION TO OTHERS.
NEARLY HALF OF ADULTS SAID THEY ONLY FEEL NOT, UH, SLIGHTLY CONNECTED OR NOT CONNECTED AT ALL TO THEIR NEIGHBORS.
UM, AND SO I THINK THAT THERE'S A MENTAL OR SOCIAL HEALTH ELEMENT TO THIS THAT GOES ALONGSIDE YOUR POINTS AROUND PHYSICAL HEALTH.
AND I THINK, I GUESS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE RIGHT NOW, I THINK MANY OF THE PHYSICAL HEALTH ELEMENTS ARE BEING ADDRESSED VERY WELL, BUT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVED HEALTH AND WELLBEING ON THE MENTAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH SIDE.
IT'LL BE INTERESTING WHAT THE CITY CAN DO TO HELP THAT PROBLEM, YOU KNOW, THAT ISOLATION THAT PEOPLE FEEL IN AMERICA.
UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE, UH, LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED WHEN YOU BRING THE REPORT BACK.
COULD YOU SHARE WITH US A LITTLE BIT, I MEAN, THESE ARE A LOT OF INTERESTING INITIATIVES, LIKE WHO WILL TAKE THE LEAD ON IT AND WHAT KIND OF BUDGET IS ASSOCIATED WITH IT? BECAUSE I, I MEAN, I'M VERY DELIGHTED WHEN YOU SAID THE CITY COULD FACILITATE, BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND WHO'S ACTUALLY GONNA LEAD THE WORK, WHAT MEASURES, HOW IS IT FUNDED, THAT SORT OF THING.
SO, UM, JUST UNDERSTANDING THAT, UM, BECAUSE THERE'S ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS FROM TECHNOLOGY TO, TO A VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS HERE.
AND IS THAT PART OF WHAT'S GONNA COME BACK IN THAT REPORT? UH, IN, IN, IN MANY CASES, YES.
CERTAINLY IN TERMS OF THE METRICS TO TRACK, UH, PROGRESS, CERTAINLY IN TERMS OF THE SUGGESTED LEAD LEADS FOR THOSE EFFORTS AND INITIATIVES.
UM, I'M NOT QUITE PRIVY TO THE BUDGETING ASPECT OF THIS, SO, UM, I IMAGINE THAT THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BE PART OF THIS PROCESS, BUT YOU, SO YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN.
COULD, COULD YOU ADDRESS THE BUDGET PART? SURE, YES.
WE DO HAVE MONEY, UM, THAT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED IT IN THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THIS OVERALL PROJECT.
WE HAVE NOT YET AS A GROUP OR AS THE FOUR WORKING GROUPS FINALIZED SPECIFICALLY ALL OF THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE.
WE'RE STILL IN CONVERSATIONS FOR THOSE, SO WE DON'T HAVE NECESSARILY ITEMIZED, UM, COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT, UM, ACTION STEPS WE'RE GOING TO BE PURSUING.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK AND APPROVAL ON THE FOUR PRIORITY AREAS THAT WE AS WORKING GROUPS HAVE SAID THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO STRIVE FOR ADDRESSING.
AND THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE WORKING GROUPS WILL CONTINUE.
SO REMIND ME WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET FOR IT FOR 2025? IT'S JUST OVER $40,000.
AND THEN ARE THERE SPONSORSHIPS, YOU HAD A LOT THAT THOSE, ALL OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU HAD THERE,
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IS THERE REQUEST FOR FUNDING FROM THEM FOR THIS WORK? SO THE GOAL IS POTENTIALLY THAT, UM, THIS WILL BE TIED INTO THE RFP THAT IS GOING OUT WITH SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS IN TERMS OF SEEKING COMMUNITY PARTNERS.THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT IS ONE OF THOSE POTENTIAL ITEMS THAT WE WOULD HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME PARTNERS, UM, WANT TO TAKE PART IN.
UM, WE ALSO, WITH THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WHEN WE GET TO DETERMINING THE SPECIFIC ACTION STEPS THAT WE WILL PURSUE FROM THE WORKING GROUPS, THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO THEM AND POTENTIALLY ASK FOR THEM TO HELP TO FUND THESE.
SO THE GOAL OBVIOUSLY IS NOT FOR THE CITY TO LEAD EVERY SINGLE WORKING GROUP AND PRIORITY AREA.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SUCH AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF PARTNERS THAT WE'RE HOPING TO DRAW FROM.
JUST REALLY QUICKLY, AGAIN, THANK YOU, THIS IS I THINK FANTASTIC.
UM, I, I, I LOVE THE IDEA OF, OF PULLING TOGETHER, UM, THOUGHTS IN TERMS OF AI AND STUFF.
I THINK WHAT I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND IS, THANK YOU KATHY FOR BRINGING UP METRICS AND KPIS.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY AS WE THINK THROUGH HOW DO WE MAKE THIS STICK, UM, LONG TERM, RIGHT? THIS ISN'T JUST AN INITIATIVE THAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR OR THREE YEARS FROM NOW.
THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON FOR A LONG, LONG TIME TO COME.
AND SO HOW DO WE SUSTAIN THAT? UM, AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDING FROM AN ACCESS PERSPECTIVE, UM, HEALTHCARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE CONNECTION, UM, YOU KNOW, IN A FACE-TO-FACE WAY, I, I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES THAT, PARTICULARLY IN THE BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH REALM IS ACCESS TO FACE-TO-FACE CARE.
IT'S NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS YOU'RE IN CRISIS TO GET IT IN, IN ANY KIND OF A SHORT TIMEFRAME, RIGHT? SO TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THINGS THAT FILL THOSE GAPS.
SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME THINGS I WOULD, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO.
UM, BUT I THINK THIS IS INCREDIBLE WORK.
UM, AND I, AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, I WISH EVERY COMMUNITY COULD, COULD DO.
ARE THERE COMMUNITIES DOING THIS THAT ARE AHEAD OF US, THAT HAVE DONE IT FOR LIKE 10 YEARS, 12 YEARS THAT YOU KNOW OF SOMEWHERE? YOU KNOW, I JUST GOT BACK FROM SPAIN AND I FOUND OUT THE, THE AVERAGE AGE OF A SPANIARD IS 84, AND I THOUGHT IT'S PRETTY STRANGE AS MUCH HAM AS THEY EAT AND THEIR OTHER LIFESTYLE ACTIVITIES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST CURIOUS, IS THERE OTHER CIVILIZATIONS SOMEWHERE THAT WE KNOW OF THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED A PROGRAM LIKE THIS OR CITIES AND THEY'RE AHEAD OF US AND THEY'VE DEVELOPED STEPS AND IN GOING DOWN THIS PATH, UM, ORI MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADD TO THIS, BUT WHEN WE FIRST, UH, STARTED TO UNDERTAKE THIS PROJECT, I DID TRY TO BENCHMARK OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE, HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE US AND DID NOT FIND MANY.
I FOUND ONE UP IN LAKEWOOD, OHIO THAT DID A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
UM, AND THEIR RESULTS WERE VASTLY DIFFERENT THAN OURS.
SO THEIR PRIORITY AREAS WERE VASTLY DIFFERENT THAN OURS.
SO IT'S, I THINK IT'S HARD TO COMPARE, YOU KNOW, LIKE CITIES AND IT'S, IT WAS HARD TO FIND ONE THAT HAD EVEN DONE THIS AND LET ALONE FOCUS IN ON THE FOUR SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WE HAVE FOUND FROM OUR RESEARCH AND OUR DATA.
AND JUST TO ADD TO THAT, UH, WHEN WE MOVED OUT OF THE PRIORITIZATION SESSION AND STARTED TO WORK WITH EACH OF THE WORK GROUPS, UM, IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO BRAINSTORM POTENTIAL ACTIONS THAT THEY WANTED TO TAKE, WE FIRST CONSULTED WITH THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE AND FOUND EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PRACTICES FOR EACH OF THOSE FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS.
SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE BRINGING THAT FORWARD TO THE, THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WERE HELPING GUIDE THIS EFFORT SO THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THOSE LEADING PRACTICES AND CAN CONSIDER USING THEM OR IMPLEMENTING THEM OR RECOMMENDING FOR THEIR IMPLEMENTATION HERE IN THE CITY.
SO WE TRY TO, UH, TAKE THE BEST OF WHAT'S KNOWN AND MAKE THAT ACCESSIBLE FOR THE EACH OF THE WORK GROUP MEMBERS THAT WE'RE PARTICIPATING.
IS THERE, UM, OR ARE THERE ANY EFFORTS TO INCULCATE OUR YOUTH OR IN, IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND GRADE SCHOOLS, LIKE RIDE A BICYCLE TO, TO SCHOOL, DON'T GO BUY A CAR, YOU KNOW, TRY TO GET 'EM OUT EXERCISING AND GET THIS THING IN INTO OUR CIVILIZATION AT A FAIRLY EARLY AGE.
I MEAN, IS THAT PART OF THIS PROGRAM WHERE WE WOULD, UH, I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT RIGHT NOW, SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT THE DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS ARE DOING WITH THAT.
UM, QUICKLY, ONE, I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE DUBLIN COMMUNITY AND DONE IT WITH ALL THE PARTNERS THAT YOU HAVE, WHICH, UM, HAS CREATED GREAT OBJECTIVES AND GOOD PRIORITY FOCUS AREAS.
I AGREE WITH, UM, MY QUESTION WOULD'VE BEEN THE SAME THAT CHRISTINA AND KATHY ASKED, THIS IS A HUGE LIFT.
IF YOU CAN DO THESE THINGS, HOW WONDERFUL
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THAT WOULD BE.IT WOULD BE, UH, AMONG THE BEST PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY, I WOULD IMAGINE.
SO I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT WHEN YOU COME BACK, IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK WOULD LOOK LIKE THAT WOULD MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
BECAUSE WHAT THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVE WITHOUT EITHER A DIRECTOR OR AN ADVISORY GROUP OR A COMMITTEE OF PEOPLE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT ACTION WAS TAKEN AND MEASURABLE ACTION AND THAT THE COMMUNITY COULD SEE THE RESULTS OF THAT ACTION, THEN, UM, IT'S SORT OF LIKE DREAMLIKE, RIGHT? IT, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT FIRST STEP, BUT WE HAVE SUCH GREAT PARTNERS HERE THAT I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED, MOST IMPORTANTLY ON WHAT THE ORGANIZATIONAL ACTION PLAN TO GET IT OFF THE GROUND AND TO CONTINUE TO BE PERSISTENT IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVES IS.
YOU KNOW, MEGAN AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE LUNCH AT THE GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE ON FRIDAY, AND WE HAPPEN TO SIT DOWN NEXT TO JOE OLA.
AND, UM, HE APPARENTLY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT, UH, AS WE GO ALONG AND IS EAGERLY ANTICIPATING THE RESULTS OF IT.
SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL FIND A GOOD, UM, A GOOD PARTNER WITH THEM IN HELPING TO, YOU KNOW, FUND SOME OF THESE, UH, IN ORDER TO GLEAN INFORMATION THAT WE COULD SHARE, UH, WITH THEM AND, AND THEY COULD SHARE WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND ULTIMATELY THE STATE.
I I JUST HAVE ONE REQUEST FOR WHEN YOU BRING IT BACK.
UM, IT'D BE VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE ONE PAGE THAT SAYS, HERE'S WHAT WE RECOMMEND DOING.
LIKE, YOU HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, IT'S THREE PAGES HERE, A LOT OF GRAPHICS AND WORDS, BUT I'M THINKING LIKE, IT'S VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE LIKE A ONE PAGE SUMMARY OF THIS IS WHAT WE WANNA DO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A STRATEGIC PLAN, HERE ARE THE ITEMS. 'CAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, WELL RIGHT NOW IT'S 42 PAGES AND YOU'VE GOT YOUR WORKING PAGES, SO IT MIGHT END UP BEING LONGER.
AND I THINK IF YOU COULD JUST, I THINK WE, WE ASKED THE SAME THING WITH A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN THOUGH, BUT THAT WAS LIKE FOUR TIMES LONGER THAN THIS, I THINK.
UM, BUT I THINK IT'S VERY HELPFUL, UM, TO GET THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES IN ONE PAGE AT THE VERY FRONT.
WELL, WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO YOU CONTINUING THAT STUDY AND BRINGING INFORMATION BACK TO US SO WE CAN FRAME OUR DECISIONS.
[City Entryway and Monument Signs - CDC Recommendation]
ON ITEMS, OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE THE CITY ENTRYWAY AND MONUMENT SIGNS FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION.UM, AND OUR WELCOME, WE HAVE OUR STAFF REPORT FROM RATTI INGRY.
THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CITY ENTRYWAY AND MONUMENT SCIENCE.
THE PROJECT WAS INITIALLY STARTED IN OCTOBER, 2021 TO ADDRESS ENTRYWAY AESTHETICS ACROSS THE CITY.
IT WAS REFERRED TO CDC AND A FINAL RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE TO CITY COUNCIL, WHICH WAS APPROVED AT THE MARCH, 2022 MEETING TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS, STAFF REQUESTED A CDC REFERRAL LAST YEAR, AND CDC MADE A FINAL RECOMMENDATION AT THE APRIL CDC MEETING EARLY THIS YEAR.
TONIGHT, STAFF AND OUR CONSULTANTS ARE PRESENTING THE CDC RECOMMENDATION FOR FINAL CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL POST TO 2022 CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.
THERE WAS FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT THE DURABILITY OF THE MATERIALS AS WELL AS THE CONTEXTUAL DIFFERENCES AT THE VARIOUS SCIENCE LOCATION.
ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO COMMITTED ADDING RECOGNITION OF ACCOLADES INTO THE DESIGN DESIGN.
THE INTENT OF THE REVISED DESIGN IS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND CREATE A HOLISTIC SIGN DESIGN WHILE MAINTAINING THE DESIGN COHESIVENESS BETWEEN THE ENTRYWAY AS WELL AS THE MONUMENT SIGNS.
THE CDC RECOMMENDED DESIGNS ALIGNS WITH THE CURRENT BRANDING GUIDELINES.
IT ADDRESSES THE MATERIAL LONGEVITY AND INCORPORATES THE THREE ACCOLADES, WHICH SHOWCASES CITY'S COMMITMENT TO THESE PRESTIGIOUS HONORS STAFF HAS DEVELOPED A REPEAT CRITERIA, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE MEMO.
SHOULD COUNCIL CONSIDER INCORPORATING THE ACCOLADES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CTC ONLY THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS DESTINATION DESIGNATIONS THAT MEET THE REVIEW CRITERIA WOULD BE FEATURED ON THE ENTRYWAY SCIENCE.
THE REVIEW CRITERIA INCLUDES CITY VISIONS, NATIONAL RECOGNITION, CONSISTENCY, AND LONGEVITY, AS WELL AS THE ACCOLADES THAT CATER TO CIVIC PRIDE.
STAFF MEMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO REFER THIS RECOGNITION CRITERIA IF
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NEEDED.THE SLIDE SHOWS THE PREVIOUS IDENTIFIED LOCATIONS, WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THIS PROPOSAL AS WELL.
THE SIX LOCATIONS INCLUDES THREE LOCATIONS TO THE EAST, ONE TO THE NORTH, ONE TO THE SOUTH, AND ONE TO THE WEST.
STAFF DOES RECOGNIZE THAT AN ADDITIONAL ENTRY POINT WITHIN THE WEST INNOVATION DISTRICT COULD BE CONSIDERED AS THE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TO PROGRESS IN THAT AREA.
THE INTERVIEW SCIENCE ARE LOCATED AT 25 LOCATIONS, WHICH ARE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
FOR THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, WE HAVE A CONSULTANTS, THEY WILL PRESENT THE DESIGN.
WE ALSO HAVE A MOCKUP HERE, WHICH IS THE AESTHETIC ELEMENTS, AND THEY ARE TO SCALE.
UH, I'M TED HARDESTY WITH EDGE, WE'RE PLANNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND ALSO WITH MEITE IS KEVIN T FROM GUIDE STUDIO.
AND THEIR, UH, COMPANY FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY WAY FINDING SIGNAGE DESIGN.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN PARTNERED TOGETHER, UM, IN WORKING THROUGH THESE CONCEPTS.
BUT, UM, AS RODDY INTRODUCED YOU, THE, THE RECOMMENDED, UM, CONCEPT THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, UH, WE BELIEVE COMBINES SORT OF THE BEST ELEMENTS OF WHERE YOU WERE A FEW YEARS AGO WITH THE UPDATED BRANDING WITH THE, UH, COMMUNITY ACCOLADES.
SO PREDOMINANT FEATURE BEING DUBLIN STONE WOULD PRESERVE THAT FLARED BASE ON THAT PIER.
AND THEN YOU SEE THE, UM, THE NEW SIGNAGE ELEMENTS WITH THE, UM, THE LOGO ON THE, UM, VERTICAL COLUMN.
AND WE'RE SUGGESTING, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT IS BACKLIT AGAINST THAT COLUMN.
AND YOU SEE THE LARGE DIMENSIONAL, UH, LETTERS THAT WE ALSO WILL, WILL HAVE LIT.
AND AGAIN, ON THE, UH, THE SAMPLES HERE, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, AN, AN EXAMPLE OF AN ACCOLADE.
KEVIN, ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? I DON'T THINK SO.
UM, SO THE OTHER OF COURSE, CRITICAL COMPONENT IS CONTEXT AND WHERE THESE SIX, SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MONUMENT SIGNS AND THE SIX LOCATIONS THAT, THAT RODDY MENTIONED.
WE HAVE, WHILE WE'VE LOOKED AT ALL SIX LOCATIONS, WE'VE TRIED TO ILLUSTRATE TWO IN PARTICULAR JUST TO SHOW LIKELY SOME FLEXIBILITY THAT WE'LL NEED AS WE START APPLYING THESE IN THESE LOCATIONS.
UM, SO, UH, THE, THE DUBLIN GRANDVILLE 1 61 AND SAWMILL.
SO YOU ON THIS VIEW, YOU'RE, YOU'RE HEADING WEST AND UM, YOU'RE ALL PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THE SPEEDWAY THAT SITS ON THE CORNER THERE.
AND THERE IS SOME DUBLIN, A SMALL DUBLIN STONE WALL AND A SMALL SIGN THERE NOW.
BUT THAT'S AN EXAMPLE WHERE WE LOOKED AT THAT LOCATION AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF VISUAL CLUTTER THAT IS AT THAT INTERSECTION, HERE'S AN EXAMPLE WHERE JUST BY COMING ANOTHER A HUNDRED, 150 FEET, MAYBE FURTHER, WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT WE THINK IS A MUCH MORE VISIBLE, UH, LOCATION IN THE MEDIAN AND HAVE THE ROOM TO PROPERLY LANDSCAPE IT AND GROUND IT INTO THE SITE.
THE OTHER EXAMPLE WE WANTED TO, UH, ILLUSTRATE WAS ON DUBLIN ROAD JUST SOUTH OF GLICK ROAD.
AND THIS IS PROBABLY IT, IT, IT IS IN FACT THE MOST CONSTRAINED IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF RIGHT AWAY WE HAVE TO WORK WITH.
BUT, UM, IN STUDYING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE GOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA THAT THIS MONUMENT SIGN AS DESIGNED CAN FIT INTO THIS LOCATION.
UM, EVEN IF AS WE GET INTO THE DETAILED DESIGN, IF, IF ONE HAD TO END UP SIX INCHES OR 12 INCHES SHORTER, WE THINK THAT WE CAN CREATE THE CONSISTENCY THAT WE WOULD ALL WANT TO SEE AT ALL SIX, UH, LOCATIONS.
AND THE, UM, SECONDARY SIGNS, UH, THAT WOULD OCCUR AT 25 OTHER LOCATIONS.
UM, AND AGAIN, FULL MOCKUP HERE AND ALSO THE, THE SIGNPOST ITSELF, UH, TO MATCH THE, UM, THE WAY FINDING SIGNAGE.
UM, SO WE THINK, AGAIN, THIS BRINGS A LOT OF CONSISTENCY TO THE OVERALL WAY FINDING AND GATEWAY, UH, SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
COMING BACK TO THE COSTING THE MONUMENT SCIENCE, THE TOTAL COSTING FOR THE MONUMENT SCIENCES $420,000, AND FOR THE ENTRYWAY SCIENCE, WHICH ARE 25, IT WOULD BE 175,000 WITH A TOTAL OF JUST UNDER $600,000.
THIS CAUSTIC IS INCLUDED IN THE 20 23 20 27 COST PROJECTION AND WILL BE CALLED FORWARD TO THE 2024 AND 2028 CIP.
WITH THIS STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO PROCEED AS RECOMMENDED BY CDC, AND
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I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.UH, LAST TIME WE'LL ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IF THERE'S ANYONE PRESENT THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RELATIVE TO THIS AGENDA ITEM.
HEARING NONE COUNSEL QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
UM, I, WE, WE WERE ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WE LOOKED AT THESE SIGNS.
IT, IT IS VERY NICE TO HAVE THE HORIZONTAL, THE, THE, UH, THE MONUMENT SIGN WOULDN'T, YOU WOULD DRIVE RIGHT BY IT, YOU WOULD NEVER SEE IT.
THIS GIVES AN IMPRESSIVE, UH, ENTRANCE WAY.
BUT I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE COLOR BECAUSE WE DISCUSSED IT AND I SEE THAT YOU HAVE THE GRAY BETWEEN THE GRAY AND THE BRONZE.
WAS THERE A REASON THAT, UM, DID ONE BLEND BETTER WITH THIS, WITH THE COLOR OF THE STONE? WHAT WAS YOUR THINKING AND YOUR CHOICE? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BOTH.
YEAH, SO THIS IS TWO MATCH WITH THE CURRENT WAVE FINDING SCIENCE.
SO THIS COLOR MATCHES EXACTLY WHAT THE CURRENT WAY FINDING SIGNS WITH THE CURRENT WAY FINDING SENSE.
THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE.
UM, IT, IT SEEMS EXCESSIVE TO HAVE TWO OF THE $420,000 SIGNS WITHIN A QUARTER OF A MILE EACH OTHER THERE ON SAMO ROAD.
UM, YOU HAVE, WE HAVE ONE AT SAMO AND HARD AND SAMAL AND EMERALD AND THEY ARE A BLOCK AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.
AND, AND I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE BEING TWOS THAT CLOSE.
I MEAN, I WOULD THINK THE ONE AT HARD AND SAMO GETS WAY MORE TRAFFIC.
IT'S A FOUR-WAY INTERSECTION THAT GETS IT'S PROBABLY THREE TIMES AS MUCH TRAFFIC AS THE EMERALD AND SAWMILL ONE.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND REMOVING THAT ONE.
UM, REMOVING THE EMERALD PARKWAY SAWMILL ROAD ONE, I'M, I JUST CAN'T SUPPORT PUTTING $840,000 OF SIGNAGE WITHIN, NOT EVEN A QUARTER OF A MILE FROM EACH OTHER.
UH, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK YOU GUYS REALLY DID A GREAT JOB IN PROVING, UM, YOU KNOW, AND WE KICKED THIS THING AROUND THIS CAN FOR A LONG TIME,
HOW IS THAT LIT? IS THAT BACK LIT OR, YEAH, IT'S A, IT'S LIKE A BACK LIT, SIDE LIT, IT'S CALLED.
SO YOU CAME UP HERE AND YOU COULD SEE THAT THERE'S, SO THERE'S THE CHANNEL LETTER, AND THEN, OH, SORRY.
THERE'S A, THERE'S A CH AN ALUMINUM CHANNEL LETTER.
AND THEN LIKE AN ACRYLIC PIECE BEHIND THAT WITH LEDS EMBEDDED IN IT.
AND THEN THERE'S A THINNER PIECE OF METAL THAT SANDWICHES THAT, SO IT CREATES THAT BACK LOW.
SO, UM, THE, THE ONE, UM, 1 61 IN SAW MILL, IT'S IN THE MEDIAN.
YOU KNOW, I, I HEAR, UH, COMMENTS THAT ODOT WON'T ALLOW, THIS ODOT WON'T ALLOW THAT BECAUSE THAT'S A STATE ROUTE.
WOULD, ARE WE SURE THAT ODOT WOULD APPROVE WHERE THAT SIGN IS PLACED? I'M JUST CURIOUS.
I HAVE A DIFFERENT, WOULD DEFER THAT QUESTION TO JEANNIE.
JEANNIE, IF YOU CAN HELP ON THIS.
I BELIEVE THAT, UM, ODOT WOULD, SINCE THIS IS WITHIN OUR, UM, JURISDICTION AND IT IS NOT AN UNLIMITED ACCESS FACILITY, WE HAVE HOME RULE ABILITY TO DECIDE WHAT GOES IN OUR PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY BECAUSE OF THE REASONS THOUGH THAT ODOT HAS FOR RESTRICTING CERTAIN THINGS.
WE HAVE ENSURED THAT THESE STRUCTURES BE, ARE CRASH WORTHY, SO THEY CAN ABSORB THE IMPACT OF A CRASH.
UM, IT HAS TO BE ONE OF TWO THINGS, BREAKAWAY OR CRASH WORTHY.
AND THEN THE ONE, UH, THAT'S PICTURED ON THE RIGHT, YOU MENTIONED EASEMENTS AND HAVING TO KIND OF SQUEEZE THAT IN, IT JUST APPEARS TO BE REALLY CLOSE TO THE ROAD.
UM, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT IF WE NEED TO ACQUIRE, YOU KNOW, ONE 100TH OF AN ACRE TO SCOOT IT FIVE FEET TO THE RIGHT, UM, MEREFIELD ASSOCIATION, I'M ASSUMING OWNS SOME OF THAT PROPERTY.
WE COULD WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH THEM.
MUIRFIELD ASSOCIATION FOR ITS ENTIRE HISTORY HAS ALWAYS DONATED LAND TO THE CITY WITHOUT COST.
UNLIKE MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO CITED THAT THEY'D CASH IN ON THAT OPPORTUNITY.
SO I KINDA ECHO AMY'S SENTIMENT.
IT FEELS LIKE THE EMERALD PARKWAY AND THE
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HARD ROAD SIGNS ARE JUST TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.TO ME, HARD ROAD MAKES A LITTLE MORE SENSE.
EMERALD PARKWAY ALREADY HAS THAT VERY LOVELY BUSHY TOPIARY THING, WHATEVER YOU CALL IT, UM, WHICH IS REALLY LOVELY.
SO ON THE SIGNS THEMSELVES, AND I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT'S JUST THE WAY THE PICTURE RENDERED ON HERE IS THE SHAMROCK NOT CENTERED ON THAT.
CAN'T, WE CANNOT HAVE IT UNCENTERED.
IT WRAPS AND THEN THAT'S OKAY.
IT JUST LOOKS WEIRD ON THE PICTURE, BUT IT'S ALL GOOD.
THEY'RE SAYING IT ISN'T CENTERED.
IT WRAPS, IT WRAPS THE COLUMN.
OH, IT WRAPS THE, THAT IS NOT EVIDENT FROM THIS PICTURE.
THEN THE, THE LAST COMMENT THAT I HAVE IS ABOUT THE ACCOLADE SIGNS.
I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE ACCOLADES SIGNS.
I LOVE THAT WE ARE A TREE CITY.
I LOVE THAT WE'RE A PURPLE HEART CITY.
WHAT IS OUR CRITERIA FOR DECIDING WHAT GOES ON HERE? UM, I, I GET REALLY CONCERNED THAT WE WILL FAVOR ONE THING OVER SOMETHING ELSE, AND THEN WE GET, YOU KNOW, I, AND I KNOW I'M OVER EXAGGERATING HERE, SO FORGIVE ME, BUT, UM, IN MY BRAIN, I PICTURE, YOU KNOW, YOU DRIVE INTO A TOWN AND THEY ESSENTIALLY HAVE A, YOU KNOW, CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH THE LIONS CLUB ON IT.
I, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING I AM INTERESTED IN US PORTRAYING AS A CITY.
TO ME, IT DIMINISHES THAT THIS IS THE CITY OF DUBLIN.
WE ARE WHO WE ARE BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THESE ACCOLADES, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO BE MEMORIALIZED ON OUR MONUMENT SIGNS, WELCOMING PEOPLE TO THE CITY.
I WANT TO WELCOME PEOPLE TO OUR CITY AND WELCOME THEM TO AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE ARE AS A CITY.
AND I GET CONCERNED ABOUT PUTTING SPECIFIC ACCOLADES ON THESE SIGNS, UM, THAT END UP KIND OF BEING A FREE FOR, WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU PUT MY THING? I TOLD YOU YOU WERE A BIKE FRIENDLY CITY.
I TOLD YOU YOU WERE AN L-G-B-T-Q FRIENDLY CITY.
I TOLD YOU YOU WERE A THIS CITY.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS PEOPLE WILL WANT ON THESE SIGNS.
AND I DON'T WANT TO INVITE THAT, THAT ARGUMENT.
I WANNA BE VERY CONSISTENT ABOUT OUR APPROACH TO WHO WE ARE, WHO WE ARE AS DUBLIN.
THESE ARE WONDERFUL THINGS WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD FOR AND THAT WE SHOULD BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF.
UM, SO I, THAT, THAT TO ME IS A VERY BIG CONCERN BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A POLICY THAT RULES THAT.
SO, OH, I WAS GONNA SAY, I SECOND THAT.
I DON'T CARE FOR THE ACCOLADES.
I THINK THEY'RE TOO BUSY AND I THINK THEY'RE GONNA ALWAYS BE CHANGING.
WE'RE GOING TO, HOPEFULLY WE'RE GONNA GET MORE AND MORE RIGHT.
AND, UM, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR ALL OF THEM.
AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO DECIDE WHICH ONES GO AND WHICH ONES STAY.
SO I, I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE IT AS JUST DUBLIN AND SEE A NICE STONE WALL AND NOT HAVE THEM.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY WAS TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING.
UM, I, I, I WILL, UM, I'LL CONCUR WITH AMY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR STAFF'S OR THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION ON WHY THOSE TWO SIGNS WERE SUGGESTED TO BE PUT IN THOSE TWO LOCATIONS SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.
I, I, IS THERE A RATIONALE FOR THAT? BECAUSE IT, AGAIN, I CONCUR WITH THE COST.
I JUST WAS UNDERSTANDING, AND THEN I HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT THE OTHER SIGNS.
SO THIS STUDY WAS DONE WAY BACK IN 2021, AND THESE LOCATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED BASED ON PROBABLY THE NUMBER OF CARS ENTERING AND NUMBER OF ACCESS POINTS WITHIN THE CITY.
HAVING SAID THAT, THESE LOCATIONS CAN DEFINITELY BE RESEARCHED AND, UH, LOOKED UPON LATER.
AND AS OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID, WE CAN CONTINUE TO PICK, LIKE, WHICH WOULD BE THE IDEAL LOCATIONS TO HAVE THE ENTRYWAY ASSIGNED LOCATIONS ON.
UH, BUT THIS STUDY WAS DONE WAY BACK IN 2021, AND WE HAVE JUST CONSIDERED THOSE N TWO A POINTS.
SO THEN I, I WOULD FAVOR, UM, RE REDUCING ONE AND SAVING SOME MONEY.
UM, UM, THE, THE THING ABOUT THE ACCOLADES I, THESE RENDERINGS, THEY JUST SEEM TO COMPETE SO HEAVILY ON THE SIGN.
AND, UM, TRY AS I MIGHT, I, I COULDN'T IDENTIFY WHAT IT WAS ANYWAY BECAUSE I'M DRIVING BY IT.
SO MY CONCERN IS A BIT ABOUT IF, IF OUR GOAL IS TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THESE, IS THIS THE BEST WAY TO DO IT? BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT IT FROM HERE AND I CAN'T, I CAN'T ARTICULATE WHAT IT IS AND I'M DRIVING BY.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THESE THINGS.
I JUST WONDER IF OUR GOAL IS TO HIGHLIGHT IT IS HOW DO WE DO THAT? AND, AND IT FEELS LIKE IT COMPETES INSTEAD OF, INSTEAD OF MESSAGES.
AND SO THAT, SINCE YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, I WILL MAKE THAT COMMENT ON THERE.
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THE ACCOLADES, WE HAD GONE BACK AND RESEARCHED HOW THE CURRENT ACCOLADES CAME TO BE THAT ARE CURRENTLY POSTED AND IS THERE, DO YOU NOT WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT THAT? OH, OKAY.UM, SO WE DID GO BACK AND RESEARCH HOW EACH OF THE CURRENT ACCOLADES CAME TO BE THAT ARE AT THE GATEWAYS.
AND IT, THE, WE HAD INCLUDED A PARAGRAPH IN THE MEMO, AND THE TREE CITY HAD BEEN A REQUEST BY COUNCIL AT SOME POINT YEARS AGO TO, UM, INSTALL SIGNS AT THE GATEWAYS.
AND THEN THE PURPLE HEART CITY, WE FOUND IN THE RECORD THAT THAT HAD BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAD BEEN DISCUSSED AT THE TIME OF THE PROCLAMATION.
AND THE RECORD INDICATED THAT THERE WOULD BE, UM, INDICATION AT THE ENTRANCES TO THE CITY, I BELIEVE WAS THE WORDING.
AND THEN THE BICYCLE FRIENDLY SIGNS.
THAT WAS A NEW ACCOLADE THAT HAD BEEN OBTAINED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
SO WE TOOK A STAB AT OUTLINING SOME CRITERIA THAT COULD BE USED SHOULD COUNCIL DESIRE TO, UM, INCLUDE THE ACCOLADES OR NOT.
YOU KNOW, MY TAKE ON THAT, IT IS THREE REALLY IMPORTANT ACCOLADES.
I MEAN, WE WERE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL TREE CITIES.
WE WERE, WE'RE THE ONLY BICYCLE CITY OF THIS RATING.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE TO BE THIS LARGE.
I LIKE THE WAY THEY WERE SUBTLY DONE THOUGH TO MATCH THE SIGN, SORT OF AN ARTISTIC, UH, TIE IN TO THE, UH, SHAMROCK SIGN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE TO BE THAT PROMINENT, BUT I STILL, I STILL THINK IT'S A, A THING OF PRIDE, UH, FOR THE CITY.
THERE, THERE'S SORT OF STRONG ELEMENTS, BUT I KNOW THAT EACH ONE OF THEM WAS DISCUSSED IN SOME TIME BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO IMPLEMENT THEM.
SO, SO WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS, WE STARTED IT TO CLEAN UP THE CURRENT ENTRY SIGNS.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR THREE YEARS.
AND THE GOAL THAT WE SET OUT TO ACCOMPLISH WAS TO CLEAN UP THE ENTRY SIGNS INTO THE CITY OF DUBLIN, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE HAD THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WE HAD THE PURPLE HEARTS, AND WE HAD, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAD IT, WE HAVE A HOST OF THINGS.
I DROVE BY THE ONE ON DUBLIN ROAD AGAIN TODAY, AND IT, IT'S A HOT MESS.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER.
SO WE DECIDED THAT WE WERE GOING TO STREAMLINE THESE THINGS AND THAT WE WERE GOING TO KEEP THEM CLEAN.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE MEMO DATED NOVEMBER 23RD, 2021, UH, THIS WAS OUR THIRD OR FOURTH EDITION OF THIS, AND WE WERE GOING TO SIMPLIFY THEM, AND THEY WERE GOING TO BE NEAT AND CLEAN AND ELEGANT, AND THEY WERE GOING TO REFLECT OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I, WE DON'T HAVE A POLICY.
WE JUST GOT A RUNNER FRIENDLY, UH, DESIGNATION, UM, TWO WEEKS AGO OR, OR THEREABOUTS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY POLICY REGARDING WHAT'S GOING TO BE ON THESE.
AND YOU KNOW, I, WE'RE, WE'RE NOW BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED.
WE'RE NOW BACK TO A SIGN THAT HAS THESE, THESE ACCOLADES ON THEM.
SO, AND WE'VE SPENT THREE YEARS TRYING TO HEAD THE OTHER DIRECTION.
SO I, I GUESS AT A MINIMUM, AND I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THIS ANYMORE, I, I THINK WE PROBABLY, COUNCIL NEEDS TO DEVELOP A POLICY IF SOMETHING SHOULD GO ON THESE SIGNS, WHAT IT IS, WHAT'S THE CRITERIA AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, IF WE WANTED A PURPLE HEART DESIGNATION, MAYBE THE APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR THAT NOW IN OUR COMMUNITY MIGHT BE THE VETERANS PARK, RIGHT? AND MAYBE WE HAVE SOMETHING AT THE VETERANS PARK THAT HAS THE NAME OF EVERY CITIZEN THAT'S RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART DESIGNATION.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS THINGS, AND WE WERE GOING TO DO CHAMPIONS PARK AT THE, UH, AT THE REC CENTER, AND WE WERE GOING TO MEMORIALIZE THOSE PEOPLE IN THOSE PLACES.
UM, SO I THINK IT'S, I I, I THINK THE SIGN IS LOVELY, AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK COMMITTEE AND STAFF AND CONSULTANTS.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THIS.
I, I THINK THE SIGN IS LOVELY.
THEY'LL PROBABLY BE SCALE ISSUES WITH WHAT, WHEREVER WE GO TO PUT THEM IN, RIGHT? THEY, THEY MIGHT SHRINK A LITTLE BIT OR GROW A LITTLE BIT OR WHATEVER IS APPROPRIATE.
AND I THINK THIS IS A VERY SCALABLE DESIGN.
IF IT WERE, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE FEET SHORTER OR FOOT SHORT, UM, IN LENGTH OR IN HEIGHT OR WHATEVER, UM, I, I DON'T FEEL LIKE THE ACCOLADES SHOULD GO ON THEM AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
ONE, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT, WHERE'S THE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO MEMORIALIZE THESE BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE SET OUT WITH A GOAL IN MIND, AND THAT WAS JUST TO CLEAN UP AND TO, UM, SO I, I REALLY LIKE IT.
THE MATERIALS OVER THERE ARE LOVELY.
I, FOR ME, I WOULD JUST PULL THE ACCOLADES OFF, UM, AND GIVE US TIME TO COME UP WITH A POLICY AND WHERE WE THINK IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE PLACE.
UM, YOU KNOW, EVEN WITHOUT THOSE ACCOLADES, ACCOLADES, I THINK THE SIGN WORKS.
UM, SO WE CAN GO FORWARD WITH THAT PIECE AND, AND PULL THE ACCOLADE PORTION OFF UNTIL WE HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION,
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BECAUSE WE'RE THREE, WE'RE THREE, FOUR YEARS INTO THIS, AND IT'S TIME TO MOVE IT ON.I, I THINK THE SIGN ITSELF, I, THE MONUMENT PIECE IS SUBSTANTIAL.
WE CAN ALWAYS ADD, YOU CAN ALWAYS ADD.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SUGGESTION.
I THINK A BLOCK AWAY, WE DIDN'T, WE NEVER REALLY TALKED ABOUT WHERE THE LOCATION WAS IN THE COMMITTEE, BUT I DO THINK AS YOU'RE COMING OFF 33 FROM THE WEST COMING INTO DUBLIN MIGHT BE A NICE PLACE FOR A NEW LOCATION.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW WIDE, I SAID, DO WE HAVE ONE OVER OFF LAKE POST ROAD? WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN THE CENTER OF DUBLIN COMING OFF OF, UH, 33.
SO IF WE WERE TO PUT IN, IF WE WERE TO MOVE ONE, THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION.
YEAH, I THINK IT SCREAMS FOR A SIGN.
I'M SUPPORTIVE OF, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GONNA GET A RAIL STATION OR SOMETHING OVER THERE OFF 1 61, BUT YEAH, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING THAT ONE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THE, UH, REMOVING THE ACCOLADES WILL GIVE IT A, A REALLY AN ARCHITECTURALLY CLEAN, UH, LOOK.
UH, WHAT I LIKED WAS YOUR, UH, MAPLE TREES, LIKE BEHIND IT AS A DEFINING ELEMENT THAT YOU GUYS PUT IN, IN A GHOST FASHION.
AND THAT PROBABLY WOULD BE PRETTY NICE, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE SOMETHING BEHIND IT, BACKING IT UP LIKE THAT.
SO EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T EXACTLY PART OF THE SIGN PROGRAM, IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
UM, I, I THINK THERE IS SOME CLARITY AROUND THIS.
SO, UM, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CITY ENTRYWAY MONUMENT SIGNS WITH THE LOCATION AND ACCOLADE DISCUSSION INCORPORATED IN THAT, IN THAT THE ACCOLADES WILL, UM, BE REMOVED AND THE LOCATIONS WILL BE EVALUATED FOR.
I'M ASSUMING WE'RE NOT GONNA BUILD ALL THESE IN THE FIRST YEAR ANYHOW.
RIGHT? SO WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO DECIDE.
YOU KNOW, WE CAN START WITH, WE, WE KNOW WE'RE NOT GONNA PUT TWO ON SAWMILL ROAD, SO, UM, WE COULD START WITH TUTTLE CROSSING OR THE 1 61 OR HIGHLAND CROIX, OR THE DUBLIN ROAD, GLICK ROAD.
SO WE WILL, UH, WITHHOLD THE LOCATION OF THE SIXTH THINE, UH, AND WITHHOLD THE ACCOLADES AT THIS POINT IN TIME, SUBJECT TO FUTURE DISCUSSIONS.
SO THAT IS THE MOTION THAT IS ON THE FLOOR.
IS THERE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND.
JENNY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE VICE MAYOR LUDO? YES, MAYOR AM.
THIS BRINGS US TO THE STAFF COMMENTS PORTION OF
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OUR AGENDA.MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENINGS OF THE YEAR, THE EVENING OF GRATITUDE WITH OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES, UM, AND MANY LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH AT THE EXCHANGE FROM SIX TO EIGHT.
SO IT'S ALWAYS A WONDERFUL POSITIVE EVENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE THERE.
[Finance Committee Report]
BRING US TO COUNCIL REPORTS.WE HAVE WON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT FROM MR. KEELER.
UM, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET ON OCTOBER 22ND TO REVIEW REQUEST FOR THE 2025 HOTEL MOTEL TAX GRANTS.
TWO NEW ORGANIZATIONS APPLIED.
WE HAD 234,000 BUDGETED FOR GRANT REQUESTS, BUT HAD OVER 379,000 IN REQUESTS.
THE ORGANIZATIONS PRESENTED THEIR REQUESTS AND THE COMMITTEE EVALUATED REQUESTS USING A SCORING RUBRIC FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS AND A FORMULA FOR SPORTS EVENTS.
FINANCE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS WILL COME BEFORE COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 18TH.
OKAY, THIS BRINGS US TO COUNCIL ROUND TABLE,
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AND, UH, I'LL STICK WITH YOU MR. KEELER.SO I WANNA KNOW HOW I APPLY FOR TUITION RE REIMBURSEMENT,
UM, AND I'M JUST GONNA SHARE ANOTHER KIND OF FUN STORY.
SO, UH, THE GIRL THAT CUTS MY HAIR, HER FATHER, SHE DOESN'T LIVE IN DUBLIN, BUT HER FATHER MOVED TO DUBLIN AFTER HE RETIRED.
AND SHE SAID, DAD, WHY ARE YOU PAYING DUBLIN TAXES? AND HE SAID, BECAUSE DUBLIN IS DISNEYLAND.
THAT'S WHY PEOPLE THAT COULD MOVE ELSEWHERE DECIDE TO STAY HERE AND PAY THE HIGH TAXES BECAUSE WE HAVE REALLY COOL STREET SIGNS.
HOW MUCH ONE IS IT? I DON'T KNOW.
UM, UM, I JUST WANNA, UM, THANK EVERY CANDIDATE WHO RAISED THEIR HAND FOR, UH, ELECTIONS TOMORROW.
WE HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE AND, UM, I SO RESPECT THAT AND APPRECIATE THAT.
SO I'LL SEE YOU ALL AT THE POLLS.
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DON'T HAVE ANYTHING EITHER, BUT I WOULD STRUGGLE THEN TO WHETHER OR NOT PUT A DISNEYLAND AC ACCOLADE ON THE FRONT OF THE SIDE,SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.
WELCOME YOU ALL OUT TO, UH, VE VETERAN'S DAY.
I SECOND KATHY'S NOTION, GO VOTE.
ON THE 28TH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN DR.
MARCH HAUSEN FOR HIS SENIOR CITIZEN COUNCIL.
AND, UH, IT WAS VERY, IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE THAT OUR SENIOR CITIZENS ENGAGED IN OUR SCHOOLS AND, UM, THAT ARE STILL HERE WILLING TO PAY SCHOOL TAXES BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY IS OUR YOUTH AND THAT IT'S IMPORTANT.
UM, WE, UH, MORSEY HAD THE SUMAL HELD THE SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABILITY ON THE 29TH, AND IT WAS ATTENDED BY NEARLY 700 PEOPLE.
I, I LEARNED A FEW THINGS THERE OF IDEAS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPLEMENTED IN OUR CITY.
UM, MOST NOTABLY EXPANDED, UH, FOOD WASTE RECYCLING AND, UH, MULTI-TENANT HOUSING RECYCLING OPTIONS.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THAT SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
ON THE 30TH, I ATTENDED THE BUCKEYES IN THE CITY, UM, MEETING AND, AND GOT TO MEET WITH, UH, THE PRESIDENT OF OHIO HEALTH.
AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE EXCITING THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING.
UM, ON THE 31ST, UH, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO FORT WAYNE WITH, WITH A GROUP FROM WARPS E TO MEET WITH MAYOR TUCKER, UH, IN, IN THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE.
UM, IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO GO AND MEET WITH HER.
MAYOR TUCKER IS RELATIVELY NEW IN HER ROLE.
HER PREDECESSOR PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY.
UM, AND SO, UH, IT WAS A GREAT TIME TO BRING HER UP TO SPEED ON PASSENGER RAIL.
UM, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT KNOW, FORT WAYNE IS THE APPLICANT ON THE MIDWEST CONNECT ROUTE.
SO, UM, GARNERING HER SUPPORT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT THING TO DO.
UH, MEGAN AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE COMMA MEETING, UM, ON FRIDAY, OH, OCTOBER, OR I'M SORRY, NOVEMBER THE FIRST.
UH, IT WAS HELD AT THE GOVERNOR GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE AND HE HAD, UH, MUCH GRATITUDE TO SAY ABOUT THE WORK THAT MUNICIPALITIES DO IN THE STATE OF OHIO.
AND THEN I WANNA THANK OUR STAFF THAT STEPPED FORWARD TO WORK, UM, AT THE SHREDDED DAY.
ON THE SECOND I TOOK, TOOK ALL OF MY DOCUMENTS, MOST OF THEM CAME FROM HERE, SO I RETURNED THEM BACK TO THE CITY TO HAVE THEM, UH, SHREDDED.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR OUR STAFF FOR PUTTING IN THAT TIME ON THE SATURDAY AND PROVIDING THAT OPPORTUNITY.
AND I WOULD ONLY, I WOULD ONLY ECHO, YOU KNOW, FEW PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE, THOSE OF US SITTING ON THE DIOCESE, HOW PERSONAL IT IS TO PUT YOUR NAME ON THE BALLOT AND THE COURAGE THAT IT REQUIRES TO DO THAT.
AND, UM, AND, AND WE HAD THE VETERANS TONIGHT, THE, THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES SO THAT WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE US ALL TO, UM, PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEMOCRACY.
WITH THAT, WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED TO HAVE A WONDERFUL LEAVING